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Citizen waging war on Healing broken bodies town bond proposition

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

NEWS ...............................10 President Trump was a big draw at Gateway Airport.

SPORTS ............................21 Gilbert varsity football teams had a season to remember.

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$65.3 million public safety bond campaign is turning contentious in Gilbert with the opposition lobbing accusations of quid pro quo deals against the mayor, who is backing the measure.

Mayor Jenn Daniels called the allegations unfounded and misleading.

Town voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to tax themselves in order to pay for a 50-acre training facility proposed near Pecos and Power roads for police and fire.

“I’m not completely against a training facility,” said Mike Webb, a self-employed business consultant who formed the Rally Arizona PAC. “However, it looks as if it’s the only option we are given by Town Council and is the most expensive. We understand there are alternatives.”

Webb, an 18-year Gilbert resident, formed the political action committee in April 2017. The standing committee aims to support those in all levels of government who uphold conservative values such as limited government and free markets. It also supports conservative causes.

The group has gone after Republican Jimmy Lindblom, who lost to Eddie Farnsworth in the August primary for state Senate in

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Helped by intern Taelor Millsap, left, and occupational therapist Cherise Basques, Watson the therapy dog is alert and ready for Rita Davison to throw him the ball during a session at The Therapy Farm in Gilbert. The farm offers a unique program to help children with special needs. For a look behind the scenes, please see page 12.

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BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert is planning to throw the mother of all birthday parties when it turns 100 in 2020.

Although the milestone is two years away, town staff is already planning for the centennial celebration with a kick-off meeting in February.

“A centennial happens only once in 100 years,” Town Manager Patrick Banger said. “It’s important to mark this for future generations.”

The event will be celebrated year-round and tied into events such as Gilbert Days, according to Dana Berchman, chief digital officer.

Branding is integral to that celebration’s cohesion, she said, unveiling the town’s new

logo during the council’s annual two-day fall retreat last week.

Gilbert’s old logo, which resembles a swirl, has often been compared to a toilet-bowl swish, among other things, Berchman said.

The new logo features colorful symbols of the The current town logo, left, will be replaced over time by a more colorful town’s past and future such one that celebrates Gilbert's 100th birthday. as the iconic water tower, a graduation hat and a plate ones are ordered, Berchman said. and utensils, a nod to its growing food hub.

Staff also expects to unveil a town flag along The town will ease into the use of the logo, with the logo in July 2020. Berchman said Gilsuch as putting it on town vehicles as new

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 28, 2018

Gilbert officials’ goal: avoid other cities’ fate

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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resident John F. Kennedy in 1961 announced an ambitious goal for the country when he announced a program to send a man to the moon.

Gilbert officials also set their sights on a moonshot: break the rise-and-fall cycle that has marked all American cities and towns.

“We’re still on the upside of growth and development,” Town Manager Patrick Banger said at last week’s two-day Town Council retreat. Now, the challenge is how to ensure Gilbert’s long-term sustainability so that today’s children as adults enjoy the same livability, he said.

Banger gave the council a taste of what to expect a week earlier during a joint meeting with Higley Unified School District Governing Board.

The thinking is all cities and towns go through a life cycle of growth and eventual decline such as St. Louis, Missouri, Buffalo, New York and Gary, Indiana.

Municipalities provide basic services to their residents without understanding long-term sustainability, and as they age and their demographics change, one day they wake up and realize they haven’t maintained their infrastructure such as roads and sewer plants properly and their children have grown up and left and the population starts to drop, according to Banger.

So, 20 or 30 years down the road, the price tag to bring the infrastructure to where it needs to be is cost-prohibitive, causing property values to decline, residents see it and they leave, he said.

Even Scottsdale, one of Arizona’s most affluent municipalities, is in the grips of this cycle as officials face a staggering $800 million deficit that largely involves a long-neglected infrastructure.

Less tax means less money going to cities and schools, which begin deteriorating, while crime increases, creating a throw-away community, Banger said.

“It’s very difficult to pull out of,” he said.

“We are at a point in time that there’s hardly any accolade that hasn’t been received in Gilbert.”

The town, which is expected to reach build-out in 2030, consistently ranks in the top in the country as a great place to live.

Although Gilbert is still in a growth phase, the time is now for officials to have the conversation to avoid the same fate as other communities, Banger said.

He used the west Phoenix community

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Town Manager Patrick Banger was not in his Cardinals gear when he discussed with Council the need to plan now to avoid the decline that virtually all American municipalities fall to.

of Maryvale to highlight his point.

In the 1950s developer John F. Long turned farmland into Maryvale, the first master-planned community in Arizona. It had low crime and likened to the fictional town of Mayberry, according to Banger.

Maryvale now wrestles with high poverty, crime and other social ills.

Although Gilbert is now at the top of that cycle, it won’t stay at that place if planning is not done today, Banger warned.

He showed a short clip of leadership expert Simon Sinek explaining what makes employees and customers buy into a company or in this case what makes people want to live and work in Gilbert.

According to Sinek’s Golden Circle concept, successful companies such as Apple operate on three principles, first with focusing on why it exits, then on how it carries out that core purpose and finally what the company does to fulfill that belief.

According to Sinek, “People don’t buy what you do. They buy why you do it.”

So, it’s not what the city offers such as parks, good schools and low crime that brings people here, but the why that makes it successful, according to Banger.

“Everything we do is for the betterment of citizens and the community,” Banger said.

He said the executive staff spent five days digging into how to break the cycle and also have reached out to Arizona State University to work with the town on this endeavor.

Three key areas for community sustainability is having a thriving economy, a prosperous community with good schools and safety and good infrastructure such as safe and clean water along with protection of natural resources.

“If we can do that, we can still be the best Gilbert tomorrow,” Banger said, stressing the need for partnerships with community groups such as schools, churches and healthcare providers to ensure success.

He said staff will continue to develop plans along the way and pointed out it will be a challenge to get the public to buy in given all the praises they hear about Gilbert.

“Breaking the cycle is critical,” Mayor Jenn Daniels said. “We got to get into this conversation and get others involved. It’s hard for us because right now things are great and we are pretty comfortable.”

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 28, 2018

Town official not happy with state curriculum decision

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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he state Board of Education last week rebuffed a bid by schools chief Diane Douglas to adopt standards for public schools crafted by a Christian college for Arizona.

But that didn’t sit well with Gilbert Councilman Jared Taylor, a member of the board who cast one of the dissenting votes in the 6-4 decision.

Taylor said he hopes the board will revisit the decision later, and said schools should be free to adopt either the standards approved by the board on Monday or the Hillsdale standards which were developed for charter schools.

Taylor, the chief executive of Heritage Academy, a charter school, had more specific objections to making these standards mandatory. One, he said, was the failure to provide ``age-appropriate’’ content to students in kindergarten through third grade. ``You ask them to do a lot of conceptual work,’’ he said. ``And their brains aren’t ready for it.’’

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Councilman Jared Taylor, who also is a member of the state Board of Education, said he hopes his colleagues reconsider curriculum standards it adopted last week.

Not all of Monday’s testimony debate surrounded issues of science or even teaching history.

A group from the Sikh community urged board members to ensure that their own faith is taught to students when they learn about world religions.

Rana Singh Sodhi reminded board members how his brother, Balbi, was killed at his Mesa gas station and convenience store four days after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by someone who apparently decided that he must be a Muslim terrorist because he wore a turban.

“If we can save one person’s life through education, even, I think it is worth it,’’ he said.

The board took no action on the request.

Whether schools may be allowed to use the standards crafted by Hillsdale College remains an open question.

Like Taylor, other board members said it might be appropriate to have that as an option for schools that choose not to follow the standards for history, social studies and science that the board did adopt.

The new standards incorporated some last-minute changes proposed by the Arizona Science Teachers Association. And the most notable change includes a clear statement that “the unity and diversity of organism, living and extinct, is the result of evolution.’’

Sara Torres, the group’s executive director, said these standards will ``protect teachers of science from being put in a position of teaching non-scientific ideas.’’

After the vote, Douglas insisted she was not against the teaching of evolution. And

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After all, we all know that Halloween treats tend to play tricks on patients.

That’s why Dr. Samantha Vu of Sonoran Smile Orthodontics offers patients and the entire community five timely tips to protect braces, aligners and other orthodontic “appliances” while protecting teeth from decay.

1. Avoid sticky situations with your braces and aligners. Stay away from hard, sticky, crunchy or chewy candy and snacks. These include caramel, gummies, licorice, taffy, bubblegum (even the sugarless kind) and jelly beans.

2. Say “boo” to hard treats - including hard-shelled peanut candies, nuts or nut-filled candies, taco chips and popcorn. And whether in orthodontic treatment or not, Dr. Vu cautions that no one should ever chew ice.

3. Brush up! Sweets can cause cavities, which means brushing and flossing are more important than ever during the Halloween season. Orthodontic patients should be especially vigilant about brushing and flossing after consuming sugary or starchy foods.

