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Pet of the Week ........ 19

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TABLE MESA RECRE-ATION AREA After target shooting recently in this remote expanse of high desert north of the Valley, Donnie Miller picked up all of the brass casings that fell around his rifle. But its clear from the landscape around him that not everyone does the same. Spent red and yellow shot-gun shells, broken clay targets used for skeet or trap shoot-ing and more items cover the ground in areas. Then there are the shot-up TVs, comput-ers, furniture and other items used If everyone just picked up what they shot it would

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CAREFREE Carefree mayor David Schwan an-nounced his resignation on Feb. 4, due to a diagnosis of ALS. A special Carefree Town Council meeting will be held to designate a Coun-cil member to fulfill mayoral duties. Schwan has been con-sistently admired for his work in Carefree. He was appointed to the planning and Zoning Commission 11 years ago; he then served on the Town Council 2005-

2009. In 2011, Schwan was voted in as the first citizen-elected mayor of Carefree. He has served the commu-nity in a variety of ways, including working with Paradise Valley Community College and Cactus Shadows High School and volunteer-ing with the Foothills Caring Corps. News of Schwans illness and resignation met with sadness and well-wishes from the community and Town staff. The next mayoral election will be held Novem-ber 2016. In the interim, a special Council meeting will be scheduled to designate an acting mayor from among the sitting Councilmembers. That meeting date has not yet been finalized. The neurodegenerative dis-ease Amyotrophic lateral scle-rosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease, received global attention this past year


Carefrees well-loved mayor resigns due to illness

Longtime Cave Creek resident and politician Dick Esser is running for another term on the Cave Creek Town Council. Esser has previously served four terms on the Council and is running against Councilman Reg Monachino in the special elec-tion in March. A fourth-generation Arizonan who worked for the Department of Transportation and the Attorney General before retiring, Esser has lived in Cave Creek for 27 years. He says, if elected, he wants to pre-

CandidateDick Esser

Elizabeth MedoraStaff

Candidate Reg.Monachino

Tara AlatorreStaff


Recall elections is business as usual for Cave Creek Council-man Reg Monachino, who has faced the threat of recall since taking his seat on the town council in 2013; now after multiple filings of lawsuits and petitions, Monachino will ask the citizens of Cave Creek to vote for him again in the special mail-in election this March.Monachino was elected in May 2013 when the town was facing a crippling $62 million


Mayor David Schwan

The Foothills Focus is continuing to profile candidates in this special election. In this weeks paper, Councilman Reg Monachino and his opponent Dick Esser share their viewpoints.

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serve and protect our unique lifestyle. Esser ran as an incumbent in the 2013 Council primary election. He withdrew from the general election, then rescinded his withdrawal and attempted to run in the May runoff election. Cave Creek resident Gerald Freeman challenged Esser legally regarding this. Esser was ultimately barred from running in the May election after Judge Lisa Daniel Flores ruled, Ari-zona law does not permit (Esser) to rescind the valid withdrawal of his candidacy in an April 2013 ruling. Now, Esser plans to return to the Coun-cil. We need to correct the direction that the current administration is taking, Esser said. Referring to the legal challenge to his 2013 candidacy, Esser said he had to wait this long to get back on the Council. A current Councilmember denied me the right to run in 2013, Esser alleges. Esser described his plans for the future of Cave Creek, noting that he wants to protect open space and see limited govern-ment in place. He said he is aiming for pretty much the same things that Steve LaMar wants. LaMar is also running for the Council, opposing current Council-man Charlie Spitzer. The current administration has not done any of that, Esser asserted. In my opinion, theyve hired unqualified people. One of Essers goals is getting com-mercial development to help improve the towns finances. He cited the intersection of Carefree Highway and 48th Street as an area that could see further commercial development. Cave Creeks boundaries include the north side of this intersection. We need development, he stated, saying that after Home Depot went to Phoenix instead of Cave Creek because the town didnt want it, the town lost that as a source of income. Walmart saved our life as far as fi-nances were concerned, Esser said. One of the major issues of the recall election regards former town manager Usama Abujbarah, whose position was terminated by the current Council. The firing of the town manager (Abu-jbarah) was absolutely incorrect and wrong, Esser said. Asked if he would replace current town manager Peter Jankowski, Esser said he did not know him well enough to say if he would be fired and called Jankowski a well-qualified and nice guy. Esser added that he wanted to the town to go back to where we were.If elected, Esser says he plans to soothe Cave Creeks political divide with what Ive always done Im a solution-oriented guy. You gotta get along with your neigh-bors, Esser said.Dick Esser can be contacted at (480) 285-9149.

