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Anthem Days returns to former glory with all the fan favorites BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Wrier

ne of Anthem’s staple events, Anthem Days, is bringing the community together for the 22nd year Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27, at the Community Park. After being canceled in 2020 and moving back to May in 2021, the event is now returning to its full former glory from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, according to Alyssa Tarpley, communications specialist for Anthem. Tarpley estimated Anthem Days brings in a couple thousand visitors each day who enjoy perfect weather and a premier showcase of Anthem. And she said attendees can expect to see all the usual favorites at this free, family-friendly event. “Anthem Days is really focused on our business vendors,” Tarpley said. “The com-

mon element between both Anthem Days and Autumnfest is that they’re very family focused. Anthem Days will have the kids zone, the Rotary beer garden and the food court. There will be live music both days. There is also going to be a free egg hunt that will be on Sunday morning. And then obviously there’s the carnival as well.” She said the event covers the Community Park’s 63 acres, with the carnival taking up the lower lot and the business expo vendors and food court in the upper area. And while the bulk of the event takes place over the weekend, the carnival opens early, at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 24. “It’s definitely one of our most popular attractions,” Tarpley explained. “It’s set up in the lower lot of Community Park. There’s obviously the rides and then there’s also

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One of the most popular attractions at Anthem Days is the Frazier Shows Carnival, which opens two days early on Thursday, March 24. (Photo courtesy of Anthem Community Council)

Association honors Daisy Mountain Fire again

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or the second consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association awarded the certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting to Daisy Mountain Fire District for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

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food vendors down there. There are rides for all ages, so it’s pretty popular.” Food in the lower lot and carnival area will be typical fair food like cotton candy, popcorn and nachos, according to Tarpley. There will also be food trucks and food vendors in the main area, including Nina’s Concessions, Knights of Columbus, Nicole’s Lemonade and Smoke ’N BBQ. In addition, live music is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days of the event. The band Silhouette will play a mix of jazz, Motown and contemporary music on Saturday, and Mike Reeves will play country on Sunday. Meanwhile, adults can enjoy the beer garden, sponsored by the Anthem Rotary Club, which will have beer, wine and margaritas available. As for the kids, they have a whole section dedicated just to them, which Tarpley said will be full of fun. “The kids zone will have various inflatables, slides, jumpy castles, things like that,” she said.

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While Anthem Days is a fun event for the family, it’s also a great way to spotlight local businesses. Tarpley said this year’s event will have over 90 vendors. Some will be the local food vendors, but a big portion of the vendors are businesses in the area that come to showcase their products and services. Some examples of businesses that will be in attendance include local doctor offices, real estate companies, pet care, veterinary offices, spas and dentists. To encourage attendees to mingle with the businesses, the Anthem Community Council table will give out a raffle stamp card that, when completed, can be redeemed for the chance to win a prize. “People can pick up a card, and then if they visit 10 booths and get a stamp from each of the booths — and if they’re 18 or older — they can then return that raffle card back to our community council booth and they’ll be entered to win an air fryer grill,” Tarpley explained. “It’s just kind of a cool way for the residents to interact with all the different businesses there and get face-to-face time, but then it also kind of incentivizes them

with the opportunity to win a cool prize.” More than learning about local businesses, those in attendance have the chance to learn about things happening in the community as well. Information about current community council leaders, upcoming programs, future events and how to get involved will be available at Anthem Days. “The Anthem Community Council will have a booth there as well as the community centers. So, families have the opportunity to learn about upcoming programs that we’re having and then also ask questions. And we’ll also have games and things at that table,” Tarpley said. “Some big things that we’re trying to highlight to the community during that weekend are the upcoming library classes and summer camp programs. So

there’s an opportunity for us to kind of highlight some of those summer events as we get into the spring season. She added people can also check out the newly opened Sk8 & Ride park, which recently underwent a $1.6 million renovation. “It’s just in time to bring the community together as the weather starts warming up,” Tarpley summarized. Anthem Days

