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Tech Shop closure strands EV entrepreneurs

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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echShop Chandler is dead – for now.

The celebrated workspace in the city’s downtown area closed unexpectedly on Nov. 15 after parent company TechShop announced it was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

The facility, on land owned by City of Chandler and leased to Arizona State University, provided entrepreneurs, hobbyists and students from across the East Valley who paid $150 a month to use its well-equipped space to create a range of products, from woodwork to complex CO2 filters for coal mining.

Many details of the bankruptcy are still unclear the wake of the surprise closure – though it is already apparent that the project will not go away without a fight.

In the interim, TechShop management reached out to members on Nov. 15 to claim their belongings. Those who could not be reached will likely have to go through the bankruptcy trustee to claim their items, said former TechShop Chandler General Manager Jon Barbara, a Mesa resident.

Despite the shock of the closure, TechShop Chandler members are already forming nascent movements to revive the makerspace.

One of those movements, led by former TechShop Chandler instructor and Gilbert resident Mike Syfritt, began organizing the next day at Gangplank, a free coworking space in

Chandler near the TechShop site.

A week beSyfritt’s group and others are already con- fore the closidering raising money to purchase back the sure, Kern equipment owned by TechShop via the bank- sent a letter ruptcy’s trustee. Though no official figures are to Chandler available on what that would cost, several Tech- Mayor Jay Shop Chandler members on a Facebook group Ti b s h r a e n y have speculated it could cost anywhere from outlining his $200,000 to $400,000. concerns that Chandler See TECH SHOPon page 6 resident David Kern, who immediately began organizing efforts to reopen the facility, estimated that the tools there are worth well over $1 million.

Representatives for both Chandler and ASU expressed surprise at the closure. However, invested members of (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Te c h S h o p ABOVE, Geoff Mackey, with Ultimate Protection, uses equipment at TechShop in Chandler Chandler paint a few weeks ago. a slightly differ- TOP, TechShop announced its closure with a notice in its front window. ent picture.

Staff, community rallying around beloved Casteel principal

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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asteel High School Principal Sandy Lundberg is the kind of leader who boosts everyone she meets by lifting their spirits and making them feel like they can accomplish anything.

That’s why staff members, students, parents and the community say they are rallying around her as she battles a rare type of lung cancer.

They are organizing a fundraising event called

Living in the Joy, one of Lundberg’s favorite expressions, from 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 2 at the high school, 24901 S. Power Road, Queen Creek.

For $5, people can eat breakfast and they can also bid on decorated Christmas trees in a silent auction. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 each and people can win a variety of gift cards.

Proceeds from the event will go to Lundberg’s medical costs.

“Sandy’s incredible courage, spirit and positive outlook are inspirational to all of us who know her and those who will come to know her

in the days and months ahead,” said Living in the Joy chair Kara Wilson, Lundberg’s administrative assistant at Casteel High.

“She’s a person who has spent her life building relationships with people.” Wilson added.

“She makes connections with kids on a daily basis. Her whole focus has been making connections in the community so we can come together and help these kids succeed. Now it’s time for those of us to turn around and return the favor.”

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Controversial African-American antiques considered history

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BY ANGELICA CABRAL Cronkite News

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isitors to antique shops on Main Street in Mesa will see stores crammed with primarily benign American memorabilia. A 19th-century record player, a vintage 1990s Barbie and a campaign button promoting Richard Nixon for president line the shelves.

Then, the eyes spy something more startling. A set of spice jars in the shape of a Mammy, depicting a grinning, big-lipped, dark-skinned woman wearing a scarf.

The selling of African-American memorabilia in Arizona and elsewhere in the country sparks complex questions, similar to recent controversies over Confederate statues. Placing such imagery in the marketplace can raise the specter of racism, while also provoking thought that such products preserve history.

Antique store owners selling Mammy figures and other African-American memorabilia in Mesa include a Jewish woman whose grandparents died in the Holocaust, an African-American woman who served in World War II and a man from a family of antique collectors who wants to save emblems of the past for future generations.

Michelle Holz, the owner of Michelle’s Antiques, said the spice jars she offered for sale are simply a part of history.

“It was made to be cute. It wasn’t made to be racist,” Holz said.

