View the entire August 2012 issue for North Scottsdale Lifestyle.
Category Archive: August 2012
Back to School Special: 12 Ways to Help Your Children Become Better Students
Article Kathleen Blair It’s that time again…when the proverbial question parents ask their school-age children again and again, from now through the better part of next year: “Have you done your homework?” Here are some tips offered by teachers to help kids get started on the right track – and keep parents in the loop. …
Helen Yusan Waiting’s Fashion Xchange Consignment Store: Affordable Fashion with a Heart for Blessing Others
By JeriJane Robertson | Photography Joseph Albert The last thing Helen Yusan Waiting ever thought would happen is that she would move from Hong Kong to Scottsdale, become a victim of domestic abuse, find herself living in shelters, form a ministry and become a successful business woman. Most amazing is the humility of this petite …
Ciara Petronzio: Turning Tragedy Into Triumph For Beloved Pets
Article Eleanor Andersen | Photos courtesy Mark Petronzio The statistics are very sad. About 150,000 cases of Valley Fever, known by its scientific name, (Coccidioidomycosis), involve our beloved pets each year in the United States. Of these, approximately 60 percent occur in Arizona. Symptoms are life threatening if not treated with medication. The results of …
A Conversation with Mary Walther: Fulbright Exchange Teacher Making a Difference in the Lives of Her Students Here and Abroad
Article Eleanor Andersen | Photography Randy Bingham NSL What ages of students do you teach? I am a high school world language teacher. My students range in age from 14-18 years. I have taught Spanish, French and German in the Scottsdale Unified School District for 12.5 years. I taught both Advanced Placement Spanish and International …
Editor’s Letter: Back-to-School Brings Back Memories
Summer is wrapping up (well on the calendar, anyway). School is almost back in session…and we all have busy lives! Have you ever been on one of those phone calls from you-know-where about a product you’re having “technical issues” with, and no matter what you’ve tried on your own, you’re not able to solve it, …
Scottsdale Airport Celebrates 70 Years of Service
Photography Joseph Albert The Scottsdale Airport, located in the heart of the northern shopping and entertainment center, recently celebrated a very special anniversary with a community reception held at Zulu Cafe. From its inception as a basic flight training facility on June 22, 1942, the Airport has flourished for 70 years and is still beating …
North Scottsdale Chamber Hosts Breakfast with the Mayors
On June 26, the two mayors of Phoenix and Scottsdale presented their thoughts on the state of economic growth and development for the two communities. The North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event. Several hundred business and community leaders in attendance heard about cooperation and collaboration. “A Community Conversation on the Future of the …
Childhelp USA
Article Eleanor Andersen with Daphne young | Photography Randy Bingham When Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson got to Japan on a USO tour, they never started out to be founders of a non-profit organization helping orphans, but that’s exactly what happened in 1959. Both were American actresses and were sent to entertain the troops in …
Five Steps to Calculating Your Retirement Income
Article David Harris How important is it to have a financial plan? The simple answer to this question is that it all depends on whether you are someone who throws caution to the wind or someone who is working towards retirement and wants to know when you can retire, that you will have enough money …