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n attorney told the Arizona Court of Appeals last week that the former Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course can lie fallow, “in it’s natural state’’ that owner Wilson Gee does not need to rebuild it. “The intent was, if you are going to use the property, it has to be a golf course, but you don’t have to use the property,’’ said Dan Maynard, an attorney representing Gee. But two out of three judges hearing the case noted that the deed restrictions on the property specifically require a golf course, echoing the ruling of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah who handed homeowners seeking the course’s rebirth a major victory in January 2018.

Gee has challenged Hannah’s ruling in the Court of Appeals, vowing to never rebuild a course that he closed in 2013 because it was losing money during a downturn in the saturated golf industry. The hearing before the three-judge panel in Phoenix marks the latest chapter in the five-year-long litigation filed by a group of homeowners to force Gee into restoring the moribund course, which he closed in 2013. In appellate courts, judges meticulously review the transcripts and documents from the lower court case and pepper attorneys with pointed questions. Last week’s hearing was no exception. Judges Randall Howe and David Weinzweig had plenty of questions for Maynard, while Judge Jennifer Perkins silently listened to the arguments.

Weinzweig, reading from the deed restrictions, said, “the property must be used for no purposes other than golf courses.’’ He also challenged another part of Maynard’s argument in which he cited a portion of the deed restrictions that allows the owner to abandon improvements on the property. Maynard said the clause gives the owner the right to abandon all facilities, including the golf course, while Weinzweig said he interprets that clause to mean it only relates to improvements related to the clubhouse or a restaurant. “It falls squarely out of the use of the word golf courses in the first sentence,’’ Weinzweig said. “Our job is to determine and en-

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Freeway construction, wind may threaten Ahwatukee pools

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ome Ahwatukee homeowners with swimming pools are reaping a costly new headache that the owner of a local pool-cleaning company theorizes are the result of a combination of windy weather, the community’s historic roots and the South Mountain Freeway construction. Jeff Ludwig, owner of Foothills Pool Care & Repair, said in recent weeks he has had to tell about 10 of his customers to drain their pool after it turned green and failed to respond to chlorine treatments. The pools contained heavy concentrations of nitrates and phosphates that had been used to fertilize the old farmland that Ahwatukee and the region south of the community sits on. Ludwig believes they have been stirred up by freeway construction and have become airborne during the often windy weather the Valley has seen in the last few months. Phosphates and nitrates feed algae and are all but immune to chlorine, said Ludwig. A buildup of nitrates also can cause health problems. After he discovers that a pool has been contaminated, he’s had to tell affected owners he can’t do anything until the drain it. “They’re not happy about it,” said Ludwig, who runs the business with his son Damien. “One lady refused and I told her she’d have to call someone else. I told her ‘you’re paying a monthly fee and if I keep dumping chlorine in there when it doesn’t do any good, I’ll be ending up in the red,” Ludwig said. If the pool isn’t treated with chlorine, algae quickly sets in, turning the water green and eventually unusable while becoming a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes. And if the pool has to be drained, owners must shell out a $200 drainage fee, $70 to treat with it with new chemicals and the cost of water. “It’s crazy. When I tell a customer they have to drain their pool, they look at me like I’m nuts. I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Ludwig, who has been in Ahwatukee since 1994. He added that up until this year, he can remember having to drain only one pool — back in 1998. Ludwig said most of the pools are located between 28th and 48th streets, and that there’s no rhyme or reason to the way the nitrates settle. “There could be a cluster of maybe four or six pools and two near each other have it and then way down the street, another one would be affected,” he said. “Even if they have a cover on it, it can still get into the water,” he added. Another concern on the horizon is impending sunny, hot weather that can damage unfilled plastic-lined pools in a relatively short amount of time, Ludwig said.

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Sears said. Volunteers must be 21 or over and prot happens every summer — but that vide a valid license and proof of insurance. “Volunteers go online and choose apdoesn’t mean many Ahwatukee seniors don’t need help getting to vital appoint- pointments that fit their schedules. So, it’s ments or even doing some needed shop- very flexible and easy,” Sears added, noting that volunteers can sign up for the geoping. During the summer, about 20 percent of graphic area they’d like to serve in — East the volunteer drivers for the Ahwatukee Valley, Ahwatukee only or Valley-wide.” While there are no minimum hours that Foothills YMCA’s Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors – better known as Y volunteers are expected to put in, “we suggest trying to drive once per week to get to OPAS – leave for cooler climes. That puts a dent in the corps of selfless know the clients,” Sears said. “We’re not just a taxi service,” she exvolunteers who last year donated 9,000 hours of their time and put 73,000 miles on plained. “We create relationships with Damien Ludwig, left, works with his father, Jeff Ludwig, owner of Foothills Pool Care and Repair. They’ve been their vehicles to help wheel-less seniors get these clients. This isn’t like Uber. We go to forced to tell at least 10 clients to drain their pools because they’ve been contaminated by harmful nitrates that to 8,600 appointments — 6,000 of which front door and walk them to the car. We are resistant to chlorine treatment. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer) were for medical appointments as well as don’t dump them off. We take them back to their door.” “A lot of these pool cleaning compa- grocery shopping and other vital trips. POOLS from page 3 The clients must be 62 or older, living Y OPAS director Jill Sears said the pronies don’t know about it because you’ve independently in one of Ahwatukee’s gram needs 25 volunteer drivers willing “The pebble pools don’t get affected as got a lot of people now who get into this three ZIP codes and must be able to get in to pick up the slack between now and Sepmuch, but the plastic will crack in the heat business without much training or exand out of a vehicle on their own because tember. At 5 p.m. today at the Y, 1030 E. and sun,” he explained. perience,” Ludwig said, adding that pool the service is non-medical Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee, volunteers can Ludwig said he has been taking water owners who question why chlorine treatgs ~ Luxury Vinyl in nature. a RuInterested e C r A ~ Cou show up people can simply a take a one-hour training session. samples to Leslie’s Pool Supplies Service ments aren’t doingrpanything to keep their stoform new today. Information: yopas@vosymca.org nter u e C t ~ “This is a great opportunity ~ s and Repair to have it tested, and that’s water clean and clear also get r top e Tishould w le ~ Wgo o h S s e ~ for a way to give back,” or call 602-212-6088. ood ~ Laretirees minatlooking how he discovered the problem. it tested. AFN NEWS STAFF

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natal abstinence syndrome.” Thanks to Ahwatukee neonatal nurse practitioner Kelly Woody and Tara Sundem, a neonatal nurse practitioner in Gilbert, moms like French and newborns like Malachi may finally find help in one place. The two nurses founded a nonprofit, called Hushabye Nursery, that is aimed at treating mother and baby together for drug withdrawal without an emotionally painful separation for months right after birth. Their two-year search for space reached a happy ending recently when they found space to rent at the Native American Connections’ building on Central Avenue in Phoenix so they could open Arizona’s first residential opioid-treatment facility for moms and babies together. “We got 6,700 square feet to treat 12 infants and their mothers,” said Jim Burke, Hushabye spokesman. “By the end of the year we hope to start using it.” The two women want to turn it into a soothing environment that would care for babies withdrawing from certain drugs they’ve been exposed to in the womb but to keep the infants together with their mother. Neonatal abstinence syndrome — commonly called NAS — is the name for a baby’s withdrawal symptoms from drug exposure in the womb. Most babies who withdraw show signs within 24 to 72 hours after birth, though some symptoms may not appear for seven to eight days, according to experts. The rate of birth of NAS babies has soared dramatically in Arizona and across the country as the rate of opioid addiction has risen. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 28 states found that babies born with an opioid dependency tripled in the 15 years ending in 2013. On average over 14 babies a week are born in Arizona with possible drug-related withdrawal symptoms, according to Hushabye Nursery, which has been holding support groups at various locations in the Valley since 2017. A pregnant woman using opioids who reaches out to Hushabye gets counseling on what to do and is connected to obstetrician and treatment program. “Our goal will be to house 12 moms and their babies,” said Sundem, who envisions starting off with 12 private rooms, each big enough to have a twin bed, a crib and a rocking chair. Neonatal withdrawal can take up to eight weeks. Once the babies are stabilized in the hospital, they would be transferred to Hushabye Nursery to continue their withdrawal.

Unlike a neonatal intensive care unit — which is high-paced and noisy — Hushabye’s nursery would provide the quiet, calm environment NAS babies need to recover, according to its founders. “Sometimes it can take a couple of months to recover, it just depends on the baby,” Sundem said. “Most literature say up to six months but in talking to many moms, it’s about a year.” French said Hushabye’s proposed facility would have been a big help for her. The hospital discharged Malachi from NICU after he was weaned off morphine and sent him home with French, who was clueless on how to care for her baby. “I’m a first-time mom without support,” she said. “I didn’t understand why he was crying, why I couldn’t hold him and why he wasn’t sleeping. I didn’t know what was wrong.” She also didn’t know a NAS baby could exhibit withdrawal symptoms for six months to a year. She purchased a number of sleep-aid items such as a swaddle blanket in an effort to soothe her inconsolable baby. But after two weeks of not sleeping herself, she sought help at the Child Crisis Center. A center nurse put French in touch with Sundem, who provided support such as teaching her how to console Malachi. “With a NAS baby you have to shush and rock them differently,” French said. “Normally with a baby, you rock it back and forth. With him, it was up and down in a rapid motion. And when you shush a (NAS) baby, you slowly have to shush. Little things like that made a huge difference. I can put him down and he is fine. Before Tara, he would be screaming bloody murder.” Malachi is now attending Tutor Time. Sundem had gone in beforehand to explain to the staff on how to comfort a NAS baby, French said. Her son also has access to health care providers such as occupational and physical therapists. Hushabye’s mission of offering non-judgmental support, education and counseling to mothers and families is something French said she wished she had. “It’s been really hard,” French said. “I wasn’t one of those moms on drugs and being in the hospital with my son going through withdrawal, everyone from the nurses to the doctors was horrible to me —‘How could you have your son like this?’” French said because she was on prescription Subutex, she thought she was fine when she found out she was pregnant.

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According to a 2016 study, the increase in use of prescribed opioids among women during pregnancy has probably contributed to the rise in NAS. In the U.S., estimates suggest that 1422 percent of pregnant women obtain an opioid prescription during pregnancy, and there has been an increase in opioid-use disorders among pregnant women, according to the study. Even if French could have gone through detox, she would have been advised against it. If a mom has been using and she finds she is pregnant and stops, she’s at high risk for relapse, Sundem said. “If you could go through cold turkey and not miscarry, the likelihood of people being successful is very low,” she said. “The next time they use, they are at a very risk at overdosing and losing the baby. What a baby goes through during withdrawal is similar to that of an adult’s.” “I had one mom describe withdrawal as the worst flu and migraine times 100,” she added. Signs of withdrawal in a baby include seizures, high-pitch crying, sneezing, vomiting and sweating. Babies having a difficult time are given morphine and are then slowly weaned off of it, according to

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former Ahwatukee club baseball coach last week was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his conviction on charges that he molested young players in a case that raised questions about the scrutiny that club sports organizations give adults involved in their activities. The arrested of Richard Allen Gallegos, 55, of West Wildwood Drive two years ago also prompted police and experts on sexual predators to remind parents that they must take an active role in protecting their children. “Organizations that sponsor any kind of youth activity have a responsibility to protect children,’’ said Becky Ruffner, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse of Arizona. “They must have two adults present at all times. Predators thrive on secrecy and deniability.’’ Gallegos admitted to a long list of sex charges filed by Chandler Police two years ago and admitting he targeted and molested young boys while coaching them. Before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jay R. Adleman sentenced Gallegos, a stream of victims and their families delivered painful impact statements about the harm he had inflicted. “You molested me. I wasn’t the first and I wasn’t the last one. What kind of a despicable monster steals the innocence of a child for self-gratification?” said one victim, according to Channel 3 News. Prosecutors said Gallegos used fraudulent connections to the baseball world to gain the trust of his young victims. “I was so brainwashed to believe that Rick was essentially the savior, the guy that was going to get me to my ultimate dream of Major League Baseball,” said the victim, according to televised reports. Gallegos was a coach for a club baseball team that practiced in Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe. Police had documented a series of incidents in which the predator molested boys, including one in which he forced a boy into a sexual act while he was supposedly consoling the victim after his team lost a baseball game. The court document said the case against Gallegos crystallized when a male victim, who is now 21, told police that Gallegos had molested him when he played on the team when he was 11 to 14 years old.

