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Walker Butte hosts final FUSD Community Forum
By Andrew Luberda Southeast Valley Ledger Walker Butte K-8 School hosted the last of five Florence Unified School District (FUSD) Community Forums last Thursday night. The purpose of the forum was to present the proposed budget cuts for the 2014-15 school year, the final phase-down as a result of the failed overrides. The district must cut at least $1.7 million dollars next year. FUSD Superintendent Dr. Amy Fuller outlined the proposal that will be presented to the district’s Governing Board for approval. Dr. Fuller also addressed planning beyond 2015 and answered questions from residents in attendance. After Superintendent Assistants Tony
Jimenez and Chris Knutsen detailed the budget cuts of the previous two school years, Dr. Fuller presented a list of items that were considered for the 2014-2015 cuts. “Finding $1.7 million from our budget is not difficult,” Dr. Fuller said. “It’s the consequences of those cuts (that is difficult).” The proposal to be presented to the Governing Board totals $1,785,628 in cuts and includes the following: eliminate one Assistant Principal at each site, closure of the Walker Butte K-2 campus, reduce stipends 25%, eliminate K-8 TRIAGE (Math & L. Arts), replace the Poston Butte Librarian with a Library Aide, eliminate the expense associated with Florence High School Library, eliminate B-team sports at K-8
schools, and eliminate K-8 orchestra. Governing Board President Jim Thomas and other Board members were present at the forum. Thomas explained the process of the Board first reviewing and then voting on the Superintendent’s proposal. According to Thomas, the earliest the Board may vote on the recommended cuts would be in February. Future planning, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, includes preparing for a restructuring of the Middle School/ Jr. High School model and adjusting school boundaries. Dr. Fuller invited those in attendance to volunteer in a community task force so they can be involved in the future planning and preparation. One concern of some parents who were at the meeting is the potential changing of boundaries and the possibility that their children may be required to change high schools. Dr. Fuller said those students who are already enrolled in a FUSD high school will not be required to move. She added that any new boundaries would ap-
Dr. Amy Fuller addresses the parents at the FUSD Community Forum. ply to new incoming students. A further breakdown of the $1.7 million budget cut proposal can be found at the FUSD website, www.fusdaz.org.
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Traffic signals finally coming to Gary/Skyline intersection
By James Hodl Southeast Valley Ledger Installation work on longanticipated traffic lights at the intersections of Gary Road and Skyline Drive in San Tan Valley is scheduled to begin in late March and should be completed within four months, a spokesman for the Pinal County Public Works Department recently confirmed. The announcement pleased local residents, who have seen a need for controlling traffic at that intersection for the past two years. Traffic in the area that includes the Morning Sun Farms, Skyline Ranch and Circle Cross Ranch subdivisions has been increasing for years and grew even faster after the American Legion High School opened on Village Lane off Skyline, according to Richard Wesela, who resides in Morning Sun Farms. “This had resulted in an equally increasing number of traffic accidents most at the Gary/Skyline intersection. The neighbors had already petitioned for a traffic lights at Gary/Skyline when the worst accident involving a Pinal County motorcycle patrolman and an automobile occurred in mid-2012,” Wesela said. “The patrolman’s injuries include the loss of some teeth.” “I’m extremely glad to hear that the traffic lights at that dangerous intersection will soon become a reality,” he added. The delay between petition and construction resulted from Pinal County following legal protocol, said Joe Pyritz, Pinal County public information officer. The county first was required to conduct a
traffic study to determine that traffic volume was high enough to justify traffic signals. Once the study verified the need, the improvement had to be budgeted and scheduled, Pyritz noted. And now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, work on installing the traffic lights and their supporting infrastructure will commence during the final
week of March. “As traffic in the area has continued to grow since the initial petition was filed, additional accidental prone areas have arisen,” Wesela said. Due to the increasing flow of cars seeking to avoid the problems on Gary Road heading east, the next request for traffic signals will likely be the intersection of Gantzel Road and Empire Drive.
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Peach Blossom Celebration at Schnepf Farms
The Peach Blossom Celebration was created so that you could enjoy the beauty of the farm while hundreds of trees are dotted with Pink and white blossoms. Once a year over 80 acres of fruit trees start blooming at all different times and once a year, we open the farm up to celebrate that beauty. When visiting you can take a train ride, hay ride, walking train to see the orchards. Some orchards are smaller than others some may be in full bloom, while others are just starting. The festival runs from Feb. 1 until March 1. For more information visit http://www.schnepffarms.com/ event/peach-blossom-celebration/.