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Mike Reeves carries on family legacy BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

ike Reeves has a lot to live up to. His father, Jesse, was beloved in their hometown of Camp Verde with Reeves calling him the “Merle Haggard of the area.” “My dad had his band and taught school as well for 45 years,” he recalled. “He was teaching grandkids of people he taught. He played music at everyone’s wedding. He played rodeos and bars. People were so familiar with my dad and my mom, Jessica, that they knew everyone on a personal basis.” Reeves is continuing Jesse’s musical talents. He headlines Anthem Days from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Community Park. “My dad had quite a run,” Reeves said. “When he was younger, he toured the West Coast, worked with John and Tom Fogerty before Creedence Clearwater Revival. He (Jesse) went home and built his own recording studio. We still rehearse in that studio. It’s sonically such a great room.”

Mike Reeves performs Sunday, March 27 at Community Park for Anthem Days. (Submitted photo)

Reeves and his band play a variety of upbeat dance music, ranging from Johnny Cash to Bruno Mars. “Due to the nature of where we play — fairs, casinos, nightclubs, town events

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— typically we read the crowd,” he said. “We take a lot of requests and play the Top 40 songs and classic songs that everybody loves.” Reeves is the fifth generation to live in Camp Verde. He’s the youngest of seven children. He played drums in his dad’s band and eventually segued to guitar. The first gig Reeves played with his father was in 1995, opening for Chris LeDoux. Reeves, whose dad died when he was 18, has made a lifelong career out of performing. “He had a country type of band,” Reeves said. “We are the party rock band. I grew up on Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings. I can play that all night if a club asked me to. “In the Verde Valley, people have these memories with my mom and dad, which I cherish as well. Some of those people knew my dad longer than I did. I love to hear those stories. Every once in a while, I get someone say, ‘You ain’t your father.’ But most people want to make that connection.”

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Let the ‘Madness’ begin this March BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

hat is the greatest invention of all time? No, not the wheel. Not the combustible engine. It is the round sphere, better known as a ball that has dominated the world. Imagine for one dismal moment that there were no balls. No baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, tennis or volleyball. The planet would stop spinning, global economies would collapse, and billions of people would end up depressed and despondent. No games to play, watch or

bet on. No teams to cheer. March is upon us, and let the Madness begin. Yep, it’s that time of year, when the NCAA tournaments send millions of fans into a synchronized frenzy. It’s pretty thrilling to watch over 60 teams vying for basketball’s biggest prize. Oh, the glory of heart-pounding, last-second, buzzer-beating baskets that result in the euphoria of winning, while the rest will scream in agony and have to go home. There will be tears, sweat and greatness with a champion team at the end of all this chaos. So how did basketball begin? It orig-

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March Madness this year! Let’s forget about brackets for a moment and move on to “rackets.” Did you know that there is an increase in vasectomy procedures done during March Madness? Urologists all over the country advertise heavily in February, some giving discounts up to 50% off, with ads that scream, “Get A Vasectomy, Recuperate Watching the NCAA Tournaments With Free Pizza, Beer and Icepack!” Dear readers, I am not making this up! Hey, I’d like to call a “foul!” Let the drama of the hoops begin! So, while we hold our collective breaths on which teams will make it to the Final Four, let’s forget about brackets. My Final Four picks this year? A large pizza, cold beer, the remote and an ice pack are the only clear winners. Go Gonzaga! 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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Prideful New Yorker meets his match in Mt. Humphries BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

aving grown up in New York, I can testify to the immense overconfidence of many New Yorkers. Convinced they live in the only city that matters, New Yorkers often display a level of cockiness best described as the personality equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard. Thus, it’s fun to see New Yorkers taught a lesson like the comeuppance recently received by 28-year-old Brooklyn moron Phillip Vasto. Vasto, who describes himself as an “experienced hiker,” was here in the Valley on business when he decided to sojourn north to Flagstaff. His goal? To hike Mt. Humphries, our state’s highest peak at 12,633 feet. According to media reports, Vasto set out at 2:30 p.m. March 2 armed with his cellphone and trusty AllTrails app. The hike to the top of Humphries and back

