“So, the purpose behind this seminar is to help inform residents and businesses about the status of our water supplies, particularly from the Central Arizona Project, but we did expand it to include the State Department of Water Re see
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“Well, we can’t live without water. And our supplies from the Central Arizona Project — which we are totally dependent on in Cave Creek, that’s our sole source of surface water supplies — they’re having shortage declarations on the Colorado River,” Royer said.
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he Cave Creek Museum will offer a free sneak peek at new exhibits in participation of Smithsonian Maga zine Museum Day from 1 to 4:30 p.m. only on Saturday, Sept. 17. Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day is an annual celebration of curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums across the country provide free entry to anyone who presents a Museum Day“Thisticket.event provides the public with a first peek at new exhibits,” said Evelyn see MUSEUM 8
Cave Creek water forum to address impacts of shortages
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Usually only open from October to May, the Cave Creek Museum is opening its doors for one day only in participation of the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. (Foothills Focus file photo)
The meeting was orchestrated by Cave Creek Councilwoman Kathryn Royer, who, prior to serving on council, had a 20-year career with the Central Arizona Project. Because of her time there, she said water conservation is ingrained in her and she has made it a priority to make sure Cave Creek is doing everything it can to fur ther its water resources. In August, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation an nounced that Arizona will lose 21% of its Colo rado River water in 2023. Royer said town coun cil and staff knew a cut was coming, and that’s what prompted her to organize the meeting.
Cave Creek Museum offers free sneak peek for event
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For those unable to attend in person, the water forum will be available via Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube. An audio record ing will also be available online within three business days of the meeting. Residents can request to speak at the meeting as well. This can be done in person by filling out a slip inside the entrance of the Council Chambers and handing it to the town clerk, Teresa Riza, or, for those attend ing via Zoom, by visiting cavecreekaz.gov/ comment and submitting a request before 2 p.m. the day of the meeting. In both cases, the agenda item number and subject of the comment should be noted.
The last presentation will be by a mem ber of the Cave Creek Water Counsel and the Cave Creek utilities director about the town’s resources, shortage and drought planning, and conservation efforts.
“The important thing here is that we’re getting information directly from the source,” Royer said. “There are so many articles, presenta tions and people’s own perceptions of what the conditions are and how the shortages will impact different water users, that some times the information gets mixed up. People hear different things and they interpret it differently. So, as a former communications director, I wanted to make sure that we are all on the same page with the information that we’re getting from the entities that manage the supplies.”
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“The shortage is impacting all of us, not only how we conserve the water, but how Cave Creek is addressing how to move for ward in the future, despite not having a lot of water,” Royer said. Due to the cutback, Royer said Cave Creek and Desert Hills water rates will most likely increase, although that will be voted on by the new town council. However, there are lots of other details to work out, and infor mation from this meeting will help town council and staff better navigate the upcom ing changes. The meeting will also ensure that residents have all the same information that town officials do, so that they can get in volved moving forward. “I want to be clear that nothing has been decided yet. It’s all under discussion right now,” Royer said. “So, the more people are aware of it, the more they might come to the meetings to participate in the discussion. People need to get involved in our govern ment. We’re elected to represent them, but we still need their voices to tell us what they’re thinking and we need public involve ment.”
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The first will be from the manager of the Colorado River Section of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Kristen Johnson. She will discuss items such as the role of the Arizona Department of Water Resources in Colorado River water manage ment, impacts on Arizona’s groundwater supplies and other state forecasts. Then, representatives from the Central Arizona Water Conservation District and the CAP Resource Planning and Analysis team will discuss how the shortage more specifically impacts CAP water supplies and an outlook for 2023.
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In Arizona, about 887,100 people, or 12.4% of state residents, have student debt, according to data from the Educa tion Data Initiative, which said the av erage student loan debt in the state is $35,396.CesarAguilar, executive director of the Arizona Students’ Association, said a good chunk of his salary went toward student loan payments after he graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2016. “I was making around $30,000 a year right out of college,” he said. “And 10% of, you know, my monthly bill was, it was a lot for the little that I was making at the time.”Even though the Biden plan is not as much as his organization had hoped for, Aguilar said it will make “a huge differ ence for a lot of those in dividuals” who are in the same situation now that he was in right after school.
Aguilar said it will be money well spent, which is why organizations like his are pushing for full debt relief.
“Many working-class and people of col or took out tens of thousands in loans for their opportunity to attain the American dream,” Grijalva said in a statement after Wednesday’s announcement. “We should not penalize them, hold them back and further widen the wealth gap because of their success.”
The plan lowers limits on how much of a borrower’s income goes to debt payments. Currently, debt-holders do not have to pay more than 10% of their disposable income per month on their loans. That would be lowered to 5%, and debt could be canceled after 10 years, instead of the current 20, for those who brought their debt under $12,000.
The White House plan would forgive up to $10,000 in student loans issued by the Department of Educa tion, for people making up to $125,000, or $250,000 for households. Recipients of Pell Grants, which go toward lower-income students, could see up to $20,000 of their loans canceled.
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But a Penn Wharton School of Business analysis of the plan estimated that bene ficiaries would be a little better off, with about 75% of the benefit going to people making up to $88,000. It said the plan will cost about $605 billion as currently structured, but the price tag could exceed $1 trillion if there are changes to the in come-driven repayment rules or other factors.Andrew Lautz, director of federal policy for the National Taxpayers Union Founda tion, said the proposal will reduce federal income by erasing some student debt, but that it does not include new taxes to offset those“Wecuts.believe that there are really going to be three primary ways that the gov ernment makes up for that gap: either decrease spending, increase taxes or in crease debt and borrowing,” Lautz said. “And the third path there, increase debt and borrowing, it’s the most likely one, but that also would require either more reduced government spending or in creased taxes down the road.”
