12 DECEMBER 2021 FIRST PLACE: Best ad series Best front page - newsprint Best original writing - column - to inform/educate Best original writing - column - sports Best single ad - agency design - color Best single ad - color - newsprint Best single ad - color - newsprint Community service Special Section - separate SECOND PLACE: Best single ad - color Medical, Health & Wellness ad Best front page - newsprint Contests THIRD PLACE: Best digital or web innovation - Arcadia Podcast Fitness, fashion or beauty - single ad Best original writing - column - sports Best original writing - column - sports Best rate card or media kit Best single ad - color - newsprint HONORABLE MENTION: Best front page - newsprint Best original writing - column - to entertain Best original writing - column - to educate Best original writing - column - sports Best original writing - column - sports Best single ad - b&w - newsprint Feature article layout, magazine format Recently, more than 100 community newspapers from around the country gathered together in Des Moines for the annual Association of Community Publishers (ACP) industry conference and “Best of the Best” Awards Show. The Arcadia News came home with a whopping 26 awards, including Second Place in General Excellence, which is the top honor a community publication can receive. The Arcadia News has won, placed or showed in the General Excellence category in nine out of the last ten years. Since the paper received its first recognition in 2009, Arcadia News has won more than 180 awards from industry organizations such as the Arizona Press Club, Independent Free Papers of America and ACP. Some of the categories that the paper repeatedly excels in include: Best Front Page, Best Original Writing, Best Photography and Best Layout/Design. Below are a few of the honors your community paper received: Your paper wins big again at Best of the Best contest 2021 ACP “BEST OF THE BEST” AWARDS ARCADIA • BILTMORE • CAMELBACK JANUARY 2020 VOL. 27 NO. 10 AHS Marching Band is on a winning streak, recently placing first in two state championships. PAGE 10 Arcadians can gather their extra citrus to donate to local food banks this year. PAGE 56 Hopi Elementary brought the west to school with cowboy tunes and dances. PAGE 22 IT’S TIME TO GLEAN HOPI GOES WESTERN MARCH TO THE TOP Massey and Kate made a tidy profit with their roadside stand in Arcadia. It all went to a very special cause. PAGE 3 It will be a different kind of year for students, teachers and parents. This issue has you covered. The Arcadia Pickleball Association is looking for fresh faces to join them on the court. PAGE 9 BACK TO SCHOOL PICKLEBALL, ANYONE? ARCADIA • BILTMORE • CAMELBACK CORRIDOR AUGUST 2020 VOL. 28 NO. 5 LEMONS TO LEMONADE ARCADIA • BILTMORE • CAMELBACK CORRIDOR DECEMBER 2020 VOL. 28 NO. 9 Maeve and Lucy Shanahan’s smiling faces are part of our 2020 holiday photo spread. PAGE 10 A Q&A with the dedicated healthcare professionals at our neighboring schools. PAGE 34 To see the most spectacular night sky, visit one of Arizona’s 17 Dark Sky locations. PAGE 38 SPOTLIGHT: SCHOOL NURSES IN THE DARK THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE  General Excellence Overall - Second place  (Monthly newspaper with minimum 26% editorial) 22 JUNE 2020 By Sam Lowe This month’s story examines big things. More precisely, the biggest landmarks found in Arizona. Some are well-known, like the Grand Canyon and the world’s largest stand of Ponderosa Pine, located near the Mogollon Rim. However, others don’t get nearly as much publicity. In Yavapai County, two huge boulders underwent a sort of metamorphosis and emerged as a giant frog and an enormous human skull. The world’s largest frog sits on a small hill just north of Congress. It spent most of its life as a 14-ton boulder, but in the 1920s, a local housewife and her sons applied green, white and black