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CONTENTS PUBLISHER Shelly Spence

EDITOR/CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jenn Korducki Krenn

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Donna Kublin Amanda Christmann Tom Scanlon Monica Longenbaker Rebecca Zaner Stephanie Maher Palenque Paula Theotocatos Lauren Strait Peni Long Shannon Severson Nigel Spence Suzanne Wright Lara Piu Grace Hill

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WELCOME

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If you notice something different amidst these colorful pages this month, it’s because our new graphic designer, Jennifer Satterlee, has been hard at work giving Images Arizona a fresh coat of paint, so to speak. Her talent for design is not only pleasing to the eye, but also shaped by the goal of making it easier than ever to learn something new about your community.

With summer right around the corner, things have been a little quieter around town. But even as

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temperatures climb into the triple digits and the busy season winds down, our local businesses and restaurants keep their doors open. Be sure to take a look at our Community section to find out what’s happening in your neck of the woods, and beyond.

Last but not least, I am pleased to share that our Images Arizona family is growing with the addition of a new publication serving Paradise Valley, McCormick Ranch and Gainey Ranch. We look forward to the opportunity to meet and interact with

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these new neighbors and share even more of the community-focused stories you’ve come to know and love.

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Meet the

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Luke, Angel, Aubrey & Annalee If you know a family you would like to nominate, please email shelly@imagesaz.com.

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Writer Lauren Strait Photographer Loralei Lazurek

ven though Luke Barnett grew up in the church — especially a well-established church like Phoenix First Assembly — he had no intention of following in his father’s footsteps

when it came to ministry.

“Although I was heavily involved in our church, I didn’t see myself leading or pastoring like my father,” says Luke. “I really enjoyed sports and played professional golf on a mini tour in college while working on my degree in business administration.”

Luke’s father, Pastor Tommy Barnett, always told him that people shouldn’t go into ministry because of any push; rather, it should be God’s calling. During that same conversation, his father mentioned that if Luke was ever asked to go speak at a neighboring church, he should try it. Two weeks later, a man called asking for someone to speak at a church in Goodyear.

“I immediately accused my dad of setting this whole thing up,” Luke says, laughing. “He swore he had nothing to do with it, and so I agreed to go.”

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This was Luke’s first time delivering a sermon on his own.

area. It was during this experience that he realized it was his calling and decided to become a pastor.

“I didn’t know what to say, so I memorized one of my dad’s old sermons and talked about what it

At age 26, Luke started pastoring in Dayton, Ohio with

meant to devote life to God,” he says.

the launch of his first church. In three short years, he had 600 people in attendance every Sunday. From

A woman came up and discussed the sermon after it

there, he moved to California and took on a very well-

was over, and it was in that moment that Luke felt a

known church that was in decline and managed to raise

shift in his life that would pave the way for his future.

the members from 400 to 1,300. In 2006, Luke and his family moved back to Phoenix, where Luke became the

Sermon road show

executive pastor and assisted his dad, who was senior

It was summertime, and shortly after his first sermon

pastor, in running Phoenix First Assembly.

delivery Luke’s grandmother asked him to come to

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Kansas City where she lived to speak at another

“In 2012, my dad, who was 75 years old at the time,

church close to her home. When he got there, he

had heart valve replacement and was out of work for

had no idea that she had planned an entire summer

seven months,” explains Luke. “I led the church in

of him speaking at more than 20 churches in the

his absence. Shortly after, the church decided it was

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best for me to take on the senior pastor position.”

Since Luke became senior pastor in 2012, Phoenix First Assembly has changed its name to Dream City Church and expanded to three other locations, including North Scottsdale, Glendale and Phoenix.

Meddling and marriage Things always have a funny way of coming full circle for Luke. When he was about 17, he met a girl at church and was immediately smitten with her. Angel, who was 15 at the time, had recently relocated to Phoenix from Spokane, Washington.

“She was very traditional,” Luke remembers. “We started dating and she wouldn’t even hold my hand or talk to me, really.”

Luke was invited on a family trip to Idaho with her family and he vividly remembers her snuggling up to a horse and giving it a big kiss on the lips.

“She then turned to me and said she would rather kiss a horse than me,” he says.

Luke took that as a clear sign that she wasn’t into him, and shortly after, the couple broke up. Years went by, and Angel went on to college in Louisiana to train to be in the ministry. Her parents had heard about Luke becoming a pastor and immediately started scheming.

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“I knew her parents really liked me back as a teenager,” says Luke. “Our dads got on the phone and her dad told my dad that Angel would probably agree to go out with me if I asked her.”

Angel’s father sent Luke’s father a recent Christian album that Angel had produced.

“My dad took me to the car, popped in the cassette tape and asked me if I knew who was singing,” says Luke.

He had no idea, so Luke’s father said it was Angel, and told him that she would probably say yes if he asked her out again.

“It had been six years since we last dated, but when my father told me he was going to talk to my brother if I wasn’t interested, I immediately asked her out,” says Luke.

It didn’t take long for the pair to reconnect; they were engaged after six months and married four months after that.

God made girls Today, Angel and Luke are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters.

“Although they are worlds apart, they have a really good relationship,” says Luke.

Aubrey, 18, is the artsy one in the family. She has gone back and forth between her dream of becoming a clothing designer and attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and getting into ministry at Southeastern University in Florida.

“I love that I never have to guess where she is; she wears her feelings on her sleeve,” says Luke.

Annalee is 16 and an avid reader and writer who is involved in the journalism program at Cactus Shadows High School.

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“She has always been a reader and has between

“I try to work as hard as I can all day long and

300 and 400 books in her room,” says Luke. She is

then when I leave [the office], I leave everything

also one of the top golfers on her high school team

here,” says Luke. “We train the people at our church

and is often seen with her dad on the golf course

about spending quality time and taking care of

on the weekends.

ourselves so we can be there for our families.”

Every Thursday, the family sets aside their evenings

Dreams and devotions

to spend time together, just the four of them.

Dream City Church has moved mountains since its inception under the Phoenix First Assembly name

“My dad started this tradition in my house growing

in 1923. One of the most exciting projects was the

up,” explains Luke. “I never forgot it and I wanted to

purchase of an old Embassy Suites hotel, which the

carry on this same tradition with my family.” They

church converted into a place called the Phoenix

love dining, seeing movies or just hanging out with

Dream Center. The space has become a ministry for

their three dogs at home.

those who have lost their way in life and deserve a second chance.

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“Since 2012, we have rescued more than 300 women from human sex trafficking,” says Luke.

“The entire top floor is reserved for these women, where they are given a fresh and safe start and put through a special recovery program. When they graduate from the program, Grand Canyon University has offered to give them a full-ride scholarship to get back on their feet again.

“We could not pull off this type of program without the hundreds of volunteers we have to make this operation a success,” says Luke. “That is the heartbeat of our church.”

The church opens its arms to more than 13,000 people every week, from all walks of life.

“We always say if we go after people that nobody wants, God will give us what everyone wants,” says Luke. “I’m just glad God brought us all together with his vision so we could help cast the vision and inspire those around us. We are proud of the incredible

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work here and encourage anyone who is interested to join us at one of our four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix.” dreamcitychurch.us phxdreamcenter.org

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Sports

Writer Tom Scanlon

BC STUDENT-ATHLETES TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

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chool is like a Samuel Beckett play: just when you think it’s ending, it’s only beginning. Take the Boulder Creek High School class of

2016, which is finished, finally — done!

Yet after the flurry of May with its final exams, prom and graduation, things are really just about to begin for the BC grads. Most of them will take on the challenges (and, hopefully, rewards) of higher education by enrolling in colleges and universities. And a chunk of them will be playing college athletics, competing against bigger, stronger, faster athletes.

At the end of April, the school honored 11 “spring signing” seniors who inked letters of commitment with various colleges. One of them, basketball star Nick Johnson, will go north to Prescott’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“I chose ERAU because the basketball coach, Eric Fundalewicz, started recruiting me to play basketball there at the beginning of my junior

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year,” Johnson said. “I looked into the school a lot and it

able to be dynamic on the court.” As for O’Neil, Dueling

seemed like a great fit for me with endless opportunities.”

called him “absolutely lightning on the court, probably the best defender Arizona has.” And deLeon already thinks like

Though the school first became known for training pilots,

a coach, Dueling said: “He almost knows what I’m thinking,

Johnson will study in another one of its fast-growing

where I want the ball to go.”

programs: “I will be majoring in cyber security and would like to someday be in the CIA or Homeland Security.”