Both sides find something wanting in Biden’s student-debt relief plan
There are nearly 900,000 Arizonans who could benefit from the Biden administration’s plan for student debt forgiveness — and almost as many opinions about whether or not the plan is worthwhile.Themain aspect of the plan unveiled last week by President Joe Biden is a pro posal to cancel up to $10,000 in debt for people making less than $125,000, and up to $20,000 in debt for low-income Pell Grant recipients. It aims to fulfill a Biden campaign promise, but does not go far enough for some progressives, who were treating the announcement as a welcome first step to ward broader relief. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, said the plan shows Biden’s “commitment to the working class, people of color and strug gling families who have been straddled with crippling debt by an unfair and ineq uitable higher education system.” But he also said the president needs to do more.
Finally, a payment holiday that was set to expire Aug. 31 was ex tended by Biden until Dec. 31. It was the fifth such extension by his administration, and Biden insisted that it would be the last. The Education De partment said it expects to have appli cations for debt relief available online by earlyBidenOctober.said the plan would “build wealth” by letting debt-holders buy homes, start businesses and invest for retirement with money that would oth erwise go to loan payments. The White House stressed the income limits were designed to steer relief to lower- and middle-class workers, claiming that al most 90% of debt cancellation would go toward those making less than $75,000.
Students walk across the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Aug. 24, the day the Biden administration announced a plan to forgive up to $10,000 in student loan debt for people making up to $75,000 — a plan that conservatives say goes too far and progressives say does not go far enough. (Sophie Oppfelt/ Cronkite News)
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“The reason why we were asking for that is because we want the United States to prioritize education,” he said. “We know that the investment return on education is enormous. You transform communities, you transform families, you send people — low-income individuals — into the middle class.”
On the other hand, conservatives said the plan goes too far. Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Peoria, called it “pure insanity.”
“We understand students and people who are saying it wasn’t enough. And we’re not, we’re not stopping there, we’re continuing this fight,” Aguilar added.
The cost of attending college has increased dramatically, yet federal support has not increased to reflect this. (The White House/Submitted)
The Biden administration estimates that as many as 43 million Americans — holding about $1.6 trillion in cumulative student debt — could benefit from the debt-relief plan. “An entire generation is now saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for an attempt, at least, at a college degree,” Biden said as he announced the plan.
To those who argue that the govern ment should not be spending the money, he pointed to tax breaks for “corporations and … rich individuals. But we never see money coming back to actual working and middle-class folks.”
“Americans who have already paid off their student debt, did not take on student loan debt in the first place, or decided not to attend college should not be forced to foot this expensive bill for the 13% of Americans who did decide to take on stu dent loans and make up to $125,000 per year,” she said.
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A returning display, the feast of rocks, was a fan favorite last season. (Cave Creek Museum/Submitted)
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“In years past, we’ve had a few who have scheduled a whole day to check out museums and do kind of a quick, cursory look through and go, ‘okay, this is worth coming back to, I’m in terested in this,’ or, ‘that didn’t quite measure up to what I was expecting,’” Johnson said. “We have a couple who are going to visit three museums that day and, of tentimes, we see them back through out the season.”
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As for the 51-year-old Cave Creek Museum, its mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/ Carefree foothills area through educa tion, research and interpretive exhib its. And, for those who can’t make it to the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day, the Cave Creek Museum will be reopening its doors to everyone Satur day, Oct. 1.
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Evelyn Johnson, executive director of the Cave Creek Museum. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)
For those who may be interested in making a day out of it, 14 museums in Arizona are participating, including the CAF Airbase Arizona Flying Muse um in Mesa, River of Time Museum & Exploration Center in Fountain Hills, and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Mu seum of the West.
Johnson, Cave Creek Museum’s execu tive lovers from around the Valley come to check out what we have… It is a fun day to show off histo ry and suggest upcoming events.” And the Cave Creek Museum has a lot to show off. It is open to the pub lic October through May, but Johnson said staff has been hard at work cre ating not only new exhibits, but an entire new wing, as well as refurbish ing some old exhibits. She said even if someone visited the museum the very last day it was open in May, they can expect to see completely new pieces and experiences when the facility re opens.Those who participate in Smithso nian Magazine Museum Day will be the first to see the museum’s new his tory wing, which showcases different aspects of Cave Creek and Carefree history dating back to 1863. Johnson said one of her personal favorites in this new wing is a “beautiful” wooden bird carving by local artist Thelma Ca sanova.Another big addition is an almostto-scale model of the cave on the creek that the town is actually named af ter. Johnson said this has been in the works for quite some time, and she is excited to finally be able to reveal it. “It’s really going to be phenomenal,” she said about the exhibit. “We did the cave in the history wing because the cave is part of the Desert Foothills Land Trust Preserve, and it’s on private property. And part of the agreement of the land trust was that they can only do so many tours with so many people. So, the chances for people to really see that cave are slim… It’s quite moving, of course, because it’s the site of the Christmas Day Massacre, so, historically very signifi cant.”Ensuring that people have access to that history is what the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day is all about. The event represents a national commitment to access, equal ity and inclusion that goes be yond getting visitors through museum doors — it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in un derrepresented communities. In the spirit of access and inclusion, the event is entirely free. Those inter ested in participating can go to the Museum Day page on the Smithsonian Magazine website and search for the museum they want to visit. Once se lected, the website prompts visitors to input their name and email address, and two free tickets to the selected museum will be delivered to their in box.
The ticket will only be accepted at the museum that was selected. Howev er, for couples, families or any groups with separate emails, the other person can select a different museum and will also be emailed two tickets to that mu seum. Johnson said she has seen this quite a bit in the years the Cave Creek Museum has participated in the day, and it’s a great way for people to see different options in their area.
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“I (hope) they have an appreciation for small town history,” Johnson said about what she hopes people take away from visiting the museum. “The town of Cave Creek is 160 years old, but of course, our native people were here long before us. I hope they have the realization that history is not just what we remember, but also what we can learn. Just because the muse um is small doesn’t mean that we don’t have a very important story to tell.”
