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Election 2020 kicks off in earnest this weekend BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

hether you are looking forward to it – or dreading it – the 2020 election campaign season for county and state offices officially begins Saturday. March 7 is the first day when candidates can file their petitions for a place on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot. And for Ahwatukee Republicans, that could mean a five-way race for two nominations in the Legislative District 18 House race. Although the deadline for filing petitions is

April 6, party faithful among both Democrats and Republicans and election junkies can get some idea of what awaits this summer from statements of interest that potential candidates are now required by law to file before they can get a single petition signature. Those statements of interest are filed with the Maricopa County Recorder for local races and with the Arizona Secretary of State for legislative and statewide contests. At the county level, Ahwatukee voters in both parties may have some primary election decisions to make, at least according to statements of interest that have been filed so far.

Six Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination for county assessor. Five Democrats have filed statements of interest in the County Attorney primary. Two from each party have filed statements for county school superintendent while two Republicans threatened to duke it out for the County Recorder nomination. And five Republicans could be vying for the Republican nomination for sheriff. Meanwhile, for the County Supervisor district that includes Ahwatukee, only incumbent

see ELECTION page 8

Mountain Pointe counselor ‘MPOWRs’ students BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

elissa Ronneseth is on the front lines of the campaign to curb the spiraling problem of teen suicides in Arizona and the East Valley. A former math teacher-turned-counselor at Mountain Pointe High School, Ronneseth meets weekly with six groups of students who gather voluntarily for discussions that usually are framed by a 12-step program modeled after the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 steps in this program, called MPOWRD, were developed by teenagers under the guidance of Susan Rothery, a counselor who worked largely with at-risk kids in the Paradise Valley Unified School District for 33 years before she started the nonprofit Teen Addictions Anonymous. Rothery has trained counselors, youth program leaders, school administrators and others in using MPOWRD to help teens confront the challenges of growing up in the 21st cen-

Mountain Pointe High School counselor Melissa Ronneseth facilitates voluntary sessions six times a week for students to discuss various issues, using a 12-step program that a Phoenix counselor developed with teens to help deal with the challenges facing teenagers today. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

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he Phoenix Street Transportation Department has taken action to try and correct a problem that’s developed near the intersection of 40th Street and the South Mountain Freeway. The signal at the intersection of 40th and Cottonwood Way and another just a bit south at the 40th Street intersection with an entry-exit to a park-and-ride lot have been synchronized, said department spokeswoman Heather Murphy. Murphy said the department acted on complains published several weeks ago by AFN about how the lack of synchronization between those two lights – and one about 300 yards south at the freeway interchange – had been creating problems for Foothills Paseo II residents trying to get onto 40th from Cottonwood. “This should help traffic in that community,” Murphy said, adding the department had used a new method to synchronize the signals. But the problem hasn’t fully been taken care of because the signal at the freeway interchange remains out of synch. “The signal there belongs to ADOT and the ADOT signal has no communication with our system right now. In six to eight weeks, we should have communication between their signal and ours,” Murphy said. Foothills Paseo residents have complained that the freeway interchange light creates a backup for southbound 40th Street traffic that can make it next to impossible for them to turn left out of Cottonwood Way and toward the freeway. Several motorists have complained that the entire 300-yard stretch between Cottonwood and the freeway is “an accident waiting to happen.” The Cottonwood-40th intersection also is the site of a proposed QuikTrip gas station that so far has failed to gain city permit approval. Murphy said her department is waiting for a revised traffic study from QuikTrip. Until her department signs off on that study, the city Planning Department won’t give QuikTrip the necessary permits to build.

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action it should take as the board wrestles with the problem. Some members of that group had voiced support for some houses on the course, but the Conservancy maintains that would be unfair to owners of homes abutting it. When the board met two weeks ago, it had been scheduled to decide whether to have the community vote on changing the covenants, conditions and restrictions for the course and pave the way for the Edge Team’s plan – which also included installing an 18-hole putting course and a new club house along with 162 houses. The Edge Team said reconfiguring the course was impossible unless the project could be funded through selling 52 acres to Taylor Morrison. Shearer said he and his colleagues will use their website, Theedge.golf, for any new information on the course before the HOA board’s March 19 meeting. On the site, The Edge Team states its mission as “to guide the future of the Club West Golf property and keep the fate of the land in the hands of our community. We are open to all input from the community.”

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Jack Sellers and Democrat Jevin Hodge have filed statements of interest. School board candidates don’t have a primary and can’t file petitions for the Nov. 3 General Election until June 6. Those candidates have until July 6 to qualify for the ballot. From President of the United States to constables, Ahwatukee voters will have their hands full this fall. Besides deciding the presidential race, they’ll be casting votes for who serves out the remaining two years of the late Sen. John McCain’s term and the remaining two years of former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton’s term. There is no primary in the Phoenix mayor’s race, where Neil De Santi, Nicole Garcia and Tim Seay have filed statements of interest so far. Petitions for the mayoral election in November can’t be filed before June 6 and can’t even be circulated until May 7. This year, Phoenix City Council elections are in odd-numbered districts, so Ahwatukee voters don’t have to worry about since Councilman Sal DiCiccio still has two years left in his final term. Ahwatukee voters will be making decisions this fall on three seats each on the Tempe Union High School and Kyrene governing boards, where four and five candidates, respectively, already have filed statements of interest. Like their counterparts across Arizona, Ahwatukee voters this fall also will be weighing in on a possible bumper crop of initiatives okayed by the Legislature and others submitted by special interest groups, though the latter are still collecting petition signatures. Ahwatukee Democrats already are casting early ballots in the March 17 in the Presidential Preference Election. Independents can’t vote in that election and the state Republican Committee waived it in favor of President Trump. Both Republican and Democratic voters in Ahwatukee – along with independents, who can choose between those parties’ ballots – will have some decisions to make this summer in the primary. On the surface, incumbent Democratic Sen. Sean Bowie of Ahwatukee could face a challenge from Michael Bishop, who filed a statement of interest but without contact information, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

According to the most recent campaign finance filings, Bowie started the year with just under $100,000 in his war chest. Those filings were due Jan. 15 and Bishop didn’t file his statement of interest until Feb. 23. If Bowie prevails in the primary – if he even has an opponent then – he will face Realtor Suzanne Sharer, who was appointed last year by Councilman Sal DiCiccio to the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee. Sharer’s latest campaign finance report shows her with just under $3,000. In the House race, only incumbent Rep. Mitzi Epstein of Tempe, seeking her third term, and first-term Rep. Jennifer Jermaine of Chandler have filed statements of interest among Democrats. Epstein and Jermaine began the year with about $34,000 and $28,000, respectively, in campaign donations. The Republican primary for the House races in LD18 includes an attempted return to the Legislature by Bob Robson. A former Chandler resident who served six terms in the House, Robson moved to Ahwatukee about four years ago and ran unsuccessfully for Justice of the Peace in 2018. Besides Robson, other Republicans who have filed statements of interest in the LD18 primary are Tracy DuCharme, Mark Kleppin, Alyssa Sheahan and Tim Taylor. Only Taylor and Robson filed campaign finance reports. Taylor’s showed about $1,700 in contributions to begin 2020 while Robson had as yet to collect anything. Democrats trying to get on the primary ballot in the LD18 races need at least 500 signatures and Republicans 499 signatures on petitions, according to the Secretary of State. Libertarians and independents trying to qualify on the primary ballot in LD18 have a tougher hurdle, needing 1,532 and 1,485 signatures, respectively. While it will be a few months for the school board races to kick in, Ahwatukee voters might be facing a couple of heated school board campaigns this fall, judging by the statements of interest filed so far. In Kyrene, Governing Board President Michael Myrick and member John King have already indicated they don’t plan to seek another term while incumbent

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he annual book sale to help fund the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA’s Outreach for Ahwatukee Seniors program has added a new attraction. And the organization could use some help. With the sale slated March 28-29, YOPAS is adding a cornhole tournament March 28 at the Y. The tournament, with registration at 10 a.m. and the games beginning at 11 a.m., costs $50 for a two-member team and will have cash prizes for the winners. There also will be a 50/50 raffle. Players can register at kbcornhole. com/ymca. And, people can help by sponsoring the tournament for either $500 or $1,000. Sponsors will be promoted at the book sale and a banner will be posted in the YMCA gym viewable by the annual 5,000plus people who use its gym. Companies or organizations interested in a sponsorship can contact Mark Mansir at 480-490-9764 or Don May at 480550-2361. All proceeds to benefit the YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors, whose primary mission is to help seniors who live alone and have no transportation to get to doctor appointments, grocery stores and do other errands. Very often, however, the volunteers also befriend these seniors, giving them a respite from days spent alone. Social activities are also provided to prevent isolation for seniors who are homebound. These services are offered

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at no charge to seniors 65 and older who live in Ahwatukee. The traditional 13th annual book sale will be held 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. March 28 and 8 a.m.-noon March 29 at the YMCA, 1030 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 books will be available for sale. Categories range from fiction, mystery, romance, foreign, history, biography, religion, cooking, crafts, health, home and garden, humor, children’s books and more. Prices range from 50 cents to $2. A separate table for “high end” or specialty books will be slightly higher in price.

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More than 1,200 Mountain Pointe High School students got a “crash course” in safe driving last week as the Tempe Coalition and Phoenix Fire Department staged a mock accident in the school’s stadium. Brian Banach, assistant principal for activities, said the event was “a great opportunity for us to relay the importance of making informed decisions when getting behind the wheel.” Among the student participants in the actual staging of the accident were Alayjia Marcellin, 7; Ireland Hanrahan, 15; and veteran Mountain Pointe Theatre member Andre Presume, 17. The Tempe Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing youth risk behaviors and encouraging health and wellness, also handed out literature on the dangers of drunk and distracted driving. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

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Ducey has broad powers if coronavirus arrives BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ondering what Gov. Doug Ducey could do if the coronavirus, or COVID-19, comes to

Arizona? Turns out, quite a lot, courtesy of some post 9/11 fears. A state law passed in the months following the 2001 terrorist attack allows the state’s chief executive officer to order medical examinations and even isolate and quarantine people – without court approval – if he decides to declare an emergency due to the any sort of virus outbreak. And he even could use police and the National Guard to enforce his orders. The law was a direct response to the Sept. 11 attacks. It was designed to provide a comprehensive plan of what happens in case of a biological terrorist attack, beefing up existing law that give the governor powers in emergencies. The wording, however, is much broader.

It includes any illness, health condition or syndrome caused not only by bioterrorism but also any “epidemic or pandemic disease.’’ It starts with an enhanced surveillance advisory. That triggers mandatory reporting by doctors and veterinarians of illness. But it even requires pharmacists to notify state officials if there is an “unusual increase’’ in prescriptions for antibiotics or even in over-the-counter drugs that might be purchased by someone with an illness. Then there is tracking, which includes allowing the health department to access confidential patient records and to interview anyone. If the governor declares a state of emergency, state and local health officials have the power to quarantine anyone who has contracted the disease or who has been exposed. The law does require the agencies to use the “least restrictive means’’ to sequester people to protect the public and prevent the spread of the disease. And it spells out that those who are

quarantined, whether in their own homes or elsewhere, are to be provided adequate food, clothing, medical care “and a means of communicating with those in and outside these settings.’’ But it does allow quarantine without a court order if health officials determine any delay would post “an immediate and serious threat to the public health.’’ There is, however, a requirement for state health officials to seek court approval within 10 days. And anyone who is quarantined can seek his or her own court order for release, with some deadlines for court action. A state of emergency also gives the governor to order to mandate medical examinations for anyone who has been exposed and ration medicine and vaccines. And, in the case of highly contagious and highly fatal diseases, the governor can mandate treatment or vaccination of those who are diagnosed with the illness “or who are reasonably believed to have been exposed or who may reasonably be expected to be exposed.’’

And the law requires law enforcement and the National guard to enforce both these requirements for treatment and vaccination as well as any orders for quarantine. The statute does have a notable exception: It does not permit any form of quarantine or medical treatment for those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or any other infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. Ducey is clearly aware of what he told KTAR this past week are his “immense authorities’’ to act in case of some sort of viral outbreak, including the right to quarantine “those who won’t cooperate.’’ Not everyone serving in the 2002 Legislature thought the broad changes in law were a good idea. House Majority Whip Robert Blendu, R-Litchfield Park, one of only 10 lawmakers to vote against HB 2044, said the governor – Jane Hull at the time – already has broad emergency powers. “If she needs more, no one from the governor’s office came down and told me,” he said.

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arrest Tang Feb. 12 for charges of criminal damage and aggravated assault. According to a police report, Tang admitted to “brake-checking” the Waymo vehicles and was booked into jail. Waymo, which operates a fleet of autonomous cars around the East Valley, said Tang had operated the company’s cars through his employment with Genesis10, a technology staffing firm. “(Tang’s) assignment with Waymo ended nearly a year ago when he failed to meet the high safety standards,” the company wrote in a statement. Court records indicate Tang had been delivering pizzas in Tempe at the time of his arrest. Authorities believe Tang has been targeting Waymo vehicles since October by throwing objects at the autonomous cars

and police said “the methods employed are appearing to escalate and become more dangerous as he has continued.”. Chandler Police said it has six open investigations with possible ties to Tang, but has not charged him with any crimes. Tang would not be the first Valley resident to be arrested for harassing Waymo. A Chandler man was sentenced to one year of probation for pointing a gun at a Waymo car in 2018. Mesa Police arrested a 30-year-old man in 2018 for disorderly conduct after he yelled at a Waymo driver. Autonomous cars have come under greater scrutiny in recent years after a pedestrian was killed by one of Uber’s in 2018. The safety technician riding inside the Uber car was looking at their phone shortly before hitting the pedestrian.

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former driver of Waymo’s autonomous vehicles has been arrested on suspicion of trying to sabotage the company. Raymond Tang, 31, is suspected of attempting to crash into Waymo’s white minivans in a series of incidents documented in Chandler and Tempe. On Jan. 30, Tang was seen swerving his car repeatedly around two Waymo cars near Rural Road and Myrna Lane. He would allegedly swerve his car in front of the vehicles and abruptly stop. During one encounter, a Waymo vehicle rear-ended Tang’s car. The collision caused about $3,500 in damage and resulted in sending the Waymo driver to the hospital for minor injuries.

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Chandler senator helps defeat military pension bill BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate senators last week rejected the one tax break sought by Gov. Doug Ducey in his State of the State speech. Four Republicans lined up with the 13 Senate Democrats to quash the idea of exempting military pensions from the state’s income tax. None of the Republicans explained their decision during the vote. But Sen. J.D. Mesnard of Chandler is pushing an alternate set of tax breaks, ones that would give broader relief to individuals and businesses. “I generally oppose carve outs,’’ he told Capitol Media Services after the vote. Sen. David Farnsworth, of Mesa expressed similar sentiments. “When we make policies, they need to be broad and affect everybody,’’ he said. “Any time we carve out any segment it shifts the load to everyone else.’’ There was no immediate response

from Ducey. Tuesday’s vote is the second setback in a week for the governor in getting the priorities from his State of the State speech enacted. Late last week Ducey had to give up on his call for lawmakers to put a provision into the Arizona Constitution forbidding cities from having policies which preclude law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials. The governor found himself not only short of votes but facing opposition from the business community concerned about how putting such a measure on the November ballot would affect the state’s image and its ability to land conventions and conferences. Arizona law currently exempts the first $3,500 of any military pension from state income tax. Ducey proposed removing that cap entirely – at a cost to the state of $43 million a year – calling it a matter of economic development. “We have a goal: to make Arizona home base for veterans everywhere in the

country,’’ he said. Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu, who retired from the Marines after more than 20 years, echoed that theme Tuesday in trying to line up the votes for SB 1237. “This encourages these vets to stay here, lay down roots, move and escape from other crazy states like what I did from California,’’ he said. And Borrelli said this isn’t necessarily a net loss of taxes to the state. “I bought a house,’’ he said. “I paid property taxes which goes to my local school,’’ Borrelli continued. “Everything I spent was taxed and went to the local community and even to the state’’ in sales taxes. But Sen. Andrea Dalessandro, D-Green Valley, said she doesn’t see it that way. In fact, she argued, cutting revenues actually can work against those who have retired from the military. She said that means less money going into the education of people who will provide them the health care they will need.

“That is really more important to me that they have someone to take care of them,’’ Dalessandro said. And Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai, D-Window Rock, said the proposal would benefit only those with military pensions, not anyone who is a veteran. More to the point, she said it actually helps only those who retired as officers -- with higher pensions. Borrelli effectively conceded the point. He said the average rank for an enlisted person after 20 years in the military is E-7, with a pension of less than $24,000 a year. What makes that number significant is that Arizona already provides a $12,000 deduction from income for single people and $24,000 for couples. So that means an enlisted person who is married already has an exemption equal to his or her military pension. What that leaves, Borrelli said, are folks like retired lieutenant colonels.

