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I was speaking with a client the other day about the importance of having separate rooms for kitchen, dining, living and family to accommodate all their current furniture even though they had decided to downsize their overall living space. It was then that I was reminded that not all people want that open great room feel that so many people are after. I guess this is why builders offer an array of different floor plans. 

As a business owner, it’s important to understand how the Affordable Care Act can affect your business. However, with so many misconceptions about how the Affordable Care Act works, this can be difficult.  To clarify the myths versus facts, we’re launching a new blog series called “Myth vs. Fact: The Affordable Care Act and Small Business”.

Parents frequently face many decisions and have many questions about the challenges and changes their teens are going through.  They are often looking for strategies to help their teens make good choices.  Parents sometimes struggle to prepare for conversations about dating, peer relationships, and cell phone/internet use.

On Friday, January 4, 2013, at 6:15 p.m. the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle collision on Bella Vista Road approximately one quarter mile west of Quail Run in San Tan Valley.

When deputies arrived on scene, they observed a 1997 Toyota 4 Runner crashed into an SRP metal power pole with a concrete retainer.

The sole occupant of the vehicle was Donna Love, (age 47 of San Tan Valley). Ms. Love was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The San Tan Valley area off of Magma Road and Hunt Highway has been a known problem area for over a year, acting as both a site of illegal desert dumping and target practice, according to officials.

The desert area, near Johnson Ranch, has caught the attention of the Pinal County Sheriff ’s Office, and San Tan Valley citizens. Shooting is an ongoing problem in that area, said PCSO Public Information Officer Elias Johnson.

San Tan Heights Elementary will honor 60 outstanding students in our Mighty Mustang award ceremony at 1:00 pm on May 9th.

Normally I would give you tech tips/advice, but this time I thought I would do something a little different. I work on lots of computers and it's common that people customize their computer with a wallpaper image of cute little Johnny or a picture of their favorite place. With my job here at MyBizNow, graphic design is what takes up most of my time. One thing I will often do for my clients is to make them a custom wallpaper for their personal use. Usually this is after I have designed a logo or developed a website for their business. Living here in San Tan Valley, you can take a lot of pictures that would be worthy of a postcard to send to friends or family outside of our area to rub-in how great the weather is year round.

Central Arizona College’s San Tan Center is fast-becoming a Mecca for the burgeoning community of the San Tan Valley.

Located at the headwaters of the Copper Basin neighborhood along Hunt Highway, the facility has given students from around the area a place to continue their education.

But Copper Basin is surrounded by cotton fields and open land, so getting to CAC’s San Tan Center requires a vehicle or a determined walk.

George Johnson, Pinal County developer and owner of Johnson Utilities, witnessed first-hand that determination of CAC students while he was driving along Hunt Highway.

“I saw kids walking back and forth and wondered where they were going,” he explained. “I found out that they were going to CAC. If they are willing to walk for their education, then the least I can do is help out with a ride.”

Johnson purchased nine 26-inch NEXT Power Climber Mountain Bikes and presented them, along with Pinal County Supervisor Bryan Martin, to CAC students during a ceremony at the San Tan Center on April 1.