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ill Ahwatukee get a full-service hospital at the same time Kyrene School District finds a new source of revenue to fund capital repairs and pay off debt?

The answers to both questions could play out this year if the district finds a taker for 28.6 acres of land at I-10 and Chandler Boulevard that it’s trying to lease.

The district recently secured the services of the Land Advisors Organization to find a commercial or industrial tenant that would agree to a long-term ground lease on the land.

“It’s an incredible piece of property and one of the few remaining like it in this subsection

of the market,” said Randy Titzck, one of the team of brokers marketing the property, noting its adjacency to I-10 with nearby entrances and exits in both directions.

“The beauty of the site is it’s open to all different spectrums – office, medical, retail,” said Titzck. “For properties such as this, strategically located on I-10 and flanked by full interchanges north and south, these properties attract a multitude of interests not only in the current zoning designation but others as well.”

The Kyrene Governing Board has been pondering a sale or lease of the land for nearly two years and since it secured Land Advisors Organization late last year to market it, the district has received some proposals, according to district sources.

As yet, none involve a hospital.

For a while the board also had been looking at the possibility of selling the site of its district headquarters on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Warner roads.

It dropped consideration of doing anything with that site, mainly because it would require the district to find a location for its food service and printing operations, as well as additional bus storage.

Indeed former Kyrene board member Ross Robb, a land expert, told the board that the district headquarters site “is a much more complicated piece of property if for no other reason than you all need a place to meet and you need a place to fit school buses and you need

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Then he took a tour of Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Then he took on an extra job with the enthusiastic support of Art and Martin Ruggiero, owners of the Ace Hardware stores in Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert and Peoria.

Now, along with managing the Ruggieros’ Chandler store, he now organizes fundraisers for Children’s Hospital and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., he’s bringing his seventh one in 16 months to the Desert Foothills Ace Hardware at 1335 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Dispelling the notion that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, Bahr has arranged to have “grilling professionals” from four grill manufacturers – Weber, Traeger, Blackstone and Char Broil – cook one up for anyone who attends the Ace block party from between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

“I can’t tell you how much food they cook. It’s amazing,” said Bahr.

And from 9 a.m., he and his helpers will be selling $1, $5 and $10 raffle tickets that can get winners some sweet prizes worth as much as $900 – that would be the top prize, a Traeger Pro 34 grill with front folding shelf, cover and two bags of pellets.

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that opens up a burgeoning e-commerce market for both countries.

“It’s one click to go anywhere in Mexico,’’ said Glenn Hamer, president/CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. “For Mesa to become the epicenter of e-commerce shipping with Mexico is a huge deal. Mexico is at the point the U.S was at in 1999 when it comes to e-commerce.’’

Mexico has all the pieces to build a booming e-commerce market: a growing middle class, disposable income to match, ready access to the internet and thousands of cell phones.

“We think e-commerce in Mexico is about to take off like a rocket ship, ’’ Hamer said.

Mesa, the state of Arizona and Mexico all want this new arrangement to pay off handsomely – so much so that Mexico last month sent its new customs commissioner, Ricardo Peralta Saucedo, to tour the facility.

Peralta was accompanied by Ariel Picker, president of Skybridge Arizona, which is developing the nation’s first international air cargo hub to house both Mexican and United States customs at Gateway Airport, and Marco Lopez, founder and president of Intermestic Partners.

The two companies are working on opposite sides of the border to maintain the unique Mesa trade arrangement – which allows cargo shipments into any Mexican airport rather than only the few with customs inspectors.

The arrangement eliminates weeks of delays – boosting efficiency by getting goods to the places where they are needed most and eliminating the possibility of corruption.

“I think it will be the jewel of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport,’’ Lopez said. “It’s the only one inland. This is it. There’s no other game in town. … That’s the economic part of it that makes us so excited.’’

While there have been operations previously as part of a pilot program, the recent shipment marked the beginning of regular operations.

A batch of bicycles bound for Mexico is unloaded at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport for processing in the nation’s first and only such operation in the interior U.S. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer)

“Now, we are open for business,’’ Lopez said.

Lopez, former chief of staff at U.S Customs and Border Protection during the Obama Administration, said there are two parts of SkyBridge that eventually will dovetail – a real estate component and the cargo component.

He said SkyBridge is still working on submitting its master development plan to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The plan’s approval will allow for the construction of buildings in close proximity to runways that will form a 360-acre logistics hub. The buildings would include warehouses and other facilities required for shipping cargo.

“I think it’s going to be very smooth,’’ Lopez said. “Everybody understands the importance of that 360-acre project.’’

Although the government shutdown delayed the project’s review, “we are hoping to get it back on track. We haven’t had any problems with the FAA,’’ Lopez said.

He said SkyBridge and Intermestic are negotiating with a developer to build 70,000 square feet of space near the airport, but not adjacent to the runway – that would not be subject to the FAA approval.

Picker, who also heads a Mexican security firm, demonstrated how the customs process works to Peralta and his delegation, which included Felipe Munroy and Natalia Briseno Campillo.

The Peloton exercise bikes were the first cargo cleared by customs agents from both countries and loaded onto an awaiting Lear jet, along with some computer equipment.

Mesa Mayor John Giles, Vice Mayor Mark Freeman and Councilman David Luna, who has been a key contact with SkyBridge, all Mesa Vice Mayor Mark Freeman, left, listens as Mexican welcomed the Mexican delegabusinessman Ariel Picker, the CEO of Skybridge Arizona, discusses tion to the airport. the cargo processing center at Gateway Airport.

(Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer) Officials from both sides of

He noted that another major improvement at the airport is about to move forward, saying during this state of the city address that the FAA had approved funding for a new $20-million control tower.

The antiquated, 1970s U.S. Air Force tower, where controllers had to walk up a ladder to get to the top, was an obstacle to the airport’s realization of its full potential, he said.

Giles also noted that the airport authority’s role is providing the air transport facilities for SkyBridge and nothing more.

“We are not putting money at risk,’’ he said. “We are giving them the development rights. We are not their financial partners.’’

The Mesa City Council recently approved a foreign trade zone at the airport that offers tax advantages as an incentive to stimulate business.

Bill Jabjiniak, the city’s economic development director, said the city has always viewed the airport as an “economic engine’’ and that the city’s patience with its development is starting to pay off.

He said the airport generated 1.5 million passengers last year and the facility is maturing. He said SkyBridge could eventually account for 17,000 jobs, whether directly or indirectly.

“I think you will continue to see it grow.

This is just the tip of the iceberg,’’ Jabjiniak said. “Today, you have to go to Mexico City to clear customs. What we’re trying to do is to streamline it, so you clear customs in a few days and go anywhere in Mexico.’’

Lopez said that the businesses that sign leases first will benefit the most, with only so much space available eventually to rent. While the demonstration of concept was mainly to impress Peralta and his party, it also had sales ramifications.

For example, Jerrod Steinke, of Ceva Logistics, a supply chain and freight management company, said it would appeal to his clients.

“This could be a very good thing for our company,’’ Steinke said. “This is kind of the jumping off point. It’s great to see it come to fruition.’’

the border formed a semi-circle while addressing each other in English and Spanish, the flags of both countries standing nearby.

Peralta, who represents the Morena party, which took over Mexico’s government in December, is a big supporter of SkyBridge. Such reassurance is especially welcome because the Morena party’s electoral victory marked the first major shift in political power in Mexico in years.

“For the first time we are working together, doing trade to the benefit of both countries,’’ Peralta said, with Jose Pablo Martinez Buentello of SkyBridge serving as an interpreter.

“It’s very important to build bridges between both of our countries. It’s very important and that’s what we will continue to do,’’ Peralta said.

Giles told the delegation how he had mentioned SkyBridge and its massive economic potential during his recent State of the City address.

“For those who are visiting from Mexico, I want you to know how important this is to our city,’’ Giles said. “Instead of getting distracted, we want good things to happen for both of our countries.’’

Giles said the project has made steady progress, meeting all deadlines and lining up all the regulatory approvals required to make it a reality.

The concept dates back to when Mesa became a major player in the government partnership that took over the closed Williams Air Force Base from the federal government and started turning it into a satellite airport and an economic hub.

“It’s not just a concept,’’ Giles said, noting the assignment of the Mesa customs officer. “Everyone remains Natalia Briseno Campillo, an aide to the Mexican customs commissioner, optimistic that this will be a chats with Skybridge CEO Ariel Picker.

(Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer) real game-changer.’’

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winners to prizes worth up to $100, while the $5 tickets are good for items valued between $100 and $500 and the $10 tickets good for anything valued above $500.

In addition, singer Rhonda Towns will give concerts at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.

Following her last concert, the winning tickets for all the items will be drawn and while ticket purchasers don’t have to be present to win, “you’d be surprised how many people come back at 3,” Bahr said.

Bahr knows this because he has organized six similar events at the other Ruggiero Ace Hardware stores ever since he toured Children’s.

“I didn’t become passionate until I went there,” he said. “You have no idea where the money goes. It goes to things like teachers for the kids who are hospitalized long term so that when they get out, they haven’t missed anything in class.”

“That’s one small facet of what these fundraisers support. I’m fortunate that I’ve never had to be hospitalized, and I don’t mind giving up my time to do this.

Kids are our future and we should be helping. And these kids in the hospital, they deserve a chance.”

Though he said “I never organized an event in my life,” Bahr organized his first

Ace Hardware fundraiser for the hospital in November 2017.

“I’ve made these things into huge monsters. It takes three months to plan one,” he said, adding that a vast majority of the store’s suppliers happily sign on to donate merchandise. Besides giving back, the vendors also have a chance to have representatives on hand to answer any questions people might have about their products.

Still, those vendors have to be contacted and schedules need to be arranged with the several dozen who get on board.

He’s also quick to credit his employers.

“They’re not corporate and that’s why they can do this,” he said of the Ruggieros.

“It’s a family business and they like giving back to the community.

That’s why, he added, his Chandler store has one charity or another in front of the store almost every weekend.

His events so far have raised over $10,000 for the hospital, but Bahr is expecting the Ahwatukee event to raise that much on its own – and draw a couple thousand people.

“There’s something special about Ahwatukee,” he said. “I live in Gilbert and work in Chandler, and they’re nice communities, but Ahwatukee is unique. People here really like to help others.”

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Tribal firm may take over famed racing school

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n internationally known East Valley racing school may be heading for a final ride.

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by Friday, Valley motorsport legend Bob Bondurant and his wife will lose the cash-strapped Chandler racing school bearing his name to an economic development arm of the Gila River Indian Community – and lose nearly 80 cars with a total value of more than $9 million.

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving owes Sun Valley Marina Development Corp. four months in back rent – part of a massive $3.3 million in debt that has driven the operation into federal bankruptcy court since last summer, court records show.

Earlier this month, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda K. Martin said that if the Bondurants don’t make that payment by next Friday, their “lease shall be deemed rejected, and the debtor shall surrender the premises.”

In addition, she ruled that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles can repossess a fleet of

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The only potential lifeline for the school, which Bondurant moved to the Valley from California in 1990, is a special “debtor in possession” loan of $674,000, court records show.

Some creditors are opposing Bondurant’s request for court permission to obtain the loan because that unidentified lender would have a higher priority than other creditors if the school is forced to close and sell any remaining assets to satisfy what debts it can.

Timothy Shaffer, the Scottsdale bankruptcy expert who is the school’s court-appointed chief restructuring officer, told the court in a Feb. 8 petition that the Bondurants have “been engaged in discussions and negotiations with numerous parties and groups” about that special loan, although he declined to give specifics because of confidentiality agreements.

But while the petition states “the interest by many of these parties in ensuring the debtor’s continued operation has been significant,” it goes on to admit “however, despite our diligent efforts, the debtor has been unable to obtain DIP financing” under terms that some of the creditors said they would accept.

Sun Valley objected to the loan on grounds that the Bondurants would pay $212,000 or the $242,000 in back rent if they get the loan.

Sun Valley Marina Development Corp. owns the former Firebird Raceway next

to the school and has been working for several years to upgrade the 500-acre venue, now called Wild Horse Motorsports Park, located on the reservation just off Interstate 10 south of Chandler Boulevard.

Right across the street from Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino and a retail outlet complex, the school itself could become part of the Gila River Indian Community’s efforts to turn that part of the sprawling reservation into a tourism and entertainment destination.

Patricia and Bob Bondurant, who live in Paradise Valley, founded the school in 1968 and turned it into an educational and recreational mecca.

The school boasts of serving nearly 500,000 go-kart and amateur racing enthusiasts, teens just learning to drive and military and law enforcement personnel developing chase and evasion skills. The school employs 31 full-time and two part-time people.

