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Interim Parkside community manager in ‘trial period’ for prospective permanent position ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF

ANTHEM – Parkside’s community manager is scheduled to be officially chosen in three months. No interviews for the position are being held until after the six-month trial period. Interviews for the position may not be held at all, as the interim community manager position may become permanent.

The Anthem Parkside Community Association Board of Directors has released a statement regarding the interim appointment of Mary Beth Zahn as community manager.

“As has been previously published and discussed, APCA is currently in the midst of a six-

Pictured is the Anthem Civic Building, home of the Parkside Community Association.

month trial period during which

the APCA Board will make a

Mary Beth Zahn is serving

determination as to whether

as

community

Mary Beth will officially become

manager,” the statement reads.

APCA’s community manager,

“At the end of that trial period,

or whether the Board would like

the

interim

to interview other candidates.”

The statement was sent in response to Foothills Focus interview requests regarding the community manager hiring process.

Interim community manager Zahn and the Board spokespeople declined further comment.

The Parkside Community Association Board of Directors statement referenced A.R.S. 33-1804(B)(3) & (4) and A.R.S. 33-1805(B)(4) & (5), noting that under those statutes, “the Board is limited in what it can discuss in open session or disclose to the membership regarding this issue, because this issue involves an individual’s employment with the community.” According to the Arizona legislature, certain

information may be withheld under those statutes, including personal, health, and financial records of individual association members and records relating to the job performance of, compensation of, health records of, or specific complaints against an individual employee.

Parkside residents have requested more information on the community manager hiring process after the unexpected departure of former community manager Annette McCarthy, who had worked in Parkside for 12 years. McCarthy is still working for Associated Asset Management, LLC, but no PARKSIDE MANAGER continued on page 6

Retiring New River teachers represent 20 years of excellence in education NEW RIVER – Longtime New River Elementary teachers Bev Thomas and Marilyn Yavello have now retired. The end of the 2014-15 school year marked the completion of their teaching careers.

Thomas most recently taught fourth grade at New River Elementary.

Through her nearly two decades of teaching, Thomas instructed hundreds of local students. She helped manage Student Council for many years and volunteered in multiple capacities throughout the school.

Yavello has retired after 40 years total of teaching, 20 years

with the DVUSD. Most recently a second grade teacher at New River, Yavello has worked in many capacities as an educator, including in SAGE programs, and has volunteered her time in many projects. She volunteered as school photographer for many years and assembled and distributed school yearbooks.

Both Yavello and Thomas will be greatly missed! Best wishes for retirement!

Read more about New River Elementary and see photos from the New River end-of-school-year awards on pg. 9.

Pictured are retiring New River Elementary teachers Bev Thomas (left) and Marilyn Yavello (right).

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ANTHEM – The Diamond Canyon School 7th and 8th grade choir continue to wow audiences everywhere they go.

Over the weekend of May 15-17, 31 singers from Diamond Canyon School attended the National World Strides Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim, Calif. The Diamond Canyon 7th and 8th grade choir continued their successful yearly journey to nationals by achieving a GOLD rating (highest rating) from all three national judges. Diamond Canyon had a solid finish of third place against middle schools from all over our nation.

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Drowning takes no holiday: Deaths low now, but may rise in summer AUBREY RUMORE CRONKITE NEWS

NORTH VALLEY – A cool, wet spring in Arizona and an ongoing emphasis on pool safety have combined to produce statewide drowning numbers that officials say are far below those at the same time last year.

Fourteen deaths had been reported as of the fourth week in May, 10 of those in the Valley, according to data compiled by the Children’s Safety Zone. A statewide drowning average was not immediately available, but the 14 deaths so far this year are well below the pace required to hit the 15-year average of just under 54 deaths a year in the Valley alone.

That pace could pick up, however, with the beginning of the summer season. Despite the state’s year-round warm weather, the majority of drownings in Arizona still take place in summer.

“We aren’t resistant to summer out here,” said Aaron Ernsberger, a spokesman for the Phoenix Fire Department.

“We see a spike in drowning in summer because of the sheer frequency of people in water.”

Tiffaney Isaacson, coordinator for Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Water Watchers program, called Arizona “the perfect storm” for drowning dangers, with its warm weather, relatively new houses that are likely to have pools and lots of young children.

“It’s a combination of various factors that have made Arizona high risk for drowning,” she said.

She and others welcomed the low number of deaths so far this year, but Isaacson said those numbers are still high relative to most other states.

“It’s important to note that low means different things in different places,” said Isaacson, who is also on the advisory council for the National Drowning Prevention Alliance.

Arizona has long had one of the highest child drowning rates

in the country, she said, noting that it peaked at 15 drowning deaths per 100,000 children from 1980-1990.

But the state has made considerable improvement since then, she said. By 2000, the drowning rate for children had been cut to six per 100,000.

