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Teen Dancer Lives Dream In Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Fremont Junior High School explain. It was incredible to see all the student Robin Jackson girls do it in sync.”

Before leaving for calls her Thanksgiving New York, the girls nothing less than were provided with a “magical.” link to a website that The 13-year-old showed the basics of was one of 650 female the dance they would dancers from across be performing. the United States The Jacksons who performed in the arrived in New York 87th annual Macy’s on Saturday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day when the seemingly Parade in New York endless practicing City. began. Maureen said “Magical, a once in from 7 p.m. until a lifetime opportunity about 10:45 p.m. they and I was a part of practiced. it,” Robin said of her “They practiced four experience as a Spirit to six hours a day,” she of America dancer. Fremont Junior High School said of the 650 girls.

“All the thousands of student Robin Jackson danced While in New people waving and in the 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

York, the eighth smiling at us from the side of the streets to inside the office grader visited Radio City Music Hall to see “The Christmas Spectacular” buildings ... it was really exciting.”

Robin was the youngest of eight featuring the Rockettes. She also saw girls from Jeanne’s School of Dance the Broadway show “Newsies,” Times East Mesa who participated in the Square, the Empire State building and Rockefeller Center tree. She embarked parade.

“My daughter just made the cut” on a New York harbor sight-seeing due to her age, said mom, Maureen. cruise of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue “I’m just over-the-top proud.” The of Liberty and Ellis Island.

“Mom took us all to see the World girls had to be at least 13 years old to Trade Center Memorial,” Robin said. be involved in the parade.

“I just think of all the girls in the “We have talked about it, seen it at country and my daughter was able school and now I actually was there. I’d to have the opportunity to do this,” say we pretty much saw it all including Maureen said. “She has worked hard riding the subway.”

Robin fell in love with dance 11 years to get to this point.”

The girls walked, chanted and waved ago.

“It’s kind of consumed her life. She in the two and half mile parade before they wound up in Herald Square loves it,” Maureen said.

Robin does ballet technique, pointe, at Macy’s where they performed their dance. The dance was to the senior contemporary, senior tricks, “Mad Hatter” theme from “Alice in teen technique, Hot Shots Tap, Hot Shots Jazz, ballet V/VI, advanced Wonderland.”

Maureen recalled standing at the clogging and Teen Fierce Dance edge of the parade when she saw her Competitors Group.

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Classes meet at the three MCC campuses—Southern Avenue and Dobson Road; Downtown at 165 N. Centennial Way; and the Red Mountain Campus at McKellips and Power roads—as well as the East Valley Adult Resource Centers at 247 N. Macdonald St. and 7550 E. Adobe Rd., and many other locations in Mesa.

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Ellsworth, a former state legislator who also served a stint in Washington, D.C., as U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater’s top aide, died Dec. 9 in Mesa, according to AZ Central. He was 82.

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Anderson and Associates Public Relations and Edit Bay Communications, two marketing communications firms with 20 years of experience, have merged and have rebranded as Cactus Creative LLC. Owners Jim B. Varner and Laurie W. Anderson are Las Sendas residents. With the rebranding, Cactus Creative also launched a new website, CactusCreative.net, featuring a fresh look and enhanced functionality. Info: www.cactuscreative.net or call (480) 981-4046.

Mesa’s Richard Hale appeared on “The Price is Right” last month during a special pet adoption week in honor of Bob Barker’s 90th birthday. He did quite well—winning a selection of hand bags in one bid. He also played “One Right Price” and won a Panasonic Plasma 3D TV and a Yamaha Motor Scooter to equal $7,257.99 in prizes!

Peter Piper Pizza reopened at Mesa Riverview as one of the “reimagined” restaurants dubbed the “Piper Remix” project. All locations will receive facelifts by 2018. Piper Remix is aimed at attracting millennial families, boasting new exterior color and signage, revamped modern interiors and new store configurations showcasing abundant glass, brick and modern lighting. Flexible seating arrangements are available including areas for customizable family dining as well as large parties, an enhanced

Mesa recently lost two beloved folks. Jeanne Wright, the 87-year-old founder of Jeanne’s School of Dance—a longtime staple in the community— died on Oct. 20. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the LDS Humanitarian Aid Fund, Missionary Fund or the Perpetual Education Fund through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 E. North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150. D. Delos

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GateWay Community College student Jackie Craig received the Grainger Tools for Tomorrow Scholarship. Craig will receive a $2,000 scholarship toward her education and a Westward toolkit upon successful completion of her technical education program.

The toolkit is worth more than $1,000 and has over 380 pieces in it. Craig currently works for a Honda dealership in Mesa and wants to work her way up in the company. She hopes to have an apprenticeship at the Honda dealership when she graduates.

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East Valley Young Marines welcomes all youth between the ages of 8 and 18 who are actively enrolled in a public, private or certified home school and in good standing. The group is not used as a recruiting pool, rather, it is a dynamic program to teach skills, life lessons and discipline while focusing on drug and alcohol diversion.

Tyson Henry is a 12-year-old Mesa teen attending Stapley Junior High who has benefited greatly from the unique Sgt. Rhiannon Giesegh and Tyson Henry at a hot dog fundraiser for the Young Marines. program.

“I’ve always been interested in the leadership and respect. We also do a military and I used to run around and lot of community service,” Alger said. play army guys, so my mom thought He has also seen a remarkable I should learn more about the Young change in Tyson.

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The program is about 10 weeks Tyson’s mother Dawn Henry long and Tyson graduated in May as added, “In the 11 months that my a Young Marines Honor Graduate son has participated in this program Private First Class. He has decided to he has earned 11 ribbons ranging remain with Young Marines. from physical fitness, scuba, first aid/ “We go on campouts and every CPR and fire safety to community month we have fun days and Color service and communications. My Guard and classes on drug resistance,” son has completed almost 100 hours he noted. of community service in his short He stated that the valuable lessons time with the program. It is not a he has learned through East Valley requirement but instead a passion and Young Marines will serve him well desire that is instilled in these kids to into high school and beyond. give back.”

