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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Managing Editor

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he southern edge of Gilbert that borders Chandler and open county land still bears traces of the town’s agricultural legacy.

The area is changing, though, as population growth in Gilbert drives landowners to sell to builders eager to meet growing demand from homebuyers.

The area is full of placards from builders like Shea Homes, Toll Brothers and Taylor Morrison touting developments that have popped up in recent years. Another sizable master-planned community is on the horizon.

Gilbert annexed more than 160 acres of county land at Val Vista Drive and Chandler Heights Road to accommodate a new community from Maracay Homes. That Val Vista Dairy land currently houses hundreds of cows, a honey stand and dilapidated farming properties.

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(Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial) Gilbert annexed this 160-acre tract at Val Vista Drive and Chandler Heights Road to accommodate a new residential community being built by Maracay Homes.

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rbital ATK’s satellite manufacturing facility in Gilbert is on the ground floor of global climate research as the company puts the finishing touches on the JPSS-2 satellite system for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The JPSS, or Joint Polar Satellite System, satellites are part of the government’s next generation of polar-orbiting environmental satellites, which will aid in reducing death and property damage caused by major storms and environmental hazards.

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Legislature hopefuls debate education at Chamber forum

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Managing Editor

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he Gilbert Chamber of Commerce held its forum for state legislative candidates in Districts 12 and 17, hosting a diverse group of incumbents and political newcomers.

Nine of the 16 candidates running in the districts’ primary elections attended the Chamber event.

The race for the two LD 12 house seats is particularly stacked, with Republican incumbent Travis Grantham and Warren Petersen – who currently serves in the Senate and is seeking to flip positions with Rep. Eddie Farnsworth – facing five challengers.

Two of those challengers participated in the forum: Democrat Joseph Bisaccia, a STEM educator at Cooley Middle School in the Higley Unified School District, and Republican Blake Sacha, a former longtime Intel employee who now teaches chemistry at Grand Canyon University.

District 12 Republican senate candidates Farnsworth and Jimmy Lindblom, a Gilbert businessman, participated as well – as did current House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, who is seeking to replace termed-out Sen. Steve Yarbrough in District 17.

Mesnard’s mother, Chandler City Councilwoman Nora Ellen, also was at the event as she campaigns for her son’s House seat in District 17. She was joined by fellow Republican state Rep. Jeff Weninger, who is seeking re-election.

Topics addressed at the forum ranged from the need to better manage Arizona’s water resources and transportation system to cutting out member asks and pet projects at the state Legislature.

Predictably, though, the candidates spent much of the forum – which took place weeks after the RedforEd teacher walkouts – discussing public education funding and how to manage the state budget.

The incumbent panelists touted the most recent investment made in public education by the state. Arizona’s new $10.4 billion budget – which was approved on a Republican party line vote in the House with limited Democrat support in the Senate.

It included a 9 percent pay increase on average for teachers.

“What we did this last budget was an unprecedented investment in K-12 education,” Mesnard said. “It’s $1 billion towards teacher salaries over the next three years.”

Added Grantham: “We just put record amounts of additional revenue into our K-12 system, and every Republican except one voted to put additional revenue into our K-12 system.”

The Republican panelists also stressed that the funding increases did not come with an associated tax increase.

“I think that is a responsible and significant investment in education and it has been done without a tax increase,” Petersen said.

Lindblom and Sacha expressed support for the recent budget but also said the Legislature will need to continue to invest in public education in the future.

“K-12 education and higher education – those are still huge issues that we need to improve on,” Lindblom said. “We’ve made huge strides and will continue to do that.”

Sacha added, “I support finding sustainable long-term funding for education that will allow us to rise above last in the nation in perstudent funding.”

Still, not everyone speaking at the forum thought the Legislature went far enough. Bisaccia, who is part of a wave of teachers running for state office this year, expressed dissatisfaction with the level of funding.

He argued, “Unfortunately, we have not recouped the $1.2 billion that has been cut from our general fund for K-12 education since the recession. We have to find a way to at least get back there, if not build on that.”

Petersen pushed back at critics by stating that per-pupil funding has risen steadily since his 2014 election. Total spending per pupil in Arizona increased from $9,184 in 2014 to $9,653 in 2017, according to the Arizona Auditor General’s report.

However, the same report noted that in 2017, Arizona schools spent $3,300 less per pupil than the 2015 national average, which is the last year for which the data was available.

The 9 percent teacher raise included in this year’s budget was the first step in Governor Doug Ducey’s plan to increase teacher pay 19 percent by 2020.

The governor committed to including subsequent 5 percent teacher pay increases in the next two budgets — a promise the forum participants stated they plan to keep.

“I would also say (a priority is) making sure we keep the promises to our K-12 (teachers),” Weninger said. “We will.”

Grantham said, “I do believe we need to keep the promises we just made over the next few years, specifically to K-12 education.” He added that school boards ultimately are responsible for divvying up those funds.

Petersen said keeping promises regarding public education funding is one of the few areas in which he would support spending increases.

“The increased spending equation, in my mind, should only happen in the areas of debt service and obviously the (education)

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Travis Grantham promises we’ve made in this budget moving forward,” he said.

While all members of the forum agreed that the Legislature should keep its promises to teachers, several Republicans cautioned against investing too much money now based on optimistic revenue projections – a cornerstone of Ducey’s plan.

Mesnard said he believes Arizona’s economy will grow over the next several years.

But he added, “I just think that it is very important looking forward that we budget responsibly and as that additional revenue comes in, we don’t succumb to that temptation to overspend and over-commit, only to set ourselves up for whenever the next recession occurs, and we have to then make cuts because no one wants to go through that nightmare again.”

Farnsworth echoed that sentiment, stating “My solution is to do what we’ve been doing, which is to have revenue projections that are reasonable and to spend where we need to spend but not spending more than we have to just because we have the money.

Blake Sacha “That is an important piece for me…we need to identify the things that government should be legitimately doing and then prioritizing them, including K-12 education, which we have done and we continue to do so.”

Grantham expressed a similar desire, stating that “the government only has as much money as it brings in through taxation” so the state can either “efficiently run government and trim back in places government doesn’t belong to begin with” or raise taxes.

“I like the first one as an option the most,” he said.

Once again, Bisaccia offered a different perspective and argued that Arizona does not raise enough revenue to adequately fund education and services for a state of its size.

Arizona’s per capita tax revenue of $2,117 ranked 40th nationwide in 2016, according to the Federation of Tax Administrators.

The state also had the second lowest state and local general expenditures per capita at $6,600 in 2015, the last year for which the data is available, according to the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center.

Bisaccia pointed to closing corporate tax loopholes as a way to bring in more revenue.

“We have too many teachers that are barely making enough to make end’s meat,” he said.

“We have too many students who are slipping through the cracks (and) too many kids that are suffering. That to me is unacceptable.”

Still, many Republicans at the forum expressed a desire to stay away from what they characterized as excessive spending by the state in the early 2000s.

“Digging out of a hole is so costly versus making sure we have a budget where our projections are realistic,” Ellen said. “This way we can do things like build a world-class education system and other things we need for our state to succeed.”

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Council greenlights police training complex design work

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert’s $477 million capital spending for the fiscal year beginning July 1 will fund several attention-grabbing park and public safety projects – but a new fountain for the Southeast Regional Library won’t be among them after a last-minute $1 million cut.

The bulk of funds, approximately $366 million, is allocated to projects carried over from previous years, with $111 million going toward new projects. Town Council on Thursday okayed the plan in a 6-1 vote with Jared Taylor casting the sole dissent.

Notable projects include the first phases for both Gilbert Regional Park and Rittenhouse District Park, which will get $18.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively.

The town also allocated almost $11 million toward improvements at Elliot District Park, formerly Big League Dreams.

The town held the groundbreaking for the Regional Park project on May 29, and construction should begin on the first phase – which will include a splash pad, tennis courts and playgrounds – this year, with an expected completion in 12 months.

The total cost for the Regional Park project – which will cover 272 acres at buildout and feature a lake, amphitheater and other amenities – is estimated at over $100 million.

Gilbert will hold the groundbreaking for Rittenhouse District Park on Wednesday, June 13. The sports-oriented park will feature two lighted fields, a playground and restrooms after the first phase and will have 13 fields when it is fully built out.

Construction on its first phase is expected to be completed by September 2019.

Gilbert’s forthcoming public safety training facility, which will be adjacent to Rittenhouse Park, also received capital funding of just over $5.7 million, which will cover the design phase.

The town plans to complete design on the training facility this year and will ask voters to approve funding for its construction. The total estimated cost is nearly $84 million.

“We are looking for voters for authorization on the construction piece, because it is more than we can finance through cash means at this time, but the need is more critical than we can wait on,” Budget Director Kelly Pfost said.

Beyond those eye-catching parks projects, the bulk of nearly $374 million in capital spending will be allocated to street, water sys-

tem and wastewater improvements needed to accommodate Gilbert’s growth.

