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Driving Success

Dylan Harvey almost lost his dream of repairing race cars

Contributors Alison Bailin Batz, Lorraine BosséSmith, Pastor David Bowen, Peyton Clark, Jan D’Atri, Connor Dziawura, Dr. Curtis Finch, Shannon Fisher, C.A. Haire, Dr. Brian Hester, Andrew Morgan, Judge Gerald A. Williams Staff Photographer Pablo Robles Advertising sales@85086magazine.com (623) 299-4959 Marketing Director/ Social Media Manager Eric Twohey eric@85086magazine.com Production Manager Courtney Oldham Circulation

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4 A Taste of Normalcy—Sort of

Boulder Creek football prepares for 2020 season

6 Virtual Fundraiser

24 School at Home

Great Hearts Academies’ annual gala turns telethon

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A Taste of Normalcy—Sort of Boulder Creek football prepares for 2020 season By Andrew Morgan As Arizona continues to decline when it comes to daily reported coronavirus cases, Boulder Creek High School Football continues to meet for voluntary workouts as the team is hopeful for a 2020 season. Arizona is nearing 198,000 total COVID cases since the state’s first one on March 21. The Deer Valley Unified School District has allowed its sports teams to resume voluntary workouts while requiring face coverings, limiting groups to less than 10 and workouts to be noncontact. “We have to adhere to the guidelines set forth by the school district and the state,” says Justin Simons, an offensive assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Boulder Creek’s varsity team. “We have moved back and forth between the various phases and have tried to stay as sharp as possible.” “(The coaching staff) has created a system where we are all 6 feet apart at all times and are wearing masks at all times. After every workout, we sanitize our bench, weights and racks we used that day,” says senior running back Jacob Cisneros, who

has four offers, including a full-ride offer from Yale. When asked whether or not he believes there will be a 2020 season, Simons says, “It’s truly out of our control. There’s so much conflicting information, not only with regard to sports but everything in the world at the moment. It appears that our state of Arizona also has its own set of obstacles and challenges ahead.” On August 5, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) approved the return of fall sports in addition to releasing guidance for the return of sports. Locker rooms for teams and officials will be socially distanced, which may raise issues for smaller schools without adequate facilities. Social Jacob Cisneros has four offers, including a full-ride offer to Yale. distancing will be enforced on the (Submitted photos) sidelines, and all coaches, officials, training staff and other personnel will be season, while some have had to navigate required to wear masks throughout the du- uncharted territories with recruitment. ration of the game. Players Bear Milacek, a senior quarterback who are allowed to wear cloth stands at 6-foot-3 and 208 pounds, has masks or plastic shields as scholarship offers from New Mexico, San long as they don’t have any Diego, Western Kentucky and Valparaiso. tint or glare. There will be As of July 4, Milacek has committed to the no postgame handshake University of New Mexico. When asked lines or high fives, as the about his commitment, he says, “Their AIA has limited unneces- amazing new coaching staff that consists of sary contact both pregame some known legends, and their unmatched and postgame. No decision 2021 recruiting class definitely (drew me to was made on the allowance the school.) I think with the 14 commitof fans on campus during ments they have already, it is safe to say the fall sports season. As there will be a very bright future.” of publishing, that decision Last fall, Boulder Creek made the 6A has been left for the school state playoffs as the No. 13 seed, eventudistricts to determine. ally being knocked off by Queen Creek on Despite the pandemic, November 8 by a score of 50-36. Queen Bear Milacek has scholarship offers from New Mexico, San Diego, the team continues to Creek would then go on to beat Highland Western Kentucky and Valparaiso. As of July 4, he has committed to the University of New Mexico. prepare for an upcoming and make the state semifinals before losing

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to No. 1-seeded Red Mountain. “I think everyone on the team, from coaches to players, know that we have the ability to have a special year. We fully understand that nothing will be given to us and we have to earn it,” Simons says. “We have been working extremely hard to prepare to the best of our abilities. I can’t stress enough how excited everyone is,” Milacek says. “We have a lot of returning guys. My whole offensive line is returning, so I’m extremely happy about that. We have all been working extremely hard this off-season. It’s been hard on us seniors not knowing if we will have a senior season, but it hasn’t slowed us down from working out on our own and getting together in small groups to throw the football around.” Among those seniors is Jacob Moore, a four-year starting lineman who won the Arizona state heavyweight wrestling championship as a junior and is a two-time first team all-region selection in football. Standing at 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, Moore has scholarship offers from Southwest Minnesota State and Washburn University. Moore seeks a second (and possibly third) state championship this fall and winter as a dual-sport athlete, competing in football and wrestling. Other names looking for breakout seasons include defensive back Dominic Wright, cornerback Aaron Albert and middle linebacker Colby Kitson. Long-snapper and defensive end John Ferlmann is also looking for a great season and holds offers from Air Force and ASU. Boulder Creek’s first official practices are set to begin on September 7, as they look to open their 2020 campaign sometime between September 30 and October 3. As of publishing, the AIA has yet to announce the modified season schedules.

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Great Hearts Academies’ annual gala turns telethon By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Great Hearts Academies was forced to postpone its annual gala to September 25, 2021, at Chateau Luxe in North Phoenix. Still, the company needed to support the Teacher Excellence Fund, which provides bonus compensation for Great Hearts teachers across Arizona every December. The staff looked to computer screens and organized its first Teacher Excellence Fund Telethon from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 19. It will be Great Hearts Academies has 22 schools, including one in Anthem. Its Teacher Excellence Fund livestreamed across Great Hearts’ Telethon is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, YouTube, Facebook and other toSeptember 19. (Photos courtesy Great Hearts Academies) be-announced platforms. The fundraising vehicle gives Great Hearts ued to educate our students at the highest Academies the chance to reward the Arizona level throughout the pandemic. We know teachers who worked harder this year, tran- that they deserve our recognition now more sitioning to distance learning and overcom- than ever, and we look forward to inviting ing other obstacles created by the COVID-19 our community to share in that celebration pandemic. through the telethon.” Last year, $525,467 was raised for the 2019 Community members can donate by callTeacher Excellence Fund, which provided ing into the telethon on September 19, or 578 Great Hearts Arizona teachers with bonus compensation in December 2019. “We are proud to be able to find a new and innovative way to support the incredible Great Hearts Arizona teachers,” says Erik Twist, Arizona president of Great Hearts, which has a location in Anthem. “This year we had the opportunity to see the talent, resilience and compassion of our teachers as they contin-

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by making a gift before the event to be recognized on the livestreamed telethon feed. In-kind donations, such as catering, drinks and snacks for telethon volunteers, are also needed. Sponsorship packages begin at $5,000 and are available to families and corporations. Great Hearts juniors, seniors, alumni and parents are invited to serve as volunteers at the telethon. To donate, sponsor or volunteer at the telethon, visit gala. g reat hea r tsa mer ica . org/telethon. Contact Brenna Norris, major gift officer, at 602-4387045 ext. 322 or bnorris@greatheartsaz.org for more information. A nonprofit network of tuition-free public charter schools, Great Hearts has 22 schools, including one in Anthem.