One of Thelma Casanova’s wooden bird carvings that is debuting in the museum’s new history wing. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)
Two separate roadway projects may cause traffic delays around Lazy Burro Road in Carefree as well as 48th Street and Carefree High way in Cave Creek. Carefree Water pipeline is being installed for the Carefree Water Consolidation Proj ect with a flagger in place to direct driv ers around the work zone. As of Tues day, Sept. 6, the pipeline installation will start on Lazy Burro Road, begin ning at Holiday Lane and moving north to Terrace Estates Circle. Then, starting Monday, Sept. 12, work just south of the gate in Terrace Estates Circle will begin. This stage re quires the pipeline to tunnel under the box culvert, so crews will be excavating either side of the culvert to install the pipeline. This is expected to take about four weeks to complete. Work will be done during the day, but traffic control will remain in place during non-work hours for Informationsafety.about roadwork and the Carefree Water Consolidation Project can be found at carefreewcp.com. Cave Creek Already in progress, work on widen ing 48th Street and Carefree Highway is expected to take place through the week of Sept. 19. However, a represen tative from Robert Porter Construction, the contractor for the work, said this will cause minimal blockage to the road. This is being done to add a turn lane off of Carefree Highway onto north bound 48th Street for the construction of a shopping center to contain a Veri zon store and Harbor Freight Store. Some might recall work being done on this exact stretch of road not too long ago. The road was actually nar rowed for the project around mid-July, but a representative from Robert Por ter Construction said residents in the area were unhappy with the changes, so the company chose to widen it back out.Work has been delayed by Arizona Public Service, which has to lay out the trenching and conduits. While the schedule may change, that is currently scheduled to be completed by Wednes day, Sept. 14. Once that is done, crews will finish up the shoulder work and then do the asphalt paving. When the paving is done, barricades will be pushed out further, restricting a little more of the road. Paving is sched uled to take place the week of Sept. 19. The roadwork schedule, which will be updated as needed, can be found at cavecreekaz.gov.
Carefree and Cave Creek roadwork to cause delays
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Maricopa County Parks offers BOGO camping passes
Starting October 1, the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation De partment is bringing back its pop ular Buy One, Get One camping promo tion, which allows park visitors who pay the camping fee at a participating desert mountain county park to receive a free night of equal or lesser value during that same“Thisstay.Buy One, Get One camping pro motion allows our residents to enjoy the recreation of some of our most beauti ful parks at a price that families can af ford,” said Chairman Bill Gates, District 3. “There is no better place to staycation and enjoy quality time with your family.”
Those who reserve a camping spot from Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 can receive a free pass at participating county parks. (Maricopa County/Submitted)
The promotion runs almost six weeks, valid for stays Saturday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Nov. 10. “As prices continue to rise on goods and services, our agency agrees it is more important than ever to continue the Buy One, Get One campaign this fall,” said R.J. Cardin, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Director. “With the evening temperatures start ing to cool down, everyone is eager to return to the outdoors and enjoy time with their family and friends. The Buy One, Get One promotion allows visitors to extend their stay an additional night on us so they can continue to enjoy qual ity time with their loved ones.”
• Cave Creek Regional Park. Located north of Phoenix, this park offers the illusion of being miles away from civ ilization. The campground has 55 indi vidual developed campsites.
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• McDowell Mountain Regional Park. Nes tled in the lower Verde River basin, this park is a desert jewel in the northeast Valley. This park has 76 developed camp sites perfect for RV or tent camping.
• Usery Mountain Regional Park. Locat ed on the east side of the Valley at the western end of the Goldfield Moun tains and adjacent to the Tonto Nation al Forest, this park offers 74 individual developed campsites. Sites can accom modate an RV or tent camping.
• White Tank Mountain Regional Park. At nearly 30,000 acres, this is the larg est regional park in Maricopa County. Most of the park is made up of the rug ged and beautiful White Tank Moun tains on the Valley’s west side. The park offers 40 individually developed campsites for tent or RV camping. Visitors interested in taking advantage of this offer must contact the park(s) di rectly at 602-506-2930 or book reser vations online at maricopacountyparks. org. To receive the offer, one of the fol lowing coupon codes must be used: “1Free,” valid for one free night during a one to seven-day stay; or “2Free,” val id for two free nights during an eight to fourteen-dayReservationstay.extensions are eligible for the Buy One, Get One offer if booked during the identified promotion dates, either in person or online. This offer is valid for designated camping spaces, not for primitive camp ing, group campground reservations, or unitRainfees.checks will not be issued if space is notThisavailable.offer is not valid at Adobe Dam Regional Park, Estrel la Mountain Region al Park, Hassayampa River Preserve, Lake Pleasant Regional Park, San Tan Moun tain Regional Park, and Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area. The offer is only valid for camping stays between Saturday, Oct. 1 and Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Some restric tions do apply. From hiking on a barrier-free trail to horseback riding along a creek, Marico pa County Parks offer visitors the best of the Sonoran Desert. At approximately 120,000 acres, Maricopa County is home to one of the largest regional park sys tems in the United States. All trails with in the Maricopa County Park System are for non-motorized use only. The twelve parks in the system circle the metropol itan area and are within a 45-minute drive from downtown Phoenix. For more information on the park sys tem, visit maricopacountyparks.net or call 602-506-2930.
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Never give up. Because just when you think the game is over, that all is lost and things will never be the same — a small miracle might occur. And it gives us hope.