The town has allocated over $128 million for street improvements alone, including $22.5 million to widen Val Vista Drive to six lanes between Appleby and Riggs Roads with bike lanes, sidewalks and raised median and nearly $21 million to widen Germann Road to six lanes between Val Vista Drive and Gilbert Road.

“The majority of what is happening is for growth,” Pfost said. “We had about 1,600 residential family permits last year, and that is lots of new families that need” this infrastructure.

At the direction of the Town Council, staff removed $1 million in proposed capital spending to make an early payment of $1 million in 2008 GO bonds to save approximately $150,000 in interest.

With many projects already underway or under contract, staff was limited as to which projects could see budgets reduced or cut.

“This budget is tight, so it was difficult to find $1 million to cut, but we did our best to follow council’s direction” Pfost said.

Pfost said her department tried to choose projects that would see the least impact and still have some funding available.

The largest cut came to Southeast Region-

al Library Fountain project, which saw its $450,000, the bulk of its funds, cut.

The project would have included the complete replacement of mechanical and electrical components for the Spirit of Partnership Fountain, which pays tribute to Town of Gilbert and Salt River Project partnership that brought water to the town.

“If or when the council wants to move forward (on the fountain project), we will have to find other funding for that,” Pfost said.

The $19 million Heritage District parking garage project also had its budget reduced by $80,000. The reduction will not result in a tangible change in the project, though it will decrease the funds available in the event that unexpected expenses arise.

“We set our budget on best understanding of the project at the time,” Pfost said. “The budget gets tighter and tighter as we move forward, and this tightens the budget a bit more, so we hope that no surprises come up as project finishes.”

The Heritage Trail project and multiple park and trail signage projects also had their budgets reduced. The plan also reduces the funds to develop an American with Disabilities Act assessment and transition plan for town facilities by $125,000.

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Council puts controversial apartment project on hold

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Managing Editor

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he fate of the City Gate Apartments in northeast Gilbert is still up in the air after public outrage caused the Town Council to reconsider the project, which it had initially approved at its previous meeting.

The project’s developer, Barclay Group, is seeking a conditional use permit for the complex in order to build on the 249unit apartment complex on a 10-acre site within the larger 60-acre City Gate development at Higley and Baseline Roads. The area is zoned regional commercial.

Gilbert Senior Planner Nathan Williams told the Town Council on May 17 that the apartment complex, which will feature four four-story buildings, is one of the final pieces of the City Gate Development.

It already has a senior living facility, an assisted living facility and features plans for a Fry’s grocery store and approved commercial pads that could begin construction in 2019.

The development also has two hotels currently under construction and a storage facility set to undergo design review next month.

All of those other projects are already approved, under construction or built, Williams said.

The town council initially approved the conditional use permit for the complex at its May 17 meeting on a contentious 4-3 vote, with Mayor Jenn Daniels and Councilmembers Eddie Cook and Jordan Ray voting against it. The vote overturned a previous decision by the Planning Commission denying the permit.

However, that vote did not end the saga as Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson, who initially voted to approve the permit, requested that the council take up the issue again at its meeting last Thursday.

Little was solved when the council looked at the issue again. Instead of providing a straight approval or denial, the council voted to table the discussion indefinitely, meaning it will take up the issue again at an unknown later date.

The decision will allow the developer to seek additional input from concerned residents in an attempt to reach a compromise that will allow the project to move forward.

The council also added conditions in the event the developer brings the issue back before the council. Those conditions included requiring the developer to provide 30 days notice to residents within 1,000

feet of the site before bringing the case back before the council.

The developer also must notify anyone who filled out a comment card related to the project during previous meetings, even if that person lives outside of that 1,000-foot radius.

A third condition requires the developer to notify residents and council if it plans

store and other future uses.

Councilmen Victor Petersen, Jared Taylor and Scott Anderson all voted to approve the permit at the May 17 meeting and asserted that the property met all conditions required by the town’s zoning code.

The councilmen argued it was a “useby-right” issue, meaning the property

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The City Gate Development shown in these two maps has disappointed nearby residents for its lack of retail space. Construction of the Fry's Supermarket has not yet begun.

to withdraw from the project altogether.

At issue was whether the apartment complex constituted a standalone multifamily property – which is not allowed within a regional commercial zoning district – or if it contributed an integrated mixed use.

Attorney Brennan Ray, who represented the developer, argued at the May 17 meeting that the project meets the city’s requirements for a use permit because it is a classic example of mixed use, with the multifamily component added to the assisted living facility, hotels, planned grocery

owner has the right to develop the parcel as it sees fit as long as the use is permissible in the zoning district where it is located.

Peterson, the vice mayor, also voted to approve the project at that time.

Stating she could see the merits in both arguments, she felt the applicant met the criteria required by the town’s z o n i n g code.

Williams, the Gilbert senior p l a n n e r, said that staff recommended the approval of the conditional use permit, noting that the developer’s plans qualified as mixed land uses, He also said the apartment complex

project satisfied all findings of fact required to allow multifamily in a regional commercial district.

Those findings included that the project would not adversely affect the health, welfare or safety of nearby residents and neighborhoods.

Despite that assessment, residents who live near the proposed complex showed up in droves to multiple public meetings to state their opposition to the apartment complex.

Resident Terry DeYoung lives in the Silverado subdivision and said she is worried about privacy as some balconies in the new apartment complex will have views of her backyard and residents could potentially see into her bedroom windows.

“When we bought this house four years ago, the signs that were there said medical, dental (and) retail…it said nothing about four stories of people living on top of us,” DeYoung said at the May 17 meeting.

Resident Trey Lynn, who lives in the Via Bella community south of the development, argued that the complex does not integrate well with the grocery-anchored commercial development because the two properties are separated by Michelle Way. Lynn also told the Planning Commission that Via Bella was built less than two years ago and residents were told by the home builder that City Gate was located within a commercial zoning district and would include doctor’s offices, coffee shops and restaurants.

Stephen Biggs, a resident of the Cameron Ranch community to the east of the apartment site, said he thought the area would be a high-end retail destination such as Dana Park in Mesa, but he has not seen commercial businesses moving in.

Residents also complained about the potential for traffic caused by the apartment complex, noting that there is already significant daily traffic on Higley Road moving towards the U.S. 60 and that the addition of 400-plus individuals to the area would only worsen the situation.

An approved traffic study showed that the complex would result in an overall net reduction in vehicle trips compared to the original retail and commercial plans for the site.

Town Engineer David Fabiano also said that a future capital improvements project would add a second left-hand turn lane in all directions at the intersection of Baseline and Higley Roads.

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In 2012, a polar-orbiting satellite allowed the government to predict Hurricane Sandy’s path through New Jersey and New York more than five days in advance.

NOAA-20, previously called JPSS-1, was built by Colorado-based Ball Aerospace and Technologies and was the first in the JPSS series. It launched in November 2017.

“The sophisticated technology aboard NOAA-20, as well as the recently launched GOES-16 and GOES-17 satellites, will allow our forecasters to better warn of potentially dangerous weather conditions days in advance,” Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a press release. “This will help save lives, property and ensure that businesses can minimize disruptions from such events.”

The government first awarded Orbital ATK the JPSS-2 project in September 2015, and it is finally entering the testing phase this summer. That process will take about two years, and the JPSS-2 spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2020 or early 2021, said Rick Kettner, Orbital ATK Gilbert site manager.

That launch will not be end of the JPSS program at Orbital ATK in Gilbert, though.

NASA recently exercised an option for two additional JPSS satellites to be built by Orbital ATK over the next decade. Named JPSS-3 and JPSS-4, the satellites are expected to be completed in 2023 and 2026, respectively.

The total contract for all three spacecraft is estimated at $460 million.

In the meantime, the Orbital team will focus on preparing JPSS-2 for operation.

Engineers and technicians on the ground in Gilbert have to integrate the five different monitoring systems onto JPSS-2 and make sure that the spacecraft can handle the environment in space before it is ready for launch.

That testing and preparation is not a quick process.

Hundreds of Orbital ATK employees will

have worked on the JPSS-2 system by the time it reaches orbit.

“It takes a village to put one of these together,” Kettner said.

The JPSS-2 spacecraft is currently undergoing mechanical testing in Gilbert.

The team then will begin integrating five different monitoring tools and conducting a range of electronics and software tests in a massive clean room the project shares with Iridium NEXT satellites, which provide voice and data coverage to satellite phones.

“You want to make sure those tools are compatible as you’re building up,” Kettner said.

The JPSS-2 craft also will undergo a range of rigorous tests to ensure it will survive the rigors of launch and the harsh environment in space with its tools intact.

“It will be tested in three basic environments,” Kettner said, noting that the spacecraft will be exposed to electromagnetic interference, extreme temperatures and extreme noise and vibrations.

“In between each of the three tests, we will run function tests to make sure everything is still what it is intended to do,” Kettner said.

For the vibration tests, the satellite will be mounted to a large shaker table and vibrated in a variety of ways.

“We want to make sure no parts are going to fall off during launch,” Kettner said.

The spacecraft also will be subjected to an extreme amount of sound energy — 140 to 150 decibels, which is enough to shatter bones in the inner ear — to simulate the environment during a launch.

