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The effects of monsoon season are being felt throughout the Valley, and repre sentatives from the Maricopa Flood Control District and Department of Emergen cy Management spoke about what they are doing to help at an Aug. 12 town hall meeting. Maricopa Flood Control District big mission is to reduce risk from floods, very simply put,” said Mike Fulton, di rector of the Maricopa County Flood Control District.

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The Bureau of Reclamation in June de manded the deep cuts to bolster the amount of water in Lakes Powell and Mead, which have been dropping faster than predicted in recent years amid long-term drought and warming climate.

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Arizona’s delegation of negotiators said in a statement that “Arizona and Nevada put forward an aggressive proposal that would achieve 2 (million acre-feet) of reductions among the Lower Basin and Mexico in 2023 and beyond. That proposal was rejected.”

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In the West, whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting. Arizona residents felt the reality of that maxim on Aug. 15 as several Western states announced that two months of closed door negotiations to cut an emergency 12% to 25% from next year’s Colorado River with drawals had yielded bupkus.

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Fulton said the areas have previously been studied to some degree, but a few factors prompted the district to look at it again.“Asgrowth occurs in the built environ ment and there are other changes to the watersheds or we learn through flooding events — when Mother Nature gives us some feedback — then there’s more in formation upon which we can act to re study,” he said, referencing flood events in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2021.

Right now, the Adobe Dam, Desert Hills and Apache Wash drainage study is in the second of four phases. Data collection and preliminary modeling was completed in Spring 2022, and now the focus is on creating detailed models. This is expected to be completed in either this summer or fall. From there, the study will delve into problem identification and, the last phase, solutions. Fulton said at that point, there will be public meetings to talk about the potential solutions and get community feedback. So far, Fulton said things are on track for the study completed by spring. Fulton said community input is encour aged. People can report flooding in their area or just reach out to ask questions and get information updates. Residents can visit maricopa.gov/addhaw for more information or reach out directly to Mark Frago, project manager, by calling 602506-0750 or emailing MarkFrago@mar icopa.gov.

“In addition, technology is improving from our older study times, so we get but ter survey data. We use the information as best we can to get a really good pre diction of flood hazards in the area, and all that informs our potential projects to solve the problems.”

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Fulton said the flood control district could put together a resource guide with individu al-based flood reduction tools for home owners as a result of this study.

The goal is to do more than just identify hazardous areas, though. Fulton said the study will help develop solutions. Solu tions can be bigger, regional solutions, but the benefit of those has to be weighed against the cost. On a more local level, there are several things that can be done, but Fulton said sometimes people just ar en’t interested in this.

The overall goal of the study is to re duce flood risks. Fulton said this involves data collection to help identify problem areas and create models and other pre dictive tools.

The study area is broken up into over 16 million 15 foot by 15 foot grids — “so, lots of data,” Fulton said. He explained that consultants help put all that data into a simulation that results in a model with predictive tools for planning. As data is continually collected, those models can then be revised and updated, which is then used when considering new devel opment and infrastructure.

“We have to look at community accep tance, and not every community is super interested in having a regional flood solu tion if it doesn’t necessarily fit with the character of their community and this is a challenge,” he said. In those cases, he said there are smaller structural alternatives that can help with flooding, but maybe not completely elim inateThenit. there are always things individ ual homeowners can do to make sure they are not interrupting flows or making problems worse for a neighbor.

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In that deal, California, which has more senior water rights than Arizona, agreed to give nearly as much water as Arizona.Thatwas a pleasant surprise for Glen dale’s Water Resources Manager Drew see

“In 2022 alone, Phoenix voluntarily gave up 23% of its available Colorado River entitlements to stabilize water levels in Lake Mead and help Pinal farm ers,” the announcement stated, adding “Phoenix stands by its commitment to provide water to 1.7 million customers. It noted the $300 million Drought Pipeline Project “will move alternate supplies to North Phoenix customers who rely on Colorado River water.

Meanwhile, the Arizona Municipal Wa ter Users’ Association, of which Phoenix is a member, highlighted the challenge for cities heading into what could be months of arguing and potentially liti gation over how much each state must giveTheup.immediate problem for Arizona cities is not water supply, the group said, but the “unpredictability” of how much Colorado River water will be available next year and beyond, making planning difficult.

There was recent precedent for West ern states working together successfully to save Nevada,water.California and Arizona collab orated in 2020 when they created the 500+ Plan to voluntarily leave 500,000 acre-feet in additional water in Lake Mead in 2021 to protect water levels.

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“Phoenix is continuously improving infrastructure and conducting ecosys tem restoration in the Salt River system, which provides 60% of the city’s water,” it continued. “Water recycling and effi ciency improvements are also important solutions.”

“Our water supply originates as snow pack far north and east of the Valley that melts and flows into vast reser voirs that store it for delivery during low-flow years. Phoenix ‘s water sup ply comes primarily from the Salt River Project, which brings water by canal and pipeline from the Salt and Verde Rivers, and the Central Arizona Project, which transports Colorado River water,” it states, adding some comes groundwater as well as reclaimed effluent to maintain parks and for recharging local ground waterReactingaquifers.tothe events of last week, the city on Friday issued a release that said the Bureau of Reclamation’s announce ment will not change Phoenix’s Stage 1 alert.That alert stresses more conservation education for households and business es and directs city facilities to reduce consumption.“Whileit(the bureau’s announce ment) reflects accelerating declines in Colorado River flows,” the city declared, “Phoenix customer deliveries will not be impacted by this announcement.”

