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Anthem July 4th celebration returns BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

nthem’s Independence Day Celebration has been a community tradition for many years — and it’s returning on July 3. After the stress and isolation of the past year, Kristi Northcutt, senior director of community relations, said it is important to come together as a community and celebrate. “These events give you the opportunity to enjoy the community park, the neighbors

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Transportation plan calls for I-17 improvements BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

our corridors for passenger and freight traffic will be expanded and improved under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s five-year construction program approved recently by the State Transportation Board. The 2022-2026 Five-Year Program, which also includes more than $1 billion in pavement preservation projects, will fund several projects to widen highways and improve safety that include:

• Adding lanes along Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and Sunset Point, with construction on the $328 million project beginning in 2022. • Replacing the Gila River bridges on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. Construction for the $83 million project is targeted for 2023. • Constructing the first phase of the I-40/ US 93 West Kingman interchange. The $70 million project is expected to begin by 2024. • Widening US 93 between Tegner Street and Wickenburg Ranch Way. The $41 mil-

lion project is scheduled for 2022. Funding of more than $1 billion on pavement preservation projects will bring 581 lane miles of pavement from fair and poor condition to good condition. The widening projects on I-17 and I-10 are advancing through ADOT’s partnership with the Maricopa Association of Governments, the regional planning agency that has committed some of the funds for those improvements. “I want to thank the Board for their

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thoughtful consideration and approval of this plan that works to address the need for new infrastructure while maintaining existing highways, all within the constraints of limited funding resources,” said ADOT Director John Halikowski. “The improvements to these Key Commerce Corridors represent two of the most critical transportation priorities in Arizona. The additional lanes are important to improve safety and efficiency while the state continues to attract jobs, businesses and economic growth. At the same time, ADOT is investing most rural highway funding to preserve existing roads and bridges to keep them in good condition for the movement of people and freight.” The plan was approved in a virtual meeting following a three-month period for the public to provide feedback. Arizonans submitted more than 1,000 comments on projects across the state. The 2022-2026 Five-Year Program allows ADOT to reach its goal of allocating $320 million per year for rehabilitation of bridges and roadways throughout the state highway system. These projects include repaving and repairing highways, along with repairing or reconstructing bridges. The plan also includes $407 million over five years for projects that improve highway safety, efficiency and functionality, such as smart technology or addition of shoulders. The State Transportation Board’s approval of the five-year program followed a call for public comment in March and four virtual public hearings.

In general, major projects begin as part of the agency’s long-range visioning process, move into a six- to 10-year development program and then become part of the five-year program. The program is developed by working closely with local and regional planning organizations as well as community leaders to identify projects that are ready to build or design. Funding for the five-year program is

generated by the users of transportation services, primarily through gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the vehicle license tax. The Maricopa and Pima County regions have independent revenue streams established through voter-approved sales taxes that allow for more expansion projects to take place in those areas. The 2022-2026 Five-Year Program can be found at azdot.gov/fiveyearprogram.

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that you don’t always see around town and just really appreciate the quality of life that we have here and the beautiful scenery and an opportunity to just be together,” Northcutt said. “After the last year, it is especially important to continue these traditions that Anthem has come to enjoy.” The celebration is set for 6 to 10 p.m. at the community park, where there are fun events for the whole family. “We have slides, watersides, water bounce houses, some dry rides and small carnival rides on the softball fields,” Northcutt said. “This year we have a couple of new activities that include a rock wall and a couple of other new things (that are being kept secret.) We have a live DJ, who will do music and dancing, and lots of interactive activities. We have roving entertainers, like jugglers and things like that. Then we also have smaller stations like a glitter tattoos station and glow sticks just to make it more fun for the kiddos.” There is plenty for the adults, too,

The Anthem Independence Day Celebration will have a large variety of food vendors and food trucks, as well as a beer garden. mostly in the form of food and beverages. Dozens of local food vendors and food trucks, as well as a Rotary beer garden, will be housed there. The grand finale is a firework display that starts at 9:30 p.m., weather and fire conditions permitting. “The fireworks launch is overseen by