From the girls’ volleyball team, Courtney Jones signed to play at South Mountain Community College.

Three volleyball players committed to playing at the same school — Grady O’Neil, Liam Santa Cruz and Bryce

Going farther away is Joelie Bennett, who will join the golf

Whitman — are off to Ohio’s Lourdes University. Teammate

team at Millersville University, outside of Philadelphia. Her

Andrew deLeon will play at Iowa’s Loras College.

college coach, Scott Vandegrift, gushes about the tall, athletic young lady with the smooth, powerful swing: “I

Coach Troy Dueling said Whitman is “probably the most

think she’ll be a star.”

levelheaded kid I’ve ever coached; he’s a humble but good

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leader.” He called Santa Cruz “the most dominant pit

Three baseball players were recognized at the spring

attacker in the state. He’s fast, he can elevate and is really

signing day: Easton Buckley will play at Glendale

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Community College, Bryan Levine

school. She has become more of a

at Grand View University and Troy

leader this last year and that should

Osterode at Mayville State University.

help her to succeed in swim and school the next four years.”

Levine had a strong senior season, batting .337 and going 3-2 with a

After the signing day ceremony,

3.13 ERA. Osterode contributed on

Ashley Jones committed to playing

the mound with a fine 2.93 ERA.

basketball at Pacific University, while Madison Rasimas signed on to play

Joe McDonald, the veteran baseball

soccer at Colorado Mesa College.

coach, praised his college-bound seniors.

The spring signers join 10 other “fall signing” seniors who made

“Troy is a two-year varsity player

commitments earlier in the year to

that has 15-plus appearances over

juggle sports and books.

the last two seasons,” he said. “He is a kid that has worked hard to get to

Georgia Smith will compete in

where he is today, one of the most

equestrian at Baylor University. Cory

competitive kids between the lines in

Crooks, who won a state title this

all my years.

spring, will continue his wrestling career at Iowa State University,

“Bryan really has gotten the most

California Polytechnic State University

out of his time here at Boulder

or Arizona State University. (He had

Creek. He is a great kid with a

planned on attending Grand Canyon

passion for winning. He led our team

University until the school dropped

in hitting as a junior and is having a

its wrestling program.)

great senior year.

Rachel Kjolberg signed on to “Easton is a young senior who

play volleyball at California State

knows what his goals and dreams

University, Monterey Bay. Cooper

are. He works hard to improve each

Langston plans to continue his golf

day and will be a solid pitcher at

career at South Mountain Community

the next level. A great student-

College. Haley Villegas will play

athlete and a great kid.”

basketball at Embry-Riddle.

Emily Martin, a standout in the pool

Four stars from the powerhouse

at BC, will continue her swimming

softball team will be on diamonds in

career at Northern Arizona University.

college: Brianna Binns, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Madison

“Emily has been a top swimmer in

Daigneau, University of Maryland,

the state since before her freshman

Baltimore County; Hilary Stewart,

year,” said her high school coach,

Arizona Christian University; and

Scott Newell. “She has a natural

Emily Zembik, University of Rhode

feel for the water and will continue

Island. Binns and Stewart pitched the

to improve at NAU just like she

Lady Jags into the softball playoffs.

has improved all four years of high

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in the regular season) were part of a slugging lineup that

Johnson was the Jaguars’ stellar quarterback for three

batted .375 during the season.

seasons. As a senior, he put up big numbers, throwing for 2,308 yards and 19 touchdowns, clinching a standout

Mitchell Allen will play baseball at San Diego State

career that included 28 TD passes as a junior. Reed was

University. One word for Allen’s senior season: wow. Allen

often his go-to guy, leading the team with 52 receptions

was an absolute masher this season, with 51 hits in 106

for 618 yards and 6 TDs. Ward was also a weapon in

at bats for a stunning .481 average. And Allen wasn’t

the potent offense, with 27 catches and 3 TDs.

just getting base hits; he was crushing the ball, with 20 doubles and 6 home runs. The big first baseman has

On the other side of the ball, Hartmann led the Jags

the size that major league scouts desire, so his baseball

with 76 tackles (48 solo), just ahead of Labno, who was

career may continue even after college.

in on 66 tackles (34 solo). Angieri, a defensive back, had an outstanding senior season, with 46 tackles and

In addition to those athletes previously named, seven

5 interceptions. He was also a dangerous return man,

from the BC football team plan to play in college:

averaging 36.2 yards on kickoff returns. Angieri was first

Nicholas Angieri, Colorado School of Mines; Brandon

team all-section and BC’s defensive player of the year.

Decker, Hamline University; Tucker Hartmann, La Verne College; Gunther Johnson, University of Arizona

Congratulations and best of luck to all of the BC

(preferred walk-on); Blake Labno, Cornell College; Troy

student-athletes taking it to the next level.

Reed, University of Chicago; and Travis Ward, Briar Cliff University.

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COMMUNITY arts // announcements // culture Writer Grace Hill

JULY 3 ANTHEM’S ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Head to Anthem on July 3 to celebrate Independence Day! Fun for the whole family, the event includes wet and dry rides/inflatables (wristband needed), food vendors, music and dancing, fireworks and more. Wristband: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 6-10 p.m. Anthem Community Park, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., 623-742-6050, onlineatanthem.com.

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THE NORTH FACE CLEARANCE STORE OPENS AT OUTLETS AT ANTHEM Outlets at Anthem recently added The North Face Clearance Store to its shopping center. Merchandise will include discounted outerwear, apparel, shoes and various outdoor gear and equipment. For more information, visit outletsanthem.com.

DEER VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER AND COURAGE AWARD RECIPIENT Boulder Creek High School freshman Mikaela Mayhew was recently honored with the Community of Character and Courage Award. The character traits of good citizenship, caring and courage

ANTHEM

ANNOUCEMENTS

Tumor Research (SSBTR), an organization run completely by high school

Outlets at Anthem has announced the winners of its 2016 Strike-A-Pose

been dedicated to this cause since the

Model Search. Alexandra B., Mary

tragedy of losing Mikaela’s father when

N., Emma D., Genesis V. and Trevor

he passed away from a brain tumor 10 years ago. The main fundraiser for SSBTR is a walkathon. This year, through Mikaela’s efforts promoting awareness at school during the BCHS Health Advocacy Fair and partnering with school clubs, BCHS won the top award, raising $6,600 and beating out all of the other competing high schools. Congratulations, Mikaela!

received a $500 scholarship for excellence in the sciences from the Daisy

egie Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh to

OUTLETS AT ANTHEM STRIKE-APOSE MODEL SEARCH WINNERS

students. Mikaela and her family have

Boulder Creek High School senior who

graduation, Zamora will attend Carn-

through her strong involvement in raisthrough Students Supporting Brain

Congratulations to Carlos Zamora, a

Mountain Rock and Mineral Club. After

can be found in Mikaela, as exhibited ing money for brain tumor research

BOULDER CREEK AWARDS ROCK AND MINERAL CLUB SCHOLARSHIP

W have each received a one-year modeling contract with the FORD/ Robert Black Agency. They were also named Outlets at Anthem brand ambassadors and will be featured in print ad campaigns and television

study physics.

ANTHEM ROTARY HONORED FOR HELPING HOMELESS YOUTH Deer Valley Unified School District governing board members and superintendent Dr. James Veitenheimer recently honored Anthem Rotary for serving homeless youth high school students at Boulder Creek, Sandra Day O’Connor, Barry Goldwater and Mayer High Schools. Once students have been identified as homeless, they are provided

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JUNE 1-30

NATIONAL BUTTERFLY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS DAY

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Registration is now open for Starlight Community Theater’s “Camp Rising Star.” Session 1 will be held on June 13-25 and is for youth ages 7 through ninth grade. Session 2 will be held on July 11-16 and is for teens ages 13-18. Session 3 will be held on July 18-30 and is for youth/ teens ages 7-18. Check website for registration information. 1611 W. Whispering Wind Dr., 623-252-6815,

Celebrate National Butterfly Education and Awareness Day all month long at Butterfly Wonderland! Special events include pottery painting, story time for tots, photography sessions, yoga in the rainforest, the monarch walk series, concerts in the conservatory and more. Check website for specific prices, dates and times. Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Via de Ventura, 480-800-3000,

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JUNE 6

DISNEY’S “MY SON PINOCCHIO JR.” CASTING CALL Musical Theatre of Anthem is looking for youth, ages 9-14, to cast in their musical, Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio Jr.” Auditions and callbacks will be held at 9 a.m., with rehearsals immediately after. Musical Theatre of Anthem, 42323 N. Vision Way, 623-336-6001, musicaltheatreofanthem.org.

