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ducation funding and taxes dominated the only public debate involving seven candidates vying for the two House seats in Legislative District 18 before the Aug. 28 primary. And it produced a couple of surprises. One came when incumbent Republican Jill Norgaard said she might not vote for Proposition 305, which would expand school vouchers. Expressing concern that the language of

the measure – first approved in the 2017 legislative session – would adversely impact special needs students, Norgaard said, “I will have to look at the language, but at this point, I will probably not be supporting 305.” Meanwhile, Democrat Jennifer Jermaine and Republican Greg Patterson agreed that voters should decide whether taxes should be raised to put more money into education. However, Patterson sharply rebuked the move to impose an income tax surcharge on Arizonans earning more than $250,000, calling it “demagoguery” by socialist elements in the teachers movement. Sponsored by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission, the debate drew a standing-room-only crowd of more than 100 people last week as the four Republican and

three Democratic candidates answered written questions about private school vouchers, Red for Ed and whether the state income tax should be eliminated. Also in the debate were GOP candidates Donald Hawker and Farhana Shifa as well as Democratic incumbent Rep. Denise “Mitzi” Epstein and LaDawn Stuben. The seven candidates are running in the Aug. 28 primary election for two Democratic and two GOP slots that will face off in November. There is no primary in the Senate race, which will see a repeat of the 2016 contest between Democrat Sean Bowie and Republican challenger Frank Schmuck. People who have not yet registered to vote See

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March. It was the largest guarantee in MLB history to a player who had yet to play a game. In his eighth game, Kingery, now 5-10, 180, hit his first big-league home run. The very next night, he smashed his first grand slam. Ahwatukee is ready to welcome home Kingery like a conquering hero for a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Games are 6:40 p.m. on Aug. 6 and 7 and a 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 8. The Diamondbacks helped several Ahwatukee moms of players from Kingery’s Little League team put together a block of tickets. According to See

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oter participation is eroding across the U.S. and the situation in Arizona is a crisis, according to a study by the Morrison Institute of Public Policy at Arizona State University. The poor, minorities and young adults – who would benefit the most by voting – are the very groups that participate the least in the process, the study said, recommending engagement be fostered through education Local leaders in justice and politics agreed that the situation in Arizona is bad and needs to be addressed, but several noted that the trend toward lower turnout is a historical problem consistent from generation to generation. Arizona ranks 43rd in the nation in voter turnout, and younger and poorer voters continue to not exercise their right to vote, according to the study, released at a press conference last week by the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and the Morrison Institute. The study says voters usually are more affluent than non-voters, pointing to education level and economic status as factors that create interest in governmental policy. The institute aims to raise awareness of low voter turnout to turn the trend around. In Arizona, only 58 percent of registered voters turn out on average. “Those with low levels of education, ethnic minorities and young adults are woefully underrepresented at the ballot box.” said Dave Daugherty, a senior research fellow at the Morrison Institute

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in the primary have until Monday, July 30, to do so. Early ballots will be mailed a week from today, on Aug. 1, and registered voters have until Aug. 17 to request one. With each candidate given time for opening and closing remarks during the hour-and-45-minute debate, there was time for only 10 questions and of those, six dealt directly with education while one of the two tax-related questions involved raising levies to provide more money for schools. Of the other two, one dealt with decriminalization of marijuana – only Stuben favored that directly – and the other involved efforts to ensure Arizona has sufficient water for the future. As they staked out their ground, Hawker lashed out at Tempe Union High School District at the first question – increasing school funding to pre-recession levels – by announcing, “I have many grievances with the public education system.” He told the audience “I fought against the sex education program” in Tempe Union High School District because it was “trying to get Planned Parenthoodstyle sex education” into schools. Later he said, “I’m very supportive of vouchers because what I’ve seen in the public schools.” He charged that Tempe Union’s sex-education program was aimed at “trying to encourage” students to get “sexually active so they’ll get down to Planned Parenthood for their abortion.” He also criticized the overall quality of textbooks in schools and the effectiveness of public school teachers. Patterson explained his position on raising taxes during a discussion of school vouchers – which he said he staunchly supports. “I think we also have to recognize that whenever the Legislature has put a tax increase on the ballot, voters have

approved it, and so I think that should be something that we consider,” he said. “So, if voters want to do that, that would be up to voters and they’ve done that in the past. And if they want to choose to put more revenue into the system that way, I think that would be good.” He also set himself apart from Shifa, who contended that school boards need to be held more accountable “to spend those monies with responsibility because there are many loopholes in this system. The money is there, but it’s not going straight to the students.” Patterson at one point said, “It’s going to be very difficult to squeeze a lot more money out of the system by continually chasing fraud, waste and abuse because we’ve been chasing that for a long time.” While opposing a tax increase, Norgaard asserted that consolidating some of Arizona’s school districts would result in more money for education because it would reduce administrative costs. “Arizona has over 220 school districts,” Norgaard said. “If you compare that to Nevada, which has 17, I think there’s a great opportunity to look at consolidation of schools. Forty percent of the school superintendents that we have manage two or fewer schools. Sixty percent of superintendents manage five or fewer school. I think that’s a great opportunity for revenue.” She also said the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives states the right to impose a sales tax on items purchased online is “going to bring a lot more revenue into the state.” She also said medical marijuana should be taxed like over-the-counter drugs. The sharpest divides along party lines came on questions involving vouchers, the Red for Ed movement and the teachers-driven effort for a referendum on whether a surcharge should be impose on Arizonans earning more than $250,000 a See

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year. All three Democrats said they supported the teacher walkout this spring, though Jermaine was more nuanced than Epstein and Stuben in her response as she noted: “I was part of the group of moms that started going down to the Capitol two years ago to try to prevent the walkout in the first place. We started lobbying and working with our legislators, but leadership would not meet with us. Our schools are at a crisis point. We have schools that are literally falling apart in the West Valley. We have schools that have unsafe drinking water. The teachers walked out because leadership would not listen to the parents that had been down at the Legislature for two years trying to fix this issue before the teachers walked out.” Stuben declared, “I proudly support the teachers of the Red for Ed movement,” and Epstein called the walkout “the most effective protest I’ve ever seen in my life.” Norgaard and Patterson said Red for Ed had been hijacked by leaders who espoused socialism and/or wanted Democrats to be positioned for election victories. “The mask is off,” Norgaard said, stating one of the statewide leaders of the walkout, Noah Karvelis, had given a speech in Chicago espousing socialism. Noting he had friends, including Republicans, who are teachers who became so frustrated that they joined the walkout, Patterson said, “I also do believe that the leadership of that event has hijacked it.” He added that he thought Red for Ed leaders look at their movement as “simply part of the Democratic campaign for governor.” Shifa said that while she believes “just like veterans, as a society we need to thank the teachers for their service,” the “students were held hostage and the teachers went for a strike that a lot of parents like me didn’t like.” Hawker ripped into school districts, saying they “covered for them (teachers) by closing the schools, so you couldn’t tell which teachers were participating and which weren’t.” “You’re just going to keep throwing money at a problem, like an addiction,” Hawker also said, contending graduates of public school districts in the state are less prepared for the workforce and that too many must be sent for remedial education in community colleges. Here are some other debate high points: Invest for Ed Though not specifically asked about

it, the teachers’ proposed income tax surcharge on Arizonans earning more than $250,000 annually came up several times in the candidates’ discussion, and all four Republicans oppose it. Patterson noted that wealthy individuals tend to be the most mobile and that they could easily escape the tax surcharge by relocating to other states. Norgaard argued, “They pay the most taxes now, the high-income earners are the ones that create jobs and paid most of the taxes. So, Invest in Ed is punitive to those people.” Among the Democrats, Epstein and Jermaine never directly addressed the proposed surcharge. But they both said public education in Arizona needs more funding. Epstein also said she favored examining the pros and cons of every tax to determine their usefulness and drawbacks while Jermaine took a swipe at the expanded voucher program, calling it “riddled with fraud.” Stuben said, “I absolutely 100 percent support the Invest in Ed ballot initiative and I would encourage the rest of to do so.” Voucher expansion All three Democrats oppose expansion of the voucher system and urged the audience to vote “no” on Prop 305, which would allow it. “If you would like to make the choice to send your child to a private school, that is certainly your right, but it should not be subsidized by public funds,” Stuben said. Epstein said the measure “creates a terrible system where special-needs students have to compete with everybody else” and where taxpayer money “leaks out to a system that has no accountability.” Jermaine said, “It’s important to note that there was bipartisan opposition” to the expansion effort in the State Senate. Among Republicans, Shifa cited “pros and cons to this” and said she thought the language “needs to be adjusted.” But she added, “Politics shouldn’t trap any student in a failing school system.” Patterson noted that he was in the Legislature in the 1990s when it passed open enrollment and legislation expanding charter schools. He ridiculed suggestions that an expanded voucher system would wreck public education, saying that competition from charters and private schools has improved public school systems. Eliminating the state income tax The issue came up when the moderator asked candidates whether they would support a sentiment that Gov. Doug See

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Ducey had expressed for a gradual elimination of the state income tax. “No, that’s a really bad idea,” Epstein said. “Arizona has one of the highest sales taxes, which affects those making the least ... Whereas our income tax rates are among the 10 lowest rates of all the states in the U.S.” Hawker shot back that a sales tax “is a flat tax with no loopholes.” “Other states have done it and a lot of people go there because of that,” he added. Jermaine declared: “I do not support repealing the income tax. The income tax is about 40 percent of our state budget. It would blow a huge hole in all of our public services in our public schools, in our universities, in our fire and police departments. I personally do not mind paying taxes to have a firefighter show up at my house when my house is on fire.” And Stuben got in another shot in favor of Invest In Ed, stating, “Poor people pay

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Hundreds of ballot arguments to inundate voters BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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and bloated government schools who are almost exclusively focused on social justice education sprinkled with a little algebra,’’ wrote Scottsdale resident Kristen Williamson. And Eric Smaltz of Surprise described the measure as “pushed through by striking teachers holding parents and students hostage.’’ Supporters like Dianne Post of the the National Organization for Women Arizona, had a different take. “Taxes are the dues you pay to live in a civilized society,’’ she wrote. “Taxes are an investment not an expense.’’ The arguments on whether voters should approve expansion of who can get vouchers, while also relating to education, are a bit different – and, in some ways, a bit more confusing. At issue is the 2017 decision by the Republican-controlled Legislature to remove any conditions from who is entitled to get taxpayer dollars to attend private or parochial schools. That overrode prior law, which limited what are formally called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to those in certain groups, like students with special needs, foster children and youngsters attending schools rated D or F. But Save Our Schools Arizona gathered enough signatures to block the law from taking effect until voters get the last word. What’s important is that Save Our Schools, while having put the issue on the ballot as Proposition 305, wants people to vote “no’’ – rejecting the legislative change – to prevent opening up vouchers to all students, regardless of qualifications; it takes a “yes’’ vote to support what lawmakers have approved. The statements in support include testimonials from parents who say that their children were floundering in traditional public schools. Gilbert mother Christine Accurso said the voucher dollars enabled her to pay for a private school. “He has been thriving for the past four years thanks to the ESA scholarship,’’ she wrote. “As a parent, I know what is best for my child.’’ There also was the broader argument of “school choice,’’ espoused by the state’s three Catholic bishops who operate their own parochial schools. But Susan Edwards, who uses vouchers for her two children on the autism spectrum, said there is no reason to expand the program to all. She said the children who are getting See

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fficials of two organizations known for anonymous spending on political campaigns filed suit last week to keep Arizonans from voting on a measure that would make the practice illegal. The lawsuit charges that some of the paid circulators for the “Stop Dirty Money’’ campaign did not register ahead of time with the Secretary of State’s office as required by law. Attorney Kory Langhofer also said that out-of-state residents who were carrying petitions also failed to register. Langhofer claimed several other violations of initiative requirements, including that some circulators were convicted felons who had not had their civil rights restored. That, he said, makes them ineligible to gather signatures. Among the plaintiffs are Scot Mussi, executive director of the Free Enterprise Club, and Andrew Clark, state director of Americans for Prosperity. Both organizations have made repeated

expenditures in Arizona elections both to support candidates of their choice and oppose others. More to the point, both say their groups do not have to disclose their donors. That is based on their status under the federal tax code as “social welfare organizations’’ which are permitted to spend up to half their revenues on elections without being considered campaign committees. The initiative proposes to put what amounts to “right-to-know’’ language into the Arizona Constitution. It not only mandates disclosure of any individual, association or corporation that spends at least $2,500 in any twoyear election cycle but imposes fines triple to the undisclosed amount. If approved, it would overrule not only exemptions from reporting on statewide and legislative races approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature but also a more recent measure telling cities that they, too, cannot force disclosure. That would most immediately affect Tempe where voters approved a disclosure requirement earlier this year

