What if I told you that a fundamental component of our success is the ability to “unlearn” various things that we’ve already learned? I know. I know. You’d probably say I was crazy, right? Let me explain.

What if I told you that a fundamental component of our success is the ability to “unlearn” various things that we’ve already learned? I know. I know. You’d probably say I was crazy, right? Let me explain.

In an effort to aid shelter dog rehabilitation and adoption, more than 20 Ahwatukee Foothills students of the Animal Behavioral College have participated in the Students Saving Lives program.

Last week was National Poison Prevention Week and the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) is reminding pet owners to keep their pets out of harm’s way. According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), its Animal Poison Control Center answers more than 200,000 calls for help annually.

A new cutting-edge fertility treatment is making receiving donated eggs quicker, more inexpensive, and easier.

Between traumatic experiences of late — whether it be Hurricane Sandy, the Aurora shootings, or a local tragedy in our family or neighborhood — are the everyday places where we dwell most often and try to make sense of our lives. As Americans ponder and strategize how not to plunge over the fiscal cliff back into economic recession, it is imperative that we arrive at plans and strategies within the context of a more complicated and nuanced sense of how we define and live our lives.

In recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month, Know 99 television is featuring special programming that identifies bullying behaviors and provides parents and children with strategies to prevent it.

There are many ways to get from point A to point B. There is a straight line and there is the scenic route. Sometimes, it is how you get from point A to B that is important. You can cheat and get a 100 percent on a test or you can work hard, learn and get the 100 percent and get value from what you have learned/accomplished.

Does your child worry about going to the store?

Catholic Charities Community Services’ DIGNITY House was recently named Homeless Service Provider of the Year by Phoenix Neighborhood Services. DIGNITY House received the award for its outstanding efforts assisting women with intensive residential recovery to help them live an independent life. The award was presented last month during the city’s National Community Development Week celebration.

Friends of Animal Care & Control (Friends) of Maricopa County has been awarded the Pets for Life Mentorship and Training Program Grant sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States and PetSmart Charities. Friends won one of five full grants awarded out of over 50 that applied nationwide to provide education and training for pet owners in an effort to reduce pet homelessness in Maricopa County.

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At its annual Christmas luncheon, which took place on Dec. 4, the Tuesday Swingers Golf League of the Lakes Golf Club in Ahwatukee hosted a raffle and free will offering that raised $400, which was donated to the Sunshine Acres Children’s Home in Mesa. The raffle prizes were donated by the leagues members and this annual event took place a Buca di Beppo restaurant.

Desert Vista senior golfer Kassidy Long-Goheen gave her verbal commitment to the University of Idaho.

The election season is upon us and I wish to remind everyone that our children are watching, listening and learning. As school districts across our nation continue to develop and implement policies in response to bullying, I believe that we must reflect on why this has become a national issue.

The Horizon Honors golf team is headed to Division III state golf event this weekend as it hopes to better last year’s eighth-place finish.

There are many ways to get from point A to point B. There is a straight line and there is the scenic route. Sometimes, it is how you get from point A to B that is important. You can cheat and get a 100 percent on a test or you can work hard, learn and get the 100 percent and get value from what you have learned/accomplished.

The Mountain Pointe alumni tournament will be on May 11 at Club West, 16400 S. 14th Ave.

Catholic Charities Community Services recently received a $5,000 grant from Cox Charities to help fund its DIGNITY Immersion Theatre Experience. The Immersion will create greater awareness about trafficking and the way its victims are forced to live.

Your dog is having fun at the dog park when suddenly another dog slams into him, sending him reeling. Fido gets up, tries to walk away and BAM! Another body slam sends him back to the ground. Fido tries again to escape but is met with a hard bite to the back leg. You rush over to your dog to see if he’s OK, and the offender’s dad responds: “That’s just the way my dog plays — he’s an Alpha.”

Third-grade Brownie Troop 864 and first-grade Daisy Troop 867 from Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School visited the new Mountain Park Senior Living Center recently to spread a little Christmas cheer. The girls sung carols as the residents with happy smiles joined in. A wonderful night of holiday celebration among generations in Ahwatukee Foothills.

The Foothills Ladies Golf Club collected more than 50 Toys for Tots at its annual golf and lunch outing. Forty members participated at the Foothills Golf Club where they play each Tuesday. Members of the Christmas committee pictured here are Connie Brown, Connie Modeer, Vy Armour, Bonnie Spanier and Shelly Meagher.

The girls golf season came to an end Saturday with three local golfers participating in the Division I state tournament at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen.