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Home development coming to West Anthem BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

. Hovnanian Homes is planning a 182-unit townhome development on 16 acres in West Anthem. The development’s potential location is approximately 300 feet south of the southeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Old West Trail. Burch & Cracchiolo law firm held a neighborhood meeting on behalf of K. Hovnanian Homes to discuss the development on Aug. 4 via Zoom. The details provided were for conceptual purposes only, as the official site plan has not been approved. The goal was simply to educate the community and answer any questions or concerns they may have. “We’re holding this neighborhood

meeting to let the neighborhood know what’s being proposed. This meeting is not required, which is why I don’t think you always see these PHO cases and might not be familiar with them,” said Brian Greathouse, an attorney representing Burch & Cracchiolo. “This is something K. Hovnanian wanted to do to get out the message in the community to let people know that they’re proposing approximately 182 two-story townhomes in a nice community.” Burch & Cracchiolo also described its request for a few modifications to the original agreement for the project. Stipulation one was in regard to the site plan and building elevations. Stipulations two, three, four, five and seven only had technical corrections, such as

fixing grammatical errors and changing “Development Services” to “Planning and Development Department,” because the department name changed. These changes will be approved or denied during an Aug. 18 public officer hearing. The housing development would have up to 185 two-story for-sale townhomes. According to its website, K. Hovnanian’s homes have “stunning interiors, great amenities and options for every budget.” During the meeting, a photo rendering of what the potential development would look like was provided, showing three to five attached units, each with a garage, as well as a play structure, covered ramatas, benches and gathering areas. Chuck Chisholm, planning proj-

15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. Proceeds bene�it Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center. The auction begins Sept. 7 on the Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center’s website, foothillsfoodbank.com, which is sponsored by Tech4Life Computers & Websites. Individuals can bid on the art and purchase bowls created and donated by members and

friends of the Sonoran Arts League, sponsor of the Empty Bowls Project. Guests can keep the bowls as a reminder of empty bowls throughout the world, throughout the year. Winners of the art auction can pick up their art pieces after 1 p.m. at Harold’s as well. The art will be displayed at Harold’s, and

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Empty Bowls returns as in-person bene�it event

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he 2021 Foothills Empty Bowls Lunch & Art Auction is returning to Cave Creek, after pivoting to a virtual event during the pandemic. The 22nd annual event is held in conjunction with World Hunger Day on Friday Oct.

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ect manager at K. Hovnanian, said it is planning to have a community pool and dog park. There will be 10.7 dwelling units per acre, which is well within the permitted density, according to Greathouse, and it will be built on 16 acres, with 28.7% open space to allow for greenery and undisturbed land. After Greathouse’s presentation, he opened the Zoom chat to comments or questions to the four people in attendance. Anthem community member Chad Tiedeman brought up a suggestion to a possible problem for the proposed location.

“I would love to see a site plan where you have access to Frontage Road, so then everyone doesn’t have to cut across the Goodwill property,” Tiedeman said. “My client owns Goodwill. They’re the landlord of it. So really they just want to protect access and parking, but they have no problems with for-sale homes being there as long as it doesn’t negatively affect the parking and access.” Chisholm said they were open to the idea, but it would ultimately be a question for ADOT and whether or not they would allow it. Lindsay Roll, the board’s executive assistant, said in the Zoom chat, “No comment from the Anthem commu-

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nity council. Bob McKenzie (chair of the council) and I are just here to learn. Thanks for the information.” However, while only four people attended the neighborhood Zoom meeting, some spoke out on social media, bringing up concerns about water supply and over development. Robert Walton, an Anthem resident, simply commented, “Stop the development.” Regardless, Greathouse and Chisholm seemed pleased with the plans and process so far, and said they think this development will help the community. “We think the folks that live here will be very pleased to be part of the community,” Greathouse said.

