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ter a blood test revealed a .08 percent blood alcohol reading, the level at which drivers are presumed under the influence in Arizona. But police also detected the odor of marijuana in driver Shannon Marie Scott’s car. They suspect she may have been impaired by a combination of alcohol and pot. In what is a deadly trend throughout Arizona and the nation, police are seeing more DUI cases in which alcohol is combined with potent drugs, including powerful painkillers
and even heroin. Although the results of blood tests are still pending, Hilts’ death Nov. 2 appears to be the result of “a mixture of possible intoxicants,’’ said Phoenix Police Lt. David Moore, supervisor of the Vehicular Crimes Unit. “Sometimes what is overlooked is you have two lives destroyed’’ by one person’s irresponsible decision to drive while impaired, he said,
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“When I hear what they’ve endured, I just want to take that away,” she added. “Every staff member feels that way.” Christmas day is a special day for the kids at Sunshine Acres. The kids live on campus in homes of 10 or so children with a house family. For them all, it’s a big, family Christmas. “Christmas day (for them) is like any normal family,” Markwell said. “The younger ones wake up super-early and the teens want to sleep in.” Usually, the youngest kids win and race to see what Santa left. They all open gifts and start playing. “There’s paper all around the house afterward,” Markwell said. The children then eat a big Christmas dinner in their house instead of the dining hall, where they usually take their meals. See
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Nasty smell in Ahwatukee now the target of a broad city probe the county issued a high-pollution alert Valleywide. Three weeks ago, during the previous air quality alert, the stench was so bad that Lanzo said his son woke up vomiting. The area most affected by the smell appears to be bordered by Chandler Boulevard and Pecos Road and 40th and 32nd streets, according to county air quality officials. Moreover, it appears that complaints to the city and county seem to occur largely at the end of the month, although the re-emergence of the stench last Thursday, Dec. 14, indicates no discernible pattern yet to when the odor occurs. “Identifying the source of odors can be very challenging and particularly so when the odor comes and goes,” said Tamra Ingersoll, spokeswoman for the Office of Environmental Programs. “Our focus is to develop some good theories about potential sources so we boost our chances for tracking down the correct source location or locations when the odor is present.
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the project in some of Phoenix’s oldest neighborhoods had objected to the new hoenix City Councilman Sal development as being too large. I underDiCiccio joined five of his col- stood and carefully considered those arleagues in turning back an attempt guments. However, Phoenix has a robust by neighbors in one council district to neighborhood-based, citizen-driven prostop a luxury apartment development in cess to consider new developments and his. zoning changes,” he said, adding: City Council last week voted 6-2 to ap“This is absolutely critical because it prove the 229-unit, four-story Alta Mar- allows neighborhoods to decide what lette complex on Marlette Avenue and kind of new construction is in their best eventh Street in North Phoenix. interests. The citizens charged with that Although City Council members tra- responsibility in this case approved of the ditionally don’t involve themselves in project.” development squabbles not in their disDiCiccio said opponents “crossed a line tricts, both Kate Gallego and Laura Pas- I was and will remain absolutely unwilltor voted against the plan. ing to support” because they were interNeighbors in an adjoining council dis- fering in another council district where trict opposed the plan, calling the com- the village planning committee had recplex’s density “irresponsible” and “reck- ommended approval of the project. less.” “They wanted to creBut the city Planning ate a precedent for cityDepartment staff diswide opposition to local agreed after a lengthy projects,” DiCiccio said. study of the proposal on “That would be an una site originally zoned mitigated disaster. In evfor 130 units. ery state, every county, “The recent prolifevery city in the world eration of commercial there are people who will development, including (and do) object to every numerous new restausingle new development rants, along Seventh that comes along. Street in the surround“Giving these folks the ing area has led to the power to stop any and all emergence of a corridor development anywhere SAL DiCICCIO offering opportunities in the City of Phoenix for residents to connect would have been a colossal mistake.” to services, resources and each other,” DiCiccio also hailed an unrelated deit said, calling Alta Marlette “consistent velopment proposal – which passed with the character of development in the unanimously – involving construction surrounding area” and “consistent with of three massive data-storage facilities at the diverse, existing land-use pattern east 40th Street and McDowell Road. of Seventh Street.” The QTS Data Centers’ plan “will pour Approving the zoning change wiht hundreds of millions of additional tax DiCiccio were Mayor Greg Stanton and dollars into the city and our local schools Council members Michael Nowakowski, over the coming years,” he said. Daniel Valenzuela, Jim Waring and Thel“If Phoenix is going to continue to da Williams. attract high-tech firms from all over the DiCiccio said the “nature” of the oppo- country to relocate or expand here, we sition determined his vote. need the digital infrastructure in place to “A handful of residents living north of do so as well,” he added. AFN News Staff
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pilot program in Michigan may provide police with a new tool in combatting drugged driving. Michigan State Police are using a swab test to determine immediately if six different categories of drugs are present in a suspect’s system. The yearlong test began in November and was launched after police noted a 32 percent increase in drug-related DUI fatalities in 2016 – to 236 from 179. A couple also was killed in a collision with a logging truck driver in northern Michigan who had smoked marijuana. “We believe this pilot program will end up being a huge trend in combatting DUI,’’ said Special First Lt. Jim Flegel. Drug recognition officers use the same procedures as before the trial project started – stopping drivers based upon signs of inebriation, conducting a field sobriety test and administering a drug-recognition exam when drug use is suspected. What’s new and different is that they have a portable case with swabs and a machine that shows in five minutes if a driver is positive for drugs and also
isolates the categories. The officer inserts the swab into the Alere DDS2 oral fluids test instrument and prints out the results during the roadside test. The machine tests whether amphetamine, benzodiazepines, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines or opiates are present in the suspect’s system. Flegel said the new swab test is considered preliminary, one of several factors that build probable cause to determine whether a motorist has committed the crime of drunk driving. The results of a subsequent blood test are used in prosecuting the defendant. If the pilot is successful, Flegel views the oral-fluids swab test as especially helpful in the future for officers who are not drug recognition experts. Only 130 of Michigan’s 18,500 officers statewide have the special drug recognition training. Arizona, in contrast, has 400-500 drug recognition experts, but, still, thousands more do not have the special training. DRE officers tend to be assigned to traffic units. Michigan authorities eventually will tabulate the results and issue a report that is expected to play a large role in whether the program is expanded nationwide.
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adding that he has little sympathy for Scott. “All sorts of lives are destroyed by this decision.’’ Moore and officers in the East Valley say they are seeing more drug cases in traffic arrests, while impairment from alcohol remains a deadly problem. He said even the most non-threatening events – Hilts’ early-morning run and even the recent Ignite Hope Walk at Phoenix Children’s Hospital – can suddenly get turned into a dangerous situation by an impaired driver. He said a woman nearly hit a security guard at the Phoenix Children’s event and eventually struck a barricade. Police did not smell alcohol, but a drug recognition officer examined the driver and found evidence that she had been using a narcotic painkiller. A search of the woman’s car found six bottles of pills and a syringe, Moore said. “I would like to believe most people are not going out impaired,’’ he said, with many people not realizing how impaired they are by their medication, or addicted to various drugs after being prescribed medication legally. “They don’t realize they are very impaired and putting other people at risk.’’ Decades of crackdowns and education campaigns have made an impact on drinking and driving, with the public tolerating it far less and the use of designated drivers and ride-sharing services increasing. But police say the number of drug-related cases continues to rise, demonstrating a need for more education on the growing “drugged driving’’ problem. “They have a veritable pharmacy in their systems,’’ said Chandler police officer Dan McQuillan, mentioning marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, Xanax and Soma as some of the drugs found in drivers’ systems. “When you get out on the street, the
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people I work for are at risk,’’ he said. “That’s when I care.’’ McQuillan and Mesa police officer Jim McDowell, a Drug Recognition Officer and instructor, agreed that the drugged driving problem seems most prevalent during daytime hours. McQuillan said he had one month when only two or three of his arrests involved alcohol. McDowell estimated 90 percent of his DUI arrests during the day are for drugs, while it would be more like 65 percent when the night shift is included. McQuillan said drugged driving cases are sometimes different from the stereotypical case of a drunk driving home from a bar. “A lot of people who take pain medications, they are just trying to get through their day,’’ McQuillan said. “They build up a tolerance if they have been on the drug for a while. That’s when the addiction kicks in.’’ Police say there seems to be less public awareness of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs, and they wish that people would simply read the warning labels attached to their prescription bottles and act more responsibly.
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the drug cases than many agencies, which either have partial labs or no labs and rely on busy Arizona Department of Public Safety labs. All of Mesa’s traffic officers are drug recognition experts who perform tests in the field to recognize the symptoms of drug impairment. One of these tests involves tracking eye movements. Most DUIs start with a traffic stop in which the officer determines whether the driver’s behavior is symptomatic of an impaired driver, such as weaving in a lane, driving too slow or even passing out at a signal. The officer’s observations serve as probable cause for a traffic stop and the results of a DRE exam serve as probable cause for a blood test. Police can obtain an electronic search warrant for a blood test in about 10 minutes, speeding up the process, said Alberto Gutier, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Gutier said Arizona serves as a national example of how to address DUI drugs, with other states sending officers to Arizona for training. He said 400 to 500 Arizona officers are DREs, helping them spot drug-impaired drivers who previously went undetected because of a lack of alcohol recorded in breath tests. Chris Murphy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regional director for California and Arizona, praised Arizona’s commitment to combatting DUI drugs, noting that Arizona is the 16th largest state in population but has the third most DRE-trained officers. For the first time in 2015, more drivers nationwide who were involved in fatal collisions tested positive for drugs, 43 percent, than for alcohol, Murphy said. The drug problem is only beginning to come into focus because many police departments prefer to stick with relying on blood-alcohol readings to obtain an easier conviction. While alcohol levels are well-calibrated to equate with impaired driving, drug lev-
els are much murkier when determining impairment, according to Murphy and Jim Hedlund, a former NHTSA official considered a top national expert on the issue. “This thing is so under-recognized and under-enforced,’’ Murphy said. “We are right now with drugs where we were with alcohol in the 1950s.’’ Police say routine cases sometimes are held up for three or four months while they await the results of blood tests for drugs. Hedlund, who has studied drugged driving for the national Governors Highway Safety Association, said that while alcohol has been scientifically correlated with impairment for 50 years, the correlation with drugs is far less exact. He said the studies so far confirm that drug use among drivers involved in fatal collisions is going up. But Hedlund cautioned that he does not have enough information to conclude that these drivers were impaired at the time of the fatal collision and more studies are required. Amanda Jacinto, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, said drug cases rely on another aspect of the Arizona DUI law that many people overlook. While drivers are presumed under the influence of alcohol at a .08 percent blood alcohol reading, the law also specifies that it illegal to drive if impaired to the slightest degree, she said A positive drug test, when combined with an officer’s observations of driving behavior and a DRE exam, all help to establish that a driver is impaired. Hedlund said he is closely monitoring the results of a one-year pilot program in Michigan, in which the Michigan State Police are using the results of oral swab exams to determine if a driver is positive for drug use. “The thing that would help us is good roadside testing for drugs,’’ Hedlund said. “That would really help officers a lot. I think it’s the next big thing’’ in DUI enforcement.
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It gives the group a chance at a family tradition. Markwell said every home – three homes for boys and four for girls ages 5 and up – has a different tradition. “For some, this is the first Christmas they’ll have anything,” Markwell said. “They’ve never had Santa Claus.” She added, “We want to make sure they feel the joy, not the pain.” While at Sunshine Acres, the staff takes care of the kids, enrolling them in school, giving them a safe environment and providing a house full of friends. A pair of volunteer house parents oversees and helps raise the kids in each house. Sunshine Acres houses about 135 children a year. One such home on the Mesa campus is called “Scotty’s Place,” where Amanda and Chad Jordan oversee 10 boys, along with their own two kids. The spacious home gives the children some muchneeded stability. “The children can start learning, start being a kid,” Markwell said. But it’s important to the staff that the house parents are never called “Mom” and “Dad.” “We’re an extended family, not a substitute,” Markwell said. The kids’ real parents are encouraged to visit, phone and write letters. Guardians must agree to let the children stay a minimum of one year, but Markwell says the average stay is three to five years. Markwell told a few success stories of
former and current Sunshine Acres kids. Years ago, a little boy, only 4, was dropped off. His mom had left the family and his father couldn’t take care of him alone. Markwell said her grandparents greeted him with big hugs – she knows that because he still remembers it and told her. The boy grew up watching planes fly in and out of nearby Falcon Field airport and said he wanted to be a pilot. With support from his Sunshine Acres family, he did become one, flying for Southwest Airlines for years. He recently retired. More recently, a girl came into the facility at age 14 “without hope,” Markwell said. Markwell heard the girl sing under her breath to comfort herself. Markwell told her she had a beautiful voice and should share it. The shy girl, who had never sung in public, decided to try. She learned the guitar along the way and then sang three songs at a Sunshine Acres talent show. “Now, she’s on the (church) worship team, and she’s thriving,” Markwell said. Some kids here are over age 18, attending college and transitioning into life outside Sunshine Acres. Other former residents keep close contact with their Sunshine Acres family. “Several work here now, at the donation center,” she said. “They love to come back. This is their home.” For the kids who are here now, Sunshine Acres is a refuge. Dusko, 10, has been at Sunshine Acres for seven months. “It’s awesome,” he said. He’s excited for Christmas and says See
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Luke is going through. “He’s holding out hope that it’s a mistake,” he said about Luke’s new home. “But God has him here for a reason.” The facility’s faith component is strong. Sunshine Acres was founded by a former pastor and is supported by people of faith, and its Sunday services are open to the public. But a belief in God isn’t a requirement for the kids. “We want kids to have hope and have faith in something bigger. But we don’t force them,” Markwell said. That spirit, that faith, isn’t just a Christmas thing at Sunshine Acres, she said. “We preach hope to these kids all year long. We want to give them the love they deserve.”