Holz, who is Jewish, said her family experienced discrimination – her grandparents died in the Holocaust.

A neighboring store owner once sold a photo of Hitler, she said. Although some people were upset, Holz was not offended.

Selling such items, although controversial, is necessary, she said.

“When you erase this stuff, people have no knowledge where they came from,” Holz said.

Greg Farr, who is white, owns Antique Plaza in Mesa. He also sells what he called “black collectibles.”

On a recent day, he had a Mammy cookie jar and figure in his store.

He said most of the people who buy them are African-American. The originals have become so popular, people are actually making reproductions to sell.

“To people who collect it, it’s not offensive. It’s just what it is,” Farr said.

Fannie McClendon is the 97-year-old owner of The Glass Urn, the store next door to Farr’s location. An African-American business owner, she said most of her customers who buy black memorabilia

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Mammy figurines of all kinds line this Mesa antique store shelf.

have been white.

She said she once had a woman come in and buy a black 19th-century doll for her 7-year-old daughter.

“I think she wants to bring her up with the idea that just because (someone is) black, they’re not bad people,” McClendon said.

At times, she has been unsure whether to sell certain pieces. But she considers them a form of art.

“My husband and I loved art and in art you find all kinds of things,” shesaid.

McClendon, known as Miss Fran to her friends, said serving in the Army alongside white military members and an interracial marriage in her family helped shape her views.

She added she is a lifetime honorary member of the Valley of the Sun Antique Dealers Association, an organization that treats her well.

Black memorabilia items were first made centuries ago, as early as the 1200s, according to Collectors Weekly Magazine. Items at the time ranged from pottery to jewelry that depicted people from Africa. As Europeans and North Americans conducted the slave trade, the pieces gained in popularity and were often used as a way to reinforce stereotypes to bolster slavery.

After the Civil War ended, racist depictions were used to market and perpetuate the idea that black people were inferior, according to Collectors Weekly.

Everyday items like dishes and figurines portrayed the “Mammy,” a caricature of a motherlike black woman who loves to help the white family she works for, and the “Pickaninny,” a caricature of a ragged

looking, grinning black child.

The complex issues surrounding black memorabilia extend to the people who buy such items. Historian Henry Louis Gates, the host of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, is a collector, according to a 2015 post.

“We need to study these images in order to deflect the harm that they continue to inflict upon African-Americans, at the deepest levels of the American unconscious,” Gates wrote.

Donald Guillory, a history professor at Arizona State University, said he sees black memorabilia as a way to talk about how people have been misrepresented and to look at a period of time he doesn’t want to repeat. But, as an African-American, he has mixed feelings.

“I’m conflicted because I see them both as a historian and as an African-American,” Guillory said. “For me, as a historian, I like seeing them in the appropriate context and I think that’s what a lot of people have missed.”

He said if someone is collecting AfricanAmerican memorabilia, he would want to ask them why they chose to do so, just as with any other collection.

In terms of modern-day caricatures, Guillory has issues with hip-hop and rap music. While he feels it has its place, he thinks people can see it and misunderstand what African-American people are really like.

“People on the outside of that may start to accept that as the norm or representative of the culture because they’re not as close or they don’t associate themselves with people that are part of AfricanAmerican culture,” he said.

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Lundberg, 52, is undergoing targeted chemotherapy and is on medical leave but comes to the school about once a week and contacts staff every day, Wilson said.

Wilson has worked for Lundberg for about six years, including previously as Lundberg’s administrative assistant at Arizona College Prep-Oakland Campus in Chandler.

“She’s very passionate about education and about kids,” Wilson said. “She believes and she surrounds herself with people who believe every child can succeed at a high level.”

She added Lundberg is in good spirits and when she was first diagnosed with cancer said, “I don’t know why this is happening; I know that God has a plan and I’m going to trust in his plan; I have just decided I’m going to live in the joy, find the joy.”

Lundberg is grateful for the support.

“I’m very humbled, very blessed that they would all want to do it, but humbled the most,” she said. “It’s just amazing to see … how they’re just wiling to

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just “I don’t get this” to reinforce that they can learn anything, Wilson said.