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Tech4Life Computers & Websites staff will be on hand to help folks with online bidding. “We are excited to initially offer the art auction online so people can support this important cause and spend time bidding on their favorite works of art,” said Carole Perry, the event’s founder. The key tenet of an Empty Bowls event is expenses cannot come out of the proceeds, but instead to a hunger-related charity. Fran Booth donates her skills as a publicist, while Harold’s offers the space and food for free. “It’s had huge community involvement,” Perry said. “In good years, we’ve had 1,000 people. Last year, the whole thing was online. We couldn’t have an event at Harold’s. “Last year, we offered gift certi�icates to get lunch at Harold’s the following week at no expense. We suggest a donation of $15, but we never turn anybody away. They still get lunch and a bowl. Up here, though, people write $1,000 checks and don’t even take a bowl.” The food offered at Harold’s is spaghetti, garlic bread and water. Patrons are asked to bring a sports bottle to eliminate waste. “The food has an educational component,” she said. “It’s the caloric equivalent of what you would get in a home-

less shelter, or someplace where they’re handing out meals.” Perry founded the event in 1997, and it supported the Empty Bowls event in Downtown Phoenix. It was there that Perry and her volunteers learned how the program works. The Cave Creek event features artwork by the Sonoran Arts League. “This Empty Bowls Art Auction has tapped into the generous spirit of dozens of renowned Sonoran Arts League artists,” Perry said. “We already have received numerous items, ranging from paintings to sculpture from all media. Many artists donated two or more pieces out of a sel�less desire to ensure that the Foothills Food Bank has the resources it needs to help our neighbors in need.” Perry said Christopher Heede and Virginia Brooks are two of the local artists contributing artwork to the fundraiser. Bowls purchased in advance can be selected during the Empty Bowls lunch, or guests can choose to pay for their bowls at the event. A pasta lunch, donated by Harold’s, will be served in the bowls. Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center provides emergency food, �inancial assistance and other life necessities and resources to individuals and families in the desert foothills, which encompasses a 180-square-mile area that includes Black Canyon City, May-

Guests peruse the art auction items as a previously held Foothills Empty Bowls Lunch & Art Auction. (Photo courtesy of Carole Perry)

er, Spring Valley, Cordes Lakes, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem, Desert Hills, New River, North Scottsdale, Rio Verde and North Phoenix. The Sonoran Arts League is committed to advancing art and art education, with a special focus on mentoring youth with the belief that arts training helps develop the ability to focus and strengthens cognitive skills in young people. It offers youth art programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Patrons choose the bowl from which they will eat spaghetti at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral during Foothills Empty Bowls Lunch & Art Auction. (Photo courtesy of Carole Perry)

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Anthem Country Club gears up for 15th tourney BY JORDAN HOUSTON Foothills Focus Staff Writer

s the Anthem Country Club gears up for its annual charity classic event, it’s offering community members the chance to snag extra tickets. The club, as part of the ClubCorps’ overarching mission to highlight different charities, is featuring an early bird special for its 15th Charity Classic Golf and ParTee Dinner at the Anthem Ironwood Golf Course at noon shotgun. Scheduled for Nov. 14, the event will spotlight the nonpro�it organization Smiles 4 Sick Children. The Anthem-based charitable organization works to provide toys and gifts for children at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Smiles 4 Sick Children accepts donations in the form of new toys or cash. In 2020, the organization received 180 donors, 450 toys and 600 gift cards. The club will split 94% of the proceeds between Smiles 4 Sick Children and the

club’s ClubCorp Employee Partner Care Program, which serves as an emergency care fund for its staffers, according to Charity Classic committee representative Deb Quinn. “You maybe might not know exactly who it is that receives the bene�it, but just to know that all those children, and that they’re (Smiles 4 Sick Children) are putting smiles on their faces, that’s a wonderful thing,” Quinn said. The charity event offers attendees a chance to golf 18 holes at the club, located at 2708 W. Anthem Club Drive, as well as a four-course meal with wine pairings, two drink tickets, a silent and live auction, and an award ceremony for the charity sponsors and volunteers. “We’ll probably have things like vacation getaways and things like that,” Quinn shared of the auctions. Tickets will cost $175 for individuals as a total package and $75 for the party alone. “It’s such an unbelievable deal,” she

The Anthem Country Club is offering extra tickets for those who sign up early for its 15th annual Charity Classic fundraiser for the Smiles 4 Sick Children. (Photo courtesy of the Anthem Country Club/Facebook)

said. “If you come to Anthem to golf, it’s about $144 to play.” Starting Sept. 15, the club will offer the public an early bird special, in which those who sign up for the event on that day will be entered to win three extra guest passes Quinn said the club is hoping to draw in roughly 144 golfers and 400 partygoers during the fundraiser.

