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NEWS ................. 8 Cave Creek Uniﬁed names 2022 Teacher of the Year

FEATURES ........ 15 Kuma has a ‘rocking’ time on East Wing Mountain Trail

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Church at the Chip celebrates 10 years BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

cclesia, fondly nicknamed Church at the Chip, is celebrating 10 years of serving those who share a love of God and the western way of life on Palm Sunday, April 10. “This church is in the heart of Cave Creek, for the heart of Cave Creek,” Pastor Steve Gilbertson said to describe Church at the Chip. The church meets outside behind the Buffalo Chip Saloon at 9 a.m. Sundays. Priscilla Bokhara, PR representative and church member, said Church at the Chip doesn’t exactly look like a textbook congregation, but it has

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Pastor Steve Gilbertson said Church at the Chip is a church “in the heart of Cave Creek, for the heart of Cave Creek.” (Church at the Chip/Submitted)

Council OKs plan for indoor golf club BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

he Cave Creek Town Council unanimously approved the Tee Box Indoor Golf Club site plan for recreation and entertainment at its March 21 regular meeting. The facility is set for south of Blue Ridge Drive and east of Cave Creek Road. The proposal was submitted by Rick Pennell from Deutsch Architecture Group

on behalf of Jim Bucklin. Bucklin worked with town staff during the process to ensure the plan meets the necessary requirements. The site plan is in full compliance with the town’s zoning ordinance and no exceptions were requested. The Cave Creek Planning Commission discussed and then recommended the proposal for approval in a 5 to 1 vote at a Feb. 17 meeting. “I think this application has undergone intense scrutiny by both the planning

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been successful. “It’s in the saloon, it’s outdoors, there was no covering (at �irst), so no shade in the summer or heating source. It has been driven by demand and the love of the service,” Bokhara said. “It’s been driven by the congregation, the people who believed in the vision and who believed in the mission of God. From my experience, I have gone to other churchers before, but this feels very different. It’s organic and authentic.” Bokhara added that Church at the Chip takes the idea of worship back to the basics. Visitors may not �ind fancy decorations, big screens or even air conditioning, but the focus on God’s word and the spirit of community is evident. “The name ‘Ecclesia,’ Biblically, means church and the gathering,” she said. “The church isn’t just the place, it’s the people.” Gilbertson started Ecclesia on Easter in 2012. He had preached for many years and wanted to branch out and start his own church in Cave Creek. Bokhara said Larry Wendt, the former owner of the Buffalo Chip Saloon, offered to help Gilbertson after hearing him preach at Rodeo Days. Gilbertson requested to use the space for the �irst Easter service, and Wendt suggested they use it every Sunday. While a church at a saloon was the furthest thing from Gilbertson’s mind at the time, he said once he thought about it, there didn’t seem to be a good enough reason not to do it. “We didn’t really have a plan to be at Buffalo Chip… but we thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s a Cave Creek church and this is what Cave Creek is all about, so not only did we have the one service as planned for Easter, but we’ve met every Sunday since,” Gilberton said. “We wanted to be very integrated into the community, so it �it really well for us. I would always say to people, ‘why not have church in a place where people already like to go?’” Wendt offered Gilbertson to use the space for free, despite the pastor’s efforts to pay rent. Bokhara said the church pays it forward, though, and it allows them to do more outreach in the community. Church at the Chip works with charitable organizations and has helped multiple other churches in Arizona and California get started and grow.

Pastor Steve Gilbertson started Ecclesia, also known as Church at the Chip, on Easter in 2012 after preaching for many years and wanting to branch out and start his own chuch in Cave Creek. The church will have its special anniversay service on Palm Sunday, April 10. (Church at the Chip/Submitted) In the beginning, the area had essentially no shade, no fans, no structures — it was just an open, outdoor space. Members were covered only by a mesquite tree and warmed by the sun. Since then, fans, misters, a canopy, �ire pits and heaters have been added to better acclimate to the elements. “It was just a handful of us at the beginning,” Gilbertson said. “When we �irst started, we had maybe a dozen people at �irst. Now, in the wintertime, we’ll have 200 people.” Bokhara said she just started attending Church at the Chip about a year and a half ago. She said she had never really attended church regularly before that because she never found a church where she felt comfortable. At Church at the Chip, though, she said she found her home, and even got baptized in the church’s horse trough last year. “What’s so beautiful about this is that it’s the spirit of community, which Cave Creek is all about. There’s a massive heart in Cave Creek. You get all sorts out here — cowboys, bikers, investors, Hollywood folk, artists, everyday people who moved out west to live in the dream of owning a ranch and horses later in life,” Bokhara said. “It’s beautiful and we’re just like one family. It sounds cliche, but if you come you get that sense.” A typical Sunday service starts at 9 a.m. with the ring of a vintage church bell. It starts with western and bluegrass gospel music. Gilbertson serves as pastor and

