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Cave Creek opens the town’s �ire station BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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fter a little over a year of planning, �inancing and partnerships, Cave Creek of�icially opened its own �ire station and received the �irst call from dispatch Monday, Jan. 3. “This is the culmination of over a year’s efforts to evaluate and improve the services for the town’s residents and business owners,” said Jim Ford, the new director of community
risk reduction for Cave Creek. “We are happy to have come to an agreement with Daisy Mountain Fire District to provide these services for the community.” Mayor Ernie Bunch and Brian Moore, Daisy Mountain Fire District board chairman, made opening remarks. They were joined by councilmembers, �ire�ighters, residents, business owners and representatives from community organizations. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the piece of fabric was saved for the Cave Creek Museum.
Friends, family honor Stefan Pruett FEATURES ........ 17 Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos return to Sun City and Mesa
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hen Stefan Pruett died of natural causes in LA in June 2020, his friends and family longed to have a tribute concert featuring music from his projects, Peachcake and The Guidance. COVID-19 derailed that, until Saturday, Jan. 15, when his family and musicians will gather at the Crescent Ballroom to celebrate Pruett’s life and music. Singing the former Carefree resident’s music are Jessica Biaett, Mike McHale, Michael Kraft, Damien Salamone, Mickey Pangburn, Jason Catlin, Chris Babicke, Johnny McHone, Forrest Kline (from hello goodbye) and Jake Greider. McHale organized the show.
Jeremy Dawson of Shiny Toy Guns will DJ, mashing Peachcake and The Guidance songs. A Claire Slattery and Jes Danz will also spin. “This is the �irst and, likely, only tribute concert,” Dawson said. “This is a goodbye show. We were going to do something before in LA, but there was a COVID thing. There’s even a problem with omicron, but we decided to just do it. It’s been over a year.” All proceeds will bene�it Rosie’s House and Heal International. A 2003 Cactus Shadows High School graduate, Pruett was born with a congenital heart condition, transposition of the great arteries, and survived three open-heart
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In addition to the ceremony, there was an open house for visitors. Cave Creek previously contracted with Rural Metro for �ire protection services. However, after two major �ires in 2020 and prompting from neighboring �ire departments, the town decided to join the automatic aid system. That means the closest department would respond to an emergency, regardless of municipal boundaries, resulting in quicker
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Stefan Pruett lived in Carefree during his formative years and graduated from Cactus Shadows High School. (File photo)
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surgeries, starting at age 2 at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Stefan, who moved to Arizona as a youngster with his family, lived with a pacemaker. According to the Mayo Clinic, transposition of the great arteries changes the way blood circulates through the body, leaving a shortage of oxygen in blood �lowing from the heart to the rest of the body. Without an adequate supply of oxygen-rich blood, the body can’t function properly, and a child faces serious complications or death without treatment. It’s usually detected either prenatally or within the �irst hours to weeks of life. Corrective surgery soon after birth is the usual treatment for transposition of the great arteries. The condition pushed him out of basketball and into music, thanks to his mother, Paula Pruett. He was just about to turn the music industry on its head, friends said, as The Guidance when he was found unresponsive in his apartment. At the time of Pruett’s death, Tommie Sunshine, who had just signed The Guid-
Stefan Pruett survived three open-heart surgeries starting at age 2. (File photo)
Pruett had signed a record deal with Tommie Sunshine prior to his death. (File photo)
ance to a record deal, said the musician lived for the moment. “When things like that happen, you really have to wonder what people know ahead of time,” Sunshine said. “He was living on borrowed time his entire life. He knew that from the time he was very, very young. He didn’t think he was going to make it out of being a teenager. Every minute of every day was bonus points. He knew it and he lived in such a way that he never made you forget it.
“He made you feel how important life was and how important it was to do the things you want to do and not hesitate. Having somebody around who’s that much a cheerleader is such a positive thing. You really want someone like that in your corner.” At the Crescent Ballroom, Pruett’s family will display Pruett’s “favorite personal items,” photos, instruments, shoes and hats. The concert will feature video presentations as well. Organizers chose to have it in Phoenix because “Peachcake had a good run in Arizona,” Dawson said. “The remaining members are going to perform a set of their music and then different people from different bands around Arizona and other states are �lying in to do the vocals. “It’s going to be intimate, but a celebration at the same time.” For Dawson, the show allows him to have closure. “This gives me the ability to celebrate somebody who I worked with for several years, hung out with, went through all the ups and downs until the unexpected end. “Because of COVID, we never got the chance to celebrate his life. There was a private funeral, but that’s not enough. That’s not what Stefan would have wanted. This is what Stefan would have wanted.”