4. Spooktacular news: Not all Halloween candy is off-limits. Good alternatives include soft chocolates, peanut butter cups or other melt-in-yourmouth varieties.

5. Make a commitment to oral health. Deciding to avoid hard and chewy sweets before the Halloween season increases your rate of success – and reduces the likelihood that you’ll break braces.

“It’s okay for orthodontic patients to enjoy some treats at Halloween,” says Dr. Vu says “We want everyone to have fun on Halloween. At the same time, we encourage patients to enjoy acceptable treats in moderation, and take that extra couple of minutes to brush and floss. When orthodontic treatment is complete, and patients see their healthy and beautiful new smiles in the mirror, they will know all of their efforts were worthwhile.”

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Douglas said she even is willing to concede that “science, to some degree, has proven adaptation of species.’’ Where she parts company is taking the next steps.

“Show me where any scientist has proven or replicated that life came from non-living matter or that, in the example we see in the museums, that man evolved from an ape,’’ Douglas said.

“There’s no proof to that,’’ she continued. “Let’s teach our children all those different things and let them study them.’’

The process of revising the standards started two years ago. But they came into sharper focus after there were some revisions, some initiated by Douglas and her aides.

What they prepared to present to the board last month proved unacceptable to the science teachers.

They sought – and got – restoration of language that says students should be asked to analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models ``to make evidence-based predictions of the current rate and scale of global or regional climate change.’’ And they wanted students to be able to construction an evidence-based explanation for how the availability of natural resources and changes in climate have influenced human activity.

And they specifically convince the board to adopt the language about evolution.

Douglas, for her part, said her objections went beyond any specific change.

She argued that the standards the board adopted are, in effect, just minor modifications of what has been going on for decades, a system she said is failing Arizona students.

For example, she said 56 percent of third-graders cannot read or write at

CENTENNIAL

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bert has never had a town flag, and the plan is to ask the public next July to participate in its design.

The centennial celebration will officially launch at the mayor’s Digital State of the Town address in January 2020.

Staff for the celebration, which will pay tribute to the town’s past and look to the future, plans to get the whole town involved, Berchman said.

“It will be a town-wide effort,” she said.

“We will bring all the groups together who want to participate in the birthday.”

Berchman said the town will have a calendar of events and a digital tool kit on its website where people can download the

grade level. And 47 percent cannot do basic arithmetic.

And she said that 60 percent of students entering the Maricopa community colleges need remedial classes. ``Hillsdale are the best standards for our students if – and that’s a big if – giving them the education to which they are entitled, which I define as for success post K-12 and as citizens of our great state and nation, is more than just lip service,’’ Douglas, who is also a member of the board, argued to others on the panel.

But the Hillsdale proposal came under scrutiny at least in part amid concerns that they were not so much standards as actual curriculum of what is to be taught.

And then there was the emphasis on Judeo-Christian teachings, far more than in current state standards in teaching comparative religions.

For example, under the concept of lasting ideas from ancient civilizations, it mentions the idea of a ``covenant’’ between God and man, and ``important stories’’ like creation and the calling of Abraham. That continues into the New Testament with stories on the baptism of Jesus, walking on water and the resurrection.

Douglas bemoaned the proposal as just another in a long line of so-called ``reforms’’ that are `just more fads, gimmicks and tricks, with lots of testing added on for good measure.’’ And then, she said there has been ``inadequate’’ input from parents and the community. ``They should be telling us what they expect and what they need for their children’s education and not being told what will be put upon them,’’ she said.

That lack of community input also bothered Patricia Welborn, another board member, though she wondered aloud if more could be done. She was one of the four votes against the new standards. graphics, fonts, color scheme and guidelines of how and where to use the new logo.

Banger suggested the town do some sort of commemorative project to note the occasion for future generations.

He pointed to examples, including a stained-glass sculpture in the shape of a water tower that lights up at night in Brookyn, New York, a clock tower and an archway.

The project doesn’t have to be grandiose or expensive, he said.

He pitched for staff to come up with some concepts and get a range of costs for council to review, which Mayor Jenn Daniels agreed to.

“We have a really good start,” Berchman said. “We will out-do any city that has had a centennial.”

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Legislative District 12, and Jordan Ray, who won re-election in the Gilbert Town Council primary.

The PAC is now working to defeat Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot with political signs planted throughout town and via social media. Webb said he has put out 80 signs asking voters to reject the measure.

“I think we have a chance of stopping it,” Webb said.

Webb last week on the group’s Facebook page went on the attack against Daniels, who formed and chairs the political action committee Gilbert Citizens for Public Safety, which is pushing the bond’s passage.

Webb says the mayor’s committee is getting donations from companies that received hefty incentives from Gilbert – alleging town is using taxpayers' money to give big incentives to private companies that in turn are influencing how people vote.

According to the latest campaign finance report, Gilbert Citizens for Public Safety has raised $20,100, including $10,000 from Silent-Aire USA, $5,000 from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and $1,500 from CBDG Gilbert LLC. The Jen for Mayor Committee also kicked in $2,500.

Nationwide Realty Investors, a subsidiary

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the group’s Facebook page. “Mayor Daniels authorizes over $3 million in taxpayer funds to donor. Mayor creates committee to fight in favor of a bond that will increase taxes for Gilbert citizens. Mayor Daniels’ new committee gets a $5,000 donation from the company for that committee to convince voters to vote ‘yes’ on the bond. So essentially the taxpayers are paying for a campaign to increase taxes.”

Silent-Aire, which opened a 150,000-square-foot HVAC equipment and modular data center factory in Gilbert last year, received $812,000 in reimbursements, according to town documents.

Daniels said Rally Arizona is nothing more than Webb’s “personal lunch fund” used to sponsor the group’s Facebook page and negative social media ads.

The ads are without facts and attempt to call her integrity and that of some reputable companies into question, Daniels said.

She in turn questioned why Webb’s PAC didn’t disclose the donors behind the $2,000 it has raised. The donations are lumped th together under “contributions from Corps and LLCs,” according to the latest filing.

“That’s called dark money,” Daniels said.

“Why isn’t anyone asking him those ques-

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tions? Who is paying for the ‘No’ campaign?”

She said the companies and people who gave to her committee are named and “have invested themselves in Gilbert and work hard to build a better community.”

Everything the town does with tax dollars is done in the open and is public record, she said.

“The only thing nefarious going on here is that Mike Webb uses dark money to fund his website and signs,” she said.

Daniels said the town has held a number of public open houses and meetings to discuss the facility with the public, and Webb has not attended any of the meetings or met with town staff to gather additional details.

“I don’t believe that Mike Webb should be referred to with any authority on this topic as to what is or isn’t needed and what the cost should or shouldn’t be – does anyone know where he is getting his ‘facts?’” she said. “What has Mike Webb done for Gilbert He finds more pleasure in tearing apart the town and is using dark money to do it.”

Daniels said the first development agreement between Nationwide and the town was voted on in 2012, when she was a councilwoman and long before she decided to run for mayor.

Since then, she said, there have been five amendments to the agreement, in which three were approved on a 7-0 vote.

“I am just one member of a seven-member board, which means I don’t do anything alone,” she said. “It takes four votes to make these agreements happen. The majority of the votes regarding Nationwide have been unanimous.”

She said she organized the political action committee because of the importance of a training facility.

The growing town is facing a large turnover of police officers and firefighters in the coming years and finding it increasingly challenging to share training facilities owned by other municipalities that are also looking to fill their public safety ranks.

“The businesses that Mike Webb has referenced have made investments in Gilbert in the hundreds of millions of dollars and have provided thousands of jobs in Gilbert,” she said. “They also know how important a safe community is to their employees and their companies.”

The facility, which includes a driving track, drill grounds and classrooms, is estimated to cost $84.6 million. The town will pick up the remaining $19.6 million.

Voters in the August primary approved allowing the town to sell off 33.66 acres to help pay for the facility.

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State cancels plan to curb vaccine exempts

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tate health officials are looking for new ways to boost Arizona’s sagging rate of vaccination of children after scrapping a pilot program aimed at parents who opted their youngsters out.

The program was aimed at reducing the exemption rate among children for vaccines. Many parts of south and east Gilbert are among those in Arizona with an exemption rate of as much as 20 percent – the highest in the state.

That program asked parents to view videos about the need for widespread immunization, both for their own children as well as others who, for various medical and religious reasons, cannot get vaccinated.

But some parents complained to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council that they feared what was for now an option to view the videos could be made a requirement for parents who oppose vaccinations.

Colby Bower, the department’s assistant director, told Capitol Media Services that the now-abandoned pilot program was not part of the rules under review – or even under the purview of the council. And he said the decision was made to scrap the pilot program because it didn’t work.

In a blog post Tuesday, Health Director Cara Christ said that among half the elementary schools where the video was shown to parents who did not want immunizations for their children, there actually was a slight increase in the number of exemptions requested. Conversely, in half of the schools where there was no video, there actually was a slight decrease in exemptions.

“Unfortunately, these weren’t the results we were hoping to see,’’ she said.

