November 21, 2018 • Vol. 17, No. 01
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Black Friday kicks of annual Daisy Mountain Toy Drive BY TARA ALATORRE
ANTHEM – Walmart made national headlines when it announced that its Black Friday deals will start earlier than ever, anticipating that it will give away millions of free holiday cookies and cups of coffee to shoppers. But while the retailer plans on giving away millions of treats to eager shoppers, Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities is gearing up to give away tens of thousands of toys to children at local hospitals this holiday season for its annual toy drive. The Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities (DMFC) Christmas Toy Drive provides about 10,000 toys annually to children at the Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) Children’s Center
(formerly known as the County Hospital), and the North Phoenix Honor Health’s Pediatric Emergency Care Center. Firefighters and their families will be outside the Anthem Walmart during the weekends collecting new toys and gift cards, kicking off its eighth annual toy drive on Black Friday, November 23, starting at 9 a.m. “We’ re only a five-station department [Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical] and we are able to provide them with enough toys for the entire year,” Jon Binsbacher said. “Obviously we could not do that if it weren’t for the awesome
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The annual Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities Christmas Toy Drive will begin on Black Friday at the Anthem Walmart from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities
MIM opens new electric guitar exhibit featuring some of the oldest, rarest guitars BY TARA ALATORRE
SCOTTSDALE –The electric guitar is typically associated with popular music icons like Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and Pete Townshend. However, decades before the Rock and Roll Era occurred American musicians were experimenting with electric amplification, ultimately inventing the instrument that would revolutionize music and pop culture forever. The Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) newest exhibit The Electric Guitar Inventing Pictured: The first version of the Les Paul Goldtop Guitar (1952) on display at the MIM's new exhibit The Electric Guitar Inventing an American Icon. (Photo courtesy of MIM)
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Play golf and support local elderly residents CAREFREE – The Foothills Caring Corps (FCC) invites the Valley community to enjoy a day of golf for a great cause at the eighth Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale on November 26. The tournament is a major fundraiser for the FCC, a volunteer driven non-profit dedicated to promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for older residents in the northeast Valley. The Carefree-based agency provides a variety of invaluable services including medical and
van transportation, friendly visits, mobile meals, shopping assistance and more. Held at the exclusive Mirabel Golf Club, a private facility designed by acclaimed golf architect, Tom Fazio, participants will play a friendly scramble format tournament. The course offers challenging holes, gorgeous desert views, and dramatic mountain backdrops. Event check-in and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m., and a shotgun start at 10 a.m.
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ADOT:
BLACK CANYON:
CAVE CREEK:
Construction project begining
BCC park needs volunteers
Tourism Bureau now open
at I-17, Happy Valley
for trail extension
seven days a week
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