July 24, 2013 • Vol. 11, No.36 ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ • Anthem • Black Canyon City • Carefree • Cave Creek • Desert Hills • New River • North Phoenix • Tramonto Postal Patron Cave Creek Boulders earns No. 3 golf course ranking New River dump buries its availability Inside: Orchestra ...... 2 Yarnell ............. 5 Health.. ............. 7 WWII Tunes ..11 Editorial ....... 14 Services........... 15 Crossword...17 Classifieds .... 18 GOLF continued on page 6 TOWER continued on page 3 DUMP continued on page 3 Arizona’s Boulders Resort was ranked No. 3 in the country by “Golf Digest” when the magazine recently released its 2013 list of “Top 50 Courses for Women.” Editor Susan Comolli-Davis said the magazine’s judges were impressed with the Carefree golf club. “It’s great to walk into a golf shop and be greeted by a welcoming staff and a sea of stylish women’s apparel and gear,” she said. “But for a course to be Top-50 material, we need to see great programs Ross Mason Photo ERIC QUADE EDITOR Budget cuts have resulted in fewer days of operation at the New River dump. The Maricopa County facility on the west side of the I-17 Hwy. recently had its work week slashed in half. What used to be a Wednesday-through-Saturday garbage transfer station is now only open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Stephen Hall, supervisor for the county’s transfer stations, said that the change came very suddenly. “We had very little warning,” he said. The county’s waste resources and recycling department had been asked to prepare several preliminary budgets with cuts of anywhere from 3 percent to 10 percent. When Wireless tower project gets green lighted ERIC QUADE EDITOR Plans to erect a new tower in Desert Hills for wireless communications are moving forward, following the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ vote last week to approve a special use permit. St. Charles Tower, a company that deals in putting up these kinds of towers, is pursuing plans to put up a new tower near the intersection of Cloud Road and 7th Avenue. The property is owned by the Deer Valley Unified School District and currently the site of where the school stores and maintains buses. St. Charles Tower would lease part of the property to erect and eventually sell space on the cell tower to wireless companies. The school district, in turn, would receive some income from St. Charles Tower. Prior to the county board’s approval of the special use permit, county’s planning and zoning commission had voted 4-2 to deny the special use permit application, based on the objections of local residents. The New River/ Desert Hills Community Association had also voiced concerns about the proposal. Members were worried that a new tower would be problematic, so they asked for a number of stipulations to be met before the county signed off on the project. Among the conditions were that the pole itself should be: • No taller than 65 feet • Painted rust colored to match other utility poles and the desert landscape • Surrounded by a 10-foot wall to minimize noise from air conditioners and light pollution Alan Mueller, president of the New River/Desert Hills Community Association, said that St. Charles Tower is just the latest of several companies that have been trying to get into the area during the past 3 years. “We realize there’s a community (saying) that we need the towers. There’s a group that doesn’t want any towers at all,” he said. “No towers, no cell communication—that’s what it Ross Mason photo One route to wireless — Desert Hills will take a much different approach compared to these towers located in Cave Creek. Eric Quade photo Schedule Slashed — Friday and Saturday visitors at the dump in New River will now have to turn back.
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July 24, 2013 • Vol. 11, No.36 ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
• Anthem • Black Canyon City • Carefree • Cave Creek • Desert Hills • New River • North Phoenix • Tramonto
Postal Patron Cave Creek
Boulders earns No. 3 golf course
ranking
New River dump buries its availability
Inside:
Orchestra ...... 2
Yarnell ............. 5
Health.. ............. 7
WWII Tunes .. 11
Editorial .......14
Services ...........15
Crossword...17
Classifieds ....18
GOLFcontinued on page 6
TOWER continued on page 3
DUMP continued on page 3
Arizona’s Boulders Resort was ranked No. 3 in the country by “Golf Digest” when the magazine recently released its 2013 list of “Top 50 Courses for Women.”
Editor Susan Comolli-Davis said the magazine’s judges were impressed with the Carefree golf club.
“It’s great to walk into a golf shop and be greeted by a welcoming staff and a sea of stylish women’s apparel and gear,” she said. “But for a course to be Top-50 material, we need to see great programs
Ross Mason Photo
ERIC QUADEEDITOR
Budget cuts have resulted in fewer days of operation at the New River dump.
The Maricopa County facility on the west side of the I-17 Hwy. recently had its work week slashed in half. What used to be a Wednesday-through-Saturday garbage transfer station is now only open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Stephen Hall, supervisor for the county’s transfer stations, said that the change came very suddenly.
“We had very little warning,” he said.
The county’s waste resources and recycling department had been asked to prepare several preliminary budgets with cuts of anywhere from 3 percent to 10 percent. When
Wireless tower project gets green lightedERIC QUADE
EDITORPlans to erect a new tower
in Desert Hills for wireless communications are moving forward, following the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ vote last week to approve a special use permit.
St. Charles Tower, a company that deals in putting up these kinds of towers, is pursuing plans to put up a new tower near the intersection of Cloud Road and 7th Avenue.
The property is owned by the Deer Valley Unified School District and currently the site of where the school stores and maintains buses. St. Charles Tower would lease part of the property to erect and eventually sell space on the cell tower to wireless companies. The school district, in turn, would receive some income from St. Charles Tower.
Prior to the county board’s approval of the special use permit, county’s planning and zoning commission had voted 4-2 to deny the special use permit application, based on the objections of local
residents. The New River/Desert Hills Community Association had also voiced concerns about the proposal.
Members were worried that a new tower would be problematic, so they asked for a number of stipulations to be met before the county signed off on the project. Among the conditions were that the pole itself should be:• No taller than 65 feet• Painted rust colored to
match other utility poles and the desert landscape• Surrounded by a 10-foot
wall to minimize noise from air conditioners and light pollution
Alan Mueller, president of the New River/Desert Hills Community Association, said that St. Charles Tower is just the latest of several companies that have been trying to get into the area during the past 3 years.
“We realize there’s a community (saying) that we need the towers. There’s a group that doesn’t want any towers at all,” he said. “No towers, no cell communication—that’s what it Ross Mason photo
One route to wireless — Desert Hills will take a much different approach compared to these towers located in Cave Creek.
Eric Quade photoSchedule Slashed — Friday and Saturday visitors at the dump in New River will now have to turn back.
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Orchestra has announced audition dates for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The adult orchestra will hold auditions Aug. 3 and Aug. 10, and a youth orchestra will audition on Aug. 31 and Sept. 7. All auditions are in Anthem.
