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Gilbert-based developer Blandford Homes donated this new house at Sunshine Acres Children’s Home in Mesa.

Blandford Homes Builds ‘Bonnie’s Place’ at Sunshine Acres For 60 years Sunshine Acres has been caring for children, and recently Blandford Homes made caring for a few more kids a possibility.

Carol Whitworth’s parents, Jim and Vera Dingman, founded Sunshine Acres in 1954. The children’s home has helped more than 1,690 youngsters since it began, and now, “Aunt Carol,” as she is fondly called, thanks Blandford Homes for donating a new girls’ home, “Bonnie’s Place,” to the growing Sunshine Acres family.

“It’s like one of (Blandford’s) beautiful model homes,” Whitworth said of the 6,700-square-foot home. “It’s just amazing and the house parents said it’s so easy to keep up. (Blandford Homes) made it very practical.”

There are 10 girls living in Bonnie’s Place, which was dedicated in April, with house parents Fred and Tawny Apuan and their four children, two dogs and seven snakes.

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to ear,” Whitworth said. “I said ‘Can we name it Bonnie’s Place?’ and she was thrilled with that. She came out even when we were decorating it. We call Sunshine Acres “a miracle in the desert.” We don’t ask, we just pray about it. I just want people to know how much we love the community, because this is a community project.

People like Mr. Blandford deciding to come and help us. I think he’s going to do more...he said he wants to do more.”

Sunshine Acres takes in children from around the state who are homeless, whose parents are incarcerated, have had challenges with adoption and chronic or terminal illnesses. Programs for the children include counseling, 4-H and equine therapy, choir, chapel, sports, music, arts and crafts. All the funding for Sunshine Acres is by private donations, estates and corporate gifts. Sunshine Acres runs a boutique and donation center and accepts donations year round.

Some of the children in the houses are siblings. Kids at Sunshine Acres range in age from 5 to 18. Girls are in separate houses from boys, however, all the children eat together in the central dining room and attend church services on Sunday. The children at Sunshine Acres can stay through college or until they can make it on their own.

“We tell them we’re all family, we just have a bigger family than most,” Whitworth said.

For more information about Sunshine Acres, visit the website at www.sunshineacres.org.

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To better serve the community, and to enhance market values, the agents below have taken part in the Northeast Mesa Home Marketing Tour. In order to even make it on this page, they have regularly attended the marketing tour to give and get feedback for the listings that make it on. If you are planning on selling your home and feel that experience and exposure are necessary when it comes to selling your home, seriously consider choosing an agent from the list below.

These agents can guarantee that your home will be placed on the marketing tour and provide you with the exposure

and feedback that you need to better help you sell your home. Sure, you can put your home up for sale through your neighbor, cousin or co-worker but in the end, couldn’t that hurt what you receive as a sales price if you decide on a person that wasn’t part of a collective of agents committed to getting the most for your home? Anyone can “Slap and Hang” a home, you need to choose an agent that is updating themselves in REAL time.

Most, like us, would strongly argue that when it comes to marketing or selling your home, the power of peer feedback

and the networking involved is a powerful thing. Choose an agent that is committed to the community. If you recognize a name from below, you know you are dealing with a person that puts professionalism at least at a minimum standard of participating in the Northeast Mesa Home Marketing Tour so they can learn and teach simultaneously. The home tour is a powerful thing. Choose an agent that can give you that power. Let your neighbor be your neighbor and family be family. You deserve experience and collaborative efforts from a group, not just an agent.

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Rodney and Mary Ann Gutierrez sent us at the Nearby News the sweetest letter acknowledging those who helped them when their 24th Street home was destroyed by a fire on May 1. It’s a little longer than our typical Hearsay item, but looking indulge us: “Everything happened back so fast, we never got the chance to thank the people who helped us as the fire was engulfing our home. Many people came to the back of our home from Hale Elementary School. They

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that comes with room and board, mentorship and funding to study abroad. It wasn’t easy. Flinn Scholars must graduate in the top five percent of their class, have a 29 on the ACT or 1300 on the SAT and participate in a long list of extracurricular activities.

Way to go, Troop 2735! The Girl Scout troop collected 120 books for Read on Mesa, a summer reading organization that puts books into the hands of underprivileged youth. That’s the Scout spirit!

Papa Murphy’s Pizza, which includes a location at Power and McDowell roads, is offering $5 discounts on a familysize pizza to those who drop off a case of water between July 1 and July 31.

