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Kneaders to open soon at Power and McDowell
Mayor’s State of the City address to focus on education
By Ken Abramczyk Kneaders Bakery & Café soon will be opening a location on the southwest corner of Power and McDowell roads. Operated by Tieg Justesen, Kneaders will be located in the Red Mountain Promenade next to Barro’s Pizza. The store is expected to open in late February. Kneaders specializes in Kneaders Bakery & Café specializes in European authentic European hearth hearth breads made from scratch daily, as well as more than 40 different pastries along with soups breads that are made from and sandwiches. scratch daily in each location. Kneaders also offers a variety of CEO James Worthington said soups, salads, sandwiches and over the company, based in Orem, Utah, 40 different pastries. Smoothies and looked at several potential locations ...continues on page 13 varieties of coffee also are available.
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Giles’ father, a longtime Mesa elMayor John Giles will stress the im- ementary school principal, instilled portant role that education plays in in the mayor an appreciation for the city’s economy durthe critical role in the ing his State of the City city’s schools. Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. “Education is a Mesa Thursday, Feb. 4, at the core value,” he said. “If Mesa Convention Center. we lose that, we risk “Our city has been synbecoming just another onymous with excellent set of stop lights in the schools, attracting pargreater Phoenix meents from near and far troplex.” to start their families in The mayor’s anMesa,” Giles said in a renual State of the City cent op-ed. “In fact, Mon- Mayor John Giles Breakfast is an opporey.com recently named tunity for businesses, us the best big city in the Southwest organizations and residents to conin part because of our roster of stellar nect on opportunities that will take ...continues on page 8 schools.”
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By Julia De Simone of Arizona (DNA), eight Arizona Diego Teran and his family, of Mesa, donor families and organ recipients weren’t alone when they sauntered participated in this year’s Fiesta Parade down the Fiesta Bowl in downtown Phoenix. Parade’s 2-mile route. The event marked DNA’s Alongside Diego was sixth consecutive year someone he never met participating in the parade. but also someone he “The parade provides us could never forget— with the opportunity to the donor who gave celebrate the lives, saved the 12-year-old kidney and healed by the gift recipient a second of organ, eye and tissue chance at life. donations and also remind “I would say [to his the Arizona community family] that your son of the continuing need for lives inside me, and he’s registered donors,” Keidel still alive. I feel great and said. “There’s a lot of life Diego Teran received a thankful,” he said. brought into something According to kidney transplant in 2015. dark.” Jacqueline Keidel, media relations According to the DNA website, coordinator for the Donor Network more than 123,000 children, men classifieds
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WORKSHOP OVERVIEW RETIRING IN TODAYS ECONOMY • The new retirement paradigm • How to put your retirement into sharper focus • Creating a retirement gameplan • Moving effectively from one stage to the next MANAGING THE RISK OF TAX RATE HIKES • Who is warning that tax rates could double? • The impact of rising taxes on retirement cash flow • The Good News and Bad News affecting 401(k)s and IRAs • Where did those deductions go? How your taxes change in retirement STRATEGIES TO CREATE AN EFFICIENT RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PLAN • 3 basic retirement accounts and when to use each • Tax-deferred or tax-advantaged accounts • When an investment is truly “tax-advantaged” • The ideal timing of a Roth conversion • When IRAs and 401(k)s trigger Social Security taxation • Strategies to reduce or eliminate taxes in retirement SOCIAL SECURITY MAXIMIZATION • The world of Social Security is changing dramatically in 2016 • Triggers of Social Security taxation • Understanding today’s Social Security thresholds
• How to eliminate Social Security taxation • Latest Social Security maximization strategies AVOIDING DISTRIBUTION DANGERS IN RETIREMENT • “Rate of Withdrawal” rules have changed • How to ensure you won’t run out of money in retirement • How to liquidate your retirement assets in the right order • How to protect against “sequence of returns” risk • How to minimize or eliminate dreaded Required Minimum Distributions HEDGING AGAINST MARKET LOSS • The impact of dramatic market loss in retirement • Is “buy and hold” appropriate in retirement? • How to protect against the two types of investment risk • How to protect your assets from stock market volatility • Why “asset allocation” alone may not be enough • How to truly diversify your retirement portfolio PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM CARE • How a long-term care event may affect your retirement • Medicaid spend-down rules • Community spouse rules • The four common alternatives to pay for long-term care • Recent innovations in longterm care planning
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Congratulations to former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith on his appointment last month as interim chief executive for Valley Metro. Or perhaps we should send condolences instead of congrats. Smith is stepping in to oversee an agency whose CEO,expensive Stephen Banta, rehomes lookingprevious back cently stepped down when a local newspaper revealed in an investigation that Banta had spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on questionable expenses. A criminal investigation is underway. Smith was quoted as calling the situation “an aberration,” and promised “calm leadership.” He will serve up to a year, or until a new permanent CEO is named. And congratulations to present Mesa Mayor John Giles for having been named the co-chairman of a new, nationwide effort to end one of our country’s greatest tragedies: homeless veterans. A collaboration of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the White House, the new task force will investigate ways to find permanent housing for vets. Giles will co-chair with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The problem with being a grammar geek is that you see mistakes even when
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there aren’t any. Take “Flips Burgers.” That’s the name of a new restaurant on Dobson Road, but when I look at the name I think, with some irritation, “Who flips burgers? Huh? Who? Tell me.” Nothing worse than an incomplete sentence to set me off. (Dang! That’s an incomplete sentence.) I couldn’t settle down until I found out just who flips burgers at Flips Burgers, so I called Elva Graham, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Phillip. “The name comes from our grandkids who couldn’t say ‘Phillip,’ so they called him ‘Grandpa Flip.’” Ah. So it’s really “Flip’s Burgers.” But where’s the apostrophe? Huh? Where is it? OK, I’ll stop now. I still don’t know who flips the burgers at Mesa’s newest homage to America’s favorite food, but maybe I can find out by attending the ribbon-cutting at Flips Burgers & Brew (that’s the whole name), 805 N. Dobson Rd., at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. The restaurant opened just last month, and the Chamber of Commerce wants to commemorate that by scissoring a strand of shiny red cloth, as is the custom. I haven’t been to Flips yet, but from what I’ve heard, “Juicy Burgers”
or “Yummy Burgers” would also be accurate names. It’s definitely worth the drive. Want to tell the special person in your life that your love for them is astronomical? Then ramp up to Valentine’s Day with a visit to the Planetarium at Mesa Community College from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5. That’s the first Friday of the month, a recurring date throughout the year for the planetarium’s Astronomy Night. Astronomy Night is the one evening per month that the general public can peer through MCC’s massive telescopes to view Saturn’s rings, the Moon’s craters, and that strange shape on planet Pluto that weirdly looks like the eponymous cartoon canine. The price is right—it’s free—and what could be more romantic than singing “Fly Me to the Moon and let me play among the stars” to your beloved, while looking at the
actual moon and stars? In front of about 100 other people? The Mesa Planetarium is located at 1833 W. Southern Ave. Attendance is first-come, first-served. Call (480) 461-7027.
