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red Rosati loved people. Even in his last few years, the patriarch of the Rosati’s Pizza restaurant group—who died March 30 at age 102 in Cave Creek—would strike up conversations with fellow shoppers at area stores. “He’d go to Walmart with his caretaker, get a motorized cart and talk to everyone” said his daughter, Regina Rosati, with a laugh. “He loved people. He loved to talk to everyone.” Born in Chicago on June 23, 1917, Fred was one of 10 children and the “keeper of a great family restaurant tradition.” In the late 1890s, his family served Italian food to customers in New York. After the turn of the century, the family moved to Chicago and
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Fred Rosati opened another restaurant that served Italian-style pizza before founding the chain. Fred opened his first pizzeria in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in 1964, and cofounded
the franchise in the 1970s. His sons Rick and Jeff are the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. In 1946, the World War II veteran married Theresa Cortina, who survives him at age 100. He is also survived by his other children Stephanie Haack, Michael, Annamarie Bensfield and William, and their significant others. He was proud of his 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. “He was healthy throughout his entire life,” Haack said. “I never saw anybody who could eat so many cookies and he never gained a pound. His bloodwork was always perfect.” Fred wintered with his children in Cave Creek and summered in Door County, Wisconsin.
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he Anthem Community Council Board of Directors appointed John Bowman as its new community executive officer. Beginning May 26, he will work with current CEO Neal Shearer until Shearer retires on June 30. The national search for the new CEO drew more than 80 applicants. “After dozens of telephone and in-person interviews, the ACC board was able to select John as our top candidate with a unanimous vote,” said Terry Mullarkey, ACC Board of Directors president. “I am personally very pleased with the extensive experience and community management credentials that John brings to
Anthem.” Bowman comes to Anthem with 30 years of comprehensive and diverse experience in general management of large-scale community associations in Northern California. Recently, Bowman served as the general manager of Lake of the Pines, a 2,000-home, private community that boasts a 230-acre private lake and marina; an 18-hole golf course; two full-service restaurants and bars; seven neighborhood parks; a swimming pool; tennis and pickleball courts; bocce ball; 20 miles of private roads; and a year‑round recreation program. His background is in community maintenance and overseeing an architectural control process with high-end custom and production homes development. His envi-
ronmental projects include the development of the first private Oak Tree Preservation program in Sacramento County, and the first community to dual-plumb more than 3,000 properties using recycled water for full-yard irrigation. Bowman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and is a professional community association manager (PCAM-LS). He and his wife, Cheryl, volunteer with Living Water International, leading an annual team of volunteers to drill fresh-water wells in rural villages of Central America and Haiti. Bowman will be introduced at the May 27 ACC Board of Directors meeting. A community event to honor Shearer for his service to Anthem will be announced soon.
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“He loved to go fishing,” Regina said about his time on the Mink River. “He would spend his summers there and his winters in Arizona. Those were his two favorite places. He was the kind of person who everybody liked. Once you met him, you liked him immediately. Everybody was always included. There was always room for one more.” Haack said religion was important to Fred and he “never, ever missed Mass. He went to Mass at 102, two weeks before he died.” His heart was into having fun, especially when his children were little. “When we were kids, we’d play hide and seek,” Haack said. “He would hide on top of the refrigerator and jump down. This is the type of guy he was. We were really, really little. We never looked on top of the refrigerator. He was very athletic, so he could jump down with no problem at all.” Fred’s life goal was to see his favorite team, the Chicago Cubs, win the World Series. It happened when he was 99. “He loved baseball passionately,” Haack said. “He was 99 when they won. He waited a long time, but he was really, just, so happy. That was one of the highlights of his life.” Baseball was in his blood. He coached Little League Baseball in Riverside, Illinois. When he wasn’t coaching in an official capacity, he hosted a game for the neighborhood kids, serving as umpire and pitcher for both teams. When they were done, they’d have pizza straight from the oven at the Rosati home. “He never had a bad day,” Haack said.
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o align with Gov. Doug Ducey’s “stay-at-home” order, the Anthem Community Council is taking additional measures—including closures—to stave off the spread of the COVID-19, coronavirus. “As a result of the heightened requirements to stay home and maintain physical distance in order to stop the spread of COVID-19, the ACC is taking further actions to comply with Gov. Ducey’s direction, and to safeguard both residents and our employees,” said ACC Community Executive Officer Neal Shearer.