“Both national and international students attend the Bondurant School on a regular basis and learn competition driving, police pursuit driving, evasive driving, and stunt driving, among other types of high-performance driving and racing,” the school said in bankruptcy filings, noting it also taught “recreational high-performance driving to individuals and corporate groups.”

Before relocating to the East Valley, its students included the late actors and racing enthusiasts Jim Garner and Paul Newman, who, like others, were drawn partly by Bondurant’s own successful racing career.

Billing itself as the “largest purpose-built driving school in the world,” the school sports two training tracks – a 15-turn, 1.6-mile road course and a nine-turn, 1.2-mile road course – as well as an eight-acre asphalt skills pad.

While it has been struggling to reorganize its finances since filing in October for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the school already has lost a lucrative military training contract and has contended with a blizzard of court motions from many of its creditors.

Goodyear Tire has asked the judge to release it from a sponsorship agreement that gave Bondurant an apparently unlimited supply of tires in return for promoting the company exclusively.

The Bondurants’ lawyers in court records have raised the possibility of selling the school, stating through their law-

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could repossess most of the school’s fleet by the end of the week, court papers suggest. (Special to AFN)

BONDURANT from page 6

The school leases the track and fixtures, which are valued at $2.7 million, according to the filings.

When it filed for bankruptcy, the Bondurants posted an announcement on the school’s website, stating, “Our plan is to emerge from this process as a stronger company and continue to drive this company into the next 50 years.”

yers that a sale of the assets might yield more money for their creditors than a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

In its Chapter 11 filing, the school lists $2.69 million in secured debts and $766,000 in unsecured debts against $619,000 in assets.

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House Republicans blow off doctors’ vaccine warnings

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rizona lawmakers approved three measures that foes said could result in fewer children being vaccinated even amid outbreaks of measles in pockets across the nation.

Members of the House Committee on Health and Human Services voted 5-4 along party lines to require parents to be given extensive information about the risks of vaccines, including the multi-page inserts that are prepared for doctors, a list of the ingredients and how to file a claim for damages; expand exemptions from state-mandated vaccines and eliminate a requirement they sign a form that informs them of the risks; and give parents the option of having their children tested to see if they already have immunity.

The votes came over the objections from a string of doctors and other medical professionals who told lawmakers that the changes will undermine public health, at least in part by inundating parents with information that will only confuse them and cause them to have second thoughts.

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Steve Barclay of the Arizona Medical Association said that success is reflected in the medical record, noting it’s rare to talk about measles or people dying from it.

In 1963, he said, before there were regular measles vaccines, Barclay said there were four million cases of the disease in this country, with 40,000 people hospitalized and 500 deaths. In the rest of the world, where vaccines are not present, 89,000 people die each year.

“Think about polio, think about these other diseases we’ve eradicated,’’ Barclay said. “We’re worried about these things coming back.’’

Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, the sponsor of all three, said, “These are not, in my view, anti-vaccine bills. They are discussions about fundamental individual rights.’’

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Liz McKenna, a physician who said she represents more than 900 members of the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said no one is trying to hide it.

She said the materials now given to parents are “made to be in understandable language’’ spelling out in brief forms the risks and cautions. McKenna said HB 2471 would require parents to be given more than 30 pages of information for each vaccine that would not lead to improved patient care.

There already is a separate personal exemption that covers students through high school. But Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, said she believes the religious exemption is broader.

But what HB 2470 also would do is eliminate the requirement that parents who want the religious exemption must review and sign a form prepared by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The third measure would require health professionals to notify someone seeking a vaccination they can request a test to determine if they’re already immune to the disease. Barto said the idea is ensuring that children don’t become “over vaccinated.” Such tests are considered unreliable, particularly for infants, the panel was told.

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“The risk is being negated, the risk is being ridiculed and ignored,’’ she said, saying that side of the story is not presented in the media because “there is an echo chamber that’s part of a vortex of power’’ because “industry has captured the narrative.’’

Dr. Joseph Seelbaugh, a Phoenix family practitioner, told lawmakers: “We didn’t have a chance to hear from patients and families of those who may have suffered from diseases that could have been prevented. We don’t hear from people that have vulnerable children that may not be able to get vaccinated who may be at risk from lower vaccination rates.’’

The Centers for Disease Control confirming 101 cases of measles from 10 states this year – largely among people who either have not had the vaccine or did not have the second dose.

A public health emergency was declared in the state of Washington in January where there have been 55 confirmed cases, virtually all of those in children whose parents had chosen not to vaccinate them.

Much of the objection was to HB 2471 and the list of what information that parents would need to be provided.

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Senate bill would make voter initiatives more difficult

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epublican lawmakers and business interests are pushing a plan that would allow residents of any one legislative district – or even a handful of neighborhoods – to block an initiative drive.

Existing constitutional provisions require those who want to propose their own laws to get the signatures equal to 10 percent of those who voted in the last gubernatorial election. For the 2020 election that figure is 237,645.

For constitutional measures, the threshold is 15 percent, or 356,467.

But there’s nothing now to keep circulators from getting all their signatures in just one county, or even just one city.

That all would change under SCR 1023, which would apply the percentage requirements on a district-by-district level.

So, assuming that 80,000 people voted for governor in a given district, initiative backers would need the signatures of 8,000 in that district to propose a new state law and 12,000 for a constitutional amendment. And the same proportion would apply in all 30.

Approval of that measure, which awaits a vote of the full Senate, could result in a situation where petition circulators get the necessary signatures in 29 of the state’s 30 legislative districts and still be kept off the ballot because of the failure to get the names in the 30th.

Sen. Sine Kerr, R-Buckeye, said it would create more fairness in the system.

“This common-sense measure would require organizers who intend to pass permanent legislation or constitutional amendments that impact the entire state to have the buy-in representation of the entire state and demonstrate support from more than just a couple of urban centers,’’ she said in promoting the measure this past week to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which approved it on a 4-2 party-line vote.

“The current process disproportionately disenfranchises rural voters who are most often ignored in the initiative process,’’ she added.

Kerr said half the states that allow voters to propose their own laws through the initiative process have similar geographic requirements.

Geoff Esposito of Living United for Change in Arizona said that’s only part of the story.

In Colorado, for example, it takes only 5 percent of those who voted in the prior election to get a measure on the ballot.

And while there is a mandate for signatures to be gathered in each of the state’s 30 senate districts, that number is just 2 percent.

What’s being proposed here, Esposito said, is far more onerous – and far more likely to lead to proposals never making it to the ballot.

In essence, the lines are being drawn between those who push ballot measures – and don’t want the change – and those who have opposed them.

That former category includes LUCHA, which was behind the 2016 measure to boost the state’s minimum wage.

Conversely, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which fought that initiative unsuccessfully, supports the new restrictions that SCR 1023 would impose.

Sierra Club lobbyist Sandy Bahr said people take to the streets with their petitions when lawmakers refuse to consider certain issues – such as an initiative in 1912 to grant women the right to vote here, eight years before the U.S. Constitution was amended.

More recently, voters approved a ban on leghold traps, snares and poisons on public lands in 1994 over the objections of hunters and some rural residents. Four years later, after lawmakers refused to take up the issue, foes of cockfighting got a ban on the ballot and got it approved.

And in 2006 voters decided that farmers can no longer keep pigs and calves in gestation crates.

All that, too, explains why groups like the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation support the additional signature requirement.

Sen. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, cited a need to protect the rights of the minority against the popular whims of the majority. Sen. David Livingston, R-Peoria, agreed.

“There is a struggle in our state to really have our rural people have a voice and not just be outnumbered,’’ he said. “It really does help to give every voter in our state somewhat of an equal footing and not just be, in essence, mistreated by a majority in Maricopa County.’’

But Rivko Knox of the League of Women Voters said voters in one legislative dis-

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trict should not be allowed to veto what people in the other 29 districts want.

“To me, that is very undemocratic,’’ she said. What it also is, Knox said, is inconsistent.

She pointed out that no such requirement exists for those who want to run for statewide office to get a certain percentage of their signatures from all 30 legislative districts. And Knox told lawmakers that if the idea of geographic representation is so great, then they should be required to get the signatures for their own election campaigns from every one of the precincts within their own districts.

But supporters of the change noted that it would not be the legislature imposing this new system: Even if SCR 1023 gets approval of the full House and Senate, the change would have to be ratified by a majority of voters statewide in 2020.

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Fundraiser slated for EV ‘foster kid Y’

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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indy McCain will be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser that three Gilbert women are holding to help launch Jacob’s Mission Community Center, a new facility in east Mesa that would provide a much-needed place for foster kids to congregate.

McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain, R-AZ., will speak on March 8 at the ASA Now Inspirational Breakfast Fundraiser, at 8 a.m. at East Valley Institute of Technology Banquet Hall, 1601 W. Main St. ASA Now is a group of three Gilbert mothers and foster mothers who saw a need for a center, not unlike a YMCA for foster children with programs catered to their needs and the needs of foster families.

The three women – Anika Robinson, the group’s president; and Susan Woodruff and Angela Teachout – have been on a mission since 2016, when they collaborated on a law requiring the state to provide behavioral services faster to foster children. It was dubbed Jacob’s Law in honor of one of Woodruff’s foster children.

ASA Now obtained a loan of $1 million from an undisclosed benefactor to buy a church building in the 7800 block of East University Drive, which they are converting into the center. Businessman Randy Hansen read about their efforts and donated $1 million to pay off the mortgage.

But ASA Now, a nonprofit, is now raising funds that would pay for the center’s estimated $20,000-a-month operating cost, Robinson said.

She said the programming and operating costs includes only one full-time staffer since the women want to rely on volunteers familiar with the unique needs of foster children to teach classes and provide counseling for children and their families.

Because of their special needs, the children often “don’t fit in’’ and often are behind in school because they have been moved from one foster family to another, she said.

ASA Now plans to rely on the network of people they have met as foster parents to work with the children.

The goal of Jacob’s Mission Community Center is to create a place where foster children, who often move from one foster

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family to another, feel at home, Robinson said.

“Regardless of what is going on their lives, we have a hub, a home, someplace where they feel safe,’’ Robinson said. “We want to show them that volunteers care and the community cares.’’

“I think in everything, we keep going in faith, knowing we can make a difference for our most vulnerable population,’’ Robinson said. “I think it’s our state’s fundamental obligation to impact the lives of these children.’’

Support groups for both foster children and foster parents also would be available, along with supervised daycare that allows parents to have some time for themselves once in a while.

Robinson, Teachout and Woodruff have devoted much of their lives to the needs of children. Robinson alone has 10 children, four biological and six foster, including a newborn baby boy.

The building on University Drive near 80th Street originally opened in 1992 as a Masonic Temple and then became the Church of God of Prophecy, which catered to a Hispanic congregation.

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Lawmaker wants tougher vehicle seat belt law

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f Rep. Bob Thorpe gets his way, police will no longer need an excuse to pull over a motorist who isn’t buckled up.

Existing Arizona law already requires the front-seat occupants of any vehicle to use any seat belts or lap belts installed with the vehicle.

But the only way that state lawmakers agreed to such a mandate decades ago was by spelling out that police officers may cite violators only if they actually have stopped the vehicle for some other reason.

Thorpe, a Flagstaff Republican, said he has been approached by officers of the

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The plain-looking block church is painted white and has a simple, white cross outside. It sits on a secluded lot and is not readily visible from the busy road.

A classroom building is planned on an empty lot behind the church building, along with a basketball court, a splash pad and other recreational facilities.

Department of Public Safety who want to be more proactive – and not for punitive motives.

“They’re not concerned about fines,’’ he told members of the House Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday.

“They’re concerned about saving lives.’’

So, Thorpe crafted HB 2539 to remove the requirement to find some other excuse to stop a vehicle.

It’s also set up so that a first offense within any 12-month period merits nothing more than a warning.

And even when fines kick in, existing law limits them to no more than $10.

That remains unchanged in Thorpe’s legislation.

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Woodruff said the children haven’t lived with the same family long enough to participate in the activities that other children do – things like youth sports leagues, dance lessons, piano lessons and all the other learning experiences that help children develop.

“We want to wrap our arms around the entire family,’’ Robinson said.

She envisions the new community cen-

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Thorpe told colleagues that more than a third of the people who die in traffic accidents in Arizona are not wearing a seat belt.

“If our officers could have more tools, a better ability just to remind people that they need to have those seat belts on, we could save 300 to 400 lives here in Arizona,’’ he said.

Warnings and fines aside, Thorpe’s bill would also expand the law. Right now it covers only the front-seat occupants; if approved, HB 2539 would mandate belts for everyone in the vehicle.

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“We put our son on a basketball team.

