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Mountain View Junior Heads to Peru This Summer As the months count down to the end of the school year, Mountain View High School junior Glade Adams continues to study Spanish while learning about Peru’s culture to prepare himself for his trip there in June.

He will travel to Caraz, Peru, for three weeks and stay with a host family through the Mesa Sister Cities Youth Ambassador Exchange Program.

“I’m excited to meet them and find out who they are,” he Nine students will travel to cities such as Caraz, Peru, Burnaby, Canada, and Guaymas, Mexico, this summer said of his host family.

President Ana Cadillo said for three weeks through the Mesa Sister Cities Youth she will connect each family Ambassador Exchange Program.

Once Glade returns from Peru, a via email or Skype to help the students get to know one another before they high school-aged student of the host family will travel to Mesa and spend travel.

“When they go out to any of three weeks with his family.

“I’m really excited,” said Glade, who the other countries, things are different,” Cadillo said. “That’s what will bring the student to downtown we need to understand. That is our Mesa as well as sites throughout goal, to promote understanding Arizona.

Upon their arrival in Mesa, the and appreciation at all levels of the exchange students will meet the community.”

For high school freshmen, mayor and council members, and get sophomores and juniors to participate, involved in community service.

Glade said he is thankful for the they must be Mesa residents and attend school in the city. They must opportunity to build relationships submit an application and letters of with the Youth Ambassador Exchange recommendation from teachers prior Program.

“I think it’s a great opportunity,” to the interview process.

This year—the program’s fifth—nine he said. “The best way to learn and grow is to experience other cultures students will travel abroad.

“The kids are going to Peru, Canada and build relationships with people. and Mexico (and will be) working with I don’t think there is anything better the mayor of the city, going to the host than traveling and doing programs family and do what they normally do, like this.”

Mesa is sister cities with Guaymas, eat the food that they have, visit part of Mexico; Burnaby, Canada; Caraz, the tourism in each city,” she said.

Organizers encourage students to Peru; Kaiping, China; and Upper Hut, New Zealand. The program pays half do community service in that city.

Glade is looking forward to building of the student’s airfare, leaving the rest relationships with the people of Caraz, of the travel expense to parents.

The 11th annual International Open as well as the host family. He said he wants to experience living everyday Golf Tournament at Viewpoint Golf life while learning about Peru’s culture. Club is Saturday, April 26. For more “Hopefully it will be a long information, visit http://mesaaz.gov/ sistercities/. friendship,” Cadillo said. classifieds

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By Patrick Burkhart Mesa Community College The landscape of education at all levels, but particularly within higher education, is evolving at light speed; MCC is no exception. New methods of educational delivery, new paradigms of accountability and higher expectations from student consumers and employers are driving innovation, reform and shifts in the marketplace.

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Sam Cook of Red Mountain High School recently hit the stage as “Gerard” in the “Cap O’ Rushes: An English Fairytale” produced by the East Valley Children’s Theatre at the Mesa Arts Center.

The Palms Theatre donated 150 tickets as a fundraiser for The Knights of Columbus Order at All Saints Church in Mesa for the Jan. 10 performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.” A check for $5,000 was presented to the organization before the curtain went up on opening night. Father Robert J. Caruso accepted the check from Palms owner and Executive Producer Tom Prather, General Manager Christian Mendivil and Group Sales Director Cliff Richeson on behalf of the Knights of Columbus. For more information please visit the Knights of Columbus website at www.kofc9485.com.

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Papa Murphy’s, the country’s largest take ‘n’ pizza chain, celebrated its grand opening at 2920 N. Power Rd., at McDowell Road, with face painting, balloons, a prize wheel and an assortment of pizza giveaways. Phoenix residents Ed and Linda Holmes own the newest franchise of Papa Murphy’s Pizza in partnership with Jim Lovelace.

“We’re incredibly community-focused and look forward to planting roots with

Pilgrim Lutheran School is hosting two open houses in March. The first one is a preschool preview from 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, March 6, and the second one is a kindergarten round-up on March 8. Both events are free, but parents are asked to RSVP for either event on or before March 3.

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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Mesa renamed East Third Place to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, from North Center Street to North Centennial Way. New signs have been placed, however the East Third Place signs will coexist with the new signs for one year. The name change did not impact any residents or businesses.

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By Meghan McCoy Supporters will don period-specific at 9 p.m. Trophies are given to the military and civilian dress and head first- and second-place couples. to the Airbase Arizona Aviation A costume contest will be held at 7 Museum for the 29th annual “Night in p.m. Erickson said many people come the ‘40s” big band dance. in their actual WWII uniforms.

“People who are familiar with the “One lady that pretty regularly museum routinely ask us if we are attends is a Betty Grable look alike,” doing the dance this Erickson said. “She is one of year,” said Herb Zinn, the best-known pinups for executive officer for the the World War II troops.”

