ImagesAZ Magazine :: Desert Mountain, Carefree and Cave Creek

Desert Mountain

Carefree

Cave Creek

October 2014

Desert Mountain :: Carefree :: Cave Creek

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welcome Editorial

October is one of my favorite months. The heat of summer is in my rearview mirror as I cruise toward weeks of celebrations and reunions with migrating friends. Anticipation grows as I scroll through a calendar of events that engage my senses, and I once again become the envy of my out-of-state family as I settle in for a season of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, while they prepare for a long, gray winter.

This year’s October festival schedule includes events such as Wild West Days, a Western-themed, family-friendly fête that is as entertaining as it is educational. Whether taking part in the bathtub races or watching as a cattle drive leads a lively parade of horses and wagons, there is literally something for everyone.

Then there’s the Taste of Cave Creek, an event that never fails to satisfy my craving for culinary delights. Purveyors of the finest foods in the region come together for two nights of delicious samplings that send my taste buds soaring. Two live

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bands entertain crowds who partake in beer, wine and tequila tastings paired with delectably diverse dishes from dozens of participating restaurants. Whether or not you consider yourself a foodie, this is an experience you won’t want to miss.

Two fine art festivals round out my month: the Stagecoach Village Fine Art and Wine Festival and the Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival. Both attract an assortment of talented artists and encourage attendees to peruse exquisite works while enjoying robust wines and enchanting musical entertainment.

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JJ and Raina Birden

The NFL’s smallest player and Saguaro Estates resident, JJ Birden, continues to build on his larger-than-life reputation, his accomplishments now recorded in the book of life. It all began when his stepbrother introduced him to Raina DeLeon. Raina was familiar with JJ, having spotted him at a college track meet.

“He was running the 110-meter high hurdles,” she says. “I thought he was cute and was hoping I would meet him one day soon.” The pair dated for three years and married during the summer of 1990 in Springfield, Oregon.

When they met, JJ was an all-American track athlete at the University of Oregon, training for the Olympic trials in the long jump. Soon after, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns.

While participating in their rookie camp, JJ tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

“That ended his track career and to our surprise, launched his NFL career,” says Raina.

For nine years, JJ played as an NFL wide receiver. In addition to the Cleveland Browns, he played for the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons.

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JJ has played with Hall of Famers like Joe Montana and Marcus Allen, but remains most proud of his ranking as one of the smallest and lightest players to play in the NFL at 5 feet, 10 inches and 160 pounds.

“He lasted that long in a big man’s game,” says Raina.

JJ retired in 1997. These days, he is ranking on the home front with his best fan, Raina, by his side. The couple first lived in Arizona from 2002-2004, and ultimately settled down again in Scottsdale, a mere mile north of their first home.

“We had lived in this area before and we loved it, so we knew we wanted to move back near the same area,” says Raina.

In 2007, with 3 children and a mother-in-law under their roof already, the family responded to a cry for help from their oldest nephew, which later culminated in the adoption of JJ’s sister’s 5 children, nearly doubling their family size from 6 to 11.

“Family is family, and we couldn’t find it in our hearts to desert them,” says Raina. “There was only one choice, and that was to bring them home to live with us. There, of course, were instant obstacles, but we worked through those challenges and we came out stronger and closer.

The children have meshed well together.”

It was the adoption that prompted them to leave Oregon and relocate to Arizona to a home that would accommodate the family, which also includes JJ’s mother. The couple carefully considered ways to facilitate a family bond.

“We felt that the cousins should share rooms together, which would help to successfully combine the family,” says Raina. “So we paired them up by age and gender. It really has helped them to bond.”

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Real Estate Market Watch Snapshot of Carefree, Cave Creek, North Scottsdale

$ in Millions

Local Market Leaders 425 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0

List $

Mkt 34.83%

Sell $

Mkt 10.03% Mkt 5.36%

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s

Prudential Arizona Properties

Realty One Group

Data fromMLS: Broker ARMLS Metrics.

Date: 01/01/2014 - 08/12/2014

Mkt 5.00%

Mkt 3.90%

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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Status: Sold

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Mirabel Properties

Price: $500,000 - $999.999,999

Construction Type: All

Bedrooms: All

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Keller Williams AZ Realtors

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Advice for blending families

and school schedules,” Raina says. “We want to take all

Raina suggests a foundation of principles to lead the

of our children on a vacation, specifically a cruise. They

family. She says, “For us, we felt the Bible has so many

are all growing up and moving on with their lives, so

principles to help guide all types of families. Following

it’s a goal of ours to do it soon.”

those principles is what has allowed us to help guide our family, and is attributed to a happy family life.”

Man (and Woman) in Motion JJ and Raina are throttling forward in pursuit of their

Today seven of the children, ranging from ages 13 to

life’s dreams. Previously a medical coding specialist,

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Raina recently left her profession to fulfill her

through game nights, travel and family dinners.

entrepreneurial spirit and partner with JJ in a company called Team X 88, Inc., which offers health and wellness

“It’s a bit harder now because of all their different work

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“Since my husband and I are all about living the healthy lifestyle, Isagenix provides us the vehicle to help people be healthy physically and financially,” says Raina.

Raina also reveals her thoughts on being a mother, professional athlete’s wife and fitness-minded person on her blog, called “Raina: love, life & laughter,” at rainabirden.com.

“I wanted to share those experiences and maybe something will resonate with other women,” she says.

JJ just completed a first draft of his book titled, “When Opportunity Knocks: 8 Sure Fire Ways to Take Advantage.”

The premise behind the book is that no matter who we are or what our background is or what situations we are in, we all have opportunities in life. Raina says, “The premise of the book... do we take advantage of them?” JJ plans to tack on public speaking to his list of accomplishments when the book releases, which is slated for sometime during this NFL season.

Raina says, “He’s accomplishing a goal that he has always had.”

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community arts // Culture // announcements Writer Barb Evans

Oct. 11 Hope for Horses Gala Featuring Mary Hoffman (Pictured) Dress up in your finest cowboy attire for a night of exciting fun and delicious food, with live and silent auctions throughout the evening. Proceeds benefit Triple R Horse Rescue’s mission to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home horses in their care. 6-9 p.m. $75. Carefree Resort and Conference Center, 37220 N. Mule Train Rd., 480-532-1991, triplerhorserescueaz.com.

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Oct. 3-12 Desert Foothills Theater’s The Dracula Rock Show

Oct. 1 Cave Creek Museum Re-opens The Cave Creek Museum re-opens for the season Wednesday, Oct. 1. The museum features an extensive collection of prehistoric and historic artifacts that describe the lives of Native Americans, miners, ranchers and pioneers. New exhibits include a Golden Reef stamp mill dating back to 1880; a colorful display of horse riding saddles from 1890 to 1950; and a look at the evolution of the washing machine from 1870 through 1940. Check website for hours and pricing. Cave Creek Museum, 6140 Skyline Dr., 480-4882764, cavecreekmuseum.org.

Zombies and vampires come alive to rock out to the tunes of the 60s and 70s in this hilarious youth theater play. Check website for times. $12-$21. Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St., 480-488-1981, dftheater.org.

Oct. 8 Lecture: An Archaeological Record of the Sears Point Petroglyph Complex Evelyn Billo, CEO and founder of Rupestrian CyberServices, presents for the Arizona Archaeology Society Desert Foothills Chapter. 7-9 p.m. Free.

Good Shepherd of the Hills Church Community Building, 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., azarchsoc.org/desertfoothills.

Oct. 3 Writers’ Connection Toby Fesler Heathcotte, award-winning writer and president of Arizona Authors Association, discusses how to enhance

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Desert Foothills Library,

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38443 N. Schoolhouse

Free. Sonoran Arts League,

Rd., 480-488-2286,

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community calendar arts // Culture // announcements

Oct. 14

A Handshake is Enough

Spaghetti Dinner Families can support

The Cowboy Way Through Art and Poetry

Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills with this all you can eat spaghetti dinner. 5-8:30 p.m., $15 adult; $7 child. Harold’s Franc D’Ambrosio

Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Rd., 480-221-

Oct. 18-19

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Call for The Phantom of the Opera’s Christine and Raoul

Mar l e s s F e l lows

Yappy Hour on the Terrace

Written By

Audition for the famed

L e s l i e V. Bay

Bring your furry best friend

roles and an opportunity

for some wine and treats

to perform with Franc

and mingle with fellow dog

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lovers on the Waterfall

A Handshake is Enough Book Launch

Terrace. Guest speaker to

Artist Marless Fellows’ first book, “A Handshake is Enough,”

be announced. 3:30-5:30

combines 36 of her original art works with poetry by

p.m. Desert Foothills Library,

nationally known cowboy poets. Celebrate the book’s

38443 N. Schoolhouse

release with music, refreshments and poetry presentations

Rd., 480-488-2286,

by Gary Penney. 5-8 p.m. Saddle Up Gallery, 6140 E. Cave

desertfoothillslibrary.org

Creek Rd., Ste. 3B, 480-488-9303, saddleupgallery.com.

