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        Voter’s      Choice   
Stars of Sun City West 2021
      Featuring the best in your community
Stars of Sun City West 2021 # Voter's Choice # # # Featuring the best in your community - YourValley.net
30   April 28, 2021 | Sun City West Independent | YourValley.net

 Best Attorney
                                Describe
                                D      ib your business:
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                                                            We are a                                                                 sionate
                                                                                                                                       i       approach h to estate planning.
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 1st Place                   veteran-owned and -operated estate                                                                      We have the opportunity to make our         2nd Place
 Pennington                  planning law firm with more than 70
                             years of combined experience. We are
                                                                                                                                     clients’ lives better by giving them
                                                                                                                                     peace of mind to their affairs have         Craig E. Collins Law
 Law-Estate                  founded on the military values of the                                                                   been put in order by the most skilled         13912 W. Stardust Blvd., No.
 Planning                    managing partner, Andre L. Penning-
                             ton, who is a military attorney and
                                                                                                                                     estate planning attorneys in Arizona.
                                                                                                                                         What is your biggest challenge?
                                                                                                                                                                                 100, Sun City West
                                                                                                                                                                                   Phone: 623-977-7267
 PLLC                        holds the rank of major in the U.S. Air                                                                 Quite frankly, the legal community as         Website: suncitywestattorney.
   13925 W Meeker            Force Reserves. Our clients involve                                                                     a whole has caused the community            com
 Blvd, Suite 20, Sun         us when planning for the two most                                                                       to question attorneys and their mo-
 City West; 15331 W          important things in their lives — ev-                                                                   tives. However, it does not take our           For the past 30 years the firm
 Bell Road, Suite 318,       erything they own and everyone they                                                                     clients long after meeting us to know       has been dedicated to client satis-
 Surprise                    love. Our clients share their hopes,                                                                    that we genuinely care about what we        faction and protecting clients’ le-
   Phone: 623-229-           dreams, values and goals; we listen                                                                     do and treat our clients as we would        gal interests handling a variety of
 0463                        and help them understand their op-                                                                      want a loved one treated — we keep          simple and complex cases rang-
   Website: Penning-         tions. We work with our clients to de-                                                                  things simple, understandable and           ing from family law, bankruptcy,
                                                                                  Andre L. Pennington and his family. [Submitted
 tonEstatePlanning.          sign personalized plans that reflect                  photo]
                                                                                                                                     easy. We simply take care of our cli-       wills and trusts planning, trust
 com                         their own unique situation, while put-                                                                  ents. We are regular people, who just       administration, other forms of
                             ting our knowledge and experience                    demystify the elder law, estate plan-              so happen to have law licenses that         estate planning, probate of dece-
                             to work for their benefit. The result                 ning and probate experience, and we                are trying to help people.                  dents’ estates, conservatorships,
                             of such thoughtful planning is an es-                utilize these principles to gently guide               What is the most important busi-        guardianships and general civil
                             tate plan that works. Our plans pro-                 our clients through some of life’s most            ness lesson you were taught? The            litigation.
                             mote harmony within the family and                   difficult decisions.                                Air Force’s three core values have          3rd Place
                             provide a lasting legacy that will con-                What do you want your custom-                    helped shape our founding member’s
                             tinue to reflect our clients’ values and              ers to feel after they have come to                life and the way we do business at          Axberg, Heartburg
                             ideals for generations to come.                      your location? We have a simple goal               Pennington Law–Estate Planning,
                                What is your business philoso-                    in mind, for our clients to feel peace             i.e., Integrity first, service before self   & Willis
                             phy? Compassion, education and in-                   of mind that their hard work and leg-              and excellence in all we do. Integrity        13843 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun
                             dividual attention — these are the                   acy is protected; and that their loved             is doing the right thing even when no       City West
                             principles that guide Pennington                     ones are taken care of with kindness,              one is looking; service before self is        Phone: 623-773-1881
                             Law–Estate Planning in helping our                   compassion and understanding.                      to put other’s needs before your own;          With two Northwest Valley
 Andre L. Pennington         clients. When we add in our experi-                    What is your biggest opportuni-                  and excellence is to do each thing to       locations, offers services that
                             ence, expertise, kindness and integ-                 ty? Our biggest opportunity is to im-              the absolute best of our ability. These     feature work on breaks, trans-
                             rity, we have a winning combination.                 pact the Sun City West community                   guiding principles have earned the          mission, differential cooling
                             We believe that this philosophy can                  with our expert, kind and compas-                  trust of our clients and community.         and fuel injection.

 Best Auto Shop
 1st Place                                                                                                                                                       2nd Place
 Sun Cities                                                                                                                                                      Sun Devil Auto
 Tire & Auto                                                                                                                                                       13905 W. Camino del Sol, Sun City West
                                                                                                                                                                   Phone: 623-544-1100
   13701 W. Camino                                                                                                                                                 Website: sundevilauto.com
 del Sol, Sun City
 West                                                                                                                                                              Sun Devil Auto opened its first auto repair
   Phone: 623-975-                                                                                                                                               and maintenance shop in Phoenix in 1978. Since
 1737                                                                                                                                                            then, the company expanded to Las Vegas, Ne-
   Website: sunciti-                                                                                                                                             vada, and Austin, Texas, opening multiple shops
 estireandauto.com                                                                                                                                               in and around those areas.

