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Former MCSO director indicted

Eric Quade photoHelping a friend — Stephanie Goodman (in red) came all the way from Idaho to attend last weekend’s riding clinic, donating her time as a trainer. Stephanie and her mother had both ridden with Amy in the past.

Eric Quade photoSetting the pace — Members of CS Press’ winning editorial team show off their Pacemaker award. Pictured above from left to right, starting with the front row: Meagan Bondreau, Scott Warren, Shelby Nichols, MacKenzie O’Hearn, Nicole Dusanek, Tyler Bean, Suzanna Gormley, Emily Goodspeed, Jamie Behymer, Jackson Kennelly and Christina Holmes.

Student newspaper wins Pacemaker awardA Maricopa County grand jury

recently indicted a former telecom-munications director for the county on a range of felony charges.

Robert Rampy, who was em-ployed in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office from 2005 to 2012, stands accused of misus-ing criminal history records, tampering with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office infor-mation system and committing identity theft.

The computer hacking and criminal history abuses, accord-ing the sheriff’s office, allegedly occurred between Sept. 3, 2012, and Jan. 10 of this year, the pe-riod right after Rampy’s unsuc-cessful bid to become director of the county-wide Integrated Criminal Justice Information System. The defendant had previously resigned from his sheriff ’s office position and then unsuccessfully applied for the other.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said that his office’s internal investigators were first to find the wrongdo-ing, and their quick discovery of the unauthorized intrusions prevented any interruption or damage to the law enforcement information network.

Arpaio also said that he was appreciative of his detective’s work to get to the bottom of this computer tampering case and that he was extremely disappointed by the apparent actions of a once-valued employee.

The Federa l Bureau of Investigation assisted in the criminal probe.

CS Press was named one of 15 Pacemaker newspapers in the tabloid category by the National Scholastic Press Association. Cactus Shadows was one of only two high schools in Arizona to receive this award.

The winners were recognized in Boston on Nov. 17 at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, which members of the CS Press attended. The paper also received second place in the Best in Show category, said Scott Warren, editor-in-chief of the CS Press.

“I was really nervous we weren’t going to get it,” Warren said. “It’s really cool because only a handful of schools in the coun-try get this award.”

The NSPA Newspaper Pace-maker contest has awarded gen-eral excellence in scholastic news-papers for 86 years. The Miami Herald judged this year’s event. The contest yielded more than 300 entries.

Judging is based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, layout, design, photography, art and graphics.

The CS Press is student-run, led by 13 student editors with help from faculty advisers Lori Hart and Robert Adamson. There are

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Former students and friends of an injured local horse trainer gathered Saturday and Sunday in the Desert Hills area for a riding clinic in her honor.

The Amy Barrington Recovery Fund Clinic Fundraiser, which focused on dressage, show jump-ing and cross country, was held at Carefree Farms off of 7th Avenue. It included not only critique op-portunities for those wishing to improve their horsemanship in an arena, but also raffles and silent auctions to help pay for rehabili-tation expenses for the one horse trainer who had touched the lives of many of the weekend’s guests, yet couldn’t be there to enjoy their company in person.

One of Amy Barrington’s friends who helped organize the fundraiser was Dianna Clarke.

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She shared a story about Amy that was echoed numerous times by others in attendance.

“Amy had an impact on every-one she ever met,” Dianna said. “She is our friend, trainer, coach, mentor. And after 25 years of giv-ing to all of us, she needs our help now, and we will move heaven and earth for her.”

Amy was an equestrian in-structor in the Phoenix area for 20 years. She moved to South Carolina in early 2000 with Greg, her husband, and son, Ben, to be closer to the East Coast’s more robust horse event environment. With many friends and devoted students still in the Phoenix area, she had been making year-ly trips back to Arizona to hold riding clinics.

Then Amy suffered a trau-matic brain injury on Sept. 4 in a riding accident. A friend had found Amy and transported the wounded trainer to a hospital where surgeons went to work removing a large hematoma from her brain. The injury had apparently occurred while train-ing one of Amy’s young horses at

her facility out East; the horse is believed to have knocked Amy out by kicking her in the upper left side of her face.

Amy’s rehabilitation efforts are underway in Atlanta at The Shep-herd Center, which specializes in helping people recover from trau-matic brain injuries. The recovery process is not cheap, however, so that led her friends to the decision to hold a benefit—in riding clinic format—on her behalf.

Mother Nature brought cold temperatures and a fair amount of rain to the event, but inclement weather couldn’t get in the way of what Amy’s friends, like Dianna, had planned.

“It hasn’t dampened our spirits,” said Dianna, while standing out in a soggy arena at Carefree Farms.

For those who missed last weekend’s riding clinic, there are other opportunities to connect with the Amy Barrington sup-port effort. One is to check out the Amy Barrington Recovery Page on Facebook. Also, due to rain making the cross country course too slippery to use this past weekend, Valerie Crail and Alice Sarno will be back to con-duct that part of the event at Care-free Farms Dec. 7.

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And they’re off — Whether its for the serious race or just for a jaunt, the Luminaria Run will give runners a place to stretch their legs just like in past years, as pictured above.

Luminaria Run to benefit Desert Foothills TheaterThe 11th annual Luminaria Run is

coming to Cave Creek Dec. 7 with the first race at 4:45 p.m.

Proceeds from this year’s run will benefit Desert Foothills Theater, and the event will be held at Cave Creek Regional Park, a new location featuring a route that is uphill out and downhill back. Lit luminarias will line both sides of the road as participants run and walk the course.

There will be a timed 5K run/walk, a 1-mile run/walk just for fun and “Kids’ Desert Dashes” of approximately 50 and 100 yards with age categories of 2-5 and 6-12, respectively.

Luminaria race director and founder Meribeth Reeves said the event is still in need of sponsors and volunteers, including people to serve on the Luminaria crews.

“Our Luminaria crews are made up of four people and a pickup truck that each take up to three hours to place and light luminarias on a half-mile section of the course. It’s a fun activity for friends and families and you’ll also be treated to free pizza from Bad Donkey,” Reeves said.

This year’s event is bittersweet for Reeves, an avid runner who is healing from a broken leg. But even though she is not able to run this year, she takes pride in seeing how the community comes together to suppor t the Luminaria Run.

