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Despite spring Yoga bearish break, schools gear up for virus

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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ith spring break in full swing and registration for popular summer and preschool programs set to begin next Tuesday, the two public school districts serving Ahwatukee also are making preparations for closures in case COVID-19 reaches epidemic proportions in the county.

Online registration begins at 6:30 a.m.

March 17 for Kyrene’s summer, before- and after-school programs and preschool.

But it remained to be seen if registration for those programs would be impacted by concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

“Last March, we had Kyrene preschools fill within the first hour of registration, and come fall, Kyrene saw extensive wait lists for before/ after-school programming,” Kyrene spokeswoman Erin Helm said two weeks ago, prior to the emergence of several suspected cases of the virus in Scottsdale and five confirmed cases in Pinal County.

“Early registration is key to securing a spot and also helps the district staff programs accordingly to help avoid wait lists,” she said.

Even as they prepared last week for the March 9-13 spring break, both Kyrene and Tempe Union High School officials also were ratcheting up efforts to prepare for a wider spread of the virus – and considering online lessons in case schools are closed.

Like virtually all their counterparts in Mari-

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A new community event is taking Ahwatukee by storm in the form of “pop-up yoga” gatherings organized by resident Elena Porter, who leads the yoga program at Mountain Park Church. For a look at the activities, and when the next event is scheduled, see page 22. (Special to AFN)

Auditor General details Kyrene, TU classroom, other spending

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

Though the percentage of its budget spent on instruction last year was slightly lower than it was in 2017-18, Kyrene School District spent more dollars per pupil on instruction than the average spent by districts statewide and those in Kyrene’s peer group.

The picture is slightly different for Tempe Union High School District, according to the state Auditor General’s annual report on

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school spending in the 2018-19 school that was released last week.

While the percentage of Tempe Union’s 2018-19 budget that went to instruction was slightly higher than the previous year, the total of dollars spent per pupil was higher than districts its size but lower than the state average.

The report also shows that Kyrene spent 73.6 percent of its operating budget on in-

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Climate, hackers could hurt Phoenix’s safe water supply

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limate change and cyber-attacks are emerging as major concerns of municipalities around the country and Phoenix is no exception.

The possible impact of both on water treatment facilities was discussed two weeks ago at a meeting of the Water/Wastewater Rate Advisory Committee, an advisory board for the Phoenix Water Services Department.

Members met to discuss the future of water treatment facilities, which could be harmed by severe weather conditions and outdated hardware vulnerable to hackers.

“It’s foolish not to take care of the things that need to be taken care of,” committee Chairman Richard Rea said.

The committee oversees water treatment services for over 2.5 million people in Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale and Tempe.

The water system includes nearly 5,000 miles of water lines connected to water treatment sites.

Severe weather can cause power outages that would shut down treatment sites that require large amounts of electricity to move clean water through the system and to filter wastewater.

“As climate is changing, there’s more fluctuations in the weather,” said Darlene Helm, Phoenix deputy director of water engineering. “We’ve seen more severe storms and that’s a concern.”

It cost about $23.5 million for electricity between 2018 and 2019 to pump and filter water.

“The average home uses 900-kilowatt hours per month,” Helm said. “In a month, we [could] basically power 22-thousand homes with the amount of energy that we’re using.”

The committee is preparing for future power outages caused by climate change that could affect Valley residents’ access to clean water.

“We are trying to design [backup power] for 48 hours on the average day of the hottest month,” Water Services Department Director Kathryn Sorensen said.

In recent years, water treatment sites have dealt with “major power outages” linked to weather and power plant meltdowns, according to Helm.

For example, a Salt River Project transformer fire in 2015 caused a power outage at water treatment sites.

Across the state, “major storms” and cold fronts have caused outages at power plants serving treatment sites – resulting in unexpected blackouts that committee members and water service operatives “can’t control at all” and that can last “a few minutes or several hours,” according to Helm.

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copa County, Kyrene and Tempe Union are relying on the Maricopa County Department of Public Health for primary guidance.

Officials at the Arizona Department of Health and Human Services said they could not comment on whether school closures are imminent – it will depend how COVID-19 evolves over the next few days and weeks, they said.

And for now, neither they nor county health officials are currently recommending school closures.

In a letter sent out on Feb. 28, the county predicted the probability of any school closures being “very low” and “highly unlikely.”

Furthermore, a child catching COVID-19 may not result in the closure of their school.

State officials said if the child didn’t contract the virus at school, then the district may not be given the details of the child’s illness.

The Arizona Department of Education gave school leaders a list of suggested actions, including reviewing sick policies, routinely disinfecting facilities and making sure hand sanitizer, soap and tissues are widely available at schools.

The ADE also suggested districts take steps to prepare for potential spread of the illness by making sure they have communication plans in place for parents.

It also advised districts to make sure parents have a designated a caregiver for sick children and there are plans for students experiencing food insecurity.

Early last week, Gov. Doug Ducey and Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said the state is now operating under the Arizona Pandemic Influenza Response Plan, said health department spokesman Chris Minnick. The plan was last updated in May 2019.

Under the plan, the state health department is responsible for overall coordination of public health and medical emergency response and disseminating information during a pandemic and is tasked with duties, including storing and delivering vaccine as it becomes available and helping perform mass vaccinations in impacted counties.

Tempe Union has dedicated a web page to serve as an information clearinghouse.

That can be found at tempeunion.org/

Gov. Doug Ducey and state Health Services Director Cara Christ briefed reporters last week on their efforts to respond to the coronavirus. (Capitol Media Services)

health-safety.

The district so far has sent three advisories to parents, the earliest being Jan. 27.

The district stressed that despite rumors, there were no students in any of Tempe Union’s seven high schools diagnosed with COVID-19.

But in its most recent advisory on March 3, Superintendent Kevin Mulvihill also took note of a concern on the minds of officials in most districts: “We know that many families have travel plans over spring break,” he wrote parents. “We urge you to take the utmost caution when traveling and suggest consulting the (Centers for Disease Control’s) website for the most up-to-date information on countries where travel has been restricted.”

The district also began “enhanced cleaning above and beyond our normal procedures,” Mulvihill said. “The goal is to do this work over spring break to minimize classroom disruption. We take these precautions to ensure a healthy learning environment for every student.”

The district also put hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes and facial tissue in all classrooms and posted hygiene reminders there so that “students are aware of the precautions they can and should be taking on a daily basis.”

Tempe Union spokeswoman Megan Sterling also said the district staff has

been in ongoing discussions “in relation to an online learning plan that could be implemented in the event of school closures.”

Helm said Kyrene has also undertaken discussions “in relation to an online learning plan that could be implemented in the event of school closures.”

“Out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to be proactive, Kyrene School District is preparing for all possible scenarios involving community spread of COVID-19,” she said.

She noted that the district has a “a teleschooling system that could be used during a prolonged school closure.”

“The district’s curriculum team is proactively exploring options for providing

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lessons and assignments via that system,” Helm said.

“If an outbreak appeared imminent, district leadership would examine instructional minutes and make a balanced decision about school closures in the best interest of the community,” she added, noting that Superintendent Jan Vesely “would provide all families and staff with immediate notice.”

Both districts also were advising parents to keep children home if they were sick.

“We take the health of our student population very seriously and always ask that students do not come to school if they are unwell, regardless of the underlying reason,” Helm said.

“If a student has a fever, parents are called and students are sent home,” she said, adding that the district would work with the county if a student is suspected of being exposed to coronavirus “and follow their guidelines around quarantine.”

Helm also noted that Kyrene “has thresholds in place for assessing student illness, such as fever level and symptom evaluation” and that any student or staffer who is ill is advised to stay home.

“Students who are not ill, but who may have a compromised immune system or live in a home with someone in a higherrisk group, such as individuals with underlying medical conditions, may consider staying home,” she added. “Kyrene has informed parents that these absences will be excused.”

Like Tempe Union, the district also is conducting “a deep cleaning of all schools over spring break,” Helm said.

The district also is maintaining a website, Kyrene911.org, to provide any additional updates.

Online registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, for preschool, summer and before-and after-school programs in Kyrene School District.

Summer program information and registration are at kyrene.org/ Page/48894.

Preschool registration and information are at kyrene.org/domain/3780.

Kids Club is at kyrene.org/Page/1337 and after-hours program information/registration at kyrene.org/Page/1318.

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House OKs Mesa lawmaker’s noise-reading bill

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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o how loud is too loud?

Legislation approved last week by the State House on a 31-25 margin doesn’t say. That would remain up to each community to decide.

But it would bar police and local code officers from issuing citations for disturbing the peace or similar violations unless they actually measure the sound level with an approved device and came up with a reading above the standard.

No sound device? No violation.

HB 2389 is being pushed by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, who said she is concerned about arbitrary enforcement of nuisance laws based on individual perception.

Current state law makes it illegal to interfere “with the comfortable enjoyment or life or property by an entire community or neighborhood or by a considerable

number of persons.’’ That includes excessive noise.

The problem, Townsend said, is one person’s definition of what’s excessive – and therefore illegal – is purely subjective.

“We are working on a bill that has to do with a very vague nuisance law,’’ she said.

And Townsend said it’s being used by one city attorney to target a local business.’

That business, Townsend disclosed in an earlier committee hearing, is the Hitching Post restaurant in Apache Junction. The owner said neighbors, armed only with videos, got police to issue citations about bull riding that occurs several nights a week.

“It’s incumbent upon us to make sure that this law is not a weapon,’’ Townsend said.

The legislation spells out that citations could be issued only after a police officer or code enforcement officer measures the sound level with a meter that can be

calibrated to meet certain standards.

The actual noise level at which a citation would be issued would remain with each city or county to set the threshold.

“What this is doing is allowing that person that’s having to defend themselves to say, ‘There was no noise because the guy came with his noise-ometer, whatever you call them, and they took a reading and there wasn’t a nuisance,’ ‘’ Townsend said.

That raised questions from Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, starting with the question of outfitting police officers with noise devices that would be considered accurate enough to have their readings accepted in court.

Townsend acknowledged that her legislation provides no state cash to fund communities’ purchase of sound meters.

Blanc also pointed out the measure requires that measurements must be taken using methods approved by the American National Standards Institute.

When Blanc asked her to explain what these are, Townsend replied: “I’m going to invite you to look it up.

I’m not an expert on nor do I have those memorized.’’

Blanc then asked Townsend how police are supposed to be experts in these ANSI standards.

“I would hope that law enforcement is an expert on the law that they are required to enforce,’’ Townsend said.

Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said what Townsend has proposed makes sense.

“It takes us away from the current subjective standard for a noise complaint,’’ he said, “which is bad law and which is so nebulous it can be used to harass people that enforcers or police don’t like.’’

“You get a scientific way to measure it, so there’s no fudging,’’ Kavanagh said.

“This is everything that people should like in law: precision and accuracy.’’

The bill now goes to the Senate.

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sites prompted the Phoenix Water Services Department to launch a 10-year, $88 million project to address technology improvements and back-up power concerns.

“And there’s always the issue of a cyberattack on the power system,” Helm said.

“So, we need to be prepared.”

The department’s cyber control network is protected by a series of firewalls that protect it from unauthorized users, officials said.

It would be “very difficult” for hackers to infiltrate the secured communication network that governs the water treatment sites across the Valley, according to Lead Information Technology Specialist Samantha Thompson.

But a cyber-attack is still possible, according to Rea, who said: “The reality is anybody could make one of those radios that will do exactly that and if they wanted to, get into the

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system.”

Access to the network would allow a hacker to control pumps and power in and out of treatment sites. However, there are physical controls at sites designed to “shut down” compromised communication lines.

Will there ever be a time in which the control networks will be completely secure from hackers?

“I think that we could replace all the equipment and I will never be 100 percent comfortable,” Thompson said. “Because there is always that concern.”

There has not been a cyber-attack on any water treatment site in Arizona.

The committee will meet again on March 17.

“One of the great frustrations that I personally have is that nobody’s paying any attention to the realities,” Rea said. “And if you hide it, it never goes away, it just gets worse and worse and worse. It’s kind of like a death spiral.”

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struction (61.9 percent), student support (7.5 percent) and instruction support (4.2 percent).

Instructional spending includes salaries for teachers and related personnel like aides, supplies, textbooks and software and extracurricular activities such as athletics and field trips.

The 61.9 percent spent in the classroom was slightly lower than the 62.3 percent Kyrene recorded in the 2017-18 school year.

Kyrene spent the remaining 26.4 percent of its 2018-19 budget on administration (8.5 percent), plant maintenance, utilities and related expenses (10.3 percent), food service (3.6 percent) and transportation (4 percent).

Tempe Union’s total spending on students represented 71.5 percent of its total 2018-19 budget.

Besides the 53.6 percent spent in the classroom, Tempe Union also spent 9.4 percent of its budget on student support and 5.9 percent on other instructional support.

Of the remaining 30.7 percent of its

2018-19 budget, Tempe Union spent 11 percent on administration, 13.5 percent on building-related costs, 2.6 percent on food service and 3.6 percent on transportation.

