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Pratt. There was a fly-over by six World War II-era fighter jets and the kids took part in a stirring national anthem. On this day, the CNLL let every kid on every team play at least one inning and it provided a springboard to what is expected to be a fine 2015 season. “We had a lot of fun,” said 8-year-old Kyle Cristofano, who plays for the Rangers in the AA BY CURT BLAKENEY division. “I liked seeing Sparky, With clear skies and sunny the fighter planes and hearing weather painting the perfect the cheers from the crowd. I like backdrop, the ump hollered “Play my new teammates and I can’t ball!” and youngsters dashed across wait to play baseball again.” the infield dirt to man their positions CNLL has become one of the on the baseball diamond. Chandler powerhouse leagues in the state, National Little League (CNLL) began establishing a rich tradition its 2015 at Snedigar Sports Complex and setting expectations high with opening ceremonies and games for the 2015 season. In 2013, on Saturday, March 21, at 10 a.m. and CNLL’s South Majors All-Stars continued under lights until 10 p.m. won the Arizona state title and “It was a great day,” said Doug advanced to the Little League Brewster, the president of the CNLL West Regionals. Then in 2014, Board of Directors. “There was a lot CNLL’s North Majors All-Stars of excitement out there.” won the state championship, Little League Baseball is back. For and advanced to the Little many players and coaches, it was a League West Regionals. refreshing sight, to finally take the Chandler National teams have field after a long offseason. Baseball AA leaguer Tyler Haren shows great form at the warmup just before his first game of the season. STSN photo by Tim Sealy advanced to the Little League tryouts were conducted on Feb. World Series twice—in 2003 “Opening day turnout was high,” said sponsors taking part.” 7 and a players draft took place and 2007—and are still seeking Danny Cristofano, CNLL’s director of Opening day is filled with optimism on Feb. 14 as coaches evaluated a full their first national championship. sponsorships. “Along with the kids, parents, and enthusiasm, as CNLL pulled out all the cupboard of baseball talent in Chandler. “The 12-year-olds (Majors division) look stops for the festivities. ASU mascot Sparky really good this year; it’s a strong group,” friends, family and sponsors, we had local Close to 1,050 young players, ages 4 to 16 was on hand to throw out the ceremonial vendors, food trucks, bounce houses and years old, were divvied up between 80 said Brewster, who also manages the first pitch, as was radio personality Dave the like. We had nearly 100 local business teams. SEE THE PITCH PAGE 4
Hamilton High senior named club’s ‘Youth of the Year’
City taps MAG for $9.4 million for Cooper Road improvements
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
BY KEN ABRAMCZYK
The Chandler Compadre Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs helped one Hamilton High School senior break out of her shell and gain the confidence she needed to tackle new opportunities. “I became a whole different person over six years,” said 18-year-old Jessica Solis. “As a seventh grader coming in, I was shy and insecure.” Since becoming a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs, she has done community service work, become involved in the Leaders in Training program, as well as mentored youth and teens, all because of her newfound confidence. Jessica was named the “Youth of the Year” for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley recently during the 23rd annual Stepping Into Greatness Youth of the Year Celebration.
