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Gold Canyon Contemporary Dentistry
  GOLD CANYON CONTEMPORARY DENTISTRY GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

The community is invited to the grand opening of Dr. Michael Grams’ new dental practice at Gold Canyon Village, 6900 E. Highway 60, Suite 110. on Saturday, December 6th from 11:00 a.m.-2:00, with tours of the office, prizes and hors d’oeuvres. His experienced staff, includes the familiar faces of Marilyn Natoli, Nancy Cahill and Sally Dea.

Joining in the Grand Opening event will be the Apache Junction Fire District with fire hats and stickers for the kids, and fire engines to see up close. Other Gold Canyon Village merchants; Lucky Cream and Les Kidz will be celebrating with Gold Canyon Contemporary Dentistry, recognizing the excitement of adding a new neighbor to the center.

In the past 20 years, Dr. Grams has gained proficiency in porcelain veneers and advanced cosmetic dentistry, TMJ therapy (including occlusal equilibration and splint therapy), implant restorations, snoring and sleep apnea treatments, dentures and orthodontics. He specializes in treating adults and children. Dr. Grams will also have the expertise of an oral maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Paul Karpinski, on staff one day per week.

Dr. Grams, his wife, Melissa and their two sons, Cameron and Joseph have made beautiful Gold Canyon their home. In addition to his work, Dr. Grams plays lead guitar in a band he founded 17 years ago, “The Rock Doctors”.

To learn more about their services please call 480-983-3444 or go to www.goldcanyoncontemporarydentistry.com


*Submitted by Jill Moritz, GCBA 480-671-0620 jillmoritz@mchsi.com
11/7/08


NOV. BIZ Briefs
  Gold Canyon Business Association Business Briefs
November 5, 2008

Our patience as business people has been tested considerably this year, but we continue to forge ahead and be there for our customers. It’s time to catch up on some business news and happenings. It’s long, but there’s just a lot to pass on.

Gold Canyon Golf Resort
You’re going to want to make a beeline for the GCGR. According to Alan Delelles, Director of Food and Beverage, Kokopelli’s has just rolled out a new fall menu with some great new dishes. Enjoy Lamb Sirloin Steak with Cherry Mint Demi, a Porterhouse Steak with Peach Marmalade, Panko Bacon encrusted Walleye Pike, Fish Tacos with Grilled Hawaiian Ono, Pacific Seared Tuna, Chicken Oscar…plus all the old favorites. They’re also offering a special Dinner for two at only $79 Reservations: 480-671-5517.

Les Kidz
Want to help local children have a better holiday season? Stop by Les Kidz, 6900 E. Highway 60 (Gold Canyon Village), where there are special happenings in November and on 12/6 to visit the “Stuffing Machine”. That’s right, build your own bear on site and dress him up. (20%) of ALL sales will benefit our area children-in-need. 12-3:00 p.m. Book signings too.

New Members
Welcome to our new members: Beautiful Image-Cindy Walton-Sparks, a revolutionary cosmetic treatment for men and women 480-425-8731; Conquering Computers-Chris Bukovac, all computer repairs and training 480-474-8037; Gold Canyon Contemporary Dentistry-Dr. Michael Grams 480-983-3444, Gold Canyon Arts Council, providing top-notch entertainment for the community www.goldcanyonarts.org, Thomas R. Puklin, P.C.-Attorney at law 480-982-8366, Success Methods International-Harold Weidner 480-982-3846, Apache Tails Pet Salon-Kathy Vail 480-671-7099, Vitality Physical Therapy and Wellness, Inc.-Michael Balbarin, PT 480-983-8600, Gold Canyon Urgent Care-Daiton Rutkowski, RN & Scott Oraba, M.D. 480-982-3691

Grand Opening Celebration
Dr. Michael Grams of Gold Canyon Contemporary Dentistry and his staff welcome the community to a Grand Opening Celebration, Saturday, 12/6 from
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Joining in the festivities will be the AJFD, Les Kidz, Lucky Cream and the GCBA with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Come out and visit the new offices, see some familiar faces and enjoy goodies for the kids and hors d’oeurves. 480-983-3444

Advertising Opportunity
The official 2009 Mountainbrook Village Phone Directory is being prepared through Ray’s Printing. Make sure you contact Ray’s at 480-982-3087 or raysprinting@mchsi.com or on-line at www.shop.raysprinting.net to place your yellow page ad. Special ads on the map page and covers too.