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Fred Rosati’s goal in life was to see the Chicago Cubs win a World Series, which he did when he was 99. (Photo
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“Every morning he was ready to go. He always had plans. He was 102 and still had plans. He loved life and was very generous. He gave to so many charities. He would see something on TV and have to give. He would always say, ‘You have to enjoy your life and don’t worry,’ which is especially poignant now.”
Per Ducey’s executive order that opportunities for outdoor recreation with physical distancing such as walking, hiking, running or biking are essential, the green space and walking paths at ACC-owned Community Park, Opportunity Way Park, Liberty Bell Park and the Dog Park remain open to residents and their household families for passive recreation. Trails and Parkside-owned neighborhood parks remain open as well. To visit those areas, residents should bring their own sanitation supplies, adhere to CDC guidelines for safe physical distancing (6 feet), and not gather in groups. All parks close at 7 p.m. All gated playgrounds at Community Park and Opportunity Way Park remain closed, as does the Daisy Mountain Railroad. The sports fields, ramadas, skate park, pickleball and other courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball) are closed.
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Reservations for ramadas and fields will not be accepted; any reservations already made through April 30 will be refunded. Pets must be leashed at all times when residents go on walks with them in parks and neighborhoods.
Civic Building
The Anthem Civic Building remains closed. Essential ACC and HOA staff maintains business hours either on-site or remotely. For programs and classes with associated fees that were scheduled through April 30, refunds will be issued for those registered. This includes programs led by either ACC staff or independent contractors. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has closed all substations to public access. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency. For nonemergencies, call 602-876-1011 or for the Anthem substation, call 623551-8810.
Community Center
The Community Center, including the pool, remains closed. For programs/classes with associated fees that were scheduled through April 30, refunds will be issued for those registered. This includes programs led by either ACC staff or independent contractors. Essential ACC staff maintains business hours either on-site or remotely.
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Some candidates struggle to meet filing deadline BY TOM SCANLON Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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hile other races may be impacted by social distancing, the 6th Congressional District has a healthy field of candidates. The deadline was April 6 for those who gathered enough signatures to file as candidates. Though congressional candidates can have supporters electronically sign support, most rely on getting signatures door to door—which several candidates said has been a challenge, with restrictions and advisories from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 3rd Congressional District, only incumbent Raúl Grijalva filed as a candidate as of April 4. The 7th Congressional District had just two candidates file, with three candidates each in the 1st and 5th districts as of April 4. The 6th Congressional District, which includes Anthem, Cave Creek, North Scottsdale and North Phoenix, five col-
In the District 6 race, incumbent David Schweikert and challenger Anita Malik both say they started gathering signatures early, before the COVID-19 pandemic brought social distancing that has challenged would-be candidates in other districts. (Photos courtesy David Schweikert and Anita Malik)
lected signatures and filed as candidates. David Schweikert, the incumbent, said he had no trouble getting the required
signatures. “We got about 5,000 signatures,” he said. “It’s the most signatures we’ve ever received.”
Social distancing did not impact his signature gathering, he said. “We did start early and that did help,” he said. After a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, Schweikert self-quarantined for a week, but reported he had no symptoms and returned to work last month. Most of his signatures were acquired going door to door. “We had just a few electronic signatures,” Schweikert said. Six others submitted candidate of interest forms for District 6. Of them, four collected the required signatures and filed as candidates: Anita Malik of Scottsdale; and Phoenix residents Stephanie Rimmer, Hiral Tipirneni and Karl Gentles. All of the four challengers are Democrats. Schweikert is a Republican. Malik also started early and said
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COVID-19 restrictions were not a problem. “Due to meticulous planning by our team, we had our required number of signatures by the time we decided to shut down our office and halt campaign events, to protect against the community spread of COVID-19, on March 11,” she said. “As a former tech (chief operating officer), our campaign is very operations focused. Everything is planned out in
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advance with contingencies in mind. We also have built a distributed network of volunteers that helped us begin a push for signatures early.” Malik, a former executive at ClearVoice and founder of East West Magazine, ran against Schweikert in 2018. According to her candidate information, Tipirneni is a former emergency room physician. After losing her mother and nephew to cancer, she turned to “evaluating and directing funding for
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cutting-edge cancer research.” Gentle’s candidate information states he “started his career as a staff assistant to U.S. Sen. John McCain” and is owner with his wife of the Gentles Agency, as well as serving as executive director of Back to School Clothing Drive, an Arizona nonprofit. In her candidate information, Rimmer also states she owns Rimmer Lighting with her spouse, and has been on the Desert Ridge Community Association Board for four years. In the 4th Congressional District, which includes a small part of Carefree Cave Creek as well as Prescott and Payson, four have collected the required signatures and filed as candidates: Republicans Paul Gosar, the incumbent, and Anne Marie Ward and Democrats Stuart Starky and Delina DiSanto. DiSanto lives in Tonto National Forest, Starky in Phoenix and Gosar and Ward reside in Prescott. “The COVID-19 situation certainly impacted signature collecting,” Starky said. “We stopped completely in early March and several events I planned on attending were all canceled.” DiSanto, who has a Cave Creek mailing address, said she also had to struggle for signatures. “The COVID-19 crisis did impact my ability and my volunteers’ ability to collect signatures,” she said. “Some of my young volunteers, in the beginning, thought they could still go door to door, but my campaign manager and I stopped that. “Being a nurse, I knew that they were putting themselves and the voters in harm’s way. “ She said she redirected volunteers to call and text voters, “which helped tremendously for the online signatures.”