“It means I get a chance to alter the next young member that comes in,” she said of being named “Youth of the Year.” As a winner, she received a $20,000 scholarship from the Victoria Lund Foundation. The scholarship, Jessica said, will help her attend ASU and earn a degree in biochemistry. “I like biology and chemistry and I am good in math, so I thought I might as well go for it,” she said. Newfound confidence Jessica’s confidence stemmed from the Dance If No One Is Watching program at the Boys & Girls Clubs. “Through dance I was able to get myself out there,” Jessica said. “Because I was in the spotlight, I had to play the part in being SEE HAMILTON HIGH PAGE 5
The City of Chandler recently entered two agreements to set in motion the use of regional transportation funds for a widening of Cooper Road south of Chandler Municipal Airport. Two agreements were approved recently by the City Council with the Maricopa Association of Governments for the City of Chandler to receive $9.4 million in funds. These funds are part of a half-cent sales tax (Proposition 400) approved by county voters in 2004 for regional transportation projects. The project calls for the widening of Cooper Road to four lanes in two phases between Queen Creek and Riggs roads. Construction is not expected to begin until 2017 on the first phase, according to Dan Cook, City engineer with Chandler’s
transportation and development department. The first phase involves improvements on Cooper between Queen Creek and Chandler Heights roads. That work involves road widening, and installation of new landscaping, medians, sidewalks, traffic signals, street lights and drainage. The first agreement calls for MAG to reimburse the City $5.6 million for the City’s initial funding of design, rightof-way acquisition and construction. Chandler would receive $570,000 for design and $875,000 for right-ofway in reimbursements this year, and construction reimbursement of $4.2 million in 2019. Cook said the traffic alignment has not been determined yet for motorists, which
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Diamondbacks in the Seniors division. “We’ve always had the talent in our North and South teams to get to the Western Regionals. Every year, the goal of both the North and South is to get to Williamsport (South Williamsport, Pennsylvania). It’s very possible that this could happen again this year.” The 2015 Little League World Series will be played August 20-30, on the Little League International complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The road to South Williamsport doesn’t begin on opening day. Success at the higher levels is made possible by the training at the younger levels and the CNLL develops talent as soon as kids begin hitting off a tee. “Our younger coaches are coaching better baseball,” Brewster said. “Our league
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is really all about the season. for Saturday, April We have more than 300 25, at Snedigar coaches and they do such Sports Complex. a tremendous job with the “It’s mid-season younger players. That is why hoopla,” Brewster our all-star teams are so good. said. “We’ll vote The all-stars really represent for our all-star our league. The all-stars are managers. It’s kind the outcome of the season of like opening and playing in a great league.” day—a thank you Next up for CNLL is the to the players and Home Run Derby on Saturday, coaches at midApril 18 at Snedigar Sports season.” Complex—featuring two players The CNLL allfrom every team in the Majors, ASU mascot, Sparky, welcomes the star teams will players to the field during the parade. be selected on Juniors and AAA divisions. “They compete to see who STSN photo by Tim Sealy June 13 and June can hit the most home runs,” 14. The Western Brewster said. “It’s a fun night...a fun event.” Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, The mid-season Jamboree is scheduled Calif., begins on Aug. 7. There, one team
representing Arizona plays against the best Little League teams from Utah, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California and Southern California. “We are always optimistic,” said Danny Cristofano, who also manages the Rockies in the Majors Division. The most important takeaway from opening day: the players, coaches and parents still believe in the power of baseball to connect people. “We’ve met some of our best friends in those leagues—parents have and kids have,” Brewster said. “It’s a sense of community.” Curt Blakeney is an associate editor of the SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at curt@santansun.com.
Chandler National Little League opening day in pictures
A colorful sea of uniforms fills the outfield.
Little League teams line up for the parade.
Radio personality and local hero Dave Pratt was the official guest speaker for opening day.
Jocelyn Crowell organized the opening day events. She’s pictured here with TreLee who sang the national anthem.
The Hamilton High School Junior ROTC presents the color guard during the national anthem.
First pitch catcher Jaylyn Ellis poses for a shot with Sparky.
Norris Thomas proudly supports his son, Braxton, for his season opener.
Zoie Ferrier is ready for a great season.
STSN photos by Tim Sealy
Lulu Martinez wears her baseball spirit on her cheeks.
Natalie Bogle and her friends, Laura and Adam Crooks, stake out great seats for the festivities.
Milla Angelotti and her dad, Philip, enjoy After speaking to the players, Dave Pratt throws one of the ceremonial first pitches to get the the festivities of opening day. season started.
Finished with the parade, the teams waited for the first pitch and the start to the season.
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Addie Harrolle enjoys one of the fun attractions for visitors to Opening Day.
Tina Sanders with Madison and Bonnie Dekavallas were right up front for the parade action.
The 2014 AZ Champions recite the Little League pledge.
A flyover honors the players.
Siblings Ben, Charlotte and Luke Jones shares flavored ice on a warm spring morning.