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Program provides free reading materials for students By Dr. Curtis Finch, Deer Valley Unified School District Superintendent Reading is the key to success in school, period. The research on reading states students below grade level by third grade will become exponentially behind over time without a significant reading intervention. In other words, the reading gap will only widen. Parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and grandparents who read to their younger children/siblings/grandkids before kindergarten give them a big advantage over their peers. The goal is to develop children’s own love for reading so eventually they will read to themselves. It is a fact that children love to receive free books in the mail. Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) combined these two ideas to form the Big Kid Book Club three years ago; today’s book club has accumulated over 1,600 members and continues to grow every month. Any child who is between the ages of 3 and 5 and not yet enrolled in kindergarten may apply for the program and receive free, exciting and colorful new books from DVUSD throughout the school year. DVUSD will send parent tips to help keep students on the path of learning and social/emotional growth. Parents will also learn about interventions and resources for assistance. The premise of the program is to help children begin to develop a love for reading. We also know this love is more likely to happen when it is modeled for them, and especially when that person is a family member. Something also happens when a child gets a package addressed to them in the mailbox and it is a new book! The love for reading begins.

Dr. Curtis Finch is the superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District and can be followed on Twitter at DrFinchDVUSD.

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The Big Kid Book Club provides parents information regarding the 39 schools in the DVUSD system, its curriculum-specific and award-winning programs, and the many academic and athletic successes of DVUSD students and staff. To learn more about the Deer Valley Unified School District, visit dvsud.org. The website includes access to hundreds of resources for parents, connections to campuses, and lists of awards and accomplishments. If parents wish to enroll their child in the Big Kid Book Club, it can be found on the district website at dvsud.org/ bookclub. Maricopa Countyeligible students are not required to live within the 364 square miles of the DVUSD boundaries. Excitement to receive free books in the mail is the only requirement. The Big Kid Book Club webbased form takes approx i m ately 2 minutes to fill out, and the next step is to watch out the window for the mail delivery truck! Ready? Set? Read!

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Remote Court Appearances COVID-19 has changed the ways the justice system works By Judge Gerald A. Williams, North Valley Justice Court Most courts around the nation are performing courtroom functions through teleconferences, e-mail and regular mail. That includes us. Until it is safe for everyone, operations will not return to how they were before COVID-19 hit Arizona. If you need to interact with any federal, state, county, justice, municipal or tribal court, the best thing you can do is either to call or e-mail them for an update on their current procedures and requirements. Do not drive all the way to a courthouse assuming that you can enter the building. You might be turned away. You will be turned away if you are sick and if you have symptoms consistent with having COVID-19. Expect to be required to wear a mask. Can people appear by either Zoom or Go To Meeting? Probably not. Some jurisdictions have done jury trials where everyone has appeared by court over a remote video platform. But there are a few problems with doing so,

one of which is that a court cannot discriminate against potential jury members or litigants that may have limited technological capabilities. At the North Valley Justice Court, with very few exceptions, all court appearances are telephonic. This works, but it does not always work well. Some proceedings are relatively simple to do over the phone. These include a garnishment hearing, a default hearing or a civil pre-trial conference. In fact, we were doing those by phone prior to COVID-19. Trials and residential eviction cases are more difficult to do over the phone. Everything that can go wrong with a conference call has happened. These include relatively minor problems (barking dogs and crying children) and more significant problems, such as people who are not even parties to a case interrupting to share their thoughts on what is pending.

What about jury trials? Consistent with the goal of limiting crowds, at least part of jury selection can be completed without potential jury members needing to travel to a courthouse. In justice courts, if we are picking jurors, they are being selected for a single specific trial only. If they are not selected, it is highly unlikely there is another trial down the hall that could use them. People called for jury duty will likely be asked to complete and return a detailed questionnaire. Doing so may keep people from having to explain their unique situation on the day of the trial. For example, if you are a respiratory therapist, you are

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likely mission essential in the fight against COVID-19. You should not have to drive to a courthouse to be excused. Based on the information in the questionnaire, additional questions may be likely. Normally this process, called voir dire, is completed in person. My preference will be to do it remotely, probably by phone. Another change will be that usually a jury leaves the courtroom to deliberate in a conference room. To maintain social distancing, the lawyers and the judge may leave the courtroom and the jury determines the verdict without leaving the room.

As I judge, I find myself frequently saying, “I don’t know who is speaking, but it is not your turn to talk.” While, from my perspective, doing everything by phone can be a hassle, there are also tremendous advantages. First and foremost, it helps keep people safe. Litigants and attorneys do not have to travel and interact with either court staff or with each other. Perhaps just as important, telephonic appearances have increased access to our judicial system. Many people cannot afford to take significant time off work for courthouse appearances. For North Valley cases, our courthouse is not located in our judicial precinct. Travel to it is complicated by both distance and lack of any public transportation to it. Residential eviction cases have had a dramatic increase in participation by tenants since tenants have been allowed to appear by phone for landlord and tenant disputes. My guess is that there will be pressure for either that or for a similar process to continue indefinitely. Increasing access to justice and due process remains an ongoing journey. Judge Gerald A. Williams is the Justice of the Peace for the North Valley Justice Court. The court’s jurisdiction includes Anthem and Desert Hills.

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Driving Success Dylan Harvey almost lost his dream of repairing race cars By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Dylan Harvey dreamed of working as a pit crew member and repairing race cars as a youngster. When he was 17, however, that career choice almost took a detour. “I was on my way to school (AAEC Paradise Valley) on my motorcycle, and it’s believed the truck in the left-hand turn lane pulled into the left lane and I rear ended him,” says Harvey, a North Phoenix resident. “I don’t know the medical terms, but the

shin bone came out of the back of my calf. My arm was broken. It had severe nerve damage. I don’t remember anything from the actual accident at all.” It turned out Harvey suffered significant injuries and damage to the nerves in his brachial plexus. Left with an arm that was essentially paralyzed, amputation seemed likely. Fortunately, Harvey’s family connected with Dr. David Adelson, the chief of pediatric neurology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Dylan Harvey spent time as a teen at Universal Technical Institute furthering his education in automotive craftsmanship, after which he moved to North Carolina to attend NASCAR Technical Institute. He now works for a Tempe performance shop that builds race cars. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

Adelson, who is skilled in microsurgery, was able to repair Harvey’s nerve injury using Avance Nerve Graft, a human nerve allograft, restoring movement to his arm and the possibility of pursuing a lifelong dream. The eight-hour procedure involved an offthe-shelf processed human nerve to fill the gap between a nerve to help it regenerate over time. “The biggest challenge had been he suffered this really bad injury and the arm was not working,” Adelson says. “He was given a very poor prognosis, and they could have amputated his arm. It’s important to get these children and adults referred early (to specialists). This gives us the best opportunity to try and intervene and see if we can improve their overall function.” About seven months later, movement started to return to his arm. It was useable after a year and a half. “It was two years before I was lifting a bag of groceries or a jug of milk,” Harvey says.

