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Longtime resident named City’s communications director BY JOAN WESTLAKE

Matt Burdick, formerly the communications director for the Arizona Department of Transportation, is Chandler’s new communications and public affairs director, replacing Nachie Marquez, who was promoted to assistant city manager in March. In the new position since Aug. 11, Burdick oversees the Mayor and City Council Ofﬁce; Public Information; Video Production and Print; Mail and Graphics divisions; as well as Web coordination; publications; and the responsibility of enhancing Chandler’s image locally, regionally and nationally. Raising his family in Chandler for nearly two decades, Burdick brings a wealth of knowledge about the community, its people and amenities. While at ADOT, he worked closely with Chandler for the development, construction and operation of the Price and Santan freeways and its related projects. He has experience in all facets of communication, including public involvement, public affairs, media relations, marketing and crisis communications. Burdick earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and master’s degree in mass communications from Arizona State University. “We chose Chandler to raise our family because of the quality of life, education, jobs, recreation and people,” Burdick says. “The quality of the schools and teachers in the Chandler Uniﬁed School District, along with the safe neighborhoods and

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Crews are raising solar arrays over 140 parking spaces at Chandler’s Downtown Library this summer, and residents will only have to wait until Aug. 30—or sooner—to enjoy the shade. The City of Chandler approved at an April council meeting a $461,183 deal to install the panels with SolarCity, a San Mateo, Californiabased residential and commercial solar developer. The City approved a similar $239,095 deal to place solar

The City of Chandler is looking for proposals to create a dynamic, mixed-use statement at the northern entrance to downtown. The City’s Request for Proposals is for the 4.6-acre property located on the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue, designated as Site 1-2-3. Acting as a gateway to Chandler’s downtown, it holds potential to expand the commercial and retail offerings as well as residential and all the amenities that are desired by those living and working in the area. Downtown Redevelopment

COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY: Longtime resident and new Chandler Communications Director Matt Burdick and his wife, Laura, relax at a Chandler park with daughter, Olivia, son, Quinn, and a furry buddy. Submitted photo

variety of youth activities were big factors. Several members of my wife’s family live in Chandler, so that is how we were ﬁrst exposed to the city. My wife is a registered nurse and worked for several years at Chandler Regional Hospital.” Burdick points out there are countless ways community members might know him and his family. Athletics and running are longstanding parts of their lives. He and his wife have played coed softball for more than a decade at Snedigar and Folley parks. He coached a traveling softball SEE COMMUNICATIONS

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Manager Kim Moyers explains that during the past decade, the area has become such a thriving destination that now an extremely low-vacancy rate is preventing new businesses from locating here. The Chandler downtown office vacancy rate of 4.4 percent, and retail and restaurant vacancies at about 2 percent are in stark contrast with Metro Phoenix’s office vacancy of 20 percent and retail of 10. The RFP is asking for approximately 40,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and entertainment; 50,000 square feet of office and office services; and the rest of the area as a combination of

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE: Patrons of the Downtown Library are leaving the facility a little cooler, thanks to a new parking lot solar project. STSN photo by Ron Lang

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arrays at the Police Property and Evidence Building. The money paid by the City purchases 12 million kilowatts of electricity from SolarCity at a fixed rate of 3 1/2 cents per kilowatt—less than the government pays for power from APS, according to Marian Norris, assistant to the Chandler city manager. SolarCity, chaired by business mogul and Tesla Motor CEO Elon Musk, will install, own and operate the library’s panels for the duration of the 20-year deal. The company is one of SEE SOLAR PAGE 4

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multi-family housing, added office space, entertainment or a hotel. If the RFP parameters seem broad, Moyers points out that is not by chance. “We want to see developers come in with their creativity and design a site that would complement Chandler downtown,” she says. “It is important to note we have quite a bit of multifamily that will be developed in the next few years. That brings new needs...so it is important that developers understand their market from the residents, who need grocery and other amenities, as well the office standpoint.” Site 1-2-3 is vacant and owned by the City of Chandler so the process does not require the time sometimes needed for site assemblage. The RFP is open through Friday, Oct. 24, and is available at www.chandleraz. gov/downtown. Following the 90-day RFP submission opportunity, a City of Chandler committee will review the RFPs and will announce its selection. Joan Westlake is a freelance writer for the STSN. She can be reached at news@santansun.com

MAPPING A NEW ENTRANCE: RFPs are being requested for Site 1-2-3 to create a dramatic new northern gateway into Chandler Downtown. Submitted photo

Public invited to comment about Chandler police As part of the on-site assessment by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), agency employees and community members are being asked to comment at a public information session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Chandler Police Department’s main station community room, 250 E. Chicago St. Also, anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Chandler Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, 13575

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expected to begin. The project includes widening the street to four lanes and includes bike lanes, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, street lighting, turn lanes, trafﬁc signals, storm drainage, medians, landscaping and utility relocation. Late November, the widening to two lanes in each direction of Ocotillo Road between Arizona Avenue and McQueen Road begins with center-turn bays, bicycle lanes, curb, gutter, sidewalks, storm drainage and landscaping. A new pedestrian signal is being installed where the Paseo Trail (located alongside the Consolidated Canal) crosses Ocotillo Road,

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RSVP for free October FEMA basic disaster training The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), affiliated with the Chandler Fire Health and Medical Department, is holding a 21-hour, three-day FEMA Chandler CERT Basic Class taught by specially certified Chandler firefighters. Learn about the options and the skills necessary, in an emergency or disaster, to secure home, family and neighbors until first responders can arrive. Held at no charge, class minimum age is 16. After completing the course, attendees take part in a disaster-drill simulation. The course takes place 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays Oct. 4 and Oct. 11, and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Oct. 18 at Chandler Fire Health and Medical Training Facility, 3550 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler. Email CERTAdmin@chandleraz.gov for reservations and information, or call (480) 782-2116. Attendance at this basic course is the first requirement for membership in CERT.

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team in Chandler for ﬁve years as well as youth soccer and baseball teams when his children were younger. Burdick also coached in the Chandler Girls Softball League at Folley Park for three years and is coaching a team of girls age 10 and younger this fall. Along with two of his brothers-inlaw, he has been a member of the Mesa Hohokams since 2003, helping to host the Chicago Cubs spring training games and raising money to support youth athletic programs in the East Valley. A Parishioner at St. Andrew Catholic Faith Community, his children attend Seton Catholic Preparatory High School. They previously went to Andersen Elementary and Junior High schools as well as Santan Junior High. Burdick and his wife are active in their children’s schools, attending and helping out at music concerts, parade entries, library fairs and carnivals. Burdick has taught Junior Achievement classes. Regarding his new position, Burdick says, “I have the utmost respect for the policy decisions made by the mayor and council and the way the City is run by the city manager and department directors. “I look forward to bringing my skills and experiences to the City of Chandler to keep residents, businesses and stakeholders informed through timely communication and useful information that helps foster community pride.” Joan Westlake is a freelance writer for the STSN. She can be reached at news@ santansun.com

Community Fall HOA Academy shares powerful management know-how Chandler’s free Homeowners Association Academy is a way to network and learn from experts knowledgeable in HOA management. The academy is comprised of four classes scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 16 through Oct. 7. The City is partnering with Mulcahy Law Firm PC, Shaw and Lines LLC, Torrent Resources and Chandler’s Storm Water Management Program to present the academy, which will be held in Training Rooms A and B on the second ﬂoor of Chandler City Hall, 175 S. Arizona Ave. Contact the Neighborhood Programs Ofﬁce at (480) 782-4354 to register.

Applications can be downloaded at www. chandleraz.gov/neighborhoods. Class topics will include: • Sept. 16: Legislative Update and How to Effectively Deal with Rental Properties. Participants will receive an in-depth review of the community association bills passed in the 2014 legislative session and engage in discussions related to rentals and the applicable new laws. • Sept. 23: Save the Association Money by Maintaining Dry Wells and the Reserve Study. This class will provide an overview on association drywells and discuss common systems, inspection and maintenance and

www.SanTanSun.com applicable City requirements. Participants will also discuss Reserve Studies and their importance as the community ages. • Sept. 30: CC&R Enforcement and Collections Simplified. Participants will learn about proactive approaches and the five secrets to collecting assessments and using the association’s available legal remedies to collect delinquencies. • Oct. 7: Properly Choose Vendors and Protect the Association Concerning Vendor Transactions. Learn the proper steps an HOA should take when looking to hire vendors such as management companies, landscapers and attorneys. Enrollment priority for the Chandler HOA Academy will be given to Chandler residents. Those who complete all four classes will receive a Certificate of Completion and will be recognized at a future Chandler City Council meeting.

Radiant Research conducting clinical trial for Hepatitis B vaccine Radiant Research in Chandler is taking part in a vaccine study that could have an impact on the health of Americans for years to come. The clinic is conducting a Phase III clinical trial for an investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a virus that can cause liver failure, liver cancer, cirrhosis and even death. It is often called the “silent killer” because its preliminary symptoms can go unnoticed, even by doctors.

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CDBG program celebrates 40 years Chandler celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program highlighting how instrumental it has been to funding services that improve the health and safety of our community. Through widespread community involvement, strong local leadership and a thoughtful and concerted planning process, CDBG has become an important catalyst for Chandler’s economic growth and sustainability. On Aug. 22, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law creating the CDBG program, which merged seven individual federal grant programs into a block grant that is distributed to state and local governments according to their population, poverty rate, housing stock and other variables. The grants are used to address critical and unmet community needs including those for housing rehabilitation, public facilities, infrastructure, economic development and public services. Chandler receives more than $1 million a year in CDBG funds, which the City uses to remove blight, address community development needs and pay for a variety of programs and services that beneﬁt lower-income people and neighborhoods. The Housing and Human Services Commission, appointed by the mayor, helps assess community needs and makes recommendations to the mayor and council on the use of CDBG grant funds. While Chandler’s household income is

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Program supervisor uses experience to help Chandler communities As the CDBG program supervisor, Barbara Bellamy manages the annual allocations’ process and provides technical support to the applicants seeking CDBG funding. Her work history speaks volumes about her passion for helping neighborhoods. After working for the City of Phoenix for 31 years, she retired and came to assist Chandler communities in 2012. With 16 years managing CDBG-funded programs and projects in the Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department, she was a perfect ﬁt for the Chandler job. Her work history also includes managing the relocation of homeowners and tenants who occupied housing in the pathway of federally funded public improvement projects, such as the Piestewa Parkway, the Phoenix Convention Center expansion and Phoenix Sky Harbor’s West Airport Land Acquisition. She asserts that neighborhoods are the backbone of a healthy city. “Working with families so closely to create a suitable relocation plan meant helping them select a replacement neighborhood and home that the family would move to after the city purchased their home for a public purpose. I became knowledgeable about neighborhood characteristics...the social characteristics, demographics, housing type, age of housing stock, schools and crime statistics, etc.” Bellamy adds, “Everyone wants to

DEDICATED EMPLOYEE: Barbara Bellamy brings CDBG assistance to help Chandler neighborhoods thrive. Submitted photo

live in a thriving, healthy neighborhood and with the help of federal funds, cities are able to create programs that revitalize low and moderate neighborhoods through housing rehabilitation, emergency home repair, code enforcement and the demolition of unsafe structures.” The most rewarding aspect of her job, she says, is to see how CDBG funds are used to support the most needed programs and services for Chandler

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residents. Bellamy adds that it is very rewarding to see unsafe and unhealthy housing being renewed through Chandler’s Housing Rehabilitation Program. Bellamy certainly makes a strong

commitment to Chandler. A Glendale resident, she makes an 80-mile, roundtrip commute each day to her job. When she is not at work, her favorite hobby is creating stained glass mosaic stepping stones.

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Kids see a bigger future in Public Housing Youth Program It’s a small office with a desk and two chairs. A collection of items ranging from school supplies to kick balls occupy makeshift shelves and a good part of the floor. A bulletin board above the desk displays certificates, cards and photographs of smiling children and families. Adjacent to the office is a large activity room, quiet now, but soon to fill with children participating in Chandler’s Public Housing Youth Program. This is Deborah Burkett’s office, the recreation coordinator who oversees the Public Housing Youth Program and writes the applications for the CDBG funds that help support it. Burkett and her small team of recreation leaders provide afterschool and daily recreation programs for the children residing at four public housing areas within the city. Two of the program’s five recreation leaders are funded by CDBG. The program offers children a place to connect with friends and on-site neighbors, where children ages 6 to 18 receive help with their homework and participate in structured activities that include fun and games, but with a purpose. “The children are receiving some mentoring and tutoring and being exposed to experiences and opportunities they might not receive otherwise,” says Burkett, who on Aug. 5 celebrated 12 years with the program. “Each afternoon, we spend the first

hour-and-a-half doing homework or having the children read or spend quiet time doing word puzzles or activities involving maps or learning about the states.” Burkett explains that participation in the program is voluntary, but estimates that three out of every four children residing in public housing participate in the program. She attributes much of the program’s success to its proximity to those it serves. “I can’t stress enough how valuable it is that we are here where the kids live. We are part of their everyday life, part of their community. They don’t have to get on a bus and travel somewhere or need mom to drop them off and pick them up,” she says. “And, the parents know where their kids are and that they are being supervised.” Group activities are a large part of the program, which during the school year is called ASPIRE, meaning After School Program—Imagination, Recreation, and Education. Depending on the time of year, children gather indoors for group activities or go outside to play basketball or ﬁeld games. Homework All Stars and Site Bucks incentive programs allow the children to earn school supplies, books, toys, holiday gifts, snacks and more. The Chandler Boys and Girls Club provides free memberships to more than 100

RETURN OF SUCCESSFUL YOUTH: Deborah Burkett points to a brochure from Maricopa Community Colleges that features the photo of a former Public Housing Youth Program participant who brought it by her ofﬁce. Submitted photo

public housing youth as well as low-cost participation in their flag football and basketball leagues. During the school intersession, Burkett and her team take the children on field trips to places like Big Surf, Butterfly Wonderland, Golfland and Extreme Air. For many, it’s a rare treat and an escape from the sameness of their surroundings. “We let them know that there’s more than Chandler and more than just their part of Chandler,” Burkett says. “When we take them to the top of South Mountain or on top of Papago Buttes in Tempe, they get a view of a bigger area, a bigger world.”

YOUTH FIELD TRIP: Children on a ﬁeld trip see a future in a bigger world and learn they can climb the mountains to achieve it. Submitted photo

Providing the youth in public housing with a bigger view of what is possible and providing a safe and structured environment in which to learn and play is what makes the youth program a success. That, and people like Deborah Burkett. “I had one young girl join us on a ﬁeld trip where we walked to the top of Hole In The Rock at Papago Buttes,” Burkett recalls with a smile. “Afterward, she told me, ‘Now, I know I can climb a mountain.’ That’s what I hope our contribution has been to these children…to let them know that they can climb mountains.” Information provided by the City of Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department.

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Looking back: Chandler’s sheep farmers BY TRACY HOUSE

Though it’s hard to imagine, as recently as the 1990s several large sheep herds called Chandler home. Sheep ranching was a lucrative business in the early 1900s and, by 1934, more than 42,000 head were being raised in Chandler, producing more than 2 million pounds of wool. The Andersens, Auzas, Etchamendys, Eramuzpes and Thudes all had huge herds in West Chandler. The sheep spent the winter months in Chandler and every spring were driven up the Heber-Reno Sheep Trail to the White Mountains. They crossed the Salt River at Bluepoint and continued on forest service trails, grazing as they walked. The trip took six weeks. The sheep would spend the hot summer months in the mountains before returning in the fall, taking the same six-week trip back to the Valley. Over the years, development pushed the sheep farms out of Chandler. The last sheep herd left Chandler in 2012. Photos courtesy of Chandler Museum

PACKED : Dobson sheep herd near Elliot Road and Arizona Avenue during roundup (early 1960s).

WORKING DUDES: Joe Auza (right) and herder Miguel Gatiez herd sheep in mountain summer pasture lands (no date).

OLD SCHOOL: The Dobson sheep herd crosses the Salt River at Bluepoint over the old sheep bridge (no date). Earl, Dwayne and Roy Dobson stand at right with others who are unidentiﬁed.

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About Care looking for art donations for Veterans Day event About Care seeks volunteers and donations of original art or signed prints for its annual Veterans Day wine tasting and art auction 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 8, at the Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler. Admission is $25 including beverages and appetizers. The nonprofit organization serves homebound elderly and the

disabled in Chandler and Gilbert; the majority are former military or their family members. About Care was created in 2005 to assist residents with services that enable them to remain in their home, live with self-respect and dignity while encouraging independence. Helping to postpone the expense of long-term care,

the group’s free services include transport to medical appointments and weekly errands as well as reassurance phone calls, computer assistance and minor home repairs. To volunteer or donate art, go to www.aboutcare.org or call (480) 802-2331.

Councilwoman Donovan chairs Valley transit organization The Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) elected Councilwoman Trinity Donovan as chairwoman of its board of directors for ﬁscal year 2014-2015. Valley Metro is the regional public transportation authority providing public transit and rideshare services in the greater Phoenix area. Donovan has been Chandler’s representative on the RPTA since 2007 and most recently served as vice chairwoman of the

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board. During her tenure with the board, she also served as a member of the RPTA Budget and Finance subcommittee. She also represents the City as a member of the Maricopa Association of Governments Human Services Coordinating and through her involvement in the National League of Cities’ Council on Youth, Education and Families. Donovan is the CEO of Chandler Christian Community Center. Trinity Donovan. Submitted photo

The deadline for news and advertising is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, for the Saturday, Sept. 6, issue of the SanTan Sun News. All news must be submitted to news@santansun. com by that day to be considered for the next issue or by ﬁlling in the “submit a news release” form on the newspaper’s website at SanTanSun.com. To send an item for consideration in the SanTan Family Fun, email it directly to STFF@SanTanSun.com. Send advertising ﬁles and information to account reps or contact ads@santansun.com. For deadline information, visit www.santansun.com and click on “About us” and call (480) 732-0250 for advertising rate details.