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Phoenix PD: no change in policy on ticketing lawmakers BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

aying legislative immunity is being abused, Gov. Doug Ducey directed that police officers under his control have the authority to cite – and, if necessary, arrest – lawmakers whose driving violations amount to more than just speeding. In an executive order Friday, the governor pointed out that the constitutional provision protecting lawmakers from arrest is not absolute. Exemptions include treason, felonies – and “breach of the peace.’’ But Phoenix police “will continue to enforce laws as they exist, in accordance with ARS Title 28 and our departmental policy,” said Sgt. Vince Lewis, a department spokesman. That policy, according to the Phoenix Police Department handbook, states that if “a legislator invokes their privilege, they are privileged from arrest except in cases of treason, felonies or misdemeanors amounting to a breach of the peace. “Additionally, state Legislators shall not be subject to any civil process, including

civil traffic citations, during the following: while the Legislature is in session; for 15 days prior to the start of the session (applies to Arizona state legislators only); while traveling from their homes to attend a session (applies to federal legislators only); “when returning to their homes at the end of a session (applies to federal legislators only).” Phoenix PD also limit legislators’ arrests for misdemeanors to crimes of violence, “an immediate disturbance of the public order” or drunk driving. The department exempts legislators from civil traffic citations if they invoke their privilege. Ducey told officers under his jurisdiction that they “shall consider any criminal violation that endangers the safety of another ... as a breach of the peace.” And the governor said that specifically includes drunk driving, reckless driving and criminal speeding, or driving at least 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. Gubernatorial press aide Daniel Scarpinato said this is not an order to Department of Public Safety officers to issue a citation in each of these cases. Instead, he

said, it simply gives officers the discretion to decide on appropriate action when lawmakers are involved, discretion that they do not have under current policy that lets lawmakers drive away with a warning. But Ducey wants to go even further: Scarpinato said his boss favors repeal of the entire constitutional provision on legislative immunity. “Everyone in elected office, including him, should have to follow the same laws as every other citizen and be held accountable,’’ Scarpinato said. “So, he thinks this should go.’’ Ducey, however, lacks the power to simply abolish the immunity by fiat. Constitutional provisions can be altered or repealed only with a public vote. Scarpinato brushed aside the concern that the immunity exists to keep some rogue police officer or agency from keeping legislators from getting to the Capitol to cast their votes. “Have you ever heard of an instance like that?’’ he asked. “And, by the way, today we have cell phones,’’ Scarpinato said, where a legislator who believes he or she is being wrongfully detained can seek assistance. “This

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speeding and one for failing to stop at a stop sign. Those records do not show whether Mosley claimed legislative immunity. But each time he was let off with a warning. He has since apologized through a Facebook post. In his order, Ducey also pointed up that the immunity is limited not just in scope but in time: It applies only when the Legislature is in session and for 15 days leading up to each session. In a 2002 memo, Don Jansen, then an

attorney for the House, said he reads the constitutional provision to say that there is no immunity from speeding tickets or violations of drunk driving laws. A House spokesman said that remains the policy. Jansen also wrote that lawmakers cannot be sued during that time But Scarpinato said that, as far as his boss is concerned, that part of the immunity provision also should be repealed. And Scarpinato hinted that Arizonans may see the issue come up in the State of the State speech ahead of the 2019 legislative session – assuming his boss is still the governor. He said, “He thinks this should be a priority.’’

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DV becomes nation’s first yoga-certified high school BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

esert Vista High School physical ed teacher Amanda Goe is stoked. Her yoga program at Desert Vista has been become the nation’s first “registered yoga school” by the Yoga Alliance, a 20-yearold nonprofit that sets national standards for training yoga teachers across all yoga disciplines in the United States. The school’s designation comes seven years after she started the class – offered as a physical education credit with advanced levels as electives. Initially, Goe anticipated she might enroll a few students per section, or semester, when the class started. She surprised herself and the administration when the number of interested students in the first year totaled 135 – enough to fill three sessions. “It’s grown from just Yoga for FitnessYoga 1-2 for P.E. credit to three levels of Advanced Yoga as elective credit, and now the YTT (Yoga Teaching Training) program,” she said. In years past, her advanced students went throughout the community teaching yoga to preschoolers, seniors in local nursing homes and peers with special needs, Goe said. They also taught future P.E. teachers at the ASU Polytechnic campus on how to teach yoga to elementary students. But now, after being registered with Yoga Alliance, her classes hit a whole new level. “Starting this 2018-2019 school year, we’ll offer two levels of yoga teacher training – year one and year two,” she explained. “When students take Yoga for Fitness, two years of Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and anatomy and physiology, they’ll be able to graduate high school with their 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate, meaning they can start teaching right out of high school if they so choose.” Completing the YTT program also allows students to obtain accreditation in CPR, automated external defibrillator and first aid training. They also can become a traditional Japanese Reiki master – another title held by Goe, who has taught at Desert Vista since 2005. Goe teaches three levels of Reiki at Desert Vista. Goe has a diverse background. She studied communications as well as nutrition and dietetics at the University of Arizona, earned a master’s in cross-categorical special education, studied acupuncture/

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Desert Vista High School student Kiara Graham sits atop yoga/physical education teacher Amanda Goe, right, and an unidentified student two years ago during a yoga class at the school.

Chinese medicine at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine and holds her yoga instructor certification through Yoga Alliance and from Tempe’s Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. Besides being a traditional Reiki Master teacher trained at that institute, she is certified as an instructor in CPR, first aid and automated external defibrillators through the National Safety Council. She also serves on the Desert Vista Site Base Committee as a leader for sustainability, and for the past two years, has coached the varsity dance line, which consists of the pom and competitive hiphop teams. She’s also a world traveler, having visited Macedonia, Bulgaria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Greece. Yet, it is teaching yoga, she said, that brings her great fulfillment as she sees her students benefit in the present as well as in their post-high school lives. “Traditional P.E. is great, but yoga appeals to a different kind of person. Your typical phys ed class might be fine if you’re playing intramural sports in college, but if the goal is to create a healthy, lifelong mindful fitness-oriented individual, then yoga is the way to go,” she said. And don’t discount athletes’ attitudes toward yoga. They remain enthusiastic about it as well, said Goe. “I’ve had athletes who have gone on to college on athletic scholarship, and they

come back and tell me how yoga has helped them,” she said. However, the alliance stresses that yoga training not include diagnosis or treatment of mental or physical health conditions and forbids any certified class from having “a substantial component instruction in diagnosis or treatment of mental or physical health conditions.” She cited several former students who continue using yoga in their lives, including 2017 alum Caleb Simmons, who plays basketball for San Jose State in California and has hailed yoga for helping cut down on muscle cramps and muscle soreness. “My body feels ready to do anything, anytime. I value that,” Simmons said. “It’s given me a different kind of strength.” Sabrina Haines, a 2015 Desert Vista grad and former ASU basketball guard now playing for the University of Kentucky, said she also found it helpful in relaxing her muscles after a day of workouts. “Plus it put my mind in a relaxed place; it makes a difference,” she said. Isaiah Deutsch, who took yoga with Goe and then played at Pepperdine University on a baseball scholarship, still incorporates yoga into his daily routine. “Our team did yoga three times a month, and I found yoga helped me mentally, with flexibility, recovery, balance in hitting and pitching and my coordination,” said the 2014 Desert Vista alumnus.

Present and former students rave about the value of yoga and their time learning the art from Goe. She is the kind of teacher with whom students stay in touch long after they’ve graduated. Devon Kennard, a 2009 grad and linebacker for the Detroit Lions, said, “Yoga helps me practice getting my body in positions I’m not used to so when they happen on the football field, it’s not foreign to me. Additionally, it allows me to work on flexibility and balance, which is a huge part of injury prevention. We don’t do yoga as a team in Detroit, but in New York (Giants) we did once a week.” Sophia Alme, a Class of 2015 grad who is now a junior and science major at ASU while attending Southwest Institute of Health for her yoga teaching certification, said yoga not only increased her physical ability, but “changed my outlook on life.” “Throughout high school, I battled with unbearable knee pain that would require surgery to fix. I was actually unable to participate in a regular P.E. or a weightlifting course. When I started yoga, that knee pain slowly faded. I know without yoga, I would have destroyed my knees leaving me without a choice to do the surgery,” she said. “Everything from my stress levels to how I treated and viewed others did a full 360. Thanks to Mrs. Goe, I was saved from a painful journey.” She said Goe’s instruction and example inspired her to be a yoga instructor. Laura Myers, Class of 2013, was in Desert Vista’s first yoga class. “I took yoga for the first time with Amanda Goe during my senior year of high school,” said, adding she would have taken it earlier if it had been offered. Myers, who just earned a marketing degree from ASU and works at a recording studio while working on second degree to become a music producer, added: “I really can’t put into words how much yoga has helped me. It truly is beneficial for your mind, body and spirit, and it was one hour out of the day for a stressed-out high schooler like myself to be able to focus on yourself and relax. “Coming into the class I could barely touch my toes, and having her workout regime every week helped target different parts of the body. Whether it was workout Wednesdays or mediation Mondays, there was always an important lesson behind each class. She taught us the importance of the strength within ourselves and how See

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to mediate in order to approach our days with an open mind and spirit. Every day she always had a plan and, somehow, she made each lesson build off of one another. It is really rewarding to have been a part of her first year teaching the course. I knew it was going to be an amazing class, but I could have never guessed how much it would impact me.” Myers remains involved in yoga, attending classes at Sun Ray Park, and practicing yoga or meditation before going to bed, or upon waking up. “It’s still my favorite form of exercise because it’s easy to fit in, and it makes me feel strong and ready for whatever,” she said. Kiara den Dulk, who graduated in May, began yoga with Goe as a sophomore. “Yoga was my safe place, where I could share anything that was on my mind. Ms. Goe creates such a welcoming environment. I had so much fun doing yoga, learning new poses, and advancing in my practice. I remember that the first time I tried to meditate my mind was racing, but eventually I would just fall into a lull that took me to a meditative state,” she said. “Throughout my three years, yoga was

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Amanda Goe’s teaching style is fun and upbeat, say many Desert Vista students who have studied yoga under her tutelage.

the class I would look forward to every single day as well as my friends in the class. Her teaching style is very fun and upbeat. I also became a Reiki master, thanks to Ms. Goe. Over the course of the years, Ms. Goe became a friend, and her positive attitude and way of viewing the world are something I really value. I learned so much more from her than just yoga,” den Dulk added. This will be the third year of Ms. Goe’s yoga class for current student Lexi Strickland, 16, who said she originally

signed up to earn the PE credit. “At first, I just looked at yoga as an easy A class, but it has turned into so much more than that,” Lexi said. “Within the first couple of weeks of being in her class, I had already fallen in love with it. Her class has become my favorite part of each school day.” She added, “Basically, my whole outlook on other people, myself, and life, in general, has changed, and for the better. I had a rocky sophomore year and focusing on yoga and meditating really helped me

get through it. More specifically, my dad passed away when I was 10, and it is still raw for me. In these past few years, I’ve really begun to process what it all means. Him not being here for the milestones in my life, and yoga has been my rock through it all.” Lexi said yoga helped her over the loss of her dad and continues to help her handle other emotional times, explaining: “Whenever I got into a rough spot in my life, I’d usually just shut down and shut people out. However, with the help of yoga, and Ms. Goe, I started to really open up emotionally to my family and friends and it has been so much easier to start to be at peace with myself and my situation. I’ve learned how to handle certain situations and how to calm myself down when I feel like my life is spiraling. She probably doesn’t know this, but her class has gotten me through a lot these past couple of years. She centers her class on love and compassion. To be honest, I wish I had found yoga sooner.” Goe said that the “main goal” of yoga is to still the mind. “Some people don’t realize your yoga practice exists in every moment – driving in traffic, interacting with others. It is mindfulness. It is balance of everything in life.”

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Public safety workers with PTSD due for more counseling BY JENNIFER MAGANA Cronkite News

ov. Doug Ducey last week signed the Officer Craig Tiger Act, which provides more counseling services to public safety officials who suffer posttraumatic stress disorder because of their experiences on the job. The law is named after a Phoenix police officer who was forced to shoot an assailant in 2012 and later took his own life as a result of undiagnosed PTSD. But the program is available to officers or firefighters who experience stressful situations, from child abuse to witnessing the death of a colleague or near-drownings. “The death of Officer Tiger was a profound tragedy and deeply wounding loss,” the governor said. “All of us can and must move forward with action to make sure that our amazing officers and firefighters receive the help and care they need and deserve.” In 2016, Ducey signed legislation creating the Traumatic Event Counseling Program for first responders, providing up to 12 counseling visits per traumatic event. The new law, however, covers up to 36 visits with a licensed treatment professional. Also, first responders will not lose pay or benefits if they are deemed unfit for duty, and their employers cannot require them to use paid time off to attend counseling. According to the World Health Organization, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds. Public safety employees are highly susceptible to PTSD, which can greatly affect behavior and produce suicidal thoughts. Officer Tiger used deadly force against an assailant who was assaulting him and his partner in 2012. He later said his

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Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed a bill increasing counseling services for public safety personnel who suffer post traumatic stress because of experiences they encounter on the job. The law was prompted by the suicide of a Phoenix police officer who suffered from PTSD.

problems began that night. He returned to work but was drinking heavily. That same year, he was arrested for driving under the influence in Coconino County. Tiger was fired by the Phoenix Police Department in 2013 and killed himself in November 2014. “It means that Craig’s death was not in vain,” his widow, Rebecca, said of the new bill. “Obviously, he suffered from PTSD and died as a result of those injuries. With this bill now, my hope is that it won’t

get that far – we won’t lose another first responder to an injury that is treatable.” Joe Clure, executive director of the Arizona Police Association, recognized Channel 5 (KPHO) reporter Donna Rossi as instrumental in the coverage of PTSD among first responders. Tiger shared his story with Rossi after he was fired for the DUI and a few months before his death. “He was very adamant that police departments and fire departments don’t

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Andrew Fadell, senior account executive with the Diamondbacks, more than 100 tickets have been sold. Among Kingery’s biggest fans is Kathleen Fordyce, whose son, Tucker, was in Mountain Pointe’s Class of 2012 with Scott and his identical twin, Sam, and remains best friends with the brothers. Fordyce recalls much more than baseball with the Kingerys. She cherishes their support during her battle with ovarian cancer. “When I was going through chemo, going through everything, Sam and Scott would come and sit with me at night,” Fordyce said. “They knew Tucker didn’t want to go out because he wanted to be with me, and they would come and hang out at my house with me. “Think about it: Who the hell wants to come and sit with their mother? But these guys were great. They would come over, and we watched movies or Monday Night Football. They would come and hang out at my house and just totally have my back. The joke is as many years as I have known these guys, as many meals as I have cooked for them, it’s still very, very hard for me to determine who’s Scott and who’s Sam. They were at my