JUNE 16-19

JUNE 1-SEPT. 6 SUMMER STAYCATION AT THE SCOTTSDALE RESORT AT MCCORMICK RANCH

Plan a summer “staycation” at the newly renovated Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch. Guests utilizing the summer package will be able to enjoy decade-themed music, movies, food and beverages. Check website for room rates. The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 7700 E. McCormick Pkwy., 480-991-9000, thescottsdaleresort.com.

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JUNE 13-25, JULY 11-16, JULY 18-30

MUSICAL THEATRE OF ANTHEM PRESENTS DISNEY’S “MY SON PINOCCHIO JR.” Pinocchio and friends are brought to the stage at the Musical Theatre of Anthem. This retelling from Geppetto’s perspective is sure to delight the whole family. Check website for show times and ticket prices. Musical Theatre of Anthem, 42323 N. Vision Way, 623-336-6001, musicaltheatreofanthem.org.

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HONORING BADGE 977:

Writer Peni Long

Anthem Rotary’s William Coleman Scholarship Awarded to Ryan Baranyos

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As the highlight of the April meeting of the Anthem

goal is achieving the rank of captain in the

Rotary Club, president Don Whitman presented

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), he also

Maricopa Deputy Sheriff Lt. Ryan Baranyos with the

has a strong interest in attending the FBI Academy

group’s second $1,000 William Coleman Scholarship.

as a way to continue growing and developing as

The award is designated for first responders —

a law enforcement leader. He is active in the local

police, firefighters or emergency medical personnel

community as a past volunteer baseball coach

— to help further education and advancement in

at Boulder Creek High School and as a coach

their chosen fields.

manager in the High Desert Little League.

According to Whitman, “Lt. Baranyos believes in

“The Rotary Club is to be commended for

promoting trust between sheriff’s deputies and the

providing an opportunity to those in public safety

Anthem community and is also a strong proponent

who wish to further their educational goals and

of active policing. We are very pleased to provide

keep Bill’s memory alive,” Baranyos said of

him with this scholarship to help further his career.”

receiving the scholarship.

Baranyos is pursuing a degree in law enforcement

The scholarship is certainly welcome support for the

from Ottawa University, and although his immediate

completion of his college education, but it is also

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Honor In the picture of the award ceremony on April 8, left to right: Connor Coleman, Beth Coleman, Kaylee Coleman, Beth Baranyos, Connor Baranyos, Kailey Baranyos, Ryan Baranyos and Don Whitman. especially meaningful to Baranyos.

Honoring badge 977

It is named after Deputy Sheriff

In addition to the scholarship, there

Bill Coleman, who was completing

are other ways that Coleman’s

his last night shift on duty with

memory and his badge number,

MCSO in Anthem when he was

977, will continue to be honored.

called to a crime in progress and

One is the annual Deputy Bill

fatally shot in the line of duty. It

Coleman Memorial Run, held this

also happened to be Baranyos’

year on May 4. Sponsored by the

last day shift assignment before

MCSO Basic Training Academy, the

taking over nights.

event features a run to the point of Coleman’s last call and a stop at

“I knew Bill Coleman over the

the Little League field named in his

years working together,” he said.

honor. Participants then complete

“I will always remember him and

977 repetitions of different exercises

his service.”

in his honor before concluding the event by running to the incident

The Coleman and Baranyos families

location where Coleman was

share not only his memory, but

killed. This year’s Memorial Run

coincidentally, their names. Joining

had 25 academy participants, with

Baranyos at the Rotary meeting for

another 25-50 supporters standing

the scholarship presentation were

by. It also introduced the newest

his wife, Kim, and children, Connor

remembrance of the fallen deputy,

and Kailey, but also Beth Coleman,

helicopter 977, a visible reminder of

widow of Bill Coleman, and her

a deputy who answered his last call

children, Connor and Kaylee. The

on behalf of his community.

two families are, and always will be, connected.

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Anthem NEIGHBORHOOD

WATCH

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Writer Peni Long

As one of the oldest and most effective crime

in collaboration with public safety and crime

prevention programs in the country, Neighborhood

prevention agencies. The structure of ANW, its

Watch requires a special group of volunteers

purpose and its part in the community of Anthem

— residents who are dedicated to the constant

are receiving renewed focus and energy with a

vigilance necessary to protect their community. It’s

new team in place, including Nygaard and an

not enough to simply start a campaign; active and

executive committee of seven volunteers. ANW’s

involved participation from the majority is crucial

mission is to build and maintain a community-

for the program’s success.

based organization of residents who will help reduce crime in Anthem neighborhoods; promote

In an effort to revitalize the local organization, the

safety and security measures for people and

Anthem Neighborhood Watch (ANW) team recently

property; and assist in improving the quality of life

underwent redesign to reinforce the importance

of Anthem residents. To stay current and provide

of its motto, “neighbors helping neighbors.” A

the best advice and information, ANW works in

new logo for the organization features symbolic

collaboration with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s

imagery of helping hands.

Office, Phoenix Police Department, North Valley Posse, Daisy Mountain Fire Department and the

“We want people to understand that ANW is really

ACC’s Public Safety Roundtable.

a group of their friends and neighbors who have committed to helping them and our community be

ANW volunteer and executive committee vice

a safe, secure place to live,” says Loyd Nygaard,

chairman, Vern Zachgo, firmly believes that every

ANW’s executive committee chairman. “It’s not

resident of Anthem needs to be a member of ANW

about policing or interfering; it is about noticing

in some way.

when something’s not right and reporting it to the right place.”

“Like most small towns, Anthem relies on its residents to be the eyes and ears of law

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ANW is an all-volunteer affiliate group of

enforcement, safety and security,” he says. “The

the Anthem Community Council that works

motto ‘If you see something, say something’ is

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really the basis of the entire program.”

In today’s world of international conflict, it’s a motto that is shared across the globe, but it applies as much to Anthem’s neighborhoods as it does to major cities.

It’s a matter of awareness and prevention; chances are, in your neighborhood, you know what should be going on and isn’t, or what isn’t going on and should be.

Be a good neighbor Residents can belong to ANW in one of three ways.

The first is really just being a member of the group and being a helpful neighbor. Knowing your neighbors and watching out for one another is the heart of the ANW program.

“All it takes is for you to know three neighbors on each side of your home, and for them to do the same,” says Nygaard. “Step by step, we would have Anthem covered.”

For most people, joining the group as a member really only involves signing up for ongoing updates, attending a short briefing session and being a good, watchful neighbor. The introductory session is primarily a way for new members to hear from the team about the key things to watch for in their neighborhoods — things that might signal something is amiss — and what to do about it.

Become a captain The second way residents can help ANW is through being a block, neighborhood or community captain.

As a block captain, you are asked to host an annual gathering of neighbors for the blocks in your area and to coordinate communication with ANW when situations arise. For most of the year, being block captain takes less than an hour each month, but it’s an important part of the infrastructure.

“The reason we’ve kept the block captain designation is because the national Neighborhood Watch brand is based on ‘block watch’ and ‘block captains,’” says Barry Allan, ANW adviser.

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version of the block captain framework, including not only block captain, but also a neighborhood captain and a community captain.

“Instead of a block captain looking after a whole subdivision, we ask them to look after a block, which is how the national program got started,” Allan says. All of the block captains within a subdivision are managed by a neighborhood captain, and at the top layer is a community captain, who is responsible for several neighborhoods.

Within all 100 Anthem neighborhoods (subdivisions), there are 10,106 homes. The goal is to have a captain in charge of every neighborhood, along with several block captains to assist. This infrastructure is designed not only to promote sustainability and continuity, but also to enhance communication and reduce the time commitment for each of the roles.

When a block captain is assigned, the block area receives the approved sign on a light post.

The sign is meant to inform potential miscreants that neighbors are watching out for each other.

The installation of the sign is often a cause for a neighborhood gathering and recommitment to watching out for each other.

Allan explains that even though the premise of the ANW program is neighbors reaching out to help each other, “The ultimate message to anyone thinking about doing damage or committing a crime of opportunity is that it will likely fail and be reported just because we are aware of what is going on. The intent of the sign is basically a warning.”