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The kitchen and break room area inside the new Cave Creek Fire Station No. 1/Daisy Mountain Fire Station No. 147 on Jan. 3. (Photos by David Minton)
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response times. “It’s obvious from two years ago just how bad �ires can get,” Bunch said. “When you’re the mayor and you’re watching the big aircraft dumping retardant on your town and the helicopter dipping from the ponds and trying to control it — that’s a pretty scary thing.” Cave Creek had to start from scratch for �ire services, but Bunch said staff developed a �ire department in less than a year. Through an intergovernmental agreement with Scottsdale, Ford came to assist Cave Creek in its mission to join automatic aid. In the past year, the town registered for an of�icial �ire department ID, entered an agreement with the department of forestry and �ire management, evaluated cost estimates, discussed �inancial options, purchased a facility for their �ire department, partnered with Daisy Mountain Fire to hire and train up to 15 �ire�ighters for the town and approved the purchase of �ire and brush trucks. “I think we’re better prepared now for things that happen in that we’ve got four people on a truck as opposed to three, and two of them are medically trained. And, hopefully, we’ll have the support of the regional automatic aid system which is key,” Bunch said. While Ford has been instrumental in the development of the �ire department, he has repeatedly said credit should be given to dozens of others who made it happen. He said neighboring �ire departments and community leaders helped
Cave Creek Fire Station No. 1/Daisy Mountain Fire Station No. 147 celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 3. (Photo by David Minton)
along the way. In fact, the station might not have opened if it weren’t for their help. “We’ve gotten tremendous support from the region,” Ford said. “They’ve just been terri�ic and helped us along. Right now, with all the supply chain issues, it’s hard to get stuff and if we didn’t have something already purchased, it has been loaned to us to make sure that we’re up
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Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical Fire Chief Brian Tobin at the opening of the new Cave Creek Fire Station No. 1/Daisy Mountain Fire Station No. 147 on Jan. 3.
and running and ready to serve the community. They have been such a tremendous help to us, we couldn’t have done it without all the support.” This was an impressive step forward for Cave Creek, but Ford said there is still work to do. The next step is to present its quali�ications to the Life Safety Council, which determines what municipalities are eligible for joining the regional auto-
matic aid system. Ford said he looks to show that the town’s new �ire department will bring value to the community and will continue to try to grow and improve. “I’m very proud and I’m very thankful and grateful to the town of Cave Creek, it’s elected of�icials, citizens and visitors that have the faith and con�idence in us to provide the best possible emergency �ire and medical service,” Moore said at the opening ceremony.
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ADOT’s 2021 highway projects in review BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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• Loop 303 widening project between Happy Valley and Lake Pleasant parkways. Crews added new third lanes in each direction during 2021 along Loop 303 while also building several bridges to allow freeway traffic to be switched from temporary routes along the outside of the corridor to permanent mainline lanes. The $20.3 million project also added a new Loop 303 interchange at Jomax Parkway, which is scheduled to open soon when the city of Peoria completes the parkway between Vistancia Boulevard and the freeway.
everal projects on the state highway system were completed in 2021, while significant progress was made on other Arizona Department of Transportation jobs. As one year leads into a new one, ADOT provides “highway highlights” as part of its year in review.
Metro Phoenix Region • Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) Improvement Project between Interstate 17 and Princess Drive. New lanes were opened in each direction during 2021 along 13 miles of the Pima Freeway in the North Valley. The project has resulted in improved traffic flow and interchange capacity enhancements that include reconstructed ramps and several widened bridges. The $185 million project will be completed this month when crews finalize permanent lane striping.
• I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project between I-17 and Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain freeways). ADOT launched work on its largest urban freeway reconstruction project in summer 2021. As part of this $776 million project, crews will add new lanes, construct new Collector-Distributor roads, build and widen bridges and dramatically improve ramp connections between I-10 and State Route 143 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Completion is scheduled in late 2024.
• Reconstructed Interstate 17 bridge over Central Avenue. As part of a $13.5 million project, ADOT has replaced the old bridge south of Downtown Phoenix with a wider structure that will accommodate future regional plans for additional lanes along I-17. Work was completed in October on the modern bridge that also provides increased clearance for Valley Metro’s under-construction South
Southern/Central Arizona Regions • I-10 Interchange Reconstruction at Ruthrauff Road in Tucson. This $129 million project, completed in Octo-
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ber, included new bridge structures to carry Ruthrauff Road/El Camino del Cerro over both I-10 and the adjacent railroad tracks, eliminating the need for traffic to stop at a railroad crossing. I-10 also was reconstructed and widened by one lane in each direction in the area.
• New U.S. 60 Bridge over Pinto Creek. The new bridge on the only route between Superior and the Globe-Miami area was opened in September as part of a $22.7 million project that started in 2019. The new structure, which replaced a 72-year-old bridge, features 8-foot-wide shoulders and can handle heavier loads.
• I-10 Interchange Reconstruction at Houghton Road. The upgraded Houghton Road interchange, opened in November as the first Diverging Diamond Interchange in southern Arizona. The design, which has grown in popularity across the country, improves traffic flow while
reducing conflict points by allowing Houghton Road traffic to temporarily move to the left side of the crossing at I-10 and have direct access to freeway on-ramps without stopping at a traffic signal.