D’Ambrosio, “The Phantom” from the stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera.”

Oct. 18: 1-3 p.m., Theater Works, 8355 W. Peoria Ave.; Oct. 19: 5-7 p.m., Grand Canyon University, 5102 N. 30th Dr., room 43-101.

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Oct. 18-19

Community Expo

MIMFest

Visit with a variety of

The Musical Instrument

services, businesses and

Museum hosts its first

non-profit organizations

outdoor music festival with

from throughout the

a variety of musical acts,

communities of Carefree,

energetic dancers, dynamic

Cave Creek and North

street performers and

Scottsdale. 1-4 p.m. Free.

culinary delights.

Cactus Shadows High

Check website for ticket

School, 5802 E. Dove

prices and times. Musical

Valley Rd., 480-488-3381,

Instrument Museum, 4725 E.

carefreecavecreek.org.

Mayo Blvd., 480-478-6000,

Oct. 18 Cars for Charity Get your motor running with this festival featuring more than 150 antique, muscle, hot-rod and custom cars. Proceeds benefit various church and Knights of Columbus charities. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free.

Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, 36811 N. Pima Rd.,

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Oct. 19 Cabaret Series: Charles Lewis & Shannon Wallace Relish an evening of Broadway favorites and jazz greats with the smooth sounds of cabaret duo Charles Lewis and Shannon Wallace. 6-9 p.m., $40 (includes appetizers, wine and show). Venues Café, 34 Easy St., 480-488-1090, azfcf.org.

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Oct. 21 Mind Quest Lecture Series: A New Look at Old Faces with Dr. Britton Shepardson

Oct. 25

Archaeologist and author

Cave Creek Wicked

Dr. Britton Shepardson

Zombies, ghosts and

discusses the mysteries

goblins galore all make

surrounding Easter

their appearance during

Island. 7-8:30 p.m. $18

Arizona’s only all-day, all-

FCF members; $20 non-

night Halloween celebration

members. FCF Holland

hosted throughout the town.

Community Center, 34250

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., kids

N. 60th St., 480-488-1090,

Oct. 25

dance and bounce the day

Oct. 23, 25

Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship’s Starry Knights Fundraiser

costumed crowd can enjoy

Upscale Singers Scholarship Auditions North Valley vocalists in grades seven through 12 are invited to audition to receive $125 to $500 in

Enjoy a special evening with cocktails, dinner, desert, auctions and more, all in support of Camelot’s free therapeutic horsemanship program for adults and children with disabilities. 6-9 p.m. $125 per person, $1,000 per table (10 people). Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 N. Scottsdale Rd., camelotaz.org.

scholarships toward voice lessons. Singers must call 480-575-0188 by Oct. 20 to schedule an appointment.

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, 34605 N. Scottsdale

Oct. 24-26 Stagecoach Village Fine Art and Wine Festival Treat yourself to a relaxing day strolling through

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dozens of booths filled with exquisite art and fine crafts while listening to

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can trick-or-treat, “Thriller”

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the enchanting sounds

away, while the late night the Zombie Ball and area saloons via a complimentary fun bus that runs 6 p.m. through 1 a.m. Along Cave Creek Rd., 602-400-3330, cavecreekwicked.com.

Oct. 25

and sipping on the finest

“Get Off Your Butt and Come Putt” 18-Hole Putting Tournament

Arizona wines. 10 a.m. to

Join Kiwanis Club of

of the Native American flute by Tony Duncan

5 p.m. Free. Stagecoach

Carefree for an exciting

Village, 7100 E. Cave

18-hole putting tournament

Creek Rd., 623-734-6526,

followed by cocktails, a

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buffet, live auction and

prizes. Proceeds benefit Kiwanis Club of Carefree Benefit Foundation, Inc. 3 p.m. $100 per player; $50 non-players. Tonto Verde Golf Course, 18402 E. El Circulo Dr., 480-488-8400, kiwaniscarefree.org.

Oct. 27- Nov. 2 Two for One at Butterfly Wonderland/OdySea Mirror Maze Celebrate Halloween with two attractions for the price of one. Pay regular admission to see more than 2,000 butterflies from around the world and receive free admission to a spooky maze experience with an enormous candy wall. Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Via Robbie Howard

de Ventura, 480-800-3000, butterflywonderland.com.

Oct. 25-26 Kiwanis Concert Series: “Sinatra and Friends” Starring Robbie Howard Las Vegas headliner Robbie Howard as Frank Sinatra brilliantly delivers the music, comedy and memories of the Rat Pack with all the smoothness of “Old Blue Eyes” himself.

6 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m.

Sunday. $30 per person.

Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, 101 Easy St., 480-488-7169, kiwaniscarefree.org.

Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Watch the top 30 players on the Champions Tour’s official money list compete for two coveted trophies, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship trophy and the Charles Schwab Cup, in this seasonending event. Tickets start at $20. Desert Mountain Club Cochise Course, 3770 Desert Mountain Pkwy., 480-2372100, desertmountain.com.

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community calendar arts // Culture // announcements to thoroughbred rescues in the United States and the charitable arm of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, named Arizona’s After the

Oct. 31 - Nov. 2

Homestretch (ATHS) as its

Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival

Charity of the Month for

Admire original works from

local non-profit organization

world-class, jury-selected

that reconditions, retrains

artists from the United

and rehomes former

States and abroad while

racehorses.

August 2014. ATHS is a

savoring gourmet food,

entertainment. 10 a.m. to 5

Foothills Academy Art Students Work Featured on Artsonia.com

p.m. $3 per person. Wine

Art students from

delectable chocolates,

Bob Boze Bell

robust wine and live musical

and includes an engraved

Preparatory have teamed up

souvenir glass. Downtown

Cave Creek author, publisher and illustrator Bob Boze Bell

with Artsonia.com, an online

Carefree, 101 Easy St.,

offers a unique look into the history of U.S. Route 66

art museum, to display their

480-837-5637,

with his recently released book, “The 66 Kid.” The book

works of art. Initiated by art

thunderbirdartists.com.

recalls Bell’s childhood growing up in Kingman, Arizona

teacher Allison Echanove,

during the heyday of automobile travel in the 1950s and

the program allows visitors

1960s, and is illustrated with personal archival photographs,

to browse the website and

Nov. 8-9 Litchfield Park Festival of the Arts

maps, period advertising art, vintage postcards, specially

view artwork in the school’s

commissioned maps and the author’s own watercolors. For

gallery by grade level or

Now in its 44th year, this

more information and to purchase, visit bobbozebell.net.

specific exhibits. Students’ work from their latest

festival features more than 250 fine artists and

Nov. 7-8

craftsmen from across the

8th Annual Holiday Bazaar

country and abroad, live musical performances, wine

Get a jump on holiday

tasting, family activities,

shopping with more than

a farmers’ market, library

70 handpicked vendors

book sale and dozens of

selling unique pottery,

food and confectionary booths. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free. Downtown Litchfield Park, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., 623-734-6526,

jewelry, artwork, fashions and accessories. In between shopping, guests can grab a bite at the Corner Café,

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Writer Jim McAllister Photographer Bryan Black

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Chris Anderson was born in Arizona and has a passion for the Southwest. His family goes back six generations in the state to the 1880s, settling mostly in the area around Apache Junction and Florence. His great grandfather was a Swedish immigrant who became a gold miner in Goldfield, Arizona. Chris currently operates Spur Cross Trading Post in Cave Creek, which deals in antiques of various types and other items that reflect Southwestern heritage. Within a few months, he plans to have an art department located in the store.

In 1938, Chris’ family on his mother’s side opened a gas station at Florence Junction located a few miles north of Florence on Highway 60. Besides gas, they had a café and operated a branch of the post office that was a nice convenience for the local ranchers while also bringing in customers for their other services. They also operated a curio shop that stocked items made by natives that came down through the White Mountains into the area.

Chris’ grandmother was a nurse during World War I. Her duties included working with the Navajos on both sides of the Arizona-New Mexico border for about three years during the influenza outbreak. Through her work she developed a love for the Navajo culture, and that is how it was introduced into the family.

Eventually, Chris’ family bought the square mile that was Apache Junction, which was located about 12 miles west of Florence Junction on Highway 60. They opened a bigger restaurant and gas station than they had in Florence Junction and did great business. It was an era where cars were less dependable, got less gas mileage and there were no interstates to compete with. It was comforting for travelers to know that a gas station would always be available to patch a tire, replace a fan belt, change oil or perform other services needed to keep rolling.

In the era of the 1940s and 1950s, Apache Junction was also popular for its Western cowboy ambience. It was so popular that James D’Arcy, who formerly worked with Disneyland, was put in charge of a project that involved developing 22 acres of the area to preserve the fast vanishing traditions of frontier America. There were plans for stagecoaches, a blacksmith shop and other items identified with the American frontier that would produce the entire cowboy experience.

