October 21, 2015 • Vol. 13, No.42
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CCUSD seeking M&O Boulder Creek Jags beat Horizon, 55-35 override in upcoming election ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
CAVE CREEK – The Cave Creek Unified School District is asking voters to approve a Maintenance & Operations override to fund classroom spending. The override question will be on district voters’ ballots in the Nov. 3 election. The M&O override provides classroom funds that help pay for staff salaries and student programs. “One hundred percent of the dollars are going to support the classroom,” said CCUSD Superintendent Dr. Debbi Burdick. “It will all be for programs and class sizes.” Burdick named some of the programs that the override
will help fund, including foreign language classes, PE, all-day kindergarten, libraries, and nurses. If passed, override funds will help fill in the gaps caused by the lack of charter money. CCUSD used to receive funds based on their district-sponsored charter schools. After the state budget was passed earlier this year, funds for district-sponsored charter schools were phased out. According to Burdick, CCUSD formerly received $3.4 million for the district-sponsored charter schools; now, the district will no longer receive that funding.
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Lisa Christofferson photo
The Jags had their first win of the season at Friday night’s game. See more photos and read more about the game, including a very special event at the end of the game, on pg. 2.
Charity cornhole tournament to benefit Anthem Pets
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas... ANTHEM – It was a rainy beginning for the display of the Outlets at Anthem Christmas tree when it was raised up on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 20. Thunderstorms delayed the raising of the tree by a few hours, but it was standing as of 8:30 that morning. The 115-foot white fir will be now be getting fully installed at the outlet mall and will be getting decorated over the next few weeks in preparation for the lighting ceremony on Nov. 14.
ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
ANTHEM – Sign up for the Anthem Young Professionals’ charity cornhole tournament and enjoy a fun day with friends, while supporting a great cause. The second annual tournament, set for Saturday, Nov. 14, will support Anthem Pets’ veterinary fund. Teams of two can sign up for the tournament now through Nov. 12, at http://anthempets. org/cornhole. The $50 registration fee includes lunch
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS:
Judge Williams discusses the
New pet groomer
Special Olympics athlete
making of court rules
opens in Anthem
shares her story
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and all cornhole supplies needed for the tournament. “We started the cornhole tournament last year,” said Ryan Halleran, president of Anthem Young Professionals. “This will be the second year we will be hosting this tournament.” Halleran added that last year’s charity recipient was ACTS (Anthem Cares Through Service). This year, when the AYP group discussed what
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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