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ntel’s stunning announcement of plans to invest $20 billion for construction of two fabrication facilities at its south Chandler campus over the next three years likely will have major implications for Ahwatukee’s already tight housing market.

And it stands to generate even more interest among developers in the May 26 State Land Department’s auction of 373 acres next to Club West as they eye an influx of thousands of new employees that Intel’s plan will bring in and around its Ocotillo facility.

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A. Atkins declined comment on the Intel plan’s possible impact on bidding for that land along Chandler Boulevard between 19th and 27th avenues, which can accommodate at least 1,050 homes. The opening bid is $105 million for that parcel, most of which is already zoned for single-family residents.

But long-time Ahwatukee Realtor Allen Henderson said the law of supply and demand likely will impact both Ahwatukee home values and prices as well as the auction.

“As Intel goes, so does the Southeast Valley, basically,” Henderson added.

Right now, it’s going big.

“As I hope you’ve gathered, Intel is back,” Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said at a press conference

March 23 announcing the tech giant’s plans for its Ocotillo campus. “This is the old Intel. It’s now the new Intel as we look to the future.”

That future includes 3,000 permanent hightech, high-wage jobs; over 3,000 construction jobs; and approximately 15,000 local longterm jobs in support companies.

A Gilbert economic development official said Intel’s investment will have a “spillover effect” not just on his town but throughout the East Valley.

And while the impact of the business part of that spillover on Ahwatukee may not be as strong as it likely will be in Gilbert and other

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Dallas Hawkins provided the beat at the recent spring fling that the Setay Dance Studio in Ahwatukee held to honor frontline healthcare workers. For the story, see page 22. (Pablo Robles/AFN Photographer)

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Club West Conservancy wins big legal battle

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t was game, set, match for the Club West Conservancy last week as a second Superior Court ruling shot down – likely for good – the old HOA board’s acquisition of the land use rights that could have made it easier to change the Club West Golf Course’s future.

And now not only that future but the course’s ownership remains uncertain as the newly reconstituted Foothills Club West Association Board of Directors begins studying its next move.

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The board was scheduled to meet with their attorney April 1 to discuss Superior Court Commissioner Andrew Russell’s March 24 decision.

That ruling dealt a one-two punch to the former board, declaring it had no authority to annex the beleaguered golf course without the approval of 75 percent of Club West homeowners and that it violated open meeting law by voting in secret to do it in the first place.

Russell’s ruling – a major victory for the Conservancy and at-

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State Fair, a million people coming to Ahwatukee’s backyard Driving school owners rebrand, expand facility ... page 27 AFN NEWS STAFF

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he roar of midway rides and the smell of fried everything is coming to a place not far from Ahwatukee this fall.

The State Fair Board last week voted to move the 2021 fair to the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, saying it was bigger than the fairgrounds and thus could better accommodate socially distanced patrons.

Although the board in a release called it a temporary location and a lease was signed only for one year, the decision comes at a time when a Scottsdale developer and the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority are assembling tenants for a 3,300-acre sports and entertainment complex.

The project lead, Sunbelt Holdings of Scottsdale, and the Gila River Indian Community’s development arm envision additional hotels, wellness and event centers, an outdoor amphitheater for concerts, sports facilities, outdoor recreation and parks, restaurants, retail establishments and an office park.

Sunbelt Holdings declined AFN’s request for comment on whether the State Fair’s move might become more permanent.

The fair administration through a Sunbelt Holdings spokeswoman said, “Future years are unknown as this is currently just a one-year agreement. In addition to Wild Horse Pass being an ideal state fair location, the larger site at WHP Motorsports Park allows for physically distancing and other health mitigation measures.”

Dates are still being finalized, though the fair is tentatively slated for Oct. 7-31.

Following its vote March 25, the fair board issued a statement that said: “Since 1905, the Arizona State Fair has been a shining jewel in downtown Phoenix, drawing residents from across our State. Feeling the urge to bring fun back to the community this Fall, the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board today voted to move forward with the 2021 Fair on the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority.”

The fair was canceled last year because of the pandemic.

“As the impact of COVID-19 continues to affect the way the live event industry operates, we’ve been exploring ways to hold an event safely and successfully,” said Wanell Costello, state fair executive Director.

Board Chairman Jonathan Lines added, “While we are hopeful that vaccine distribution will mean a return to normality, this temporary location gives us the ability

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Phoenix eyes creation of climate change of�ice

BY KEVIN PIREHPOUR AFN Staff Writer

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ith extreme summer temperatures fast approaching, Phoenix city administration has proposed allocating $2.8 million toward “climate change and heat readiness” in its trial budget.

The initiative, part of the $1.46 billion spending plan proposed on March 16, would address the “growing hazard of urban heat to the public, particularly vulnerable populations,” and add 14 new positions spread out through various environmental subcommittees, according to the city manager’s report.

Last year in Maricopa County, 207 people died of heat-related causes and 134 deaths are under investigation, according to the most recent report from county Department of Public Health. An increase from the 197 confirmed heat-

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to plan and ensure the fair goes on no matter what.”

Named a Top 10 State Fair by USA Today, over a million guests visit the fair each year.

That raises questions as to whether noise from the fair will reach the ears of some Ahwatukee residents who in the past have complained about well-attended raves held at Rawhide Western Town and Event Center, which is located on Wild Horse Pass land but a bit farther south of the fair site.

Almost every rave in the past has generated a series of spirited social media comments, mainly on Ahwatukee 411, with some people complaining they can hear the music emanating from Rawhide and other posters defending the young people who attend the events.

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related deaths in 2019.

If approved, the proposal would create the Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, a shade and tree program administrator and “connective tissue” for environmental initiatives such as the Shade and Tree Master Plan and the Cool Corridors Program, said Nancy Allen, the city environmental programs administrator.

“When you have a city the size of Phoenix, there’s an awful lot of stuff going on,” Allen said. “It does make sense to have that central organization coordinating those efforts across the city.”

City Council approved the Shade and Tree Master Plan in 2010 with the goal of a 25 percent shade canopy by 2030.

Phoenix’s shade canopy was about 12 percent, according to the most recent reporting in 2014. The budget hopes to double efforts to create more shade to help during the hottest months of the year.

Beyond shade, increasing the number of trees in the Valley helps environmental departments manage air quality, stormwater and reduce energy costs, according to the master plan.

Of the potential 14 positions, four would be for the new Office of Heat Response and Mitigation office, which would be housed in the city manager’s office as a central organizing office for all environmental plans. Five positions to support the Solar Energy Inspection Program and five additional forestry positions to plant trees in Phoenix parks and update the tree inventory database.

The additional funding will go toward creating green-house gas emission inventories, bilingual community engagement programs, and the implementation of the future Climate Action Plan, which should be open for public review by early August, Allen said.

“Some of the things that (Phoenix of-

yond the Skyride and the Mega Drop, the fluffy animals and Coliseum Concerts, are the memories Arizonans have treasured for generations, the board’s statement said. “For 2021, this tradition continues at the Wild Horse Pass Development AuThe pandemic forced the cancellation of the State Fair last year but it’s thority.” roaring back to life near Ahwatukee this fall. (Special to AFN) The fair also coincides with State Fair is known for will be at the Wild the scheduled beginning of the four-year Horse Pass version.

“And beyond cotton candy, turkey legs, project to widen the I-10 from the 17 funnel cake and fried food on sticks, be- “Split” interchange to the Loop 202 Santan

ficials) are concerned about is how this heat impacts the homeless population,” she said. “They see (the Heat Response and Mitigation) office, or a tree administrator, can help make those connections and help respond to those needs better.”

Nearly 2,000 people have died from “excessive exposure to heat” in Arizona from 2009-2019, and around 3,000 people a year visit emergency rooms due to heat illness, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

There will be 14 budget hearings that Ahwatukee residents can participate in starting April 2 and ending on April 20.

The proposed budget will be presented to the council for a vote on May 4.

“It’s drinking from a firehose because we have so much to do with the whole realm of climate planning,” Allen said.

“So, it’s an awful lot of stuff going on and so it’s very exciting that things are moving.”

Freeway/South Mountain Freeway.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is planning an additional HOV lane in each direction between the Salt River bridges and just west of US 60; a new collector-distributor roadway system that would funnel traffic to local and express lanes to improve traffic flow; reconstruction of the I-10/State Route 143 interchange to improve access to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; and improving US 60 near the junction with I-10.

The announcement of the fair’s purportedly temporary relocation drew kudos from Ahwatukee City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, who posted on his Facebook page, “Wild Horse Pass has an amazing facility that will allow the fair more room to operate and follow distancing protocols. Ahwatukee residents have a unique chance to enjoy this great event in their backyard. Restaurants, hotels and others in the area will benefit greatly.” 

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More deaths, fewer miles on Arizona highways

While the pandemic likely depressed driving, Kenneth Kolosh, manager of statistics at the National Safety Counraffic deaths in Arizona surged dur- cil, pointed to several possible reasons it ing the COVID-19 pandemic even as may also have played a role in “this pretty the number of miles driven in the much unprecedented increase (in fatalistate appeared to be decreasing, accord- ties) we’re seeing on the roads today.” ing to preliminary statistics from 2020.

“There is more speeding occurring.

There were 1,072 deaths on the state’s This is particularly an issue when the highways in 2020 – the most in at least the lockdowns were in place and the roads past 10 years and a sharp increase from were very empty and we saw large inthe 980 deaths recorded in 2019, accord- creases in speed, and we’re seeing large ing to preliminary data from the Gover- increases in speed-related crashes and nor’s Office on Highway Safety. fatalities,” Kolosh said.

That increase in highway fatalities came He also said the use of seatbelts “went as gasoline sales in the state last year fell way down” during the pandemic.

12 percent from 2019 – the biggest one“Being ejected from a crash, one, it’s year percentage drop in sales in almost 40 very life-threatening if you’re ejected years of U.S. Energy Information Adminis- from your vehicle during a crash,” said Kotration data on sales. losh, who added that seatbelt use is “one The Arizona numbers mirrored a na- of the most fast and easiest ways you can tional trend: A recent report from the protect yourself.”

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The report did not say how many miles were driven in Arizona last year, and state officials said they will not have those numbers until later this year.

Arizona drivers were burning less fuel last year: Gasoline sales fell from an average of 8.2 million gallons a day in 2019 to 7.2 million gallons a day in 2020, according to the USEIA, with the sharpest drops coming from spring through summer months as the pandemic shutdown first hit.

Preliminary traffic fatalities reported by the state differed slightly from those in the NSC report, but they both reflected the same trend: While the report said Arizona deaths rose from 963 in 2019 to 1,014 in 2020, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reported fatalities going from 980 to 1,072 in the same period.

“This is the largest number of fatalities in 10 to 12 years,” said Alberto Gutier, director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway and Safety.

Gutier said there may be a simple explanation for the rise in the state’s highway deaths.

“We have a problem in Arizona because we are a growing state,” he said.

Data from Gutier’s office shows there were 5.3 million licensed drivers in the state in 2019, 827,688 more than there were in 2010.

The latest data from the Census Bureau estimated that there were just under 7.3 million residents in the state in 2019 – an increase of 886,429 people since 2010.

But Kolosh believes the number of drivers is only part of the problem. The way those people are driving now, and the failure by many to take sufficient safety precautions, is having a deadly impact, he said.

“This latest increase just highlights the weaknesses in our present system,” Kolosh said. “We’re seeing large increases in speed-related crashes and fatalities.” 

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empe Union High School District is planning in-person graduations May 20.

The district’s plan, still under development, emerged during a casual discussion among governing board members at their regular meeting last week as they were figuring out which commencement exercise each would be participating in Despite the best efforts of administrators, graduations were held virtually last year as the pandemic’s summer surge forced the cancellation of a proposed mid-summer commencement exercises.

Although the board made no fanfare about announcing a plan for in-person commencement exercises, district spokeswoman Megan Sterling a few days later confirmed Tempe Union’s intention when asked about it by the Ahwatukee Daily News.

“These details haven’t been made public quite yet,” she said.

Asked about proms and senior recognition assemblies, Sterling said in an email, “There will not be official proms in a traditional sense (dancing). Each school site is working with their senior class and leadership to plan a special celebration event for seniors on the date that was earmarked for prom.”