full-time position. The young adult would stay late or ask if anything needed to be done during the program, often time resulting in volunteering more than 40 hours a week. Mayor Jay Tibshraeny has recognized Jessica on more than one occasion for her volunteer work, which amounts to 1,000 hours annually. She was also selected for the Mayor’s Advisory Panel. Jessica will graduate from Hamilton High School this year with her diploma and an associate’s degree from Chandler Gilbert Community College. “Overall, I have over 27 different courses,” she said. “I was able to accumulate 63 college credits.” She will compete in the Arizona State Youth of the Year Hamilton High School senior Jessica Solis was named finals, which will be held at US the “Youth of the Year” for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Airways Center on Tuesday, April the East Valley and is now in the running to become the 14. Arizona State Youth of the Year. Submitted photo Jessica encourages individuals of all ages to become involved in the HAMILTON HIGH FROM PAGE 1 Boys & Girls Clubs. “The organization really helps change confident. I began to gain confidence... and helps the youth become much bigger letting people see the true me come out than we ever wanted to become,” Jessica through dance or community service.” said, adding that the club gave her the I Help, is among one of the groups opportunity to have a great future. she works with helping homeless guests. Jessica said she does fundraising for Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors, different nonprofits, as well as giving Spirituality, Arts and Youth section editor back to where it is needed in terms of for the SanTan Sun News. She can be food drives and helping out at the senior reached at meghan@santansun.com. center. When Jessica was in the seventh grade she became involved in the Leaders in Training program. She said the program helped in preparing her for part-time or a
ASU’s Sparky greets the players with a high five.
Michelle Fox takes a photo of her son from the bleachers.
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will be outlined during the design phase. “We have to keep traffic open,” Cook said. The design phase and right-of-way acquisition will be completed by 2016. The second agreement reimburses the city $3.8 million and covers the next mile of the project from Chandler Heights to Riggs Road. Chandler will be reimbursed in 2015 $181,000 for the design work, $572,000 in 2023 for right-of-way acquisition and $3 million for the construction in 2024 and 2025, according to the MAG program schedule for the project. “We’re going to try and move that up,” Cook said about that phase of the project. Cook said the City completes a priority ranking to decide which roads should be completed first. Officials examine economic development of business and residential areas, traffic, accidents and other items. The Transportation Commission studies the priority list and recommends to council
Community which roads and projects should be scheduled. “The reimbursement occurs when the construction is completed,” Cook said, but communities can ask for funds before a project is completed. Eric Anderson, MAG’s transportation director, said MAG has just under $1.7 billion in projects outlined under the regional funding plan. Proposition 400 funds are an integral piece of the funding for local communities, providing 70 percent of it and local communities picking up the balance. “It provides the funds so that local communities like Chandler can get their projects completed,” Anderson said. “Without it, these projects would just go under. There would not be enough funds for the projects to be completed or communities would need to delay or decide not to pursue these projects.” Ken Abramczyk is an associate editor at the SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at ken@santansun.com.
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April proclaimed Fair Housing Month With the housing market gaining of Newtown CDC, a longtime partner steam in Chandler, owners and renters of the City of Chandler, whose need to be aware of the laws surrounding mission is to increase the supply of homeownership and rentals, including the affordable housing while developing regulations regarding fair housing. and supporting homebuyers. Newtown At a recent Chandler City Council Community Land Trust holds 46 meeting, Mayor Jay properties in Chandler. Tibshraeny proclaimed “The City of Chandler April as Fair Housing and Chandler staff are very Month in recognition of committed to removing the 47th anniversary of barriers to fair housing the signing of the Fair and do what they can to Housing Act. provide housing to all Tibshraeny noted people in the City,” said in the proclamation Carlson, as he accepted that shelter is a basic Allen Carlson, Newtown executive the proclamation. human need and when director, center, accepts the Fair The Fair Housing Act Housing Month Proclamation from prohibits discrimination shelter is denied, the quality of human life is Councilman Jack Sellers and Mayor in the sale, rental and greatly diminished. He Jay Tibshraeny. Submitted photo financing of housing based encouraged all citizens on race, color, national to work for equal housing in Chandler. origin, religion, sex, family status and The mayor, joined by Councilman disabilities. Jack Sellers, presented the proclamation If you would like to learn more about to Allen Carlson, executive director Newtown, visit www.newtowncdc.org.
