August 9, 2017 • Vol. 15, No. 34
POSTAL PATRON CAVE CREEK
www.thefoothillsfocus.com
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River| North Phoenix | Tramonto | Vistancia
Station 145 construction on track for November opening
ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
DESERT HILLS – Construction on Daisy Mountain Fire Department’s
Station 145 in Desert Hills
Pictured: Station 145
is moving swiftly, and the station is on track to open in November 2017.
STATION 145 continued on page 11
MCSO investigating crash at Bartlett Lake NORTH VALLEY – A teenager was seriously injured in a boating accident on Bartlett Lake on Aug. 5, about 1:15 p.m. The Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office Lake Patrol Division is seeking information on the crash. According to MCSO, the head-on crash involved a speedboat and a personal water craft. The 15-year-old water craft rider sustained severe injuries to his face and head and was transported to shore by other boaters. He was airlifted to Maricopa Medical Center; he remains hospitalized in stable but serious condition. The speedboat involved left the scene. MCSO searched the area; no suspect/s were located.
MCSO said the speedboat may have had a black canopy top, with a possibly light grey hull, with tones of charcoal and black. MCSO is seeking to contact two people of interest in this case; one boat occupant is described as a white male about 30 years of age, approximately 5’9, with a shaved head and welltrimmed goatee, and the other occupant has been described as possibly a black-haired Hispanic female, about 20 years old. Lake Patrol Detectives ask anyone who was involved in helping at the scene or witnessed any suspicious activity at the boat ramps around that time to contact the Sheriff ’s Office at (602) 876-1011.
Suspects arrested in Anthem Canyon Springs principal recognized after road rage incident with Principal of the Year award at Sunset Point ANTHEM – Two people were arrested in the Outlets at Anthem parking lot on the afternoon of Aug. 2, following a road rage incident that took place at the Sunset Point rest stop. According to a news release from Yavapai County Sheriff ’s Office, YCSO deputies were dispatched to the Sunset Point rest area on the afternoon of Aug. 2 for a weapons offense. Reports indicated an armed man fired a handgun in the air during some type of dispute.
“Deputies contacted a 37-year-old man and his wife regarding the incident,” the news release stated. “The man/ victim, a semi-truck driver, was parking his rig at the Sunset Point rest stop when a male driver in a BMW sedan cut him off and nearly caused a collision. The BMW then parked nearby. The victim chose to contact the driver to see if he was ok and warn him about the dangerous maneuver.”
ROAD RAGE continued on page 3
ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
ANTHEM – Ask local parents and students about Canyon Springs STEM Academy Principal Tricia Graham, and you’ll get responses like, “Amazing”, “Hard-working”, and “Best principal ever!” Principal Graham has been recognized for her dedication to education and community with the Deer Valley Unified School District Principal of the Year Award for 2017. This school year is Graham’s 22nd year working in education.
“I have taught special education and general education in Michigan, New Zealand, Cave Creek, and DVUSD,” Graham said in an email interview. In 2002, she began working as an assistant principal at Desert Mountain School, then worked as an AP at Gavilan Peak School. Graham started her first principalship at New River School in 2004, leaving New River for Canyon Springs seven years later.
AWARD
Pictured: Principal Tricia Graham
EDUCATION:
TRAFFIC:
KIWANIS:
Educators discuss
How the SMARTDrive system
Carefree Kiwanis donates
after-school programs
in Anthem works
funds to local schools
Page 2
Page 6
Page 10
continued on page 9
OTHER : • Bluhm Column
7
• Service Directory
15
• Classified Ads
18