Dancing would conflict with the district’s emphasis on social distancing to control the spread of COVID-19.

During the board’s brief discussion, President Brian Garcia noted that all seven members will start out graduation night at Compadre High School, likely because this will be the last commencement exercise on that campus because it’s being closed at the end of this school year and its program moved to Marcos De Niza High.

Several board members picked a second commencement because they had a niece, nephew or some other relative in the graduating class.

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Kleve outlined an array of efforts that enable principals and staff to pinpoint any student’s progress with such accuracy that they can even tell when a paper or some other assignment has not been completed so that staff can intervene with those students.

“It seems like it’s on track as a normal school year,” Kleve said. “You’ll see fourth quarter kids ramp up and they know it’s the end of the semester, so that effort really is streamlined. Being on campus and having that in-person learning is also definitely a positive for a lot of our students that need hands-on daily interaction. And so I think we’re going to finish the year strong.” 

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Tempe Union becomes the latest East Valley school district that is definitively planning for an in-person commencement, though some of the details still to be worked out will be the limits on the number of guests each senior can invite and how audience members will be seated in each school’s stadium.

All large venues traditionally used by larger schools for graduation are closed to commencement exercises this spring.

Gilbert Public Schools and Higley Unified announced in-person commencement exercises, as have Chandler Unified and Mesa Public Schools. Higley p;ans to limit the number of guests to two per grad though that number might be doubled if COVID-19 levels indicate it’s safe.

Proms are still out, although there have been reports that parents are organizing them at private venues.

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The sprawling Intel plant in south Chandler will be getting bigger over the next four years as the tech giant builds two more fabs on the campus. (Courtesy of Intel)

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East Valley communities, the residential impact here stands to be just as strong as it will be elsewhere.

That means, Henderson said, that as long as the national or international economy doesn’t tank, home prices in Ahwatukee will remain high and likely get higher because interest in the community will be high.

And Intel employees earn enough to put their money where their interest is.

“I don’t care if they’re in sales. I don’t care if they’re in engineering. I don’t care if they’re working in the plant. They’re going to make enough money to live in something in Ahwatukee,” Henderson said, stating many Intel employees already live here.

He said he would not be surprised if high-end developers take an interest in the State Trust Land either.

Although trust land sales can benefit 13 different state entities, including the Department of Corrections, a Land Department spokesman said the proceeds from the Ahwatukee auction will go entirely to K-12 education.

The land’s proximity to the South Mountain Freeway also makes it an ideal site for future Intel workers, since it provides an easy connection to a campus that’s not far from the Loop 101 Price Freeway.

Intel’s investment is part of its “IDM 2.0” Initiative – a major evolution of an “integrated device manufacturing” model that Gelsinger said makes Intel “the only company with the depth and breadth of software, silicon and platforms, packaging, and process with at-scale manufacturing customers can depend on for their nextgeneration innovations.”

“IDM 2.0 is an elegant strategy that only

Intel can deliver – and it’s a winning formula,” he said. “We will use it to design the best products and manufacture them in the best way possible for every category we compete in.”

Assisted by unspecified federal incentives from the newly passed CHIPS for America Act, which is designed to grow domestic semiconductor manufacturing, Intel’s expansion aims for an even bigger global market share in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry.

It also comes at a time when the Biden Administration is encouraging domestic manufacturing growth in an industry beset by a worldwide semiconductor shortage.

Automakers and medical device manufacturers, among others, have been pressing for federal investment in domestic semiconductor production.

Chip shortages are disrupting digital manufacturing, from electronics to medical devices to technology and networking equipment, according to the Harvard Business Review and other sources.

Particularly hard hit is the automobile industry, the Review said, reporting that “automakers were slow to order more semiconductors and then lost out to more nimble electronics manufacturers.”

“The automotive industry is experiencing another critical market shift that has important supply chain implications: As carmakers increasingly prioritize electric vehicles, cars are becoming electronic devices,” it continued, noting: “This means the automotive industry now must face the competing demands of all other industries, including those in electronics and those adding internet con-

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger detailed his company’s plan to invest $20 billion in Arizona to solidify the tech giant’s leadership in semiconductors. (Courtesy of Intel)

nectivity to their products.”

The strategy Gelsinger unveiled showed Intel’s determination to come to the rescue before competitors like Samsung Electronics and AMD can beat it to the punch.

“Overall, there are strong winds that are forming for expanding, accelerating and seeing the critical role that semiconductors play for the entire tech industry and, frankly, for the world as everything is becoming more digital,” Gelsinger said.

“And we are saying Intel is stepping into that gap aggressively to help provide the capacity that’s needed – U.S., Europe and worldwide.”

The plan outlined by Gelsinger includes a research partnership with IBM, which the corporation said in a release “will help unleash the potential of data and advanced computation to create immense economic value.”

Gelsinger also announced the creation of Intel Foundry Services at the Ocotillo campus to support commercial customers as well as address unique government and security requirements in the U.S. He also stressed Intel’s commitment to accelerating semiconductor manufacturing innovation to enhance U.S. competitiveness in the global chip industry.

Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly hailed the announcement.

Calling Intel’s move “the largest private sector investment in state history,” Ducey noted that Arizona is already a top-five state for semiconductor production, with other industry leaders choosing to start, expand or relocate operations here.

That move by related companies powers what Economic Development Director Dan

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Henderson called the “spillover effect.”

He pointed out that geography and proximity figure heavily in that.

Micah Miranda, Chandler’s economic development director, also spoke indirectly of that spillover effect.

He noted that Intel’s investment has significant supply chain implications for local businesses since it annually spends about $1.5 billion with Chandler-based suppliers and another $3 billion with other Arizona-based suppliers.

“Existing and prospective Intel suppliers can connect with our economic development team for assistance with office and industrial space site selection in Chandler,” said Miranda.

Intel celebrated 40 years in Chandler last year and it opened Fab 42, a $7 billion investment that created the most advanced manufacturing facility in the

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world, Miranda noted, stating that once the two new fabs come online, more than 15,000 Intel employees will be working in Chandler alone.

Miranda also noted that the economic ripple effect from the jobs Intel’s expansion will generate well beyond city boundaries and impact scores of industries that may not necessarily support chip manufacturing – but will support the people who make them.

That means everything from restaurants to retail could benefit.

But all those new employees and business owners have to live somewhere.

That means major challenges, especially for the East Valley’s and Ahwatukee’s housing market, where there already is a critical shortage of inventory for both resale and new homes.

As real estate experts have repeatedly pointed out in recent months, much of the developable land in East Valley has al-

Hundreds of homes likely will sprout up on this State Trust Land in Ahwatukee, captured on video by Ahwatukee resident Karl Baltutat, owner of Arizona Desert Eagle Drone Photography LLC for the state Land Department. (Arizona Land Dept.)

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torney Francis Slavin – was also a major blow to The Edge, the four investors who bought the course.

The Edge principals lost the ability to appeal any time soon to homeowners to let them use the 160-acre site for something other than golf – or sell some of the course to a homebuilder so that the rest could be used for a park.

When asked what The Edge planned to do, Matt Shearer, one of its principals, replied via email, “Based on the court’s ruling we are waiting to see how the CWC/ BOD proceeds.”

The acronyms referred to the Conservancy and the HOA board.

HOA Board President Julie Tyler declined comment, noting she and the board had not yet had a chance to discuss the impact of the ruling.

“We obviously know that there’s a lot involved and I think for new members, we want to understand all of the legal implications before commenting,” she said.

Her husband, Conservancy President Matthew Tyler, said Russell’s ruling likely makes any further litigation against board unnecessary since four of the members named in the lawsuit were ousted by residents in board elections early this month.

But Matthew Tyler said he thinks the ruling opens the way for litigation by the board against the golf course owners themselves.

Intel’s latest fab was opened last year as the company marked 40 years since it arrived in Chandler. (Courtesy of Intel) ready disappeared.

Chandler and Gilbert quickly are approaching build-out and only large tracts of state land in far east Mesa are ripe for major residential construction in the region.

The ongoing widening of I-10 between Chandler and Casa Grande suggests Intel’s expansion also will impact already robust housing development in Pinal County, from Maricopa to Eloy and beyond.

While new building permits issued last year were at the highest level in nearly a decade, the inventory of existing and new homes for sale has been so low that some experts say they’ve run out of adjectives to express their alarm.

And its not just home sales that have been impacted, according to the Crom-

Citing the rulings in the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course case that found land use regulations on that site required owner Wilson Gee to restore it for golf, Tyler said: “It would certainly be my position that the HOA needs to jump start to pursue legal action against the owners of the golf course and have them start to maintain a properly.”

Ironically, the old Club West board did exactly that back in 2016 when Gee, then the owner, closed the golf course. He said he could no longer afford the city water bills, which then totaled more than $750,000 annually.

But the board eventually dropped the lawsuit after Gee sold the course to Richard Brueninger in the fall of 2017.

ford Report, which tracks the housing market in the Phoenix metro area on a daily basis.

“The situation with rental listings is no better,” Cromford said last week. “Year to date we have seen 15 percent fewer new rental listings (excluding short term rentals) compared with 2020. Over the last four weeks, the comparison with 2020 reveals a decline of 24 percent, an unusually large deterioration in new supply.

“As a result, the number of active rental listings is down to just 1,492. We had 2,297 on March 23 last year, so we are down 35 percent in the last year. The longterm average is 4,864 and the shortage explains why rents are rising so rapidly with no sign of relief for tenants.” 

Brueninger restored the course for four months between late 2017 and early 2018, when he went belly-up after running up over $165,000 in unpaid water bills.

Asked if the Conservancy would request that the board sue to force The Edge to comply with the site’s land-use regulations, Matt Tyler replied: “Absolutely. I think that’s definitely a strong next step. We know the board is forming focus committees to start really digging into solutions. I think the next component from the Conservancy’s perspective is we’re going to start trying to work with the City of Phoenix and start lobbying them for a little bit of support as

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we look at all the changes looming in the community.”

“We see the economic landscape shifting,” Matt Tyler said. “We certainly want to pursue options for lower-cost or reclaimed water solutions from the city.”

Russell’s long-awaited ruling involved the previous HOA board’s acquisition of the course’s declarant rights, giving it considerable influence in determining the site’s future by deciding what plan would be presented to homeowners for a vote and how many homeowners were needed to approve it.

The Conservancy challenged the old board’s right to annex the course without the approval of 75 percent of Club West’s approximate 2,600 homeowners and also called the board’s closed-door meetings to acquire the declarant rights illegal.

In late 2019, the old board used its newly acquired declarant rights to schedule a process for a community review and vote on The Edge’s plan for the course.

In January 2020, The Edge presented a plan to restore the 18-hole course and build a new clubhouse, saying that project had to be financed by selling three parcels to a homebuilder for construction of 164 houses.

The old board had tentatively set a schedule in which it would formally review the plan and possibly recommend changes, then have the community vote on it in March 2020. That vote would have required only 31 percent of homeowners to vote on the plan, with approval decided by a simple majority.

Former board President Michael Hinz said the board never approved The Edge’s original plan, which fell apart anyway when the homebuilder pulled out because of opposition to houses on the course.

Hinz, who is still a member of the reconstituted board, also denied the meetings

were secret, contending they were permissible executive sessions because the board was conferring with counsel.

In his ruling, Russell said the window had long ago closed on the board’s authority to annex the golf course without a community vote.

He said the Club West Association’s master Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions governed any annexation effort now and that meant it required the approval of 75 percent of all homeowners.

Russell said that requirement “makes little sense, but the Court did not draft the Master CC&Rs.” Russell also shot down the old board’s defense of the closed-door meetings.

“Under defendant’s analysis, a board could vote on all issues in executive session, provided the board had their lawyer present,” he wrote. “This is obviously contrary to (state law), which limits those issues a board can consider in executive session. None of the authorized subjects for executive sessions include voting or otherwise taking action.”

He said, “Executive sessions are only authorized for receiving legal advice, or discussing certain topics. Arizona law seeks to maximize public involvement, and allowing votes or final action in an executive session is directly contrary to that goal.”

The Edge bought the course from Gee for $750,000 and Gee holds the promissory note for the deal.

Gee previously told AFN that he doesn’t see how any plan for either restoring the course or converting it into a park can go forward without the money that selling parts of it to a homebuilder would provide.

