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Natalia’s
invites diners to linger, enjoy
by Joan Westlake
Natalia’s 1912 restaurant has nearly four decades of quality dining experience plus family tradition, according to Bob Renzka, owner of one of Chandler’s newest eateries. The name is a combination of the name of his wife, Natalia, whom he met on a blind date, and the year both their parents escaped the Ukraine just before the Iron Curtain fell.
Over a period of 36 years, the couple ran successful food ventures, selling the popular Natalia’s 1912 cafe in Silverton, CO, a decade ago. They enjoyed retirement in Arizona until their son, Kevin, said he wanted to leave his job in the computer industry and asked his father to help him start a restaurant. On July 5, they opened the doors to Natalia’s 1912 on Gilbert Road south of Queen Creek Road.
See Natalia’s Page 42 Free September Concert open to public
The public is invited to a free September Concert at 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 11 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort where The Strand, an Irish trio, will be one of the groups performing. Organized for the fi rst time in Chandler by the Chandler Irish Cultural Council (CICC), it’s part of the ninth annual global days of music for peace, when professional and amateur musicians entertain around the world.
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ON STAGE: J. Phynix performs light rock music and will be on stage for the September Concert.
Other performers confi rmed for the concert include the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Vocal Jazz Ensemble; JPhynix, a local light rock band; Irish step dancers from the Bracken School of Irish Dance; Lynn Mascarelli, an Irish storyteller and vocalist Melanie Green.
A number of dignitaries are
also being invited to the event, including State Sen. Jay Tibshraeny, Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn and members of various organizations and businesses in the area. The Chandler concert will be preceded by a benefi t dinner for the CICC which starts at 5:30 p.m. with registration and includes a silent auction and raffl e prizes. Silent auction items include a select weekend package from the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort; fi ne glassware from Chandler’s di Sciacca Glass; a fi ne silver necklace donated by Fagen Designs and more. Raffl e prizes include dinners for two, local merchant gift baskets, glassware from di Sciacca Glass, certifi cates from Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants and Brunchies and more.
See Concert Page 48 STSN photo by Gordon Murray RELAXED DINING: Enjoy a leisurely meal at Natalia’s 1912 restaurant in Southern Chandler.
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Volunteers sought to help children
Every Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m., Chas Partridge of Montefi no and Amy Wasson of Cypress Point head to Tempe to help starving children around the world. They are volunteers for Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a nonprofi t Christian organization committed to “feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit.”
“I was looking for a volunteer organization where I could offer my time and really feel like I was truly making a difference,” says Partridge. “I didn’t want to get involved in a charity
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HELPING KIDS: Volunteering at the ingredient station at Feed My Starving Children in Tempe are, from left, Amy Wasson and Chas Partridge of Ocotillo with student volunteers Meghan Talmage, Brandon Kaehr and Dillon Monroe.
where most of the money goes to salaries and administrative costs. That is what is so great about FMSC.”
FMSC has developed a food mixture that is easy and safe to transport, simple to make with only boiling water and culturally acceptable worldwide. It includes rice, the most widely accepted grain around the world; extruded soy nuggets, providing maximum protein at lowest cost; vitamins, minerals and a vegetarian chicken fl avoring to give growing children nutritional elements they need; and dehydrated vegetables for fl avor and nutrition.
“While the formula was designed to save the lives of severely malnourished and starving children, the ingredients also improve the health, growth and physical well-being of children who are no longer in immediate danger of starvation,” says Janine Skinner, local development advisor for FMSC. “A team of food scientists continues to monitor the FMSC formula to ensure that it meets nutritional needs for the world’s hungry children.”
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