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Opponents of Boyer’s efforts said they want to protect businesses from unwarranted lawsuits, but Boyer said very often people who are victimized as youngsters don’t evcen recall those incidents until they get much older. Police say predators usually follow a somewhat predictable pattern of abuse. They start by targeting vulnerable children, who sometimes are estranged from their parents or are not getting enough attention for other reasons. Predators gradually take steps to gain the trust of victims, grooming them with gifts such as video games, she said. Eventually, they seek to isolate the child so that they are alone together, making the abuse possible. After the sex crimes start occurring, there are threats designed to manipulate a child into not reporting it. Studies have determined that boys are less likely to report sexual abuse than girls because of embarrassment and the stigma associated with it. Detectives have to combine empathy with their investigative skills to successfully put a case together that can lead to a conviction. Chandler police Detective Ashley Nolan, who has investigated sex cases for more than six years, said at the time of Gallegos’

arrest that police must console as well as cajole a victim. “This is a horrible thing that happened to you, it’s terrible you have had to live with that for so long, but we can bring justice to light,’’ she explained, repeating her advice to victims. “People will say, this happened a long time ago, but I don’t want it to happen to anyone else.’’ Gallegos’ arrest also spotlighted the level of background checks and supervision given to coaches and the adults involved in club sports. Club teams, often referred to as travel teams, generally attract serious players who are hoping to advance into college or even professional sports after they graduate from high school. The teams typically travel to tournaments in Arizona and other states. Rick Kelsey, chief executive officer of the Arizona Soccer Association, said he knows it is impossible to catch every potential predator, but it his obligation to protect children in every way possible. “We do background checks on all of our coaches,’’ he said, with two or three applicants rejected every year for a variety of reasons. “Anytime you are involved in youth sports, safety is paramount.’’ Kelsey said youth organizations are under increasing pressure to assure the

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force the original intent of the parties in the agreement.’’ Howe challenged the central premise of Maynard’s argument, saying, “the agreement requires a golf course. Where in the CC&Rs does it give an option of having a golf course or not having a golf course?’’ Maynard and Tim Barnes, the attorney for the homeowners, appeared to agree that the course was built with an intent to take advantage of a law that taxes golf courses at a lower rate than other properties. But they clashed on Maynard’s argument that the courts cannot force Gee to rebuild the course. Maynard said Gee can chose to not rebuild the course and not take advantage of the lower tax rate afforded golf course properties. “The option is that you don’t have to use the property,’’ Maynard said. “There was no intent that it would be a golf course in perpetuity.’’ He said the plaintiffs “want something green and lush. They want something that looks beautiful that someone else is paying for.’’ Maynard added that the plaintiffs

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“don’t even play golf.’’ Barnes argued that the deed restrictions clearly spell out that the property must be maintained and operated as a golf course. Barnes said the deed restrictions speak for themselves when Weinzweig

questioned why there wasn’t testimony about the intent of the developers when they drafted the deed restriction. “All they were thinking about was complying with the statute to get that tax benefit,’’ Barnes said. “I don’t agree that the documents say anything about a golf

course or nothing.’’ But Barnes conceded that the deed restrictions do not specify the type of golf course. Ahwatukee Lakes was an 18-hole executive course in its heyday, but the course turned into a dusty eyesore after Gee closed it and turned off the water, saying he was losing money by operating the course. Howe raised another option, but conceded it might not be very appealing. “It could be the ugliest golf course ever designed, it might not make the homeowners happy, but it would comply with the statutes,’’ Howe said. Homeowners Linda Swain and Eileen Breslin, who filed the suit against Gee’s companies five years ago, have presented testimony before Hannah by experts who estimated the cost of rebuilding the course would be around $6 million. Some of those experts said, however, that it would require a detailed inspection of the irrigation system and the grounds to determine a more accurate estimate. Before it walked away from the 101acre site and left Gee take back control of the course, The True Life Companies had

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presented an expert who estimated the cost of rebuilding the course would be at least $14 million. After the hearing, Gee repeated his vow to never rebuild the course. “You want to lose a million dollars?’’ Gee said. “It’s impossible. No one wants to put a golf course there. No one is building golf courses anymore. There is no funding.’’ But the homeowners argue that it was Gee’s incompetence in running the course that doomed Ahwatukee Lakes, and that the right owner and operator could restore Ahwatukee Lakes to its past glory. The three-judge panel took the matter under advisement, with Howe saying only that it would rule “in due course.’’

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Seven Kyrene elementary schools - including Cerritos, Esperanza, Eestrella, Lagos and Sierra in Ahwatukee - invited high school graduates who were alumni of those schools and graduating from high school last week to visit with their caps and gowns as an inspiration to the younger kids who are seven to 13 years away from getting their diplomas. The younger kids cheered the grads and made posters to welcome them and some seniors even had a chance to look through their old elementary yearbooks. “Our school motto is ‘Dream BIG,’” said Lagos Dual Learning Academy Principal Ana Gomez del Castillo, saying the visits help her students “visualize what they can achieve.” (Special to AFN)

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boy who graduated as valedictorian from Chandler High School at 16 last year and a 13-year-old Mesa girl took their lives this month, bringing the number of East Valley teenagers who have been lost to suicide to 35 in the last 22 months. Adrio Romine’s intellectual ability was impressive. He graduated with a 4.937 grade point average and earned a full scholarship to the prestigious Arizona State University, The Barrett Honors College at a young age. But his emotional development was not at the same level, his mother, Paolla “PK” Jordan said. The need to evaluate teenagers holistically and look at their development in every way, came into sharp focus for his grief-stricken mom after Adrio took his life the day before Mother’s Day. “Just because your child graduates doesn’t mean he’s ready to be an adult,’’ said Jordan, who intends to use her son’s death as an example that might save the lives of other teenagers. His suicide was followed a week later by another tragedy when an eighth-grader at Poston Junior High School in east Mesa took her life. The two suicides are part of a growing teen-suicide cluster that began in July 2017 and has claimed lives in Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe and Queen Creek, according to Katey McPherson, an education consultant and a suicide prevention activist. Another five teenagers in nearby communities — including at least one in Scottsdale — also have fallen victim to suicide in the same time period. McPherson said Adrio fit the profile of the last six victims: They all were white, middle to upper-middle income kids who excelled academically, but had made a tragic, impulsive decision because of lack of maturity. Those deaths underscore what high school students who belong to the March for Our Lives movement have been telling East Valley school boards since December: there is a critical need for more social workers and counselors in Arizona schools. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and Jordan Harb, the east Mesa teen who heads the movement’s Arizona chapter, restated that need at a press conference May 13 — two days after Adrio’s death and four before the young girl’s suicide. Harb and Hoffman urged the State Legis-

act effectively. Moved by heart-rending testimony from parents of young people who have taken their lives, the Legislature unanimously approved the measure as the result of the work by three East Valley lawmakers — Democratic state Sen. Sean Bowie, who crafted it, and Sen. J.D. Mesnard and Rep. Jeff Weninger, two influential Chandler RepubliJust a year ago, Adrio Romine was celebrating his graduation as valedictorian of Chandler High School at age 16. Two weeks ago, he took his life. (Kimberly Carrillo/ cans who said such Staff Photographer) training is vital. lature, among other things, to appropriate McPherson said the old attitude that more money for counselors, who currently talking to someone about suicide could have an average caseload in Arizona of 905 motivate them to do it is untrue. students — twice the national average. She said it’s better to upset someone The tentative budget put together by Re- by asking them if they are considering publican lawmakers allots $15 million to suicide, rather than wonder afterwards if school districts to hire either counselors something could have been done to preor school resource officers. vent it. Gov. Doug Ducey had proposed $20 mil“It’s hard for a parent to go there. We lion for an additional 224 counselors over don’t want to think like that when it comes two years, which would bring the average to our children. It’s easy to dismiss warncounselor’s caseload down to 766 students. ing signs,” added Natalia Chimbo Andrade, McPherson said Adrio exhibited typical director of community education and outwarning signs that often are either missed or misinterpreted by parents and teachers. She said some teens also can be great actors, achieving in school while hiding their emotional pain. “We have to redefine success. We are losing the best and the brightest,’’ she said, citing the pressure put on teens to excel in school, win scholarships and get accepted by prestigious universities. “There are many different pathways to success.’’ Under the strain of that pressure, trouble at home, relentless social media or depression, young people can make a tragic decision in an instant. “In the heat of the moment, the under-developed brain feels threatened,’’ McPherson said. “I think the common denominator is an impulsive act. The brain is ambivalent about living or dying. The key is for a person they trust to intervene and say, ‘I’ve got you.’’’ McPherson is hopeful that some young Holding a photo of her late son Adrio Romine, Paolla lives can be saved by the enactment of “PK” Jordan wears his gown and medallion from his the Mitch Warnock Act — which requires graduation last year from Chandler High School. teachers and other school district em- (Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer) ployees to receive training on how to spot reach for Community Bridges, an East Valearly signs of suicidal tendencies and re- ley behavioral health agency.

“We are seeing a change in our culture where we are more open in talking about mental health,’’ she said. Yet, she added, because suicide is such an uncomfortable topic, “we don’t want to go there, but we need to go there.’’ Although the Warnock Act is a step in the right direction, preventing suicide requires a community-wide commitment, with teachers, parents and friends reaching out to teens, Chimbo Andrade and McPherson stressed. “It’s not one person’s job…it’s everyone’s job,’’ Chimbo Andrade said. Jordan said she never connected the dots, although McPherson noted that Adrio’s behavior were classic symptoms of a depressed person at risk of ending his life. At 6 feet tall and 115 pounds, Adrio would sometimes go two days without eating. He slept a lot and, near the end of his life, gave away a large Mac desktop computer, his mother said. Jordan said he told her he didn’t like video games anymore, which had been one of his passions. “I really didn’t think it was an issue,’’ Jordan said. “There were no erratic changes in his behavior to make me believe there was something wrong. He was just being Adrio.’’ By completing the suicide, the precocious Adrio ended a promising life. Teachers would tell him to help other students with their assignments because he finished his work so quickly. Jordan said, adding that several students told her at her son’s funeral May 19 that they owed their academic success to his tutoring. No one knows exactly why Adrio killed himself, but he had talked about ending his life when he was 8, during his parents’ divorce. Jordan said she arranged for him to receive counseling. “He was an introvert, he was quiet,’’ Jordan said. “The biggest thing was he wasn’t challenged. He was bored, even in the International Baccalaureate Program.’’ After graduation, Adrio continued to live at home. Jordan said her son “freaked out’’ when he went to an ASU orientation a year ago and learned room and board was $14,000. “I was happy because he was close to home. Emotionally, he was behind,’’ she said. “He didn’t know failure. We wanted him to fail under our roof.’’ Jordan said she thought her son was blossoming during his freshman year at ASU. She offered to buy him a steak dinner to celebrate his achievements, but he rejected her offer. “He just wasn’t happy,’’ Jordan said.