NVSO has two orchestras orientated toward youngsters: the NVSO Youth Orchestra and the NVSO Symphonettes.
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“I was extremely pleased with our first season, which included some very tricky and technically challenging music,” he said. “The members did an exceptional job.”
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administrators were told that a reduced budget was no longer just an exercise, there was a scramble to figure out how to implement the changes, which included not only fewer hours of operation each week, but also layoffs and shuffling existing personnel around.
“So, really, within probably less than a month’s time we had to work with all this,” Hall said.
The next-closest place to take garbage is another Maricopa County-owned facility in Cave Creek along the Carefree Hwy. Hall said the Cave Creek site is so busy that a pilot program had attempted to expand its days of operation by 2 days per week. The budgetary scale backs put the kibosh on that plan, though.
Some 50 years ago, Maricopa County used to have 10 landfills. Those were filled to capacity and capped. Since the county still owned the land and needed to regularly monitor the sites for possible pollutants anyway, six of those 10 sites gained new life as transfer stations—convenient places where people could bring their garbage to later be hauled to
remote landfills.Having the New River dump closed
the majority of the week has some local residents worried that some people will forego taking their trash to the designated site altogether and simply toss their garbage into ditches across the desert instead. Hall acknowledged that their concern is warranted, but he hopes that a little publicity about the county dumps at New River and elsewhere can combat litter bugs.
“A lot of it is just outreach—teach people that we’re there,” Hall said. “There is a lot of litter dumping, and we’re right around the corner.”
He said that recycling is offered free of charge, while garbage is accepted for a small fee.
Despite the budget cuts and all the headaches that came with downsizing his department, Hall said that he is optimistic that solid waste management across the county will remain strong.
Outside of the local dump, there are few options for disposing of household waste. In some areas, residents can pay for curbside service from a trash hauler. Curbside recycling can, in some cases, also be farmed out to haulers.
County officials warn that two methods of trash disposal—incineration in a burn barrel and abandoning garbage in vacant spaces—are not allowed. Illegal dumping can result in a $2,000 fine.
Transfer stations are cash-only and charge customers on a per-vehicle basis for any household waste turned in there. A sedan loaded up with garbage bags will incur a $4 fee. A pickup truck with the bed loaded no higher than the cab and nothing extending past the bed costs $8.
Not all types of junk are accepted, though. A few of these prohibited wastes include radioactive materials, animal carcasses, PCBs, industrial garbage, Freon containers, bulk propane tanks, infectious materials and some wastes containing asbestos.
boils down to. So what we’re attempting to do is help them locate areas that will not be adjacent to homes. Because it’s not the towers that’s the problem. It’s the sound of the equipment. … [Y]ou will find that at night, when you go out into the dark and you sneeze, your neighbors about a half a mile away will probably hear you. That’s the way sound travels here in what we call the ‘bowl’ area of Desert Hills.”
Withey Morris is the law firm representing St. Charles Tower in the zoning matter that went before the county board. Asked for its reaction to the board’s decision, Withey Morris did not offer a reply in time for publication.
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The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is soliciting nominations for the 2013 annual Commission Awards, recognizing individuals, organizations, foundations or government agencies who have contributed significantly to the conservation of the state’s wildlife, its outdoor heritage, and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The application deadline is Aug. 16. Employees of the Arizona Game and Fish Department are not eligible for nomination.
The commission will select the 2013 award recipients at its Sept. 6-7 meeting. The awards will be presented at the annual Arizona Game and Fish Commission Awards Banquet set for Jan. 11, 2014, at the Carefree Resort & Conference Center, 37220 Mule Train Road, Carefree, AZ 85377.
Categories for nomination are:
Youth Environmentalist
of the Year Award - Any individual, 18 years of age or younger, who has excelled in efforts that benefit wildlife and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Outdoor Writer of the Year Award - Any professional or freelance writer who has excelled in highlighting issues or activities pertaining to the welfare of wildlife and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Media of the Year Award - Any media source (radio, television, magazine, newsletter, or periodical) that has broadcast or published articles and/or materials about wildlife or wildlife related topics, which are beneficial to the public interest and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Conservation Organization of the Year Award - Any organization, group, foundation, or agency that has excelled in efforts to enhance the welfare of wildlife, wildlife
related recreation, and the mission of the Game and Fish Department.
Conservationist of the Year Award - Any individual not associated with a professional agency who has excelled in efforts to enhance, conserve, and manage wildlife or their habitats.
Natural Resource Professional of the Year Award - Any individual who, through a professional agency affiliation, has excelled in efforts to enhance, conserve and manage wildlife or their habitats.
Volunteer of the Year Award - Any individual who, as a registered volunteer with the Department, has excelled in efforts to support and benefit the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Educator of the Year Award - Any individual whose educational activities have advanced and supported the welfare of wildlife, wildlife-related recreation, or the mission of the Arizona Game
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Any individual who has acted in the role of a mentor and whose efforts have resulted in the promotion and support of future wildlife conservation efforts and the development of future wildlife conservation leaders in Arizona.
Advocate of the Year Award - Any individual who has engaged in political advocacy for the betterment of wildlife conservation and in the support of the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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Award of Excellence - Any individual, group, organization, club, foundation or agency that has excelled in efforts to benefit wildlife, wildlife habitats, or programs of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
To submit a nomination, download a form at azgfd.gov/inside_azgfd/commission_awards.shtml. Return the completed form and all supplemental materials to: Arizona Game and Fish Department, DOHQ-Commission Awards, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086.
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have raised $705,395 in support of the families of the 19 firefighters who died fighting the Yarnell fire as well as members of the community who have been affected by the fires.
The money was raised in various fundraising efforts that began 2 days after the June 30 tragedy and throughout the D-backs 10-game homestand. The funds raised throughout the homestand will benefit the 100 Club of Arizona, American Red Cross, Prescott Firefighters Charities and other charities that will assist in the rebuilding efforts.
A 50/50 raffle, which is held at every home game, raised $354,061 in total, with $177,031 going to the raffle winners and $177,031 benefitting the charities. In addition, the D-backs set a 50/50 raffle record on July 5 with more than $100,000 raised in one night.
More than 5,000 fans donated online for a total of $252,364. The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation added $200,000 with a matching grant for a total of $452,364 raised. Fans who donated at least $19 online at dbacks.com/19 were entered into a raffle to win a team autographed “Yarnell 19” jersey.