paint to convert it into a gigantic croaker. Residents now apply fresh paint whenever the colors fade. Near Hillside, a 20-ton rock acquired a degree of notoriety in the early 1900s when railroad crews assigned to install crossing signs used leftover black and white paint to turn it into the world’s largest skull. Before passenger service stopped on the nearby tracks, railroad conductors regaled riders with wild tales about ghosts and skeletons just as the train rounded the bend, and the extra-large skull popped into view. The Longhorn Grill in Amado is aptly named because it’s located inside the world’s largest cow skull. Initially created as a prop for the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore , the concrete and mesh cow head has a longhorn spread of 30 feet. In Tucson, the world’s largest rattlesnake is a pedestrian bridge over Broadway Road. It’s 300 feet long, 16 feet high and 16 feet wide and made of steel floor grating and rubber sheeting. Iron beams represent fangs at the entrance, and a rattle-shaped sensor emits an ominous buzz at the other end when pedestrians wander by. THE LOWE ROAD ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS THE LARGEST ‘STUFF’ IN ARIZONA World’s Tallest Kachina, Carefree World’s Tallest Fountain, Fountain Hills Rattlesnake Bridge, Tucson 27-foot Indian Head, Winslow 23 JUNE 2020 One of Arizona’s major tourist attractions is the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City. The bridge was purchased in 1968 for $2.4 million and was named the World’s Largest Antique Ever Sold by the Guinness Book of Records . The McCulloch Corporation bought it, broke it into manageable pieces, shipped it from London to Arizona and rebuilt it for a total cost of $5 million, all to spur interest in the development project along the Colorado River. Nature created the Tonto Natural Bridge, also known as the world’s largest natural travertine bridge. Located northwest of Payson, the span rises 183 feet high over a 140-foot tunnel. Now, it’s a state park, and visitors who want to walk through the tunnel should bring proper footwear because the surface underneath is wet, slippery and rocky. There’s also the world’s largest collection of miniature airplanes, which is housed in the Hazy Library at Embry- Riddle University in Prescott. The display features tiny but exact models of 5,825 planes and other flying machines, all built to 1/18th of an inch to one-foot scale by the late John Kalusa, who spent a half-century carving each plane by hand. Sometimes, big things get relegated to lesser stature by even larger objects. Such is the case with the fountain that gives Fountain Hills its name. Originally the world’s tallest fountain, it had to undergo a name change when taller fountains were created in St. Louis and Dubai. So now, the Fountain Hills fountain, which operates year- round, is known as the world’s tallest continuously running freshwater fountain. Two of Arizona’s entries in the world’s largest competition might also be considered works of art. One is the world’s largest Kachina, a 39-foot concrete statue that stands guard over the Tonto Hills subdivision northeast of Carefree. It was erected by a developer in the hope that prospective property owners would consider moving to what was then “way out in the country.” The other is the world’s largest kokopelli, which beckons tourists to a souvenir shop in Camp Verde. The fertility symbol, also known as the flute player, stands 32 feet tall, is painted bright yellow and is perched on a six-foot base. Made of welded steel, it weighs 5.5 tons, which keeps it safe from shoplifters. Winslow boasts a couple of big things that may or may not be the world’s largest, but they’re pretty oversized and worth mention. A mammoth-sized fiberglass bulldog stands guard near the entrance to Winslow High School. It glowers about six feet above a concrete