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for life.” Phillips thinks of the controversy as a problem for certain people in her generation — white, educated, uppermiddle-class Gen-Xers who head from college, to marriage, to kids. “You wear all these hats but you don’t have a sense of self,” said Phillips, a photographer who owns a wedding business. “You cling on to something that gives you some validity to your existence.” The opposing factions of parents rarely face one another in the same physical space. Instead, they wield Facebook posts across Arizona and the rest of the country. Thousands of posts hurl unfiltered judgment and the science of their choice across desktops, laptops and smartphones. The debate has led parents to be wary. The Wolcotts would not allow their children to be photographed and the names of the children are being withheld from the story. Dr. Nina Shapiro, director of pediatric otolaryngology at UCLA, said social media has become a free-for-all for vaccine opponents’ “nonsense.” “There’s no peer review for the internet,” she said, “and there’s no monitoring.” Phillips and Wolcott are both active members of vaccination-centered Facebook groups, comprised mainly of mothers, each espousing different beliefs. In Wolcott’s group, mothers across the Southwest discuss the risks of vaccinating and the opposing side’s propensity to reduce them to “anti-vaxxers.” They prefer language like pro-health or vaccine-choice. Many re-post articles from Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopath who has gained fame in the “anti” community. Wolcott said California mothers who belong to the group are distraught because state officials in 2015 removed the personal belief exemptions after a measles outbreak at Disneyland. Some parents even contemplated moving or homeschooling their children because of it. “What frustrates me is when I hear people and parents that are outrageously angry and just vilify parents like me that don’t vaccinate,” Wolcott said. “I don’t think they’re really well-educated. I don’t think they’ve done the research, I don’t think they’ve looked to see how safe are these vaccines.” On the other side of the virtual wall, Phillips belongs to a Facebook group of self-proclaimed “crunchy” mothers who advocate for vaccines as part of an active, natural lifestyle. “You can be crunchy and organic and

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New ‘Dance Moms’ youngest star is an Ahwatukee girl BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

amryn Smith is only 7 but she’s already accustomed to being a star. On the mantel in the Ahwatukee home of her parents, Cameron Smith and Adriana King, is a slew of trophies and medallions she has won in dance competitions she’s entered since she was 2 and a half years old — one taller than her. But come next Tuesday, Kamryn’s star power will get the kind of steroid injection that only comes with exposure on a nationally televised reality show that is so popular it’s about to begin its eighth season. The show airs on Lifetime Tuesday nights and you should check your cable station listing for times. The Kyrene de Milenio Elementary soon-to-be third-grader — and her mom — will be appearing as season regulars on “Dance Moms,” a Lifetime network show that spotlights talented young dancers and the angst, rivalries and triumphs experienced in competition season by their biggest fans and supporters — namely, their mothers. Off and on for the last few months, Kamryn and her mom have been staying in Pittsburgh taping the show, subtitled “Dance Moms: Resurrection,” at the Abby Lee Miller Studio. Miller is the show’s principal character who runs a strict and demanding regimen for the young dancers as they prepare for a national competition. It’s a “resurrection” for Miller because she has returned from the show after serving a one-year federal prison term for bankruptcy fraud and a year recovering from a rare form of cancer that required her to re-learn how to walk. And after filming a number of previous years of “Dance Moms” in Los Angeles, Miller opted to return to Pittsburgh, where she filmed Season One and where she started her career as a choreographer and dance instructor. For Kamryn, Dance Moms Season 8 is a giant leap in a career that began at the old Centerpoint studio in Ahwatukee. When it closed, she moved over to the Phoenix Dance Cooperative, a nonprofit dance studio on the Warner-Elliot Loop in Ahwatukee that trains dancers in competitive dance and is run by a board of parents who put studio fees into hiring the best choreographers they can find. While she may be the youngest of the Dance Moms dancers this season, Kamryn is no less experienced. In her five years of dancing, she has won her numerous awards — the biggest, in

happens on the show. “If you have people who’ve never met before, it’s kind of hard not to be a little primed because we don’t know each other,” Adriana explained. “So after weeks of being with each other we finally know each other and that’s when the ‘real’ comes out.” And it’s not scripted, she stressed. Kamryn Smith demonstrates the flexibility that has helped her make the moves that “It’s all real have won competitions and got her a spot on the new season of “Dance Moms.” Her life,” she said, parents Cameron Smith and Amanda King look on. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff) adding: “The premise of the story is to show both size and significance, being the trophy she received when she was named how moms really react in the real dance the 2018 Petite National Dancer of the life world, kind of like in sports where parents are yelling and screaming and Year at Rainbow Nationals in Florida. Still, her mother said, the show is no things like that,” Adriana explained, “The kids are technically the stars. The moms cakewalk. “It’s a lot of pressure,” her mother said. “I are just the drama starters or the drama mean, she is only 7, so she’s going in with finishers, whatever you want to call it.” Because she has spent weeks away from these big kids. Most of her teams that she dances with now are older, so she’s used school, Kamryn has been joining the rest to it. But it is a lot of pressure because it’s of the dance cast in classes in Pittsburgh people whom she’s never danced with be- when she’s not on camera. Additionalfore. These are kids and this is not a pre- ly, her teachers at Milenio also send her existing team. This is a bunch of kids from homework and related material so she is different studios brought together into keeping up long-distance with her class. one team and now you have to figure out Each week of filming is grueling in how to work together.” many ways. Of course, it’s just not the dancers who Typically, Monday is more or less a are under pressure. The moms don’t know each other either, so they get a little information from the producers and learn a little bit about each other communicating on social media. Kamryn at age 7 has already amassed a collection of trophies from dance competitions and But it’s not she shows no indication of stopping any time soon. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer) like anything that finally

school day since there’s no shooting. On Tuesday, they would gather to review what happened last week and preparing for the next day, which is “pyramid day” — one of the focuses of the show that often pits some moms and dancers against Miller as she tells them candidly who did well and who didn’t. Miller mounts the dancers’ pictures on a bulletin board in the form of a pyramid to show how well she thought they performed the previous week. Despite the consternation that ensues, Miller uses the pyramid to motivate the girls to get better. “Your goal is to always be on the top of the pyramid. That means you did your job,” Adriana said. As for the weekly competition, Adriana wants fans and viewers to know those routines really are learned in a matter of hours each week. “They learn their dances in two days,” she said. “They don’t have time on Friday because that’s travel day, when they go on buses to the next competition. So yes, they learn their dances in two days and on Saturday, they compete.” And yes, moms and dancers really do get irritated and angry. “You have to be kind of natural when you’re on air or you have to be at an extremely good actress,” Adriana said. “You actually are annoyed. At that point you really don’t care because it’s a natural reaction.” Ultimately, though, the show means the most to Adriana because of what it means for her daughter. Adriana said she was a dancer as a child and though she had gotten to be very good, “my mom couldn’t afford it and I was taken out.” When Kamryn at age 2 started bugging her about wanting to take dance lessons, Adriana happily obliged. The surprise came in seeing how quickly Kamryn began mastering dance. “I don’t think I realized how well she would do,” her mother said. “And she did and she did it on her own. So, I just felt like she was just an extension of what I wanted to be and she did it at an earlier age than I was.” Nor has it come easy, as Kamryn puts in three or four hours a day three or four days a week in rehearsals and practices. The entire experience, Adriana said, has been eye-opening. “I have a new-found respect for reality stars,” she said. “It’s hard work.” For her part, Kamryn displayed no sign of exhaustion. Possessed of a seemingly boundless energy, she’s already preparing for new competitions this summer.

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He’s as passionate about Plato as he is of Van Halen BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

hayer Aletheia-Zomlefer went from playing “Guitar Hero” to becoming one. The Ahwatukee teen started his journey when he was 9. Now that he just graduated last week from Chandler Preparatory Academy, he’s about to take his next big step on that journey to realizing his goal of becoming a performing artist on the electric guitar. He is one of only about six students from around the world who have been admitted to the 2019 freshman class at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami to study in its highly competitive Contemporary Guitar program. And after tracking him on YouTube and social media since he was in eighth grade, the school gave him a $200,000 to do it. School officials even waived their standard in-person audition requirement after

listening to the tapes he submitted with his application. That was partly because Thayer has handled his classroom work and homework with the same virtuoso skill as he brings to his strings. He was one of 10 members of Chandler Prep’s Class of 2019 to have a perfect grade point average throughout high school. It should come as no surprise that Thayer is as comfortable talking about — and expressing his passion for — Plato and Montagne and other philosophers as he is about Eddie Van Halen and other guitar giants, especially of the ’80s. The younger of two sons of Jay Zomlefer and Leslie Aletheia-Zomlefer — Ahwatukee residents for 15 years — Thayer studied Latin for a few years, then switched to learning Greek. He also was in two choirs at Chandler Prep, played percussion in the school’s orchestra and was captain of the varsity chess team as well as one

of the school’s mentors for incoming sixth graders. For all his academic and extracurricular accomplishments, Thayer received the school’s Meritorious Academic Performance Award and was inducted into the school’s Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Thayer started out playing the piano in his early grade school years, recalling, “I enjoyed the music, but somehow it didn’t feel like the right thing for me to play.” He also was a fan of the popular video game “Guitar Hero,” which

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Thayer Aletheia-Zomlefer of Ahwatukee has been making an impression on the music world to the point that a prestigious music school has given him a full ride to study guitar. (Special to AFN)

Ahwatukee author joins others at storyteller fest BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

n Ahwatukee retired teacher who has written two acclaimed novels who has published two novels that mix fantasy, magic and ancient civilizations is one of featured authors at the KJZZ Arizona StoryFest & Authors Showcase this weekend. Judith Starkston, who taught English, Latin and Humanities at Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe and Tempe high schools, has written two novels set in the ancient world of the Greeks and Hittites. She will be one of the wordsmiths who will be on hand to meet at the event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mesa Convention Center. Except for the optional $10 ticket to the Main Storyteller Stage, everything is free. This event, Saturday, June 1, has something for all ages, from interactive and

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entertaining Children’s Storytelling Stage, co-sponsored with the South Mountain Community College’s Storytelling Institute, to the Author’s Workshop co-sponsored by the Arizona State University Piper Center. Authors will be on hand to talk about

their books — which range from illustrated children’s books to novels to inspirational and self-help tomes. StoryFest & Authors Showcase is a community-service fundraising event with proceeds benefiting Sun Sounds of Arizona, which provides audio access to print publications for those unable to read due to disability. This is the third StoryFest sponsored by KJZZ and its second Authors Showcase. KJZZ is a listener-supported public radio station, and NPR member station for the region. Besides having their own showcases, some of the 80 authors will present readings of their work at the Authors Reading Stage from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. With two degrees in classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell University, Starkson turned her love for myths and telling stories into two novels.

“Hand of Fire” was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction and “Priestess of Ishana” won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. “It won’t surprise my students that when I retired from teaching, I turned to writing fiction based in Greek mythology and history,” she said. She said the impetus for “Hand of Fire” came from a desire “to give a voice to Briseis, one of the women in the legends surrounding the Trojan War. “I also discovered another woman, an extraordinary queen who ruled for decades over the most powerful empire in the world at that time, the Bronze Age Hittites. She’d been lost to history until very recently and no one has captured her in fiction,” she said of “Priestess of Ishana,” the first in her Tesha series. She is

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Mountain Pointe High Class of 2019 Scenes from the May 23 Mountain Pointe graduation: 1) Olive Reaapp helps a friend with her tassle; 2) Rosemary Munafo takes a selfie with Tanner House; 3) Josh Reichert chats with classmates; 4) Glammer pose by, from left, Zavian Holmes, Crystal Mayfield, Briana Bensen and Shaieah May; 5) Mekeilah Aguilar, left, and Adriana Cruz, relax before the big walk; 6) Teacher Denise KMiller , left, and student Stevie Ostman admire Richard Nguyen’s colored ropes; 7)Richard Nguyen adjusts those ropes; 8) Alexandra Lumactod, left, and Jordan Medina pose for a memory; 9) Adam Pearce adjusts Joel Higginbotham’s tie; 10) Aja O’Neal, left, and Jaiden Sanchez chat before the commencement begins; and 11) sharing a smile are, from left, Valedictorian Alison Robinson, Claudia Reynolds and National Honor Society Chapter President Christina Diggs.

