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Run the District 5K raises money for teachers BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

he Cave Creek United Education Foundation is hosting its �irst Run the District event, a 5K with proceeds supporting the organization, 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Cactus Shadows High School football �ield. Heidi Brashear, who was named president of the Cave Creek United Education Foundation in 2020, said the organization is known

for its “Rock the District” event, but one of her goals is to do more to connect with the community. “I wanted us to get the awareness in the community and for people to really know who we are. I’m a runner and a lot of people in the district run as well,” Brashear said. “So, I thought it would be a fun way to get the community together and kick off the new year with some �itness and doing good for the school district.” Funds from the event will go directly to

the Cave Creek United Education Foundation, which is a nonpro�it led by parents and community members to support programs and education. Brashear said the Cave Creek Uni�ied Education Foundation was started about 12 years ago by former superintendent Debbi Burdick to provide extra funding for classrooms. “Every year, teachers and district employees submit applications to CCUEF for grant

“With this in mind, we proudly look back on how we accomplished our mission through our many successful collaborations among Cave Creek town employees, elected of�icials, other government agencies and our residential and business community all while navigating through the second year of the COVID pandemic.” Dyrek emphasized how busy and productive 2021 has been, and said she was only touching some of the highlights. Cave Creek of�icially updated the general plan in May, with strong community support. The general plan was also nominated and awarded as the best regional general comprehensive plan for a community of Cave Creek’s size. In keeping with the gener-

al plan, the town has taken direct action or completed studies on how to improve landscaping, trails, roads, drainage, pedestrian safety, desert awareness and public parking in the last year. An increase in population drove the town to grow and adapt. Through November, Dyrek reported the building and �ire safety department issued 567 new permits, 89 of which were for new homes. These homes will add 370,000 square feet of residential space. In addition, the 30,000-square-foot Abrazo microhospital of�icially opened its doors in May. The space offers 13 ER exam rooms, an operating room, procedure room,

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Cave Creek examines year in review

FEATURES ........ 13 Jubilate Conservatory of Music registers new students

YOUTH ............. 19 MTA lines up ‘Cinderella Kids’ auditions and performances

OPINION ......................8 BUSINESS ................. 12 FEATURES ................ 13 YOUTH ...................... 17 CLASSIFIEDS ............ 20 Zone 2

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

ave Creek council and staff took a look at the past year’s projects, improvements, setbacks, events and �inances in the last regular council meeting of 2021 on Dec. 20. “The town of Cave Creek’s mission, vision and statement are our guiding principle,” said Carrie Dyrek, Cave Creek town manager. “They set the direction for the town and how we conduct business. Our mission is to support the community by effectively managing public services and fostering our unique Southwestern ways of life.”

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post-anesthesia recovery unit, eight inpatient beds and an imaging suite with X-ray, ultrasound and CT 24/7. “Then we come to utilities. This is a much longer list,” Dyrek said. “We’ve had a continued year in 2021, full of challenges, changes but also improvements for the utility department.” Cave Creek made signi�icant moves to update its water policy and to better manage the resource. It began a project to review and inspect existing wells in the town and continued to digitize the catalogs, maps and notes of the town’s water system to better facilitate maintenance. Throughout the year, there were 19 main waterline breaks and 32 service lines were replaced. Dyrek said the goal is to replace the lines entirely, which may take more time to complete. More than 100 water meters were replaced in December and Dyrek said they will each be tested to ensure accuracy. As the town begins its own �ire services, it is important to ensure water is available and systems are well maintained. Perhaps the most signi�icant change for Cave Creek over the past year has been the implementation of �ire protection services, spurred by two large �ires in 2020. “The town negotiated an intergovern-

mental agreement with the city of Scottsdale to allow for Scottsdale’s deputy �ire chief, Jim Ford, to work directly with the town to provide assistance, evaluate the current conditions, develop a plan to address the future �ire emergency services for the community and recommend an approach to bring the town’s �ire service into the automatic system. And boy did it take a lot of work by a lot of folks to make this happen,” Dyrek said. Cave Creek essentially started from scratch and, with the help of Ford, developed a nearly complete �ire department in less than a year. The town obtained an of�icial �ire department ID, entered an agreement with the department of forestry and �ire management, evaluated cost estimates, discussed �inancial options, purchased a facility for its �ire department, partnered with Daisy Mountain Fire to hire and train up to 15 �ire�ighters for the town and approved the purchase of a new �ire truck and brush truck. Dyrek said the next step will be a formal presentation to the Central Arizona Life Safety Council meeting to request admittance into the regional automatic aid system. To �ind the best way to fund the new �ire services, the town worked with Rounds Consulting Group to analyze its �inances and the long-term economic outlook for Cave Creek. Data showed the