They kept on saying, what’s wrong with him, why isn’t he paying attention,’’ Robinson said.

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And Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, said he likes the law the way it is, with secondary enforcement.

The future of the measure remains unclear.

It did not get a second scheduled hearing Wednesday in the House Transportation Committee. But Thorpe said there are efforts to have the measure still go to the full House.

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The Kyrene board also decided to try and lease the I-10 site rather than sell it outright, figuring that a secured new source of annual revenue was preferable to a oneshot injection of money from a sale.

State law restricts the uses of money from a land sale or lease to paying off debt or funding capital projects and repairs.

An exception in the law states that if a district has determined its capital projects fund meets demands for new construction and improvements, “moneys derived from the lease or rental of real property may be deposited into the district’s general fund.”

But the law also says that money can’t be used for employee salaries or classroom supplies. Rather, it must “be used exclusively for nonrecurring costs related to operating school facilities, including but not limited to expenses for maintenance.”

Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee members last month briefly and informally discussed the site as they brainstormed the types of new development that they would like to see in Ahwatukee in the coming year.

Several members noted that the Kyrene site was ideally situated for a hospital that provided more services than the ER and urgent-care facilities currently in Ahwatukee.

A rash of new hospital construction and expansion has been occurring farther east, but it’s unclear if any healthcare organization would consider the Kyrene site.

Some governing board members privately have said they would like to see the land be put to a good community use, although its use ultimately will depend to a large extent on who makes the best offer and whether its use is permitted by the City of Phoenix.

“We’re trying to keep all our options open and one of our options is medical,” Titzck said. “There is a broad spectrum of uses we are reaching out to.”

Tempe Union High School District toward the end of last school year closed a deal for the sale of two large pieces of property it owns.

The district collected $23.04 million on the sale of a 62-acre parcel on the southwest corner of Frye Road and Desert Foothills Parkway in Ahwatukee to developer Desert Vista 100. The Blandford Homes subsidiary is building 197 homes on that land.

The Tempe Union Governing Board has yet to decide whether to use that money to pay off debt or invest in capital repairs.

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school districts do. This is not the job we hired you to do,” board Vice President Michelle Helm told Superintendent Kenneth Baca at one point.

Early in spring 2018, the issue was brought up again and the board tentatively scheduled a discussion about the Chandler land for June, but it was never held.

The issue has yet to be brought up again.

Similarly in Kyrene, Robb told board members two years ago that “ground leases are a way to get revenue out of a piece of property long-term.”

Robb, the president of a real estate investment company with a long history in developing public-private land-related partnerships, also said, “You don’t get near as much money on an annual basis, but you get far more money in the aggregate over a long period of time. In the state of This overview of the tract that Kyrene School District wants to find a long-term tenant for shows its proximity to I-10.

Some members of the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee think it would be a perfect location for a full- Arizona, you can do ground leases service hospital, but healthcare providers are not among the early parties interested in the property. (Special to AFN) as a governing board for as long as 99 years.”

There is no deadline for the board to years ago, a consultant told the board He also noted a lease deal would rethat if Tempe Union wanted to become a make that decision.

Tempe Union also owns a 49-acre par- landlord or a business partner to a com- quire the services of an expert lawyer to cel at Kyrene Road and the Loop 202 San- pany that developed the Chandler par- fashion an agreement most beneficial to tan Freeway in Chandler that the previous cel, it might provide a long-term revenue the district, and said the board faced the least risk with a straight-out sale and that school board initially planned to sell. But stream.

But both former Superintendent Ken- a ground lease was “slightly riskier.” then members delayed further action He also acknowledged that some board pending a broader discussion of whether neth Baca and board member Michelle it made sense to either lease it or enter Helm were cool to the idea of a public-pri- members hoped that the land might be used in a way that benefited the commuvate partnership. into a partnership with a private entity.

“I’m thinking maybe that’s not what nity – such as a hospital.

When that parcel was discussed two An alternative, he added, would be building into an agreement some community benefit for at least a portion of the land.

“That’s not to say that you wouldn’t tell a developer that as part of the 28 acres, ‘you need to have a two-acre open space for you supply the district or used by the community or whatever,’” Robb said.

“But you know, I think your motivation is likely to be less philanthropic,” he added, citing the state’s underfunding of public education. “So, I think you’d probably need the revenue more than you need the positive publicity, but I could be wrong.”

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You don’t have to play cornhole to have a good time at the annual Wags & Bags Cornhole Festival on Saturday. Drink and food specials along with music make for a party with or without the beanbag tossing.

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eople have a chance to help brutalized dogs and have a good time playing cornhole at the fourth annual Wags & Bags Cornhole Festival this Saturday.

From noon to 7 p.m. March 2 at Ahwatukee Park, 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, the dog-friendly event – presented by Arizona Fireplaces – will include a cornhole tournament geared towards social players, music, games, dogs, Florencia Pizza Bistro pizza and Denmark Burgers and Brats.

Adults can also enjoy craft beer from Pedal Haus Brewery, cocktails from Tito’s Handmade vodka and tequila tasting of Roger Cline’s Mexican Moonshine.

To register for the cornhole tournament, to prepay for festival tickets or to buy Wags & Bags swag and sponsorship opportunities, go to wagsandbags.org. All money raised at the event will benefit Valley Dogs Rescue.

The festival is a labor of love for Ahwatukee couple Josh and Marci Miller.

“The Wags & Bags Festival was born out of desire to raise money in a fun way that brings people together,” said Marci Miller. “We ran a very successful golf tournament, Fore the Dogs, for years, but finding golfers and sponsors was getting more difficult.”

“Last year we raised $32,000 and $74,000 total in the last three years,” she said. “We are hoping for $40,000 this year.”

Valley Dogs Rescue was formed “to rescue dogs that have been abandoned, neglected or otherwise placed in harm’s way; to provide temporary housing for adoptable dogs, and to promote and encourage the responsible care of pets, es-

pecially spaying or neutering, micro-chipping and vaccination of dogs and puppies,” according to its website.

Marci also said she and her husband “wanted to create an interactive event the whole community could be a part of.”

“We became fosters for Valley Dogs Rescue in 2009,” she added. “Over the years we’ve seen the amazing work the volunteers do in very challenging situations. We love that Valley Dogs Rescue is an all-volunteer organization, with no facilities or paid employees. We feel good in knowing every dollar we raise goes directly toward helping at-risk animals.”

“We loved the social aspects of bags, or cornhole,” she said. “The title Wags and Bags Festival came to us at a happy hour brainstorming session three years ago.

The event has really taken off.”

Moreover, as the festival matures with time, it’s become a place to hang out even for people who don’t play cornhole. And it has spawned some collector’s souvenirs as well, since people can now buy signature caps and stainless steel beer mugs.

And while the Millers take the lead in coordinating it, Marcie said, “We have a dedicated group of amazing friends that really do the heavy lifting that make the event possible.”

One word of caution to women who plan to attend: “The bags” aren’t purses, but a reference to the bean bags that are part of the event’s cornhole tournament.

There are two levels to the contest this year, and two-member teams can sign up either as pros or non-pros. Cash prizes are given to the best pro teams while nonpros can compete for non-cash prizes.

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inda Thor, a decades-long Ahwatukee resident, is looking to a positive future for the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board after becoming its newly-elected president.

Her election followed her predecessor Laurin Hendrix’s decision to step down only one year into the two-year role as president.

The following week, as her first act at their regular board session, Thor introduced a resolution, co-authored with board member Dana Saar, that, among other significant intents, restored shared governance with employees of the 10-college Maricopa Community College District.

Thor moved from greater Los Angeles to Ahwatukee with her husband, two young children and extended family in 1990, and has worked in community colleges for 41 years – 29 as a chief executive officer.

Beginning in 1990, she served as president of Rio Salado for nearly 20 years before

being named chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California’s Silicon Valley from 2010 to 2015.

Rio Salado is one of the nation’s largest online public community colleges, serving nearly 53,000 students annually with 28,000 online in 50 states and internationally.

While president at Rio Salado, the school began its dual enrollment program after a query from a Mountain Pointe High School math teacher. The program was inaugurated at MPHS. “Rio Salado had the first online learning program in Arizona, and now has the largest enrollment of students online of any community college in the country,” she said, adding that enrollment during her tenure increased by 252 percent.

Prior to her appointment as Rio Salado’s president in 1990, Thor was president of West Los Angeles College. She had served as senior director of occupational and technical education for the Los Angeles Community College District after her tenure as director of high technology centers and services.

She was also director of communication services for the LACC District.

“I’ve spent my entire life devoted to community colleges; even my doctoral degree was in community college leadership,” she said.

Thor’s career trajectory actually began in high school in Monterey Park, California, and she credits her English teacher for launching her on her career path.

“My English teacher was exceptional, and I took every class of hers I could, even journalism, in order to stay in her classes. She urged me to run for editor of the student newspaper.”

Because of that stint as

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Linda Thor, relaxing in her Ahwatukee home, is the new board president for the Maricopa County Community College District.(Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

Thunder thespians hope you’re off to see the wizard

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ext week, Ahwatukee residents might want to follow the yellow brick road to Desert Vista High School because Dorothy and her trio of odd friends will be there – along with 54 other student thespians, 20 student techies and even a dog.

If you haven’t guessed by now, the Desert Vista Thunder Theatre Company will be presenting the classic “Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 6 and 7, and at 3:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, March 8. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

With a huge cast of 58 students – and a real canine playing Toto – the blockbuster show not only is one of the largest in the theater company’s history but also teacher-director Jesse Ploog-Bacik’s first musical at Desert Vista, where she is a first-year teacher.

Rehearsing a scene from “The Wizard of Oz” are Desert Vista thespians, from left, Noel Rooney, Michael McLoud, London Caffey, Jackson Tyler, Ainsley Campbell and Isabelle Benavides. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer)

Ploog-Bacik said she picked the title for her first musical for two reasons.

“I wanted a show that I could have a large cast,” she explained. “I’m really trying to focus on growing our program and making it an inclusive place, so doing a

show that allowed for a large cast was important to me. Second, I decided that I wanted to do a show that was very ensemble focused. While this show does have a set of lead roles, like all shows do, it really allows for the ensemble to shine.

“I felt that a show like this would help me build the community within Thunder Theatre Company that I want the kids to feel. The ensemble is involved in such a large portion of this show, be it on stage, singing in the wings, or helping with scene changes and I love that. I believe that every role in a show is equally important and this felt like a show that I could really display that idea to the students with.”

And besides, she added, “I personally love ‘The Wizard of Oz.’” “I’ve been in love with the music and story since I could first sit through the movie as a young kid, so it’s really special to have this be the first musical I am bringing to the Desert Vista stage.”

The sets and the costumes may not be as elaborate as they were when Judy Garland played Dorothy in the movie 80 years ago – partly because “we were on a pretty quick timeline,” Ploog-Bacik explained.

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Ahwatukee’s history to come alive Saturday at the ARC AFN NEW STAFF

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arty Gibson has written two books on the history of Ahwatukee, and on Saturday he’s bringing part of it to life.

At 1 p.m. March 2 at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee, Gibson will discuss the community’s history along with some of the people who laid the foundation for Ahwatukee – in one case, literally.

Guest speakers thus far are architect Wayne Smith, who laid the groundwork for the original portion of Ahwatukee, including the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course as a flood control mechanism for South Mountain runoff.

Also on hand will be longtime Realtor Pete Meier, who sold some of the first houses for Ahwatukee and is also commander of the community’s only military service organization, American Legion Post 64.

Also speaking will be Kathy Martin, granddaughter of Byron Slawson, caretaker of the Ahwatukee Ranch; and Joe Garner, grandson of Arthur Hunter, who had a street named after him that ultimately became 48th Street.

Ahwatukee author-historian Martin Gibson will be talking about his new book on Ahwatukee’s past and will have some of its founders on hand during a discussion at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ahwatukee Rec Center. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer)

Among the stories audience members likely will hear is one captured in Gibson’s recently published “Historic Tales from Ahwatukee Foothills.”

That book is published by History Press – a subsidiary of Arcadia Press, which published Gibson’s “Phoenix’s Ah-

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watukee-Foothills” 12 years ago as part of its “Images in America” series of history-in-pictures books.

In “Historic Tales,” Gibson lays out the history of 48th Street and what it was used for in the days before Ahwatukee even became part of Phoenix.

Gibson also will be holding a book signing for his new work 2-4 p.m. March 9 at Changing Hands Bookstore on the southwest corner of Guadalupe Road and McClintock Drive, Tempe.

Gibson calls “Tales” a “counterpoint” to his first book.

A longtime Ahwatukee resident, Gibson got interested in Ahwatukee’s history out of a kind of habit.