The work continues Harvey was determined to live his dream. He went to physical therapy, sometimes twice a day, for two years. He admits that a year into

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it, he started to lose motivation. “I was thinking about the bad side of it—what if it doesn’t come back?” he recalls. “How was I going to cope with that? I had a drive, though, to not be like that. I had a lot of people around me saying it was possible to recover. I held on to that as hard as I could.” It worked. The teen spent time at Universal Technical Institute furthering his education in automotive craftmanship, then moved to North Carolina to attend NASCAR Technical Institute. He’s now able to lift heavy weights, replace tires and be the jackman on a pit crew. “Ultimately, I wanted to come back to Arizona,” he says. “I did work for a couple teams.” Harvey now works for a Tempe performance shop that builds race cars. “I love it here,” he says. “Business is going great, and my injuries don’t slow down my work performance. I’ve always wanted to do this. After the accident, I was concerned. Sometime the things you planned forever for may not be possible simply because you’re unable to do it. That was pretty upsetting. “I definitely plan on staying at the place I’m at now. I really like it here. I do exactly what I trained for.” He even built cars for the SEMA Show, the premier automotive specialty products trade event that’s held each fall. Set for Las Vegas, this year’s show was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s really spectacular,” he says. “It’s really amazing. I’m very fortunate to be here.” Harvey says he still lacks the ability to pick up temperature on his left arm. “If something hot touches me, it takes significantly longer for the arm to register that it’s touching me,” he says. “The strength is a little bit lower than my right arm. I try not to work out my right arm. I don’t want to put off the appearance that one side is larger than the other.” Harvey admits, though, he does miss riding motorcycles. “It’s extra hard when you believe you’re never going to go down,” he says. “You believe you’re the best and then you wake up in a hospital room. It just sucks.” Adelson says he’s proud of Harvey’s hard work and his ability to realize his dream. “Dylan is very fortunate in a number of ways,” he says. “He healed great. He really jumped right into his therapy, which contributed to his good outcome. His enthusiasm and his optimism and his great work ethic contributed as well. “We have wonderful success in the right patients in the right situations a lot, but this is really a tribute to him and his family for their hard work and being able to really achieve this nice outcome.”

When Dylan Harvey was 17, he suffered significant injuries and damage to the nerves in his brachial plexus, leaving his arm essentially paralyzed and amputation likely. Luckily, a doctor skilled in microsurgery was able to repair his nerve injury.

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APS ‘aggressively’ works to protect wildlife By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Malu Buckmaster and her husband, Jeff Paris, were mortified when they saw dead Harris hawks beneath APS lines near their New River home. “It was just so sad,” Buckmaster says. “I hate to see birds, especially Harris hawks, electrocuted like this.” Buckmaster and Paris were relieved when the utility company immediately jumped on the case to ensure this doesn’t regularly happen. “It’s difficult to tell from their photos if the deaths are electrical related, but I treated it as an electrocution,” says Nicole Rodriguez, who oversees APS’ avian protection program across the utility’s service area that includes 85085 and 85086. “We do that even if we don’t have enough evidence. It is an older pole, which is common throughout the United States. When we have an incident like this—whether it’s a raptor like an owl or hawk—if they have an electrical contact or collision with equipment, we will bird guard 11 consecutive poles, which can stretch for over a mile.” The APS crews quickly completed the job. Rodriguez says all utility companies have folks who will work to protect birds and wildlife, and hers is one of the more aggressive programs. “I am very proud of that,” she says. “We respond to incidents, but we mitigate before incidents occur. We predict where problems may arise. We proactively bird guard poles before an incident occurs.” Rodriguez frequently receives calls from the public saying Harris hawks are “hanging out on poles,” and she says those are valuable to APS. “Myself and the other folks on the team

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cannot see the entire territory,” she says. “It’s a partnership with our customers. It’s a lot of fun. The public gets engaged. “It’s really rewarding. I think the customers, when they finally get to work with you, take ownership for their home and area. Hunters will let us know activity, too. Even the folks out there on federal lands will help us.” Photographs are helpful as well. Rodriguez reviews all the reports to keep APS in compliance with federal and state laws. “That is a big priority with this company— to make sure we’re abiding by the recommendations,” says Rodriguez, who has a degree in natural resource management. “We go above and beyond to do our due diligence.” Recently, APS partnered with Liberty Wildlife and Wild at Heart Raptors to train field employees on how to rescue birds. “It’s important to safely rescue a bird that’s injured, whether it’s related to our equipment or not,” she says. “We have employees who bring in injured birds. They want to rescue them. This year, folks from all over the state— Four Corners, Douglas, Yuma and down to Phoenix where Liberty Wildlife is located— learned how to transport them and make it to Liberty Wildlife or another rehab that’s closer to them. “We learned how to pick up a hawk, for example. We want to make sure those folks and a lot of our employees are motivated to save wildlife.”