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in the Phoenix area and liked the Mesa area for its newest locations. Kneaders opened at 1142 S. Signal Butte, its 14th in Arizona, earlier this month. “We know it’s a great area,” Worthington said. The Signal Butte restaurant and retail shop has only been open a few weeks, and Worthington is pleased with the steady flow of customers. “It’s been fantastic for us,” Worthington said. “It’s a great location, it’s easy to get in and out Kneaders chocolate bread of and go to the stores there.” Worthington credited the food salt, only three ingredients.” products and word of mouth among Worthington also praised Dustin customers for the restaurant’s early Jones, the store’s operating partner. success. The restaurant includes a “He is part of the community, he retail shop that sells a variety of gift makes sure the customers are taken baskets and home décor, maintains care of,” Worthington said. “I spent online ordering capabilities and a several months with him in training drive-thru for quick and convenient and he’s great. The customers love customer service. him. Because he is there every day, he “I think our product speaks for has a connection with the customers.” itself,” Worthington said. “We do Kneaders has 43 stores in five states: things differently in a lot of ways, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Texas like our breads are flour, water and and Utah.
Copperstate Fly-in announces move to Falcon Field Copperstate Fly-In Inc., which hosts the fourth-largest aircraft flyin in the United States, will hold its next event at Falcon Field Airport on Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29. The event, which is open to the public, attracts recreational and general aviation enthusiasts from across the southwest United States. In 2015, approximately 500 aircraft were on display from 20 states, including ultralights, gyrocopters, home-built aircraft, antiques and warbirds. In addition to aircraft displays, the Copperstate Fly-In features aircraft awards, aviation business information booths, educational workshops for pilots, and youth activities. A portion of event proceeds fund scholarships for youth aviation programs. “We’re happy to make the move to Falcon Field and feel it will afford us greater opportunity for expansion,” said Stephen Bass, Copperstate president and Fly-In manager. February 2016
“The Copperstate Fly-In is a wonderful addition to the City of Mesa and Falcon Field,” said District 5 City Councilman David Luna said. “This is a mutually beneficial partnership that will help increase regional and national awareness about what Falcon Field has to offer while helping the Copperstate Flyin expand its offerings to pilots and aviation enthusiasts.” Airport Director Corinne Nystrom said Falcon Field officials are looking forward to the popular event. “Our facilities are a perfect fit for Copperstate’s activities and because of the wide variety of aviation services the airport offers. This event has something for everyone, whether you are a pilot, a fan of aviation, or a family planning a weekend outing.” For more information about the Copperstate Fly-In, visit www. copperstate.org.
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Mesa launches MuniciPAL to help engage residents Residents who want to participate in City Council meetings but don’t have time to attend, or who are curious about City Council issues that affect their home or business, now have a new way to learn more and provide feedback. The City of Mesa is offering MuniciPAL, a Web-based application that makes it easier for residents to engage with the City about items on City Council meeting agendas. Residents simply input an address to view upcoming agenda items that affect both the area around that address as well as citywide issues. Using the built-in commenting system, users are able to ask questions or provide immediate feedback on each item.
MuniciPAL also provides users with an additional method to find their council members and communicate via built in social media links. In 2014, Mesa was selected as one of 10 governments to participate in the Code for America Fellowship. The program pairs innovative local governments with teams of civicminded technologists for a year of service; together the governments and fellows build applications, engage the community, and collaborate with other local governments. MuniciPAL is the culmination of Mesa’s Code for America Fellowship year. Visit the new application online at http://municipal.mesaaz.gov.