Pinal Partnership Meeting
A Roast for Sandie Smith, retiring Pinal County District 2 Supervisor will be held 11/14 at 7:30 a.m. at The Property, 1251 W. Gila Bend Hwy, Casa Grande 85222, 520-836-1101. RSVP heather@pinalpartnership.com or 480-505-3941
$15 Members and $20 Non-members. Sixteen years of service gives a lot of fun material for roasting.

Gold Canyon Market Place
Under the direction of Ray and Cheryl Husslein, Gold Canyon Embroidery, the Market Place is filling with vendors every other Saturday from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. You’ll want to check it out for smart and unusual gift, house, embroidered clothing, jewelry, and health items. 6877 S. Kings Ranch Rd., or for vendor opportunities 480-983-1142 goldcanyonembroidery@msn.com

GCBA Membership Renewal
You should have received by email, the renewal (or new member) application for membership in GCBA. Along with the renewal form was an application for the Canyon Rose Storage Community Connection (all GCBA members are identified in the booklet), and a GCBA Welcome Bag application. For all new members joining before the end of the year, the dues will extend through 2008 and continue for all of 2009. Please make the board’s job easier and respond by mailing your dues and forms or dropping them off at Goin’ Postal or at Gold Canyon Bank, both on Kings Ranch Rd.

GCBA Elections
Come one, come all! We’re looking for fresh ideas, energetic and committed members to step up to the cause, particularly for the important post of Treasurer. John Enright’s term is ending and will most likely take three people to fill all he does for the association. GCBA will be accepting nominations (you can nominate yourself too) for board and committee positions at the November 25th meeting. Elections will be held at the January Annual Meeting on 1/27/09. With many people pitching in, it only takes a small amount of time…and it’s fun. Jean Buckborough, New Vision Healing, has generously agreed to take responsibility for the election again this year. She may be reached at 480-982-6020 or jean@newvisionhealing.com

Newsworthy
From 9/1 through March, Bashas’ helps community groups by offering a percentage of what you purchase to the organization of your choice. For a full selection of those participating and the numbers to sign up under is located at www.bashas.com “Bashas’ Shop & Give Program”

National Day of the Cowboy
The National Day of the Cowboy festivities will return to Gold Canyon on Saturday, July 25, 2009. Let’s make it a full-blown community event next year. Interested in planning or chairing, contact Susan Sharp, GCGR 480-671-5589

Next Meeting
Sandie Smith, retiring Pinal County Supervisor, District 2 will be our featured speaker. Sandie will give us a “State of the District” update and she will be recognized for her many contributions to GCBA and the business community during her 16-year reign as supervisor. Please join us on November 25th for this meeting highlight. 6:30 p.m. Best Western of Gold Canyon

Holiday Mixer
Join the GCBA group for a Holiday Mixer sponsored by Jill Moritz-Professional Organizer on Tuesday, 12/16. 6:00-8:00 p.m. 7431 E. Cliff Rose Trail. More fun, food, and frivolity. A non-perishable food item is requested for admission.

Until next time: Think globally, Shop locally


Welcome Our New Members! Welcome Our New Members!

We have some new members to announce!

Signature Commercial
Susan Perlow; Owner
Susan is a Commercial Real Estate and Development Specialist. She is currently in escrow and pending closing on 5 acres on Kings Ranch Road which will support 55,000.00 square feet of retail space and should include some major anchors. She currently owns 6,200 square feet (Building F) in the Shea Complex on Kings Ranch Road. She will be occupying some of that space as her executive offices and will have space available for lease.

Appliance 911
Jeff Holiday; Owner
Jeff is known about town as the “Gold Canyon Maytag Repair Man”. Jeff works on all major house hold appliances and is factory trained on all. He also offers 24 HOUR SERVICE!
(Photo with Vice Pres. Tim Pettigrew, taken by "Your Personal Photographer", Maria Fields)

NEPEP Breakfast Invite
  You are cordially invited...NORTH EASTERN PINAL
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL BREAKFAST MEETING

Thursday, August 14, 2008
7:30 a.m.

$ 15 per person

Los Gringos Locos
280 S. Phelps Dr
Apache Junction, AZ 85220

Featured Speaker:
Mr. William Patton, Senior Research Economist
Economic & Business Research Center
University of Arizona

“The Impact of High Tech Industry in Arizona”

Also..

