Tiki style thrives Polynesian
BY DAWSON FEARNOW TRIBUNE CONTIBUTOR
Tiki culture is experiencing a renaissance in the East Valley, and a surprising variety of enthusiasts are taking a dive into the midcentury decor.
Take Mesa resident Pierre Mosley, who after another stressful overnight shift as a tower controller at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport likes nothing more than retreating to his backyard tropical oasis and unwinding by firing up his chainsaw and carving castaway palm tree trunks into towering Tiki statues.
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“My job’s very stressful,” Mosley says, “and I needed to find ways to leave the stress at work and not bring it home.” He found the answer, he says, in Tiki.
Tiki came to the East Valley in the 1960s, when Hawaiian décor was all the rage. Not everyone could make it to the middle of the Pacific in those days, so what became known as “Desert
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Pierre Mosley carves Tikis in his spare time out of abandoned palm stumps. The tropical enthusiast says the hobby gives him a break from his job as an air traffic controller at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (Tim Sealy/Tribune contributor)
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No charges for Mesa officer in 2015 shooting death
RALPH ZUBIATE TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
No charges will be filed against Mesa Police Officer Dustin Gransee in a 2015 shooting death, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced.
“After a thorough review of the evidence, including video from a body-worn camera, my office has determined that the decision to use lethal force was permitted under Arizona law,” Montgomery said.
Witnesses called 911 on Dec. 3, 2015, after seeing Ivan Krstic banging a metal bar on a neighborhood sidewalk, trying to lift manhole covers and behaving erratically.
When Mesa police responded, Krstic refused to put down the spiked steel bar, and began moving toward them.
Officers shot a Taser at Krstic, who fell but pulled the probes out of his skin. He then pulled a knife as police retreated. Grabbing the metal bar again, he moved toward officers. Officer Gransee fired two rounds, hitting Krstic in his chest and right arm. Krstic was transported and pronounced dead at Scottsdale Osborn Hospital.
East Valley I-10 work included in grant application
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The Arizona Department of Transportation has applied for $109.5 million in grants to improve traffic flow between Phoenix and Tucson. Part of that would go to Interstate 10 improvement in the East Valley.
With the grant money, ADOT would conduct preliminary engineering and complete an environmental analysis for widening 27 miles of I-10 to three lanes in each direction between the Loop 202 Santan Freeway and approximately SR 387 in Casa Grande. Any plan to widen I-10 through the Gila River Indian Community would require an agreement with the tribal government.
Exchange student among victims of Mesa plane crash
Falcon Field as the pilot and an 18-year-old foreign exchange student.
Mesa police spokesman Steve Berry identified the victims as Gilbert pilot Jesse R. Goodwin, 43, and Ataberk Besler, from Cannakkale, Turkey. Besler is in the U.S. as part of a foreign exchange program.
Berry said Besler’s family in Turkey has been notified.
Goodwin was a commercial pilot for American Airlines.
On Tuesday afternoon, a 1942 North American Aviation AT-6 aircraft took off from Falcon Field Airport and made a right turn before it crash-landed on a roadway near the airport.
ASU launches program with California school
Arizona State University is partnering with Draper University in San Mateo, California, to launch an entrepreneurial program.
The Draper/ASU Entrepreneurial Program will culminate in a business plan competition in which businessman Tim Draper will invest at least $1 million. The residential program will run for nine months starting this fall and will be held at Draper University.
Amy Hillman, dean of ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business, called the new partnership “a fantastic combination of academics and practical application of entrepreneurial lessons.”
The Draper/ASU Entrepreneurial Program is accepting applications for the pilot program, which starts on September 26.
Teachers receive $5,000 grant for childhood obesity
RALPH ZUBIATE TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Five Arizona teachers and their schools, including one in Mesa, have received $5,000 grants to fund school programs that fight childhood obesity.
Beth Marchen of Salk Elementary School was among those awarded grants for participation in the 2016 Walk On! Challenge. The Walk On! Challenge is a free monthlong health and fitness challenge held each February. The program has reached more than 307,000 elementary-age children since it began.
Rio Salado president appointed to panel
Rio Salado College President Chris Bustamante was recently appointed to the board of the American Council on Education (ACE).
ACE focuses on improving access and preparing every student to succeed. More than 1,700 institutions are ACE members, including accredited, degree-granting twoand four-year colleges, private and public universities, and nonprofit and for-profit groups.
Because of its advocacy role, ACE is a key point of contact on higher education matters for congressional staff and members of the executive branch, and is frequently cited in the national media on higher education issues.
Mesa police have identified the
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This view at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel will be free to everyone all summer long. The picturesque rooftop pool will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. (Special to the Tribune)
TIKI
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Polynesian” style rose out of the Sonoran, giving rise to Tiki-flavored hotels, restaurants, beverages and home décor.
These days, most Tiki-inspired style in the East Valley has moved out to the pool. But there are those who, like Mosley, continue to embrace the heritage—reviving it and even finding other Tiki lovers to join for celebrations of their island-style adoration.
Beyond carvings, Mosley explains that he started wearing board shorts and flip flops. “I was trying to embrace that chill island lifestyle during my time off. That was fun, but it wasn’t enough. Now I’m in deep,” he says waving his arms across his half-acre property awash in lush landscaping, island décor and oversized Tiki sculptures.
“Now you can see the tropics or the pool out of every window, even as soon as I open the front door. Not to mention there’s a big six-foot Tiki with about 40 hours worth of work on it.”
A few miles south, and a dozen steps below the streets of downtown Chandler, more Tiki fans can be found sipping tropical tipples inside a bar in a onceabandoned storage cellar at the historic Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort. Look for an unmarked door behind the Crust pizzeria and then head downstairs to The Ostrich. The name is a nod to the East Valley city’s famed feathered friends.
Brandon Casey is beverage director of The Ostrich, and says it’s an homage to two famed midcentury classic Tiki bars: Don The Beachcomber’s and Trader Vic’s. Casey says The Ostrich serves a classic Don The Beachcomber Zombie and an authentic Trader Vic’s Mai Tai, “right down to the housemade orgeat,” or almond syrup.
Tiki housing returns
In Mesa, longtime local Realtor Katrina Deist-Zemar and her husband Arthur are also leading a two-person Tiki revitalization effort, even if they don’t exactly consider themselves fans.
“We fell in love with the wide streets, tall trees, living right off the golf course and a lake, and only wanted to buy in this subdivision,” she says.
As the proud homeowners of one of the few remaining examples of the East Valley’s 1960s Tiki architectural obsession, they’ve grown accustomed to the small but steady stream of Tiki lovers taking pictures from their cars or hopping out to pose in front of their thatch hut-style carport.
“It really feels like an island paradise with the lake and green grass and the large glass sliding doors,” Deist-Zemar says of the Tiki home they’ve been restoring by hand for the past three years. “Retro homes like this are really neat. It reminds
of The Ostrich. In other words, don’t look to your local Tiki bar for a lesson on the indigenous Polynesian people, or Maori, and their belief that Tiki was the first man. That’s why most Pacific Island cultures created ceremonial “Tiki” masks and statue markers.
Instead, according to the Arizona architecture tome, “Modern Marvels,” today’s Tiki culture was cooked up in the 1930s by a couple of competing California restaurateurs and raconteurs, Don The Beachcomber (started by Ernest Gantt) and his late-arriving but better known rival, Vic “The Trader” Bergeron. Tiki didn’t flood into the Valley until the early 1960s, when “Tiki culture took hold in Scottsdale with Trader Vic’s and in Phoenix with the Islands Lounge, Samoan Village Motor Hotel and Kon Tiki Hotel and Restaurant,” the book recounts.
The trend in the Valley was fueled by splashy stunts, like John Wayne flying in from Hollywood with a live cheetah in tow so he could host a charity fundraiser dinner at Trader Vic’s for his African safari movie, “Hatari.” Tiki mania soon spread to homebuilders in the East Valley.
Tiki-rich developments
me a bit of Palm Springs.”
So what exactly is Tiki, and why was it so popular here in Arizona, and much of the world, before drying up almost completely in the 1970s and ’80s?
Enter Don the Beachcomber
“What we call ‘Tiki’ is actually an American invention that we then exported to the world, rather than the other way around,” says Brandon Casey
Today this legacy lives on in developments such as the still existing Kon Tiki Mobile Home Village in Chandler and Mesa’s now demolished Hawaiian Family Mobile Home Park. But the real true treasure trove for Tiki fans is undoubtedly the Apache Country Club Estates, a remarkably well-preserved stretch of midcentury homes skirting the verdant Arizona Golf Resort at the southwest corner of Broadway and Power Roads in east Mesa.
“Back in the 1960s, this neighborhood was filled with high rollers like doctors and lawyers, so the homes were often custom built and very well constructed,” Deist-Zemar says.
“Apache Country Club was never intended to be Tiki themed,” Swann says. “It offered both ranch homes and what they called character ranches, which were in styles and shapes ranging from cowboy or Western to Polynesian or Tiki. There were also English Tudors and Swiss chalets.”
Many of the original owners stayed on for decades, preserving the classic character of the neighborhood, Swann says.
“Many of the homes are just now getting second owners, and they have very original 1960s interiors like shag carpeting and built-in cabinets. It’s like a time capsule.” A time capsule that young
(David Jolkovski/Tribune staff photographer)
This dramatic Tiki-inspired house stands out in Apache Country Club Estates, a well-preserved stretch of midcentury homes skirting the Arizona Golf Resort at the southwest corner of Broadway and Power Roads in east Mesa. (ModernPhoenix)
Pierre Mosley carved this Tiki in his backyard. “My job’s very stressful,” Mosley says, “and I needed to find ways to leave the stress at work and relax at home.” (Tim Sealy/Tribune contributor)
people seem ready to rediscover.
“I’ll tell you the neighborhood is getting younger, and they are mostly fixing things up and keeping the original look,” says neighborhood resident Brian Cox. He recently relocated to a midcentury modern home. A new empty nester along with his wife, he says, “It’s good to see people taking more pride in ownership.”
“Honestly, it was the cheapest house we could find in a nice area and a very convenient location,” says Asaka Dopp, another neighbor who recently moved into a Tiki-style home with her husband Brittan and their young child. Dopp says she quickly realized her home’s cult following when, “a couple came by and weretaking pictures, and they said they loved Tiki and our house.”
Will they keep the Tiki look when they remodel? “It’s very 1960s. We want to turn the carport into a garage, but overall I think we’ll keep it. It’s cool.”
Tiki’s Third Wave
Of course cool and Tiki haven’t really been on speaking terms for a few decades, as it quickly fell out of favor among younger generations, local
design professor Alison King says. King runs the respected architecture website ModernPhoenix.net.
“I suspect the reason Tiki died out was it was such a strong style—you either loved it or hated it. It was perhaps too exuberant as the 1970s progressed to a more reserved and darker time in Phoenix history, and the architecture reflected that,” King says.
Other than a brief revival in the ironyloving 1990s, Tiki has been mostly shoved to the background for the past few decades. But this rum-soaked subculture has continued to thrive underground. Today annual festivals like Tiki Oasis in San Diego and The Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale draw thousands of Tiki fans from across the nation, including Pierre Mosley, who also recently attended the 8th annual Tiki Caliente in Palm Springs, California, with fellow members of Tiki AZ.
A Tiki-centric Facebook group, Tiki AZ members share pictures of their latest vintage Tiki finds, and also organize monthly gatherings to celebrate our state’s surprisingly deep Tiki heritage. That includes two of the nation’s oldest Tiki bars: the Bikini Lounge in Phoenix, which dates back to 1946, and the 53-year-old Kon Tiki Restaurant & Lounge in Tucson.
“We shoot for once a month,” Tiki AZ co-founder Richard Ridley says at the most recent Tiki meeting on a Friday evening at Hula’s Modern Tiki in Scottsdale. No matter where they gather, the group is hard to miss. The men are bedecked in colorful Hawaiian shirts while the women wear tropical sun dresses with flowers in their hair. But really there are no rules when it comes to living the Tiki lifestyle,
except B.Y.O.M (bring your own mug).
It’s a carefree feeling embraced by Mosely, who now has a side business selling his Tiki carvings online. “I used to think that I was on an island by myself. People at work would tease me about wearing board shorts and reading ‘Tiki Magazine.’
“For years I thought I was out here by myself, but now I belong.”
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Pierre Mosley has collected dozens of Tiki-themed mugs. “I was trying to embrace that chill island lifestyle during my time off,” he says. “That was fun, but it wasn’t enough. Now I’m in deep.” (Tim Sealy/Tribune contributor)
Cheerleading group wins two titles in Tampa
The Arizona Heat All-Stars in Mesa recently won two cheerleading titles at the D2 Summit national championships in Tampa, Florida. The group is the only one in Arizona to bring home more than one title.