town was not only �inancially sound, but also transparent in their reports. Outside of �inances regarding �ire services, Cave Creek was awarded the Government Finance Of�icers Association’s distinguished budget presentation award for the second year in a row, along with a certi�icate of achievement for excellence in �inancial reporting. Brian Hemmerle, a partner with the auditing company Henry and Horne, issued a statement regarding the �inancial statements for the �iscal year ending in June. “This year’s audit did receive a clean audit opinion, what we call an unmodi�ied opinion in the world of accounting,” Hemmerle said. “We had no recommendations or �indings, no material weaknesses or signi�icant de�iciencies to report to you or any of your citizens.” He also reported that there were no dif�iculties, misstatements or disagreements in performing the audit. In looking over the audit report and after Dyrek’s year in review, the council felt positively about actions taken over the past year as well as what is to come in following years. “The town is in an extraordinarily good position, by my reading of this. Extraordinary. Not only that, but the trajectory is even better,” said Councilman Bob Morris. “We are getting better, as well as being in super shape.”

money that they could use for their classroom,” Brashear said. “So, if they need certain books or materials, they can ask for a grant up to $2,500. Then, every year, we grant between $15 and $25,000 to various classrooms in the district.” For teachers to receive a grant, their proposal must meet the four pillars emphasized by the foundation: technology, music and arts, international learning and health and wellness. Since its inception, the foundation has donated more than $200,000 to classrooms. Brashear said her goal for the 5K is to raise $10,000, and said she thinks they will meet that thanks to donations from local sponsors. Tickets for the 5K are $20 and include

admission, a T-shirt and �inisher medal. Kids under 5 are free. Tickets can be purchased online or at the event. Brashear said the route is a trail frequently done by the Cactus Shadows cross country team and avoids major roads. It starts and ends at the football �ield. Brashear added that it is meant to be a fun, family-friendly event for anyone. “It will be a walk/run, so people can come out with strollers if they want or really kick off the new year with their �itness goals and start with a nice walk/ run,” she said. In addition to the 5K, there will be food, drinks, music and vendors at the event to add to the fun. Brashear said local business partners volunteered to bring in water and end-of-run snacks like apples and granola bars.

Registration is available online at ccuef.org or can be done at the event. Brashear added that the organization is still accepting sponsors and volunteers for the event as well. She said it would be an easy volunteer opportunity for students to add to their resume. To sign up to volunteer or sponsor, visit the website. “I hope it’s a huge success and something that we can start on an annual basis to really get the word out,” Brashear said.

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WHERE: 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 81 WHEN: Cactus Shadows High School Football Field, 33606 N. 60th Street, Cave Creek COST: $20 INFO: ccuef.org

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Cave Creek’s Bycers set to be honored BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

he Phoenix chapter of American Friends of Magen David Adom is honoring Jay Bycer of Cave Creek, and his wife, Karen, and Barbara Zemel of Paradise Valley, and her husband, Barry, who together have helped raise $1 million over the last 20 years from the Phoenix community for Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service organization. The musical celebration is Sunday, Jan. 30, at Beth El Congregation in Phoenix. Acoustic artist Todd Herzog will perform an array of soulful, spiritual songs in both Hebrew and English. Professor Dr. Eilat Shinar, director of the blood services division for Magen David Adom, will be the guest speaker. “There would be no Arizona chapter today without the Bycers and Zemels,” said Catherine Reed, chief executive officer of the Friends. “We are grateful for their dedicated and tireless efforts for 20 years on behalf of Magen David Adom and its 30,000 EMTs and paramedics. They are role models who practice the mitzvah of tzedakah (charity and righteousness) on a daily basis and are so deserving of this honor.” The Bycers and Zemels are longtime friends. In 2001, while Jay was serving as chair for a dinner honoring Irving and Frances Horn, of blessed memory, parents of honoree Barbara Zemel, the Bycers became inspired by the Horns’ work to help Magen David Adom. Thus began Jay’s and Barbara’s journey to continue their efforts on behalf of MDA. “On my many visits to Israel, I saw firsthand how important MDA is to the people of Israel,” Jay said. “I visited the blood center, the national dispatch center, and rode along in ambulances. How could you not be inspired to support their efforts? Magen David Adom is an example to the world in how to preserve life.”