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Mesa Public Schools graduated two Flinn Scholars this year! Alexander Buckley of Red Mountain High School and Jaylia Yan of Mountain View High School got the full-ride scholarship

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By Meghan McCoy Kids ages 8 through 16 can take control three motors, plus cables and LEGO building to new heights sensors able to detect light, sound and this month with classes devoted to touch.

Mindstorms kits and robots at Red “Kids are learning how to program,” Mountain Center.

Calaway said.

LEGO Mindstorms allows kids to After the students are familiar with build and program the system, they customizable robots receive instructions using software and on how to build hardware provided a robotic vehicle. in the kits.

Calaway said they “It’s really driven then learn how to challenge things to do onboard and look at everyday programming of the materials in a new Youngsters learn how to build robots LEGO computer to way,” said Brian during LEGO Robotics classes at Red facilitate commands Calaway, who Mountain Center. for the robot and teaches beginner and intermediate begin driving.

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The students must solve problems, “It teaches all the skills we value as such as figuring out how many human beings and society.” rotations it takes for the vehicle to On the first day of the beginner travel a certain distance, as they drive class, Calaway said students become their robots through a maze. oriented with LEGO’s robotic “They have obstacles and challenges building blocks. He said the system is to overcome,” Calaway said. essentially a brain brick—a big LEGO The students participate in a big with a computer inside—that can robotic game toward the end of the

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class. In past classes, the students have participated in robot soccer and a toxic waste cleanup where the arm scoops up the waste.

The intermediate level course is similar, but more complex, and takes the students through more challenging obstacles that require Brian Calaway is teaching three LEGO Robotics classes at sensors.

Calaway said the Red Mountain Center this summer that will teach youngsters how to build and operate a robot. complexity of the challenges “really depends on how I built a robot to feed him peanuts read their skill levels,” he said. “(The while he watched television. He class) becomes a little more real now competes with different robotic world…That’s really cool because it’s systems and is pursuing a degree in physics at Scottsdale Community really fun.”

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“These classes are what I do in the based on creative problem solving with an aspect of spontaneity. summer,” he said of his Red Mountain Calaway said one of the challenges Center classes.

For more information, including the students have done in the past is build the tallest tower possible while times and dates of courses, call Brian Calaway at (602) 488-0879. holding a penny or an egg.

Red Mountain Center is located at Calaway found a passion for robots when he was 8 years old. He said he 7550 E. Adobe St., Mesa.

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Super fun and superheroes will highlight the 12th annual music camp, “The Agape League” to be held at Love of Christ Lutheran Church (LOC) in the East Valley.

The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25. Healthy snacks will be available daily. The week’s activities conclude at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 27, with a musical performance for family and friends.

The week-long event is open to all children ranging from first through seventh grades who enjoy music, movement, games and more in an open learning environment.

Pre-registration to the popular summertime camp is encouraged because the number of openings is limited. A charge of $20 per child is requested; up to a $50 maximum registration fee per household. Parents are asked to provide their child with a plain black T-shirt for the first day of camp.

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Three Mesa Teachers Each Receive $5,000 Grant Money to Fund School Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity

Three Mesa teachers were awarded community on the effects of diabetes $5,000 grants to fund health-related and reversing a sedentary life,” said programs at their schools. The grants, Tim Bergen, a teacher at Lowell awarded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Elementary School in Mesa.

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Buxton explains that the program at The program has reached more his school was included in classroom than 261,000 fifth-graders since it curriculum, gym, events and afterbegan and aims to motivate them to school activities. incorporate healthy habits into their “By no means does the challenge daily routines. ever end,” he said. “We live in a society As part of the criteria of the grant where obesity levels are skyrocketing, application, teachers were asked to society is becoming more sedentary, specify what the grant money would be and the fast food industry is growing. used for if they won it for their school. It is my hope that the healthy lifestyle Plans for funds include fitness stations instruction sponsored by the Walk On! around the school, new pedometers Challenge and reinforced throughout and heart-rate monitors, school the day, during the month of February, education programs, field trips, play will make a difference in every child’s equipment and organized activities life at Porter.” that encourage family participation.

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The Palms Theatre in Mesa will kick off its 2014-2015 season with the musical comedy “Two by Two,” featuring music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Martin Charnin.

