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Yollipop’s festival of frozen treats
by Joan Westlake
HOLOCAUST AUTHOR SIGNS BOOK
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EAT YOUR ART OUT AZ Arts Page 60
WHERE TO EAT Page 75
Frozen yogurt is but one of many luscious desserts at Yollipop in The Falls at Ocotillo. Among the menu items are fresh fruit smoothies, cupcakes, fruit bowls and the trendy green tea and tapioca beverage Boba.
“Most stores label themselves as frozen
yogurt and that really limits their options,” says Duc Nguyen, co-owner with Vamshi Damera. “We are a frozen treats store.” If a treat at Yollipop makes customers nos-
talgic for their youth, Nguyen has satisfied his goal. “Our store was born with the desire to bring
a little fun back to the frozen treat business. After all, you simply cannot say Yollipop with- out a happy and colorful childhood memory popping into your mind.” A resident of Ocotillo for more than 11
SWEET TREAT: The new Yollipop frozen yogurt store at The Falls at Ocotillo in Southern Chandler has a wide variety of classic and unusual serve-yourself flavors. STSN photo
years, Nguyen has wanted to open a yogurt shop in The Falls for a long time. He launched
a shop in Ahwatukee while waiting for a spot to be available in Chandler and opened the Ocotillo doors November 2011. Customers will find options with no fat,
gluten and sugar at Yollipop, something Nguyen says many are thankful for. Kahlua, cotton candy, German chocolate cake, marsh- mallow, red velvet, pop mango and pistachio are some of the local favorites. Nguyen suggests trying the taro flavor,
which is a Hawaiian root with a clean distinc- tive flavor, or the New York cheesecake that he claims tastes like eating the actual cake when
See Yollipop Page 45 K9 competition challenges tail-waggers Watch professional pooches run competitive relays that include
jumping hurdles and catching balls during the 3rd Annual Wags & Kisses Flyball Tournament hosted by Chandler’s Blazin’ K9s Flyball Team Sat., Feb. 18 and Sun., Feb. 19. The tournament runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Nozomi
Park, formerly West Chandler Park. The public is welcome to watch this family friendly race at no cost. Leashed dogs are permitted, too. For those unfamiliar with Flyball, it consists of two teams of four
Gilbert connection Tad, the tortoise, teaches children about
Tombstone in "Tales of a Tombstone Arizona Tortoise," a new picture book, created by hus- band and wife team, Tad and Heather Smith, owners of The Design Idea Graphics in Gilbert. The book celebrates Arizona’s storied past
through vibrant illustrations, alliteration and prose. Readers can relive the state's Wild West past as Tad, the tortoise, shares stories his rela- tives told him about the historic town of Tombstone including Ed Schieffelin’s discovery of silver, which led to the growth of the boom- ing mining town; stagecoach robberies; Nelly Cashman’s charitable works; and the friction between the Earp brothers and corrupt cowboys that led up to the shootout at the OK Corral. Heather says she spent nearly two years
researching Tombstone’s history, writing and revising the book, and reading it to children in elementary classrooms, so she could use feed- back from students and teachers to improve- ment the writing. Books are available for purchase at Sibley’s
West, 72 S. San Marcos Pl. in downtown Chandler; Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr. in Tempe; Gallery 225, 225 N. Gilbert Rd. in downtown Gilbert and online at
www.TombstoneTortoise.com.
Tombstone history book has
dogs each, running a relay race on a course measuring 51 feet. The first dog jumps four hurdles and steps on a spring-loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog catches the ball and runs back over the four hurdles. When the dog crosses the starting line the next dog takes off. The first team to have all four dogs run without errors wins the heat. Nozomi Park is located at 250 S. Kyrene Rd. in Chandler. For
information on Wags & Kisses or the Blazin’K9s visit
www.blazink9s.com or
contact team captains
carol@blazink9s.com or
kim@blazink9s.com. at
PUSH OFF: Dogs bounce off springboard boxes during the Annual Wags & Kisses Flyball Tournament relay race.
‘MomDocs’ move to new location FASHION SHOW KICKS OFF GRAND OPENING
After more than 20 years seeing patients in
the medical building next to Chandler Regional Medical Center, Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB / GYN is in a new Chandler office location across the street, on the south- west corner of Dobson and Frye roads. No more will they have to lease two suites down the hallway from each other to accommodate additional patients, providers and staff. “We are proud to provide care to more
women now than we did 20 years ago, and with that increase in patients comes the need for more space,” says Nick Goodman, CEO of Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB / GYN. The spacious facility is on the first level
with parking in front. Decorated in a World of Fashion theme, the lobby includes décor like dress forms, fashion books and designer
See ‘MomDocs’ Page 45
MODELING: One of the models, Mary Ellen, at the fashion show to kick off the grand opening of the new offices for Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB / GYN. STSN photo by Debbie Jennings
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