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Faculty members and school leaders will be on hand to welcome parents and provide insights on how Pieceful Solutions tailors its educational model to the particular needs of students on the autism spectrum who may struggle in a traditional classroom environment. One out of every 50 children born has autism, and that number continues to rise, with Arizona at the top of the list. Established in 2008, Pieceful Solutions specializes in K-12 curriculum that complements the strengths of students on the autism spectrum. Pieceful Solutions operates three schools in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert. The studentto-teacher ratio is small to provide personalized attention to each student. The team at each school uses innovative teaching techniques, working cooperatively with students and parents to set and achieve goals that focus on academic, social, and emotional development as well as life skills. Students are also encouraged to participate in fun, social activities like cooking, yoga, karate and Improv Club. February 2016
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Radio broadcasting in Mesa A community of 13,000, Mesa passed the Federal Communications’ minimum population requirement of 5,000 needed to operate a radio station by 1947. Early in that year, two radio stations were founded. On Jan. 6, 1947, KARV began operating in the basement of the Little Theater on Pepper Street. It would “operate daily from 5 a.m. to midnight, presenting local talent programs, transcriptions and shows provided by one of the major networks.” One week later, station KTYL, the nation’s first drive-in station, began operating two miles south on Country Club Drive. Both stations were small, 250-watt unaffiliated stations owned by longtime Mesa residents.
In November 1948, KARV stopped broadcasting and its facilities were purchased by the KTYL group. In 1956, the KTYL radio station was purchased by Gordon Broadcasting stations and the call letters changed to KBUZ. Two years later, the station switched over to rock ‘n’ roll. The station was sold several more times and the format constantly changed throughout the years. In 1976 the station, now with the new call letters KDKB AM and FM, won the Peabody Award for community service broadcasting. Today five radio stations have their license in Mesa—KDKB, KFNN, KIHP, KQCX-LP and KZZP.
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Leading cause of death When it comes to symptoms, According to the Centers for however, a woman will feel differently Disease Control and Prevention, than a man. heart disease is the leading cause of “If a woman’s having a heart attack, death for women in she will have chest the United States. The pain, sure,” Sorof said. most recent statistics— “Sometimes—a good from 2009—state heart proportion of the time— disease killed 292,188 she’ll have a shortness women. of breath and feel really The organization fatigued.” also reports that 64 Arm, shoulder and percent of women who back pain is common as die unexpectedly of well. coronary heart disease “Our disease is much had no previous more diffused,” Sorof symptoms. explained. “We have Women have the smaller blockages same risk factors Mesa resident Jan Siedler because our vessels are was worried about her heart as men for having function after suffering from much smaller than a a heart attack— a heart attack. But now she man’s. There’s a different smoking, sedentary works out several times a distribution.” week. lifestyle, diabetes, high To avoid a heart cholesterol and family history. attack, there are the usual tips: eat “You have to know what your family healthy, start an exercise regimen is bringing to the table,” said Sorof, after checking with a doctor, etc. But, an interventional cardiologist with Sorof said, the key is to “know your Cardiovascular Associates of Mesa. numbers.” TIM SEALY
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Jan Siedler had an ordinary Valentine’s Day in 2015, until she felt a severe pressure in her chest. “It felt like a weight on my chest,” she said. “I felt it the evening of the 14th, late. It was very scary.” She didn’t care to head to the emergency room in the middle of the night, so the Mesa resident tried her best to sleep, to no avail. “I should have gone to the emergency room,” she recalls. “I waited until the morning and my husband took me to one of the clinics. The doctor said it was no big deal, but I probably should have it checked out at the hospital.” She was having a heart attack. Siedler ended up traveling to Banner Heart Hospital via ambulance. When she arrived at the facility, she was immediately rolled into the operating room where Dr. Suzanne Sorof inserted a stent to open a blockage. “She went in and opened it,” Siedler said. “She basically saved my life.”
“Have a checkup every year,” she said. “Know your sugar. Make sure you’re not diabetic. Symptoms of diabetes are thirst and blurred vision. Have your glucose checked. If you’re borderline diabetic, make sure that hasn’t changed.” Women older than 50, like Siedler, should have stress tests. “I have patients who are very, very thin,” Sorof said. “They can be vegans but their cholesterol can be very high.” She sometimes chalks that up to the familial history. Children of obese parents should see a pediatric cardiologist at a young age because they are at risk of having diabetes. Sorof knows her stuff. As an interventional cardiologist, Sorof runs the gamut of care, from checking blood pressure to fixing a blockage. “We have extra training to learn how to fix things,” she said. Most of the patients she sees in her practice are women because females prefer to see female doctors. “I have a lot of male patients,” she said. “But I take care of a lot of female
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be limited in what she could do. She watches her 3-year-old, 18-monthold and 16-month-old grandchildren. The courses gave her a better understanding of how the heart Exercise is key functions. Now retired from the City of Mesa “It was a broader base than just where she worked as a signal system my problem,” she said of the subject supervisor timing the matter. “It was just municipality’s traffic interesting to me to lights, Siedler started better understand exercising regularly after the heart. It helps me she went through cardiac appreciate how the rehabilitation. body works a little “Rehabilitation is used better.” to bring your heart back, The most important hopefully, to functioning lesson she learned? a little stronger and it’s “I think the thing that through Banner Heart was important to note Hospital,” said Siedler, is that, through the who is married with five whole thing, I couldn’t children. “There you will believe it was really go through monitored a heart attack,” she exercise and start to build Dr. Suzanne Sorof said. “I was shocked up slowly. It was very when they took me by helpful. The education classes were ambulance to the hospital and I went helpful, too.” right in and had a procedure done. It She admits that she was a little was scary because it was unexpected worried that her heart function and, as it was going on, I didn’t realize wouldn’t fully return and she would how bad off I was.”