Candidate Esser cont. from pg. 1

Candidate Monachino cont. from pg. 1

debt, one of the highest per capita in the state. Now after the second re-call attempt against Monachino and three other fellow councilmen, which cite fiscal irresponsibility and lack of transparency as the reason for recall, Monachino will face opponent and for-mer councilman Dick Esser in Marchs recall election.The recall is totally unjustified, and there is no evidence of the conduct that they have accused me of, said Mona-chino in a phone interview. The councilman believes it is a small minority of people driving the recall efforts who want to see the former town manager, Usama Abujbarah, back in power. Shortly after Monachino was sworn into office with his three other fellow councilmembers, they voted to terminate Abujbarah from his position. Councilmen Mike Durkin, Charles Spitzer, and Adam Trenk, who also voted to terminate Abujbarah, have been facing a recall since. We swept out the old bar, the good ol boy club, and now they want the former town manager back in power, Monachino said. However, he is not worried about retaining his seat as he boasts the ac-complishments of the current town council and the strides forward the town has taken. Since the new council was seated in 2013, they have made the town council meetings and checkbook available online for anyone to access, and created a capital improvement program, which addresses necessary improvements to municipal roads and dams that supply the town with drink-ing water. My opponent has very few if any accomplishments, and his record is very poor, said Monachino. He voted to put the town $65 million in debt, how is that not fiscally irresponsible? The crushing debt the current town council inherited takes thirty percent of Cave Creeks entire budget with annual payments of $4.9 million, leaving lim-ited wiggle room in the budget. However, despite the massive debt, Monachino says the town is on track to break ground on key projects such as new construction of bike lanes, and road improvements, while the oppo-nents of the town council cost the town money by consistently pursuing recall elections. Citizens are fed up with the ran-cor and accusations, he said. The uncertainty the recall casts over town business, and particularly the estimated $30,000 of unnecessary expense of the elections.

Reg Monachino can be contacted at [email protected].

SCOTTSDALE Roseanne Cash just took home three 2015 GRAMMY Awards. Shell be performing in Scott-sdale on Friday, Feb. 20 for Arizona Musicfest. Cash received three 2015 GRAMMY awards, including Best Americana Album for The River & The Thread, Best American Roots Song, and Best American Roots Performance. She will be performing from her new award-winning album, as well as songs from her previous works. Since her 1981 breakout hit, Seven Year Ache, Cash has followed in the

GRAMMY winner Roseanne Cash performing Feb. 20

footsteps of her legendary father Johnny Cash by extending the coun-try genre. Cash has scored 11 No. 1 country hit singles, 21 Top 40 country singles and two Gold Records, plus 2014 Americana Music Association award nominations for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Cash will be performing at High-lands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, in Scottsdale. Tickets start at $33. To purchase tickets, call (480) 840-0457 or visit www.azmusicfest.org.

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ANTHEM Tobias Automotive Spe-cialists has been part of the Anthem community since 2001. To start off the new year, theyre announcing new awards, services, and a new manager for the Anthem store. The store just received its sixth consecutive AAA Top Shop Award. Mike Still has been working with cars in one way or another for almost 40 years. Now, hes channeling that experi-ence into management at the Tobias

Automotive Specialists in Anthem. I really enjoy working with people, Still said. He described his automotive background everything from racing cars to repairing them, as well as his mechanical background. Still worked with several different shops, most recently managing a national franchise and frequently traveling for business. As a recent Desert Hills resident, Still wanted to work in the area and utilize his customer service experience in a

community business. Im looking forward to building some really strong relationships with our cus-tomers, Still noted, saying he was ready to whatever was needed. Im not afraid to get my hands dirty, he said with a smile. Management is everything from HR to cleaning the toilets! Tobias Auto, which offers basic to major automotive service, has been a community presence in Cave Creek for 26 years and Anthem for 15 years. Anthem resident Andy Tobias, who co-owns the stores with his wife Louise, noted that they chose to open an Anthem store because they felt this was a place where they could become part of the commu-nity. He and Louise are actively involved in local business and charitable orga-nizations, including We Care Anthem.

