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Southeast Valley LedgerJames Carnes….....................................PublisherMichael Carnes...........................General ManagerJennifer Carnes................................…Managing EditorMila Lira...................................Advertising DirectorChase Kamp............................................ReporterCourtney Trumbull…................................Offi ce Manager

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Rural/Metro Lead Dis-patcher Chris Stringfellow has experienced his share of diffi cult calls over his 18 years with Rural/Metro. However, one the hardest calls he and fellow dis-patchers have to take are child drowning calls. “These calls are the worst, and I’ve taken as many as a dozen in my career,” said Stringfellow. “They were absolutely horrifying early in my career.” Thankfully, Rural/Metro invests a lot of time training

dispatchers to handle all types of calls, and never leaves a new employee to handle diffi cult calls alone. But taking a child drowning call never gets any easier. “When you realize what the call is, this rush of adrenalin comes over you and you completely focus on what you are doing,” said Stringfellow. “You sup-press any emotions during the call because there is no time for that. It doesn’t mean you don’t have those emotions; they just come

Dispatcher says preventing child drownings takes a village

Chris Stringfellow

after the call is over.” As diffi cult as a drowning call is to take, dispatchers know how to do their jobs, and what they need to get done and how to make it all happen as quickly and effi ciently as possible. “One of the biggest chal-lenges when a child drown-ing call comes in is calming down the caller,” said Stringfellow. “It is abso-lutely horrible to listen to a parent or caregiver scream-ing for help and panicking.” Still, dispatchers need to get an address and phone number, verify what is oc-curring within the situation and give instructions to the

caller. “We can’t do our job until we can calm the caller down,” he said, “and in calls like this that is very diffi cult.” While dispatchers are talk-ing to the caller, they are getting information to their Rural/Metro fi refi ghters and Southwest Ambulance crews simultaneously. “It is incredibly important for callers to listen and answer,” said Stringfellow. “Just because we are on the phone with them, doesn’t mean help isn’t on the way. We can start helping imme-diately while they are wait-ing for fi rst responders.” Once the fi rst responders arrive and the call ends for

the dispatcher, the gravity of the call sets in. “As dispatchers, we are very analytical people. We go back through everything that happened on the call and ask ourselves, ‘Did I do everything right? What if I had been able to calm the caller sooner?’” said String-fellow. “We always want to be better and faster. Those seconds are important and we analyze everything.” But it doesn’t stop there. Dispatchers and many emergency medical services professionals may revisit and deal with diffi cult emer-gency calls for a long time. “You think about the drowning call the next day, week, and even the next time you have a similar call,” said Stringfellow. “It stays with you for the rest of your career.” A recent study by Northern Illinois University found dispatchers are at risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder for every-thing they hear and imagine about the calls they receive. Fortunately, Rural/Metro’s family of companies, including Rural/Metro Fire Department and Southwest Ambulance, know their dispatchers, fi refi ghters, paramedics and EMTs will face very diffi cult emergen-

cies on the job, and is ready to help them through it. Rural/Metro offers Critical Incidence Stress Debrief-ing (CISD) after traumatic calls like a child drowning. “They call and check on us,” Stringfellow said. “We also go to the fi re depart-ment with the crews that responded to the call to for CISD. We are also provided mental health benefi ts, which can be very helpful in our fi eld.” Getting through each call can take its toll on dispatch-ers and fi rst responders. But they work in this challeng-ing fi eld to help make a dif-ference, to help save a life, and to impact their commu-nity, hopefully by prevent-ing the next drowning. “If my words could prevent the next drown-ing, I would tell the community to fi rst and foremost, have constant, nonstop adult supervision of children around water,” said Stringfellow. “When you are having a pool day with family and friends, designate one person whose only job is to watch that child. And, if you ever have to make a call to 9-1-1, we know how horrible you feel, but it is vital to listen to the dispatcher, answer our questions and follow instructions.”

