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AUGUST Departments 4 Editor’s Note 6 What’s Happening? 12 Sam Lowe 20 In the Kitchen 22 Meet Mr. 25 Career Advice 28 Robin’s Adventures 38 Ask the Appraisers 42 Did You Know? Articles Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Editor: Mallory Gleich mallory@arcadianews.com Designer: Gabe Turner gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com 3850 East Indian School Road (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. Mailed subscriptions $36 annually for Continental U.S. Contact office for details. Additional copies of the current issue of Arcadia News may be obtained from the Arcadia News office. All content is copyrighted (©2020) 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. 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 Audited by: Owned & operated by Arcadians for Arcadia 16 The Verde is thirty The Verde Canyon Railroad, known as “Arizona’s longest- running nature show,” is celebrating 30 years of scenery, cool characters and riding the rails. 11 Arizona Run for COVID-19 Xavier and Brophy students Jamie Stelnik, Jackson Moran and Charlie Fallon created a virtual 5K/fun run to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. 30 Schools get a facelift Echo Canyon and Ingleside Middle School are starting the year off with fresh renovations – and Kiva Elementary is looking forward to their complete makeover. 24 Pete’s Fish & Chips An Arcadia icon and Valley mainstay for over 70 years, Pete’s formula of quality service and comfort food has stood the test of time. Monthly circulation: 20,000. Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. ON THE COVER: Arcadia friends Massey (left) and Kate brought in $100 with their lemonade stand one hot weekend. The girls donated the proceeds to CURE, which helps fund research for rare pediatric cancers. Massey is a two-time cancer survivor of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and she likes to run the occasional lemonade stand to support other children with cancer. PHOTO BY GREG A. BRUNS PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VERDE CANYON RAILROAD