Phoenix officials also acknowledged that “watering landscape correctly is one of the easiest and most effective ways to conserve water” and urged peo ple and businesses to water grass only once a week. But it did not suggest mandatory mea sures that already are in effect in many cities in Southern California, where mu nicipal patrols seek violators of once-aweek-watering mandates that carry stiff fines.

“Even though Phoenix remains in a regional period of climatic drought that began in 2000, our water supply is not dependent on annual precipitation events,” the Water Services Department states on the city’s website.

The city’s official position is “Phoe nix’s water supply is in very good shape.”

“Municipal water providers face oper ational challenges with their treatment plants and delivery systems without knowing how significant a cutback will be required from their Colorado River water supply,” the AMWUA stated.

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According to Rowley, the reason this method is so efficient is that it can be specifically geographically targeted. The message will hit all phones in a given area that are detected by a cell tower, which means it goes not only to residents, but to people visiting the area or passing through. It also won’t alert residents who are out of town. Essentially, the warning goes to the people who actually need to see it. A time limit can also be set with the wireless emergency alerts, so it will stop sending the alert once the incident has passed.Then there are more old fashioned methods, like weather radios, door-todoor notifications or sirens. However, Rowley said there are quite a few draw backs to using these. With a weather ra dio, it has to be turned on, be in an area with reception and be heard. Rowley said this creates a problem for those who are hard of hearing, someone mowing the yard in the back or wearing headphones.

Arizona and Nevada both issued let ters this week blasting other states for their unwillingness to adequately sacri fice for the greater good.

Swieczkowski, who called California’s robust participation in the 500+ Plan “unusual” because California typically fights “tooth and nail for their water,” Swieczkowski said.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly also chimed in last week via a letter to Interior Sec retary Deb Haaland, complaining that “Arizona has already reduced its con sumption of Colorado River water at a pace and scale not seen in other states.”

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One of the few times the public does hear directly from emergency manage ment is through its public alert and warn ing operations. Rowley said if there is a major incident, there are a few different ways to get a warning out to the general public.“The one that will very likely, if it isn’t already, be the primary alert and notifi cation technology is wireless emergency alerts,” he said. “And it’s probably annoy ing to a lot of people, but really works best for us. You might see these mostly for dust storm warnings or Amber Alerts… Basically, the phone makes that old civil defense tone and gets your attention.”

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The latest U.S. Bureau of Reclamation report paints a grim forecast for water levels in the two lakes that serve Arizona and six other states. (Bureau of Reclamation/Submitted)

As for sirens, Rowley said there is only about a 10 mile radius in Palo Verde that still has them. While door-to-door notifications are time consuming, labor intensive and also require someone to hear a knock at the door, Rowley said they are still effective. “Door-to-door notifications are tried and true,” he said. “This is where law en forcement officers will go door to door in an area and tell you it’s time to get out for whatever reason. This ends up always playing a part because it’s one of the most thorough ways to make sure everyone gets a Therenotification.”arealso opt-in notification systems run by private companies. Al ternatively, people can check the Mar icopa County Website. Rowley said when something is going on, a black banner labeled “emergency alert” will go across the top right corner of the page. When that banner is clicked, it redirects viewers to the Department of Emergency Management page which will have specific information on what’s going on. The department is also on so cial media and uses that as a secondary alert

But Swieczkowski’s comment appears to have been prophetic of the current impasse, as the vastness of the new cuts required evidently overcame any earlier fellow-feeling among states. As AMWUA put it, the states failed to “overcome provincial self-interests and develop a holistic approach for protect ing the river for all users.”

The Aug. 15 deadline coincided with the release of the latest 24-month study, which projects reservoir levels for the coming two years. As was widely expected, the new pro jections put Arizona, California and Ne vada in a deeper tier of the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan, Tier 2a from Tier 1. That was actually a bit of good news, though, as water managers thought the projected lake levels could be low enough to put the states in Tier 3 of their drought plan. California doesn’t have to make any cuts under the drought contin gency plan until Tier 3. But the cuts under the plan pale in comparison to the extra cuts the Bureau of Reclamation is saying are needed to protect generationpowerand water flows in the toareestwhichreservoirs,initslatcalculationsestimatedbebetween 600,000 AF to 4.2 million AF, depending on Lake Powell’s inflow. Many stake holders wor ried the feder al government might drop the hammer if the talks this summer failed, immedi ately issuing its own plan for cuts among the states in the absence of a voluntary deal.Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton issued some stern remarks to this effect in a June congressional hearing, warning “It is in our authorities to act unilaterally to pro tect the system and we will protect the system.” But in a release following the missed deadline, the Interior Department took a softer approach, promising “continued engagement with impacted states and Tribes” going forward. In pledging to focus on “consensus support,” and “system conservation and voluntary agreements” without a spe cific timeline, the feds have backed off being the stern teacher in the unruly classroom.Somemunicipalities may have pre ferred the feds stepping in at this point with a stronger hand, as entrenched positions among the states may lead to continued uncertainty surrounding fu ture cuts, making water planning more difficult for cities. U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, chided the De partment of the Interior about its softtouch approach at this point in a letter last“Theweek.Department’s failure to act as well as its failure to require all basin us ers to share the sacrifice to solve this cri sis has created a significant state of un certainty that pushes this delicate sys tem closer to collapse,” Stanton wrote.