Part of the reason for that decline is a coordinated effort over the last 30 years by private and public agencies to get the word out about swimming pool safety, advocates said.

One of those organizations is the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona, founded 26 years ago by Lori Schmidt, its current president. It brought together fire departments, hospitals, families who lost loved ones to drowning and others interested in pool safety.

She said years of efforts to enforce pool safety and promote awareness have helped lower drowning across the board in Arizona – but that the weather also played a role in the drop in deaths so far this year.

“I think you have to factor in that it’s been cooler this May than past years,” Schmidt said.

Water Watchers at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is another of those groups. Isaacson said it is a constant effort to get the word out on safety. She noted that Children’s Hospital has already seen 20 children after waterrelated incidents so far this year, two of whom died.

“There are two parts of raising awareness,” Isaacson said.

“The first part is creating conversation about the issue and the second is making that conversation productive.”

The reduction in the drowning rate in Arizona has “plateaued over the last 10 years,” Isaacson said. While the state, the media and organizations like hers all have a role, she said individuals also have to be involved.

“It begins in your own backyard,” she said.

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Last Dollar Feed offering livestock supplies and pet products NEW RIVER – Last Dollar Feed & Supply just celebrated a grand re-opening. This longtime New River business has changed owners and names a few times, but the quality and customer service has remained.

Last Dollar Feed sells hay grains, fly masks, and a wide variety of small animal products.

The feed store is also now selling an assortment of cactus plants.

Last Dollar Feed offers free hay and grain delivery to the New River area. The store is located on the frontage road, south of the I-17/New River interchange.

Store manager DeAnn Olson describes Last Dollar Feed as “a cut above the rest, based on the mindset that our customers are our friends, neighbors, and

family, and we will do what it takes to make their day an easy and pleasant experience.”

Olson works with Terry Brown in keeping up the feed store. The store is owned by Paul Crallie. Both Olson and

Brown have been with the store for years and are familiar with the ins and outs of the business.

“We have expanded per our customers’ request and just recently held a re-grand opening/customer appreciation day to thank our friends and neighbors for sticking by our side through our ups and downs,” Olson said.

Stop by Last Dollar Feed and check out the expanded line of products. The store is open Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Last Dollar Feed is located at 46234 N. Black Canyon Highway, in New River. Contact the store at (623) 465-9155.

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University of Phoenix scholarships offered PHOENIX – Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will partner once again with University of Phoenix to offer five fulltuition scholarships to deserving individuals in 2015.

Last year, Goldschmidt and University of Phoenix provided three full-tuition scholarships to individuals pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree at University of Phoenix.

With the success of the program, Goldschmidt and University of Phoenix have decided to expand the program this year to help two additional recipients for a total of five in 2015.

Goldschmidt and his wife Amy will review all of the applications and select five recipients to receive the fulltuition scholarships and will present the recipients with the scholarships at a D-backs game in October. Applications for the scholarship are being accepted now through Aug. 4 at phoenix. edu/dbacks.

Sister Cities youth ambassadors chosen PHOENIX – Phoenix Sister Cities has announced that twenty-six Phoenix high school students have been selected as youth ambassadors to travel to Phoenix’s sister cities through a reciprocal summer student exchange program.

The Youth Ambassador Exchange Program, sponsored

by Phoenix Sister Cities, Inc., offers young people from Phoenix and its 10 sister cities around the world an opportunity to learn firsthand about each other’s cultures.

The Phoenix Sister Cities Youth Ambassador Exchange Program is a competitive program with a rigorous

selection process to ensure participants have what it takes to act as citizen diplomats and youth ambassadors for the city of Phoenix. Phoenix resident high school sophomores and juniors are selected on the basis of their communication skills, maturity, flexibility, leadership, and self-confidence.

The students live with a host family in their designated sister cities for three weeks during the early summer and then open their home to their host family’s son or daughter when they come to Phoenix in late July.

While in Phoenix, the 2015 Youth Ambassadors will introduce their visiting counterparts to the Valley and participate in community service projects, engage in cultural activities, and explore the local areas together in a concentrated effort to exchange global ideas and create lasting international ties.

Since the program’s inception in 1988, more than 900 Phoenix students have participated in the Phoenix Sister Cities Youth Ambassador, Exchange Program. The 2015 program is funded through private donations and students’ families.

No city tax dollars are used.

For more information, call (602) 534-3751 or visit phoenixsistercities.org.

Arizona agencies urge wildfire prevention NORTH VALLEY – A coalition of Arizona-based agencies has an important message for everyone heading outdoors this summer: Be a responsible recreationist. It only takes one spark on dry grass, leaves, branches, or needles to start a wildfire.