Jay and Barbara led educational and fundraising events, creating award-winning programs, such as Partners for Life (Federation’s Belle Latchman Award), where more than 1,000 children in grades K-8 were taught what MDA does to help their Israeli brothers and sisters. They also created the Judaic Cultural Orchestra, and through six concerts raised some $250,000. In total, they raised $1 million, including sending four ambulances to Israel, one of them being the Murray and Sabina Zemel Ambulance. Jay said one of his greatest pleasures was serving on Friends’ National Board of Directors for several years, where he was asked to travel the country to help other chapters create similar programs for their communities. “The things I am most proud of in my service to MDA have been creating two award-winning programs for our community,” he said. “For the past 20 years I have poured my heart and soul into Arizona friends of MDA,” Barbara said. “I think my greatest and proudest achievement was helping to create the Judaic Cultural Orchestra, which produced six amazing concerts with Jewish themes that were so well received by our Phoenix community and raised thousands of dollars for MDA.” Barbara and Barry Zemel have been involved in the Jewish community their entire lives. Barbara assumed leadership positions over the years with the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, Brandeis National Committee, and ASU’s Hillel. She was a teacher in Beth El Congregation’s preschool, as well as a youth group adviser and board vice president. She left teaching to launch a successful 10-year career in retail, founding one of the first food and gift basket companies, The Basket Case. Barbara is on the board of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, and Barry is on its committee for the New Hope and Humanity Building. Barry was president of ASU’s Hillel

and served on the boards of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, the Jewish Community Foundation, the Jewish Community Center, and was president of the Arizona Jewish Theater Company. He continues his longterm career as a real estate investor. The Zemels are also proud of their

philanthropic support for Jewish and non-Jewish causes, such as their sponsorship of a medical outreach van for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. In recognition of their many civic and philanthropic endeavors, they have

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been honored by the Jewish Federation, Jewish Free Loan, East Valley JCC, and American Jewish Committee. They have two children and eight grandchildren. Karen and Jay Bycer are also involved community leaders. Managing the Jewish community demographic study in 1983, and helping with the 2001 study, provided Jay with insight into the needs of the community. This prompted him to serve on numerous boards, including the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Bureau of Jewish Education, Beth El Congregation, Jewish Free Loan, Jewish Tuition Organization, ASU Hillel, and Israel Bonds. Jay founded and was president of Market Solutions Group before retiring in 1996. He also served as president of the Phoenix chapter of the American Marketing Association and taught for many years at Rio Salado College. Karen has spent her life volunteering for many Jewish organizations in the community, including Hadassah,

ORT, National Council of Jewish Women, and Brandies National Committee. The Bycers have two sons and four grandchildren. For their philanthropic and civic commitment, the Bycers have been honored with the Jewish Free Loan’s Presidents Award, Jewish Educators Assembly’s Keter Torah Award, Jewish Arizonans on Campus Annual Leader Award, and were recognized on Friends’ 70th anniversary Scroll of Distinguished Leaders. They have also endowed Holocaust collections of books, videos, and other materials for the Prescott and Chino Valley Libraries. “I am proud that I raised the community’s awareness of MDA and all its important work in Israel and around the world. I am so appreciative that AFMDA is recognizing our efforts with this prestigious honor,” Barbara said. For ticket and sponsorship information, go to afmda.org/az or contact Elana Michael at emichael@afmda. org or 619-489-0329.

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Fasten your seat belt folks for the New Year BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

re you ready to board Flight 2022? Well, fasten your seat belts because we are on the verge of saying “hello” to a New Year. Ready or not, it is coming, so we might as well pop the cork, pour the bubbly, and watch the ball in Time Square (or boot in Prescott) drop. Time, once again, is marching into the beginning of a new calendar, dragging us along with it. New Year’s celebrations have been going on for over 4,000 years. This is the oldest of holidays and was first observed in ancient Babylon with a festival that lasted for 11 days! It was those party animals, the Babylonians, who first came up with the idea to make New Year’s resolutions. What would those earliest resolutions be?

