CTCA Cancer Care Model

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by trish in family focus

An interesting fact…What’s longer? The average American lunch break or the average time that cancer patients spend with their oncologist?
The United States Department of Labor mandates that a lunch break be 30 minutes or more, yet according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, the average time that cancer patients spend with their oncologist [...]

Baby Steps

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Alex in Events, family focus

[ September 1, 2010; 9:15 am to 10:00 am. ] 9:15am-10:00am
Sunrise Mountain Library
Library.peoriaaz.gov
 
Attention caregivers, help your baby step in to reading! This program is for caregivers and newborns to 24 months. Have fun sharing books, songs, fingerplays, and more. Playtime follows the program.

Call for West Valley’s Up & Coming Athletes

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by trish in family focus

West Valley Magazine is featuring young, up and coming athletes in the August issue.  The deadline is July 6th, so please hurry with your submissions. If you know of a young athlete excelling in their chosen sport, I’d like to hear about it. Please send your submissions by email to editor@westvalleymagazine.com and include the athlete’s [...]

Walk for Hope has a NEW date and NEW location for 2010!

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by trish in Events, family focus

[ September 26, 2010; 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Date: September 26, 2010 Time: 7:00 a.m. – Registration Opens, 8:00 a.m. – 5k Timed Desert Run, 8:15 a.m. – 1.3 Mile Leisure Walk

Place: Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix / Victory Lane, 22603 N. 43rd Ave., Glendale, AZ 85310

Details: At City of Hope, we want to do more. We want to save more women. We want [...]

Children’s Miracle Network “Champion” for Arizona

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by trish in Features, family focus

WHAT: Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club are the presenting national sponsors of the Children’s Miracle Network Champions program, a program that honors remarkable children from the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia who have triumphed despite severe medical challenges. For their courage and perseverance, Champions have been selected as international ambassadors of healthcare for [...]

Vandals accused of 'terrorizing' Goodyear neighborhood

Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by dbarnhart in family focus

Police arrested two men with ties to street gangs who are suspected of “terrorizing” a Goodyear neighborhood with graffiti, officials said.
David Capper, of Avondale, and Zack Sharon, of Mesa, were booked on 46 counts each of criminal damage – one count for each graffiti symbol.
The pair was arrested Jan. 29 after a three-week joint investigation [...]

Some decry moving Litchfield principal over mocking letter

Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by dbarnhart in family focus

Litchfield Elementary parents showed their support for the principal who wrote a letter mocking students while others defended the superintendent’s decision to reshuffle several leadership positions in the wake of the controversy.
Ron Sterr is on administrative leave until Feb. 24 and has been removed as Litchfield Elementary School principal. On Tuesday, the Litchfield Elementary School [...]