The first All-Stars team, JFlame, won the Small Junior Level 1 division, comprised of 23 teams from around the nation. The second team, Rated R, beat out 15 other teams in the Senior Restricted Coed Level 5 division.
Arizona Heat All-Stars is owned by Thomas Velasquez, who also coaches the teams alongside Clancey McBride.
– TRIBUNE REPORT
Tempe is a charming city, index says
Tempe is the 16th most Charming Small City in the United States, according to RentLingo’s Charm Index.
The index studied cities with a population between 75,000 and 200,000. Then, RentLingo considered local businesses, crime, local lifestyles—such as bike trails and gyms in the area—and more to create a score.
Tempe received a peak Charm Index score of 88 along East 5th Street between South Mill Avenue and South Forest Avenue. Rated as Very Charming, this area has more than 20 local boutique businesses, including cafes, bookstores, a nearby park and a theater.
– RALPH
ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Grants to aid jazz, downtown vibe at Mesa Arts Center
Two grants, with a total value of $90,000, have been awarded to the Mesa Arts Center.
A $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is earmarked for the D-Lab Festival. The second grant, for $15,000, supports the Jazz from A to Z program.
The D-Lab Festival is designed to enhance and expand the Downtown Lab Project, an initiative that implements temporary, low-cost experimental projects in downtown Mesa to make it more pedestrian-friendly and livable. The project has already resulted in public art and new pocket parks.
The grant is expected to fund about 20 new projects during 2017.
The jazz program helps students and teachers in Arizona, including at Arizona State University, with workshops, clinics and festivals.
– SHELLEY RIDENOUR, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Mesa student accepted into leadership institute
A Mesa high school sophomore has been accepted into the Youth Becoming Leaders Institute at Asbury University.
Grace Morse is one of only 30 students nationwide, and the only one from Arizona, accepted into the twoweek residential institute. The event will be held June 6-17 in Wilmore, Kentucky.
Morse is a member of the Central Christian Church of East Valley in Mesa.
YBL is open to select high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who are committed to Christ, leaders in their local communities, academically gifted and interested in exploring a call to ministry.
The theme for YBL this year is social justice. Alongside faculty mentors from Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary, students will examine faith, social justice and the role of the church in global issues.
– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Google hiring ‘specialists’ in Chandler for driverless car
Google is picking people to “drive” its driverless car.
According to a job posting on Adecco, the company is hiring “vehicle safety specialists” to be a part of the Google self-driving car project. The company has already been testing its self-driving vehicles in Google’s hometown of Mountain View, California; in Austin, Texas; and in Kirkland, Washington.
The project will take place in Chandler, where workers have been driving four Lexus RX450h SUVs for the past couple of months, creating a map of the streets before testing begins.
“Specialists” will have to “drive” six to eight hours a day, meaning they must be ready to grab the wheel if necessary. They also have to be able to type 40 words per minute, collecting data for Google engineers.
It’s a one- to two-year temporary assignment, paying $20 an hour.
Owner reunited with freeway dog
A dog that caused a lot of trouble for East Valley drivers on Monday has been reunited with its owner. Summer, a black lab, was seen roaming US 60 at Gilbert Road area for about 30 minutes on Monday. Traffic was backed up while drivers slowed to avoid the dog.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the dog was under a truck at one point and tried to bite a driver who attempted to capture it. The dog was finally in custody after a driver and DPS troopers cornered it near Stapley Drive. Summer’s owner later stepped forward to reclaim her.
– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Special events to mark Memorial Day on Salt River
The “Salt River Heroes” event will highlight the Memorial Day weekend for Salt River Tubing.
From May 28 to 30, participants can rent a tube and get a shuttle bus ride for $17. The river is open for tubing from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Salt River Tubing employees will distribute free litter bags, and the first 1,000 tubers will receive a patriotic lei. Over the past 20 years, 689 tons of picnic trash have been bagged and cleared from the river during the event.
Salt River Tubing is in northeast Mesa, Tonto National Forest, off of Highway 202 East and the north Power Road Exit 23A.
– TRIBUNE REPORT
Mission Palms Hotel celebrates national burger day in Tempe
National Hamburger Day will be observed at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel pool with a world-famous burger.
On Saturday, May 28, guests will be served up the hotel’s legendary hamburger, which is so popular it’s referenced in a Tom Clancy novel.
The burger—a third-pound of beef topped with barbeque brisket and barbeque aioli, cabbage slaw, cheddar cheese and tempura onion rings, all served on a garlic brioche bun, with potato chips and a drink—will be served poolside for only $5. That burger is regularly $12 at Harry’s Place Lounge.
Burger lovers will gather 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the pool terrace. Tempe Mission Palms Hotel is at 60 E. 5th St.
– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
SRP promoting water safety this summer
SRP is sponsoring its seventh annual Verano Sano/Safe Summer campaign to promote water safety.
Families are invited to community pools for swimming lessons and CPR demonstrations. SRP is working with local fire departments, city pools and other community organizations to raise awareness this summer. Raffles, music and other entertainment will also be featured.
Here is a list of events in the East Valley:
• June 10, 4 to 7 p.m., at Carson Pool, 525 N. Westwood, Mesa. Free.
• July 26, 2 to 5 p.m., at Sunsplash, 155 W. Hampton Ave., Mesa. Admission for this event is $9.83 plus tax per person with coupon. They are available at srpnet. com/safesummer.
• Aug. 6, 2 to 4 p.m., at Arrowhead Pool, 1475 W. Erie St., Chandler. Free.
– TRIBUNE REPORT
Last days to see Underwater
FantaSEA
Mesa i.d.e.a. Museum’s ocean exhibit, Underwater FantaSEA, is finishing its run this week.
This is the last chance to see ocean-themed artworks and learn about the importance of oceans, their impact on people and how to keep them healthy.
Underwater FantaSEA features 60 works by 14 artists working in a wide range of media such as painting, sculpture, textile arts, prints, photographs and digital art. You’ll also have the opportunity to make your own works of art, hear marine mammals talk to each other and more.
The exhibit’s final day is May 29. The i.d.e.a. Museum is at 150 W. Pepper Place in Mesa.
– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Spell your way to a free haircut
In honor of National Spelling Bee Week, Keep It Cut hair salon in Tempe is offering a free cut—if you can spell.
On May 27, Keep It Cut at 5118 S. Rural Road will give you a word to spell. Get it right and your haircut is free.
Keep It Cut salons offer unlimited professional cuts, styles and grooming for one monthly membership fee. Packages range from $26 for unlimited cuts only to $46 for cuts, washes and grooming.
– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Young dancers featured in showcase
Some of the best young dancers in the East Valley will be performing at the Ballet Etudes School of Dance’s annual year-end Showcase at Mesa Arts Center on June 2 at 7 p.m.
The showcase will feature student dancers ages 3-17 from all over the East Valley. They’ll be dancing such works as “Sleeping Beauty” and “Romeo and Juliet,” as well as pieces choreographed by BE’s instructors.
Tickets are $13 and on sale now at mesaartscenter.com or at 480-644-6500. – TRIBUNE REPORT
How Tikis came to the East Valley
BY DAWSON FEARNOW TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTOR
Tiki culture in America grew from a couple of South Pacific-inspired “Bamboo Bars” into a worldwide tidal wave that landed upon locations as distant as Madrid, Spain and Mesa, Arizona. It all started with a World War, rode the rip-curl of Hawaiian statehood, and ultimately involved a fair amount of Tiki trickery from the Western states’ original tropical vacation destination, San Diego.
According to Denver-based Tiki researcher Mike “Zulu” Skinner, Tiki culture as we know it is all thanks to a holy trinity of California-based restaurateurs that he calls The Three Kings of Tiki: Donn Beach, Vic Bergeron and Stephen Crane.
Despite being born in Texas, Donn Beach (aka Ernest Gantt) is considered the grandfather of Tiki culture, thanks to his innovative series of South Pacificstyle “Bamboo Bars” called Don The Beachcomber. The bars, the first of which opened in 1933, featured nauticalinspired décor and potent tropical tipples served in silly glassware. Next came the equally self-invented Vic Bergeron, who opened the competing Trader Vic’s in 1937, and is credited with inventing the Mai Tai cocktail, as well as popularizing the use of carved wooden Tiki masks and totem poles.
Finally, it was the failed movie actor Stephen Crane who launched a series of soaring Tiki temples named the Kon Tiki, which popularized over-the-top decor such as flowing waterfalls, wallsized stone Moai statues (think Easter Island heads) and colorful salt-water aquariums built right into the walls. In fact, the Kon Tiki in Tucson (built in
1963) was directly inspired by Crane’s restaurants and is still considered one of the finest remaining examples of midcentury Tiki mania.
That said, Tiki didn’t really take off until the 1950s and ’60s, when WWII veterans returned home from far-flung postings across the Pacific with a newfound love for all things Polynesian. Then in 1959, Hawaii became America’s 50th state, exposing a whole new generation of tourists to Tiki staples such as tropical drinks, exotic foods, flaming Tiki torches and Hula girls in grass skirts.
However, America’s original warmweather getaway, San Diego, wasn’t about to take this new competition lying down. According to the popular Tiki Architecture blog: “In the mid 1960s, the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau (CONVIS) viewed Hawaii as a major tourism competitor. In response, starting in 1964 CONVIS began a deliberate and well-funded strategy that lasted into the early 1970s to market San Diego as a closer-to-home, budget version of this American ‘paradise.’”
Soon, a number of hotels, motels and even boat-tels for vacationing yachtsmen sprang up in and around Mission Bay and Shelter Island. More important, “Phoenix was viewed by CONVIS as a prime market for this tourism campaign and they spent significant advertising dollars in Phoenix.”
And, wouldn’t you know it, local restaurateurs and homebuilders jumped on the phenomenon. By the mid 1960s, Tiki bars, Tiki hotels and even swooping Polynesian-style homes were appearing from Mesa and Chandler to Tucson and Tempe.
Classic Tiki cocktails
Classic Tiki culture was literally born in a bar, as most point to Don The Beachcomber’s first bar in 1933 as kick-starting a tropical cocktail craze that’s now more than 80 years old. Now as new generations discover the joys of handcrafted cocktails, classic Tiki drinks are experiencing a tasty revival. Here are three classic recipes from local bartenders and Tiki experts.
Brandon Casey, The Ostrich
“There’s a common misperception that that Tiki drinks are overly sweet. True Tiki drinks are rather well balanced and thought out, brimming with contrasting flavors and aromatics and a nutty rather than sweet aftertaste. We use ingredients like orgeat or almond syrup, and spices like nutmeg and even sherry, which has a dry almost nutty flavor.
Trader Vic’s Mai Tai
1 oz. Puerto Rican rum (think Bacardi-esque)
1 oz. quality dark rum (we use Hamilton’s demerara from Guyana)
3/4 oz. orange-infused cognac or dry curaçao (we use Grand Marnier)
3/4 oz. orgeat (the quintessential Tiki almond syrup, available at fine liquor stores)
Shake vigorously for 15 seconds, strain over fresh ice, garnish with slapped mint and a lime wheel.
Micah Olson, Okra Cookhouse & Cocktails and Bar Crudo
A Chandler resident, Olson says, “Tiki is shrouded in mystery. Many of the classic recipes are incredibly complex and involve dozens of house-made, often obscure ingredients. But as you dive deeper into the craft behind the drinks, you realize each ingredient plays a role. These complex recipes make Tiki drinks a bit of an art, as well as a way to make sure people couldn’t duplicate your recipes.”
That said, Micah doesn’t mind sharing the recipe for his Tiki-inspired Cannonball Rum with Tribune readers.
Cannonball Rum
3/4 oz. Hamilton 151 Rum
3/4 oz. Brugal 1888 Rum
3/4 oz. Cappelletti
1/2 oz. Lustau Oloroso sherry
1/2 oz. Demarara (or turbinado) syrup (available at fine liquor stores)
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice for six seconds. Strain into ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with dehydrated lemon slice.
Josh James, The Clever Koi
“At The Clever Koi in Phoenix—and coming this fall to Gilbert—we offer three Tiki drinks: the Scorpion bowl, the classic Trader Vic’s Zombie and a Mai Tai made with Mescal instead of the traditional two types of rum. There’s a fun tonguein-cheek, vacation vibe. When that Scorpion bowl hits the table, garnished with fresh fruit and colorful umbrellas and mini mermaids and flamingos and a hollowed out, flaming lime, it sparks a conversation.
Scorpion Bowl (Kelbo Version)
2 oz. Fords Dry Gin
2 oz. Maison Rouge Cognac
2 oz. Skipper Dark Demerara Rum
2 oz. orange juice
2 oz. passionfruit juice
1 1/2 oz. lime juice
1 oz. orgeat syrup
Serve over crushed ice in a Scorpion bowl, garnish with slice oranges, mint crowns, Tiki umbrellas and a hollowed out lime half, filled halfway with 151 rum and lit on fire.
