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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River | North Phoenix | Tramonto Inside: Community News ....... 4 Movie Review .............. 9 Bluhm ........................ 10 Anthem Council ........ 12 Services ..................... 14 Classifieds ................. 17 Pet of the Week ........ 18 Postal Patron Cave Creek February 18th, 2015 / Vol.13 / No.13 ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ Vice Mayor Adam Trenk addressed residents at a Feb. 12 forum. Questions, answers, and more questions at Cave Creek forum CAVE CREEK – Four out of eight of the Cave Creek Town Council candidates attended a Feb. 12 candidate forum at the Cave Creek Town Hall. See the forum online at www.youtube. com/watch?v=m9yiU-_s3xI. An additional candidate forum open only to Rancho Manana residents will be held at the Rancho Manana homeowners meeting on Feb. 21. This forum will not be open to the public. The Feb. 12 forum consisted mainly of Q&A with the audi- ence. With approximately 175 people in attendance, the meeting room was standing room only. Residents gathered to question candidates about the election and various town issues. Judge Clancy Jayne moderated, filling in for Dr. Adam Symonds. Ray Stark timed the questions and answers, limit- ing questions to 30 seconds and answers to one minute. Question- ers wrote their names down prior to the forum; when their names Elizabeth Medora Staff were announced during the forum, the questioners then spoke. Stark noted before the forum officially began that a question had been raised about the use of the town facility for the forum, saying that the town facility was available for rent and had been rented by the event sponsors. Judge Jayne officially opened the candidate forum with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. The four candidates at the forum were the current Councilmembers Charlie Spitzer, Adam Trenk, Mike Durkin, and Reg Mona- chino. The four opponents did not attend. Several of the opposing candidates made statements in prior interviews with The Foothills Focus indicating that they would not be attending this candidate forum, objecting to forum content and the fact that Trenk’s campaign paid to rent the facility. Jayne announced opening state- ments from the candidates. Spitzer spoke first, thanking the Read More: pg. 3 See the last two profiles of the Cave Creek Council candidates on pg. 19. Read More: pg. 5 NORTH VALLEY – You’re cruising on the freeway when your cell phone chirps with a text. Glancing at your phone, you know the text is from someone you’ve been waiting anxiously to hear from. What do you do? “It’s so hard to resist that temptation,” said Representa- tive Victoria Steele, who has authored a bill banning texting and driving and is also spon- soring a bill banning it. Under the provisions of Steele’s bill, HB 2370, texting while driving would be prohibited. HB 2370 is similar to another bill that has advanced through the Senate, SB 1102. Senator Steve Farley, Senator Katie Hobbs, and Representative Steele are sponsoring SB 1102. “It’s time for us to have a law,” said Farley, who said he Elizabeth Medora Staff has been trying to get a bill banning texting while driving passed for nine sessions in a row. “I have heard from so many different people who have lost loved ones,” Farley continued. Farley described texting while driving as “just as bad as drunk driving, and we should treat it as such.” Banning texting while driv- ing isn’t a new idea – it’s been done around the country. However, the legislation can prove difficult to enforce. Steele and Farley both emphasized that DPS officers can often tell when a driver is texting. Farley said he has encouraged the state Department of Public Safety to enforce the ‘reason- able and prudent’ speed law even without a ban on texting, because “no speed is safe if you’re texting.”
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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River | North Phoenix | Tramonto

Inside:

Community News ....... 4

Movie Review .............. 9

Bluhm ........................ 10

Anthem Council ........ 12

Services ..................... 14

Classifieds ................. 17

Pet of the Week ........ 18

Postal Patron Cave CreekFebruary 18th, 2015 / Vol.13 / No.13 ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ

Vice Mayor Adam Trenk addressed residents at a Feb. 12 forum.

Questions, answers, and more questions at Cave Creek forum

CAVE CREEK – Four out of eight of the Cave Creek Town Council candidates attended a Feb. 12 candidate forum at the Cave Creek Town Hall. See the forum online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yiU-_s3xI.

An additional candidate forum open only to Rancho Manana residents will be held at the Rancho Manana homeowners meeting on Feb. 21. This forum will not be open to the public.