“I’m always fascinated by the stories I hear about why people participate in the Run,” Reeves said. “Some are families who come every year as a holiday tradition. It is just so amazing to think that the first year of the race, my son, now a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, was only four. Those who participate run the gamut from strong athletes (able to run a 5K in around 16 minutes) and then others are overcoming personal challenges, such as an illness or injury, and find this to be an inspirational course.

All come for the beautiful sunset, gorgeous desert views and glowing luminaria. It is a unique event. We look forward to seeing familiar and new faces this year!”

Participants can register online, via mail or in-person through Dec. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the FCF-Holland Community Center, 34250 N. 60th St., Building B, in Scottsdale or

through Dec. 6 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Roadrunner Sports, at Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard (south of the 101, next to Whole Foods).

For more details, visit luminariarun.org or call 480-488-1981.

Parking for the event is at the Cave Creek Memorial Rodeo Grounds, located at 37201 N. 28th St. Motorists are asked to reach the grounds by taking Carefree Highway to 24th Street, turning north on 24 Street and then turn right onto Maddock, which leads straight to the grounds.

The luminaria run traces its roots back to the Desert Foothills Christmas Pageant, which featured a luminaria trail. In 2003, the first Luminaria Run was held. Since that time, the exact route and location of the event has changed periodically, as has the event’s leadership.


FRIDAYHoliday sounds, snowfall

Enjoy holiday tunes performed by Deer Valley Unified School District students from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and hot cocoa and cook-ies (while supplies last) near the theater and Pita Jungle at The Shops at Norterra. Snow will fall at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Additional performances will take place the first three Fridays in December.SUNDAYConcert fundraiser

A holiday concert, featuring the Orpheus Men’s Choir, will be held Dec.1 at 4 p.m. The concert is sponsored by Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, which is locat-ed at 29305 N. Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale. The event benefits the Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center. Tickets, which are $20, may be purchased at foothills-foodbank.com. Additional info can be obtained by calling the church office at 480-585-8007.Advent lessons, carols

Christ Anglican Church, 35500 N. Cave Creek Road in Carefree, and the Rev. Steven Dart will host Advent Lessons and Carols on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. The 1-hour devo-

tional will commence the holiday season with scripture and songs. A reception in Dorothy McGin-nis Hall will follow the lessons and carols.

WEDNESDAYABCDs of Medicare

Preparing to sign up for Medi-care? In original Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Come, listen and learn from an AARP representative’s presentation on the topic Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. at North Valley Regional Library.

EARLY NEXT MONTHHoliday extravaganza

Whitestone REIT, in conjunc-tion with Regency Centers and Girl Scout Troop 2422, is playing host to its fourth annual Holi-day Extravaganza Dec. 7 in the Safeway Plaza in Anthem. The free, family event will feature stories, songs, cookies and hot chocolate with Mrs. Claus (9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.); photogenic oppor-tunities with Santa and activities like animal balloons, face paint-ing, a cupcake walk and crafts (10 a.m.-11 a.m. and 11:15-12 p.m.) and a prize drawing ticket for each person who donates a food item (11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.).

NRA gun safetyNow that Constitutional Carry

is permitted in Arizona, why not learn gun safety and what state and federal laws dictate? A Na-tional Rif le Association-affili-ated class is being offered every month, and CCW certification is available at no additional cost. The next class is on Dec. 7. Visit azpistol.com for more informa-tion.Holiday musical

Join Musical Theatre of An-them Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at the North Valley Regional Library for a holiday music program. The performance will take place within the Boulder Creek High School mini-auditorium.Car show with Santa

Participate for free in a Dec. 14 car show at The Shops at Nort-erra. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., bring a custom, classic or exotic vehicle for display; meet Santa; enjoy free children’s crafts, face painting, horse-drawn carriage rides, live holiday music and more. New this year, visitors can also help local families in need by donating toys.Holiday harp

Enjoy various holiday song fa-

vorites and a family sing-a-long at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at North Val-ley Regional Library in Anthem led by Ernie Ferra and his “ce-lestial harp” music. The special event will take place within the Boulder Creek High School mini-auditorium.Christmas festival

The sixth annual Carefree Christmas Festival will be held Dec. 13-15 at downtown Care-free, starting each day at 10 a.m. An electric light parade, present-ed by the Carefree Resort & Con-ference Center, kicks off at 6 p.m. Dec. 14, followed by fireworks at 8 p.m. Affinity Dance Band will perform 1-2 p.m. on Dec. 15.

WEEKLYFarmers market

The Arizona Community Farmers Market is held on Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Anthem Community Park. The free event includes vendors of organic and seasonal crops, plants, seeds, grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, goat, fresh local eggs, cheeses, butters, jams, jellies, pickles, t ama les, sauces, f resh ly baked artisan breads, pastries and more.

Read to Sioux PoohChildren, along with a favor-

ite adult, are invited to Desert Broom Library every Tuesday at 3 p.m. to read to Sioux Pooh the therapy dog. A 2010 study found that children in reading programs that used therapy dogs developed reading skills up to 20 percent faster than without.Stories in Cave Creek

From 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. every Thursday, Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek hosts “Lit-tle Ones Story Time.” The pro-gram is geared toward newborns and children up to 36 months in age. The library also has a story time program for toddlers, which is held every Tuesday from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.Toddler Time

Toddlers, accompanied by a fa-vorite adult are invited to enjoy in-teractive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills every Wednesday at Des-ert Broom Library. The program starts at 11:30 a.m. and is aimed at children aged 24 to 36 months.

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30 students in total on the staff of the newspaper, which also has an online presence at cactusshad-owscspress.com.

This is the second Pacemaker for the CS Press. They have also received three Crown awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

The paper and the web are both run through the Advanced Jour-nalism class at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek.

The Desert Foothills Christ-mas Pageant, started in 1952 as a re-enactment of the Christmas story showcasing local 4-H Club members’ animals, will continue its tradition on Dec. 7-8, 7 p.m., at Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Cave Creek.

Area residents perform in the choir and in pantomime. There is a live, occasionally stubborn, donkey for Mary and the Three Kings travel on horseback. A nar-rator presides over the Christmas story with musical accompani-ment provided by the pageant choir. Locals enact the roles of Mary, Joseph, infant Jesus, angel, townspeople, shepherds and kings.

Volunteers handle all aspects of the pageant, from ground prep, sound tech and sets, to luminaria placement and critter coordination.

Toby Payne, a longtime sup-porter and organizer of the pag-eant, said that finding volunteers is crucial for the event.