lead singer for the church band, backed up by guitars, a ukulele, a harmonica, two or three female singers and other instruments. Then the church will have a moment to greet one another and then read Scripture out loud before Gilbertson gives his message. The service ends at 10 a.m. Bokhara said some members drive about an hour from across the Valley to attend Church at the Chip. Others may make the journey on horseback. “People can certainly ride their horses to church,” Bokhara said. “People can bike, we have motorcycles that rock up, classic cars, pickup trucks and horses here. We have all sorts of people, not just cowboys.” The church also has a YouTube channel and livestreams every Sunday service on Facebook. Bokhara said some of the original members who have moved out of state or snowbirds who have returned up north still attend Church at the Chip through livestreams because they enjoy it so much. In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Ecclesia will host a special anniversary service on Palm Sunday, April 10, with fellowship, food and fun. Church at the Chip Homecoming Service

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ogy that basically allows you to hit a golf ball into an impact screen with a launch monitor placed behind you to measure the travel distance of the ball and depict it onto the screen, as if you were in a golfing environment,” Bucklin said. “The technology is advanced to the point where you can have a realistic indoor golf experience to have game improvement capabilities, so you’re getting better at playing basically practice mode. Or, you can actually play simulated golf courses from around the world.” Bucklin said an indoor golf facility would allow fans to enjoy the sport during Arizona’s hot summers, as well as the winter when there is decreased daylight and increased costs. The building would have 12 hitting bays, each with partition walls that can make it more private and immersive experience. It will also include a lobby, kitchen, bar and patio. Bucklin emphasized that the business is not a bar; the food and beverages are supplemental.

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The one-story building would be a little over 10,150 square feet, and comply with height, color scheme, landscaping and other requirements. The applicant proposed the modification of an alley to create a second access point and discussions with the town engineer began. The surrounding land is zoned as commercial on three sides of the site, with the east side being a residential zone. Because of this, the applicant is required to install a 6-foot-high solid fence between the alley way and adjacent residential properties. At the planning commission hearing, noise was cited as a concern. The applicants said they are taking measures to ensure it isn’t a problem. “I don’t see any situation where you’re hearing anything outside the building,” Bucklin said. “We’re significantly doing things to minimize it, even inside, because otherwise it would not be a very good user experience.” Councilman Ron Sova questioned if 34 parking spaces are sufficient if the facility is successful. The proposal as-

sumes several guests will carpool, but Sova said this seems unlikely. He added that with 12 bays and four people at each bay, that’s 48 people, and even if a few of them drive together, there will also be staff who need to park. However, Planning Director Luke Kautzman said that while this was a valid concern, based on the zoning ordinance, the proposal meets the criteria for the minimum number of parking spaces required. Financially, the indoor golf club would generate additional sales tax revenue and an additional sewer customer. Planning commission and town

council members were impressed by the Tee Box’s technology. Mayor Ernie Bunch said he thought it would be a great addition to Cave Creek and a place he would frequent. “I just want to say best of luck to you. All the time, people are coming up to me and saying we need more things for families and kids to do in town, and I see this as an opportunity for kids to take up the sport of golf,” Bunch said. “And there are four people in this room right now who were on the tee box at 500 Club this morning, and we wish that we’d been playing inside because it was cold and windy.”

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service. On March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona honored these veterans with a private wreath-laying ceremony.