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) recently opened an Anthem extension at 42101 N. 41st Drive, south of Anthem Outlets and on the west side of I-17, sharing the Legacy Commons campus with The Crossroads Church, Starting Blocks Academy and Ridgeline Academy. (Photos courtesy BGCS)

facility, which is one of several BGCS locations offering “facilitated virtual learning” from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Club members bring their own electronic devices and headphones, and staff will provide technical support and oversight in completing remote schoolwork. Members can take part in regular club activities when finished. “It’s kind of the best of both worlds,” Karolzak describes. With “facilitated virtual learning” from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale allows members to complete their schoolwork remotely with tech “And I think it’s resupport and other assistance from program staff while schools have delayed in-person learning. ally important, too,

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that these kids have an opportunity to be supervised as well as having some time for some socialization. We think the socialization component is very important for the youth development.” Karolzak says the Anthem facility was the perfect fit, as BGCS now shares the Legacy Commons campus with The Crossroads Church, Starting Blocks Academy and Ridgeline Academy. It also already had some structures relevant to BGCS’ needs. Everything fell into place, he says. The 2,800-square-foot space just needed additional renovations. It now has a Cox Technology Center featuring STEM pro-

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) recently opened an Anthem extension that has a Cox Technology Center featuring STEM programming. (Photos courtesy BGCS)

gramming; an education room; a games space featuring foosball, pingpong and other recreational activities; a multipurpose area for art and creative programming; and an outdoor play area. Karolzak says gaming consoles are on order, as of press time. “It was really nice working with The Crossroads Church because of the shared amenities in their complex there,” Karolzak says. “They have an auditorium and a little gym area, so it was almost a turnkey operation being able to give it a nice refresh and fresh paint.” Due to COVID-19, BGCS facilities are following CDC and local health guidelines. Staff and members will have their body temperatures taken with no-touch thermometers upon arrival, and hand sanitizer is required for anyone entering. Facility access is limited to those who provide services to members, too. Facial coverings are required for members and staff, and physical distancing will be followed. Enrollment capacity has also been reduced, but space is still available, as of press time. Members will wash their hands between rotations, and field trips have been canceled. High-touch areas will also be disinfected hourly, and there will be regularly scheduled facility sanitization by professionals. “One of the other things that we did is we worked with Maricopa County Health Department and were actually assigned a task force and a lead investigator from Maricopa County, and we work directly hand in hand with them anytime there were questions for following protocols, etc.,” Karolzak adds. “I would say there was a lot of thought and resources utilized to make sure that when we were operating, that we were doing it very, very safely with safety and health consciousness.” Kids who attend a club must pay a $25 annual membership fee. Facilitated virtual learning time costs $179 per week, or $40 a day. Register at bgcs.org/clubconnect. When in-person schooling returns to normal, the Anthem location will shift to after-school programming from 3 to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. “We don’t have any intention or never have and never will try to take place of a school,” Karolzak notes. “We just are trying to be a

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has a games space featuring foosball, pingpong and other recreational activities.

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Park, among the top mountaineering, hiking, backcountry and fishing locales in the United States and home to thousands of species of animals, notably moose, bald eagles, elk, deer, bears and bison. There are just over 100 rooms, 18 suites and 34 residences on property, and each standard room boasts its own private balcony. The spectacular suites—ranging from 750 to 2,200 square feet—have similarly stunning balconies as well as spacious living areas, expansive master bedrooms and marble bathrooms. The prettier-than-apostcard resort has a heated outdoor pool, multiple hot spring-style jetted tubs, three award-winning restaurants, a small-bite mixology bar, access to a nearby ropes course and hiking trails. There is also a dedicated team of on-site naturalists that leads adventures ranging from wildlife safaris and fly fishing to stargazing daily, given the greatest of the great outdoors awaits at every turn.

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Danielle has been dancing since she was young, while Nick’s background is in business. “She grew up dancing,” he says. “She and her sister danced together since they were kids.” Danielle is a Queens, New York, native, while Nick hails from Upstate New York. Both families moved to the North Valley. Nick and Danielle were in the first graduating classes of Boulder Creek and Sandra Day O’Connor high schools, respectively. The couple met in the Valley and have been married for eight years. Danielle earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance education from ASU and is certified to teach dance to students in kindergarten to 12th grade. Danielle is Dance Masters of America certified in tap and jazz and is also a member of the National Education Dance Organization. For the past five years, Danielle has been the Cactus High School dance director, junior varsity spirit line coach, pom coach, performing arts lead and drama instructor. At Diamond Dance Works, Nick handles the administrative and legal work and Danielle is the creative one. “She has to focus on overseeing our staff,” he says. “She oversees our competitive team, although we have a competition director since we started. She wants to make sure she’s in every aspect of the business and knows what’s going on.” The co-owners of Diamond Dance

Works recently launched the Diamond Conservatory of Ballet, which is designed for serious, professionally minded students who are at a high-intermediate or advanced level.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Diamond Dance Works closed for 60 days. The Cicognas found it stressful. “We didn’t know what was going to happen,” he says. “Ultimately, we continued to focus on our business and what we do well. Once we were allowed to reopen, we did, but we took more risks, like the ballet conservatory. “That’s what we’re built on. Nothing is going to deter us from servicing the community and expanding our dance realm into the community.” The couple are also behind Anthem’s Starting Blocks Academy, which they recently purchased. They’re expanding it from a twoclassroom preschool. “The North Valley is really a family-oriented part of town,” he says. “It’s not like Tempe or Scottsdale, where you’re 21 and single and you say, ‘I want to go and live there.’ “With this part of town, you live here because it’s family oriented. It’s close to everything. There are so many things for a family here. Knowing that it’s a family-oriented community, we wanted to make an impact with children.” Diamond Dance Works “I’ve lived here since 2001. She’s Sonoran Desert Village been here since 2002. I feel in tune 34406 N. 27th Drive, Phoenix with the needs of the community. 623-582-9858, I think we can offer something diamonddanceworks.com special.” SEPTEMBER 2020 |

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School at Home Homeschooling becomes the new normal amid COVID-19

By Pastor David Bowen, Standing Stones Community Church Standing Stones Christian Academy In April, UNESCO announced nine out of 10 school children in 185 countries are out of school. Also in April, the Wall Street Journal ran an article, “Where Schools Reopen, Distancing and Disinfectant Are the New Coronavirus Routine.” Five months later, not a lot has changed. The upcoming school year still looks unpredictable. Kids and parents are still trying to figure out how to deal with the fall and school. The National Home Education Research Institute reports there are more than 2 million children, by choice, being homeschooled in the United States. It is estimated that number is growing 7 % to 15% each year. However, there is a big difference between being homeschooled and having to do school at home. One is a choice; the other is an adjustment with little or no choice. As Arizonans enter into month No. 6 of dealing with COVID-19, one would think it gets easier now that we have some routines that make life seem normal. However, there is very little normal about many aspects of our daily public life. One of the biggest challenges many have had to adapt to is kids and school. The school day is not just an important part of our kids’ lives, but millions of parents start their own days by dropping off their kids before heading to work. School is how the day begins. Traditional school is built around routines. There are specific start and finish times. There are designed hours to each day. Teachers, classrooms, meals and activities all have a natural flow to them. In reality, how well can 10-year-olds physically distance? With the number of students each teacher is responsible for, how effective would offering staggered schedules be? Does having a morning