Wherever he’s lived, the Long Island, New York, native would always visit the local historical society or the history section of the local library to bone up on the community’s past.

When he realized Ahwatukee had neither a historical society or a library with a local history section, he started interviewing old-timers and early settlers, carefully constructing. First, a pictorial guide to Ahwatukee’s past and, with his most recent work, a richly detailed collection of 27 stories about particular people, places and events that shaped the community.

Gibson said he had a similar public event when he published his first book and it attracted a standing-room-only crowd, so people attending Saturday’s event might want to come early.

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Pecos Center hosting Duet caregivers events

BY MICHELLE TALSMA EVERSON Guest Writer

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ore than 65 million people, nearly one third of the U.S. population, are family caregivers – people who provide unpaid care for a loved one.

Locally, Duet, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, is working with passionate Ahwatukee community members to provide support and resources for family caregivers in need.

From Friday March 1 through Tuesday, March 5, Duet’s “I am a Family Caregiver” traveling photo exhibit will be on display at the Pecos Senior Center, 17010 S. 48th St., Ahwtaukee.

The traveling photo exhibit helps family caregivers “see” themselves as caregivers. By self-identifying as caregivers, they are more likely to connect with resources and support. In turn, they will better care for themselves.

The photo exhibit features poignant photographs, and each photo has a brief story attached to assist viewers in recognizing themselves as family caregivers and to help increase community awareness about family caregiving and the

need for support.

In addition, Duet is partnering with trained volunteers to offer a “Finding Meaning and Hope” video discussion series beginning on March 13 at Pecos Senior Center.

This 10-week, peer-led group discussion is a free outreach to members of the community who are full-time, part-time or long-distance family caregivers.

Based on the book “Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief,” by Pauline Boss, Ph.D., this video series occupies a unique place in the caregiving landscape, according to Duet.

Boss is best known for her groundbreaking research as the pioneer theorist and clinical practitioner of stress reduction for people whose loved ones are physically present, but psychologically absent, coined “ambiguous loss.”

The free video discussion series will take place on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon, March 13 to May 15.

“The power of the video series is that each week, through a 20-minute video, Dr. Boss gives family caregivers an understanding of their ambiguous loss journey

and teaches them the techniques that are crucial to reducing their stress, reclaiming hope and improving their health and well-being,” said Ann Wheat, director of family caregiver services at Duet.

Duet is a nonprofit that promotes health and well-being through a broad range of services to homebound adults, family caregivers, faith communities and grandparents raising grandchildren.

The nonprofit is there for family caregivers through support groups, information and guided assistance, workshops, an annual Family Caregiver Symposium, a “Finding Meaning and Hope” video discussion series, “I am a Family Caregiver” traveling photo exhibit, a peer mentoring program and more.

Ahwatukee resident Vicki McAllister is the volunteer facilitator for the “Finding Meaning and Hope” series.

She is also involved with Duet by supporting the nonprofit’s dementia engagement support group and she is the board chair of Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee (SAGA), which provides education, resources and advocacy to the growing population of older adults, their families and caregivers.

“The success of SAGA’s recent event proves that there is a real interest, and need, for educational opportunities and information on available services for seniors,” McAllister said. “Our mission is to support this very important demographic in our community. We are here to help.”

McAllister is passionate about the “Finding Hope & Meaning” series.

“Pauline Boss’ work was inspirational, and the participants from last year’s class at Pecos Senior Center appreciated the tangible tools to build family caregiving resilience, taken from each chapter of her book,” she explained.

“The DVD video series truly equips caregivers with tools to reduce stress and provide meaningful ways to interact daily with persons with dementia. This improves daily quality of life strategies as a caregiver,” McAllister added.

Registration is required for the free video discussion series: 602-534-5366 or vicki.mcallister@vosymca.org.

Information: duetaz.org and sagaseniors.org

-Michelle Talsma Everson is a freelance writer and spokeswoman for Duet.

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he did it.

Cynthia Todd, 66, of Ahwatukee not only walked 61 miles in three days but raised $1,500 for the Arizona Humane Society’s efforts to promote the adoption of senior animals.

“For the most part, things went really well and it was an enjoyable, enriching time for me,” said Todd, who decided to do the walk after the loss of her own aging and special-needs Shih Tzu named Gizmo, whose various ills and pains forced Todd to put him down at age 13 ½.

“I just have a really, really special place in my heart for dogs, and any animal going through a hard time,” she said. “This is my tribute to Gizmo.”

Gizmo was a 2004 Christmas present from her husband, Bill.

“Gizmo was a puppy mill dog and was probably taken from his mother too soon.

When I got him, he was so tiny he fit in my hand and weighed about half a pound. He didn’t get a good start in life, but I knew he had needs and I was okay with that, but I sometimes wondered what would happen to him if I passed away first,” she said.

Following the death of her husband in

Cynthia Todd of Ahwatukee, pictured with her late dog Gizmo, walked 60 miles in three days to raise money for senior animals. (Special to AFN)

2011, Todd moved to Ahwatukee to be closer to her son, real estate broker Ben Quillinan. She is now employed part-time as field service manager at her daughterin-law’s Ahwatukee real estate company,

Rachel Richards Realty.

About the only problem Todd encountered was on the second day of her walk.

“The weather couldn’t have cooperated more perfectly,” she said. “The one glitch was one of my big toenails, which had become dark and inflamed. It was tough to sleep because any movement sent serious shots of pain through my toe.”

Though she wondered “how I was going to pull off day three,” Todd never thought of giving up.

“I would have crawled if I had to,” she said. “As it turned out, I remembered the sheep’s wool one of my fellow hikers on the Camino had given me when I developed a serious inflammation on another toe. I had some left, so I covered the toe with it and held it in place with a Band Aid. It worked really well and there was minimal pain.”

Todd admitted that “the final five miles were grueling.”

“I guess it was like hitting a wall during a marathon,” she said. “Every fraction of a mile was hard and tedious. So, I diverted to Starbucks and the Americano I bought there really saw me through.”

Todd said she’s “happy and grateful” for the sponsors who made donations for

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her walk.

And despite that toe, she even bested her own goal of walking 60 miles in three days with “one extra mile for good measure.”

“This has been quite an experience for me, through which I’ve learned and grown in many ways,” Todd added.

Checks can still be mailed to Mary Hetrick, Arizona Humane Society, 1521 W. Dobbins Road, Phoenix, AZ 85041. All donations should be made on or before March 15.

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editor, Pepperdine University offered her “a significant scholarship” to study journalism and work on student publications.

She became an editor of Pepperdine’s student newspaper, the quarterly magazine and yearbook.

“As a result of that experience, Pepperdine offered me a job as director of public information for the School of Continuing Education right out of school,” she said.

“That is why I advise young people to take seriously that first job out of school because it can affect your career path.”

She said journalism taught her a great deal that has served her well in education and educational leadership.

“Journalism taught me to look at both sides of an issue, and that’s extremely valuable in leadership, as is the ability to observe any issue from the sidelines,” said Thor, adding: “And many people in leadership are frightened of the media, and I’m not because of my experience. I believe in establishing candid, honest relationships with reporters, and in turn, I believe you will be treated fairly.”

Besides her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Pepperdine University, she earned a master’s of public administration degree from California State University –

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Los Angeles, and a doctor of education degree in community college administration from Pepperdine.

She’s received many awards and accolades including the Arizona Women in Higher Education Woman of the Year award in 2017, awarded one year after her election to the Maricopa Community College District Governing Board.

In addition, she has received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Palo Alto University, and an honorary Associate of Arts degree from Foothill-De Anza Community College.

Thor served as adjunct faculty for the UCLA School of Education, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Rio Salado College and Northern Arizona University.

Those experiences as an adjunct faculty member may have offered insight into the controversy that roiled during 2018 as the then governing board ended a faculty bargaining system known as meet and confer.

“Many felt the board members were at war with the faculty, and that motivated them to be very active in the last election,” Thor said of the November election that saw three new board members elected.

As her first official act as new president, Thor presented a paper she titled “Commitments and Directions for the MCCCD Governing Board 2019.”

She quickly addressed the resolution’s intent in her opening remarks to the packed meeting room.

“We have a number of significant challenges that we must address quickly and effectively at the same time we stay focused on student success and responsible governance oversight,” she told her colleagues.

“I commit to leading this board in a manner that respects the history and culture of the Maricopa Colleges, that respects and values our employees and ensures that they have voice and representation, and that ensures that we operate in a transparent, collaborative fashion.”

Among the items in the resolution – which passed 5-1 – was the establishment of a new process for developing agreements with faculty that for the first time includes part-time teachers.

“It is intended to be expedient, collaborative and representative,” Thor said of the resolution co-authored with Dana Saar, a board member since 2011 and president in 2014.

One of the first changes Thor instituted was to the name of the process formerly known as Meet and Confer.

“The name was changed to FACT – Faculty Administration Collaboration Team – which is more reflective of the work that is actually being done,” she said.

Thor, who has been married to Robert Huntsinger for 44 years, said her family has been in Ahwatukee since moving here from Southern California in 1990.

When she accepted the position as president of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, they kept their Ahwatukee home, as they knew they would return.

Her children, Erik and Marie, are both Mountain Pointe grads and both hold bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Arizona State University.

“One of our big motivations to move out of Southern California was the fact we had children,” she said. “We wanted a healthier environment for them. They both were involved in the Kyrene Schools and the Tempe Union High School District. We’re very embedded in the community.”

Looking forward in her new role as MCCCD Governing Board president, Thor said she hopes to see students and the community become more involved in decision making.

A goal stated at her first board meeting is to assemble collaborative teams of student and community representatives, and use “a town hall format” to present concerns and opinions to the board.

“I am really committed to transparency; to be open, inclusive, transparent in what we do,” Thor said.

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“We decided to go fairly simplistic with the set while still giving that classic Oz feel that everyone expects of the show,” she said. “We decided that to make the show work under our strict timeline and tight backstage storage, we’d rather have pieces that still give the feel that an audience would expect without going extremely detailed and over the top.”

Still, she added, “It’s been a fun challenge to work with the kids on finding this balance. We want to give the audience enough to know where we are and what we were going for with the design while still keeping it on the simplistic side.”

The costumes are another story, however.

“That’s where we are putting in some more of the detail and really letting the kids pull out the stops,” Ploog-Bacik said.

“There are some very fun pieces that I am excited for the audience to see. Between mixing fun patterns and colors in Munchkinland, the ‘bling’ that we wanted to see in Oz, and all of the other groups of characters that need very distinct looks, they have a lot of fun finding creative solutions to make the show visually appealing while still sticking to the short build time.”

Because “Wizard” has been around for eight decades, Ploog-Bacik hoped her ac-

Elijah Rivera will be playing the Tin Man and Alicia Werner will be Dorothy in the Desert Vista Thunder Theatre Company’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” next week at the high school. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer)

tors and actresses didn’t think “it was just a boring ‘old’ musical.”

And she said “the cast really seems to be enjoying the production process.”

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Besides, the basic message of the musical is timeless, she added.

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“The idea of appreciating your home, wherever that may be to each person, is important,” Ploog-Bacik said. “I remember being in high school and just wishing I was in college because ‘it would be so much better.’ Looking back on that time now, there were definitely people in my life that I didn’t appreciate enough because I was too busy waiting for something better.

“I hope that by the end of this experience, the kids are able to see this lesson in the show. Yes, it is an older musical.

Yes, it’s a show that has been popular for multiple generations. Yes, there are other themes that can be pulled from the show, but this one really sticks with me and I think it’s one that can so easily be applied to kids even 80 years after the original movie premiered.”

Rehearsals began early January and Ploog-Bacik said the students are ready for the curtain to rise.

“The students in our show have been working so hard to create an exciting, colorful and hilarious show that pays respect to the original film while still giving it a new life with their own personalities and takes on each character. They have grown so much since we first started, and it is going to be a very fun production to watch,” she said.

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Ahwatukee Lakes Town Hall scheduled March 9 at the ARC

Save the Lakes will hold its annual membership meeting and a town hall open to the public 10 a.m.-noon March 9 at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee.

The attorney representing two residents in a suit to restore the course will be among several speakers. Also speaking will be several golf industry experts and architect Wayne Smith, who laid out the course and developed the system of Lakes to control South Mountain runoff.

Save the Lakes President Jeff Hall said the public is invited to the free discussion.

Ahwatukee Chamber, AFN slate ‘Best Of’ celebration next week

The Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Ahwatukee Foothills News to celebrate the winners of the paper’s Best of Ahwatukee contest 5-8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5, at the Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee.

Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dessert, live music and an awards ceremony are all part of the evening. Barefoot Pools of Ahwatukee is the signature drink sponsor and Ahwatukee resident Maria Hesse’s Von Hanson’s Meats & Spirits is the red carpet sponsor. There are other opportunities for sponsorships.

Tickets are $60 per person or $450 for a table for eight and seating is limited. Visit ahwatukeechamber.com for tickets and sponsorship information.

Lives of two big authors portrayed at Mountain View Lutheran Church

Mountain View Lutheran Church in partnership with Faith Talk 1360 KPXQ radio is bringing “Lewis & Tolkien – Of Wardrobes and Rings” to Ahwatukee.

The whole family can attend the March 9 stage play at the church, 11002 South 48th St., Ahwatukee. The show will also be presented at 7 p.m. March 8 at Sun Valley Community Church Tempe Campus, 6101 S. River Drive, Tempe.

The play memorializes authors C.S. Lewis (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) and J.R.R. Tolkien (“The Lord of the Rings”), who were faculty members at Oxford University and participants in a literary group known as The Inklings.

“Their robust philosophical discourse served an uncommon friendship that was not without its differences. Life’s circumstances and sometimes unresolved disagreements that forced an uncomfortable season of estrangement,” the church said in a release.

“In Wardrobes and Rings we join “Jack” and “Tollers,” as they knew each other, at Oxford’s historic Eagle and Child pub for one last visit, tempered by thawing humor, confession and reconciliation.”

Tickets: lewis_and_tolkien.eventbrite.com Information: Jean Laneri at mailto:jlaneri@salemphx. com or 602-955-9600.

‘Frozen’ auditions next week by Kimberly Lewis at Studio 111

Ahwatukee dance instructor Kimberly Lewis will be holding open auditions for the musical “Frozen,” and the June 22 show at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Mountain Pointe High School apparently will be the show’s Arizona premier fo the stage version of the Disney animated film.

Auditions are March 5 and 6 at Studio 111, 4910 E. Chandler Blvd. suite 111, Ahwatukee.

Times and age brackets for March 5 audition: 4-5 p.m., ages 4 to 6; 5-6 p.m., ages 7-9; 6-7 p.m. ages 10 to 13; and 7-8 p.m., 14 and older. From 4-8 p.m. March 6, call-backs will be auditioned.

For those auditioning for singer, acting and dance roles, bring a 1-2 minute prepared song from a Broadway musical as well as your music on iPod or iPhone. A cappella is not recommended. There will be no monologue requirement for this audition, so those auditioning will be asked to “act their song.”

Dancers will be taught a short dance combination at audition and are advised to wear comfortable clothing.

Dancing is not a requirement in order to audition.

Before auditioning, kids and their parents should know that the first three weeks of June will include extensive rehearsals. Rehearsals at Studio 111 will be 2-6:30 p.m. June 3-7, June 10-14 and June 17-21 with dress rehearsals at June 20 and 21 at Mountain Pointe Theater from 12:30-8:30 p.m.

Information: 480-706-6040.

Semi-annual blood drive set in honor of Adelyn Troutman

Since shortly after she was born, 3-year-old Adelyn Troutman of Ahwatukee has required a blood transfusion because her body cannot produce red blood cells. In thanks to all the strangers who have donated blood, her parents, Mark and Kami Troutman, hold a semiannual blood drive to help keep supplies up for other children and adults who need blood.

The next drive is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. March 30 at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee.

Donors can make an appointment by calling 480-2466332, emailing troutman.kami@gmail.com or registering at bloodhero.com under sponsor code Adelyn.

Corpus Christi hosting annual clothing, furniture drive

The St. Vincent de Paul, Corpus Christi Conference will be hosting its annual furniture/clothing drive 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 23 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 24.

Items can be dropped off during those times at the St. Vincent de Paul truck that will be located at Corpus Christi’s north parking lot on 36th Street at Knox Road, Ahwatukee.

Items that will not be accepted are mattresses and box springs, electronics and TVs with tubes.

Information: Nancy Criswell or Kevin Sack, 520-4818001 and 520-578-5142, respectively.

Arts and crafts festival this weekend in Ahwatukee

An arts and crafts festival featuring artists from the Valley and Tucson will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3 at 5031 E. Elliot Road, Ahwatukee.

All media will be represented, including paintings, jewelry, clothing, beading, photography, wood works, metal art and home décor.

Information: artattackaz.com and artattackaz@gmail.com.

Tennis-swim center offering Zumba class everfy Tuesday

The Ahwatukee Community Swim, Tennis & Event Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, is offering a Zumba and Zumba Toning class 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Zumba involves dance and aerobic movements while Zumba Toning uses toning sticks. The class is for all levels of experience and ages.

Cost is $9 drop-in or people can buy a punch card for $32 for four visits, $75 for 10 classes and $140 for 20.

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its semi-annual rummage sale 7-11:30 a.m. March 2 at Esperanza Lutheran Church at 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Ahwatukee.

Donations may be dropped off at the church after 6 a.m. that day and the troop will give the donor a tax receipt.

People who would like some prayer power on behalf of their children can contact the Ahwatukee chapter of the national group Moms in Prayer.

The group meets once a week for an hour, praying for children and their school. Grandmothers are welcome to come and pray for their grandchildren.

Information: MomsInPrayer.org or azcarolina7@ gmail.com.

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YOPAS book sale coming back and it needs tomes now

The Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors (Y OPAS) is in need of book donations for its 11th annual fundraising book sale 7 a.m.2 p.m. March 30 and 8-11 a.m. March 31 at the YMCA, 1030 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee.

Books can be dropped at the YMCA or the following Ahwatukee locations: Pecos Senior Center, 48th Street and Pecos Road; Odelay Bagel Company, Equestrian Trail and Warner/Elliot Loop; Cups N’ Crepes, 42nd Street and Chandler Boulevard, Ahwatukee Community Swim/Tennis Center, 48th Street and Warner Road; Mountain View Lutheran Church at 48th Street and Cheyenne Drive; Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane; Horizon Presbyterian Church at 1401 E. Liberty Lane; Keller William Realty, 15905 S. 46th Street, Suite 160 (behind Kohl’s) and Corpus Christi Church, 36th Street and Knox Road.

Magazines, text book, and dictionaries or encyclopedias are not accepted.

Information: Jill at 602-212-6088.

A Goodwill donation truck will be accepting household goods donations at the YMCA during the book sale. Y OPAS will earn 10 cents a pound of goods donated during the book sale. In addition, Y OPAS will be holding several raffles during the sale.

Y OPAS is a volunteer driven organization whose mission is to provide free transportation to Ahwatukee seniors age 62 and older to medical appointments, grocery shopping and errands, allowing seniors to remain living independently. Y OPAS offers these services and social activities to prevent isolation for seniors who are homebound.

Ahwatukee Easter Parade planning has begun, entries sought

Planning is underway for the 43rd Annual Kiwanis Ahwatukee Easter Parade & Spring Fling April 20. Entries will be accepted until April 11. “There is plenty of time for businesses, youth and church groups, families and individuals to put their heads together and organize their entries for the Easter Parade, Phoenix’s Ahwatukee Foothills’ largest community-participation event,” Parade Boss Mike Schmitt said. It is Schmitt’s 27th time as parade boss.

Paul Maryniak, executive editor of the Ahwatukee Foothills News, will be the Easter Parade’s grand marshal.

This year’s Grand Sponsor is Vision Community Management CEO Darin Fisher.

Beginning at 10 a.m., the parade forms at 48th Street and Warner Road and progresses north about 1 mile along 48th Street to Cheyenne Drive.

After the parade, all are invited to the Spring Fling at Ahwatukee Community Center Park, 48th Street and Warner Road, featuring entertainment by local groups, vendor and craft booths, carnival rides, games, food, beverages, and games for the family from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kiwanis member Andi Pettyjohn is heading the Spring Fling committee for the 19th time.

Parade entry forms have been mailed to over 300 local businesses, groups and previous parade entries, but anyone who wants a form can go to ahwatukeekiwanis.org.

Information on the parade: 480-759-0007 or

Sentimental Dreams dance coming up

Tempe American Legion Post 2 will hold its 25th annual Sentimental Dreams dance 7-10 p.m. March 2 at its lodge, 2125 S. Industrial Park Ave., Tempe.

Tickets are $10 for the dance, which features the 20-piece Sentimental Swing Orchestra playing songs of the 1930s and ‘40s.

Proceeds benefit the Legion’s boys and girls programs.

Tickets are available at the door or by calling 480967-2968.

Colina PTO plans ‘Pack-a-Palooza’

Colina Elementary School PTO has scheduled its Packa-Palooza fundraiser 6-8:30 p.m. March 29 at the school, 13612 S. 36th St. The public is invited to this free-admission event, which will include a raffle for themed baskets, bounce houses, face painting and other games and activities for children and adults.

Vendors also are being sought for the first time. For a $50 fee, they’ll be able to advertise their business and sell their wares. Interested vendors should contact Christian Becker by Feb. 15 at cbb1105@hotmail.com.

Kyrene Foundation seeks sponsors, players for fundraiser tourney

The Kyrene Foundation is gearing up for its ninth annual golf tournament April 5 at Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee, to help fund resources for children and their families in the Kyrene community. It is one of the major fundraising events of the year for the organization.

When: Friday, April 5, 2019.

Progressive Roofing owner Michael Farrell said his company has already signed up as a sponsor, noting, “Support for our community is a strong value of our company.”

People, businesses and organizations interested in playing a foursome, making a donation or becoming a sponsor can do so through kyrenefoundation.org/event/golf.

The foundation’s mission is to serve and provide resources for children and their families in the Kyrene community.

Information: Jeff Peters, 480-235-1121 or Jpeters54@ icloud.com.

University of A Arizona County Extension to sponsor spring fiesta

Clydesdales and celebration will mark a spring fiesta planned by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension – Maricopa County 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 23 at 4341 E. Broadway Road, on the border of Phoenix and Tempe.

Admission and parking are both free.

The event includes door prizes, free popcorn, and food trucks with lunch and healthy snack items for sale.

Information: 602-827-8200.

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The Ahwatukee Golf & Country Club has an offer that’s hard to refuse: all you can eat prime rib and shrimp cocktail bar.

DETAILS>> 5-7 p.m., $26.95 per person; reservations required; 12432 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee.

480-893-1161.

LTC meets to plan teen events at the library. Join us to earn community service hours, make friends and have fun.

DETAILS>> 2-2:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-17. Free. No registration required.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Seuss-tastical Family Festival

In honor of Read Across America Day, families with kids ages 2-10 will enjoy Dr Seuss-themed literacy & S.T.E.A.M. activities such as: Oobleck, Many Colored T-Shirt Tie-Dye, Wacky Words Wheel, Cat in the Hat ABC Toss, Oh the Places You’ll Go Obstacle Course and other activities.

DETAILS>> Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 2-10. Free. No registration required.

MONDAY, MARCH 4

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St. John Bosco School in Ahwatukee recently held its annual Running with Rosco event to combine fitness with raising money for needed improvements. This year’s theme was “Chose Kind” and students ran laps with the school mascot, Rosco, as well as other Catholic schools’ mascots. Some of the students who participated were, from left: Shelby Savoy, Lucianna Barone, Luke Bauer, Sophie Vaughan, Aubrey Keane, Blake Snyder and Seton Underwood. (Special to AFN)

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TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5-6 Kimberly Lewis auditions

Dance Studio 111 owner Kimberly Lewis will be holding auditions for her June 22 summer musical. The name of the production will be announced soon. Actors, dancers and singers can attend the auditions and rehearsals will be held throughout most of June.

DETAILS>> 4:30-8 p.m. both days, 4910 E. Chandler Blvd. # 111. Information: 480-706-6040 or dancestudio111.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

Monthly Book Discussion Club

Read the book and join each lively discussion the first Wednesday of the month. March’s Read: “A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century” by Jerome Charyn.

DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

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Desert Pointe Garden Club will meet with a program on tropical plants that thrive in the Arizona desert. People can learn what plants can beautify their backyard.

DETAILS>> 9 a.m., Ahwatukee Rec Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee. Information: 602 478 6732 or dpgc.org.

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Children 3-5 years-old, accompanied by a favorite adult, enjoy interactive activities that encourage emerging language skills, and that introduce STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) concepts, on the first Thursday of each month.

DETAILS>> 6:30-7:15 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-5 years. Free. Tickets are limited and available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Holocaust speaker Congregation NefeshSoul and Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation are co-hosting Marty Brounstein, an engaging and lively speaker who will talk about non-Jews in Holland who hid many Jews during the Holocaust.

DETAILS>> 1 p.m., Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation: 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler, (near Ray and Kyrene roads). Free.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12 LEGO Lab

Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time the second Tuesday of each month.

DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

Spring Break Teen Bash

Bring a friend to enjoy some spring break fun with movies, karaoke, Kahoot!, ice cream, pizza, crafts and Wii. DETAILS>> Noon-7 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Ironwood Writers Critique Group

The third Tuesday of every month bring five double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from fellow writers.

DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Magic Tree House Book Club

Read the book at home, then do fun time-travel activities at the library. Kids can read this month’s Magic Tree House series title Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne on their own or with family to prepare for hands-on activities that bring the story to life. April’s book: Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osborne.

DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

Watersmart Workshop

Learn how to find and fix leaks that are draining your budget. Presented by the City of Phoenix Water Services Department.

DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. To register visit phoenix. gov/water or call 602-261-8376.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 The History of Golf

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Bible study

Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter.

DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Colina Carnival

Colina Elementary School PTO is holding its annual fund-raising carnival, with raffle tickets for baskets themed around wine, entertainment and arts and a number of activities for young and old alike. Though in the past this has been an event attended mainly by Colina parents, the PTO wants the entire community to know everyone is invited.

DETAILS>> 6-8:30 p.m., 13612 S. 36th St., Ahwatukee.

SUNDAY, MARCH 31

Foundations of Our Faith Bible Study, a journey through Leviticus that is biblically accurate and understandable for everyone. Learn the historical perspective which reveals the love of God for all His people. Technology and questions are both encouraged.

DETAILS>> 9:15 a.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org/ classes.

Learn gardening from pros

Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce and the smiles. All ages welcome. Bring sun protection and water, tools optional.

DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

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meetings are the fourth Monday of every month.

DETAILS>> For more information: affanwomensclub@ gmail.com.

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GOSBELLS

Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling can enjoy songs, music, rhymes, books, interactive stories, simple sign language words, activities to promote movement and playtime.

DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

This learning handbell choir teaches you how to ring those bells! The group presents occasionally during worship services and special holidays throughout the school year.

DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

Power Partners meet

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s Power Partners meets. It’s a category-specific networking and leads group. Non-Chamber members can attend one event to “check it out.”

DETAILS>> noon-1 p.m.at Native Grill and Wings 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Contact: Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

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Digital City

Children can let their digital creativity flow in this self-guided tech “playground.” We provide hands-on beginner bots, exercises to build fine motor skills and Chromebooks preloaded with links to code-learning environments, 3D modeling and digital art programs.

DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-12. Free. No registration required.

LD 18 Dems meet monthly “American Folktales” performed Chess, knitters clubs District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually

by Mill Avenue Chamber Players Two new clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday: the Legislative the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food Desert Pointe gardeners meet Join us for a musical presentation of American folktales Chess Club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anon-

by the Valley’s own Mill Avenue Chamber Players quintet.

Family friendly crafts directly follow the concert.

DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: All Ages. Free. No registration required.

SUNDAYS

TinkerTime

Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering.

DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

ymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet.

DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. and Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m., both at Early Baker 4025 E. Chandler Blvd. For either club, call 480-246-1912 for more information.

and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, how-to sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with like-minded folks.

DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats.org/ calendar.

Babytime for walkers

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Friends and Neighbors

Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors (AFFAN) is an organization of women who meet regularly to socialize through groups/activities and provides educational and cultural information for its members. General luncheon

Babies up to 23 months who are walking and are accompanied by a favorite adult enjoy Babytime with Sign Language for Walkers, with songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books and playtime in each lively session.

DETAILS>> 9:30-10 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages walking to 23 months. Free. Tickets are

Desert Pointe Garden Club meets on the first Monday of the month with special programs.

DETAILS>> 9 a.m., Ahwatukee Rec Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee. Information: 602 478 6732 or dpgc.org.

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Estrangement support

Although rarely discussed, family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. The estranged suffer from loneliness, lack of self-esteem, guilt, anger

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Ahwatukee Foothills News cordially invite you to join us for the inaugural

Best of Ahwatukee Awards & Celebration Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 The Foothills Golf Club 2201 E Clubhouse Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85048

5:00pm - 6:00pm Networking, Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres & Live Music 6:00pm - 8:00pm Awards Ceremony, Dessert & Entertainment catered by Hidden Kitchen

Tickets: $60 Individual $450 Table (8) Limited seating available Visit www.ahwatukeechamber.com for tickets and sponsorship opportunities

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and depression. Desert Foothills United Methodist Church provides a support group that meets the first Tuesday of every month. The public is invited to the “Living Loss” sessions. No questions asked, and anonymity will be respected.

DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Free. Information: 480-460-1025 and office@desertfoothills.org.

Prayer night offered

Ahwatukee Health and Recovery holds a weekly prayer night. The public is invited.

DETAILS>> noon-1:30 p.m., 16515 S. 40th St. #119, Ahwatukee. Free.

Watercolor painting with Judy Lokits

During this four-week course, participants will learn how to paint with watercolors and complete two paintings.

Beginners welcome and all materials provided. Supported by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter.

DETAILS>> 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, March 5-26, Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. Registration is required via the calendar at phxlib.org.

Coloring for grown-ups

Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress, and improves cognitive motor skills. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils and coloring sheets; You just bring yourself and your friends.

DETAILS>> 1:30-3 p.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler

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Blvd. Adults. Free. No registration required.

Chair yoga featured

Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit.

DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $6 per class. Information: 480-330-2015 or donna@ innervisionyoga.com.

Toastmasters sharpen skills

Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings.

DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Power Partners available

The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category.

DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Jason’s Deli, 7230 W. Ray Road, Chandler. Free. Information: Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

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ToddlerTime

Toddlers 24-47 months-old, accompanied by a favorite adult, enjoy interactive activities that encourage emerging language skills such as stories, songs, games and playtime. Children and caregivers also practice Baby Sign Language, a great way to help young children develop communication skills, in this active session.

DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library,

4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 24-47 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

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Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Truffles on Wednesdays.

DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

Lectionary Bible Study Study and examine the Scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday at a deeper level. This weekly class dissects the passages for the upcoming weekend, giving you time to study and understand the historical background.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

This “ringing and singing” choir is perfect for the younger kids who love music and want to learn to ring the handbells and/or enjoy singing. Chiming Cherubs present occasionally during our worship services and special holidays throughout the school year.

DETAILS>> 5:45 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

Boys are failing to thrive in nations throughout the world. This trend has been accelerating for the past 50 years. Why aren’t we paying attention? What is contributing to “The Boy Crisis,” and what can we do to change it?

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

Upbeat children’s choir with music and a message that kids can get excited about. This choir usually sings monthly during our worship services and presents a Christmas Musical.

DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

If you enjoy singing and want to play a role in worship, the Sanctuary Choir is your next step! This choir sings regularly at our 9:15 a.m. worship services and is a part of our Cantata Choir that presents around Christmas and Easter.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

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Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for today.

DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002

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'Just say no’ to ineffective anti-drug campaigns

BY NOLAN KELLEY AND JAMES CONDON AFN Guest Writers

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ccording to The Recovery Village, 68 percent of 12th-graders have tried alcohol and 35.1 percent have tried smoking marijuana.

From 2011 to 2014, oral drug use in teens has increased by 47 percent – and there are no signs of it slowing down. Schools receive grants to try and stop kids from doing drugs, and while many programs are in place, most attempts have failed.

Anti-drug programs in schools have ultimately shown to be ineffective in their job of preventing students from abusing substances. An Australian article that studied the performance of these programs said “The aim of the program was to address alcohol-related behavior that ends in fines and or jail time. The methods being used only address the danger rather than requiring rehab and recovery programs for victims of drug abuse.”

During adolescence, the teenage brain has not finished developing processing and understanding of consequences, and

telling teens the dangers of substances mostly goes in one ear and out the other.

A person experiences many new things during their time in high school, and drugs can easily get involved, even so much as to become a problem on school campuses. It seems like every time I go to use the restroom, I can identify one or two kids using drugs, some of whom have been caught by security but continue to abuse due to ineffective measures to prevent it by the schools.

The Recovery Village explained that non-interactive, lecture-oriented prevention programs that stress the knowledge of drugs to students have seen minimal reduction in the use of substances by students.

There is a huge lack of prevention programs that are given out to students at our school. In the three years we have been in high school, the school has had only one assembly regarding drugs and the risks behind them.

Those who are involved in the abuse of drugs are not being provided the help they need, and the others are not being well

informed of the high risks that drugs can have on a developing teen.

Many high school teens are curious about what they can and cannot do, and getting sucked into a drug filled life can easily be presented to a teen.

Many people are still stuck in the '80s, believing that a successful life will always be linked to a drug-free life. The United States is not the only country to have an abstinence-based curriculum when teaching about drugs, and other countries have seen significantly worse effects.

Sweden, for example, has a drug policy with the spotlight on prohibition, criminalization and abstinence. They also had over 60 million drug-induced deaths in 2012. Compare that number to Portugal, which had less than 5 million and has a society where all drugs are decriminalized.

The phrase “Just say no” is overused, outdated and never really worked anyway. Trying to convince kids that totally abstaining from drug use is the only available option if you want to be successful in life never works. For teens, “saying no” becomes harder and harder as they grow, as

they are concerned about their social status, afraid of isolation and will do almost anything to feel included.

These anti-drug programs fail to realize that children will see their peers using drugs without developing an addiction, and this will lessen their belief that a successful life is always connected to a drugfree life.

Alternatively, providing support and ensuring the child’s success in school will help them stay away from drugs. Expecting kids to not experiment with things in their early years is unreasonable, and focusing instead on harm reduction and building character is more effective.

Many nations such as the Netherlands and Ireland spend the majority of their anti-drug money on rehab and recovery facilities, and these countries have seen a more significant drop in fatal overdoses. If we can follow these drug programs as examples, we can improve students' knowledge of drugs, which will drastically improve their lives later.

-The authors are students at Desert Vista High School.

Daniel Valenzuela will listen to Ahwatukee residents

BY MOSES SANCHEZ AFN Guest Writer

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hen I entered the Phoenix mayoral race last year, a big part of why I chose to run was the feeling of support from my Ahwatukee community.

This place has been my family’s home for over 14 years, and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else. Our outstanding schools, unique sense of community and prevalence of small businesses all make this a special place.

But there’s work to be done in Ahwatukee, just like there is still a runoff election for the Phoenix mayoral race.

While I came up short in November, I truly believe my supporters and all of Ahwatukee need to step up and vote by early ballot or on March 12.

This election is far too important to

sit on the sidelines, which is why I am asking Ahwatukee to vote for Daniel Valenzuela for mayor of Phoenix. We may not be from the same party, but we both agree on what Ahwatukee needs from their next mayor.

The biggest challenge facing Ahwatukee right now is our desperate need for more police officers to keep us safe, and Daniel has vowed to fix that. As a first responder himself, he knows the importance of fully funding and staffing our police and fire in Ahwatukee.

When he served on the City Council, Daniel led the effort to end the hiring freeze and put more police officers on the streets.

Is there more work to do when it comes to supporting and hiring more officers? Absolutely. Daniel is the only candidate in this runoff who we can trust to continue that work and get more police officers in our community.

As a small-business owner, I know we need a mayor who can work with entrepreneurs and prepare our future workforce to create jobs.

Daniel has shown his commitment to economic development; He’s recruited high-tech companies to Phoenix, created programs like CodePHX to equip students with coding skills and has earned the support of business leaders like Jerry Colangelo and an endorsement from the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Daniel is going to work hand-in-hand with Ahwatukee businesses to get them the resources they need to thrive.

But most importantly, I believe Daniel is the only candidate remaining who will build coalitions, work together with Phoenicians of different perspectives and bring people together to get things done.

I don’t agree with Daniel on every is-

sue facing our city or on every possible solution to push us ahead, but I do know that he will listen and engage with those who disagree.

He will be an accessible mayor that listens to Ahwatukee and focuses on what he can do for us. And he has committed to serving as a full-time mayor, which is what Phoenix needs.

I’m asking you and your friends and family in Ahwatukee to vote for Daniel Valenzuela, but I’m also asking you to hold him accountable once he wins on March 12.

Ahwatukee deserves a mayor that focuses on public safety and jobs and listens to the people. I believe Daniel will be the best choice to do that, and I hope you get off the sidelines and cast your vote for him.

-Moses Sanchez, an Ahwatukee resident, was the Republican candidate in the Phoenix mayoral primary last fall.

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Ahwatukee inspired her to become a therapist

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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hara Fuentes feels she owes her choice of career as a therapist to Ahwatukee’s big heart.

It dates back to her freshman year at Mountain Pointe High School and her brother’s grave condition caused by meningitis.

He was so ill that her parents had started planning his funeral.