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The Pinal County Juvenile Court Community Advisory Board (CAB), with sponsorship from the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, hosted the 11th Annual Mock Trial Competition on March 8, 2013. Nearly 200 middle school and high school students

competed during the day long competition at Pinal County Superior Court in Florence. Students competed for individual awards for best witness, opening statement, closing statements, cross examination, direction examination, and witness. There were 18 teams from

Casa Grande Junior High School, Cactus Middle School, Villago Middle School, Freedom Christian Academy, Mountain Vista Middle School, Skyline Ranch, Magma Ranch, Copper Basin K-8, Eloy Junior High, Vista Grande High School, Miami High

Freedom Christian Academy won first place in the Middle School Division 2 Competition. (John Hernandez photo)

Students from both Mountain Vista Middle School And Freedom Christian Academy dominated the individual awards. See story for details. (John Hernandez photo)

Pinal County mock trial competition winners announced

Skyline Ranch team. (John Hernandez photo)Copper Basin K-8 Team 2. (John Hernandez photo)

Copper Basin K-8 Team 1. (John Hernandez photo)

Mock Trial, Page 7


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30Easter Egg Hunt The City of Apache Junction Parks

and Recreation Department would like to invite the community to participate in our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Prospector Park! Come help fi nd over 8,200 prize fi lled eggs! This egg hunt is open to all ages and is free to the public. The hunt is divided up into separate age groups and the fi rst egg hunt will begin at 9 a.m. for kids 2 and under. Don’t forget to bring your Easter baskets to carry all of your goodies! There will be other activities and games sponsored by local non-profi t organizations available during and after the egg hunt. Most activities will cost a small fee to participate. Bring your camera so that you can capture your very own picture with the Easter Bunny!

05 “Clarinet and All � at Jazz” On Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. come

experience “Clarinet and All That Jazz” at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Rd. Richard Stoltzman, a two-time Grammy Award winner defi es categorization and dazzled critics and audiences with his masterful performances in all genres of music. He worked as a soloist with more than a hundred orchestras, as a recitalist and chamber music performer, as an innovative jazz artist, and as an RCA recording artist. Peter John Stoltzman has been called “a monster jazz piano player” by the late Jack Elliot, music Werner calls Peter’s music “sweet and sophisticated. Top shelf!”

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23 Good Life Festival After a respite from music and a

venture into the food truck trend, the Good Life Festival at Encanterra is bringing back the rock with classic hit-makers REO Speedwagon and Starship. Tickets are still available for the Mar. 23 show, which like previous concerts will offer a wine tasting, a bevy of vendors and a whole lot of fun in the southeast Valley sun. Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon is a band where the main constant over the decades is a never-ending desire to give their all to their fans, year in and year out. The Good Life Festival had brought a bevy of classic acts to San Tan Valley including Kenny G, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Eddie Money, Styx, Foghat and Three Dog Night. Earlier this year, the Good Life Festival hosted a food trunk rally that included dozens of local food truck treats alongside appearances by celebrity chefs Tyler Flor-ence and Duff Goldman. General admission tickets begin at $25 with a number of special packages available that include wine tasting, reserved seating and other bonuses. Call 888-856-3727 for more information or visit TheGoodLifeFest.com.

By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger A recent study of Arizona youth found that of the Pinal County teens that have tried marijuana, 9.4 percent of them obtain the drug from a state medi-cal card holder. The study figures, released in Janu-ary, come shortly before

the Pinal County Board of Supervisors will vote on allowing a medical mari-juana dispensary to be built in Duddleyville, a small community in Eastern Pinal County. The biennial study, conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commis-sion, found that 29 percent

of Arizona high schoolers in grades 10 to 12 had tried marijuana. The majority of Pinal teens that smoked pot, more than 77 percent, got it from friends. Yet one in ten said they got it from a medical marijuana patient. Nearly 63,000 students were polled in the state-

Study says 9.4 percent of Pinal

By Mike OrrSherry Butler, Ledger real estate columnist, is a sub-scriber to Orr’s Cromford Report Here are the basic ARMLS numbers for Mar. 1, 2013 relative to Mar. 1, 2012 for all areas and types: Active Listings (exclud-ing UCB): 17,090 versus 16,026 last year - up 6.6 precent but down 2.7

percent from 17,573 last month. Active Listings (includ-ing UCB): 21,599 versus 23,511 last year - down 8.7 percent and down 1.4 percent from 21,757 last month. Pending Listings: 10,300 versus 11,693 last year - down 11.9% but up 8.2 percent from 9,523 last month. Monthly Sales: 6,521

