Page 26 July 2014 A call for lemonade stand photos went out to Arcadia News Facebook Followers (www.facebook.com/arcadianews) and we were quickly deluged with some wonderful shots of our local road-side stand entrepreneurs. We wanted to share them all, but regret some were trimmed for space. Left to Right: Braylen Rooney (7), Hayden Scovel (8), Garon Dreier (8) My son and his friends had a great idea a few months ago when we had plenty of oranges from our orange tree. He and his friends (with a little help from me) squeezed, by hand, dozens of oranges to make fresh squeezed OJ. After standing on our corner for a long time with no customers, they took their fresh-squeezed juice stand on the road, in a wagon to Arcadia Park. Our friend John Vandevier and our son Evan built this lemonade stand together when Evan was 4. He wanted to raise money for his 5th birthday trip to Disneyland. Evan is now 8 and it has become a tradition to have the stand. The lemonade stand is stationed outside our house in Flagstaff and has become quite famous. Anyone who golfs or walks the course knows about Evan-Ade. “Help Save Dogs” from left to right Sarah Brunst, Macy Bellamak and Alli Gooch. Andrew, Carissa and Samuel Phillips worked hard to squeeze the Arizona lemons and then make lots and lots of delicious lemonade — two flavors in fact: mint lemonade and strawberry lemonade. Customers included a range of people, from the mailman and construction workers, to the next-door neighbor and friends and family. Cool Lemonade Stands In your words and your photos Since we didn’t have lemonade, our kids (from left to right) McKenzie Levitz (8), Ava Woodhead (8) and Carson Woodhead (6) sold crackers and water. They set up themselves and made $20 from our driveway. Willa and her neighbor Abby hosted their first stand this year! The goal was to raise enough money to buy a BFF necklace. They did it!

Page 27 July 2014 Road trips survival kit means a break from technology By Lisa Weisenburger Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned road trip? I love the open road. I love getting on the road early in the morning before the sun comes up and then watching how the changing light plays with the colors of the mountains or the fields. I also love driving at night. I could be hundreds of miles from home and know the stars in the sky are the same ones I can see from my porch in Arcadia, but somehow they’re different ... a bit brighter and sparkly. When I was young and traveled via the family wood-paneled station wagon with my parents, three siblings and one poodle-mutt mix, the early morning departure meant the night before straws were drawn to see who got to ride in the way back and who had to sit in the middle of the middle seat; travelling outfits and bags with books and road trip survival necessities were placed in our spots; dad packed the back of the car (and sometimes the roof) with mismatched suitcases; and mom supervised the whole operation. Sleep was hard to come by the night before the family vacation but eventually we all drifted off and when mom said, “Time to get up, grab your pillow, and get in the car,” all four of us kids piled in with pajamas on and went right back to sleep. I suppose my parents prayed we could get at least a hundred miles out of the way before they heard “I’m hungry,” “I’m bored,” or “I have to go to the bathroom.” Although there were six bodies crammed into one mid-sized station wagon for hours at a time, I have the best memories of these family road trips. It was definitely a highlight of my childhood. I’m not even sure the final destination measured up to all that forced quality time with the parents and siblings. I want this for my kids. I crave it! While I am generally a fan of technology and its efficiency and diversity, I fear that iPads, Kindles and laptops can occasionally encourage solitude and discourage self-discovery. The family road trip is all about bonding and getting along, entertaining each other, problem solving, and perfecting the best “sleeping while upright” technique. The bonus is the quirky slice of Americana you find along the way and of course grandma’s house at the end of the road. I proposed the idea of a blended road trip survival plan to my kids. Some technology, some old-fashioned fun. No road trip would be complete if you couldn’t hear and sing along to the “Frozen” soundtrack at least a few times, right? For the old-fashioned fun I dug deep and created a cookie sheet car activity tray. As it turns out, this is not an original idea and there are clever moms all over with similar variations of this theme, but I will share mine here. I started by covering the baking surface of a cookie sheet (with sides) with white contact paper. The shiny stuff is a little tricky to find these days but readily available online if you plan ahead. I then took a roll of self-adhesive magnetic tape and cut it in pieces to adhere to a couple divided plastic containers with lids from the dollar store. These containers became washable marker and crayon holders, bead kits and also served as individual snack trays. The magnetic tape was also applied to the back of a pencil case. I purchased magnetic chip clips from the dollar store, which came in handy for clipping bags to the side of the tray for easy access to game pieces and crackers. I used colorful duct tape to tape a Velcro pocket folder to the back of the tray. This holds loose-leaf paper, flat coloring books, flash card decks and sketch pads. I learned that sliding the whole thing into a pillowcase when checking in to the hotel helped little hands be independent. Tip: If you cannot find the shiny contact paper, you can use adhesive shelf paper, but then dry erase markers don’t work. Washable markers will work though, and with a baby wipe or damp sponge, the surface can easily be cleared and recreated! Lisa’s own memories of long road trips as a child inspired an all-in-one activity tray for kids. Cookie sheets can be repurposed as educational tools. the Arizona vors in fact: ge of people, r and friends zie Levitz (8), er. They set up