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his Mother’s Day is Jaclyn Raymond’s first since becoming a mother of five on April 13. The 27-year-old Ahwatukee resident and her husband of five years, Aaron, 30, adopted five siblings, culminating a years-long odyssey that offered as many multiple challenges and obstacles as Odysseus in Homer’s epic tale. But with compassion and conviction, determination and love, the Raymond family is complete – and living an otherwise typical family life with baseball games, dance recitals, pizza outings and more. “Love is absolutely what drove us from day one,” said Aaron, a purchasing agent with Ashton Woods. “While some may say this is a Father’s Day story, I think it is better fitting for Mother’s Day. We’ve both sacrificed so much, but Jaclyn has really gone above and beyond for these kids. She is full of unconditional love and affection.” “It’s complicated and layered,” said Jaclyn as she related the story of how she became a mother of the five siblings ranging in age from 5 to 13. And it all began in 2014 with an 8-year-old boy named Terrance, one of approximately 30 students in Jaclyn’s third-grade class at a school
in Memphis, where she taught as a Teach for America Corps member. She saw he needed help in his underserved but close-knit neighborhood and that he deserved more than he was getting at home. Jaclyn recalled she first saw Terrance when he arrived two weeks late to class after being expelled from another school. “Even within this impoverished community, it was known his family struggled,” she said. “In early December, Aaron and I decided to take three struggling boys to a Memphis Grizzlies basketball game. Later in the school year, he asked if he could come home with me. I had to get my principal’s blessing, and I told Terrance if for one week he could really behave, like
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Jaclyn Raymond of Ahwatukee has a lot to celebrate this Mother’s Day. She and husband Aaron last month adopted, from left, Terrance, 12; Jason, 5; Brittany, 13; and Aaron Jr., 10, as well as Janice, 7, who is in the foreground.
ADOT slates open house on new interchange BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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later this month. State Rep. Jill Norgaard said she sought the open house – 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at Desert Vista High School’s cafeteria, 16440 S. 32nd St., Ahwatukee – because of “a lot of people who want updates on the freeway schedule, blasting, lawsuit” and the poor lane striping on Pecos Road. “There is no formal presentation,” ADOT
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the walkout with his surprise proposal April 12 for a 20 percent raise for teachers and restoration of $371 million for school districts to cover a wide array of expenses. But Mesnard, along with another Chandler legislator, Senate President Steve Yarbrough, cobbled enough support to push the legislation through largely intact. And he chided Democrats for complaining that a 19 percent increase was too little, noting that they pushed unsuccessfully last year for a 4 percent hike. Mesnard, who is termed out and will be seeking the LD 17 seat now held by the retiring Yarbrough, also tried to find a way to thwart the November vote on vouchers by repealing the measure. Some political observers said the voucher referendum could bring out more voters likely to support opponents of incumbent Republicans seeking re-election. Repeal of the voucher bill might have blunted that possibility. Sen. Sean Bowie. The Ahwatukee senator, whose district includes parts of Chandler, Mesa and Tempe, was one of only four Democrats in the Senate to vote for Ducey’s education bill. Joined by three other Democratic Senate from other parts of the state, the first-term senator has preached the need for bipartisan approaches to legislation, and while he had no immediate statement after the pay bill passed, his vote likely reflected a realization that the measure was better than nothing – and the only thing education advocates could expect this session. Sen. Bob Worsley. The Mesa Republican and another GOP senator, Kate Brophy McGee of Phoenix, signed the death warrant for the move against the voucher referendum by signaling they would not support it. Worlsey, who declined to give reasons for his opposition, ironically cast the swing vote last year that made the voucher expansion law. Opposition by Brophy McGee and Worsley was significant because there are
only 17 Republicans in the 30-member chamber. With the 13 Democrats not interested in undermining the referendum, repeal-and-replace proposals fell short of the necessary 16 votes for approval. “It’s honoring the people who got it to the ballot,’’ Brophy McGee said, noting that opponents of expansion of the voucher program gathered more than 100,000 signatures. They needed only 75,321 of them to be valid to force the election. “They want to see it voted on,’’ she said. “And I respect that.’’ Joe Thomas. As president of the Arizona Education Association, the former Mesa high school government teacher led one of the two groups that constituted the #RedforEd movement and organized the statewide walkout. He and Avondale music teacher Noel Korvalis led thousands of teachers on a march from Chase Field to the Capital the day the strike began, then helped fire up the hundreds of red-T-shirt-clad educators who kept pressure on the Legislature by packing its galleries and holding long vigils outside. Under the refrain “Remember in November,” Thomas and Korvalis strongly suggested that the walkout had given birth to a new force in state politics. “The #RedforEd fight continues,” he said after the pay bill was passed. “And since lawmakers aren’t getting the job done, we will…And over the next few days we will provide additional details about the next step.” Joshua Buckley. Another high school government teacher in Mesa Public Schools, Buckley not only is president of the district chapter of AEA but also became the public face of a move to get an initiative on the November ballot that would impose an income-tax surcharge on Arizonans earning more than $250,000 annually. That bid – which advocates say would raise more than $650 million annually for public schools – faces an uphill battle since it needs 150,642 valid signatures on petitions in little more than seven weeks to be put on the ballot. Rep. Kelly Townsend. The east Mesa Republican was a vocal opponent of the teacher walkout and at one point suggested parents might be able to launch classaction suits against teachers if they could See
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prove substantial harm from the walkout. Last week, she sought to make it illegal for teachers to “use classroom time to espouse political ideology or beliefs’’– language that could be read to preclude teachers from wearing their #RedForEd T-shirts in class. But Majority Leader John Allen, R-Scottsdale, said her proposal was not part of the official budget deal. Allen also shot down Townsend’s proposal to impose $5,000 fines on districts that close schools on days they were supposed to be open. Permissible exceptions would have included invasion, riot, epidemic, plagues of insects and acts of God – but not strikes. Townsend lashed out at teachers who were in the gallery watching the debate, telling them, “You should not be able to do that to the people of this state because you want funding. “You do not get to hurt the people of this state, because I represent them as well,’’ Townsend said. “And I will do
everything I can to ensure that their losses are recouped.’’ Dawn PenichThacker. The Tempe communications specialist is co-founder and spokeswoman of Save Our Schools AZ, a grassroots group of parents and teachers that sprang up last year to lead the petition drive to get the voucher program expansion on the ballot. It now promises to be leading a get-outthe-vote campaign in November to defeat it. Citing the influence of dark money, she said on Friday that SOS AZ has “brought to light the ways privatization schemes like vouchers siphon tax dollars out of the public education budget, the same alreadyinsufficient budget used to pay teachers, repair buildings and purchase supplies. “Parents and teachers now realize you can’t talk about investing in public education without seeing the ways the state undermines it by expanding ESA and STO vouchers, and voters aren’t having it,” Penich-Thacker added. “Now they’ll get to vote their disapproval by saying no to Proposition 305 – and the politicians who backed it – in November,” she said.
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tion of a 32nd Street interchange as well as an additional one at Ivanhoe Street in Laveen. It expects to complete that study in August and make a decision soon after on whether to build the interchanges. The interchanges would cost $10 million each and would not be part of the $1.7 billion the agency already is spending on the 22-mile, eight-lane stretch between the Chandler and W. 59th Street interchanges of Interstate 10. It is the most expensive highway project in Arizona history. It “would be funded through project contingency and/or regional funds,” ADOT said. ADOT originally planned an interchange at 32nd Street but eliminated it during the development of the preliminary environmental impact study for the entire stretch in 2005. Based on input from Phoenix officials and a citizens advisory team, ADOT agreed to eliminate it. It said the city
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School and other nearby schools would have only one way out of the area. Former state Rep. Bob Robson first called attention to that potential problem in 2016 and Norgaard and city Councilman Sal Diciccio subsequently pressed ADOT for creation of a second emergency escape route. For now, ADOT has said that a makeshift road used by construction vehicles would be left for emergencies but would not be open to regular traffic in the area. But ADOT said, “More recently, the project team has received numerous requests from the local community and schools to revisit construction of an interchange at 32nd Street. The study of this interchange has also been supported by elected officials and the Maricopa Association of Governments.” “The purpose of the 32nd Street traffic interchange would be to improve access to and mobility within” Ahwatukee, ADOT said. The benefits, it added, would include “maintaining the current trip distributions from all of the north-south arterial streets that currently connect to Pecos Road, reducing traffic volumes on the
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A stretch of I-10 runs through the Gila River Indian Community and negotiations are still proceeding with tribes to acquire enough land, since the state can’t invoke eminent domain on a sovereign nation. Hazlett said the widening of the Price Freeway will be a precursor to an even bigger nightmare for East Valley motorists – the widening of I-10 and an assortment of other projects on the interstate from the Pecos Stack to Ray Road. Those are two of 37 projects Valley-wide with a total $3.3 billion price tag that MAG has put in a construction pipeline that will take 10 years to complete. Also noteworthy were the hazards and hassles that Hazlett said are barely on the drawing board – such as the portion of Loop 101 between U.S. 60 and Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. “There are some lane drops that don’t make a lot of sense,” Hazlett said. “We’re trying to do striping fixes, which are easier than pavement fixes, but basically we’re still trying to figure what to do in that area.” See
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He said completion late next year of the South Mountain Freeway “will be a game changer for the entire Valley” because the 22-mile, eight-lane freeway will connect the I-10 Chandler interchange with the W. 59th Avenue interchange in Phoenix. While Laveen and the West Valley likely will see the biggest impact, Hazlett predicted the freeway also will have a major impact on development in south Chandler. “It’s going to change how the Valley will evolve in the future,” he said, adding
the $1.7 billion cost of the freeway – the state’s most expensive freeway project in its history – is in addition to the cost of the 37 projects MAG will roll out in the next 10 years. The biggest of those will involve the I-10, which will cost $500 million. “This is a very big project and very complicated,” Hazlett said. The project will include re-aligning lanes on the stretch of I-10 between the U.S. 60 and I-17, where lane crossings can get tricky as westbound motorists head for S.R. 143 or the Broadway Road exits. “There’s a lot of weaving issues and that creates a lot of traffic backups,” he said.