The Polynesian-themed Kon Tiki motel was designed by James Salter, and the eye-catching roadside sign was styled by Glen Gulette. The Phoenix landmark was demolished in 1997. (Special to the Tribune)
– Dawson Fearnow
Brandon Casey, beverage director of The Ostrich, makes Tiki drinks at the bar in Chandler. Among his specialties are the Trader Vic’s Mai Tai, the Big Max and the Zombie.
(Tim Sealy/Tribune contributor)
Tiki drinks feature liquor and syrups, but make a lot of their impact with eye-catching mugs and glasses. (Grant Crone)
Brothers’ fishing gadget snags finalist status on TV show
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
They rap, they invent, they fish, they have full-time jobs and they’re finalists in a contest to win $1 million for their fishing bobber design.
Two East Valley brothers are among five finalists on the TV show “America’s Greatest Makers.” The winner gets announced when the show airs on TBS Tuesday, May 24. Depending on your TV provider, the show airs at different times in the Valley, but TBS says it airs at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Their invention, the PowerBobber, is a fishing bobber loaded with an Intel computer chip, a motor, batteries, modules and gears that roll a fishing line through.
Brothers Gavin and Bryce Stevens are fairly protective of the single operating prototype they currently possess. It’s a 3-D-printed red, white and blue bobber, shaped somewhat differently than the bobbers people typically use. They’ve refined the shape and inner workings multiple times and have a new design in the works right now. It’s a bit smaller, mushroom-shaped and will hold less
since they’ve refined the operating system.
The PowerBobber was born of frustration, Gavin said.
Last Sept. 17, he was fishing at Fool Hollow Lake near Show Low. He got tired of waiting for a fish find the bobber where he had placed the bait.
“Normal bobbers can’t go up or down,” Gavin said. He wanted to fish deeper, but the bobber was stuck at one depth.
Short of reeling the line back in, adjusting the bobber and recasting, that’s the game when you bobber fish.
So, standing on the shore of the lake,
after three days of no luck catching fish, he had an idea. Why not create an adjustable bobber that can be controlled by an app that can be downloaded to a smartphone or a smartwatch?
So, Gavin and Bryce did that.
Gavin owns a software company, Solid Cloud, and is a software consultant. He’s a member of the Phoenix Internet of Things meet-up group.
He shared his PowerBobber idea with that maker group and other members encouraged him to try to get accepted for the TBS show.
Essentially, he said, he and Bryce went to California to meet with the show’s producers “with a bobber and plans and sold them” on the idea.
Via the app, an angler can lower or raise the bobber, and therefore the bait, while the line is in the water. You can jig the bait via your phone or watch, too, he said.
When a fish bites, the controlling device shouts “Woo hoo! You got a fish!”
By virtue of being finalists on the show, the PowerBobber team has received $10,000 to invest into the product before the final decision is made.
Well, the winner has already been determined, but everyone associated with the show is sworn to secrecy about the outcome, and faces a massive fine if they say a peep about it.
“You’ll just have to watch the show,” Bryce said.
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The PowerBobber Rap
This ain’t your granddad’s float
This is incredible!
I don’t even need a boat!
Cast my bobber, watch it float I’m gonna catch some fish!
Got the PowerBobber in the water.
PowerBobber jiggin!
Waitin’ for the big one
This is fishing awesome!!
— Bryce Stevens, PowerBobber.com
Gavin and Bryce Stevens are in the finals of “America’s Greatest Makers” with their invention, the PowerBobber fishing gadget. (Special to Tribune)
Tears and laughter as Chandler eatery Brunchies closes down
BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Those famous fluffy biscuits and steaming-hot breakfast skillets flew out the kitchen doors like usual on a bright morning last Saturday at Brunchies in downtown Chandler.
But this was nothing like business-asusual for the venerable cafe, which has been Chandler’s official water cooler and unofficial town hall for the past 35 years. It was Brunchies’ last day. And it felt like a wake— albeit one of those really good wakes, where the tears flow, for sure, but so do the laughs
and the good memories.
As customers were seated, wait staff handed out permanent markers and invited folks to write their goodbyes on the walls. In the kitchen, co-owner Stephanie Serrano barked out orders like Gordon Ramsey. Working the front, Theresa Serrano stopped to give hugs to a rowdy table of ’70s-era Chandler High graduates.
“Brunchies was the place we could always come to even as Chandler grew,” Glenna McCollum-Cloud said. “It’s going to be hard.”
Like most customers, Leslie Saba Updike started coming to Brunchies as a kid with her
Former SanTan Sun News owner publishes book
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Laurie Fagen, former owner of the SanTan Sun News, has published a crime fiction mystery novel titled “Fade Out.”
Fagen, who lives in Fox Crossing, tells the story of Lisa Powers, a young radio reporter, who covers the crime beat for a fictional radio station in Chandler. Powers helps police solve cold cases and, for fun, creates a mystery theater podcast.
The first podcast involves her coverage of a fire that destroyed the mansion of a reclusive pharmaceutical heir. Her career is jeopardized when the story gets too hot.
From the dark streets of metro Phoenix to the peaceful red rocks of Sedona, Powers dodges bullets while investigating the cold case of a kidnapped bank executive found
dad. Norman Saba, along with his farming and merchant buddies, was such a regular that the Serranos honored him with a permanent booth, personalized with his picture.
Kevin Hanger, seated at a table with sons Brooks, 10 months, and Graham, 3, said he wasn’t sure what they would do on Saturdays now. “It’s pretty sad. There are other places, but it’s not the same.”
Kevin’s friends from Chandler and Hamilton High remembered how they’d gather at Brunchies before school and at lunchtime. “I used to come down here during second hour,” said Kyle Brown to great laughter.
Taking a well-deserved break, Stephanie Serrano said most customers understood that diminishing revenues forced the painful business decision. She recalled meeting earlier in the day with former Chandler Mayor Jerry Brooks. “He used to come in during the week with a group called the Sunshine Boys. He said, ‘Now I know why people sometimes
murdered and discovers horrors she never imagined while tracking down a missing father. She finds herself facing down criminals as she reports on them.
“As a former radio, television and print journalist, I never experienced gun battles or knife attacks during my career,” Fagen said. “And, unlike the news, which must be factual, I am finding great freedom in writing fiction.”
Fagen owned the SanTan Sun News with her late husband, Geoff Hancock, until his death in 2013, when Times Media Group purchased the newspaper. Times Media also owns the East Valley Tribune.
The book may be purchased at www. ReadLaurieFagen.com, on Fagen’s Amazon author page, amazon.com/author/lauriefagen or through the publisher, www. ShortOnTimeBooks.com.
don’t like change.’”
Outside the restaurant at 17 E. Boston St., Tim and Michelle Waters, out with their daughter Katie and husband Wes Thomas, added their names to the waiting list and relaxed on a bench. Three of the four Waters children, including Katie, worked at Brunchies during high school. When two of her boys went off to join the Marines, Michelle said, the Serranos made a habit of covering the family’s bill. “And that went way beyond just us,” she added. “They were so supportive.”
Hostess Kathy Wheelock poked her head out the door and called the Waters name. Michelle shrugged. “This was Chandler’s hometown breakfast place. Time goes on, I guess. What can you do?”
– Reach Mike Butler at 480-898-6581 or at mbutler@ timespublications.com.
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Leslie Saba Updike, Glenna McCollum-Cloud and Brian Cloud (from left) reminisce with Brunchies owner Theresa Serrano. The Serrano family decided to close Brunchies after 35 years in order to concentrate on their Mexican restaurants. May 14 was the last day. (Mike Butler/Tribune staff photographer)
Small Kipper has big personality
Although 2-year-old Kipper is tiny in stature, he is big in personality.
This handsome, dapper cairn terrier will woo you with his charming antics; so much that you cannot help but fall in love with those big eyes on his tiny face.
Kipper is an energetic and active boy who has no problem relaxing and snuggling with his people. He is very friendly and will come right up to you to share kisses and hugs. He’s been known to follow people around in the hopes of being held. Kipper loves being held, burying his head under your chin. Kipper also enjoys spending time in your lap where this loving little guy will wait expectantly for the belly rubs he adores.
Kipper loves being outside where he can explore, take speed walks, roll around in the grass, and greet other people he encounters. He walks great on leash, rides well in the car, and enjoys riding in shopping carts where he is high enough to see everything. Kipper is very playful and loves toys. He’ll pull stuffed toys out of his basket, growl at them and toss them around.
He’ll keep you laughing as he pushes his balls around while “talking” to them.
Kipper is quite vocal when he plays. He likes playing fetch or a game of tag with his people. He also loves initiating a good game of chase or tug-of-war with other dogs and is quite content to snuggle up with his canine companion afterwards in a dog bed to share a treat or an ice cube.
Fun facts about Kipper: he barks at the TV, barks at his reflection in the mirror, and does great with baths and grooming. Kipper is highly entertaining with his large and engaging personality. With his love for life, desire for fun, and affectionate nature, Kipper can be counted on to brighten every day.
If interested in learning more about Kipper, fill out an application for him at www.azrescue.org.
2016 Candidate Forum Series
The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce will host a series of candidate forums and invite the community to learn more about the candidates running for Gilbert’s Town Council, Legislative District 12, 17, and GPS/HUSD School Boards.
Town Council Candidate Forum
Monday, June 6th, 10:45 AM- 1:00 PM
Saint Xavier University
92 W. Vaughn Ave., Gilbert, AZ 85233
$20 per person, includes lunch
Legislative Districts 12 and 17
Candidate Forum, Monday, June 13th, 10:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Agave Room
2626 E. Pecos Rd., Chandler, AZ 85225
$20 per person, includes lunch
GPS/HUSD Candidate Forum
Tuesday, August 9th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Higley Performing Arts Center
4132 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85295
RIBBON CUTTING
TruWest Credit Union 64 E. Pecos Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85295 (480) 598-7141 www.truwest.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Commercial Filming For Members
Presented by 4th Wall Productions, LLC
Wednesday, May 25th by appointment only
Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
119 N. Gilbert Road, Ste. 101 Gilbert, AZ 85234
Base Price: $50
Chamber Chat—Morning
Presented by Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning
Wednesday, June 1st
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
OfficeMax
2711 S. Market Street, Gilbert, AZ 85295
San Tan Village
Admission: Free to attend
Good Government Series with Congressman Matt Salmon
Presented by SRP
Thursday, June 2nd
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Orbital ATK
1405 N. Fiesta Blvd. Gilbert, AZ 85233
Register by May 25, 2016; Member
Admission - $20; Non-Member
Admission - $35; Corporate and Premier Chamber members receive one complimentary registration; U.S. Citizenship/Identification is required.
COMMENTARY
As Trump pivots to general election, Sanders has a choice to make
BY BROOKS D. SIMPSON
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE
The results of the Indiana primary settled the question of whether Donald J. Trump could secure the Republican presidential nomination. Anti-Trump Republicans are left to ponder whether they can stomach the prospect of supporting a man many of them despise and whose candidacy, they believe, presages disaster for the party’s political fortunes now and for the foreseeable future.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned this year, however, is that what once seemed impossible is now quite real.
For Trump, the time has come to focus his fire not on his fellow Republicans but on his probable Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Can he redirect the anger his opponents displayed toward
his candidacy to target the Democrat so many of them hate with a consuming passion?
Moreover, can Trump now manage the transition he has long promised he’d be able to make—that to becoming someone who looks and acts “presidential,” a thoughtful person who appeals to voters’ hopes while exercising personal restraint when it comes to engaging in less appealing vitriolic personal attacks?
That will be hard. Part of Trump’s personal appeal among his supporters is that he taps into and expresses their crude anger and vivid resentments born of a deep frustration with the America they see. In attempting to broaden his support, he risks alienating the very people who made him what he is: the nominee of the Republican Party.
A responsible, “presidential” Donald Trump is not the man who those
supporters wanted as their leader.
Nor will it be an easy task to unify Republicans behind a Trump candidacy, at least with the enthusiasm and energy necessary for success in a general election. So-called outsiders have captured nominations before despite resistance from the party establishment, as the bases of Barry Goldwater and Jimmy Carter remind us.
But the passions, anger and hatred displayed during the last several months will be hard to overcome, and Trump, unlike Goldwater and Carter, cannot lay claim to having been an active member of the party whose nomination he is about to claim.
It may well be that Trump’s greatest ally in broadening his support is Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator can’t quite give up his crowds yet, and he continues, in a slightly more temperate way, to
assail his rival for the Democratic nomination. Sanders asserts that he will do all he can to defeat Donald Trump … but more Hillary-bashing only helps Trump and complicates the efforts of the former secretary of state to turn her attention to her presumptive opponent in the general election.
