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This Week

NEWS ................. 6 Gold mining experience opens Saturday, Feb. 12

FEATURES ........ 20 Paradise Valley author hosts book signing event

YOUTH ............. 24 Cave Creek students awarded to college dean’s lists

OPINION ................... 10 BUSINESS ................. 17 FEATURES ................ 20 YOUTH ...................... 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............ 25 Zone 2

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Soroptimists celebrate 100 years by helping 100 women BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

oroptimist International, a feminist nonpro�it organization, is celebrating its 100th birthday with the Phoenix chapter and others across the globe pledging to serve 100 women in need. “A lot has changed for women and girls in 100 years, but the road to equality continues to be dif�icult,” said Lori Reed, former president of the Soroptimist International Phoenix chapter. “Women and girls face tremendous challenges, solely because of their gender

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From left are Pat Norris, retired Arizona Court of Appeals judge, division one, and former Soroptimist International Phoenix Chapter member; bankruptcy court Judge Madeleine Wanslee, SIP member; Susan Freeman, partner Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie); the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former associate justice U.S. Supreme Court; Judge Mary Schroeder, Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, SIP member; Sarah Curley, retired bankruptcy court judge, SIP member; and Sandra Day O’Connor, retired associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court, former member. (Photo courtesy of Soroptimist International)

Sky Ranch seeks volunteer for committee BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

he Sky Ranch is looking for a volunteer to serve on its community relations committee. To be considered, residents can contact erica@carefree.org by Saturday, Feb. 19. The Carefree Town Council will appoint a committee member at its Tuesday, March 1, meeting. Town of Carefree — through ordinances Nos. 99-03 and 85-22 — grant a special use permit to Sky Ranch Flight As-

sociation to use its property as a private airport and imposes certain conditions on such uses. One such condition is the establishment of an advisory committee to advise the airport about its impact on and relationship with the town of Carefree. It also acts as a liaison between the town and the airport. The Sky Ranch Community Relations Committee and meets at least quarterly with the airport’s management. Per the ordinance, the advisory com-

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care system. “The idea is to take those who are at a disadvantage and help them and socially and economically empower them, and that’s done through education,” said Cave Creek resident and Soroptimist member Sarah Curley. “What we found is that if a woman is educated, it creates healthier families, and the children tend to aspire for higher educational goals. Even the world bank has said that if you educate women, you help out the economies locally and around the world.” Curley said she joined the club in 1988 because she thought the focus on education could have a long-term positive impact. She said she was inspired and wanted to make a difference, a goal that it’s fair to say she’s achieved over the 34 years she has been involved. As part of that emphasis on education, Curley works closely with the Girls Leadership Academy, which helps girls accomplish their educational and career goals.

and they suffer disproportionately from poverty, racism, sexual assault, domestic violence and sex traf�icking. With its long history of working with women and girls, Soroptimist knows that helping them get education, skills and training is a powerful strategy toward achieving economic empowerment.” Soroptimist International of Phoenix chose 100 women in the Valley to receive cash awards, access to community service programs and mentoring by the nonpro�it’s members. The group is dedicated to women who need help the most. The Arizona chapter has created many programs during its 86 years to reach more young women. This includes a scholarship program called The Women Investing in Successful Education, the Dream It Be It program dedicated to career empowerment, Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona and Foster 360 to support girls who are aging out of the foster

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“We have programs that are done pretty much on a weekly basis with the school,” she said of the Girls Leadership Academy. “We focus on things like their career goals and what they would like to do, and then we have members who go in and actually speak about that career. It gives them a goal, something to aspire to.” Curley said they also help the girls with scholarships and said the Soroptimist International Phoenix chapter provided $41,000 in scholarships in 2021. More than just providing scholarships and maybe helping with homework, Curley said mentoring is special to her. She said unlike other organizations that may come in for a day, the Soroptimists work alongside the girls for a year, and sometimes choose to stay involved and help outside the club. For their pledge to help 100 women, Curley said the Phoenix chapter is already at 81 and plans to hit its mark. “The major way we help them is through scholarships, but that certainly isn’t the only way,” Curley said. “For instance, one of the organizations we’ve worked with is Foster 360. They help those aging out of the system at 18. We’ve provided handson assistance, microwave ovens, beds — whatever they need.” Reed said Soroptimist International was founded in 1921 by women who wanted to help the community but were not allowed to be part of the allmale Rotary Club at the time. Since its inception, Soroptimist now has about 1,300 clubs in 21 countries. For those interested in becoming a Soroptimist, there is the Phoenix chapter and a Saguaro Foothills Chapter that is near Cave Creek and Carefree. To become a member, Reed said to go to their website, read through the mission statement and apply online. There is also a donation option for those who may not be able to make the commitment to join the group but still want to help.

