< Previous38 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Insider's GuideInsider's Guide FARM La La La La Now through Jan. 4, Schnepf Farms invites locals and their guests to a new holiday tradition: Christmas at Schnepf Farms, a World of Illumination. The beloved Queen Creek destination will transform into a winter wonderland with the Illumination Express, ice skating, a reindeer hayride, a 4-D movie, marshmallow roasting over Christmas campfi res, snow-glow mini golf, cookie decorating with Mrs. Claus, a vintage carousel, Santa’s toy shop, endless sweets and treats and so much more. Of course, no holiday happening is complete without a visit with Santa, and Christmas at Schnepf Farms offers meet-and-greets with the Jolly Old St. Nick himself. This holiday experience operates nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets range from $20 to $35 per person with a portion of all ticket sales benefi ting A New Leaf Foundation. 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An Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Qualifying Organization C M Y CM MY CY CMY K hcc-half-h-print-bleed.pdf 1 11/6/19 8:36 AM Take a Swing at It Locals are lucky to have three Topgolf locations of our very own in the Valley. But this winter, the golf experience is taking it up a notch as Arizona Diamondbacks Events & Entertainment brings TOPGOLF LIVE to Chase Field Dec. 12 to Dec. 15. This pop-up expression of Topgolf Entertainment Group is an awe-inspiring experience held in stadiums and arenas across the country for a limited time, featuring giant targets on the fi eld, Toptracer Range technology and spacious hitting bays to play with friends while enjoying music, food and drinks. There will be 23 bays available to reserve with a special VIP Experience offered as well. dbacksevents.com/topgolfl ive. Dec Issue.indd 5011/27/19 11:24 AMInsider's Guide BE THE VOICE FOR DISPLACED LABS IN ARIZONA. Volunteer. Foster. Donate. Advocate. DLRRPHOENIX.ORG Labs.indd 18/20/19 5:50 PM Macayo’s Horchata Cozy up with a beloved local recipe as the temps drop this season. ½ C WHITE RICE, UNCOOKED 1 C WATER 1 C ALMOND MILK OR COCONUT MILK CINNAMON STICKS DASH SALT 4 C WHOLE MILK 1 ½ TSP. VANILLA EXTRACT ½ C PURE CANE SUGAR In a medium saucepan, combine the rice, water, almond/coconut milk, cinnamon sticks and salt over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a slow simmer, and cook for 25 minutes. Remove from heat, and let mixture cool to room temperature. Remove cinnamon sticks and add mixture to blender, along with remaining ingredients. Blend on high for two to three minutes until very smooth and serve as is or strain for smoother consistency, if desired. Serve over ice, and top with ground cinnamon. Makes one pitcher. Tip: To create an adult version, add one ounce of your favorite premium aged rum to one serving. @azfoothills #azfoothills 51 Dec Issue.indd 5111/27/19 11:24 AM52 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Insider's Guide Untitled-2 110/29/18 11:43 AM "Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." –DR. SEUSS Pom Collins Rev up your holiday table with True Food Kitchen’s fall-friendly take on the lemony Tom Collins. .75 oz. Lemon juice .5 oz. Simple syrup 1 oz. Pomegranate juice .5 oz. Chareau Aloe Spirit Splash Soda water .5 oz. Lemon-infused vodka ombine fi rst fi e ingredients in a coctail shaer dd ice hae igorously dd a splash of soda ater to coctail shaer train o er ice in a collins glass arnish ith a lemon heel and pomegranate seeds Dec Issue.indd 5211/27/19 11:24 AMInsider's Guide Dec Issue.indd 5311/27/19 11:24 AM54 AZFOOTHILLS.COM I N 1986, a group of soroptimist women attended an out-of-state domestic violence conference that inspired them to open the est alley s fi rst shelter Understanding such services to be imperative, they partnered with the city to dissolve stigmas surrounding domestic iolence n e ife enter opened in the igam dormitories nitially a grassroots shelter ith less than beds it is no ri ona s largest domestic iolence shelter ur ision is to ha e a iolencefree ri ona says yriah hoon art of our goal is to create traumainformed holistic resources for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and family iolence A holistic approach to healing provides services unique to each suri or e ife enter aims to mae sure people are identifying their o n means of success n addition to case management safety planning, groups, a child development center and mobile advocacy, the shelter has also strengthened se ual assault serices he state recently granted e ife enter a contract to pro ide bestpractice standards training on sexual assault investigation and response to prosecutors and la enforcement he goal is maing sure prosecutors and law enforcement are up to date in trauma-informed language mannerisms and ho they are in estigating and or ing ith suri ors hoon says uri or iahla oberts echoed the po er of e ife enter s raparound serices s a mother of se en