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Kyrene School District community education manager Pete Flocken and program coordinator Jen Biddison display three of the award-winning arcade games that students made for the STEMtramural.
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Students from Lagos Dual Language Academy watch a visitor try a pinball machine made from cardboard boes and recyclables for the STEMtramual.
demonstrated by their project. With teachers serving as coaches, the students worked in teams or on their own in after school to produce 55 different games that were displayed at a show at Pueblo Middle School, where judges voted on what game was best of show, showed the most creativity or fit in some other award category. Every game also had to include a student-drawn blueprint for its construction. Some games incorporated pulleys or ramps to demonstrate engineering principles. One student used a pulley to build a game where players moved a homemade claw to grab paperclips and win a prize. Similar to an arcade game where players use a claw to grab little dolls or other toys in a glass-enclosed box, the game used saran wrap instead of glass. Another game had players tossing a small ball into an egg carton on a spinning disc. No one realized there was a student underneath the disc that kept it turning. While “an introduction to engineering design was important,” what also was critical in the project was helping the students develop character traits neces-
sary to advance their education and succeed in the workplace, Flocken said. “It involved getting the students to think of a goal and taking it from start to finish and to be innovative and persistent,” Flocken said. “They’d hit bumps in the road and the coaches would work with them to solve them.” Such lessons are part of Kyrene’s overall philosophy to make sure students just don’t learn their ABCs and how to count, but to develop the traits they will need to succeed in college as well as their careers. “It was a really cool and innovative program and our students are innovative thinkers,” said Flockens. And the students built them without help from older siblings or parents since the games could not be taken home. “It was a surprise how well thought out and how innovative each game was,” he said. “They thought of things I never would have thought of.” The STEMtramurals also represented the next generation in extracurricular academic competitions that began with a Rubik’s Cube meet that Flockens started last year and will repeat in the coming months. In that competition, students learn the algorithms and patterns for solving various Rubik’s Cubes and eventually compete to solve 20 in the shortest amount of time possible. The schools represented in the intramurals included the Ahwatukee campuses of Cerritos, Estrella, Lagos Dual Language Academy and Monte Vista; Brisas, Mirada and Paloma in Chandler; and Waggoner and Cielo in Tempe. In the school competition, Division 1 saw a first-place tie with Brisas and Cielo while Estrella took second place and Brisas was named a fan favorite; Division 2 winners were Mirada, first place; Lagos, second; Waggoner, third and Lagos the fan favorite. Ahwatukee students who won recognition were: Niya Niya De Soto-Facio, Cerritos, Most Innovative Use of Recyclable Materials; Logan Boggs, EsSee
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ne wall is covered with Christmas angels and another with nutcrackers. Shelf upon shelf carries displays of Nativity sets, Santas and holiday snow globes. Ornaments from around the world and throughout the ages fill almost every nook and cranny of the single-story home. And for three hours once a year, you can get a close look at Jim Simpson homage to Christmas. Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 21, is the day when Simpson will open his home at 2313 E. Taxidea Way, Ahwatukee, to the general public. Hours are 6-9 p.m. Simpson doesn’t ask (AFN file photo) much for the privilege Jim Simpson will be wearing a Santa suit when he opens the door of of taking a long leisure- his home at 2313 E. Taxidea Way, Ahwatukee, from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 21 ly stroll through his so the public can view his Christmas collection. “Christmas house.” People only need to bring a can of food he minimum of 165 hours. He rarely stops thinking about Christcan donate to a local food bank. In return, you get to see all the Christ- mas throughout the year, buying more mas memorabilia he has been collecting ornaments and decorations at stores both since childhood in a home he has lived in in the U.S. and abroad as well as online. If there’s a place with a Christmas desince 1992. Among the train sets on display is one partment or Christmas store, I can find it that circles a 12-foot Christmas tree load- real quick,” he said. Simpson, who will dress as Santa toed with lights and ornaments. From the curb to the backyard wall, morrow night for his guests, is a retired more than 30,000 lights glow at night, il- forensic therapist for the court system luminating Christmas trees, Santa Clauses who was charged with determining deand elves and other holiday figurines. His fendants’ fitness for trial. Retirement has made setting up his discollection of Santa Claus figurines alone plays a little easier, though it also gives represents artifacts from 110 countries. Asked why he goes all out this time of him more time to shop for more decorayear, he simply replies, “I like Christmas tions. However, he added, “Over the years, and started doing it in 1992, and this is we’ve gotten pickier about what we want.” what it’s grown into.” But in the long run, what matters is the He starts work on each year’s display well before monsoon season ends, care- results. “For just a few minutes, people can forfully extracting each individually wrapped ornament from some 250 large boxes that get about the rest of the world and just contain hundreds more smaller boxes enjoy Christmas. That’s our motivation. It with ornaments. He figures setup takes a really is our gift to the community.”
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Esperanza Lutheran’s ‘Dark’ service today offers comfort amid joy AFN News Staff
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hristmas isn’t merry for everyone, especially people who have lost a loved one. To help them through what can be a difficult time, Esperanza Lutheran Church, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Ahwatukee, is holding a special service at 7 p.m. today, Dec. 20, called “Dark: An Interfaith Service for Those in Sorrow and Loss.” “The song tells us that it is ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,’ and for many people it is just that, but for others, the holiday season brings up feelings of loss and grief that can leave people feeling out of place in a culture that is all about joy and celebration,” said Pastor Steve Hammer, who last year started his church’s new tradition to “address these very mixed emotions.” The selection of today for the service is no whim. “Many congregations have a ‘Blue Christmas,’ also known as ‘Longest Night,’ because it falls on or near the Winter Solstice,” he explained. “We heard both from members of our own congregation and from people from
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trella, Best Team Spirit; Monte Vista students Kristian Zhou, James Foldes, Gloria Chair, Most Creative Theme; Race Uleman, Lagos, Most Creative
the wider community that the service was, indeed, a helpful respite from the persistent messages of joy that sometimes made people feel at odds with the celebratory norm.” Hammer is adding a new twist to this year’s service by making it ecumenical and by dividing it into four parts, signifying the four weeks of Advent that lead up to Christmas. Noting that “such feelings of loss and grief are not experienced by Christians alone,” Hammer said each part “will feature poetry readings on loss and sadness, music and prayers from all three of the Abrahamic faiths.” While two prayers will be offered by Esperanza Lutheran members who have experienced “significant losses” in the last two years, Rabbi Susan Schanerman of Ahwatukee will offer the Mourner’s Kaddish in Hebrew and Muhammed Zubair will bring prayers from the Islamic community. “Worshippers will also have the opportunity to participate in the worship by lighting votive candles in memory of loved ones and by adding words or names to a white board that will be a physical remembrance,”
Theme; Logan Gillaspie, Estrella, Best Blueprint; Keegan Neid, Estrella, Best in Show 2nd place; and Lagos students Seamus Dutton, Kael Moore, Dominic Montalbalbano, Best in Show 2nd place.
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The four weeks of Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, are marked by candles and also are serving as a framework of sorts for Esperanza Lutheran’s special service tonight, Dec. 20, to help people cope with the loss of a loved one.
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Inspire Kids helps student make sense of things BY SUZANNE JAMESON AFN Guest Writer
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rizona Friends for Life is hoping to find Ahwatukee homes for three abandoned cats and two homeless dogs. Spokeswoman Jannelle Cosgriff said Binky “is a handsome, talkative, gentle domestic short-haired cat. “ The 6-year-old animal was rescued from a kill shelter, “where sadly he found himself alone and scared after his owner had passed.” Describing the cat as “a social kitty,” she said he loves to be petted. Salem, aka Lucky, was surrendered by his family to the Humane Society of Yuma when they no longer had time for his care. “Salem is very handsome and estimated to be about 21/2 years old. He is very friendly and loving. Salem would enjoy a family where he would be included in their activities. "Salem currently resides with a volunteer foster home. He is house-trained and knows some basic commands,” Cosgriff said. Mittens, a 2-year-old domestic shorthaired brown tabby, was returned by her owners because of a family emergency. “She is a super-sweet and gentle girl,” Cosgriff said, adding: “Mittens is good with cats, not sure about dogs or small children. Volunteers call her ‘an all-around good girl.’” Chaparro is also 2 and “an adorable little guy” who appears to be a Min Pin blend. “Chaparro is sweet and gentle and his foster mom says he is a joy to be around and that he seems to be housetrained. He likes to go on car rides. His foster mom is working with him on how to
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eeping your furry family members safe during the holidays can be a difficult task. There are the ornaments, plants, presents, lights and, of course, the Christmas tree. Let’s take a look at some simple steps that will allow your pets to join in the holiday fun and avoid the animal emergency room. Tree tips: Place your Christmas tree in a corner, blocked from your pet’s wanting eyes. If this doesn’t keep your dog or cat from attempting to jump onto the tree, you can place aluminum foil, a plastic drink bottle filled with knick-knacks or anything else that creates noise on the tree’s bottom limbs to warn you of an impending tree disaster. Tinsel can add a nice sparkling touch, but make sure you hang it up out of your pet’s reach. Ingesting the tinsel can potentially block their intestines, which is generally only remedied through surgery. Do not put lights on the tree’s lower branches. Not only can your pet get tangled up in the lights, they are a burning
hazard. Additionally, your dog or cat may inadvertently get shocked by biting through the wire. Ornaments need to be kept out of reach, too. In addition to being a choking and intestinal blockage hazard, shards from broken ornaments may injure paws, mouths or other parts of your pet’s body. If you have a live tree, keep the area free and clear of pine needles. They can puncture your pet’s intestines if ingested. Edible tree decorations – be they ornaments, cranberry or popcorn strings – are like time bombs. These goodies are just too enticing and your pet will surely tug at them, knocking down your wonderfully decorated spruce. Holiday decor tips: Burning candles should be placed on high shelves or mantels, out of your pet’s reach. Homes with fireplaces should use screens to avoid accidental burns. To prevent any accidental electrocutions, any exposed indoor or outdoor wires should be taped to the wall or the sides of the house. When gift wrapping, be sure to keep your pet away. Wrapping paper, string, plastic or cloth could cause intestinal blockages. Scissors are another hazard,
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Urban Air Adventure Park is looking to hire more than 50 employees at its first Arizona site, 4816 E. Ray Road near 48th Street in Ahwatukee. Urban Air is a family entertainment center offering a variety of attractions for all ages and events ranging from birthday parties and corporate meetings to church gatherings and family outings. It’s scheduled a career fair 2-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, hoping to fill positions such as court monitor, front desk attendant, party host and park lead. A grand opening date will be announced soon. On that day, the first 100 people lined up outside Urban Air will be able to jump for free. Once completed, the 24,000-square-foot facility will offer a variety of attractions including two Olympic-size trampolines. The facility will include a Slam Dunk Track and Dodge Ball Heaven, where you can dodge, dip dive, and dunk. The Sky Rider Coaster offers guests the chance to fly through the park on a track located along the ceiling. Information:urbanairtrampolinepark.com or 602-663-9340.