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Young men and women ages 15 to 21 who are interested in a possible career in the fire service are invited to join the Chandler Fire Cadets, a skill development and community service program taught by Chandler Fire, Health & Medical (CFHM) Department members. To become a cadet, candidates must first complete Chandler’s Fire Cadet Academy, an eight-week program that starts May 2, and meets every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., through June 27 at the City’s Fire Training Center, 3550 S. Dobson Rd. The academy will include elements of physical fitness, teamwork, personal development, firefighting skills and more. The academy application is available online at www.chandleraz.gov/fire. There is a $100 registration fee which includes a polo shirt, two T-shirts and two pairs of training shorts. There will be some additional uniform costs for boots, pants and a belt. Applicants who cannot afford the registration or uniform fees can apply for a scholarship by calling the cadet program’s adviser, CFHM Battalion Chief Norm Germaine at (480) 782-2120 or norman.germaine@chandleraz.gov. All eligible applicants who apply will be accepted into the academy and must attend an orientation meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Fire
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Training Center. Parents are also strongly encouraged to attend this informational meeting. After graduation from the academy, Chandler fire cadets meet at the training center on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month for physical training, drills and classroom instruction. Saturday meetings are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday meetings are from 5 to 9 p.m. Cadets who graduate from the cadet academy and are age 16 or older are eligible to ride with fire crews and operate with them. “The fire cadet program is a great
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Women have the opportunity to have mammograms during the Health Connect Expo, thanks to a partnership with Mobile On-Site Mammography. “We already partner with MOM for our own employees and thought this would be a good way to extend the opportunity to the whole community,” Mayor Jay Tibshraeny said. “Obviously, this can be a life-saving exam, and by making it convenient to our residents, we hope many will take advantage.” The third Health Connect Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd. The event is free. The breast cancer screenings are conducted by licensed and registered mammographers and take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Most major insurance carriers are accepted through MOM. Medicare patients are also welcome to take advantage of MOM during the Health Connect Expo in the Tumbleweed Recreation Center parking lot. The cost for uninsured patients will be covered by the Desert Cancer Foundation of Arizona. Appointments are encouraged by calling (480) 967-3767 or (800) 285-0727. “By taking a multi-generational
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approach, it is a great event for members of the whole family— from kids to the grandparents. There is literally something for everyone,” Tibshraeny said. “It’s a way for everyone to enjoy a morning, while also gaining a better understanding of how they can approach their own health and wellness needs.” The expo will feature about a dozen vendors, The third Health Connect Expo will feature many demonstrations on many of which are Saturday, April 18. Submitted photo from the medical field. Tibshraeny said nonprofits and local businesses that cater a marketing specialist for the North American Region at PayPal, will speak to a healthy lifestyle will also be present. about “Tips for Teens Entering the Three speakers will also share Workforce.” information about health and wellness Other activities include health during the expo. screenings, bounce house, teen obstacle “We have some great speakers lined course challenge, blood pressure and up, as well as a few demonstrations,” he cholesterol screenings and blood sugar said. screenings. Jonathan Hodgson, a board-certified The expo will also include raffle prizes neurologist, will speak from 9 a.m. to 9:45 donated by the vendors. a.m. about “Aging and Your Memory.” For more information about the expo, From 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Danton visit www.chandleraz.gov/connect. Dungy, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with specializations in adult Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors, reconstruction, will speak about “Hip Spirituality, Arts and Youth section editor Fractures and Joint Replacements as for the SanTan Sun News. She can be Consequence of Falls.” reached at meghan@santansun.com. The last speaker, Amanda Bollard,
Credit union will match donations on Arizona Gives Day ICAN Chandler will join with First Credit Union on Arizona Gives Day on Tuesday, April 7, to help raise money. Arizona Gives Day takes place Tuesday, April 7, and is a statewide initiative for individuals to show their support to Arizona nonprofits through small, but meaningful, financial contributions. Donors give through the Arizona Gives Day website and select which nonprofit will receive their donation. ICAN Chandler is a free, familycentered youth service in the East Valley. They provide a full complement of programs proven effective in equipping
youth to achieve personal and academic success by tackling substance abuse, gang involvement and juvenile delinquency. ICAN Chandler is partnering with First Credit Union for this year’s Arizona Gives Day. First Credit Union will match all donations up to $2,000. In addition, if ICAN receives the most individual donors during that day, ICAN will receive another cash bonus from Arizona Gives Day. Even a $10 donation can make an impact, as it provides a nutritious snack for one ICAN child for an entire week. Visit www.icanaz.org for a link to ICAN’s Arizona Gives Day page.
SHREDATHON JUST IN TIME FOR ‘TAX DAY’ Once tax time is over, it’s time to shred documents. A Shredathon is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, April 17, at Aquila Ocotillo Business Park, 3125 S. Price Rd., and 3115 S. Price Rd. The fifth annual event will help local business owners and their employees who live and work in the Chandler/Ocotillo communities.