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campfires, unshielded OHV mufflers, and discharging a firearm all can create sparks and cause wildfires. No matter how a fire starts, anyone found responsible may have to pay thousands of dollars in fines and restoration costs.

The Tonto National Forest, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Arizona State Forestry Division, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department are joining forces to remind recreationists to be extra vigilant to prevent wildfires.

Human-caused fires can be prevented. One less spark can mean one less wildfire. Do your part to prevent wildfires.

Here are several tips to help prevent wildfires this summer: • Make sure your campfire is completely out. If your fire is too hot to touch, it is too hot to leave. Take a shovel and plenty of water to put out your fire. Pour water on your fire and stir with a shovel. Repeat until the fire is cool to the touch. Use a gas stove if windy conditions are predicted.

• Don’t stop or park your vehicle in tall grass or over small shrubs, where a spark or hot engine parts can start a fire.

• Make sure vehicles and tires are in good working condition, and safety chains and other trailer equipment are not dragging. Chains dragging on the road creates sparks and can cause fires.

• Always carry a fire extinguisher in your vehicle, as well as plenty of water and a shovel to put out fires.

• Make sure all motorized equipment, including chainsaws, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles have approved spark arrestors to prevent a spark.

• Always discard cigarette butts in ashtrays inside a vehicle or a building.

Cigarettes can start fires long after they have been dropped or thrown away.

• Avoid shooting on hot, windy days, and be sure your target area is free of dry grass and shrubs.

Shooting at steel targets or rocks may throw sparks into dry grass and nearby brush.

Use paper or clay targets to reduce the risk of sparks.

When shooting, always carry a fire extinguisher, extra water and a shovel in case a fire does start.

• The use of fireworks, explosives and exploding targets is always prohibited on public lands, as sparks from these items can start a wildfire.

Know before you go. Check weather conditions and plan accordingly.

Call the Fire Restrictions Hotline at 1(877) 864-6985, or visit www. firerestrictions.us/az/.

If you see a fire – or start one, report it. Unreported fires can spread rapidly and cause damage to large areas. Arizona summers are always hot and dry, but with the help of responsible recreationists, it doesn’t have to be a time of catastrophic wildfires.

Lone Mountain honored through PepsiCo challenge CAVE CREEK – Cave Creek’s Lone Mountain Elementary School received top honors in PepsiCo’s 2015 Recycle Rally Collection Contest.

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community news at school, home, and in their communities, and lets schools earn rewards, gain access to educational tools, and connect to a national recycling effort. With every bottle and can recycled in the program, Lone Mountain Elementary School has helped PepsiCo in its goal to increase the U.S. beverage recycling rate to 50 percent by 2018.

During the school year, Lone Mountain Elementary School students helped to recycle more than 4,854 lbs. of aluminum cans and PET plastic (an estimated total of 88,634 containers that would have otherwise ended up in landfills), demonstrating not only a fervor for recycling and dedication to the environment, but also a tremendous amount of school spirit and hard work.

Their students’ leadership demonstrates the spirit of Recycle Rally, a program that has involved more than 1,400 K-12 schools in 41 states since its start and has ensured more than 51 million beverage containers were diverted into the recycling stream.

As participants of Recycle Rally, Lone Mountain Elementary School has not only helped their school and community, but have also led the way to help recycle for nature and post-9/11 war veterans by supporting PepsiCo’s initiative with The Nature Conservancy and The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities.

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Driver’s license applications online NORTH VALLEY – If you’re applying for a driver license, instructional permit, or identification card, you can save time by submitting your application online before heading to a Motor Vehicle Division office.

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division wants to remind people of the “Be Prepared” online service that began three years ago.

To begin, go to the ADOT MVD website at azdot.gov/mvd

and click on “Driver License Information” under the Driver Services heading. From there, click on the link to complete the driver license/identification card application online and submit it. There is also a link to a list of acceptable proof of identification for applying for a credential.

Once the application has been submitted, print out the confirmation page containing a barcode and bring that along with appropriate identification documents to the MVD office or one of the 14 Authorized Third Party offices that offer driver license services. The printed barcode will allow staff to retrieve your online application from the computer system.

Online applications can be completed for an operator, commercial driver, and motorcycle license, as well as an instructional permit and identification card. The applicant must pay the appropriate fee at the office and may be required to take the written or road skills test if necessary.

For more information or questions about the driver license application process, visit azdot.gov/ driverlicenseinfo.

Music in May extended to June 5 ANTHEM – Anthem’s Music in May concert series will feature an encore this year as British Invasion takes the stage June 5, 7-9 p.m. at the ACC Community Park amphitheater.

The series is being extended one week due to the May 15 rainout when Shining Star Band was set to perform.

Attendees at this familyfriendly event are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnics, and flashlights. An ice cream truck will be on site.

Admission and parking for the concert is free.