• Newest data for Pinal County
• Announcement of the 2008-09 Officers and Board of Directors
• Acknowledgements and Recognitions

Please register online at www.apachejunctioncoc.com
or call 480-982-3141


Pre-paid reservations appreciated




GCBA Members Promote NDOC GCBA Members Promote NDOC

Gold Canyon Business Association Members Help Promote National Day of the Cowboy

Let’s give our NDOC participating GCBA members a Yipee-Yi-Yeah! for joining in the fun on July 25-27th. There’s a lot more to the weekend than meets the eye. Gold Canyon businesses have come together to make this an unforgettable weekend. Below is a list of the events our members will be hosting throughout the weekend. Please show them your support by stopping in.

FRIDAY,JULY 25th
Make sure you visit the Mountainbrook Village Arts and Crafts Fair, Friday 9am-5pm at 5674 S. Marble Dr.(just off Mountainbrook Drive on the west side of the street). Over 35 artists and authors will be displaying their talents and wares. Light food will be available. Come browse and shop in air-conditioned comfort. Julie Rychener (Lifestyles Director) has said there will be “a great variety of different artists”, and she is really excited about the vendor turnout. Below is a list of GCBA members who will be showing at Mountainbrook:
FRIDAY July 25th

*GCBA Members Ray & Cheryl Husslein of Gold Canyon Embroidery, will be at the Mountainbrook Arts & Crafts Fair with their brand spankin’ new “portable” embroidery machine. They will have western wear to purchase and customize, and will be having great deals for this event. Stop by and see what’s going on!

*GCBA Officer-At-Large, Victorya Goodrich-www.redVerbal.com will be making a rare showing at the Mountainbrook Sunset Room (community center). If you like handmade jewelry and unusual gift’s, rV is a must see! In attendance will be rV artisan & jewelry designer Cathryn Harvey (BodyVines.com). “Cat” has come all the way from Georgia just for this special event!

*Author and Photographer, Marilyn Natoli will be on hand in the Activity Center, with her books Fish on Pancakes and the Valentine Cowboy. If you have ever wanted to grab a signed copy, now is your chance.




SATURDAY JULY 26th
On your way to or from Goldfield Ghost Town, please enjoy the following venues while you’re in the neighborhood.

Start your Saturday off with a hearty cowboy breakfast with Sheila Schuster at The Gecko Espresso, 5301 S.Superstition Mountain Drive. Starting at 8:00 a.m. she’ll be servin’ up biscuits and gravy, the likes of which you’ve never tasted. Hot and cold coffee and specialty drinks in available in abundance.

*Stacy Duprey-Purper of Les Kidz, in cooperation with Melissa Komen-Kiddy Korner Family Daycare, and Amy Jo Weech Lucky Creamery, have teamed up to feature an event just for Kidz from 10am-4pm. “Kool Kidz Cowboy Days” at Gold Canyon Village on Hwy 60. Kicks off at 10am and rolls ‘til 4pm. Plans include: Free sheriff's badge stickers and cowboy "tattoos" to every visitor! Games will be played,
Rootin' Tootin' water gun shoot out, Water Balloon Bulls-eye throw and Pick a Cowboy Duck for the wee cowpokes.
Prizes will be won, and we’ll have a lot of fun!

Get your cowboy gear (hats, bandanas, and handcuffs, etc.) and Brighton-inspired sterling silver jewelry and more here!

Also…Ray & Cheryl Husslein of Gold Canyon Embroidery will be on hand to do Free, custom embroidery with every purchase. You can go to www.leskidz.com to learn more.

*Gold Canyon Embroidery will also have a
Free “Kids Embroidery Showcase From 10-12 at their new location 6877 Kings Ranch Rd suite #4, Gold Canyon AZ. 85218 Children 8-14,(must be accompanied by a parent) will
learn computerized embroidery basics. Maximum 8 children can attend, sign up is required. Free embroidered shirt to each child. Contact Cheryl Husslein 480-983-1142 goldcanyonembroidery@msn.com www.goldcanyonembroidery.com

*redVerbal.com (an online gift shop) will host a Jewelry & Gift Trunk show at Canyon Rose Storage from 10am-2pm. On hand will be designer Cat Harvey of BodyVines.com. Pricing starts at $5. Refreshments will be served in the cool air-conditioned lobby!! Ring “V” @(480)277-0797 or Mary Von Tress @ 480-983-2171, if you need directions to Canyon Rose Storage.