The Feb. 12 forum consisted mainly of Q&A with the audi-ence. With approximately 175 people in attendance, the meeting room was standing room only. Residents gathered to question candidates about the election and various town issues. Judge Clancy Jayne moderated, filling in for Dr. Adam Symonds. Ray Stark timed the questions and answers, limit-ing questions to 30 seconds and answers to one minute. Question-ers wrote their names down prior to the forum; when their names

Elizabeth MedoraStaff

were announced during the forum, the questioners then spoke.

Stark noted before the forum officially began that a question had been raised about the use of the town facility for the forum, saying that the town facility was available for rent and had been rented by the event sponsors.

Judge Jayne officially opened the candidate forum with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer.

The four candidates at the forum were the current Councilmembers Charlie Spitzer, Adam Trenk, Mike Durkin, and Reg Mona-chino. The four opponents did not attend. Several of the opposing candidates made statements in prior interviews with The Foothills Focus indicating that they would not be attending this candidate forum, objecting to forum content and the fact that Trenk’s campaign paid to rent the facility.

Jayne announced opening state-ments from the candidates.

Spitzer spoke first, thanking the

Read More: pg. 3

See the last two profiles of the Cave Creek Council candidates on pg. 19.

Read More: pg. 5

NORTH VALLEY – You’re cruising on the freeway when your cell phone chirps with a text. Glancing at your phone, you know the text is from someone you’ve been waiting anxiously to hear from. What do you do?

“It’s so hard to resist that temptation,” said Representa-tive Victoria Steele, who has authored a bill banning texting and driving and is also spon-soring a bill banning it. Under the provisions of Steele’s bill, HB 2370, texting while driving would be prohibited.

HB 2370 is similar to another bill that has advanced through the Senate, SB 1102. Senator Steve Farley, Senator Katie Hobbs, and Representative Steele are sponsoring SB 1102.

“It’s time for us to have a law,” said Farley, who said he

Elizabeth MedoraStaff has been trying to get a bill

banning texting while driving passed for nine sessions in a row.

“I have heard from so many different people who have lost loved ones,” Farley continued. Farley described texting while driving as “just as bad as drunk driving, and we should treat it as such.”

Banning texting while driv-ing isn’t a new idea – it’s been done around the country. However, the legislation can prove difficult to enforce. Steele and Farley both emphasized that DPS officers can often tell when a driver is texting. Farley said he has encouraged the state Department of Public Safety to enforce the ‘reason-able and prudent’ speed law even without a ban on texting, because “no speed is safe if you’re texting.”

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audience for coming and refer-encing Council transparency in town emails and finances.

Trenk spoke next. He listed Council accomplishments, saying that the current Council has been “making this town hall operate in an efficient and transparent man-ner” and that the town “realized a 1.2 million in savings in the first budget.”

Durkin spoke third. He noted, as did Trenk, that the recall was threatened before the Council was officially seated.

“I want to plant this seed in your thoughts tonight: if the Arizona statutes provide for the recall of publicly elected officials for misbehavior in office, and the recall was started before we were even seated, you gotta ask yourself the question, ‘What’s behind the recall and what’s the thinking?’” Durkin asked the audience.

Monachino spoke last. He not-ed that the town check register is now online, budget workshops are open to the public, and the town audit report is available to the public.

John Sellers, a 9-month resident of Cave Creek, asked the first audience question. He

questioned the rental documents of the facility and asked the can-didates about “legality and ethics in politics.”

Trenk replied to Sellers’ ques-tion, saying that the use of the facility is legal if it is rented and that the town hall is a “terrific venue” that has been “used in every election I can remember.”

The other three candidates also addressed the question and dis-cussed the ethics of the Council.

Judy Lewis spoke next, asking Spitzer about an amendment to an annexation agreement and asking after the status of the planned McDonald’s.

Spitzer responded that the an-nexation was scheduled for the March Council agenda and that McDonald’s had not given any further planning information to the Council.

Commenter Chaz Lee made a statement.

“God bless America,” said Lee. “God bless Cave Creek.” The audience applauded his comment and his follow-up of answering the “old code of the West.”

“Gotta answer that call,” Lee said. “Unfortunately, I don’t see these folks here tonight.”

The next speaker put forth a question about underground power lines at Whispering Hills.

The candidates discussed this, noting how expensive it would be and that Paradise Valley sup-ports a similar ordinance with a tax.

“I’m not saying I’m against it – I’m not sure it’s a financially responsible thing to do,” said Durkin.

Madeleine Heinz, owner of The Town Dump, spoke about traffic issues, saying, “Traffic is being backed up to benefit three or four bars” and asking the Council to stop closing Cave Creek Road.