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limited travel, parties and gatherings. The coronavirus reared its head and still caused havoc. We experienced supply shortages that we simply aren’t used to in America. And we cooked. As one woman emailed me, “Never did I consider that being an adult would mean that I will need to cook dinner every night. Of my entire life. For the rest of my life.” Yes, the cooking classes began at the beginning of the pandemic and have never stopped. Welcome aboard Flight 2022. Takeoff is New Year’s Day. There is no baggage allowed on this flight. Only positive attitudes, hope for better days, and faith for reaching new heights. Destination? New beginnings. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local realtor. Have a question or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm. com.

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Big Apple trip poses a question befitting ‘Hamlet’ BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

arly on in your relationship, she confessed a semi-startling fact. While she had visited China as a little girl and walked along the Great Wall, never once had she been to New York City. To her, the metropolis back east seemed like a gleaming trophy to life made large. Broadway, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. Skyscrapers and a chance to stride up Fifth Avenue in spike heels, like Carrie in “Sex and the City.” To you, the city was home once, the backdrop for a million childhood memories: a piping hot slice of pizza dripping with cheese, a walk around the Central Park reservoir, the concrete stoop fronting the old red brick apartment in Queens, the Garden for a Knicks game, a knish purchased from a street vendor and painted in brown mustard. She dreamed aloud. You egged it on, and thus a trip was born. New York at Christmastime and for New Year’s Eve. Plane tickets were purchased, hotel, theater and dinner reservations were made. And then Omicron showed up, which is exactly America’s luck in 2021. The spiking pandemic gives rise to a question, one that feels a little bit like some bad “Hamlet,” given that vacation issues are a decidedly first-world problem to have in the midst of global affliction. To go or not to go? To get on that jetliner, which departs tonight, or to cancel our plans and instead spend Christmas watching “Miracle on 34th Street,” instead of living it? Some background: We have both been vaccinated three times, and thus have been maximally protected against the dread virus. We are both in good health. We both understand that New York City will still be there next month, next year, next vacation, or the one after that.

And yet making the trip still feels tempting, especially when you run the numbers in your head. Last week in New York City, the infection rate among all 8 million residents was 193 infections for every 100,000 people. That’s a tenth of a percentage point chance of getting sick – and the infection rate for the vaccinated is half as much. This year in New York, COVID-19 has claimed one life for every 200,000 vaccinated residents. Put another way, I’d have a better chance of getting a hole in one (12,500 to 1) or being killed by lightning (1 in 138,849, according to the National Safety Council). Then again, to quote Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas from “Dumb and Dumber,” “So you’re saying there’s a chance?” Life is a series of calculated risks. Some of us have decided not to get vaccinated. Other people continue to avoid indoor gatherings and to wear masks while they’re outside walking their dogs. There are those of us who smoke despite the threat of lung cancer, others who would never think of wearing a motorcycle helmet because they like to feel like a badass. One of my buddies went skydiving last year. I turned down the invitation, saying I avoid optional danger in all forms, including jumping out of perfectly functional airplanes. But now here I am, contemplating risking my life for a hot dog with sauerkraut from Gray’s Papaya and the opportunity to show a pretty girl with a huge heart the Tyrannosaurus Rex exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. What would you do: Throw caution to the wind and live your life? Or give Omicron a wide berth and avoid New York literally like the plague? One thing’s for sure. If I go and end up in intensive care or dead, everyone who read this column and thought “tsk, tsk” sure will have one last chance to say “I told you so.”