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house constantly. Their friendships are unreal.” The ticket block quickly was gobbled up by many of the same fans who in 2006 overfilled My Wine Cellar, at that time owned by Fordyce, and Ahwatukee sports

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bar CK’s Tavern to watch Kingery and teammates play in Williamsport on the team coached by the Kingerys’ dad, Tom. Every local politician who wanted to see and be seen was there. The response to Scott’s homecoming with the Phillies is reminiscent of the spirit that captured the community during the Ahwatukee All Stars’ run to Wil(AFN file photo) liamsport. Scott Kingery was a star player at Mountain Pointe High in Ahwatukee “To see Ah- before graduating in 2012. watukee respond his past seven games, he has hit a more to Scott like this just makes me very proud,” Tom Kingery Kingery-like .357. After his time with Ahwatukee Little said. “I’m so proud of him and what he’s accomplished. I’ve always just loved this League and Mountain Pointe, Kingery community. Those years in Little League initially did not have a big-school scholwere the best time. We had a group of arship offer. He was a walk-on at Arizona, parents who loved game of baseball and where he quickly made his point. By the time he left, he was Pac-12 Player of the kids who loved to play it. “For me, it’s going to be very emotional Year. The Phillies drafted him in the second just going to the game. I went to a Diamondbacks game early this season, and I round in 2015. Kingery continued to overcome the said to a buddy that it’s really going to be something coming back when the Phillies odds during spring training this year. He are here, knowing my son is going to be was a non-roster invitee to the Phillies’ out on that field. It gives you a different camp after three encouraging years in the minor leagues, where he hit .304, .359 view of that stadium.” As the Phillies’ visit approaches, Tom and .530 with 26 homers and 29 stolen Kingery said, the phone has been ringing bases with the Double-A Reading Fighfrom well-wishers and from those won- tin Phils and the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. His play during spring traindering if they could get tickets. “Scott is getting a suite for a bunch of ing earned him a Phillies roster spot and his friends, high school buddies. There’s eventually a starting job. “Really, Scott has overcome the odds been a lot of interest from our close friends. My wife, Patti, is trying to orga- every step of the way,” Tucker Fordyce nize it all along with a few other moms,” said. “A lot of us were down there with Kingery said. “There will be a lot of Ah- him for the whole UofA thing, and that watukee people in the ticket block, but a was crazy what he did there. Then when lot of people we know have told us they’ve he got drafted we had a big draft party. bought tickets all over the stadium, too. I We saw him in Florida the week before he think everybody kind of remembers the signed the big contract after he got pulled up to the Big Leagues. Little League thing. “It’s going to be a hero’s welcome when “We’re just trying to help Scott out a he comes home, that’s for sure. Nobody’s little and coordinate it all.” In half a season, Kingery has shown seen him yet since he made it.” Kathleen and Tucker Fordyce traveled amazing versatility for a rookie, playing six positions – all three in the outfield and to Clearwater, Florida, to watch Scott in everywhere in the infield except first base. spring training before it was known he Through Monday, he had four homers, was going to make the team, much less 18 doubles, a triple and eight stolen bases. sign the lucrative contract. “I’m so proud of Scott,” Kathleen The grind of the baseball season might be catching up with him, though. After Fordyce said. “We still talk all the time. the fast start in April, Kingery is batting a more rookie-like .237. However, in See KINGERY on page 23

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found one!” was heard repeatedly at the Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery in Chandler on the evening of July 11 as youth and adults from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints looked for grave markers and headstones for specific people buried on the premises. The purpose of the activity was to help relatives of the deceased connect to their ancestors by providing a photo of their headstone or marker online, through the website FindAGrave.com. “Being able to view actual photographs of the headstones of your ancestors may seem like a strange concept, but it is actually a really impactful experience,” said youth leader Becky Fillerup. “As I have looked through the photos on the Find A Grave site and utilized other genealogical sites such as FamilySearch and Ancestry, my ancestors have become more than just names on a page, they have become real to me,” she added. FindAGrave.com is the world’s largest gravesite collection, boasting over 170 million online memorials in 481,021 cemeteries all over the world. Anyone can go on and create a memorial for their loved ones and add photos and other information to the memorial. With so many memorials already online, a quick check to see if the memorial has already been created is a good idea. However, many memorials don’t have a photo of the headstone, and that’s where

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Logan Fuller photographs a headstone while Aiden Stubbs takes down some notes.

this community service project fills a need. “By doing Find A Grave we can give the opportunity to others to know more about their ancestors,” said Basha High School Senior Sydney Fuller. “As people learn more about their ancestors they can connect with them emotionally.” There are 7,658 online memorials created at Valley of the Sun, with over 900 of those needing marker photos. “The picture makes it real because anyone can type ‘1905’ into Find A Grave,” said Fuller, “but not everyone can go to the places loved ones are buried and take pictures in person and be connected to them.” Seeing the headstone in a photo is the next best thing to visiting in person. It’s a bonus when there is additional information, like an obituary, in the online memorial. Thirty members of the Grove 3rd Ward scoured one section of the cemetery looking for those people whose memorials were missing a headstone photo. If they found one, they used the Find A Grave app to take and upload the photo directly to the already existing online memorial. That evening photos were added to the memorials for 33 people. The group plans to go back as many times as it takes to walk the whole cemetery and photograph the headstones for all the memorials that need them. Members of the congregation are also going as families to help complete the project. “Family history is really a community effort of people helping each other,” said Fillerup.

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means “welcome!” And despite Ghana’s increasing popularity as a tourism destination, much need hwatukee mom and medical doc- exists for medical assistance in the poorer tor Diane Matsumoto admits she’s areas. a dreamer. For Matsumoto, this now-annual trek But the mother of six and owner of to West Africa began as a serendipitous TLC Pediatrics, which she opened in internet search. Ahwatukee in 2004, said she’s well aware “God has a sense of humor, actually,” she’s not the only one. she said. “To be honest, it was a Google Case in point: a medical mission to search. I wanted to take my daughter RaGhana leaving Friday, July 27, on which chel, now 21 and at Dartmouth College, Matsumoto is being accompanied by 26 on a medical mission trip, and we landed volunteers – mostly medical profession- on the GHO Ghana trip. I investigatals – of whom nine are from Ahwatukee, ed and was told, ‘You are an answer to Chandler and Tempe. prayer. If you don’t go, we can’t go.’ I had For many, it is their first trip to the West no experience in tropical management African nation formerly known as the and didn’t even realize Ghana was in West Gold Coast, a British colony until 1957. Africa. And, frankly, I hate to fly, but this Matsumoto knows the country well. has been the adventure of a lifetime.” “This is my fifth trip to Ghana with This year, Matsumoto is accompanied Global Health Outreach,” she said. “It by her daughters Sara, 25, and Hannah, would have been six, but one was can- 15. Sara is a fourth-year medical student celled due to ebola.” at St. Louis University Medical School But why return again and again when with plans to become a surgeon, and this busy medical practitioner could Hanna will be a sophomore at Tempe choose, say, to luxuriate in a European Preparatory Academy. resort ? Two years ago, Matsumoto was co-lead“I go to Ghana. That’s what I do,” she er of the Ghana mission, and last year she laughed. was named leader. She returns in that caThere, she and her fellow volunteers pacity this trip. will be greeted with “akwaaba,” which But what has the Matsumoto family even more overjoyed this year is that two other area relief organizations have partnered with their outreach. They are Feed My Starving Children – on which Dr. Matsumoto serves as an advisory board member – and the Phoenix division of Project C.U.R.E., the largest provider of medical and supplies and equipment to developing countries worldwide. Both Matsumoto (Special to AFN) and her husband, Bert, Dr. Diane Matsumoto, right, and an unidentified assistant treat are board members. premature babies in a Ghana village. Diane also recentBY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

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Dr. Diane Matsumoto’s relief expeditions to Ghana attract scores of villagers, who rarely see physicians.

ly concluded two terms on the board of Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “So often we get siloed with each relief organization doing their own thing, and now we’ve been able to connect. Feed My Starving Children supports our clinics during the year and now Project C.U.R.E. is sending medical supplies,” she said. “It’s been awesome.” Ghana has become a family affair. Dr. Bert Matsumoto, an ophthalmologist, recently went to Ghana with Project C.U.R.E. to help develop the resources to send supplies that will allow him to return later this year and perform surgery in the region of the current outreach. “These organizations have joined Ghana Christian Mission, who hosts Global Health Outreach, for this Ghana trip and others,” said his wife. “Through the combined work of these four organizations, the Phoenix team is able to help provide medicine, food and medical supplies for the area of the outreach throughout the year.” Among the Ahwatukee health professionals heading to Ghana is physical therapist Eric Burness, who, along with his wife, Taylor, founded Ahwatukee Physical

Therapy in 2012, five years after moving to the village. He said he learned of the medical mission from Diane, the pediatrician for the couple’s three children, ages 12, 11 and 9. This is his first mission trip to Ghana. “Diane approached me regarding this opportunity over Easter at our church, Central Church, off Chandler and 48th Street,” Burness said, adding: “The reason I decided to go was multifaceted. First, there’s a definite need. I’ve been told the people in Ghana are a very peaceful and welcoming people but they don’t have the resources that we do here. They have very competent professionals but not anywhere near enough resources or personnel to address the medical issues that are occurring in their country.” “Second, I feel we as medical professionals and Christians have a responsibility and a calling to help. When a professional of the caliber of Dr. Matsumoto presented me with the opportunity, and after learning about Global Health Outreach and the quality of their organization, I knew this would be a positive See

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Ahwatukee church slates ‘Back to School Bash’ Saturday Tribune News Staff

church with campuses in Mesa and Ahwatukee aims to help hundreds of needy kids start the new school year on the right foot by giving them school supplies. Generation Church – which has campuses at 1010 S. Ellsworth Road, Mesa, and 11832 S. Warner Elliot Loop, Ahwatukee – is throwing its annual Back to School Bash 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at both sites. “This is a time kids should be excited about going back to school,” explained Brendon Hoorneman. “They shouldn’t be worried about whether or not they’ll be prepared. But far too many young people don’t look forward to going back because they don’t have what they need to succeed. “Backpacks and school supplies can be expensive and many families are finding it difficult to purchase these supplies each year,” he added. “That’s why Gen-

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experience.” As a husband and father of three, he admitted he invested consideration and prayer before committing. “I also had to critically think for myself whether my experiences would truly benefit the people where we are going. After speaking with the previous physical therapist, I could see that my background would benefit these individuals,” Burness said, noting: “Safety is always a concern; however, after learning more about GHO and the past experiences of other practitioners, this sounded like a great opportunity with a great and very organized organization.” Four-year Ahwatukee resident Echo Adams, quote center manager for corporate account services at Avnet in Phoenix, is not a health professional but she, too, is heading to Ghana. Adams said she hopes to use her leadership skills and team-building experience to help the disparate group stay forward-focused and work as a team in close camaraderie. Her story of how she even learned of this summer’s medical mission begins in Laveen, when the Arizona Department of Transportation came knocking at her door and told her she had 90 days to va-

eration Church decided to do something about it.” Congregants donated backpacks and school supplies and this year plan to hand out 1,000 backpacks from the people in the church.” The church held its first bash three years ago at its original Mesa campus, then expanded it to its Ahwatukee campus two years ago after acquiring the site through a merger, “The first event showed the need was even bigger than they had anticipated and the church passed out over 300 backpacks full of supplies,” Hoorneman said. “The next year they doubled that amount. Between their two campuses, the church gave away over 600 backpacks stuffed full of supplies.” The church looks at the bash as putting a core belief into practice.

“Generation Church exists so that people far from God can experience new life in Jesus,” Hoorneman said. “That new life is one full of people who love and support one another. This event shows, in a tangible way, the love God has for us by the church showing love to the community.” He said the event is all about “supporting and loving kids” and “showing them that they are important and that the people of Generation Church believe in them. “That’s why over 200 volunteers came together last year to pull off this Back to School Bash. These kids need to know that God thinks they’re valuable and worth the time and the resources that go into making this event happen,” he added.