Residential developer Hugh Evans and his son were brought on board to build the place, but unfortunately Evans’ son was killed in an auto accident soon after the project started. He was so distraught over the incident that he

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decided to withdraw his participation in spite of the

weighed about 100 pounds. He had been part of

various plans and blueprints that had been prepared.

a rodeo and had worked with a clown. When the

With nobody to replace Evans, the Apache Junction

rodeo was on break from performing, the chimp

frontier project was abandoned.

would go back to the zoo. Like most chimps, he was pretty smart. He would go up to the diner to get

Apache Junction had a large mural that was painted

something to eat or visit a nearby Dairy Queen. He

by a convict from a local penitentiary who was on a

also liked to smoke and since he was such a cool

work release program. There were also some German

chimp, he rarely had to be confined to his cage. He

prisoners being held in the Apache Junction area

was also known to bum cigarettes from customers

during World War II. They were released occasionally

and puff away while leaning against the wall.

on furloughs, during which they were happy just to get out a bit and hang around. After the war, some

In addition to Apache Junction, there used to be a

of them probably settled in the area.

place nearby called Apacheland. It was basically a movie lot where many Western movies and television

Besides being a cross section of people with many

shows were filmed. “Lawman” with John Russell,

different backgrounds, Apache Junction was also the

“The Rifleman” with Chuck Connors, “Maverick” with

location of Arizona’s first zoo, which was at Chris’s

James Garner and many other television shows were

mother’s place. She had all kinds of animals donated

made there. Movie and television celebrities were

to her, including an African lion from a fraternity at

seen everywhere.

the University of Arizona that got rid of it when it was getting to be a bit more than a cute cub.

Another attraction was gold mining at places like the Lost Dutchman mine. There were more than a few

Probably the best story involves a chimpanzee that

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shootings over gold in that area, usually over claims.

There were also a lot of celebrity sightings in places like Goldfield, about 10 miles from Apache Junction.

Chris’s parents operated Apache Junction from about the late 1930s until the 1990s. It was a different world during most of those times, as a couple of wars were fought and the comforts that we enjoy today were not yet known. One older photo that Chris has shows a sign on the wall of their diner that says “Air Cooled.” Today that means “air conditioned,” which was a luxurious experience in the desert of the past but considered routine to the point where it is expected today.

Chris’s father died three years ago and his mother is now 88. Chris says she has a great recall of the old days of growing up in Arizona.

I have met Mrs. Anderson and can verify that she is quite a lady and an excellent historian.

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Writer Jenn Korducki Krenn Photography Bryan Black

Whether you’re a novice bike rider, a seasoned expert

“I was riding really well before Nationals, but I wasn’t

or have never put your feet to the pedals, there’s at

sure how far I would make it competing against girls

least one comparison to be drawn between cycling

from cities with huge tracks like Trexlertown and

and life: both have their share of ups and downs.

Colorado Springs,” Kayla says.

Sometimes, it’s all we can do to just hold on and keep riding.

A prestigious national event requires a matching level of commitment, not only from the rider but also from

For Kayla Hankins, the ride started at the humble age of

her entire support system. One of the Hankins family’s

seven, when she participated in her first triathlon. It was

chief concerns prior to their Nationals journey was

through this event that she realized her particular love

making sure Kayla’s younger brother, nine-year-old

for the bike, and less than a year later her enthusiasm

Alex, would be on board with frequent 4 a.m. wake-

led her to seek further training and tutelage from Mike

up calls, not to mention losing a lot of his free time

and Lisa Kolin, head coaches and co-owners of Strada

during both the school year and summer vacation.

Racing Club (“Strada,” February 2014).

Fortunately, Alex gave his two thumbs up, and any doubts over his decision are immediately quashed by

“Coach Mike and Coach Lisa are everything to me

the glowing opinion he has for his big sister.

in cycling,” Kayla says. “They’ve taught me all I know about the bike.”

“I think she is an amazing rider,” he says. “She’s really strong and brave to ride so fast and do everything she

Their guidance in areas such as technique, goal setting

does on her bike.”

and nutrition combined with Kayla’s indisputable natural talent have paved the way for incredible success in a

With the entire family clipped in, Kayla worked with the

short period of time. Now 11, Kayla has built a resume

Kolins and her Strada teammates to prepare, training

in track and road racing that is no doubt the envy of

on her track bike in the WestWorld of Scottsdale

cyclists many times her age. She has won more than 40

parking lot in addition to road bike rides around Cave

triathlons and 60 bike races, including this year’s Arizona

Creek several times a week. In the last week of June,

State Criterium Championships and the 7th Annual Bike

she headed out on the road to California – riding

the Bluff Arizona State Championship Road Race. In June,

passenger this time – with her family, coaches and

her sky’s-the-limit ambition enabled her to compete on

best friend and fellow competitor, Niki Hemmerlin.

an even bigger stage at the 2014 USA Cycling Juniors Track Nationals in Carson, California, where she – spoiler

Her first event was a scratch race, during which all

alert – exceeded her wildest expectations.

competing riders are on the track at the same time.

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Kayla placed first out of 13 girls in the juniors 11-12 age group by a wide margin.

“I was really happy and very surprised,” she says. “The announcer joked about the fact that I was from Arizona because we don’t even have a velodrome.”

The next day, she placed third in a second scratch race event, but it was her performance in the 500-meter time trial event that turned even more heads: Kayla’s time of 43.247 seconds earned her a first place finish in the junior girls 11-12 and beat out all but one of the boys in her same age group, earning her a gold medal and a new national record. As if that wasn’t enough to be proud of, her collective points from all three events earned her the gold in the omnium, and Kayla went from placing well to becoming the 2014 national champion in track cycling.

“It was an overwhelming feeling for my wife, Sara, and I,” says Eric Hankins, Kayla’s father. “The announcer making a lot of comments and getting the crowd laughing about where she’s from made it even more exciting. We spent the whole year getting there, and then to see her win and set a national record … we’re beyond proud.”

So what does Kayla think set her apart against competitors who train in the very best facilities?

“I think it’s just that I love what I do,” she says.

“There are some people who think hey, I kind of like biking, I’ll go to Nationals and see how I do.

I’m not like that. I love biking. I don’t like soccer, I don’t like gymnastics or dance or anything that a lot of kids like. I like biking.”

Her obvious passion makes it all the more bittersweet that in the same summer the Hankins family went from feeling the highest highs, a single bike accident brought them crashing down to the lowest lows a mere one week later. While

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Kayla was riding a steep downhill in the USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin on July 5, a fellow competitor crashed directly in front of her. With no time to react at speeds up to 40 miles per hour, Kayla ran over the girl’s bike and went down.

“I immediately got to my feet and felt angry that I had crashed at road nationals,” Kayla remembers. “The paramedics were already helping the other girl, so a woman in the audience came over and asked me if I was OK. I think she was confused because the first thing I said to her was, ‘Is Kelly OK?’ That’s my name for the road bike I was riding that day.”

Once Kelly was accounted for, Kayla was driven to the medical tent. At that point, she could barely open her mouth and it was confirmed that she had broken her jaw in three places, in addition to suffering five broken teeth and severe road rash. She was given treatment and stitches in Wisconsin and upon arriving home, received additional surgeries at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, including wiring her jaw shut for a month.

“We’re thankful to all the nurses and doctors at Phoenix Children’s Hospital who took such great care of Kayla before and after her surgery,” Eric says, “particularly, Kayla’s surgeon, Dr. Davinder Singh, and her team. Besides competing in the Olympics, Kayla’s dream is to attend medical school someday, and her experience with Dr. Singh only augmented her desire to become a doctor.”

More than two months later, the wires are off and Kayla is feeling better physically. On the other hand, the mental aspect of getting back in the saddle is still, as she puts it, “kind of sketchy.”

“It’s exciting to be close to being able to ride again, but I’m going to approach it in a way that I feel comfortable,” she says. “I know I will get back to where I was before at some point.”

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Eric adds, “We’re 100 percent supportive of what she wants to do, whether she wants to continue racing or decides to focus on something else. The crash made all of us realize that when you’re in a bike race, you’re not just relying on your own skill. You’re relying on others around you.”

Fortunately, Kayla has no shortage of other interests.

In addition to being a straight-A student with a love for math and science, she enjoys hiking with her family and hopes to go from rim to rim at the Grand Canyon with her mom later this year. She also loves horseback riding, particularly with her chestnut warmblood, Leo. “I’ve been riding horses since I was a few months old and my mom would hold me in the saddle with her,” Kayla says. “It’s something I find really fun and am also passionate about.”

Then again, with highly esteemed cycling mentors such as John Coyle, Robbie Ventura and Marek Kotrly to rely on for support, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Kayla clipped in again soon.