                                                                                                                                                                 3rd Place
                                                                                                                                                                 Allen’s Auto Service
                                                                                                                                                                   18555 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun City West
                           The Sun Cities Tire & Auto staff during the business’s 21st anniversary in 2020. [Submitted photo]                                      Phone: 623-584-6400
                              Keep your vehicle on the road              ated dealer.                                   rity back into the auto business.          Website: allensautoservice.com
                           with auto repair from Sun Cities                 Sun Cities Tire & Auto started              Our extensive knowledge of the
                           Tire & Auto.                                  in 1999 and its staff has 42 years             automotive industry means we               Allen’s Auto Services is a locally owned and
                              Whatever the issue is with a               experience. AAA Arizona Top                    can handle any request.                  operated shop dedicated to meeting all its cus-
                           car or truck, the repair show says            Shop award winner 2001-17.                        Editor’s note: Sun Cities Tire &      tomers’ automotive needs. Its technicians are
                           it can fix it. Its tire sales feature a           The shop offers auto repairs,               Auto did not respond to a ques-          committed to offering the highest level of au-
                           range of brands, sizes and styles             tires sales and services. Its mis-             tionnaire sent to them for this          tomotive care and customer service available.
                           despite being a Firestone-affili-              sion statement is to bring integ-              section.
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Best Bank
1st Place              Describe your business:                                                                                                                           2nd Place
Western              Western is focused on you
                     and our community.
                                                                                                                                                                         FirstBank
State Bank             What is your business                                                                                                                               19309 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun
  19440 N. R.H.      philosophy? You can al-                                                                                                                             City West
Johnson Blvd., Sun   ways count on warm, hon-                                                                                                                              Phone: 623-584-9200
City West            est advice and a company                                                                                                                              Website: efirstbank.com
  Phone: 623-544-    that shares your values.
5012                   What do you want your                                                                                                                               FirstBank started from humble
  Website: wester-   customers to feel after                                                                                                                             beginnings in 1963, and has since
nbanks.com           they have come to your lo-                                                                                                                          grown to be one of the largest pri-
                     cation? We want everyone                                                                                                                            vately held banks in the nation with
                     to feel as if they are part of                                                                                                                      more than $19 billion in assets and
                     our family and that they’re                                                                                                                         more than 110 locations throughout
                     home.                                                                                                                                               Colorado, Arizona and California.
                       What is your biggest
                     opportunity? Offering ev-                                                                                                                           3rd Place
                     eryone the Western way,
                     free checking and easy, ac-
                                                                                                                                                                         Credit Union West
                     cessible service.                                                                                                                                     19436 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun
                       What is your biggest                                                                                                                              City West
                     challenge? Showing that                                                                                                                               Phone: 623-631-3200
                     we are not a big-box bank.                                                                                                                            Website: cuwest.org
                       What is the most im-
                     portant business lesson                                                                                                                                Offering a variety of services to
                     you were taught? Re-             The Western Bank staff includes, from left, Carrie Lewis, Kristi Richards, Jennifer Gutierrez, Jeannine Kincade,    members. Credit Union West is also
                     spect everyone, and listen       Chellaney Middlemas and Levi Cooley. [Submitted photo]                                                              active in giving back to the commu-
                     and learn.                                                                                                                                           nity.
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 Best Cardiologist
 1st Place                          Describe your business: Car-                                                                                                             2nd Place
 Cardiac                         diac Solutions is an innovative
                                 team of cardiologists that is well
                                                                                                                                                                             Banner Health Clinic
 Solutions                       known for delivering comprehen-                                                                                                              Address: 14416 W. Meeker Blvd.,
                                 sive cardiac care since 1984, uti-                                                                                                          Sun City West
   Address: 14420 W.             lizing a team-oriented approach.                                                                                                             Phone: 623-524-8960
 Meeker Blvd. A-305,             There are three full service offic-                                                                                                           Website: bannerhealth.com
 Sun City West                   es in Glendale, Sun City and Sun
   Phone: 623-876-8816           City West.                                                                                                                                    A full-service health care facility
   Website: cardiacso-              What is your business philos-                                                                                                            that uses a multidisciplinary surgi-
 lutions.net                     ophy? Prevention is our foremost                                                                                                            cal and medical approach that focus-
                                 concern. We aim to reduce cardio-        Cardiac Solutions offers diagnostic testing, clinical programs and surgical options.
                                                                                                                                                                             es on an individual’s needs.
                                 vascular disease by educating our
                                 patients through our nurse-direct-       mitted to their health. They expe-                  What is your biggest chal-                     3rd Place
                                 ed clinics. These educational pro-
                                 grams help those with cardiovas-
                                                                          rience short wait times for their
                                                                          appointments and appreciate the
                                                                                                                            lenge? Leveraging advanced ana-
                                                                                                                            lytics and data to improve health
                                                                                                                                                                             Cardiac Care
                                 cular problems avoid extended            efficiencies within the organization               outcomes, reduce administrative                  Consultants
                                 hospital stays. We believe build-        which translate into a superior pa-               burdens, and support transition
                                 ing a long-term relationship based       tient experience.                                 to value-based care                               Address: 14420 W. Meeker Blvd.
                                 on trust with our physicians, pa-          What is your biggest opportu-                     What is the most important                     A-103, Sun City West
                                 tients can begin working toward          nity? Our biggest opportunity is to               business lesson you were taught?                  Phone: 623-546-6700
                                 better cardiovascular health.            expand our population health man-                 In any health care organization, if               Website: cardiaccare.md
                                    What do you want your cus-            agement program, to provide tar-                  you put the patient first, at the fore-
                                 tomers to feel after they have           geted, disease-specific interven-                 front of all business decisions, you               Cardiac specialists that offer com-
                                 come to your location? Our cus-          tions to minimize the effects of                  cannot fail.                                     plete diagnostic and hospital ser-
                                 tomers feel as if they have received     heart disease and to collaborate                    Editor’s Note: Cardiac Solutions               vices.
 Cardiac Solutions is known      cardiology care personalized to          with health systems to provide op-                did not respond to the question-
 for providing patients with     their needs and desired outcomes.        timal patient outcomes across the                 naire.
 comprehensive cardiac care      They feel a team of individuals com-     continuum of care.
 since 1984.

 Best Dentist
 1st Place                        Describe your business:                                                                                                        2nd Place
 Saini Smiles                  Serving since 1982 – weather
                               it was Dr. Jack Luftman or Dr.
                                                                                                                                                                 Elegant Dentistry, Brett
   Address: 13603 W.           Tom Reese or the current own-                                                                                                     Sperry DMD
 Camino Del Sol, Sun           er Dr. Saini (since 2010), we are
 City West                     committed in providing you with                                                                                                    Address: 13925 W. Meeker Blvd. No. 1-A,
   Phone: 623-584-             outstanding care and service.                                                                                                     Sun City West
 2288                          Each one of our Doctors have 20+                                                                                                   Phone: 623-584-0733
   Website: sainis-            years of experience, so you can                                                                                                    Website: elegantdentistryaz.com
 miles.net                     be assured that your visit will be
                               handled by an experienced and                                                                                                       Elegant Dentistry is a general dental practice
                               caring professional.                                                                                                              that focuses on diagnosis, prevention and treat-
                                  What is your business phi-                                                                                                     ment of cavities and other disorders, including
                               losophy? Our commitment is                                                                                                        but not limited to teeth cleaning, fillings, crowns,
                               to provide an outstanding expe-                                                                                                   root canals, extractions, implants and whitening.
                               rience focusing on care, educa-
                               tion and excellent service. Using                                                                                                 3rd Place
                               a combination of personal one-
                               on-one care and an experienced                                                                                                    A Tender Dental Care II
                               team, we partner with our pa-                                                                                                      Address: 13940 W. Meeker Blvd. No. 133,
                               tients to provide the healthiest                                                                                                  Sun City West
                               and most beautiful smiles.                                                                                                         Phone: 623-556-2828
                                  What do you want your cus-        Saini Smiles has been serving Sun City West and the surrounding area since 1982.              Website: atenderdentalcareaz.com
                               tomers to feel after they have
                               come to your location? We are        our friends, but an extension of                What is your biggest chal-                     Our goal is to provide our patients with
                               a happy and cheerful office. It is    our family, and we love to have               lenge? Getting all our patient an              the finest cosmetic and restorative dentist-
                               not uncommon to hear one of our      fun with our friends and family.              appointment before they leave                  ry in a friendly and caring environment. We
                               doctors singing or laughing out      We are more than just a dental                for summer. During busy time                   are not a large, high volume practice. We see
                               loud and having a great time with    office; we are a destination for pa-           such as January-May, we strug-                 only one patient at a time. Our focus is com-
                               our patients. Over the years, our    tients to have fun while they vis-            gle to find a time with one of our              pletely on that patient.
                               patients have not only become        it us for their oral health.                  five hygienists.
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Best Dermatologist
1st Place                        U.S. Dermatology                                                                                                                                2nd Place
Beatrice Keller                Partners Sun City West,
                               formerly Beatrice Keller                                                                                                                          Banner Dermatology
Clinic Sun City                Clinic Sun City West, is a                                                                                                                              Address: 14416 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West
                               full-service dermatology                                                                                                                                Phone: 623-876-3800
West                           clinic in Sun City West.                                                                                                                                Website: bannerhealth.com
  Address: 14506 W.            Its board-certified der-
Granite Valley Dr. No.         matologists specialize                                                                                                                               Banner Dermatology offers aesthetic skin services.
205, Sun City West             in general dermatolo-                                                                                                                              Its physicians are fellowship trained Mohs surgeons
  Phone: 623-584-2127          gy, surgical dermatolo-                                                                                                                            with expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and pre-
  Website: usdermatol-         gy, and cosmetic treat-                                                                                                                            vention of skin cancer. Both physicians also practice
ogypartners.com/loca-          ments in the West Valley                                                                                                                           general dermatology, treating the structure, func-
tions/arizona/sun-city-        Arizona area.                                                                                                                                      tions and diseases of the skin. In addition, the prac-
west/sun-city-west               We treat a wide range                                                                                                                            tice includes a dermatology-trained physician’s as-
                               of skin conditions, in-                                                                                                                            sistant and an aesthetician.
                               cluding acne, psoriasis,
                               eczema, skin cancer and                                                                                                                            3rd Place
                               more. Our team of pro-
                               viders, nurses, medical
                                                                                                                                                                                  Sun City West Dermatology
                               assistants, and aestheti-                                                                                                                           Address: 13613 W. Camino Del Sol Suite 1, Sun City
                               cians are highly skilled                                                                                                                           West
                               and well-trained profes-                                                                                                                            Phone: 480-757-9854
                               sionals that will listen                                                                                                                            Website: skinandcancerinstitute.com/sun-city-west
                               carefully to your skin
                               care goals and concerns.                                                                                                                              Sun City West Dermatology offers patients a vari-
                                 Editor’s note: The                                                                                                                                ety of services whether they are cosmetic, such as fa-
                               clinic declined to fill out                                                                                                                          cial fillers, or necessary treatments for medical skin
                               a questionnaire sent to                                                                                                                             conditions or the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
                               all Stars of Sun City        The Beatrice Keller Clinic in Sun City West, services many dermatological needs.
                               West.