In this fresh retelling of the Biblical story of Noah, “Two by Two” shares that the building of the ark wasn’t his only challenge. By turns inspirational and hilarious, the audience discovers that being chosen by God for great things does not necessarily simplify the daily demands made of a father and husband.

Also slated for the 2014-2015 season on the main stage are: “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Annie Get Your Gun” and “Menopause the Musical.” The Marquee Theatre will again feature

comedies including “Run for Your Wife” and “Caught in the Net” in repertory, followed by “Nana’s Naughty Knickers” and “Love, Sex and the IRS.” A full schedule of tribute concerts on the main stage and Marquee Theatre will feature returning favorites such as AbbaFab, Piano Man, One of These Nights, Strait Country, Flipside-45, Man in Black and December ‘63, as well as a wide variety of new concerts spanning genres from country to rock to The Great American Songbook.

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There are three tiers of fireworks that become part of the enforcement issue in Arizona: de-regulated novelties such as sparklers, smoke devices and novelties legal for sale and use; permitted “nonaerial” consumer fireworks; and prohibited “aerial” consumer fireworks.

Sparklers, caps, poppers and snakes are novelty items and can be purchased and used throughout the year, Smith explains, because they aren’t really fireworks.

Consumer fireworks, such as ground-based sparklers that emit showers of sparks are what are available at the tents and stores. These are the restricted fireworks for use only between Tuesday, June 24, and Sunday, July 6. Finally, the prohibited “aerial” consumer fireworks are the types used in the permitted public fireworks displays only. These include skyrockets and firecrackers that are not allowed by law to consumers.

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Mesa fire is encouraging responsible usage of these fireworks, Smith said. Fireworks must be used on personal property. “We tell people use them on the driveway or on an area where there isn’t a great deal of brush or Exercise precaution and always supervise children when using anything flammable. any type of firework this Fourth of July holiday. Metal sparklers can burn at 1,200 degrees and cause serious injuries.

Also set up an area where your kids and pets do not have glass melts at 900 degrees. “Sparklers, close access to where fireworks are the temperature they burn at is 1,200 being detonated. Keep a close eye on degrees. When you put it in relative children at these homes where they’re to that, you’re not going to touch an being done.” oven, but you’ve got a sparkler in your He explained, water boils at 212 face at 1,200 degrees.” degrees, cakes bake at 350 degrees and ... continues on page 19

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These DIY projects will help you save on summer cooling costs to keep your home’s temperature down during the hot season.

• Add Some Green Around Your Home. Provide natural shade to your home by planting trees and bushes. You especially want shade that falls directly on windows and doors to block the harsh summer sun. This will help to diffuse the heat and keep your home a bit cooler.

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Covering the windows with dark, opaque curtains keeps the light out as well as the heat. Shades come in a variety of designs, so you can still have an attractive window treatment while saving on your energy costs.

• Install Ceiling Fans. Ceiling fans help air circulate through the house.

In the summer, ceiling fans should draw the air up. This brings the cool air up from the floor to mix with the room air, keeping the entire room comfortable.

• Change Light Bulbs. The standard incandescent light bulb generates a lot of heat. Newer compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, are cooler and don’t use as much energy. Although more expensive than incandescent, the CFLs will save you in the long run by reducing your energy and cooling needs. I’ve found some great deals on CFLs at Costco recently, too.

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Precautions for using fireworks include having some sort of water supply readily available as concerns for fires rise during this time. “Have a hose, but certainly have a bucket of water,” Smith said. “If you run into a dud—you light a firework and it doesn’t go off...we suggest pour water on it. And for the ones that are used, drop it into a bucket of water” before disposing of the fireworks.

Another precaution Smith stressed was to never allow children to use fireworks unsupervised. Parents need

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A safe and family friendly alternative to setting off fireworks is to celebrate with the public. The City of Mesa is sponsoring the Arizona Celebration of Freedom on July 4 in downtown Mesa. The free event runs from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and will feature Revolutionary War Reenactments. For more information, visit www.azcelebrationoffreedom. org. “We always hit home—leave it to the professionals,” Smith said of the Fourth of July.

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Championship Seasons for High School Sports

By Laurie Struna, Mesa Public Schools Mesa Public Schools high school athletes held off stiff competition to earn team championship titles in three varsity sports this year. The Red Mountain boys golf team clinched its ninth title, Mountain View wrestlers brought home the team trophy, and Red Mountain’s Lady Lions Red Mountain’s boys golf program captured its ninth state closed the year with their title. record-breaking fifth-straight softball team scored 197 points, surpassing defending state champion Sunnyside championship.