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a movement for more teen suicide prevention programs, was heartened by passage of the state coordinator position. “While it is obvious that the teacher pay and school funding bill took top priority as it should, equally as important in the scope of safe schools to provide training and resources to school personnel in the social, emotional and physical safety of our students,” she said, adding: “The data in Arizona, specifically teen suicide in the East Valley continues to speak to the need for immediate resources at the school level that connect children to care, mental health first aid, and outpatient referral sources. The appointment of a state level suicide prevention coordinator is a definitive win and first step. We need boots on the ground in every school – yesterday.” The House also sunk a watereddown version of Gov. Doug Ducey’s comprehensive school and public safety plan. The Senate on a straight 17-13 party
line vote earlier last week approved the measure after Republicans removed a key provision designed to take guns away from dangerous people. SB 1519 would have allowed police to ask a judge to have someone brought in for mental evaluation. And judges remain able to order temporary removal of weapons if there is “clear and convincing evidence’’ the person is a danger to self or others. But Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, took out language which also would have allowed family members, school administrators, probation officers, behavioral health professionals, roommates and “significant others’’ to go to court to seek what are known as Severe Threat Orders of Protection. “This amendment guts this bill, period,’’ said Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson. Smith disagreed, saying that parents and others who believe someone is a danger still have the option of calling police who, in turn, could start the court process. Farley was unconvinced,
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As thermometer starts climbing, climate experts worry BY KATRIONA MARTIN Cronkite News
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on those same campuses. The billionaire libertarian Koch brothers and their affiliates have been funneling money to colleges and universities across the country to do exactly that since the 1980s. But Arizona lawmakers turned that model on its head in 2016, when they inserted a $5 million line item into the state budget for “economic freedom schools” at Arizona State University and University of Arizona. ASU received $3 million and the other $2 million went to U of A. ASU was home to two existing centers that had previously been funded by Koch Foundation gifts since 2010, the Center for Political Thought and Leadership and the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty, while U of A had received Koch money operate and expand the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom. The three existing centers, which had published research papers on small-government policies like ending Arizona’s income tax and eliminating public K-12 schools, would now be given millions of taxpayer dollars to expand their reach and scope.
A year later, and despite millions of dollars from the prior year’s appropriation going unspent, lawmakers added an additional $1 million to each university for the “freedom schools,” bringing the annual state appropriation to $7 million for the current fiscal year. Arizona State University used its $3 million appropriation in 2016 to create the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership to house the two existing centers. In creating a new school, ASU announced it would create a new major and curriculum built on the “great books” and texts that serve as the basis for western civilization. Undergraduate students in the new major are anticipated in the fall of 2018, with the graduate program opening for enrollment in fall 2019. U of A created the Department of Political Economy & Moral Science, which houses the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom. Currently, the center is a research unit of the philosophy department and offers no curriculum. The new department will offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. Both universities have banked much of
the money given to them by lawmakers for future use, though it’s unclear what it will be spent on or when. ASU is on track to spend about $2 million of its $4 million appropriation in the current year, fiscal year 2018. About half of the expenses are for faculty and staff, though the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership has purchased a 1788 first-edition copy of “The Federalist Papers” and sent some students on a 10-day trip to India over spring break. The school has since purchased an early printing of George Washington’s “Farewell Address” from 1796, an autographed copy of a book by Martin Luther King Jr., and a first printing of Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” from 1776. The total cost for the rare publications is estimated to be $430,000. All of the items are stored in ASU’s Hayden Library and can be viewed only by appointment or at special events. In all, when the current fiscal year ends in June, ASU projects it will have $4.25 million remaining of the $7 million it has received from the Legislature. See
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angel-appropriate, I’d do that. And for one week, he was.” Every Friday after school and all day Saturday thereafter for months, the couple ferried Terrance to their home, where tutoring was interspersed with “fun things” as she began by teaching the third- grade boy to read. Soon thereafter, as spring blossomed, his fifth-grade sister and younger first-grade brother were part of the weekend visits. “They wanted to come with Terrance, too,” said Raymond. “It wasn’t a secret – it was understood in the community, and even in my classroom, that they needed more. Aaron and I framed ourselves as their mentors.” That April, Aaron accepted a job in Flagstaff with a homebuilding company. News of his new job and the impending move after the school year impacted the couple’s new charges. “The kids were devastated,” Jaclyn recalled. They told Terrance they would fly him out to visit Flagstaff for two weeks. That summer, the children’s birth mother asked if they’d also include his older sister and younger brother. The younger
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The couple were renting a small, three-bedroom vacation home in Flagstaff owned by her parents, Gary and Barbara Weeman, residents of Ahwatukee since 1995. That 1,800-square-foot house turned out to be a tight squeeze for five people. But another challenge tested them further. “Two weeks after they came on June 19, Brittany’s birthday, Aaron and I got a text from the birth mother saying she couldn’t do it anymore and asked if we could take her other two children, Jason, 4, and Janice, 5. I remember getting that message and looking at Aaron and knowing we had to do it,” she said. “We’d never even met the kids, but she’d told us if we didn’t take them, she’d have to give them to the state.” So, those children also came to stay. “We now had seven people in a three-bedroom house that we were very fortunate to rent from my parents, way below market price,” she said. “Still, it was rough.” At one point, Terrance moved back at the bequest of his birth father. After nearly three months, the Raymonds heard from Terrance’s paternal grandfather that new arrangement wasn’t working. He flew back.
“It was hard for Aaron and I, but good for Terrance because now he knows this was where he was meant to be,” she said. For one year, the couple paid all expenses relating to their new children. Finally, in April 2017, the State of Arizona licensed the couple as foster parents – providing a modicum of financial aid. “It was a horrendous experience. I was 25 and Aaron 28 so we didn’t have a life savings to pull from. We were on our own,” Jaclyn recalled. Jaclyn’s parents were aware of what the couple was going through. They realized that in many respects, she was following their example. While employed as a vice president at Goldman Sachs in New York City, Gary Weeman was diagnosed with leukemia. After no bone marrow transplant match was found, he opted for Interferon, even though his oncologist warned that it had only a 2 percent success rate with leukemia. “I’ve been on it ever since,” said Weeman, who contacted the AFN about his daughter and son-in-law’s story. After moving to Ahwatukee, Weeman started volunteering with Make-A-Wish Foundation in Phoenix. He estimates in See
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10 years, he dealt with 106 cases. “Jaclyn loved to come and meet the kids and get involved. She was in her early teens,” he said, acknowledging this early immersion into selfless giving may have also inspired her to join Teach America following the Xavier College Preparatory alum’s graduation from ASU’s Barrett Honors College in 2012 and earning her master’s in social justice and human rights at the university in 2014. “She saw Terrance when he came in to her classroom with dirty clothes and hungry, and it didn’t matter what color he was, she wanted to help him. She deserves some credit and recognition for what she’s done,” Weeman said, adding: “It’s a most admirable thing for someone else’s child, but as a parent, Barbara and I see it as a very self-sacrificing life. She and Aaron are giving up a lot of opportunities. She’s so young, and now she has five traumatized children, and it’s not an easy battle.” Aaron admits life is a lot different than what he’d envisioned when the couple married in 2013 “Going from no kids to suddenly five has been a life changer. It has been a wonderful experience so far being able to see the world from the children’s perspective,” he said. “The kids hadn’t seen any of the world. To be able to enjoy all of the new experiences – like meeting Santa for the first time, playing in the snow, going into the ocean, flying across the country, Disneyland and rides, have been just as much of a joy to us as it has been for them.” “Jaclyn and I no longer have quiet evenings with each other. Now we have family baseball games and dance recitals, which already become some of my favorite memories.” On April 13, the five children – Brittany, 13; Terrance, 12; A.J., 10; Janice, 7; Jason, 5 – and Jaclyn and Aaron Raymond climbed into their Toyota Highlander and headed to Flagstaff, where the adoption was finalized in Superior Court. “The day itself was really exciting, but its been such an up-and-down journey,” said Jaclyn. “Adoption is also bittersweet, and that’s what Aaron and I have to keep our pulse on. They’re happy to have a stable, loving home with two parents, but they also miss where they come from and they miss their birth mom. But these are gorgeous and smart kids, and I don’t know how we got so lucky.”
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Lake Mead, one of Arizona’s main water sources, is at its lowest level since 2011, according to the USBR. From 1980 to 2015, carbon dioxide from fossil fuels in Arizona have increased by 38.2 million metric tons. As this number continues to rise, breathing difficulties and respiratory diseases will increase, according to the EPA. Air pollution has been associated with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, as it is a carcinogen to humans. Allergens also could increase as temperatures rise. “As air pollutants build up and higher temperatures create more pollen in the air, stronger airborne allergens come with it,” according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. This may affect those who have severe allergies already, as well as increase the length of allergy seasons, according to Lung.org. Temperatures may continue to rise in Arizona, so planning ahead and taking care of yourself when outside can help keep you safe and prevent heat-related incidents. Check the Air Quality Index before going outside each day to avoid situations where allergies could be most harmful.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, called the money for the freedom schools “very special” because it provides a needed balance on the ASU and U of A campuses. “There’s a considerable left-wing bias at the university educationally, in terms of the faculty, student organizations, colloquiums and presentations,” he said. “A small amount of money to get some balance is well worth the expense.” For many, evidence of the decline of civil discourse on college campuses can be seen in the student-led protests against controversial speakers – most often conservatives – invited to campuses across the country. Zachary German, a political science professor at ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, sees two main reasons why civil discourse on campus, whether in a classroom setting or involving guest speakers, is endangered. First, a polarized political climate in which majorities in each of the major parties hold very unfavorable views of the opposing party. Second, research shows students are in-
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creasingly hostile to the idea of even listening to opposing viewpoints. A survey last year of college students by the Brookings Institution found that 51 percent believe it’s appropriate to snuff out a controversial speaker by “loudly and repeatedly shouting so that the audience cannot hear” the speaker. That view was held by 62 percent of Democratic students, compared to only 39 percent of Republican students. And one-in-five students – there were no statistically significant differences in response by political party affiliation – said it was acceptable to use violence to disrupt a controversial speaker. Rep. Paul Boyer, a Phoenix Republican and chairman of the House Education Committee, said the freedom schools are increasing speech and critical thought on their campuses. “I think they embody what should be done at the university level,” he said. “You find someone who is the best on free speech – that’s what they’ve been doing lately – or on whatever the issue is, left and right, and let’s bring them in and have them talk. I think that’s what the universities should be doing.” Devin Browne and Evan Wyloge contributed to this report.
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Massive Mesa Temple plan could transform downtown BY JIM WALSH AFN Staff Writer
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The iconic Mesa Arizona Temple's major renovation includes a neighborhood revitalization plan that threatens nine World War II-era bungalows standing in the footprint of a planned new visitors center. The new center that Mormon leaders want to build would replace the existing annex, which would be torn down.