The D-backs also raised $76,000 through an online jersey and nameplate auction held online at dbacks.com/auctions during the homestand. The D-backs auctioned off the newly created game-worn and
autographed black “Arizona” tribute jerseys that players and coaches wore throughout the entire homestand as well as autographed player and coaches nameplates that feature the “19” logo.
Starting next homestand, fans will be able to purchase a T-shirt replica of the black “Arizona” tribute jerseys for $28 at the Team Shop located at Chase Field. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the T-shirt sales will benefit the 100 Club of Arizona, American Red Cross, Prescott Firefighters Charities and other charities that will assist in the rebuilding efforts. The T-shirts were made possible by a partnership between the D-backs, MLB Properties, Gameday Merchandising and Majestic Athletic and will be available while supplies last.
Budding celebrity athlete visits Anthem
Above — Darren Mackie of the Phoenix Wolves, the city’s new professional soccer team, made a guest appearance July 17 in Anthem. Below — Mackie, a Scotland native, invited kids from the audience to try to beat him at juggling a soccer ball. Photos by Eric Quade.
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BARTLETT LAKE: Lake elevation measured at 1,796 feet, 98 percent full. Water temperature ranged from 80 to high 80s (85 degree surface high temp).
Gary Senft, a local professional and BassPro at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, said that on Wednesday the top-water bite was decent—not good enough to throw top-water plugs anywhere on the lake. But he said a high number of anglers that day found a good top-water bite on Ricos.
Others found a good bite on small crankbaits in shallow water. Senft also caught bass on 4.5-inch Roboworm red crawler dropshots. Other good Roboworm colors that day were ox blood and morning dawn. Texas baby brush hogs in watermelon also produced for Senft.
Shad schools are growing. Make sure to move after 10 minutes if fish are present and you’re not getting a good bite. Hit islands and long points.
Previously, Mike McFarland of Hook Up Outfitters fished the lake, catching fish on jigs, shallow-running crank baits
and Rat-L-Traps in 5 to10 feet of water.
Fish had been chasing shad balls up and down the banks in 8 to 12 feet of water.
SAGUARO LAKE: Lake elevation measured at 1,526 feet, 93 percent full.
Skyler Clark, the Mesa Sportsman’s Warehouse fishing manager, said this was a better nighttime fishing spot than at Canyon. As he previously reported, it’s been hard this year to get bites anywhere unless you are fishing around some grass. So it’s still a good option to try going down a bank, dragging and slowly popping dropshots or Texas-rigged Roboworms through some grass on any deeper flats of 10 to 20 feet.
Previously, Mike McFarland of Hook-Up Outfitters said getting an early-morning top-water bite followed by midday dropshots in 2 to 30 feet of water is a reliable pattern. He said the trick to remember at Saguaro is that the fish are not eating big baits. Use small baits and small dropshots.
CANYON LAKE: Lake elevation measured at 1,659 feet, 97 percent full.
Skyler Clark said good fishing continues off vertical walls during the day with dropshots or Senkos. If choosing between Canyon and Saguaro for daytime fishing, Canyon was recommended.
The same technique held true: fishing as close to the wall as possible, looking for shade pockets to target and using dropshots and shaky head worms. Clark reported seeing more fish chasing shad at Canyon than at Saguaro, so Zara Spooks or Ricos were recommended. Night fishing remained tough, however. Reports are that dropshots produced the best bite, and there have been reports of some bass being caught up to 7 pounds.
HORSESHOE LAKE: Lake elevation measured at 1,949 feet, 0 percent full.
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Plants aren’t just for scenery or merely a food source. For one New River educator, herbs are a gateway to healing.
Melanie Dunlap is leading a class Tuesday at the Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center that will give participants a basic knowledge of how medicinal plants can help them in their everyday lives. The workshop, called “Planting the Seeds of Herbalism,” will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and cover topics including the history of herbal medicine, how to care for medicinal plants and more.
For example, if treating a cut, then what kinds of plants should a person have on hand around the house? What about for heartburn? Or cold and flu symptoms? Those are the types of common concerns Melanie said she wants her students to be able to address.
“What do you have on hand so that you can go first to herbs?” she said. “It’s about making your first aid kit because I think that’s how we learn and bring herbs into our life for our bigger issues. We have to start somewhere where we’re really comfortable.”
Since this mode of healing doesn’t come with instructions printed on a prescription pill bottle, the class delves into a variety of ways to deliver herbs’ healing qualities effectively. Common preparations include teas, tinctures, baths and steams.
Those methods are very familiar to most people, and the medicinal herbs used in them
don’t necessarily have to be much more exotic than that. By merely stocking a little honey, lemon and ginger, a whole list of ailments can be soothed, Melanie said.
The educator, now living in New River, started her alternative healing journey on the East Coast. She received her first training in herbs and spiritual energy in the western parts of North Carolina and worked in the Appalachian Mountains, which she characterized as second only to the Amazon for medicinal plant habitat. After moving to Arizona 12 years ago and coming to grips
with the scarcity of wild plants in the desert, Melanie learned massage. Since people tended to be more familiar with massage than herbalism, it offered her a way to introduce others to alternative medicine.
Melanie and her husband, Tom Dunlap, moved out of the city and into New River in 2005, and their Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center now sits on 2 acres.
As a proponent of a holistic approach to health, Melanie is passionate about analyzing more than just medicine.
Submitted photo Healing plants — An herb garden is just one of the teaching tools Melanie Dunlap uses at the Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center in New River.
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When Goldilocks asks private detective Jack Spratt for help Spratt finds out about a terrible crime wave sweeping the forest.
The show overflows with music and jokes fit for all ages. Tickets cost $5 for youth 12 and under with ID. Adult tickets are $8. For information on Desert Foothills Theater go to desertfoothillstheater.org.Youth theater group has bowl-a-thon
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TUESDAYNew River woman teaches healing value of plants
Melanie Dunlap will teach a workshop on the healing properties of plants from 6:30 – 9 p.m., July 30 in New River. Attendees will discuss the history of herbal medicine, learn how to choose and properly store herbs, how to take herbal medicines and discover common herbal remedies. Attendees also will learn to create their own herbal first aid kit and start their own Materia Medica of plants. Cost is $45 per person. Reservations are required. For information go to peacefulspiritcenter.com/ or call 623-465-5875.
EARLY AUGUSTYouth summer camp offered at Dreamchaser
Dreamchaser Horse Rescue in New River is offering a summer camp beginning the week of Aug. 5 during which youth have the opportunity to learn about horses and to interact with a llamas, donkeys, ponies, goats, sheep, ducks, peacocks and a tortoise.
