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Table of Contents08 Meet the Ryder Family14 Sports :: Coach Cass20 Community28 Amber Hochstatter32 Marchelle Baietto34 Chamber Profile36 Rapid Relief: Kayaking42 SUP Lifestyle48 The Cowboy Way 52 Grassfed Beef56 First Hope58 Ready to Rock Enroll: Principal Mike Anderson64 Music in the Pines68 Lake Havasu 74 Dining Guide76 Marketplace82 Recipe

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Summer is in full swing, and it’s really making a splash. With two of my children dabbling their toes over the invisible line into adulthood, I’m finding that spending hot summer evenings in the pool cooling off with the whole family has taken on new importance. It’s not just recreation; it’s time for talking and connecting when our busy lives seem to have so many other plans for each of us.

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erry and Toni Ryder didn’t hit it off

immediately when they first met –

in fact, nine years passed between their

first meeting and their first date. But when

they finally connected, one could say that

their relationship soared to new heights.

Jerry remembers his favorite date; he flew

Toni to Sedona for a crab leg dinner at

the airport, which became a frequent date

night activity for the couple. He said, “We

used to take off around sunset and watch

the sun off the red rocks of Sedona. On

the return trip Toni would be so relieved

to see the lights of Phoenix as we flew

over the last ridge. You see, I found out

later that Toni was never fond of flying –

so she married a pilot!”

In fact, Jerry staged his marriage proposal

during one of these romantic trips, and

had planned to pop the question at the

perfect moment – in mid-flight when the

sun was setting over Sedona. However, he

accidentally packed the ring in the back

of the airplane and couldn’t reach it when

the moment arrived! He did propose later

that night, and the couple was eventually

wed while barefoot on the beach in Hawaii.

When the couple isn’t taking romantic trips

high above the red rocks of Sedona, they

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are at their home in the Sonoran Foothills off of Circle

Mountain Road in New River, a home they had built to

take full advantage of their natural surroundings.

While wife, Toni, is an Arizona native, Jerry was born

in Sacramento, California, but has always been drawn

to Arizona by the stories his father told him while he

was attending pilot training in the 1950s about the

beautiful deserts, canyons, mountains, and of course,

the saguaros.

Jerry and Toni were excited about their home in the

desert, “We were lucky enough to find an untouched

piece of land with 21 saguaros on it. We gave our

general contractor instructions not to damage any of

the native plants and to only clear the land enough for

the footprint of our home. The home itself is placed

to take advantage of the sun for warming in the winter

and cooling in the summer. We just finished installing a

complete solar system,” Jerry said.

Jerry’s long and distinguished career in the Air Force

began with his enlistment on December 22, 1976. He

was stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California

and the Air Force light test center. There, he was

assigned to the A-10 and F-15 test programs.

Jerry said, “Edwards was truly a remarkable place for

aviators. We got to see, work with, and fly airplanes

before anybody. At the test center I was fortunate to

work with some great men like Chuck Yeager, Tom

Stafford and Pete Knight.”

In 1981, Jerry turned down a dream assignment to be

stationed at SR-71 at Beale Air Force Base in California,

an hour away from where his parents lived, in favor of

going back to school to get his degree. He returned

to the Air Force as an officer in June 1985. When

he graduated and got his commission as a second

lieutenant, he was assigned to the 341 Strategic Missile

Wing, 10th Strategic Missile Squadron at Malmstrom

AFB, Montana as an ICBM deputy commander. Eventually

he upgraded when he made captain and became a

combat crew commander, controlling over 125 ICBMs

and 30 combat crews.

Jerry said, “During this time in history, the United

States probably came the closest to a nuclear


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confrontation. The Soviets had submarines off our west

coast with their missiles targeted against me and my

fellow crew members.”

In 1989 Jerry completed his tour in Montana and was

assigned to 405th Tactical Training Wing at Luke Air

Force Base in Arizona.

In 1995, after 14 years on active duty, Jerry transferred

to the reserves. At the same time, he joined the Phoenix

Police Department. For the past 18 years, he has juggled

both obligations effectively, but not without some guilt.

Jerry said, “Every year I was expected to participate in

a minimum of two exercises in the Republic of Korea

as the senior air defense commander. On top of that

we had monthly drills in California, all while trying to

coordinate time off with the Phoenix Police Department.

During my time away from the squad I always felt bad

that I wasn’t there to back them up. I always dreaded

hearing that anything went bad.”

Last July Jerry retired from the Air Force after 34

years, and now concentrates solely on his duties at the

Phoenix Police Department.

Toni worked for the Phoenix Police Department for 15

years until she married Jerry and they were blessed

with the birth of their son, Gerald James, who is now 8

years old and attends New River Elementary School.

Jerry said, “Life is full of big decisions. We decided that

my wife would leave the job that she loved to stay at

home and raise our son. Even though we could have

used the extra income, we elected to bet on the future

of our son. We knew that staying at home would pay

off in dividends.”

Jerry’s daughter, Amanda, 22, graduated in May from

the University of Nebraska, and will be commissioned

a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force,

following in the footsteps of her dad and granddad.

The family plans on taking a trip to Montana to visit

where Jerry was once stationed and to see Glacier Park.


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Over the summer, Darian Slaga has been doing something

that, in years past, would have landed the star girls

basketball player in big, big trouble.

She’s been lifting weights.

That used to be a big no-no for basketball players, who

were preached to for years that pumping iron would

ruin their jump shots and free throws. Ditto for baseball

players, who had it hammered into their heads that hitting

the weights would prevent them from hitting the baseball.

Those days are as long gone as a Mark McGwire home

run, and spiked like a LeBron James slam dunk; with high

school athletes following the model of chiseled baseball

and basketball pros, the weight room is no longer the

exclusive territory of football players looking to “hulk out”

for the upcoming season. Now, baseball and basketball

coaches that once banned the weight room are now

pointing the likes of Slaga to it. The All-State hoops star

has been participating in Anthony “Coach Cass” Casarella’s

Speed & Power Camp, which seems to grow increasingly

popular at Boulder Creek High School every year.

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Casarella’s challenging workouts begin in the BCHS weight

room and then move down the hill to the school track.

Between lifting and sprint drills, young athletes work out

muscles that most kids never realized they had.

“Coach Cass is awesome,” Slaga said. “He’s one of

the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, but he’s also going

to push you.”

You’ve heard the expression, “No pain, no gain”? That

might be altered for the basketball players at this

camp: “No sore, no score.”

Though she is being heavily recruited and could cruise

to a college scholarship, Slaga is working hard at

the summer camp and, in the second week of this

program, she was feeling it. “I enjoy being sore and

working through it,” Slaga said. “It’s a good sore.”

This summer at Speed & Power Camp, she is looking

to improve her overall strength, not only for her

senior year at Boulder Creek High but also for a

college career to follow. She said she has not yet

decided which college she will attend, but plans to do

so before the season starts.

Slaga is a 5-foot-9 guard who averaged nearly 18

points per game as a junior, leading the Lady Jaguars

to another playoff appearance and scoring 21 points

in a season-ending loss in the second round. This

team leader has been participating in the summer

workout camp since before her sophomore year. “I

think it’s really beneficial,” she said. “It keeps the girls

together throughout the summer.”

In addition to building camaraderie, the primary

focus it to build muscle. “Summer’s the time to get

stronger,” said Slaga.

While the emphasis with basketball players is on leg,

hip and lower-back work, there is an upper-body


“power” portion to the workout. The idea is to implement a program

that the basketballers can continue in the months to come before the

fall season begins. “This is their off-season training,” Casarella said.

“We teach them how to lift properly and get them to leave here after

summer with a program in place for training.”

For the girls basketball players, the training coach is focusing on

“power explosion” for increased jumping and overall high physicality.

“You want to get these athletes strong,” Casarella said, noting that girls

basketball is not the genteel sport it once was.

In addition to high school athletes, Coach Cass also has kids as young as

7 years old in the weight room, though not doing any heavy weight lifting.

“With the little kids, the goal is how to use their body properly; how to

get acclimated, how to move things around. We get them on the racks

for pull-ups and inverted rows. We don’t have them use weights . . .

From there we do the speed camp: dynamic warm-ups, proper running

form, how to do speed and agility with my terminology.”

The charge for kids is $6 per day. “I try to keep it very affordable, no

frills,” Casarella said. He said parents drop off young kids for training

at 4 p.m. and come back to pick them up at 6:30.

And then there are the big boys.

Coach Cass’ camp continues to pump up the football program, now

being led Brandon Willard. “Cass is very structured,” said Willard, a

Deer Valley High School grad (Class of 1993) who became the Boulder

Creek head coach after a coaching stint in Tucson. “He has his system

in place, and the kids have bought into it 100 percent.”

Where coaches at other schools might have to beg and plead to get

a handful of football players out in the summertime, here at Boulder

Creek nearly the entire varsity, junior varsity and ninth grade teams

are hitting the weights and track every week day of the summer. “It’s a

blessing to have kids committed to the program,” said Willard.

Willard is looking for not just power improvements over the summer,

but also conditioning, as he is installing the increasingly popular no-

huddle offense; offensive players in particular will have to be in top


cardio shape for the up-tempo style made famous by

the University of Oregon.

And BC’s new coach is hoping the stretching that

Cass has the kids working on will be beneficial. “Tony

is big on the kids being flexible – that helps reduce

injury,” said Willard. “Tony is the expert on this; he’s

got every certificate under the sun.”

Casarella has a master’s degree in physical education.

His multiple certificates include sports medicine, personal

training and Olympic lifting. He puts it all to use in

teaching health/physical education and coaches junior

varsity football and track.

As the swift-talking Cass says, “I’m one of those guys

who loves to go out and do research. I meet with

the ASU strength coach every year. I want to know

exactly what’s new. I have a meeting with the U of A

strength coach. I check out my workouts with all the

best trainers around.

“I’m trying to find the best way to train. Increasing

performance is an absolute must, but the second

thing is injury prevention. It’s something I’m always

reading up on – what’s new, what’s cutting-edge in

injury prevention.”

His message about increasing speed and power has

definitely hit home here on the Anthem campus. Proof:

Five days a week during the summer, the varsity

football team is in the weight room, moving iron at

7:15 a.m. “The whole team’s here,” said Coach Cass.

With Boulder Creek’s football, basketball and baseball

players as well as track athletes hitting the weight

room, the hotter it gets, the more Anthem’s youths are

getting pumped up for competition.


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anthem Kung-Fu students Earn HonorsKung-Fu students from the School of Tao Chi, under the guidance

of their teacher Grandmaster Tao Sifu Franklin, once again brought home numerous trophies from a regional tournament, putting Anthem in the spotlight of champions. Fifteen students from the kids’ kung-fu class and three students from the adult kung-fu class at the Anthem Community Center entered the inaugural Fighters Syndicate’s Phoenix Open Martial Arts Championship held at Perry High School in Gilbert.

