November 23, 2011 • Vol. 09, No. 49
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Cave Creek resident to perform in Thanksgiving Day Parade MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
Before sitting down to a meal with loved ones, many will begin their Thursday by tuning into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. Cave Creek resident Jordan Page remembers that experience from her childhood, but is confident this year’s 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be viewed as her favorite. Page, a junior at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, will participate in the parade as a member of the RedHawks marching band. “We’re all excited about it,” she said. “You don’t know how many thousands are there to
attend the parade in person and then you have millions watching on television.” Of more than 100 bands that applied to participate in the parade the Redhawks were one of 10 to receive the honor. “We have a couple different songs we’re playing,” she said. “We’ve been working on them. We’ll play our fight song, but also Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That, as well as some Christmas songs.” The RedHawks will have more than 250 members of their band and its alumni performing during the two mile-long parade route, which begins at 77th St. and Central Park West before ending at 34th St. and 7th Ave. They also have been selected
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and possibly getting a Masters Degree in social work, decided to continue performing in the band at Miami. Instead of the flute, though, she chose to play the cymbals. The Cave Creek native and her fellow band members were scheduled to fly to New York on Tuesday. Following a rehearsal on Wednesday they were set to have a guided tour. “I’ve never been to New York before,” she said. “Everybody is making lists of what they want to do. Some people want to go see shows. Others are talking about where they want to go shopping. We don’t leave to come home until Saturday so hopefully we’ll get to see and do a lot.”
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Cave Creek resident Jordan Page, a cymbal player in the Miami University band, will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, at 9 a.m., Thursday in New York. The parade will be televised on NBC.
Boys teams seek return to postseason
Anthem’s search for permanent home continues At the Nov. 16 Anthem Community Council meeting, the final one of 2011, Community Executive Officer Jenna Kollings announced that while several options have been explored Anthem is no closer to having a permanent home for its staff. Currently those employed by Anthem, both for the council and HOA staff, work out of office space at 3701 W.
to introduce Santa Claus in Herald Square following the parade. “We’ve been working on the song, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ for quite a while now,” Page said. While she grew up in Cave Creek, Page attended North Canyon High School, where she played the flute in the school’s band. When it came time to make a college selection, she said she was looking for somewhere in the Midwest, where her parents had grown up. “They’re from Indiana, but when I visited Miami I fell in love with the campus,” she said. The family studies major, who has visions of becoming a pastor
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Cactus Shadows senior center Jack Bennett will look to lead the Falcons back to the state tournament for the second straight season. The center was the team’s top rebounder last year. To view more photos go to facebook.com/thefoothills.foccus.
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The story of the Boulder Creek Jaguars basketball team starts with senior Weston Newell and junior Josh Braun. In Newell, a guard, and Braun, a forward, fourth year coach Randy Walker has two prime contributors from the 2009-2010 state championship team to lead the way. Last year the two paced an 18-9 team, which advanced to the 5A Div-II state tournament. Whether the story of the 2011-2012 Jaguars has a happy ending will largely be defined by whether the supporting cast around Newell and Braun are able to step forward. “It’s really a different team,” Walker said. “Those two have the ability to make their teammates
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better, but our guys know they can’t be expected to carry us every night.” At Cactus Shadows the Falcons head into the new season coming off the program’s first state playoff berth in four years. And while the roster returns 10 players from last year’s 1411 squad, the Falcons will start their third straight season with a new coach, as Jamaal Scott, an assistant from last year’s team, takes over for Tyler Dummett. “We want to get back to the state tournament and then we want to make some noise when we get there,” Scott said. “Our goal is to put up a banner.”
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Boulder Creek junior Josh Braun enters his junior season after after averaging 20 points per game as a sophomore. The Jaguars went 18-9 during the 2010-2011 season. To view more photos go to facebook. com/thefoothills.focus
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Hidden in the Hills studio tour continues this weekend
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