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is the week before New Year’s, and for better or worse— The words of this column are written in verse. Campaigns are concocted, plans are made for the air, as politicians hope to show how much they know and they care. The voters are struggling, no names have been mentioned as thanks to inflation, folks can’t pay for attention! Mom was pacing the floor; Dad had joined her there…wishing they could print money right out of thin air! Then on the TV, they heard such a clatter, they both turned to watch and see what was the matter. On the screen was a show from the news folks of cable,

devoid of facts and heavy on fable. The interview guest neither wanted to hear was a doctor, adept at marketing fear. He drove home his message, laying it on thick, spreading the notion the viewers were sick. “First COVID, then Delta and Omicron, too! I bet there’s a mutation that’s coming for you!!” “Now, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson… Forget “gain of function…” I’ll just redefine it! “From a bat cave to the lab…no, not a Wuhan market stall… you paid for it…paid for it…paid for it all!” As the outrage grew louder, the viewers grew mad, so convinced were they that this short doctor was bad… And fiercer and fiercer their outrage grew… at the leftist

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networks and the small doctor. too! And then, in a twinkling, it all went “Poof!” As Hollywood actors acted out their “proof…” So skillful were they, their scripts turned folks around… And Dr. Fauci was able to scale the rebound! He was dressed all in white, from his toe to his head, But why did this doctor seem to delight in the dread? Therapeutics? He denied folks…and with that he was fine… As if he were saying that “your fate is mine!” Oh, how he loved it! His demeanor so merry… As if he determined which poor souls would be buried. His creepy old mouth was set firm in a smirk…

How could anyone deny that this doc was a jerk? He spoke lots of words, but did little work… And yet the left was enamored with each little quirk. He filled all his pockets as the toppaid bureaucrat, and no one at the WaPo could smell the obvious rat. He continues his reign into 2022…and he’ll continue to say, “No cure for you!” But the people have noticed, as he was doing thus… And they know they must stop him… it’s him or it’s us! And so, there you have it…it’s ugly but true… We must get a second opinion in 2022!

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Prioritize mental health in 2022 BY ROCHELLE RYAN Director West Valley Behavioral Health

Practice self-care Self-care isn’t selfish. Establishing time to focus on yourself and what makes you feel the best can in turn, improve your mental health. Incorporating healthy self-care habits like getting a proper amount of sleep, exercise and spending time in nature can provide a gateway to positive mental health. In 2022, try exploring new stress-free hobbies that keep you feeling relaxed, these could include painting, photography, gardening, cooking and more. Whatever form your selfcare may take, take it seriously.

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Kiwanis Club’s Christmas Jubilee helps children BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

he �irst Kiwanis Christmas Jubilee brought together 1,200 celebrants, including 400 children, to the Carefree Desert Gardens.

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Puppy Luv Animal Rescue brought several of their puppies to be fostered and placed 12 of them in new homes. Helping with the event were the Scott Foundation, the Boy Scouts, The Desert Foothills Family YMCA and the local Key Club. Mini ponies and the bike giveaway were popular. Kiwanis handed out 50 bikes.

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Music conservatory registering new students BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

ubilate Conservatory of Music is registering students for the 2022 spring semester classes. Beginning violin, choir and voice classes and advanced string ensemble will begin the week of Jan. 17 on weekdays after school in the Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library. Jubilate (pronounced joo-bi-latte) is a Latin word that means “joyful.” Classes at Jubilate Conservatory emphasize healthy, joyful group participation. Reading music is a component that oftentimes falls to the wayside in music lessons, said founder Laya Field. Carry-

ing this musical deficiency can restrict a person’s ability to perform with others, compose music, or play any new music not learned in a lesson. At Jubilate Conservatory students are guided into reading music very early on in their studies, she said. In a silly camp song atmosphere, students joyfully support one another in their learning process. Saturday music classes are offered to students free of tuition and include Jubilate orchestra and musicianship class, a general classroom music course for young children. Scholarships are available for qualifying students interested in afterschool classes or private lessons. Jubilate Conservatory of Music is supported by Kiwanis of

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Desert Foothills Library events are aplenty BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

esert Foothills Library has scheduled a multitude of interesting events for January at its building, 38443 N. School House Road, Cave Creek. For more information, call 480-488-2286 or visit dfla.org. RSVP at dfla.org and all programs are free, unless otherwise noted.

Featured programs Double Your Social Security, Other Retirement Income, & Reduce Taxes 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 Dr. Harold Wong earned his Ph.D. in economics at UC Berkley and was the guest expert on over 400 TV and radio shows. He has educated thousands of attorneys and CPAs on advanced tax and financial strategies. Reservations required. The Beatles: The Solo Years with Vinnie Bruno 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21 Vinnie Bruno discusses the solo post-Beatles careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, including their musical collaborations and “The Beatles Anthology,” released in the late-1990s. Reservations required. Estate Planning Made Simple 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Stephanie and Mike Maloney cover the basics of estate planning, including various corresponding documents and how to use them. Reserve a spot at eventbrite.com.