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AROUND THE BLUHMIN’ TOWN
We are Home BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Guest Columnist
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ur calendar still has the dates, but the plans we made have been canceled. Work, weddings, classes, ballgames, trips, parties, luncheons, business meetings, dinner dates and concerts are all scratched out. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. This is not the April we wanted. We had plans! Then the coronavirus showed up. So, we are in the wilderness of uncertainty. And worry. What will the future hold? Will we be OK? My veterinarian was tending to my sick horse, when he pointed out that “animals have the beautiful ability to live in the moment.” Humans, not so much. We are intelligent. And intelligent people think, worry, plan, analyze, compare, create, reason, reminisce and wonder. How can we “live in the moment” when we have things to do and places to go? We don’t like being “forced” to stay home. Boredom could set in, fears might flare, disappointment occurs when we start to think about what we have lost. What will isolation bring? When the Great Plague of London was going around in 1665, Cambridge University shut down and Isaac Newton was forced to stay at home. While sitting in his garden, he saw an apple fall from a tree, which inspired his understanding of gravity. From the solitude of his home he invented calculus, parts of optic theory and the laws of motion. We are resilient. Today, someone is writing a best-selling book, a musician is composing a symphony, an artist is painting a masterpiece and a scientist is
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discovering a vaccine for this virus. The innovation and creativity never cease. Perhaps when we are asked to pause our usual activities, and take a forced break, something extraordinary happens. Oh, how we long to see the faces of everyone again! We want to handshake and hug! Now we are looking through the glass of the nursing home’s window so that we can see our parent. We must wave from afar to our neighbor, or dash quickly and quietly into the grocery store, only to see the worried faces of our neighbors. We are saddened for the kids who will have no birthday parties and for graduates who might be unable to have commencement. We miss our small business owners and workers, who have been crushed by this pandemic. Mostly, we miss our old life. The way it was. We live in gratitude to all the doctors, nurses, first responders and caregivers who are still there, pushing themselves to the brink for us. How can we ever thank the grocery clerks and baggers who fearlessly and tirelessly keep going so we can buy food and toilet paper? Teachers, where art thou? As the nation home schools, our respect and gratitude grow daily. Our kids need you. For all those who keep working, creating, inventing, painting, singing and helping, we are encouraged by your efforts. To the businesses that we love and appreciate, you have always been “essential” to us. And one fine day, we will all be back “out and about.” Enjoying each other, laughing, hugging and handshaking. No social distancing required. Now, that’s something to write in our calendars. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a question or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.