Participants will have their own horse to work with throughout the week and will learn how to be safe around horses, responsibilities of owning a horse, grooming and hoof care, catching, haltering and leading a horse, saddling, mounting and dismounting and basic riding skills.
Participants will get a Dreamchaser T-shirt, water bottle, and an 8x10 picture of their horse. Snacks will be provided, but participants must bring a sack lunch. Campers will create a journal to help them remember their experience and at the end of the week everybody gets a certificate and celebrates with an ice cream party.
A half-day camp is available from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. for $250 for the week while the full day camp, running from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. costs $350 for the week. For information go to dreamchaserhorserescue.com, email [email protected] or call 623-910-6530.Beer dinner
Spotted Donkey Cantina in North Scottsdale wraps up its annual summer beer series on Aug. 7 with a final dinner featuring Mudshark Brewery. The dinner will include a beer reception with mini bites beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed
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-Tempera Shrimp with Green Chili Aioli; Black Bean and Cotija Empanadas; and Bacon Wrapped Cherry Peppers paired with Mudshark Up River Light
-Grill Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Green Onion Vinaigrette served with Mudshark Amber Ale
-Grilled French Cut Chicken Breast with Fresno Chili, Plum Sauce, Sautéed Swiss Chard and Warm Potato Salad paired with Mudshark Desert Magic Amber
-Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Lime served with Mudshark Spring Training IPACost is $39 per person not
including tax and gratuity. For more information about the Beer Dinner Series at Spotted Donkey Cantina, or to make a reservation, please call 480-488-3358 or visit the website at www.elpedregal.com or http://www.otteddonkeycantinael pedregal.com/ Breakfast offers chance to speak to law enforce-ment officials
Anthem Neighborhood Watch will host Breakfast With a Cop from 8 – 10 a.m., Aug. 3 at Roberto’s Authentic Mexican Food in Anthem.
Personnel from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix Police and the North Valley Posse all will be in attendance to provide information about crime related issues and community concerns. It’s an opportunity to share information, get advice, socialize, network and exchange ideas.Roberto’s is located at 39510
N. Daisy Mountain Drive #170 in Anthem. MIM hosts jazz artist
Madeleine Peyroux will perform shows at 6 and 8 p.m., Aug. 4 at the Musical Instrument Museum. The jazz musician sings old classics and modern tunes by the likes of Leonard Cohen and the Beatles.
Tickets to the show range in price from $37.50 - $52.50. The MIM is located at 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard in Phoenix. For information go to themim.org or call 480-478-6000.
ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT1616 WEST ADAMS STREETPHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 16-113807PERPETUAL 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, July 30, 2013, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 W. Adams, Room 434B, Phoenix, Arizona, a perpetual right of way easement for the purpose of a Service Road situated in Maricopa County to wit:
TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, G&SRB&M, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONAPARCEL: M&B THRU TRACT 3E IN STATE PLAT 55, 2ND AMEND., SECTION 27.
CONTAINING 0.49 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.PARCEL: M&B THRU TRACT MF4 IN STATE PLAT 55, 2ND AMEND., SECTION 34,
CONTAINING 0.30 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 $59,771.00 and consists of 0.79 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.land.state.az.us.
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 $59,771.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the value of the right of way, which is $1,793.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $64,064.00 (less $2,500.00 if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $61,564.00).
(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
bidding 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.
Ruben Ojeda(for) Vanessa HickmanState Land CommissionerMay 9, 2013
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Kunasek praises award winnersMaricopa County Board
Chairman Andy Kunasek lauded the works of three public employees recently recognized for their efforts in saving the county money through the Rewarding Ideas Program.
“This is a good program because it keeps our employees thinking, ready to innovate and come up with good ideas,” said Kunasek, whose supervisory district includes the communities of New River, Anthem and Desert Hills. “It sets up a competition for the best ideas and rewards those employees.”
The Rewarding Ideas Program began in 1984 and has reportedly saved the county more than $12 million to date. A small committee of county employees evaluates the ideas and selects annual winners.
This year the winners include:Southwest Phoenix resident
Les Glover, a fleet supervisor for Maricopa County’s Equipment Services, wasn’t convinced the county had to equip all of its vehicles with fire extinguishers. First responders, off-road equipment and trucks that require a commercial driver’s license could keep theirs, but for every sedan used by county officials in routine travel, Glover thought it excessive to purchase new fire extinguishers every year.
“Most people don’t know how to operate a fire extinguisher correctly,” he said. “They could be injured or worse if they tried to put the fire out. The safest
way to deal with a car fire is to get away from it and call 9-1-1.”
Glover proposed to reduce the annual purchase and replacement of fire extinguishers for some 1,300 vehicles, saving the county $28,000, as well as potential liability. For following through on that idea, Glover was awarded a $2,500 check.
Other Rewarding Ideas Program winners, honored by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, included Mel Dailey, program coordinator of the superior court’s alternative dispute resolution. Dailey suggested the county stop the practice of paying postage for civil and family court settlement evaluations by the private attorneys involved in those cases.
The elimination of the county-subsidized, pre-paid envelopes reportedly resulted in an annual savings of $2,782. Dailey received a $557 award.
The third award, also for $2,500, went to Gary Heath, of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, who proposed a change in the way peanut butter was packaged in jail. Heath proposed eliminating the machine that dispensed peanut butter into cups, which was labor intensive, carried the potential of cross contamination and could break down and need replacing. The new process puts the peanut butter into small plastic wrap pouches, resulting in an annual savings of $36,382.
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beginning yoga at 7:15 p.m., Tuesdays throughout the month of July. The class offers attendees a chance to improve flexibility, endurance and balance. The July 9 initial class will be the first in a series of eight classes. The classes will be open to beginners to students with some experience with yoga. Attendees should wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat.
For information on the free classes go to mcldaz.org or call 602-652-3000. North Valley Regional Library is located at 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway in Anthem.Eating disorder class meets in Anthem
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meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., on Wednesdays at 42104 N. Venture Dr. Ste. D126.
For further information you may call 602-828-9959. Yoga, Gong therapy offered in New River
Kudalini Yoga classes combined with Gong Therapy from 7 – 9 p.m. every Thursday in New River. The class is offered to both men and women. The class offers an opportunity to explore, celebrate, heal, feel good, while ensuring a safe sacred environment. The class welcomes beginners and intermediate students. Those interested in attending are asked to wear comfy clothing and bring a yoga mat and blanket.