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A Ronald McDonald House will open in the parking lot of Cardon Children’s Medical Center later this year to help assist families who have children receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment.

Ronald McDonald House to Open in Mesa

By Meghan McCoy Families of children receiving medical treatment will have a place to stay as a Ronald McDonald House will open at Cardon Children’s Medical Center this year.

The organization signed a 99-year lease for an existing building at the hospital, said Ronald McDonald House Executive Director Nancy Roach. The rent on the building, a former psychiatric facility, is $1 per year.

“The families that stay (will) just have to walk across the parking lot to be with their children,” she said.

Ronald McDonald House is now trying to raise funds to renovate the building to create a homey atmosphere. Roach said $1.6 million of the needed $2.1 million has been raised. To donate, call Roach at (602) 798-5089.

“The minute the funds come in, we are ready to build,” Roach said.

The construction will take about six months to complete. The house will have 16 individual rooms, a dining room, and a common kitchen and living room, as well as a public laundry room and outdoor patios.

“We try to provide them with common areas for the ability to be with other families,” Roach said.

The rooms, which are about the same size as a hotel room, will have a queen-size bed, dresser and desk area, as well as its own bathroom.

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their child might have a suppressed immune system,” she said. “In this case, the family can stay out of the general population to protect their child.”

A survey of 100 families revealed the need for the Ronald McDonald House. Some respondents said they slept in their cars while their children were receiving care. Others stay with family or in a “nesting room,” a hospital room for mothers.

The first Ronald McDonald House in Phoenix opened in 1985 as a 63room facility. In 2008, a second home opened near Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“This will help tremendously,” said Roach of having a house in Mesa.

“It’s a great opportunity for these families.”

Families who have children younger than 22 years old who are receiving treatment at Cardon Children’s Medical Center can stay at the Ronald McDonald House on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Although they ask families to pay $15 a night, they do not turn anyone away who cannot afford it.

In 2012, 1,500 families used the Ronald McDonald House in Phoenix and they checked-in approximately 2,200 times. Roach said the families stayed for almost 1,900 nights. Out of those families, only 12 percent could contribute money.

“That’s why we raise money in the community,” she said. “We are community funded.”

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The Arizona Museum for Youth Friends Inc., a nonprofit organization charged with raising funds for the Arizona Museum for Youth, is asking the community to donate to its $12,500 Kickstarter campaign.

Funds generated through Sunday, Jan. 26, will help build “The HUB,” an engaging, hands-on space that will foster creativity in the upcoming, newly rebranded i.d.e.a. Museum.

Every donation will count as this is an all-or-nothing campaign.

Kickstarter projects are only funded if the entire goal is met. If it falls even a dollar short, the museum receives nothing (credit cards will not be charged). Donations are tax deductible. For more information, view the Kickstarter video at www. arizonamuseumforyouth.com or www. kickstarter.com/projects/1532568020/ the-hub-a-new-interactive-creativespace-at-idea-m.

“We need you, members of the community to join us in making a donation in order to make this space

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“Your support will help children and families of all backgrounds and abilities achieve their dreams and aspirations by helping lay a foundation which fosters their creativity, imagination and problem-solving skills.”

The HUB is just one aspect of the new museum brand. It is called a hands-on space where patrons and children can unleash their creativity. There are more than 10 different experiences planned in this space.

“Kickstarter is a great way for the community to get involved in helping us provide creative opportunities for everyone,” said Sunnee O’Rork, AMY executive director.

“Only 50 percent of public schools in Arizona offer some type of creative, artistic opportunity as part of their standard curriculum. Creativity is

listed as the single most attribute of the future, according to an IBM survey of 1,500 CEOs worldwide. By backing this project, you will help us ensure that the creativity in all of us continues to thrive.”

This is the first Kickstarter campaign by a nonprofit for a museum in the Valley. The $12,500 is part of a $100,000 third, public match, led by the Arizona Museum for Youth Friends nonprofit in response to a lead gift of $100,000 by visionary John Whiteman and $100,000 match to his contribution by Mesa toward the overall rebrand initiative goal of $300,000.

Donors (also known as “backers”) will receive awards, including free tickets to the new i.d.e.a. Museum exclusive VIP re-brand launch on Thursday, Feb. 6. The i.d.e.a.

Museum is scheduled for launch to the public on Friday, Feb. 7. For more information about the Kickstarter program, call Lindsay Hochhalter at (480) 644-5564.

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Author Publishes Second Book Of ‘Whispers From The Past’ Series

By Meghan McCoy Donald Ensenbach’s writing career began when he completed a book for his family and friends who were visiting Arizona in 1990. However, his true love of writing about history has taken hold with the second book in his “Whispers from the Past” series called “Shadows through a Spirit Window.”

The 75-year-old Mesa resident tapped into his real love—history— after completing six autobiographies.

“I just walked away from the autobiographies in 2010 and started writing my series,” he said.

A healthy amount of inspiration comes from his travels with his wife of 54 years. At each stop, Ensenbach absorbs the history and myths of the locals.

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All of his books are fiction, but they use real locations when appropriate.

“Now, I’m having the time of my life,” he said of writing his fiction novels. “I’m fantasizing and putting down what I think is important and using history as much as possible.”

The first book in his series, “Kokopelli: Dream Catchers of an Ancient,” focuses on the time period between the seventh and 15th centuries when the Spaniards arrived. Ensenbach said he pieced together a story about Kokopelli by reading anthropologists’ and archeologists’ accounts.

“I pieced together a story of a Spirit Window,” is based on the life Kokopelli who had the reputation of of the daughter, whose family also being a traveling trader and god of decided to be travelers as well. futility,” he said.

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72 San Marcos Pl., In the book, the prefrom 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 teen boy is an orphan, p.m. Friday, Jan. 17; who lived off of dream and during museum catchers at night. hours on Saturday, Jan. Later, he located one 18, and Sunday, Jan. of his daughters in a 19, at the Superstition village and married Mountain Museum in the mother.