Through The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, they have provided automotive services to local families in need. Tobias described his shop as a local, hometown place. We want to be here for everybody, To-bias said, noting they have customers from as far away as Prescott. The store pro-vides shuttle service, loaner cars, free flat tire and jumpstart services for stranded customers, and free towing if needed. The Anthem store is open Saturdays to accom-modate customers who dont have time to come in during the workweek. To see more about Tobias Automotive Specialists, visit www.tobiasauto.com, call (623) 551-7474, or stop in to the store, located at 4205 W Summit Walk Ct., just south of Anthem Way. Tobias Anthem hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays.


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Community NewsAnthem Pets holding pet eventsANTHEM Give a Little Love at the Anthem Pets dog adoption event at the Outlets at Anthem on Valentines Day. This event will coincide with the Outlets at Anthem Valentines Day events. Dog adoptions will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Anthem Pets is hosting a low-cost vaccination clinic on Feb. 21, 9-12 p.m., at Claws N Paws in New River. Both dogs and cats can be vaccinated at this low-cost clinic. The event vet partner is Academy West Animal Hospital. Services offered include rabies shots and other vaccines, rattle-snake shot boosters, and micro-chipping. Vaccines prices start at $15. Services will be provided on a walk-in basis. For more details on these events, see www.anthempets.org.

Third annual Kitchen & Tasting Tour, Feb. 21NORTH SCOTTSDALE The Lymphoma Research Founda-tion is hosting the 3rd annual Kitchen & Tasting Tour on Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to raise funds for lymphoma research. This tour will showcase some of North Scottsdales most unique homes. The Kitchen & Tasting Tour, a self-driving tour, enables ticket holders to get an up close and personal look inside six upscale homes in the North Scottsdale neighborhood. Along with view-ing new and remodeled kitchens, attendees will sample signature dishes prepared by talented Valley chefs and view beauti-ful tablescapes. There will also be opportunities for attendees to ask questions of local chefs, architects, builders, and interior designers. All proceeds from the event will support the Lym-phoma Research Foundations mission to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease. To celebrate the tour, a kick-off reception featuring food, drinks, a silent auction, and entertain-ment will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, 7-9:30 PM at The Roseo Design Center. Tickets for the Kitchen & Tasting tour are $50. To purchase tickets or for addi-

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DAR presents Life of LincolnANTHEM The Ocotillo Chap-ter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its next chapter meeting on Feb. 14 in the Community Room # 435 at the Outlets at Anthem.

Guest speaker Donna Reed, who

is an elementary history teacher

and DAR member, will present

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DAR meetings are open to

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Meetings are hosted at Binks

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The brain on technology, the heart in design is a concept that has been pondered and practiced since the beginning of mans creative efforts. The Dutch mathematician turned artist M.C. Esher reflected, We adore chaos because we love to produce order. Esher and local artist Valerie

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Hildebrand have just that in common; a creative spirit and the capacity to create order out of chaos. Fascinated with the work of Jackson Pollack, Piet Mondrian, Vincent Van Gogh, and Winslow Homer from an early age, Valerie traveled a path of discovery to sort out the essence of the creative process. Encouraged by her educator parents and inspired by her high school art instructors, she found a way to produce order in her creative world. Growing up in State College, Penn. and Annapolis, Mar., Valerie attended college at Towson University in Mary-land, majoring in art/painting and theoretical mathematics. She completed her degree in the early days of informational technology when opportunities for making a good living were readily available. Here Valerie found her career for the next 35 years. In 2000, Valerie moved to Arizona in search of abundant sunshine and a warmer cli-

