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Autism Life and Living to host fundraiser BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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isa Masters founded Autism Life and Living Inc. because she’s passionate about solving the severe housing crisis that adults with autism have faced for decades. With her upcoming fundraiser, she’s hoping to raise awareness of the problem. ALL’s Brunch on the Green is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Singh Meadows in Tempe. The outdoor catered brunch will feature choice of eggs benedict or French toast, fresh seasonal fruit, pastries, coffee, tea,
juice, blood orange mimosas or bloody mary. A ticket will be provided for spirit and additional drinks can be purchased. A Norterra resident, Masters is excited for supporters to see Singh Meadows, located on the former Rio Salado Golf Course. The facility was maintained with pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. The owner/ farmer Ken Singh scrubbed unwanted additives from the land and water to create the 72-acre oasis. “Singh Meadows is beautiful,” she said. “He is an organic farmer. He turned the golf course’s clubhouse into a bistro, the Barking Bodega. It took a few years to get all the
chemicals out of the earth there. He has a farmers market on site. It’s really very nice. He’s donating the venue for us, and the bistro is catering the brunch.” The 80 guests will sit under tents as modern acoustic guitarist Bill Dutcher entertains. He donated his services as well. “We’re going to have a silent auction and we have fun things people can bid on,” she added. “We have a football from the Cardinals, a D-backs signed baseball, spa packages, electronics and weekend getaways.” A professional photographer will snap
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Cave Creek icon �inds new purpose after cancer
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ave Creek icon Johnny Ringo battled pancreatic cancer and won, but now he is continuing the fight. He’s helping others beat the disease. Ringo was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in August 2020, shortly after the pandemic hit and on the heels of losing his entire tour guide business in the Ocotillo fire. He admitted that, at first, he was angry, but has since found a new purpose for his life.
“I asked God, ‘Why? Why me?’ I was angry. I went outside and was standing in the ashes and wanted to know why God took my business with the fire and now cancer,” Ringo said. “Then he told me to be strong enough so that I could continue to help others with this terrible disease. To tell them to never quit believing in themselves. “That’s my vision now. One journey ended when I became cancer free, now another journey begins to help oth-
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pictures of guests. Masters will send the photos to patrons as a way of thanking them for their attendance. The games include a hole-in-one contest on a mock putting green, an oversized Connect Four and bocce ball. Out of the 7.3 million individuals with autism/IDDs in the United States, 6.14 million do not receive publicly funded residential supports. They are forced to live with aging and sometimes ailing parents, go to the next “available bed” or go homeless. Masters, a single mother of two young adults with autism, is driven to change this narrative. “I couldn’t sit and wait for our government to take action, I had to do something,” Masters said. Guest speakers will take the podium and they will speak about the nonpro�it and what the public can do to help. Included is Jay Naddeo, a young man on the spectrum. “When I speak, I will share history and data,” she said. “Basically, it’s a market analysis of the housing crisis for the
Lisa Masters wants to support her sons, left, Andrew, and Brandon, and others diagnosed with autism, so she founded Autism Life and Living. (Photo by Dennis Murphy) adults, the prevalence rate and what is needed and why, and what we can do to
accomplish this.” Masters is looking for sponsors; interested parties should email her at admin@autismlifeandliving.org. Autism Life and Living is still in the startup phase. It does not have homes yet, but is looking for sponsors, donations and even a builder or contractor to help make it happen. In the meantime, Masters said she is just trying to raise awareness about the issue. “We’re trying to reach out to the community and tell them this is a very signi�icant housing crisis that has been in place for decades that no one has heard about because they (adults with autism) don’t have a voice,” she said. “They have been forced to live with aging and ailing parents, and that seems to be OK with society and our government. They don’t have specialized, safe housing for them.” Autism Life and Living Inc.’s mission is to provide safe, supported and affordable housing for adults with autism. Its support service program connects adults with autism/IDDs to organizations that provide vocational training, life skills, and other services that promote independence and self-directed life choices.
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ers with this terrible disease. I’m meeting so many beautiful people through this that I never would have met if everything was OK. I mean, I would rather not have to have cancer to meet people, but the path brought me to many more opportunities, not only to help myself, but to help others.” Ringo will share his story, offer words of encouragement and express his gratitude to the community at the Seena Magowitz Foundation’s Power of Us, Dinner on the Diamond on March 5. The entire event runs from Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6, and is hosted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. “The Seena Magowitz Foundation is very personal to me,” said Derrick Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks president and chief executive officer. “When my father was diagnosed in 2010, he was stage 4. I look now at where we are versus 10 years ago, and there is hope.”