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“It was kind of He said the third interesting story as it book, “When the went through,” he said.

Spirits Moved,” is about earthquakes Ensenbach decided and volcanoes that to write another book Donald Ensenbach released his took place in the 10th on the encouragement new novel “Shadows through a Spirit Window,” which is the century on Hopi land of fans. in Northern Arizona.

“They asked me to second book of his “Whispers “I’m hoping I have go back and pick up from the Past” series. some of these people that they have the time to do all of these. It should kind of come attached to,” he said of be a lot of fun doing it. If I keep going the way I am, I can complete the series the characters.

The second book, “Shadows through and then some,” he said.

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Walnut Hill representatives will hold auditions at Ballet Etudes, 2401 E. Baseline Rd., Suite 111, Gilbert, on Monday, Jan. 20. Registration for all ages is 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; auditions for ages 10 to 13 is 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and auditions for children ages 14 to 17 is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Students who wish to audition for the 2014-2015 Dance Program, Summer Dance 2014 or Summer Youth Dance 2014 are welcome to attend the relevant audition listed above. Preregistration is not required, but is encouraged. For more information and to pre-register, please visit: http://walnuthillarts.org/admission/ apply/audition-requirements/dance/ national-audition-tour/.

Taught by world-renowned dance educators, Walnut Hill’s high school dance curriculum is a pre-professional

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In addition to the year-round dance curriculum, Walnut Hill offers a fiveweek Summer Dance program for dancers ages 13 to 17, and a threeweek Summer Youth Dance program for dancers ages 10 to 13.

Students in any of the programs may choose to board or to attend as day students. Financial aid is available for the high school program and scholarships are available for both summer programs. For more information about dance at Walnut Hill, please visit http://walnuthillarts. org/admission/arts/dance/ Walnut Hill School for the Arts combines renowned training in five core disciplines—creative writing, dance, music, theater and visual art—with an innovative and rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Learn more at walnuthillarts.org.

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Then five years ago, severe fatigue set in. The East Mesa resident lost his appetite and dropped 20 pounds. The symptoms were familiar to Shepherd, who contracted rheumatic fever twice before the age of 16. The disease damaged his heart, forcing doctors to replace two heart valves with metal at 17. This time around, however, he convinced himself he was just tired or had the flu.

“In the back of my mind, I knew I had something wrong with my heart,” Shepherd said.

He didn’t expect to hear that he needed a heart transplant.

As a bridge to the transplant, Shepherd, 39, was fitted with an artificial heart, complete with an external 20-pound backpack motor earlier this year. It is audible as he speaks on the phone from University Medical Center in Tucson, where he was awaiting his new heart.

To help defray the transplant’s peripheral costs, Shepherd’s friends and family are hosting the appropriately dubbed Tin Man Boutique from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 17, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18, at 1850 N. Higley Rd., in a warehouse behind Flancer’s, in East Mesa. For details, visit www. tinmanboutique.com.

To participate, call Shesten Melder at (480) 390-5493. So far, craft and food vendors have committed as well as a photographer who’s donated a photo session. Monetary donations may also be made via Wells Fargo account No. 8968057771. On Saturday, Jan. 4, Shepherd’s friends and family will rally to make crafts for Tin Man Boutique at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1430 N. Recker Rd., Mesa.

The holiday season is one, unfortunately, of loss. Shepherd realizes this and doesn’t like to think about someone’s death allowing him to live.

“Donors spike during the holidays,”

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Randy Shepherd, shown here with his family, has been fitted with an artificial heart to tide him over until a heart donor is found.

he said. “It’s a time of a lot of travel.

There are a lot of people out on the road. There are DUIs, as sad as it is.

I kind of feel like a vulture thinking about it. I’m certainly not trying to hasten anybody’s demise.”

Shepherd and his wife, Tiffany, have three children—Krista, 16, Kelsey, 12, and Nathan, 7.

“They’ve been taking it really well,” he said. “They know dad’s sick. That’s really all my son has ever known of me. He was a year old when this all started.

“With my daughters, it has been a blessing. While they were growing up, I was running my own business. I was a plumbing contractor.”

He worked about 100 hours a week, allowing him to only see his family on the weekends.

“Being home the last five years, I’ve gotten to catch up with them, and experience those things with my son that I didn’t get to experience with my daughters.”

However, the family is taking into consideration that he might not make it through.

“We’ve talked about it,” he said.

“We’re a really strong religious family.

We’ve taught them that this life isn’t the end. We go on to live afterward and we’ll see each other again. If I do die, it’s not the end.”

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By Tracy House The kids bounce, jump and bound through the air, soaring above the ground and giggling with excitement on the newest present from the holidays—a trampoline. They are a lot of fun, but if not used properly they can be dangerous and cause, often avoidable, injuries.

According to information published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), it is estimated there were 94,900 emergency roomtreated injuries associated with trampolines in 2012. Major reasons for injuries include colliding with another person on the trampoline; improper landing while jumping or doing stunts; falling or jumping off the trampoline; and falling on the trampoline springs or frame.

Keeping the kids safe and still allowing them to have fun means taking precautions and implementing rules for trampoline safety. Scott Barclay, ASU men’s gymnastics coach since 1979 and the owner of Aspire Kids Sports Center, said there are some steadfast rules for backyard trampolines.

“The No. 1 rule on tramp is one person on a tramp at a time,” Barclay said. “A study has been done and there are more kids in the ER because of trampoline and the No. 1 reason is two kids on a trampoline at a time.”