To tests the affects of temperature, technicians will roll the satellite into a thermal vault, which looks like a massive bank vault, to test the affects of extreme heat and cold on the system. The satellite will spend about a month in the vault, which uses nitrogen to drop the temperature to minus-100 degrees Celsius.

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Following the test and preparation period, a team from Orbital ATK will travel with the satellite to support the launch.

The company may provide some support post-launch, though Kettner said the government typically handles operations.

“At that point, we are the parents that hand the kids off to the babysitter,” Kettner said.

The launch — which typically takes place three to five years after the project began — is a big deal for Orbital employees who have spent a good deal of their careers working towards that goal.

In the same vein, it can be difficult for them to watch the satellites come out of the sky when their lifecycle ends. The JPSS-2 satellite has an on-orbit design life

of seven years.

“It’s bittersweet to see them come down,” Kettner said.

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i.d.e.a. Museum features ‘artful play’ Imagination, problem solving and creative thinking through the art of play are at the heart of an exhibit opening Friday June 15 at the i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W Pepper Place Mesa. The Artful Play!

Games & Toys exhibition features art and hands-on activities that explore the process of developing and designing toys and games.

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Museum Executive Director Sunnee O’Rork, noting the exhibit focuses on the importance of play beyond childhood.

Planned activities include: creating a virtual pinball game, designing paper planes and test launching on target, exploring games popular around the world, building on a giant wall structure, competing in a racing game and playing life-size games, including charades on stage Paintings, sculptures, photographs and other artwork will augment the exhibit’s theme.

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Mayor Jenn Daniels and the Town Council will celebrate the groundbreaking of phase one of Rittenhouse District Park at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 at the site, 6624 South Power Road in Gilbert.

The park will be a multi-use recreational area within the Rittenhouse Basin located east of the Maricopa Floodway canal between Pecos and Williams Field Roads.

Phase one construction is expected to be completed in September 2019, and will include two multi-use lighted fields, a lake, playground and restrooms. At buildout, the 115-acre park will offer a total of 13 ballfields.

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The cast and crew have been rehearsing five days a week since May 12.

Artistic director Karen Rolston said, “The biggest challenge is making sure everyone has something to do during rehearsals.” The EVCT has a volunteer base of parents and cast members’ siblings who help build sets.

Desert Ridge High School sophomore and 2016 Junior Artist of the Year Elizabeth Schaible of Gilbert plays the title role; Kylie Berge, of Chandler, a sophomore at Basha High School and winner of the 2017 Supporting Actress NYA Award, plays Wendy; Captain Hook will be played by ASU Preparatory Polytechnic Academy eighth grader and Mesa resident Tre Moore, who has been in every EVCT production the past two years.

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Rivulon deal could bring 2,500 high-wage jobs here

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lobal consulting firm Deloitte has plans to open a massive new U.S. Delivery Center in Gilbert’s Rivulon development that could bring up to 2,500 high-wage jobs to the town.

The facility will be a technology hub for the company, providing a range of solutions for its global roster of clients in subjects ranging from cloud-computing software like Salesforce to artificial intelligence, blockchain and cognitive automation.

“Deloitte is an industry leading consulting services firm, certainly an admired brand with over 240,000 worldwide associates, and is always ranked as some of the best companies to work for,” Gilbert Economic Development Director Dan Henderson said. “For Gilbert, we are delighted that they will be occupying space at Rivulon.”

Deloitte looked at sites throughout the state and settled on Gilbert because of its access to a large, educated labor pool and the residential and entertainment to support that labor force.

“We wanted to tap into what we consider a well-educated, high-talent employee labor base,” said Jonas McCormick, Greater Phoenix managing principal at Deloitte.

“There is a lot of talent in Phoenix metro.”

He added that Gilbert is attractive “not only for the talent that we seek to attract, but another big attraction for us is the area for employees to both work and live.

The Southeast Valley and Gilbert and the amenities they afford a very high quality of living.”

Gilbert also offered Deloitte an incentive package that could total over $3 million.

The Gilbert Town Council approved a development deal with Deloitte in which the company agreed to occupy 100,000 square feet of space in Gilbert and add at least 1,500 new jobs in the town over the next 10 years.

McCormick said the process of setting up shop in Gilbert is underway and the company has already started its recruiting efforts. The company will occupy interim space until its buildings at Rivulon are completed.

He anticipated the company will be ready to move in to those facilities by De-

cember or early January.

“This is a remarkable accomplishment for the Town of Gilbert to have a Fortune 100 company located within our community…This means a great deal to our community and will for generations,” Mayor Jenn Daniels said.

Deloitte also agreed to invest at least $34 million in capital improvements over the course of the agreement.

The deal includes an incentive for Deloitte that could total $2.1 million over the first 10 years by providing the Fortune 100 company with job grants of $1,400 for each qualified position created at the new facility.

The council approved the deal on 5-2 vote, with Councilmembers Victor Petersen and Jared Taylor providing the dissenting votes.

To qualify for the grants, the positions must have an average annual salary of $95,000.

Deloitte may eventually add another 1,000 jobs on top of the initial 1,500 and occupy an additional 100,000 square feet of space in Gilbert. The company will receive grants of $1,000 per position for the first additional 500 jobs and $900 per po-

sition for the final 500 jobs.

A town-commissioned study by Applied Economics found that the initial phase of the development will have a direct and indirect revenue impact of $9.1 million on Gilbert over the next 10 years and indirectly support over 1,300 jobs in addition to the 1,500 employees who will work at the new facility.

The town council will have the ability to terminate the agreement if Deloitte fails to meet the required investment or hiring milestones.

Henderson said Deloitte’s decision to locate in Gilbert not only reflects well on the town, but the state as well.

“When you bring in a firm, an industry leading professional services firm like this, it speaks volumes about the workforce and the region and state as a location for tech and innovation,” Henderson said. “The large number of jobs created

by Deloitte shows the skilled and talented workforce that Arizona can provide.”

McCormick said the company was drawn to the Southeast Valley’s “growing tech ecosystem,” which features a growing technology sector in Gilbert and its neighbors Chandler, Mesa and Tempe.

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Teachers defend tax surcharge on wealthy Arizonans' income

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schools in prior years.

The initiative is built on two issues.

First is the question of whether the state will have that additional $1 billion eventually needed to fund all the promises. Ducey is counting on an expanding economy, though the state's jobless rate, while better than a year ago, is still higher than the rest of the country.

And even if those dollars are there, education advocates say those new funds still won't replace all the funds that were taken from public schools in prior years.

Josh Buckley who teaches 12th grade

rganizers of a ballot measure to generate $690 million a year for education are defending their plan to have all of that new money paid by what essentially would be the top 1 percent of Arizona wage earners.

Dana Naimark, president of the Children's Action Alliance, last week acknowledged that the plan for an income tax surcharge would affect only individuals making more than $250,000 a year and couples with earnings above $500,000. The proposed new tax rates would be even higher for single filers in the $500,000-plus range and married couples with incomes exceeded $1 million a year.

But Naimark pointed out that still means the lion's share of state dollars for education is coming from the state general fund. And the majority of those dollars are raised (Capitol Media Services) through the state's 5.6 percent sales tax, Mesa teacher Josh Buckley, a leader in the Arizona Education Association, a levy she said has defends the group's initiative for a tax surcharge on wealthy Arizonans. a disproportionately higher impact on government and economics at Red Mounthose at the bottom of the income scale. tain High School in Mesa rejected the Supporters of what is called the Invest suggestion that the initiative amounts to in Education Act released a statewide a form of "class warfare,'' pitting the 99 survey which showed that 39 percent of percent of those who would be unaffectthose asked said they definitely support ed against the 1 percent who would. the proposal with another 24 percent "Why is it when we talk about a sales saying they probably would vote for it if tax that you don't get the reverse on it gets on the November ballot. That com- that?'' he asked, with people at the lowpares with 21 percent who are definitely er end of the income scale, in general, against it and 8 percent who are leading spending a greater percentage of what that way. they bring home on that levy than those Organizers would not disclose how near the top. "Why is this dubbed as class many of the 150,642 valid signatures warfare?'' they need already have been gathered.

Business interests started running Gov. Doug Ducey and GOP lawmakers commercials earlier this year, before the have boasted about the plan approved state budget was adopted, which Matearlier this year to provide enough new thew Benson, spokesman for the Arizona dollars over the next four years to boost Education Project said was designed to teacher pay, on average, by 19 percent. convince voters that the state's education There also is a commitment to restore situation is not as bad as some would say. $371 million for things like books, com- Benson said the ads were to counter what puters and buses that Ducey and his pre- he called the "negative voices'' in educadecessors took away from state aid to tion.

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The area, once dominated by dairy farms, now is becoming a haven for developers.

The trend is ironic, given that dairies first fled to Gilbert and Chandler more than 50 years ago to escape residential encroachment in the Tempe area, said Keith Murfield, CEO of United Dairymen of Arizona.

However, in recent years, increasing land values, traffic congestion and pressure from growing residential communities have caused many dairies to consider moving or closing.