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Register dogs for holiday races Register your chihuahua now for the upcoming Chihuahua races at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration. The annual celebration, presented by Si Se Puede Foundation, honors the Hispanic community’s many contributions to the City of Chandler. The festival takes place starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at Chandler Public Library Courtyard, 22 S. Delaware St. Register chihuahuas for the races at www.sisepuede.cc/chihuahua-races-rulesand-regulations.html. The celebration also features the crowning of the King and Queen Chihuahua. King and queen winners will receive
a cash prize, a medal and a special coronation cape. Chihuahuas will be judged for Best Dressed, Best Temperament and Most Fashionable. The festival features live entertainment, food, car show, health fair and Dia De Los Libros. For information, visit Si Se Puede at www.sisepuede.cc/ index.html.
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Hamilton grad serves aboard USS New Orleans BY CHIEF MASS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST CHRIS LAURENT, NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
A 2010 Hamilton High School graduate and South Bend, Indiana, native is serving aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), one of the Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious ships, designed to deliver Marines and their equipment to and from war zones. Petty Officer 3rd Class Carchelle Bethel is a personnel specialist aboard the San Diego-based San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The ship is longer than two football fields at 684 feet, 105 feet wide and weighs more than 24,000 tons. Four diesel engines can push the ship through the water at more than 24 mph. USS New Orleans is the fourth Navy ship to be named for the city of New Orleans, and is the second vessel in the San Antonio-class of high-tech amphibious assault ships. As a 23-year-old with numerous
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carchelle Bethel is a personnel specialist aboard the San Diego-based San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. Submitted photo
responsibilities, Bethel said she is learning about herself as a leader, sailor and a person. She added that it is an exciting time to be in the Navy, and serving aboard a ship has truly made her a better person. “The Navy has made me more responsible as a mother and as a person in general,” said Bethel. She also said she is proud of the work she is doing as part of the New Orleans’ 427-member crew, protecting and defending America on the world’s oceans. “The presence we show worldwide helps to defend the nation and our humanitarian efforts build goodwill
throughout the globe,” Bethel explained. Sailors’ jobs are highly varied aboard USS New Orleans. Approximately 46 officers and 381 enlisted men and women make up the ship’s company, which keeps all parts of the ship running smoothly— this includes everything from washing dishes and preparing meals to handling weaponry and maintaining the engines. Another 700 or so form the deployable Marine Corps battalion and the New Orleans is capable of transporting the battalion and landing in hostile territory via helicopters, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and air-cushioned landing
craft. “New Orleans is truly a fine warship and it is our duty to bring her to life,” said Capt. Doug Verissimo, the ship’s commanding officer. “Our sailors have been working very hard bringing her from a post-deployment repair period to our upcoming tactical integration with our Marine teammates. I feel an unparalleled sense of pride working alongside our nation’s finest.” Collectively, the San Antonio-class ships will functionally replace more than 41 ships providing the Navy and Marine Corps with modern sea-based platforms. Amphibious transport dock ships are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions. These ships support amphibious assault, special operations or expeditionary warfare missions and can serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibious ready groups. Because of their inherent capabilities, these ships have been and will continue to be called upon to also support humanitarian and other contingency missions on short notice. As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s high-tech amphibious assault ships, Bethel and other New Orleans sailors are proud to part of a warfighting team that readily defends America at all times. “I love the stability being a sailor provides for me. I get to travel and meet new people that I would not have met without the Navy,” said Bethel.
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Chandler Sports Hall of Fame Amendment of home plans committee accepting nominations rejected by City Council Chandler celebrates the athletic accomplishments and sports history of the community with the annual induction of worthy individuals and teams into the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame. Athletes, coaches, school administrators and teams that have brought statewide and national recognition to the city are nominated by the public and chosen by a select committee whose members have a genuine interest in the history of athletics in Chandler. The public nomination period is open through April 10 and forms are available online at www. chandleraz.gov/museum or at the Chandler Museum, 300 S. Chandler Village Dr. (southwest of Chandler Fashion Center). After the nomination period ends on April 10, the selection committee will review the submissions and vote. The next round of honorees will be recognized during the 12th annual Chandler Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on Feb. 13, 2016. To be selected for the Chandler
Sports Hall of Fame, a nominee must be five years removed from their high school graduation and have excelled in their field during those five years. They must also have either attended or coached at a public or private high school in Chandler, or claimed Chandler as their hometown during the period of their athletic achievements. Because Chandler has produced many outstanding athletes through the years, merely being named All-State or All-Arizona in high school does not guarantee induction. Inductees are honored for their achievements at the highest levels of their sport, whether that is at the local, state, national, collegiate, Olympic or professional level. This recognition may include competing on championship teams, record setting team or individual performances or contributions to the community and athletics in general. Founded in 2004, the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a partner of the Chandler Museum. To learn more about the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame and its inductees, visit www.chandlerpedia.org or call (480) 782-2717.