In a field of tough competitors in diverse styles of martial arts who entered from several surrounding states, the hard work and dedication to their training was evident. The group took home eight first place trophies, five second place trophies, three third place trophies and one fourth place trophy.

Honors included:Kyla Hymas - First place in traditional forms and first place in weapons - Beginners (age 15-16)Meaghan D’Arcy - First place in weapons - Beginners (age 12-13) and first place in weapons - Intermediate (age 10-11); Fourth place in traditional formsReagan Gillespie - First place in traditional forms - Beginners (age 11-13)Samme Shah - First place traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9)Sonja Shah - Second place traditional forms - Beginners (age 8 and under)Keane Gillespie - Third place traditional forms - Beginners (age 8 and under)Aiden Broadwater - Third in traditional forms - Beginners - (age 8-9)Erika Allen - Second place traditional forms - Beginners (age 12-13); Second place in weapons - Beginners (age 12-13)Jack Peters - Third place traditional forms - Beginners (age 12-13)Trevor Kimball - First place traditional forms - Beginners - (age 10-11)Carson Gillespie - medaled in traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9)Destiny Heil - medaled in traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9)Christian Heil - medaled in traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9) Wade Jackson - medaled in traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9)

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Devon Jackson - medaled in traditional forms - Beginners (age 8-9) Dan Kimball - Adult 30+ - First place traditional forms - IntermediateMike Gillespie - Adult 30+ - Second place traditional forms - IntermediateChristian Scarlatescu - Adult 30+ - Second place traditional forms – Beginners

Grandmaster Tao Sifu Franklin’s popular classes have been the longest-running program at the Anthem Community Center, having started soon after its opening in 2000. His School of Tao Chi includes programs in kids and adult kung-fu, Northern Shaolin style, Tai Chi, Yang style, and senior stretch and tone classes.

summer Fun with MudPie studiosMudPie Studios, located at 4220 West Opportunity Way in Anthem, is

excited to announce a fun line-up of summer classes, Cocktails ’n Canvas and introduction of our school-year homeschool program.

MudPie Studios’ summer of fun has already started with Cookies ’n Canvas, ceramic paintings class, and the newest addition, Learning to Draw class. Get a summer punch card to buy 5 classes and get the sixth half off, or a free item valued at $10 or less.

Cocktails ’n Canvas is a fun night of canvas painting each Thursday through Saturday. Get your friends, family, co-workers and spouses together for creativity and spirits with MudPies’ fabulous artist.

There’s something for homeschoolers, too! This fall, classes will be held Monday through Friday, with several options throughout the day. Visit MudPie Studios online for more information.

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Hospice of the Valley Grief support Hospice of the Valley offers an ongoing grief support group in

Anthem. The drop-in group meets 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Anthem Civic Building, 3701 W. Anthem Way. There is no fee and participants may attend whenever they wish.

The support groups are open to adults 18 and older who have experienced a loss through death. The agency’s bereavement counselors address a range of topics, including dealing with loneliness, understanding the grieving process, adjusting to life without the loved one, taking next steps, and finding meaning and reinvesting in life.

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Vietnam War Veterans Honored in anthem Family, friends and local Vietnam War veterans gathered at the

Anthem Veterans Memorial Sunday, May 18 to commemorate United States Air Force Sergeant John M. Burkett and United States Air Force Sergeant Robert M. Vonderhaar with pavers purchased by their respective families. The two veterans met while in the Air Force, served together in Vietnam and have remained close friends since. Also present to support their comrades-in-arms were Vietnam War veterans and Anthem residents, Jim Gloshen (USAF), Mike Spinnelli (USAF), Mary Ann Derryberry (USMC) and Dennis Hider (USMC).

Liz Turner, Anthem Veterans Memorial support team volunteer, says, “We certainly are honored to recognize the service and sacrifice of these two war veterans with pavers at the Anthem Veterans Memorial. These


families have provided lasting tributes to help future generations learn about our military history.”

Vietnam War veterans will be recognized this November by the Daisy Mountain Veterans at the annual veterans parade in Anthem.

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Varsity athletes Receive awards at anthem Prep Canyon Athletic Association (CAA) awarded six Anthem Prep varsity

athletes First-Team All-State status. Austin Roe was a soccer standout, with 20 goals and nine assists.

Lawson Busch received First-Team All-State selection in two sports – football and basketball, averaging over nine points and 13.5 rebounds per game in basketball.

Megan Villandre was a dominant volleyball presence. She was named to the CAA 1A First-Team All-State her junior and senior years. Megan was named Anthem Prep’s Female Outstanding Athlete.

Dominic Clark made the Cross Country All-State team for the third time. He has won state championships in both cross-country and track. He was named Anthem Prep’s Male Athlete of the Year this past month.

Mae Symmonds was named to the CAA First-Team All-State for the second straight year. She was one of the leading female goals scorers this past season.

Brenna Pillsbury was the MVP of the Anthem Prep’s basketball team and led the 40-team CAA League in scoring at 21.2 points per game, while averaging four assists, 5.1 rebounds and eight steals per contest.

Tobias’ automotive Earns aaa Top HonorFamily-owned and operated Tobias’ Automotive Specialists, with

locations in Cave Creek and Anthem, was recently awarded the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) 2014 Top Shop Award for the sixth consecutive year. The award is AAA’s highest honor, distinguishing reliable and exceptional auto service.

Established in 1989, the shops are led by Andy Tobias and his wife, Louise. The company is also celebrating 25 years in business. In order to earn the award, the shop had to excel in more than 20 areas, including an annual inspection, staff automotive service excellence, guarantee of repairs for at least 12 months or 12,000 miles, and maintain a 100 percent customer approval rating.

In part, the recognition was awarded for outstanding community service. Giving back is one of the couple’s founding principles. From organizing food drives to partnering with Valley non-profits to help children and the needy, the Tobiases have been a mainstay in the non-profit community.

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MidFirst to sponsor Linda’s WIsH 5K Walk/RunFor years, we’ve been using phrases like ‘save’ this date and ‘lend’ us

your feet to talk about the Linda’s WISH breast cancer fundraiser. You can ‘bank’ on having fun at the 13th Annual Linda’s WISH 5K Walk/Run presented by New Balance to benefit John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center September 27. This time though, the words take on new meaning. They represent the event’s newest sponsor, MidFirst Bank of Anthem.

MidFirst occupies a rare position within the banking industry. It is one of the largest privately owned banks in the US, and a combination of size and private ownership provides customers with a special brand of banking.

Plans are being formulated to create a friendly but fierce coin collection challenge between various groups in Anthem and surrounding communities. MidFirst’s coin truck will be on hand at the Linda’s WISH event to determine who has collected the most coins. Winners receive a free pizza party for their group! More importantly, MidFirst will match up to $1,000 collected in the coin truck at Linda’s WISH event.

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Thank You from anthem Giving Circle Anthem Giving Circle members would like to thank those who helped

to raise $4,675 toward a wheelchair van for the VanderMeulen family. The group held a 50/50 raffle during the Anthem Country Club men’s annual dual in the Desert Golf Tournament and is grateful for those who contributed for such a good cause.

Sarah VanderMeulen has an extremely rare genetic condition that, among other things, has left her immobile and dependent on a wheelchair. Now that she is getting bigger, her family is desperately in need of a wheelchair-accessible van that is large enough to transport her and her two older brothers.

The winner of the raffle, Champ, graciously contributed his 50 percent to help raise the total amount of funds donated to Sarah. The results exceeded the expectations of Anthem Giving Circle members, and they could not be more excited.

The Anthem Giving Circle is a social non-profit group that contributes money to neighbors in need. Members of the Giving Circle pool their time, talents, and monetary resources to impact specific needs in the Anthem Community. Founded in 2007, the members of the Anthem Giving Circle meet monthly at homes of its members to discuss needs of the community and ways to provide aid to those in need.

Everson Joins Brighter BeginningsLori Everson is excited to join our Brighter Beginnings

team as our kindergarten teacher. Lori and her family moved to Arizona from Iowa in 2002. She graduated with high honors and her degree in elementary and early childhood education from the University of Northern Iowa. She joins us with 10 years of teaching experience, including kindergarten and the lower elementary grades, and most recently as a teacher at the Caepe School. She is trained in guided reading and math and offers many hands-on activities to

ensure the best education for your children. Lori’s philosophy and experience as an educator makes her the perfect fit for this position.

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Young Rembrandtssummer Workshops at anthem Community Center

Children need to stay engaged over the summer to help erase boredom and to keep minds sharp for the next school year. Art is fun way to fuel the brain. Young Rembrandts’ drawing classes are so much fun, kids don’t realize how much they’re learning. The time they spend seeing, listening, drawing and doing add to the development of their critical and creative thinking abilities.

A variety of workshops will be offered to 5- and 6-year-olds, including More Zoo Animals; More Cars, Planes, Boats & More; More Under the Sea; and More Life on the Farm.

For 7- to 13-year-olds, workshops include More Zoo Animals, More African Safari, More Medieval Fun and More Super Heroes.

Information about Young Rembrandts and complete class schedules are available online. Space is limited, so register early at www.maxsolutionsonline.com or at the Anthem Community Center.

Lessons held in June will not be repeated in July; only the theme stays the same. Students do not have to take the June sessions in order to attend July sessions.

Five- and 6-year-olds may take the older class if they have a sibling attending the class.

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Fill the Food BankSummer months can be a difficult time for those in need. Cooling costs

go up, and income for seasonally employed people goes down. This can put added strain on service providers, particularly food banks, which help the elderly, families, and many others who need assistance from time to time.

Foothills Food Bank, located at 6038 E. Hidden Valley Dr. in Cave Creek is no exception. While people think of donating to food banks around the holidays, during the summer months when people (and pets) are still in need, the shelves are often sparsely filled.

The Foothills Food Bank provides much more than food; it provides a wide variety of assistance services to give people a hand up. If you or your group is considering doing something kind for others this summer, please consider a food or funding drive to help the food bank help others.

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Register for Teen Church Camp in Big BearRegistration is now at Sun Valley Baptist Church for fun and exciting

teen church camp in Big Bear, California July 28 – Aug. 1. Camp is open to students in grades seven through 12, and cost is $250 per person.

Campers will spend time in the beautiful surrounds of Big Bear while enjoying activities like dodge ball, basketball, volleyball, zip lining, swimming, hiking, good food and more.

The trip to camp is being sponsored by Sun Valley Baptist Church, 42302 N. Vision Way in Anthem.

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July 315th annual Independence Day in anthem

As part of its year-long 15th anniversary celebration, Anthem will celebrate Independence Day in the Anthem Community Park July 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is as old as the community itself, an original staple, which draws thousands from across the Valley to celebrate.