The average per-pupil cost of administration in Tempe Union was $949 – exceeding both the state average of $903 and the average $842 spent by districts its size.

By contrast, Kyrene’s $705 per-pupil cost of administration was lower than the state average and the $887 spent by its peer districts.

Both Tempe Union and Kyrene devoted more money to the classroom than the statewide average.

On average, districts statewide spent 54.7 percent of their budget on instruction – the third consecutive year with an increase in the past 15 years.

Among districts classified in its size range, the 53.6 percent of spending by Tempe Union on classroom instruction was the sixth highest and just below the 54 percent average for that group.

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tricts are Higley Unified (59.8 percent), Glendale (57.2), Marana (54.6), Tolleson (54.6), Ampitheater (54.2), Sunnyside (52.5), Vail (52.4), Flagstaff (52.2) and Yuma (48.6).

Kyrene led all elementary districts its size with the 61.9 percent spent in the classroom and beat the average of 54.5 percent for those districts.

Other districts in its category include Litchfield (58.9 percent), Alhambra (56.1), Washington (55.6), Pendergast (54.1), Tempe Elementary (53.5), Cartwright (53.3), Glendale Elementary (50.8), Roosevelt (50.8) and Yuma Elementary (50.1).

Per pupil costs for food service in both Tempe Union and Kyrene went up in 2018-19 over the previous year – reflecting a statewide trend.

Auditor General Lindsey Perry said some districts cited the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 which took effect in 2013.

She said that established more stringent nutritional requirements that include an increase in fruits, vegetables and whole grains in meals.

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Tempe Union has never hit the 60 percent threshold in the last 15 years, according to the report.

Its highest percentage was 59.9 percent in the 2007-2008 school year, the report shows.

Overall in Arizona, the report states, “After controlling for inflation, total per pupil operational spending increased $256 per pupil, or 3 percent, between fiscal years 2004 and 2019 while spending on instruction decreased $197 per pupil, or 3.9 percent.

“At the same time, the percentage of available operating dollars spent on most other operational areas has increased, meaning that districts shifted spending from instruction to other areas.”

The report also found that Arizona schools overall spend less per pupil than the national average by a wide margin.

Perry pegged total per pupil spending at $10,928 in Arizona, compared with $14,009 for the rest of the nation. The national figure is two years old.

Total per-pupil spending for all the costs of education in Arizona was $10,

928 – a figure that Kyrene’s $11,377 exceeded but that Tempe Union fell short of with $9,619.

Even with less money for instruction, though, Perry found that Arizona schools on average spend a lower percentage of their available resources on instruction than the national figure.

“Many factors may account for Arizona’s lower percentage of instructional spending, one of which is average teacher salary,’’ Perry wrote.

Using the most recent national data available, she found teacher salaries here averaging about $11,500 less than nationally.

“Another factor that may account for Arizona’s lower percentage of instructional spending is class size,’’ she reported. In Arizona, there are an average of 18.4 students per teacher, compared with 16 in the rest of the country.

The number of students per teacher in Kyrene was 17 last school year and 21.5 in Tempe Union.

Perry also found Arizona schools spend a higher percentage than their national counterparts on student support – a cat-

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Kyrene’s $299 per-pupil food service cost was well below the statewide average of $438 and the whopping $608 spent by its peer districts.

Likewise, Tempe Union’s $222 per-pupil food service cost was below the state average and the $538 spent by districts its size.

But in calculating the cost per meal, the report found Tempe Union’s $3.51 was higher than the statewide average meal cost of $3.08 and the $3.25 average spent by its peer districts.

Kyrene spent $3.02 per meal.

Perry said statewide data overall reflect a 7.1 percent increase in the average teacher salary between the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, bringing the figure to $52,441.

But Perry said the percentage of total dollars spent in the classroom statewide is still 3.9 percentage points less than it was in 2003-04.

Kyrene over the last 15 years has remained generally consistent in the percentage of its budget spent on instruction, according to the Auditor General’s report.

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egory that includes counselors, audiologists, nurses, social workers and speech pathologists.

But this isn’t just a percentage issue. Student support was the lone area where Arizona schools, on average, spend more in actual dollars than the national average.

Perry said that some of this may be a direct relation to needs in certain districts.

“For example, increases in a district’s poverty rate or the percentage of students with special needs could increase

student support costs because many of these services are directed toward these student populations,” she said.

Of Kyrene’s 16,094 pupils last school year, 9 percent were in special education, 8 percent were below the 2018 poverty rate and 29 percent qualified for free or reduced-price meals because of their low household income.

The percentages were about the same for Tempe Union’s 13,346 student population last school year, with 8 percent special education and 10 percent below the poverty line and 29 percent qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.

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The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is accusing Matthew Willes of deceiving consumers through a nonexistent package-delivery service that reportedly generated millions in revenue.

Willes formed Valley Delivery LLC in Chandler three years ago and authorities claim he used the business to accumulate up to 150,000 personal phone numbers of Valley residents, then selling them to companies that sell Fake delivery notifications like this were allegedly left by a Chandler man who has been sued by the state. (Arizona Attorney General) products over the phone. their package.

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Bill promotes genocide history in schools

BY JONMAESHA BELTRAN Cronkite News

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eventy-five years after the atrocities of Auschwitz, memories of the Holocaust are fading for younger generations who learn little about genocides in school, according to education advocates who believe they have the answer: Make it Arizona law to teach about the horrors of the Nazi’s “Final Solution.”

After a 2018 study showed that twothirds of millennials couldn’t identify the Auschwitz death camp or that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, survivors and supporters expressed concern.

Anti-Semitism is on the rise, survivors are aging and younger generations are either unaware of the Holocaust or are forgetting the lessons it taught.

“This is soon going to be about cultural memory produced and reinforced by people who are not eyewitnesses or witnesses to the time,” said Arizona State University history professor Volker Benkert.

Dozens of Holocaust survivors crowded into a hearing room in January at the state Capitol to support House Bill 2682, which would require the State Board of Education to add a genocide curriculum to the hundreds of middle and high schools in Arizona. It would have to be taught at least twice from seventh grade to senior year.

The House passed the measure with only one member, Republican John Kavanagh of Scottsdale, not voting. It is awaiting final Senate action.

Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch, 94, often tells the story of one of the “upstanders” who helped him survive when he was a scrawny, starving teen forced to work in the ghetto of Krakow, Poland. A Polish Roman Catholic man, noticing how weak Knoblauch was, risked his life to sneak bread to him.

“Would you have saved a skinny, dirty Jew like me – risking your lives and your families’ lives because if you were to be caught, you would have been shot?” Knoblauch asked lawmakers.

It’s essential, he said, to teach young people to stand up for others.

Educators and community leaders said it’s also important to teach lessons about such atrocities as the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides and the erasure of indigenous people in America to prevent them

Holocaust survivors and their relatives appeared at a State House committee hearing on a bill that would require schools to teach students about the Holocaust and other historic incidents of genocide. (Cronkite News)

from happening again.

But teachers often don’t have the time or resources to spend on in-depth lessons.

Advocates want teachers to get training to teach with sensitivity, thoroughness, and consistency at the state level so they can connect younger generations to a past that can better explain the turmoil of the world today.

That means showing the lingering effects of slavery, the mistreatment of indigenous people and the tragedy of racial and religious intolerance that destroyed millions of people.

Dobson High School senior Maritza Sanchez said she was naive when she first stepped into a year-long course on Holocaust literature.

“It’s crazy to think that stuff like this actually happened,” said Sanchez, 17.

She was determined not to be a bystander to bias. She joined the Anti-Defamation League at Dobson High School.

“We learned now in our club that if someone tries to offend someone by saying, ‘Oh, that’s gay,’ ask them what do you mean by that,” she said. “It’s just trying to stop those little comments that can hurt someone a lot.”

Michael Beller and Josh Kay, co-founders of Arizona Teaching the Holocaust, an online petition to require Holocaust education in schools, raised more than $5,000 and collected a growing number of online signatures to urge lawmakers to require

students in upper grades to learn about genocides. The State Board of Education would establish the curriculum.

Kay said he learned about the Holocaust from a survivor – his grandfather.

“We thought that this was a good place for us to say, ‘We should try to teach as much as we can about the Holocaust, about genocide, about all the things that people can do to each other that should be prevented,’ ” he said.

The petition was started after the Phoenix Holocaust Association and advocates worked last year with Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, to create House Concurrent Resolution 2032.

The resolution encouraged schools to teach about the Holocaust from eighth grade to senior year of high school. But it ground to a halt in the Senate.

Sanchez said the Holocaust was discussed in a one-day lesson in her history classes.

“The main point we learned in history is that the U.S. joined World War II because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,” Sanchez said.

“They don’t get into depth on that millions of people were shot and killed in camps.”

John-David Bowman, a social studies teacher who teaches U.S. history and Advanced Placement world history at Deer Valley High School, said state standards mean he does not spend a lot of time teaching students about genocides.

He said he’s supposed to spend only five

minutes on the Holocaust in U.S. history class because it’s not U.S. history.

However, in a world history class, “we spent about a week on the Holocaust and other genocides,” he said.

That’s in contrast to Kim Klett, an English teacher who teaches Holocaust and genocide literature at Dobson High School to seniors like Sanchez over two semesters.

She said the quality of teaching is as important as the amount of time spent. She recommends funding for teachers to take professional development classes.

“If it’s not required, a lot of teachers are not going to teach it. If we have something in place that says you have to teach it, they’re going to,” she said, adding that investing in training will make a difference.

The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect supports a 50-state Holocaust and genocide education initiative.

Arizona would become the 13th state to require educating students on the Holocaust and other genocides, according to Pew Research Center.

Oregon was the most recent state to enact the mandate when a 14-year-old girl came up with the idea after befriending a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor.

Beyond calling for the teaching of the “Holocaust and other genocides” in the bill, Arizona advocates don’t offer recommendations on the approach or details of such lessons.

Lawmakers across the country often ask what the curriculum should look like, said Elisa Rapaport, the chief operating officer for the Anne Frank Center.

“Some of them don’t want it to be just about Holocaust education. They would appreciate it if it were more general, about humanity and inhumanity throughout the past,” she said.

“Every single week, we receive requests from people writing to us saying, ‘How can I help? This is so important,’” Rapaport said. “We know that the majority of people believe that Holocaust education should be taught in schools. It’s just the matter of getting the work done and making it happen.”

At the federal level, a bill called the Never Again Education Act passed through the House in late January and is now headed to the Senate. If enacted, the bill

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would expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s education programming to teachers nationwide.

Klett has been teaching Holocaust literature since 2001 at Dobson. She took a similar class in college, which inspired her to teach the course.

“I saw how it connected to our own world and taught lessons beyond history,” she said.

During the course, students read books, hear the stories of Holocaust survivors and go to events dedicated to the remembrance of genocides.

Students complete a listening activity where they go out into the hallways and listen to how students talk to one another about race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

Klett said students notice a lack of civility, kindness and how people don’t think before they speak – characteristics that span generations.

Klett also shows genocides aren’t limited to 1945. In class one day, Klett held up a newspaper about the 1994 massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda.

Langille, the university lecturer in Jew-

Dobson High senior Maritza Sanchez said she knew little about the Holocaust before studying it in school. lCronkite News)

ish studies, also said the Holocaust focuses a lens on other fraught times.

“Something that I’m teaching now to my students is how Jim Crow, here in America, informed Nazi Nuremberg laws. We’re not separated from this in the past, let alone the present,” he said.

Klett said she’s been working with Bosnia teachers who are using the Holocaust

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we’ve seen inhumanity and genocide,” she said.

Benkert said the Holocaust affects the modern “political landscape.”

“I think there’s an enormous danger.

There’s a presence of the far-right movement that I didn’t think possible,” he said.

Langille said a decade ago he wouldn’t have imagined seeing anti-Semitism, racism and Islamophobia in 2020. He said the problem is when deniers and public officials are given a platform to voice some of these ideologies.

Some people link the lack of knowledge about the Holocaust to anti-Semitism.

Benkert said that’s not the case.

“It’s a threat to people, particularly Jewish people but more generally to people who don’t conform to their ideals,” he said.

“This is not for a lack of education – these guys know exactly what they’re doing.”

The Phoenix metro area has about 50 Holocaust survivors and about 25 survivors live in Tucson, according to Anthony Fusco, the education coordinator at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society.

This year marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, where nearly 1.1 million Jews lost their lives.

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Valley Delivery would then pass the resident’s number and information to My Home Services, another company started

by Willes.

Authorities claim these phone numbers would be shared among a collection of other business ventures formed by Willes in Chandler that purportedly sold security systems, water softeners and solar panels.

Phone numbers were also distributed and sold to at least two more companies: Rescue One Air and Pristine Water Solutions.

Some Valley residents weren’t fooled by the suspicious delivery slips and began reporting them to law enforcement and the news media as early as 2017.

The fake slips included a disclaimer on the back that warned residents any information they gave Valley Delivery could be used “for marketing of relevant home services and product offers.”

State investigators don’t believe this disclaimer was sufficient enough to properly advise callers how their information could be used.