And while he recovered, Fuentes still remembers how the community rallied around, as it so often does when one of its own is in dire straits.

“I think that if it weren’t for the support of the community and our church friends and family that it would have had a very different outcome,” she said. “I mean it was the support of the community and so I really kind of see what I do as a chance for me to give back a piece of that support that I got during the tough times.”

And since finishing her studies in California, she has been doing just that through her practice, Centre for Middle Ground, 15825 S. 46th St., Suite 122, Ahwatukee.

She has a helper too, and all 2 pounds of him scampers up to greet visitors to her office, calmly accepting pats on the head.

The 4-year-old Mi-Ki’s is a trained therapy dog that Fuentes sometimes uses with the three categories of patients she normally sees – adolescent girls, “emerging women” ages 22 to 40 and couples.

“Tino also helps motivate the occasional resistant teenage girl to actually start counseling when she wouldn’t otherwise be open to the process,” Fuentes explains. “While she may not want to see a therapist, she will come to see Tino. This allows me to begin building rapport and to start the therapy process.”

Fuentes enjoys working with girls in middle and high school.

On her website she explains that during this “time of growth and self-discovery,” a girl starts “to learn who she is and gains an awareness of how her environment has shaped her, while also learning how she can begin to influence

Khara Fuentes does the heavy lifting as a therapist at her Ahwatukee clinic, Centre for Middle Ground, but her therapy dog Tino is available to help soothe some patients’ anxiety and coax others into coming back for sessions. (Special to AFN)

it. She’s powerful and fabulous, she just doesn’t see it yet and I love to be part of her team to help her recognize it.”

She also thinks girls these days have a lot more to contend with than when she was their age, thanks to social media.

“The social aggression that you see among girls often would happen in person or on campus, on a school campus, but now, they can’t leave it. It’s happening online and so that’s a whole different dynamic that girls really struggle with,” Fuentes said.

But when those girls do come to her, Fuentes sees her job as making sure they don’t stay patients too long.

“I feel like when kids are coming into counseling, my job is to put myself out of a job,” she explained. “I don’t want any kids coming in here long-term. I don’t think they need it. I don’t think it’s necessarily helpful.”

So she tries to zero in as soon as possible on “figuring out what are the biggest issues that they’re struggling with.”

“I figure out what I can do to best support them and working through some of those issues. We come up with some clear goals and every session they’re coming in, I’m targeting something with the goals that we’ve set. I really try and

move kids out when I feel like things are really good enough for them.”

In a way, that youngest set of patients set the table for her practice with the other two groups.

With women, she said, the issues can involve college pressures, problems involving a first job or more personal problems such as divorce.

But, she said, “I do think there are things that maybe if some of these women had learned early on or had some more self-awareness at an earlier age, maybe it would look different for them or they would be feel more equipped to handle things in life later on.”

As for couples, Fuentes said, “Once I started my work with kids, I realized that having a healthy relationship really changes the dynamic in the home environment that kids are growing up in. I guess what led me to my work with couples is that I realized that if I can really help couples have a healthy, satisfying relationship, they’re going to raise kids who are more successful and well adjusted.”

This year, Fuentes has two workshops for couples, with sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and a separate workshop slated Oct. 26. Couples can

register at centreformiddleground.com/ workshops.

The workshop is based on seven principles developed by Dr. John Gottman that are aimed not just on addressing problems but also strengthening marriages and long-term relationships where there might not be any serious issue between the two people.

Gottman and his wife studied couples for four decades to develop these principles, and they identified “the things that couples do that lead to a healthy, satisfying relationship and the things that couples do that lead to a deterioration in the relationship,” Fuentes said.

“And the workshop is set up to kind of teach couples these tools to have a healthy, satisfying relationship,” she added. “There’s some instruction in there, but there’s also a chance for them to try out some of these tools.

“The difference between the workshop and seeing me privately is they’re not getting individualized feedback and direction on what’s happening and how they can improve or shift their process to be more effective for that couple. And that’s the benefit of couples counseling: It’s more tailored specifically to each couple’s needs versus this is what the research says and here’s what is helpful for couple.”

Even if there are no serious problems within a couple’s relationship, be they married or not, Fuentes said, “The cool thing about the workshop is it’s not just for couples that are having issues, but it’s for couples that just want to have a better, deeper connection with one another.”

“I wish more couples came in because they want to have a deeper relationship with one another,” Fuentes said. “But often what I see is ‘we’re already in conflict and we don’t know how to get out of this.’”

That prompts an observation from Fuentes that some might find startling: “It’s funny, we have, you know, accountants and we have some of these other professionals that we check in with more often, but we don’t do that necessarily with counseling.”

Information: centreformiddleground. com or 602-741-3388

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wo Ahwatukee professionals are teaming up to bring the author of two successful business books to a special workshop on Friday, March 1.

Attorney Patrick MacQueen and Realtor Christie Ellis, both Ahwatukee residents, are hosting Bob Burg, author of “The Go-Giver” and “Endless Referrals” 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. at the Southeast Valley Regional Association of Realtors headquarters, 1733 E. Northrop Blvd., Chandler.

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MacQueen said Burg’s books have been life-changing, explaining, “I discovered a way to build business that was so effective” through his reading.

Ellis said Burg’s books “gave me even more incentive and drive to give back to others in my area. It has really permeated my philosophy of life and business and become the way I live my life.”

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House leader vows to gut new timeshare protections bill

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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tate lawmakers are weighing whether it should be necessary for someone to die to get out of a timeshare contract.

But it won’t do any good for those already stuck in such deals.

Legislation approved last week by the House Committee on Regulatory Affairs would give people who sign these deals 14 days to have second thoughts. That’s twice as long as now required.

But HB 2639 also would allow buyers to opt out within 14 days of actually using their timeshare and be entitled to a 90 percent refund.

Potentially most significant, those who would buy a timeshare in the future and have had it for at least a decade could simply walk away without being on the legal hook for annual maintenance fees that could continue for the rest of their lives.

Despite the 7-0 vote Monday by the House Committee on Regulatory Affairs, it remains unclear if the provisions will ever become law.

Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, who chairs the panel, said he will seek to strip out many of the provisions when it now goes to the full House, instead reducing it to additional requirements for what information needs to be given to buyers.

The star witness for the proposal by Rep. Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, was Gloria Johnson, who told lawmakers about her experience buying a timeshare in 1980.

Now, she said, the option of having a week at a resort makes little sense. Yet,

she is stuck making annual maintenance payments of more than $1,000.

Johnson said she was told she can leave the timeshare to her children. “There is no way out of this,’’ she said. “You own this for life and you own it beyond your life.’’

Amanda Rusing, who lobbies for the Attorney General’s Office, said her agency crafted the measure to deal with specific complaints by timeshare buyers and owners. She said it starts with providing more than just seven days for buyers to consider what they’ve done.

She also said it’s important for people to be able to get out of a contract once they’ve actually had the opportunity to use the unit that they’ve bought for one week a year.

And as far as getting out, Rusing said good luck. She said people are so desperate that they advertise their time share for as little as a penny, only to find no one who wants to assume the future liability. And that, in turn, has created what she said are some scam artists who claim to be able to free people from their timeshares, often for an upfront fee.

Don Isaacson, who lobbies for the American Resort Development Association, said no state allows someone to simply give back a unit after 10 years.

Isaacson said the state should not step in to protect people who didn’t bother to understand the nature of the deal.

“You are buying real estate,” he said.

Isaacson argued that too much is being made of the issue. He said the 250 complaints a year to the Attorney General’s Office pale in comparison to the 600,000 timeshare units owned in Arizona.

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Best of Ahwatukee Awards Celebration

Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer

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After 5 Evening Mixer

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Foothills Golf Club 2201 E. Clubhouse Way Ahwatukee Visit ahwatukeechamber.com for tickets

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Landings Credit Union 2800 S. Mill Ave., Tempe Free for members, $15 general admission

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CK’s Tavern 4142 E. Chandler Blvd., Chandler Members

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Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce 1345 E. Chandler Blvd. Suite 115 Ahwatukee Members only

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Eat the Frog Fitness 4722 E. Ray Road Suite 13A, Ahwatukee Free for members, $15 general admission

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Essential Oils Nation

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Foothills Pool Repair

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Chamber names Andrew Hayes executive director

BY THE AHWATUKEE CHAMBER STAFF

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he Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Andrew Hayes as its new executive director. The Chamber began its search in December following the announcement that current executive director Gina Jenkins would be relocating to Atlanta, Georgia.

After receiving over 40 applications and implementing a three-phase interview process that was performed by a sub-committee of the current board of directors, a decision was reached to extend an offer to Andrew after a final vote was submitted by the board.

Andrew, known to most in the community as “Andy,” has lived in Ahwatukee for 28 years and has raised four children, all graduates of Desert Vista High School.

Many in the community know Andy through his development of the annual 4th of July Ahwatukee Children’s Parade.

The parade started as a neighborhood

event where families decorated bikes, trikes and strollers and has grown tremendously throughout the years gaining the support of the Mountain Park Home Owners Association, City of Phoenix Police and Fire Department as well as families throughout the community and hosts various government officials as guest speakers.

Andy coached various YMCA teams over the course of raising his children in the community and his devotion for the Y has carried on to his son, Andrew, who has become a coach and a YMCA board member.

His passion for community, sports and baseball landed him on the board of the Ahwatukee PONY League, where he has remained since 2000.

When asked what excites him most about leading the chamber, he responded: “It is an exciting time for Ahwatukee with the loop 202 and the expansion of Ahwatukee businesses in the West valley.

“It will be an intriguing time of growth and great time to lead the expansion of

the Ahwatukee membership.”

Membership growth, advocacy and economic development are all top priorities on his agenda.

The board had some tough decisions to make regarding who would lead the chamber through its next chapter that will involve inaugural events such as the Best of Ahwatukee Awards & Celebration in partnership with the Ahwatukee Foothills News, major community growth and a celebration of its 25th anniversary later this year.

Board member Tom Bechtel of Wild Horse Development Authority commented regarding a final presentation made

by Andrew: “I found it particularly encouraging that he spoke about event execution and financing. I find that all too often there is emphasis on the who, what, where, when and not the how.”

With a small bedroom-community chamber, finance is always a key part of the roles and responsibilities of an executive director. Board Chair Tom Dough-

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The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce encourages its membership and the entire community to join us in welcoming Andy to the Chamber.

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A Home Run: Baseball Project plays ball with Innings Fest

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cott McCaughey admits he was a little miffed when his band, The Baseball Project, was left out of last year’s Innings Festival.

With a lineup that includes Peter Buck and Mike Mills, formerly of R.E.M., The Baseball Project has power hitters behind its music.

“They didn’t know about us and I guess by the time they did it was too late,” the multi-instrumentalist McCaughey said of Innings Festival organizers. “I’m really glad they made room for us this time. We definitely belong there.”

The Baseball Project – which also features vocalist/guitarist Steve Wynn and drummer Linda Pitmon – is joined by a Hall of Fame-worthy group of musicians like Eddie Vedder, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Liz Phair, G. Love and Special Sauce and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at the Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3, celebration of music at Tempe Beach Park and Arts Park.

Miffed that it was not included in the 2018 Innings Festival lineup, The Baseball Project – featuring Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon – is in the starting lineup March 2 and 3 this year. (The Baseball Project)

“Innings sounds like an awesome festival,” G. Love said. “It’s a great lineup. It’s going to be so much fun.”

G. Love and Special Sauce is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

“You just blink your eye and wake up

and all of a sudden you’re old,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a testament to the fans and how much support we’ve had over the years. If it wasn’t for you, there’d be no us.

“We’ve achieved a sort of cult fan base.

We achieved a certain level of success, but it’s never been massive commercial success. It’s very word of mouth.”

He admits he’s a Phillies fan, considering he was born and raised in The City of Brotherly Love.

“It’s really special to be there,” he said about games at Philly’s Citizens Bank Park. “My father took me to my first Phillies game and he caught a ball. He must still have it.

“As a kid, I played basketball with a pitcher for the Diamondbacks, Mike Koplove. His father was my basketball coach for one year. His father was a really, really intense sports guy. Mike went on to win a World Series with the Diamondbacks.”

He’s looking forward to meeting ballplayers like Rollie Fingers, Eric Byrnes

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esa Contemporary Arts Museum has unveiled five exhibitions for its spring season, which continues through March for some of the art and into April for others.

Angels and Carnivorous Flowers

Carrie Ann Baade, a 2018 proposal winner, displays her lush oil paintings through April 14.

Her pieces link historical masterworks with contemporary experience. She mines images from antiquity to the modern era and uses these pieces as a foundation to construct surreal landscapes inhabited by otherworldly figures and electric flora and fauna.