High School by 55 points.

Coach Bob Callison is looking Red Mountain Golfers Bring forward to next season. “Defending Home the Glory The Red Mountain’s boys golf our title is new ground for the boys program captured its ninth state and me. We have a large portion title in school history by finishing of our team back next year and we the 36-hole tournament at 10-over- have memories of how we did it,” he par 586. They bested the second- remarked. place Mountain View Toros by three strokes. When asked about his team’s Red Mountain Earns a Spot in the success, Coach Rich Hamilton shared, Record Book The Lady Lions earned a fifth “I want to thank Red Mountain for their support. We had more people consecutive softball title for Red come out to watch and support the Mountain, making them the only team than ever before, and it meant a team in state history to accomplish this feat. Red Mountain’s titles span lot to us.”

He also gave kudos to his assistant 2010 to 2014, with six successive coach, Brad Kaufman, who will appearances in the championship game. Jim Gowdy, athletic director become the head coach next season. for Red Mountain, shared, “Success is a byproduct of the program’s culture and focus on continuous improvement. The goal of our athletic department is to influence and add value to the lives of our students.

Rich Hamilton’s coaching staff exemplifies this goal.”

Red Mountain’s softball The Mountain View wrestling team scored 197 points, surpassing defending state champion Sunnyside High program develops younger School by 55 points. players and prepares them for varsity competition. Players learn that Mountain View Captures Second the program is bigger than one player Wrestling Title It was 14 years between state or graduating class.

“High school athletes gravitate to wrestling championships for the this mindset because they want to be mighty Toros. They won their first title in 2000, and have been state a part of something that’s bigger than runners-up eight times. The Toros themselves,” Gowdy explained. “Our are notorious for bringing their “A” program’s focus remains the same— game to competitions—and this attention to the process of developing year the payoff was an impressive players, not simply the outcome of state tournament performance. The winning another state title.”

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Setting Up Kids for Success We were enjoying dinner in Downtown Disney recently, when a high-pitched shriek from an obviously worn-out toddler nearly made us drop Eva Dwight our forks. My husband and I grimaced at each other and said in unison, “Sounds like naptime!” Our son asked if he and his brother ever pitched a fit in public. Hmm...maybe a time or two, but really not much. I added, “It wasn’t that you were perfect babies. It was that we set you up for success.”

For babies and toddlers, that meant honoring their needs above our own.

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• going to family friendly restaurants • eating at 5 p.m. in order to avoid long waits for a table • bringing books/crayons/small toys to distract the kids while we waited for our food • tag teaming sometimes, so one of us bounced a kid on a hip while the other one took a few bites, then we traded • taking the kids outside if attention spans were running short while the other one waited for the check.

When running errands, every child has a different tolerance level. Three was the magic number in our family; for those first years, if we made it to three stores with the boys in good spirits, we knew enough to go home before pressing our luck with a fourth.

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If children do end up in a tantrum, teach self-calming skills by taking them aside and helping them breathe deeply while you stroke them gently or hug them until they relax. (Remaining calm yourself will help them calm down, as well.) Acknowledge them for using self-control, ask for their help as you complete this one last chore (Can you help me find the butter and then we’ll go home?) and then finish

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Watermelon Cake and Strawberry Pie It’s July and we’re looking for ways to stay cool, eat lighter and maybe give the slow cooked oven recipes a rest. The heck if I’m going to give up my sweets, though.

So what better way to kick off July than with two scrumptious desserts that require very little effort? Watermelon cake is all the rage online these days. I have to admit that I was not a believer

that you could actually frost a real watermelon and decorate it like an actual cake. But you can, if you follow my instructions, and I think you’re going to love it!

The second recipe for strawberry pie is an all-American favorite and this recipe really brings out the true flavor of fresh strawberries.

I hope you enjoy both! Stay cool and I’ll see you next month.

Watermelon Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting 1 watermelon Fruit for garnish: (1 pint blueberries, 1 pint strawberries, 6-7 Kiwi, 2 cups grapes, 1 large orange) 2 pints whipping cream (or more for large watermelon) 1 small (3 oz) package Jell-O Instant Vanilla Pudding 2-3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Cut rind off entire watermelon.

Make a slice through the bottom to make a base so it will remain steady on a plate. Cut watermelon the size and shape you want your cake. (A flat top cake is easier to garnish with fruit.)

