February 2016
Roxine Riordan and Donna Thresher had a great time at the Mesa Lions Clubs Foundation and Charities Casino Night. More on page 36.
Kneaders to open soon at Power and McDowell
Mayor’s State of the City address to focus on education
By Ken Abramczyk Kneaders Bakery & Café soon will be opening a location on the southwest corner of Power and McDowell roads. Operated by Tieg Justesen, Kneaders will be located in the Red Mountain Promenade next to Barro’s Pizza. The store is expected to open in late February. Kneaders specializes in Kneaders Bakery & Café specializes in European authentic European hearth hearth breads made from scratch daily, as well as more than 40 different pastries along with soups breads that are made from and sandwiches. scratch daily in each location. Kneaders also offers a variety of CEO James Worthington said soups, salads, sandwiches and over the company, based in Orem, Utah, 40 different pastries. Smoothies and looked at several potential locations ...continues on page 13 varieties of coffee also are available.
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Giles’ father, a longtime Mesa elMayor John Giles will stress the im- ementary school principal, instilled portant role that education plays in in the mayor an appreciation for the city’s economy durthe critical role in the ing his State of the City city’s schools. Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. “Education is a Mesa Thursday, Feb. 4, at the core value,” he said. “If Mesa Convention Center. we lose that, we risk “Our city has been synbecoming just another onymous with excellent set of stop lights in the schools, attracting pargreater Phoenix meents from near and far troplex.” to start their families in The mayor’s anMesa,” Giles said in a renual State of the City cent op-ed. “In fact, Mon- Mayor John Giles Breakfast is an opporey.com recently named tunity for businesses, us the best big city in the Southwest organizations and residents to conin part because of our roster of stellar nect on opportunities that will take ...continues on page 8 schools.”
All the juice that’s fit to print! Mailed to homes in the Groves communities.
NearbyNews
Mailed toYour Home Monthly
Local Postal Customer
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX PERMIT # 1333