Commemorative Air The event will also provide Force’s Airbase Arizona photo opportunities with Aviation Museum. the museum’s “Sentimental This year’s dance is Journey,” a fully restored set for Saturday, March B-17 Flying Fortress 8, with doors opening at bomber.

5 p.m. at the museum, Zinn said traditionally 2017 N. Greenfield Rd., they have more than 1,000 Mesa. people attend the event, “It’s one of the largest with a capacity to hold 1,200 big band events that are held,” he said. people.

“So people who like the ‘30s and ‘40s “We have been doing this for 29 music have an event they can come years,” he said. “It’s one way for the to.” museum to reach out and support the This year the 1940s big band music community that we are a part of.” will fill the space courtesy of Sonoran Tickets can be purchased in advance Swing, a 21-piece live orchestra and at the CAF Airbase Arizona Museum vocalist.

Gift Shop or online at www.azcaf.org Frederick Erickson, dance for $35, or $40 the day of the event. committee chairman, said patrons can A catered barbecue dinner courtesy receive dance instruction before the of Buffalo Chip Saloon and Steakhouse event. Steve Conrad and the Arizona will be available, along with beer, wine, Lindy Hop Society will provide the soda, water, coffee and brownies. preshow swing dance demonstration Erickson said the dance is their at 5:15 p.m. biggest, most successful internal Erickson said couples will then fundraiser event of the year. He said break up into several sub groups, generally the net income, which which are all divided into ages for ranges from $25,000 to $30,000, goes the swing dance contest. The practice directly back into the museum for such rounds for the dance contest will kick things as maintaining the aircrafts and off at 8 p.m. with the contest following operating the exhibit museum.

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Two “living statues” with the Circus Americana helped to unveil the new sign at i.d.e.a. museum.

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By Lynette Carrington The Arizona Museum for Youth an outdoor atrium that gives every recently cocooned as it readied to opportunity to explore. There is also emerge as a new facility. a fun black light room to experience The Mesa staple has given birth to a one-of-a-kind “glowing” experience. the i.d.e.a. museum (which stands Robot art is showcased through many for imagination, design, experience opportunities in art, filmmaking, and art) and its first exhibit is the a Robot Arm Challenge, unique interactive display entitled “The Art of sculpture and even a fun robot “zoo.” the Robot.” Kids—and kids at heart— The Whiteman Family Exhibition will love discovering all the new things Gallery features many of the unique the museum has to offer. robot displays and activities.

The i.d.e.a. museum celebrated Young minds will also learn about its grand opening on Feb. 6 with recycling and how they can do a dedication and ribbon-cutting their part to better the Earth. The ceremony. Mesa Vice Mayor Alex fun discovery area boasts a unique Finter was on hand to address the large “chandelier” made out of recycled crowd as well as Mesa bottles and opportunities Councilmen David for children to learn Luna, Christopher about the various types Glover, Dennis of items that can be Kavanaugh and Dave recycled. ArtVille is a Richins. large physical play space “We have been so for those ages 5 and excited to have this younger that emphasizes VIP event and to exploration and a town have you all involved,” “The Art of the Robot” runs philosophy.

Sunnee O’Rourke, Finter stated. through May 25 at i.d.e.a. executive director of The museum’s museum. tradition has been a challenge. Finter i.d.e.a. museum, was glad to see this noted that through perseverance, project through to fruition.

“We’re all so excited,” O’Rourke success and collaboration, the i.d.e.a. museum’s supporters, board members said. “This was a massive undertaking and friends pulled together to offer and so many people were involved in something special to children that making this happen. Everyone pulled focuses not only on science and math, together and carried out their role.”

She specifically singled out the but on art and creativity.

“The i.d.e.a. museum is going to be a services of Mesa’s print shop and shining example of what we’re trying the print coordinator, Faustino Betancourt, as being of valuable to achieve,” Finter said.

“The Art of The Robot” runs through assistance.

The i.d.e.a. museum is located at May 25 and perfectly showcases everything that is new about the 150 W. Pepper Pl., east of Main Street facility. The HUB is a huge area within and Country Club Road. For a list of the museum for visitors to explore upcoming events and classes, visit art, science and technology. There ideamuseum.org or call (480) 644are three main exhibit areas, plus 4332.

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Moves One Step Closer to $50,000 College Scholarship Cheyenne Kinlicheenie, a Pilgrim Lutheran School seventh grader, recently won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 26th annual National Geographic Bee. This year’s bee is sponsored by Google (Visit www.maps.google.com/help/maps/ education/).

The bee kicked off the week of Nov. 11 with thousands of U.S. schools participating. The school winners, including Cheyenne, will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in their state bee April 4.

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Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien will moderate the national finals on May 21. The program will air on television. Check local listings for dates and times.