Funds from the Power of Us event will go toward pancreatic cancer research. Ringo said this research is vital to improving mortality rates of those with pancreatic cancer, and the goal is to develop early detection methods. In fact, Ringo is so passionate about the research that he donated his body parts to science. He said some of the doctors called him the “poster boy for pancreatic cancer.” His tumors shrunk so fast that researchers want to study him. Ringo was scheduled to have the Whipple procedure, a major operation that removes the head of the pancreas, some of the small intestine, the gall bladder and the bile duct, in February 2021. Reports show people who undergo the operation have a five-year survival rate of about 20 to 25%. Ringo, who said he liked the idea of “living forever” in other people, agreed to donate everything from the surgery to research. He said despite the odds of the surgery, he felt calm walking into the surgery, know-
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Johnny Ringo will share his story at the Seena Magowitz Foundation’s Power of Us, Dinner on the Diamond on March 5 at Chase Field. (File photo) ing that he could help others regardless of the outcome. “I knew that they were going to save everything from my body to help others, so I was not scared at all about the surgery,” Ringo said. “I went in there and told them, ‘Let’s get this over with,’ because if something happened to me, I know I would live forever to help other people beat this terrible disease. So, I walked in there strong and had faith, and it all worked out for me.” Since then, he has been on the long road to recovery. He said he went to rehab to relearn how to walk and is still going to physical therapy to build up his strength and trying to gain some weight back. Ringo said one of the goals is to be strong enough to hop on a saddle. Ringo added that he has been blown away by the support he has received from the community, and called it a “beautiful experience.” A 30-year resident of the community, Ringo is beloved. Friends, neighbors and merchants brought meals, drove him to chemo and have been a constant source of support. He said friends and fans decorated his house
for Christmas and helped reconstruct some of the buildings for his Johnny Ringo’s Carefree Adventures tour business. Feb. 2 was his one-year “Whipple-versary,” as he called it. That same day he was proclaimed cancer free. “I am so grateful for every day I wake up. My quality of life keeps getting better, one day at a time. The ‘Power of Us’ is that we are all on the same team to beat pancreatic cancer,” Ringo said. “Thank God for all these doctors that are now doing research and for people with their donations, because otherwise we couldn’t do all this research without money. That’s why I’m excited to be part of this Power of Us foundation to raise money for pancreatic cancer.” Power of Us! Fundraising Event WHEN: Noon Friday, March 4 to 11 p.m. Sunday, March 6 WHERE: The Camby Hotel, 2401 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, and Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix COST: $50 to $400 INFO: seenamagowitzfoundation.org
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Museum hosts interactive American Legion Post 34 hosts USO-style show Miners’ Dinner BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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ave Creek Museum will host the Miners’ Dinner from 4:30 t 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. The venue’s major fundraiser honors the museum’s past and future. Along with dinner catered by Phoenix Palate, the museum will offer a silent auction, raffles and local entertainment. Guests can enter for a chance to ride in a hot air balloon with Rainbow Ryders Hot Air Balloon Co. The cost is $75 and reservations are required by Friday, March 18. The $25 raffle tickets may be purchased online or at the event. Guests arrive at 4:30 p.m. to check in and socialize, followed by demonstrations of the Golden Reef Stamp Mill and blacksmithing at 5:15 p.m. Dinner
is served at 6 p.m. The Cowgirls Historical Foundation Cowgirls will provide several cowgirls to mingle with guests and Mike Ewing and the Cowboy Balladeer also will entertain. Dinner and raffle tickets can be purchased online at cavecreekmuseum. org, at the museum or by mailing a check to the museum, 6140 E. Skyline Drive, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331. Seating is limited to 150 persons. No culture passes will be accepted for this special event. 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. For more information, 480-488-2764.
