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BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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Foothills Focus Contributing Writer Wednesday, August 24, 2022

“Our big mission is to reduce our risk from floods, very simply put,” said Mike Fulton, director of the Maricopa County Flood Con trolTheDistrict.Flood Control District is currently con ducting a study of flood hazards in the New River area called the Adobe Dam, Desert Hills and Apache Wash drainage study. The study area encompasses 145 square miles, including Phoenix, Cave Creek and a large chunk of unincorporated Maricopa County, which covers Anthem and New River. Fulton said the areas have previously been studied to some degree, but a few factors prompted the district to look at it again.

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The effects of monsoon season are be ing felt throughout the Valley, and representatives from the Maricopa Flood Control District and Department of Emergency Management spoke about what they are doing to help at an Aug. 12 town hall meeting. Maricopa Flood Control District

“As growth 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 infor mation upon which we can act to restudy,” he said, referencing flood events in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2021.

“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 prediction of flood hazards in the area, and all that in see 4

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Rowley said this creates a problem for those who are hard of hearing, someone mowing the yard in the back or wearing headphones. As for sirens, Rowley said there is only about a 10-mile

One of the few times the public does hear directly from emergency management is through its public alert and warning oper ations. Rowley said if there is a major inci dent, there are a few different ways to get a warning out to the general public.

Robert Rowley, director of the Mar icopa County Department of Emergency Management, said his department has four primary strategic goals — continu ity of operations planning; emergency operations planning with public alert and warnings; training and exercises; and the radiological emergency pre paredness“Emergencyprogram.operations planning is re ally the backbone of our agency to make sure that all of our public safety agencies and nongovernmental organizations are 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.”

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 resi dents but to people visiting the area or passing through. It also won’t alert res idents who are out of town. Essential ly, 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 weath er radio, it has to be turned on, be in an area with reception and be heard.

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“We have to look at community accep tance, and not every community is su per interested in having a regional flood solution if it doesn’t necessarily fit with the character of their community, and this is a challenge,” he said.

The goal is to do more than just iden tify hazardous areas, though. Fulton said the study will help develop solutions. Solutions can be bigger, regional solu tions, 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 aren’t interested in this.

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As data is continually collected, those models can then be revised and updat ed, which is then used when considering new development and infrastructure.

… Basically, the phone makes that old civ il defense tone and gets your attention.”

“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.

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-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 mod el with predictive tools for planning.

In those cases, he said there are small er structural alternatives that can help with flooding, but maybe not completely eliminate it.

Then there are always things individu al homeowners can do to make sure they are not interrupting flows or making problems worse for a neighbor. 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.

Right now, the Adobe Dam, Desert Hills and Apache Wash drainage study is in the second of four phases. Data collec tion and preliminary modeling was com pleted in Spring 2022, and now the fo cus is on creating detailed models. This is expected to be completed 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 meet ings to talk about the potential solutions and get community feedback. So far, Ful ton said things are on track for the study to be completed by spring. Fulton said community input is en couraged. People can report flooding in their area or just reach out to ask ques tions and get information updates. Res idents can visit maricopa.gov/addhaw for more information or reach out di rectly to Mark Frago, project manager, by calling 602-506-0750 or emailing markfrago@maricopa.gov.

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In the history wing, visitors will get an introduction to the challenges faced by miners, ranchers and everyday peo ple throughout Cave Creek’s history. The history wing highlights Cave Creek’s gold mining industry, cattle ranching history and early pioneer days.

One expanded exhibition looks at how in 2000, local Cave Creek residents led an effort to keep a former dude ranch from being turned into a planned community development.Visitorscan learn more about the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, an area rife with plants, wildlife and historic ar chaeological sites.

“Our history wing really does highlight some of the large things that have helped us to be who we are today,” Johnson said.

One wall in the archaeological wing is being developed in collaboration with the Huhugam Ki Museum and highlights the history and culture of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. One of the main features of the archaeological wing is the Hohokam house, a life-sized replica of a Hohokam dwelling devel oped with materials native to the desert. The archaeology wing also has dis plays of items obtained during local ar chaeological digs.

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In the history wing, the museum will also showcase wood bird carvings from local artist Thelma Casanova. They have never been on display before inside the museum.Acave built out of concrete and steel will soon become part of the museum, but it is a work in progress. It is expected to be completed next summer.