• Oracle Road (SR 77) Improvement Project between Miracle Mile and Calle Concordia. The $34 million project is resurfacing 10 miles of pavement on Oracle Road and Miracle Mile while also adding LED street lighting, signal and sidewalk improvements and other upgrades. While completion is scheduled in 2023, more than half of the resurfacing work is already finished.
• SR 189 (Mariposa Road) Improvement Project in Nogales. Completion is scheduled in early 2022 on flyover ramps to connect SR 189 with I-19 as part of the $134 million project, which will eliminate the need for
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no, Yavapai and Maricopa counties are eligible to apply. The application requires a teacher’s name, grade level, school, contact information and wish list. Previous years’ winners used adopt-a-teacher funds for creating a sensory room for special needs students, taking class field trips, providing project materials for class projects, restocking classroom supplies, purchasing digital resources and acquiring photography equipment for the school yearbook. To learn more or to apply for the adopt-a-teacher program, visit DesertFinancial.com/AdoptATeacher.
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Cave Creek Museum hosts antique appraiser BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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ave Creek Museum will present Antique Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Professional antique appraiser Sean Morton will tell guests the worth of their antiques and their back-
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ground. Morton has a wide-ranging interest in antiques from the readily recognizable to obscure. Each item appraised is a $20 donation. Limit two items per session with unlimited sessions. Pre-registration at the website, cavecreekmuseum.org, is appreciated. Walk-ins are welcome. The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek. For more information, call 480-488-2764. The museum is open from October to May.
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commercial trucks to stop at as many as three traffic signals. The primary goal of the project is to dramatically improve the flow of international commerce traveling to or from the border with Mexico.
Northern Arizona Region • Rio de Flag Bridge Replacement Project. This Historic Route 66 bridge, located in front of Flagstaff City Hall, was replaced in its entirety in summer 2021 as part of a $4.9 million project. Crews used an accelerated construction method involving components that were precast off-site. That allowed the bridge to be demolished and replaced in less than a week, limiting impacts to summer traffic in the busy downtown area. • Interstate 15 Bridge No. 1 Replacement. This challenging $56 million project was launched in 2021 in the Virgin River Gorge near the
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• Interstate 40 Bridge Replacements in the Flagstaff, Ash Fork areas. Crews made signi�icant progress in 2021 on new bridges at the Business 40 Interchange in west Flagstaff and along I-40 at Pineveta Draw west of Ash Fork. A pavement improvement project on US 60 and SR 260 in the Show Low area also began. All these projects, currently in winter hiatus status, are scheduled for completion this year.
As ADOT looks ahead to a busy new year for construction and maintenance projects throughout Arizona, drivers are asked to focus on safety when approaching and traveling through work zones along state highways. Lives are on the line so please slow down, pay attention to signs, avoid distractions and stay alert for workers and equipment.
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We Arizonans are ready for the ‘cold’ weather BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist
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rrrr it’s been cold! Yes, even here in Arizona, it has been frosty. But it is sometimes hard to grasp the wrath of Antarctica weather that has been wreaking havoc on over 100 million Americans, causing them to shiver shake, and run for cover. Baby, it’s cold outside! I was born in Cleveland and lived in Ohio for the first 26 years of my life. I think by the time I was 10 I knew that I was going to move to somewhere warmer. Perhaps, it was because I had to walk
to school in frigid, windy, lung piercing weather. Or maybe it was because my brother got frostbite (while walking to school) on both of his ears and they looked like heads of cauliflowers. Ouch! Cold weather brings challenges and rituals that we don’t usually worry about (OK, occasionally in higher elevations). Cover up the pipes, fire up the snow blower, scrape the windshield, start the car periodically or wrap the battery, throw the salt, shovel the walkway, turn up the heat, keep a drip of water in the pipes – oh my, it’s a whole lot of work for folks living in cold country. Not to mention turning a
Styrofoam ice cooler upside down and cutting a hole in the side for stray animals or throwing the bird seed and suet out for feathered friends. Put boots and a coat on Fido and “weather” the storm. A writer in South Dakota pointed out that “winter brings out character.” Might be true. But I am certain that winter brings out layers of clothing, goose-down jackets, face masks that only criminals should wear, thermal underwear, earmuffs, hats, wool socks and sturdy boots. Character? Perhaps while shoveling snow, it might feel like something “only the tough can endure,”
and provide a measure of pride. And since record-breaking cold spells don’t happen all the time, accepting the “bad” with the good is one way of coping. How else could so many people live through a summer in Phoenix unless it is “balanced” by a wonderful winter? How about those poor souls who were trapped in their cars on I-95 in Virginia for 15 hours overnight? Hundreds of cars were in gridlock, freezing temperatures, people stuck in their vehicles, running out of gas, no food, water or
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Pandemic response is less than impressive BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist
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f there’s one thing that continues to surprise me about the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not the death toll of 831,000 and rising, or that we’re approaching year three of the presence of the virus in our lives. It’s how poorly we as a nation have handled this public health emergency. When you grow up believing that you live in an exceptional country – a “shining city on a hill,” to borrow a phrase Ronald Reagan borrowed – it’s tough to see that country put in no better than a solid D-plus performance. Graded generously. Where have we gone wrong, you ask? I’d cite three major areas of failure: Scientific, journalistic and political. The scientific community performed amazing work creating effective vaccines against COVID-19 at warp speed. Where they’ve fumbled is not at the re-