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group and a different afternoon group add to or distract from the teacher’s ability to be focused and effective? Universities have made online learning and distance learning a marketing plus. However, for elementary through high school, the benefits of online or distance learning is not as appealing. Do our kids follow adult guidelines? If that’s the case, all school gyms would be closed and each student would be asked to bring their own lunch and eat at their desks. Crowded hallways would be discontinued, meaning middle and high schools would have to go back to their elementary school days and stay in one classroom for the entire school day. So, either teachers rotate from classroom to classroom or one teacher has to teach multiple subjects on a middle school/high school level. Reality is what it is. Let’s look at some tips to surviving school at home. First,

parents, have patience with your kids; they are confused, too. They also are out of their environment. Many may feel all alone. Try to embrace some of the benefits of school at home, such as the time the day starts. Online learning is likely to be a big part of the mix—either full time or as a complement to in-person schooling, which allows for some f lexibility. Homeschoolers are said to get more sleep and are better rested than kids attending traditional school; however, and this is important, don’t fall to the temptation of thinking we are learning at home, so it’s not as important as real school. It’s still real school, just with a different routine. Another temptation will be to give older siblings, who are more independent, too much responsibility in teaching younger siblings. School at home is the new normal for now. It’s OK. You can do it!

CRAFTS

Cool Crafts

Take on these projects to destress during the pandemic By Shannon Fisher Raise your hand if you have been feeling stressed. I think most of us have. September is a great time to create relaxing crafts to calm your mind. Here are some ways to relax your mind while making a cool craft. Watercolor drops are easy to create and do not take much thought, aside from choosing colors. Start with watercolor paper, watercolor paint, a paint brush and a cup of water. Choose any colors and paint a circle with the paint. You can add a bit of another color in the center of your circle and watch the colors blend. Keep creating relaxing circles all around the paper. Once done, allow to dry. You can outline the circles with Sharpie or even write positive words in the circles. I hope these help your brain take a break from the day. Another craft is an optical illusion hand. The repetition of drawing the lines can be relaxing. Start with a white paper and trace your hand or someone else’s with a pencil lightly. Make sure to include a little bit of wrist. Now, take a marker and draw straight lines across the paper to the outline of your hand. Make sure to skip the hand part or go back and erase inside the hand area. After that point, start with line one and make small arcs to connect the lines on either side of the hand. Last, use at least three markers colors to trace the lines. Enjoy your optical hand art. Scribble art is fun to create while listening to music. Use a Sharpie and create circle shapes and scribbles all over your paper. You can overlap the shapes as you just free draw. After the lines are done, you can color in the spaces with markers. You can use cool colors like blue, green and purple, as they are relaxing and calming. I hope you enjoy making crafts this month that help you relax and create something fun with your family. Shannon Fisher is a local wife, mom of two girls and owner of Shannon Fisher Photography.

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Boondocking near Marshall Lake, Flagstaff Told by Kuma & Written by Lorraine Bossé-Smith What a weird year this has been! Between COVID-19 closures and my dad’s truck needing repairs, we haven’t gone camping much. It’s been crazy, but all of that changed recently. Dad’s truck was fixed, and he hooked up the camper so we could head north to enjoy fall-like weather. Mom’s goal was to hike the Sandy’s Canyon trail. We had been on part of it that connected to Walnut Canyon before, but we wanted to try the other direction. That meant we would need to head up to Flagstaff. We got up early and hit the road, taking I-17 up the grade. Traffic always seems to be heavy, but this time it wasn’t too packed. The Sandy Canyon trailhead is near the Canyon Vista Campground, which is off ForKuma checks out Marshall Lake. (Photos by Lorraine Bossé-Smith)

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est Road No. 3 or Lake Mary Road. If you plug the campground in to your GPS, it will get you close. If you are towing a trailer or camper, allow three hours. Otherwise, you could make it in about two and a half hours. It would be a full day but doable. We’ve done both, but we wanted to stay overnight. Canyon Vista Campground is first come/ first serve, and we missed the last site by minutes. So, off to Forest Road No. 128 (about 5 miles farther on Lake Mary Road past the turn off for the campground) we went, because it allows boondocking. What is that pray tail? Heck if I know, I am a dog! Ha, OK, I asked. Dad says it is camping in the wilderness wherever you want, just as long as it is permitted by the Forest Service. We drove to mile marker No. 29 and parked with great views of the San Francisco Peaks. Note: Please check the Forest Service website and look for orange indicators of allowing camping. There is a ranch near Marshall Lake, and camping isn’t allowed on their land. Be respectful so that we can all continue to enjoy the great outdoors. We basically unhooked the truck and headed back to the Sandy’s Canyon trailhead off Forest Road No. 3; there’s a sign and free parking lot. This is a heavily trafficked trail, so parking could be an issue. Get there early or—like we did—go out

on a rainy day! Yes, the temps were 86 when we started, but they quickly dropped to 50 when it rained. Wow—how refreshing that was indeed! Oops, I’m getting ahead of myself. The trailhead starts at the parking lot, or you can access it on a connector trail from the campground. From the parking lot, you head to the left. It’s kind of confusing as you follow signs to the Arizona trail. This section called Sandy’s Canyon is 1 mile out and 1 mile back. It will take you to another sign where you have additional options to go farther to a vista or to a climbing area. Because we were getting rained on, we just did the 2 miles. The trail starts off flat but then heads down to the canyon. Remember, you will have to hike back up it. It isn’t too steep, but you are at 6,800 feet elevation. Mom wished she had her hiking poles because the wet rocks were slick. The canyon is a mix of forest, grasses and incredible rock faces, thus why there is a climbing area for those who wish to partake in that. We saw other folks out despite the weather, and even some horses. I know my kind were happy to cool off. Woof! We found a spot to have a quick picnic, but then the rain got harder. We packed everything back up and Kumaito (Kuma for short) is a multi-tan shiba inu, the oldest and purest from Japan. I personally was born in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, moved to Friendswood, Texas, and now call Phoenix home. I enjoy running or hiking almost every day with my mom, chasing rabbits out of my neighborhood, playing with toys, pestering my brother Edmond, eating and napping.