Cost for the class is $10. For information email [email protected], call 623-910-1096 or go to rajpalkaur. webs.com.
Additionally Kaur offers meditation breathing while being enveloped by the sounds of the Gong the first Tuesday of each month. The class offers participants a chance to feel refreshed, enlivened and at peace throughout their mind and body. Cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Bring yoga
mat and blanket. Wear comfy clothes. For info call 623-910-1096 or 855-538-5683 or go to lifecoachinaz.com.
MONTHLY Library hosts foreign film
Desert Foothills Library will host a different foreign film from 3 – 5 p.m., one Monday each month. For information on the coming events go to dlfa.org. Desert Foothills Library is located at 38443 North Schoolhouse Road in Cave Creek.
All events are free, except where noted.Women’s group meets for coffee, inspiration
The North Phoenix Praise and Coffee meets from 7 – 9 p.m., the second Thursday of each month at Yogurt Garden in Anthem.
The non-denominational Christian women’s group gathers to connect, encourage and inspire each other.
For information on the free meetings contact k m o s e s 0 8 @ y m a i l . c o m [email protected] or go to praiseandcoffeenorth phoenix.com.
Yogurt Garden is located at 39504 N. Daisy Mountain Suite 104 in Anthem.
Meet Vern, a 30 lb. Cocker Spaniel who has been neutered and is current on all his vaccinations. Vern is on a special duck prescription diet. He gets along well with other dogs and cats. He is fine with children and loves men. He really enjoys going for car rides. This easy going guy was put into foster care when his family had medical problems and could no longer care for him.
For more information on Vern or other animals looking for a home contact Anthem Pets, a 501-c-3 non profit serving the North Phoenix area since 2005, at [email protected] or 623-551-2234.
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Foothills resident Dr. Sheldon Winkler has had a life-long love for music, and that passion has led him to penning a book entitled The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories.
Winkler retired from Temple University in January 2006 as professor emeritus, where he previously served as chairperson of the department of prosthodonics and dean of research, advanced education and continuing education. He then started a second career as an author and speaker on the music of the Second World War.
Beginning as a young boy during World War II, Winkler’s ear for music blossomed. He played the piano and went on to form a band in high school that played the Catskill Mountain hotels in New York and the Orange Mountain hotels in New Jersey. All of this while completing his college degree and finishing dental school.
His love of music stayed with him all his life. Winkler collected information on the music of World War II a number of years before his retirement and had several articles published in World War II History magazine. His ultimate goal
was to publish a book on the music of that era, which was accomplished in March with the help of Merriam Press.To him, the years between 1940
and 1950 produced some of the most memorable and enduring popular music of the 20th century. Patriotism was at an all-time high; the war effort became
an integral part of the entertainment industry, creating an emotional dream world of heroes, love, remembrance, reflection and introspection. The Music of World War II tells the stories behind the origins of many of the musical compositions, some of which have survived to become standards and remain popular to this day.
The book reviews the origins behind such songs as, “As Time Goes By,” “God Bless America,” “The Ballad of Rodger Young,” “My Sister and I” and many more. Stories of selected World War II movies are also included in the Music of World War II classics, such as “Casablanca,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.”
Winkler said that World War II was one of the most productive periods of American popular music, and the tunes written during that era are indispensable for boosting morale at home and raising the spirits of the troops stationed overseas.
“There may never be another period of time where service men and women, their families, friends and neighbors, will be so eager to express their patriotism through popular music,” he said. “The war is long over, but the songs live on.”
Cave Creek gets schooled in hip hop
ERIC QUADE EDITOR
Do you know your Beastie Boys from your Backstreet Boys?
Several guests attending a special lecture July 17 at Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek likely came away a little smarter on hip hop music genre.
The speaker was Lasana Hotep, a consultant, educator and researcher all wrapped up into one. He used the beginning of his program to reach out to those who maybe dismiss hip hop music without giving it much thought.
“Normally when you hear ‘hip hop’ mentioned, normally people think of rap music, and a lot of people do have their opinions on rap music,” said Hotep, showing a slide depicting a person covering their ears. “This is a popular opinion: It sounds like a bunch of noise, people talking, I don’t understand it, what is going on?”
Hotep said that hip hop’s roots partially
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belong with Afrika Bambaataa, the founder of Universal Zulu Nation who used the term to describe the music scene he was seeing.
“He defined hip hop as a culture of peace, unity, love and having fun,” he said.
Other forces at play in the ‘60s and ‘70s help propel this music into a realm of its own. The South Bronx of New York City at the time had a large immigrant population from the Carribean, Central America and South America. With the city going broke, many government programs were downsizing, and many young people were growing up in an environment of run-down buildings and empty lots. These hardships left their mark on the
music of the time, filled with political themes and a desire to belong to something greater, Hotep said.
“They still wanted to belong to something, get involved in something, connect themselves to something,” he said. “One of the somethings that they found themselves in was street organizations or gangs. Out of this youth movement, in the context of poverty, you get hip hop.”
Hotep went on to give more concrete examples of hip hop’s most iconic aspects.
Disc jockeying—specifically, the method DJs use to prepare music—was one of those examples. A pioneer in the ‘70s DJ scene was Clive Campbell, a.k.a Kool Herc, who wanted to extend the most enjoyable parts of songs. By using two copies of the same record, he was able
to highlight what he called the “get down beat.” Once the beat finished on one record copy, a mixing console would fade out that track and fade in the beginning of the same beat on the second record.
Another important part of the hip hop scene is aerosol paint artists, or graffiti artists, Hotep explained.
“They were a very eclectic group of guys, and they all had different reasons why they did graffiti,” he said. “Some of them did graffiti because they were actually formally trained in the arts but they wanted to create a new type of look. Some of them had no formal training, and they lived in these bummed out communities, and they wanted to change the look of the community with their art. Some people just wanted to be famous in their neighborhoods and have their nicknames scrawled all over the place.”
Early graffiti was simplified “tagging,” Hotep said. A person would spray paint their name and a few digits identifying their neighborhood address. The lettering became more stylized over the years and spawned a font called “wildstyle” where letters are abstractly written to a degree where they are nearly unrecognizable or camouflaged with the surrounding art.
Hotep’s professional
experience includes serving as an associate producer in television news, an elementary school teacher, the program coordinator for Arizona State
University’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and, currently, as a program director at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale.