Ceremony honors Vietnam War veterans

merica’s appreciation of its military veterans hasn’t always been as public as it is today. Veterans returning from Vietnam weren’t hosted as heroes or honored with parades. Strangers didn’t thank them for their

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The grave marker of a Vietnam War veteran, who died in 1981, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Cave Creek on March 29. More than 58,200 Americans died in America’s long war in Vietnam. (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News)

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A three-volley salute is fired in honor of Vietnam veterans at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Cave Creek on March 29. (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News)

Leilani Ballard, a caretaker at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, plays taps on the bugle during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor Vietnam veterans at the cemetery in Cave Creek on March 29. (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News)

Randy Heard, director of the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, compared his homecoming from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm with how Vietnam veterans came home. “We came home to marching bands and cheering crowds,” Heard said. “I have lots of friends and family members that are Vietnam veterans that tell a much different story.” The U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1973 was bitterly divisive, and 58,220 U.S. troops died in the war, according to federal archives. Uncounted

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National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona caretakers, directors and others pose for a photo with a wreath dedicated to honor Vietnam War veterans at the cemetery on March 29. (Samantha Chow/ Cronkite News)

others suffered lifelong trauma from their service in Southeast Asia. Although Vietnam veterans didn’t get the welcome home they deserved, Heard said, “it’s never too late to pay tribute to them and give them honor.” In 2012, President Barack Obama pro-

claimed March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and in 2017, President Donald Trump made it a recurring national holiday. March 29, 1973, was the day the last U.S. troops departed from South Vietnam.

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CCUSD names its 2022 Teacher of the Year

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

he Cave Creek Uni�ied School District hosted its 2022 Teacher of the Year event at the Holland Center on March 30. During the ceremony, Cindy Minor

was honored as Teacher of the Year. She will go on to compete in Arizona Education Foundation Teacher of the Year. Besides Minor, a Desert Willow Elementary School teacher, the nominees were: Tracy Clay, Cactus Shadows High School; Jessica Cresswell, Horseshoe Trails Elementary School; Desiree D’Am-

From left, Nancy Scott, executive director of secondary leadership; Dr. Patty Jensen, executive director of elementary leadership; Brandie Baca-Dunlap, principal of Desert Willow Elementary School; Cindy Minor, Desert Willow fifth and sixth grade teacher and CCUSD’s 2022 Teacher of the Year; and Superintendent Dr. Cort Monroe. (Cave Creek Uniﬁed School District/Submitted)

From left, Dr. Patty Jensen, executive director of secondary leadership; Beth Hatcher, CCUSD Governing Board president; Janet Busbee, CCUSD Governing Board member; Colleen Neiman, Lone Mountain Elementary School fifth grade teacher; Jessica Cresswell, Horseshoe Trails Elementary School fourth grade teacher; Tracy Clay, Cactus Shadows High School English teacher; Desiree D’Ambrosi, Sonoran Trails Middle School exceptional student services; Danielle Michalizysen, Desert Sun Academy second and third grade teacher; Cindy Minor, Desert Willow Elementary School fifth and sixth grade teacher and CCUSD’s 2022 Teacher of the Year; Susan Spigarelli, Black Mountain Elementary School third grade teacher; Scott Brown, CCUSD Governing Board member; Nancy Scott, executive director of secondary leadership; and Superintendent Dr. Cort Monroe. (Cave Creek Uniﬁed School District/Submitted)

brosi, Sonoran Trails Middle School; Danielle Michalizysen, Desert Sun Academy; Colleen Neiman, Lone Mountain Elementary and Susan Spigarelli, Black Mountain Elementary. Teachers, principals, school board president Beth Hatcher, and school board members Scott Brown and Janet Busbee attended. Entertainment was provided by the

Cactus Shadows Saxophone Quartet and members of the Cactus Shadows Vivace Choir performed the national anthem. The teachers were honored with a dinner and were given commemorative awards as well as a cash prize, donated by the Cave Creek Uni�ied Education Foundation. Additional sponsors for this event were 1GPA, Sunland Asphalt, GCON and SPS+ Architects.

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exercises that will help those ages 5 to 13 recycle everyday “throwaway” items. The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek. For more information, call 480-488-2764.