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the Daisy Mountain Fire Department and the fire marshal. It’s a professional pyrotechnics launch. So, they have to receive a permit, they are inspected, and we do a number of things prior to the launch to make sure that it’s safe,” Northcutt said. “We follow (Daisy Mountain Fire Department) in all cases, and they can can-

cel the fireworks for any reason up until the time that they launch. It’s very dependent on how things go that day, but the goal is to end our evening with a safe and controlled fireworks launch.” As far as other safety measures go, the event will not require masks, as it is outdoors and spread over a large area. The event space was laid out to limit congestion and allow plenty of space for distancing. Admission and parking for the event is free. A wristband for rides can be purchased ahead of time (to skip the line and avoid the heat at the event) at the Community Center or Civic Building for $20. Activities like the rock wall will have fees. No personal fireworks are permitted at the park, and it is recommended to not bring pets due to the loud noise and crowds. For parking, it is suggested to park off-site and walk to the park to avoid heavy traffic. Road and building closures around the area will begin at 2 p.m. A full list of closures as well as a traffic control plan, prohibited items, tips and general information can be found at onlineatanthem.com.

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Arizona kids’ health, schooling rank poorly BY ALYSSA MARKSZ Cronkite News

espite gains in some areas, Arizona continued to rank among the worst states in the nation for education, according to the latest version of a national report that measures children’s well-being across several areas. The 2021 Kids Count report said Arizona was 47th overall in education, down one spot from 46th a year earlier, evidence that “we’re not doing a very good job in Arizona,” experts said. David Lujan, president and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance, said the low ranking “stems from the lack of investments we’ve seen in education, not only K-12 education, but early childhood education, going back for more than 20 years now.” “We’re seeing the ramifications of that in things like large class sizes, the lack of full-day kindergarten in every school

district and teacher shortages,” Lujan said. “Those things matter when it comes to being able to provide a quality education for students.” The Kids Count report, prepared annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, measures children’s welfare in each state through dozens of data points split between four broad categories: education, economic well-being, health and family and community. Overall, Arizona improved slightly, going from 42nd place in last year’s report to 40th in the latest report. But the state did not crack the top half of states in any category. Arizona did best in health, where it finished 28th among states, followed by 35th for economic well-being and 46th in family and community. Those numbers are likely to get worse in next year’s report, which will include data from the pandemic year of 2020, which did not make it into this report.

“Providing access to quality health care, child care, education and mental health services must be the focus as we come out of the coronavirus pandemic,” Lujan said. Among the troubling numbers in the education category, the report showed that 69% of fourth graders in Arizona were not proficient in reading in 2019, the last year for which numbers were available. That was a significant improvement from the 75% recorded as not proficient 10 years earlier and was closing in on the national average — but was still higher than the rate of 66% in 2019. Education was the only category where Arizona’s ranking got worse in this year’s report from last year’s. The Arizona Department of Education declined to comment on the data. But advocates said shortfalls in early elementary school will have long-term effects. “The research shows that if students

are not reading at grade level by the fourth grade, that they are then going to be struggling to learn for the rest of their academic lives,” Lujan said. The difference between four-year high school graduation rates in Arizona and the U.S. is even more stark. The report said 22% of Arizona high schoolers do not finish in four years, compared to 14% nationally, a trend Lujan tied back to these issues in early childhood and K-12 education. “In the states that fare well in education, they focus on the entire scope of the education cycle from early childhood education through K-12 and post-secondary,” he said. “They make sure that from the time a child is 3 or 4 years old until the time they graduate from a college that they get a really good education.” Lujan and others said that now is the time to increase funding for schools, as

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the state sits on a huge budget surplus. But the Legislature is currently debating a fiscal 2022 budget that would give much of the surplus back to taxpayers in the form of a flat income tax rate that would cut taxes across the board. “We actually have an opportunity this year to make investments in our education system that will greatly improve the resources for education in our state,” said Lujan, who said lawmakers were instead talking “about giving much of that revenue surplus away in the form of tax cuts to the wealthy.” That was echoed by Sara Wyffels, 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year. “By increasing our investment in public education, this could potentially reduce class size, which then gives students and teachers more opportunity to connect, thus improving the quality and the impact of education on each student,” she said. Wyffels remains hopeful that lawmakers pass a budget that benefits schools. “We need to make some more effort to

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Advocates: Affordable Care Act here to stay BY BROOKE NEWMAN Cronkite News

rizona advocates are breathing “a sigh of relief” this week after the Supreme Court again refused to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, a decision that should preserve the health care program for at least several years. The ruling, the third time the court has upheld Obamacare, comes as the number of people signed up for health insurance under the ACA continues to grow under a special open enrollment period. That included more than 23,000 Arizonans, bringing the total number insured through the act to 178,125 as of May 31. “The strongest case they had by far was the one that failed last week,” said Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, of ACA opponents. He predicted that the act is here to stay for “at least three and a half years,” given

the current administration and the unlikelihood of another court challenge. Arizona was one of 17 states that joined Texas’ lawsuit to overturn the act. Calls to attorneys general in Arizona and Texas were not immediately returned. A spokesperson for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said it is “even more incumbent on Congress to pass legally sound policies to fix our broken healthcare system, further fractured by the Affordable Care Act” in a public statement. Democrats were not nearly so hesitant to react to the ruling. “Thankfully, the Supreme Court laid down a decisive ruling that protects these provisions,” said Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Terán in a statement, after what she called “the Republicans’ decade-long crusade against the Affordable Care Act.” The court ruled 7-2 June 17 that the latest challenge to the law had to fail because the plaintiffs — 18 states and two individ-

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Bad ‘altitudes’ are soaring at new heights BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

ave people become barbarians? I guess if you read the incidence of Americans behaving badly on airplanes, you might believe that the end of civilization as we know it is fast approaching. Pushing, shoving, screaming, spitting, punching and trying to open the exits (while in flight) or storm the cockpit, is a road too far. It’s like the wild, wild, west in the “unruly” skies, so fasten your seatbelt if you are going to fly. The Federal Aviation Administration has received over 3,000 reports of “combative” passenger behavior since Jan. 1. The flight attendant union leader, Sara Nelson, claims that frequency of passenger outbursts is “nuts” and “out of control.” So, many airlines have been leveling hefty fines, arresting the perpetrators and ending inflight alcohol service. A rather sobering experience. The airlines need a break! It has been a rough year of financial losses due to the coronavirus quarantines. Before that, airlines were struggling with people bringing “emotional support animals” on board. Not just a little doggy or kitty, but racoons, pot-belly pigs, snakes and even mini-horses were part of the inflight “zoo” that was creating headaches for travelers and flight crews. It seems that people were fraudulently claiming they needed support animals, which had been loosely defined, a fee-free category, with lack of clarity of the definition of “support.” Well, that little piggy can no longer fly. The Department of Transportation finally ruled “enough,” and only service dogs are allowed on flights now. So, all should be calm in the skies. Not exactly.