Volunteer for a committee The third way for residents to help ANW is to volunteer for the group’s executive committee or one of the eight functional committees, including finance, administration, fundraising, events, membership, programs, communications and Friends of ANW (volunteers). Under the leadership of the executive committee, these teams can help with event participation at community gatherings such as Autumnfest, presentations to local groups

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and businesses, signage installation, training new captains, creating documents or managing emails. As the group grows, so will the need for more helping hands.

Even if you cannot officially join ANW, you can always be a good neighbor and protect yourself and your property. Most crimes are crimes of opportunity and can be prevented. Even if you cannot install upscale security devices, you can prevent your home from looking like easy prey.

Light it up: •Make sure your outdoor lights over the garage and the front door are working.

•Install light timers in different rooms that cycle on and off at different times.

Lock it up: •If your car is parked in the driveway, lock it and remove all valuables.

•Lock all doors and windows. Install wood dowels or metal bars to prevent •sliding glass doors from being opened.

•Lock the side gate.

•Lock the electric panel.

Close it up: •Close and lock the front door.

•Close the garage door, even if you are home, unless you are working in the garage or the front of the home. Crimes of opportunity, mostly burglary, occur because garage doors are left open for an extended period with no sign of human presence.

Bring it in: •Bring toys, bicycles, yard tools and other items inside.

Maintain it: •Untended landscaping, piled up newspapers, a package left at the front door — all are signs that no one is home. Notify any vendors when you will be away and ensure continued maintenance of the exterior.

But as the Anthem Neighborhood Watch team has learned, perhaps the best home insurance policy is the simplest one — get to know your neighbors. Let them know when you will be away and share contact information. It is, after all, about “neighbors helping neighbors,” and ANW’s commitment to creating a community that cares. anthemneighborhoodwatch@gmail.com onlineatanthem.com/anw

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Saturdays and Sundays are the unofficial “sleep in” days across America. Yet

WEEKEND WARRIORS TEAM ANTHEM Writer Tom Scanlon Photographer Bryan Black

around Anthem, long before dawn on most weekends, alarm clocks are going off and a group of men and women, exhausted from another week’s work, are snapping out of deep sleep and climbing out of bed.

As the first light of day is rising over the desert hills, two dozen adults ranging in age from late 30s to early 60s are already burning calories like barbecues burn coal. They might be running down the road, they might be cycling steep hills, they might even be swimming in a choppy lake — whatever it takes to train for races that test their breaking points.

Writer Tom Scanlon For many people, training for marathons, triathlons and Ironman competitions is a solitary, even lonely pursuit. Here in the North Valley, extreme athletes have gravitated toward one another, creating a super-fit pod.

This is Team Anthem, and this is the place, if you’re looking for a group not just to help you get into shape, but get into super-shape.

Though it sounds grueling, Jerry Murphy, president of the decade-old Team Anthem, insists, “Our central mission is to have fun. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?”

Then again, your idea of “fun” must be pushing your body to get a kick out of this team. A typical weekend has a Friday swim in Lake Pleasant, followed by a Saturday 60-mile bike ride and a Sunday run, with training usually starting

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around 6 a.m. Murphy notes that team members swim, bike

“The team is great for support, motivation, social — we

or run as far as they want, depending on what they are

actually do have fun,” she says. “We are all competitive or

training for.

we wouldn’t be doing this, and it’s fun to have friends to compete with at races. It makes a big difference on race

The annual cost is $65, which includes a T-shirt and

day to know that there are other team members out on

fitness-related discounts.

the course with you. The camaraderie between all of us is super fun.”

“We’re always looking for new members,” stresses Murphy. And you don’t have to be a marathon veteran

Jim Welsh came to Anthem three years ago from

or Ironman winner to join. “We take people of all levels.

Oregon and is a relative newcomer to the swim-bike-run

We encourage newbies. … We have people of all running

world of triathlons.

abilities. Everyone’s been there. With people starting out, we understand. Our hope is you’ll like it so much, you’ll want

“Since joining Team Anthem a year and a half ago,” he

to continue.”

says, “I have grown as a triathlete from the knowledge shared by the group and from my own experiences. I have

Some Team Anthem members shared their stories, all with

also gotten stronger and leaner. I’ve lost nearly 20 pounds

a common theme: share the pain, share the fun.

since we moved here and my cholesterol levels are the lowest they have ever been.

Lori Norton has done a half Ironman and is training for an ultra race as well as a full Ironman.

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Clint Phillips — proud to be Team Anthem’s oldest member, at 63 — and his wife, Julie, enjoy the shared pain.

“I joined Team Anthem at the request of my wife, who convinced me to start running again after many years of executive life,” Phillips says. “I hadn’t run since 1972!”

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Julie, in turn, heard about Team Anthem from her sister, Lori Norton.

Julie has a pretty remarkable workout story: “After struggling with my weight for 30 years, I decided to have lap band bariatric surgery in July 2014.

Since then, I have shed 75 pounds through changes to my diet and I exercise six days a week. I run, bike, swim and lift weights.”

A big part of her success, she says, is Team Anthem.

“Everyone is so motivating and inspirational,” she explains. “Going on a long ride by myself can be a grind and boring, but with the team, we make it fun and the time goes by faster. I also look forward to the team swims at Lake Pleasant every Friday. I would never get up and go by myself.”

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At 50 years old, spunky Terri Hay just finished her first half

time and believe this team offers tremendous support for

Ironman. She has always been a biker and runner, but was

athletes of all levels of training.”

intimidated by swimming. After joining the group, Hay says Lori Arnold and other Team Anthem members helped her

Darren Evans of Tramonto says Team Anthem has been a

overcome her fear of the water and complete the swim-bike-

super boost to his health.

run Oceanside 70.3 event in Southern California.

“Incorporating a balanced training regimen with proper “Without the support of the great members and president

health and nutrition has been the fountain of youth,” he

of our club, I would not have had the courage to even

says. “Most of us that are in our 40s are in better shape

compete in this race,” she says, adding she has signed up

than we were in our 20s. This sport is addictive; you

for another triathlon. “I guess I caught the bug.”

do one, then get sucked into the vortex that keeps you coming back for more.”

Jeff Bleich comes up to Team Anthem from the Sonoran Foothills, south of Carefree Highway. He is working to

Murphy, the Team Anthem leader, has been doing triathlons

prepare for the Ironman 70.3 in Hawaii on June 4.

for 11 years. In addition to building camaraderie, he says the philanthropic nature of the group is key to him.

“Team Anthem has helped me reach a group of people

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with the same interests as myself,” he says. “Many team

“Several of us coordinate our training and race efforts

members have given me valuable information about my

with charitable causes,” he says. “I have done the San

training and lots of support and encouragement along the

Francisco to Los Angeles AIDS/Lifecycle ride twice, which

way. I have made valuable friendships in a short period of

is a seven-day, 545-mile ride, helping raise money for AIDS

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awareness and prevention; as well

and run six miles afterward, which is

as run races for the Leukemia and

called a brick workout — you better

Lymphoma Society, the American

get up early.”

Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association.” He notes that

Bleich admits climbing out of bed

he and Evans have also done the

early on the weekends is a big deal

207-mile ride from Peoria to Puerto

for him.

Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, raising money to build homes for

“I am not an early morning person,

impoverished families.

but when I join the team at 5:30 a.m. it is because I look forward

“Ty Hill does the Ride 430, which

to seeing the team members and

is a four-day, 430-mile ride that

creating memories,” he says. “The

raises money for injured veterans,”

conversations, photos and training

Murphy shares. “Lincoln Burke raised

are priceless and it feels great to be

money for the Crohn’s and Colitis

done with your hard workout before

Foundation of America last year by

most people leave for work.”

participating in an Olympic-distance triathlon. And Tony Carano raised

Believe it or not, adds Murphy,

money for Smile Train last year,

“We have a lot of fun and

benefiting children with cleft palates

sometimes have some very deep

while participating in the Ironman

philosophical discussions while on

Arizona triathlon.”

our long rides and runs at zero dark crazy in the morning.”

While many Team Anthem members are training for upcoming races and

There is a method to the madness,

events, John Soukup of the Sonoran

Julie Phillips says: “It makes it a lot

Foothills puts it simply: “I am training

easier to get up at 4 a.m. knowing

for life.”

that I have committed to be at a certain workout and that the team

Even for all the benefits, how do

will be waiting for me.”