The Charity Classic will also feature a live helicopter ball drop, in which the balls will be sold soon, Quinn added. “I just want to see how it all unfolds,” Quinn said. “It’s kind of the fruit of our labor — there are several people that are working and trying to make it as pro�itable as possible for this group and both groups.” The ClubCorp Charity Classic is one of the largest golf and dining charity events in the world, according to the organization. During the charity effort, clubs can set their own dates to host fun events that offer a taste of club life, including golf tournaments, dining events, auctions and game nights. The events have so far raised nearly $30 million since 2007 to bene�it important causes, it adds on the website. Several of the causes include the Employee Partners Care Foundation’s support of Employee Partners in times of crisis and other national and local organizations such as Habitat for Humanity,

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Race-based challenges to jury members BY JUDGE GERALD A. WILLIAMS North Valley Justic Court

Black woman was accused of aggravated assault on a police of�icer and of resisting arrest. At her trial, the prosecutor used peremptory strikes to remove the only two Black jurors. Was this constitutional? Was it fair? She was found not guilty of aggravated assault but guilty of resisting arrest. The law in this area comes from the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case Batson v. Kentucky. A prosecutor can reject jury members for any reason or no reason as long as the removal is not solely due to race or gender. If the defendant alleges that the exclusion of a potential juror was based on race, then the prosecutor must then establish a race neutral reason for the removal. In the case involving aggravated assault and resisting arrest, the Arizona Supreme Court recently made an interesting ruling. At trial, the prosecutor explained that one jury member was kicked off because her broth-

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er had been convicted of aggravated assault and because she did not seem to be very sure when answering questions. The other jury member was kicked off because she had been the foreperson of a jury that found someone not guilty. The trial judge did not make express �indings on the credibility of the demeanor-based reason because the prosecutor also stated other justi�ications. This became an issue on appeal. Any Batson analysis examines whether the prosecutor’s reasons were really race neutral or whether they were merely a pretext for getting rid of jury members based on race. The Arizona Court of Appeals held that the trial judge should have made speci�ic �indings on the demeanor-based reason as well. The Arizona Supreme Court disagreed. It held the law “does not require a trial court to make speci�ic, explicit �indings concerning demeanor-based justi�ications when it credits another race-neutral reason” for the potential jury member’s removal. Even so, this entire area remains controversial.

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Realtors collect donations for Big Brothers Big Sisters BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

out that community support.” From July 13 to July 31, 21 Coldwell Banker Realty Arizona of�ices accepted donations of backpacks, binders, construction paper, crayons, folders, glue sticks, highlighters, markers, notebook paper, notebooks, pencil pouches, pencils and scissors from community members throughout Arizona. To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, visit bbbsaz.org.

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gated, the resort-style community was voted the Best Master Planned Community in America by the National Association of Home Builders.

he Scottsdale/Carefree of�ice of Coldwell Banker Realty Arizona was among many that dropped off donations from its Back-to-School Drive for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona on Aug. 2. Donations were dropped off at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona of�ice at 4745 N. Seventh Street, Suite 210, in Phoenix. “Our affiliated agents and staff across Arizona have been partnering with various local organizations by collecting school supply donations for students as they head back to school this fall,” said Greg Hollman, president of Coldwell Banker Realty Arizona. “Children are our future, and getting them the supplies they need through this donation drive helps ensure they Coldwell Banker Realty Arizona participants, clockwise from left to succeed. We couldn’t right, Michelle Durnell, Kathy Reardon, Mike Johns, Amanda Thomahave done this with- son and Marla Arzaga. (Photo courtesy of Coldewell Banker Realty Arizona)

Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club, Wounded Warrior Project and The First Tee. “We’re always doing different things,” Quinn said of Anthem Country Club members. “I think there are a lot of people in Anthem that are involved philanthropically in different areas. I think it’s good to highlight the different people that are helping others.” Anthem Golf & Country sits at the base of Daisy Mountain. Tucked away within a