Besides school supplies, the church will offer haircuts and will have food, games, face painting, inflatables and other goodies – all free. Kids in kindergarten through senior year in high school are welcome. However, to get a backpack, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees do not have to be members of Generation Church. “The church believes in celebrating with these young people and helping them get ready to face the new school year prepared and excited,” Hoorneman said. Some recipients of the church’s charity have thanked Generation Pastor Ryan Visconti and the volunteers. “A lady last year cried when we told her we could give her kids a free haircut,” Hoorneman said. “And many of the kids are just in awe that they get to pick out and keep their backpack, their faces all lit up are just so worth it.” Information: 480-893-6189.

cate to make room for the South Mountain Freeway. “The freeway was going to go right through my backyard,” the single mother of one son recalled. “I had to find a new place to live.” Fast-forward to a series of coincidental events – going to a wedding and mentioning to another parent that she had to move and was looking for a good school for her son who was going into his junior year and her desire to be a near a church where she could feel at home. That parent was the pastor of Ahwatukee’s Central Church and within weeks she had visited the church and then found a house nearby. At church, she was invited to a women’s retreat in Flagstaff and as would happen, she drove her new acquaintance north, not knowing it was Dr. Diane Matsumoto sharing her car. That three-hour ride introduced Adams not only to the pediatrician and fellow parishioner, but to the work of Feed My Starving Children, and the Global Health Outreach medical mission to Ghana. “And now, during the last two years I’ve been involved with nonprofits, and my boyfriend knew I wanted to go on this medical mission. I mean I really, really wanted to go, and was in fact already saving and planning to use my tax return to do so. But then, for Christmas,

he surprised me and gave me this trip,” she said. Adams travels to Canada, Mexico and Germany for work, so traveling abroad isn’t new. Going to help work in Ghana is, however. “I really want to help people, number one, but ultimately I know there is no Plan B for most of these people. So I’ve been thinking, how can I help? If I can impact just one person by going, I’ll feel like I’ve helped bring the world closer together,” she said. Adams also showed her practical business side, setting up a “Fill a Suitcase for Ghana” at her workplace. “I wanted to fill a suitcase with 50 pounds of helpful items, like tubes of cortisone cream and antifungal cream, toothbrushes, sunglasses, eye drops and more. I weighed it and it’s 49.8 pounds,” she said. “We’d like to be able to fund ongoing treatment of malaria and other illnesses throughout the year in Ghana. Readers could make donations for medicine through Ghana Christian Mission,” she said. “And, readers are welcome to contact us to join next year’s trip through GHO.” She encourages those unable to join the medical mission team the opportunity to be part of the life-saving work in the country that is sixth in the world for malaria deaths. “While not everyone can go to Ghana

in person, everyone can save a life there,” she said. “One dollar buys medicine to treat malaria. This tax-deductible money that is donated will be used to save lives in our seven-partner Ghana Christian Mission clinics year-round.” Matsumoto said she is, and will remain, a dreamer, one with big dreams that focus locally as well as globally. “I wonder if our community of Ahwatukee would join with our team to save lives across the world,” she said. “It would be great if readers would donate to Ghana Christian Mission for medications. Death from malaria and other tropical disease remain one of the world’s most preventable tragedies. If our community donors would join together with our monetary donations, we could send a powerful message to the people of Ghana that this team is representing an amazing community that is ready to help us improve the world.” She suggests when donating online to GhanaChristianMission.com, that it would be helpful to indicate the donation is in support of the Ahwatukee outreach. “This way we can track our efforts,” she said. For more information on joining next year’s Ghana Medical Mission, see CMDA.org and look for Find a Trip on the mission’s page, or go to TLCPedAZ. com

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Ahwatukee boy makes his sandlot baseball dream comes true

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ll Nathan Wessel wanted to do was play baseball So, the 11-year-old Ahwatukee sixth-grader had an idea: recruit some kids in the neighborhood for a sandlot baseball game. Now, it’s on the verge of becoming a weekly event, thanks to Nathan’s idea and a little help from the Ahwatukee411 Facebook page. Two weeks ago, the Desert Garden Montessori sixth-grader put a handwritten note near a mailbox cluster in his neighborhood saying, “Like a lot of other kids, I love baseball.” He quoted baseball legend-turnedsporting-goods-tycoon Albert Spalding, writing, “Baseball gives a boy self-poise and self-reliance...Baseball is a man maker.” With tepid response to his note, Nathan’s mother, Valerie Wessel posted a photo of the note on Facebook. Meanwhile, another neighbor, Isaac Williams, located a field. Soon, some parents decided they’d

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Nathan Wessel's hand-made flyer, above, inspired a couple dozen boys and girls to show up last week for a sandlot baseball game. Nathan is second from right in the front row.

bring their kids as well as a cooler full of beverages to keep them hydrated. And by the time the game was held last week, 25 kids, mostly boys but some girls, showed up. The next game is 6-8 p.m. tonight, July 25, at Mountain Vista Park behind

JCPenney. “Everyone gets a chance” to play, Valerie Wessel said. “It’s for anyone who loves baseball and wants to play.” Now, she added, “We will keep going as long as people show up.” Nathan is delighted that his plan reach

fruition, she added. “My son is full of happiness and pumped to keep it going,” she said. “Thank you so much to the coaches that brought organization, lessons and fun. Thank you for the refreshments. Thank you for coming and loving the game!” Ahwatukee!

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Area nonprofit turns around impoverished African villages BY CECILIA CHAN AFN Staff Writer

n Mozambique, one quarter of the adults have HIV, 75 percent are unemployed, one in seven children dies before age 5 and the expected life span is 48. In this southeast African county, a little-known Mesa-based nonprofit is working to turn the tide, one village at a time. “We don’t give them money, not giving food,” said Glen Galatan, spokesman for Care for Life on Baseline Road near Val Vista Drive. “We are providers of education. We teach them to become self-reliant. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The nonprofit educates villagers how to be self-sufficient in eight key areas – health and hygiene, education, psychosocial well-being, sanitation, food security and nutrition, income generation, home improvement and community participation. Care for Life first researches a village and then meets with that village’s leaders to see if they want help.

“Sometimes they are skeptical because a lot of organizations have worked in Mozambique, and some are great and some are not so great,” Galatan said. Once invited, Care for Life sends in a team of 10 to 15 employees and volunteers, who are from Mozambique, to work with the villagers for two and a half to three years – long enough to start a cycle of self-reliance. “One of the many things we are doing is reducing the infant and maternal mortality rates and the biggest thing we do is education,” Galatan said. “So, we teach prenatal care. We educate the mother on what to expect, how to be hygienic and sterile.” The efforts are working. Maternal deaths have been reduced by 78 percent and infant deaths cut by 58 percent in villages where Care for Life has gone in, according to an independent five-year research study, presented earlier this month at the Social Work, Education and Social Development Conference held in Dublin. According to Dr. Patrick Panos, director of global education and outreach at the University of Utah and the study’s

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Cindy Packard and her husband, Blair, started Mesa-based Care for Life after they visited Mozambique in 2000 and saw so much of the population in dire need of help.

author, Care for Life’s presence in a village more than doubled the chances of survival for Mozambique babies. “In fact, according to UNICEF, in 2015 Mozambique had 489 maternal deaths per 100,000 births,” he said. “In Care for Life villages, we see that number go down to an amazing 90 per 100,000.”

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ou can make the next 12 months the year of the down payment. It’s easy. Cut a few things from your budget in the next year and you can have the down payment for your dream house by next summer. We are in a rising interest rate environment, so every year you wait will cost you more in interest and push the dream out even further. So get started now. Skip the Starbucks. Annual savings: $876. A medium latte at Starbucks costs $3.65. If you stop by every day before work, that adds up quickly. So, make coffee at home, stop by Circle K or have free coffee at work. Cut the gym membership. Annual savings: $696. The average monthly cost of a gym membership is $58 a month, or $696 a year, and that is assuming you are already a member and not paying startup fees. We live in Ahwatukee, so get out and run, hike, walk or ride a bike. Cancel cable. Annual savings: $1,189.

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t is a pattern that Phoenix homeowners know all too well. Beginning in July, the Arizona monsoon season begins with an increase in thunderstorms and heavy rainfall typically lasting until mid-September. While the season is short, Ahwatukee residents can easily experience an upward movement of the ground below their foundation as the area’s clay soils swell with increased moisture. Known as “ground heave,” the impact can be long lasting, with cracks in brickwork, floor tiles, or windows as telltale signs. Although the forecast for this year’s monsoon season calls for a slightly later arrival, the rains are expected to be heavier than usual. And the monsoon can indeed be wet. The National Weather Service Tucson office and the Climate Prediction Center are predicting that this will be a wetter-than-average year, based on computer simulations. As a result, it is important for homeowners to understand how to properly address ground heave because what they don’t know

can cost them dearly. It all starts with the unique Ahwatukee soil composition. Given that the soil has more clay than in other parts of the country, coupled with an arid climate, when rains drains off a roof, it has nowhere to go other than under a foundation and floor slab. Wet soil swells and can lift a foundation in what is referred to as “heave.” Similarly, a foundation can sag after it dries known as “settlement.” Both heave and settlement can cause serious damage to a home’s foundation. The

issue for homeowners is to determine which has occurred, since the resolution for heave and settlement differ significantly. In fact, even foundation repair service companies can be quick to diagnose settlement as the issue because the industry is oriented to selling settlement products. There are far fewer solutions for heave. More than 80 percent (Special to AFN) of the foundation issues in Arizona are misdiagnosed. So a careful, thorough analysis of all data is necessary to compose an engineered repair plan that addresses the problem. Hasty or on-the-spot analysis, often from a salesperson visiting your home, should be avoided. A common solution for settlement involves stabilizing and raising foundations using a variety of support piles or underpinnings driven into the ground until it contacts load-bearing soil or rock. But if the home is experiencing heave, not only is underpinning a home of no value, but it can

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actually place more stress on the structure. There are several ways to remediate heave, some of which can require invasive procedures and are therefore expensive. This includes the use of cutoff walls or removal or replacement of the interior slab. Grading and drainage improvements are typically recommended but may not provide the complete answer. A simpler, less expensive approach is to essentially accelerate the process of drying out the soil. The process, called the Moisture Level Smart Foundation System, costs a fraction of traditional underpinning, natural dry air is drawn in from outside the home. The dry air picks up moisture through evaporation and is vented out of the home through gable vents or another convenient spot using a quiet and energy-efficient fan. The process can take six months or longer to completely dry out the clay soil and often remains in place to mitigate future moisture accumulation.

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uying a home is a lot like running a race: Once a listing goes live, buyers have to sprint off the starting block before throngs of other buyers start bidding. What if there were a way to buy a house before it’s officially on the market? Well, there is – and it can help you snag your dream house long before your competition even knows it exists. “Making moves to get ahead of the general public when you’re the buyer is wise if you want to get the perfect house,” said real estate investor Steve Davis, founder of Real Wealth Academy. “All it taskes is a little ingenuity and some sleuthing, to find out which homes are going on the market before the listings go live, so that you’re ready to pounce.” Don’t just ask your real estate agent about current listings; ask if there are any listings he or she is working on where the seller hasn’t signed on yet. “Basically, the agent will try to find an interested buyer before they have even locked down the listing and use that to entice the seller to sign the listing agreement with them,” said Davis.

You’re basically offering yourself up as “bait,” so to speak, and the listing agent will help you do it because it’s mutually beneficial. Of course, you aren’t promising to buy a place, but if you’re seriously interested, that can be enough to get your foot in the door before the rest of the world hears about it. One great place to seek out budding home sales in a neighborhood is to infiltrate their local parenting groups. After all, parents are all in “transitional periods – with newborns, babies on the way, or young children heading off to school,” said Davis. “Thus the likelihood of these families looking to move is very high.” Additionally, paying attention to the life events of people in these areas via local papers or other outlets can also provide solid leads. Check local announcements on births, weddings, and yes, even the obituaries (a bit morbid, but many of these homes will be market-bound in the near future). Another place that may be plugged into upcoming sales are social clubs. “Utilize social clubs as a forum to ask if anyone is selling a home,” said Collin Bond, a broker at Triplemint, a company that specializes in off-market property outreach for their clients. “Clubs like the Junior League, Lions

Club or Knights of Columbus can be great places to inquire about people thinking of moving.” Sometimes, a little retro outreach can also work wonders – which is why you should consider doing a mailing to the people in the neighborhood where you wish to reside. Davis suggests using a company like Dietrich Direct to purchase residential mailing lists for the area you’re interested in (costs are low, starting at $25). Then draft a letter to send to all those homeowners. “In the letter, simply state that you are looking to buy a home in their area and ask if they will be selling any time in the near future,” said Davis. You can also post “bandit signs” in the area, essentially flyers or posters stating that you’d like to purchase a home in this area and that people should contact you if they know anyone who might sell. Davis suggests that people hesitant to post their own phone number can use a Google number or create an email account just for this purpose. If there’s a certain building or community you’re interested in, contact its HOA or condo board and inquire if anyone has heard rumblings of any places that might

soon be up for sale. “I’m frequently inundated by requests to see my listings before they launch, by people who’ve heard about it from the head of the board or someone in the building,” said Brian Letendre, a broker at Bohemia Realty Group. In fact, many neighborhoods and buildings have their own online sites, Facebook pages, or online communities, which can be a perfect way to get the insider scoop on homes or apartments about to be listed. “Another suggestion would be to search hashtags for the neighborhood you’re interested in on various social media platforms, and include #realestate or #moving,” added Letendre. Use current listings as a springboard for up-and-comers. Current listings may be out of the bag, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use them to find listings that may be waiting in the wings. “Go to open houses in the area where you are looking, and chat up the neighbors if you see them,” said Bond. “Ask the real estate agent and neighbors about the neighborhood and try to work in a question about if they know of other homes becoming available.” -realtor.com provided this story

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Three former Pride, Thunder athletes giving back to kids AFN News Staff

hree former high school athletes – two from Mountain Pointe and one from Desert Vista – are participating in a campaign by the Phoenix Chapter of the National Alliance of African American Athletes to provide free haircuts and backpacks to 100 underprivileged kids. Jaad Waters and Delano Salgado, who both graduated from Mountain Pointe in May, and 2016 Desert Vista grad Isaiah Ford are gathering with other alliance members 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, to help kids ages 5 to 12 get ready for school. People can make donations of lunch boxes, folders, paper, pens, pencils, glue sticks, calculators and backpacks at Mark’s the Spot Hair Salon, 24 W. Camelback Road, #7, Phoenix, where the event will take place, or call 602222-8825. The event also will include will include music from internet radio AZ100 and superheroes supplied by Cartoon 4U Characters. All participants will receive a free grilled hamburger or hotdog along with an ice cream donated by Dairy Queen. Information booths will included Maricopa County Police and Upward. Invited guest include: the Arizona Cardinals, the Phoenx Suns, the NFL Alumni Association, “Mr. Sun Devil” JD Hill, the Phoenix PD, the Arizona Bar Association, Home Depot, Honor Health, Valley of the Sun United Way, Dioceses of Phoenix, Arizona Coalition to End Sexual & Domestic Violence

and all major political parties for voter registration. Boys and girls ages 5-12 can pre-register to receive their free haircut or braids and a backpack full of school supplies at eventbrite.com/e/marks-the-spotback-to-school-haircut-drive-5th-annual-tickets-47146450302. The Phoenix Chapter of the National Alliance of African American Athletes, a nonprofit entity, was founded in May 2005. Like its parent group, its philosophy is to promote academic excellence, community service and social consciousness. “This mission is delivered to African-American student athletes in Arizona by enriching their exceptional talent, educational direction, character and leadership. Furthermore, we believe in celebrating those who exhibit these characteristics through our awards luncheons,” the chapter states on its website. The group also says it aims to “provide a balance between educational institutions and personal expectations. To enrich these scholars the Phoenix Chapter provides internships, SAT prep classes, Catholic school prep classes and community service opportunities.” Waters was captain of Mountain Pointe’s boys volleyball team and had a state ranking of 47th and a national ranking of 957th. Salgado, who will play for Georgetown University, was a key defensive player for the Pride football team as well as a track-and-field star. Ford also played football and was a member of the track team for the Thunder.