Team Anthem members answer when someone says, “Really? You get up

“Yes, we get up early,” adds Hay.

at oh-dark-thirty on your days off —

“Yes, we do crazy events and yes,

are you nuts, or what?!”

it is fun and worth it. When you are part of this great group of middle-

“Yep, I’m crazy,” laughs Norton, “but

aged athletes, you will find fun,

it’s actually what keeps me sane. A

companionship and support.”

good workout and healthy lifestyle is what keeps me from going crazy. I

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“Yes, it’s dark,” says Clint Phillips, “but if you want to get a good, long

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BC VOLLEYBALLERS STICK TOGETHER FOR COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

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The Boulder Creek High School boys’ volleyball team just capped perhaps the most impressive sports season in the school’s history, finishing with a dazzling 45-2 record and winning coach Troy Dueling’s second state title in three years.

Those statistics coupled with the fact that all four of this year’s seniors will be playing college volleyball are pretty admirable, but the cool factor is further spiked by this news: three of the Jaguars will be playing together in college.

While Andrew deLeon will travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to study and play ball at Loras College, Bryce Whitman, Liam Santa Cruz and Grady O’Neil will be on the court together at Lourdes University. The fast-rising Lourdes volleyball program was ranked No. 7 among National Association

Writer Tom Scanlon

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of Intercollegiate Athletics schools this season, with coach Greg Reitz posting a 90-40 record over the last five seasons. Lourdes finished this season with a glittery 22-5 record.

How did three guys from Anthem end up headed for this small (2,500 students) university 15 miles from Toledo, Ohio?

“They were traveling with the Arizona Fear,” Dueling explains, referring to the club team, “and got picked up. We were at a club tournament and (Lourdes recruiters) approached me because I’m the club director.

They were interested in Liam and Bryce, and later saw film of Grady and wanted him.”

Santa Cruz said that, after being recruited at the California tournament, “We visited the school and knew it would be the school.”

O’Neil admitted he was dragging his feet a bit about the playing in college thing.

“Originally just Bryce and Liam were going to go to Lourdes,” he said.

“Then Andrew committed to Loras and I was the only senior who wasn’t going to play in college — not because of a lack of skill, but from a lack of reaching out to coaches and things like that. After the season started, I was extremely motivated to play volleyball in college, and I heard the libero (a defensive specialist position) at Lourdes is an upperclassman. So I decided to reach out to them to see if they would take me, and it all worked out.”

They’ve spent four years playing high school and club volleyball together, grinding through practices and traveling all over the state. So … aren’t they sick of each other?

“I don’t get sick of my three boys ever,” said Whitman. “We have a really good bond.”

O’Neil seconded that: “We never get sick of each other. We’re all friends off the court as well as on and we’re all great teammates to each other. We have a great, unbreakable bond.”

“So far, we’ve made it four years without getting on each other’s nerves,” Santa Cruz chimed in. “Hopefully we can make it another four years.”

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Lourdes-bound trio to remain tight.

“As much as people think all of the guys would get sick of each other, they’re wrong,” he said. “Since sophomore year, we have all been best friends, always hanging out or talking. So I highly doubt they would get sick of each other.”

While Whitman, O’Neil and Santa Cruz will share the transition to college classes and sports far away from home, deLeon will feel the chill of Midwest winter on his own.

“I’m a little jealous of them, to be honest,” he said. “I chose Loras because on my official visit, every single guy made me feel at home, and from there on I knew it was an instant choice for me. Yes, it’s a little out of my comfort zone with the climate and everything, but it’s a change we all needed, including the Lourdes guys.”

The coach of these boys-becoming-men is proud of how far they have journeyed.

“It’s definitely a very special group of seniors,” Dueling said, “both personally and to the program, as well. They’ve been very, very selfless — they’re about the team and the program, not about themselves. They allow themselves to be coached, to be humbled in front of the team. With those guys on board, how does the culture of the gym not get better?”

Over the last few years, Dueling has built a powerhouse volleyball program at BC. After the 2014 team won the state championship, four of the seniors from that team went on to play in college. In addition to this year’s four college-bound players, Dueling said he has a few juniors and underclassmen with the talent to play beyond BC.

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His subtle message to Anthem parents: “If kids start playing early enough, that could be them.”

While only the top high school volleyballers get the full ride, many receive partial scholarships that can combine with academic scholarships.

They will have to earn their keep, as the level of play is about to escalate for the four BC volleyball seniors.

“The speed of the game and physicality of the game makes it different from high school,” Dueling noted about college play. “They’re going to have to get in the gym and spend time around kids playing faster than them.”

But the coach says these kids have the skills and heart to meet the challenges they will face.

These four seniors did not get to play much two years ago, when they were 10th graders amid a senior-led lineup that won the state championship. Dueling thought he had a second wave of top players, but added, “Two years is a long time. You don’t know if they’re going to lose interest. … I thought there was the makings of something special. It took two years of long nights and practices, grinding it out.”

Two years after that first state championship, Dueling reflects on this group of seniors: “They’ve really stuck to the plan. They’ve never wavered on what the coaching staff wanted to do, even when it didn’t fit their individual desires. Best group of seniors I’ve had the pleasure of coaching.”

In turn, the seniors thanked their coaches and families for the support they have received in four years at BC. After rolling through the first three rounds of the playoffs by a combined score of 12-0, Boulder Creek faced Perry in the May 14 championship. Following the coach’s “get better every day” philosophy, the four seniors came through, leading the Jaguars to a 3-1 victory, closing out their high school careers with a satisfying spike.

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A Full and Satisfying Lifestyle THE ENCLAVE AT ANTHEM

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Writer Paula Theotocatos

All that dirt you see being moved around on the

Headquartered in Denver, Spectrum Retirement

enormous lot adjacent to the Anthem Civic Building

Communities has been in business since 2004 and has

is the beginning of what will be a welcome addition

quickly become a leader in senior housing. There are

to the Anthem residential landscape. The community’s

already three other Spectrum Retirement communities in

second retirement living home, The Enclave at Anthem, is

Arizona: Chandler, Peoria and Phoenix.

expected to be completed and ready for occupancy by the summer of 2017.

“Spectrum currently has 31 communities in 12 states, which represents more than 3,700 apartments,” Kathleen

If the term “retirement community” has you picturing a

says. “We also have eight communities currently under

group of senior citizens dozing in rocking chairs on the

construction, which is an additional 1,200 apartments.”

front porch, think again. Instead, imagine a grand hotel or cruise ship with delicious meals prepared daily, loads

The Enclave at Anthem will have a total of 159

of activities available to participate in, luxurious amenities

apartments. Eighty-one of those will be independent

and housekeeping services.

living, in which residents can enjoy the freedom of not having the headaches of house ownership and plenty of

Kathleen MacDonald, vice president of marketing for

social activities to participate in. If help with medication

Spectrum Retirement Communities, builder of The Enclave

management, bathing and dressing is necessary, there will

of Anthem, gave me the rundown on what will make this

be 54 assisted living apartments for residents. In addition,

newest retirement community so special. Kathleen came

the facility will have 24 memory care apartments. The

to Spectrum Retirement seven years ago with loads of

size of all the apartments range from studios to two-

experience in marketing and advertising under her belt,

bedrooms.

and she is an enthusiastic booster of the company’s qualifications.

A wide array of activities will be offered, ranging from the purely social to maintaining wellness. On-site events and

“Spectrum Retirement is a phenomenal company,” she

entertainment, day trips and shopping excursions, as well

explains. “It is privately owned and operated and the

as daily exercise and physical activities will be enjoyed.

owners have a very hands-on approach to their business.

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When the opportunity presented itself to join this great

“At Spectrum, we create an environment where residents

company and to work with seniors, I couldn’t pass it up.”

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their habits, preferences and remaining abilities,” Kathleen explains. “This approach influences how we provide support for them on an individual basis.”

Residents will get to enjoy chef-prepared meals in restaurant-style dining rooms. A choice of menu options will be offered, taking into consideration the dietary needs of residents, as well.

“We will offer ‘At Your Service Dining,’ which means our residents may eat anytime and as often as they like during dining room hours, which will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,” Kathleen says.