#EnrichingYourCommunity Happy Hours 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Celebrate the library as 91% of its funding comes from donors and supporters. Reservations required.

VITA Tax Program Tuesdays and Thursdays February 1 to April 15 The IRS and Masters of Coin-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help for low to moderate income families, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in

preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Call 480-488-2286 to schedule an appointment. Forms to be filled out are available for pick up prior to appointment. Please bring social security card, all 2021 tax forms, 2020 tax return, and photo identification card. Registration begins Jan. 1. Weekly programs • Craft N Chat 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays Join crafting enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcomed. • eBook and Online Database Help 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays Downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks can be easy through the library’s digital collection. Weekly, the library hosts an informal drop-in class about apps like Libby or Cloud Library. Please bring a device and have the library card ready. For Apple users, your Apple ID will be needed.

• MahJongg 103: Unsupervised Play 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays Groups, individuals and recent students of MahJongg 101 and 102 lcan play here. The cost is $5. • Alcoholics Anonymous 5 to 6 p.m. Thursdays Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays. Monthly programs • Death Café 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 Death Café is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their lives. Death Café does not promote beliefs, agendas or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Info: deathcafe.com

• Chapter2Books Monthly Sale All day Friday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 8 These monthly sales offer prices lower than Chapter 2. It takes place throughout

the store, the Jones/Coates Room, and the patio, weather permitting. Chapter2Books Monthly Sales are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every month. Books are also available on Amazon. Volunteers are needed. Call the library.

club. Weird, odd and unique books are chosen for discussion. This month it’s “Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks” by Stephen Davis, at The Creek. Reservations required.

• International Film Series: Women Directors with Gary Zaro 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14 The Danish film “After the Wedding” will screen before a discussion with Gary Zano. Reservations required.

• Literary Salon 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 The book to discuss has not been released yet. Call the library for information.

• Music at the Movies 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Music enthusiast Annis Scott discusses “Finian’s Rainbow.”

• Little Known Stories of WWII with Gary Zaro 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 Gary Zaro discusses the 2001 film “To End All Wars.” Reservations required. • Puzzle Exchange 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28 Drop off gently used puzzles and pick out a new one for free. Offered on the last Friday of every month. All ages and skill levels encouraged.

Literary programs • Literate Foodie Club 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3 This month, cooks prepare recipes related to and discuss “Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love and Food” by Ann Hood. Bring food bank donations. Questions: Dana Rakinic at danarakinic@gmail.com or Jan Kruse at jan-kruse@cox.net. Registration is required. Cost is $10. • Memoir & Essay Writers’ Group 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 Novice and seasoned writers meet monthly to read stories aloud and receive constructive feedback. Participants should bring one to two pages of humorous or serious prose to share. • Get Lit Book Club 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 Get Lit Book Club is a happy hour book

• Library Book Club 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 13 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 25 This month, “The Discerning Eye” by Carol Orange is discussed.

Health and wellness programs • Caring for the Caregiver 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3 Hospice of the West facilitates this program.

• The Healing Pathway 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays Jan. 10 and Jan. 24 This open-ended grief support group offers practical tools and supportive conversation. • Gentle Chair Yoga 11 a.m. to noon Mondays Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath, participants will strengthen their heart, bones, balance and sharpen the mind. Marina Kachur leads the group. Kachur’s contact information is 480-510-6572 or yokama14@ gmail.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class. • Tai Chi : Qigong for Everyone 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays Tai chi and qigong is a self-care practice that improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC. She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in the community. To learn more about her classes, visit mindfocusbodyqi. com or email her at bina.b75@gmail.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class.

