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Abrazo ‘micro-hospital’ set to open in 2021 BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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ith construction underway, Cave Creek’s first hospital will begin serving the community in the middle of next year. The 35,000-square-foot Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital, which will offer emergency and operating services, is dubbed a “micro-hospital” and will be at 5227 E. Carefree Highway, Cave Creek. “Cave Creek and the area around it continues to grow,” said Keith Jones, spokesman for Abrazo Health. “Even though

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Construction on Cave Creek’s first hospital as of October 27. This will be Abrazo Health’s third and newest micro-hospital and will provide emergency and surgical care 24/7 for patients of all ages. (Photo courtesy Abrazo Health)

Schweikert rebounds in Congress race BY TOM SCANLON Foothills Focus Staff Writer

n a race closely watched far outside the district, Rep. David Schweikert, a Republican, successfully defended his 6th Congressional District seat—though not without a battle from Democrats eager to “flip” the district. Hiral Tipirneni, a Democrat and Glendale doctor who raised a record $5 million to take on the veteran Schweikert, had a sizable lead when Maricopa County Elections

Department released its first ballot count, hours after polls closed Election Day. The next day, vote counts put Schwiekert in a narrow lead. By the end of the week, Schweikert’s lead grew to 17,000, with the Republican incumbent receiving 52% of the votes at the latest vote count. Schweikert insisted he was never nervous. “Politics is math,” he said with a chuckle. The way things played out, he said, “was pretty close to what we expected. A lot of people are too emotional about politics.”

The 6th Congressional District includes North Phoenix, North Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree and Paradise Valley. “Anyone spending time watching the elections understood the Democrats did an amazing job getting people to vote early,” Schweikert said. “That was a phenomenon all across the country. Democrats had concerns about COVID and didn’t want to vote in person. Republicans wanted to vote at the polls.”

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Schweikert said he has trouble sleeping, spending restless time in the middle of the night creating spreadsheets to track trends. He said the way his district voted was “exactly how I thought it would go.” Schweikert raised $2 million during the campaign, spending about $1.7 million, according to campaign finance tracker opensecrets.org. Backed by Democrats eager to “flip” the seat, Tipirneni raised $5.3 million—a

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stunning figure for a political unknown. Tipirneni lists no elected positions on her campaign website. She was the Democratic nominee in 2018 for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, losing to Debbie Lesko by a wide margin. She spent nearly $5 million attacking Schweikert, claiming he “betrayed our trust by putting himself and his partisan interests ahead of us.” Though Schweikert was first elected to represent the district in 2010, and took 55% of the votes in his 2018 reelection, some viewed him as a vulnerable target. In July, Schweikert reached a deal with the House Ethics Committee to pay a $50,000 fine. He was sanctioned for improper use of official resources for reelection efforts and for violating campaign finance rules. Schweikert said a former chief of staff was responsible for the violations. According to a New York Times campaign story, Schweikert “has been dragged down by an ethics scandal that forced him to burn through much of his campaign funds

on lawyers. Still, Republicans in the district hold a 12% voter registration advantage, and flipping it would require not only a blue wave, but also a blue tsunami.” The wave looked like it was forming, but it died early, keeping the 6th Congressional District red with Schweikert. Schweikert shrugged off his opponent’s attack ads. “At a certain point, you’re no longer communicating the message—you have to ask yourself, did you have the right message?” he said. Tipirneni did not respond to calls and emails from The Foothills Focus. According to her campaign statement, she came to the U.S. as a young girl “when her family immigrated from India to this country to pursue the American dream.” In a 2018 opinion story, she wrote “Washington is broken. ... I’m not a career politician. I’m a mom, an emergency medicine physician and cancer research advocate. She said she left the ER to do research “after losing my mother and young nephew to cancer.”

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sible under the circumstances.” Before the board voted to make the event fully virtual, it surveyed different alternative options presented by the Anthem Community Council staff during an open meeting, like making it a smaller-scale or hybrid event, Northcutt said. However, considering the situation, the board decided to go fully virtual so people could enjoy the celebration safely.