The 15th annual event includes a fireworks extravaganza at 9:30 p.m. pending weather conditions. Food vendors, music, inflatables and water slides are also part of the festivities. Each individual to ride the slides or use the inflatables is required to have a wristband, regardless of age. Wristbands are available for $12 through July 2 at 5 p.m. at the Anthem Community Center, 41130 N. Freedom Way. Wristbands will also be available for purchase at the event. ValleyCrest Landscape Companies is the official event sponsor.

Upward of 20,000 people are expected to attend the celebration. Residents and guests at the event are allowed to bring food and beverages. However, no glass containers or alcohol is permitted. Beer and margaritas will be available for purchase in the food court area by the Rotary Club. As a reminder, attendees at the event are not allowed to bring or launch fireworks at the ACC Community Park; however please do bring lawn chairs or blankets to watch the fireworks show.

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July 5Judy Collins in Concert

Folk music doesn’t produce stars bigger than Judy Collins. For nearly 50 years, she has been performing and recording folk, pop and art music. Take a walk down memory lane with Collins July 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. in Phoenix.

A classical piano prodigy, Collins turned to folk music early on, embracing the social and musical elements of the movement. Her performances since the mid-1970s have balanced her original material with her other hits and gems by artists such as the Beatles and Harry Chapin — all showcases for her haunting, focused voice.

Ticket prices are $52.50-$72.50 and are available online.

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July 7–12 “High school for Dummies” Drama Camp for Teens

Registrations are being accepted for Summer 2014 Camp Rising Star! Starlight Community Theater is offering three separate camp sessions this summer for our youth! “High School for Dummies” drama camp is offered July 7 through July 12 for young people ages 13 to 18. It will be held Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students should bring a sack lunch. A performance will be held at 2 p.m. July 12. Admission to the performance is $5 per person.

Registration fee is $275 per person or $250 per SCT member (SCT membership is $20 per calendar year per household). Household discounts are available. Register online. Camp will be held at 1611 W. Whispering Wind Dr., #160 in Phoenix, one block southwest of Happy Valley Road and 16th Avenue.

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July 9–11Vacation Bible school

Children ages 5 to 12 years old are invited to attend vacation bible school at Sun Valley Baptist Church, 42302 N. Vision Way in Anthem July 9 through July 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Cost is $10 per child, which includes a bible school t-shirt and daily sack lunch. Please call with questions or to register. A bus is available for child pick-up as needed.

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July 10Dinner with the Doc

You are invited to “Dinner with the Doc” July 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Two Brothers Kitchen, 3655 W. Anthem Way in the Safeway shopping plaza. Learn about the three top killers and how to decrease medication usage. This event is free.

Dr. Brian Hester has been an Anthem chiropractor for over 10 years. He is a wellness coach in health, fitness and nutrition and will discuss how to set up a realistic program to care for yourself so you don’t fall victim to the leading causes of disease. This special event is open to the public and for adults only. RSVP is required to attend.

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July 12Cub scout Olympix

Attention all boys between the ages of 6 and 11! The Cub Scout Olympix is coming to Anthem July 12, and you are invited to attend. The Olympix is an exciting morning of competitive games to promote fitness and fun. Compete by age in standing long jump, running long jump, softball throw, push-ups (one minute), and sit-ups (one minute).

The event will be held at 2503 W. Anthem Way in Anthem. Check in is from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. An opening ceremony will be held at 8 a.m., and games last until 1 p.m. You do not have to be a Boy Scout to participate. Cost is $15, which includes a t-shirt. Register online.

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July 14–26Disney’s “aladdin KIDs” at Camp Rising star

Starlight Community Theater will be holding a fun summer camp week for children ages 6 to 18 July 14 through July 26 at 1611 W. Whispering Wind Dr., #160 in Phoenix, one block southwest of Happy Valley Road and 16th Avenue.

Sessions will be held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, and Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a performance of their work, Disney’s “Aladdin KIDS,” July 28 at 2 p.m. Admission to the performance is $5 per person.

Camp registration fee is $275 per person or $250 per SCT member (SCT Membership is $20 per calendar year per household). Household discounts are available. Register online.

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July 31an Evening with Benise with Karen Briggs at MIM

Presented in true Musical Instrument Museum style, the public is invited to a spectacular concert July 31 at 7:30 p.m. featuring vibrant Spanish guitarist Benise and virtuoso Karen Briggs.

An evening with Benise is a portal into the vibrant world of Spanish guitar. The famed guitarist blends styles from Spanish flamenco, Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba, African tribal drumming and more to create his own redefined brand of flamenco.

Along with his world-class band and flamenco dancers, Benise is joined by Karen Briggs, whose four-decade career as a violinist has seen her master numerous genres and styles.

In this show, classic songs from the Rolling Stones, Queen, and the Eagles are married to Spanish themes as Benise channels his passion for Spanish guitar and classic rock. Benise has been lauded for his PBS production, “Nights of Fire!” which won an Emmy Award and was hailed for its blending of theater and music in Spanish styles.

Karen Briggs, on top of releasing three albums, has collaborated with dozens of artists, including Stanley Clarke, Chaka Khan and Patrice Rushen. Briggs has also spent 13 years touring and recording with the famed Greek contemporary keyboardist Yanni.

Tickets are $37.50-$52.50 and are available online. The Musical Instrument Museum is located at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix.

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Writer Tom Scanlon

Young Anthem tennis star Amber Hochstatter has learned

quite a few things on her way to becoming nationally

ranked in the Top 10 of her grade. They all boil down

to two key lessons.

Lesson 1: Older opponents will try to intimidate you

and stop short of nothing to win. At one of her first

tournaments, when she was just 7, she couldn’t reach high

enough to turn the card keeping score. Her opponent,

who was 12, turned the cards when she won, but refused

to turn the card for Amber. As a result, Amber lost.

Which leads to Lesson 2, preached by Juraj Sekera,

Amber’s first coach: “You learn more when you lose than

when you win.”

Amber Hochstatter does not like to lose. She is a quiet,

shy 11-year-old, about average for her age at 5-foot-2,

100 pounds. But get her on the tennis court and she

flips a switch and becomes a fierce competitor.

“She’s a little shy when you first meet her,” says Jon

Perran, her coach, “but she gets out on the court and


she’s an animal out there.” A previous coach gave her a nickname:

“Bear.”

Even when she plays bigger, older, more experienced girls in

regional and national tournaments, she does not like to come up

on the short end of the score. “Whenever I lose, I usually calm

down and think about what I did,” she says from the dining room

of her family’s Anthem home. “Usually, it makes me better.”

Going into a busy summer tournament time, Amber was ranked No.

10 of the Class of 2021 (her projected high school graduating year)

by the Tennis Recruiting Network, and No. 40 in the 12-and-under

class by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

Additionally, she and her doubles partner, Carmen Corley of New

Mexico, won the Easter Bowl, a prestigious national tournament

dubbed “the Super Bowl of junior tennis.” Though they rarely

practice together, Amber and Carmen have clicked on the court,

and are ranked No. 8 in 12-and-under.

Amber, who turns 12 on September 19, will play in tournaments

July 3-7 in Tucson and in August in Georgia.

She has her tennis career all planned out: “When I’m 13, I want to

do ITF (International Tennis Federation). When I’m 14 or 15, I want

to turn pro.”

When an 11-year-old talks about being a professional athlete,

most parents would either roll their eyes, or have a little, “Honey,

we need to have a reality-check,” chat. But Bryan and Jenny

Hochstatter have been amazed by how far their child has come,

and fully support her goals.

“Who are we to quash her dreams?” asks Jenny. She and Bryan

home school Amber so that she can have daily court time under

the instruction of Perran, a noted tennis coach who also guides the

likes of Stephanie Vlad. Amber often hits in practice with Vlad, a

sophomore who is the No. 1 player on the Arizona State University

women’s team.


“She is strong,” Amber said of the college player. “Very

strong. And she’s really consistent. She’s making me better.”

Her current coach, Perran, is focusing on Amber’s serve

and shot variety.

It was six years ago when Amber took up the game

and had her first coach. The Hochstatters were living

in Oklahoma, and Jenny was driving a neighbor girl to

tennis lessons. Amber tagged along, and, once she saw

the action, wanted to play. Though Amber was only 5,

her mother convinced the coach to let Amber try the

class, which was for older girls.

After Amber’s first class, the coach told Jenny he wanted

to talk to her. The mother figured the coach would

say Amber was just too young to play with the older

girls. But Sekera had something else in mind: “Amber is

different,” he told Jenny. “I want to work with her.”

Early lessons focused on coordination, with Amber just

bouncing a ball up and down with her racket, and

footwork, with Amber jumping rope and moving through

rope ladders laid on the ground. Finally, when she was

6, Amber was ready for her first tournament, in the

10-year-old division. She won the singles and doubles.

Amber has two older brothers: Cody, a Boulder Creek

High sophomore, and Dylan, in between the other two

in age. Dylan also was playing competitive tennis in

Oklahoma, but after the family came to Anthem, he

tossed his tennis racket aside to concentrate on baseball.

At 14 years old, Dylan is 6 feet tall, 200 pounds. But

the big, powerful, athletic boy admits he is no longer a

match for Amber. “The first time she beat me, I wanted

to play her again right away,” he said, with a sheepish

smile. “I thought I could beat her – she’s my little sister.

But I lost again.”


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Being able to defeat her older brother and girls from around the country

has helped fuel Amber’s passion for tennis.

Where does her tennis coach see her, five years from now? “She’ll

be one of the top five players in the country and probably working

hard towards a pro career,” Perran says.

While Amber is relatively new to Perran’s coaching, he has been

guiding Vlad for years. “Before Amber, Stephanie Vlad was the most

dedicated, hard-working kid I’ve (coached). But Amber’s got more

drive than Stephanie does. She’s a different animal.”

The coach is quick to note that Amber has plenty of technical aspects

to learn. And the kid from Anthem is wonderful at taking instruction.

“She’s very hungry to learn. She’s like a sponge out there.”

There are plenty of young girls who spend just as much time on the

court as Amber, girls who benefit from top coaching, workouts, top-of-

the-line equipment, girls blessed with coordination, power and speed.

But few have that “animal” quality that Amber flips into, when you

put a tennis racket in her hand. Think of Marshawn Lynch, mild-

mannered and so shy he declined a trip to the White House; but

put a football in his hand and Lynch goes into “beast mode,”

blasting through defenders and putting would-be tacklers on their

backs. Though not quite as extreme, Amber seems to share that

animalistic flipside.

“When I first met her,” Perran says, “I could see it in her eyes: the fire.”

One wonders if she will burn out and grow tired of the sport, as

sometimes happens to star young athletes.