She added Lundberg, who has been in the Chandler Unified School District for about 10 years, is such a good principal that parents make sure their (Special to the Tribune) children can enroll Casteel High School Principal Sandy Lundberg is battling cancer and her at Casteel, which staff members, students, faculty and residents are rallying around her. opened in 2015.

They will have a fundraiser at the Queen Creek school on Dec. 2.

Wilson said Lundberg takes the time step up and help you when you are in to stop and talk to all students and need it’s amazing. It’s such a wonderful teachers she sees in the hallway to make community. The cancer community has positive comments. just reached out in so many ways. It’s The principal has also forged a close just been phenomenal. relationship with community groups “All of my staff are just wonderful including the Sun Lakes Rotary Club, and supportive. You’re asking them to which has led to the organization proall step up and do more. I call them my viding support and programs to Casteel. white buffalo. White buffalo are real, Lundberg works well with parents and but they’re unique (and) awe-inspiring previously taught for 18 years in Minand irreplaceable,” she added. nesota, Wilson said. A parent herself, At Casteel, students are taught to say Lundberg and her husband, Bill, have “I don’t get this right now,” rather than two daughters: Maggie, 11, a student at

Auxier Elementary School and Melissa, 16, a junior at Casteel.

Faculty and staff members at Casteel recently each contributed $20 in a fundraiser, where they then wore jeans to work for four days. That effort raised $1,300 for Lundberg, Wilson said.

A gofundme account that one of Lundberg’s friends set up has raised about $20,000 for the school principal.

Lundberg said she looks forward to the Dec. 2 fundraiser, saying she and Bill are amazed by all the help and outpouring of love. She’s worked in education for 30 years, including 18 teaching instrumental music/band to K-12th grades.

“I just I don’t know that I can express enough high regard for just everyone, the staff, the community,” Lundberg said. “The support is overwhelming. We tried to build a school to be uncommon.

Really, the community is showing itself to be uncommon and such a blessing.

We are awe-inspired, that’s for sure.”

People can still make in-kind donations to volunteer at the Dec. 2 event, or donate raffle items by calling Wilson at 480-424-8107 or Wilson.kara@cusd80. com.

Gilbert center combines mental and physical health care

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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hree people sat quietly at a table, while doctors, social services providers and politicians mingled in a lobby, extolling the benefits of an expanded Gateway Health and Wellness facility.

But the facility, near the Gilbert-Mesa line on Baseline Road east of Higley Road, is all about treating not only the behavioral issues of clients like Manuel Olivarez, Laurie Kasper and Marilyn Bailey, but their physical health as well.

Operated by Partners in Recovery, the outpatient facility is the first of its kind in the East Valley, merging behavioral health care with physical care by adding a nurse practitioner.

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels and former Mayor John Lewis attended a grand opening last week at the facility.

They both said the behavioral health services offered by Partners in Recovery represent a major step forward for Gilbert in offering needed behavioral health services to residents, rather than making believe such needs don’t exist.

“There’s a little bit of everything here under one roof,” Olivarez said. “I feel

more comfortable. I don’t have to go from one place to another.”

Kasper, who said she was diagnosed with a mental illness 33 years ago, said the personal approach makes a big difference for her. She said many doctor’s offices that treat physical health are either put off by her mental illness or illequipped to handle it.

At Gateway Health and Wellness, the nurse practitioner sits only a few feet from the psychiatrist, and the two consult in tandem to treat patients.

“It’s someone to talk to you, rather than just give you a pill,” Kasper said.

“It’s someone to sort out your weird thinking.”

Daniels noted that Gilbert has not always embraced the idea of having behavioral health facilities inside the town, but a needs-assessment report developed by student committee found that behavioral health was among the town’s most pressing needs.

“There is not a family that will not be touched in some way by substance abuse and mental health,” Daniels said.

“I think having this needed facility in our community makes a big difference.

These are our friends, neighbors and family members.

“Because of the stigma that goes along with substance abuse, people often hide that piece from family and friends.”

Lewis, now president and CEO of the East Valley Partnership, said he was especially gratified to attend the grand opening of the wellness center because the behavioral health task force started under his administration in Gilbert.