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Household hazardous waste event set for Feb. 6 By Tierra Beasley The City of Mesa is encouraging residents to recycle those broken cellphones, laptops and harmful chemicals at its next drop-off event from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6935 E. Decatur St. The City of Mesa Environmental Management and Sustainability Department offers a multitude of recycling events and programs that help locals become environmentally conscious. This event will give residents and nonresidents an opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous materials and other unwanted belongings. Acceptable items for drop-off include, but are not limited to: adhesives; batteries; electronics and computer equipment; fireworks and small ammunition; mercury; motor oil, paint; pool chemicals; and prescription and nonprescription drugs. The list of nonacceptable items February 2016
include: commercial / industrial waste, trash and debris, large truck tires, radioactive material, explosives and barbecue grills. Two items are restricted by the amount allowed per customer: appliances and automobile tires. Each customer may only drop-off two appliances and five automobile tires, including rims if the tire is first removed. During the event, residents are asked to stay in their cars and wait for a City of Mesa official to collect items from the vehicle. The City of Mesa requires those dropping off materials to: label all containers of known items; seal material in original containers if possible; and refrain from smoking while at the drop site. Items brought after 12 p.m. will not be accepted. For more information, including a complete list of acceptable items and other recycling events, please call City of Mesa Customer Service at (480) 6442221 or visit www.mesarecycles.org.
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By Heidi Hurst The Mesa Public Schools’ Governing Board honored five outstanding Mesa Public Schools students at the Jan. 12 board meeting. Students from Mountain View High School, and Falcon Hill, Lindbergh, Robson and Whitman elementary schools have been named January Students of the Month. Each month during the school year, students from elementary, junior high and high schools throughout the district are selected to receive the award. Honorees are recognized for quality of character and excellence in leadership, academics, arts, athletics and more. Honored in January were: Brady Dickson, sixth grade, Robson Elementary; Sofia Daniela Gonzalez Flores, sixth grade, Whitman Elementary; Odalis Lopez, sixth grade, Lindbergh Elementary; Seyed Tohid Rajaei Moosavy, senior, Mountain View High School; and Savanna
By Tierra Beasley Out with the old and in with the new. The Mesa Public Library has started the new year with the unveiling of its new, more mobile-friendly website, www. MesaLibrary.org. The changes allow visitors to experience the Mesa Library with ease and in multiple languages. Kate Griffin, librarian III, leads a team that manages the website along with the library’s various social media accounts. She said visitors to the former website often faced difficulties, struggling to find what they needed. “The old website had some technical constraints that kept us from easily updating the website,” Griffin said. “We really wanted a website that was more user-friendly.” To complement the site’s new functionality, the template was redesigned. Patrons and visitors can now access Mesa Library’s content, reservations and programs online more efficiently. Likewise, the logo was past due for a
Torgerson, sixth grade, Falcon Hill Elementary. Board meetings come alive as families, friends, principals and teachers join district officials to honor Students of the Month. As videos show students in their daily school lives, their principals or other school representatives read thoughtful tributes aloud. Students take home special plaques and professional-quality portraits, provided by Mesa Public Schools. Winners also receive gift cards from the Mesa Foundation for Educational Excellence. Every presentation ends in proud handshakes, hugs and roaring applause from the crowd. Student of the Month portraits hang on walls of honor in the Board Room and in the lobby of the Administrative Services Center. These smiling faces remind everyone who stops by that Students of the Month are shining examples of how high expectations pay off for the children of Mesa Public Schools.
modern twist. Surveys showed visitors of the Mesa Library viewed the former symbol as generic. Griffin said the new logo, designed by Mark Cornell, the City of Mesa’s graphic designer, features brighter colors and a modern look that gives the Mesa Library its own friendly, welcoming identity. “It has been over 30 years since we refreshed our logo and now it compliments Mesa’s overall branding,” says Heather Wolf, the Mesa library director. The Mesa Public Library plans to keep improving. “Later this year, at the Main Library, we are looking forward to creating a space for teens as well as a new collaborative workspace like THINKspot at the Red Mountain Library.” Mesa Public Library has four branches and is open from Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed on Sunday.
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Plan early for Holy Week services Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School has planned its Holy Week services starting with Palm Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20. The week continues with Maundy Thursday at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 24; Good Friday at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Get a close look at unique aircraft, classic cars, model railroads and more 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26, when the City of Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport hosts its annual open house. The event will be at Falcon Field Park, 4636 E. Fighter Aces Dr. (north of McKellips Road between Greenfield and Higley roads). Event admission and parking are free. Canned food donations will be accepted for the United Food Bank. • See unique aircraft up close, including Boeing’s Apache helicopter, unmanned aerial vehicles, Cobra helicopter, vintage warbirds, experimental aircraft, general aviation planes and more. • Experience a flight simulator hosted by the Civil Air Patrol. • Explore flight training and aviation careers with representatives of area education programs, businesses and aviation organizations. • Learn about Falcon Field’s origin as
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a World War II pilot training base and view historic military aircraft & exhibits at the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona Aviation Museum (CAF). The museum will have expanded hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 26. The Southwest Military Transportation Show also will be held at the CAF 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26. Highlights include military vehicle and static aircraft displays, collectibles, vehicle parts, plastic model contest and swap meet. Admission fees will apply to the museum and Southwest Military Transportation Show. • Classic car show by Impala Bob’s. • Model railroad exhibits. • Food, music and aircraft fly-overs will add to the fun. For information or to exhibit an aircraft, business or organization, call (480) 644-2450. Watch for event updates at www.falconfieldairport. com. February 2016
Everything new in golf will be on display at the Longbow Golf Club in Mesa on Friday, Feb. 12, and Saturday, Feb. 13. Golf Fest, in its seventh year in Phoenix, will exhibit a variety of activities including free golf clinics by PGA pros, a trick shot exhibition and a long drive clinic. This year’s show will feature Lynn “Capt’n Crush” Ray’s Guinness World Record attempt for the most 300-yard drives hit in one hour. Since having his record broken by Andrew Frakes of 448 golf balls hit in 2013, Ray will try to reclaim his place in history on both days of the show. Other current records Ray boasts include most golf balls driven in 12 hours (3,781), most golf balls hit with a driver in one hour indoors (669) and most golf balls hit with a driver in 12 hours indoors (4,801).