Real estate market summary for the beginning of March 2013

versus 7,296 last year - down 10.6 percent but up 7.9 percent from 6,041 last month Monthly Average Sales Price per Sq. Ft.: $111.33 versus $87.32 last year - up 28 percent and up 3 per-cent from last month. Monthly Median Sales Price: $160,000 versus $122,000 last year - up 31 percent and up 3.3 percent from last month. Just like Feb. 2012, prices shot up at the end of the month. This should not have been a surprise given the remarkable increase in the average $/SF for pending listings. A lot of high priced homes closed escrow on Feb. 28. This caused the pending $/SF to drop and the sales $/SF to jump. However the pending $/SF has swiftly recovered suggesting more price rises are on the way. NAR recently reported that pending listings were strong for the nation as a whole. Not so here. The pending volume of 10,300 is the weakest number for the beginning of March since 2009. But then Phoe-nix has not been follow-ing the national trends for many months. Sales remain weaker, down 10.6 percent from last year. This is a result of the low number of

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wide study with a little more than 4,000 from Pinal County. Only 187 students admitted to smoking weed and 140 to trying prescrip-tion drugs. There are over 33,000 people in the state medical marijuana program who are able to legally grow or purchase marijuana for their own medical condi-tions. The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act was passed by voters in 2010 and al-lowed the medical use of marijuana for people with severe conditions such as cancer and muscle spasms. For Pinal teens that admitted to abusing pre-scription drugs, more than 22 percent obtained them from their home medicine cabinet. Again, the major-ity said they got their pills from friends, a little less than 60 percent. Fourteen percent of Pinal

teens polled said they ob-tained their weed at school. Brenda Mayberry, princi-pal of Combs High in San Tan Valley, said there has only been a small number of marijuana possession in-cidents at her school, all of which were handed over to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for investigation. A PCSO spokesman said while the office has inves-tigated marijuana incidents at local schools, there were no reported incidents of medical marijuana being sold on campus. The majority of medi-cal card holders, about 90 percent, cite severe and chronic pain as their condi-tion to permit medical use. At its regular meeting on Mar. 27, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors will have a hearing regarding a special use permit to operate the Pinal County

Wellness Center, a medical marijuana dispensary in Duddleyville. It would be the first approved dispen-sary in Pinal. There is a limit of one dispensary for each of the state’s 126 desig-nated Community Health Analysis Areas, which are regions that state health of-ficials had previously used to monitor cancer reports. There are 12 of these areas within Pinal County. According to the submit-ted application, there are 73 medical marijuana authorization cards in the Community Health Analysis Area number 94 as of Aug. 13, 2012. The CHAA area will serve Dudleyville, San Manuel, Oracle as well as other sur-rounding communities. The permit was approved by Pinal County Planning and Zoning and will need

approval by the Board of Supervisors to move forward for development. The application has been

submitted by Paul Shaub and facility land owner Glenn Wilt. To review the Pinal

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Dear Neighbors,

Florence Copper is always grateful for any opportunity to provide information to the community and answer

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how our project will be developed in a safe and economically benefi cial way, I encourage you to join us for a site tour.

Our site tour program gives everyone open-door access to the Florence Copper site and its technical experts, allowing visitors to come away with a better understanding of how Florence Copper will be operating its test facility safely and responsibly.

Our tours start at the downtown Florence community o ce, where you’ll learn about the 40 year history of the copper deposit

that exists at Florence Copper. Afterwards, you’ll be bussed to the project site just north of town on Hunt Highway, where we will show you our site o ce and the library of more than 120 miles of core samples used to research the copper deposit. We will then drive you to the existing well site of the BHP in-situ pilot project, where you can see exactly what the mineral extraction process will look like. At the conclusion of the tour, we’ll take you back to the community o ce in downtown Florence.

We want to talk to you about our project, and show you how we’re ensuring that operations at Florence Copper will have no e� ect on the quality or availability of drinking water in the Town of Florence or surrounding area. We hope you’ll join us for a tour – we look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Dan Johnson, General Manager, Florence Copper

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Lina AustinFuture Forward Foundation

When did you fi rst become interested in community activism/ public service? My public service began in high school and my community activism began in college. My father taught by example, always feeding and encouraging our low-income neighbors. He supported me through Girls State, cooking competitions and regional church meetings where I helped to design the curriculum for teen retreats. Soon after that I lost both parents. I had one brother in Vietnam and another with a low draft number. It was natural to join the campus anti-war activism in college. During my professional career, I always allotted volunteer time including 15 years at the Heard Museum, being a Girl Scout leader & Council member, ARISEIA president and more. In Pinal County, I was the executive director of the Florence Chamber and I ran for Mayor of Florence in 2012. Also, I own a business and serve as the executive director of the Future Forward Foundation, Inc. (3F). What is your proudest achievement thus far? Defeating pride. Spiritual awareness means subduing the ego which requires daily diligence. My greatest achievement is to be in service to others. Early on I was often promoted to the president of most groups that I joined. Great care should be given to which groups you join because the essential journey is often solo. Now I delight in marshaling all of my abilities to complete service projects from behind the scenes. What additional improvements to Florence and the surrounding region do you strive to achieve? Each part of our region has its own needs. Florence needed beautifi cation, so