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n extensive renovation of the iconic Mesa Arizona Temple has the potential of becoming a catalyst for the transformation of the city’s downtown. Using Pioneer Park and the revamped Temple as its anchor, that transformation could attract an unparalleled revival, said Maricopa County Supervisor and East Valley Partnership President Denny Barney. “We’re talking about tens of millions of dollars in private investment down there,’’ Barney said. “I think this will be a catalyst for future investment.’’ Details of the multimillion-dollar plan are trickling out, posing a classic confrontation between neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation with a landmark of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the center. That confrontation involves a request to demolish nine World War II-era houses in the Temple’s shadow. Although a formal plan has not been submitted, Property Reserve Inc., the LDS church’s property wing, submitted requests to demolish nine houses to the west of the temple on two streets named after Mormon pioneers – Udall and Lesueur. Now, the still-unannounced plan and the controversy over that request have some Mesa residents demanding a more complete overview and more transparency from both the church and the city. Barney and his late father, T. Dennis Barney, a well-respected Gilbert developer, have quietly played a pivotal role in setting the stage for the redevelopment by acting in concert with the LDS church and acquiring numerous properties west of the Temple and turning them over to the church. He said several similar mixed-use developments have been proposed downtown to take full advantage of light rail, but the LDS planned development may be the first actually built. “It will set the stage for future development in downtown Mesa,’’ Barney said. But historical preservationists are alarmed over the potential cost to Mesa’s heritage. “It’s an emotional thing for a lot of people in the district. It’s to make sure that the district doesn’t just go away because nine houses are gone,’’ said Lori Osiecki,
a longtime neighborhood preservationist. She’s worried that plan will eliminate the historic district, of which the Temple is a part. City Planning Director John Wesley told the Historical Preservation Board at a meeting last week that city officials have rejected three demolition requests for the homes inside the Temple Historic District and are still reviewing six more. The rejection triggers essentially a sixmonth reprieve for the homes and an opportunity for Property Reserve to appeal the decision to the board, likely at its June meeting, Wesley said. In broad terms, the conceptual plan outlined to Wesley would knock down the Visitors Center in front of the Temple and replace it with a new one in the area between Udall and Lesueur – where ranch-style homes built in the late 1940s and the 1950s are located. Wesley said the church also plans a mixed-use development along Main Street, across from the Mesa Drive light rail station, that would feature businesses on the first floor and housing on the upper floors. The Visitors Center was built in 1975. Removing it would create a much better view of the Temple from Main Street and return it to the appearance it had when it opened in 1927. “Overall, the plan is a pretty good concept. It would restore the visibility of the Temple,’’ Wesley said. Barney, who cautioned he is speaking as church member and not as an official spokesman, said the plan corrects a mistake made when the Visitor’s Center was built. He envisions a day when people riding on the light rail to the new Gilbert road extension will look to the south and see a glowing view of the Temple lit up at night. “It blocked the true gem of the area, the Temple itself,’’ Barney said. “They are going to see a beautiful renovated Temple,’’ he said. But the houses targeted for demolition are considered a part of what makes the neighborhood historic, Wesley said, noting their appearance has not been significantly altered since they were built. He said some options could be discussed for saving the houses, such as changing the plan or moving them to another location. In the end, the LDS church could simply let the 180-day period expire and See
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bulldoze the houses because of it holds the property rights. But that’s not what Wesley expects to happen. “Most people, they want to work with the community. They don’t want bad press,’’ he said. The plan is hardly a shock. During a 2011 interview with a reporter, Barney said he and his father bought the houses west of the Temple when the houses started falling into decay. The idea was to remove blight while making the property available for redevelopment. An LDS architect also met with Mesa and helped redesign zoning for light rail. Barney described the acquisitions as “a legacy project,’’ motivated by his family’s love for the Temple rather than profit. “We want to make sure the neighborhood is just as beautiful as the Temple itself,’’ Barney said. Barney said his father started buying the properties at the LDS church’s request in 2000 and that the purchases probably included 40-50 houses and other buildings.
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He described the mixed-use development long Main Street as a “highintensity use,’’ with a Visitors Center nearby for the convenience of light rail riders. The area would gradually transition into new housing for families and eventually reach the historic bungalows built in the 1920s along First Avenue, which once functioned as a boulevard leading into the Temple. When the full plan is announced – possibly within weeks – Barney said, “They will see an organization willing to invest over and over again in people and neighborhoods to make things nice.’’ While the homes targeted for redevelopment are located in a historic district, some have been altered through additions and other changes that make them “non-contributing properties,” Barney said. He said the best historic properties will be spared and the entire development will fit into the area’s historic character. The city has been reviving the area through light rail and a major renovation of Pioneer Park across the street. The park features a large statue commemorating the contributions of the city’s Mormon
pioneers. Barney said he is related to two of the four represented in the statue. Daniel Woodruff, an LDS spokesman, declined to discuss the renovation plan in detail but did not dispute the version recited to him by a reporter. He said the church plans to release further details at a press conference in coming weeks. Woodruff released the following statement: “The Mesa Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a part of the community for more than 90 years. It has become a community gathering place for holiday and cultural celebrations. As announced, the temple will close this month for needed repairs and upgrades and is scheduled to reopen in 2020. “Part of the construction will include redevelopment of the land surrounding the temple grounds. The Church has worked extensively with city and county officials to ensure these plans will benefit and enhance the downtown Mesa area. An announcement on detailed plans is expected in the next several weeks.’’ Vic Linoff, a longtime neighborhood preservationist, said he is hoping for a compromise between the city and the
LDS church that would spare the houses through changes to the plan, or as a last resort, moving the homes elsewhere. That approach has been used in Mesa before, including during construction of the Mesa Performing Arts Center. He said it’s possible, but probably not likely, that the state’s historic preservation office could yank the area’s status as a historic district if the homes are removed and destroyed. He said the district has about 61 homes. Linoff said the project represents the biggest test of a historic district and that he knows of no historic districts that have lost their lofty designation. “What a black eye that would be for the city and Arizona,’’ he said. While the housing development coincided in the area with Temple’s construction in the 1920s, records show the house targeted for demolition were built in 1947 and 1949, and probably sold for $5,000 to $10,000, Linoff said. “They represent the ranch style of architecture that was emerging after World War II. They were basically starter homes, adjacent to the Temple,’’ he said. “We would like to see more transparency when an issue like this moves forward.’’
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Monte Vista parent/worker gets surprise of a lifetime BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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another one, followed by two alternators and a starter over time. And those were just the problems she
herself could fix, having learned some car-repair basics growing up in Mississippi and helping her mechanic dad. “It’s given me more trouble than it was worth,” Smarik said. “I’ve had quite a lot of issues with it, issues I’ve been able to fix myself and bigger issues that I wasn’t necessarily unable to fix, but with three jobs and three kids, there’s not a lot of time. I’ve learned more about mechanics than I probably ever wanted to know.” Those issues included no air conditioning – which the car hasn’t had she moved here. Enter Jeani Crosson, one of the Southwest Food Service employees and a Monte Vista parent who works as a cook in Monte Vista’s cafeteria. Unbeknownst to Smarik, Crosson had decided to help her colleague. She had helped get her and her daughters home a couple times when the car broke down and knew Smarik needed it. Crosson created a page on gofundme. See
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Sandy Hook prompted local acupuncturist’s mission BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor
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ec.14, 2012 forever changed the lives of residents in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children, ages 6 and 7, and several adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School lost their lives in a mass shooting. That date is engraved in Ahwatukee resident Jody Murray’s memory and in her heart. It was a day that changed her life trajectory, leading her to reach out to the medically underserved worldwide, using her skills as an acupuncturist and an athletic trainer. “Everything changed for me on that day when a shooter killed 26 individuals in Newtown, where I lived and worked,” she said. “I treated anyone who had been affected by the shooting at my clinic at no cost. It was an emotional and difficult time for all of us.”
Murray, who’d grown up in a small Vermont town where volunteerism was part of the fabric of life, followed the example set by her father, a volunteer firefighter and coach, and her mother, a volunteer with the Ladies Aid Society. “It wasn’t called volunteerism; it was called being a good neighbor,” she said. “When I became a professional, my volunteer efforts centered around athletics. I volunteered at marathons and other community athletic events. I volunteered in the USA Olympic system and traveled with teams to China and Mexico.” Murray, who moved to Ahwatukee two years ago, wears a necklace that reads, “One person can make a difference; that person is you.” It is a belief she acts upon, especially since Sandy Hook. “I believe we’re all responsible to share our humanity with each other,” she said, adding: “My goals now, when I travel to treat
underserved populations, are to be a positive representative of an American, and to learn as much as I can about the people I treat. I believe giveand-take between strangers can have a lasting and real effect.” Recently, Murray set off for her third international medical mission trip as she heads to the Amazon rainforest region of Peru. This is the third consecutive year she is serving with volunteer groups, sharing her skills. It is time well spent, even as she pays her own way while taking time from her practice at AZ Spine Disc & Sport in Ahwatukee as an acupuncturist, athletic trainer See
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and exercise physiologist. To help defray costs, Murray sets up GoFundMe accounts. Even then, the two-week trips are worth it all, she said, as the memories of those she’s helped stay long after the suitcases are unpacked and put away. In 2015, Murray volunteered with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children and traveled to Kodaikanal, India – a city of approximately 36,500 people that, at more than a mile high, is a welcome refuge from the heat of the plains. “I took the time to learn a few words of Tamil before I went to Kodai, and they served me well, but the physical therapy clinic rang with the words ‘How do you say...?’ during my two-week stay,” recalled Murray. “I’d shout out my request and somewhere over the din, Raja or Dr. Arun or even occasionally another patient would shout out the Tamil for me to use. Try performing PNF – a rehab technique requiring verbal cueing to the patient – without speaking the language if you want to be humbled quickly. “We worked it out with a lot of demon-
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strating, a lot of miming and a lot of laughing by both parties. No worry; laughter is indeed the best medicine.” There was a wide variety of ailments, but one was prevalent. “I’ve found what’s very universal is back pain, especially in those countries where their lives are so full of labor. You find women carrying 50-pound baskets on their heads. That’s not good for the back,” she said. “And the people coming weren’t coming for a hangnail. They were coming for some pretty significant stuff. After they were treated, they all felt better, and they all came back usually bringing two or three friends.” She said most of the local inhabitants weren’t familiar with acupuncture. But once they learned, and told their neighbors, Murray found herself a great deal busier. “In India, they had no idea what I did, just that I was an American who wanted to help them feel better. The first day there, I had about a half dozen people. Two weeks later there was a line out the door. I find it so moving that they are so completely trusting,” she said. Besides providing acupuncture and manual therapy at free physical therapy clinics, she also was able to instruct the
staff physiotherapist in basic acupuncture techniques. “A couple great things about acupuncture is there are no side effects, you see the results pretty quick and there’s little overhead.” Last year, Murray accompanied members of the Phoenix chapter of The Flying Samaritans to their clinic in Baja California Sur. For this shorter trip, in which she flew in on private planes, she gave acupuncture treatments to dozens of patients at at Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos at a new clinic built near the airstrip in 2003. “I was told I saw 50 patients. I had two tables filled at all times, and I used a combination of acupuncture, laser acupuncture, mobilization techniques and stretching,” she said. This year, Murray flew to Peru with Project Buena Vista that operates free clinics for communities in the rainforest, nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The nonprofit maintains a 100-acre property in the cultural zone of the Manu Biosphere Reserve in southeaster Peru providing educational opportunities and health care to area residents who otherwise have minimal access to either. “I’m headed to Peru with a small group
that will provide treatments in two rural clinics. The group has been going a few years, so the patients are expecting us, and at least already know what acupuncture is. This hasn’t been the case in my previous experiences,” she said before leaving. “I’ve heard we have no electricity in our living areas and running cold water as long as the rain doesn’t wash the pipe out.” As for 2019 Murray said she isn’t making plans for another medical mission, but added, “Truth be told, I’ve really never planned any of these. They present themselves to me and I’m called, I suppose, at whatever is the right time.” Information: AZSDS.com. Donations for her medical mission can be made at GoFundMe.com/jodyinperu.
