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FEBRUARY Departments 4 Teachers We Love 6 Chem-free Life 10 What’s Happening ? 17 Worth the Drive 21 Ask the Appraisers 24 Reel Talk 40 Places We Like 42 Straight Up w/Twist 44 Did You Know ? 48 Career Tips 52 Sports Articles Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Editor: Nick Smith nick@arcadianews.com Designer: Gabe Turner gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com Arcadia News 3850 East Indian School Road #1 (602) 840-6379 • arcadianews.com arcadianewsonline.com (for archives) 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 $36 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 (©2018) 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. 36 UPS driver volunteers for kids A neighborhood UPS driver and his clients went above and beyond by collecting toys for the Arizona Helping Hands annual toy drive. 36 Carrying on Bob Hope’s legacy Bob Hope is alive and well in Arcadia? One local resident has been bringing the joy of the classic comedian to veterans all over the country. 29 A brief history of Arcadia In 1918, a real estate developer named S.E. Jordan came up with the idea for Arcadia. Check out his story, along with the original first advertisement for our community. ArcAd A News 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 19 9 3 COVER IMAGE: Twisted Sister “I Wanna Rock” (left to right) Anthony Alfonso, Jaxson Miller, Jett Parks, Ranon Millard and Jake Haney. PHOTOS COURTESY OF EMILY BLAIS Audited by: 38 Libraries in the digital age Did you know there are 17 branches of the Phoenix Public Library? Find out what kind of services modern libraries offer in the the 21st century. Owned & operated by Arcadians for Arcadia