October 29th, 2014 / Vol.12 / No.50
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
Postal Patron Cave Creek
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Boulder Creek fight leads to arrests ANTHEM – A fight in the front office at Boulder Creek High School with reported physical aggression towards staff led to three students being arrested. On Oct. 23, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 7:30 a.m. “An off-duty sergeant with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, who works as the School Resource Officer, was attempting to take one of the juveniles into custody when two other minors became involved,” stated MCSO Officer Christopher Hegstrom. “During the altercation, a teenager was Tased by the Sergeant.” Two of the involved teens were arrested on-site at Boulder Creek. The third teen was apprehended and arrested north of Anthem Way and Gavilan Peak Parkway. “Two of the minors were charged with 1 count of Agg. Assault and 1 count of disorderly conduct,” said Hegstrom. “The other was charged with 2 counts of disorderly conduct.” Ashley Morris, Communications Specialist for the Deer Valley Unified School District, noted that three students were taken into custody due to the altercation. “During the disruption, there was physical aggression toward two school administrators,” Morris noted. Boulder Creek parents
Boulder Creek swim team CCUSD seeking voter celebrates stellar season approval on two bonds Tara Alatorre
ANTHEM – The Boulder Creek swim team has had a fantastic season, and they’re finishing it off 8-0. Pictured are swim team captains Antony Gradillas, Michael Farella, Krista Kolkebeck, and Madison Tufte at West Valley Invitational at the SW Valley YMCA on Oct. 11. Boulder Creek boys and girls swim and dive won this meet by over 200 points. The Boulder Creek swim team will be performing in the regional meet on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Glendale Community College. Congratulations and good luck to these exceptional athletes!
CCUSD Bonds cont. on pg. 3
Election Day coverage: Find your polling place E l i za b e t h Me do ra
NORTH VALLEY – Election Day is next Tuesday. BCHS Fight If you haven’t voted early cont. on pg. 6 by mail, you’ll need to go to your designated Maricopa County polling place to vote. Following is a list of polling places in The Foothills Focus distribution area. This is not a comprehensive list of all county polling places. To ensure that you Events ........................... 4 are going to the correct pollMovie Review ............... 7 ing place, look at the election materials mailed to your home Bluhm ........................... 8 or go online to the recorder’s Arts ............................. 10 office at http://recorder. maricopa.gov/pollingplace/ Sports .......................... 13 pollingplace.aspx and search your home address. All polling Services ....................... 17 places will be open from 6 a.m. Classifieds.................... 21 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. If you are dropping off an early ballot,
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CAVE CREEK – On the upcoming ballot this November, Cave Creek United School District citizens will be asked to decide whether or not to approve two school bonds for the CCUSD aimed at covering the costs necessary for maintaining and updating aging schools in the district. One of the bonds on the ballot is a repurpose bond, which asks voters to approve the reallocation of bond funds already passed and collected resulting in no tax increase. The second bond is asking for new funds to cover critical projects for CCUSD and would raise property taxes. The repurpose bond on the upcoming ballot was first approved by voters in
2000, with over $10 million of funds available from the bonds issued. However, its original purpose was only for building new schools because CCUSD was experiencing double-digit growth then, but the growth halted, as well as state funding in 2008 with the recession, said CCUSD Superintendent Dr. Debbi Burdick in a phone interview. Repurposing the bond would allow CCUSD to have access to the $10.2 million available in bond funds for critical repairs in aging schools without raising property taxes. The main priorities would be replacement of failing air conditioning units, replacing and repairing leak-
you may drop it off at any polling place in Maricopa County, per the Arizona’s General Election Guide. Anthem • Gavilan Peak Precinct – North Valley Regional Library, 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., in Classroom 102F. • Hastings Precinct – Diamond Canyon School, 40004 N. Liberty Bell Way, in Training Room. • Majesty Precinct – Anthem School, 41020 N. Freedom Way, in Media Center. Anthem – West Side • Biscuit Flat Precinct – Canyon Springs School, 42901 N. 45th Ave., in Multipurpose Room, on stage.
Polling Places cont. on pg. 6
Map courtesy of the Maricopa County Recorder Pictured is a map of the polling places in northern Maricopa County.