“Many homeowners did not see the less conspicuous language on the back of the delivery slip because there is no indication on the front of the slip that there is any information on the back,” the Attorney General’s Office wrote in its lawsuit.

In 2018, Willes formed Next Day Delivery LLC in Tempe and allegedly used it to carry out the same type of operation as Valley Delivery.

These two entities are believed to have each collected at least 77,000 phone numbers. It’s alleged that the defendant’s parent company, My Home Services, generated $2.2 million in revenue during a one-year span.

State authorities further faulted Willes for deceiving consumers by displaying a number of falsehoods on his company’s website.

Valley Delivery’s website claimed to

have 250 drivers delivering packages in more than 100 cities across the country.

But state investigators claim the company admitted to only having eight drivers who were all based in Arizona.

The website also included stock images of models that were photo-shopped to be dressed in uniforms featuring Valley Delivery’s logo.

“This company went to great lengths to disguise its true intentions and obtain personal information from unsuspecting consumers,” said Attorney General Mark Brnovich in a statement. “It’s amazing how far some con artists will go to deceive people. This company must be held accountable for its actions.”

This is not the first time the state has accused Willes of deploying bad business practices.

In 2012, the Attorney General’s Office investigated Willes for distributing misleading delivery slips through another Chandler-based business, Metro Delivery LLC. Court records show Willes entered into

a consent agreement where he promised to engage in truthful advertising, not try to portray his company as a delivery service, and pay a civil a penalty of $10,000.

When investigators confronted the defendant with this prior agreement, he allegedly argued to still be abiding by it, showing the Attorney General’s Office delivery slips with disclaimers stating, “this is not an attempt to make a delivery.”

But photographs of the actual slips given to residents did not contain that additional disclaimer – suggesting Valley Delivery was trying to cover its tracks.

“This deliberate attempt to deceive the state further demonstrates defendants’ knowledge that their conduct was unlawful,” the state’s lawsuit reads.

Brnovich’s office is demanding the court restrain Willes from deceiving more residents and to order the forfeit of any profits earned from this alleged scheme.

An attempt to contact Valley Delivery was unsuccessful since the phone number listed on its website has been disconnected.

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EV couple achieves goal: a new mental health law

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he grassroots movement that sprung from the East Valley in the wake of a long string of teen suicides that started three years ago culminated last week in the unanimous passage of a sweeping law intended to prevent suicide and expand mental health treatment.

Gov. Doug Ducey immediately signed Jake’s Law with a flourish, while Denise and Ben Denslow – the Gilbert couple who campaign for the law for three years – held a picture of their 15-yearold son, Jacob Edward Machovsky, who took his life in January 2016.

Jacob died three months after an insurance company decided that in-patient treatment was no longer a “medical necessity.’’

The overriding goal of Jake’s law is parity, forcing insurance companies to comply with a federal law and to treat mental illness no differently than physical illness.

But the wide-ranging legislation also has other important goals.

It creates an $8 million fund to expand behavioral health treatment in the schools, and a Suicide Mortality Review Team to investigate the root causes behind each suicide.

Jake’s Law represents a significant next step from the Mitch Warnock Act, passed last year to require training of teachers and other school employees to recognize the early warning signs of suicide.

“We all admire your resolve and determination to help prevent this tragedy from happening to other families,’’

a stroke of a pen, seemingly with lightning speed on Tuesday, but only after months of meetings and politicking skillfully orchestrated by Sen. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, the bill’s sponsor.

“It’s mostly an overwhelming sense of gratitude,’’ Denise Denslow, Jake’s mother, said. “It brings a sense of peace to the tragedy we faced. In a lot of ways, this is Jake’s legacy.’’

Ben Denslow noted that his stepson wanted to be a fighter pilot and knew what it was like to be bullied, so he would always stand up Ben and Denise Denslow received a standing ovation from the state for other marginalized kids.

House of Representatives last week after lawmakers passed the bill But Jake was always burnamed after thier son Jake. (Special to AFN) dened by mental health Ducey said, praising the Denslows and problems that eventually were diagAngela Gamboa, another East Valley res- nosed as bipolar disorder. ident who lost her son to suicide under “This whole thing is so him. He had a similar circumstances. kind heart,’’ Ben Denslow said.

“In honor of everyone in Arizona lost Brophy McGee said she feels fortunate to suicide, this bill is for you,’’ Ducey said. to have met the Denslows and that her The law becomes effective 91 days ultimate goal throughout was to save from the last day of this year’s legislative children’s lives. session. Last year, new laws took effect “I am so grateful for the Denslows’ on July 1. dedication and commitment,’’ she said.

The Denslows were political novices “We put politics aside, for really good overcome by grief. policy for kids. I am honored to sponsor They were inspired by Timothy’s Law, Jake’s Law.’’ a parity bill in New York named after a The grassroots movement dates back 12-year-old boy who completed suicide, to a forum organized by Katie McPherand decided to pour their time and re- son, a longtime Chandler educator and sources into the Jem Foundation to ac- former principal who used her extencomplish their mission. sive contacts in education to chronicle That mission was accomplished with a growing number of teen suicides in

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McPherson has compiled an unofficial list of at least 38 suicides, mostly involving teenaged boys, in mostly affluent neighborhoods that have occurred since July 2017.

The shocking numbers mobilized the community, raising awareness about the warning signs of teen suicide, the need for meaningful conversations between parents and children, and the dangers of social isolation created by over-reliance on cell phones and obsessive use of video games.

The annual Arizona Child Safety Review Program report found that in 2018, suicide among young people increased by 28 percent, from 50 to 64, with males 15-17 years old at the highest risk.

Firearms were the second most popular means used, prompting a recommendation to remove firearms from the homes of anyone suffering from any form of mental illness.

“The number of suicide deaths in 2018 is the highest ever reported by our teams,’’ wrote Dr. Mary Ellen Rimsza, who directs the program, which has issued 26 yearly reports.

Rimsza concluded that all suicide deaths are preventable with proper intervention, and they were among the 327 preventable deaths of children, with 843 children dying from a variety of causes.

“We’ve suffered and we have been able to turn our suffering into something that will help others,’’ said Christie Lee Kinchen, a Scottsdale realtor who father completed suicide when she was a little girl, and who later attempted suicide.

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n a recent Sunday afternoon more than 100 women, men and a few children gathered for a “pop-up yoga” class in the backyard of a home on Warner-Elliot Loop.

A hand-lettered sign reading ‘Free Yoga” pointed the way but most attendees heard about it on Facebook and Instagram and through other social media.

The backyard event site was strung with multiple strands of white lights and surrounded by flickering candles, the face of South Mountain in the background.

“It was about the message, ‘It’s A Heart Thing’ and being outside with others in

the community was amazing,” said Kristina Jauregui who traveled from Gilbert to be a part of the experience which has now morphed into a monthly gathering.

“I’ve been to other Mountain Park Church yoga and I AM 360 events and they are always worth the drive.”

Pop-Up Yoga is the brainchild of longtime Ahwatukee resident Elena Porter, who founded the yoga program at Mountain Park Church in 2002.

Porter is also the founder of I Am 360, the sponsors the pop-up event.

From her first yoga classes she taught at Mountain Park Church which drew in only one attendee for weeks, the program has grown to nine classes a week,

Elena Porter welcomes “pop-up yoga” participants. (Special to AFN)

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Ahwatukee attorney happy with his makeover

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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ome baby boomers change jobs to jump-start their life. Others go on a diet. Still, others find a new place to live. And then there are the footloose and fancy-free ones who decide it’s time to settle down with a woman.

But any one of those mid-life course corrections wasn’t enough for longtime Ahwatukee resident Brian Foster.

So, he did them all.

At age 57, the high-powered lawyer bid goodbye to the only law firm he’s worked at since he graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa School of Law. He’s radically changed his eating habits, working out over an hour a day at the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA he helped found. He’s taking up regular prayer and meditation along the way. He’s put his

Part of Ahwatukee attorney Brian Foster’s re-do of his career and personal life is getting engaged to his longtime companion, Alina Chu. (Special to AFN)

Tapestry Canyon home on the market and looking for a place closer to his new Phoe-

nix office after 28 years in Ahwatukee. And he got engaged to his girlfriend, Alina Chu.

Simultaneously, he’s chairing the Phoenix Sister Cities program and scouring the globe for two new international partners to add to the 10 cities it now has, serving on the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board and fundraising for Mayor Kate Gallego’s election campaign.

Perhaps the most startling decision is his departure from the 450-attorney Phoenix law firm of Snell and Wilmer, where, as a senior litigation partner, he spent just over three decades winning multi-milliondollar verdicts in commercial litigation, trying often complex cases in real estate, partner and shareholder disputes, merger and acquisition fights, disagreements over contracts and other business matters.

Now, he has set up a firm with Dennis Wilenchik, a onetime courtroom adversary at times who also has a reputation for

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Wags to riches Marci Miller of Goodwin + Miller Real Estate held her fifth annual Wags & Bags Fest Feb. 29 in Ahwatukee to benefit Valley Dogs Rescue and as Boone the St. Bernard demonstrates (1), the cornhole tournament that’s central to the gathering was a lot of fun.

Other attendees included: 2) Chandler Pearce, getting ready for a long toss; 3) Rachel Tabron Araya, a vendor showing her work by her Araya Photography company; 4) Tyle Rake, 15; 5) Volunteer Carlos Rosas, who registered tournament players; 6) Jenny Couterier, dishing out samples of tequila; 7) Duke and Elroy with, from left, Nia Smalley, Alli Anderson and Brian Anderson; and 8) Dolly, a Boston Terrier happy to make new friends.

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two of which Porter teaches.

“I learned how important one person is, and every week I’d say, ‘okay, lucky you, private lesson’ and we’d have a great class. And then it just started growing and growing,” she reminisced.

“At Mountain Park Church Yoga, we build community and welcome everyone in our community,” she said.

“To build community you need to get out in the community and not just hope and expect people to come to you. This is what I have done with I AM 360 as well - our events are about building community, encouraging people to help people, have fun while they do it, and make a new friend.”

I AM 360, described by Porter as “a positive message movement,” is also in the business of selling positive message apparel with all proceeds benefiting charities.

Among them is The Children’s Home Project (TCHP), which aids children in Honduras and was founded by Ahwatukee resident Jenny Kast.

“I created I AM 360 as the world was becoming so divisive; God knew what he was doing when he prompted me to start I AM 360 in 2018,” said Porter.

“As it says on my website, ‘Our goal is to inspire positivity in a world inundated with negative messages.’ We want to promote new perspectives, create unity, encourage acceptance, inspire action, motivate healing, restore hope, and awaken fearless, reckless, radical love for one another.’”

In her presence, it is difficult not to rise to the level of enthusiasm Porter exudes.

On March 1, Pop-Up Yoga had palpable energy as everyone present stretched together in “downward dog” and “seated

“I think it’s why Elena’s I AM 360 and Mountain Park Church Yoga is so powerful and effective.

The practice helps us stop spinning The pop-up yoga classes have been a big hit in Ahwatukee, drawing people from across the East and take time to Valley. (Special to AFN) reflect on twist” yoga positions, among others, as how blessed we are, and how we can be soft Christian rock played. a blessing to others.”

Among participants was 20-plus year Porter said Lakewood is the site for the Ahwatukee resident Nancy Dudenhoefer, next pop-up yoga gathering. a friend of Porter’s since their sons, now “We’re going to be between the lakes. juniors in college, were in kindergarten It’s huge; you could never fill it up. We together at Kyrene de los Lagos. pretty much maxed out the backyard “Elena has always been a bundle of Sunday,” she said. positive energy,” said Dudenhoefer, as“We’ll start at 5:30 and get to do our sistant director of Development at public yoga and enjoy the sunset on the lakes. radio stations KJZZ and KBACH as well as It’s gorgeous.”

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This Saturday, March 14, Porter’s yoga “For over 10 years, I’ve periodically classes and I AM 360 fans will join Mounattended her free yoga classes at Moun- tain Park Church’s Hiking Group, another tain Park Church; more recently I try to fitness ministry of the Ahwatukee church attend twice a week because the classes at 16461 S. 48th St. are such a wonderful stress reliever and Registration, instructions and inforinvigorating physically, mentally and mation for this 15.1 mile National Trail emotionally.” hike on South Mountain are available Dudenhoefer said she attended her on MountainPark.org/Christ-Centeredfirst pop-up yoga session last summer at Fitness. the greenbelt in Lakewood.

Porter’s I AM 360 organization sells “It was truly special; an opportunity her positive message wearing apparel at to stop, be outside and appreciate the her various events. beauty, despite the temperatures,” she But she said she does so only because laughed. she has requested to have them available

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as they offer a wide range of positive affirmations such as “Inhale Love, Exhale Gratitude;” “Be the Difference;” “Believe in Love;” “Fearless,” “I Am Free” and the newest, “Find Your Happy.”

“Our goal at I AM 360 is to share positivity with a world in need of love, unity and hope. When we wear our shirts, we feel the power of the message and we share this power with others,” said Porter.

