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s Dr. A.J. Chandler neared his 80th birthday in 1939 – with the city that bore his name gleaming like an emerald in the desert – a writer for Arizona Highways magazine approached the magnate and asked him to reflect on his beginnings in Arizona.

Ever the opportunist, Chandler saw the interview as a way to shape his legacy.

With florid prose worthy of the best dime novels of the late 19th century, writer Blanche K. Murray, in an article titled “Empire Builder,” described a bewildered See

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Once Roosevelt Dam, completed in 1911, became a reality, A.J. Chandler knew that his ranch lands would become exponentially more valuable.

he East Valley is rife with prosperity, according to a recent economic analysis of ZIP codes across the country, though that affluence is not evenly distributed throughout the region.

The Economic Innovation Group, a bipartisan public policy organization, recently released the 2017 Distressed Communities Index, which analyzes a range of economic factors in communities across the country and ranks ZIP codes and cities using a cumulative distress score.

Gilbert (No. 1) and Chandler (No. 4) outranked haughtier locales like Scottsdale, San Francisco and Seattle on the report’s list of the most prosperous large cities in the country. Arizona and California were the only states with three municipalities listed in the top 10 of the nation’s most prosperous cities.

“The big dividing line at the city level tends to be an old and new question,” said John Lettieri, EIG co-founder and senior director for policy and strategy. “The places that are newer and fastergrowing tend to be more prosperous … the older, slower-growing cities tend to be at the lower end of the prosperous spectrum.”

The factors the group took in to account include poverty rate, median income ratio, percentage

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The water tower is a symbol of Gilbert. The town is among the nation's most prosperous, according to a new national study.

of the population over 25 without a high school diploma and percentage of adults between 25 and 64 not working.

It also looks at communitybased factors like housing vacancy rate and the percent change in the number of jobs and businesses in the community between 2011 and 2015.

EIG then classifies communities as prosperous, comfortable, mid-tier, at-risk or distressed based on the distress score.

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Treasures 4 Teachers expands with thrift store open to public

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ince 2004, Treasures 4 Teachers has been helping educators fill their classrooms with donated school and office supplies.

But some of the donations T4T gets aren’t really for classroom use, like living-room furniture, dishes and clothes.

“I would get all this great stuff,” warehouse coordinator Saundra Salotti said.

“I asked, why don’t we open a thrift store?”

Six months later, the opportunity has arisen. On Oct. 10, the T4T Thrift Shop will open to the public, with Salotti in her new role as manager. The 2,000-square-foot store is next to Treasures 4 Teachers on South 48th Street in Tempe.

“You never know what you’re going to get here,” she said about the “funky little boutique,” adding: “I wanted the feel of a boutique for the thrift store.”

T4T founder and Executive Director Barbara Blalock says Salotti is the right person to make it happen. She said Salotti “has experience and an eye for design and style.”

Salotti grew up in the antique business, learning it from her mother and grandparents. She owned antique stores in Palm Desert, California, and Ithaca, New York. She was also in management at Home Depot for 17 years and once

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The new Treasures 4 Teachers Thrift Store has a wide variety of items, including toys segregated in a special children's area.

managed a thrift store.

She joined the T4T staff about a year ago.

She offered her expertise to Blalock after noticing the kind of things that companies and individuals were donating.

“We were getting everyday donations besides teaching materials,” Salotti said.

“We were getting clothes, shoes, housewares and jewelry.”

At first, they would donate the nonschoolroom items to other charities, like Hidden Treasures Thrift Store in Chandler and Sunshine Acres Children’s Home in Mesa. Later, they started holding on to some items with the thought of reselling them later.

“We had three or four storage units and 15 pallets of stuff,” she said. “We have limited space, so we picked and chose the best of the best.”

T4T Thrift Shop will open to the public with no membership fees. Being right next door to a favorite haunt of teachers means the store will have a builtin customer base.

Even though the store hasn’t opened yet, they’re already getting donations.

“We haven’t even advertised for donations, but look!” Blalock said, motioning to a warehouse full (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Photographer) of non-school items.

Saundra Salotti is the manager of the new Treasures 4 Teachers “We’ve had the wheels in Thrift Store in Tempe. motion,” Salotti said. “Do-

nations kept coming in.”

A consignment store that went out of business donated a rolltop desk, hutches and other furniture. Ikea gave a large lot of smashed dishes, which a volunteer sorted through to save unbroken ones.

They even put together a few complete settings.

Also around the shop are glassware, china, wall hangings and paintings.

There’s also a crafting corner with yarn, fabric, scrapbooking materials, rubber stamps and beads.

“I have so many scrapbooking materials, I don’t know what to do,” Salotti said.

A Scottsdale beading shop that closed donated thousands of dollars’ worth of beads.

Toys, games and old vinyl records are available too. Salotti wants to set up an old stereo to play the records, which range from kids’ songs to lounge music to Christmas records and beyond.

After the T4T Thrift Shop settles in, Salotti would like to start exhibiting in craft and antique shows, maybe even art shows, giving more customers the chance to land higher-end pieces.

“We have a network of people who can help us, experts that can send things to auction,” she said. “We’ll clean items and price them after doing research on them.”

T4T Thrift Shop is at 3025 S. 48th St., Suite 102, Tempe. Reach them at 480751-1122 or follow Treasures4Teachers. org on Facebook.

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are looking at whether) places are seeing business growth or business decline,” Lettieri said. “At the center of this question is do you have growth or decline in your stock of businesses.”

Gilbert ranked No. 1 on the list with a distress score of just 2.1 and 99.9 percent of its population living in what the report deemed prosperous ZIP codes. The low score was driven by the town’s poverty rate of under 10 percent, low housing vacancy rate and booming employment numbers.

Gilbert ZIP code 85298 saw businesses increase by over 70 percent and employment jump 205 percent between 2011 and 2015. The median income in Gilbert ZIP codes is between 150 and 192 percent of the state median income.

Chandler ranked fourth on the list with a distress score of 10.6 and 64.9 percent of residents living in prosperous ZIP codes.

The majority of Chandler ZIP codes show a poverty rate of 10.3 percent or lower, though 85225, the largest ZIP code with 73,155 residents, has a poverty rate over 18 percent.

Despite the higher poverty rate, other measurables in 85225 fall in line with the rest of the city. The ZIP code has a median income higher than the state median and saw employment and business presence grow between 2011 and 2015.

The housing vacancy rates across all Chandler ZIP codes are under 6 percent.

The report also singled out Arizona Con-

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lower. The city also has five ZIP codes that fall under the at-risk or distressed designation.

Mesa’s second most populous ZIP code, 85201, is also its most distressed, with a score of 84.2. That ranking largely stems from its poverty rate of 25.2 percent, nearly 10 points (Tribune file photo) The Vision Gallery at the Chandler City Hall symbolizes the growing and higher than the more prosperous Downtown Chandler. national average of 15.5 percent. gressional District 5 – which includes GilThe ZIP code also has a higher than avbert, Queen Creek and parts of Chandler erage percentage of adults without a high and Mesa – as the eighth most prosperous school diploma (29.1 percent), and the congressional district in the country. median wage in the community is only Only 0.5 percent of all residents in 70.4 percent of the state’s median income. the district live in distressed communiWhile 85201 saw slight business growth ties while 61.4 percent live in prosperous between 2011 and 2015, the overall emcommunities. ployment in the area dropped by nearly EIG defines prosperous communities five percent. as those with a distress score of 20 or beZIP code 85202 – which includes the low, which ranks in the top fifth of all ZIP Fiesta District – has slightly better meacodes included in the study. surables than 85201, though it still falls While the majority of the ZIP codes in under EIG’s at-risk designation. The rethe East Valley are considered prosperous port shows the community has seen busior comfortable, those designations are by ness loss and negligible job gains between no means a blanket designation for the 2011 and 2015. region.

One way a city like Mesa can promote Mesa, for example, has six ZIP codes the growth of prosperous communities is that qualify as prosperous or comfortable, by encouraging homegrown businesses meaning they have a distress score of 40 or that “have skin in the game,” said Steve

Glickman, EIG co-founder and executive director.

He added that Mesa currently underperforms in this area versus the state as a whole.

“You have to be an attractive location for entrepreneurship in general,” Glickman said.

Unsurprisingly, the most prosperous ZIP codes in Mesa are on the east side of the city, including 85212, 85209 and 85207.

Leading the way is 85212, home of residential and employment hubs like the Eastmark master-planned community and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The ZIP code has a distress score of 11.6 and a poverty rate under 10 percent.

The study also raises questions about equity and access to prosperity. The Mesa ZIP codes with the highest minority populations are also those with the worst distress scores.

The ZIP codes in Gilbert – where virtually every resident lives within a prosperous ZIP code – were also less diverse than its East Valley counterparts.

“A place can appear prosperous because it is not accessible to lower or middle-income people,” Lettieri said. “Part of this is (showing) how you got there and how you can allow access to lower and middleincome people – how you can connect places and people so you are sharing that prosperity.”

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

Violent and property crime shows slight rise in East Valley

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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iolent crime rose throughout the East Valley in 2016, mimicking a national trend, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report.

Property crime also increased in Chandler, Tempe and Gilbert, but Mesa experienced a slight reduction. Nationally, property crime has dropped for 14 straight years.

But the mixed results, while heading in the wrong direction, were far less alarming in the East Valley than in Phoenix, a much larger city, which recorded 34 more murders in 2016, an increase from 112 to 146 slayings.

Mesa’s number of slayings increased to 19 from 16, Chandler’s increased to four from one, Gilbert’s increased to three from two, and Tempe’s dropped from seven to four.

Together, these four East Valley cities re-

corded 30 murders in 2016 compared to 26 in 2015, a 15 percent increase.

Nationally, the FBI reported an 8.6 percent increase in murders from 2015 to 2016, the second consecutive year that murders increased.

Mesa Police Chief Ramon Bautista said domestic violence is the primary culprit for Mesa’s rise in murders, with 10 out of 19 slayings related to domestic violence.

Bautista is contemplating a new approach to domestic violence that would closely monitor offenders.

He said the traditional approach is to persuade victims to flee from abusive relationships and to take refuge in shelters and other safe havens. The monitoring of offenders would add another element to the prevention strategy.

“Domestic violence is one of those things on my to-do list,” Bautista said.

“The domestic violence homicides are the lion’s share of our homicides.”

