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Desert Vista High School reclaimed bragging rights and AFN’s trophy after defeating Mountain Pointe 28-27 in the 22nd annual Ahwatukee Bowl last Friday before a loud crowd of fans from both schools.

The victory ended a six-year drought for the Thunder in one of Ahwatukee’s signature events. For a full report on the plays and players who waged the 2018 edition of one of Arizona’s great high school football rivalries, please turn to Page 49.

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Kyrene’s performance analysis goes beyond letter grades

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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ampaign 2018 in Arizona enters its final phase today as early voting begins in advance of the Nov. 6 General Election.

Given the length of the ballot, you might want to start soon to study a lengthy slate of offices and propositions that likely will make for some dramatic finishes once the polls close Nov. 6.

At the state level, Ahwatukee voters will be joining their counterparts in deciding a new U.S. Senator, resolving the contest for governor and choosing who will occupy for the next four years the offices of secretary of state, attorney general, mining inspector, superintendent of public instruction, treasurer and two seats on the Corporation Commission.

Ahwatukee voters also will be helping to select a new member of Congress to represent

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ot content with the letter-grade system that the state uses to assess the quality of Arizona schools, Kyrene School District administrators have developed an assessment tool for tracking student performance in a way that enables them to address it more effectively.

The tool was unveiled at last week’s board meeting by Susie Ostmeyer, the district’s chief information and accountability officer, as the state Education Department released its letter grades for the 2017-18 school year.

Of Kyrene’s 19 elementary schools, 11 received an “A” and seven got a “B.” Among the middle schools, Altadena and Pueblo earned an A, and Centennial and Aprende received a B. Kyrene Middle and Akimel got a C. Among the high schools in Ahwatukee,

Mountain Pointe High School received a B, while Desert Vista and Horizon Honors got an A. In the state’s evaluation, an A rating means the school is “excellent,” a B means it is “highly performing” and a C means it is performing above minimal expectations.

Specifically, the A schools show distinguished performance on the statewide assessment in terms of having significant student growth and overall performance that is significantly higher than state averages. High Schools with A ratings also have high four-year graduation rates.

The B schools are those that have some combination of the A schools’ factors, while a C is awarded to schools that have “adequate performance but needs improvement on some indicators, including proficiency, growth or graduation rate,” according to state guidelines.

Going deeper into the numbers used to

calculate those grades and by incorporating some data that the state education board refused to consider last year, Ostmeyer showed the board a broader and deeper look at Kyrene schools’ performance.

Ostmeyer’s analysis showed: • 60 percent of Kyrene students passed the state’s math assessment, surpassing the statewide average of 41 percent and the charter school average of 49 percent.

• 59 percent of Kyrene students passed the state’s English Language Arts assessment, as opposed to 41 percent statewide and 50 percent among charter students.

• The 74 percent passing rate for science exceeded the 60 percent passing rate for charter school students and the 51 percent statewide average.

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Conditions on the defunct Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course were so bad under The True Life Companies’ ownership that city inspectors filed more than three dozen code violations.

Judge fines True Life $165K for conditions at Lakes

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Phoenix Municipal Court judge on Monday levied $165,000 in fines on The True Life Companies for leaving the defunct Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course in a deplorable state for months.

The fines came on 66 citations against True Life that represented a total 132 charges with possible fines of $100 to $2,500 for each charge.

After hearing oral arguments from both parties, the judge imposed maximum fines on all charges but stipulated that the two fines on each citation were to run concurrent, resulting in the $165,000 total.

“We’re really pleased with this and with the work that (city Code Compliance Manager) Bob Lozier has done on this case,” said Sam Stone, chief of staff to city Councilman Sal DiCiccio.

The developer already is on the hook for $20,000 in fines after it was found guilty of leaving the defunct 101-acre site in a shoddy state for months earlier this year.

The violations that drew the latest fines covered inspectors’ observations of the site between April 23 and May 25. A June 20 arraignment has been set.

Some Lakes homeowners for months expressed concern that the dry brush and trees – besides creating an eyesore – also posed a fire hazard that threatens homes near the course.

Lozier had told DiCiccio earlier this year that his staff had been “monitoring the property multiple days weekly” for three weeks because of the numerous complaints about uncut vegetation and garbage that DiCiccio’s office has received from Lakes homeowners.

When the violations were filed, Eileen Breslin, one of the Lakes residents who sued True Life to get the golf course restored, said, “The neighborhood has spoken repeatedly. The court has spoken decisively, and with the fines, the city has spoken with resolve. What is it the developers do not understand?”

Wilson Gee, the former golf course owner, has foreclosed on an $8.1 million note he gave True Life when it bought the property in 2015 and now again owns the 101-acre site that he closed in 2013.

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• Nine Kyrene schools scored in

the top 10 percent of all Arizona schools for English Language Arts and math.

• Over a three-year period, 17 schools improved their math results and 12 improved their results in English Language Arts testing.

• All 25 schools have more than 60 percent of their students showing growth in English Language Arts, and 21 schools have more than 60 percent of their students showing growth in math.

The district also analyzed students’ performance in different categories so it could identify issues by race, whether students had special needs and grade.

Ostmeyer also noted that teachers and principals had already become familiar with much of the analysis.

“While it’s our first time to look at this publicly, it’s not the first time for our educators,” she told the board, saying teachers and principals began looking at the data “as soon as the results started to roll in in June.”

“Our principals have already presented 90-day action plans, which is incumbent

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on really having a healthy review of the information learned through the assessments and working with teachers,” Ostmeyer said.

The principals’ plans essentially outlined how they intend to improve student performance, particularly among subgroups where it may be lagging.

Overall, the state assessments measure students’ passage from one of four quadrants to a higher one. The four quadrants are highly proficient, proficient, partially proficient or approaching proficiency and minimally proficient or falls below expectations.

Ostmeyer noted, however, that much of the performance data for schools “doesn’t do a very good job of telling us the change that we’ve had with our children who have grown with us. It gives us the overall organization performance, which is a good thing.

She said the district’s assessment tools will enable teachers and administrators to measure student growth within those quadrants “We want all of our students to experience that level of success, and so we definitely want to keep our expectations and our goals at the same level,” she said. “However, we also want to measure whether or not students are growing while

they’re with us.”

She said the measurements that Kyrene has developed “allow us with a certain degree of accuracy to say how much growth did they receive within whatever quadrant they’re in. And based on that trajectory, how long is it going to take them to get to the proficiency level.”

Ostmeyer noted the district already created intervention teams to work with families of students who are performing below proficiency level and that growth within the four quadrants measures their success.

“Our goal is to obviously eliminate the gap that you see on these screens,” she told the board. “Not by decreasing the achievement of the students on the top of the graph, but by raising the achievement of the students who aren’t there yet.”

Meanwhile, Audrey Beardsley, professor at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, cautioned parents against putting too much emphasis on AzMerit test scores and school letter grades.

Proficiency on AzMerit tests is one of five quantifiable factors that affect Arizona’s school letter grades.

“There is a rule of thumb on this – the farther away from the classroom they are, the worse (these assessments) get for (grading) classroom level achievement,”

she said.

Beardsley said that parents choosing schools should look at a host of variables beyond letter grades, including disciplinary data, attendance records, school safety and per pupil expenditures.

Beardsley, who specializes in educational policy, measurement and research methods, said one issue is the significant relationship between test scores and a school’s demographics.

She said poorer schools tend to do worse on standardized tests than more affluent schools and that researchers can predict test scores with a high degree of accuracy just by looking at a school’s demographics.

“There is a correlation between test scores and student demographics and risk variables,” she said. “The correlations are very strong to the point that we as statisticians can use those risk variables and predict 80 percent of the time how students will perform without them even the test taking place.”

Beardsley served on a technical advisory committee for Arizona State Board of Education that was tasked with interpreting data and advising the board on A-F letter grades and other board policies.

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Members of the committee, which began meeting in October 2017, were appointed to three-year terms, but the committee was sun-setted earlier this year after less than six months.

Beardsley said that some committee members suggested that the board should take a more holistic approach to grading schools that looked at factors beyond test scores, including social services, safety and programs for specialized populations offered on campus.

However, the “state wanted to stick with the easy answer test score approach,” she said.

Kyrene board member John King noted that one of the problems with the state’s approach is that it uses one test to base a significant part of the grade on.

“This is a single point in time assessment,” King said. “If the kid’s having a bad day, it’s not a true representation of what the growth level is or where they are at. I’ve never been a big fan of this kind of thing. I like the way we do multiple tests and things like that.”

Beardsley said the risk in relying on test scores is that they are often skewed, and it is difficult to get all students to take the tests seriously – meaning negative performance

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Susie Ostmeyer, Kyrene School District chief accountability and information officer, detailed the way student performance is tracked.

on an AzMerit test is not always correlated with a lack of understanding of a subject.

She said current federal education policy under The Every Student Succeeds Act puts the onus of accountability on administrators, schools and teachers – not on students.

That leaves teachers and schools scrambling to motivate students to prepare for a test that does not affect their grades and they may or may not care about, she said.

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However, she said it is important to look critically at what these schools did to promote higher scores in order to determine whether the scores were a onetime outlier or a genuine trend.

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Beardsley pointed to several common conditions that result in temporary bumps in standardized test scores, including a turnover in administrators and/or teachers at a given school.

“There could be a new principal that shakes things up and has extreme censuses (based on test scores),” she said. “As soon as those statements are made, that is when it becomes high stakes testing.”

She said that can lead to skewed test scores as teachers feel pressured to improve test scores and do things like teach from the previous year’s test.

“The more seriousness with which we approach the test, the more likely it is for artificial inflation,” she said. “That ensures (teachers) will do things, thinking they are doing them wisely but also things that may not be good for students, to keep their jobs.”

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And although he has insisted the site will not be restored as a golf course, Gee said he intended to keep the property clean.

Even before the foreclosure became official, Gee weeks ago had sent crews out to clean the site.

It’s unclear whether True Life can be forced to pay the fines or whether the developer intends to appeal them to a higher court.

But Stone said the court’s action “sends a strong message to whoever owns or will own that golf course.”

“Whoever owns it has to maintain a basically decent condition,” he said, praising the neighbors who cooperated with city officials in prosecuting True Life.

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them as former mayor Greg Stanton, a Democrat, and radiologist Dr. Steve Ferrara, a Republican, vie to replace U.S. Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema.

They also will vote on five propositions – including three that amend the state Constitution.

The Constitutional amendments affect whether the taxation of services in Arizona will ever be allowed, whether corrections officers’ and elected officials’ retirement benefits can be adjusted to alleviate pension underfunding and whether electric utilities should be required to increase their reliance on renewable energy resources to 50 percent by 2030.

The other two propositions involve the expansion of the so-called school voucher program and giving the governor appointment power over members of the Clean Elections Commission.

Beyond those races are a number much closer to home for Ahwatukee voters.

They will be helping to make the first cut in the Phoenix mayor’s race by winnowing down the field of four candidates to the two who will face off in March to fill the remaining two years of Stanton’s term.

Among those candidates is Ahwatukee businessman Moses Sanchez, the only Republican in the race, who is vying with former Democratic City Council members Daniel Valenzuela and Kate Gallego and Libertarian Nicholas Sarwark.

Sanchez has been positioning himself as

a viable alternative to City Hall “insiders” Valenzuela and Gallego, noting Phoenix has not had a mayor who has not sat on the council for more than 30 years.

Legislative District 18 is also serving up some drama after some political observers dubbed it a swing district that could help decide what party controls the State Senate for the next two years – although Democrats have their work cut out for them statewide since they’re currently outnumbered by Republicans 17-13.

Republicans have been waging an aggressive effort to win back LD18, where Democrats currently hold one of the two State House seats and the Senate seat.

In the battle for the House, incumbent Republican Jill Norgaard of Ahwatukee is going for her third term, while her party’s nominee for the other seat, Tempe lawyer Greg Patterson, is hoping to make a comeback about 20 years after he last served in the House.

Incumbent Democrat Mitzi Epstein is looking for her second term in the LD 18 House race, while Jennifer Jermaine, a Chandler resident who works as an independent consultant to nonprofits, is also in the running.

The LD18 Senate seat offers a rerun of the 2016 contest as incumbent Democrat Sean Bowie is aiming for a second term while Tempe commercial airlines pilot Frank Schmuck is trying to take back the seat for Republicans and avenge his loss to Bowie two years ago.

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Public education funding looms large over the LD18 contests – as it does in many legislative races across the region – in the aftermath of the Red for Ed teachers walkout this spring.

All three incumbents have portrayed themselves as education champions, though Norgaard and Patterson have criticized Epstein for joining most House Democrats in voting against Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget and 20-percent wage increase for teachers over three years.

Democrats voted against the budget in protest over what they claimed was insufficient funding for public education, though Bowie joined other Senate Democrats in voting for it.

Both LD18 Senate candidates have campaigned extensively as supporters of education, though Bowie has criticized Schmuck’s support for school vouchers as well as his plan to eliminate the state income tax. Schmuck says eliminating the state income tax will make Arizona more attractive to employers, while Bowie said it would adversely impact already tight funding for public education.

Among the House candidates, both Patterson and Jermaine have said they would support a move to ask voters to decide whether to raise the sales tax to increase education funding.

Both school districts involving Ahwatukee also have spirited contests for seats on the governing board.

Four candidates – three of them Ahwatukee residents – are vying for two seats on the Kyrene school board that are being vacated by Bernadette Coggins and Kristin Middleton.

Middleton’s father, Ahwatukee Realtor Mike Middleton, is one of those candidates. Other contenders include Ahwatukee journalist and teacher David Hoye, Tempe lawyer Kevin Walsh and Ahwatukee stay-at-home mom Margaret Pratt, a former business owner and school speech therapist.

Two seats also are up for grabs on the board of Tempe Union High School District, where both DeeAnn McClehanan of Tempe and Brandon Schmoll of Ahwatukee have decided not to seek another term. Fighting to replace them are Ahwatukee attorney Donald Fletcher, Tempe coffee importer Andres Barraza and Tempe law student Brian Garcia.

Farther down the ballot are two other races with Ahwatukee connections.

Former Republican state Rep. Rob Robson and Democrat Sharron Sauls are fighting to become the next justice of the peace in the Kyrene District Court. The winner replaces retiring Justice of the Peace John McComish of Ahwatukee.

Robson had been a Chandler resident but moved last year to Ahwatukee after losing his 2016 bid for reelection in the legislature.