is about 10 miles. On that day the trail was so steeped with snow, it took Vasto an hour to find the trailhead. “Unequipped with a light source,” per the Arizona Daily Sun, Vasto trekked until dark, telling the paper, “It was very easy to get off the trail and fall into the snow.” Shortly before 7 that night, Vasto dialed 911 and reported being lost. The Search and Rescue unit from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office tracked him down at about the 10,600-foot mark – in other words, nowhere near the summit. Most of us would have called it good, happy to survive. Not Vasto. This is where he displays that signature New Yorker confidence. Despite a stern talking to from rescuers – including being “encouraged to not attempt the hike again,” according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office – Vasto decided to hike Humphries again the very next morning. March 3 must have been quite the

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day: Vasto met fellow hikers who turned back in the face of 25 mph winds – but he kept going. He slipped off the trail and scratched up a leg, Vasto told the Daily Sun. After about eight hours, he noticed his phone was nearly dead. Only then did Vasto call the Search and Rescuers for the second time in 24 hours. The deputies contacted the Arizona Department of Public Safety. A DPS helicopter flew up to fetch Vasto off the mountain. The pride of the Big Apple posted about his adventure on Instagram before deleting his posts – I imagine because he was tired of being called a dumbass. Like many people caught doing ridiculous things, Vasto positioned himself on social media as a wise sage here to warn the rest of us. “With brutal, chilling winds blowing at (more than) 25 mph and freezing temperatures, Humphreys Peak is no joke in March,” Vasto wrote. “I highly advice (sic) NOT attempting Humphreys Peak in the winter. You can easily injure yourself and get hypothermia up there.” Uh, yeah. Improbably, the entire population of Arizona, all 7 million of us, somehow managed not to need that dire warning. Vasto’s travails will undoubtedly revive calls for the state Legislature to pass a “Stupid Hiker Law,” which the City

of Phoenix considered back a few years ago. Like Arizona’s “Stupid Motorist Law,” such a measure would force hikers who make improbably dumb decisions to repay the estimated thousand taxpayer dollars an hour it costs to send highly trained first responders and a chopper to save them from their own stupidity. The law might not be a bad idea. Vasto told the Daily Sun he plans to fly out from New York again in May and try his big adventure one more time. The immortal Sinatra was right about New Yorkers. “King of the hill, top of the heap?” Like Phillip Vasto, they’re all destined for glory.

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earlier. Calmly, he mentioned the incumbent’s name. Sen. Barry Goldwater responded with a snort of surprise…or derision…the candidate couldn’t determine which. “A GIRL?! Well, I’m not gonna get in your way! Now…where’s my checkbook?” The candidate wanted to frame the check as a keepsake, but the campaign treasurer explained that federal election finance law mandated its deposit. Besides, every dollar counts in a political campaign. Thirty years after Barry Goldwater lost his race for the White House, the young candidate won his race for the U.S. House. Almost another 30 years have passed. Barry Goldwater belongs to the ages, and the young candidate-turned-congressman has now become a columnist. He wrote this piece, still using the “Goldwater Rule.” Check the first word. You see?

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Kendallwood Design brings creativity to remodel projects BY CARRIE SNIDER Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

ale Kendall’s introduction into woodworking began in high school, when he built grandfather clocks. After that, he turned to furniture building, speci�ically high-end, custom furniture. What happened next paved the way to his woodworking career and Kendallwood Design. Kendall created furniture to resemble antique pieces, which made a big impact on those with whom he worked. “It got to the point that some interior designers couldn’t tell the difference between my furniture and actual antiques,” Kendall said. Interior designers were sold on the quality of his work. So, for many years, he made coffee tables, home entertainment centers, of�ice furniture, and anything needed to �inish a home, plus residential and commercial cabinetry work. Working with interior designers taught him to look at the project from the customer’s point of view. “They trained us,” Kendall said. “Interior designers are highly detailed and highly critical. The caliber of their designs is high, and we had to rise to the occasion.” Early on, he partnered with John Foley and, even after 40 years on the job, they are still “young at heart.” It’s obvious that they love what they do, which has translated into many happy customers. Remodel focus After years of building furniture and cabinetry, they went in a different direction: remodeling, primarily of kitchens and bathrooms. Whole house renovating includes stove, counter tops, �looring, moving walls and more.