Manuel
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For years I have been writing about my New River friend, Diane Wilson, and her visiting tarantula, Manuel. For over twenty-five years this hairy beast of the desert would migrate to Diane’s house, usually in July, make himself at home and stay for about three or four months. Except for this year. We were worried. Did something terrible happen to our friendly spider? Manuel, where are you? Well, the mystery has been solved. He’s back! Yes, the big, old spidey was found sitting on top of Diane’s washing machine, enjoying an afternoon nap. Had he come into the house months earlier and just stayed hidden? One year, we must remember, Manuel de cided to crawl inside Diane’s big, Velcro hair curlers. Sleeping like a baby, imag ine Diane’s shock when she goes to put one in her hair and finds a tarantula curled up inside! Perhaps a scream, but Manuel just walked indignantly away to find another “secret spot.” And so it goes. When you let a spider rule of the house, tiptoe carefully and be prepared. Of course, nature is puzzling. Manu el should be getting ready to leave, not just arriving. Oh dear, if only he could talk… there would certainly be a story toItell.did have my own tarantula experi ence. Down in my barn, in the corner of a stall was a big, beautiful taran tula just sitting on the ground. Since my 1,200-pound mare was close by, I thought I better relocate the furry arachnid to a safer place. How would I do this? I got a lightweight shovel and gently placed it under spidey till he walked on. I took him out of the stall and he stared at me with big, black eyes see
A lesson of hope from the spider
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I t wasn’t exactly “small potatoes.” That was just part of it. It was small potatoes, diseased potatoes and, in some areas, no potatoes — all com bined in “The Great Irish Potato Fam ine,” which was the scourge of the Em erald Isle from the mid-to-late 1840s. Also known as the “Great Hunger,” close to a million Irishmen died, and over a million fled the country. In fact, in the ten years from 1845 to 1855, more than two million people left Ire land. Many of them emigrated to the United States — including the ances tors of the current occupant of the WhiteUndoubtedly,House.
True to its “open borders ideology,” NPR sought to minimize the impact of the findings, and disparage the use of the term, claiming that “immigrant ad vocates say the word has a long history in white nationalist circles.”
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Then, for good measure, NPR al lowed those same so-called “immigrant advocates” to demonize the legitimate concerns of American citizens, warn ing “that such extreme rhetoric could provoke more violence against immi grants.”Setting aside the routine “assault by euphemism” on the English lan guage, describing the law-breaking border crossers by the legal term “im migrants,” it’s fair to question NPR’s insistence on framing this through the dubious premise that using the word “invasion” will somehow inspire vio lence against illegals.
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There’s only one word for it: inva sion.That’s what National Public Radio — yes, you read that right, NPR — discov ered in a recent poll. Much to its collective editorial and administrative chagrin, the leftist ra dio “service” financed in part with the tax dollars of “non-listeners like you,” found that a clear majority of 54% of Americans believe the border crisis is, in fact, an invasion.
Joe Biden has the gift of blarney; he also has the curse of ad vancing age and retreating cognition. Whatever his intellectual challenges, a half-century on Washington’s political stage has endowed him with a reflexive muscle memory. That comes in handy when he slings rhetorical mud — and worse — at his opponents, but also in his single-minded quest for greater power.One area where Joe and the rest of the Biden Bunch remain resolute can be found on our southern border… at least what’s left of it. The erasure of our national boundary, the erosion of our national sovereignty, and the eventual extinction of our nation itself appear within the grasp of this administration.
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FoothillsHAYWORTHFocusColumnistAmerica’s border
Ironically, one sign of Ol’ Joe’s perverse “progress” invokes the image of his an cestral home. The Federation for Amer ican Immigration Reform (FAIR) points out that during the first 18 months of Biden’s time in the White House, over 4.9 million illegal aliens have entered our country. That’s equivalent to the current population of Ireland!
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What of the violence committed by il legals against law-abiding Americans? Is that underreported, or worse, rou see HAYWORTH page 12
Chances are good, dear reader, that you and I will never cross paths in the world. You know me only from my columns, which I assure you is a distorted view of who I am.
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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist how hard it is, learn to let go total $189.99Reg. and did not look happy. He didn’t look so friendly like our Manuel. Where would I put a big tarantula to be safely out of the reach of horses? Into the barn breezeway we go! Oh yeah, like the spider was on an amusement park ride, I carried him around until he was carefully placed in the safety of the breezeway. He glared at me and then sauntered off the shovel and walked up the barn door, over the door, down into the stall and onto the ground in the exact same spot where he was before!
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Manuel, welcome back home! Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local re altor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.
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In other words, do not mess with a ta rantula! Or any forces of nature for that matter.Sometimes when we think we are helping, we are not. Other times when we think an ending has occurred, we were wrong. And just when we think we have it all figured out, we find out we haven’t. Life is a learning experience.
An example: Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my father, who died in March last year in a strange hospice bed. I was 2,000 miles away when he passed, not there to hold his hand, not there to tell him one more time that I loved him.
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O ne of my dear friends, a men tor throughout my adult life, shocked me a few days ago with a confession. In his seventies now, he is among the wisest humans I know, an ora cle of smart advice people pay vast sums to hear. The subject of one of his books arose a self-help title that is on my bookshelf in a place of honor and his face grew sullen. “I wish I had never written it,” he told us. “I wish I had never told that story.” The story concerns his being shot in Vietnam. He was 19 years old, 9,000 miles from home with his guts exposed, courtesy of three en emy tale was a pillar of his storytelling arsenal, a testament to his ability to survive whatever life threw at him. Now, almost 60 years later, he had a different perspective: He was no longer that person, and had not been for decades almost since the moment he was shot. Rather than set down that sto ry for the world to chew over, he wished instead that he had made peace with the moment and moved on, as he has made peace with ev ery tribulation ever since. His message to us was simple, but supremely wise which is why I am passing it along to you. “We need to let go of what’s both ering us and move on,” I wrote in my notebook. “Will you let challenges steal all the joy from you? Or will you let go, get over it and move on?”
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His mind was gone by then, and his body, too, addled by dementia, wracked with Parkinson’s disease. Did I do enough for him? Did he understand in those final moments how much I cared, how proud I was to be his son? These questions still gnaw at me 18 months later, weighing me down like heavy stones. This is the way I have come to define myself as a bad son, selfish, broken in some profound way. My friend’s life was shaped by his great grandma, who, in the days be fore her death, exhorted him to get over her loss immediately and not one moment later. How long will you mourn me, she demanded? Three weeks, he sug gested because what do you say to such a question? She scoffed. “Life is for the living,” his great grandma insisted. “Life is for the living.” Somewhere out there, one of you is carrying the Sisyphean weight of shame. Take it from someone who knows: Let it go, move on. We are never who we were once forever. Stories define us until they no longer do. Life is for the living, so live.
