Arcadia News — award winning neighborhood news since 1993
March 2015
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Departments 14 Teachers We Love 18 What’s Happening? 23 Kids’ Corner 32 Places We Love 34 Arcadia’s Cookbook 46 Girl Next Door 47 Where’s the Neighbor? 48 Now What? 56 Music Notes 57 At the Movies 58 Book Club 59 Sports Articles 16 Where are they now? Last year when the Arcadia Parents Google Group gave its support to a 16 year old African refugee named Desi, more than one life was greatly affected. 29 Puppy love Arcadia neighbors cuddle up with man’s best friend, from furry to feathered and everything in between. 50 Coach celebrates 39 years Coach Brian Cheney’s passion for tennis began as a child and continues to this day. He has coached the sport he loves to children and adults for over three decades. 60 Athletes visit children’s hospital With the whirlwind week of Superbowl excitement behind us, Arcadia News looks back at an event that brought professional athletes to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Cover Image: They aren’t puppies but the Liles family sent their pet pics in for our Puppy Love photo callout and we couldn’t resist their cuteness. MARCH Arcadia News Summer Camp coverage starts on page 20. Photo: Kathleen Shipman. Chill Out Your hometown service provider since 1976 Honest. Caring. Local. 602.870.6856 donleyservice.com Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Managing Editor: Amanda Goossen editor@arcadianews.com Proofreader: Shirley Bruns shirley@arcadianews.com Copy Editor: Chelsea K. Baxter chelsea@arcadianews.com Designer: Michele Morrett michele@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com Arcadia News Arcadia Home & Design 3850 East Indian School Road #1 (602) 840-6379 • arcadianews.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 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. Subscriptions $30 annually for Continental U.S. Contact office for details or go to arcadiadaily.com/subscriptions. 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 office. All content is copyrighted (©2015) 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 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 obtained 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 relating 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 photographs 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.