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Disney on Ice presents “Rockin’ Ever After”

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WHERE: Main Library Youth Activity Center, 64 E. First St., Mesa WHEN: Wed., Jan. 8, thru Sun., Jan. 12, COST: Free various times INFO: (480) 644-3100 WHERE: US Airways Center, 201 E. New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Jefferson St., Phoenix pasta vixen Development and First Things First are mom cents financially speaking COST: $20 to $75 presenting the S.T.E.P.S. Plus parent INFO: (800) 745-3000 or education workshops, a series of 10 fun www.ticketmaster.com and interactive sessions that will help Get ready to rock out with some of the each parent learn effective ways to most magical idols of all in Disney on Ice prepare their birth to 5-year-old children presents “Rockin’ Ever After.” A cast of for future success. world-class skaters brings your favorite

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WHEN: Fri., Jan. 10, from 10 to 11 a.m.

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WHEN: Wed., Jan. 15, from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

WHERE: Perry Branch Library, 1965 E. 2 Target 3 for Free Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert WHEN: Sun., Jan. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. hearsay monthly meeting law talk COST: Free WHERE: Mesa Contemporary Arts INFO: (602) 652-3000 Museum, One E. Main Street, Mesa This program, for babies ages birth to 20 COST: Free months old accompanied by a caregiver, INFO: (480) 644-6500 or highlights books, lap-sit songs and www.mesaartscenter.com rhymes, puppets, music and shakers and Target offers free admission to three the parachute. biz box area museums, including the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, the first Sunday of every month.

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WHERE: Riparian Preserve, 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert COST: Free INFO: www.gilbertaz.gov Walks depart as groups gather at the Dragonfly Ramada.

WHEN: Sat., Jan. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Branch Library, 635 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Donations of materials INFO: www.libertywildlife.org Well-trained presenters teach about the natural history of each animal and tell how each came to be at Liberty Wildlife.

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WHEN: Sat., Jan. 25, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hubbard Riverview, 1061 N. Dobson Rd., Suite 101, Mesa COST: $5 per swimmer, free for children younger than 3, $15 max per family INFO: (602) 971-4044 or www.hubbardswim.com Hubbard Riverview invites children with special needs and their families to come to an open swim. There are two, heated 90-degree indoor pools that are 4 feet deep with ledges and steps for exploration and fun.

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Talking to your children about New Year’s resolutions can be positive and motivational because it helps to focus on new beginnings. It also allows children to set goals and work on obtaining them. This can be a fun family activity that everyone can enjoy discussing. The important point to remember is that we should help our children pick attainable (trying to fly to the moon is a tad unrealistic!) and fun goals that they will enjoy reaching.

If you are helping your children come up with new resolutions this year, here are a few ideas: Financial: Help kids make goals to be financially responsible this year. Are your kids old enough for an allowance? How are they spending their money? Set up a bank account and allow them to start saving. Even photo page

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little amounts will help them to start to learn money sense and value what they have.

Healthy Living: Many New Year’s resolutions resolve around getting fit, yet for many children who don’t need to lose weight, a focus can be to stay active. Playing at recess, riding a bike, starting a new sport—allow your children to pick their favorite activity to focus on this year. My son is excited to continue playing baseball this year, so his resolution is to practice more.

Educational: Depending on the age of your child this can vary, and because

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my children are young, their goals are simple. This goal can focus on grades, or something more specific, such as reading more books or learning more about a favorite subject.

Helping Others: Volunteering at church or school, adding chores around the house, deciding to befriend the new kid at school, or just resolving to not pick on his or her younger sibling. This resolution will help children think of others in the New Year.

Safety: For younger kids, this may be to remember to wear a helmet while on the bike or put sunscreen on before going out. For older kids, this can include wearing seatbelts in the car, and committing to a set curfew.

Make sure you have fun when you are picking resolutions—and unlike most adults, try to pick goals that they can reach!

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Pay Attention to Eliminate Misbehavior Last month, I introduced the four mistaken goals of misbehavior. According to psychologists Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, children Eva Dwight misbehave when they don’t feel belonging and significance; they unconsciously seek to create connection, but their negative behavior actually causes greater disconnection.

As a parent, tuning into my feelings can point me toward my child’s mistaken goal, and I can then take appropriate steps to teach him how to achieve belonging and significance with positive behaviors, instead.

One of the mistaken goals is attention.

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worried or guilty, the child’s mistaken (unconscious) belief is, “I matter only when I’m keeping you busy with me.”

Responding with anger or punishment can escalate the problem. Instead, when parents recognize why their child is—pick one—bickering with a sibling, interrupting when they’re on the phone, only completing a task when the parent is standing near to supervise, purposely making a mess, acting out at school... then they can respond strategically.

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Redirect: Tell squabbling kids that you’re sure they can resolve the problem once they’ve calmed down, and engage them in a task (not necessarily a fun one— we don’t want to reward bickering).

Later, ask them to create a resolution that works for both of them. Don’t

take sides. Let them develop problemsolving skills and figure it out!

Get your child involved in an activity with you. Cooking, cleaning and laundry take longer when children help, but think of the skills you’re teaching while you spend time together!

Plan for time together: “I’m busy right now but I’ll spend time with you when I’m finished. What could you do beside me while I work?”

Set up nonverbal signals: When you’re busy and your child needs something, teach him to touch you on the knee or shoulder quietly, and then signal back with one or two fingers to let him know you received the message and will be with him soon.

To practically eliminate the need for this mistaken goal, use proactive planning to set children up for success.

Make time for children daily: Eat at least one meal together several days per week.

Do your “homework” while they do theirs.

Do chores together!

Play games, take a walk or read together daily.

Never leave home empty handed: Keep a basket of books/portable activities in the car so you always have it handy while you wait at a restaurant, doctor’s office, etc.

Notice and acknowledge when your child is acting appropriately: “Thanks for being patient while I (fill in the blank). Now, what can we do together?”

Parents of teens, don’t believe the myth that your child doesn’t want to spend time with you. Teenagers value “together time,” even if they don’t always show it. Children who are connected to parents are less likely to act out in school, use drugs/alcohol, or engage in illegal activities. Giving them attention, whether they’re 6 or 16, creates belonging and significance, so this mistaken goal is no longer needed!

Eva Dwight is a parent, family and personal coach. For more information, go to www.creativecoachingconversations. com.