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Best Financial Advisor
 1st Place                                                           Axberg Wealth           2nd Place
 Axberg Wealth                                                     Management spe-
                                                                   cializes in assisting
                                                                                             Raymond James Financial Services
 Management                                                        successful families
                                                                   and top-of-their-field
                                                                                              Address: 13843 W Meeker Blvd No. 101, Sun City West
                                                                                              Phone: 623-209-0853
   Address: 13613 W.                                               professionals who,         Website: raymondjames.com
 Camino Del Sol Suite 3,                                           among other things,
 Sun City West                                                     aspire to a work-op-        Raymond James has professionals who listen to your financial objectives and figure out
   Phone: 623-398-0128                                             tional lifestyle and      how to best turn your goals into a strategic plan for the future. The financial advisors at
   Website: axbergwealth.                                          have the desire to se-    Raymond James Financial help prepare its clients for financial milestones and any ob-
 com/                                                              cure a family invest-     stacles in between. The company offers financial planning and retirement services along
                                                                   ment legacy, accord-      with banking and lending services.
                                                                   ing to the company’s
                                                                   website. The compa-       3rd Place
                                                                   ny says it’s dedicated
                                                                   to “the highest qual-
                                                                                             Prime Wealth Advisors
                                                                   ity of customer ser-        Address: 13843 W Meeker Blvd No. 105, Sun City West
                                                                   vice” with compas-          Phone: 623-773-9099
                                                                   sion, professionalism,      Website: pwa1.com/
                                                                   and assisting our cli-
                                                                   ents in matters of          Prime Wealth Advisors help its customers protect their retirement earnings and help
                                                                   wealth management         give its customers peace of mind when it comes to your life savings. Advisors are available
                                                                   and retirement plan-      to help with services such as retirement planning, risk management and estate planning.
                                                                   ning, the website said.

 Best Floor Care
 1st Place                                                                                                                                         2nd Place
                                                                                                   I bring a top-of-the line truck mounted
 Super                                                                                          steam-cleaning machine to your front door.         Crown Carpet Services
 Steamers                                                                                       I’m an owner-operator, I answer the phone
                                                                                                and I do the work. I have over 40 years expe-         Address: 13641 W Camino Del Sol,
   Address: 21011 N.                                                                            rience in steam cleaning. I clean carpets, up-     Sun City West
 Sunglow Drive, Sun                                                                             holstery, area rugs, pet oder treatments and          Phone: 623-979-5855
 City West                                                                                      tile and grout. I clean and buff wood floors           Website: info@crowncarpetcolor-
   Phone: 623-980-                                                                              and pretty much anything you can think of.         tile.com
 1313                                                                                              I will come out for a free estimate to intro-
   Website: super-                                                                              duce myself and go over exactly what needs           Crown Carpet Services offers its cus-
 steamers.com                                                                                   to be done. Then, I give you an exact price        tomers a variety of flooring options
                                                                                                and if you decide you like what you see I of-      from carpet and tile and stone to luxury
                                                                                                fer a 100 percent money back guarantee for         vinyl. The company also offers a clean-
                                                                                                your peace of mind.                                ing service — a hot water extraction
                                                                                                   How I want customers to feel after I’m          system to remove dirt and bacteria.
                                                                                                done? At ease — knowing I have the newest
                                                                                                & most powerful steam-cleaning machine             3rd Place
                                                                                                available and 40 years experience!
                                                                                                   My biggest opportunity? It starts with ev-      Flooring America
                                                                                                ery call and whoever calls big or small gets        Address: 14376 W Heritage Drive,
                                                                                                a 100 percent total satisfaction guarantee!        Sun City West
                                                                                                   My biggest challenge is traffic. I do the        Phone: 866-561-0022
                                                                                                speed limit and that upsets some people! But        Website: flooringamerica.com
                                                                                                then I haven’t had a ticket in over 30 years!
                                                                                                   Most important biz lesson. Be 100 percent         Flooring America offers carpet, hard-
                                                                                                honest I’ve been in over 30,000 homes and          wood and laminate floors among its
                                                                                                have met over 100,000 people in my steam           suite of flooring products. Every Floor-
                                                                                                cleaning career & no matter who you are,           ing America store is locally owned and
                                                                                                I always give a 100 percent effort in all my       operated. Flooring America is a coop-
                                                                                                endeavors!                                         erative of more than 500 independent
                                                                                                                                                   retailers.
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Best Golf Equipment
1st Place                                                                                                                                           2nd Place
Golf 4 Less                                                                                                                                         Discount Golf Cars
  Address: 13576 W.                                                                                                                                  Address: 13576 W. Camino Del Sol Suite 20, Sun City
Camino Del Sol Suite                                                                                                                                West
2A, Sun City West                                                                                                                                    Phone: 623-975-9700
  Phone: 623-584-                                                                                                                                    Website: discountgolfcarsofaz.com
8393
  Website: golf4les-                                                                                                                                  Sale of custom golf cars. Customer chooses: colors,
saz.com                                                                                                                                             wheels, upholstery (3 colors), pinstriping, speed and
                                                                                                                                                    numerous accessories. With more than 25 years of ex-
                                                                                                                                                    perience, Discount Golf Cars of Arizona in Sun City
                                                                                                                                                    West, Arizona, takes pride in offering custom-made,
                                                                                                                                                    and street-legal golf cars. We feature rebuilt E-Z-GO
                                                                                                                                                    RXV golf carts.
                       David Layman brings more than 20 years of experience as a golf professional including eight years as a head golf             3rd Place
                       professional. Mr. Layman’s experience includes: Graduating with a degree in golf management with advanced certifications
                       in teaching, club repair and club fitting. He earned his PGA membership in 2005.                                              Echo Mesa Golf Course
                         Golf 4 Less offers an alter-           en care of when they shop with            they could need to start, even              Address: 20349 N. Echo Mesa Drive, Sun City West
                       native to retail golf stores and         us. Whether they are buying               lessons!                                    Phone: 623-544-6014
                       golf course shops by providing           apparel, clubs or taking a les-             Our biggest challenge is that             Website: suncitywest.com/golf-course-echo-mesa/
                       the same great products with             son, we hope to provide the               we get very busy with lessons
                       an emphasis on high quality              best customer experience.                 and often book up a week in                 An executive golf course with the Recreation Cen-
                       customer service and the low-              Our biggest opportunity is              advance.                                  ters of Sun City West, the pro shop features plenty of
                       est prices. We offer most name           helping grow the game of golf               The most important busi-                gear for those hitting the links. The Echo Mesa Golf
                       brand products that big box              in the neighborhood. We have              ness lesson we have learned is            Course is one of the most challenging — with the lon-
                       stores carry including Ping,             new golfers in the store every            that word of mouth is still the           gest of the three tees. The course features lakes, sand
                       Callaway, Cobra, and more!               day, and we do our best to get            best form of free advertising!            and grass bunkers.
                         We hope customers feel tak-            them setup with everything