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Desert Visa High Class of 2019 Scenes from Desert Vista High School’s May 23 graduation: 1) Ava Jones dons her ceremonial robe; 2) posing for a photo are Brett Johnson, left, and Carlo Jimenez; 3) Valedictorian Iris Wenting Cheng carries one of the flags used to lead the graduating seniors; 4) Dr. Darlene Wedington-Clark, the school’s music director, conducted the Thunder band during the ceremony; Student Body President Haruka Braun also carried one of the flags during the procession; and 7) Some proud parents carried photos of their graduating children.

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currently writing the second. When “Hand of Fire” was first published, a review from the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale wrote that Starkson “pulled off a remarkable feat.” “She has taken a briefly mentioned character from Homer’s ‘Iliad’ (whether she actually existed is debatable) and brought her to life. Impeccably researched, this fictional realization of the Bronze Age, in all its quotidian and cosmological aspects, ensnares the reader in a story that is both alluring in its strangeness and all too close to our own present day.” The review praised Starkson for re-interpreting the Trojan War through the eyes of Briseis, and stated, “I felt the age come alive through Starkston’s subtle manipulation of her research and her narrative skill. These fully fleshed-out characters leap off the page and a time that is far away chronologically becomes all too real. This a wonderful introduction to both Homer and the late Bronze Age. Any reader from teenager on up will find this both a fascinating history lesson and

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a thrilling novel.” Another author who will be on hand Saturday is Sandra Marinella, who has written “The Story You Need to Tell” and encourages others to write, even if it is only in their own personal journals. Although she began personal writing at 9 when her father presented her with a journal and continued in the writing field as both a high school and college writing teacher, a 2012 bout with breast cancer focused her work on writing as a form of healing and personal growth. She said she’d seen the power of writing in classrooms and this inspired her desire to “take it to populations who would need it most.” She began volunteering with cancer patients and veterans, helping them to write and, she said, even transform their personal narratives. While researching her book, Marinella founded The Story You Need to Tell Project, through which she conducts workshops at hospitals and community venues locally and nationwide. Author, speaker and self-described “hope coach,” Evangeline Colbert, will

feature her newest book, co-authored with Angela Williams, called “Borrowed Hope.” It revisits infertility struggles as did her first book, “A Seed of Hope: God’s Promises of Fertility” that was drawn from Colbert’s personal experience. “We’re inviting others to come so that they can discover great books that they may not easily find in local or online bookstores,” said Colbert. “So many times, we as authors write wonderful content but just don’t get the exposure to our ideal reader. Hopefully, this event will give readers the opportunity to connect with their ideal author.” Children’s authors are also well-represented at the KJZZ Arizona StoryFest & Authors Showcase. Nan C. Cataldi of Chandler has authored three books. Her first, “Rafie the Rattlesnake, Come Home!” was a well-received illustrated book for young children, but her last two, “The Lost Key of Being” and “The Hidden Portal to Wren” are fantasy chapter books recommended for the 7 - 12 set. The two were prompted by her son,

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whom Cataldi raised with his sister as a single mother. “The story itself is a fantasy, based on the timeless fight of good vs. evil. The focal point of the story is around the delicate balance of Mother Nature, which inspired me to write this series,” she explained. Kathy Peach published “The Tiniest Tumbleweed” and has had successful careers in banking and project management. She wanted to write a children’s book to help children “believe in a life with limitless possibilities.” Admission and parking Saturday are free at Building C of the Mesa Convention Center, 201 North Center St. “StoryFest and Author’s Showcase is a unique opportunity to celebrate the art of stories,” said Linda Pastori, general manager of KJZZ/K-BACH Development, Sun Sounds of Arizona and SPOT 127 Youth Media Center. “We are delighted to support local authors and storytellers because it aligns perfectly with the interests of our public radio audiences,” Pastori added. “We hope our community will come out and enjoy the day.”

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puts a guitar-shaped game controller in players’ hands so they can simulate playing lead, bass guitar and rhythm guitar while rock music songs play out on the screen. And somewhere along the line, he said, inspiration struck. A star was born. “I thought to myself, ‘I could be playing the real thing instead.’” So, he enrolled at Music Makers Workshop at 3233 E. Chandler Blvd., a popular academy offering instruction in a broad array of musical genres and instruments. “That’s when I started to get serious,” he said, praising the instruction he got there. Eventually, he moved over to the House of Rock Ahwatukee, where he played with a variety of bands and further refined his techniques, perfecting riffs he learned by listening to ’80s guitar musicians like Eddie Van Halen and heavy metal guitarist Randy Rhoads. Then, in 2014, he got the first of several big breaks — opening for rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd at a bikers festival at WestWorld in Scottsdale. The second came the next year when he was invited by another rock guitarist idol, Jason Eli Becker, to play at the opening of his Open Studio in San Francisco.

Thayer started playing the electric guitar when he was 9 and praises the instruction he received from Mike Hinrichs at Music Makers Workshops in Ahwatukee. (Special to AFN)

Becker is a musician, songwriter and composer who became a heavy metal guitar wunderkind at age 16. But in his early 20s, Becker was diagnosed with ALS, often called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Despite the progressive deterioration of his muscles, he still plays guitar and writes music. He is believed to be the oldest living victim of the disease since the death of English physicist Stephen Hawking. Thayer, who still stays in contact with Becker, has been on a lot of rock profes-

sionals’ radar. One such professional is John M. Knight, who has been photographing rock stars for four decades and started the Brotherhood of the Guitar to keep track of rising guitarists like Thayer. Of Thayer, Knight has written: “Thayer possesses a unique playing style infusing neoclassical shred, blues and rock. Thayer began playing at the age of 9. He was enthralled from the moment he held his first guitar. Thayer is known for his speed, accuracy, fluidity, passion and soulfulness in his playing.” Thayer’s now alma mater also took notice well before he graduated, and had him be the half-time show at homecoming games the last few years. He writes his own music and has released two recorded songs — “Take It,” which is says is a mix of funk and ’80s rock, and “Days End,” which he calls more in the style of an ’80s ballad. Both are available on iTunes. Like many musicians his age, he finds himself as a musician most influenced by ’80s rock. “That’s the music our parents grew up with and so we heard them listening to it when we were growing up,” explained, who also is known as Tazshredder — a play of words on his initials and a slang

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word for a virtuoso guitarist who can make the strings of his instrument scream with rapid passages and advanced techniques. He has no particular regimen for practicing his shredding — particularly because he also has been spending an average three hours a night doing homework to maintain that perfect average in a school with a rigorous classical education. Indeed, the great ancient and not-so-ancient philosophers have had as much influence on him as the rockers of the ’80s. He fondly recalls his days at Chandler Prep in English and philosophy classes. “We read a lot of philosophy — Montagne, Plato, others like that,” he said. “I loved discussing ideas.” He’s looking forward to the next chapter in his formal education, when he will be studying musician artistic development and entrepreneurship. Asked what he wants to be when he grows up, he said, “I’m hoping to be a professional musician and performer. That would be the dream.” Yet, he’s not about to let that dream get ahead of him. “At this point I don’t want to have too fixed an idea about what I am going to do,” he explained, “I feel I’m going to learn so much that I might not get the full experience if I do.”

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ext month is a big one for Ahwatukee dance maven Kimberly Lewis. She’ll be celebrating the 25th anniversary of her Studio 111 with a special show, “Cheers to 25 Years,” at noon and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Desert Vista High School, 16440 S 32nd St, Ahwatukee. Tickets are available at dancestudio111.com/cheers. And no sooner will she put the elaborate costumes for that show away than she’ll be getting ready for the first Arizona production of “Disney Frozen Jr.” That musical, based on the popular animated film, will be at noon and 5 p.m. June 22 at Mountain Pointe High School, 4201 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee. That show has assigned seating and tickets are $15, available at dancestudio111.com/frozen. Lewis is best known for mounting what’s become an Ahwatukee institution — the “Nutcracker” with an all-local cast ages 3 to 21 in handmade costumes. This year will mark her 20th for that production.

Church seeks breast cancer victims for classes

Researchers from ASU’s Recovery and Rejuvenation study are now enrolling eligible breast cancer survivors for a free eight-week series of one-hour classes at Mountain View Lutheran Church. The classes explore how gentle movement and educational support may provide survivors with increased energy and feelings of well-being, enhancing quality of life. Participants who complete the study will receive $70 in gift cards. “Evidence-based research indicates gentle movement and peer support are both associated with significant benefits for cancer survivors during treatment and beyond,” said Dr. Linda Larkey, principal investigator for the ASU research study. “We are hoping to learn why that might be, and which approach is most beneficial.” Information: RnR@asu.edu or 602-496-2329.

Edward Jones financial advisor sponsors coffee club

Terri McKibbin, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, will host a coffee club at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at 12020 S Warner-Elliot Loop, Equestrian Center Suite 114, Ahwatukee. Edward Jones provides financial services. The firm’s 17,000-plus financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients and care for $1 trillion in assets under management. Information: edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.

STEM camp mixes fun, science, summer at Ahwatukee center

The increasing importance being place on getting kids interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math has prompted the folks at the Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center to offer a new summer activity for children 6 to 12 years old.

Erick Razcon and Kentlee Razcon will be among the dad-daughter teams dancing in Studio 111’s anniversary show Saturday. (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer)

On Saturday, her dancers will be performing in the same costumes that were worn by members of her Phoenix Suns Dancers when she led that cast from 1990 to 2000 with courtside shows during

home games. The performers will be mostly dads and their daughters. The daughters will be wearing costumes reflecting musical themes — the flower power 1960s, the ’70s

During June and July, the center will host weekly STEM and Sports Camps with seven five-day sessions with different themes. Cost per week is $220 with a 10 percent discount for siblings. The camp runs 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. Registration/information: ahwatukeecommunitycenter.com or 480-893-3431.

From 6-7 p.m. June 26, Diane Forshee Prentice presents a workshop on Medicare and Medicaid.

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Adult swimming lessons offered in Ahwatukee swim center

The Ahwatukee Swim & Tennis Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, will be offering swimming lessons this summer in two sessions, June 4-27 and July 9-Aug. 1. Both sessions will run twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-715 p.m. The $80-per-session fee includes 45 minutes with a certified instructor, a swim cap, googles and shirt. Adults can learn basic swimming skills, kicking, treading water, freestyle and backstroke while intermediate swimmers will have a chance to focus on their technique and endurance. To sign up, contact Foote at 480-893-3431 Ext 3 or email: joycefoote@ahwatukeehoa.com.

Hawthorne Court slates workshops for seniors

Hawthorn Court at Ahwatukee, 13822 S. 46th Place, Ahwatukee, has scheduled workshops for seniors and caregivers. Hawthorne Court offers residents an active, engaging lifestyle that promotes wellness and independence and links them to resources and opportunities that will fulfill their needs and interests. Both workshops will take place at Hawthorn Court and people wishing to attend must RSVP at 480-598-1224. From 11 a.m.- noon June 8, Caring Transitions Moving Company will provide a workshop titled “Downsizing for Senior Living and Relocation”

Free self-defense seminars at Mountainside Martial Arts

Mountainside Martial Arts Center in Ahwatukee will be offering free self-defense seminars through July 20 as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The six-week series will focus on simple but effective techniques and are being broken up for different age levels. All seminars are on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon. For adults and teens over 13 the sessions are on June 15 and July 13. For children 8-12, sessions are June 25 and July 20. Parents are encouraged to attend and participate with their children. Information/registration: 480-759-4540 or mountainsidemartials.com

Tickets on sale for Kimberly Lewis’ production of ‘Frozen Jr.’

Ahwatukee dance instructor Kimberly Lewis is usually associated with the elaborate production of Nutcracker she’s been mounting at Desert Vista High School the last 19 holiday seasons. But the owner of Dance Studio 111 also puts on a summer production and this year she’s the first in Arizona to have the rights to put on “Disney Frozen Jr.,” based on the popular animated film. Tickets are now on sale for either the noon or 5 p.m. June 22 performance at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee. Seating is assigned and tickets are $15, available at dancestudio111.com/frozen.