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Some of the Gains, In Exchange For None Of The Losses

By Thomas K. Brueckner, CLTC

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s we enter 2014, last year’s bull market faces a myriad of problems. It’s overvalued, subsidized by the Fed, and the artificial quality of its earnings is being driven less by sales than by labor force reductions, outsourcing, automation and efficient technology, the hiring of part-time workers, and wage stagnation. Companies have bought back their own stock with money raised by issuing their own bonds, leaving them rife with cash and debt.

The debt bubble we are in requires Yellen’s Fed to keep the QE apparatus humming because if rates were allowed to rise to the historical mean, governments, corporations, banks, and individuals would be subject to tremendous stress, littering the landscape with bankruptcies, business failures, and foreclosures. The Fed is trying to buy time, hoping the world economy improves in time to prevent the inevitable. It’s a colossal gamble on a massive scale with unthinkable consequences if it fails.

Individual investors face some challenges too, after The Year No One Expected in 2013.

Conditions last seen in early 2000 and late 2007: irrational exuberance, record levels of margin debt, and fund managers with record equity exposure all bode poorly for those trying to convince themselves that the coming “correction” will be shallow and short-lived. Recent history bears different testimony but, as an old mentor once told me, “The only thing we learn from market history, is that investors repeatedly refuse to learn from market history”, so don’t expect scar tissue to deter the foolhardy.

Logic, experience, and common sense should dictate that if “buy low, sell high” is the watch phrase of investing, now would be an opportune time to take some profits, and perhaps move to the sidelines. The older you are, the less tolerance you have for risk. As we often ask new prospects with sufficient assets for a sus-

tainable retirement and age-inappropriate risk exposure, “If you’ve already won the game, why are you still out on the field?” While most have “never thought of it that way”, some have a different reply, parroting the advisors who benefit from ongoing management (risk exposure) of those funds: “But we can’t afford not to be at risk, since only equities historically outpace inflation over time…” (Never mind the fact that inflation is currently at 1.2% and has averaged less than 2.3% for a decade.) Translation: No pain, no gain. Really?

Guess again. A savings platform first developed by insurance companies in the mid nineties credits market-linked interest (like a CD) during years when the indices (S&P 500, DJIA, etc.) advance—retaining such gains amid a selloff or meltdown the following year. Fixed Index Annuities, or FIAs as they are now called, protected their owner’s account balances during both the -51% “tech wreck” sell-off in 2000-2, and again during the -57% decline that followed the subprime mortgage and financial crisis on Wall Street. They have grown so much in popularity that some of the brokerage firms that once maligned them have recently partnered with the companies that developed them, for the benefit of their more risk-averse clients, lest their advisors lose such clients to other firms.

Employing the simplicity of time-tested hedging via the use of options, FIA firms guarantee a) their client’s original principal, b) any bonus monies credited (in exchange for a longer enrollment), as well as c) each year’s market-linked interest gains against losses. Like an ever rising tide leaving a new high-water mark, an FIA owner will only see their account value grow or hold—and only decline when they take a withdrawal. Although they’ll never again hit a market home run, they’ll hit a lot of singles,

doubles, and triples, while never losing the retirement game.

Regulators, CFPs and actuaries have long maintained that the older an investor gets (and the further into a sustainable retirement), the less risk they should be taking. Getting market-linked interest of 3-9%—we’ve even seen credits of over 20% during banner years— knowing you’ll never lose those gains to another massive sell-off, makes for many a contented retiree sleeping very well at night.

Whatever Janet Yellen or Europe’s central banking elite have up their economic sleeve in 2014, we all know that the reality of a stagnant world economy will eventually overtake the euphoric fantasy that was 2013.

The only question is whether you’ll have protected yourself this time.

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By Brian Hay, Title I specialist Mesa Public Schools is home to one of the few dual language programs in the East Valley. Keller Elementary School offers kindergarten through fifth-grade curriculum, with plans to expand English-Spanish program through sixth-grade in the 2014-15 school year.

The Program’s Goal The goal is for students to become bilingual and biliterate, while gaining an appreciation for other cultures.

The Keller Elementary model is aligned to Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards. Students receive instruction in both languages, with the day divided into English and Spanish blocks. They are encouraged to use the learned language and content in group settings and during individualized instruction with the teacher.

Cultural diversity is incorporated in the program, through student participation in events that honor important historical figures, traditions and holidays. The Mesa Arts Center’s Dia de los Muertos Festival is one such event. Students utilize their English and Spanish skills to participate in the altar contest honoring the memory of Cesar Chavez.

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transform the experience of students, teachers, administrators and parents into an inclusive school community.

According to Vanessa Gaspar, thirdgrade dual language teacher, “The Dual Language Program enhances support for English language learners, while providing English speaking students the opportunity to communicate in Spanish.”

Student Achievement Increased student achievement results are linked to the rigorous challenges in classroom curriculum.

Lourdes Mejia, fourth-grade dual language teacher, said, “The payoff is huge for our students proficient in both languages. Studies show bilingual employees make an average of 5 to 20 percent more than their monolingual counterparts.”

Students engage outside of the classroom, using their language skills to help others. Recently, a fifth-grade student was waiting in line at Disneyland when he noticed a woman trying to communicate with an employee in Spanish, but the employee did not understand what she was saying. The student stepped into action and was able to help resolve the situation by translating for the women.

Open-enrollment students are welcome. To learn more information about The Dual Language Program at Keller Elementary, visit, www.mpsaz. org/keller or contact Principal Monica Torres at (480) 472-6171.

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If it isn’t possible to sink the trampoline in the ground, a safety net is the next-best option.

dangerous but it can also be very fun.

And it can also be very healthy.”

Barclay mentioned that bouncing on a trampoline tightens the core muscles. “For somebody to bounce for just five minutes is probably one of the best workouts they can have. You don’t have to flip or do anything. Just bounce. Every time you land you have to tighten your core.”