Porter is a manager at Cerner in Ahwatukee, a software developer, a mother and grandmother.

“Every new life we touch and encourage is one more life that goes out in the world to touch, impact and inspire another,” she said. “I love what I do. God gives me not only the desire, but the strength, guidance and purpose.”

She points out profits from I AM 360 apparel sales are channeled to various nonprofits she hand-selected.

“I am not a nonprofit. I really should be, but we just do not accept profit,” she explained. “We want to promote change through our words, our message and most importantly, our actions.”

I AM 360 also creates monthly opportunities to serve the community, or taps into already existing events.

“What I’ve found is most people genuinely want to help people, they just need an opportunity to tap into and sometimes a friend to go with. That is us, I AM 360,” said Porter, adding this March they are collecting children’s books for the Boys and Girls Club.

I AM 360 can be found on Facebook and Instagram, and many of Porter’s yoga classes stream on FB and YouTube.

She also communicates monthly through an online newsletter.

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big civil verdicts.

Foster’s path to a radical makeover of his life and career started last August from a combination of a kind of personal ennui and a personal tragedy.

His dad was confronting serious health issues and he decided to take a 30-day leave of absence to care for him and take personal stock of himself.

Things snowballed from there, he said.

“I decided I’d use this time as an opportunity to get myself in the best physical, mental, emotional state I’d ever been in,” Foster recalled. “So, I originally took a leave thinking I’d be out for 30 days. Well, 30 turned into 60, turned into 90, turned into four months. I developed a daily meditation practice.

He started paying attention to his eating habits, swearing off all sugars, alcohol “and a bunch of other things from my diet.”

By the end of last year, he said, “I was hitting on all cylinders like I hadn’t for years.”

“I don’t know which one of those things or all of them combined was responsible, but the whole package was so great I was be afraid to stop any one of them because it might be the one thing that got me there,” he explained.

His dad passed away and as the new year began, Foster returned to the firm with a surprise for top management.

“They kind of expected me to say, well, you’re refreshed, rejuvenated, ready to go,” he said.

Instead, he gave them his notice.

Though they weren’t thrilled with the news, Foster said, “They were very supportive of my decision.”

In a relatively short amount of time, Wilenchik and he became partners and soon

S. Mountain Community College celebrates 40-year anniversary

The South Phoenix Oral History Project will be premiering the documentary film, “Origins: Celebrating 40 Years of South Mountain Community College.

In 2017, 12 SMCC students embarked on a class project to research and reclaim the history of South Phoenix. They launched a local oral history project, reaching out to business leaders and educators in the community to ask questions about local history and bring to life the story and significance of South Mountain Community College.

In celebration of SMCC’s 40th anniversary, students and faculty produced film will premiere the film March 27 at 6 p.m. at

Brian Foster last month hosted a fundraiser at his Ahwatukee home for Mayor Kate Gallego’s election campaign.

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hired 10 associates – and between him and his partner, there are no shortage of clients.

Now, Wilenchik and Foster are “churning and burning in downtown Phoenix,” he said.

Less than two months after incorporating, “We’re already at capacity in terms of our office size and need to hire more attorneys because of all the work I’m bringing,” he said.

When he’s not helping to run his firm, Foster also has been busy with Sister Cities, many of which have had formal relationships with Phoenix for decades.

Right now, he and the other board members, along with Gallego, are literally scanning the globe to identify potential additions.

“We’re looking at different cities in different countries right now, ranging from Chile to South Africa, to India,” Foster explained. “We’re doing an analysis of a

bunch of the cities within those countries trying to figure out what makes the most sense from Phoenix.”

While there is considerable background research and phone interviews involved in the process, the final selections won’t come until he and others personally visit the contenders, possibly more than once.

But jet-setting around the globe is nothing unusual for Foster in connection with Sister Cities.

In October, for example, he co-led a delegation to Taipei in Taiwan.

“The Sister Cities portion takes a lot more of my time than the Aviation Board,” he said, partly because “they’ve got a lot of extremely competent staff members in the Aviation Department.”

Despite his many outside interests – which include being president of the Tapestry Canyon HOA board – Foster hasn’t given up on his courtroom practice.

As it was at his previous firm, he said,

the South Mountain Community Library.

The screening will be followed by a founders panel, featuring SMCC Founding President Dr. Raul Cardenas, and a Q&A session.

The event is free and open to the community, but RSVPs are requested at southmountaincc.edu/events For more information about, or to contribute to, the project: SouthPhoenixOralHistory.com

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 Cornhole sponsors with a donation of $500 or $1,000 will be promoted at the sale and a banner will be posted in the YMCA gym viewable by the annual 5,000-plus people who use its gym.

Companies or organizations interested in sponsorship can contact Mark Mansir at 480-490-9764 or Don May at 480-550-2361.

All proceeds to benefit the YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors, whose primary mission is to help seniors who live along and have no transportation get to doctor appointments, grocery stores and do other errands.

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The annual book sale March 28-29 to help fund the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA’s Outreach for Ahwatukee Seniors program is adding a cornhole tournament March 28 at the Y.

“when somebody hires me, they know I’ve got a team of people doing the work but they know I’m the guy if the case goes to trial.

“They’re hiring me because I’m the one who comes out and wins jury trials,” he said. “So it’s my role. I might be in the background as the case kind of progresses. But when the buck stops, it always stops on my desk.”

He also likes the stream-lined nature of his firm’s operation.

Whereas his previous employer had hundreds of lawyers in offices across the country and decisions to take on clients often depended on committees, he and Wilenchik each “have the authority to make every single decision without consulting the other.”

There is also the more personal side to Foster’s life – the part where he got engaged. While Alina, a native of Taiwan, has been his longtime traveling companion – as well as a kind of spiritual leader who led him into meditation and prayer – Foster decided to finally pop the question “We don’t have a date in mind yet,” he said. “We’re just kind of happy and living together happily.”

So happy they even added a dog – a female Goldendoodle to the mix.

“I haven’t had a dog in 18 years,” he said, adding this change is part of his rebirth.

Admitting he’s at an age where many people start thinking about retirement, Foster said “it’s not something I’m even contemplating now. I’m so, I’m so motivated and driven right now.”

“I just am really blessed right now,” he said. “Making those positive lifestyle changes and getting my focus really got me started. And then literally just taking a leap of faith and kind of stepping off the cliff, I’m just really amazed with what’s happening so far.” 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.

Y OPAS is still offering to take books off your hands for the sale.

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

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Celebrates Pi Day with some homemade pies in Ahwatukee

The Amadio Ranch in Laveen whose fruit and vegetable truck makes a regular appearance in Ahwatukee is celebrating Pi Day a day early.

Though Pi Day is March 14, Eric and Christina Amadio will be selling made-from-scratch pies – including a chicken pot pie – a day early at 3930 E. Chandler Blvd. 3:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13.

Physicist Larry Shaw started the celebration of the mathematical term pi in 1988, choosing March 14 because its numerical date represents the first three digits of pi. The date also is Albert Einstein’s birthday.

Pies need to be preordered. Information: amadioranch.com

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

Rained-out Boy Scout troop’s rummage sale rescheduled

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

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.

After its semiannual rummage sale was rained out last month, Boy Scout Troop 78 has rescheduled it for 7-11:30 a.m. March 28 at Esperanza Lutheran Church, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Ahwatukee.

St. Benedict’s plans community’s ‘largest rummage sale’ Saturday

ing skills while learning about changes in road design, intersections, signage, and ever-evolving technology to our cars.

Tips on aging and driving are also provided to help increase confidence and safety awareness. After attending the class, participants will receive a certificate that may make them eligible for insurance discounts.

The class will be held at the Pecos Senior Center, 17010 South 48th Street 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 20. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members. To register call the Pecos Senior Center at 602-534-5366.

St. Benedict’s Church has scheduled what it traditionally calls Ahwatukee’s biggest rummage sale 7 a.m.-1 p.m. March 14 at St. John Bosco Catholic School, 16035 S. 48th Street, 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 particleboard.

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.

Popular AARP driving course for seniors slated next month Benson Family Singers coming AARP is again offering the Smart Driver Course, a four-hour class that provides seniors an opportunity to refresh their driv- to Ahwatukee church

The popular Benson Family Singers will be performing 6:30 p.m. March 15 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th Street, 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.

‘Impending Boomer Crisis’ is topic of workshop at Ironwood Kyrene schools slate bike safety Certified Senior Advisor Sue Ritchie will host a free workshop on “The 2030 Problem, the Impending Baby Boomer Caregiving Crisis.” rodeo for kidsat Altadena

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

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.

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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.

Beginners tennis classes are offered 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 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.

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Ahwatukee Easter Parade seeking 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 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.

Phoenician Oasis offers special cooking classes in private home Moms offer hours of prayer in Phoenician Oasis offers cooking classes for all ages in an Ahwatukee home. Learn how to make low-fat, low-sodium and Ahwatukee for any reason 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 22 and April 4 and 18; vegan

Thanks, Kiwanis!

Moms n Prayer International has various Ahwatukee groups that meet weekly for an hour of prayer for their children or grandchildren of all ages.

Information: MomsInPrayer.org or azcarolina7@gmail.com

Captain Dustin Rowe from Salvation Army Phoenix South Mountain KROC Center presented its Joe Utera Memorial Award to Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club President Margaret Ramsey recently, giving special thanks to Key Clubs at Horizon Honors Secondary and Desert Vista and Mountain Point high schools for raising funds during the Salvation Army bell ringing campaigns. (Special to AFN)

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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.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 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

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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.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Women’s workshop

“Never Alone” is the theme of a Women’s Workshop slated at Mountain Park Church that involves transitioning through the chapters of life.

DETAILS>> 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 16461 S 48th St in Ahwatukee (just down the road from Kohls). Information/registration: mountainpark.org/event-detail?id=168

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 p.m., Tuk Urban Kafe, 15815 S. 50th Street, 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.

MONDAYS

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.

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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.

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CALENDAR from page 25 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.

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’ first Tuesdays

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Estrangement support

Although rarely discussed, family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. The estranged suffer from loneliness, lack of self-esteem, guilt, anger and depression. Desert Foothills United Methodist Church provides a support group that meets the first Tuesday of every month. The public is invited to the “Living Loss” sessions.

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 on the first Tuesday of the month for people experiencing estrangement from family members for whatever the reason.

DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Information: 480-460-1025.

Chair yoga featured

ToddlerTime with Sign

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:

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.

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

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.

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.

Open for art

THURSDAYS

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.

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.

Free tutoring

Family Storytime

Meditation meetings

Teen Thursdays

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.

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.

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.

FRIDAYS

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.

SATURDAYS

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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Open letter to Elon Musk and Mary Barra

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hoenix is one of the hottest markets for electric vehicles. The Tesla Model 3 sold very well here. It is also a city with a high proportion of pickup trucks.

It’s not hard to imagine the Valley of the Sun will be a target market for the Tesla Cybertruck and the new, all-electric GM Hummer. In the following letter, I am making a humble suggestion to keep everyone informed and safe.

Dear Mr. Musk and Ms. Barra, You are both amazing individuals who have forged new paths, each in your own way, but I am a little worried about your latest ventures.

While lots of people are very excited about your new trucks, the Cybertruck and the all-electric Hummer, I am actually dreading them. The thought of driving my

midsize sedan on the same roads as your mega trucks makes me, frankly, cringe.

So, I have an idea that could help me to be more relaxed, and perhaps help you with your marketing campaigns. Actually, I am pretty excited about this idea.

I’m thinking about an ad campaign that calls out the competition between your two companies.

Something like the ads where Mac, the new, hip computer confronted PC the old, awkward one. Or where Taylor Swift portrayed as the young, modern and Madonna, the old, out-of-date.

Two totally different companies, Tesla and General Motors, duking it out in front of the camera for those environmentally conscious, rugged individuals! But not just talking heads.

How about a ‘demolition derby-type’ event where you crash the Cybertruck and the Hummer, head-on and see who

wins? Think, #MonsterTruckMashup.

You could stage a betting contest, which one would win? Great build-up!

And sell tickets to the crash. Have spectators screaming and howling. Social media will light up!

But, that’s not my only idea. How about crashing your trucks into just normal sedans? Mr. Musk, you could volunteer the Model 3? Imagine the #Safest-car-everbuilt meets monster trucks!

And not just frontal crashes, but the trucks T-boning the Model 3. Since these crashes are the most dangerous, the results would be very interesting.

Maybe even help to sell more Model 3’s! Ms. Barra, please feel free to volunteer one of your retiring Volts, or another sedan.

Please don’t feel like you need to pay me for my suggestions. You see, I have a little self-interest.

As I mentioned at the outset, I am not very excited about your new trucks. Yes, they look like they will be environmentally friendlier.

But by getting bigger and stronger, your trucks seem less friendly to the rest of us sharing the road. Maybe seeing what would happen in these crashes will help me to relax. Maybe I could switch from being hesitant to being one of your biggest fans.

Thanks for thinking about my suggestion. Please let me know if you want to talk more.