The history wing features a number of artifacts from Cave Creek Mining Dis trict’s early Prominentyears.inthe area’s history was the Cartwright family, a cattle ranching family in Cave Creek that helped to es tablish the area’s school district. In the near future, historical photos from the Cartwright family will be on display in the“Themuseum.Cartwrights were very for ward-thinking, great preservers of his tory, but at the same time, they needed to run a business of cattle ranching. They wanted to run a school district because they thought education was important,” Johnson“They’vesaid.done cattle drives. They’ve been on the ranch. They’ve done the branding. They’ve lived the true cowboy life. I don’t know that we all appreciate how hard that life is.”

“You had people from the East Coast coming West for treatment. … Tubercu losis treatment is really responsible for one of the population-explosion periods for Arizona,” Johnson said.

Original artifacts from the Dude Ranch days in the 1940s and 1950s as the Cave Creek Museum changes their exhibits ahead of their opening later this fall. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

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This year when the museum opens, its featured artist will be Beth Zink, known for her paintings of cactuses, flowers and landscapes. Her work will be on display at from October through January. A returning exhibition that has been changed up this year, the Feast of Rocks mineral display features rocks arranged to look like breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. This display is on loan from the Arizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Re sources Education Museum.

The museum is also home to the state’s last remaining tuberculosis cabin, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The renovated cabin will be avail able for view but not for entry when the museum opens in October.

The museum is always looking for lo cal volunteers to work with the exhibi tions and to help out on special activities in the fall and spring. Throughout the fall-spring season, the museum will have activities for visitors of different ages. These will include the Arizona Gold Mining Experience on each second Saturday of each month. As part of this series, there will be demonstrations of the museum’s 10-stamp Golden Reef Stamp Mill and Tramway, the state’s only fully operational ore-crushing mill. Guests can also take part in gold-panning activi ties, learn more about the ore extraction process, and watch blacksmith shop dem os.During its regular season, the museum also hosts Kiwanis Family Days and the Cave Creek Presents adult-themed edu cational programming.

WHEN: Open October through May 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays; and 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month

“We started it last year. This year, we are adding at least one level of flooring and possibly another level of flooring. It brings it in line with the image that we have on the side of the wall of the cave on the creek,” Johnson said. “Cave Creek was named for the cave on the creek. So, it’s a big undertaking and a big part of our history.Johnson said the actual cave that in spired this structure is more of an out cropping now because of washouts and collapses, but it is an important part of the area’s history. Part of this history was an 1873 ambush and massacre of an Apache camp, led by a unit of the 5th Cavalry. Along with the new history wing, the museum’s archaeological wing has also been updated during the summer break. This update will include a display of stone tools, pottery and other artifacts ob tained from the Spur Cross Ranch during 1980s excavations. These items are on loan from Arizona State University.

Executive Director Evelyn Johnson said the museum has been embraced by the community as being their museum. The space has a special place in her heart. Over the years, she has also served as a volunteer, store manager and board president for the museum, as well as ex ecutive director for a previous 13-year stint.“We are very unique. For a small muse um, we tell a mighty story,” Johnson said. Johnson said many of the items in the new history wing were part of the pio neer wing, which was reworked to en compass more of the area’s history. “It’s not a new wing, but it has under gone massive changes,” Johnson said.

Items previously featured in a medical kit have been incorporated into different areas of the history wing to showcase medicine during different time periods.

“People get an understanding of you didn’t go to the grocery store or the phar macy and have these modern drugs. You basically had morphine and cocaine,” Johnson said.

“Everything on the table from salt and pepper to the rack of lamb is done in rocks. … All of the minerals are identified as to what species of a rock they are, but they look like real food,” Johnson said.

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Homes in Cave Creek, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills are different from the average buyer and seller market in that they are considered in the domain of luxury housing. (Foothills Focus file photo)

“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 notification.”

T he Valley housing market’s cool-down is occurring at dif ferent rates in different cities and towns, according to a leading an alyst.The Cromford Report earlier this month said that Queen Creek, Buck eye and Maricopa have become the most attractive areas for homebuy ers 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.

