You probably wouldn't believe, since I live in the southeastern part of the valley, that I tend to end up in Anthem often, at least once a week it seems. I remember when Anthem was land marked only by a rest stop along I-17. But in the past few years it's grown quite a lot. In fact, there are now at least two restaurants there!
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That's right! This Saturday (February 14th, 2004), Arizona turns 92. It was back in 1912 when President William Howard Taft signed the Statehood Act to make Arizona the 48th state in the union. And I think something else is this Saturday as well, some kind of holiday where people give out hearts and cards, or something -- I don't remember.
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A cowboy rode into town and stopped at a saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals had a habit of picking on strangers. When he finished his drink, he found his horse had been stolen. He went back into the bar and with a quick move of his hands, he flipped his guns into the air, caught them above his head without even looking and fired at the ceiling. "Which one of you sidewinders stole my hoss!?" he yelled. No one answered.

"Alright, I'm gonna have anotha beer, and if my hoss ain't back outside by the time I finnish, I'm gonna do what I dun in Jerome! And I don't like to have to do what I dun in Jerome!"

Some of the locals shifted restlessly. He had another beer, walked outside, and his horse was back! As he swung up into the saddle and started to ride out of town, the bartender ran out of the saloon and asked, "Say partner, before you go... what happened in Jerome?" The cowboy turned back and said, "I walked home."
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