“It’s so important,” Barclay said of trampoline safety. “It’s dear to me because it gives a bad name to trampoline when people get hurt. If we can keep them from getting hurt they will enjoy the sport and just the activity of bouncing.”

He reiterates, the No. 1 rule, only one person on the trampoline at the time. “It’s a hard rule to follow, but if they stick to it they’ll be a lot safer.”

Aspire Kids Sports Center, which trains kids from throughout the Valley, is located at 50 S. Hearthstone Way, Chandler.

Visit www. aspirekidsportscom or call (480) 8203774 for more information. For more information about trampoline safety, go to www.cpsc.gov.

Tracy House is a busy AZ Modern Mom of four, freelance writer and educator. She writes about motherhood, family, education, sustainability and Arizona. Contact her at tracy@azmodernmom.com.

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Mesa resident Kathi Osborne is one It’s such a beautiful story and tradition of the few thespians who have been is something I wish we had more of.” able to make acting a full-time career.

“Fiddler on the Roof ” tells the story Starring as “Golde” in The Palms of Jewish dairyman Tevye during preTheatre’s rendition of “Fiddler on revolutionary Russia. The patriarch the Roof ” from Jan. 9 through Feb. peasant deals with the trials and 15, Osborne is often cast tribulations of marrying in comedic roles. So this off three of his daughters production is a bit of a during a time of growing departure for the seasoned anti-Semitism. actress.

The classic tale is full of “She’s a mother of tradition, love and family daughters,” Osborne said of and religious passion.

“Golde,” the wife of “Tevye.”

The original Broadway “She’s very loving and loves production of “Fiddler on her husband very much. It the Roof ” was the first Actress Kathi Osborne is a different time where musical in history to sail the husband was the sole portrayed Queen past 3,000 performances.

Stefanie in “Sleeping provider and whatever he Beauty” at The Palms “This is a beautiful story said went. But, the wonderful immediately before that harkens back to when thing about Golde and taking on the role of there was much respect for Tevye is that they both have Golde in “Fiddler on the parents and what they a very strong personality. the Roof.” said; and not just parents, They counter back and forth and the but the grandparents and townspeople. daughters then have their own way of We’ve gotten away from that and it’s looking at things—they want change. sad,” Osborne said.

“Fiddler on the Roof” will celebrate tradition at The Palms Theatre from Thursday, Jan. 9, to Saturday, Feb. 15.

A New York native, Osborne met the love of her life, Larry Renfrow, while on a movie set in Chicago. He was working on many films in Arizona and she moved here in 1998.

“I was cast in a show a week after I moved here,” Osborne stated. “I’ve been very fortunate.”

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Catholics Returning Home WHEN: Mon., Jan. 6, thru Mon., Feb. 10, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Getting Started with Family History Writing WHEN: Tues., Jan. 7, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Winterfest: The Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth WHEN: Fri., Jan. 10, thru Sat., Jan. 25, at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Piper Repertory Theatre, Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $10 to $35 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Sparks fly as one of the most unlikely romantic couples in all of literature, Kate and Petruchio, meet and proceed toward marriage in “The Taming of the Shrew.” One of the witches in Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy arrives with a vengeance in “Macbeth.”

Running with the Bulls 5k WHEN: Sat., Jan. 11, at 9 a.m.

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WHEN: Thurs., Jan. 9, thru Sat., Feb. 14, various times WHERE: The Palms Theatre, 5247 E. Brown Rd., Mesa COST: $30 to $54 INFO: (480) 924-6260 or www.ThePalmsTheatre.com Set in 1905 in a small Jewish village in Russia, it is the story of dairyman Tevye and his attempts to preserve his family’s traditions in a changing world.

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WHEN: Mon., Jan. 13, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Golden Corral private dining room, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Purchase of a meal INFO: (480) 807-7748 or email lwalter@isd.net Individuals from Huron and Beadle County, S.D., will meet on the second Monday in January, February and March.

WHEN: Tues., Jan. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

WHERE: Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa COST: $13 INFO: (480) 357-7538 Jan Hart—an expert in the field of “scarf folding—will teach the group new and unique ways to fold scarves.

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WHEN: Thurs., Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Las Sendas Golf Club, 7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr., Mesa COST: $60 INFO: (480) 396-4000 or egomez@lassendas.com Considered the area’s best show band, Affinity has been captivating audiences with its high energy performances since the 1980s and has traveled nationally and internationally for concerts, corporate and social events.

The Fab Four WHEN: Fri., Jan. 17 at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Ikeda Theatre, Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $25 to $45 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Mesa Arts Center transforms into Abbey Road when the Fab Four returns. They have wowed audiences around the globe as they celebrate each era of The Beatles’ incredible musical journey.

MACFest, Arts and Crafts Market WHEN: Sat., Jan. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: North MacDonald Street in downtown Mesa from Main Street to Pepper Street COST: Free INFO: www.macfestmesa.com The Mesa Arts and Crafts Festival features the work of emerging and established artists on the first and third Saturdays from October through April.

Historic and Haunted Arizona WHEN: Tues., Jan. 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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635 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: www.mesalibrary.org The program features a talk about the history of Arizona that has a big of mystery, too.

East Valley Michigan Club WHEN: Wed., Jan. 22, at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd. Mesa COST: Charge for meals INFO: (480) 986-7082, (480) 6109864 or jilanctot@cox.net The club meets on the second Wednesday at 2 p.m. for lunch and the fourth Wednesday at 9 a.m. for breakfast.

Spring Out to Lunch Concert Series WHEN: Thursdays, Jan. 23, through March 27, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Wells Fargo Garden, Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St. Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Seating is limited, so bring your favorite comfortable folding chairs, cushions or blankets. Life of the Party Catering will be onsite for each concert offering a selection of hot and cold lunch selections.

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Mesa Historic Home Tour WHEN: Sat., Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: West Second Street, Westwood and Heritage Square neighborhoods COST: $20 INFO: www.mesamuseum.org.