Photo by Eric QuadeHistory lesson — Lasana Hotep, who presented a history of hip hop music, jokingly explained the concept of a record player to the younger members of his audience.
Modifying one’s diet, identifying sources of stress and neutralizing them are other ways to achieve a similar goal: to make the patient feel well again. Melanie is also a believer in the effectiveness of several Eastern approaches to wellness. Reiki, a type of spiritual healing that involves a practitioner’s careful hand placement on another’s body, and Chakras are related concepts that she conducts separate classes on. Drum circles and meditative labyrinth walks are also regularly scheduled events at Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center.
As much as she believes in alternative healing, Melanie said that Western medicine definitely has a role to play, too. Instead of choosing one
school of thought or another, she suggested the two views on medicine can complement each other in a person’s life.
“I love Western doctors,” she said. “They have a wonderful place (in health care), but they really don’t come into play until you get sick. In holistics, we try to start before you get sick and keep you healthy.”
The cost of participating in the “Planting the Seeds of Herbalism” class is $45. For those who cannot attend the workshop, do not despair: A holistic fair is scheduled to take place Nov. 16 at Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center, which will feature holistic health care speakers, vendors and more.
More information about Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center and the variety of classes offered there is available at peacefulspiritcenter.com or by calling 623-465-5875.
Submitted photo Holistic health — Melanie Dunlap, educator at Peaceful Spirit Enrichment Center in New River.
Photo by Eric QuadeRenovations completed – Nelson Mitchell, public relations coordinator for the Maricopa County Library District, kicked off a day full of festivities Tuesday morning celebrating the completion of renovations at the North Valley Regional Library in Anthem. Updating the building’s interior took about a month.
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Wall Street pens bills, “helps” only itselfThe word “help” is so
uplifting, conveying our best humanitarian values. How odd, then, to see it used in this New York Times headline: “Banks’ Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills.”
I’ll bet they did! We all know how a l t r u i s t i c , b e n e f i c e n t a n d kindhearted Wall Street l o b b y i s t s are — when it comes to helping themselves,
that is. The article explains that a small army of high-dollar influence-peddlers are not merely asking our lawmakers to free big banks from pesky rules that limit their reckless greed, but instead the lobbyists are helping to write the laws themselves.
There’s that word again. In this case, “helping to write” is a euphemism for “dictating” the language, turning the members of Congress into obedient stenographers.
For example, one key bill that zipped out of the House finance committee in May is essentially a do-it-yourself lawmaking product of Citigroup. In a concise 85 lines, it exempts big chunks of dangerously high-risk Wall Street speculation from any bothersome regulation. More than 70 of those 85 lines were penned by Citigroup lobbyists with “help” from other banks. The committee even copied two key paragraphs word for word from the
language that Citigroup handed to the members.
This group of DIY bill-writers insists that nothing is amiss here — we’re not trying to gut the Wall Street reform package passed just three years ago, they say, we’re simply trying to reach “a compromise.” I was born at night, but it wasn’t last night! The 2010 reforms were a compromise, and the American people would like to see them made much tougher, not weaker.
Wall Street, of course, feels entitled to snake inside, assume the role of lawmaker and pervert the public will. As one lobbyist puts it, “We will provide input if we see a bill we have interest in.” After all, they just want to help.
But why are our elected solons so willing to buddy up with such self-serving helpers? Here’s one member of Congress who finds the whole relationship distressing: “It’s appalling,” said Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., talking about the money that special interests stuff in the pockets of lawmakers. “It’s disgusting ... and it opens the possibility of conflicts of interest and corruption,” he added.
So, naturally, he promptly joined the disgusting system that has turned our Capitol into a wide-open bazaar for buying and selling legislative favors.
“It’s unfortunately the world we live in,” the Connecticut Democrat shrugged. Even though Himes is only in his third term, he’s become an aggressive trader in this bazaar, heading up fundraising for his fellow Democrats in the U.S. House.
Why him? One, as a member of the committee that oversees Wall Street, he can attract campaign cash like honey attracts flies — especially when big banks are lobbying furiously to get exemptions from legislation that restricts some of their destructive profiteering. Two, Himes has proven to be a trusted ally of the wheeler-dealer bankers, supporting their dereg bills. And three, he is one of them, having been made a millionaire as a Goldman Sachs banker.
Republicans are totally in Wall Street’s pocket, but Democrats are sinking into it, too. With the admirable exception of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a handful of other Dems who stood with consumers, most Democrats on the committee joined every Republican member in May to do the bank lobby’s bidding.
Six days later, Himes’ fundraising operation arranged for the seven freshmen Democrats on the committee, each of whom had stood with the bankers, to trek up to the heights of Wall Street for a personal bonding session with the CEOs of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. Thus are forged the ties that bind.
Hey, Democrats, don’t just deplore this corrupt system, stand with us to overthrow it. To learn how, go to PublicCampaign.org.
To find out more about Jim Hightower, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators webpage at www.creators.com.
Freedom in Egypt starts with economics
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What Egyptian citizens must recognize is that political liberty thrives best where there’s a large measure of economic liberty. The Egyptian people are not
the problem; it’s the environment they’re forced to live in. Why is it that E g y p t i a n s do well in the U.S. but not Egypt? We could
make the same observation about Nigerians, Cambodians, Jamaicans and many other people who leave their homeland
and immigrate to the U.S. For example, Indians in India suffer great poverty. But that’s not true of Indians who immigrate to the U.S. They manage to start more Silicon Valley companies than any other immigrant group, and they do the same in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, New York and New Jersey.
According to various reports, about 50 percent of Egypt’s 83 million people live on or below the $2-per-day poverty line set by the World Bank. Overall, unemployment is 13 percent, and among youths, it’s 25 percent. Those are the official numbers. The true rates are estimated to be twice as high.
Much of Egypt’s economic problems are directly related to government intervention and control, which have resulted in weak institutions so vital for prosperity. As Hernando de Soto, president of Peru’s Institute for Liberty and Democracy, wrote in his Wall Street Journal article titled “Egypt’s Economic Apartheid” (Feb. 3, 2011), more than 90 percent of Egyptians hold their property without legal title.
De Soto said: “Without clear legal title to their assets and real estate, in short, these entrepreneurs own what I have called ‘dead capital’ — property that cannot be leveraged as collateral for loans, to obtain investment capital, or as security for long-term contractual deals. And so the majority of these Egyptian enterprises remain small and relatively poor.”