Also in the Kyrene Justice Court, Republican Schmoll is seeking his second term as constable against Democratic challenger Kent Rini.

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yrene School District has scored a major federal grant to implement its social-emotional learning programs that aim to identify and reach troubled grade school and middle school students before they hurt someone or themselves The five-year, $230,000 grant under the U.S. Justice Department’s STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program was one of the few given to Arizona school districts.

Kyrene Superintendent Jan Vesely rolled out her multi-tiered socialemotional learning plan as part of a wide-ranging effort to improve students’ chances of success not just in the classroom but in society.

When she presented it to the board in February, she noted that the cornerstone of the plan was to promote “an inclusive culture of respect, high expectations, collaboration and shared responsibility for student success.”

Asked why elementary and middle school students needed such a program, Vesely at the time told the school board, “We really do believe social-emotional wellness is a strong contributing factor to their success academically and in all contexts of job and life.”

The Justice Department gave only 16 grants nationwide to suburban areas with a population of 100,000 to 500,000. Arizona had received a total $1.3 million of the $70 million in grants awarded by the department.

Some of that money also went to programs aimed at mental health intervention programs or training law enforcement personnel in preventing student violence and for improved technology for police notification during school emergencies.

Kyrene sought the funding for several programs that will increase the support services for students and reduce the risk of suicide and school violence factors.

Those programs include Second Step, a web-based program piloted last year at Aprende Middle School and at the Kyrene Traditional Academy; use of the Panorama Assessment, a socialemotional skills survey to help assess

student behavior; and implementation of Signs of Suicide programs in middle schools for eight counselors/ psychologists.

“This is a huge win for Kyrene students and families,” Vesely said of the grant. “Addressing the social-emotional needs of our students is a high priority for us and is reflected as an important objective of our strategic plan.”

She said the grant would help continue and expand programs for middle school students and enable their introduction in elementary schools.

The award comes at a time when teen suicides have picked up in nearby districts. Five students, one only 10 years old, have been lost to suicide in three weeks in the Queen Creek, Chandler and Higley school districts, bringing to 19 the number of suicide victims in the East Valley since July 2017.

“Our community has suffered tremendous loss to suicide over the past few years,” Vesely said. “Combined with the recent heightened concerns about preventing school violence in Kyrene, this grant will help us reduce suicide risk and school violence factors.”

She said the Panorama survey generates data that enables school officials to reduce disciplinary referrals and student emotional stress while improving academic achievement.

“We want to build student socialemotional learning skills and empower them to actively engage in their own socio-emotional health,” she said.

The grant also allows for the creation of a group of Kyrene staffers who will monitor and evaluate the results of the social-emotional learning programs.

The Justice Department also awarded more than $64 million to state agencies in an effort to improve criminal record systems and background checks, and $1 million will go toward researching factors behind mass shootings.

The grants are authorized by the STOP School Violence Act, which was signed into law earlier this year.

“These grants will go a long way toward giving young people and their families both safety and peace of mind,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a news release.

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iting “the increasing acrimony in the tone of our community dialogue,” Kyrene Superintendent Jan Vesely at last week’s school board meeting asked for the “end of divisiveness” among audience members.

“I ask that we stop the ugliness,” said Vesely in her second plea for civility in as many weeks.

Her plea came at a time when several recent meetings have been marked by some outbursts by a few audience members, mostly during that part of the session when citizens each have three minutes to address the board. At one recent meeting, someone in the audience catcalled board member John King when he was speaking.

Several audience members walked out during that session on Sept. 25 after a man who was addressing the board turned toward the audience, looked at them, then knelt on one knee in an echo of football players who have knelt in protest during the National Anthem.

A parent who was at that meeting told AFN at the time she felt threatened by his actions.

On several recent occasions, some speakers addressing the board also used a racial epithet to criticize district policies involving African American students.

“I feel it necessary to remind the public that the purpose of the governing board meetings is to conduct the business of the district,” Vesely said. “It is not intended to be used as a community forum or debate.

“It is important for all community members to feel welcome and safe in the board’s business meetings,” she continued.

“Just as we expect our students to be respectful of each other, audience members will be expected to treat all attendees with respect and civility. I’m calling tonight for an end of the divisiveness in this board room because it does not reflect well on the community which we represent, the community that we serve.”

Some of the harsh rhetoric used by audience members appears to have come from people living outside the district’s boundaries or parents of students who are bused in from parts of Phoenix outside Ahwatukee. They have contended that the district’s disciplinary policies are harsher with non-Caucasian students than students of color, chiefly African American.

Vesely took aim at that criticism at the Sept. 25 meeting when she made an even widerranging speech that shot back at criticisms voiced by JAN VESELEY board member Michelle Fahy at the Sept. 4 meeting.

“Nearly 55 percent of our students are students of color, so their needs are absolutely a priority,” Vesely said.

She went on to detail how each of Kyrene’s 25 schools have studied “cultural competency” and created diversity teams to address any racial disparities as well as groups of parents of students of color and those with special needs.

“We are working with them to address gaps and seek their guidance on how we can make changes to improve outcomes for all students,” she said, noting how one parent who publicly assailed the district because his children had been “disrespected” was neither a Kyrene resident nor ever had children enrolled at any Kyrene school.

Without naming her, Vesely also addressed Fahy’s critical remarks made when she cast the lone vote against extending the superintendent’s contract for three years at a meeting in August.

Fahy said the district needed a new superintendent, claiming Vesely was not communicative.

Fahy’s criticism – which her board colleagues rebuked – was partly related to Vesely’s failure to schedule a meeting that Fahy had requested with her. Fahy also in the past has suggested Vesely has instituted policies in the district that have lowered teacher morale.

Stating on Sept. 25 that “I consider my responsibility to be responsive to the governing board a top priority,” Vesely said: “I make myself available by phone or in person to discuss questions or concerns with board members. It is sometimes difficult, given board members’ work schedules and other conflicts, but these requests to meet or talk are not refused but often coordinated with the board president….I believe that my record demonstrates that I an not only willing but See

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also eager to address the tough questions facing our district, and I will continue to work with all board members in seeking appropriate and effective solutions.”

As for teacher morale, Vesely said that’s a nationwide problem, “as is evidence in the groundswell of advocacy for increased funding for teacher pay.”

“Teachers have been asked to do more and more in the classroom with fewer and fewer resources,” she said.

She noted that she has formed a council of teachers – patterned after councils she has started with parents, community members in general, business owners and students themselves from all 25 schools.

“If there are teachers who are struggling, I would encourage them to reach out to me and I would be happy to listen to their concerns because we need you in the classroom. Let me say that again. We need you. I care about each and every one of you and I want to listen.”

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t seems a bit out of Alice in Wonderland.

But the more than 100,000 people who signed petitions to put Proposition 305 on the ballot now find they have to vote against it to get what they want: repealing legislation to expand who can get vouchers of taxpayer funds to attend private and parochial schools.

The unusual situation arises because of the unusual way the measure got on the ballot in the first place: People unhappy with the Arizona Legislature put it there.

This isn’t like Proposition 127 where those who signed the petitions want to require electric utilities to get half their power from renewable sources. And signers of Proposition 126 want to constitutionally preclude future sales taxes on services.

But those who circulated petitions for Proposition 305 have a different goal: They want to overturn something already approved by the legislature.

Until 2017, the vouchers, formally known as “empowerment scholarship

accounts,’’ were restricted to those with special needs, ranging from learning disabilities to foster children, children living on reservations and those attending public schools rated D or F. About 3,500 students out of 1.1 million in public schools now get such aid.

That year lawmakers voted to remove all those restrictions. But in a political compromise, proponents agreed to limit the total number of vouchers to no more than 30,000 by 2022.

But here’s the thing.

The Arizona Constitution allows any group dissatisfied with any legislative measure to refer it to voters. All it takes is the signatures of 5 percent of those who voted in the last gubernatorial race within 90 days after the end of the legislative session to put the law on “hold’’ until the next general election.

That’s what happened here. Opponents of an expanded voucher program gathered more than 110,000 signatures, far more than the 75,321 needed. And a legal challenge by voucher supporters to quash the petition drive failed.

So, the voucher expansion plan is in legal limbo until at least Nov. 6.

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Proposition 305 is a referendum on what lawmakers approved. So, a “yes’’ vote opposes the goal of those who put the issue on the ballot, ratifying the 2017 law and allowing the voucher expansion statute to take effect.

It takes a “no’’ vote to reject the legislation – and support the referendum drive.

The “yes’’ side to expand voucher accessibility is backed by several groups which back the use of public dollars for private and religious education, including the Arizona Catholic Conference whose dioceses run schools that take children who have vouchers, and the Center for Arizona Policy. The Goldwater Institute also is in support based on its backing of the concept of “school choice.’’

But to date the pro-305 side has yet to come up with any sort of extensive campaign. In fact, the #YesForEd Committee, as of the most recent campaign finance report, had spent less than $150.

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The referendum has created a schism among parents whose children now get these vouchers.

In a statement in support of Proposition 305, Christine Accurso, a Gilbert mother, detailed how her son who has a learning disability was unable to get the services he needed either in a traditional public school or a charter school.

She said only after getting a voucher is her son getting his needs met at a private school.

And Leslie Contreras of Duncan said the vouchers have allowed her to purchase quality curriculum for her son, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder “without having to worry about how I am going to pay for them.’’

But Susan Edwards, in her statement in opposition, said it is precisely how vouchers meet the needs of her two children who are on the autism spectrum that voters should reject what the legislature did.

As Edwards sees it, the vouchers finally provided some financial help for parents of children with special needs.

But if anyone can get a voucher, with or without those needs – and with a 30,000

cap and no special carve-out for those for whom the program was first designed – “our children will again be placed at the back of the line.’’

And she took a slap at proponents who cite the success of vouchers for special-needs children.

“Those in favor of Prop 305 are exploiting our children to crack open the funding door for private religious education,’’ Edwards wrote.

While the whole Save Our Schools campaign was about vouchers to start, it has actually morphed into much more.

Concerns about inadequate funding of K-12 schools merged with anger about lawmakers putting additional dollars into private and parochial schools. And the referendum drive eventually gave birth to the #RedForEd movement that led to the state’s longest-ever teacher strike last spring.

Just the threat of that strike caused Gov. Doug Ducey, who originally proposed just an additional 1 percent in teacher pay, to find the funds for an additional 18 percent.

Ducey committed to restoring funds taken from a special account that had financed other school needs ranging from computers and books to school buses, an account that he himself had raided his first year in office.

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Ahwatukee woman named CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs AFN News Staff

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n Ahwatukee woman has been named the new chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley.

The clubs’ board picked Connie Perez to replace Mark Hanke, who moved out of state. Connie will also serve as president.

“After a thorough selection process, the board of directors is delighted that Connie will lead BGCEV as we navigate through the evolving and expanding landscape of helping all children in our community,” said board chair Deborah Walden-Ralls.

“We have no doubt Connie is the right person for this position, as she has proven her leadership skills and value creation in her past roles,” she said.

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Prior to that, she was vice president of clinical operations of Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“I consider the opportunity to serve Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley the greatest honor and privilege of my life,” Perez said in a prepared statement. “I look forward to increasing our funding and building our team as we increase (Special to AFN) Ahwatukee resident Connie Perez, who spent years in the healthcare the number of children industry, is now the CEO of the East Valley Boys & Girls Clubs of the served in our commuEast Valley. nity.

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Perez also has been involved in various community organizations.

She chaired the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce board of directors and is a board member for Ryan House and the Arizona Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

She has also served on the board of Hospice of the Valley and chaired HFMA’s National Women Lead Here initiative.

A nursing school graduate of Loyola University, she holds a master’s of management from the executive management program at Northwestern University.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley maintains 11 branches and provides character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, STEM, sports, fitness and recreation programs for kids 5-18.

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Failure to renew conservation fund jeopardizes park projects

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“Just the beauty of it. It’s amazing out here,” the retired Floridian said after a 5-mile morning walk. “When you get higher up, you can hear the wind blow.

When there’s nobody around, there’s no sounds. There’s nothing like that.”

The hiking trails that crisscross the park’s 320 acres have been around for 41 years. To maintain them, the park has received grant money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

In Arizona, which relies heavily on tourism dollars to boost its economy, the fund is a windfall for cash-strapped recreational areas, giving more than $830,000 to Lost Dutchman and about $235 million to the state over the past 53 years, according to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition.

But the fund expired Sunday, leaving its future uncertain.

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Nathan Rees, the Arizona coordinator for Trout Unlimited, hopes his children and granchildren will get to enjoy nature in the same way he has. For that to happen, he said, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has to be reauthorized

Water Conservation Fund in 1965.

Money from the fund, which comes from the revenue from offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, goes toward such uses as state and national parks, swimming pools and community centers.

Historically, the fund had bipartisan support because taxpayer dollars aren’t used. But because the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department can dip into

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“Because states know best the needs of the people in their communities, the original 1965 law required that states receive the lion’s share of funding from the (Land and Water Conservation Fund),” Bishop wrote. “Unfortunately, the stateside program has been gradually crowded out over the years by the federal government’s powerful drive to acquire more and more land.”

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vidual states and another 40 percent to the federal government. The rest would remain available for state and federal projects.

Bishop said the compromise isn’t perfect, but he called it an improvement over previous versions of the fund, which focused money on land acquisition by the federal government.

Grijalva said he supports the fund because of its broad reach and ability to bring the outdoors to people who may not be able to get out of the city. Cities across Arizona use fund money to maintain parks and other recreational areas.

“The state doesn’t have the money,” Grijalva said. “Local cities and communities are barely keeping up with the demands they have, and so there’s no supplement for them.”

The House Natural Resource Committee passed Grijalva’s bill, but it still has to be approved by Congress.

Nathan Rees, the Arizona coordinator for the wildlife advocacy group Trout Unlimited, and other conservationists said future projects could be in jeopardy.

The federal government will continue to collect revenue from oil and gas production, but the money will be pooled in a general fund available to other congressional programs.

“Projects that are already in the pipeline to receive (Land and Water Conservation Fund) funding, they’ll get that funding,” Rees said. “But anything in the future isn’t going to receive any (fund) dollars. The money just gets siphoned right into the Treasury and who knows what happens then. It’s as good as gone.”

Projects in Arizona have received about $235 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund over the past 53 years, according to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition. In addition to maintaining state parks like Lost Dutchman, it funded community pools like the Palo Verde Swimming Pool in Tucson, which received $29,000 in 1966, and the Tempe Sports Complex, which got $500,000 in 2002.