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The balance between supply and demand is now so tilted toward buy ers 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. “Here buyers now hold a distinct negotiating advantage and have a total of 2,243 active single-family detached listings to choose from,” it said. “This compares with 675 just three months ago. “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.”

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. Goodyear and Avon dale are two weeks behind these but unlikely to be still seller’s market by the end of next month.”

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“There were only 2,248 single-fam ily permits issued in June, which is the lowest monthly total since May 2020,” the Cromford Report said. At the same time, multifamily de velopers aren’t slowing down at all and are at what the Cromford Report called “a full-bore gung-ho status.”

“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 demand so we can get back to a balanced market again.”

“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.”

The Cromford Report identified five other communities whether nei ther buyer 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 situation is very fluid and slipping away from them,” the report said. “At the current rate of change, Gil bert 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 Surprise, Chandler and Peoria will probably become buyer’s markets by mid-August.”

However, the Cromford Report said Scottsdale is appearing, as it will soon join the overall trend dominat ing the rest of the Valley. The report also suggested bigger changes in the Valley’s housing mar ket could occur before the end of the year.“Prices have looked wobbly for the last two months,” it said. “But as buyers start to flex their muscles, 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 pric es, median prices and average 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.”

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There are also 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 social media and uses that as a secondary alert system.

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Builders apparently are slowly re acting to the changing housing scene.

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 average buyer and seller.

“Single-family permits are now dropping in response to the weak de mand but probably not as fast as they should,” the Cromford Report said.

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

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.

It reported that as of June 30, 17,788 single-family building permits have been issued so far this year in Mar icopa and Pinal counties year to date — down only slightly from 18,803 last year for the first six months of 2021.

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

Those four communities are large ly considered in the domain of luxury housing, where homes $1.5 million and above have not been tilting as sharply and quickly from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market as the rest of the Valley, according to the report.

While there are a number of Europe an registries focused on cancer in hu mans and pets, there has been a lack of this in the United States. This new registry and index were designed to provide important tools needed to ad vance cancer care for dogs.

“One of the 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 peo ple to reach out to, whether it’s men tal health professionals or individuals who’ve had dogs with similar cancers,” FossumDuringsaid.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.

“We didn’t have the technology that would allow us to pull information from electronic medical records with out veterinarians having to put the in formation in again,” Fossum said. “They were going to have to double enter data, and that wasn’t feasible. Veteri narians don’t have the time to do that.”

According to Fossum, dogs often have similar types of tumors as hu mans, including 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 ap plied to humans.

The national Canine 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 was interested in developing a Texas and a national canine cancer registry while she was on faculty at Tex as A&M University 12 years ago. How ever, she said the technology was not yet available for this type of registry.

Fossum, CEO of Epic Veterinary Spe cialists and CEO and co-founder of Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care, said technology has finally caught up to the point where this type of electronic registry is pos sible.

The advisory board responsible for this registry is made up of oncologists and veterinarians from around the country. Dr. Craig Clifford, a medical oncologist, is co-chairing the board with Fossum.

Fossum, a board-cer tified veterinary surgeon based in Carefree, is part of an effort to create a registry and index that will provide valuable information for pet owners, veterinarians and researchers.

To start the process, the board com missioned a Gallup survey of over 3,500 dog parents, conducted in March to better 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 undergo 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.

The registry’s online website is bro

“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 in formation we will learn will do that. And then, the other thing is they want to help people.”

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“Dogs are an amazing model for treatments. Cancer is just one of them,” Fossum said. “One of the issues we have is we go from mouse to man. … Dogs are a much more predictive ani mal model.”

ken down into different sections for pet owners, veterinarians and part ners. The registry and index will pro vide important canine cancer data, especially on the prevalence of canine cancer in certain breeds, ages, genders or geographic locations. Fossum said she hopes that the registry will be used in different ways by veterinarians and researchers, including finding partici pants for research studies.

The index and registry was co-spon sored by plant-based prescription company Jaguar Health, health data organization IVEE and global health communications agency TogoRun. Both veterinarians and pet owners are able to upload medical records of dogs on the website. They can also send in information on resources for pet owners, such as support groups. The Canine Cancer Registry and Ca nine Cancer Care Index is available at takechargeregistry.com.