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It’s time to drive slow and enjoy the scenery BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

tay alert! Watch the crosswalks! Yes, school has started again, and parents everywhere are rejoicing. For kids, the boredom and long coronavirus closures have ended, to be joyfully replaced by hectic schedules, homework, and neverending list of school supplies to buy. Kids are trying to get back in the groove, only to be faced with the reality that they have to get up early and suddenly become organized. We may still be in the clutches of summer, but vacations have officially come to a

screeching halt. Those little yellow school buses are making frequent stops and school zone crosswalks are filled with giggling kids, so it’s time to drive slowly and enjoy the scenery. Parents everywhere can be seen taking a collective sigh of relief, kids are happy to show off their new clothes, and teachers are excited to be back to in-person teaching. Many parents are stressed drivers right now. Have you had the pleasure of dropping off or picking up a child lately? It is not easy! Hundreds of cars jockeying for position, causing one mom to say, “I commuted in Los Angeles traffic for years, but picking my daughter up at high school in a small town in

Arizona is frightening!” My granddaughter started kindergarten. On her first day, she complained that “they don’t give you enough time to eat lunch” and that her teacher kept telling her to “quit talking.” Worse, at the end of the day, when the bus driver drove past her house to the stop at the end of her street, she screamed, “Stop, you don’t know where you are going!” After a rough day, she ran off the bus and told her mom, “The only good thing is that I will never have another first day of school in my life.” Yes, very true. Hang in there, honey. It gets better. My friend’s teenage daughter woke up the

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These are delusions of Olympic proportions BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist

on’t look for a Broadway revival of Irving Berlin’s musical “Annie Get Your Gun” anytime soon. New York’s “Great White Way” has become the “Great Woke Way,” so the show’s title would prove offensive to gun control advocates. Moreover, one of the musical’s classic tunes, “Doin’ What Comes Naturally,” contains lyrics that might prove troubling to the “trans community.” “My tiny baby brother who’s never read a book/ Knows one sex from the other/ All he had to do was look!” Strange that the movement is called “woke,” when it might better be described as “situational somnambulism.” Our culture is now called upon to collectively ignore reality — often in the most obvious of matters. Right on cue, the International Olym-

pic Committee (IOC) provided a paean to the politically correct but scientifically suspect. IOC Medical Director Richard Budgett sounded more like a social activist than a scientist when he claimed with a — presumably — straight face that “after 100 years of promoting women’s sport, it’s up to each of the international federations to ensure that they try and protect women’s sport.” And how did Budgett “protect women’s sport?” By declaring “everyone agrees that trans women are women!” But not “everyone agrees.” Physicians Michelle Cretella and Quentin Van Meter of the American College of Pediatricians decided to “school” the IOC through a recent column in The Daily Signal, pointing out that “genetics is why a male who self-identifies as a female remains male, and giving estrogen to a male does not transform him into a female.” New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, a male

athlete identifying as female who was named to the Kiwi Women’s Weightlifting Team predictably offered verbal laurels and bouquets to the IOC, lauding “its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.” Another New Zealand weightlifter, Tracey Lambrechs, took issue with Hubbard’s claim of inclusivity. Lambrechs said that her nation’s governing body for the sport took her out of her normal weight class due to the addition of Hubbard. “I was told if I wanted to go the the next Commonwealth Games, I would have to lose (almost 40 pounds) in three months or retire.” Lambrechs chose retirement and, ironically, so did Hubbard, who finished last in Tokyo following three failed attempts at snatch lifts. Neither transgender advocates nor those who champion traditional biology will retire gracefully from this ongoing controversy.

If anything, those who deny the biological fact of two genders are moving far beyond athletic competition, replacing sound science with political science. The board of trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA) recently passed a resolution that will direct the AMA to lobby for the end of any designation of sex in all future birth certificates. Our neighboring state of California continues to border on a state of civic insanity. A bill introduced in the State Assembly, AB-367, calls for public schools and universities to provide free menstrual products for men. The text of the bill reads in part that “California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people who may

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Americans have the right to do stupid things BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

merica has long been a stronghold of freedom. The first few amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech and religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to due process, and the right not to incriminate ourselves. Unwritten among our fundamental rights — but still alive and thriving — is the freedom to do stupid things. For proof, look no further than the ongoing debate over COVID-19 vaccinations. State governments unquestionably have the power to mandate vaccines. This authority dates to a 1905 Supreme Court case, Jacobson v. Massachusetts. With smallpox raging in 1902, the city of Cambridge passed a law mandating that every resident over age 21 get vaccinated or face a $5 fine. Pastor Henning Jacobson, one of our nation’s original anti-vaxxers, refused, saying he’d suffered serious medical maladies from past vaccines. Jacobson lost at

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brace the formulas of algebra or to find happiness in the pages of a book. Teachers know that among the masses of children they inspire each day might be standing the next great inventor, future president, or scientist who will help save the planet. Know a parent with school-age children?

