Sonoran News / Business News

Business to Business | April 8 – 14, 2009

Experience the adventure of Spirit Days along with a Sidewalk Sale at Gypsy Trader on Sat. & Sun. April 18 & 19. Angel readings, energy healing, chair massage, chakra balancing and much more. 20811 N. Cave Creek Road (one block north of the 101) 602-971-4445.

This Friday, April 10 is Friday Art Night. Look for luminaries at the Cave Creek galleries along Cave Creek Rd. and enjoy an enchanting evening! For more information call Karen at 480-595-1123 or at Mickey 480-329-6118.

Bryan’s Barbeque is open! See their ad in this issue for hours and check out the menu at www.bryansbbq.com or call 480-575-7155. Located at 6130 E. Cave Creek Rd. in Las Tienda.

Enjoy Easter Sunday Brunch at El Encanto and El Encanto Dos. For the kids, there’s an egg hunt and coloring contest. Call for reservations in Cave Creek at 480-488-1752 or on Carefree Highway at 623-780-5948. Visit www.elencantorestaurants.com.

Awesome Blossoms is having a fantastic moving sale with everything in the store at 40-60% OFF! Stop in early for the best selection of unique dried and silk botanicals, fine accessories, candles, art work and more to redo your special home décor. Located at 7291 E. Adobe Dr. (1 block east of Scottsdale Road, 3/4 mile So. of Pinnacle Peak) See ad in this issue for details or call 480-419-6543.

Dallas Wedel Performance Horses is having a grand opening ‘barn warming’ party and tack sale on April 11 at their new location at Flying A Ranch on Yucca Rd., just west of Spur Cross Rd. Come enjoy a barbeque and learn more about reining. Visit www.dallasreins.com or call 480-272-1770.

Get your auto’s A/C system checked before we’re up to 100 degrees! Tobias’ Automotive Specialists has a special on system checks. Call 480-488-2914. www.TobiasAuto.com.

Help Blowfish celebrate their One Year Anniversary with drink specials on the patio from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily! Don’t forget to call for Easter reservations! Visit www.azblowfish.com for full menu and hours.

Take a ride in the Lake Pleasant area on a wonderful trail horse and see spectacular Arizona scenery! Betty’s Trail Rides offers one to four hour rides (including lunch on the 4 hr. ride) at very reasonable rates. Call 928-501-7272.

Heidi Boutique, 10428 E. Jomax Rd. #103, off Jomax and Alma School is stocked with New Spring Merchandise from Trina Turk, Susana Monaco, Linq and other designers of choice. Shop there often for the best buys, from the runway to your closet. Call 480.663.7777 for more information.

L-Skin Care, in Los Portales Mall, Carefree, is offering a Facial with Steam Extraction Masking, Hand & Fott Massage and a choice of Lip or Brow Wax for just $45 for new clients. Also Manicure/Pedicure for $35.00. Call 480.488.7730 for an appointment.

A Concealed Weapons Permit Class, with well known instructor Barry Tietler, will be held at the Black Mountain Baptist Church on Cave Creek Rd. in Cave Creek, Monday & Tuesday April 20 & 21 from 6 – 9 p.m. The Range Shooting portion, completing the class, will be held at the Ben Avery Range Shooting Range from 10 am to Noon Saturday, April 25. Call Barry at (480) 515-1446 for more information or to enroll in the class.

Aroma Café, downstairs in the Los Portales Mall, Carefree, is offering Live Music, Friday Night April 17, with solo artists, Eric Brostrom and Dellynn Dunn. If you haven’t discovered this quaint coffee shop that features fresh soups, sandwiches and salads made daily at very affordable prices you need to stop by and find out what you’ve been missing.

Experience Extraordinary Ecuador with a Birding Tour arranged by a local Arizona Company, Neo Tropic Tours. All tours include Quality Lodging and Meals, Car & Driver and an Ecuadorian, English-Speaking Bird Guide. “Experience the Greatest Biodiversity on the Planet” Call 480 528-4881 or e-mail [email protected].

Sonoran Oasis Med Spa, 7100 E Cave Creek Rd in Stagecoach Village, introduces Milena Mattei. She has an extensive experience as a massage therapist and esthetician. Many of you have received her outstanding treatments at Rancho Mañana, where Milena had worked and managed for the last nine years until their recent unfortunate closure. Milena is known for her hot stone massage she created from the sassi stones. She has taught this therapy locally as well as internationally. In her spirit she brings to the Sonoran Oasis Med Spa passion, dedication, and integrity for the well-being of clients.

Buy hay for your horses and cows directly from Leister Farms at great prices! See ad in this issue or call 623-694-4700.

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Phony letter from Publishers Clearing House lands in mailboxes across the country, warns Better Business Bureau

PHOENIX – Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning the public to beware of letters supposedly from Publishers Clearing House which claim that they have won a grand prize drawing of $1 million. Despite how official the letters might look, the recipient is the target of a widespread scam that is seeing a sudden resurgence across the country.

“Perhaps, not surprisingly, the increased prevalence of this scam comes on the heels of the actual Publishers Clearing House awarding a New Jersey woman $5,000 a week for the rest of her life,” said Matthew Fehling, BBB President/CEO. “Scammers often steal their hooks from the headlines and operate in the wake of newsworthy events, such as Publishers Clearing House giving out a prize, because they know it’ll be on top of people’s minds.”
How does the scam operate? Victims receive a letter supposedly from Publishers Clearing House claiming they have won $1 million as the second place winner of a drawing sponsored by Reader’s Digest Magazine. The letter is accompanied by a check for as much as $5,900 with instructions to call the Publishers Clearing House representative listed in the letter. Over the phone, the victims are told that, in order to receive their prize, they must cash the check and then wire approximately $4,000 to Publishers Clearing House and then the rest of the winnings will be sent to them. The check, however, is fraudulent and any money wired to the scammers cannot be recovered.

Since early March, reports of the Publishers Clearing House scam have come in from 20 states including Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Not only are letters popping up in mailboxes, but some people report receiving phone calls from scammers pretending to be with Publishers Clearing House as well.

While this scam predominantly takes advantage of individuals, business owners also need to be aware that their company’s name could potentially be used by fraudsters to pull off this con. The fraudulent checks sent to the supposed prize winners with the letter are copies of checks from legitimate businesses which have been stolen by the scammers. Businesses located in Alabama, California, Kansas and West Virginia have discovered that their checks—which included their name, address and even account number—were reproduced as part of the scam.

Victims of this scam are encouraged to contact BBB at 602-624-1721 or 928-772-3410 in Northern Arizona as well as the Arizona Attorney General’s office.

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