search level, but where nerds stereotypically stumble — communicating with the rest of us. Some of this is to be expected; science is an evolutionary process, forever re-examining, rethinking. Scientists change their minds constantly, especially studying a virus that itself mutates by the day. But with COVID-19, the mind-changes have been so many and so radical, vast swaths of the nation seemed to have simply tuned out. The early days of the pandemic feel quaint now, as does the initial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mask guidance from the spring 2020. “If you are not sick,” the CDC told us. “You do not need to wear a facemask unless you are caring for someone who is sick (and they are not able to wear a facemask).” We’ve traveled a long, twisty road since then. And thousands of news reporters have squawked about it every step of the way. It’s not the local hacks I
have much of a problem with, but more the national networks and their style of mixing fact and bloviation. CNN, Fox, MSNBC and their ilk have treated a public health emergency like Election Night or a war, bouncing between factual reportage and commentary, until even a sophisticated viewer can’t tell the difference. Then there’s the politicization of the pandemic, using party ID as the metric of truth-telling. To be an independent American watching cable news in 2022 is to be stupefied by how everything — even the basic decision to get a vaccination or wear a mask — is politics today. Speaking of politics, remember President Trump’s ludicrous “15 days to slow the spread” campaign? That was about 666 days ago. Then we had President Biden’s June 2021 “month of action” that was going to launch a “summer of freedom.” Old Joe was positively giddy come Independence Day, delivering news the nation had nearly reached the goal of 70% of adults with at least one vaccination.
“This is one of the greatest achievements in American history, and you, the American people, made it happen,” the president claimed. “We are emerging from one of the darkest years in our nation’s history into a summer of hope and joy.” I guess summer was nice, at least in comparison to Biden’s recent description of how Omicron would create “a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated — for themselves, their families and the hospitals they’ll soon overwhelm.” Except now it seems maybe science has changed its mind on Omicron, which you may or may not have and which may or may not kill you. Except the CDC changed its mind on quarantines, shifting from 10 days to five for those with infections. Except you can’t tell if you’re infected because no home COVID-19 tests are in stock at the drugstore and the news says waits are eternal at testing centers. Of course, the news also says … blah, blah, blah. Like I said, a solid grade of D-plus.
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more essential things in life than good weather! There is golf in January, wearing shorts under clear, blue skies, taking walks on crisp winter mornings, playing pickle ball in the afternoon or riding a horse on a sunny day in February! Face masks? Forget about it. Sunglasses? Required. Salt? Not on streets, just on margarita glasses. The cold weather has arrived, and we are ready! Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.
comfort. Trucks jack-knifing and folks calling desperately for help, as Armageddon unfolded. Oh, Arizona, how we love thee. Even I-17 in the worst traffic mess should make us feel blessed. So, when a friend of mine in Ohio writes on Facebook that “weather is not everything” and there are far more important things in life than “a warm climate, sunny days and beautiful sunsets,” I have to agree. Of course, there are
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Arizona is ‘Ground Zero’ for ‘illegal’ invasion BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist
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he most transformational event in American history continues to unfold, but both media coverage and public understanding of it remain limited in what is supposed to be the “information age.” For the better part of the last 40 years, with only the quadrennial span from 2017 until 2021 providing a respite, an illegal invasion across our southern border has been conducted. It picked up again in January of last year, following the inauguration of Joe Biden. Now, it is worse than ever. And Arizona is “Ground Zero.” Our nation’s “fiscal New Year’s Day” occurred on Oct. 1 of last year, and in the first two months of FY 2022, the Yuma Border Sector bore the brunt of illegal immigration. To say “migrant encounters” with U.S. Customs & Border Protection rose exponentially is putting it mildly — in numerical terms, they increased 2647% from the same period 12 months earlier. By December, while children in the city of Yuma sang “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” city officials realized that scores of people who entered the country illegally would precede the Jolly Old Elf. During a five-day stretch early that month, more than 6,000 people entered the country illegally and made their way through the city limits; by Dec. 9 the influx forced Mayor Douglas Nicholls to declare a local “state of emergency.” The mayor’s proclamation of emergency could be interpreted as an exercise in “diplomatic understatement.” Perhaps Mayor Nicholls perceived that politically correct language would find favor in the Biden
White House, so the document described the “humanitarian crisis and threat of injury, damage and suffering to persons or property, including to the migrant families temporarily located in the city of Yuma.” Nice touch, that. If one thing has become crystal clear in the first year of Joe Biden’s residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it is that he and his administration place a higher emphasis on the well-being of noncitizens than the concerns and complaints of law-abiding, tax-paying citizens. So, the mention of “migrant families” would attract interest from the Biden Bunch. After all, those people will wind up as citizens — and voters — as soon as Ol’ Joe and beleaguered House and Senate Democrats find enough “Open Border Republicans” to enact a total and unconditional amnesty. And when that happens — if that happens — it would mean complete and abject surrender of our national sovereignty, rejection of our national heritage, and abdication of our capacity for self-governance. Instead, our future would be controlled by “newcomers,” enticed by the promise of unfettered benefits passed along by their new relative — an indulgent “Uncle Sam.” The political implications are obvious. But this goes far beyond the political equation. Sadly, in post-9/11 America, politicians of both parties have failed to see this for what it is: a direct threat to our national security and our very survival. Instead, they mistake it for a political problem to be managed…and exploited. Sure enough, Gov. Doug Ducey paid a visit to Yuma two days prior
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to Mayor Nicholls issuing his emergency proclamation. Before the TV cameras, backed by state, local, and federal officials, the governor was in fine fettle, at least politically speaking. “Mr. President, do something, do anything,” he said. While that press event was taking
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place, and within view of the TV cameras, some illegal aliens were doing something — they were unlawfully entering our nation. The date that this contrast between political speech and unlawful action occurred? Dec. 7. A date that already “lives in infamy” in American history. Gee…do you think someone is trying to tell us something?