The Conservancy was formed by a group of homeowners who were opposed to any homes on the course, noting that unfairly impacts more than 350 homeowners who paid premium lot prices of as much as $80,000 to have their property abut a golf course, not someone’s backyard. 

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Polluted vistas going beyond littering in Arizona

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Discarded masks also litter the beaches of Southern California, which already were battling a growing scourge of plastic and microplastics in the ocean.

Environmentalists fear the situation will get worse as the nation emerges from a year of pandemic restrictions.

With Americans unable to pursue many of the activities they enjoyed before COVID-19 emerged last year, scenic spots across the Southwest have offered a respite and a safer form of entertainment courtesy of the great outdoors.

Many natural spots in Arizona were considered essential services during the state’s stay-at-home order, leading to packed hiking trails and facilities.

In California, many beaches were closed during the peak summer tourism season but have since reopened, leading to crowds.

The downside of that influx of visitors is increased litter on beaches from San Diego to Malibu, and in favorite Arizona spots like Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon.

Carla Williams of Keep Sedona Beautiful says traffic to Sedona has surged this year.

“It’s been like a zoo some weekends.” (Sofia Fuentes/Cronkite News)

Keep Sedona Beautiful Inc., which started in 1972 to protect and sustain the area’s unique environment, has done its best to curb litter with a combination of education, advocacy and litter lifts.

Carla Williams, the nonprofit’s executive vice president, has noticed an uptick in people traveling to Sedona and has seen a major increase in day-trippers and over-

all travel to red rock country during the pandemic.

“The parking lots are certainly full during the pandemic and have been busier than I’ve ever seen,” she said. “It’s been like a zoo on some weekends.”

Cathedral Rock, which features perhaps the most popular hiking trail in the area, has been particularly littered, Williams said.

“I noticed on Cathedral Rock Trail during last summer there were a lot more garbage, bottles, cans, which I hadn’t really seen before on trails,” she said. “Normally, it’s rare to see feces on real popular trails, but people were going to the bathroom out there more frequently than normal.”

The group has been doing all it can to remove garbage and maintain the natural beauty at one of Arizona’s most popular tourist attractions.

“We want visitors and residents to feel like there’s a place in this area where they don’t have to look at piles and piles of litter,” Williams said.

The Arizona Department of Tourism says 48.6 million people visited the state in 2019, the most recent year not affected

by COVID-19.

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cent months, with snow and COVID-19 closing parts of it. As the weather warms and summer travel picks up, Grand Canyon and other national parks could face similar challenges with crowds.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, whose mission is “To protect and enhance public health and the environment,” created an app to help Arizonans document the trash they find in and around popular nature areas.

“They can pick up trash kind of by any stream or lake, and kind of let us know what they found and take pictures, and then send that data to us,” said Meghan Smart, the department’s environmental senior scientist/citizen science coordinator. “We have lots of people around Arizona hiking, and this would just be an easy way to kind of help Arizona.”

Smart said ADEQ removed more than 8,000 pounds of trash from natural areas in 2020, which is the first year they’ve measured it.

A major goal of the department has been disposing of feces near streams and lakes, which can leak into water bodies and infect swimmers with E.coli, an intestinal bacterium.

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Polluted Arizona beauty distresses Ahwatukee man

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hwatukee resident Larry Kline is distressed by what he sees.

When he and his family drive around Arizona to enjoy the state’s magnificent scenery these days, what he too often sees depresses and angers him.

“We do quite a bit of camping and the pandemic has greatly increased the number of novice campers who possibly don’t realize that there is no trash pickup in most of the beautiful Arizona areas,” he said.

He recalled a recent outing where “we scouted some areas that were previously closed due to fires last year.”

“One area near Mt. Ord was recently opened back up. We were very disappointed to see bags of trash just left after someone camped in this beautiful area,” he said.

In a letter to state Sen. Sean Bowie, Kline said, such sights are “becoming very com-

Ahwatukee resident Larry Kline sent this photo of the area near Mt. Ord, where careless campers left trash, something he says he’s seeing a lot of at Arizona’s treasured scenic sites.

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monplace now.”

“Last year, many areas in the Rim country were spoiled by trash left in camping areas, as well as scenic trails,” he wrote Bowie.

“I don’t have a permanent solution to this issue, but perhaps legislation that carries penalties for those that choose to spoil our natural beauty here in Arizona. A $500 lit-

tering fine with a $100 ‘bounty’ to those who find parties who litter might be a start.”

Kline also likes the idea of posting signs on access roads to campgrounds that deliver the message bluntly: “pack it in and pack it out.”

Such signs, he thinks, “would certainly help with the knowledge that littering is illegal, as well as disrespectful to our natural Arizona areas.”

He also thinks schools should get into the act and work with the state to come up with a catchy phrase that kids will remember. “’Don’t Mess with Texas’” is the message but something for Arizona that is simple and catchy might help with informing our citizens that some are ruining it for many,” Kline said.

For now, he mourns the growing trend., stating, “We are literally turning our scenic vistas into landfills.” 

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Masks still the rule in schools despite Ducey ruling

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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tudents, staff and any visitor to a Kyrene or Tempe Union campus must still wear masks and Ahwatukee businesses can still require customers to wear them.

But the state’s top health official said Friday there’s no reason to continue to limit business occupancy or prohibit large group gatherings or for the state to require customers to wear masks because Arizona hospitals now have plenty of space.

Dr. Cara Christ said the main reason that restrictions were imposed and bars were closed entirely was the fear of overwhelming the state’s health care system with COVID-19 patients.

Now, she said, the use of hospital and intensive-care beds is way down. More to the point, Christ said many of the people who are most at risk, meaning the elderly, already have been vaccinated.

The health chief acknowledged that some businesses are not following her advice that, despite dissolution of the gubernatorial orders, they should continue to enforce mask use and to maintain social distancing.

There even were reports of at least one bar promoting the idea that customers are now free to crowd in.

But that, Christ said, is no reason to continue to make that illegal. She said individuals now need to assess their own risk of severe complications.

“Hopefully, there weren’t a lot of our older Arizonans at those bars,’’ she said, the kind of folks who are more likely to get seriously ill.

Christ also pointed out that businesses remain free to enforce mask and social distancing requirements. And she is suggesting they do that.

Christ’s press conference came the day after Gov. Doug Ducey declared the COVID-19 pandemic under control in Arizona and abolished remaining limits on businesses and public gatherings.

He also nullified the ability of local communities to maintain their own mask mandates.

While Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego issued a statement criticizing Ducey’s move, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said her community will not comply, essentially telling Ducey that he’ll have to go to court.

Masks will continue to be the order of the day at local public schools, as they were earlier this month when Barefoot Pools and The Nosh Café in Ahwatukee delivered treats to all schools and district departments as a thank you to staff who have been working in person all year in support of onsite students. The two businesses were part of another effort by a program called Kyrene Values Teachers, Students and Staff. Businesses interested in joining Joelle Green at jgreen@kyrene.org. (Courtesy of Kyrene Schools) The governor eliminated any remaining requirements to limit the number of customers to ensure social distancing and to require that staff and patrons wear masks.

Instead, everything what used to be a mandate is now simply a “recommendation.’’ That means business can – but are not required – to have their own mask mandates and to refuse service to anyone who does not comply.

That also means that all the music venues and bars that have been shuttered are free to open their doors again. And here, too, while there is a suggestion to maintain social distancing and masks, that is no longer a requirement.

Ducey acknowledged that there have been nearly 940,000 cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 16,874 deaths. But he also cited the fact that the number of new cases has been declining for 10 weeks and hospitalizations are at their lowest level since the end of September.

At the same time, he said, more than 1.9 million Arizonans have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, with almost 1.2 million who are now fully inoculated. And he said the Centers for Disease Control ranks Arizona as among the best states in getting the vaccine to those who are most vulnerable.

None of this affects schools which have been reopening with requirements for teachers and students to wear masks. A spokesman for the Department of Health

Services said those orders remain in effect.

Both Kyrene and Tempe Union immediately reiterated their districts’ intentions to keep their own mask mandate in effect.

Indeed, it was made part of the districts’ dress codes.

“It’s a key part of our health mitigation plan,” Tempe Union spokeswoman Megan Sterling said. “I don’t see that changing in the immediate future, especially in light of Hoffman’s statement.”

Kyrene issued a statement that said in part: “Face coverings must still be worn on all Kyrene school campuses, buses and facilities.”

It also said Kyrene officials are “examining the new executive order’s guidance on gatherings, to determine what, if any, impact there may be on activities such as Athletics and Community Education before/ after school programming. As a reminder, the District is constantly reviewing mitigation plans to ensure alignment with CDC, state and county recommendations.”

Gallego said Ducey ignores the fact that the surge in June was curbed only when the governor relaxed his own opposition to masks and agreed to let communities impose their own mandates, many of which did.

“To abandon precautions now is like spiking the ball on the 5-yard line,’’ she said in a prepared statement, pointing out the new variants of the virus.

“The risk of another surge is real,’’ Gallego continued. “The governor clearly cares a lot less about the people of Arizona than his political future.’’

On Friday, Christ brushed aside questions about whether the new order undermines their ability to gain compliance as customers could argue that the governor has said it’s OK to go maskless.

“They can extend that,’’ she said, and enforce things like mask mandates at the door in exactly the same way. “They do have the authority to be able to require those types of mitigation strategies.’’

While Christ said hospital capacity was a key factor, the health director conceded she and the governor did not consult with any of their top officials.

Several of the state’s major hospital chains released a statement calling Ducey’s move to jettison mandatory distancing and mask requirements as premature.

“A downward trend is not synonymous with the elimination of the virus,’’ they said in a joint statement.

Christ did not dispute that contention.

“We could see another spike in cases,’’ she said. But Christ said that’s not the metric that drove the original decisions to impose restrictions. And she said it should not be the metric to decide whether to lift them.

“Really, what we were trying to prevent is an overwhelming of our hospitals and our health care systems,’’ she said. That also is the reason that health care workers and those at the highest risk of developing complications from the virus -- and needing hospitalization -- were among the first to get the vaccine.

“We’ve got higher vaccination rates in those vulnerable populations, which is going to keep our hospitalizations down,’’ she said. “The severe outcomes are really what we’re trying to prevent, those hospitalizations and those deaths.’’

Christ also said she had made the decision that Arizona has to return to a point where people have to make their own decisions about the risk the virus poses to their own health.

She said that’s no different than any other disease, like the flu, where her department makes various recommendations but ultimately leaves it up to individuals to assess their own health risks.

“It’s really about that personal responsibility,’’ she said. 

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and pit toilets, because what we’re trying to do is protect people from swimming with high E.coli levels,” Smart said.

Plastic pollution has befouled nature for decades, but it’s particularly dire in the world’s oceans and along its beaches.

From San Diego to Santa Barbara, Southern California’s coastal towns have seen a surge in visitors, particularly during holiday weekends, resulting in more discarded plastic. In a normal year, California beaches attract more than 100 million people.

Oceansasia.org, based in Hong Kong, has been focused on marine plastic pollution and its effect on its wildlife and ecosystems – which Teale Bondaroff, director of research, called a much larger issue than most people realize.

“Because it’s microplastic and small, I think that we as humans don’t appreciate the sheer amount of plastic waste we’re putting into the environment,” he said.

An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean during 2018, but with the spread of COVID-19 around the world, a relatively new item has been wreaking havoc on oceans: face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment.

Bondaroff authored a study that estimated that 1.56 billion masks entered oceans in 2020. The study found it can take up to 450 years for masks to break down, slowly turning into microplastics.

Microplastics can affect such marine wildlife as turtles, seabirds and fish in a number of ways, Bondaroff said.

“It can poison them, it can impair their

reproduction and weaken them making them more susceptible to disease and predation,” he said.

Bondaroff also noted that microplastics can go from the ocean floor into the stomachs of fish and eventually onto our dinner table.

Eben Schwartz, marine debris program manager of the California Coastal Commission, said masks “already ranked as the 12th most picked-up item that we removed during Coastal Cleanup month last September – which is remarkable for something that’s only recently been introduced really in a large way to our society.”

During coastal cleanups, he said, the group picks up tons of items, mostly single-use plastic items.

“Take a convenience store, rip it up on the inside and shake and everything that falls out is what we’re picking up,” Schwartz said.

