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volume 15, issue 6 • june 2013 www.northcentralnews.net Merchants get set Brooke Gerlach, center, displays the for ‘Indie Week’ plaque presented to By Patty Talahongva her by the Phoenix Fire Department for Local merchants are gearing up for the annual Indie potentially saving Week, sponsored by Local First Arizona. This year it her own life as well will run from June 30 thru July 7. It’s part of National as the lives of Susan Independents Week, where consumers are encouraged Mulligan, right, and to buy from independent, locally owned businesses. Susan’s daughter, “When we spend our dollars at local businesses, Claire Pischko, left up to four times more money stays and circulates in (photo by Teri the local economy, supporting jobs, services, and Carnicelli). communities,” says Kimber Lanning, director of Local First Arizona. This year there are several new member business- es that have signed up to participate in Indie Week. They range from entertainment and arts to legal ser- vices, health and medicine, shopping, fitness and business services. One new member is Books, 9201 N. 7th Ave. (www.Bookson7thAve.com), and owner Local teen honored for lifesaving action Mary Anne Ramirez is looking forward to seeing the By Teri Carnicelli down the road and Brooke was in my lap. She told me impact on her used bookstore. It was past 9 o’clock at night on March 18, and what happened, that I was going to be OK and that The store is approximately 6,000 square feet and the two girls in the car being driven by Susan help was on the way.
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