3F and volunteers painted 14 separate buildings in the last fi ve months. We focused on properties at the entrances into Florence to help attract economic development. San Tan Valley needs a town center and feeling of cohesiveness. Superior needs new industry and Coolidge is doing great with new ideas and very talented leadership. Queen Creek retains its agricultural heritage, providing leadership in local food production. This spring, 3F is planting eight backyard gardens to have enough locally grown produce for a farmer’s market in 2014. We got most of our plants from the Queen Creek nurseries. My major interest is economic development and creating sustainable jobs. What is your favorite thing about this region? We all have a chance to build this region from scratch right now. There is a place for everyone’s talent and fresh ideas. I love the wide open spaces and rural lifestyle. My hope is that we use an enlightened model to make Pinal County a model place to live. Who are your personal heroes? Harold Geneen from ITT who set the standard for a human’s capacity to manage huge tasks. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who said that the Hopi and Navajo judicial systems strive for harmony in legal decisions, not only to win. Oprah who made spiritual discussions normal. Our talented U. S. military, protecting us from harm. What is your favorite fi lm? Dessert? Sports Team? Ghandi, chocolate tower, the Florence Gophers.

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Mountain Vista Middle School team. (John Hernandez photo)

School, Mission Heights Preparatory and San Tan Foothills High School. A distinguished group of Pinal County Superior Court Judges provided expertise to oversee the competition: Judge Kevin White, Judge Brenda Oldham, Judge Teresa Ratliff, Judge Stephen McCarville, Judge Daniel Washburn and Judge Pro Tem Robert Mendez. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is a diverse group of citizens who work with Juvenile Court Services to evaluate and enhance services to young people in Pinal County. The CAB raises money to host this competition at no cost to the schools. Those taking honors include:Middle School Division #1:1st Place: Cactus Middle School2nd Place: Villago Middle SchoolBest Witness: Odalis Marion, Casa Grande Middle SchoolBest Opening Statement: Mariah Sabo, Casa Grande Middle SchoolBest Closing Statement: Jordan Fernandez, Villago Middle School

Mock TrialContinued from Page 3

Best Cross Examination: Bridgette Knoebel, Cactus Middle SchoolBest Direct Examination: Miereya Kuskie, Cactus Middle SchoolMiddle School Division #2:1st Place: Freedom Christian Academy2nd Place: Eloy Junior HighBest Witness: Racheal Jones, Mountain Vista Middle SchoolBest Opening Statement: Moriah Salerno, Freedom Christian AcademyBest Closing Statement: Shayla Prince, Mountain Vista Middle SchoolBest Cross Examination:

Brittany Marsh, Freedom Christian AcademyBest Direct Examination: Micaela Blazek, Freedom Christian AcademyHigh School Division:1st Place: Miami High School2nd Place: Vista Grande High SchoolBest Witness: Alex Searle, Miami H.S.Best Opening Statement: Dennis Hull, Miami H.S.Best Closing Statement: Hope Florez, Vista Grande H.S.Best Cross Examination: Mercedes Clemons, Vista Grande H.S.Best Direct Examination: Francisco Galaz, Cactus Middle School

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bank-owned and short sale homes available. Normal sales across Greater Phoe-

nix were 34 percent higher than in Feb. 2012. How-ever lender owned sales in Greater Phoenix were down 47 percent and short sales and pre-foreclosures were also down 47 percent.

Though down from 2012 and 2011, sales in Feb. 2013 exceeded all earlier years except for 2005. De-mand is well off its highs but remains above normal. Supply remains very

weak, but not as tight as this time last year when active listing counts were dropping fast. The mix of active listing (exclud-ing UCB) has changed a lot compared with March 2012. Within Greater Phoenix: •Normal listings - up 19.1% •Lender owned listings - down 15.3% •Short sale listings - down 46.4% Prices have been climbing extremely fast over the last year, with distinct pauses during the third quarter and holiday season. However the change in the mix of both supply and sales has exaggerated and amplified the underlying change in home values. Normal sales took a 71 percent market share in February (the highest since Feb. 2008) with short sales at 16 percent and REOs at 14 percent. This represents a decrease in the REO mar-

