August 15, 2012 • Vol. 10, No.32
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APS hosts open house on location of power lines
Carefree council approves road overhaul of $1 million
Marc Buckhout Managing Editor
MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
The Carefree town council voted unanimously to approve the expenditure of $1,007,557.70 to improve the quality of the town’s roads at the Aug. 7 meeting. The bid, which went to Regional Maintenance, included a 5 percent contingency plan. According to town administrators the town staff walked all the streets in town and prioritized them for scheduling the work. Councilman Arthur Gimson pointed out that the bid for the project is nearly $200,000 under the budgeted $1.2 million for the fiscal year 2012-2013. Work is scheduled to begin later this month with completion expected within 60 days. The meeting also saw the council put a plan in place for Carefree to find a replacement for councilman Jim Van Allen, who resigned in July.
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APS is seeking input on five possible routes for a new 69-kilovolt electric power line that will run from the Cave Creek Substation to the Gavilan Peak Substation. An open house regarding the power lines will take place from 6 - 8 p.m. tonight at Horseshoe Trails Elementary.
Arizona Public Service Company is inviting the public to attend an open house from 6 – 8 p.m., tonight at the cafeteria at Horseshoe Trails Elementary. APS has identified five route alternatives for a new 69-kilovolt electric power line. The power line will run from the Cave Creek Substation to the Gavilan Peak Substation, transporting electricity between substations and ultimately into homes and businesses to serve customers. The upgrade is necessary to provide more reliable service to the area.
A project that was initially projected to be completed by June of this year would have seen six miles of 64 foot tall line added along the north side of Desert Hills from 7th Ave. to 12th St. and along the east and west side of 7th Ave. from Desert Hills to Carefree Highway. The cause for the delay was an overwhelmingly negative reaction from members of the community on a new 69,000 volt line that would have seen poles on both the east and west side of the street.
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Veteran, new teacher both eager for school year MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
Diamond Canyon sixth grade teacher Rose Morew and third grade teacher Stephanie Affholter sound awfully similar when describing their emotions as the 2012-2013 school year got under way Monday in Anthem. “I had a hard time sleeping,” Morew said. “I’m looking forward to getting started. “It’s exciting getting to know the students. It’s a fresh start and you want to jump right in there.” Affholter agrees. “I didn’t really know what to expect. Today was nerve racking, exciting, but once I got started all that went away quickly,” she said. While Morew has been
teaching since 1981, with stops in Canada and California before spending the last seven years teaching at Diamond Canyon, Monday was day one of Affholter’s teaching career. “I was a stay at home mom, but once I was around this school and the people I told myself that this was something I have to go do,” Affholter said. After doing some volunteering at the school Affholter went back to school to get her degree in education. With an eighth grader, a fourth grader and a kindergarten student the mom and new teacher said she got a strong feeling for the school. “The people here are so warm, so passionate,” she said. “I love this school so much.” Affholter said seeing the
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Harold’s Corral hosts annual luau on Sept. 2
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Stephanie Affholter completed her first day as a teacher at Diamond Canyon in Anthem on Monday. After having her children at the school Affholter, a stay at home mom decided to go back to school so she could become a teacher.
teachers who have been impactful to her children has given her a road map for the type of teacher she wants to be. “I want my students to be loved, cared for and supported,” she said. “I’m also going to
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have high expectations for them. As long as they know you want what’s best for them I’m confident they’ll reach those expectations.” Morew, who has taught everything from third grade
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Fire claims Anthem Country Club home Friday
ProMusica announces 2012-2013 season schedule
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