“The volunteer efforts of many people from our local communi-ties result in the continuation of this fine tradition,” Payne said. “There wouldn’t be a pageant without the volunteer crews who set everything up and help run the event, local youth and adults in the cast and choir, ani-mal owners and the ‘angels’—Ki-

wanis Key Club members from Cactus Shadows High School, Foothills Academy and Notre Dame Prep—who place and the light the 5-plus miles of beautiful luminaria leading to the pageant site at Spur Cross Ranch Conser-vation Area.”

Frank Tyrol, president of the Kiwanis Club of Carefree, said the community’s involvement in the program has been appreciated.

“A heartfelt ‘thank you’ goes to everyone who participated in prior years, especially the town

of Cave Creek for improving the site,” Tyrol said.

Admission and parking are free. Because there is no built-in seating, bring a blanket to sit up close on the ground or a portable chair. Wear warm clothes and walking shoes. A flashlight is use-ful because the Spur Cross Ranch is illuminated primarily by the moon and stars.

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I sometimes wonder if the Pilgrims would understand this holiday. If we really wanted to cel-ebrate the original “Thanksgiving experience,” then what we might do is something completely differ-

ent. Why get cozy with the same old tur-key when we could try, for just 1 day, to be like those brave souls who we r e struggling to survive in a

strange new world?Imagine getting on a ship, going

off to a place unknown, unsettled, with only hopes and dreams of a better life. One hundred men, women and children spent 66 days crossing the Atlantic to come to a “New World,” overcoming harsh circumstances, sickness and fear. Native peoples, different foods, no way back home and bad weather were but a few of the challenges that faced these folks.

They must have been very grateful that they made it through a year in the wilderness called America. So in 1621, one group of weary and thankful Pilgrims joined in to feast with the Wampanoag tribe.

I would have loved to sit at that table, early settlers mixing it up with native people who had very different customs and beliefs. Communication had to be a barrier.

Maybe not so different than sitting around the table with your own grandkids and realizing you have no idea what that new tattoo means and wondering why they are texting or tweeting during dinner. Life is not just a Facebook moment! Hmm … a modern day Thanksgiving can be just as much a culture clash as the original!

Today, Thanksgiving is often eclipsed by the “Big Day” of Christmas or the shopping frenzy of “Black Friday.” That would be tragic if Thanksgiving became so ordinary, since it is the one day that symbolizes the pure spirit of giving thanks in the midst of hardship.

In some ways, it is the best of all holidays: no gifts to commercialize it, no religion to limit it, no elf to trivialize it—just one day in November to give thanks for all that we have and to remember where we came from.

I thought I might do something different for dinner in honor of the Pilgrims. So I set aside all of my old recipes and am ready to blaze a new trail in the kitchen. I told my husband, Doug, that I wanted to make an orange-glazed turkey and sweet potato roll-ups made with cheese and sautéed in maple syrup. He looked at me like I had lost my mind. Then he asked me if I really wanted to experiment w i t h “ t he u nu s u a l” on Thanksgiving. Ha! Where’s his sense of adventure?

I remember as a child, kitchens were places that belonged to women. Men sat together looking at ball games or discussing politics, while women ruled the stovetops and ovens. My father, uncles and grandfathers didn’t complain much about food, especially when the women were armed with sharp knives. Chopping, boiling, mashing, slicing, mixing, baking, dicing and tasting were serious tasks. In those days, cooking a feast was an all-day marathon, perhaps not that much different than the efforts during the Pilgrim days.

Don’t you love getting up early on Thanksgiving to “fight with the bird” before getting it all stuffed and tied up? Then it

clears the way for the real fun: pie making, peeling potatoes (I enlist my husband) and all other manner of delightful things to do. Last year, my daughter, Tammy, told me to put the turkey dressing into muffin pans and another new tradition was started. It was a lot better than the year we decided to cook the turkey in one of those dangerous, burn-down-the-house, hot oil cookers. Dear readers, unless you are a fireman, forget it! I’m just thankful we’re all still alive.

I have had a few disasters when it comes to Thanksgiving dinners. One year I got carried away with the sage and the stuffing looked a sickening green. My uncle said it looked like mold. Another year, Doug was making the mashed potatoes and added so much milk that we had to serve them in soup bowls! The funniest year was when I somehow got the turkey turned upside down on the cutting board and thought it had shriveled because I couldn’t find the breast. Fortunately, after a full 2 minutes of terror, my daughters and I were able to f lip the beast over.

What are you thankful for this year? How might your Thanksgiving Day dinner compare to those early settlers who gathered around a long table, grateful for life, holding onto hope and dreaming of a bright future? More holidays are coming. With one feast fast approaching, there are several more opportunities before Christmas to “experiment” in the kitchen. Oh, and if you have a recipe for turkenduck in béarnaise sauce, give me call.

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Pulling and the high school will be formally rec-ognized at a 2014 Arizona Diamondbacks game at Chase Field. She will receive 1,000 complimentary tickets for CSHS to attend this presentation.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation and the University of Phoenix received a record-breaking 814 applications for funding this year.


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“This show has something for everyone, including classic carols and popular music, as well as an electrifying finale not

to be missed!” said producer, director and vocal director Jackie Hammond.

The theater space is located at 42323 N. Vision Way in Anthem.

Tickets may be purchased online at musicaltheatreofanthem.org. Adult tickets are $18 and students, seniors and children 12 and under are $15.

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The Carols & Candlelight Dinner starts at 6 p.m. at Ter-ravita Country Club. Tickets for the dinner are $85 per person, with raff le tickets available for $5 each at the event. The event benefits the Ottossen Family Blood and Marrow Transplant Program with proceeds helping to provide funds for activities for kids of all ages going through the transplant process.

The Elliot family created the Carols & Candlelight Dinner as a way to reach out to others going through the struggles of a bone marrow transplant. When the El-liot’s daughter, Hayley, needed a bone marrow transplant, she spent 5 weeks in an isolation room at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and another 8 months isolated at home. Her mother, Melana, said it was a difficult time.

“Maintaining a balanced fam-ily life when you have a seriously ill child is daunting enough,” Melana said. “But the transition home following the procedure is the most difficult part. In the hospital you rely on the nurses and staff to administer medica-tion, cook immunosuppressive meals and organize activities. When you are released from the hospital, you are responsible for those things on your own.”

Hayley was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia, a rare blood

disorder that prevented her body from producing red blood cells.

