24 June 2 - 15, 2007
Business
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Gilbert Leadership grads celebrate Esta’s Flowers named top fl orist
Gilbert Leadership, the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce leader development Telefl ora named Esta’s Flowers one of the “Top Florists in North America.”
program, holds graduation ceremonies at 6 p.m. Thu., June 7 at the Seville Golf and The award winners were selected from more than 34,000 fl orists from across the
Country Club, 6683 S. Clubhouse Dr. in Gilbert. United States and Canada.
For the fi rst time, the public is invited to the event which features dinner, a Since 1957, Esta’s Flowers, a family-owned business, has served the East Valley
keynote speech by Gilbert Police Chief Tim Dorn and a presentation by Class XV. with cut fl owers and gourmet baskets.
For reservations, call the Gilbert Chamber at 480-892-0056. Esta’s is located at 36 W. Erie St., Chandler. To place an order, call at 480-963-
2638 or visit www.estasfl owers.com.
LifeCare opens at Chandler
Heights Marketplace
Avalon advisors interview
Door prizes, refreshments and tours of the LifeCare Animal Hospital are all part
of the clinic’s grand opening celebration held 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sat., June 9.
renowned author
Drs. Barbe Glenn and Jamie Schmidt welcome residents to their new facility at
Ocotillo-based Avalon Financial Advisors met with author Douglas Andres at the
4880 S. Gilbert Rd. in Suite 5 of Chandler Heights Marketplace, on the northwest
sneak preview of his book The Last Chance Millionaire, the sequel to his bestseller
corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights roads.
Missed Fortune 101.
The evening also features gifts for pets and children. For additional information,
Targeted to Baby Boomers, the book will be released by Time Warner on June
call 480-895-7800.
12.
Avalon principals Ken Law-Davis and Susan Branch interviewed Andres for
Get the poop on Pet Butler
some insight into the fi nancial challenges facing Baby Boomers as they head
toward retirement.
Pet Butler offers a professional solution to a real challenge for Southern Chandler
For an audio CD of this interview, available free of charge to Chandler residents,
canine owners – they pick up the dog poop so you don’t have to.
call Branch at 480-221-5906.
“Pet waste is not fertilizer. It breeds parasites and kills grass,” says owner
Sandy Aaron. “A dog leaves 23 piles a week and in the summer sun, the scent is
powerful.”
Twice-a-week to once-a-month services are available. Weekly cleaning for one
Timbuktu moves to
dog starts at $11 and can be done while owners are away.
Pet Butler technicians are uniformed, licensed, bonded, insured and drive
warehouse marketplace
colorful vehicles. They disinfect all tools and shoes after every yard cleaning. The The Timbuktu Company has grown from a historic island in the western Pacifi c
doggie “packages” are sealed in bags and taken to the city dump daily. to a shop in downtown Chandler to their new warehouse marketplace at 170 S.
To get rid of a pesky poop problem, contact the “poo-fessionals” at sandyaaron@ William Dillard Dr., Suite 111, in Gilbert.
petbutler.com or 480-600-6139. Located in the trendy Elliot Commerce Park, the international import store
features home décor accessories, furniture and antiques.
Husband-wife owners Barbara Peonio and William O’Roarty travel the world to
CATZ opens fi rst Arizona facility
select items from villages, galleries and markets.
“Timbuktu Company is a destination where you go to fi nd treasures for your
The fi rst Arizona Competitive Athlete Training Zone (CATZ) training facility is
home, garden, offi ce or someone special,” says Peonio. “You will fi nd antique teak
now open at 825 E. Warner Rd., inside the Warner Gateway Plaza, in Chandler.
walls, doors, iron windows, handcrafted furniture, exotic lighting, feng shui items,
CATZ offers athletic performance enhancement for youths ages 8 to 18, college
antique Turkish kilims, artifacts, ceramics and much more.”
and elite athletes, and adults through customized training programs and individual
“We are unlike what Arizona warehouse stores usually are – large numbers
attention.
of identical items, bulk commodities and impersonal service,” adds O’Roarty.
“We are here in Arizona to offer top-rated athletic performance training
“At Timbuktu, you will fi nd a large inventory of high quality, unique items from
programs to everyone, whether you’ re the serious athlete or just want to look like
around the world; learn the history of artisans and items; and receive personal
and act like one,” says co-owner Kenny Wright.
service and excellent prices.”
Since 1996, CATZ has trained athletes from a wide range of sports, skill levels
For hours of operation and additional details, call 480-892-9798.
and ages. CATZ athletes include collegiate and professional teams such as the
United States men’s and women’s soccer and tennis, San Francisco 49ers, Toronto
Maple Leafs, University of Michigan Softball, West Point Women’s Volleyball, Los
Angeles Galaxy and Arizona Futbol Club.
Spend an evening with DeConcini
Arizona CATZ is a four-member partnership of Kenny Wright, a graduate of
Marcos De Niza High School who played soccer at the University of California at
Former Senator Dennis DeConcini is guest speaker at a joint meeting of
Los Angeles and professionally for the Arizona Sand Sharks and Arizona Thunder;
Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Gilbert Chamber of Commerce held 6
Greg Vanney, also a Marcos De Niza grad who is on the Major League Soccer team
p.m. June 28 at the college. Reservations to the complimentary event are required
Colorado Rapids; Robin Fraser, former two-time MLS Defender of the Year and
by June 25.
on the U.S. National Soccer Team; and Brian Lee, a certifi ed and licensed athletic
DeConcini will discuss in part his autobiography, Senator Dennis DeConcini:
trainer and strength and conditioning specialist who was an Arizona Rattlers head
From the Center of the Aisle, a memoir that spans almost 40 years of the Arizonan
strength and conditioning coach and director of sports performance training at
and his national political life. The book provides stories about John McCain,
Spooner Physical Therapy.
President Bill Clinton and Sandra Day O’Connor.
“The training methodology is unique and delivered in a state-of-the-art facility,”
The event will be held in Room C110 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College,
adds Fraser.
2626 E. Pecos Rd., in S. Chandler. To RSVP, call 480-926-6027 or email Brenda@
For CATZ info, call 480-855-3145 or visit www.catzsports.com.
gilbertchamber.com.
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