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California Closets specializes in custom-storage systems BY ALISON STANTON

Organized pantry shelves with plenty of room for food and beverages. Elegant bedroom closets with customsized shelving for clothing and shoes. Entertainment centers built to perfectly fit the television, DVD players, game systems and more. These are just a few of the customstorage systems that the design experts at California Closets in Chandler offer their customers. Robin Gulley, showroom manager and designer at the California Closets Chandler Showroom Design Center, says the company specializes in designing and building “perfect customstorage systems” for the home. Since the company was founded in 1978, Gulley says California Closets has installed more than one million systems worldwide. The Chandler location has been open since August 2005. From closets and laundry rooms to offices, garages and more, Gulley says California Closets takes pride in providing cutting-edge products combined with exceptional designs from its highly trained designers. “We utilize only the finest materials and suppliers available, many of which are exclusive to us,” Gulley says. “In addition to our premium finishes, accessories, hardware solutions, drawer fronts and door faces, we give a wide

range of options to make your system truly one of a kind.” Thanks to the company’s innovative 3-D computer program, Gulley says customers can visualize their new space along with the speciﬁc design

and materials that they chose. “Our expert installers will then install your new system quickly and efﬁciently,” she says. One product line that is extremely popular with customers is the new

NEAT AND ORGANIZED: California Closets specializes in creating custom-made bedroom closets and other storage systems that are as beautiful as they are functional. Submitted photo

BEAUTY MEETS FUNCTION: The designers at the Chandler Showroom Design Center can help create neat and organized laundry rooms. Submitted photo

Italian-imported Tesoro Collection. Gulley describes the collection as bringing the “perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality.” “It offers melamine that looks and feels like real wood veneer with rich wood textures, which gives not only a beautiful eye-catching ﬁnish, but also an amazing feeling at the touch.” In addition to taking pride in providing cutting-edge products with exceptional designs from highly trained designers, Gulley says California Closets’ ﬂexible systems allow the company to meet any budget and need. Another factor that helps set California Closets apart from the competition, Gulley notes, is that it offers soft close hinges and drawer slides, as well as birch dove-tailed jointed drawers as standard features. “We are honored to have the opportunity to work with you to create the most beautiful and functional solution available for your home and the way you live.” California Closets Chandler Showroom Design Center is located at 3415 W. Frye Rd., Chandler. For more information, call (480) 899-0826 or visit www.californiaclosets.com/ chandler Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at alison@santansun.com

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Jason Orozco has always known that he wanted to cut hair. Initially unsure about pursuing his dream, he studied graphic design at Denver Business College of Graphic Design. About 15 years ago, he took the plunge and opened his own studio, Salon Orozco. “When I finally jumped into it, it actually felt really good to open my own studio,” he says. For the past 10 years, Salon Orozco has been in the Chandler area. In March, Orozco relocated to a new studio at 2735 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 124, in Chandler. For more information, call (480) 612-5532. “Now that I’m solo and have my own salon, I’m doing men’s and women’s haircuts as well as color,” Orozco says. He uses Goldwell color on his clients’ hair. “It’s a brand that’s really good, and the color lasts a long time.” Orozco says his background in art helps him in his current career, as does his commitment to truly communicating with his clients. He listens carefully when they describe what they are looking for in a cut or style. “I’ve been an artist all my life, so it really helps me to visualize things a lot more when someone is telling

Chandler Republican Women have announced a welcome-back event for all Republican women of Chandler and Gilbert from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery of Western American and Native American Art in Chandler. Attendees are welcome to eat, socialize, chat about the upcoming election and visit some of Arizona’s best artwork. The museum is located at 22402 S. Basha Rd., Chandler. There will not be a formal meeting at this event, and there is no cost to attendees. For inquiries, email lisa@rocketchics.com.

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me what they want,” he says. While other hair stylists might “jump into it to make money,” Orozco says being successful in his line of business means much more. “Experience is definitely important and, after spending 15 years in the business, I really do know a lot. But communication is really the No. 1 thing—to understand people and to get into their heads a bit to really see what they want.” Orozco says it’s hard to pinpoint any one style or trend that’s especially popular right now. “I have all kinds of clientele, and I work with all ages and styles from kids to seniors,” he says. He has the knowledge and education to do all types of haircuts and styles. And, whether he’s cutting someone’s hair or helping a client get a new hair color and look, one thing is definitely true: Orozco truly enjoys his work. “The No. 1 thing for me is that I love what I do. It feels good for me to wake up every day and come to work.” Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at alison@ santansun.com

COMMUNICATION IS KEY: Jason Orozco, owner of Salon Orozco in Chandler, says listening to his clients and understanding what they are looking for in a cut or style is one of the keys to his success. Submitted photo

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SEND IN YOUR BUSINESS PROFILE FOR ‘DOING BUSINESS’ The SanTan Sun News would like to welcome new area businesses or existing ones that may be new to our readers. Submit information about your business for a “Doing Business” mini-business proﬁle in an upcoming issue of our publication, which is distributed to 35,000 homes, racks and boxes on the ﬁrst and third Saturdays of the month. Please include all of the following items: Name of business, name of owner(s), how long the business has existed, unique features, hours of operation, address, telephone number, website, email address. Also include an at least 300 dpi photo of the business owner or logo.

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The Chandler Chamber of Commerce offers group meetings, sponsored events and, this month, honors recipients of the Sloan Award. Events are held at the chamber office, 25 S. Arizona Pl., Suite 201, Chandler, unless otherwise noted. To register, call (480) 963-4571, visit www.chandlerchamber.com or www. meetup.com/ChandlerChamber, or email info@chandlerchamber.com. No refunds are available within 72 hours of an event.

Success Dynamics Leads Group The Chandler Chamber of Commerce Leads Groups have been created to help business members’ network and grow their business. The Success Dynamics Leads Group will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, and Monday, Aug. 11, at Brunchies, 17 E. Boston St., Chandler. A leads group is a business referral network that helps businesses interact and network. As a member of one of the leads groups, individuals will have the opportunity to develop sources and contacts that can help generate their business.

Chandler Business Connection Leads Group The Chandler Business Connection Leads Group will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, and Sept. 2, at BLD, 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler. Attendees are allowed two free visits.

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The Sun Lakes Networking Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, Aug. 27, and Sept. 3, at LaCasa Blanca, 24605 S. McQueen Rd., Chandler. The group meets Wednesdays to focus on building business relationships in the Sun Lakes area with the support of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce. Its mission is to develop trustworthy relationships in the Sun Lakes community while promoting ethical business and returning to the basics of doing business on a handshake.

Go-Getters Leads Group From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., the Go-Getters Leads Group will meet Thursdays Aug. 21, Aug. 28, and Sept. 4, at Rudy’s West Country Store and Bar-B-Q, 7300 W. Chandler Blvd. The group meets every Thursday, with the exception of the fourth Thursday of the month, at which time the group attends the Member Welcome Breakfast. Attendees are allowed two free visits.

Member Welcome Breakfast The Member Welcome Breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. Are you a new member? Or thinking about becoming a member? Have a new employee you’d like to introduce, or maybe you’d simply like to meet more members? This event is for you. Learn more about the chamber and feel free to bring business cards and brochures to share.

Friday Cafe Leads Group The Friday Cafe Leads Group will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fridays Aug. 22, Aug. 29, and Sept. 5, at Chompie’s Delicatessen Restaurant, 3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler. Attendees are allowed two free visits.

Chandler Chamber Lunch Club From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, the Chandler Chamber Lunch Club will meet at Fired Pie, 2855 W. Ray Rd., Suite 105, Chandler. The Chandler Chamber Lunch Club is for anyone who would like to attend and help support member businesses. The goal of the club is to network and promote each business while having a great meal at one of the hometown restaurants. The club will meet at a different Chandler Chamber restaurant and promote each other’s businesses while networking and getting to know new friends. Exchange business cards and brochures. Bring a door prize. Bring a guest. Bring an appetite.

Women in Business From 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women in Business will meet Tuesday, Aug. 19, at SoHo63, 63 E. Boston, Chandler. A different program is featured each month. Relationship-building, plus networking, plus business showcase opportunities equals success. An added-value workshop is offered at 10:30 a.m. Women in Business workshops are opportunities for individuals to gain a powerful edge on their competition. Technology, marketing, sales, accounting and legal issues are just a few of the topics to be covered at the sessions.

Start Up Lab The Start Up Lab will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. The chamber provides the tools and resources to help serious future business owners launch, or relaunch, a small business in Arizona. The chamber helps individuals address the challenges that Arizona entrepreneurs face and have a real expert available to answer burning questions.

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Orangetheory Fitness team gives back BY KELLIE COPPOLA

Exercise is one of the main ingredients of healthy living, but equally as important as physical strength is a proper balance of mind, body and soul. One of the surest ways to achieve inner harmony is by helping others and giving back to the world around you. That’s why Orangetheory Fitness Regional Developers and East Valley Franchisees Becky and Travis Renner teamed up with the nonproﬁt ReturnHope International to build a fresh water well in Bugiri, Uganda. ReturnHope International is a Christian-based initiative with the mission to return hope to the world, one town at a time. With a personal connection to the nonproﬁt (Travis’ brother is the founder) the Renners took the call to serve to heart and launched a fundraising initiative within the Dana Park Orangetheory Fitness studio in Mesa. The studio quickly raised the $7,000 required to build a fresh water well. The Renners then made the trek with ReturnHope to a remote area of the poverty-stricken nation to build the well and meet the Ugandan people directly impacted by its creation. More than 3.5 million people die every year from preventable diseases caused by drinking contaminated water. This single well will save hundreds of lives and prevent women and children from having to walk two or more miles each day to fetch disease-ridden water from a natural

SHARING: Travis and Becky Renner shared some Orangetheory Fitness gear with the Ugandan children. Submitted photo

water source. “It was an amazing experience to meet and connect with the families who will beneﬁt from this well,” says Becky Renner, who co-owns with her husband the Orangetheory Fitness locations in Chandler, among others. “Something as simple as fresh water can be life-changing for an entire village. It was also incredible to see the team at the Dana Park Orangetheory Fitness studio come together to support this mission. It just goes to show the huge impact a small group of people can have

Sun Valley Imports holding Hot August Relief special The experts at Sun Valley Imports cannot do anything about the heat, but they can help out with auto repair costs with their Hot August Relief special. Sun Valley Imports will pay the sales tax when owners of luxury import vehicles bring their cars in for maintenance in August. No minimum required. Sun Valley Imports is located at 950 N. Stadem Dr., Tempe. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (480) 949-2813. Sun Valley Imports is an independently owned auto repair shop

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on an entire community.” The Orangetheory Fitness workout helps build strength, increase energy and surpass workout plateaus, but the philosophy of the fitness franchise goes beyond just a physically fit lifestyle. The altruistic nature is a cornerstone of the franchise and its fitness trainers. With education and support from groups like ReturnHope and Orangetheory Fitness, people across the world can find hope and safety. To learn more about ReturnHope International, visit www.returnhope.

FRESH WATER: Travis and Becky Renner spent two weeks in Uganda helping build a fresh water well with funds raised by the Dana Park Orangetheory Fitness studio. Submitted photo

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Scramble scheduled at Ocotillo Ocotillo Golf Resort, 3751 S. Clubhouse Dr., Chandler, will host Ocotillo Scramble Wednesday, Aug. 20. The 7 a.m., 18-hole shotgun start is for the four-person scramble. Ocotillo Golf Resort welcomes the public to take part in a fun-filled day of golf, lunch and prizes. Entry fee is $49 plus tax, which includes a sleeve of Nike RZN Platinum golf balls. Each player will receive one drink ticket for the beverage cart, as well as one raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes. More raffle tickets are available for purchase. To register for the event, visit www. ocotillogolf.com/Ocotillo-Scramble. sform.

SCRAMBLE: The Ocotillo Scramble, a fourperson scramble, will take place at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20. Submitted photo

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Women who are interested in learning the basics of investing and other important financial topics will get their chance during the Investing Basics for Women workshop from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Downtown Library in Chandler. The event will provide an overview of the risks and rewards connected to different types of investments. Jodi Ford, director of marketing and speaker coordinator for the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), says the event is open to “women of all ages, young and old.” The free course will also cover topics like saving, planning and managing financial concerns. Women from all walks of life and marital statuses are welcome, Ford notes. Ford says it’s important for all women to learn about investing and other related topics. “Budgeting and debt management, types of investments, risk and returns, retirement and expectations are all important topics,” she says. The educational seminar is a great way for women to learn the basics about investing, as well as when to start, and “the benefits of persistence,” she added. According to Ford, the Valleywide chapter of SOFA is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit and educational speaker’s bureau with one mission: to provide financial education across America, one community at a time. “We are comprised of various financial professionals who volunteer a pro bono service to the community by providing

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From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. the Chandler Business Alliance hosts a breakfast Thursdays at BLD, 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler. Those interested in networking with a cause are invited to attend the meeting. All member and guests’ businesses will be allowed to present themselves to other local businesses who care about Chandler. Information will be shared about local Chandler events and causes, such as Maricopa Loves Melonhead fourth annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 17. The Chandler Business Alliance is a professional business coalition dedicated to the economic and social development of its members and the Chandler community as a whole. The mission is accomplished through establishing a network of businesses owned, and/or operated, by members of Chandler neighborhoods. Members will demonstrate their commitment to the mission through the patronage, referral and recommendation of fellow members. In addition, members will provide ﬁnancial and other support to local charitable organizations.

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HELPING WOMEN: Jodi Ford, from Society for Financial Awareness, says it’s important for women of all ages and means to learn about investing. Submitted photo

that focuses just on women,” Liebler says. “For both genders, this can be a scary ﬁnancial world. But with this workshop, more knowledge can help break the fear.” Investing Basics for Women will be held at the Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware St., in Chandler. For more information, call Liebler at (480) 782-2797 or visit www. chandlerlibrary.org Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at alison@santansun.com

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The Youth Executive Series—Yes The Youth Executive Series—Yes, will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Iguana Mack’s, 1371 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler. Come establish valuable business and professional connections while learning new and innovative techniques to improve your business.

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Business After Business will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Four Point by Sheraton South, 10831 S. 51st St., Phoenix. Join the chamber for its monthly mixer, while meeting new members, making business contacts and having a chance to win the “Chamber Cash Pot.”

An Ambassadors Committee meeting will be held from 11:55 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. The ambassadors serve as hosts for the chamber events. This select group of individuals is the liaison between the chamber and the business community. If you have been a member of the chamber for more than three months and are interested in joining, contact the chamber at (480) 963-4571.

Public Policy Committee Meeting Public Policy Committee Meeting: Issues, Influence, Impact, will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Public Policy Meeting is open to all members. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce is the representative on local, regional and state issues. Discussions on issues that are important to the success of businesses are discussed.

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Education Forum Breakfast to be held Sept. 4 The Education Forum Breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, One N. San Marcos Pl., Chandler. The forum will bring in top-level education officials from around the state, including Arizona State University President Michael Crow, University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart, Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng and

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Technology Steering Committee to meet Sept. 4 The Technology Steering Committee meeting will take place from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Coach and Willie’s, One E. Boston St., Chandler. Planning and organizing the Technology Lunch Series and other Chandler Chamber Technology programs and events for 2014 will be discussed.

American Family Insurance ribbon cutting A ribbon cutting will be held for American Family Insurance, 100 W. Boston St., Suite, 1, Chandler, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4.

Small Business Counseling offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays Experienced business counselors provide advice, knowledge and insight to help individuals start or grow their business during Small Business Counseling, which is offered every Monday, Tuesday and Friday. It is free and open to all in the community. Appointment times vary. Small Business Counseling is available Mondays

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Expo facilitates economic growth, community development The East Valley Business Expo, the largest of its kind in the area, is 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center St., Mesa. This year the event is spearheaded by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Gilbert, Mesa, and Tempe Chambers of Commerce. More than 1,200 guests gather to visit 140 exhibitors and businesses in a convention setting. Open to the public, it provides a unique opportunity for business-to-consumer contacts, networking and business-to-business connections. Attendees and exhibitors can enjoy door prizes, complimentary food from on-site restaurants, games and activities. For businesses seeking to expand their sales and outreach by connecting directly with the community and one another, booths are available on a firstcome, first-serve basis. For attendees, admission is free with a business card. For complete information, or to register as an exhibitor or attendee, visit www.eastvalleybusinessexpo.com.

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Chandler Parks and Rec offers variety of new classes BY MEGHAN MCCOY

From vegetarian cooking to Halloween arts and crafts, the Chandler Parks and Recreation Department is offering a slew of new activities this fall. The September through November programs are outlined in the new Break Time brochure, which was released last month. Brooke Peterson, marketing and communications coordinator for Chandler Parks and Recreation, says there are thousands of classes listed for literally every age group. Some of the new hands-on classes for preschool-aged children, ages 2 to 4, are theater, and lantern-, piñata- and puppetmaking courses, as well as a new science fun class and Play-Doh Play. The new youth classes, ages 6 to 12, also include many hands-on opportunities. Peterson says such classes as sewing for beginners, Teddy bear workshop and T-shirt design have been added. In October, teens, ages 12 to 17, can create their own “Monster Pillows,” just in time for Halloween. “They will design and hand-sew their very own monster pillow,” Peterson explains. Other additions for teens include a canvas paint workshop, which begins in December, a recycled art course that begins in November, and a cake-making workshop in October. “There are a lot of new art classes in the

READY, SET, GO: Chandler Parks and Recreation is offering a slew of new classes this fall. Submitted photo

junior area,” she explains. In addition to the classes, there are also many one-day activity events or trips. In October, kids can run through an obstacle course and roll and unroll Chandler Fire Department hoses during the Teen Challenge that coincides with the City’s annual Day of Play. Leaders in Training will be offered in the fall, for the ﬁrst time, from Sept. 29 through Oct. 10. Typically only offered in the summer, Leaders in Training pairs teens with professionals to provide real-world work experience. “It’s a great way for kids to get involved

and ﬁgure out what they want to do when they grow up and get some volunteer hours,” she says. The adults will also have the opportunity to participate in some new activities this fall. Two new adult sports leagues, co-rec soccer on Fridays and men’s soccer on Sundays, have been added. Another new sporting event, Slow Pitch Softball Homerun Derby, has been added at Snedigar Sportsplex at 9 a.m. Oct. 11. The derby is open to men and women. More information can be found at www. chandleraz.gov/snedigar.

There is also now the opportunity for adults to play softball on Friday nights, instead of just Mondays. But the new programs do not stop there. Adults can take Introduction to Vegetarian Cooking. Peterson says with a lot of folks moving in that direction, the class is important. A special Grandparents Day event will be held on Sept. 6 at the Senior Center. Snacks will be offered, and grandchildren will have the opportunity to create arts and crafts projects with their grandparents. Peterson says new classes are added after the City of Chandler recreation programmers and coordinators look into trends. The City of Chandler offers Good Will Scholarships to those who fall within a certain income level to help pay for the costs of the classes. “Chandler is a great place to participate because it’s affordable, and we work with our residents,” she explains. The brochure can be picked up at any recreation center, several city facilities including city hall and the library, and online at www.chandleraz.gov/breaktime.

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Brain Fair headed to Gangplank BY MEGHAN MCCOY

An Arizona State University graduate student, who is furthering her professor’s vision of exciting students about science and college, is bringing a hands-on fair to Chandler later this month to teach youth about the brain. The Mind-Power Thrills and Science Exploration: Brain Fair 2014 will be held for the first time in Chandler from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Gangplank Chandler, 260 S. Arizona Ave. The event is free. “We decided to reach out to Chandler to get another part of the Valley interested,” says Stephanie Koebele, ASU Memory and Aging laboratory manager, who was inspired by Professor Heather Bimonte-Nelson. “Our main goal is to reach out to the community and get students excited about science and going to college and learning about the brain. That is our main goal, and I am really excited about it.” The event, Koebele says, will feature at least six scientists who will work with the kids. The event is geared toward elementary- to high school-aged children who are interested in science. Brain Fair will feature arts and craft projects. Koebele says kids will mold brains out of Play-doh, so the children will have a better understanding of the different lobes. Brain cells will be made out of pipe cleaners to teach the youngsters about the different types of communication in the brain.