Americans are ready to travel again! COVID-19 is winding down, we can go see grandma or the kids. Take a vacation. Get out our suitcases and pick a spot. We have been cooped up too long! Last year we were reduced to hunting for toilet paper and stuck in our homes. This year we can go places! Yet now it seems that a few bad actors are ruining all the fun. I mean, come on, why do folks have to act so awful? One flight attendant was videoed summing up a terrible experience, when the American Airlines flight from Raleigh to Charlotte was disrupted by numerous passengers who were shouting insults and profanities at the crew. The flight attendant said upon landing, “We were just trying to go to Charlotte. But shame on those passengers who made this flight a living hell.” Many well-mannered passengers applauded. The video has blown up the internet and been viewed millions of times. Even American Airlines has weighed in and made statements that they will have “zero tolerance” for this abusive, disrespectful behavior. Many of the outbursts start when folks are asked to wear masks. I get it. We hate wearing them. But it is a Federal Aviation Administration ruling, set to hopefully expire in September. Psychologists claim that people are having mental breakdowns, experiencing anxiety attacks or angry outbursts because they are “fed up” with restrictions. Collectively, we need to move forward, get over it and put the fun (and civility) back into travel. Flying? Here’s hoping that passengers will not display bad “altitude” and take their frustration to new heights. 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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ne of the many quotable lines from the classic film “Casablanca” is, “Round up the usual suspects.” Most agree that it would be unfair if every time there was a house fire, the local police simply arrested everyone who had previously been convicted of arson. In Arizona and in federal court, evidence concerning someone’s character traits is generally not admissible to prove that they acted in conformity with that trait on a particular occasion. On June 11, the Ninth Circuit discussed this issue and reversed a conviction from Arizona because of evidence that the trial judge allowed the prosecution to use in its rebuttal case. On March 6, 2018, at 3:34 a.m., the defendant called 911, used her sister’s name and reported that someone had come into their home and hit her boyfriend in the head. Unfortunately, the response time took nearly an hour because the residence was in a remote location on the Navajo Reservation. When a Navajo Nation police sergeant arrived, the defendant gave a series of false statements to him in response to questions. Two hours later, an FBI agent arrived. Over the next few days, it became clear to the law enforcement agents that the defendant had provided false information. The victim was found unconscious, next to a piece of rebar, with a pool of blood by his head. After paramedics intubated him, he was flown to a trauma center for injuries that included skull fractures. He was subsequently unable to provide a statement concerning his attack. After a jury trial, the defendant’s convictions included two counts of assault. At trial, the defendant claimed she acted in self-defense. She testified in

detail that she had been the victim of an attack by her boyfriend that night. She also testified about three other alleged attacks on her by him. In rebuttal, the federal prosecutors called witnesses that testified about unrelated incidents involving the defendant’s alleged disorderly and combative behavior (e.g., hitting her sister on the head with a coffee mug). The Ninth Circuit reversed the defendant’s assault convictions (and ordered a new trial) essentially because it held that the prosecutor’s rebuttal evidence was both irrelevant and unfair. The court noted, “A person of violent character can still prevail on a self-defense claim.” More importantly, the court believed that this case was a good example of why we have these types of evidentiary rules. They are “designed to avoid a danger that the jury will punish the defendant for offenses other than those charged, or at least that it will convict when unsure of guilt, because it is convinced that the defendant is a bad (person) deserving of punishment.” Judge Gerald A. Williams is the justice of the peace for the North Valley Justice Court. The court’s jurisdiction includes parts of Anthem, Desert Hills, Glendale and Phoenix.

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Some thoughts on Arizona election audit BY JD HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist

he “Washington Wise Man” earned that nickname because he saw things clearly, conveying common sense in the backwoods vernacular of his native Kentucky. When a cacophony of criticism would arise from the legions on the left – at once both enraged and entitled – the Wise Man would describe it thusly: “A hit dog hollers!” The Wise Man may have departed this vale of tears, but his rough-hewn observation lives on. It is hard to see the wisdom in the left’s incessant squawking and dogged insistence that thinking people should suppress any curiosity or concern about the tabulation of votes in the 2020 presidential election. “A hit dog hollers,” indeed. 2020 will not only be remembered as an election year; it will also be recalled as the “year of COVID-19.” Government policy and public health pol-

icy became synonymous. Our highest-paid bureaucrat, Dr. Anthony Fauci, became the de facto “dictator doctor,” advocating for an unprecedented economic shutdown. The opportunity for voting by mail was greatly expanded, and with it, the opportunity for vote fraud. Press coverage of vote by mail in 2010 was skeptical. NBC News partnered with News21, a program headquartered at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, and posted an article headlined, “The real vote fraud opportunity has arrived; casting your ballot by mail.” Ten years later, an even more partisan press, collectively incensed about Donald Trump’s presidency, offered glowing accounts of voting by mail, and those stories increased in frequency and stridency once President Trump offered the same objections found in many media accounts a decade earlier. “For folks on the left, it’s wrong until it’s right for them,” the Wise Man would say through the mists of memory.