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2022: Time for a Personal Reset? CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Foothills Focus Columnist

astor Bill Johnson says: “We need to remain childlike. Children don’t dream of being insignificant.” We need to be reminded of this during these crazy, nonsensical times. Children start off seeing life beautifully and innocently. But eventually, life gets to them, molds them, holds them, and hurts them. So often, temporary negatives become permanent negatives, and lifetimes are spent searching for significance in all the wrong places. Recently, I found a short story my son, Matthew, wrote when he was about 10 years old. It illustrates how children don’t dream of being insignificant. The story is called “The Bass.” If you think fishermen have big fish stories, wait until you read Matt’s fish story:

“One day, I went fishing with my dad at Big Daddy Lake. Now, this lake did not get its name from some old fogey. No, it has bass the size of the state of Alaska. Well, anyway, I was using a crankbait as big as my head, and I cast it about twenty feet. I reeled in the fish. It was a little dinky bass. While dad thought about how I caught it on my “hipper”-size crankbait, I cast my lure again toward a big rock. This rock was not a pebble. It was a huge, mega-size bone-crushing rock. Well, I started reeling it in, and I felt a nibble. WWWWAAAHHHH!!!! Dad! Matt! AAAHH! SPLASH!!! Blurb, Blurb. Then I saw it. It was huge! It dragged me through the weeds and rocks. (The rock part kind of hurt.) Then I saw a tree, grabbed it, and I hung on for dear life. I started reeling the bass in. Finally, I got him close enough to

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• Gentle Yoga 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays Gentle Yoga strengthens the heart, bones, balance and sharpens the mind. Marina Kachur leads the class. Bring a yoga mat and a blanket. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class. Kachur’s contact information is 480510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.

• Yoga Fusion Noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays Join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion. The class starts with breathing exercises, and continues with stretching, Vinyasa or flow yoga and then standing sequences. The class ends with 5 minutes of Savasana. Boisson can be contacted at 480-363-5275 or evboisson@ yahoo.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class.

• Reiki Healing 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 12 and Jan. 26 Learn and explore through a variety of energy healing methods, including Reiki. The program is led by the Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class.

• Nutrition Over 50 Noon Friday, Jan. 21 Learn and discuss nutrition and how it changes with age. Discuss healthy food options and a menu for a week. Learn the philosophy behind fasting and intermittent fasting, create a plan to change your eating patterns. Led by Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia. She can be reached at 602-721-7714 or rockinvibs21@gmail.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor.

• Meditation with Reiki Healing 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 5 to Jan. 19 Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. The program is led by the Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia, rockinvibs21@ gmail.com. The cost is $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class.

• Longevity, Healthy Aging and Regeneration 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21 Learn about the habits of those who have lived into “extreme old age.”

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grab him. Bad idea on my part. Weeeeeeeee! It was awesome. I saw the boat. I grabbed the boat and the fish and climbed in. I told dad to get the “weigher.” The bass weighed 600 pounds. Dad and I went back to the fish dock, and I won the bass tournament. Then, we went home and sat down to think about how I did it. Dad is still acting a little weird. I think it damaged his brain thinking that I caught a bigger bass than him. The end.” Well, you just looked through the eyes of Matthew, who has a big imagination and an even bigger positive attitude. As Pastor Johnson said, children don’t dream of being insignificant, especially 10-year-old Matt. It does mental and emotional harm to us adults to hate, gripe, become wounded, bitter, cynical or lose our joy. It’s even worse to lose our childlike trust and perspective. Friedrich Nietzsche said, “He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself.” The most brutal prison to escape can be one’s mind. Jesus addressed this idea in Matthew: 18. He wanted the people living through the dark times to look at life through the eyes of a child. Jesus didn’t mean they should be childish. Instead, he suggested that to enter the kingdom of God, we must become trusting like a child. Otherwise, complex adult issues like those mentioned will paralyze us. To the pure, everything is pure. When truth, simplicity and purity come, dragon people can’t see good or God anymore. They lose trust in God, and they lose their perspective. God is there, but they can’t see God at work on their behalf. Wise but trusting people see God in both the good and the bad. The mature Christ followers and people see God in pleasures and palaces and the barnyards and stables of life. When wise people follow a star and find a stable, they look for God in the stable and find Him. That takes seeing things the way God sees them by looking through the eyes of a child. God chose to become a baby, not a “razzle, dazzle” form of a king, politician or entertainer. But, given time, that baby proved more potent than the whole Roman Empire. John Maxwell wrote about this truth from a writer penned many years ago. Read on: “A century ago, men were following with bated breath the march of Napoleon and waiting feverishly for news of the war. And