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bique in 2000 after flooding there killed at least 700 people and devastated the land. The Gilbert couple saw that empowering people was the most effective way in tackling the country’s problems. The nonprofit focuses on villages located outside Beira, the second largest city in Mozambique with a population of 530,604. Each village typically has between 200 and 250 inhabitants. “Most of these places there is no electricity, no running water. Not in all but in most,” Galatan said. “Often times they have to walk miles and miles and hours and hours to get to a source of water that may not be clean.” Life for Care teaches villagers how to dig for wells and how to use pellets to sanitize the water. The group does provide the low-cost pellets. “Another big problem is there are no latrines,” Galatan said. “Lot of times, they go out to the streets to defecate. We teach them how to build latrines. We don’t do the work but show them how to do the work.” Countries that lack access to clean water and where open defecation is most widespread have the highest number of

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Chamber presents Tempe Union, Kyrene superintendents forum

Both Dr. Jan Vesely from Kyrene and Dr. Kevin Mendivil from Tempe Union will share their thoughts and plans for their respective districts in general and Ahwatukee specifically, followed by a moderated question and answer session, at the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce’s Superintndents Roundtable tomorrow. The event will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in the theater at Foothills Golf Club, 2201 East Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee. While there is no cost to attend, reservations are recommended. Visit bit.ly/2m7VO2O to register, or call 480-7537676.

Ahwatukee's Lindsay Pacheco gets UFP scholarship

Lindsay Pacheco of Ahwatukee, a 2018 graduate of Valley Christian High School, is one of 15 students from across the nation to receive a scholarship from the Universal Forest Products Education Foundation. The foundation awarded the scholarship to

Lindsay in recognition of her notable academic and extracurricular achievements during high school. She will receive $1,000 toward her college education, renewable for up to three years. Lindsay was class valedictorian at Valley Christian, where she was active in drama club and National Honor Society. She also was a leader in her church’s youth group and participated in a traveling children’s ministry. She plans on attending Arizona State University and will major in medical studies to pursue a career as an optometrist. Since its inception in 1994, the UFP Education Foundation has awarded scholarships to more than 290 children of employees of Universal Forest Products. Lindsay’s father, Arnie Pacheco, is employed by UFP Chandler, a Universal affiliate based in Chandler.

Knights of Columbus seeks tourney golfers, sponsors

The Corpus Christi Knights of Columbus Council 10062 will hold its 27th annual Joe Hasulak Memorial Golf Tournament on Sept. 29 at the Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee and is looking for golfers and sponsors. Proceeds benefit local Knights of Columbus sanctioned charities. The Knights are seeking sponsorship at various levels. Registration and tournament play is open to all. Player registration of $85 includes greens

fees, two beverage tickets, cart, “goodie” bag and lunch. Raffle prizes, contests and more will round out the day. Previous Knights of Columbus Council 10062 golf tournaments have benefited local organizations such as St. Vincent de Paul Society, Maggie’s Place, The 100 Club, The Ahwatukee Foothills YMCA and other programs aiding youth, the less fortunate and the homeless. Information/registration: tournament Chairman Mike Moore at 480-712-3236 or moore4mike@msn.com.

Student exchange program seeks foreign student hosts

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for Ahwatukee families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries, ranging from Norway and Spain to Italy and Japan. Information: 800-733-2773 or host.asse.com.

make this event a success,” chairman Doug Patterson said. One big need is a major sponsor, which would get its name on banners, the website, some golf item like a shirt or hat. Volunteers and prospective sponsors can contact at dpatterson27@cox.net or 602-791-6843.

Y OPAS needs volunteer drivers to help elderly local residents

The YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors needs volunteers who can spend even a few hours driving elderly people to medical appoints or grocery shopping and other errands. Volunteers must pass a background check and then can choose the hours they want to participate. Information: jill.sears@vosymca.org or 602212-6076.

City to discuss upcoming trail, Legion Post 64 needs help on golf other updates at South Mountain Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department oftournament sponsors, players ficials have scheduled a public meeting 6-7 p.m. Even though Ahwatukee American Legion Post 64’s annual golf tournament is Dec. 7 at Legacy Golf Resort, organizers aren’t wasting any time putting out a call for the community’s help. “We are in need of volunteers that can help us with the many things that need to be done to

Monday, July 30, at Pecos Copmmunity Center, to discuss upcoming improvements to South Mountain Park and Preserve, including Desert Foothills and Beverly Canyon trailheads, as well as trail and roadway updates.

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Read the book and join each lively discussion the first Wednesday of the month. August’s read: “The Story of Arthur Truluv” by Elizabeth Berg. September’s read: “Norwich” by Karen Crouse. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, AUG. 7

Writing critique groups

David Anderson leads the Parchment and Prose Writers’ discussion group for workshops, presentations, and discussions about all aspects of the writing pro-

cess from conception to publication. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8

Phoenix book discussion

Discuss the One Book, One Phoenix selection “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler. Ironwood Adult Services Librarian Mike Smith will facilitate the exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and themes. Please read the complete novel prior to the program. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

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

Give the gift of blood at this American Red Cross Blood Drive. DETAILS>> 2:30–7 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. Appointments are recommended and can be made at www.redcrossblood.org; select the “Donating Blood” option to submit your appointment time. Walk-in donations are also welcome, as available.

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TUESDAY, AUG. 14 LEGO Lab

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

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Ironwood Writers Critique Group

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

THURSDAY AUG. 23

Watersmart Workshop

Learn practical advice for maintaining a healthy, beautiful, and water-efficient lawn. Presented by the City of Phoenix Water Department. DETAILS>> 6:30–7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. To register, visit phoenix.gov/water or call 602-261-8367. Walk-ins welcome, space permitting.

SUNDAYS

Gentle Yoga for healthy spine

Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers “gentle floor yoga” for core strengthening and healthy backs. DETAILS>> 11:30 a.m. 4025 E. Chandler, Ahwatukee. $6 per class. Information: 480-330-2015 or donna@ innervisionyoga.com.

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 new 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., both at Sun Cup Café, 1241 E Chandler Blvd. For either club, call 480246-1912 for more information.

TinkerTime

Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment, and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering. #stem #tinkertime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Sundays, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

Our Faith Bible Study

This biblical scripture study embraces a spirit-filled, intellectually honest, and refreshingly understandable exploration of God’s Word. Lessons will combine Christian and Jewish theology along with bible history, archaeology and linguistics for a rich learning experience. DETAILS>> 9:15 a.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee Information: 480-8932579. www.mvlutheran.org/classes.

MONDAYS

Sign language for crawlers

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

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

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Sign language for walkers

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

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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 480990-5444.

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.

TUESDAYS

Coloring for grown-ups

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

Estrangement support

Although rarely discussed, family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. The estranged suffer from loneliness, lack of self-esteem, guilt, anger and depression. Desert Foothills United Methodist Church provides a support group that meets the first Tuesday of every month. The public is invited to the “Living Loss” sessions. No questions asked, and anonymity will be respected. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Free. Information: 480460-1025 and office@desertfoothills.org

Yoga Guided Meditation

Center the mind body connection through the practice of yoga and meditation with instructors from the nonprofit organization Life Empowerment Yoga Guided Meditation and Reflexology. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. DETAILS>> 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

Chair yoga featured

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

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Ahwatukee Foothills News today begins a four-week series of columns by the candidates for House in Legislative District 18. For reasons

of space, they will appear in this order: Today and Aug. 8 will feature the four Republican candidates. The three Democratic candidates’ columns will appear on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15. The candidates were invited to ad-

dress this question in their first column: How can Arizona balance sustainability of its resources with its rapid growth? The second column will involve a topic of each candidate’s choice. Here are some key dates related to

the Aug. 28 primary election: The last day to register is Monday, July 30. Early voting begins Wednesday, Aug. 1. The last day to request an early ballot is Aug. 17. To register: servicearizona. com.

Drought posing significant challenge to water supply BY JILL NORGAARD

rizona has a long and proud history of adopting sound water policy. But the 20year drought we are experiencing has forced us to step back and assess how much water we receive from the various sources and how we manage it. One thing is certain: We are facing a serious challenge with looming drought on the Colorado River and declining groundwater levels in many areas of the state. New solutions must be found now. There are four different water sources with different laws, rights and regulations that apply to use. They are: groundwater (underground, not flowing through streams); Colorado River water; other surface waters (rivers and streams) and recycled water (post-waste-

water treatment). Water experts in Arizona are preparing for future reductions if Lake Mead drops below elevation at 1,075 feet. This “new normal” may come as early as 2020 and could result in a reduction in Colorado River water to Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties by as much as 11 percent. A drought contingency plan has been developed by the lower basin states of the Colorado River (Arizona, California and Nevada) to slow the declines in Lake Mead by taking greater reductions sooner than anticipated, but it will require legislative approval to complete the deal. It is important to remember that Arizona is known for its prudent water management and has been “banking” water underground for many years in anticipation of shortage on the Colorado River.

Groundwater is another category that will require attention. In the more populated parts of the state groundwater use is governed by “active management areas” (AMA) set up in Arizona’s 1980 Groundwater Management Act, which limits how much water may be pumped, by whom, and for what purpose. Arizona has five AMAs in the central/ southern half of the state. Rights to use groundwater outside the AMAs are subject to limited regulation; outside an AMA, any person may withdraw and use as much groundwater as he or she can put to any reasonable and beneficial use. Since the requirements of the Groundwater Management Act have been so successful in stabilizing groundwater levels in the AMAs, it may be time to examine whether the policies of the past are still keeping groundwater use sustainable in rural Arizona. It also is important to remember that

Arizona’s sovereign Native American tribal lands (about one-quarter of the area of the state) are legally entitled to allocations of water, mostly from the Colorado River or other surface water sources. They are critically important in creating solutions and they must be welcomed in the discussion. Water issues cross many stakeholders: municipalities, counties, agriculture, private industry, tribes and others who all negotiate in determining the most pressing priorities. There will be robust discussions in the upcoming legislative session while the various interests offer their proposals. The Legislature needs to ensure it maintains its positive record of prudently managing all of Arizona’s water. If you would like to get more involved in this issue, please contact me at jnorgaard@azleg.gov. In the meantime, hope for rain!

A 28-year tradition on water, air and energy conservation BY GREG PATTERSON

bundant water, clean air and affordable, reliable, clean energy. These are the goals of the average Arizonan and should be the goals of Arizona policy makers. I have worked for nearly 30 years to help Arizona reach these goals. I served in the Arizona House of Rep-

resentatives from 1991 to 1995. I was on the committee that approved the 1992 revisions to the groundwater code. Those revisions, together with conservation efforts, have been so successful that despite the rising population, Arizona’s water usage has started to level off. During my two terms in the Legislature, we also approved clean fuel and emissions standards that led to cleaner air and a healthier environment while

balancing the costs to businesses and consumers. After my term in the Legislature, Governor Symington appointed me as director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office. At RUCO, I worked to ensure that our energy supplies were affordable, reliable and clean. As an attorney, I have practiced in front of the Corporation Commission as an advocate for renewable en-

ergy and clean natural gas technology. Arizona has a long tradition of working cooperatively with a wide group of stakeholders to ensure that we accommodate growth will ensuring that your resources are available for our children. I’m proud that for the last 28 years I have been part of that tradition. I hope that you will send me back to the Legislature so that I can continue working on that legacy.

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‘We should tap into our supernatural resources’ BY DAN HAWKER

est I be accused of being a Don Quixote, tilting at wind machines, I must stipulate that I’m most supportive of legitimate efforts at conservation, alternative and clean power and, of course, prudent water management. But is that what is implied in this ubiquitous word spawned by U.N. Agenda 21 that city councils and even school boards can’t seem to get through a meeting without ritually invoking? “From a climate perspective, research has affirmed that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is essential to ensuring a sustainable world. However, any meaningful progress in realizing this reduction will require timely action from a broad demographic of stakeholders.”