The best way to stop the degradation of oceans by plastics is to eliminate singleuse plastics completely, he said.

“They can’t become plastic pollution if they don’t get issued in the first place,” Schwartz said.

Bondaroff said the issue of dealing with plastic pollution in the ocean is multifaceted, and the influx of masks is just another issue that will continue to plague the Earth’s oceans and the wildlife that lives in them.

“The 6,000 tons of face masks that are entering our oceans each year is quite literally the tip of the iceberg when it comes to marine plastic pollution,” Bondaroff said. 

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Dance studio owner inspires staff, students

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

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at Chew – short for Catherine – loves to dance and now she’s discovering she loves to teach.

Chew, an Ahwatukee resident since 2007, teaches line dancing at Setay Dance and Fitness Studio at 7430 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee.

She is one of many independent teachers who keep the studio abuzz six days a week under the ownership of entrepreneur E. Annette Yates, herself a dance and exercise enthusiast with a career IT background.

Yates organized her students and staff

to perform at her studio’s Spring Fling earlier this month in honor of front-line workers.

“We wanted to honor and thank them, give them gifts, food and get them out there to have fun dancing,” explained Yates, who anointed her studio with the exotic-sounding moniker by spelling her name backwards.

The three-hour event was filled with fun, dancing and laughter with all ages represented from a 3-year-old tap dancer to a 5-year-old drummer to high school age high-steppers to the studio’s Tai Chi instructor – Sylvia Sears-Cartwright, who

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E. Annette Yates, owner of Setay Dance Studio in Ahwatukee, led some of the dancing during a spring festival she sponsored a few weeks ago to honor frontline health care workers. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

Thunder tutors �ill a big need among their peers

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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he last 12 months have been brutal for students, as Tempe Union High School District pupils can attest.

But amid the scheduling and other disruptions that have impacted their academic and social lives, one constant has been the Desert Vista High Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Club.

Tempe Union Superintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil opened a presentation on the club by praising their dedication to helping their classmates – which this year has extended not just to fellow Desert Vista students but all seven district high schools.

“They have been able to reach an average of 2,000 students every year,” Mendivil said. “Even through the pandemic, they adjusted to our environment and continue to offer virtual peer tutoring services for students…. I would also like to thank them for opening their arms to all students in the district and offered up their tutoring Services. They should be commended for

ago as part of his studies toward his doctorate in leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University.

“My dissertation focused on what constitutes an ideal tutor and ideal tutoring session,” he explained, stressing “our current model did not happen overnight.”

“Each year we continue to learn, refine and build off of our successes Rhea Rungta, president of the Desert Vista Peer-to-Peer Tutoring and our shortcomClub and club founder Dr. Brian Johnson, a Spanish teacher, discussed ings,” Johnson said. the program at last week’s Tempe Union board meeting. (YouTube) “Without the Destheir dedication to providing help and sup- ert Vista community and staff, this tutorport to their peers and their sister schools.” ing program would not be in existence and Desert Vista Spanish teacher Dr. Brian I can’t thank them enough for that now.”

Johnson started the program 10 years He praised the 70 student tutors, stating,

“They are so caring, kind, dedicated. They freely give of their time before school, after school, in the evenings, Saturdays. And some of them give their time during their breaks, like spring break.”

They also are available from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Pointing to club President Rhea Rungta, he said called her “truly awe-inspiring” and reported that she devoted some hours of her spring break to tutoring students – part of the “remarkable 50 times” she has done so throughout the school year so far.”

Indeed, he said that as coordinator of the tutoring schedule, he said it was commonplace to see Rhea slated to provide help after school hours many weekdays, including Fridays.

“Personally, I am so grateful for the opportunity I’ve had this year to lead the organization,” Rhea told the board, stating she herself has learned things as well – such as “the importance of listening to ideas and concerns from other tutors,

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Ahwatukee GOP Women offering scholarship for 11th year AFN NEWS STAFF

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s Ahwatukee high school seniors begin homing in on post-graduation plans, Ahwatukee Republican Women hope they remember to apply for their annual Marjorie Miner Scholarship.

Meanwhile, Ahwatukee residents who are graduating from high school this year can apply for the Marjorie Miner Scholarship, which was established in 2011 in honor of the longtime Republican activist – who has been a member of ARW since it was founded in 2005.

Applicants must live in Ahwatukee and be registered Republicans and the deadline is April 30.

Marjorie (White) Miner became politically active in 1936 at age 9 when she supported the candidacy of Republican Alfred Landon, who was running against Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

At age 21, she registered to vote as a Republican and has voted Republican in every election. She has been a block worker, election judge and has chaired several Republican committees, including the Idaho State Republican Committee. At one point,

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teachers and fellow officers” of the club.

Those officers include Vice President Allen Lin, Secretary Nicole Spreitzer, Treasurer Patrick Jiang, Outreach Director Emily Wong and Outside Tutoring Director Ameerah Zafar.

The club has a variety of ways students can find help from their peers, ranging from drop-in and scheduled sessions. This year the club also implemented an online cram session for final exams.

Rhea also had high praise for the students who seek the tutors’ help and for what the club accomplishes.

“It takes a lot of courage for them to come in and I feel so honored every time they come back and every time they let us know that we have instilled confidence in them. To me, tutoring is more than just a place to help increase their academic capabilities. Tutoring is a place to help them and instill confidence and for them to know that they are an environment where they feel supported.”

Johnson concurred, saying that besides academic achievement, students who seek

she was the only woman in the continental U.S. to be a state chairman and also serve on the National Executive Committee.

She participated in a goodwill trip behind the Iron Curtain, which included trips to West and East Berlin, Poland, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Hungary and Romania. The group also visited Vienna, Austria and Paris. Miner also ran for a Senate seat in the Idaho State Legislature but lost her election.

Miner also was a delegate to the 1972 Republican National convention in Miami, serving on the platform and rules committees. She was also a Reagan delegate to the Marjorie Miner is superimposed in front of a photo show1976 Republican National ing her and husband Gordon Miner with Ronald Reagan (Courtesy of ARW) convention in Kansas City and was a participant at the Institute of During the Reagan Administration, she Politics Conference of State Party Chair- lived in Washington, D.C., and worked in men at the JFK School of Government at the office of Idaho Sen. Steve Symms.

Harvard University.

After moving to Arizona, Miner served

Johnson said he feels he is “standing on the shoulders of giants” that included past Desert Vista principals and current Principal Mike Deignan – and Montero, who, he said, “was instrumental in helping our program to get to where it is today now.”

Before the panDr. Brian Johnson showed the Tempe Union board last week this demic, staff academic group photo of the 2019-20 Desert Vista High Peer-to-Peer Tuinterventionists and toring Club. (Special to AFN) counselors would tutors develop positive relationships, learn routinely oversee 80 or more pairs of tuto cope with stress, develop a sense of be- tors and their classmates in the library.

Tutoring now is mostly virtual, Johnson longing – and even “find purpose in life.”

Ironically, as Johnson and Rhea told the said, which “has allowed us to reach the board about the club, there was one board unreachable.”

“Doing it this way removes the barriers member who was particularly familiar with what it does: newly elected board member of time and space,” Johnson said. “We have Armando Montero was president of the realized the value of virtual tutoring especlub before he graduated in 2019, heading cially for those students who work, those to Arizona State University where he is in who take the bus, those who participate in extracurricular activities. his sophomore year.

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as president of the Tempe Republican Women’s club, worked at election polls for numerous elections and has been a precinct committeewoman for 24 years.

Past recipients of the scholarship have been Desert Vista High grads Lacey Morris (2011), Allyson Marie Kolodziej (2012), Tess Marie Kimura (2013) and Jessica Marie Kolodziej (2014; Mountain Pointe High grads Sonia Serio (2015) and Madison Coffman, who tied in 2016 with co-recipient Michael Kolodziej of Desert Vista.

Other winners included Mountain Pointe grads Valeria Smith (2017) and Arika Patton (2018), 2019 Desert Vista grad Itzy Doyle and Corona del Sol Class of 2020 member Emma Stewart.

Scholarship applicants should include two letters of recommendation from other than a family member, a 250-500-word double-spaced essay incorporating their involvement volunteer service, extracurriculars, clubs and educational goals.

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“And I believe that the ideal scenario is to have in-person and virtual tutoring,” he continued “It’s been really neat how having a pandemic would be the genesis of this virtual shooting. It’s definitely a positive thing now.”

He said the online tutoring enables them to offer 250 30-minute sessions a week, though the actual number of students who have taken advantage of the club this year “has been quite a bit lower” than the previous eight years.

Parents or students can sign up at dvhspeertutoring.wixsite.com/dvpto.

That platform enables students to upload questions for tutors ahead of time, upload documents and even upload pictures of their homework.

It’s also “very common to see students request the same tutor and this is a great relationship-building experience for both of them,” Johnson added.

Added Rhea, “The tutees come in, unsure of how you can help. But they leave after one or many sessions as changed individuals because they have confidence in themselves. …Peer tutoring is a safe place for many students on campus.” 

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No Easter Parade, but Kiwanis Club still needs your help AFN NEWS STAFF

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ormally today’s edition of the Ahwatukee Foothills News would be running a full page of pictures from the Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee’s Easter Parade.

But like last year, there was no parade as it fell victim to the pandemic and the virtual impossibility of maintaining social distancing.

The Spring Fling that follows the parade also was canceled for the second year and that means the pandemic not only deprived Ahwatukee of a revered tradition that’s more than 40 years old. It also deprived the Kiwanis Club of one of its main sources of revenue to finance its many charitable endeavors over the year.

The Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee’s Easter Bunny was MIA again this year. (Special to AFN) The club also lost another important revenue source last fall when the Festival of Lights Kick-Off Party was canceled, also

because of COVID-19. Because so many Kiwanians volunteer at the party, it often earns one of the scholarships handed out annually by the Festival of Lights Committee to nonprofits that have assisted in the day-long post-Thanksgiving event.

The Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee was founded in 1982 and to this day remains a strong part of the community.

“We know what it means to be a volunteer, and what it takes to make a difference,” its members say on its website.

Its mission is “making the maximum positive effort for children in our community” and the nonprofit focuses especially on foster children in group homes, who often are the society’s forgotten kids.

It runs a back-to-school drive, a baby shower for teen moms who have just had

a baby or are about to. The club, with the help of several churches, serves a Thanksgiving dinner to scores of group foster home residents and a organizes Christmas gifts for them as well.

While the club benefits from donors’ generosity around the time of each of these events, it still needs the money it normally derives from the Spring Fling, the parade and the Kick-Off Party to stretch its ability to meet its goals for them.

So, with Easter only a few days away, club President Mike Malone is hoping that even without a parade, Ahwatukee residents will be inspired to visit Ahwatukee. kiwanis.org and make a donation.

And, assuming the pandemic will be brought under control this time next year, get ready for the 44th parade.

EV woman helps grandparents raising grandkids

BY SRIANTHI PERERA AFN Contributor

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aising children when parents are young brings its share of trials and tribulations, but how much more difficult is it when they have to do it the second time around?

If grandparents raising grandchildren feel isolated and helpless, there is help at hand in the community.

That’s the message new Duet employee Lisa McCormick of Chandler wants to spread.

At the Phoenix-based nonprofit Duet: Partners in Health & Aging, McCormick works as a kinship care services coordinator to help grandparents raising grandchildren.

“Grandparents have reported feeling ‘alone’ due to not having family and support or understanding from their social circles,” said McCormick, who began her job this month. “They struggle to find resources and support with navigating the complicated state and legal systems which become involved in these situations.”

According to grandfamilies.org, more than 60,000 grandparents in Arizona are responsible for their grandchildren. The reasons run the gamut from parents being incarcerated, becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol, child abuse, neglect or parental death.

In 2020, Duet provided services to 359 grandparents and their 539 grandchildren in Maricopa County.

Duet’s grandparents raising grandchil-

dren program offers support for grandparents raising grandchildren through free-of-charge support groups, legal guidance and assistance, funds for extracurricular activities, information and guided assistance and educational workshops.

All services meet COVID-19 safety guidelines, according to the nonprofit.

McCormick fields inquiries for resources, legal assistance and guidance on navigating the multiple systems grandparents must learn to take on. She plans to organize four support groups monthly to give the kinship families a safe place to feel heard and find resources amongst each other.