Ahwatukee chapter of Moms in Prayer can help

People who would like some prayer power on behalf of their children can contact the Ahwatukee chapter of the

and disco and the MTV-dominated ’80s. “It touches my heart to see all our dancers from the studio wearing these original Phoenix Suns Dancers costumes,” she said. Some of the dancers who originally wore those costumes went on to become her instructors when she opened her Ahwatukee studio in 1994. Lewis has built studio at Chandler Boulevard and Ray Road into a performing-arts powerhouse that offers classes in all forms of dance — including ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, musical theater, contemporary, tap, acrobatics, lyrical — as well as voice, piano, drum and guitar lessons with RLS Music Studio, located inside Studio 111. Dance camps also are offered. Lewis said that the June 1 anniversary show will special. “The music, the lighting, the choreography is so fun that the audience will want to join in and dance! It will be filled with special memories of years past and present,” she said. national group Moms in Prayer. The group meets once a week for an hour, praying for children and their school. Grandmothers are welcome to come and pray for their grandchildren. Info:: MomsInPrayer.org or azcarolina7@gmail.com.

Meditation classes offered by Art in the Garden Studio

The Art in the Garden Studio, 4221 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee, is offering meditation classes 9-10 a.m. and 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in June. Classes are $10 each by the studio needs a minimum of eight students to hold a class. Register: artinthegardenstudio.com or 480-302-1304.

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Graduation this month was a family affair for longtime Ahwatukee residents Stacy Stuart, left, and her daughter Gabriella. Stacy earned her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and and business from Arizona State University early this month and last week Gabriella walked off the Desert Vista High School stadium stage with her diploma, bound for the University of Arkansas to major in art. To top it off, Stacy’s younger son Garrett moved up as well, getting ready to enter middle school after completing his time at Estrella Elementary. Stacy isn’t stopping either with her education, as she plans to pursue a master’s degree. (Special to AFN)

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Mountain Pointe High School graduate and senior at Arizona State University has received a sorority scholarship for her academic achievement. Kennedy Diggs received a Zeta Alpha Undergraduate Excellence Award from the Phoenix Akarama Foundation for maintaining a 3.92 grade point average. She is majoring in philosophy and justice studies at ASU with an eye toward eventually going to law school. The foundation is part of the Delta Beta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. “Since kindergarten, Kennedy took pride in her academics and pushed beyond her limits,” said foundation spokeswoman Michelle Coro of Ahwatukee. “While her interests include spending time with her dog, hiking and knitting, her focus throughout her time at Arizona State University has been on her education,” Coro continued, praising her for “remaining present and active in the community.” “She landed her dream internship as a paralegal at a corporate firm. Following in her big sister Vanessa’s footsteps, she decided to become a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Since then, she fell in love with the sorority, the sisterhood and the service. Upon graduating, Kennedy would like to attend ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to become a cor-

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Red Cross Blood Drive

Give the gift of blood at this American Red Cross Blood Drive! Appointments are recommended and can be made at 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. Ages: Adult. Free. Registration required at redcrossblood.org.

TUESDAY JUNE 4

Summer STEM Fun

Children can create Pulley Rockets, Comets-on-a-Stick, Alien Spaceships, Sun Catchers and more in these fun, hands-on STEM-based sessions. DETAILS>> 4- p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: 6-11. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 Medicare 101

Gregory Geryak will discuss all aspects of Medicare. DETAILS>> 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. RSVP: 480-797-5615 or greg.geryak@ gjgia.com

Dinosaurs workshop

Dino Crew Entertainment is bringing the “dinosaur theme” to life with car-sized mechanical dinosaurs that kids can interact with. Experience an overwhelming sense of fear and joy as you see a baby T. rex approaching you at ap-

proximately 7-feet tall & 13-feet long. Program sponsored by Maricopa County Library District as part of Maricopa County Reads, the summer reading program at the library. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-12 years. Free. Tickets are required and will be available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Book Discussion Club

Read the book and join each lively discussion the first Wednesday of the month. June’s read: “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett. July’s Read: “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

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Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

LEGO Lab

Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

French Talk Time

Brush up on your high school, college or tourist French speaking and listening skills in this informal French conversation group. Participants should already speak some French to benefit from this program. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

Discovery Time

Children 3-5, accompanied by adult, can enjoy interactive activities that encourage emerging language skills, and that introduce STEM concepts. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:15 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-5 years. Free. Tickets are limited and will be available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Downsizing seminar

TUESDAY, JUNE 11

Hawthorne Court will offer a free workshop on downsizing for senior living and relocation by Caring Transitions Moving Company representatives. DETAILS>> 11 a.m.-noon, 13822 S. 46th Place, Ahwatukee. People wishing to attend must RSVP at 480-598-1224.

Nebula Lightbox Workshop

Capture and play with light in this hands-on project presented by Robot Ambassador Eric Ose. Program sponsored by Maricopa County Library District as part of Maricopa County Reads, the summer reading program at the library. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. Registration is required via the calendar at phxlib.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

Writers Critique Group

The third Tuesday of every month, bring five double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler

Summer STEM Fun

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. This month, read to Truffles. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

KonMari Organizing 101

Certified KonMari consultant Cathy Pérez will introduce participants to the world-renowned KonMari Method of Organizing. Bring a piece of clothing to learn folding and storing techniques. Bring your questions and spark joy! Program sponsored by The Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E.. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. Tickets are limited and will be available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

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THURSDAY JUNE 20 Medicare 101

Gregory Geryak will discuss all aspects of Medicare. DETAILS>> 1:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. RSVP: 480-797-5615 or greg.geryak@ gjgia.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Family H2O Lab

Learn about the water cycle, watersheds, where we get our water here in Phoenix and how to recycle correctly through fun, hands-on learning stations and activities. Presented by the City of Phoenix Water Services Dept and Zero Waste Team. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 5-12. Free. No registration required.

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Medicare workshop

Hawthorne Court will offer a workshop on Medicare and Medicaid by Diane Forshee Prentice. DETAILS >> 6-7 p.m., 13822 S. 46th Place, Ahwatukee. People wishing to attend must RSVP at 480-598-1224.

Sit, Stay, Read!

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66

Explore U.S. Route 66 with local historian Marshall Shore! This important “Mother Road” connected Chicago and L.A. in 1926, and became a major Depression-era western migration route. Program sponsored by Maricopa County Library District as part of Maricopa County Reads, the summer reading program at the library. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

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Learn gardening from pros

Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce and the smiles. All ages welcome Bring sun protection and water, tools optional. DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

Chess, knitters clubs

Two clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet. DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. and Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m. For either club, call 480-2461912 for more information.

Bible Study

Family Reading Camp

Wear your pajamas; bring your teddy bears, flashlights, pillows & blankets; and snuggle up in tents for this all-ages family read-together “indoor camping” adventure. #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

A journey through Leviticus that is biblically accurate and understandable for everyone. Learn the historical perspective which reveals the love of God for all His people. Technology and questions are both encouraged. DETAILS>> 9:15 a.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, 480-893-2579. mvlutheran. org/classes.

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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. DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler

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

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Power Partners meet

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s Power Partners meets. It’s a category-specific networking and leads group. Non-Chamber members can attend one event to “check it out.” DETAILS>> noon-1 p.m.at Native Grill and Wings 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Contact: Gina Jenkins 480-990-5444

LD 18 Dems meet monthly

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

Babytime for walkers

Babies up to 23 months who are walking and are accompanied by a favorite adult enjoy Babytime with Sign Language for Walkers, with songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books and playtime in each lively session. DETAILS>> 9:30-10 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages walking to 23 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Babytime for crawlers

Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling can enjoy songs, music, rhymes, books, interactive stories,

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simple sign language words, activities to promote movement, and playtime. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

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Yoga Guided Meditation

Take a guided tour of how to center the mind-body connection through the practice of yoga and meditation. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. Presented by Life Empowerment Yoga Guided Meditation and Reflexology. DETAILS>> Tuesdays June 4-25, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress and improves cognitive motor skills. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils and coloring sheets; you just bring yourself and your friends. DETAILS>> 1:30-3 p.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Adults. Free. No registration required.

Patriotic playgroup

Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit. DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $6 per class. Information: 480-330-2015 or donna@ innervisionyoga.com.

Children can let their digital creativity flow in this self-guided tech “playground.” We provide hands-on beginner bots, exercises to build fine motor skills, and Chromebooks preloaded with links to code-learning environments, 3D modeling, and digital art programs. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., except May 27. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-12. Free. No registration required.

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

Desert Pointe gardeners meet

Estrangement support

Desert Pointe Garden Club meets on the first Monday of the month with special programs. DETAILS>> 9 a.m., Ahwatukee Rec Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee. Information: 602 478 6732 or dpgc.org.

TUESDAYS

Get Ready for Kindergarten

3-5-year-olds and their adult caregivers learn through stories, games and structured activities designed to nourish the skills that lead to success in school: persistence, flexibility and problem-solving. DETAILS>> Tuesdays June 4 – July 23, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: 3-5 years. Free. Tickets are limited & available 30 minutes before program start time on the day of the program.

Coloring for grown-ups

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. Use Entry B. Free. Information: 480-460-1025 and office@desertfoothills.org.

Prayer night offered

Ahwatukee Health and Recovery holds a weekly prayer night. The public is invited. DETAILS>> noon-1:30 p.m., 16515 S. 40th Street #119, Ahwatukee. Free.

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Toastmasters sharpen skills

Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings. DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Power Partners available

The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category. DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Jason’s Deli, 7230 W. Ray Road, Chandler. Free. Information:. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

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adult, enjoy interactive activities that encourage emerging language skills such as stories, songs, games and playtime. Children and caregivers also practice Baby Sign Language, a great way to help young children develop communication skills, in this active session. DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 24-47 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Truffles on Wednesdays. # DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

Fun with watercolors

People can get step-by-step instruction in water-coloring whether they are beginners and intermediates. DETAILS>>2-4:30 p.m. in instructor’s home studio off Ranch Circle North in Ahwatukee. Four classes for $90. To register: Judy Lokits 480-471-8505, or jlokits@yahoo

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for. DETAILS>>6:20 PM, Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 South 48th Street, Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579, mvlutheran.org.

Montessori open house

Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori holds an open house weekly. It includes a short talk about Montessori educa-

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Civic-minded seniors needed to combat Medicare fraud BY CHRISTY ABRAMS AFN Guest Writer

t’s estimated that Medicare fraud and abuse costs taxpayers more than $60 billion a year nationally. About 1.2 million Arizona seniors are eligible to receive Medicare benefits today. A dense population of Medicare-eligible seniors creates a breeding ground for Medicare fraud, and a greater need for Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) volunteers to protect this vulnerable population in our state. Scammers typically gain their victim’s trust by claiming to be a credible professional such as a social worker or doctor, and prey on senior’s emotions by pretending to be their friend. Furthermore, older adults who have experienced healthcare fraud may feel uncomfortable reporting the crime. Arizona is ramping up its efforts to fight Medicare fraud with an awareness and

volunteer recruitment campaign seeking retired and semi-retired professionals and others for its SMP project. SMP volunteers help preserve the Medicare benefit for their peers and generations to come. They empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers to prevent, detect and report healthcare fraud, errors and abuse through community outreach, one-on-one peer counseling and education. Volunteers receive a 30-hour training that covers the patrol’s mission, Medicare basics, how to recognize Medicare fraud and abuse and what to do about it. For example, Medicare beneficiaries should be aware of durable medical equipment (DME) fraud schemes involving items like walkers; wheelchairs; and back, neck and knee braces. DME sent by a supplier must be prescribed by a doctor. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), fraudulent telemarketing and DME supplies contribute to the estimated $60 billion in fraudu-

lent Medicare payments each year. Though it may end up being no cost to the person, it is costing Medicare, and until the abuse is reported, scammers will continue to get away with it.

thrilled to the sight of a family of whales breaching off the coast of Hawaii. I’ve joined a press of people who’ve abandoned snorkeling and sand castles to marvel at a massive seal sleeping on the beach. I’ve been honored to swim with dolphins, and have been profoundly affected by their sentience. How can we not feel despair when we hear of mass deaths and the extinction of entire species? How are we supposed to act for the planet when we already have our own problems? We are all plenty busy keeping up with modern life. In our world of constant calamities, human lives are complicated, and the country feels divided. The climate crisis and species extinction are so complex, and so lethal that we can’t even get our minds around them. Our society has responded to environmental crisis in the past. The Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act improved life immea-

surably and the economy continued to purr along in the face of those regulations. Yet, we tend to chafe against regulations because we fear for our jobs, our portfolios and our very freedoms. One friend I talked to said he wouldn’t change his ways to save the planet, because he knows a guy down the street that would never change his. Plus, he noted that a country on the other side of the world is really the root cause of all this. With all their pollution and waste, why should we even to try? How are we supposed to act to help bring change? Change rests after all, on a spectrum from inconvenient to unthinkable. Who really cares about the extinction of some snail? Isn’t it more important that we continue to live out our days, just as we do now? I love my SUV and nothing is more convenient than plastic. But, how am I supposed to act around my grandchildren? The two I have will

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If you receive a call pressuring you to buy medical equipment you don’t want or need, HANG UP! • If you received items in the mail you didn’t order, refuse the delivery or send the items back and report the incident to your local SMP office at 1-800-551-3191. Medicare beneficiaries also should be cautious of getting billed for genetic testing or cancer screenings performed at community events and senior centers. Representatives of genetic testing companies including insurance agents representing these companies, attend healthcare events at senior centers and housing complexes offering to perform screening and tests.