*Madame Marilyn will have her Photography hat on, at the Superstition Mountain Museum (also a GCBA member) on Sat.
at 4087 N. Apache Trail (Hwy 88) Apache Junction.
Madam Marilyn's Parlor in the Barn, Vintage Photography will be open to commemorate the day. Marilyn will also be dressing up several ladies in period clothing, to walk around at the Museum all day! Marilyn says, “It’s going to be a fantastic day for all…. There will be entertainment, games, food, and even artists”! If you haven’t been to the Museum in awhile, you have to go see what they have done with the place! It is awesome out there! For more info about the activities at Superstition Mountain Museum, contact Kathy Johnson at (480) 983-444

Also participating in the NDOC weekend is Maria Fields,
“Your Personal Photographer”. Maria would like everyone in the community to know she will be taking cowboy and cowgirl photos at her studio: on both FRIDAY 7/25, starting at 9:00 a.m. and SUNDAY 7/27, starting at 12:00 Noon. The studio address is: 6268 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Ste. 8, Gold Canyon, in the same building as Weichert/Lake and First Western Mortgage (both GCBA members). Phone: 480-983-5062 to make an appointment. A special price of $20 per photo offered for this special event.

Get ready for a rip roarin’, howdy good time!

(Shuttle schedules available at participating businesses)










Rick Hardina Honored Rick Hardina Honored

Outgoing President Rick Hardina was honored for his service. The GCBA is very grateful for his commitment to the business community of Gold Canyon. We can't thank you enough Rick!! Pictured is John Enright, Rick & Matt Ruppert (Photo provided by Your Personal Photographer)

Ribbon Cutting at Les Kidz ! Ribbon Cutting at Les Kidz !

What a darling place!
Owner's Lisa Shevy & Stacy Deprey-Purper opened the doors of Les Kidz on Sat. June 14th.
This 'gently used' clothing store for children and teens has some pretty cute things!
You might want to stop in and check it out soon. M-F: 10-6 and S-S: 10-4.
(Pictured are family, team members & friends, by Photographer Curt Fonger)

New members Eric & Amy Weech New members Eric & Amy Weech

The GCBA extends a warm welcome to Lucky Creamery! Come and taste their delicious soft serve yogurt at 6900 E. Hwy. 60 #108 in Gold Canyon. They have a whole host of toppings to personalize your selection! (Photo provided by Your Personal Photographer)

Hats for ALL! Hats for ALL!

Ray & Cheryl Husslein of Gold Canyon Embroidery spoke at the April meeting.
They talked about moving from a "home-based" business to a storefront.
Their business is growing substantially since moving at the top of Kings Ranch Rd.
Everyone in attendance was treated to a baseball cap donning an image of A.D.O.B.E.s new "Cowboy Coffee Break" Monument!
picture: Jill Moritz, The Hussleins and the Tianens
(Thanks to Your Personal Photographer for the image)!

Your Personal Photographer Your Personal Photographer

MEET New Member Maria Fields!
She has been a photographer for seven years. obtained a Associates
Degree in Art and a Certificate in Photography at Orange Coast
College. She is a certified photographer with the Professional
Photographers of America.

She  belongs to the Professional Photographers of America and Arizona
Professional Photographers Association, and continues to stay up to
date on techniques, services (such as photo books) and technology.
She a contributing photographer for the Gold Canyon Business
Association.

She specializes in portraits, (studio and on location), weddings,
fashion, events, commercial, senior, maternity, art and stock
photography.  Her style of work is traditional, photojournalism, fashion, and creating a
story of a child. She loves to work with children and is open to new
ideas.

Your Personal Photographer LLC
6268 S. Kings Ranch Rd. 8
Gold Canyon, AZ 85218
Cell: 480-330-0928
Studio: 480-983-5062
yourpersonalphotographer.net
yourpersonalphotographer@gmail.com

New Member Stacey Purper New Member Stacey Purper

The GCBA is pleased to include Les Kidz owner Stacy Purper accepted her GCBA New Member Plaque and introduced her business.
Upscale Resale and New Clothing from Tots to Teens. In addition they also have many other specialty items. (Thanks to Your Personal Photographer for the image)!