“It depends on their age and different things, but if they are in their 60s or older, they might say this is a good time to retire,” Murfield said.

Murfield said that many dairies that move are relocating farther south, to Stanfield and east of Casa Grande.

The Gilbert Town Council on May 3 modified zoning on the property from rural-farm and open-land to residential. The new zoning allows the developer to build more than 300 one- and two-story homes on plots in the 7,000to 10,000-square-foot range.

The development will force infrastructure upgrades, including road, waterline and wastewater line improvements. Maracay has committed to including these improvements in the initial phases of construction, according to town documents.

Those documents also show that the development will cause a significant increase in traffic. The developer has worked with the town and Chandler to address those issues.

Maracay will be responsible for roadway improvements on roads adjacent to the development, including Val Vista Drive and Chandler Heights Road.

“One of the benefits of the new developments of this size near existing development is they will improve arterial roads,” Gilbert Planning Manager Linda Edwards said.

The developer’s road improvements are in conjunction with a Gilbert capital-improvement project that will significantly increase the capacity of Val Vista Drive. That project will affect Val Vista from Appleby to Riggs roads, Gilbert Senior Planner Nathan Williams said.

Gilbert’s CIP improvements include widening Val Vista to three lanes in each direction, with a raised median and improved landscaping, Edwards said. The town expects to begin construction in October and complete it in

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Maracay has proposed a gated subdivision off 148th Street on roughly half of the lot on the west side of the property. The rest of the land would be reserved for one- and two-story homes on plots of at least 7,000 square feet.

The community would feature small pocket parks.

Maracay Homes does not yet own the land — Maricopa County Assessor’s Office records show that the site is divided into plots owned by multiple entities, including Val Vista Dairy owner Siebe Hamstra — but a representative for the builder confirmed that it was in negotiations to purchase land in the area.

Maracay’s plans incorporate nearby recreational amenities, including Veteran’s Oasis Park to the west and the regional unpaved trail that runs along Brooks Farm Road.

According to city documents, “the site design does propose some access points/connections and attempts to activate the western boundary of the subject site to tie into the park.”

The proposal includes plans to extend the unpaved trail south along 148th Street.

The development would meet housing demand in Gilbert, which is especially high in the 85298 ZIP code where the site is located, said Tina Tamboer, senior research analyst at The Cromford Report, a residential real estate market analysis service.

“There is under two months supply, and it is declining,” Tamboer said.

Tamboer said that the area’s proximity to technology employment centers in Chandler and Tempe make it attractive to homebuyers. That demand coupled with the lack of supply resulted in stable, high home prices.

Maracay Homes has not yet announced pricing in the development, though the large lot sizes suggest they will be at the higher end of the market.

“The Southeast Valley has been hot all year,” Tamboer said. “It is one of the few areas that still has land, and it is close to cities and close to transportation. Lots of builders are focusing on high-end properties because of the high cost to build and cost to acquire land.”

The new supply of homes could benefit homebuyers by lowering prices as sellers in the area are forced to compete with the newer product for buyers’ attention “That would actually be good for buyers, because price appreciation will slow,” Tamboer said.

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he Page Commons Apartments put the senior back in “senior prom” with a recent event that gave its residents a chance to dance and party with their friends like they were back in high school.

The independent living community’s advisory committee came up with the idea for the Hawaiian-themed event, which featured live music, dancing and food provided by Aloha Kitchen in Mesa.

“We thought it would be a fun way to get together and socialize,” resident Jeanne Pasco said. “It turned out to be a wonderful thing…I hope we do it together again, because it was the best time I had in my life.”

The event also had a traditional prom court, with resident Helen Miller and Glenn Whitaker, resident services coordinator at Page Commons, serving as king and queen.

The prom received substantial support from the surrounding community. The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce played an especially pivotal role in making the

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Prom King Glen Whitaker and Queen Helen Miller, seated, participated in the first Senior Prom at Page Commons Apartments senior community with, left to right, Jill Palumbo, Jeanne Pasco and Barbara Miller.

event a reality.

“One thing we have found out about this community is that they are extremely supportive of us and what we do,” Whitaker said.

He contacted Gilbert Chamber Vice

President Sarah Watts when planning for the event began, and the organization reached out to member businesses, including Legacy Traditional Schools, which provided students to volunteer at the event.

The Chamber’s Gilbert Leadership Class also provided volunteers who danced with residents and provided other support for the event.

“They have gone way, way above and beyond,” Whitaker said.

The Page Commons community is about 90 percent women, so the volunteer dancers had their work cut out for them because many members of the community are avid dancers.

“I just want to mention that we truly do have some vibrant dancers here,” Miller said.

Chandler-based The Cinderella Affair provided dresses for the prom and invited residents to its boutique to try on gowns and get a professional fitting.

“These ladies had such beautiful dresses,” Pasco said. “I loved my dress.”

By all accounts, the event was a success, with 45 of the community’s 106 residents participating.

“Very rarely do we get 50 percent participation (at events),” Whitaker said.

Beyond a fun time to socialize with friends, the prom functioned as an im-

see PROM page 32

Denny Barney takes up East Valley Partnership lead

BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

Maricopa County Supervisor Denny Barney has taken the baton from John Lewis to head the East Valley Partnership on a part-time basis.

Former Gilbert Mayor Lewis, who has headed the partnership since 2016, resigned to take up a mission leader position for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cambodia.

For Barney, 48, who did not seek the position but was offered it, the move appears seamless.

As county supervisor, Barney oversees the municipalities of Tempe, Chandler, Ahwatukee Foothills, Gilbert, west Mesa and Queen Creek. As president and CEO of the partnership, he will oversee the economics and quality of life improvements in Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Apache Junction.

“So it’s a lot of the things I’m doing already,” said Barney, who decided not to run for a seventh county board term, opting to work full time for the partnership from early next year.

Alongside him, former Mesa city manager Mike

Hutchinson will serve as full-time executive vice president of the partnership.

Meanwhile, Barney also will balance his duties with his role as principal of Arcus Private Capital Solutions, a specialized realty investment and finance company.

Just now, his hands are full with several new initiatives he’s helping develop for the county, he said, and they have to be completed before he can step down.

In addition to overlapping jurisdictions, Barney has a broad understanding of the area and familiarity with its leaders.

His initiatives at the county includes seeking ways to reduce inmate recidivism, improving regulatory processes and customer service and collaboratively addressing regional homelessness.

“My role at the county has given me a much bigger perspective of some of the regional strengths, and some of the regional challenges,” he said. “I’ve been able to work closely with the mayors and with the members of the business leaders in the community to understand what the weaknesses and the challenges are.”

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(Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

Denny Barney won’t seek reelection as a county supervisor after this term.

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member of the first graduating class of the American Leadership Academy Gilbert North High School is heading to serve his country.

Student body President Jacob Fuller of Gilbert is heading to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Jacob is one of only 12 percent of the approximately 9,700 students who applied for the academy, A competitive applicant has an average SAT score of 642 in verbal and 669 in math or a score of 30 or more in ACT English, reading and math.

“We are extremely proud of Jacob,” said Brent McArthur, CEO of American Leadership Academy, calling him a member of “a unique group of young men and women who will be future officers and leaders in the U.S. Air Force working every day to protect American values and the freedoms we enjoy.”

The son of David and Amber Fuller, Jacob and his family moved to Gilbert from Idaho in August 2014 and won the basketball leadership award for serving as team captain and “positively influencing team chemistry, being a friend to all of the team members, encouraging the team to be respectful at all times and helping the team during games,” a school spokeswoman said.

He also served in youth leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and achieved the

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“Because of those relationships and because of the perspective, I think it’ll help me pick up the baton that John Lewis has been carrying and Roc Arnett beforehand.

Those are great leaders who understand the needs of our communities and my goal is to stand on their shoulders and take the experiences and the perspective that I have from the county and go to work,” he added.

The East Valley Partnership was created in 1982 as a nonpartisan coalition of civic, business, education and political leaders dedicated to the economic development and promotion of the East Valley.

The partnership advocates in areas such as economic development, education, transportation and infrastructure, arts and healthcare.

“It’s a collection of both private sector and public sector and leaders in the

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Jacob Fuller, who just graduated from American Leadership Academy Gilbert North High, is headed to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

rank of Eagle Scout in 2015.

“I also served alongside volunteer pilots and doctors in Lopez Mateos, Mexico, as part of the Flying Samaritans organization,” he said.

Besides being captain of the varsity basketball team, Jacob also was a member of the CAA State champi-

community that have come together in a shared vision of building and strengthening the East Valley,” said Barney, who deems this combination a core strength of the partnership.

“It’s not just government, it’s not just the private sector, it’s all together and that’s what really makes it strong,” he added.

Since its founding, the region has experienced exponential population growth and added thousands of new jobs. Today, the East Valley boasts a combined population of 1.3 million in the cities and towns of Apache Junction, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe and Gila River Indian and Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Communities.