No way, according to Amber. “I’ll definitely do it for a long time,”

she says, her face lighting up. “I just love it so much.”


Sixteen-year-old Marcella Baietto will be spending her

summer this year preparing for something she’s never

done before: competing in a pageant. The Anthem

teenager will compete with other girls from across the

state for the title of Miss Arizona Junior Teen at the

National American Miss pageant in Scottsdale July 19.

It’s the title, not the tiara, that Baietto is aiming for. She set

the goal for herself because she wants to represent Arizona

and meet people across the state, but admits she’s not

one for glamour and glitz. “I’m trying to do it in a different

way than what a typical pageant contestant would do,” she

says. “I’m not glitzy at all, but I think that will help me. I

don’t want to be just another sparkle up there!”

Baietto entered the pageant after a friend referred

her. When she got the letter in the mail inviting her to

attend the open call, she immediately thought of the

show “Toddlers and Tiaras.”

“I wanted to see if the pageant experience was like what

you saw on TV,” she says, “but this pageant seems

different than others. There’s no makeup for anyone 12

and under, and the focus seems to be less on beauty

and more about making you a better person.”

Each year, the National American Miss Pageant awards

$1 million in cash, scholarships and prizes to young

women nationwide. Pageants are held in each state for

girls ages 4 to 20. There are five divisions to compete

in, according to age: Princess, Junior Pre-Teen, Pre-

Teen, Junior Teen, Teen and Miss. Girls are judged in

four categories: Formal Wear, Personal Introduction,

Interview and Community Involvement, and can choose

optional categories to enter. Baietto chose to compete

in the Actress, Casual Wear Modeling, Photogenic and

Spokesmodel categories.

If crowned Miss Arizona Junior Teen, Baietto would

represent Arizona at several events throughout the year,

and would receive $1,000 in cash, a trip to Hollywood,

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scholarship. The top five contestants in each division will be invited to

compete in the national pageant at Disneyland during Thanksgiving week.

Baietto is determined to go to Disneyland. The Boulder Creek senior with a

3.9 GPA has been working hard memorizing her introductory speech, practicing

interview questions and performing model turns and poses. She’s been

modeling and acting for the past two years with local agencies, most recently

with Arizona Model and Actor Management, so she hopes that will be a big

help to her. “I think my strength in the competition will be the acting and

walking the runway. I know how to walk in heels!”

She confesses that her family was a little surprised when she announced

her intentions. “My parents were on the fence about it. My dad thinks it’s

hilarious, my younger sister doesn’t understand it, and my mom is really

supportive. She drives me to all the open calls and has helped to initially pay

for everything.” Baietto repays her mother with money she earns from her

jobs at PacSun and Ebisu Sushi.

Of course, pageant primping isn’t the only thing that takes up Baietto’s time.

When she’s not practicing or working, she does what other teenagers like to

do: she hangs out with friends, attends pool parties, shops at PacSun, H&M

and Forever 21, goes to the movies, and enjoys boating at Lake Pleasant with

her family. When school is in session, she’ll continue her busy schedule with

choir practices, Spanish Honor Society meetings, and acting gigs. She’ll also

have more duties to perform as a junior ambassador for the National Honor

Society, to which she was recently named.

Baietto is already looking beyond the pageant world toward a future after high

school. “I would like to move to Los Angeles and go to UCLA for their amazing

theater program to further my career in acting and modeling,” she says. “Or I

might go into the medical field. UCLA has both options, so it’s a good choice.”

But for now, she is dedicating her summer to training for the pageant. “After

all the time I’ve taken to prepare myself, it will mean a lot to win. It’ll be a

confirmation of my hard work.”

And if she doesn’t get the title? “I would do it again next year, unless I have

a terrible experience!”

Arizona’s National American Miss Pageant will be held July 18-20 at the

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Kristin Rooney and Adam Galor were on the hunt for something fun and interesting to do outside of their day jobs in law and construction. When the right opportunity presented itself, they had a pretty good feeling about it. They purchased Wild Vines in May 2013.

“We were warned owning a restaurant would be a tremendous amount of work,” said Rooney. “And they were right. But we’ve learned so much and just love what we’re doing. We’re also really grateful for the people who hung in there with us through our growing pains!”

With new owners came some changes, but Rooney said they kept everything that was great about the restaurant,

such as the hit menu items, and made some changes to make the restaurant even better.

Rooney and Galor incorporated three things they love into the restaurant: wine, art and music. They feature art from local artists on the walls, live music on Wednesdays and Fridays and of course, a great variety of wines.

Some other changes include expanding the menu to offer a more complete dining experience, more live music, special events such as ladies’ night on Wednesdays and date night on Thursdays. Date night includes a special fixed price menu, and it’s been a great success.

“We change up the date night menu to keep it interesting for our regulars,” said Rooney. “But I think the couples who take advantage of the special offer do it because of the experiences we offer.”

Rooney and Galor are really proud of how far the business has come in a year. They receive great feedback from customers who love the food, the experience and to have somewhere good to go in Anthem.

One area of opportunity they have seen grow is special parties, from engagements to going away parties.

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“People want to bring their friends here and want to share their special occasions here,” said Rooney. “It’s very rewarding to be a part of people’s special moments and know that our restaurant is contributing to their memories and their fun.”

Rooney and Galor are quick to point out that their success is due to their staff.

“It’s unbelievable how much work goes into such a small restaurant,” said Rooney. “Adam and I both have regular jobs during the day, so our staff is incredibly important. When you have a great staff like ours, who are really great at what they do, you can be successful.”

One of the first things Galor and Rooney did when they took ownership of Wild Vines was join the North Gateway Chamber of Commerce.

“Aligning with the business community was of the utmost importance,” said Rooney. “We want to support others in our community, shop locally, donate our time locally, cross promote with local businesses and help each other succeed.”

One of their first special events was to host a chamber after-hours mixer.

“When we held the mixer it brought us into a different light with chamber members. They were happy to become our advocates and share their great experiences from our restaurant,” said Rooney. “They all want to see you succeed and give great advice and serve as a strong support group.”

Wild Vines is now open seven days

a week for dinner, and Galor and Rooney recently decided to open for lunch, including delivery. And they promise that further expansion is in their future.

“We love that people will wait for a table during the busy hours,” said Galor. “We want to serve everyone, and we love that people will wait for us so that we can. We’re really excited about the future and all the plans we have to satisfy our customers’ needs.”

When asked what piece of advice they would pass on to other business owners, Rooney focused back on the importance of employees. “You have to have the right people performing the right duties, and you have to have a variety of people,” she said. “You can hire people for a variety of skills and reasons, but they’re not always in the right position.”

The couple lives and works in Anthem. Rooney owns her own law firm, Rooney Law, and Galor owns a construction company, Atomic Construction. They have five children between them: Haily, age 21; Terra, age 18; Ryan, age 17; Jake, age 15; and Grace, age 12. They enjoy spending time in their restaurant, working out, trying to find ways to relax and brainstorming about their next project.

“It’s been a really full year,” said Rooney. “We’re thrilled with where we are in the business and look forward to continuing to fill the needs of our community.”

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Water. Delightful, intoxicating, wonderful water.


It is around this time this year that we Phoenicians begin to daydream. As we

maneuver our cars through traffic, making minimal contact with the steering

wheel, max AC blowing inadequately and barely drying the streams of sweat

running down our foreheads, we start to think:

Water. Delightful, intoxicating, wonderful water.

We dream of jumping in, splashing in cool waves and feeling a gentle breeze sweep

the heat from our steam-cooked necks. If we truly allow ourselves to indulge in the

fantasy, we can almost imagine the feeling of being beautifully, euphorically cold

before we’re jolted back into reality by another tick of rising Fahrenheit.

Let’s face it: We live in the desert, and quietly surviving the summer months is a

karmic trade-off for goading Midwest and East Coast relatives all winter long with

Facebook photos of hiking and poolside picnics.

It doesn’t have to be that way, though. Look deeper through our saguaros and

Sonoran sunshine and you’ll find waterways hidden in the hills. From Flagstaff’s

Lake Mary, to Big Lake near Pinetop, to Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon

Rim, there are plenty of pine-studded reprieves to satisfy both your wanderlust

and your practical need for cool abandon. The Verde River just to the north

of the Valley, and the Salt River to our southeast, are also winding, beautiful

waterways often shaded by cottonwoods and replete with riparian life. Phenomenal

desert lakes, too – Pleasant, Roosevelt, Bartlett and the towering cliffs of Canyon

Lake, to name a few – are closer to home and each unique in their splendor.

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There are many ways to enjoy the water, but for

those who enjoy exploring at their own pace, and

who like a little challenge, stepping into a kayak and

paddling through the ebb and flow of the currents is

the perfect blend of recreation and relaxation.

Kayaking offers a frog’s eye view of some of the

most beautiful scenery in the state, and it’s also

a great way to enjoy nature in a quiet, more

purposeful way. Whether you want to go fishing,

exploring, or take a romantic day trip with that

special someone, kayaking offers adventure on a

budget, and a whole lot of fun.

Ray and Debbie Hendricks, self-described

“corporate refugees,” are the dynamic duo behind

Scottsdale’s Just Roughin’ It Adventure Company,

and are seasoned veterans in the world of

kayaking. In addition to a number of other types of

fun excursions, their staff of 25 guides leads tours

for groups large and small through some of the

state’s (and the country’s) most scenic waterways.

They also rent kayaks, inflatable and small enough

to fit into the most compact of cars. For $40 per

day for a single-seat kayak, or $50 for a double,

which includes paddles and personal flotation

devices, you can give the sport a try without

breaking the bank.

For first-timers, Just Roughin’ It tours take some

of the intimidation out of the sport. For others,

they take away the need for tedious preparation,

packing everything from personal flotation devices

to rice krispy treats for anywhere from a couple

of hours to overnight trips. They also make the

trip fun by adding interesting tidbits about the

flora, fauna, history and geology of the areas they

paddle through.

The two know their business. Ray, who grew up

in the Catskills of New York State, grew up hiking,

climbing, and navigating nearby waterways. Debbie,

an adjunct professor of exercise science at Mesa

Community College, has made fitness and outdoor

recreation a lifestyle her entire life. She grew up in

the Phoenix area, steadily rooted in a family whose

history spreads wide into the area’s pioneer history.

“We want to be a resource for people who want

to go on their own, but we like to be of service to

people who want a guide to tell them about the

canyons or the places they’re surrounded by, too,”

explains Ray. Many of their clients are locals looking

to try something new; others are vacationers who

want to fit something unique in between breakfast

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• Get out early. Not only are the temperatures cooler, but

there’s not as much boat traffic in the early morning hours.

You’re also more likely to see wildlife and gorgeous sunrises –

definite perks of the sport!