Durkin addressed Heinz’ ques-tion first, noting that he had attended a meeting with her and other business owners. He asked that Heinz and the other busi-ness owners get together and bring the Council solutions to the problem that would benefit everyone.

Trenk, Spitzer, and Monachi-no also addressed the question.

Monachino noted that there are “close to 35 events in town over the year.” He asked that business owners work together to “work out some schedule – it’ll go a long way.”

Commenter Bob Moore asked permission of modera-tor Jayne to address reporters in the audience to ask them to transmit questions to the oppos-

ing candidates not in attendance so that those candidates could respond to a newspaper with their answers.

“That seems quite appropri-ate,” Jayne responded. Moore’s questions are printed here in their entirety.

“This question is for Steve La-Mar,” Moore said. “Steve, after serving Cave Creek for many years, why do you think so few citizens voted for you in the last election and had you coming in dead last?”

“Second question is for Dick Esser,” Moore continued. “Dick, being a man of great principle – which he is – how did you feel about the town paying your legal bill when you changed your mind about pulling out of the last elec-tion?”

Durkin asked for a brief break to move the empty chairs at the front of the room to the seat-ing area so standing audience members could be seated. The meeting resumed with a question from Suzanne Wright.

“Open space is one of the te-nets of this community,” Wright said. She questioned the open space budget.

Trenk, who is a real estate at-torney, responded. He noted that the state land department owns the open space. He said that funds were purposed for open space and that the town had taken funds “in-house” so that the budget could not be “swept by the state or the county.”

A commenter brought up the idea of a unique zip code for Cave Creek. Monachino responded with history of the zip code issue; according to post office rules, there are not enough citizens in Cave Creek for a sepa-rate zip code.

“Unless you’ve got 25,000 people, this 85331 is going to stay the same in the geographic area,” Monachino said.

A questioner asked each can-didate what he would do if $2 million were added to the Cave Creek budget to be spent in one year for the benefit of the town.

Trenk discussed bike lanes and equestrian routes, saying he would put the hypothetical funds toward trails.

Durkin responded, agree-ing partly with using the funds toward trails, but also saying he would put money towards the fire hydrant system, which he called “woefully underserved.”

Spitzer said he would put the funds toward a place to park cars off the main street, to help the traffic situation.

Monachino said he would “take a financial angle to this;” he would put the funds towards paying down the town debt of $52 million.

Several commenters through-out the meeting expressed their support for the sitting Council. One commenter said he hadn’t voted for any of the Council-members in the last election but that he thought they had “done a great job with the town.”

Kim Brennan asked if the candidates would “dedicate resources to finally finishing the sidewalks in Cave Creek.”

Trenk answered that he felt “sidewalks are important. Pedes-trian and equestrian connectivity is important.” He noted that he didn’t think the Council could find $2-3 million for finishing the sidewalks in the next 18 months.

Durkin said he thought “sidewalks would be great” but that the town has a “really high debt.”

“Every time we pick up a rock, there’s another scorpion under it,” Durkin said, referring to the budget issues.

Spitzer and Monachino also addressed the issue, noting the town’s lack of funds.

“All I can say is, we’re working on it,” Monachino said.

Several other commenters discussed the upcoming election. Candidates then gave closing statements.

Monachino told residents he has a “game plan” to work on finances, business development, and desert rural lifestyle.

“I think with your support, we’re going to continue,” Mona-chino said.

Durkin thanked the audience for attending.

“This is your town, and the more involved you all are, the more you’ll feel like it’s your town,” Durkin said.

Trenk invited residents to examine the town’s records and also invited residents to contact the Council.

“You sent us here to do a job, and we take that seriously,” Trenk said.

Spitzer spoke last.“This is an important vote.

This is your town. We’re just your representatives, and we’re working for you,” Spitzer said.

Judge Jayne made a closing statement, calling the meeting a “vital part of our country.” He ended the meeting with a prayer.

Ballots are now being mailed to residents. All ballots must be returned by March 10.

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Farley said a court order would be necessary to examine drivers’ phones.

“A police officer can’t take your phone and look it up,” Farley noted.

Steele noted that the ban could be “difficult to enforce,” but she referred to it as a “mat-ter of public safety.”

“If we are told that it’s against the law to do this, that will help,” Steele asserted.