Bautista said other police departments

are targeting domestic violence offenders, making them “persons of interest” who are monitored by police. Bautista said he is analyzing how such an approach could be emulated by Mesa.

“The city of Mesa has employed a crime mitigation strategy that is very solid,” he said, closely tracking crime trends and adopting tactics to fight specific problems.

“If they see a spike in gang activity or property crimes, they focus their efforts on the spot,” Bautista said.

He said Mesa’s crime-fighting assets include good communication between police and community, and a strong forensics unit that analyzes DNA and other evidence to identify suspects in not only violent crimes but also property crimes.

Mesa is the only East Valley city with a full-service crime lab. Chandler has a crime lab that handles some types of evidence but not DNA. Cities without fullservice labs typically rely on the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s crime lab.

All four East Valley cities recorded a higher number of overall violent crimes, but the increases were mostly marginal.

Mesa recorded 79 additional violent crimes, Tempe recorded 181 more violent crimes, Chandler recorded 68 more and Gilbert 23 more.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, citing the FBI report, said Arizona’s violent crime rate increased 13 percent from 2015 to 2016, and is at its highest level since 2008. But it cautioned that violent crime is still 34 percent lower than its historical high in 1993.

Overall, Arizona’s property crime rate has declined for six years in a row and is at its lowest rate since 1961, the County Attorney’s Office said.

County Attorney Bill Montgomery is expanding his use of the community prosecution model, in which prosecutors are assigned to a geographic area to work closely with local police and the community to target crime.

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“blue-eyed, boyish looking chap” from up North alighting from the train in the dead of a hot August night at Seligman.

The year was 1887.

The 28-year-old Chandler managed to find lodging for the night, then took a branch line the next day to Prescott, the capital at the time, to report for duty as the first territorial veterinarian.

The wily Chandler hinted to Murray that he wasn’t all that enamored of the very hot and very parched Arizona climate. He really had his sights set on California, the Golden State.

When a torrential downpour delayed his journey West, however, Chandler rhapsodized about how the monsoon had transformed the desert before his very eyes. He decided then and there to stay and make his mark.

“I suddenly realized if there was a way to control the water, this could be a garden,” Chandler said.

Once upon a time in the West

“It’s a good fairy tale,” says Jody Crago, Chandler Museum administrator.

“There’s a little more to the story.”

Crago and colleague Nate Meyers, curator of collections, have for several years been panning streams of historical records and recently digitized data from the federal government to find the truth about the town’s origin.

The title of a presentation they periodically give – and continually update – is: “Dr. Chandler and the Land Fraud that Built the Valley.”

It’s a story that nearly reads like the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. Greed.

Dummy loans. Rampant speculation.

Congressional investigations.

Like good historians, though, Crago and Meyers are not here to judge. Dr. Chandler, they say – like DuPont, Rockefeller, Carnegie and others – was a man of his time.

The blue-eyed, boyish looking chap from up North skated a thin line of illegality and ethics.

But it’s also hard not to be impressed by his outsized audacity and vision.

Give me land, lots of land

Alexander J. Chandler knew exactly where he was, what he was doing and where he was going when he stepped off that rail car in Seligman.

The Canada native had built an impressive reputation as a large-animal veterinarian and worked for the D.M. Ferry Seed Co. in Detroit, which had revolutionized the commercial and at-

home mail-order seed business.

Ferry foresaw western ranchers moving away from open-range cattle grazing to raising livestock on farm-grown crops.

The company was keen on developing a drought-resistant alfalfa strain that would thrive in the region.

The seed company needed land. Lots of land.

When A.J. Chandler reported for duty as the federally appointed Arizona territorial veterinarian, taking a big cut in pay, he was also acting as land agent for the seed company.

The Desert Land Act of 1877 gave Ferry and Chandler the means to acquire thousands of acres by hook and by crook.

Congress wanted to encourage homesteaders and other dreamers to move west by allowing married couples to purchase 640-acre parcels for $1.25 per acre. They were required to irrigate and cultivate the land.

It was a tough sell. Ordinary citizens couldn’t see the potential of farming the Arizona desert, beyond what generations of Native Americans had scratched out.

Chandler, on the other hand, saw gold in the form of the Salt River flowing through canals to the arid lands south of Mesa.

The scheme

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(Mike Butler/Tribune Contributor)

The Consolidated Canal, managed by SRP, meanders along Paseo Vista Recreation Area near McQueen and Ocotillo roads in Chandler. The Valley’s nine major canals continue to deliver vital water, primarily for municipal and industrial use.

entity had a financial interest in the land they were claiming.

Plus, Crago notes, Chandler was brazenly writing mortgages on land he did not own.

“It was, essentially, a transference of land,” according to Crago.

In this way, the partners were able to amass an incredible 18,000 acres by the late 1890s, land that would yield highly valuable alfalfa, long-fiber cotton, citrus and other crops.

Chandler and his partners in the Improvement Company hatched a plan to lure homesteaders and other potential investors by offering to pay for the 640acre parcels, deliver The canals irrigation and even Chandler needed plant crops. In to bring water to exchange for their his newly acquired names, investors lands and believed (Chandler Historical Society) also would receive A.J. Chandler was a “blue-eyed, boyish-looking that an improved a 40-acre farm free chap” when he stepped off a train and into Mesa Canal was the and clear. way to do it.

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The catch was Chandler very that the Improvement Company created shrewdly paid fair-market prices for two a mortgage on the other 600 acres. If that strategic 160-acre parcels in Mesa. mortgage wasn’t paid in three years, the One tract, now the site of Mesa Country property would revert to ownership by Club, contained a precipitous drop-off Improvement Company. and would provide a perfect opportunity Crago says the vast majority of to create hydroelectric power. investors were secretaries of the seed The other tract had a spot, near presentcompany, general laborers and spouses of day Horne and Brown roads, that would Improvement Company employees who be an ideal place for diversion gates. had no intention of farming the land.

These gates and a new “crosscut” This was outright land fraud, Crago canal would send water to a thirsty and says, because investors lied to the federal growing Tempe to the west. The new government by stating that no other Consolidated Canal would funnel water

to the south.

In 1891, after two years of negotiations, Dr. Chandler gained approval from the Mesa Canal Company to expand the waterway and become the new canal manager.

Greening of the desert

Despite Chandler’s success with the new canal system, he and other regional leaders knew that the Valley would never reach its full potential until a mother dam was built to tame the Salt River once and for all and to provide a reliable source of water.

Extreme drought, punctuated by bouts of unpredictable flooding, was the norm.

In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the National Reclamation Act, which eventually appropriated federal funding to build Roosevelt Dam and other projects in the West.

Once Roosevelt Dam, completed in 1911, became a reality, Chandler knew that his ranch lands would become exponentially more valuable. He began drawing up plans for the San Marcos luxury hotel and the town that would mushroom in its wake.

He marketed his Southeast Valley oasis in the desert nationwide as the new Pasadena.

In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state, Phoenix was named the capital and the official settlement of the town of Chandler began.

“We shouldn’t judge a person from a previous time by the morals of today,” Crago says. “Yes, he cut corners. He took every advantage. But he worked. He hustled in the truest sense of the word.

Without him, we wouldn’t be in the great town of Chandler today.”

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Chandler student with gun in school arrested A student at Santan Junior High School in Chandler was arrested Sept. 26 with a gun in his backpack.

The 13-year-old student did not threaten anyone with the gun, which was not loaded, and did not brandish it, Chandler police said.

Police were called after another student alerted the school administration, at 1550 E. Chandler Heights Road. Police found the revolver and a box of ammunition inside the seventh-grader’s backpack.

The teen was booked into the Maricopa County South East Juvenile Detention Facility on charges of misconduct involving weapons, carrying a concealed weapon and disruption of an educational facility.

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New letter-grade system advances despite Kyrene effort to stop it The Arizona Board of Education has approved a new letter-

grade system for public and charter schools after it shut down Kyrene School District administrators’ efforts to change the formula for determining them.

Kyrene administrators said the new system will confuse students, parents and teachers because of the way the formula is weighted, but the board pulled its appearance from its Sept. 22 study session agenda and on Monday approved the new formula.

The board also issued a directive to all school districts, saying the letter grades would be disclosed on Oct. 9, cautioning them not to reveal grades beforehand – suggesting they get legal advice if they receive any requests under the public records law seeking their early release.

It also said districts could appeal the grades – if they encountered “extreme circumstances” such as “a tornado touched down near the school on the week of testing and negatively affected student performance.”

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Chandler police open probe into arrest of Tempe judge The Chandler Police Department has opened an internal

investigation into the handling of the arrest of Tempe Judge Thomas Robinson.

Robinson was arrested Sept. 22 for stabbing his wife nearly a dozen times on Aug. 25.

Police released a document about a domestic violence call that happened three days before the arrest. It says Robinson and his wife got into a verbal fight on Sept.

19.

The wife said she told officers she had been stabbed multiple times in a previous incident. Robinson agreed to leave for the night, and then the case was closed.

Three days later, Robinson was arrested on accusations of stabbing his wife in August, but the arrest wasn't made until officers received a call from a crisis hotline.

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Mesa warns residents about water scam Mesa officials say people have been representing themselves as Mesa Water

Resources employees and attempting to sell water filters.

Salespeople have even threatened residents with fines if they don’t purchase a filter, officials say.

Mesa officials say city employees will never try to gain access to a house or sell goods and services.

Residents are advised to call 480-644-4444 to check the identity of anyone claiming to be from the City of Mesa Water Resources. If somebody tries to gain access to your home, call Mesa police at 480-644-2211.

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Chandler school board protests DACA program phaseout

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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he Chandler school board is pushing Congress to protect young undocumented immigrants who were given a reprieve from deportation under a federal program that might be quashed.

Chandler Unified School District Governing Board members unanimously sent a letter to Arizona’s delegation in the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be phased out.

“The Chandler Unified School District’s Governing Board members, school administrators and staff are sensitive to the impact this decision has on our families,” the letter said. “We stand firm in our commitment to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment, without regard to race, religion, national origin or immigration status.

“Many of the young people who were given a deferment under the DACA ‘Dreamer’ program are students and graduates of the Chandler Unified School District or other public schools across Arizona and the United States,” the letter continued, adding: “They are teachers, nurses and custodians. They are productive members of

our community – the only community they have ever known. As a community, we have invested in them and value their potential. We urge members of Congress to consider their value to our communities and create a permanent path for their legal status.”