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The Chandler City Council met at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, and took action on 42 agenda items, including: • Denied, in a 4-3 vote, an amendment to the Chandler Airpark area plan and a preliminary development plan for 132 residential single-family homes on approximately 28 acres south and east of the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Queen Creek Road. • Approved a preliminary development plan for the Layton Lakes housing product for 114 homes on 33.4 acres west of the southwest corner of Queen Creek and Lindsay roads. • Approved liquor use permits for Smashburger, 2925 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 8; Crust Simply Italian, 10 N. San Marcos Pl.; Carlo & Emilie’s Gourmet Deli, 2040 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 12; Si Senor Restaurant, 600 N. Alma School Rd., and Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa, 4200 S. Alma School Rd. • Approved a preliminary plat for a multi-family residential and commercial
mixed-use development on the southeast corner of McQueen and Germann roads. The development was approved by the City Council in late 2013. • Adopted a resolution amending the citywide fee schedule, with changes effective July 1. At the conclusion of the meeting, a public hearing was held on the annexation of three parcels totaling approximately 10 acres located north of the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road. In his closing comments Mayor Jay Tibshraeny congratulated the Chandler Christian Community Center on its recent expansion, which was supported with community development block grant funds approved by the council. The center has helped Chandler residents for close to 50 years. The expansion is expected to help CCCC staff SEE AMENDMENT PAGE 12
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Academy helps traditional neighborhoods guide their futures Residents of traditional (non-HOA) neighborhoods can learn to create partnerships, work with City government and become community leaders through interactive workshops known as Chandler’s Traditional Neighborhood Academy. The free academy helps Chandler residents determine the characteristics that define their neighborhoods, survey the community and develop an action plan from that survey. Additionally, participants brainstorm concepts for logos and neighborhood identification signs that promote a sense of community. The Traditional Neighborhood Academy consists of four workshops meeting weekly on Wednesdays from April 8 through April 29. Classes are held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Chandler City Hall, second floor, Training Room A, 175 S. Arizona Ave. April 8: You & Your Neighborhood Participants will identify the boundaries and characteristics of their neighborhoods, discuss effective communications and develop a survey to mail in neighborhoods to determine specific challenges.
April 15: Neighborhood Leadership & Identity Participants will learn the importance of community partnerships and discuss the characteristics of an effective leader, discuss neighborhood identity and brainstorm concepts to develop logos representative of their neighborhoods. April 22: Know Your City Resources Participants will receive an overview of city resources and learn how to develop positive relationships with their city government. April 29: Moving Forward With Your Neighbors Participants will review the neighborhood survey results and logo designs for the development of neighborhood street signs. Participants will schedule their first neighborhood meeting to occur within one month of completing the academy. Staff will attend the meetings to address concerns within the surveys. For more information contact the Neighborhood Programs office at (480) 782-4354 or email cristabel.dykstra@ chandleraz.gov. Those who complete all four classes will receive a certificate of completion and will be recognized at a future Chandler City Council meeting.