On Sept. 18 , Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that Arizona would receive $2 million from the fund for recreation and conservation projects identified by the state.

Arizona government organizations use the funds in a variety of ways, said Meagan Fitzgerald with the Arizona Wildlife Federation, a group dedicated to protecting wildlife habitats.

“It’s helped protect places like the

Grand Canyon National Park, the Saguaro National Park, Lake Mead Recreation Area,” she said. “They’ve even helped with keeping the lights on at some recreation parks.”

At Eldorado Park in Scottsdale, Rees pointed to the lake, a defining feature of the park. It was constructed in 1972 using about $73,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Stocked every few months with sunfish, trout and catfish, the lake provides a fishing spot nestled in the city. “(The fund) really just gets its fingers into every aspect of the community and can really appeal to everyone,” Rees said.

“We’ve had the opportunity to hunt and fish and recreate in all these great outdoor spaces, and we want our kids and our grandkids to experience that same thing.”

Garett Reppenhagen, who served in the U.S. Army as a cavalry/scout sniper in the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq, knows this well.

As the Rocky Mountain director for the Oregon-based Vet Voice Foundation, a group that encourages veterans to be politically active, Reppenhagen spoke around the country late this summer. He advocates for the fund, saying it saved his life after returning from combat with PTSD. “When I came home as an Army sniper, I came back to my mother’s house in the Green Mountain Falls, Colorado,” Reppenhagen said. “Her backyard is Pikes Peak in Pike National Forest. Almost instinctively, I grabbed a sleeping bag, a water purifier and a fishing pole and left to the woods. And I think that experience saved my life.”

His experience is not unique, Reppenhagen said. He has seen firsthand how other veterans come alive when exposed to nature.

“The moment the cars disappear from the trailhead, they convert back into their childhood selves again, and that transformation just can’t be beat,” Reppenhagen said. “So our outdoors is an important place for our mental and physical health, but also re-bonding with our friends and family after long deployments.”

Reppenhagen said the preservation of the fund isn’t just about money for natural resources, but about maintaining a way of life.

“We want to use our public lands and our parks,” he said. “It’s just an immense resource and it’s part of who we are as Americans. It’s part of my American identity, and if I fought for the land of the free, there’s no better aspect or representation of that than our public lands.”

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Keeping state highways litter-free getting more expensive

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he next time you throw something out your car window – especially a cigarette butt – when you drive down the freeway, think of it as throwing money away.

It cost taxpayers more than $4 million in 2017 to keep clean about 400 miles of highway in metro Phoenix, according to the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Arizona Department of Transportation. That’s up by $300,000 from 2016.

“Most of us treat our individual homes with respect. We should treat our collective home – the state of Arizona – with the same respect,” said Kelly Taft, communications manager for MAG. The organization is the regional planning and policy agency for the area and sets policy on transportation, air and water quality and human services.

“Arizona’s not your ashtray. Arizona’s not your junkyard. Arizona’s not your trashcan. Arizona is our home. Love it, don’t trash it,” Taft said.

That’s the message of a new campaign

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Even the threat of hefty fines doesn’t stop motorists from littering Arizona highways, costing taxpayers about $4 million annually in cleanup costs.

by MAG, aimed at decreasing freeway litter.

More than 80,000 large bags of trash were collected in 2017, according to ADOT. Food and organic material, scraps of paper and food wrappers have filled more than 1.1 million trash bags since 2006 in the Phoenix area, accord-

ing to MAG. Contracted crews work five days a week to keep state and federal highways in the Valley clear of garbage and debris.

Large debris, such as mattresses, furniture, ladders and scrap metal, are taken to one of three Arizona Department of Transportation maintenance yards in the

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“Don’t secure your mattress with your arm,” ADOT spokesman Doug Pacey said. “You’re going to lose it. So you’re going to have to pay for a new mattress, and you’re also going to make it dangerous for other people.”

Cigarette butts cause additional problems. They contain dozens of poisonous chemicals, such as arsenic and tar, which Taft said can get into the water supply and affect human health or the environment.

“It’s very difficult for road crews to pick them up off the freeways, so they also tend to stay around for a very long time,” Taft said.

A 2017 survey by MAG looked specifically at men age 18 to 34, of which 88 percent more acknowledged throwing out cigarette butts compared to the previous year. More than 400 people responded to the survey. Forty-six percent acknowledged having tossed food or organic waste out the window.

“People think it’s OK to throw out (organic waste) because they’re biodegradable and they will break down,” Taft said, “but it can take a couple of years for that to happen. Litter attracts more litter.”

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Ahwatukee student’s sustainability project a campus hit AFN News Staff

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he may be studying in Illinois, but Abigail Ihrke never left her Ahwatukee roots far behind.

And because of that, she started a sustainability project that has become an environmental milestone at Bradley University, where she is a senior with a double major in French and finance.

As a result of her efforts, the campus cafeteria now doesn’t just throw out waste and instead has hooked up with a company that converts food waste into compost.

The daughter of Angela and Joseph Ihrke of Ahwatukee, Abby got interested in the project through years growing up here.

“I have always been passionate about the environment,” she said. “Being from Arizona and being surrounded by an incredible setting of mountains and desert, the love for nature was instilled in me,” she explained.

“With that, I wanted to be able to learn more about what I can do to help maintain the integrity of our environment and, in turn, hopefully educate others as well,” she said, adding: “I wanted to be able to make a contri-

Her project emerged from research she was doing for a school paper as she was interviewing the head of the university’s dining services.

“I started to get a grasp our university’s contribution to the food waste epidemic,” she ex(Special to AFN) plained, realizing through her Ahwatukee native Abigail Ihrke, whose parents, Angela and Joseph Ihrke live in the community, undertook a big a sus- interviews that “every pound of waste costs the school $1.70. tainability project at Bradley University in Illinois. “ We have two school cafeterias bution, as small as that contribution was, that average 260 pounds of post-consumer because I believe every action taken is each week. Assuming this information still meaningful one.” holds true, we are spending approximately

$34,000 plus each semester for students to throw away food.”

So, last year with the blessing of the university administration, she rounded up some students and set up compost stations around the cafeteria, educating classmates, faculty and staff on what can be composted and how to do it correctly.

The material they collected they delivered to a local garden.

“The dining services staff was nothing but supportive during the process. In fact, because they are first-hand witnesses to all that is wasted, they were, and still are, eager to help create sustainable change,” Abby said.

By the end of her spring semester this year, her work came to the attention of an Illinois company called Better Earth Logistics, which does industrial-sized composting through contracts it has with a See

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Altadeña students hold 2nd annual fundraising for Sudan AFN News Staff

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eventh graders at Altadeña Middle School last week proved you’re never too young to make a difference in the world.

They held a fundraiser that will help provide clean water for families in Sudan.

Seventh-grade English Language Arts students each carried two gallons of water on a walk around campus, raising money with each lap walked.

In addition to fundraising, students were recreating the experience of a character in the book, “A Long Walk to Water.” The book tells the story of a young Sudanese girl who walks barefoot every day for hours to collect water.

“This was a great opportunity for students to have empathy for others,” said teacher Tara Camarano. “The main

character in our novel had to walk miles, daily, for clean water. We wanted the students to get a feel for what that was like while raising money for a good cause.”

This is the second year Altadeña has held the walk, and students raised $2,300 – more (Erin Helm/Kyrene School District) than twice the Students at Altadena Middle School carried jugs of water to raise money for the people of the Sudan, where only one in 10 people can access fresh water. goal of $1,000.

Proceeds will go to the nonprofit orga- helps build wells for Sudanese villages. nization Water for South Sudan, which According to the group, only one out of

10 Sudanese have access to basic sanitation.

The fundraiser was originally scheduled to take place on Altadeña’s track, but recent heavy rain left standing water on the track. Undeterred by the water, students altered plans to ensure the walk could go on as planned.

“It’s just one more way our Altadeña students and staff demonstrate leadership,” said Principal James Martin. “They were confronted with an obstacle and found a solution. Projects like the Walk for Water are great examples of our LEAD principles.”

Altadeña is a LEAD School, with a mission to teach students to lead by example in their communities.

For more information: waterforsouthsudan.org.

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Costly Joint-Pain Injections Replaced By New $2 Pill

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Users report dramatic relief from swelling, pain and stiffness without side effects and expense.

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The breakthrough came when researchers discovered a way to deliver the injected “relief molecule” through the digestive system.

Top US clinics have used these needle injections for years because they deliver powerful relief. Unfortunately, the shots are painful and expensive. They also only work on the joint being treated.

The new pill, called Synovia, delivers the same “relief molecule” as the injections.

However, it has some impressive advantages. First, it’s inexpensive and nonprescription. Also, relief is delivered to every joint in the body because it enters the bloodstream through the digestive system.

This gives it the ability to reduce a much wider variety of pain.

Users report greater �lexibility and less stiffness in their knees.

Hands and shoulders move painfree for the �irst time in years.

Even neck and lower back pain improve dramatically.

All this without spending over $600 on needle injections and taking trips to the doctor every week.

The medical community is very excited about this new breakthrough. Dr. Jacob Moss says, “Synovia is a great option for those suffering from joint pain.

Injections are usually a last resort One example is a landmark because of the pain and expense. study out of Europe. In the study However, Synovia should be taken the active ingredient in Synovia was compared to a popular NSAID at the �irst sign of discomfort.” pain reliever. The goal was to see if New Discovery it could reduce pain and swelling The needle injection procedure around the knee. The results were has been given to hundreds of incredible! thousands of patients over the After just 30 days, more than last several years.

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The study also looked at cases According to the �irm’s head of of severe swelling. Amazingly, R&D, Mike McNeill, “Researchers zero cases of severe swelling were have been working for years detected in the group taking the to �ind a way to boost this �luid active ingredient found in Synovia. noninvasively. The problem This means it was 100% effective was the molecule used in the for the cases of severe swelling! injections was too large to absorb In contrast, 9 out of 10 people into the bloodstream.” taking the NSAID still had severe Top scientists conquered this swelling. McNeill points out, “The obstacle by �inding a smaller form impressive thing about this study of the same molecule. This new is the active ingredient wasn’t glucose form is easily absorbed by tested against a fake pill. It was up your stomach and intestines! against one of the most popular Now those who suffer from NSAIDs people use every day. It’s joint pain can get relief without easy to see why people in pain painful injections. At less than are excited to get relief without an $2 per day, early users like Steve injection.”

Young are impressed. He says, The New Way It Delivers “I’ve tried more pills than I can Relief count, without any luck. Synovia Getting relief without injections is different. My knees and hands has big advantages. The most haven’t felt this good in years!” obvious is avoiding being stuck Impressive Clinical by a large needle every week for Results 5 weeks.

Leading clinics use injection Another downside of injections therapy because it works. Recent is the doctor can “miss”. The clinical trials show the pill form needle needs to be inserted into also delivers major relief. a precise spot in the joint to work.

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NO MORE NEEDLES: A popular needle injection pain-killer for joint pain is being replaced. The key molecule in these injections can now be delivered by taking a new low-cost pill called Synovia.

pain-relief roles: lubrication and want to remove any risk for those giving the cartilage the nutrients who might think Synovia sounds it needs.” too good to be true.”

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Ahwatukee baker plans 3rd anniversary party for her shop AFN News Staff

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et them eat cake” has been Ahwatukee resident Chelsea Mellor’s mantra for three years.

And to mark the third anniversary of her “Iced for Life” bakery at 1490 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert, the ASU grad plans a day of fun, games and – of course – cake from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.

Mellor spent three years making her elaborate cakes and cupcakes from her home and three years ago opened a storefront location.

“I got into this business because cake makes people happy, and if I can make someone’s day better with a delicious treat, then that makes me just as happy,” Mellor said when she opened.

She makes all her cakes from scratch and developed a signature twist on cupcakes that she calls “baby cakes.”

They come in what her aunt, Michelle Hirsch, calls a “scrumptious kaleidoscope of flavors that includes lemonade, strawberries and cream, German chocolate cake, red velvet, dark chocolate chunk, vanilla bean, margarita, key lime pie, pineapple crush, peanut butter chocolate,

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scratch is most important when it comes to cake.

“Anyone can bake from a box,” she said. “I think the problem with many franchises in my industry is they always end up ‘commercializing’ everything, sacrificing the quality of the product. And by commercializing in baking terms, I mean using cake ‘mix’ that often only requires you to ‘add water.’”

Mellor has planned three separate but related events for Saturday with prizes, goodies, in-store specials and entertainment geared for all age groups.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., she’s offering a “a trip through Cake Land” with games such as Cake Pop Cove (ring toss), Baby Cake Beach (build your own baby cake), (Special to AFN) Baker Chelsea Mellor makes unique creations at her shop Selfie Sidewalk (photo booth), on E. Williams Field Road and is celebrating her third an- Color Street Polish Palace, Colorniversary Saturday. ing Castle (color a baby cake page banana cream pie, and more and more.” contest), a prize wheel and Bag-O-Flour Mellor, who graduated from ASU with Toss (corn hole). honors and a degree in management and People can participate by getting tickets entrepreneurship, believes “baking from with their purchases.

Between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., local author Louise Gabriel will read “Puddles the Raindrop Explores the Grand Canyon State, Arizona,” which Mellor calls “a fun, interesting, non-fiction book that teaches kids about water and about our great state of Arizona.”

And between 6-8 p.m., there will be live musical entertainment by The Everests.

Mellor also is using the day for charity, donating 10 percent of all sales and tips to Caring Hands, a nonprofit that is feeding families in need in 27 countries.

Mellor combines her life’s passion for baking with the arts and credits the support and encouragement she’s received from friends, family and loyal customers with creating a successful business.

She said that while it may take time to build a successful business, “and the journey may require working side jobs and making lifestyle sacrifices along the way,” she believes “an unwavering commitment in the wake of challenges and doubters, aspiring entrepreneurs can find ways to provide a product or service the public will love and can enjoy their own sweet success.”

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number of big companies.

“After communicating back and forth and after getting to see their facilities, I proposed the idea of contracting Better Earth to service Bradley,” she said.

And as a result of her work, the company is taking all the university’s food waste.

Abby said the whole project has taught her “that we all have the capacity to make some incredible changes in the way we live.”

“The resources and opportunities in sustainable living are nearly endless,” she added. “I believe the biggest thing, however, is that there is a lack of education on this topic.”

“The experience has also taught me the value of ‘putting yourself out there.’ Most people are eager to help and/or connect you to the resources necessary to fulfill your dream. If not, the worst case is you get denied and simply revise and try again.”