mate. Her art, long dormant, began to reemerge slowly as she took classes and workshops in various techniques. Her passion rekindled for creating not only order, but also beauty and ex-citement. A new world opened when Valerie attended a Batik on Paper Workshop taught by local batik artist Katalin Ehling. She was instantly hooked. From that point, Valerie figured a way to use a double resist pro-cess in her batik work, which imposes a little more structure to the process, which Valerie observes, is in my nature. Implementing her strength to wonder and explore, Valerie studied with several jewelers in the area, learning metal smith techniques and wire wrapping. She also completed a course in Jewelry Design at the New York Institute of Art and Design. She then took her creative musings off the two dimen-sional surface and into the three dimensional realm of jew-elry. Armed with a meticulous

eye for detail and exquisite problem solving skills, Val-erie found a new medium to assemble order out of chaos. The results are breathtak-ing. Briefly, Valerie worked in creating stained glass panels but quickly realized that her desired focus working in glass would be expanding her tech-nical skills. This included fus-ing glass in a kiln and working behind a torch to make beads and elements to be fused into her glasswork or incorporated into her jewelry. Valerie now has a dedicated studio space in her home that is organized to allow her the freedom to work on a variety of media. There is a place to create with glass, batik, jewelry, and painting. She is a juried member of the Sonoran Arts League and exhibits at The Gallery at El Pedregal in Scottsdale, Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek, and National Bank of Arizona in Carefree. She is also repre-sented by Gatitude Gallery

and Studio in Avondale. Valerie teaches basic jewelry technique classes at Scottsdale Bead Supply and is adding a batik on paper workshop at Gatitude Gallery. When asked what she had planned next, she commented, I am ex-perimenting with using acrylic paints, instead of fabric dyes, for my batik work. I will be perfecting that process over the next several months. Valerie loves returning to her beginnings, being an artist. Its something she has wanted to do her entire life and now she has arrived. To view more of Valerie Hildebrands creations, follow her ongoing creative adven-ture, or commission a piece, contact her through her Web site at www.ValerieHildeb-rand.com or follow her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ValerieHildebrand-FineArt. Contact arts columnist Shea Stanfield at [email protected].


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CAVE CREEK The Cave Creek Town Council voted to upgrade a waterline to a private subdivision within the next ten years estimated at nearly $70,000 to $90,000, with stipulations that the developer will provide water infrastructure improvements during last Mondays council meeting. The agreement states that the town will provide the subdivi-sion with an upgraded eight inch waterline in the next ten years, which will provide the necessary water pressure for the mandatory fire sprinklers to a total of 13 homes, in exchange the developer will provide certain water infra-structure improvements that benefit the entire town and are identified in the towns capital improvement program. The council carried the resolution in a 4-2 vote with Councilmen Reg Monachino and Charles Spitzer voting no and Vice Mayor Adam Trenk excluding himself from the vote. The developer LS&SS Properties and the fire mar-shal said that the current six inch waterline is not sufficient enough to provide the water pressure needed for sprinklers. A 10,000 gallon tank will be kept on the subdivision for emergency fire protection until the improvements are made over the next decade. The fire marshal said this is what we need for fire protec-tion, said Mr. Speltz, who was speaking on behalf of LS&SS Properties at the council meet-ing. Two citizens spoke out against the agreement at last Mondays meeting saying it was only benefiting a few houses and the private devel-oper, failing to see how the town benefited from the deal. I am wondering about the

Tara AlatorreStaff implications, said Terry Smith

at the meeting. However, the councilmen who voted and passed the agreement believed it was not only necessary for fire protec-tion, but it would also address identified issues in the towns capital improvement program. The issue here for me is a moral issue; when we as a town require the homes to have a sprinkler system that we have the adequate pumps and pipelines to supply that proper-ty. For me it is unconscionable that we would not pass this, said Councilman Ernie Bunch when commenting on why he voted for the agreement. Regarding the upcoming recall elections, Vice Mayor Adam Trenk announced the town will host a public forum regarding the recall that will take place in the town hall on Feb. 12 at 7p.m. All opposing and incumbent candidates, as well as the public has been in-vited and encouraged to attend by Trenk. There will be three minute introductions from each candi-date, and it will be moderated by Dr. Adam Symonds director of forensics at Arizona State University. All the candidates will have an opportunity to an-swer questions from the public. Several of the recall chal-lengers I guess so far have sent emails saying they do not want to participate, I would like to take the opportunity to publically re-invite them, said Trenk when addressing the public and council about the upcoming forum. The town council also agreed to officially sponsor Wild West Days as an official Cave Creek event, unanimously agreeing in a 7-0 vote. Although it does not financially obligate the town, it will try to set a small amount of money in the next fiscal budget.