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EV couple’s hard work helping suicide bill’s advance BY JIM WALSH AFN Staff Writer

Gilbert couple’s fight – started three years ago in the wake of their 15-year-old son’s suicide – is paying off as a sweeping mental health bill flew unscathed through a series of legislative hearings last month. Four Senate and House committees each voted unanimously to recommend the full legislature approve Jake’s Law, which would require insurance companies to treat mental health in the same manner as physical illness, finally enforcing a 12-year-old federal law. Another important provision would create a Suicide Mortality Review Team, aimed at identifying the root causes of each suicide as quickly as possible to prevent more deaths. But Denise Denslow, the mother of Jacob Edward Machovsky, realizes there are still many challenges ahead before Jake’s Law reaches the desk of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who has vowed to sign it into law. Among those steps are budget negotiations, where the bill’s $8 million price tag will be debated with many other competing priorities. The $8 million fund’s purpose is multidimensional. But one goal would expand the availability of counseling and other mental health services to students in schools, addressing problems before the grim prospect of a child viewing suicide as an option for ending their pain. School districts would have the option of contracting with a mental health provider and billing the state or providing the services and seeking reimbursement from the state. Mental health advocates view Jake’s Law as a critical next step in suicide prevention, beyond the Mitch Warnock Act, now requires training of school employees to recognize the early warning signs of suicide. While it seems like a positive sign the House and Senate health and appropriations committees have endorsed Jake’s Law, without a single dissenting vote, “it’s not over. We still have to get them to vote yes,’’ Denslow said, when the bill comes

Ben and Denise Denslow testified before four different legislative committees over the last two weeks to push their bill for expanded mental health programs to curb teen suicides. (Special to AFN)

before the full Legislature. “I tell people all the time, your stories have power. It’s your stories that change hearts and minds,’’ she said. “I think it’s past time for this. We have lost our son. We can’t bring our son back, but we can make sure it doesn’t happen to someone else.’’ Three years ago, Denslow and her husband, Ben, sold their larger home near Chandler Fashion Mall, in need of a fresh start after Jacob’s death in January 2016. The couple moved to a smaller house in south Gilbert and plowed the money they made into launching the JEM Foundation in Jacob’s memory. They committed themselves to a non-profit charity, not a partisan political organization – even though politics were a necessary part of getting a bill passed. “We had a lot of people tell us ‘you will never get a parity law passed in Arizona,’’’ Denslow said. But the Denslows weren’t going to be discouraged easily. After two hospitalizations in September 2015, both of them lasting five days, Jacob was discharged from an in-patient program after an insurance company ruled it was not a “medical necessity,’’ even though mental health professionals feared he was not stabilized. An out-patient program proved inadequate when he took his own life three months later. Despite a lack of background in politics, the Denslows embarked on a grassroots effort. They spent three years cultivating

relationships and learning what it takes to get a bill passed. They eventually found allies willing to help them. They started with Sen. Sean Bowie and Rep. Mitzi Epstein, D-Tempe, then built some bi-partisan support by adding influential Republicans, including Chandler state Rep. Jeff Weninger and Chandler Sen. J.D. Mesnard. Those allies include Sen. Kate BrophyMcGee, R-Phoenix, the chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, where Jake’s Law got a friendly reception and repeated at three other hearings. Committee members also include cochair Sen. Heather Carter, R-Phoenix, who has long supported suicide prevention and health-oriented legislation. Legislators repeatedly praised the Denslows and other parents for telling their deeply personal stories at the legislative hearings, proving the human touch can be persuasive. “I want you to know we know and we care,’’ Carter said, after some tearful testimony. “We will do everything we can to make sure these services are provided in a timely manner, so your sons and daughters did not die in vain.’’ Christie Lee Kinchen, a Scottsdale Realtor, told various committees how her father took his life when she was a child, how she had attempted suicide, amassing massive medical bills during her treatment. “We need your help. Jake’s Law will save lives. You can be lifesavers,’’ Kinchen said. Brophy-McGee responded, “the reason you are here is because God has a plan for

you’’ to help others. Randall Bass, a physicist, testified he attempted suicide in the eighth grade, leaving a gash in his head. But after receiving treatment, Bass said he went on to a long and productive career. He said teen suicide deprives society of the contribution victims would have made if they had lived. The Denslows told the committees how their son wanted to be a fighter pilot and loved hockey, but they recognized signs of mental illness throughout his life. They tried virtually everything to help him and eventually, Jake was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. “We knew about these struggles at home, but he hid them from the outside world,’’ Denise Denslow testified. Denslow said her son would likely be alive today if Jake’s Law had been in existence. But she praised insurance companies for engaging in constructive meetings with suicide prevention advocates long before Jake’s Law was introduced, eliminating a potential source of opposition. A representative of Blue Cross/Blue Shield was listed as a supporter of Jake’s Law on the Senate’s web site. Many medical organizations also were listed as supporters, including the Arizona Medical Association, the Arizona Nurses Association, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the state’s three largest hospital chains, Banner, Dignity and Honor. “People don’t see all the work that goes on behind the scenes,’’ Denslow said, praising Brophy-McGee for her work in putting together a coalition of supporters. “Ben and I have been working on this for three years.’’ She said she modeled Jake’s Law after Timothy’s Law, a similar measure in New York State. Timothy’s Law was dedicated to the memory of a 12-year-old boy who took his life. “The system failed them. The status quo is not working. We need to make changes to save our citizens. They deserve better,’’ Denslow said. Bowie, the early supporter of suicide prevention, said he could not be happier with the progress of Jake’s Law and it has

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Legislature weighing new income tax plan BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

t’s not quite the “taxpayer bill of rights’’ that then-Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed nearly a decade ago as “too restrictive.’’ But state lawmakers are weighing legislation that, if it works as advertised, could result in automatic cuts in income tax rates with no chance of them ever returning to where they are now. The proposal set for Senate debate two days ago – and still requiring House discussion – requires budget officials to figure out how much of a “surplus’’ the state has each year. Then, after accounting for inflation, population growth and required spending, the Department of Revenue is required to adjust income tax rates to return 50 percent of that to individual taxpayers. Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, who crafted SB 1489, said it’s designed to both allow the state budget – estimated to hit $12.3 billion this year – to continue to increase to meet the needs of a growing

state and provide enough flexibility for lawmakers and even voters to enact new programs. But some Democrats say there’s a major flaw. “The biggest problem with this is the ratchet-down effects,’’ said Rep. Mitzi Epstein, D-Tempe, in discussing what appears to be identical legislation being pushed in the House by Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa. “The problem is that, if in one year, the DoR is forced to decrease income tax rates they never get to go back up again,’’ she said, no matter what. Mesnard conceded the point. “The idea behind these is to give tax relief and use growth in the economy that we get from the tax relief to lower taxes,’’ he said. And if the economy goes south and needed revenues dry up? Mesnard said that still leaves legislators with the option of increasing tax rates should that become necessary. But he acknowledged that would re-

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More significant, he said, is that the amount to be used to lower tax rates would be based not on all excess revenues but only those that budget analysts consider “structural,’’ meaning they’re not due to some particular one-time boost in the economy. That’s a crucial difference. For example, legislative budget analysts expect the surplus this coming fiscal year to approach $1 billion. But they say about $685 million of that is one-time dollars – revenues unlikely to repeat in future years – with only $300 million anticipated to be baked into ongoing revenues. So, if Mesnard’s bill were already in effect, the formula would mean returning $150 million to taxpayers in the form of lower tax rates and not nearly $500 million. He also said the measure is constructed so the state is using this year’s revenues and expenditures as a base.

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Gilbert lawmaker wants fewer unmarked police cars HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Gilbert Republican lawmaker wants to limit the number of unmarked cars that police can use for traffic stops. And the few unmarked vehicles they would get to drive would at least have to be inscribed with the name of the agency on the right front door. Rep. Travis Grantham said he wants the public to be suspicious of being pulled over by “some creep’’ driving what might actually be a private vehicle outfitted with some red and blue lights in the grille. And the fewer legitimate unmarked vehicles out there, he said, the less the chance that a motorist might be fooled. A Gilbert Police spokesperson said, “Because this deals with pending legislation, our department is waiting to see how the bill moves forward before providing our insight into the topic.” Grantham acknowledged that his HB 2830 also means that police agencies would be limited to no more than 10 percent of their vehicles doing traffic enforcement being without the traditional lights on the roof and markings all around the front, sides and back. But he said that

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As crafted, that base would automatically increase every year to account for inflation, population growth and any newly enacted programs. In years with slow economic growth – those where revenues pretty much kept pace with the annual adjustments – there would be no reduction in rates. More significant, he said, that base continues to grow. “In theory, if you dip, you’re not going to have to, the next year when you go up a little bit, suddenly have to cut taxes again,’’ Mesnard said.

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Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, the prime sponsor of the legislation, told colleagues they need to look at the issue through more than the lens of lost state

doesn’t bother him. “I just don’t want to encourage law enforcement to go undercover on the general public all the time,’’ Grantham told Capitol Media Services. “There’s no better way than a real police car, with a uniformed police officer in it, with lights all over it and markings all over it, that, in itself, prevents crime,’’ he said, adding: “I don’t want to see our police departments, which I love, going to these fully undercover, unmarked, super-secret police type tactics, which I actually think can be quite dangerous.’’ But the driving force, Grantham said, is making the driving public skeptical of being pulled over by anything that doesn’t look like a police car. As crafted, HB 2830 forbids the use of anything that’s totally unmarked for traffic enforcement. Instead, police could use what the measure calls a “specially marked’’ law enforcement vehicle. It would not need the lights on top or the markings all around. But at the very least it would have to have the name and logo of the law enforcement agency on the right door. And anyone using that vehicle would have to be dressed in an official law en-

forcement uniform, “including shoulder patches, a badge and any other identifying insignia normally used by the employing law enforcement agency.’’ What that means, Grantham said, is anyone who is stopped by what appears to be an unmarked vehicle can demand that the person making the stop open the right-side door of the vehicle to display the marking. At that point, he said, the motorist can be assured that it’s a real officer making the stop and not someone playing a cop. “It gives the public some peace of mind,’’ Grantham said. “I’m terrified, just so you know, with the rash of these unmarked cars and these guys dressed in what appears to be some sort of uniform pulling over folks randomly in the middle of our city and issuing them tickets.’’ A ticket, though, is the least of his worries. “I’m actually fearful a young woman or a young man or whatever is going to be pulled out of their car at some point and put in the back seat of an unmarked fake police car and perhaps driven off and have some horrible crime committed against them,’’ Grantham said. “That has happened in other states,’’ he continued. “And I think it’s just a matter of time and I want to try to get ahead of it.’’

And what of traffic enforcement? Grantham said he’s not all that convinced that unmarked cars are the best way to enforce traffic laws. “It’s no different than a real police car,’’ he said. “I don’t see a difference,’’ Grantham continued. “If that’s going to be an effective tool, why not just put a real police car out on the road?’’ Anyway, he said, it still leaves police with that option for 10 percent of their vehicles to be “specially marked’’ with only the logo on the right-side door. “That’s a very generous number,’’ Grantham said. He said the Department of Public Safety informed him it has only 18 currently unmarked vehicles out of its fleet of about 600 cars in traffic enforcement. And Grantham even has a provision for small police departments, those with 10 or fewer traffic enforcement vehicles: They could still have one be specially marked. The legislation, however, does not make that 10 percent automatic. It allows police agencies to use specially marked vehicle only on a finding that its use “will contribute to the safety of the traveling public.’’ There is no date set for a hearing.

revenues. “I’ve not served in the military at all,’’ he said. “I do sponsor this bill in tribute to (those who) actually go out and sign their name on a dotted line to say, ‘I am

willing to die for your freedoms today,’ ‘’ Gowan said. “We can give back to them.’’ Anyway, he said, they earned their pension not in Arizona but abroad, though there is nothing in the proposal specifying where they served and whether it

was overseas. Gowan is not giving up, using a procedural maneuver that would allow him to make another bid to line up the 16 votes in the 30-member chamber to resurrect the issue.

He said his plan is “always going to be based on when you reach the high water mark” for revenue. There is another difference between a taxpayer bill of rights and what Mesnard wants, one that actually could prove more acceptable to Democrats. The version of TABOR in Colorado does not tinker with tax rates. Instead, it provides for a rebate on individual income taxes determined each year. In years where there are not excess dollars above the formula, there is no rebate. More to the point, the tax rate stays where it was. And there is no worry of a ratcheting-down effect.

“I entertained that,’’ Mesnard said. But he scrapped the idea because his measure is structured so it does not consider onetime surpluses but only those that legislative budget analysts believe will continue. Still, he said, that remains an option. “I’m open to that if there’s a lot of pushback on the idea of using ongoing surpluses to permanently buy down tax rates,’’ Mesnard said When the House version gained preliminary approval this past week, Epstein argued that it would mean a loss of $64 million the first year, $71 million the second year and $110 million the year after that. Mesnard, however, said those numbers

are based on an earlier version of the measure, one that did not consider the built-in growth of new and expanded programs approved by the Legislature or voters. Along the same lines, Mesnard said his proposal is crafted so it would not undermine the proposal by Invest in Ed to increase income taxes on the wealthiest to raise $940 million a year for education. He said that’s because the initiative, if approved by voters, spells out how the money would be spent. And, as a part of state law, that would become part of the base against which future surpluses would be measured.

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make being a teen today far more daunting – even scarier – than it was for those who came before them. The pressure to succeed socially and/ or academically, the easy availability of alcohol and drugs and the omnipresence of social media have multiplied exponentially over the past decade – creating such high anxiety among teens that some think the only way out is to end their life. Ronneseth sees the difference in teenagers between the time she was teaching math in 2006 and the last three years she’s been a counselor. “When I first started teaching, the kids would go find their best friend and sit and chat with them and talk to them,” she explained. “Now, they put on their headphones and they go inwards and they’re isolated. They’re sitting alone together alone, if you know what I mean. “They have these worlds in their phones that give them this picture of what life should look like: They should have great friends, they should have a big group of friends, they should have money, they should have this job, they should be going to the perfect college. “You have all these things that they see and then they look at their own lives and say ‘I work 40 hours outside of school and I’m not making the grades that I need to make because I’m dealing with crippling anxiety where I can barely get out of bed in the morning.’ It’s just that their reality and what they see on social media is so different and I think that really gets to them.” Ronneseth said the problems confronting the students are as diverse as Mountain Pointe’s population. “We’re dealing with kids that work outside of school – not because they want to have extra money but because their parents demand rent from them. You know what I’m saying? We’re dealing with kids that have to miss school sometimes to watch their siblings. Their problems are

losses of life, personal testimony from the families of victims, bipartisan support and lack of opposition from the insurance industry are all factors in the bill’s momentum. “I think it’s all coming together. It has bipartisan support,’’ Bowie said. “The more young lives we lose, the more people are touched by this issue.’’

much harder than what many of us dealt with when we were growing up.” Rothery saw the same thing as a counselor. She had been frustrated by the limited success achieved by motivational speaker, anti-drug campaigns and other programs aimed at curbing substance abuse among adolescents. So she worked with teens who had attended AA meetings with family members who were alcoholics, explaining the youths wanted “a pattern for positive living” and not just a list of “don’ts.” “I’ve spent the last 15 years looking at every program I can find and it’s not enough,” Rothery said, recalling how teens told her, “We need a plan that works.” “And I said, ‘Got it, tell me what it is.’ And they said, ‘Well, we looked at these 12 steps and we think they’re pretty cool and we feel like, you know, almost anybody could live by these.’” They admired the commitment of AA members in following that group’s 12 steps and basically “edited the program to fit the needs of this generation,” Rothery said. Each step generates what Rothery called “healing discussions.” Over time, she has developed data showing the program’s effectiveness in helping teens. In one study of 200 students in an alternative high school who were tracked for five years, Rothery said, there was an 80 percent higher school attendance and 90 percent fewer behavioral referrals over time. “Healthy discussions” also mark the approach used by Rommeseth, who learned of MPOWRD when she was doing her counseling internship at Mountain Pointe three years ago. Back then, a counselor who has since left the school was already using the MPOWRD model with students after meeting Rothery and becoming con-