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On this page, I offer some opin ions, a few tales, but not much at all about the kind of man I am. Which, frankly, suits me fine. Be cause the truth is, I have shamed myself many times in my life, be cause I have failed to do right in moments that were difficult. These failures are things I have carried with me no less tangibly than my wallet and car keys and they’re much harder to lose.
BLUHM from page 10 tinely omitted from NPR’s coverage?
What cannot be omitted from the results of the NPR/Ipsos poll, conduct ed in late July with a sample of 1,116 adults, is the fact that 40% of self-iden tified Democrats — a sizable amount — agree with the 76% of Republican respondents about the border situation being best described as an “invasion.” And independents, long regarded as swing voters, are fast approaching the “tipping point.” In addition, 46% of re spondents with no party preference likewise believe the term “invasion” of fers an apt description. As our nation approaches the Novem ber midterms, one clear reality emerg es. You need not live in a border state to find that Joe Biden’s approach to illegal immigration borders on insanity. Illegal immigrants from 200 coun tries from Mauritania to Mexico, Ethio pia to Ireland are pouring into America. And given the current situation, no thinking American would describe bor der issues as “small potatoes.”
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opular chicken finger brand Raising Cane’s just opened the doors to its newest location Wednesday, Sept. 7, located at 2804 W. Bell Road in North Phoenix.Thenew Raising Cane’s kicked off its grand opening with an official ribbon-cut ting ceremony hosted by the North Phoenix Chamber of Commerce closely followed by a check presentation to The Society of St. Vin cent de Paul, a local non-profit that is a long time food bank partner of Raising Cane’s. “We’re thrilled to be a part of North Phoenix and bring more ‘One Love’ to this great community,” said Molly Herbert, area leader of “Raisingrestaurants.Cane’sis known for an unre lenting focus on hiring a great crew, having a cool culture and being active in the com munity. We don’t want to be just another restaurant chain in the area, we want to become an integral part of this neighbor hood.”The newest Raising Cane’s will serve customers through its mobile app, twolane drive-thru, takeout and option to dine inside or on its small patio. Open from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Raising Cane’s will be a great destination for lunch, dinner and late-night meals. This marked Raising Cane’s 29th loca tion in Arizona, and the chain’s 22nd in Phoenix.Raising Cane’s is the nation’s fast est-growing chicken finger concept, rap idly approaching 700 restaurants in over 35 states and Guam as it opens 100 new Restaurants across 10 new markets in 2022. The company has One Love — craveable chicken finger meals — which includes the iconic “Cane’s Sauce,” named the #1 sauce in the quick-service industry. Raising Cane’s is consistently recog nized for being a great place to work, most recently earning them a spot on Glass door’s ”Best Places to Work” list, and Forbes’ “America’s Best Large Employers” list. Raising Cane’s was also recently rec ognized in the inaugural Forbes Halo 100 for excellence in delivering customer satis faction and brand trust.
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A great fishing spot at Paloma Park Lake.
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It’s a huge park coming in at 85 acres. How did we miss this all these years? Well, come to find out phase one was just completed in October of 2020. Apparent ly, they have plans to expand it in the fu ture. We must have overlooked it with the world being upside down and all. Anyway, we know about it now, and we loved it! There’s lots and lots of parking, and we chose to head to the lower lot closer to the lake. Yes, it has a lake, and several folks were fishing. They stock it up on a regular basis. Human restrooms are in both lots, too. We immediately decided to walk around the lake. It’s a paved, flat path that is about quarter of a mile long. The entire time, you have mountain views. This park is situated between several preserves and is just gorgeous! Other folks were out with their dogs, and we were told a dog park was fur ther down. We walked over to check it out. They have a small dog section and a larger dog area. Both are lighted to al low evening visits during the heat of the summer. Back in my youth, I loved play ing with the big dogs. I would run under and around them. We would play “catch me if you can,” but I always won. Now that I am almost 14, I was happy in the small to medium dog pen where I could meet and greet fellow canines: “Sniff and swirl but don’t linger.” We visited with nice humans and then walked back. Besides an enormous grassy area, Paloma Community Park has a kid’s area that includes a splash pad. It has pickleball courts and baseball fields as well as a concession stand. Sev eral picnic areas provide shade, but that
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Besides having more humidity than I remember, this summer sure has been windy. Mom and dad would just get the pool clean, and the winds would kick up, blowing stuff back in the pool. Wind makes me go crazy. I get all wild and must run because of the senso ry overload coming into my nose. Woof! Another thing I go nuts over is grass, and we scored big time recently. Mom has driven by but didn’t know what it was until we decided to find out. We went to Paloma Community Park off Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria. En trance and parking are free, and dogs are definitely welcome. You don’t even know it is really there until you drive up the road and then BAM!
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TOLD BY KUMA AND WRITTEN BY LORRAINE BOSSÉ-SMITH Foothills Focus Contributing Writer
Everyone knows it’s important to drink water, but according to the Mayo Clinic, nearly all of the body’s major systems depend on water to function and sur vive. (Taylor Boyle/Submitted)
Mobile IV service improves health with hydration
Boyle travels all over the Valley to bring IV services directly to patients suffering from a variety of ailments from a viral ill ness to hangover. A long-time RN with ad vanced life support certifications, Boyle administers a variety of IV formulas con taining essential fluids, electrolytes, vita mins and antioxidants designed to help clients reach their optimal health.
“A lot of people see the names of the nutrients and vitamins that we offer and know that they’re good for them, but they don’t really know what they do,” Boyle said. “Once we’ve chatted about what their primary complaint is, then I can kind of recommend products based on that.”
The process starts with someone fill ing out an intake form online, answer ing basic questions about the patient’s needs, medical history and allergies.
With some of the IV blends, patients can choose to add vitamins, supple ments or medications. For instance, iDrip has an Emergency Migraine and Headache Blend ($259) that adds in to radol, an anti-inflammatory, and zofran, an anti-nausea medication. iDrip even offers anti-aging and weight manage ment IV Accordingblends.to Boyle, the most popular IV blend is the Myer’s Cocktail ($199), which contains a high dose of vitamin C, glutathione, magnesium and B vitamins.