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Arizona must rein in short-term rental disasters Editor: Arizona legislators need to seriously reconsider Senate Bill 1350 ushering in short-term rentals in 2016. The very unpopular bill, among residents and municipalities, was welcomed by legislators after slick short-term rental representatives sold the pitch, “We’re the good guys who’ll help ma and pa rent out that spare room to give ‘em an extra buck.” SB 1350 left communities without authority to exact restrictions upon these nuisance houses. Unlike Arizona, many states weighed the shortterm rental invasion more vigilantly setting rigid standards with stiff penalties prohibiting the free rein of unregulated short-term rentals. AirBnB’s $90 billion market value adds meager revenue to inhabited communities. Instead, such shortterm rental companies relegate expenses to municipalities and taxpayers by draining fiscal resources to enforce noise ordinances, manage and police disturbances. Meanwhile, short-term rental investors rake in easy money offering minimal, if any, management without requirements to enforce laws. Though some short-term rentals have “property managers,” their sole concern is their guests’ satisfaction. Meanwhile, antagonized, freaked out residents have to either move, suck it up or solicit local resources to quell what the “property managers” ignore. To the uninitiated, short-term rentals seem innocent enough until one pops up on your block resulting in 24/7 disturbances by groups of entitled revelers, who have spent thousands for an average stay of three days about 40-plus weeks per year. These “passers through” basically assume ownership of the neighborhood until the next privileged partiers arrive to
celebrate whatever blasting loud music and shouting incessantly in these ersatz hotels. Unfortunately, short-term rentals are free to elude laws hotels must adhere to, and are cheaper if large groups share the bill. Absentee investors swoop into our free-wheeling state converting homes into short-term rental windfalls. They bid up property listings, otherwise bought by people actually desiring to reside in a locality. Thus, short-term rental companies artificially increase real estate values, adding to our current, already inflated, prices. Ironically, residents in proximity to a shortterm rental suffer decreased property value, in addition to being denied peace and safety. According to a Bloomberg Businessweek article in June 2021, dangerous things happen in short-term rentals, including shootings, drugs, prostitution, rape, and even murders. Interestingly, on Dec. .18, 2021, at 2:50 a.m. a shooting occurred at a short-term rental near Hayden and Indian School roads in Scottsdale. Short-term rental corporations cover up these disastrous problems to prevent bad publicity, their anathema. VRBO alone averages $50 million yearly in payouts for damages through their department of “trust-and-safety,” leveraging victims to sign nondisclosures. Arizona legislators must untie the hands of cities and towns by reestablishing the authority once maintained over short-term rentals flooding Arizona. Short-term rentals have conquered our state creating serious fallout with their unrestrained disturbances. Legislators are responsible to their constituents, not a multibillion-dollar enterprise that destroys once-quiet neighborhoods and siphons away taxpayer resources. SB 1350 must go in 2022. Janet L. Veves Carefree
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Michael Pollack celebrates his best year BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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he year 2021 was one of the best for Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments, as it sold five Valley shopping centers. Pollack sold his Trailside Center located on Main Street in Mesa. He owned the center since 1994 and sold it for $2.4 million a few months ago. Like most of the shopping centers he has purchased over the years, the Pollack Investments owner completed a full interior and exterior remodel and brought the center to 95% occupancy or greater before selling it 27 years later.