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vinced of its effectiveness in helping teens through emotional turbulence. “I didn’t have any awareness of MPOWRD by itself,” Ronneseth recalled. “Now, of course, I’ve had trainings in how to run support groups. It’s a very powerful curriculum.” Each week brings a different step –such as “I will make a fearless and honest review of my life, my values, and my goals” or “I admit to a ‘Higher Power,’ to myself and to another human being, what was wrong with my choices” – and a select reading. “The readings I think are the most powerful things,” Ronneseth said. “Every kid can pick a line in there that they say ‘that was meant for me.’” “The readings are beautiful,” she continued. “The questions are really well centered for them to really think about how their lives are going and kind of take time to reflect on that.” As for the steps, Ronneseth stressed “they’re like 12 guidelines that any person can kind of take and work on to better their own lives. “So like this week, we did step six,” she said, referring to one that states, “I am committed to having my addictive behavior removed by a commitment to a ‘Higher Power.’” While AA traditionally uses the word “God” in its 12 steps, the teens who worked with Rothery to develop MPOWRD wanted to simply use the term “Higher Power” so that any teen regardless of their religion – or lack of it – could feel comfortable. As Ronneseth explained, “Every student kind of decides what that higher power is to better their own lives.” Some steps, she added, “are more intense than others, like the one where you have to go to somebody and ask for forgiveness. “That takes a lot,” she continued. “Sometimes these kids have some things that they really have been holding onto, some real trauma, you know? Just personal pain in their path.” The discussions are now held in Mountain Pointe’s new mindfulness room, which Tempe Union High School District began creating at every one of its seven campuses this school year. Furnished with comfy bean bag chairs, the spacious room off the school’s cafete-

ria is located next to a secluded patio so that students can check into the room any time during the day, join a discussion or simply meditate on their own. Some of Ronneseth’s discussions are built around themes that might be in keeping with the time of year. For example, last month around Valentine’s Day, Ronneseth led her groups in a discussion that centered on unhealthy relationships. The group just doesn’t always talk, she added, noting that during Valentine’s Week, students “did some meditation and we did some coloring outside. We planted some wild flowers and painted.” “So, it’s been really cool.” Generally, more girls than boys attend Mountain Pointe’s MPOWRD sessions, but Ronneseth stressed that their makeup reflects the school’s broad diversity and includes students from all grade levels, including some with special needs. Some students who started coming to MPOWRD sessions as freshmen under Ronneseth’s predecessor are still attending as seniors. “What the beautiful thing about it is that the students that are in the group will bring friends. Or they say, ‘You know what? I’ve got this friend that’s really struggling and I think this would help her out.’ So, they carry each other in. Some people are a little intimidated by it at first. Some people don’t buy into it.” The sessions are structured each week so that students who take advantage of them aren’t missing the same subject every week in class. And they are centered around one of the 12 MPOWRD steps. “The hope is that you do the steps in the way that you actually work through them – That you say, ‘Okay, well this week I’m going to try to take on this challenge for myself. What if I do go and apologize to a friend that I’ve wronged or my parents or something. And what does that look like?’ So maybe the next week we process that.” The processing can involve Ronneseth asking the student, “Okay, did you actually try this?” Then, they talk through it, other students joining in with either helpful suggestions or a knowing admission of something they might want to try but haven’t yet worked up the nerve to do it.” Sometimes when students gather,

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Phoenix Council OKs police review board BY JONMAESHA BELTRAN Cronkite News

he City Council last week approved civilian oversight of the Phoenix police that combines a new city agency and a community review board that will have the power to investigate complaints against police, recommend policy changes directly to the police chief and set up community outreach. In a 5-4 vote, the council backed a proposal from Councilman Carlos Garcia to create the Office of Accountability and Transparency, comprising city staff, and a Community Review Board that will recommend changes to the agency and conduct community forums. The decision came nearly five hours into the meeting and months after police-community relations in Phoenix reached a tipping point when a video of one family’s encounter with police went viral. Members of the public, many wearing yellow T-shirts that read “Cops Must Be Accountable to the People,” urged the council to support civilian oversight that’s independent of the police department, had investigative powers and was

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“we’ll sit down and everybody’s energy is so low.” “So, you modify,” Ronneseth explained. “Maybe we do an art project that week or we do something that can kind of uplift them or we just try to bring the energy in the room, building self-esteem or working at the problems that they’re dealing with in that moment.” The sessions also start on a positive note with students reciting the “serenity pledge” that’s modified after the AA pledge. In their case, the students say, “Grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Ronneseth explained that in traditional MPOWRD sessions, “the teacher’s kind of just a fly on the wall.” But there are times “I can see like a

transparent to the public. In the narrow vote, the council rejected a more moderate plan, referred to as Model A, to set up a “community relations board” and hire an ombudsman and staff to mediate complaints and monitor and audit Phoenix police investigations of major incidents. Mayor Kate Gallego, who originally proposed that plan, switched to support the investigative plan after most of the 50 people who addressed the council said they would only support a system that was community driven and had investigative powers. City Councilman Sal DiCiccio blasted the vote, and posted on social media, “Horrible what is happening to those who protect us and are left on their own by the city of Phoenix establishment.” He called the review set-up “the most radical, dangerous and extreme in the whole country” and said it will destroy the morale of the police department and put officers in danger. Many activists said they know that there are good officers on the police force, but it’s the bad ones who need to be addressed. Britt London, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, op-

theme going on and I can drive a conversation, maybe I throw in a question like, ‘So you guys are all talking about this, so why is that?’” “But for the most part it is very much student-driven,” she continued. “If a kid is like, ‘I need advice about this,’ I step back and say, ‘Has anybody else dealt with this situation?’ “I had a student that was talking about the difficulties that she’s going through with her parents’ divorce, an 18-year-old, and how that’s been going in her life.” There were four other students who had gone through the same thing and they started offering their experiences, some saying “here’s some advice on what you can do to help yourself out,” Ronneseth explained. There are times, however, when the talk gets so intense that Ronneseth seeks additional help from her colleagues. “So for example, I had a student who said she was feeling suicidal. So, we have

posed both models. “The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association cannot support any model that does not show how the entire Phoenix community, which includes Phoenix police officers, benefits,” he told the council. Phoenix currently has a use-of-force and discipline review board, which consists of residents and was created by the police chief, according to a staff report. Details about the new agency and review board will remain to be worked out, such as how much it will cost, how the board will choose members and when it will get started. The proposal that was rejected would have cost $1.7 million to $1.8 million a year for the ombudsman, staff and other expenses, according to a staff report. In addition, the report shows, police settlements reached $26 million. The Office of Accountability and transparency will send its own reports and police documents to community members while working closing with the civilian board, which will review department policy and conduct community forums. Police advocates have countered that law enforcement officers were too of-

to step it up a notch. We have a Care 7 social worker who’s our point of contact here, so we got her involved,” Ronneseth said, referring to the City of Tempe crisis response team that helps people involved in a variety of traumatic events, from homicides and traffic accidents to fires and suicide threats. Perhaps the biggest frustration for Ronneseth is one shared by Rothery – namely, the overwhelming need for more people trained in MPOWRD. She said she’s had kids from other schools tell her, “We feel unsupported” and her immediate thought is “don’t you have a program like this on your campus?” “That’s a big scary thing,” she said. “There should be a program where students have the opportunity to come together, create a family, have the support that they need. Because so many of our students just don’t have the family support that they need at home, unfortunately.”

ten undervalued and misunderstood for doing a job most people would find difficult to handle. A video of a Phoenix police officer taking a baby from the arms of a mother last summer that drew national attention and apologies from the mayor and chief of police was the tipping point for protests. In the video, police are seen approaching with guns drawn threatening to shoot the couple after their daughter walked out of a Family Dollar with a doll. Gallego and Police Chief Jeri Williams offered public apologies. The Phoenix Police Department also has gained public attention for a record-breaking of 44 officer-involved shootings in 2018 – higher than those in Los Angeles and New York. Chandler has had citizen oversight over its police department since 2000. The city has a panel of 15 residents and six police staff members that reviews all police shootings and incidents when direct physical force by the police results in serious injury or death. The panel acts in an advisory capacity to the chief of police and makes recommendations for training and discipline actions, according to the city.

Added Rothery: “You know, suicide with our teens is a result of not having any community of support, not having a place to belong, a sense of isolation and a loss of self-worth. And the kids within our program find that there’s nothing better than building your self-esteem through the voices of other peers. “You and I can pat a kid on the head all day long and tell them how wonderful they are. But unless their peers look at them with some sense of respect and regard and support, they never feel a sense of worth. “And that’s what this is all about – building a community. That’s what you’ll see with these kids.” But, Rothery added, “You have to have passionate counselors. At Mountain Pointe, they’re blessed with Melissa… ”She’s just standing with those kids. But I can tell you this: counselors who are that passionate and that qualified and that dedicated are not a given.”

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Mountain Pointe ‘senior’ has 3 degrees already BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

hen Taylor Levy graduates from Mountain Pointe High School this May, she won’t be able to address her classmates at the ceremony like someone with her academic achievement might. But don’t feel sorry for the Ahwatukee teen. At age 17, she will enter Arizona State University next August as a junior – two years ahead of most of her fellow Pride grads. And she’ll already be armed with three associates degrees. “Sometimes it was extremely hard, but I knew that all my hard work would pay off at the end,” Taylor said. “The goal of all earning all four degrees in three years was my driving force to never give up.”

Taylor Levy credits her mother, Jacqueline Spitzer-Levy for inspiring her to develop a rigorous self-discipline that enabled her to excel in school. (Special to AFN)

When her mom, Jacqueline Levy, says Taylor “has done some pretty amazing

things academically,” it’s not idle boasting, considering two of those degrees

are “already on our living room table.” Though Columbia University, Hofstra and several other universities offered her impressive scholarships without even an application from her, Taylor has her heart set on ASU, where she plans to get a B.S. in biological sciences for genetics, cell and developmental biology on her way to a goal of earning a PhD. in either molecular or microbiology or some other STEM field. Taylor has amassed enough credits to graduate this year by taking a number of courses at various Maricopa Community College District campuses as well as taking advantage of the dual enrollment courses offered at Mountain Pointe. Because of her work at those colleges, she also has been invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, the century-old honor society.

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Karilyn Branstetter, Ahwatukee landmark owner, dies at 91 BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

arilyn K. Branstetter, co-owner with her late husband of one of Ahwatukee’s oldest businesses, died Feb. 21. She was 91. Mrs. Branstetter and her husband Leonard owned Plaza Hardware Pool Supply in the Mountainside Plaza since 1981, and its long, sad dismantling began shortly after he passed away at 90 in February 2017. “After closing the store in July of 2017, she truly missed her husband Leonard, employees, and faithful customers she thought of as friends,” said her daughter Chere Crandall. Mrs. Branstetter was born Oct. 7, 1928, to Ruth and Theodore Karges in Orange City, Iowa. After a year of studying music at Drake University, she moved west to finish her degree at the University of Arizona. Her

Karilyn Branstetter, seen here with her late husband Leonard Branstetter and a family friend in 2016, died at age 91 Feb. 21. The Branstetters owned Plaza Hardware Pool Supply, one of Ahwatukee’s oldest retail establishments. (AFN file photo)

first teaching job was in Eloy, and the following year she married Glen E. Crandall and went to teach in Ray, Arizona.

In the fifties, she gave birth to two daughters, Chere and Kristine Crandall. The Crandalls moved to Chandler in 1954

and built the house in which she lived for the rest of her life. In her early years in Chandler, Mrs. Branstetter taught piano lessons in her home to 35-40 students a week. She also was the church organist at The First Presbyterian Church in Chandler for 25 years. In the late sixties, she was the accompanist for Chandler High School musicals and the choir’s presentation of “The Messiah.” In 1968, she married Leonard and they began their own swimming pool business called Camelback Pool Service. In 1981, they opened The Hardware Store on Elliot Road in Ahwatukee which also included pool service repair and supplies. As Ahwatukee grew, they opened a second store, Plaza Hardware and Pool Supply, at 40th and Chandler Boulevard and later closed the original store. “Their vision was to have a mom-and-

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pop store providing locally needed items and offering assistance to customers who wanted to do it themselves,” Chere said. “So many people, especially in Lakeside, depended on that store,” said Chere said when her Leonard passed away. “The store was their life and the customers were their friends.” Despite his age, Mr. Branstetter came to work every day and only around 2016 gave up his pool cleaning service that once had been a big part of his business. He told the Ahwatukee Foothills News in 2016 that when he first opened, he was determined to make the store the place to find nuts and bolts, tools and plumbing hardware, pool service and supplies, and anything else local do-it-your-self homeowners might need. “I like to work. I’ve never minded it, and I’ve worked since I was 18,” he said at the time. “Pools are a big business in Ahwatukee.” He previously had built and remodeled pools in Scottsdale and saw no reason to stop pool service when he and his wife opened their Ahwatukee business. So, he and as many as four other em-

ployees drove to Scottsdale daily to continue to service those pools. He estimated that he installed 5,000 pool motors since 1981. The Branstetters often employed retirees with engineering, law enforcement and other skilled backgrounds. What hadn’t changed with time was the Branstetter‘s business philosophy: “Treat customers as I’d like to be treated. Make a profit, but treat the other guy so he can live with it.” “Throughout these years, they were blessed to have several exceptional employees who, like them, developed loyal customers and friendships,” Chere said last week. And when the store closed in 2017, “Karilyn truly missed the atmosphere, her employees and customers,” she added. In addition to the store, she and Leonard had many other passions. In the early 70s, they built a cabin in Groom Creek near Prescott, doing most of the work themselves. “Many weekends were spent enjoying the fruits of their labor,” Chere said, adding that the Branstetters were long time season ticket holders of both the Phoenix Suns and Mercury basketball teams.

Traveling was also part of their extracurricular activities. They had especially fond memories of a small ship on which they traveled around Cape Cod and the nearby islands. They also particularly enjoyed a Vancouver-to-Banff train trip through the Canadian Rockies. At home, they were entertained by their rescued kitties for many years. And in an interview in 2016 with AFN, Leonard attributed his longevity to his wife’s cooking, stating, “She’s one of the best cooks you’ll ever see.” Chere, owner of Ahwatukee Pool Lady, said that since her mother’s death, “The number of people that responded really touched my sister Kristine and I. “Three years later hundreds of people still remembered how much the store meant to them,” she said. “They really spent time helping people. “The store carried parts used by the lo-

cal builders and if an item wasn’t on the shelf, they would personally search their suppliers and order it for them. And yes, they would actually sell one nail at a time if that’s what the customer wanted. “We are especially proud of our mother because in her 50’s she herself learned the hardware business,” Chere added. “She got a kick out of someone new coming in and when they only saw a woman at the counter they would say ‘Is the boss here?’ Especially in the early days, Leonard was out doing pool repairs and Karilyn was running the store.” A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. In lieu of flowers, the family said donations can be made to libertywildlife.org or foothillsanimal.org. Besides Chere and Kristine, Mrs. Branstetter is survived by two sons, Keith and Jerry.

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aged romaine lettuce after a post-harvest e. coli contamination.” She worked at the University of Arizona Maricopa Agriculture Center under Dr. Channah Rock. “I would help collect field research, pack for sampling days, make solutions and work with bacteria,” Taylor explained. “This was such an amazing learning Taylor Levy at times had to don protective gear while collecting samples during her experience and summer internship. (Special to AFN) taught me so plete an internship through the Project much about the scientific field,” she added. “I presented my work to farmers and Puente Summer Internship Program. There, she studied the “effectiveness other stakeholders about our research of peracetic acid in washing freeze-dam- to benefit their agricultural work.”

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Sellers court disappointment pricing too high BY ALLEN HENDERSON AFN Guest Writer

fter a sluggish start in January, Ahwatukee-Foothills property sales rebounded in February with 113 closed listings at an average sale price of $376,647 – up from the average property value of $374,840 we saw in 2019. The average value in the January 1 to February 29, 2020 period still lags last year’s pace, with 211 sales at an average price of $361,978. It appears the drop in January was a one-month aberration. The market is rebounding as we proceed further into the year. The average days on market for an Ahwatukee closed listing was 67 days in February – up from the 58 average in January. With the historic low inventory we experienced throughout 2019 – and now into 2020 – it is surprising the average days on market for closed listings is still almost two months. There is pent up demand and buyers are anxiously waiting in line for nicely updated properties priced competitively. Many home sellers are still under the mistaken impression the low inventory

will allow them to list high in the hopes of selling at a higher price. The almost two-month market time and the slow and steady increase in values disprove this practice. For example, in all of 2019, 40 percent of properties required a price reduction before they went on contract. In January and February of 2020, 36 percent of closed properties required a price reduction before going under contract. Home sellers list high, hoping to get a higher price for their property or to have wiggle room in the negotiation with the buyer. In spite of being in a strong seller’s market, their properties languish on the market with no offers. In disappointment and frustration, they reduce the price. They have lost marketing time. Their property has been passed over and they will probably sell for less than if they had priced it correctly within 3 percent of the recent comparable sales. So, what is the best practice home sellers should follow? We always recommend sellers list their properties within 3 percent of comparable sales. There is no basis for the assumption listing high will yield a higher price. Listing higher will always result in frustration and disappointment.