The ER isn’t going to go the naturo pathic route with vitamins and miner als, they’re going to go with pharma ceuticals.”
ments, but Boyle said when taken orally, the liver fields about 90% of that dosage.
“It’s on your time and at your comfort level. It’s one-on-one, so you’re going to have undivided attention,” Boyle said. “The nurse can sit there and chat with you and kind of educate you about what nutrients might help you if you weren’t aware. It’s just nice to have that kind of service from the convenience standpoint and education wise.”
Boyle offers six core IV blends that are highly customizable. The exact combina tion and strength of each blend is meant to target a specific issue, so Boyle said she helps patients determine what the best treatment is for them.
According to the Mayo Clinic, nearly all of the body’s major systems depend on water to function and survive, and losing even a fraction of the body’s wa ter stores can negatively affect the body and mind. Just a few of the important benefits of staying hydrated include improved brain function, weight loss, increased energy, decreased joint pain, better temperature regulation, kidney stone prevention and a healthier heart.
Boyle said her typical patients are anywhere from their early 30s to ear ly 60s, but are usually people who are more wellness inclined. She said she gets a lot of requests from people who are currently sick or recently recovered from being sick and maybe deadline with fatigue or muscle aches.
Regardless of the reason for getting an IV, Boyle said one of the best things about it is that people start to feel better almost immediately. And, it’s a quick and simple process that is purposely designed to take as much stress off the patient as possible. Once the initial intake form is filled out and further information is gathered, the patient just has to pick a time, date and location and Boyle or another iDrip certified nurse will be there to take care of them.
Boyle said any time someone fills out a form, she is notified immediately. She will then call the patient to do a quick medical assessment over the phone.
“We can almost always cover a same day appointment request or short notice request. We always have nurses avail able, it’s a very on-call job,” Boyle said. “We go to their home, their office, their gym, hotel — the location is up to the pa tient. The service itself takes about 25 to 35 minutes total.” Based in North Phoenix, she covers all of Phoenix, Anthem, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Glendale and Surprise. However, iDrip has a wide network that can cover most of the state.
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She said this IV blend is a great option for cold/flu, fatigue, boosting energy or hydration.Somemay think the same benefits can be obtained by just taking some supple
BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer Taylor Boyle (right) travels across the Valley to admin ister IVs in the comfort of patients’ homes, offices or hotels. (Taylor Boyle/Submitted)
“I’ve been in the ER as both a nurse and a patient, and it’s not a pleasant experience,” Boyle said. “You’re already stressed out and not feeling well, and then you go to the ER that is overloaded with other patients and you’re not go ing to get attention from your nurse…
Other patients may have certain health conditions that require them to have more fluids or make it difficult for their body to stay hydrated. In these cases, iDrip is a convenient, affordable alternative to a trip to the emergency room or urgent care.
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Of course, one of the easiest ways for the body to lose water is through sweat, which is why it’s critical for Arizonans to continually be mindful about hydration.
As long as the patient fits some basic parameters set by the iDrip medical di rector (such as not having heart failure, respiratory failure or liver conditions), then she can proceed with treatment.
“We lose so many vitamins and miner als through sweat or dehydration… and it’s just too hard to replace it orally,” Boyle said. “So, this is such a game changer.” How it works
IV vitamin treatment delivers more of those nutrients that the body can absorb and immediately use.
Anyone who has ever been to the doctor and diagnosed with some kind of ailment — cold, flu, COVID, infection — has undoubtedly been told to make sure they drink lots of fluids. Water isn’t some kind of universal cure, but its benefits go far beyond what most people realize, according to Taylor Boyle, owner of an iDrip Therapy fran chise in North Phoenix.
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All IV blends have a base of lactated ringers, which is used to replace water and electrolyte loss; zinc, which helps with immune support; magnesium, which helps the muscular and nervous systems; and B-complex, which boosts energy. The only exception to this is the Pure Hydration Mix ($125), which, as the name suggests, is just a liter of lac tated ringers for those who need fluids.
Mayo Clinic recommends a daily mini mum of 15.5 cups of water a day for men and 11.5 cups a day for women.
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tions to ask others and get to know others who could be a resource with insight for you. After all, the wisest leaders are those with the wisest ad visors.
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“Leaders and learners ask for direc tion. Good leaders don’t try to be experts in every area. Leaders know what they don’t know. They know they have skills but also know they are within a question’s reach of even broader skills. People who don’t ask for counsel make unnecessary mis takes. On the other hand, good lead ers are not bashful about asking for advice. There’s no shame in being ignorant, but it’s a crime to be neg ligent.”I’vebeen a pastor since 1979. Yet no one has ever asked me “deep-div ing” questions like Paul. Not one of Paul’s questions was about him look ing for an opportunity to speak about himself to me. Instead, he wanted to listen and learn, not have a preaching contest with me. In a few weeks, I’m meeting with and networking with three top-tier Swiss leaders in Geneva, Switzerland. Two are from a business background, and the other is a church leader with thousands of churches worldwide. The leaders don’t know each other yet. So, I’ve chosen 16 of Paul’s ques tions for each leader. Each leader will pick eight questions to talk about to the other leaders. This way, they will know one another, not just about one another. Thank you, Paul. If you are wondering why I listed all of Paul’s questions, it’s so you readers can use some of these ques
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Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted nationstrategy@cs.com.at Ob uaries
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“What is your background, and how has it influenced you in your career, writing today? What is your faith journey? What is that one book that has influenced you the most (be sides the Bible)? Why did you start writing your column and ten books? What advice would you give someone thinking about writing articles and books?“Who are your mentors, and why? What are the most influential lessons your mentors taught you? How did you incorporate those into your life and your writing? How do you ar ticulate and pass those lessons on to others? What is something you look back on and wish someone would have told you during your career?