Outlets at Anthem hosts Valentines events

PHOENIX The Outlets at Anthem is hosting a special Give a Little Love Valentines Day event filled with family activities during the day and a white linen dining event in the food pavilion at night. On Saturday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., activities will be featured, including chair mas-sages, Valentine crafts with the North Valley Regional Library, a prize wheel, a selfie booth with Abby the dog, and more. Pet adoptions and microchip-ping for cats and dogs are also available (fees may apply). Anthem Pets and other pet rescues will have adoptable pets on-site. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the food pavilion will be trans-formed into a white linen dining area under a cascade of cherry blossoms and live music. Guests may purchase a special meal for $5 from any of the food pavilion restaurants and enjoy a special night out with their loved ones. Onsite restaurants include Famous Wok, Frescas Mexican Grill, Pig-n-Whistle BBQ , Subway, Charleys Philly Steaks, Villa Pizza, and Auntie Annes Pret-zels.

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I have deep roots in Cave Creek. In 1986 I was on the first planning commission that helped draft the General Plan for Cave Creek. Since incorporation I have served 15 years on the planning com-mission, two terms on Town Council, served on the Ves-try and as Senior Warden of Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal church, founded Desert Foothills Habitat for Humanity, volunteered with Caring Corps, and Foothills Community Foundation, was voted Valley Big Brother of the Year, and founded and serve as Editor of the community Facebook page For the Love of Cave Creek, facebook.com/ForLoveofCaveCreek, which celebrates the small businesses, people, and great natural beauty of our Sonoran Desert home. My vision for Cave Creek is set forth in our General Plan and the Town Core Historic study which acknowledges that the greatest assets this Town has is its open space, the natural beauty of the Great Sonoran Foothills, and its rich authentic history as a mining and sheep station, and ranch-ing settlement. Together we can secure the 4,000 acres of open space that will ensure the beauty and rural character of this Town. Together we can return to bal-

anced public policy that recap-tures the rural nature of this Town and honors its genuine history. We can address parking issues, noise issues, unregulated event road closures, rampant tent trade, expand our trail sys-tem, and focus on fewer special events that are really special that support ALL the businesses and residents of Cave Creek. Look around, as you leave Carefree and enter Cave Creek the first thing you notice is the poorly maintained roads, with faded mostly invisible safety striping, tacky plastic bill boards and faded non reflective safety signing on most residential streets. As you enter the Town core on most weekends you are met with closed traffic lanes that make it very difficult to ac-cess most of the non-bar small businesses, a sea of tents, and a seemingly never ending barrage of not so special events. Tacky tourist trap comes to mind, despite the best efforts of most of our really great non bar busi-nesses. After all these years volun-teering, I cannot turn a blind eye to Cave Creek. She needs our commitment. I need your support. I am asking for your vote so that we can get back to building a better Cave Creek on March 10, 2015.

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CAREFREE Fine art will be celebrated in Carefree with the second festival of the year, happening Feb. 27-28 and March 1. The festival will run 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Thunderbird Artists, Inc. is producing its 63rd event in Carefree with the 20th Care-free Fine Art & Wine Festival. This festival is widely known as a Collectors Paradise, as well as an upscale wine tasting event. Live musical enter-tainment will be provided by Esteban and Teresa Joy. The festival will feature more than 165 juried artists from around the world dis-playing over 5,000 pieces of original artwork. In addition to paintings and select fine crafts, other styles on exhibit include batiks, hand-crafted and one of a kind jewelry, scratch-

board, bronzes, photography, pottery, wood, clay, metal, and mixed media sculptures. The casual setting will give patrons the opportunity to meet and converse with the artists. During the wine-tasting event, patrons will receive an engraved collector wine glass with six tast-ing tickets for $10, providing a unique opportunity to sample an extensive collection of domestic and imported wines, as well as flavored rum. The festival will be held in downtown Carefree, at 101 Easy Street. Admission is $3 for adults (free for Carefree residents). Park-ing is free. For more information, see www.ThunderbirdArtists.com.