Fortunately for Arizona, the name calling and intimidation that causes hesitancy on Capitol Hill does not apply to our Legislature. Skeptical of reassurances from the governor that “We do elections well here in Arizona” when complaints were lodged and discrepancies discovered, the Arizona Senate requested an audit of ballots in Maricopa County. The County Board of Supervisors at first ignored that request, then lost in court and has subsequently displayed unremitting hostility throughout the process. If they have nothing to hide, then what are they worried about? “An honest man has no need to dive in the briar patch,” the Wise Man would say. Meanwhile, the woman in charge of elections statewide, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, has found herself amidst the metaphorical thistles and thorns of suspicion. The distrust has developed despite the best efforts of a partisan press to clear her path to the governor’s office in 2022. The most pathetic example came re-

cently on CNN. Anderson Cooper, sputtered frantically, at once conjuring up nonexistent charges of discovering bamboo in the fiber of Arizona paper ballots, then quickly admitting no such charges had been leveled while implying that some outrage was sure to develop. Mindful of his recent guest hosting stint on “Jeopardy,” Cooper ended his bizarre screed in the form of an interrogative: “What do you do in that case?” “That’s a good question,” responded Secretary Hobbs, concluding her own incoherent rambling with this malaprop: “There’s nothing going on here that lends any credibility to the outcome that’s gonna come out of it.” Other accounts have described Katie’s CNN appearance as a “meltdown.” Clearly, she was feeling the heat, because she invoked a hypothetical in a way that did her no favors. “There’s nothing that can be done now to overturn the election, even if the audit was valid.” The Wise Man would offer this response: “That dog won’t hunt!”

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Soaring violent crime rates are no surprise BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

s June winds down, already we have a shoo-in winner for the least surprising story of 2021: Violent crime continues to surge in this struggling nation of ours. How bad are we talking? Murder jumped 33% last year in America’s major cities. Meanwhile, 63 of the nation’s 66 largest police jurisdictions saw jumps in at least one category of violent crime – murder, rape, robbery or aggravated assault. So far, 2021 hasn’t been an improvement. The White House says homicides jumped 24% nationally in the first quarter of 2021 versus the same quarter last year. Father’s Day weekend was especially violent, with CNN reporting 10 mass shootings claiming seven lives across nine states. That doesn’t even count the June 17th West Valley shooting spree allegedly committed by 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico, who stands accused of 90 minutes of drive-by

gunfire that claimed the life of 67-year-old David Liebler and wounded a dozen other innocents. Our streets have so run with blood, President Joe Biden felt compelled to address the nation Wednesday, to announce a five-part “comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to gun crime and ensure public safety.” The gist? A crackdown on illegal guns and rogue gun dealers. Plus additional millions for local law enforcement, more money for community anti-violence efforts, more summer jobs and activities for teenagers and young adults and beefed-up programs to help those leaving prison re-enter society. Pardon me, please, if my response is somewhere between a gaping yawn and a sad shake of my head. Because all of the above – along with the academics who blame COVID-19 for this spike in violent crime – seems to miss what’s actually happening in our communities and on our streets. To borrow a cliche, our chickens have come home to roost. I’m talking about the widespread disre-