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 Best Hair Salon
 1st Place                    Describe your business:            are leaving with at home not                                                                                  2nd Place
 Stephanie’s               Stephanie’s Hair Salon, estab-
                           lished in 2010, is a two-stylist
                                                                 just when they leave us.
                                                                   What is your biggest op-
                                                                                                                                                                               Absolute Salon
 Hair Salon                salon studio offering women’s
                           and men’s haircuts, updated
                                                                 portunity? Our biggest op-
                                                                 portunity is to be able to
                                                                                                                                                                                 13595 W. Camino Del Sol, Sun
                                                                                                                                                                               City West
   19082 R.H. John-        styles, to the old favorites,         brighten someone’s day and                                                                                      Phone: 623-975-1215
 son Blvd. Suite E,        perms, body waves, color,             share a little love and laughter.                                                                               Website: absolutesalonaz.com
 Sun City West             highlights, and low-lights.           All while bringing out their
   Phone: 602-463-            What is your business              natural beauty.
 2907                      philosophy? We have oper-               What is your biggest chal-                                                                                     Absolute Salon’s talented staff
   Instagram:    @         ated on a referral-only basis         lenge? Our biggest challenge                                                                                   members are equipped to offer
 stephanieshairsa-         for the last 10 years. Every          was trying to figure out a way                                                                                  manicures, hair cuts and a wax
 lonscw                    client of ours is like family to      to become COVID-friend-                                                                                        in a welcoming atmosphere.
                           us! When you sit down in our          ly and keep our clients safe
                           chairs we want you to feel like       and healthy. So we remodeled                                                                                   3rd Place
                           you are at home. No two peo-
                           ple are the same, and neither
                                                                 the entire studio and have our
                                                                 cute little wall partition mak-                                                                                Del Sol Barbers
                           is their hair. We want to help        ing it warm, comfortable and                                                                                     13603 W. Camino Del Sol, Sun
                           you find the best style for you!       safe!                                                                                                          City West
                              What do you want your                What is the most import-                                                                                       Phone: 623-556-1616
                           customers to feel after they          ant business lesson you                                                                                          Website: facebook.com/del-
                           have come to your location?           were taught? Take care of                                                                                      solbarbers
                           When a customer leaves we             your clients and they will take
                           want them to feel beauti-             care of you! If you love what                                                                                    Del Sol Barbers is a full-ser-
                           ful/handsome/relaxed and              you do, you will never work                                                                                    vice shop in the heart of Sun
                                                                                                   Stephanie’s Hair Salon is a two-stylist studio offering cuts, color and
                           loved. We want them to be             another day in your life!         other services to both men and women. [Submitted photo]
                                                                                                                                                                                City West.
                           able to achieve the look they