So what’s next?

“It’s time to reevaluate and readjust and figure out how we can move the needle,’’ Bower said.

That “needle’’ is the percent of children who start school with the legally required vaccinations. The reason that compliance is not 100 percent is Arizona law allows parents to refuse to go along, whether for religious or personal reasons.

What has caused concern is that in the 2016-2017 school year, 4.9 percent of parents of students entering kindergarten opted out of immunization for personal reasons. That is on top of 0.3 percent seeking a medical exemption.

The most recent data available for the 2017-2018 school year found that the personal noncompliance rate hit 5.4 percent, with a 0.7 percent medical exemption. And among those in child care, non-immunization for personal reasons went from 3.9 percent to 4.3 percent.

All that is significant because, in general, state health officials say it takes about a 95 percent vaccination rate to create “herd immunity.’’ That’s where enough people are immunized against the disease to prevent it from spreading widely into those who cannot be vaccinated for things like medical and religious reasons.

State health officials figure that the failure to achieve herd immunity for just youngsters in kindergarten would mean about 5,000 statewide would be at risk for just measles, one of the diseases now in the list of mandatory vaccinations.

Other in the immunization list include polio, chickenpox, hepatitis B and diphtheria.

Under the pilot program, any parent seeking an exemption viewed an “introductory’’ online module about vaccinations.

Then, depending on which of the multiple vaccines on the mandatory list they did not want, there were separate modules.

After viewing the applicable modules, parents were able to print the forms seeking each vaccination exemption to return to the school.

But department spokeswoman Melissa Blasius-Nuanez said the program was voluntary: Parents who did not want to view the videos were still given access to the exemption forms.

In her blog post Tuesday, Christ said alternatives are being planned.

One option, she said, is making the course into educational videos available to all and not specifically targeting parents who want to opt out of vaccinations.

There's also the idea to have the program target all parents at schools with the highest percentage of children who are granted personal exemptions from immunization.

A 2013 University of Arizona study cited by the health department found that the highest opt-out rates tended to occur in schools with mostly Anglo students – and, in particular, those in more affluent areas.

Bower said the reaction from parents to the pilot program was in some ways expected.

“Whenever we do anything with vaccines, there’s always pushback,’’ he said.

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 28, 2018

Town to adopt civility policy for itself, employees

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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nside Gilbert’s Council Chambers hangs colorful banners displaying the Six Pillars of Character – trustworthiness, citizenship, respect, responsibility, fairness and caring.

The town may soon add another core value or a seventh pillar to the wall: civility.

Town Council is expected Dec. 20 to vote on a civility policy, culminating five monthly meetings by a town Subcommittee on Civility. If approved, it goes into effect Jan. 1.

“With politics there’s a lack of civility,” said Councilman Eddie Cook, who spearheaded the policy and chairs the subcommittee.

“Sometimes council meetings may not look like they’re civil for the public.”

The draft policy gives examples of civil behavior such as respect and courtesy in communication and actions, which are expected to be followed. The policy would apply to elected officials, those sitting on boards and commissions, all town employees, independent contractors, temporary personnel, volunteers and other people doing business for or with Gilbert.

Fleck said the The subcommitproposed policy is tee signed off on the intended to capdraft last week and ture the town’s is expected to recurrent practices view it in its proper of acting with informat Nov. 14. tegrity and treating If the council apeach other with reproves the policy, spect and courtesy. it would become The policy, howpart of the town’s ever, has no teeth if personnel rules, not followed. said Jolean Fleck, “It doesn’t come Human Resources with a long set of director. rules or punish“The principles ments,” Fleck said. expressed in the civility policy are “Rather its intent already woven into is to reinforce and the fabric of the orunderscore the ganization via our importance we (Special to Gilbert Sun News) mission and values,” Councilman Eddie Cook has advocated the town's collectively place on a culture of cishe said. “Respect is adoption of a civility code that requires town ofand employees to treat each other and the vility and mutual one of our core val- ficials general public in a polite manner. respect.” ues, and this was Cook was introan opportunity to emphasize the value we place on conduct- duced to the idea last year when he attended ing ourselves in a civil, respectful, courteous a session at The Global Leadership Summit hosted by Central Christian Church. manner.”

The speaker used the book, “Mastering Civility, A Manifesto for Civility in the Workplace” by Christine Porath, which intrigued him, Cook said.

“I was, ‘wow, what a fantastic idea,” he recalled.

Although the concept is often used in the business world, Cook said why not bring it to local government?

With the backing of two of his peers on council, Cook got his subcommittee, which includes Councilman Scott Anderson, Vice Mayor Brigette Petersen and employees from departments such as police, public works and parks and recreation.

At a prior meeting, Peterson said she believes society in general has lost a level of respect and that this policy would be a great way to spread respect and civility to each other and the community.

Incivility in the workplace is not only bad for employee morale, but it has an impact on the public’s civic participation.

The National Conference of State Legislatures cited a 2016 survey on Civility in America, which found 70 percent of re-

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spondents believed incivility in the United States has risen to “crisis” levels with uncivil actions, such as name calling, bullying and calls to fisticuffs, which seem to take priority over respectful dialogue and the healthy exchange of diverse viewpoints.

The Institute for Civility in Government said civility is important in government because that is the venue where positive change happens.

Incivility among constituents, political candidates and elected representatives has

led to a situation in which the public too often mistake political adversaries for enemies, according to the nonprofit, nonpartisan group based in Texas.

Civility is a critical first step toward increasing participation in civic life, disarming enmity and growing effective collaborative relationships, the group said.

The National Institute for Civil Discourse has launched the Initiative to Revive Civility, a national grassroots effort that highlights the need to change the tone of current politics and suggests specific things that each individual can do to help make

that happen The nonpartisan institute, housed at the University of Arizona, took root in 2011 af after the Tucson shooting that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Not many local governments in the country have a civility policy.

In 2015, the Manhattan Beach City Council in Southern California adopted a policy on civility and decorum that spells out what is acceptable behavior both from the public and its employees.

It also includes measures for dealing with

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ere are excerpts of the draft of the town’s proposed civility policy for employees and elected and appointed officials.

Purpose: To promote an environment of civility, consideration, and mutual respect, and to affirm the value and inherent dignity of all persons.

Procedures: All employees deserve a workplace free of hostility or bullying, and should feel safe to be their authentic selves at work without fear

of dismissive, humiliating, or insulting language or treatment.

Likewise, Gilbert residents and members of the public are entitled to civil discourse in their interactions with elected officials, board and commission members, Gilbert employees, and other town representatives.

Parties who have concerns or grievances regarding Council, board, or commission decisions are encouraged to share their thoughts in a respectful manner at the appropriate time and place. …

Each of us is responsible for sustaining a culture of kindness in our daily interactions. Examples of civility include: · Respect and courtesy in communication and actions · Respectful acknowledgement of differences and resolution of conflicts · Empathy and patience It is not the intent of this policy to deprive any person of their right to freedom of expression.

“Uncivil conduct” does not include the expression of unpopular, disagreeable, or even controversial viewpoints

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those from the public not complying with the policy such as sending a cease-anddesist letter or temporarily removing the person from a government building. The internal process for dealing with employees include an intervention program.

Cook believes this will be the first civility policy created at any level of government in Arizona.

“We would be the first,” he said. “Our hope is there will be others who hear about it and want to do it. We want to be the spark to ignite other communities to do a policy on civility.”

that may be offensive to some persons, so long as the ideas are presented in a respectful, non-disruptive manner, and at a time and place that are appropriate.

Uncivil conduct that rises to the level of harassment or violence is addressed separately in the Harassment Policy.

Employees are expected to model civil behavior and hold each other accountable. Individuals who feel that they have been treated in an uncivil manner are urged to resolve their concerns promptly and directly with the person(s) generating the concern.

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Fans flocked to Trump appearance at Gateway Airport

BY JASON STONE GSN Staff Writer

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ongresswoman Martha McSally doesn’t yet know if President Donald Trump’s support will help send her to the U.S. Senate.

But there’s no doubt that the Oct. 19 presidential visit to a Mesa airport hangar proved East Valley Democrats have their work cut out for them in next week’s election.

Mesa Police Spokesman Steve Berry said he estimates about 20,000 people came to the International Air Response hangar at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to hear Trump rally for McSally.

However, only about 6,000 people made it inside.

Among them was South Carolina-resident Diane Dee, who decided to catch Trump in Arizona while visiting her daughter, an Arizona State University student, and her cousin, who lives in Mesa. “I just try to get involved,” Dee said. “And my daughter is interested in it.”

Her daughter, Taylor Christie, an 18-yearold nursing student, wore a “Trump 45: Suck It Up Buttercup” T-shirt.

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Rebecca Hasson, along with her 14-yearold son Eric, watched intently against the gate in front of the video screen that was showing Trump speak to the outside crowd.

She and her husband, Darryl, have owned Yakity Yak wireless, a small cellphone store in Mesa, for the last 17 years. Darryl is a Republican, but Rebecca said she’s independent and goes into every election with an open mind.