Though she expects to go on to graduation, she also has an idea what she would like to do once she’s done.

Not surprisingly, she said, “long-term I would like to work with a sustainable company.”

AARp brining safe driving course for seniors to Ahwatukee

AARP is sponsoring a safe driving course for seniors 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 24 and Dec. 5 at LivGenerations Ahwatukee Senior Living, 15815 S. 50th St., Ahwatukee. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers.

The course helps seniors sharpen their driving skills and get caught up on changes in traffic laws, road signage and new motor vehicle technology.

Upon completion of the four-hour course, graduates get a certificate that may entitle them to lower auto insurance premiums, depending on their insurer.

Register: 480-710-7265 or email janesimmers@ gmail.com.

He’s baaack with haunted but family-friendly yard

Halloween in Ahwatukee wouldn’t be the same without Steve Powers and his haunted front lawn.

And this year, he already has made sure that won’t happen.

Powers will start his free, family-friendly Halloween outdoor display Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13, from 7-9 p.m. outside his home at 2537 E. Amberwood Drive, a little west of Desert Vista High School. His shows run continuously and will be available to see every weekend through Halloween.

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He also has a soundtrack of Halloween music twice to accompany the show, his 13th consecutive one.

The singing pumpkins will be providing favorite songs for Halloween, and the Clumsy Witch and Jack Skellington will be on hand.

“I estimate we had well over a thousand visitors last year from our community,” he said.

Scout Troop 78 to hold semi-annual rummage sale

Scout Troop 78 of Ahwatukee is holding its semiannual rummage sale 7-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at Esperanza Lutheran Church’s parking lot, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, hear the Chandler Boulevard and Ray Road Loop.

If you want to rid yourself of some useful but no longer needed stuff, donations may be dropped off at the church any time after 6 a.m. that day. The troop will give the donor a tax receipt.

Proceeds help the troop participate in various outdoor scouting activities.

Republican Women slate chili dinner and member appreciation

KFYI 550’s Mike Broomhead will be the guest speaker at the Ahwatukee Republican Women’s Member Appreciation & Chili Dinner 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 20 at 4025 E. Tamara St., Ahwatukee.

Men, women and kids are invited to the event, which also will include candidates for various public offices.

Phoenix achieves new flood insurance discount rating

Some Phoenix property owners can save as much as 25 percent on their flood insurance premiums thanks to improved floodplain management, the city announced.

Phoenix was accredited with a Class 5 designation from the Community Rating System – one step above the previous rating of Class 6. The CRS is managed by the National Flood Insurance Program and rewards a community-centered approach to increasing a city’s flood resiliency through flood management activities.

In 2016, Phoenix updated its Floodplain Management Plan in an effort to increase public safety and work towards improving the CRS rating for its residents. Other flood management activities implemented by the city of Phoenix include public outreach, certifications and increased regulations.

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Santistevans slate open house for new office in Ahwatukee

Team Santistevan, made up of realty power couple Mary Jo and Mike Santistevan of Ahwatukee, are celebrating the opening of their Ahwatukee office of their branch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices / Arizona Properties.

The public is invited to come by between 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, to the office at 15215 S. 48th St., Suite 183.

Cupcakes from Smallcakes will be served.

There will be a $1 raffle with prizes from all local businesses and live music from Josh Bierman.

“We’re so excited about our new offices,” realtor Mary Jo Santistevan said. “But we’re also excited to start doing business in the area we love.

What better way to do that than to use all local businesses?

“We love Ahwatukee. It’s the place we call home, and we want to use our hyperlocal knowledge to help our friends and neighbors buy or sell their home. We really are Living, Working, Loving Ahwatukee!”

Special needs workshop will look at planning documents, accounts

HOPE Group and Silvertree Special Needs Planning are hosting a free workshop 6-8 p.m. Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at their offices, 4530 E. Muirwood Drive, Ste. 103, Ahwatukee, for parents and family members of students of all ages and all types of

special needs.

The topics covered in this workshop include guardianship, special needs trust, wills, government benefits, the ABLE Account, budget planning and the letter of intent. This workshop will explain why these special needs planning documents are important to have and how they complement each other in an estate plan.

RSVP: theth@hopegroupaz.com or call 480-6106981 ext. 1121. Note the number of attendees in your group and the date of the workshop in your RSVP. Information: hopegroupaz.com.

Fitness expert Carrie McNeish slates last sessions of 2018

Ahwatukee certified fitness instructor Carrie McNeish has slated her last cardio fitness and line dancing classes of the year at Pecos Park, with both starting at the end of October.

Beginning and intermediate/advanced line dancing will be at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., respectively, on Tuesdays while daytime classes are 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Thursdays.

Her Muscle Mania classes at 11 a.m. Mondays and 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays.

Register in person or at apm.activecommunities. com/phoenix/Home. Information: 480-221-9090, cmcneish@cox.net, or dancemeetsfitness.net.

Cactus Jacks in Ahwatukee plans Halloween dance party

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Food and drink specials start at 5 p.m. and Carrie McNeish will give free line dancing lessons starting at 5:30 p.m. Treats and raffle prizes also will be available. Information: dancemeetsfitness. net, 480-221-9090.

Local woman plans escape event to aid breast cancer research

Ahwatukee resident Rozanne Janacek is helping the Mary Kay Foundation to raise funds for breast cancer research and to support domestic violence shelters by hosting inexpensive sessions at an escape room.

Between 4:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, there will be 12 opportunities to spend an hour trying to escape from one of three themed rooms at 2730 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe.

A maximum eight people can sign up for one room at one time and admission is $10 per person.

Reservations: rjanacek@marykay.com or 602361-9752.

Ahwatukee Nutcracker balcony tickets are discounted

Tickets to the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet are on sale on a first-come, first-serve basis 8:30 a.m. to noon at Dance Studio 111, 4910 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

They also can be purchased at afnutcracker. com.

Information: 480-706-6040.

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American Legion Post 64 needs help on golf tournament

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.

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.

Service hours can be logged at Starving Children packing center

My Starving Children, a Christian nonprofit dedicated to providing nutritious meals to children worldwide, uses volunteers to hand-pack and send meals worldwide.

A large number of those volunteers are high school students, including Ahwatukee.

“We are already seeing groups of young people” at the Mesa packing facility, said Bill Major, site supervisor.

“The young people tell us they love the fact that at the end of their two-hour commitment, they know exactly how many meals were packed and where the food will go,” he added.

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Chess, knitters clubs

Read the book at home, then do fun time-travel activities at the library! Kids can read this month’s Magic Tree House series title “Dinosaurs Before Dark” by Mary Pope Osborne on their own or with family to prepare for hands-on activities that bring the story to life.

DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

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: 480-3302015 or donna@innervisionyoga.com.

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Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” on the eve of Halloween as Librarian Mike discusses the horror novel’s characters, plot and themes.

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‘Frankenstein” discussion

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. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org/classes.

Licensed advisor Greg Geryak will discuss how to navigate the Medicare system in a no-sales atmosphere. He’ll explain benefits, rights and other aspects of the program.

DETAILS>> 4:15 p.m. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. RSVP: 48-797-5615 or greg. geryak@GJGIA.com.

Veteran gardeners are encouraged to bring seeds to swap, and beginners are invited to take free seeds from the Ahwatukee Community Garden’s seed bank. Master gardeners from the Ahwatukee Community Garden will be available to answer all your gardening questions.

DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

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Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce and the smiles. All ages welcome. Bring sun protection and water, tools optional.

DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

Fall seed swap

Magic Tree House Book Club

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Medicare explained

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Bible study

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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 480-246-1912 for more information.

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Power Partners meet

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Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering. #stem #tinkertime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 2-4 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 spiritfilled, 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: 480-893-2579. www.mvlutheran.org/classes.

MONDAYS

MONDAYS Gosbells

This learning handbell choir teaches you how to ring those bells. The group presents occasionally during worship services and special holiday throughout the school year.

DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

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.

Digital City

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

TUESDAYS

Coloring for grown-ups

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.

Sign language for walkers

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s Power Partners meets. It’s a category-specific networking and leads group. Non-Chamber members can attend one event to “check it out.”

DETAILS>> Noon-1 p.m.at Native Grill and Wings 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Contact: Gina Jenkins 480-990-5444.

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.

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.

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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: 480-3302015 or donna@innervisionyoga.com.

Toastmasters sharpen skills

Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings.

DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Power Partners available

The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer.

Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category.

DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Jason’s Deli, 7230 W. Ray Road, Chandler. Free. Information: Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

WEDNESDAYS

Joyful Noiz Children’s Choir

Upbeat children’s choir with music and a message that kids can get excited about. This choir usually sings monthly during our worship services and presents a Christmas Musical.

DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

Chiming Cherubs

This “ringing and singing” choir is perfect for the younger kids who love music and want to learn to ring the handbells and/or enjoy singing.

Chiming Cherubs present occasionally during our worship services and special holidays throughout the school year.

DETAILS>> 5:45 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran

Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for today.

DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

Worship assistant training

Have you ever thought about serving in worship?

As an usher? A greeter? Serving communion?

Have you already been serving and desire to reflect more deeply on the rich meaning of what you do? Mountain View is offering a class as an entry point into these important ministries and as an enrichment for those who have already been serving.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

Lectionary Bible Study

Study and examine the Scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday at a deeper level. This weekly class dissects the passages for the upcoming weekend, giving you time to study and understand the historical background.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

The Boy Crisis Book Study

Boys are failing to thrive in nations throughout the world. This trend has been accelerating for the past 50 years. Why aren’t we paying attention? What is contributing to “The Boy Crisis,” and what can we do to change it?

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St. Ahwatukee. 480-8932579. mvlutheran.org.

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Kindergarten orientation and preschool preparation Every Kyrene elementary school will host a Kindergarten Orientation night to prepare families for the 2019-20 school year.

Preschool parents are welcome to come learn more about Kyrene’s earliest educational opportunities. Parents considering early entry to Kindergarten are encouraged to attend.

All Kyrene Elementary Schools Week of November 26-30 Contact schools for dates and times

Middle School Information Nights will be held on each campus during the first two weeks of December.

Contact schools for dates and times.

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LD 18 Senate candidates address voters EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two columns that AFN invited from the three candidates for two Tempe Union School

District governing board seats. Their first columns and their questionnaire are at Ahwatukee.com. They were told they

could write on a topic of their choice.

Barraza: I am running to strengthen student programs and services

BY ANDRES BARRAZA

I

was born and raised in Tempe Arizona, and I graduated from Marcos de Niza High School in 2002. I studied economics and statistics at Arizona State University, and afterwards, I served as a Senior Fire-

fighter and Incident Commander Type-5 with USFS Cave Creek Fire Department.

In 2014, I started a coffee import company with my son, who in May also graduated from Marcos de Niza high school.

I am passionate about mentorship and service to my community. I coach Little League in Tempe, tutor students in mathematics, physics and economics and serve

as a committee member with the school district.

I am running to strengthen student programs and services in our schools and to grow post-graduate opportunities for students after graduation, from colleges to trade schools to job placement.

Lastly, I am running to ensure that educators and community members have a

continual voice in our schools as we move forward.

I am very proud to have graduated from our community. So much so that I invested in my son’s education here in our district.

Now, I am ready to give back to the community that supported me and gave me so much opportunity. Please vote for me and give me the privilege to serve you.

Fletcher: I am deeply committed to helping our teachers at TU

BY DON FLETCHER

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eaching and its importance has been woven into the fabric of my family for generations. My grandparents were educators and my great great grandmother, Ester B. Fletcher, taught in a pioneer school in the territories of the Old West.

I have read the journals and poems Ester wrote as she taught years ago. I have carried on that tradition of education as I

taught college classes for four years. More recently, I have taught professional education classes for individuals in the legal and real estate profession.

Over 1,000 young men of our area have received the Communications Merit Badge in Boy Scouts as I have taught them how to better communicate in their families, schools and community.

The importance of an impactful teacher is illustrated by an experience my wife, Christine, and I had a few years ago. We were in a gift shop in London, England, when a young woman in her early twen-

ties approached me and asked if my last name was Fletcher. I said yes.

I could tell she was from the United States by her accent. In my mind, I started to think quickly – how did I know this person? Was she someone I met while working with students from Desert Vista High School? I was stumped.

She next asked if the person across the shop was my wife and if her name was Christine Fletcher? Again, I said yes, and I was even more perplexed. After what seemed a very long pause, this young woman said, “your wife was my third-

grade teacher some 13 years ago.”

I motioned for my wife to join us and I had the privilege of introducing her to one of her former students from long ago. Of course, tears filled my wife’s eyes, as it was beyond her wildest imagination that in a faraway land, and over a decade later, one of her students would recognize and greet her with such warm appreciation.

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Garcia: Our district's students, families and community matter

BY BRIAN GARCIA

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ur guiding principles must be rooted in the success, safety and well-being of our students. We need to include our families in the development of our policies. In addition, regularly listening and working with our teachers and community to continue striving for excellence.

Our students matter. Our job is to regularly evaluate every aspect of how we

are providing a quality education. Are we preparing students for life? Do our students have social, emotional and mental wellness support? We must tailor to the needs and aspirations of our students with preparation for college, technical & trade or the military.

Programs like AVID (Achievement Via Individual Determination), JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) and Achieve60AZ work to increase preparedness and expand career opportunities. We must also ensure counselor, safety and wellness support.

With innovative initiatives and partner-

ships coupled with wellness support, our students are best positioned to thrive.

Our families matter. Families are critical to the success of our students and development of our policies. My family’s sacrifices enabled me to succeed. My parents immigrated and became U.S. citizens. My father left the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Mexico as a teenager to provide for his family.

My mother fled violence as a child from El Salvador.

They were determined to provide a better life for us. Because of them, I’m living the American Dream. I’m the first in

my family to graduate high school, earn a bachelor's and master's and attend law school.

Now, I’m fortunate enough to help my brother, Aaron, a senior at Corona, help chart his own path. It’s our job to reach out, be transparent and meet families where they are. The diversity of our families is what makes our community strong.

Our community matters. As a product of Tempe Union, teachers, mentors and community leaders prepared me for life.

Whether serving as an education advo-

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Real Estate Guide South Mountain doesn’t stand that tall in study of hills and houses AFN News Staff

“M

ountains matter” when it comes to home prices, according to a local realty

group.

But when it comes to South Mountain, it matters even more what side of the hill the home exists on.

That may sound like a no-brainer, but the study recently released by Hill Group of Coldwell-Banker Residential Brokerage, titled “What’s that Mountain Worth?” puts it in sharp perspective.

Its analysis of the sales of homes on and

near mountains puts South Mountain at the bottom of the extra value to a home among nine mountains it looked at.

Doug and Kirsten Hill and their team of Realtors worked alongside Fidelity National Title to calculate average values of home sales based on various elevations among nine mountains in the greater Phoenix area – including Camelback Mountain, Mummy Mountain, Piestewa Peak, South Mountain, Red Mountain, Black Mountain, Scottsdale Mountain, McDowell Mountain and Pinnacle Peak.

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A 5,680-square-foot, single-story home built in 1999 in the 13200 block of South 34th Way, Ahwatukee, recently sold at $1,237,000 – only $63,000 below the listing price. Built on two acres on a cul de sac abutting South Mountain Preservem the house was vopted "best home: onan Ahwatukee Realtors luxury home tour. Its massive wrought iron and glass entry doors open to a slit-home plan with a huge master suite and three en suite bedrooms. The sprawling family/rec room has a built-in bar and the gourmet kitchen would make any chef salivated with custom cherry stained cabinets and high-end applicances.

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mountain” average sales price for homes on South Mountain was $316,684 – with an “off-mountain” average price of a mere $252,188.

Those numbers pale by comparison to the highest “mountainous” average sales prices for Mummy Mountain. With a $1.9 million average price for “on mountain” homes and $1.7 million for those on nearby level land, Mummy Mountain stood the tallest among the nine mountains in the study.

Moreover, the authors noted, homes in that area can be priced beyond $18 million.

Camelback was second with on and off average prices of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

The Hills concede that where South Mountain is concerned, “the inventory and pricing in the area skew widely on both the higher and lower ends.”

“While a house in Ahwatukee may be listed for $4 million, another north of the mountain may be listed for $180,000. The averages no doubt include a number of outliers but accurately represent the area’s housing options.”

They also predicted that completion of the South Mountain Freeway will likely drive up the averages by making the north side of South Mountain more accessible from the freeway system in the county.

“An exciting feature to note in this area

is the 202 extension currently under construction, which will make going from the south side of the mountain to the north side much easier in the next few years,” the Hills said.

Kirsten Hill said they undertook the study because while “I learned very early on as an agent that mountains matter to both buyers and sellers,” there was a big question that she never could resolve: “How much value does a mountain add to a home?”

“Having a higher elevation (and better views) can make a big difference, as can the location of the mountain and what neighborhoods and attractions surround it. This study takes all of those factors into account and puts a number on the top nine mountains in the area.”

“To some people mountains are just piles of rocks,” she added. “But to a homeowner or potential homeowner, they are a distinct geographic treasure that gives our Valley visual character and amazing views. Being mountainside can also mean a huge premium in home value.”

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“If you are selling your home, your proximity and elevation can add significantly to the value of your home,” their report says. “For buyers, knowing what kind of premium is fair based on which mountain you are near or on means making a better offer.”

Although South Mountain ranked the lowest in value among the nine mountains in the study, Ahwatukee residents need not fear.

They’re on the right side of the mountain.

“South Mountain is a beacon for travelers coming to Phoenix from Tucson, and the blinking lights on top of the TV/radio towers at its peak are a defining feature of the city,” the study said.

Yet, it added, “This may be the most challenging mountain range on the list to quantify because it hosts by far the most diverse array of housing inventory. Directly south of the mountain range is Ahwatukee, home to the Foothills Golf Club and where, as of writing, the highest listed home is on the market for $4.9M. On the north side of the mountain is the Baseline Corridor, one of the most affordable areas in all of Phoenix.

The study then determined the “on-the-

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I’ll take a townhouse over a patio home any day

BY MITCH KLANN AFN Guest Writer

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o you’ve decided to buy a home in The Ahwatukee Foothills.

Congratulations. With its beautiful landscaping and lakes, fantastic schools, a well-maintained golf course, gorgeous community playgrounds with tennis and basketball courts, and abundant hiking and biking trails in our very own 16,000-acre recreational oasis, you have made a great life decision.

Now all you need to decide is what type of home to buy. With the addition of the 202 extension, new builds are starting to fill once vacant areas with different types of home options. With a wide range of new and resale options, I am here to suggest my style of home and, in fact, my very own community, as one of the most viable options in all of Ahwatukee; an attached home/townhouse condominium in Stonecliffe.

Sure, there’s nothing better than the “new house smell,” right? Actually, there is something better; financial peace of

mind and hassle-free living.

Economists have recently voiced concerns that homebuyers might be taking on too much housing debt again, reminiscent of what we saw in the lead up to the housing market crash of 2007 when millions lost their homes.

T h a t doesn’t mean a smart buyer shouldn’t buy, but a prudent buyer should look at all of the options and buy within their means.

For the sake of conversation, let’s compare patio-style homes in two communities in The Foothills. Oasis, on the corner of Desert Foothills Parkway and Liberty, is a new, single-family housing

development still under construction.

Stonecliffe Condominiums, completed in 2001, with one, two or three-bedroom townhouses, is directly across the street with similar sized front and back yards.

The median list price for a 1,950-squarefoot home in Ahwatukee Foothills is $335,000.

The average price of a

1,950-squarefoot with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage in Oasis is $365,000.

A comparable townhome in Stonecliffe, 1,950 square feet, three bedrooms and a two-car garage is selling on average

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for less than $275,000. Oasis has a heated community pool, while Stonecliffe has a heated pool, Jacuzzi/spa, a clubhouse and a playset for young children. Both properties are gated.

Assuming a 10 percent down payment and a 4.5 percent interest rate on a 30-year loan, your monthly cost for a townhome in Stonecliffe is approximately $1,730.

Your monthly cost for a home in Oasis is approximately $2,375. Your monthly savings for a townhome is approximately $645 or $7,740 annually.

In the case of Stonecliffe, the exterior maintenance of the units including roofing and painting and the exterior insurance of the units are all included in the HOA fee.

When you figure the cost and, for some, more importantly, the hassle of roofing, landscaping, painting and stucco repair, pool and spa maintenance and repair, taxes and insurance, then the smart financial move is the townhouse. Like new car smell, new house smell doesn’t last long.

-Mitch Klann is a Realtor with Mitch Klann & Associates. Reach him at 602-615-3365 or mitch.klann@gmail.com

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opened my mind to many wonderful thoughts and experiences. I am deeply grateful for fantastic teachers that taught my four children, helping prepare them for their adult life.

I am deeply committed to helping our teachers in the Tempe Union High School District receive the recognition and opportunities they deserve.

Part of their recognition is fair compensation. I am glad that this last May, the teachers finally received their much deserved compensation package. We need to work as a community to make sure that adequate funding is made available to keep those promises.

We need to keep good teachers in the classroom, address overcrowding and ensure they have the resources they need. We all need to work hard to help raise this noble profession. Finally, we need to encourage our youth to seek out the teaching profession again and engage in this life-changing career.

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cate and outreach coordinator for Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, in the classroom with AVID, or in the courtroom as a student prosecutor with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Tempe Union prepared me for life.

I want to ensure all our students are best suited to thrive. It’s because of teachers like Mindy Udall who go above and beyond every day. She set a foundation by teaching the importance of civic engagement, service and education. Are we

doing everything we can to recruit, retain and respect our teachers? We must regularly listen and assess whether we are setting up our students, teachers and schools for success.

I want to ensure the success, safety and the well-being of all students. Through my experience, I understand the importance of working with students and their families for sustainable success.

I know the job cannot be done without being accessible and transparent with our families. We are doing a good job, but we can always do better. Let’s work together to continue working towards excellence.

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LETTERS

Candidates should be funded by people, not 'dark' groups

America’s elections should roll back the clock on campaign financing. Candidates should be funded by you and me, real Americans.

This is not a partisan concept – it affects everyone. Campaigns and PACs get money from anywhere. Really. Anywhere. I’m not comfortable with foreign corporations and billionaires spending millions of dollars on Arizona and national elections. Do you want our elected officials to be the puppets of string pullers from other states and countries?

For example, in 2014 Doug Ducey received $8.2 million in outside donations, used primarily to run attack ads against opponents. In return, Governor Ducey has been pouring our tax dollars into private prisons owned by companies not based in Arizona, so profits go right out the door instead of staying here.

When the Arizona Courts ordered the “Outlaw Dirty Money” proposition off the ballot this year, they dumped a measure that could have provided us some protection against future unknown monies in our election process.

It just makes sense for every office and political party to be funded by real local Amer-

icans, not corporations and outside interests who do not represent you and me. I will vote for any candidate who will promote the end to dirty election money.

-Salli Nelson

I’m running for Clerk of the Superior Court on a platform of competence, not politics.”

I vote for competence.

-CJ Briggle

sation to a victim for loss, damage or injury incurred during the commission of a crime.

The money comes from a special fund maintained by Maricopa County court system.

At this time, there is more than $600,000 in unclaimed restitution funds, but it is extraordinarily difficult for victims to claim it.

Why? Because Maricopa County decided the online site used by victims to follow the legal collection process was too cumbersome to maintain.

Roberta Neil Miller, candidate for Clerk of the Superior Court, sees this as a reckless dismissal of victims’ rights. She wants to reactivate the site and institute an aggressive process for victims to be able to claim their rightful monies.

In a recent public forum, Miller stated, “I am sick of Maricopa County being dominated by a conservative, ideological party agenda that prevails over policy. That’s why

water protections. Now it’s attempting to roll back America’s clean car standards, representing another dismissal of climate science and a complete disregard for public health.

According to the EPA’s data, almost 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from vehicles. The clean car standards were put in place to increase the fuel efficiency of cars and lightweight trucks, helping reduce emissions, pollution and oil consumption, and directly combating human-caused global warming. It also aimed to save consumers billions of dollars at the pump.

The health benefits of breathing cleaner air are well-known. Improved public health helps reduce sick days, medical appointments and healthcare bills.

Our community suffers from high pollution levels. This summer, ozone levels exceeded the health-based standard numerous times. High pollution levels affect us all, but

they impact our most vulnerable people and communities more significantly.

We need to tell the EPA and this administration to keep the clean car standards in place.

-Rebecca Hinton

Clean air standards headed Restitution for victims here is in wrong direction an issue in this election I’m fed up, as once again the Trump ad- Bowie stands out for his voice Restitution is the court-ordered compen- ministration attacks critical climate, air and and votes for education

When my husband and I were first married, my neighbors and I would gather on our front lawns, and the discussions frequently revolved around the education our children were receiving.

Now, 44 years later, the three remaining original owners still gather on our front lawns, and the discussions now revolve around the education our grandchildren are receiving.

As I review the candidates running in LD18 for State Senator, Sean Bowie stands out for his voice and votes for public education. Sean voted for pay raises for teachers as a first step in repairing our broken education system and has also voted on bills that support small businesses and affordable health care for everyone.

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Senator this November, be sure to vote for the candidate who stands for repairing our broken public education system, who promotes affordable healthcare for all, who advocates for small businesses and who uses his voice for the other issues that are important to each of us in LD18. Sean Bowie makes those hard votes at the Capital now. Re-elect Sean Bowie for State Senator.

- Kristin Thies

Former board member finds Pratt well-suited for Kyrene

In the almost two years since I retired from the Kyrene governing board, with a few exceptions, I have chosen to remain mostly in the background as a concerned and informed Kyrene resident.

I have stayed out of day-to-day district affairs, leaving it to my former colleagues and my successors to carry on in accordance with prescribed duties and their beliefs and policies. Now, with an important governing board election upon us, I have chosen to endorse a candidate that I have recently had the pleasure to get to know: Margaret Pratt.

Based upon recent conversations and meetings with Margaret, I have concluded that she has the temperament, the judge-

ment, the understanding of the role and duties of the board and is ready to serve on the governing board. She is fully aware of the level of commitment necessary to serve Kyrene very well as a future governing board member.

Margaret, her husband and her family are heavily invested in our community and in the Kyrene School District, and I believe that she will work well with her fellow board members and with the superintendent and district senior management at a time when open-mindedness and the ability to listen and to prioritize are critical to Kyrene’s future governance and its success.

I urge you to join me in supporting Margaret Pratt for election to the Kyrene governing board.

-Ross Robb

Longtime friend praises Mike Middleton’s character, service

I am writing on behalf of Mike Middleton regarding his consideration for school board. Mike and I have been friends for as long as I can recall. We grew up in the same neighborhood in Ottumwa, Iowa and even though there are many miles between us now, we remain friends to this day.

After high school, I enlisted in the Marine Corp Reserve. Mike and I discussed this to great lengths, and he too enlisted and we

went to Marine Corp Boot Camp together.

This was one of the most difficult things I had ever done in my life to that point. Without Mike, boot camp would have been pure misery. With my best friend there, not only was it bearable, it was a fantastic experience.

I remember one day in particular we were running for several miles. Many recruits were falling back and Mike along with a couple others were going back and rescuing the ones falling out. No one told them to go back for them. It’s just doing the right thing.

After boot camp in San Diego, Mike and I went to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, for additional training.

Shortly after our time at Ft. Sill, Mike and I parted ways. He stayed in the Marine Reserved and attended college, eventually moving to Arizona, and I went on active duty. To say this put some miles between us would be an understatement.

Yet, again we always found a way to keep in touch. Over the years, Mike married Nancy and they have two children. Both of his children are grown and have successful careers. His daughter is in the Naval Reserves and works for Chase. His son works at Intel.

Both children graduated from Arizona State University. If you measure a man’s success by the success of his children, Mike is rich in a way no one can measure.

Having been friends with Mike for such a

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long time, I can honestly say I’ve never questioned his integrity or his loyalty. He will tell you the truth even when it may not be what you want to hear.

-Mark W Jones

She finds Schmuck’s debate absence disappointing

There have been four public debates for voters to find out more about the Senate candidates in our district. How disappointing that the GOP candidate for LD18 State Senator hasn’t shown up for a single one.

These events provide the community a chance to meet the candidates and learn more about their positions. I guess candidate Schmuck doesn’t think we deserve to learn more about him and his positions, or perhaps he is afraid that we will learn about his extreme views like his plan to eliminate the state income tax, which provides over 40 percent of our state revenue. Maybe he doesn’t want to face his opponent to explain why he is in favor of expanding private school vouchers, which would have a devastating effect on our public schools.

Despite his campaign signs that insist he ‘cares,’ his level of disinterest in LD18 voters appalls me. I don’t think candidate Schmuck deserves to be our next senator.

- Laurie Nerat

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New business caters to athletes’ thirst for healthy beverages

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

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rue Nutrition Bar is not your typical health shake/coffee bar.

It has positioned itself to attract health-conscious athletes in Ahwatukee with the on-site Body Composition RX (BodyCompRX), providing additional nutritional health improvement.

Located at 48th Street and Ray Road, True Nutrition Bar opened in late July and has already claimed a following for its selection of protein shakes and health drinks – especially with the multitude of Mountainside Fitness members working out in the same plaza.

And like Mountainside Fitness which began in Mountainside Plaza in 1991 and has grown to 16 locations, Nutrition Bar founders/owners Jason and Taylor Blackwood are already eyeing expansion to other areas of Greater Phoenix, including

Scottsdale where the elder Blackwood resides.

Co-founder Taylor Blackwood, Jason’s son, is president of the company and a health enthusiast who says he’s proud to bring this new concept to the village.

“As an avid athlete for many years, I know how important protein shakes are,” Taylor said. “True Nutrition Bar was a chance for me to show Phoenix a shake that I am truly proud of and that doesn’t sacrifice flavor to get a great calorie and nutrition profile.”

He said the bar’s ingredients “produce a shake that is easy to digest and brings great flavor with minimal calories.”

Those include both the Favorite Shakes and Build Your Own offerings.

But the Blackwoods wanted more than just another health-oriented shake shop.

They added Clinic Director Karissa Bourne, physician assistant Kenneth “Tres” Kwilosz of BodyCompRX and reg-

istered dietician/nutritionist Simin Levinson, who is a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University and works with the Phoenix Suns.

“Another opportunity for a better solution I noticed was in the unregulated supplements that so many athletes use,” said Taylor. “I personally prefer the safety and efficacy of real, prescription-grade medical treatment for weight loss and hormone therapy, rather than turning to prohormones, weight loss supplements, etc.”

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(Jannelle Etzel Photography)

Taylor Blackwood, founder of True Nutrition Bar, and Clinic Diector Karista Bourne aim to make help people get and stay healthy with beverages loaded with a variety of nutrients.

Childhood ordeal inspired Ahwatukee orthodontist’s career choice AFN News Staff

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s he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his Ahwatukee practice, there’s little doubt who inspired Dr. Mark J. Woolaver to choose the career that he did.

It was the orthodontist who helped him through a childhood ordeal.

The Nova Scotia native was born with a cleft lip and palate, and his first orthodontic experience was when he was only six months old, when his cleft was surgically repaired.

But that was only the beginning of his ordeal, one that didn’t end until he was able to dump his last set of braces at age 29.

“For a number of years he had a facemask headgear, expanders – everything,” said his office manager, Theresa Bauer.

Through this ordeal, his orthodontist had such a positive impact on life that he decided when he was only 11 years old

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Dr. Mary J. Woolaver is celebrating the 10th year of his Ahwatukee orthodontal practice, which finds its roots in his own childhood experiences.

what he wanted to do in life: help his patients “have a healthy bite and improved

self-confidence with a smile they could be proud of.”

So, he went to the University of Alberta and got his dental degree in 1996 and, five years later, realized his dream when he earned his master’s in orthodontics from the University of Manitoba.

His other big move in life was when he came to Ahwatukee, where he lives with his wife Allison and their two children – daughter Maya, a freshman at Desert Vista High, and Ben, an eighth-grader at Altadena Middle School.

Having grown up in cold Canada, he and his wife wanted to leave the gray skies and chilly air behind and seek the desert sun.

He opened his practice at 4425 E. Agave Road – three miles from his home – because he wanted to work in the community where he lived.

Besides, he also likes to give back to the community and has contributed over $150,000 in services, monetary donations and gifts in three different ways.

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vitamin tablet is included with the purchase of any shake.

With strawberry and banana, peanut butter and banana, and vanilla and chocolate flavors, the protein shakes selection range from the 155-calorie TRUE Low Calorie shake to the 710-calorie TRUE High Density shake. The latter has 50 grams of slow-and-fast release protein, beneficial fats and carbs and peanut butter.

The 180-calorie TRUE Farmer’s Market offers 25 grams of vegan protein and cold pressed juice from 10 fruits and vegetables.

A popular offering is the TRUE Post-Workout shake. At 345 calories, it contains 50 grams of slow-and-fast release protein, glutamine and branched-chain amino acid – the only amino acid not degraded in the liver.

All shakes are $6.

Also available for that price – with “enhancements” available for 50 cents more – are TRUE Build-Your-Own shakes that start with a choice of bases such as non-fat yogurt, almond milk, 2 percent milk, soy milk and orange juice.

From there, customers can further customize their shake with a choice of 12 flavors, most of which are fruit purees from France that have been selected for their low-sugar content and high quality. Add

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“We’re very excited about revolutionizing the way athletes interact with supplements and making access to real clinicians and real medicine easier,” he added.

The licensed onsite clinicians provide a whole range of services – including lipotropic injections, B12 shots, food sensitivity testing and hormone replacement therapy.”

Taylor said the combined shake/coffee bar is designed to be a welcoming environment.

“It all is housed in a fun environment; think of us like a Starbucks for health-conscious people,” he laughed.

“We’re a family-owned business, and we see our wonderful staff as a part of our family. We’re really proud of our first location, and our warm reception in Ahwatukee has us excited to plant the flag in other parts of the valley.”

Chandler resident Karissa Bourne, BSN, RN, is the onsite clinic director of BodyCompRX, also owned by the father and son team.

“We’re blending the idea of protein shakes in front and offering the medicinal step when people are ready,” said Bourne.

She said a complimentary probiotic and

to this protein of choice.

For 50 cents each, patrons can add to their TRUE Build-Your-Own multi-vitamins, BCAAs, additional 25 grams of protein, creatine, caffeine or glutamine.

Expected to be added soon to the menu is hot and cold brew coffee. But it will not be just any coffee: the TRUE Fitness Coffee will be made with MCT oils.

“Medium-chain triglycerides, MCT oils, are popular in the fitness community because of how they’re digested. These friendly saturated fats are primarily and easily digested and then used by the liver.

This means that the fats are metabolized for energy use, rather than being stored as fat cells,” Bourne said.

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rick-and-mortar stores are thriving as they embrace new technology in an effort to compete with Amazon and other online retail giants.

That was the word from an official with Chandler Fashion Center as well as a store manager at Nordstrom during a recent program sponsored by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.

David Moss, senior manager, property management at Chandler Fashion Center, raved about strong sales and high occupancy rates of stores in the mall, stating that it has started a text concierge service that customers can use to get directions to stores and learn about events and specific items they are looking for in the mall.

Jodi Behrmann, store manager at Nordstrom’s in Chandler Fashion Center, said his employer strives to get local shoppers into the store.

“We feel really strong about the demographics we have coming into Chandler,” Moss said. “It’s about cultivation…cre-

ating a strategic advantage. The city has done a really good job of focusing retail into the planning area. We’ve got a lot of really cool stuff opening in the future.”

Anthropologie, which offers women’s clothes, accessories and home décor, is expected to open in Chandler Fashion Center around Black Friday, he said.

Moss said Chandler Fashion Center also has one of the few official LEGO stores in the state and some of Arizona’s few Soft Surroundings and Kendra Scott stores.

Moss said over a five-year period, from 2013 to this year, the Chandler Fashion Center has never dropped below a 92 percent occupancy rate.

He said the text concierge platform at Chandler Fashion Center allows people to text questions directly to the mall’s service staff.

“We strive to answer all of our questions in under a minute and provide responsive customer service as opposed to directing customers to a blanket FAQ page,” Moss said. “We pride ourselves on providing information to customers where they need and when they need

it. We also respond to inquiries directly from the website.”

Another way Chandler Fashion Center is keeping up with customers’ technological demands is with a new virtual reality area in its Macy’s store.

The virtual and augmented reality furniture shopping experiences allow customers to take measurements of their home and put on goggles so they can see their room designed, Moss said.

“It actually enhances the shopping experience,” he said.

Behrmann said Nordstrom’s “biggest opportunity is the people.”

“We still see the store traffic in and out, local market,” she said. “We know that local is good for us. People love Chandler.”

Behrmann said the Nordstrom in Chandler will start selling State Forty Eight T-shirts, made by the Chandler-based, independently owned company.

She said for customers’ convenience, they can also order items from Nordstrom online and then pick them up inside the store or curbside outside the business.

The mall also is benefitting from Chan-

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James Smith, economic development innovation manager for the city, said about 88 percent of the city is developed and about 8 percent of Chandler is undeveloped but committed to specific future development.

Smith said approximately 3,900 acres in Chandler are developed now for employment uses, including offices. About 2,500 acres in the city are expected to be built out with employment uses sometime in the future.

The Offices at Chandler Viridian, a mixed-use project at the intersection of the Loops 101 and 202 near Chandler Fashion Center, is about 250,000 square feet. Stantec is leasing 55,000 square feet in the building and it is expected to bring about 400 jobs to that space, Smith said.

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loween, when it’s open 6-10 p.m.

David Foster, who runs Fright Zone with his wife and two children, said it is family-friendly and not too scary for little ones.

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hildren and adults eager to get their hands on pumpkins, or taste the flavors of fall at festivals, or step into spooky houses for some Halloween chills have lots to explore in Chandler and the East Valley in the coming weeks.

Festivals and farms have pie-eating competitions, corn shucking, hay rides and pumpkin decorating. Haunted houses are planning chills for everyone.

The venues are festive places for families to gather for free or little money and enjoy cooler outdoor temperatures.

A look at some of the attractions: FESTIVALS AND FARMS

Arizona Harvest Fest & Farmers Market: Fall festivities and shopping run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave. More than 100 merchants will sell produce at a farmers market; gourmet food, clothes, home furnishings, jewelry, art, home-improvement goods and health and wellness services. Children engage in games and activities, including pumpkin toss, pumpkin pageant (where they decorate pumpkins), corn-shucking contest, pie-eating competition, corn hole and cake walk. Local pumpkin ales and seasonal brews are available to adults. Live entertainment.

A percentage of proceeds benefit Downtown Chandler Community Partnership, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the development of downtown as a regional destination for dining, shopping, living, culture and the arts. Information: arizonaharvestfest.com.

Schnepf Farms: This long-time, family-entertainment destination renews its Pumpkin & Chili Party Thursdays-Sundays through Oct. 28 at the farm, 24610 S. Rittenhouse Road in Queen Creek. It is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. The theme is “heroes” and the Celebrity Corn Maze reflects that with a likeness of the late Pat Tillman, an Arizona Cardinals football player who left his NFL career to join the U.S. Army. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. Part of the maze also has the design of a grandmother reading to a child and a teacher.

Among new attractions are an extreme inflatable area, enhanced BMX and skateboard show, two stages with live entertainment and a DJ spinning tunes to rock the ride

(David Foster/AFN Contributor)

Fright Zone is a free haunted house that the Foster family of Chandler sets up every year.

area. Amusement rides, bonfires, marshmallow roasting, pig races, miniature golf, dog show and fireworks some nights are part of the party. Another new treat is the Mac N Cheese Bar that starts with a large bowl of homemade macaroni and cheese that consumers then customize with toppings.

A chili dinner includes a bowl of chili, grilled corn on the cob, homemade corn bread, a fudge Oreo brownie and drink for $13. A succotash bowl includes sweet onions, peppers, sweet corn, garden squash, okra and potatoes grilled on custom griddles for $11 (chicken $3 extra).

The “spooky night” train ride is $5, $3 for rides during daylight.

Admission is $20, $15 if purchased at Fry’s Food Stores. Admission is free to children 2 and younger. Military personnel are free with military ID through Oct. 7, Oct. 11-14 and Oct. 25-29. Police officers with badge are free Oct. 11-14. Firefighters and hot shots with ID are free Oct. 25-28. Grandparents who buy one ticket get one free on Fridays when they show a photo of their grandchildren. Teachers who book field trips in October get in free. Family members of military members, police officers, firefighters and hot shots get discounted tickets at Fry’s Food Stores. Information: schnepffarms.com.

Mother Nature’s Farm: The Pumpkin Patch is open daily through Oct. 31 at this family-owned farm on property originally purchased by Sam and Edie Kelsall in 1968. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 1-30 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the farm, 1663 E. Baseline Road in Gilbert. Admission charge is $10 per child and $5 for adults to accompany kids.

Included are OZ pumpkin, bag of stickers, pumpkin decorating, air bounce, hay ride,

spider-web crawl made of rope that kids play on, feeding animals and Alexander’s Adventure Maze. Visitors may eat lunch at picnic tables and children may run around the spacious grounds. Food is available to purchase, including hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. Information: mothernaturesfarm.com.

Zombie Warz: Thrill seekers shoot paintball guns at zombies, who do not shoot back.

Participants travel in “zombie assault vehicles” for about half an hour. The gruesome male and female zombies move around with various backdrops. A military man feeds customers more paintballs if needed and assists with technical issues. It runs Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 3. The first truck heads out to attack zombies after 7 p.m. and the final one of the night goes before 10 p.m. at the corner of South Maricopa and Koli Road in the Chandler area. Tickets are $25 (with 100 paintballs included) if purchased online. At the ticket window, they are $29 (including 100 paintballs). Active and retired military members or first responders get tickets for $20 (with 100 paintballs included).

Information: zombiewarzaz.com.

The Crypt Haunted Attractions: Visitors are spooked at three scary setups in one Vertuccio Farms: The Corn Maze & Fall Fes- location. The Crypt, The Asylum and Chatival continues through Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 9 os Maze offer differing types of terror. The p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to Crypt is filled with creatures and people that 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 do not understand they are dead and each p.m. Sundays at the farm, 4011 S. Power Road year return and choose new guests to join in Mesa. Admission includes 7-acre corn them in their dance of the dead. The Asylum maze, mini-golf, mule-pulled wagon ride storyline is a doctor subjecting patients to shocking experiments (Saturdays and Sundays and converting them only until sunset), giant into homicidal nutcasjump pad, mini zip line, es until he falls victim pumpkin bowling, anito his own failures. mals, new pallet maze Chaos Maze offers and one-barrel train mayhem and terror at ride. Admission charge every twist and turn. is $10, free to kids 2 and Crypt Haunted Attracyounger. Information: tions is open Oct. 6-7, vertucciofarms.com.

Oct. 10-14, Oct. 17-21, and Oct. 24-31 at 1445 Haunted Houses and W. Southern Ave., other spooky attractions Mesa. Fridays and SatFright Zone: The Foster urdays it is open 7 p.m. family provides Hallowto midnight. Other days een fun at their home, it is open 7-10 p.m., and 11148 E. Villa Park Drive on Halloween it is open in Chandler, for free.

7-11 p.m. Admission is Music, creepy crea$25 for all three houses, tures, haunted maze, $18 for one of the two graveyard and other main haunts and $8 for chilling entertainment (Tim Fuchs/AFN Contributor) is open 7-10 p.m. every Jax Fuchs enjoys the Arizona Harvest Fest & Chaos Maze only. InFriday and Saturday this Farmers Market last year in Chandler. This formation: hauntedaz. com. month, except on Hal- year’s festival is Nov. 11.

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Taco Festival more than food with tequila, lucha libre and Chihuahua beauty contest

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avid Tyda doesn’t mind working at his Phoenix Pizza Festival or the upcoming inaugural Donut Festival.

But he wishes he could take a step back at the Arizona Taco Festival, Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale.

“Of all the events I produce, that is the one I would most likely go to,” Tyda said. “I don’t want to work that day. I want to kick back, relax and have a margarita.”

The Arizona Taco Festival was founded by Tyda and Rick Phillips of Affordable Food Festivals and The Taco Group. In reaction to high-priced, exclusionary culinary events, the duo formed a company that orchestrates festivals with three components: a culinary competition, low price of entry and original entertainment programming.

Sixty restaurants will take over 10 acres of grass, with attractions like live bands, lucha libre wrestling (under a tent this year), eating contests and the

(Debbie Wolvos/Special for AFN)

Dozens of kinds of tacos, just what one might expect at a taco festival, will be available at the Arizona Taco Festival. Representative of them will be offerings from Ajo Al’s, which was a favorite of the late Sen. John McCain, and Taste of Korea, which normally does not make tacos.

Chihuahua beauty pageant.

The Saturday Tequila Expo will feature samples of 100-plus premium varieties, and the Sunday Margarita Expo, where more than a dozen of the Val-

ley’s top mixologists shake up gourmet spirits. Salsa, guacamole and other Mexican-inspired fare round out the weekend.

The 2018 Arizona Taco Festival will

operate on a token system (a.k.a. taco bitcoin), where guests will trade their purchased tokens for tacos and margaritas.

“We’re going back to tokens,” Tyda said. “We’re all about doing the things that work, making sure there are no lines to get in and enough taco vendors.

“A lot of people, still to this day, say there are so many lines at the Arizona Taco Festival. I look around and all the popular booths are going to have lines.

That’s the nature of a festival. There are great taco booths that don’t have lines.

Go check them out. There could be a great chef. They just may not have decorated the booth as great.”

This year, he recommends patrons try the Taste of Korea’s tacos.

“I always get excited when somebody who doesn’t traditionally make tacos decides to partake,” he said. “It proves my theory that tacos are the most adapted and adaptable cuisine.

Every ethnicity can create their version of the taco. For someone who typically cooks Korean food to try the taco See

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festival, that’s exciting.”

Ajo Al’s Mexican Café was Arizona Taco Festival’s grand champion last year. On top of it, owner Daniel Dains figures he served well over 4,500 tacos last year.

“With the exception of the week before Christmas, that’s the most hours we work during the year,” Dains said.

“To get it all prepped, we’ll start on Tuesday or Wednesday. We do the

event on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday we put the restaurant back together. It’s basically a straight week of nonsense.”

Ajo Al’s, which Dains said was Sen. John McCain’s favorite restaurant, is known for its pollo con queso, shredded-beef taco and shrimp-andsmoked-pork-belly tacos.

(Debbie Wolvos/Special for AFN)

The Chihuahua beauty pageant always is a crowd favorite at the annual Arizona Taco Festival. This year’s is Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale.

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(Debbie Wolvos/Special for AFN)

The food is good. The entertainment is great.

The fun is everywhere. But perhaps the best thing about the annual Arizona Taco Festival is the people watching.

(Debbie Wolvos/Special for AFN)

Nothing goes better with a fist full of tacos and a generous sampling of tequila than lucha libre wrestling. They’ll have it all at the Arizona Taco Festival, where 60 restaurants will cover 10 acres of grass. The Saturday Tequila Expo features 100-plus premium varieties. The Sunday Margarita Expo has a dozen of the Valley’s top mixologists.

What: Arizona Taco Festival Where: Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale.

When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14.

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wo Desert Vista High School thespians are playing lead roles in Valley Youth Theater’s new production of “Polkadots, The Cool Kids Musical.”

Kate Daley, 16, and Alex Silver, 17, will be taking the stage with the rest of the cast Oct. 12-28 at 525 N. First St., Phoenix.

“Polkadots,” the second production in the theater company’s 30th season, is inspired by the true events of civil rights pioneers Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine.

Kate, who plays Lily, is a junior and part of Desert Vista’s choir and drama club.

This is her second show at Valley Youth Theater. She was first seen during “The Hobbit,” playing Nori, but then worked on the tech crew for two subsequent musicals. An avid guitar player, she wants to pursue a career in acting.

Alex, who plays Sky, is a senior and involved in Desert Vista’s Unicef club and the National Science Honors Society.

This is his sixth show at Valley Youth Theater, where he last played Tommy Boy in “Newsies.” He was nominated for an award for his performance as Finch in

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Desert Vista High School junior Kate Daley used to work on the tech crew for Valley Youth Theater, but now she’s taking on the stage.

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“Polkadots” provides a colorful history lesson for children, telling the story of a girl who appears remarkably different than everyone else in her new hometown and is faced with the task of gaining acceptance from her peers.

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Valley Youth Theatre is one of the few theaters in the country that offers completely fee-free opportunities for all young actors, singers and dancers.

There are no performer fees, charges for costumes or ticket sales quotas to meet, so there are no social or economic barriers for them to cross. There are also no experience or education barriers when it comes to casting its six shows each year, five musicals and one play.

Many of the youth listed in their playbills have never taken an acting, singing or dancing lesson and many of them are performing on stage for the first time.

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BARKtoberfest helps East Valley shelter save strays

BY CECILIA CHAN GetOut Staff

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n its 25 years of operation, a Gilbert shelter has saved more than 10,000 stray cats and dogs from a life on the streets.

Next weekend, Friends for Life Animal Rescue is holding its 20th annual BARKtoberfest fundraiser to continue its mission of adopting out these homeless animals.

The group’s major fundraiser of the year generally brings in $20,000 to $25,000, according to Barb Savoy, spokeswoman for the no-kill shelter.

“The money is used primarily for medical care for the animals,” Savoy said. “We focus on rescuing stray animals, and oftentimes they come to us with medical issues, and most need spaying or neutering and sometimes it’s dental cleaning or

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no vaccinations. Some have more major problems. The largest expense for us is medical.”

Other expenses include about $18,000 per month to run the adoption center, according to the shelter.

The nonprofit shelter also will take in owner-surrendered pets but focuses on strays.

“We focus on strays because most often they are not spayed or neutered, so they continue to add to the overpopulation problem,” Savoy said. “Once we get them into a home, they no longer are contributing to litters of puppies and kittens.”

Once adopted, the shelter keeps its ties with the dog or cat, living up to its name Friends for Life.

Each animal is microchipped with the shelter as the primary point of contact.

“If for any reason they are not able to keep the animal, they are required to return it to us,” Savoy said. “And if they are returned to another facility, we make the arrangements to transport. We’ve made arrangements to transport from as far as Alaska and Florida when they’ve been turned in to a traditional, euthanasia facility.”

Savoy said the shelter’s return rate is

The nonprofit has steadily grown from a network of volunteer foster homes in 1993 to three leased buildings in downtown Gilbert three years later and then to a new building in February on Melody Avenue near Baseline and Cooper roads.

The group’s major fundraising event also has grown over the years.

In 1998, the event was held in the front yard of the nonprofit’s original shelter building with a handful of vendors, a few games and an alumni parade. ( AFN file photo) Today, between 7,000 and Thousands of people from the East Valley attended last 10,000 people attend the fundyear’s BARKtoberfest in Gilbert for a dog day afternoon raiser, which features over 65 venof fun activities and informational demonstrations. dors booths, Savoy said.

The event also includes food trucks, not high, probably 5 percent.

“We do a very diligent job trying to Lure course and agility courses, a match the right animal with the right DogVinci Dog artistry booth, dog wash, family,” she said. “We ask a lot of ques- emcee and DJ Rowan Pickering of The Event Team, contests for best costume, tions of the adoptive family.”

According to the shelter, only 1 in 10 best trick, best smooch; Friends for Life animals remain with the same family for adoptee alumni parade, demonstrations the duration of their life, which is why a by the Gilbert Police Department K-9 unit and raffle prizes. proper match is so important.

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What’s Cooking With JAN D’ATRI AFN Contributor

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Oven fried chicken with Parmesan sauce a real steal

he stole the show, but I stole her recipes.

Phoenix resident Janne Mahan is a dietitian and corporate trainer for Bosch and Thermador appliances. A big part of what Janne does is prepare and share entire meals that can be done quickly, with very little fuss that produce over the top flavors.

I sat in on her class this week when she made crispy oven fried chicken with a creamy Parmesan sauce, bright and flavorful roasted broccoli and sautéed mushrooms with browned butter, lemon, garlic and thyme.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon pepper 2/3 cup panko or breadcrumbs ½ cup crushed cornflakes cereal ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 4 chicken breast cutlets (about 1½ lb.)

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together butter, mustard, salt and pepper. Combine panko, cornflakes, and parmesan in a second shallow bowl. Dip chicken in butter mixture; dredge in panko mixture, pressing to adhere. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Prepare broccoli and then bake chicken and broccoli in separate pans at the same time for about 17 minutes or until chicken is crispy and cooked to 165 degrees.

ROASTED BROCCOLI Ingredients: 3 ½ tablespoons olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 pound fresh broccoli florets (about 8 cups) Directions: Stir together oil, garlic, red pepper, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add broccoli and toss to coat.

Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees until broccoli is browned and tender, about 17 minutes.

The meal was so delicious that I nabbed her entire menu so I could share it with you. Thanks, Janne, for looking the other way.

CREAMY PARMESAN SAUCE Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup whole milk ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Directions: Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high. Whisk in flour and cook until thickened.

Gradually whisk in whole milk. Bring to a boil and cook, whisking constantly until thickened, for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in grated Parmesan cheese, fresh lemon juice, salt and black pepper. (If too thick, add more milk.) Serve immediately with chicken.

ROASTED CREMINI MUSHROOMS IN BROWNED BUTTER AND GARLIC Ingredients: 1⁄4 cup butter 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper Directions: In a skillet on medium high heat, cook butter until browned. Add garlic, thyme, lemon juice, salt and pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.

Add mushrooms and stir to coat. Cook until caramelized, about 7-8 minutes.

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Desert Vista reclaims Ahwatukee Bowl title in dramatic fashion

BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

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esert Vista High football coach Dan Hinds waited seven years for his team to reclaim the Ahwatukee Bowl title against rival Mountain Pointe, and, much like previous meetings, the 22nd renewal last Friday came down to the wire.

A 37-yard touchdown catch by Dominic Shepardson from Parker Navarro and point-after kick with 4:52 remaining, followed by late-game defensive heroics that ended with an interception in the end zone as time ran out, proved to be the difference for the Thunder in their emotional 28-27 win over the Pride at Karl Kiefer Stadium.

The win evens the rivalry series at 11 each as the Thunder reclaimed the Ahwatukee Bowl Trophy, presented by the Ahwatukee Foothills News, after six straight losses.

“I’m just so impressed with this group of kids,” Hinds said. “They’ve fought through a ton of adversity this year but it hasn’t fazed this group. It’s amazing.”

Trailing, 27-21 late in the fourth quar-

(Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor)

Desert Vista defeated Mountain Pointe, 28-27, to take home the Ahwatukee Foothills News’ Ahwatukee Bowl Trophy for the first time since 2011.

ter, Desert Vista faced third-and-nine and needed a first down to keep its hopes of winning alive.

Hinds looked to Navarro, his junior quarterback, to make a play.

“I was just looking to get the ball to my

receiver,” said Navarro, who finished 8 of 18 for 103 yards and one touchdown. “(Shepardson) just caught it and made a play. The offensive line blocked good. Everyone just came together. It was great.”

Navarro scrambled out of the pocket

with Mountain Pointe defenders in pursuit and connected with Shepardson, a senior, between two defenders for the touchdown.

It was Shepardson’s only reception of the game. Senior kicker Matt Lewis added the extra point that proved to make the difference.

“I saw Parker scrambling and I knew I had to find a hole,” Shepardson said. “I knew the corner was on my back but I knew I had to get to the ‘promised land.’

I had chills on my back. I looked at my brothers, my family and friends in the stands.

“It gave me chills.”

Desert Vista’s defense then stepped up and stalled Mountain Pointe’s ensuing drive, forcing the Pride into a punt that rolled dead at the DV 1-yard line. The Pride defense dug deep, forced a punt and gave their offense one last chance with 50 seconds to play.

Mountain Pointe quarterback Nick Wallerstedt showed poise as time wound See

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Thunder let the ‘Dawgs’ out in throttling Mountain Pointe’s offense

BY ERIC NEWMAN AFN Staff Writer

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p by just a point in the waning seconds of the rivalry game at Mountain Pointe on Friday night, the Desert Vista “Dawg Pound” defensive line that had stood tall all night made one final play.

With the ball on the Desert Vista 27yard line and 11 seconds to play, Mountain Pointe senior quarterback Nick Wallerstedt dropped to pass, felt pressure – as he had all game – from the Thunder defensive line, and threw a hurried ball up for grabs that was intercepted in the

end zone as time expired.

Thunder fans rushed the field as their team escaped with a 28-27 victory in the Ahwatukee Bowl.

The Thunder (6-1) forced three Pride turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble, largely because of the push See

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(Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor)

Desert Vista’s defensive line, including Thomas Jackson (55), who dropped 50 pounds during the off season, was a menace to Mountain Pointe all night in the Ahwatukee Bowl. The Thunder ended a six-game skid in the series with a heartstopping 28-27 win.

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Desert Vista celebrates 1-point victory over Mountain Pointe The Ahwatukee Bowl went back and forth and to the wire, just as a rivalry game should, before Desert Vista escaped with a 28-27 win over Mountain Pointe last Friday. 1) The Thunder kept Kristina Guerrero and the rest of the Varisyt Dance Line busy.

