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There are many unhealthy and unproductive distractions that can lead young people down the wrong path. One organization seeks to change that with a focus on service and discipline, with opportunities to earn ribbons for special skills.

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 Sgt. Rhiannon Giesegh and Tyson Henry at a hot while focusing on drug and dog fundraiser for the Young Marines. to develop the skill sets they need to be alcohol diversion.

Tyson Henry is a 12-year-old Mesa successful; so basically the discipline, teen attending Stapley Junior High leadership and respect. We also do a who has benefited greatly from the lot of community service,” Alger said.

He has also seen a remarkable unique program.

“I’ve always been interested in the change in Tyson.

“He’s come a long way. He was military and I used to run around and play army guys, so my mom thought one of my kids that came in shy and I should learn more about the Young introverted and he’s come out of his shell. Now, he doesn’t mind getting up Marines,” Tyson said.

“I looked at it and decided that it in front of people to speak.”

Tyson’s mother Dawn Henry was a good idea. Once I graduate, I had a choice to stay with the Young added, “In the 11 months that my son has participated in this program Marines or not.”

The program is about 10 weeks he has earned 11 ribbons ranging long and Tyson graduated in May as from physical fitness, scuba, first aid/ a Young Marines Honor Graduate CPR and fire safety to community Private First Class. He has decided to service and communications. My son has completed almost 100 hours remain with Young Marines.

“We go on campouts and every of community service in his short month we have fun days and Color time with the program. It is not a Guard and classes on drug resistance,” requirement but instead a passion and desire that is instilled in these kids to he noted.

He stated that the valuable lessons give back.”

There are more than 300 Young he has learned through East Valley Young Marines will serve him well Marine units nationwide and four units in Okinawa, Japan. Internationally, into high school and beyond.

Frank (Gunny) Alger is the unit there are more than 14,000 Young commander for the East Valley Young Marine members and 2,200 adult staff Marines. A 20-year Marine Corps volunteers. On the national level, the veteran, he helped found the East program features a national director Valley Young Marines because his and two assistant directors guiding father was involved in the organization. the program. For more information, “We’re not trying to get kids to join visit www.eastvalleyyoungmarines. the service. We’re trying to get them com. classifieds

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Lifelong Learning Registration Begins Jan. 22 Open house set for Jan. 17 New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning is offering 69 classes—ranging from cruising the Danube to magic for grandchildren—for the spring semester.

After paying $60 for the spring semester and summer session, students can sign up for as many classes as their schedule will allow on Jan. 22 via the Internet.

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.

Sponsored by Mesa Community College, New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning is a peer-led organization which offers students the opportunity to expand their learning, increase their social resources, and provide opportunities to volunteer for the college and in the community.

For more information, visit newfrontiers.mesacc.edu or write to New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning, 165 N. Centennial Way, Suite 208, Mesa, AZ 85201, or communications@ newfrontiersaz.org.

The New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning open house is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the MCC Downtown Center, 145 N. Centennial Way, fourth floor, Mesa. Park in the parking garage on the second and third floors, and take the steps or elevator to the fourth floor.

Registration will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, via computer only. Students can also register on the second floor of the Downtown Campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 22.

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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.

Hey batter batter! Spring registration is open for Red Mountain National Little League. Visit www.rmnll.com to sign up.

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

kitchen, an upgraded audio/visual experience including digital menu boards, and more parent-friendly beverage options like locally crafted bottled beers and wine.

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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Payment can be made by cash, credit card or check/debit card with photo identification. All sales are final without warranty or guarantee of any kind and there are no refunds. For more information, visit www.mesaaz.gov/ surplussales or call (480) 644-2663.

A little-known fact, but Mesa operates surplus sales from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the City of Mesa Warehouse, 7041 E. Adobe. A wide variety of merchandise is offered at the surplus sales, including tools,

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By Meghan McCoy Fremont Junior High School student Robin Jackson calls her Thanksgiving nothing less than “magical.”

The 13-year-old was one of 650 female dancers from across the United States who performed in the 87th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

While in New York City, Fremont Junior “Magical, a once in a lifetime High School student Robin Jackson went opportunity and I was a part of it,” on a New York harbor sight-seeing cruise Robin said of her experience as a Spirit of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty of America dancer. “All the thousands and Ellis Island. of people waving and smiling at us The Jacksons arrived in New York on from the side of the streets to inside Saturday, Nov. 23, when the seemingly the office buildings ... it was really endless practicing began. Maureen exciting.” said from 7 p.m. until about 10:45 p.m.

Robin was the youngest of eight they practiced. girls from Jeanne’s School of Dance “They practiced four to six hours a East Mesa who participated in the day,” she said of the 650 girls. parade.

While in New York, the eighth “My daughter just made the cut” grader visited Radio City Music Hall due to her age, said mom, Maureen. to see “The Christmas Spectacular” “I’m just over-the-top proud.” The featuring the Rockettes. She also saw girls had to be at least 13 years old to the Broadway show “Newsies,” Times be involved in the parade.

Square, the Empire State building and “I just think of all the girls in the Rockefeller Center tree. She embarked country and my daughter was able to on a New York harbor sight-seeing have the opportunity cruise of the Brooklyn to do this,” Maureen Bridge, Statue of Liberty said. “She has worked and Ellis Island. hard to get to this “Mom took us all to point.” see the World Trade The girls walked, Center Memorial,” chanted and waved in Robin said. “We have the two and half mile talked about it, seen parade before they it at school and now I wound up in Herald actually was there. I’d Square at Macy’s say we pretty much saw where they performed it all including riding their dance. The dance the subway.” was to the “Mad Robin fell in love with Hatter” theme from dance 11 years ago.

“Alice in Wonderland.”