pedestal and threatens visiting teams that have to pass it en route to play the home squads, appropriately named the Bulldogs. A short distance away, a 27-foot Indian head stares vacantly at the scenery surrounding the city’s Railroad Park. It is one of more than 50 crafted by artist Peter Toth in recognition of injustices he felt were committed against Native Americans. Toth created one in every state and several Canadian provinces. Giant Bulldog, Winslow World’s Largest Cow Skull, near Amado World’s Largest Kokopelli, Camp Verde World’s Largest Collection of Miniature Airplanes, Prescott London Bridge, Lake Havasu City World’s Largest Frog, Yavapai County ARCADIA • BILTMORE • CAMELBACK CORRIDOR OCTOBER 2020 VOL. 28 NO. 7 Veritas’ Devin Esser has been named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All America Team. PAGE 48 Arcadia News’ editor took on a new project with the help of two brewing experts. 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Osborn Road chestnutaz.com (602) 283-4947 (T)(D) Chicago Hamburger 3749 E. Indian School Road chicagohamburger.com (602) 955-4137 (T) Chick-fil-A 4105 N. 44th St. chick-fil-a.com (602) 840-4566 (T)(D) Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers 3950 E. Indian School Road coldbeers.com (602) 314-6221 (T)(D) Crumbl Cookies 3736 E. Indian School Road crumblcookies.com (602) 661-3777 (T)(D) Dickey’s 3125 E. Indian School Road dickeys.com (480) 626-0856 (T)(D) D’Lite 3214 E. Indian School Road dlitehealthyonthego.com (602) 368-9445 (T)(D) Doughbird 4385 E. Indian School Road eatdoughbird.com (602) 345-9161 (T)(D) Einstein Bros. Bagels 4401 E. Indian School Road locations.einsteinbros.com (602) 808-2022 (T)(D) Essence Bakery Café 3830 E. Indian School Road essencebakery.com (602) 296-4958 (T) Firehouse Subs 2836 E. Indian School Road firehousesubs.com (602) 258-0772 (T)(D) Flower Child 5013 N. 44th St. iamaflowerchild.com (602) 429-6222 (T)(D) Frasher’s 3222 E. Indian School Road frasherssmokehouse.com (602) 314-5599 (T)(D) Gadzooks 4031 E. Camelback Road gadzooksaz.com (602) 279-5080 (T)(D) Hillstone 2650 E. Camelback Road hillstonerestaurant.com (602) 957-9700 (T)(D) Hopdoddy Burger Bar 2033 E. Camelback Road hopdoddy.com (602) 242-2337 (T)(D) Keegan’s Grill 3114 E. Camelback Road keegansgrill.com (602) 955-6616 (T)(D) Kneaders 4126 E. Indian School Road kneaders.com (602) 296-0576 (T)(D) Ingo’s Tasty Food 4502 N. 40th St. ingostastyfood.com (602) 795-2884 (T)(D) Jersey Mike’s 3141 E. Indian School Road jerseymikes.com (602) 956-0571 (T)(D) La Grande Orange 4410 N. 40th St. lagrandeorangegrocery.com (602) 840-7777 (T)(D) JT’s Bar & Grill 4829 E. Indian School Road jtsarcadia.com (602) 952-7046 (T) Matt’s Big Breakfast 3118 E. Camelback Road mattsbigbreakfast.com (602) 840-3450 (T) McDonald’s 3155 E. Indian School Road mcdonalds.com (602) 955-1168 (T)(D) Mrs. Chicken 4011 N. 32nd St. mrschickenaz.com (602) 281-6527 (T)(D) Noble Eatery 4525 N. 24th St. nobleeatery.com (602) 688-2424 (T)(D) O.H.S.O. 4900 E. Indian School Road ohsobrewery.com (602) 955-0358 (T) Original ChopShop 4503 N. 32nd St. originalchopshop.com (480) 794-1536 (T)(D) Over Easy 4730 E. Indian School Road eatatovereasy.com (602) 468-3447 (T)(D) Panera Bread 4343 E. Camelback Road locations.panerabread.com (602) 794-0997 (T)(D) Pete’s Fish and Chips 4121 N. 44th St. petesfishandchips.com (602) 840-0630 (T) Popeyes 3109 E. Indian School Road popeyes.com (602) 840-3185 (T)(D) Potbelly Sandwich Shop 2131 E. Camelback Road potbelly.com (602) 283-3258 (T)(D) Protein House 3141 E. Indian School Road protein-house.com (602) 354-5400 (T)(D) Sacks Arcadia 4247 E. Indian School Road sackssandwiches.com (602) 840-4649 (T)(D) Seasons 52 2502 E. Camelback Road seasons52.com (602) 840-5252 (T)(D) Scramble 2375 E. Camelback Road azscramble.com (602) 875-6888 (T)(D) Snooze an A.M. Eatery 2045 E. Camelback Road snoozeeatery.com (480) 725-8000 (T)(D) Steak 44 5101 N. 44th St. steak44.com (602) 271-4400 (T)(D) Subway 4340 E. Indian School Road order.subway.com (602) 956-3511 (T)(D) Tarbell’s 3213 E. Camelback Road tarbells.com (602) 955-8100 (T)(D) The Capital Grille 2502 E. Camelback Road thecapitalgrille.com (602) 952-8900 (T)(D) The Cheesecake Factory 2402 E. Camelback Road thecheesecakefactory.com (602) 778-6501 (T)(D) The Collins 3160 E. Camelback Road thecollinsaz.com (602) 730-3533 (T)(D) The Henry 4455 E. Camelback Road thehenryrestaurant.com (602) 429-8020 (T)(D) The Macintosh 2119 E. Camelback Road themacintoshaz.com (602) 368-8766 (T)(D) The Market by Jennifer’s 3603 E. Indian School Road themarketbyjennifers.com (602) 626-5050 (T)(D) The Porch 4017 E. Indian School Road porchrestaurants.com (602) 583-7938 (T)(D) The Stand 3538 E. Indian School Road thestandbnt.com (602) 314-5259 (T)(D) True Food Kitchen 2502 E. Camelback Road truefoodkitchen.com (602) 774-3488 (T)(D) Vincent on Camelback 3930 E. Camelback Road vincentsoncamelback.com (602) 224-0225 (T) Wally’s Pub and Grill 5029 N. 44th St. wallyspub.com (602) 954-2040 (T) Wildflower Bread Company 4290 E. Indian School Road wildflowerbread.com (602) 850-8585 (T)(D) Wing Stop 3031 E. Indian School Road wingstop.com (602) 675-0075 (T)(D) Zinburger 2502 E. Camelback Road zinburgeraz.com (602) 424-9500 (T)(D) Zipp’s 3647 E. Indian School Road zippssportsgrills.com (602) 957-2112 (T)(D) MISCELLANEOUS Alaskan Pride Seafoods 3634 E. Indian School Road alaskanprideseafoods.com (928) 362-1663 (T) Arcadia Meat Market 3950 E. Indian School Road arcadiameatmarket.com (602) 595-4310 (T) German Sausage Company 4900 E. Indian School Road germansausageaz.com (602) 840-6032 (T) My Three Girls Bakery 4801 E. Indian School Road my3girlsbakery.com (602) 509-0307 (T)(D) MEDITERRANEAN Pita Jungle 4340 E. Indian School Road pitajungle.com (602) 955-7482 (T)(D) Z’s Greek 4026 E. Indian School Road zsgreek.com (602) 955-7600 (T)(D) ASIAN Autumn Court 3752 E. Indian School Road autumncourt.com (602) 234-0512 (T)(D) Desert Jade 3215 E. Indian School Road desertjade68.com (602) 954-0048 (T)(D) Koi Poke 4280 E. Indian School Road koibitopoke.com (602) 368-2222 (T)(D) Loving Hut 3239 E. Indian School Road lovinghut.us (602) 264-3480 (T)(D) Nishikawa 3141 E. Indian School Road nishikawa-ramen.com (602) 368-8774 (T)(D) Pei Wei 4340 E. Indian School Road peiwei.com (602) 956-2300 (T)(D) Pho 32 3170 E. Indian School Road N/A (602) 612-2807 (T)(D) Sushi Brokers Arcadia 4419 E. Indian School Road sushibrokerstogo.com (480) 515-5000 (T) Sushiholic 3957 E. Camelback Road sushiholicaz.com (602) 956-2354 (T)(D) Thai Lahna 3738 E. Indian School Road thailahna.com (602) 955-4658 (T)(D) ITALIAN/PIZZA Barro’s Pizza 3141 E. Indian School Road barrospizza.com (602) 956-1230 (T)(D) California Pizza Kitchen 2400 E. Camelback Road cpk.com (602) 553-8382 (T)(D) Domino’s Pizza 3602 E. Indian School Road dominos.com (602) 264-3030 (T)(D) Giant Rustic Pizza 3945 E. Camelback Road giantrusticpizza.com (602) 422-9300 (T)(D) Giuseppe’s On 28th 2824 E. Indian School Road giuseppeson28th.com (602) 381-1237 (T)(D) Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria 3431 N. 56th St. loumalnatis.com (602) 551-8990 (T)(D) Mod Pizza 4280 E. Indian School Road modpizza.com (602) 314-8379 (T)(D) My Slice of the Pie 3724 E. Indian School Road mysliceofthepiepizzeria.com (602) 956-2098 (T)(D) Nook Kitchen Arcadia 4231 E. Indian School Road nookkitchen.com (602) 296-5655 (T)(D) North Italia 4925 N. 40th St. northitalia.com (602) 324-5600 (T)(D) Pizza on 40th 3937 E. Indian School Road pizzaon40th.com (602) 595-3003 (T)(D) Pizzeria Bianco / Tratto 4743 N. 20th St. pizzeriabianco.com / trattophx.com (602) 956-2098 (T) Pomo Pizza 2502 E. Camelback Road pomogroup.com (602) 954-5278 (T)(D) Postino Arcadia 3939 E. Campbell Ave. postinowinecafe.com (602) 852-3939 (T)(D) Streets of New York Pizza 5031 N. 44th St. streetsofnewyork.com (602) 952-0124 (T)(D) The Parlor 1916 E. Camelback Road theparlor.us (602) 248-2480 (T)(D) Tomaso’s on Camelback 3225 E. Camelback Road tomasos.com (602) 956-0836 (T)(D) MEXICAN/LATIN Blanco Tacos & Tequila 2502 E. Camelback Road blancotacostequila.com (602) 429-8000 (T)(D) Chipotle 3125 E. Indian School Road chipotle.com (602) 957-5080 (T)(D) CRUjiente Tacos 3961 E. Camelback Road crutacos.com (602) 687-7777 (T) Filiberto’s 3033 E. Indian School Road filibertos.com (602) 840-4912 (T) Los Cerritos Mexican Food 4001 E. Indian School Road zmenu.com (602) 954-2343 (T)(D) Los Taquitos 3176 E. Indian School Road lostaquitosaz.com (602) 237-5141 (T)(D) Manuel’s 2820 E. Indian School Road manuelsaz.com (602) 957-7540 (T)(D) Rubio’s 4340 E. Indian School Road rubios.com (602) 508-1732 (T)(D) Tee Pee Mexican Food 4144 E. Indian School Road teepeemexicanfood.com (602) 956-0178 (T)(D) Uberrito 4325 E. Indian School Road uberrito.com (602) 667-6000 (T)(D) Urban Phoenix 3701 E. Indian School Road urbanphoenixcafe.com (602) 956-0908 (T) Vecina 3433 N. 56th St. vecinaphx.com (602) 675-2000 (T) DESSERTS/COFFEE Black Cat Coffee 4730 E Indian School Road theblackcatcoffee.com (602) 553-2228 (T)(D) Bosa Donuts 3722 E. Indian School Road bosadonutsaz.com (602) 955-5575 (T) Cookie Brokers 3931 E. Indian School Road cookiebrokers.com (602) 651-1352 (T)(D) Dutch Bros 3045 E. Indian School Road dutchbros.com (541) 955-4700 (T) Hava Java 3166 E. Camelback Road havajavacoffee.com (602) 954-9080 (T) Jamba Juice 4325 E. Indian School Road locations.jamba.com (602) 956-0366 (T)(D) Lola Coffee 3950 E. Indian School Road lolacoffeebarphx.com (602) 252-2265 (T) Nothing Bundt Cakes 4290 E. Indian School Road nothingbundtcakes.com (602) 954-4041 (T) Pie Snob 3630 E. Indian School Road piesnob.com (602) 956-7662 (T) Sip Coffee & Beer 3620 E. Indian School Road sipcoffeeandbeer.com (602) 900-5188 (T)(D) Smoothie King 5549 E. Indian School Road locations.smoothieking.com (480) 859-6000 (T)(D) Starbucks 4340 E. Indian School Road starbucks.com (602) 952-5268 (T)(D) Teaspressa 4628 E. Indian School Road teaspressa.com (917) 710-5748 (T)(D) As of press-time, these places have temporarily suspended operations: Breakfast Club 2502 E. Camelback Road breakfastclub.us (602) 661-3443 Century Grand 3626 E. Indian School Road centurygrandphx.com (602) 739-1388 Creamistry 4325 E. Indian School Road creamistryAZ.com (602) 595-4698 First Watch 3215 E. Camelback Road firstwatch.com (602) 955-3447 Delux (indefinitely) 3146 E. Camelback Road deluxburger.com (602) 522-2288 Flint by Baltaire 2425 E. Camelback Road flintbybaltaire.com (602) 812-4818 Hash Kitchen 4315 E. Indian School Road hashkitchen.com (602) 612-5580 Rita’s Custard 4730 E. Indian School Road ritasfranchises.com (602) 441-3138 T. Cook’s 5200 E. Camelback Road tcooksphoenix.com (602) 808-0766 The Attic Ale House 4247 E. Indian School Road theatticalehouseaz.com (602) 955-1967 The Gladly Restaurant 2201 E. Camelback Road thegladly.com (602) 759-8132 The Little Woody 4228 E. Indian School Road facebook.com/thelittlewoody (602) 955-0339 The Vig 4041 N. 40th St. thevig.us (602) 553-7227 The Whining Pig 3730 E. Indian School Road thewhiningpig.com (602) 795-9910 Tokyo Joe’s 2131 E. Camelback Road tokyojoes.com (602) 956-2139 Twin Peaks 2135 E. Camelback Road twinpeaksrestaurant.com (602) 954-8946 Zoës Kitchen 4355 E. Indian School Road zoeskitchen.com (480) 739-5870 Zoyo 5549 E. Indian School Road zoyogurt.com (602) 334-1536 We tried to include everyone, but if we missed a place, please let us know: editor@arcadianews.com . By Mallory Gleich The long-time owner and publisher of this fine publication, Greg Bruns, won the 2021 Publisher of the Year from the Association of Community Publishers (ACP). ACP is a trade association of community publications located