Like Trump, Sanders portrays himself as a virtuous, principled outsider who won’t compromise on matters of right and wrong as he sees them. Unless he sets aside his crusade, however, Sanders’ love of the spotlight, cheers and applause can only damage Clinton’s chances of defeating Trump.
Bernie, you have a choice to make. Good luck.
Fractured memories of an uncle and a missed relationship
BYDAVID LEIBOWITZ TRIBUNE COLUMNIST
The sad news came Tuesday morning in a crackly telephone call from across the country, and even as my mother got out the words I struggled to form a mental image of the subject of our conversation: “Your Uncle Mel,” as my mother has always called him.
I can’t remember the last time I saw the man, what we did, what he looked like. I can only summon fragments. He went bald early. He has tan skin. He has slightly crooked teeth, or maybe I’m imagining that. He and my father, brothers, share the same eye color, a brown as deep as chocolate.
The only mental image I can form of my uncle is him as a much younger man, maybe his early forties, younger than I am today. But the man my mother is talking about, my father’s brother on life support in a south Florida intensive care
unit, is 74 years old. This is I cannot picture, in the same way I cannot picture my uncle beaten down by Parkinson’s disease or found the way his wife found him sometime Monday, in the family swimming pool, face down and lifeless.
My mother, ever the registered nurse, even in retirement, lists the damage: “They have him intubated in the ICU. He’s in a coma. There’s no sign of any brain activity. Your father and I and your brother will probably go back to the hospital later.”
The cellphone call dropped then, just blipped away. The thought occurred to me that maybe this fits, the call vanishing in the same way as my relationship with my uncle, his wife and my three cousins once vanished. If asked, I couldn’t say why. There was no sign of trouble, no conflict. Some things just happen. All day, I inventory everything I can remember about my uncle. He grew up in the Bronx, but left for Florida long before my parents moved there. He
changed his last name from Leibowitz long ago, though I have no idea why. He worked as a pharmacist. He owns a house in Sunrise. He has a wife named Jeannie. He has two daughters, Tara and Beth, and a son named Jason. Sometimes, back when I was in high school, my father and my brother and I would drive north and my uncle and his son would drive south, and we’d meet and play doubles racquetball on some concrete courts at a community college. My uncle wasn’t very good, as I remember it, but he seemed to enjoy the game. Then he and Jason would climb back into his car, a new Toyota sedan, and drive back to their lives.
Now my uncle rests in a hospital bed and I sit at a keyboard 2,000 miles away, typing sad words on a blank page, trying to describe the gnawing void in the pit of my stomach, my flickering sense of loss. Not the loss of a man I will miss, but of a relationship missed entirely, missed as in a shot fired way wide of the mark. All
I know about my uncle can be contained in one paragraph, even though he shares my blood, even though I know from baby pictures that he once held me in his arms and rocked me gently, smiling down.
Now the life has seeped out of him, leaving behind only a few thoughts, the last of which is this: They say family is blood. I say family is more than that. It is knowledge, sharing, proximity, connection. They say it’s sad when you miss the chance to say goodbye. I say it’s sadder still when you never really said hello.
– David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Reach him at david@leibowitzsolo. com.
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– Presidential historian Brooks D. Simpson is ASU Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University, where he teaches at Barrett, The Honors College.
Obama should ban offshore oil drilling
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering a five -year plan to sell off 92.2 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico, plus additional land in the Arctic, for oil and gas drilling. This is a bad idea, and I’ll tell you why:
On May 12, as BOEM was holding a hearing on the plan in New Orleans, an accident at an underwater pipe system connecting four oil wells in the Gulf created a huge oil slick reported to be almost 90,000 gallons. The pipelines in question are owned by Shell, and are only 50 miles farther from the shore than the BP Disaster.
Residents near the Gulf coast routinely find tar balls on Gulf beaches from previous spills.
Tapping the eighth-largest carbon reserve on Earth would be a disaster for our climate and increase the chances of another oil spill like the BP disaster.
According to the Coast Guard’s National Response Center, the oil industry has thousands of accidents in the Gulf of Mexico every year, and many of them under-report the volume of oil spilled or its real cost on Gulf communities.
The Gulf region has been used as a pollution sacrifice zone for decades. From Keystone’s southern leg to new oil and gas export facilities, too often the Gulf of Mexico gets the drilling, spilling and pollution of the oil and gas industry. To add insult to injury, companies like BP, Exxon and Shell can often lease public lands like the ones BOEM is proposing to auction in this plan for as little as $2 an acre.
And with up to 894 million barrels of oil and as much as 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas on the auction block, you can bet the bureau’s lease plan will attract plenty of bidders.
But leases like this are what led to the 2010 BP Horizon oil spill, which President Obama called the “worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.”
A group of 66 members of Congress has written to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and asked them to cancel plans to lease more land offshore in the Arctic for oil and gas drilling for good.
There are lots of reasons to ban drilling in the remote, cold and unpredictable waters of the Arctic. But when we talk about keeping fossil fuels in the ground, we have to talk about all fossil fuels.
Thanks to a massive public outcry, Obama already reversed course on plans to drill off the Atlantic Coast, and recently placed a moratorium on new coal mining on public lands.
Citizens can send a comment until June 7, 2016, to tell BOEM that we want to Keep It In the Ground by blocking new oil and gas leases in the Gulf, too.
To stop climate change, save our coasts (all three of them) and save life on earth, including us humans, we need to keep 80 percent of fossil fuels in the ground and finance a just transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
– Drena LaPointe – Scottsdale
Another distortion on climate change
It’s no wonder so many doubt the veracity of environmentalists pushing climate-change theory.
Al Gore’s book, “An Inconvenient Truth,” so distorted the facts, twisted truth and relied on junk science that Britain ruled it could not be shown in classrooms without presentation of the oppo-
site viewpoint. For instance, the Aral Sea didn’t dry up because of global warming but because its water supply was used upstream for new agriculture and development.
Now, USA Today seems to have taken up Gore’s mantle. The article headline “Climate change hurts Vietnamese farmers” (4/24/16) belies the actual content of the article which fails, but strives mightily, to connect climate change to the changing ecology of the Mekong Delta.
The article admits to the following without presenting a single contributing factor that would indicate global warming: The drought is caused by El Nino affecting the entire region. This year is not a special case. The severity of the impact of weather is because the ecosystem was changed by humans, mostly via continuing upstream hydroelectric dam building.
As is consistent with human behavior, Vietnam is adapting, as will the rest of the world. An honest discussion of the facts would make it easier. Nature has had its chance to kill off humans. It won’t succeed now.
–Jim Barber
Simple solution to Arizona’s election woes
The March 22nd Presidential Preference Election exposed many problems with our outdated and inefficient paper voter registration process that led to thousands of voters casting provisional (and uncounted) ballots. There is a solution that will upgrade the voting system to ensure all eligible votes are counted and that nobody votes who isn’t eligible.
Automatic voter registration would place eligible voters onto the rolls electronically when they receive or renew a driver’s li-
cense, get a state identification card, or interact with another state agency. Arizona has already proven to be cutting-edge; we were the first in the nation to begin online voter registration, and we have a strong vote-by-mail program through the Permanent Early Voting List. However, 2014 was the worst year for voter turnout in Arizona since World War II. That should be unacceptable because high voter turnout is essential for a strong a democracy.
The current, outdated paper system makes it too easy for ineligible voters to slip through the cracks. By replacing our outdated paper system with a secure electronic voter registration system, we can automatically register only eligible U.S. citizens to vote.
Electronic voter registration will protect the fundamental right of every eligible Arizonan—Democrat, Republican or independent—to have their vote counted. And it will ensure that those who find it a challenge to vote, including people with disabilities, senior citizens and active military, are able to participate fully in our democracy.
Electronic voter registration moves our outdated system into the 21st century. It is secure, accurate, and accessible. It saves Arizona money, prevents voter fraud, and makes registering to vote easier.
Registering to vote should be an easy process for those eligible. Our state should join others that have made voter registration “automatic.”
–Chris Herstam –Phoenix
Spin studio offers high-intensity workouts with plenty of amenities
BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Heather Myers thought she had seen and conquered every kind of high-intensity spinning workout there is. Then, her first 50-minute Performance ride at CycleBar left her doubled over and gasping for air.
“It was a very humbling experience,” she said. But it was also the beginning of a journey that landed her as general manager of the new CycleBar at 2855 W. Ray Road in Chandler.
The theater is where all the heartpounding action happens. Fifty Schwinn Carbon Blue spin bikes arranged on three tiers are aimed at the instructor and a couple of large TV screens. The bikes’ onboard computers keep track of your heart rate, RPMs, mileage and the amount of calories and watts you’re burning. Don’t worry about trying to memorize or scribble down your stats— they’ll be emailed to you about 15 minutes after the session. And if you take a fancy to the music you heard during the
workout, you’ll get a link to download the free track.
Unseen and unheard are the multiple AC units that keep the theater’s air very cold and very clean. “That’s important when you have 50 people in here huffing and puffing,” owner Rod Reyes said.
Although hardcore Type A’s will be attracted to the Performance workouts, where everyone can see in real time how they stack up with their fellow spinners, Reyes stressed that casual cyclers will also enjoy the studio. There are less intense 50-minute Classic sessions, as well as 30-minute Beginner classes. If you’d prefer an unplugged experience, sign up for the Connect workout.
Most sessions slow down the cycling for a few minutes so participants can get an upper-body workout with four- or six-pound weights. In any case, you are always in control of your bike’s resistance level.
Outside the theater, CycleBar takes on a bright, spa-like atmosphere. After entering the studio, guests mosey over
to one of three wall-mounted iPads to enter their names and get bike assignments. High quality Shimano shoes in all sizes are available for free, but you can also bring your own SPD- or LOGIKcompatible shoes. Rental shoes are thoroughly sanitized and blow-dried after each use, management says. Stow your belongings in a locker, then help yourself to fresh fruit and snacks. A specialized dispenser offers extra-cold or room-temperature water.
Post-workout, take advantage of the four changing/shower rooms (two for men, two for women). If you need a robe, toiletries, a hair tie or a bag for your wet workout clothes, just ask.
Reyes said all CycleBar franchisees are committed to helping local charities. Groups can organize a $100-per bike fundraiser, he explained, and pull in nearly $5,000 in 50 minutes if they sell out all 50 bikes. The store charges a small fee just to cover the cost of the instructor and the front-desk associates.
“It’s a huge part of what we do,” he
said. “I’d like to do at least two a week.”
A spin enthusiast himself, Reyes, who owns a string of Massage Envy and Sports Clips stores in New Mexico and Texas, said he began looking for a new business adventure mainly because he and his wife wanted to move back to the Valley. “She keeps sending me links to houses for sale in Chandler,” he said. “We’re excited.”
During a 10-day grand opening starting June 10, East Valley residents are invited to tour the studio and enjoy a free workout.
To take part in CycleBar’s grand opening, go to RaintreeRanch.CycleBar.com or Facebook.CycleBar.RaintreeRanch. com. Create an account and profile, then start booking rides. Reyes will open another CycleBar in Ahwatukee soon. There will eventually be eight studios in the Valley.
– Reach Mike Butler at 480-898-6581 or at mbutler@timespublications.com.
Fifty Schwinn Carbon Blue spin bikes arranged on three tiers are aimed at the instructor and a couple of large TV screens at the CycleBar in Chandler, which opens in June. (Special to the Tribune)
Arizona Nutritional Supplements has been named Outstanding Exclusive Brands Product Supplier as part of Whole Foods Market’s annual Supplier Awards. Out of thousands of Whole Foods Market suppliers nationwide, fewer than 60 have received this award.
The Chandler-based company launched 70 new and 118 redesigned supplements for the company’s 365 Everyday Value and Whole Foods Market brands in 2015. ANS has been a private label supplement supplier to Whole Foods Market for 14 years.
Arizona Nutritional Supplements was one of 22 companies awarded a 2016 Supplier Award from Whole Foods Market at an awards dinner in Austin, Texas.
Smoothie King opens first Mesa franchise
Mesa’s first-ever Smoothie King has opened at 1940 S. Val Vista Drive, Suite 102. The owners are local couple Denisse and Max Eddings, longtime
fans of the brand.
Before living in the Mesa area, the couple lived in Houston, where they would jog to their local Smoothie King as part of their personal fitness plan. Unable to find a similar smoothie in Mesa, they decided to open their own Smoothie King franchise.
Smoothie King Franchises is a privately held, New Orleans-area-based franchise company with more than 750 units worldwide. The franchise also offers a number of healthy retail products, including sports beverages, energy bars, vitamin supplements and more.