Tempe Union High School District Superintendent Kenneth Baca at his governing board meeting this month stated he supported DACA students, but the board took no formal action the way Chandler did.

In sometimes emotional appeals to the Tempe Union board, some of the DACA students at the meeting pleaded for support.

“Every student in the district has a right to an education,” said Tempe High graduate Jose Diaz, now at Stanford University on a full scholarship.

Tempe High senior Karla Islas said the federal program “means to me security that I never had before. My sense of security is gone and is replace by fear.”

State Rep. Isela Blanca, whose district includes Tempe, warned, “Suicide rates will go up and have gone up among DACA recipients because they see the doors slam.”

Melissa Nolasco broke down in tears as she told the Tempe Union board, “There are many students at my school, Tempe High, that are DACA students. I had to

see most of them cry in class and that broke my heart because I am a DACA student as well. I am working very hard and the doors are being shut.”

Baca concurred to an extent, saying this added to the “pressures of adolescence” that are driving an increasing number of students to contemplate suicide. “We hear you, we stand by you,” he told the students.

DACA allows undocumented immigrants who were under 31 as of June 15, 2012, and had come to the United States before they were 16 and met other criteria to be granted “deferred action.”

That means the government would not deport them for two years and they would be granted a work permit Sandy Cooper, Chandler assistant superintendent for human resources, said since Trump’s DACA announcement, families in the district were probably anxious about their futures in this country.

“All of our teachers feel for the families and students that have been impacted and (it) maybe created a little fear in their lives for the news because this law, this program, was rescinded,” Cooper said.

Though President Trump called for an end to DACA earlier this month, several days later he said he was working on a deal with congressional Democrats to ex-

tend the DACA program.

Regardless of what happens on the national level, Chandler school board members and administrators said they wanted to provide a sense of security for district students and their families.

“The point is that the president made a statement regarding this, and there are a lot of students, families, staff members who are really struggling and really feeling anxious about this, and we are one of the last remaining districts who hasn’t made a statement,” Chandler school board member David Evans said. “I would love to see this move forward.”

CUSD Superintendent Camille Casteel said many superintendents had signed a similar position letter, but she wanted to give the school board a chance to sign its own letter to “have the credit for taking it frankly and communicating with our community how we felt.”

The board’s letter also set boundaries as far as what can be done in schools.

“School officials do not have the authority or responsibility to enforce immigration laws,” the board’s letter said.

“Immigration law enforcement agents are not allowed on campus to gather information or conduct enforcement actions without a review by district administration. School counselors and social workers are available to assist with the social and emotional needs of students.”

Chandler councilwoman hoping to succeed her son in Legislature

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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handler Councilwoman Nora Ellen has become the first candidate to jump into the political scramble that is likely to mark next year’s state and local elections, making it a case of like son, like mother.

Ellen last week announced she is running for the Legislative District 17 seat now occupied by her son – House Speaker J.D. Mesnard.

Mesnard is termed out and planning to run for the seat now occupied by Senate President Steve Yarbrough, who also is termed out in a district that covers most of Chandler as well as parts of Gilbert and Mesa.

Ellen, a Realtor who was re-elected to her second and last term on the council last year, said that even though her son helped become the top vote-getter in her

first run for council in 2012, all three LD unable to vote for her son because she made the announcement now on the ad17 legislators are her honorary co-chairs, lived in a small part of west Chandler that vice of her honorary campaign co-chairs. including state Rep. Jeff Weninger. is outside LD 17.

Ellen, who has been active in the com“I have a good relationBut she munity for nearly three ship with all three of them moved, largedecades, championed her and I expect to be relying ly as a result work on economic issues as on them equally,” Ellen told of downwell as her creation of Opthe Tribune. sizing and eration Welcome Home, Weninger, who is seeka desire to which welcomes Chandler ing reelection to the House, be closer to military personnel who said Yarbrough is retiring her kids, she are returning from service and not planning to run said. She also overseas. for a chance to succeed wanted to be She also is working with longtime Chandler Mayor closer to City businesses and educators to Jay Tibshraeny, who also is Hall and promote angel investing to termed out.

(Special to the Tribune) “most of my (Special to the Tribune) ensure greater success for “He is retiring,” Weninger Norah Ellen is a Chandler city life is more J.D. Mesnard is planning to run students and start-up busisaid, adding that so far, councilmember and small busi- in the east” for the Senate seat now occu- nesses. ness owner. pied by Steve Yarbrough.

Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke rather than “I have enjoyed servand former councilman the western ing on the Chandler City Martin Sepulveda are eyeing a run to suc- part of the city.

Council and want to take the successful ceed Tibshraeny.

Though the legislative primary elections work I have done in Chandler to the state Ironically, Ellen until recently had been are about 10 months away, Ellen said she level,” she added.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Corona band to support students hitTheby Hurricane Harvey Corona del Sol High School band is playing a concert to benefit the Refugio (Texas) High School band program, which was hit by Hurricane Harvey.

The Fall Band Concert will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the school, 1001 East Knox Road, Tempe. The $5 admission will be donated to Refugio’s band program.

Refugio, a town of about 3,000 northwest of Corpus Christi, took a direct hit from Hurricane Harvey. The high school band hall, auditorium and much of the band equipment were lost.

“Although we know it will only be a fraction of what is needed to rebuild their band, the Aztec bands wanted to do what we could to give back,” said David DuPlessis, Corona del Sol director of bands. Information: coronabands.org.

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Navy veteran to discuss WWII experiences in Chandler Library series Sun Lakes resident Jack Holder will present “Excitement and Fear: A World War II Navy Veteran’s Story,” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 7, at the main Chandler Library, 22 S. Delaware St. Holder will speak about his military experiences, from surviving the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to flying missions during the Battles of Midway, Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. He received numerous medals and commendations for his service during the war.

His appearance is part of the Our Stories Speaker Series, presented by Chandler Museum, Chandler Public Library, Chandler Historical Society and Friends of the Chandler Public Library. The program continues until Nov. 18.

Information: 480-782-2751, or chandlerlibrary.org.

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Downtown Festival of the Arts kicks off in Mesa The Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts, which takes place on the first and third Saturdays from October to April, starts the season 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, on Macdonald Street between Main Street and Pepper Place.

The free event features artists, music and family fun.

The mission of the Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts is to provide an environment that encourages the economic and artistic growth of emerging and established artisans and crafters while revitalizing downtown Mesa and building a sense of community.

Artists and vendors interested in participating should visit dtmesafest.com – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Chandler Museum to celebrate 100th birthday of McCroskey House The McCroskey House, a 30,000-piece kit home ordered from a catalogue and assembled in 1917, will be celebrated at a party from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Tumbleweed Ranch, 2250 S. McQueen Road.

The Chandler Museum is presenting the 100th birthday celebration of the house built by George and Emma Edwards. The house is named after a later owner, Ralph Hoyt McCroskey.

Staff will lead visitors on a lantern-lit tour of the historic house. Live period music will be played by Cheryl’s Vintage Jazz Trio.

Information and RSVP at chandlermuseum.org or at 480-782-2717.

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Dee Ann Mickelsen, city clerk, congratulates new Mesa City council member Francisco Heredia after his swearing-in. The council voted 5-1 to select Heredia as Ryan Winkle’s replacement in District 3.

Mesa Council appoints ex-consultant to replace ousted member Winkle

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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son of immigrant migrant farm workers was appointed to the Mesa City Council on Sept. 28, replacing ousted District 3 Councilmember Ryan Winkle.

Francisco Heredia, a consultant who formerly worked for the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office, was sworn into office and took his seat next to other council members.

Heredia, who moved to Mesa in 2015, was chosen from what Mesa Mayor John Giles described as a strong list of four finalists who were interviewed in public session after a fifth finalist withdrew his name from consideration.

Heredia’s interim post runs for a year, until August 2018, when the next city election is scheduled. He said he already is planning to run for a full four-year term.

“I will let the voters decide. I think District 3 needs continuity,” Heredia said. “It’s a journey that started with my parents. That background led me to pursue my goals.”

Heredia said he is family man who is involved with youth sports through his children. He said he has worked in the past to assist immigrants in pursuing citizenship and registering to vote.

Heredia vowed to work with other council members and said the city needs to stress its assets, including Mesa Public Schools and Mesa Community College, while pursuing additional businesses and

redevelopment.

“It’s to move the city and District 3 to greater heights,” Heredia said.

Winkle served on the council for only a few months, after he replaced longtime Councilmember Dennis Kavanagh, who could not run again because of term limits. Winkle ignited a political debate when he was arrested in Tempe in May and subsequently pleaded guilty to extreme driving under the influence.

Despite many apologizes and enrolling in substance abuse treatment, Winkle eventually was unanimously removed from the council for violating the panel’s code of conduct. He took a leave of absence after his arrest, but that left District 3, a diverse area of southwest Mesa, without representation for months.

“We have been without representation for five months. That is a source of frustration,” said Frank Mizner, a former Mesa planning director and longtime Dobson Ranch community activist, who also was a finalist for the council seat.

“We don’t have a voice in the community.”

The other finalists interviewed for the post were Theresa Ratti, a longtime teacher at Mesa High School and Westwood High School, and Pablo Felix, a district manager with ADP who had formerly worked for Spanish language television and radio stations.

Christian Stumpf, director of external affairs at the Nature Conservancy and a former lobbyist for the American Lung Association of the Southwest, withdrew his application.

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East Valley Poets interpreting life without rhyme

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

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hen East Valley Poets members talk about poetry, they often wax poetic.

“I think poetry captures moments of experience or emotions in a very condensed way,” said Rhonda Brown of Mesa. “It helps us find common ground in our human experience.”

Brown, who joined the East Valley Poets in early 2000s, is one of a dozen regular members among the group, which fluctuates in size during snowbird months.

Meeting the third Saturday of each month at Pyle Center’s glass-lined conference room in Tempe, the multigenerational gathering – a branch of the Arizona State Poetry Society – is dedicated to developing members’ skills in writing and reading all forms of poetry.

“Most of our members have been published,” said Jim Platt. “Some of our poets have been published in national publications.

Platt, a Tempe resident who heads the group, said he “dabbled in poetry in high school and college” but is himself a writer of business articles and the author of a biography on John R. Murdoch, who served as a Democrat Representative from the Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937-1953.

“I enjoy working with words,” admitted COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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WWII bombers arriving for museum exhibition

The Flying Legends of Victory Tour is arriving at the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum between 3 and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa.