Ahwatukee resident and Arizona State University engineering professor emeritus Norma Hubele is the inventor of TheAutoProfessor.com, a website that helps families make safer car choices. She is working on a book, “Car Safety: Where the Numbers Help and Where They Don’t.”

Residents want Foothills HOA bylaws vote

bents.

The HOA’s members have spoken loud and clear that they want an opportunity to vote on the reform package.

And they want that vote within 30 days so the reforms can be in place for the May election of board directors.

It is now up to the board to respect the will of the HOA members whom they represent, and to announce a special meeting of the HOA’s membership to vote on the reforms no later than the first week of April.

In a December AFN article about the reform campaign, when asked about whether I thought the board would act on the petition, I was quoted as saying: “Honorable men will do the honorable thing.”

The moment has arrived for the board directors to show that they are honorable and that they will properly represent the HOA’s members and comply with the HOA’s governing documents.

The board should promptly act to allow the vote to take place within 30 days. We know this is feasible because the board did so just last May for the recall election.

We thank all of you HOA members who have supported this reform effort. When the board conducts a vote on the reform package, if all of you cast ballots in favor of the reforms, it is a virtual certainty that the reforms will be approved.

With these key reforms in effect, and fresh leadership on the board, by this May the HOA will be poised to move in a new direction that is consistent with our stated mission: “To strengthen the management of the Foothills Community Association HOA, including increasing transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to the interests of the Association’s members.”

For more information about the reform effort: TheFoothillsInfo.com.

-David Randolph, Rob Doherty

Colloidal silver should be tested against virus

Last week, homeowners concerned with problems plaguing the Foothills Community Association HOA submitted a petition calling for a vote within 30 days on a package of key reforms.

This action marked a milestone in the effort to address the troubling leadership and structural issues in the HOA that have been widely reported over the past year.

The petition was signed by more than 1,200 HOA members, well exceeding the 25 percent of the total membership required by the bylaws.

This is an amazing display of unity among the HOA’s members in support of the reforms.

To put this number in perspective, it surpasses the total number of members who cast votes in last year’s recall election, both for and against the incum-

LETTERS

I would like to see coronavirus in vitro tested, using colloidal silver because the 10 million owners of colloidal silver generators can tailor its delivery to use against destroying this virus.

I can envision dipping face masks in silver, then letting them dry. The face mask will kill any virus that tries to get through it.

I also can envision 10 million colloidal silver generator owners supplying 10 quarts to a massive distribution system so the public can protect themselves against this virus. This is much better than any vaccine that can be distributed to the public.

Syracuse University conducted a study on colloidal silver and proved a person with the most silver in their body will

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native medicines that they have, to supply cures of diseases that the mainstream medicine cannot give to the public.

There are over 30 million diabetics in America, now can be cured by mainstream medicine, rather than going to alternative medicines (which the public had chosen, because of their cures).

This is just one example of the FDA’s shortcomings. In the past, doctors had to make decisions like: Do I violate my Hippocratic oath, compromising my patient’s health or go to jail for trying to help my patient? This obstacle will no longer be there.

This is a tremendous win for America.

This is going to save 2 million deaths per year. Thank you, President Trump.

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can result in a healthier body than one with no or low silver in their body. Silver dramatically increases your white blood cells for maximum immunity.

Meanwhile, President Trump has really done it. Yes, one of the most crucial swamp cleanings is starting to occur, by installing a new FDA chief.

America has one of the worst health care systems in the advanced societies because of the FDA. This new chief, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has agreed to change a ban on “off-limit labeling.”

Eliminating this ban means that Big Pharma is no longer a monopoly on the medicine that the FDA regulates. America now will be able to use the premium alter-

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Ahwatukee mom, daughter create a modern photo booth

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

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f your vision of a photo booth is probably dated.

Remember how you would move beyond a curtain to perch on a bench within a small box, smile, smooch or clown, and then wait around for strip of printed photos to come out of a slot?

Well, Kim Tarnopolski and her daughter Alex want to bring you into the 21st century.

The Ahwatukee mother/daughter pair launched Social Photo Bee, a wall-less, open-air photo booth causing a buzz at private and corporate events throughout the East Valley.

Kim Tarnopolski is Social Photo Bee’s owner, assisted by her daughter, a senior at Desert Vista High School.

“I legally own the business since she is a minor but we promote it as our business,” said the proud mother.

In less than a year, their new venture

Kim Tarnopolski and her daughter Alex are having a ball with their new business, Social Photo Bee, which people can hire for parties and other events. (Special to AFN)

has grown wings as more private parties and businesses find a photo booth adds instant fun for any gathering.

And a lot of their business comes from

personal referrals.

“Photo booths are synonymous with fun experiences, and one of the many benefits of our open-air photo booth is

org, Ahwatukee.com, ChandlerNews.com and others with a cumulative monthly unique visitor count in the Valley of more than 500,000.

The company said its online audience numbers are also supported by its most recent independent audit by AMA. At a time when many newspaper-centric media companies are curtailing circulation and managing declining operations, Times Media Group has famously continued to expand its reach and footprint, mostly through the acquisition of other similar media groups.

“What we have found is a model for success in difficult times, and that model relies heavily on highly motivated media professionals, adherence to practical cost structures and a value-based community news engine at its core,” said Steve Strickbine, Times Media Group’s founder and president.

Last year, Times Media Group acquired several high-profile and storied news titles in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, which included the Downtown Los Angeles News, the Pasadena Weekly, the Argonaut and the Ventura County Reporter among others.

John Alexander, the founder and publisher of The Foothills Focus, said his decision to sell his publication to Times Media wasn’t a difficult one.

“I have watched what they’re doing for a long time, and after some consideration, really believe this to be a great path for us,” he said.

“It allows us to grow and allows me more time to meaningfully reconnect with the community and to build even stronger relationships with our advertisers,” Alexander said.

Alexander, who founded the paper in 2002, will continue to act as associate

there are no walls so it’s easy for more people to get involved in your photos, so beware of photo bombers,” Kim Tarnopolski laughed.

A perusal of photos posted on their social media illustrates her claim. The spontaneity of those pictured shows authentic big smiles and laughter, no matter the event.

“The design is elegant and a perfect match for any social or corporate function,” she said. “Our setup allows users to see a camera view on-screen directly in front of them, allowing them to frame their shots just right.”

Taking up a mere 10X10-foot space or less, the photo booth sits on a tripod about eight feet from the backdrops. It can also capture the event itself as the background.

The software used creates a photo booth experience with customizable settings and numerous photo options along

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imes Media Group, a Valleybased company with community weekly newspapers and websites throughout Arizona and California, has acquired The Foothills Focus, a community news weekly based in New River.

In addition to New River, the publication covers several other North Valley communities, including Anthem, Black Canyon City, Cave Creek and Carefree.

According to Times Media officials, the acquisition brings its weekly Valleywide circulation to 285,000 printed copies, information it says is supported by its most recent AMA independent circulation audit.

The company also operates several community news websites in the Valley, including EastValley.com, WestValleyView.com, Phoenix.org, Scottsdale.

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publisher for the Focus and work out of the publication’s main office in New River as he has for nearly 20 years.

Asked where he thought the community news industry is headed in the everchanging digital age, Strickbine said: “The bottom line is that where there are crises, there also often exist out-ofdate ways of thinking, or paradigms. Our approach, our people and our commitment to giving communities the news they need, and that they can increasingly find in few other places, adds up to a pretty simple value proposition, one I believe readers and advertisers understand inherently and that they’ve come to trust.

“At TMG we hold the responsibility of being good stewards of that trust at the very center of our mission.

“In other words, our future is bright,” he said.

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with GIFs - an image file animated by combining several images together.

Clients can select from a wide range of digital photo frames, or Social Photo Bee can create a custom design specific to the event being held, such as a high school logo for a graduation party.

“Events and photography have always been passions of mine, and the current trend in the photo booth industry gave me a platform to bring the two together,” said Tarnopolski, a former human resources executive now acts as the Chief Community Builder with 100 + Women Who Care Valley of the Sun. It was while serving as the co-chair and organizer for the National Leadership Conference of the national philanthropic group last spring where Tarnopolski had the opportunity to assess a modern photo booth in action.

“I hired a photo booth company for the National Conference, and when I saw it, I loved it,” she recalled. “I thought this is an amazing idea.”

Another motivation evolve from observing her daughter’s and her friends’ ubiquitous interest in capturing any and all events on their cell phones “As a mom of a teenager, I see a lot of DIY photo booths and kids taking selfies at parties and school events, however, those photos never find their way to me,” she laughed.

“That, and having the opportunity to teach my daughter the business was instrumental in starting Social Photo Bee.” One of the big boons the business brings to events is the fun of instantaneous access to the photos the people are in.

“Social Photo Bee’s software allows the individuals in the photo to enter their phone number or email address and the

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photo will be instantly sent to them,” Tarnopolski explained.

“Along with their photos, guests receive a link to the event gallery,” she added.

“They can save the photos to their phone and instantly share them on social media.

“The photos are Instagram and Facebook ready. It’s quick, easy, and super fun.

And hosts of the event receive an email with a link to download all the photos to their computer,” she said.

Social Photo Bee provides different backdrops from which to choose, along with green screen options.

They amp up the fun with hand-held props and digital props – design overlays guests can add on top of their photos as with Snapchat.

Handheld props like oversized glasses, hats, signs, picture frames and more are customized to the occasion being celebrated.”

“Social Photo Bee is suitable for any age and any social event - birthdays, graduations, weddings, retirement parties, holidays, school banquets, etc.,” said Tarnopolski. “A theme can be created around any occasion.”

Sunnev Terrell, an Ahwatukee resident for 15 years, is a big fan of Social Photo Bee after personally enjoying them at myriad events.

“I’ve experienced Social Photo Bee in quite a few different settings and events – at our neighborhood Halloween block party, at a friend’s holiday ornament exchange get-together, at the 100+ Women Who Care Ahwatukee Chapter’s Five Years celebration and at my husband’s company’s New Year’s party at Topgolf in Scottsdale,” she said. “We’ve also booked it for our daughter’s upcoming 16th birthday we’re hosting at our home in Whistling Rock.”

She said she likes Social Photo Bee’s

photo booth because it’s “so customizable” with professionally-designed frames and the variety of props.

“And the images and gifs are so funny, always generating laughs and smiles no matter what type of group you have,” said Terrell.

Terrell recalled when growing up in the 80s, she and her friends often made use of the old-school photo booths, sharing and saving the four-photo strips of memories.

“My kids actually found a pile of them at my mom’s house a few months ago and thought my 80’s permed hairstyle was hilarious,” said Terrell, a research analyst who with husband Kevin are parents of nine children.

In addition to parties, Social Photo Bee is also working with corporate and charitable events where promotion is important to the client, making use of experiential marketing.

A goal of experiential marketing according to Forbes “is to create lasting impressions on consumers they want to share with others and, ultimately, lead to brand loyalty.”

“You’re creating an association between your brand and those positive vibes,” the article states.

Those positive vibes are what Social Photo Bee helps generate.

“A custom, branded experience from the start screen to the photo frame to the client’s very own online gallery can be created,” said Tarnopolski.

“The gallery includes the hashtag of choice, as well as options to enable guests to easily share to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter directly from their mobile device.

Hosts not only get their events promoted through a subject’s social network, but they can also collect email addresses and other useful information.”

Added Alex: “People love to take and

share photos. We make it easy to do.

“The process is quick and there isn’t a limit to the number of photos taken at an event. The best part about photo booth pictures is they are organic and unretouched. Something about the experience is exciting to people. It’s just raw and real and why people love them.”

After experiencing Social Photo Bee at a neighborhood party in Ahwatukee, Darcy Struck of Darcy Struck Interiors convinced her husband, attorney Dan Struck, to make it a focal point of his law firm’s holiday party.

“I saw how it engaged everyone by getting them laughing and having fun picking out props, posing and then instantly enjoying seeing their party photos,” said Darcy.

“And the idea your photos could easily and immediately be posted on your social media was another great aspect.”

Her intuition that the Struck Love Bojanowski & Acedo law firm holiday party guests would find Social Photo Bee an integral addition to the holiday festivities proved right.

“At the office holiday party, everyone popped over to the Social Photo Bee booth throughout the entire evening,” she said.

“It provided lots of laughs and everyone really enjoyed using the props, the fun background that was provided for the photos, and then sharing it on social media. It was a big hit and has already been requested for future functions.”

As graduation ceremonies, proms and dances and other spring events loom, Social Photo Bee is already receiving requests and reservations.

Their graphic designer can create special frames with the school name and class year to use for those special occasions.

Information: socialphotobee.com or 602-345-0002.

adding he and his wife have thought about closing Halstead Bead Inc., their 27-employee business.

Scott was one of several small business officials testifying to a House subcommittee on the impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair, a court ruling stating states could collect sales tax on goods sold in their states from online retailers.

But while one witness compared the ruling to “taxation without representa-

tion,” others said it merely makes online retailers pay the same sales taxes brickand-mortar stores have always had to pay.

The old system was also costing states sales tax revenue, with South Dakota alone estimating it lost $48 million to $58 million a year.