Thus spake Michael Crow, ASU president – at tthe op of our public education system and herald of sustainability. That’s the same university that celebrates Darwin Day – his birthday was Feb 12. This is what we are being asked to support: First, we were told Earth was warming because of the population and heat output of industrialized nations. Then, when warming proved embarrassingly false, they changed the label to “climate change.” And even though the climate isn’t systematically warming (as they claim through greenhouse gas), we must destroy all carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide levels lag historic temperature increase and can’t be the cause, which is closely correlated with solar activity, which, of course, has nothing to do with human industry. Much more detail of the science,

economics and politics involved can be found in the YouTube video “The Great Global Warming Swindle.” ASU promotes radical Darwinism subsequent to the development of the principle of irreducible complexity by some former Darwinian scientists who discerned its fundamental flaw in the impossibility of reproduction without the more recently discovered complex biomechanics of cells. Regardless of the honesty of the originators of these “sciences,” the fact is, once they have been debunked, there is no excuse to keep propagandizing to keep one’s empire “sustained.” The Catholic Church is still roundly criticized because centuries ago it allowed a biblical interpretation to preempt new astronomical discoveries. But now we allow, and are expected to fund with billions, known false science in order to service the secular humanist

agenda, and submit our local controls to the paragons of virtue at the UN, the same organization that falsified scientific support for its global warming findings. The latest salvation offered for our supposed ecological greed seems to be the brilliant dockable bicycles. How do you suppose those are working for “sustaining” Arizona? The Arizona state founders left a reminder in the great seal and motto, “Ditat Deus” (“God enriches”). An ounce of faith is worth a pound of sustainability. As we sojourn through this desert to our next destination, we should tap into our supernatural resources to protect a truly endangered species: souls committed to truth and justice. “For your Father knows that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

An integrated approach is needed toward sustainability BY FARHANA SHIFA

f we want to create a society in Arizona that is more than a series of booms and busts, we need to make the fit between nature and culture more like a membrane and less like a life-support system. There is too much at stake in this wild, dry land to do otherwise,” said Thomas Sheridan, professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Balancing sustainable resources with rapid growth is tricky. Turning broad sustainability into workable policies requires a multifaceted approach. We can no longer talk about one issue at a time; rather, we must investigate interrelated factors and their effects as a whole. The reasons for Arizona’s rapid growth and attracting people to relocate here are the healthy environment, wellestablished freeway corridors, affordable and assured water supplies, developable land, attractive and historically affordable housing and commercial space not burdened with taxes, such as in California. The federal and state legislatures

and governments generally establish protections for natural resources and work collaboratively with municipal and county governments to ensure compatibility with local strategic plans. But, it requires on the part of all of us commitment, action, partnerships and, sometimes, sacrifices of our traditional life patterns and personal interests. It looks for integrated solutions that serve the economy, environment, and society simultaneously. Sustainable resource regulation has also become redundant at several levels of government. This can prohibit economic growth and discourage large private industry partners from selecting over-regulated communities. At the state and local levels, sustainability can be viewed simply as the “right” or “wrong” route toward specific goals. Based on measurable indicators, states, counties, and cities must fight to maintain or change policies and actions that disrupt the balance of sustaining resources for future generations and economic growth. Working with state and federal entities to establish smart and non-redundant laws will encourage industries to relocate to Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe, thus in our district. Establishing a culture

of smart growth and jobs creation is essential for the sustainable growth. As an example, let’s look at economic growth. What is economic growth? It means a rise in living standards, usually due to improvements in productivity and overall economic activity, and often with a strong export part. Economic growth can be generated in many ways, but in Arizona – it is about responsible resource extraction and commodities production. Arizona’s economy was dominated by such industries until the mid-20th century, relying on copper, cotton, cattle and citrus. Another source of economic growth that Arizona should be seeking are services through knowledge-based activities such as design, engineering and continual improvement. Related to this is innovation, which takes knowledge a step further by introducing new products, services, processes and business models. Innovation can occur in any part of the economy from agriculture to infrastructure such as transmission lines. We can support this effort by proactively courting responsible industry partners and being ever vigilant

to ensure fair and balanced regulations with our government partners and elected officials are paramount to our local community efforts. I believe in integrated approach to a sustainable solution to address any issue. Also, decisions should be incorporating all stakeholders input, coming from the bottom to the top. My record of accomplishment of project management in various countries are the prove. I will take your feedback and incorporate those in my decisionmaking process in the legislature.

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LETTERS

‘Lord of the Flies strategy’ seems to be working

Our enemies are orchestrating a “Lord of the Flies” environment for America and her allies. They’re promoting us vs. us to divide and conquer. To pit us against each other. To create winners and losers. It seems to be working. We’ve taken our eyes off the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness ball in favor of being seduced by the allure of shiny, dangerous objects. Osama bin Laden forever transformed America and the world into Chicken Little bureaucratic goldmines for industry. After 9/11, we became a “Homeland” instead of the United States, introducing ICE, the TSA, and HHS, the Patriot Act, torture centers and worse. We grew private militaries, prisons and detention centers, creating a new business category based on lawfully caused human misery. And now, thanks to Vladimir Putin, KimJung Un, the Chinese and who-knows-else from the Middle East, we’ve begun to eat away from within at the great experiment called America. I have confidence in the golden rule wisdom of the Democratic Party. I have optimism about the intelligence and morality of independents. But I have grave concerns over the cult-like Trumpublican base that supports actions that violate all ethical standards and human rights. I have grave concerns over the voters who believe in party before country and will fight to the death, even against their own best interests, trying to “make America great again.” -Laurel Des Lauriers

Here are some ways to get relief from ‘outrage fatigue’

Laurie Nerat’s letter in the July 18 AFN about “outrage fatigue” is right on the mark. It’s easy to become exhausted, depressed and disheartened after hearing the way our country is being torn apart. Laurie is also correct that there is something we can do. When it seems I am helpless and our state of affairs is hopeless, I focus on local candidates and local issues, where my efforts are immediately apparent. I’m a recovering Republican, now a motivated Democrat. I’ve been involved in local politics for more than 10 years here in Ahwatukee. It’s easy to stop into the recently opened Legislative District 18 Democratic office at the corner of Guadalupe and Rural (near Goodwill) in Tempe to see what else can be done. This is where I find likeminded people with a game plan that I’m proud to be a part of. On the third Wednesday of every month, I attend Democrats & Donuts at 8 a.m. We meet at Denny’s, 1750 E Chandler Blvd., just east of I-10 in Chandler, to hear issues discussed and to meet candidates.

And if you visit LD18Democrats.com, there are events, activities and ways to continue to champion our community. Channel your “outrage fatigue” into something useful. It’s pretty much the way I keep my spirits up. -Judy Wade

Congress should discuss Trump’s Russian stance

Let’s talk 25th Amendment. We all witnessed the president of the United States abdicate his national security responsibilities as commander-in-chief when he sided with the Russian president, who ordered the 12 Russians who were indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for attacking American democracy. When Donald Trump was given the chance to hold Putin accountable and condemn Russia’s interference in our elections, our President refused. At the very least, all members of Congress, regardless of party, should be meeting to discuss the use of the 25th Amendment. President Trump has shown that he is compromised and incapable of carrying out his duties. He put his hand on a bible and said these words: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” This oath should mean something. -Laurie Nerat

Treatment of immigrant kids should be protested

Many Americans perceive the fact that children being taken from their parents at the border with no plan of reunification as a humanitarian crisis, not a political practice. My ancestors were kidnapped from their parents in Africa, as were Native American children. Canada arrested and interned Canadian residents of Germanic descent. My father was in the Canadian Army and was a guard at one of their forced labor camps. Paraphrasing Matthew 18, verse 6, “Whoever harms one of these little ones who believes in me, it would be better for him that a millstone was hung around his neck and that he was drowned in the depth of the sea. “ These children were kidnapped without any intention of returning them back to their families. The government estimates that it has approximately 11,000 minors in custody if you include children who have crossed the border alone. Not only is this happening in our country; it is happening in our state. This is our neighborhood! Close your eyes and imagine hundreds of 4- to 12-month-old white infants in cages in warehouses to which no one is allowed access to. Imagine it happening in Arizona or Texas. Close your eyes and imagine 2,000 white

children between 2 and 10 in pens, sleeping on a cement floor with five or six other kids after they have been flown thousands of miles away from their parents who are in custody in the border states. Many people would like to help and/or voice their opinions but really have no clue about what to do. I was hoping to contact leaders of churches and ask them to consider providing information on how to make a difference. Citizens can voice their opinions to our legislators both pro and con. All phone calls emails etc. are monitored. They heavily influence their decision-making. -Mary Scinto

Critical of Rep. Norgaard’s support for education

As an Ahwatukee resident and public school educator, I wholeheartedly agree with Jill Norgaard’s comment that bipartisanship is an “area (that) requires far more attention.” Perhaps she was recalling the moment when she declared a budget amendment to cap student to teacher ratios an “unfunded mandate,” then proceeded to leave the room instead of collaborating on ways to find the funding. She does not support public education, and I hope Kyrene families remember her actions when they go to the polls. -Robert Clayton

‘Surprising flip/flop’ on voucher expansion

At the Legislative District 18 Debate on July 18, Representative Jill Norgaard sent gasps through the crowd when she said she would “probably not” vote for the Proposition 305 voucher expansion in November’s election. This was a surprising flip/flop because Proposition 305 is a referendum on a bill expanding the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program that Norgaard herself voted for while in the Legislature 15 months ago. This bill will drain moneys from public schools and allow it to be used for private schools. A “yes” vote on Prop 305 will simply implement the legislation Norgaard voted for last year. So why the flip of vote? The more people learn about Prop 305 and vouchers in general, the more they dislike them. The grassroots Save Our Schools Arizona campaign gathered thousands of signatures to get the voucher law on this November’s ballot. SOS AZ and AZED101 have spent the past year educating voters about what vouchers are and how they take money out of our already-strapped public schools. This education has created a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents opposed to Prop 305 and to any other vouch-

er expansion. Maybe Norgaard is just distancing herself from a toxic bill, hoping that next year her GOP colleagues can pass a new and possibly even more expansive voucher bill. That is why SOS AZ has called on all legislative candidates to pledge not only a No vote on Prop 305, but also to oppose any future voucher expansions in the legislature. Jennifer Jermaine and LaDawn Stuben, the two Democrats looking to replace Norgaard, were among the first to make that pledge. Will Norgaard or any of the other Republicans running do the same? -David Boyles

Legislative District 18 debate was memorable in two ways

The Citizens Clean Election Committee debate for LD 18 House of Representatives candidates held on July 18 in Ahwatukee will be remembered for two things. First, the paranoid and hateful rantings of candidate Don Hawker. Hawker, a Tempe Republican, used every opportunity to treat the crowd to misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic conspiracy theories straight from the Alex Jones greatest hits album, including a deranged contention that teaching sex ed in high schools is a Planned Parenthood plot to create more demand for abortions. The other candidates, Republican and Democrat alike, awkwardly ignored him (with the proud exception of Democratic candidate LaDawn Stuben, who directly rebuked his hatred directed at LGBT youth), but it was a stark reminder of the ideas that are now considered “on the table” in the Trump-era GOP. Second was Republican incumbent Jill Norgaard’s stating she would “probably not be voting for” Prop 305, which sent an audible gasp through the crowd. In a debate unsurprisingly dominated by questions about education, this was a newsworthy example of how the education discussion in Arizona has changed rapidly in the past year and a half. Representative Jill Norgaard was one of the Republicans who voted for the bill in April 2017. A “yes” vote would implement the exact same bill Norgaard voted for 15 months ago. So why is she “probably” voting no in November? Save Our Schools Arizona and its offshoot, AZED101, have done a great job educating people about what vouchers actually are. A coalition of Democrats, independents and even many Republicans oppose Prop 305. This isn’t surprising considering that 95 percent of Arizona parents choose public schools for their kids. Norgaard might simply be listening to her constituents and cutting and running on an increasingly unpopular piece of legislation. -Marie Colangelo

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Pride grads drill down together on their fledgling careers BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

hen a new associate dentist joined longtime Ahwatukee Dr. Harvey Arnce’s Ironwood Dental Center last month, his other relatively new associate thought she looked familiar. “Do I know you?” Dr. Sadaf Assadi recalled asking. The newcomer, Dr. Jessica Teiman, wondered the same thing. And it didn’t take either freshly minted dentists to realize that in the big world of dentistry, it’s a small world after all – especially in Ahwatukee. It turns out they did know each other – though not very well at the time: Both women attended Mountain Pointe High School about the same time. Assadi was one year ahead, graduating in 2009; Teiman picked up her diploma the following year. And though their paths to Arnce’s office at 15425 S. 41st Place followed very

different paths, Assadi and Teiman now work together in a full-service dental center that’s been an Ahwatukee staple for 20 years. For Arnce, their arrival presents an opportunity to achieve two goals – grow his practice and give him more time to go fishing. And for Assadi and Teiman, it represents an opportunity to start putting into practice the studies that took nearly a decade to complete. After graduating from (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Staff Photographer) Mountain Pointe, Assadi Dr. Harvey Arnce has two new assosicates at Ironwood Dental Center. They are Dr. Jessicaa Teiman and Dr. Sadaf studied for a year at ASU Assadi, who were a year apart at Mountain Pointe High School. before moving to Oreing the pavement to put those studies to Assadi recalled. “So apart from looking gon, where she completonline, I had this radius around here and ed her undergraduate and dental studies use. “I had just moved back here and I literally for two weeks straight printed at the University of Portland. After that, she literally started pound- didn’t have any dental connections,” See DENTIST on page 36

USA West Realty agents pitch in to help others AFN News Staff

ealtors and other employees at West USA Realty aren’t just about dealing in buildings and

land. Their office at 4505 E. Chandler Blvd. in Ahwatukee also has become a central point in the company’s outreach programs for the needy. For four years and running, West USA Realty’s office there has been a dropoff center for various charity drive donations and a beehive of activity for employees who volunteer for them. “We also support individual agents’ charities,” said Realtor Donna Leeds. “We also have a charity arm of West USA Realty – West USA Cares, which is company-wide, and we hold an annual gala that raises money to help Realtors in need and a charity of choice. Our next gala is Sept. 20 at the Duce in

Phoenix and the theme is casino night.” The latest efforts have included a bottled water drive for the Phoenix Rescue Mission, a school supplies drive and a drive for baby items for the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club’s September shower for pregnant teens and young moms who are trying to finish high school, including those in foster care. The Chandler Boulevard West USA Realty office has designated Treasures 4 Teachers as the beneficiary for its school supply drive. “Each office of West USA Realty is running this campaign in their community and each office has designated who they want the school supplies to go to,” Leeds explained, referring to a charity started by Ahwatukee former teacher Barbara Blaylock to help teachers get supplies for their classrooms – items they often

pay for out of their own pocket. As for the Phoenix Rescue Mission, she explained, “Sandi Alatoree, our front office assistant, heard of the need with the Phoenix Rescue mission and rallied Realtors, vendors and the community to help. To date we collected 87 cases.” Led by Andi Pettyjohn, the Kiwanis project tries to give parenting teen females a “baby shower experience.” New and gently used items that are sought include baby clothing in sizes newborn to 5T, socks, booties, sippy cups, strollers, diapers, blankets, gift cards, toys, shoes and just about anything else a little tot and his or her mom could use. Money also is welcome, and donations can be made through the Kiwanis Club website. “This is our second year to help the Kiwanis baby shower and our first year See