Gold Canyon Makes National News Gold Canyon Makes National News

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By DAVE CALDWELL
Published: May 16, 2008

BRISTLING with saguaro cactus, Superstition Mountain rises from the desert floor in Arizona, its cliff faces blushing when caught by the sun. The mountain seems to stand sentry over the low-slung, earth-colored houses in Gold Canyon, keeping watch over a daily parade of joggers, golfers and cyclists.

The mountain cannot be sprinkled with houses because it is part of a federal preserve, the Superstition Mountain Wilderness Area. But the valley to the west and south of Gold Canyon, which is about 35 miles east of downtown Phoenix, has undergone rapid development in recent years, with more planned for years to come.

Homeowners can’t get much closer to the mountain than Gold Canyon, a small, unincorporated town developed about 30 years ago on what was a cattle ranch. Developments, including gated communities lush with plush homes, sidle up to three golf courses, one of which hosts an annual Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament.

About a third of Gold Canyon’s population is made up of second-home owners, said Tony Vehon, an area native who is a broker for Weichert Realtors-Lake Realty and chairman of the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce. Most of them migrate to Gold Canyon because it is a slow-paced place to stay warm in winter.

“You don’t have to shovel snow, and there’s so much snow to shovel back home,” said Tony Corvinelli, a home builder from Ottawa, who paid $291,000 last November for a 2,300-square-foot three-bedroom house in an age-55-plus community in Gold Canyon. “There is a lot of open space here. The mountains are beautiful, and there is a lot to do.”

Apparently, Gold Canyon is also a comfortable place to do nothing. JoAnn Clark and her husband, Bob, a ski instructor from Breckenridge, Colo., like to hop on a Harley and rumble around the desert. But they also enjoy sitting on their back patio at sunset, nursing glasses of wine as coyotes, rabbits and bobcats amble past and bald eagles soar overhead.

The Clarks paid $200,000 for their 1,800-square-foot house in 2004, Mrs. Clark said, because they had grown weary of dealing with 400 inches of snow every winter. She spends about five months a year in Gold Canyon, with her husband joining her for long stretches.

“You can get a more beautiful home in Arizona, but you cannot beat the views of the mountains,” she said. “You can always fix up a house, but you can’t find a perfect location like this is.”

Mr. Clark laughed when he said: “People here say, ‘I’d like to see a cloud once in a while.’ Not me. We never thought we’d buy in Arizona. It’s not just the mountains, it’s the whole atmosphere of Gold Canyon.”

That atmosphere is being preserved. An immense planned community called Superstition Vistas is scheduled to be built over the next five decades on state trust land to the south and west, but the pristine mountain views will stay in Gold Canyon. Groups have formed to watch over a long-adored mountain.

“We have a lot of open space that’s buildable, but we also have a lot of open space that’s absolutely irreplaceable,” said Rosemary Shearer, a Gold Canyon resident who is executive director of the Superstition Area Land Trust. “People don’t come here to look at the freeways or to look at the malls. They come here to look at the Superstitions.”

The Superstition Freeway, U.S. 60, makes a beeline east from Phoenix before it turns into a four-lane highway to the east of Apache Junction, Gold Canyon’s larger Pinal County neighbor. Traffic slows and so, it seems, does the pace. Hikers ascend Silly Mountain, a shorter mountain between Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.

U.S. 60 is the main drag, the strip to find businesses like Walgreens and McDonald’s. Local favorites include the Red Sage Restaurant, with family fare; the Open Range Deli; BQ, a steakhouse; and Kokopelli’s, a restaurant at Gold Canyon Golf Resort that features pork osso bucco and a grilled Cajun ribeye steak.

The houses in Gold Canyon, which used to be known as Kings Ranch, dot the foothills of the Superstition Mountain range. Most houses were built in the last 10 to 15 years, and larger homes are still under construction. Wide sidewalks and bicycle lanes are well trafficked. Some residents cycle and walk their dogs at the same time.

“We do a lot of dog walking, and that’s the way we’ve met all our neighbors, who are wonderful,” said Carol Ann Pike, a retired teacher from Munster, Ind., who bought a 2,500-square-foot house with her husband, Al, who is also retired, for $275,000 five years ago.

Besides walking Buddy, their golden retriever, the Pikes like to hike on the trails behind their house — which they have playfully nicknamed the Gold Star Ranch — and to take their Ford Bronco on some of the nearby dirt roads. They filled an extra room with cowboy paraphernalia and built a deck that has a sweeping view of the mountain.

“It’s a million-dollar view,” Mr. Pike said. He laughed, then added, “It’s beautiful when snow is on the mountain and not on the ground here.”

