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The 2012 Summer Camp Guide starts on page 34! Departments 6 Julie at the Movies 18 Where’s the Neighbor? 22 Straight Up with a Twist 24 Travel Tips 39 Places We Liked 40 Arcadia’s Cookbook 41 Sweet Treats 54 Sports Articles 15 Old and new Anne Marie Woolsey used old- fashioned relationships and new technology as the Arcadia High School principal. She is now moving on to a new position. 27 Annual art The Garden Artist Group’s 47th annual show will be at the Shemer Art Center. 29 Wildflowers The Valley can be a beautiful bloom of flowers in the Spring, and the Desert Botanical Garden is helping you find out where they are. 54 Baseball season Arcadia High’s strength going into the 2012 season is the experience of its returning players. Cover Photo: Titans Chris Thompson (25), Cole Richardson and the rest of the Arcadia High basketball team was in the state semifinals at press time. Photo: Dale Messmer. The Arcadia News is honored to have won multiple awards from the following institutions: This publication is printed on recycled paper. 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’ authorized distributors. No person may take more than one copy of each Arcadia News monthly issue, without prior written permission. Additional copies of the current issue of Arcadia News may be obtained from the Arcadia News of- fice. All content is copyrighted (©2012) 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 en- dorsement of products or services. Readers are urged to verify any state- ments. Advertisers assume full liability and responsibility 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 ob- tained including from third parties having rights in text or graphics. The Advertiser and/or its agency agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Publisher for, from and against any loss, damage, claim, cost or expense re- lating to or resulting from Advertiser’s advertisements, 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 pho- tographs can be submitted, to be considered for use in future issues. Any unsolicited manuscripts or photographs cannot be returned. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement which is not in keeping with the standards of this publication. Current monthly circulation: 20,000 . Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. Verifiable proof provided upon request via USPS and printing receipts, along with checkable references. 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 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 This month 5625 East Indian School Road • Phoenix, Arizona 85018 • www.oneposhplace.com • 480-941-8954 • 9:30 – 5:30 Monday – Friday • 9:30 – 5:00 Saturday ASID 2011 1st Place Award for Kitchen Design Home Remodel Specialists Kitchens Bathrooms Architectural Details Flooring Furnishings Window Treatments Paige Bailey, Allied Member ASID Laura Richie Smith, Allied Member ASID