Pack paper towels around the entire watermelon to soak up watermelon

juice. (The dryer the watermelon, the easier it will be to frost.)

For the Stabilized Whipped Cream Frosting: For each cup of whipped cream used, add 1 tablespoon of instant vanilla pudding and 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar. For sweeter frosting, add more powdered sugar.

Whip together until stiff peaks form. Frost cake with spatula or place frosting in piping bag with large star tip. (I use a 14- or 16-inch piping bag.) Garnish with fresh fruit and slice in wedges. Serve immediately.

Strawberry Pie

1 deep dish pie shell plus 2 teaspoons sugar 6 cups fresh strawberries 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons cornstarch 3/4 cup cold water 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 heaping tablespoon powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of sugar over pie shell and bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. When done, arrange 4 cups of whole strawberries in pie shell, point up.

With a small food processor, fork or potato masher, thoroughly puree

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remaining 2 cups strawberries and combine with cup of sugar in a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice.

Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.

In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together cornstarch and water.

Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture.

Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 5-6 minutes, stirring often. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream and powdered sugar until firm peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.

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Restaurant chairs are made from recycled Coke bottles, tables created from compressed and recycled wood, and a massive fan in the restaurant utilizes 66 percent less electricity. But, let’s talk about the food.

Sure, any restaurant can dish out a burger. But these are BurgerFi burgers and their branding stamp on the bun is the first clue that what we would soon enjoy is different. The original BurgerFi burger ($5.57) is a double natural Angus burger with lettuce, tomato and a signature BurgerFi sauce.

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Among veggie burgers, this one is a stand-out.

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Competitive Comedy WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

WHRE: National Comedy Theatre, 1111 S. Longmore Rd., Mesa COST: $8 to $14 meet your neighbor INFO: (602) 374-5638 or www.nctphoenix.com/showtimes.html The National Comedy Theatre Phoenix’s competitive improv comedy show is spontaneous and interactive and the audience gets to shout out suggestions, challenge the performers, and decide which team of comedians is the funniest.

Mesa Community Farmers Market WHEN: Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHRE: Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., Mesa COST: Price of produce INFO: www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com The Farmers Market features fresh produce from local growers, plus a variety of handmade arts and crafts.

Happy Hour at Las Sendas WHEN: Daily from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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COST: Cost of drinks and food INFO (480) 396-4000 or www.lassendas.com Happy hour will feature a wide variety of food and drink specials.

United Blood Services Blood Drive WHEN: Wed., July 2, and Thurs., July 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Superstition Springs Center, 6555 E. Southern Ave., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (602) 391-3382 or www.bloodhero.com The Bloodmobile will be parked near the parking lot between The Cheesecake Factory and JCPenney Home Store for registered donors.

Arizona Celebration of Freedom WHEN: Fri., July 4, from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 644-2432 or www.azcelebrationoffreedom.org The event will feature entertainment, classic cars, motorcycles, live music,

Glass Workshop: Flame Working WHEN: Sun., July, 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Arts Studios, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $32 INFO: (480) 644-6520 or www. mesaartscenter.com/sysfile/file-15828file.pdf Learn basic safety, use of torch, pulling stringer and make several beads in this introductory class.

Aikido WHEN: Mondays and Fridays, July 7 through July 28, from 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Center, 7550 E. Adobe, Mesa COST: $14 resident; $17 nonresident; one-time $39 instructor fee INFO: (480) 644-4800 or www.mesaaz.gov/parksrec/rmmc Aikido is a defensive Japanese martial art, which teaches students to defend themselves causing as little injury as possible.

Tai Chi for Wellness WHEN: Mondays and Wednesdays, July 7 through July 30, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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WHERE: Red Mountain Center, 7550 E. Adobe, Mesa COST: $14 resident; $17 nonresident; one-time $37 instructor fee INFO: (480) 644-4800 or www.mesaaz.gov/parksrec/rmmc Tai Chi can help relax the body, release stress and tension, balance energy and discipline the mind.

East Valley Michigan Club WHEN: Wed., July 9, at 2 p.m.; and Wed., July 23, at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Charge for meals INFO: (480) 986-7085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net The club meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday for lunch, and at 9 a.m. the fourth Wednesday for breakfast.