Egypt’s legal private sector employs 6.8 million people, and the public sector has 5.9 million. More than 9 million people work in the extralegal sector, making Egypt’s underground economy the nation’s biggest employer.
Why are so many Egyptians in the underground economy? De Soto answered by giving a typical example: “To open a small bakery, our investigators found, would take more than 500 days.
To get legal title to a vacant piece of land would take more than 10 years of dealing with red tape. To do business in Egypt, an aspiring poor
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A random act of kindnessSometimes life brings us
special unexpected blessings. Let me tell you of my unexpected blessing I received July 11.
I have known for a long time that I work with an amazing, tight-knit group of people in the Anthem Wal-Mart Vision Center. Beginning with Bob Rosenbaum, our manager, who sets the tone for the Vision Center by being the most generous, kind-hearted human I have ever met, to four girls who every day try to make their patients have the best experience possible, along with our amazing optometrist, Dr. Svetlana Aleshina.
Day after day, our duties begin to be a routine, but on July 11 I saw such a heart-warming random act of kindness I knew I had to share it.
Imagine you are 10 years old, an orphan, and you have made an incredibly confusing journey, arriving in a country far, far away from your familiar Russian home. You know no one, you don’t speak or understand the language and everything around you is
totally different than anything you have ever encountered. Now, you must go see a doctor because your eyes are in need of an exam. Not only have you probably never had an eye exam before, but you will not be able to understand what this doctor says to you. You sit in a small waiting area, while everyone around you is talking, and you have no idea what they are saying. Overwhelming? Scary? You bet! But you are taking it like a young soldier, waiting bravely and well-behaved.
Then a beautiful young doctor, smiling her angelic smile, speaks to you in Russian! Excitedly, you smile and respond with your native tongue.
This is what I was blessed to see in my normal, routine kind of day July 11. This is what I see from Dr. Svetlana Aleshina every day I am blessed to work by her side. Your random act of kindness touched my heart today! Hugs and blessings to you!
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600 sq ft one bedroom casita, Private entrance. Utilities included. No pets. Prefer nonsmoker. $775. With 2+ car garage $975. Desert Hills and 27th Ave 623-465-2919
Not your run of the mill Anthem Rental: 4bed2bath2car garage w/bonus room! Beautiful home w/upgraded cabinets/counters, ceiling fans, paint, washer/dryer, water softener, outdoor kiva fireplace & kitchen area. Great location! (Liberty Bell Park & Diamond Canyon Elementary School). $1,400/mo. Call 623-208-8350 for appointment.
Tired of searching for a Rental? Call Jo at Coldwell Banker Daisy mtn 480-326-8825 at absolutely no cost to you!!
5 bedroom, 3 bath home, 2 vehicle garage, 2600sqft on 1.5 acre. $1200/mo. New River & Circle Mountain Roads. Awesome Views. Call cell 847-738-1194
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$159,900 Gorgeous hillside home on over half acre with walk in basement. Double garage, A/C, fireplace, new paint and carpets. RV h/u. Second Garage/workshop with carport, fruit trees, landscaped & great views. Covered wrap around deck. B/I vacuum, water softener, R/O system. All appliances. O/B 928-710-2607
ADVERTISE 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.classified-arizona. com. (AzCAN)
Find Out What your Home is Worth On-Line. visit www.NorthvalleyHousePricing.com
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NUTRIOSO, AZ Dream Home! 77+/-AC bordering picturesque USFS! 3BR/2BA, 3 wells, siding, metal roof, custom throughout, including flooring, kitchen and laundry upgrades, 3-car/2BR garage w/security. $975,000. WM Kachina Realty, 928-333-1420, 928-245-0185. (AzCAN)
LAND FOR SALEACRE WOODED LOTS 12 miles E. of Show Low in Show Low Pines for RV, cabin, mobile, 10% down starting at $4995, easy terms. Owner/Agent 480-540-5153. (AzCAN) 37 ACRE WILDERNESS RANCH, $193 Month. Prime 37 acre cabin site atop evergreen wooded ridge overlooking wilderness valley in secluded N. AZ ranch. Near small town, good soil, free well access, 6,200’ elev. $19,900, $1,990 dn., $193 mo. Order brochure 800-966-6690. 1st United woodlandvalleyranchsale.com. (AzCAN)GREAT RECREATIONAL LAND deals in Western New Mexico! Multiple developments from 3-140 acres starting at $19,995. Electric, water, trees, views. Guaranteed financing! Call 888-812-5830 www.hitchingpostland.com. (AzCAN)
AZ STATEWIDE LENDER REPO Land Sale. Show Low area, Windsor Valley Ranch, 8 Acres, $19,900, county maintained roads. Cabin on 8.9 Acres, $89,500, completely renovated w/2 bedrooms. Financing available. Beautiful land. Priced for quick sale. Buy for pennies on the dollar. Call AZLR. ADWR Report available. 888-903-0988. (AzCAN)
NOTICESLooking for the people that found our phone in Black Canyon City. Their names are Barbara and Travis. Husband wrote down wrong phone number and haven’t been able to contact them regarding meeting up to get the phone. Please contact Arlene or Raul at 602-391-6633 or 602-276-8626.North valley Christian Church meeting Sundays, 9:30am in Opera House at Pioneer Living History museum. www.nvccphx.com or 623-308-4338
Al-anon meetings in Anthem. mondays 10:45am.
St Rose Parish. 2825 W Rose Canyon Circle.
S/W corner of Daisy mtn & Meridian
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ADOPT: The stork didn’t call. We hope you will. Loving family of 3 looking to adopt another little miracle. Contact Robin and Neil: 866-303-0668, www.rnladopt.info. (AzCAN)
ATv/CyCLE/ETCDeath Forces Sale. 1994 Harley Davidson FXDL, teal, have all original parts, 26,773 original miles. Second owner. All service records. True classic. Please leave message, we WILL call you back. $6500 Blue Book. 623-374-5830 Will throw in our helmets. Death Forces Sale. 1981 Suzuki GS850G. 25,513 original miles. Second owner, newly upholstered his/hers seat, Hard side bags and trunk. Please leave message, we Will call you back. $1000. 623-374-5830. It’s a nice ride 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 Death Forces Sale. 2002 F-250 XLT Super Duty / Super Cab. 7ft bed w/ shell. 92,600 original miles, $9500 Blue Book. Please leave message, we Will call you back. 623-374-5830 He loved his truck.1964 to 1972 classic sports car, muscle car wanted by private party running or not. 480-518-4023
CABLE/SATELLITE Tv DISH NETWORK $19.99/MO. Free install, Free DVR equipment. Free Movie Channels for 3 months. Ask about our no-credit promo. Call Now 877-717-7273. (AzCAN)DISH TV Retailer. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-318-1693. (AzCAN)DirecTV: Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today! 1-800-644-2857. (AzCAN)
HELP WANTED
ASSISTING HANDS NEEDS NON-mEDICAL CAREGIvERS/CNAs. Join our AWARD WINNING team! Positions available for Anthem, New River, Desert Hills, Cave Creek/Carefree, Fountain Hills/Rio verde, North Phoenix. FT/PT, also available weekends and split shifts. CPR/FA/TB required. Call John or Kristen, 480-767-3246, monday-Friday pam-5pm.