Registry helps pet owners cope with canine cancer diagnoses

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

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

“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 over 30,000 anonymous canine re cords and information on over 800 ca nine cancer diagnoses, which were all uploaded into a central database. The database has and will continue to grow as more information is uploaded.

W hen pets are given a can cer diagnosis, pet parents may not know what to do or where to turn for support. While vet erinarians try to provide them with in formation on the prognosis and treat ments, 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.Dr.Theresa

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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 empty 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 Real tor. Have a story or a comment? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.

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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’ handbags cost a king’s ransom. Why? Well, I am not an investigative re porter, 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 at torney and has a Hermes bag that cost 10 big ones (that’s $10,000). Oh, and she makes no excuses for spending 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.Afriend 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.Ifclothes 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!

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While the Washington Press Corps is excessively accommodating to Demo crats, most political reporters are some what befuddled by Arizona’s senior senator and the mega dollars stuffed into her political war chest by hedge fund managers and their ultra-wealthy associates.Ofcourse, the perceptions of a parti san press aren’t as important to Sine ma’s political viability as are the reac tions of the folks back home… and it is readily apparent that what Washington might collectively regard as Kyrsten’s “LBJ moment” isn’t a good look for her at all in What’sArizona.good for Wall Street is not necessarily good for Main Street or for your street… and it is absolutely objec tionable on most streets within the city limits of Flagstaff, Tempe and Tucson.

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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 workplace, gender relations, sports. Our friend ship 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 occasion ally into holes in the ground, often ask golfers, “What the hell do you see in the game? It looks miserable.” I’ve never had the perfect answer, until that talk. I haven’t experienced 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 ep isode of “Love Island,” Hollywood preaching, Inflation Reduction Acts that won’t reduce inflation, election controversies, Supreme Court con troversies, and even the PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf Playingcontroversy.golfinvolves zero bull. Un like virtually everything else in the 21stYoucentury.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 103yard shot from the fairway to the flag. You swipe at the ball with a wedge. It comes to rest — somewhere. That’s oneUnlike,stroke.say, casting your election ballot. Which may be a vote or may not, depending on which political party you’re in and whether your preferred candidate wins the elec tion. Or wishing a barista “good morning,” which risks using the wrong pronoun and creating a con troversy 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 working 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 shift ed 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

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But it isn’t just the indoctrinated as op posed 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 smallThebusinesses.recentAP article invites Arizo nans of every political stripe to “connect the“Sinemadots.” 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 contributions since she was elect ed 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 com bined…”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 Demo crat leadership there won’t desert her in the event of an intraparty challenge backTalkhome.ischeap… 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 Ar izona Republic… but when push comes to shove, will Congressman Gallego give up a safe seat in the House for a highrisk Senate run? SinemaNope. will face a strong Republican challenge in 2024, but over the next two years, she will try to embody the pre dictable title of yet another Hollywood production.“TheSure Thing.” N. Venture Drive, Suite A 118, AZ 85086 Firm all page 11 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 resources. And back when someone could write “these truths are self-evident” and inspire a revolution, not a food fight on three different TV networks with two political slants. And now, friends, back to the bull. from page 12

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Harold’s Cave Creek Corral is expanding its premises with a patio and deck to better serve its pa trons and host more events. (Harold’s Corral/Submitted)

The expansion will include a fenced wraparound patio and cover spanning approximately 1,200 square feet, which will occupy existing parking at the back of the restaurant. It is being completed by a construction team within a budget of roughly $200,000, according to Piac quadio.Heaims to have the patio section of the expansion finished by Sunday, Sept. 4, for Harold’s Labor Day Luau, with the rest of the project wrapping up around mid-October.Thecompleted outdoor area will have 50 seats. There will be picnic seating and fire pits, as well as a recreational area featuring cornhole and pingpong.

The expansion will allow for Harold’s to better host and support events, par ticularly sportsbooks, for which it re ceived licensing through Turf Paradise in July. Aside from casinos and sporting venues, the restaurant is one of the few locations in the Valley that is licensed to host sports betting in-house. In addition to its live music and other various events, Piacquadio is also hoping that they will be able to accommodate weddings with catering in the future. The restaurant first opened in 1935. When it was purchased by Piacquadio’s father in 1987, the space consisted of the main bar and the fireplace room. Sever al renovations over the years added the kitchen, Cowboy Room, Sunset Room and outside bar.