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By Steve Carr p.m. each day—at the Cinderella The magic of Cinderella never fades. Affair Boutique, 411 N. McKemy Even today, 319 years after Charles Ave. in Chandler, in a space donated Perrault added the pumpkin, fairy by EVWL member Traci Estenson godmother and glass slipper to and her husband. High school girls Giambattista Basile’s first written statewide—including in Mesa—are version of the story Walt Disney invited. IDs are required. made famous, the Fairy Godmother’s “I chose a dress that was short, black admonition rings clear: “Nonsense and kind of ruffly,” recalls Raychelle child. If you’d lost all your faith, I Shumway, who first visited the Cinderella Affair Boutique in 2013 couldn’t be here. And here I am.” And she remains, not with a wand for her junior prom and came back last year to volunteer as and a bibbidi-bobbidia college freshman with boo, but with many her best friend, Becca smiles, helping hands Weinstock, both of Mesa. and thousands of free ball “The dress was really gowns that have come to cool and it made me feel mean the annual Cinderella so beautiful to put it on.” Affair is at hand. Now Shumway and in its 14th year, the East Weinstock are among Valley Women’s League’s more than 9,000 high (EVWL) Cinderella Affair schoolers who have offers free gowns, shoes Raychelle Shumway parselected from the and accessories for high ticipated in the event two thousands of donated school juniors and seniors years in a row. dresses since 2002. to choose from. “I went with Raychelle in 2014 “The biggest part of the Cinderella Affair is making the girls feel special,” because she had been the previous said East Valley Women’s League year,” Weinstock said. “I loved it. President Christina McNamara. “It’s There’s such a large quantity and more than a dress and an outfit for they’re divided into different rooms one night. It’s to be there, help them by size to make it easy. You just go and find the perfect dress, give them hugs have fun without a price tag and all the dresses are gorgeous.” and tell them how pretty they look.” And, like it is for McNamara and This year’s Cinderella Affair takes place on three Saturdays—March 26, her fellow “Fairy Godmothers,” the ...continues on page 24 April 2 and April 9 from 8 a.m. to 3
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Cinderella Affair experience is an affair of the heart for the young ladies as well. “They’re women you want to be when you grow up,” Shumway said. “They’re so happy, full of energy and so kind. They’re helpful to every single girl coming though the door and so selfless with their time to do this for girls to be able to get dresses for formal dances.” Even waiting in line Becca Weinstock returned to volunteer for the event in to get into the boutique 2015 after being a participant the previous year. is pleasant because “the women are there with baskets of Holiday Trunk Show in December. cookies and smiles. They’re always The newest project is Kids in so sweet.” Weinstock said, adding Transition with members loading that volunteering only deepened the quality school-sized hygiene products connection. “We were just freshman into knapsacks for delivery to “young in college when we volunteered and people in transitional care, but were the youngest ones there. But not a foster home or group home,” they were so welcoming to us. We’re McNamara said. “These kids end basically the same age as the girls we up spending the night at an office were helping. You can feel the sense decorated to look somewhat homey. of community Lots of these kids within all of come in with them.” nothing. When we Tara Stainton, met with a youth who founded advisory board EVWL with created for their her sister, Tracy voices to be heard Worischeck, in and asked what 2001, continues they needed most, volunteering at they wanted things the Cinderella like deodorant, but Affair that good deodorant— started as a The Cinderella Affair started out as a high hygiene products high school school project for one member of the East that we take for Valley Women’s League’s daughter. project for a granted but for member, Gloria Fox, and her daughter, them it’s about dignity.” Megan, “to make a difference in our There’s also Packing for Success community.” (backpacks for students), Homebound “I don’t know that I ever thought it Women (gifts and friendship for would be as amazing as it is,” Stainton women in the East Valley) and said. support for Chemo Companions With 56 active members, the East and the Children’s Cancer Network. Valley Women’s League has quietly EVWL members have also awarded gone about the business of giving more than $200,000 in scholarships back, looking only to make other lives to students attending ASU, Maricopa better. Community Colleges and in the “Our members present a project and Tempe Union High School District. we all decide how to spend the money But it all comes back to the we raise” through two annual events, a Cinderella Affair to really keep the signature gala, this year themed “Keys magic alive. For more information, for a Cause” on Feb. 19 at Villa Siena visit www.cinderellaaffair.org or www. in Gilbert, and the SEEDS for Autism evwl.org.
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said, kids’ classes tended to focus on performing arts, while visual arts classes were predominantly reserved for adults—but the center has recently added several visual arts offerings aimed specifically toward younger artists. “That’s the nice thing: It lets kids explore disciplines,” Jones said. “We get a lot of kids that stat out in camps and go on in different disciplines, visual and performing. Kids can find their niche and go from there.” The center has offered instruction for decades, since beginning its summer camps over 25 years ago. After a brief hiatus when they moved to their current location at One E. Main St. in Mesa, the center resumed offering camps and classes in 2006.