 Best Hearing
 1st Place                   Describe your business: Ar-                                                          hearing loss is treated so we can               2nd Place
 Arizona                   izona Hearing Center specializ-
                           es in the most advanced treat-
                                                                                                                  help people live their best lives.
                                                                                                                    What is your biggest chal-                    Digital Sound Solutions
 Hearing                   ment options for hearing and ear                                                       lenge? Educating people about
                                                                                                                                                                  Hearing Aid Center
                           disorders so patients can remain                                                       the importance of getting a com-
 Center                    independent, enjoy socializing                                                         prehensive hearing health treat-                  13711 W. Camino Del Sol No. 5, Sun City West
   14418 W. Meek-          and lower their risk of dementia                                                       ment plan rather than just “get-                  Phone: 623-214-8611
 er Blvd. Building B,      and Alzheimer’s associated with                                                        ting hearing aids.” So many                       Website: digisoundsolhearing.com
 Suite 102, Sun City       hearing loss. We are experts in                                                        patients come to us saying their
 West                      the selection, fitting, program-                                                       hearing aids don’t work and they                  Digital Sound Solutions offers complete hear-
   Phone: 602-281-         ming and maintenance of hearing                                                        are surprised when we say, “It’s                ing and hearing aid services to the Sun City
 4107                      aids, technology and treatment.                                                        not the hearing aids.” The key to               West community, as well as testing and repairs.
   Website: azhear.          What is your business philos-          Arizona Hearing Center specializes in         healthy hearing is to go to an ex-
 com                       ophy? Arizona Hearing Center             advanced treatment for hearing and ear        perienced provider who will ac-                 3rd Place
                                                                    disorders. [Submitted photo]
                           exists to help our patients, their
                           family and friends, and the com-         done this years ago.” “They were
                                                                                                                  curately assess your particular
                                                                                                                  hearing loss and select, fit, ad-
                                                                                                                                                                  Paradise Hearing
                           munity transform their lives and         so caring and knew exactly how                just and validate the best hear-                  13565 W. Camino Del Sol, Sun City West
                           connections by improving hear-           to help.” Statements from a few               ing treatment option to meet                      Phone: 623-546-1061
                           ing, communication, and knowl-           from our many happy patients.                 your individual needs. I wrote a                  Website: paradisehearingaz.com
                           edge about hearing loss. We help           What is your biggest oppor-                 book called “Listen Up!: A Phy-
                           our patients experience the joy of       tunity? Hearing loss has a very               sician’s Guide to Treating Hear-                  With seven Arizona locations, Paradise
                           healthy hearing so they can get          big impact on both the patients               ing Loss,” now available on Ama-                Hearing specializes in offering name-brand
                           back to living their best lives!         and their family and friends.                 zon, to help educate people about               products at an affordable price.
                             What do you want your cus-             We help people reconnect with                 this challenge.
                           tomers to feel after they have           loved ones and remain indepen-                  What is the most import-
                           come to your location? “It’s a           dent. Most people have untreat-               ant business lesson you were
                           miracle.” “Now I’m a part of ev-         ed or undertreated hearing loss,              taught? Every patient is a VIP.
                           erything.” “I called my daughter         and our biggest opportunity is to             Treat all patients with kindness,
                           crying – I can hear!” “I wish I had      transform and change the way                  respect, hope and love!
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Best Insurance
1st Place                           Describe your business: Stick-                                                                                                                    2nd Place
Stickler Webb                     ler Webb Insurance is a full service
                                  insurance agency in Sun City West.
                                                                                                                                                                                      AAA SCW Branch
Insurance                         We also have four other locations in                                                                                                                  19802 R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun
  13576 W. Camino Del             Arizona to serve our customers. We                                                                                                                  City West
Sol Suite 26, Sun City            have offices located in the East Val-                                                                                                                  Phone: 602-230-3301
West                              ley (Mesa), Show Low, Sierra Vis-                                                                                                                     Website: mwg.aaa.com/agent-of-
  Phone: 623-214-1114             ta and Safford. Both owners, Brent                                                                                                                  fice-locations/az/sun-city-west/aaa-
  Website: sticklerwebb.          Webb and Ken Stickler, are Arizo-                                                                                                                   sun-city-west-branch
com                               na natives and love our beautiful
                                  state. We are your hometown office                                                                                                                     AAA offers the Sun City West
                                  where everyone feels valued and ap-                                                                                                                 area everything from travel plan-
                                  preciated. We try our very best to                                                                                                                  ning to homeowners insurance.
                                  provide excellent customer service
                                  through taking the time to get your                                                                                                                 3rd Place
                                  insurance policy to fit your person-
                                  al needs at the best rates possible.
                                                                                                                                                                                      Farmers – Paul Tone
                                    What is your business philoso-                                                                                                                      13925 W. Meeker Blvd. Suite
                                  phy? We provide outstanding cus-            Stickler Webb Insurance in Sun City West offers its clients insurance policies to fit their needs at
                                                                                                                                                                                      B-18, Sun City West
                                  tomer service with absolute integ-          the best rates possible. [Submitted photo]                                                                Phone: 823-214-2600
                                  rity and honesty. We strive to get to                                                                                                                 Website: agents.farmers.com/
                                  know all of our clients needs to be         and trust.                                          Our biggest challenge is just simply                az/sun-city-west/paul-tone
                                  able to match their policies to their         What is your biggest opportu-                     getting the word out that we are
                                  individual needs.                           nity? We have a huge opportuni-                     here inside Sun City West.                            Paul Tone boasts over 30 years
                                    What do you want your custom-             ty to get the word out that we have                   What is the most important                        of insurance experience with
                                  ers to feel after they have come to         outstanding customer service at                     business lesson you were taught?                    Farmers and 20 years at his Sun
                                  your location? We want our cus-             great rates. With a local agent you                 Learn to listen (seek first to under-                City West location.
                                  tomers to feel like they are at home        can trust.                                          stand) then speak in a manner that
                                  with an agent that they know, like            What is your biggest challenge?                   you are understood.

Best Medical Supplies
1st Place                            Describe your business:                                                                                                             2nd Place
Sun City West                      The Helping Hands division
                                   of Sun City West Foundation                                                                                                           Integrity Medical Supplies
Foundation —                       serves more than 15,000 peo-                                                                                                           13603 W. Camino Del Sol, Suite E, Sun City
Helping Hands                      ple annually. We loan — free of
                                   charge — medical equipment
                                                                                                                                                                         West
                                                                                                                                                                          Phone: 219-256-9750
Division                           for rehabilitation and tempo-
                                   rary assistance, as well as many                                                                                                         Integrity Medical Supplies is a supplier of
  14624 R.H. Johnson               types of children’s equipment                                                                                                          medical equipment such as respirators, wheel-
Blvd., Sun City West               for visits from grandchildren.                                                                                                         chairs, home dialysis systems or monitoring
  Phone: 623-975-5499              Donations enable us to main-                                                                                                           systems, that are prescribed by a physician
  Website: scwfounda-              tain, replace and update inven-                                                                                                        for a patient’s use in the home and that are
tion.org                           tory as needed.                                                                                                                        usable for an extended period of time.
                                     What is your business phi-
                                   losophy? We are here to serve                                                                                                          3rd Place
                                   our surrounding area with their
                                   medical equipment needs and
                                                                                                                                                                          Hanger Clinic: Prosthetics
                                   we go out of our way to make           The Helping Hands division of the Sun City West Foundation is at 14624 R.H. Johnson
                                                                                                                                                                          & Orthotics
                                   sure this is accomplished.             Blvd. in Sun City. [Submitted photo]
                                     What do you want your                                                                                                                  13925 W. Meeker Blvd. Suite 5, Sun City West
                                   customers to feel after they           someone’s day a little bright-                  What is the most import-                          Phone: 623-474-3099
                                   have come to your location?            er by helping them and letting               ant business lesson you were                         Website: hangerclinic.com/virtual-visits
                                   We hope our customers leave            them know they are not alone in              taught? When your business
                                   our business knowing that our          their current challenges. Some-              depends 100% on donations,
                                   staff and volunteers served            times, all it takes is someone               we know our efficiency and at-                        Hanger Clinic’s prosthetics department pro-
The Helping Hands division of
the Sun City West Foundation       them with efficiency making            to listen.                                   titude matters. We find the res-                    vides individualized care and customized solu-
loans, free of charge, medical     sure they left Helping Hands             What is your biggest chal-                 idents of Sun City West, Sun                       tions to help patients regain their strength,
equipment for rehabilitation       with the equipment they need           lenge? One of our biggest chal-              City Grand, Corte Bella, Arizo-                    power and spirit. The orthotics department
or temporary assistance to         to make their lives a little easier.   lenges is having our equipment               na Traditions and Sun Village,                     provides custom bracing and support solu-
more than 15,000 people a year.      What is your biggest oppor-          returned within the 90 days for              the communities we service,                        tions designed to help patients move more
[Submitted photo]                  tunity? One of our biggest op-         medical equipment and 30 days                are extremely generous people.                     and live better.
                                   portunities is to be able to make      for children’s equipment.
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 Best Oncologist
 1st Place                                                                                                                              2nd Place
 Banner MD                                                                                                                              Banner Medical Group
 Anderson                                                                                                                                  14416 W. Meeker Blvd. Building C, Suite 100, Sun City West
 Cancer                                                                                                                                    Phone: 623-524-9060
                                                                                                                                           Website: bannerhealth.com
 Center at                     Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, 14502 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun
                                                                                                                                            The providers at Banner Health Center in Sun City West are com-
 Banner Del                    City West. [Submitted photo/Banner Health]
                                                                                                                                         mitted to providing comprehensive care for people of all ages. Our goal
 E. Webb                         Describe your business: Our radi-
                              ation oncology program integrates the
                                                                                  Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center lo-
                                                                                  cations bring together cancer expertss
                                                                                                                         o-              is to build lasting relationships with our patients and create personal-
                                                                                                                                         ized care plans to support each patient’s specific health needs.
 Medical                      clinical services of the programs at Ban-           to provide highly coordinated, custom- m-
                                                                                                                                         3rd Place
 Center                       ner Del E. Webb Medical Center with                 ized and compassionate care. No mat-    t-