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Criticism of Ducey over golf makes little sense BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist
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n an effort to catch a break from anxiety, boredom
and coronavirus news nonstop, I made a trip to the golf course the other day. This was not long after Gov. Doug Ducey issued his March 23 executive order identifying “essential services” to be immune from closure orders during the COVID-19 quarantine period. Ducey’s decision to include golf courses on that list has drawn a ton of criticism since then, from mayors statewide to scolding pundits to the self-appointed social media quarantine police. Me? Personally, I felt safer from COVID-19 infection on the golf course than I have in the grocery store, the gas station, the pharmacy, driving through a fast-food joint, on local hiking trails and in casual face-to-face conversations with friends and neighbors – chats held at a
distance of at least 6 feet, of course. Equally importantly, because of the acreage of the golf course and the social distancing rules in effect, I can’t imagine how I could possibly have infected another soul, if for some reason I’m a coronavirus carrier. What was different between a typical golf round and playing 18 amid a pandemic? The Arizona Biltmore course, where I played, has instituted a comprehensive set of rules for golfers beginning with restricting players to walking or a maximum of one person per golf cart. No more than four golfers were allowed into the pro shop at one time. Staff members were outfitted with rubber gloves and enough sanitizing equipment to disinfect a toxic waste dump. The restaurant was closed to guests, leaving “to-go” food as the only option. Nor did the protective measures end once we teed off. Carts were sanitized before and after the round. Golfers weren’t
allowed to touch the flags when putting. Rakes were gone from the sand traps. The biggest change was to the actual golf holes: The course had flipped the cups upside down, so any putt that hit the plastic rim counted as good. This made one of the world’s toughest sports a lot easier – and stopped golfers from making contact with the cups and flags. The course also asked people to avoid the post-round handshake. I’ve never witnessed more “air” high fives in my life. As for the potshots aimed at Ducey, I think the governor – who has done far better than most elected leaders at handling this crisis – did himself no favors by declaring golf as an “essential service” along with businesses like beauty salons, initially. But that seems mostly a semantic problem having to do with the word “essential.” Could a human being live for months or years not going to the golf course? Sure. Golf is optional, unlike buying groceries,
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fueling up the car or having a prescription refilled. But at a time when safe forms of recreation and businesses that put people to work are in short supply, I think Ducey made the right call. It’s easy to portray golfers as privileged nitwits sacrificing the health of the public while the state descends into chaos. The trouble is, that has zero to do with reality as Arizona is living it. Every credible medical authority I’ve read or heard in the last month has suggested that we should exercise abundant caution for as long as this crisis persists. If you can get some exercise – and a mental health break – on the golf course while taking care to practice social distancing and cleanliness, I don’t have a problem with it. I had fun on the course for four hours, which is more than I can say for the days immediately before and after. It was, to paraphrase the famous quote about the game, a good walk sanitized.
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Desert Hills Realtors specialize in horse property ously, they owned a mortgage company in Michigan and Tucson. “We have a well-rounded background for what we need in our business,” she said. “It really helps us with educating people. There is so much information on the internet, and it’s not always accurate on helping people take that first step.” The couple is ready to be embedded in the community and is here to help buyers and sellers. Jeff and Lisa live with their
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ealty Executives Realtors Jeff and Lisa Armbruster want to be the preferred North Valley neighborhood experts. The Desert Hills couple specializes in single-family homes and horse properties, as they’re equine owners themselves. “There are so many horse properties here,” she said. “Horse people want to deal with horse people, and we know what buyers are looking for.” Formerly of Tucson, the Armbrusters focus on Cave Creek, Carefree, Desert Hills, New River and North Scottsdale. They have plenty of experience behind them. The couple has worked together for 19 years. Lisa has been a Realtor since 2013, while Jeff earned his license in 2010. PreviBY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
Cindy Gordon achieves EMP assessment
Cindy Gordon achieved the Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile (EMP), a cutting-edge assessment tool that examines the skills and abilities that drive innovation and growth. Developed by the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at Eckerd College, the EMP is based on extensive research into the traits, motivations, and skills that compel entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to effectively uncover and solve problems. The EMP provides participants with essential information about their problem-solving abilities and where their skill gaps lie. “It is essential that business leaders tap into the entrepreneurial spirit of their
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two mustangs and two donkeys, all of which were adopted from the Bureau of Land Management. They have three rescue boxers as well. With the challenges the world is facing, Lisa and Jeff can help people who are needing to sell and wanting to buy. “We take all the necessary precautions to make sure safety is top priority for each and every client,” she said, “We work with all our clients from start to finish ensuring a smooth transaction every time.” Jeff and Lisa Armbruster Realty Executives 602-550-3844 jeffarmbruster.realtor lisaarmbruster5@gmail.com jeffarmbruster52@yahoo.com
BUSINESS BRIEFS workforce to be a front runner in their industry,” said Gordon, the founder of Business Rescue Coaching. “Now more than ever, innovation is essential to help companies penetrate markets faster and create greater opportunities. The EMP provides the catalyst for expanding innovative ideas and maximizing the talents of the workforce.” Business Rescue Coaching partners with motivated female entrepreneurs who are ready to earn their worth, step into their leadership power and embrace their financial potential. Info: businessrescuecoaching.com
Local tax professional elected to national board
Local tax professional Kerry Freeman, EA, was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) in Washington, D.C. He
will continue to improve EA awareness, develop diversity and grow the society with new competent, young and knowledgeable professionals in the tax industry. “I am honored, first for being nominated and then for being elected by my peers for such a position,” Freeman said. “I started my career over 21 years ago and never had any thoughts where this industry could take me.” Freeman began his career in 1999, when he was mentored by Art and Mary Louise Taber, EA, his in-laws. Their practice lasted over 45 years in California. Along with their training he was also accepted by his peers from the Solano/ Napa chapter of EAs where he had his first taste of leadership being on a local board. Moving to Arizona in 2005, Freeman started his practice in his Anthem home.