Because of its talented and highly educated workforce and favorable quality of life, the area also continues to be a magnet for new businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, particularly in industries such as aerospace and aviation, technology, financial services and healthcare.

onship boys volleyball team. He was ranked top of his class with an unweighted GPA, and he also received ALA Gilbert North’s Soar Award, which recognizes great leadership and academics.

Jacob wants to go through undergraduate pilot training to become a

“Maricopa County is the fastest-growing county in the U.S. As the county grows, we want to make sure that the East Valley continues to grow appropriately with the growth that happens across the county,” Barney said.

Barney is not an entire stranger to the partnership for another reason. Before he was elected to public office, he served on the partnership’s board as well.

Barney’s role – overcoming challenges and forging ahead with new initiatives — is a hallmark of the sixth-generation Arizonan’s family.

He hails from two of Mesa’s four founding families; the Robsons (from his father’s side) and the Pomeroys (from his mother’s side). In the late 1800s, they were among the pioneers that settled the Salt River Valley.

“They went on top of the mesa, where the City of Mesa is now, and found the old Hohokam canals. They knew that if they can get water on these canals, they can

pilot in the Air Force with the longterm goal of going to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.

“American Leadership Academy played an integral role in my appointment into the United States Air Force Academy, but more than that, I grew individually and feel more prepared for life and that I can make a difference in the world,” he said.

Jacob was one of 69 grads of the charter school, which opened last August off Higley Road and the San Tan Loop 202.

“I am really proud of our first senior class,” said Erik Huso, ALA Gilbert North Director. “Each of these young people demonstrated courage in leaving their previous educational institution to come to ALA and proactively create their senior year experience.

They exchanged comfort for challenge, ease for effort, contentment for change, and they became leaders.”

ALA Gilbert North’s Class of 2018 earned $1.9 million in college scholarships and has students going to a number of notable colleges on athletic scholarships.

The senior class also help to bring home seven CAA state championships in football, boys volleyball, wrestling, baseball, golf, girls soccer and girls basketball. farm like the indigenous people,” Barney said, adding: “They hand-dug a ditch three miles up the river to bring water to the old town and that’s how they were able to live and farm on top of the mesa, what’s now the City of Mesa.”

Barney’s parents moved to Gilbert in the early 1980s, when the town had just one stoplight. He went to school in Mesa and Gilbert and thereafter attended law school at Arizona State University.

He still resides in Gilbert with his wife, Nichole, and their four children, the eldest of them, a daughter, is married. The eldest son is serving an LDS mission near Santiago, Chile, and the younger boys are in high school.

“I’ve tried to be involved because this is home and it’s a place that I love and I want to help build the community in the same way that my ancestors helped build the community,” Barney said.

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eading Edge Academy Gilbert has a new principal.

Heidi Simms officially will start July 1 at the Gilbert campus of Leading Edge Academy.

She replaces retiring principal Gerald Slemmer, who has more than 40 years as a school administrator and educator.

Simms’ has held principal positions at Noah Webster Schools in Scottsdale, EAGLE College Prep in Phoenix, and in Wisconsin.

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nals earlier this year.

They included the North Side Winds, a combined Williams Field and Cooley indoor winds performing group that has won the championship three times; five-time champ Cooley Middle School Color Guard, and the Williams Field “red” color guard.

“These students show up five days a week, every morning, from the first day of school until the last full week of school,” Pam Edgar said of the Cooley

color guard.

Meanwhile, the Spartan Mauraders robotics team, made up of seventhand eighth-graders from Sossaman Middle School in Queen Creek, were praised for their showing in the 2018 VEX Robotics Worlds Competition.

The team finished 23rd in the team skills competition and 102nd in individual skills out of more than 12,500 teams of other middle school teams from around the word.

The team consists of students Carter Shaddy, Ethan Morgan, Jehryn Johnson and Isaac Mortensen and is coached by Sossaman teacher John Burke, who started the robotics program 2014.

Burke took students to national robotics meetss in 2017 and 2018. This year was its first time in a world meet.

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everal color guards and a robotics team from Higley schools recently received a tip of the hat from the district governing board for their success in competitions.

Students from both Cooley Middle School and Williams Field High School, under the director of Bob and Pam Edgar, earned state titles during the Arizona Winter Guard season fi-

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ational builder and developer Taylor Morrison and Phoenix radio station 99.9 KEZ have awarded their Arizona’s 2017/18 Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year title to a Gilbert Public Schools elementary teacher who also is a product of the district.

Kirsten Chaison, an ALP Language Arts teacher at Neely Traditional Academy, won the annual award as a result of being a monthly winner. She was nominated in January by one of her sixthgrade students “for having the patience of an angel and going above and beyond for all her students,” a district spokeswoman said.

Each month an outstanding K-12 educator is recognized and becomes eligible for the Taylor Morrison and 99.9 KEZ Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year.

“I am grateful to teach children who enjoy learning in an interactive way,”

Chaison said. “We stick to our traditional learning style, with a dash of movement and interaction. Confidence in our abilities is a top priority. Other priorities include cultivating creativity and engaging minds.”

Chaison graduated from Gilbert High School in 1989. She started teaching in 1996 and joined Gilbert Public Schools 10 years ago.

“I wanted to return and teach in Gilbert, it is home for me. When I was a student, the Gilbert teachers and Dr. Santa Cruz made a difference in my life.” She said. Her first years as a teacher were spent teaching children with learning disabilities. She also taught general education for several years.

Neely Principal Jennifer Greene said she was “extremely proud of Mrs. Chaison,” and praised her “positive attitude: and “a passion for making a difference with our students.”

Neely is one of three options the district offers for a traditional elementary education.

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ive Gilbert Public Schools seniors who graduated last month have been awarded scholarships from the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber Foundation’s Partners in Progress initiative awarded a total of $5,000 to local students with grade point averages of at least 2.7 and who have exemplified outstanding community engagement, including career shadowing, community activism or volunteerism.

“The Gilbert Chamber Foundation is honored to reward these scholarships to the graduating recipients based on their hard work and commitment to their education and their community,” said Gilbert Chamber President and CEO Kathy Tilque.

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portant activity designed to build new relationships within the Page Commons community and give residents a renewed sense of youth.

Students currently enrolled in or planning to attend an accredited vocational or two- or four-year institution were eligible to apply.

Recipients were recommended by a committee of volunteers currently serving on the Gilbert Chamber Foundation’s Business & Education Committee and these recommendations were formally approved by the Chamber’s board.

Recipients are: $1,500, Bryson Jones, Mesquite High; $1,000, Samuel Sprague, Desert Ridge High; $1,000, Mia Gabrielle Buchanan, Highland; $1,000, Delaney Johns, Gilbert Classical Academy; and $500, Lauren Gill, Higley High.

Partners in Progress fosters a probusiness environment with specific focus on the growth, expansion, and retention of businesses in Gilbert.

“This is a biggie for our community,” Whitaker said. “My job is to find activities that are going to be nourishing and fruitful for residents to get them out of units and active, and this was a real winner.”

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SanTan Village Marketplace sale a reason for optimism

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ne of Gilbert’s most popular retail destinations went off the market recently when a California-based investment firm purchased SanTan Village Marketplace for $51.4 million in May. Columbus Pacific Properties purchased the marketplace as part of larger national push to acquire high-end retail properties.

The company has developed or redeveloped nearly 5 million square feet of retail space since 1995, according to CoStar, a commercial real estate information company.

The previous owners, a joint venture of The Blackstone Group and DDR Corp., acquired the property in October 2014 when it purchased a large shopping center portfolio for $1.93 billion.

The two companies are now looking to strategically sell off the joint venture’s assets and put SanTan Village on the market about three months before the sale went through. The property was well-positioned

(Special to GSN) SanTan Village Marketplace, home to many big-box stores like Marshall’s, was an attractive property for buyers because of the presence of national tenants like Marshalls.

for a sale, because it is 97 percent leased, with nearly 93 percent of the center leased

to national credit tenants like Jo-Ann Fabrics, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, DSW,

Office Max and Old Navy.

A national credit tenant is a company that has received an investment-grade credit score from the major credit agencies.

“This was a strong asset and they knew it would appeal to the broader marketplace,” said Michael Hackett, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix.

Hackett and fellow Executive Managing Director Ryan Schubert represented the seller in the transaction.

Hackett said the property was attractive to buyers because of its proximity to the Loop 202 SanTan Freeway and other high profile retail attractions like Costco and SanTan Village mall.

He also noted that Gilbert has positive demographics that buyers look for, including population growth, high incomes and high income potential.

The vacancy rate for the retail market in the Southeast Valley is 9 percent, which is 0.6 percent below the Valley-wide rate. It

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Local firm punches up women’s self-defense training

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enters for Disease Control statistics show that 1 in 3 women experience sexual violence in their lifetime, a startling statistic not lost on two Gilbert businesses that are equipping women with the skills and tools to protect themselves.

Gilbert Defense Arts, which opened 16 years ago, has long incorporated women’s self-defense training in its offerings, in addition to Kenpo, Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu. Head instructor Casey Paiz said that the self-defense classes teach students a wide range of skills without focusing on one specific martial art.