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my resume and drove to every office I could find and handed in my resume.” Teiman’s path was a bit more direct – partly because her mom has been a longtime patient at Ironwood Dental. After getting her bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona, she completed her dental studies at Midwestern University. Before graduating in May, she had visted Arnce during winter break. “I told him, ‘Maybe you have some recommendations.’ And he was like, ‘I got a chair for you right here,’” she said. Teiman was delighted, partly because she, like Assadi, live practically in walking distance from work, and partly because he already has a strong practice. “He’s got people that were here when they were kids and they bring their kids here,” Teiman said. Dentistry has been a longtime dream for both women. Assadi was inspired by the orthodontist who worked on her when she got braces as an eighth-grader. “I really liked him,” she recalled. “I liked his approach with patients and

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how he just made the experience so different from other dentists. He just kind of opened up my eyes.” Teiman was inspired by how hard her parents work on their T-shirt store in Mesa. “I grew up watching how hard they work and they have provided so much stuff, but I didn’t want to be doing the same thing they did. I’ve always been kind of science inclined.” Besides, even though she didn’t live far from Ironwood Dental Center, where her mother had been a patient “for years,” Teiman’s father had her drive down to Tucson, where his cousin is a dentist. That’s all changed since her name went on the front window at Arnce’s practice. “The air conditioning at my house went out last week, so my husband and I were living with my parents for a few days, and anytime one of the neighbors would walk by, my dad would be like, ‘Hey, come see my daughter,’” Teiman said. As with any dentist, making those kinds of connections are important in building a practice, Assadi and Teiman See

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to help Treasures for Teachers,” Leeds said, adding that West USA Realty also has been a big supporter of the club’s Ahwatukee Easter Parade. Leeds helped to start the local charity efforts by USA West Realty when she joined that office four years ago. Working with former office manager Carrie Lynn Mason and West Realty USA President Clint Fouts, she eventually was asked to join the board of West USA Cares. “Our first charity in Ahwatukee was Festival of Lights, where we collected toys for the Angel Tree founded by a Realtor, Linda Booker. And West USA Realtors sponsored bouncy houses and volunteered the day of the event,” Leeds said. Since then, Realtors and other office workers have helped a variety of charitable endeavors. They started helping the animal shelter run by the Lost Our Home Foundation. “Their need one year was bleach, and over 2,000 agents from around the Valley donated,” Leeds said. “We had so much bleach it had to be delivered on a large

pallet.” Last December, they helped Realtor Terry Parish get new clothes for foster children. Each Realtor chose a child and fulfilled the child’s wish list. Another Realtor and Kiwanis member, Debbie Sullivan, created a program where birthday boxes are dropped off once a month a local foster teen home. And Realtor Tom Wolf is a board member and active volunteer for the Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club. The volume of items the agents raise grows steadily. “The Angel Tree has been a huge success each year,” Leeds said. “And, we will probably do the foster care new clothes again. I think the bleach drive was the largest, though the baby shower donations were overwhelming. Water and gifts for the baby showed can be dropped off at the West USA Realty office 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday. Virtually all West Realty USA’s 215 Realtors “always pitch in and get involved” even though they’re also busy keeping the company among the state’s top five brokerages, Leeds said, adding: “I think it’s important that we have agents involved in their community.”

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said – even though the business side of dentistry is barely address in school. “There’s so much to cover on the clinical side of things,” Teiman said. “So, of course, we tell the neighbors, and then friends, from high school that I’m working here.” School can be a help – but often grads have to be prepared to relocate. “All of the corporate dental chains spend lots and lots of money to do these big dinners to try and recruit grads,” explained Teiman, whose dental graduate class had about 170 members. Assadi’s was about half that. Teiman also had the advantage of being active in student dental groups. She was president of the Academy of General Dentistry and a board member of the American Student Dental Association. “I got to know a lot of dentists in Arizona through that because I spend a lot of time working with them,” she said. “That was always kind of important to me in school. I knew I was going to stay here. My family’s here. My husband’s family’s here. It was important to get to know the dentists in my community.”

Although she decided to return to Arizona because her family was here, Assadi said it was difficult to hook up with a practice. “My school wasn’t here so I couldn’t use my school for connections,” she said. “I didn’t know any dentists here. It was extremely difficult. I mean, there I was for two weeks going door to door. Now that they’re settling in with Arnce – Assadi works there one day a week and is with another practice in Mesa the rest of the time – both women are enjoying the joys of the profession they worked so hard to get into. “It’s a lot of schooling, but as a general dentist, every day looks different because you never know what ( AFN file photo) kind of patients the day will bring,” Dr. Harvey Arnce of Ironwood Dental Center has Teiman said. “You’re going to do a treated thousands of poor kids in Jamaica. root canal one day. You might do an “I saw the last name and I just thought, extraction, some fillings, root canals. ‘What are the chances that this, you This is more fun.” And they never know who they might know, they’re related and I just asked if run into from the neighborhood – or she had a son who named that and she said, yes. That’s the nice thing about their high school days. Though no former classmates have working in a place like Ahwatukee.” Information: ironwooddentalcenter. walked in yet, Assadi did work on one’s com. 480-704-0701. mom.

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Hip-hop championships coming to Ahwatukee BY LAURA LATZKO GET OUT Contributor

ip-hop dance developed in the 1960s and ’70s as a type of street dance. Through styles such as breaking, popping and locking, dancers were able to express a wide range of emotions and tell stories. Over the years, hip-hop dance has grown and gained popularity worldwide. During the USA and World Hip Hop Dance championships from Aug. 3-11 – partly at the Arizona Grand Resort in Ahwatukee – top crews and dancers will showcase their dance skills. The competition is hosted by Hip Hop International, a company founded by America’s Best Dance Crew creators Karen and Howard Schwartz. Karen said the competition and TV show highlight the artistry of hip-hop dance. “We have an appreciation for dance. There’s no question,” she said. “We also have a knack for bringing great events in front of people around the world and developing it in such a way that it showcases talent and entertains people.” Howard said he and his wife also want to provide avenues for hip-hop dancers to

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Hip-hop artists from Italy and around the world will be participating in the 2018 Hip-hop championship.

pursue their dreams. During its 17-year-run, the USA and world competitions have taken place in cities like South Beach, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

During both championships, crews compete in the 7- to 12-year-old junior, 13- to 17-year-old varsity, 18-and-over adult and all-ages megacrew divisions. The megacrews are made up of 15 to 40

dancers, and the other crews have between five and nine dancers. All events except the world championship finals take place at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa Ballroom. The top teams from around the world will compete at the Grand Canyon University Arena Aug. 11. On Aug. 10, individuals or duos will compete against each other in breaking, locking, popping and all styles battles. This year, the world championships will have more than 4,000 dancers from more than 50 countries. For the first time, countries such as Sierra Leone, Bolivia and Hong Kong will have representation in the competition. International judges score crews on their incorporation of different styles, precision and skill and overall performance and entertainment value. Howard said the world championships highlight the different forms hip-hop dance has taken throughout the world. “We see it in the music. We see it in some of the actual dance moves,” Howard said. “We encourage it. In hip-hop competition, there’s no reason we can’t and we shouldn’t See

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s the new school year begins, Chandler Center for the Arts is kicking off its “On the House” free summer concert series, running July 27 to Sept. 9. In its 22nd year, the series gives residents a chance to beat the heat with five concerts spanning different music genres, including country, jazz, Irish, Americana and flamenco. The concert series kicks off with a captivating Spanish evening when Jácome Flamenco presents “Cuatro,” a fiery display of guitar, dance and song at 7:30 p.m. July 27. Featured on the Emmy awardwinning PBS special “Flamenco,” guitarist and artistic director Chris Jácome reimagines to the streets of

Seville as four performers bring their intense vocals and movement for a thrilling blend of traditional and modern flamenco. Blaine Long and Rosas del Rey, a country, rock, rhythm and blues group, perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3. (see story in this section). Concert-goers can look forward to the smooth summer sounds of Leonard Patton and the Danny Green Trio for a relaxing night of cool jazz at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 as up-and-coming band meets at the intersection of jazz and the hits of such favorite pop artists as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and the Beatles. Music enthusiasts can revel in See

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look at what’s specific to someone’s home country and their culture.” The competition has developed a strong reputation in the dance world. Talent scouts from all over the world attend the championships, and dancers have a chance to audition for Cirque du Soleil. Throughout the week, the dancers can take part in workshops taught by elite dance instructors. The workshops are open to the public. The resort will offer dance parties following the competitions, food trucks with different types of cuisine and a marketplace with international hip-hop vendors. The resort becomes an Olympic-style village, with people from all over the world. During the competitions, especially the finals, spectators often show their national pride, Howard said. “People come out with their national flags and chants. It’s very cultural, very Olympic-like,” Howard said. In recent years, Arizona crews have had a strong showing at the USA and world championships. The Exiles crew from Coolidge took silver last year in the adult division at the USA championships, and the Elektrolytes out of Gilbert won silver in the megacrew category. Exiles, a dance ministry, is based out of the United Dance Studio. Along with the adult team, the studio will take United Dance Company, a megacrew of 27 to 30 dancers, to the hip-hop championships.

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Established last year, the Exiles crew is made up of college-age dancers, most of whom are self-taught. The team, made up of dancers from different parts of the Valley, is skilled in styles such as krumping, b-boying, popping and tricking. “Since we all come from different places in Arizona, we grew up with different styles. We get to learn from each other so we can be a well-rounded dance team. We do our very best to push each other and challenge each other to the next level,” Cordova said. Based out of the Rise Dance Academy, the Elektrolytes won season seven of America’s Best Dance Crew and placed first

at the USA Hip Hop Dance Championships in 2011. This year, the studio will have crews in the junior, adult and megacrew divisions. The Elektrolytes megacrew of Gilbert has 40 members, ranging in age from 12 to 30. Sal Banuelos, one of the group’s choreographers and original members, said that with the megacrew, he can get more creative with the choreography. “What’s fun about the megacrew is there’s so many people, so you can do so much and create a lot of crazy visuals,” Banuelos said. While on America’s Best Dance Crew, the group gave the illusion of floating and

USA Hip Hop Dance Championship Final, Arizona Grand Resort and Spa Ballroom, 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway, Phoenix. hiphopinternational. com, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, August 5, $60 for USA event pass, $200 for all-event pass, $25 for USA prelims, $30 for USA finals. World Battles Final, Arizona Grand Resort and Spa Ballroom, 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway, Phoenix. hiphopinternational.com, 9 p.m., Friday August 10, $30 for world battles. World Hip Hop Dance Championship Final, Grand Canyon University Arena, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, hiphopinternational.com. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 11, $150 for world event pass, $200 for all-event pass, $25 for world prelims and semifinals, $29.50 to $64.50 for world finals.

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the spirit of Americana as Finnegan Blue performs a night of Irish and bluegrass originals as well as eclectic cover tunes spanning the Grateful Dead, The Pogues, Flogging Molly, Sublime and Amy Winehouse on at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24. The sibling duo of Anna Lee and Willie Fleming thrill audiences with their talents on guitar, trombones, and mandolin while bandmates Ricky Giordano (electric guitar), Ronnie Valles (drum kit and percussion), and Oskar Beckmann (electric bass) bring it home. Closing out the series will be Jazz from the Silver Screen with Dmitri Matheny Group, featuring Holly Pyle on Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. Jazz from the Silver Screen will take audiences on a cinematic journey

created three robots as part of challenges. A self-taught dancer, Banuelos started in high school. He and a group of friends practiced in his parents’ garage and performed at school pep assemblies. Over the years the group has developed the high-energy dance style for which it is known and has continued to improve with the addition of dance styles such as krumping, Banuelos said. During his time as a dancer, the Arizona hip-hop scene has continued to grow in size and talent, he said. “There’s a lot more competition now, and there’s so many good crews out here,” Banuelos said.

from the 1930s to today that includes images and music. Award-winning flugelhorn master Dmitri Matheny and “soulfully graceful” vocalist Holly Pyle lead an all-star band. The music lineup includes musical classics from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Godfather,” “Empire Strikes Back,” “Blade Runner” and “Manchester by the Sea.” Doors open one hour prior to show times with seating on a first-come-first-served basis. Public is encouraged to RSVP at chandlercenter.org/hellosummer to receive a free popcorn. Suggested donations of $5 per child, $10 per adult or $15 per family are also welcome. Information: chandlercenter.org or 480-782-2680.

