Page 12 February 2011 ANLC teacher’s classroom fun includes ‘Stinky Feet’ Judy Stall By Katherine Torres Judy Stall’s shelves in her Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center classroom are fi lled with books, games, and other activities. On the board, phonics phrases are taped up. In a plastic baggie is an Old-Maid-type card game Stall made herself and jokingly calls “the Stinky Feet Game.” Stall has been the literary specialist at ANLC for four years. Previously she worked as a substitute teacher and volunteer specialist for the Scottsdale Uni fi ed School District. She has worked 18 years at Scottsdale First Christian Church. Stall said her decision to come back into the classroom was in fl uenced by her love of working with children. “I was working with adults so much,” she said. “I wanted to work more with kids again.” After school on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Stall stays late to tutor English language learners. Stall also started a free aftercare program at First Christian a few years ago that cares for children from ANLC and Scottsdale Pueblo Elementary School. The program runs Tuesdays during the school year and is open to anyone with transportation. Stall is an outreach minister there and has taken part in the church’s annual mission trip to Mexico with her family. The mission trip, which takes place yearly around President’s Day, serves as a chance for volunteers to build shelter for those in need. Stall brings food, books and crafts to a nearby orphanage and does recreational activities with the children. Stall said one of her main motivations in her career and volunteer activities is her love of being around children. “It’s the kiddos,” she said. “Oh they’re so cute and they’re so dear.” During class, Stall keeps things interesting by incorporating games and activities to help her students learn better. “What I try to do in class and after school is make learning fun,” she said. Stall said there is never has a dull moment in her classroom. “These kids are so funny,” she said. “Every day I go home and tell my husband stories. My husband tells me, ‘You have to write this down; you have to write this down.’ ” Although Stall dedicates much of her time to her career and volunteering, she said she always has her family on her mind. The couple has two children, and on her desk are pictures of their three grandchildren. “I love being a teacher, but I also love being a grandmother,” she said. Stall said she gives full credit to her husband Bob who has always been very supportive of her. Currently, Stall is working on a food distribution program at ANLC that would provide canned food each weekend to children in need. Stall said the program, which would run on donations and volunteer work, should be up and running in the near future. Tonopah farmer provides Phoenix Zoo koalas’ food Koala Kobi crunches lunch at the Phoenix Zoo’s exhibit. By Michaela Encinas Two-year-old Sooky and her 4-year- old brother Kobi have fellow Aussie Paul Chambers to thank for their daily meals at the Phoenix Zoo. The two koalas relish the tips of the leaves from the eucalyptus trees Chambers grows on his 240-acre Tonopah farm. Chambers came to the U.S. with thoughts of being a mechanic and maybe a driver for the Indy 500, but seeing eucalyptus growing on the side of the freeway steered him a much different direction. “I can do that,” he fi gured. Arizona’s weather is ideal for growing the plant because of the similarity to the Outback with its high heat. “Being a farmer isn’t easy,” Chambers said. “You have to look at the leaves every day.” Amy Evans, the keeper of the koala siblings, said once the koalas wake from their 20 hours of sleep, the pair receive about 15 pounds of eucalyptus a day, but eat about 2 pounds of leaves a day. “Eucalyptus is the koalas’ sole diet,” Evans said. “Everything nutritionally the koalas need, they get out of eucalyptus. Even their liquids come from leaves.” Eucalyptus is toxic to other animals. However, the koalas possess special bacteria in their stomachs that break the toxins down. Suggested viewing times for the koala exhibit are at 9:30 a.m. when they are fed and at 1:30 p.m. when they are weighed. For more information on the Zoo’s koala exhibit go to www.phoenixzoo.org. Repair shop logs more than 50 years in neighborhood By Brittany Morris Amid Arcadia’s orange trees, restaurants and views of Camelback Mountain, the Guido family has been working on cars for more than 50 years. First at 49 th Street and McDowell Road, and since 1988 at 56 th Street and Thomas Road, Tony’s Auto Service Center has served multi generations of families with its own multi generations. “We have had people that started with my dad in 1959,” said general manager Catherine Guido. “They were so satis fi ed with their repairs that since then their children and grandchildren often come in, having heard the stories about the early years. “It’s great.” When Tony Guido Sr. died in 1991, the shop passed to his eldest son Tony, and now sister and brother run the show. “Three generations have run the business,” Catherine said. “First my father, now my brother and I, and then our children.” Arcadia resident Jim Demetros has been a customer for nearly 10 years. “They have been here for so long, they really know how to deliver great service,” Demetros said. “They give an honest estimate, always only what you need.” Catherine tells the story of another kind of customer trust. “In the past, we had a gentleman stop by and get gas. He forgot his wallet, and left his children with us as collateral while he ran home and got it,” she said. “His wife Continued on page 29 Changes over 50 years at Tony’s include solar panels on the roof.

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