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“Of course, some people were disappointed by the decision,” Northcutt said. “We were disappointed to have to make it; in fact, we were heartbroken. This is our favorite event of the year. We love putting on this event. We love what it means, what it stands for—we love the community’s veterans.” Northcutt personally plans the event with her team and chooses the speakers. “It’s close to my heart,” she said. Northcutt reminisced on some of the most special moments of past Veterans Day ceremonies. Last year, Northcutt said two veterans who went on an Honor Flight together and had lost touch over the years

were reunited. Organizers were able to find the 101-year-old WWII veteran and reunite the two. Two years ago, a Vietnam veteran was brought to Anthem to speak at the ceremony. He was united with family members of the men in his unit who had been killed in action in Vietnam and was able to meet them for the first time. “Those are kind of the stories that come out of this,” Northcutt said. “For that 1 hour and 11 minutes, that one day a year, it feels like a completely different place.” While the ceremony has been moved to a virtual format, Northcutt said people who didn’t see the news are still anticipated to visit the memorial. The memorial still will be formally decorated in wreaths and flags and will be protected by security. Visitors won’t be asked to leave; however, crowds are discouraged, and people are expected to wear masks and follow social distancing. View the ceremony at facebook. com/AnthemCommunityCouncil.

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Some neighbors not wagging at PetSuites BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer

ave Creek Town Council will soon make a decision on whether or not to approve the planning commission’s rezoning recommendation to potentially develop Arizona’s first PetSuites location. If approved, the proposed 10,604-square-foot pet resort will be located at the northeast corner of Carefree Highway and North 52nd Street within the Carefree Highway Specific Area Plan. PetSuites has more than 30 locations across the United States and offers services like boarding, day care, training and grooming for cats and dogs. The rezone request and site plan were submitted concurrently by Brian Moll, representing PetSuites. Moll said letters were mailed to businesses and residents within a half-mile radius of the site and PetSuites

held a neighborhood meeting on September 10 to discuss the project proposal. The community has voiced mixed reactions about the potential one-story pet resort. Some residents have voiced support, saying how the pet resort would be a great resource for pet-watching services. An email received by resident Timothy Spence, who couldn’t attend the meeting, said: “I believe that Cave Creek needs to embrace all commercialization that wants to be in Cave Creek. It would be a great advantage to the community and the town.” Others at the neighborhood meeting voiced major concerns. Eight neighbors attended the neighborhood meeting and discussed issues like potential traffic problems and possible light intrusion. Residents were also concerned about the animals being left alone at night unsupervised in case of emergencies.

These issues were also brought up at the October 15 planning commission meeting held via Zoom, where it voted 6-0 in favor of recommending approval for the rezoning request. The site plan received a 4-0 vote. Two commissioners did not formally vote, citing concerns about water usage and whether the business would provide ample tax revenue generation for the town. The council will vote on the site change as well as the rezoning request, which would change the 2-acre parcel of land from desert rural to commercial buffer. The rezoning change request requires the council to hear the item at two town council meetings; the first will be November 16 and the second reading will be held on December 8. The proposed location will feature a small retail area with various pet products and will have a supervised outdoor play area with small pools, misters and

canopies to keep the dogs cool during the hotter months of the year. The proposed site will provide 25 parking spots for its customers and employees. Nearby resident Mary Vraa said she addressed her concerns during the planning commission meeting. She said the parcel of land should absolutely be rezoned to commercial but coming and going from that intersection is very challenging, especially during rush hour, she explained. “It’s a narrow road,” she said. “There’s only enough width for one car at a time to get out onto the Carefree Highway. If somebody wants to turn left, there’s going to be a backup.” Kimley-Horn proposed one point of ingress and egress on 52nd Street and a future cross access point to the parcel adjacent to the east of the potential

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PetSuites location. Vraa mentioned concerns about this future proposed access point where people will be able to use the light on 53rd Street. “The problem with that is there is absolutely no plan at this point for that to occur, because it would require that the owner of the corner of 53rd (Street) and Carefree Highway start development, and then, and only then, would that egress be allowed,” Vraa said. She mentioned how she anticipates that people will come up one block to the street she lives on, East El Sendero Drive, and use that to get to Cave Creek Road, which will create additional traffic. “That’s not what we want,” she said. “What residential neighborhood wants to become a drive-thru for a traffic shortcut?” Another solution proposed during the meeting was widening 52nd Street so there’s room for a left turn lane, but that would require additional re-engineering and approval because it would cut into the pre-existing lots, she said. “This is something that they need to give some thought to.” Vraa also mentioned the potential nuisance of barking dogs. She said her neighbors agree with her about this. “I have three dogs,” said Vraa, who has lived in Cave Creek for eight years. “When one of my dogs barks when Amazon comes to deliver, it’s loud. Now you multiply that by 25. I did not sign up to

live next to something like that. Seriously, that’s outrageous. “I had moved to Cave Creek because I wanted to have the dark sky. I wanted to have peace and quiet.” The building may conform to the aesthetic standards of Cave Creek, she said, but it’s not just about visual conformity—it’s audible, too. “I believe that to be a good neighbor, you need to accommodate who’s already there,” she said. Vraa was “appalled” that PetSuites will not have overnight staff to watch over animals—especially when there’s an emergency. “We were appalled that they have this policy at a pet resort,” she said. Moll said it is a standard operating procedure for all their locations and there are employees on call 24/7 and safety measures in place, like cameras and alarms. But, Vraa said, “I would never imagine taking my pet someplace that someone’s not there nearby.” Vraa and resident Cheryle Carmitchel plan to speak at the upcoming town council meeting and have created a group to get signatures petitioning the site plan proposal. Carmitchel has lived in Cave Creek for 17 years and shared many of the same concerns as Vraa. She agreed that the commercial rezone isn’t the problem; the issue is that “what is going in there doesn’t belong in a residential area,” she said. “I just think it could be less of a busy business,” she said, echoing the traffic

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concerns. “A lot of us are animal people,” she explained. “We are just pretty concerned with nobody on the premises, and this is how they operate basically.” Vraa and Carmitchel’s hope is that the town council doesn’t approve the site plan request. In the past, Carmitchel said she has seen rezoning changes get approved but not the site plan, which forces the applicant to sell it to someone else that will

develop a more ideal business for the town. This is what she hopes happens again this time, she said. “You really got to stay on your toes as a resident to ensure that what goes in there is something that is conducive to the neighborhood,” Carmitchel said. “That’s sometimes hard to do. “We’re not really bad people,” she said. “We don’t holler and scream and call names and stuff like that, but we do like to be heard.”

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Cave Creek to ponder water rate changes BY TOM SCANLON Foothills Focus Staff Writer

s a crucial arbitration case with Carefree over a water dispute continues, the town of Cave Creek is starting to look at a rate change. At its November 16 meeting, Cave Creek Town Council will consider approving $56,000 for a utilities financial plan update and $25,400 for a water rate modification study by Willdan Financial Services and Walker Consulting. According to an agenda summary, water rates for both the Cave Creek and Desert Hills system include a base charge and a tiered volume rate. The tiers and volume rates are the same regardless of class—with no distinction between residential and commercial. The proposed study is “to ensure that the costs associated with utility operations are allocated equitably to each customer class.” Though council did not vote on them,

the items were discussed at the November 2 town council meeting. Kevin Burnett from Willdan gave an overview of the proposals. “When the new rates were adopted in June, we really focused on a one-year snapshot of what those rates need to be with an intent to take a look at it later this year,” Burnett said. He said a previous cost of service analysis “struggled a little bit (over) do we have customer classes correct?” With the proposed study, Burnett said, “We’ll present some different options, ways of designing rates.” Meanwhile, closed-door meetings continue in the arbitration to settle the Cave Creek and Carefree battle over water. Carefree filed a complaint in condemnation January 29, 2019, stating it wanted to exercise the right to take over a portion of the Cave Creek Water Company. The dispute is over how much Carefree will pay to take back the 554