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Carefree council makes several moves BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

t the Carefree Town Council meeting on Feb. 1, it revealed that Judge Jay Adelman of the Maricopa County Superior Court lifted the temporary restraining order for the water reservoir in the Boulders. The project will be moving forward. In other moves: • Seven educators were recognized by the council at the Cave Creek Unified School District: Michelle Adair, Black Mountain Elementary School; Rita Antoni, Desert Sun Academy; Carrie Barret, Lone Mountain Elementary School; Jennifer Dennison, Desert Willow Elementary School; Jill McLyn, Sonoran Trails Middle School; Elaine Young, Horseshoe Trails Elementary School and Allison Zilka, Cactus Shadows High School. • Stacey Bridge-Denzak, planning director and zoning administrator, did the second reading of ordinance 2022-01. The town council approved this amendment, which addresses conflicting class 1 misdemeanor penalties in Chapter 10 Building and general inconsistencies throughout town code regarding penalties. Bridge-Denzak explained the penalties will not change, as the resolution applies specifically to language clarification. • As part of resolution 2022-02, town council approved the transfer of American Rescue Funds to the town of Carefree Utility Community Facility District. Town Administrator Gary Neiss provided background on the use of these funds for water infrastructure improvements. Carefree Water Co. general manager Greg Cross-

man explained to the council how these funds are used to enhance system capacity and wildfire protection. • Town Council approved the request from Town Engineer Mark Milstone to purchase a replacement vehicle for the public works department. While on duty, a public works staff member was rear ended and the truck was totaled. The council members reviewed • the draft capital improvement plan, a working blueprint for sustaining town infrastructure. It is an outgrowth of the council’s work plan that was approved in the fall of 2020. The town is updating the 10-year pavement preservation plan, which will be part of the capital improvement plan. In addition, capital assets such as fire apparatus equipment required to join automatic aid are being programmed into the plan. This does not include future increases to the town’s operational costs. That will be part of the annual budget discussion. On Feb. 15, the public safety advisory committee will share its thoughts and recommendations on the town’s future fire and emergency service program. • The town looks forward to continuing its positive relationship with Bashas’ as the new owners, Raley’s, assume ownership of the store. To aid in the transition, council approved the transfer of the liquor license to the new owners. • Economic Development Director Steve Prokopek said the Carefree Farmers Market is growing and thriving. Council approved the associated street closure behind the amphitheater. The market is held on Fridays in the Sanderson Ford Pavilion.

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Gold mining experience opens Feb. 12

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he Cave Creek Museum will offer demonstrations of its stamp mill from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Evelyn Johnson, interim executive director, said the museum will start up its stamp mill, water tower, mineral panning, blacksmithing and more that Saturday. “Cave Creek Museum is proud to feature Arizona’s mining history,” Johnson said. “Our historic stamp mill and tramway is from the Golden Reef Mine on Continental Mountain and is the only one in Arizona within �ive miles of its original site. We want people to come and experience how gold mining was done back in the day. And plan to spend time exploring our exciting new The Arizona Gold Mining Experience, which includes blacksmithing, a mine and gold panning.”

The stamp mill will operate on the second Saturday of each month during the museum’s 2022 season. 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. In other museum news, it will present a Kiwanis-sponsored Family Sunday program called “Cacti and a Field Guide” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. The Sonoran Desert is known for its many species of cacti and their spring blooms. Join Desert Foothills Land Trust at the Cave Creek Museum and learn about the common cacti found throughout the Arizona desert. Visitors will make their own �ield guide and can create a desert �lower to take with them. The event is free and open to the public.