“We’re very happy the Supreme Court has finally leveled the playing field,” said Craig Shearman, a spokesman for the

National Retail Federation, said of the court’s June 2018 ruling.

“This court ruling came about partly because the small businesses were concerned about unfair competition from large national online sellers who were, basically able to undercut them on pricing because they didn’t have to collect sales tax on their online sales,” Shear-

Businesses detail woes with online sales taxes

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ASHINGTON. D.C. – Small business owners told Congress last week a Supreme Court ruling intended to help them compete against online retailers is instead threatening to drive small firms out of business.

“Nothing has shaken us like Wayfair,” said Prescott businessman Brad Scott,

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There are some steps to protecting your retirement

BY HAROLD WONG AFN Guest Writer

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’m submitting this article on March 6 and the last two weeks have seen the U.S. stock market gyrate up and down with extreme volatility due to fear about the impact of the coronavirus.

At the close of the March 5 stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 969.24 points, or 3.58 percent, to close at 26,121.62.

Compared to the all-time highs of 29,551.42 at the close of Feb. 12, the Dow-Jones dropped 11.61 percent.

The S&P500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed in correction territory, down more than 10 percent from their recent highs on Feb. 19.

At 7:50 a.m., March 6, the 10-year Treasury note fell to an all-time low of 0.660 percent due to the coronavirus fears causing huge demand for “safe” U.S. Treasury bonds.

This will impact the famous “4 per-

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man said.

Arizona approved a law last year to levy sales taxes on “remote sellers and marketplace facilitators” doing more than $200,000 in sales in the state in 2019, with the threshold dropping to $150,000 this year and $100,000 next year and beyond.

Kevin Mahoney, founder of the online site FindTape, told a House Small Business subcommittee: “It’s incredibly stressful to open up your mail and see a stack of letters from a state you have no real presence in.”

Currently, 45 states and the District of Columbia levy sales taxes. Tax rates differ by state, many of which have local sales taxes to further complicate the

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cent withdrawal rule,” which states if one has $1 million of financial assets, one can withdraw only $40,000 the first year one retires and still have a 90 percent chance that you will not run out of money while retired.

Each year, one can increase the withdrawal amount by the rate of inflation.

However, years ago, T. Rowe Price lowered the number to the “2.8 percent rule.” If these new historically low-interest rates continue, I’m sure it will be the “2 percent” rule.

No one ever thought saving $1 million meant they could only safely withdraw $20,000 their first year of retirement.

There are ways to substantially increase your retirement income without the risk of Wall Street stocks or ridiculously low-interest rates: Maximize Social Security: Last year, I met an Ahwatukee couple who became a new client. They learned that there are only two factors that determine one’s Social Security Retirement Benefit income: the top 35 years one paid into SS and when one starts SS benefits. situation.

Scott said online small businesses like his see all of the pain and none of the benefit from the ruling.

“State sales tax laws are complex, and none are identical,” Scott told a House Small Business subcommittee. “There is no single resource that instructs on all 51 departments of revenue; there are 51 playbooks we must learn. This is an impossible task.”

Scott, who has to figure taxes for 32 states he sells in, said the bookkeeping is so complex it costs him $2.31 to collect every $1 of tax he sends back to the states.

He testified his business struggled to keep up with the “same compliance expectations” as a company like Wayfair Inc. - he said is 1,100 times larger than

They both have high incomes and by waiting until age 70 to take SS, they will have a combined $72,000/year of SS income. Note that only 3 percent wait until age 70 to take SS. Create a private pension: I met an engineer, age 56, last year that became a new client. He looked at the research and for the last 20 years, starting on Jan. 1, 2000, the average S&P 500 stock dividends were 2.02 percent and the compound average growth rate (CAGR) of these stocks was 3.99 percent.

If one added the two items together, it’s a total of 6.01 percent. However, if one adjusts by inflation, it becomes a CAGR of 3.79 percent. Source: MoneyChimp.com.

When one subtracts the typical 3 percent annual fee that all full-service brokerage firms want to earn on your account, you are left with very little.

Instead, he was willing to deposit $200,000 into a private pension. By waiting until 70, he would receive $21,688, or a 10.63 percent rate of cash flow, every year that he’s alive. In comparison, a $200,000, 10-year Treasury Halstead Bead.

But Shearman said there are resources like Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board Inc. to help make life easier for small businesses.

It has helped develop software to “calculate the tax owed automatically and then periodically also submits those tax payments to the appropriate state automatically,” he said.

Scott said such software is needed, but is “far from a complete solution” and “We want uniformity and simplicity across the states.”

He pointed to resolutions passed unanimously last month by the Arizona House and Senate calling on Congress to enact “uniform national legislation to simplify sales tax or similar tax collection to reduce the burden of tax compliance on

bond purchased early March 6, 2020, would only generate $1,320 of annual income – a 0.660 percent interest rate.

Be open to alternative (to Wall Street) investments: There are options to earn a 7-9 percent tax-adjusted rate of return from lending to real estate fix and flippers or doing equipment leasing.

In contrast, the three largest banks in Phoenix will pay 0.01 percent, 0.05 percent, or 0.15 percent on a 1-year CD. This means that $100,000 deposited will pay you $10, $50, or $150 of annual interest, instead of $7,000-9,000 in alternative investments.

Free Seminar: “Maximize Your Social Security & Other Retirement Income” will be held 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 6:15-8:15 p.m. March 31 at the Golden Corral, 1318 N. Cooper Road, Gilbert. After each presentation will be a free buffet meal. Contact me at 480-706-0177 or harold_wong@hotmail.com to RSVP. Dr. Harold Wong earned his Ph.D. in Economics at University of California/ Berkeley and has appeared on over 400 TV/radio programs. remote sellers” in light of the Wayfair ruling.

Other solutions could include state tax uniformity, a single tax-filing point and a break on taxes on wholesale businesses like his.

“This would be tremendously beneficial to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, not really dealing in the retail world,” he said.

Scott’s business was founded by his wife’s parents in the early 1970s, and grew from selling jewelry pieces to wholesale jewelry parts – from sterling silver chains to charms.

Scott’s company, with 27 employees, does 94 percent of its business online – but Scott said the burden of paying taxes to 32 states has led him and his wife to think about shutting down.

Contact Paul Maryniak at 480-898-5647 or pmaryniak@timespublications.com

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Ostrich Festival not so much about the birds

BY KEVIN REAGAN GetOut Staff Writer

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ver 6,000 Ostriches in Salt River Valley” was the headline splashed across the Chandler Arizonan’s front page in February 1914.

The market for fashionable ostrich feathers was growing, the newspaper reported, and Chandler was becoming home to several owners of the large African bird.

Dr. A.J. Chandler, the city’s founder and namesake, kept a herd of ostriches on a plot of land behind the historic San Marcos Hotel.

Old photographs show neighbors visiting the entrepreneur’s ranch for a chance to spot the exotic birds through his barbed-wire fence.

They were warned not to bring their dogs along, as canines and ostriches “don’t mix.”

But World War I devastated Arizona’s

state’s birds.

Dr. Chandler was rumored to have kept a box of feathers in his basement in case the ostrich market bounced back.

It never did.

More than a century later, the only place Chandler residents can find an ostrich is at Tumbleweed Park every spring.

The Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ostrich Festival embraces a unique chapter of the city’s There still will be some of these funny looking birds at the Ostrich Festival, but history by featuring Chandler's biggest event of the year offers a lot more to see and do. (Special the big-eyed, gangly to GetOut) birds in a series of osostrich trade and the contagious Span- trich-themed activities.

While ostriches have center stage, the ish Influenza killed off many of the

fest also features pigs, camels ducks and other creatures in various exhibits.

In its 32nd year, the festival expects to attract more than 100,000 visitors and will include a lineup of new entertainment attractions.

Loop Rawlins, a professional roper who competed on “America’s Got Talent,” will demonstrate his skillful lassoing in a Western-themed stunt show.

Visitors can watch ducks swim toward the finish line in the Great American Duck Race or laugh at pigs doing vaudevillian acts in the Pork Chop Revue.

The Ostrich Festival will also have a number of educational attractions designed to spark the curiosity of younger patrons.

The Imaginology STEM tent provides several hands-on activities and puzzles that test the wits of children of all ages.

Visitors can also venture back 65 mil-

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Rustler’s Rooste still offers Old West flavor

BY JIM ROSE GetOut Contributor

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ustler’s Rooste is the last westernthemed restaurant still standing in the Valley with Pinnacle Peak Patio, Reatta Pass, Greasewood Flat and Bill Johnson’s Big Apple all faded into history.

Located on the Arizona Grand Resort campus, 83835 48th Street, Ahwatukee, the 49-year-old eatery aims to continue a legacy long-time Valley residents may remember – a place to go for a great time and food. Even the sawdust on the floor harkens to another time unique to Phoenix’s cowboy-style restaurants.

Continuing Rustler’s Rooste’s cowboy pedigree is the live entertainment.

Now their 36th year, Mark “Buck” Dollar and the Peso Dollar Bandstand

Allstars are the house band, playing a broad repertoire of old and new country/cowboy music, 60’s and 70’s rock from the Eagles, Rolling Stones and Beatles, jazz and a little reggae.

Dollar has pulled together accomplished musicians for his regulars Don King, guitar (15 years), Randy Matthews, drums (10 years) and Dennis Chipley, bass (27 years). Dollar himself has played guitar and lead vocals for 36 years.

He keeps the band’s music fresh by alternating other local musicians for

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Mark “Buck” Dollar and the Peso Dollar Bandstand Allstars play old and new country music and a mix of other musical genres five nights a week - and seven on alternating weeks - at Rustler’s Rooste. (Jim Rose/ Contributor)

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lion years with a trip to the Pangaea Land of Dinosaurs exhibit and see a lifesize Tyrannosaurus Rex. Other live attractions include the Great Benjamin Circus, Professor Smart’s Science Show, obstacle courses and an educational ostrich exhibit.

Chandler Chamber of Commerce President Terri Kimble said her organization has been advocating for Chandler businesses since the early 1900s. So, it’s fitting that the Chamber put on an event reminiscent of Chandler’s early history.

Furthermore, Kimble said the festival’s a prime examp l e as to how Chandler’s businesses, nonprofits and residents come together to put on a delightful show.

“We are blessed to have incredible help from our community and Chamber members making the experience smooth, fun and enjoyable,” Kimble said.

The Chamber hosted the first Ostrich Festival in 1988 to celebrate the city’s feathery roots.

Spectators flocked to watch jockeys attempt to ride the seven-foot-tall birds in competitive races.

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a night on a regular basis. Local greats like guitarists Bob Henke and Greg Mills, along with Billy “Mandolin Billy” Parker bring their own style to create a new music experience with every performance.

Dollar – who also has shared the stage with Vince Gill, Don Henley of the Eagles

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The carnival’s odd concept quickly attracted tourists and became one of Chandler’s most popular events.

The Travel Channel and National Geographic have done segments on the festival and it was featured in Whitney Houston’s 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale.”

Kimble said the festival’s longevity has made it part of Chandler’s culture – producing dozens of memories for the city’s natives.

“We have attendees stop by the Chamber tent at the fest iva l Camel races were a popular attraction at last year's Ostrich Festival, but they don't appear to be on the card for 2020. (Special to GetOut)

sharing fond memories of when they came with their parents and family,” she said. “Now they attend with their kids to make memories with their own family.”

While ostrich races have been a part of the previous festivals, about 10 ostriches are now kept near the petting zoo behind a fenced-in area for people to view

and Juice Newton – also takes his regular band on tour in Texas and California.

He and the band do take a few days off, turning Rustler’s Rooste over to Clint Williams and Marble Heart every other Sunday and Monday night.

Dollar is the son of Warlick O’ Dell Dollar, known to local country music fans as Peso Dollar. The Peso Dollar and the Counterfeit Bills Band formed in the

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while videos provide fun facts about the birds.

The ostrich races have not been the “primary focus” of the festival over the last decade, Kimble said last year.

“We have truly transformed this festival into a true community festival,” Kimble said. “We have over 100 hours of musical entertainment throughout the festival and the festival has really changed over the past several years and it evolved.

“Each year we try to bring in something new, something different. We’re really going for an educational component and really kind of beefing that up, including that technology component.”

This year’s main stage entertainment includes 1990s boy band 98 Degrees, rock group the Blues Traveler, and disco

early 1950s and performed under this name until 1970-71, when the name was changed to the Peso Dollar Band.

The elder Dollar was a singer, musician and songwriter. For 23 years by day, he was a state trooper while at night he shared the stage with stars such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Autry, Rex Allen and Roy Rogers. He was also a spokesman for Bobby Unser and Hurst’s Ham

girl group the Pointer Sisters.

Carnival rides are not included in the festival’s admission price.

If You Go...

What: 32nd Annual Ostrich Festival.

When: March 13-15 Where: Tumbleweed Park, 2250 South McQueen Road.