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provide better service to the community. The mayor thanked event sponsors of the Chandler Jazz Festival for their support of the festival. On April 4, the City’s annual Family Easter Celebration will be held at the Snedigar Sportsplex, 4500 S. Basha Rd. Nominations for induction into Celebration Plaza can be submitted through the end of April. Celebration Plaza is a monument in Tumbleweed Park honoring organizations and individuals who’ve made significant contributions to Chandler. Nomination forms are at many city facilities and online at www. chandleraz.gov/celebrationplaza. Tibshraeny also noted that the state Legislature approved a budget that takes $21 million from cities and counties, with Chandler losing nearly $700,000. Tibshraeny and members of the City Council congratulated and thanked former Community Services Department Director Mark Eynatten, who retired this week after more than 40 years in local government service. They also gave well wishes to residents who observe Passover and Easter. Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke thanked everyone who would be participating in the Chandler Fire, Health & Medical Department’s annual Drowning Prevention Neighborhood Walk. The East Valley Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be held on April 7 in Mesa. Each Saturday in April, volunteers are welcome to help with the Let’s Pull Together campaign that assists elderly and disabled residents or others in the Migraine, Tension & Cluster Headaches Migraine, Tension & Cluster Headaches Neck Pain
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Santan Junior High cheer team tops in state BY ALISON STANTON
The cheer team from Santan Junior High School won first place at the Arizona State Cheerleading/Pom Tournament at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The team of 23 seventh- and eighthgrade girls is coached by head cheer coach and choreographer Dustin Santoni and coach Kara Slupinski. Santoni, who has 14 years’ experience coaching cheer, has been at Santan Junior High for one year. Heidi O’Brien, treasurer of the school’s Cheer Booster Club and mom of Samantha, a seventh-grade member of the cheer team, said it has been six years since the school brought home a firstplace banner. Last year, the team missed first place by just half a point, and this year they won by 10.5 points. O’Brien said the team of girls worked extra hard to get ready for the competition. Santoni added practices to their already rigorous schedule of twohour sessions that are held a few times a week. “Two to three weeks before a competition, Coach Dustin will add in practices, and many of them are at 7 in the morning before school, which means the girls have to be there at 6:45 a.m., ready to go,” O’Brien said. During the competition, the team performed one routine, which O’Brien said, included a dance portion, a cheering portion with no music and
cheering to music. Nine teams competed in their Junior High Show Cheer Large division. To get the edge they needed to win the state competition, Santoni said he changed the team’s routine. “I changed the opening stunt sequence, the elite stunt The cheer team from Santan Junior High School, pictured here with head cheer coach and choreographer Dustin Santoni, sequence, the dance portion of recently took home a first place award in a state competition. Submitted photo our routine and the in practice, it gave them the pyramid to enhance the crowd “just knew” when the team confidence to hit their routines in our level of difficulty and set ourselves finished that it had won. competition.” above the rest,” he said. “When they announced the winner, The day of the competition was He also changed the music to songs all of the girls ran up as a team to get a long one for the girls, O’Brien said, the girls requested. the banner. It was so awesome,” O’Brien but they never lost their focus or Santoni, who describes himself as a said. enthusiasm. Her daughter Samantha strict coach, said he also places a strong Santoni said he is already looking got up at 3 a.m. to curl her hair and get emphasis on working together. forward to next year’s state competition. ready for a practice before school, and “From day one we practiced “I am proud of each and every girl on the team left for the competition at 12 teamwork. We are a unit and we hold the squad. They got to experience the p.m. each other responsible,” he said. winning state of mind and I hope that is “They went on after 8 that night, and “I took control of each practice something they will always remember.” I thought they would be done by the not allowing the girls to lose focus time they went on, but they rocked it and constantly reminded them that Alison Stanton is a freelance writer out,” O’Brien said. cheerleading, as well as winning, is who lives in the East Valley. She can be She said she and the other moms in a mentality. By hitting our routines reached at alison@santansun.com.
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Joseph O’Hara, son of Patrick and Mary O’Hara of Chandler, is studying at the University College Cork in Ireland. Submitted photo
O’Hara studying in Ireland Joseph O’Hara, son of Patrick and Mary O’Hara of Chandler, is studying in Cork, Ireland during the 2015 spring semester through the Office for Education Abroad at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. O’Hara is a junior global business leadership and economics major at SJU. Cork is located in southwest Ireland. Students enroll directly at the University College Cork. There are eight faculties at the college—art, law, business, Celtic studies, science, food science and technology, engineering and medicine. There are more than 20,000 students pursuing
undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Cork. The UCC campus combines early and modern architecture along a riverside garden near the city center. More than 3,000 international students representing more than 100 countries study at UCC. The Cork program allows students to enroll directly at UCC. Students on the program complete one course in Irish studies and then choose from a wide array of courses among their major, minor or general education requirements. The participants are housed in furnished apartments a short walk from campus.