“I’d really like to go to track nationals again next year,” she says. “I know it sounds crazy because I just crashed, but I loved that track so much. Plus, I just love racing. I’m very competitive and I’d like to see how I’d do in the new age group, since I’d be racing with the 13-14 junior girls next year. Going to the Olympics someday is also still my dream.”

No matter what the future holds, Kayla possesses the drive and determination to achieve excellence in any endeavor – and have fun while doing it. And so the ride continues .…

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Writer Lara Piu

Celebr ates 20 years of food, fun & more

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f you’ve been waiting for a special occasion to try Cartwright’s for dinner, the big day has arrived – but don’t stop

there. On Oct. 15 and 16, you can sample many of downtown’s foodie-famed spots, as well as its music, spirits and more at the 2014 Taste of Cave Creek.

Now in its 20th year, eight of the last hosted and run by the Town of Cave Creek, the annual food festival showcases cuisine sampling from nearly 25 local restaurants with a side of wine, beer, music and more in the open-air setting of Stagecoach Village. It’s a chance to taste test popular restaurants and bars or preview those new on the scene.

“We do this midweek because these restaurants are busy on the weekends,” says Adam Stein, town marshal.

Stein serves as co-chair for the event, which is put on as an invitation for folks to check out the town and its libations and fare.

“Our sponsors, Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln, also help with radio advertising, so people come up from everywhere,” he says. “They see what Cave Creek has to offer and they’re hooked.”

Back by popular demand are Sonoran Spirits, Jacked Ice and everything in the area’s food, beer, wine and spirits from Alberto’s to Z’s Asian Fusion. New to the event are Oregano’s, The Boulders, Venues Cafe, Indigo Crow, Janey’s Coffee Co. and Bodega, Arizona Select Ice Cream and Candy Co. and My Sweet Blessings Bakery.

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Two stages offer live music, with Ryan Sims Band performing in the gazebo and Jake Dean Band in the beer garden on both nights from 6 to 10 p.m.

Another newcomer is the Margarita Challenge, where event goers can try innovative margarita creations by participating restaurants. See how your favorite stacks up each night when a panel of judges chooses three winners. The restaurants will be working with Dirty Tequila, Cruz Tequila, Agave Underground, 3 Amigos, Donkey Piss, Julio Caesar Chavez and six other tequila brands offering their goods up for tasting grabs.

Town of Cave Creek also leverages the popular event to help organizations that help the community. Nonprofits like Wild at Heart, Foothills Food Bank and Foothills Caring Corps will have a free booth at the event, and better yet, Cave Creek Museum will receive a whopping 25 percent of liquor sales.

“We want to bring awareness to the community [nonprofits] and give them an opportunity to talk to the 7,500-8,000 attendees,” Adam says.

Taste of Cave Creek Oct. 15 and 16 5-10 p.m.

Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Rd. Event parking and free shuttle from Schoolhouse Road $10 admission, sold at the gate $2-$5 per food tasting 480-488-1400 www.tasteofcavecreek.com

Participating Restaurants

Adam Stein

Alberto Ristoranti

It’s A Divine Bakery

Amaro Italiano Ristorante

Janey’s Coffee Co. and Bodega

Big Earl’s Greasy Eats

Le Sans Souci Restaurant

Brugos Pizza Co.

My Sweet Blessings Bakery

Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue

Oregano’s

Buffalo Chip Saloon

Spotted Donkey Cantina

Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House

The Boulders

Cave Creek Tap Haus

The Hideaway Grill

Chef Sara’s Raw Vegan Academy and Cafe

The Horny Toad

Cibo e Vino

The Village Coffee & Creperie

El Encanto Mexican Restaurant

Tonto Bar & Grill

Hacienda’s Mexican Grill

Uncle Louie The Restaurant

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral

Venues Cafe

Indian Village

Z’s Asian Fusion

Indigo Crow

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Writer Donna Kublin Photographer Bryan Black

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“I love the ever-changing brilliance of a sunset, the light glowing through delicately translucent petals of a flower, the shimmering ripples in a stream or waves gently making their way onto shore,” she explains. Lauren wants her paintings to provoke and awaken the senses and transport the viewer to a peaceful, quiet place within.

Lauren is the featured artist in Thunderbird Artists 21st Annual Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival being held at Carefree Town Center Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. A juried member of the Oil Painters of America and the Sonoran Arts League, she loves to paint large scale, especially her landscapes, and the end result borders on epic.

Her subject matter is mostly influenced by the desert, florals and water. She often takes photographs of the subject in lighting conditions that interest her, then creates a drawing using elements that make for an appealing composition. She then translates her sketch into a painting, most often in oil, but also pastel and acrylic on occasion.

She has an extensive following and her clients love her strong palette and use of light. Much of her work is done on a commission basis, which she enjoys since she gets to work directly with clients. She meets them in their homes, helping them select the landmarks and elements they would like. She then prepares a sketch and, once finalized, creates a work exclusively for them, satisfaction guaranteed.

Lauren’s training was mostly oil painting, though just before she became a full-time artist she learned to work with pastels, which amplified her use of thin layers of color. She integrated this into her work with oil and developed her technique, working with thin layers of paint that allow the warm light from her tinted canvas to show through. This glazing technique enables her to create what she calls “atmospheric layers,” her signature style.

She grew up in Portland, Oregon, and was a former high school arts teacher in a nearby town prior to moving to Arizona in 2003. Making a career transition to full-time professional artist took some time, but she had role models that provided encouragement: her grandfather and uncle were both professional artists. She vividly remembers as a child traveling by train from Portland to Chicago to visit family, seeing her uncle’s beautiful paintings hanging in her grandparents’ home and visiting art museums while there.

Fascinated by art at an early age, she excelled at it and sought out extra credit projects, experiencing an inner joy at the creation process. She entered and won contests from junior high school on. During her senior year in high school, she was thrilled that one of her first sculpture projects, a bust of one of our presidents, was selected to be exhibited in the lobby of her high school. These acknowledgements were a huge encouragement to her and helped her realize art was her calling. At college, she majored in art and art education, spending an entire year in Italy as part of her program.

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Toward the end of her teaching career, she began to

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Even if you’ve attended past festivals, you’ll want to

hitching post that has a horse tied up to it or a

clear your calendar for this year’s Wild West Days,

corral in the parking lot. We are proud of our western

Arizona’s largest Western celebration. Starting Oct. 29

heritage and this is an opportunity to embrace it.”

and running through Nov. 2, the free event features five days of nonstop family entertainment with

The museum, which has hosted children’s events such

returning favorites and new experiences.

as gold panning and brand making, will unveil new artifacts including a saddle, washing machine, bolo

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“Wild West Days is a celebration of our historical

ties and Arizona’s Greatest Battle, an exhibit on loan

heritage,” says Evelyn Johnson, executive director of

from Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. It

the Cave Creek Museum. “Cave Creek has a reputation

chronicles the last large-scale native-against-native

for being a bit rowdy in the old days that it earned

skirmish in American history and the single biggest

with residents who were ‘colorful’ and a woman deputy

battle in state history, which happened 157 years

sheriff that was a ‘crack shot’ that moonshiners

ago and lasted just two hours. Illustrations, maps and

watched for. Only in Cave Creek can you go to a

carefully recreated weapons that were used by both

restaurant and hear the jingle of spurs or have a

sides of the conflict will bring it to life.

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Though it doesn’t kick off until 9 a.m. Saturday morning, you’ll want to arrive early and stake out your viewing spot for Arizona’s only non-motorized parade. For the first time, a live cattle drive will precede the parade’s start by 10 minutes, followed by participants on foot, on horseback or in wagons. The Cartwright family will serve as grand marshals for this year’s parade.

“If you need something to put a smile on your face, watch mutton bustin’,” says Patty Pollnow, the cochair of Wild West Days. “The fourto seven-year-olds are as cute as can be and the parents are as excited as the children.” Mutton bustin’ happens Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Buffalo Chip Saloon.

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The Wild West Days golf tournament returns to

Wild West Days on Saturday night at Harold’s. The

Rancho Mañana, a former dude ranch, Thursday.

contest starts at 8 p.m. and contestants are required

The scramble format suits both beginning and

to don cowboy hats and boots.

seasoned players; Pollnow expects Walmart to sponsor 48 golfers. For $125 per person or $500

As always, those who want a souvenir can purchase a

per foursome, you’ll enjoy time on one of the

one-of-a-kind, limited edition art poster from legendary

Valley’s most scenic courses, plus a post-play steak

cowboy artist Lance Headlee.

dinner; a silent auction with electronics, jewelry and art among the items; and an awards ceremony at

New Twists

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. Spouses can accompany

Seeking someone to swing dance with? You might

a player for just $20.

just lasso your mate at the first-ever bachelor/ bachelorette auction, the brainchild of Ms. Wild West

A longstanding feature of the festival, the bathtub

Days herself, Kristin Lewis. Bidders aged 21 or older

races, are also back this year.

will pay just $20 for a paddle that nets them an appetizer and drink, along with the opportunity to

“It’s a kick in the pants,” says Pollnow. “It’s hard to

vie for their favorite cowboy or cowgirl. Half of the

say which is more fun, the construction of the tubs

proceeds will go to the charity of their choice and

or the competition.” Watch the wheeled tubs fly down

the other half goes to the Cave Creek Merchants

the street at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Frontier Town.