Both proposed bills would treat texting while driving as a civil violation. Under the provi-sions of Farley’s bill, a first-time offender would be subject to a $100 civil penalty. If the texting driver was involved in an ac-cident, the penalty would be $500; if the accident resulted in the death of someone else, the penalty would be $10,000. Under the provisions of Steele’s bill, a texting driver would be fined $50; if in an accident, the penalty would be $200.

Farley and Steele’s bills differ in one major area.

Farley described SB 1102 as prohibiting, “Anything you do that involves sending and writ-ing a message.”

Steele’s bill goes a step further, also prohibiting reading mes-sages. Farley’s bill originally in-cluded a ban on reading as well as sending messages, and he is trying to get that section added back into the bill.

Farley and Steele both refer-enced the recent death of DPS officer Tim Huffman, whose pa-trol car was hit by a semi driven by a distracted driver.

“It has become a huge issue,” Steele noted. “I believe we in the state legislature have a responsi-bility to look at it.”

Farley encouraged Arizona residents to contact their legisla-tors to share their feelings on the proposed ban.

Steele reiterated the dangers of distracted driving: “If you take your hands, eyes, attention off the road – you’re driving blind while you’re aiming a two-ton vehicle down the street.”

What do you think about ban-ning texting while driving? Share your opinion at Facebook.com/TheFoothillsFocus.

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and Ed and Bonnie Hutton, for being such helpful neighbors and friends. The many regular morning attendees of the Persimmon Fitness Center who have made working out for Win more en-joyable, with special thanks to John Scott, the people’s choice for Mayor of the Center. Also, you are missed, John Mayo, best wishes for your early recovery. The staff members throughout the Anthem Country Club who have contributed to the high level of service provided. To Mike Higgins at RE/MAX Realty for his professional handling of several real estate transactions for us. The management and staff of The Foothills Focus for keeping us so well informed.

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The spy movie is defined by the James Bond film series. When-ever the world is in some kind of beyond ridiculous circumstance of peril, James Bond is called in to handle the situation with that cool and calm British demeanor. Director Matthew Vaughn, the creative mind behind “Kick-Ass” and “X-Men: First Class,” takes the copied spy formula and adds his own twists of violence and humor to craft “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” From the beginning moments of the film, you’ll understand that Vaughn’s outlandish version of a spy film shouldn’t be taken too seriously; in fact, it works better if you simply sit back and enjoy the ride. Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a rebellious young man, is on the verge of ruining his life after a carjacking gone wrong. How-

ever, a medal given to him by an associate of his late father offers a phone number for a “favor,” one that after being called upon immediately releases Eggsy from jail. Waiting for him is a man named Harry Hart (Colin Firth), who is a spy in a secret agency known as The Kingsman. Eggsy is recruited and trained in deadly combat but also in the finer manners of being a gentleman. A billionaire known as Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) concocts a plan to give the world free phone and Internet service controlled by his global network, one that when initiated with a signal will turn all the users of his service into bloodthirsty ma-niacs. It’s up to Eggsy and the Kingsman to stop the nefarious plan. “Kingsman” works best when Colin Firth is around to anchor the film with his character’s serious tone and demeanor. The film is constantly mov-ing and filled with flamboyant characters, just like any early James Bond film would be, but it takes at least one character to uphold the dramatic elements so that the danger and peril hold substance. When Firth isn’t on screen, the film spirals with an uneven tone, though this film isn’t the kind to be taken too seriously. Even when the film comes off the hinges and succumbs to the excesses of glorious over-the-top violence and narrative winks and nudges that offer a comic homage to the spy movies that came before it, “Kingsman” is still entirely en-tertaining. Whether the shocking

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ANTHEM – North valley cheerleaders have something new to cheer about. Future Starlets Elite Cheer is a new cheer program in the commu-nity. Their season is starting March 3 and will run through May 28. The Future Starlets season will consist of a mixture of consist of practices, side-line cheering, and possible performances at Phoenix Suns games, Phoenix Mer-cury Games, and other special events. The cost for participa-tion will be $99 per month or $250 per season.

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Three Starlet divisions are planned. Junior Starlets – 5-7 years old will focus on devel-opment toward improvement. Starlets – 8-10 years old will be an advanced division featuring recreational and competition teams. All Starlets – 11-14 years old will be the most elite division focusing on competi-tive cheer.

