October 4 - 17, 2014
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Chandler High School revels in centennial celebration BY TRACY HOUSE
It’s quiet at Chandler High School—the students and faculty are enjoying fall break for the first two weeks of October. But events leading up to the end of the first quarter marked a momentous occasion in Chandler High School history: The
HOMECOMING: The Chandler Wolves take the field for the homecoming game—part of the 100-year celebration of CHS. Photo by Mark Kapron
commemoration of 100 years of educating youth. Ann Templeton, CHS assistant principal, says the celebration included inspirational speaker Travis Angry addressing the students about perseverance and overcoming obstacles. Kids also enjoyed ice cream, a DJ and decorations during lunch on Sept. 19. Homecoming weekend, Sept. 26, through Sept. 28, brought together thousands of past, present and future Wolves. In honor of the occasion, Chandler High School celebrated with student activities, a parade, all-class reunion tailgating, a pre-game program honoring distinguished alumni, the homecoming football game, alumni reunion and social, a celebratory breakfast and campus tours. Mayor Jay Tibshraeny proclaimed Sept. 26, 2014, as Chandler High School Day noting in the proclamation that the school was the first in Arizona to offer an International Baccalaureate Program, and the Old Main building is on the National Register of Historic Places. During the course of 10 decades, thousands of students have passed through the halls of the buildings. This year, there are more than
New venue, awards and businesses spark Chandler 100 celebration BY JOAN WESTLAKE
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chandler 100 celebration, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, takes place in a new venue this year— the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave. Terri Kimble, chamber president and CEO, says that the event, which began as a breakfast gathering, has become so popular that it outgrew the available space at the Hilton, where it was held this past year. A highlight of the annual recognition of the top 100 employers in the City is The State of the Business Community message by Mayor Jay Tibshraeny. Attendees anticipate hearing about companies achieving milestones, new businesses in town and possible previews of things to come.
TOP 100 RECOGNITION: From left, Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, Chandler Chamber CEO and President Terri Kimble and 2013 Chamber Board Chairman Mike McClanahan honor the Chandler 100 at last year’s event. Photo by Everardo Keeme
Each business is featured in the 2014 Chandler 100 publication, and a chamber logo is placed beside each members’ listing. In a video by J2 Media, the chamber is showcasing a few of the businesses that have made significant changes recently, such as the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, which underwent a $4 million interior renovation and is finishing a $3 million golf course enhancement. The Chandler chamber ranks the companies based on the following: • Physical presence in Chandler and or infrastructure
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Police create LGBT committee
ID theft, fraud focus of discussion BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER
When Sean Duggan took the reins as Chandler police chief in January, he says one of the first issues that caught his attention was the large number of impending retirements on the force. To make the department more competitive in the hiring market for new officers, Duggan says he decided to send the message that the Chandler Police Department was an inclusive organization. In a move toward this goal, the department recently established an LGBT Police Liaison Committee to serve as a point-of-contact for the gay and transgender community. The new committee is a mix of civilians and sworn officers serving as liaisons on the force to residents, job seekers or anyone else who would like to communicate with the department. It is also meant to enhance the department’s knowledge of issues faced by the LGBT community. “I don’t want anything to inhibit
Sean Duggan. Submitted photo people from wanting to perhaps try to work for our organization,” he says. “So that was really the genesis of this committee. The other desire, across the board, is to have the police
With identity theft on the decline in Arizona, a Maricopa County prosecutor will speak about the trend and ways to avoid being a victim during a 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, talk at the Chapel House, 9240 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes. Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood is hosting Erica Mandigo, assistant bureau chief of the Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Bureau in the Organized Crime Division of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “This will focus on identity theft, primarily, and the different kinds of fraud,” Mandigo says. “It will be basically about what the offenses are, what the elements of offense are under the law, and talking about identifying why it may be happening to you and the prevention of it.” Mandigo says that while Arizona used to top the list for identity theft crime in the country, it now levels off at “somewhere around No. 4.” “It’s going in the right direction, but we’re still pretty high up there,” she says. Mandigo says she believes that the downward turn is because of multiple factors.
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