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com, hoping to raise enough money to get Smarik a new used car. Crosson also told a parent, who told another parent, who told yet another. And soon a small group of parents that included Andi Baker began talking about what to do. Baker, a substitute teacher whose two children attend Monte Vista, had only recently gotten to know Smarik. “She is always extremely good with the kids,” said Baker. “She knows every child.” No small feat at a school with 750 pupils – the most of any of the 25 schools that comprise Kyrene School District. Then there was Margaret Pratt, whose mother had recently passed away, leaving a 2002 Toyota Corolla. Pratt offered to give the car to Smarik. So, Baker’s mechanic-husband Matt worked on it. A couple of Monte Vista kids, children of yet another parent, helped cleaned it up. And then came Friday morning. Smarik tells the story best from there: “So, Jeani tells me, ‘You need to go outside and look at your car.’ She sounded mad and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh,
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what happened to my car. I can’t afford to have something happen to my car. On my birthday someone hit her car in the parking lot and I figured someone hit it
again. “I walked outside and she goes a few cars down from where I was parked and I said, ‘Uh, Jeani, my car is this way’ and she said, ‘Just come this way.’ “I walked there and there’s this car with a green bow on it and some parents and Jeani said, ‘These are the keys to your new car.’” At first, there was confusion. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’” And when it all hit her, Smarik added, “I just started crying and I couldn’t stop crying. The lady who gave it to us couldn’t be there and they showed a video she made for me. There are some cosmetic things inside – trim and stuff – and the parents told me they were using their own money to take care of them and would fix it up as soon as the parts arrived.” Alison and Bella, who attend Monte Vista, were also dumbfounded when they came out to meet their mom. “They said, ‘They did what?” Smarik recalled. The same thing happened when she went to pick up Grace at Altadena Middle School, who had been waiting for her mom on a curb: when she first saw the Corolla pull up, she took a step back, cautious about the strange vehicle.
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“I had to take off my cap and sunglasses so she could see it was me,” Smarik said. “Then her first reaction was, ‘Okay, Mom, what happened to your car and whose did you borrow?” Smarik called her parents in Mississippi. They cried when they heard the news. “My dad has only cried four times in his life – when his parents died and when his brothers died,” Smarik explained. The Olds is still in the Monte Vista parking lot. Smarik isn’t quite sure how to get it back to her apartment complex, given her night job and her daily task of ferrying her daughters home from school. Eventually, her father plans to come up to Ahwatukee, fix everything that needs fixed and take it to her mom, who owns a cleaning business and doesn’t own a car right now. Baker, Pratt and the other Monte Vista parents whose generosity has rippled all the way down to Mississippi are happy they could help. “I think this is a great example of how our community is always ready to help,” said Baker, a four-year Ahwatukee resident. “When people need help, there’s always someone reaching out.”
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Montessori center teaching children public speaking BY SUZANNE JAMESON AFN Guest Writer
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nspire Kids Montessori is giving kids a voice by introducing their kindergarten students to public speaking. The Ahwatukee preschool is incorporating project-based learning through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities and complex projects that students present to their parents, teachers and classmates. The Ahwatukee school, founded by Diana Darmawaskita in 2010, offers innovative early education programs for infants through age 6 based on the teachings of Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. “Our kindergarten students explore the basic concepts of STEM through individual projects which they then present. This not only teaches them how to research and develop a project, but also how to share what they have learned and become comfortable speaking in front of others,” she said. Topics for past projects have included the Earth’s mantle and the solar system. At 11 a.m. May 18, the students will pres-
ent their projects on the human body and organ functions, including an overview of the lungs, kidneys, circulatory system and other parts of the anatomy. Darmawaskita said it takes students approximately one month to research the subject and two more months to develop the presentation content and display board. The kindergarten students create two STEM projects per year that are presented in May and December. “Public speaking is an important skill we use throughout our lives, but people of all ages have a fear of presenting. By introducing this skill at an early age our students learn to be less self-conscious and more confident when speaking in front of adults and other children,” she added. Inspire Kids offers programs for infants 6 weeks through children up to age 6. Darmawaskita said IKM students rank in the upper percentile nationwide as evidenced by TerraNova academic testing results. Recently the school received full accreditation from the National Early Childhood Education Program Accreditation Committee and became a part of an elite group of top 10 percent schools in the nation.
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Funds sought for scholarship honoring school activist
An effort is underway to collect funds for a scholarship in honor of Don Kennedy, an active member of the Heritage Academy Schools and Tea Party activist who championed conservative values in public schools. Kenendy is dying of cancer and his supporters have set up a fund drive to create the Don Kennedy Teacher’s Scholarship in cooperation with Heritage Academy Schools. “We would like to honor Don’s decades of research, and tireless political efforts on behalf of preserving our Constitution, our heritage, and our history,” supporters say on the gofundme site. Kennedy trained parents to teach the Constitution and they in turn went to charter schools to teach it. “Don proactively studied and intensely reviewed historical textbooks at two school districts in Maricopa County,” supporters say. They said he “selflessly shared his information at school board meetings and directly with parents and elected officials to influence and encourage legislation which would help protect our education system.” The scholarship is for a student who is choosing a career in teaching and “who will be committed to maintaining the integrity of our educational system through the preservation of our republic,” the site states. Donations: gofundme.com/DonKennedyTeachersScholarship. Information: Donkennedyteachersscholarship@cox.net.
Republican Women to host 3 legislative candidates
The Ahwatukee Republican Women will host incumbent state Rep. Jill Norgaard and two legislative hopefuls at its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 22 at Ahwatukee Country Club, 12432 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. Farhana Shifa and Frank Schmuck, candidates for the House and Senate, respectively, also will attend. A cash bar is available. Information: ahwatukeerepublicanwomen.com, Cindy Casaus at 602-300-4185 or cindy.casaus@gmail.com..
Explore Arizona Storyfest will benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona
The Explore Arizona StoryFest and Expo will benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona – which brings news and stories to sight-impaired people. The family-friendly event will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Mesa Convention Center. It will include local storytellers, a book exchange, and booths featuring Arizona’s unique destinations. Adult admission is $10 with free admission for children 13 and under. Attendees are encouraged to donate to the book drive or exchange one book for another. Donors receive an entry to win Arizona Stay-cations for each book donated. Information/tickets: storyfest.kjzz.org.
Group seeks donations for ‘love bags’ for moms
A group called Love Is in the Bag is collecting items and donations to fill its “love bags” for Moth-
er’s Day to give to moms with kids hospitalized at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. They’re collecting basic toiletries, games and $10 gift cards as well as money to pay for the drawstring bags they put those items in. Items can be donated at ZZeeks Pizza, Jabz, Ahwatukee Cross-fit, Body Firm, Aloha Yoga and Hula, Vardhan Brothers Dry Cleaning, Whiz Kids, Trattoria and Fresco Mediterranean. Information: loveisinthebag.com
Register now for golf tournament to help the Kyrene Foundation
Duffers might want to help the Kyrene Foundation, which serves needy families in the Kyrene School District, by signing up for its golf tournament. The Kyrene Foundation Golf Classic will be held 7 a.m.-noon June 1 at the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass, 5692 W. North Loop Road, Chandler. It includes hole-in-one contests for $10,000, a $500 Visa gift card, a 4K HDTV as well as other prizes. Information: Contact Jeff Peters at: jpeters54@ icloud.com or kyrenefoundation.org/event/golf.
Hot tub raffle raising money for local man's lung transplant
Friends are raffling a hot tub to help Ahwatukee resident Ed Kriesel pay the $1 million cost of a double lung transplant. Krisel, 57, who has never smoked, was diagnosed 10 years ago with a rare genetic disease that has reduced his lung capacity by more than half. The raffle tickets are $50 each or three for $100 and only 300 in all will be sold. A drawing will be held June 2 at Phoenix Hot Tubs and Swim Spas in Tempe.
Information: 612-554-6257.
Creative writing class may be offered here by local teacher
Ahwatukee resident Victoria Stavish is gauging local interest in a creative writing class for beginners. Interested people should contact her at victoriastavish@verizon.net or 570-885-0795. Stavish has taught creative writing in community college as well as in private sessions and has conducted numerous workshops. She has written and edited for Gale Research Company as well as freelanced for newspapers and industry publications. “I provide a fun and easy-going atmosphere to encourage everyone in my class to express themselves easily in writing,” she said.
Host Ahwatukee families sought for foreign exchange students
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking Ahwatukee families to host boys and girls ages 15 to 18 from a variety of countries, including Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy and Japan. Students get to experience American culture while they practice their English. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving everyone involved a rich cultural experience. The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance. Students are selected based on academics and personality, and host families can choose their student from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests. Information: 1-800-733-2773 or host.asse.com.
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Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Contact affanwomensgroup@ gmail.com if you are interested in attending.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive. Appointments are recommended and can be made redcrossblood.org; select the "Donating Blood" option to submit your appointment time. Walk-in donations are also welcome, as available. DETAILS>> 2:30-7 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Free. No registration required.
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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>> Saturday May 5 & 19, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.
Do you have a New Year’s resolution to get organized but don’t know where to start? Bring your planner, bullet journal, or notebook and learn some tips on laying out your tasks and goals while exercising your creativity! The fourth Tuesday of each month we'll get those creative gears turning, get organized together, and help you reach those goals! Introductory bullet journal and all other supplies provided by the Friend of the Phoenix Public Library. #planningjournaling #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 4-6 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd.,Ahwatukee. Free. No registration required.
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Teen Council meets
This group meets to plan teen events at the library. Students can join to earn community service hours, make friends, have fun. DETAILS>> Saturday May 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. No registration required.
Ironwood Writers Critique Group
The third Tuesday of every month bring 5 double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. #WritingEvent #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Tuesday May 15, 6:00-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
Finals Study Party
Finals have you stressed? Bring your study guides, flashcards and friends for our finals cram session. We will have snacks and tutors to help you prepare to ace those finals! #studytime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Wednesday May 16, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Iron-
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Audience members have the unique opportunity to hear the musical compositions of Robert Springer, John Steinmetz, Jessica Meyer, Tom Breadon and Kerry Turner, who have written new pieces for the ensemble to perform in celebration of its tenth anniversary. Meet two of the composers and learn about what inspires their compositional process as part of this fascinating concert! DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
MONDAY, MAY 21
AFFAN installs officers
Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors will hold a luncheon to than outgoing officers and welcome the new ones. DETAILS>> noon, Florencia’s The Pizza Bistro, 3646 E.
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Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce, and the smiles. All ages welcome Bring sun protection and water, tools optional. DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480759-5338.
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. at Einstein’s at 48th Street and Ray Road. Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m. at Sun Cup Café, 1241 E Chandler Blvd. For either club, call 480-246-1912 for more information.
Little Bytes
Kids can learn the foundations of coding and computer commands before they can write or spell! Fun activities, apps and games will teach the fundamentals of simple logic, sequencing and coding language. #stem DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m. April 8 and 29. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 4-7. Free. No registration required.