oberts could not uproot her life to reside in the shelter nstead mobile and legal ad ocates met ith her eely at strella ountain ommunity ollege fter identifying her abuser as highly liely to commit a fatal act oberts reali ed she had to mae a plan to get out of her home he shelter assisted in breaing her lease and fi nding funding n ecember oberts and her children found a ne home he told them our hristmas present is this safe place e ife enter e tended its support by pro iding them ith gifts and other necessities feel strong and adamant about being proacti e against domestic violence and helping with initiatives to be proactive so that people are a are oberts says ontinued success requires community relationships ie most nonprofi ts e ife enter relies on donations hen do tours it al ays hits home hen tae people bac to our storage room e ife enter is pro iding e ery single necessity for the hole family hoon says he community has opportunities to donate such items to e ife enter or its thrift store ope s loset here all proceeds return to the shelter dditionally the shelter is tacredit sponsored and has chances for direct in ol ement or an e en brighter future hoon says e ife enter or s tirelessly to mae sure that e re not only training on a macro le el of fi rst responders but that e re also strategically looing at pre ention and maing sure that e are continually the e perts of the traumainformed practice of direct serice Insider's Guide: AZ Giving STRIVING FOR A Violence-Free ARIZONA BY AUBREY MARTIN AS ONE OF THE LARGEST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS IN THE COUNTRY, NEW LIFE CENTER CONTINUALLY PURSUES A VIOLENCE-FREE ARIZONA. IN 2018, THE LOCAL SHELTER PROVIDED 33,000 SAFE BED NIGHTS TO SURVIVORS, OVER 27,000 MEALS TO CHILDREN AND 12,000-PLUS HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS. TO LEARN MORE New Life Center newlifectr.org. ARROWHEAD (623) 979-4445 CHANDLER (480) 705-4191 SCOTTSDALE (480) 367-1717 LONDONGOLD.COM LONDON GOLD Dec Issue.indd 5411/27/19 11:24 AMARROWHEAD (623) 979-4445 CHANDLER (480) 705-4191 SCOTTSDALE (480) 367-1717 LONDONGOLD.COM LONDON GOLD Dec Issue.indd 5511/27/19 11:25 AM56 AZFOOTHILLS.COM VAPING: The Troubling Truth BY DR. ASHISH SANGAL After a decline in tobacco use among teens over the last decade, the popularity of vaping and e-cigarettes has once again increased use among middle and high school students. EARLIER THIS YEAR the city of oodyear became the fi rst alley city to raise the legal aping age prohibiting sales of tobacco and aping materials to anyone under years old aping and smoing is no banned in public par s trails schools and school e ents t as a unanimous and important ity ouncil ote that ill directly impact the current and future health of our ids his isn t the fi rst maor mo e aimed at curbing teen s aping use arlier this summer the ood and rug dministration increased its attention on eliminating aping among young people as ell s the edical irector of the ung enter edical irector of edical ncology and edical ncologist at ancer reatment enters of merica hoeni m proud of these mo es as a father m pleased to see the in estment e are maing in protecting the ne t generation n the last decade tobacco use has steadily declined among our nation s teens ut the frightening nes is that the popularity of aping and ecigarettes has once again increased tobacco use among middle and high school students ince they e become the most commonly used tobacco products by that age group n those numbers ere up to a staggering million merican high school students and middle school students any students e en admit to using ecigarettes hile they are at school hile ecigarettes are often promoted as a safer alternati e to smoing cigarettes those of us in the medical community no that smoing any tobacco products a ored or notis not considered safe esearch from the suggests that aping and ecigarettes aff ect the de eloping adolescent brain and e pose users to harmful carbonyl and olatile organic compounds cigarettes are no n to contain lead and other hea y metals small particles that can be inhaled into the lungs and additi es lie propylene glycol and glycerol that may become carcinogenic hen heated any ecigarettes also contain a orings lined to serious lung disease lie the buttery a ored chemical diacetyl he enters for isease ontrol has analy ed the compounds commonly found in ecigarettes and determined that cancer causing chemicals are in fact emitted ith their use aping has become a national headline for the maority of this year and it can only be described as an epidemic among our youth esearch on the dangers of aping is becoming more and more concrete hile the longterm eff ects are still unno n e do no that there is no safe amount of tobacco use and education and a areness are crucial in truly curbing the epidemic Insider's Guide: AZ Health TO LEARN MORE Cancer Treatment Centers of America cancercenter.com. 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