Pros

The weather is sublime for about nine months of the year, with so little rainfall that residents often gather to watch the runoff from a rare shower.

Cons

U.S. 60 can become congested during the L.P.G.A. tournament, which is held at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in late March, and during the Arizona Renaissance Festival, which runs on weekends in February and March. “If there’s a jam, and you don’t have a helicopter,” Ms. Shearer said, “you’re pretty much stuck.”

The Real Estate Market

Gold Canyon has not been impervious to the real-estate slump. Mr. Vehon said houses are selling for about 8 to 10 percent less than last year and about 15 percent less than two years ago, when, as in other places, the real-estate market hit its peak.

“I don’t think we’re as volatile as other parts of the Phoenix area have been,” he said. “Location has something to do with it.”

Carol Kingman, an agent with Lake Realty, said there has been a noticeable influx of buyers from Canada, who have been lured to Arizona by the weather and favorable exchange rates. “If we didn’t have the Canadians this year,” she said, “the market wouldn’t be as good.”

Gold Canyon’s three greatest assets remain: it is a relatively small town, at six square miles; it is nearly fully developed; and its homes are about as close to Superstition Mountain as a resident can get. As Jody Sayler, a local agent for Keller Williams, said, “You can’t move the mountain to build.”

What that means is that wildlife will continue to wander off the mountain and into backyards in Gold Canyon, which is about as exciting as most people in the region want it to get. The Clarks remember the first time they came to town and looked at Superstition Mountain. They saw a double rainbow and took that as a sign to think about moving in.

LAY OF THE LAND

POPULATION 1,742, according to a 2006 Census Bureau estimate.

SIZE 1 square mile.

WHERE Three Oaks sits in southwest Michigan, 70 miles east of Chicago and seven miles east of Lake Michigan.

WHO’S BUYING Chicago artists and other creative types who have been priced out of the second-home market on Lake Michigan.

WHILE YOU’RE LOOKING The Marina Grand Resort (600 West Water Street; 269-469-9900; www.marinagrandresort.com), which opened in 2006, is a Scandinavian-inspired boutique hotel that overlooks the marina in New Buffalo; it is just a short drive from Three Oaks. It includes sleek furnishings, balconies off every room and a waterfront restaurant, the Bentwood Tavern. Rooms range from $125 to $450.

Gallery George Change of Command Gallery George Change of Command

In January, 2008, GALLERY GEORGE, Fine Art studio, become the first business to open it’s doors in the all-new GOLD CANYON VILLAGE located just at the base of the Superstition Mountains at 6900 US 60 East, Suite # 109 in Gold Canyon, AZ. Matt is now retiring and turned the gallery operations over to his wife Viveca and his daughter Cindi Lewis.

Gallery George is the oldest retailer in Gold Canyon, going on it’s 11th year this September.

Kiddy Korner Ribbon Cutting & Trike-a-Thon Kiddy Korner Ribbon Cutting & Trike-a-Thon

On 4/19, Kiddy Korner Family Day Care sponsored the Second Annual Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children Hospital.
Last year Melissa Komen and her kiddies brought in over $1200. (Contact her at 480-570-5315 or 520-463-2068 or kiddykornerdc@aol.com if you wish to make a donation to this great cause)
Kiddy Korner Family Day Care also celebrated its 10th Anniversary, with a GCBA Ribbon Cutting ceremony.  Congrats Melissa!

Pictures here: Matt Ruppert, Devon Komen, Melissa Komen (owner), Austin Francois, Riley Komen, Ashlyn Janecek, Quinn Antonio, Gina Smalley, Logan Francois and Tim Pettygrew.

Ribbon cutting for Tropical Smoothie Ribbon cutting for Tropical Smoothie

It’s hard to believe it’s been six months since Tropical Smoothies of Gold Canyon opened for business. They offer a large variety of delicious fruit smoothies to fit everyone’s tastes. Other smoothie options include power and vitamin smoothies. In addition, they offer a variety of gourmet wraps and lunch sandwiches, which are served with fruit or chips. Tropical Smoothie also offers a Kid’s menu. They are open for breakfast with a variety of bagel sandwiches or breakfast wraps available.

Pictured above:

Larry LaPrise, Brandon Kohn, Chad Laning, David Webster, Connor Webster,
Lourie Webster, Holly Hurest, Tyler Messinger, John Enright




 

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