Across the Valley, Pollack sold his Tower Plaza on Cave Creek Road in Phoenix for $2.4 million in the last two months. Similarly, he had owned Tower Plaza since 1995 and completed an entire renovation inside and out after purchasing it. Pollack also sold his Olive Plaza located at 67th Avenue and Olive in Peoria. The 31,700-square-foot center sold for $4.6 million. He purchased that center in 2003 and brought the center to near 100% occupancy during his ownership. Undoubtedly, the highest profile sale for 2021 was Pollack’s Apache Central Center, which sold to the city of
Michael Pollack’s Tower Plaza on Cave Creek Road in Phoenix sold for $2.4 million in the last two months. (Submitted photo) Tempe for $10.6 million and closed in late December. Pollack has owned the project since 1999. With more than 44,000-square-feet, Pollack said the city of Tempe will redevelop the property into a mixed-use center to provide affordable housing and retail. Pollack’s biggest sale of 2021 was Lindsay Marketplace off Broadway and Lindsay in Mesa. The 86,000-square-foot center sold for $11.2 million and closed in late December. The Pollack Investments owner purchased Lindsay Marketplace in 1993. While the center was designed ahead of its time, the real estate redeveloper finished building out the center and eventually renovated the interior. “These were all opportunistic buys,” Pollack said. “We were able to get a great deal on all these centers when we purchased them back in the early 1990s through the early 2000s. Then we went to work doing what we do best. We renovated them inside and out, and then held onto the centers for many years bringing the occupancy levels up to almost 100% and giving the communities back a center that they could be proud of for many years
to come.” Like most of his sales, Pollack said he always leaves money on the table for the next owner, but it was time to sell. Pollack says he hasn’t seen occupancies and values this high in 15 years. “This has been the best year we’ve seen in commercial real estate since 2006 and 2007,” Pollack said. “We sold these properties at precisely the best time in the market.” Pollack said his focus now turns to his existing portfolio which consists of owning and operating more than 3 million-square-feet of shopping centers and industrial parks in Arizona and California. Pollack, like many real estate investors and developers, is waiting to see what the feds do and how the tax laws and codes will be structured in the coming years. His Mesa-based company is also closing out one of the busiest years when it comes to leasing. In 2021, Pollack Investments set new internal records for leases and renewals. “This year alone on renewals and new leases I signed 750,000-squarefeet of leases,” Pollack said. “We haven’t done anything close to that since 2006.”
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mother looked out a window and saw Bryson playing church with their three kittens. He had them lined up and was preaching to them. The mother turned around to do some work. A while later, she heard meowing and scratching on the door. She went to the window and saw Bryson baptizing the kittens. She opened the door and said, “Bryson, stop that! You’ll drown those kittens.” Bryson looked at her and said with conviction: “They should have thought about that before they joined my church.”
Well, we can say that in this story, Bryson was really into “task” and not too much into relationships. Bryson’s accomplished “task” at the expense of “relationship.” In today’s culture, we see this all the time. Someone wants to climb the corporate ladder and doesn’t care what they must do to get there. A media source wishing to win at any cost adopts an “end justifies the means” philosophy. They build themselves up by tearing down other opponents to advance their narrative. Both examples above leave a carnage of broken relationships and twisted truths on the side of the road. Remember, the first victim of any war is the truth. Living a quality life without constant
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drama requires awareness of relationships and tasks. The first couple in the Bible is an excellent example of a blended relationship with a task. “God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.” Genesis 1:27-28. God made us humans to be fruitful and multiply. The first thing that men and women learned about was the power and promise of “right relationships.” God gave them the assignment of learning how to become “one flesh.” The two became one, and the one became many. Out of their relationship came a family and a community. Then after “relationship,” God gave them a mission, or what I call “task.” God charged them with subduing and ruling the Earth responsibly. He entrusted them with a task after establishing their relationship. Notice: The two become one, the one became many, and the many do work, that is, accomplish the task God has assigned for them. Notice, relationship first, task second. There is a powerful principle here. It’s called: agreement, unity, abundance. You see, it takes two parties with differing gifts to agree. If they can agree on their task, they move from agreement to oneness. Their oneness is for a purpose. When united parties work together to accomplish a task, it produces abundance or “be fruitful and multiply.” Most successful corporations exemplify the “agreement, unity, abundance” principle. It takes two or three to agree. This example is called “high relationship/high task.” There are four ways of living life in terms of relationship/task. The first example is people or organizations with high relationship/low task
orientation. These people love or care for everyone or a cause but achieve very little. They have great hearts, but they will not change the world. They live in the idea realm. While this is admirable, it generally leads to more and more ideas with less and less chance of ever happening. A vision unmanaged leads to frustration. They are right partially, and it’s killing them and their ideas. The second example is people or organizations with a low relationship/ high task orientation. In their world, the task becomes everything. Right relationships are a low priority for this type of person or organization. Often, this leads to utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the tendency to only stay connected with people if they function “for me or us” in meeting our needs. Hint: Don’t let your relationships be based solely on what others can do for you. The third example is the low relationship/low task style. This group dislikes or judges everyone and gets nowhere. Generally, they are great people who have retreated into the self-made bunker of the critic. That’s sad because their existence is evidence that this generation needs something that only their life contains. The final way of living is a high relationship/high task orientation. That’s how Jesus lived. And many other successful people and organizations have adopted Jesus’ style of living and leadership. High relationship/high task people finish the job well, build their marriage, family, business, team, or country, often with people of different views. And they can still get along. Opposites attract, then negotiate the differences if they understand the core value of relationships first, task second. God designed life this way. In today’s world, many self-centered,
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Lovin’ Life Expos return to the Valley BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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fter a 2020 pandemic pause, the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos are returning. They are set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at the Sundial Recreation Center in Sun City, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Mesa Convention Center. “We’re going to have great entertainment, a lot of informative exhibitors, and it’s just a great way to get out and find out what is going on in the community,” Lovin’ Life After 50 publisher Steve Strickbine said. “It’s a great way to meet lots of people and have some fun.” Previously, the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos have attracted thousands of people who network and gather information, as well as participate in the raffle prize giveaway and take a shot at hourly $100 cash prizes.