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It’s a new world for business: where work can take place— Regus opened new offices in Chandler, Mesa anywhere. and Scottsdale as mobile workforce and flexible Ward’s Web and design working has expanded. business, Mobinnov, has joined the the 20th opening in the Phoenix growing trend of mobile workforce, metropolitan area. working from a Regus office between “In the old days, you worked from his and his partner’s homes. your office 9 to 5, brought lunch and “It’s so nice having a facility to bring went home,” said Greg Waddington, customers to, much better than trying Phoenix area director for Regus. to represent yourself out of your home “Then people started to work from office,” Ward said. “The office is really home. However, there was a lack of quite impressive. The board room sits productivity at home (with) kids, the right over Tempe Town Lake. Clients honey-do list. People found out that a are always impressed and it makes us much better way to work is to have a feel good.” flexible working environment.”

Regus offers mobile workforce Companies can have their own work locations throughout the Valley, space, or share with others. Regus including new locations in Chandler, offers payment plans that allow for use Mesa and Scottsdale. of multiple locations and international.

Companies large Growing technology and small can use has advanced the Regus locations opportunities for as their primary mobile workforces, work space, or as which Waddington convenient locations said can be cost for employees on the saving to companies go, said spokeswoman who no longer have Gabrielle Hoyt. to worry about Employees have the advantage of “Studies show getting to know employees at a managing a building. employee retention variety of other businesses at Regus Businesses, he says, and morale can work centers. can rely exclusively increase when companies incorporate on their talents and their work. flexible and mobile work,” she said.

“There’s a growing demand,” he adds.

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n an article in Smart Money magazine, author Glenn Ruffenach made the point that the advisor who got you to retirement, is very often not the specialist you’ll need to get you through retirement.

When we were in our thirties, forties, and fifties, an advisor’s mission was to get us to our target retirement date by growing our retirement savings subject to risk, primarily in the stock market. When the market grew, we benefitted fully from that advance. When the market retreated, we were long-term investors with a 20+ year time horizon, who should remain invested “for the long term, because most attempts at timing the market are unsuccessful.” It was understood that our time in was more important than our timing. During these decades, we also remained active contributors to our accounts at work, and those 401(k)s and SEP-IRAs benefitted from continual feeding and ongoing investment. Any non-qualified (non-IRA) investment accounts we had also benefitted by the reinvestment (rather than the taking) of dividends, as the market history charts on the walls of our stock broker’s office assumed.

If you’ve arrived at your sixties with financial scar tissue still visible all over your disfigured retirement accounts, you’re not alone.

The last fourteen years have devastated many investors, even as they poured precious assets into the sieve that was Wall Street from 20002013 during which the S&P 500 gained 25.9%, or 1.85% per year. You understand that now is the time to emphasize preserving—more than or at least as much as growing—your accounts,

for you and your spouse, as well as any legacy you hope to leave your children. As such, you now believe that the majority of your holdings should be in safe, guaranteed instruments, with a minority share remaining in a conservatively managed and well-diversified equities account.

But herein lies the rub: The advisor who handles this now-smaller piece often doesn’t have the training, perspective, or skill set and expertise to also handle the larger, safety-focused piece. As a revealing study in Financial Planning magazine recently showed, most risk-based advisors are woefully out of touch with the primary goals of their retired clients: When clients were asked what their top concern was, 86.6% said “losing their wealth.” When their advisors were asked the same question, only 15.4% believed “losing their wealth” was the most important issue to those clients.

The investment charts used by these advisors still assume reinvested dividends—even though you and most of your friends have begun enjoying that dividend income in retirement—rendering those charts misrepresentative of your market experience and goals.

(Incidentally, those charts also don’t include fees, expenses, taxes or inflation.) Their timeworn clichés still roll off their lips like compliance disclaimers (“past history is no guarantee of future performance”), even as you and your spouse yearn for non-legalese, plain-spoken, common-sense candor in plain English, and the approach and product recommendations that should accompany it. He/she “can’t guarantee” at precisely the stage in life where you want guarantees—guarantees against market

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You don’t care if you never hit another home run again—and you’d be happy hitting singles, doubles and the occasional triple—but you simply can’t afford to lose the game swinging for the fences any more.

In the same way that many of us have a dentist and an orthodontist, a tax preparer and an estate planning attorney, a primary care physician and a specialist (oncologist, cardiologist, etc.) based on past treatment history—so too should we have two financial advisors: a growth money manager whose specialties are risk-based, and a safe-money advisor who specializes in guarantees, income-planning, wealth transfer, long-term care planning, and reasonable rates of return on your money. And this brings me to my final point, and it’s an important one: If either of these two advisors are unwilling to work together on your behalf (like doctors sharing treatment regimens out of professional courtesy), you should consider finding a replacement for that person. Specialties should be respected, not disparaged, especially when one is dealing with monies that it’s taken one’s client 40 years to save. After all, it’s not their money, it’s yours.