“As a community, we have learned about the need and embraced it. I think it’s appreciated to have the services nearby,” Lewis said. “This is something that all of us have had a personal experience with. Sometimes it’s a friend, sometimes it’s a family member.”

Christy Dye, president and CEO of Partners in Recovery, said the behavioral health facility opened in February and the nurse practitioner was added in September, completing the wellness approach.

She said a pharmacy at the wellness center also allows patients to get medication for their physical and psychological issues. The center also includes a dietitian and a gym. Partners in Recovery are a wholly-owned affiliate of Marc Community Resources, a Mesa-based nonprofit that has a variety of programs for the developmentally disabled and behav-

ioral health programs.

“It’s the whole person prospective,” Dye said. “Part of it is addressing this whole stigma issue.”

Dr. Darwyn Chern, medical director, said Partners In Recovery arranges transportation to the center and believes that patients are getting more complete treatment than ever before. He said many patients rely on public transportation and had problems making it to medical appointments in different locations, leading them to make one and neglect another.

The most common diagnosis includes depression, anxiety, diabetes, hypertension and obesity. “These are the medical illnesses that shorten the lives of mental health patients,” Chern said.

Tad Gary, COO of Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care, said, “we all know that mental illness has a higher rate of preventable illness,” with mental health patients anticipated to have lifespan that is 20 to 25 years shorter than someone without a mental illness.

“This is a model for our highest risk people with mental illness,” he said. “It really resonates with my own heart.”

– Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com.

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TechShop Chandler was in trouble due to mismanagement by the parent company.

The letter includes allegations that TechShop employees and contractors were not getting paid.

The problems at TechShop go back much further, though. The San Francisco-based company has had problems keeping some locations open dating back to 2010, according to reports in “Make: Magazine.”

In a statement announcing the bankruptcy on “Make: Magazine’s” website, TechShop CEO Dan Woods put some of the blame on the organization’s for-profit business model.

He called it “impossible to sustain without outside subsidy from cities, companies, and foundations, often in the form of memberships, training grants, and sponsored programs.”

The company attempted to shift to a non-profit model but “In hindsight, we invested too many years and too many dollars trying to prop up the wrong business model,” he wrote.

According to Syfritt, rumblings of TechShop’s financial issues have existed at the Chandler location for at least a year.

Those issues became more apparent about four months ago when he told the parent company they could forego paying him as long as they kept his membership in the TechShop active.

TechShop corporate’s financial woes did not extend to the Chandler branch, though. According to Syfritt, it was one of only two TechShop locations in the country that was profitable.

The company’s downfall apparently was its use of money from profitable locations to supplement poor performing locations, said Kern and Syfritt.

“This was a corporate problem,” he said.

Kiet Kuru, who operates the UniqKool Etsy store with her daughter, invested $25,000 in TechShop because she saw promise in the business model. However, the semiconductor industry veteran said poor execution and overzealous expansion strategy by the parent company led to its downfall.

Kuru, who used the time at TechShop to bond with her daughter, also takes issue with the parent company’s lack of transparency with investors about its struggles.

TechShop operated 10 locations in the U.S. and four internationally. The international locations will not be affected by the bankruptcy.

Syfritt’s group is developing plans to reorganize TechShop Chandler as a non-

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

The Electronics Lab at TechShop Chandler drew all sorts of users, including students from Arizona State University. Nearby shared makerspaces are offering to take up the slack.

profit and hopes to gain support from City of Chandler and ASU by showing that space is a boon for the local economy.

Whether city support will be there is still unclear, but Kern is organizing a business plan to show the city that keeping the space open is both a viable option and a good idea.

“TechShop was a unique space in downtown Chandler that hundreds of entrepreneurs, makers and artisans called home,” Tibshraeny said via email, adding: “It’s still too early to say what will happen, but we’ll continue to work closely with ASU as the Chapter 7 proceedings move forward. As a city, we strongly believe in entrepreneurship, innovation and technology and hope that through collaboration from the community, a solution will be found.”

Arizona State University echoed that sentiment in an official statement: “We are disappointed that TechShop unexpectedly closed its doors on Nov. 15. Arizona State University is working to secure space for its students to continue their class projects. ASU’s classroom and event spaces in Chandler will remain open.