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the highest court in the land by a 7-2 vote. Writing for the majority, Justice Marshall Harlan opined: “Upon the principle of self-defense, of paramount necessity, a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.” Thus, state government has all the authority it needs to mandate vaccines. Our elected leaders simply won’t do so, especially in Arizona. Our Legislature passed multiple bills this past session forbidding vaccine mandates, vaccine passports and mask mandates, and prohibiting schools from forcing teachers and students to get a vaccine to participate in in-person classes. Regardless, some Valley and Tucson school districts have passed mask mandates anyway, a move that undoubtedly will end up litigated to death. Where do I stand? Well, given the evidence that vaccines work — like the fact that 165 million Americans have been fully vaccinated and haven’t dropped dead or been hospitalized en masse — I believe it’s foolish not to get one, absent a

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things like a pandemic that to date has killed 612,000 people, sometimes our friends and neighbors will do things we deeply wish they would not. Like refusing to get a shot that can diminish your risk of getting COVID-19, getting extremely ill if you do, or dying from the virus. “This is becoming a pandemic of the

unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, explained at a July press briefing. “Our biggest concern is we are going to continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly deaths among the unvaccinated.” Here in Arizona, where about half the state has been fully vaccinated, 95% of nearly 17,000 reported COVID-19 cases in May were among people who were not fully vaccinated. In June, it was 92% of 12,911 reported cases. The capper? Since the start of 2021, approximately 99% of COVID-19 deaths in Arizona were people not fully vaccinated.

Maybe you want to prove you’re tough. Maybe you’re afraid, or you don’t believe the Arizona Department of Health Services statistics cited in the above paragraph. You don’t need to explain your reasoning, not to anyone. That’s the beauty of America. To a greater extent than any society on this great green Earth, you can say what you want, believe what you want, and do with your body what you want. In America, we don’t rely on our government to legislate foolishness out of existence. Besides, it seems COVID-19 and its deadly variants have that well in hand.

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Linda Lindus: Exploring into the wild BY SHEA STANFIELD Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

ildness, wandering and mystery make up the creative spirit of Scottsdale artist Linda Lindus’ approach to capturing nature’s musings. Born in a rural Washington state logging town, Lindus spent her early life exploring the magic of her surroundings as a wide-eyed nature child. “I traipsed through the woods, following my father’s footsteps, as I learned to read the forest’s signs — the moss on the pines, the deer tracks, the rabbit

scat, and the grunt of a bear hidden in the blackberry patch,” she said. Life, as a child in a military family, moved her from the woodlands of the Pacific Northwest to the rocky shores of upper New England, then back to the congestion of Los Angeles. Lindus learned that these moves in and out of country and city formed the hues of nature and represented man’s intrusive changes. “Change became a constant like the season’s changes and the sun moving across the sky,” she said. “Not only do I see with my eyes, I wanted to touch the environment. Those early tactile expe-

riences of the ocean’s sand running through my fingers, the smell of salt air and the rough edges of a cedar’s bark are permanent images in my mind.” Also contributing to Lindus’ education in found objects was her great aunt, an artist in Seal Beach with an antique store. Her creative exploration was secured when she completed, with leftover paint from a paint-by-numbers set, her take on her neighbor’s dog. When Lindus announced she was going to be an artist, her mom steered her to business instead. After all, a girl has to support herself. Lindus obliged and enrolled in evening business

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More smiles per hour is the way to go CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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like that headline. Life can be about increasing your and others’ smiles per hour if you know who the accelerator is and where the accelerator pedal is. So let me explain using the following story by an unknown author. There was a farmer who grew excellent-quality corn. Every year, he won the award for the best-grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned how the farmer grew such quality corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Didn’t you know?” said the farmer. “The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” This “corny” story applies to our lives, too. Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with