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the individual performing and visual arts disciplines. Students practice and learn discipline, perseverance, creative thinking, self-confidence, creative problem solving, selfexpression and more. Classes regularly contain between five and 10 students, with camps running between 20 and 30 kids for school-year events (winter and spring) and between 40 and 60 kids for summer break camps. “We’re always coming up with new classes; that’s the exciting thing,” said Jones. He especially likes a newer class, “Improv for Kids with Names From a Hat” (with one session starting this month and another session from March to May), in which the popular improv theme is adapted for kids in a familyfriendly exercise in improv acting. It builds confidence and creativity, and it’s just plain fun. If your young artists want to hone their skills or even try something completely new, check out just a few upcoming classes below, offered at the Mesa Arts Center. Visit www.mesaartscenter.com and click on “classes” to browse a complete list with details, and to register. You can also register kids for a full week of Spring Break Camp, March 7 to March 11 and again from March 14 to March 18,
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or register for individual spring break days. Camp is $40 per day or $180 per week, and runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to accommodate parents’ busy work schedules. Some examples of classes are: Cartooning , Saturdays, 9 to 11 a.m., Feb. 6 to March 26, $98 Cartoonists ages 9 to 16 learn the basics as they create strips of their own, complete with original characters born from their imaginations. Students are requested to bring pencils and paper (estimated cost of supplies is $10). Mud Pups I, Saturdays 9 to 10:15 a.m., March 5 to April 16, $44 Mud Pups II, Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., March 5 to April 16, $51 In Mud Pups I for ages 6 to 9 and Mud Pups II for ages 9 to 12, students learn with other kids their own age how to work with clay art functional medium to create a mask, a bowl and much more. February 2016
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Step 4: Let there be light Flip the bottle upside down and carefully insert the string lights into the container, leaving the female and male plugs outside for easy use. I also used a knitting needle inserted into the top of the bottle to pull some lights up into the neck.
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Step 5: Display When all of your bottles are full of lights, arrange them. With a little creative use of two sheets of tissue paper, I was able to easily hide the plugs and arrange the bottles on my mantle. They could also work on an entry or coffee table or even as a centerpiece with a table runner to cover the wires. I really like a project that gives me a lot of options.
Step 1: Put a hole in a bottle The hardest part of this project is cutting a hole in the lower half of a glass bottle to make room for the string lights. After a lot of trial and error, I have found that steadying my bottle in a corner of my kitchen sink with a trickle of water running over the cutting area while I gently drill is the best way to cut a hole in a glass bottle without the whole thing falling to pieces. The water keeps friction down along with glass dust, which is something nobody should be inhaling. Make sure to wear gloves and protective eyewear when you’re at the cutting stage.
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Step 2: Cut the tissue I intended to have a diffused glow in my bottles so I cut white tissue into squares for the base color. I then cut colored tissue into hearts of varying sizes for use. Upon completion, I noticed that the lavender hearts didn’t show up too well. Definitely use bright colors for the hearts and stay away from pastels.
Step 3: Gluing Starting at the top of your bottle, use your paintbrush to apply Mod Podge to a large area of the glass and then apply your base tissue directly onto the wet adhesive. Repeat until you have a layer of tissue covering the entire bottle, making sure to apply more Mod Podge to areas where the tissue overlaps. Next, spread a thin layer of Mod Podge over a flat surface and dip a heart in, just enough to wet the back, and then apply it to the bottle. Repeat with different colors and sizes until you’ve covered as much of the bottle as intended. Go back over the entire bottle with one more layer of Mod Podge to seal the tissue. Set aside to dry. February 2016
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In an exciting dramatization of Roald Dahl’s award-winning story, a 15-foottall vegetarian giant with vocabulary problems teams up with a little orphan girl called Sophie. WHEN: Monday, Feb.. 8, and Tuesday, Feb.. 9, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $6 INFO: www.mesaartscenter.com
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This exhibit will showcase beautiful artwork by brilliant artists, as well as provide an opportunity to learn about the importance of oceans. WHEN: Friday, Feb.. 12, through Sunday, May 29; Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W. Pepper Pl., Mesa COST: $8 INFO: www.ideamuseum.org
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The four-week sessions explore activities for the children to interact with and create their own music. This session’s classes will focus on African music. WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 3, various times according to age WHERE: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix COST: $12 each or four for $40 INFO: www.mim.org
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The really big sugar crystal project Every parent has experienced the phenomenon. Your child is given an assignment on the first day of class. It is no normal assignment, but one that requires ongoing work throughout the coming weeks or months. It is the Really Big School Project. Really big projects might involve science, geography, math or English literature, but they all start out the same: with a worksheet detailing the assignment. This includes research requirements, data collection, final format and due date, the latter of which seems very far off until unexpectedly your child finds him or herself with three days to meet the said due date and it is crunch time. Responsible parents (which obviously includes all of us) wouldn’t ignore the due date save for one thing. The assignment worksheet never makes it to the kitchen table. This precious and
important paper that your child was tasked to diligently carry home on the first day of school sits in a crumpled state at the bottom of a backpack or on the floorboards of the backseat of the minivan until it inexplicably makes its way into the laundry pile. Whether you find it before or after the wash cycle is entirely up to luck. In addition to procrastination, really big projects often require poster board and parental participation, which comes after the procrastination threatens a C-minus and parents can no longer ignore the obvious. The work must somehow get done and the assignment becomes a really big family project requiring parental prodding and supervision. This leads to the thing I like best about really big projects: the amount of learning that takes place. Sometimes the knowledge even rubs off on the student.