Workshop highlights 3-D printing for small businesses
Mesa THINKspot will be holding a free workshop, “Leveraging 3D Printing for Small Business Applications,” May 24 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Chris Dastan with STAX3D will introduce the rapid prototyping process for entrepreneurs and inventors.
The event will take place at the Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road. RSVP in the calendar at
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
MesaTHINKspot.org.
Author will tell how to flip houses
The Flipping Network will present two free workshops for beginners on finding, fixing and flipping houses.
Lloyd Segal, author of “Flipping Houses,” will speak June 21 from noon to 2 p.m. at Southeast Valley AOR, 1363 S. Vineyard in Mesa. He’ll also speak at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Road in Gilbert from 6 to 8 p.m. the same day.
The workshops are free but reservations are required. Visit flippingworshops.com or call 323-365-1004.
Tempe going high-end in rental properties, study says
High-end rental properties are taking off in Tempe, according to a study by RentCafe. Six large rental projects were completed last year, and all of them were high-end.
Tempe places 14th in the U.S. among cities that delivered only luxury
apartments in 2015, according to the study.
Nationwide, 75 percent of all large multifamily rental developments completed last year were high-end rentals.
Advance Auto Parts will open a new Mesa store on May 26. A grand opening will take place June 4 with food, specials, giveaways and a classic car show. The location was chosen because of its proximity to commercial garages. It’s also a popular area for owners who enjoy working on their own cars.
Advance Auto Parts is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America. It serves professionals and do-it-yourselfers.
Sports
Staying power
Spring sports season one to remember
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Underdogs had their moments, unlikely stars emerged and display cases in the school hallways have to be rearranged to make room for the new hardware brought home.
The spring sports season has come to an end and once again the East Valley cleaned up.
The champions were from among the unexpected as lower seeds created havoc on brackets throughout the postseason.
Run amok
The Apache Junction baseball team put together an impressive offensive display on the way to the Division IV state title.
The Prospectors scored 33 runs in four games (8.25 per game), including 10 in the state semifinals, to knock off topseeded and three-time defending champion Desert Christian.
The win created a matchup with Joy Christian in the finals and some lateinning clutch play to pull off the first state title since 1983 and fourth overall.
Nathan Rhodes’ single tied at 6 in the seventh, and then Audie Craig won it with an inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning on the way to a 9-6 win in Surprise.
“These kids understand the game, and they know what momentum can do,” AJ coach Raymond Figueroa told reporters after the game. “I always had faith in my guys that they could do it. We’ve been doing it all year.”
Hamilton doubles up
Hamilton’s teams on the diamond pulled off a feat that has never been done before at the big-division level as the Huskies won both the baseball and
softball championships in the same year.
The softball team, which was the fourth seed, topped No. 2 Pinnacle 3-0 when sophomore Madison Seigworth limited the Pioneers and did enough offensively to win its first state title.
“I just let them play,” Hamilton coach Rocky Parra said. “They were nervous before, but once it started they settled in and played a great game.”
It may not have happened if senior center fielder Nicole Spykstra didn’t get a great jump on a shot to center field with two runners on in the third inning. She tracked it down and kept the shutout intact
“I’ll never forget this,” Spykstra said. “This team has worked to get to this point and we finally put it all together.”
The Division I title game also swung on defense, and the Huskies took advantage of Mountain Ridge’s seven errors in a 12-3 win for the program’s fifth title.
The biggest one coming in the fourth when Hamilton No. 9 hitter Chris Collins singled to center with the bases loaded.
The center fielder Chase Sandman charged and had the ball skip past him to allow all three runners to score for Hamilton.
The pitching combo of Cole Bellinger, who was lifted after a one hour and one minute lightning delay, and Zane Strand made it stand up.
“It’s the best day of my life,” Bellinger said. “We won a state championship. It’s one of the greatest things you can do as a team.”
Rolling on (the greens)
Valley Christian won its fourth straight Division III golf championship. The team showed signs of continued success as the medalist was Trojan freshman James Mackie.
The Trojans won easily, by 39 strokes, over Sedona Red Rock, but Mackie had to play well down the stretch.
Mackie’s 36-hole score of 4-under par was three strokes better than Cody Goza of Blue Ridge. Mackie went ahead for good with a par on 14 to finish the last five holes one under.
Valley Christian behind Mackie and Garrett DeFisser, who finished fourth at 1-over in the two-day event.
Loving the new alignment
Seton Catholic boys volleyball was rarely challenged during the regular season against Division II opponents, and it continued in the postseason.
The Sentinels won the DII title in the first year of the second division.
Perry finds finals
The Perry boys volleyball team took down top-seeded Desert Vista in the semifinals and gave Boulder Creek, ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 45-2
record, a five-set scare.
The Pumas eventually lost 17-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-21 to the Jaguars put not before making the program’s first state title appearance memorable.
“I don’t think a lot of people thought we would get this far so it was really good to prove people wrong,” senior outside hitter Ethan Fillmore said. “And we fought. We fought really hard.”
Tennis supremacy
The Mountain View tennis programs brought home plenty of hardware.
The girls team won the Division I team title, the second in school history, and Anya and Madeline Lamoreaux repeated as doubles champions.
On the boys side of things, Jesse Miritello brought home the singles title by playing close of the net instead of the baseline.
“He put the time and turned into a
Seton Catholic rolled through the postseason for the volleyball program’s first state title. (David Jolkovski/Tribune staff photographer)
Hiring procedure for coaches has many variables
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Dan Nero has less than a month to clear out a desk that has accumulated Corona del Sol memorabilia, history and memories.
Nero is stepping down as athletic director after 31 years at the school. His final day is June 15.
It appeared he’d have one last chance to make a big decision to shape the Corona coaching tree.
The Aztecs need a football coach.
The timing was anything but great, considering spring ball is already over and summer workouts and 7-on-7 passing tournaments will be in full bloom shortly.
That’s why the Tempe Union announced on Wednesday that Richard Mettlach, the defensive coordinator last year, would be the interim head coach moving forward. The position will be reopened at the conclusion of the 2016 football season.
Of course the search wouldn’t have been necessary if last year’s football coach, Corey Nenaber, wasn’t named Nero’s replacement.
Instead of hurrying the process, the decision was to postpone until the proper amount of time can be taken.
“We’ve gone through the processes and screened the applicants,” Nero said. “It’s been so crazy with finals, graduation and two-and-half weeks (as tournament director of state baseball) at Tempe Diablo.
“There are just a couple of things more to do.”
That no longer includes assisting Nenaber in finding a replacement.
Hiring a coach comes with so many variables, it can make the process unpredictable.
It can go smoothly with the No. 1 choice accepting the job. But that doesn’t happen as often as administration folks would like.
Other times, a finalist can pull out for various reasons as the Desert Vista administration found out in their recent search for boys basketball. Then, there are scenarios when the process gets extended because the first round of applicants didn’t stir excitement among the administrators.
Marcos de Niza and Mesa recently made such a move for the respective football openings. The Padres went with coaching legend Paul Moro in time for him to take his new program through spring ball, while the Jackrabbits were still looking for the right man as of deadline.
“You want to be blown away by the applicants, and that doesn’t always happen,” Marcos athletic director Brian Fleming said. “As a society we tend to procrastinate so we were hoping for some late candidates. We didn’t get those so we extended the application deadline.”
Mountain View had no such issues when a surprise opening came about. Former wrestling coach Bob Callison, who led the Toros to two state titles before finishing third last year, decided to move on to a new challenge of creating a program from scratch at Casteel, a school that opened this year with freshmen and sophomores.
The applicants were aplenty with the administration going with highly successful coach Corey Anderson, who spent the last seven years running the Cleveland program in northern New Mexico.
Anderson has seen the quality of wrestling in Arizona grow over the last decade as an assistant at Rio Rancho, which comes to the Peoria Invitational, and Cleveland, which competes in the Flowing Well Invite yearly.
It was enough to get Anderson to leave a good situation where he helped guide Cleveland to three team titles, a runnerup and two fourth place finishes in his seven years.
It was power by more than 60 state placers and 20 individual state champions.
“Mountain View is a tremendous opportunity,” he said. “When a job opens up it is because there is a problem and the administration decided to make a move. That’s not the case here, obviously, as Mountain View is in a great place.
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phenomenal serve and volley player,” Toros coach Kim Roberts said. “It really was the difference. It makes it hard and puts pressure on the opponent to hit passing shots or a perfect lob.”
Final heat
The Division I boys track meet came down to the final event as Chandler won the 4x400 to top Desert Vista 102-99. Top individual performers included Mountain Pointe’s Autumn Smith, Arete Prep’s Crystal Akpede, Seton Catholic’s Luke Zuluaga, Gilbert Christian’s Logan Pinkerton and Chandler Prep’s Donovan Fiore.
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“I am at a good place, but every once in awhile you just need to accept a new challenge and recharge.”
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Scott Hare was late resignation at Mesa to force a difficult hiring period for administratrion.
(Billy Hardiman/Special to Tribune)
Renaissance man
Singer Randy Blythe explores the arts outside of Lamb of God
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GETOUT/TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Randy Blythe enjoys fronting his metal band Lamb of God. However, that’s only one aspect of his creative side.
“I’m really into all aspects of the arts,” says Blythe, whose band plays the Comerica Theatre on Friday, May 27. “Last year, I even composed music for the Richmond Ballet. I have a friend who’s a dancer and choreographer there.
“There are a lot of changing ideas when the arts cross-pollinate.”
The band, five-time Grammy nominees, pulled those influences together for the 2015 release of Lamb of God’s heavy metal epic album “VII: Sturm Und Drang.”
The album is the first since Blythe was arrested in 2012 on a charge of manslaughter in the Czech Republic, for which he was later acquitted. During a
Lamb of God show two years earlier in Prague, a fan, Daniel Nosek, died from head injuries after Blythe reportedly threw the 19-year-old offstage.
Blythe was arrested when he returned to the Czech Republic. He was held for five weeks.
On March 5, 2013, Blythe was acquitted and not held criminally liable; instead the promoters and security members were blamed. The ruling was upheld by the Prague High Court three months later.
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single “Erase This,” which was penned by guitarist Mark Morton, about negative people–especially in social media.
Social media is something that gets under Blythe’s skin in general. He shut down his Twitter account.
WHAT: Lamb of God w/Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27
WHERE: Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix COST: $35
“I only have one social media account; it’s my Instagram,” he says. “I’m a photographer. I don’t take pictures of my lunch or selfies or any of that. Who cares?
INFORMATION: 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com
“I used Twitter to communicate with fans, but it turned into a bunch of nonsense.”
with your life,” he said.
“Social media can be a great tool. I did a walk for breast cancer with my wife. I used Twitter to raise funds. It worked really well, so the mechanism can be used for good things. Regrettably, it isn’t most of the time.”
Indulging in the arts allows Blythe to gain a different perception on things. For example, a musician looks at something differently than a visual artist would.
“Album art is just a throwaway, sadly,” he says. “Album art was so cool when it was on vinyl. I don’t expect those days to ever come back because I’m a realist.”
Expanding on his art, the photographer, author and musician recently started the magazine “Unbuilt” with designer Tom Bejgrowicz and Alex Skolnick, the lead guitarist for Testament. The biannual, limited edition culture and lifestyle publication debuts this spring.
“It’s a small magazine,” Blythe says. “It’s really focused on high-quality art, writing and photography.”
Despite naysayers’ comments, Blythe doesn’t think that print media is dead.
“I do think it’s changing, though,” he adds. “It’s getting smaller and only the really high-quality stuff is going to survive, sadly.”
Because there are no ads, the “Unbuilt” staff is free to write just about anything, he says.
“Quality work is disappearing along with critical thought. Everyone wants to read a story of 140 characters. That doesn’t leave much room for thought,” he said. “We wanted to do the magazine as a way to explore thought in a more extensive way.”
Blythe keeps his life simple, as well as Lamb of God’s shows.
“We don’t have elaborate stage props or dragons and wizards and Peter Pan flying,” he says with a laugh. “You can expect five ugly dudes up there playing heavy metal. That’s about it.”
Blythe’s management requests that he not be asked about the experience, but many of the songs on “VII” deal with the topic. One notable exception is the
Fans—and even nonfans—were getting into arguments, and Blythe wasn’t into the negativity.
“It’s a waste of time. Do something
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Lamb of God, five-time Grammy nominees, pulled several influences together for the 2015 release of the heavy metal epic album “VII: Sturm Und Drang.” (Special to the Tribune)
‘Queen of Mean’ Lampanelli will do her shtick at Talking Stick
BY MARSHALL TERRILL GETOUT/TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTOR
Lisa Lampanelli probably doesn’t want you to know this, but her shtick as comedy’s “Queen of Mean” is all an act.