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The Cave Creek Museum’s stamp mill will operate on the second Saturday of each month during the museum’s 2022 season, which runs through May. (Photo courtesy of the Cave Creek Museum)

Brnovich defends Second Amendment at supreme court BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

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rizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are co-leading a coalition of 25 states to protect Americans’ right to bear arms, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case Bianchi v. Frosh, where the justices should overturn the Fourth Circuit’s approval of a Maryland �irearms ban. “Americans do not require approval from a local jurisdiction to exercise their constitutional rights,” Brnovich said. “We must vigorously oppose this type of misguided overreach at all levels of government.” The coalition is urging the supreme court to strike down a 2013 Maryland law that restricts what �irearms law-abiding citizens may possess to pro-

tect themselves, thereby compromising the Second Amendment rights of millions of citizens. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this ban in violation of supreme court precedent by creating its own standard that allows the prohibition of �irearms if a court thinks the weapon is useful in military service. Americans bearing these �irearms bene�it public safety, counterbalance the threat of illegal gun violence, and help make streets safer. He added, the supreme court should not allow a state to invade its citizens’ constitutional rights. If left untouched, Maryland’s unconstitutional ban on firearms and the Fourth Circuit’s erroneous standard threaten the constitutional rights of

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Calling for art inspired by nature BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

esert Foothills Land Trust invites artists to submit entries for Art for Land’s Sake 2022 — Inspired by Nature. This is the eighth annual art exhibit promoting the beauty of nature through traditional and representational artworks. The event celebrates the lands permanently protected by the land trust, to promote its mission to protect wildlife and conserve sensitive lands for the survival of the Sonoran Desert, and to endorse the importance of a human connection to nature. This year, the exhibit and auction will be online in conjunction with an in-person opening reception on Thursday, March 31, at The Holland Center, the Foothills Community Foundation community center locat-

ed at 34250 N. 60th Street, Building B, Scottsdale. The reception will feature a preview display of selected art from the exhibit and the chance for guests to purchase art prior to the opening of online bidding. “After opting to move the exhibit completely online last year to avoid canceling our 2021 event, we are so pleased to be able to offer an opportunity to experience some of the art in-person this year,” said Vicki Preston, chief executive officer/president of Desert Foothills Land Trust. “This hybrid event will help us reestablish that personal connection to nature through art.” The deadline for entries is March 4. Eligible art can be 2D or 3D including, but not limited to, all media such as digital art, photography, paintings, sculpture, fiber art and jewelry,

with a minimum value of $150 each. Submitted art will be reviewed on the aesthetic and technical skill of the artists in depicting the theme of the online exhibit — inspired by nature. Jurors Laurie Nessel and A.H. Smith will select best in show in multiple categories. Jury selections will be featured in the online exhibit. The online exhibit will be open for public preview starting March 28, with bidding available from April 1 to April 11. To learn more about the jurors, the exhibit and auction, or how to submit artwork, visit dflt.org. For more than 30 years, Desert Foothills Land Trust has been working in the Desert Foothills communities north of Phoenix to connect people to nature and protect and steward sensitive lands and species of the Sonoran Desert.

“Jewel of the Creek” by Genise McGregor was a previous entry to the Desert Foothills Land Trust’s Art for Land’s Sake exhibit. (Submitted

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The land trust has permanently protected nearly 1,000 acres of valuable conservation lands. Many of the preserves are open to the public for exploration and light recreation. The Land Trust also offers guided tours, volunteer opportunities and educational programs to build awareness about the importance of land protection for the survival of the Sonoran Desert and for future generations to enjoy.

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“Cool Cat’s Watering Hole” by Joye DeGoede was a previous entry to the Desert Foothills Land Trust’s Art for Land’s Sake exhibit. (Submitted photo)

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Low-cost screening helps identify heart attack, stroke risk

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brazo Health is offering a quick, inexpensive screening of the body’s circulatory system that can help identify risks for heart attack and stroke. Community screening events are being planned at Abrazo hospitals in Phoenix, Surprise, Glendale and Cave Creek. AngioScreen is a low-cost vascular risk assessment system that provides information about an individual’s blood flow in the neck and leg arteries, heart rhythm, blood pressure and fitness following an exam that takes only about 10 minutes. Cost for the screening is $59 and includes a consultation to review results. The assessment can help provide participants with information about their vascular system that may indicate risk for heart attacks, stroke or peripheral artery disease (PAD). A person can have PAD, which could increase

risk for heart attack or stroke, and not even know it, said Dr. Gopi Cherukuri, interventional cardiologist and Abrazo Health AngioScreen medical adviser. Participants get a confidential, color printout with photos of the carotid arteries and exam results. A clinician provides a brief consultation to explain the results, which participants are encouraged to share with their personal physician for follow up. For those who do not want the full screening, complimentary blood pressure and heart rhythm checks are available. Masking and other precautions will be in place for the upcoming screening events. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital, 5227 E. Carefree Highway, Cave Creek. “Abrazo is celebrating Heart Month by bringing health awareness into the community and offering this screening to the public. The system is portable, and