Association. Dress to impress Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Buffalo Chip.

Cowgirls of all ages compete for the crown of Miss

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Under new ownership, Stagecoach Village is also a venue for several activities. On Halloween night, the Wild West Gala at The Stagecoach will feature a white tablecloth catered dinner, live country music and dancing. And check out vendors at the village throughout the day Saturday for clothing, Western artifacts, live entertainment, a rock climbing wall and food trucks.

Though many towns mount a Western celebration, Johnson says Wild West Days’ jam-packed schedule stands apart.

“Our Western heritage is a way of life,” she says.

“It’s the way we treat people and the way we lead our lives with respect to each other, community and this region of the desert.” wildwestdayscavecreek.com

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Turquoise Though turquoise comes in green and white versions, it’s the bright blue hues, from robin’s egg to teal, that are internationally prized. It’s been said that wearing turquoise jewelry is like “wearing a piece of sky.” When set in silver, as in Native American squash blossom necklaces, the look is timeless.

Local sources: Numerous local merchants, including Ortega’s and Wild West Pawn.

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Writer Suzanne Wright

Maybe I’m biased, but I believe the Southwest is the most distinctive and iconic region in the United States. For starters, there’s the expansive sky, the rugged mountains, the seemingly endless horizon and the stunning sunsets.

The blooming cacti, the smell of creosote after rain and the chattering of Gambel’s quail. There’s the architecture, so harmonious with nature. The sunrise, sunset, the ever changing light … the silence.

It’s also the things we collect, display and wear, the things that punctuate our indoor and outdoor spaces, that telegraph our pride in place. Both first-time visitors as well as longtime residents can tick off a list of things that memorably represent our region. Things that embody the authentic Southwestern spirit, our Western hospitality, our originality and our heritage.

I’m someone who adopted Cave Creek as home in 2011. Though I lived the majority of my life in the Southeast, the Southwest has long lived inside of me. Many of our readers have similarly staked a claim in Arizona.

The irrepressible Valerie Watters, owner of Valerie’s Furniture & Accents, has been doing business in Cave Creek for 25 years. She was happy to share her thoughts on some of the things that evoke the Southwest for her.

The following is our salute to Southwestern style. Though this is by no means a comprehensive list – that would take a book! – we think you will agree that these are indelible symbols of the Southwest.

Bolo Ties When Southwestern gentlemen of a certain age get dressed up, they often sport a bolo tie. This wearable art dates back to the late 1890s, when both Native American and Anglo men sported the iconic neckwear.

Local source: In 2011, the Heard Museum held an exhibit of Native American bolo ties. Their gift shop is one of the best sources in the Valley for genuine, handcrafted Native American jewelry.

Boots You might be surprised to learn that it was Attila the Hun and his marauding nomads who were the first to wear pointed boots with two-inch heels; it was all about the fit of the foot in the stirrup. Today, cowboy boots are essential gear not only for the working cowboy but also for fashionable men and women who like the swagger and style they provide.

Local source: Cave Creek Cowboy Company has a wide selection of men’s and women’s styles, including such brands as Corral and Old Gringo. october 2014

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CHILI RISTRAS

DREAMCATCHERS

SKULLs & HORNS

From Santa Fe to Scottsdale, ristras – twine-

The best dreamcatchers are handmade

The bleached skulls and horns of steer,

strung dried red chilies – are a popular

Native American objects constructed

sheep, elk and deer are classic Western

outdoor welcome decoration, especially on

using a willow hoop woven with a

décor. Whether tacked above entrances to

adobe homes and shops. They are said to

loose netlike web and decorated with

ranches or inside the most contemporary,

bring good health and good luck.

sacred objects such as feathers, beads

upscale homes, they add organic appeal.

and stones. Hung above the bed, they

When inlaid with turquoise or coral, they

are a charm to protect the sleeping –

exude Southwestern character.

Local source: Buffalo Bill’s Trading Post offers a great selection of sizes, along with wreaths during the holidays.

especially children – from nightmares.

Local source: Visit Spur Cross Trading Post.

Local sources: Many souvenir shops offer mass-produced, inexpensive versions.

Auctions, trading posts and gift shops of museums in the Southwest are the best places to seek an original.

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Cowboy HaTS Recognized worldwide, the cowboy hat is a piece of American history that was developed for the harsh conditions associated with our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s westward advancement.

Local source: Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hat Shop uses American materials and hat making techniques from the early 1900s to create custom toppers for men and women.

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Jeans Denim has been used for clothing since the late 18th century. And while jeans are now undisputedly high fashion, early wearers were miners, ranchers and farmers who needed comfortable, durable dungarees.

Local source: Kimes Ranch (formerly Longhorn Jean Company) has a long history in the horse and cattle industry, as the horns emblazoned on the back pocket boast.

Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition honoring friends and family members who have died. Many Valley cities host celebrations each year on the first two days of November. Participants often don skull masks and create

has been serving the North Valley for 17 years.

Kokopelli Revered by the Hohokum, Hopi and other ancestral Pueblo

altars in memory of deceased relatives.

peoples, the humpbacked flute player represents fertility.

Local source: The Desert Botanical Garden brings its

visual shorthand for the Southwest. Depictions of human

12th Annual Festival of Life through song, dance, storytelling and food.

Hides Cowhide and leather are Southwestern design staples.

Cowhide rugs pillows and tooled leather ottomans and furniture are always on trend.

Local sources: Check out Big Bronco, Turn West Design

Along with the howling coyote and the gecko, Kokopelli is figures and critters are found in ancient petroglyphs and pictographs on rocks and in caves throughout the American Southwest.

Local source: Mexicana Rose offers a wide-ranging selection of kitschy and colorful metal and ceramic yard art.

Luminarias Come Christmas, the Southwest is aglow with luminarias,

and Valerieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture & Accents.

simple brown paper bags are filled with sand and

Horse Tack

residents eschew bright electric lights in favor of

Cave Creek is a town of equestrians and our love affair goes well beyond riding. Saddles, saddle blankets, lassos, spurs and horseshoes are reminders of a not-sodistant trail blazing past that find their way beyond the barn and into our homes.

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a small votive that is lit at dusk. Many North Valley luminarias.

Local source: The 2014 Cave Creek Luminaria Run is open to spectators as well as participants. Luminarias also line the road to Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area for the annual Christmas pageant.

Copper Arizona mines more copper than any other state.

Custom-made copper tables and bars are hammered and chemically treated to exude burnished warmth.

Local source: Valerieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture & Accents

Mesquite Found throughout northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, the plentiful (i.e., sustainable) hardwood has long been popular in furniture making.

Tabletops and mantels inlaid with turquoise are especially Southwestern.

Local source: Check Out Valerieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture & Accents for an eclectic array of handmade pieces.

Navajo Rugs Along with Mexican serapes and Pendleton blankets, these colorful textiles are used to add texture, character, color, warmth and softness to a space.

Local source: Visit Spur Cross Trading Post for a selection of old and new items.

Saguaros As denizens of the Sonoran Desert know, the statuesque and long-lived saguaro is a protected species. The woody ribs of the saguaro, when responsibly harvested, make for a unique accent that finds its way into headboards, lamps and cabinets.

Local source: The Cave Creek Tumbleweed Hotel sells saguaro skeletons of various sizes. Their arms resemble angel wings.

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Writer Tom Scanlon

For

many, a great place to escape from the punishing heat of summer is the Musical Instrument Museum, where one

can spend leisurely hours perusing exhibits and listening to music greats of the past and present.

By the time you read this, it should finally be cooling off. And the MIM is celebrating the temperature needle dropping down by turning up the volume needle with its first outdoor music festival. MIMFest, a two-day event of music, food trucks and family-oriented fun activities, is scheduled for Oct. 18-19.

MIM hosts some 200 concerts per year, but the outdoor setting is a first for the music museum located off Tatum Boulevard just south of the 101.

“MIMFest offers a fun and festive opportunity for attendees to discover talented musical acts from around the world,” said Lowell Pickett, the event’s artistic director. “The diverse lineup allows guests to experience artists of varying genres and levels of success, and we hope this inspires them to continue exploring and appreciating global music.”