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For example, over the course of 2018, the average price of a property in Ahwatukee increased a little over 8 percent. This increase was less than 1 percent per month over the course of the year. In 2019, the average price of a property increased a little over 5 percent. This increase, in the average property value, was less than a half percent increase per month. In spite of this we see, month after month and year after year, sellers listing their properties 10 percent over the comparable sales. What is the rationale? Why would you list a property, 10 percent higher than comparable sales and expect it to sell in a market increasing at a rate of less than 1 percent per month? Last week we represented buyers who made an offer to purchase an Ahwatukee property. The property was what we call an emotional property. It was highly upgraded, staged perfectly and very well maintained. Most importantly, it was priced at the value of comparable sales. Our buyers loved it. There was a lot of showing activity. Our buyers wrote an offer at $5,000 over the asking price. The buyers considered the $5,000, an insurance policy to secure the contract.

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Buyers and sellers need caution with ‘flippers’ BY PATRICK MACQUEEN AFN Guest Writer

opular shows like HGTV’s Flip or Flop, Desert Flippers, and Music City Fix make the fix and flip process look exciting and lucrative to viewers. The finished homes are aesthetically pleasing and the “flip” is almost always profitable. According to a 2018 study, more than 200,000 homes were bought and re-sold within the year. It’s almost 6 percent of the single-family homes and condos sold in 2018. I’ve personally seen nearly 250 “fix and flips” gone bad and, in most instances, a little planning and correctly satisfying disclosure obligations could have saved all involved from a nightmare. In the last six months alone, I have seen two separate situations in which the failure to provide adequate disclosures in

connection with the sale of a home result in an award of punitive damages to the homebuyer. Therefore, it is imperative both “flippers” and buyers understand exactly what they’re doing. For those “flippers” out there – i.e., investors purchasing an under-valued home needing a little TLC and then turning the home into the latest and greatest version of itself – here are a few tips to keep the cash coming and the lawsuits at bay. First, always use an entity; do not own the property in your individual name. Failing to own the property through an LLC or other legal entity can result in the loss of personal assets and could spell financial disaster. Second, when advertising the home for sale after it has been redone, choose your words carefully. You’ll want to avoid using words like “completely,” “entirely,” and/or “totally.” These words may mean one thing to you, but something “entirely” different to

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2,387 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. This Absolutely Amazing Corner Cul-de-Sac Home has just had a Magnificent Make Over! All new exterior and interior paint, new roof, new flooring in EVERY room! Kitchen has newly refinished cabinets, new granite counter tops, new appliances and a new sink! Bathrooms have newly refinished cabinets, granite counter tops, fixtures, sinks and tubs/showers so many UPGRADES! This 4 Bedroom 3 Full Bath 3 Car Garage (with brand new epoxy flooring) also offers a large grassy backyard with mature trees and a big covered patio! Just a beautiful home with vaulted ceilings, lots of natural light, nice sized rooms...This one won’t be around long...it is just too awesome! Fantastic remodel done through out. Great single level open floorplan!Conveniently located near local shopping and restaurants, only minutes from Sky Harbor Airport or Downtown Tempe/Phoenix. Come see this one while you can! Ahwatukee Foothills Voted #1 2019 Best Places to Live in the Phoenix Area by the Phoenix Business Journal!

602.369.1085 BONNY HOLLAND Ahwatukee Resident and Realtor since 1995

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1930 E Brookwood Court

$866,745

3,703 sqft 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. Single Level Magnificent Custom Luxury Home located in the Mountain Side Quaint Gated Community of The Sanctuary. Enter into this beautiful home through a lovely private courtyard, once inside take in the openness and gorgeous views of South Mountain. Boasting a Great Room complete with surround sound, a Gourmet Eat-In Kitchen with a grand kitchen island, Split Floor Plan with a spacious Master en Suite, Large Secondary bedrooms and a Dedicated Office with Beautiful Wood Built-In’s. The lake front backyard offers amazing views of South Mountain, with a large covered patio and sparkling pool. A perfect place to call home!

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In real estate, it’s more important to be patient. Rental properties are less liquid than stocks, it takes time to improve properties and rental units located in the right markets provide cash flow worthy of a long-term hold strategy. As with stock market investors, real estate investors know it is likely property values will be higher in 20 years, despite short-term ups and downs. The difference between Phoenix and an oversold market like Southern California is in 20 years, Phoenix has enormous room to appreciate. In a market like Phoenix, 20 years of cash flow can be followed by a highly profitable sale. PwC ranks Phoenix as one of the top real estate markets in the United States. The Phoenix market provides ample opportunities for homeowners and toplevel investment properties for landlords. Phoenix’s rental market ranks number one in the country, which factors in a region’s economy and rental affordability.

Because Arizona boasts a 4.2 percent economic growth rate, plenty of newcomers flock to its biggest metro area to find work. When they arrive, they find affordable rental units located in the downtown metro area and across the larger valley. From the landlord’s perspective, this means profitability. The cost of rental properties is lower and units are filled faster; hence, there is a greater assurance of positive cash flow. Arizona offers a landlord-friendly environment. The state puts fewer onerous restrictions on landlords making compliance less expensive and timeconsuming. For example, San Francisco hurts landlords with highly restrictive zoning regulations, making it impossible to develop new and affordable rental units in certain areas. As part of its landlord-friendly philosophy, Arizona passed a January 2017 law prohibiting any city or town from re-

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3302 E Tonto Drive

$1,349,900

6,606 sqft, 7 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms. This pristine and elegantly crafted Santa Barbara style custom home sits on an enormous half acre lot and boasts spectacular mountain views. Nestled in the highly sought after Ahwatukee Custom Estates, this home is an entertainer’s dream! With a spacious layout, gorgeous expansive and updated kitchen, stainless appliances, oversized island opening to a fantastic family room, and a tremendous stack stone fireplace, the space is both comfortable and classically sophisticated! From the moment you enter the front door, this home has both elegance and style!

$394,900

2,234 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. This home is a must see! Pristinely maintained, highly updated, you will not find a home of this quality in this price point that has all of the amenities and upgrades with modern interior finishes. The backyard oasis is not only serene and relaxing, but a perfect entertaining spot.

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14649 S 4th Avenue

$630,000

3,322 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Located in the mountainous gated community of Montana Vista, this beautiful single level 4 bedroom with a dedicated office 3 bath split floor plan is the perfect house to call home. Very spacious, with a Gourmet Kitchen to die for! So much storage and counter space, the open concept keeps everyone together while entertaining or just relaxing by the fireplace. The backyard is accessible from all main rooms in the home, with a sparkling play pool, covered patio and views of the mountain it is a space you will want to enjoy!

14621 S 1st Street

$1,740,000

7,303 sqft 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms. Located in the Hillside gated community of Summerhill, this custom luxury estate has it all! 6 bedrooms, executive office, 4 full bathrooms and 3 powder rooms plus a basement, a Chef’s dream gourmet kitchen with all the upgrades, formal living room with gas fireplace and a wide in-line pocket door that brings the outside in, an elegant master bedroom en suite has a gas fireplace with a sitting area which opens into a luxurious master bathroom with a 6 foot two person Jacuzzi jetted tub complete with spectacular mountain views!

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2127 E Barkwood Court

$1,499,900

6,640 sqft, 5 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms. This is a breath-taking luxury all custom property sparing no expense, which is nestled on the mountain side in the highly coveted gated community of The Sanctuary. The exterior of this home is striking with a private gated and pavered drive that invites you into a spectacular courtyard with covered patios, open sitting areas, a negative edge spa which cascades into a roman style pool all situated to take in the amazing mountain views of South Mountain.

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1643 E Desert Willow Drive LOT 60

$275,000

68,746 sqft/ 1.58 acres . Marvelous Hilltop Custom Home Lot with Priceless Mountain and City Light Views! With an overly generous building envelope of 18,948 sqft. One of the best lots left to build your Dream Home on in Ahwatukee! Gorgeous mountain views North, East and West. With just over an Acre 1.5 acres of Natural Beauty in the Highly Coveted Community of Tapestry Canyon. Surrounded by million plus homes!! Private, exclusive and relatively flat building site.

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stricting short-term rental services such as Airbnb, allowing Arizona landlords to benefit from the short-term housing boom. As a prime winter vacation spot, Phoenix has a regular influx of snowbirds, many of whom need rentals ranging from weeks to six months, a boon for landlords. In contrast to short-term rentals, clients tend to purchase their future snowbird homes now, but typically as an investment property. By renting it out for years leading up to retirement, they’re able to own a second home in a warm locale largely, if not entirely, paid for by the time they reach retirement age. They benefit from immediate positive cash-flow, pay down debt associated with the property and establish an appreciating asset they can either continue to rent full-time, or use as their own vacation home.

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3407 E Tere Street NEW $866,745 LISTING! Absolutely Gorgeous One-of-a-Kind Craftsman with a Basement Located in the Prestigious Community of Ahwatukee Custom

Estates. The Main floor offers a Gourmet Kitchen Upgraded in Re-Purposed Iowa Barnwood with a Large Farm Sink, Subway Tile Back Splash, Quartz Counter Tops and a Large Kitchen Island with Under the Counter Mounted Seating. Other Rooms include: Quaint Family Room, Formal Dining Room, 6th Bedroom/Den/Office with full Bathroom and a Massive Laundry Room which doubles as a Craft Room, Upstairs Loft Area, Master Bedroom en Suite with Private Balcony, Upgraded Master Bathroom plus 3 more roomy Secondary Bedrooms and Bathrooms. The Fully Finished Basement Boasts another Bedroom with Full Bathroom, Built-In Playhouse, Walk-In Pantry, Extra Large Open Flex Space for Game Room, Theater Room or Exercise Space the possibilities are endless! Huge Backyard with Tons of Outdoor Entertainment! Pool, Batting Cage, Half Court, Trampoline and Multiple patio and sitting areas! A Must See!!!

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SPOTLIGHT home TAPESTRY CANYON

Majestic Southwest contemporary estate on elevated 1.24-acre hillside lot. Stunning, panoramic mountain and city light views in exclusive Tapestry Canyon. Open gourmet kitchen with view windows boasts Gaggenau appliances, wok cook system, granite countertops and island and birds-eye maple Chilean cabinetry. Master suite features spectacular corner view window and arcadia door to patio. Additional amenities include theater room, office, wine cellar, sound system throughout, auto alarm and control system, automatic solar shades plus outside awning. Large hobby room adjacent to laundry room. Travertine and marble flooring throughout. Oversized 3-car garage. Resort-style backyard with slate patio, built-in Viking grill, pool and spa, koi pond and ultimate privacy on coveted mountain preserve lot. Extraordinary view from every room with abundant natural light. Premium location. Two water features. One is micro biotic koi pond ecologically sustained with minimum maintenance. New 2019 exterior paint. New 2019 energy star hot water heater with Wi-Fi control. New 2019 soft water system. New 2019 partial air conditioning. Home theater room screen and equipment to convey. Family room in-wall led TV to convey. New 2020 front automatic awning. Smart house with app controlling doors, water heater, softener and temperature.

Listed for $1,325,000 Mike Mendoza 480.706.7234 www.MendozaTeam.com

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1930 E BROOKWOOD COURT 3,703 sqft 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms . A simply elegant single level custom home on a rare lakeside lot located in the gorgeous gated community of The Sanctuary in The Foothills of Ahwatukee. Walk into a gated private cozy courtyard that invites you into this truly stunning home that has everything and more to offer. Custom iron entry door leads you into an elegant foyer to formal dining and large great room great entertaining and relaxing with a gas fireplace, extra sitting area, a beautiful wood built-in media center with surround sound. Great interior design with high flat ceilings and large picture windows. The great room flows into the gourmet kitchen with a gorgeous granite topped island as its centerpiece along with top of the line stainless appliances and a breakfast room all with absolutely amazing views of South Mountain! The spacious Master en Suite also with mountain Views through picture windows offers a sitting area and private access to the patio and resort style backyard. The Master bathroom has an over-sized soaking tub, his & hers sinks, separate shower, private toilet room and a large walk-in closet with built-in storage. Three generously sized secondary bedrooms, one which has a full bath and two that share a Jack and Jill bath, provide plenty of space. Completing the interior of this home is an executive office and three car garage with built-in cabinets and epoxy coated floor. Spend an endless amount time in the picturesque outdoor living space either under the extensive covered patio or beside the resort style custom tile pool taking in magnificent lake and mountain views. Large grass area and lush mature landscaping. This home has been meticulously maintained with newer interior and exterior paint, recently remodeled kitchen and newer flooring. It is a must see! Great Ahwatukee Foothills Location ~ Award Winning Kyrene Schools ~ Ahwatukee Foothills Voted #1 2019 Best Places to Live in the Phoenix Area by the Phoenix Business Journal!

Listed for $866,745

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RARE OPPORTUNITY!! STUNNING SINGLE LEVEL CUSTOM REMODEL ON A HUGE CORNER LOT IN A CUL-DE-SAC!*4 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH*THE HIGHEST QUALITY CUSTOM FINISHES THROUGHOUT*GRAND FOYER*FORMAL LIVING & DINING ROOM*FAMILY ROOM W/ FIREPLACE*WETBAR*DESIGNER KITCHEN INCLUDES: QUARTZSITE COUNTERS & ISLAND, S/S APPLIANCES, CUSTOM CABINETRY, WALK-IN PANTRY*RECESSED LED LIGHTS THROUGHOUT*PLANTATION SHUTTERS*LARGE MASTER SUITE*MASTER BATH W/WALK-IN SHOWER,FREE STANDING TUB, & WALK-IN CLOSET*LAUNDRY ROOM W/SINK*WOOD FLOORING*CUSTOM FIXTURES*TRANE A/C’S*PRIVATE BACKYARD W/COVERED PATIO, PEBBLETEC POOL, TURF, & RV GATE WITH TONS OF ROOM TO PARK THE TOYS*3 CAR GARGE WITH EPOXY*THE LOT IS VERY PRIVATE*THE HOUSE SHOWS LIKE A NEW BUILD*DO NOT MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS AMAZING CABRILLO CANYON ESTATE!!!

Listed for $689,000

Geno Ross (602) 751-2121 www.GenoRoss.com

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parade of vacation rental owners. Chante Fox said she and her husband bought and renovated multiple properties. “We are managing our properties, we are there all the time, we followed the rules,’’ she told lawmakers. And with her husband now in the hospital, paralyzed from the waist down, Fox said this is their only source of revenue. “I’m desperate,’’ she said. Sandy Worth, a member of the Jerome town council, said the 2016 law is driving out long-term residents who cannot find available housing. The situation has gotten so bad, Worth said, the tiny community is having prob-

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whether the “flipper” asked his Uncle Joe to fix the plumbing in exchange for six-pack of beer. Finally, you should confirm verbal representations via email. For example, if a “flipper” verbally claims all of the plumbing was redone and the appropri-

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lems finding people to work for the city or staff the volunteer fire department. Paradise Valley resident Chris Thompson said the 2016 law eliminated the ability of his community to adequately regulate short-term regulations. “So, we now have a proliferation of neighborhood motels in our area not there before,’’ he said. “You broke our neighborhoods and you’re going to need to fix it.’’ The crux of the debate is whose rights are at issue. “I see this as a bigger infringement on property rights,’’ said House Majority Leader Warren Petersen of Gilbert in opposing HB 2875. It’s also the attitude of Gov. Doug Ducey who signed the 2016 legislation, pushed by rental sharing company Airbnb, to re-

ate permits were obtained, follow up with an email confirming your understanding of the conversation. Patrick MacQueen is an Ahwatukee resident and co-founder in the Phoenix law firm MacQueen & Gottlieb. Contact him at MandGLawGroup.com, or at 602-533-2840.

Magnificent mountain luxury retreat perched high on elevated hillside lot in exclusive gated community with majestic views.

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3BR / 2 BA / 2252 SQFT New flooring, granite countertops, newer roof and 2019 A/C replacement. 3-cargarage plus a pool.

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Being a landlord has its challenges, so you want to invest in a location where the potential profits are high and the risks are low. Phoenix provides safety because its properties are affordable and its rental market is robust, offering the potential

Listed for $425,000

5 BR / 4.5 BA / 4,924 SQFT

for good cash flow and appreciation. The key is finding properties in desirable locations at the right price, and from Phoenix to Mesa to Peoria, there are plenty in the Valley of the Sun.

Tony Julianelle is the CEO of Atlas Real Estate. Information: realatlas. com.

Majestic Southwest contemporary home on private hillside lot with stunning mountain and city light views.

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Listed for $1,325,000 3 BR / 2.5 BA / 2,288 SQFT Prime Ahwatukee home featuring a 2020 roof replacement plus perfect mountain views.