A plethora of local businesses will be in attendance at the Lovin’ Life Expos to offer attendees networking opportunities and gathering information about the businesses. (File photo) “These expos were started as just a way to allow organizations in the community to come together with people over 50 to show what they have to offer,” Strickbine said. “To give them information about things that are coming up in their organizations. “It has become a very good event, though, for entertainment and just a great way for getting out.” Among the exhibitors that will have
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booths at both the Sun City and Mesa Expos are 4C Medical Group (Optum Care), Arizona Liver Health, Home Concepts Custom Remodeling, Humana, AFC Physical Medicine and Hospice of the Valley. Specifically at the Sun City Expo will be Arizona Institute and Cosmetic La- Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos will be held in Sun City and Mesa. ser Center, Edward Jones (File photo) and MediSolutions LLC. For those who don’t know, “they’re a Unique to Mesa are Bright Health Plan, Mesa Marketplace Swap Meet, Emphasis band that has a theater in Branson, MisAdvisors and National Cremation Society. souri, where they play during the sum“With COVID we are being very careful mer months, and then they also have a with how we proceed, and we are follow- theater in the East Valley (in Mesa) where ing the CDC guidelines, of course, to make they play during the winter months. They sure that we are operating with best prac- were on ‘America’s Got Talent’ at one tices to make sure that everybody that point,” according to Strickbine. does attend stays safe,” Strickbine said. The Duttons’ set list includes bluegrass, In terms of entertainment, the Duttons see EXPO page 18 will be returning to the stage once again.
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emphasis-driven individuals, businesses, and leaders have lost their desire to work for right relationships with others with differing viewpoints. But conformity is no substitute for unity. Believe me. No one should get their way all the time. Arrogance isn’t thinking too much of ourselves but thinking too little of others. What if marriages, partnerships, businesses, cities and countries aligned to God’s pattern. The world would be an even better place. Just think, from the beginning, God has been saying, teamwork makes the dream work. Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. Ed has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy. com. Ed may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.
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Disney on Ice skates into the Footprint Center BY BY JORDAN HOUSTON Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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isney on Ice is encouraging kids to “Dream Big” through the ice skating tour of the same name. Presented by Feld Entertainment, the tour kicks off the New Year in Phoenix with seven performances from Thursday, January 13, to Sunday, January 16, at the Footprint Center. The show will feature Walt Disney favorites, including Minnie, Miguel, Moana, Elsa, Belle and Genie, while highlighting the magic and adventure of their tales through world-class figure skating. Disney On Ice veteran skater Frederic Allain, a native of Canada, assures that “Dream
Big” is guaranteed fun for “the whole family.” “We have 10 Disney stories all mashed up
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Prince Naveen and Princess Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” will make an apperance just the performances at the Footprint Center. (Photo courtesy of Disney on Ice)
into one show, and it includes classics like ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and goes all the way up to more modern stories like ‘Moana’ and ‘Frozen,’” Allain said. He plays Aladdin in “Dream Big’s” opening segment. “There is really a little bit for everyone, whether you are the parents who have seen Disney since you were a child, or literally someone much younger that is now discovering all of these Disney stories,” he said. “If you have a favorite character, it’s probably going to get showcased.” Audience members can join Moana and Maui on an “action-packed voyage to restore the stolen heart of Te Fiti,” as well as explore the Land of the Dead with Miguel from Dis-
ney Pixar’s “Coco” for an immersive celebration of Día de los Muertos on ice. Rapunzel will captivate viewers during her “hair-raising quest to see the floating lights,” while “Frozen” icons Anna, Elsa and Olaf hit the rink in a dramatic retelling of the sisterly love that saved the kingdom of Arendelle. “We always try to keep things fresh,” Allain said. “We’ve added newer stories to the show to make sure we’re up-to-date with today’s stuff.” “Dream Big” will honor the strength, bravery and kindness of Disney’s original characters “who stole the hearts of millions” across