“Lots of women don’t want to do martial arts but do want self-defense training,” he said.

Several studies have shown that self-defense training can lead to lower instances of sexual assault.

A Canadian study published in the New

Students participate in a women’s self defense course at Gilbert Defense Arts.

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England Journal of Medicine in 2015 showed that participating in a rigorous sexual-assault prevention program reduced occurrences of rape, attempted rape and other forms of victimization among women in their first year in college.

Another study by University of Oregon Professor Jocelyn Hollander published in 2014 in the journal Violence Against Women tracked participants in a 10-week self-defense course for a year and concluded that women who took the course were less likely to experience sexual assault than women who did not take it.

Self-defense training at Gilbert Defense Arts focuses on preventing attacks and what women can do if they are confronted by an assailant.

“We teach layers of defense and go through preventive measures before getting physical,” Paiz said.

He added, “We go over a basic understanding of where the vital targets are on

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the body, soft targets and what am I going to hit quickly and effectively.”

The classes include techniques for ground defense and specific situations, for example if an assailant is holding a person’s wrists.

The business offers training to private groups and businesses and has 10-session private courses for individuals. Paiz said Gilbert Defense Arts also holds two free women’s self-defense courses a year at its studio, 1094 S. Gilbert Road, and offers free training for nonprofit groups.

It’s not just longtime businesses promoting women’s safety in Gilbert. Tiffany Bellows recently began selling products through Damsels in Defense, a direct-sales company that markets stun guns, striking tools and pepper spray to women.

The company has a SAFE Hearts line of books and other products addressing situational awareness and safety for children.

Bellows began selling the products after learning about them from her housecleaner. That woman eventually left housecleaning to sell Damsels in Defense full time.

She suggested Bellows try selling the products at a school event for her son about a year ago. Bellows got a table at the function and fell in love with selling the products, she said.

Bellows also conducts “warrior workshops” for women, dedicated to awareness and preventing attacks.

“They focus heavily on being aware of your surround(Special to Gilbert Sun News) ings,” she said. “We talk about the science behind it, the Students participate in a women’s self-defense course at Gilbert Defense Arts. parts of the brain that pick up threats and intuition — don’t ignore it.”

Bellows has met with Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg and has taught church groups and Mesa Chamber of Commerce President Sally Harrison.

Bellows created her own superhero safety classes for kids using the SAFE Heart books, which focus on courage, bravery and making smart choices.

She said she has not made much money selling Damsels in Defense, but she recently joined the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce to increase her network.

Damsels in Defense uses a direct-sales, or multilevel marketing, model, similar to (Special to Gilbert Sun News) that of Mary Kay cosmetics Gilbert resident Tiffany Bellows sells the Damsels in Defense line of and doTERRA essential oils, (Special to Gilbert Sun News) women’s self-defense products and holds “warrior workshops” for in which individuals function Students and instructors at Gilbert Defense Arts posed for a photo after a women’s self-defense community members. class. as independent contractors to sell products for the comWhile Damsels in Defense is, ultimately, a money-making ing to causes supported by Damsels in Defense, including pany. They receive a commission on sales and can receive incentives for recruiting others to sell them. For example, endeavor, Bellows said that is not her motivating factor. It The Damsel House Project. That project donates a portion Damsels in Defense’s compensation plan indicates that is just a side job she does in addition to working full time of proceeds from stun-gun sales to support a home for sex most sellers receive 30 percent commission on sales and in the aerospace industry and raising three boys with her trafficking victims in Cambodia.

“I fit this into our busy schedule, because the mission mocan receive bonuses of 1 to 5 percent on “downline” sales, husband.

For her, it is all about promoting safety and contribut- tivates me,” she said. “I love doing this.” those sales made by recruits.

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What home ownership means to a Realtor

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feel so blessed to have the opportunity to help people achieve home ownership every day in my profession. Home ownership means many different things to people.

While any house can be a home no matter whose name is on the deed, there is a different relationship that you have with your home when that name is yours.

I know for me, home ownership signifies a place to call your own, somewhere to be proud of, a place to raise a family and share special moments with family and friends.

Your home is where you share your life with your spouse, you bring your babies home from the hospital, you celebrate with friends and family, you spend quiet moments in your favorite place, you explore your creative side by decorating, you make your backyard your own kind of oasis, and outside of all of that it is a tool that can help you achieve your financial goals and build equity for your future.

Home ownership comes with financial responsibility and commitment to maintaining the integrity of your home. In many cases, a person’s home is their largest asset and should be treated and taken care of as such.

I hope you will feel as passionately as I do about home ownership and the benefits.

Here is your Gilbert real estate update.

Simple data that even the least analytic person can appreciate. No spreadsheet needed, no sophisticated computer algorithm… Just numbers. This information comes directly from Arizona Regional Multiple Listing System. Information based on sales between 4/1/18- 6/5/18, single-family homes only.

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also posted the second highest net absorption of any submarket in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with 153,751 square feet absorbed, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s MarketBeat retail report for Phoenix for the first quarter of 2018.

Net absorption is an important metric in commercial real estate that represents the total new occupied square footage in a given area minus the square footage that is

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We all have a stake in the survival of Girl Scouts

BY BETSEY BAYLESS GSN Guest Writer

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he Boy Scouts announced they were opening their doors to girls last October. The opinions about this range from seeing it as a disservice to boys to seeing it as providing greater equality to girls.

Some think, incorrectly, that Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are already the same organization and don’t understand the controversy.

Frankly, I see their move as a grave disservice to girls. And a cynical response to their financial problems and declining enrollment.

There are very few girl-only spaces today. Girl Scouts is one and all-girl high schools is another. I am fortunate to have had the benefit of both.

How did I benefit? In that all-girl environment, I had every opportunity to speak and be heard and take on any and all roles and challenges. This helped shape me into a competent and confident woman, with the firm belief I could be anything I wanted to be.

The research bears me out. Recently I heard Dr. JoAnn Deak, an educator, psychologist and author, speak. She confirmed that the research shows enough time spent in a single-sex environment builds girls’ self-esteem, leadership and achievement.

Dr. Deak went on to say the research demonstrated that the presence of boys has a suppressive effect on girls.

While women’s participation in the

workforce, higher education and athletics has increased, there remains strong gender stereotypes and bias in our society regarding traits, social roles, occupations and appearance. These continue to impact girls’ choices and how society treats them.

Girls need a safe, supportive space where they can be themselves and build their confidence. A place where being female is seen as positive, with inherent strengths. Where girls learn to support and trust their female peers. A place where girls’ abilities and career aspirations are affirmed, especially in STEM. Where girls’ voices, girls’ perspectives and girls’ way of doing things are honored.

This is what Girl Scouts offers to girls.

Girls are first and given every opportunity.

Girl Scouts are trailblazers, not tagalongs.

And Girl Scouts is accessible to all girls.

While Boy Scouts talk about convenience for the family, a daughter is not a matter of convenience.

Girls who join Boy Scouts will have to fight for themselves in a very traditional, male-dominated space, just as they do everyday in our society. They will be reduced to being “girls in a boy’s troop.”

Girl Scouts is the premier leadership development organization for girls, offering proven, girl-centered, hands-on programs designed specifically to meet girls’ needs.

Girl Scouts is the oldest and largest girlserving organization active in virtually every zip code in our state and in our country. We all have a stake in ensuring this essential organization continues to help girls thrive.

What happened? There is no unified historical theory to explain the miracle. The Protestant Reformation played a role, featuring values like thrift and delayed gratification, which produced the surplus capital to jumpstart the Industrial Revolution.

For whatever reason, new ideas took hold.

Innovation, for example, was considered sinful for millennia because it challenged the ruling order. People began to think of themselves as citizens, not subjects. The fruits of our labors should belong to us because the individual, not the ruler or the tribe, is the moral agent that produced them.

Rights were not granted by government but by the Creator. Democratic capitalism was born.

It was a cultural revolution born mostly in England, also Holland. Americans in turn developed a political ideology based on English traditions, including rule of law and legal equality.

Most importantly, they wrote it down in our founding documents, thus memorializing the most successful political culture in human history.

The outcome was more than material prosperity. Death by violence and disease, slavery, illiteracy and real torture (not just waterboarding) have all massively de-

clined. Rights for minorities, women and the disabled have advanced dramatically.

But the miracle and all its marvelous consequences are historical artifacts.

Technology, prosperity, medicine, human rights – they were created by humans, part of a novel environment that is the opposite of letting nature take its course, as 7,500 generations of humans did.

Thus, the miracle, including democratic capitalism, requires ongoing maintenance and education or it reverts back to human nature.

As we devalue our history, we see socialism rise in favor, particularly among the young. The politics of envy and of tribalism, also known as identity politics, threaten to dominate. Discourse and persuasion succumb again to forced silencing.

The foundations of freedom and democracy are under attack from within.

The most important step we could take to protect our blessings would be to share a sense of gratitude. Yet, gratitude for the miracle is out of fashion. Rather, our children are taught entitlement and resentment. Mere feelings are affirmed as authentic sources of truth. The traditions of western civilization are today considered by many thought leaders to be code for white privilege and oppression.