5 BR / 3.5 BA / 4,839 SQFT $50,000 update allowance now included on this outstanding hillside custom with amazing mountain and city light views.

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4 BR / 2.5 BA / 2,581 SQFT Immaculately updated golf course home with mountain views from the 17th hole of the Foothills Golf Club.

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come in and buy up housing to convert to short-term rentals. And she brushed aside complaints from those who own and operate these rentals restricting what they can do improperly infringes on their rights: “How is it all of a sudden my property rights of owning my residence in the community where I have lived for 20-odd years suddenly has less value than a business owner?’’ Blanc asked. Rep. Walt Blackman, R-Snowflake, said the state should not be in the business of telling local governments how to handle purely local issues like housing. “I have a real problem when (state) government is not letting local government do its job,’’ he said. Both measures face uncertain futures.

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strict local regulations. Ducey said this is all part of promoting the state’s business environment. “We’ve allowed a lot of Arizonans to have an entrepreneurial energy and make money.’’ He declined to say, however, what he would do if either bill reaches his desk. But Sen. Tyler Pace, R-Mesa, who was not in the Legislature when the original bill was passed, suggested perhaps the lawmakers at that time and the governor did not realize how large an effect the measure would have. He said if there had been a more “delicate’’ approach to easing regulations at the time “we wouldn’t be sitting here today’’ trying to fix the problems created. Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, said the 2016 law is an invitation for corporations to

Listed for $525,000

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Ahwatukee Custom Estates $1,950,000

Amazing Remodeled Custom Estate with mountain views located at the end of a cul-de-sac.Over 8000sqft of pure luxury finishes.6 Bedroom,5.5 Baths.Custom Kitchen.Elevator.Executive Office.Basement Media Room.Dance Studio.Huge Backyard with Pool, Jacuzzi, Turf, BBQ, Sportcourt.This is a Spectacular Estate has it all!!!

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$2,099,000

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One of the most amazing view lots in all of AZ. Custom home with everythingl 10,000 sq. ft., 3/4 acre prserve lot, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathes, Executive Office Suite, Master Suite with Sitting Room, Master Bath with Jacuzzi, Theater Room, Exercise Room, Loft, Guest House, Grand Foyer, Gourmet Kitchen, Resort Backyard with Pebbletec Diving Pool, Watertalls, slide, Volcano, firepit, Spa, Sport Court, Grassy Play Areas, & Outdoor Kitchen, 4-car A/C Garage. A true masterpiece!!!

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Cabrillo Canyon $689,000

located on a huge lot at the end of a culde-sac with a 6-car garage. Completely remodeled with the highest quality finishes. Everything is new. Grand Foyer. Living Room w/fireplace. Formal Dining Room. large Family Room w/full wet bar. Media Room & Game Room. Kitchen includes custom cabinetry, rare quartzsite counters, Thermador appliances. Stunning South Mountain views. An estate like this rarely becomes available!!!

$1,299,000

Summerhill $1,099,000

5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with PENDING! balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings BEST NEAR THE LOOP 202 in gated withand stunning mountain only. views. andLOCATION entertaining. CanNEW be previewed with 24Calabrea hour notice appointment

Stunning Single Level Custom Remodel on a huge corner lot in a cul-de-sac! *4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath *The highest quality custom finishes throughout *Grand foyer *Formal living & dining room *Familt room w/fireplace *Wetbar *Designer kitchen includes: quartzsite counters & island, s/s appliances, custom cabinetry, walk-in pantry *Recessed LED lights throughout *Plantation shutters *Large master suite *Master bath w/walk-in shower, free standing tub, & walk-in closet *Laundry room w/sink *Wood flooring *Custom fixtures *Trane A/C’s *Private backyard w/covered patio, pebbletec pool, turf, & RV gate with tons of room to park the toys *3 Car garage with epoxy *The lot is very private *The house shows like a new build *Do not miss your opportunity to own this amazing Cabrillo Canyon Estate!

Complete with the highest quality build and finishes. Gourmet kitchen includes slab granite counters, alder cabinets, and stainless steel appliances. This estate also features a media/ theater room with 105 inch screen. The basement includes a full wet bar, family room & 2 bedrooms. Resort Backyard with pool. A perfect 10!

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Stunning single-level custom estate gated summerhill on a 1/2 acre lot. beautiful mountain views. Gourmet Kitchen. Master Suite w/sitting area. Two master suites. Split floorplan. Executive office w/built-in cabinets. Tropical paradise backyard w/covered patio, gazebo, pebbletec pool, rock waterfall, built-in bbq, turf, & putting green. This estate has the perfect floorplan!!

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Pointe South Mountain

$397,000

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Gorgeous Ahwatukee home, an absolute dream, 2254 square feet, 3 bedrooms plus den/loft, 3 full bathrooms, 2 car garage, newly installed hardwood floors, Updated galley kitchen & cabinets, granite countertops & stainless steel appliances. Travertine in kitchen and bathrooms. Enjoy your beautiful back yard overlooking the golf course and custom made fountain.

Jenifer Bulfer 480-297-6968 jbulfer@westusa.com

Hamilton Homes - Lakewood

$448,250

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2556 sq ft- 5 bedroom, 3 bath home nestled in the desirable Lakewood community. Home boasts of a Large Foyer with Dramatic Stairs, Soaring Ceilings throughout Formal Rooms. first floor Bedroom and full bath, Upstairs you’ll find a Large Master with Ensuite and Balcony. An outdoor oasis with large Pool & Spa and large patio for entertaining.

Troy Royston 480-435-3461 troyston61@gmail.com

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Canyon Estates

$499,000

$689,000 Ready for your coffee on the roof while watching the sunrise over the Superstition mountains? Come enjoy this beautiful custom built home with a Casita on over an acre lot. The master suite on the second level with a surrounding porch to enjoy an almost 365 degree view of the mountains.

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5 bedroom/3bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to 5 bedroom / 3 bath, SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with hugeFeatures backyard, asports wash. Good size3,506 bedrooms, master downstairs. large office court, BBQ,plus matureoffice/loft shade trees,with verybuilt-in private backing to wash. sizebaths. withbuilt-in balcony, bookcase andGood 3 full bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft This home is perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Can be with built-in bookcase andhours 3 full baths. Th�and homeappointment is perfect for family previewed with 24 notice only.gatherings and entertaining. Can be previewed with 24 hour notice and appointment only.

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SOLD! NO HOA! 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 1930 sq.ft. This home has an Open Airy Feel & Lots of Architectural Character. Updated Master Bath with Walk-in Shower. Bamboo Flooring and Shutters T/O. Updated Light Fixtures and Ceiling Fans. SOLAR PANELS THAT ARE OWNED. Nice Backyard W/ Covered Patio & Synthetic Grass. Move-in Ready!

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$298,800

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Gem of a home in GATED Pecos N. Community pool/spa. Light filled home w/fireplace 3 bed 2 bath no interior steps. Replaced copper plumbing throughout. Pecos North. Majority of home plank oak flooring, freshly painted, stainless appliances, split floorplan.

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$549,900

PENDING!

Custom home located on one acre irrigated horse property. 2,210 sq ft-4 Bed plus den 2 bath . Built in 2003. Home features three car extended garage, vaulted ceilings, split floorplan.

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with my time management.” Asked her secret to time management, Taylor replied, “I wish I knew the secret. I believe I work well under pressure, so when I have a lot on my plate, I am able to thrive. Also, my calendar and lists keep my life in order.” If she has a role model as she pursues her career with her vengeance, it’s her mom, she said. “When I was in elementary school, she taught me how to extract DNA from a strawberry and allowed me to just experiment in the lab,” Taylor said. “Most elementary schoolers did not help their mom take bacteria covered Petri dishes out of an incubator on weekends. “Throughout all of school, she helped enrich my mind with science and math. Currently I am a five-time math competition winner, but I was so behind in math; I did not know the difference between an odd and even number.” “Without her, I would not have had an interest in math and science,” Taylor added. “She is my inspiration since she has accomplished so much in life; if I am

only given a third of her intelligence, I would be so grateful.” Taylor also said that in spite of her academic and other accomplishments, “As much as I always put academics first, I am still a normal teenage girl. “I have amazing friends and love to go ice skating, swimming, scuba diving, and going on random adventures,” she added. While she may seem like an ideal candidate for a Flynn Scholarship, Taylor can’t qualify because that program requires candidates to have been in high school for four years; not that it matters, since ASU already has offered her a President’s Scholarship and a Deans Scholarship to cover all her expenses. And one she’s done with ASU, she is riveted on a career in science. “I have always had a love for science, but was more drawn into the field the older I got,” she explained. “I always knew my career would be science because of my mom, but did not realize what I would want to pursue. Going to school and my outside research allowed me to know that I want to study cellular and molecular biology.”

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serve as a blind for the large predators that prey on burrowing owls – other owls, hawks and falcons that hide in the foliage and swoop down for the kill unexpected. A stand of trees at the western end of the park near the walkway has grown very large, providing good hiding places for owl-hungry raptors. For some burrowing owls, Zanjero Park may look too risky. On moving day, some of the Desert Rivers volunteers tackled weeds while others constructed the tents. Late in the morning, Clark trained the members who had agreed to feed the owls daily. Volunteers went home with a supply of frozen mice and instructions on how to defrost them. Around March 7, the tents will be removed, and we’ll see how many of the owls agree to stay. Wild at Heart is a raptor rehab organi-

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zation that handles between 700 and 900 animals a year. Although most of the artificial burrows are in Central Arizona, Wild at Heart has placed burrows at locations all over the state. The owls come to the raptor rehab organization after being rescued and include and orphans. The group works closely with developers because the number of owls that need rescue depends upon the construction market. Since 2009, Clark says, Wild at Heart averaged 60-70 a year; this year so far, the number of owls it has taken in numbers 200. To stabilize the population at Zanjero, Clark says, the park needs a vegetation management plan For now, Desert Rivers Audubon will continue its monthly owl walks led by Anne Koch on the fourth Saturday of every month, one hour before sunset.

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Ahwatukee native recalls the day it snowed Editor’s note: Anthony Cardellini is an aspiring writer from Ahwatukee who is studying creative writing at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is the son of Gregory and Alicia Cardellini of Ahwatukee. BY ANTHONY CARDELLINI AFN Guest Writer

he last time it snowed in Phoenix I was nine and we all still lived together in the big house. In my mind snow was grouped with landscapes like forests and the ocean and with phenomena like the Northern Lights. In Phoenix, snow was used as a decoration for Christmas – I remembered cutting tissue paper into snowflakes in second grade, and watching Dad hanging lightup icicles from the eaves of our house like earrings. I think we were both surprised when it snowed – me and my city. The last time it snowed in Phoenix was the second time I’d ever seen snow.

The snow fell in the hazy light of the early morning. When I woke, I looked through my shutters and saw it and I didn’t know what to do so I rapped my knuckles on one of the thin strips of wood that supports the top bunk in order to wake my brother. I told him to look outside and when he did, he gasped. He whispered down the plan. We threw on our old tweed coats and crept past Julie’s room and ran downstairs and I took a big cardboard box from the recycling pile and tore it into rectangles with my hands. Brian grabbed a sticky note and a Sharpie from a drawer in the kitchen and left the note hanging on the fridge: “Charlie and i are going sledding. be back. love you all.” Brian gave me gardening gloves from the backyard and an old T-shirt to use as a scarf for staving off the cold. We stood in our front yard next to a tall white sign and after a little deliberation we headed north on 32nd Street towards the pond off Ray Road. It seemed like all of Ahwatukee was playing in the streets. We saw the Hovik

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boys outside shooting basketball. Grace and Clare were building a snowman. Adults were making snow angels in their front yards. Brian was waving at everyone but I found myself fixated on the snow. It settled in the streets and on the cars and on the tops of the stucco houses and it settled in all the desert places it never

should’ve: the uplifted arms of saguaros, the spiky vines of ocotillos, the sharp petals of agave. It all held the air of whim, of unreality. Surely the snow could not be seeping into these places. I felt like I was in Ms. Mahoney’s class staring at a surrealist painting. When we reached the pond, we saw that it was covered in a sheath of snow and the hills behind it were almost entirely white. On the edge of the pond a big gray heron was preening. We sat on a bench along the path towards the pond and when we had each eaten two crackers, we spotted old Mrs. Simon walking her dog at the top of the path by the street. By the time she passed, the snow had let up a bit and Brian and I decided we had better start sledding. The weather had us feeling romantic. We searched for a good hill with three blonde girls wearing Packers jerseys and their tall father and when

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we found one and climbed it, we let them sled down first. From the top of the hill Brian and I could see the red twinkling lights on South Mountain to the north and almost to Chandler Boulevard towards the south. We sat on the cardboard side by side and took three deep breaths and flung ourselves down, clutching at the tweed at each other’s wrists. My eyes stung in the wind. I felt as though my body left my soul behind and in its place was a big glowing hole. When we reached the bottom, we tumbled off of the cardboard and into the slush. Brian looked at me with brown eyes full of wonder and we both started laughing at the same time, a laugh full of relief and astonishment.

Heat things up at 16th annual Chili Cook Off Fest this week

The Ahwatukee Community Swim & Tennis Center will be hosting its 16th annual Chili Cook Off Festival March 6-8 at Ahwatukee Park, 4700 E. Warner Road. The prelude to two days of the tasty competition offers rides and inflatables 4-8 p.m. March 8. Admission is free and wristbands for rides can be purchased. The next two days is when things heat up. The cook offs are sanctioned by the International Chili Society and benefit the 100 Club of Arizona and the Ahwatukee Little League. By participating in both Saturday and Sunday events and winning first place on each day in some category, cooks qualify for the ICS international competition, which requires all entrants to have won two separate cook offs. It costs $10 for an ICS membership, which entitles cooks to enter competitions at entry fees ranging from $15 to $35. The competition categories are traditional red chili, chili verde, homestyle chili, and vegetarian chili. Prize money ranges from $75-$500, depending on the category. Chili tasting kits are $6 and include seven sample cups. The tastings are Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The chili competition begins for participating cooks at 8 a.m. and awards are announced at approximately 4 p.m. each day. There also will be food from Texas Roadhouse and beverages for sale. Crafts people and business owners can have a booth at the fest for a fee of $75 for one day and $100 for both. Parking, like admission, is free. Information/booth registration: 480-893-3431 or email shyden@ahwatukeehoa.com.

Festival of Lights asks charities to apply for grants by Friday

The Ahwatukee Festival of Lights, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is issuing a call for applications for charities to benefit from its two premier community events. FOL needs applications for its annual grants by Saturday, March 7. Applications can be found at folaz.org/annual-charity-

When we finally stopped. I noticed a snowflake lodged in his lashes and must have been staring with a funny expression because he just started laughing again. We went down the hill a few more times and once the girls even let us borrow one of their real plastic sleds in exchange for our cardboard. Their father talked about how he had grown up in Wisconsin and he said that up there it snowed like this every week during the winter and sometimes when the lakes froze you could go out on ice skates. Brian was listening eagerly but I was pretty sure the father had made that last part up. After the girls left, Brian and I sat at the top of the hill talking. Brian was looking towards the pond. He pulled a package of fruit snacks out of one of his inner pockets and handed me all of the purple ones. He

said that it was hard, growing up, and that he wished he could be like me and Julie again. The snow had become a steady rain. No one was out. The basketball hoop in the Hovik’s front yard stood in solitude. Sad snowmen were sinking into the ground. Brian threw melting snowballs at open house signs on the sidewalk. The red arrows seemed to be leading us home. By the time we got back, the rain was a slight drizzle. Inside the house Mom was standing at the stove cooking pancakes and little Julie was reading aloud from her book about snow. Brian and I scampered upstairs and picked snowflakes off our jackets before tossing them into the hamper and pulling on our Christmas pajamas. It felt wondrous to be dry. Downstairs the TV was on and the

weatherman was saying he had never seen anything like this before: the Valley had gotten several inches. A massive cold front from the Midwest. There could be no telling when something similar would ever happen again. Dad came downstairs just as Brian and I finished telling Mom about our adventure. Before anyone could say a word, Dad scooped Julie up from her chair and threw open the back door. We all watched as he stomped around in his dress shoes and shirt and tie in the quickening rain. We ate our pancakes and watched and watched and outside Dad and Julie laughed and laughed. And for some reason, as we sat there looking out the window at the snow in the backyard, the doorbell rang incessantly, once at least every five minutes, but none of us in the kitchen even thought about checking it.

application. The grants are funded by the group’s April Beer, Wine & Culinary Festival and the Festival of Lights Kickoff Party in November. While money generated by those two events also helps pay for the holiday lights along Chandler Boulevard, it also provides thousands of dollars in contributions to locally focused charities – including the Kyrene Foundation, One Small Step, The Mellonhead Foundation, Y OPAS and many others. Festival of Lights board president Rafi Isaac said, “While these great events fund our amazing light display along Chandler Boulevard and provide entertainment and a sense of community pride for thousands of people in the area, it’s important to remember the reasons we do this. “One, it’s to continue to deliver the unique holiday experience we offer with the lighting,” he continued. “But it’s also to help organizations that benefit children, families and the less fortunate in our area.” “And with this being our 25th anniversary year, we’re pulling out all the stops to make both events bigger and better than ever.” Applications can be completed online or mailed to: Festival of Lights Association, 4435 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 200, Space 214, Phoenix, AZ 85048, Attn: Beneficiary Committee. They also can be submitted by e-mail at info@FOLAZ.org.