Two of the most iconic warplanes from World War II, the B17 “Sentimental Journey” and the B25 “Maid in the Shade,” will arrive for exhibition. The museum opens at 10 a.m. for a tour, and homecoming festivities will include a color guard ceremony and a chance to tour the bombers.

Information: azcaf.org.

Platt, describing his poetry as “a way to vent, but constructively.”

“For many, it’s a great release,” he added. “A lot of things I write have to do with everything from politics to social problems.”

For Gilbert resident David Nicoll, penning poems since high school was a sideline to his career as a senior project manager.

The England-born Nicoll and R.N./grief counselor Sandy Heinisch collaborated on a book, “Lights for Dark Places,” by contributing the poetry for a

poems to my wife, and I was coerced a couple times to have my poetry published, but I’m really reticent to do that.”

Guthrie retains his Texas twang and colorful colloquialisms, but his face goes serious when discussing his craft.

“Poetry is the art of feeling. Some people who can’t speak their emotions find writing poetry a means of release,” said Guthrie.

“I got interested in poetry when my English teacher introduced me to Shakespeare,” he recalled. “After writing some really, really bad sonnets, I realized

Poetry is the art of feeling. “ Some people who can’t speak their emotions find writing poetry a means of release. ” – William “Bill” Guthrie tome that provides hope and comfort for survivors of loss. A CD with his poems accompanies the book.

William “Bill” Guthrie was the host at the group’s Sept. 16 meeting, when was scheduled to discuss “September Sings of Summer.”

Guthrie, a Mesa resident who has been with EVP for nine years, has been writing poetry since junior high.

“I was a closet poet,” he laughed. “I wrote poetry but I didn’t tell anybody about it. After high school, I wrote little

I’d never be a Bill Shakespeare, but I could be a good Bill Guthrie.”

His favorite current poetry form is haibun, a blending of haiku and prose.

His works appear on his Facebook page.

Ages of the group vary – until this fall, a high school student attended before heading off to college.

The eldest, Helen Spencer Schlie, is 94 and no longer able to attend. To keep her involved, members open a phone line during the readings.

There is no prescribed poetry form

Mesa Library hosting series on U.S. Citizenship Test

Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road. The event is free.

Maker Faire will feature an open house and numerous activities and displays, including ham radio, cardmaking, an embroidery machine and more.

“Maker Faire is a great way to showcase the lively spirit of making in our community,” Mesa THINKspot coordinator Laura Royal said. Mesa THINKspot is a collaborative workspace and makerspace within the Red Mountain Library. People can find tools and programs to help them innovate, start or build a business and learn a new skill.

Information: mesathinkspot.org or 480644-3100.

A three-part series reviewing the United States Citizenship Test begins Friday, Oct. 6, and continues Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.

The program runs from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the library, 64 E. 1st St. The series is open to people taking the test or those just wanting to review American history.

Information: 480-644-3100

THINKspot celebrates anniversary with Maker Faire

Maker Faire, a celebration of THINKspot’s fourth anniversary, will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Mesa Red

required – blues poems, ballads, haiku or prose are welcome.

“For me, how a poem sounds is important to me. I don’t do particularly well at rhyming but using alliterations seems to come naturally for me,” said Rhonda Brown.

“The thing I love most about this group is I get to hear other people’s work, read my work, and talk about it. It’s those discussions I like the most,” she added.

Her husband, Bill Brown, once merely chauffeured her to the monthly EVP meetings, but now attends and contributes poetry.

For David Nicoll, poetry often springs from his soul ready-made.

“To me, it comes naturally,” he said.

“A lot of poems I write are spontaneous.

Some come fully-fledged while others you have to work a little harder.”

Poetry is part of Arizona’s fabric of life – Alberto Alvaro Rios, an ASU Regent’s Professor of English and newly named as the Piper Center director, is the state’s inaugural poet laureate.

Rosemarie Dombroski, a senior lecturer at ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus, was named the inaugural poet laureate of the City of Phoenix just last year.

And Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian since 1997, has often incorporated poetry into his lectures and appearances.

Information: EastValleyPoets.webs.com.

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Usable weeds in your garden pointed out in library program

Tempe Public Library is offering a program on finding unexpected treasures in your backyard garden.

“Discovering the Edible and Medicinal Weeds in Your Garden” is 1-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7, at the library, 3500 S. Rural Road, Meeting Room B. Peggy Sue Sorensen will teach participants how to identify, harvest, process and utilize several weeds. Sorensen is an herbalist, forager, gardener and teacher of edible and medicinal plants of the desert Southwest.

Information: 480-350-5500.

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TechShop is a membership chain with 10 locations nationwide, and Chandler’s facility at 249 E. Chicago St. is the only one in Arizona.

Members such as luthier Kevin Butler and metal artist Marjorie Risk, both of Mesa, are among the members who use TechShop equipment to help grow their small businesses. They wax enthusiastic about its usefulness.

“I’d already started my business building high-end custom bass guitars before joining but was only able to work at it on weekends and after hours at the wood shop where I was employed,” said Butler.

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Edward Jones is holding its eighth annual diversity career recruiting event 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at its training center, 8333 South River Parkway, Tempe.

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brace the entrepreneurial spirit or find another day job. I chose the former,” he said.

Annual membership starts at $95 a month for students and active military, and $150 monthly for others, with a discount for full-year membership payment. There’s also (Kimberly Carrillo/ an add-on family Tribune Staff Photographer) membership for $50 TechShop is home to several 3-D printers, more monthly. this one, TechShop owners including which printed the small describe their busi- figurine to the left. ness as a “community-based workshop and prototyping studio on a mission to democratize access to the tools of innovation.”

As lofty as that may sound, it holds true for many who make use of its machinery and tools regularly.

“We’ve literally had thousands of students in the last four years,” said Jon Barbara, national director of operations and a Mesa resident. “We’ve invigorated and brought in a lot of entrepreneurs and helped start small businesses. We also enbusiness-to-business and business-to-customer connections from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center Street.

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MD Helicopters in Mesa has been awarded a five-year contract to provide an estimated 150 armed MD 530 aircraft and the necessary production support services to the U.S.

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Nick Scott of Gilbert, an engineer, makes touchscreen module components at TechShop in Chandler.

Entrepreneurs and weekend hobbyists alike make use of the equipment at TechShop.

gage with the general public, some who don’t even know they’re entrepreneurs.”

Located in the city’s former public works yard, TechShop is an alliance between Chandler and ASU’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The cavernous facility, with indoor and outdoor work areas, contains cutting-edge tools, equipment and specialized computers with a wide assortment of design software.

“Ultimately, our goal is to keep education alive and give entrepreneurs a place to grow,” Barbara said. “In a lot of cases, members are given free rein to do what they like.”

Marjie Risk, a working artist before joining TechShop several years ago, said she faced the dilemma many artists face – making a living out of an art that requires work space, specialized tools and other

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U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is the contracting agency. The first delivery, by September 2019, will be of 30 new MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters for the Afghan Air Force.

burgh on Sept. 14, 2016. The company sent self-driving cars to San Francisco at the end of 2016 but quickly pulled them off the road after state regulators threatened to revoke their registrations for not having a permit allowing the company to test self-driving cars in the state.

The cars were loaded on a truck and shipped to Tempe, where they have been offering rides.

Uber self-driving cars complete 1 million autonomous miles

Uber’s fleet of self-driving cars has logged more than 1 million autonomous miles since the company started offering rides a year ago.

More than 200 self-driving Uber cars are driving in Tempe, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.

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“Without TechShop, I most likely wouldn’t have had the same opportunity to be successful as an artist, and it probably would have taken much longer,” said Risk.

“These resources have kept me going and provided the basis for growing my business over the last couple years,” said Risk, who uses TechShop’s welders.

“It often takes some time to develop a following and being able to produce enough inventory for art festivals and galleries,” she added. “TechShop provides the workplace and equipment, so I’m able to focus my limited resources on materials and promotion.”

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Up to 45 active instructors are also available to help facilitate an introduction to the many choices available.

Walk into the facility on a tour, as the public is invited to do anytime, and what’s immediately apparent is the vast selection of machines and tools available.

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found a total of 3.5 million fake accounts its bankers and sales staff created in its consumer and business divisions.

The account scandal has rocked the big bank. Arizona and Southern California were epicenters for the creation of fake accounts.

Wells has operations in Chandler and downtown Phoenix.

Former CEO John Stumpf stepped down and a number of executives and bankers were fired, including former Wells Arizona President Pam Conboy.

Tempe asking for input in survey of business owners

Tempe is asking business owners to tell them how well the city is doing to help them succeed.

About 400 businesses are being randomly selected to participate. Surveys are being sent by a third-party vendor, ETC Institute, which also conducts Tempe’s resident surveys. The survey will cover topics such as public safety, transportation, housing, landscaping, solid

ment and woodworking equipment.

The list goes on. Members can reserve the machines ahead of time online.

Classes are offered covering all interests. Learn blacksmithing basics or leather working, Coptic bookbinding or CorelDRAW, sandblasting and powder coating or 3-D printing and finishing techniques.

And TechShop serves youth ages 8 through 17 through after-school, Saturday Studios and seasonal camp programs.

Youth programs are part of TechShop’s STEAM initiative: science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics with art expanding on the usual STEM education offerings.

“We started running summer camps and fall camps and after-school programs about five years ago. I feel we’re touching what the future looks like getting kids exposed that might not otherwise have this exposure,” Barbara said.

“We’re seeing a lot of traction with that here in Chandler, and they like the experiences enough they bring the family back with them,” he added. “To me it’s a renaissance.”

On Saturday, Nov. 18, TechShop invites the public to its anniversary party open house.

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Also, any other business that didn’t receive a survey in the mail can fill one out online at tempecitygov.org by midnight on Oct. 15.

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Digital curriculum, tech developer named best local Chandler business

StrongMind, a digital curriculum and technology platform developer for schools, has been named best local business in the 2017 Chandler Award Program.

StrongMind was founded in 2001 in Chandler as the sister company of Primavera Online High School. It develops the digital curriculum and technology platform used by the school.

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If politics and sports were a worthy pair in 2001, they’re worthy now

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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he sight of National Football League players kneeling to protest racial injustice during “The Star-Spangled Banner” inevitably takes me back in time, back precisely 16 years to two baseball diamonds, to the green grass of what was then known as Bank One Ballpark in downtown Phoenix and to the old version of New York’s hallowed Bronx ballfield, Yankee Stadium.