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Tinsley Ellis celebrates new album at the MIM BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

insley Ellis has traveled the world playing blues and rock. But after visiting the Musical Instrument Museum’s theater a handful of times, he counts that as his favorite venue. “The term ‘spared no expense’ is thrown around pretty liberally,” Ellis said. “In the case of the Musical Instrument Museum, it’s spot on. “People come and they give artists an experience unlike any that we would get. We’re a traveling blues and rock band, which means we play

Georgia-born Tinsley Ellis wrote 200 songs during the pandemic and whittled them down to 10 for “Devil May Care.” (Photo by Flournoy Holmes)

a lot of bars. That’s our bread and butter. Then there’s the Musical Instrument Museum, which is a mecca.” Ellis said he looks forward to returning, which he will do on Tuesday, March 22. “The Musical Instrument Museum was one of the last gigs we played before the pandemic hit in 2020,” Ellis said. “It was a sold-out show, and nobody was talking about the pandemic. Then, two days later, we were told to drive home from Northern California all the way to Atlanta.” Ellis recently released the album

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Phoenix Film Festival inching its way toward normalcy BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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h, here we go again,” the Phoenix Film Festival’s Jason Carney remembers thinking leading up to last year’s event. Delayed from its usual spring setting to late summer, he says the annual festival came right as concerns were mounting due to the COVID-19 delta variant. Thankfully, the event performed well — better, in fact, than the previous year’s event, which had itself been delayed and dissected into a smaller version of itself amid the pandemic’s early waves. Carney, the festival director, remains hopeful for this year’s 22nd annual Phoenix Film Festival, which returns to its usual spring setting at Harkins Scottsdale 101 from Thursday, March 31, to Sunday, April 10. The International Horror & Sci-Fi and Arizona Student film festivals are once again tied in. And Carney says he’s still seeing the enthusiasm filmmakers and audiences had toward last year’s festival this time around. “Audiences were crazy enthusiastic — and so were the filmmakers,” Carney said of 2021. “Many of these filmmakers, they played other festivals, but all of them had been virtual. This was the first time for them to have an audience, and so their excitement level was really high, and many of the audience members hadn’t been back to the movies yet, and so they were really excited. It was just like some kind of crazy movie love fest.” This year’s diverse lineup is projected to include more than 200 works spanning local, national and international productions, plus appearances from guest filmmakers. And over the festival’s 11 days, audiences will be able to see films from all over the world compete for awards. Films range from feature length to shorter projects, encompassing mediums and genres like live action, animation, narrative stories, documentaries and college productions — or, “kind

of a little bit of everything,” as Carney puts it. The inclusion of the annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival lends credence to genre pictures. Highlights, according to Carney, include director Dan Mirvish’s Watergate thriller/dark comedy “18 1/2” and the “wildly entertaining” documentary “The Pez Outlaw,” about a smuggling operation of rare Pez dispensers from Europe into the United States in the ’90s. “You want to come to a festival and you don’t want to see a bunch of dramas or you don’t want to see a bunch of dark documentaries,” Carney said, emphasizing the variety. “You want to be able to see some light stuff, too. And so it’s important for us to program some romantic comedies, you know what I mean? There’s a place for that, and you want to lighten up; you want to have an enjoyment of your day. “You’re going to see these powerful, amazing performances of trauma, but like, hey, let’s cleanse our palate and see something that’s going to make us laugh or see a documentary that’s going to raise awareness or just give us a good feeling.” The recent Unified by Film category, on the other hand, has been rebranded and expanded as Community Spotlight — with the hopes of showcasing the diversity of filmmakers from the African American, Latinx, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and LGBTQ+ communities. The idea, Carney says, is to work with and promote nonprofits in those communities to create opportunities and raise awareness of the issues they face, while also giving those communities the opportunity to see films with their same world view. “It’s nice to see yourself represented on screen in some regard or at least getting that vision and having that commonality with the director of films,” Carney said. “There’s plenty of 30-year-old white guys making movies out there. So it’s good for us to do that and not only just do it for the sake of doing it, but really commit to it and be part of these communities and grow this thing.