Hayley and her family spent 1 day at Phoenix Children’s each month for nearly 7 years, so Hay-ley could receive a red blood cell transfusion. She received about 90 transfusions before doctors determined that a bone marrow transplant was needed. Her broth-er, Ian, was a perfect match for the procedure. Doctors gave Hay-ley several doses of chemotherapy to suppress her immune system and reduce the risk of rejection. In October 2007, Hayley received a bone marrow transplant.

Isolation following the proce-dure is necessary to minimize the risks of other types of infection, like a cold or the flu, which can be devastating to those who are immune suppressed.

Now a healthy teenager, Hay-ley loves math, science, drama and music. She wants to study engineering in college. The Elliot family took the lessons its mem-bers learned to heart, and Melana said they are dedicated to helping others in the same situation.

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ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT1616 WEST ADAMS STREETPHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 04-115925

Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00am on Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, 4th Floor, Room 434B, Phoenix, Arizona, a lease to mine aggregate for a term of 10 years, with provisions to extend the term up to a maximum of twenty years with the written permission of the Commissioner, from the following described lands in Maricopa County to wit:

TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONAPARCEL: M&B IN LOTS 1 THRU 3; S2NE; SENW; N2N2N2S2, SECTION 1, CONTAINING 147.72 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.ACCESS PARCEL: M&B THRU E2SE, SECTION 1, CONTAINING 3.23 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONAPARCEL: M&B IN SESESW; SE, SECTION 36, CONTAINING 99.83 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.TOTAL ACRES CONTAINING 250.78 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

BENEFICIARIES: PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLSPERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMINITY SELECTIONS)

For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the mineral materials application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD.The appraised unit royalty rate of the aggregate has been established at $0.75 per ton with an annual minimum guarantee of 60,000 tons for a total minimum annual royalty of $45,000.00. The annual rent is $24,400.00. Additionally, the annual plant salvage fee is $7,600.00.Additional requirements and conditions of this sale are available and may be viewed at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona.The complete file associated with the described land is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Minerals Section of the Natural Resources Division of ASLD at (602) 542-2687. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov.Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.TERMS OF SALE: (A) At the time of sale, the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) The first annual royalty of $45,000.00 for a minimum annual production of 60,000 tons at a unit price of $0.75 per ton; (2) Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the minimum annual royalty, which is $1,350.00; (3) Annual rental, which is $24,400.00; (4) Annual Plant Salvage Fee, which is $7,600.00 (5) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee, which is $2,000.00; (6) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00; (7) Reimbursable Costs and Expenses not to exceed $12,867.10. The total amount due at the time of sale is $95,717.10 (less $17,367.10 if the applicant is the successful bidder, for a total amount due of $78,350.00). (B) Within 30 days after the time of sale the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the aggregate and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price paid for the aggregate less the amount paid under (A) (2) above. (C) Within 30 days after the time of auction, the successful bidder shall be required to pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(6) above. (D) A minimum annual royalty of $45,000.00 or more and a 3% Selling and Administrative Fee of $1,350.00 or more, depending on the unit royalty bid, shall be due and payable in advance or on each anniversary of the Lease. Material extracted over and above the minimum annual production of 60,000 tons shall be due at the unit bid price per ton along with the additional Selling and Administrative Fee on that amount. All such payments shall be applied as a credit to payment for material used, removed, or disposed from the premises during the term of the Lease. Monies so advanced and not credited against payments for materials used shall become the sole property of the ASLD upon termination or expiration of the Lease. (E) No Selling and Administrative Fee shall be collected by the Department if the successful bidder at auction is the beneficiary of the land trust.ADDITIONAL CONDITION(S): (A) The successful bidder agrees to execute the ASLD’s Lease, which shall be dated as of the auction date, within 30 days of receipt, and to perform all the terms, covenants, and conditions thereof. (B) Entrance upon and extraction from subject land shall not be permitted until after the complete execution of the Lease. The purchaser will be required to post a reclamation and damage bond in the amount of $100,000.00 upon execution of the Lease. (C) For additional terms and conditions regarding annual rent and other obligations of the Lessee under the Lease, prospective bidders are advised to examine the lease document, as well as all pertinent files of ASLD.BIDDING INFORMATION: (A) The highest and best bidder shall be determined on the basis of the bidder who pays forthwith the cash deposit and offers the highest royalty rate per unit for the material to be removed from the State land described herein. A bid for less than the appraised value of the aggregate or by a party who has not previously inspected the pit site and/or the associated files and records of ASLD will not be considered. The auction will consist of verbal bidding based on price per ton. (B) All bidders must sign an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction and that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions and public agencies regarding this property. (C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37-240.B, the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than three (3) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an affidavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certification Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD. (D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payments as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited. (E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.GENERAL INFORMATION: The ASLD may cancel this sale in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid. A protest to this sale must be filed within 30 days after the first day of publication of this announcement and in accordance with Article 4.1 of A.R.S. §37-301. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 364-0875. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Joe Dixon (for) Vanessa Hickman State Land Commissioner September 16, 2013

ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT1616 WEST ADAMS STREETPHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 16-117089PERPETUAL RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT

Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein called ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 W. Adams, Room 434B, Phoenix, Arizona, a perpetual right of way easement for the purpose of Underground Utilities situated in Maricopa County to wit:

TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, G&SRB&M, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONAPARCEL: M&B THRU E2E2 LOT 1; E2E2SSENE; E2E2SE, SECTION 3, CONTAINING 6.56

ACRES, MORE OR LESS.PARCEL: E. 50 FT., SECTION 10, CONTAINING 6.06 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.BENEFICIARY: PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS)For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the right of way

application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD.Said right of way easement has been valued at $2,400.00 and consists of 12.62 acres, more or less.Additional requirements and conditions of this right of way are available and may be viewed at the Arizona

State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona.The complete file associated with the described land is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West

Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Rights of Way Section of the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 542-4098. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov.

Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.

TERMS OF SALE:(A) At the time of sale the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) The value of

the right of way, which is $2,400.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the value of the right of way, which is $72.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $4,972.00 (less $2,500.00 and less $2,400.00 for Advance Deposit into suspense if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $72.00).

(B) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the right of way and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price for the right of way less the amount paid under (A) (2) above.

(C) No Selling and Administrative Fee shall be collected by ASLD if the successful bidder at auction is the beneficiary of the land trust.

(D) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder shall be required to pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(3) above.