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Do not give out your Medicare number or Social Security number and be cautious of unsolicited requests for this information. If your personal information is compromised, it may be used in other fraud schemes. • Do not consent to any lab tests at senior centers, health fairs or in your home. Be wary of claims that genetic tests and cancer screenings will be at no cost to you. • All x-rays, laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests must be ordered by the physician who is treating the beneficiary. For more information on the SMP volunteer program, if you suspect Medicare fraud or would like more information on how to avoid a scam, call 1-800-4324040 or visit smpresource.org Christy Abrams coordinates the Senior Medicare Patrol as well as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program for the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Adult Services.

How should we act when we see Earth dying? BY GAIL COCHRANE AFN Guest Writer

ow does one act while the planet’s sixth extinction unfolds? More than 50 gray whales have washed up dead on the west coast, apparently starving before they reach their northern feeding grounds. Pick up a book, tune into a Ted Talk, YouTube or a PBS series and it’s hard to escape the grim doom we humans are manifesting on Earth. How are we supposed to act in the face of this unprecedented yet curiously muted crisis? I swing between complacency and panic. In my panicky times, I know that I have to connect with others to bring change. But when I bring up the subject among friends, they shake their heads. “It’s too sad! I don’t know what I can do!” Whale watching is big business. I’ve

never know what the world looked like when I was growing up. Nature has so shrunken in our minds and lives. And I can’t imagine how harrowing their lives will be as they deal with the increasingly severe effects of climate crisis and species loss. How will I act when they ask me what exactly would have been so inconvenient, so unthinkable? The question becomes, how can we not act? Rather than turning away, what if we face our sorrow for the losses that have already happened? When we have the courage to feel the pain? Then, perhaps, we will find the audacity to speak up, to change our habits, to take action. It feels like we are reaching a tipping point, when it is becoming easier to make changes in our lives than to sit back and watch things further unravel around us. -Gail Cochrane is a longtime Ahwatukee resident.

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It’s time Ahwatukee parents talk about racism BY BECKY BRACKEN AFN Guest Writer

t’s time to have a fresh conversation with our kids about race. I’m suggesting a good old-fashioned lecture about the past and present state of race and how it’s them, future generations, who must do better. We’re seeing signs we’ve put it off far too long already. In the run-up to Desert Vista High School’s 2019 graduation, someone claiming to be organizing a “senior prank” among seniors suggested turning the school’s front gates into a mock southern border, complete with tortillas and police checkpoint. To be clear: it was one post and the school shut the entire thing down immediately; but the parallels between this incident and an infamous 2016 fiasco where a group of seniors spelled out a racial slur with their t-shirts, are just too close to ignore. Local media picked up the story, opening still very fresh wounds for the DV community. I asked people affiliated with the school what they thought about the proposed prank. Most of the responses were predictably emotional. Just about everyone agreed the prank border idea was awful are glad it didn’t happen. They also didn’t want to see the school — or any of the students’ — reputations tarnished. One even warned something

like this could ruin graduation. Our kids are good. And they all — every single one — do jerky things without considering the full consequences. Which is why I’m suggesting it’s more important than ever to have these discussions at home, help kids process what they’re experiencing and how that fits with your family’s values. White families have to lead on this. Dr. Rebecca White, ASU professor and expert on family and human development, explains ignoring the reality of what our kids see around them every day does none of our kids any favors. “Parents — including white parents — need to talk to their kids about racism, and the parts of U.S. history that have established and maintained racial inequality,” she says. “When we tell our kids that ‘race does not matter,’ we are ignoring 400-plus years of race mattering in huge ways in the U.S. Race should not matter, but it does.” She adds there are plenty of books and resources available to help parents navigate discussions about race at home. This is about preparing our kids for the world. Our kids have always needed us to lay things out for them in ridiculously clear terms: wet the soap before washing; write so people can read it; don’t stick things in your ear. But if nothing else, a frank talk about racism over the summer break might just keep your kid off the evening news.

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here’s a petite touch of Paris in Ahwatukee, and area residents are being invited to share in it. Paris-born Emma Caumont and her husband Ron Rocco own and operate the newly-established Phoenix Oasis Private Cooking School in their Ahwatukee home. With their landscaped Nighthawk Way home boasting more than 200 plants and flowers, the cascading waterfall spilling into their pool augmented by their panoramic terrace view, it is an oasis — and yet the emphasis is on the wonders that occur within the couple’s kitchen. The Phoenician Oasis classes are diverse, ranging from breadmaking to vegan to French immersion and a host of workshops like Culinary Classics and more that include instruction on topics like proper knifing techniques and nutrition science. Classes can be taught in either English or French. With a delicious French accent, Caumont is the main instructor — though Rocco laughs that in their nearly four years of marriage, “She’s taught me to be an excellent sous chef.” These aren’t new ventures for Caumont. As an award-winning professional chef in the San Francisco Bay Area, she owned two businesses — Slim Chef, a low-fat, low-sodium, low-sugar catering company; and the Celebrity Cafe with international cuisine and live music and where she also conducted classes including food safety. Her Tri-Valley Northern California first place awards were for dishes such as jamaican jerk chicken with picante mango sauce, salmon mousse and a raspberry pork roast. She sold her two businesses before moving to Arizona “for a quieter life” and met her future husband, who in 1994 started a business with the prophetic name, Accent Mortgage. “Because I came from a customer service environment, I love the interaction with those who come to our classes,” said Rocco who purchased a home in Mountain Park Ranch in 1986. Caumont said the Phoenician Oasis

her father, a space engineer, followed his company to the aerospace hub of Europe. Her father’s family also owned a 14-bedroom ‘manor house’ and 200-plus acre property in the Pyrenees for centuries. She said her family would often holiday there, and one of the regular family visitors would further influence her culinary career. “My grand-uncle, Victor Bergeron, would come occasionally to visit us at our family manor in Izaux. He took notice that the little girl — me, was always keepParis-born Emma Caumont and her husband Ron Rocco have opened a ing busy in the kitchens. He cooking school in their Ahwatukee home. (Special to AFN) gave me advice I never forclasses, both in groups and as business got: ‘Go to culinary school.’ I never forgot team-building sessions, have been suc- his words, and followed his advice, and tocessful. She recently took a breather to day, I have my own small cooking school. sit in her plant-filled enclosed patio and He’d be proud,” she said. share her fascinating tale of her early inToulouse was where she first attended troduction to the culinary world through culinary school. her grandmother and a great uncle. The uncle giving her the advice was VicHer story in Paris with her grandmother, tor J. Bergeron of the venerable Trader Marguerite Caumont. Vic’s restaurant chain created in the mid“My grandmother owned a hostelry in 30s using his nickname. Paris for international college-level stu“He was very special because at the age dents who were referred by the Alliance of 5, one leg was amputated below the Francaise,” she said of the agency that knee. But he persevered even after multeaches French culture and language. tiple bankruptcies until he came up with She said every summer her grand- the tiki bar, mai tai, Polynesian menu, etc.,” mother’s housekeeper would go on holi- said Caumont. day, and as soon as Emma turned 12, she Caumont had an early start in the kitchwould rush to Paris to help. en — partly because of her own dietary “I looked forward to my summertime desires. each year. It was a fun environment, yet it “When I was 3, I stopped eating my was challenging. We prepared breakfast mom’s food. My parents took me to a psyand dinner every day. My grandmother chologist to figure out why I didn’t want never paid me, and I never thought of get- to eat. He told them, ‘A child doesn’t let ting paid either. She worked very hard, herself starve to death, let her eat what and ran a tight hostelry and kept her she wants to eat’. I started eating things young guests in check,” she chuckled. I liked: veggies, yogurt, cheese, nuts and “We were very close and laughed a lot fruits and completely eliminated meat and together. Those positive experiences nat- chicken,” she recalled. urally led me to my culinary studies a few “At age 5, I was tall enough to reach my years later. She taught me ancestral rec- mom’s cook stove and I told her, ‘Mom, ipes that I never forgot, and in fact I still I want to cook my food now’. I never use, sharing them in my cooking classes.” stopped, and actually started to cook on a Caumont and her family moved from regular basis for the family. I developed at Paris to Toulouse when she was 11 when an early age my own preferences of food,”

she continued. I’ve always preferred vegetarian-based food, and my family preferred meat-based food, yet I had no issue cooking what they liked. I now had my own options and cooked for them and for me.” Her vegan classes have proved popular, as are her French Immersion classes that include ancestral recipes on how to make things like mayonnaise, crepes and French sauces. “In some classes l show how a crepe batter can be transformed into pancake batter then transformed into a cake without a recipe,” she said. “Moreover, everything l teach is made by hand without modern instruments. All becomes simpler, healthier, a lot cheaper and much more fun.” She and Rocco are very much forward-looking. “We’re all about leaving a positive impact in our community when it comes to remembering to connect to one another,” she said. “Create real experience, make connections, enjoy each other’s company, make something together, be active, be present. “Our digital world is disabling our human connection. Our pre-packaged food is disabling our learning abilities to make homemade food. Our simple classes are meant to be a tool to help people reconnect and learn the basics in a kitchen.” Phoenician Oasis also offers team building classes. “There’s no better place to get to know people or find new common ground than in a kitchen. In the corporate world, HR faces daily struggles to help employees get along, improve productivity, improve communication, etc. Our kitchen setting and classes help fill the need for this human touch lost in busy offices,” said Caumont. Those events are scheduled and booked upon request. The Phoenician Oasis is available for all ages, and events can be scheduled online. “My youngest student was 10,” she said. “I have men and women signing up for our classes. They cook together while sipping wine and savoring appetizers. There are lots of bookings being done to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, small family gatherings.” Information: PhoenicianOasis.com

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Chamber marking 25 years of supporting Ahwatukee BY ANDREW HAYES AFN Guest Writer

As we begin to move into the “warm” season, the Chamber is celebrating its 25th anniversary of promoting businesses and community to our members, local residents and summer visitors. Since our founding in 1994 as the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce, this institution has been recognized and respected for helping to develop business and a sense of community in the area. Throughout the years, the Chamber has helped to promote and build hundreds of local businesses and specialty shops through economic and community development programs. As we move ahead, the Chamber will continue to develop, cultivate and advance economic and business opportunities in Ahwatu-

kee and the surrounding area. The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber is active in promoting the advancement of its member’s growth and prosperity by providing opportunities for engagement and networking within the business community. The Chamber’s main goal is to advocate and support the Ahwatukee Foothills community and the interest of members. The Chamber also offers a variety marketing, promotion and advertising events along with various functions and business activities — all adding value to membership. The Chamber is also active in vibrant committee work in advocacy, community engagement, membership services and membership development. Through these programs, the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce provides some unique opportunities for members. This includes our special events including the Update from Washing-

ton, real estate reviews, 25th anniversary celebration and the Chamber Masters Golf Tournament. Our more regular events include new member orientations, morning and evening business mixers as well as round table and Chamber & Entrepreneur U workshops. All of our events provide our members an opportunity to network and meet new people, no matter what their schedule allows. From our Women in Business food drive to the ongoing member education programs, to our monthly gatherings that meet to address critical issues in the community, the Chamber is where Business and Community connect. Membership in the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce offers opportunities and access for your business and partnership in building a stronger Ahwatukee community. If you are not a member of the

Chamber, we invite you to join by going to AhwatukeeChamber.com or calling 480-753-7676 for more information. If you are already a member, please take full advantage of your membership investment and get involved. There are opportunities for all types of needs, interests and schedules. Please contact the Chamber staff and they will help customize your membership needs. If you don’t have time to attend meetings and events, know that we are here for you and your business and will continue to be your resource for information and assistance. Please don’t hesitate to stop by the Chamber office, email us at info@ahwatukeechamber.com or give us a call. We are only a step, click or call away with information and support to help your business grow. Andrew Hayes is the Ahwatukee Chamber executive director.