• Start slowly. Learn to navigate the flat waters of our placid

Arizona lakes and rivers before trying faster-moving currents.

• Wear personal flotation devices. Life jackets are a must.

• Know your capabilities, and know your surroundings. Kayak

accidents do happen, and can result in drowning. Get expert

advice on where to go based on both your skill level and the

limits of your gear.

• For overnight trips, try to be at your campground before

noon. You’ll have plenty of time to play in the water once

you’re there, and you’ll have a respite from the heat if you

need it.

• Take breaks for water and snacks. You will burn more fuel than

you may think, and even though you’ll be surrounded by water,

your body will need plenty to drink in the summertime heat.

• Don’t mix alcohol and kayaking. Not only is alcohol

dehydrating, impairment and water are not a good mix.

• Enjoy the ride and jump in! There’s no need to suffer when

there’s plenty of cool water all around. Don’t be afraid to get wet.

Just because we’re in the desert doesn’t mean we can’t have

some summer fun. There is plenty to see, and so much to

experience! So if you’re ready for a break, gear up, kick back,

and kayak.

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Floating along a cool stream, sunlight dancing in shadows while trees overhead gently sway in the summer wind.


Imagine, if you will, floating along a cool stream, sunlight dancing in shadows

while trees overhead gently sway in the summer wind. The soft trickle of water

plays a soothing song as you dip your paddle in, first to the right, and then to

the left, in a steady dance with nature.

For one Cave Creek woman, the choreographed partnership with Arizona

waterways has become more than just a hobby; it’s a passion. Suzi DeMaio-

Donovan of Cave Creek has become one of several local stand-up paddle board

(SUP) enthusiasts who have brought the sport from the waves of Hawaii to the

lakes and streams of the desert Southwest.

Her goal: to paddle every waterway in Arizona. So far DeMaio-Donovan has hit

28 bodies of water on her paddle board, from Bartlett Lake to the Verde River

near Camp Verde, and from Oak Creek in Sedona to Woods Canyon Lake on

top of the Mogollon Rim.

“I just look at the map, and wherever I see blue, I am in it,” she says.

“SUP is a lifestyle,” adds the fit and compact East Coast native whose

enthusiasm for the sport can be felt from across the room. “I will paddle any

lake, river, pond or ocean – I don’t care, as long as I can paddle. It’s extremely

diverse, and I feel like anybody can do it, from little ones up to people who are

70 or 80 years old; if they can stand, they can paddle.”

As unlikely as the sport may appear at first glance for a state in which the word

“river” is not always associated with water, SUP is catching on. A growing number

of clubs and websites dedicated to paddle boarding in Arizona have popped up

in recent years, and it’s not unusual to find paddle boarders on any given day

sculling along popular waters like Lake Pleasant and Tempe Town Lake.

As solitary as the sport can be, it’s often the people who make SUP so

enjoyable, DeMaio-Donovan says. She’s gained clients for her personal training


SUP LifestyleFloating along a cool stream, sunlight dancing in shadows while trees overhead gently sway in the summer wind.

Suzi’s goal: to paddle every waterway in Arizona.paddleboarding



business through the sport, but more importantly, she’s developed friendships.

From river clean-ups, to races, to paddle yoga, to moonlight paddles and

camping trips, the opportunities for connecting with others while navigating

currents are endless.

“The SUP world is so friendly,” she says with an enthusiastic grin. “It’s hard not

to smile when you’re on a board. You’re working so many things, your arms, your

legs, your core - and last but not least, your facial muscles because you smile all

the time!”

It’s hard not to smile when you’re on a board.paddleboarding


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The sport’s origins date back as far as the 18th

century when hollow paddle boards were first

documented in Polynesia. Along the way, paddle

boarding evolved into a stand-up, rowing version. In

the 1960s, surf school instructors in Hawaii often used

paddles to stay alongside their surfing students.

SUP didn’t take off as a sport until the early 2000s

when surfers like Laird Hamilton, Brian Keaulana,

Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa and Dave Kalama began

paddling their boards when the surf was down.

Soon, they were entering paddle board and surfing

competitions, showing off their unique SUP skills and

style to a world eager to try something new.

Across the country and then the world, people have

caught on to the fact that no tide is needed to

enjoy SUP, and lakes and rivers have since become

playgrounds for a new generation of water lovers.

SUP is not difficult to learn. Beginners are in luck

because, although stepping into the SUP world may

be intimidating at first, a wide variety of boards and

paddles are available to make that first push off

relatively affordable and simple.

There are four types of boards: surf style, for rougher

waters; recreational touring boards, which are often

seen on Arizona waterways; fitness and yoga boards;

and racing boards. Each has a different shape and

width, and often come with their own “personality.”

There are also different paddles for different uses, and

any shop or professional can walk buyers or renters

through their choices to find what’s best for the day or

the use.

Among the most popular choices are inflatable boards,

which are sturdy enough to endure tough knocks, but


versatile enough to be carried by backpackers and

hikers. SUP can now be more than a day on the

lake; it can be a weekend adventure.

Boards can run anywhere from $500 for lower-

end paddlers to $4,000 for customized options.

Paddles, made in wood, plastic, fiberglass or

carbon fiber options, run anywhere from $70 to

$400.

Boards and paddles are available for rent and for

sale at a small handful of places in the Valley,

and there are several clubs and individuals with

members like DeMaio-Donovan who are certified

to teach boarders of all levels. Safety, she

emphasizes, is always a priority, and avoiding boat

traffic and wearing personal flotation devices and

leashes are a must for anyone wanting to paddle

board down any Arizona waterway.

As a warning to those who want to give SUP a

shot, it may be highly addictive. “The second I put


When I get on a board, every single care is gone. paddleboarding

Photo by Greg Loehr


my two feet on a board, I was hooked for life,”

says DeMaio-Donovan, who first tried the sport

seven years ago. She paddles to work out, to

relax, and to reconnect with her own thoughts in

the sort of meditative trance SUP can put her in.

“It’s all about balance – both physically and

mentally,” she explains. “People have so many

things in life to worry about, and we all have to

understand balance.”

She knows what she is talking about. She has

lived her life trying to be as in touch with her

own natural balance and rhythm as she can be.

Following her mother’s example, she has never

eaten fast food and has not had a television set

in 13 years. She uses the moon and the sun as

her body’s guide to sleeping and waking hours,

and has built her 17-year career as a personal

trainer around fitness and connecting with the

outdoors.

“When I get on a board, every single care is

gone. I don’t even remember what it was I might

have been worried about. You have to be right

here, in the moment, or you’re going to fall in the

water. You have to learn to be present, and that’s

a big thing for most people.”

For DeMaio-Donovan and the growing SUP

community, it’s happiness they are really seeking.

“There are no walls when you paddle; no

judgment when you paddle. It’s just freedom,

peace, fitness and nature.”

And they seem to have found it, from atop

colorful boards, paddles in hand as they navigate

life’s rough and calm waters.

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Being a cowboy is

about more than

finding a hat and

a pair of well-worn

leather boots that

fit just so. There

is more to it than

driving a pickup truck or listening to country music.

Being a cowboy is a way of life. It’s about honestly

earning an appreciation for the songs of coyotes

and scampering of things unknown, as the dancing

of flames sends flickers into the desert brush. It’s

the unspoken satisfaction of polishing a saddle with

the timeworn seat of a practical pair of Wranglers.

It’s understanding the integrity and responsibility

packed into a handshake. It’s about flowing

with the rhythms of the sun and the moon and

understanding that everything else is just a formality.

Being a cowboy is a way of life and a code of

ethics. Most would say it’s a life that chose them,

rather than the other way around.

Something happens, too, when a person spends

great swaths of time on the back of a horse or

walking fences. Give a man (or a woman) space

to be alone with his or her own thoughts, and the

seeds of creativity begin to sprout and grow. More

than one cowboy has taken to waxing eloquent on

paper, in song, or through inspired art, and even

more folks have taken to following what emerges

from their minds.

For 27 years, the Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering

has featured art, lyrics, poetry and music of more

than 50 contributors who are inspired by the legend,

lore and realities of cowboy life. Held in the cool

mountain pines of Prescott, just an hour and change

north of Phoenix, “the Gathering,” as it’s often called,

Writer Amanda Christmann Larson

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is held as a way to celebrate the unique heritage,

history and contributions of the American cowboy.

It’s one of the most respected cowboy gatherings

in the country, and one would be hard-pressed to

find a more uniquely Arizonan festival.

Among the poets featured this year, is artist and

Cave Creek’s own Marless Fellows, who is one

of only two women to have been honored to

hold resident artist status. Her thought-provoking

painting, called “Cowboy Journal,” has been

chosen as the theme of this year’s gathering,

and is featured on its website, publicity posters

and promotional materials. In addition, her new

book, co-authored by Leslie V. Bay, called “A

Handshake is Enough,” will also be debuted.

Fellows has lived the cowgirl way her entire life,

and takes inspiration from her family history

in ranching and her love of the American

Southwest. She conceived her ever-popular

Saddle Up Gallery in Cave Creek out of a dream

to create and showcase tangible representations

of the cowboy spirit through her art and that of

artists she represents in her gallery. “As long as

I can remember the feeling of the Southwest ran

through my soul,” she says.

Fellows comes by her passion honestly. Her

grandfather was a cowboy and spent days and

weeks driving herds of cattle across the open

range of Texas, and was in World War I where

he broke broncos for the cavalry. Her art and

the work of other talented artists featured in her

gallery reflect her own heritage, as well as the

continuing but ever-diminishing legacy of hard-

working men and women.


This isn’t Fellows’ first go-’round at the Cowboy

Poets Gathering. In 2010, her painting, “Mischief”

was chosen as featured art. Inspired by the

painting, poet Slim McWilliams composed a poem,

“Up to No Good” about the painting. For Fellows,

the collaboration was an “A-ha!” moment that

solidified the concept for her book.

From 2011 to 2014, Fellows distributed 36 of her

paintings to cowboy poets across America and

invited each to submit poems inspired by her

work. What resulted was a work of part storyline,

part art, and part poetry that represents the

fortitude and creativity of the American West.

Come see Fellows “Cowboy Journal” painting

and purchase a signed poster and copy of

her book, “A Handshake is Enough.” Enjoy

featured performers Dave Stamey, Mary Kaye

and Kristen Harris at the 27th Annual Cowboy

Poets Gathering August 7-9. Daytime sessions

are free of charge on a first-come, first-seated

basis. Seven venues of poets and musicians will

be available from noon to 5 p.m. August 8 and

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 9.

Evening performances will be held at Yavapai

College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon

St. in Prescott, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets for

evening performances range from $18 to $30.