BRAINS: Emma Baier, an ASU Polytechnic High School student, learns about the functions of a brain with Stephanie Koebele, ASU Memory and Aging Laboratory manager, during a MindPower Thrills and Science Exploration: Brain Fair. Submitted photo

A real sheep’s brain will also be featured at the event. “That seems to be the favorite station that we have,” she explains with a laugh. “Koebele says that, occasionally, a scientist will dissect the sheep’s brain as he/she explains the similarities between human and sheep brains. “We give the students an opportunity to hold the brain and feel what the tissue is like and how much it weighs,” Koebele

NEURONS: ASU graduate student Amber LaCrosse teaches students about brain neurons at a previous Mind-Power Thrills and Science Exploration: Brain Fair. Submitted photo

says. “Most people are very eager to hold a real brain.” A panel of scientists will talk with kids about the benefits of attending college and heading into the science field. Bimonte-Nelson started the brain fair several years ago to inspire elementaryaged students. When Bimonte-Nelson became an ASU faculty member, she started thinking about how she could get underprivileged kids to consider college and science. “The brains were a bridge between their minds and college,” she says. “We want these kids to think about college.” Bimonte-Nelson says Koebele has been very proactive with the brain fair.

“She has really taken this work to heart,” Bimonte-Nelson says. “I am so proud of Stephanie. This woman is not only smart, she is so creative. She has come up with so many new ways to access all different grade levels. She is forming her own contacts and coming up with her own ideas to get all different levels excited about college and science. It’s been rewarding as a mentor to watch her dedication to these younger minds.” Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors and Business section editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at meghan@ santansun.com.

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Paving the way to mathematical success from preschool through sixth grade BY JULIE DEVINE, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, NVCE

“Math is like a ladder. If you miss a step, sometimes you can’t go on.”—John Mighton. Parents of children from preschool to sixth grade often ask how they can foster their child’s mathematical success in school. Rather than give a one-two-three formula for success, it is far more useful for parents to understand the incremental introduction of mathematical principles and how children learn them beginning at an early age. Armed with such understanding, parents will be key partners in their children’s mastery of math enabling them to be prepared for algebra and beyond. As indicated by the above quote, success in math hinges on sequential learning, one step building upon the next, upon the next. Mastery at every level is key, and practice is the key to mastery. Math is all about precision. There are no ambiguous statements or hidden functions. Deﬁnitions are precise, reasoning exact, logic essential. Logical reasoning is the skill that holds everything together while problemsolving is what mathematics allows us to do in real life. So what are the basic building blocks of mathematics that will lead to precision? Is precision built on terms, operations and symbols without understanding? Or are they built on more basic building blocks? Skills

without understanding has little value and, likewise for understanding with no skills. Each is essential.

Five building blocks to mastery of math Numbers Students who struggle in math usually have difﬁculty remembering math facts, handling word problems and doing multistep arithmetic. Certainly, memorization of math facts is a worthy goal, but it can only be achieved when certain foundations are laid for understanding these math facts. Counting by threes matters little if the child does not understand such basics as: number recognition, number meaning, numbers and their relation to quantity, sequencing and the performance of operations. Understanding numbers and their relationships makes learning math facts a logical exercise. Place Value System Understanding place value is the basis of our entire number system. A place-value system is one in which the position of a digit in a number determines its value. In the standard system, called base 10, each place represents 10 times the value of the place to its right. It is the organizing and unifying principle for our ﬁve essential building blocks and is foundational to arithmetic and algebra. Without it, keeping track of greater numbers

rapidly becomes cumbersome. Can you imagine writing 999 with all ones? Whole Number Operations Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers represents the basic operations of mathematics. Much of mathematics is a generalization of these operations and rests on an understanding of these procedures. They must be learned with fluency using standard algorithms. The standard algorithms learned in elementary school lend structure to operations and demystify whole number arithmetic. Whole number operations give students power over numbers and, by learning them, give students and teachers a common language. More complicated algorithms are built on these basics to later include fractions, decimals and ratios. This incremental transition prepares the foundation for higher-level math concepts. Fractions and Decimals All of the whole number operations can now be applied to fractions and decimals. Fractions are everywhere in mathematics and in day-to-day life so the ability to manipulate them with fluency is essential. If students can successfully operate numerical fractions with accuracy and fluency and understand their definitions, they can then make a smooth transition into algebra and other higher levels of math.

Pencils, Parents, Precepts and Practicalities This is the seventh installment in an eight-part series about helping your child succeed in school. Problem Solving Problem-solving is the “doing” part of mathematics and paves the way to increased levels of critical thinking. Problem-solving belongs at every level of a student’s mathematical education. Each new concept and skill learned should be incorporated within a series of increasingly more complex problems—from single-step word problems to multistep word problems. It is here that parents and teachers alike must require the student to demonstrate how they arrived at the proper solution to the problem. The mechanics of the calculation is essential. How did the student translate a word story into concrete mathematics? This is called abstracting the process to a standard algorithm. All ﬁve of these mathematical building blocks provide the incremental transitions from arithmetic to algebra. Students must learn the precise use of the terms, operations and symbols of mathematics. Precision is not only a requirement but a strength of mathematics. Julie Devine is in her 12th year teaching mathematics at New Vistas Center for Education, a preschool and elementary school specializing in gifted and advanced education. This article was excerpted from her presentation at the Parent Partnership Institute, a division of EAJ Institute, in 2014.

Basha club ‘making a difference one kid at a time’ BY TRACY HOUSE

Get a bunch of teenagers together with a common goal, and amazing things can happen. Members of Basha High School’s Kids Helping Kids club are putting their energy and compassion for kids to work by collecting donations for underprivileged youth. Founder Dustyn Phillips started Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids 10 years ago. Dustyn explains he’s been involved in community work around the country, beginning in Tennessee and then other places he’s lived, such as California, Florida and New York. In 2013 he brought his organization to Basha, and the club took off. The 16-yearold junior, along with the rest of the club members, is making an impact on the community and helping children. Recently, Dustyn brought collected clothing to Brazil while he was there to watch the World Cup. “I wanted to turn it into a chance to help others, so I started collecting soccer uniforms and cleats and balls through one of our sponsors,” he says. Through a contact with an organization in Brazil, Dustyn says they wanted to get the donations to kids who really needed them. Basha’s Kids Helping Kids is sponsoring a back-to-school drive, collecting backpacks and other school supplies for a school in need. “We pretty much give it to whoever

needs it.” Logan Milton, 16, a junior, says the club is looking for donations as it continues to build its supplies. New members are welcome to join the club, which meets the first and third Wednesday of the month. The group welcomes students who would like to earn volunteer or community service hours toward scholarships. “More people, comes with more connections,” says Bechet Proto, 16, a junior. “So, more stuff for us to do.” The club is expecting to add events through the school year. “We learned that stuff needs to be planned way in advance,” Logan says. The group is creating a float for the Chandler Parade of Lights event. The club delivered Christmas gifts to Chandler Christian Community Center and was involved with Operation Santa, something they plan on doing again this year. “It’s nice because we get to directly hand them to the kids,” Dustyn says. “It’s nice to be able to see how much they appreciate it.” Dustyn explains they’ve arranged for Kona Ice to come to campus during lunch and the group will receive half of the profits as an ongoing fundraiser. Logan says the group will be helping with a field day at Pueblo Middle School in the Kyrene School District as another outreach program.

BASHA’S KIDS HELPING KIDS: Back row from left: Logan Milton (secretary, cofounder), Nick Duhart, DaVaughn Dunbar (public relations), Auche King (public relations). Front row from left: Bechet Proto (treasurer, historian), Dustyn Phillips (president, founder and founder of Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids), Gabyy Sanchez (vice president). Photo courtesy of Donna Phillips

Dustyn sees the club expanding to miniclubs within the middle schools to get younger students involved. “We wanted to focus on getting this really going before trying to branch out. But that’s deﬁnitely coming in the future.” A true passion for Dustyn, he says, “It gives me joy to be able to see the appreciation that the kids have, and to be able to give them joy and see how they react to it.” Bechet adds that the parents are appreciative as well. The club’s motto is “Making a difference one kid at a time.” Bechet explains,

“Overall, it’s empowering to us just to see their expressions. It’s help for the kids, and gives the parents a little relief...and it helps us with our scholarships, our hours, and we can link it to our senior project. Our goal is to do more activities with kids and donate.” To donate, volunteer or ﬁnd out more about Basha’s Kids Helping Kids, go to its Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/ DustynsKidsHelpingKids or www.facebook. com/bashaskidshelpingkids. Tracy House is the news editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at tracy@santansun.com.

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Teens spend summer abroad helping those in need BY TRACY HOUSE

While some teens were working on their tans, shopping at the mall or catching the latest summer blockbusters, two Perry High School students were helping the less fortunate. For more than two weeks, Amanda Lee and Cassandra Neal volunteered their time to work with the poor in Third-World countries through Humanitarian Experience for Youth (HEFY) HEFY is a nonproﬁt service organization that offers humanitarian expeditions to youth ages 16 to 19. Amanda’s service project brought her to Tonga, and Cassandra spent her time working in Peru. Both teens say it was an amazing experience.

STICKS AND BRICKS: This is the ﬁrst level of the school building in Peru. The second level is held up with sticks and bricks. Cassandra Neal says it was completely stable, and the volunteers were able to stand and work on the top without it collapsing. Submitted photo

SERVING WITH PURPOSE: Amanda Lee, third from left, poses with the Siale family. Amanda traveled to Tonga to help build the Siales’ house through her experience with Humanitarian Experience for Youth. Submitted photo

and mortar, laid cinderblocks, sifted sand for the cement, built the frame of the house and put on the roof. “From start to ﬁnish, we built the entire thing.” Her group consisted of four adult leaders and 20 youth volunteers. “I think everybody needs to experience something like this,” Amanda says. “After you travel out of country or overseas, I think it totally changes you as a person. I’m sure a lot of it was just the experience of serving.” Amanda enjoyed learning about the culture and visiting with the locals in Tonga. “The people were my favorite part of it. Tonga is called the ‘Friendly Island

was for an elementary school, the ages start at 6 or 7.” The school is three stories; Cassandra’s group worked on the second story of the eight-classroom building for boys and girls in the area. In addition, she helped teach the local students English. She worked in a poor section of Lima. “Where the school was, it was on a mountain. The houses didn’t have running water. They had to bring water up every day. They were just very, very poor.” Cassandra was joined by four adults and 19 other youth. The group stayed in three different hostels on the trip. It wasn’t all work, though. Before heading to the area

Time in Tonga Traveling to Tonga was an experience of a lifetime for Amanda. The 17-year-old senior chose to cross the international dateline to Tonga to build a house for a family of seven for her 17-day experience. She spent a few days in Fiji, on the way to Tonga, staying at a resort, hiking, snorkeling and visiting other tourist attractions. In Tonga, the days started at 7 a.m. with breakfast and then she would work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Part of her $3,000 cost for the trip included the building materials used for the house. “There were ﬁve skilled builders that directed us,” she explains. Water was brought to the site in wheelbarrows, she says. They mixed cement

Kingdom,’ and it’s so true because everyone there is insanely friendly. I was not used to people warming up to me so quickly.” She says serving was her main purpose of the trip, but it was a growing experience as well. “I did a lot of reﬂecting while I was there. I think when you focus on what you already have, or what other people are lacking, you can be grateful for what you have and help others.”

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Wrestling club bred for success BY TIM J. RANDALL

“Born Winners...Trained to be Champions.” That is the slogan that adorns Thorobred Wrestling T-shirts worn by students of the 10-year-old Chandler club. Thorobred’s four principals— brothers Mike and David Douglas, along with Eric Larkin and Jack Cardinal—say they are looking forward to the club’s future. That was solidified as the City of Chandler Planning Division made a unanimous recommendation on July 10 to amend zoning on 5,000 square feet of building space in the Paloma Kyrene Business Community for the club. The zoning approval was a necessary step for the four partners, under their AZBRED LLC, to purchase the condo unit, known as Unit 14 in Building M of the 14-building mixed-use development at the northwest corner of Kyrene Road and Gila Springs Place. “This is a big step for the four of us and our club,” Cardinal says. “We are very excited that the process is moving forward.” Thorobred was founded in 2004 by the Douglas brothers, both of whom were accomplished Arizona State wrestlers. Larkin, also a decorated ASU wrestler, joined the group several years later, followed by Cardinal, also an acclaimed grappler. Larkin and Cardinal also coach wrestling at Seton Catholic

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where the school was located, she hiked Machu Picchu. One night, the group visited a water fountain park with a water show. “We would work all day, and then at night time we would hang with the natives or go do something touristy.” Working with local construction workers, Cassandra and the HEFY group tied rebar, shoveled sand and rocks, mixed and hauled cement and laid bricks for the school. She says the water wasn’t safe to drink so she had to brush her teeth with bottled water. “You work with what you have.” She says it isn’t fair to compare her experience to hotels in the United States. “When you look at it from what there was from the areas we were working, it was really nice,” she says. The natives’ homes were the size of her bedroom. “They would have nothing,” she says. “(But) we were treated so nicely. The natives all knew what was happening. They knew the Americans were here to help build the school. They thought we were just these saints, and everybody just went crazy because they were so nice and so loving.” Cassandra is starting to save up for next year. “I really want to do it again next summer.” She shares her experience any time she can. “It makes you so happy you want to keep talking about it.” For more information about Humanitarian Experience for Youth, visit www.hefy.org.

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Preparatory. The quartet’s mission is to train its students, ages 4 to 14, in wrestling, but with a focus on “turning young boys into young men, teaching them life skills,” says Mike Douglas. All four coaches take pride in passing on their experience and dedication to the sport. “Our students are working to better their skills 10 months of the year, and the four of us work year-round to make them winners,” Larkin says. There is no shortage of talent

on the coaching end with a Pac-10 championship and wins, an NCAA champion and NCAA All-America awards. These accomplishments have flowed to Thorobred students, who have learned and gone on “to win multiple state championships and AllAmerica awards, and most recently a student—Jason Holmes—making the World Wrestling Team,” David Douglas says. Thorobred, which practices at Chandler High School, anticipates an Oct. 15 grand opening of its new facility. Once up and running, the club hopes to have 50 students to train. “We want to ensure that the kids get our full attention and have dedicated coaching,” says Mike Douglas. “Our job is to give them a solid foundation to eventually become successful high school wrestlers.” The club participates in tournaments nationwide to give its students the opportunity to showcase their talents. With the new facility, the opportunities will expand to substantively impact its students “on and off the mat,” notes Mike Douglas. “We are building student-athletes at Thorobred,” Cardinal adds. For more information about the club, visit www.thorobredwc.com. Tim J. Randall is a freelance writer for the STSN. He can be reached at news@santansun.com

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Eight local students from Arizona Taekwondo School in Chandler earned high honors recently at the 2014 National Championship held by USA Taekwondo. More than 7,000 competitors from all over the country attended. The school returned home with two bronze medals in Poomse competition and one bronze medal from sparring. Students participating from Arizona Taekwondo School included Derrin McDevitt, Sue Kim, Yeojung Yoo, Geoffrey Kim, Juneau Kim, John Yoo, Jessee Cruz Salcido and Aidan Salcido. Masters Hyun Christopher Kim and Byungsoo Frank Kim and GM Jong Lee were among the national referees; Masters Wonmi McDevitt and Derrin McDevitt supported the athletes as Association Coaches, and Master Hyun Christopher Kim assisted as the Level I coach. Arizona Taekwondo School is at 2100 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 17, Chandler. To learn more, call (480) 442-3150 or email aztkd.chandler@gmail.com.

Applications are being accepted for Chandler Center for the Arts’ fourth annual Youth Advisory Council (YAC). Teens on the YAC focus on arts appreciation, community service and development of leadership skills to become advocates for the arts and well-rounded community leaders. Applicants must be between 13 and 18 years old and currently attending a public, private, parochial, charter or home school; deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 12. A maximum of 15 teens will be selected for a six-month term that begins Wednesday, Sept. 24, and concludes at the end of March. Each council member will receive a certiﬁcate of completion at the end of the program year, and the class list will be

prominently displayed in the Chandler Center for the Arts lobby. The YAC is a component of the larger Connecting Kidz initiative, through which Chandler Center for the Arts provides youth with opportunities to experience performance and visual arts. The YAC is made possible with the support of Nordstrom, Wells Fargo, Kinder Morgan, Law Ofﬁce of Shannon S. Bradley and Lorah Neville. To download the 2014-15 YAC application, visit www.chandlercenter.org/connecting/ youth-main.html. To learn more about the Youth Advisory Council and the Connecting Kidz program, visit www.chandlercenter.org/ connecting.html.

‘Sip, Soak and Splash’ through end of summer The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa is offering SanTan Sun-area families one last summer escape with its “Sip, Soak and Splash” package, available the weekend of Aug. 30. Offered at $129 per night, the package includes accommodations in a luxurious guest room, complimentary upgrade to a deluxe-view room if available, four complimentary snow cone vouchers and a total of four wristbands granting entrance for two children and two adults into the resort’s Soak and Splash water lawn.

The Sip, Soak and Splash party will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31, on Hemapik Lawn, and includes the Blue Crush 22-foot dual slip and slide, multiple sizes of inﬂatable water slides for kids of all ages, a water tag station, the Down Pour Derby, family-friendly food trucks and more. The Sip, Soak and Splash ﬁrst family tournament kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday at the resort’s pool area, where family members in age-ranked brackets can compete in tournament-style bocce ball, corn hole and watermelon-eating contests

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Aspire athletes achieve success at championships Aspire athletes brought home a bronze medal and other accolades from the Trampoline and Tumbling U.S. Championships held recently in Louisville, Kentucky. Steven Harris of Chandler was awarded the bronze medal for trampoline. In addition, USA Gymnastics selected Jerrett Jensen of Gilbert to the U.S. Senior National Team for tumbling; and Michael Liao of Chandler and Matthew Hawkins of Ahwatukee were chosen for the U.S. Junior National Team for double-mini trampoline.

Aspire welcomes team from Mexico A group of 15 Mexican gymnasts were recently welcomed at the Aspire Kids Sports Center facility. The group traveled from the city of Hermosillo in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico to train with Aspire’s team gymnasts and work with the coaching staff. “This is an amazing chance for our young athletes to interact with gymnasts from another culture, and for the Mexican gymnasts to learn some new

skills,” says Aspire owner Scott Barclay. “The Aspire coaching staff will be working with the Mexican coaches to teach them some new training techniques and styles.” Aspire Kids Sports Center is a 32,000-square-foot gymnastics and swimming facility at 51 S. Hearthstone Way, Chandler. Classes are available for all ages in gymnastics, swimming, dance, martial arts, cheer, tumbling and trampoline. To learn more, call (480) 8203774 or visit www.aspirekidsports.com.

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Chandler student brings home award Hannah Tsay, a student at Chandler’s New Vistas Center for Education, was recently awarded third place out of 97 entries in the Junior Individual Websites category at the 2014 National History Day Contest, held in College Park, Maryland. Hannah’s project, “David Brubeck: Jazz for Human Rights,” was also awarded the Star Spangled Award, sponsored by the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission and its afﬁliate nonproﬁt, Star-Spangled 200 Inc. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division

that incorporates one or more of the commission’s four themes of courage, unity in diversity, inspiration or preparedness. National History Day is a yearlong academic organization for middle and high school students focused on the teaching and learning of history. For more information about National History Day in Arizona, visit www. arizonahistoricalsociety.com/education/ azhd. For more information about New Vistas Center for Education, visit www. newvistasaz.com.