Items can be dropped off at the St. Vincent de Paul truck that will be located at Corpus Christi, 3550 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee in the north parking lot on 36th Street. These items will not be accepted: mattresses and box springs, electronics and tube TVs.

Learn how the aging baby boomer population will create a severe caregiving and fiscal crisis and what steps to take now to protect yourselves and your families. Attendance requires RSVP by the Monday prior to the event because seating is limited. RSVP: sue@theltcstore.com or phone 480-759-5967.

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Ahwatukee Friends and Neighbors slate charity luncheon

Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbor will hold its charity luncheon to benefit Lost Our Homes animal rescue at 11:30 a.m. March 23 at Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee. Many items to be raffled off and tickets are $1. Women must register no later than March 16 for the luncheon. Information: affanwomensgroup@gmail.com.

St. Vincent de Paul holding annual drive at Corpus Christi

The St. Vincent de Paul Corpus Christi Conference will hosting its annual furniture and clothing drive 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 21 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 22.

St. Benedict’s plans community’s largest rummage sale March 14 Benson Family Singers coming St. Benedict’s Church has scheduled what it traditionally calls to Mountain View Lutheran

Ahwatukee’s biggest rummage sale 7 a.m.-1 p.m. March 14 at St. John Bosco Catholic School, 16035 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. Organizers promise hundreds of quality items, including clothing, furniture, electronics, tools, toys, books, housewares, jewelry and more. People should bring their own shopping cart or wagon as they treasure hunt. Donations for the sale are being accepted and a tax receipt will be given. Not acceptable are TVs with tubes, chandeliers, ceiling fans, entertainment centers or any furniture made of particle board. For larger items: call Gayle at 480-773-5300 to schedule a pick-up. Any leftovers after the sale will benefit St. Vincent de Paul, Furnishing Dignity and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Funds raised support the church’s many care and community programs.

‘Impending Boomer Crisis’ is topic of advisor’s workshop

Certified Senior Advisor Sue Ritchie will host a free workshop on “The 2030 Problem, the Impending Baby Boomer Caregiving Crisis.” Ritchie has counseled people on financial security, caregiving and aging solutions throughout Arizona and 37 other states for over 40 years. The workshop will be 10-11 a.m. March 18 at Ironwood Public Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. “The 2030 Problem” involves the challenge of assuring that sufficient resources and an effective caregiving system are available in the coming years.

The popular Benson Family Singers will be performing 6:30 p.m. March 15 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. The Benson Family Singers, from Faribault, Minnesota, comprise Peter and Rachelle and their four sons in a unique ministry consisting of barbershop, bluegrass and gospel music. They specialize in tight, a cappella harmonies and play a variety of instruments, including guitar, banjo, bass, violin, and mandolin. Together they have performed for many shows, festivals, fairs, churches and private events throughout the Midwest. The Bensons use their music, humor, and message to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Information: bensonfamilymusic.com.

Kyrene schools slate bike safety rodeo for kids at Altadena

Kyrene School District will hold a bike and helmet safety rodeo 9-11 a.m. March 21 at Altadena Middle School, 14620 S. Desert Foothills Pkwy., Ahwatukee. Kids can get information about bike and helmet safety, how to choose the right helmet and even have their bikes checked out for basic maintenance by Global Bikes. The Desert Vista Mountain Bike Club will conduct a demonstration. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The event, cosponsored by Phoenix Children’s Center for Health and Safety, is open to the public.

Sentimental Dreams dance benefits American Legion

American Legion Post 2 will hold its 26th annual Sentimental

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Dreams dance with the 20-piece Sentimental Swing Orchestra and its big band sounds of the 30s and 40s 7-10 p.m. March 7 at the legion post, 2125 S. Industrial Park Ave., Tempe. Proceeds benefit the American Legion Boys State Program and the Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program. Both programs help high school students learn the workings of American government. Tickets are $15 per person and available at the door or by calling 480-967-2968.

Ahwatukee Kiwanis seeks Easter Parade entries, volunteers

The 44th annual Kiwanis Ahwatukee Easter Parade & Spring Fling will be held April 11 and groups are encouraged to start think of how they’ll be marching down 48th Street from Warner Road to Cheyenne Drive. The deadline for entries is April 2. Businesses, youth and church groups, families and individuals can participate. Kiwanis Club President Margaret Ramsay is encouraging everyone to consider walking in the parade. For the 28th time, Mike Schmidt is Parade Boss. This year’s grand sponsor is Vision Community Management. After the parade, all are invited to the Spring Fling at Ahwatukee Community Center Park, 48th Street and Warner Road, for

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vendor and craft booths, entertainment by local groups, and egg hunt and other activities. Kiwanis member Andi Pettyjohn is heading the Spring Fling committee for the 20th time. Parade info: 480-759-0007 or e-mail msch0007@aol.com. Spring Fling info: 602-402-6267 or andi@wttaz.com. Entry forms are available at ahwatukeekiwanis.org.

Beginners tennis classes kicking off at Ahwatukee center

To introduce the sport of tennis to new people, the Ahwatukee Tennis Club is offering adult beginner tennis clinics in March. Participants will learn fundamental tennis skills such as forehand, backhand, volley and serving. This clinic is for beginner and intermediate players and conducted in a relaxed “learn and play” format March 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 1-2:30 p.m. at the Ahwatukee Tennis Courts, 4700 E. Warner Road.. The fee is $40 per person or $70 per couple. Information: Joyce Foote at jfoote@ahwatukeehoa.com or call 480-893-3431, Ext 3.

Y OPAS begins collection for annual book sale this month

The Ahwatukee Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors is collecting books for its annual fundraising

book sale. The 13th annual sale is March 28-29 at the YMCA, 1030 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. People can drop off their used or unused books – no magazines, dictionaries or encyclopedias will be accepted – at various locations throughout the community. Books can be dropped off at the YMCA or any of the following Ahwatukee locations beginning Feb. 1: Pecos Senior Center, 48th Street and Pecos Road; Cupz N’ Crepes, 42nd Street and Chandler Boulevard; Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Knox Road and 36th Street; Horizon Presbyterian Church and God’s Garden Preschool, both 1401 E. Liberty Lane; Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane; Mountain View Lutheran Church, 48th Street and Elliot Road; and Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living Ahwatukee, 15905 S. 46th St., Suite 160. After March 1 they also can be dropped off at the Ahwatukee Board of Management, 4700 E. Warner Road. Information: Mark at 602-212-6088

Zumba fitness class at Swim & Tennis Center has started

The Ahwatukee Community Swim, Tennis & Event Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, is holding Zumba and Zumba Toning fitness classes 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Zumba involves dance and aerobic movements performed to energetic music. Zumba toning uses toning sticks and targets

the abs, thighs, arms, and other major muscles. Zumba classes provide participants with both a cardio workout and strength training. The class is designed for all levels and ages. People can dropin or use a fitness punch card: $9 drop-in, four visits, $32, 10 visits, $75 or 20 visits, $140. Class is led by Simone G, a certified Zumba instructor since 2012. Information: 480-893-3431 Ext. 3 or ahwatukeecommunitycenter.com

Phoenician Oasis offers special cooking classes in private home

Phoenician Oasis offers cooking classes for all ages in an Ahwatukee home. Learn how to make low-fat, low-sodium and low-sugar dishes as well as bread-making, vegan, French and international cuisines while savoring gourmet hors d’oeuvres and sipping wine or cold drinks. Coming bread classes: March 7 and 22 and April 4 and 18; vegan classes: March 14 and 18, April 11 and 25.. Details: phoenicianoasis.com or 480-888-5521

Moms offer hours of prayer in Ahwatukee for any reason

Moms n Prayer International has various Ahwatukee groups that meet weekly prayer for their children or grandchildren of all ages:: MomsInPrayer.org or azcarolina7@gmail.com

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Monthly Book Discussion Club

Read the book and join each lively discussion. March’s Read: any book by Bill Bryson. April’s read: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Bommersbach visit

Jana Bommersbach presents “Hyenas in Petticoats, How Arizona Woman Struggled to Win the Vote.” An acclaimed local journalist, Bommersbach will relate the gripping tale of Arizona’s suffragettes and their part in the nation’s adoption of the 19th Amendment. Sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council and the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 LEGO Lab

Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time the second Tuesday of each month. DETAILS>> 4:30-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11 years. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Springtime Gardening Tips

Learn tips on planting for the spring season in our desert environment form an Ahwatukee Community Garden master gardener. Supported by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

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Funeral burial planning

Whitney & Murphy Funeral home will hold a seminar on planning cremation and traditional burials. A free lunch will be offered attendees, who will hear about funding options, veterans benefits and other aspects related to burial. DETAILS>> noon, Early Baker Bistro, 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. RSVP: 602-840-5600.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Library Teen Council Meeting

LTC meets the second Saturday of every month to plan teen events at Ironwood Library. Join us to earn community service hours, make friends, and have fun. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 12-17 years. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Writers Critique Group

The third Tuesday of every month bring 5 double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> Tuesday, March 17, 6:00-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Get some laughs

The Ahwatukee Comedy Club offers clean and down-to-earth humor. Open seating and price includes one beverage though good food is available for purchase. DETAILS>>7-8:11 p.m., Tuk Urban Kafe, 15815 S. 50th St., Ahwatukee. $15 if purchased at events.bammtickets.com, $20 at the door.

SUNDAYS TinkerTime

Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment, and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering. #stem #tinkertime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 6-11 years. Free. No registration required.

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 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

Chess, knitters clubs

Two clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous 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. For either club, call 602-405-6320 for more information.

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Sign language for walkers

Babies walking to 23 months (accompanied by adult) enjoy 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 limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Sign language for crawlers

Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling 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 and available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Stretch and roll

Body Firm in Ahwatukee offers a free stretch, foam-rolling class for 30 minutes. Stretching and rolling helps loosen and break up the tension in the fascia while providing more mobility and flexibility as well as muscle performance. DETAILS>> 11:40 a.m., 3636 E. Ray Road, next to Fry’s Supermarket. No reservation required, but first-timers are advised to come a few minutes early to sign a waiver.

Gentle yoga at Pecos

People can start their week with a gentle yoga class. Be mindful and caring for yourself. Sessions are typically five to six weeks long. You can also “drop-in” to individual classes. DETAILS>> 6-7 p.m. Pecos Community Center, Ahwatukee. Register: phoenix.gov/parks/classes-and-programs. Go to adult classes and search gentle yoga. You can also register at Pecos Center or call 602-495-5500.

LD 18 Dems meet monthly

Legislative District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, how-to sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with likeminded folks. DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats.org/calendar.

Desert Pointe gardeners

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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TUESDAYS Ladies golf

Starting times for the Ladies Play Date at Ahwatukee Country Club starting times vary with the season. Participants can elect to play red tees (5,497 yards) or yellow tees (4467 yards). DETAILS>> Contact Jane Huber, president, cat kinneyhuber@ gmail.com or 602-295-6309.

‘Living Loss’

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. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Use Entry B. 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. Free. DETAILS>> noon-1:30 p.m., 16515 S. 40th Street, #119, Ahwatukee.

Desert Foothills United Methodist Church hosts a monthly discussion for people experiencing estrangement from family members for whatever the reason. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Information: 480-460-1025.

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Toastmasters sharpen skills

Toddlers 24-36 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>> 10:30-11 a.m., Except March 31 Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 24-36 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

French Talk Time

Brush up on your high school, college, or tourist French speaking and listening skills. Advanced Level, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month: an informal participant-driven conversational group. Participants should already speak French fairly well to enjoy this program. Beginner/Intermediate Level, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month: a facilitator-guided conversation group. Participants should already speak some French to benefit from this program. #FrenchTalkTime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

Overcome painful experiences

Men’s H.O.P.E., an acronym for Helping Overcome Painful Experiences, meets weekly for confidential and candid conversations about divorce, dependencies and relationships. DETAILS>> 6:30-8:15 p.m. Mountain Park Church 16461 S. 48th Street. (Southeast corner of Frye & 48th)

Ladies golf

The Foothills Golf Course Ladies League meets every Tuesday to play 18 holes of handicap golf from September through May. Play includes weekly games, prizes and friendly competition. DETAILS>> Call Lucille Heid at 602-692-7839 or Shayron Conrad at 602-339-8707.

Patriotic playgroup

Parents looking for playtime for their kids and, for themselves, stimulating conversations rooted in family, faith and conservatism can gather every second Tuesday of the month. DETAILS>> 9-11 a.m. Pecos Park playground. 17010 S. 48th Street, Phoenix. Check ld18gop.com for more DETAILS or contact: ld18gop@gmail.com.

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 and depression. Desert

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. Info: 480-330-2015 or donna@innervisionyoga.com. Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings DETAILS>> 8-9 a.m. at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Open for art

Art in the Garden Studio offers open workshops. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: artinthegardenstudio.com

WEDNESDAYS Art for kids

Art in the Garden Studio offers painting workshops for young people after school. DETAILS>> 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Digital City

Children ages 5-12 can let their digital creativity flow in this selfguided tech “playground.” We provide hands-on beginner bots, exercises to build fine motor skills, and Chromebooks pre-loaded with links to code-learning environments, 3-D modeling, and digital art programs. YOU bring the brainpower. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 5-12 years. Free. No registration required.

Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Guinness on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

Free tutoring

Volunteer Desert Vista High School Peer Tutors will be able to assist with projects and homework. It’s first-come, first-served, so please sign in at the tutoring table and wait for your turn. DETAILS>> 4-6 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: 5-17 years. Free. No registration required.

Meditation meetings

Frank Daly of Ish Salon conducts weekly meditation sessions designed to help participants enter a state of allowing in order to effortlessly reach desired goals and outcomes. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 4025 E Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: Fdaly1967@gmail.com or 602-332-3829.

Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. #SitStayRead #IronwoodLibrary. Free. No registration required. DETAILS>> Wednesdays December 11 & 18, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. All Ages.

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. DETAILS>> 6:20 PM, Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 South 48th Street, Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579, mvlutheran.org.

Barre Classes

Illuminate You Fitness is offering barre classes on Wednesday evenings at Art in the Garden Studio. Barre is a low impact, full-body workout blending elements of yoga, Pilates, and strength training. All fitness levels are welcome. DETAILS>> 5:30-6:30 p.m., 4221 E Chandler Blvd, Suite 123, Ahwatukee. Space is limited; visit illuminateyoufitness.com to register and for pricing information.

THURSDAYS Open for art

Art in the Garden Studio offers open workshops. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: artinthegardenstudio.com.

Economy and investing

Join free discussions the first Thursday of each month about current events, the economy and investing. With Nicholas Goode, financial advisor for Edward Jones Investments. Breakfast and coffee provided. Bring a friend or family member. DETAILS>> 9-10 a.m., Biscuits Restaurant, 1241 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: 480-759-1324 or kathy.wagner@edwardjones.com.

Crocheting for a cause

Join our volunteer-led group of knitters and crocheters as we meet up to crochet or knit blankets to give to non-profit organizations that assist children and families in crisis or transition. Please bring your own knitting or crocheting tools, and your own yarn if you would like. Yarn will also be provided. Basic knitting and/or crocheting skills required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. #IronwoodLibrary. Free. No registration required. DETAILS>> 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults.

Family Storytime

Children accompanied by an adult enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and music in a fun program that builds early literacy skills. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: birth to 5. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Teen Thursdays

We provide the snacks and fun; you just bring yourself and a friend for gaming, karaoke, crafting, snacks and more. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 12-17 years. Free. No registration required.

Fun with watercolors

People can get step-by-step instructions in water-coloring whether they are beginners or intermediates.

DETAILS>> Noon-2:30 p.m. at Michael’s at 48th Street and Ray Road, Ahwatukee. $25/class. Sign up online:michaels.com/classes-and-events/classroom. Information: Judy Lokits, instructor. 954-234-1768.

Networking group meets

ACT Networking Group, standing for Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe, meets weekly. DETAILS >> 7-8 a.m., Tukes Kafe, 15815 S. 50th Street, Ahwatukee. Information: 602-418-3645.