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“We live in such a beautiful area, and there’s always been a want to create that venue in the space in the back for when we do tribute band concerts and charity events on property,” co-owner Dan Piac quadio said. “So we just wanted a little more inclusivity from inside to outside.”

“Every now and then you like to ren ovate and create something different, something new, so that has been a goal of ours for a while,” Piacquadio said.

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral is located at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road. Its hours are Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to midnight, and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Its menu features breakfast, lunch and dinner, ranging from pancakes to ribeye steak, as well as a wide drink selection. For more information about events or to make a reservation, call 480-4881906 or visit haroldscorral.com.

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The Cave Creek hotspot’s expansion includes its new license to host sportsbooks, or live sports gambling. It is one of the few establishments in the Valley to be able to host sports betting inhouse, excluding casinos and sporting venues. (Harold’s Corral/Submitted)

The owners applied to the Arizona De partment of Liquor Licenses and Control for a permanent extension of premises to serve liquor, which was approved at an Aug. 15 town council meeting after being approved by all applicable depart mentWithdirectors.theexpansion, the Cave Creek hotspot will be able to better provide space for a range of community events, just in time for the fall.

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral expands site

Western bar and grill Harold’s Cave Creek Corral is in the midst of constructing a new outdoor area.

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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.

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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 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.ADowntown 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

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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 weekendlong 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. Vendor applications can be found coordinator@phoenixfestivalofthearts.org.tions.phoenixfestivalofthearts.org/applicaatFormoreinformation,contact Phoenix Festival of the Arts

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“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.”

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.

VYT’s production has received high acclaim from audiences of all ages — and it’s certainly a cut above the aver age.Considered the premier youth theater company in the Southwest, the directing team and cast have polished every last detail, from the acting and vocals to the choreography, set and costumes.

“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.”

“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“ThisGirl.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.

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Valley Youth Theatre’s production of “Seussical,” featuring kids from Anthem and Cave Creek, will be performed at the Herberger Theater through Sunday, Aug. 28. (Bob Dolan/Submitted)

“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.”

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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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“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“Evensaid. 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.”

“‘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.

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. “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.”

AUG. 24 Enjoy views of nature, while stretching out by the rocks. Improve range of flexibility, relax muscles, and let go of body tension. Any fitness level is welcome. Bring an exercise mat. Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, 34605 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., 480-980-3439, operations@deserthills.org

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MONDAYS

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Friday Night Bull Riding & Mutton Bustin’ FRIDAYS Come watch riders rodeo on the back of a mighty bull. For children 3 to 6, sheep are available to ride alongside them. Buffalo Chip Saloon and Steakhouse, 6823 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 8 p.m. to 11:45 p.m., $10 tickets $20 to ride a bull, buffalochipsaloon.com Crafternoon – Unsupervised FRIDAYS Kids from the ages of 2 to 18 can craft to their heart’s content in the Imagination Lab. With no staff to act as supervision, all kids must be accompanied by an adult. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free admission, 480-488-2286, dfla.org

The Foothills Focus publishes on Wednesday. The weekly calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue. Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the Foothills Focus coverage area. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside the Foothills Focus cir culation area will be considered because there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries. Weekly calendar items print on a space-available basis. The only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement. Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be considered for the following Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, christina@ timespublications.com.

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AUG. 29 Join Miss Heather every Monday at the Imagination Lab to hear sections of good chapter books read aloud. Related coloring sheets will be provided for kids to enjoy while listening. The program, while open to all ages, is ideal for children ages 8 to 11. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 10 to 11 a.m., free admission, 480-488-2286, dfla.org

AUG. 28 Celebrate the service industry and good company at the Cave Creek Corral, with karaoke from 9 p.m. to mid night. Enjoy inexpensive beers and priceless company. Harold’s Cave Creek Corral 6895 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 8 p.m., free admission, 480-488-1906, haroldscorral.com

AUG. 29 Learn the foundations of the early 19th century Chinese puzzle game and train your brain to improve memory and decision-making skills. Gain individual attention in a small-group setting to help learn. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 1 to 4 p.m., $90, 480-488-2286, nationalmahjonggleague.orgdfla.org,