Cave Creek Museum, Kiwanis encourage reuse

ave Creek Museum will host a Kiwanis-sponsored Family Sunday program entitled Recycle, Reuse, Reduce from 2 to 4 p.m. April 10. Conservationist and naturalist Geoffrey Platts will teach guests the importance of reducing, recycling and reusing materials to help improve the Earth’s carbon footprint. This hands-on activity will feature craft

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Oscars spat reminds us to act with decency BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

id you watch the fight last week? Oops, I meant the punch (more like a slap) that Will Smith planted on Chris Rock during the Oscars. While I don’t really care too much about award shows, it was a doozy of an altercation between two very big stars. Yikes, then there was the profanity and screaming. Not the best time for guests after getting all gussied up, going to a ritzy shindig and then having a brawl break out. It seems like too many folks are going bonkers lately. Can we just calm down? There is something surreal about an active assault taking place at a highly televised event, no lights dimmed or commercial break taken, no police called. And then let’s hand Smith an award. No wonder why people are sick of celebrities. They live by different rules. Smith apologized after the outburst. He was evidently pushed to the edge when Chris Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife’s baldness, a result of alopecia. Then Smith goes on to say that “love makes you do crazy things.” Well, not really. That is the rallying cry of abusers. The “love made me do it” excuse is unacceptable in a civilized society. No, unchecked anger and rage are more likely reasons to race up on a stage and haul off and hit someone. Hey, Will, you were wearing a tuxedo! Aren’t we supposed to “act better” when we are all dressed up? Geez. Athletes (mostly in baseball and hockey) get into fights quite frequently. So what else is new? And we have read

about too many meltdowns on airplanes lately that seem to suggest that Americans are collectively losing their cool. Not just on planes, but in restaurants, school board meetings, any place where people gather. Hey, it’s good to have strong feelings and passion. But decency still matters. So, there in a swanky venue, a millionaire slapped another millionaire and then proceeded to spew the F-word a few times. People were shocked. Oh, the horror. And in the end, it was just another moment in the life and times of movie stars. My daughter thinks the whole altercation was staged to boost ratings. Perhaps. My neighbor thinks it was the highlight of the night because it is the only thing that people are talking about. Let the lawyers, pundits, politicians and psychologists analyze it until the end of time. It was one heck of a freak show, and regardless of people’s opinions about who was right, wrong or deserving, the way we act out in public can be a

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Infamous Oscar moment should be no surprise

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist

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You like me! You really like me!” The above utterance, attributed to Sally Field during her acceptance speech for the 1985 Academy Award as Best Actress, ranks as one of the most inane observations ever made by a motion picture star. How bad was it? So bad that Ms. Field, with the help of two major media outlets, mounted a campaign to “correct the record” some 37 years later. Featured on the cover of this year’s Oscar preview edition of “Variety” in late March and on the small screen via NBC’s “Today,” she insisted that she actually said, “I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!” Lest you think that her clarification offers a distinction without a difference, beware of incurring “The Wrath of Sally.” Said Ms. Field about those who refuse to accurately quote her, “Sometimes I want to

punch them in the nose.” Talk about foreshadowing! It wasn’t a punch in the nose from Field but a slap across the face of emcee Chris Rock, delivered suddenly, dramatically and loudly by actor Will Smith, that will ensure that the 94th Academy Awards ceremony will rank as the most infamous such gathering in motion picture history. Unless you’ve deliberately gone “off the grid,” you’ve probably seen replays of the scene. Smith, enraged at a joke that included his wife’s name, rushed the stage and assaulted the comedian. Remarkably, Rock maintained his equipoise — though he voiced his surprise in street language: “Wow! Wow! Will Smith just smacked the (expletive) out of me!” Smith, returning to his seat, responded in obscene outrage, twice shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out your (expletive) mouth!” It was shocking — even by Hollywood standards. But in retrospect, it is not surprising.

The entertainment industry has worked overtime to erode basic American values, while its trade association spokesmen and legions of well-compensated public relations experts have insisted that the “artists” for whom they work are, in fact, exemplars of our First Amendment freedoms. But it goes beyond the oft-repeated concern that liberty is being confused with licentiousness. Now it gives license to criminally violent conduct, permitted at a public event, provided that the individual engaged in that conduct is one of the “beautiful people.” Make no mistake: That is what we witnessed at the Oscars, and it was exceedingly ugly. Compounding the ugliness was the subsequent announcement of Smith winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. Undoubtedly, Smith was not acting when he apologized to the collective “creative community” — but not Rock personally — for his violent reaction to the joke. By the next day’s news cycle, social media served as the conduit for remorse and

repentance. Smith apologized to Rock, writing in an Instagram post that “I was out of line and I was wrong.” Rock responded by recognizing that his joke “had crossed a line I shouldn’t have.” Meantime, the aforementioned PR experts maintained a familiar line to explain why the Academy and the telecast producers continued the program with no intervention by law enforcement: “The Show