2) DV kicker Matt Lewis kicks what proves to be the winning point-after touchdown. 3) Thunder quarterback Parker Navarro talks to Ahwatukee Foothills News sports editor Zach Alvira. 4) Pride coach Rich Wellbrock got an eyeful in his first Ahwatukee Bowl. 5) The DV band strikes up the fight song. 6) Lavender Bowlin celebrates from atop a friend’s shoulders as DV fans rush the field. 7) Thunder ball carrier Colby Humphrey tries to get around the corner. 8) The Desert Vista student section cheers its team on. 9) DV coach Dan Hinds addresses his troops. 10) Eli Sanders tries to keep the Pride within striking distance.

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Thunder host Boulder Creek; Mtn. Pointe visits Chaparral

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wo high-stakes match ups for playoff seeding highlight Week 9 high school football action in the East Valley. Basha visits region foe Chandler and Mountain Pointe travels to Scottsdale to face Chaparral.

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Also, Desert Vista, fresh off its Ahwatukee Bowl victory, plays host to dangerous Boulder Creek, which last month upset Chaparral.

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Football an escape from difficult reality for popular DV lineman

BY ERIC NEWMAN AFN Staff Writer

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esert Vista High’s ability to run the ball propelled it to its best start in football in seven years.

Much of the credit for that goes to the Thunder’s big, powerful offensive line.

Among the leaders of that line is senior guard Michael Lonski, who recently was selected to play in one of the nation’s biggest high school recruiting post-season bowl games.

Lonski will travel to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl this winter at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, along with the country’s top-recruited college football prospects.

Thunder coach Dan Hinds said Lonski has good strength and great quickness but his biggest asset is his competitiveness and passion for the game.

“Every time he lines up, and we’re going to run the football, Mike does everything he can to get his block. And once he gets that block, he’ll do everything he can to get a good push. And then he’ll do everything he can to get the guy on the ground, and to me that’s special,” Hinds said.

Lonski moved to Arizona three years ago with his mother and older brother from the northeastern U.S. to be near extended family after his father’s passing from cancer. Confused about his new situation after losing his greatest influence in life and starting at a new school, he said joining the “brotherhood” of Desert Vista football was influential in making him feel comfortable in his new home.

Passion – derived from the Latin root “pati” or “to suffer” – is an apt description for the way Lonski plays the game. He dealt with a loss that would be difficult for anybody, much less an adolescent trying to find his way. Football became an outlet for frustration.

“Really, I had to start trying to fit in because I only knew where I lived before, but they really took me in and we formed a brotherhood in that first camp. That was a really big thing for me,” Lonski said.

He described football as a haven for him, focusing on the sport he loves and escaping some of the tough questions that a family tragedy can cause.

“It’s just my getaway from tough spots in my life. It makes me so happy to play, and I don’t have to think about other stuff for

(Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor)

Desert Vista senior guard Michael Lonski (54) has found a home among his Thunder teammates, who respect his leadership and work ethic.

a while,” he said.

A leader with his play and consistency, he said his strength as a teammate comes from his consistency and willingness to compete whenever he touches the grass.

It is hard to find a Desert Vista player with a bad word to say about Lonski, among the most-popular guys on the team despite his laid-back personality. In fact, junior quarterback Parker Navarro said Lonski gives his fellow offensive players a boost of confidence, and his love for the game and his football brothers shows on

the field and off.

“He brings discipline to the team and is a really selfless guy. He’ll go on scout team to give the defense good looks, which you don’t always get from all the starters, and you can just see how much he cares about football and all of us,” Navarro said.

Boasting a 6-1 record and last Friday’s victory in the Ahwatukee Bowl, Lonski and the Thunder have put themselves in position to make a run at the 6A playoffs.

Motivated to follow early success with late-season wins, Lonski still is eagerly working toward a spot on a college football team. He has not received any large-school offers at the next level yet, but is hoping that the remainder of the season and the appearance in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl will change his fortunes.

“I think that if coaches see that I was an All-American and I’m going to be at this game, it’s going to show that I’m competing with some of the top players in the nation. Hopefully that will really help me with college recruiting,” he said.

Regardless of what his future holds Hinds said Lonski’s work ethic and willingness to work for himself and others will take him far in life.

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Thunder, Pride enter closing stretch battling for playoff seeding AFN News Staff

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esert Vista improved its playoff fortunes with its 28-27 cliffhanging victory over Mountain Pointe last Friday in the Ahwatukee Bowl and now attempts to finish the job in its three remaining games to get favorable playoff seeding.

The Thunder (6-1) play host to Boulder Creek (4-4) on Friday, and then conclude the season at lowly Corona del Sol (1-8) on Oct. 19 and at home against powerful Queen Creek (7-1) on Oct. 26.

“This is the team right here. This is the special team that everyone is talking about,” said Thunder receiver Dominique Shepardson, whose fourth-quarter touchdown reception brought his team from behind at Mountain Pointe. “We are here and we are going to keep doing our job.”

Desert Vista is hoping to finish in the top eight in AIA playoff seeding, which would give it a first-round home game.

“Six-and-one feels good,” said Thunder coach Dan Hinds. “We are going to take it one week at a time like we have done all year. We are going to get back to work and get ready for Boulder Creek. We are

just going to keep plugging away and stay in the process, stay where our feet are and keep doing what we are doing.”

Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe (3-4), which has three last-minute losses, has left itself no margin for error if it is to rebound from the Ahwatukee Bowl and finish among the top eight. To get there, the Pride likely must win out and then rely on help from a team or two currently ranked ahead of them.

The Pride visit up-and-down Chaparral (5-2) this Friday. MP closes Oct. 19 at Desert Ridge (3-5), which is getting players back after having its season ruined by injuries, and at home Oct. 26 against Corona del Sol (1-8).

“We are a few plays away from being 6-1,” said Pride coach Rich Wellbrock.

“We have to find a way to flip the script on these close games. The schedule has toughened us up and now we have to win some close games. That’s what it comes down to.”

Both Ahwatukee schools are a virtual lock at this point to make the 16-team 6A playoff field, but every team wants a home game (top-eight seeding) or two (top-four seeding).

Mountain Pointe has enjoyed homefield edge in the first two rounds for years.

The Thunder are awaiting word on the fate of their leading rusher, Tyson Grubbs, who is to have further exams done this week on an injured foot. He has missed the past two games, but the Thunder’s deep stable of rushers have successfully covered for his loss.

Mountain Pointe inexplicably gave its leading rusher, Jakim McKinney, only two carries in the Ahwatukee Bowl, one of those a lost fumble that led to a DV touchdown.

MP’s foe, Chaparral, has had an up-anddown season that includes an overtime win at Hamilton in the opener, a heartbreaking close loss to Scottsdale rival Saguaro, and a surprising loss to Boulder Creek the following week.

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Desert Vista statistical leaders Passing Parker Navarro 53-98-3, 775 yards, 9 TDs.

Rushing

Tyson Grubbs 87-688 (7.8-yard average), 11 TDs. Colby Humphrey 88-402 (4.6-yard average), 3 TDs. Devon Grubbs 21-215 (10.2-yard average), 2 TDs.

Receiving

Elijah Ervin 18-263 (14.6-yard average), 4 TDs. Colby Humphrey 8-141 (17.6-yard average), 1 TD. Dominique Shepardson 7-133 (19.0-yard average), 3 TDs.

Mountain Pointe statistical leaders Passing Nick Wallerstedt 92-151-7, 1,301 yards, 12 TDs.

Rushing

Jakim McKinney 152-774 (5.1-yard average), 10 TDs. Nick Wallerstedt 75-364 (4.9-yard average), 4 TDs. Eli Sanders 52-363, (7.0-yard average), 5 TDs.

Receiving

Dominique Davis 37-783 (21.2-yard average), 8 TDs. Jathan Washington 17-271 (15.9-yard average), 1 TD. Ahmen Williams 10-142 (14.2-yard average), 1 TD.

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down, moving the team to the Thunder 27-yard line, into position for a 44-yard game-winning field goal attempt with 11 seconds to play.

Instead, Pride coach Rich Wellbrock, who had eschewed what would have been a chip-shot, fieldgoal try as the first half ended, again called for one more play.

Wallerstedt’s pass was intercepted in the end zone as time ran out.

Mountain Pointe took the lead with just under 5 minutes to play but missed the extra-point try. It also missed a short field-goal try earlier.

“We kept giving them opportunities,” Wellbrock said. “Every time we had a chance to give ourselves space we couldn’t do it. We kept them around and they made plays.”

Wallerstedt completed 17 of 29 passes for 205 yards and was the most-effective Pride rusher with 131 yards and a touchdown.

Jakim McKinney, Mountain Pointe’s leading rusher coming into the game with 774 yards, carried only twice for six yards.

Instead, Wallerstedt, a senior, kept

his team in the game from start to finish, even after Desert Vista pulled ahead on two occasions.

Wellbrock said that the Pride had turnovers and miscues on both sides of the ball all evening that really made the difference.

“The game doesn’t come down to a PAT,” Wellbrock said. “There were a number of times we should have scored touchdowns. We kept stubbing our own toe.”

Desert Vista was without leading rusher Tyson Grubbs for the second week because of an injury to ligaments in his right foot. An MRI will determine whether the junior will remain sidelined the rest of the season.

Junior running back Colby Humphrey, senior fullback Armando Delgado and freshman Devon Grubbs – Tyson’s brother – stepped up in his absence.

Humphrey rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries.

Meanwhile, Delgado – who also plays linebacker – used his 6-foot, 220-pound frame to power his way down the field both on the ground and through the air. The senior rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown and made four catches for 38

yards.

“He did amazing things,” Navarro said of Delgado. “He made big plays that we built momentum off of. He’s a game changer.”

Mountain Pointe (3-4) came into the contest No. 10 in the AIA playoff rankings. But the Pride have been competitive in each of their losses, all against top teams, losing three of them in the closing minutes.

Wellbrock hopes to relay that message to his players as they look to rebound from yet another close loss next week at Chaparral (5-2).

“We are a few plays away from being 6-1,” Wellbrock said. “We have to find a way to flip the script on these close games. The schedule has toughened us up and now we have to win some close games.

“That’s what it comes down to.”

As the Thunder (6-1) look ahead to next week, when they host Boulder Creek (4-4), Hinds will always remember this game as one of the most special in his long career.

“I don’t have words to describe how good this feels right now,” Hinds said. “We’ve been involved in some great games around here but this one ranks at the top.”

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Desert Vista 28, Mountain Pointe 27 Desert Vista 0 14 7 7 - 28 Mountain Pointe 7 7 7 6 – 27

First

MP – Wallerstedt 14 run (Abercrombie kick), 9:12.

Second

DV – Humphrey 9 run (Lewis kick), 7:11.

DV – Delgado 1 run (Lewis kick), 2:28.

MP – Sanders 90 kickoff return (Abercrombie kick), 2:11.

Third

DV – Humphrey 2 run (Lewis kick), 8:08.

MP – Wallerstedt 5 run (Abercrombie kick), 4:22.

Fourth

MP – Sanders 2 run (kick failed), 7:31.

DV – Shepardson 37 pass from

Navarro (Lewis kick), 4:52.

Individual statistics Rushing Desert Vista – Humphrey 26-82, Delgado 7-60, Navarro 5-25, Grubbs 7-16. Mountain Pointe – Wallerstedt 12-131, Sanders 14-48, McKinney 2-6.

Passing

Desert Vista – Navarro 8-18-0, 103 yards. Mountain Pointe – Wallerstedt 17-29-2, 205.

Receiving

Desert Vista – Delgado 4-38, Shepardson 1-37, Ervin 1-17, Thomas 1-11, Jackson 1-0.

Mountain Pointe – Davis 5-49, Washington 4-82, Williams 4-61, Sanders 3-1, Dickson 1-12, Gomez 1-0.

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up front by the defensive line.

The Thunder defense took away Mountain Pointe’s two leading offensive weapons. Jakim McKinney, the Pride’s senior running back, who was averaging 110 rushing yards a game, inexplicably carried only twice for six yards. Dominic Davis, the Pride’s junior big-play receiver, who was averaging 111 yards a game and a whopping 21 yards a catch, caught five balls for 49 yards (9.8-yard average).

Desert Vista senior lineman Brett Johnson said he believed that the defensive front would have to play extremely well to win the game that Mountain Pointe had dominated with six straight wins and eight in nine years.

Johnson said that the Thunder’s defensive strategy worked to perfection.

“I usually play tackle, and I switched with our nose guard, and we played an odd front. That gave me the ability to push the center back as far as I could,” Johnson said. “We saw in film that they pull a lot, so we clogged up a lot of their pulls, and they had two guys on me most of the time, so that allowed space for the other guys to make plays.”

The Thunder defensive front, known

(Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor)

Desert Vista’s aggressive defense kept pressure on Mountain Pointe quarterback Nick Wallerstedt all night during the Ahwatukee Bowl last Friday at Karl Kiefer Stadium.

as the “Dawg Pound,” caused pressure on nearly every snap, getting into the backfield quickly to hurry Wallerstedt’s passes or hit rushing attempts in the backfield.

Wallerstedt kept the Pride in the game with 205 passing yards (17-29-2) and 131 rushing yards on 12 carries, many of them designed runs.

“I don’t think anybody’s going to ever stop him, but we had to contain him, and our defensive line did that,” Thunder coach Dan Hinds said.

The Thunder knew the Pride would try to pound the ball but Mountain Pointe’s backs had a rough go. Because the DV defensive front had the rush under control, the back seven made plays on the

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“Our game plan was that us, as a defensive line, had the running backs and the secondary was responsible for the other stuff. So we shut down those runners, and it made it hard for them to move the ball,” senior Tyler Roberts said.

Defensive line coach Derek Kennard, Jr., who nicknamed the line the “Dawg Pound,” said he was disappointed by the gashing Wallerstedt put on the Thunder’s defense with his legs, but was proud of the way his team stuck to the game plan.

“They’re getting better, but it’s nothing that I didn’t already foresee. I knew early on that this was going to be a great group,” Kennard said. “It’s my ninth year coaching, and I’ve had a lot of D-lines.

This is a special one, with a lot of talent and depth throughout the whole line.”

With the game on the line in the Ahwatukee Bowl, Kennard said his “Dawg Pound” wanted to be responsible for deciding it. The takeaway from the game for his unit is confidence that it can compete against any offensive line it faces the rest of the season.

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