Practices will be held at the

Anthem Community Center

on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

To learn more, see the Future

Starlets Web site at

www.fsiesports.com.

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How was your Valentine’s Day? It’s that time of year to celebrate all things connected to love, romance, and the color red. Let’s face it, when it comes to Valentine’s Day, love is in the air. Couples go out to dinner (and some even dance!), while red flowers brighten the tables and hearts of millions or lovers. Yes, it seems that Valentine’s Day is all about matters of the heart. Are you a romantic? If you are, then you probably planned something special for Valentine’s Day. If you didn’t, hurry up and try and make it up! Celebrating the “Big Day” a little late is no crime. But forgetting about it all together? That might cause problems. Have you been seeing red yet? Valentine’s Day is the time to give, receive, and wear all things red – roses, cars, rubies, nail polish, etc. Celebrating this universal “love-day” has become the “big red day,” when all things romantic are the color red. Tens of millions of dollars are spent worldwide on red roses, little red boxes of candy, and Valentine cards. It is also considered a recession-proof holiday. Serious research has revealed that most women who wear nail polish switch to red around Valentine’s Day. This is not some silly, fabri-cated, “Hallmark holiday.” The story actually begins around the fifth century in Rome, when mid-February marked the an-nual Lupercalian festival, held in honor of the God of Fertility. This was one huge pagan festival of sensual pleasure! It was “the season” to fall in love and marry, but many of those Romans fell in love, but didn’t marry. It was just a whole lot of loving, wining, and dining. Unfortunately, when Claudius II became emperor, the party ended. Claudius believed that romance and marriage (and all the fun that goes with it) needed to stop. He didn’t like festivals. He was suspicious of love (paranoid). He had the notion that marriage was

weakening men (ridiculous), and in order to assure that his soldiers would be strong, he banned marriage! He was a crazy man! How cruel for lovers everywhere! Romans suffered greatly the moment that Claudius came into power. A brave bishop named Val-entine could see the trauma of young couples. He started meeting lovers in secret places, performing the sacraments of matrimony. He believed in the freedom to love and the bless-ings of marriage, so he risked the wrath of Claudius. Eventually, the mad emperor learned of Valentine and had him arrested. Charging him with the dreadful crime of being a “friend of lov-ers,” Claudius insisted that Val-entine stop marrying couples and start worshiping Roman gods, or Valentine would be executed. Valentine was a man of prin-ciples and faith. He would not be swayed by Claudius and was sent to prison to await his fate. While there, Valentine fell in love with his jailer’s daughter, Asterius. Just before Valentine’s execution, he wrote a heartfelt love-letter to As-terius and signed it, “Be mine…your Valentine.” Centuries later, his message still lives on in all those little heart shaped candies with “be mine” etched on them. Valentine was the keeper of the keys to love – he died for it! Was he a hopeless romantic or a man of conviction? You decide. Maybe that’s what Valentine’s Day is really about. Undying love. It’s not the candy, but the sweetness of romance that it celebrates. What difference does a rose make if you don’t love the person who sends them? And why not wear red – that brazen flash of color that “shouts” out that our love will not be secret, quiet, or go unnoticed. Red is like Valentine; it cannot be sub-dued. The man who died for his passion, was later made a saint. This brings us to Saint Valen-tine’s Day – greatest love fest of all time. Go on, even though Valentine’s Day has passed, it’s not too late to celebrate! Never miss a chance to sip champagne or send someone red roses. Be romantic. Eat candy. Best of all, (if you haven’t already) make someone feel special by signing a card with those famous words, “Be mine….your Valentine.”

Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local realtor who lives in the Anthem area. Have a comment or a story? Email Judy at [email protected].

PHOENIX – Join thousands of people honoring military mem-bers on Sunday, March 1, at the 4th Annual Honor Walk and 5K Fun Run. The Honor Walk is held each year to honor the service of veterans and active military personnel. “Our goal (with the walk) is to keep the service of our men and women in the armed forces, and of our veterans, at the forefront of people’s minds,” said Denis Day, who joined Honor Walk when he witnessed how his son Colin struggled to transition to civilian life after returning from

his deployment to Iraq. “The Honor Walk is the community’s way to show their support and to say ‘thank you’ for their service.” The accessible, family-friendly walk and fun run starts at US Airways Center and winds through downtown Phoenix, passing by Arizona’s war me-morials at Wesley Bolin Memo-rial Plaza. The event features a vintage plane fly-over, honor wall, military vehicle displays, and kid-friendly activities. The 4th Annual Honor Walk is presented by Circle K and

sponsored by the Phoenix Suns, Legends Entertainment Dis-trict, Lund Mortgage, Lerner & Rowe, Lovitt& Touche and Microsoft. Registration is $40 and includes an event T-shirt and all activities. Family and group discounts are available. Fam-ily and corporate teams are encouraged. On-site registration and early registration check-in begins at 6:30 a.m. with pre-walk activities at 8:30 a.m. The walk and fun run start at 9 a.m. Register online at HonorWalk.com/register.