NASA photos show how much Lake Mead has shriveled between 2020, left, and this year, right. Though recent monsoons add 2 feet to Lake Mead’s water level, reports said last week, that is not expected to do much over the longterm drought. (NASA/Submitted)

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8 THE FOOTHILLS FOCUS | THEFOOTHILLSFOCUS.COM | AUGUST 24, 2022NEWS all efficiently coordinated to respond to a major incident,” Rowley said. “So, we kind of work in the background, we don’t have a lot of public interaction.”

Arizona’s negotiators were Arizona Department of Water Resources Direc tor Tom Buschatzke and Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cooke. “It is unacceptable for Arizona to con tinue to carry a disproportionate bur den of reductions for the benefit of oth ers who have not contributed,” the men wrote in a statement after the deadline. They said Arizona is committed to a plan that protects the reservoir system “through equitable contributions from all water users.”

While there are a number of European registries focused on cancer in humans and pets, there has been a lack of this in the United States. This new registry and index were designed to provide import ant tools needed to advance cancer care forFossumdogs. was interested in developing a Texas and a national canine cancer reg istry while she was on faculty at Texas A&M University 12 years ago. Howev er, she said the technology was not yet available for this type of registry.

finally caught up to the point where this type of electronic registry is possible. The advisory board responsible for this registry is made up of oncologists and veterinarians from around the country. Dr. Craig Clifford, a medical on cologist, is co-chairing the board with Fossum.Tostart the process, the board com missioned a Gallup survey of over 3,500 dog parents, conducted in March to bet ter understand the issues faced. The survey helped the board to get a sense of the high incidence of canine cancer; dog parents’ belief that there needs to be more treatment for canine cancer; their hesitancy in having their pets un dergo cancer treatments due to financial concerns, side effects and pet age and the prevalence of anxiety, depression, sleeping problems and missed work for pet owners dealing with canine cancer diagnoses.“Oneofthe things that we took home from this is that while in general, we try to do a good job communicating with owners, the ones that have to deal with a devastating diagnosis like cancer, we need more resources for these people to reach out to, whether it’s mental health professionals or individuals who’ve had dogs with similar cancers,” Fossum said.

During the survey, dog owners also expressed the desire to have a national canine cancer registry to better under stand cancers in dogs and their treat ments.Fossum said an important part of growing the registry will be informing pet owners about it.

Dr. Theresa Fossum, a board-certified veterinary surgeon based in Carefree, is part of an effort to create a registry and index that will provide valuable in formation for pet owners, veterinarians andTheresearchers.nationalCanine Cancer Registry and Canine Cancer Care Index will of fer resources for pet parents and med ical records for veterinarians, scholars, insurance companies and pet food and drug research companies.

Fossum, CEO of Epic Veterinary Spe cialists and CEO and co-founder of Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care, said technology has

When pets are given a cancer di agnosis, pet parents may not know what to do or where to turn for support. While veterinarians try to provide them with information on the prognosis and treatments, these pet owners are often left with feelings of fear and sadness. Pets have become beloved members of families and daily fixtures in their lives, especially since the height of COVID-19.

“The more pet owners that know about the registry, that can talk about their veterinarians, tell them about it and allow us access to their records, the faster and better the registry will grow and the more valuable it will be,” Fossum said.The registry started with a review of 42211 N. 41st Drive, Suite A109, Anthem 623.399.8222 PremierWellnessAZ.com

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“We didn’t have the technology that would allow us to pull information from electronic medical records without vet erinarians having to put the information in again,” Fossum said. “They were going to have to double enter data and that wasn’t feasible. Veterinarians don’t have the time to do that.”

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“Interestingly enough, people are very willing to put their dogs into stud ies,” she said. “They do it, one, because they want to help other dogs. Any infor mation we will learn will do that. And then, the other thing is they want to help people.”

Information on the prevalence of dog cancer can also help researchers to un derstand if there are environmental fac tors affecting people and animals in a certain area.

Dr. Theresa Fossum is part of an effort to establish a registry and index focused on canine cancer care and treatment. (TogoRun/Submitted)

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Fossum said she hopes that the registry will be used in different ways by veterinarians and researchers, including finding participants for research studies.

“We may see there is more cancer in dogs in one particular area of the coun try than we are used to seeing,” Fossum explained. “That would tell us there is something causing more cancer in dogs, and they live in the same environment as people, so maybe we better check this out.”

over 30,000 anonymous canine records and information on over 800 canine can cer diagnoses, which were all uploaded into a central database. The database has and will continue to grow as more information is uploaded.

The index and registry was co-spon sored by plant-based prescription com pany Jaguar Health, health data organi zation IVEE and global health communi cations agency TogoRun. Both veterinarians and pet owners are able to upload medical records of dogs on the website. They can also send in in formation on resources for pet owners, such as support groups.

The Canine Cancer Registry and Ca nine Cancer Care Index is available at takechargeregistry.com.

“Dogs are an amazing model for treat ments. Cancer is just one of them,” Fos sum said. “One of the issues we have is we go from mouse to man… Dogs are a much more predictive animal model.”

The registry’s online website is bro ken down into different sections for pet owners, veterinarians and partners. The registry and index will provide import ant canine cancer data, especially on the prevalence of canine cancer in certain breeds, ages, genders or geographic lo cations.