WEDNESDAYS Death Café is a discussion about death and dying, meant as a way for people to come together and talk about a topic that is often seen as taboo. Rather than a support group, Death Café is meant as a way for anyone at any station to appreciate the time they have left. To date, over 12,000 Death Cafés have opened up worldwide in 78 different countries. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., free admission, 480-488-2286, dfla.org Yoga Fusion

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NIGHTLY Come listen to live music every night at Janey’s Coffeehouse, performed by a variety of talented local artists. The venue has over a dozen unique perform ers each month, and for those looking to perform, new talent is encouraged to come by and sign up. This week, check out Sonoran Dogs, Steve Howes, Jeremy Graham and Glade Wilson Band. Janey’s Coffeehouse, 6602 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., cavecreekazmusic.com

THURSDAYS Join Elizabeth Boisson in an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion at the Desert Foothills Library from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays. The class will start with breathing exercises and then go through different types of stretching movements and then into Vinyasa or Flow yoga. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, noon to 1 p.m., $10 cash per class, dfla.org

AUG. 26 Listen to acoustic artist Kevin Shepherd, member of the Cave Creek Legends at the Mountain View Pub for quality music, good beer and good times. The Mountain View Pub, 7033 E. Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, 5 to 9 p.m., free admission, mountainviewpub.pub480-575-7782, Dungeons & Dragons

AUG. 27 Beginners to the world of fantasy are encouraged to flex their creative muscle and learn more about the mystical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Teens will get the opportunity to see fantastical worlds and practice their improv and problem solving in a strange and magical land beyond the veil. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 2 to 3 p.m., 480488-2286, dfla.org Service Industry Night & Karaoke

Those who knit or crochet are invited to the Desert Foothills Library for Craft N Chat. New and experi enced crafters are welcome to join. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 1 to 3 p.m., free, dfla.org Death Café

AUG. 26 Find new and interesting puzzles to solve, and help others find something for themselves. Drop off gently used puzzles and come exchange the old for the new all day at the library. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 480-488-2286, dfla.org

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Pipoly said she has seen kids trans form from going through the program.

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

see HORSEMANSHIP page 21

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.

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.

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)

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff

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.

Club teaches equine fundamentals, life skills

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“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.”

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.

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

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, learn ing science and basic anatomy (at least horse anatomy), and practicing situa tional awareness. Then, with it being a group setting, the kids are also working on communication, teamwork, critical thinking and patience.

“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“Seeingsaid. 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

“This represents several months worth of work on both the board and my staff and by our legal counsel. We appreciate everyone’s efforts bringing this together, and residents have asked many questions about this as well,” said Aaron Baker, executive director of the Anthem Community Council. “We thought that it would be good for us to define the enforcement process even bet ter than we have right now. So this is a policy see GRAFFITI page 4 Anthem cracks down on graffiti and vandalism clean up

The horsemanship club is open to ages 6 to 10 and 11 to 15 and will be a learning experience for those completely new to horses or those who have been around them for years. (Saebra Pipoly/Submitted) Hoof Falls & Footfalls saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com623-326-7589hooffallsandfootfalls.com

and vandalism

In May of this year, current Police Chief Jeri Williams informed city leadership of her intent to retire after an impressive 33-year career in law enforcement. Chief Williams will begin her retirement after a transition period to assist in onboarding interim Chief Sullivan.Asinterim chief, Sullivan will lead Phoe nix police through the currently open Department of Justice civil pattern or practice investigation. “In the search for an interim police chief, it was my priority to identify a leader with the qualifications to guide the department through the DOJ investigation and propel the department forward,” Barton said. “Sullivan brings 27 years of law enforce ment experience to the table, and he has led see CHIEF page 6

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.

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

Phoenix welcomes interim police chief

Graffiti tags and dumped trash in the commercial area of West Anthem. (Basil Fernimos/Submitted)

enforcement measures,

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City Manager Jeff Barton selected Michael Sullivan, who currently serves as deputy commissioner of the Compliance Bureau for the Baltimore Police Department, to serve as the Phoenix Police De partment interim police chief starting Sept. 12, 2022.

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 ity

Thestudents.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.

The Anthem Community Council amended its graffiti policy establish including fines, for nonaction on the property owner’s part after complaints about the issue from residents.

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