Ceramics: Clay Be the Month WHEN: Fridays, July 11 through July 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Arts Studios, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $59 resident; $69 nonresident INFO: (480) 644-6520 or www. mesaartscenter.com/sysfile/file-15828file.pdf Work at own pace on intermediate to advanced projects that are hand-built or wheel thrown.

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Fast Track Roller Derby WHEN: Sat., July 12, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Broadway Recreation Center, 59 E. Broadway Rd., Mesa COST: $10 INFO: www.brownpapertickets.com or www.arizonarollergirls.com The Ship Wreckers will compete against the Cadaver Crue.

Drawing Workshop: Intro to the Use of Dynamic Symmetry WHEN: Sat., July 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Arts Studio, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $50 INFO: (480) 644-6520 or www. mesaartscenter.com/sysfile/file-15828file.pdf Through lecture, demonstration and hands-on work, students will be given the opportunity to gain insight into the structure and design that masters such as Michelangelo and Van Gogh employed in creating their works.

Beading: Intergenerational Beading Primer WHEN: Saturdays, July 12 through

Aug. 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Arts Studios, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $48 INFO: (480) 644-6520 or www. mesaartscenter.com/sysfile/file-15828file.pdf Participants can expect to make four to six beaded jewelry projects.

Welding WHEN: Sat., July 12, and Sun., July 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Arts Studios, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $168 INFO: (480) 644-6520 or www. mesaartscenter.com/sysfile/file-15828file.pdf Learn to bend, shape, cut, weld and finish steel to make decorative objects for the yard or home.

Capoeira WHEN: Tuesdays, July 22 through Aug. 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Center, 7550 E. Adobe, Mesa COST: $15 resident; $18 nonresident; one-time $40 instructor fee INFO: (480) 644-4800 or www.mesaaz.gov/parksrec/rmmc Capoeira is a martial art that combines dance, music, acrobatics and strikes.

Slightly Stoopid with Cypress Hill WHEN: Thurs., July 24, at 5 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa COST: $32 INFO: (480) 644-2560 or http://mesaamp.com

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Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach, California-based group led by multiinstrumentalist Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, will release its latest studio effort, “Top of the World,” in August.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $35 to $85 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Tori Amos pushed the boundaries when she released her confessional debut album, “Little Earthquakes” 21 years ago. She continues to be adored by fans.

Lyle Lovett WHEN: Thurs., July 24, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $48 to $78 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums.

AZ Big Train Operators Exhibit WHEN: Mon., July 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Main Library Saguaro Room, 64 E. First St., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 644-3100 or www.mesalibrary.org With expanded dioramas and a variety of model trains, the exhibit is bigger and better than ever.

Tori Amos WHEN: Fri., July 25, at 8 p.m.

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Automotive Class: The Engine WHEN: Sat., July 12, from 11 a.m.to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Dobson Ranch Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 644-3100 Join Jeff Crawford, owner of Crawford’s Auto Repair, as he explains how an internal combustion operates, the differences between diesel and gasoline engines and how to choose the right engine oil.

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Amos Lee, who will perform at the Mesa Arts Center on Monday, Aug. 4, is no stranger to topping the music charts with hits like “Mission Bell” and “Windows are Rolled Down.”

Amos Lee Chalks Up Success to Team, Fans

By Alan Sculley Amos Lee has seen his career take a welcome step forward with his two most recent albums, 2011’s “Mission Bell” and his fifth studio album, “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song,” which was released last fall.

“Mission Bell” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine album chart and produced a hit single, “Windows are Rolled Down.” The latest album, meanwhile, debuted at No. 16 on Billboard’s all-genre album chart, hit No. 7 on the Rock Album chart and spent some four months in the upper tier of the Americana Music Association album chart.

But Lee doesn’t sound like someone who dwells on chart numbers or album sales statistics. And asked about his success, his thoughts quickly turned to others who helped make things happen.

“It makes me incredibly grateful for the fans that I have,” Lee said during a recent phone interview. “It also takes me to the people who work on my team, like management, agents, all the folks, label people. There are so many people that get their hands dirty working these records and trying to help to dig a foundation and keep it solid and build it up from the ground.

I’ve been with a lot of the same people from the beginning. So it means a lot to me to have people on my side to share these things with. To me, it’s as much about sharing these moments as it is about having them.”

Lee made a big splash when his 2005 self-titled debut CD caught on

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commercially, selling nearly 500,000 copies. Tours followed with the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Merle Haggard.