The British Invasion describes a time in the 1960s when audiences all across America were singing and dancing to music from across the Atlantic.

This band features music from The Animals, The Zombies, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, and more.

Shining Star Band was not available for the June 5 makeup date, but has been invited to return for the 2016 concert series.

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New flood warning stations planned in preparation for monsoon season PHOENIX – Sixteen new flood warning stations will soon be installed throughout Phoenix, thanks to an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and the city of Phoenix.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the IGA with the city that adds 16 automated flood warning stations to the District alert system. The city of Phoenix is purchasing the 16 monitors to be installed and operated by the District as part of their existing system.

“This IGA between the city of Phoenix and the Flood Control District shows how intergovernmental collaboration can work to the advantage of both public agencies and the residents they serve,” Maricopa County District 3 Supervisor Andy Kunasek said. “The addition of these 16 stations into our regional flood warning system will bring increased peace of mind to communities that were heavily impacted by flooding in 2014.”

Maricopa County District 5 Supervisor Steve Gallardo agreed that the enhanced reporting will benefit local residents. “We appreciate our partnership with Phoenix on these additional warning stations,” Supervisor Gallardo

said. “Areas like Laveen that were hit hard by last summer’s storms can rest easier knowing the extra monitors will allow for earlier detection of severe thunderstorms to mitigate potential damage.”

“The welfare and safety of our residents is always our top priority,” Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said. “If adding these flood warning stations gives us the ability to better protect our citizens from storm and property damage, why wouldn’t we do this?”

The District currently operates 354 flood warning stations that include rain and stream gages as well as weather stations. The addition of 16 flood warning stations will bring the network in Maricopa County to 370.

“The Flood Control District’s mission is to reduce the risk of flooding to people and property,” Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District Bill Wiley said. “Adding more stations to our alert system will enable us to better warn and protect the public from impending storms, particularly in vulnerable areas like Laveen and Skunk Creek.”

All new stations will be purchased and installed this year. For more information, call the Flood Control District at (602) 506-1501.

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longer oversees Parkside.

After McCarthy’s departure, Zahn assumed the role of Parkside interim community manager. In a March 9 statement from the Anthem Parkside Community Association, Bettye Ruff, Vice President of the Parkside Board of Directors, said, “Resident satisfaction is of the utmost importance to the Parkside Board of Directors and we are confident Mary Beth will strive to exceed our expectations.”

Zahn, an Anthem resident, served as Parkside Community Association Administrative Assistant for over five years prior to her appointment as interim community manager.

Her qualifications include an Associate of Arts in Business and a Certified Arizona Association Support Person certification.

In the most recent statement released, the Parkside Community Association noted that they are “party to a management agreement with AAM, LLC (“AAM”).” The statement further reads that, “Pursuant to the management agreement, the Board selects the roles of community manager, administrative assistant, compliance manager, and other office staff positions from a variety of AAM employees.

APCA itself does not have any employees. Rather, all on-site staff members at APCA are employed by AAM, but take direction from the APCA’s Board of Directors.”

The statement concludes that no decisions will be made until the end of the six-month period, at which time the Board will determine whether to officially hire Zahn or interview other candidates.

“At this point, the Board of Directors has not made this decision because it is only in month three of the six month trial period,” the statement reads. “When the Board does make this decision, the Board will notify the community.”

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What do you have in common with a goldfish? Evidently more than you could ever imagine.

Scientists now claim that average adult’s attention span is eight seconds. A goldfish? Nine seconds. Which has me thinking that some researchers (nuts) are having a swimmingly fine time getting grants to do research that is so preposterous that only a goldfish would believe it! Well, I am not taking the bait! Yes, Dear Readers, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, humans cannot seem to pay attention.

Okay, so we multi-task, and then there is the fact that we have more content available to us on the internet than ever thought to be humanly possible. Just going back to the year 2000, we did not have Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, Twitter, Pininterest, Snapchat, or iPhones! The amount of “external stimulation” seems to make us focus less and less and become distracted more easily. Well, when the average adult checks their phones for calls (old-fashioned), emails, Facebook, and texts 150 times a day – no wonder a goldfish has a longer attention span! Yikes, it is a wonder we get anything done!

I thought I would conduct my own experiment. I decided to go outside and prune my roses for ten minutes. Certainly, I can do this. So I start clipping away.

Then I notice that a birdfeeder is low on seed so I pause to fill that up. In doing so, I found a pair of hedge clippers on the ground and picked them up to place on my husband Doug’s workbench.

There in the midst of his clutter I find my good butcher knife and a pair of tongs that belong in the kitchen! I rescue my items and take them inside to

the kitchen sink and realize I have a coffee cup to rinse out.

Then while doing that, I heard the phone buzz and got a text that a colleague emailed me a contract. Then I checked my email. And so it goes.