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hiked to the car. The storm was in full swing now, and we decided to take a drive until it let up. We saw Lower Lake Mary, which wasn’t very full. We ended up back on Forest Road No. 128 and stopped at Marshall Lake. Both lakes can be brimming to the top with water or can be as small as a mud puddle. It just depends upon the rains, which stopped finally. We decided to check out Marshall Lake. It had a ton of ducks in it, and the grasses were super high. Man, I smelled all sorts of creatures! Dad and I found an area where something big had slept. A bear? I didn’t need to find out. By this time, the storm passed and the evening turned lovely. We had dinner and soaked up our view. Because the ranch was nearby, we kept hearing mooing cows. I’ve met cows before, so I was OK with that. Mom said cows warn other cows of danger by mooing—or they could just be hungry. What I didn’t like is when the people who live on the ranch began shooting off their guns. The noise freaked me out something fierce, and into the truck I went! I’m getting a little wimpy in my old age. No judgment, please! As I sat inside the truck, mom and dad watched the sun go down. Once the gunfire stopped, I came back out—only to go back in for bedtime. I still don’t want anything to do with the camper. Dad thinks he figured out why. Our rig is leaking gas. See, I am a smart dog; I know better. That’s something he’ll have to look at further. They slept with all the windows and the door open. Nature’s air conditioning was wonderful that night, so we all slept well. The next morning, we opted to pack up early to beat the traffic on I-17 so we could relax by the pool in the afternoon. That’s the awesome thing about living in Phoenix: mountains by morning and desert and pool in the afternoon. We are truly blessed to live in such a great place as Arizona. Unplug, get out in nature and take some deep breaths of fresh air. You will never regret an outdoor adventure.

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Extraordinary Rides Volvo XC90 T8 SUV has frustrating controls By C.A. Haire Volvo is a top-tier European brand, and the XC90 is the flagship of its SUV lineup. There are three flavors to pick from. First up is the T5 with its 2.0-liter engine, which puts out 250 horsepower. The T6 has the same 2.0 motor, but, by adding a turbocharger and a supercharger, horsepower climbs to 316. The one we tested is the T8. It combines the same T6 engine setup but adds an electric motor on the rear wheels for a total output of 400 horsepower and a healthy 472 pounds per foot of torque for stronger pulling ability. With a total weight of about 5,000 pounds, this rig needs it. Another T8 feature is the electric plug-in system. You take the vehicle’s power cord, plug it into a household outlet and, when charged, this Volvo can move up to 14 miles on electric output alone. Once this energy is depleted, the gasoline/hybrid system kicks in. The EPA claims average fuel economy of 27 mpg in this mode. But if you ran 14 miles electric one way, then gasoline power 14 miles on

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The T8 boasts optional LED headlights, air suspension, 21-inch wheels, metallic paint, a Bowers & Wilkins sound system and other goods. The tested vehicle’s tab was $84,440. (Photos by C.A. Haire)

the way home, that could compute to 52 mpg combined. This can work out great for drivers who take lots of short trips. Without using the electriconly method, our hybrid driving showed 26 mpg on the highway and 23 in mixed commuting. This XC also has the optional air suspension. This can raise the ground clearance for going on those off-pavement desert trails. But tread lightly, as this hybrid doesn’t come with a spare tire, so getting a flat can ruin your day. The XC90 has one of the industry’s nicest cabins. There’s no cost cutting here. It’s very plush, and the seats are comfortable for long trips. The stereo units offered are first rate. We did not care for many of the controls, which are unusual and frustrating to operate. Examples include a transmission shifter that requires you push twice to place in gear,

rather than once; a starter switch on the console; and other oddball items that require a learning curve. The base T5 starts at $49,000. This T8 draws you in at $67,000. With options like LED headlights, air suspension, 21-inch wheels, metallic paint, a Bowers & Wilkins sound system and many smaller goodies, the total tab was $84,440. This is not cheap, but with an electric drive range of 14 miles, look at the money you can save on gas.

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Fighting to Stay Afloat

Roadrunner Restaurant and Saloon is running the show By Peyton Clark

Roadrunner is an authentic Western establishment with karaoke nights, live bands and mechanical bull rides. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

The lively Roadrunner Restaurant and Saloon brings out the fun with karaoke nights, live bands and mechanical bull rides. But the COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on everything, except for the New River establishment’s great food. This authentic Western establishment, like many other businesses and restaurants, had to shut down, reconfigure and adjust to stay afloat. It began providing customers with grocery boxes. Guests placed their orders

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in advance, which were highly recommended due to high demand, and then their grocery box was available for pickup at the end of the week for $85. Roadrunner Restaurant and Saloon's menu is all-around comfort food. Roadrunner created a huge list of many grocery items, like a Roadrunner provided a sugar cookie box, gallon of milk, a package of hoagie rolls, 1 which came with all the necessities to decopound of ground beef, pork chops, white rate 24 sugar cookies. With frosting and rice, angel hair pasta, cucumbers, toma- sprinkles, it was $25. toes, onions, avocados, potatoes. On August 7, the rowdy restaurant hostIt did similar con- ed a takeout rally to support its establishcepts with items ment and provide guests with a different from its menus. On way of receiving their food. a recent Sunday, the Guests showed up in vehicles, bikes and staff accepted break- vans, ready to indulge in old-school burgfast takeout orders, ers, fries and shakes, showing their support giving the option of with handmade signs. eggs (any style) with “We’ve been getting very creative during hand-breaded chick- this crazy time, and although it has been en fried steak topped crazy, it’s also allowed for us to expand our with sausage gravy, minds and ideas,” says Becky Mullins, the a choice of hash event coordinator of The Roadrunner Resbrowns or ranch taurant and Saloon. potatoes and choice “Recently, we did this ‘old-school drive of toast. To satisfy its thru’ where people came in on scooters, guests’ sweet tooth, bikes, cars, buses, vans and ordered burg-

Becky Mullins is the event coordinator of the Roadrunner saloon in New River.

ers, shakes and fries. It was a huge hit.” Roadrunner has been staying busy with its loyal customers, offering its normal breakfast, lunch and dinner menu items, as well as its boxed grocery dinners and to-go orders. Its menu is all-around comfor t food—Texasstyle chili, fried pickles, Roadrunner staff recently opened Southern-style okra, fries, a gift shop with personalized “Dirty Bird” nachos, onion merchandise. (Photo by Pablo Robles) rings, cheese “logs,” chicken wings and “cowboy rolls” are among the ner, Western barbecue and “bacon bacon.” appetizers, which run from $7.50 to $13.50. The staff is anxiously awaiting the ability Specialty items include Caesar salad, “big to reopen. New River needs a 3% positivhouse salad,” chicken quesadilla, chicken ity rate in the county to offer 50% dine-in strip basket and pork green chili burrito capacity. Mullins reported that the prior ($9.50 to $11.50). week, it had reached a 6% case positivity Sandwiches and burgers, $10.50 to $16.50, rate. are aplenty—pulled pork roll, Big AZ Rueben, COVID, however, has brought out the Buffalo chicken wings, crispy chicken, classic staff’s creative ideas. They recently opened burger, patty melt, jalapeno ranch, Arizona a coffee bar with wine slushies and a gift cheesesteak, New River club, the Roadrun- shop with personalized merchandise. Mikku Ad 85086 2020b_Layout 1 8/25/20 8:10 PM Page 1