Big Bytes
What do video games, robots and self-driving cars have in common? Code! You can become a coding master by learning Code.org, Kodable, Scratch, Tynker, HTML and more. Beginners welcome. DETAILS>> 3-4 p.m., April 8 and 29. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 8-17. Free. No registration required.
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movement, and playtime. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited and available in the library 30 minutes before program begins.
Power Partners meet
The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s Power Partners meets. It’s a category-specific networking and leads group. Non-Chamber members can attend one event to “check it out.” DETAILS>> noon-1 p.m.at Native Grill and Wings 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Contact: Gina Jenkins 480-9905444
LD 18 Dems meet monthly
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. No questions asked, and anonymity will be respected. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Free. Information: 480-4601025 and office@desertfoothills.org
Chair yoga featured
Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit. DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $5 per class.
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 like-minded folks. DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats.org/ calendar.
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The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category. DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Jason’s Deli, 7230 W. Ray Road, Chandler. Free. Information:. Gina Jenkins, 480990-5444.
Coloring for grown-ups
Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress, and improves cognitive motor skills. We'll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils, and coloring sheets; you just bring yourself and your friends! DETAILS>> Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.
Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.
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Fun with watercolors
People can get step-by-step instruction in water-coloring whether they are beginners and intermediates. DETAILS>>2:30-5 p.m. Hobby Lobby, 4710 Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Four classes for $80. To register: Judy Lokits 480-471-8505, or judylokits.com.
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. 480-8932579, mvlutheran.org.
Sit, Stay, Read!
experienced a loss through death. No registration required. DETAILS>> 6-7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Pecos Community Center, 17010 S. 48th St. 602-636-5390 or HOV.org.
Foothills Women meet
An informal, relaxed social organization of about 90 women living in the Ahwatukee Foothills/Club West area. A way to escape once a month to have fun and meet with other ladies in the area. Guest speaker or entertainment featured. DETAILS>> 7 p.m. second Wednesday of the month, Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive. Contact Shelley Miller, president, at 602-527-6789 or essentiallyshelley@gmail.com
Parents can ‘drop in’
Young readers & listeners can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Truffles on Wednesdays. DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 4-10. Free. No registration required.
Parents are invited to join a drop-in group to ask questions, share ideas or just listen to what’s going on with today’s teenagers. DETAILS>> 5:30-7 p.m. second Wednesday of each month. Maricopa Cooperative Extension, 4341 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix. Free. RSVP at 602-827-8200, ext. 348, or rcarter@cals.arizona.edu.
Montessori holds open house
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Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori holds an open house weekly. It includes a short talk about Montessori education, followed by a tour of its campus. DETAILS>> 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 3221 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: 480-759-3810
Grief support is free
Hospice of the Valley offers a free ongoing grief support group for adults and is open to any adult who has
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Ben Andrus, branch manager at On Q Financial in Gilbert, said he has seen some younger buyers receiving down payment assistance from parents, though it is not at a significantly higher rate than in the past. “What I am seeing is some buyers taking advantage of some of the down payment assistance programs from cities and counties,” Andrus said. Those programs include the Chenoa Fund, the Home in 5 Advantage program in Maricopa County and the HOME Plus Home Loan Program from Arizona Industrial Development Authority. Even if parents are not helping with See
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Lenders will scour your most recent bank statement as part of the preapproval process. It’s not like they forget about it after that. They will re-evaluate your bank statements before closing. This includes another look at your assets and bank records again during the
underwriting process. You will need to explain any unusual deposits or withdrawals. Lenders will require clear documentation and a paper trail if you are putting gift funds toward a down payment or closing costs. Stuffing a wad of undocumented cash into your account is never a good idea.
Paying bills late
Having a late payment hit your credit report before closing can cause irreparable damage to buying your new home. Payment history comprises about a third of your credit score. Just one 30-day late payment can reduce your credit score by 60 to 110 points. Unless you have an 800 credit score, this could completely derail your deal. If that 30-day late blemish is a mortgage or rent payment, some lenders will decline your application altogether. Most lenders require at least 12 consecutive months of on-time payments to qualify for a home loan.
Co-sign on a loan
Co-signing on a loan is really never a good idea, but it is significantly worse if you do it while trying to buy a house. By co-signing on a loan for someone else, you are now responsible for that debt. These payments will now factor into your debt to income ratios.
Changing jobs
Hopefully this goes without saying, but losing your job is going to be a big problem. Even job-hopping can present some major hurdles. Lenders need stable, reliable income that’s likely to continue to get you final approval. The bottom line: Any change to your employment is significant. Keep your loan officer in the loop and ask questions when in doubt. The last thing you want is to waste time and money on a home loan you’re never going to get. Throughout the mortgage process, it also can be helpful to monitor your credit scores for changes so you can know whether you need to address any problems. -To find out more about this program or many other options call Ahwatukee resident and associate broker Stacey Lykins, West USA, 602-616-9971 ot S.Lykins@LykinsProperties. com, or LykinsProperties.com.
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the down payment, they often contribute in other ways, said Christie Ellis of Ahwatukee, real estate agent and associate broker with United Brokers Group. Ellis primarily operates in Ahwatukee, Tempe and Chandler. “Most of the financial assistance I have seen comes in with furniture,” Ellis said. “I have seen younger buyers saying, ‘I can buy the house, but I can’t furnish the house.’” Beyond financial help, parents also offer less-tangible assistance, with many parents tagging along on house-hunting trips and providing advice for their children. “For the ones I have worked with, the kids are looking for their parents’ advice,” Ellis said. That includes helping the first-time buyers decide which home improvement projects they can accomplish themselves and which homes will require a costly professional renovation. In many cases, parents are actually the ones pressuring their adult children into home ownership. Many millennials grew up during the last housing crisis and are hesitant to purchase a home because of the negative affects it had on their family in the past, Andrus said.
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“(Millennials) have a bad taste in their mouth, so their parents are pushing them and telling them that home ownership is still a good investment,” he said. Rising home prices, which have outpaced income growth for young people, is a major factor contributing to young homebuyers’ reliance on financial help from their parents.
Home prices have risen 75 percent since 2000 while incomes for younger households – those headed by someone under 35 years old – have increased only 31 percent over the same time span, according to the Apartment List report. Andrus said the typical young buyer in the East Valley is purchasing homes in the
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mid- to high $200,000s. “Many of them would buy at $150,000 if they could,” he said, adding that competition in the market has driven prices above that target purchase price. Ellis said it is not uncommon to see 10 to 15 offers on a single property. That competition has driven young buyers to get creative, even going so far as writing “love letters” to homeowners. These letters include notes about how much they love the house and small gifts for the sellers. “Anything to make their offer stand out,” Ellis said.
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Networking group meets
ACT Networking Group, standing for Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe, meets weekly. DETAILS >> 7:45-8:45 p.m., Tukes Kafe, 15815 S. 50th St., Ahwatukee. Information: 602-418-3645.
Teen Thursdays
Ironwood Library provides the snacks and fun every Thursday; teens just bring themselves and a friend! First Thursdays: video games; second Thursdays: art-making; third Thursdays: Upcycling Makerspace. Fourth Thursdays: Library Volunteer Opportunities. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. No registration required.
Kiwanis meets weekly
The Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club meets weekly and welcomes newcomers. Upcoming speakers are: May 10, Don Fletcher, Tempe Union High School District Governing Board candidate; May 17, Tyler Vasquez, Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley; and May 24, Brandon Schmoll, constable and Tempe Union school board member. DETAILS>> 7:30 a.m. Biscuits Restaurant, 4623 E. Elliot Road, Ahwatukee. Information: mike.maloney2003@ gmail.com. — Email calendar items to pmaryniak@ahwatukees.com
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number of area businesses have decided to lend a helping hand to Southwest Human Development’s “Grow a Reader” virtual book drive. The organization, Arizona’s largest nonprofit advocate for early-childhood development, has enlisted more than a dozen businesses, including Garcia’s and Even Stevens, in a campaign to get books into children’s hands. People can visit a participating Grow a Reader business location, “pick a flower” and purchase books online at swhd.org/GAR to help get books into the hands of kids who need them most. Books start at only $3.99 and are also eligible for a dollar-for-dollar Arizona Charitable Tax Credit of up to $800. “For families who struggle to make ends meet, purchasing new, high-quality children’s books simply does not
compete with priorities like providing food, clothing and shelter. "In low-income communities, three out of every five children don’t have a single children’s book to call their own,” the agency said in a release. Donated books are distributed to families who participate in Southwest Human Development’s early literacy programs like Raising A Reader, a program that focuses on strengthening family literacy routines and community literacy connections, and Reach Out and Read, a national program that promotes early literacy in pediatric offices. “Children without access to early literacy materials often face challenges as they enter school,” says Jake Adams, chief development officer for Southwest Human Development. Adams added, “Our partners’ support of our early literacy efforts through this annual drive better prepares thousands of children for success when they
enter kindergarten.” Other businesses signed up include Camelback Toyota, Copper Star Coffee, FEZ, HobNob’s, Joe’s Diner, MOD Pizza, My Slice of the Pie Pizzeria, Picazzo’s, Short Leash Hot Dogs+, Rollover Doughnuts and Spinato’s Pizzeria. Recognizing a child’s earliest experiences and relationships establish the foundation for all future development, Southwest Human Development’s more than 40 comprehensive programs focus on young children and their families. Founded in 1981, Southwest Human Development serves 135,000 children and families each year. Information: swhd.org.
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Lucky artist’s work to brighten lottery tickets BY COLLEEN SPARKS AFN Staff Writer
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hen people try their luck at winning a fortune, they also can soak up a Chandler woman’s artwork in the palm of their hands. The Arizona Lottery has chosen Emily Costello, 54, to be its first-ever artist in residence for the fiscal year beginning July 1. That’s after the self-taught painter, printer and mixed-media artist won a state contest the Arizona Lottery held last year to find artwork for an Arizona-themed Dia de los Muertos Scratchers ticket to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month. Costello inspired and impressed the judges with her piece. Costello, who teaches children’s classes for Free Arts of Arizona for the Abused Children’s Professional Artist program and Vision Kidz program, will make original artwork for another ticket. Customers will be able to buy that ticket during Hispanic Heritage Month. The new illustrations will have a luchador theme and include four original variations that will combine Southwestern and Mexican art influences. The $2 ticket goes on sale in August. “It is an honor to be selected as the first-ever artist in residence,” Costello said. “It was incredible to see my art enjoyed by players across the state last year, and I am excited to continue to share my work and promote the regional culture of the Arizona community.” Costello has also been commissioned to create artwork for a Scratchers ticket called “7s,” a favorite one for Arizona Lottery Scratchers players. Costello, co-owner of Mucho Más Art Studio in downtown Phoenix, will produce Arizona-themed number sevens to show up on many variations of the ticket. “In my heart, I’ve been an artist all my life but in reality, I’ve been a working full-time artist for nine years,” Costello said. “The art I’ve done and am doing for the Arizona Lottery is 100 percent hand-painted. A digital photo is taken of the original art and the Arizona Lottery adds the graphics that turn my art
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into Scratchers tickets.” A wife and the mother of a 17-yearold boy, Logan, a junior at Arizona School for the Arts, Costello said her heritage motivates her. “For the lottery tickets and much of my other artwork, I find inspiration from my life experiences growing up in the desert and from my Mexican heritage,” she said. “In my work you’ll find iconic Mexican imagery such as Dia de los Muertos, luchadores (Mexican wrestlers), Frida Kahlo, lotería (Mexican Bingo) and other cultural references. With these references I hope to visually speak to experiences that we all share; issues of identity, humor, life, love, death, spirituality, dreams and memories.” Born in Superior, Costello said she is “so appreciative of the overwhelming and positive response last year’s artwork received. “I’m very excited about the new upcoming tickets whose theme continues to celebrate our state’s diversity and culture,” she said. Costello has served on the board of the Cultural Coalition and is a member of The Phoenix Fridas Arizona Latina Art Collective and the Chandler Arts Commission. She also teaches art classes at the Phoenix Art Museum.