BIDDING INFORMATION:(A) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bidder. The bid-

ding will begin at the total value of the right of way. A bid for less than the value of the right of way easement or by a party who has not inspected the right of way and/or the associated files and records of ASLD will not be considered.

(B) All bidders must sign an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction and that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions and public agencies regarding this property.

(C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37-240.B, the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than three (3) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an affidavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certification Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD.

(D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payment as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited.

(E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.

GENERAL INFORMATION:The ASLD may cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid.A protest to this sale must be filed within 30 days after the first day of publication of this announcement

and in accordance with A.R.S. §37-301.Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by

contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 364-0875. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

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Children of all ages, with an adult in tow, are welcome Thurs-days at Desert Broom Library to share books, stories, songs and rhymes in a fun, interactive pro-gram that builds early literacy skills. The library is located at Cave Creek Road and Tatum Boulevard.Babytime Fridays

Babies up to 24 months in age, accompanied by an adult, can explore pre-literacy skills through songs and stories at Desert Broom Library. Programs start at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Each 20-minute program is followed by an un-structured 30-minute playtime.Crafting

Adults wishing to knit, crochet, tat, macramé or do just about anything that has to do with fi-ber are invited to North Valley Regional Library’s “Made by Hand” program every Thursday at 1 p.m. Bring projects, books and patterns, accomplishments and knowledge to share with oth-ers. Learn something new about your own craft, or pick up another craft (or stitch) that has piqued your interest. Or come and spend a couple of leisurely hours do-ing something you love to do or would like to learn and, in the process, make new friendships.Friday night meals

The Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 1796 in Black Canyon City is serving up meals every Friday night. The public is welcome to attend.Homework help

Teen volunteers are available Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Desert Broom Library to help elementary school-aged children with homework assignments and study skills.

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Every Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. or 11 a.m., North Valley Regional Library in Anthem invites pre-schoolers ages 3-6 to the Story Time Room to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, movement and more as they build their early literacy skills and develop a love of reading.

For toddlers ages 18-36 months, Story Time Room hosts Wednes-day programming at 9:15 a.m. that includes stories, songs and finger plays for children and their parent or caregiver.

Also on Wednesdays, Story Time Room is the place to be for the 0-18-month-old crowd. This “Baby Time” starts promptly at 11 a.m. Programming includes books, lap-sit songs and rhymes, puppets, music and shakers and the parachute. Learn tips to build a foundation for reading. Play-time follows the regular program.

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The New River/Desert Hills Community Association hosts two meetings each month. A community meeting is held ev-ery second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., at the Daisy Mountain Fire Station. Then on the second Friday each month, the group convenes its town hall meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Tramonto Fire Station. Meetings feature local guest speakers on an array of topics.Library hosts foreign film

Desert Foothills Library will host a different foreign film from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., one Monday each month. For information on the coming events go to dlfa.org. Des-ert Foothills Library is located at 38443 North Schoolhouse Road in Cave Creek.New River Kiwanis

The first and third Wednesday of every month, New River Ki-wanis hold their regular meetings at the New River Kiwanis Com-munity Park, 48606 N. 17th Ave. The civic organization is geared toward helping children and is always looking for new members to get involved.Music at Desert Broom Library

The second Saturday of every month, Desert Broom Library invites musicians to come and perform live acoustic numbers between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Mu-

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The third Tuesday each month at Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek is designated for a cards and board games social for adults from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The library has lots of games to choose from including cards, Scrabble, chess, checkers, backgammon, Trivial Pursuit, Cribbage, Yahtzee and more. Games and refreshments brought from home are welcome, too. Coffee available for purchase. No registration needed.Healing session

The third Monday of every month, the Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center in New River hosts a monthly Healing Circle/Reiki Share from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This group is for individuals that have learned Reiki or another modality of healing. Each participant will give and receive a healing session. RSVPs accepted.Desert Broom Knitters

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At the Nov. 20 Anthem Community Council meeting, winners of the logo art contest for Anthem’s upcoming 15th anniversary celebration were announced and recognized.

Lindsay Boggs received the grand prize of $150 for her design. Her winning logo, selected by a volunteer committee, will be the centerpiece in a commemorative quilt to be displayed in the new Anthem Civic Building. The artwork will also be used in select promo-tional and marketing materials throughout the year-long anniversary celebration.

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Virginia grew up in the artist enclave of Rockport, Mass. Her father, Richard Brooks, was a marine painter and syndi-cated cartoonist of “The Jackson Twins” comic strip for 36 years. The young Vir-ginia studied with George Demetrios, her father’s mentor, as well as artists Paul Strisik, Helen Van Wyck and Don Stone, all from Boston’s north shore. These mas-ters of their medium guided Virginia in forming a solid foundation in the tech-niques of observation, composition and pigment application. The results are the essence of nature coming to life on a canvas.

In the late 1960s, the Brooks family moved to Switzerland where Virginia was provided the opportunity to steep in the history of Europe. She experienced first-hand the image magic of the continent’s grand masters.

Virginia further expanded her understand-ing of design principles by attending The Art Institute of Boston and acquired new insights into the Connecticut School of Impression-ism from The Lyme Academy of Fine Art.

“My focus today is to concentrate on painting what I love,” she said.

As a frequent traveler of the American Southwest, California’s vast wine country, the rugged Pacific and Atlantic coastlines, as well as the hills of Tuscany and lavender and poppy fields of Provence, everything provides Virginia with an endless supply of images that thrill the most casual observer and most serious collector.

The Carefree artist was proud to share that she has exhibited with the Thunderbird Artists since 1985. She is frequently asked

to give talks, painting demonstrations and workshops. The last few years, she has de-veloped the “Come Paint With Me” teach-ing method that she uses in her one-on-one instruction at her studio in Carefree.

In 2000, Virginia created YouthArt, an arm of the Sonoran Arts League that encourages young artists. The program sponsors a summer arts program, a student gallery, a yearly field trip to a museum and classroom mentors. YouthArt also sup-ports Studio No. 1, which displays artwork of these young artists during the Hidden

in the Hills Studio Tour each November, an event she helped found and has partici-pated in for 17 years. Her studio is No. 39 on the tour.

A year after starting YouthArt, Virginia created the Kiwanis Art Internship, and she facilitates sending eight, talented young artists to the Scottsdale Artists’ School for summer instruction.

To learn more about Virginia Brooks, her painting and various art programs, visit her website at virginiabrooks.com or contact her studio at 480-220-6696.