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‘We Can’t Forget’

Amped Coffee Co. pledges to remember 9/11 with memorial By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Keith and Janine Walashek remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks vividly. They recall exactly where they were and the pain and fear that overcame their bodies. So when Keith heard that at one point New York was considering canceling the 9/11 Tribute in Light due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was angry. “I promised to never forget,” he says. “Well, this is how you start forgetting. You start canceling things. You start forgetting things. There’s a whole generation right now who doesn’t even know about 9/11. We need to keep that going. “When I heard New York canceled their lights, it was like a kick in the gut. So we thought, ‘OK, let’s do something.’ So I thought we’d do lights.” It was easier said than done, because lights that bright and that illuminate that high aren’t readily available. One company in Arizona offers them. The town of Gilbert was going to use them, but when it canceled its memorial, the Walasheks grabbed the lights. “It will be the brightest lights in Arizona,” Janine says. “We want the first responders to know this matters to us because it really affected them.” When she thinks of 9/11, Janine recalls the sounds of the television and the feelings she felt that day. She kept her kids home from school. “They were little, and I was scared,” she says. “I remember feeling bonded with my neighbor over this because they felt the same way I did. I think we’re losing that feeling. We’re all in this country together, and we need to support each other.” The event will take place in the parking lot of The Green Room and its sister coffeeshop, Amped Coffee Co., at 6:30 p.m. September 11.

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Amped Coffee Co. owners Janine and Keith Walashek opened The Green Room, a salad restaurant. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

Green Room is a relatively new venture for the Walasheks. The couple received the keys to the building January, but, of course, the contractors started working two weeks before COVID hit. “We were out of the country when COVID hit,” Keith says about a trip to Israel. “It was the worst time ever to commit to a build. On the other side, we were shut down, so it was the best time to do it. “We took advantage of that. We moved everything out of this space (Amped) and did a super deep clean to keep everyone safe. We took that opportunity to rearrange how we function, too.” The Green Room did open in July. The salad restaurant—not a walk-up salad bar—was the result of the Walasheks’ studies. They monitored what the community was saying, and most wanted to see a healthy restaurant or salad restaurant go into that space. “It’s full service, like Chipotle,” Janine says. “We serve you. I think that’s the hardest part about opening it right now, is really getting

the word out that this is full service. We even made our sneeze guard extra tall, like taller than what the health board requires.” The Green Room—a further play on music, like the Amped Coffee Co. name—boasts five salads. One is the Amptastic, a Southwesternstyle salad with black beans, crunchy jalapeno, corn, cheese, red peppers and fire-roasted red peppers that is served with a Chipotle ranch dressing. The Superhero salad is vegan, with spinach and three types of kale, with shredded carrot, quinoa, broccoli, edamame, butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, dried cherries and a citrus poppyseed vinaigrette. For the protein powerhouse cobb, bacon, eggs, chicken, tomatoes and shredded cheddar cheese sit on a bed of crisp Romaine lettuce. Spinach is topped with quinoa, chicken, mandarin oranges, edamame, pumpkin seeds, dried cherries and shredded white cheddar in the Thai citrus salad. Last, the Fruitopia is a spring mix lettuce

with quinoa, shredded carrots, peaches, chicken, dried cranberries, white cheddar, walnuts with a raspberry vinaigrette. Guests are welcome to design their own salad as well. Amped opened in June 2018, and in midAugust 2019 a customer arrived who wanted to purchase treats for first responders. She paid for a $100 gift card and left it behind the counter. Since then, the Amped employees and customers have kept the card topped up so first responders’ tabs will always be paid. “The card hasn’t hit zero since we started,” Janine says. “It’s been really cool. It’s not like they make a whole lot of money. So, they just come in and they eat. It’s a great way to show them that the community is behind them.” The Walasheks opened Amped as a way for their son, Austin, and other musicians to have a place to showcase their talents. “We thought it would be great to have a stage here in Anthem for the community,” Janine says. “We’re a platform for up-andcoming musicians. That’s where the name ‘Amped’ comes from.”

It’s personal The Walasheks say the 9/11 memorial and the first responders’ gift card are personal missions as well. Their oldest son, Dylan, is a medically retired police officer. His partner was Clayton Townsend, a Salt River police officer who was killed by a distracted driver. Dylan named his son Clayton. The 9/11 event will benefit Stephen Siller

The Green Room boasts five salads, though guests can also design their own.

Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which has a local chapter. Siller, who was assigned to Brooklyn’s Squad 1, had just finished his shift and was on his way to play golf with his brothers when he got word over his scanner of a plane hitting the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Upon hearing the news, Siller called his wife, Sally, and asked her to tell his brothers he would catch up with them later. He returned to Squad 1 to get his gear. Siller drove his truck to the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, but it had already been closed for security purposes. Determined to carry out his duty, he strapped 60

pounds of gear to his back and raced on foot through the tunnel to the Twin Towers, where he gave up his life while saving others. “It turns out they’re the reason New York is doing the 9/11 lights again,” Keith says. “The Tunnel to Towers Foundation just pressured them.” Amped Coffee Co.’s memorial will feature bagpipers; a testimonial from 9/11 survivors; and then Austin Walashek’s band, Wild Giants, will perform the Jimi Hendrix version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” “It’s going to be kind of cool,” Keith says. “We’ll be led into prayer and then we’ll go into a moment of silence, and the silence is going to be broken by Wild Giants playing the ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ Jimi Hendrix style. “When they hit the part ‘bombs bursting in air,’ that’s when the lights will go on. It should be cool. It’ll be bright.” Janine hopes this event makes Americans remember the importance of community. “We’re not missing 9/11,” she says. “We’re missing 9/12. Do you remember how we felt, as a nation, on 9/12? It doesn’t matter how you voted. We’re just all in it together. “The 9/12 feeling is slipping away. We can’t let it slip away. Even though we’re just a little coffee shop here in Anthem, we want to do a little something and make a little difference to those who aren’t forgetting.” The Superhero salad with quinoa, edamame, roasted sweet potato, shredded carrots, dried cherries, broccoli, spinach and kale. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

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Taco Lasagne By Jan D’Atri

I think we would love any excuse to enjoy a great Mexican dish! Well, September 16 is Mexico Independence Day, so there you go! This taco treat is easy to assemble and can be made ahead. I will guarantee there will not be one bite left in the casserole dish. I’ve recommended using Herdez Roasted Salsa Roja for the salsa, which is found at Bashas’. It adds a terrific zing to the dish, but you can use your favorite brand of salsa. ¡Ay, qué rico!

