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Departments 10 Julie at the Movies 16 Where’s the Neighbor? 19 Travel Tips 35 Places We Liked 36 Sweet Treats 38 Arcadia’s Cookbook 42 Straight Up with a Twist 50 Sports Articles 14 Thrifty displays Every week, Alexis Williams works her magic on the displays at the Boys & Girls Club Thrift Shop. 26 Aid for the disabled The new Piper Sports and Fitness Center offers the disabled the necessary tools for health and recreation. 33 Pearl Harbor study Carson Herding is only 6 but knows a great deal about Dec. 7, 1941. 50 Autumn success It was a very good fall for the sports teams at Arcadia High School. Cover Photo: Lee and Patricia Sepanek have brightened the Christmas skies of Arcadia for 28 years. Photo by Greg Bruns. The Arcadia News is honored to have won multiple awards from the following institutions: Phoenix Zoo Lights. Photo: Greg Bruns This publication is printed on recycled paper. AWA R D W I N N I N G N E I G H B O R H O O D N E W S S I N C E 1 9 9 3 Arcadia News is published monthly by Arcadia News for residents of the Arcadia neighborhoods, and is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. Arcadia News is distributed only by Arcadia News’ au- thorized distributors. No person may take more than one copy of each Ar- cadia News monthly issue, without prior written permission. Additional copies of the current issue of Arcadia News may be obtained from the Arcadia News office. All content is copyrighted (©2011) by Arcadia News. Contents in full or part may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily the opinions of the publisher or its employees and does not constitute an endorsement of products or services. Readers are urged to verify any statements. Advertisers assume full liability and responsibil- ity for all content of advertisements printed and for any claims arising from such advertising and represent that all licenses and consents and waivers have been obtained including from third parties having rights in text or graphics. The Advertiser and/or its agency agree to indemnify, de- fend and hold harmless Publisher for, from and against any loss, damage, claim, cost or expense relating to or resulting from Advertiser’s advertise- ments, including from the unauthorized use of Advertiser of any name, photograph, sketch or words which may be protected by copyright or trademark law. Articles and photographs can be submitted, to be consid- ered for use in future issues. Any unsolicited manuscripts or photographs cannot be returned. The publisher reserves the right to reject any adver- tisement which is not in keeping with the standards of this publication. Current monthly circulation: 20,000 . Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Managing Editor: Dale Messmer editor@arcadianews.com City Editor: Christia Gibbons christia@arcadianews.com Proofreader: Shirley Bruns shirley@arcadianews.com Graphic Design: Jennifer J. Sand jennifer@arcadianews.com Advertising Manager: Donna Wirtel donna@arcadianews.com Arcadia News 3850 East Indian School Road #1 Phoenix, AZ 85018 (602) 840-6379 • FAX (602) 840-6592 www.arcadiadaily.com This month Complimentary Interior Design Services * By ASID Award Winning Phoenix Interior Design Firm Want to refurnish your home, without making costly mistakes? One Posh Place, by Paige Bailey & Associates, Inc., will provide you with expert Interior Design Services at no charge when you purchase your furnishings and accessories from us. Give us a try and take the worry out of redoing your home. 480-941-8954 www.oneposhplace.com 5625 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85018 9:30 – 5:30 Monday – Friday • 9:30 – 5:00 Saturday *With a $10,000 purchase including furniture, rugs, window coverings, lighting, or accessories. Excludes design services related to structural remodeling.