Indeed, the music covers much of the globe, including Latin, African, Celtic and Americana. A few of the performers include: • Davina and The Vagabonds, bouncing from jazz to blues to roots; • La Santa Cecilia, playing Latin-flavored rock; • Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni ba, playing a West African lute called the ngoni; • Socks in the Frying Pan, a traditional Celtic band;

• Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, cranking up dance-friendly mambo and cumbia tunes; • The Heritage Blues Orchestra, covering much of the history of African American music; • Billy Strings and Don Julin, an Appalachian/bluegrass duo.

• Krar Collective, an Ethiopian groove band;

The music will be divided between two main stages. Between acts, there will be lessons on taiko drumming, hula and East Indian dancing. Adding to the festival atmosphere will be stilt walkers, a Chinese dance team and roving brass band.

Throughout the weekend, food trucks will serve up barbecue, burgers, burritos, brioche, beer and plenty more treats. Kids will have the chance to play exotic instruments from around the world, romp in a play space and get their faces painted.

Speaking of kids, children six and under get free admission with a paying adult. Adults pay $30 for one-day admission or $55

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Bassekou KouyatĂŠ

for both days. Teen admission is $20 one day/$35 both days, and admission for children ages 7-12 is $15/$25. VIP admission, which includes on-site parking, a private lounge and food and beverages, is $150/$250. For non-VIP ticket holders, free parking and shuttle service for MIMFest will be located just south of the museum at Horse Lovers Park.

MIMFest hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19.

To learn more or purchase tickets, visit MIM.org or call 480-478-6000.

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Writer Jenn Korducki Krenn Photographer Bryan Black

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What do you get when you combine a fun-loving, selftaught chef with a catchy, unforgettable nickname? Answer: a recipe for great television.

When Joe Daigneault quit his job in the construction business at age 29 to launch Mad Coyote Spice Company, he did it with no marketing experience and zero industry background beyond his personal passion for food and cooking. But like most bootstrapping entrepreneurs, he was willing to work hard and try anything to get his business from shoestring to success story.

His methods to gain notoriety were effective, albeit unusual. Daigneault laughs as he remembers the time he volunteered to call a charity auction, though he’d never called an auction in his life.

“I told them I’d do it, but with one stipulation,” he says.

“They had to call me Mad Coyote Joe.” Two hours later, Daigneault was a decent auctioneer, and Mad Coyote Joe was well on his way to becoming a local celebrity.

During its first month, Mad Coyote Spice Company sold $3,000 in spice products. Thrilled with the sales numbers, Daigneault told his wife, Kathy, that they would never be poor again.

It would take two years before they saw another $3,000 month.

“I was good at selling, but I didn’t know how to keep inventory moving and everything else it takes to run a business,” Daigneault admits.

But opportunity was on the horizon. In 1996, Bob Boze Bell, owner of Cave Creek’s True West magazine, and his good friend, Russell Shaw, called Daigneault with news that the local ABC station was shooting a pilot episode at Bell’s house. The show was to be called “The Zane Bros.,” and the concept was comedy along the lines of “David Letterman in the desert,” with couches and lamps surrounded by cholla and saguaros. Bell wanted to have Daigneault on as a guest.

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“He meant for me to sit on the couch and answer

they recorded a shopping segment in AJ’s Fine Foods

questions,” Daigneault explains. “I showed up with two

– without permission. When they sent AJ’s the tape

truckloads of equipment and did a cooking routine,

(with a complimentary fruit basket to smooth the

which they filmed.”

tension), they received a two-part response.

At that time, cooking shows were in their infancy;

“First AJ’s said, you should know better than to come

Rachael Ray was a virtually unknown Macy’s employee in

into our stores without permission,” Daigneault says. “And

New York City, and Emeril Lagasse had only just begun

then they asked, how much do you want for the show?”

having television success with his popular catchphrases,

They bought 13 episodes and named it “The Sonoran

“Bam!” and “Kick it up a notch!” Even so, Daigneault

Grill.” Suddenly, it all became real … a little too real.

enjoyed every minute of the shoot, and felt confident that he was on the brink of making it big.

“I became a deer in headlights,” Daigneault says. “I did really well with the pilot, but then I was scared to death

“After we filmed, we went to Tonto Bar & Grill and Bob

because they actually gave me a paying job. I was

asked the producer, Paul Hallowell, how much of the

so stiff, and at about episode three the conversation

footage he thought was usable,” he says. “He told us

turned to, ‘Well, we have a contract for 13 so we’re

two, maybe three percent, and then said as nicely as

going to shoot them, but this is going nowhere.’”

possible, ‘If talent is here, you guys are somewhere over there. If funny is here, you guys are way over there.’”

Ultimately,

what

helped

him

the

most

was

an

observation by his cameraman, Scott Cruse.

Although his first attempt at television had fizzled, a year later ABC15’s parent company, E.W. Scripps,

“I had already cooked everything I knew how to cook,”

asked the station to begin producing a half-hour

Daigneault says. “So I was working on a new French

television show with existing resources, aka no budget.

recipe, and it just wasn’t me. Scott leaned over and

ABC’s Don McClure, who had also worked with Bell

said, ‘Hey Joe, you’re not getting it. You’re not getting

and Daigneault on the original pilot, called and asked

what these guys want.’”

Daigneault to shoot another one. This time around,

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What

they

wanted,

it

turned

out, was not a trained chef who knew all the answers. In fact, multiple

award-winning

culinary

professionals in the Phoenix area had applied for the same job.

They didn’t get it. The producers wanted a regular guy who made barbecue in his backyard. A guy who, as Daigneault puts it, says, “Hey, I learned to make beer butt chicken and so can you.”

They wanted Mad Coyote Joe. “It finally dawned on me and it became so easy then,” he says. “I thought I had to be this thing that I wasn’t. I had cooked all my life and I loved it. I was a quick study who could learn how to make anything and then reduce it down into terms people could understand, and so I did that. My goal became to make people believe that if I can make it, they can, too.”

After eight episodes, “The Sonoran Grill” had ratings. By the end of the 13th episode, it was beating the news. The show won a Rocky Mountain Emmy award and in total, Daigneault made 131 episodes. He also received a four-cookbook deal, among many other side perks.

“It was insane,” he says. “Anywhere we’d go people would recognize us.

The best compliment I ever received was when I was walking through a mall and a girl walked up to me and said, ‘Do you live on Flower Street?’ When I told her no, she said, ‘Are you sure? I could swear you’re my neighbor.’ I told her that in a way, I am her neighbor. I’m the

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guy who talks to her about cooking. And she said, ‘Oh yeah, you’re that guy!’”

Although his television exposure helped increase sales for the business, ultimately it was his cooking that the public wanted most. Daigneault and his wife, who ironically is a trained culinary professional, were soon in high demand at parties and events around the Valley.

“I took the TV job to amplify the spice business, but my TV personality became much more important,” he says. After the final episode of “The Sonoran Grill” aired, Daigneault went on to make more than 150 live appearances on ABC15’s “Sonoran Living.”

Given his illustrious career in television and food, it may surprise you to hear that these days, Mad Coyote Joe is renowned in Cave Creek for a much different reason: his love of music.

“I started playing guitar when I was seven years old,” he says. “I’ve always said that although I was looking for a seat playing lead guitar, I got a seat playing lead chicken instead. It was work, so I took it. But even while I was on television, I was always playing.”

Daigneault has hosted an open mic in Cave Creek for more than 20 years, most currently at the Buffalo Chip Saloon from 2-5 p.m. every Sunday.

He plays personally at Janey’s Coffeehouse and Bodega every Saturday morning, often bringing in guest artists to give them a chance to play an entire set in front of a live audience. Through the years, he’s watched countless musicians go from having incurable stage fright to promoting their own CDs. “Cave Creek is magic for music,” he says. “In season, you can go out any night of the week and see five great bands playing. It’s really hard

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to make a lot of money doing it, but with so much talent in one place we’re able to get together, work on harmonies and help each other improve.”

Daigneault also recently launched guitar workshops for musicians of all ages and skill levels. The workshops start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights at

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Big Earl’s Greasy Eats, and feature guest speakers such as touring professionals,

equipment

experts

and sound specialists.

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could tell us without breaking our hearts what’s wrong and what our strengths are. That’s what we’re trying to do. Create a safe spot for people to get better.”

Whether

he

is

the

one

being

critiqued or doing the critiquing, one thing is for sure: Mad Coyote Joe is finally getting the chance to do what he’s most crazy about.

“I’ve had more fun playing in the last year and a half than I ever had on television,” he says. “TV was great and I feel very fortunate that I had the opportunities I did, but music is just this other thing.

As I said before, it’s magic.”

Given

his

past

performances,

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Writer Peni Long

Well known locally for their custom glass dinnerware

became her passion and new career. Two years

and architectural tile, Carole Perry and husband Don

after leaving the corporate world, she launched her

Carroll have been creating glass artwork for 22 years.

creative glass business. Within 10 years, her husband

Recognized in the fine art world for her signature

had also quit his “real job” to be her partner in the

glass tapestries, Carole found her life’s work in 1990

business of making glass, and Laughing Glass was

when she decided that the corporate world was

born.

no longer for her. She took a sabbatical from her stressful job and literally went off to the Oregon

Why “Laughing Glass”? It wasn’t the first name of the

woods for a bit of soul searching to help her decide

business, but when Carole decided to upgrade with a

her next career move.

website and other forms of outreach, she discovered that her original business name was already taken.