“We just try to do it a little bit more each year, and I’m just really proud of our organization and our commitment to it. It’s never been just a one-off thing; we want to transform it and continue to grow it. So you can count on that happening again this year.” The Arizo- na Student Film Festival is set for Saturday, April 9. The annual competition screens short films created by grade school and high school students, with one high school winner to receive a $1,000 scholarship. “It’s always a fun day at the festival that Saturday morning,” Carney said. “It’s just exciting to not only have the opportunity for these young filmmakers to have their films on the screen, we get to see the family, their parents, their siblings, their grandparents, they’re all there and they’re all supportive. It’s just such a great feeling, and we’re just really proud of that program for sure.” Notable this year, beyond films, is more of an emphasis on the social aspect that had been reduced the past couple festivals. While last year’s audience was not the size it had been just a few years back, Carney says it “set the tone for us just kind of moving forward and setting us up for hopefully an even bigger comeback this year with the return of our Party Pavilion, which we haven’t been able to do since 2019.” The opening weekend Party Pavilion, he says, is back with some changes aimed to ensure comfortability and openness. Highlights are the Opening Night cocktail party; Friday’s Industry Night, which Carney called “the biggest networking event of the year for the state”; and the Saturday night Film Prom. “It’s kind of fun to intermingle that

with so many great films we play,” Carney said. Free educational filmmaker panels will also be set up in the theater on each weekend. Plus, there’s the free Kids’ Day the first Saturday morning, April 2, another opportunity for connection — and education. Carney says the festival works with area film schools to set up hands-on filmmaking experiences. “We try to do a whole thing where it’s different parts of the filmmaking so it’s educational and fun, and it’s a wide enough variety so they can kind of go from station to station without waiting forever to do an activity,” he explained. After a great 2019 and then a quick scaling back of the festival’s many activities due to the pandemic, Carney feels the pieces are moving for the Phoenix Film Festival to remain on track toward a successful future. “2022 gets us another step towards where hopefully we were and get us back on our big growth mountain that we’ve been climbing over the years.” Phoenix Film Festival

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We sure had amazing weather in January and February, and I hope it continues in March. Regardless, I have a new find for you: The High Desert Trail in Black Canyon City. Take I-17 north to exit 242 for Black Canyon City and take a left over the freeway or west. You’ll come to a “T” and need to turn right or head north again. You will pass the parking lot for the Black Canyon City Trail, which I’ve written about before, and you will take a left onto Jacie Lane into the High Desert Park. The address is: 19001 Jacie Lane, Black Canyon City.

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You’ll come to a big parking lot. Go past the building with the human restrooms (unless you need to use them) and drive all the way to the back of the lot where you will see a hiking trail sign. Parking is free, and doggos are welcome. They run on donations and have a box if you would like to help them out. The High Desert Park trail is a 1.8-mile easy, well-maintained and marked trail. It starts at the archway/gazebo, where

there is a map to show you the loop. Follow the rock-lined trail and any blue posts, and you’ll go completely around and back to where you started. The trail is mostly flat and meanders through the Black Canyon with spectacular views of the Bradshaw Mountains. The locals have labeled some of the vegetation so you can learn about the plants in our desert. The trail will head west and then south. You will start to feel like you’ve gone a long way from where you start-