ket share from 16 percent in January, as we predicted last month. Short sales are also dropping, down from 18 percent in January and now at the lowest percent-age since Aug. 2009. The shortage in supply re-mains concentrated in price ranges below $225,000, where things are getting worse for buyers. Between $225,000 and $500,000 supply is low but stable. Above $500,000, supply is recovering and at the top ranges over $2,000,000 supply is plentiful and now increasing. New home builders have increased production but not to anything approach-ing a level that can make much difference to the overall tight supply situa-tion. They are not even at one third of the produc-tion levels they were at 15 years ago. Having been burned badly by overbuild-ing in 2004 through 2006 they are not about to risk

over-building again in a hurry. The only remaining solution is for prices to rise - this encourages more sellers to list their homes and discourages buyers, especially investors, who are gently slowing down their activity. New homes prices are going to rise anyway. Labor costs are rising due to the shortage of construction workers. Materials costs have been rising at an unusual rate and land costs have been rising even faster. The in-crease in new home prices will create a vacuum for resale homes to move into. Buyers hoping and wait-ing for prices to drop back from 2012 levels are likely to be very disappointed. Their disappointment may turn to extreme frustration as price rises of at least 10 percent seem likely between February and June this year. No relief for buy-ers is yet in sight.

MarketContinued from Page 4


March 20, 2013Visit: www.PinalCountyAZ.gov www.QueenCreek.org

Queen Creek invites residents to connect with Town through social media There's a community

conversation happening right now and the Town of Queen Creek wants you to be part of it. Queen Creek residents are currently viewing pictures of their community, fi nding out about community events and getting their questions answered, all through sites on Facebook, Twitter and Pintrest. In today’s technology

driven world, the Town has turned to social media as a way to create an open community conversation for those residents who rely on social media for their news. These sites also provide an opportunity to share ideas and questions with their local government and fellow residents. “The creation of these

social media sites has been a way to reinforce Queen

Creek’s mission to promote a strong sense of community and provide responsive public services in a caring, ethical, innovative and accountable manner,” Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney said. “These sites have been

successful in keeping citizens educated and informed about community events, programs and Town decision-making while allowing residents to contribute their ideas on Town matters.” Residents can connect

with the Town on Facebook, a free-access social networking site that allows users and organizations to create a profi le, join groups, post discussions and notify friends and followers about their activities and interests. Queen Creek’s primary site

is located at www.facebook.com/queencreek. Users can also connect to pages forHorseshoe Park &

Equestrian Centre at www.facebook.com/horseshoepark, the Queen Creek Fire Department at www.facebook.com/horseshoepark, and Queen Creek Parks and Recreation at www.facebook.com/qcrecreation.Residents can also follow

the Town on Twitter, a “micro-blogging” service, designed to let users post brief messages about their current thoughts, activities or useful information. The Town’s page is located at www.twitter.com/toqc_offi cial.Images and video of Queen

Creek businesses, landscape and events can now all be shared on Pinterest, a

content sharing service that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their pinboard and share them on other

social media sites. Residents can follow the Town at https://pinterest.com/visitqueencreek/.The Town also maintains

a robust website at www.QueenCreek.org that offers residents an opportunity to have calendar items, news releases, the monthly e-newsletter “About Town” and traffi c alerts delivered directly to their email boxes. The website also provides a 24/7 service request system called “QC Connection,” which allows users to report potholes, incidents of graffi ti and make other service requests from their home computer or mobile device.

MCSO makes free safety program available to Queen Creek seniors and disabled residents The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Offi ce (MCSO) is now offering a free automated telephone service to help keep Town of Queen Creek seniors and disabled residents safe. Through the RUOK program, which stands for “are you OK?,” participants receive phone calls from MCSO at a designated time each day to check on their status. If no one answers the phone after several tries, MCSO deputies drive to the home to check on the resident. This program is limited to residents of Maricopa County and those living within the boundaries of the Town of Queen

Creek. Participants can enroll in the program by picking up forms available at Town offi ces, 22358 S. Ellsworth Road, or at the MSCO substation, 22626 S. Ellsworth Road. If a resident requires a form be taken to their residence, contact Deputy Lopez at 602-876-5065 and leave a message. To keep updated on Town news and happenings, follow the Town on www.Facebook.com/queencreek or www.Twitter.com/TOQC_offi cial. For information about the Town’s public safety program, visit QueenCreek.org.