throughout North America. According to ACP Executive Director Douglas Fry, the association started in 1953 when like-minded publishers with similar circulation, demographics, and formats got together to share ideas and support each other. The association grew in popularity and has since become the largest association of freely distributed papers in the country. “Some people might tell you that print is not as relevant as before. The reality is that print and digital offerings provide much-needed connections between buyers and sellers, readers and communities,” Fry said. “The purpose of ACP is to provide the tools and support for community publishers to thrive in a competitive environment.” ACP’s membership nominates the awardee; the Executive Board tallies nominations, and Publisher of the Year is awarded to the publisher with the largest number of nominations and final approval. Bruns started working for Arcadia News in 1997 as a humor columnist. From there, he worked in every position – delivery, ad sales and graphic design. When the husband-and-wife owners decided to sell the paper in 2001, they offered it to Bruns. Shortly after, he established two programs: the Arcadia News Scholarship and the Teachers We Love award. The scholarship is geared toward students who pursue degrees in journalism. A few of the winners even got their start as writers for the paper. “It’s always fun presenting the scholarships at the annual ceremony at Arcadia High – many of the names for awards, scholarships and accolades have appeared in Arcadia News, which gives me the feeling that we’re doing the right thing as the neighborhood paper,” Bruns said. The Teachers We Love program was created out of a missed opportunity. Bruns had a teacher who helped him through a difficult time and he never had a chance to thank that teacher properly. “We all know the strife and thanklessness that many teachers endure. I wanted to give people a way to publicly thank a special teacher now before it’s too late,” he said. “With this program, we’ve awarded 78 teachers in Arcadia and the surrounding area.” Funnily enough, “Teachers We Love” was the clue that revealed the winner at the 2021 ACP award ceremony in Iowa. ACP presents the Publisher of the Year award in front of over 200 members, reading a statement about the winner, who is kept anonymous until the very end. “While making their way through the tributes and good things that a publisher has done, everyone listens for a clue or keyword to figure out who it is. When Teachers We Love was mentioned, I was stunned.” Bruns said. The award is presented each year at the annual conference. Winners receive a trophy and a write-up in the industry magazine Publish (and of course, we had to give our leader a shout-out in his paper!). “Greg worked for four years as conference chair to make the 2021 Des Moines conference a huge success,” Fry said. “He was tireless and unflappable. ACP is proud to have Greg Bruns as a member and esteem him as one of the bright lights in the industry,” Fry said. Outside of the office, Bruns spends time with his wife Jenn and sons Carter and Noah. He’s also a leader in Arcadia’s Scout Troop 6, which Carter and Noah are a part of. “We are an active Troop, and we have a lot of adventures around the state of Arizona and beyond. We also give back to our community through service and volunteer projects,” he said. In the future, Bruns would like to spend more time enjoying his passion: photography – and dreams of becoming an “empty-nester.” “We tease our teenage boys that once they go off to college, we are selling the house and buying a mobile home so they can’t move back in. It’s mostly fantasy, though. We love this neighborhood too much to leave forever.” We don’t want you to leave, either! Congratulations, Greg! Arcadia News publisher takes home national award Greg Bruns, 2021 ACP Publisher of the Year.