His next two albums, “Supply and Demand” and “Last Days at the Lodge,” were well received, but they didn’t match the impressive sales of his first CD. Still, Lee was able to solidify his career, and when he turned his attention to “Mission Bell,” he was ready to try something new.

For that album, he brought in Joey Burns of the band Calexico to produce the album and had other members of the group play on the CD. With “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song,” Lee was ready to change up the recording experience once again.

This time, he brought in his touring band to play on the album, worked with a new producer in Jay Joyce and used a different studio—Joyce’s newly constructed studio in Nashville.

This change fit with Lee’s overall desire to make recording an album a unique experience shared with a certain group of collaborators.

“For me it’s about experiencing that moment, whatever that moment is and appreciating it and respecting it for what it is,” he said.

Amos Lee and openers Amy Helm and The Handsome Strangers perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets are $26 to $46.

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For those desiring and the staff values whiter teeth, “We have focused patient care in take-home bleach,” said a friendly and positive Heacock. environment.

The Gilbert resident “We welcome younger has been practicing patients. I’ve had a lot of dentistry for 14 years. experience with them,” She graduated from stated Heacock. “We University of Southern definitely can handle kids California, one of the top of all ages. Working with 10 dental schools in the children, I’m used to nation. Heacock said her being gentle.”

Classic Dental Care is a family dentistry office and business is picking up Good dental hygiene is accepting new patients. steam. implemented at an early “We’re picking up and getting more age poises children for dental success business. It’s a process,” explained as they age.

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I Have Been Appointed as Trustee, What Do I Do Now? If a parent or loved one died leaving you as the trustee of their revocable living trust, you may be asking yourself, “What do I Kenneth C. Barney do now?”

First of all, let me tell you, although serving as a trustee can be very rewarding it can also be a thankless job, as you will most likely be very under appreciated by the beneficiaries you are serving. Secondly, I also recommend that you get help and get it quickly, as there are many important things that must be done to properly administer the trust.

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away” from the home during funeral services or other family events; • Legally take over as trustee, signing an acceptance of trustee document; • Notice beneficiaries of the trust within the statutory time; • Create and sign a new certificate of trust; • Obtain a new tax identification number for the trust, if necessary; • Prepare a full inventory and appraisement of trust assets; • Identify nontrust assets and determine if a probate is necessary; • Work with a CPA to make sure all required tax returns have been filed; • Identify and deal with creditors of the decedent’s estate; • Prepare and submit trust accounting to trust beneficiaries; • Obtain receipt and release documents from beneficiaries acknowledging that they have received what they are entitled to from the trust.

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“Basically, I do all aspects of grooming,” said Hopkins, who took over the business when the former owner died.

“A basic groom includes the bath, brush, nails, ears, haircut and toenail trim. I also do walk-in nail trims and those are $5 each.”

She can do tooth-brushing, but full cleanings she leaves to veterinarians.

“Bad teeth and gums can lead to other issues, just like in humans.”

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But Hopkins’ business isn’t strictly for canines. Hopkins is happy to groom cats, too. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Charlie & Valerie Randall 480-325-1000 Your Luxury Home Specialists

CHARMING DESERT OASIS WITH POOL 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths & 1,756 sq. ft. $329,000

FLY IN FLY OUT IN PEGASUS AIRPARK 4 Bedrooms, 6 Baths & 5,056 sq. ft. $1,595,000

CLEAN LINES & SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths & 3,306 sq. ft. $600,000

6-Car Garage + RV Parking & Gate!

ENTERTAINER’S DELIGHT

5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths & 8,384 sq. ft $1,699,000

ROOM FOR ALL YOUR TOYS ON ACRE+ LOT! 6 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, & 4,268 sq. ft. $750,000

PRIME GATED LOCATION WITH POOL

RESORT LIVING + SEPARATE GUEST QUARTERS 5 Bedrooms, 6.5 Baths & 6,598 sq. ft. $1,375,000

SENSATIONAL RED MOUNTAIN VIEWS!

5 Bedrooms, 5 baths & 5,481 sq. ft. $795,000

Attention Horse Lover’s and Car Enthusiasts In Lehi!

HUGE RV GARAGE + WORKSHOP ON 1.07 ACRES 6 Bedrooms, 4 Baths & 4,656 sq. ft. $579,000

4 bedrooms, 4.5 Baths & 7,018 sq. ft. $1,995,000

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