October 8th, 2014 / Vol.12 / No.47
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
Postal Patron Cave Creek
Anthem / Black Canyon City / Carefree / Cave Creek / Desert Hills / New River / North Phoenix / Tramonto
CCUSD candidates offer viewpoints
Thursday Night Lights: Jaguars vs. Eagles
Football
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CAVE CREEK – Two Cave Creek Unified School District governing board seats are being competed for this November. The three candidates running for these seats were guests at a candidate forum at the Fine Arts Center on Oct. 6. Cactus Shadows High School International Baccalaureate and National Honor Society students developed questions for the candidates, as well as running and moderating the forum. Written audience questions were also put forth. Angelica Petersen, Mark Warren, and Cynthia Weiss are each running; two of the three of them will be elected to the CCUSD governing board. Current board members Susan Clancy and Stephanie Reese are not seeking reelection, creating the vacancies.
The BCHS Jags took on the O`Connor Eagles at an O`Connor varsity home game on Oct. 2. Courtney Cipolla photo
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Inside: Events ........................... 4 Movie Review ............... 7 Sports ............................ 8 Arts ............................. 10 Bluhm ......................... 16 Services ....................... 17 Classifieds.................... 21
PEORIA – The number 15 Arizona ranked Boulder Creek High School beat the number 16 Arizona ranked O`Connor football team at Sandra Day O`Connor 30-26 on Thursday, Oct. 2. Going into the game, Boulder Creek was expected to win by a landslide. The Jaguars have gone undefeated so far this season, while the Eagles currently have four wins and three losses. However, despite the records, O`Connor scored the opening touchdown, shocking the confident Boulder Creek side. The Jags then came back to score a field goal, leaving the first quarter 8-3 to O`Connor. In the second quarter, O`Connor’s offense could not produce any points, while Boulder’s added six to the scoreboard, making it 9-8 to Boulder.
Empty Bowls Project: Fight hunger through art Empty Bowls Project cont. on pg. 8
CCUSD Candidates
S av annah Tidd
CAREFREE – The 14th Annual Foothills Empty Bowls Project lunch is set for Friday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Empty bowls fundraises for the Foothills Food Bank, which services a wide radius of the north valley. The Sonoran Arts League, the Town of Carefree, Carefree Resort & Conference Center, Marjon Ceramics, and Laguna Clay are inviting the public to help fight hunger through the Empty Bowls Project. It will take place at the Carefree Town Center on Easy Street. As in previous years, patrons can choose to purchase an original, artist-crafted bowl, dine on pasta provided -