The University is actively working with its students to minimize disruption and is also working with the City of Chandler to develop solutions for community members affected by TechShop’s closing.”

Members and supporters of TechShop hope that they can convince city officials to support the push to reopen the project by stressing how important the space is to the small business community.

“We have to prove to (Chandler) that we have a strong community of makers in Arizona; that we have a profitable community of makers in Arizona,” Syfritt said.

TechShop Chandler was an especially valuable asset to small business owners, because it allowed them to avoid the high overhead costs usually associated with

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Albert Einstein oversees an area where users could make T-shirts at TechShop. Some small businesspeople make items to sell on online marketplaces like Etsy.

opening a business while still having access to high-tech equipment and workspace.

“The whole point of this is that these people are able to do their startups at a place with low overhead and then move into the private sector,” Mesa resident Kevin Butler said. “My five-year plan was to move into my own shop in Chandler, which I fell in love with because of TechShop.”

He added, “Let me say that the TechShop Chandler was a small-business generating machine. … It would behoove the City of Chandler to try and help the situation and keep the place open.”

Butler, a luthier who makes guitars through his business RockHewer Custom Guitars, said he will struggle without the resources provided by TechShop. After working for other people for most of his life, the facility allowed him to start his own business because he could avoid the crippling overhead required to open his own workshop.

For many, the community at TechShop Chandler was nearly as valuable as the equipment. People of all skill levels flocked to the space and were given guidance and training by the official TechShop instructors and other members of the community.

The unexpected closure left many TechShop members scrambling to find new venues to work out of and manufacture their goods. “(When I found out), it was like getting fired from a job that you love and you have been at your whole life, because this was my life,” Butler said.

Syfritt speculated that many people would lose out on supplemental income they generated by selling widgets made at TechShop Chandler on online marketplaces like Etsy.

The closure has a more personal impact on some members that goes far beyond their income. Air Force Veteran Leanne Davis, who is working with Syfritt and Kern to reopen the space, said that the woodworking she did at TechShop was an important therapeutic creative outlet for her.

“I am a veteran who suffers from PTSD and this is an important part of my therapy,” she said.

Despite the odds stacked against them, the community that operated out of TechShop Chandler has mobilized to save the space and hopes to bring its plan to the City Council in the coming days.

In the interim, Gangplank offered to let members operate out of its facilities and Heatsync Labs – a free makerspace in Mesa – welcomed TechShop Chandler users to operate out of its facilities. Neither space has the resources that TechShop offered, though.

Bill Mar, who runs a group called Makers of Phoenix, also created a map of other makerspaces in the Valley, which can be found on the Southwest Maker Fest Facebook page at facebook.com/southwestmakerfest.

Syfritt’s group is holding out hope that there is still a viable way to keep TechShop Chandler open in some form.

Because of its track record of success, TechShop Chandler could thrive with proper oversight of business operations.

With the right support from the city, he believes the members would make the Chandler location as successful as it had ever been.

“I want to believe that the community is what made TechShop and not the other way around,” he said.

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

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW ASU prof resigns over past sex abuse Jaime Lara, a professor of medieval and Renaissance studies at

Arizona State University, resigned after it was discovered that he was a defrocked priest who had been accused of sexually abusing minors years ago.

The Dioceses of Brooklyn released a statement saying that Lara, who was ordained as the Rev. James Lara in 1973, was removed from active ministry in 1992. Other former priests were also named.

The disclosure appears to be the first time the diocese has formally acknowledged the names of priests laicized, or defrocked, for child sexual abuse. At least five people who say they were abused by Lara have applied for compensation.

Lara is accused of sexually abusing three children ranging from 9 to 11 years old at St. Francis Xavier Church in Brooklyn between 1979 to 1981.

After leaving the church, Lara was a professor at Yale University for more than a decade. Since 2013, he has been a professor at ASU. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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The city says the water, which is showing up in the area east of the Loop 101 to Val Vista and north of Baseline Road, is safe and continues to meet all state and federal water quality standards.

The Val Vista Water Treatment Plant just began maintenance and will return to regular service February. Cloudy water can result when the Water Resources Department temporarily switches from surface water to well water to perform routine treatment plant maintenance.

The cloudiness is caused by dissolved air often found trapped in groundwater.

