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FEBRUARY Departments 4 Editor’s Note Editor’s Note 6 What’s Happening? 10 Worth the Drive 12 On the Lowe Road 16 In the Kitchen 24 The Dining Scoop 34 Plant-based Wellness 36 Meet Mr. Butler 38 Robin’s Adventures 40 Career Corner 47 Sports 48 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 (©2022) 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 Association of Community Publishers MEMBER PUBLICATION Audited by: Owned & operated by Arcadians for Arcadia 22 AZ’s claim to Valentine’s Day AZ’s claim to Valentine’s Day The Grand Canyon State has a bit of history in conjunction The Grand Canyon State has a bit of history in conjunction with Valentine’s Day – we officially became a state on February 14, 1912 – 110 years ago! 26 Keeping MLK’s dream alive A local nonprofit focuses on keeping King’s virtues and values alive while celebrating community leaders with the annual MLK celebration. 27 The teenage powerhouse Xavier senior Kate Blair took her sister’s diagnosis and turned it into an opportunity to advocate for childhood cancer with fundraising, a podcast and a children’s book. Monthly circulation: 19,000. Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. Henry trains for the 2021 Casting For Hope tournament in North Carolina. Proceeds from the annual event benefit women with cancer. This year they raised over $27,000. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT WAGY 47 Spiritline spirit-shines Arcadia’s Spiritline headed to the national qualifier competition and the state championship in March after winning second and third place in their competition circuit. Havasu Falls is one of the top rated waterfalls in the U.S. Read more Arizona facts on page 49.