FLORENCE - Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles will be pursuing the transfer of his offi ce’s child support enforce-ment activities to the state of Arizona. The offi ce is in discussions with the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to explore the possible transfer of child support enforcement services. Pinal County is one of four counties that have not transferred this function

to the state. These discus-sions have indicated the state can perform these functions more effi ciently and more cost effectively without compromising services to the public. Arizona law allows ei-ther the state Attorney General or county attor-ney, on behalf of the state, to initiate an action or in-tervene in an action to es-tablish, modify or enforce an order of child support. This function can, there-

fore, be pursued by the Attorney General through the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES). Approximately $2.7 mil-lion in state, federal and county funding is utilized annually to perform this service. Voyles said this will save the Pinal County tax pay-ers from having to con-tribute their portion out of the County’s general fund. Both the County Attorney and DES are committed

to making this transition as smooth as possible to minimize the impact to customers and employees as they make this transi-tion. Voyles hopes to allow DES to use the same location to provide con-venient, continuous and uninterrupted service. DES will be offering job placement preferences to those employees who wish to make the transi-tion to their staff.

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By Heather SneedThe Bubbly Hostess Welcome Back! With spring rapidly approaching and as we head into brunch season, I want-ed to share one of my favorite bubblies. Who doesn’t love a good brunch during the season of spring? And you can’t have brunch without champagne! My current sparkling wine of choice is Depréville Extra Dry. You can also buy a brut and a rose, but hands down, I think the extra dry is the best. The hubby and I stumbled upon this little gem over a year ago when we were taste testing wines and sparklings for our annual holiday party. We loved the taste and the price of this and have never looked back. We also served it at our 2012 Easter Brunch and I plan to do the same in 2013. At just $8.99 a bottle, you can’t go wrong. The extra dry is just that—extra dry—and the way I like to drink my bubbly. It is from France, but not from the Cham-

pagne region, so considered a sparkling. It’s a perfect pairing with brunch as it can easily be paired with OJ or other juices if you are adding some variety to your mimosa bar. It’s also excellent “straight up” – the way I like to drink it. If I remember correctly at last year’s Easter Party, some of the guests made their own concoc-tion of the Depréville, vodka, and OJ – I’m not sure if they came up with a name for it, but many certainly enjoyed it! Here in the Valley you can find the extra dry, brut, and rose at my favorite store, Total Wine. I hope you give them all a try, let me know which one you like best! We continue to make progress on the rest of the work for our annual Easter brunch and egg hunt. I sent out the invitation via Evite, the attendee list is starting to take shape, and guests are signing up for brunch dishes to bring and share. We have a couple of forms of entertain-

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ment for the kids and those are booked as well. This is such a fun party we host each year: I can’t wait! Feel free to visit my blog or Facebook page and leave a comment. You can find me at TheBubblyHostess.blogspot.com. You can also “like” my page on Facebook at Facebook.com/TheBubblyHostess. Lastly –always remember to make the most out of your plan-ning, so you have time to enjoy your champagne.


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By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger After a respite from music and a venture into the food truck trend, the Good Life Festival at Encanterra is bringing back the rock with classic hit-makers REO Speedwagon and Starship. Tickets are still available for the Mar. 23 show, which like previous concerts will offer a wine tasting, a bevy of vendors and a whole lot of fun in the southeast Valley sun. Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon is a band where the main constant over the decades is a never-ending desire to give their all to their fans, year in and year out. Platinum albums and freeform FM radio staples such as “Ridin’ The Storm Out” followed, setting the

stage for 1980’s explosive Hi Infidelity. REO rode the top of the charts with a RIAA-certified 22 million albums sold in the U.S. and 40 million around the globe, with a string of gold and platinum records and international hit singles. Hi Infidelity’s millions in sales were fueled by massive hit singles such as “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” Thirty-plus years later, the nine-times certified platinum Hi Infidelity still remains a high-water mark for rock bands: the album spent 15 weeks in the number-one slot. Formed loosely in the late ’60s at college in Cham-paign, IL, REO (named after the precursor to the light truck) rode to gigs in station wagons, hopping from small gigs to even tinier gigs, just to get their name out. By the early

’70s, the band’s unrelent-ing drive, as well as non-stop touring and recording, jump-started the burgeon-ing rock movement in the Midwest. It carved a path that was eventually fol-lowed by STYX, Kansas, Cheap Trick and more. Also playing are Star-ship, fronted by Mickey Thomas. In 1979, Mickey joined the Jefferson Star-ship as lead vocalist, after the departure of Grace Slick and Marty Balin. Backed by the power of Thomas’s vocals, Jeffer-son Starship immediately scored a number-one hit with “Jane.” With this new sound and powerful new vocals, the group was renamed Starship and con-tinued to record an amaz-ing string of hits including “No Way Out,” “We Built This City,” “Sara,” and an Oscar nomination for the number-one hit “Nothing