    14502 W. Meek-
                              Banner MD Anderson, including The
                              University of Texas MD Anderson Can-
                                                                                  ter where you are on your cancer jour-
                                                                                  ney, the team at Banner MD Anderson
                                                                                                                          r-
                                                                                                                          n
                                                                                                                                         Virginia G Piper Cancer Center
 er Blvd., Sun City           cer Center’s world-renowned approach                will be by your side.                                    14674 W. Mountain View Blvd. Suite 105 Sun City West
 West                         to cancer care and access to subspecial-              What is your biggest opportunity??                     Phone: 855-485-4673
    Phone: 623-524-           ty experts in both Gilbert and Houston.             To demonstrate to the people in Arizonaa                 Website: honorhealth.com/locations/specialty-care/honorhealth-vir-
 4000                            What is your business philosophy?                that they can receive cutting-edge can-n-              ginia-g-piper-cancer-care-network-surprise?utm_source=GMB&utm_
    Website: ban-             Cancer care is personal, demanding and              cer care at home.                                      medium=local&utm_campaign=Honorhealth_Virginia_G_Piper_Can-
 nerhealth.com/               life-changing. At Banner MD Anderson,                 What is your biggest challenge? Too                  cer_Care_Network_Surprise
 l o c a t i o n s /s u n -   our patients are at the center of a high-           coordinate under one umbrella the dif-  f-
 city-west/banner-            ly integrated and personalized approach             ferent and often fragmented aspects of                   Part of the HonorHealth Virginia G. Piper Cancer Care Network, the
 md-anderson-can-             that results in the best treatment out-             cancer care, creating a seamless expe- e-              cancer center in Surprise has expert, compassionate physicians with
 cer-center-at-ban-           comes and maintains a relentless focus on           rience for patients and families.                      special training in diagnosing and treating cancer and blood disorders.
 ner-del--e-webb-             the human aspects of the cancer journey.              What is the most important busi-      i-             Your doctor will explain your diagnosis, present and review treatment
 meeker                          What do you want your customers                  ness lesson you were taught? Everyy                    options with you including available clinical trials, utilize the latest ev-
                              to feel after they have come to your                decision about cancer care is based on  n              idence-based therapies and innovative technologies to manage any
                              location? Our patients and their loved              what ultimately improves the lives of ourr             treatment side effects and coordinate your care with other specialists.
                              ones should feel secure knowing that all            patients.

 Best Primary Care Doctor
                                 Describe
                                 D       ib your business:
                                                       b i
                                                                                                                                                                  2nd Place
 Banner                        We’re committed to providing

 Health
                               comprehensive care for our com-
                               munity. Our goal is to build last-
                                                                                                                                                                  Christopher Stalberg, MD
                               ing relationships with our pa-                                                                                                       14418 W. Meeker Blvd. B-210, Sun City West
 Center                        tients and create personalized                                                                                                       Phone: 623-544-8400
   14416 W. Meeker             care plans to support each pa-                                                                                                       Website: christopherstalbergmd.com
 Blvd. Sun City West           tient’s specific health needs.
   Phone: 623-876-               What is your business phi-                                                                                                         Partnering with the patient to solve problems.
 3800                          losophy? Banner Health makes                                                                                                       Christopher Stalberg, MD pairs compassion with
   Website: banner-            health care easier, so life can be                                                                                                 years of expertise. He can help you navigate dif-
 health.com/loca-              better.                                                                                                                            ficult health issues, from medical management,
 tions/sun-city-west/            What do you want your cus-                                                                                                       to finding the right specialist.
 banner-health-cen-            tomers to feel after they have
 ter-meeker                    come to your location? We want                                                                                                     3rd Place
                               them to know that we provide
                               the right care at the right time
                                                                                                                                                                  Marina Permiakova, DO
                               in primary care as well as our                                                                                                       14416 W. Meeker Blvd. Building C, Sun City
                               specialty services including geri-                                                                                                 West, AZ 85375
                               atrics, dermatology, sleep med-                                                                                                      Phone: 623-876-3800
                               icine, gastroenterology, ortho-                                                                                                      Website: doctors.bannerhealth.com/provid-
                               pedics, podiatry, general and               Banner Health Center, 14416 W. Meeker Blvd. Sun City West. [Submitted photo]           er/Marina+Permiakova/453462?y_source=1_
                               vascular surgery.                                                                                                                  MTMwNzAzMTEtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uL-
                                 What is your biggest oppor-               lenge? We want to reassure our                employee workstation layouts             ndlYnNpdGU%3D
                               tunity? Our providers want to               patients and their loved ones that            maintain proper social distanc-
                               serve the people of Sun City West           all Banner Health team mem-                   ing; screenings are conducted              In practicing medicine it is important to es-
                               and surrounding communities.                bers are dedicated to protect-                at hospital and clinic entrances         tablish open communication and trust between
                               We are committed to providing               ing the health and safety of pa-              to verify that all employees and         the patient and physician. It is my job to edu-
                               the highest level of care for those         tients, be it a routine checkup,              visitors are well; and all Banner        cate and empower my patients to make good
                               who seek it.                                elective surgery, or an urgent                providers are equipped to visit          healthcare decisions.
                                 What is your biggest chal-                health need. Waiting room and                 patients remotely.
40   April 28, 2021 | Sun City West Independent | YourValley.net

 Best Realtor
                               Describe your business:
 1st Place                  Long Realty West Valley opened                                                                                                     2nd Place
 Long Realty                for business in 2009 with offices                                                                                                   Larry Ott realty
                            in Sun City West and Surprise.
 West Valley,               With the acquisition of Tempus                                                                                                       Address: 13906 W. Whitewood Drive, Sun
 LLC                        West Valley Realty on March 1,
                            2021, we enhanced our position
                                                                                                                                                               City West
                                                                                                                                                                 Phone: 623-217-1606
   Address: 13551 W.        of market leader in all three com-                                                                                                   Website: larryottrealty.com
 Camino Del Sol, Sun        munities combined.
 City West, AZ 85375           What is your business phi-                                                                                                        According to the company’s website, Larry
 Phone: 623-209-2900        losophy? Positively impact peo-                                                                                                    Ott Realty serves the retirement communi-
   Website: longreal-       ple’s lives by providing exception-                                                                                                ties and surrounding cities in the Northwest
 tysuncitywest.com/         al service. Create an exceptional                                                                                                  Phoenix area. Mr. Ott was first licensed in Ar-
                            real estate services experience                                                                                                    izona in 1978. He has also owned companies
                            that builds long-lasting relation-                                                                                                 in North Carolina and in Colorado. Rachael
                            ships. Provide exceptional ser-                                                                                                    joined him in 2007.
                            vice above and beyond what is
                            expected. Give back to the com-                                                                                                    3rd Place
                                                                  Long Realty West Valley has offices in Sun City West and Surprise. (Submitted photo)
                            munities we serve.
                               What do you want your cus-         portunity? To provide all cli-                ship with each and every one of
                                                                                                                                                               Award Realty
                            tomers to feel after they have        entele with exceptional real es-              our customers.                                  Address: 13847 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City
                            come to your location? I want         tate service in this fast-paced,                What is the most import-                     West
                            them to feel valued, respected        challenging market. Maintain                  ant business lesson you were                    Phone: 623-544-4663
                            and heard. I want them satis-         a good reputation and contin-                 taught? Promote and protect                     Website: awardrealty.com
                            fied that all of their expectations    ue hiring outstanding Realtors                the client’s interest and success
                            were not just met, but exceeded.      who attract and serve buyers                  will follow. There is no greater as-             At the company’s website, Award Realty
                            I want each and every person to       and sellers.                                  piration than helping other ob-                says: “Our motto is ‘Success Through Shar-
                            feel as if all of their needs and       Biggest challenge: Continu-                 tain their dreams. Being a cat-                ing.’ Giving our agents the best in technolo-
                            goals were serviced with digni-       ing to grow the business while                alyst for helping dreams come                  gy, training and support allows them to pass
                            ty, style and grace.                  also maintaining our customer                 true is truly a great achievement.             this spirit of excellence on to you.”
                               What is your biggest op-           focus and one-on-one relation-

