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s eniae aut esto desciti aecate volupta dolorroribus et 3/14 - 3/16 — ARIZONA ANTIQUE MARKET240 West Warner Rd, Chandler AZ Free parking, free admission, indoors!

Visit www.azantiqueshow.com for more details.

3/15 — ST. PATRICKS DAY AND FAIRE1106 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ Starts at 10:00AM. $10 Adults, 12 & under free

More details at www.stpatricksdayphoenix.org

3/19 - 3/23 — SPARK! FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITYMesa Arts Center, One E. Main St. Mesa, AZPlease visit www.mesaartscenter.com for information

3/21 - 3/23 — SONORAN ARTS FESTIVAL Cave Creek Rd., Carefree, AZMore than 100 artists! Free parking and free admission!

Call 623-734-6526 for festival details

3/28 - 3/30 — MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVALMargaret T. Hance Park1202 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZVisit www.mmmf.com for tickets and information.

3/29 - 3/30 — ANTHEM DAYS:ANTHEM’S 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!ACC Community Park 41730 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., Anthem, AZFree admission! Visit www.onlineatanthem.com/events

4/4 - 4/6 — PHOENIX BIKE FEST Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler, AZ Details and concert tickets at www.phoenixbikefest.com

Do you have an event you’d like featured?

Email info@ezazrealty.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

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BelaRosa is Anthems only exclusive apartment community. Located close to lakes, golf, shopping, hiking and more. Plus, every lease comes with full access to all of the amenities available in the most robust master-planned community in the valley!

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Anthem: Giving Back to the Community

ANTHEM COMMUNITY

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If you live in a location that you truly enjoy, there is usually a reason. It could be the people, the schools, the landscape or as they say in our business, location, location, location. Whatever your reason, you should use that as motivation to give back to your community. Essentially, take what you enjoy and make that part a little better for everyone else.

For example, you like to hike and are heading up Daisy Mountain. Along the way, you come across some trash that someone else has left behind. 0DNH�D�SRLQW�WR�SLFN�LW�XS�DQG�EULQJ�LW�GRZQ�ZLWK�\RX���7KDW�ZLOO�PDNH�\RXUV�

and your neighbors next hike that much more enjoyable! Or let’s say you have kids that worked WKHLU�ZD\�WKURXJK�WKH�$QWKHP�VFKRROV�DQG�DUH�QRZ�R̆�WR�FROOHJH�RU�EH\RQG���7KHUH¶V�D�JRRG�FKDQFH�that you now have a little extra time on your hands. Why not reach out to those same schools to see if they can use the help of a volunteer. I’m sure schools can always use an extra hand.

7KH�WHDP�DW�(=�$=�5HDOW\�EHOLHYHV�VWURQJO\�LQ�JLYLQJ�EDFN�WR�WKH�FRPPXQLW\��:H�ZRUN�KHUH��ZH�OLYH�KHUH�DQG�ZH�ZDQW�WR�JLYH�EDFN�WKRVH�ZKR�JLYH�WR�XV��7KHUHIRUH��IRU�WKH�UHVW�RI�������DW�WKH�FORVH�of each Anthem transaction, we will make a donation in your name, to the Anthem cause of your choice. Pick a school, religious organization, or charity. You name it and we’ll send it!

Life is great here, enjoy it, but be sure to do what you can to make it better for everyone.

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FEATURE STORY

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Saving Energy Saves You Cash!

Well, summer is right around the corner and you know what that means, it’s time to kick on the AC and break out the checkbook! As we all know, the summers are hot and the bills are high, but they probably don’t need to be as high as they are if you take a few simple steps to minimize your energy use.

We consulted with the crew at Main Street Mechanical, to give us some insight on ways to keep our energy costs down, while still living comfortably in our homes. We addressed a few of the common questions that have been debated over the \HDUV��LQ�KRSHV�RI�¿QGLQJ�WKH�FRUUHFW�DQVZHU���)RU�H[DPSOH��LV�LW�EHVW�WR�OHDYH�\RXU�home at one temperature throughout the day or raise and lower it, according to your lifestyle? Drum roll please…Program your thermostat to coincide with your life. If you like your house to be at 75 while you’re home, that’s great, but if you are JRQH�GXULQJ�WKH�GD\��EH�VXUH�WR�PRYH�WKH�WHPS�XS�WR�WKH�������GHJUHH�UDQJH�ZKLOH�you’re gone.

How about the long term shut down? Whether you’re just here for the winters RU�D�IXOO�WLPH�UHVLGHQW��WDNLQJ�R̆�IRU�D�ORQJ�VXPPHU�YDFDWLRQ��WKHUH�LV�DOZD\V�WKH�concern of what temp to leave your house at during the brutal heat of the desert VXPPHUV���7KH�DQVZHU�WR�WKDW�LV����GHJUHHV���2WKHUZLVH��\RX�ZLOO�EH�VSHQGLQJ�D�ORW�of money keeping your house hot, as opposed to… hot.

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“SAVING ENERGY SAVES YOU CASH!”(cont.)

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Next up, keep those blinds closed! On the side of the house that is being directly hit by the sun, you can do wonders to bring down the inside temp by keeping that sun out. We love our views of the desert, but wait until the sun passes by a particular window before you open the blinds to take in that view. If you’re headed out for a vacation or even plan to be away all day, close all the shades in the house and keep the heat out.

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KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

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Meet Jerry Grote

RESIDENT PROFILE

Submit your photos or a candidate for the resident profile at www.ezazrealty.com/Lifestyle

Rick and I won 2nd place and the People’s Choice Award for chili DQG�-HVVLFD�DQG�7D\ORU�ZRQ��nd place in the salsa competition.

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Hometown: Los Angeles/Orange County, Ca.