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Editor’s note
The two Democratic members of the State Legislature who represent Ahwatukee went in different directions on Gov. Doug Ducey’s education funding plan and the state budget last week, with Sen. Sean Bowie being one of only four Democrats in the Senate to vote in favor of the bill and Rep. Mitzi Epstein joining all her colleagues from her party voting against it. Both are from Legislative District 18, which includes Ahwatukee and parts of Mesa, Tempe and Chandler. They each explain their positions here.
Epstein: Today’s students deserve what my children had 10 years ago BY REP. MIZTI EPSTEIN AFN Guest Writer
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ur economy and quality of life depend on educating our future workforce well and educating the whole child. The education budget bill does not meet our education needs. It is not enough. I am not clamoring for sky-high funding, but I believe that today’s students deserve to have what my children had here in school 10 years ago. We must restore the cuts. Let’s be very clear. This budget has a 5.7 percent increase in the per-pupil rate. It is NOT 20 percent. The only way that school districts will be able to give teachers the governor’s touted 9 percent raise is by using all of the increase for only some of the educators. That provides no improvement for many other problems, like burgeoning class sizes and classes with no permanent teacher.
The increase to District Additional Assistance (DAA) is less than the amount that Gov. Ducey cut to DAA in the first year he was in office. DAA is the money for updating books and software and buses. Perhaps the most worrisome aspect of this budget is that it has been called unsustainable from the right, the left and the middle. If the economy hiccups, these minor gains will be lost. Instead, I believe our children deserve a reliable funding source for schools. I met with legislators across the aisle, including the Speaker of the House, to consider alternatives that would have been more reliable, but the majority leadership was intransigent. This year, both the RedForEd and the March for Our Lives movements made it very clear that we need more school counselors. With better social/emotional support, children can learn vital skills in coping, assertiveness, empathy and constructive communication. We need more counselors to help stu-
dents learn that they have options. Counselors help to prevent bullying, youth suicide and mass shootings. Counselors are needed to help schools respond to tragedies and, more importantly, to prevent students from becoming violent. There are a few bright spots in this budget. Since January, I have championed the need for a full-time suicide prevention coordinator in the AHCCCS Department and that job is included in this budget. I have called for increasing the number of auditors in the Department of Revenue to assure corporations pay their fair share at current tax rates. This budget includes more auditors and they will provide an estimated $55 million for our schools. In 2017, when the majority legislators offered only 1 percent, I sponsored an amendment for a 4 percent raise for teachers because I have been supportive of teachers and students for many years. This year, I sponsored an amendment for more school counselors. This budget was
rushed through the process in only a few days, so there was not time to prepare it perfectly, but it did bring the debate about counselors to the legislators. Arizona has a woeful 924-to-1 student-counselor ratio, despite the recommended ratio being 250 to 1. I am continuing to work for every child to have access to the professional support of a school counselor. The needs of our schools are not being met. Ten years ago, my children had 25 percent to 33 percent more resources in school than today’s students have. My children had better class sizes and more opportunities for electives like art, music, physical education, languages and so on. My children had fewer needs for substitute teachers in their schools. I’m not pressing for limitless funding; I’m working for practical solutions. I voted “no” on this budget because today’s students deserve to have what my kids had in school.
Bowie: ‘The budget we passed is not perfect...more steps needed’ BY SEN. SEAN BOWIE AFN Guest Writer
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he 2018 legislative session concluded last week, capped off by a nearly 24-hour work day on the budget last Wednesday. This session was focused on K-12 education funding, as we sought to get our local schools and our teachers more support. I held open office hours for our community and met with hundreds of teachers, educators, parents and students throughout the week, expressing my firm commitment to our local schools and getting them more support. As a product of the Kyrene Elementary and Tempe Union school districts, supporting them will always be my No. 1
priority. The budget we passed is not perfect. While it does make some investments in our K-12 schools and gives our hard-working teachers a pay raise, more steps are needed. For example, the pay raise does not include counselors, librarians, and other support staff positions. There are also concerns about the sustainability of future revenue projections, which could lead to budget deficits as soon as next year. I also supported amendments to the budget that would have made further gains, like appropriating more money for school counselors, capping class sizes and including support staff in the pay raise. Unfortunately, these amendments were rejected and we faced a vote on the overall budget that the governor proposed.
I voted “yes” on Governor Ducey’s budget because I view it as the first step in a long-term project to restore funding to our schools and our classrooms. There is a lot of work left to do, and I plan to hold the governor and the Legislature accountable if more investments are not made in future years. The budget we passed last week would not have been possible without the hard work, tenacity and persistence of the thousands of teachers, educators, parents and students who joined us at the Capitol over the past couple of weeks. The RedforEd movement succeeded in putting pressure on the governor and the Legislature – back in January, the governor’s budget proposal called for only a 1 percent raise for our teachers. In response to the pressure from educators, the governor increased that to 20
percent over three years. It’s important that we keep up that pressure. With this budget being step one, the second step is working to re-elect and elect legislators who will always make supporting our local public schools their No. 1 priority, and oppose those who seek to expand vouchers or eliminate revenue sources in the budget, making investing in our schools more difficult. When I campaigned to be your state senator in 2016, I made two promises: I would work to restore education funding, and work to bring some bipartisanship back to the state Capitol. Voting yes on this budget keeps both of those promises. As long as I am fortunate enough to represent our community at the Capitol, I will continue to fight for more investment in our local schools and govern in a bipartisan way.
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For Rep. Townsend and teacher critics, facts went bye-bye By DAVID LEIBOWITZ AFN Columnist
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ne of my favorite journalistic staples nowadays is
the “fact check.” Typically, fact checks involve a media outlet assigning a 19-year-old college intern to gauge the truth of a public figure’s statement – usually by Googling stuff or making some phone calls. Then, said intern ranks the veracity of the statement using stars. Four stars means George “I Cannot Tell a Lie” Washington, would’ve been proud. One star? That means President Trump probably said it. In between, three stars means, “Yeah, that sounds about right,” and two stars means, “I found a bunch of confusing stuff on the internet, so this seems mostly false.” I mention fact checks because now seems like the right time to examine some of the rhetoric surrounding Arizona’s #RedForEd moment.
The state’s education budget had just passed in the wee hours of Thursday – including a 20 percent pay raise for teachers – and the Legislature sleepily debated the balance of the budget. With Gov. Ducey signing House Bill 2663 Thursday at dawn, Arizona’s 60,000 striking schoolteachers presumably will return to work now, creating the next generation of intern fact checkers. Until then? You’re stuck with me. Let’s begin the fact-checking with Mesa state Rep. Kelly Townsend, who has branded #RedForEd as a socialist plot because of the far-left affinities of one of the group’s leaders, Noah Karvelis. Says Townsend: “Mr. Karvelis has openly supported socialist ideas and recommends his fellow teachers do the same. This is absolutely unacceptable and as a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I cannot and will not negotiate with such a group.” I’m giving Townsend’s accusation one star. Is Karvelis a Commie? I don’t know where he fits between Karl Marx and Ber-
nie Sanders. But here’s what I do know: Tens of thousands of teachers demanding better pay and additional education funding cannot be pigeonholed by the beliefs of one 23-year-old with a bullhorn. Townsend’s logic is no different than the tired liberal syllogism that says, “David Duke is a racist. David Duke is a Republican. Thus, all Republicans are racist.” Next up, let’s examine a nugget of conventional wisdom best expressed by the phrase, “We will remember in November.” You’ve heard that one a few thousand times lately, uttered by political partisans who claim #RedForEd will create a massive #wave colored either blue – resulting in the defeat of incumbent Republican Ducey – or red – keeping the GOP firmly entrenched statewide. I give the wave concept two stars – mostly false. Why? Mostly because it’s May and Election Day isn’t for six months. I suspect much of the passion around #RedForEd will have subsided by then for the 6.9 million Arizonans not wearing a red
t-shirt or posting #PurpleForParents opposition statements. Additionally, Ducey has acquitted himself well on the public relations front, standing by the narrative that teachers wanted raises and he found the money – more than $1 billion for education. Expect to see that soundbite on millions of dollars of TV ads all summer and fall. Finally, let’s defy fact-checking tradition and rank a statement as deserving negative stars – so false, it defies comprehension. It’s the accusation made by counter-protesters that Arizona’s teachers are “greedy” for striking. Really? Greedy? For demanding a raise to about the national average teacher’s salary – $58,00 a year – in a profession that demands a college degree, licensing, ongoing professional development and the ability to educate dozens of kids all day long for nine months a year? If that’s how you define greed, well, allow me to politely suggest that you need to go ahead and check your damn facts.
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Reader wonders where Rep. Norgaard was during walkout
Where was Jill? Last week, our teachers showed us how much they care about education by gathering and marching. Our elected representatives were supposed to be working, hopefully to listen to the teachers and to resolve the walkout. Two of my three representatives – state Rep. Mitzi Epstein and Sen. Sean Bowie – were at the Capitol, hearing the issues facing those in education and supporting the teachers. Where was Jill Norgaard? Jill makes a point to talk about her support of education. She is often pictured in a classroom. So, why wasn’t she also listening, trying to understand what led to the walkout? Why did she decide to take a long weekend instead? I want representatives who solve problems, who listen, who truly represent me. Jill is not one of them. -Kathleen Adamson
Marches create change, but voting is necessary
In January, the Women’s March. In March, the March for Our Lives. In April, the RedForEd movement. Public engagement never before seen at the Arizona Capitol. People who have never
been involved in politics before are taking to the streets to make statements on women’s reproductive and other rights, on gun legislation and reform, and on the explosive walkout of our educators. My question is, will this resonate at the November election? All these marches and public demonstrations will mean nothing without taking your engagement to the ballot box in November. Taking today’s political involvement to the November ballot box will create the change that these marches have begun because your vote is the real change to our Arizona political gridlock. -CJ Briggle
Fund public education, not the South Mountain Freeway
The solution to the education funding dilemma sits right under our noses. The millions of dollars wasted on the 202 Freeway being built along Pecos Road is more than enough to fund educational needs for years. Too bad ADOT’s ego and it undermining contractors strayed people away from the real needs of this state: education and healthcare. Let our legislators know they made a bad decision. -Norbert Adame Jr., MD
S. Mountain Window Cleaning owner grateful to Ahwatukee
After opening our doors one year ago, South Mountain Window Cleaning has cleaned the windows of over 500 Ahwatukee homes and more in neighboring communities. We are beyond thankful for the support that we’ve received from the AFN and the community. It has changed our family’s lives. The success that South Mountain Window Cleaning has experienced is proof that small business entrepreneurship is alive and well in the Ahwatukee community. -Jeremiah Green
‘It’s so sad to see the teachers being used by the unions’
We love our teachers and know they work hard. That’s why it’s so sad to see the teachers being used by the unions. This RedforEd isn’t even about the teachers. It’s about making the unions strong in Arizona. In fact, they’d like to control Arizona. Arizona is a right-to-work state. Unions don’t like that. They want everyone to have to belong to a union and pay dues. Then the unions use the dues to help themselves get rich and to elect Democrats to office. Pretty nice deal for them.