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Join us for a presentation about the venomous creatures you may find around the Valley! Enjoy the beauty of these wonderful and misunderstood animals while learning about fascinating facts and the important roles each creature plays in the desert ecosystem. As Marie Curie, French Physicist and two-time Nobel Prize recipient said “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” Meet inside the Nature Center. This event starts at 2:00 p.m. For more information please call (480) 655-5554.
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The public is invited to attend the Gilbert Visual Art League Fine Art Show and Sale during the month of March. The gallery is located in the Gilbert Historical Museum at 10 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert, AZ. 85296. The exhibition has work by over 50 Valley artists and includes paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, pastel, photography, and 3-dimensional art. In addition to the art show, visitors will be able to tour the museum. Cost for the event is $5.00 and is open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday during the Month of March. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 1st from 6-8 p.m. and is free to the public. Please join us for light refreshments and a chance to visit with many of the local artists as the awards are announced. For more information e-mail Jean Turner-Smith at jeanaes@aol.com or online at www.GVAL.org.
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‘Pocket Park for Pups’ newest amenity for Queen Creek residents and canine companions By Bridgette Crosby Southeast Valley Ledger The Town of Queen Creek will soon start construction on a new park which will be specifically designed for man’s best friend. According to Adam Robinson, recreation superintendent for the town, “The new pup park was one of the two most often requested things from residents over the last several years. The first was a splash pad and the second was a dog park. The council really wanted to do something that the public wanted.” The town council officially approved the new Pocket Park for Pups after reviewing the plans for the 2013/2014 town budget, with final approval in June. The park will be located south of town hall, on the west side of Ellsworth, on property the town already owns. Currently, there are several structures on the site which will be removed before construction may begin. The town is hoping the park will be completed this spring,
as soon as late April or early May. According to the town’s website, the Pocket Park for Pups will be approximately an acre in size and will include two grassy areas, which will be arranged in a 70/30 split for large and small canines. Drinking fountains for the canines will also be available as well as waste bags and receptacles for the waste. Robinson added, “The name ‘Pocket Park for Pups’ was designed to let residents know that the although this park will be smaller than your average dog park, it will still be somewhere fun to come hang out and get some exercise for your dogs.” Jacque Zoccoli, who lives nearby and owns a small, white Bichon Frise which she named Lil Bit, is excited about the new park and stated, “I am all for it! I would love to take my little dog somewhere to be social that isn’t halfway across the state.” More information about the park may be found on the town’s website at www. queencreek.org.
Jacque Zoccoli walks ‘Lil Bit’ near future dog park in Queen Creek. Bridgette Crosby | Ledger
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New restaurant opens at Poston Butte HS
Students and faculty cut the ribbon officially opening the Roof Access Restaurant at Poston Butte High School. Kelli Luberda | Ledger
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By Andrew Luberda Southeast Valley Ledger Roof Access, a new student-run restaurant, opened on the campus of Poston Butte High School after a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 10, 2014. The restaurant was conceptualized by Bropher Bistro culinary students who wanted to further advance their culinary education and experience. The culinary arts program is a two-year program. The Advanced Restaurant Program was developed to allow interested students to continue in the culinary arts program after the typical two years. It’s the students in this program who created and opened Roof Access. According to Culinary Arts Instructor Amanda Celaya, the students developed the menu, grocery list, and the budget. They also wrote a constitution, assigned job titles and responsibilities, and voted on how any profits from the restaurant will be used and disbursed. “This is (the Advanced Restaurant Program students) opening and running their own restaurant in high school,” Celaya said. Third-year culinary arts student Matt Blokdijk, a senior, is one of the students who had a desire to further his culinary education and was instrumental in making Roof Access a reality. “I would love to own a restaurant and make it my own,” Blokdijk said. “One of the first assignments in the culinary program is to make and design your own restaurant. That was something that really opened my eyes and just had me thinking about the possibilities of what I can do.” Blokdijk is passionate about the program and is proud of the restaurant. He will attend Central Arizona College on
a scholarship before attending Northern Arizona University to pursue a Hotel and Restaurant Management degree. “To me, cooking is a form of expression,” he said. “Everyone has their different style – their special spin – that they put on whatever they make. It gives me the opportunity to show people what I really love to do with my food, where I come from, my background, and what I grew up with.” The profits from the restaurant will be divided at the end of the school year among the students who run it. They developed a points system in order to determine the amount each student receives. The disbursements are made in the form of scholarships. The restaurant is located in the newly constructed courtyard area at Poston Butte. The dining area was built with $4K in funding from the Lowes Educator Grant. Lowes’ employees even helped in the construction of the dining area. The restaurant is open to the public on school days from 11 a.m. to noon. For $6 customers will receive a sandwich or wrap, a side, a dessert, a drink. Banner Hospital and Sheriff’s office employees with ID will receive a $1 discount.