Cost: Adults are $15, kids 4 to 12 and people over 55 can get in for $8. Unlimited ride wristbands are $27 unlimited. An $80 multipack includes two adult, two youth and two unlimited all-day ride wristbands. The multipack and wristbands are available only at Basha’s and Food City stores. Adult price at the festival increases after 2 p.m. to $20.

More info: ostrichfestival.com.

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Mark Dollar took over for his father in 1986 with an eye toward bringing his second-generation band into the next century.

Both Peso and Mark Dollar were inducted into the Greater Arizona Country Music Association Hall Of Fame in 2017, the second father-and-son to be inducted behind Rex Allen and Rex Allen Jr.

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Desert Vista overcomes adversity, downs rival Mountain Pointe for 6A title

BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

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here was never a point Gino Crump felt he wouldn’t be able to return to the Desert Vista basketball program in December, even as he faced possible termination following a post-game incident.

He had a feeling it would be resolved, especially after the support he received from Thunderbird coach and lawyer Buddy Rake and the Ahwatukee community.

Crump’s sole purpose was to get back to his team and lead them to a 6A state title.

Crump did just that Tuesday night at Arizona State’s Desert Financial Arena as Desert Vista started fast against rival Mountain Pointe and cruised to a 75-55 victory, claiming the program’s first title since 2008.

“It was an emotional rollercoaster of epic proportions,” Crump said. “We had a lot of things working on my behalf, I felt

Desert Vista’s boys basketball team captured its first state title since 2008 in a 75-55 victory over rival Mountain Pointe. (Chris Mortenson/AFN Staff Photographer)

pretty good. To be here now, I’m just trying to let it all sink in. It’s unreal.”

Desert Vista knew it would have to limit

the speed of Mountain Pointe early on.

The Thunder went to the zone defense right away, pressing the Pride guards up

the court. They went away from their man concept, which Mountain Pointe had seen earlier in the regular season.

The adjustment was effective, as the Pride struggled to find open shots while Desert Vista capitalized from inside the paint.

Within the first 4 minutes, the Thunder had a double-digit lead.

“We put in a lot of different sets and didn’t run anything they had seen before,” Crump said. “I don’t think they were ready for us to be in zone. We wanted to start fast and get to the paint and it’s what we did.”

Ighodaro, the only senior on the Desert Vista roster, waited 4 years to play in a title game. The Marquette signee is known for his unselfish style of play, constantly creating open looks for teammates.

On this night, however, Desert Vista

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Oso sweet, Ighodaro dominates in Thunder championship

BY ERIC NEWMAN AFN Staff Writer

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sasere Ighodaro’s high school basketball career came to a storybook ending Tuesday night, as the Desert Vista senior led the boys’ basketball team to a 75-55 win over Ahwatukee rival Mountain Pointe in the 6A championship game.

Ighodaro, a Marquette University basketball signee, totaled 32 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in the title game.

But most importantly, his efforts finally paid off in a championship long eludeding this Desert Vista roster.

“This is everyone’s dream, playing your rival in the championship your senior year, I’ve been dreaming of this moment.

So I’m glad we got it,” he said.

His statistics do not even tell the full story of Ighodaro’s dominance. The Pride had to rely heavily on jump shots offensively, avoiding Ighodaro’s ability

Osasere Ighodaro’s Desert Vista career came to a storybook ending as he scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds and six blocks in the Thunder’s championship win. (Chris Mortenson/AFN Staff Photographer)

to block or otherwise-alter shots at the rim. And every time Mountain Pointe got close late in the game, Ighodaro seemed to get position in the post for an easy la-

yup to swing back some momentum.

Coach Gino Crump had nothing but great things to say about his captain’s efforts in the championship game.

“He’s a genius on and off the basketball court. He plays the right way, he’s a leader. Every time they made a run, he settled the team down, talked to the players, to the younger guys. He’s one of the best players I’ve ever coached,” Crump said.

Early in his high school career, Ighodaro was a “silent assassin,” as Crump put it. A talented, young, quiet kid, he let his play do most of the talking as an underclassman. The Thunder always had vocal leaders – Wesley Harris, Christian Anigwe, Alijah Gammons and Jaden Rollins on the 2017-18 Final Four team, and Isiah Wilson and Mason Harbertson last season – but as the lone senior on this version of the Thunder, Ighodaro had to grow into the mature, outspoken leader as well.

It was a tall order. Desert Vista played two sophomores in Andrew King and Desean Lecque in its starting lineup, and

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As the Desert Vista High School student section watched the Thunder take on the Pride in the 6A final for kings of the court, 1) Desert Vista’s student section . 2) Desert Vista’s Osasere Ighodaro tried to block Mountain Pointe’s Mark Brown from taking a shot; 3): Ighodaro made another leap to try and stymie the Pride’s TJ Tigler and later 4) Desean Lecque scored for the Thunder. 5) Jason Kimbrough, left, raced against Desert Vista’s Malik Mack while 6) Mountain Pointe’s Zereoue Williams leaped to grab a ball and 7) teammate Mark Brown looked for a chance to break out into the open. 8) Mountain Pointe’s student section was in a celebratory mood initially, until the Thunder put the hammer to their team.

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did what they could to get the ball in his hands.

“Oso was key, his rebounding, scoring and defense was a great contributor to this ring,” Lecque said. “He helped us all year win games. I’m just glad we got the win, I’m glad we could get coach Gino the win. We went through a lot this year so it feels good to get this ring.”

Ighodaro had just four points in the opening quarter but had already made his presence felt on defense. His point-total quickly rose in the second, as the senior wing found a rhythm to finish the half with 20 of Desert Vista’s 35 points.

Mountain Pointe started to find its own rhythm offensively in the second half, as guards Jason Kimbrough, Mark Brown and TJ Tigler combined for four threepointers in the first opening minutes of the third quarter.

At one point, the Pride trimmed Desert Vista’s lead, which was its largest at 15 up to that point, down to nine. But the combination of Ighodaro and Lecque got the better of Mountain Pointe down the stretch.

Lecque finished with 21 points and four rebounds. Ighodaro, in his final game

Desert Vista coach Gino Crump, who was nearly terminated in December following a post-game incident, said the moment he coached the Thunder to a state title felt “unreal.” (Chris Mortenson/AFN Staff Photographer)

wearing a Desert Vista uniform and third at ASU after three final four trips in his career, saved his best performance for last.

The senior had 32 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks.

“I just wanted to do whatever I had to in order to help my team win, it was the most important thing for me,” Ighodaro said.

“Whether I scored zero or 50, it didn’t matter to me.

“We played on this court three times

and could never get it done. Now we finally did.”

Mountain Pointe’s players never shied away despite facing a large deficit. As they did in January after losing five straight games, they fought back. Brown, a freshman, finished with 18 points and six rebounds for the Pride. Kimbrough, a junior, had 10 points and two assists.

One of the few seniors on the Pride roster, forward Michael Pola-Cardena, scored

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14 points off the bench and corralled four rebounds.

The Pride entered the title game as the No. 11 seed in the 6A Conference. They let their underdog mentality fuel their run to the title game for the second time in three years.

Mountain Pointe will only lose one starter to graduation, presenting the opportunity for first-year coach Kaimarr Price to continue building on what was, for many outside the program, a Cinderella run.

Ighodaro will be the only starter lost to graduation for Desert Vista next season, as the other four starters included three sophomores and a junior. From Crump’s job being on the line to players missing games due to illness, the Thunder relied heavily on its youth to overcome many leaps and bounds throughout the season.

But from the coaches to the players, they all had one goal in mind. They wanted to send Ighodaro off as a champion.

“The worst thing in the world is to send my seniors home without a championship,” Crump said. “I always tell them to trust me, trust the system and we would beat everybody.

“They did that and these are the results.”

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Arizona sports community braces for virus

BY COLE BAILEY Cronkite News

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s the world continues to deal with the impact of COVID-19, a novel strain of the coronavirus which has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 95,000 others across the world, concerns have seeped into the Arizona sports community.

The 15 Cactus League teams playing spring training in Arizona received a memo from Major League Baseball recommending players don’t take baseballs and pens from fans to sign autographs.

Scouts from the NHL Coyotes have been told to take precautions, and the state’s governing body for high school sports is taking its lead from the national federation.

“We have to be aware it could potentially hit our area, and we want to be mindful and we want to prepare as we move forward,” said David Hines, the executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Federation. “We don’t want to panic yet, but we want to pay attention.”

On a global scale, many sports organizations have taken aggressive action in order to prevent further spread of the disease.

The status of the Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, just four months from now, is in question. The IOC remains committed to holding the Games as scheduled, but talks of postponement or cancellation have come about in recent weeks.

In Italy, all sporting events – including Serie A soccer, one of the biggest leagues in the entire world – will be played without spectators for at least the next month.

In Japan, preseason baseball games have already started to be played without fans in attendance. Switzerland has taken a similar stance, as all public gatherings with more than 1,000 people have been disallowed until March 15 at the earliest.

Arizona sports institutions currently in season, which include spring training, professional and college basketball, and high school athletics, have not taken

The Texas Rangers were among teams that curtailed interaction with spring baseball fans as a result of an advisory from the league in light of the spreading COVID-19 virus. (Cronkite News)

steps as drastic as these quite yet.

Despite this, those directly involved with these sports – like Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell – have started to take notice.

“We’re certainly talking about it and formulating how we’re going to have to address it,” Counsell said. “I think it’s a little bit on everyone’s mind. If something’s there, we want to do our best to be prepared.”

Major League Baseball does not plans to cancel or postpone spring training.

Counsell understands why but regrets this is the case. In his view, spring training is the ideal situation for young fans to connect with their favorite players.

“It’s a shame it’s what this has gotten to,” Counsell said. “I think spring training is probably the best time for intimate fan interaction with players and getting autographs, so it’s a shame if it was suggested otherwise.”

In a sport such as baseball where players are close together in the clubhouse and are constantly sharing the same ball on the field, the need for good hygiene is paramount.

Giants catcher Tyler Heineman recog-

nizes this, and he has received tips from the team as well as his wife, who is in healthcare, about things he should and should not do.

“I know it’s a big thing and a scare, but the best thing I can do as a person is try and take care of myself and be healthy, wash my hands and make sure I get enough sleep and nutrition,” Heineman said. “Just try and stay away from being sick. Whatever else happens, it’s out of my control.”

Similarly to baseball, the NBA has also sent out a memo to teams discouraging autographs and high-fives on the court.

It is difficult to monitor these types of things, Suns coach Monty Williams said, but he believes his team has started to take the necessary precautions.

“I think everybody is aware and cautious, just because it’s something you have to take seriously,” Williams said.

“We had a presentation a couple days ago to give us an idea as to what to look for, how to take care of yourself, and where it is across the country.

“I think all of our guys are cautious, but it’s about all I can say about it. I’m not watching to see if guys are fist-bumping

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You just hope everybody is trying to be as safe as they can.

“I think if anything were to happen, the team would be on top of it and make decisions based on the safety of our players and the safety of everybody around,” Williams continued, adding: “The league has always been ahead of the curve in situations like this, so I’m sure they have precautions in place. I’m hopeful it doesn’t come to that, but we’ll see.”

The AIA, the governing body of over 260 high school athletics programs in the state of Arizona, has already started to be proactive in its efforts to stop the potential spread of the coronavirus at events.

The AIA has already started to share information given to it by the National Federation of State High School Associations with its member schools, Hines said.

“We’re not the experts, so as an association, we rely on the experts,” Hines said.

“We have a sports medicine advisory committee we meet with made up of doctors and athletic trainers, and so anytime we do anything medical, we’re paying attention to the experts.

“With the county health department, the state health department, the governor’s office, and all those entities, they know way more than we do. They know what we need to do, they know how we can be helpful to the people of Arizona and the people supporting high school sports.”

In Hines’ view, the AIA has been fortunate from a timing perspective.

Sports like basketball and wrestling, which take place in small gymnasiums are more likely to have parents and fans within close proximity of each other, recently had their respective seasons come to an end.

Spring sports, such as baseball and track and field have recently begun their seasons, on the other hand, do not have this issue to the extent their winter counterparts do.

Even so, Hines still recognizes the need

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several other young players had contributing roles. It was not always easy to wrangle the young bulls in, but Ighodaro was pivotal in keeping them in line to challenge for, and eventually win, a title.

“We’d mess around a lot, and we’d have to run in practice, and act like kids. Because we’re basically kids, 15-16-yearolds, but there’s just one his age, and he would always give us directions. He’d tell us what we needed to do to get to this point, and we wouldn’t be here without him,” King said.

Nearly the entire lower bowl of ASU’s Desert Financial Arena was filled with

VIRUS from page 42

to be vigilant in responding to the threat the coronavirus poses.

“Most of the activities we now have for the spring are outside activities, so we have a little less of an issue with a lot of

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the Ahwatukee community and basketball fans, and a long-standing culture of terrific Thunder basketball alumni and young players rode on Ighodaro’s shoulders against the team’s fiercest rival on March 3.

He stood tall – about 6 feet 10 inches to be exact – and delivered in the biggest spot of his young career. He lifted the gold ball, much like he had lifted the team all season, and let out an unencumbered smile in celebration of a championship and a perfect ending to his high school basketball days.