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By Tracy House Feed a tortoise, bathe an elephant, hang out with a rhino and yes, talk with the animals. Camp Zoo at the Phoenix Zoo is making plans for summer camp 2014.

This animal-filled adventure runs June 2 through July 25 for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Camps are weeklong sessions and offered as full and half-day camps.

Dean Watanabe, family program supervisor at the Phoenix Zoo, said, “In a typical day of camp, we start at 8 a.m., kids check in and get situated into their groups and from there we are off and running.”

Campers are separated into ageappropriate groups, kindergarten through eighth grade. Each age group has an animal-based curriculum that includes interaction with the animals, crafts and experiential learning.

“The kids all have an airconditioned home base,” he said.

“That’s very important. We have new facilities here at the Phoenix Zoo. Usually we’ll start out with some kind of opening circle and then from there we’ll explore the zoo, we’ll have animals visit them in their classroom, all of their activities have to do with the daily and weekly theme.”

Camp Zoo offers eight sessions with bi-weekly themes of alternating curriculum ranging from Storybook Safaris to Who Works at the Zoo? In addition to the themes, Watanabe said there is a lot of behind-the-scenes action the campers will be involved in. “A lot of cleaning and feeding, opportunities to do stuff that the general public never gets to do.”

As hot as it is to be outside in the summer heat here in the Valley,

Watanabe said the camp does take precautions for the campers. “All of the kids get a water bottle and a hat as part of what we issue them for camp. And we’re constantly drinking and filling that up.

We incorporate water play into their day at the zoo.” Campers cool off at one of the two water pads and most of the hikes and Campers at Camp Zoo make a few “new” friends outdoor explorations take place and experience the amazing interactions and experiential learning at the Phoenix Zoo in its in the mornings to avoid the unique and fascinating summer camps offered June 2 through July 25. higher temperatures.

In the classrooms, campers experience out into Papago Park for enjoy arts and crafts, play games and a hike to Hole in the Rock and to visit with the animals. Instructors perform science experiments on the for Camp Zoo are either yearlong soil and water of the area. camp instructors at the zoo or are Campers need to provide their hired for the summer camps. All own lunch, but do receive a morning instructors undergo a background and afternoon snack. In addition check and are older than 18 years to the water bottle and hat, each old. camper receives a T-shirt to wear Campers can sign up for all eight during their Camp Zoo experience. weeks or one week at a time. Animal Camp fees range from $155 to interactions are related to the theme $275. To find out more about Camp of the week.

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Progression, Practice, Precautions Keep Cheerleaders Safe

By Tracy House They kick, tumble and flip...

Cheerleaders wow the crowds with their amazing feats of acrobatics and high-flying stunts, but before they can even begin to put all those crowd pleasing tricks into play, they first need to know the fundamentals and safety precautions of cheerleading.

March is National Cheer Safety Awareness month and for any parent who has a child involved in cheerleading, or is thinking of getting him or her started, there are basic rules and guidelines that cheerleading coaches take seriously to maintain the most safe environment.

Dalia Garcia, four-year head cheer coach at Red Mountain High School, has been coaching cheer for 10 years.

Garcia said she emphasizes the safety

precautions with her cheerleaders.

“We always go through the safety precautions,” Garcia said. “Over the summer we always have a summer camp, and during summer camp is where they learn the basics of what is my position, especially with stunting, because that’s where the main safety issue is, to make sure whatever girl we’re throwing up in the air is going to get caught or if something goes wrong with a stunt what they’re going to do.”

Garcia explained every girl is responsible for doing something specific during a stunt to ensure that a flier—the girl tossed up in the air— does not fall to the ground.

“They don’t move on to a skill until they’ve mastered the most basic skill that will help them advance to the

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As parents start to look for introductory cheer programs, Garcia mentioned cheerleaders need to have upper body strength and tumbling experience, especially as cheer becomes more competitive.

At the varsity level, cheerleading includes the basic skills and building on those skills, before moving on to more sophisticated stunts.

To make sure cheerleaders are fit, they should participate in weight training, push-ups, stretching and running, Garcia said.

Safety is the No. 1 priority in cheerleading, said Garcia. She explained that she sees more injuries when cheerleaders don’t understand the fundamentals and are not yet “on

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Parents just getting involved in cheerleading should know that it takes commitment, particularly at the high school level. “Cheer takes a lot of time during school,” Garcia said. “Before school, during school and after school...

The biggest thing I say is all practices are mandatory.

If we’re missing two girls at almost every practice we can’t do everything full out. So time commitment is a huge deal.”

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As a coach, Garcia said she knows what her girls are doing before they perform a stunt. “Every single girl knows what their responsibility is.”

She stressed that every girl on the team has a job and knows what that job is. Garcia does not move forward with stunts or other acrobatics until the team can move on together.

“When the girls are up in the air it’s serious time. Nobody’s laughing, nobody’s talking. Only the coach is talking,” Garcia said. “Those are little things when anything can happen…If I hear any type of laughing or talking when they’re not supposed to, that’s it. It’s serious.”