In this pre-pandemic photo from 2019, a patient receives a carotid artery ultrasound as part of an AngioScreen screening. Masking and other precautions will be in place for the upcoming Heart Month events. (Photo courtesy of Abrazo) screenings can be performed at community events as well as employer worksites,” said Abrazo Health’s Cindy Roberts, RN. “Only a physician is quali�ied to fully interpret the signi�icance of the measurements and ultrasound images in the context of an individual’s personal medical history. The AngioScreen information can be used by participants to share with their doctor and should not replace regular examinations and consultations with their personal physician.” To register for one of the Abrazo Heart Month screening events visit AbrazoHealth.com/angioscreen or call 1-888-602-3648.

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The Super Bowl is blocking Valentine’s Day BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

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day. Overtime deciding the fate of teams. Mistakes, fumbles, interceptions and plain stupid calls played out in front of our disbelieving eyes. And yet, we also witnessed greatness, when a ball sails through the air to new heights, to be caught on the fly, or makes it perfectly through the goal posts. So, all we can do is cheer, yell and coach from the living room. Oh, we are great armchair coaches. What were special teams thinking when they sent out only 10 men to block a field goal? Yikes, and this happened to be the game-winning field goal. Idiots! Hold on, quarterback, why are you going for

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Guess all those chips, dips, wings, pizza and beer has consequences. And a shocking 6% of Americans will call in sick from work the day after the big game. Perhaps this year, Valentine’s Day is being eclipsed by a bigger celebration — of indigestion and hangovers. Only kidding, we can love a little football and still eat candy on Valentine’s Day. Hmmm, not so sure. Get ready for football! Enjoy the spectacle of a great show. Grab your favorite antacid and munch away because wings, pizza and beer are recommended — but not required. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.

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READER’S VIEWPOINTS Not Carefree anymore? Editor: In Carefree these days, town “progress” can be measured several ways. An unsightly Hampton Inn, designed for mass tourism, at the heart of downtown. Commercial development slated to con-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR sume every remaining bit of open desert space. Our town government being laser-focused on “economic development” and attracting developers. The government seizure of private land and forced industrialization of open desert space. And town hall deciding what is best for Carefree residents and never bothering

to ask us. Deception has been instrumental to this “progress” in Carefree. The town claimed that western residents on Cave Creek water suffered from poor water quality, requiring it to “consolidate” water service. But the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has never received a complaint from a Carefree resident. ADEQ also insists that Cave Creek water is perfectly fine and has told Carefree to cease claiming otherwise. The town has told western Carefree residents — and Arizona courts — that a costly new water tank must be built to extend water service to the west. But it told its creditors that it could serve the area even without a new tank. It also admits that no study has ever concluded that a new tank is necessary. The town even says that it plans to resume purchasing water treated by Cave Creek. Town officials amended the general plan to permit dense development at the corner of Tom Darlington and Carefree Highway — more than 150 transient rooms. It used a procedure that eliminated any need to put this to the voters, despite the mayor previously saying that residents would have a vote on any such change. Town officials, in private emails with the property owner and a potential developer, have discussed how to increase the water available for the development of this corner. Unsurprisingly, the plan involves new water lines from Tom Darlington and Carefree Highway, directly downstream from the proposed tank. Could this be the real motivation for building a new tank? The town faces an immediate fiscal crisis — the chronic underfunding of our essential ﬁre protection and public safety. The city of Scottsdale just terminated its “mutual aid” agreement with Carefree. We now are on our own, in an increasingly wildﬁre-prone environment. The cost of joining surrounding communities in “automatic aid” will run into the millions and is probably unsupportable without a property tax. Town officials insist that increased development and

sales tax revenues are the way forward. But unbridled expansion, unnecessary infrastructure development, and reliance on uncertain revenues already has landed us in the current predicament. Let’s tell town officials our thoughts about rampant development and spending. Tell them that you want them to listen to all the voters, not just a noisy few. Tell them why you chose to live here: the beauty of our special desert, its peace and tranquility, and its night skies lit only by the stars and the moon. Tell them you do not want the government waste, increased traffic, noise, litter and inevitable crime that comes with unchecked development. In August, you can vote to prohibit the abuse of eminent domain to seize preserved open desert space and private property for the benefit of developers. Remember to vote to save our desert. Maureen “Mo” Benedetto Chair, Carefree Citizens for Responsible Government