“The woods included a glass camp where I shared a

Several friends and pitchers of margaritas later, Laughing

cabin with one of the students,” Carole remembers.

Glass was born, a name happily reflective of the joy that

“My first day there was very wet and cold, and the

Carole and Don continue to share in their art.

only source of dry heat was the classroom. I went inside … and sort of never came back out.”

Hot Work for Cool Art The creative process is not easy; it’s hot, but results

The rest, as they say, is history, and creative glass

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in some very cool art. To start, almost every piece

created, whether it is a flower, vase or dish, involves two basic kiln firings.

The first is at a temperature of 1,500 degrees for the initial melting of the pieces of colored glass. The second is at 1,250 degrees, after the glass has been filed, shaped or otherwise artistically honed.

The sculpting process may add several more steps to get to the one-ofa-kind shapes and designs, including a third firing at 1,340 degrees that allows the artist to “tack fire” glass elements onto a flat surface, creating a more three-dimensional effect.

Bowl-ing for Good In 1997, Carole learned of an international grassroots effort called the Empty Bowls Project through an article in a magazine. The initiative calls on artists to create handcrafted bowls and invite their community to a meal.

In exchange for a cash donation, guests are then asked to keep their bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity.

Soon after reading about the project, Carole came upon the local Empty Bowls group in Phoenix. That year, she loaded up 250 bowls to donate and wound up with a permanent commitment to using her talents to help feed the hungry.

“I was overwhelmed,” Carole says. “There were more than 30,000 bowls in the Arizona Center. But it was the most thrilling feeling, just helping and serving food, knowing that my small contribution was helping others.” In the next three years, she mustered the support of other artists and wound up taking 800 bowls to the event in 2000.

In 2001, the Foothills Food Bank asked for help in the area being served north of Phoenix. At that time, the food bank relied on donations only. With the number of clients escalating, the dream was born to do a local event.

That required additional partners: artists to make bowls and the means to fill them. With the help of local artists and the Sonoran Arts League, bowls were created. Next, the event needed to source everything else and in the process, fulfill the two basic rules of the national Empty Bowls initiative.

The first rule was easy to meet: the beneficiary of the Empty Bowls event must have a primary mission to feed the hungry. Score one for the Foothills Food Bank. The second rule required some serious collaboration with local suppliers, since 100 percent of all money raised must go to the beneficiary, not to defray event expenses.

Where to find partners willing to donate the goods to support selling bowls and serving food to potentially hundreds of donors? Since 2004, the Carefree Resort and Conference Center has filled that role, providing the

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tables, linens and food (pasta, sauce and garlic bread)

packer for the glass creations, while Carole is busy

to serve the hungry bowl buyers. This is not an easy

finding other artists, creating the catalog for the event,

task with rising demand, but Curt Moroney, director of

obtaining food and other supplies, coordinating with

sales for the resort, is happy to continue helping to fill

the Foothills Food Bank and otherwise directing traffic

the bowls.

to make sure the event is successful in its mission.

Between the two of them, Carole and Don have all

“It’s such a worthwhile cause and a community-minded

the angles covered to ensure the bowls are ready for

thing for us to do,” he says. So ready, set, go … and

buyers.

Empty Bowls rolls on.

Increased Popularity Demands Increased Supply For the Empty Bowls creations, the 30 or more original

Carole has learned a lot over the years about supply and

pieces of glass from the first kiln firing are shaped and

demand. The first local event featured 850 bowls and

ground and then placed on top of either a ceramic or

was scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.

stainless steel mold and reheated in the second firing.

At 1,250 degrees, the glass will sag or slump into the

“Surprise, surprise, we ran out of bowls in 45 minutes,”

mold, creating the actual bowl shape.

says Carole. “The next year we had 1,300 bowls and ended at 1 p.m.”

Don especially works throughout the year to create

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a supply of these unique bowls, making several every

To bolster supplies for the increasingly popular Empty

week. He is also the expert grinder, organizer and

Bowls local event, Carole was initially able to augment

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the cache of bowls made by local artists with leftovers from the Phoenix event, but today the supply is dwindling and the extra bowls are no longer available. To add to the dilemma, the art world shrank during the recession, so many artists have retired or moved on. But Carole is undaunted. Through it all, she stands firm in her commitment, adding, “If I have learned anything, it’s that nothing is insurmountable.”

Pam DiPietro, executive director for Foothills Food Bank, agrees.

“Working together, we can continue to help so many people surmount their problems and their hunger,” she says. The Foothills Food Bank now serves more than 400 families each month with an average of four people per family, and the money raised from Empty Bowls remains the primary fundraising event for the organization.

Proceeds go directly to stocking the shelves, which are frequently going bare as donations have stabilized but demand continues to increase.

This year’s Empty Bowls event will be held at the Carefree Town Center on Friday, October 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For a minimum donation of $15, guests can select their own unique bowl, use it for lunch and take it home as an addition to their local art collection. Bowls made by Carole and Don at Laughing Glass will be available, along with those from other local artists and potters.

The event is sponsored by the Sonoran Arts League, the town of Carefree, the Carefree Resort and Conference Center, Marjon Ceramics and Laguna Clay. All proceeds will be donated to the Foothills Food Bank.

480-488-6070 laughingglass@mindspring.com foothillsfoodbank@gmail.com.

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This month, the Cochise course at Desert Mountain will play host to the Champions Tour season finale Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the second time in three years. The 2012 edition was won by Scottsdale resident Tom Lehman and in winning the final tournament, he also captured the season-long race for the Charles Schwab Cup. That week, Tom Lehman played in honor of his longtime coach, Jim Flick, who was battling pancreatic cancer. Lehman’s inspired back nine on Sunday included birdies on four of his final five holes and a six stroke victory.

The 18th hole did not prove influential in the outcome of the 2012 Championship, but the reachable par-5 could prove pivotal in determining this year’s victor.

The Jack Nicklaus-designed hole features his signature split or island fairway design complemented by an array of native desert elements to produce a classic risk/reward hole. A long, accurate tee shot over the corner of the right fairway bunker is desired if wanting to reach the green in two shots.

A tee shot to the left side of the fairway is safer but makes for a longer, blind shot to the green, leading most players to lay up to the second island fairway.

The small green sits some 15 yards beyond a wash and is further protected by a pot bunker short of the green, a deep bunker to the left and a bunker that runs the length of the green beyond the putting surface. The shallow green slopes from back to front, further emphasizing the importance of controlling the distance of the approach shot as much as the accuracy.

To see if the 18th hole will play a part in determining this year’s champion, be sure to be out at Desert Mountain Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. october 2014

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Writer Tom Scanlon Photographer Bryan Black

For a first song, most budding musicians might pick

With her school music lessons and performances

something about school, or maybe a crush.

swimming in her head, on June 30, 2013, Madi heard about the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of 19

Not Madison Nightingale. Right there is the first thing

firefighters from Prescott who were killed while fighting

that is unusual about this girl: her name. It’s almost

the Yarnell Hill fire.

like she was dubbed for a show business career.

Then 12 years old, she started processing it as she is And she did show a natural flair for music as a young

now starting to see the world: musically.

girl. Encouraged by her parents, Josee and Brad, she followed the musical footsteps of older siblings

“One day, I picked up a notepad, and it was just some

Brittany, now 23 and a piano player, and Connor,

lyrics on a paper,” Madi reflects a year later. “I just

19, who played guitar and saxophone before getting

thought people should know that people care about

sidetracked by baseball.

them. I thought the families should know people care.”

Her mother, for one, was not surprised.

Shortly after the family moved to Cave Creek, Madison – or “Madi,” as she often is called – enrolled in Desert

“Madison is, by nature, a giver,” says her mom. “Her

Harmony, the music program at Desert Shadows

philanthropic ways started when she was 11 years old

Middle School.

and she began to worry about the families that did not have any money to give gifts at Christmas. To

“The program is for children who excel at singing,

that end, she found out about an organization called

dancing and performing arts,” says Josee. “She was

UMOM [United Methodist Outreach Ministries] New Day

required to try out and not only did she make it, she

Center that helps struggling families get back on their

earned the role of soprano one and was privileged

feet by providing them a place to live, education and

enough to be able to perform many solos at the

the means to reestablish themselves back into the

school concerts.”

community.” For the last three years, Madi has been doing fundraising at Christmas time for UMOM.

That’s a nice story, but it doesn’t stop there. Indeed, that is just the beginning.