Chandler resident Kymberly Brown, a graduate student in the advanced inquiry program from Miami University’s Project “Dragonfly” and Phoenix Zoo, has been awarded a Community Engagement badge from the university for making a difference in human and ecological communities. As part of the AIP, students like Brown apply the tools of conservation science and advance the tenets central to the master’s degree: inquiry, community and voice. Through her conservation science and community course project entitled “Teenage Recycling and Self-Identity,” Brown interviewed students, parents, and administration about recycling habits, behaviors, and attitudes and then implemented recycling changes within
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POWWOW to be held April 11 at Desert Palms Church The next scheduled Produce on Wheels Without Waste will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, in the parking lot of Desert Palms Church, 4265 S. Arizona Ave. POWWOW, which is held on the second Saturday of the month from November through May, distributes fresh produce in a farmers market atmosphere. The purpose of the market
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Student spells his way to D.C. BY TIM J. RANDALL
A 13-year-old Chandler boy beat the heat of his competition at the 2015 Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) Arizona Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word “barometer” on March 21 in Phoenix. Marcus Behling, who won in the competition’s 16th round, is now invited to represent the Grand Canyon State in the 88th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., from May 24 to May 29. On his way to victory, Marcus, an eighth grader at Arizona College Prep-Erie in Chandler, had to out-spell 28 other competitors. “Marcus had worked so hard over the last two years to reach this position,” said his mother, Sheryl. “He always wanted to compete, and I am so excited that he was able to win.” When Marcus and Naina Misra of Bagdad remained as the last spellers, the intrepid teen seized on an opening when Naina missed the word “frankincense.” To win, he first had to correctly spell the
fragrant Christmas resin. “I knew I could spell the word and was really excited that I had a chance to win,” he said. Marcus just had to spell one more word to win. “When I heard ‘barometer,’ I was actually a little disappointed,” he noted. “I wanted my word that I won on to be a little harder, but I was so thrilled that I knew I was so close to victory.” Logography is definitely in the Behling family as Marcus joins his older brother, Mitchell, as AEF Spelling Bee champions, with his win coming in 2011. In addition to his spelling prowess, Marcus also plays soccer and video games and is an Eagle Scout. It is also not a coincidence that his skill in the bee flows from a keen interest in the Latin language. Marcus will travel to Washington, D.C., with his mother. He also pocketed $800 and a “Webster’s Third New International Dictionary.” As he prepares for D.C., his routine will be very similar to the run-up to
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the Arizona Bee. “My mom quizzes me everywhere; at breakfast, in the car, at the store. For D.C., I will spend more time on vocabulary and the more difficult words that I’ll hear at Scripps,” Marcus said.
Tim J. Randall is a freelancer for the SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at news@santansun.com.
Teen to conduct his Boy Scout Eagle project this month Tyson Saena, a member of BSA Troop 639 in Chandler, is conducting his Eagle Scout Project to benefit A New Leaf, a nonprofit that serves approximately 19,000 people annually. The organization offers homeless and domestic violence shelters, teen programs, community outreach programs, outpatient and after-
school programs. A New Leaf also serves as a watering station for the greater East Valley. This will be the primary focus for Tyson’s project as anyone can be susceptible to heat-related illness and some of those at
greatest risk are children younger than 4, adults older than 65, and homeless people, just to name a few. Tyson will collect cases of water from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, Wednesday, April 8, and
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Chandler faces $683,000 invoice from state for tax collections the budget,” Tibshraeny said. Budgets The City of Chandler hasn’t decided are not really balanced, he added, in how it will trim its budget to pay a reference to the state, “when you take it $683,000 bill to reimburse the state for from other entities. sales tax collections. “You can only spend Gov. Doug Ducey what you are bringing in. signed a $1.9 billion (The cut) hurts the entire budget in early March community.” for fiscal year 2016. Tibshraeny hopes this Mayor Jay Tibshraeny year’s cut is the only one, noted at a recent City and that another does Council meeting that not follow for next year’s the state budget takes budget. “It’s always a $21 million from cities concern,” Tibshraeny said. and counties, with He’d like the state to Chandler losing nearly continue to pursue policies $700,000. to move the state forward, Chandler will be and “not continue to billed by the state’s nitpick at cities,” Tibshraeny Department of Revenue Mayor Jay Tibshraeny. Submitted said. photo (DOR) for $683,000. If The city/town portion of that amount is not paid the costs is based on revenue collected by Sept. 30, it will be deducted from state on behalf of cities and towns by the shared revenue coming to Chandler. DOR during fiscal years 2013 and 2014. “That’s a significant amount of money,” The funds pay for the DOR’s tax system Tibshraeny said in an interview with the improvements and is computed based on SanTan Sun News. “I don’t necessarily revenue in state shared, direct programs agree with it. How we will incorporate and urban revenue sharing, according that cut will take place during budget to a formula distributed to cities by the discussions.” League of Arizona Cities and Towns. Next year’s budget has not yet been Cities are responsible for $10.7 million of completed. Budget hearings are expected that revenue transfer. to begin in May. The current budget for Senate Majority Leader Steve the current fiscal year—July 1, 2014, to Yarbrough, R-Chandler, was unavailable June 30, 2015—is $783 million. for comment on this year’s state budget “It’s tough because we have to balance process.
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