due to the ice bucket challenge that helped raise money for research on the disease. Research is ongoing on the disease, and while no cure has yet been found, the ALS association reports that there are drugs in clinical trials that hold promise. For more information on ALS and sup-porting research efforts, see www.alsa.org. The Town of Carefree staff will forward along cards and well-wishes from the community to Schwan and his family. To send a note to Schwan, email [email protected]. The Foothills Focus joins the Carefree community in wishing Mayor Schwan the best and thanking him for his years of service to the North Valley.

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to close some areas to target shooting. In those areas, lead and other metals from ammu-nition and electronics that are left on the ground could cause contamination.In addition, she said, saguaro cactuses are often shot and eventually die from bul-let wounds. Rocks are often painted and used as targets, she added. Bickauskas and Fabritz said many gun users are unaware of the trash they are leaving or think there is an organiza-tion that cleans it up for them. However, public land users are required to take out what they take in and could face fines if they dont. This kind of trash is very noticeable and comes from tar-get shooters, Bickauskas said. For Donnie Miller, the for-mer Marine, its about keeping the desert looking nice. With a bunch of brass lying all over the place it looks kind of trashy, he said.


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We are being ripped off ! Thats right, Dear Readers, the research has been done and the evidence is inwe are paying the same or more for less. It is the saga of the incredible shrinking packages and ounce by ounce, inch by inch, we are being robbed! Wondering why the toilet paper rolls look smaller? Thats because they are! As much as six percent less tissue and the rolls are 3/8 of an inch smaller in size. This situation stinks! Oh and lets not forget that paper towels have fewer sheets, the average box of tissue has about five to ten less tissues and just about every single paper product is packaged so we, the paying public, are getting less! I was making peanut butter balls over the holidays. Gee, I needed to buy another jar of Jif to make the same old recipe. Why? Because Jif is in the same size jar but it contains two ounces less peanut butter. And what exactly is Betty Crocker thinking when the fam-ily size brownie mix is reduced from 19 ounces to 18.3 ounces? Have our families suddenly become smaller? Or, are the American people so fat that we need our food manufacturers imposing a less is best policy? Ever notice that a bag of potato chips seems like it is filled with air? Oh yea, Lays says we cant eat just onebut they are giv-ing us an ounce less in the bag which means we better eat just one! We are being robbed one chip at a time! Holy guacamole! The trickery never ends. A common brand of guacamole now has domed the package upwards so it looks bigger. Lies! It is actually smaller and the clever packaging is supposed to fool us, the unsuspecting consumer. I guess the packaging indus-try paid close attention to the airlines. Theyve been watching the seats being removed to make for more rows, while passengers are squeezed into tight, little

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suffocating spaces. Oh, and at the same time airfare is going up and we, the frus-trated paying public, keeps flying. A man in Los Angeles evidently had a breakdown in the toilet paper aisle at a Wal-Mart and was becoming a nuisance because he was ripping open various brands of toilet paper, measur-ing them and trying to make a YouTube video. It didnt end well when Security was called and he was escorted out of the store screaming that Charmin is squeezing our wallets. Yep, its a bum rap.A lady in Anthem emailed me to say that she has three sons and packs fifteen lunches a week. She noticed that Kraft American cheese slices are now 22 in a package instead of 24. Yikes, this doesnt sound very American to me. Maybe its because the entire shrinking packaging phenomena is done on the sly that makes it so hard to swallow. Oh, and if you are reading this while drink-ing a glass of orange juice, check out the container. What used to be 64 ounces is now 60 ounces. One of my colleagues has a baby and has been pretty upset that Pampers has only 92 diapers in the package instead of the usual 100. Of course, you get eight diapers less for the same price. This disturbing trend is so depressing (to our pocketbooks) that it makes me want to eat a cookie. But since Keebler cook-ies have downsized from 14.5 ounce packages to 11.3 ounces, I better grab something more healthy and less expen-sive, like yogurt. But wait, isnt Chobani Greek yogurt now in smaller little cups? Yes, a twelve percent decrease in volume has been reported. In other words, we are into global shrinking product sizes and we better get used to it. Have you noticed that the usual five pound bag of sugar is really a four pound bag? And if you want a Ritz cracker, chew slowly, because there are fewer crackers in the box. Dear Read-ers, we are being ripped off one sheet, one ounce, one chip, one slice and one gulp at a time. I tell my grandkids that I am so old that I can remember a time when a one pound coffee can actually contained one pound of coffee! How times have changed. Well, I guess we better not cry about it, since there are fewer tissues in the box. 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].

