January 7th, 2015 / Vol.13 / No.7
Postal Patron Cave Creek
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River | North Phoenix | Tramonto
Community mourns Officer Tyler Stewart
Anthem Safeway to become one of 10 Arizona Haggen stores
E lizabeth Medora
ANTHEM – Flagstaff Police Officer Tyler J. Stewart, 24, died in the line of duty on Dec. 27, 2014. Officer Stewart had worked for the Flagstaff Police Department for about a year. He was formerly from Anthem, where he graduated from Boulder Creek High School. “This is an enormous tragedy for our department and the family of our Officer,” said Flagstaff Police Chief Kevin Treadway in a statement released by the department. A candlelight vigil in honor of Stewart’s life was held in the Anthem park on Dec. 28. A vigil was also held in Concordia, Cali., where Stewart attended college. Officer Stewart’s funeral was held in Flagstaff on Jan. 2. A bank account for the Stewart family has been set up at Wells Fargo, acct. 7764473984.
Inside: Community News.......... 4 Arts ............................... 9 Movie Review.............. 10 Bluhm ......................... 11 Services ....................... 14 Classifieds ................... 17 Pet of the Week .......... 19
ANTHEM – Safeway was the first grocery store in Anthem when it was built in July 2000. Now, the Safeway building is poised to become one of the first Haggen grocery stores in Arizona. After the recent Safeway/Albertsons merger, it was announced that Haggen would be acquiring 146 stores. The Safeway in Anthem has been selected as one of those stores. Deborah Pleva, a representative of Haggen, noted that the Haggen acquisition was initiated by Safeway/Albertsons. “Haggen’s majority owner Comvest Partners was contacted by investment bankers representing Safeway/Albertsons,” Pleva said.
Anthem Haggen cont. on pg. 3
North Valley homeowner to face charges in animal cruelty case DESERT HILLS – Local homeowner Andrea Mikkel is facing charges after over 100 animals were found on her Desert Hills property on Jan. 5, living in deplorable conditions. Sheriff’s detectives are referring to the animal cruelty case as “one of the worst they have ever seen.” Two zebras were among the animals on the property at 2005 West Desert Hills Estate (south of Meridian Drive and north of Cloud Road). Authorities are attempting to find a safe place for them. “The zebras remain at the residence, but we are reaching out to wildlife experts at this time for their removal due to their extreme aggression,” said Joaquin Enriquez of the Maricopa County
Sheriff’s Office. Other animals removed from the home included 16 cats, 15 birds, 11 dogs, four miniature horses, three pigeons, two tur-
keys, two horses, one rooster, one rabbit, one chicken, and one pig. “The birds included parakeets, cockatoos, and small
birds,” Enriquez noted. “The dogs were a variety, to include
Cruelty Case cont. on pg. 12