“When the fire occurred in June of 2013, Madison’s immediate reaction was to want to do something to

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help … somehow, some way,” says Josee. “Up to that

This June 30, she was invited to perform at Prescott’s

point, although she was enjoying singing, she had never

one-year memorial to the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

written a song and she was inspired to write a song

Now 13, she was interviewed by various newspapers,

in the hopes that somehow it could help the families.”

radio and TV stations covering the event, showing the poise of someone a decade (or two) older.

After writing the lyrics, Madi, who was just learning to play guitar at the time, started to put music to it. “I

At the memorial, Madi first sang a couple of cover

just did some basic chord progressions and it came

songs before a crowd of at least one thousand. Then

together,” she says. “When I wrote the song, I didn’t

the young singer took a deep breath and performed

imagine how it would sound. When I picked up the

“19 Heroes.” She noticed a few people in the audience

guitar it was just whatever happened.”

crying, but forced herself to stay calm and focused.

“I started getting emotional, but I knew if I got too

The song, titled “19 Heroes,” ‘happened’ pretty well.

emotional it could throw me downhill,” she says.

She first publicly sang it at an end-of-the-year school concert. Later, her father posted a video on YouTube,

Shortly after the performance, she was invited by

and the song started getting attention.

AfterMaster Recording Studio in Hollywood to record the song. Shelly Yanks, who has worked with the likes

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of U2 and B.B. King, helped with the recording.

Later, Madi’s father helped her post it on iTunes, where it sells for 99 cents to benefit the families of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

Back in school, she is now in three different choirs and part of leadership group as an eighth grader.

“It’s been a busy summer, it’s been non-stop,” she says, with school about to begin. “I haven’t really had time to stop and think about anything.”

When she does stop to think, the subject is almost always one word: music. “My main goal right now is to probably just keep writing music. I’ve been working on writing some songs, learning piano.”

This Nightingale plans to spend the rest of her life soaring in the clouds of music. She says one of her music dreams is to go to Juilliard, the acclaimed performing arts school in New York. It might seem funny for an eighth grader to already be thinking beyond high school but, again, this isn’t a normal middle schooler. Madison Nightingale thinks big, sings big, plans big.

“I know I’ll still love music then,” she says, imagining herself years into the future. “It’s pretty much everything to me now.”

She’s already come a long way, facing a series of ever-increasing challenges that would make most of us quiver.

“When I first went into Desert Shadows and got a solo, I thought, ‘How am I going to perform it in front of all those people, like a hundred or something parents?’ Now, I just sang in front of a thousand people in Prescott and it was broadcast live on TV.” The fear has been replaced by adrenaline: “Now, it’s a big rush.”

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Writer Amanda Christmann Larson Photographer Bryan Black

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Times, they are a-changin’.

Bob Dylan may have first recorded those words in 1963, but those times, they haven’t slowed down. There are few better examples than the leaps made in science in the last half century. Many of the most fascinating and transformative breakthroughs in disease diagnosis and treatment have been made in recent decades, and it’s not only what has been discovered and developed that has changed; it’s who is discovering it.

Step inside the sleek downtown headquarters of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), and you won’t find stuffy offices or suits. Instead, TGen buzzes with life and is decidedly, well, young. Sure, there are plenty of well-versed senior scientists, but many of the researchers are Gen Y-ers, ripe with enthusiasm and more than comfortable in a world where information has always been at the working end of a computer mouse.

Among the stars is a young standout named Pilar Ramos whose groundbreaking study of a rare ovarian cancer may lead to early diagnosis and potentially prevention or a cure for those at risk.

Born in Spain, Ramos came to Maryvale High School as an exchange student. She went home, but had fallen in love with the desert Southwest and decided to return for college. She attended Glendale Community College, where she studied biotechnology. It was in that program, which was developed to train students in the growing fields of pharmaceutical studies, clinical laboratory medicine, forensics and environmental testing laboratories, that her skills and interest grew.

She followed up her GCC studies with a bachelor’s degree in molecular biosciences and biotechnology at Arizona State University, and just completed her PhD in molecular and cellular biology. She didn’t have to leave the Valley of the Sun to make an impact.

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In 2000, an army of scientists released the first draft of the Human Genome Project, a map of the three billionplus nucleotides that make up human DNA. With the mapping of the human genome complete, Dr. Jeffrey Trent, an internationally recognized scientist who grew up in Phoenix, envisioned an institute where he and other leading scientists would “turn breakthroughs in genetic research into medical advances.”

With the help of Governor Jane Hull, he and other visionaries raised enough money and support to not only build a research institute, but also to attract the headquarters of the International Genomics Consortium.

The 173,000 square-foot, six-story, $46 million Phoenix Biomedical Center building in downtown Phoenix is now the beacon of hope for countless people, and for the state’s economy. TGen is a non-profit organization dedicated to integrating the Genome Project findings and applying them to help people. It has put Phoenix at the forefront for genetic innovations in treating cancers, diagnosing rare diseases and developing prevention strategies for a vast array of diseases, conditions and disorders.

Like many of the institute’s growing collection of the best and brightest, Ramos joined TGen as a research associate while still in school in May 2007. Her tasks there have varied, and, like most scientific research centers, her jobs have followed available funding. Her most notable research to date has been in TGen’s Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Unit, where she successfully identified the genetic mutation that causes a rare but devastating ovarian cancer called small cell carcinoma of the ovary of hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT). Her findings, recently published in renowned science journal Nature Genetics, open the door for diagnosis and treatment options for this very aggressive type of ovarian cancer that is deadly in adolescent girls and young women.

“Since we know the DNA sequence of the human genome, we can sequence DNA from tumors and compare them to the normal human genome reference to see what the differences are,” Ramos explained. In doing so, she was able to identify mutations in one specific gene that cause SCCOHT.

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“Now that we know that pretty much every case [of SCCOHT] has mutations in this gene, we know exactly what we need to target,” she added. The discovery could also lead to preventative measures, such as genetic testing for family members who may carry the mutation, or voluntary removal of ovaries in those who test positive for the deadly mutation – or possibly, one day, a cure.

Ramos’ findings were conducted in cooperation with Scottsdale Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Evergreen Hematology and Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia and the University Health NetworkToronto, and are an important addition to the growing pool of knowledge regarding the genetic causes of many different types of cancers.

“There is a clear connection between lifestyle and health, but we now believe that the majority of cancers have a strong genetic component,” Ramos said.

She and scientists like her are paving the way for new types of research, and a new understanding of the micro-level proteins and genetic variables behind cancers and other diseases. It’s a new way of thinking, and a new area of exploration that would not be possible without the foresight of and funding for institutes like TGen. Ramos also represents a new generation of researchers eager to make a difference and armed with information at their fingertips since they were born. They are the young men – and women – who are leading the way for scientific discovery.

For future researchers like Ramos, the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation is embarking on a comprehensive campaign to ensure that students have the resources they need to succeed. Their goal is to raise $50 million over four years to support student success in the following three thematic areas: • $25 million to fund scholarships that will directly support student success.

• $15 million in support for faculty and staff innovation, creativity, and excellence to develop new programs, initiatives and methodologies to enhance student success.

• $10 million to support community partnerships that expand opportunity for students.

There have been a variety of projects developed that are associated with each theme and which are critical to ensuring a robust economy and community where people want to live and work. As public funding for higher education wanes, it’s more important than ever to invest in tomorrow’s leaders.

mcccdf.org tgen.org

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recipe Bacon-Wrapped Figs with Gorgonzola Writer and photographer Monica Longenbaker

Considered the oldest fruit in the world and applauded for its nutritional value, the fig was often revered in ancient history as sacred. But because of its fleeting season and short shelf life, the fleshy fruit can be more of a rarity in supermarkets these days.

Though figs are available all year round in dried form, it’s always a treat to take advantage of the fresh version of these ancient gems, which is available until the end of this month.

Because figs must ripen fully before being picked, they should be purchased only one to two days in advance and stored in the refrigerator until use. Some popular varieties include Black Mission, Brown Turkey and Kadota, all of which have a unique chewy texture and deeply sweet essence that pairs seamlessly with smoky bacon and tangy Gorgonzola to make for the perfect fall appetizer.

Bacon-Wrapped Figs with Gorgonzola Yield: 8

Directions: 1. To prepare figs: Remove the stems. Starting from the top, cut 2 cross-wise slits halfway through the fig. Place the figs on a baking sheet with the cut-side facing up.

2. Stuff the center of each fig with 1 teaspoon gorgonzola cheese. Add crushed

8 Fresh Figs ½ cup Gorgonzola Cheese, crumbled 4 slices Thick-cut Bacon, sliced in half ½ tsp Thyme, chopped Pecans or Walnuts, crushed Optional: Honey for drizzling

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almonds or pecans if desired and sprinkle with thyme.

3. Wrap each of the figs with ½ piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.

4. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the bacon is golden brown.

5. Optional: drizzle with honey.

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