“It’s my responsibility as a voter to get as much information as I can,” she said. “We came out when (President Barack) Obama was here too. I just want to be more educated.”

Carol and Peter Wehle were hoping to get inside the venue because they figured they showed up early enough. The couple’s Mesa home at Power and Baseline is only about a ten-minute drive away – but that’s on a normal day.

“We got here at 3 p.m., and I thought that was early,” Carol Wehle said.

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Trump fans decked themselves out in a variety of ways to show their support for the President. This unidentified man created a cape while others wore colorful shirts and the trademark MAGA cap.

The Mesa rally might one day be remembered for what didn’t happen, than what did.

The rally was a mostly harmonious event.

And that was great news to law enforcement after a violence-marred appearance at Trump’s visit last fall at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Nobody was arrested, and police said the only medical problems were a few heat-related issues.

Gilbert resident Susan Myres was one of those who showed up with tickets early but never got inside the hangar. Not that she minded.

“It kind of feels like Woodstock out here” said Myres, who attended with her husband Jon. Traffic jams forced road closures hours

before the 7 p.m. scheduled arrival of Trump and his entourage.

Attendees who arrived after 3 p.m. were forced to walk at least a mile just to get to a line that stretched by most estimates about two miles around the airport and north up Sossaman toward Ray Road.

“When we got here we couldn’t even see the end of the line,” Susan Myres said.

The presence of protestors was minimal compared with other Trump events in Arizona over the last couple years. A group of about 20 protestors silently held signs near two pens of people where police were holding attendees near the front of the line as a crowd control measure.

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This was no doubt Trump Country for the day. It felt like part rock festival, part tailgating at a football game, except the revelers were standing in a line and not drinking a cold one on the back of their trucks.

“It’s perfect out here,” Jon Myres said, soaking in the 80-degree weather just before Trump arrived. “I wouldn’t expect that.”

The path to the hangar itself was lined with food trucks, featuring barbecued chicken, tacos, Indian fry bread and homemade items. It was hard to walk 10 feet without passing a T-shirt stand. The choices of pro-Trump or liberal-bashing styles were endless.

The ubiquitous Trump “Make America Great Again” hats dominated the line, with at least half the people waiting wearing one if not more.

Instead, organizers handed out placards to those lucky enough to get inside the hangar. The slogans ranged from “Keep America Great Again” to “Finish the Wall.”

Those protestors who were visible outside the venue mostly refused to give interviews to the media or even acknowledge people were speaking to them. One Trump supporter who was waiting in line walked up to a woman holding a sign that read: “You can’t fix stupid but you can VOTE it out!”

A number of people left the venue after finding out they wouldn’t be getting in around 6 p.m. A big video board outside the hangar allowed those who stayed to watch what they were missing inside. Some people in the outside crowd began leaving just minutes into Trump’s speech, figuring there was no point hanging around just to watch TV. San Diego-resident Paul Marthaler, who was coincidentally vacationing in Arizona, was one of the attendees waiting in line for hours with no guarantees he’d get in. Marthaler questioned why organizers booked such a small venue.

“Well, the silent majority is still alive,” he said with a laugh.

(Jason Stone/GSN) Eric Hasson and mom Rebecca Hasson watch Trum on a monitor outside the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport where he appeared Oct. 19. Mesa Police reported that outside a few people suffering heat exhaustion, the rally was incident-free.

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2 state justices rip colleagues on ‘Invest for Ed’ ruling

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wo justices of the Arizona Supreme Court on Friday criticized their colleagues for their Aug. 29 decision blocking voters from deciding whether to increase income taxes on the wealthiest to fund education.

Chief Justice Scott Bales and Justice Ann Scott Timmer said the other five justices ignored Arizona law and court precedent in deciding that the 100-word description of the Invest in Ed measure is flawed.

The opinion comes as two justices are fighting for their political lives.

Justices John Pelander and Clint Bolick are up for reelection under Arizona’s “retain-or-reject’’ system of merit selection.

That means they need to get more people to vote to give them another six-year term than those who decide they should be turned out of office.

Several education activists had targeted the pair after the Aug. 29 announcement under the presumption that both had sided with the majority in keeping the initiative off the ballot.

tween tax brackets be increased and indexed according to inflation, a contention disputed by initiative organizers.

But Bales and Timmer pointed out that Arizona law does not require that the description that appears on initiative petitions contain each and every GSN file photo provision.

They State Justices Clint Bolick, left, and John Pelander among those criticized. noted that the law tells would-be Bolick is Gov. Doug Ducey’s most recent signers to be aware appointment to the high court. that the measure may be more complex Both Bales and Timmer acknowledged and they should read the entire measure that the description did not mention that which is attached to signature sheets. it appears the measure, if approved, could The essence of the 5-2 ruling was no have done more than hike taxes on those surprise. earning more than $250,000 a year. That In an Aug. 29 order, the majority faulted includes the possible repeal of a 2015 law initiative organizers for the way they exthat requires that the break points be- plained the proposal in the 100-word de-

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Part of it was that the change in the tax rate for those earning more than $250,000 a year was described as a 3.46 percent increase. But the court pointed out the rate actually was going from 4.54 percent to 8 percent, an increase of 76 percent.

Instead, the justices effectively suggested, the increase should have been described as a 3.46 percentage point increase.

Then there was the failure of organizers to mention the changes in indexing tax brackets. That was never mentioned in the description.

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Therapy Farm’s animals help broken bodies

BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

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ive-year-old Rita Davison is gingerly placed atop a horse in a large backyard in Gilbert.

She wears a helmet and a broad leather belt is strapped around her waist. She reaches up toward a leafy tree but is prone to falling over, so she is propped by two people on either side.

Rita has a rare gene mutation that falls under the scope of spina bifida; it impacts muscle tone and speech and her movement is restricted.

She’s learning to sit up, stand and walk without assistance and generally improve the quality of her day-to-day activities.

The backyard belongs to The Therapy Farm in Gilbert, where horses, dogs and the great outdoors play a huge role in helping kids like Rita.

Established about four

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Contributor) Rita Davison, 5, gets hippotherapy from Kate the Quarter Horse at the Therapy Farm in Gilbert with Brandon Ryan, left, Angela Troy (hidden, at right) and Lee Heath.

years ago by occupational therapists Angela Troy and Cherise Basques, The Therapy Farm serves young people, mostly children, who are disabled or have special needs.

The approach is unique.

Troy specializes in Hippotherapy (“Hippo” is Greek for horse), a physical, occupational, and speech therapy treatment strategy that utilizes horse movement where the horse is the therapeutic intervention.

Canine-assisted therapy; sensory integration, which are exercises to strengthen a person’s sense of touch and balance; and arts and crafts

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Women’s group aids Gilbert Parkinson’s center

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ebbie Smith is a profile in courage and positivity.

Five years ago, she had a successful marriage, family life and a career with multi-state responsibilities. She was looking forward to her 52nd birthday when she noticed changes in her left hand.

Debbie’s fingers wouldn’t move up and down as consistently as her right hand and her pinky finger would twitch when she was typing, making it sometimes difficult to complete her work.

At the urging of her husband, Debbie went to see a neurologist. The doctor captured her medical history, did a thorough neurological exam, had her do multiple hand exercises and walk down

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the hall.

When Debbie and her husband sat down in his office, they were not prepared to hear the words, “You have Parkinson’s Disease.”

There is no objective test – such as a blood test, brain scan or EEG – to make a definitive diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Instead, a doctor looks for two or more of the cardinal signs. They include bradykinesia (moving extremely slow), tremor, rigidity, and postural instability also referred to as parkinsonism. Tremor is the most apparent and well-known symptom.

Now, five years later, Debbie laughs and tells people, “God needed someone loud and energetic in the Parkinson’s Community.”

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and play-based activities are also used to improve the movement and responses of those impacted.

Troy grew up in a 1,000-acre farm in North Dakota, which meant an outdoorsy childhood with plenty of animals. She has a degree in elementary education with a concentration in special education and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from A.T. Still University in Mesa.

She believes the combination of her studies enables her to offer a holistic treatment. Which is exactly what’s occurring at the Farm.

The horse’s movement works Rita’s core and simulates walking.

“We tailor the rides to the individuals’ needs because we know what they’re working on and their abilities,” Troy said. “It’s a lot of core strengthening, different movements on the horse that will

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get more core strength, better stability, and once you get core, create better handwriting, things like that.”

The unconventional setting – there are no white walls, antiseptic floors, therapists in clinical attire or formidablelooking equipment – is just what attracts clients. It’s a dwelling that looks just like any other in the older subdivision in central Gilbert. The property features a spacious yard, leafy trees and a children’s play area.

“Hippo therapy is the therapy that helps when nothing else does,” said Bob Davison, Rita’s father, who has brought her for therapy twice a week for two years. “She only had so much core strength that was possible what we could do at home.”

Davison has noted a slow and steady progress in his daughter’s condition at which he’s “amazed.”

