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www.SanTanSun.com Dec. 15 - Jan. 18, 2008
Make and keep New
Holiday cheer in full swing
Year’s resolutions
If you missed the offi cial lighting of the Tumbleweed Tree, don’t fret. There’s
plenty of time left to see it draped in all its decorative glory at the center of A.J.
Chandler Park while shopping for holiday gifts in the unique stores located in
historic downtown Chandler.
by Natalie Morris
For a taste of holidays past,
It’s that time again for SanTan Sun News readers and people across the nation:
visit the Chandler Museum for
the end of one year and the beginning of the next.
“A Pioneer Winter” Sat., Dec. 22
The year 2008 is looming, bringing with it the common
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to
tradition of making a New Year’s resolution. Almost as
3 p.m. Families with children
common as making a resolution, however, is giving up on
ages 5 and older step back in
the well-intended decree by the end of February.
time and experience a pioneer
But, why do New Year’s resolutions typically fail, and
winter in the desert by making
how can they be better kept?
old-fashioned decorations,
Clemente Ranch resident Brian Zahn, a certifi ed life
playing games and enjoying
coach, lists the most common New Year’s resolutions as
the taste of snow.
exercising more, losing weight, building better relationships
Class space is limited and
with family and friends, getting a new job and more
preregistration is required
effectively managing money.
Life coach Brian Zahn
by contacting Julia Farrell
He believes each person needs to start by defi ning his or
at 480-782-2717. Sessions
her own happiness.
are free with a suggested $2
See Resolutions Page A+6
donation.
“A Pioneer Winter” is the
second of three classes that
make up the Kids Seasonal
Classes Program held each year
during October, December
and March.
The museum is located at 178
E. Commonwealth in historic
downtown Chandler. Visit
STSN photo
www.chandlermuseum.org
GLORIOUS TUMBLEWEEDS: There’s still time to see historic
for more information.
downtown Chandler’s Tumbleweed Tree at A.J. Chandler
Park.
More local events
Intel/Wells Fargo Motorcycle Toy Ride
8:30 a.m., Sat. Dec. 15 at Intel Corporation, 4500 S. Dobson Rd., OC8 building
and at Wells Fargo at Price and Queen Creek roads. Riders will continue to I-10 and
See Holiday Page A+9
DoCha Vida Wedding 100 families benefi t from Chandler Fire
Walk Jan. 17
The Christmas spirit manifested at Chandler Fashion Square for the Chandler Fire Department’s annual
Holiday Toy Drive. For each toy received, a child – and a lot of parents – got to ride in a fi re truck around the
More than $1k in prizes to be given
mall.
“The event was incredibly
Soon-to-be brides and grooms can check out all the
successful, and we fi lled the back
services available in historic downtown Chandler for
of our 1936 Dodge Fire Truck with
their wedding day at the fi rst DoCha Vida Wedding
toys to overfl owing,” says CFD
Walk. A collection of independent shops and eateries
Battalion Chief Dan Couch. “This
will provide special services and one-stop shopping
year, the generosity of the citizens
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thu., Jan. 17, when couples, party
of Chandler was more than double
planners and those picking up the wedding day tab
that of last year’s contributions.”
can stroll down the colonnade and make selections
In addition to the Chandler
for their dream day.
citizens who showed up to support
the Holiday Toy Drive, Couch says
a record number of volunteers
from the Girl Scouts, the CFD
Cadets, the Chandler Community
Emergency Response Team, the
Chandler Senior Volunteers, off-
duty Chandler fi refi ghters and
their family members, along with
DoCha Vida, pronounced do-cha-VE-da, stands
staff from CFD Administration
for “Downtown Chandler Life.” It is the slogan to
contributed.
represent any event or special occasion that merchants
The toys will be used to give
in downtown Chandler can help with.
underprivileged children a STSN fi le photo
“We also hope to have chamber musicians playing,
Christmas they might not have NO FIRE HERE: Chandler Fire Department’s 1936 Dodge is fi lled with toys from the Holiday
Toy Drive.
live bride and groom models and tuxedoed food
had otherwise. Each year, CFD
servers, all under the beautiful downtown Chandler
reaches out through the schools
holiday lights,” says organizer Tonia Tinker of Uptown
to fi nd families that are in need.
Bridal. “We want to make every day from the ‘Will
“Through our Adopt-a-Family program we collect new clothes, furniture, shoes, bicycles, and of course
you?’ to the ‘I do’ fabulous!”
toys, and give them to these families just before Christmas,” adds Couch. “This year with the help of other
departments in the City of Chandler, we will touch the lives of almost 100 families.”
See DoCha Vida Page A+7
To learn more about the CFD Adopt-a-Family program, contact Capt. Jason White at 480-782-2064.
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