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Televised incident a slap in the face

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

y initial response to witnessing Will Smith’s “Slap Heard Around the World” at the Academy Awards was embarrassment for Smith. Not for his absurd display of machismo and profane tirade against comedian Chris Rock but for how woefully ineffective the slap was. All those boxing lessons to play Muhammad Ali and Smith couldn’t even knock out Marty the Zebra from “Madagascar”? Sad, dude. Very sad. As the week trundled on and I listened to pundits and my friends obsess over each new development — Smith’s March 28 apology to Rock; the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ March 30 announcement that it was “initiating disciplinary proceedings” against its Best Actor — I began to fret I wasn’t taking this international incident seriously enough. “White outrage about Will Smith’s slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It’s inequality

in plain sight,” opined London’s Guardian newspaper. The Orlando Sentinel took it the other way: “Will Smith’s slap shamed Black America.” Comedian Kathy Griffin sprung to the defense of comedians, tweeting that “it’s a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a Comedian. Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.” Fox News polled educators and parents clutching their pearls “about the messages sent to children.” And USA Today did no fewer than five pieces explaining alopecia, the hair-loss condition Rock joked about in poor taste, provoking Smith’s open-handed right to the kisser. As a newspaper columnist for decades, I should have been thrilled by this food fight and immediately ready to take a side: On Team Rock, defending the right to free speech or advocating for assault charges and Smith’s prosecution. Or, hey, why not join the minority on Team Smith? After all, 21% of 1,319 U.S. adults flash-polled by YouGov a day after the Oscars said Smith was right to slap Rock ver-

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sus 61% who said he was wrong. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans surveyed said they were unsure. And one — me — reported that science has yet to invent a device capable of measuring how little I cared about the whole thing. Ultimately, that’s my takeaway regarding Smith v. Rock. It’s not a defining moment for manhood or racial perception, nor is it a cautionary tale about inappropriate violence. It’s not a “teachable moment,” as I read in 10 different headlines concerning 10 different teachings. Nor is it a referendum on Hollywood’s woke hypocrisy, damning Smith on the one hand while giving him a standing ovation 45 minutes later as he accepted his award. This slapfight is merely another media nothing burger, more din and fake debate over a schoolyard moment you could witness any afternoon at your local day care center or anywhere else little boys gather in groups of two or more. My questions: Why do we care so much about something so slight? Why do we derive lessons from insignificant moments while ignoring the larger travails around us? Last night in America, a half-million

homeless people slept in our streets. More than 90,000 people died last year from a drug overdose. A week before the Big Slap, an 18-year-old girl was shot to death in a South Phoenix park. Her family’s loss generated hardly a blip. Rock? He was uninjured, and sales spiked for his upcoming gigs. The Academy Awards? Suddenly interesting again after two decades of irrelevance. Smith lost a few fans and maybe his Oscar trophy, nothing an apology tour won’t cure. Meanwhile, the big blue marble spins on, and we gobble controversy like junk food. That slap in the face was quite a slap in the face for anyone who likes their news to mean something.

Must Go On!” Don’t expect a collective “change in conscience” from Tinseltown. Predictable political pronouncements, praising the left and criticizing the right, remain the currency of the reel-related realm. Not only did they pop up with regularity during the slap-marred Oscars telecast; so too were they supplemented by Field in her “Variety” cover story. Field returned to a martially themed message directed at Republican Govs. Ron

DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas. “If you see them coming toward me, those two governors specifically, lead me out of the way, because I cannot be responsible for what I would do,” Field said. Florida and Texas authorities may conduct a “threat assessment,” but more likely some B-movie magnate will concoct a new screenplay for the aging starlet. Evoking TV memories of over a half-century ago combined with the 2001 Oscar winner for Best Picture, get ready for “Gidget goes for a Gladiator!” Just don’t expect to like it.