Kuma says High Desert Trail is perfect for all hiking levels. (Photo courtesy of Lorraine Bossé-Smith)

ed and that you are in the middle of nowhere. Only a few times do you see or hear the freeway. As you come near the Black Canyon City trailhead parking lot, you will see a sign to follow the loop “HDP north,” and that takes you back to where you started. The second half isn’t as long as the first. Don’t get confused by the yellow pole as it is just a crossover trail. Stay to the right on the blue path. Throughout the entire trail are benches with awe-

some views. If you enjoy a few of those like we did, the loop will take about an hour. This path would be hot in the summer, so this is the time to take advantage of this neat trail option for any level of hiker. Stay healthy my friends! My mom, Lorraine Bossé-Smith, is kind enough to help me share my Great Adventures, big and small. My mom is a

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Live where there’s plenty of cheese CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Foothills Focus Columnist

et’s start with some questions about individual and national crises. First, I’ll start with the subject of an individual crisis. Have you ever lost your direction, feeling like you are in the wilderness? Amid your crisis, could you have used some guidance? Or have you ever felt miserable, chained to the consequences of destructive personal choices that you made? Are you dealing with an unhealthy habit that is tearing your life apart? Are you currently navigating a crisis that came into your life caused by circumstances beyond your control? Let’s consider a national crisis. Have you noticed how history repeats itself? For example, take nation after nation in world history. They started strong, then became prideful and lazy. They became blind to their condition. They erased and replaced the values and leaders who made them great for destructive values and leaders that disable

them. Then the downward slide continues. They were great for a short season. Then, they finished wrong, not strong. In either individual or national crises, did God cause the downfall? No. Individual and national hubris and self-reliance caused it. The problem with pride is that it picks up momentum as it goes along. People aren’t punished so much for their mistakes as by their mistakes. So, the cycle continues. At best, people and nations become captive to mediocrity, stuck on a perpetual trapeze that swings back and forth. Never confuse motion with constructive action. Don’t worry; this isn’t a negative article. On the contrary, there’s a very positive, uplifting message in it. Be a trend breaker. Learn from others’ mistakes; the second mouse gets the cheese. There’s plenty of cheese left if you are the second mouse. All the questions I asked above applied to a nation (Israel) and its people long ago. But in this case, in Psalm 107, we see the downward pattern and spiral reversed. Israel and its people move from captivity to deliver-

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ance, from “Why me?” to “What next?” in three crises. I call this pattern “Their problem, their prayer, their provision and their praise.” All countries and people will face a crisis. The key is what we do in a crisis. So, let’s be the second mouse. Let’s understand what most will never understand. The first crisis was that Israel lost its direction. Their problem was they were lost in the wilderness. They needed guidance. They needed to get their bearings back. Sound familiar? The Scriptures say, “They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; they did not find a way to the inhabited city.” (vs. 4-5). They recognized they had a problem. That’s half the battle. What happened then? They prayed, “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble.” (vs. 6). God’s provision came in answer to their prayer. “He delivered them out of their distresses. He led them by a straight way to the inhabited city.” (vs.7). Finally, notice their praise to God. “Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving kindness…” (vs. 7-8). There it is: “Their problem, their prayer, their provision and their praise.” The next problem was they were captives of their sin and rebellion in verses 10-12. They left God out of their heritage. Israel got into all kinds of disabling stuff that had dangerous consequences. Sound familiar? “There were those who dwelt in darkness and the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains.” What did they do then? They prayed the same prayer as before. “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble.” (vs. 13). God brought provision in answer to their prayer. (vs. 13-14). “He saved them out of their distresses.” What was their response to this deliverance? It was Praise to God. “Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving-kindness is everlasting.” (vs. 15). There it is again: “Their problem, their prayer, their provision and their praise.” Next, we see the crisis of a people or nation delivered from circumstances beyond their control. The people were on a ship, and a storm came up in verse 27. They didn’t create that problem. Sound familiar? Amid the storm, they prayed as before, “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble.” (vs. 28). Then God comes with provision. “He caused the storm to be still so that the waves of the