I happen to know first-hand about goldfish since I keep them in my horse troughs because they eat the algae. And I do not think it is fair to compare a human (with our superior intelligence)

gone. Okay, but who is calling, texting, or tweeting a fish? Of course they can concentrate!

What else do they have to do?

It does seem that we humans have a problem with “information overload.” The average office worker checks their email over thirty times an hour! Content on the internet has tripled since 2010. Twentyfive percent of teenagers “forget” details about friends, family,

There is a load of wash to put in, dinner to prepare, email to look at, mail to open! And one of the reasons that folks give for not going out to the movies? Too boring just to sit in a theater and watch a movie with nothing else to do.

Is multi-tasking so bad? I mean, maybe this our “path of evolution,” as Einstein used to say. Keep moving forward, embracing new ideas and

It does seem that we humans have a problem with “information overload.” The average office worker checks their email over thirty times an hour! to a fish that doesn’t have much brain power! The scientists who conducted this research define “attention span” as the amount of concentrated time on one task without being distracted. I did hold a piece of bread in the horse bucket and noticed that the goldfish would focus on it (and nothing else) until it was all

studies, and homework because they are too distracted. Worse, the American worker seems to have a hard time finishing projects. And it is becoming a “way of life” to do many things at once.

When is the last time you sat down and watched a television program? And did nothing else?

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Ouch, those are harsh words.

But maybe all the worry about multi-tasking is over-blown and the human race was always destined to do many things at once. Will we ever go back to a day when families don’t text at the dinner table? When teenagers actually talk in person

or on the phone? When people don’t feel compelled to share the most mundane of daily routines on Facebook?

Imagine a world with no social media. Enjoying quiet time and simple pleasures. Going to dinner or movies with no particular rush to check iPhones or emails. Stopping to smell the roses (wow, now I really sound old). Living in the moment! No Instagram! Guess we better not hold our breath. As one scientist claims, “Once the Technology Genie is out of the bottle, there is no going back.”

Oh, and about those goldfish.

Some people may fall hook, line, and sinker for that “research” about a nine second attention span. I have bigger fish to fry! Like working on my own attention span! Until next week…happy concentrating.

Judy Bluhm is a writer and local realtor. Have a comment or a story?

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NORTH VALLEY – A new federal rule was meant to clarify the scope of the Clean Water Act, but some critics are saying the 300-page document has done little to clear up the issue since its release this past week.

The final version of the “Waters of the United States” rule was released May 27 by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers after more than a year of study and 1 million public comments.

The rule aims to clear up which waters are subject to pollution regulation standards of the 43-year-old Clean Water Act, which applies broadly to “navigable waters” of the U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Wednesday that the rule “established clear boundaries here that we have never done before.”

The rule does list several very specific categories – “territorial seas” are subject to the Clean Water Act, for example, while puddles are among a list of waters specifically that are excluded, along with artificial ponds, converted croplands, most ditches and more.

But in between those extremes is a broad range of waters that could qualify for coverage based

on a number of criteria. Those factors include proximity to other bodies of water, presence in a 100-year floodplain, potential to “significantly affect” life and water quality in navigable waterways, among other factors.

The document also lays out precise definitions for standards like “adjacent,” “neighboring” and “tributary” and spells out rules for how seasonal pools should be measured.

“So you see the problem here is it’s anyone’s guess to what constitutes as waters of the United States,” said Reed Hopper, principal attorne for the Pacific Legal Foundation, which advocates for property rights.

“It muddies the water. It’s more confusing,” he said.

On the other hand, environmental activist Brett Hartl worries that the definitions spelled out in the rule might be too specific, leading people to avoid going to regulators when they would otherwise do so.

“A lot of people are going to say, ‘Am I 1,500 feet away (from a covered body of water) or out of the floodplain?’” said Hartl, the endangered species director for the Center for Biological Diversity.

Once they have figured that out, they might say, “OK, now

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I’m done,” and not check with the Army Corps or the EPA to see if they need a permit for a water-related project, he said.

Unlike Hopper, Hartl worries that the regulations do not go far enough to protect clean water.

But he agrees that the regulations make for dense reading.

He joked that before he fully understands the impact of the rule, he may have to spread the pages of it out on the floor to compare them.

Hopper said the specifics of the rule won’t matter in the long run if final say is left to the regulators.

“It really doesn’t matter what the regulations say because the government officials can assert the specific waters that are covered,” he said.

An official with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality said this week that the agency is still studying the language of the rule.

The rule is not scheduled to officially take effect until late July, 60 days after its release this week.

“Unfortunately, it will probably take years” to see how this all works out, Hartl said.

Dear Business Owner: The new Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce is busting out and roaring to go. We are hunting for new members RIGHT NOW…Members who believe a strong, vibrant business community is the key to future prosperity in our region.