I am talking about the most overt political spectacle of my 50-plus years watching sports: The 2001 World Series, when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees, four amazing games to three.

Maybe you’ve forgotten that Series, or maybe what you remember happened on the field of play, like when Luis Gonzalez hit a blooper over the shortstop to knock in Jay Bell and win Arizona our first and

only major sports championship.

Me, I remember the political drama every bit as much as the baseball.

There was Game One on an October Saturday here in the desert, just 46 days after the toppling of the Twin Towers.

Jewel sang the national anthem that afternoon as a giant American flag was unfurled to span the outfield. Firefighters from Phoenix recreated the raising of the Stars and Stripes over Ground Zero in Manhattan. Vanessa Williams, clad in a flag T-shirt, sang “God Bless America.”

Game Two, Ray Charles poured out “America, the Beautiful” from a piano positioned at home plate while soldiers made the giant flag dance in time and fighter jets flew over the stadium at supersonic speed. Game Three, President Bush strode tall to the pitcher’s mound and threw a perfect strike with his ceremonial first pitch. Game Four, the country star Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the USA.” Games Five and Six were also patriotic pageants, with pre-games and seventh-inning stretches full of salutes

and standing O’s, bald eagles and F-16s streaking across the sky. Come Game Seven, the mournful notes of Jesse McGuire’s trumpet nearly brought 50,000 of us to tears.

I loved those moments. I felt like that weaving of politics and sports was exactly right for the time. America in the days after September 11th felt compelled to make patriotic statements. We embraced the idea that each time two sports teams took the field, it was necessary to loudly proclaim our national spirit and our country’s unity.

Which is precisely why I think political statements of a different kind – protesting statements, statements of disunity and discord, like kneeling for the national anthem – should be allowed today.

If it was acceptable to drench our sports in politics and patriotism in 2001, then it should be equally acceptable to drench our sports in different forms of politics and “what it means to be American,” as various moments in time de-

mand. While I vehemently disagree with many of today’s protesters – who seem certain police and people who look like me are the enemy – I disagree with equal vehemence that each protester is, in the crass words of President Trump, a “son of a bitch” who needs to be yanked off the field and “fired.”

America means different things to 350 million different people. We have arguments, we fight, we bitterly disagree. We have that freedom, and we use it daily.

What makes it work, it seems to me, is exactly what the anthem we’re arguing about says with such eloquence.

Afterward, when the bombs have burst and the rocket’s red glare dies away, when the fury and angry fighting has finished, there she is – that flag, the cloth metaphor for the American soil beneath our feet, still aflutter, still waving, over the land of the free and the home of the brave.

– David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo. com.

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Vote ‘yes’ for override

A “yes” vote for the maintenance and operations override is necessary to maintain our excellent Tempe Union high schools.

These funds will assist the district in maintaining smaller class sizes while continuing to deliver high quality curriculum in English, math and science.

Passage of the override is necessary to ensure that our schools have high-quality technology. A “yes” vote on the override ensures that our students will have what they need to be prepared for bright futures.

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The cause of suicides?

I was both shocked and saddened yesterday when I picked up the newspaper in my driveway and read the headline “7 EV teen suicides in 6 weeks alarm schools” (Sept. 24). Later that afternoon, I read that a recent poll by the Pew Research Center showed that the number of “Nones” has dramatically risen in recent years and is now at 35 percent for adults under 30 years old. When our grandparents were that age, the number was 11 percent.

Not surprisingly, there wasn’t a lot of concern about teen suicides back in the 1940s because there simply weren’t that many happening.

I see a definite link between these two statistics. I think we can all agree that life is getting harder and our

grandparents really did live in the “good old days.” And if you have chosen to be a “None” then that means you are pretty much relying on yourself to get you through the tough times. The Bible says people who do this are building their house on sand instead of rock and when the storms come (which they will) then the collapse of the house will be fast and furious (Matt. 7:26).

The East Valley Tribune article mentioned two women who were trying to make a difference in their school and in their community to battle this teen suicide concern. I loudly applaud their efforts. And now I want to challenge each of you reading this article: What difference will you try to make? The overwhelming majority of teen suicides are males. We all live in neighborhoods with at least a few teenage boys running around. I urge you to get to know them. Figure out a way to hang out with them and let them know they matter to you. If you are a follower of Jesus, take them to church and show them they matter to God, too.

Suicidal people battle depression, they feel their life has no real significance, they have lost hope that things will get better and they feel no one (other than their mom) really cares that much about them. They need to know that God loves them and has a wonderful plan for their life. They need to see the incredible future awaiting those who are a part of God’s family. And they need people who are already on that path to help lead them there.

So last night, instead of grabbing a bowl of popcorn and watching the Golf Channel, I reached out to some neighbor kids to see if they wanted to go hit golf balls at a night

driving range. The first two thanked me but said they were busy. The third said yes and we had a great time. I’m hoping that young man fell asleep last night thinking, “Wow, there’s someone besides my mom who cares about me.”

– Brad Butler – Chandler

Let Mesa pay for Eastmark

Queen Creek Unified School District has another school bond issue coming up soon. Goody! I will get to tack on another $400 or $500 to my annual property tax bill. And what will be the purpose for this tax bill? So that we Queen Creek residents can pay for new schools in Mesa!

Eastmark was a huge terrific project. It might have been good for Queen Creek. But it didn’t have the infrastructure or finances to support it. Mesa wanted it and got it. So, let Mesa residents provide for and pay for the schools for their residents. Don’t put the burden of Eastmark on the shoulders of Queen Creek residents. In some places, big developments like Eastmark are required to include the cost of new schools in the overall design and add the cost of schools into price of the new homes. This didn’t happen.

QCUSD doesn’t have the funds or infrastructure to expand, so it should hand the responsibility over to the municipality that supports it.

Since I moved into Queen Creek five years ago, my property taxes have increased 20-25 percent; almost all of it was to increase school funding. As a Queen Creek resident, I don’t mind supporting Queen Creek schools for

Queen Creek residents. Let Mesa residents pay for schools for students living in Mesa.

– Greg LeCheminant – Queen Creek

Uphold values of conservation

I was disappointed to see that the budget released by President Trump fails to uphold the values of conservation.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of America’s wildest and most iconic public lands. Hunters like me dream of going to such places. It is a dream-worthy location for hunting, yet the president’s budget would squander those lands – and those dreams – in favor of oil.

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Sen. McCain’s staff regarding this budget proposal. They noted that McCain has a history of opposing drilling in the refuge. I hope that my words had an impact and that he continues to uphold the values of sportsmen and women.

The multiple-use management of our public lands has bipartisan support and should never be depicted as a partisan issue. In certain places, resource extraction can be done responsibly and effectively. The ANWR is not one of these places. America is not pressed for new energy. Gas prices are low, and renewable development is at an all-time high. Giving up such wild and iconic lands to oil and gas companies would be a mistake.

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Perry riding offensive firepower, stingy defense to top rank

BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

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t’s known throughout the state that Perry, the No. 1-ranked team in 6A, can score the football, but when they held the only other undefeated team in 6A to six points recently, they made a statement that proved it’s not just their offense that other teams should worry about.

“I think they are really, really solid and I think they are underrated. The defense has done a heck of a job,” Perry head coach Preston Jones said.

The Pumas (6-0) have scored 354 points going into the weekend and have scored no fewer than 49 points a game, with their lowest total coming against a strong Desert Vista squad in their first game of the season. But the success of the offense has allowed Jones to let some of his second and third-string players gain valuable game experience.

The game against Highland was a prime example of what Perry’s defense can do for four quarters against a top team.

“It means a lot to our boys that they were able to play four quarters and play

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Jobiin Sweatt (43) breaks around the edge of the Highland offensive line and attempts to sack Highland quarterback Kaleb Herbet.

against an opponent that really brought it to us,” Jones said. “They were a good team, and the boys were really hungry.”

The Pumas have allowed their opponents to score 116 points, 70 in the second half. Perry didn’t allow Highland to get into the end zone. They made multiple red-zone stops and forced two field goals.

“We’ve got a lot of points scored on us this year because we’re getting everyone ready as the season goes on,” Jones said.

The Perry defense has been strong from top to bottom all season long. Senior Dylan Reynolds leads the team in tackles with 27 and Travis Beckman and Jobiin Sweatt led the Pumas with 5.5 sacks. Junior linebacker Braxton Smith and senior

safety Braden Ford have racked up 20plus tackles as well.

The secondary has been just as strong, picking off five passes through six games and deflecting 11 more.

In their season-opening win against Desert Vista, the Pumas picked off quarterback Derek Kline twice and held him to 176 yards passing. Since that game, Kline has yet to throw another interception.

Corona del Sol quarterback Ryan Helt threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns against the Pumas, but both came in the second half after Perry scored 42 points in the first half.

“I don’t think the defense gets recognized enough over here,” junior linebacker Braxton Smith said after their 56-6 win over Highland. “Obviously, our offense is really the powerhouse of Perry High School, but I think our defense deserves a lot of recognition. Giving up six points to an undefeated team in probably the most hyped up game of the week was pretty good.”

While the offense has lit up the scoreSee

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East Valley alumni on display in ASU upset of Oregon

BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

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oth Williams Field High and Chandler High have sent numerous players to the next level, and on Sept.

23, four alumni from the two schools took center stage at Sun Devil Stadium when Arizona State upset former No. 24 Oregon, 37-35.

With 2:33 left in the game, Brandon Ruiz stepped onto the field and drilled a 41-yard field goal to put the Sun Devils ahead for good. The 5-foot-10 true freshman from Williams Field High was a perfect three-for-three on field goals and four-for-four on point-after attempts. In his press conference on Monday, ASU coach Todd Graham said he wasn’t really worried about Ruiz missing the big kick.

“When I sent him out there for that field goal, my first thought was how we

were going to stop them (Oregon), that’s how confident I was that he was going to make it,” Graham said. “That’s because, you can tell, he’s relaxed now.”

Ruiz also affected the game on kickoffs, forcing six touchbacks for the Ducks and perfectly executing an onside kick in the first quarter. His performance earned him Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors in just his fourth game as a Sun Devil.

Ruiz has been big for ASU all season long as he is five-for-seven on field goals, including a 52-yarder in his first college game, against New Mexico State.