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SBC’s new facility will expand its congregation BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

astor Rick Holman is just a little relieved that his Scottsdale Bible Church Cactus campus is expanding. “Oh my stars,” said Holman, who attended the November 4 groundbreaking ceremony. “Talk about something we never dreamed of when we first took over this property a little over eight years ago. It was a closed church. The weeds were overgrown. Things were stolen from the building. We moved in and said, ‘Let’s see what God’s got planned here.’ It’s been amazing.” The two-story, 10,000-square-foot Family Life Building will feature Discovery Kids and youth programming, a bookstore, a café and multipurpose classrooms. It will host Español Bible studies and English classes as well.

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Holman admitted he’s surprised this expansion is happening due to COVID-19. He “fully expected” the plug to be pulled on it. “The way I look at it, God says, ‘I want you to take care of the people. I’ll take care of the other details,’” he said. “We remain faithful to serving our people and this community. The resources took care of themselves and the commitment of the church was

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Foothills Food Bank seeks gift cards for needy families BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

oothills Food Bank & Resource Center is in need of $50 Walmart gift cards and games for needy families. According to Pam DiPietro, executive director for Foothills Food Bank, filling the holiday needs of the more unfortunate in the community has become an even more critical issue due to COVID-19. “Foothills Food Bank wants to help families and seniors during these difficult times,” DiPietro said. “We appeal to the public to help us help others this season by purchasing

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Daisy Mountain Fire saves woman in fire BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

woman was hospitalized after she was found in a home that caught fire in the 1800 block of West Kuralt Drive in Anthem on November 3. Brian Tobin with the Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical said that upon first responders’ arrival, the two-story home had heavy smoke and fire coming from the back of it. Anthem Engine 142 hooked up to a fire hydrant and entered the home looking for residents and fighting the fire. Desert Hills Ladder 145 was assigned to secure the utilities and provide ventilation for the interior crews. New River Engine 141 arrived and was assigned to fight the fire in the back. “Due to the tile roof, vertical ventilation was not an option, so L145 was reassigned to the second floor to search and rescue and to check for fire exten-

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there are other facilities 10 or so miles away, the micro-hospital concept really serves to bring the medical care closer to the community.” The hospital will have enhanced cleaning procedures and COVID-19 screening protocol for patients, like temperature checks and mask requirements, Jones said. All suspected COVID-19 patients will be kept separate from the general patient population, he added. The completed hospital will have a modern aesthetic featuring stack stone designs, soft surfaces and floor-to-ceiling glass windows giving a view of the desert landscape. The construction of the building has seen significant progress. The building and framing are now up and “now they’re working on exterior finishes,” Jones said. This part of the process will be lengthy, as it includes dry wall, tile and other elements. Once the exterior is complete, the interior will need to be constructed, which

The construction site of Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital near Carefree Highway and Cave Creek Road on October 27. Construction has seen significant progress and is expected to be completed by spring. (Photo courtesy Abrazo Health)

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“One of the unique things about this hospital is when you walk through the front doors, there are actually two separate registration areas and lobbies: one for the emergency department and one for the hospital itself,” Jones explained. This design ensures that all emergencies are tended to in the most efficient manner so patients can be checked in and receive the care they need as quickly as possible. “The hospital will be open 24/7. That applies not only to the emergency room, but there’s surgical coverage around the clock as well,” Jones said. “If someone comes to the emergency room needing an appendectomy or gallbladder surgery, they can be admitted into the hospital and scheduled for surgery right there, rather than being transferred to a hospital somewhere else,” he added. Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital staff will work together with emergency medical service first responders to serve Cave Creek and the nearby areas to get people of all ages the care they need, according to Jones. The one-story facility will create around 50 jobs for clinicians, nurses, radiology and lab technicians, pharmacists as well housekeepers. This will be a major perk for people who hold these positions in the Cave Creek area because their job will be in the neighborhood,