I would love the opportunity to introduce you to our vision, plan and member benefits. It is important for you to join our team. Business needs a strong voice, a stronger presence and an even stronger leadership role in our area. We only gain the strength we need to prosper by adding one member at a time. Each member, YOU, becomes a resource, a partner and a valued contributor to bringing business to the forefront in Anthem. This Chamber is for you, about you and about building a positive and lasting economic future for Anthem.

Please contact me soon. I want to schedule a time to meet you, learn of your business and add you to our team at the Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS ASIDE. Anthem business has waited for a strong voice. It is time we build a Chamber. It is time business takes its rightful place at the top of community importance.

BUSINESS IS THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE TRAIN IN ANTHEM. JUMP ON BOARD! Looking forward…always forward.

Lew Rees Executive Director LewRees@AnthemAreaChamber.org 623-428-1480 P.S. We want to be 200 members strong within 90 days. Will you count as one? Please forward this to at least three other business friends. Applause for your help.

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New River Elementary celebrates end of school year with awards, giveaways students. The school spelling bee winner and runner-up were honored. Several students also received physical education class awards. The last New River Kiwanis awards of the school year were also given out.

Congratulations to New River’s hardworking students!

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Multiple students were recognized for their academic achievements, including principal’s list and honor roll

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NEW RIVER – New River Elementary celebrated the completion of the 2014-15 school year with an assembly on May 27. Students’ achievements throughout the school year were commemorated.

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Starlight offering ‘Camp Rising Star’ this summer

PHOENIX – Starlight Community Theater is holding ‘Camp Rising Star’ this summer, with the first session starting June 15. This year, the Amy Bennett Foundation is offering one$250 scholarship to each of the three 2015 Camp Rising Star Sessions. Download scholarship applications at www. starlightcommunitytheater.com.

Camp Rising Star Session 1: June 15-27 Youth, ages 7-18 Musical Drama Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Session 1 shows will be held on June 27.

Camp Rising Star Session 2: July 13-18 Teen, ages 13-18 Drama – From Shakespeare with Love By Jonathan Dorf

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3p.m.

Session 2 shows will be held on July 18.

Camp Rising Star Session 3: July 20-Aug. 1 Youth, ages 7-18 Musical Drama Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Session 2 shows will be held on Aug 1.

Registration fees are $275 per person/$250 SCT member, $250 for 2nd or 3rd camp per person, and $250 for additional family members. Camp Rising Star performance tickets are $5 per person per show.

Starlight Community Theater is located at 1611 W Whispering Wind Dr #9, in Phoenix. For more information, go to www.

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North Valley Symphony Orchestra to hold auditions PHOENIX – The North Valley Symphony Orchestra will be holding auditions for the concertmaster position, plus a variety of other string, wind, and brass positions. If you have a passion to perform great music, can meet weekly to rehearse and are willing to commit to the necessary practice, NVSO wants you in the orchestra.

Auditions will be held at the North Phoenix Chamber of Commerce office, 3141 E. Beardsley Rd., Unit 120, in Phoenix. Concertmaster auditions are being scheduled 2-4 p.m., Saturday, June 27.

Auditions to join the NVSO Adult Orchestra are being scheduled Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seats currently open and available, as well as audition instructions and excerpts can be found at www. nor thvalleysymphony.org/ adult-orchestra.

Contact Music Director Kevin Kozacek to schedule

an audition: conductor@ n o r t h va l l e y s y m p h o n y. o r g or (623) 980-4628. NVSO rehearsals are held every Monday from 7-9:15 p.m. in the North Canyon H.S. Band Room, beginning Aug. 17.

The opening concert of the 2015-16 season, “Machine Madness,” will be held in October and includes Daugherty’s Route 66, Beethoven’s The Metronome from Symphony #8, Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine,

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Walton’s Prelude and Fugue, ‘The Spitfire,’ Haydn’s The Clock from Symphony #101, Anderson’s The Typewriter, and other popular mechanicalsounding pieces.

If interested in joining NVSO, or in helping manage or sponsor this all-volunteer non-profit organization in any way, e-mail board@northvalley symphony.org.

City of Phoenix kicks off summer heat relief efforts PHOENIX – The onset of triple-digit temperatures means it is time for the annual Summer Respite Program.

The city of Phoenix Human Services Department is asking employees and the public to donate unopened water bottles, sunscreen, new underwear, white socks, white T-shirts, insect repellent, and prepackaged snack items to be collected at the city’s family services centers.

The items will be distributed to the homeless by experienced homeless outreach teams.

“Living on the streets can be a life-threatening situation, especially when temperatures move into the triple digits,” said Councilwoman Kate Gallego, chairwoman of the City Council Neighborhoods, Housing & Development Subcommittee.

“I encourage everyone to give whatever they can to make

this year’s program a success – giving just a few bottles of water can literally save a life.”