He’s isn’t the only East Valley alumnus who has been big for the Sun Devils this season. After a freshman season with 58 receptions for 659 yards and five touchdowns, former Chandler High standout N’Keal Harry has quickly risen as one of the top wide receivers in the country.

Against Oregon, the 6-foot4, 220-pound wideout caught seven passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. It was his second straight game with 100plus yards receiving and at least one touchdown.

“I think he’s only scratching the surface on what he can really be, as he continues to get better fundamentally and really works hard,” Graham said of Harry in his press conference on Monday.

He also found the end zone against San Diego State earlier this year during a five-catch, 49-yard game. He has developed a special bond with his quarterback, and new roomSee

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Arizona State defensive back Chase Lucas and Oregon wide receiver Johnny Johnson III, both from Chandler High, had the on page 22 chance to battle each other.

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board all season long, the Highland game was a coming-out party for the Perry defense that is just as strong. Quarterback Brock Purdy is thankful for that.

“Our defense this year is nice. I’m so thankful for them and what they are doing. To hold them to six points tonight is amazing,” Purdy said. “For them to make stops like that and have our offense go down and score is crazy, so if we can keep that up, we can go far in the postseason.”

When the first AzPreps365 high school football rankings were released last week, Perry stood alone at the top, ahead of Hamilton at No. 2 and Mountain Pointe at No. 3. The Pumas are still set to take on

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both Hamilton and No. 7 Chandler High as they begin Region play on Oct. 6.

This is where the Pumas can prove that they belong atop the rankings, going up against healthy teams from both Chandler and Hamilton that are consistently atop the class 6A rankings. Until then, Jones wants his teams to make a statement elsewhere.

“I think we want to make a statement every Monday and Tuesday on the practice field – that’s our big thing,” Jones said. “We feel like Perry might beat Perry, and we can’t have Perry beat Perry.”

Perry and Chandler face off at Chandler High School at 7 p.m. on Oct. 6.

– Contact Greg Macafee at gmacafee@ timespublications.com or at 480-898-5630 or follow @greg_macafee on Twitter.

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mate, Manny Wilkins. The two have connected multiple times throughout the season, but one play last Saturday was special.

Wilkins dropped back and threw a deep to ball to Harry, who was in one-on-one coverage against an Oregon defender. The sophomore receiver adjusted his body enough to win the battle against the corner and come down with the ball.

“I’m very comfortable with him. We put the work in before, during and after practice that helps it pay off at the end of the game,” Wilkins said of Harry.

Two other former Chandler Wolves shared the field last Saturday as Arizona State defensive back Chase Lucas and Oregon wide receiver Johnny Johnson III had the chance to battle each other at times.

Lucas, who played on the offensive side of the ball at Chandler, has switched to defense and finished with eight tackles against the Ducks. Johnson was a junior at Chandler when Lucas and Harry were seniors in 2015. He was a major contributor last season for the 2016 state cham-

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Brandon Ruiz’s performance against the Oregon Ducks earned him Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors in just his fourth game as a Sun Devil.

pions, catching 77 passes for 1,274 yards and eight touchdowns.

Through the first four games of his freshman season at Oregon, Johnson has 12 catches for 196 yards and scored his only touchdown of the season last Saturday against Arizona State.

– Contact Greg Macafee at gmacafee@ timespublications.com or at 480-898-5630 or follow @greg_macafee on Twitter.

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New website for EV Jewish community could be expanded

BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

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ewish worshipers in the East Valley no longer have to hunt around to find resources online. East Valley Jewish Community Center has launched a onestop shop at shalomeastvalley.org.

Rabbi Michael Beyo, CEO of the EVJCC in Chandler, made the push to give Jews a simpler way to access services and information.

Beyo said the EVJCC had for years talked about pulling all available resources into one site.

“In many other cities across the country, the Jewish organizations have pulled together to create a website where you can access a lot of resources,” he said.

“I decided, enough talk, let’s do it.”

With a quick click at shalomeastvalley. org, different synagogues, schools, camps

and organizations can be accessed.

“The original target for this website is the Jewish organizations in the East Valley,” Beyo explained. “I reached out to all (Special to the Tribune) of them, and they Rabbi Michael Beyo, CEO of the East Valley all want to be part Jewish Community of it, at no cost.

Center, arrived in the The second step East Valley nearly two will be non-East years ago.

Valley Jewish organizations who want to advertise.”

Beyo said he wants to broaden the website further.

“I want to open it up to anybody – Jewish organizations, non-Jewish organizations – who want to reach this demographic.”

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The front page of the East Valley Jewish Directory brings together, among other organizations, the Chabad groups of the East Valley, Mesa and Gilbert.

Beyo feels the site can connect to a vibrant and growing Jewish community in the East Valley.

“My understanding is that the Jewish community is growing at pace with the rest of the East Valley community in general,” Beyo said.

He feels that opens up a great opportunity to be part of the community.

“Especially in Phoenix and the East Valley, we are completely part of the nonJewish community,” he said. “It’s not like Brooklyn, for example, where Jews live in segregated communities. We’re not in Brooklyn, not in L.A., the Pico-Robertson area. We’re all integrated in everything we do.”

That integration goes both ways.

“My members in the East Valley JCC are majority non-Jewish,” he said.

Beyo is originally from Italy, spent 17 years in Israel and has lived in Atlanta and Boston. He moved to Chandler almost two years ago. He says the East Valley is welcoming to Jews, with few incidents.

“My experience, and what I’ve heard, there have been no problems at all,” he said.

“There was one incident this past winter where they found out some teenagers destroyed a hanukkiah (candelabrum) outside the house of a Jewish family. But they didn’t know any better, and it was pure vandalism.

“As terrible as it is, I don’t think there was a lot of thought behind what they

did.”

The incident didn’t shake Beyo and his faith in his neighbors.

“I didn’t feel worried.

The amount of support that the JCC receives all the time, from our community, is such that I feel very comfortable in the East Valley.

“Arizonans are very welcoming, and the East Valley, more so.”

Even with racial and ethnic violence seemingly on the rise across the nation, Beyo feels Americans are fortu-

nate.

“The truth is, I do believe the overwhelming majority of Americans are good, awesome people. This is an amazing country, a one-in-a-thousand-years country.

“From one that has lived in many countries, Americans don’t realize how awesome a country this is.”

He says Jews have been allowed to thrive here.

“America has been a blessing for the Jewish people,” Beyo said. “America has allowed the Jewish communities to thrive, has allowed people of the Jewish faith to integrate in every aspect of society and to do well for themselves and their community.

“There is nowhere that I go in America that I’m afraid because I’m clearly seen as a Jew in the way I dress. There is nowhere I’ve been that I have felt threatened.”

As for the website, Beyo has even bigger plans.

“I would like to open it up to also beyond the East Valley, but we’ll see as time progresses,” he said. “I want to make sure it’s, first of all, a good resource for the East Valley.

“The good thing about this website, it’s the only thing that’s brought Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed and secular Jews all together. It’s very difficult to get all Jews together on one thing!”

– Contact Ralph Zubiate at 480-898-6825 or rzubiate@timespublications.com.

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Young artist’s foil creations on display at Arizona State Fair

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

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amiko Azuma would have described her son, Sam Goldinger, as shy and quiet five years ago. He had very little interest in performing or showing off his artwork.

But that was before he entered his artwork in the Arizona State Fair and demonstrated his ability to fashion animals and bugs out of foil. His whole persona has changed thanks to the fair, which opens Friday, Oct. 6.

“These demonstrations that he did at the State Fair really boosted his confidence,” said Azuma, who lives in Gilbert with her fellow ASU professor husband, Steve Goldinger. “He started in the home arts division in 2015, and in 2016 h e demonstrated in the fine arts building.”

This fall, the 18-yearold Chandler P re p a rato r y Academy student is widening his scope by exhibiting a painting inspired by the film “Kubo and the Two

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La Grande Wheel, at the end of the midway of the Arizona State Fair, is the largest transportable Ferris wheel in the world. It stretches 130 feet high.

Strings,” and a papier-mache sculpture of a dragon at the fair.

“I’ve always had creative tendencies,” Goldinger said. “One of my big artforms is foil sculpting. I made little paper people, action figures to mess around with. But paper was a terrible medium. They would fall apart and I would have to use tape to hold them together. So, I made them out of foil

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135, Tempe. Tickets: $8 for homeschoolers, $16.50 online for regular admission, $22 at the door. 1-877-526-3960. arizona. legolanddiscoverycenter.com.

‘Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

Scarizona Scaregrounds

Sibling rivalry can be a challenge, especially when there are 12 brothers involved. This Old Testament story is told as a musical.

DETAILS>> Times vary, now through Saturday, Oct. 7. Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. Tickets: $20-$32. 480497-1181. haletheatrearizona.com.

Lego Ninjago Days

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a ninja? Defend the Legoland Discovery Center from Garmadon’s Shark Army Invasion, test your ninja skills and try your hand at building.

DETAILS>> Times vary, now through Sunday, Oct. 15. Legoland Discovery Center Arizona, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Unit

Scarizona Scaregrounds, one of the newer haunted attractions in Arizona, features two haunted houses, Slayer’s Slaughter House and Epic Fear, as well as an interactive zombie paintball shoot. Chainsaw gauntlet and zombie trivia are also on the docket.

On a less creepy note, there will be nightly entertainment by local bands and DJs, and a beer and wine cemetery where “spirits come to life.”

DETAILS>> 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 7 to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. Scarizona Scaregrounds, 1901 N. Alma School Road, Mesa. Tickets: $22-$38. scarizona.com, info@scarizona.com.

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instead.”

He challenges himself by creating a variety of foil creatures. Goldinger, who is applying to study marine biology or environmental science at universities in Arizona and California, admitted he is fascinated with dragons. He agreed with his mother that demonstrating at the fair helped him.

“I learned a lot about showmanship,” Goldinger said. “I learned how to talk with other people and share the same story, but make it slightly different. That’s very important for making presentations in the scien-

tific community. It will improve the quality of what I do.”

He prefers to make larger foil sculptures but understands that sometimes he has to create smaller ones because they take up less space.

“The larger ones are incredibly fragile,” Goldinger said. “Plus, I cannot demonstrate the larger ones at the fair. I taught myself how to make smaller and smaller versions of them, so the audience will find the demonstration interesting. I need to make sure they don’t look shabby, compared to the other things I’ve built.