The artist establishes a dialogue with the past, injecting a contemporary voice and reinterpreting the historical fragments using her original feminist and autobiographical perspective.

This 2017 acrylic gouache on paper by Janet Towbin from The Sixties series is part of the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum spring season of exhibitions through April 14. (Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum photo)

First Impressions

This exhibition is a 5-year retrospective (2015-2019) of the museum’s annual print calendar and remains on display through March 24.

Elliott Kayser’s Altered Landscape-2, a 2018 ceramic underglaze piece, is in the Survival Instincts exhibition that runs through April 21 at Mesa Contemporary Art Museum. (Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum photo)

First Impressions is the second retrospective exhibition that showcases all of the prints that have been part of the Mesa Contemporary Arts annual print calendar for a half-decade. Featuring artists from across the country, the pieces range from relief prints to screen prints as well as etchings to lithographs.

Involuntary Thoughts of Madam Cecilia Devereux, by Carrie Ann Baade, is a 2015 oil on panel. It is on display at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum through April 14. (Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum photo)

The exhibition also features the jurors

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and Roger Clemens at Innings, but mostly G. Love wants to reconnect with fans.

“Our fan base is like a community,” he said. “They’re very supportive. It’s a testament to our fans that we’ve been around for so long. Our touring is the thing that always sustains us. We love to play live.

“When I think about my job, my job is to make people happy, to communicate and connect with people. That’s something I take really seriously.”

The Baseball Project takes its shows – and its love of baseball – seriously, too.

Mills and Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy have become fast friends.

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“He’s a really awesome guy,” McCaughey said. “He’s a big music fan. He even likes bands that we like, like Wilco.

He has pretty good taste.”

The band formed after Wynn and McCaughey had a conversation – after many drinks – about their love of baseball.

They jokingly discussed having a baseball-theme band.

“Peter joined, even though he’s not as much of a baseball fan,” McCaughey said.

“We didn’t know we were going to be a band. We just got together and made a record about baseball. It just snowballed.”

McCaughey has lived in Tucson, while his family resided in Ajo and Glendale. He saw his first baseball game at Hi Corbett Field, a spring-training game between the Indians and the Giants. He moved to the San Francisco Bay area when he was 9. His teams are the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland A’s and the Seattle Mariners, in that order, he stresses.

He’s pleased to carry on his love of baseball through music.

“We’ll be playing nothing but songs about baseball,” said McCaughey, who recently had a stroke. “We’ll probably do songs about old-time Hall of Famers and more recent ones, and things about baseball in general.”

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who made the selection choices each year: Aaron Coleman, Jean Makin, Dan Mayer, Mark McDowell and Wendy Willis.

Individual prints are for sale. All proceeds benefit MCA Museum exhibitions and engagement programs.

Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition

This 40th annual effort, which shows through April 21, is juried by independent curator Luiza deCamargo. It highlights the finest in contemporary crafts in traditional craft media from across the country.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum’s annual contemporary crafts exhibition has become a benchmark for innovation and quality. Representative of traditional craft media including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking and book arts, this year’s showcases 53 artworks by 50 artists from 13 states.

Patterns of Obsession

2-D artist Janet Towbin, a 2018 North Gallery proposal winner, presents her work through April 14.

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Towbin’s drawings, paintings and prints.

She creates complex images from simple lines and shapes that have been repeated in an orderly, obsessive manner.

Among the work in this exhibition are mirrored patterns inspired by an eclectic mix of subjects, such as tribal tattoos, historical textiles, curled ribbons, psychedelic art of the ’60s and intricate patterns formed by a decorative, interlocking tessellated shape.

Survival Instincts

Ceramic artist Elliott Kayser’s work is on display through April 21.

Using the cow as a symbol for America’s agricultural landscape, Kayser’s clay sculpture links the viewer to the land, its history and cultural beliefs.

Kayser began working with family farmers and learned how the forfeiting of responsibility for our resources has led to the loss of these farms and the careful stewardship of land and animal they have historically overseen.

His work seeks to re-establish a connection to the means of production of our food and in doing so renew the value we place on our resources.

Kayser is the 39th annual contemporary crafts exhibition Juror’s Choice winner.

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n a recent afternoon at Talking Stick Golf Club, the course was peppered with golfers.

Among them were Lorel Hayward, 17, her sister, Kendall Hayward, 15, and Brooke McGlasson, 13.

Not only were they the youngest golfers on the course, but they also were three of the only female golfers.

While nationally and locally female golfers are on the rise, there’s still work to be done, said Cori Matheson, director of the LPGA USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix – a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide girl-friendly environments for juniors to learn the game of golf.

“There’s probably 100 people out there on the range, and on the putting green, I think I saw two women. One was leaving and one was the lesson and then us,” Matheson said.

Matheson grew up playing golf in Scottsdale and took over the local Girls Golf program in December 2013.

Lorel, Kendall and Brooke are all members of Girls Golf of Phoenix, just one of more than 415 communities across the country that are part of the LPGA USGA Girls Golf junior golf program.

Golfing isn’t the only common thread in the three young female golfers’ lives, either: They’re all determined to prove that golf is no longer a boy’s game.

“When I was in elementary school, people viewed golf differently than they do now, especially for females,” said Lorel, a senior at Highland High, who recently finished in the top 10 of the girls D-1 state championship.

“Now, they see the opportunities it’s brought me and everything I’ve been able to accomplish through golf,” Lorel said.

“Now they think it’s cool.”

Junior golf increased in participation by 600,000 from 2011 to 2015, according to a study by the Sports Industry Association. It was the largest jump in total volume compared to other youth sports, including soccer, basketball, football and baseball.

According to the National Golf Foundation’s 2018 Golf Industry Report, women

Brooke McGlasson, 13, is member of Girls Golf of Phoenix. She started playing golf when she was 4 years old.

(Girls Golf of Phoenix/Special to AFN)

something that was more fun for a girl.”

Matheson, who hosts more than 40 events each year through Girls Golf of Phoenix, has seen this increase in young female golfers firsthand in Scottsdale and throughout the Valley.

“I do see golf on an upswing. I see opportunity on an upswing,” Matheson said.

“In the last five to 10 years, we’re seeing more inclusion.”

Girls Golf of Phoenix has host facilities throughout the Valley, and its home base in Scottsdale is Grayhawk Golf Club.

In 2018, Matheson had 230 members in Girls Golf of Phoenix. In total, LPGA USGA Girls Golf has more than 70,000 members, prompting her to note, “Our golf world used to be less than 10 percent female and now it looks a little bit more 50-50.”

The members of Girls Golf of Phoenix are young, too; the average age is 10.

Brooke started golfing when she was just 4. Her father and grandfather both played and introLorel Hayward, 17, is a member of Girls Golf of Phoenix. She plans to attend duced her to the sport.

Attending the LPGA Northern Arizona University in the fall and will continue playing golf there. (Girls Golf of Phoenix/Special to AFN) Bank of Hope Founders

comprise 24 percent of all golfers, an increase of more than 13 percent over the past five years. In 2016, 34 percent of the 2.5 million new golfers were female.

And of the 2.9 million junior golfers ages 6-17 in 2016, 33 percent were female – up from 17 percent in 1995.

As Matheson puts it, “We’re in a girl world right now.”

“Golf has changed. It’s athletic, it’s feminine, it’s fun,” she said. “That’s why I loved Girls Golf. It took something that was traditionally a man’s world and turned it into

Cup also spurred Brooke’s excitement for the sport. She was 7 the first time she attended the annual, four-day event established to honor the 13 original founders of the LPGA. “I remember just being really excited because I saw all the girls were wearing pink and I was really little when I first started going,” Brooke said.

This year, the ninth annual Bank of Hope Founders Cup will return to Phoenix. It’ll be held at the Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa March 18-24 and will be televised live on The Golf Channel all four days.

To date, the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program has received almost $3 million from tournament proceeds.

What makes this year’s Founder Cup so special is it marks the LPGA USGA Girls Golf’s 30-year anniversary. It was founded in Phoenix in 1989 by Sandy LaBauve, an LPGA teaching professional.

“Because it’s here, our Phoenix girls are the ones who get to represent that as a whole,” Matheson said.

This year’s Founders Cup will also host for the first time on March 21 the Women’s Leadership Forum, an extension of its annual “What’s Fore Lunch” program.

Moderated by LPGA major champion and Golf Channel host Karen Stupples, the Women’s Leadership Forum features a panel of influential community leaders in the Valley.

Community leaders include Filippa McDougall, the new director of golf operations at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa; Jamie Rahaeuser, FSOP division manager at Swire Coca Cola; and Beth McDonald, Valley radio personality.

The keynote speaker is LPGA spokeswoman Roberta Bowman.

“The LPGA is a celebration of powerful women in golf and we’re excited to kick off the tournament with the help of these influential business leaders,” said Scott Wood, Bank of Hope Founders Cup tournament director, in a prepared statement.

“It is our goal to advance and empower women, across industries, by connecting these featured guests with the next generation of leaders.”

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Matheson calls the Founders Cup a great tool for empowering the young golfers.

“It elevates what they expect from their game versus if they just had a couple friends they played with, they wouldn’t really know what the future could hold,” she said. “It gives them a chance to see that elite level.”

Lorel, Kendall and Brooke have been heavily involved with the Founders Cup, from volunteering at an informational booth for Girls Golf to being a flag holder on the 18th hole. Matheson gave Brooke the opportunity to do the latter.

Lorel uses Founders Cup as an opportunity to educate other young girls about the event and upcoming tournaments and to get them excited about the sport.

“The Founders Cup is a super-family friendly environment that really shows younger boys and girls what golf is all about, and I think it’s a cool thing for them to see – that golf is a real thing and it’s not just a hobby. They can really go somewhere with it,” Lorel said.

Building and strengthening relationships is at the core of sport for Matheson and the three young golfers, particularly for Kendall, who also attends Highland High School in Gilbert.

Cori Matheson is the director of the LPGA USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix, a nonprofit organization that provides girl-friendly environments for juniors to learn the game.

“I like to watch Lorel for a few holes and I feel like it’s made our bond even closer.

We’re closer than ever right now,” Kendall said. “Golf brings us together as a family.”

For Matheson, Girls Golf of Phoenix isn’t about the golf, but about the girls, the families and the relationships they build.

“It’s about empowering them and building their confidence,” Matheson said. “I still have relationships with women and girls that I played with back then.”

With junior players on the rise, Lorel and Brooke said they would like to see more local golf courses offer more opportunities for juniors, including offering special junior rates.

“I think that if more courses saw value in that sort of mentality of this is our future and this is the next generation, then the sport would be more welcoming, in general,” Matheson said.

Golf courses in Scottsdale offer deals for junior players.

Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club, for example, has a nine-hole, executive-style Challenge Course specifically for junior players. Kids ages 2 to 16 can play the course for $10 after 3 p.m., and accompanying adults can also play for $10.

TPC Scottsdale has a Junior PTC Pass for $125 plus tax per person for those between the ages of 12 and 17. The pass is valid for one year from the date of purchase, and perks include a $5 walking fee after 3 p.m., $21.31 walking rates before 3 p.m. and access to the junior practice facility.

Starting in April, Junior PTC members get their first bag of balls per day for just $5 on Mondays and Wednesdays only.

Additional practice balls cost $15 for one bag or $25 for two bags.

If there’s one message Lorel, Kendall

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and Brooke have for girls and women who are interested but intimidated to play: “Don’t be afraid of the difficulty that it brings you. In the long run, it’ll pay,” Kendall said.

“Don’t be afraid of what people think, especially when you first start,” Lorel added.

“You’re going to be bad at first, but you’ll get better with practice and it’ll be fun.”

Information: girlsgolfofphoenix.org.

If you go ...

LPGA Bank of Hope Founders Cup When: March 19-24 Where: Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5350 E. Marriott Drive, Phoenix Tickets: $20-$135 Website: girlsgolfofphoenix.org/lpga Women’s Leadership Forum When: March 21 at 10 a.m.

Where: JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5350 E. Marriott Drive, Phoenix Tickets: $140-$1,000 Website: cuetoems.com/ founders_2019/tickets.aspx

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Landscape Maintenance

Landscape Maintenance LEE'S SPRINKLER REPAIR 30 years experience Timers - Valves Heads Leaks FREE ESTIMATES Ahwatukee Resident Call 480-282-7222

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Landscape Design/Installation

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Bonded/Insured/Licensed • ROC #225923

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Landscape Maintenance

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Irrigation Repair Services Inc.

Free Estimates 7 Days a Week!

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Painting

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Painting

Painting

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by Rod Lampert Ahwatukee Resident Serving Ahwatukee for over 25 years

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Roofing

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