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ith the recent televised live version of “Rent,” the rock musical has reached a whole new generation of fans. While the iconic show is set in the late 1980s, its stories of finding love and following dreams speak to people of different ages. The 20th anniversary tour of “Rent” will visit ASU Gammage from Tuesday, May 28, to Sunday, June 2. A retelling of Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” “Rent” follows a group of artists and friends in New York as they try to find their place in the world and are impacted by larger struggles such as the AIDS epidemic. Developed by Jonathan Larson, the award-winning “Rent” features wellknown songs such as “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” “La Vie Boheme,” “Tango: Maureen,” “Light My Candle,” “Today 4 U” and “I’ll Cover You.” The national tour stars Joshua Bess as aspiring musician Roger Davis; Logan Marks, as filmmaker Mark Cohen; Lyndie Moe, as performance artist and protest leader Maureen Johnson; Javon King, as drag queen Angel Dumott Schunard; Marcus John, as yuppie landlord Benjamin Coffin III; Lencia Kebede, as lawyer Joanne Jefferson; Devinre Adams, as philosophy professor Tom Collins and Deri’Andra Tucker, as charismatic exotic dancer Mimi Marquez. Originally from New Orleans, Tucker was a professional cheerleader for the Saints before debuting as an ensemble member and Michelle Morris understudy on a Korean tour of “Dreamgirls.” Mimi is Tucker’s first lead role on a national tour. Tucker said the show is different from the live version and the film, but it ultimately tells a similar story. She said two decades later, the show still resonates with audiences. “People not being accepted because they’ve chosen to live a certain lifestyle, taken a certain career path that is unusual to people around them or choosing to love who they choose to love, all of those issues are very relevant,” Tucker said. Tucker hopes the show inspires audi-

crunches and sit eral, has been very therapeutic for her. ups. The actress “I’ve been forced to deal with some has drawn from of the things in my life that I haven’t her life experi- dealt with. I’m thankful for this role. It’s ences when delv- changed me in a multitude of ways,” Tucking into emotion- er said. al moments in As Mimi, Tucker has tried to emphasize the show. her intellectual side. “I thought “Mimi is a very intelligent young womabout the peo- an. I feel like she knows what she’s wants ple in my life out of life. Maybe she came to New York who may have City with big dreams and got caught up similar experi- with the wrong crowd,” Tucker said. “She ences as Mimi,” was in school and dropped out. I try to Tucker said. “I’ve give her a little more stability than peowatched people ple are used to seeing with her. They are in my neighbor- used to her being played a little more hood be addicted rough around the edges, which she is, but to drugs and go I feel like people don’t get to see that more through other structured side, the more ambitious side trials and tribu- of Mimi.” lations, so I was Tucker didn’t grow up with “Rent.” She able to think of watched a recorded version of the Broadthose issues and way show when she was auditioning for correlate the two. the part of Joanne Jefferson. However, I could relate to when she was watching it, she was captisome of it, as well, vated by Mimi. being young and “I remember bawling my eyes out all in love. We all can three times because the show was so amazing. I remember coming across Deri”Andra Tucker is excited to have her first lead role on a national tour by playing relate to that and Mimi in “Rent.” (ASU Gammage) her relationship Mimi’s performance, and I’m like, ‘Oh my with Angel.” see RENT page 48 ences to accept others for who they are Tucker said the role, and theater in genand be more compassionate to those who are struggling. “I think ‘Rent’ shines a light on people who deal with these difficulties on a daily basis and what it’s like to live that life on the other side. You get to see it from their perspective. I think it opens up people’s minds and hearts,” Tucker said. “Rent” continues to touch audiences of different ages. Tucker said she often sees family members of different generations watching the show. She takes great pride in being in the 20th anniversary cast. “It is such an honor to be part of something that’s so iconic, so legendary,” she said. “Every day, I fall more and more in love with the show.” She finds Mimi to be a physically and emotionally challenging role. To be able to sing and dance while swinging from bars, hanging upside down and kicking, Tucker A colorful, offbeat cast of characters and some rousing group and individual performances have made “Rent” a runs at least 20 minutes a day and does feast for the eyes and ears. (Special to AFN)

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St. Amand adds unique touch to Ocotillo dining scene BY COLLEEN SPARKS

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t. Amand Kitchen & Cocktails, a revamped restaurant in Ocotillo is attracting a crowd eager to sample its eclectic menu and luxuriate in its upgraded, cathedral-like ambiance. The restaurant on South Alma School Road, south of Queen Creek Road in Ocotillo opened to an enthusiastic public on April 30 after its gathering to show off the new look to friends and family members on April 27. Once called D-Vine Bistro & Wine Bar, owner Robert Coulson closed the establishment for a few months to redesign the interior and create a new menu. The five-month renovation created a restaurant that pays homage to St. Amand, the patron saint of beer brewing, winemaking and bartending memorialized in a large mural and a smaller painting near the front door. The modern cathedral-style interior features a larger, relocated bar and allows more light into the inside. An expanded patio offers more shaded area and seating. A closed-off, private dining area is also now open for parties.

to the theme. Large windows at the outdoor bar near the barstools can be opened, merging the interior and exterior. About 150 people can be seated on the patio and about 75 customers inside. Guests pick from a streamlined menu with more shareable plates and fun, innovative creations from Executive Chef Ramon Rice, whose menu also includes a laundry list of cocktails, wines and beers. “We’re trying to be ‘accessible upscale,’” Coulson said. Owner Robert Coulson, left, and Executive Chef Ramon Rice are “It’s a complete redo and it’s the driving forces behind St. Amand Kitchen & Cocktails in Ocotillo. so much better.” (Photos by Ramon Rice) The reconfigured restauIntricate, large chandeliers brighten rant better utilizes space and has imup the dining area and add sophisticated proved “feng shui” and “more flow,” he charm. added. Wallpaper resembling columns cover Besides Coulson and Rice, the rest some areas of the open-floor restaurant of the team behind the upgrades were that has wrought iron accents inside and contractor Ken Morrow, president and outside. A wrought-iron guard rail sur- managing partner of One Way General rounds the patio and wrought-iron wine Contractors, and Beth Katz, principal of racks on walls hold multiple bottles of KatzDesignGroup. wine. Coulson bought D-Vine Bistro & Wine Hefty wrought-iron door handles add Bar in Chandler 12 years ago and also

owns D-Vine Bistro & Wine Bar Mesa. The Mesa restaurant remains the same and is not slated for a redesign. The pared-down menu emphasizes shared plates more and focuses less on large entrees. “The day of the large menu” has passed, Coulson said. Rice added: ”There’s a definite European influence. I put a little New World flair into things.” Most of the food is made from scratch and diners can expect frequent surprises. Market fish is served as fresh and while supplies last, Rice said. St. Amand has prepared swordfish, halibut and Ahi tuna in recent weeks. Octopus is a popular constant item on the “small plates” menu and it features olive oil, tomato, capers, crushed red pepper, red onion, celery, fennel, parsley, lemon zest and grilled bread for $17. The octopus is slow-cooked until it is tender and has “citrusy flavors,” perfect for summer and great to pair with rosé, Rice said. Another well-liked small plate is the sea scallop, which is three scallops with lemon, red chili, parsley, olive oil, cham-

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pagne, vinegar, citrus and micro greens for $17. “It’s got citrus with a bite of heat,” Rice said. Customers are already craving Tuscan pork, another dish on the small plates section of the menu, a crispy, rosemary-roasted meat with pickled onion, roasted peppers, salsa verde, whole grain mustard and grilled bread for $16. The pork can be sliced into several pieces so diners can share it. Another fan favorite is crispy chicken. The fried chicken has a lemon coleslaw, grilled bread, lemon ricotta, walnut and honey for $15. Beet tartare gives vegetarians or anyone who loves vegetables another small plate to savor. It has roasted beets, red onion, capers, avocado, goat cheese mousse, olive oil, micro greens, bread and balsamic reduction for $13. Diners can indulge in a “crispy mix of fried goodness” with the fritto misto on the “small plates” list, Rice said. Lightly fried calamari, shrimp, scallops, white fish and vegetables tossed with parsley, roasted garlic, arugula, homemade tartar sauce, salsa verde and fresh lemon make up this dish available for $20. Risotto is also a small plate offering

and atmosphere at St. Amand Kitchen & Cocktails. “The whole idea is to get you to hang out and stay, have an experience,” Rice said. Those who are in the mood for entrees often like the 20-ounce pan-roasted ribeye accompanied by butter-fried potatoes, charred shallots, roasted garlic and rosemary for $42. The chicken and gnocchi Basque style is Dr. Funk, on the right, is a tiki drink with dark Jamaican rum, absinthe, lemon an entrée with chicken juice, lime juice and grenadine served in a tiki mug with crushed ice at St. breast, chorizo, marinatAmand Kitchen & Cocktails at 3990 S. Alma School Road in Chandler. (Photos ed peppers, tomatoes, by Ramon Rice) shallot, sherry, basil, poand it changes frequently. Recently Rice tato and gnocchi for $24. made a lobster risotto with a clam and A grass-fed burger on a brioche roll rosé broth and fennel in it. with arugula, bacon, blue cheese, toAnother time he created what he called mato, sautéed mushrooms and an ona “play on a German beer dish,” a risotto ion and truffle sauce, accompanied by with beer, Gouda cheese and ham. The ri- matchstick fries is also very popular at sotto “of the moment” took on a Nicoise the restaurant. salad feel with potatoes, olives, tomato, Several salads are on the menu includonion, sliced tuna and green beans an- ing one with marinated artichoke, orother day at the restaurant. ange, red onion, almond, arugula, olives, The menu aims to encourage custom- cherry tomato, celery hearts, Parmesan, ers to take their time and savor the food citrus juice and olive oil.