Hunting guidelines Editor: The clock is ticking for submission of comments to AZ Game and Fish regarding its five-year hunting guidelines, spanning 2023 to 2028, of mountain lions, bobcats and bears. Mountain lions and bears in particular are much sought after by big game hunters, many of whom pay thousands for online-purchased guided hunts. Others similarly spend huge amounts to buy and train tracking-hounds to tree and easily kill their prey. AZGFD wants to hear from Arizona residents of all stripes, hunters and non-hunters alike. My concern is preservation of all our wild fauna, but specifically the mountain lion population in Arizona. Mountain lions were pursued in decades past by bounty hunters

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Election audit raised questions that are ignored BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist

f a murder mystery is called a “Whodunit,” what should we call the curious events surrounding Election Day 2020? The Left has collectively decried any expression of concern as willing participation in spreading “the big lie.” The Right, gobsmacked by the audacity and perverse ingenuity of the caper’s magnitude, has characteristically split into two major factions. First, there are the MAGA backers who loudly object that what transpired was the “Crime of the Century.” Then there are the Establishmentarians, who are so dependent on “business as usual” in the D.C. swamp that they meekly agree with their tormentors across the aisle. It is that second “conservative” faction, racked by the odious combination of self-interest and self-loathing, that predictably earns plaudits from the chattering classes.

While the blow-dried and bubbly infotainers on the alphabet networks and their cable cousins celebrate Republican “statesmen,” a very different assessment comes from Americans who work hard, play by the rules and have been awakened to the absurd scam of “wokeism.” On the rare occasions when those outside the spotlight are asked about their wayward “brethren,” a one-word description is heard: “Sellouts!” The Arizona Senate, unlike its federal counterpart, actually took steps to explore possible electoral malfeasance in Arizona’s most populous county. For its authorization of an election audit in Maricopa County, a cacophony of criticism was unleashed upon our State Senate. The pro-authoritarian stenographers who self-identify as “journalists” routinely ignore or mischaracterize revelations that raise the specter of a suspect election. A case in point: the recent Senate Gov-

ernment Committee hearing featuring the testimony of Paul Harris, who voiced his concerns with possible violations of the Uniform Overseas Civilian Absentee Voting Act. Harris, an audit manager, told the committee that actual ballots had been replaced by sheets of copy paper: “Did you all know that our ballots came back like this from our overseas people? Did any of you know this? It is such a sham that I had people every day at my table taking pictures of these ‘ballots’ that were scanned down. It took my team three complete days to count all of the UOCAVA ballots. “You know why? Because in 2016, the numbers were apparently 1,600 UOCAVA ballots that came back in the most significant election in our lifetime. In 2020, the numbers were close to 9,600 ballots that came back. .. And in a state where a candidate won by 10,000 votes, that is 8,000 new votes during an election where people were brought home because there

was a pandemic…No chain of custody. There’s nothing to identify where this piece of paper came from.” No imagination is required to identify where the local daily newspaper is coming from in its coverage, which headlined its coverage thusly: “Arizona Senate panel gives platform to conspiracy theories as it approves election-related bills.” Objective coverage? Fuggedaboutit!

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kittens. Poppy, a female mountain lion now living at the Southwest Wildlife Center in Scottsdale, is an example of a rare, rescued, motherless kitten, orphaned after her mother was shot. Somehow this starving, dying kitten found her way to a farmer who turned her over to the center, where she will reside permanently to the delight of visitors. Though Poppy will never know the life of her wild ancestors, if AZGFD recommends guidelines that are less punitive, there is hope for her and her kind to roam free of harassment in the few remaining states where they survive. To learn more about science-based recommendations for reforming mountain lion hunting in Arizona, visit mountainlion.org. Even better would be to consider California’s very successful Wildlife Protection Act, which permanently banned the sport hunting of mountain lions. Send your comments to AZHuntGuidelines@azgfd.gov.