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snapshot of our society. Can’t we do better? Children are watching! A great philosopher once said, “As we are… the world is. To bring about order and peace, we must begin with ourselves.” My minister says we can only pray for in-

spiration and guidance in being our best selves. Well spoken. Words to live by. Still, pass the popcorn, take a front-row seat and watch the world’s craziness unfold. But some days, we have seen too much. 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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ilver Lining Wealth Advisors’ 2021 was fruitful. The Ameriprise private wealth advisory practice in the Airpark was named top 40 Under 40 in the nation by Financial Planning Magazine. Barron’s tapped Silver Lining Wealth Advisors as one of the top 1,200 practices in the country. The firm was listed as a top wealth manager in the country by Forbes. “We are a younger — from a team perspective — practice that is still growing,” said Nayan Ranchhod, a private wealth adviser and managing director. “Our industry is typically baby boom-

erish, in the aspect of advisers. We have our oldest adviser is 73. I’m the youngest at 39.” As a private wealth advisory practice, Silver Lining Wealth Advisors provides financial advice that is anchored in a solid understanding of client needs and expectations and provided in one-on-one relationships. Ranchhod has 15 years of experience with Ameriprise Financial. “It’s our job to break down financial life and put it back together and build a plan to help them reach these goals,” he said. “Sometimes I play more of a therapist than I do anything else. I see it all.”

Building the practice from scratch Ranchhod moved to the Valley from the East Coast and, without knowing a soul in Phoenix, he built the practice from the ground up. He was born and raised in Oklahoma and attended Boston University. Ranchhod was raised by a traditional Indian family with a mom from India and a father from Zimbabwe. His sister is a doctor and brother is a dentist. Ranchhod aspired to be a lawyer. “I just couldn’t get excited about being a lawyer,” he said. “I took the LSAT. I was doing well in economics. I enjoy political sci-

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most, he says. Monday is a tool to helping people reach their goals and, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t possible in some cases. Ranchhod’s business was affected as well, but he pivoted and began checking in on his clients. He knew once the pandemic and quarantine lightened, he could help clients live their dreams once again. The staff spent 2021 preparing clients to attack 2022 by meeting in person. That was a pleasure for Ranchhod. “It’s been really, really nice,” he said. “It changes the whole conversation. Doing the whole Zoom or Microsoft Teams thing is great, but it’s nice to see real-life people and have those discussions. We can hide behind the camera a little bit because sometimes it’s a little awkward.” For Ranchhod and his staff, the caring doesn’t stop with wealth. Charity is important to Silver Lining Wealth Advisors. It donated more than $15,000 to a handful of Valley charities last fall. Silver Lining Wealth Advisors team members chose a nonprofit to donate to that resonates with their passions.

“One of the core values to our practice is community outreach and stewardship,” Ranchhod said. “We believe supporting causes and charities is a way for us to have a deeper impact in the lives of so many more people than just those we serve within our practice. It helps us create a greater wake and culture by connecting us to each other.” The donations were distributed among The Pet Knot, the Tommy Nuñez Foundation, Hospice of the Valley, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Clearwater Free Clinic, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association, Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Bosom Buddies. This is the company’s second year personalizing donations to charities throughout Arizona. “Gandhi once said, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world,’ and we believe that we are living those words when we get an opportunity to give back and support people who are doing the same,” Ranchhod said. Silver Lining Wealth Advisors also supports clients by celebrating life-chang-

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owsa! Gas prices have skyrocketed. Good thing we have some great hiking options close by. Believe it or not, we have lived in Phoenix over six years, and we have yet to hike at the Peoria Regional Preserve. How is that possible? I don’t know, but we remedied it! We chose the East Wing Mountain Trail in Peoria. You can plug that into your GPS or go West on Happy Valley

Road until you come to Pyramid Peak and turn right. Take a right onto Miner, and you will see the Sonoran Ranch Park on your left and a sign that reads “E Wing Mountain Trail parking.” It’s free and plentiful, and it has human restrooms. Now, the trail isn’t here. You have to walk from there on Chalfen up the hill toward the

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gated community. On your left before you get to the gate, you will see the big trail sign. From here, it is a 2.1mile loop that All Trails rates as easy, but here’s the catch: It’s easy until you get to the loop. From there, it is actually rated difficult! So, you could do a 3/4-mile out and back that is easy or sign up for a challenging but beautiful hike for a total of 2.1 miles. The trail begins in a neighborhood with huge houses. It is neat to meander through an area we hadn’t been