Bropher Bistro at Poston Butte
The Bropher Bistro The Bropher Bistro is the name of the Culinary Arts program open to students from Poston Butte and Florence High Schools. The program, now in its fifth year of existence, is part of the Career and Technical Education Department of the Florence Unified School District. At its inception, the program purchased equipment and tools with funds from the Carl Perkins Grant. Additionally, they were able to use money from fundraising efforts to purchase groceries to create menu items. The Bropher Bistro has catered weddings, luncheons, and served five-course dining meals for some drama events at the schools. The profits earned from catering services are used to purchase more ingredients for future catering events. As a result of the efforts of the students and faculty of The Bropher Bistro, the program quickly became a self-sustaining entity.
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Bulldogs and Buffs go down to final buzzer By Andrew Luberda Southeast Valley Ledger The Queen Creek Bulldogs hosted the Tempe Buffaloes last Friday night in a sectional matchup of the top two teams. The game was not decided until Queen Creek’s Carter Wilson just missed a potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, allowing Tempe to escape with a thrilling 74–72 victory. After the game, Wilson was asked if he liked the look he had on the final shot of the game. “I did, I just missed it,” he said. Queen Creek head coach Troy Gibson said he was satisfied with the shot as well. “With one of our best players – best shooters – getting that shot, we’ll take that every day of the week,” he said. “I think he hits that most of the time.” Sometimes a game between top-performing teams fails to live up to the hype surrounding it. That was not true last Friday night in Queen Creek. The game was well played by both teams. The fans of both sides were witness to an exciting and thrilling contest in a great
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Sabercats’ basketball teams play at US Airways Arena for the young and less experienced Sabercats. This game was not the first time the ‘Cats have had difficulty dealing with an opponent’s pressure. “Trying to break the press has been our nemesis all season,” Lopez said. “Even though we practice it, we’re inexperienced at the guard position.” Despite the loss, the Sabercats’ coaches and players were happy to be included in the event. “This is an awesome experience,” Lopez said. “For a lot of girls it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Senior point guard Tekatrianna SchulteEvans said she had been to the arena to watch many games as a spectator and was grateful to finally get to the chance to play in a game there. “It’s a great experience,” she said. “Even with
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is a small community and they’re all here and loud. They have great kids, a great fan base. It was a fun night.” The Bulldogs led 27–25 at the half, with the teams holding each other below their season scoring averages. Tempe entered the game averaging over 71 points per game, while the Bulldogs came in averaging 63. “Our kids work hard every day and that’s what we pride ourselves on,” Saltzstein said when asked about his team’s defensive performance against a skilled Queen Creek offense. In the second half both teams picked up the scoring pace, exchanging leads several times throughout. Tempe held a 6967 lead with 1:08 remaining in the game before the Bulldogs
reclaimed the lead after a three-pointer from Carter Wilson and a dunk by Parker Anderson. But Tempe was able to answer again on threepoint field goal by Anthony Ramirez with 15.7 seconds left. With the game tied at 72, Queen Creek took possession with the intention of playing for the final shot, but Tempe junior Delano Jones stole the ball and was fouled with only eight-seconds on the clock. Jones made both free throws before Wilson’s attempt missed as the final horn sounded. “I thought our kids battled,” Gibson said in the locker room after the game. “They really fought hard. We probably didn’t play our best and cleanest game, but Tempe had a lot to do with that. They’re really good ball club. I’m proud of our kids – they battled and didn’t give in.”
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The coaches of both teams were asked how the experience from this game will help them going forward. “It proves to us that we can win on the road,” Tempe’s Saltzstein said. “That we can win in a good, exciting and loud environment and we’re going to need that.” Even in defeat, Gibson felt his team proved something
to itself. “It should give us a little confidence that we can play with anybody because (Tempe) is one of the better teams in the state,” he said. Next up for the Bulldogs is a game at Campo Verde on Jan. 28, 2014, before a home game on Jan. 30 versus Gilbert Christian. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m.
SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Due to the resignation of Board Member Kristi Freader, the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board has a vacancy. The vacancy will be filled by appointment made by Pinal County School Superintendent Jill M. Broussard. The successful candidate will be seated until December 31, 2014. Any eligible resident within the Coolidge Unified School District who is interested in being appointed can apply online at www.ecrsc.org/pinalesa, (click on the Elections tab, click on the Board Member Vacancies, click on Coolidge Application for School Board Appointment). The application can be completed online, but it must be printed out, signed, notarized and the original mailed or hand delivered by the deadline. The deadline for applying is no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. You may also submit a request for an application by calling or writing to: Shannon Henderson, Administrative Assistant Pinal County School Superintendent’s Office P. O. Box 769 Florence, AZ 85132 Email: shenderson@pinalcso.org (520) 450-4479
The ‘Cats used their pressure defense to build a nine-point lead at the half, 27 – 16. “When we do what we know we’re supposed to do, I think we can make it hard on about anybody,” Sabercats head coach Joe Galish would say later. “So, a lot of credit to our kids. I think they put a lot of pressure on (San Carlos).” But in the second half, the Braves turned the table and cut the lead down to two points by outscoring the ‘Cats in the third quarter, 19 -12. The Sabercats appeared to let their intensity slip after building a lead at the half. It was more of the same in the fourth quarter as the Braves eventually took a 45 – 44 lead with about two minutes remaining in the game. After a timeout, Sabercats junior point guard Marenz Bruce hit a three-pointer to take back the lead they would not relinquish. The ‘Cats finished the game on 9 – 1 run to earn the victory, 53 – 46. Bruce scored a game-high 14 points, including a couple of
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three-pointers in the final two minutes of the game. After the game, Galish credited the San Carlos players and coaches for a great effort. His young team came through when it counted the most. “For them to show that kind of composure in front of all these folks (and) on this floor – that’s a testament to how hard they work in practice,” he said. “I couldn’t be more proud of them.” Like the girls’ team, the boy’s team was excited to have the opportunity to play at US Airways Arena. “It’s a blessing and we’re very pleased to here,” junior forward Ricky Wilson said after the game. “All season, our whole team was looking forward to playing in here,” Marenz Bruce said. “We came out with our “A” game.” Head coach Joe Galish was asked after the game what the experience means to his team and program. “It means a bunch,” he answered. “We couldn’t thank (Jeff Feldman) enough for letting us come and play (here).”
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Nandar Entertainment finishes filming ‘A Horse for Summer’ in San Tan Valley, Queen Creek
By Bridgette Crosby Southeast Valley Ledger On a small farm near Ironwood and Ocotillo roads in San Tan Valley, the production team from Nandar Entertainment and OTR Productions, quietly finished filming the last few scenes for the much anticipated film ‘A Horse for Summer.’ According to Nandar Productions, the film is a story about a 14-year-old Sarah (Nicole Criss) and her parents, Kent, (Dean Cain) and Teri Walsh (Terri Minton) who leave LA behind and move to the wide open spaces of Arizona with hopes of starting a horse ranch. When the economy crashes, those dreams turn to ash. As the family struggles, Kent’s niece Summer, (Mandalynn Carlson) a rebellious teen, is sent to live with the family and causes even more strain as she lashes out and runs away. A family friendly film, many of the scenes
have been shot in the desert in and around San Tan Valley, including shots at the Queen Creek Olive Mill and Way Out West Ranch in Queen Creek. The film has attracted talent such as Dean Cain (Superman), Christopher Atkins (Blue Lagoon), Terri Minton (Country Strong), Mandalynn Carlson (Machine Gun Preacher), local residents Carrie Ribeiro, Carly Fischer and many others. Horses in the film are also San Tan Valley residents. Cowboy, is a beautiful palomino quarter horse, who stars as Dakota in the film and Spice, is another local horse that stars as Bella in the film. Tracy Wright, of San Tan Valley based OTR Productions, who is co-producing the film, stated, “We added two more scenes to the movie this week, which we believe will make the film better. We filmed out in the desert surrounding San Tan Valley, so people will be able to see local landmarks
in the film.” According to Wright, the film is scheduled to be completed by June. “We have sold the domestic and DVD rights to film, so the date of release will depend largely upon what the new owners want to do with it.” Nancy Criss, of Nandar Entertainment, who is directing and producing the film, has been involved in the film industry since she was 13. Criss started producing films about 14 years ago. Criss stated, “This film is really a great example of a family friendly and inspiring story. I am so proud to be able to direct something like this.” Ken Lemm, a writer from Atlanta who wrote the screenplay, stated, “I really wanted to write something that spoke to people and to families. It was a chance for me to share a story that will really resonate and make a difference.“ For local residents, the film has generated a lot of excitement. Many people in San Tan Valley and Queen Creek were cast as extras and are eagerly awaiting the release of the film.
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