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Publisher goes ‘Gator’ Chandler-based Five Stars Publications Inc. has launched a crowdfunding campaign to give every second grader in Arizona a free copy of its upcoming title, “Gator, Gator, Second Grader (Classroom Pet...or Not?)” by award-winning author Conrad J. Storad. Published by Little Five Star, a division of Five Star Publications Inc., “Gator, Gator, Second Grader” compares and contrasts a variety of potential classroom critters, using kid-friendly dialogue and rhyme to help students identify which animals make great classroom pets and which do not. Following the story, a researched curriculum guide takes an in-

depth look at American alligators. “Every dollar pledged will go toward purchasing a copy of the book for a second grader reading and studying in a classroom,” says Storad. “We are starting with getting a book to every second grader in Arizona for the new school year. From there, the bigger goal is to put a copy of the book into the hands of as many second graders in North America as possible.” For more information, or to become a sponsor, visit www.gofundme.com/ gatorgatorsecondgrader. To learn more about Five Star Publications, visit www. FiveStarPublications.com.

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SanTan Sun-area families looking for back-to-school deals on clothes, shoes and accessories, or toys and baby gear for younger children, are invited to visit Kid to Kid, 2815 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 12, Chandler. Kid to Kid Chandler is part of a national children’s resale franchise that specializes in stylish, gently used clothing and accessories for kids up to size 14. Parents can also earn cash or store credit

Seton Catholic Prepatory will be hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 6. Age divisions include third/fourth grades, ﬁfth/sixth grades, seventh/eighth grades, JV, varsity, adult and masters (38 years and older) for both male and female athletes. Registrations will be accepted through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3. Game information will be posted online Friday evening, Sept. 5, with games being played on Saturday. The cost is $80 per team with

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Aquatic facilities change swim hours New hours are in effect for the six aquatic facilities in Chandler: Arrowhead Pool, 1475 W. Erie St.; Desert Oasis Aquatic Center, 1400 W. Summit Pl.; Folley Pool, 600 E. Fairview Dr.; Hamilton Aquatic Center, 3838 S. Arizona Ave.; Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center, 5901 S. Hillcrest Dr.; and Nozomi Aquatic Center, 250 S. Kyrene Rd. Arrowhead Pool, Desert Oasis Aquatic Center and Hamilton Aquatic Center are open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day. Nozomi Aquatic Center is open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 21.

Rodney James of Chandler and Jordan Lamoreaux of Queen Creek are July graduates of Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rodney earned his Bachelor of Science in business management, and Jordan

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Catherine Coffman of Chandler earned a master’s degree in project management from University of Wisconsin—Platteville in Platteville, Wisconsin.

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earned his Master of Science in information security assurance. Theresa Siver of Chandler is on the Spring 2014 Dean’s List at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. To qualify, students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, have at least 12 graded credit hours, no incompletes and no grades lower than a C. Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) is the recipient of $400,000 from the state of Arizona’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget, part of $1.4 million allotted to Maricopa Community Colleges’ educational efforts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and Workforce areas. CGCC’s funds will be used for the updating of labs and equipment for its Aviation and Composite Manufacturing programs.

BASIS schools again make top marks Students at BASIS schools again tested well above average on the OECD Test for Schools. Four BASIS schools were eligible to participate in the OECD assessment, including BASIS Chandler. The OECD Test for Schools, based on PISA, is a student-assessment tool geared for use by schools and school networks to support research, benchmarking and school-improvement efforts. On average, BASIS students, at the four schools tested, outscored such other high-scoring countries as Singapore, Korea, Finland and

Switzerland. All of the eligible BASIS schools earned scores that put them in the top 5 percent of all schools in the world in reading, math and science. According to the results, the average BASIS student is two and a half to three years ahead of the average American student in reading, math and science. BASIS schools are open-enrollment, tuition-free public charter schools with a STEM-focused curriculum, operating now across the country. To learn more about BASIS schools, visit www. basisschools.org.

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CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Aug. 19: Junior high early release: ACP, Payne, Willis, Hill Aug. 21: Junior high early release: Andersen, Bogle, Santan Aug. 27-28: Elementary early release Sept. 1: Labor Day holiday; no school

CTA-Independence Hawks Smile now – Fall pictures will be taken Wednesday, Aug. 20. Watch for a flier with more information coming home soon. Save the date – The first PTO general meeting of the school year will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Room Orange 23. Babysitting for students and siblings will be available across the hall. Parents will have the opportunity to meet the new PTO board and hear about what is happening at the school. Tax credit – Donations for 2014 can still be made. Donate up to $400 to CTA-Independence and receive credit for the full amount. Forms are available in the front office. Thanks to those families who have already donated. Calendar Aug. 20: Fall pictures Aug. 26: PTO general meeting Aug. 25-29: Book Fair, Library Aug. 27-27: Early release at 11:40 a.m., parent-teacher conferences —Wendi Olson

Haley Tigers Great start – Haley Tigers are off to a great start for the 2014-15 school year. The first PTO Family Fun Night will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Chick-fil-a on Gilbert and Germann roads, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Haley. The year’s first round of parent-teacher conferences will be held Wednesday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Aug. 28. —Stephanie Palomarez

Hancock Heat Decades Dance – The fifth grade will host its annual Decades Dance from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Those who want to rock out to a variety of music won’t want to miss this exciting event. Tax credit – Hancock families are invited to consider donating to Hancock through the Arizona extracurricular tax credit program. Married couples can donate any amount up to $400; singles can donate any amount up to $200. Tax credit donations can be made in increments or charged on a credit card. —Andrea Dickson

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Basha High Bears Lifelong learner – Basha High Theater Director Shira Schwartz recently attended a three-week workshop in London, England. The workshop, “Teaching Shakespearet through Performance,” taught practical and active strategies for educating students about Shakespeare, immersing participants in the life of a working theater, from costume design to crafting. Schwartz plans to share what she learned with Basha High’s English Department and AMS. The program is run through the English Speaking Union, Phoenix branch and the Globe Theatre. —Carol Skocypec

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CTA-Goodman Gators Save the date – Students may invite any special men in their lives to school to share breakfast with them at “Donuts with Dad.” Fathers, grandfathers, uncles and neighbors are all welcome to the breakfast event, held from 7:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, in the Multipurpose Room. Cost is $1 for students or $1.75 for adults, and includes a donut, muffin, cinnamon roll, breakfast bar or breakfast bun, fruit and a drink, either milk or juice. Coffee will be

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Maricopa County takes mosquitoes seriously BY DENNY BARNEY

People who now call Arizona home often come from places that are much more humid than here. So they are both surprised and annoyed when their morning Denny Barney. breakfast on Submitted photo the patio or their nighttime barbecues get raided by pesky mosquitoes. After all, Chandler isn’t Minnesota, where the mosquito is described as the “unofficial state bird.” Mosquitoes can breed anywhere there are standing pools of water: Lakes; golf courses; culverts; or irrigation. They breed in water and then feast in the air. Last month, Arizonans received a sad reminder of why Maricopa County takes mosquitoes and West Nile Virus so seriously. An East Valley man in his 60s was confirmed as the state’s first West Nile Virus related death this year. Mosquitoes are not just a pesky nuisance. They are the world’s most efficient bloodsucking machines and carriers of disease. Around the world, they are responsible for epidemics of malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. They are considered the deadliest insects on earth. And, in Arizona, one common breed, the Culex mosquito, carries West Nile virus, a rare disease causing flu-like symptoms which the majority of those infected will not even be aware of. That’s why at Maricopa County,

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we urge folks to avoid outside activity from dusk to dawn and wear lightweight clothing that covers their arms and legs. The county also has a proactive, comprehensive program of surveillance, monitoring, control, community outreach and, as a last resort in areas heavily infested with mosquitoes, fogging, all under the Vector Control Division of the county Department of Environmental Services. Here’s a rundown of the process the county uses to track and control mosquitoes: • Based on breeding history, department staffers will place about 600 traps throughout the county, mostly in trees. These containers are filled with dry ice and as the ice melts, carbon dioxide is produced, and that attracts mosquitoes to the trap. (Side note: We all know carbon dioxide is also in our breath when we exhale, which, of course, is why the mosquitoes are attracted to humans.) • If more than 30 Culex mosquitoes or 300 floodwater mosquitoes are caught in a single trap, or any of the samples test positive for West Nile virus, then the county will send out fogging trucks and spray a chemical approved by the national Centers for Disease Control. The spraying is done by truck and only between midnight and 5 a.m. so as not to disturb most residents. • Fogging and swatting are not the only ways to cut down on the mosquito population, however. Ever heard of the Gambusia fish? This is a mosquito-eating machine and the county can actually distribute them to residents with man-made fishponds or pools within their own property—not

To the editor, Chelle Daly is currently a candidate for the Chandler City Council. In my opinion, Ms. Daly is the best choice to lead the City of Chandler today and in the future. I met Chelle several years ago and have experienced her calm demeanor and willingness to serve the city she is proud to call home. With degrees in computer science and mathematics, and engineering Chelle Daly. experience at Submitted photo Intel, Chelle has the ability to analyze important issues and make decisions that put the citizens of

Chandler ﬁrst. Her many years of community service attest to her unwavering dedication to make Chandler the best East Valley city in which to live and raise a family. Chelle is currently a commissioner for the Chandler Municipal Airport and has served two terms as chairwoman. She was a key contributor in calling for the 2010 airport-noise study, an important issue that affects many Chandler homeowners. As a citizen volunteer, she worked with the Chandler City Council on several important projects including the expansion of classrooms at Snedigar Recreation Center and the Paseo Vista design project. I support strong women in government and dislike seeing incumbents return to ofﬁce year after year. Please join me in supporting Chelle Daly as a fresh voice on the Chandler City Council. Sincerely, Patricia Tudong

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into natural habitat. Of course, prevention is the better course. Water left standing just a few days from a single monsoon storm can produce hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes outside your own back door. Ponding from bird baths, empty containers or even low spots in the yard can create problems. Maricopa County will continue to do its part to keep the mosquito population under control and combat the outbreak of disease, but it’s really a job for all of us.

For more information about the mosquito work occurring at Maricopa County, or to register complaints about mosquito activity, call the West Nile virus hotline at (602) 506-0700 or visit www.maricopa.gov/wnv. Denny Barney is Gilbert resident and chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors from District 1, which includes Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Queen Creek and Ahwatukee.

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Neighbors Child-abuse coalition achieves nonproﬁt status BY TRACY HOUSE

The Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Coalition is striving to educate the public about the importance of reporting child abuse. Now it can get a little help. Founded shortly after the Aug. 31, 2009, murder of 3-year-old Schala Vera, the organization has achieved nonprofit status allowing it to receive donations. “We’ll be able to grow the organization,” explains Kendra Davis, the coalition’s public relations/social media officer. “It’s going to allow us to grow, continue to advertise, create pamphlets, and sometimes videos, that we pass on to the public so they know how to report. They know the signs that they need to look for when reporting.” Davis is a school counselor at Chandler Unified School District’s Navarrete Elementary School. Initially, she was a coalition counselor, but now she sits on its board. Other members of the coalition include representatives from the Chandler Police Department, Chandler Fire Health and Medical and the FBI. “Basically, we try to educate the community,” Davis says. “We speak at events about the importance of reporting—anything suspicious at all. We’re trying to raise awareness, not just of our mandatory reporters in the schools and the medical profession reporting, but also the public.” The coalition was founded by the Chandler Police Department, but Davis says, the organization has grown to include agencies Valleywide. By attending events such as Phoenix Suns games, the coalition is publicly trying to raise the importance of reporting child abuse. “It’s hard to measure exactly what our impact has been, but we do know that reports are up a lot higher than they were in 2009,” she adds. Child Protective Services is taking reporting more seriously than in recent years, Davis stresses. “They’re also trying to increase services that can be given to the families.” The more than 30 member organizations work together in reporting. The coalition reaches across Maricopa County and rural communities, with professionals from the fields of health care, school districts, law enforcement, social services, emergency services, domestic violence advocates, media, county and U.S. attorneys, community members, nonprofit groups, faith-based groups, victim services and child advocacy groups. SEE CHILD-ABUSE

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Rockin’ Taco Street Fest returns to Chandler BY MEGHAN MCCOY

Beach sand and an array of family-friendly activities will become part of the desert next month during the Rockin’ Taco Street Fest, a special Mexican Independence Day event, at El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina of Chandler. “It’s always been very family friendly,” says Jen Pruett of HDE Agency, the event’s producer. Pruett adds that celebrating Mexican Independence Day is important to El Palacio’s owner, Anthony Serrano. The celebration is set for 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the restaurant, 2950 E. Germann Rd. “We have added several new fun components and changed things up a bit from

FEST: The local dance group Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ will teach attendees about the Mexican culture through dance during the third annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest on Saturday, Sept. 13. Submitted photo

previous years,” she explains. Last year the event attracted about 1,000 SEE ROCKIN’ TACO PAGE 42

Foundation recruiting golfers for tourney BY MEGHAN MCCOY

Golfers are being sought for the Chandler Education Foundation’s annual tournament, which beneﬁts students and teachers of the Chandler Uniﬁed School District. Steve Hewitt, the CUSD’s director of community education and a Chandler Education Foundation executive board member, says the foundation wanted to host a fundraiser for the district, so it decided on a golf tournament. The money raised from the event supports student scholarships and grants for teachers,

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TOURNAMENT: The Arizona Diamondbacks’ mascot Baxter and Chandler Uniﬁed School District Superintendent Dr. Camille Casteel made an appearance at last year’s annual golf tournament. Submitted photo

Photographer heads to Peru to work with children BY MEGHAN MCCOY

VOLUNTEER: Photographer Rachel Tabron will travel to Peru in August to volunteer at an orphanage. Submitted photo

Traveling abroad for the ﬁrst time can be a little daunting—especially if family is being left behind. But Rachel Tabron is passionate about her trip and volunteering. The Chandler photographer is traveling to Cusco, Peru, with a friend on Aug. 22, to volunteer at an orphanage helping youngsters with their daily activities and keeping them entertained. “We will start in the morning around 7 and it goes to about 4 p.m., and then we will have the evening to kind of explore and hang out in the volunteer house,” she explains. “I’m sure I will be able to see a little bit of the area and take a million pictures.”

Tabron says she is looking forward to seeing a different culture and showing her three small children what it is like to be a child in a different area in the world. “I think this is the one that will get me hooked,” she explains. “They have so many different areas in the world to choose from. I have my second and third one already picked out.” Tabron got the bug to volunteer abroad after researching programs online and stumbling upon International Volunteer HQ. She and her friend decided to sign up in the spring. “I feel really good about the program,” she says. “I am super

impressed with how they have it all set up.” Although there are many different locations from which to choose, Tabron says South America stuck out for the both of them. “You look at it and read about it. You just know,” she says of the destination. International Volunteer HQ Program Coordinator Chelsea Green says they place volunteers in 25 countries. “We have volunteer placement in Argentina, Bali, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, South SEE PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE 44

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www.SanTanSun.com The cost is $1,200 for a four-person team, and $125 for individual golfers. Team registration includes the sponsorship of the tournament, recognition at the event, tee box signs, continental breakfast, golf, lunch, silent auction and prizes from the tournament. The tournament also includes a rafﬂe for a variety of items, including Ping golf clubs. There are also contests for the longest drive, longest putt and closest to the hole, as well as team prizes. “It’s a good day of golf,” Hewitt says. Those interested in registering, should visit the Chandler Education Foundation’s website at wwww. chandleredfoundation.org, or by calling Lea Anne Thomas at (480) 224-3030. Registration is requested by Friday, Aug. 29.

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people. This year’s theme is “Find Your Beach.” “We’re going to create a beach-like paradise right here in the desert complete with sand, sun and surf,” says Serrano in a press release. He was unavailable for comment. “We want everyone to come on out and enjoy a day at the beach—chill out under the cabanas, play games, sip on margaritas and relax.” One of the new features for the event is a salsa competition where attendees will vote for their favorite flavor. Pruett says entrants must prepare enough salsa to distribute 250 1-ounce samples. Booth space and tasting cups will be provided. Those interested in the competition must preregister by calling the HDE Agency at (602) 276-2499. “There is no cost; they just need to contact HDE Agency,” she says. The first-place winner will receive a $50 gift card; the secondplace prize is a $25 gift card; and the third-place winner will receive a $10 gift card to El Palacio. The festival will have inflatable water slides, a taco-eating contest, mustache competition and live entertainment. The local dance group Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ will teach attendees about the Mexican culture through folkloric dance. The nonprofit organization will receive a portion of the proceeds. “They will have some of the girls go out and perform a dance,” Pruett says. The street-taco station will be bigger this year as well, offering more choices of meat and toppings. She says it will be buffet style, where individuals will make their own tacos. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rockintacoaz.com or by visiting El Palacio. Admission is $5; free for children 12 and younger. Pruett says those who purchase tickets will be entered into a contest to win a trip to Ensenada. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $5, or two for $8.

allows further education for teachers and backs the Chandler Care Center. The latter provides dental and medical care to underinsured and underserved children. Last year the foundation provided more than $100,000 in scholarships, more than $50,000 for inclassroom scholarships and approximately $10,000 for teachers furthering their education. This year, the 13th annual golf tournament will be on Friday, Sept. 5, at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass, 5692 W. North Loop Rd., Chandler. The scramble has a shotgun start of 7:30 a.m. “We usually ﬁll the tournament up,” explains Hewitt, who adds that 292 players have participated for the last three years. The 28-year-old Chandler Education Foundation will use The Devils Claw and The Cattail courses at the event, allowing almost 300 players to register.

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GOLFERS: Chandler High School Assistant Principal Jim Culver, CHS’ Dean of Students JJ Chandler, CHS teacher and coach Mark Nold and CHS Principal Larry Rother participated in last year’s golf tournament for the Chandler Education Foundation. Submitted photo

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The Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Coalition will be hosting its annual memorial for Shala at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, in the chapel at Mercy Gilbert Hospital, 3533 S. Val Vista Dr., Gilbert. “The ﬁrst responders see a lot,” Davis says. “These people still show up for her memorial because they were so affected by what happened and the serious condition she was in. People were so impacted by this. These are people who deal with it every day, but this was very extreme.” As a result of this tragedy, Davis says, “We realized there was a need—that we needed to stop the child homicides that were occurring.” “We needed to do more, because in most of the cases, neighbors did know something was going on but nobody ever called.” Davis adds that the “sky’s the limit now” for the nonproﬁt’s tasks. “We didn’t have very much funding before,” she says. “We’ve hired an attorney and now we’re going to be able to do more than we have in the past.” Contact the Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Coalition at www.facebook. com/AzCAPAC/info for more information or to donate. To report abuse, call the local police or 9-1-1.

Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Vietnam and Zambia,” she explains. While Tabron volunteers in Cusco, she will stay with other volunteers in a home or with a local family. “The volunteer house can accommodate 20 to 22 volunteers, while the home stays can range in size, although they typically accommodate between two to four volunteers,” Green explains. “The local host families, who have been vetted by our local staff, are given money from volunteer program fees for providing support, food and board. It is exciting for volunteers to stay with a family. It allows them the opportunity to learn the Peruvian way of life, meet local people, eat local food, speak the local language and engage in local customs and traditions.” Tabron is a newbie to traveling abroad, but not volunteering. She has clocked many hours in Iowa for the Humane Society and in Chandler for a homelesschildren program. “Being a photographer, I can offer a service that they really can use,” says Tabron. Follow Tabron’s journey on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ ArayaPhotographyAZ. For those interested in sponsoring Tabron visit www.gofundme. com/cuscoperu.