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Cave Creek Museum is ringing in the holiday spirit this December with a couple special events.

First up will be the seventh annual “Cowboy Christmas” children’s program Dec. 1, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Activities at this free, family-friendly event include roping a steer with a hula-hoop, making chaps, making and decorating cookies and other crafts and games. Gary Sprague and his own talented mount, Dusty, return to entertain visitors at 2:30 p.m. with holiday poetry, stories and songs.

Space is limited, so registration is required. Register by calling 480-488-2764.

Next up, on Dec. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., is a film, “Beyond Form,” that honors Paolo Soleri.

The documentary will be shown in the museum’s historic church as part of Desert Foothills Library’s series entitled “Arizona Filmmakers Speak: Sip Wine and Savor Stories.” Tickets cost $10.

“Beyond Form” was produced by Scottsdale film maker Aimee Madsen and ties in with Cave Creek Museum’s new exhibit, “Paolo Soleri in Cave Creek: The Dome House,” which was produced by Linda Pierce, a volunteer with the museum, and curated by Cave Creek architect Michael P. Johnson.

“The Dome is truly one of Cave Creek’s historical treasures. I hope our exhibit piques people’s intellectual curiosity so that they will visit Cosanti and Arcosanti and learn more about Paolo’s vision as an urban theorist for living and interacting with each other,” Johnson said.

While Soleri is best known for his award-winning ceramic and bronze wind bells and his work to establish the self-sustaining community of Arcosanti near Cordes Junction, many people don’t realize his first commissioned building was the dome house in the heart of Cave Creek. This unique, one-room glass house, which was built for Nora Woods over a 2-year span and completed in 1951, features desert masonry walls developed by Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West, a movable glass dome and expansive views of Elephant Mountain. It was Soleri’s first real-world project which introduced his idea of “arcology,” a concept he came up with in 1948, while working with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. Soleri viewed arcologies as a way of combining architecture and ecology to minimize human impact on natural resources. Many of his ideas included dome structures and his vision was particularly revolutionary because communit ies would not include automobiles.

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One large pizza bought at Barro’s Pizza on Dec. 3 can mean up to 70 meals pro-vided at St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance this holiday season.

Last year, the event earned more than $120,000 in fewer than 24 hours for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, providing more than 840,000 meals, said Ken Barro, co-owner of Barro’s Pizza. This year, the Barro family hopes to donate one million meals, equating to about $143,000 raised.

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The bungled launch of the fed-eral health insurance website has unleashed significant disorder—but not everywhere. Life remains calm in many states that set up their own health care exchanges.

Some are so confident of the rightness of the health care reforms that they’re r e j e c t i n g P r e s i d e n t Obama’s pro-posal to let people keep their inade-quate health

insurance policies. “We will not be allowing insur-

ance companies to extend their (substandard) policies,” Wash-ington state’s insurance commis-sioner, Mike Kreidler, announced in no uncertain terms.

To recap, insurers canceled several million plans that failed to meet the higher standards of the Affordable Care Act. That left many policyholders angry. Anxi-ety rose as those in states relying on the federal exchange couldn’t get on HealthCare.gov to see their alternatives (which might include pleasant surprises). Facing a re-volt by purple-state Democrats, Obama said he’d give states the option of letting people keep their substandard policies.

The public is confused. Insurers are confused. Insurers are also upset because the move messes with the stability of the new insur-ance pools. The pools stay strong by combining the young and vig-orous with the old and sick. The banned bare-bones policies attract the healthy, though many are rip-offs worse than no insurance at all.

Again, the craziness is mainly confined to states that didn’t set up their own exchanges. Most state exchanges are humming along, forcing rationality and cost curbing into their health care. Vermont and Rhode Island have joined Washington in say-ing “no, thanks” to the presi-dent’s offer. No doubt others will join them.

“My jaw dropped” on hearing Obama’s announcement, Kreidler told The Seattle Times. He add-ed the obvious: “Insurance only works if you have a robust pool of good and bad risk.”

By the way, about half of the 290,000 Washington residents who received cancellation letters

will apparently qualify for subsi-dies to help buy insurance through the state exchange.

Some may learn they can get more for less.

Of course, those in states depen-dent on the federal website can’t see what’s out there. Strange that red-state politicians, wedded to the idea that D.C. can’t do any-thing right, left the job of setting up health care exchanges to the federal government.

Several are now being forced to extend their high-risk pools—pro-grams for sickly people rejected by private insurers. They are supposed to be phased out under Obamacare.

So Republican Gov. Scott Walker was only half-right when he complained, “In Wisconsin, we are taking action to protect our citizens from the federal govern-ment’s failure.” He neglected to include Wisconsin’s failure to set up its own program.

We know what’s going on. Most Republicans will not accept the reforms—a virtual carbon copy of conservative blueprints, includ-ing former Gov. Mitt Romney’s plan in Massachusetts—because Obama wanted them. The politics are so perverse that they’ll sub-sidize the health care of elderly billionaires, the destitute and pris-oners but not the working poor and struggling middle class.

To the gasps of local hospital officials, many Republican gov-ernors refused to expand Medic-aid to more low-income people, though the feds would have paid for nearly all of it. Only 25 states have agreed to the expansion, most run by Democrats.

One prays that the federal gov-ernment will get its act together soon. In the meantime, let’s put things in perspective.

As Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist who helped design the Massachusetts and federal reforms, said on Fox News Chan-nel, we should “stop panicking over days and weeks.”

Also note that for every Ameri-can with a canceled policy, there are 10 uninsured Americans. Many are suffering and will be saved by this law.

What can we say but, “Stay the course.” Stay the course.

To find out more about Froma Har-rop and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Cre-ators website at www.creators.com.

D e s p i t e t h e f e d e r a l government’s saying it’s staying out of the classroom standards business, there is much evidence to show that the feds are intricately l inked to Common Core State Standards.

The feds have spent $350 mil-lion of tax-payer money, funding and giving grants a nd wa iv-ers to muscle a n d b r i b e states and lo-cal school dis-tricts to accept CCSS. All of

that was done without a single act of Congress, meaning the fed-eral government—including the White House—dumped protocol again to dodge accountability.

With their monetary tentacles reaching over state lines and into classrooms, their second step is to inject their progressive agenda into curricula taught in elemen-tary, middle and high schools. And that is easily accomplished because their educative minions pervade academic arenas and CCSS curricula creators.

Common Core advocates pride themselves in saying that the standards don’t set curricula, they only set goals (or what they call “bench-marks”) that educators utilize to help their students reach the academic stars. They say states and local school districts, administrators and edu-cators will fashion curricula.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan regurgitated the vision of Common Core this way: “Tight on goals but loose on means—that’s our theory of change. It’s

the exact opposite of how No Child Left Behind was struc-tured.”

“Tight on goals but loose on means”—sounds like a good plan, right?

Here’s the problem. You’ve heard the version of the golden rule, “He who has the gold makes the rules.” Here’s the academic version: “He who sets the stan-dards controls the curricula and even the educators.”

Despite how CCSS defend-ers say that dictating standards doesn’t lead to determining the content taught in classrooms, that’s exactly what it does. Proof of the link is found in the fact that when Common Core standards are completely implemented in 2015, at least 85 percent of states’ curricula will be based upon them. Get it?!

Of course, in public, advocates, including Duncan, state categori-cally—loud and proud—that the feds are completely hands-off when it comes to CCSS curri-cula. Duncan told one group of journalists back in June, “The federal government didn’t write them, didn’t approve them and doesn’t mandate them. And we never will. Anyone who says oth-erwise is either misinformed or willfully misleading.”

Never will? Mr. Duncan, I don’t know

what political pipe dream you live in, but to say that the federal government “never will” write or influence any portion of any national educational standards or curricula when it has the De-partment of Education overseeing the whole ball of wax is about as unrealistic as saying that the feds “never will” get involved in the health care business.

Sure, local districts and states can create and control their cur-ricula, just as we citizens can keep our medical plans if we like them! That’s all federal fantasy, not based upon historical facts of the feds’ overreaching, influenc-ing and controlling anything and everything that is national.

Duncan and President Barack Obama don’t need to have a meet-ing in the Oval Office to draft modes in which to shape and inf luence academic curricula. They only have to post their leftist minions in positions of influence throughout the academic world; those people will do their dirty work for them. And it’s already happened!

In fact, concerned parents and educators across the country just had their curricula fears grow legs when CCSS English lessons for elementary classrooms were discovered with partisan political statements in them. These are the types of covert moves that experts and citizens have warned about and hoped never would become a reality.

In a recent Fox News report: “Teaching materials aligned with the controversial national educational standards ask fifth graders to edit such sentences as ‘(The president) makes sure the laws of the country are fair,’ ‘The wants of an individual are less important than the well-being of the nation’ and ‘the commands of government officials must be obeyed by all.’”

Do those statements sound like the principles upon which our republic was founded or socialist dogma and indoctrination?

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Al-anon Meetings in Anthem. Mondays 10:45am. St Rose Parish. 2825 W Rose Canyon Circle. S/W corner of Daisy Mtn & Meridian.

North Valley Christian Church meeting Sundays, 9:30am in Opera House at Pioneer Living History Museum. www.nvccphx.com or 623-308-4338

ADOPTIONS LOVING COUPLE WISH to adopt newborn baby. Open adoption. Will provide secure, warm, caring & happy home. Expenses paid. Contact James & Lori 1-855-95-ADOPT www.95adopt.com. (AzCAN)

ADULT CARECNA-Licensed and experienced for in home health care. 208-721-2734

ATV/CyCLE/ETC 1960 to 1976 Enduro or dirt bike wanted by private party. Must be complete 50cc to 500cc. Will look at all, running or not. 480-518-40232005 Bombadier Outlander 400. Mileage 1800. $3600. Cell 623-980-0516

AUTOS 1964 to 1972 classic sports car, muscle car wanted by private party running or not. 480-518-4023Wanted: Ford Ranger rear cross bed tool box and ladder rack. Dean 480-313-8460BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ATTN: 29 SERIOUS PEOPLE to work from anywhere using a computer. Up to $1500-$5000 PT/FT. www.pticoncepts.com. (AzCAN)

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FIREWOODCave Creek Fire wood.com. We sell and deliver Juniper, Oak, Euc, and other Hardwoods Call Steve at 602-228-4311 ccfirewood @cox.net

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PINK ADVENTURE TOURS (a Pink Jeep Tours affiliate) IS HIRING TOUR GUIDES! We need fun, safety minded, and self motivated individuals with exceptional customer service skills to conduct day tours departing from Scottsdale and Jeep Tours departing from Black Canyon City. We provide extensive training, competitive pay and benefits. Must be at least 25 years of age with an excellent driving record. Experience with guiding, educating or hospitality/entertainment is desireable. E-mail resume to [email protected]. Visit our website at www.PinkJeep.com

AMERICAN GREETINGS is looking for Retail Greeting Card Merchandisers in Anthem, AZ. As a member of our team, you will ensure the greeting card department is merchandised and maintained to provide customers the best selection of cards and product to celebrate life’s events. Join the American Greetings family today by applying online at: WorkatAG.com or call 1-888-323-4192

Part time secretarial work in Desert Hills for Adult Care Home. 8-12 hrs a week. Must know Word, Excel, and medical terminology. Please call Ronnie 480-244-5326

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15 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! Learn to drive for Werner Enterprises! Earn $750/wk + benefits! NO CDL? NO PROBLEM! CDL training available in Phoenix area! 1-888-512-7114. (AzCAN) GORDON TRUCKING CDL-A Drivers. Up to $5,000 Sign-on bonus & .54 CPM. Solos & Teams. Full-time & Part-time. Consistent miles, benefits, 401k, EOE. Call 7 days/wk! 866-837-5997 GordonTrucking.com. (AzCAN)

HOME FURNISHINGSUpright Halle Davis Piano, $250. 30in x 52in Elite TV, $300. Stan 602-524-4787

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LIVESTOCK & SUPPLIESFree delivery of shavings, cow & horse mixture great for arenas or fertilizer 480-595-0211

TRIPLE R HORSE RESCUE is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. We rehabilitate and adopt out local horses that have been abused, neglected or rescued from slaughter We are in need of donations and sponsors to help with feed and vet care. Volunteer opportunities are also available. For further info, please call 602-396-8726.Saddle & Tack Repairs. Western & English plus Racing saddle too. 30 years exp. Buy-Sell-Trade. 23yrs same location. Circle Mtn Rd & 18th St. 623-465-7286