Information: mesaaz.gov/water or 480-644-6461.

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And shoppers should credit that to a good supply of turkeys – and some heavy-duty competition.

The latest survey from the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 this year is $39.82. That’s 14 percent less than shoppers paid for the same items a year ago.

The typical 16-pound turkey is selling this year for 89 cents a pound. That same bird was running $1.23 a pound a year ago.

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Hundreds fraudulently enrolled atThree Maricopa Community College women from Ohio are accused of enrolling hundreds of people at Maricopa

Community College and defrauding the federal government out of more than $1.8 million in student aid money.

Akron residents Janice Shufford, Bridgid Sommerville and Christine Robinson were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland says.

The three enrolled hundreds of people from 2011 to 2015 to collect financial aid and use it for themselves, officials says. The women enrolled prisoners and others, some of whom had their information stolen. They then arranged for some of the college coursework to be completed online by other people so it appeared the aid money was going to people actually enrolled in classes, according to the indictment.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Trout on their way back atResidents Tempe Town Lake are invited to “Welcome Back the Trout” to Tempe Town Lake 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21.

Rainbow trout from the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Page Springs Hatchery and some larger bonus trout from a vendor will be released at the SRP Tempe Town Lake Marina. Then, the department will conduct a fishing clinic. Anglers of all ages will be given loaner roads, reels and bait.

In addition to trout, bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie and carp are found in Town Lake.

Attendees will also be able to fish without a fishing license during the event.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Kyrsten Sinema to speak at Chandler Chamber luncheon

Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema will speak at Chandler Chamber Women in Leadership Luncheon, which begins 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at SoHo63, 63 E. Boston.

Sinema is the representative for Arizona’s District 15 and has been re-elected three times. She recently announced her candidacy for Jeff Flake’s Senate seat in 2018.

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Pets get a chance to take a photo with Santa Chandler Fashion Center is giving the family pet a chance to get a photo with Santa on Monday Nov. 20 and 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The event will take place at Santa’s temporary home at the Macy’s Court in the mall. Photos will be available for purchase.

Treats and refreshments for both pets and their families will be available at petfriendly restaurants. Pets must be leashed.

Information: 480-812-0152.

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Feed My Starving Children offers special packing sessions Feed My Starving Children is making available special holiday packing sessions on Thanksgiving, the second and third Sundays before Christmas and the Saturday before Christmas.

Families, friends and church groups are invited to help provide critical food support in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the earthquake in Mexico.

Meals packed by volunteers are distributed to schools, clinics, orphanages and feeding programs in 70 countries.

A donation of $50 per volunteer, or $150 per household, is required for the holiday packing sessions, which are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23; 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17; and 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, Dec. 23.

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Without family nearby, ‘Friendsgiving’ fills hearts at holiday

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

T

hanksgiving is traditionally a time when people bond with their families over turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, cheer for their favorite football teams and express gratitude for the important people and blessings in their lives.

However, many East Valley residents are celebrating the day of grace and gluttony with their other loved ones – their friends.

Friendsgiving is a trend around the country as many people live far away from their families and can’t travel to be with them on Thanksgiving. Some just prefer the company of their friends over their family because blood relations can sometimes spark drama at holiday parties.

How the term “Friendsgiving” was coined is unknown. It was reportedly entered into urbandictionary.com in 2009.

Some believe the TV show “Friends” sparked the Friendsgiving movement as the six main characters famously celebrated Thanksgiving together.

Petra Lambert, 49, who lives in Chandler, loves having longtime friend Luz Alcantara, Luz’s husband, Rodolfo, and the couple’s adult children over for Friendsgiving on Thanksgiving Day. They join Petra, her husband, Greg, and Petra and Greg’s son, Casey, 17, and daughter, Zoe, 16, for traditional turkey, stuffing and other dishes.

Friendsgiving for Lambert started about five years ago. Lambert and Luz met about a decade ago while teaching at a charter school in Gilbert.

“Luz is from Mexico,” Lambert said.

“She doesn’t have any family here. Her COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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United Food Bank, Mesa team up to collect turkeys

The City of Mesa and the United Food Bank are hoping to collect 2,000 turkeys to help needy at their Great Turkey Tuesday, Nov. 21, 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St. “Turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner, and there are families in Mesa and

Poppel’s house in Gilbert for the occasion.