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Blankets-and-bears drive has been extended to year’s end
The Ahwatukee Women’s Golf Association has extended until Dec. 31 its annual collection of blankets and bears, this year benefitting the Cardon Children’s Hospital at Banner Desert Hospital. The drive started in 1999 and has generated thousands of donations. Knitted, crocheted and fleece blankets of all kinds are needed. If they are too large or inappropriate for a child, they will be donated to the
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Loraine Pellegrino to again lead Grand Canyon University honors state Republican women Colina principal Kelley Brunner Delegates to the 2017 biennial convention of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women re-elected Loraine Pellegrino of Ahwatukee to head the organization during 2018-2019. Pellegrino also serves as an elected Arizona Republican Party member-at-large. She is a former president of the Ahwatukee Republican Women’s Club. Ahwatukee resident Cynthia Casaus was also elected to serve as the federation’s treasurer. She was re-elected as president of Ahwatukee Republican Women and serves as secretary for the Maricopa County Republican Committee. The Ahwatukee Republican Women meets
Grand Canyon University has recognized Kyrene de la Colina Principal Kelley Brunner for her creativity and vision in implementing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs for students. A principal in the Kyrene School District for six years, Brunner has spearheaded double-digit enrollment growth in both English Language Arts and math at Colina,” said Assistant Superintendent Laura Toenjes. “Kelley’s leadership not only exemplifies her commitment to student achievement, but to innovation in inspiring students and staff to apSee
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preciate qualities central to a student centered, project-based STEM education,” Toenjes said. Jennifer Johnson, director of academic alliances at Grand Canyon University, presented Brunner with a plague and a $500 check, courtesy of Suoll Architects.
Ahwatukee Kiwanis needs help Fitness/nutrition seminar focuses on all ages with gifts for foster kids Carlos Mange, personal trainer and owner of After losing a major sponsor, the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club needs help in its sixth annual effort to bring them some holiday cheer to teens in group foster homes. Christmas project coordinator Andi Pettyjohn said these foster kids are typically forgotten at Christmas and the Kiwanis Club has set up numerous ways to bring them some holiday cheer. Individuals or businesses can sponsor a child for $150 or sponsor a group home for Christmas $1.200. “You can purchase the gifts, or you can donate the money and Kiwanis volunteers will purchase the gifts and do all the wrapping,” she said. Cash donations can be sent to Ahwatukee Kiwanis, PO Box 50596, Phoenix, AZ 85076. Donations can also be made at ahwatukeekiwanis. org For gifts, the following items in men’s sizes are needed: pajama or sport pants, gym or sport shorts, T-shirts, long- or short-sleeve shirts, socks and boxers. The club also welcomes $25 gift cards to Walmart, Target, AMC or Harkins as
Body by Design, 4206 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee, is holding a fitness and nutrition seminar 1-3 p.m. Jan. 13 at his studio. He will discuss why bodies don’t respond to some fitness/nutrition plans, how people can live better and longer and why exercise is the best therapy. The seminar focuses on all ages, especially from 40 up. Seating is limited. Reservations: 480-6501230.
Ahwatukee Scout troop slates Christmas tree pickup dates
Ahwatukee Boy Scout Troop 278 says it’s not too early to think about calling them to arrange for a pickup of fresh Christmas trees after the holidays. For the seventh consecutive year, the troop is collecting them as a fund raiser, asking for donations of $10 to $20. Curbside pickups will be 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 30 and 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 6.
The money helps the troop pay for activities throughout the year. Trees need to be left at curbside and all decorations removed. To arrange for a pickup: troop278trees@ gmail.com
Cactus Jacks plans free holiday line dance party today
Cactus Jacks in Ahwatukee is hold a holiday dance party at 5 p.m. today, Dec. 20. Food and drink specials start at 4 p.m. Treats, raffle prizes and free line dancing and lessons start at 5:30 p.m. Holiday outfits encouraged! Information: Carrie@dancemeetsfitness.net.
Line dancing and Muscle Mania classes begin in January
Ahwatukee physical fitness and dance instructor Carrie McNeish is offering beginning and intermediate/advanced line dancing classes as well as Muscle Mania sessions beginning the first week in January at Pecos Community Center. No partner or experience is necessary for the dance classes, and evening sessions are on Tuesdays and daytime classes are Thursdays. Muscle Mania classes, aimed at strengthening and toning muscles, are on Mondays and Wednesdays. Walk-in registration is allowed, or people can sign up at phoenix.gov/parks. Information: 480221-9090, cmcneish@cox.net, or dancemeetsfitness.net.
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Senior Olympics registration is now open for 2018 games
Registration is underway for Ahwatukee residents 50 and older who want to participate in the 2018 Arizona Senior Olympics. The games will be held Feb. 17-March 11 at various venues across the state. There is a wide variety of games, from bocce ball to tennis, running to swimming. The purpose is to encourage health, fitness and safety in a fin and competitive atmosphere. The games, sponsored by the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation, are in their 37th year. Information: seniorgames.org or 602-274-7742.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 13
For a few hours one day a year, Jim Simpson opens his Ahwatukee home to the public so people can view an incredible array of Christmas memorabilia that literally covers his entire house. Wall-to-wall displays of Nativity sets, Santa Clauses, angels and other ornaments will delight young and old alike. He has collected them for more than 30 years from around the world. DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m. 2313 E. Taxidea Way. Free but bring a can of food for a local food shelter.
Read the book and join each month’s lively discussion the first Wednesday of the month. January’s read: “Daring to Drive” by Manal alSharif. February’s read: “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
This group meets to plan teen events at the library. Join us to earn community service hours, make friends, have fun! DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. No registration required.
‘Christmas House’ tours
Family Storytime
Wear your pajamas to a special reading of a holiday classic by Chris Van Allsburg. Enjoy cookies with your friends afterward. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:15 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. Space is limited & tickets are available at 6pm.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 Blood drive
Give the gift of blood at this American Red Cross Blood Drive! Appointments are recommended and can be made at redcrossblood.org; select the “donating blood” option to submit your appointment time. Walk-in donations are also welcome, as available DETAILS>> 2:30-7 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. Registration required via the calendar at phxlib.org.
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Soccer instruction begins
First Touch is providing soccer lessons by licensed coaches at Pecos Park that include two sessions a week and three Friday game nights through Feb. 16. Another session begins Marc h 12. Cost is $135 for new players and $115 for returning players and no experience is necessary. The classes aim to develop social, motor and listening skills over six weeks. DETAILS>> Information/registration: gary. mexicotte@gmail.com or 734-812-7088.
TUESDAY, JAN. 9 LEGO Lab
Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time the second Tuesday of each month. #stem DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.
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Writers Critique Group
Bring five double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25
First 2018 Tukee Talks
Tukee Talks, a session in which Ahwatukee residents can talk with police officers who patrol their community, will have its first quarterly session. People can ask questions, learn about crime trends and get crime-prevention tips. DETAILS>> 6-8 p.m., Friendship Community Church, 9807 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee.
coach and founder of Wave Productivity. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. Registration required via the calendar at phxlib.org.
SUNDAYS
Learn gardening from pros
Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce and the smiles. All ages welcome Bring sun protection and water, tools optional. DETAILS>> 7-9 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee. Information : acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.
Chess players, knitters clubs
Two new clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet. DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. at Einstein’s at 48th Street and Ray Road. Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m. at Pomegranate Café, 40th and Chandler Boulevard. For either club, call 480-246-1912 for more information.
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Coder Dojo
What do video games, robots and self-driving cars have in common? Code! You can become a coding master by learning Code.org, Kodable, Scratch, Tynker, HTML and more. Beginners welcome. #stem DETAILS>> 3-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 8-17. Free. No registration required.
MONDAYS
Ahwatukee women can meet
Ahwatukee Foothills Friend & Neighbors offers local women a chance to meet other ladies who like to have fun at monthly meetings and in its interest groups. The group meets the fourth Monday of each month at local venues to enjoy lunch or happy hour and sometimes a program. In December, a holiday dinner-dance will be held Dec. 8 at the Foothills Golf Club. Payment is always due a week ahead of the event. DETAILS>> affanwomensgroup@gmail.com.
Babytime with Sign Language for Crawlers
Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling enjoy songs, music, rhymes, books, interactive stories, simple sign language words, activities to promote movement, and playtime. #pplstorytime #babytimewithsign
DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited and available in the library 30 minutes before program begins.
Chamber offers networking
The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce networking and leads group is open to chamber members. DETAILS>> Noon, Native Grill and Wings, 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.
LD 18 Dems meet monthly
Legislative District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, howto sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with like-minded folks. DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats. org/calendar.
TUESDAYS
Homework help
Volunteer Eric will help with homework. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-18. Free. No registration required.
Coloring for grown-ups
Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress, and improves cognitive motor skills. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils, and coloring sheets; you just bring yourself and your friends!
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DETAILS>> 1:30-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 4-10. Free. No registration required.
Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit. DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $5 per class.
Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori holds an open house weekly. It includes a short talk about Montessori education, followed by a tour of its campus. DETAILS>> 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 3221 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: 480-759-3810
Chair yoga featured
Toastmasters sharpen skills
Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.
Power Partners available
The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be noncategory specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category. DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Early Baker, 15645 S. 40th St., Ahwatukee. Free Information:. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.
WEDNESDAYS
Montessori holds open house
Grief support is free
Hospice of the Valley offers a free ongoing grief support group for adults and is open to any adult who has experienced a loss through death. No registration required. DETAILS>> 6-7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Pecos Community Center, 17010 S. 48th St. 602-6365390 or HOV.org.
Foothills Women meet
An informal, relaxed social organization of about 90 women living in the Ahwatukee Foothills/Club West area. A way to escape once a month to have fun and meet with other ladies in the area. Guest speaker or entertainment featured. DETAILS>> 7 p.m. second Wednesday of the month, Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive. Contact Shelley Miller, president, at 602-527-6789 or essentiallyshelley@gmail.com
Sit, Stay, Read!
Young readers and listeners can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal and human team. Read to Truffles on Wednesdays. DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m.,
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Ahwatukee’s big hearts beat loudly this time of year BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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f you’ve been reading the Ahwatukee Foothills News the last few weeks, you won’t be surprised to be told many community residents have been making Christmas merrier for young and old alike who don’t exactly look at the holiday as a merry one. Call them Ahwatukee’s elves or Christmas angels or just what they really are: people with kind hearts who try to extend the spirit of the holiday. You can start out with Andi Pettyjohn of the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club and Carolyn Blaney Arndt of Desert Foothills Methodist Church – along with a number of unsung heroes from both their organizations – who served a full Thanksgiving dinner to more than 300 kids from foster group homes. Now, Pettyjohn is putting the finishing touches on the Kiwanis Club’s annual
Christmas drive to gather gifts for some of the hundreds of teens in group foster homes – kids who are forgotten in the scores of toy drives that go on because they’re too old for those gifts, yet too young to do anything about it. The folks over at the Facebook site Ahwatukee 411 and Ahwatukee resident Tim Berry are collecting new socks, blankets and new underwear – and money – for a Christmas Eve feed for the homeless. Donations can still be dropped off at the Ahwatukee locations of Zzeeks Pizza at 4825 E. Warner Road or Philly’s, 4855 E. Warner Road; or Pure Luxury Tint and Detail, 7050 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler. The Ahwatukee Women’s Golf Association is conducting its Blankets & Bears Drive to benefit Cardon Children’s Hospital in Mesa. This drive started in 1999 and has generated thousands of donations of blankets and Teddy Bear. Drop off blankets abd bears in good condition at the Ahwatukee Country Club, 12432 S. 48th St. through New Year's Eve.
The Knights of Columbus Council 10062 of Ahwatukee, based at the community’s two Catholic parishes, recently threw a huge shopping trip to the local JC Penney store for dozens of underprivileged youngsters. Many folks in Ahwatukee give of their time and treasure not just one month a year but year-round. Take Neal Lester, an Ahwatukee resident and Arizona State University professor who runs a bimonthly outreach to homeless people in downtown Phoenix. He and his Project Humanities program collects gently used clothing and shoes around the year and you can call 480727-7030 or visit projecthumanities@asu. edu about how you can get involved when the holidays are over. More than 100 local residents volunteer with the Ahwatukee Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors, providing transportation to medical appointments and shopping destinations, to scores of elderly Ahwatukee residents who can’t get there on their own.
Call the Y if you want to find out how you can help. Michelle Curry of Ahwatukee oversees a vast volunteer effort online, by pairing volunteers and agencies that could use their help through a network called justserve.org. And you can’t ignore many of the Ahwatukee businesses that not only display their generosity during the holidays but serve the community year around – like Jody and Mark Pectol over at Zzeeks Pizza and Rod and Kim Ticknor at Native Wings, just to name two. That’s just a very short list of the many Ahwatukee residents with big hearts. Their example is an inspiration to us all, reminding us of the true meaning of this season – a meaning that was meant to be year-round by the baby whose birth we honor this month. And in the spirit of that birthday, on behalf of everyone at the Ahwatukee Foothills News, I wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and much joy and peace to you and yours.