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merican Legion Post 34 will host veterans and the public to the Saturday, March 19, The Faces of Freedom celebration that explains its role in World War II. Barbecue will be served, and the Manhattan Dolls will entertain at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in Al Morgan Hall. Tickets are $15 per show in advance, and $20 at the door. Call 480-231-7700 or email azpost34commander@gmail. com for tickets as seating is limited. American Legion Post 34 turns 75 this year. Veterans are planning events throughout the year. The Faces of Freedom kicks off with a salute to the men and women who served in World War II. The entertainment begins with breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m.; a noon to 4 p.m.
barbecue, and live music. American Legion Post 34 is at 6272 E. Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek. Formed in 1919, the American Legion supports and advocates on behalf of veterans, active military and their families. The 501(c) (19) also supports the initiatives and programs of the American Legion while fostering patriotism and responsible citizenship. American Legion Post 34 is a nonsecular, nonpolitical organization.
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Women need to do a little ‘sole searching’ BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist
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ow is your year shaping up? With so much tension swirling around in the world, mental health experts claim that people often get into a “February funk.” Evidently, one way out of it as we head into March, is to set new goals. Let the world (and its problems) keep spinning. Just do something for yourself. Hmm . . . after careful consideration I thought I might buy a new pair of shoes for spring. Yes, I went shopping with a girlfriend
and almost bought a pair of red dress shoes with a half-inch heel and she talked me out of them. She said when a woman stops wearing high heels “the end is near.” I say that is hogwash and ridiculous. I did call my 90-year-old aunt to get her opinion about high heels. She got quiet for a moment and then said, “Well, there are certain occasions where heels are essential.” She went on to ask, “If you are going to be dressed up, what other shoes could you wear?” I have asked several colleagues, my two daughters and girlfriends, and they are all of the opinion that “high heels are im-
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portant.” My husband, Doug, was working in the garage and I asked him if he thinks I should wear high heels more often. He winked at me. Hey Doug, I was just seeking an opinion. He laughed and said, “I love heels.” I then asked my girlfriend, who is an attorney, about high heels and she said, “absolutely essential to wear.” She went on to say that she would “never win a trial in flats” and that people expect to see a confident woman in court. And high heels, evidently, screams out “confidence.” Objection! Am I to believe that a shoe can make a difference in a woman’s confidence? I went to my female physician and asked her opinion of high heels. She said that women who wear them all day long are “punishing their feet and causing bunions, ingrown nails, poor posture, nerve and tendon damage.” The American Osteopathic Association claims that a third of women who wear high heels have tripped and fallen in them. My point exactly. Shoes can be dangerous! The average American woman has over 30 pairs of shoes in her closet. So, I guess if “clothes make the man,” then “shoes make the woman.” A fashion editor came out saying that women are “crazy about shoes” because the size doesn’t
change, it is easy to update an outfit with a shoe and not “horrifying” like trying on a pair of jeans and standing in front of a three-way mirror. One designer claims, “Shoes make women happy.” Evidently women are head over heels in love with their footwear. Shoes resulting in happiness? High heels creating confidence? I won’t “buy in” to this nonsense. I have more to say on this topic. But there is a shoe sale at Dillard’s and obviously, more research must be conducted and perhaps, a little “sole-searching.” If I look slightly taller next time, you see me, you will know what happened. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.
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Silly bills abound in current legislative session BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist
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small oversight on my part that we should clear up. Writing last week about Arizona’s new laws governing sex education – and one school district’s kerfuffle over chicken breasts – I may have inadvertently given the impression that our state Legislature had descended to new levels of absurdity in passing House Bill 2035 last year. My bad. Forcing parents to opt-in to sex ed for kids isn’t silly at all when compared to some of the bills filed this session. Like HB2439, sponsored by Peoria Republican Beverly Pingarelli. This bill would force school boards to approve not just textbooks, but every single book in each of their school’s libraries. It would also give parents a 60-day window to review every new library book being purchased and the ability to request a list of every book their child has borrowed from the library.