She is making connections with community agencies and partners providing resources and participating in advocacy groups to support legislation and policies around kinship care and the families.

McCormick will also be hosting workshops to build protective factors in the families to increase their knowledge on parenting, child development, self-care, advocacy and related other topics.

McCormick pulls experience from working with families for five years at Southwest Human Development in the East Valley.

“This is the first time I am working with the aging population and kinship families specifically,” she said.

An Arizona native who was born in Mesa, raised in Tempe and moved to Chandler 15 years ago, she also comes informed firsthand about the difficulties of raising

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grandchildren from her extended family.

“I am recalling the experiences of my mother-in-law and other extended family members whom have been raising grandchildren over the past 20 years,” she said. “I am surprised and saddened to know they did not know this agency existed and the resources which would have been available to them during their experiences.”

McCormick said she became a social worker because of the gap she noticed in connecting people to resources in the community.

“I work hard to build relationships with other agencies and organizations to better support the families I serve,” she said.

Her own grandparents played the traditional role of grandparenting; they were present and supportive of her parents.

“However, they did not play an active

role in raising my sister and I,” she said.

“My grandma Pat played a role in aiding my passion for helping others; she was a registered nurse at skilled nursing facilities here in the Valley and I would go with her on ‘take your daughter to work’ days when I was in grade school.

“My other set of grandparents were entrepreneurs in the community, they had multiple businesses in East Mesa including a gift shop and auction house. My sister and I would spend our weekends helping in the shop or at the auction,” she recalled.

McCormick has been married to Kurt, her high school sweetheart, for 22 years.

They have three daughters, Alexa, 22, Sarah, 17, and Emily, 15. The younger two attend Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe.

She herself earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota in 2017.

Her studies further nurtured her interest in social service and interacting with people.

“I love facilitating groups and trainings so I am looking forward to running support groups and workshops throughout the month for our grandfamilies,” she said.

“I am passionate about advocacy and macro-level change to enrich the communities I support. I am excited about the opportunities I will get to engage in on this level through coalitions and organizations whom partner with Duet on this mission,” she added.

To find out more about Duet, visit duetaz.org or call 602-274-5022. 

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is 80 years young.

A plethora of other classes performed for the crowd – including some that Yates had not had the opportunity to observe before.

“For me, to go to the event was a real eye-opener,” exclaimed Yates, exudes enthusiasm when talking about her studio and her instructors, all of whom are independent contractors who rent her various studio spaces to hold their classes.

“I was so proud,” said Yates, emphasizing the emotion.

She refers to Setay Dance and Fitness Studio – which she formed in 2014 – as the “best-kept secret at South Mountain.”

After an industry downsizing removed her from her 30-year tenure as an information technology professional with Blue Cross Blue Shield in Richmond, Virginia, Yates opted to move to Arizona, where her youngest daughter was attending Arizona State University and her son lived nearby.

She has three adult children: Maurice Yates of Phoenix, Devaron Yates of Houston, Texas and her daughter Tyree Yates, now residing in Louisiana. She raves about her 11 grandchildren.

Before opening Setay, Yates determined she was ready to start her own enterprise but wanted a unique business model.

“I decided I didn’t want to be hiring and managing employees,” she recalled. “Instead, I saw how to help individuals wanting to own their own business, and pursue their dreams.

“That makes the Setay Dance and Fitness brand unique. Instructors manage their own classes.”

Even as a hands-off business owner, her instructors praise her for her constant emotional support – and her ability to market their classes on social media.

Cat Chew is one of those instructors who is thankful for the opportunity to lead their classes while pursuing her passion.

“I just started my beginning line dance class in October and before the pandemic, I did beginning Latin dance and we may do that again in the future,” said Chew, who moved to Arizona to join her mother and sister after years working in Chicago and living in Crown Point, Indiana.

“I love going to Setay,” said Chew, who also is a student at Yates’ studio, learning belly dancing, the Carribean-style soca and Chicago Steppin.’

“Everyone is always so welcoming, for any level dancer,” Chew said. “I know per-

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mere $5 each.

She drives from her home in Glendale.

“I think part of the reason why I make the journey is so people have a chance to see the benefits of Tai Chi to the body and balance,” she said.

She disAnastasia Harrison, 14, and Devyn Henderson, 12, performed some line covered the dancing at the Setay Dance Studio Spring Fling. (Special to AFN) art of tai chi after retiring sonally, I’ve made some life-long friends. from teaching, finally, and said she was Annette is so wonderful, and she does so looking to find something to spark her inmuch for all of us, and the community, said terest.

“I am truly a senior and have issues with Chew. “And what’s also nice is all the instructors help each other.” knees and had a hip replacement and a lot As an octogenarian, Sylvia Sears-Cart- of other things that come around by bewright is a fluidly walking endorsement ing around this long, and Tai Chi not only for her tai chi classes. helps you balance the physical but develAn elementary teacher who accompa- op your inner balance as well,” she said. nied her military husband, teaching el“Everyone can recall a time when their ementary classes all over the world from emotions got the better of themselves and Guam to the Azores Islands, was once their actions. When unexpected events ocwooed out of her Arizona retirement to cur we can choose to react or respond. The launch a gifted and talented program. practice and art of Tai Chi helps us reguSears-Cartwright teaches Tai Chi each late our breathing, which in turn helps our Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. that cost a thoughts, creating the balance we need to

Cat Chew did some line dancing during the Setay Dance Studio Spring Fling earlier this month. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

respond rather than react.”

Phoenix Water Services employee Bridgette Knox also identifies as a senior citizen – yet teaches tap to children and adults, and expressive dance, energizes her.

“I enjoy teaching and the relationship it builds,” she said. “The Sunday event was the first time my youth tap group, Pneuma Dance, performed in public and there was a lot of nervousness and excitement,” she said.

“I have a wide range of ages from threeyear-old Asia to my oldest who is 12. She actually could tap with the adults but she’s more comfortable right now tapping with the youth.”

Knox, who sports dreadlocks, said she’s adamant that no one is too old for her adult tap classes.

“Age really doesn’t matter. My oldest started as a senior citizen, and she has the best attitude. There’s no negativity. One of the things I tell my students is allow yourself to learn, to mess up, to feel uncomfortable.

All these feelings are wrapped in the bow of having fun and exercise,”she said. “It’s all part of the process. And it all takes time.”

Yates has two rooms available for instructors to rent - her 10’x10’ Setay Zen room, and her main 30’x30’ main room.

The rooms are also available to rent for specialty events or workshops.

Although Yates has focused on social media like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to communicate more about Setay, and her instructors’ classes, she said especially after the many viewings of their recent Spring Fling she realized the attentiongrabbing power of videos.

“I’m moving more toward YouTube and my main reason is the videos really tell the story,” she enthused. “People are just in awe learning that Setay Dance and Fitness has been sitting in South Mountain all this time and nobody even knew about it. I’m doing what I can to change that.”

She said she likes to remind others that dance isn’t a female-only activity, in fact men are encouraged to don their dancing shoes, too.

“We have iSpark organizing a Men’s Only class right now,” she enthused. “It’s a soul line dance and will be on Saturday mornings. Of course, men and women of all ages are welcome at all classes.”

And, of course, on YouTube at “Setay Dance and Fitness.”

For more information, see their website at SetayDanceandFitness.com You can also find them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at setay2014. 

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Ahwatukee moms’ therapy services continue to grow

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

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t was 16 years ago at a La Leche League gathering at Corpus Christi Catholic Church that new Ahwatukee moms Danielle Lowe and Kristin Blanchard first met up and realized they had more in common than their newborns.

For one, they were both degreed speechlanguage pathologists.

Both had earned their master of science degrees. In fact, Lowe, who had two other children at the time, held two masters. Both were active within the Ahwatukee community, volunteering for various groups.

As they grew closer through these endeavors and with their families, the pair decided to join forces to become Mariposa Therapy Services.

“Twelve years ago, we saw a need, particularly with charter schools, for competent therapists,” said Lowe, who earned her M.S. in speech language pathology in

Ahwatukee moms Danielle Lowe, left, and Kristen Blanchard started Mariposa Therapy Services 12 years ago and have seen steady growth since then. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) 1997 from the University of Arizona, and her second in education leadership from Northern Arizona University in 2008.

Blanchard, who holds her masters in communication disorders from Arizona State University in 2001, said she and

Lowe charter schools were interested in their services and that as word spread, individuals also began coming to them.

Their talents and strengths complimented each other, allowing for a synergy in their burgeoning practice.

Lowe works well with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder children, those with social communication differences due to giftedness, and, among other areas, childhood language impairments.

Blanchard’s background and specialties include working with cochlear implant patients, early intervention, the neurological disorder apraxia and adult and neuro rehab.

There is a lot to Mariposa Therapy Services and the women have 52 employees to help personally meet the needs of all patients, whether children or adults.

Because both also have children either at local Kyrene Schools or the village high

Famed nearby driving school takes new name

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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he Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is no more.

The storied school on the Gila River Indian Community – just a stone’s throw from Chandler – has been renamed Radford Racing School by owner Stig Investments.

The renaming, announced last week, not only brings a new storied name in automobiles to the site but also resolves a three-year legal fight that school founder Bob Bondurant and his wife Patricia waged in a desperate bid to hang on to the debt-ridden school.

First, the Bondurants tried to keep the school from being sold at an auction in federal bankruptcy court to pay off some of its $3.5 million in debts. That effort

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Owner Stig Investments says it has spent millions upgrading what is now called the Radford Racing School on Gila River Indian Community land just south of the I-10/ Loop 202 Interchange. (Special to AFN)

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he developer that agreed to a longterm lease for a 28.6-acre tract of land in Ahwatukee owned by Kyrene School District plans to start building more than 512,000 square feet of industrial buildings on the site.

ViaWest Group said it will use its 77year ground lease with Kyrene to develop the Converge Logistics Center.

The project will consist of three general industrial buildings totaling approximately 512,710 square feet that will be designed for multiple tenants and be divisible into spaces of 52,000, 23,500 and 39,800 square feet with heights between 28 and 32 feet and docks.

Construction is slated to begin this summer and be completed next spring.

“Delivering newly constructed, interstate fronting, Class A industrial product

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schools or are attending college, they’ve made a point of hiring other qualified mothers to be a part of their team.

Among their employees are Ahwatukee mothers such as Leslie Kwasny, clinic director/speech language pathologist; Monica Starrett, physical therapy director; Lisa Fuller, occupational therapy director; and administrative support staffers Sherece Carter, Laurie Sparaco, Kelly Powers, Lisa LaForest, Gerrie Sferra and Stephanie Giel.

“There are a lot of moms involved with our practice,” said Lowe. “It’s all about relationships, and Kristen and I are very active in the community and met a lot of these great women; it’s just a natural fit.”

As of mid-April, Mariposa Therapy Services is expanding its current 3,500 square feet suite by adding the adjacent 2,600 square feet area to provide room for specialized machines specifically for adult rehab.

The women opened their brick-andmortar office four years ago after years of working from their homes, or at schools.

“We were busy being working moms in our field prior to joining together to form Mariposa,” explained Lowe.

“As moms in the Ahwatukee community, we commonly received requests for speech therapy and development information. So, in 2017, we decided to open a

to the I-10 corridor is something ViaWest is very excited about,” said ViaWest Founding Partner Steven Schwarz.

“Infill development sites are quite scarce in Phoenix and bringing distribution and logistics to a highly desirable location will benefit the surrounding community,” Mike Haenel, Andy Markham, and Phil Haenel with Cushman & Wakefield will handle marketing and leasing and the development team includes Butler Design Group, Willmeng Construction, and Kimley-Horn.

“The Converge project is exciting for the southeast valley and the overall Phoenix logistics market,” Markham said.

“Converge ties the 202 freeway and Interstate 10 together and allows easy access to all parts of the valley. Direct frontage and visibility on Interstate 10 is unmatched and tenant demand remains extremely robust for well-designed and

well-located logistics hubs,” he added.

The property is bordered by I-10 and between Chandler and Ray roads and about 2 miles from the 40th Street interchange on the South Mountain Freeway.

ViaWest has three similar buildings on property that virtually parallels the Kyrene property on the other side of I-10 in Chandler.