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Still, if the glass is half empty you might as well call it like you see it. Over the years I’ve spent months peering into sugar-water-filled jars looking for any hint of crystals and I’ve yet to see a single grain. Our formations have been as scarce as an A-plus on a failed science experiment and our inadequacies are crystal clear—to me, at least. My son, however, remains optimistic. His glass is half-full, albeit not with crystals. And, although his progress may be lacking, he knows it’s important to complete the really big project with due diligence—crystals or not. He is photographing his water a few times a week to document the lack of any activity or formations. He is writing notes about his crystal deficiencies. He is holding out—with a hope reserved for 13 year olds—that his crystals will grow. And who knows? Maybe they will. I hope they do. I sure do. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
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We’ve muddled through our fair share of big projects. My kids have mapped out the entire planet, created a timeline of the history of the world, grown tadpoles, mold and Monarchs (butterflies, not royalty). Our experience with big projects is vaster than the projects themselves. Right now, we are growing sugar crystals. Or, I guess I should say we are attempting the task. We haven’t yet had so much as a sprout. I doubt we will. I should have seen this coming. This isn’t my first sugar crystal dog and pony show. I’ve been through eighth grade science a time or two (or five, but who’s counting?) and I’ve witnessed more than a couple crystal flops. I was tempted to tell my son this a couple of weekends ago as he stirred his sugar water concoction on the stove and chattered about the assignment. “My teacher said it’s easy to grow crystals,” he said. “Only one or two in our whole class won’t get them.” “Prepare to be part of the minority,” I wanted to say out loud. “Failure is most likely in your future.” I mouthed the words silently because a good mom never discourages enthusiasm about school projects.
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around the neighborhood Las Sendas celebrated all things winter with its snow day in late January. Kids were able to sled down hills, and enjoy what most East Coasters take for granted. Photos by Kimberly Carrillo
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Skyline High School to host SciTech Expo By Laurie Struna Photos by Tim Hacker Teachers and students from Mesa Public Schools are fastidiously preparing for the fourth annual SciTech Expo, Full STEAM Ahead, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Skyline High School. The Mesa Public Schools Expo is a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Festival and part of a statewide celebration of science technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM. Each year Mesa educators anticipate the exhibition and how it impacts lives. The events are designed to entertain and inform spectators of all ages by immersing them in exploration and discovery with hands-on exhibitions, such as flight simulations and pop art rockets, computer science coding opportunities, First LEGO League displays and science fair projects. “STEAM is the keystone to evolving the workforce in Arizona,” said Sean Enright, director of curriculum. Students are encouraged to explore career opportunities in the sciences because they have a profound effect on job creation and Arizona’s economy. New businesses and industries looking to move to Mesa want to know that a workforce is being cultivated. Page 42
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“Communication, critical thinking, and technical and collaborative skills are what STEAM education provides students,” said Colleen Howard, K-6 STEAM coordinator. “It better prepares them for success in future job markets. Can you imagine life as a toy engineer, digital animator or music journalist? How about a sports statistician, crime scene investigator or LEGOLAND designer? These are the jobs of the 21st century.” For more information about this family-friendly event, visit www. mpsaz.org/ssrc/scitech-expo. February 2016
Know a student who’s doing something remarkable? Send items for student chronicles to christina@timespublications.com. Connor Covington, a management major at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, is among more than 1,300 university students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the fall 2015 semester. The dean’s list is published each semester by Dr. Larry Long, university provost, honoring those who have achieved high scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher gradepoint average and no incompletes. Harding is the largest private university in Arkansas and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report for 22 consecutive years as a top 25 school in the South. Harding also maintains study abroad programs in Australia, Chile, England, France, Greece, Italy
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Astronomy Night at the Mesa Planetarium Mesa Community College welcomes families to look at the moon, planets and other celestial sights at its monthly astronomy nights. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; first Friday of the month until end of spring semester WHERE: Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 461-7027 or www.mesacc.edu 2nd Friday Out Come enjoy shopping, dining and entertainment with friends and family while enjoying downtown Mesa. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 12, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; WHERE: Downtown Mesa, Main Street and Country Club COST: Free INFO: (480) 890-2613 or www.2ndfridaynightout.com Mesa Arts & Crafts Festival (MACFest) The festival has everything one may want such as paintings, woodworking, jewelry and even cookies. WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 6, and Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; first and third Saturdays of the month until April WHERE: North MacDonald Street, between Main and Pepper streets, Mesa COST: Free; participating artists and crafters pay $20 per space per show. INFO: www.macfestmesa.com or email info@macfestmesa.com. Backyard Gardening Workshop Healthy eating leads to healthy living and to do either you should know how to grow your own food. Learn how to set up your own hydroponic garden and have it succeed. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 19, from 1:30 p.m.