The tour will showcase homes in the West Second Street, Westwood and Heritage Square neighborhoods and will include stops at the Mesa Grande Cultural Park, Mesa Historical Museum’s downtown location, Queen of Peace Church, Sirrine House and Irving School. Proceeds will benefit the Mesa Historical Museum.

The High Noon Western Americana Auction and Antique Show WHEN: Sat., Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sun., Jan. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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“The Good Doctor” WHEN: Fri., Jan. 24, thru Sat., Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.

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Osaka every day for a year There are a host of and probably not eat the small plates, appetizers, same thing twice. soups and salads available You will have fun eating including Gyoza, rock here—no matter what. Chef Wu dazzles diners at shrimp, baked mussels, The chefs and wait staff the table with his flaming soft shell crab, mushroom are attentive and make onion volcano. and miso soup, seaweed sure diners enjoy themselves. Seating salad, spicy avocado salad and salmon in the bar area is open, with a wide skin salad. Various sushi rolls include open seating area and a fantastic the Las Vegas roll, complete with fresh selection of spirits and sake. If you sit salmon, Japanese crab, cream cheese at one of the many teppanyaki tables and avocado, flash-fried and topped and go by yourself or as a couple, get with honey eel sauce and spicy mayo ready to become fast friends with those and our group’s favorite, the citrus comm. spotlight

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Anyone can order entrees and noodle dishes straight from the kitchen, but our entire group and those at the table adjacent to ours chose teppanyaki entrees. Entrée dinners come with mushroom soup, house salad (I’m not sure what’s in this dressing; perhaps rainbows and fairy dust? It’s amazing), assorted fresh vegetables, a few jumbo shrimp and fried rice. Diners can choose from a single entrée or combos of chicken breast, shrimp, scallops, Teppan steak, calamari, salmon, lobster, filet mignon (the leanest and most tender I’ve ever had), Mahi Mahi, shrimp and swordfish. Birthdays are a

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You’ll just have to see it for yourself.

The kids menu is attractively priced and gluten-free menu options are also available, along with lunch specials and a weekday happy hour from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Osaka is very clean, very inviting and with a menu befitting of a king.

Both hot and cold teas were tasty and if you join the VIP club on its website, you will receive a complimentary appetizer and $25 birthday coupon, if you sign up at least 14 days prior to your birthday.

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Put away the cookie cutters, icing and candy sprinkles—at least until Valentine’s Day. We’re starting off the New Year with a fresh, kicky and absolutely delicioso gazpacho courtesy of one of my favorite food bloggers.

Our bodies are craving light and nourishing—and yet fantastically flavored—food right now, and thanks to food writer Gwen Walters, we’re off to a yummy start.

Gwen, who has authored three award-winning cookbooks, emptied her cup of the corporate life a few years ago and filled her plate instead with all things food. On her website www.penandfork.com, we can follow Gwen’s life as a professionally trained chef and food adventurer. The site features cooking tips, cookbook and restaurant reviews, practical howto cooking techniques plus articles on the latest food trends and other culinary finds.

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Gwen shares its origin: “This particular recipe is from my book, The Great Ranch Cookbook, and is based on a recipe from Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg.

When I married I didn’t know how to cook. But on my first trip to Georgia as a new bride, my husband Jeff ’s granny and aunt changed all that. They made me see that cooking wasn’t a chore—it could be fun. They pulled me into the kitchen with open arms—and I haven’t left since.”

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Makes 4 servings

For the Soup: 1/2 cup chopped yellow bell pepper 1/4 cup pineapple juice 1 small fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and chopped 1/4 cup chopped red onion 1/4 cup peeled, seeded and chopped cucumber 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Garnish: 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper 1/4 cup finely seeded, chopped cucumber 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

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Taste and add more seasoning if desired.

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The 2013 Nobel Prize for Economics and Your Investments I am sure that 99 percent of you reading my article have never heard of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Economics recipient, Professor Eugene Fama of the University of Chicago. However, I want to share with you how Gene Fama and his 40 years of Nobel Prizewinning work has directly influenced the way I invest my own money, and the millions of dollars I have stewardship over as a fiduciary investment adviser to my clients. Let me introduce you to Fama in the words of others, first.

As justification for its decision, the Nobel committee pointed to Fama’s groundbreaking work advancing the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

“Beginning in the 1960s, Eugene Fama and several collaborators demonstrated that stock prices are extremely difficult to predict in the short run, and that new information is very quickly incorporated into prices. These findings not only had a profound impact on subsequent research but also changed market practice. The emergence of so-called index funds in stock markets all over the world is a prominent example.”

After the award was announced, Economist Tim Hartford wrote in the Financial Times, “Fama has helped millions of people by showing them the futility of picking stocks, finding value-adding managers, or timing the market to their advantage.”

The Sydney Morning Herald proclaimed, “The world owes a great debt to Fama, who demonstrated rigorously that if the supermarket crowd is big enough, or if there are enough cars on the highway, you will get no advantage from changing lanes.

Anyone who could have been helped will have already helped themselves.”

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beating yourself up adopting complex, expensive and ultimately futile strategies to “beat” the market.

I know that this sounds counterintuitive to many of you.

After all, in other areas of our lives, like business, the secret to success is to study hard, compete aggressively and constantly look for an edge over our competitors. As the son of a stockbroker, and as a former stockbroker myself, I was taught, and unwittingly believed the message of Wall Street that if you do your homework you can consistently pick winning stocks or identify those money managers with extraordinary skill who can consistently beat the market. Mutual fund companies love to tout their one fund in 50 that beat its benchmark over the past 10 years, but they don’t mention the other 49 that didn’t. Then, upon closer examination, that one winner is likely to have just matched the return of its benchmark net of fees.

In the words of Fama: “After costs, only the top 3 percent of managers

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produce a return that indicates they have sufficient skill to just cover their costs, which means that, going forward, and despite extraordinary past returns, even the top performers are expected to be only as good as a low-cost passive index fund. The other 97 percent can be expected to do worse.”