According to Fossum, dogs often have similar types of tumors as humans, in cluding lymphomas in the lymphatic systems, osteosarcomas in the bones and melanomas in the skin and mouth. Because of this, research on dogs with cancer can often be applied to humans.

Nominations can be made by download ing the form from the ACC’s website. The form requires the name and contact infor mation of the person being nominated, as well as an explanation of why they are de serving of the award. Safin said the nominations are open to anyone and are not limited to Anthem res idents. Once completed, nomination forms can be mailed to the ACC at 3701 W. An them Way, Suite 201, or emailed to Safin at jsafin@anthemcouncil.com.

Questions about the Anthem Veterans Service Award can be directed to Safin at 623-742-6065.

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The presentation to the award recipient is part of the community’s prestigious Vet erans Day ceremony held at the Anthem Veterans Memorial.

The award recipient will receive a plaque and staff inscribed with his/her name and an official press release celebrating the

According to Communications Director John Safin, the Anthem Community Coun cil created the Veterans Service Award in 2013.“Two years previous, the Anthem Com munity Council erected and dedicated the Veterans Memorial in 2011. We wanted to make sure that we could recognize, obvi ously, the veterans that had served the country in our community,” Safin said. “And then the thought was, why don’t we also recognize the people, groups and organizations that go out of their way to support our veterans? Because the veter ans are important, and there are a lot of people who have that mindset where we need to thank the veterans, make sure that they’re taken care of and recognize what they have done for the county. So, this was the Anthem Community Council’s way to be able to thank those people.”

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, Oct. 7. The award will be presented during the Anthem Veterans Day Ceremo ny on Friday, Nov. 11.

“Every recipient, at least the ones I know, they have all been surprised, very much appreciative and certainly hum bled,” Safin said. “You know, they do what they do out of the goodness of their heart, most of them are not expecting any type of recognition.”

Once all the nominations are collected, Safin said the ACC Board of Directors will determine the award winner based on the content and clarity of the completed nom ination

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“Whatform.they’re looking for is any person, group or organization that has gone above and beyond to provide support to veter ans,” he said. “That might seem a little bit arbitrary, but once you start reading the stories and what people have done to help the veter ans, it starts to become clear how many people have a passion for wanting to help them.”

Previous Veteran Service Award win ners are Daisy Mountain Veterans, Mary Ann Derryberry, Ray Norris, Liz Turner, Bob Hackett, John Simmons, Tom Kirk, Ron Tucker, Youth for Troops and Mike Spinelli.

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The Anthem Community Council is accepting nominations for its Veterans Service Award. (ACC/Submitted)

achievement. The winner is required to at tend the Anthem Veterans Day Ceremony for the formal award presentation.

The public is invited to submit nomi nations for the 2022 Anthem Veter ans Service Award for an outstand ing individual or group who shows ex traordinary service and selfless dedication in support of U.S. veterans.

If clothes make the man, then hand bags must make the woman. Ameri cans spend around $11 billion annually on purses! The average woman has 13 handbags and buys three a year. One in 10 women spend more than $1,000 on their purses, but the average price is aroundThat’s$160.awhole lot of dough going into the sack that carries our dough. Hmm, if we keep spending all of our money on purses, we may not need them. We will be broke! I told my husband, Doug, what ladies spend on their handbags and he accused me of making it up. No, I am not making this up! The evidence is clear: Women love purses and will pay dearly for them. How about a Balenciaga purse that costs $1,800 and looks exactly like a Hefty trash bag that even cinches at the top? A hit on the runway in Paris, now coming to a store near you. Have some ladies lost their minds? My cultural exploration into the world of purse buying left me giggling and emp ty handed. Brand names? For those who care it really matters. Quality? It comes at a price that few of us can afford. Price? Beyond comprehension. Dear readers, my “purse research” did help reinforce one truth. The best things in life are free. Unless you like Gucci. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Re altor. Have a story or a comment? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.

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Golf is a game of simple truth, unlike the rest of the 21st century

L et me begin by saying that this is not a column about golf, though it begins with a story involving golf. Or, to be specific, a thought about golf. I was catching up with a buddy from high school, lamenting the state of mankind: politics, the work place, gender relations, sports. Our friendship spans four decades, so we had a lot of complaining to do. We also share a golf addiction, so naturally the game was a topic. Nongolfers, far more sane than actual golfers, having not subject ed themselves to torturous years of chasing a dimpled white ball over hills, through deserts, into lakes and bushes, behind trees, and oc casionally into holes in the ground, often ask golfers, “What the hell do you see in the game? It looks mis erable.”I’venever had the perfect an swer, until that talk. I haven’t expe rienced many epiphanies, but this was one. Golf is loveable for the exactly the same reason so many of us detest everything else, from MAGA loons vs. progressive scolds, the latest episode of “Love Island,” Hollywood preaching, Inflation Reduction Acts that won’t reduce inflation, election controversies, Supreme Court controversies, and even the PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf con troversy.Playing golf involves zero bull. Unlike virtually everything else in the 21st century. You swing, you hit the ball, you count a stroke. Tally the strokes, that’s your score. The ball goes in the hole or not. End of debate. Which is why after hours spent drenched in controversy, consum ing, managing or writing about the news, it feels liberating to stand on a 108-degree golf course facing a Iwent purse shopping. Yes, my eyes have been opened because I have seen the purse promised land. Hus bands, please stop reading this column right now, because what I am about to say might be alarming. Ladies’ hand-bags cost a king’s ran som. Why? Well, I am not an investiga tive reporter, so I have no idea why so many purses start out at around $250 and then head north into the thousands. The sky’s the limit. I have a girlfriend who is an attorney and has a Hermes bag that cost 10 big ones (that’s $10,000). Oh, and she makes no excuses for spend ing a pile of money on a handbag. She simply says, “I like quality.” Ha! I told her I thought $10K should be “illegal” to spend on a handbag.