Tumbling is a basic component of cheerleading. “Prior to throwing any type of trick, no matter how advanced you are, everybody starts with the same warm up, the basic warm up… that way they’re stretching every part of their body and then once they’re warmed up… the girls work through

the process elevating to the advanced position.”

Progressing, practice and always taking safety precautions before moving on to any level of complexity are key to keeping cheerleaders safe.

“Even with stunts, we all start off at the lowest level and we do not move on until every girl on the team is on the right count,” Garcia said.

“We don’t move on to full extensions or lifts or baskets, until we have progressed from the basic stunts.”

Garcia doesn’t move on to the next skill set until all the girls on the team have showed her the same skill. “If every teammate has not moved on, then we’re not moving on as a team. We either move on as a whole, or we don’t at all. That way nobody is left behind.”

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Behind the Scenes at Mesa Public Schools

By Laurie Struna, Mesa Public Schools Mesa Public Schools is nationally recognized for excellence in teaching and for student achievement in academics, sports, creative and performing arts, and career and technical programs. But did you know a variety of support services contribute to ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment for all students? Have you ever wondered who keeps the buses running on schedule, the carpets clean and the technology operating?

Here is a behind-the- scenes look at a few departments that add to the success of Mesa Public Schools.

Make Meals Count Well-nourished children have improved concentration, elevated test scores, better school attendance and fewer behavioral issues. The central warehouse for food and nutrition drives 820 miles per day to provide students at 76 campuses with a wide assortment of foods that are appealing and nutritious. Daily, students consume 15,500 breakfast quesadillas, 956 gallons of milk, 2,250 pounds of apple slices and a whopping 33,300 slices of whole-wheat pizzeria-style pizza!

A Welcoming Environment When students and teachers are healthy and comfortable, the class can maintain focus on teaching and learning. The 389-member custodial department works tirelessly to ensure schools are sparkling every day, by providing important services, from cleaning carpets and disposing properly of waste from the health office, to scrubbing and recoating gymnasium floors. In addition, crews spend three to five days per week dislodging gum from concrete using high-pressure machines to blast focused streams of heated water to remove the residue.

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last point of contact with students and parents—each day. Transportation maintenance technicians keep 544 buses up and running for the 34,689 daily miles they log. The district operates the largest bus fleet in Arizona, and is converting the bus fleet to propane. Last year Mesa Public Schools reduced greenhouse gases by 2,789 tons and became the first school district to win the Propane Autogas Fleet award.

Using Technology to Provide Service to Parents Imagine supporting one of the largest websites and most active online presence of any K-12 school system in the world. That is all in a day’s work for Web services, the team responsible for supporting student and staff ’s use of Web-based technology.

In addition to traditional research and learning tools, today’s students use online resources, video conferencing and cloud computing. As the call for technology increases, so do the demands for maintaining the district website and servicing employee and student email.

Mesa Public Schools web users have created more than 675,000 unique pages of content, have uploaded more than 40,000 minutes or 29 days of video footage, and have helped build a site that attracts more than 100,000 daily page hits. In addition to website news and information, the district Facebook presence allows the community to keep up to date on accomplishments and events.

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7. Parents dance with their kids to the classic “Macarena.” 8. Each family was invited to participate in a photo-booth session for memory-making moments. 9. DJ Simon Underwood from Universal Disc Jockeys kept the dance moving all night long. 10.

Shawn Stenmark presents a rose to each of his daughters, Madelyn, Chloe and Charlotte. 11. Young Everett Torrance holds a rose for momma, Melissa Torrance.

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COST: $15 to $25 INFO: (480) 577-1634 Everyone is invited to enjoy a funfilled day and support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. There will be giveaways, prizes, games and 50/50 raffles throughout the event.

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One of the first places I visited and salad” label fool you. The portions when I moved to East Mesa from the are very generous. The crock of baked Midwest was Red, White and Brew. homemade French onion soup ($5.50) With its American bistro comfort is a tasty mix of beef stock broth, loads food, the restaurant at Power and of onions and the best cheese this side McDowell roads greeted me like a of Wisconsin. familiar friend.

For my main course, I sampled the More than just a beer joint, Red, marinated slice steak salad ($15.50), White and Brew can be which features fresh compared to a favorite greens tossed with band. It’s more than just roasted red peppers, one good song, the entire tomato, provolone album is a pleasure. The cheese, red onion and menu is so appealing that balsamic vinaigrette it’s seriously difficult to Red, White and Brew dressing with slice features American Bistro pick a dish. marinated steak and Before we ordered comfort food. crispy onions on top. the complimentary garlic bread was The steak was juicy and perfectly placed on our table. Warm, moist cooked with a tad of pink in the and covered in parmesan cheese, the center. The best part of the salad is the bread is filling so don’t eat too much balsamic dressing-drenched crunchy of it before dinner arrives. onions sprinkled a top the dish.