E very once and a while, you meet someone special. Such was the case a few months ago when I received an email from a reader of the Foothills Focus. His name is Paul Fredericks, the Pastor of Heritage Bi ble Church in Phoenix. He explained how much he and his wife enjoyed my weekly articles. They wait each week for their news paper to arrive so they can read the article. He wanted to set up a time with me to meet for coffee. We met, and I think I gained more from the meeting than he did. I want to share with you what made our meeting so special and transforming. I hope that what I learned from this casual meet ing will elevate you as it did me. Paul and I had never met before, so we both entered unchartered territo ry. But the moment I met Paul, I liked him. He walked to me with a deter mined gait. “Are you Ed Delph?” I was right at home. I liked his vibe. I knew this encounter was going to be good. Let’s pause for a moment. Ob serve the first minute of our meeting through the lens of leadership and partnership. Leaders create an atmo sphere. Leaders don’t depend on the weather. They bring sunshine with them. Truly influential leaders can make their presence felt in any situ ation. Leaders understand that mag netism is one part inherited and two parts developed. Magnetic personali ties create a positive energy flow. After some small conversation and a cup of coffee (with me, nothing hap pens without coffee), Paul, with his eyes twinkling, held a list of questions he had prepared for our meeting. Paul was motivated and ready to lis ten. So, off we journeyed into a list of 20 questions he wrote for me. Later, Paul remarked that we only made it through the first question. So, here’s a complete list of his questions.
Describe a time when fear paralyzed you in your career — how did you overcome it? “What leadership qualities are you trying to improve? What has been the most challenging? How do you remain inspired when inspiring oth ers? What are your daily disciplines to keep yourself and your writing on track? Are there specific questions you ask others that have helped you? What has been your greatest chal lenge? How did you work through that? What do you do during your personal time that enables you to become a better writer, pastor, hus band, etc.? What books or resources would you recommend? “What questions should I have asked that I have not? What can I do for you?” (I love this last question). Today, most conversations with peo ple are shallow. But not with a learner like Paul. We quickly moved from an acquaintance friendship to a casual, perhaps even close relationship. He wanted to know all about me. He want ed to know who I am and what I do well enough so that some of me could rub off on him. He accessed the gift. Here’s some sage advice from au thor Stan Tobler in his book “Min ute Motivators for Leaders today.”
Ceramic Bowl Workshops
Learn to make ceramic bowls, help community
BY LAURIE FAGEN Foothills Focus Contributing Writer
Take a free class to learn how to make ceramic bowls and help the community’s foodbank efforts for the annual 2022 Empty Bowls big heARTs fundraising event Friday, Oct. 14, organized by Foothills Food Bank and Sonoran Arts League. Eight workshops will be held on Fri days throughout September from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30 with a goal of making 1,000 bowls, which will be sold at the fundraiser to raise aware ness of World Hunger Day and benefit the Foothills Food Bank and the Sonoran Arts“WeLeague.arepleased to once again partner with the Sonoran Arts League in this im portant fundraiser,” said Foothills Food Bank Director Leigh Zydonik. “We hope to raise $20,000 in this year’s event, which will go toward keep ing our food bank shelves stocked and raising awareness about hunger and food insecurity in our community.”
When: 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30
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“The Sonoran Arts League is honored to invite the community into our new Arts Learning Studio to experience the studio, learn how to make a ceramic bowl and assist our efforts in raising the awareness of hunger in Cave Creek and the surrounding communities,” added Sonoran Arts League Executive Director Warren Davis.
The free workshops will be led by a team of professional artists who are members of the Sonoran Arts League, held in The Arts Learning Studio at 7100 E. Cave Creek Road.
The Sonoran Arts League is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), volunteer-based, arts service organization dedicated to actively ad vancing art, artists and art education with more than 705 members from around the United States and Cana da. The League’s mission is to “give to the community by promoting art, artists and art education through leadership and service in the belief that an artistic aware ness is essential to the well-being of life and our community.” Located at 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and Mon day. The Arts Learning Studio is located at the same address, Suite 164.
“We are honored to expand our part nership this year with the Foothills Food Bank, which dates back more than 20 years, and we are looking forward to an other successful event this year.”
To reserve a space in this popular class, register online at the Sonoran Arts LeagueFoothillswebsite.Food Bank provides emer gency food, financial assistance and oth er life necessities and resources to indi viduals and families in the desert foot hills, which encompasses a 180-square mile area that includes Black Canyon City, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem, Des ert Hills, New River, north Scottsdale, Rio Verde and north Phoenix.
The bowls need to hold a serving of pasta and have a smooth and glazed inside to not trap food and be easily cleaned. Bowls can be any shape, and surface design such as imprinting or ap plique can be done in wet clay.
Ceramicist Robin Ray, center in blue, and other members of the Sonoran Arts League with some of the vessels made for last year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser. (Sonoran Arts League/Submitted)
Where: Sonoran Arts League Learning Studio, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road Cost: Free Info: sonoranartsleague.org
More than 1,500 bowls were created by community members at the 2021 Empty Bowls fundraiser. (Sonoran Arts League/Submitted)
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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. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free admission, 480-488-2286, dfla.org
Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 1 to 4 p.m., $90, 480-488-2286, dfla.org, nationalmahjong gleague.org
Practice self care and work on balance, flexibility, and inner peace through Tai Chi. Get help from Bina Bou, a senior trainer who has been working on the art for a decade.
Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 1 to 3 p.m., free, dfla.org Death Café
Reiki Healing
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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.
Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 11 a.m. to noon, free, 480-488-2286, dfla.org, mindbody focusqi.com
Explore a variety of healing methods through Reiki, an energy healing technique meant to reduce stress and anxiety through gentle touch. The class covers the use of the techniques, as well as how to better understand them.
SEPT. 12 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.
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.
Listen to classic country singers and songwriters Patrick James, W Alan Hall, And Jason Hal at the Mountain View Pub for quality music and quality times. The Mountain View Pub, 7033 E. Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, 5 to 9 p.m., free admission, 480-575-7782, mountainview pub.pub MahJongg 101: Healthy Brain Fun!