NEW RIVER The Kiwanis of New River participated in collecting over 500 pounds of food and nonperish-able items for St. Vincent de Paul. Bob Portillo, Westgate Kiwanis, and Tony Gutowski, New River Kiwanian

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Meet Bailey, the wonder kitty! Anyone who meets her just loves this one year old little gal! Shes been raising her four kittens, but now theyve been adopted and its Baileys turn to find her forever family. She is truly one cool cat. She is very vocal and talkative, ex-tremely social, super friendly, playful, and snuggly! Bailey would make a fun addition to any household. If youre look-ing to add a pet to your family, consider Bailey you WILL fall in love with this girl the moment you meet her! Bailey would be the best Valentine

you could gift yourself ! Bailey is up to date on all vaccinations, microchipped, spayed, and litter box trained. Please call Anthem Pets today at (480) 287-3542 or email at [email protected]. Bai-ley is ready to love you forever! Anthem Pets is a nonprofit organization serving lost, found, and abandoned animals in the North Valley since 2005. Operating on donations only, it aims to find forever homes for abandoned animals and re-turn wayward pets to owners. Visit www.anthempets.org to view more adoptable animals waiting to meet their forever family.

ANTHEM Moving from your own home to an as-sisted care home can be an extremely difficult transition. Local residents will soon have a new option that offers care in a home-style setting with the backdrop of the Anthem Country Club. Anthem Resort Senior Liv-ing is scheduled for a grand opening on Feb. 21. This home will have 24-hour care with no more than 10 residents, so it feels less like a facility and more like an extended family. The idea of the Senior Living home is to provide a comfortable home close to the family for parents and family members who need 24-hour care, noted Negin Stern, one of the owners. The home will be run by owner/manager certified caregiver Mihaela Ene-Neagu, HCT, LMT. Anthem Resort Senior Living will offer a home environ-ment, a family environment, said Maria Ene-Neagu, who will be working at the home

with her mother-in-law Mi-haela. The Senior Living home will offer a spa with medical mas-sage in the casita of the home, a movie room, entertainment, and gourmet organic food. We will have a menu and will ask for preferences from residents, Stern described. The menu will accommodate special dietary needs, including kosher food. A personal chef will be working on-site.

Residents at the home will have a choice of keeping their own doctors and being chauffeured to appointments or using one of the doctors will make house calls to the home. A registered nurse will be on-call at all times. Sterns husband, Dr. Lawrence Stern, who runs Arizona Eye Care, will provide mobile vision screenings and eye care. Well have really custom-ized care, Stern said. We feel that this is something thats needed, she added, noting that residents families will be able to visit regularly and be close by. Everyone is welcome to attend the grand opening on Feb. 21. Wait-listing is ongo-ing for potential residents. For more information, see www.anthemresort.com or call (602) 881-0123. Anthem Resort Senior Living is located at 2604 Shinnecock Way in the Anthem Country Club.

CAREFREE The Care-free Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce joined Keystone Homes in celebrating the grand opening of the Almarte

Keystone Homes celebrates grand opening of Almartedevelopment in Carefree on Feb. 5. This development will include 24 luxury homes in the heart of Carefree. Three floor plans will be featured,

ranging from 1,880-2,449 sq. ft. Chamber Executive Direc-tor Patty Villeneuve, Chamber President Jennifer McGirr, Keystone Homes President & General Manager Jeff King, Keystone Homes President & Owner Rich Eneim, and OnQ Financial representatives Beth Wexler and Rene Lopo joined multiple other Chambers members and guests at the ribbon cutting.

Almarte is located at 7471 Hum Road in Carefree. See more about this new develop-ment at www.keystonehomesaz.com.


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