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Fundraiser to beneﬁt ChandlerTullamore Sister Cities Murphy’s Law Irish Pub and Ale House, in Downtown Chandler, is hosting a fundraiser for ChandlerTullamore Sister Cities from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. The $50 price includes dinner for two, and $20 from every ticket goes to the Student Ambassador Program. There is a choice of appetizer, spinach and artichoke dip or Murphy’s cheese dip; choice of a main entree, grilled chicken sandwich, ﬁsh and chips, chicken veggie mac and cheese or pepperoni pizza; plus a choice of two beverages, a three-beer paddle,

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Center for Living Well offers teacher training next month The Center for Living Well, a 501(c) (3) nonproﬁt wellness ministry providing Christ-centered wellness education and training, has announced that teacher training will begin in September. The Center for Living Well’s Yoga Ministry Leadership Training Program is designed for individuals who want to strengthen their yoga knowledge and practice, deepen their understanding of the Bible, teach Christ-centered yoga classes or lead a yoga ministry. The training consists of a modular approach, where each module can be done independently or in succession. There are ﬁve 38-hour modules in total, each focusing on different elements of Christ-centered yoga ministry leadership development as follows: Module 1, Foundations of Faith and Yoga 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 9 through Sept. 30, online; Module 2, Pose Construction and Anatomy, a four-day camp from Oct. 15 through Oct. 19; Module 3, Class Design and Sequencing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays Oct. 28 through Nov. 18, online; Module 4, Business, Marketing and Ministry Leadership, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Nov. 25 through Dec. 16 online; and Module 5, Teacher Practicum, a fourday camp from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1. Each module includes 38 hours of instruction, personal practice and mandatory homework. The format of the program alternates between three modules of online instruction, and

two in-person yoga camps held in the Phoenix area. New instructors who successfully complete all ﬁve modules earn a designation as a Christ-centered yoga leader. The program is also open to existing instructors wishing to receive continuing education credits or pursue a (CCYL). The cost for Module 1 is $500 and is required for those pursuing a CCYL designation. Instruction is provided in the following areas: introduction to the Bible; assimilating the word; yoga history; philosophy and theory; and breath work, mediation and prayer. “Our program is unique in its approach to training in that we place equal emphasis on the fundamentals of yoga, Bible teaching and leadership,” says Dawn Rutledge, the executive director for the Center for Living Well. “All of our instructors receive extensive education and must demonstrate proﬁciency in yoga theory, yoga pose construction and anatomy, class design and sequencing, teacher ethics and responsibilities and student safety and enjoyment. In addition, our teachers receive teaching in Bible history, foundations of faith and applied Bible study that fully equips them to read, understand, study and teach Scripture. Further, our teachers also receive training in business, marketing, ministry, servant leadership and discipleship to equip them for leadership. When they graduate, they

are fully equipped to teach classes, lead a Christ-centered yoga ministry in their church or community or even open a yoga studio.” Weekly mentoring is provided to improve learning and retention, maintain accountability and provide ongoing support and education. Those interested in participating can apply online at www. centerforlivingwell.org/what-we-do/ training or request information via email at info@centerforlivingwell.org. “My teacher training experience has been life changing,” says Paula Hudson, recent graduate of the CCYL program. “After six years of searching for the right training program, God led me to the Center for Living Well. The course material helped me deepen my understanding of yoga and my relationship with God. The amount of love and support that I received throughout training is helping me become all I was created to be. The modules offered are devoted to deepening your relationship with God’s love to others through Christ-centered yoga. The information I received has laid a solid foundation on how to fully integrate my

faith with yoga and to teach conﬁdently. Looking back I can see why there was a six-year delay. We serve a God that operates in excellence, and he wanted me in a program that would fully honor and glorify him.” The Center for Living Well is a wellness ministry that helps individuals, couples and families ﬁnd healing, wellness and wholeness through Christ-centered wellness programs, retreats and training. The Center for Living Well is dedicated to providing tools which help people become a healthy and integrated self, dependent on God, in community with others. Program offerings include yoga teacher training, yoga and wellness retreats, yoga classes, yoga therapy, Thai yoga massage therapy, Reiki, Am I Hungry? mindful-eating classes and coaching, marriage and parenting classes, private counseling, prayer therapy and Bible study. The Center for Living Well’s headquarters is located at 1655 W. Chandler Blvd., Suite 5, Chandler. For more information, visit www. centerforlivingwell.org, info@ centerforlivingwell.org or (480) 505-3825.

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Free landscaping and irrigation classes offered Free classes on how to transform a yard into a beautiful landscape utilizing attractive water-wise plants, as well as how to install and maintain irrigation systems, is being offered by the City of Chandler. Chandler “Smart” Home—Tracking Down Sneaky Leaks, is among one of the new classes offered this fall for landscaping and irrigation classes. “Leaks can account for thousands of gallons of water wasted in the home every year,” says Cathy Rymer, Chandler’s water conservation coordinator. “Fixing easily corrected leaks is not only a smart way to save water for the future, but homeowner’s can save money on their water bills.” Although classes are free to Chandler utility customers, participants must register online at www.chandler.gov/water or by

calling (480) 782-3580. From 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, Basic Yard Makeovers will be held at Chandler City Hall, 175 S. Arizona Ave. The class will discuss how to prepare beds, choose plants and care for vegetables, herbs, fruits and citrus for a bountiful harvest. The Environmental Education Center at Veterans Oasis Park, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., will host Create Your Own Oasis from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 20. Participants will learn the basics of landscaping in the desert during this two-part series. Such concepts as design, how to plan for small spaces, the desert plant palette, plant selection and plant combinations will be discussed. The Chandler City Hall, 175 S. Arizona Ave., will be the location for Yard Watering

and Timer Instruction from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. The class will touch upon how long, how much and when to water a landscape. Participants will learn how to program an irrigation timer using actual controllers (timers). From 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Irrigation Maintenance and Repair will be held at Chandler City Hall. Fall is a great time to tune up an irrigation system to improve efﬁciency and modify it for new plantings. This class will also touch upon troubleshooting and repairing a system that is causing a problem. The Chandler City Hall will hold “Smart” Irrigation Controllers from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, for those interested in using hands-off watering for their landscape. The class will discuss controllers that use

local weather conditions to apply water, which can help save up to 30 percent on landscape watering. Rebates of up to $250 are available. From 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, Chandler “Smart” Home—Tracking Down Sneaky Leaks will be held at Chandler City Hall. Learn how to save water, energy and money with simple changes or repairs, water -saving devices and by optimizing rebates. A raffle drawing will also be held. The final class, Pruning and Maintaining Your Landscape, will be held at Chandler City Hall, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to discuss the most living elements of landscape, trees and shrubs. A certified arborist will teach proper plant selection, planting, staking and pruning techniques for the low desert.

New college ﬁtness center offers inexpensive options

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The Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus is now boasting a 4,000-square-foot fitness experience, dubbed the Coyote Center. The center offers a full line of cardiovascular equipment, resistancetraining machines, a complete freeweight section with Olympic lifting platforms and an outdoor turf field. There is also a 1,800-square-foot group fitness room. Community members can enroll in a noncredit class for $80 and have 15 weeks of access to the fitness center. If they sign up for the two-credit class, they’ll have access to the fitness center as well as be able to drop into any open group fitness class including yoga, Pilates, bootcamp fitness, stretch and relaxation, meditative yoga, tai chi and Zumba. Members will have access to the staff who have advanced degrees in exercise science and personal training, or strength-and-conditioning certifications through accredited organizations, such as the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association or National Academy of Sports Medicine.

August is National Sandwich Month, and Chompie’s, Arizona’s New York Deli since 1979, is ready to celebrate with its huge selection of award-winning New York deli-style sandwiches made using the finest ingredients and authentic family recipes handed down through the generations. Some of Chompie’s most popular sandwiches include: Mile High Hot Pastrami, its famous NY pastrami, baked with a secret blend of spices, then steamed to mouth-watering perfection; Classic Grandpa Ruby’s Reuben, choice of corned beef or pastrami, grilled sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1000 Island dressing on grilled rye; Stevie G’s 5-town Special, oven roasted turkey, bacon, avocado, jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on fresh baked multigrain bread; Mark’s Monte Cristo, oven roasted turkey, Boar’s Head ham, bacon, Swiss cheese, dipped in batter, fried crisp and served with strawberry jam; Wendy’s Favorite, oven-roasted turkey breast, Havarti cheese, fresh leaf lettuce and cranberry mayo served on cracked whole wheat bread; Jewish Sliders, Chompie’s mini challah rolls

CARDIO AREA: The Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus is opening a ﬁtness center on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Submitted photo

Other free services available to anyone who enrolls include exercise program design, blood pressure checks, body composition assessment, body circumference measurements, cardiovascular fitness assessment and muscular strength, endurance assessments. The fitness center opens on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call the fitness center at (480) 732-7200.

Arizona police ofﬁcers open luxury barbershop Two honorably retired Arizona police ofﬁcers have hung up their gun belts in exchange for barber shears. Carlos Gastelum and Javier Cota are the new founders of Vintage American Barbershops, a new breed of luxury barbershops. After a combined 47 years in public service, the duo is excited to take on a new role in the community. “We are a unique business who still strive to give to the community by sponsoring local high school sports and families,” says Gastelum, also the company’s operations manager. “Vintage American believes in strong family values, which is why we offer a twofor-one price on all our haircut and shaving services for any father-and-son duo that comes in to our shop,” says Administrative Manager Cota. “This provides for father and son bonding, a crucial element in strengthening families.”

Vintage American Barbershop is very unique in that it is located inside Seville Golf and Country Club in Gilbert. It is in fact, the only true full-service luxury barbershop located inside a country club in the East Valley. Upscale barbershops have been on the rise since 2007, when men’s attitudes toward barbershops took a positive turn. Most men decided they no longer wanted manicures, but instead preferred straight razor shaves like grandpa used to get at the corner barbershop. So, Vintage American was created to meet the growing need. To recapture that bygone era, Vintage America completely restored antique 1940s barber chairs. “We use chairs that were manufactured in May 1942, while America was embroiled in the midst of World War II,” says Gastelum. “It is amazing the resilience of these

chairs and how they have stood the test of time working perfectly fine after 70 years,” he adds. Retired officer Gastelum was a school resource officer for the Mesa Police Department and worked with at-risk youths for four to five years. He also served as a burglary and auto theft detective. Prior to that, Gastelum worked as a community action team officer, solving neighborhood problems, repeated crimes and calls for service. He worked various stations in patrol. During his career, Gastelum was awarded numerous accommodations, medals and accolades for his work, including several lifesaving awards and teamwork awards. Gastelum retired honorably after 20 years of service to the public. Retired Officer Cota worked for several Arizona police agencies, including the Mesa Police Department, the Pima

filled with moist lean brisket, minipotato pancakes and jack cheese; and Cajun Chicken Ecstasy, Cajun-spiced chicken breast, green chiles, jalapeno jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, chipotle ranch dressing, topped with crispy onion strings on a sesame brioche bun. Chompie’s makes its own sandwiches fresh with its baked-from-scratch breads, including double-baked Jewish rye, sourdough, multigrain and more. Chompie’s gluten-free friendly rolls, GFF bagels and low carb/high protein breads are also available for sandwiches. Sandwich prices vary. For more information, or to see the menu, visit www.Chompies.com.

County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce in Ajo and Tucson, and the Pima College Campus Police in Tucson, with three main campuses and six satellite campuses. Cota worked numerous assignments, including detective, supervisor, school resource ofﬁcer, explorer adviser, public relations, robbery and assaults, bait cars, pawn detail, burglary, recovered property, patrol, uniform committee, weapons committee, command staff committees and employee relations. He has attended numerous classes related to executive police leadership at both Harvard University and Michigan State University. Cota has received numerous awards, accolades and medals, including Commendation, lifesaving, leadership, detective of the month and teamwork awards. Cota retired after 27 honorable years in law enforcement. Vintage American Barbershop is located at Seville Golf and Country Club, 6683 S. Clubhouse Dr., Bldg. 6659, Gilbert. For more information visit www.vabarbers.com.

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ASU faculty member headed to Bulgaria in spring 2015 Dan Fellner, a faculty associate in the Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication unit in the School of Letters and Science at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus, has received a five-month Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Bulgaria. The Chandler resident will instruct courses in journalism and communications at the American University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, during the spring semester of 2015. This is Fellner’s third Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Eastern Europe; his prior grants offered opportunities in Latvia and Moldova. Additionally, he has received two Fulbright Senior Specialist grants to teach at universities in Lithuania and Latvia, and has taught a one-week intensive course in communications four times at the Fulbright International Summer Institute in Bulgaria, including this month. “I’ve been traveling to Eastern Europe since 1991 and have enjoyed witnessing firsthand such a dramatic transformation in the region since the fall of communism,” Fellner says. “Through the Fulbright program, I feel that I have learned so much about a fascinating and often misunderstood part of the world and have been able to share this expertise with my students at ASU.” Fellner joined ASU as a faculty associate in 1998 and teaches courses in communications and English. Fellner also is a faculty affiliate with ASU’s Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies and teaches courses in Eastern Europe and travel writing for ASU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. In 2011, he was named to the Road Scholars Speakers Bureau of the Arizona Humanities

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GRANT RECIPIENT: Dan Fellner, a faculty associate in the Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication unit in the School of Letters and Science at ASU’s Polytechnic Campus, has received a ﬁve-month Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Bulgaria. Submitted photo

Council and gives presentations about Eastern Europe to audiences throughout Arizona. Prior to joining ASU, Fellner worked in television news in four different cities and spent 10 years in corporate public relations as the spokesman for the Dow Chemical Co. He also works as a freelance travel writer and photographer and has had more than 60 travel articles published in various newspapers and magazines. The prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields in more than 125 countries worldwide. It is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information, visit www.cies.org.

VOLUNTEERED: The Sun Lakes Fire Department’s union Local 3560 recently volunteered its time at the back-to-school clothing drive with the Stitches of Love organization in northern Phoenix. The clothing drive brought disadvantaged school children from around Arizona to Alhambra High School, where they received various clothing and school supplies to start the school year right. Pictured are Sun Lakes Fire Department members, Ari Barr, union President Ron Puchta, Nate Stringfellow with his son, Blake, and Brandon Johnson with his son, Ryder. Submitted photo

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NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS Call ahead to conﬁrm information, as details occasionally change after print. If you have a recurring monthly meeting you would like listed in Neighborhood Networks, email complete details to News@ SanTanSun.com. Note: The SanTan Sun News now has a Spiritual Connections column in the Spirituality section for ongoing religiousrelated events. About Care Monthly volunteer training, by individual appointment. A nonproﬁt serving homebound Chandler and Gilbert residents; provides transportation, shopping and errands, friendly visits, reassurance phone calls, minor home repairs. Info: (480) 802-2331, www. aboutcare.org Absolute Business Builders: Business Networking International 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Wednesdays Chompie’s 3841 W. Frye Rd., Chandler Info: Nikki Janulewicz, (480) 5701835, Nikki@azbestmove.com Action Networkers: Business Networking International 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays Chompies 3841 W. Frye Rd., Chandler Info: Marty Recht, (602) 315-2056, Marty@AZMarty.com

Arizona Business Connection Networking Group 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays Networking / referral group holds weekly breakfast meetings with member presentations and marketing training sessions. Guests are free. Call in advance. Dobson Ranch Golf Course Restaurant 2155 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa Info: Danny, (602) 363-0147, Danny. Balanon@RealLiving.com Arizona Special Education Network, Chandler area Provides disability-related education, advocacy and resources to help parents navigate the complex special education system. Info: (602) 531-0230 Business Referral Exchange Worldwide (BREW) 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. ﬁrst and third Thursday of the month Industry-speciﬁc referral and networking group Dobson Ranch Inn 1666 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa Info: Jeremy McClymonds, (480) 444-2228, www.BREWus.com

Neighbors Christian Business Networking, East Valley Chapter 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays Offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and Chandler Lions Club 6:30 p.m. ﬁrst and third Tuesdays of business referrals. Mission Church Seminar Room the month Area residents are invited to come 4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www. join like-minded volunteers and christianbusinessnetworking.com make new friends. Atria Chandler Villas, Community Countryman Chapter of the Room Korean War Veterans Association 101 S. Yucca St., Chandler Info: RuthJon Wick, (480) 895-3569, 10 a.m. fourth Tuesday of the month az1ruthjon@q.com Sun Lakes Country Club, Friendship Room Chandler Rotary Club 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes 12 p.m. Tuesdays Info: Commander Joe Schneider, Dynamic, service-oriented group (480) 883-0122 meeting for fellowship, lunch and informative programs on topics of East Valley Job Club global and local importance. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. last Monday of the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf month Resort Free group supporting the success One N. San Marcos Pl., Chandler of its members by talking candidly Info: Kevin Dempsey, (480) 216about job searching and career 2849, www.chandler-rotary.org advancement. Open to the public. Epiphany Lutheran Church, Room Chandler Young Professionals: 325, South Campus Kiwanis 800 W. Ray Rd., Chandler 6 p.m.-8 p.m. second and fourth Info: Jim, (480) 244-4953, Thursdays of the month evjobclub@gmail.com For busy professionals who Preregistration required online. Golf venue varies. Info: www.chandlerchamber.com

volunteer to primarily help the children of the world. Iguana Mack’s 1371 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: Jeremy McClymonds, (480) 241-7256, Jeremy@formprosperity. com, facebook.com/KiwanisCYP

www.SanTanSun.com Mom Club of Chandler San Tan For stay-at-home moms who live between McQueen and Greenﬁeld roads and between Ocotillo Road and Hunt Highway. Weekly get-togethers, outings for moms and kids, moms’ night out and more. Info: www. momsclubchandlersantan.webs. com, momsclubchandlersantan@ gmail.com Mom Club of Chandler-Ocotillo North Open to stay-at-home moms who live between Dobson and McQueen roads and between Queen Creek and Ocotillo roads. Age-appropriate playgroups, fun weekly activities, monthly Recipe Club and moms’ night out, plus community support events throughout the year. Info: www. momsclubchandlerocotillonorth. com, ocotillonorth@yahoo.com Mom-e Club Chandler 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. second Wednesday of the month Monthly networking group designed for local mom entrepreneurs to build business relationships and learn from others in similar situations. Floridino’s Pizza 590 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: www.mom-eclub.com