Randi Weingarten, who is the head of the Federation of Teachers, has come to Arizona from New York to further the unions. She doesn’t want the teachers to go back to the classroom because this is an election year and she wants us to cave into her demands. By the way, she made around $500,000 this past year and lives in the Hamptons. Hmm. She’s really never even taught for more than a few months either. We all need to tell our governor and legislators to tell her and her union to go back to New York and leave us alone. When you work with the unions, it never ends well for the state or its people. I know this from experience of working as an educator in Oregon and watching the unions come in and take over the state. The unions have made a lot of money but the teachers still say they need more money and strikes still happen. Please, please, please, Arizona. Don’t give in to the unions. It won’t end well. -Nancy Dombrowski
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Local couple preserves family legacy with their company BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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hen Matt and Jennifer Armer started their air conditioning company out of their Ahwatukee home, it was partly to carry on a family’s legacy. And what a legacy it is – after all, not many families have a mountain named after them. Located south of Roosevelt Dam in Tonto National Forest, 7,310-foot-high Armer was named in tribute to the Armer family, which homesteaded in the late 1800s near Lake Roosevelt and lived in a home made of timber from the mountain. It has a grim history dating back to December 1951, when a plane full of West Point cadets got lost in bad weather and slammed into the west-facing cliffs, killing all 25 young men aboard. But there’s another part of that legacy that the parents of three want to carry on – or, rather, revive.
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Matt and Jennifer Armer wanted to revive a longtime legacy when they started Armer Heating and Air Conditioning out of their Ahwatukee home last year. Matt's great uncle started one of the Valley's first air conditioning repair companies in the Valley.
Matt’s great uncle, a sheet metal worker and son of a cattle rancher and deputy marshal, founded John Armer Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning – one of
the first, if not the first, air conditioning repair companies in Arizona. He was known as the grandfather of air conditioning in the Valley.
Though Matt was born after he died, his father, Jack, worked for the company, which was founded in 1922. Air conditioning was invented about 20 years earlier by Willis Carrier, an engineer who was working for a heating company and was tasked with fixing a problem that a printing shop was having when the temperatures rose. The ink would run and bleed in the hot weather and Carrier had to figure out a way to stop that. He invented a filter that helped dry out humid air and then run over coils that contained a coolant. Though air conditioning didn’t start becoming a staple in Arizona homes until after World War II, John Armer nonetheless made his business a success. But while Carrier went on to grow his company into the large Carrier Engineering Corp., Armer Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning faded – until last November when Matt, See
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Chandler club offers G-rated comedy as acts and lessons BY COLLEEN SPARKS AFN Staff Writer
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hildren, teens and adults can get some comic relief and learn how to think on their feet at an unusual business in downtown Chandler. Unlike venues where comedians tell jokes parents might not think are suitable for young ears, ImprovMANIA Comedy Club offers improv shows, classes and musicals appropriate for all ages. Husband-and-wife comedy team David and Colleen Specht own the club, which they opened in September 2014. The parents of two children had been performing improv with another company in Scottsdale. “We just both lived in Chandler and we thought, there’s nothing like this in Chandler,” David said. “We got married in downtown Chandler. We just thought, ‘Let’s take a chance. All we need is a handful of people every weekend to have it
make sense.’ It was profitable from day one.” ImprovMANIA Comedy offers an all-ages, family-friendly improv show at 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. Audiences can catch the unfiltered improv show geared toward adults at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. A stand-up comedy show in which comedians individually deliver their scripted jokes occurs every Saturday at 10 p.m. A teen improv troupe hits the stage the fourth Saturday of the month at 5 p.m. The improv comedy shows are “really, really interactive,” David said. “It’s really a one-of-a-kind show,” he said. “Nobody does it like we do.” Like on the TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” audience members come up with topics and characters for the performers to create on stage. The unfiltered shows have “more of a storyline” and are See
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Husband-wife comedy team David and Colleen Specht, parent of Keegan and Molly, have a familyfriendly approach to their ImproveMANIA Comedy Club downtown.
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who had been working for various air conditioning companies, and his wife, who had been in advertising and marketing, set out to revive it. But the Armers have more in mind than carrying on a family tradition. “We wanted to give back to the community and help those that are less fortunate and have to have air conditioning,” Matt explained. “We want AC companies to have a good name again.” The Armers decided to operate out of their home. “We do not need a brick-and-mortar building,” he explained. “We go to customers’ homes, saving us from a larger overhead.” They know they’re in a competitive business, saying their biggest challenge is “getting the name recognition and proving to our customers that we are the smart choice in HVAC.” “Our honesty and integrity speak for themselves and we treat our customers as family,” he said. And they also are diversified, not limiting themselves to homes. “If it heats or cools, I can fix it,” Matt said.
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“more complex,” David said. The shows for audiences of all ages are “a little bit faster-paced, more visual,” he added. About 12 regular performers usually perform in the improv shows, including David and Colleen. David took classes at The Second City in Chicago while Colleen performed in the improv troupe in Scottsdale where the couple met. By day, David recruits employees for companies and provides team building and corporate training. After earning a business degree at Illinois State University with a minor in communications in 1998, he decided to try improv, so he took classes and loved it. Colleen holds a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies from Arizona State University. Because no one is born knowing the rules and tools of improv, the Chandler company offers lots of classes for children, teens and adults. A class for ages 8-12 takes place noon1 p.m. on Saturdays. The monthly classes culminate with a performance for family members and friends at the end of the
month. “It’s really, really fun,” David said. “We’ve got kids that stay in the class for two or three years.” The improv classes teach people about listening, agreement and teamwork, he added. Young people 13 to 18 can enroll in the teens’ improv club, which meets from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays for a month and also wraps up with a performance. Adults with no experience can take classes offered about once a quarter 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday nights. A class for adults with some previous experience doing improv rehearses Monday nights and performs Thursday nights. Anyone looking for a way to boost communication in a company can sign up their team for corporate training at ImprovMANIA. Typically, groups of about seven to 30 employees will spend two and a half hours in a workshop learning to trust each other and how to deal with difficult situations and not judge each other, David said. “Everybody does it for different reasons,” he said. “They don’t all want to perform. Some of them just want to get better in front of people.” Besides teaching groups how to bond and draw chuckles, ImprovMANIA
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It’s elementary: Pride thespians undaunted by walkout BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Director One thing no one can doubt that the Mountain Pointe High School Theatre Company has learned is that the show must goon – even if there’s a teachers walkout. The young thespians rehearsed with director/teacher Suzanne Idler and kept rehearsing right through the six-day walkout because the window between their April 5 auditions and performance dates was pretty tight. And this weekend, people can see how well they mastered their lines when they present Ken Ludwig’s comedy “Baskerville, A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” at 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, and 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in the schools Black Box Theater, 4201 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee. Ludwig, who wrote the celebrated “Moon Over Buffalo,” transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic “The Hound of the Baskervilles” into a funny adventure as the dynamic duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson sift through the dizzying web of clues to uncover who’s knocking off the male heirs of the Baskerville line. It’s a challenging play for the young actors, as five of them play more than 40 characters through a complex series of disguises and ac-
cents. It also was challenging getting ready during the teachers walkout, “but I am lucky to have such amazing students – and amazing parents to help – to put this production together in 19 days,” Idler said. “The walkout really added an additional wrinkle, but the students understand the importance of the walkout and have been fantastic,” she added. Idler is no rookie with the Pride theater group. She’s been involved with it since 1995 and the first play she directed included current Pride teacher-director Corey Quinn, who was then a student. Idler, who teaches computer graphic art and film/TV production, now directs just one show a year. The play demands a lot of the cast. In her casting call last month, Idler noted that several characters will be required to “show great versatility both physically and vocally” because their multiple roles range from a butterfly lover who also is a psychopath to a passionate and elegant doctor to a scrappy little boy. The case includes Nemo Wright, a frequent presence on the Pride stage, playing Sherlock Holmes, and Ethan Briant playing his trusty
sidekick Dr. Watson. The other cast members are Noah Butler, Quinn Rupp, Cory Drozdowski and Ali Stookey. Jessica Calabrese is both a swing cast member and part of the crew. The stage manager is Janae Jessie and Myles Thomas is tech director and set chief. Mikaela Romo handles lights and special effects and sound are in the hands of Clare Kulaga and Alex Sudis. Costumes are by Jack Mountain Pointe High Theatre Company will present a Sherlock HolmesRupp, Addison based comedy with a cast that includes, from ;eft: Back row: Ali Stookey, Harvey, Kendall Ethan Briant and Cory Drozdowski dressed as a woman; middle row: Quinn Robinson and Cas- Rupp and Nemo Wright; and bottom: Jessica Calabrese and Noah Butler. sie Presume. Other students involved in the production Rhiannon Malloy, Alayjia Marcelin, Mikaeare Alayjia Marcelin, Lexi Powers, Ali Adelis, la Romo, Clare Kulaya, Ruben Ayala, Jamon Tyrel Daniels, Tyreq Daniels, Bekkah Weier, Pritchett, Mia Lupercio, Ruben Ayala, Kaeley Becca Jacobs, Andre Présumé, Savanna Camp, Rice, Jaiden Wester and Skyy Ferguson.
