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AUGUST Departments 07 Kids Corner 10 What’s Happening? 22 In the Kitchen 24 Cookbook 26 Food Wise 30 Music Notes 31 Places We Love 32 Book Club 34 Girl Next Door 35 Where’s the Neighbor 36 Now What? 45 Sports Articles Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Managing Editor: Amanda Goossen editor@arcadianews.com Office Admin: Allison Summerday allison@arcadianews.com Copy Editor: Chelsea K. Baxter chelsea@arcadianews.com Proofreader: Shirley Bruns shirley@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com Designer: Gabe Turner gabe@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 $35 annually for Continental U.S. Contact office for details. 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 (©2016) 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. 16 Finding their forever home Local friends got together to create Project PAL Arizona, a group dedicated to assisting with the state’s significant dog overpopulation. 17 Cool indoor play places With a few more weeks of warm weather forcing families inside, we’ve found a variety of indoor activities to keep the kids cool as well as entertained. 21 Arcadia kid wins big The 2016 Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge asked kids from all over the Valley for original and healthy recipes and one local kid cooked her way to the top. 39 New leaders at area schools As the bell rings on the 2016-2017 school year, four new principals will be at the helm of Arcadia elementary and middle schools. COVER IMAGE: PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE KING FAMILY DSC016 Arcadia News 10.25x3 Ad C FINAL.pdf 1 6/15/16 10:12 AM