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battered, the fries are served with a delicious sun-dried tomato and roasted garlic dip. Generally the amount of dip offered by Red, White and Brew isn’t enough, so be prepared to ask for a second helping.

Meanwhile, my husband tried Chicken RWB, chicken cutlets braised in garlic butter with mushrooms and mozzarella ($16). The juicy chicken coupled with the firm The best part of the marinated slice steak salad are mushrooms provide a nice the balsamic dressing-drenched crunchy onions. restaurant. The wait at Red, White and contrast with the mozzarella Brew can be long, so be sure to arrive cheese.

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Mardi Gras Gumbo March is Mardi Gras month. Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” is the last night of eating rich foods before fasting for lent. So let the indulging begin with this amazing and hearty recipe for seafood and sausage gumbo! My

thanks to Scottsdale resident Kathy Rice for sharing this festival of flavors in a bowl!

Note: Gumbo is a soup, but it is often served over rice as a main course.

Seafood and Sausage Gumbo 3 pounds raw shrimp (16 count) in shell 1 1/2 quarts water 4 onions, 2 of them quartered, the rest diced 4 bay leaves 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup all-purpose flour 5 tablespoons margarine or butter 2 green bell peppers, seeded and minced 4 celery stalks, minced 1 1/2 pounds Andouille sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices 3 cups fresh okra, cut into 1/2-inch slices (may substitute frozen) 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme leaves 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 cup hot pepper sauce (adjust to taste optional) 2 cups chopped, peeled fresh or canned plum tomatoes (I prefer canned) 1 pound fresh crabmeat Boiled rice, to serve Crusty bread for dunking

1. Peel and de-vein the shrimp; reserve the heads and shells. Cover and chill the shrimp while you make the sauce.

2. Place the shrimp heads and shells in a saucepan with the water, 2 quartered onions, and 1 of the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Partly cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Strain and set aside.

3. To make a Cajun roux, heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet. When the oil is hot, add the flour, a little at

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a time, and blend to a smooth paste.

4. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly for 25 to 40 minutes until the roux reaches the color of peanut butter. Remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring until the roux cools and stops cooking.

5. Melt the margarine or butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or flameproof casserole. Finely chop the remaining onions and add to the pan with the peppers and celery.

Cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, until the onions are soft, stirring occasionally.

6. Add the sausage, stir well, and cook for 5 minutes longer. Add the okra and garlic, stir, and cook until the okra stops producing white “threads.”

7. Add the remaining bay leaves, the thyme, salt, black and white peppers, cayenne pepper, and hotpepper sauce to-taste, if using.

Stir well then stir in 1 1/2 quarts of the shrimp stock and the plum tomatoes. Bring to a boil, partly cover the pan, lower the heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.

8. Whisk in the Cajun roux. Raise the heat and bring to a boil, whisking well. Lower the heat again and simmer, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

9. Stir in the shrimp and crabmeat.

Cook for at least 3 to 4 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink.

To serve, put a mound of hot, boiled rice in each serving bowl and ladle the gumbo over, making sure each person gets some prawns and some crabmeat. Serve with crusty bread for dunking.

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Victim Restitution is Not Punishment, But It Sure Feels Like It! One of the fundamental principles of our criminal justice system is that one person should never be punished for the misdeeds of another. As Brian Strong a result, if an 18-yearold gets drunk and smashes several car windows with a baseball bat, his parents can never be sentenced to jail for the criminal damage caused by their adult son. And yet, as an Arizona criminal defense attorney, I have learned that many people are more troubled by the money they may have to pay than the time they could spend behind bars.

In the criminal courts, there are many costs a defendant could be ordered to pay. Fines, monthly probation fees, lab costs (for drug testing) and victim restitution are some of the more common financial assessments.

Fines, like jail time, are considered pure punishment. Probation and lab fees, however, are imposed under the theory that the criminal courts should be at least partially funded by the offenders. Victim restitution, however, gets imposed for an entirely different reason.

The purpose of restitution is neither punishment nor user pay. The purpose of restitution is to make the victim(s) whole. This key legal distinction is why, in Arizona and several other states, parents of juvenile offenders can be court ordered to pay for the damage done by their wayward teen.

Obviously that distinction never makes the parents happy. Whenever a juvenile court judge orders mom and dad to pay a $3,000 repair bill, they always feel like they are being March 2014

punished for the conduct of their foolish child.

The Arizona statute that makes parents financially responsible for their underage kids is A.R.S. § 12661. Parents are deemed liable even in cases where they could not possibly have anticipated their child’s delinquent act. Parental liability is not limited to property damage alone. Theft (e.g., shoplifting) and physical injuries (medical bills) are also listed as mandating parental payment. In spite of that, however, the statute does contain some important limitations: • The child’s misconduct must be “malicious or willful,” not merely accidental.