Lakeshore Music going strong at 100 BY LEE SHAPPELL AFN Guest Writer
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is landmark 100th concert presentation wrapped, Woody Wilson exhaled and managed a smile in acknowledgement of the milestone on a decade-long journey. Never, he said, could he have envisioned his small local jazz series, whose roots were in the back room at the old Monti’s La Casa Vieja in downtown Tempe, morphing into one of the premier series in the country. “I never expected it to last this long, quite frankly,” said Wilson, a south Tempe resident, who is founder and president of Lakeshore Music, Inc. “I never expected the legs it got. It started as a hobby on steroids and became a passion. “And it’s not just jazz. We’ve done blues,
folk, chamber music, mariachis. It’s music all over the map.” But at its heart, it remains jazz. Tempe-based Lakeshore, a charitable nonprofit that presents its concerts at Tempe Center for the Arts, persevered through a difficult decade among Valley performing-arts presenters. A major recession knocked out many small businesses. Competition intensified as new venues sprouted up, from downtown Phoenix near the new Arizona State University campus (The Nash), and outward (Musical Instrument Museum and Mesa Arts Center) as the economy recovered. And it represents a gamble that paid off as Lakeshore morphed from three small jazz series and moved into the sparkling new Tempe Center for the Arts in 2007. Lakeshore presents concert Number 101
on Saturday, May 19, when the critically acclaimed Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo and clarinet-saxophone virtuoso Ken Peplowski team. All seats to the 7:30 p.m. show are $38 and available at the TCA box office or online at lakeshoremusic.org. The legendary George Benson says Figueiredo “is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life. The world needs to listen to his music.” And the late Mel Tormé once said of Peplowski, who grew up in Cleveland playing Polish polka music, “Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.” Figueiredo and Peplowski are playing their See
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fusion of jazz and bossa nova to rave reviews on this U.S. tour, the music influenced heavily by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd from a time when the U.S. was producing cars with fins. The era is best defined by Getz’s classic “The
Girl from Ipanema.” Wilson, who serves on several Tempe civic boards, has worked nearly his entire life in the creative arts. For 26 years, he was head writer of the syndicated newspaper comic strips “Rex Morgan, MD” and “Judge Parker,” with daily estimated readership of 30 million in North America and 16 foreign countries.
As he approached retirement, he moved the jazz music that he’d always enjoyed onto his front burner. Then, four years ago, Wilson co-founded a Lakeshore spinoff, Tempe-based Cuba Rhythm and Views, with Neil Birnbaum, then director of Northwest Sinfonietta in the Seattle area. Birnbaum since has moved to Gilbert. Cuba Rhythm and Views conducts U.S. Treasury Department-sanctioned People-to-People Cultural Explorations of Cuba. Treasury Department sanction is necessary to make them legal. Cuba Rhythm and Views conducts several each year accompanied by U.S. musicians, who perform while there. The May 23-30 trip with jazz trumpeter Byron Stripling of the Count Basie Orchestra is sold out. The next tours are Oct. 31-Nov. 5 and Jan. 4-11, 2019. In return, Wilson and Birnbaum bring Cuba’s top musicians to the U.S. to perform. Cuban pianist Aldo López-Gavilán was Lakeshore Music’s January, 2018, show. “Going to Cuba the first time, and being exposed to this remarkable music and the artists who perform it, changed my life,” Wilson said. “It’s about exposing Americans to a marvelous culture and the creative expression in Cuba.” Wilson also has kept the Valley Latino cultural community in mind with his selection
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of artists. In February, Lakeshore presented Carmela y Mas, a longtime fixture in the Valley music scene, along with Mariachi Pasion, an all-female group that founded when the girls were students at ASU. They initially played informally for a relative. They were so well received, they concluded that they could play gigs and earn side money. They worked their way through school as mariachis and have stayed together. And now Lakeshore has landed Figueiredo, with his Brazilian-jazz fusion. Lakeshore strives to add value to Tempe through this presentation of culture, Wilson says. “Our goal always has been to bring the finest musicians in the world to the world’s most-beautiful facility, the TCA,” Wilson said.
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Treat Mom and yourself to these baked goodies BY JAN D’ATRI AFN Contributor
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omemade peppermint patties and cookie pop truffles are just the treat for Mother’s Day. If you love store bought peppermint patties,
you’re going to flip over this homemade version. If that’s not enough, wait until you make store bought cookies into the most delectable cookie pop truffles. So you have some time to practice, and then love Mom next Sunday with a couple of morsels of chocolate heaven right from your kitchen.
Homemade Peppermint Patties Ingredients:
3 cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons softened butter 2 teaspoons peppermint extract 4 tablespoons cream 12 oz. Melting Chocolate Wafers (dipping chocolate)
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In a mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, peppermint extract and cream. On medium high, beat with a paddle attachment. (Mixture will be crumbly at first.) Turn mixer on high and beat until it becomes creamy and smooth. Candy should be soft but not sticky. If too sticky, add more powdered sugar, a little at a time, until the consistency is that of PLAY-DOH. Roll out a long piece of plastic wrap. Scoop out mixture onto the wrap and form into a long thin roll about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. (This will be the size of the inside of your peppermint patty.) Roll it up tightly in the plastic wrap and twist or tie off the ends. I divided the mixture up into two logs and wrapped each in plastic wrap to keep one log chilled while working with the other. To keep your candy round, cut a slit all the way
down an old cardboard paper towel tube, and put the candy inside which will help keep the bottom from flattening as it sits in the refrigerator. Chill the candy until it is very firm, at least one hour. Prepare a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and place in refrigerator to chill. When candy has hardened, remove from plastic wrap and, using a sharp knife, slice off rounds about a quarter-inch thick. Melt the dipping chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring to prevent overheating. Using a fork or dipping tool, dip a patty into the melted chocolate, coating completely. Let the excess coating drip back into the bowl. Set on chilled parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the candy slices. Immediately refrigerate to harden. Store in airtight container in frig or at room temperature. Servings approximately 30.
Cookie Pop Truffles Ingredients:
or flat pounder until pulverized. Place crushed cookies in mixing bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish. Add cream cheese and blend until fully incorporated. Roll into about 1 inch balls and refrigerate for about one hour. Meanwhile, melt chocolate in double boiler. Dip cookie balls in chocolate to coat. Remove and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle top with cookie crumbs. Refrigerate to harden. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
1 (approximately 1 lb.) box of Oreo Cookies 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened 1 container dipping chocolate (Approx 7 oz tub) OR (Approximately 12 oz.) chocolate chips
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he coaches for Desert Vista High School’s boys and girl track teams had a definite mindset when their squads came off an historic track meet in Arcadia. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to finish on top,” boys Coach Chris Hanson said at the time. “Are we a little more motivated because we’ve finished second two years in a row to the same team? Of course.” Cassandra McKenzie echoed a similar feeling for the girls squad, stating, “Every year, I tell the girls it’s our year. We can do this – everybody just has to perform.” Hanson’s team literally ran away with the title at last weekend’s state championship meet while the Desert Vista girls team won second place. Thanks to stellar team and individual performances, the boys pulled away from Chandler High, eventually finishing with 115 total points and claiming the title by a remarkable 41-point margin. For the girls, a talented Chandler High
squad proved too much for any program – including the Thunder’s – to overcome during the finals. The day-two results for the boys completed one of the more dominant tournaments in recent memory for the Thunder. But even with that comfortable lead after day one, Hanson knew the battle was only beginning. At the Arcadia meet a few months ago, Desert Vista runners Aksel Laudon, Ethan Wright and Habtamu Cheney shattered school records, raising expectations for the program as the state finals approached. The team’s mentality had not changed at all following the first day of the state track and field meet. Desert Vista was powered by strong showings as senior Deshon Toney captured the Division I shot put title and junior Kevin Fairchild won the boys javelin competition. Their wins came as no surprise to the longtime coach. “We were comfortable with both of them going into the state meet,” Hanson said. “We felt like they could be state champs. Kevin set the school record even
higher in the jav. We were just confident with him going in and they didn’t disappoint.” McKenzie was partly philosophical about the outcome for her squad, saying, “I always get asked every year, ‘Do you think your girls are going to win state?’ The answer always is yes. If I didn’t believe in my girls, I shouldn’t be head coach.” “The lead after the first day is always misleading. We’ve had sizable leads the last two years as well and ended up losing by two points (both times to Chandler). We’ve still got to finish the deal and shut the door,” the coach said prior to Saturday. “Eric (Richardson) does a phenomenal job,” McKenzie said of the Chandler girls’ coach. “He’s a great coach and I have a lot of respect for him and the rest of their coaches.” While a second-place finish may be bittersweet, it truly was a fairy-tale ending for both Thunder teams. Hanson believes the impressive outings at the finals were the results of honoring the squad’s day-today process. “The little things make the difference,”
he said. “And when we focus on those things, the big things take care of themselves. The product will come if you put the process before it.” Both Thunder teams’ yearlong process proved beneficial in the end. The teams would not be able to stand with their heads held high if they hadn’t first put their heads down and worked so hard throughout the season. As Vista geared up for one last day of competition, Hanson was asked if he would still be happy if his team didn’t win the state title. “That’s a loaded question,” he chuckled. “‘Happy’ is probably a tough word to use. I don’t know if I’d use that word. Certainly, we want to put an exclamation point on the end of the sentence.” There is no need to worry about that hypothetical any longer. After two-straight close calls, the DV boys can finally say they are state champions.
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Pride and Thunder baseball seasons end on same day BY BRIAN BENESCH AFN Sports Editor
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fter an up-and-down regular season, Mountain Pointe High’s baseball team pulled it together down the stretch and made an appearance in the state tournament. But Coach Matt Denny said simply showing up at the tournament was not good enough. Expectations were much higher for the second-year manager. “We have one very big goal at the beginning of the season and that is to win the state championship,” Denny said before the team’s regular-season finale against Pinnacle. “We either did win or we came up short. That’s just a mentality that we have. We don’t really talk about a play-in game.”
A late-season charge helped the Pride secure a postseason spot. That charge started on a windy April afternoon at Desert Vista. Jacob McKeon’s two-run double in the sixth inning was immediately followed by a two-run homer by Connor Murphy. Just like that, the Pride had a 5-2 win over the Thunder – and new life in 6A baseball. Three days later, the team beat a strong Pinnacle squad on the road. A play-in ticket was officially punched. “There were times when it looked like to get to the play-in game we were going to need to do some things. The big win against DV probably got us in. I think we’d still be fighting at this point if we didn’t win,” Denny said then. The roller-coaster campaign reached its peak with a play-in victory over
Cibola High, a group that entered the contest winners of seven of its previous nine games. But a disappointing outing against Red Mountain ended the year for Denny’s club April 28. While last year’s team was able to rattle off eight-straight wins at one point, the current squad’s longest winning streak was a three-game stretch last month. “We’ll call it a disappointing regular season. It was one of those things where we just never got in a really good rhythm,” the coach said. “I think we’re good enough to beat anybody, but we’re also able to lose to anybody.” Success was something the Thunder saw plenty of this past spring. In Coach Cody Brassfield’s first year at the helm, Desert Vista put together a season to remember. His group turned
heads across the region by winning 11of 13 games in March. Like Mountain Pointe, Desert Vista breezed through its play-in game against Trevor G. Browne. A rematch with one of the state’s best, Sandra Day O’Connor, awaited April 28. The Thunder had beaten the Eagles earlier in the year but a second win was not in the cards. An offensive explosion by the Eagles in the fifth inning was too much for the Thunder to overcome. Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe had been eliminated from title contention within minutes of each other. While the Pride struggled to put together a winning streak, the Thunder was one of the most consistent teams throughout the entire season. Both coaches look forward to 2019.
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