On the bright side, given Arizona’s reading scores on standardized tests, I’m going to assume that would be a very short list. HB2597, another education bill, is the work of East Valley Republican John Fillmore. It would mandate that students in grades K-6 recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily, unless some Commie pinko parent requests an opt-out. But wait, there’s more: Schools must also create “a specific time each day” for students in grades 4-12 “to engage in quiet reflection and moral reasoning for at least one minute.” We do that at my house, too. Whenever a TV ad for The Husband and Wife Law Team comes on, I spend a minute trying to reason my way around the “Thou shalt not kill” commandment. Silly bills are not solely authored by the GOP. West Valley Dem Amish Shah – who contributed $22,000 of his own money to land a job that pays $24,000 annually – is the sponsor of HB2224, on behalf of
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Not content to stop there with the MAGA ass-kissing, Rogers also has authored Senate Concurrent Memorial 1001, which if passed would urge the Arizona Department of Transportation to designate State Route 260 as the “Donald Trump Memorial Highway.” Clever leader, this Sen. Rogers. She may have accidentally discovered a way to
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AOC’s journey from bartender to congresswoman
BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist
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ot exactly in the beginning, there was a “big boom…” the baby boom. And that boom gave birth to “boomers,” who thought it was good. And it came to pass that boomers begat Generation X’ers, millennials, and/or
those of Generation Z…based on varying biological and chronological circumstances. And the boomers looked and saw that their own generation—the “Me Generation”—spawned a reaction called “Me Too” years later. And many of the male boomers were shamed and confused.
But many of the female boomers felt both enraged and empowered. And both mothers and daughters arose, and said, “A woman’s place is in the House…and the Senate.” And men of goodwill (not to mention similar political persuasions) looked, listened, voted, and said it was good…at least, when the female candidates they supported were elected to office. And in the fullness of time, there came a congressional candidate from unlikely origins, called “Sandy” by her family. Born in the Bronx, her upwardly mobile family moved to a prosperous suburb in Westchester County, New York, when she was 5. Prosperity brought both opportunity and tragedy. Her architect father died of lung cancer during her sophomore year at Boston University; she went on to graduate cum laude with a double major in international relations and economics at B.U. in 2011. Sandy initially sought employment as a bartender in New York City—and despite other occupational endeavors (including in publishing and a post with the National Hispanic Council), to a bar she returned— after a stint as a volunteer organizer with the presidential campaign of Socialist Bernie Sanders in 2016. No shame can be found in honest labor; indeed, many successful actors find work in bars and restaurants before their “big break.” And in a similar vein, Sandy auditioned with “Brand New Congress,” a leftist political action committee, for a role as a Democratic Socialist candidate for the U.S. House. Her successful audition—“nomination,”
if you prefer— cast her into a primary battle against Rep. Joe Crowley for the 2018 Democratic nomination in New York’s 14th District. Crowley appeared to come from central casting himself. A big, bold Irishman, Joe enjoyed the support of labor and Wall Street. His colleagues had elected him to party leadership—chairman of the House Democrat Caucus— and Joe had not faced a challenge since 2004. And Sandy, pouring shots instead of using a slingshot, was the female equivalent of “David.” Harkening back to her Hispanic roots, Sandy used her full name—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—to emphasize her ethnicity and appeal to voters of Puerto Rican heritage. Sandy pulled off the upset, winning the nomination by 4,000 votes, then won the seat in the heavily Democrat district. So in 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, dubbed “AOC” by a worshipful, partisan press eager to place her immediately in
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READER’S VIEWPOINT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
New councilmember candidate Editor: I am running for councilmember for the town of Cave Creek in the 2022 election. I consider it a position of public trust requiring debate and consensus building with our citizens. I have proven dedication and responsibility, as demonstrated in careers spanning 40-plus years as an intensive care/cardiovascular nurse, real estate broker and small business owner. Since 1997, I have shared many years volunteering for our library, food bank, tourism bureau/trails while attending countless hours of planning commission and council meetings. I’ve led citizens in actions that protected the goals and visions that kept Cave Creek, Cave Creek. Cave Creek has within its limits, what no other town can claim — natural living
desert, mountain preserve, and residential living still inhabited by coyote, rabbits, javelina, bobcat, deer, etc. However, incredible uncontrolled growth, pressures by developers and accommodating councils have threatened this lifestyle. Many citizens feel our general plans and ordinances have been mostly ignored for several years by elected officials. I support managed growth, and will let our general plan 2020, codes of ordinance and listening to citizens’ desires guide my vote going forward. Public safety and welfare cannot take a backseat in importance. With many crosswalks, equestrians, cyclists and pedestrians in abundance in our town, drivers ignoring speed limits can no longer be tolerated. Enforcement is needed. I propose our subdivision code shall require a traffic study for preliminary plats of 40 or more units. I support the Local Landmark plaques
designating our important historic buildings. Early town leaders, residents and characters imbued a certain pioneering spirit and unique slant on life — values worth protecting. Changing back to a five-day workweek at town hall will be an agenda item worth investigating. I will support authorizing a poll to determine where citizens stand on the subject. Budgeting for replanting trees and desert flora in our core medians to restore what was removed and make us an awarded USA Tree Town once again. I will be a vote cast for maintaining our rural, eclectic, western, historical, artists’ haven and tourists’ “day destination.” I need your vote to make my vote count on town council. Our town, our future.