“It’s kind of consumed Maureen recalled her life. She loves it,” standing at the edge of Maureen said. the parade when she Fremont Junior High School Robin does ballet saw her daughter, who student Robin Jackson danced technique, pointe, was flanked by big in the 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving senior contemporary, Day Parade. balloons. senior tricks, teen “It was such an overwhelming technique, Hot Shots Tap, Hot Shots feeling,” Maureen said. “It’s hard to Jazz, ballet V/VI, advanced clogging explain. It was incredible to see all the and Teen Fierce Dance Competitors girls do it in sync.”

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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.

“Two of the rooms will even have kitchenettes for families that can’t go into the community kitchen because

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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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McKellips Rd., Mesa Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Mesa Women’s COST: $20 for Mom-e Club members Club, 200 N.$25 Macdonald. and spouses; for guests (adult ticket The theme is ticket); the “Roaring ‘20s: includes one child $10 for each ‘Puttin’ onchild. the Ritz’” and costumes additional Registration required.are INFO: (480) or a tisha@momwelcome.

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Take a “spring” break, relax, mingle Th e $25 tickets include a buffet dinner. and enjoy the company of other Soroptimists are described moms, dads and kiddos at the socialas “women at their best, working mixer open to the public. Gueststo help will enjoy food,and drinks, and other women girlsdessert be their best.” outdoor entertainment included in the Proceeds from this event will support ticket cost at The Monastery in Mesa.

Helen’s Hope Chest, and other local projects such as student mentoring Neighborhood Rummage Sale and monetary awards.

WHEN: Sat., March 16, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For more information or Lindsay tickets, WHERE: Rancho de Arboleda, contact Fimbres north of Patsy McKellips, Mesa at (480) 964COST: or Free 6400, pfiadmission mbres@cox.net.

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INFO: (480) 833-3826 The 13th annual sale features new, used and craft items.

Author JackieMuseum Brown Benham The Arizona for Youth Book FriendsSigning Inc., a nonprofit organization WHEN: March 16, fromfunds 11 a.m. to chargedSat., with raising for2 p.m. the WHERE: The Book Rack, 1752 S. Signal Arizona Museum for Youth, is asking Butte Rd., Suite 108, Mesa the community to $25 donate to its COST: Free admission; for book $12,500 Kickstarter campaign.

INFO: (480) 380-0044 Jackie Brown Benham through will autograph her Funds generated Sunday, new book “Fire: Where the Flowers Sing.”

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski From the outside, Randy Shepherd was the picture of health. He actively rode his mountain bike and played in a fairly competitive softball league.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

WHERE: Mountain View Toro Football Field, 2700 E. Brown Rd., Mesa COST: $25 (group discounts available online) INFO: www.mvt5k.com The entire community is welcome, with a free 1/4-mile run for the kids, and official chip timing and T-shirt for the 5k runners. The race will benefit AZBrainFood and the Ronald McDonald House.

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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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Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo WHEN: Wed., Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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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.

“We drive everywhere we go, so I have some good ideas for future

books,” he explained. “It’s amazing some of the things I have been able to run into by mistake by many occasions. The stories are fantastic.

The legends and myths is what I enjoy writing about.”

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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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.

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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-

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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.

Thomas K. Brueckner, CLTC, is President/CEO of Strategic Asset Conservation in Scottsdale, a conservative wealth management firm with clients in 18 states and 6 countries. He is a 2011 Advisor of the Year national finalist, a radio talk show host, and a mentor to other advisors nationally. He may be reached for comment at go2knight.com.

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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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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.

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but Gwen first shared this recipe on my radio show. The chopping and dicing of fresh ingredients and the whir of the blender came screaming through the airways. In the studio, we were begging for second helpings— and thirds.

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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How Can I be Guilty of DUI Drugs if I Possess a Medical Marijuana Card? law talk

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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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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.

“In the beginning, Dana Law Firm started as just a small estate planning workshop,” Dana said.

“Now, with 10 attorneys, we cover every facet of estate planning from simple estate planning to the very complex estate plan. We have the knowledge and expertise to meet every client’s needs. We also work in estate administration to assist with probate or trust administration. We understand that sometimes there is a need for estate litigation and we provide this in our office, as well.

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

To be able to work with his children on a regular basis means the world to him.

Dana Law Firm is also proud that most of the attorneys have earned an advanced law degree or an LL.M., a master’s of law degree in taxation.

Other attorneys are CPAs who also have an extensive background in tax.

When choosing an attorney to help with taxes, it’s important to pick one who has the expertise to serve even the most challenging of estate-related issues.

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reviewed every three to five years to make sure it fits the needs and wishes of the individual or family.

“It is important to us that each of our clients understands their estate plan,” Dana said. “We provide knowledge to our clients of how their plan works by providing them with a flowchart of how their Dana Law Firm has been in business for over 25 years. plan functions. An estate plan by Make an appointment for a free itself is just a stack of documents. consultation during January and the We provide knowledge and education so our clients can be confident as to firm will take $100 off any fee of $400 or more. how their plan works.”

“An attorney will review your Dana Law Firm is affordable and current estate plan and make offers a no-obligation free consultation where an attorney will quote a flat fee, recommendations if updates are rather than an hourly fee. Using this needed,” said Dana. “If you don’t method, clients know what they are have an estate plan in place, then an paying for and what to expect. There attorney will discuss the best plans are 15 office locations to assist clients based on your wishes. Drafts will be throughout Arizona. Seven of these sent for your review, then come in for offices are in Northern Arizona. Dana a second appointment to sign your said he believes that those in small documents.”

Call (800) 753-3262 or visit www. towns deserve the convenience of a DanaFirm.com to schedule a free professional and affordable attorney. consultation in one of its 15 Valley Dana Law Firm will assist clients locations.

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