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A friend in Scottsdale took me into an “exclusive” handbag shop where I thought I had entered a purse museum. The lighting was bright, spotters shin ing on racks of perfectly stacked leath er handbags. Was I in a gallery? The displays, purses artfully sitting on glass shelves, made me wonder, “Am I in the Louvre?” Did I mention you better have $450 to $5,000 to even consider buying one of these “masterpieces?” Some of these purses I saw on my purse expedition are large enough to pack for a week! Ladies, what are we carrying around in these suitcase-size bags? Although I didn’t buy anything, I have seen the fantasy land of purses. And I will probably never go back. But one can dream. Leather as soft as but ter, handmade clasps of 24-carat gold, or crocodile skin with 10 carats of white diamonds.

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Whoever said that “presidential politics is two-thirds theater” and that the White House is a grand stage should have taken a clos er look at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.There, on Capitol Hill, sits an institu tion called the “world’s greatest delib erative body” by some and the “world’s most exclusive club” by others.

The late Robert C. Byrd of West Virgin ia often spoke of the Senate as if he had confused both time and place. That was not due to diminished cognitive skills, though his Senate service spanned more than a half-century and concluded with his death in 2010. Instead, it was due to his inflated sense of status about both the institution and his own reputation there.Byrd would employ his photograph ic memory and excessive sense of selfworth to recount episodes of political an tiquity from the Roman Senate, creating word pictures recalling a group clad in togas, philosophizing and filibustering. That “Byrd’s-eye” view was cinematic in scope — a combination of “Ben-Hur,” “Gladiator” and (surprisingly — or not) “Animal House.” A cinematic Senate? Better check the spelling… It’s really a “Sinematic Senate” these days, courtesy of Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema. She came into the chamber with her own sense of Hollywood fashion and attitude, wearing thigh-high boots like Jane Fonda’s “Barbarella,” employ ing a persona akin to Sigourney Weaver in “Alien” and, most recently, enacting a controversial high-finance provision that would warm the cold, calculating heart of Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in “WallSinemaStreet.”named a price for supporting Joe Biden’s inaccurately named Inflation Reduction Act, insisting on lower taxes — not for everyday Americans, but for the rich and famous. “Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors,” reads the head line from the Aug. 13 article written by the AP’s Brian Slodysko, and prospective opponents read it as a real opportunity — including possible opponents from within Sinema’s own party.

While the Washington Press Corps is excessively accommodating to Demo crats, most political reporters are some what befuddled by Arizona’s senior sen ator and the mega dollars stuffed into her political war chest by hedge fund managers and their ultra-wealthy asso ciates.Ofcourse, the perceptions of a parti san press aren’t as important to Sinema’s political viability as are the reactions of the folks back home… and it is readily apparent that what Washington might collectively regard as Kyrsten’s “LBJ mo ment” isn’t a good look for her at all in Arizona.What’s good for Wall Street is not nec essarily good for Main Street or for your BY J.D.

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You know it best by its proper name: The U.S. AmongSenate.the100 who serve are more than a handful who readily embrace the spectacle, pomp and prestige that comes with the title of “senator.”

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103-yard shot from the fairway to the flag. You swipe at the ball with a wedge. It comes to rest — some where. That’s one stroke. Unlike, say, casting your elec tion ballot. Which may be a vote or may not, depending on which po litical party you’re in and wheth er your preferred candidate wins the election. Or wishing a barista “good morning,” which risks using the wrong pronoun and creating a controversy where you only meant to be kind. Or deciding whether or not to pay an exorbitant sum to see Bruce Springsteen, because being ripped off by the voice of the work ing man would still get you in to hear “Born to Run” live — a bucket list item — but also subject you to a lengthy political rant, which you would absolutely file under B. Not for Bruce or for Boss. But un der B for “more bull.” Over time, I seem to have shifted away from doing things that will likely deliver more such nonsense: scrolling social media, watching or reading the news, going to Fourth of July barbecue picnics, striking up a conversation in line at Bashas’. In stead, I try to hit golf balls on all the days of the week that end in the let ter -y. The sand shot rises out of the bunker and nestles beside the hole — or you skull it over a condo. Your putt spins around the hole and falls out. You tap in and add two strokes to your score. There’s a truth to the game that no longer seems to exist in so much of what we call life. Like I said, this isn’t a story about golf. It’s a story about missing the days before all the bull, back when the news, actually real, was the only form of “reality TV.” Back when the phrase “Hey, guys” wasn’t grounds for a complaint to human resourc es. And back when someone could write “these truths are self-evi dent” and inspire a revolution, not a food fight on three different TV networks with two political slants. And now, friends, back to the bull.

LEIBOWITZ from page 12 street… and it is absolutely objectionable on most streets within the city limits of Flagstaff, Tempe and Tucson. But it isn’t just the indoctrinated as opposed to educated from our state-sup ported universities who take umbrage; concern is also found among those from the School of Hard Knocks, who have in vested their own sweat equity in “boot strap” businesses and “mom-and-pop” enterprises, only to see a Sinema-spon sored provision eliminate a proposed “carried interest” tax increase on wellheeled and passive private equity in vestors. So the high-finance crowd will enjoy a $35 billion exemption that won’t exempt other corporations… or several small businesses.