So here are the lessons I want you to learn from 2013’s Nobel Prize: Invest passively and not actively.

Turn off CNBC and throw away that Money Magazine. Let the capital markets work for you and not against you.

Stay away from financial “products,” separate account managers at Wall Street brokerage firms and high-cost mutual funds. They don’t outperform and you will be a net loser after fees. Stick with low cost index and asset class funds.

Work with a fiduciary financial adviser who has heard of Fama

and who applies his Nobel Prize winning research to your investment portfolio.

Scott Johnson is a vice president with Arista Wealth Management LLC. He is a certified financial planner and an accredited investment fiduciary (AIF). Johnson provides financial advisory services to companies and individuals.

Johnson can be reached at (480) 5536249 or scott@aristawealth.com.

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Dana Law Firm—Estate Litigation and Probate Serving Arizona Since 1984 Attorney Matthew Dana says it best about Dana Law Firm, which he founded more than 25 years ago.

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However, Dana is most proud that all five of his children work at the firm.

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As a criminal defense attorney in Arizona, I am consistently meeting people who are downright distraught and confused to have been charged Brian D. Strong with DUI drugs (sometimes referred to as “drugged driving”) when the only drug they were using was medical marijuana.

In Arizona, a prosecutor has three possible methods for proving that a driver has violated the DUI statutes: 1) “The Individual Analysis;” 2) “The Legal Limit” and 3) “Zero Tolerance.” biz box

The Individual Analysis Because we all have unique body chemistry and unique tolerance levels, this approach (whether it involves alcohol, drugs or both) is the most factually honest. The bottom line question here is: Was this driver actually impaired (or under the influence) of some substance at the time of driving? Oftentimes, the answer to this question is not easily resolved. This is because almost every indicator of motor skills impairment can be caused by innocent factors.

Bloodshot/watery eyes can simply mean an allergy sufferer. Most sober drivers make wide right turns into the wrong lane. Failure to walk a straight line might be because of knee trouble.

As a result, most prosecutors dislike the “Individual Analysis” because it makes them work for a living and has a tendency to result in hung juries or acquittals.

The Legal Limit In this subsection of the DUI statutes, the legislature has established a precise limit of alcohol or drugs that are permissible in the human body.

In Arizona, the current legal limit for alcohol is .08 percent. Like most states, Arizona does not currently January 2014

have a legal limit specified for any DUI drug charge. A small number of states have created such limits. For example, in the State of Washington, five (5) nanograms per milliliter is the legal limit for tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly known as THC—the physiologically active component of marijuana). See, Wash. Rev. Code 46.61.502(1)(b).

Zero Tolerance In DUI drug cases, the legislature has made it illegal for a driver to have any amount of drugs in their system if they do not possess a valid prescription for that drug. This might include a driver who has consumed medication prescribed for a family member or friend or in the alternative, has consumed illegal drugs (for which no prescription is ever available).

While alcohol and most illegal drugs are cleaned out of the body within a matter of hours, marijuana metabolites remain in the bloodstream for a much longer time. Marijuana metabolites are the remnants of THC in the body after it has gone through the process of breaking down the drug. Even after the body is no longer feeling the effects of THC, there are still modified remnants of it flowing through the bloodstream. For some users, marijuana metabolites can remain in their systems for several weeks, even if the user did not consume any marijuana on the day he or she was arrested for DUI. Historically, DUI drugs in Arizona has been a “zero-tolerance statute.”

Any trace of an illegal drug in one’s system resulted in a DUI drug conviction regardless of how long ago the marijuana was smoked. Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) has erased the “zero-tolerance” standard for those with authorized medical marijuana cards. Specifically, A.R.S. § 36-2802(D) notes that, to obtain a DUI drug conviction for a person with an authorized medical marijuana

card, the prosecutor must prove that the driver was actually “under the influence of marijuana” and, more importantly, “a registered qualifying patient shall not be considered to be under the influence of marijuana solely because of the presence of metabolites or components of marijuana that appear in insufficient concentration to cause impairment.”

The AMMA fails to tell us, however, exactly how much marijuana is too much. In like manner, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has asked all states to adopt drugged driving laws with specific limits, but never mentions what specific limit should be set for each drug. See www.whitehouse.gov/ ondcp/drugged-driving.

In Arizona, the smell of marijuana alone can be enough to give a police officer probable cause to pursue a DUI drug investigation. Because the odor of marijuana in vehicle upholstery can linger for several weeks, DUI drugs has become an extremely common criminal charge. And, in spite of the express language in the AMMA,

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many prosecutors are still pursuing DUI drug cases as if they were premedical marijuana “zero-tolerance” cases. These prosecutors are actively fighting to keep a defendant’s medical marijuana card excluded from the jury.

As a result, should you or someone you love receive a DUI alleging the presence of marijuana, please contact Rowley Chapman & Barney Ltd. immediately.

Brian D. Strong is a criminal defense attorney with Rowley Chapman & Barney Ltd. at 63 E. Main St., Suite 501, Mesa, 85201. Strong can be reached at (480) 833-1113 or via email at info@azlegal.com. Strong earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1987 from Utah State University and his juris doctor from Brigham Young University in 1990.

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Since 2005, Bark Avenue Pet Supply has served pets and their unique needs. As a locally owned and operated independent retailer, it specializes in holistic, raw and natural pet foods and supplements for cats and dogs.

Routinely, customers count on the Bark Avenue staff, which is an excellent resource on pet nutrition.

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Wednesday, Jan. 29th, 2014 9am-2pm | Admission Free

Mesa Convention Center 201 N. Center Street • Mesa, AZ 85201 Lots of Prizes and Giveaways!

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Charlie & Valerie Randall

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Your Luxury Home Specialists

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4 Bedrooms, 4 baths & 5,606 sq. ft. $1,000,000

5 Bedrooms, 6 baths & 7,603 sq. ft. $3,000,000

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:

www.charlierandall.com Email:Charlie@charlierandall.com

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