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If you’ve noticed that everything

from fashion to food has a way

of swinging wide then circling back

around to its roots, you’re not

alone. After years of shrinking, cell

phones are back on their way up in

size; disconnecting from the Internet

for days at a time is once again all

the rage; and retro-inspired looks

are popping up in closets and living

rooms with new vigor. What’s old is

now new, and there is perhaps no

better example than what’s making

its way to our dining room tables.

Less than a decade ago, few people

had heard the term “slow food,”

and “organic” and “sustainability”

were hippie terms that were scoffed

at with mistrust. That’s no surprise,

since convenience in the form of

fast food, processed dinners and

engineered “food-like products”

have been a thread of our American

fabric for nearly half a century.

According to highly acclaimed author

Michael Pollan (“In Defense of Food”

and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”) corn

is behind much of the convenience,

and ultimately, dietary dysfunction

of our food system. Subsidized

and produced in massive amounts

during both world wars due to its

ability to be cheaply converted into

a variety of consumable products,

corn has become a “second great

American lawn,” according to Pollan

in his publication, “We Are What We

Eat.” Today, corn subsidies continue,

resulting in massive amounts of

fillers, additives, oils and starches

that bulk up our meals and bulk out

our waistlines.

Among its many other uses, the

overproduction of corn has led to

animal feed supplements that make

cows, pigs, poultry, sheep and even

fish fatter, quicker. This increases

commodity profits for farmers and,

paired with growth hormones and

preventative antibiotics, has led to

a public taste and billions spent for

heavily marbled and/or unnaturally

large cuts of meats.

These supplements have also led

to widespread antibiotic resistance

among people and animals, and

contribute to the shocking 34.9

percent obesity rate of U.S. adults

(2014) and $147 billion in obesity-

related medical bills in our country

(2008), according to the CDC.

But, as luck and logic would have it,

the pendulum may be on its way back

around, and more often than not, it’s

wearing weathered cowboy boots.

John Holbrook is nothing but matter-

of-fact. For a guy who spends much

of his week in sales, there’s nothing

wheelin’ or dealin’ about his quiet

manner and work-scarred hands.

Sitting at his oak dining room table,

with the sleeves of his button-down

Writer Amanda Christmann Larson // Photographer Bryan Black

beef


shirt rolled up and his Wranglers

creased, he could have walked out of

any era of ranching in the American

West. Fortunately for customers of his

JH Grass Fed Beef business, his brand

of hormone- and antibiotic-free, grass-

finished cattle and sheep ranching is

very “right now,” and becoming part of

a national trend toward mindfulness in

what we’re growing, cooking and eating.

“The general consumer is getting more

educated as to what they are putting

in their mouths,” he says. “As they

become more and more educated,

we’re beginning to see changes in

the market.” Those changes include

more demand for locally grown food,

but also, people want healthier, more

humanely produced food.

Operations like JH Grass Fed, which

is run primarily by John and his son,

John T. on over 60,000 acres of

leased Forest Service and BLM land

near Agua Fria National Monument

and at Antelope Creek near Cortes,

are becoming more common as

demand continues to go up. John

and ranchers like him who sell their

Arizona state-inspected products

online, to restaurants, through CSA

cooperatives and at farmers’ markets,

hope the tables turn again to the

not-so-distant 1940s when about 97

percent of all beef consumed was

grass-fed.

It’s a little more expensive than corn-

fed beef because it costs more to

produce. Much like a good home-

cooked meal versus a value menu


meal from a fast food drive-through, “You get what you pay for,” explains

John. “When you look at the health issues and obesity in this country,

where is the real cost?”

He’s proud of his products, which he says his customers enjoy just as

much for the taste as they do for the health benefits and stewardship to

the animals. He has found a solid community of like-minded growers, many

of whom cross-market each other’s products to a variety of customers.

He and his grass-fed livestock-growing peers have some solid factors on

their side. For one, beef from grass-fed cattle has about half the fat as

its feedlot counterparts. It’s also higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, which are

one of the biggest reasons health-conscious consumers have been buying

fish for years. It is also up to four times higher in vitamin E than meat

from its feedlot counterparts, and much higher in conjugated linoleic acid

(CLA), a nutrient associated with lower cancer risk.

In addition, factory feedlots have their own set of problems that are

causing wariness among many consumers. Overcrowding has led to

disease outbreaks, which is now remedied by constant antibiotic regiments.

These preventative programs are now believed by most scientists to be

responsible in part for antibiotic-resistant strains of “superbug” bacteria

that affect humans whether we eat meat or not.

Also, because cattle do not naturally consume corn products, corn feeding

presents a host of digestive problems. One of the most significant, according

to Pollan, is a change in pH that makes conditions ideal for deadly E. coli

0157:H7 to grow. Although it was once rare, E. coli is now found in the

intestinal tracts of almost all feedlot cattle and can lead to sickness or

death of people who eat undercooked beef.

But for John and the growing community of mindful cattle growers,

raising grass-fed livestock and sustainably grown crops is not about scare

tactics; quite the opposite in fact. It’s about maintaining an appreciation

for the land, the animals, and the natural processes that occur without

the help of the “fast food” mindset.

“People want to know where their food comes from and that the animals

are treated humanely,” he says, his eyes showing the glint of an honest

smile from behind brown-rimmed glasses. “That’s what we do. It’s just the

right thing to do.”

www.jhgrassfed.com


HOPE (Helping Out People Everyday) awarded their first

scholarships to two local young ladies, Megan Elizabeth

Villandre and Kaitlyn Ashton Males. The scholarship was

established to honor a female who attends Anthem

Preparatory Academy or is an active HOPE member. The

award is based on the leadership they show in their

community and their school.

Kaitlyn is a graduating senior at Anthem Preparatory

Academy who will be attending college and majoring in

exercise science. She has been in involved in show choir,

cross country and cheerleading. She has also had the

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sCHOLaRsHIPs aWaRDEDWriter Stephanie Maher Palenque


opportunity to go on several missions to Mexico and

participate in equestrian rehabilitation.

Megan Villandre is also a graduating senior at Anthem

Preparatory Academy who is planning on majoring in

mechanical engineering while attending Notre Dame.

She has received the National Merit Commended

Academic award and has been actively involved in

her school as a member of the leadership committee,

volleyball team, basketball team, soccer team and

baseball team. She has also held a leadership role in

Relay for Life and was a team captain for three years

and the accounting chair for the 2011 relay.

Megan said, “This scholarship means a lot to me,

not only because it will provide financial support to

help me pay for room and board, but also because I

know I have the support of many driven young ladies.

They are supporting me in my pursuit of leadership

in Navy ROTC as they continue to be leaders in the

community, helping people any way they can. I am

very grateful to these mothers and daughters and I

hope they will continue making such a positive impact

on those around them.”

Her mother, Angie Villandre, said, “We are extremely

proud of her. She has worked so hard and are thrilled

that it has resulted in the scholarships she has been

awarded.”

The scholarship committee was a leadership project

adopted by members of HOPE, Kaylee Wong, Mae

Symmonds, Sabrina Seifert, and Taylor Brown (not

pictured). The girls created everything from the

application and application instructions, criteria,

the process for determining the winners, publicizing

the scholarship at Anthem Prep and awarding the

scholarships to the recipients.

HOPE accepts donations to help with their scholarship

fund. Donations may be made at the MidFirst bank in

Anthem (HOPE Scholarship Account #2033007586).


ready to roCk enroll: PRInCIPaL DR. MIKE anDERsEn

Writer Jenn Korducki KrennPhotographer Bryan Black


On paper, Dr. Mike Andersen is an award-winning principal

at Barry Goldwater High School with an extensive list of

accomplishments and accolades achieved during his tenure.

But a resume never quite captures the full scope of a career,

and what is perhaps most striking about Dr. Andersen’s journey

is how he has thrived when the going gets tough. Nearly 30

years of experience in education produces its fair share of

battle scars and lessons learned, especially when much of the

work involves groundbreaking (i.e., difficult and often unpopular)

changes to the status quo. But nothing extraordinary comes

easy, and not everything worth fighting for has to be well liked.

It just has to make sense.

“People can’t do what they can’t envision and won’t do

what they don’t understand,” Dr. Andersen says. “My role is

to provide my staff with a clear and precise vision that we

can unite around, even if it means making changes to the

way things have always been done.”

Chief among the more challenging changes during Dr.

Andersen’s time at BGHS has been the transition to

standards-based grading, a system that replaces traditional

point-based grades of A through F with measurements of

what a student knows and is able to do at each grade

level. The idea is to separate effort from achievement

and give credit to students for how far they’ve come

in accomplishing their learning goals, rather than solely

relying on mathematical calculations.

“I call it fuzzy math,” Dr. Andersen says. “We all learned

in grade school that the worst way to analyze data

is to average it, but that’s exactly what a traditional

system does; the good, the bad and the ugly scores

are all included. It takes focus away from growth and

improvement. In a standards-based approach, it’s not about

how you start, it’s about how you finish. Communities and

schools won’t take it on because it’s hard. My gosh, it’s

hard. The traditional system is so engrained and such an

emotional topic. I have a lot of respect for our teachers.

Our approach hasn’t been easy to embrace, but they’re

doing it and that’s huge.”

Dr. Andersen credits his musical background with building

his passion for change and innovation, including his views

on the standards-based system.

“When I first learn a new piano piece, it’s brutal,” he says.

“I don’t want to be assessed when I’m only beginning to

try something new. We should be given multiple attempts

at mastery.”

His love for the performing arts began while growing up in

the small town of Ludington, Michigan. Dr. Andersen was

a dedicated member of his high school band and later

attended college at Central Michigan University to learn

how to become a band director. He viewed the profession

as a solid backup plan – that is, if his career as a working

musician didn’t pan out.

“After graduation I went on the road with various rock bands,

trying to seek my fame and fortune,” he explains. He primarily

played piano or keyboard and ultimately recorded an album.

“That album hit the charts with an anvil and maybe went

plywood,” he jokes. “I learned early on that, as a rock star,

I would make a better teacher, so I refocused my effort

into education.”

Dr. Andersen returned home and became band director

at another small town school in St. Louis, Michigan. He

was there for three years before trouble with the economy

forced the school to make layoffs, and he took the

unfortunate news as a sign it was time for a fresh start in

a new state.

“I figured if I have to move again I’m going to move

somewhere warm,” he says. He ended up in yet another


small town, the former copper mining hub of Ajo, Arizona,

where he stayed for a year and a half before making

his way north to Phoenix – at long last, the big city.

He landed the band director position at BGHS in 1989,

where he’s remained ever since. He became assistant

principal in 1993 and officially took the helm as principal

in 2006, after earning a master’s degree and doctorate in

educational administration from Arizona State University.