East Valley Marines 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month Marine Corps League Detachment 1296; all Marines and FMF Corpsmen are welcome to help Alzheimer’s Association Desert other Marines through social and Southwest Chapter, Chandler charitable projects. 5:30 p.m. second Thursday of the Childfree Friends 9240 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes month First Thursday and third Saturday of Info: Chuck, (480) 250-0984, www. Mom-e Club SE Gilbert Evening Build Your Own Business: Support group for caregivers of 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. third Wednesday the month eastvalleymarines.org Chandler people with dementia. Free; no of the month Times and locations vary 8 a.m. first and third Thursdays of preregistration required. Monthly networking group Fun social club giving couples Gilbert Art Walk the month Chandler Regional Hospital, designed for local mom and singles without children an 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays East Valley networking and referral Morrison Building, Learning opportunity to meet one another Local art in variety of mediums for entrepreneurs to build business organization, meets in Ahwatukee Resource Room and participate in a variety of relationships and learn from others sale. All ages. Free. at a private location; address will be 1875 W. Frye Rd., Chandler activities. in similar situations. 45 W. Page Ave., Gilbert Info: Mindy, (602) 528-0545, ext. 201 provided upon contact. Info: www.childfree.meetup. Total Wine, SanTan Village Info: www.gilbertartwalk.com Info: Lisa, lisa@lisamatusak.com, com/274 2224 E. Williams Field Rd., Gilbert facebook.com/BYOBAZ Alzheimer’s Association Desert Memory Care Support Group Info: www.mom-eclub.com Southwest Chapter, Gilbert Christian Business Networking, Support for those caring for a 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. first and third Friday Chandler Airport Commission Tri-City Chapter: Chandler, loved one with a memory loss Mom-e Club SE Gilbert Morning 7 p.m. second Wednesday of the of the month Tempe, Mesa disease such as Alzheimer’s or 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. first Thursday of month Support group for caregivers of 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays dementia. Hosted by Copper Creek the month The Commission makes people with dementia. Free; no Offers members the opportunity Inn Memory Care of Chandler. Monthly networking group recommendations to Chandler preregistration required. to share ideas, contacts and 10 a.m. second Tuesday every City Council regarding airport First United Methodist Church of designed for local mom business referrals. month operations, physical growth, Gilbert entrepreneurs to build business Crackers and Co. Café Copper Creek Inn Community economic development and 331 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert relationships and learn from others 535 W. Iron Ave., Mesa 2200 W. Fairview St., Chandler Info: Mindy, (602) 528-0545, ext. 201 proposed land use. in similar situations. Info: Maia, 480-425-0624, 10 a.m. fourth Friday every month Chandler Municipal Airport Designer Cakes by April christianbusinessnetworking.com Chandler Senior Center terminal American Legion James O. 2743 S. Market St., Suite 104, Gilbert 202 E. Boston St., Chandler 2380 S. Stinson Way, Chandler Schroeder Post 55 Info: www.mom-eclub.com Christian Business Networking, Info: (480) 634-4191 7 p.m. third Tuesday of the month Info: (480) 782-3540 Chandler Bi-Monthly Chapter Sun Lakes Country Club, Navajo National Charity League, Inc., San Moms Club of Chandler East 7:30 a.m. second and fourth Chandler Business Alliance Room For stay-at-home moms who live Tan Chapter Tuesdays of the month 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Thursdays between McQueen and Gilbert NCL fosters mother-daughter Offers members the opportunity Professional business coalition Info: Commander Byron Weston, roads and between Chandler and to share ideas, contacts and relationships in a philanthropic dedicated to the economic and (480) 802-6623 Ocotillo roads; see blog for full business referrals. organization committed to social development of its members boundaries. Chandler Christian Church, Room community service, leadership and the Chandler community as a American Society of Women Playgroups, park days, special B202 development and cultural whole. Accountants, Mesa East Valley 1825 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler outings for kids, a monthly moms’ experiences. Daughters must BLD Chapter night out and more. Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www. currently be in sixth through ninth 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler 5:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the Info: www.momsclubchandlereast. grades. christianbusinessnetworking.com Info: chandleralliance@gmail.com, month blogspot.com, Info: Suzanne, suzannepetty19@ www.chandleralliance.com Nonprofit organization holds momsclubchandlereast@gmail.com monthly networking and educational sessions for women in Chandler Chamber Business Golf 7 a.m. tee time, first and third accounting. For a complete list of SanTan Sun area clubs, associations Wednesdays of the month Landmark Restaurant and networking groups, visit www.SanTanSun.com and Includes nine holes of golf, 809 W. Main St., Mesa click on “Neighbors” to read Neighborhood Networks. Info: Shelby, (602) 430-8834, www. continental breakfast and networking opportunities. aswa-mev.org

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347 Grill Ak-Chin 16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa (520) 233-2426 www.ultrastarakchin.com Here’s the deal: Sunday Brunch 6 and younger eat free with paid adult. On Tuesdays, all kids 12 and younger eat free with purchase of adult entree. Apple Dumpling Café 3076 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 279-3879 www.appledumplingcafe.com Here’s the deal: Mondays are Family Value night, where kids eat free with each adult meal and two drinks purchased. On Family Fun night, kids receive free ice cream with a meal. After-school coolness is from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, where kids buy one ice cream and get one free Chompie’s 3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler (480) 398-3008 www.chompies.com Here’s the deal: All day Tuesday, children 10 and younger receive one free item from the kids’ meal menu with adult meal purchase of $8 or more. Dine in only. Connect5 Family Centers Corp. 222 E. Warner Rd., Chandler (480) 699-2122 1495 S. Higley Rd., Gilbert

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(480) 361-8410 Here’s the deal: Mondays and Fridays, free kids’ meals with an adult purchase for Munchie Monday Free Lunch and Freebie Friday Free Dinner.

Copper Still - Moonshine Grill 2531 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 242-1258 www.CopperStillMoonshineGrill. com Here’s the deal: Every Tuesday, kids ages 10 and younger eat for free with the purchase of an adult meal. Dilly’s Deli 2895 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 5, Chandler (480) 722-0644 www.dillysdeli.com Here’s the deal: On weekends, get one free kids’ meal for each adult meal purchased for $4.79 or more. El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina 2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 802-5770 www.epchandler.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday, kids 12 and younger eat free with paid adult. Fat Willy’s 4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler (480) 883-1356 www.fatwillysaz.com/Chandler Here’s the deal: From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, dine in and get a free kids’ meal with every adult entrée purchased. Little Leaguers menu

only, 12 and younger.

Nabers Music Bar and Eats 825 N. 54th St., Chandler (480) 705-0288 www.nabersaz.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free every Monday and Tuesday, with the purchase of an adult meal and two beverages. NYPD Pizza 2580 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler (480) 722-0898 www.aznypdpizza.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat for free on Wednesday and Sunday after 4 p.m. Pittsburgh Willy’s 1509 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler (480) 857-2860 www.pittsburghwillys.com Here’s the deal: Every day except Sunday breakfast, kids younger than 10 eat free with each paying adult. Additional kids eat for 50 percent off; Wee Willy menu only. Planet Sub 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 245-6503 www.planetsub.com Here’s the deal: Monday, kids eat free with paid adult. Sidelines Grill 2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler (480) 792-6965 www.sidelinesaz.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free from

Volunteers sought for East Valley Food Day East Valley Food Day is a free event to celebrate healthy, affordable and sustainable food as part of Gangplank’s Health and Local Initiatives. Individuals looking for a worthy opportunity to use their talent and skills while collaborating to build community and awareness through celebration are invited. Help create an event of real food, live entertainment, learning, art and people celebrating one of the most basic needs as human beings. A meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, for those who would like to volunteer

at Gangplank, 260 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. The event is scheduled for Oct. 24, For more information, contact Trudi at eastvalleyfoodday@gmail.com.

kids’ menu after 4 p.m. Thursdays with adult entree. Dine-in only. Cannot be combined with any other offers or specials. Someburros! 3461 W. Frye Rd., Chandler 2597 S. Market St., Gilbert 1335 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert www.someburros.com Here’s the deal: Every Tuesday night from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., kids 12 and younger eat free with purchase of combo or specialty meal. Dine-in only. The Cove Grill 5070 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 400, Chandler (480) 802-9070 www.thecovegrill.com Here’s the deal: Tuesday, kids younger than 12 receive one free meal per adult entrée purchased. The Sushi Room 2475 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler (480) 821-9000 www.sushiroomaz.com Here’s the deal: Sunday Funday means kids 12 and younger eat free, two kids per paying adult. Uncle Bear’s Grill and Bar 1980 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 722-1555 www.unclebearsgrillandbar.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday, kids eat free with each full-price entrée purchased.

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WHERE KIDS EAT FREE The SanTan Sun News now has a regular “Where kids eat free” section. Restaurant owners, please email us details such as days of the week kids can eat free at your establishment, and what conditions apply, such as purchase of an adult meal, certain hours, etc., Include your restaurant name, address, phone and website and a contact name for veriﬁcation. Readers, if you know of a location that has a kidseat-free program, email us with the restaurant name, a phone and / or email for conﬁrmation and details. Email information to KidsEatFree@santansun.com.

WHAT’S IT WORTH? The summer is upon us and, with temperatures in the 100s, I am sure you would like the opportunity to get away for a long weekend to a “cool” vacation spot. You can generate that extra cash to enjoy this break by using an asset you already own. Is there something in your safety deposit box, garage, a drawer or maybe on a wall in your home that has value and can be converted to cash? Take some time and look for this asset that no longer is bringing you pleasure or is not appreciating and find out “What’s it worth.” There are experts who have the capability to evaluate collectables, jewelry, art, etc. through research and market knowledge who will provide the estimated value of your

item. There are consignment stores on every corner that will take the item and attempt to find buyers. There is also the Internet, which is becoming a mall and shopping center. The valuables that before were not readily saleable now can be sold 24 hours a day. But first you need to have the experts determine a value. From this point, the marketplace will determine the true selling price. Also ask the experts if they are possible buyers of the assets. It will expedite the conversion of the item to cash. Please take the time on one of these hot days to search for valuables that can be converted to funds for a break from the heat. Remember there are experts and buyers who want to assist!

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Glide into fun at Skateland Offering a cool respite from the Arizona heat, Skateland in Chandler is a family fun destination that offers entertainment. Lace up a pair of skates, enjoy the music, get a little exercise and glide around the rink for summer enjoyment. STSN photos by Tim Sealy

FUN TIMES: The colorful exterior of Skateland in Chandler is a vibrant invitation for the fun inside.

LOCALS : Natalie Chappa and Aleina Stanek are regulars at Skateland, spending hours perfecting their moves.

TALENTED: Karsen Cochran glides along effortlessly on the Skateland rink.

FRIENDLY FACES: Didn’t bring your own skates? Bryan Helton and Spencer Knippers can get you outﬁtted with a pair and get you on your way to the fun.

FRIENDS: Raz Castillo (back) shares a day of fun with his daughters and their visiting friends (left to right), Janae Castillo, Summer Hennessey, Monique Castillo and Isabella Campbell.

MOTHER’S LITTLE HELPER: Amelia Petersen, daughter of Skateland’s Event Coordinator, Donna, sometimes takes a break from the fun on the rink to help out in the ofﬁce. It’s just as much fun, from the look on her face.

SKATE STYLE: Haley Pehrson and Lexi Johnson show off fashions of all sorts while on the rink.

CHILLING OUT: Jacee Kuzmich, Ashley Connell and Ben Kuzmich stop in for a few hours of cool fun on a hot, steamy Arizona summer day.

LEARNING TO FLY: With a little something to hold on to, Zachary Rick puts on a little speed.

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Acoustic artist yearns for that interaction with audiences BY MEGHAN MCCOY

For acoustic guitarist Peter Biedermann, performing is the ideal way of interacting with the public. “It’s all about connecting with people,” says Biedermann, a 58-year-old Green Valley resident. The ﬁnger-style acoustic guitarist will perform at the Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S. Delaware St., from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. For more information, visit www.peterbiedermann.com. Biedermann, who began his musical career close to 40 years ago, has been writing original material for more than 25 years. In a way, he feels like a newbie. “I just feel like I am getting started,” he says. “Every time I pick up my instrument something new comes out.” He has relied on the British school of guitarists to inﬂuence him over the last few years. Among his favorites are Davey Graham and Pentangle, the latter of which featured Burt Jansch and John Renbourn. “I sort of, over the years, have crossed both the British and American schools of playing,” he explains. He uses that as the foundation for his shows, which are primarily at libraries. While living in New Jersey, Biedermann discovered the library system. He has performed in nearly 175 libraries throughout New Jersey, New York and New England. “When I moved here (to Arizona) last year, I started making contacts with library

systems,” he explains. Biedermann engages the audience with an interactive program as he showcases his six-string and 12-string guitars while playing original material. “I don’t plan my music before my shows because I want to read my audience,” he explains. Biedermann has more than four hours of material from which to choose. An independent artist, Biedermann has produced more than a dozen CDs. “If you are going to make it in any kind of market, you have to take the bull by the horns and make your own music,” he explains. In addition to exposing the ﬁnger style of guitar playing to library audiences, Biedermann says he wants his program to inspire people to explore their own artistic muse. He says he hopes a younger crowd will attend his performance because he ﬁnds he can really reach that age group. “With younger people, they are just starting out, and they are at the beginning of their journeys,” Biedermann says. His program, he explains, also touches the older generation as he inspires them to start playing guitar again. Ted Liebler, the Downtown Chandler Public Library’s reference and adult programming librarian, says Biedermann’s performances at the library strengthens the goal of the facility of bringing arts and culture to the public for free.

GUITARIST: Peter Biedermann will perform at the Downtown Chandler Public Library from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Submitted photo

“We have a tradition of bringing in different types of music,” he says. The Downtown Library schedules at least three or four musicians a year. “I get excited about music events because it uniﬁes the community,” Liebler explains.

Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors and Business section editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at meghan@ santansun.com

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Chandler photographer displays work

Youth bands play to mark CCA’s 25th anniversary

The photography of Sue Cullumber, whose work has appeared in several local and national publications, is featured at the Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. The exhibit, called “Journeys of a Photographer: The Photography of Sue Cullumber,” is on display through Saturday, Oct. 25. Cullumber is a Chandler resident with a long history of advocating and supporting the arts in the community. As a special-education teacher, she spends her spare time photographing subjects that inspire her, such as the environment. “At school, I teach science and outdoor education,” Cullumber says. “Through educator fellowships I have had the opportunity to travel to several areas abroad. This has allowed for many inspirations in my teaching and as a photographer; often using my photographs to help educate others about conservation, cultures and the environment.” She also runs her own photography company, A Unique View Photography, specializing in fine-art photography of nature. “I think of photography as a way of exploring things I encounter, a method that enables me to share in an original way with others,” Cullumber says. “The

Nine Valley youth bands will perform at the Chandler Center for the Arts beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, as part of the venue’s 25th anniversary celebration. The “Plugged In” concert is part of the weekend celebrating the center’s milestone. The musicians come from Gilbert’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, which partnered with the Chandler Center for the Arts Youth Advisory Council Alumni for the concert. Seventeen bands were chosen to audition at Hard Rock Café and Alice Cooperstown. A panel of local music professionals chose nine bands to perform. “Partnering with Rock ‘n’ Roll High School is a great way to inspire and motivate these young aspiring musicians while also serving as an educational opportunity,” says Michelle Mac Lennan, Chandler Center for the Arts’ general manager. The nine bands selected to perform are: • Fallback (metal) • Headstrum (alternative rock) • Injury Reserve (rap) • Vintage Wednesday (classic/indie) • Cast In Ashes (folk/reggae/rap) • Central Divide (pop punk) • Hamartia (indie) • Stone Heart Cowboys (hard rock)

natural world provides an endless supply of inspiration and new ideas.” Cullumber’s photographs have been published in books and magazines including National Geographic, Parade Magazine and the Galapagos Conservancy. She participates regularly in local art walks, teaches classes at the community level and has won many awards. To learn more about Cullumber’s work and A Unique View Photography, visit www.sue-cullumber.artistwebsites. com. For more information about the exhibit and the Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, visit www.chandlercenter. org or call (480) 782-2695.

• Wrath (metal) The bands, which will perform 20-minute sets, will have the opportunity to receive professional coaching on public relations and marketing, complete with a press kit with a professional photo of their band and a DVD of their concert performance. They will also meet with local music agents. The center will hold a free Community Day event Saturday, Aug. 23. Three stages will host multiple performances between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and several activities will be offered in the foyer, including face painting, a balloon artist and art projects for the kids. “The Music of Motown” will be presented 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, featuring vocalist Joe Bourne performing music from Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and other artists. The festivities wrap up Sunday with “FlaMexico!,” a performance combining music from Spain’s ﬂamenco and Mexico’s mariachi styles. For more information on the Chandler Center for the Arts and upcoming events, visit www. chandlercenter.org.

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Musicians with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra are back in rehearsal, preparing for their free pops concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Conductor Jack Herriman and Associate Conductor Alex Zheng continue the orchestra’s tradition of bringing quality symphonic and orchestral music to the public for free. Seating is on a first-come, firstserved basis. The orchestra is also seeking volunteers for a range of duties.

For more information, visit www. chandlersymphony.net/Volunteer.html. The Chandler Symphony Orchestra’s music is performed by professionally trained musician volunteers. For more information, call (480) 899-3447, email info@chandlersymphony.net or visit www.chandlersymphony.net.

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Tony Bennett performs live

Shade sculpture coming

Tony Bennett, a 17-time Grammy Award-winning musician, will perform at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater for one night, Saturday, Aug. 23. Bennett’s career spans 60 years and includes worldwide record sales in the millions and dozens of platinum and gold albums. He’s best known for his legendary vocals and impressive stage presence, along with this signature tunes like “Steppin’ Out with My Baby” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” His Grammy Awards include the prestigious lifetime

A new shade sculpture at the Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa, will be designed by internationally acclaimed and award-winning artist Cecil Balmond. “The Cloud” will provide permanent shade over a community gathering place and connect the campus with Main Street in Downtown Mesa. “The gathering place and the pedestrian activity will support growth of public activity on the adjacent blocks and extended visits to downtown Mesa by thousands of MAC patrons,” says Cindy Ornstein, executive director of Mesa Arts Center and director of arts and culture for the City of Mesa. The suspended cloud-like art structure, designed to align with the existing MAC architecture and landscape, will have three components: tensile fabric, which matches the existing iconic shade sails; columns with trapeziums, angled to create an inhabitable ﬁeld; and glass oculi covered with dichroic ﬁlm, the shadows of which change color with the movement of the sun. Nighttime lighting will make the piece a beacon welcoming visitors to the center after dark. It will provide shade for a new outdoor seating area just north of MAC’s Theaters Building. “The aim of the sculpture is to surprise and inspire, in addition to providing a cool place to take cover and for visitors to meet and collaborate,” says Balmond of his design. “I wanted to create an environment that changes your

achievement prize. His daughter, Antonia Bennett, has been touring with him and will open the performance with a collection of jazz and pop standards. Antonia is a graduate of the renowned Berklee College of Music. Tickets range from $60 to $155, and can be purchased through the Mesa Arts Center box ofﬁce, www.mesaartscenter. com, or at (480) 644-6500. For more information about Tony Bennett, visit www.tonybennett.com or www.exploringthearts.org.