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tive way to grow the church and create a consistency as far as the DNA of Scottsdale Bible Church and the different campuses.” Holman said his campus is a “sweet spot” for his community to visit—especially after the series of renovations it’s gone through since Scottsdale Bible Church moved in. “It had been closed for a couple years before we got there—a blight,

Brooke Hellestrae, pastor, and Scott Anderson, executive pastor, attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Scottsdale Bible Church’s Cactus campus. (Photo Pablo Robles)

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there, regardless of the pandemic. I was fully waiting for the phone call.” Scottsdale Bible Church is a nondenominational church with three campuses in central Scottsdale (7601 E. Shea Boulevard), Cave Creek (Dynamite Road) and on Cactus Road in North Phoenix. Weekly attendance averages 7,000 in Sunday services at 8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit scottsdalebible.com or @scottsdalebible on social media. “We’re about a 60-year-old church and we planted a lot of churches, completely on their own, throughout the Valley,” Holman said. “We have three primary campuses, with eyes to at least one or two more in the near future. It’s really an effec-

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Jones said. Community members have voiced positive comments about the opening of the hospital, as it will provide jobs and tend to the need for medical care that lies within the community, Jones said. Abrazo Health runs seven Valley hospitals, like Abrazo Scottsdale Campus and the “acclaimed” Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, according to Jones. The Cave Creek location will be Abrazo

Pastor Rick Holman. (Photo Pablo Robles)

Health’s third and newest micro-hospital. The first one opened in Mesa toward the end of 2019, and the second opened in Surprise in October. Micro-hospitals are a new concept with a smaller footprint, Jones said. “They’re designed and built to provide services that are most often needed,” he added. “It’s really beneficial bringing these services closer to the patients rather than having the patients have to travel farther to a larger hospital that can provide those same services.”

you could say. People would live on campus as well as the landscaping,” Holman said. “What’s been neat is serving that community. We cut back the landscaping, but it allowed us to set up a community resource center to really serve our neighbors. This little North Phoenix community is like that. It’s a small town within a big town. It’s amazing. It takes my breath away.”

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hristmas tree permits will be available to purchase online through recreation.gov beginning November 16 for the Payson and Pleasant Valley ranger districts. De-

tails about designated cutting areas, dates and types of trees that may be cut will be posted on the Tonto National Forest website by November. “Many families find a Christmas tree from their National Forest a unique treasure and have continued the tradition over the years,” said

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reation.gov. These online permits are valid through December 31. Christmas tree permits can also be purchased over the phone or by mail at the following district ranger stations: • Cave Creek Ranger District, 480595-3300, 40202 N. Cave Creek Road, Scottsdale. • Mesa Ranger District, 480-6103300, 5140 E. Ingram Street, Mesa, Arizona. • Payson Ranger District, 928-4747900, 1009 E. Highway 260, Payson. Permits sold through the district ranger stations are valid through December 24. Cutting a Christmas tree also improves forest health. The permit system helps to thin densely populated stands of small-diameter trees. Local forest health experts identify areas that benefit from thinning trees that tend to be the perfect size for Christmas trees. Removing these trees in designated areas helps other trees grow larger and can open areas that provide forage for wildlife.