While in a special program at Towne Meadows Elementary School in Gilbert, Rita also goes for speech therapy, physical therapy and other treatments.

“What I like about this place is that it’s a non-clinical environment. It’s pretty informal and we really like that aspect to it. We have dogs at home. We love dogs.

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The working dog at the center is Watson, a bright, 2 and 1/2-year-old golden retriever who has been trained to fetch items, press buttons, open drawers and perform general tasks to interact with the young patients.

A new golden doodle puppy, Leo, is in training. The Farm also rears chickens and a bunny; they are not used for therapy, but the bunny does get pets and treats.

Basques is an Arizona native who hold a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University and a master’s in occupational therapy, also from A.T. Still. The animal lover has raised and trained dogs as service and therapy animals. She found animal-assisted therapy to be a great motivator for people of all ages and abilities.

Rita spends 30 minutes each with the horse and the dog. She throws a ball and the dog runs to fetch it, she practices buttoning and shoe tying on the dog’s jacket and even writes her name on the chalkboard attached to it.

Watson is a picture of patience.

“He’ll wait around for the ball to be thrown and he’ll sit and wait as kids put the butter on crackers for him,” Basques said.

To a student of occupational therapy, working with the animals provide an extra layer of skills.

“In the occupational therapy world, this is something that a lot of people are getting interested in,” said Taelor Millsap, a student from Boston’s MGH Institute of Health Professions, who interned at The Therapy Farm during the summer. “It’s great for me, not only to work on my clinical skills, and helping my clients and their families and supervisors, but it’s also really important to learn about the environment.

“And safety is number one here,” she added.

“It’s a very non-traditional, a very unique setting and I’m fortunate to be here,” said Brandon Ryan, a student from A.T. Still University, who also spent an internship here and appreciated the knowledge he gained in hippotherapy.

Troy and Basques handle about 35 clients at the farm and visit about 40 more at two schools in Gilbert, where they work on handwriting skills, social skills, sensory regulation and anger management. Their calendar is mostly full, but they do have a few openings during the mornings.

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She takes every opportunity presented to share her story, participate in trial studies and show her family that she’s part of the “cure.” In November, Debbie was able to share her journey with members of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun. This philanthropic group of women meet quarterly to hear about local charities. Collaboratively, they vote and decide which nonprofit to support with their donations that quarter. Debbie presented Banner Neuro Wellness and was successful in gaining the group’s support.

On behalf of the group, she delivered $11,300 to Banner Neuro Wellness, an umbrella of the Banner Health Foundation in downtown Gilbert. It is a program complementary to current medical treatments and therapies for individuals and families who are affected by Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological conditions Studies show exercises that specifically address the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease can enhance a person’s mobility and quality of life. It has separate support groups for men, women and care partners.

Banner Neuro Wellness offers Exercise4BrainChange – which applies principles to optimize brain repair, brain recognition and skill acquisition. It also offers music, yoga, speech therapy, art, boxing and Friday Coffee Talk to keep victims of the disease engaged.

Depression and lack of socialization are common among victims; getting the members out and involved are considered extremely beneficial. Patients and families participating in Banner Nuero Wellness enjoy a sense of community, increased socialization and ultimately, a higher quality of life.

Debbie made the decision to retire this year so she could focus full-time on her health. She regularly attends Banner Nuero Wellness three times a week.

She’s on a mission to help newly diagnosed people understand Parkinson’s Disease is not a death sentence, even though it’s a degenerative disease with no cure.

“I know that I have this disease for a reason,” she said. “I want to make sure I use the opportunity to impact those fighting the disease who may not be as strong as I am.”

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Debbie Smith praised the help she has received at Banner Nuero Wellness.

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Guests – women only – are welcome.

The group meets for an hour of socializing, then consider the charities

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onprofit helps victims of traumatic brain injury in region

BY MARY SMITH GSN Guest Writer

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e’re Moving Forward is an all-volunteer nonprofit established in 2014 by three mothers who turned tragedy into opportunity.

These women have made it their mission to help survivors of traumatic brain injury reintegrate socialization into their lives.

Healing is physical as well as psychological; while medical professionals play an integral role in the physical recovery of patients, a support system of friends and socialization is an equally important part of the recovery process. WMF recognizes the economic hardships traumatic brain injury survivors and their

families suffer and strive to ensure finances are never the reason a survivor does not participate in events.

Ronda Alcorn, Linda Countryman and Tara Pepiton founded WMF and each year host a variety of events designed to meet the needs of traumatic brain injury survivors. Each of these women has had a loved one survive an accident resulting in a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury.

The Centers for Disease Control define such injury as “a disruption in normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury.”

Ronda Alcorn said when her son was first diagnosed, a therapist explained the recovery process can be arduous and compared the effects to taking a four-

drawer file cabinet full of documents and throwing them all over the room and trying to put everything back in its original place.

Many survivors share mourning the loss of their old life and friends as well as grappling with deficits from their accident.

We’re Moving Forward has planned a number of events, including: • 2-7 p.m. Nov. 3. A Day in the Country offers hayrides, petting zoo, yard games, dinner, s’mores as well as the opportunity to give karaoke a try. The event is outside, and wheel chairs/walkers may make access on the uneven terrain difficult in certain areas. It will be at the Buhr Property, 12330 N. White Road, Maricopa. Free to survivors and imme-

diate family; $7 per person otherwise.

• 4:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Annual dinner and dance. This Gatsby-inspired soirée allows guests to dress in 1920s attire and enjoy a catered meal at Desert Cross Lutheran Church, 8600 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe. Free to the first 200 survivors and/or immediate family; $15 per person for others.

• March 3, 2019. “Survivor Celebration” place at Pioneer Community Park in Peoria to kick off brain injury awareness month.

WMF’s mantra is, “We are all about fun, friends and community after brain injury.” Additional activities and events will be posted soon for 2019. Information: wmforward.org.

about the medical field for their future careers. The hospital is located at 1900 N. Higley Road, Gilbert.

The 11th- and 12th-grade students received an up-close view of a medical helicopter from Native Air at the hospital helipad. They learned about air

evacuation of patients and the requirements necessary to become a flight nurse, flight paramedic and medical helicopter pilot.

Additional presentations about different aspects of healthcare will take place every month at Banner Gateway for the

students. Some include tours and interactive activities.

Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona, offers emergency care, surgery, women’s services, obstetrics and medical/surgical beds.

Info: BannerHealth.com/Gateway.

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The tour was part of a program designed to help them students more

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or Greg Hague, the work was always the reward.

The Scottsdale-based serial entrepreneur has succeeded countless times over in a variety of real-estate-related endeavors and could have retired years ago, but he continues to plug away day after day because of a simple lesson he learned years ago from a close friend.

At the time, Hague was making boatloads of money selling high-end homes in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley – and reaping the financial rewards of that success – though he is the first to admit that his spending had become excessive.

“I had two airplanes, I had three very expensive cars and I had nine motorcycles…” Hague said. “I hired a guy just to keep my batteries charged and this is kind of the height of ridiculousness, right?”

Despite all of the stuff he had, Hague still found himself feeling unhappy. He shared those feelings with a close friend and received some advice that changed his life.

The friend said Hague did not know the definition of happiness.

“He said ‘real happiness is the deep sense of satisfaction that comes from the enthusiastic pursuit of a worthwhile goal of your own choosing,’” Hague said.

That heart-to-heart conversation changed his perspective on life.

From that point on, Hague shed many of the opulent toys and assets he had accrued over the years – or, as he put it, “got rid of the crap.”

He’s quick to point out that he still has nice things – like the Porsche in the parking lot outside the lobby of his office – but he does not let those things define him.

That realignment of priorities partially explains why Hague – who is 70 years old and has been lauded in Forbes for his novel approach to real estate – continues to pursue new business ventures and ideas with the vigor of someone still trying to make it in the industry.

He’s got his Hague Partners real estate firm that specializes in selling high-end homes in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley

and other parts of the Valley. The firm they were one of the first retailers, mayoperates using Hague’s 22-Step Home be the first, to ever heavily, heavily, heavSale Formula – the one written about in ily market products before they’d let you that Forbes’ article – to gin up interest buy it.” in high-value properties and quickly find A big part of that marketing effort inbuyers. volves the use of his BuyerHunt to give Hague designed the 22-step system buyers sneak peaks at properties before to sell a home quickly by creating a glut of buyer demand through “premarketing” before the home ever hits the market. Hague’s popular “Sell Your Home in 72 Hours” campaign utilizes the model.

“We can’t guarantee a home will sell in 72 hours because a seller might want to push it a little further and try to get a higher price, but we generate huge demand (early on) and so a high percentage sell in 72 hours, and we sell them all, it just may take a little longer.”

He added, “The whole idea (Special to GSN) though is to make that first Greg Hague’s 22-step home selling process relies heavily on premarketing efforts 72-hour launch that include using an exclusive app to build up buyer interest before a house ever hits the market. weekend…a big deal.”

Hague was inspired to develop the 22- they hit the MLS database or other onstep system after watching the success line search engines.