“Believe me, foil sculpting is a relatively quick medium, compared to painting and papier-mache. The big dragons take a few hours. One that I made took the entirety of my summer vacation.”

Azuma is thankful for her son’s time at the fair.

“Now he’s been doing workshops at the Chandler Public Libraries,” she said. “He’s also been doing these demonstrations for the elementary school that’s connected to his school. He has a lot more confidence in his ability to present. He’s creative and I’m proud of him.”

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‘King Thrushbeard’ (Penrod Photography/Special to the Tribune)

East Valley Children’s Theater kicks off its new season with “King Thrushbeard,” a play by local playwright C. Lynn Johnson. It will be at Mesa Arts Center the next three weekends at 7 p.m.

Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. Among the cast of 26 area children are, from left, Madeline McRoberts as Nob, Jaden Schneider of Gilbert as Reggie and Elizabeth Schaible of Mesa as Cora. Tickets: 480644-6500 or evct.org.

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Blaine Long recalls ‘The Voice’ stint with ‘Scorpio’ album

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

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hwatukee singer-songwriter Blaine Long finds it easy to write songs. He simply pens them and puts them aside, with the hopes that they will end up on a record.

It’s served him well. His music earned him a spot on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2016. He made it past the blind auditions when three of the four judges turned their chairs, but was eliminated during the knockout rounds. He reflects on his experiences on his new album, “Scorpio,” something he will celebrate at a CD release party on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Cactus Jack’s in Ahwatukee. The collection is available on iTunes.

“I got back from ‘The Voice’ and I wrote two songs in one day, and two in another,” Long said. “Boom, boom, boom. I put them

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away, then when it came part of the record betime for the record, the cause of his energy. His producer asked what energy is huge.” songs I had. He thought Cooney was a handsthey were cool. I didn’t on producer. He heard question and off we the opening track “Litwent. tle Bit” and thought it “Records are really needed something more. easy for me. I can let Cooney texted Long go. It is what it is. If it’s around midnight saying a bad record, that’s unhe hired a four-piece fortunate. It’s supposed horn section to pump it to capture something in up. time, so I believe in that.

“Down” is another song I’m really good about that reflects on Long’s letting go – maybe a time on “The Voice,” eslittle too much.” pecially his desire to be Long recorded the aleliminated so he could bum at Phoenix’s 3 Leaf return to his wife, Joni, Recording Studio with and their children.

(Special to the Tribune) myriad musicians, in- Blaine Long recently wrote a song for Long’s musical hiscluding Stevie Nicks’ Earnhardt Auto Centers called “The tory stretches back to bass player, Al Ortiz, and Right Place at the Right Time,” the sales his childhood in West drummer Gigi Gonaway. of which will benefit Phoenix Children’s Virginia and Arizona.

Scorpio was produced Hospital.

He dropped out of high

by Sean Cooney and feaschool and worked odd tures fellow “The Voice” veterans JSoul and jobs. He was surrounded by strict Christians, Preston James. and separated himself by playing guitar, sing“Gigi and Al really liked working together,” ing and writing songs. Inspired by Michael he said. “Gigi has played drums for Mariah Jackson, Huey Lewis, The Beatles and Johnny Carey, Whitney Houston and Steve Win- Cash, Long’s music exudes warmth. wood. He’s a monster player. He was a big “I used to put those records on, with the

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big headphones and curly cord,” he said.

“They were the records my parents owned.

They placed a record on with such care. It seemed ceremonial. I felt like I was sneaking or doing this adult thing.”

When he heard Houston-born blues rocker Chris Whitley, who died in 2005 of cancer at age 45, it changed Long’s life.

“Chris wrote about what was happening to him, using blues in a very forward way,” he explains. “He wasn’t afraid to grow or work with a DJ. He did an album in a barn with one microphone. That album kicked me in the head. Who releases an album with one microphone? It was a great, honest, intimate record.”

Long has even more on his plate than Scorpio. He recently wrote a song for Earnhardt Auto Centers called “The Right Place at the Right Time,” the sales of which will benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital. This fall, the tune will be featured in commercials for Earnhardt, which is based in Chandler. Long recently moved to a house on South Mountain in Ahwatukee after 10 years in Chandler.

He couldn’t be happier and says he’s looking forward to his CD release party.

“I really like Cactus Jack’s,” he said. “It’s a really cool dive bar, but an amazing venue.

They care a lot and the sound is amazing.

It’s going to be a great night to showcase my music.”

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Michael Franti takes a lighter approach with new album

BY ALAN SCULLEY Get Out Contributor

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ichael Franti has a discography that numbers nine studio albums with his current band, Spearhead, as well as one album with his first group, the Beatnigs, and a pair of titles with the influential group that preceded his solo career, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.

But he’s never had a recording experience quite like the one he had in making his latest album with Spearhead, “Soulrocker,” with producers Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor and Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin Quee.

“It was actually the most fun that we’ve ever had making a record,” said Franti, whose band headlines Tour de Fat in Tempe on Saturday, Oct. 7. “Every day, when I

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What: Tour de Fat Where: Where: Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe When: 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.

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Pumpkin and Chili Party

Indulge in Schnepf Farms’ chili during its 23rd annual festival, which also includes pig races, spooky train rides, entertainment, carousel, petting barn, four-acre and celebrity 10-acre maze, bonfires, pumpkin patch, BMX show and rollercoaster.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 5 to Oct. 29. Schnepf Farms, 24610 S. Rittenhouse Road, Queen Creek. Tickets: $15-$19. 480-987-3100. schnepffarms.com.

Tour de Fat

Tour de Fat is a celebration of bicycles, beer and cycling that is sponsored by New Belgium and headlined by Michael Franti and Spearhead. Get on your bike and ride to the event.

DETAILS>> 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. Tickets: $25, free for kids 12 and younger. newbelgium.com.

Franti said. “When I first heard his name as ‘Di Genius,’ I was like who is this guy who’s got the (audacity) to call himself ‘Di Genius’?

Then I met him and I was like this guy is a child prodigy.

He produces (Special to the Tribune) everything from Michael Franti and Spearhead perform at Tour de Fat on Oct. 7. dancehall reggae would come into the studio, there would to Gwen Stefani. He’s done stuff with all be something that was so cool that I would kinds of artists in the U.K. He’s done stuff just wouldn’t expect. It would be outside of with hardcore reggae and dance artists. He’s my sort of natural way of thinking about the all over the map. He’s just really an amazing song and they’d (McGregor or Chin Quee) person and a very cool man, very quiet and come up with something that was just confident, a great listener.” really amazing and very different from what “Soulrocker” has been touted as bringing I would normally do.” a more modern, more electronic edge to Bringing in outside producers was a new Franti’s longstanding mix of rock, folk, hiptwist for Franti, who had always handled hop, soul and reggae. But in reality, electronic those duties himself on the previous albums. elements have been working their way into But the idea of working with McGregor Franti’s sound on the past couple of albums and Chin Quee seemed too good to pass and their use became fairly prominent on up. his previous album, 2013’s “All People.”

“Di Genius, Stephen McGregor, he’s the The blend of electronic and organic works son of reggae legend Freddie McGregor,” well on “Soulrocker.” The programmed Kids Splash-N-Dash event, a 100-yard swim and 1-mile run. Registration begins at 5:45 a.m. Medals for the top three age groups will be awarded at 9:30.

DETAILS>> 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Skyline Aquatics Center, 845 S. Crismon Road, Mesa. Cost: $80. mesasprinttriathlon.com.

Run for Ryan House

Register to run in the 13th annual Run for Ryan House. There will be a 5K and a Family Fun Run, perfect for every participant.

Registration includes a bib, shirt, goodie bag and a medal.

DETAILS>>7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Riverview Park, 2100 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa. Cost: $15-$45. 602-200-0767. ryanhouse.org.

Railfair

All aboard! The annual Railfair features model trains, exhibits, historic railroad equipment, train rides and presentations.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Band Road, Scottsdale. Tickets: Free. 480-312-2312. therailroadpark.com.

Forever Mesa Sprint Triathlon

The triathlon includes a 400-yard swim, 12-mile bike and a 5k run. It also features a

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rhythms and space-age synth lines put a futuristic spin on folk-world beat-flavored “My Lord” and the dance-pop sound of “We Are All Earthlings.” The mix of reggae, hip hop and electronics on “Once A Day” makes for an especially buoyant track.

What has also evolved is Franti’s lyrical tone. On his early solo albums, Franti’s lyrics were serious, and sometimes critical and angry, but the tone of his messages has softened. While he’s still plenty topical on the new album (“Good to Be Alive Today” is a prime example), the emphasis now is more often positive, encouraging people to work together and use the power of love to change their lives and the world around them for the better.

The shift has been intentional, Franti said, and came, first, from what he saw on trips over recent years to places such as Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Africa. As he played songs for people he encountered, he found they weren’t interested in commentary about the world’s problems so much as they wanted to hear upbeat, danceable music they could enjoy as an escape.

That kind of enriching, communal vibe is what Franti and Spearhead will seek to create with their live shows this summer.

Dive-In Movies: ‘The Lost Boys’

This cult classic stars Corey Haim and Jason Patric as brothers who move to a small town that just so happens to be filled with vampires.

Celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary with a Halloween divein screening by Cult Classics. It’s fun to be a vampire when you’re in a pool with a bar.

DETAILS>> 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The Moxy Tempe, 1333 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Tickets: $10. 310-218-8076, monstermarketphx.bpt. me.

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Obituaries SCHNEIDER, Alfred Jr.

Passed away on 9/21 at his home in Gilbert, Arizona after a short illness. He was 87. 'Al' was born on January 18, 1930 to Alfred (senior) and Sophie Schneider. He grew up in Bloomfield, N.J.

After high school he enlisted in the Navy and served in theater during the Korean War. After 10 years of military service he attended Rutgers and Columbia Universities and earned a Bachelor's and two Master's degrees and was a doctoral candidate. He taught at university and worked in the advertising business as a writer, catalogue manager and creative director. In 1952 he married Masako Matsuo and they were happily married for 66 years. Al loved creative writing, sport fishing, hard rock music and sumo wrestling. He was preceded in death by his parents Sophie and Alfred Schneider Sr. He is survived by his loving wife, Masako, and his sons, Johann, Karl and Joseph and his grandchildren, Garrett, Zachary, Colette, Michael, Reiko and Jay. Alfred was a very humble man and wanted no 'fuss' and requested no services nor military honors. He was a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humor and will be sorely missed by his family and all who knew him.