Nicoll started hosting Friendsgiving at her house 11 years ago, inviting over friends after moving to the Valley from Connecticut. Her family members live in Connecticut and it’s difficult to travel there around the holidays. Nicoll had a stroke four years ago and said she feels better in the warmer temperatures in the Valley.

While she loves her family, Nicoll said she enjoys seeing her friends on the holidays to avoid any family drama.

“I like friends better than family,” she said. “Families always argue. The friends here are totally down-to-earth, fun, easy to talk to.”

A rainy day 10 years ago prompted a Friendsgiving tradition for a Gilbert woman and her family.

(Special to the Tribune) Emily Ewing said her chilFrom left, Tess Poppel, Jenn Nicoll and Jenn’s daughter, dren and her neighbors’ kids Jessica, celebrated Friendsgiving a few years ago. Jenn’s family were playing outside on the celebrates Friendsgiving every year with Tess and her family. evening before Thanksgiving husband does, but they’re like not close a decade ago when it started to rain. The by. It’s just really cool to have just a lot of children and their parents decided to take people. It’s just so much fun because even shelter in Ewings’ garage. As dinner time if I had people that were in my family, we got closer, they decided to order pizza.

The parents drank wine and everyone would all be making the same foods.

“I just think she looks forward to having ate pizza, having such a good time that Ewing decided to make a Thanksgiving an American meal,” Petra added.

Jenn Nicoll, 39, of Chandler, also en- Eve Friendsgiving celebration an annual joys hanging out with her close friends on tradition.

Now, every year Emily and her husband, Friendsgiving. Nicoll, her husband, Brian, and their daughter, Jessica, 8, like to go Michael, and their children, Megan, 16, to the house of their friends, JP and Tess Aubrey, 14, and Allison, 10, invite friends

to eat pizza in their yard. They order pizzas and Emily makes salads and desserts for everyone.

Last year, about 150 people gathered to bond at the Ewings’ yard and 150 to 200 are expected this year. The family sets up fire pits and heat lamps and Michael puts spotlights on their house’s roof to light the green belt, where the children play soccer.

Wine, beer and other adult drinks are put in the garage, while the Ewings provide juice boxes, water and sodas outside of the garage for kids.

All the family asks is that neighbors bring their own chairs to sit on and if they can, make a cash donation of any amount they want to help offset the cost of the pizzas.

“It’s easy,” Emily said. “We start around 5 (p.m.) and go until around 10. Some people come and stay for the whole night; some show up around 7. People are everywhere, all over my front yard and my driveway and the greenbelt. It’s very lowkey, no pressure.

“A couple of my friends came up to me and they were like, ‘We are so glad that you do this; it’s the glue that keeps everyone together.’ It’s one night where we can just chill and catch up. It started out so organically.”

On Thanksgiving Day, the Ewings go to Emily’s parents’ house, where they eat a more formal dinner with their family members and some friends. Emily enjoys the mix of the casual Friendsgiving with a big group and the more polished dinner at her parents’ house.

“In that two-day period, I pretty much see all the people who are important in my life,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to have a huge family.”

across the East Valley who are struggling to put one on the table this year,” Mayor John Giles said. “The annual Great Turkey Tuesday is here to help.”

City employees will be collecting turkeys, canned goods and cash to benefit United Food Bank. Monetary donations can also be made online at give.unitedfoodbank.org.

Tickets must be pre-purchased and are available at mesaamp.com or at the Mesa Convention Center box office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Information: mesaaz.gov/parksrec or 480644-PLAY.

Tickets now on sale for ‘Breakfast with Santa’

“Breakfast with Santa,” a Mesa holiday tra-

dition, is Dec. 16 at the Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center St., Building B, and tickets are on sale now.

Two breakfast timeslots, at 8:30 and 10 a.m., include a pancake breakfast, craft and a photo with Santa. Tickets are $7 for adults and children over the age of 1.

Proceeds from the breakfast benefit City of Mesa’s Community Spirit, a charitable fundraising and volunteer organization. These funds go toward books, materials, field trips and other items needed for Mesa elementary schools.