“They love that because it gives them Apple had when it first introduced the a shot to be the first in the door to see if iPhone.

“I was like, how can they do that?” they like it or not,” he said.

In addition to his brokerage, Hague Hague said, referencing the lines of people waiting to buy iPhones before stores also has his Real Estate Mavericks coaching company for real estate agents that even opened.

“It turns out what Apple was doing is he developed five or six years ago, which

takes him on the road to speak to agents across the country.

The program trains agents to “better sell homes” versus just listing a lot of properties, Hague said.

In between his professional endeavors, Hague has also found the time to write a regular weekly column in the Paradise Valley Independent for the past 13 years. Despite his professional accomplishments, the column does not focus on real estate.

Rather, it includes Hague’s outlook on various topics like the keys to happiness, following your dreams or confronting your fears.

Ever the entrepreneur, Hague said the column still has professional benefits because it helps him develop a personal connection with buyers and sellers in the community.

Hague first came to the city in the early 1980s after his Cincinnati-based Hague Realtors went out of business.

The business was successful in the 1970s but did not have enough capital to withstand the interest rate spikes that plagued the real estate industry at the time, Hague said.

A former employee at his Cincinnati office moved to Scottsdale and invited Hague to visit. To hear him tell it, Scottsdale was a revelation and he immediately fell in love.

Hague extended his visit and then rented a home in Scottsdale and got his real estate license in Arizona.

Two years later, he was one of the top home sellers in Arizona even though he only sold Scottsdale properties, primarily in McCormick Ranch, he said.

Fast forward over 30 years and Hague is still happy to call the community home – though he now lives nearby in Paradise Valley.

His professional speaking engagements and personal travel have taken him all over the world, but he still can’t think of a single place he would rather live.

“I’ve traveled everywhere from Russia and all through Europe. I motorcycled through Africa,” Hague said. “I mean, I’ve really been around and I’ve never found one single place I would live over Scottsdale.”

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we really wanted to do it to provide a resource for the community,” Lovato said.

Julia LaRosa, a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business who has a back-

mong the clatter of pinballs racking up points and soda cans being popped open are the sounds of children laughing and people smashing buttons on video games.

Starfighters Arcade, a vintage gaming business located on McKellips Road and Greenfield Road, offers access to classic video games, pinball machines and snacks.

Co-owners Mike Lovato and Steve Thomas opened Starfighters Arcade in 2014 after collecting and restoring gaming machines for years. Lovato said he first recognized his passion for restoring arcade games when he bought a “Centipede” machine (Katy Anderson/Special to GSN) for a new house and began fixing it.

Classic pinball and other games are featured at “I found out that I enjoyed the Arcade in east Mesa, where owners Mike work, and I just kept buying games Starfighters Lovato and Steve Thomas have carefully collected until it got out of hand,” Lovato said. machines that have been lovingly restored for a new The arcade’s current selection of generation to enjoy. games comprises arcade machines from community members, online ground in management and business consellers and other collectors, he said. sulting, said small businesses that specialThe pair wanted to create a place in ize in a specific product like Starfighters Mesa where people can go relive their Arcade have to listen to what their audiyouth through the experience of vintage ence wants to be successful. games, Lovato said.

“In an establishment like this, you’ve “Our goal has always been to provide got to really know who your target audia family-safe environment where people ence is, and you want to cater to them in can come and enjoy arcade gaming from very deliberate ways,” LaRosa said. the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s in as close as a real Small businesses like Starfighters Arsetting as you can get,” Lovato said. “We’re cade are most likely to fail when they do not a ‘bar-cade.’ We’re not anything other not conduct the proper market research than strictly an arcade.” to find their audience, LaRosa said. The Starfighters Arcade has been open four small businesses need to make sure each years and offers unlimited gaming to cus- customer is ecstatic with their product tomers for $11. The arcade also offers and “really go above and beyond, because snacks and soda but does not sell alcohol there’s too much competition,” she said. or other food items. Lovato said he and In the case of Starfighters Arcade, the Thomas wanted the arcade to be a place atmosphere attracts families in the Mesa where parents can bring in their children area, Lovato said. He quantifies the arto play the classics. cade’s success by their ability to grow the Other Mesa arcades, like The Grid: business and give back to the community, Games and Growlers, offer alcoholic bev- whether it be through gaming experiences erages alongside the gaming experience. or charity events, Lovato said.

But Lovato said Thomas preferred to base Starfighters Arcade hosts two charity Starfighters Arcade on what was popular events a year where they raise over $1,000, in the ’90s: soda, candies, arcade games including a yearly Christmas charity event and pinball machines. for autism foundations, Lovato said.

Lovato said he and Thomas did a lot of “Giving back to our community is a big research before starting the business and deal for us,” Lovato said. “The more able knew exactly the revenue they were giving we are to do that based upon our patronup by not providing alcohol or food. age is a measure for us of being success“We knew the return wasn’t going to ful.” be as high without those two items, but

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County supports efforts to promote giving that changes lives

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he holidays are a great time to reflect upon how we can best help those who are less fortunate. And sadly, in Maricopa County, there are too many people who are struggling with the most basic of human needs: food, clothing and shelter.

At the beginning of the year, the Maricopa Association of Government’s Pointin-Time Homeless Count found nearly 6,300 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. That number has been growing and increasingly includes young adults.

Each person has his or her own path to homelessness. Some get there because of some bad decisions. Others, due to a few bad breaks. From a wide lens, we can see mental health issues and the opioid crisis as contributing factors to growing homelessness. And as our economy improves, affordable housing can be a challenge even for people who

Nutrition ignored in teen suicide discussion

We live in the information age, yet our solutions to teen suicide are in the dark ages.

As a mother of teenagers, I was saddened by the recent headline regarding the high numbers of teens taking their lives in the East Valley. The article noted the increased community awareness and behavioral prevention strategies but failed to include a key component of mental health. The fact that symptoms of depression are often a sign that the body is crying out for nutrition.

With teens eating less than ideal diets full of sodas and lattes, their bodies have been depleted of life sustaining minerals, especially magnesium, that affect brain chemistry, mood, the nervous system and sleep. Sleep deprivation alone results in increased negative mood states such as anxiety and depression.

work hard.

The question is: how can you and I give those experiencing homelessness the best opportunity to find stability and improve their quality of life Many families have a tradition of service to the homeless during the holiday season. Some people volunteer in a controlled environment such as the St. Vincent de Paul dining rooms spread out across the Valley (including in Mesa) and find that service to be rewarding.

Here’s one thing to keep in mind for those of you who give back in this manner: the need is greater on uly 25 than on Nov. 25 or Dec. 25. Faith-based groups and nonprofits that serve meals to the homeless are always inundated with volunteers around the holidays but are often short-handed at other times of the year.

St. Vincent de Paul, for example, needs 250 people a day in 10 different locations performing 32 different types of service every day of the year. And they are just one organization.

Some people prefer to make meals or gather supplies and personally hand

them out to people on the streets, especially at Thanksgiving. There’s so much care and love that goes into this type of giving, but there are unintended consequences. The reality is, there’s no shortage of meals for those experiencing homelessness around the holidays.

The sandwiches you serve on the streets can lead to excess trash, foodborne illness and safety issues in neighborhoods. In many cases, serving on the streets discourages people from engaging with nonprofits trying to connect them with housing and other services that can help them make long-term changes in their lives.

Maricopa County works with dedicated and experienced partners across the Valley to provide critical services to those experiencing homelessness. We look at homelessness as a regional issue and have partnered with local communities and nonprofits on solutions that provide shelter services, rapid rehousing, employment assistance and medical and mental health services to homeless individuals across Maricopa County.

Here in the East Valley, those partners

Numerous studies also show the direct link between a lack of sunlight/ vitamin D and depression.

Despite being in the valley of the sun, with so many teens spending most of their time indoors and wearing sunglasses and sunblock when outside, they are unable to get the necessary ultraviolet rays into their retinas and skin the body needs to create vitamin D and the brain needs to function optimally.

Many teens have also been treated with antibiotics which decimate the good bacteria in the digestive track, which is where serotonin and other feel good neurotransmitters are produced in what is known as the enteric brain.

There is a safer and cheaper alternative to alleviating depression and suicidal thoughts. By applying Occam’s razor (the simplest solution tends to be the correct solution), we can help prevent the tragic loss of young lives by empowering teens with simple and inexpensive steps to better mental health

– such as taking frequent Epsom salt baths, a form of magnesium that can positively transform a person’s mental state overnight.

Taking a break from tech devices and going out in the sun without sunglasses or sunscreen for a few minutes a day can also help the brain function better (If you supplement with vitamin D, you also need to take vitamin 2 and magnesium because they work in tandem).

In addition, ingesting high potency live probiotics can rebuild the enteric bacteria of the digestive track.

Behavioral/talk therapy has been around for decades, yet teen suicide continues to rise.

Pharmaceutical antidepressants aren’t the answer either since their package inserts state that common side effects include depression and suicidal thoughts in teens and children.