Good Life Festival returns to San Tan Valley with REO Speedwagon, StarshipGonna Stop Us Now” from the movie Mannequin. Every Starship album re-leased since 1979 has gone Gold, Platinum, or Multi-Platinum. Starship’s video classics such as “We Built This City” and “Sara” have become staples on MTV and VH1. The Good Life Festival had brought a bevy of clas-sic acts to San Tan Valley including Kenny G, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Eddie Money, Styx, Foghat and Three Dog Night. Earlier this year, the Good Life Festival hosted a food trunk rally that included dozens of local food truck treats alongside

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DelianoContrerasSENIOR – POSTON BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL

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You earned Defensive MVP awards at Poston Butte HS in football and basketball. Why have you been so successful on defense? It’s all about hard work, my mentality, and how I approach the game. It doesn’t matter how big I am or who I am as long as I always go my hardest and put in my work. [If I did that, I knew] I could be successful at whatever I did. You moved from Kearny, AZ where you attended Ray HS. What do you miss about Kearny? What do you like about living in San Tan Valley? The community was tight-knit, everybody knew everybody. Since I grew up with everybody down there all my life, we became really close and I miss that the most. The [athletic competition] is much greater in San Tan Valley. Since I’m no longer one of the bigger guys and I am one of the smaller ones, I have to try even harder to reach the same goals I reached in Kearny. You are 5’9” yet you have played a lot bigger in both sports. How have you been able to play at such a high level even though some athletes are bigger and maybe stronger than you? Just like I said in the fi rst question, it’s all about the mentality and how I approach the game. It really doesn’t matter how big, how small, or how strong I am, it’s about what’s in my mind and how big I think I am. What are your plans after graduation? My plan is to attend a community

college to complete [my prerequisites] and then transfer to a university to get a degree in business fi nance. I also want to look into some auto mechanics as a second degree. What is something people would be surprised to know about you? I am constantly drawing. I’m very crafty and I make things at my house that my mom doesn’t really approve of sometimes. I love watching HGTV, which most people say is a girl’s channel. But I love it. I like interior design. It’s my kind of thing. I want you to fi nish this sentence: “My greatest athletic memory at PBHS is…” It’s hard to choose just one memory because there are so many. I probably have to say going to football camp my senior year. The whole experience is one I will remember for the rest of my life. A lot of memories were made there and a lot of tears were shared there and I will always remember it. Do you have a quote or phrase you like to refer to that helps get through a diffi cult time or provides inspiration? “Play every game like it’s your last game because some day it will be.” I just apply that and incorporate it into anything I do because tomorrow’s never promised and I want to be the best at whatever I do. What is your favorite song to listen to before a game? “Alive” by Kid Cudi.

By Andrew LuberdaSoutheast Valley Ledger After a season-opening loss to Fountain Hills (11-1), the Coyotes’ baseball team has run off eight consecutive victories and is undefeated in Region II play. According to the most recent state rankings released by MaxPreps.com on Mar. 15, the Coyotes are ranked fourth in Divi-sion III Section II. Their last four wins have come in dominating fashion as they have outscored their opponents 16-7, 23-1, 18-0, and 13-3. After a double-header sweep against Canyon State Academy on Mar. 11, Coyotes head coach John Scrogham said he has pleased with the makeup of his ball club. “I’m very pleased with my seniors and the way they’ve worked with the younger guys; and the younger guys are getting there.” Coach Scrogham said the veteran players are show-ing the new players how things are done on his team and at the varsity level. The veterans appear to be

good teachers as evidenced by the Coyotes’ hot start. “We have a combination of some veteran seniors and some young guys com-ing up,” he said. “So really we are trying to work on that consistency, have the seniors step up as leaders, and help train some of the younger kids.” Despite the early season success, Coach Scrogham said the Coyotes have lacked consistency and have benefitted from some breaks early on. But he also said he likes the players’ commitment to improve. “We have some things to work on,” he said. “But the nice thing about this group of kids is they know when they come into practice every day they have some-thing to work on. They recognize the areas where we’re weak so they get in here and get with it.” The Coyotes’ commit-ment to improve is evident as they have been funda-mentally sound on both offense and defense. The offense is scoring almost 12 runs per game while