Kyrene projects it could yield as much as $100 million from the long-term lease with Via West.

The previous school board opted to go that route rather than sell it in case the district might have a future need for the land.

Kyrene bought it in the 1990s for a school that was never built. District officials more than two decades ago opted instead to build Kyrene del Milenio in Ahwatukee in 2000 instead.

Voters in 2013 gave the district permission to sell or lease the land, but the

“Mariposa has a team of outstanding professionals who specialize in therapeutic feeding assessment and treatment with picky eaters of all ages,” said Lowe. “ O u r p e diatric Kristen Blanchard and Danielle Lowe show off the play room in their clinic. f e eding (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) therapists brick-and-mortar clinic to grow a private focus on making therapy fun and engagpractice,” added Blanchard. ing. We work to improve oral-motor and “We pursued and were awarded a con- sensory skills to expand the child’s food tract with the State of Arizona to support repertoire and to develop a healthy relachildren with special needs – autism, ce- tionship with food and the feeding envirebral palsy, etc., through the Arizona De- ronment.” partment of Developmental Disabilities.”

She said parents are included in the feedFeeding therapy is another service, ing therapy, provided resources and supwhich helps remove the frustration from port to help the family in diversifying what mealtime when a child who may be on foods their child consumes. Each child is the autism spectrum and have problems carefully matched with a therapist that with sensory integration disorder – or the best fits their personality and their needs. child who wants to eat only French fries or Mariposa Family Services provides a chicken nuggets. plethora of specialists for school settings as

10-year window for that permission was closing in, so the district began marketing it three years ago.

The lease provides for monthly payments totaling $240,000 next year, then $800,000 annually for the following five years.

That annual total will rise to $900,000 after that for the next five years, then go up to $1.012 million annually and then go to $1.14 million a year with some adjustments in various years for the duration of the lease.

Established in 2003, ViaWest Group is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate investment, development, and property management firm.

It has closed over $2.2 billion in deals since inception, and manages or owns 8 million square feet of office, industrial and multifamily buildings and land parcels in the Southwest. 

well – from early intervention, elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools.

“Mariposa Therapy Services has two branches: schools and clinic/home health,” said Blanchard “In 2020, we decided to expand our business by serving adults and becoming a Medicare provider.

“This new adult outpatient clinic will be state of the art with various equipment to meet the needs of this population.”

The adult services run the gambit from treating strains and sprains to dealing with after effects of traumatic brain injury and neurological impairments caused by stroke, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, dementia and more.

The expanded adult program will allow even more service capabilities for their occupational, adult physical and rehabilitation and adult speech/language therapy programs.

Lowe and Blanchard agree they’ve worked hard to get their business to this point, but foresee further growth as they continue to offer client-centered services.

“We’ve just kind of grown organically over the years,” Lowe said.

Mariposa Therapy Services also offers telepractice/teletherapy for patients, including speech, language, feeding, occupational, and physical evaluations and therapy.

Information: MariposaTherapyServices.com or 480-374-4341. 

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failed when Stig Investments bought it in May 2019 for $1.7 million.

Then Patricia Bondurant sued Stig in state Superior Court to stop it from using her husband’s name. That suit was resolved in a settlement three months ago, though the terms are sealed.

In renaming the school, Stig has teamed up with another legendary name in the world of automobiles.

Radford is a global luxury automotive coachbuilder “with a British heart and soul, creating on-trend vehicles based on classic timeless designs,” according to its website.

It has a storied past that has been invoked by the new owners of the Radford brand – English television celebrity Ant Anstead, F1 champion Jenson Button, car designer Mark Stubbs and business partner Roger Behle.

Founded more than 75 years ago by Harold Radford, the company made the bodies for luxury cars like Rolls Royce and Bentley. According to autoweek.com, Radford & Co. was particularly famous in the 1960s, when it produced custom Minis for all four Beatles as well as model Twiggy and comic actor Peter Sellers.

“The renaming marks the school’s new association with the team behind the Radford brand, a name legendary among auto enthusiasts for its coachbuilding legacy,” Stig said in a release.

The four are reviving the Radford name “into a modern lifestyle brand that celebrates auto design and performance, highperforming driving and racing,” it continued.

The Radford partners also will be building and testing new vehicles at the school, located just south of the I-10’s intersection with the Loop 202 freeway.

“The racetrack is the perfect environment for building and testing Radfordbuilt cars,” said Anstead.

The Radford Racing School bills itself as “the only purpose-built driver training facility for performance enthusiasts and the largest driver training center of its kind in the world.”

The release said the Radford “heritage brand” means the school is becoming a “destination for international auto enthusiasts, everyday drivers, new drivers, racers, celebrities and influencers.”

The Radford Racing School also is the official high performance driving school of Dodge//SRT, the school’s primary sponsors that provides a fleet of high-perfor-

These are three of the four Radford Racing School partners who are in the midst of reviving a legendary British car name, partly by running a racing school in the East Valley.

(Special to AFN)

mance cars for driving instruction.

The drag racing course features the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, while other high-performance vehicles, including the Challenger SRT Hellcat, Charger SRT Hellcat and Durango SRT are just some of the options available for the on-track performance driving experience.

New Dodge//SRT owners also “are among the thousands of students who come to the school annually to learn how to achieve optimum performance of highperformance vehicles in a controlled environment,” the release said.

The school also features Ligier JS F4 open wheel vehicles, vintage Dodge Vi-

pers, go karts, and cars used in its special forces, police and military training.

General Manager Mike Kessler said among the school’s offerings are openwheel and drag-racing courses. New formula racing courses are in development.

He said the name change will “broaden the appeal of the school while retaining its legendary reputation” and positions the facility “as a place for speed, professional race car instruction and experiences, in addition to world-class driving instruction.”

He also said Stig’s multi-million-dollar investment has included the main track’s first resurfacing in 30 years, significant

Racing legend Bob Bondurant and his wife Patricia, seen here in a 2016 photo, lost their school of nearly 50 years in a bankruptcy auction in May 2019. (AFN file photo)

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upgrades of the visitor center and related facilities, the diversification of course offerings and becoming the first school of its kind to offer professional drag racing instruction to the public and the chance to earn an NHRA Drag License.

Radford’s extension into the racing world positions the school “as a place for speed, professional race car instruction and experiences, in addition to worldclass driving instruction,” he noted.

The school came close to being evicted by the Gila River Indian Community’s economic development arm in 2018 when the Bondurants failed to pay its rent in 2018.

That rent was part of a $3.5 million debt that drove the school into bankruptcy.

Stig has spent the last year and a half fighting a suit filed by Patricia Bondurant over the school’s use of her husband’s name.

The suit was prolonged by Stig’s efforts to depose Bob Bondurant over a claim by his wife that he had revoked the use of his name before the bankruptcy auction.

Stig contended that Bondurant had lost that right because he had trademarked his name and the trademarks were part of the auction.

Further complicating the suit was the inability of Stig’s lawyers to depose the 87-year-old racing legend because he has been in a care home since at least early 2019, “unable to care for himself or be cared for by his wife,” court papers said.

Lawyers could not even visit with him since early last year because the pandemic had forced the care home to prohibit visitors.

Inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame in 2016, Bondurant’s racing accomplishments in Corvettes and Selby’s between 1959 to 1965 earned him numerous accolades both in the U.S. and abroad.

He founded the school in California in 1968 but relocated in 1990 to the Gila River Indian Community site.

Over the years the school has taught beginners how to drive and trained thousands of race car enthusiasts, professional drivers and law-enforcement and military personnel advanced-driving skills.

Court papers alleged that his wife assumed day-to-day control of the school several years before the bankruptcy and Stig alleged it was “financially mismanaged for the past several years, which coincides with Patricia Bondurant’s time running the school.”

Information: RadfordRacingSchool. com or 480-403-7600. 

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Ruling protects Club West homeowners and course

BY MATTHEW TYLER AFN Guest Writer

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he Superior Court of Arizona - Maricopa County granted a summary judgement “as a matter of law” in favor of Club West Conservancy in its suit against the former Foothills Club West Board for actions it took to assume rights related to the golf course land and to issue related amendments.

The facts of this case were so clear that the dispute does not need to go to trial.

The court said the Board “improperly annexed the golf course property” into the association because it did so without a supermajority homeowner vote (75%).

The court also said that their “actions in accepting transfer of the declarant’s rights violated Arizona law” when they did so in closed executive sessions.

Correction

The Court’s ruling also means that all amendments subsequently made by the previous Board to the Golf Course CC&Rs were illegal and are now voided. This includes the Board’s amendments that (1) allowed as few as 16 percent of homeowners (amongst a 31 percent voter quorum) to permit changes (such as new housing) to the land and (2) awarded the golf course owner membership and 41 votes in the HOA. To be perfectly clear, the CWC has never been against HOA control of the golf land as long as it was done legally. To do it legally, the Court says the HOA must either own the land or annex it with consent of the owner.

In either case, the golf course CC&Rs would then become subordinate to the Club West Community Master CC&Rs, which means that all amendments to the CC&Rs

(like changing the intended use of the golf course land) would require an affirmative vote by 75 percent of HOA members.

Given the turnout the community has shown in the most recent board election (about 30 percent of residents), this 75 percent threshold seems like a very high bar to achieve.

But there is very good reason why the community has such a high bar. Club West was created and marketed to home buyers around a beautiful, centrally located premiere golf course. It’s why many people moved here.

In fact, hundreds of people paid significant lot premiums to live right on the golf course ($60,000-$80,000). This beautiful piece of open space in the heart of our community was always the “club” in Club West.

Changing the “heart” of the community should indeed require a supermajority of

community assent.

Getting 75 percent of residents to vote to change the use of this land (or purchase the land) would probably require a volunteer-led door-to-door campaign, but important decisions deserve widespread community participation.

Further, Club West Conservancy members are pleased to receive such definitive resolution to the situation so Foothills Club West community members can rest assured their HOA Board cannot take such arbitrary or capricious actions in the future without ever seeking homeowners’ input or consent.

Homeowners are protected by law and the community’s Master CC&Rs from an HOA Board excluding them from such decision making.

-Matthew Tyler is president of the Club West Conservancy. 

The author of a letter published last week titled “Arizona is not a liberal state, stop taking our freedoms away” was Nancy Dombrowski. AFN mistakenly attributed it to Jane Embry. AFN apologizes for the error.

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Questions linger about Lakes Golf Course plan

Congratulations Mr. Gee on you facing the inevitable. “This will never be a golf course again” now is becoming a golf course again, thanks to two ladies’ and others’ persistence. I welcome the day when I can see the green grass.

But there are some questions: Was water ever an issue before? Now the well is providing, at a $250,000.00 cost, but no problem and oh yes, remember, just replace the 50 or so older sprinkler heads.

Will there be trees on this course? If so, let’s just say there is one tree per acre, that would be 100 trees.

Who will play this course? I think older folks, those who live nearby, those who would find a cart sort of a necessity.

Is this an 18-hole course or is the plan to just play around the four “training” holes -

leaving 14 holes?

I am rooting for you Mr. Gee, hoping you can make it happen.

-Jack Kaske

Remaining members of old Club West HOA board should resign

I’ve lived in Club West for about 20 years and have followed this golf course saga for the past decade. The recent ruling from the Arizona Superior Court in favor of the Club West Conservancy left me almost speechless. But I have to speak out.

The actions of our former Board members were illegal, according to the Court.

But beyond the law, they also appear to be unethical and simply outrageous.

What most upsets me is the fact that they took a vote in a closed (aka “secret”) executive session in October 2018 to modify the

voting process to change the use of the golf course land.

While virtually all important matters in our HOA legally require an affirmative vote of 67-75 percent of residents, these board members decided to create a process where as few as just 16 percent of residents could potentially approve changes on the golf land to allow new houses, a gas station or who knows what. What could have prompted this?

These board members claim that they created the new voting process because it was “good for the community.” But if it was so “good” for the community, why did they keep it a secret for over two years?

These people not only took this action in a closed session, but they also never publicized the fact to residents in the form of meeting minutes on the HOA website or even a simple email to residents.

They finally “let the cat out of the bag” about two years after their clandestine vote, when they invited the Edge developers to make their pitch for 162 new houses on the land at a monthly Board meeting in January 2020.

You have to give these people credit for one thing – they sure know how to keep a secret!!