CISTARO, Martin Allen

Martin, Age 66, from Mesa, Arizona peacefully passed on Thursday, July 6, 2017, surrounded by his family and friends.

Martin leaves behind his surviving wife Kathleen and stepchildren Kristen (Norman) Waldman, Steven (Michelle) Knickerbocker, Lea Kendall, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three brothers Michael Jr., Mark Sr., and Ralph, two sister’s Maureen Grafton and Erica Baarman. He also leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.

Martin was born in Harvey, Illinois on Oct 13, 1950 to Michael Sr. and Marjorie (Napoli) Cistaro, who preceded Martin in death, along with his brother Kevin Cistaro. Martin enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served from 1970-1974 as a Staff Sergeant and received an honorable discharge. While living in Blue Island, Illinois, he worked for the City of Blue Island Sanitation Department and was also a part-time Police Officer. He received many commendations throughout his career. In February 2000, Martin & family relocated to Arizona where he continued his career as a Security Officer for the City of Phoenix Water Department. He retired in 2010.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at St. George Roman Catholic Church in Apache Junction, Arizona. Martin was a loving husband and a wonderful stepfather. He was and is much loved and will be greatly missed.

“Precious in the sight of Jesus is the death of his saints!”

Martin’s family wishes to extend our special thanks to the doctor and healthcare team at Wings of Hope Hospice.

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Obituaries Born June 15, 1935, our beautiful mother passed from this life on September 17. 2017 due to complications from a stroke. Raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, she attended Marquette University before marrying Howard Lape and returning to the Cincinnati area, where they reigned as local Charleston champions. For many years, she lived in Westport and Washington, Connecticut, where she was a member of local garden clubs and played tennis, her tall stature making her a formidable opponent at the net.

After her marriage ended in divorce, she moved to Tempe, Arizona where she worked at Arizona State University and, for years, was the first face many clients saw at Jennings, Strouss, & Salmon. Ever gracious, enthusiastic, playful, and energetic, she made a new life for herself in the desert, continuing to play her beloved tennis and “giggle” bridge. She remarried in 1985 to Barry Bertani.

She is survived by her two children, Jay Lape of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Jill Lamar of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and by a grandson, Chase Lape, of San Rafael, California. She is also survived by her sister, Carole Jo Deters (Harry) of Bettendorf, Iowa, and a beloved niece (Nancy Deters of Denver), and nephew (Rob Deters of Granite Bay, CA). A funeral mass is planned for Wednesday, September 27 at San Francisco de Asis Church in Flagstaff AZ. In lieu of flowers, she asked that donations be made in her honor to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org).

Employment Employment General

Financial Analyst II at Rabo AgriFinance LLC. Position located in Mesa, AZ. Identify operating, structural & credit risks; Conduct financial trend analysis & profitability assessments; Perform financial/operational modeling; Evaluate financial info & cash flow for agribusiness markets; Monitor, review & evaluate collateral, loan repayment & extension, appraisals, covenant compliance & delinquencies; Complete underwriting of requests & servicing actions; Assess credit & operational risk.

Position may require up to 25% travel time. Requires Bach. (Finance, Agricultural Eng., related) & 2 yrs. exp. Must have exp. w/ financial spreading, forecasting & stress testing, & risk analysis & interpretation.

To apply, visit us at www.raboag.com Chandler / Gilbert Arc is seeking responsible, compassionate, enthusiastic adults to provide support services to our members. Training provided. As a Direct Support Professional you will be mentoring and providing care to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Through choice, experience, guidance, and respect, you can positively impact someone’s life.

We are currently looking for individuals to work evening and overnight positions in our members' homes. Drivers with clean MVR records are preferred.

Please visit jobs.cgarc.org

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Classifieds: Thursday 11am for Sunday Life Events: Thursday 10am for Sunday

Blind Speech Pathologist in Gilbert needs assistant for about 10 hrs per week, reading, organizing, and preparing files. Call for more details. 480-396-9668 Banner Medical Group has two openings for Hospitalists to work in Mesa, AZ. Prov medical care & diagnoses & treats conditions of hospitalized patients.

Creates & maintains timely, appropriate, & confidential documentation & coding of patient care.

For full desc or to apply, send resume to David.Samudio@banner health.com, ref# 6247.

EARN EXTRA INCOME! The Arizona Republic wants to contract you to deliver the newspaper in the early morning hours. Work just 2-3 hours a day and earn an extra $700$1,200 per month.

Routes available now in your area.

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Hair Salon For Sale in 10th & Date St. Professional Building Wonderful opportunity for ambitious stylists to own their own 2-3 station salon. Current owner to stay for a year and then turn clientele over to new owner.

References required.

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Gilbert: Seville Golf & Country Club Huge Community Wide Garage Sale btwn Riggs/ N & S. of Chandler Heights. W. of Power & E. & W. of Higley.

Sat Oct. 14th & Sun the 15th 8am-?

Estate sale on October 1st at 16533 E Emerald Dr Fountain Hills AZ 85268, starting at 7 a.m. - 4 pm!

Estate includes several couches, love seats, (complete sets as well), end tables, tables, chairs, refrigerator, bedroom sets, kitchen wear items, bedding items and much more. Bring your trucks and join us!

Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers.

What it does require under A.R.S. §32-1121A14(c) www.azleg.gov/ars/ 32/01165.htm is that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any form of advertising to the public by including the words "not a licensed contractor" in the advertisement.

Again, this requirement is intended to make sure that the consumer is made aware of the unlicensed status of the individual or company.

Contractors who advertise and do not disclose their unlicensed status are not eligible for the handyman's exception.

Reference: http://www.azroc.g ov/invest/licensed_ by_law.html As a consumer, being aware of the law is for your protection. You can check a businesses ROC s t a t u s a t :

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Garage Sales/ Bazaars Moving Sale. Oct 6-8th 7am-2pm. 4679 E. Jadeite Dr. San Tan Valley. Tools, Furniture, and Decor

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Public Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF MESA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO UPGRADE AN EXISTING CROSSING OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AT EXTENSION ROAD, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (DOT NO. 741651H) AT MP_920.95 (DOCKET NO. RR-03639A-17-0280)

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On September 19, 2017, the City of Mesa Department of Transportation (“Mesa”) filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for approval for the City of Mesa to upgrade an existing at-grade at Extension Road, Maricopa County, Arizona at milepost 920.95 (“Application”).

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The application is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Commission’s offices, 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona, and on the internet via the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using the edocket function.

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ROC# 256752

The Commission may consider the Application at a future Open Meeting at the Commission’s offices, 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Public comments will be taken at the Open Meeting when the Application is considered.

The law provides for an open public hearing at which, under appropriate circumstances, interested parties may intervene. Intervention shall be permitted to any person entitled by law to intervene and having a direct and substantial interest in the matter. Persons desiring to intervene must file a written motion to intervene with the Commission, which motion should be sent to Applicant or its counsel and to all parties of record, and which, at the minimum, shall contain the following:

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2. A short statement of the proposed intervener’s interest in the proceeding (e.g., a customer of Railroad, a neighboring property owner, a crossing user, etc.).

3. A statement certifying that a copy of the motion to intervene has been mailed to the Applicant or its counsel and to all parties of record in the case.

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The granting of motions to intervene shall be governed by A.A.C. R14-3-105, except that all motions to intervene must be filed on or before October 4, 2017. The granting of intervention, among other things, entitles a party to present sworn evidence at hearing and to cross-examine other witnesses. However, failure to intervene will not preclude any interested party from appearing at the Open Meeting and making a statement on such person’s own behalf.

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If you have any questions about this Application, you may contact the Applicant at 480-644-3285.

If you wish to file written comments on the Application or want further information on intervention, you may write the Consumer Services Section of the Commission at 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, call 602-542-4251 or 1-800-222-7000, or appear at the Open Meeting and make comment.

The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, as well as request this document in an alternative format, by contacting Kaci Cannon, ADA Coordinator, voice phone number 602-542-3931, email KCannon@azcc.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

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Date of Publication: October 1, 2017 Elizabeth Morales, Executive Director Housing & Community Development City of Mesa MS-9870 P.O. Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 480-644-4546 Notice of a First Substantial Amendment to the City of Mesa’s FY 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan The City of Mesa is proposing a First Substantial Amendment (Amendment) to its FY 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan (Plan). The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from Mesa residents regarding the proposed Amendment. The Amendment is available for review by the general public.

An Amendment is necessary because the City is proposing to utilize unallocated prior year funds, not previously described in the Plan, and the addition of new Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) activities that are listed below: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • Pepper Place Apartments: $250,000 • Downtown Façade Improvements: $125,000 • Eagles Park: $150,000 • Downtown Library: $100,000 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) • Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Activities: $668,717 • Homeownership Activities $586,085

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A printed copy of the Amendment with a complete breakdown of the new proposed CDBG and HOME project funding amounts in this Substantial Amendment will be available as of October 5, 2017 and can be found at the City of Mesa’s Housing and Revitalization Division located at 20 East Main Street, Suite 250, Mesa, AZ, 85211-1466 and an electronic copy may be found at the same time on the City’s Housing and Community Development website at: http://mesaaz.gov/residents/housing-community-development/reports-plans-substantial-amendments.

Notice of Public Hearing A second public hearing will be held to review the City of Mesa’s proposed First Substantial Amendment to its FY 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan. The public hearing will occur on October 16, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., at the Mesa City Plaza (located at 20 E. Main St., Room 170 W, Mesa, AZ 85201).

The second public hearing will provide an opportunity for residents to comment in person regarding the City’s proposed First Substantial Amendment to its FY 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan.

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OPTIMIST CLUB Would you like to belong to an organization dedicated to improving children's lives in a variety of ways? Do you have a desire to give back to the community?

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We have supported Sunshine Acres Children's Home for 60 yrs, we provide scholarships to students from local schools & we support the Children's Cancer Fund.

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The City of Mesa endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in programs and services offered by the City of Mesa Housing and Revitalization Division, please contact Elizabeth Morales at (480) 644-4546 or Liz.Morales@mesaaz.gov. Hearing impaired individuals should call 711 (Arizona TDD Relay). To the extent possible, accommodations will be made within the time constraint of the request, and you may be required to provide information to support your reasonable request.

Elizabeth Morales, Executive Director PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune October 1, 2017 /8294

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