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of Canada. In addition to the Phoenix supermarket, as many as nine restaurants and a dozen retail shops eventually will fill the center on an 8.5-acre parcel at 668 N. 44th St. The building, which will include for-lease ALL MAJOR Ab'iLlfa CflUICC LlNtS AND IOUH CGiYn AN'i. SONORA TRAVEL 908500 UVi SONORA VILLAGE MAUI DISNEYLAND i urn MON-FRI.

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"We are being very selective with the tenant space right now, because we want this center to be known as the place to go if you are looking for Asian food," said Reuman, noting Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese foods likely will be available. The developers are negotiating with purveyors of Asian-themed The club's weekly meals together also help stimulate friendships that might never have developed in a typical cycling club. Scottsdale 's Roland Rasmusen joined the club in 1993 shortly after moving to Arizona from Iowa. "Being a complete stranger in town, the Pinnacle Peak Pedalers were my source of getting to know people and make friends," Rasmusen said. Part of the club's success is a product of its loose membership, which encourages out-of-town visitors to ride with the group for a month or two and allows regular riders to return with ease after summers off.

"There are no officers, there aie no bylaws, there are no dues," Rasmusen said. "It's a great group to belong to." The club's social nature does not prevent the Pinnacle Peak Pedalers from attracting some of the Valley's top competitive cyclists, including Benson, a silver medalist at the 1997 National Senior Olympics. "People want to ride at a pace that's comfortable for them, and some want to ride fast," Prochaska said. "As a matter of fact, some are quite fanatical about it." "We have some tough riders, and we do get the miles in," Rogers said. The club averages 70 miles per ride change in communication after Superintendent Linda Powell was ousted.

"I felt the communication was good when I first came on," she said. "I thought it was very good. I felt we were kept up to date on any decision made by the district and given justification why. I don't think that's the case anymore." She added that she doesn't know why it changed. Newby said it has been that way for the past year because of the changes in superintendents.

The last time the topic of communication was brought up was when the new board came together and a consultant came in for team-building exercises. "I am trying to be fair, but my level of frustration is there because CYCLISTS, from Page I Peak Pedalers, a 16-year-old bicycle club that has managed to blend competitive and social cycling. "We have a good mix," said Bob Prochaska, the club's leader. "We have some very good riders in the group, but we also ride along together and talk as we're riding at times." The group, which has a flexible membership of from 15 to 40, depending on the season, had its origins in the Scottsdale Bicycle Club. Gurnelle Jones started the Scottsdale Bicycle club in the early 1980s.

After a time, an influx of young, aggressive riders turned that organization into a more serious racing club than she had envisioned. So Jones created the Pinnacle Peak Pedalers to offer a lower-key alternative. She handed off her duties to Prochaska six years ago, when she turned 70. Under his watch, the club, which features cyclists from age 30 to several in their early 80s, has retained its personality as a semisocial riding group. "You've got to be careful with a group like this so that it doesn't turn into a racing club or a training club," Prochaska said.

"Even though we get CutOutForAFastl8 AtMountainShadows iA antiques, books, electronics, gifts, beauty items and martial arts supplies, he added COFCO chose to build its first Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix because of llie area's growing business climate and generally favorable quality of life, Reuman said. "The problem is Asian companies are drawn to San Francisco, L.A., New York and other cities that have internationally focused infrastructures, where people speak the language and their employees can get the goods they need," he said. "That's what hinders Phoenix in attracting more Asian business. "We're trying to change the infrastructure to help bring more Asian companies to Phoenix." The center's image will be that of a "modem, unique Chinatown," featuring a one-acre garden with replicas of historic Chinese statutes, pagodas and plants. Part of its parking lot will double as an entertainment plaza, where musicians, poets and other artists will perform.

The first of two 11 -story towers and a 200-room hotel are expected to open by early 1999, with the second tower following the next year. Reuman estimates the project will create 1,300 jobs. during cooler months and shortens its trips to under 40 miles in the summer. Prochaska chooses the groups routes, rotating the rides throughout the Valley. One week, the Pedalers might bike north from Cave Creek to Rock Springs, and the next, they may ride northeast from Apache Junction to Tortilla Flat and back.