Bowie reflects on school visits, other first-term actions BY SEN. SEAN BOWIE AFN Guest Writer
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s I wrap up my first year in the state senate, I set a number of goals for myself at the beginning of the year. One of the most important goals was a simple one: I wanted to visit every K-12 public district and public charter school in Legislative District 18 by the end of the year. I placed a high priority on these visits because I wanted an opportunity to see the great work our schools are doing and ask how I can help. Above all, I wanted to thank our teachers and support staff for all the work they do for our students. Yesterday, I visited Altadena Middle School, and with the visit officially completed my tour of the 45 public schools that I represent at the state capitol.
Each visit carried with it some highlights and experiences I will remember, particularly the three schools that I attended growing up: Kyrene Mirada Elementary, Kyrene Pueblo Middle School, and Mountain Pointe High School. From the civics lesson I taught to fifth graders, to question-and-answer sessions with eighth graders, and live robot tests with high schoolers, I enjoyed each and every visit. It truly is one of the favorite parts of my job. At each school, as I met with principals and teachers, I listened. I listened to their concerns, their feedback, and their frustrations with a state government that simply isn’t doing enough to support them and treat them with the respect that they deserve. I share their frustrations. I voted no on our state budget back in May because it didn’t do enough to support our teach-
ers. A four percent pay raise, which I supported, was voted down. Instead, a one percent stipend was offered in its place, which wasn’t permanent and wasn’t enough. We need to do more, and that’s exactly what I’m going to fight for in next year’s budget as we go back into session in January. I also share the frustration that many principals and schools expressed about the state’s A-F grading system. Excellent schools in our community were penalized because the formula is too complex and ill-suited for the wide variety of schools that are offered. I’m already working with colleagues on ways to address the formula and grade schools in a fairer and more transparent way. Finally, one of the issues I heard about often, especially at the high school level, is the rate of teen suicides in our com-
munity. After attending the community forum at Desert Vista a few weeks ago, I’ve started working with parents and advocates on a bill that I’ll be introducing in January that works with school districts to offer training for teachers and support staff at the middle and high school levels. As I look back on each of the visits, I remain thankful for all the work our amazing teachers and support staff do every day for our students and our community. As a product of these schools, it’s personal for me. I will take their stories, and their feedback, with me to the senate in January, where I will continue to work to protect our local schools and support our teachers. -Sean Bowie is the state senator for Legislative District 18, which includes Ahwatukee.
Real Estate Guide Low inventory continues plaguing existing-home buyers AFN News Staff
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aving trouble finding a house? So are a lot of people across the country who are shopping for an existing home, according to the National Association of Realtors. While existing-home sales increased in October to reach their highest pace since early summer, the association reports that total closings in September and October were fewer in number than a year ago at that time. Blame it on a shortage of existing houses up for grabs. It’s a kind of good-news-bad-news situation: The economy is picking up,
making more people confident enough to start looking to buy. On the other hand, the number of existing-home owners is down, creating a lower inventory than in previous years. “Job growth in most of the country continues to carry on at a robust level and is starting to slowly push up wages, which is in turn giving households added assurance that now is a good time to buy a home,” explained Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist. “While the housing market gained a little more momentum last month, sales are still below year-ago levels because low inventory is limiting choices for See
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prospective buyers and keeping price growth elevated,” he added. One constant: Prices keep going up. The median existing-home price for all housing types in October was $247,000, up 5.5 percent from October 2016, when it was $234,100. October’s price increase marks the 68th straight month of yearover-year gains. Total housing inventory at the end of October decreased 3.2 percent to 1.8 million existing homes available for sale. That is now 10.4 percent lower than a year ago and has fallen year over year for 29 consecutive months. Forty-seven percent of homes sold in October were on the market for less than a month.
The dwindling inventory means buyers may have to make home shopping practically a full-time effort, the association suggested. “Listings – especially those in the affordable price range – continue to go under contract typically a week faster than a year ago, and even quicker in many areas where healthy job markets are driving sustained demand for buying,” said Yun. “With the seasonal decline in inventory beginning to occur in most markets, prospective buyers will likely continue to see competitive conditions through the winter.” Shoppers who are thinking of going into the new-home market also face a sobering reality. The median price of a new home was $319,700 in September, according to the
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latest available government data. That’s 30.4 percent more than the median price of an existing home – at $245,100 in September – according to the most recent National Association of Realtors data. While existing-home sales have slipped in the West for homes priced lower than $250,000, they’ve increased on the higher end – particularly those selling between $750,000 and $1 million. But there’s also good news for buyers who are looking to fork over that kind of money for an existing home. “The only segment where prices are falling year over year for the Greater Phoenix area is for homes over $1 million in certain over-supplied areas, mainly North Scottsdale,” said Mike Orr, an analyst of Valley home sales. “In general, the rate of appreciation has increased in the last month,” he added.
“The lower in price you go, the faster the rise.” Lurking in the background is the pending legislation revising federal income taxes, the association said, indicating that could impact the market – although no one knows exactly how. Association President Elizabeth Mendenhall doesn’t see much good impact. “Making changes to the mortgage interest deduction, eliminating or capping the deduction for state and local taxes and modifying the rules on capital gains exemptions poses serious harm to millions of homeowners and future buyers,” said Mendenhall, adding: “With first-time buyers struggling to reach the market, Congress should not be creating disincentives to buy and sell a home.”
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re-foreclosure is serious, a top real estate website says. “While your house won’t be taken from you during pre-foreclosure, it’s the first step in the whole foreclosure process, which notifies homeowners their property is in danger of getting repossessed,” Realtor.com recently noted. The website noted that when people fall two to three months behind on their mortgage, lenders usually come calling with a default notice on the property. A default notice lets homeowners know their lender will start the foreclosure process if the debt is not paid promptly. “Pre-foreclosure is essentially the period of time after your lender has notified you that it plans to foreclose on your home, but before the process has been complete and the lender has taken full possession of the home,” said Bill Richardson, district sales manager for The Keyes Company, an independent brokerage in Boca Raton, Fla. “Unless you can negotiate a loan modification or come current on your mortgage, you will not keep your home,”
Richardson warned. “Either the bank forecloses on it, or you negotiate a deed in lieu of foreclosure or a short sale.” A loan modification is a popular means to save a house when the owner is struggling to pay their monthly mortgage. “You can request that your lender extend the length of your loan, so you’re responsible for paying less each month. Lenders may also opt to lower the interest rate or allow you to tack your missed payments onto the end of your loan,” the website said. If it looks like a modification can be arranged, it’s in a lender’s financial best interest to work with homeowners to keep them in their home. Then the bank doesn’t have to complete the foreclosure process, evicting the homeowners and likely having to sell the home to get back its investment. If a loan modification deal is reached, then pre-foreclosure ends, and the homeowners go back to making regular payments on their loan. When a loan modification isn’t an option, pre-foreclosure can also involve a deed in lieu of foreclosure, Richardson saed. That means homeowners who are
behind on their mortgage hand over their house’s deed to the bank to settle their debt ... and walk away. “A lender has to agree to the option, and whether or not a bank will agree to it depends on a number of variables, including the current housing market,” Realtor.com said. In a rising market, Richardson noted, banks have time on their side and the possibility of selling a home for more than they’d get from the debtor paying off the mortgage. If a lender agrees to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, pre-foreclosure ends. The process doesn’t reach official foreclosure. If a loan modification can’t be worked out, another step in the pre-foreclosure process may be a short sale – essentially selling the home to satisfy the bills with the bank. To negotiate a short sale, homeowners need to talk to their lender about selling their home. If the lender agrees, then the homeowners contact a real estate agent to help them find a buyer, and the bank gets to keep the money for the sale. “Almost every short sale is in preforeclosure,” said Richardson. And short
sales can be attractive to lenders as the homeowner will be doing the hard work of trying to find a buyer. For people who work out a short-sale agreement and find a buyer that garners back approval, pre-foreclosure ends. The bank doesn’t have to foreclose – and the owner can walk away with no bills but also no house. Foreclosure hits credit ratings hard, but how much will pre-foreclosure affect credit? “Credit scores are based on payments, whether current or late,” Richardson pointed out. “If you’ve reached pre-foreclosure, the bank has recorded your lateness, and that is reported to the credit-reporting agencies,” the site said. “Future creditors will be able to see that you fell behind on payments, and it will make it harder to get future loans.” If an owner can pull a home out of preforeclosure, their credit won’t take as much of a hit as it would if the bank foreclosed. “If it goes to foreclosure, it will be worse because you will still owe money,” Richardson said.
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Ahwatukee homes sold 85044 $175,000 8639 S. 48th ST. $205,000 4805 E. KACHINA TRAIL $220,000 4134 E. YOWY ST. $257,500 11027 S. CHESHONI ST. $265,000 4524 E. BANNOCK ST. $288,500 13422 S. 47th PLACE $315,000 4314 E. SUNRISE DRIVE $327,000 4716 E. SUMMERHAVEN DRIVE $441,900 9889 S. 44th ST. $445,000 4014 E. DESERT FLOWER LANE 85045 260,000 1822 W. MUIRWOOD DRIVE $300,000 1729 W. FRYE ROAD $309,000 15428 S. 13th AVE.
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$348,500 15425 S. 16th DRIVE $514,000 16406 S. 29th AVE. $569,000 2710 W. BRIARWOOD TERRACE $635,000 16025 S. 29th AVE. $675,000 1502 W. MUIRWOOD DRIVE 85048 $175,000 16013 S. DESERT FOOTHILLS PKWY. $239,000 15212 S. 14th PLACE $275,000 16648 S. 14th ST. $291,000 2303 E. CATHEDRAL ROCK DRIVE $345,000 3419 E. GLENHAVEN DRIVE $345,000 15846 S. 33rd PLACE $350,000 16606 S. 12th PLACE $402,000 1202 E. DESERT BROOM WAY $425,000 1710 E. SILVERWOOD DRIVE
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hile holiday merrymaking and gift shopping are likely still top of mind, you may have to keep some of those celebratory urges in check if you’re planning to sell your home next year, says Realtor.com. Many holiday season activities can come back to haunt you when your house is on the market, even if it’s months later. Here are five holiday splurges to avoid if for people hoping have a smooth homeselling process next year, according to the real estate website. Don’t do decorations that could damage your home. People who want to display their holiday spirit should avoid any decor that could leave behind damage that will have to be repaired later, such as holes in the walls, marks on the floor and screws that mar the side of the house. Those who have a live Christmas tree should be careful not to let spilled water sit on hardwood or laminate flooring, which can warp and stain. And it should go without saying that you don’t want to paint walls dramatic colors; save the winter
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wonderland mural for another year. Don’t clutter your home with huge holiday gifts. The mantra of anyone trying to sell a home? Declutter, declutter, declutter. Don’t buy a bunch of gifts that are going to have to be hidden away after the new year. If you have young children with toys all over the place, some agents advise packing it all away in a container under the stairs or somewhere people won’t see it. The basic organizational rule is that you don’t want your closets to appear bursting at the seams, which will give the impression there’s not enough storage. Obviously, nobody is saying that Santa has to skip your house this year, but consider forgoing the bulky play kitchen or drivable toy car in lieu of smaller action figures or electronics. You’re going to have to move all that stuff after you sell the house. You’ll thank yourself at packing time if you spring for a gift certificate or jewelry instead of sports equipment or kitchen gadgets. Be mindful of new appliances or furniture. Another prime gift-giving no-no is
shelling out for appliances, furniture, or anything that’s specific to your current home’s layout. Unless you already know where you’re moving, a gorgeous and large new couch might not fit correctly in new digs. And that sparkling new washer-dryer set is probably going to be a gift for the buyers, since appliances usually stay with the home. Grills, sheds, anything bulky – you’re going to either gift it to your buyers in a few months or pay someone to move it. Save the heavy stuff for next year. Don’t take on too much holiday-related debt. This is not the year to live out your “new car with a giant bow on it” fantasies. Taking on debt, whether it’s credit card debt or a car or boat loan, can hurt your chances of getting approved for a mortgage when you’re ready to buy your next home. So, don’t go out and buy expensive things; a lender will take note and it could work against you. When in doubt, ask first. “Speak with your lender if making a real estate purchase after the sale on how much you can spend on big-ticket items,” said Realtor Dillar Schwartz. Don’t surprise the family with a new pet.
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The holidays are a common time for families to get a new furry friend – there are even adoption drives based around getting a holiday pet. However, right before you’re ready to sell your house is not a terrific time to be housetraining a puppy or teaching a cat not to scratch the couch. Showing a house with a pet can be challenging enough even when it’s not a new pet, and then they’re going to have to go through the wildly pet-unfriendly process of moving. However much you’re longing for a cat, pup, or capybara, it just makes sense to wait until after the move. Especially the capybara.
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Enjoy the serenity of waterfront living in Ahwatukee from this gorgeous home with abundant amenities. Grand entry with vaulted ceilings, artistic custom oak staircase and designer columns. Spacious eat-in kitchen features refinished white cabinetry with custom rubbed bronze hardware, island and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Open floor plan with inviting fireplace in living room, large formal dining room and wet bar in family room. Upgrades include 17” tile flooring, Plantation shutters, ceiling fans, built-in cabinetry in loft and remodeled secondary baths. Upstairs master suite boasts French doors to view balcony, updated bathroom plus large walk-in closet. Large secondary bedrooms. 2015 exterior paint. 2014 roof /balcony. HVAC compressors in 2014 and 2017. Resort-style backyard with fenced pool with waterfall, BBQ, lush landscaping including fruit trees, new dock with custom fence and boat that conveys. Stainless steel appliance install and pool deck resurfacing currently scheduled.
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Mike Mendoza kw® SONORAN LIVING 480.706.7234 KELLER WILLIAMS® REALTY www.MendozaTeam.com 2012 E Brookwood Court in The Sanctuary Welcome to this fabulous single level custom estate in the hillside gated community of The Sanctuary backing onto wide green belt. This home includes 4,836sqft of livable space, front courtyard, casita suite with bathroom, 3 bedroom suites, 3.5 bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, family room, game room, theater room, office, exercise/nursery room, multi-room network wiring with automated controls, 3-car garage and resort style backyard with amazing mountain views! Beautiful front yard opens to private front courtyard with seating area around outdoor fireplace and separate entrance to casita bedroom suite with custom bath and direct entry from garage. Fabulous foyer leads to spacious formal living room and formal dining room with custom two-way fireplace. Gorgeous chef’s dream kitchen with granite counters, custom cabinetry, kitchen island, breakfast bar, walk-in pantry, wine bar and breakfast room with stunning mountain views. Family room with patio access and fireplace. Large game room with custom bar and private patio access. Theater room with top notch 3D video projector and 100 inch screen, surround sound and custom theater seating with built-in bass shakers. Amazing master bedroom suite with seating room, built-in safe, access to private exercise/nursery room with back yard access and access to theater room. Stunning master bathroom with granite counters, dual sinks, custom cabinetry, custom spalike tub with jets, huge stone walk-in shower and massive walk-in closet. Spacious guest bedroom suites with custom baths and large office area. Resort style backyard with large covered patio, outdoor bar, outdoor dining area with built-in BBQ and fireplace, custom ramada with built-in swing bench, huge play pool with rock waterfall and heated spa with jets, second above ground spa with jets, multiple synthetic grass areas and small side courtyard. Inside laundry room with cabinetry. Over height 3-car garage with attached cabinetry including carport sink and epoxy flooring throughout. 5 bedroom has been designed to be a bonus room. This home has it all! Excellent Kyrene Schools. Great Ahwatukee location!
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f you’re hoping to buy a particular house, getting a good home inspection is crucial, since it can help you root out potentially costly problems before the house is officially yours. A home inspection checklist is a rundown of features throughout a house that might be faulty or need fixing. Home inspectors use these lists while inspecting homes, and while they may vary by individual and geographic area, rest assured, this list is long because a lot can go wrong with a home. “There are typically over 1,600 different items on our list that home inspectors are supposed to look at,” said Claude McGavic, executive director of the National Association of Home Inspectors, which trains and certifies home inspectors throughout the country. A home inspection checklist can keep inspectors from accidentally overlooking small things, thereby guaranteeing that their inspection is thorough. If any of these features don’t pass muster, you can renegotiate with the seller (to lower the price or pay for repairs), or back out of the deal entirely. “The checklist will vary depending on the inspector, but generally it’s divided into sections,” said Michele Lerner, author of “Homebuying: Tough Times, First Time, Any Time.” “It will cover the exterior and interior elements.” Here’s a rundown of the main things a home inspection checklist will encompass: Structural issues: “Your home must properly support the weight of its own structure,” says Jeffrey Miller, real estate agent and team lead at AE Home Group in Baltimore. “Over time, critical elements may begin to fail.” A home inspector will look for cracked foundation, sagging beams, wood rot and uneven floors, identifying areas that may be compromised. Roof problems: If the roof is sloped, Miller says, an inspector will look for curling or missing shingles, worn granules, cracks in skylight sealant, loose gutters, etc. If the roof is flat, the inspector will want to check for cracks in the seams and any kinds of divots or spongy areas. Mechanical issues: From central air to water radiators, the heating and cooling systems in a house should be turned on by the inspector (regardless of the season) to ensure they’re in proper working condition.
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Plumbing concerns: Although a home inspector can inspect only plumbing that is visually accessible, the checklist will include keeping an eye out for leaks under bathroom sinks, signs of corrosion and rusting of cast-iron drain lines, and water pressure. Electrical troubles: Electrical issues could spark house fires, which is why inspectors check outlets individually to ensure they’re properly hooked up to power and grounded. They’ll also check for code violations and gauge the age of the electrical system. Overall condition: Do the doors stick? Are there windows that have been painted shut? Will the oven that’s being sold with the house actually turn on? A home inspector’s checklist includes walking through the house and checking on these basic elements, so that issues can be rectified before you buy. Safety: The home inspection checklist will include items that may compromise occupants’ safety. That list includes things like missing handrails, broken smoke and fire detectors, signs of mold and similar potential threats. Should home buyers read the checklist? Since a home inspection checklist is extremely detailed, home buyers should not feel required to peruse it in depth. However, they should make sure the home inspector is working off one. “Your home inspector should produce a report with detailed notes that analyze the condition and flag any potential problems,” said Lerner. This document is the one you’ll want to scrutinize and discuss with your inspector. Even better: See if you can tag along during the home inspection so you can actually see any problems for yourself. -Realtor.com provided this report.
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Exquisite Tuscan living with stunning mountain views. 6 br, 6 ba with 6,444 sq. ft. Abundant custom features including gourmet kitchen, open floor plan, basement theatre room, elegant library, soaring coffered ceilings, art niches and three fireplaces. Resort-style backyard boasts entertaining areas, pool and spa with dual water features, built-in BBQ, fireplace and lush landscaping.
Superb South Mountain views from front circular drive with portico. Custom single level with desirable split floor plan on ½ acre lot. 5 br 4.5 ba with 4,763 sq. ft. Gourmet kitchen features newer cabinetry, granite countertops, Sub Zero refrigerator and breakfast bar. Dramatic entry with 2011 custom iron door. Travertine flooring and Plantation shutters. 2015 updates to spacious play pool and decking. Two Trane A/C units in 2007.
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Single level custom home with open space lake bordering the back of this spacious gated-community lot. 5 br, 5 ba with 4,114 sq. ft. Designer touches include 12’ coffered ceilings, Roman columns, travertine flooring and Plantation shutters. Spacious gourmet kitchen. Elegant master suite boasts twoway fireplace. Three secondary bedrooms with in-suite baths. Convenient full bath leading into the house from the pool area.
Enjoy mountain preserve view from front balcony deck. 3 br, 2.5 ba with 1,611 sq. ft. Open kitchen features granite tile countertops. 17” travertine flooring plus hardwood in great room. Remodeled master suite boasts marble flooring in bath with spacious stone walk-in shower. Gorgeous mature landscaping, extended covered patio and fountain in backyard.
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Enjoy the serenity of waterfront living in Ahwatukee from this gorgeous home. 5 br, 3 ba with 3,650 sq. ft. Spacious eat-in kitchen features refinished white cabinetry with custom rubbed bronze hardware, island and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Upstairs master suite boasts French doors to view balcony, updated bathroom plus large walk-in closet. Resort-style backyard with pool, BBQ, lush landscaping, custom dock fence and boat that conveys.
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fter nearly seven years operating Yoasis Frozen Yogurt and Gelato in Ahwtaukee, Brian and Sue McHugh have sold the business and moved on to a new life and new careers back East. While new owners Emmie and Morris Howell are settling into the business at 1304 E. Chandler Blvd., the McHughs have been settling in Ohio. “Manufacturing in Phoenix has gone through some rough times, and when he landed an awesome opportunity with Honeywell in Ohio and I was also able to find a position in Ohio, it only made sense to move since our children have now lives of their own,” said Sue, who will run an Einstein Bros. Bagels. “We seriously thought about keeping the store and managing from a distance. However, we knew our best would not be
given to our customers any longer and we just couldn’t do that.” The Howells are settling in with their new business – and plan to resettle with it. They’re selling their house in Mesa and moving to Ahwatukee. Morris said he and his wife weren’t looking for anything special when he decided he wanted to own a business “where no one could fire me but me.” Previously employed in the semiconductor industry, Morris said he and his wife came across Yoasis. “We weren’t looking for anything specific, but when we found this, we were really impressed. The previous owners did an excellent job,” he said. While the opportunities in Ohio were too sweet for the McHughs to pass by, their departure was bittersweet in some See
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Sue and Brian McHugh have turned over Yoasis in Ahwatukee to new owners Emmie and Morris Howell as they settle into a new life in Ohio.
New practice hopes to bring smiles to Ahwatukee BY JALEN WONG AFN Contributor
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eople worry about going to the dentist, but a new practice in Ahwatukee aims to put that anxiety to
rest. Kokopelli Family and Cosmetic Dentistry recently opened at 1327 E. Chandler Blvd. and Dr. Harveer Kaur said she wants to make a visit to her office an easy, positive experience. “I love the feeling when I am able to make someone smile,” said Kaur, owner of the new practice. Kaur recently bought the practice from the national dental corporation Heartland Dental, which she said had been experiencing too much staff turnover. Having worked for a large corporation, Kaur is coming into her new practice with a different mindset. She wants to give more one-on-one attention to her patients. “We want to be consistent, we want to be there for our patients when
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Dr. Harveer Kaur has opened a new dental practice in Ahwatukee called Kokopelli Family and Cosmetic Dentistry.
they need us,” she said. Kaur said she loves to see what a smile can do to a person and knows the value
of being there for her patients. “I have patients who call me late in the evening for emergencies and I tell them that if they can, I’m willing to meet them to fix whatever it is that’s bothering them.” Kaur said her approach to dentistry was influenced by the way her grandmother was treated after a horrific incident. When Kaur was 10, her grandmother survived a major car accident but suffered a broken jaw that caused the loss of her teeth. Her grandmother’s jaw was locked shut with wires and she was unable to chew anything. Kaur remembers missing her beautiful smile during that time. During her grandmother’s recovery and reconstruction with a dentist, Kaur fell in love with the field of dentistry. Kaur has practiced dentistry in California as well as Arizona. “I’ve have worked in Arizona for the
past seven years. I still work for Western Dental on a part-time basis in Phoenix, but I felt it was time for me to open my own practice where I could provide more individualized attention with my patients,” she said. Ahwatukee looked like a good place to start her practice, said Supreet Nagi, Kaur’s husband “She decided on Ahwatukee because of the friendly and close-knit community,” said. “Ahwatukee Foothills is such a unique spot in Phoenix with its picturesque and peaceful setting along with access to great amenities. It attracts wonderful people from all over the world. “She loves learning from others’ experiences and looks forward to contributing to the wellness of the community and making great connections in the process.” Kokopelli Family and Cosmetic Dentistry have available appointments Wednesday-Friday as well as Saturdays. Information: 480-283-0733 or kokosmile.com.
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Deal to rescue TechShop in Chandler falls apart BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY AFN Staff Writer
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he potential rebirth of TechShop Chandler hit another roadblock after a deal to acquire the makerspace’s defunct parent company fell apart. TechShop 2.0 LLC had agreed to a memorandum of understanding to acquire all assets from TechShop Inc. – the company behind all 10 TechShop locations in the U.S. that was on the verge of filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy weeks ago – with the intention of reopening as many locations as possible. However, TechShop Inc. has now canceled the memorandum of understanding, said Doug Busch, board director, in Facebook posts to several groups dedicated to TechShop members. TechShop 2.0 Managing Partner Dan Rasure confirmed that it was not his decision to end the deal and expressed dismay at the current situation. Before receiving notice of the cancellation, TechShop 2.0 had finished up debt negotiations on Dec. 8 and planned to finalize the deal before the New Year, Rasure said. In a Facebook post of his own to the
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ways. “We started up the shop from our dreams,” Sue said. “We designed it, built it and poured our lives into it. Our mission was to have the best product and offer the best customer service, all while giving back to the community who supported us. We did all that and have no regrets and will miss our baby dearly.” The McHughs, who moved to Ahwatukee in 2001, opened the shop in 2010. “We chose yogurt because it was a product I really loved,” Sue recalled. “The yogurt industry was exploding at the time and had a growing popularity. We had been looking to buy a restaurant but couldn’t find anything worth it without having to clean them up. We decided to just start from scratch and build the shop we had visions of.” “We did not have a special recipe, but we did have a dairy that we favored from California that really not many yogurts companies use here in Arizona,” she added. Over the years, they not have only won
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Equipment at TechShop Chandler awaits users. The shared work space, which seemed about to reopen, is in limbo again.