all the time, while in their own homes, babies were being born. But who could think about babies? Everyone was thinking about battles. “In one year, there stole into the world a host of heroes. Gladstone was born in Liverpool, England, and Tennyson at Somersby. Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Massachusetts. The same day of that same year, Charles Darwin made his debut at Shrewsbury. Abraham Lincoln drew his first breath in Old Kentucky, and the birth of Felix Mendelssohn enriched music in Hamburg. “But nobody was thinking about babies. Everybody was thinking about battles. Yet, which of the battles of 1809 mattered more than the babies born in 1809? When a wrong wants righting, or a truth wants teaching, or a continent wants opening, God sends a child to do it.” So, what does “childlike” look like for us adults and teenagers? “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go. God’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume you know everything, Run to God, not from God.” Proverbs 3:5-7. This 2022, birth the baby of a personal reset. Don’t allow current events to rob you of the awe and wonder of life. The year is new, why not you too. 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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esert Foothills Library has scheduled a multitude of interesting youth events for January at its building, 38443 N. School House Road, Cave Creek. For more information, call 480-4882286 or visit dfla.org. RSVP at dfla.org and all programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Library Closed: Saturday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day; Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Baby Storytime 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays Jan. 14 and Jan. 28 Children ages 0 to 18 months and families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a 30-minute storytime featuring songs, rhymes, movement, and stories to stimulate language and literacy development. Afterward, there will be a craft or activity to expand upon storytime. Registration required.

Toddler Storytime 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays Jan. 11, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 Children ages 1 to 3 years old and families can join Miss Heather for a 30-minute storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement and stories to foster early literacy skills. Afterward, there will be a craft or activity to expand upon storytime. Registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays Jan. 6,

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Teen Game Testing Night 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Come learn a board game. Teen volunteers will lead a table for each game. One table will be Ticket to Ride, a strategy board game aimed at developing the longest route across North America as well as accomplishing additional objectives. The other table will be Fluxx, a card game where playing the game changes the rules. This program is suited for children ages 12 to 18.

Children’s Puzzle & Game Morning 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14 The library will break out floor puzzles and literacy games for toddlers and preschoolers. Spend the morning learning important pre-literacy skills and having fun. Program is suited for children ages 1 to 5. Reservations required. Parenting 101 in 2022 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 Being a parent is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, jobs. The goal

is to raise, confident, self-reliant and well-grounded children. Michele Guy Syne is a professional engineer and certified hypnotherapist. She teaches monthly classes and gives private sessions to support her clients in finding the resources within themselves to improve their lives by removing limiting beliefs, patterns of behavior, and painful emotions and memories which no longer serve them. Program is for parents, guardians and caregivers. Reservations required. While parents attend this class, children ages 6 to 9 can take part in Art Masterpiece Class: Camille Pissarro from 1 to 2 p.m. Come explore the French impressionist painter Camille Pissarro through an art masterpiece class of his painting “Pluie, Place du Theatre Francais, Rain.” This class is for children in kindergarten to third grade and will include a brief lesson on impressionism, Camille Pissarro and an art project. This class will be taught by Wendy Wurr, who was trained by docents at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on many masterpieces to be taught to elementary school students. Reservations required.

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Teen Book Club: Manga Edition “Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 1” by Hiromu Arakawa 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 Librarian Heather is diving into the world of manga for the first time and needs help—either as a guide or as a fellow beginner. Each month features

the first volume of a manga series to discuss it and manga in general. Snacks will be provided. Copies of the book will be available for checkout. Program suited for ages 13 to 18. Reservations required.

Dungeons & Dragons Time TBA Saturday, Jan. 29 Librarian Heather leads adventurers through a campaign, explaining the basics along the way. Seasoned players and people new to RPGs are welcome. Participants are encouraged to fill out a Level 1 character sheet. Blank forms will be available in the library. There will also be premade characters available on the day of. Program is suited for children ages 12 to 18. Reservations required.

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Ashton McCarthy of Cave Creek made the scholastic honor roll for fall 2021 at Oregon State University. A total of 8,043 students earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. McCarthy is a junior majoring in zoology.

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Auditions for “Cinderella Kids” begin Saturday, Jan. 8 with performances beginning Thursday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 20. (Submitted photo)

“Cinderella Kids” has a talented cast comprising award winners and nominees ages 6-10. (Submitted photo)

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