Among the many amenities that residents of The Enclave at Anthem will enjoy: • Swimming pool • Wellness center • Bistro for casual dining • Two dining rooms • A private dining room • Fitness center • Library • Beauty salon • Theater • Sky lounge • Several community rooms • Washers and dryers in independent and assisted living apartments “Over 40 percent of the community will be common area for community use,” Kathleen says.

Unlike many retirement communities, The Enclave at Anthem will not require a buy-in fee and rental fees are on a month-to-month basis.

Approximately 75 full-time and part-time team members will be on staff, including a licensed nurse on premises.

“Anthem is a beautiful community and demographically a great fit for a Spectrum Retirement Community,” Kathleen says. “The active lifestyle in Anthem lends itself to what Spectrum has to offer its residents.”

Informational meetings and an eventual grand opening celebration are planned at a future date. To get on the reservation list, call or visit their website.

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JOELIE ON THE GREEN Writer Tom Scanlon

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At 16 years of age, Joelie Bennett was already a force to be admired, a budding golf goddess. Tall and trim, the long-haired brunette with a sweet swing was powering drives farther than grown women — and, for that matter, many men. Her grades in advanced placement and honors classes proved her brainpower and she was getting inhouse instruction from her mother, Nichole Grover, an Anthem golf pro and top-notch player.

Joelie really had only two opponents, both formidable: her mind and her body.

The first part is relatively simple to identify, and quite common. On a hot day in late April, Nichole was on the Persimmon course at Anthem Golf and Country Club after Joelie’s school day had ended, working with her daughter on the mental part of golf, a sport that can bring strong-willed adults to their knees in frustration.

“I need to get out of my own head,” Joelie said, shooting her mother a knowing look. Nichole said she works with just about all of her students on keeping a cool, crisp mind while playing; having confidence and repeatedly saying, “I can do this,” as opposed to the opposite attitude that lets the twin devils of self-doubt and second-guessing slowly erode their games.

Just a shade under 6 feet tall, the powerful Joelie spent her Boulder Creek High School golf career blasting the ball far past her opponents. Yet she never felt she reached her full potential, as she often let her mind get in the way of her medium and short game.

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get out of bed the next. Why did she keep getting sick?

average. Midway into the season, however, side effects from a transfusion sent her to the hospital. Joelie

“It’s been such a roller coaster, the last four years,”

had qualified for the state golf tournament, but was

Joelie said.

weakened by her hospital detour and didn’t finish as high as she had hoped.

“There were two entire months,” her mother added, “when we thought she had leukemia.”

Even so, more good news came late in Joelie’s senior year, when she was offered a golf academic scholarship

Thankfully, that was a misdiagnosis. Finally, her true

to attend Millersville University, located 80 miles west of

condition was discovered: hypogammaglobulinemia. The

Philadelphia in the rural part of Pennsylvania.

complex condition boils down to the body not producing and sustaining enough antibodies, which fight infections.

But Joelie’s condition requires weekly transfusions, so how would that work? Nichole went back and forth

“Health wise, she is getting there,” her mother said.

on this question, wanting to support her courageous

“After her four-and-a-half-year battle, we finally got a

daughter’s opportunity but also wrestling with who would

diagnosis, thank goodness.”

drive her to and from the doctor’s office for transfusions, what kind of transportation backups had to be in place,

With the correct diagnosis came a plan of action:

and more.

Joelie began receiving blood transfusions, which greatly

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improved her strength and ability to stay healthy. She

A promising solution came after consultations with her

had a solid beginning to her senior year of golfing,

doctors: Joelie could do the transfusions herself, using a

with two low medalist tournaments and an even par

pump and the plasma that is mailed to her.

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Joelie tried it on her own a few times and is not having

Late in her senior year, Joelie raised $1,000 for Phoenix

trouble injecting herself with needles and operating a

Children’s Hospital with a powder puff football game that

pump. It makes life so much easier, she says, and her

drew 200 spectators at the community center.

life is about to get even more interesting. The new BC graduate’s plan is to

“I call her my Energizer

spend most of her

Bunny,” her mother said.

summer golfing in tournaments around

Though he is just getting to

the country. Then,

know her, that admiration

she’ll be off to begin

is already shared by Scott

a college golfing

Vandegrift, who has been

career. While she’ll

coaching at Millersville for

miss her daughter,

31 years (the last six as

Nichole is eager to

both the men’s and women’s

have Joelie receive

coach). Joelie already stands

instruction from

out, even at the college

outside her family.

level.

Though Joelie admits

“I’ve never had a girl this

advice from her

tall,” the golf coach said.

mother often goes in one ear and out

But there is much more than

the other, Joelie calls her mother “my rock,” and clearly

Joelie’s height that has the coach excited about her. He

has great admiration for her. She is a constant source

first heard of her when Joelie emailed him the link to

of encouragement and, as a player, “she’s incredible,”

her recruiting profile, including video of her on the golf

Joelie said.

course.

“I beat her one time on nine holes; I talk about it every

“I watched video of her swing and went, ‘Wow!’” he said.

time I get the chance,” she added.

“It looks like she has great potential.”

What part of her mother’s game does Joelie most

After Joelie and her mother responded to his invitation

admire?

to visit the Pennsylvania school, the coach was even more impressed.

“Her attitude,” Joelie said. “I think I have a good attitude; I used to have a bad attitude and no one

“From the very first time I talked to her,” Vandegrift said,

wanted to play with me because I was kind of a brat.

“I said, ‘This is a 17-year-old young lady going on 25.’

Now my sportsmanship is the best part of my game, but

The maturity of her really came out. … This young lady

I’m nothing like my mom. She’ll hit a bad shot and still

has her act together.”

be smiling.”

When the college season begins, he said he expects Nichole, in turn, is proud of Joelie’s golf game, but

Joelie to be “an instant starter” and battle for the No. 1

beams most when thinking of her daughter’s off-

position as a freshman.

course achievements.

He predicted, “I really think this young lady is going to “After missing more than 90 days of school the past

be a star.”

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Speedy swimmer shoots for Olympics Writer Tom Scanlon

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“Our Olympic swimmer.”

That’s how some people around Boulder Creek High School are starting to refer to Claire Grover.

While that’s more than a bit premature, the school was electrified by the news that the day after her 16th birthday, Claire qualified for the United States Olympic Swim Trials. The week of June 26 she will be in Omaha, Nebraska, attempting to make the Olympic team. She will have to swim faster than she ever has in her life — and that still might not be good enough to make it to Brazil, site of the 2016 games.

Sitting on a shady bench just before lunch hour at BC, Claire was realistic about her chances. Her time of 1:11:4 in the 100-yard breaststroke beat the qualifying time, but she realizes she has a long way to go to be fast enough to make the team.

“I probably need to drop another 5 seconds,” she says, pushing her long blonde hair behind her ear. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it this year, but I’ll be able to do it in the future.”

She is trying not to put pressure on herself in the short term, instead planning for the big picture.

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“I’m going just for the experience and to learn and see

That is saying something, as Claire is up at 4 a.m. several

how far it goes,” the level-headed Claire says. “I’m definitely

times during the week to prepare for SAC workouts that

aiming for the Olympics in 2020.”

start at 5:05 a.m.

At the Western Zone Sectionals in Austin, Texas, Claire

“I’m so used to it,” she says. “I love swimming — I never

finished second in the

get tired of it.”

100-yard breaststroke finals, but she was really racing against the clock, not

Claire’s mother, Jennifer Reese, notes that Claire started swimming with the Anthem Dolphins when she was 10 years old. She now carpools with a half dozen Anthem kids to SAC.

opponents.

“I can’t speak highly enough “I touched the wall,

about them,” Jennifer says of SAC. “They’ve been

took a

so supportive of her,

breath,

even outside of

looked up

the pool.”

(at the clock) and said, ‘Oh

Jennifer knows

my gosh!’” she

firsthand about

recalls. “Then I heard

the sacrifices

my teammates screaming

a young

and felt this whole

swimmer makes,

weight come off.”

as she was a backstroker in

While she swims for BC during the school year and scored a state championship for her school,

high school and for a year at Washington State University, until an injury ended her career.

the teammates she referred to are with Scottsdale Aquatic Club,

“Swimming’s in the blood, I guess,” she says.

where Claire trains once the school season is over. She is one of nine SAC team members who qualified

This is quite an athletic family. Claire’s younger brother,

for the Olympic trials.

Gabe, 13, was a swimmer until switching his attention, first to golf and later, to lacrosse. He now plays for the North

Kevin Zacher of SAC has been coaching Claire for about a

Valley Predators and Arizona Outlaws.

year and a half.