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Traditional IRAs can be a tax time bomb BY HAROLD WONG Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

mericans are not big savers. Prior to the last two COVID-19 years, 7.78% of after-tax disposable income was the average savings rate for the 10-year period from 2010-2019, according to Statista 2022. People save for many reasons, but a big incentive is the immediate reduction in taxes from contributing to a traditional IRA, 401k, 403b, or 457 retirement plan. To simplify this article, we will call all tax-deferred retirement accounts IRAs. If you contribute $6,000 to an IRA and are in the 25% tax bracket, that saves you $1,500 in federal taxes for that tax year. If you contribute $19,500 (the maximum 401k contribution limit for 2020 and 2021 for those who are under age 50 and have at least this much of earned income) and you are in the 30% combined federal and state tax bracket, you save $5,850 of income tax. At my many live seminars, I meet many who have been good savers and many engineers fall into this category. By the time they are 62, many have saved $1 million in traditional IRAs, and extra in nonqualified money (meaning not a traditional tax-qualified retirement plan). Suppose they contributed a total of $10,000 each year to their retire-

ment plan from age 33 to 62, for a total of 30 years. Total contributions come to $300,000. If they were in an average 25% tax bracket, they would have saved a total of $75,000 of income tax. They rode the stock market roller-coaster and now have $1 million in their IRA. Congratulations! However, the $1 million is now a ticking tax time bomb because whenever you pull money out to enjoy in retirement, it’s fully taxed as ordinary income because it’s really deferred wages. Once you turn age 72, the IRS forces you to start annual required minimum distributions (RMDs), or distributions of part of your IRA. The RMD amount increases each year. If you have $1 million in your IRA at age 62, you only need a 7% compound average return for it to become $2 million at age 72. When you file your tax return for the year, you are shocked to find out that your first RMD is $72,993 ($2 million divided by 27.4 year life expectancy). If you always maintain $2 million, at 82, you have an 18.5-year life expectancy and so your RMD is $108,108. At 92, your life expectancy is 10.8 years and your RMD is $185,185. Suppose you and your wife died in a car crash any time starting at age 72 or older with $2 million in your IRA and you had two kids. If each kid inherits $1 million, it adds to whatever taxable income they have.

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Suppose their total tax bracket is 40% and they each owe $400,000 of income tax on the inherited IRA. You saved $75,000 of tax by contributing $300,000 to your 401k; and yet your family pays $800,000 in total tax. Your family paid 10.67 times the tax that you saved. That’s why traditional IRAs are a ticking tax time bomb. The bigger your IRA becomes, the bigger tax burden occurs! The only solution to this tax problem, or the problem of taxable RMDs, is to do a Roth IRA Conversion. The next article, to be published in March, will cover how to convert your tradi-

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Paradise Valley author hosts book signing BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

fter 25 years in the marketing and advertisement industry, Paradise Valley resident Ann W. Jarvie changed her career path to novelist. She will celebrate the release of her second novel, “The Woods of Hitchcock,” with a book signing from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Barnes & Noble in Desert Ridge Marketplace. “I’ve often said that when I was in marketing, I wrote very complex comprehensive marketing plans and advertising plans in my life but nothing is as hard as writing a novel,” said the Georgia native. “I’ll just be honest, however, it’s very rewarding. “When you write the end, it’s an accomplishment and it does require a lot of perseverance. You have to come up with the concept, you have to write a copy that keeps people turning the page. You have to put on a marketing hat and sell it to a publisher and then you have to go out and sell it to the ultimate consumer and it requires a jack of all trades so to speak.” Jarvie’s first novel, “The Soul Retrieval,” was in what she dubbed The Henrietta series. “The first novel is an epic novel that was inspired by a true story in my family — a true murder mystery in my family,” Jarvie admitted. “The story sort of haunted me and I just felt like I needed to find out how this guy died. “My grandmother lived on this Native American reservation, and it was all very strange story and yet no one in my family knew how the guy died, or why he died.” While researching what had hap-