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TV screens over the last 90 years, such as Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Belle and Cinderella. For Aladdin aficionados, Allain said his opening segment as the “street urchin” is “super high energy” and engaging. “I get to run around the marketplace and there are guards chasing me because I’m a ‘street rat’ trying to steal food to help other people,” the former competitive ice dancer said. “I eventually meet Princess Jasmine and go on a magic carpet ride and it’s a super romantic number with high-risk elements and beautiful costumes.” On July 14, 2021, Disney on Ice celebrated its 40th anniversary and became one of Disney’s longest licensees. “We have skaters who come from so many backgrounds and so many countries,” said Allain, who has been performing with Disney On Ice for 12 years. “We’re a very international cast and super diverse, but we all get together because we have this passion for skating and performing and that’s just rewarding on its own. I don’t feel like I’m working, it’s just something I love to do.” Although Disney on Ice was paused during the COVID-19 lockdown, the promoter, Feld Entertainment, emphasizes promoting Guest Wellness Enhancements “to help keep families safe at its live events.” Show venues, including Phoenix, will follow COVID health and safety standards in accordance with all federal, state and local guidelines. “After the COVID year where a lot of our shows were canceled, we’re happy to be back and to get people outside of the house to have a moment with their family and have something special to bring home,” Allain said. “Dream Big” isn’t the first Disney gig under the ice dancer’s belt. Allain also participated in Disney on Ice presents “Rockin’ Ever After,” “Princesses & Heroes,” “The Wonderful World of Disney” and “Treasure Trove.” A self-described Disney kid, Allain says his relationship with the entertainment giant has evolved since joining the Disney on Ice team in 2009. “I actually really did love Disney movies as a kid,” he said. “It’s funny, touring with Disney on Ice, I kind of relearned all about the Disney movies as an adult. You see them in a totally different way. We’ll watch them to study how people move, how people act and their reactions because we want to portray
Disney on Ice returns to the Valley at the Footprint Center Thursday, January 13 to Sunday January 16. (Photo courtesy of Disney on Ice) all of their characters.” Allain, who competed in seven national ice dance championships and two international competitions representing Canada, recalls his passion for figure skating as a child, despite growing up in a hockey-obsessed country. At 8 years old, Allain found his “ice” legs after his dad built an ice rink for him and his sister in their backyard. “(Canada) is a big hockey country and I think my dad always wanted to push me to be a hockey player,” Allain said. “My sister and I would skate night and day and twirl around, so I begged to go to skating lessons. I got to join a learn-to-skate figure skating class and I fell in love.” With the support from his parents, Allain competed with the junior national team as an ice dancer until his early 20s, he explains. When the skater retired from competing, the Disney on Ice opportunity presented itself two years later. “What I find really enjoyable about performing for Disney on Ice is seeing people’s faces — especially the kids,” Allain said. “A lot of them will come dressed up as their favorite character and when they see you perform, everyone feels like they’re in the story and that they’re a part of it. Any time I see somebody’s excited face, it brings joy to my performance and gives me energy.”
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inside | sales Join our experienced inside sales team! Do you have print media/digital advertising selling experience? We may be looking for you! The position is in Tempe (Broadway curve area) includes lots of out-bound calls selling advertising all over Phoenix Metro and even Tucson! Our 20 local publications, newspapers, magazines and digital solutions fit pretty much every need! Great team environment Our small team wants to grow with you! Do you get excited when you sell? Do you talk louder when you are selling something you believe in? We get it—it’s exciting to sell! Do you learn quickly, like to stay organized, multi-task, are you familiar with Gmail, Google Docs/Sheets/Voice, Word, Excel, internet browsing and other software programs? This is a full time job with benefits. 8:30-5pm Mon-Fri. If you think you are the missing puzzle piece, please apply! Wait, did I mention we are a FUN team? Send your resume with cover letter to Elaine: ecota@timespublications.com
Affordable Anthem Executive Office Suite for Lease in Gateway Office Park. Incl: Internet, util, alarmed. 623-696-8670
Deadline: Wednesday at 5pm for the following Wednesday
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Call: 480-292-6777
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Rock Springs Café is located just 15 minutes north of Anthem – Exit 242. *Signing CASH BONUS at the end of 30 days employment
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Employment General
Earn Extra Income For The Holidays!
Gannett Publishing Services wants to contract you to deliver newspapers and magazine products in the early morning hours in the Phoenix metro area.
Earn up to $400 per week Work just 2-3 hours a day between 12:00AM - 6:00AM All routes are 7 days a week
Routes are available now across metro Phoenix (East Valley, West Valley, North and South Phoenix). Please include home zip code when applying.
How It Works
What You Need
What We Offer
We’ll provide you a daily delivery list
A Reliable Vehicle
Weekly pay can be up to $400 per week depending on the size of your route
Pick up your newspapers from our local distribution center
A Valid Arizona Driver’s License
Direct payment deposit into bank account
Valid Auto Insurance
Flexibility, as most routes have a wide allotted time frame for delivery
Go at your own pace, as long as papers are delivered by our established deadlines
APPLY NOW Scan the QR code with your smartphone Visit htp://deliveryopportunities.gannett.com
or call 602-444-4243
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Plumbing
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Roofing
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Almeida Roofing Inc.
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est. 2002 ~ Anthem, Arizona
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