Talk is cheap… mounting a successful challenge to an incumbent senator isn’t. Right now there’s a lot of chatter sur rounding Rep. Ruben Gallego and the predictable progressive posturing fea tured on the thinning pages of The Ari zona Republic… but when push comes to shove, will Congressman Gallego give up a safe seat in the House for a high-risk SenateSinemaNope.run?will face a strong Republican challenge in 2024, but over the next two years, she will try to embody the predict able title of yet another Hollywood pro duction.“TheSure Thing.” from page 13

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The recent AP article invites Arizonans of every political stripe to “connect the dots.” “Sinema has long aligned herself with the interests of private equity, hedge funds and venture capital, helping her net at least $1.5 million in campaign con tributions since she was elected to the House a decade ago. But the $983,000 she has collected since last summer more than doubled what the industry donated to her during all of her preceding years in Congress combined…” Kyrsten’s calculation? Sinema is comfortable collecting all that cash, because she considers it a “wise investment” that will help her stay in the Senate. Besides, the Democrat leadership there won’t desert her in the event of an intraparty challenge back home.

“What is going to re-start demand?” it asked. “The most obvious answers are that either interest rates have to come down or home prices have to come down. Either or both of these can increase de mand so we can get back to a balanced marketBuildersagain.”apparently are slowly react ing to the changing housing scene.

“Here buyers now hold a distinct ne gotiating advantage and have a total of 2,243 active single-family detached list ings to choose from,” it said. “This com pares with 675 just three months ago.

In the first six months of this year, a record 8,640 multi-family permits were issued in Maricopa and Pinal counties.

The Valley housing market’s cooldown is occurring at different rates in different cities and towns, according to a leading analyst.

Markets in Valley cities, towns cooling differently BY PAUL MARYNIAK Foothills Staff

The Cromford Report identified five other communities whether neither buy er nor seller has a distinct advantage in sale negotiations. They include Tempe, Chandler, Surprise, Peoria and Gilbert. But it’s sellers in those five areas that need to be a little nervous, it added. “Astute sellers will realize that the sit uation is very fluid and slipping away from them,” the report said.

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Those four communities are largely considered in the domain of luxury hous ing, where homes $1.5 million and above have not been tilting as sharply and quick ly from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market as the rest of the Valley, according to the report. However, the Cromford Report said Scottsdale is appearing as it will soon join the overall trend dominating the rest of the Valley.

“There were only 2,248 single-family permits issued in June, which is the low est monthly total since May 2020,” the Cromford Report said. At the same time, multifamily develop ers aren’t slowing down at all and are at what the Cromford Report called “a fullbore gung-ho status.”

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“Single-family permits are now drop ping in response to the weak demand but probably not as fast as they should,” the Cromford Report said. It reported that as of June 30, 17,788 single-family building permits have been issued so far this year in Maricopa and Pinal counties year to date — down only slightly from 18,803 last year for the first six months of 2021.

It also said the rapid growth in inven tory might slow down soon but without a corresponding uptick in demand.

As for Phoenix, it’s in the same boat as Glendale and Mesa in Cromford Report’s opinion.They“are seller’s markets but within a couple of days will enter the balance zone between 90 and 110. At the current rate of change, they will become buyer’s market before the end of August. Good year and Avondale are two weeks be hind these but unlikely to be still seller’s market by the end of next month.”

The report also suggested bigger changes in the Valley’s housing market could occur before the end of the year.

The Cromford Report earlier this month said that Queen Creek, Buckeye and Maricopa have become the most at tractive areas for homebuyers to score a big deal while Phoenix is among the cities where buyers will have to wait a month before they can try to barter their way to a better deal. The balance between supply and de mand is now so tilted toward buyers that they could be now calling the shots in Buckeye, Queen Creek and Maricopa, the Cromford Report said, adding that it may depend on their experience in the real estate game.

“Because the majority of these areas cater largely to first-time buyers who are less experienced, it can take a few weeks for these buyers to realize how strong a hand of cards they hold.”

“Prices have looked wobbly for the last two months,” it said. “But as buyers start to flex their mus cles, we should be prepared for more serious consequences. While we cannot forecast accurately several months out, it would be reasonable based on current trends to expect significant declines in average prices, median prices and aver age price per square foot by the end of 2022. Current trends can — and often do — change, so this is not baked in, just a reasonable base case.”

“Last year there were 6,871 at the same point and that was considered a lot,” the Cromford Report said. “There were 1,890 issued in June, making it the fourth busiest month ever.”

Four Valley cities — Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale and Cave Creek — are in a different situation and, in a way, a different world from the aver age buyer and seller.

“At the current rate of change, Gilbert will become a buyer’s market by the end of the first week in August. Tempe is only a day or two behind Gilbert, while Sur prise, Chandler and Peoria will probably become buyer’s markets by mid-August.”