Of course, you can’t be grateful for something you don’t know about. Yet we’ve done a miserable job of educating future generations. They know almost nothing of their own history, the Declaration or the Constitution. They perceive America’s story as one of victimization and oppression.

Yale offers 64 courses on ethnicity, race and migration, 41 on women’s gender and sexuality studies and three on our founding era, all taught by the same professor.

What do you expect graduates to come out thinking?

We can do better. Americans have choices beyond observing a supposedly inevitable decline of the heritage our forefathers sacrificed so much to pass on to us.

Abraham Lincoln once asked of an America in mortal danger in his time “shall some transatlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never…If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we must live through all, or die by suicide.”

Schools need to reinforce the significance of ‘the miracle’

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ey, hey, ho, ho. Western civ has got to go “chanted Stanford students of an iconic course a generation ago. It went. An effort to bring it back recently failed. Western civilization is hardly taught in American universities today.

That’s a serious mistake. Americans wish to believe that freedom from want or fear are among the natural rights that come from our creator and are deserved by all humans. But in historical fact, these are unnatural, the product of a miracle that occurred just 300 years or so ago, as described in a recent book by Jonah Goldberg, “The Suicide of the West.”

Human beings for at least 200,000 years, until the miracle, lived lives of unremitting poverty and squalor. The strong mercilessly abused and exploited the weak. Every waking hour was consumed by a largely unsuccessful effort to obtain enough food, protection from harm and minimal comfort.

It was said that, for most of man’s life on Earth, he has “lived no better on two legs then he had on four.”

-Thomas Patterson is a former East Valley legislator.

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Highland Hawks win ASU passing tournament

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ast week’s 7-on-7 passing league competition at ASU was a showcase for some of the best football programs in the state – including some in Gilbert and the rest of the East Valley.

And for the first time in several seasons, the Highland High Hawks were part of that elite group of teams in 2017. The squad accomplished its first goal of this young season by winning the passing tournament on June 4.

Among the 16 teams on hand for the event at the Verde Dickey Dome, Highland stood alone at the end.

The group was led by second-year coach Brock Farrel. The head man had a clear message for his team: They came to ASU’s campus to win this event.

“Just the fact that we’re playing and keeping score – we want to win,” Farrel said.

“That’s the attitude you want to go in with.

It’s just one step closer to a real state football championship.”

Highland defeated Tolleson High to claim the title. And it was almost as if Farrel called his shot as the tournament was getting underway.

“Kids who are looking like they’ll have a great season are Kohner Cullimore, Noah Burdick and Kaleb Herbert,” Farrel said.

All three players shined, as the most electrifying play of the night came on a Herbert Hail Mary pass that landed in Burdick’s hands in the back of the end zone.

(Brian Benesch/GSN) That bomb gave Highland Highland High Hawks entered the 7-on-7 tournament at Arizona State University with one goal in mind: win it. Under Coach Brock the win over Desert Mountain The Farrell, they did exactly that, easily defeating Tolleson High to capture the title. in the semifinal matchup, and Cullimore was able to seal the It was a small but meaningful win for a Wolves were the team to beat at the tourchampionship with an interception against team coming into the season with high ex- nament and are the same in 6A football I Tolleson.

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Farrel continued praising Cullimore: “On pectations.

Aguano took a unique approach into the Meanwhile, Chandler Head Coach Shaun defense, he just has great instincts. He arrives physical and he’s a great weapon at Aguano, no stranger to high expectations, passing tournament, though. While many safety. He can do everything. If we need it, knew that coming off a third state title teams were eager to win, Aguano elected in four seasons, there was no doubt the we go to him.” see HIGHLAND page 23

Gilbert native Erickson tackles football competition in Europe

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he game of football has taken Collin Erickson all over the world. In just the past two years, he’s traveled from Gilbert to Iowa to Germany.

Late last week, the Gilbert native and 2015 Dobson High School graduate arrived home from an eight-day trip to Europe with his current football team, the Central College Dutch.

The Division III squad, located in Pella, Iowa, travels to Europe once every three years. And this time, Erickson was able to hop on a plane alongside his teammates.

The Dutch players are responsible for choosing the destination of these offseason excursions. They decided on Germany, Austria and Switzerland at a team meeting in September.

It was an opportunity Erickson couldn’t refuse.

“It intrigued me to go back to Europe because I studied abroad my sophomore year,” Erickson said. “I definitely wanted to

go back. We got to see the Swiss Alps and climb up those a little bit. Awesome trip; I’d definitely do it again in a heartbeat.”

As the journey continued to Germany, the players and coaches visited the Dachau concentration camp and a survivor spoke to the group.

The defensive back declared the entire experience eye-opening and unforgettable.

Of course, there was far more to this trip than just exploration, though. It was a business trip for Central College, as the team had an exhibition football game to play.

Central took on the Swarco Raiders Triol, a top Austrian unit. A hard-fought battle resulted in a 31-26 win for the Raiders in this unique contest.

“It was incredible; great atmosphere there,” Erickson said of the game. “Truly incredible to show their fans what an American college team looks like against the best Austrian football team. We knew they were a top-notch team.”

But one thing stood out to Erickson when reminiscing about the voyage overseas: his interactions with the Austrian players.

“We had a tailgate of sorts with them after the game. We just talked to them about where they grew up and how they got into American football. We picked their brains to understand where they are coming from.

Talking to all of them was incredible,” he said.

With the trip in the rearview mirror, the junior was able to reflect on his hectic schedule the past three years filled with travel and football. The European visit was a remarkable experience, but Erickson’s journey to Central College was just as memorable.

The 21-year-old had his sights set on Division I football after a stellar sophomore year at Dobson High. But an inconsistent junior season had Erickson doubting his future in the sport.

“My junior year came and I didn’t hear from a lot of schools. I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue playing football,” he admitted.

“After high school, hardly any colleges talked to me. I had to reach out myself.”

He eventually found his way to Central thanks to an unlikely college recruiter – his

mother. Erickson’s mom grew up in the Iowa area, and thought the program might be a fit for her son.

The Dutch have the fourth-highest winning percentage in NCAA football since 1975, making the program a consistent contender for the Division III crown. The on and off-field connections made the choice easy for Erickson.

His decision has paid off. Last season, Erickson was among team leaders with 46 tackles and two interceptions. And Central’s winning ways have continued as well.

The team has a record of 15-5 in Erickson’s two seasons.

But the special European trip and team success is not enough for him. Erickson has lofty goals for the upcoming season.

“I’d like to keep improving and take that next step,” he said. “I’d like to win the conference. My goal is to be a first-team allconference defensive back. We’re pretty hungry to get back at it.”

-Contact Brian Benesch at 480-898-5630 or bbenesch@timespublications.com.

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to give his younger players a chance to see live action.

“The main thing I want to see from them is to compete on every play. If they do that, then they’ll be OK come senior year,” Aguano said.

The coach believes the passing league is a nice change of pace for his players, who have grown accustomed to practicing only against teammates.

“For our kids, it’s a long spring and summer. So, a chance to compete against somebody else is awesome. That’s why we come to these passing leagues,” the coach added.

Aguano’s use of underclassmen meant the media and public couldn’t get an upclose look at one of the top QBs in the state, Jacob Conover. The senior threw for 3,715 yards, with 32 TDs and only five interceptions last season.

Aguano expects more of the same from Conover this year.

“He’s a general on the field. I think he does everything right in the classroom and on the football field,” the coach raved. “He has total control of the team. His moxie on the field and even-keeled demeanor makes him an incredible leader.”

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Gilbert actress makes VYT debut as ‘Annie’

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GETOUT Editor

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t age 12, Mia McFarland already knows what she wants to pursue as a career: acting.

The Gilbert resident is working her way toward a successful career by starring as Annie in the Valley Youth Theatre’s production of the same name at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.

By joining the VYT, she’s following in the footsteps of alum like Jordin Sparks and Emma Stone.

“There is a lot of cool music in ‘Annie,’” said Mia, a student at South Valley Junior High School.

“It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s fun to be performing in the show. I can be myself and I have something I’m personally good at.

This is such a big opportunity with Valley Youth Theatre.”

“Annie,” which runs June 15 to July 1, tells the classic story of an orphan in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, Miss Hannigan.

With the help of the other girls in the orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous

(Photo courtesy McFarland family) South Valley Junior High School student Mia McFarland is excited to play Annie because she enjoys the musical’s songs.

world of NYC. She finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

This isn’t Mia’s first headlining role. She appeared as Virginia in “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” with the East Valley Children’s Theater.

Her resume also includes stints as Mayor Matilda in “All Shook Up” with the Actor’s Youth Theater; July in Greasepaint’s “Annie Jr.”; and Little Red in “Little Red Riding Hood” with Baker Performing Arts in Gilbert.

At South Valley Junior High School, Mia is

a member of student council and spring cheerleading and is set to graduate in 2023.

She also participates in Girl Scouts and Voices of Glee at Actor’s Youth Theatre.