• There is a $10,000 cap for “each act.”

• Liability is limited to the “parents or legal guardian having custody or control of the minor” when the event happened. Thus, if mom has sole legal custody and dad simply has visitation rights, dad cannot be held financially liable for misconduct that occurred while the child was in mom’s care.

If your teenage son or daughter is ever arrested the possibility of detention time or probation terms are not the only reasons to hire an attorney. Rather than hire an attorney just for your teen, you might be better off hiring an attorney to represent your financial interests in a contested restitution hearing.

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Understanding the Risks of Investing When it comes to successful investing in the stock and bond markets, few investors truly understand the relationship between risk and return. As I have written before in this column, to earn an investment return, you must take risk.

Any financial product that promotes itself as generating a return without risk is falsely advertising itself. The only “risk free” investment today would be U.S. T-Bills that currently yield 0.12 percent annually. Annual inflation is currently between 1.5 percent and 2 percent. If you invest your money in risk free T-Bills, your current yield after inflation will be at least (-1.38) percent per year.

Looking back over the years, if you had invested $1 in T-Bills in 1926 and held that investment until the end of 2012, your $1 would be worth $1.59 after adjusting for inflation.

Conversely, if you had invested that same dollar in the U.S. Stock Market (as represented by the S&P 500 Index) in 1926 and held that investment until the end of 2012, your $1 would be worth $274 after adjusting for inflation.

Investment risk comes in many forms, and each can affect how you pursue your financial goals. The key to dealing with investment risk is learning how to manage it. Here are three steps that you should take when investing in stocks and bonds: recipe corner

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Step One: Understand Risk Fear of losing some money is probably the main reason why investors choose investments that are far too conservative for their investment time horizon. While investment risk does refer to the general risk of loss, it can be broken down into more specific classifications. Familiarizing yourself with the different kinds of risk is the first step in learning how to manage it within your portfolio. Risk comes in many forms, including: Page 30

the possibility of fluctuating currency values (currency risk) and the risk that political and economic upheavals may affect a country’s markets.

Market risk: Also known as systematic risk, market risk is the likelihood that the value of a security will move in tandem with its overall market. For example, if the stock market is experiencing a decline, the stock mutual funds in your portfolio may decline as well. Or if bond prices are rising, the value of your bonds may also go up.

Interest rate risk: Most often associated with fixed-income investments, this is the risk that the price of a bond or the price of a bond fund will fall with rising interest rates.

Step Two: Diversify The process of diversification, spreading your money among several different investments and investment classes, is used specifically to help minimize market risk in a portfolio.

Because they invest in many different securities, mutual funds may be ideal ways to diversify. Selecting more than one mutual fund for your portfolio can help further reduce risk. A broadly diversified investment portfolio should hold in excess of 5,000 securities.

Inflation risk: This is the risk that the value of your portfolio will be eroded by a decline in the purchasing power of your savings, as a result of inflation.

Credit risk: This type of risk comes into play with bonds and bond funds. It refers to a bond issuer’s ability to repay its debt as promised when the bond matures.

International investments also involve additional risks, including

Step Three: Match Investments and Investment Time Horizon to Goals Before you can decide what types of investments are appropriate from a risk perspective, you need to evaluate your savings goals and determine your investment time horizon. Is your goal preservation of principal, generating income for current expenses, or building the value of your principal over and above inflation? Is your time horizon (when you will need

the money) one year, three years, or over 10 years? How you answer these questions will enable you to find an appropriate balance between the return you hope to achieve and the risk you are willing to assume. Remember, the longer your investment time horizon, the more volatility or risk you can afford to tolerate in your 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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Maaco Certified Center for Auto Painting and Body Repair Maaco Auto Painting and Body Repair is one of the most trusted names in its field. John and Lynn DeBoer own the Tempe and Mesa Maaco locations and they have involved the whole family in their signature brand The DeBoer family warmly welcomes customers to the of customer care.

Tempe and Mesa Maaco Auto Painting and Body Repair Son Jeff DeBoer locations. manages the Tempe location and services and each one carries different son Steve DeBoer manages the Mesa warranties, depending on the quality location. Lynn DeBoer and daughter- of the paint,” DeBoer explained.

“The least expensive is an enamel in-law Cindy DeBoer handle the lion’s share of the administrative paint job that has a one-year warranty, then we get into a urethane paints functions for the business.

“We have been doing this most of which is a better quality paint and our lives,” John DeBoer said. “We has a better warranty. Then there are give the customers more than they also base coat/clear coats which have ask for and we’re pretty proud of our a five year warranty. It depends on work here. Our shop has always been how much someone wants to spend. voted one of the best and cleanest in Basically, we want to work with their budget.” the Maaco chain.”

With more than 18 million vehicles Maaco does any type of collision serviced since its inception more than repair or auto and truck painting.

