May 4, 2011 • Vol. 09, No. 22
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Freeway connection of North Valley, West Valley celebration nears MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
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A ceremony to commemorate the new section of Loop 303, which will connect the West Valley to the North Valley, will take place from 7 – 11 a.m. Saturday. Those attending will have the opportunity to walk or ride bikes on the section of freeway, which will be open to traffic on Monday.
Anthem welcomes in new board members MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
It was a night of transition as the Anthem Community Council took on a new look as president Jack Noblitt and Bill Clower were thanked for their service after three year runs on the council at the April 27 community council meeting. Clower expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve his fellow residents as well as the privilege to work with Anthem staff and his fellow council members, while Noblitt reviewed the board’s successes in the last year. With newly elected Ray Norris of Country Club and Tim Fyke of Parkside seated for their first
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meeting, the new board started the proceedings by voting Craig Boates as the new president. Bob Copen will remain as Vice President and Emily Wrinkle remains as board secretary. Ray Norris was appointed to be treasurer. The evening started with a governing document review in which the board discussed the structure of the ACC. Boates explained that the council is examining the possibility of changing the structure of the community council. The proposal would look at more of a municipal structure.
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North Valley motorists looking to make their way to California or Las Vegas or simply over to the West Valley will have a much more timely route beginning Monday. On Saturday the completion of a 14-mile stretch of Loop 303, going from Happy Valley Parkway to I-17 approximately two miles south of Carefree Highway, will be celebrated during a ceremony that will take place on Happy Valley Parkway west of Lake Pleasant Parkway. A project, which got under way in February of 2009, and cost $170 million, will now
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connect 45 miles of highway stretching from the I-10 at Cotton Lane north all the way to I-17, connecting just south of Carefree Highway. Funding for the project came from the halfcent sales tax Maricopa County voters approved in 2004. The 14-mile stretch from Peoria to I-17 at Lone Mountain Road will be two lanes in both directions. Arizona Department of Transportation spokesman Doug Nintzel explains that the new freeway was built with the projection of being used by 10,000 – 20,000 vehicles daily. “This connection addresses both present needs, but also looks ahead to future
development,” he said. “It’s great to be able to have an initial connection between the West Valley and North Valley, but as the region grows there is some long-range planning to address future needs.” Initially the connection to I-17 will utilize traffic signals at a new interchange at Sonoran Blvd., two miles south of Carefree Highway. Frontage roads carrying two lanes of traffic will be used for the two miles of Loop 303 west of I-17. When it comes to long-term growth considerations Maricopa County of Government’s 20year Regional Transportation
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North Scottsdale teacher earns trip to Olympic trials MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
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North Scottsdale resident Ariana Hilborn, a first grade teacher at Wildfire Elementary School, will travel to Houston in January to compete in the Olympic Trials. At this year’s PF Chang’s Rock N’ Roll Marathon the 30-year-old qualified for the 2012 Olympic trials with a time of 2:45:35.
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What started as a tribute to fallen family members has become a consuming passion for Ariana Hilborn. In the classroom the first grade teacher at Wildfire Elementary School, located in North Scottsdale, helps her students learn the basics of arithmetic, reading and writing. Beyond that, the 30-yearold has a sense that her efforts as a marathon runner also may be creating an impact on her students. “My kids love it,” she said. “They’re so supportive.
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