Residents can bring their taxdeductible donations to any of the city’s three family services centers from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday: • Travis L. Williams, 4732 S. Central Ave., (602) 5344732 • John F. Long, 3454 N. 51st Ave., (602) 262-6510) • Sunnyslope, 914 W. Hatcher Road, (602) 495-5229 The city also participates in the Heat Relief Network, a Valleywide program to ensure the safety of homeless people, seniors, disabled and other residents in need during the hot summer months.

Each summer the city of Phoenix works as part of the Heat Relief Network in cooperation with other government agencies,

corporations, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations to bring heat relief to individuals, families, seniors and the disabled who are homeless and at high risk as temperatures begin to reach more than 100 degrees.

The city’s Human Services Department is educating seniors at its 15 senior centers about the dangers of heat exposure, how to recognize heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and heat cramps.

Information about the Heat Relief Network and Summer Respite program, as well as a list of tips on how to stay safe and hydrated during the summer heat, is available at phoenix.gov/humanservices/ programs/homeless.

For more information, call (602) 256-4302.

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arts SHEA STANFIELD ARTS COLUMNIST

Artist Micky Jansen hopes to touch you with her art, inspiration, and imagination.

Born in 1949, Micky was raised in Holland and lived in the south of France before moving to Arizona in 1979.

She is a mother of four, as well as a passionate horsewoman and naturalist.

Her creative inspiration comes from the natural world and changing life experiences.

Micky savors the high desert evenings during her rides on one of her beloved horses or gathering new ideas hiking with her three dogs. Nature is the inspiration in all her work.

Micky is not new to the world of art by any means. She has been painting most of her life. Micky attended the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague in the 1960s with many of Europe’s most successful and well known artists, perfecting her skills in oil and acrylic painting. Over the years, Micky expanded her media into Batik on paper, solar printing, and sculpting as she advanced her art career.

Her experience and skills of observation have served her well

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in developing grace and interest of her present day work.

Micky works from her home studio in the beautiful Rio Verde Foothills, just steps from the Tonto National Forest.

She draws inspiration from the sweeping horizons of the great northern Sonoran Desert. Her horses roam freely over the vast landscape, harkening back to the original days of the American West. In meeting Micky, you will find she is a keen observer of the natural world: everything from the dancing dragonflies over her backyard pool to the rumbling thunderheads that fill the summer sky.

Micky has a unique ability to register the colors, textures, and themes of the natural world, transforming their energy into paintings and sculptural work. Her style is modern, impressionistic, and surrealistic, full of vibrant energy and

mystery. The feminine form is central in much of her work.

She uses vibrant colors and a mixture of powerful images to create unexpected results that brighten a room, set a mood, and greets observers with mystery and magic. A woman’s hair turns into the colorful leaves of fall, or her feet, moving in the water, briefly appear as a mermaid’s tail. There is a joyous spirit embodied in each one of Micky’s artistic expressions, echoing a living memory of Micky’s varied life experience.

Micky’s most recent venture is into the world of sculpture.

This new third dimension is bringing to life Micky’s paintings to literally stand alone in the environment.

She has experimented in iron, aluminum, and is prepared to move into the bronze pour arena. This new and exciting adventure is sure to lead to thrilling results in both her painting and sculpting subjects, another example of how this artist moves and grows with her time and inspiration.

The process of staying engaged in her arts community is a lifeline to new inspiration.

Micky sponsors workshops at her home studio for fellow artists on a regular basis. She also attends workshops other artists sponsor to gain new insights in techniques and new materials. Micky is aware that an artist is always growing, changing, and reinventing the dreams of expression.

Presently, Micky’s work can be seen at Retrofit Gallery and Sculpture Garden and Jackie’s Apparel in Carefree. Visit her Web site at www.blueamazon. net for a retrospective of her past work or stay up to date on current work. You may contact Micky for a home studio tour, to make arrangements to attend a workshop or commission a piece for your home, office, or a gift from the contact information on the Web site.

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The store will be acquiring more Haggen products over the next several months.

The Haggen grocery store is in the place of Safeway.

Haggen acquired Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores across the West. Ten Arizona Albertsons and Safeway stores are being converted to Haggen stores.

According to store conversion

plans, more local grocery items will be available at the Anthem Haggen in future.

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fast moving water, wave action, tipping water buckets, water cannons, and waterfalls to refresh riders of all ages. The park is now open seven days a week and features extended hours and Dive ‘n’ Movies as

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movie review sort of relationship between the viewer and characters, one that makes the viewer care about the spotlighted people in danger, the short interactions don’t allow proper time to establish a connection when all around them are millions of people perishing.