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hat a turbulent week! Do we need a little more love? A reader emailed and asked me to “write something uplifting about love.” So here goes. I am devoting this column to love. My divorced friend asked me, “Where is a good place to fall in love?” My answer: everywhere and any time. Be prepared. Maybe it starts with an awkward introduction or a glance into someone else’s eyes. Or perhaps we cannot even recall that exact “moment” when our heart skipped a beat and we realized that “love was in the air.” Dear readers, it seems clear that love comes at us in all sorts of ways. I have proof. Read on. My husband Doug and I met in the hallway of a hospital in Berkeley, California, about 40 years ago when we were working there. For about a year, we were friendly (flirting) with each other. I had been divorced for a few years and told myself I would not date again unless “there was a sign from God” that he was the right man. On one particular afternoon, standing in the lobby of the hospital, Doug asked

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Calling a race serves no official function and has no legal bearing; it simply exists to serve journalists’ need for suspense and to give reporters a chance to feel super important on election night. Every race call is a prediction—a sophisticated prediction, sure—but still only as good as the underlying math about voter turnout, geography, political preference and human behavior. Football broadcasters could “call” the Super Bowl early, too, and likely be almost perfect. But the games still get played to the final whistle and election workers still tabulate every ballot. If no one gets to call it quits, what’s the point of calling the race? We also learned pollsters also are a generally useless bunch. To be fair, the pollsters in Arizona were nowhere near as wrong on the presidential race as pollsters in other states and those making national predictions. Most Arizona pollsters gave Joe Biden a lead in the range of three or four points on their final polls. As we know in hindsight, that was

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wrong—but it was within most polls’ margin of error. Clearly, there’s something pollsters don’t understand about today’s voter turnout and the behavior of Trump voters in particular. As someone who has paid pollsters for campaigns I’ve run, I think they can help provide insight into trends and the impact of certain messages. But do I believe them like I do my bank balance or a thermometer? Hell no. And neither should you. Stay tuned, folks. Who knows, we might even have a president to discuss.

Editor: After reading, I felt it necessary to share my opinion. While David Leibowitz is free to spread his views, I feel it is reckless for him to use the paper as a vehicle for despair. I agreed with so much of what he wrote until arriving at his final paragraph. Instead of reminding us to do better, Mr. Leibowitz used his power of print to whine, complain and further impress hopelessness onto others. I believe, in this divided time, we should do more to elevate ourselves and find that which is common. Identify with the positive and set a better example. We should all strive to be the very best version of ourselves, each and every day. And when I look around, I see “influencers” and TikTok nonsense shaping a generation because they don’t have proper role models. I look to my peers and sometimes I am just embarrassed to be human.

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Joye DeGoede: Artist keeps it simple BY SHEA STANFIELD Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

ften, it’s about the simple things: a bunny, glass of scotch, tiger cubs, ice cream or an olive. Eight years ago, Cave Creek art teacher Joye DeGoede made the bold move to step off into the great unknown with her own inspiration. After DeGoede completed 18 years of teaching, the time had come to expand her broader world of creation. She called her favorite aunt, a bunny- and scotch-loving woman, to

share the news of her transition. As the conversation unfolded, an amusing image came to DeGoede: a little rabbit next to a glass of scotch. The painting became known as “Hop Scotch” and “JoyEful Party Animals.” Internationally recognized, DeGoede juxtaposes reality with fantasy. DeGoede expresses a simple philosophy in relationship with art. “I love painting a surrealistic mixture of animals, in their natural habitat, imitating human habits while bringing awareness to wildlife con-

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servation,” DeGoede said. DeGoede began her training under Carol Harding in Pleasant Grove, Utah, from 1973 to 1980. She studied at Utah College in Provo, Utah, from 1979 to 1980, graduating with an Associate of Applied Science in graphic and commercial art. In 1982, DeGoede graduated from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, earning a Bachelor of Science in fine arts with an emphasis in medical illustration. The years of training as a medical illustrator and graphic design honed DeGoede’s keen eye for detail, enabling her to render her subjects in realistic and abstract detail. Her work involves a variety of media—pencil, oil, pen and ink. “Art emanates from the heart,” she said. “My wish is my work will shake up the way we see and appreciate the