She’s actually a very nice and thoughtful lady. And a busy one.
In addition to her stand-up work, the Grammy-nominated performer has worked nonstop for almost a decade. Her resume includes HBO and Comedy Central specials, comedy albums, feature films, television appearances and an original Broadway show. She’s also a frequent guest on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM satellite radio show.
Lampanelli’s irreverent comedy and wild banter combines deeply personal bits with her trademark audience insults. The result gives her huge crossover appeal. She is this generation’s Don Rickles and greatly respected among her peers.
The New York comedian, who turned 54 this year, took time out of her busy schedule to promote her upcoming show at Talking Stick Resort.
Q: How did your years as a writer/reporter help shape you as a comedian?
LL: You know what? I’m not so sure it helped shape me as a comedian. I just got so
sick of what I was doing and felt so stuck. I had interviewed every person that I wanted to talk to. I always felt that journalism was something I’d be good at but never great at. It just naturally progressed to comedy because that was really in my gut to try. So in the beginning of your career you try things, and it’s just as important to figure out the things that don’t fit as much as the
things that do. By eliminating journalism, it led me to comedy. What I’m doing now is what I was meant to do all along.
Q: You missed that great era of 1980s standup where you worked your way through the clubs and eventually found stardom. That path is not so clear cut these days.
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LL: Yes, I started in the 1990s and missed that whole wave of “Hey, you’re a good comic. Want a TV show?” It took about 5 to 7 years for me to develop a persona since I didn’t go into New York club system as a beginner. I got attention right away because all of a sudden people were saying, “This girl is good. Where did she come from?” I joined the Friars Club and luckily they took a liking to me and put me on the Chevy Chase roast on Comedy Central in 2002. Then things started snowballing. I got on Howard Stern and we became friends, and then I got more roasts.
What: Lisa Lampanelli Live
the roast style of comedy because I thought that’s what comedy was. I watched those as a kid with my parents and I loved it because they all acted like they were friends. It’s hilarious to watch them now because they really are special. I’m glad I saw those first before I tried standup.
When: 8 p.m. Sunday, May 29
Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale
Cost: $25 to $125
Information: 480-850-7734/www.talkingstickresort.com
Q: Do you possess a man’s bawdy sense of humor or do all women secretly think like you do?
LL: I don’t think anyone thinks the way I do. I always have a weird twist on something that I don’t think is that outrageous until somebody tells me, “I can’t believe you just said that!” You’re starting to see more women comics like myself, Amy Schumer and Whitney Cummings tackle those subjects and say, “We’re changing, too.” So hopefully we’re being judged as comedians and not by gender.
Q: Who are the people comprising your audience?
Q: I heard you are a big fan of the “Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts” in the 1970s.
LL: I am, which is why I gravitated to
LL: It’s never been just women because I
Lisa Lampanelli grew up with the “Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts” of the 1970s. That type of comedy has become her signature style. (Special to the Tribune)
Chandler drummer comes home with Beach Weather
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GETOUT/TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Chandler resident Austin Scates has a passion for music.
The 24-year-old began playing drums as a child and has since parlayed that talent into a gig with Beach Weather, an alternative rock band fronted by former A Rocket to the Moon singer Nick Santino.
Beach Weather performs May 26 with The Technicolors at Rebel Lounge in Phoenix.
“I’m super excited about playing the Rebel Lounge,” said 25-year-old Scates, whose band recently toured the United Kingdom and Europe. “The last time we played in Arizona was in Tucson, but to play in the Phoenix area, to have family and friends come out, it’s going to be a really fun show. Intimate venues like the Rebel Lounge are always fun.”
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Scates has been a drummer since he was 9. His first “kit” was a pair of sticks and noisy pots and pans. He began jamming with a couple of buddies in elementary school. As he got older, he performed with
his school’s concert band and eventually decided to pursue a career in performing.
What: Beach Weather w/ The Technicolors
When: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 26
Where: The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix
Cost: $12 to $14
Information: 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com
A Corona del Sol graduate, Scates joined Beach Weather when the band was in its infancy. “Work ethic is a very important characteristic, especially in the beginning stages of a band,” he said. “It’s important to invest time, money and effort. You need to create momentum and ensure you’re happy with what you’re doing.”
The band is touring behind its debut EP “What a Drag,” which was recorded before Beach Weather performed its first live show. That first performance was on Aug. 30, when the band opened for Arizona-based The Maine in Henderson, Nevada.
“We’re just excited to be playing music and for people to be enjoying it as much as they are,” he said. “We’re really excited about those songs, and also about the songs we’re currently putting together.”
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was originally just too outrageous for them. So in the beginning it was straight guys and gay guys, and then the straight guys would bring their girlfriends. Gay guys would bring their partners, and now it’s a melding of straight, gay, lesbian, transgender, some older people sprinkled in and a lot of college kids. I’ve always been sort of proud that I didn’t just have a female audience.
Q: You spent a fair amount of time with Donald Trump on “Celebrity Apprentice.” Does he have what it takes to be a president or should we fear him?
LL: Man, I don’t know. I think he’s speaking the language that a lot of people who hate politicians want to hear. Me personally, I have nothing against him. He treated me well. He was such a gentleman during “The Apprentice.” He kept me on the whole time and I have direct access to his family, so a part of me goes, ‘Wow, you can get some favors done now.’”
Q: Can you see yourself performing one day at the White House for him?
LL: If Trump’s in the White House, you never know. Maybe he would invite me, Don Rickles and Howard Stern, and all of my other heroes so we could roast him. Who knows?
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Beach Weather is Chandler native Austin Scates, Reeve Powers and Nick Santino. The band is touring behind its debut EP “What a Drag.” (Special to the Tribune)
Faith
SPIRITUAL SIDE
Take the challenge to live deeply in faith and in life
BY REV. SUSAN E. WILMOT TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTOR
In his younger days, my brother used to go caving or spelunking (love that word!) all the time. Personally speaking, I’m moderately claustrophobic and have an eye for the more useful modern conveniences like a comfortable bed to sleep in and a decent bathroom. Caving doesn’t appeal to me because of what it involves, like squeezing into dark corners, crawling through freezing water into yet another tunnel, and never really knowing whether there was a safe exit or not. Hmm, I’ll pass, thanks. However, the parallels and lessons to be learned from life radiate in many directions. Learning to reflect on our experiences, whether good or not so good, can lead us to stores of hidden treasure and new discoveries. Whenever we feel resistant to an opportunity, is there a spiritual parallel as well? Are we holding back in some aspect of our lives from living more deeply or more fully into the infinite heights and depths of God’s love
Sunday, May 22
LOSE WEIGHT WITH HYPNOSIS
Unity of Tempe will partner with the Living Lite Hypnosis Centers and host a “Three-Hour Express Weight Loss Class with Hypnosis” to benefit the church.
DETAILS>> The class will be noon-3 p.m. at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, and will include four hypnosis sessions. It also includes a free stress reduction CD or MP3 download. Tickets are available at www.livinglitenow.com/locations/fundraiserfor-unity-of-tempe-az-express-weight-loss-class.
Monday, May 30
MUSIC CAMP REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Calvary Lutheran Church will be hosting its fourth annual Music Camp. This year, “The Amazing Praise Band” for children entering kindergarten through grade six will be brought back. The camp is an introduction to the flute, saxophone and trumpet for older students, singing for all participants, crafts that emphasize music and faith life, Bible lessons from “God’s Great Rescue,” and snacks and games for all participants.
DETAILS>> The camp will be at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1270 N. Dobson Road, Chandler, 9 a.m.–noon, June 6-10. Registration can be done online at calvarychandler.net under “Events” until May 30. To help cover cost and camp T-shirts a registration fee of $15 per camper is needed, with no family paying more than $50.
in Christ Jesus? Perhaps one way we can help ourselves is to remember that spelunkers usually plan to go into unknown territory, or risky locales, with a buddy or a guide. We can choose to walk alongside one another as spiritual partners or have a more formal mentoring relationship. It’s good to have someone to talk with. That’s why we have community in the body of Christ. There’s also our buddy and guide, the Holy Spirit. Access is wireless, and instantly available. In fact, the Holy Spirit knows us better than we know ourselves, and can lead the way in our spiritual explorations. We always have choices, and it pays to look at the pros and cons of our decision making and discernment. So here are some of the things we may lose out on if we fail to live from the abundance of God’s love, trusting God with our lives. We may well miss out on some amazing experiences, some incredible people, and some vision or insight into God or as God’s gift to us. We may miss the joy of a loving and compassionate encounter that feeds or blesses us. God only wants the very best for all of us,
For questions, call 480-963-9397.
Friday, June 3
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
Temple Emanuel presents Beatles Shabbat, a night of prayer and music. Cantorial soloist Emily Kaye and Rabbis Dean Shapiro and Jason Bonder will lead the Shabba-Tones and the choir through the Fab Four’s greatest hits — Hebrew-style. Wear your favorite Mod or hip outfits and accessories from the 1960s or come as you are.
DETAILS>> Opening act nosh at 6 p.m. The curtain goes up for the service at 6:30 p.m. Temple Emanuel of Tempe, 5801 S. Rural Road, serves Reform Jewish families in the Southeast Valley. Visit emanueloftempe.org.
Sundays
FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION EVERY SUNDAY
East Mesa Baptist Church, 752 S. Ellsworth Road.
DETAILS>> 4:45 p.m. every Sunday. For more information, call 480-9869827 and ask for Pastor Hughes.
WORSHIP SERVICES
DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa.
SERVICE AT UNITY OF TEMPE
Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and
and we often get multiple chances to be blessed by God.
If you want the how-to or quick summary, then I’d say that living deeply is mostly about paying attention, being mindful, trusting God and learning to give up control. The summary may be short and sweet, but the reality is that it takes time, patience and practice to say “yes” to God in all the moments of our lives. In the meantime, there are plenty of distractions around. There’s also that fiery ball of stress or doubt, fear or anxiety that many of us live with on a constant basis. It can become so much a part of our lives that we’re scared to douse the flames, let the fire die, or give it up.
It’s challenging to live deeply in relationship with God. It’s hard to surrender our fears and welcome the Holy Spirit’s guidance into some of our dark and frightening places lying just below the surface of our lives. It’s good to remember that “perfect love casts out all fear” (1 John 4:18b). Ever since I first saw William Holman Hunt’s painting, The Light of the World, where Jesus is
events offered.
DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103. For more information, call 480-792-1800. Visit www. unityoftempe.com.
UNITY OF MESA SUNDAY SERVICE
A positive path for spiritual living. Experience transformational lessons, empowering music and various spiritual practices with an openminded and welcoming community.
DETAILS>> Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at Unity of Mesa, 2700 E. Southern Ave. Nursery available for infants through kindergarten at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Youth ministry classes are open in the Education Annex at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 480-892-2700 or visit www.unityofmesa.org.
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX TV MASS
Mass is broadcast live from Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral on KAZTTV (AZ-TV7, Cable 13) followed by local Catholic talk show “Catholics Matter,” hosted by The Rev. Rob Clements. DETAILS>> 9 a.m. Sunday mornings, www.diocesephoenix.org.
YOGA FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Evening schedule, Arati worship 5 p.m., prayers 5:35 p.m. Spiritual Bhagavatam class/kids’ Sunday school 5:40 p.m. Prasadam 6:45 p.m. Blessed vegetarian food served at no charge. There will be chanting, singing and dancing for attendees to enjoy at the yoga session.
DETAILS>> The event is at the Hare Krishna Spiritual Center, Unity Chandler, 325 E. Austin Drive, Suite 4. For more information, call 480940-8775 or email contact@azgoshala.org.
holding a lantern and knocking on an overgrown and seldom used door, I’ve always loved the Biblical passages about Jesus as light. That perfect light cleanses and heals us, and provides a light for our path, every step of the way. That light lives within and among us. We can allow the light of Christ’s love to shine into all the dark nooks and crannies of our hearts and minds without fear, and discover healing and renewal.
We’ll never know the fullness of God’s incredible blessings until we accept the challenge and begin to explore the vast unchartered territories of faith and life. God will light our paths, and the light of Christ will burst forth, burning brightly like a beacon in our lives, and the lives of all those we serve. As Jesus once said in a moment of terrible loss, “Do not fear, only believe” (Mark 5:36). That’s one of the greatest joys of living deeply. Take the challenge, live deeply. God’s blessings await.
— The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot is Vicar at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church and Preschool, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. Reach her at rector@stjamestempe.org or 480-345-2686.
GRIEF SHARE IN TEMPE
A support group designed to assist people through the grieving process. One-time booking fee $15
DETAILS>> Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road, Room G3, Tempe, on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 480-491-2210 for information.
SUNDAYS IN THE KITCHEN
Every Sunday night, Phoenix minister and performance artist Paisley Yankolovich attacks The Kitchen with intimate, unplugged and spokenword presentations.