spect of police officers and the rule of law that has been a dominant news story for the past year-plus. To hear many of our progressive neighbors and pundits tell it, every cop is a racist ogre or a perpetrator of systemic injustice so widespread the entire system must be reformed beyond recognition, or dismantled to begin anew. The police are to be defunded, declaimed and derided – and certainly never respected. And the law? If it is enforced by the corrupt it, too, must be corrupt. Thus, shouldn’t we excuse those who ignore it? Couple this neutering of law enforcement with an exponentially expanding sense of entitlement with a growing self-specialness that has permeated every aspect of our culture, and is it any surprise that Americans are quicker to anger, quicker to maim, quicker to kill, loot, assault, rape? Virtually everywhere you look and to whomever you listen, the narrative put forth focuses on the One Percent having unfairly gotten theirs, so why shouldn’t you get

yours, whatever it takes? Throw in a few hundred million guns of every caliber for good measure, mix in widespread mental health issues and is it any wonder the nightly news and front pages frequently resemble an especially gory Tarantino film? Like every other complex issue facing our country, rising violent crime is multi-determined, driven by numerous interwoven factors – especially hatred of police. Stemming the violence will require more than money, summer programs and a few new gun regulations that are ardently opposed by half the nation. Just as we have had a so-called “racial reckoning,” we need to unpuzzle America’s love-hate relationship with its cops. We cannot damn police, then act shocked when criminals, emboldened, take to our streets to take lives and property. The only surprise about rising crime is that anyone is surprised it’s happening. The blue line, always thin, has been stretched to the brink of snapping.

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Julian Corles is keeping Janey’s alive BY ALEX GALLAGHER Foothills Focus Staff Writer

ften overlooked by tourists, Janey’s Coffee Co. & Bodega has offered locals a place to relax with a cup of coffee in the mornings and with a beer and live music in the evenings. Julian Corles has owned the restaurant and entertainment venue since 2014 but has aimed to keep the original owner’s concept alive and successful. “When I first took it over, one of the promises I made was not to screw

Janey’s Coffee Co. & Bodega originally opened in 2010 and was run by the original owners for three and a half years. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

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Julian Corles purchased Janey’s Coffee Co. & Bodega in 2014 after a decade in the corporate restaurant management industry and after being laid off in 2009 from the insurance field. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

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Corles has a degree and background in hotel and restaurant management and the timing worked perfectly for him to purchase Janey’s. Corles spent 10 years in corporate restaurant management before switching to the insurance field before being laid off in 2009. Unsure of his next move, Corles gave restaurant management another shot. He purchased Tempe’s The Mad Hatter Pub with a partner and, after four months, he left that business after he and the partner could not agree on the bar’s direction. When Corles visited his dad in Cave Creek, he learned Janey’s was for sale. He was intrigued by the name and concept and wanted to see it up close. “I came out on a Friday night and saw that there was live music, 12 beers on tap and a nice restaurant,” Corles said. Corles was so impressed with the layout and concept, he immediately

wanted to make an offer. “I came back the next day and was impressed with what I saw. The numbers made sense, and this looked like a place that would get me away from corporate America,” Corles said. After taking over, Corles kept what worked and expanded on what made Janey’s a staple. “I kept things the same, but I started expanding the hours a bit, started offering the full menu during live music and added more shows to where we’re doing live shows nine to 10 times a week,” Corles said. Live music can be heard just about any time customers walk into Janey’s Coffee Co. & Bodega, however, the most reliable times to see performances are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 3 to 6 p.m. Sundays. Janey’s welcomes artists from around the Valley but has seen a considerable number of Anthem acts come through. Fans can see Anthem-based guitarist Bill Dutcher on

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reaking a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the world’s largest convention organization has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second time in as many years, canceling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 places. In 2019, tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from all over the world streamed into Phoenix for a large, international convention in Chase Field. Annual conventions have also been held for decades in Tucson, most

recently at the Tucson Convention Center. In 2020, the pandemic unexpectedly interrupted that tradition, forcing the international religious organization to cancel in-person conventions throughout the world and launch a global virtual event. This was a first for Jehovah’s Witnesses, who have held public conventions in stadiums, arenas, convention centers and theaters around the world since 1897. “Powerful by Faith!” is the theme of the 2021 global event. The virtual event will be delivered in more than 500 languages to households throughout the globe over six weekends in July and August, uniting 15 to

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before and after the program. This year, many Jehovah’s Witnesses like Alvarado look forward to faith-strengthening talks, as well as the two-part Bible drama “Daniel: A Lifetime of Faith.” “Faith has helped our global brotherhood to continue to thrive even during a pandemic,” said Robert Hendriks for Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Our faith will continue to unite us in worship — even virtually — as millions gather in private homes around the world to enjoy a powerful and inspiring spiritual program.” For more information and for a schedule, visit jw.org.

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any times, in life, we make judgments about behavior we don’t understand. Often, the younger look at older people as those to be tolerated, not celebrated. Honestly, younger people may be seeing farther than more senior people because they’re sitting on older folks’ shoulders. This column is a true and extraordinary story that many people don’t know. It is a shining example to be careful about judgments and how one might learn to be cautious with our older folks until you know them better. You never know what they have done for younger people during their lifetimes. The story comes from Max Lucado’s fantastic book, “The Eye of the Storm.” I’ve shortened the story a bit to fit into this article. “It happened every Friday evening, almost without fail, when the sun resembled a giant orange and was starting to dip into the blue ocean. “Old Ed came strolling along the beach to his favorite pier. Clutched in his bony hand was a bucket of shrimp. Ed walks out to the end of the dock, where it seems he almost has the world to himself. Everybody’s gone, except for a few joggers on the beach. Standing out on the end of the pier, Ed is alone with his thoughts and his bucket of shrimp. “Before long, however, he is no longer alone. Up in the sky, a thousand white dots come screeching and squawking, winging their way toward that lanky frame standing there on the end of the pier. Now, dozens of seagulls have enveloped him, their wings fluttering and flapping wildly. Ed stands there tossing shrimp to the hungry birds. As he does, if you listen closely, you can hear him say with a smile, ‘Thank you. Thank you.’ “In a few short minutes, the bucket is empty. But Ed doesn’t leave. He stands there lost in thought, as though trans-

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Events are key to Creekside Lodge’s success BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

Creekside Lodge & Cabins is more than a place to stay. The Mayer destination, between State Route 69 and the seasonally running Big Bug Creek, is the perfect place for events — concerts, weddings, conferences and team-building meetings — and activities. “You name it, we can do it,” said PJ McKay, the marketing representative for Creekside Lodge & Cabins. Besides its restaurant, The Cellar, Creekside Lodge & Cabins boasts a game room for those who want a little fun. Garage doors allow guests to flow onto the patio that hosts entertainment on Fridays and soon to be Saturdays. Crews are finishing work on the barn that backs to Big Bug Creek bed. In lieu of the barn, brides and

Owner of Creekside Lodge & Cabins John Papuga opened during the COVID-19 pandemic nestled between State Route 69 in Mayer and the seasonally run Big Bug Creek. (Photo by Dave Karasinski)

grooms have been married under beautiful tents. “People like to be married next to the creek bed,” McKay said. “Then, they have the reception up top.” Besides conferences, Creekside Lodge & Cabins offers tours of local vineyards. “Wherever you want to go, we’re happy to take you,” she said. “This is a getaway.” From Creekside Lodge & Cabins, guests can take off-highway vehicles (OHV) to Lake Pleasant, among other destinations. “We had an OHV group come up a few weeks ago and left in their side by sides to go to the Grand Canyon and back,” McKay said. “You don’t touch pavement. It branches out to OHV trails and hiking trails. You can also