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To top off hearty and flavorful shareable dishes and entrees, St. Amand Kitchen & Cocktails serves a raisin bread pudding with goat cheese caramel, accented with ice cream. Rice said he plans to add a chocolate brownie pot de crème, which he said is like a chocolate crème brulee. Coulson praised Rice’s culinary creativity, expertise, experience and style. “He has the cooking chops to be a real high-end chef,” he said. “He’s always been preparing food for the neighborhood. He’s always changing and thinking. We always try to be innovative.” St. Amand also crafted a full cocktail list. “We are a cocktail-themed restaurant,” Rice said. He worked with local liquor distributors and their mixologists to develop cocktails for the new menu. St. Amand’s bartender, Ruben Gaeta, will keep the drinks customers enjoy and update the cocktails list over time. Some of the “interesting, classic drinks” include the popular 1934 Cosmopolitan, which has gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and an orange peel, Rice said. He said the Old Fashioned, which has whiskey, Angostura bitters, as well as orange and lemon peel and Luxardo cherry gar-

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That is, until she broke her leg skiing and let her mom take over the kitchen. Well, in short order, my Nonna went rogue, disregarding momma’s menu and methods and happily feeding guests the way she wanted to! It all ended well, though, and momma even got a great recipe out of the ordeal — this Golden Chicken. Would you be surprised if I told you that through the years momma has changed it up a bit making it her own? Maybe going rogue runs in the family! I hope you can make a beautiful plate of Golden Chicken with your mom soon!

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Fauske resigns as Mountain Pointe basketball coach BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

irk Fauske has resigned as the head coach of the Mountain Pointe High School basketball team after just one season. Fauske submitted his resignation May 13, saying his players were the first to know. “It was tough on my part,” Fauske said. “They were sad. But basketball players are basketball players, if they have the will to win then they will do that and it doesn’t matter who is in front of them.” Fauske said he will remain at Mountain Pointe as a special education teacher, but will explore other coaching options. “Mountain Pointe was always home to me,” Fauske said. “The staff, the kids and the administration, they are all fantastic. They’ve always been family.” Fauske first began working at Mountain Pointe as a security guard in 1998.

Kirk Fauske has resigned after one season leading the Mountain Pointe High School basketball program. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff)

He became an assistant under former Pride girls’ basketball coach Ed Dawson in 1999, the same year Mountain Pointe lost to Chandler High in the state cham-

pionship. In 2000, he took over head coaching duties for the junior varsity girls’ basketball team. He remained at Moun-

tain Pointe until 2008 then left to start the basketball program at Combs High School in San Tan Valley. He returned to Mountain Pointe in 2017 as an assistant for former Pride head coach Duane Eason. He took over as head coach in 2018 after Eason was hired to lead Phoenix College’s basketball program. “The opportunity to work under Coach Eason for a year made me a better coach,” Fauske said. “I had a better understanding for the game.” Fauske coached the Pride to nine straight wins to open the 2018-19 season. A 76-59 victory over two-time 6A champion Pinnacle elevated the Pride to No. 11 in MaxPreps’ national rankings. The Pride finished the year 22-7, and captured their first region title since 2005. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 6A playoffs, but lost to Per-

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Chandler Hovik ready to lead Central High football BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

hwatukee native Chandler Hovik’s journey to becoming the head football coach at Central High School was quicker than most. The 25-year-old was hired before the 2018 season as the offensive coordinator under former coach Jon Clanton. On Sept. 14, the Bobcats’ fifth game of the season, Clanton was involved in an altercation with Maricopa High coach Brandon Harris during the postgame handshake. He was placed on leave as the Phoenix Union High School District investigated the incident. Hovik was named the interim coach. In December, the Central High administration named Hovik as permanent head football coach — making him the youngest in that position in the state. “I am extremely fortunate and I felt blessed to be in a position where they had enough trust in me to watch over

I was done playing I would get into coaching. So this is a dream come true for me to lead these young men. It doesn’t get much better than that for me.” Hovik grew up in Ahwatukee, but attended Cesar Chavez High in Laveen with some of his youth football teammates. He played quarterback under legendary coach Jim Rattay, who won a championship at Desert Vista in 1998. As a senior, HovAhwatukee-native Chandler Hovik became the youngest head football ik threw for 2,159 coach in Arizona when he was hired by Central High School in December. (Zach Avira/AFN Sports Editor) yards and 25 touchdowns. He threw just these young men,” Hovik said, adding: five interceptions as he led the Champi“As a player, I always knew when ons to a 7-4 record and appearance in

the playoffs. He went on to play at Phoenix College for a season before he joined Rattay’s staff at Chavez in 2013. He spent four seasons as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. “Being able to play for Coach Rattay and then coaching with him, he’s the greatest guy in the world,” Hovik said. “Going up to football camp with him for years, I’ve learned so many life lessons,” he continued. “A lot of the ways we practice and the way I teach stuff is a lot of what he did. I owe him the world, he’s a huge blessing in my life.” Central finished 2-8 last season. Both wins came after Hovik took over as interim coach. A large majority of the Bobcats’ starters last season graduated, paving the way for underclassmen to lead the program. Hovik recognizes the challenges that lie ahead at Central, but he’s ready to face them head on.

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Horizon Honors senior wins award from AIA BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

orizon Honors High School senior Stephanie Clark was one of four recipients of the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s annual Scholar Activity Award. Clark received the award during the AIA’s annual Champions Luncheon at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. “I was so excited,” Clark said. “My parents told me how proud they were of me. I was just so happy that I was able to honor my parents in this way. By winning this award it’s kind of a way for me to thank them for all of the support they have given me.” The award is given to those who achieve academic excellence, perform community service and are involved in school activities. Clark competed in basketball, swim and dive and spiritline during her time at Horizon Honors. She was also in theatre, National Honor Society and the honor choir. She also was involved in student council as a freshman. Clark plans to attend Arizona State University in the fall, where she will major in musical theater. As for her plans after she graduates from ASU, she’s already got them mapped out.

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ry High. Mountain Pointe’s search for its third basketball coach in as many years is now underway. The opening has been posted to the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s website. The Pride’s next head coach will inherit a team led by forward DeAndre Henry and guard Jason Kimbrough. “I know it wasn’t easy for (Coach Fauske) to step down,” Henry said. “Fauske is my guy. He has helped Mountain Pointe’s academics and athletics in many ways. “He was a spectacular assistant coach my sophomore year and an even better head coach my junior year.” Henry, who has offers from South Dakota, Northern Arizona and Portland State, averaged 12.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game last season. Kimbrough will take on a larger role as a leader with senior captain Khalid Price graduating. Arizona State signee Jalen Graham, Phoenix College signee Jonah LaBranche and guard JSaan Strover were other key seniors for the Pride last season.

“I’m definitely a planner,” Clark said. “After graduation I plan to pursue musical theater by doing a cruise line or being on a national tour. I’m so passionate about traveling. I want to see the world and experience different cultures.” Clark has goals to perform in different countries and travel around the world before starting a family. After that, she hopes to perform on Broadway and in summer productions. “I want to kind of be a nomad and travel around for different productions,” Clark said. “I want to encourage people and young artists to pursue their dreams.” Horizon Honors High School senior Stephanie Clark was one of four recipients of the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s annual Scholar Activity Award. (Courtesy of Horizon Honors)

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The Bobcats haven’t made the playoffs since 2009. They finished 6-4 in three consecutive seasons from 201517, but have since seen a decline in participation. On, May 16, Central’s last day of practice before its spring game, nearly 30 players showed up for practice. However, there are some days where only 12 make it to the field. “We are going through a rebuild,” Hovik said. “We want to do it the right way so when we get the right guys in here, there will be excitement around the program and we will be ready to roll. “We are going to start doing the small things right and that starts off the field. We are going to act right in the classroom and community. Doing the right things off the field will transfer directly to the field.” Despite low numbers, Hovik is excited for next season. Most of the Bobcats’ defense will be sophomores or juniors, which gives them the opportunity to create chemistry. Humberto Peralta, Central’s quarterback, returns for his senior season after breaking his arm last year. Eric Lira, a

running back and defensive back, returns as a junior after recording 998 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. He also had 33 tackles, two interceptions and was named 1st Team All-Region. Carter Allen, who had 170 receiving yards, 183 rushing yards and a touchdown, returns as a sophomore for the Bobcats. Last season at cornerback, he had the second-most tackles on the team with 41 and was named 2nd Team All-region. “I’ve been putting in a lot of work since I was in the eighth grade and the coaches help a lot, too,” Allen said. “It makes me feel special to help the team like that.” The transition to a new coaching staff has been smooth for the Central players, as their familiarity with Hovik has been key. The close proximity in age between Hovik and the players has also helped. He relates to players on a level that goes beyond football. “I think he understands the stuff we go through with school and everything,” Peralta said. “That really helps.” Peralta has benefitted from Hovik’s history as a quarterback. From throwing motion to footwork, the senior has

seen improvement in his game since Hovik arrived last season. “He’s taught me almost everything I know as a quarterback,” Peralta said. “Sometimes when I make a mistake he already knows what I was thinking.” Hovik, an Arizona State graduate, recently completed his master’s degree in physical education at Grand Canyon University. He will begin teaching full time at Central in the fall. Despite his age, Hovik isn’t letting that get in the way of his goals for the Central program. He’s always had goals he wanted to reach in a certain amount of time and he’s accomplished each so far. Now, his main focus is to have his players ready to compete at a level that hasn’t been seen at Central in quite some time. “I wanted to get married at a certain time, I wanted to finish school at a certain time,” Hovik said. “I love setting goals. I’ve always told myself that when I got the opportunity to coach I wanted to be ready for it. “I’m young but I feel like I’ve prepared my whole life by doing things the right way. Hopefully, that’s a direct reflection for how this program turns out.”

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t’s an opportunity that Charles Hawk III and his father, Charles Hawk II, weren’t sure the 12-year-old Ahwatukee resident would receive. Young Charles was invited to try out for the USA Football Team with a chance to compete in the USA National Middle School Bowl Game Series in July. Phoenix was the first stop on the Team USA tour through 18 cities to find players. “I just told him that we should go and enjoy the experience,” senior Hawk said. “He was going up against sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school, and he’s 12. I told him that if he didn’t get an invitation that it was still a unique experience and that we were still very proud of him.” Charles was the youngest lineman and only 12-year-old at the tryout. Over 750 players attended the event on March 2324 at Campo Verde high School in Gilbert. His parents thought the odds of receiving an invitation were slim. About a week later while sitting on the back porch of the family’s home in Ahwatukee, Charles’ mother, Anne Marie, couldn’t help but let out a scream when an

Charles Hawk III, a 12-year-old Ahwatukee resident, received the opportunity of a lifetime as he was invited to play for Team USA in the Middle School Bowl Game Series on July 15 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy Hawk family)

email popped up on her phone screen. He had made the team.

“I was very excited and honored to receive an invitation after only a week,” Hawk said. “I was hoping to receive an invitation to the team, but didn’t know it would come within a week.” In many ways, Charles is just like his 12-year-old classmates at Akimel A-al Middle School. But where he begins to separate himself from the others is his work ethic both on and off the field. Charles is in all gifted classes at Akimel, and has taken it upon himself to practice and train. His parents believe his willingness to work hard has helped him become successful at the center position at a young age. “We are just so proud of him for being a good kid,” his father said. “He has tremendous respect for other people and he dedicates himself to so many things. “He would always go out in the backyard by himself and practice snapping. Nobody had to tell him to do it, he just genuinely wanted to get better.” Charles began playing tackle football and training with his father at a young age. He was part of the East Valley Thunder youth football team that won the state championship in 2017.

Next year, he plans to play for the East Valley Titans, who is coached by Desert Vista High School freshman football coach Larry Davis. He recently began training at Pro Edge Performance, a training center located in Chandler owned by former professional football player and Desert Vista defensive line coach, Derek Kennard Jr. Charles has amped up his training to four days a week in preparation for the Team USA game. He wants to play well, but not for personal reasons. He wants to represent his country on a big stage. “I want to do the best job I can to help my team and our country be the best in the world,” Charles said. “I am excited to be able to actually put on a football uniform that has the USA stars and stripes. That means a lot to me.” The game will take place on July 15 at the Ford Center at the Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility in Frisco, Texas. Charles will begin practicing with the rest of the team on July 11 at the University of Texas-Arlington’s stadium. A GoFundMe has been set up to help with travel expenses, including airfare, transportation and registration costs for the game. To donate, visit gofundme.com/ us-nationals-football-team.

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