Having already been at BGHS for 17 years, Dr. Andersen

had a few ideas in mind to further enhance the school

after he became the boss. One of his first priorities was

to work with his staff on perception and culture. As a

Title I school in the Deer Valley Unified School District,

BGHS serves a community of generally low to low-middle

socioeconomic status. From day one, the goal has been

to give under-resourced students a unique and distinctive

educational experience.

“Our vision is to be the global role model for academic

excellence and innovation,” Dr. Andersen says. To

accomplish the academic component, BGHS introduced

the International Baccalaureate program, one of 16

diploma programs offered in Arizona with a rigorous

curriculum that Dr. Andersen calls “advanced placement

classes on steroids.”

“You have to take advanced courses in everything,”

he explains. “If you stick with it, then in addition to

your high school diploma you will earn an International

Baccalaureate certificate or diploma, which are

recognized around the world.”

The second part of the global vision is innovation. Dr.

Andersen and his team wanted to develop something

that would distinguish their students from other

graduates, a feat that is becoming increasingly difficult

when it comes time to apply to colleges. Over the

course of several years they developed a list of four

key exit outcomes for their students: critical thinking, life


skills, communication skills and habits of mind.

“These are what really matter, the things that colleges

and businesses want all students to be able to do,”

explains Dr. Andersen. “Unfortunately in most schools

there are no classes for them.”

To overcome this hurdle, BGHS developed and implemented

the Senior Institute, a type of capstone project that every

student completes during their final year at school.

“It’s one thing to talk about exit outcomes, make a poster

and slap them on the wall,” Dr. Andersen says. “It’s another

thing to really measure them and prove that you’re doing

them. Every student in every high school in the world

graduates with a diploma and a transcript. The Senior

Institute requires our seniors to go beyond that to find their

passion, find what defines them. Basically, if they could learn

anything they wanted to learn, what would it be?”

The seniors follow a prescribed process that includes

research and product development. At the end of the

year there is an exhibition in front of a panel, during

which students present their product and defend their

work against the four exit outcomes.

“The results are fascinating,” Dr. Andersen says. “Our

students develop creative and innovative things that really

benefit the community. This is our fifth year and some of

our graduates from four years ago are now sharing how

it benefitted them in college and gave them a leg up.”

Apart from school-specific initiatives, BGHS also joins the

other four high schools in the district to offer Career

and Technical Education programs. These give students

the opportunity to develop specialized skills to apply in

real world settings upon graduation, and the programs

offered are as diverse as they are competitive: BGHS

has courses in culinary arts, architectural drafting, law

enforcement and more.


The path to success has had plenty of roadblocks, but

Dr. Andersen’s ability to inspire staff and dedication to

creating a welcoming campus has earned him well-deserved

recognition, including the 2014 Rodel Exemplary Principal

designation. The Rodel Foundation is committed to bettering

public schools in Arizona, and as an Exemplary Principal,

Dr. Andersen will provide professional development, field

experience and mentorship to a class of Aspiring Principals.

It’s yet another leadership position he’s comfortable in;

already Dr. Andersen serves as principal mentor for the

Arizona Education Foundation’s Principals’ Leadership

Academy of Arizona and the Center for the Future of

Arizona’s Beat the Odds Institute. He is also the state

representative for principals on the AdvancEd State Council

and teaches educational leadership to graduate and

doctoral students at ASU, the latter a role he hopes to

expand upon his retirement from BGHS.

“It’s all humbling,” he says. “The best advice I can give

boils down to two things. First, the more responsive you

are the better. And secondly, it’s a team sport. I’ve been

recognized but this is really about our teachers and

support staff. They’re what makes this all work.”

Well … maybe three things. Be responsive, be a team

player but most of all: be extraordinary.

“At our high school, teachers must be extraordinary

because that is what our students deserve. They appreciate

everything they are given, so we give them our best.”

He may not have achieved rock star status in the music

world, but with lyrics like those, the legacy he’ll leave behind

at Barry Goldwater High School will be no less legendary.

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musiC in the PInEs


Conveniently

enough, just as the

North Scottsdale/

Cave Creek music

scene starts to go

into heat-induced

hibernation, the

music festival season in Prescott starts blowing up

like a Fourth of July firecracker.

Can you imagine sitting outside listening to music

in July? It might not be too fun from Chandler

to Anthem, with the temperature above 100

degrees long after sundown. But here in Prescott –

pronounced “press-kit” by locals – summers are all

about outdoor fun, as July temperatures in the mile-

high city usually top out around 90, with a quick

cool-down at dusk.

And this town of 40,000 loves to hear music filling

the mountain air. The City of Prescott sponsors a

summer concert series every night except Sundays

and Mondays. At the courthouse plaza downtown, in

addition to movie screenings on Wednesday nights,

there will be jazz bands on Tuesdays, a “Prescott

Idol” competition on Thursdays and country-blues-

rockers on Fridays and Saturdays.

While there is music pumping through Prescott all

summer, things literally amp up this month. And the first

week of July, locals will tell you, is pretty near insane.

The World’s Oldest Rodeo takes place from June 30

to July 6. While the ridin’ and ropin’ takes place at

the nearby Prescott Rodeo Grounds, two big music

events will wrestle for attention at nearby locations.

The official Rodeo Dance takes over the spacious

Goodwill parking lot at 1365 Iron Springs Road the

nights of July 3, 4 and 5. Those who have been to

this kick-up-your-heels event before may remember it

in the Albertson’s parking lot in downtown Prescott;

after years there, the Rodeo Dance was thrown like

a rookie bull rider. The $5 cover-charge dance found

a new home two miles away from the old spot.

On the afternoon and night of July 5, Montezuma

Street between (fittingly enough) the courthouse and

the “Whiskey Row” bars will be closed, as the Crown

Kings headline the 14th annual Prescott Street Dance.

“Everybody’s packed, there are not enough bars and

bathrooms,” says street dance promoter Steve Gottlieb.

Admission is $5, with $5 beers and $6 margaritas.

For those who think of Prescott as a sleepy little

town where retired folks go to putter around in the

garden, and the music scene is maybe a community

brass band, Crown Kings singer Casey Killian has two

words: Whiskey Row.

“I think Whiskey Row will change any preconceived

notion you have of a retirement village,” cackles

Killian. “You’ve got a square city block with a hotel

built in. You can crawl from bar to bar. Great music

and a party scene.”

Several of the bars on the block of Montezuma Street

long known as Whiskey Row regularly feature live

music. And, as Killian puts it, “Music and drinking, as

all the most intelligent people will tell you, go hand in

hand.” Killian lives in Cave Creek, and says the music

scene there is similar to Prescott’s.


July is a long, loud pub crawl for the Crown Kings,

who will play Harold’s pre-Fourth music and fireworks

show in Cave Creek July 3. After recovering from that

show, Killian will get on his Harley and ride up to

Prescott, as he did when the Crown Kings played the

city’s recent 150th birthday party. With Killian firing up

the crowd, the Crown Kings had the Sesquicentennial

crowd dancing in the streets, as the band cranked out

high-energy versions of one hit song after another,

ranging from new country of Zac Brown’s tasty

“Chicken Fried,” to old rock like the Rolling Stones’

loose-lips hit “Honky Tonk Woman.”

Killian is a master at audience interaction, and when

the Crown Kings dialed into Free’s 1970 hit, the

dozens dancing in a frenzy agreed with the chorus: It

was all right, now.

“We’re Prescott’s favorite stepsons,” Killian said. “They’re

great people, the most enthusiastic people we’ve played for.”

The Canyon Walls Band also likes to roll from Phoenix

up the highways to Prescott (45 minutes from Anthem,

about an hour from North Scottsdale). The Crown

Kings and Canyon Walls both played last summer’s

somber “Prescott Strong”; the Prescott show was

a benefit for families of the 19 Granite Mountain

Hotshots firefighters who died fighting a blaze in

nearby Yarnell.

“It really hit home,” said Danny Walls, a Phoenix firefighter

and longtime leader of the Canyon Walls Band. “I got

choked up a bunch of times during that show.”

Walls will take a break from Phoenix 911 calls to

bring his country-rock act back to Prescott to pump

out music for the Rodeo Dance. Rich Warner, the

Rodeo Dance organizer, is happy to get Canyon Walls

back up north. “I’ve had Danny Walls twice, and he’s

drawn more people than anyone,” said Warner. “He’s

just a great entertainer and they’re a great band.”


In addition to playing guitar and

fiddle, Walls is the lead singer of

the Canyon Walls Band. In Prescott,

he’ll be sharing the microphone with

Amy Magnussen. “We do a couple

duets,” Walls said, “and she does

a lot of Miranda Lambert, Leanne

Womack, the Dixie Chicks. She’s a

showstopper. We’ve been playing 10

years with her. It’s always nice to do

the female songs, and people just

like Amy. She’s the whole package.”

The Canyon Walls Band plays

country favorites like Charlie Daniels’

“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

and Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone

Cowboy” and a few countrified pop-

rock ballads such as Matchbox 20’s

“3 a.m.” and Journey’s “Faithfully.”

The Phoenix band fits right in with

Yavapai County bands. “They have

a big scene of rock bands, a lot of

country and some bluegrass,” Walls

said of the Prescott area music.

As Danny Walls describes Prescott,

“Lots of people having fun and

enjoying themselves, having food.

Just a nice time.”

Kind of like a mini-New Orleans?

“That’s a good way to put it,” Walls

said. “Especially at night. They turn

it up a notch.”

www.prescott.org


LAKE HAVASU


he sun sits high in the sky, casting its warm rays on the

sparkling blue-green waters of Lake Havasu as we roll into

Lake Havasu City. Lake Havasu, which is located on the Colorado

River in northwestern Arizona, just has to be the boating capital of the

world. All types of craft cleave a path through its 45 miles of smooth

waters. Speed boats, deck boats, and pontoon boats seem to be the

most popular, with kayaks and paddle boats not far behind.

This is a popular spring break stop for the college crowd as well as

a popular family vacation spot. And then there’s the unique attraction

of the authentic London Bridge, originally built in 1831, spanning

London’s Thames River and installed over an inlet in Lake Havasu in

1971. While the summer temperatures are the same as the Phoenix

area, it’s still a great place to cool off on the water along sandy

beaches, and it’s only a three-hour drive away.

HistoryLake Havasu is a reservoir, the result of building the Parker Dam

in the 1930s. Prior to that, the area along the Colorado River was

inhabited by the Mohave Indians, who gave the lake its name; “havasu”

meaning “blue water.” Spaniards then explored the area, followed by

beaver trappers and miners.

Visionary industrialist Robert P. McCulloch was the man behind the

founding of Lake Havasu City and the magician who reassembled

and installed London Bridge across its shores. Born into a family

of entrepreneurs, McCulloch always had a love of boats even as he

pursued engineering degrees at Princeton and Stanford Universities.