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vision, attained uncommon results. Sharing their corn didn’t just bring them up. In varying degrees, sharing their corn brought everyone else up also. Similarly, this is what God did through Jesus. A vast majority of people living in Jesus’ time had a history of underachieving. So, because God cared, God gave the gift of His Son to the world. God shared heavenly corn with the whole world through Jesus. Jesus was God’s gift to lift us out of our past and then lift us up to a God type of life. Just like God, Jesus views you and me as a gift also. In his final recorded prayer on earth in John 17, Jesus said to his disciples, “These people were your gifts to me.” God gave Jesus the gifts of Peter, John, Mary and us, too. Think of this. Some of the people around you are gifts, too. Your greatest accomplishment might be lifting someone out and then lifting them to “bigger, better, greater.” Service is a circle. When you serve others, you are also served. Could it be that God is calling you to find a need and meet it? Think in terms and ask, “Who is God’s gift to me? Don’t think, “What is my gift?” Giving your corn to others, ladies and gentlemen, is how we all get more smiles per hour. Ah shucks! Ed Delph is a native of Phoenix who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker. Delph has been to or ministered in over 100 countries. He is president of a worldwide ministry, NationStrategy. To learn more about Pastor Ed Delph, the Church-Community Connection and Nation strategy, call 623-376-6757, e-mail nationstrategy@cs.com or visit nationstrategy.com.

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Rotary Club donates $700 to food pantry overnight BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

t. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Anthem asked community members to help restock its shelves in a Facebook post on July 31, and the Anthem Rotary Club responded and brought approximately $700 in food donations in less than 24 hours. “One of our members, Joe Alvarez, saw on Facebook that the food pantry was in need of a number of items,” said John Salem, Rotary Club president. “He sent out an email to myself and a few others and said, ‘Hey, let’s go shopping. Let’s help them fill up their pantry.’ And that’s kind of the way we did it. We just saw it and decided to help.” Salem said part of the swift timing was just convenience, as the club usually sets aside time every Saturday morning for community outreach, such as shopping for products that go to several different food banks throughout Black Canyon City and Northern Phoenix. Another reason for the quick response is that the club is always looking to help, according to Salem, and it has been on a specific mission for the past 18 months to help keep food pantries and food banks stocked. “We’re always looking for local needs,” Salem said. “We’re always looking for those types of projects or things to get involved with. We have money in our budget for this type of stuff, and it just seemed to be a very

good idea to get the food pantry stocked.” Linda Handlon, director of St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, said the supplies are available for anyone with a food need. There are no specific criteria people must meet, and no one is asked to prove their need. The goal is to help as many people as possible. The pantry also provides more than food; it offers hygiene and toiletry items as well. In the last five years, Handlon said the food pantry had an average of 1,000 to 1,200 people come in, and it’s the community that keeps the organization going. “When I post on Facebook, it’s usually just because there are some holes in the shelf that I think we can fill without having a food drive or something humongous. We can just ask for a little community support. And it usually happens,” Handlon said. “So, I praise God for that, and we’re just grateful to be in Anthem and help our neighbors that have needs.” In 2020, Salem said the Anthem Rotary Club budgeted for and donated more than $20,000 worth of supplies. This year, it has the same budget allotted and plans to give every bit of it. However, the budget consists mainly of community donations, whether from sponsorships, events or fundraising, and its own members regularly donate to the organization as well. Salem said he wanted to offer “a big thank-you” to the community for stepping up and helping its neighbors. “We have a wonderful community,” Han-

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he nonprofit Sonoran Arts League’s Hidden in the Hills will take place Friday, Nov. 19, to Sunday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 26, to Sunday, Nov. 28. This year’s free, self-guided tour features 192 artists at 45 private studios throughout the Desert Foothills communities of Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale. The league also announced that Jon Linton’s “Barrio Viejo” photograph of the front entrance of a colorful adobe home will grace the cover of this year’s four-color artist directory. Linton is an acclaimed photographer and activist who advocates for the homeless and other underserved populations. He is best known for his “I Have a Name” street photography series as well as his serene and stunning black-and-white

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