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10th Annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts

The Phoenix Festival of the Arts is a free community event with crowds of over 12,000 coming to see one of a kind art and enjoy live music and local food. (Photo by Fernando Hernandez/Submitted)

Vendor applications can be found

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, and Sunday, Dec. 12 WHERE: Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. Third Street, Phoenix COST: Free INFO: phoenixfestivalofthearts.org,602-254-3100

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Phoenix Festival of the Arts is look ing for local artists to participate in its 10-year anniversary event on Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11, at Margaret T. Hance Park. The deadline for artists to apply to be a vendor at the 2022 Phoenix Festival of the Arts is Wednesday, Aug. 31. Appli cations can be submitted on the festival website.Afree annual festival, presented by Phoenix Center for the Arts, this event attracts over 12,000 attendees each year, looking to find unique, one-of-a-kind art. Featuring more than 150 art vendors, live music and local food, this event cel ebrates local artists and is a community favorite for last minute holiday shopping gifts. Returning this year, the festival will have interactive art, three stages for en tertainment, and eats from Valley food trucks.

A Downtown Phoenix signature event, the festival is the place for every local art ist and business to connect directly with the community. The festival has interac tive art activities and games for kids and adults.Ithas the Phoenix Mural Project, a community art project where community members can paint alongside profession al artists as well as a family zone, pre sented by the Phoenix Center for the Arts Teen Artist Guild. Phoenix Festival of the Arts is an annu al celebration of arts and culture in the Valley of the Sun. The festival serves to stimulate economic and cultural growth, and encourages the entire community to explore artistic, cultural and educational activities surrounding a central theme. Locals and visitors are invited to join in for a weekend-long event full of arts and humanities, entertainment, vendors and localThecuisine.festival is presented by the Phoenix Center for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, providing the community with the opportunities to participate in the visual and performing arts through quality programming, events and educa tion for youth and adults. Phoenix Center for the Arts is proud to be a facility of and supported by the city of Phoenix parks and recreation department. Phoenix Cen ter for the Arts is supported in part by an award from the Arizona commission on the arts, an agency of the state of Arizona. Partial funding provided by the Phoenix office of arts and culture through appro priations from the Phoenix city council.

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The Phoenix Festival of the Arts has artist applications open until Wednesday, Aug. 31. (Photo by Fernando Hernandez/Submitted)

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“Not only is this show really fun, but it gets right to the heart of our mission and values as a youth theater company,” he said.

“Even more than putting on great pro ductions, our goal is to inspire young people to be the best they can be. The themes of this show are right in line with thatForgoal.”example, a theme threaded throughout the show is, “The world can be saved by the smallest of all.”

Valley Youth Theatre’s ‘Seussical’ stars Anthem, Cave Creek kids Anthem and Cave Creek, at the Herberger Theater by Bob Dolan/Submitted)

“These are young children and teens, but they have the ability to make a huge impact on the world around them,” Coo per said. “I can’t think of anything more import ant at a time like this.”

BY KATY SPRINGER Foothills Focus Contributing Writer see SEUSSICAL page 19 Judy Bluhm REALTOR® www.JudyBluhm.comjudy@judybluhm.com602.826.3215 Live Your Best Life! THE MARKET HAS SHIFTED Less demand, high interest rates, more inventory. More than ever, to sell you need a marketing plan and a realtor who will advertise. Call Judy today for more info. Selling New River, Desert Hills, Anthem and Prescott since 1999 Judy Bluhm’s SOLD listings SOLD FOR $435,000 SOLD FOR $800,000 SOLD FOR 1.45 million Valley Youth Theatre’s production of “Seussical,” featuring kids from

Considered the premier youth theater company in the Southwest, the directing team and cast have polished every last

will be performed

VYT’s production has received high acclaim from audiences of all ages — and it’s certainly a cut above the average.

through Sunday, Aug. 28. (Photo

When Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix announced auditions for its August production of “Seussical,” Gracie Palmer was eager to sign up. The Anthem 15-year-old was just wrapping up her role as a cheerlead er in VYT’s “High School Musical” in June — and she knew she wanted more. “I love doing theater, and the rest of the year I don’t have time for shows,” Palmer said. “Also, I love performing with VYT.” Described as a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza from Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Fla herty, “Seussical” performs at the Her berger Theater Center in Downtown Phoenix through Sunday, Aug. 28. Palmer was thrilled when she was cast as a Bird Girl in the production. Autumn Stanley and Jeremy Wood, both 15-yearolds from Anthem, felt the same way when they saw their names on the cast list. While both teens have a stack of the ater credits to their names, “Seussical” marks their debut performance with VYT.“I have been wanting to audition for a VYT show for several years now, but COVID-19 hit just as I was looking into it,” said Stanley, who also was cast as a Bird Girl. “This is the first show since then that I have been able to audition for.” Wood, who plays a Wickersham Brother, added, “When I was younger, my grandma took me to see ‘Tuck Ever lasting’ at VYT and I knew I wanted to audition“Seussical”here.”brings to life beloved Dr. Seuss characters including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and Jojo, a little boy with a big imagination. The colorful characters transport audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. While the show may seem best suited to very young audiences, the cast has a different point of view. Cave Creek’s Wyatt Chamoff, 13, who is part of the “Seussical” ensemble, said the overall message of “a person’s a per son no matter how small” is a great mes sage for everyone to connect with. “‘Seussical’ is often seen as a childish show, put on by and enjoyed by kids,” Stanley added. “However, it has more layers than people realize, and originat ed on BobbBroadway.”Cooper,director of “Seussical” and producing artistic director of VYT, said he couldn’t agree more.

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Karol Cooper is VYT’s resident cos tumeShedirector.saw“Seussical” as an opportunity to bring the characters audiences know and love to life — right there at the Her berger.“Mygoal was for the costumes to be a colorful splash on the stage,” she said.