 Best Restaurant
 1st Place                                                                                                                                              2nd Place
 Hole ‘n One                                                                                                                                            Florencia Pizza
 Restaurant                                                                                                                                              Address: 13591 W. Camino Del Sol, Sun City West
   Address: 13573 W.                                                                                                                                     Phone: 623-584-5858
 Camino Del Sol, Sun                                                                                                                                     Website: facebook.com/florenciapizza/
 City West
   Phone: 623-584-                                                                                                                                        The owner’s at their Facebook page describe the
 0296                                                                                                                                                   restaurant as: “A Family Joint — Loved, owned and
   Website: facebook.                                                                                                                                   operated by the same family since 1986. We believe
 com/HoleNOneAZ/                                                                                                                                        a simple philosophy: Good food made the old-fash-
                                                                                                                                                        ioned way.”
                                                                                                                                                        3rd Place
                              Describe your business: Hole ‘n One of-
                            fers home-cooked breakfast, lunch and din-
                                                                                                                                                        The Crooked Putter Restaurant
                            ner, tasty and hearty. We serve breakfast all                                                                                 Address: 14260 W. Meeker Blvd, Sun City West
                            day long! We are cook-to-order using locally           friendly, welcoming and helpful. Best of all,                          Phone: 623-544-6090
                            purchased ingredients. The customer knows              one can sit with friends and socialize at our                          Website: thecrookedputter.wordpress.com
                            where the food has come from and where it              restaurant without distraction. Not enough
                            has been.                                              can be said regarding bringing the social dy-                          Offering a full-range breakfast and lunch menu
                              What is your business philosophy? The                namic back to dining. Hole ‘n One is keeping                         featuring a broad and tasty array of American din-
                            customer knows where the food has come from            the café scene alive and well.                                       er classics, The Crooked Putter also host a restau-
                            and where it has been. Our staff is incredibly                                                                              rant location in Buckeye. Hours vary; visit the web-
                                                                                                                                                        site for details.
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Best Senior Living
                                   Business         description:
1st Place                        Grandview Terrace brings new                                                                                                           2nd Place
Grandview                        meaning to all-inclusive inde-                                                                                                         The Heritage Tradition
                                 pendent living from a decked-
Terrace                          out dance floor and indoor walk-                                                                                                          Address: 19303 N. New Tradition Road, Sun
  Address: 14515 W.              ing track to resort-style culinary                                                                                                     City West
Granite Valley Drive,            experiences, fitness classes and                                                                                                          Phone: 623-201-8200
Sun City West                    many other amenities. Our res-                                                                                                           Website: srgseniorliving.com
  Phone: 623-975-8014            idents take full advantage of liv-
  Website: sunhealth-            ing each day to the fullest. Resi-                                                                                                       Business description: At their website, the
communities.org/com-             dents also receive membership                                                                                                          management says that a The Heritage Tradi-
munity/grandview-ter-            to the Rec Centers of Sun City                                                                                                         tion “...life is comprised of the perfect blend of
race/                            West. (51 words)                                                                                                                       elegance and comfort, fresh and varied dining,
                                   Business philosophy: For                                                                                                             endless social connections and a full array of
                                 more than 50 years, we’ve em-                                                                                                          social, cultural and educational opportuni-
                                 braced our rich history as a                                                                                                           ties — right at the center of Sun City West.”
                                 long-standing, Arizona non-
                                 profit organization that sup-                                                                                                          3rd Place
                                 ports healthy living and superi-
                                 or health care in our community.
                                                                                                                                                                        Brookdale Camino del Sol
                                 Sun Health champions superi-                                                                                                            Address: 14001 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City
                                 or health and wellbeing through             Grandview Terrace in Sun City West has provided senior living and care for years. (Sun     West
                                 philanthropy, inspired living and           Health)                                                                                     Phone: 623-975-4000
                                 wellness programs, and envi-                 and engaged.                                 of the pandemic, we never had a               Website: brookdale.com
                                 sions a world where people live                 Biggest challenge: Separat-               major outbreak on our campus.
                                 longer, healthier, more purpose-             ing independent living from high-            Grandview Terrace was the first                  Business description: Brookdale says at
                                 ful lives.                                   er levels of care to our prospec-            senior living campus in the West             its website: “Arizona seniors who want Alzhei-
                                   Biggest opportunity: To pro-               tive clients. Additionally, this last        Valley to receive the COVID-19               mer’s and dementia services without sacrific-
                                 vide a worry-free lifestyle com-             year, we’ve worked tirelessly to             vaccine (Moderna).                           ing the joys of retirement will love Brookdale
                                 bined with social, spiritual, intel-         keep our community safe from                   Business lesson: To ask ques-              Camino del Sol in Sun City West. Our residents
                                 lectual, and physical key pieces             the COVID-19 virus. While we                 tions and then to listen to the              and their family members can breathe a sigh
                                 that keep our residents healthy              did experience the direct impact             responses.                                   of relief when they walk through our doors.”