Family: Wife Anne, three boys, and two girls...all grown Age �����

Occupation:� ³6SRUWV� :RUOG� ���������´� 3URIHVVLRQDO� %DVNHWEDOO�player - St. Louis Hawks and L.A. Lakers. Sports announcer for LA Lakers, Director of Sales for the LA Forum, and Basketball Coach for Loyola University of Los Angeles. Insurance agent and Market-LQJ�93�������������5HWLUHG�LQ������

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Why Anthem?:� 7ZR� JUHDW� JROI� FRXUVHV�� JUHDW� ZHDWKHU��VSHFWDFXODU�SDUN�DQG�¿WQHVV�FHQWHU��2YHUDOO��LW¶V�D�TXLHW��clean community. I love the views each morning and evening.

Favorite Travel Spots: Any place we can drive to, play golf, enjoy the sun, hike and enjoy good food and drink. Palm Desert, San Diego, San Clemente, Breck-enridge Co. during the summer.

Bucket List:�7R�MXVW�NHHS�HQMR\LQJ�ZKDW�,�KDYH�ZLWK�P\�friends and family. I’m a very blessed man.

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ACTS: ANTHEM CARES THROUGH SERVICE

NONPROFITS HELPING THE COMMUNITY

$&76� �$QWKHP� &DUHV� 7KURXJK�Service) was established in )HEUXDU\�RI������E\�D�JURXS�RI�Anthem Country Club residents desiring to give back to our FRPPXQLW\���7KH�VL]H�RI�WKH�JURXS�and the number of people it has helped has grown steadily in the ¿YH�\HDUV�VLQFH�LWV�FUHDWLRQ���7KH�number of volunteers on our URVWHU� LV� RYHU� ���� PRVW� OLYLQJ�within the club but some from outside the club, as well. We RSHUDWH�ZLWK�D�OHDGHUVKLS�WHDP�RI����SHRSOH�ZKR�PHHW�PRQWKO\��:H�VHUYH�RQO\�people living in Anthem, all of Anthem.

We have helped individuals and families dealing with hardship, serious illness, tragic losses, etc. We have provided meals, transportation for medical appointments, cleaned homes and yards, helped with moving, and we have also helped with ILQDQFLDO�QHHGV�IRU�UHQW�DQG�XWLOLWLHV����1RUPDOO\�ZH�ZLOO�FRQWULEXWH�¿QDQFLDOO\�XS�WR������LQ�D����PRQWK�SHULRG�WR�KHOS�D�IDPLO\�JHW�EDFN�RQ�WKHLU�IHHW���7KLV��RI�FRXUVH��is dependent on what we have available in the way of funds and the demand for those funds.

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When I lived in the Midwest, by early March I would look out at the ice and snow and ask myself all kinds of questions. How am I going to decorate the deck this VXPPHU"� � :KDW� ÀRZHUV� GR� ,�

want to plant? Do I need new rug? Living in WKH�YDOOH\� LV�D�ZKROH�GL̆HUHQW�VWRU\�� �:H�KDYH�WKH�OX[XU\�WR�XVH�RXU�SDWLRV�DQG�FRXUW\DUGV�����days a year and making your outdoor living area an extension of your indoor space can greatly enhance that experience.

7KLV�FDQ�EH�DFFRPSOLVKHG�VHYHUDO�GL̆HUHQW�ZD\V��such as using similar elements outside that you have inside. For example, if you have stone DURXQG�\RXU�¿UHSODFH��FRQVLGHU�DGGLQJ�WKH�VDPH�stone on the walls and pillar of your covered patio. 7KDW�ZD\��ZKHQ�\RX�ZDON�RXWVLGH�� LW� ORRNV�DQG�feels like a continuation of the interior.

Another approach to make that seamless transition is to choose patio furniture cushions that compliment the color scheme that is in the room closest to the outdoor space and then anchor that seating area with a nice area rug. ,W¶V� DPD]LQJ� WKH� GL̆HUHQFH� LW� FDQ�PDNH��:LWK�FRXQWOHVV�VW\OHV�DQG�FRORUV�WR�FKRRVH�IURP��¿QG�one that inspires you and use it as the start of a great outdoor living room.

We are blessed with great weather year round. When it comes to decorating outside the possibilities are endless!

DESIGN CORNER

Gail Frenak gail@inseasondesign.com

248.505.0977

OUTDOOR SPACES

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HIT THE ROAD

A So you just spent an evening watching the Saturday night rodeo at the Roadrunner and QRZ�\RX¶UH�LQVSLUHG�WR�¿QG�\RXU�LQQHU�FRZER\��All it takes is a 20-minute ride from Anthem to the Cave Creek Regional Park. Just inside WKH�JDWHV�\RX�ZLOO�¿QG�&DYH�&UHHN�7UDLO�5LGHV��a picturesque corral nestled into the Sonoran Desert. Here is where your adventure begins!

Each ride is lead by a friendly guide who openly shares their knowledge about the horses, desert wildlife and the history of Cave Creek. 7KH�KRUVHV�DUH�JHQWOH�DQG�H[SHULHQFHG�ZLWK�PRXQWDLQ�WUDLO�ULGLQJ��OHDYLQJ�WKH�ULGHU�IHHOLQJ�FRPIRUWDEOH�DQG�VDIH��7KH�ULGH�ZLOO�WDNH�\RX�WKURXJK�IRUHVWV�RI�JLDQW�VDJXDURV��ORDGHG�ZLWK�D�YDULHW\�RI�ZLOGOLIH��7KH�LQWLPDWH�VHWWLQJ�SURYLGHV�WKH�XOWLPDWH�H[SHULHQFH�IRU�IDPLO\�DQG�friends to enjoy the outdoors in a whole new way.

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issue. You can submit the info and pictures at www.ezazrealty.com/lifestyle

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