Now he has a 2,500-square-foot office with a staff of eight, and he does tax return filings, representation before the IRS and bookkeeping. During his office growth, Freeman became heavily involved with the local chapters and later became a director twice for the Arizona Society of EAs (an NAEA affiliate). “I know that the society of EAs have a lot of issue to overcome,” Freeman said. “A growing older demographic population, the awareness to the younger accounting majors of the opportunities as an enrolled agent and the ever-changing tax industry with law and technologies issues.” Enrolled agents are the only tested and licensed tax professional codified by the treasury department to represent taxpayers. Info: 623-518-2157.
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Anthem musician can’t resist the Chapman stick’s sound word out in the jazz world writing for Twentieth Century Guitar, Downbeat, Jazz Improv and Guitar Player magazines. Adelson also has six recordings as a leader, and credits as a sideman on numerous recordings. He was included as the only stick player in Scott Yarnow’s book “The Great Jazz Guitarists.” In the spring of 2019, Adelson and
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reek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras wrote, “There is geometry in the humming of strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.” Nearly 2,000 years later, in 1969, the humming of strings sang from the spheres of their spacing and electronics on the Chapman stick. Emmett Chapman ushered in a new era of sound. Not too long before Chapman moved theory, string, wood, metal and electricity into revolutionary sound, there was a young man growing up in Brooklyn. True to a well-rounded upbringing, a young Steven Adelson was playing the cello and unable to resist the siren’s song of the guitar in 1969. The world of music, as we knew it, was in the evolution of revolution moving through the 1960s. Adelson entered college as a chemical engineering major, but the beat of the groove persuaded him to change his major to music under the influence of Charlie Didier, Jimmy Ponder, Attilla Zoller and Chuck Wayne. His life took a new twist when he was introduced to Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass and Tal Farlow. Jazz came calling. By 1984, Adelson was a full-on devotee of the Chapman stick. The timing coincided with the meeting of music’s modern-day Pythagoras and the instrument’s creator. Adelson founded the Guitar Workshop, a school in Brooklyn that has taught guitar and the Chapman stick for more than 35 years. He has traveled the world as an instructor, giving seminars and clinics. He wrote an instruction book, “Stickology,” for Mel Bay Publications, and recorded a tutorial two-DVD set for TrueFire
brush and creative power to sing an ever-more creative song,” he says. In a very short time, Adelson has become an important member of Arizona’s music community. His introduction into the scene has included performances at the Musical Instrument Museum in North Phoenix, where he also consulted on the Chapman stick installation, and is featured in the exhibit in the MIM’s main exhibit space. During this time of “distancing,” Adelson offers Skype lessons for those aspiring to learn the Chapman stick or brush up on their skills for their own performances. More information on Adelson’s performance and instruction schedule visit longbeachjazzfest.com or steveadelson.com or contact him at steveafran@aol.com. Contact Shea Stanfield on flowingquill@yahoo.com.
Anthem resident Steven Adelson plays the Chapman stick, an instrument he discovered in the early 1980s. (Photos courtesy Steven Adelson)
called, “Ultimate Stick.” His performance schedule is equally impressive, taking the stage in clubs like The Blue Note, The Iridium, The Bottom Line and traveling throughout Canada, The Czech Republic, Japan, Italy and Turkey, just to name a few. In 1985 Adelson and his wife Fran and son Jesse moved to Long Beach, New York, where he produced The Long Beach (New York) Jazz Festival for 16 years. But he was also busy getting the
his family followed the siren’s song, with the promise of warm days and spectacular sunsets to Anthem. Today Adelson and his Chapman stick are following new avenues of expression. “A player/composer with a paint-
Steven Adelson of Anthem helped the Musical Instrument Museum in North Phoenix install the Chapman stick exhibit. This is part of Adelson’s collection.