DETAILS>> The Kitchen, 3206 W. Lamar Road. Phoenix. Admission: Free.
COMMUNITY CHORUS WELCOMES SINGERS
As the Ahwatukee Community Chorus nears the completion of its first season, it continues to welcome singers. The group rehearses weekly on Sunday evenings. Although it is not affiliated with any religious organization, the chorus rehearses at Horizon Presbyterian Church. DETAILS>> Sundays 6 to 8 p.m., Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. There is an annual $100 membership fee. For more information, visit www.ahwatukeecommunitychorus.org or call 480442-7324.
HEBREW SCHOOL
Hebrew School takes place at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes take place Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon for children ages 5-13.
FAITH CALENDAR
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DETAILS>> To schedule an appointment to visit Chabad Hebrew School or to tour the facility, call 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter. com. For more information, log onto www.chabadcenter.com.
SUNDAYS WITH THE RAMBAM
Ongoing Sunday morning study of two classics of rabbinic literature by the great medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides (the “Rambam”). At 10 a.m., Professor Norbert Samuelson, Grossman chair of Jewish philosophy at ASU and TBS member, teaches “Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed: What Jews Ought to Believe.” This is followed at 11:15 a.m. by TBS member Isaac Levy teaching “Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah: How Jews Ought to Behave.” No previous experience necessary; readings in both Hebrew and English.
DETAILS>> Beginning Jan. 10, in the Community Room of the Administration Building. Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley, 3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. 480-897-3636.
Mondays
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX –THE BISHOP’S HOUR
The Diocese of Phoenix’s locally produced radio program about issues from a Catholic viewpoint. Hosted by Michael Dixon.
DETAILS>> Broadcast 10 a.m. every Monday on 1310 AM Immaculate Heart Radio. Encore presentation every Thursday at 9 p.m. www.diocesephoenix.org.
FREE CLOTHES AFTER PRAISE AND WORSHIP SERVICES
DETAILS>> 11 a.m. Mondays-Fridays. Noon Saturday. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa. For more information, call 480-553-1960.
YOGA FOR ALL
Kathy McAvoy, a certified yoga instructor with 10 years of experience, will be offering yoga classes at St. James for all levels. Suggested donation of $5. Open to the community.
DETAILS>> 7:15-8:30 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. 480-345-2686 or office@stjamestempe. org.
DIVORCE CARE AND DIVORCE CARE FOR KIDS
Classes for those grieving over death or divorce.
DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.
GRIEF SHARE AT CHANDLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Support group for people struggling with how to deal with a loss. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Room C201, Chandler. Pastor Larry Daily, 480-963-3997, ext. 141, larrydaily@chandlercc.org or www.chandlercc.org.
PROSPERITY RECIPES AT UNITY OF TEMPE
Internationally known speaker and author Maureen G. Mulvaney will bring our community her latest version of her wildly successful Prosperity Class this fall. Beginning in September each week, Mulvaney will guide you through a feast of delectable “recipes” to help you attract vibrant health, harmonious relationships, treasures including money, possessions and lifestyle. She also will teach you how to gift your talents and treasures to the world.
DETAILS>> 6:30-8:30 p.m. Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103. For more information, call 480-792-1800. Visit www.unityoftempe. com. Ten-week class. Cost: $59, includes materials.
Tuesdays
SENIORS TERRIFIC TUESDAYS
The program is free and includes bagels and coffee and a different speaker or theme each week. See old friends and make new ones.
DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m. to noon, Barness Family East Valley Jewish Community Center, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. www.evjcc.org or 480-897-0588.
GRIEF SHARE AT HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
DETAILS>> 2 and 6:30 p.m., 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.
BIBLE READING SESSIONS FOR PLEASURE
Bring a Bible, or Bibles are available. Free.
DETAILS>> 7 to 8 p.m., Chandler Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1188 W. Galveston St. Call Lori at 480-917-3593.
THE CATHOLIC CONVERSATION
Steve and Becky Greene, the Cradle and the Convert, help Catholics faithfully live their vocation by providing church teaching, navigating moral challenges and exploring current issues facing the faith in our culture.
DETAILS>> 11 a.m. every Tuesday on Immaculate Heart Radio 1310 AM, with an encore presentation at 7 p.m.
MEDITATION AND HEALING CELEBRATION SERVICE
Various ministers in our community host a meditation and healing celebration service for those who need a “boost” for the week or to establish a period of time to just pause and enjoy a refreshing few minutes of meditation.
DETAILS>> Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103. For more information, call 480-792-1800. Visit www.unityoftempe.com.
Wednesdays
MEDITATION ON TWIN HEARTS, PRANIC HEALING CELEBRATION SERVICE
Receive a 15-minute energetic tuneup each week. Practicing Twin Hearts Meditation is like taking a spiritual shower: When your aura is clean, you experience a higher level of awareness ... you see through things more clearly and good luck increases.
DETAILS>> Wednesday evenings, 7-9 p.m. at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103. For more information, call 480-792-1800. Visit www.unityoftempe.com.
T.N.T. (TEENS N TORAH) FOR JEWISH TEENAGERS
Offered by Chabad of the East Valley for teens ages 13 to 17. The program combines education and social interaction with videos followed by discussion, fun, trips, games, community service projects and thought-provoking discussions.
DETAILS>> 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 3855 W. Ray Road, Suite 6, Chandler. Shternie, 480-753-5366 or www.chabadcenter.com.
Thursdays
WORSHIP SERVICES
DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa.
COURSE IN MIRACLES AT UNITY OF TEMPE
“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing Unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.” Experience the spiritual transformation with Michelle Lee. Learn with like-minded people, enjoy lively discussions in a safe environment and explore the daily applications of A Course In Miracles.
DETAILS>> Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103. For more information, call 480-792-1800. Visit www.unityoftempe.com.
MAN CHURCH AT CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Man Church offers coffee, doughnuts and straight talk for men in a
language they understand in just 15 minutes. There are no women, no singing, no organ and no long sermons for attendees.
DETAILS>> Doors open 6 a.m., message at 6:30 a.m. Thursdays, 1595 S. Alma School Road, Chandler. Contact Bob at 480-726-8000 or visit www.cschandler.com/manchurch to learn more.
DC4K – DIVORCECARE FOR KIDS AT CHANDLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Support group for children ages 6 to 12 coping with a separation or divorce in the family. A one-time $10 fee includes snacks and workbook.
DETAILS>> 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Room C202, Chandler. Pastor Larry Daily, 480-963-3997, ext. 141, larrydaily@ chandlercc.org or www.chandlercc.org.
HEBREW READING COURSE
Class is based on Israel’s highly successful Ulpan instruction. It is taught by Ilan Berko, who as born in Israel and schooled in the U.S. DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Thursdays, Chabad of the East Valley, 3875 W. Ray Road, Suite 6, Chandler. Visit www.chabadcenter.com or 480-855-4333 for more information.
Fridays
TODDLER SHABBAT
Celebrate Shabbat with a service, music and a craft project designed for children up to 5 years old and their parents or other adult. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m., Temple Emanuel, 5801 S. Rural Road. 480-838-1414 or www.emanueloftempe.org.
RESTORATION COVENANT FELLOWSHIP GOSPEL JAM Gospel Jam every Friday night.
DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa. Contact Pastor Ivan Holmes at 480-553-1960.
TORAH TOTS
Hosted by Chabad of the East Valley for children ages 2 to 5. Features hands-on activities about the Shabbat, songs, stories and crafts, and all children will make and braid their own challah. DETAILS>> 10:15 to 11 a.m., members’ homes. 480-785-5831.
Classifieds
LEGAL AD
(DES), Child Care Administration (CCA), is soliciting
Tips to Having a Great Garage Sale!
1. Sort through your closets, cupboards and garage for items to sell.
2. Partner up with a neighbor or friend. This is helpful to give each other breaks during the day.
3. Advertise your sale in Sun. & Wed. in our Yard Sale Special!
4. In the ad, include the type of sale, (ex: Yard Sale, MultiFamily Sale, Moving Sale) date, time, address/cross streets, and be specific on prices for high dollar items. Popular items you can include: furniture, appliances, electronics, tools, yard equipment, designer/ childrens clothes & shoes, craft items, antiques, unique items & collectibles/collections.
5. Place signs on major cross streets and on the corners leading into your neighborhood. Keep the signs simple! Just a fat, solid black arrow on colorful poster board works fine.
6. Price your items. If having a multi-family sale, each family should have a different colored price tag. You can do a $1 table, $5 table, etc. to save time.
7. Money. Be prepared with change. Including coins. Do not accept checks. Cash only!
8. Have electricity available to test items.
9. Be safe. Do not let anyone into your home. Take your phone outside with you. Have an extra person relieve you occasionally.
10. If it’s warm, offer cold bottled water for sale to cool off your customers! Happy customers buy things!
11. After the sale, remove your signs and donate the leftover items to a local charity.
quirement, Home Recruitment, Study and Supervision, for the purpose of providing home recruitment, study and supervision services in Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties
Time and Location indicated in the Request for Proposal (RFP) Due to changes in the submission requirements for Vendors, attendance is strongly encouraged
00006381 (RFP) at https://www procureaz gov Proposal are due electronically through ProcureAZ on or before June 8, 2016 at 3:00pm MST Please submit
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN The fol-
pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on (See Exhibit "A"), in Instrument No (See Exhibit "A") in the Office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, at public auction t
"A"), Painted Mountain Golf Villas, a (See Exhibit "A") Interval Interest, consisting of: (i) an undivided [52nd for Annual/104th for Biennial] fee interest in Unit No (See Exhibit "A"), PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of
which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every
erned by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions
, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no 97-0704665, record s of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended by First Amend-
and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, re-
0031469, records of Maricopa County, Arizona (collectively, the "Declaration"); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such
ventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that spe-
CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Design Consultant for the following:
BASELINE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
(24TH STREET TO THE CONSOLIDATED CANAL)
The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Design Consultant to provide Design Services for the Baseline Road Improvements Project (24th Street to the Consolidated Canal) All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
The following is a summary of the project The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping
Reconstruct Baseline Road from 24th Street to the Consolidated Canal and include features such as: three lanes in each direction, bike lanes, pavement reconstruction, raised center medians, additional drainage structures and facilities, landscaping, and street lighting; modification of existing sidewalks, curb ramps, and driveways to meet ADA requirements; provide utility coordination; add curbs, gutters, and sidewalks; reconfigure the intersection at Baseline and Lindsay Roads; complete water loop for the Town of Gilbert water system; and include Low Impact Development
A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on June 1, 2016 at 10:00 am at the City Plaza Building – Room 170, 20 E Main St , Mesa, Arizona 85201 At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be a v a i l a
project scope outside of this conference In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference
Contact with City Employees All firms interested in this project (including the firmʼs employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below
RFQ Lists This RFQ is available on the Cityʼs website at http://mesaaz gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities
The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation) Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ Minimum font size shall be 10pt Please provide eight (8) hard copies and one (1) digital copy (CD or USB drive) of t he Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 pm on June 8, 2016 The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualification The City is an equal opportunity employer
NOTICE OF
number: 20-1008093 Original trustor(s): (See Exhibit "A") Original principal balance: (See Exhibit "A") Substitute Trustee: Jan Gabrelcik, 6302 East McKellips Road, Mesa, AZ 85215 EXHIBIT "A"
vided Fee Interest, Unit No , Recording Date of DOT, Instrument No for DOT, Original Principal Balance 3939003817, Thomas M Stowe & Debra Stowe, 42A ANNUAL, 1/52, 6-124 Master Suite, 8/29/2002, 2002/0881976, $8,054 57; 3939004552, Edward Alvarez & Brandi Alvarez, 48A ANNUAL, 1/52, 62
$8,495 00; 3344515039, Marcella U McCain &
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2010/0282798, $6,850 00; 3344516039, Marcella
50A ANNUAL, 2/52, 10-139 & 10-139, 4/5/2010, 2010/0282751, $6,747 00, Publish: DNS-May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2016; EVT-May 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2016 / 17425853
Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title
Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activa
Questions. Questions pertaining to the Design Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Melodie Jackson of the Engineering Department at melodie jackson@mesaaz gov
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Publ ish: DNS- May 21,
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS#: 15-14373 O
12/29/2008 and recorded on 1/5/2009 as Instrument # 20090004686 , Book Page Loan Modification Rerecorded on 10/28/2011 as Instrument No 2011-0892901 in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE A N O
U MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF C I V I L P R O C E D U R E , S T O P P I N G T H E S A L E N O L A T E R T H A N 5 : 0 0 P M M O U N T A I N S T A N D A R D TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE TH E
S C H E D U L E D D A T E O F T H E S A L E , O R Y O U M A Y HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER , T H E S A L E W I L L B E F
L A N D W I L L O C C U R a t public auction to the highest bidder at At the Main Entrance to the Superior Court Building Maricopa County
C o u r t h o u s e , 2 0 1 W J e f f e r s o n S t r e e t , P h o e n i x , A Z 85003, on 7/12/2016 at 10:00 AM of said day: Lot 119, of SUNRIDGE, a subdivision, according to the plat o f