TONY BENNETT: The renowned singer and his daughter, Antonia Bennett, stop at the Mesa Arts Center Aug. 23. Submitted photo

String band makes local stop Old Crow Medicine Show, a renowned Americana string band, will perform at the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The group got its start performing on street corners in New York State and Canada, gaining a following for their roots music with a rock ‘n’ roll vibe. The band caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson in Boone, North Carolina. He asked Old Crow Medicine Show to perform at MerleFest, and the festival helped launch its career. The band soon relocated to Nashville, taking up a residency at the Grand Ole Opry and entertaining the crowd between shows. A decade and a half later, the band has toured the world, selling more than 800,000 albums and performing at festivals including Coachella, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Hardly

MADE FOR THE SHADE: “The Cloud,” a new aesthetic and functional sculpture conceived by artist Cecil Balmond, was selected for development for the Mesa Arts Center. Submitted photo

perception of space and is completely capable of being used for different purposes, in alignment with Mesa Arts Center’s needs.” Balmond will collaborate with the center’s original design architect to ensure the design is compatible. Mesa Arts Center’s 21st Century Café Society project, supported in part by a competitive ArtPlace America Grant, was chosen from more than 1,200 applications. Balmond is known for his work as an artist, designer, architect, engineer, theoretician and writer, and heads Balmond Studio, with ofﬁces in London, Hong Kong, and Colombo, Sri Lanka. To learn more about the Mesa Arts Center, visit www.mesaartscenter.com or call (480) 644-6500.

ROOTS AND ROCK: The members of Old Crow Medicine Show, at their best in front of live crowds, bring their music and energetic spirit to the stage Sept. 14 at Mesa Arts Center. Submitted photo

Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Its single “Wagon Wheel” was certiﬁed gold in 2011 for selling more than 500,000 copies. For more information about the band, visit www.crowmedicine.com. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center box ofﬁce at www. MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling (480) 644-6500.

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American heritage celebrated this fall

New community theater group offers ‘Bee’ at Tempe arts center Big Deal Theater, a new community theater group in Chandler, will debut with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” next month at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe. The play will run at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13 and again Sept. 19 and Sept. 20. The musical follows six kids as they enter the titular spelling bee, as well as the supervising adults, who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Through the trials of the spelling bee and songs like “My Friend, The Dictionary,” “Woe is Me,” and “I’m Not That Smart,” the kids learn that winning isn’t everything, and the audience learns more about the cast of lovable misﬁts, nerds and neurotics. The cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” includes KG O’Neall (Marcy Park), Noah Gallego (Chip Tolentino), Erin Ross (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre), Catie Carson (Olive Ostrovsky), Christian Blue (Mitch Mahoney), Kayla McClendon (Vice Principal Panch), Josh Pulsifer (William Barfee) and Erin Akers (Rona Lisa Perretti). The ensemble includes Lauren McCaulou and Hunter Hamblin. Audience volunteers are also chosen to join the bee during each performance, making every show

SURE TO ‘BEE’ FUN: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” follows several kids as they compete in a spelling bee and get to know themselves and one another. The play also involves audience members in each performance as “contestants.”. Submitted photo

unique. “Though it’s been a long time since middle school for many of us, ‘Spelling Bee’s’ message is relevant and important for everyone,” says director Heather Ross, who is also the owner of Big Deal Theater.

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Young Valley actors bring ‘Seussical Jr.’ to life Actor’s Youth Theatre will showcase young local talent on stage at the Tuscany Theatre, 861 N. Higley Rd., Suite 105, Gilbert, in the family-friendly musical “Seussical Jr.,” opening Wednesday, Sept. 10. The musical, which features actors ages 8 through 13, runs Saturday, Sept. 10, through Saturday, Sept. 20, with showtimes on Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. Matinees at 3 p.m. are available on Saturdays Sept. 13 and 20. The Cat in the Hat, the Whos, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and many more beloved characters bring their stories to the stage with original musical numbers in this whimsical musical adventure written by Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and directed by Tracie Jones. In its 11th season in the Valley, Gilbertbased Actor’s Youth Theatre is a nonproﬁt performing arts organization that brings theater education and performance to young people and their families. It covers all facets of medium from classical theater to Broadway musicals. For more information, visit www. actorsyouththeatre.com, email aytinfo@ actorsyouththeatre.org or call (480) 9077050.

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Great White contends it’s the real deal BY ALAN SCULLEY

Since February 2012, Great White has found itself in the unusual position of having to compete with itself, in a sense, on tour. The reason was the departure of longtime singer Jack Russell, who went on to start his own version of the band called Great White featuring Jack Russell. Obviously, the remaining band members—including longtime core members Mark Kendall (guitar), Michael Lardie (guitar/keyboards) and Audie Desbrow (drums)—were not pleased. Lawsuits were ﬁled to claim ownership of the Great White name and prevent the losing party from using the Great White name in the future. In the end, the two sides agreed to live with the status quo. That means two editions of Great White continue to tour, and this has to create some level of confusion for fans. Lardie, who along with Kendall, Desbrow, singer Terry Ilous and bassist Scott Snyder make up the current line-up, wasn’t going to try to gauge what amount of confusion exists over the two versions of Great White. But, he says, he thinks his edition of the band is still being seen as the “real” Great White. “All I know is we’re playing casinos. We’re playing festivals. We’re playing Monsters of Rock cruise,” Lardie says in recent phone interview. “We’re playing those kinds of venues, whereas Jack is playing clubs and bars and grills. So that kind of hopefully answers that question.”

COMING TO WILD HORSE PASS: Great White has soldiered on despite a temporary breakup in 2001 and, in 2003, a ﬁre at a Great White show at Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Submitted photo

Lardie also thinks the facts support the notion that his band should be seen as the legitimate Great White because it has more of a connection, personnelwise to the group’s heyday.

“Inherently, everybody talks about (Russell as) ‘He’s the voice’ and blah, blah, blah. OK, that’s ﬁne and that’s great. And that’s part of our history,” Lardie SEE GREAT WHITE PAGE 57

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Ten in One: A Cirque-ish Event Mesa Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season kickoff festival Mesa Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (MAC) free season-kickoff festival, titled Ten in One: A Cirque-ish Event, will celebrate the enchanting art of circus from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. MACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus will be ďŹ lled with circus-inspired vignettes, including aerial hoop and tight wire performances, a mythical mermaid performer, contortionists, hand balancing, stilt walkers, jugglers and ďŹ re eaters. Other features of the festival include ďŹ ve new Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum (MCAM) exhibitions, entertainment across campus, delicious fair foods, art studio demonstrations and hands-on experiences for people of all ages. Coinciding with the festival will be the opening reception of circus-themed exhibitions in the MCAM. Exhibitions will be celebrated from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courtyard, with musical entertainment by Trio Rio, a cash bar and an opportunity to meet the artists. The featured works in the circusthemed exhibitions in the MCAM are as follows:

exhibition features 10 acts (10 artists) in one show: Carrie Battista, Lisa Brawn, Tyson Grumm, Shawn Ray Harris, Jan Huling, Martin Janecky, Sergei Isupov, Jessica Joslin, Liz McGrath and Mike Stilkey.

Still Moving: Imagining the Circus candy and if he eats us instead, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that will be dandy. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all go, go to the in a New Way The contemporary circus builds on the old traditions of the circus while fusing it with theater and dance practice. In his photographs, Swedish artist Bertil Nilsson captures the beauty of human form as well as fortitude of these modern-day performers. His work provides a glimpse of a mysterious world, where dedication and extensive training are all part of the profession.

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Circus Today Pencil Drawings by Mark McDowell A painter, printmaking and ďŹ ne art book publisher, Arizona artist Mark McDowell has become known for his distinctively graphic focused drawings in colored pencil on birch wood panels. Circus Today features McDowellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest body of work, which showcases the classic imagery often associated with circuses: acrobatic performers, animal acts, sideshow curiosities, and of course, the iconic big top tent.

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Jenny and Sara Haglund, 2011. Photograph by Bertil Nilsson

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Ten-in-One Contemporary Art Goes Circus Ten-in-One, which is a reference to sideshow attractions, focuses on artists whose works embody the circus aesthetic with a contemporary twist. The

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The Great Omi by Lisa Brawn. Photo submitted

by Luster Kaboom â&#x20AC;&#x153;Around the corner and tucked out in the night thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wagon with a cage thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ lled with fright. A big ugly monster from God knows where, one look into his eyes and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll surely be scared. But really is he all that bad? Maybe heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lonely, maybe heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad. We should go see him and feed him some

Philip C. Curtisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circus Art Arizona icon Philip C. Curtis continues to captivate and inspire with his surrealist art. Dubbed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magritte of the Old West,â&#x20AC;? Curtis became known for his metaphoric imagery and elongated Victorian ďŹ gures in barren desert landscapes. His caged animals, band wagons and parade processions, which are the focus of this exhibition, provide a glimpse into the bygone era of the traveling circus. Mesa Arts Center is located at One E. Main St., in downtown Mesa. There is no charge to attend the Season Kickoff Festival or the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening reception. Parking is also free. More information can be found at www.MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling (480) 644-6500.

Art in the Olive Grove Artists of the Superstitions invites the public to enjoy a day of ďŹ ne art, entertainment and wine-tasting in the park-like setting of the Queen Creek Olive Mill from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The Olive Mill is located at 25062 S. Meridian Rd., in Queen Creek (off Combs Road). Visitors will have the opportunity to view and purchase ďŹ ne art from more than 25 members of the Artists of the Superstitions displaying their painting, photography, jewelry, woodworking and gourd creations. The Artists of the Superstitions is a

juried art group of awardwinning artists from Apache Junction and Gold Canyon and was formed in 2007. AOTS sponsors ďŹ ve ďŹ ne art shows every year, including the popular Studio Art Tour in November. The Queen Creek Olive Mill has local ďŹ nely crafted olive oil for sale in its gift shop plus, coffee, pizza and sandwiches. Take a tour of the Olive Mill for a fee. Admission to the show is free to the public. For more information: email artists.superstitions@gmail.com or visit www.artistsofthesuperstitions.com.

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says. “But you can’t discount that Audie’s drumming is a staple of Great White, or Mark’s guitar playing. And we are the guys that were on every record that wrote those parts and made that sound and made that imprint. “The thing we always (go back to) is you have the original two guitarists (Kendall and Lardie). You have the original utility guy in myself (pitching in on keyboards and harmonica). You have the original drummer,” Lardie said. “So the basic sound of the band, with those components, it’s going to sound like Great White.” The Great White sound began taking shape after the group formed in Los Angeles in 1977. But it took a decade before the group broke through commercially with the release in 1987 of “Once Bitten...” That album became a million-selling success behind the top 10 rock hits, “Save Your Love” and “Rock Me”). Two years later, Great White released its follow-up album, “…Twice Shy,” and saw it go double platinum behind the group’s cover of the Ian Hunter gem, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” The 1991 album, “Hooked” (which had a top 5 rock hit, “Call It Rock ‘n’ Roll”), became the last hit for the group, which continued recording and touring until the band broke up in 2001. Five years later, the group got back together, before issues with Russell led to the split with the longtime vocalist. Whatever perceptions there are about the authenticity of either Great White, it appears that a parting of ways with Russell was unavoidable. Lardie didn’t speak in any detail about

the situation, but a statement posted on the band’s website shortly after Russell’s departure in December 2011 revealed a good deal about the problems the group claims it had experienced with its longtime singer leading up to and after his forced hiatus from the group. In the statement, the group said in 2010, Russell’s physical condition deteriorated to the point where he “routinely fell on and off stage, forgot lyrics” and forced the band to cancel some shows. Russell’s drug abuse had done so much damage, he needed colostomy surgery for a perforated bowel. Three additional surgeries followed while Russell was on leave from the band, which had set ﬁve conditions to meet before he could return to the group, including being off of all drugs and alcohol, agreeing to weekly drug tests and attending weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Those conditions were not met, according to the band’s statement. Over the past two years, Great White has been busy taking steps to establish the continued viability of the band with Ilous (who was one of several singers who ﬁlled in for shows during Russell’s hiatus) taking over the vocalist slot. In May 2012, the band released a new studio album, “Elation,” and that release was followed in February 2013 by a concert album, “30 Years—Live at the Sunset Strip.” “What was important about doing the live record was to get that out in the open, the classic tunes with Terry singing them, showing that he’s paying homage to what the songs are to a degree, but he’s

Arizona Long Form Improv Festival scheduled Dan Bakkedahl (“Legit,” “Veep,” “30 Rock,” “Community,” “The Ofﬁce,” “The Heat,” “This is 40,” “Observe and Report”) and Second City alumni Rob Janas will perform at the Outliars Comedy Clubs in Mesa and Chandler. Shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Outliars Comedy Club Mesa, 1666 S. Dobson Rd. in the Dobson Ranch Inn; 8 p.m. Friday Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 6, at Outliars Comedy Club Chandler Radisson, 7475 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler. The show costs $10. The performance fee for long-form improv troupes that would like to perform in the Arizona Long Form Improv Festival is

$100. To book a spot, call (480) 784-7258. Workshops are scheduled with Dave Thurston for those interested in learning more about improv. Take Intro to Improv, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Outliars Comedy Club Mesa, 1666 S. Dobson Rd., or Long Form Performance from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday Sept. 7, at the Outliars Comedy Club Chandler, at Iguana Mack’s, 1371 N. Alma School Rd. Workshops are $35 and come with a $50 voucher for improv classes at the Outliars Comedy Clubs and two free tickets to any Outliars Comedy Club, including Janas and Bakkedahl’s performance.

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also putting his own (stamp) on it,” Lardie said. Meanwhile, with “Elation,” Great White proved there is still plenty of creative juice in this edition of the group. The album stays well within the bluesedged mainstream-rock sound the group established in the 1980s, with energetic rockers like “(I’ve Got) Something For You,” “Feelin’ So Much Better” and “Shotgun Willie’s” The band varies things with tunes like the slow burning rocker “LoveTrain” and the acoustic-laced ballad “Hard To Say Goodbye.” The band made a solid album despite having a tight timeline for the project. Great White ﬁnished “Elation” in 37 days, even though it arrived at the studio without a couple of ﬁnished songs. “I mean, we had ideas for things, but not completed songs,” Lardie said. “So many times what we’d do is we’d be home at night playing our guitars or whatever and come in the next morning and we’d all get in a circle and we’d look at each other and go, ‘OK, what have you got today?’ Mark would play a riff and I’d go, ‘Oh, I got this part that would go great with that.’ And that’s how fast a lot of the writing was. It was so fresh, and Terry did a great job of bringing in musical and lyrical ideas. So it really felt like such a collaborative effort. “We’re very happy with the way that turned out,” he said. “I think it was very fresh to us. It was a lot of fun to be on that kind of schedule and just be everybody there all day long.” The band will mix in a few songs from “Elation” during its current shows.

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“We continue to be blessed to be able to keep making new records,” Lardie said. “So we want to give fans a little bit of taste of that and not go out and be trying to play ‘This is everything from our brand new record and ‘Once Bitten, Twice Shy.’ No, it’s not like that. We’re trying to do a balance...The set is full of stuff like ‘Rock Me,’ ‘House Of Broken Love,’ ‘Save Your Love,’ ‘Lady Red Light.’ So we’ve got hopefully the best of our catalog.” Great White indeed has soldiered on despite a temporary breakup in 2001 and, in 2003, a ﬁre at a Great White show at Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The blaze, which was started by the band’s pyrotechnics, killed 100 people and caused many to expect Great White’s career was over. Lardie said while the tragedy tarnished the band’s legacy, it has gained support among those affected by the ﬁre. “I’m just grateful to be friends with all of the survivors of the victims,” Lardie said. “It was obviously a horrible thing that happened, and we’re working all the time with them—not monetarily—but we’re involved in a fellowship with all of these people.” Great White and Slaughter perform 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, Wild Horse Pass, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler. Tickets are $23 to $58. For more information, call (800) 946-4452 or visit www.wingilariver.com. Alan Sculley is a freelancer for the SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at news@santansun.com.

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ON STAGE Bad Cactus Brass Band, Sat., Aug. 16, TN. Bad Cactus Brass Band, formed in Phoenix in 2009 and prominent locally and throughout the Southwest, blasts through funky, joyful street beats and soulful grooves while holding onto their roots in New Orleans jazz, gospel and second-line style. Danny Long Trio, Sun., Aug. 17, TN. Long headlined in Chicago, toured nationally, released an album on Capitol Records and played in Las Vegas before moving to Phoenix in 1980. He draws his repertoire primarily from the Great American Songbook, interpreting tunes by masters including Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and Rodgers and Hart. Jam Sessions: Sun., Aug. 17; Sun., Aug. 24; Sun., Aug. 31, TN. Yañez heads this weekly jam session where student jazz musicians are welcome. House band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound are all provided. Singers welcome. Event is open to all ages to participate or listen to three hours of jazz. “Doug Benson: The Doug Dynasty Tour,” Wed., Aug. 20, TI. The comic known for “Best Week Ever,” “Last Comic Standing,” his popular weekly podcast “Doug Loves Movies” and more stops by for one night only.

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Lahna Turner, Thurs., Aug. 21, SUL. Lahna Turner, featured on NBC, Comedy Central, VH1 and more, combines her stand-up routine with original comedy songs in this special one-night-only performance. Carmela y Más, Thurs., Aug. 21, TN. Experience a kaleidoscope of Latin musical ﬂavors. Latin jazz and salsa rhythms drive this electric band of award-winning musicians, bringing out

the sounds of merengue, salsa, cha cha and rumba as well as Latin jazz. Colin Kane, Thurs., Aug. 21, through Sun., Aug. 24, TI. The winner of Howard Stern’s “Kill or Be Killed” and a serial guest on “Opie and Anthony,” Kane entertains with his acerbic and brilliant wit. Nash Summer Jazz Faculty Concert, Fri., Aug. 22, TN. The culmination of the summer workshop program at The Nash,

this special concert features standards and popular songs from the Great American Songbook. Bobby Slayton, Fri., Aug. 22, through Sat., Aug. 23, TI. A true “comic’s comic,” Bobby Slayton, often referred to as “The Pit Bull of Comedy,” brings his own intense style of stand-up comedy honed over 20 years on stage.