Kiwanis meets weekly

The Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club meets weekly and welcomes newcomers. Speakers this month are: March 12, Shirley Coomer of the Kyrene Foundation; March 19, Y OPAS Director Mark Mansir; March 26, Ray Ng, of the Ahwatukee Little League; and April 16, Sam Fowler of the Boys & Girls Club. DETAILS>>7:30 a.m. Biscuits Restaurant, 4623 E. Elliot Road, Ahwatukee. Information: mike.maloney2003@gmail.com.

Preschoolers’ moms gather

Free childcare for ages 0 to 5. DETAILS>> 9 a.m. second and fourth Thursday, Foothills Baptist Church, 15450 S. 21st Street Call Kim at 480-759-2118, ext. 218.

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Toastmasters meet

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has a weekly Toastmasters meeting. DETAILS>> 8-9 a.m., the Dignity Health Urgent Care Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee (South entrance). Information: 480-753-7676 or vppr-1811442@toastmastersclubs.org

Shabbat Services

Ahwatukee Rabbi Susan Schanerman leads Shabbat services the first and third Friday of the month. DETAILS>> 7 p.m. first Friday of the month, 6:15 p.m. Congregation NefeshSoul meets at the Valley Unitarian Universalist near Kyrene and Ray roads, Chandler. Information: nefeshsoul.org.

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Reading Hebrew

A beginner’s class in learning to read Hebrew will be held Saturdays in December and January. DETAILS>> Valley Unitarian Universalist near Kyrene and Ray roads, Chandler. Taught by Ahwatukee Rabbi Susan Schanerman. Rabbi@nefeshsoul.org for details.

Art class in artist’s home

Ahwatukee artist Kathie Kelly says she’s offering “the perfect opportunity for aspiring young artists to learn drawing and painting skills.” Art Lessons for You, involves “creative exploration classes for first graders and up. All forms of drawing materials and waterbased paints are supplied. Open enrollment and if spaces are available, drop-ins are welcome. Call to make a reservation. DETAILS>> 12:30-2 p.m. Artlessonsforyou.com, Kathie4artlessons@gmail.com, or 480-544-6206.

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Volunteers help care for foster children BY DON SHUFELT Progress Guest Writer

f you search for reasons to volunteer, you might come across a list of 20 great reasons. Responses could be to help others, to make a difference, to meet new people or to expand your horizons. It could be to contribute to a cause you care about, or even to impress your mom – or maybe yourself. The Corporation for National and Community Service says that volunteering improves psychological and physical health. Volunteers reap the benefits of feeling a personal sense of accomplishment while building social networks that, in turn, support them in times of stress. Arizona Helping Hands relies on an

army of volunteers to assist in our service to boys and girls in foster care. In 2019 alone 1,397 individuals dedicated 13,026 hours of work to aid in our mission of bringing hope to kids who have been abused and neglected. On average 36 hours each and every day! John has run delivery errands, Rich has stacked diapers in the warehouse. Linda has answered the phones while Phyllis and Ellen wrap birthday presents. Corporations have sent in teams of workers to assist, GoDaddy employees sorted holiday toy donations, VOYA staff decorated birthday bags with messages of hope. It takes many hands to accomplish all the good that we do for boys and girls every single day of the year. I love asking our volunteers what they get out of volunteering. Our regular weekly people will point to the camaraderie

they’ve built with new friends. Those who come for a one-time project might talk about how it made them feel good. There are some for whom volunteering in our warehouse is therapy for loss or pain. I’ve met more than one volunteer who has told me that we made a profound impact in their life. Their helping hands will give a child a safe place to sleep tonight, or will say happy birthday to a child who has been neglected and forgotten. Using their time and talent to make life better for others has given them purpose. Volunteers have told me that Arizona Helping Hands is their church, their way to give back and feel that they are making a difference. More than one volunteer has said that loss of a spouse left them in a state of depression, and that by putting their efforts

into helping others they have found a way to cope and to move forward. We rely on the generosity of each and every one of our volunteers. Your time is a gift to us, and to the boys and girls whose lives we impact every day. From my desk I can see volunteers log in and out on our tracking forms. I love seeing the smiles on their faces as they sign in for their shift, and it seems to me that smile is even bigger when they sign out. They know that their time has been spent helping children, and I don’t think there can be any better form of therapy. Thank you to all our volunteers. Dan Shufelt is president/CEO of Arizona Helping Hands, the largest provider of basic needs to Arizona’s children in foster care. Information: azhelpinghands.org. Contact Dan at dshufelt@ azhelpinghands.org.

municipal partners come in. I’m encouraged so many of us seem to be on same page in our belief the ITR cannot just be another jail; it has to be a better system for improving public safety outcomes. The 500,000 square foot ITR facility features: • A 1,280-bed jail for long-term stays to replace the aging Durango Jail. • A 512-bed holding area for people expected to be released within 72 hours, which hasn’t existed previously. • A central intake facility to replace the current one at the 4th Avenue Jail downtown. • Four courtrooms to accommodate court appearances on-site. Right now, if you’re arrested in Maricopa County, you will likely be “booked” at the county’s 4th Avenue Jail in downtown Phoenix. This is home to just 20 PERCENT of our jail population. For years, we’ve spent too much time and money transporting inmates from

their intake downtown to the county’s Durango campus. Having intake at the ITR (which was built on the Durango campus, near many other county jail facilities) means we’ll spend less on transports. It is estimated 60 percent of arrestees booked into the ITR will stay at the facility or bond out with no immediate transport needs. In some cases, booking at the 4th Avenue jail can take more than four hours. This keeps officers away from their communities for too long since they are having to accompany arrestees through the entire process. At the ITR, an open-seating design should significantly reduce intake time. Most people arrested and booked into our jails are eligible for release. Currently, some low-risk offenders are housed in our jails longer than they need to be because of inefficiencies in the process. Longer stays are more expensive for taxpayers and can be harmful for defendants. Approximately 70 percent of people

housed in our jails have not been convicted. Research shows it’s important to keep these individuals engaged in their communities while they’re dealing with criminal charges. The research also shows as little as 24 hours in jail for low-risk offenders can increase their risk of reoffending. With courtrooms on-site, defendants can be seen promptly by a judge. With risk assessments on site, county staff can efficiently gather the information needed for the court to make evidence-based decisions about release. We can’t forget we are talking about people’s lives here. The victims. The accused and their loved ones. The police officers and detention officers sworn to protect the public. The judges, attorneys and court staff. What the ITR represents is progress in giving each of these groups more protection, the right resources and a better chance at a fair outcome. Jack Sellers is a Maricopa County supervisors whose district includes Ahwatukee.

New jail facility a better deal for everyone BY JACK SELLERS AFN Guest Writer

he new Maricopa County Intake, Transfer and Release Facility is so much more than a new jail. It is a major step forward in protecting our community efficiently and dispensing justice fairly by having jail, court and medical services in a single location. By getting arrestees through the process faster, we save taxpayers money and officers’ time. The ITR is an important new piece of county infrastructure to make our jail system more efficient, more accessible and more integrated. Still, a building is just a building without guiding principles to drive behavior and the right people to execute the mission. This is where the Sheriff’s Office, Superior Court, Justice Courts, Correctional Health Services, Facilities Management, our architects and builders and our many

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Tropical Sno marks first year in Ahwatukee BY ALLY RICHMOND AFN Contributor

ootball has nothing to do with what Rosetta Simmons calls her dream job – except for the fact it’s the reason she’s doing it. Simmons owns the Ahwatukee Tropical Sno at 4747 E. Elliot Road next to Subway in the Safeway shopping center – a part of a global chain of Hawaiian shaved ice shops founded in 1984 in Utah. Though she has had a Tropical Sno trailer for seven years, she only marked the first anniversary of her brick-and-mortar store this week. The Ahwatukee resident’s journey to being a franchise owner started watching football at Mountain Pointe High School. “I volunteered in the concession

stand at my son’s football games at Mountain Point,” she recalled. “I saw all the different vendors, and I knew I wanted to do it and wondered, ‘Why isn’t there a shaved ice stand on every corner, this is Arizona!’” Simmons said. And so, Simmons took the leap and became a small-business owner, though she still also keep her fulltime job with Southwest Airlines as a telephone reservation agent. Over time, the trailer became a popular addition to school festivals, BMX races and other public events as well as private parties. Now, she said, “I’m booked every weekend through April,” she said, adding until the fall, the trailer more often than not just stays parked because “there are no events during the summer.”

But she still has the store, where Tropical Sno’s most popular flavors include the Silver Fox – vanilla and coconut ice with coconut cream – and Paradise Island, mango and guava ice with coconut cream. Root beer floats are also a hit, with root beer ice with Blue Bell ice cream and vanilla cream. Tropical Sno also offers a YOLO option, where the employees can choose your flavor for you. Simmons went part-time at Southwest about three years ago so she could focus her snow-cone business. But it doesn’t mean she’s become a shaved ice executive who can sit back while her four employees handle customers. She often gets off her airline job at

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Toy Barn owners plan new building near Chandler Airport BY LACEY LYONS AFN Staff Writer

oy Barn Luxury Garage Ownership, a luxury motor storage garage, will open late 2020 in Chandler for all motor junkies in the East Valley. Toy Barn is an upscale storage garage whose units are often referred to as “vehicular condos” for car lovers – and those who own boats or other precious belongings. It will be located near the Chandler Municipal Airport on Gilbert and German roads. Founder Paul Phillips has over 40 years of experience building and creating retail projects with the help of his business partner and son, Jason Phillips. Jason Phillips earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Kent State University and has over 10 years of experience in real estate. But he said when he heard about his father’s plans to open a Toy Barn, he just

couldn’t pass it up. With two other established locations in the Valley, Jason said he expects the new Chandler Toy Barn to go over well – especially with its target audience of young professionals in the East Valley. The father-son duo chose the new location to be built near the Chandler Municipal Airport to replicate the Scottsdale Toy Barn location, which is near the Scottsdale Airpark, said Jason. The Phillips like to keep family and business separate Jason said it is reward-

Father-son team Paul Phillips, left, and Jason Phillips say their Toy Barn, which will be built near Chandler Airport, will be the perfect place to store expensive toys like high-end cars and boats. (Special to AFN)

ing to learn from and work alongside his father. Jason said potential unit owners can choose the size of the floor plan and make cos-

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5 in the morning and is at the store not many hours later since she opens for business at 1 p.m., Wednesday through Monday. But all this hard work is worth it, she said, because hers is a quality product. “I tasted different brands and hands down, Tropical Sno flavors are by far the most true-to-life flavors,” she said. “Mango tastes like mango, banana taste like banana and the combinations are endless.” She’s turned her store into a community album of sorts as well with a wall of photos of regulars whom she asks to post pictures of themselves and their families. “We have the best customers,” Simmons said. “Once someone discovers our little hidden oasis, they become family, from their picture going on the wall to greeting them by name. “I am so thankful to the support of our community,” she said.

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metic changes if they buy a condo before decided before the building is finished. The Chandler location will offer three different unit sizes – 1,000-square-feet, 1,200-square-feet unit and 1,500-squarefeet unit. Amenities for a standard unit include plumbing, a pedestrian door, 24/7 owner access, a gated community with security cameras and access to the site’s clubhouse and a common restroom. All units are insulated, climate-controlled and prewired for internet and television and they all are equipped with 16 by 14-foot electric garage door. There is an optional 1/2 bath can be added to any unit if designed ahead of time, said Jason. Owners of Toy Barn units are able to build equity and re-sell just as residential condo owners can according to the Toy Barn website. Jason said unit owners are encouraged to use the clubhouse and their own units to host events like birthday parties or get-togethers so they are able to share their passion with friends and family to give the space a “country club” feel. “We are excited to open one of our firstclass facilities in Chandler for the East Valley to enjoy,” said Jason, adding he looks forward to potentially expanding to Las Vegas and Texas in the future.

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Chamber Ambassador of the Month Shelley Miller The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has named Shelley Miller its March Ambassador of the Month. A long-time member of the Chamber, she is on the board and is a past chairwoman. Miller also was President of the Foothills Women’s Club and is on the American Legion Auxiliary board. “Shelley takes pride in being a ‘giving back’ type of person and our community benefits from her hard work,” Chamber President Andrew Hayes said. Shelley has a background in two professions. She worked in the dental field for over 20 years and commercial property management for over 20 years. She also maintains two businesses – Essentially Shelley for Health/Shaklee Distributor and In Flight Notary. “Her passion led her to join the Shaklee team to bring you the best natural nutrition products on the market today,” Hayes said. Miller, who will travel to meet people in need of notary services, also is manager of Dream Dinners of Ahwatukee. “Shelley’s life is all about family, faith, community and living a healthy life,” Hayes said. “She loves staying busy and loves being part of the great Ahwatukee Community. When not working or volunteering her time, she loves spending time with her husband Walter Rapacz, her two dogs, her five children and 10 grandchildren. Information: 602-527-6789 or EssentiallyShelley@gmail.comarch 4

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or the 56th consecutive year, people will be donning their kilts and tartans this weekend as the Caledonian Society of Phoenix holds the Scottish Games at Steele Indian School Park. Held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7-8, the games and side events are dedicated to “all things Scottish,” according to Darryl Toupkin, a member of the Phoenix Scottish Pipe Band since 1964 who helped start the Phoenix Scottish Games since 1965. “We were encouraged by an old piper by the name of Jock Sneddon,” Toupkin explained. “Jock used to visit here in the winter from Nevada to get away from the cold. He took on the training of our pipers and also encouraged competition as a way to improve the quality of the band – sound advice, times have not changed

The Ghillie-Dhu Pub Styage is one of several venues at the Phoenix Scottish Games that offer bands, storytelling and other performances reflecting the art of Scotland. (Special to GetOut)

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“We see theater as not just the show. It’s the experience. Because we are a freestanding building, it’s very stylized. It feels like something special to walk into,” he said. Renovation architect Artie A. Vigil III of Phoenix-based AV3 Design Studio said the project’s vision was that of Dietlein’s. “Dave’s vision for the theater is to bring Broadway production to Gilbert. With this comes the energy and excitement for families young, old and everyone in between to get an experience that feels authentic, charming and invigorating,” Vigil said. “The marquee, front courtyard and lobby all are designed as a sequence of experiences that lead up to the show,” Virgil added. What does it look like inside? The concession stand has been removed to expand the lobby. Emerald green couches provide seating. The carpet of black, white and gray in a fan design makes a bold statement. The box office is clearly

visible. The remodeled restrooms feature the black and while hexagonal floor tile popular in the 1920s. Lights, moldings and other decorative elements complete the stylization. Dietlein created the 350-seat theater-in-the-round in 2003. The thousands of returning patrons who frequent its musicals and dramas appreciate its intimate feel. Hence, it wasn’t in the plan to increase seating The marquee beckons at the newly renovated Hale Centre Theatre in inside the theater. But the lighting and sound Gilbert. (Srianthi Perera/GetOut Contributor) system received an overhaul to state-of- more fabulous,” Julissa said, adding: the-art equipment to enhance the quality “The vibe the old building gave was one of the productions, the owner said. of a small-town theater, which we loved. Brian and Julissa Ricks have been at- The new renovations make it even more tending Hale’s shows since 2015 and they of a Broadway theater, but still in a smalldidn’t stop for the construction. town feel.” “Even though we already liked it the way it was, the new renovations just made it see HALE page 44

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hose glory days of 1930s Hollywood may have disappeared from California, but a glimpse of them has resurfaced in Gilbert. The renovated Hale Centre Theatre in downtown Gilbert wears its new look proudly. The big beige building of last year has given way to Hollywood Regency style with art deco trims and colors. A huge marquee features video and moving graphics advertising the shows; it leads patrons inside the tall glass doors. Just don’t expect Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn to be around. “We want the experience to happen when you walk up,” said Dave Dietlein, Hale owner, who spent years perfecting his musical and drama productions and recently focused on improving the Heritage Square destination.

the state, to promote Scottish culture through art, education and athletics. Funds raised at the event support scholarships to aspiring and professional Highland athletes, musicians and dancers, and/or other individuals or organizations whose mission, project or program promote Scottish heritage. Toupkin said the two-day event essentially offers five categories of fun activities. Of course, there are the games, which all are steeped in centuries-old traditions. They include Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Stone Put, Scottish Hammer Throw, Weight over Bar and Weight for Distance, He said people will be “astonished at pageantry of the opening ceremonies of the games,” with the winners going to the world amateur Highland Games champi-

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Montell Jordan a man of faith, not partying CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

ontell Jordan promises the hits during the “I Love the ’90s Tour” stop with Tone Loc, Young MC and C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams. But it’s not all about fun and games any longer. “With the tour, I only have a little time to share a lot of information,” Jordan said. “You’ll get the nostalgic Montell Jordan party records like ‘This is How We Do It’ and the ballads. “You’ll also hear songs off my new album called ‘Masterpeace.’ It’s a new album that’s the soundtrack to the marriage ministry my wife and I have been doing over the past few years.” “Masterpeace” features gospel rapper Lecrae, Tedashii, Jordan’s wife Kristin, and his child, Skyler. The ministry promotes and encourages couples to keep dating in their marriage and spiritually strengthen their faith in God to have more faith in each other. Jordan said the album is filled with R&B songs from the heart of a man who loves God, his wife and his family. The project is designed to reach beyond the four walls of the church and to inspire love and closer relationship in marriages by intentionally sharing thoughts from a more spiritual perspective. “My wife and I wrote a book a couple years ago, ‘This is How We Do It! Making Your Marriage a Masterpeace,’” he said.