“San Andreas” is a spectacle of visual indulgence, an overload of devastation that lessens the impact and interest

San Andreas Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, and Will Yun Lee Monte’s Rating 2.50 out of 5.00 MONTE YAZZIE MOVIE COLUMNIST

I remember in grade school when my science teacher talked about how a big enough earthquake would eventually drop California into the Pacific Ocean. Call in the summer blockbuster movie makers to make this story a realization through the extravagance of special effects. We’ve seen New York flood and freeze over in “The Day After Tomorrow”, we’ve seen a dormant volcano spew lava over the streets of Los Angeles in “Volcano”, we’ve even already seen an earthquake destroy most of Los Angeles in 1974’s “Earthquake”. It was only a matter of time before the natural disaster would return to the big screen. This time the film adds exceptional special effects to make the collapsing Golden Gate Bridge and crumbing Los Angeles skyline feel as realistic as possible. For those who have seen the movie trailer, you know what you are getting into and

why you are going. It’s not for science, factual filmmaking, or in-depth narrative structure. It’s for the rumbling and tumbling visual stimulation of the disaster film; everything else is merely an afterthought.

Ray (Dwayne Johnson) is a rescue helicopter pilot in California. Fresh off a rescue that saved the life of a young woman, Ray is eager to help his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) move back to college.

Unfortunately, an earthquake forces Ray back to work and sends Blake to San Francisco with her mother’s (Carla Gugino) new boyfriend (Ioan Gruffudd).

A seismologist (Paul Giamatti) at CalTech discovers that a program he has been researching can predict earthquakes; however, not before one destroys the Hoover Dam. Los Angeles is the next target, but it’s an appetizer for the main course of San Francisco.

This leads Ray and his wife to venture across California to save their daughter.

“San Andreas” is directed by Brad Peyton, who last helmed “Journey 2: The Mysterious

Island”, and stars the frequently reliable Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson has a screen presence reminiscent of the larger-than-life action stars of the 80s and a sense of humor, humility, and hubris that brands his characters; this quality has saved many of his films.

However, in a film stuffed with this much visual flair as “San Andreas”, Johnson is surrendered to playing the heroic role from the back seat, yelling cautionary warnings and motivational one-liners amidst falling debris and shaking camera work. Though, he is given the opportunity to rip the door off an SUV in one early scene.

While the script offers a few moments for the characters to grow, a glossed over storyline about a broken family dealing with the loss of their daughter offers a small glimmer of character development. Most of the performances are reactionary or physical. These narrative moments are simply bridges to connect the demonstrations of destruction. While the film attempts to establish some

of the scenes. It’s a film that doesn’t waste time with an overwhelming plot, (there is barely one here) or characters that do more than direct the film from one bang and boom scene to another. Instead, “San Andreas” is comfortable with the simplistic quality associated with disaster film entertainment, which it achieves quite well, but unfortunately this alone is not enough.

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ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 16-117653 PERPETUAL RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT

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Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein called ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 w. Adams, Room 434A, Phoenix, Arizona, a perpetual right of way easement for the purpose of a Public Road and Underground Utilities situated in Maricopa County to wit:

TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, G&SRB&M, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: M&B THRU SESE, SECTION 11. CONTAINING 0.95 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. PARCEL: M&B THRU S2SWSWSW, SECTION 12. CONTAINING 0.03 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. PARCEL: M&B THRU NENE, SECTION 14. CONTAINING 0.79 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BENEFICIARY: PENITENTIARY LAND FUND; STATE CHARITABLE, PENAL & REFORM INSTITUTE For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the right of way application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD. Said right of way easement has been valued at $253,841.00 and consists of 1.77 acres, more or less.

Additional requirements and conditions of this right of way are available and may be viewed at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

The complete file associated with the described land is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Rights of Way Section of the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 542-4098. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov.

Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.

TERMS OF SALE: (A) At the time of sale the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) The value of the right of way, which is $253,841.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the value of the right of way, which is $7,615.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $263,956.00 (less $2,500.00 if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $261,456.00).

(B) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the right of way and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price for the right of way less the amount paid under (A) (2) above.

(C) No Selling and Administrative Fee shall be collected by ASLD if the successful bidder at auction is the beneficiary of the land trust.

(D) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder shall be required to pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(3) above.

BIDDING INFORMATION: (A) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bidder. The bidding will begin at the total value of the right of way. A bid for less than the value of the right of way easement or by a party who has not inspected the right of way and/or the associated files and records of ASLD will not be considered.

(B) All bidders must sign an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction and that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions and public agencies regarding this property.

(C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37-240.B, the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than three (3) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an affidavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certification Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD. (D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payment as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited.

(E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The ASLD may cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid.

A protest to this sale must be filed within 30 days after the first day of publication of this announcement and in accordance with A.R.S. §37-301.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 364-0875. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Ruben Ojeda (for) David Trimble Acting State Land Commissioner March 30, 2015

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