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www.SanTanSun.com Tom Cotter, Fri., Aug. 22, through Sun., Aug. 24, SUL. Tom Cotter was a runner-up on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” the highest-ﬁnishing comedian on the show. He has also appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Comedy Central Presents.” He presents his versatile comedy act. “Love, Sex and No Man’s Land,” Sat., Aug. 23, S55. A new twist on Space 55’s (in)famous variety series. 7-Minute veterans and new performers join to bring you an evening of original comedy, tragedy, ridiculousness and cool music. Larry Redhouse Trio, Sat., Aug. 23, TN. Redhouse, who has played at prominent venues worldwide, will perform many of his original compositions. Lila Downs, Sun., Aug. 24, WHP. Lila Downs brings her impressive vocal range and talents, as well as inspiration from various cultural and musical inﬂuences, to her performance. “West Side Story,” through Sun., Aug. 24, HTC. In this classic Broadway musical, “Romeo and Juliet” is retold on the streets of 1950s New York City. Vince Kaufmann, Fri., Aug. 29, TN. A longtime performer in the Phoenix area, Kaufmann will play the selected works of legendary saxophonist Joe Henderson. Lost ‘80s Live, Sat., Aug. 30, WHP. Presented by 94.5 KOOL FM, Lost ‘80s Live takes fans on a trip back to the ‘80s with a fun collection of performances by Flock of Seagulls, Animotion, Dramarama, Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, Naked Eyes and The Flirts. Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sat., Aug. 30, SUL. The actor, writer and performer best known for her role in “24” brings her strange and quirky humor to the stage in a one-night-only performance. Vicki McDermitt and Friends, Sat., Aug. 30, TN. A lifelong vocalist who has toured nationally and internationally, McDermitt performs with Russ Schmidt on piano, Dwight Kilian on bass and Rob Moore on drums. Diane Lee CD Release Party: “Mentor,” Sun., Aug. 31, TN. Lee, whose comes from a musical family, celebrates the release of “Mentor.” The vocalist has performed and toured with superstars and collaborated with Donnie Dean to record several rock and soul albums and recordings. Paul Mecurio, Thurs., Sept. 4, through Sun., Sept. 7, SUL. Mecurio, an Emmy Award-winning writer from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” brings his cutting observational humor to the stage. April Macie, Thurs., Sept. 4, through Sun., Sept. 7, TI. The hilarious redhaired beauty from “Snoop Dogg Presents: The Bad Girls of Comedy” and “Comedy Underground with Dave

Attell” regales with her unique blend of funny, crazy and sexy humor. “Captain Jack’s Space Attack,” Sat., Sept. 6, S55. The late-night program by Charlie Steak and Ron Foligno returns with more of the adventures of Captain Jack and his band, Space Attack as they explore the galaxy searching for a new home after the destruction of Earth in the year 3013. “Charlotte’s Web,” Sun., Sept. 7, through Sun., Oct 12, TCA. Back by popular demand, one of Childsplay’s most beloved productions brings the endearing piglet, Wilbur, the winsome spider, Charlotte, and their friends to the stage with a brilliant version of E.B. White’s American classic. Anthony Jeselnik, Thurs., Sept. 11, through Sat., Sept. 13, SUL. The cutting comic from Comedy Central and more brings his unique and sometimes -dark comedy style and use of the unexpected. Steve-O, Thurs., Sept. 11, through Sun., Sept. 14, TI. Steve-O brings his wild antics to the stage. P.H.I.L. Talks, Fri., Sept. 12, S55. The premiere of a new series in the spirit of TEDx Talks but with more of a focus on local thinkers and solutions, P.H.I.L. Talks bring together some of Phoenix’s brightest minds for an informative, insightful and entertaining evening. “Into the Woods,” Fri., Sept. 12, through Sun., Sept 21, ST. Greasepaint Youtheatre presents an epic fairy tale about wishes, family and the choices we make in this adaptation by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim that intertwines classic Brothers Grimm tales. Castaway Karaoke Fund Raiser, Sat., Sept. 13, S55. Space 55 celebrates the beginning of cooler temps with a castaway-themed karaoke party, Tom Hanks-style. Included in the festivities are a message-in-a-bottle haiku contest, build-your-own-Wilson stations, an exchange of desert-island mix tapes, a rafﬂe and more. Free food; adult beverages available for purchase. Eddie Ifft, Thurs., Sept. 18, SUL. The internationally known comedian from FX’s “Legit,” Comedy Central and much more stops by for one night only. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Fri., Sept. 19, WHP. Jett—the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts and holder of eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You” and “Crimson and Clover”— performs. Lavell Crawford, Fri., Sept. 19, through Sun., Sept. 21, SUL. The award-winning actor known for playing Huell in “Breaking Bad” brings a whole new humor and energy to his stand-up routine. Australian Pink Floyd, Thurs., Sept. 25, MAC. Taking its tour title from “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”

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ON STAGE VENUE INDEX CCA—Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler Tickets: (480) 782-2680, www.chandlercenter.org

ST—Stagebrush Theatre 7020 E. Second St., Scottsdale Tickets: (480) 330-5918, www.greasepaint. org

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MAC—Mesa Arts Center One E. Main St., Mesa Tickets: (480) 644-6500, www.mesaartscenter.com

TCA—Tempe Center for the Arts 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe Tickets: (480) 350-2822, www.tca.ticketforce.com

MN—MusicaNova Central United Methodist Church, 1875 N. Central Ave., Phoenix Tickets: (480) 585-4485, www.musicanovaaz.com

TI—Tempe Improv 930 E. University Dr., Tempe Tickets: (480) 921-9877, www.tempeimprov.com

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from the album “A Saucerful of Secrets,” this show presents Pink Floyd classics including “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Wish You Were Here,” as well as a few surprise tracks. Damon Wayans, Fri., Sept. 26, through Sun., Sept. 28, TI. Known for his no-holdsbarred comedic genius, as well as the ﬁveseason run of his hit ABC series “My Wife and Kids” and probably best remembered for his work on “In Living Color,” Wayans returns to Tempe to entertain. “Chelsea Lately’s” Sarah Colonna and Chris Franjola, Fri., Sept. 26, through Sun., Sept. 28, SUL. Two headliners from the popular late-night show hit the stage. DSB - Tribute to Journey, Fri., Sept. 26, WHP. One of America’s top Journey tribute acts rocks the audience with the legendary band’s hits. John Caparulo, Thurs., Oct. 2, through Sun., Oct. 5, TI. Perhaps best known as the under-dressed everyman on the E! hit show, “Chelsea Lately,” Caparulo hits the stage with fresh stand-up comedy. Latin Legends - Live, Fri., Oct., 3, WHP. A collection of some of the hottest Latin groups on tour—Malo, Tierra and Thee Midniters—each providing a unique sound derived from the music of a diverse culture. “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play,” Fri., Oct. 3 through Sat., Oct. 25, S55. In this American dark-comedy play, post-nuclear meltdown, there’s no electricity, no TV, and the survivors are living in small groups when a few people around a campﬁre start to piece together their memories of an episode of “The Simpsons.” This imaginative story explores how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.

TN—The Nash 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 795-0464, www.thenash.org WHP—Wild Horse Pass Ovations Showroom 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler Tickets: (520) 796-7777, www.wingilariver. com/wild-horse-pass VYT—Valley Youth Theatre 525 N. First St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 253-8188, www.vyt.com

“Captain Jack’s Space Attack,” Sat., Oct. 4, S55. Captain Jack and company return to the stage. Music for Sacred Spaces, Sat., Oct. 4, through Sun., Oct. 5, SDC. The Sonoran Desert Chorale sings choral music of the masters of the past including selections by Sweelinck, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Haydn. “From Russia...with Melody,” Oct. 5, CCA. The Chandler Symphony Orchestra performs. Experience Hendrix Tour, Thurs., Oct. 7, MAC. The wildly successful tour stops in Mesa to pay homage to the musical genius of Jimi Hendrix. It brings together extraordinary guitarists including Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde. Ralphie May, Thurs., Oct. 9, through Sun., Oct. 12, TI. Voted one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” May hits the stage with a routine that doesn’t shy away from touchy topics. “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” Fri., Oct. 10 to Sun., Oct. 12, SH. Arizona Opera brings the world’s ﬁrst mariachi opera to the stage, blending the passion and artistry of mariachi with the emotionally touching story of a Mexican immigrant family. “Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Fri., Oct. 10, through Sun., Oct. 26, VYT. A musical production based on the ﬁrst story in C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia.” Bruce Bruce, Fri., Oct. 17, through Sun., Oct. 19, SUL. Featured in the Showtime Special “Losin’ It” as well as hosting BET’s “Comic View” and much more, Bruce’s SEE ON STAGE PAGE 60

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spontaneous, witty style of comedy has been showcased across the country, and he has been entertaining audiences from all backgrounds for years.

“Viola Concerto,” Sun., Oct. 26, MN. Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt performs for the MusicaNova program. She is a multiple international award-winning soloist and a member of the Dover Quartet.

Ramon Ayala, Fri., Oct. 17, WHP. The standout Latin musician, now in his sixth decade as undisputed “King of the Accordion,” brings the theater to life with his unique tunes.

Ziggy Marley, Fri., Oct. 31, WHP. A sixtime Grammy winner, Emmy winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy Marley performs his signature reggae tunes.

Larry the Cable Guy, Sat. Oct. 18, CCA. Daniel Lawrence “Larry” Whitney, best known as Larry the Cable Guy, brings his unique brand of humor to the stage.

Merle Haggard, Fri., Nov. 7, WHP. The Okie from Muskogee brings classic Americana to the stage with hits like “Workin’ Man Blues,” “Sing Me Back Home” and “Mamma Tried.”

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“The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” Mon., Oct. 19, through Mon., Nov. 16, TCA. Childsplay brings back last year’s breakout hit, based on Newberywinner Kate DiCamillo’s beloved book. Centered on an exceptional toy that becomes lost, the play tells a fantastical story of finding friendship, finding yourself and eventually finding your way home. “Seussical the Musical,” Fri., Oct. 24, through Sun., Nov. 2, ST. See your favorite Dr. Seuss characters on stage, including Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and Jojo. The characters transport the audience from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

“He Said - She Said,” Fri., Nov. 14 and Sat., Nov. 15, S55. An evening of solo performances by 10 Valley artists, responding to contemporary and timeless prompts to create 10 totally new and different responses. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Sat., Nov. 29, WHP. Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the nine-piece ensemble swings and parties on stage with its irresistible tunes and infectious energy. “Rejoice and Sing!,” Sat., Dec. 6 and Sun., Dec. 7, SDC. Be a part of this annual tradition as the audience is invited to join the chorale in singing carols to celebrate the joys of the holiday season.

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Chorale and orchestra announce season, welcome members The East Valley-based San Tan Chorale will kick off its ninth season, featuring the nonaudition community choir’s 50th concert, with performances this fall in Gilbert and Chandler. The concerts will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran Church, 425 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 880 W. Ray Rd., Chandler. The performances, under the direction of Matthew Frable, will present “Timely Tunes,” a medley focusing on the concept of time to coincide with the group’s 50th show. “We have a great year planned as we start a new season,” Frable says. “Performances will include a variety of exciting and inspiring music from Haydn to Rodgers, Japan to England, Native American to Tolkien and meditative through celebratory. There will be something for everyone to enjoy. We encourage folks to make plans now to either sing with us or attend our concerts.” The chorale welcomes new singers ages 18 and older. For registration information, visit www.stcpa.org and click “Join Us.” Rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran Church, and will be held each Tuesday evening thereafter. The chorale, part of San Tan Community Performing Arts, has scheduled winter concerts with its sister

organization, the San Tan Orchestra. “Lord Nelson Mass in Dm,” by Franz Joseph Haydn, will be performed on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 15, at First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave., Mesa. Chorale rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Christ’s Greenfield, with orchestra rehearsals set to start Monday, Jan. 5, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 142 N. Date St., Mesa. The chorale’s third and final program of the season will be “Literarily Lyrical,” featuring world literature set to song. The concerts are scheduled for Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, in Gilbert and Mesa. Rehearsals will begin Tuesday, Feb. 24. Now in its fifth year, the orchestra welcomes new members ages 15 and older. Membership and other information about the orchestra is available at www.stcpa. org. On Friday, Nov. 21, the orchestra will perform “Latin Flair,” featuring flamenco guitar, dancer and marimba with works by Georges Bizet, Chris Burton Jácome and Henry Flurry, at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church 2156 E. Liberty Ln., Phoenix. Tickets for all concerts are $15 for adults, $12 for advance group sales (10 or more) and $5 for children and students, and are available at www.stcpa.org or at the door. For more information call (480) 297-7552.

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Literacy program begins at EVJCC Temple Havurat Emet announces holiday schedule Parents and their children ages 5 and younger are invited to participate in “Raising a Reader,” a free eight-week series of classes held from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept. 2 at the East Valley Jewish Community Center, 908 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler. Presented by Southwest Human Development, the fun, interactive workshop is part of a national program that educates parents about the importance of early literacy skills. The workshop features singing, dancing, arts and crafts, books, book bags and certiﬁcates of completion. To learn more, contact East Valley

JCC ECE Director Pam Morris at (480) 897-0588 or pam@evjcc.org.

YoLove to donate part of proceeds YoLove will donate 20 percent of all sales Wednesday, Aug. 27, to East Valley Jewish Community Center’s preschool program. Families are welcome to come meet preschool director Pam Morris from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. that afternoon and learn more about the school, its play group, the Raising a Reader program and more. Mention the JCC, while paying, to have sales credited. YoLove is at 1900 W. Germann Rd., Suite 8, in Chandler.

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Temple Havurat Emet has announced its schedule for the celebration of the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh Hashana services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, and 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, with a luncheon held at Chompie’s, 3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler. Yom Kippur services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, with an afternoon service beginning at 3 p.m. Yizkur and concluding service times will be announced during the morning services.

Hebrew reading crash course offered Learn to read Hebrew and explore the kabalistic meaning behind the shapes and names of the letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Come and enjoy this lively ﬁve-week crash course in Hebrew. Classes are Monday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 18 through Sept. 15, at the Chabad of the East Valley, 875 N. McClintock Dr., Chandler. For more information contact (480) 855-4333 or email rabbi@chabadcenter.com.

Break-the-fast will be served at a Sun Lakes residence following the conclusion of services. For information and pricing of meals, call Linda at (480) 588-1827 or Charlotte at (520) 836-0867. Extended family members of congregants are $50 per person; other nonmember tickets are $75. Uniformed active military are free, as are children accompanied by one paying adult. For more information, call Barbara at (480) 388-0190 or visit www. templehavuratemet.org.

August 16 - September 5, 2014

Chabad center, preschool host barbecue Parents and children are invited to attend the community barbecue in celebration of the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s first anniversary. The event takes place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Dr., Chandler. The community barbecue/open house will provide a forum for parents to ask questions about the various programs at the Chabad center’s Chandler Jewish Preschool, to meet the warm and dedicated teachers and experience the unique educational environment. There will be inflatable fun for all ages, including free popcorn and cotton candy, and other great activities. Admission is free; food will be on sale. For more information or to RSVP call (480) 855-4333 or visit www. chabadcenter.com

Spirituality SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS

Call ahead to conﬁrm information, as details occasionally change after print. If you have a recurring monthly support group or meeting you would like listed in Spiritual Connections, email complete details to News@SanTanSun.com. Bible study Meets twice a month Members of the Women’s Life group study the Bible and discuss how the lessons can relate to their lives. Sun Lakes United Church Of Christ, Chandler Info: Jan Olson at (480) 802-7457 or Joy King (480) 588-1882 Career Connectors 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesdays Nonproﬁt organization connecting professionals to high-quality resources and hiring companies; each event includes professional career speakers with presentations on relevant job search topics, three to four hiring companies, networking, resume help, career coaches, LinkedIn coaches and business portraits. Central Christian Church, Gilbert Campus/Student Center, 965 E. Germann Rd., Gilbert Info: www.careerconnectors.org Christian Business Networking, TriCity Chapter – Chandler, Tempe, Mesa 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays Offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Crackers and Co. Café

535 W. Iron Ave., Mesa Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www. christianbusinessnetworking.com Christian Business Networking, Chandler Bi-Monthly Chapter 7:30 a.m. second and fourth Tuesdays of the month Offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Chandler Christian Church, Room C100 1825 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www. christianbusinessnetworking.com Christian Business Networking, East Valley Chapter 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays Offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Mission Church Seminar Room 4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www. christianbusinessnetworking.com East Valley JCC Parent and Child Playgroup 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Fridays Playgroup for parents with children ages 12 months to 2 1/2 years old. East Valley JCC

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908 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: Emily Malin, (480) 897-0588, maline@evjcc.org East Valley Jewish Couples Club Offers once-a-month social activities such as dining, movies and plays for Jewish couples in the 45- to 65-year-old age range. Info: Melissa, (480) 785-0744, beadlover@cox.net Forever Marriage Ministries Marriage Restoration Support Group for Wives 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Mondays Support group for wives committed to their marriages. Offering hope, encouragement, biblical truths, fellowship and prayers to stand together for the restoration of marriage. Sozo Coffee House, private room 1982 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: Lisa (602) 377-8847, Marriage@ lisacmyers.com, www.lisacmyers.com, www.facebook.com/forevermarriages. Grief Care 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays A place to come share your feelings or just listen to others as we try to navigate through our grief. You don’t have to do it alone. Epiphany Lutheran Church, south campus old church building 800 W. Ray Rd., Room 325, Chandler, on the north side of Ray Road near Alma School Road.Info: www.griefcareaz@ gmail.com

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Grief Share 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays A combination seminar-and-support group that meets weekly with people who understand because they have “been there” themselves. Fee for materials is $15, but scholarships are available. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 739 W. Erie St., Chandler Info: (480) 963-4127, www.htlutheran. com H.O.P.E. – Help Overcoming Painful Experiences 7 p.m. Tuesdays Free weekly small-group sessions helping people overcome emotional pain caused by divorce, grief, addictions and more; free child care for children ages 10 and younger. Desert Springs Church, Room 106 19620 S. McQueen Rd., Chandler Info: hope4all@comcast.net, www. helpovercomingpainfulexperiences.org Jewish Women International, Avodah Chapter 1581 Monthly luncheon Iguana Mack’s 1371 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler RSVP: (480) 802-9304, (480) 655-8812 JumpStart 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays JumpStart is a sidewalk Sunday school community outreach program serving “some of the poorest neighborhoods” in Chandler, offering snacks, games and

Spirituality teachings about Jesus to area children. Participants meet at Faith Family Church 11530 E. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler Info: Joanne Sweeney, (480) 539-8933 Kids’ Sunday School 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Sundays Unity of Chandler 325 N. Austin Dr., Suite 4, Chandler Info: (480) 792-1800, www. unityofchandler.org Lift Your Spirit 10 a.m. Sundays Hear inspirational messages and music. Unity of Chandler 325 N. Austin Dr., Suite 4, Chandler Info: (480) 792-1800, www. unityofchandler.org Moms in Prayer International A group of mothers who meet one hour each week to intercede for their children and schools through prayer. Info: Liane Wright, (480) 699-7887, www. momsinprayer.org Monthly Women’s Fellowship 6:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of each month The monthly fellowship Bible study of the East Valley Chapter of Christian Women’s Devotional Alliance “ministers to women’s spiritual, emotional and physical needs.” Best Western-Mezona 250 W. Main St., Mesa Info: (480) 232-3773

August 16 - September 5, 2014

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) – Chandler Chapter 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ﬁrst and third Wednesday of each month Faith-based “Caring Connection” for those who have loved ones with a mental illness, i.e., schizophrenia, depression, bipolar or anxiety disorder. Find support and share experiences with others. Risen Savior Lutheran Church 23914 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info: Joan, (480) 883-8871 Re|Engage marriage program 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays Whether you’d rate your marriage a two or a 10, this class will help you reconnect. Chandler Christian Church 1825 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler Info and registration: www.chandlercc. org/reengage

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Rosary Prayer 3 p.m. second Friday of each month St. Steven’s Catholic Church 24827 S. Dobson Rd., Sun Lakes Info: (480) 895-9266

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Our church family already loves you. We just haven’t met you yet. Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday Hamilton High School Auditorium 3700 S. Arizona Ave. www.loc-az.org

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Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

Chandler United Methodist Church Celebrating more than 100 Years in Chandler. Making and Deploying Disciples Who Put God First, Since 1913.

SUNDAY WORSHIP Traditional Worship .............8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL For Children ........................8:40 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. 480-963-3360 • www.chandlermethodist.org • 450 E. Chandler Heights Rd.

WEDNESDAY: Bible Study 12 Noon & 7 p.m. SUNDAY: WORSHIP 10 a.m. 19609 S. McQueen Rd. • Chandler, AZ 480-899-LIFE (5433) • 480-343-0022 www.gospel4life.org

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