pened, Jarvie decided to take the story into her own hands and fictionalize it resulting in her first novel. “That literally took my 20 years probably to write it,” Jarvie said. “To be fair, I was working full time and I was raising my children, so it took me 20 to 25 years to write it, then when we moved to Arizona, I was like I’m going to finish this thing. I’m going to get it done and I did.” Jarvie moved to the Valley with her husband, an Arizona native, 10 years ago and “retired, so to speak, even though I kept writing.” “I just decided to finish the novel, ‘The Soul Retrieval,’ that I had been working on for a number of years,” Jarvie said. “Then after that was finished, published and did well I started working on ‘The Woods of Hitchcock’ and here we are and now I am on a book tour.” “The Woods of Hitchcock” was released in a “really creative, flexible way” in November, Jarvie said. “We launched the book last November in Augusta, Georgia, where I am originally from and parts of the story take place in that area,” she said. “Barnes & Noble, although they were willing to do a launch book signing then, they weren’t willing to do it in the store because of COVID guidelines. We did it in the mall right next to it and it turned out great.” The next few stops on her books tour were private venues in South Carolina and Illinois. Along the way, Jarvie was craving to host an in-person event. “I come back home, and I am talking to the folks at Barnes & Noble (at Desert Ridge) and they say, ‘We’re doing book signings in the store,’” she said. “I am excited to have my first in-store event there, even though I have been on this book tour doing more flexible

creative venues in order to launch a book. It’s been exciting to come back to Arizona that is open for business. That is one of the beautiful things here.” The writing process for her second novel went far smoother and quicker than its predecessor. “I wrote an outline, I developed my characters and sat down and wrote it,” Jarvie said. “It took me two years to write it and it took another year of sitting on it and editing it because it was during COVID. “I decided to be productive and I spent the year in quarantine really polishing ‘The Woods of Hitchcock’ and presenting it to the publishing world. That itself took Ann W. Jarvie will be celebrating her second novel, “The Woods another year. It’s not a short of Hitchcock” with a book signing on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Barnes & Nobel in Desert Ridge Marketplace. (Submitted photo) process by any means.” Jarvie is working on her third and final books of her Henrietta cused on finishing her series. series while marketing her second piece. “Henrietta comes from the main char“However, (each book does) stand acter from ‘The Soul Retrieval,’” Jarvie completely on their own so you don’t said. “She plays a mentoring role in the have to have read the first one to enjoy second novel and she’ll play another role the second or third,” according to Jarvie. in the third.” “The first novel is more of an epic novJarvie is “thrilled” that Barnes & Noble el. The second is a thriller and the third will feature both of her books during the one my plan right now is that it will be event. more of a novel of suspense. The thriller “Although we do have to be flexible and is defined by a time period where such respectable given what the world has exand such happens within a week, but perienced, I think the book signing event that’s the nature of the thriller story. The on Feb. 12 at Barnes & Noble and those novel of suspense is suspenseful, but I like it are about people wanting to move see that as a little of both — a novel of forward in positive ways,” Jarvie said. “As suspense with a thrill.” an author, I can’t think of a more positive Jarvie said she thinks she has “a lot way to come together than under a banner of (books) in me somewhere” but is fo- of books and great stories.”

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Pastor Ed Delph Foothills Focus Columnist

ave you ever noticed that two people can look at the same event and both see something completely different? Let me illustrate this idea with the diary of the wife and her husband about the same event. Wife’s diary: “Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset that I was a bit late, but he made no comment about it. The conversation wasn’t flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet to talk. “I asked him what was wrong, and he said nothing. I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn’t upset and that it had nothing to do with me and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly and kept driving. I can’t explain his behavior. I don’t know why he didn’t say, ‘I love you, too.’ “When we arrived home, I felt I had lost him completely. He just sat there quietly and watched TV. Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. But I still felt that he was distracted and his thoughts were somewhere else. He fell asleep. I cried. I didn’t know what to do. My life is a disaster.” Husband’s diary: “A 2-foot putt! Who the H-E-double-hockey-sticks misses a 2-foot putt?” I thought this story would be appropriate for Phoenicians for this week’s Phoenix Open golf tournament. Can you imagine what a professional golfer’s spouse goes through? Here is a story that Carl George told many years ago at a conference I attended. It takes us beyond the tyranny of the urgent or the tyranny of

raw emotions into real, tangible and lasting solutions. So often, jumping into feelings and conclusions without logic is like jumping off a cliff. The outcome for you and others can be devastating. “Go with me to a country just hit by a devastating earthquake, where 45,000 people are injured or dead. Two medical teams, each headed by a doctor, are being airlifted to the heart of the disaster area. “The physician leading the first crew steps out of the helicopter and is immediately overwhelmed by all the carnage he sees. There, barely 10 paces away, workers pull a mangled living body from under the rubble. Moved by compassion, the doctor rushes over and calculates the personnel, equipment and facilities needed to help this victim. He assigns half his medical team and half their supplies to work on this one person. “A handful of survivors, sensing the availability to help, bring the physician another case. This victim is in even worse condition. The doctor assigns the rest of his medical team and resources to care for this person. “Now the doctor faces a worse dilemma than when his helicopter

touched down. He would like to treat 44,998 more people but has already expended all his resources on the first two bodies presented to him. He decides that the only solution is to make himself even more available. He resolves that he and his staff will push themselves harder. They will be on call 20 hours a day, seven days a week, to treat as many individuals as possible. “Unfortunately, this well-intentioned medic returned home a few weeks later. His body has not kept pace with his desire to help. With his resistance lowered, he caught one of the diseases rampant in the disaster area. The care he and his exhausted team provided came to a standstill until replacements arrived. “Meanwhile, what is the second medical team doing? Their preliminary assessment, likewise, takes only a matter of moments. They also

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are deeply shocked and moved with compassion toward the massive death and pain evident in every direction. “The second team’s head physician quickly concludes that her small group by itself is inadequate. So, instead of scooping up the first person in sight and immediately beginning treatment, this doctor opts for a different plan. She calculates a strategy that will touch a maximum number of people in the least amount of time, using the scarce resources available. “The doctor announces to her team, ‘Let’s train some people as life-support engineers. One group will make sure safe drinking water is available; another will deal with shelter issues and food. Yet another group will work on waste control and public health by repairing the city-

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wide sewer system to take the fecal matter off the street before it mixes into the water supply or spreads into homes.’ “This relief and preventative care, multiplied throughout the disaster area, retarded the growth of the infection and allowed the medical intervention to have a significant impact. The team acknowledged the reality but saw the best remedy for the situation. Which of the medical teams was more caring? Both teams had equally strong feelings of love and compassion. However, they differed on how they showed their concern. The initial response of most people is to plunge into immediate action focusing on the immediate needs.” What struck me most about this illustration is Jesus did the same thing the second doctor did most of the time. He was led by the Holy Spirit, not fleshly impulses or the tyranny of the urgent. His leadership impact-

ed 12 leaders who paved the way to a higher level of long-range care and living. Jesus was sent to save the whole world. He did it efficiently and effectively. Our panic attack or plan of attack takeaway for today is, “When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what happening. That’s where true power is” (Karen Salmansohn). In other words, when problems then assumptions come, please don’t go with them. 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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hose wanting an attractive garden but are tired of investing their time and money are invited to listen to Noelle Johnson, also known as “AZ Plant Lady,” on Saturday, Feb. 12. Landscapes aren’t always designed with maintenance in mind. As a result, the landscaping is overpruned and underwhelming, not reflective of the original design. “Improper plant selection, watering and other avoidable factors compound the higher demand for maintenance,” Johnson said. The horticulturist pens the garden blog Ramblings from a Desert Garden. She earned a degree in urban horticulture and is an instructor at Desert Botanical and Tucson Botanical Gardens. Johnson also created the online course Desert Gardening 101, during which time she explains how to

get away with less maintenance in a garden. The program, usually including a plant raffle, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run until about noon outside in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion in the Carefree Desert Gardens. A $5 — or more — donation is suggested to support the programs. This is the second of four programs of the 2022 Carefree Desert Gardens seminar series. For more information, call 480-488-3686.

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Braden Miltenberger of Cave Creek qualified for the fall 2021 dean’s list at Seton Hall University. After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than C, qualify for the dean’s list. Seton Hall is home to more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous majors. Its main campus is in suburban South

Orange, New Jersey, and is 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, offering employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university’s School of Law is in Downtown Newark. Info: shu.edu. Natacha Ramioulle of Cave Creek made the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the

semester. The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders, who advance technology and improve the human condition. The institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts and sciences degrees. Its nearly 40,000 students, representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. Info: gatech.edu

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