“We have frame machines, prep. 40 years ago, Maaco continues to be stations, and I-CAR certified trusted across the United States.

“Warranties are also honored at any employees that are able to do virtually anything on a vehicle,” DeBoer noted. location in the country.”

The finest in customer service is At the Mesa location, they also paint and repair large trucks in their always at the forefront of everything 52-foot paint booth. What some they do at both the Mesa and Tempe might not realize is the vehicle repair locations. They look to the future to and painting is an art and all DeBoer’s continue their legacy.

“To me, it’s one of the most selfemployees are highly skilled in what satisfying things I’ve done. When they do. Because they have seen just about every type of body damage, people bring in their car after a they are equally adept at fixing collision or for a paint job...to see the everything from minor scratches and car come in and then leave looking like a shiny new penny, I still get a dings to collision damage.

“We’re approved by most insurance bang out of it after all these years,” companies and we’ll work directly DeBoer finished.

The Maaco Tempe Certified Center with their insurance company,” is located at 1992 E. University Dr. DeBoer stated. So long as there is a claim number from the insurance (east of McClintock). Visit www. company, the folks at Maaco will tempe.maaco.com or call (480) 829help take the guesswork out of the 6875. The Mesa location is located at 3113 E. Main St. (east of Lindsay). repair process.

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Get the ‘Wright’ Smile with Orthodontics for Children and Adults Often the first thing you notice about someone is their smile. With the advancements in orthodontics, anyone can achieve a lovely and perfect smile, with a variety of techniques that match an individual’s own unique needs and lifestyle. Dr. Jack Wright has been making the Valley smile since 2005.

With so many effective choices in braces, there is a solution for children, teens and adults. “We use traditional metal braces, clear braces and something called self-ligating brackets (offering reduced friction), Invisalign and Invisalign Teen,” Wright said.

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comfortable teeth aligners that are virtually invisible. An added benefit is that brushing and flossing are not a challenge. After a series of aligners, the teeth move gradually. Invisalign is a great choice for some patients’ needs.

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Wright Orthodontics features another state-of-the-art advancement.

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The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that children see an orthodontist around the age of 8, because some orthodontic issues are best treated with early intervention. On the other end of the spectrum, Wright explained that you’re never too old to consider a teeth-straightening treatment.

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“We accept most insurance policies and we also provide 0 percent financing,” Wright noted. “Our staff is highly qualified and we treat our patients like family.”

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grilled chicken, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs and kid’s spaghetti and meatballs.

“We’re currently running a Monday through Thursday early bird special of $2 off on the pastas and that’s from 4 to 6 p.m.,” he said.

“Our sliders and wide variety of burgers are excellent and there is a large selection of toasted hoagies to appeal to meat and veggie lovers, alike.”

With such a large and diverse menu, customers are repeatedly returning to try everything and to take advantage of daily specials. “We have a reverse happy hour after 9 p.m. until closing,” Bruce stated. Also, enjoy happy hour, Monday through Sunday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Check Gus’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gusinmesa for frequent updates.

The atmosphere in this restaurant/ bar is fun, casual and kid friendly.

It has 11 large screen televisions, easily seen from inside and from the lovely patio, a perfect spot to enjoy afternoons and evenings.

“We are also available for catering,” he stated. In a rush or no time to dine in? Gus’s also offers delivery, carry-out and online ordering. Gus’s NY Pizza and Bar is located at 2015 N. Power Rd., Suite 106 (northeast corner at McKellips Road). Visit www. gussnypizzabar.com or call (480) 9244877 for additional information.

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Last October, Bruce and Deborah Towle took over Gus’s NY Pizza and Bar and there is much more to discover about this great restaurant, in addition to their exceptional pizza. A Life Member PGA Professional from the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area, Bruce now delivers his keen focus for excellence to the restaurant industry and in his opinion the best service is simply following The Golden Rule.

The decision to jump into restaurant ownership was one that was rooted in that philosophy. “I want to treat people the way I want to be treated,” Bruce said. “We just want to provide great food and service.” He is turning good service into Gus’s trademark.

They kick it off with appetizers. “The word’s not out yet on our outstanding chicken wings,” he explained.

These delectables are jumbo wings and flavors include mild, medium and hot, barbecue, gold spicy sauce, honey barbecue and barbecue gold sauce.

Don’t miss out on the traditional garlic knots made from Gus’s own house made pizza dough and served with garlic butter. There are also a variety of salads and hearty traditional calzones on the menu.

Whether you build your own pizza or choose a specialty pizza, you’re in for a unique treat. The white pizza features mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan and garlic. “Our white pies are delicious,” he noted.

The two top sellers are the Home Run pizza with pepperoni, sausage, meatballs, bacon, ham and garlic, and the Grand Slam pizza with pepperoni, sausage, red onions, green peppers and mushrooms. The menu is updated on occasion, so be sure to ask what is new.

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