TechShop Thereafter Facebook group, Rasure wrote that during negotiations his group had provided funds to pay for TechShop Inc.’s “lawyer, health insurance for their employees, some staff pay, and money for their email services.” Those payments were a part of a $200,000 commitment made by
TechShop 2.0 in the memorandum of understanding to provide “wind-down expenses” to TechShop Inc., Busch wrote. In his post, Busch outlined the reasons TechShop Inc. ended the agreement. “We were advised by our attorneys that we have an obligation to have
numerous awards, but have estimated raising $85,000 in donations for numerous causes in the community. Their store also was a source of free water for benefit car washes. “We offered free use of water to groups to hold car washes. If someone asked something of us, it’s always had been yes,” Sue said. “We absolutely love Ahwatukee and are so happy to have raised our children in this community and the schools.” The McHughs’ three children all went to Sierra Elementary School, Altadena and Desert Vista High. Two are already through college and Kyle, the youngest, is a sophomore at the University of Arizona, from where second-youngest Sean also graduated. Oldest child Megan graduated from ASU. All three grew up working at the shop. The kids also are staying in the area. Megan lives in Tempe and has a career with Princeton Review. Sean lives in Tucson and is a general manager for Panda Express. Kyle is studying aerospace engineering. The McHughs said they will “miss our life here very much.” “We will miss most the serenity of the
desert lifestyle,” she said, noting it is “so quiet here and I love hiking South Mountain.” But she added that she and her husband also “look to our future with so much promise and again, no regrets.” “Our wish is that Yoasis will stay an amazing family business for the future and the community supports the new owner. Nothing would be better but to come back and see it still thriving.” Morris Howell said he and his wife have every intention of making that wish come
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‘reasonable assurance’ that anyone we sell assets to has the capability to execute the commitments made,” Busch wrote. “This includes seeing evidence that the buyer has sufficient capital to get started operating the business, that they have a management team that can start the operation, and that they have a company structure (‘legal entities’) established.” Busch added that he and the board had not received all of the requested information. Rasure did provide evidence of access to capital “although in the opinion of the board it is insufficient to get the business restarted,” Busch said. Despite the setback, TechShop 2.0 has not given up in its attempt to acquire TechShop Inc. assets and reopen TechShop locations, Rasure said. Busch noted that other parties have contacted TechShop Inc. about reopening one or multiple TechShop locations, though he did not specify which ones. He also wrote that the company will continue to communicate with Rasure and that filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy is still an option. – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-8986533 or wschutsky@timespublications. com.
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Sibley’s West strikes gold with Arizona gifts BY MELODY BIRKETT AFN Contributor
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tems “Made in America” aren’t always easy to find, and labels that say “Made in Arizona” are even scarcer – except at one downtown Chandler store. At Sibley’s West, everything in the gift shop is made in Arizona. John and Michelle Wolfe opened the business in December 2010 with 55 local suppliers. Seven years later, the couple has more than 200 Arizona suppliers and about 4,000 items in their store. “And I think that’s what people like about this store,” said John. “They know they’re going to get something that’s quality and unique. It’s from somebody here so there’s usually a story behind it and the product.” The couple gets merchandise from vendors who’ve been in business only a year to those who’ve been at it 40 years. “We wondered, when we first started, if we’d be able to fill the store,” said Michelle, referring to finding products made only in Arizona. “Now, I could fill a dozen stores easily.” “I don’t want to duplicate. And I’m loyal to people. Once we get their product in, I don’t go and find that product from someone else.” The Arizona gift shop concept was Michelle’s idea. “We live in Chandler,” said Michelle. “We would come downtown to go to the restaurants and there was nothing to do. You would eat and go home.” “So, we were asking different restaurant owners, ‘What would you like to see?’ and they had ideas like a bookstore, gift shop. And I thought…we could do gifts, but it has to be something unique and different. It can’t be the same thing people see at the mall because then they’ll
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John and Michelle Wolfe have done their part to celebrate the Grand Canyon State. Their 6-yearold downtown Chandler store, Sibley’s West, has become the go-to spot for all things Arizona – anything from prickly pear salad dressing to turquoise necklaces to State Forty Eight apparel is available.
just go there.” They didn’t want a tourist souvenir shop but rather a gift shop with local merchandise that would appeal to travelers but also local residents. The original idea is that the shop would be small with Michelle running it by herself with a little help from her husband on weekends. It didn’t turn out that way. “People have just responded so well to it that we were busy from the day we opened our doors,” Michelle said. The Sibleys recently expanded and celebrated their 100,000th guest since opening. Popular items vary with each department. “Something that has been a strong seller since the day we opened would be dirt shirts, the ones that are dyed in Arizona red dirt,” said Michelle. “The dirt is from Mesa. “Probably our biggest departments are apparel. Food is always a big one, and
then ceramics. Those are our three biggest areas.” “Prickly pear brings people from far and wide,” said Michelle. “And we have probably close to, I’d say, 60 different items made from prickly pear. We’ve got jelly and syrup, candy and popcorn, and lotion and soap, and salsa and hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and it just goes on and on. “So that brings people. We have a whole display we’ve done with just prickly pear because it’s so popular. And anything hot. Hot sauces, etc. are really popular.” The inventory ranges from fun to more functional. “Functional pottery, mugs, all hand blown,” said Michelle. “I get to work with the artists and the vendors so I get to see all the different Arizona businesses and how having their items here has impacted them. And so we help other people build their business.” Sibley’s West is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas “because you never know when people need a gift,
when there’s a visitor in town and this is their day to get something so we want to be open,” John said. The store’s name has quite a history. “The original Sibley’s was a department store in Rochester, New York, that was started in 1868 by my great-grandfather, Rufus Sibley,” John said. He explained that his grandfather and two business partners worked together for more than 50 years. Rufus Sibley died in 1928 at age 88. Sibley’s stayed in business until 1990 and eventually was purchased by Macy’s. “When we opened the gift shop, Michelle suggested we bring back the family name and so we’re Sibley’s West,” said John. “And it’s been great because we have had a lot of visitors from Western New York who remember and have fond memories of shopping at Sibley’s. We have a few memorabilia pieces. There’s a shadow box and a sign from the downtown Rochester store.” Customers come from all over the world. “We’ve had guests from 112 different countries who’ve signed our guestbook,” John said. “We have regulars from out-of-the-country who come in every year.” Conventions seem to attract the most customers with some requesting unique Arizona items to give to attendees. “We’re just happy to be a part of the downtown Chandler mix because it has really become a destination for people to get a bite to eat. There are a lot of festivals, artwork.” Sibley’s West offers shipping to guests including gift baskets. They also do guest bags for weddings that includes snacks, prickly pear jelly, lip balm, crackers, candy, sun tan lotion and a mug. Information: sibleyswest.com.
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Some things to consider before virtual doctor’s visit BY DR. THOMAS BIUSO AFN Guest Writer
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f you’re like most of your neighbors and friends this time of year, you probably feel crunched. Between our jobs, holiday shopping, school events, housework, child care and errands, it’s no wonder that more than 60 percent of working Americans say they do not have enough time to do what they want. Nearly 80 percent of us rely on a smartphone to stay connected to news, services and each other. A study by UnitedHealthcare shows that nearly 30 percent of Americans use the internet or mobile apps as our first source for information about health conditions. In fact, you might have noticed a growing number of apps that enable you to receive medical care virtually. Virtual care, also known as remote care, telehealth, telemedicine or online visits, is medical care that’s delivered using technology rather than through an in-person consultation. Research has found that 77 percent of consumers are open to seeing their doctor virtually. Yet fewer than 20 percent have
done so. Is virtual care a good choice for you? Here are some things to consider: Check your benefits: Some health plans offer virtual visits as a benefit, through physicians in their local networks and/or through a national service. Grab your digital device: Via an online connection that uses special security to
protect your privacy, a doctor or other clinician sees and hears your concerns and symptoms, and prescribes treatment. A virtual visit can take place anywhere you have Wi-Fi or data access, and in many cases 24/7. Use them for the right things: Virtual visits are for minor med(Special to AFN) ical conditions. They can be a huge time-saver for people who suspect a bladder or urinary tract infection, a respiratory or sinus infection, a rash, stomachache or diarrhea, or a migraine headache. Some care providers offer telehealth visits for chronic conditions or behavioral health issues. Virtual visits aren’t appropriate for a hands-on physical exam, or for
certain tests or X-rays. In an emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room. Understand the cost: Virtual visits through your health plan usually cost the same or less than an in-person doctor visit. Independent telehealth services usually charge $50 to $75 per visit. In any case, your cost for virtual visits is usually lower than urgent care and emergency room visits. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) pointed out that a virtual visit saves 106 minutes on average, compared to an in-person appointment. Tapping an app could give back more than an hour of your day. Best of all, virtual visits can help you access the care you need, when you need it. Whether that means learning that your cough is nothing serious or getting treatment sooner when pinkeye appears on a Saturday night, virtual care might be just what the doctor ordered. -The author is senior medical director for UnitedHealthcare of Arizona.
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any of us arrive at Christmas as thoroughly weary, exhausted and stressed, as Mary and Joseph must have felt after their long journey to Bethlehem and parenthood. Many of us will wonder whether it’s worth it. That is, the money we spend on Christmas gifts and all the time preparing our homes to welcome guests or extended family. Not to mention the whirlwind of baking and cooking, parties and entertaining. There are also more than a few of us who are emotionally fatigued as well as physically drained, pondering in our hearts our loneliness and memories of loved ones. Lurking behind the jolly music and mistletoe, there are economic realities too real to ignore, including the stress of overwhelming debt. Behind the oversentimental smiles in glowing statues of Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, there’s a live wire, filled with the tension of fear, and amped up with hope.
There’s the real story of political and religious oppression, as well as financial hardship in an unjust world. There’s also the hope and expectation of new life. There’s the promise of good news, peace and great joy. There are aweinspiring angels appearing to weathered and uneducated shepherds living below the poverty line. There’s the ordinary birth of a quite extraordinary child whom the shepherds find lying in a manger. In the regal halls of first-century power brokers, no one knows or cares that the birth of Jesus, a Jewish peasant, has even happened. They’ve got no idea that Jesus is God’s son, the Savior and redeemer of the world – that is until He grows up to challenge their greedy lives and threatens their power and status. For many of us, Christmas is filled with new gifts: clothes, gadgets, toys and treasures. The mysterious, pregnant packages waiting patiently for us have yielded some instant happiness, and probably some disappointments. Worldly gifts are like that. They leave us asking for more. How can we find the things that really matter, like meaningful relationships,
forgiveness and healing? How can we envision our future in peace, and simplify our overly busy lives? How has God been calling us to prepare for new life in Christ? How come it feels like we’ve barely had time to catch our breath? What will fill us and our world with the peace we’ve been promised? How can we know what real love, joy and healing mean? What is this glorious good news brought to us in the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, our Lord? “Do not be afraid,” says the angel to the shepherds in Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:10). Ironically, the shepherds have nothing to fear because they have nothing to lose. Being firmly entrenched at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder without any chance of becoming upwardly mobile, there’s no need to worry about making a good impression. They don’t have nightmares about recessions, low interest rates or dwindling 401(k) accounts to keep them up at night. They don’t worry about car payments, credit card debt and mortgages. But if any of these things make us fearful, or give us sleepless nights, then it’s time to work on simplifying our lives so that we
too can focus fearlessly on God in Christ Jesus. Our faith in Christ Jesus is the lifegiving gift that no thief can steal. In faith, we have the gift of freedom, we’re liberated by forgiveness and blessed to find new purpose and hope in life. We’re also released from accumulating or holding tight to the stuff that binds us to the world. Perhaps best of all, we find ourselves giving generously with deep gratitude for all that God has done for us in the greatest gift of Jesus, our Lord. The greatest Christmas gift isn’t the kind to be toyed with for a little while and set aside. The Lord wants us to make Him welcome in the manger of our hearts, so that He can build a mansion of God’s grace and love, peace and joy in us, and through us extend that gift to the world. Christ’s constant coming, Christ’s presence in the power of the Holy Spirit, means sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in loving words, and compassionate deeds every day. -The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot is vicar at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church & Preschool, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. Susan can be reached at rector@stjamestempe.org, 480-3452686 ort stjamestempe.org.