“She’s really gotten better in the last year,” he says. “She’s

Claire’s great-grandfather was Red Reese, an outstanding

always been talented, but she started working hard and

basketball player for Washington State University and

putting it all together.”

longtime coach for Eastern Washington University, where Reese Court is named in his honor. This is a tall family, as

He adds that she has been a pleasure to coach.

there are basketball players on both sides.

“She’s got a great personality and likes to have fun,” he

“Athletics and strong family ties is greatly influencing both

says. “She’s generally smiling and in a good mood.”

Claire and Gabe,” Jennifer notes. “Much of our family time

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is spent and enjoyed supporting and facilitating athletic

year ago when my parents were visiting and watched her

pursuits, visiting family in Washington and traveling to the

swim, they saw a similarity.”

beach as much as possible. The three of us are living life together and excited for new adventures and opportunities.”

As a former swimmer, the mother can’t help but analyze her daughter’s swimming.

This month, the traveling adventure will be to Nebraska for the big swim event. Does Jennifer see herself when she

“She’s very graceful in the water, that graceful power,” she

watches her daughter swim?

says. “It’s fun to watch. I can read her strokes — that’s the downfall,” she adds with a laugh. “I can tell when she’s

“She is so much taller than I am; she is about 6-foot-1 and I’m only 5-foot-6,” she says. “But I do remember about a

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getting tired.”

If she really wants to make a push for the Olympics, at some point Claire probably will have to push everything else aside.

“She certainly has the talent and ability to do so if that’s what she wants,” says Zacher, her SAC coach. “A lot can happen in three or four years, and she has to decide that’s what she wants to do and do everything she can to make it happen. She has the innate ability to make that happen.”

The plan for this month’s Olympic trials and the rest of the summer, Zacher says, is to get the experience so that in 2020, she can lean on the things she learns this summer to be better prepared.

“That being said,” the coach adds, “anything can happen.”

Jennifer has been impressed by her daughter’s attitude.

“I’d rather be very realistic, so I was glad a couple weeks ago when she said to me, ‘Mom, I don’t know if I can drop the five or six seconds to make the team,’” she says.

“I said, ‘That’s OK.’ Do I think she can eventually? Yes. And all of the pressure is off, so now she can just go race.”

Whatever happens this month in Nebraska, Anthem will get to watch this budding superstar bloom.

“When she joined the BC team this year, we knew she would be special,” says Scott Newell, her Anthem coach.

He added that while BC graduate Brian Moore made the trials during his second year of college, Claire is the first BC student to make the trials while in high school.

“It will be an exciting next two years,” Newell predicts.

Mostly, though, she just admires the way Claire cuts through the water.

“They’re beautiful strokes, really pretty.”

Tall and graceful in the water and on land, Claire says she will spend part of this summer exploring modeling.

“Last summer, she was offered a (modeling) contract,” Jennifer says. “It kind of got put on hold. She still has that in her mind for the future, but I’m kind of glad it’s on hold. I don’t see how she could manage both.”

Back on the BC campus, the bell rang for lunch, and soon kids streamed out of classrooms into the courtyard. The end of the school year was near, so close they could almost reach it, but still several grinding weeks away. The kids were thinking and talking about what they would do during the prized summer: sleeping in, doing fun things far away from school, going for trips.

And one tall, athletic student was thinking, “Who knows?

Maybe I’ll go to Rio.”

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Tilted Earth Festival

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Writer Grace Hill

Summer is here and there is no better time to head

air. Bands set to perform include Sister Sparrow and

north — north to Cottonwood, that is. June 16-18 marks

the Dirty Birds, Taj Mahal, Muddy Magnolias, Jamie N

Cottonwood’s third annual Tilted Earth Festival, which is

Commons and more.

set to bring the summer temperatures down with cool music and cold drinks. Although a fairly new event, the

While the music plays, guests will be enticed to walk

Tilted Earth Festival has already become a full-fledged

around and taste the wine from 13 Northern Arizona

entertainment affair.

wineries. Some of the wineries in attendance include Page Springs Cellars, Arizona Stronghold, Burning Tree Cellars,

A special wine dinner on the first night makes it clear

Pillsbury Wine Company and Fire Mountain Cellars. To

that this is no ordinary festival. The dinner, located

add to the enticement, a reusable Govino glass and five

at Blazin’ M Ranch, will commemorate Verde Valley’s

wine tasting tickets are included with admission. The

first winemaker, the late Henry Schuerman, who was

festival also features two craft breweries, a wine mixology

subsequently imprisoned during the prohibition. The

tent and wine judging.

dinner will showcase local wineries and chefs who will recreate a meal that reflects Henry’s era.

Tilted Earth will also be home to a variety of food trucks. There will be classic staples found at the Burgers

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The next two nights of the event will be held at

Amore!, RockStar Hot Dogs and Charred Woodfired Pizza

Cottonwood’s Riverfront Park, where a slew of

food trucks. The event will also include trucks with more

entertainment will begin each night at 5 p.m. Setting

of an ethnic flare, such as Pearson’s Louisiana Cajun

the mood for the festival is the eclectic mix of soul,

Food, Jersey J’s, Queso Good and The Great Pho King.

blues, country and rock music that will fill the evening

Completing the food affair is the Affogato Truck and

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Savor June 16 – Wine Dinner

June 17-18 – Festival

6-9 p.m.

5 p.m. to midnight

Blazin’ M Ranch

Riverfront Park

1875 Mabery Ranch Rd.

N. 10th St.

Cottonwood, 86326

Cottonwood, 86326

Tropical Sno, both of which will satisfy the sweet tooth.

While lively music, good food and high-quality drinks alone would satisfy many guests, Tilted Earth did not want to simply satisfy. They wanted to raise the bar — and they did just that by making the event a place for the whole family.

The event has a Kids’ Zone, which includes a climbing wall, bounce room, teen tent with video games and so much more.

But the games are not just for children. Guests of all ages can have fun playing horseshoes, bocce ball, cornhole and Jenga. For a bit more excitement, an extreme sports stunt show will be “ripping it up” throughout the event. However, if a slower pace is needed, look no further than the massage booth or local handcrafted art area.

When the festival comes to a close at the end of each night, guests have the option of staying overnight on the festival grounds, either by camping or parking an RV. If that isn’t your scene, there are many affordable bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels and RV parks in Verde Valley.

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YOUNG

BUCKS Writer Stephanie Maher Palenque Photographer Keri Meyers

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n a world filled with video games, iPhones and other electronics, there are three North Valley families who are raising boys in what may seem like an alternate universe: the world of rodeo competition.

Barely tall enough to see over the steers they regularly ride, these boys put fear aside and work through their anxiety each time they climb into the metal chute and mount the 1,800-pound steers they will cling to for as long

as possible — in front of crowds of hundreds. Thus far in their relatively short careers, they have attracted the respect and admiration of many audiences. And if local resident Rob Tremp has his way, they will sell the short documentary he produced to a network for reality TV development or a full-feature documentary based on three of these local “Young Bucks.”

Many believe that more than promoting bull riding and the rodeo circuit, these boys are promoting a lifestyle that some say is all but dead: the lifestyle of the Old West. Ed Mullins, a “rodeo grandpa,” was quoted in the pilot episode of “Young Bucks” as saying, “Country is country. What it was in the ‘50s is still there today. You’re just common folk, putting your boots on, going to work and coming home to your family.”

Brandon Grimes, father of Logan, one of the “Young Bucks” in the short documentary, said, “This show isn’t about rodeo at all. It isn’t about technique. It isn’t about who stays on (the bull) the longest and it isn’t filled with arguing and drama. It’s about kids being raised right. It’s about kids respecting their elders and covering hearts with cowboy hats when the national anthem plays. It’s about controlling emotions, falling down, getting back up and getting back on after it’s harder the next time — and learning from it.”

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“It is more about teaching these kids to challenge themselves than it is to ride a bull and get a picture,” added Tremp, who is the executive producer of the project.

Challenge themselves, indeed — and sometimes those challenges result in serious injuries.

Becky Mullins, mother of Avery, shared that the chances bull riders take every time they mount their steers are all “part of the business” that riders are well aware of as they grow up in this environment. In fact, a steer stepped on Avery during the taping of the pilot, and viewers get a taste of how these junior cowboys deal with and move forward from injuries and mishaps like these.