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ith the myriad of COVID-19 restrictions, many people are stuck at home, unable to follow their daily routines. But as adults and youngsters are urged to practice social distancing to stop the disease from spreading further, Great Hearts Academies is continuing to target increase connectivity with its students and the community at large. So, the network of nonprofit, K-12 charter schools has begun livestreaming educational sessions via its various Facebook pages. Each livestream will be broadcast on the main Great Hearts Academies Facebook page as well as many of its other individual campus pages. So far, the charter school network has streamed sessions about fitness, art and music. Future videos will be announced on social media each week as the subjects and instructors are confirmed. Past ones are archived, so they can still be viewed after they have ended. Glendale Preparatory Academy athletic director Jerome Garrison led a 30-minute workout last week. Though he told Foothills Focus the target with the livestream initiative is Great Hearts students, truly anyone in a household or the community who tunes in can get involved. He said it was important to keep the workout basic. That includes suggesting viewers do as few or as many reps as they could at their fitness level, and providing other exercise suggestions for disabled and injured folks. Basically, the viewer could put forth whatever amount of effort possible—as long as they were active in some way. “Obviously as the athletic director and as someone who played college sports, played pro basketball, having that background, I know the importance of keep-
ing my blood flow (up) and keeping my brain active and keeping my metabolism up,” Garrison explained. “Really all you need is either your street curve, your garage area, your bedroom, your driveway, your backyard. You don’t need to go running down into the hills and get to the gym and everything. We’re trying to make it where it’s convenient as well and showing kids how they can get a good sweat, get a good workout—but the purpose is really to spread that joy.” The focus is simple. “I say the two P’s: to be positive and productive,” he added. “That’s really the main purpose—be positive and be productive.” After starting with warmups—stretch-
ing and loosening exercises—Garrison’s 30-minute workout incorporated four categories of exercises: cardio (high knees, butt kicks, jumping jacks, running in place), legs (squats, calf raises, lunges), arms (circles, pushups, overhead press with no weight) and core (planks, crunches). “What we do is we go through a whole workout,” he told Foothills Focus. “They won’t always be the same exercises, but we have those blocks, and within the blocks we give people exercises that they can join in with us on; but throughout the entire 30 minutes they’re going to get a full-body workout, so it’s not just focused on upper body, not just focused on lower body—it’s a full body workout.” The athletic director also suggests that
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give yourself maybe 15 minutes afterward to cool down, and then watch how much better you’ll be at those exercises. It works every time.” Though more sessions and topics are yet to be announced, as of print, Garrison said the door is open for future fitness broadcasts. “It’s kind of a planning-as-we’re-going situation,” Garrison said. “I have a really talented strength coach at my school as well, coach (Chris) Thomas, and so we’re actually in discussions of sometimes having him do them, sometimes I’ll lead them again ... I have a big coaching staff and so sometimes maybe I’ll have a different coach lead it as well—just putting different faces out there to engage with the kids; anything that will be fun, engaging, but also productive. “And so, that’s what we’re trying to aim for and shoot for.” Stay up to date with future announcements at the Great Hearts Facebook page @GreatHeartsAcademies. To watch Garrison’s previous livestream, visit https://bit.ly/3bQ20nL.