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Can’t get to Paris? Visit La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe BY SRIANTHI PERERA GETOUT Contributor

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ny French café worth its salt bakes fresh baguettes and pastries on-site each morning. La Madeleine French Bakery & Café at The Met near Chandler Fashion Center is no exception. Early morning patrons may be rewarded with the heavenly smell of fresh baking bread or the caramelizing sugar for a crème brulee. They may buy the long loaf with its characteristic crispy crust, a sweet palmier, croissant or a fresh fruit tart with cozy French flair, or opt for the savory at breakfast with a Spicy Eggs Basque, Quiche Florentine or Potato Galette. Whether they are here for a quick bite and espresso before rushing off to work or for a lingering meal ending with a cloying dessert, they can be sure that the fare was made just hours ago. (Some pastries are the exception as they may have a two-day shelf life.) “Most of the pastry, we make six, seven, eight times a day; it’s always fresh,” said Sam Salehin, director of operations, adding that

man of Western Refinery and De La Vega owns several Domino’s Pizzas and more than 200 Del Rio convenience store locations in Juarez, Mexico. In the Valley, the couple also owns the La Madeleine in Chandler, while another just opened in Phoenix and still another in Gilbert’s San Tan Village. More are (Srianthi Perera/AFN Contributor) La Madeleine’s pastries are delightfully fresh and ample for a satisfying treat. being planned. La Madeleine the restaurant doesn’t have a microwave. serves breakfast all day, lunch and dinner. “We also have hot food; as a customer, you The 10 main breakfast offerings include can taste the difference.” Parisien Eggs, which consists of two fried Established in Dallas, Texas in 1983, the eggs served on a freshly baked butter croisbrand was brought to the Valley by franchi- sant with ham, bacon and Hollandaise sauce sees Paul L. Foster and his wife Alejandro ($9.29). The aforementioned and reportedDe La Vega of El Paso, Texas, who are known ly popular Spicy Eggs Basque presents two for their philanthropy. Foster is the chair- fried eggs over a roasted bell pepper, garlic, white wine and tomato sauce and comes with a toasted baguette ($6.49). Lighter morning fare, such as crepes, oatAhwatukee! meal and parfait, is also available. Lunch and dinner entrees include the more predictable seasonal salads, soups and sandwiches, but also specialties such as salmon and fresh lentils; roasted salmon fillet over a light French lentil, kale and One of the Best vegetable stew. There’s a children’s menu as well; grilled Restaurants and Wings cheese on wheatberry and chicken pesto burgers • full menu pasta are two items from that section. Not everything’s French, though, there are some typical American offerings such as Cheese Pizza and Caesar Salad with the

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Philly Fruit Cloud is heaven on a dessert plate BY JAN D’ATRI GETOUT Contributor

t’s cloudy with a chance of sunshine. I’m not talking about monsoon weather. I’m talking about dessert clouds on your plate. I’m going to forecast a perfect finish to your meal with this four-ingredient frosty, luscious, sweet and tangy dessert called the Philly Fruit Cloud. I stumbled upon this easy recipe while working my way through my vintage Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cookbook and believe me, it’s heaven on a dessert plate. Four simple ingredients blend together and then shaped into individual “shells” or “clouds” that get frozen and then filled with your favorite fruits of the season. I read through 41 variations of cheesecake recipes in this cookbook before I settled on the Philly Fruit Cloud to try. Bingo! It was an instant hit. It’s a great recipe to whip together in minutes or make ahead and then keep in your freezer until you’re ready to add fresh fruit and serve. I’ve also included another simple recipe from the book “A No Bake Philadelphia Creamy Chilled Cheesecake.” But that Philly Fruit Cloud? It’s a summer breeze.

Philly Fruit Clouds Ingredients: 1 8-oz. pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 1 cup whipping cream, whipped Assorted fresh fruit Fresh mint for garnish

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Combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and peel, mixing until well blended. Fold in whipped cream. With back of spoon, shape on wax or parchment paper lined cookie sheet to form shells

or nests. Freeze until hardened, at least 2 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, fill with fruit and garnish with fresh mint. Makes 4-5 large or 10 small shells.

No Bake Philadelphia Creamy Chilled Cheesecake Ingredients: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 package unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened ¾ cup milk ¼ cup lemon juice 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

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Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter. Press into a 9-inch spring form pan. Soften unflavored gelatin in cold water and stir over low heat until dissolved. Combine softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar, mixing at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add in gelatin mixture, milk and lemon juice, mixing until well blended. Chill until slightly thickened. Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold into chilled cream cheese mixture. Pour over the crust and chill until firm. Top with sliced strawberries. Makes 8 servings.

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Ahwatukee’s journey in state Little League tourney ends BY ERIC NEWMAN AFN Staff Writer

he Ahwatukee Little League All Stars 10-and-under run in the Arizona Little League State Tournament in Tucson came to a jarring end on July 21 with a 14-1 loss to Gilbert National. Since the squad’s selection in early June, the Ahwatukee group ran through the District 13 tournament, beating numerous tough Chandler and Tempe teams to clinch a berth at state, where it finished fourth overall with a 4-2 record. Though the season’s end came a few days earlier than Ahwatukee’s players had hoped, against a team they had beaten by 10 runs just nine days earlier, coach Geoff Ball said the

long, grueling schedule of baseball, following an entire regular Little League season, taught the kids a lot about the sport and what it takes to succeed at a high level of competition. “From June 9 until today, they’re pretty much playing baseball every single day,” Ball said. “The kids got to experience the dynamic of our practices, which started at two-adays and went to one-a-day, and they got to go out there against really good baseball teams every game consistently. It helped them grow their baseball IQ and their skills a lot.” Added assistant coach Matt Garvy, “They kind of saw what the

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The Ahwatukee Little League All Stars 10-and-under team’s season ended in the Arizona Little League State Tournament in Tucson, where it won four of the six games it played.

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Pride has seen plenty of Spencer Rattler and more to come BY NATHANAEL GABLER Cronkite News

ana Zupke sits in the Pinnacle High football meeting room, surrounded by whiteboards, helmets and photos of past teams. The joy in the coach’s eyes is hard to miss as he reflects on the moment he noticed Spencer Rattler in elementary school. “I remember Spencer playing Boys and Girls Club basketball, (him) just flying up and down the court, and going, ‘Wow,’ ” said Zupke, who is about to start his 16th year at Pinnacle. “Already someone was like, ‘Do you know who that is? That’s Spencer Rattler.’ It was already this thing.” “This thing” is Rattler, a quarterback who has skyrocketed into the national spotlight. He is headed for the University of Oklahoma to play for the Sooners in a year. Mountain Pointe has noticed Rattler, too. The Pride last saw him in the 6A basketball state championship game, where Rattler played a role in Pinnacle ending the Pride’s magical Cinderella season. The Pride soon will see him again, on opening night in their 6A football

season. Mountain Pointe visits Rattler (Photo by Ellen O’Brien and Pinnacle on Cronkite News) Aug. 24. Although Pinnacle High quarterback he was a menace in Spencer Rattler hoops, Rattler never passes during a has beaten Mounseven-on-seven tain Pointe on the summer game football field. against Desert Mountain. Rattler While it will be is headed to the MP’s opener, it will University of not be Rattler’s. The Oklahoma next Pioneers open their year. football season Aug. 17 at home against 2017 6A state runnerup Perry. absolutely lived up to all the hype that he When the 17-year-old starts his se- had coming into school as a freshman,” nior season in August, ESPN and Rivals Zupke said. will have him as the highest-ranked duRattler accepts the spotlight and enal-threat quarterback in the class of 2019. joys media attention. He has more than In three seasons at Pinnacle, Rattler 10,000 Twitter followers and has no has passed for more than 9,000 yards and shame promoting Oklahoma. But as he 93 touchdowns against 30 interceptions. fidgets in his seat, it’s easy to remember He recently was the top performer at the that he’s still a 17-year-old kid. Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles, widely “When you start getting the attention, regarded as the nation’s leading quarter- it kind of gets to your head, but you have back competition for high schoolers. to let it go,” Rattler said. “I’m really just “I guess the best way to say it is he has a normal kid.”

Zupke credits Rattler’s parents for that. “They are wonderful people and that’s part of the reason that he’s not out of control,” Zupke said. “I haven’t had to do too much to keep him grounded.” Despite hundreds of recruitment letters and national accolades, Rattler’s parents still make him take out the trash, clean up the backyard and make his bed. “He’s still just that 17-year-old son to me,” said Susan Rattler. “He eats dinner with us every night and I make him breakfast every morning.” As a freshman at 14, Rattler was thrust into a varsity starting role. Zupke had no intention of starting him, but the Pioneers’ incumbent starter quit during the summer. “My first game, we played Chandler. I definitely learned a lot in that game,” Rattler said, chuckling. Rattler threw three interceptions, failed to score a touchdown and recorded only 133 yards passing. His quarterback rating was 27.6. Pinnacle was routed 56-10. Despite the lopsided loss, the game provided positives. See

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big tournaments are all about and what it takes. Even for kids that age, it’s kind of a grind every day. I think just that format in and of itself, with all those games in a row, they’ll know what to expect if they’re at those late stages in tournaments next year or after that.” The Ahwatukee kids, who have a great chance to make next year’s all-star team and compete for the state title in the 11-and-under bracket, can use the state tournament experience as motivation to work hard in the off season and get back. Ball, who is also president of Ahwatukee Little League, said winning the District 13 tournament is a large accomplishment in itself. The 10-and-under squad was the only Ahwatukee team that advanced through what is among the state’s most difficult districts each year, while the two older Ahwatukee teams fell late in their respective brackets. He said that while there was emotion on the faces of the team’s young kids following the final loss, he could see a real sense of accomplishment that they may be able to use to continue moving forward. “They have to dedicate themselves to it again and play well in the season to be

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“While he didn’t have a good game, just to see his poise (was encouraging),” Zupke said. “Here’s a 14-year-old kid out on the field with 17- and 18-year-old men and he looked like he had been doing that his whole life.” Rattler built on those learning moments. His next three games highlighted his potential. “He just shredded them,” Zupke said of Rattler’s second game, against powerhouse Scottsdale Saguaro. “That was the first of many jaw-dropping moments with Spencer.” During that three-game stretch, Rattler accounted for 798 yards, nine touchdowns and three wins without throwing an interception. Rattler’s first high-level national exposure came in the first week of his sophomore season, an ESPN televised game against Chandler Basha. What most didn’t know about the 49-41 win, in which Rattler passed for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns, was that he played with a broken throwing hand. “Broken hand, broken foot, doesn’t

selected again, but I think all these kids have a chance to be here again if they really put their minds to it,” Ball said. “Some of the kids said, ‘Just think how much better we’ll be next year,’ after we lost, and mostly that we’re all happy we got to play together,” said George Garvy, a player for Ahwatukee and Matt G a r v y’s son. F r o m jumping in the hotel pool after games, playing a variety of sports on the grass, large team meals and the entire team “f re a k i n g out about a ginormous tarantula” on the coach’s hotel door after a game, George Garvy described the experience as “just so much fun.” Perhaps more important than the baseball skills the team built during nearly two months of nonstop baseball

was the friendships forged between the kids and the memories they will have of a unique opportunity to grow as players and people. “Most of the kids knew of each other during the season, and they played with and against each other. These kids

together were just so much fun,” Matt Garvy said. “The friendships they made with other kids they might not have gotten to know otherwise, and the parents and families, almost all staying in the same hotel, grew really close, too. It was just so great for everybody.”

matter. He wants to play. He’s not going to make any excuses,” said Mike Giovando, Rattler’s private quarterback coach. Every season under Rattler, Pinnacle has improved, but it has yet to reach the third round of the state playoffs. Rattler’s best trait may be his pinpoint accuracy, an attribute that scouts and analysts say is among the most unteachable. He believes that he can put the ball wherever he wants it on the field. “It is uncanny,” Zupke said, adding that ball placement is a skill Rattler worked hard to improve. “When I compare him to every other quarterback we see out there, it’s how consistently he puts the ball in the exact spot it needs to be (that stands out).” Rattler committed to Oklahoma last summer during a bizarre time for the OU program. Coach Bob Stoops, who had been with the school since 1999, retired unexpectedly. Oklahoma stayed in house, hiring 33-year-old offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley as head coach. Riley is the assistant who had been recruiting Rattler. “They developed that relationship that head coaches can’t do at a college level normally,” Zupke said. “Now he has this really personal relationship with the head

coach.” Rattler said he could read Riley the way he reads defenses. “Some are telling you lies right to your face,” Rattler said. “Really we just clicked right off the jump.” In nine of the last 11 seasons, OU’s starting quarterback has gone on to be drafted in the NFL. “That offense, it’s just what he wants,” Zupke said of Riley’s pro-style spread. “(Spencer) wants to ride, fake zone, and then punch it deep. He’d do that 50 times a game if Coach gave him the opportunity.” When asked about his favorite play, it’s simple. “I like four verts,” Rattler said, stepping to the whiteboard to draw three variations of the vertical plays that Pinnacle runs, plays that challenge a defense’s secondary by sending four receivers deep. Rattler says Pinnacle has even incorporated some plays from Riley’s Oklahoma playbook. It’s easy to compare him to Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma’s starting quarterback the past three years and the first pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Like Mayfield, Rattler’s stature is far from physically imposing in person. Both are about 6-foot-1.

Rattler weighs about 175, undersize for a prototypical quarterback. Both rely on their accuracy. Rattler lists starting as a true freshman at Oklahoma among his goals, something that hasn’t been done there at quarterback since 1990. Although Rattler does not plan to enroll early in January, Giovando plans to go to Norman after the Sooners’ season and meet with Riley to get into their playbook. “Our main focus is for him to have a great senior year, go tear it up this year and hopefully have an opportunity to go get that state title,” Giovando said. “Come January that’s when we’re going to start getting Spencer ready for Oklahoma.” With Rattler exclusively playing football this season, something that might be good news for the Mountain Pointe basketball team, his focus remains winning the state football title, and likely with it Gatorade Player of the Year. “He’s a very confident young man and that’s a big reason why he’s good, because he knows he’s good,” Zupke said. “And he has all the physical tools to back that up.” The Ahwatukee Foothills News staff contributed to this report

Left: Ahwatukee Little League All Stars 10-and-under pitcher Ben Ball delivers during the Arizona Little League State Tournament in Tucson. Ahwatukee’s run came to an end on July 21 with a 14-1 loss to Gilbert National. Above: The Ahwatukee Little League All Stars huddle up during the Arizona Little League State Tournament in Tucson. The team won the District 13 tournament, annually one of the state’s toughest, to advance to the state tournament, where it won four games before being eliminated.

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JULY 25, 2018 | AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS

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