“Never Forget Family,” oil on canvas, by Joye DeGoede. (Photo courtesy Joye DeGoede)

“Baby It’s Cold Outside,” oil on canvas, by Joye DeGoede. (Photo courtesy Joye DeGoede)

everyday life around us. My goal is to invite the viewer to slow down, find joy in the positive aspects of life, and form a clearer vision of the opportunities before us for solving the challenges of our planet.” DeGoede is the head

artist in residence at The Gallery at el Pedregal in the Boulders Resort. In 2019, she was invited by the U.S. State Department-Arts in the Embassies (AIE) to participate in a threeyear exhibition in the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro. DeGoede is participating in an invitational three-artist show sponsored by the Phoenix Zoo: “Art on the Wild Side,” which runs through January. She painted Gov. Jan Brewer’s official oil portrait, which is in the permanent collection of the Arizona governor’s office. She won the National Capitol Tree People’s Choice Award; the painting is part of the permanent collection of the governor’s office. DeGoede’s work also hangs in numerous other corporate and private collections.

DeGoede’s juried shows include the National Oil & Acrylic Painters, International Guild of Realism, several AAPL Grand National Exhibits at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, The Mountain Oyster Club Invitational Exhibitions, Oil Painters of America, American Women, the AZ Art Alliance and the Scottsdale Artists’ School Best and Brightest Exhibitions, as well as, the annual Sonoran Arts League’s annual Hidden in the Hills. Meet DeGoede during this year’s HITH Studio Tour, the last two weekends of November. Visit sonoranartsleague.org for more information. Additional work by DeGoede can be seen online at Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale. For more information, visit xanadugallery.com. DeGoede

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Josh Peters grows two opposite music scenes BY ALEX GALLAGHER Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

Josh Peters has always prided himself on being different. He dyed his dark black hair pink on top. He favors all-black, unconventional shoes. Peters looks fragile, vulnerable even. But when he was able to play shows, he looked invincible. Peters, 20, relished every moment he had on stage—the blaring lights reflecting on his white Fender guitar, sweat dripping down his face and into his full beard. However, it was off stage that the Barry Goldwater High School graduate and Paradise Valley Community College student found his true musical passion. He is a musician and producer from Phoenix who has helped build the local music scene in a new way. He plays guitar in the pop-punk band Divided Minds, which signed to We Are Triumphant in 2019, and has produced lots of beats for

local rap artists. Peters got his start playing music at the age of 9, but his love of music began before that. When Peters was just 13 months old, he was diagnosed with nerve cancer, a diagnosis that prevented him from partaking in normal kid activities. Since he was a little boy, Peters was influenced by his parents’ love of music. Over the first four years of life, he had to undergo several treatments and he wasn’t able to kick a ball, run down a field, shoot a puck or play any sport. So he sat at home and listened to the classic rock bands his father loved, like Van Halen, which exposed him to the highpitch notes a guitar could make and the extreme pace in which a guitar could be played. However, it was one artist who would impact Peters more than any rocker ever could—Skrillex.

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While Peters was in elementary school, he remembers randomly looking on YouTube and discovering a genre of electronic dance music called dubstep. He fell in love with the genre’s eclectic technological sounds, with its elements of heavy beating bass and keyboards. It was unlike anything he had ever heard. Right there, Peters knew he wanted to make music in an untraditional way. He remembers downloading a bootleg program and experimenting with new sounds and rhythms. When he entered high school, he met drummer Deven Pile and vocalist Sean Collins and started a pop-punk band that would later become Divided Minds. Pile and Collins attend ASU. He was still listening to unconventional music, though. Peters had always been a fan of aggressive and loud music, but he began to stray from the stylings of ’90s punk rock artists and grow more connected to a new genre: trap music. It combines the emotions and angst that can be felt while listening to punk music with the beats and musicality that are often heard in rap music. Peters cited his favorite trap music artists—Chief Keef, Juice WRLD, Lil Peep and Young Dolph—and said he loves

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