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Family of Christ Lutheran Church celebrates Christmas with carols and readings DETAILS>> 7 p.m. 3501 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.
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High school and middle school students meet to worship and do life together. DETAILS>> 5 p.m. at Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. 480-460-1480 or email joel@horizonchurch. com.
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Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.
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Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and events offered. We welcome you! DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-7921800, unityoftempe.com.
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Classes for those grieving over death or divorce. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.
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SENIORS ENJOY TUESDAYS
The Terrific Tuesdays program is free and includes bagels and coffee and a different speaker or theme each week. Registration not needed. DETAILS>> 10-11 a.m., Barness Family East Valley Jewish Community Center, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. evjcc.org or 480-897-0588.
WEDNESDAYS AWANA CLUBS MEET
AWANA Children’s Clubs build lasting faith foundations for children, with games, Bible stories, learning God’s Word. DETAILS>> The clubs meet at Bridgeway Community Church, 2420 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee, starting Sept. 6. 6-7:30 p.m. for kids 3 years old through sixth grade. Register at bridgewaycc.org or 480-706-4130.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY OFFERED
Living Word Ahwatukee women’s Bible study and fellowship that offers “a short, low-key time of praise and worship in music and message.” It’s also an opportunity to meet other Christian women in Ahwatukee. DETAILS>> 10-11:30 a.m., Living Word Ahwatukee, 14647 W. 50th St., Suite 165, Ahwatukee. Free child care.
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SLEEPING BAGS FOR THE HOMELESS
Ugly Quilts has made more than 15,500 sleeping bags for the area homeless, and continues to do so at First United Methodist Church every Thursday. Quilters stitch donated fabric, comforters, sheets and blankets into sleeping
bags. Those are then distributed to the Salvation Army, churches and veterans’ organizations. DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 15 E. 1st Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-969-5577.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger, or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for today. DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. www. mvlutheran.org.
DIVORCE CARE
Don’t go through one of life’s most difficult times alone. DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group that will walk alongside you and provide support through divorce or separation. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th Street, Phoenix. 480-893-2579. www.mvlutheran.org.
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TUMI brings Peruvian cuisine to Chandler BY DAVID M. BROWN GETOUT Contributor
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achu Picchu in Peru may be high up on your life’s destination list, but TUMI Peruvian Cuisine should be right at the top of this week’s. The restaurant brings cuisine 4,100 miles away from Arizona to the sizzling southeast corner of Ray and Alma School roads in Chandler, where two other restaurants – Az Food Crafters and Let’s Eat Noodles – are also turning foodies’ heads. Serving authentic cuisine from the coastal regions of Peru, TUMI is celebrating three years in this location under the guidance of owner and chef Oscar Graham. Here you’ll find traditional dishes prepared with a dash and then some of chef’s magic: aguadito de pollo, a chicken soup with rice, peas and carrots; appetizers including anticuchos (heart beef); jalea, a seafood dish, and many others on the extensive menu. Graham explained that a tumi is a ceremonial tool, a Peruvian sacrificial axe or a knife used by the pre-Incas and Incas.
In this spirit, he has combined all of the business tools –persistence, talent and passion – toward achieving his goal of a superlative culinary experience. In 2012, he opened TUMI at Warner and Alma School roads. Then, three years ago, doubled the size by moving to his current location, once home to a Mexican Courtesy of TUMI restaurant. Foodies may Ceviche, which includes shrimp and fish, has been part of also recall Contigo Peru at Peru’s heritage for 2,500 years. Guadalupe and Alma School roads, which Graham opened for its owner the country’s cuisine food exemplifies that richness with aji peppers, lamb, chicken, in 2009. That restaurant is closed, in part because beef, Peruvian potatoes and corn, yucca TUMI became so well regarded by those roots, sweet yam, or comete; coriander. It who know Peruvian cuisine and those also includes many seafood dishes. At TUMI, you learn that ceviche, with fish wanting to learn it. TUMI draws fans from as far as Queen Creek and Maricopa, who and shrimp, has been a part of the country’s heritage for 2,500 years, although many say regular visits are worth the trek. TUMI benefits from its owner’s 40 years might think Peru’s is a meat-centric cuisine; that rice is a staple with most dishes; and of cooking his native food. Derived from a Quechua Indian word, that many areas have contributed to the “Peru” means “land of abundance,” and diversity of the country’s food: China, Italy,
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Thespians with disabilities find a home to act BY ALLISON BAILY Cronkite News
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ctors with disabilities are finding a stage on which to shine in Phoenix. At St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Phoenix, the Detour Company Theatre is dedicated to making the arts accessible for people with disabilities. It produces up to three musical productions a year, has 46 actors, has an audience of 300 to 400 people per show, and has been recognized as a theater company that celebrates actors with disabilities. Hailey Simon, a 21-year-old deaf actress, has been a part of the theater company for two years. She was unsure about her future in acting until she started working with Detour. “Yes, I really like it because before, I was
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indsey Stirling is a master multitasker. Onstage, the Gilbert native plays the violin like a champ and captivates audiences with her unique EDM style on a classic instrument. Offstage, she is literally dancing from project to project. Recently, she was balancing grueling rehearsals for her winter tour “Warmer in the Winter,” as well as working round the clock on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and she couldn’t be more excited. “It’s exhausting. I’m not going to lie,” Stirling admitted. “Yesterday, I did five hours of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ rehearsal, and then I worked for three and a half hours with my choreographer for tour.” The performer and her dance partner, two-time Mirrorball Trophy champion Mark Ballas, took second place on the celebrity dancing show.
“Mark and I have a really good time,” Stirling said. “We laugh a ton. Our rehearsals, they’re exhausting, and we work so, so hard, but at the same time it’s still a lot of fun.” Although no stranger to dance, grooving her way to the top of the “Dancing with the Stars” scoreboard is not quite as easy as the self-taught dancer and violinist thought. “I thought, to be honest, going into the show I would have this edge, but it’s not as much the case,” Stirling said. She will showcase her newfound technique during a hometown show at the Comerica Theatre on Dec. 23, the last stop on her “Warmer in the Winter” tour to promote her holiday album of the same name. “It’s such a different show for me,” Stirling said. “It’s such a different album for me. You know, a lot of times I like to consider my previous shows as theatricality meets an EDM show. It has
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country’s superlative food. Graham was born on the coast in Huacho, a city an hour north of Lima, the cosmopolitan capital of 10 million people. He studied for four years to be a police officer in Lima but said he decided to leave the country because of political and economic instability. He docked at New York City, where he worked at Bruno’s, a catering and banquet house. He was 30 years old, eager to work and to learn. “I started as a dish washer, then I worked salads and worked my way up to be the first cook,” he recalled. “I learned to love cooking Peruvian food by watching my grandmother and mother at home, but I learned to cook at Bruno’s.” After two or three years, he went coast to coast. This was in the early 1980s. “Mi hermano, my brother, was working in Los Angeles as a cook,” he said. There he became a city culinary personality, opening its first Peruvian restaurant, El Carbon, as well as other locations. Still, he said, “Working in restaurants for others, I always had the dream of opening my own restaurant. The inspiration was definitely my passion for the Peruvian cuisine.”
All meals at TUMI begin with complimentary canchita, a salted Peruvian corn nut served with aji verde or aji rojo, respectively, a Peruvian green (mild) and a red (hot) pepper salsa. Another, the Papa a la Huancaina, is remarkable and remarkably simple: creamy cheese sauce (huancaina), with Peruvian yellow pepper on boiled potatoes (papa). TUMI’s specialties include Lomo Saltado, sautéed beef loin strips, flame-cooked, with a Chinese influence; Seco de Res, meat slow cooked in cilantro sauce with salsa ciolla; Cau Cau, honeycomb beef tripe with yellow pepper and turmeric sauce; and Aji de Gallina, chicken breast with grated parmesan, yellow pepper and potatoes. Authentic Peruvian beverages are the Chicha Morada, a purple corn drink that is brewed tea-style for more than four hours; and the sweeter maracuya, with passion fruit. And, for a little more kick, tipple a Pisco Sour, made with the native white grape spirit and maracuya. To finish, the Helado de Lucuma incorporates the Peruvian fruit, lucuma, with house-made ice cream; the Alfajores are shortbread-like sweet biscuits filled with dulce de leche. TUMI is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
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to be deaf,” said Sam, the artistic director at Detour Company Theatre. The company is preparing for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in January, when Simon will act, sing and be a narrator. At practices, Simon has a sign language interpreter to help her with her lines. Sam, who goes only by her first name, founded the Detour Company Theatre. She started it with friends when her son wanted to get into acting, but she could not find an arts program that had a theater production for people with disabilities. “We don’t make it about the disability. We find ways to make the story. Maybe that’s what we need to do in life for one another. Instead of focusing on why it’s not working, find a way to make it work. How do we make it fun, successful and real?” Sam asked, adding: “Detour takes no government help or money. It’s a theater company first, not a social service.” Simon hopes to one day work as an actress in Arizona. For now, Detour is a place where she can live out her dream of theater and connect with people through her work. “They make me feel like family, I just love
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it. Just feels like a family. They’re open to sign language and learning sign language and they just accept me as I am,” Simon said. Successful deaf film companies like Hollywood-based ASL Films and awardwinning television shows like ABC Family’s “Switched at Birth” are examples of more authentic deaf narratives. According to a study on employment of actors with disabilities by The Ruderman Family Foundation, 95 percent of characters with disabilities are played by able-bodied actors. The foundation fights for the rights of people with disabilities and brings awareness to issues faced by people with disabilities. “Although people with disabilities make up nearly 20 percent of our population, they are still significantly under-represented on television,” the study said. At the Detour Company Theatre, Sam said filmmakers need to be more resourceful and seek the right representation of deaf characters. This could help the hearing mainstream to better understand deaf culture. “They are talented. They know their art better than any person who can pretend to be them. It is insulting and degrading in this society to not honor the artistic talent and contribution of any group,” Sam said.
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f you’re baking up gifts from your kitchen, or have a cookie exchange coming up, these two classic cookie recipes are simple and delicious. Both can be made ahead and frozen in a
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Easy 4-Ingredient Shortbread Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened 3/4 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons eggnog (or 1 teaspoon vanilla) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and eggnog or vanilla. Stir in flour. (If dough is crumbly, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened.) Dough should be soft and delicate. Immediately roll dough 1/2-inch thick on lightly floured surface. Use cookie cutters or shape by hand. Place 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes or until set and bottoms are light golden brown. Let cool completely before storing in container or tin.
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Cream shortening and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, beat until well blended. Stir in sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and beat well Chill at least one hour. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Ice with your favorite powdered sugar, royal or butter cream icing.
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fter nine seasons at the helm of the Mountain Pointe High School football program, head coach Norris Vaughan resigned last week. Mountain Pointe Principal Bruce Kipper said Vaughan informed him that he and his wife, Ellen, will be moving back to Georgia to be closer to family. “I want to thank Coach Vaughan for a great nine years. He has had a great impact on the entire Mountain Pointe school community,” Kipper said. Over the past nine seasons, Vaughan built a record of 99-19, made eight trips to the Final Four of the 6A State Tournament, had two runnerup finishes and captured a state championship in 2013 as a part of an undefeated season. “It has been a really good situation and I hate to see it end,” Vaughan said. “But we have reached a point where we want to join back up with our family.” It was a long road to Mountain Pointe for Vaughan. After coaching high school football in Georgia, he and his wife moved to Arizona with no plans to coach. That was his mindset until he started helping as an assistant coach at a local school. Then the itch to coach returned and he took the head coaching job at Wickenburg High School. He compiled a record of 47-5 during his time as a Wrangler before moving
year, said Va u g h a n was the best coach that he has ever had. “He was always on me, pushing me to get better every day, on and off the field, I couldn’t have asked for a better high school (Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor) c o a c h , ” Mountain Mountain High School head football coach Norris Vaughan left Tuesday, H a y e s Dec. 19, for Georgia, where he and his wife wanted to be closer to family. He leaves said. “He as one of Arizona’s winningest high school football coaches and one who guided was always the school to multiple championship appearances. positive on to Mountain Pointe to lead the and always wanted me to be better. I Pride. With his combined record at personally knew every defensive play, both schools, Vaughan is the winningest but he’d always show me something I coach in Arizona high school football didn’t know, showing me I still have between 2005-2017. a lot of learning to do in my football Just like any great football coach, career.” Vaughan not only left his stamp on As a senior next season, Wallerstedt Arizona high school football, he also will have an opportunity to see the left an impression on the players that he program in the post-Vaughan era. has coached. But, he said, he will never forget how Senior lineman Shomari Hayes and much Vaughan helped him discover his junior quarterback Nick Wallerstedt potential as a football player. The dualare just two of the many players whom threat junior quarterback was thrust Vaughan has affected over the past nine into the spotlight during his sophomore years. year when starting quarterback Noah Hayes, a senior standout who racked Grover went down with an injury. up 59 tackles and 61/2 sacks this “He just told me to go out there and
play like I know how to play and have fun,” Wallerstedt said. Wallerstedt led the Pride into the semifinals before Grover returned from his injury. His experience led him into this season where he excelled both in the pocket and running the ball. The Pride captured a record of 10-3 in 2017, losing to out-of-state opponent Chaminade early in the season before hitting their stride and winning five straight games. The loss that ended that streak was a 31-20 defeat to Desert Ridge, their first at Karl Kiefer Stadium since 2011. While the Pride comes off another semifinal run, it will be in good position following Vaughan’s departure with nine returning offensive starters. Wallerstedt and leading rusher Jakim McKinney will be two of the biggest returnees as they combined for 2,045 rushing yards and combined for 38 total touchdowns. After sitting out a majority of this season with an injury, star linemen Matthew Pola-Mao will return for the Pride next season as well. This isn’t the end for Vaughan, as he said he plans to continue coaching and already has been contacted by schools in Georgia. Even though he is leaving, Vaughan said he enjoyed every single season at Mountain Pointe. “It’s been a joy to work at Mountain Pointe I have been very happy here,” Vaughan said. “We have been successful and a lot of kids have gone on to college and, of course, we won a lot of games in the meantime.”