By the time he graduated Stanford in 1932, he had won two national

championship trophies for outboard hydroplane racing. Over the years,

his many endeavors included McCulloch Engineering Company, which

built racing engines and superchargers; McCulloch Motors, which

manufactured small gasoline engines and chainsaws; and McCulloch Oil

Corporation, which pursued oil and gas exploration, land development

and geothermal energy.

McCulloch discovered Lake Havasu when he went looking for a test site

for his outboards manufacture. He was fascinated with the beautiful

blue-green lake, surrounded by buff desert sand dunes and the dark

mountains beyond and dreamed of a city to be located on its shores.

LAKE HAVASUWriter Paula Theotocatos

Photos Courtesy of Lake Havasu

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In 1963, he purchased a 26-square-mile parcel of land

that would become the site of Lake Havasu City. To

lure buyers to his new development, McCulloch bought

11 Lockheed Electras and flew in prospective owners

from all over the country. Magazine advertisements

touted the sunny weather and cooling crystal-clear

waters of the lake to winter-weary travelers. He even

built the Lake Havasu Hotel to accommodate them

(torn down in 1988). He built three plants for the

manufacture of chainsaws to create jobs and entice

homeowners to his new city. But, it was the crazy but

brilliant idea of his to move London Bridge to Lake

Havasu City that brought worldwide attention to the

city by the lake.

London BridgeThere’s been a London Bridge spanning the River

Thames for over 2,000 years, the first models being

wooden and subject to rot and fire. The first stone

bridge was built in 1176 and lasted some 600 years,

famed for hanging the heads of traitors and enemies

from its gates. That bridge was eventually replaced in

1831 by a new stone bridge, and it is this bridge that

was brought over the Big Pond and transported to

the desert town in 1968. The bridge had been sinking

into the Thames, and London decided to auction this

historic landmark to preserve it and to raise needed

funds for a new bridge. McCulloch made the winning

bid of $2.46 million, and the bridge was his.

It was a monumental undertaking to meticulously

number each stone before it was disassembled and

then shipped overseas through the Panama Canal

to Long Beach, California, then trucked 300 miles

over land to Lake Havasu City. It took three years to

carefully reassemble the bridge, stone by stone. The

bridge was rededicated in a ceremony on October

10, 1971. Included with the bridge purchase were the

unusual lampposts that were molded from French

cannons captured during the 1815 battle of Waterloo.

The total cost of the bridge, including transportation

and reassembly, was $5.1 million.


Things to do...LAke HAVASU MUSeUM oF HiSToRyYou can see for yourself the history of the area from the early days of

the Mohave Indians and Hispanic settlers and miners to the creation of

Parker Dam and Lake Havasu. www.havasumuseum.com

BoATiNgYou don’t have to own a boat to participate in Lake Havasu’s fun water

sports. As you might expect, there are many boat rental companies

located here. You can launch your boat right from the beach at Nautical

Watersports, located at the Nautical Beachfront Resort, 1000 N. McCulloch

Blvd. Deck boats, pontoon boats, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards are

available for hourly or full-day rentals. Go to the website

www.golakehavasu.com/boatrentals.aspx for a complete list of boating

rental sites.

If you’re not into piloting your own boat, hire a captain and a private

boat and enjoy a leisurely day on the lake. Two to try are Havasu

Sunseekers Charter & Tours, www.havasusunseekers.com and Hot for

Havasu Boat Charter, www.hotforhavasuboatcharter.com.

BeACHeSOne would think that it would be impossible to find a sandy beach in

land-locked Arizona, but Lake Havasu has several sweet beaches to enjoy:

Lake Havasu State Park, 699 London Bridge Rd.; London Bridge Beach,

1340 N. McCulloch Blvd.; Rotary Park, 1400 S. Smoketree Ave.; Nautical

Beachfront Resort, 1000 N. McCulloch Blvd. For a non-sandy watering

spot, there’s Lake Havasu Aquatic Center, which has an indoor pool and

water slide for splashing good fun.

ToURSFor the non-boater who wants to explore the lake, a boat tour is the way

to go. Sunset Charter & Tour Company offers a sunset cruise, complete

with a view of a dramatically lit London bridge, as well as daytime cruises

to Topock Gorge and Copper Canyon; www.sunsethavasuboattours.com.

Explore the natural beauty of the Lake and its gorges and inlets in a

kayak tour through Sandbar Watersports Kayak Tours,

www.sandbarwatersports.com.

For a land experience, try Havasu Adventure Jeep Tours,

www.havasuadventurecompany.com, and tour the mountains surrounding

Lake Havasu or Parker Dam.


DiNiNgMany dining choices are available for foodies and casual diners to experience. Three that have

great food and also have a view of London Bridge are: Shugrue’s Restaurant Bar & Bakery

(seafood and steak), www.shugrues.com/lakehavasu; Barley Brothers Restaurant & Brewery

(pizza, chicken and ribs), www.barleybrothers.com; Javelina Cantina (Sonoran cuisine),

www.javelinacantina.com.

LoDgiNgThe Nautical Beachfront Resort, at 1000 N. McCulloch Blvd., is located on a prime piece of

real estate on Lake Havasu. All of its 138 rooms have a view of the lake and the resort

features a beautiful infinity-edge pool. You can also launch a boat directly from its premises;

www.nauticalinn.com. The Heat Hotel, at 1420 N. McCulloch Blvd., also has waterfront views and

direct access to the Bridgewater Channel and London Bridge; www.heathotel.com. The London

Bridge Resort, at 1477 Queens Bay, has good views of the lake and boasts three swimming

pools, plus restaurants, a business center and a fitness center; www.londonbridgeresort.com.

www.golakehavasu.com


• On the California side of Lake Havasu is Havasu Landing Casino. It

is easily reached by an hourly ferry to and from the Arizona side at a

marina under the London Bridge, www.havasulanding.com.

• Take a Cessna 172 for a narrated flight over Lake Havasu and

Topock Gorge through Hav-N-Fun Plane Tours, www.shop.havnfun.com.

• Or try a helicopter ride over the lake and surrounding mountains for a

more customizable tour, www.mdheliserv.com.

• Get a birds-eye view via a balloon ride over Lake Havasu and the

Colorado River. Two companies are Havasu Ballooning,

www.havasuballooning.com and Wanderlust Hot Air Balloon Rides,

www.wanderlustballoons.com.

• While you’re touring the lake, don’t miss the 21 small-scale working

lighthouses that are replicas of famous east and west coast lighthouses.

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Did you know that Ocho Locos serves a wide array of salads and sandwiches? Try the new Ocho Locos fajita wrap, Ocho Steak Salad or two new Mexican burgers. Ocho Locos is the only place in Anthem with happy hour everyday from 3-6 p.m. with $3 off all appetizers and lunch and dinner specials daily.

Sandwiches and salads at your favorite Mexican eatery will hit the spot when temperatures sizzle! Try the Ocho Locos Taco Salad (choice if shredded chicken, ground beef or machaca beef served with tomatoes, onions, cheese and black olives over fresh salad greens in a flour tortilla bowl, topped with sour cream and guacamole), or try grilled chicken avocado salad (grilled chicken, bacon, sliced avocado, Monterey jack cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives served with chipotle ranch dressing). Sandwiches such as their grilled tortas (chicken, steak, or veggies in a wrap served with fries and a side salad) will keep your family coming back for more this summer!

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Christ’s Church of the Valley623-376-2444www.ccvonline.com

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints2503 W. Anthem WayMeeting times 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church623-551-9851www.anthemcross.org

Crossroads Christian Fellowship602-740-596442425 N. New River Rd.

Deer Valley Worship Center623-582-1001www.dvworship.com

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church480-488-3384www.deserthills.orgDesert View Bible Church623-298-4900www.desertviewbible.org

Grace North Church623-551-0007www.gracenorth.com

Hosanna Christian Fellowship 623-512-6213 www.hosannaanthem.com.

New Creation Community623-551-2622www.nccconnect.com

New River First Assembly of [email protected]

Northgate Church 34835 N. 7th Street Phoenix, AZ 85086

North Ridge Community Church480-515-4673www.northridge.org

North Valley Assembly of God623-516-8734 www.northvalleyag.com

North Valley JewishCommunity Association623-322-0957 www.nvjca.org

Pioneer United Methodist Church623-551-0802www.pioneerumcaz.org

Pureheart Christian Fellowship602-866-8850www.pureheart.org

Spur Cross Cowboy Church623-556-7935www.spurcrosscowboychurch.com

St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church623-486-8665www.stharalambos.org

Sun Valley Baptist Church623-986-1687www.sunvalleybaptist.org

Catholic Community of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne623-465-9740www.diocesephoenix.org

Valley Life Church623-850-8777www.valleylifeaz.com

yogAYoga Breeze480-595-2855www.yogabreeze.com


Writer and Photographer Monica Longenbaker

This Fourth of July, forego the food coloring and let your patriotic colors show naturally with this raspberry- and blueberry-studded white layer cake. While baking, the berries burst and create beautiful flares of red and blue within the center, lending a pop of color and keeping the cake tender and moist. Also, a dash of lemon zest in the cream cheese icing adds a zip of citrus flavor to balance the sweetness of the berries, which are in their peak season right now. Your friends and family will be oohing and ahhing before the fireworks even begin.

White CakeIngredIents:1 box white cake mix (or your favorite white cake recipe)3 eggs1/3 cup cooking oil1 c water4 tsp flour1 c fresh blueberries1 c fresh raspberries (cut larger berries in half)

dIrectIons:Combine white cake mix with eggs, cooking oil, and water as directed on packaging. Divide the mixture in half.

Toss the blueberries with 1 tsp flour and carefully fold into one half of the white cake batter. Repeat this step with the raspberries and the other half of the cake batter.

Grease and flour two round 8” cake pans. Evenly pour the blueberry cake mix into one of the pans and the raspberry cake mix into the other. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before icing.

lemon Cream Cheese iCingIngredIents:12 oz cream cheese 6 oz butter (softened) 4 c powdered sugar ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp lemon zest

With a hand or stand mixer, whip cream cheese and butter together on high speed.

Switch to a lower speed and gradually add powdered sugar. Mix until smooth.

Fold in vanilla extract and lemon zest.

To ASSeMBLe:If there is a noticeable dome on top of the cakes, carefully level them with a serrated knife. Brush away any excess crumbs from the top.

Spread a thin layer of the lemon cream cheese icing over one of the cakes and smooth out with an offset spatula. Place the second cake on top. Tip: Place the cake upside down over the filling to guarantee a smooth surface for the top.

Cover the entire cake with the remaining lemon cream cheese frosting. Decorate as desired with fresh blueberries and raspberries. Make sure to wait until the day you are serving to decorate with fresh fruit to prevent discoloring.

Red, White & Blue Berry CakeRecipe



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