V O L U N T E E R - S P O N S O R -ADOPT! Dreamchaser Horse Rescue offers a myriad of volunteer opportunities. Please consider joining our Dreamchaser family! We need animal lovers who are willing to help with everything from ranch chores to fundraising! We have sanctuary horses who need sponsors, and horses available for adoption. Come see us: w w w . d r e a m c h a s e r - horserescue.org or Susan at 623-910-6530

MISC Free delivery of shavings, cow & horse mixture-great for arenas or fertilizer 480-595-0211

MISC WANTEDWanted: Ford Ranger rear cross bed tool box and ladder rack. Dean 480-313-8460

Free Clean fill dirt wanted near New River and Circle Mtn. roads. Some rocks OK 847-738-1194Wanted: CASH PAID for guns, wagon wheels, wagons, anvils, wooden barrels, western antiques. 623-742-0369 / 602-214-5692

PETS & SUPPLIESREMEMBER TO ADOPT! Maricopa County Animal Care and Control 602-506-PETS www.pets.maricopa.gov

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SERVICES OFFERED Holidays are Here! Have you had your Septic Tank serviced? A-Z Septic Pumping LLC, your local pump and dump is ready to serve you! 623-570-4454 or 602-509-2017Light Collision Work. 602-206-6040

Anthem Farmers Market. Sunday’s Don’s Cutting Edge will be offering on site Cutlery, Scissor and Garden Tool Sharpening. Get ready for the Holidays www.donscuttingedge.com 623-236-4776

HOME WATCH & CONCIERGE FOR PART-TIME RESIDENTSLeave this summer knowing that your property is being cared for. Local, Reliable, Bonded & Insured www.northvalleyhomeservices.com 480-567-6029

Dave’s Mobile Trailer Service - Inspect / Repair / Replace - Grease Seals, Bearings, Magnets, Brakes & Weld & Electrical Repairs. www.davesmobiletrailerservice.com 602-361-6551

D & G Scrapping. Any metal, old appliances, AC units. Call 602-920-4989

REAL ESTATEADVERTISE YOUR HOME, property or business for sale in 85 AZ newspapers. Reach over 1 million readers for ONLY $330! Call this newspaper or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN)

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LAND FOR SALELENDER REPO SALE. 5 acres, $12,900. Show Low, Windsor Valley Ranch. Quiet county maintained road with electric. Excellent climate, nearby trout fishing. 1st come basis. Financing & ADWR report available. Call AZLR (866)561-5687. (AzCAN)

New River Land Sale. 360 degree views, 2200ft elevation, underground electric and water. 1 to 19 acres available. Located at the base of Gavilan Peak. Can build to suit. Call 623-680-1017

4 ACRES with views of majestic Bradshaw Mountains. Situated at the end of road. Area of custom site built homes. Area of 30 gallon a minute wells. Property does have its own well and electric. Close proximity to Agua Fria river bed. Easy commute to Prescott, Flagstaff or Phoenix. Rural living yet close to shopping, hospital, schools, colleges and other amenities. Priced to sell quickly at $160,000. Call Kay 928-710-4193

38 ACRES - $84,900. Prescott area, Ruger Ranch. Power, scattered with mature pinon pines, granite boulder formations. 1st come basis. Financing & ADWR report available. Call AZLR (866)632-0877. (AzCAN)

ROOMATE WANTEDROOMMATE wanted to share 2700 square foot home. Your room 13ft x 18ft, private entrance, private porch. Mountain and desert views in all directions. Quarter mile from Tonto National Forest. New River near Anthem. $550/mo. Call 480-436-2376.Snowbird looking to rent room or share rent December through March. Single retired man, non-smoker, no pets,360-731-5234

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you are grateful for, no matter how small. It could be as simple as being grateful for a new morning and a new day, or simply wak-ing up! It might be an attitude of thankfulness for waking up to clouds that will bring rain to nourish the plants instead of an attitude of gloom and doom be-cause the sun isn’t shining. Start-ing your day with an agitated mood can only cause a domino effect for the rest of your day.

This is the time of year when we put emphasis on being grateful but somehow tend to show it by overdoing, over-shopping, over-eating, and stressing ourselves out even more. It doesn’t really mat-ter how much money we spend, how much we eat, or how much we have to put on a show during the holiday season.

Take some time now to start each day by reflecting or writing down the little things that you are grateful for, and you will find how amazingly your brain and

body will respond. Being grateful each day brings a positive feeling, happiness, satisfaction, energy, alertness, hope, confidence and strength. Not only will your body thank you, but also your family will thank you.

Bonnie Crutcher is board certified by the American Association of Drug-less Practitioners as a holistic health coach. Disclaimer: The content of this column is not intended to be medical advice. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor before engaging in any diet program or exercise routine.

ProMusica brings Christmas concert to Anthem

Celebrate the Joy, ProMusica Arizona’s tribute to the season with music both grand and sim-ple, will be presented Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boulder Creek High School Performing Arts Center, 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway in Anthem.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $17.50 for seniors and $12 for stu-dents, with a 15 percent discount for all groups of 15 or more.

The full orchestra and cho-rale will present the Christmas story, augmented by readings and music including “Silent Night,”

Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” “Mary, Did You Know,” “Gloria” and more. This two-act concert features soloists, the orchestra and chorale, visual elements and traditional favorites.

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sheet titled “Hold the Flag High,” in which students are instructed about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War and assigned to make sentences describing a U.S. presi-dent’s duties “less wordy by re-placing the underlined words with a possessive noun phrase.”

And remember that Common Core standards have been applied to only two subjects, mathemat-ics and English language arts. Consider what secular progres-sive agenda awaits when other standards, such as those for so-cial sciences, roll out. And yes, 45 states already have swallowed the entire CCSS pill, without ever looking at or considering CCSS benchmarks for all the remaining school subjects.

Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin cited University of Ar-kansas professor Sandra Stotsky, who said months before this rev-elation that federal partisan poli-

tics invaded CCSS curricula: “An English curriculum overloaded with advocacy journalism or with ‘informational’ articles chosen for their topical and/or politi-cal nature should raise serious concerns among parents, school leaders and policymakers. Com-mon Core’s standards not only present a serious threat to state and local education authority, but also put academic quality at risk. Pushing fatally flawed education standards into America’s schools is not the way to improve educa-tion for America’s students.”

And while the protests, debates and storms rage about CCSS, the children of America remain the sacrificial guinea pigs in this po-litical, crippled and inept system that we call public education.

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