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park your horse here. There’s a lot to do here. We’re starting to see a lot of families come up.” Owner John Papuga opened Creekside Lodge & Cabins during the COVID-19 pandemic. New to the hospitality industry, Papuga is looking forward to making the facility a success. The year before Papuga purchased Creekside Lodge & Cabins, it only brought in $165,000. “That’s how bad of shape it was in,” Papuga said “We really didn’t know what to expect. But guess what? We made it. We’ve not gone away. It’s a cool place in a great area. This area needs something like this.” Papuga called State Route 69 Arizona’s third-most traveled state road, which makes the area ideal for accommodations like Creekside Lodge & Cabins. “The elevation is perfect,” he said. “At 4,200 feet, you can really do stuff outside. We’re an hour outside of Phoenix. You can’t beat that. “We’re trying to convert this into a mini destination. Surprisingly, we’ve had a lot of guests from Camp Verde, Bagdad, Dewey and Prescott. They come from the Valley and places around here,

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Lake Pleasant Sailing Club resumes activities BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

fter more than a year of restrictions and regulations, the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club will resume normal activities this fall with a full event schedule Approximately an hour from anywhere in the Valley, Lake Pleasant is an easily doable day trip that serves as an oasis during the hot summer months. Many come to the sailing club for the water, but they stay for the friendships. “We have monthly meetings, guest speakers, organized on-the-water boating and networking. We promote and educate boaters, helping them to develop their skills, fully participate in and enjoy boating, all while making new friends,” said Cathy White, club secretary. “We’re really more of a social club that has a boating habit, be-

cause really it’s all about the people.” The club has about 150 members who hail from around the Valley, and White said they are always excited to have new members. Potential members can try out the club by attending a few of its meetings or joining in on a “guest sail,” where those without boats can tag along with someone else. Russ Test joined the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club eight years ago. “We became a member when they had a guest sail, where they invited people from the community to come out and sail,” Test said. “We met some people and joined that same day. It was just a no-brainer.” Former Florida residents, Test said he and his wife sailed around the country, but when they moved to Chandler in 2014, they sold their boat, thinking there was no use for it, but they were soon proved wrong. “Within a few months, we found

Members of the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club do not have to own a boat and can participate in guest sails. (Photos courtesy of the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club) out that there’s a very active sailing program in Phoenix,” Test said. “We immediately joined the club and haven’t looked back. I would say it’s an extremely active club, even more so than some of the boat clubs on the coast.” Since joining, Test said they have made “forever friends,” thanks to the club.

Twenty-year member Doug Payne echoed this sentiment. Payne said that besides his love of sailing, the friendships he has made at the club are what keep him involved. “We’ve made some long-term friends in the club. We share that passion for sailing and also a little

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bit of RV, camping and travel,” Payne said. “We have the clubhouse RV trips as well. My wife and I participated in that, and that kind of makes it double the fun because we can sail and we can RV with our friends in the club.” Besides sailing and socializing, the club does a number of other activities. One, mentioned by Payne, is RV trips. Other activities include community cleanups, educational programs, cruises and movie and dinner member meetings. One of the club’s most popular events has been its cruises. Payne said they cruise to Catalina Island every year, and he led the trip last spring. Test said he has gone on a weeklong Bahamas cruise with the club a couple times. However, Test said he also enjoys the educational programs. “We’ve had various speakers from around the world who have spoken at our meetings, and they will talk about things like trimming the sails,

line handling, knot tying, docking, safety and all kinds of things that are important for boaters to know,” White said. These educational programs, along with lessons offered by the club, can take someone who has never been on a sailboat and turn them into a pro — or at least a solid beginner. There are no certifications or experience required to join. “There aren’t any criteria for joining,” White said. “All they have to do is go to our website and sign up. In fact, you don’t even have to have a boat. Only 50% of our members have boats. So, we have public events called guest sails, where we take members and nonmembers alike to let them experience sailing.” A bundle membership is available for two adults in the same household for $50 a year, with a one-time initiation fee of $40. To sign up, view the event calendar or learn more, visit lakepleasantsailing.com. For inquiries specifically about membership, email membership@lakepleasantsailing.com.

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