Rock Springs Café is hiring!! All positions. Apply in person.
Part time Caregiver/cook. Starting 9.00/hr. DPS card - CPR & TB Required. Contact Ronnie 480-244-5326 ADVERTISE YOUR JOB Opening in 85 AZ newspapers. Reach over 1 million readers for ONLY $330! Call this newspaper or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN)
Independent Advertising Sales Executives! We are looking for experienced, hard-working Print Advertising sales executives to join our Professional Sales team in the North valley. A successful candidate will be an experienced outside sales professional , preferably in print media, an excellent communicator, verbally and in writing, passionate about details, honest and have the willingness to prospect and make cold calls. Please email resume to: [email protected]
ATTN: 29 SERIOUS PEOPLE to work from anywhere using a computer. Up to $1500-$5000 PT/FT. www.pticoncepts.com. (AzCAN)VETERANS WANTED! Train to drive BIG RIGS! Southwest Truck Driver Training. Use your GI Bill to get your CDL and EARN $35K your first year! Pre Hire Letters before you even begin training! Call Today: Phoenix - 602-904-6602, Tucson - 520-216-7609 www.swtdtveterans.com. (AzCAN) OWNER OPERATORS Flex Fleet. 14-21 days out. $3,500 gross weekly. Weekly settlements. Class-A CDL & 1yr experience. Discount plans for major medical & more. Fleet owners welcome. Call Matt TODAY! 866-566-2072 DriveForGreatwide.com (AzCAN)
GORDON TRUCKING, INC: CDL-A Drivers needed! Immediate openings! Full time, part time positions. Consistent miles, time off! Full benefits, 401k. Recruiters available 7 days/wk! TeamGTI.com 866-837-5997. (AzCAN) WANTED: LIFE AGENTS. Earn $500 a Day; great agent benefits; commissions paid daily; liberal underwriting; leads, leads, leads. LIFE INSURANCE, LICENSE REQUIRED. Call 1-888-713-6020. (AzCAN)
HOmE FURNISHINGSSage Green Sectional sofa w/ 3 recliners, 3 yrs old, mint condition, $600. Dining Room Set. Hutch and Table, 6 chairs, will seat 10, $700. 602-510-2086
INSTRUCTIONMEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES Needed! Train to become a Medical Office Assistant. No Experience Needed! Job placement after online training! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed. 1-888-926-6058. (AzCAN)
LIVESTOCK & SuPPLIESFree delivery of shavings, cow & horse mixture-great for arenas or fertilizer 480-595-0211TRIPLE 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.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: www.dreamchaserhorserescue.org or Susan at 623-910-6530 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
mISC Free delivery of shavings, cow & horse mixture-great for arenas or fertilizer 480-595-0211
mISC WANTEDFree 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.govRattlesnake proof your dog now. Snake proofing for all breeds of dogs. New River location. 480-215-1776 www.vipervoidance.com
FREE – Catahoula puppies, all female, ready for homes in 3 weeks. Ed 480-294-3179
Sheltie & Collie rescue have beautiful dogs for adoption. 480-488-5711 SundustSDA @aol.com
Need some shade in your back yard? How about a pergula? Call NANA’s Handyman at 602-743-5752. Or e-mail [email protected]. for pictures and pricing.
Do you need more storage in your garage? Call NANA’s Handyman. We offer custom overhead storage. Call 602-743-5752 or email [email protected]. for pictures and pricing.
RICK’S LANDSCAPE mAINTENANCE. Weekly, Bi Weekly, monthly. Residential and Commercial. Call for free estimate. #480-229-6173.
HOME WATCH & CONCIERGE FOR PART-TImE RESIDENTS Leave this summer knowing that your property is being cared for. Local, Reliable, Bonded & Insured www.northvalleyhomeservices.com480-567-6029
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Rate for classifieds are $20 for the first 20 words then $.50 per word after and must be prepaid. Deadline for classifieds is Wed. at 5pm for the following Wed. issue. Classifieds may also be faxed to 623-465-1363.
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williams from page 14 entrepreneur would have to deal with 56 government agencies and repetitive government inspections.” According to the World Bank, in terms of the difficulty of doing business, Egypt ranks 109th out of 185 countries.
What needs to be done? Although it shouldn’t be seen as a general strategy, there is at least one notable case in which a military coup and subsequent rule worked to the great benefit of a nation. A July 5 Investor’s Business Daily editorial (http://tinyurl.com/klkjrmf) was about Chile’s 1973 coup, which toppled the democratically elected Salvador Allende government and put Chilean military commander Augusto Pinochet in charge. Pinochet used his military dictatorship to create free market reforms by eliminating thousands of restrictive laws governing labor, mining, fishing, vineyards, startups and banking that were choking Chile’s economy. As a result, Chile became Latin America’s best economy and today has Latin America’s most durable democracy. That’s the upside to Pinochet’s rule. The downside was the regime’s corruption
and atrocities.Western intellectuals, pundits
and politicians are mistakenly calling for democracy in Egypt. But there’s a problem.
In most countries in the Arab world, what we know as personal liberty is virtually nonexistent. Freedom House’s 2011 “Freedom in the World” survey and Amnesty International’s annual report for 2011 labeled most North African and Middle Eastern countries as either “repressive” or “not free.” These nations do not share the philosophical foundations that delivered the West from its history of barbarism, such as the Magna Carta (1215) and later the teachings of such philosophers as Francis Bacon, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Montesquieu and Voltaire.
Personal liberty is important, but the best route to that goal is what Egypt needs most — reforms that create economic liberty.
Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center now at a new location!
We are now located at 6038 E. Hidden Valley RD.,
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Clients need to bring proof of where they live and identification for each individual living in the household.
Hours of operation are -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday, Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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