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seasoning spice packets, stirring to combine well. Add cilantro, bell pepper, diced green chiles and salsa and cook for several minutes to soften. Stir in black beans and corn, combining gently. Simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the casserole dish. Line the bottom of a lightly greased or buttered 9-by-13-inch casserole dish. Cover the bottom with half of the flour tortillas. (Tip: If you cut the tortillas in half, the cut site will fit nicely into the edges of all four sides of the pan.) Warm the refried beans in the microwave for about 45 seconds for easier spreading. Lightly spread the refried beans over the tortillas. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over the refried beans. (Use more if desired.) Spoon one half of the meat mixture over the cheese. Repeat the process for the second layer. Top with remainder of cheese, or more cheese if desired. Bake in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. (Optional: Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling. Cut into portion and serving for toppings and sour cream on the side.) Another way to make this dish: For appetizer- or Directions: kid-sized portions, line a cupcake or muffin tin with In a large skillet, heat olive oil and saute onion small street-sized flour or corn tortillas. Follow the and garlic until soft and translucent. Add ground same directions as the casserole. Bake for about 15beef or turkey, cooking until browned. Add taco 20 minutes. - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 1 large sweet yellow onion, chopped fine - 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced - 2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey - 1 1/2 packages Lowry’s Taco Seasoning Mix - 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped fine - 1 green bell pepper, chopped fine - 1 (4 ounces) can diced green chiles - 2 (15.7 ounces) jars Herdez Roasted Salsa Roja or any red salsa of your choice - 1 (15 ounces) can black beans, drained - 1 (15 ounces) can corn or 1 ear of fresh corn, shaved off the cob - 8 large flour tortillas, divided, or corn tortillas if desired - 1 (15 ounces) can refried beans - 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, or more if desired - 1 (16 ounces) container sour cream For optional toppings: Sliced black olives, chopped cilantro, chopped tomatoes, diced avocado, sliced green onion, sliced jalapenos, diced mini bell peppers

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Functional Fitness Exercise increases confidence and health By Dr. Brian Hester Winston Churchill once famously stated that “Americans always do the right thing—after they’ve tried everything else.” For those of us who work in preventative care, it has been painfully obvious for quite some time now that we’ve tried “everything else” in regard to our health and wellness. That approach has most notably gotten us to two distinct places: sicker and near the brink of bankruptcy. This statement is founded in the fact that, as a country, we spend nearly $2.3 trillion, (yes, trillion with a “T”) on health care annually, which is leaps and bounds ahead of any other country, yet according to the World Health Organization, U.S. health care ranks 37th among other nations. We spend twice the amount on health care per capita as European countries, yet we are twice as sick with chronic diseases. Why are these numbers so imbalanced? The problem can largely be attributed to the fact that nearly 100% of every dollar allotted toward health care is spent on treating the current issue as opposed to trying to prevent the issue from happening in the first place. Literally about 75% of current health care costs can be accounted for by the big five: breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, prostate cancer and obesity. And what’s maddening about these statistics is the fact that all five of these are largely preventable and, in a lot of cases, reversible given some pointed and intentional lifestyle changes in terms of diet and exercise. Now, I do not claim to know how to fix the problem; however, being a fitness professional throughout the last decade, I have seen some pretty great results along the way simply by instilling in people the importance of making healthy deposits. Because, let’s be honest, everything is important. That is, until you are sick; that’s when you realize there was only ever one

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thing that was important: your health. But nonetheless, so many of us borrow from the bank of our health, taking loans on stress and sleepless nights to pay for something that, at the end of the day, doesn’t matter. And for quite a few individuals, it takes a decline in health to realize what actually matters the most. So, what does “making healthy deposits” mean? Aside from taking a good hard look at what you are consuming (including but not limited to food), today we are going to chat a little bit more about functional fitness. No, it’s not the newest “here today, gone tomorrow” trend; it’s a way to train that teaches you how to move properly outside of the gym using exercises inside the gym. It’s learning how to properly move that couch you don’t want to move. It’s learning how to put luggage in the overhead compartment without throwing out your back or dislocating your shoulder. It’s the act of engaging in everyday movements properly. The foundational movements we’re going to get into are universal; however, depending on where you train or who you train with, there will probably be variations in lingo that are used, as well as different levels of importance placed on each movement. Technically, there are seven foundational movements: squat, lunge, push, pull, hinge, twist and walk. For the sake of simplicity, I am going to put them in three main categories and expand from there. • Squats (which includes lunging). • Floor lifts (often referred to as a “pull”; helps us engage in hinging). • Overhead lifts (often referred to as a “push”). Squats! In my professional opinion, squats are one of, if not the most important functional move there ever was. A squat, even though typically seen incor-

porated on leg days, does a fantastic job of utilizing nearly every muscle in your body and becomes increasingly important as we age. Through the aging process, we gradually lose our ability to stand unassisted, it becomes harder and harder to pick things up off the floor, and our own body weight can be difficult to carry around freely. To maintain our quality of life as we age, we need to focus on strengthening our hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings, core and low back as well as ensure close to a full range of motion, and squats helps us do this. Pressing movements, such as an overhead lift, allow you to bring objects up overhead in a safe and efficient way. Similarly to a squat, overhead movements also do a great job of recruiting more muscles than just your

arms and shoulders. To protect your low back while sustaining said load overhead, your core, glutes, quads and hamstrings need to be engaged as well. Shoulder injuries are nearly as prominent as low-back injuries, so the importance of not only strengthening the muscles involved with pressing movements but doing them properly is integral to your overall health and wellness and quality of life. Lastly, we have floor lifts, commonly referred to as pulls. You can think of this in terms of a deadlift or, as I previously mentioned, moving a couch. These types of movements do a great job of strengthening your posterior chain as well as incorporating hinge movements, which help strengthen your hips and hip flexors. Low-back pain costs Americans at least $50 billion in health care costs each year; add to that lost wages, as it’s also one of the mostcommon reasons people miss work, and that figure easily doubles. Knowing this, it’s incredibly important to engage in activities (such as functional fitness) to strengthen your low back and the surrounding musculature so you don’t fall victim to simply being another statistic. Beyond the clear health benefits, learning and being able to perform each of these foundational movements allows you to feel more confident in your everyday life as well as expand on these and learn other important and fun movements to incorporate into your day-to-day routine.

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Sonoran Crossing Medical Center is slated to open this September, east of the I-17 and south of Carefree Highway. (Photo courtesy HonorHealth)

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