I am glad that the CWC filed this lawsuit because obviously the former board members broke the law, according to the court, and needed to be stopped. These people put this community through an emotional ringer.

Their unethical actions invited the threat of unwanted new housing into our community, and pitted resident against resident. I also heard that this lawsuit cost some people a lot of money and they won’t

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get reimbursed even a nickel for all their trouble. All I can say is “thank you.”

Fortunately, the community has had enough of these former Board members, and recently voted to place four new people on this Board. But what about Mike Hinz and Thomas Townsend? Now that the entire community knows they broke the law and acted unethically, what are they still doing on the board? Should we just wink at their behavior and let it go??

I don’t think so. They should resign immediately. Are they really going to stay on the board and force the community to go through a protracted recall campaign to remove them?

Mr. Hinz and Mr. Townsend, please do the right thing and resign now.

-Chuck Wolfe

Wonders if Bowie works for district or party

Senator Bowie: I read the article “Bowie laments ‘toughest’ week in legislature” in the 3/17 edition of the Ahwatukee Foothills News. First of all, I want to say that I cannot imagine how hard it is to do the job of legislating at either the state or US levels in times as polarized as right now.

Along with my empathy, though, I must also share my reactions and requests as one of the citizens that you represent in this 18th district.

In response to your statement: “I’m continuing to work with my colleagues on the Republican side to convince them..., and while we will not be able to stop everything.”

I must question if your intent is to work on behalf of the people of this 18th district or if you are working only on behalf of a party agenda. You use the language of “sides” and your statement makes it sound as if everything Republicans put up is bad for the state. This is not collaborative language.

I must ask you for better than that. Your party agenda does not represent me and many others in this district.

I was shocked to read that you “[haven’t] explained [your] vote on a bill in almost two years.” You may campaign on a specific platform and may be affiliated with a specific party, but you are there only on behalf of ALL residents in this district.

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part of your responsibilities and I request that you do so, publicly, with transparency and integrity.

I personally have written to you five times (now six) since February and have received no response. I request responsiveness from you and your office.

Please instead seek input from the people of this district. Please find out what we are concerned about so that you can effectively represent. That must include communicating with and seeking input from people who have different opinions.

You are not there to vote and act upon your beliefs alone, but to represent the people of this district and reflect that in your actions.

Again, I can only imagine how difficult it is right now. As a professional leadership coach, I must offer that since you are now publicly questioning “Do I want to keep doing this...?” Then it is likely now time for you to seriously consider that question right now.

This is not just a job where you can just continue to punch the clock and collect your paycheck. As someone elected into a public office, it is your duty to represent district constituents, their voices, with energy and vigor. This, your 5th session, may be one too many. Please reflect deeply upon whether you are presently capable of serving this district in the way we deserve.

As an engaged citizen, this time is so very difficult, confusing, and concerning.

I do not envy anyone in public office right now and have empathy for you, your family, and your colleagues. Even so, you chose to run for this office, repeatedly, and you have responsibilities. I choose to act upon my responsibilities as an engaged citizen in sharing these thoughts, questions, and requests.

I await your response.

-Holly Pendleton

Arizona construction “boomtown:” here come the cones

Are the construction orange cones that we maneuver through every day driving you nuts? There’s a reason … Arizona is championing new business everywhere.

Intel announced expansion of two new plants in Maricopa County and Park Central is rejuvenating with stores, restaurants, picnic tables in green areas and new business fronts. There’s a surf lagoon and entertainment center planned for Mesa

while homebuilding can’t keep up the inventory needed for real estate ventures.

Auto manufacturers for three-wheelers and electric cars move in across the state even as downtown Tempe will see a condo complex where no cars are allowed. After many anxious Glendale City Council debate hours, the West Valley was approved for rezoning in order for 5 new developments to start construction. These are just a few of our state’s new construction features.

Living with orange cones will continue to be an Arizona mainstay as long as companies forecast our state for economic development. My advice? Drive carefully.

-CJ Briggle

Mass shootings shows need to veto gun bills

It’s Monday night and I’m sitting in front of the TV, watching another horrific story about a mass shooting in this country. Too numerous to count. This event triggered this letter because of what’s occurring at the Arizona legislature related to guns.

Anyone concerned about gun safety should be aware of our lawmakers’ recklessness this session.

They’ve introduced bills to allow loaded guns in all public places (HB2551) and loaded guns in vehicles on K-12 school parking lots (HB 2840).

With the fragile emotional state our country is in together with the increase in teenage suicide rates, I cannot see this as a good idea in any sense. There is even a bill to allow state laws to take primacy over federal laws (HB 2111).

If the US Congress has the courage, it could actually pass some common sense gun safety laws this term. If Congress passes these gun-safety laws, Arizona is only creating a legal hornet’s nest, costing taxpayers millions of dollars to defend its unconstitutional lawmaking.

At this point, many of these bills have probably passed both the House and Senate, so our only recourse is to urge Gov. Ducey to veto them. Please call him at (602) 542-4331 to tell him to consider the prayer of nearly 80 percent of Arizonans who want more gun safety, not less. Tell him to veto these bills!

Ann Lutz

Too many migrants being allowed into U.S.

Would someone please explain to me how Biden can ignore and break our laws

by allowing migrants of any age to freely enter our country?

Not to mention the $86M he intends to cover their hotel, meals and transportation bills as he buses them to all parts of the USA but especially to red states in an attempt to convert those states to Blue now and in the future. My heart goes out to Texas and Arizona, etc.

Allowing unvetted peoples carrying COVID-19 and other diseases is totally inappropriate, more so; illegal.

These million plus people will not only be a drain medically, educationally and financially on our country at a time of unfortunate recovery from the pandemic but not knowing our laws or speaking our language we will be experiencing motor vehicle accidents, which will increase insurance rates, cause loss of life/limb and we will see a rise in crime as has been evidenced and documented over the past.

God, please bless America and correct Joe’s path.

-Jane Emery

‘Cancel culture’ hiding history for future generations

Dr. Seuss wrote his best work about 70 years ago. He is now being censored for not possessing the psychic power to see into the future seven decades later because he should have changed his values then into what would be “correct” 70 years after.

His current critics would have held the same values 70 years ago because everyone shared them, just as critics 70 years in the future in 2091 will be censoring our words and images of 2021, because we did not have the foresight to realize that the values of 2091 will be drastically different from ours.

For many people, toppling statues and banning books and movies and flags or anything from the past because their values are now considered offensive and not as enlightened as ours, is basically a way to prevent young people today from learning about how America’s history was riddled with biases and prejudices, so their self-esteem will not suffer or be scarred forever.

“We must protect them,” said one such activist, “by getting rid of America’s past sins.” In contrast, George Santayana said “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

How can we learn from that history if all traces of it have been removed? Instead of

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“Cancel Culture,” we should call it “Hiding History.”

Robert Baron

Arizona is purple and getting bluer all the time

Arizona is purple now and getting bluer all the time. So, yes it is becoming more liberal. Get used to it!

No one is taking any of your freedoms away. The Cares Act and the American Rescue Plan is not the “Big Blue State Bailout.”

The American Rescue Plan will change the course of the pandemic and deliver immediate and direct relief to families and workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis through no fault of their own in every state – red or blue or purple.

It is to benefit all of the people. The money is going to all of the states because they all need help.

Undocumented immigrants and refugees, will not get a stimulus payment just like they don’t receive most federal public benefits.

In his first State of the Union address on Jan. 30, 2018, Trump outlined his administration’s four pillars for immigration reform: a path to citizenship for DREAMers; increased border security funding; ending the diversity visa lottery; and restrictions on family-based immigration. He did none of that!

The only policy Trump had was to separate children from their parents at the border allowing cruel and unusual treatment of these children resulting in many of them being lost to their parents. Possibly forever!!

You think this was “good policy”?? Do you personally know any refugees to know for a fact they are “MS13 members, drug cartel and child smugglers”?? No, you don’t.

This is Fox News rhetoric that was swallowed hook, line and sinker.

The Equality Act is federal legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other civil rights laws to extend protection against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit and the jury system.

Where is any evidence that the Equality Act “hurts churches (who should be paying taxes), the unborn and the average American”???

Children living in states with strict fire-

arm laws are less likely to die from gun violence than those in states with more lax restrictions, according to a study in Pediatrics published March 22, 2021. The more rigorous the rules, the lower the risk, the researchers showed.

The new results bolster the argument that gun restrictions may help avert some of the 4,250 deaths that occur each year among Americans under age 21, already the second leading cause of death in children after traffic accidents.

States with stricter gun control laws had 4 percent fewer pediatric deaths, and those with universal background checks for firearm purchases in place for at least five years had a 35 percent lower risk, the study found.

As for Communism, that tired old argument died with Joe McCarthy.

People with a lack of knowledge and full access to a computer are a big part of what’s wrong in this country today. Too many opinions and not enough actual fact.

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I do not support censorship but there are letters which are published in the Ahwatukee Foothills newspaper which really need an editorial note. Let me point out the falsehoods.

First, no illegals are getting the $1,400 stimulus check. This is pure nonsense. Iran is not getting millions from the Biden Administration.

Sensible gun control laws are strongly supported by large majorities in the US population including myself. Most of these laws check to see that guns do not land in the hands of mentally unstable people who need medication more than the control of a gun.

Automatic weapons serve only one purpose, on the battlefield and in a mass shooting of innocent people gathered in a movie theater or mall or grocery store.

They should be restricted. To equate any Democratic legislation as Communism is just wrong. We have had several Democratic presidents and governments at the national level and none – repeat none – of them has led us to Communism so please don’t bring out the old McCarthy scare tactic from the 50s and scare everybody for no reason whatsoever.

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Play ball: Ahwatukee Little League makes its return

BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

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hey are among the two most desired words for any baseball player or parent to hear from umpires at the beginning of every season.

Play ball.

For those involved with Ahwatukee Little League, those two words will have more meaning this year than in years past. On March 15, when the �irst pitch was thrown out at Ahwatukee Park, it was the �irst time in two years members of the community heard those words due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It felt like this giant cloud got lifted,” Ahwatukee Little League President Ray Ng said. “You could see how all the families were happy to see their kids out there.

That �irst game, I think it was something the community and kids really needed.”

Along with schools and high school sports, Little League International determined last March it was unable to host the Little League World Series, a global event shown on ESPN in the late summer months. Little League International also recommended its local chapters, including those in Arizona, cancel their respective seasons.

But some in the East Valley, including Ahwatukee, continued to hold out hope the pandemic would subside enough for games to be played in a condensed season. That never came to fruition, however, as Ng and other board members voted to of�icially cancel the 2020 season and look toward 2021 for a return.

But even that was threatened before Ahwatukee Little League was able to of�icially begin its season. A rise in case numbers and hospital metrics in the winter forced the closure of several city parks, including Pecos and Ahwatukee Park, where most games are played. That forced Ng and his board to request assistance from neighboring boards in Tempe and Chandler to play cross-league games at their facilities.

For the first time since 2019, Ahwatukee Little League teams returned to Ahwatukee Park in an effort to play through the pandemic in a safe manner. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff) “They really stepped up and helped us by letting us play at their facilities against their teams,” Ng said. “It eliminated some of the obstacles we had in trying to schedule so many games at our one �ield and when we weren’t able to use it.”

Ahwatukee Little League was able to return to its home �ield March 22, just a week after its season began. However, as was expected, it came with restrictions.

Parents are required to wear masks at all times at Ahwatukee Park. At Tempe

Sports Complex, where some Minors and Majors games will be held after a merger with Tempe South and Tempe Rio Salado during the offseason, the mandates will be the same.

Ng said even with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive order Thursday essentially opening the state and removing mask mandates, they will still be required per guidelines set by the parks. Coaches, umpires and players not actively on the �ield will also be required to wear them.

Ahwatukee Little League President Ray Ng’s son, Maddox, is among the many players who were excited to once again have the opportunity to play baseball after the season was canceled last year due to the pandemic. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff)

Parents are also asked to continue social distancing measures.

Additionally, there will be limited concessions sold during games. The traditional Opening Day ceremony held at Ahwatukee Park also did not return this season due to COVID concerns.

While some parents may be resistant toward the measures taken by the league, Ng said they will remain in place to ensure the safety of everyone involved.