According to rodeo announcer Jake Jacobson, the herd is thinning when it comes to bull riders.

“We have to start getting bull riders that are coming up,” he said. “We are losing the younger generation. We are not getting the younger kids stepping up to the next level.”

Even if your child is not a future bull rider, families can enjoy watching bull riders practice every Thursday night at the Roadrunner Restaurant, Bar and Saloon in New River, where the documentary footage was taped. Bring the entire family out to enjoy the world of rodeo every Saturday night, along with food and entertainment. Whether it is your family’s first night of rodeo or whether you are longtime fans, you will enjoy the quality time together that is steeped in the tradition of the Old West. While Logan Grimes

you are there, you might see Logan Grimes, Avery Mullins and Brady Turgeon, the three “Young Bucks” who are poised to make a splash, not only in the world of rodeo, but also in the world of reality TV and documentaries.

Get to know them before the rest of the world does!

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Avery Mullins

Logan Grimes, 9, Anthem

in the area. Currently, Logan is entering the world

Logan attends Diamond Canyon Elementary School,

of steer riding and working on his technique to

where he is an honor roll student and is involved

compete in the Arizona Junior Rodeo Association

in as many sports as he has time for, including

(AJRA) with Brady and Avery this year.

football, soccer and baseball. Rodeo is always in the background; Logan has been riding in local

Logan has a horse, “Cobra,” that he rides every

rodeos since his first mutton busting event at the

chance he gets and uses to practice some of his

age of 5. What his mother, Julie, thought was a

bull riding techniques.

one-time sheep ride on a Friday night in Cave Creek has evolved into something much more.

“There are important lessons from both team and individual sports that we believe build the character

Logan worked his way up through the ranks,

of an outstanding child,” said Logan’s father,

starting with sheep riding. The Roadrunner in New

Brandon. “Team sports obviously help kids learn to

River offered an advanced sheep riding class

work together and succeed as a group. Everyone

where instead of lying down on the sheep, kids

is a winner and everyone gets a trophy in most

sit up with their hand in the rope, just like on a

cases, regardless of performance.

bull. This is where Logan won his first buckle in a six-week series. Advanced sheep riding is intended

“Individual sports like bull riding put the pressure to

to prepare the kids who want to ride calves and

succeed on kids directly. It’s just you, no one else.

steers in the future. From advanced sheep riding,

How have you prepared? Did you learn your lesson

Logan moved to calf riding, where he was lucky

from the last time? Are your emotions in check?

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Brady Turgeon

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crowd of hundreds of people watch you compete?

“He’s an example that you don’t have to be raised

In these moments in the rodeo arena, I believe

on a farm to do this,” said Brandon. “You can be a

leadership qualities and character are born into

regular everyday kid and do this stuff right in your

these young boys.”

own backyard.”

It is clear that Logan is building a lot of character,

Avery Mullins, 10, Desert Hills

as well as time management skills. According to his

Avery, who is homeschooled, loves the fact that bull

parents, on most Thursday nights when Logan is

riding and his involvement in rodeos has given him

taking a couple practice rides, he has already gone

an opportunity to meet people along the way who

to school, done his homework and attended football

become family and friends. He also loves winning and

practice. He finishes off his day climbing into a

the pressure that comes with healthy competition, as

chute and riding a steer.

well as the “feeling” of riding bulls. Avery was destined

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to ride in rodeos, as his father is a professional rider, as well. Avery started small … very small. He rode sheep at age 2 and he rode his first calf at age 3. One might say riding is in his blood.

Professional competition also seems to run in the family. Avery believes it takes hard work, a lot of perfect practice, physical and mental strength and dedication to be a successful competitor. He plans on beating Ty Murray’s all-around record and becoming a world champion — and is well on his way. Avery is a three-year Arizona state champion in the AJRA and two-year champion in the junior division at the Mile High Professional Bull Riders (PBR) in Prescott. He holds numerous buckles and trophies at Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos and open rodeos in mutton busting, calf and steer riding. Avery is a confident competitor who plans to go all the way.

Brady Turgeon, 12, New River Brady, who attends Stepping Stones Academy, started as a mini buck of

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5 when he rode sheep in rodeos. From there, he progressed to riding the family’s mechanical bull, “Muskogee.” He rode his first steer when he was 9, and the rest is history.

Brady loves the intensity and adrenaline he feels when he rides.

“You have to try 110 percent all the time and have fun,” he said.

Results show that he dedicates himself 110 percent all the time: he has won 12 buckles over the past two years of competing. During the 201415 AJRA season (his first year in the organization) he took second place for the year in steer riding. This season, he is sitting in third place and at press time has finals in two weeks in Prescott. He also rides in the Arizona Junior High/High School Rodeo Association and just finished first for the year in steer riding and won a saddle. He plans to be the No. 1 bull rider in the PBR. Jennifer Riggs, Brady’s mom, admits that every time she sees Brady get on a bull, she is nervous. What parent wouldn’t be? However, she treasures the fact that she has seen him progress and his confidence level has skyrocketed. When asked how he embodies the spirit of rodeo, Brady said, “By always being a good sport no matter if I win or lose, and I help everyone around me any way I can.”

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Summer entertaining couldn’t be simpler than with this no-fuss Mediterranean White Bean Dip. The gorgeous array of tangy garnishes adds a boost of color and flavor, turning the humble white bean into a stunning appetizer. Smear onto grilled crostini or serve alongside crunchy Homemade Pita Chips for a light, refreshing snack.

Mediterranean White Bean Dip with Homemade Pita Chips Writer and photographer Monica Longenbaker

Mediterranean

2 tablespoons roasted bell

White Bean Dip

peppers, diced

Yield: Serves 4-6

½ tablespoon capers,

1 15-ounce can white beans

drained and rinsed

(great northern or cannellini),

1 tablespoon parsley,

If consistency is too thick, add more olive oil until desired consistency is reached. Season to taste with salt and pepper and transfer the dip to a serving bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine the Kalamata olives, roasted bell

drained and rinsed

finely chopped

peppers, capers, parsley and pine nuts. Sprinkle generously over

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted

the white bean dip and drizzle the top with extra virgin olive oil.

1 teaspoon garlic, minced

extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

Serve with homemade pita chips (recipe below).

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Pita Chip Directions:

Optional: extra ¼ cup extra virgin

Homemade Pita Chips

olive oil

4 pieces pita bread,

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Place the pita strips into a mixing

cut into strips

bowl. Drizzle the olive oil over the pita strips and sprinkle with

salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons extra virgin Garnish:

olive oil

2 tablespoons Kalamata olives,

1 teaspoon dried oregano

quartered

salt and pepper to taste

Bean Dip Directions: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the white beans, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. Puree until smooth. Optional:

dried oregano, salt and pepper. Toss to coat.

Spread the pita chips into a single layer onto two sheet pans and place them into the preheated oven for 5-8 minutes, or until golden brown.

Remove the pita chips from the oven and allow to cool. Note: The pita chips will become crispier as they cool.

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Confetti Ice Cream Sandwiches

Sweeten your summer with these colorful Confetti Ice Cream Sandwiches.

A generous scoop of your favorite ice cream is situated between two buttery soft cookies and loaded with sprinkles to create the ultimate summer treat. No matter what the occasion, the bright colors and unbeatable combination of cookies and ice cream are bound to turn any get-together into a celebration.

Confetti Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 10 sandwiches 1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda

To make the confetti cookies:

into a ball or use a cookie scoop to place

Preheat the oven to 350 F and line two

the cookies onto the lined baking sheets,

baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift the

leaving at least 2 inches in between.

flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

are slightly golden brown on the edges.

¾ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

Using a stand or hand mixer, cream the

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking

butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar

sheet for a couple of minutes before

on medium high speed until fluffy, about

transferring to a cooling rack.

½ cup granulated sugar

2 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and

½ cup light brown sugar

egg and mix until combined.

1 cup rainbow sprinkles, 1½ quarts ice cream (any flavor),

To make the confetti ice cream sandwiches:

½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg

Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the cookies

Fold in the dry ingredients until combined,

Place a generous scoop of ice cream onto

then fold in half of the sprinkles (½ cup).

a cookie and top with a second cookie.

Be careful not to overmix.

Coat the outside of the exposed ice cream with the remaining sprinkles. Serve

slightly softened

Roll about two tablespoons of the dough

immediately.

Writer and photographer Monica Longenbaker

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