While talking to a friend or counselor about problems can be helpful, it doesn’t address a large underlying

include A New Leaf, Community Bridges, A CEND and Lutheran Social Services. I encourage you to ask the organizations above and others providing support services in your community how you can best help their mission.

Not sure where to start Visit GiveSmartA .org. This is the website for the Healthy Giving Council, a coalition of concerned citizens, faith leaders, social service providers, neighborhood stakeholders, businesses and others to promote healthy and sustainable giving year-round.

Maricopa County is a proud supporter of the Healthy Giving Council’s efforts to promote giving that considers what’s best for the community and the individual and which can help change lives for the long-term. Won’t you join us

-Denny Barney is a Gilbert resident, a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and president/CEO of the East Valley Partnership.

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problem of the brain-body connection affected by poor nutrition, inadequate sleep, too many antibiotics and not enough sunlight. It’s time we take a holistic approach utilizing cutting edge research and recognize that mental health requires body health.

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Hate chewing up our once common ground

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

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he pipe bombs, crudely constructed but effective in generating headlines, arrived on a Wednesday morning. CNN got one.

Barack Obama was sent a package. Hillary Clinton as well. Two amateur bombs were intercepted on the way to California Rep. Maxine Waters. Another bomb, intended for former Attorney General Eric Holder, ended up at the office of Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the return addressee.

While none of the packages targeting prominent Democrats detonated and the news reported no casualties, I’d argue that a wound was inflicted regardless – not to flesh, but to what little common ground still unites the warring political tribes who populate these allegedly United States.

Not long ago, the mailing of crude killing machines to targets chosen purely for their politics would have created a moment of national unity, a ceasefire from

our daily political dumpster fire.

Collectively, we would have breathed deep and recalled that some things matter more than homicide by political campaign and TV commercial. Not anymore.

Everywhere you looked Wednesday, you saw people taking exactly the wrong lesson from this moment.

In Liberal World, the pipe bombs immediately were laid at the feet of President Trump, the left’s Hater in Chief. CNN President eff ucker blogged: “The President, and especially the White House Press Secretary, should understand their words matter. Thus far, they have shown no comprehension of that.”

The New York Times made it clear how they interpreted the bomb deliveries in their homepage headline: “Pipe Bombs Sent To Figures Vilified By The Political Right.” Meanwhile, Twitter brimmed with lefty name-calling: “ esus Bombs sent to the Clintons, President Obama, CNN, and others. This is what the Orange S–-bag’s rhetoric’ has brought about F--k you, Trump, and the elephant you rode in on ” The MAGA World response It ranged between reminders of liberal attacks on

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conservatives and accusations that the bombs were a left-wing hoax. “It’s a high probability that the whole thing is set up as a false flag to gain sympathy for the Democrats,” said right-wing radio gasbag Michael Savage. “And to get our minds off the hordes of illegal aliens approaching our southern border.”

To his credit, President Trump called for unity: “We have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the United States of America.”

He then remained relatively civil for a few hours, so much so that he congratulated himself at a rally in Wisconsin Wednesday night.

“Let’s get along,” said the President. “By the way, do you see how nice I’m behaving tonight Have you ever seen this ” That lasted until Thursday morning, when Trump tweeted: “A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media

must clean up its act, FAST ” To recap, the left is to blame for pipe bombs sent to the left. Or the media. Or the vilifying right. Or the whole thing is made up because, you know, election The moral missed amid the shouting There is only moral low ground being occupied in the ugly conflict consuming us.

Both tribes emanate hate. Both tribes see not human beings, Americans of differing beliefs and values, but enemies who demand destruction.

Both tribes stand complicit in chewing up the once common ground beneath our feet.

The day the bombs came shouldn’t have been a “Look at what you caused ” moment. It should have been, could have been, “Look at what we have become.”

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It’s been a banner year for Gilbert-area high school football Centennial. Those teams appear to be on a collision course for a rematch in this year’s title game.

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ake Williams Field, Casteel, Higley, Campo Verde and Gilbert. Add their 6A big brothers, Perry and Highland, and Mesquite of 4A to that slew of successful 5A programs and it becomes one of the best years ever in Gilbert-area high school football.

East Valley schools continued their dominance of the rankings in state’s two largest divisions.

Fifteen state champions came from the East Valley since 2000.

Gilbert’s next-door neighbors, Chandler and Mesa, accounted for most of them. This year, a Gilbert school has a realistic chance to bring home a trophy.

Why did so many Gilbert teams – specifically those in the 5A San Tan Region with four Gilbert schools – become so competitive at the same time?

Ask the coaches and the common thread is growth. Gilbert still has undeveloped land and new subdivisions popping up everywhere.

“It’s the area,” said Williams Field coach Steve Campbell said.

“When they did the regions, all of us in the area were put together.

When you have this much growth in a community you get people who want to move in and enrollment numbers increase.”

Go to www.eastvalleytribune. com/varsityxtra for playoff seeding announced Saturday, Oct. 27, for first-round playoff games that begin Friday, Nov. 2.

Here’s a recap of the banner year

by Gilbert-area teams.

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Casteel

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Quarterback Parker Nuzman must carry the load with rushing leader Matt Leazier out with an injury if Campo Verde is to make a mark in the 5A playoffs.

Williams Field quarterback Zack Shepherd is a threeyear starter for the Black Hawks, including their 2016 state-championship team. He passed for 13 touchdowns this season.

A year removed from an undefeated championship season in 3A, the Colts acclimated to their two-conference bump. Casteel was 7-2 through nine games, losing only to the top-two teams in 5A, Centennial and Williams Field.

Their signature win was a 56-24 rout of Higley, which also jumped to 5A. Ten defensive players recorded 30 or more tackles. Casteel’s only losses came when the defense surrendered 25 or more points.

Senior quarterback Gunner Cruz led 5A with 2,837 passing yards through nine games. Senior Zach Nelson made 72 receptions for 1,158 yards and 11 touchdowns.

The offense averaged 448 yards, third in 5A.

Higley

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In its first season in 5A, Higley, always a contender in 4A under coach Eddie Zubey, continued its run of success, earning a playoff berth.

The Black Hawks entered the final week of the regular season ranked second in 5A, behind Centennial.

Williams Field likely will host playoff games through two rounds.

It has a balanced offense led by quarterback Zack Shepherd, a senior

who passed for 1,290 yards and 13 touchdowns through nine games. On defense, the Black Hawks boast four-star

(Eric Newman/GSN Staff)

Casteel jumped to 5A from 3A this season, and quarterback Gunner Cruz led the league with 2,837 passing yards. The Colts were undefeated and state champs in 3A last year.

safety Noa Pola-Gates.

Williams Field won the state championship two years ago, defeating

Higley, a consistent contender in 4A, came up a class this season and won seven games entering the final week, clinching a playoff spot.

Higley’s defensive line is among the best in the state, led by fourstar defensive end Ty Robinson.

On offense, Cal-Berkeley commit Spencer Brasch at quarterback and standout wide receiver Coleman Owen connected 64 times for 1,019 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Coach Eddy Zubey attributes the area’s banner year to population growth.

“There’s a lot of good coaches and players,” Zubey said. “Every program is great and it’s a great area. All of the coaches have been able to build strong programs here.”

Campo Verde

The Coyotes jumped out to a 5-0 start before Gilbert’s passing game got the better of them. Campo Verde also fell to Williams Field and Higley.

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At No. 11 in AIA playoff rankings through nine games, the Coyotes were playoff ready.

“We just have to stay healthy,” coach Max Ragsdale said. “This is East Valley football. From top to bottom in 5A, this is the toughest region. At the end of the day that’s what helps you.”

The Coyotes will be without leading rusher Matt Leazier, who rushed for 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending ACL injury against Higley on Oct. 5.

Gilbert

Through nine weeks, Gilbert High had the most-difficult schedule in 5A, yet the Tigers at 4-5 were still in the hunt for their first playoff berth since 2010 entering their final-week showdown with Maricopa.

Gilbert upset Campo Verde and played Williams Field close. Gilbert coach Derek Zellner embraced the challenge of a tough region.

“If we are going to play, we want to go up against tough teams,” Zellner said. “It really gives us the chance to show what we’ve got.”

Gilbert’s defense recorded 783 tackles, most in 5A. On offense, junior quarterback Will Plummer threw for 2,721 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Perry

As recent-graduate Brock Purdy lights it up as a freshman quarterback for Iowa State, younger brother Chubba led the Pumas to another successful season with just four interceptions to 29 passing touchdowns. The Pumas were 7-2 through nine games, losing only to Chandler and Pinnacle, the top two teams in 6A. Ten Puma receivers caught a touchdown pass, taking the sting out of the loss of their best player, D’Shayne James, to a preseason injury.

Eight defenders have a sack, including five by senior Travis Beckman. Hurrying passers caused plenty of errant throws, and the Pumas secondary made eight interceptions.

Perry, which reached the state-title game a year ago, is in position to host a playoff game for the third consecutive year.