On occasion, the club even travels to locations as far away as Prescott or Flagstaff to begin its rides. All tliat traveling gives the cyclists a chance to experience parts of the state most Arizonans probably don't even know exist. "I found I had been places my neighbors who have been here for years have never even heard of," Rasmusen said. "I was fairly new to the city when I joined this group," Benson said, "and by starting from all different locations. I got to learn my city." Variety or location and terrain certainly contributes to the club's longevity, but its members agree that there's something special about the group's makeup that keeps them coming out each week.

"There's just something about the people that come out on Wednesdays," Prochaska said. in district it's come up before," she said. Newby added that there was a communication problem within the board for about 11 days in May, and that she hopes it remains part of history. That was during the time that board members split on two votes and phone calls were not returned, she said. Pepper said she wants to improve communication and even brought it up during the teacher and staff welcome-back programs held before school started.

At the board meeting she said: "One tiling the human race needs to do is to communicate better. I am concerned about the communication level throughout the district." 97 Now sq. yd. 97 JMOW ZJ sq. yd, GLENDALE 842-2595 44th Ave.

Peoria Behind Kentucky Fried Chicken M-W-F-Sat 9am-5pm T-Th 9anv8pm Sun 1 2-5pm and for-sale office space on the second and third floors, is expected to open in November, said Kurt Reuman, project coordinator for developer BNU Corp. of Phoenix. BNU (Beijing and United States) is a subsidiary of COFCO, Chinese National Cereals, Oils Foodstuffs Import Export Corp. of Beijing. The Phoenix center is the first such effort in the United States for turnover of riders, the character of the group tends to be the same.

It's a very open group. It welcomes people and makes them feel comfortable." Kathleen Rogers of Scottsdale, who joined the club last year, said new members get encouragement from more experienced cyclists. "Even the really strong riders wait for the slower riders if they get far ahead," Rogers said. "Nobody feels as if they're being dropped. That was important to me, because I wasn't a great rider when I first started riding with them." Prochaska provides maps, ensuring that slower cyclists won't get lost or separated from the group.

"Most of these people are very self-reliant, but I hate to lose people," Prochaska said. In a large part, the group's unique personality stems from its Wednesday morning riding time. Most cycling clubs meet on weekends, but the Pinnacle Peak Pedalers' schedule tends to attract retired riders and riders with non-traditional work hours, like Rogers, a Scottsdale nurse. "Some of them have even scheduled their work around the rides," said Winston Benson of Scottsdale, who has been a member of the group with his wife, Lois, for eight years. some board members feel the communication process hasn't been up to snuff.

Newby said parents heard about the placement of principals at schools over the summer before she Zapien-Ferrero said that she has waiting on information about employees involved in accidents while district-owned vehicles since June that it's difficult to get test results. Policy states that if a request requires more than a half-hour in administrative work to get, three board members have to request it, Pepper said. In the instance of Zapien-Ferrero's June request, Pepper she is checking into it. Zapien-Ferrero said she noticed the ij i Letters Coupon Per Customer Better communication sought I (Includes golf cart anda freestone of golf balls.) I I I Bring in this ad and play Mountain II dome ceiling and ceiling fan! Upscale and Elegant Cool and Bright I Custom Finishes to Match YOUR Decor 264-6631 1 fepgnff CALL NOW for free in home estimate 1 Family Owned and Operated I AT AFFORDABLE PRICES EVERYDAY LJ 1 mahrpts vi 7 I MOfflfflllSnaQOWS I ill RESORT AND GOLF CLUB a 561 East lincoln Drivt, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 I One coupon valid (or up to 4 pUyr. Price doe nol k0 IZ, Shea Pto KiKhtn Ionaaows nationally ratea executive course.

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"I know I got none," she said. But not all board members felt the same. Board members Mike Girand and Kristy Ryan believe that the district acted appropriately and that they didn't need to know in advance. "We direct policy, but that had nothing to do with policy," Ryan said. "It had to do with what was best for the district.

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