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In so doing, she continues to receive overthe-top accolades. Most recently, and notoriously, the editors of “New York” magazine have collaborated on a biography, “The Unprecedented AOC,” which invites a favorable comparison of the open borders, free college, Medicare-for-all advocate with a certain carpenter from Nazareth. Clearly, AOC is responsible for her votes in Congress and their adverse impact on our nation…not the outrageous hagiography of “journalists.” God will not be mocked…but the American People will. As it is written, so shall it be.
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body of 90 elected officials would have better things to do with their time. Yet joyful because if this Legislature is busy debating cat claws, forced moral reasoning, fake holidays and highway names, they’re not busy screwing up our lives even further. I’ve heard it said we get the government we deserve. If so, Arizona’s 7 million residents must have been really lousy humans in our past lives.
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ith the new year comes a new look for The Finer Arts Gallery in Cave Creek, as the artist-owned gallery gets a major refresh of art, including from Chandler’s Sandy Ashbaugh, a ceramicist. Ashbaugh has handcarved sake sets and vessels at the gallery. In addition, three artists are being featured: fused glass artist Pat Isaacson; Arizona landscape painter Linda Lindus; and custom jewelry maker Jan Stiles. They join more than 30 other artists in a wide variety of mediums, including ceramics, bronze, gourds, photography, metal sculpture, wood live edge, fiber sculp-
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ture, graphite, acrylic, pastel and oil. “We’ve been so pleased with how the community has embraced our new gallery,” said Linda Lindus, a managers. “It is such a joy when a patron purchases a piece of art they absolutely love.” The gallery holds a monthly meet and greet on the third Friday of the month, with the next scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 18, with three new featured artists. Regular gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday and by appointment. The Finer Arts Gallery is on the picturesque road winding through Cave Creek and Carefree, in the rustic building known
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as the Cave Creek Station. It’s shaded by a grand, 150-year-old Tamarisk tree, fondly remembered by residents as the “Treehouse.” Located at 6137 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, the gallery is between Big Earl’s and the Cave Creek Olive Oil Company. Parking is in the rear of the building adjacent to the back entrance. For details, visit thefinerartsgallery.com or call 480-488-2923. These artists are showing work at The Finer Arts Gallery; Sandy Ashbaugh, ceramics; Karen Chatfield-Barnhart, sculpture; Beverly Carlson-Bradshaw, pastel; Beth Benowich, jewelry; Nancy Breiman, acrylic; Casey Cheuvront, oil; Sarah Curley, ink/transfer; Dennis Despois, acrylic; Rob-
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very once in and while, I like to write an article containing some fun and wisdom. These are primarily other’s thoughts that have impacted or inspired me. Hopefully, these thoughts will do the same for you; some maybe even change your life. These stories or quotes are easily accessible on the internet or other public sources. So let’s get equipped for living in today’s chaotic world. This story is called “Everything You Need to Know About Life in Three Minutes.” God created a dog and said, “Sit by the door of the house and bark at everyone who comes by, and I will give you 20 years.” The dog replied, “That’s too long. So I’ll take 10 years and give you back the other 10.” Then God created a monkey and said, “Entertain people and do tricks. I’ll give you a 20-year life span.”