“The professional experience and the quality of the productions make VYT unique,” Chamoff said. Of course, Cooper is quick to point out it’s the cast of talented young perform ers who make VYT’s production of “Se ussical”“Thesespecial.kidsare so special,” he said. “They are extremely gifted young per formers, but they’re also working to gether with such kindness and consider ation. This is making for an even better production and it’s blowing audiences away.” 18 Venture Drive, Suite A 118, Anthem, AZ 85086

“One of my favorite pieces in the show is Gertrude’s huge, growing tail. It’s a sight gag in the show and it makes me so happy when a piece of costuming makes the audience applaud or laugh.”

“I love seeing the smiles on the faces of children in the audience when they see Horton, who believes so wholeheartedly that these Whos are on a speck of dust that he does everything he can to make sure they are taken care of,” Cooper said. “It’s a testament that we always need to try to help each other.”

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Wood, for one, recognizes the dif ference in a VYT show. He said there’s something about the atmosphere and quality of shows that the theater pro duces.Chamoff, who has performed in nu merous VYT productions and at theaters across the Valley, agreed.

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Saebra Pipoly, the owner and founder of Hoof Falls & Footfalls, has been around horses her entire life. (Saebra Pipoly/Submitted)

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Club teaches equine fundamentals, life skills

Saebra Pipoly, owner and founder of Hoof Falls & Footfalls, said the curric ulum for this club focuses on ground work only, which means there will not be any riding. However, she said topics and lessons can be adjusted to meet the needs of participants, whether they are completely new to horses or have been around them for years. “A lot of the stuff they’ll be learning is not taught very much anymore. So, even some people who have had horses for years, they come in and do this course and they’ve never even learned this stuff before,” Pipoly said. “So, just because it’s on the ground and there’s no riding doesn’t necessarily mean it’s just for beginner horse people. We definitely focus on safety and all of that, so it is suitable for kids who have never been around horses, but it’s also good for kids who just want a deeper un derstanding of horses.”

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Pipoly said the learning component will cover a variety of topics like learning how to take a horse’s temperature, pulse and respiration and how to interpret that data; how to take a horse’s height and weight; and how to calculate the right amount of food the horse needs.

While the kids are there for the hors es, Pipoly said they’re also learning a lot of other life skills. They’re applying math to real world situations, learning science and basic anatomy (at least horse anat omy) and practicing situational aware ness. Then, with it being a group setting, the kids are also working on communi cation, teamwork, critical thinking and patience.Pipoly said she has seen kids trans form from going through the program.

“I work a lot with kids that are on the bubble of maybe having a diagnosis — they might struggle in traditional sports or in school. So, seeing them build that self confidence of realizing ‘wow, I can work with this really big horse and com municate with them and I have a new thing to talk about with other people,’” she said. “Seeing them build that confidence and realizing that they can do harder stuff, because, not that I’m old school or mean by any means, but I do push these kiddos because I believe in them. They learn to push through and see all that they can

Each class will include barn time, equine time and a learning component. As the name suggests, barn time focus es on what goes on inside the barn, such as clearing stalls and preparing food. During equine time, participants will get hands-on time with the horses, practic ing brushing, haltering and leading.

Hoof Falls & Footfalls is offer ing a youth horsemanship club throughout the fall for a fun and safe opportunity for young horse enthu siasts to learn not only the fundamen tals of handling a horse, but essential life skills like critical thinking, math and teamwork.Theclub is a six-week group format program open to age groups 6 to 10 and 11 to 15. Classes are 75 minutes, once a week, starting in the last week of Sep tember and ending the first week of No vember. The facility is located in North Phoenix at the corner of 14th Street and Joy Ranch Road.

Havingaccomplish.”beena“horse person” her whole life, Pipoly said she has been working professionally in the equine in dustry for over 15 years.

Hoof Falls & Footfalls is offering a six-week horsemanship club for youth who want to learn more about the fundamentals of handling horses. (Saebra Pipoly/Submitted)

She loved teaching private lessons and founded Hoof Falls & Footfalls in 2019 with the desire to provide high quali ty, thought provoking and ethical con tent relating to traditional and adaptive equine activities. The classes, clubs and trainings are meant to challenge the sta tus quo and encourage instructors, stu dents, centers and the Equine Assisted Activities industry to raise the bar. She has a long list of certifications, including one from the Certified Horse manship Association and several from the Professional Association of Thera peutic Horsemanship. Through these certifications, Pipoly is qualified to work with individuals with special needs. Hoof Falls & Footfalls offers a variety of inclusive riding and horsemanship programs. In fact, Pipoly said she decid ed to offer the fall horsemanship club because both of her riding classes were full. Regardless of whether the student has a disability or is able-bodied, all of Pipoly’s lessons are carefully adapted to match how each individual student learns and progresses.

More than providing lessons for kids, Hoof Falls & Footfalls also works with other equine instructors across the country.“Iprovide mentoring and education for other instructors in my industry to help them be stronger, safer instruc tors,” Pipoly “Instructorssaid.are the heart and soul of the equine activities industry and they are the ones that are impacting the indi viduals we all serve.” Her goal is to impact lives through safe, quality equine activities for all abil ityThestudents.deadline to register for the Hoof Falls & Footfalls fall horsemanship club is Monday, Sept. 5. Registration can be completed through an online form. The club costs $180 per student and must be paid in full prior to the first class. from page 20

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