Little League umpire training to be held in Ahwatukee T AFN News Staff
he Ahwatukee Little League Board and Arizona District 13 Umpires will host its fourth annual Junior and Adult Umpire Training Clinic on Jan. 13. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the clinic will run 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mountain Vista Park, 13601 S. 50th St., Ah-
watukee, on Field 1. The clinic is free and lunch is provided. It is limited to the first 30 participants and is open to new and returning umpires. Those interested should RSVP by contacting John Diaz at 480-586-8579, or email jdiaz25@cox.net. The six-hour session will focus on mechanics, rules, regulations, and inter-
pretations for both baseball and softball; the mechanics of the two-umpire system; the philosophy, mental approach and attitude toward Little League baseball and softball; handling situations and controlling the game. The clinic provides umpires tools needed to be successful and progress at their game. This is a mentorship program allowing junior umpires to im-
prove at each game. The purpose is to develop a core of volunteers who have the desire to follow the mission of the Little League Program by providing a service to the local league. This service also provides a safe and fun environment for the children while at the same time being cost-effective for the league.
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New technology helps golfers improve their swings BY GREG MACAFEE AFN Sports Editor
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n today’s world, technology has had a certain way of advancing all walks of life – and sports are no exception. Lately, technology has been giving athletes better opportunities to improve their talents in several different ways. Portable devices being used to track a player’s movements on the soccer field are just one example. Other technology that has become popular has to deal with the longevity of athletes, allowing pros to increase the length of their careers. One recent advancement in athletic technology has now made its way to the Trilogy Golf Course in Gilbert. Mike Schlund, PGA director of instruction at the Golf Academy at Power Ranch, has brought a new training device to the golf course that provides a unique experience for players looking to improve their game or, if they’re just starting, learn fundamentals. His new facility, a 900-square-foot building with two separate bays, is a climate-controlled indoor golf range. While it can be used as a fully indoor facility with nets that can be drawn to stop balls that are hit. The building also has a door that can open, allowing players to hit balls onto the driving range. But, the indoor facility is more than just an indoor driving range. The building is also equipped with video equipment and a launch monitor that opens up a whole
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The indoor driving range helps golfers adjust their swings at different positions.
new way of teaching. With two simultaneous video feeds, it allows golfers to adjust their swing at certain positions, while also giving them the opportunity to watch it and feel it at the same time. “It’s live feed video, so to me that is a perfect way to learn something because you are able to watch something and feel
it at the same time,” Schlund said. “That type of feedback is kind of invaluable and it helps me get my point across as a trainer.” Not only does the video equipment allow the golfer to make adjustments in real time, it also allows them to see how the adjustments affect the results of their swing.
Along with the two simultaneous video feeds, Schlund uses a Flight Scope, which tracks many different aspects of a golfer’s swing, along with the end results. “Flight scope reads the impact position and it gives not only how far did the ball fly, but how high it went, the curvature of the ball, the club speed, the balls spin rate, and even shows you the angle of the club face on impact.” Schlund said. “So, as we train, they can see how those numbers change with the adjustments they make.” While the building provides state of the art technology that allows golfers to improve on a daily basis, it also allows both Schlund and his customers a chance to beat the heat and avoid any other weather restrictions that they have faced in the past. Some of those include rain, frost delays and, of course, the intense Arizona heat in the summer time. “If I give four or five lessons a day, I get a headache at the end of the day and the sun just beats on you,” Schlund said. “So, the main purpose was climate-controlled summer instruction, and we can even do it with the door opened in the summer as well because of the air conditioning.” With the indoor facility, Schlund is able to use less driving range space while still being able to maximize his time at the course. Currently, Schlund is teaching fivehour days on the weekend and is teaching from about 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week.
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or the 29th annual Cactus Bowl, two teams that have only played each other three times in the history of their schools, will square off at Chase Field at 7 p.m. Dec. 26. Despite nearly three decades, the Cactus Bowl is relatively new. It first acquired its name in 2015, the year West Virginia University outlasted the hometown Arizona State University Sun Devils 43-42 in the closet game in the event’s history. Last season, Baylor beat Mountain West opponent Boise State 31-12. Before finally settling on the “Cactus Bowl,” the name had been altered nine
different times between its inception in 1989 as the Insight Copper Bowl to its current name in 2015. But that isn’t the only thing that has changed about this spectacle. One of three bowls in Arizona, it has bounced around the state several times. It first was played in front of 37,237 fans in 1989 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. It was played at Arizona Stadium until 2000, when it was moved to the Phoenix area and played at Chase Field, where Iowa State defeated Pittsburgh 37-29. Then, in 2006, the bowl changed locations once again, moving from the home of the Diamondbacks to the home of the Sun Devils in Tempe. Texas Tech completed one of the
largest comebacks in NCAA Division I-A history that year, overcoming a 31-point deficit to defeat Minnesota at Sun Devil Stadium. The bowl was forced to move once again in 2015, returning to Chase Field due to construction renovations at Sun Devil Stadium, which are still continuing today. In its 27-year history, 36 different colleges have played in the Cactus Bowl and big-time names like Le’Veon Bell, Drew Bledsoe, Aaron Rodgers, and Tyler Lockett have made appearances. The Big 12 conference has the best overall record in the bowl game, with a 11-5 clip and the Pac-12 conference has the highest winning percentage in the history of the bowl, winning seven
of their eight appearances. This year, Kansas State and head coach Bill Snyder will make their fourth appearance in the Cactus Bowl and will take on the UCLA Bruins and top quarterback prospect Josh Rosen. They hold a record of 2-1, and Snyder, who will appear in the 19th bowl game in his coaching career, has been at the helm for all three games. Their last win in the Cactus Bowl, a 31-14 victory over Michigan, was the highest-attended game in the history of the event, with 53,284 fans in attendance. This season, the Wildcats accomplished a record of 7-5 and See
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finished Big 12 play with a 5-4 clip. They fell to Vanderbilt, Texas (in double overtime), TCU, Oklahoma and West Virginia. But, they did finish off the season with two straight wins over Oklahoma State and Iowa State. During media availability after the bowl announcement, Snyder believed that their small win streak to end the season will bode well for their performance in the Cactus Bowl. “I’m certainly pleased with the progress our program made during the course of the latter part of the season,” Snyder said. “There was kind of the lull in between, which has happened to us for two years in succession and really needs a great deal of attention. It’s a very disappointing time in that stretch in the middle. But as you would hope for and expect and ask of your players, I thought they responded quite well, obviously played well in the last several ballgames of the year.” The Wildcats averaged 32 points a game this season and allowed their opponents to average 25 a game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Skylar Thompson led the Wildcats
down the stretch, appearing in the final five games but only throwing more than five passes in the last three. His most impressive stat line came against Oklahoma State, where he threw for 204 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for 93 yards and another score in the 45-40 victory. Running back Alex Barnes led the Wildcats in the backfield with 702 rushing yards and six touchdowns this season, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, the UCLA Bruins are in a period of transition. Head coach Jedd Fisch will lead the Bruins one last time as they take on the Wildcats in Phoenix, but he knows he won’t be back next season. The Bruins recently hired one of the most sought-after coaches in college football, Chip Kelly, who will take over next season. Even though Fisch knows he won’t be back next season, he said he is still approaching this game like he has all the others this season. “We are playing this game as the 2017 Bruins, not the 2018 Bruins,” Fisch said. “So all of our focus will be on what we have done, what we’ve built, what we’ve established, and what we’ve done schematically and what
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Chinese fighting systems among the most ancient BY RICK SAVAGIAN AFN Guest Writer
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hen we hear the t e r m “kung fu,” we automatically think of martial arts fighting systems. Monks dressed in orange robes practicing an ancient martial arts and Bruce Lee, who made Chinese martial arts famous on the movie screen, all come to mind. So it is surprising to many when they learn what “kung fu” actually translates to. What it actually refers to is any skill that requires dedicated practice to become proficient in. This can mean many areas of study, including art, music, cooking, just to name a few. However, the one skill in which everyone thinks of when the term used is a fighting system. “Kung fu” is the more popular West-
ernized term used to categorize some of these Chinese fighting systems. Chinese fighting systems are one of the most ancient martial arts practiced. Most of the popular martial arts have their roots going right back to a Chinese fighting system. Wushu is the term used referring to it as a martial art. A deep history going back to the Shaolin Temple was a huge influence on the Chinese martial arts. Monks studied these different fighting systems; hand-to-hand combat, weaponry as a well as the internal Martial arts, which developed and straightened a person’s chi “lifeforce energy,” and practiced them regularly. It is said that Chinese martial art goes back 4,000 years. These hard and soft techniques were all early influences. The Chinese martial arts are also rich one of the organized systems of the Chinese martial arts. This system was organized by a monk named Bodhihirma, it included hand-to-hand techniques that were developed by studying five main
animals: tiger, crane, monkey, snake and leopard. This style also incorporated weapons such as the staff and some sword. Since these ancient times, kung fu (also known as gong fu wushu) has become known as a national martial art for China. It is popular Chinese martial art which is taught all over the world. Like other martial arts, its principles included training the basics (stances, striking techniques, kicking techniques), forms, weapons, meditation, exercises for developing chi, practical applications (fighting techniques) and philosophy. It is a beautiful martial art deep in history, culture, and fighting skills. The influence it has had over many of the Japanese martial arts are well known. Kung fu holds a mystery, an air about it and which is why it has become one of the main martial arts that students throughout history have sought out to learn about.
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Marlene was a devoted mother and wonderful grandmother. She always made time for her daughters, grandchildren and visits with friends and neighbors. Her quick wit, wise intellect and great sense of humor will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Marlene is survived by three daughters, Debi and Jim Saunders of Paso Robles, California, Monica and Larry Storjohann of Phoenix, Arizona and Lisa Fuller Salcido of Phoenix, Arizona. Five grandchildren, Jimmy Saunders, Scott Saunders, Lindsay Salcido, Danielle Salcido and Haley Salcido. Marlene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ronald, son, Stephen and two infants, Michael and Susan. Contribution in Marlene’s honor may be made to the Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, Az. 85014-5656 (602-530-6900) Sign the Guest book at: obits.eastvalleytribune.com
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• Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s. Launched into the toy market in the mid 1950s., this modeling clay is now sold in over 95 countries and comes in a variety of colors and fun sets. ____________________________________________ • Pogo Stick 1920 Germany. A two handled design was patented in 1957. A Pogo stick is a springy device used for jumping off the ground in a standing position and bouncing up and down while holding the handles. __________________________________________ • Tiddlywinks invented in 1888, this is a game where the object is to snap small disks from a flat surface into a small container. Humorously, “tiddly” means “slightly drunk”, and this early game was most likely the precursor to a popular drinking game, Quarters, in which players bounce quarters into shot glasses in order to make other players drink. _________________________________________ • Spirograph 1965 - a series of interlocking gears and wheels used with a pen to create loopy repeating circular designs. _________________________________________ • Tinker Toys 1914 - wooden building set of small wooden wheels with a series of holes along the side to fit together with wooden rods, caps, spools, and pulleys. The sets are much versatile than blocks and logs, and have been used to create more complicated items such as a Ferris wheel, a tic tac toe computer and a robot.
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