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“Sometimes as many as six impossible things happen before breakfast here!” ~ an exuber-ant statement by Alice, in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Alice could have just as well been expressing her excitement over local artist, Eddie Sparr’s whimsi-cal, fantastical, and imaginative work. Getting his start in Southern California, Eddie inherited the creative, “can do” spirit early on. At the age of ten, Eddie moved with his family to Northern Colorado far from the smog and traffic of the Los Angeles basin. In the cool, crisp air of the Rocky Mountains, Eddie nurtured a relationship with mechanical, as well as biological objects that fascinated him in their “likeness” to one another. This intrigue in commonalities has been a theme in Eddie’s work throughout his creative career. The last ten

years Eddie has enjoyed the desert Southwest right here in Arizona, working from his home studio in Cave Creek. Eddie earned a B.A. degree with an emphasis in Graphic Design from the University of Northern Colorado where he was fortunate to have Eugene Hoffman, an internationally known artist for his assemblage pieces “that turn everyday refuse into stunning works of art,” as one of his professors. Eddie cred-its Hoffman with having the most influence on his current sculp-tures. While working on his first job, Eddie met Charles Hensley, a well known and accomplished wood carver, that mentored Ed-

die for a few years imparting the basics of sound design, balance, and style in three-dimension. As the Gryphon would observe, from the pages of Wonderland, “The adventures first! Expla-nations take such a dreadful amount of time!” In this spirit, Eddie assembles the most un-likely mechanical objects into an exciting array of objects, animals, flying machines, and

household or garden objects, all full of the adventure of discovery, challenging to the imagination and bound to create a sense of wonder, excitement, and endless conversation. The observer never tires of the journey through, around, over or under in the vi-sual dissection of the sculpture’s numerous parts, a most enchant-ing experience for the mind and senses.

To bring his art and the work of other area artists into the community, Eddie opened Retrofit, a new gallery and sculpture garden, located in Carefree. The interior and exterior space of the gallery and garden are located just behind the Shell Gas Station on the corner of Tom Darlington and Cave Creek Roads. The space is host to 20 area artists, exhibit-ing 200 pieces of sculpture and paintings. In addition to gallery space, Retrofit offers instruction in welding and custom-designed “Man Caves” by prop designer and business partner Todd Nicklas. The garden space in-vites the most creative minds to transform it into a “repurposed Wonderland” for the community to enjoy. Retrofit is open 7 days a week from 10-5 at 7203 E. Cave Creek Road, Carefree, AZ. For more information on Eddie Sparr’s art or Retrofit Gallery, contact the creative minds at (602) 214-4660.

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ANTHEM – It’s election

season in Anthem. The 2015

Parkside Board of Directors,

Anthem Country Club Com-

munity Association Board of

Directors, and the Anthem

Community Council elections

will be happening March 13.

Ballots will be mailed out to

residents on Feb. 20.

Three seats on the Parkside

Board of Directors are avail-

able. Kurt Duerksen, Doug

Sutherland, Wyatt Wood, Tom

Woodward, and incumbents

Loren Linscott and Bettye

Ruff are running for three

open seats on the Parkside

Anthem announces Board of Directors, Council candidates

Board of Directors. The top

two vote-getters in the election

will be appointed to two-year

terms, and the third top vote-

getter will be appointed to

finish out a vacated one-year

term.

Two seats on the Anthem

Country Club Community

Association Board of Direc-

tors are available. Joy Lovell,

Robert Omer, Holly Matson,

Charles Hinslea, and Chris

Ensign are running for these

two seats.

Both the Anthem Country

Club and Parkside will be

electing a candidate to the An-them Community Council. In

Parkside, Diane Estes-Comp,

Robert Linder, and Sam

Sanchez are running for the

available Parkside ACC seat.