sea were hushed.” (vs. 28-30). What was the people’s response? “Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving-kindness…” (vs.31). That’s how we get delivered from captivity. God gave this solution to all nations, too. “If my people, called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14. This pattern is good for business, church and everyday people, too. The problem comes, which causes people to pray, to which God hears and responds. Then people thank God. Lesson: It’s our responsibility to respond to God’s ability. Regrettably, history shows us that after the problem, prayer, provision and praise go away, it’s likely we will marginalize God. And then the cycle starts all over again. But there is always a way back to God. The time is always right to do what’s right. One lesson we learn for sure, when it’s hardest to pray is when we pray the hardest. How about in our current national or personal crisis, we shift from their problem, their prayer, their provision and their praise to our problem, our prayer, our provision and our praise? There’s plenty of cheese if you’re the second mouse. Aha! 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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all that great.” Ellis whittled the 200-song list down to 10, enlisted his friend and co-producer, keyboard master Kevin McKendree, and headed for Franklin, Tennessee’s Rock House recording studio. The result is “Devil May Care,” a record, Ellis said, “is for the fans as much as for me.” Now that the record is out, Ellis said he’s following his usual business model—release a collection, head out on a big tour, do interviews and “try to keep the ball rolling.” “Right now, the album is new so there is a lot of optimism and that’s a good time to be on the road,” he said.

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“Devil May Care,” which features 10 original songs coupled with his emotionally charged guitar solos. “The goal was to make the guitar sing,” said Ellis, who is well known for just that. With the 22-month pandemic break, Ellis said he worried about losing his chops. He almost immediately began composing on amps and guitars that he hadn’t used for decades. He explored obscure studio and live recordings from some of his greatest musical heroes, such as the Allman Brothers, Freddie King, Michael Bloomfield, B.B. King and beyond, and was inspired by his favorite artists all over again. “I was facing the longest time off I ever had,” he said. “I designated every morning from 7 to noon, six days a week, songwriting time. I had a couple hundred songs. Some weren’t

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Jacob Sajan named regional spelling bee champion BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

acob Sajan is moving forward to the state spelling bee competition Saturday, March 19, after winning both the Deer Valley Unified School District’s bee and the regional bee earlier this year. Jacob, 13, is an eighth grader at Highland Lakes High School. He has been participating in the spelling bee for a few years now but kept getting stuck at the school competition. This year, though, he is going all the way. “I’ve been trying for this for a couple of years, but it was like a curse of something. For the past four years, I’ve always gotten second at the school level,” Jacob said. “But this year I finally got first and then I moved on to the district level.” He said at the district competition, held Jan. 24, there were about 50 people from schools around Deer Valley. But, once he broke his curse and made it to district, he was then among the top eight finalists who were sent to regionals. The regional competition was held Feb. 11, with Jacob seeing around 50 people in attendance there as well. He said everyone was up on a stage in front of the judges’ stand, the announcer and the audience and had to walk up to the mic at the front when it was time to spell out their word. Jacob placed first at regionals with the winning word “martinet.” He has another force driving him to succeed, though — the desire to carry on his older brother’s legacy. Jacob said he first got introduced to the spelling bee when his older brother, Mathews Sajan, was competing. “I would always coach him and

Jacob Sajan, 13, is moving forward to the state spelling bee competition after winning the school, district and regional competitions earlier this year. (Submitted photo) quizzed him on the words he needed to study,” he explained. “I actually really liked doing that, so once I got to the age range, I wanted to do that, too.” However, it seems that the “curse” affected both brothers, and Mathews got stopped at the state level. “Only first place goes to nationals, and since my brother got second place, he actually didn’t get to progress,” Jacob said. “So I kind of want to avenge that, you know?” Jacob said Mathews, now 21, was actually practicing for his MCAT during his district and regional competitions, but he will be there in person to cheer Jacob on at the state competition. Already preparing for the next com-

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