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MAY 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 20 The Dining Scoop 38 Meet Ms. Ehrich 40 Plant-based Wellness 46 Robin’s Adventures 48 Career Corner 52 Did You Know? 54 Sports 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 Monthly circulation: 19,000. Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. 28 Taking the case to court Taking the case to court A combination of speech, debate and acting helped Veritas Prep’s Mock Trial teams stand out at this year’s competition, where they earned first and second place. 38 Nursery Rhymes for Life Pam Peacock channeled her inner writer with her book, Nursery Rhymes for Life , dedicated to teaching kids the history of age-old nursery rhymes. 50 Arcadia’s got the finalists With their hard work, AHS seniors Grace Reed, William Logue and Elsa Steen Koppell have a chance to further their college careers with the National Merit Scholarship. PANDA member Leslie Lehr, along with Will and Harper Driscoll, Lillie Francisco and Ellis Irwin (and many other families) set up lemonade stands around the Valley and raised $28,500 that was donated to Steele Research Center. Stay tuned for the full story in June! PHOTO: HEATHER KINKEL PHOTOGRAPHY 54 Ending the season on top Xavier’s archery, soccer and spiritline teams had accomplished seasons – a state title, a place at nationals and a second-place finish at the qualifiers.