The winner of the election will

serve a three-year term. In the

Country Club, Bob McKenzie

is running unopposed for the

Country Club ACC seat.

Electronic ballots will be

accepted until midnight on

March 13. Paper ballots must

be returned to the Association

office located at 3701 W. An-

them Way, Suite 201, by 5:00

p.m. on March 13 in order to

be counted. Results will be an-

nounced on Wednesday, March

18. Newly elected board mem-

bers will take their seats at the

April board meetings.

See candidate biographies

on the Anthem Community

Council’s Web site at www.

onlineatanthem.com (click

on Homeowners Associa-

tion tab).

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PHOENIX – Acting Phoenix Police Chief Joe Yahner has been appointed as the perma-nent chief. Yahner has been serving as the acting police chief since December 2014, af-ter former chief Daniel Garcia was removed from the position. “This is one of the best police departments in the nation, made up of men and women who are committed to keep-ing our city safe. I take great pride in being a part of the Phoenix Police department and am honored to lead this hard-working team,” said Yahner at his official acceptance confer-ence on Feb. 11. City Manager Ed Zuercher chose Yahner to remain as the permanent chief. Yahner has

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served in the Phoenix Police Department for over 30 years. According to a statement from the city, Yahner began with the department 30 years ago and worked his way up until he was promoted to commander in 1999. He was assigned to the City Manager’s office, the traffic bureau, property crimes bureau, and the Maryvale precinct. In 2007, he was promoted to Assistant Chief and assigned to the Homeland Security Division where he oversaw the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Game, and opening of the Light Rail. In 2009, he was promoted to Executive Assistant Chief and served as the Acting Police Chief from

March 2011 through May 2012. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton called Yahner “an outstanding law enforcement professional who has done a tremendous job as interim police chief.” Yahner also received support from the city council. “Chief Yahner has had a tremendous career with the Phoenix Police Department, and I am confident he will be a strong leader for our officers,” said Councilman Daniel Valen-zuela. “He also has demon-strated that he understands the importance of reaching out to the community and including input from our residents as he leads the Police Department. This appointment will further strengthen our Police Depart-ment, our neighborhoods, and our community.” Councilwoman Laura Pastor stated, “I commend City Man-ager Ed Zuercher officially appointing Joseph Yahner as the Chief of Police. A native Phoenician, Yahner has served in the Police Department for more than 30 years. His years of service and his leadership skills will move the department forward in a positive way that will be good for our city and our public safety personnel.” “Chief Yahner has a proven track record in the Team Phoe-nix approach for which the City is known – working with residents, community organiza-tions and city departments – to find solutions and solve prob-lems together,” said Council-man Michael Nowakowski.

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NORTH VALLEY – The Desert Foothills Land Trust is giving art lovers the perfect opportunity to own a reproduction of the beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape that the North Valley offers. Desert Foothills Land Trust solic-ited works of art that celebrated DFLT preserves, including Jewel of the Creek Preserve, P.A. Seitts Preserve at Go John Canyon, and other local treasures. The resulting entries were juried by renowned Scottsdale artist Charles H. Pabst and the finalists will be displayed in an exhibi-tion at the Desert Foothills Library from Feb. 21-28. The exhibition will be open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 12-4 p.m.

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Artists that were selected for inclusion in the exhibition and sale are Mary M. Boehm, Virginia Brooks, Carla Cross, Sue Feagler, Linda Garrett, Linda Howell, Greta Marsalis, Charlotte Moore, Dick Mueller, Stephanie Newman, Ronnie Wainwright, Jo Watts, and Patty Wellens. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the paintings will be available for sale at the Library, with 25 percent of the sales benefiting the Land Trust’s conservation work. Visit the exhibition and purchase a piece that reflects the landscape you love! The Desert Foothills Library is located at 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., in Cave Creek. See more details at www.dflt.org.

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Mark Lipsky is a relative new-comer to town politics. He notes that he has “had a desire to serve the people of Cave Creek since first arriving here in 2003.”

Lipsky is running against Councilman Mike Durkin in the March 10 special elec-tion. If elected to the Council, this would be the first position Lipsky, who has a business and marketing background, has held in town government.

“I think any intelligent person who can put the town ahead of personal agendas and biases, who genuinely loves and respects Cave Creek and its community, is qualified to serve,” said Lipsky, describing his qualifications for the position.