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before. It starts off flat, and the trail is well maintained and easy to follow. Once you get out of the homes, you will start to hike up, but it isn’t steep. Soon you will come to the intersection of the loop or East Mountain. It is here you either turn back or turn right to climb up the rocky mountain. And wholly smokes, is it rocky! I

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love bouldering, but this was a challenge. The rocks are rough on doggy paws, which we didn’t expect. Little dogs would have difficulty going up the big rocks. The trail is more following boulders and rocks at this point, although it is still easy to follow. The good news is there was hardly anyone out on the trail, so we could take our time. It’s a good ¾ of a mile up to the top, and as you climb, you get some beautiful views. At one

point, we saw the cranes for the chip manufacturing plant and just past them Tramonto where we live. On a clear day like this, you truly can see for miles and miles! We were grateful it wasn’t windy. We made it to the top huffing and puffing, but we did it! We took our token pictures, and continued following the trail. It goes on the backside now and down the other side. It is just as steep, so going down was work. The trail brings you back to the intersection, and you then follow the same trail back to the parking lot. It’s all downhill from there, but the rocks are loose with gravel and dirt, so be careful. Most people injure themselves on the way down or closer to the car when they let their guard down. Mom had a most excellent idea of getting some lunch afterwards. We headed east on Happy Valley past I-17 to the Norterra Shopping Center

and went to Shane’s Rib Shack, some of the best BBQ you will ever have. We lived in Texas, so we know BBQ! Their food is superb and their service even better. Mom gave me my own rib to chomp on. Oh-so-good! By the time we got home, I was ready for a nap. My brother, Mowgli, greeted us, and we all rested. Life is very good my friends. Hope you are doing great and staying healthy. My mom, Lorraine Bossé-Smith, is kind enough to help me share my Great Adventures, big and small. My mom is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, executive recruiter, business consultant, coach, fitness expert, and author of nine published books. More importantly, she’s the best doggy mom ever! Enjoy my blog at lorrainebosse-smith.com/category/kuma/ kumas-great-adventures, @kumathedog on Facebook or @kumaitothedog on Instagram.

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ometimes the problem is not the problem. Consider this case: Diner: “I can’t eat this soup.” Waiter: “Sorry, sir, I’ll call the manager.” Diner: “Mr. Manager, I can’t eat this soup.” Manager: “I’ll call the chef.” Diner: “Mr. Chef, I can’t eat this soup.” Chef: “What’s wrong with it?” Diner: “Nothing. I haven’t got a spoon.” Years ago, I discovered a principle about life that I knew was real but didn’t understand it clearly. Then I found out Stephen Covey wrote about it. It’s called the 90/10 Principle. Dr. Covey said, “10% of life is made up of what happens to you. The other 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We have no control over 10% of what happens to us. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%. How? By

your reactions. You cannot control a red light. However, you can control your reaction to the red light. Don’t let people fool you. You can control how you react. Here’s an example of how this works. You are having breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what has just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your wife and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the table’s edge. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish her breakfast and getting ready to go to school. She

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daughter is about to cry. You gently say: “It’s OK, honey, you just need to be more careful next time.” Then, grabbing a towel, you go upstairs and change your shirt. You grab your briefcase, and you come back down in time to look through the window. You see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early a cheerfully greet the staff. Notice the difference? Two different

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scenarios started the same. Both ended differently. Why? Because of how you reacted. You have no control over 10% of what happens in your life. Your reaction determined the other 90%.” Once I was speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I stayed up late writing this weekly column for you to make my deadline. When I finished the article, I thought, “Time to go to bed. I have a big day tomorrow. The article came out well. People will like it.” When I pressed the send key on my

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more compassion for the man whose coffee spilled on him. Our takeaway: When you write an article, speak on a subject, or present yourself as the answer person, get ready because you will be tested on it. A Scripture verse says: “Let him who stands, take heed lest he falls.” In other words, 90% of experts become exspurts. Caution, never say you have it all together in golf. That’s like the Titanic backing up and running over the iceberg again. Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He 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. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.

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