January 25, 2012 • Vol. 10, No.7
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Candidates for Anthem Community Council announced
Original production highlights Arizona’s history MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
Voting for the 2012 Anthem Community Council board won’t be completed until March 21, but one of three spots at stake was filled on Thursday. When the Jan. 18 deadline to file as a candidate came and went nobody from Villages had thrown their name into the race including Emily Wrinkle, the current board member, who elected not to run for reelection. At a Thursday meeting Villages elected John Balzer to be the representative on the Anthem Community Council. He will begin serving beginning at the April meeting. Balzer, who has been an Anthem resident since 1999, said he has had a variety of different experiences in his time in Anthem from being a PTA president, to coaching youth sports as well as starting Anthem’s Neighborhood Watch. “I don’t have a list of my own agendas, but I think I have a good feel of what Anthem is and have the perspective of having been there from the beginning,” he said. “I’m looking forward to contributing to the discussion of how we make Anthem a
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Photo courtesy of Lori Vander Maten
Desert Foothills Theater is presenting an original piece, “In the Devil’s Frying Pan”, which will debut at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek
In the pioneer spirit of the Grand Canyon State’s forefathers Desert Foothills Theater is putting together an original performance, “In the Devil’s Frying Pan”, which will debut at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek. The performance, celebrating Arizona’s centennial anniversary, Feb. 14, tells the story of those that settled the land we now call Arizona. In developing a story line Lori Vander Maten, a long-time north Phoenix resident said she spent about a year and a
half doing research to come up with a story. “To try and tell the story of Arizona was an interesting idea to me,” she said. “I’ve always been attracted to things a little bit different. I think we’ve come up with a different genre of theater. You have comedic moments. You have tragic moments. We have original music, original songs as well as dance and poetry.” In trying to put together approximately 20 short oral histories, sometimes seemingly unrelated vignettes about Arizona’s history, Vander
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Phoenix Open brings golf, music, parties to North Scottsdale STAFF REPORT
Defending tournament champion Mark Wilson, 39-time PGA Tour winner and two-time Phoenix Open champion Phil Mickelson and three-time PGA TOUR winner and Scottsdale resident Bubba Watson will be in the field for the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open set to get under way beginning Monday and concluding with the final round on Feb. 5. Overall the tournament field has four of the top six players and 88 of the top 125 leading money winners from the 2011 PGA Tour season including Webb Simpson (No. 2), Nick Watney (No. 3), Dustin Johnson (No. 5) and Kuchar (No. 6) are the four leading Money Winners to commit. A field of 132 players will vie
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for the $6.1 million purse, the $1,098,000 first-place check and FedEx Cup points at the TPC of Scottsdale with first round action getting under way on Thursday. General admission tickets are $25 for adults, with those 17 and under gaining entrance for free with a paid adult. For information on the Waste Management Phoenix Open, visit wmphoenixopen.com. Beyond the golf the Phoenix Open has grown a reputation for its post-golf festivities at the Birds Nest. Grammy-award winning artists the Goo Goo Dolls and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, will be performing a special DJ set, will headline this year’s entertainment line-up at
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ECONOMY:
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The Phoenix Open, which draws some of the biggest crowds on the PGA Tour, returns to Scottsdale beginning Monday. Along with the golf, crowds turnout for the parties at the Birds Nest.
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Anthem hosts Adopt-a-Thon event at community park
Firm offers analysis, ideas to spur business growth in Anthem
Cactus Shadows seniors sign with Paradise Valley Community College
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