the pitching is allowing just over 4 runs per game. Coach Scrogham said he has been satisfied with the offense production of his team, but he knows the pitching in some upcoming games will challenge the Coyotes’ offense. “We have the potential to [be a good offensive team], but we still have to face some of the better pitch-ing in the league,” he said. “We’ll be tested a little bit in the week we play Queen Creek.” Even though the Coy-otes are winning, Coach Scrogham continues to stress improving during the season so they are playing their best when it counts the most. “Our goal is to get better every game,” he said. “I’ve always said it’s better to lose early than to lose late in the season. In some of these games maybe we didn’t play as well and we were fortunate to get a win. The important thing is we [learn from the mistakes] and get better so at the end of the season we are play-ing deep into the playoffs.”

Coyotes’ Baseball ranked fourth after hot start

Broncos use depth in victory against SabercatsBy Andrew LuberdaSoutheast Valley Ledger Despite having three usu-al starters out of the lineup, the Poston Butte Broncos were able to cruise in a victory over the visiting, and shorthanded, San Tan Foothills Sabercats,

14-1. Broncos head coach Roxanne Greene was able to utilize the depth on her team in the victory. On the other side, Sabercats head coach Scott Saults did not have that luxury as he con-tinues to build his program at San Tan Foothills.

“(It’s nice) having a good roster and having those extra players that can come in and play,” Coach Greene said. “I always tell my girls it’s a team effort and no matter who’s out on the field or who’s in the

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team to only one run in the game. The performances of Cassinelli and Contreras in the game provide a good example of the pitching depth on the Broncos. Regular starter, Emily Lodge, did not pitch in the game. Coach Greene was pleased with the outings of

her pitchers. “They did a great job. We always reinforce it’s important to get that fi rst batter out and (to throw) fi rst pitch strikes. They’ve been doing a great job at that.” The Broncos scored early and often as they were

selective at the plate and took their walks. With some clutch hitting from Jayshil Oatley, Jolynn McEntee and Ymari Contreras, the Broncos were able to score runners who reached on walks. Being disciplined in their approach at the plate is something Coach Green is stressing to her team. She said pitch selection is im-portant to their offensive success so far. “Pitch selection is huge. If we have girls going up to the plate swinging at anything that’s when we get pop-ups and weak ground balls (for outs),” she said. “We strive to really work to make sure we’re getting the right pitch to hit.” Broncos’ players have the feeling their team is having a special season and believe they can wreak

some havoc in the state playoffs. Emily Lodge and Taylor Clark, two of three Broncos’ players to earn college scholarships (Samantha Castoldi is the other), said the team is a family and they’re having fun. “We’re having a blast. Taylor and I have fun together and I think every-one jumps in with us and we’re all really easy to get along with,” Lodge said. “A lot of people are ex-pecting us to go to state.” “So far this year has been the best of my four years at Poston Butte,” Clark said. “I’m a senior this year, I’m having fun, this is the best I’ve ever been playing, and we have depth everywhere.” The experience and depth on the Broncos is the result of some growing pains in previous seasons. The

Sabercats are experienc-ing some growing pains now as Coach Saults turns around the Sabercat program. Coach Saults un-derstands it’s a process and is more than satisfi ed with the effort and commitment from his players. “I’m really proud of our kids. We had a few kids that were playing in posi-tions that they really hadn’t practiced at and they re-ally worked hard,” Coach Saults said. “We are indeed trying to build some depth on this team; not only for this year but toward the future and building the program up to a winning tradition.” One of the goals of the team is to improve game-to-game and week-to-week and Coach Saults believes that goal is being met. Se-nior catcher Allie Gardner is a good example of a player improving rapidly. “I’m so proud of Allie,” Saults said. “She has come along leaps and bounds, especially over the last week. She looks like a dif-ferent catcher. She’s doing a fantastic job blocking the ball and she’s becoming more of a team leader.” “I feel like I’ve improved a lot.” Gardner said. As a senior and a leader on the Sabercats team, Gardner was asked what she thought of the team’s progress and the culture change in the program: “We have worked extreme-ly hard to get where we are at now and despite our ups and downs, we’re working to fi x them.” Upcoming games for the Broncos: Mar. 20 @ Williams Field, Mar. 26 vs. Vista Grande, and Mar. 27 vs. Queen Creek. Upcoming games for the Sabercats: Mar. 19 vs. Coolidge, Mar. 22 @ Sequoia, and Mar. 27 @ Coolidge.

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