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onship. Then there is entertainment and includes a bagpipe competition and a Highland dancing competition as well as other groups performing on the Ghilli Dhu Pub Main Stage. The Wicked Tinkers will lead a singalong and Stoney Bank and Scott Jeffers are in the lineup of performers. A Dogs in Kilts competition will be held at 3 p.m.

“A lot of people are ready to pull the ripcord on the relationship,” Jordan said. “God blessed us to stay together. We feel like we share so much we can make it last forever. “A lot of it is my wife and I speaking together, touring together and doing marriage conferences and date nights. We’re equipped to have better lives together. People who are single can have a greater love for themselves and those who aspire to be married in the future, if it’s something they want. Living a married life is a beautiful thing.” Jordan went into full-time ministry in 2011, and it changed Montell Jordan says “God changed me” and he lets his music explain how. (Special his career and his to GetOut) world. He said it was necessary to continue “It’s designed to help couples desire to be living, as he really “wasn’t alive.” married, go into marriage with an eternal Music defined Jordan and outside of strategy, as opposed to an exit strategy.” that, he didn’t know who he was, he exThe Jordans have been married for 26 plains. years and have encountered well-docu“I’m writing from a different standmented ups and downs. point,” he said. “A lot of my prior songs

were songs I was using to glorify and bring fame and notoriety to myself. Now it’s geared toward notoriety to the name of Jesus. I’m a Christian. I’m refocusing. “I was writing about a bunch of women—multiple women. Now I write about one woman. It’s changed for me. The perspective I write from is a guy who loves God, his wife, his family, his children and his legacy.” The change allowed him to see himself without a mic. “I am a son, a husband, a father, friend and a giver,” Jordan adds. “There are songs I don’t sing. I don’t drink anymore. I’m buzzed all the time because of God. The songs are customizable. I’ll say, ‘This is how we do it, Phoenix.’ “I do love these nostalgia tours though —not for the sake of touring, but for the sake of letting me sing the praises of God and how he did something really cool with me. God changed me and made it so amazing now. I’m alive.”

March 7 and 2 p.m. March 8. Besides folklore and music at the Learners Arm and Kiltlifter and Kiltlifter Tap Room stages, people also can enjoy pipe bands performing throughout the park. Food and beverages include Scottish meat pies. “the best fish ‘n chips in the Valley,” four beer gardens, a whiskey tasting tent, scotch and chocolate tastings and a cigar lounge, Toupkin said. Under the category of family activi-

Toupkin said the fifth category is the “fun outing” the games offer. “There’s lots to do for every age,” he said. “Don’t leave Fido at home because we are pet-friendly.” Parking is free and veterans and seniors can quality for admission discounts. “Bring a lawn chair or blanket; Indian Steele Park is lovely,” he said. Tickets/information: phoenixscottishgames.com.

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ties are a genealogy tent, representatives from over 56 clans, a chance to don “Highland apparel” for a photo, a vintage British car show, a Highland boutique, vendors and experts who can help people plan a trip to Scotland. And then there are activities for kids, who can visit Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster; learn archery and caber tossing, capture prizes in a “duck pond,” learn the Scottish game of golf and check out costumes.

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What: Montell Jordan w/Tone Loc, Y oung MC and C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams. Where: Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix. When: 8 p.m. March 7. Cost: $40-$80. Info: 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com

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The Gilbert couple also appreciates the main stage. “We love they have kept the main stage the same. The stage is what gives it a very unique quality of presentations and intimacy we love,” Julissa added. While the exterior, lobby and theatre got these enhancements, the real winner is backstage. Hale received a 10,000-feet extension, a nearly doubling in size, that made it possible Dave Dietlein, owner of the Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, is proud of the results of an extensive renovation of his Heritage District to add its own in-house ward- venue. (Srianthi Perera/GetOut Contributor) robe and costume department, a 3,200-square-feet dance studio, a ies prior to World War II were architec3,000-square-feet prop shop, green room, turally diverse,” Vigil said. “Bisbee, Flagconference room, storage and service staff, Prescott, Old Tucson are all great examples of this tradition of fine-grain yard with a covered loading dock. The renovation was a large and costly urbanism. “Building scales were generally smaller undertaking. “Any time you do a big change, it’s and many buildings were built at varinatural to have doubts about your deci- ous times on a city block. This combinasions,” Dietlein said. “Now it’s complete, I tion of diversity in architecture and scale wouldn’t go back. I’m glad I did it because creates a very dynamic and charming streetscape,” he added. how it functions is so much better now.” On this project, each function has been Earlier, Hale’s props were built, and scenes and costumes were stored off-site designed as its own building. The theater was intended to stand out and the employers were scattered. “Now it’s very collaborative. We can on the streetscape, and its design was communicate by the hour as one team inspired by 1920s and 1930s Western working toward one goal. It was much Americana art deco buildings. The dance studio, office loft building more difficult before,” Dietlein said. The construction was difficult as well and production building are stand-alones. The theater’s new look is having an “off because the theater couldn’t just shut down. The shows went on amidst the the charts” reaction from people, Dietlein work. When the building’s outsides was said. Passers-by are curious enough to stop, torn down, it looked like “a combat zone.” Contractors, whether painting or car- open the door and ask questions. If it rains peting, had to clean the mess and neaten or it’s too warm for comfort, people come up at the end of day because people were under the marquee. The new courtyard offers outside seating as well. coming to a show. “Every town or city needs a legitimate In the height of summer, the women’s restrooms were torn up, and they were theater in there. We are in the center part compelled to use portable toilets outside. and by improving the area and improving Dietlein had his share of stress, as well, the theater, it only betters the experience leading to “lost hair, little sleep and aging.” when they come down here,” Dietlein said. Besides, his main focus with the make“I’m obviously relieved to have it done,” he said. “I was having to produce all the over was to create a special experience for shows, and work on the construction with theatergoers. It couldn’t be done if the theater was in a strip mall or if it was huge. the contractors. It was a lot of work.” “This is a timeless idea,” he said. “We While the main theater area sports the Hollywood Regency aesthetic, the cos- stand out differently.” tume shop, dance studio and other areas To see a show at Hale Centre Theatre, don’t comply. “Traditionally, western American cit- visit haletheatrearizona.com.

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ll in’ has been the philosophy for Desert Vista’s girls soccer team this season. They believe in giving a 100 percent effort to the game and their teammates in order to achieve the desired results. “All in mentally, all in physically, all in emotionally, all in spiritually,” said coach Marvin Hypolite. “We are all in and coming together for the task at hand.” The ‘all in’ approach created a united culture at Desert Vista. They leaned on each other in critical moments because they know each one of them is pouring their hearts on every play. “It’s just our team chemistry. We just play together. We are like a family onand-off the field and I think it’s what

Desert Vista senior forward Cassi Bych’s 19 goals this season helped lead the Thunder to yet another semifinals appearance. (Millard Thomas/AFN Contributor)

brought us so much success this season,” says goalkeeper Cammi Bych.

Trying to win every play created a sense of urgency for the team. They keep

stacking the small victories, like being first to loose-balls, until it culminates into an 80-minute victory. All those small victories turned into 13 wins for Desert Vista, more than enough to send them to the playoffs once again. After allowing the only goal with 8 minutes to spare in last year’s semifinals game to Perry high school, Hypolite had this message entering the playoffs this year. “Don’t lose your last game,” said centerback Audra Sumetz. With only three losses on the season, losing is something Desert Vista is not too familiar with. A big reason for their success is the phenomenal play of senior forward Cassi Bych, sister of goalkeeper Cammi.

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which left the Pride without a coach just months before the season. Donnis Henry took over head coaching duties, immediately establishing a sense of security among the girls. Despite some players transferring out of the program, the Pride finished 16-8 overall on the year and won the 6A Central Region title. The Pride entered the playoffs as the No. 9 seed, upsetting eighth-ranked Dobson before falling to top-ranked Valley Vista in the quarterfinals. The Pride will return leading scorers Kishyah Anderson and Faith Diggs next season, along with all but two seniors.

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he winter sports season for high schools has officially come to an end, as the big school’s basketball championship games concluded Monday and Tuesday nights. The time has come for schools to being transitioning to baseball, softball, boys volleyball, beach volleyball, track and field and tennis. Several of those sports have already played their first games of the spring, many of which before the end of the winter sports season. There’s plenty to look forward to in the spring, as Mountain Pointe’s baseball team is projected to be among the top teams in the state and country this season. But before jumping head-first into the new season, it’s time to take a look back at how all of the Pride’s winter teams fared. Mountain Pointe’s basketball team concluded its season last night in the 6A

Mountain Pointe girls basketball coach Donnis Henry took over the program after turmoil led to the firing of previous coach Justin Hager. Henry coached the Pride to the playoffs this season. (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

state championship against Desert Vista and are not included in this list. Girls basketball Mountain Pointe’s girls basketball team dominated headlines last fall when

it was revealed former coach Justin Hager had shared team strategy for the boys basketball and football programs with opponents. Hager was terminated as a result of the investigation by Tempe Union High School District officials,

Wrestling The Mountain Pointe wrestling team was caught off guard in October when coach Greg Dayoob informed the team he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer on top of his Stage 1 colon cancer. Dayoob was away from the team all sea-

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Desert Vista sophomore Andrew King’s third-quarter semifinal heroics helped give Desert Vista a chance to capture their second boys basketball championship. (Chris Mortenson/AFN Staff Photographer)

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In early January, the Pride nearly fell out of playoff contention after losing five straight games. They went on to win three straight before dropping two more games before defeating Corona del Sol in the regular-season finale. Led by junior guard Jason Kimbrough, Mountain Pointe defeated Westview in the play-in tournament before going on to upset sixth-ranked La Joya in the first round. The Pride were involved in a backand-forth contest against two-time champion Pinnacle in the quarterfinals before pulling away late. The Pride jumped all over No. 7 Chandler in the semifinals, quickly establishing a large lead before cruising to yet another upset victory led by senior guard TJ Tigler’s 23 points. Tuesday night’s championship game was the fifth appearance overall for the Desert Vista basketball program, and first under coach Gino Crump despite him leading the Thunder to three final fours. The Thunder’s only state title came in 2015. It was Mountain Pointe’s second

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son, watching from afar as his wrestlers rallied around him and adopted the motto “Dayoob Strong.” Interim coach Mark Caliendo stepped in and helped five wrestlers qualify for the state wrestling meet. Senior David Palosika, who Dayoob had groomed since his freshman year, placed second overall at the state meet in Prescott Valley last month. Dayoob underwent a procedure on Jan. 31. Initial tests showed he had officially entered remission. He will return to coaching and teaching at Mountain Pointe on Monday, March 16.

Girls soccer Mountain Pointe’s girls soccer program returns to the playoffs after a rough 2018-19 season that saw the Pride win only four games. Led by senior goalkeeper Kristen Kopplin’s 183 saves, Mountain Pointe went 6-9-1 this season and earned the right to host a play-in game. The Pride beat Mountain View to move on to the first round of the 6A Conference

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Boys soccer M o u n t a i n Pointe’s boys program struggled to find its footing this season, as the Pride finished 3-12 overall in head coach Willie Molina’s second year. Two straight wins early on in the season at a glance appeared to be the turning point the Pride needed, but two straight losses followed before getting their third and final win of the year against Mountain View on Jan. 14. The Pride will Mountain Pointe’s wrestling program was taken by surprise when coach Greg Dayoob announced he would be away from the team while he battled lose eight seniors cancer. The Pride, led by assistant coaches, qualified five wrestlers for the state meet while staying “Dayoob Strong.” (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff) to graduation in tournament, where they challenged rival portunity for junior Lindsey Logan to May, setting up a slew of juniors, sophoDesert Vista before falling 1-0 to end the step up into a captain’s role next season mores and even freshman to take over season. Kopplin’s departure, along with for the Pride. Logan led the team in goals and try to help the program turn a corner next season. other senior leaders, presents the op- this season.

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Cassi finished tied for third in the 6A with 19 goals scored. Coach Marvin Hypolite couldn’t stop gushing at the growth he’s seen in his star senior. Watching her grow from a freshman into the dominant talent Bych is now, makes him marvel in knowing she has put in the work repeatedly to get to the place she is now. “She has 19 goals, that’s amazing. It’s truly amazing,” Hypolite said. “She has been so consistent since freshman year to now as a senior. Scoring goals is a big trait we have because of her.” With Cassi Bych manning the offense, Hypolite looks to Sumetz to be the captain of the defense. He credits her vocal leadership for turning Desert Vista into a well-balanced team offensively and defensively. Sumetz recognizes how important it is for everyone to speak to each other when you want to win on the highest level. “I think communication is a big key to our success. With everyone communicating it creates more of an open environment,” Sumetz said. From the scoring of Cassi Bych to the vocal leadership of Sumetz, Desert Vista had all the ingredients to a championship team. Their hard work paid off into the opportunity to redeem themselves for last year’s playoff loss with another shot at reaching the championship game. Only thing standing in their way was a match between the (20-1-3) Chaparral Firebirds. Heading into the game, Hypolite preached to the players to do what they have been doing all season. He wanted

to face Desert Vista forced the game to penalty kicks, where the Firebirds eventually emerged victorious. The Thunder boys finished 11-9 overall on the season but finished strong after a tough loss that left them searching for answers.

Desert Vista girls soccer coach Marvin Hypolite thanked each senior for their dedication and for being ‘all in’ the last four years after the Thunder’s semifinal loss to Chaparral. (Millard Thomas/AFN Contributor)

them to maintain their composure and not play out of character. “Just focus on the things we are trained to do. And execute on all aspects of the field,” Hypolite said. The game was tightly contested. Both teams tirelessly ran up-and-down the field, knowing how close they are to the championship. The score wouldn’t budge. Both teams playing to a dead-even 0-0 draw. With under a minute left, Firebird forward Chloe Steinhilber was able to break free and score the go-ahead goal - leaving only 10 seconds left on the clock. Desert Vista desperately tried to score with what little time remaining, but it was too late. The Thunder may not have gotten the result they wanted, but it was still a great season overall for the girls.

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Toughest thing about a loss like this is knowing players like the Bych twins and Sumetz will not be there next season to run-it-back. With their high school careers coming to an end, Hypolite had one departing message for the seniors on his team. “Thank you for 4 years of an exciting time. Thank you for your sacrifice,” Hypolite said. “And thank you for going ‘All in.’”

Boys soccer The Desert Vista boys soccer had some soul-searching to do following a blowout loss to Hamilton on Jan. 21. The Thunder then went on to win four straight before falling to Corona del Sol in the final game of the regular season. Desert Vista entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed, and advanced to the state quarterfinals

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Wrestling Desert Vista’s wrestling program has long been one of the top programs in the state, placing among the top-four in the state twice in the last three years leading up to the 2019-20 season. The Thunder qualified 12 wrestlers to compete in the state meet in Prescott Valley last month. There, Logan Smith (106), Alfonso Martinez (145) and Preston Cameau (170) all won state titles in their respective weight classes. It was the second straight title for both Martinez and Cameau. The title win was Smith’s first. Two additional Desert Vista wrestlers medaled at state, helping the Thunder finish fourth overall in Division I. Girls basketball Two years after finishing 9-17 and missing the playoffs, Desert Vista’s girls basketball team won three straight games to enter the 6A Conference tournament as the No. 14 seed with a 17-9 overall record. Led by sophomores Jaida Brooks and Hannah Robbins, the Thunder traveled to face defending champion Hamilton in the first round of the tournament. Desert Vista kept the game close, but the Huskies managed to pull away and end the Thunder’s season. With just five seniors on the roster, including allaround leader Sydney Clark, the future remains bright for Desert Vista’s girls basketball.

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overall appearance in the final, both of which had come in the last three years. Duane Eason led the Pride to the final in 2018. This year, it was under the direction of first-year coach Kaimarr Price.

Mountain Pointe junior guard Jason Kimbrough has been one of the key leaders for the Pride this season in their quest for a state title. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

Visit www.ahwatukee.com/sports/ to find out which Ahwatukee school claimed the 6A boys basketball crown.

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