Best Thrift Shop
1st Place                                                                                       ter they have come to your location? We hope                          2nd Place
Sun Health                                                                                      visitors feel welcome, and feel good knowing the
                                                                                                impact their purchases are making in the com-                         Scraps of Love Sun City West
Resale                                                                                          munity. With every purchase, shoppers and those                         Address: 13576 W. Camino Del Sol Suite 4, Sun
Shop                                                                                            who donate gently used, boutique-quality items
                                                                                                are helping to ensure the best health care ser-
                                                                                                                                                                      City West
                                                                                                                                                                        Phone: 623-236-9905
  Operated by Sun                                                                               vices continue to be available for family, friends                      Website: scrapsoflove.com
Health Foundation                                                                               and neighbors. Because visitors are shopping
in partnership with                                                                             with a purpose, it’s hard not to feel good knowing                      A local crafting and DIY shop that has expand-
the Sun City West                                                                               that funds from every purchase help fund criti-                       ed in Sun City West with more offerings as it has
Foundation                   Volunteers are what drive the Sun Health Resale Shop, which is     cal health care projects at Banner Del E. Webb                        opened a new Peoria shop as well.
  Address: 14465             operated in partnership with the Sun Health Foundation and the     and Banner Boswell medical centers, and Sun
W. R.H. Johnson              Sun City West Foundation.                                          Health Wellness.                                                      3rd Place
Blvd., Sun City
West                           Describe your business: Sun Health Resale
                                                                                                  What is your biggest opportunity? With pur-
                                                                                                chases at and donations to the Sun Health Resale
                                                                                                                                                                      Sundome Goodwill Retail
  Phone: 623-584-            Shop offers shoppers a trove of treasures — from                   Shop, and the Sun Health Resale Boutique in Sun                       Store & Donation Center
3869                         vintage, antiques, collectibles and rare finds to new,              City, together we can help make possible the lat-
  Website: sun-              current and modern items. Purchases from local-                    est advancements in health care services through                        Address: 19109 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun
h e a l t h . o r g /r e -   ly donated items are sales tax-free and fund vital                 the Generosity for Generations Campaign. Each                         City West
sale-shops                   health and wellness projects through Sun Health                    purchase brings the Campaign closer to achiev-                          Phone: 602-216-3907
                             Foundation’s Generosity for Generations Cam-                       ing the goal of funding these services, which sim-
                             paign. For online shopping, visit and follow eBay.                 ply isn’t possible without community support.                           The Sun City West location of the statewide
                               What is your business philosophy? We are                           What is your biggest challenge? Volunteers                          operation of Goodwill, which offers and array of
                             dedicated to providing a shopping experience                       are part of the Sun Health family, and more are                       goods from furniture to clothes for sale.
                             with purpose to help people live longer, healthi-                  needed to help us keep expenses down so that
                             er, more purposeful lives.                                         the most dollars possible can go toward funding
                               What do you want your customers to feel af-                      healthcare projects.
42   April 28, 2021 | Sun City West Independent | YourValley.net

 Best Vision Care
 1st Place                      Describe your business:                                                                                                   2nd Place
 Arizona Eye                 When it comes to cosmetic
                             treatments and vision care,
                                                                                                                                                          Southwestern Eye Center/
 Institute &                 you want an ophthalmologist                                                                                                  Cambridge Optical
 Cosmetic                    and oculoplastic surgeon who
                             is a caring expert. Founder
                                                                                                                                                          Dispensers
 Laser Center                and Medical Director Emilio
                             M. Justo is a board-certified
                                                                                                                                                           Location: 13624 W. Camino del Sol Suite 200,
                                                                                                                                                          Sun City West
   Addresses: Sun City:      eye surgeon with more than 32                                                                                                 Phone: 623-584-9295
 10701 W. Bell Road,         years of experience in mastery                                                                                                Web: sweye.com
 85351; Sun City West:       of customized laser cataract
 19052 N. RH Johnson         surgery and laser eyelid sur-                                                                                                  Founded in Mesa in 1982, Southwestern Eye
 Blvd, 85375                 gery (or blepharoplasty). Dr.                                                                                                Center has spent nearly four decades working
   Phone: 623-975-2020       Justo works closely with his                                                                                                 on bringing eye care to urban and rural areas.
   Website: AZEyeInsti-      Medical Optometrists and his        Arizona Eye Institute founder and medical director Dr. Emilio Justo works with patient   The organization is now affiliated with Ameri-
 tute.com                    staff of experts to ensure pa-      Sandra Honn at the LenSx femtosecond laser for refractive cataract surgery. (Arizona     can Vision Partners and Barnet Dulaney Per-
                                                                 Eye Institute)
                             tients receive the highest qual-                                                                                             kins Eye Center.
                             ity of care, whether in the of-       What do you want your                      nity through the process of eye-
                             fice for an emergency vision        customers to feel after they                 lid and cataract surgery.                   3rd Place
                             exam, or seeking a surgical         have come to your location?                     What is your biggest chal-               Sun City West Eye Care
                             procedure.                          We work to make our patients                 lenge? We are proud to have
                                What is your business phi-       feel like the most important                 successfully met the challenge                13540 W. Camino del Sol Suite 17, Sun City West
                             losophy? Over the years, many       person in the room, and to leave             of obtaining insurance autho-                 Phone: 623-544-3877
                             people have asked me my se-         feeling educated and empow-                  rization for the majority of our              Web: scweyecare.come
                             cret. The answer is simple: I       ered about their health and vi-              upper eyelid surgeries.
                             listen carefully and attentive-     sion needs.                                     What is the most import-                   A comprehensive eye care location with work
                             ly. It is important to me that        What is your biggest op-                   ant business lesson you were                ranging from children to those with health con-
                             cataract and eyelid (blepharo-      portunity? To help more pa-                  taught? It makes a difference               ditions. Services include working to accommo-
                             plasty) surgeries are custom-       tients improve their lives, re-              when you give patients the time             date difficult prescriptions with an in-house law
                             ized to the individual needs of     store lost vision and regain lost            and attention they deserve, and             with a wide selection of eyewear.
                             patients, using state-of-the-art    independence through sup-                    truly connect with them as peo-
                             technology options.                 porting more of the commu-                   ple.

 Best Place of Worship
                               Describe your business: We                                                                                                   2nd Place
1st Place                   are a non-denominational Chris-
                            tian church that is dedicated to                                                                                                Shepherd of the Hills
Palm West                   connecting people to Jesus and                                                                                                  United Methodist Church
Community                   one another.
                               Business Philosophy: We de-                                                                                                   Address: 13658 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City
Church                      sire to glorify God by serving him                                                                                              West
  Address: 13845 W.         and people the best we can.                                                                                                      Phone: 623-584-2280
Stardust Blvd., Sun            What do you want customers                                                                                                    Website: shepherdofthehills.org
City West                   to feel? We hope that people who
  Phone: 623-546-           visit our church will feel loved                                                                                                  A Sun City West church that seeks to follow
2980                        and hopeful in the good news.                                                                                                   the Methodist teachings and offer the com-
  Website: palmwest-        Also, we want them to sense that                                                                                                munity a place to belong for worship services.
church.org                  we are sincere in our desire to
                            serve them and the Lord.                                                                                                        3rd Place
                               What is your biggest oppor-
                            tunity? Leveraging our online
                                                                                                                                                            Our Lady of Lourdes
                            ministry to reach people who are                                                                                                Church
                            not able to be present with us in                                                                                                 Address: 19002 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West
                            person.                                                                                                                           Phone: 623-214-5180
                               What is your biggest chal-                                                                                                     Website: oll-pp.com
                            lenge? Prior to COVID, we were       Palm West Community Church offers a non-denominational way to worship in Sun City
                            experiencing space issues and        West.                                                                                         A Roman Catholic Parish in Sun City West,
                            making plans to expand our facili-   ant business lesson you were                   accurate from our perspective,               Our Lady of Lourdes offers an array of pro-
                            ties. Now we have to wait and see    taught? Perception is a reality                in their mind it is. Therefore, it’s         grams and worship services for all groups.
                            what happens with attendance         for most people. Even though                   important to patiently try to lis-
                            trends post-COVID.                   what people may believe about                  ten and respond to people in love
                               What is the most import-          the Lord or our church not be                  rather than writing them off.
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