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to 3:30 p.m.; third Fridays of the month until Oct. 21 WHERE: True Garden Urban Farm, 5949 E. University Dr., Mesa COST: $25 INFO: (480) 305-8985 or http://truegarden.com Frank Sinatra Jr. Relive the iconic on- and offstage life of Frank Sinatra as portrayed by his son, while supported by the Phoenix Symphony and a band featuring members who played with Sinatra. WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 4, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $54 to $84 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com First Friday Concert Grab all the friends you can and head on down There will be plenty of music and lots of food trucks lined up. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Eastmark, 10100 E. Ray Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 625-4908 or www.eastmark.com
G-Eazy: When It’s Dark Out Tour G-Eazy along with guests A$AP Ferg, Marc E Bassy and Nef the Pharoh come to the Valley. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa COST: $36 to $111 INFO: (480) 644-2560 One Drop of Love Does a belief in “race” affect our relationships? With help of One Drop of Love, you could find a path that leads toward reconciliation. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday,
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Feb. 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Mesa St., Mesa COST: $26 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com The Cosmonauts Sketch Comedy Show Be ready to be laughing all night and possibly have morals tested. Leave the kids at home however, content is not approved for those under 18. WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Mesa St., Mesa COST: $11 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Macayo’s Grand Reopening Newly remodeled, Macayo’s is excited to reopen the Mesa location. Fifty percent of proceeds will be donated to charity. WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Macayo’s Mexican Restaurant, 1920 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa COST: $50 INFO: (480) 820-0237 or www.macayo.com Embraceable You Grab your sweetheart to join the Salt River Brass as they play love songs to make you fall in love all over again. WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 14, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Mesa St., Mesa COST: $15 to $22 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Ani DiFranco with Special Guest Rupa & the April Fishes Even though she may be known as “Little Folk Singer,” her music
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embodies much more than just her acoustic solo roots. WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Mesa St., Mesa COST: $42.50 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com Metropolitan Youth Symphony Winter Concert In its 34th season, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony welcomes the public to its winter performance. WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $7 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
The Music of Whitney Houston Rashidra Scott, Broadway sensation, will join the Phoenix Symphony to pay homage to life and talent of the late Whitney Houston. WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 27, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Mesa Arts Center, One E. Mesa St., Mesa COST: $54 to $84 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
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‘Play me, I’m yours’ By Casey Blake The dusty piano displaying family photos in your childhood living room is about to get a makeover. In fact, 24 donated pianos from across the Valley are being transformed into playable works of art for a Mesa Arts Center project slated to be unveiled later this month. Street Pianos Mesa will pop up along the city’s streets for a six-week installation beginning March 1 and staying through April 9. Mesa will be the first Arizona city to host the international project that was conceived by British artist Luke Jerram in 2008. Jerram created the project as an experiment, as a way to activate 24 donated pianos will be placed all over the city with a urban landscapes and simple sign: Play Me, I’m Yours. get people talking to one another, A’s ballpark. They’ll all be wearing through a language often thought this simple invitation: Play Me, I’m to be universal—music. The Street Yours. Anyone and everyone will be Pianos project was so successful and encouraged to take their turn at the engaging in its first iteration that it has pianos, which have been thoughtfully since been recreated in 50 cities across made over by community groups the globe, including Paris, Hong Kong teamed up with accomplished lead and Melbourne, and it has been seen artists. When you stumble upon one of by more than 10 million people. these pianos along the street, will you When the pianos are installed in Mesa, you’ll find them in accessible stop to play? Could you resist? The public locations like the local library, good news is you won’t have to. Follow on the corner of Main Street in the project and get the latest details at downtown, and at the Oakland www.streetpianosmesa.com. February 2016
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Turkey and Spinach Sautéed in Phyllo Dough and Parmesan Spinach Balls He wasn’t handsome. He had no muscular definition except for those bulging forearms. But Popeye had a secret weapon that impressed me as a child. “I’m strong to the finish, ‘cause I eats me spinach, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!” (Toot! Toot!) Sorry Popeye, I’ve never been much of a spinach gal. (“I yam what I yam and that’s what I yam.”) But
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4 tablespoons olive oil or butter 1 large sweet yellow onion, chopped fine 3 cloves of garlic, chopped fine 1 package (approx 1 1/4 pound) ground turkey 2-3 large fresh mushrooms, shaved or grated 1 (8-ounce) package frozen spinach, drained well 1/4 cup pine nuts, chopped fine 1 egg salt and pepper to taste Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar 12 sheets phyllo dough, thawed 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small dry skillet, toast pine nuts until golden brown, 1-2 minutes. Do not burn. In a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic in oil or butter until soft and translucent. Add ground turkey and cook for
about 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Shave or grate mushroom into turkey and mix well. Chop pine nuts fine and stir to incorporate. Add drained spinach and egg mixing quickly to incorporate egg before the whites form. Add salt and pepper to taste. For added flavor, sprinkle a splash (about 2 teaspoons) of sherry or red wine vinegar in the mixture and stir. On a parchment-lined baking sheet the size of the parchment paper, lay out one sheet at a time, brushing each layer with melted butter. Spoon turkey mixture in the center of the phyllo dough layers. Fold short ends over the filling and brush with butter. Fold one long end over to cover filling, then roll to hide the seam. Brush with butter. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serves 4.
Parmesan Spinach Balls 2 (10 ounces each) packages of frozen spinach (chopped) 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs 1 cup fresh Parmesan cheese (grated) 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 medium sweet yellow onion (finely chopped) 1/4 cup marsala, sherry or any white wine (not too dry) 4 eggs (lightly beaten) Salt and pepper to taste
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a skillet, sauté onions in two tablespoons of the 1/2 cup of butter until onions are soft and translucent. Add wine and spinach, and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Cool down. In a bowl, combine cooled spinach mixture, breadcrumbs, cheese, remainder of the butter, eggs, salt and pepper. Roll and shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Arrange the balls in a single layer on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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(If no parchment paper is available, use slightly greased nonstick baking sheet.) Bake spinach balls for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned. They will hold their shape and may stick slightly to the parchment paper. Serve warm with Dijon or any specialty mustard. These Parmesan Spinach Balls are also delicious in a red sauce like marinara or bolognese.
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