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Highland came into the final week at No. 4.

Senior Kohner Cullimore, a two-way starter, rushed for 617 yards and 10 touchdowns, caught 11 passes for 164 yards and another score and made 49 tackles and two interceptions.

Senior leadership from Cullimore and others helped the Hawks rise from pretender to contender in head coach Brock Farrel’s two seasons.

Mesquite

It looked bad after the Wildcats dropped their first three games. Then, led by quarterback Ty Thompson, Mesquite turned it around with five straight wins.

However, a Game 9 overtime loss to lowly ranked Marcos de Niza team put Mesquite on the outside looking in for a 4A playoff berth. It was No. 18 with a showdown against No. 2 Saguaro in the season finale.

Thompson threw for 2,235 yards and 21 touchdowns through nine weeks, playing a large part in Mesquite’s

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Mesa Arts Center hosts revived Day of the Dead celebration have a party,” Klecka said.

During Day of the Dead, family members honor lost loved ones with altars that include favorite foods and uring El Dia de Los Muertos, beverages of the deceased, marigolds, or the Day of the Dead, famphotos and candles. ily members honor their lost The Mesa celebration includes loved ones and invite them to rea community altar and altar turn to Earth. competition.

Originating in Mexico, the holiday The community altar is the incorporates traditions from festival’s focal point. The public may Hispanic and indigenous cultures. add ofrendas, or offerings, of photos, The Mesa Arts Center will candles, flowers, personal notes and celebrate the holiday today, Sunday, other personalized items.

Oct. 28, with two performance stages Valley painter and mixed-media featuring ballet folklorico dancers, artist Kyllan Maney works with a mariachi bands and soloists. team to develop the community altar, The festival includes an art car which she tries to keep traditional show, information boards on Day of with a Virgen de Guadalupe statue, the Dead; street performances from arches and fresh marigolds while a juggler and stilt walkers, and a adding stylistic touches, such as children’s area with sugar skull-, fanvibrant flowers and birds and a and necklace-decorating. multicolored Catrina painting.

Inside the mercado, vendors sell Maney got involved with the festival Day of the Dead-theme products and handmade crafts and artwork.

(Photos Special to GSN) six years ago, when she and another Food vendors’ cuisine includes Face painting will be available at Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Mesa Arts Center. Face painter Desiree artist designed a Catrina-theme chalk Mexican food, Sonoran hot dogs and Salas will return for the fifth year to decorate festival goers’ faces with distinctive sugar skull masks. Salas tries mural for Day of the Dead. to make each a little bit different.

To prepare for the festival, paleta popsicles. hundreds of volunteers create paper During the event, artists will open About 13 years ago, a group of Mexican that it is important to observe Day of the flowers, decorate and set up the altar. their studios and give demos on mediums “It’s really a great process because it consulate members and arts center staff Dead traditions in a culturally accurate such as glass blowing and metal work. gets so many people from the community Festivities end with a procession and volunteers revived the festival in way while providing entertainment.

“The important thing to us was to involved to prepare for the festival. Also, through campus, led by dignitaries and Mesa. Before that, Day of the Dead festival be culturally correct with different the people who come to the festival are a mariachi group. Festival goers are ran in Pioneer Park before disbanding.

Susan Klecka, chairwoman of the aspects of the event but also to provide part of it because they bring pictures of encouraged to join, carrying candles and flowers to honor their lost friends and planning committee and among the entertainment for people who just want their loved ones that have passed on to festival’s originators, said from the start to come to that arts center campus and celebrate their lives,” Maney said. family members.

Prominent in the celebration of the Day of the Dead are calaveras, or skulls, and Catrina figures, skeletal figures dressed in aristocratic clothing.

The Catrina concept morphed from a print by Jose Guadalupe Posada, who was commenting on how underneath all of the trappings of society people are similar.

Posada’s work has been especially inspirational for the artist.

As many as 16 community members, families, schools and companies create altars for the competition.

“It’s just a great day to celebrate their lives. They are always with us. They’re always in our hearts,” Maney said.

While Dia de los Muertos is a solemn celebration, Mesa festival organizers The Community Altar is the centerpiece of the Dia de los Muertos Participants can put their own creative

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are adding tasteful entertainment appropriate for the occasion, such as mariachis and ballet folklorico dancers on two stages. There also is an art car show and information boards on Day of the Dead.

celebration at the Mesa Arts Center. It includes a Virgen de Guadalupe statue, arches, fresh marigolds and stylistic touches, such as vibrant flowers and birds and a multicolored Catrina painting.

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Among the most beloved and fun-filled family musicals of all time, “Annie” runs through Nov. 24 at the Gilbert theater.

“Annie” has been charming, singing and dancing her way into the American psyche for decades. Nominated for 11 Tony awards and winner of seven, including 1977 Best Musical, this family-friendly show is based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” which he started in the 1920s.

The classic Broadway musical hit is based on the book by Thomas Meehan with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics

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Optimistic and determined, Annie searches for her parents, an adventure that leads her from 1930s “Hoovervilles” to the White House.

Little Annie is taken from her orphanage, and the clutches of evil Miss Hannigan, to stay at billionaire Oliver Warbucks’ mansion for the holidays. Annie quickly wins the heart of Warbucks, who

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It’s a hard-luck life for the kids in the orphanage with Annie. Tickets are priced at $22 to $40 for the Hale Centre Theatre production of the classic musical “Annie,” running through Nov. 24.

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spin on them but they must have traditional elements, such as marigolds, water, salt and pan de muertos sweet bread.

“It’s a whole family production, where you have mothers, daughters, fathers and sons. They’ve built aspects to their altars, and they’re all coming in to set it up in the

of the orphanage 11 years earlier.

Warbucks enlists all of his considerable resources to find Annie’s parents, including the president of the United States and the FBI. On top of that, Warbucks offers a $50,000 reward to anyone who can find Annie’s parents.

Upon hearing this news, Miss Hannigan, in partnership with her brother, Rooster, and his girlfriend, Lily, try to convince Warbucks into believing that they are her parents. This con quickly unravels and Annie happily gets the (Courtesy of Hale Centre Theatre) best Christmas present Annie, played by Julie Pitman, and Oliver Warbucks, played by Joey Morrison, in the classic Broadway hit “Annie,” running through Nov. ever: a new father.

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This beloved musical has entertained audiences for decades with wants to adopt her. its story, popular songs and, of course, Annie is grateful but determined to find what family musical would be complete her parents, who left her on the doorsteps without Sandy the dog?

In this production, Julie Pitman plays Annie, Joey Morrison is Oliver Warbucks, Kathleen Richards is Miss Hannigan, Sarah Davidson is Grace Farrell, Austin Delp is Rooster, Jessie Jo Pauley is Lily St. Regis and Randal Haun is Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Show times vary. Tickets, priced at $22 to $40, can be purchased online at www.

HaleTheatreArizona.com, by phone at 480-497-1181, or by visiting the box office at 50 West Page Ave. in Gilbert.

For more detailed directions and parking information, please visit www.haletheatrearizona.com. Then simply click on the Information tab and choose Directions and Parking from the pull down menu.

The Hale Centre Theatre is in the His(Courtesy of Hale Centre Theatre) toric District of Gilbert across the street Julie Pitman is Annie with Sandy the dog in the Hale Centre Theatre production of “Annie,” from the iconic Gilbert water tower. the tale of the orphans search for her parents There are free parking lots surrounding that is derailed when she meets a benevolent the theater. billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.

altar space,” Maney said.

In celebration of the Day of the Dead, many revelers don sugar skull face paint or dress up as Catrinas. Face painter Desiree Salas will return for the fifth year to decorate festival goers’ faces with distinctive sugar skull masks. Although she has set designs that she uses, Salas tries to make each a little bit different.

She starts with a white skull and adds

flower patterns, swirls and dots.

Salas said what makes her art special is how she creates a 3-D effect with the skulls.

“I would say that’s the biggest thing that sets me apart from everybody else. I do a certain shadowing on my skulls…That’s when everybody feels like it just comes to life right there, when I start to put the shadowing on,” Salas said.

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Southern Avenue Improvements-Greenfield Road to Higley Road Project Nos. CP0700 The City of Mesa plans to improve Southern Avenue from Greenfield Road to Higley Road. Improvements include new curb, gutter, sidewalk ramps and driveways, streetlight and traffic signal relocations, raised medians and new pavement.

The intersection of Southern and Higley will be widened to accommodate a 3rd through lane for eastbound traffic and bike lanes on Higley Road. The project is estimated to begin Spring 2019 and be completed within one year.

You are invited to attend a construction public meeting where City staff and CSW Contractors will be available to answer questions. No formal presentation will be given.

Date: Thursday, November 8, 2018 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location: Franklin at Brimhall Elementary: Multi-Purpose Room 4949 E Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ 85206 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Rene Powell, Lucy Lopez, or Michele Arrollado with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at (480) 644-3800.

Si usted tiene preguntas de ste Proyecto, favor de llamar a Lucy Lopez, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-4431.

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