“We had some push back, but I think everyone understands that it isn’t us making the rules, it’s a condition for us to use the �ield,” Ng said. “If we don’t follow the rules, we can’t use the �ields. We’ve asked the entire community to please abide by it and understand it isn’t a political thing by us.

“It’s so the kids can play this season.”

Players returning to the �ield was a breath of fresh air for Ng, whose 9-yearold son Maddox, plays in the league.

Ng said Ahwatukee Little League had a warm reception from the community when it was �inally able to make its return.

Parents were excited to see their kids play while smiles came across the faces of players. For many, it resembles a bit of normalcy. Something that parents had wished for kids throughout the last year since the pandemic began.

Barring another spike in cases and shut down, the league plans to play through May with its in-house tournament and will hold its championship games on June 5 at Ahwatukee Park. From there the league will put together All-Star teams for the 10, 11 and 12-year-olds to play in its district tournament before continuing on to state and beyond.

But no matter how far teams from Ahwatukee or another part of Arizona are able to advance, having the ability to play in general has left many involved thankful.

“It’s calming,” Ng said. “We still kind of have our wits about us in terms of the safety of everyone, but when the kids go out there and play it feels like a lot of our problems disappear.

“That’s the most rewarding part.” 

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Young EV thespians prepare in-person performances again

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nown for presenting professional quality theater and offering educational experiences in the East Valley, Limelight Youth Theater boasts an array of springtime performances as young thespians venture into live performances instead of online.

Productions at Limelight are largely made possible because of its non-pro�it status and Artistic Director Emma England is grateful that sponsors and donors help her each year maintain a high bar for the quality of programs the theater is able to offer.

Coupled with sister company Studio 3 Performing Arts, young people interested in theater as a hobby or a future career can obtain top-notch training in dance, acting and voice.

The Actor’s Conservatory experience at Studio 3 utilizes an authentic script, as well as hand crafted costumes, puppetry and scenery to bring a story to life.

The pull for budding thespians is the “no-cut experience,” meaning every child gets a role they can audition for, take pride in and learn from.

This spring’s performance will be “Lion King Jr.,” held the �irst weekend in May at Superstition Springs Amphitheatre. Sticking with an outdoor venue for safety purposes, the production offers a fun family outing.

“I love the Actor’s Conservatory Program at Studio 3 because it’s a really great way for both new and veteran performers to do what they love to do – perform in a show,” said seasoned thespian and director Brianna Fallon.

“Working to get into shows can feel burdensome at times for many people, and I think it’s really refreshing to have a program like this where everyone gets in and everyone gets to participate in a signi�icant way.”

Fallon has two kinds of thespians to serve and “Lion King Jr.” �its the bill.

dresses themes like grief, the power of friendship, hope, and learning from our ancestors so I am thrilled to bring you this exciting show.”

Mainstage performances are presented by Limelight Youth Theater, which is no stranger to the awards circuit in Arizona and on a national level.

Last season, the theater took home 12 AriZoni Awards as well as countless National Youth Arts awards, attracting a variety of talented youth from Scottsdale to Vance Cook and Rachel Nathan will play Bonnie and Clyde in Queen Creek. an upcoming Limelight Youth Theater production in Mesa.

The “25th Annual Putnam (Staci Hauk/Special to AFN) County Spelling Bee” will “We make sure to challenge students be presented at East Valley High School who have been performing for a while, April 1-10.

The musical is directed by Van Rockwell, and also do plenty of directing/educating for kids who are just starting out,” she ex- known in Gilbert and beyond for winning plained. “This particular production was an AriZoni for “Miss Nelson is Missing” really special because we got to include last season at Limelight and for his extentwo students in our leadership team – sive experience directing other Valley perSawyer Hauk is our stage manager and formances.

“Spelling Bee” is a musical about a �icShayla Forero is our dance captain.

“After having participated in several tional bee where an eclectic group of productions themselves, showing passion sixth-graders arrives, each eager to win and hard work, they each get the oppor- for very different reasons, and Rockwell tunity to start to learn the skills it takes to said casting was a challenge “because of put together a production from the ground how much talent was present in auditions up. I’m passionate about mentorship and and callbacks.”

He paid careful attention to chemistry love getting to have them on board to assist and start to utilize their own experi- during auditions, explaining, “it was crucial for me to �ind the right cast because ences to help others,” she added.

Fallon has taken this opportunity to delve each actor would be playing a version of into technique work with the kids and help him or herself.

“Thus, it was important for each actor to them understand African cultures the show pulls from – especially learning the show a bit of realism and individual personality to match the bold whimsicalness correct way to pronounce the words.

“These songs are using real languages of the musical. It was all about the spark of and it’s been so fun learning what each of a character, and it proved to be a dif�icult the phrases mean! I always tear up a little choice to make in the end,” he said.

The cast members are excited about bewhen I see young people perform because I’m so impressed with what they were ing in the musical.

“I have wanted to be in this show for able to accomplish in such a short time.

‘Lion King’ is a touching story that ad- several years. I love the unique take on

each character and playing Schwartzy is something I am grateful for, along with working with this amazing cast,” said Kennady McDonald, 16, of Scottsdale.

Shayla Forero, 12, of Queen Creek, explained, “I play Vice Principal Panch and that is a very sarcastic role which I think I play really well. It was a great �it for me,” said Added Sawyer Hauk, 13, of Gilbert: “I have always played very comical roles, so for me, playing Marcy is a way to show my more serious side, while getting to dance and have an amazing song.”

Rockwell hopes the audiences’ “inner teenagers” will laugh – and be impressed by just how good each performer is.

To intrigue a more serious audience and tap into a darker and more dramatic show, Limelight is also presenting “Bonnie & Clyde” outdoors at a venue still to be determined April 23-May 2, also Rockwell’s direction.

Rockwell said casting for this show was more dif�icult “because it’s a more mature show which involves violence and suggestive intimacy between some characters.”

He sought actors who “showed intensity that they could bring a more dramatic performance.”

He noted that the play “is darker and mellowed, while remaining fast-paced, so it was important to utilize people who could keep up with the constant scenic, costume, and choreography changes.”

Rockwell is enthusiastic for this show because it combines his love for the era (Depression, Prohibition) with the rise of the outlaw culture and it is seen on stage in Arizona.

“My method of directing has always been on creating an ensemble; using the space to really bring out the most of each actor, and having a play be regarded for its text,” he said. “My job is to make the actors look good.”

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azz is back in a big way in Chandler next month – both online and in-person – in April, which also happens to be National Jazz Month.

In a certain sign of spring – and the apparent slowing down of COVID-19 – the annual Chandler Jazz Festival is returning to downtown with live performances.

“After the past year we’ve all experienced, who’s ready to be outdoors to groove to the sounds of soulful jazz?” a spokesman for the organizers asked in announcing that the popular 22-year-old festival will be presented both in person and online April 8–10.

Adding to the jazz infusion are performances at the Downtown Chandler Farmers Market 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday in April at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West, 3 S. Arizona Ave. The Downtown Chandler Community Partnership has a line-up of performers that includes: April 3, Pete Pancrazzi; April 10, Stan Sorenson; April 17, Luis Martinez; and April 24, Eric Bart.

Meanwhile, Chandler Center for the Arts is presenting online-only concerts by three jazz heavyweights: Quarteto Nuevo on April 1, pianist David Benoit on April 3 and singer-pianist Kandace Springs on April 8.

Those three performances are part of the center’s CCA Anywhere series, which also will present the world-renown a cappella group Naturally 7 on April 18.

The free Chandler Jazz Festival will take place at four open areas – Crust, Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West, Saba’s Western Wear, Sibley’s West – as well as the nearby Vision Gallery.

Attendees can stroll through the Downtown while enjoying lively musical performances during the afternoon or evening hours. They also can bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab a meal at one of Chandler’s eateries and dine in the park while taking in the smooth sounds of live jazz performances.

Live performances will be presented by Mike Ozuna Trio, Pete Pancrazi and Todd Johnson, Beth Lederman & Jazz Con Alma, WildeP’lay, Trio Maxo, The Gaines Brothers, Charlie Smith and the Claudia Bloom Trio.

The live lineup for these performers is at chandleraz.gov/special-events. Jazz festival hours are: 5–8 p.m. April 8; 5–8 p.m.

On April 8 at 7 p.m., the Chandler Center for the Arts is offering a free concert

by Nashvilleborn artist Kandace Springs, who is known for her smoky voice that sounds like it is channeling Sade and her expressive mastery of the piano.

Get ready to be immersed in a swirl of Naturally 7’s concert is part of the Chandler Center for the Arts’ virtual concerts that are part of the city’s month-long classical comhomage to jazz. (Special to AFN) position that April 9; and 3–5 p.m. and 6–8 p.m. April 10. cert by jazz icon David Benoit for a one- sits in a quiet storm of cool jazz, blended Meanwhile, the Chandler Center for the time virtual performance in partnership with hip-hop swing... and music with a Arts starts its online homage to jazz with a with the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation. tropical warmth, soulful depth and earthFor three decades, the pianist/compos- en groove that will have you closing your free virtual performance at 7 p.m. April 1, featuring Quarteto Nuevo, a jazz ensemble er/arranger has been considered one of eyes and swaying to the music with satisthat pulls its musical inspiration from all the founding fathers of contemporary jazz. faction and agreeing to all that she sings.

His concert will explore all facets of his People can tune into her at chandlerover the world.

People can tune in at chandlercenter. 40-year career in music, including a sneak center.org/events/cca-anywhere-kanorg/events/cca-anywhere-quarteto-nue- preview from his new album, plus peren- dace-springs The Chandler Center is offering a deal vo to watch a performance that melds the nial favorites and a special tribute to his jazz piano heroes. for the 7 p.m. April 17 concert by Naturally old world with a contemporary groove.

Purchase tickets: chandlercenter.org/ 7. Early birds can buy a ticket for $15 by At the bargain price of $25, meanwhile, April 4. After Easter, tickets are $20. jazz fans at 7 p.m. April 3 can enjoy a con- events/david-benoit Naturally 7 transforms their voices into actual human instruments, producing music of any genre.

Their vocal choreography is so perfectly interwoven that they compelled the musical maestro himself, Quincy Jones, to declare them, “The best a cappella group in the world.”

Following the concert, a special Q & A with the group will be held. Tickets can be purchased at chandleraz.gov/explore/ special-events/cca-anywhere-naturally-7.

For other venues with live performances, go to downtownchandler.org.

The 22nd Annual Chandler Jazz FestiPianist David Benoit, left, and singer-pianist val is presented by the City of Chandler, in Kandace Springs are among the featured partnership with the Downtown Chandler artists in the Chandler Center for the Arts’ Community Partnership and the Chandler virtual concert series. (Special to AFN) Center for the Arts. 

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Cancelled Easter Parade and Spring Fling Leaves Needs Unmet For the second year in a row, the four decade tradition of the Ahwatukee Easter Parade and Spring Fling has been cancelled. The proceeds of the 45 year old event – which often earns $15,000 annually – supports kids living in foster group homes in our surrounding community and additional children’s charities. With the money we raise from the event, we buy clothes for foster teens for Christmas, we have a baby shower for parenting foster teens and other moms in crisis, we support Reading is Fundamental with books and materials, we do back to school shopping for kids who have no families to help them. We provide Thanksgiving Dinners. Plus we provide support for the Boys and Girls Clubs, the YMCA, the Salvation Army, and many other organizations that provide support to the children and teens living in foster care.

We get some of our support from local businesses, for which we are very grateful and appreciative. Vision Community Management has been more than kind with support. The folks at Mountain View Lutheran Church, the Ahwatukee Country Club and the Ahwatukee Board of Management help every year and deserve our thanks.

We’ve missed our loyal customers in Ahwatukee and look forward to seeing you again.

Easter Serving

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Not valid on Easter Sunday. Equal or greater value, minimum $9.00. Expires 4/30/21.

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But without the Parade and Spring Fling, and your help, we can’t support those programs for the kids. So we need your help. Please help us provide clothes, toys, personal grooming necessities, meals and a school supplies to “our kids.” Here’s how to donate:

1. Mail a check to: Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee PO Box 50596 Phoenix, AZ 85076

2. Go to our website and select the ‘Donate’ button

ahwatukeekiwanis.org A 501(c)(3) organization

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