The monkey said, “That’s too long. I can’t do boring monkey tricks for 20 years. So I’ll take ten years and give you back the other 10 years. “Then God created a cow. “Go out into the field, eat grass, work in the sun, have calves and support the farmer. I’ll give you a 60-year life span.” The cow replied, “That’s too long. I’ll take 20 years and give you back 40 years.” Then God created a man and said, “Eat, sleep, play and enjoy life. I’ll give you 20 years.” The man replied, “Only 20 years, that’s not enough! So I’ll take the 20 years, plus the 40 years you gave to the cow, the 10 years you gave to the monkey, and the 10 years you gave to the dog. That makes 80 years.” God said, “OK, you have a deal.” But somehow, all these things ended in men and women in reverse. That’s why we
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eat, sleep and play in the first 20 years of our lives. Then, we work in the sun for the next 40 years to support our family. Then, for the next 10 years, we do monkey tricks to entertain our grandchildren. And for the last 10 years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone who goes by or everything we read or see on TV. Aha! Now, you’ve had life explained to you. If you’re sitting by someone, read this story to them and say, “I think Ed’s talking to you.” Here’s an aha about a compliment someone recently received. “You know, somebody complimented me on my driving today. They left a note on the windshield of my car. It said, ‘Parking fine.’” Here’s another driving ‘aha.’ “I picked up a hitchhiker. He asked if I wasn’t afraid that he might be a serial killer. I told him the odds of two serial killers being in the same car was extremely unlikely.” Here’s a love ‘aha.’ “If two people love each other, nothing is impossible, except deciding where to eat.” Consider this Super Bowl aha: “You should be as excited about going to church as about the Super Bowl. So, when your pastor makes a great point this Sunday, pour Gatorade over their head.” Consider this thought about valuing time and investing time with people. “To realize the value of four years, ask a graduate. To realize the value of one year, ask a student who failed a grade in school. To realize the value of one month, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week, ask the weekly newspaper editor. To realize the value of one hour, ask the lovers waiting to meet each other. “To realize the value of one minute, ask a person who just missed a train. To realize the value of one second, ask someone who just avoided an accident. To realize the value of one millisecond, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics. Treasure every moment that you have. Realize the value of your
family. Realize the value of real friends.” Here’s some wisdom for many of us at this present time. “Ships don’t sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside of you and weigh you down.” Consider this statement: “If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost.” Here’s poet Mary Anne Radmacher’s aha about courage: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” Think of this: “Growth is stepping over the things you used to trip on.” Consider this aha about happiness or the lack thereof. How to be unhappy: Stay inside all day; move as little as possible; spend more than you earn; take yourself (and life) too seriously; look for reasons why things won’t work; always consume, never contribute; resent the lucky and successful; never say hello first; be unreliable. Now, let’s invert each point for happiness: get outside each day; move, walk, exercise, dance; spend less than you earn; view life as an opportunity to live and play; be the one who looks for solutions; develop a mindset to contribute and create; learn from the lucky and successful; be the first to say hello; be reliable. Here’s the last quote for us to remember today. “Faith and fear both demand that you believe in something you can’t see. You choose.” Now, turn to the person sitting next to you and say, “Now I know Ed’s talking to you!” 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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Yoga Fusion THURSDAYS Join Elizabeth Boisson in an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion at the Desert Foothills Library from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays. The class will start with breathing exercising and then go through different types of stretching movements and then into Vinyasa or the Flow yoga. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, noon to 1 p.m., $10 cash per class, dfla.org
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Sonoran Fine Art & Wine Festival MARCH 11 TO MARCH 13 Explore rich Arizonan art, food and wine at Stagecoach Village. Sip local wine, shop for art, indulge in gourmet chocolate, and gaze at the foothills. Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, Suite 153, Cave Creek, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free, vermillionpromotions.com
Carefree Third Thursday Art Night MARCH 17 Join Carefree every third Thursday of the month to celebrate local artists, shop and dine in Downtown Carefree. This is a self-guided event. Downtown Carefree, 100 Easy Street, Carefree, 4 to 7 p.m., free, visitcarefree.com
St. Patrick’s Day Bash MARCH 17 Chow on authentic Irish meals like corned beef and cabbage while drinking pints of green beer this St. Patrick’s Day. Listen to The Spirited Lads and the Crown Kings. Harold’s Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave
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Cave Creek Rodeo MARCH 19, MARCH 21, MARCH 25 TO MARCH 27 Visit Cave Creek for its annual rodeo for events like bull riding and line dancing. Rodeo proceeds are donated to deserving organizations throughout the area. This event has a clear bag policy. Cave Creek Memorial Arena, 37201 N. 28th Street, Cave Creek, various times, tickets start at $30, cavecreekrodeo.com
Spring Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival MARCH 20 TO MARCH 22 Gather in the streets of Downtown Carefree for a threeday art extravaganza. Artists of various media display sculptures, stained glass pieces, etchings and paintings. Roam around town and visit the shops, restaurants and boutiques. Carefree Easy Street, 101 Easy Street, Carefree, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free, visitcarefree.com
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Plumbing
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Roofing
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