copa County, Arizona, Recorded in Book 175 of Maps, Page 1 The successor trustee appointed herein qualifies as trustee of the Trust Deed in the trustee's capacity as a licensed insurance producer as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee's Regulator: Arizona Department of Insurance ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPO N I N F O R M A T I O N S U P P L I E D B Y T H E B E N E F I C I A R Y, T H E F O L L O W I N G I N F O R M A T I O N I S P R O V I D E D P U R S U A N T T O A R S S E C T I O N 3 3 - 8 0 8 ( C ) : S t r e et address or identifiable location: 1831 SOUTH HERITAGE MESA, AZ 85210 A P N : 134-25- 124 5 Origina l Principal Balance: $212,991 00 Name and address of original trustor: (as shown on the Deed of Trust) Gary R, James, Jr and Heidi K James, Husband and Wife, A s C o m m u n i t y P r o p e r t y w i t h R i
1831 SOUTH HERITAGE MESA, AZ 85210 Name and a d d r e s
o r d i n g o f N o t i c e o f Sale) Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC c/o Carringt o n M o r t g a g e S e r v i c e s , L L C 1 6 0 0 D o u g l
Suite 200 A Anaheim, CA 92806 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successfu l b i d d e r s h a l l h a v e n o t f u r t h e r r e c o u r s e T h e u n d e rsigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, including fees, charges and expenses of th e Trustee Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens , claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER OF TRUSTEE: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC P O Box 3309 Anaheim, California 92803 (888) 3131 9 6 9 D a t e d : 4 / 5 / 2 0 1 6 C
vices, LLC Tai Alailima, director, Foreclosure Services Sale information can be obtained online
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016, AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 180 AP 386 H812701C
PROJ NO STP-180- B(206)T
TERMINI HOLBROOK-SPRINGERVILLE HWY (US 180)
LOCATION GENERATING STATION - JCT US 60
The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed project is located in Apache County on US 180 approximately 6 miles from the Town of Springerville
The work consists of asphaltic concrete overlay chip seal application guardrail reconstruction, pavement marking replacement and other Miscellaneous work
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets
Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be pur-
Phoenix AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221 The cost is $22
CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
West Mesa Connector Project No CP0108
T h e C i t y o f M e s a p l a n s t o c o n s t r u c t a s h a r e d u s e p a t h w a y
Cut Canal to the southeast corner of Dobson and the S R 202 near the Bass Pro Shop The pathway will
p a r t m e n t o f E c o n o m i c S e c u r i t y (DES), is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for t h e f o l l o w i n g r e q u i r e m e n t , L a
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600006373 (RFP) at https://www procureaz gov Proposal are due electronically through ProcureAZ on or before June 1, 2016 at 3:00pm MST Please submit
You are invited to attend a Public Meeting where City staff will be available to answer your questions No formal presentation will be given
Date: Monday, May 23, 2016
Time: 6:00 p m to 7:00 p m
Location: Emerson Elementary - Multi-Purpose Room 415 N Westwood Mesa, AZ 85201
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Rene Powell, Jaime Otter, or Michele Arrollado with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations at (480) 644-3800 P u b l i s
12/31/2008 as Instrument # 20081102437 Book Page in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County Arizona
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TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A C
SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at At the Main Entrance to the Superior Court Building Maricopa County Courthouse, 201 W Jefferson Street, Phoenix AZ 85003, on 7/12/2016 at 10 00 A M of said day:LOT 326 MISSION GROVES IV AND V ACCORDING TO BOOK 416 OF MAPS PAGE 29, RECORDS OF M A R I C O P A C O U N T Y A R I Z O N A T
ppointed herein qualifies as trustee of the Trust Deed in the t
Trustee's Regulator: Arizona Department of Insurance ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY, THE FOLLOWING IN-
57TH AVE GLENDALE AZ 85304
P N 200-39- 633 Original Principal Balance: $246,743 00 Name and address of origina l trustor (as shown on the Deed of Trust) MARK M ARMIJO J R A N
W I F E 12857 N 57TH AVE GLENDALE, AZ 85304 Name and address of beneficiary (as of recording of Notice of Sale) BANK O F AMERICA, N A c/o Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1600 Douglass Road, Suite 200 A Anaheim, CA 92806 If the Truste e i s u n a b l e t o c o n v e y t i t l e f o r a n y r e a s o n , t h e s u c c e s s f u l bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return o f m o n i e s p a i d t o t h e T r u s t e e a n d t h e s u c c e s s f u l b i d d er shall have not further recourse The undersigned Trustee disc l a i m s a n y l i a b i l i t y f o r a n y i n c o r r e c t n e s s o f t h e s t r e e t a ddress and other common designations if any, shown herein S a i d s a l e w i l l b e m a d e , b u t w i t h o u t c o v e n a n t o r w a r r a n t y, expressed or implied regarding title possession, or encumbrances to pay the unpaid principal balance of the note(s ) s e c u r e d b y s a i d D e e d o f T r u s t , w i t h i n t e r e s t t h e r e o n a s provided in said note(s) advances if any under the terms of said Deed of Trust, including fees charges and expenses of t h e T r u s t e e C o n v e y a n c e o f t h e p r o p e r t y s h a l l b e w i t h o u t warranty express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust Th e Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title NAME ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER OF TRUSTEE: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Carrington Foreclosu r e S e r v i
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03 (888) 313-1965 Dated 3/31/2016 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Tai Alailima, Director, Foreclosure Services Sale inf
or use the automated sales information at
on 7/11/2016 at 10:00 AM of said day:Lot 16, Block 6, FOUNTAIN HILLS ARIZONA,
United States of America in Patent of said land reco rded February 28,1956, in Docket 1839, Page 426, Records of Maricopa County, Arizona; and also EXCEPT all oil, gases and other hydrocarbon substances, coal, stone, metals, minerals, fossils and fertilizers of ever y name and description, together with all uranium, or any material which is or may be determined to be peculiar
whether or not of commercial value; EXCEPT all underground water in, under or flowing through said lan d
Trustee
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID OPENING: FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016
AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 017 MA 231 H826801C PROJ NO BR-017- A(226)T
TERMINI PHOENIX - CORDES JCT HIGHWAY I-17
LOCATION NEW RIVER BRIDGES (STR # 1290 & 1291)
The amount programmed for this contract is $700,000 The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed work is located on I-17 in Maricopa County between MP 231 00, and MP 232 00 at New River Bridges (STR # 1290 & # 1291) The work consist of
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets may be purchased from Contracts and Specifications Section, 1651 W Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221 the cost is $12 00
Publish: DNS- May 21, 28, 2016; EVT-May 22, 29, 2016 / 17428506
For every offer that is published in the classifieds, there is a reader out there someplace that is looking for just that offer. –Richard Clark
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016, AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 0000 PN FLO SL53201C
PROJ NO TEA-FLO- 0(004)T TERMINI TOWN OF FLORENCE LOCATION MAIN STREET; RUGGLES STREET TO BUTTE AVENUE
The amount programmed for this contract is $430,000 The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
Ruggles Street and Butte Avenue within the Town of Florence The pr oposed work consists of removing existing lighting, installing new pedestrian lighting and site furniture, and other related work
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221 The cost is $15 00
Publish: DNS-May 21, 28, 2016; EVT-May 22, 29, 2016 / 17428382
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016, AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 0000 PM ITO SH64201C
PROJ NO ITO-0(207)T
TERMINI TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION
LOCATION TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION, VARIOUS LOCATIONS
The amount programmed for this contract is $2,520,000 The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The project is located within the Tohono O'odham Nation (Pima and Pinal County) with proposed work along Indian Reservation Highways (IRR) 15, 19 and 34 The project consists of replacing existing pavement markings, replacing existing signs, installing new signs, and other miscellaneous work Improvements on IRR 15 will also include obliterating existing edge line pavement markings, replac
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets may be purchased from Contracts and Specifications Section, 1651 W Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221 the cost is $43
PUBLISH: DNS May 21, 28, 2016 ; EVT May 22,29, 2016 / 17429286
SeaWatch Plantation Owners Association, Inc v Estate of Kathleen "Kit" Griffith, et al Civil Action No 2016-CP- 26-01352 Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina
TO: LINDSAY GUNN DAHLBERG
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in the above referenced Civil Action within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Summons and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff's attorney at the following address:
Butler Law, LLC
Attn: Dan V Butler 4420 Oleander Drive, Ste 202 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
For your information, the Amended Complaint was filed April 13, 2016 with the
Amended Complaint from the Office of the Horry County Clerk of Court located at 1301 2nd Ave, Conway, South Carolina
If you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and ju dgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint The Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address, or the address of your attorney if signed by your attorney
Dan V Butler, Esq
Phone: (843) 808-9224
Email: dbutler@butlerlaw net
Publish: DNS-May 21, 28 and June 4, 2016; EVT-May 22, 29 and June 5, 2016 / 17428896
AND
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ONSLOW COUNTY
Name of Plaintiff Kelly Jean Bradshaw Jacksonville, NC 28540
VERSUS
Name Of Defendant(s) Malcolmn Frank Stansberry
CIVIL SUMMONS File No: 16CVD959
In The General Court Of Justice (x) District
To Each Of The Defendant(s) Named Below:
Name And Address of Defendant 1
Malcolmn Frank Stansberry 1710 S Jentilly Ln Apt 23, Tempe, AZ 85281
A Civil Action Has Been Commenced Against You!
You are notified to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff as follows:
2 File the original of the written answer with the Clerk of Superior Court of the county named above
If you fail to answer the complaint, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint
Name And Address Of Plaintiff
s Attorney (If None, Address Of Plaintiff) Kelly Jean Bradshaw 1693 Blue Creek Rd , Jacksonville, NC, 28540
Date Issued: 3/9/16 Time 11:36 AM /s/ illegible (X) Deputy CSC
Road, Suite 200 A Anaheim, CA 92806 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy
be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have not further recourse
Said sale will be made, but without covenant or
of Trust, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee Conveyance
CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
ARTERIAL STREET RECONSTRUCTION - UNIVERSITY DRIVE (SOSSAMAN RD. TO 88TH STREET)
ARTERIAL STREET RECONSTRUCTION - SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD (SOUTHERN AVE. TO WIER AVE.)
ARTERIAL STREET RECONSTRUCTION - SOUTHERN AVE (58TH PL TO POWER RD )
TRAFFIC SIGNAL - SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD & EMELITA AVE./GROVE ST (10801 E GROVE ST )
PROJECT NO. CP0439P1-B, CP0439P1-C, CP0439P3B, CP0450 0002
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 9,2016, at 3:00 p m All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration
This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:
Asphalt pavement replacement on three arterial streets including University Drive, Signal Butte Road and Southern Avenue Additional work includes concrete installation/repair, traffic signals, roadway lighting, signing, pavement marking, waterline, storm drain, sewer manhole repairs and intersection widening
The Enginee s Estimate range is $6,300,000 To $6,700,000
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc dba Thomas Printworks, http://public constructionvaults com Click on "Register Today" and follow the prompts to create your account Please be sure to click finish at the end NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED For a list of locations nearest you, go to www thomasprintworks com, and click on Phoenix The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $136 00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned Partial bid packages are not sold You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the "Public Construction Vaults" address listed above Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up
One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa's Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ Please call 480-644- 2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing
A pre-bid review meeting has been scheduled Please refer to Project Specific Provision Section #3 titled "PreBid Review Meeting"; for additional information
Work shall be completed within 220 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed
Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY
BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self- service)
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST:
DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk
CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
ARTERIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT P3
22ND PLACE TO VAL VISTA DRIVE UNIVERSITY DRIVE PROJECT NO CP0439P3A
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 2:30 p m All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration
This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:
Remove and replace approximately 64,500 square yards of pavement
The Engineer's Estimate range is 1,800,000 to 2,200,000
For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Nancy Fries at nancy fries@mesaaz gov
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from T h o m a s R e p r
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vaults com Click on "Register Today"; and follow the prompts to create your account Please be sure to click finish at the end NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locati ons nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $70 00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor D
ments on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the
One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa's Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ Please call 480-644- 2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing
Work shall be completed within 75 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed
Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, A
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self- service)
quired to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST:
DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk
Publish: DNS-May 14, 21, 2016; EVT-May 15, 22, 2016 / 17428125