Lipsky’s stated plans for the Town of Cave Creek center around removing the council-members who are facing recall. Asked what his plans are for Cave Creek’s future if he is elected, Lipsky referenced “a fresh council.”

“First and foremost, I hope – expect really –that a fresh council filled with unselfish, fair-

minded individuals will clear the dark cloud that’s hung over the town for the past 18 months and give people some honest hope for the future,” Lipsky stated. “That done, my priorities will be fo-cused on open-space, road safety, greater community involvement in government, rethinking the town’s marketing strategy. I think that’s a pretty good start.”

Lipsky criticized the four councilmembers who are be-ing recalled, saying they had “exploded an atom bomb on day one.”

“I think it’s clear by now to anyone who’s paid attention that the four members facing recall conspired well ahead of their taking office to impose their will on the town with zero concern for the health and well-being of Cave Creek,” Lipsky alleged.

Speaking in regards to the Council’s firing of former town manager Usama Abujbarah, Lipsky disagreed with the Coun-cil’s actions.

“They believed the town man-ager had done a bad job? Fine,”

said Lipsky. “Act like responsible grown-ups. Don’t put the town at risk or tear the fabric of the com-munity apart.”

When asked what he would do differently from the current Council, Lipsky said, “Pretty much everything.”

Addressing the political division in Cave Creek, Lipsky said, “The best first step would be seating a new council.”

Lipsky combined his beliefs on what is most vital for Cave Creek’s future with further cen-sure of the sitting Council.

“I think the people who’ve run the town for the past 18 months – largely the council members facing recall – have no idea how distinctive and exceptional Cave Creek is,” Lipsky asserted, adding that he thinks “they feel an urgent need to out-Scottsdale Scotts-dale.”

“What’s vital is to have a coun-cil that understands what makes Cave Creek Cave Creek and is determined and committed to preserving that magic,” Lipsky said.

Mark Lipsky can be contacted at [email protected] or (480) 686-1166.

Cave Creek Town Council candidate profiles

Candidate Mark Lipsky

Candidate Mike DurkinCurrent Cave Creek Council-

member Mike Durkin is looking beyond March’s election to Cave Creek’s future. He is especially focused on Cave Creek’s budget and financial responsibility.

“I want Cave Creek to remain the town it is now,” Durkin said. “To achieve that goal, we need to understand our future costs and plan accordingly.”

Durkin is one of four current members of the Cave Creek Council who is facing recall. He will be opposed by Mark Lipsky in the special mail-in election in March. This is Durkin’s first public office seat. He isn’t letting the recall hold him back from following up on his goals for Cave Creek’s future.

“Specifically, I intend to com-plete delivery of what I promised during the regular election,” Durkin noted. He encouraged residents to contact him at [email protected] or (480) 440-5738 to provide input on what is needed.

Durkin cited his background experience for his position on the

Council. “Cave Creek needs proac-

tive, engaged council members who understand the technical issues involved with operating a water and sewer system because these two entities comprise the vast majority of our debt and future financial responsibility,” Durkin said. “My engineering background and leadership skills are a perfect fit for our Town Council.”

Water and wastewater issues have been a recurring theme in Cave Creek recently. Durkin noted that “increasing the effi-ciency of our operations” is vital to Cave Creek’s welfare.

“It is clear to me that Cave Creek must be more financially responsible going forward,” Durkin emphasized. “We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past where we bought an over-valued water company and built an oversized sewer system. Most people are unaware that this council has overseen great strides in improving the operating ef-ficiency of our water system. I

want to note that the credit for implementing those improve-ments belongs to our new utilities manager and the excellent staff of the Water Advisory Commit-tee.”

Durkin addressed the recall, referring to it as “the unfortu-nate result of wounded egos and misinformation.”

“I made it a point to reach out to those who signed my oppo-nent’s petition to be on the bal-lot,” Durkin noted. “I wanted to know why they felt I had let them down. What I learned was that they have been misled by what they read.”

Asked what steps he feels are necessary to mend Cave Creek’s political rift, Durkin responded that he believes the “division you ask about is an artifact of the lies people are being fed. I believe this artifact will fade after the recall fails.”

“I believe once the recall fails, people will realize it was mis-guided and a more cooperative and inclusive atmosphere will prevail,” Durkin said.

Contact Mike Durkin at [email protected] or (480) 440-5738.

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