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September 7 – 20, 2013
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‘Green’ plumbing is featured workshop
Jeep Girls appear on ‘Chandler in Focus’
Landscape and irrigation classes offered John Smith, green plumber of the year, is leading a workshop on “green” plumbing during Chandler’s fall lineup of landscaping and irrigation classes. Winner of the U.S. Green Plumber of the Year Award two years in a row and the Southwest Region Green Plumber of the Year Award in 2013, Smith will share information on green plumbing technologies and techniques that save water. His presentation, along with the “Water Wise Edible Gardening” workshop, are among a series of classes that will teach homeowners how to install and maintain residential landscape and irrigation systems, plant colorful water-wise plants and save water inside the home. Classes will be held at Chandler City Hall, 175 N. Arizona Ave., and Chandler’s Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware St., with the exception of two Chandler “Smart” Landscaping classes to be held in Chandler’s Environmental Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd.
Workshops every week Classes are: “Water-Wise Edible Gardening,” 6:30 to 8:45 p.m., Tue., Sept. 10, Chandler Downtown Library. Learn how to prepare beds, choose plants and care for vegetables, herbs, fruits and citrus for a bountiful harvest. “Chandler SMART Landscaping,” 9 a.m. to noon, Sat., Sept. 14 and Sat., Sept. 21 at Chandler’s Environmental Education Center and again Sat., Oct. 5 and Sat., Oct. 12 at Chandler City Hall. This two-class series teaches the basics of landscaping in the desert, including concepts of design, the desert plant palette, plant selection, plant combinations and how to plan for small spaces. “Green Plumbing Solutions,” 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tue., Sept. 17, Chandler Downtown Library. Learn how to make changes that really make a difference with Smith, the green plumber of the year, as he talks about water conservation. Learn helpful hints to help save water. He will also be giving away a
Hill sisters also meet the mayor
TREES AND SHRUBS: A certified arborist will discuss proper plant selection, planting, staking and pruning techniques for the low desert during “Pruning and Maintaining Your Landscape,” Tue., Sept. 24 at the Chandler Main Library. Submitted photo
toilet that flushes on less than a gallon of water. “Pruning and Maintaining Your Landscape,” 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Tue., Sept. 24 at Chandler Downtown Library. Trees and shrubs are the most important living elements of a landscape. A certified arborist will discuss proper plant selection, planting, staking and pruning techniques for the low desert. “Water-Smart Workshops.” Four classes are offered. from 6 to 8:45 p.m. at Chandler City Hall: “Sprinkler Design & Installation,” Thu., Oct. 10; “Drip Irrigation Installation,” Thu., Oct. 17; “Yard Watering & Timer Programming,” Thu., Oct. 24; and “‘Smart’ Irrigation Controllers,” Thu., Nov. 7. Classes are free to Chandler utility customers, but participants must preregister by calling 480-782-3580 or visiting chandleraz.gov/water.
The Hill sisters, Ashley and Brittany, appear on Chandler Councilman and Jeep Grand Cherokee driver Jeff Weninger’s “Chandler In Focus” television show. The episode can be seen on Cox Channel 11 or at chandleraz.gov/default.aspx?pageid=104. “We had been in the Valley for less than 24 hours when Susan Moore at the City of Chandler contacted us,” says Brittany. “Timing is everything.” Known as “The Jeep Girls,” the Hills also had the opportunity to meet Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and Nachie Marquez, the city’s director of communications and public affairs, who they note drives a Jeep Commander. The Hills also met up with Jim Phipps, owner of a 2003 Flame Red Jeep Rubicon, who had seen “The Jeep Girls could be anywhere in the U.S.” article in The SanTan Sun News and made it a point to find them. “Jim Phipps is such a charismatic character that really makes the Jeep brand come to life,” Ashley says. “This is why Brittany and I relate to the ‘Go Anywhere, Do Anything’ lifestyle. It’s the people and community surrounded with the Jeep brand that make this vehicle so fun.” This year marks the one-year anniversary that the Hills have been working on a book highlighting the American legends and pioneers who have shaped the landscape of America. Their latest article, in US Airways Magazine, is online at nxtbook.com/ nxtbooks/pace/usairways_july2013/#/178
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