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 dif ferent types of stretching movements and then into Vinyasa or flow yoga.
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Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone
The Mountain View Pub, 7033 E. Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, 2 p.m., free admis sion, 480-575-7782, mountainviewpub. pub
Downloading and using eBooks can be a confusing process at first, but is easy to figure out after a little practice. For those with questions, the Desert Foot hills Library has an informal drop-in class for anyone who is confused about Libby, Cloud Library, or any other apps the library offers.
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
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
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 performers each month, and for those looking to perform, new talent is encouraged to come by and sign up. This week, check out Chris Kane Trio, Glade Wilson, Nancey Bagley, and Bill Dutcher. Janey’s Coffeehouse, 6602 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., ca vecreekazmusic.com
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Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 9 to 10 a.m., $10, 480-488-2286, dfla.org, mindbodyfo cusqi.com
MONDAYS
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.
Live Music at Janey’s Coffeehouse
J. David Sloan at Mountain View Pub
Craft N Chat
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Join J. David Sloan and his band the Cave Creek Legends at the Mountain View Pub. Join a local band and listen to traditional country rock and roll with good friends and good company.
Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, noon to 1 p.m., $10 cash per class, dfla.org
Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School house Road, Cave Creek, 1 to 2 p.m., $10 admission, 480-488-2286, dfla.org Cave Creek Legends at Mountain View Pub
Football’s future comes to a head due to concussion concerns
Youth sports provide an outlet for children and teenagers to learn char see FOOTBALL
Concern over traumatic brain injuries has contributed to a dip in participation of youth contact football. (Kevin Hurley/Cronkite News)
For more than two decades, con tact football has faced a concussion crisis.Head injuries, once considered an occupational risk, have steadily gained the attention of the sports world, specifically the parents of younger athletes. As awareness of sports-related concussions and brain injuries in creases, Arizona parents have ex pressed apprehension about allow ing their children to play contact football, according to a study pub lished by the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. In 2016, 68% of parents allowed their kids to play football. That number has fallen each year to a low of 47% in 2020. Football remains king among pop ular high school sports, but concern over traumatic brain injuries has seemingly resulted in a dip in overall participation. And as experts learn more, there’s still the unanswered question of whether playing contact football is in a teenager’s best inter est.“The biggest unanswered question is, ‘How far along are we after a con cussion?’” said Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz, the director of the Translational Neurotrauma Research Program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “How far are we removed from the injury? How far into recovery are we? How much longer do we have to go? You can put it in the context of COVID. Someone tests positive with COVID. They don’t yet know if they’re going to have mild or severe symp toms, and they don’t know how long those symptoms are going to last. And if they lose their sense of smell, that unknowing amount of time is veryConcussionschallenging.”are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention as “a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head by a hit that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.” In Arizona, the response to access more information about concussions has resulted in parents seeking alter natives to contact football. Flag foot ball is the most viable option. In 2021, the CDC conducted a study comparing the number of head im pacts in youth tackle football versus flag football. The study revealed that athletes who played contact foot ball from ages 6 to 14 suffered 15 times more head injuries than flag football athletes and 23 times more high-magnitude head impacts. The research also revealed that youth tackle football athletes undergo a median of 378 head impacts per ath lete during the season. In contrast, flag football athletes experience a median of eight head impacts per year.Kerry DeSpain, the senior commis sioner for the Gridiron Flag Football league, said she’s aware of the low er participation in contact football among high schoolers and is wellequipped to offer a safer route to athletes.“Wesaw increased enrollment be cause of concerns about tackle (foot ball) and concussions and all that,” DeSpain said. “Since 2016, we’ve been working to adjust to the new found volume so that we can accom modate everyone accordingly.”
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acter development, accountability, working within a team environment and dealing with adversity. It is im perative to keep adolescents safe and make the changes necessary to prevent traumatic brain injuries that may result in long-term psychologi cal complications. Replacing contact football with flag football accom plishes just that. “It’s growing,” DeSpain said. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen more junior highs starting their flag football teams. They’re not quite there yet, but it is growing.” In areas where flag football isn’t a viable solution, advanced tools are being implemented to measure the effects of concussions on the brain and estimate a safe timetable of re covery. ImPACT testing, also known as baseline testing, is done at Arizo na’s middle and high school levels af ter an apparent concussion to gauge an athlete’s impairment. ImPACT testing checks for IQ, memory and reaction time. “It’s one of the things (that’s done) nationwide, and it’s used in concus sion research all the time,” said Dr. Christina Stough of OneAccord Phys ical“It’sTherapy.notthe best concussion tool, but it will at least give you some prediction of what your function was preconcussion. So, a lot of high school programs, like in Arizona specifically, Banner has a lot of high schools that do imPACT testing, so that if their athletes get concussed, they go do imPACT testing and once you meet your score of impact, you’re technically cleared for game play.”
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Although injuries may be baked into football by nature, the increased awareness of the different forms of brain injuries has caused concern surrounding the overall safety of the sport, the most concerning for Ari zona parents being the link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
In a study, the Boston University Research CTE Center linked CTE to both repetitive brain trauma, such as concussions, and subconcussive hits. The study concluded that for every 2.6 years of playing contact football, the risk of an athlete developing CTE doubles.“Sothe concussion research right now is trying to figure out whether that CTE is related to concussion and impact in chronic concussions, or is it normal people playing football?” Stough“Thesesaid.football players are hitting their heads too many times, they’re going crazy, they’re killing their wives, they are taking their lives type of stuff. So the concussion rap has gotten very bad. So that push away from letting your kids play has got ten extremely large.” The future of contact football is cloudy at the moment, with strong opinions on both sides of the ar gument about the sport’s viability. Replacing contact football with flag football is the most pragmatic solu tion to the concussion problem, but whether flag football will ever be ac cepted as a mainstream alternative isn’tForclear.more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
Many parents are steering their children toward flag football out of fear of head injuries. From 2014 to 2018, flag football participation at all levels rose by just more than 16%. (Susan Wong/Cronkite News)
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