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Springs at Deer Valley to feature dog park, garden-style apartments BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Managing Editor
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onstruction has begun on Springs at Deer Valley, a 296-unit apartment complex in Phoenix. Continental Properties chose McShane Construction Company to provide general contracting services for the development, which marks its 19th Springs assignment for Continental. This is one of three multifamily projects that McShane is working on in the Valley. “We’ve recently seen a surge in demand for multifamily developments in Phoenix in response to the rapid growth the city has experienced,” says Jim Kurtzman, McShane’s senior vice president. “Springs at Deer Valley will be a great option for anyone looking for an amenity-rich development in Phoenix.” Located on 17 acres of land at 24025 N. 23rd Avenue, the development will
Springs at Deer Valley rendering shows the development’s dog park, one of the many on-site amenities the property features. (Rendering courtesy McShane Construction Company)
incorporate 12 two-story, garden-style apartment buildings with a total of 296 units. The buildings will feature wood frame construction with an attractive
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Connecting with students and staff is important BY DR. CURTIS FINCH Deer Valley Unified School District Superintendent
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ho are you?” is the first question I receive from students when I step into a classroom at Deer Valley Unified School District on one of my 500 classroom visits a year. Now that I have visited over 1,500 classrooms the last three years, I also hear, “You were in my classroom last year!” There are four main reasons why I visit at least 500 classrooms each school year: 1) connect with the staff in each building; 2) capture a pulse of the teaching and learning process in the district; 3) witness students learning in their natural environment; and 4) model employee-focused behavior for campus leaders. For years, I have repeated, “A good prin-
cipal is a hallway principal, but a great principal is a classroom principal,” and classroom visits model this behavior, highlighting the importance of connection to staff and students. I am a big fan of best-selling author Daniel Pink’s work on human engagement; he has been writing on this topic for decades and his research could not be more pertinent for today’s employees, parents and students. As the Greatest Generation retires in record numbers and Millennials join the workforce at that same pace, the work environment is ever evolving. Pink’s research is right in line with what the Millennials want from work, parents want from children, and students want from school—purpose. All desire to know if I am making a difference, adding meaning to my life, and/or improving the lives of others. As parents (or grandparents) of school-aged children, adults need to continuously paint the “value picture” for our
students so they can see the purpose of education. It is a foundational principle for our successful democracy—education for all. A more educated democracy thinks about the needs of others over themselves. If you desire to improve your company’s bottom line, your student’s perception of education, or your personal value at work, ask this simple question: Am I valuing the importance of my co-workers, bosses, teachers and support-staff members for the betterment of themselves and society by unselfishly giving time and energy to them? If you can answer this question with a definitive “yes,” then you will find the meaning of your journey—a purposed-filled life. So, why do I visit at least 500 classrooms a year? To show students, staff, and parents that education is important. It gives us purpose for improving the world around us. Dr. Finch is the superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District and can be reached at superintendent@dvusd.org
tops in the kitchens and bathrooms. In addition to a central clubhouse with a fitness center and outdoor pool, residents will have access to an attractive array of amenities including a dog park, fire pit, seating area, pergola and barbecue area. The property will also feature two garage buildings as well as 265 carports and 532 parking spaces. Continental Properties owns and operates 60-plus Springs communities across the country. Its staff says it believes that its approach to developing multifamily communities offers a longterm investment for the company and the areas it serves. The natural exterior finishes and indigenous plants that are used in their communities, combined with their innovative interior space-planning, showcases practicality and privacy. Completion of Springs at Deer Valley is slated for June 2021. The architect is Phillips Partnership.
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Court operations during a public health emergency BY JUDGE GERALD A. WILLIAMS North Valley Justice Court
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how do you maintain due process, allow someone to confront their accuser, and still maintain social distancing? Is it constitutional to conduct a criminal trial with a key witness testifying over the phone? In Arizona, one of the first things that the chief justice did was to issue an order stating that many of the time standards associated with procedural rules no longer applied. However, his order did not relax any timeliness standards for people who had been arrested, for domestic violence cases, or for temporary child custody proceedings. As life became more complicated, additional orders from additional levels of the court system were issued. Access to courthouses was severely restricted. Litigants and people who had received traffic tickets were encouraged to appear by phone or to contact the court through e-mail. Even with reduced staffs, courts stayed open. At the justice court level, while every
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THE FOOTHILLS FOCUS | APRIL 8, 2020
Language Immersion
North Valley Assembly of God Church
PROGRAMS AT CCUSD
Like an Oasis in the Desert!
Anointed Preaching by
Pastor Scott Thurber Contact us today to learn more about our language immersion programs:
Desert Willow Elementary 480.575.2800 ______
Desert Sun Academy 480.575.2900 ______
28660 N Black Canyon Rd. Phoenix AZ 85083
Transportation is available to and from church services call 602-521-2568
480.280.4631 NorthValleyAG.com
ASL available for non-hearing during both Sunday Services
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Horseshoe Trails Elementary 480.272.8500
480.575.2000 www.CCUSD93.org
Sunday 10:00AM Sunday 6:00PM Wednesday 7:00PM Gospel, Praise and Worship
For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. Isaiah 65:6,7
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