“It’s for everyone,” Ighodaro said, “all my DV alumni who got so close in the past, to finally get it is everything.”

confinement,” Hines said.

“But the big thing is, ‘Let’s pay attention and listen to the CDC and all the information from the public health department,’ because they’re going to let us know where it is for us in Arizona so we can be supportive.”

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ROC# 186443 • BONDED

480.844.9765

Landscape Maintenance

Call Lance White

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

ROC# 256752

MD’S LANDSCAPING

Lawn Mowing Starts At $40 Full Service Starts At $70 15 + Yrs Exp! All English Speaking Crew

SONORAN LAWN

480-745-5230

Is your lawn ready for the holidays?

Call for a clean up.

Complete Lawn Service & Weed Control

Drip Systems Installed, Valves/Timer Repairs

Starting @ $60/Month!

Let’s get your Watering System working again!

System Checks • Drip Checks

• One Month Free Service • Licensed, Bonded Insured for your protection.

FREE ESTIMATES! CALL 24 HOURS 25 Yrs Exp. I Do All My Own Work! Call Mark

480.295.2279 Referred out of Ewing Irrigation Not a licensed contractor.

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED!

RAMON LANDSCAPING SERVICES I could help you have your palm trees and other trees trimmed by giving you a reasonable and better price than the others.

Irrigation Repair & New Installation Maintenance Bi-Weekly • Monthly Yard Clean-ups • Storm Damage • Palm & Tree Trimming Tree Removal • Landscape Lighting Installation & Repair Landscape Design • Install Winter Grass

Responsible • 100% Guaranteed Ask for Ramon Not a

Licensed Contractor

480-217-0407

480-586-8445

D&L SPRINKLER SERVICE Landscape Lighting Wi-Fi Irrigation & Lighting timers

UNDER $100 We Do Installs!

Warranty On All Work

$35 AIRPORT SEDAN SERVICES AHW/AIRPORT OR AIRPORT/AHW

FERTILIZER PROGRAMS • SOIL TESTING • DETHATCHING

ROC 282663 • BONDED • INSURED YOUR LAWN EXPERT SINCE 1995

Not a licensed contractor

Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

ROC#309706

The Valley’s Premier Painters Proudly Serving Ahwatukee for 15 Years!

Family Owned & Operated Residential • Commercial • Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings • Interior & Exterior “Professional, Punctual & Clean”

*GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED

Other Services Weddings/Parties Night out on the town 602.348.2141 Keep this number in your cell as your Ahwatukee Transportation Service.

Way2GoTransport.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING

• Best Painters EVER!

Choose us for all your transportation needs

ROC 304267 • Licenced & Bonded

Jose Dominguez Painting & Drywall SEE OUR AD IN DRYWALL! Quick Response to your Call!

15 Years Exp 480-266-4589

480-338-4011

MOST REPAIRS

SPECIAL

480.345.1800

Painting

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

Limo Services

FERTILIZATION + LAW WEED CONTROL INCLUDED WITH CORE AERATION

MAKE A LOT!

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

Misting Systems

Not a Licensed Contractor

theplugman.com

SPEND A LITTLE…

• Call or Text for a Free Quote

602.329.3396

480-940-8196

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Interior, Exterior House Painting.

Stucco Patching.

Gate/Front Door Refinishing.

Quality work/Materials Free Estimate Ignacio 480-961-5093 602-571-9015 ROC #189850 Bond/Ins'd

kjelandscape.com • ROC#281191

dandlsprinklerservice.com

SPRING LAWN GREEN-UP

Painting

480-825-6272

ACP is 100% Veteran Owned Like us on Facebook to stay current & Receive 5% Off Services

www.AcpPaintingllc.com Licensed - Bonded - Insured ROC 290242

FREE ESTIMATES • CALL TODAY!

(480)785-6323

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Painting

Pool Service / Repair

Plumbing

Painting

CLR Pool Service LLC

SUN TECH

PAINTING

Excellent Service...

First time, Every time!

INC.

“We get your house looking top notch!” ★ Interior/Exterior Painting ★ Drywall Repair & Installation ★ Popcorn Ceiling Removal

★ Elastomaric Roof Coating ★ Epoxy Floors ★ Small Job Specialist

Scott Mewborn, Owner 480-818-1789

Serving Ahwatukee Since 1987 Interior / Exterior • High Quality Materials & Workmanship • Customer Satisfaction Free Est imates • Countless References • Carpentry Services Now Available

Charles Rock - Ahwatukee Resident

480.399.ROCK (7625)

Visit us at Suntechpaintingaz.com or view our video promo at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5pbvpZJlg

602.625.0599

License #ROC 298736

charles@clrpoolservice.com

ROC #155380

www.clrpoolservice.com

Family Owned • Free Estimates

East Valley PAINTERS

Plumbing Plumbing

SERVICE • REPAIR • REPLACEMENT AHWATUKEE SPECIAL

Voted #1

$

Paint Interior & Exterior • Drywall Repair Light Carpentry • Power Washing • Textures Matched Popcorn Removal • Pool Deck Coatings Garage Floor Coatings • Color Consulting

We offer personalized service for our customers.

We use the best materials that we can find.

Off 40work done *Any

10% OFF

Owned and Operated

by Rod Lampert Ahwatukee Resident Serving Ahwatukee for over 25 years

We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality Free Estimates!

Home of the 10-Year Warranty!

SH

ALL YOU NEED IS A PU

480-688-4770

Our services include: Sinks, Toilets, Faucets, Water Heaters, Garbage Disposal, Drain Cleaning, Pressure Reducing Valves, Pressure Vacuum Breakers, Hot Water Circulation Systems, Main Service Valves and Hose Taps.

(480)

279-4155

Licensed • Bonded • Insured • ROC 189848

Plumbing

www.eastvalleypainters.com Family Owned & Operated

Now Accepting all major credit cards

Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

480.898.6465 CLASS@TIMESPUBLICATIONS.COM

Plumbing

PLUMBING $35.00 Off Any Service Call Today!

A+ RATED

We Repair or Install ROC # 272721

AHWATUKEE’S #1 PLUMBER Licensed • Bonded • Insured

704.5422

(480)

Call 480-868-6722 ROC 316690

Meetings/Events?

Get Free notices in the Classifieds!

Submit to ecota@timespublications.com

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Pool Service / Repair

Pool Service / Repair Watch for Garage Sales in Classifieds!

$25 OFF

Filter Cleaning!

Monthly Service & Repairs Available

602-546-POOL 7 6 6 5

www.barefootpoolman.com See our Before’s and After’s on Facebook Licensed, Bonded & Insured ROC# 272001

You will find them easy with their yellow background.

Garage Sale Fri & Sat 7a-11am Household, clothes, kitchen items, furniture, electronics, mason jars, kid items, DVDs, MORE 555 W. Lane Dr Mesa

1st Month of Service FREE

Roofing

aFamily Operated by 3 Generations of Roofers! aWe have a “Spencer” on every job

For a limited time

Call Now!

Roofing

Ahw Resident • Owner Operated Maintenance & Repair Professional and Superior Service

and every step of the way.

We maintain, repair and service all types of pools, equipment, filters, cleaning systems, fresh water and salt water systems

Call me, Howard:

480.231.9651

AZPoolExpert.com BBB Member

Only $27.50 includes 1 week online

Not a licensed contractor.

To place an ad please call: 480-898-6465 class@times publications.com

New Roofs, Repairs, Coatings, Flat Roof, Hot Mopping & Patching & Total Rubber Roof Systems

Ahwatukee’s Premier Tile, Shingle & Foam Roofer!

Juan Hernandez

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

PPebbleOcracking, O L Plaster R Epeeling, P ARebar IR showing, Pool Light out? I CAN HELP!

FALL SPECIAL! $500 OFF COMPLETE REMODEL! 25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Call Juan at

AE &Sons Pool Plaster Company

FREE Estimates • BEST Prices

Call for our 3 Month Special!

Starting at $145.20/month

class@times publications.com

Se Habla Espanõl

Classifieds: 480-898-6465

602-505-8066 Cell

30 Years Experience References Available

Place YOUR Business HERE! in the Service Directory

CLASSIFIEDS 480-898-6465

Pebble • White Plaster • New Pool Builds Tile • Deck • Pump & Filters

SAME DAY SERVICE Licensed Bonded Insured ROC 286561

480-720-3840 Not a licensed contractor.

FREE ESTIMATES & MONSOON SPECIALS

FREE Estimates • Credit Cards OK www.spencer4hireroofing.com ROC#244850 | Insured | Bonded

All Complete Pool Renovations

Senior & Military Discounts

480-280-0390 Your Ad can go ONLINE ANY Day! Call to place your ad online!

Classifieds 480-898-6465

Lic’d, Bonded • ROC #235771 • ROC #235770

Plumbing

Plumbing Heating & Air

Your leaks stop here!

480-446-7663

Pool Service / Repair

PlumbSmart

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4995

Remodeling

$

DRAIN CLEANING

GARBAGE DISPOSAL

($85 Value)

ITS

NEW A/C UN

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FREE SERVICE CALLS

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Spring into Summer with a NEW Kitchen, Bathroom or Windows Put Our Experience to Work for You!

We also offer Energy Efficient Window Replacement

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480-405-7099

(advertised offers cannot be combined)

• TUB TO SHOWER CONVERSIONS • KITCHEN & BATHROOM REMODELS • MASTER BATHROOM WALK IN SHOWERS

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MONTHS

We are A+ Rated by the BBB and stand behind our work with a Lifetime Warranty. Call us for the BEST SERVICE and PRICES in the East Valley!

Thank you Mesa for Voting us #1

NO INTEREST NO PAYMENTS

Experience, Service and Price

Find out why our customers become customers for life! Over 700 five-star Google reviews!

ABA

FREE ESTIMATES

ItsJustPlumbSmart.com

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HOME REMODELING

KITCHEN • WINDOWS • BATHROOMS OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE REMODELING HOMES

25 $500

$

Gift card to Lowe’s with Quote off project

DON’T OVER PAY! Call or text us TODAY!

480.988.1903 BONDED & INSURED • ROC#271056

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Roofing

Roofing

TILE ROOFING SPECIALISTS

Flat and Foam Roof Experts! desertsandscontracting.com

602-938-7575 $ 1000 OFF when you show this ad

on qualifying complete roof replacements

Let us show you the IN-EX Difference!

Serving The Valley Since 1996

inexroofing.com Call for your FREE Roof Evaluation

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

FLAT ROOFS | SHINGLES | TEAR OFFS | NEW ROOFS | REPAIRS TILE UNDERLAYMENT | TILE REPAIR | LEADERS | COPPER ALUMINUM COATINGS | GUTTERS | SKYLIGHTS

10% OFF COMPLETE UNDERLAYMENT Commercial & Residential Family Owned & Operated

Over 30 yrs. Experience

480-706-1453

AZROC #283571 | CONTRACTOR LIC. AZROC #312804 CLASS CR4 | FULLY INSURED

FREE ESTIMATES 602-736-3019

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

aOver 30 Years of Experience aFamily Operated by 3 Generations of Roofers!

Family Owned & Operated for over 30 years

Spencer 4 HIRE ROOFING

Roofing

PHILLIPS ROOFING LLC Member of ABM

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 223367

Valleywide

CR 42 DUAL

623-873-1626 All employees verified Free estimates on all roofs 36 Years experience in AZ Licensed contractor since 2006

ROC #152111

Quality Repairs & Re-Roofs

Valley Wide Service

Complimentary & Honest Estimates

480-446-7663

Call our office today!

480-460-7602 Ask us about our discount for all Military and First Responders!

10% OFF

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www.porterroofinginc.com

with this ad

Ahwatukee’s Premier Tile, Shingle & Foam Roofer!

FREE Estimates • Credit Cards OK www.spencer4hireroofing.com ROC#244850 | Insured | Bonded

Licensed, Bonded, Insured

SHARE WITH THE WORLD!

Roofing The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

TK

®

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC # 269218

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time!

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480-898-6564

Place a Birth, Anniversary, Wedding Announcement, In Memoriam, Obituary or any life event in this paper today!

Call us for details.

15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

480-357-2463

FREE Estim a and written te proposal

R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured

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palmabrisa.com

NOW SELLING

A new gated resort community is coming soon in the Ahwatukee Foothills with a dramatically different style. It feels exclusive, but also lively and exciting — and it's called Palma Brisa.

• Modern resort-style gated community with stately palms

• Diverse architecture: Modern Bungalow, Urban Farmhouse, Italian Cottage, Andalusian, Modern Craftsman, French Country, and Spanish Mission • Four amenity areas connected by expansive lawns

• Homes from 1,700 sq. ft. to 4,000 sq. ft. from the $400’s

ERIC WILLIAMS

480-641-1800

TERRY LENTS

© Copyright 2019 Blandford Homes, LLC. No offer to sell or lease may be made prior to issuance of Final Arizona Subdivision Public Report.

Offer, terms, and availability subject to change without prior notice. Renderings are artist’s conceptions and remain subject to modification without notice.

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