In her spare time, Mia loves going to musicals, tumbling, trampoline and playing with her dog, Percy. She is the daughter of Joe and Heidi McFarland and the sister of 16-year-old Danny.

Mia fell in love with acting at a two-week camp, run by Gilbert’s Studio 3 Performing Arts Academy. She was in tumbling for several years, but after camp, she immediately immersed herself in musical theater.

“She really likes singing musical theater songs around the house,” Heidi said. “I remember when she was very little, she was in the school Christmas choir show. I could always hear her voice.

“My son had been doing it and I never

heard his voice. I thought maybe because she was a girl and wasn’t afraid to sing. Lo and behold, we found out she could carry a really good tune.”

Heidi is impressed with the staff at Valley Youth Theatre, including producing artistic director Bobb Cooper and resident costume designer Karol Cooper.

“The cast and the teachers are very, very supportive and inspiring,” Heidi said. “It’s very intense. We’re glad it’s the summertime.

“It’s really nice that Bobb and Karol are in the show. That’s really special. It’s a great experience for Mia. She may not realize how special it is until she looks back years from now.”

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Travolta was under pressure playing Gotti

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GETOUT Editor

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ohn Travolta had one thing in mind when John Gotti’s family asked him to play the infamous mob king in the film “Gotti”: Get it right.

“It was important for me to accurately portray the dad/husband to that family,” said Travolta during an interview at Grimaldi’s in Old Town Scottsdale.

“It took a long time to get it done. There were increments of different actors, increments of different directors and different scripts until we decided on the right one. It was important to get it right.”

Based on the book by John Gotti Jr., “Shadow of My Father,” “Gotti” shares the story of John V. Gotti’s rise to power to take the mantle of boss of the Gambino crime family.

The film, which opens Friday, June 15,

also focuses on the relationship between father and son, when John Jr. approaches his father for his blessing to leave the crime syndicate.

While in prison, Gotti is forced to re-examine his life and priorities and determine if, for the first time, he can put the needs of his family over those of his crime syndicate.

“I thought it was admirable of John Jr. to fight for getting out of the mob because that took a lot of courage to confront a powerhouse like his dad,” Travolta said.

“Then the RICO Act moved in and made the mob disassemble. There wasn’t a lot of future in it anyway. At the end of the day, his dad wanted him to be happy because he loved his son, so he let him leave the group with his permission.”

Travolta, who is joined in the film by his wife, Kelly Preston, and daughter, Ella Bleu, admitted there was a lot of pressure to play

(Photo courtesy Brian Douglas) John Travolta plays mobster John Gotti in the film “Gotti,” which opens in wide release Friday, June 15.

the “Teflon Don.” “It was a good pressure, though,” he said.

“I like a challenge. I knew I could challenge myself to really make them believe I was him and I did, for their criteria. I did my job.”

It proved to be a learning experience as well for the entire cast, including Spencer Lofranco, who plays John Jr. “I learned he was a 24-hour-a-day, seven-

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Bacon, tomato and pesto bites make tasty summer treats

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mall plates and light bites have been trending in the culinary world for quite some time.

As the summer heats up in Arizona, we look to lighter fare, and these tasty treats are the perfect bite of flavor. Bacon, tomato and pesto bites are great poolside, as appetizers or as delicious snacks.

They’re small rounds or squares of toast made ultra thin by rolling out slices of bread with a rolling pin and

then brushing them with melted butter before baking.

These morsels are topped with a simple pesto mayonnaise, gourmet cheese, a bite-size piece of crispy bacon and topped with a vinaigrette-drizzled cherry tomato.

What brings the mouthwatering bite together is the dot of pesto mayo on the toast.

Use store-bought or your own pesto recipe, making sure that you drain out the oil so the pesto mayonnaise doesn’t get too runny.

Everything can be made ahead and assembled right before you serve.

Ingredients:

1 loaf Texas toast white bread (thick cut) 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lb bacon of your choice 1 (approx 8 oz) round or wedge of Smoked Gouda or Gruyere cheese 1 (approx. 8 oz) container Pesto, store bought or homemade ½ cup or more mayonnaise 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half 3-4 tablespoons salad vinaigrette Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Trim crust from bread. Using a rolling pin, press bread to create thin slices.

With a 2 inch round or square cookie cutter, cut out shapes from slices of pressed bread. Place on baking sheet.

Melt butter and combine with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Brush butter-oil combination over both sides of bread.

Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven to cool.

Cook bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towels. Slice cheese in thin, one inch pieces and set aside.

In a small bowl, drain pesto over sieve to remove excess oil. Reserve oil from pesto for tomatoes. Mix together mayonnaise and pesto and place in squeeze bottle or pastry bag with small hole or tip.

In bowl with pesto oil, add tomato halves, vinaigrette and salt and pepper to taste.

Assemble bites. On each piece of toast, squeeze a large dot of pesto. Top with slice of cheese, piece of bacon and top with one half of tomato slice that has been soaking in vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

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day-a-week gangster,” Travolta said. “They helped me understand La Cosa Nostra, the integrity the original mob had, which had nothing to do with what evolved in this present day, the time in which the movie is based.

“There was honor and integrity to it in its own moral envelope. I finally understood that. I don’t think I did hither to the film.”

But “Gotti” doesn’t set out to persuade audiences to see a lighter side of John Jr. or his father, who died in 2002 in prison of throat cancer at age 61. Instead, Travolta

wants the audience to make its own judgment about the family.

“I’m not a message person, per se,” Travolta said. “I don’t tune into that. I tune into, ‘Did the audience enjoy the experience? Did they get something from it subjectively?’

“So far, the people who have seen it have gotten something different from it. That’s what I think is a good piece of art. I had a similar experience with ‘Pulp Fiction.’ Everyone had a different take on it. That’s what you hope for in a good film or a good painting or a good piece of music.”

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Obituaries JENSEN, Dean Condie

Dean Condie Jensen passed away June 3, in Mesa, at age 71. Survived by his wife, Margaret Jean Hoopes; children Aliesa (Craig), Greg (Tracy), Steven (Sally), Spencer (Alison), Sterling (Lindsay), Scott (Liza) and Burkley (Jenni); and siblings Tom, Sally, Nancy, Jon and Kathy. Dean and Jean have been pillars in the East Valley community for nearly five decades, with friends in Arizona and around the world from their volunteer work and church missions in Missouri, Mexico and Indonesia. Interment at the Mesa Cemetery.

BLACKMORE, Shirley Anne (Kistner)

Shirley Anne (Kistner) Blackmore, born on April 3, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Cora Belle Kistner and the late John Austin Kistner, passed away at age 81 on May 24, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. Shirley was the loving wife of the late Herbert Dale Blackmore.

She was preceded in death by her son, Garry and Sandy Blackmore; brothers, Alfred, Elwood, William, John, Ray, George, and Carl Kistner; sisters, Mabel Kistner and Dorothy Wilson; sibling, Raymond Kistner; and grandchildren, Amanda and Jeremiah.

Shirley is survived by her sons, Steven and Sheila Blackmore, Jon and Melissa Blackmore; brother, David Kistner; sister in law Ada Kistner; and brother in law Willard (Bill) Blackmore; grandchildren, Brandi, Nichole, Zachariah, Austin, Sara, Hannah, Anna and Cheyenne; greatgrandchildren, Brittani, Kaylee, Curtis Madison, Myka, Danica, Chloe, Nathanial, Elighjah, Canyon, and Levi; great-greatgrandchild, Kieryan; numerous nieces and nephews, and good friends, Shirley Lytle and Jan Grimaldi.

Shirley had a passion for planting flowers and always dreamed of having a cabin in the woods. She was a member of Generation Church. Always a kind word and a positive outlook. She was a blessing to all who knew her. She will be missed dearly by her family and friends. Services will be privately held high up on her and Dads mountain.

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I, Norma Eleanor Mercer was born in New York City in 1913.

The family moved to Minnesota where my Dad was a Newspaper Editor. At that time there were 2 girls. The third one was born after they moved to Montana.

Many friends were moving west and encouraged my Dad to follow. It was my home until I finished High School.

We three girls attended college and taught school in various schools in the state.

Montana.

When I met my husband, I was Principal of the Grade School in Sidney,

Shortly after we were married, Don was called into the Army. He was gone for three years. During that time I worked in Washington, D.C. for Optical Technicians.

After the War we lived in Billings, Montana for 25 years.

It was time to look for a retirement area. We chose Arizona due to its good climate. We lived in Leisure World long enough to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary.

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We did a great deal of traveling during these years.

After Don passed away with a sudden heart attack, I continued to travel and be involved in my community.

I flew around the World on the Concorde and sailed around the World on the Royal Viking Ship.

I spent 17 vacations in Europe and month each year in Hawaii.

Still, I had time to promote the building of Banner Hospital. It was my first love and I received many awards for all my efforts.

I included Mayo Clinic, United Way, Humane Society, Child Crisis, Sunshine Acres and gave generous donations to each one.

A few years ago I moved to the Springs of East Mesa – a retirement home. Norma passed away on May 29, 2018 at the age of 104.

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