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campus in East Mesa. The new charter will be at 10707 E. Guadalupe Road.

The school, scheduled to open in fall 2018, will serve 1,200 students in grades K-8. Together with another new location opening at the same time in West Phoenix, Legacy will grow to 14 schools in Arizona.

Beginning in January, an enrollment office for the new LTS-East Mesa campus will open at the Mesa site. To be placed on an interest list and to receive updates, go to legacyeastmesa.org.

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Chandler’s Recreation Division has opened entries in its annual Nature Photo Contest.

Entries are being accepted now through Feb. 28 in two categories: What You See Is What You Get (no alterations) and Digitally Enhanced (artistic alterations encouraged).

Ribbons will be awarded in two age groups: 13 and under and 14 and over.

Photo entries must come from a Chandler park, program or event and can be submitted digitally online at chandleraz.gov/naturephotocontest, or in person at the Environmental Education Center (EEC), 4050 E. Chandler

Heights Road. Winning entries will be displayed in the ECC lobby next March.

Information: 480-782-2890.

Volunteer Recognition Awards applications being accepted

The City of Chandler, the Chandler NonProfit Coalition and the faith-based and nonprofit group For Our City are accepting applications for the 2018 Volunteer Recognition Awards. Applications will be available online at chandleraz.gov/volunteer100, and are due by Friday, Dec. 8.

Faith-based groups, nonprofits, schools, businesses and other organizations with volunteers are encouraged to nominate individuals for one of eight Recognition Awards for outstanding community service from January to December 2017.

Award submissions are limited to one page or less. Specific guidelines also are available online with the nomination form.

The selected recipients will be honored during a recognition breakfast in February 2018.

Information: niki.tapia@chandleraz.gov, or 480-782-2214.

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Green Berets hosting 5K/10K memorial run

The 5K/10K Green Beret Eagle Down Me-

morial Run is at 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at Kiwanis Park, 5500 S. Mill Ave., Tempe.

The event, sponsored by the Green Beret Association, will benefit the group.

Cost is $35 for the public and $25 for the military. Register at eagledownmemorialrun. com.

Information: greenberetassociation.org.

Temporary public art to be installed around Tempe

The City of Tempe will feature four temporary public art installations as part of IN FLUX Cycle 7. The artworks range from sculptures on plinths in public parks to large-scale installations that scale public buildings.

The art will be at Tempe Beach Park, Daley Park, Edna Vihel Center for the Arts and FABRIC. IN FLUX Cycle 7 is operated through the partnership of four organizations: Chandler Arts Commission, Town of Gilbert, Scottsdale Public Art, and Tempe Public Art. Information: INFLUXAZ.com.

2 new ambulances to help Tempe take over 911 service

The Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department recently rolled out two new ambulances as it begins to assume 911 ambulance

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Within five years, the department will have a fleet of ambulances staffed by teams of nonsworn paramedics and emergency medical technicians but will continue an arrangement for backup emergency services with Professional Medical Transport.

The changeover began in 2016 when the Tempe City Council approved a renewable one-year contract to purchase ambulances for the program. In 2017, a council-approved budget allowed for non-sworn positions to be hired for the ambulance service.

Information: tempe.gov/medical.

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San Tan Valley residents fight Queen Creek annexation

Two San Tan Valley residents are trying to stop Queen Creek from annexing land that could be developed into car dealerships and storage facilities.

Earlier this year, the two filed a petition in Superior Court asking to invalidate an ordinance that the Queen Creek Town Council adopted. At issue is a 35-acre parcel adjacent to the plaintiffs’ neighborhood that the council voted to annex.

Tom Horne, a former state attorney general representing the opponents, says his clients want to have a referendum.

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Gilbert business makes eco-friendly giftwrap

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ethyre Baez was fed up with having to throw away bag after bag of used wrapping paper.

“I got tired of the after-Christmas craziness of garbage, wrap and bows,” said Baez, of Gilbert.

Statistics indicate that Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week.

“I love holidays and celebrations as much as anyone. But I just couldn’t stomach the waste of so much paper, time and money caused by wrapping presents,” Baez said. “It seemed counterintuitive to be giving to someone while at the same time taking something away from our planet and future generations.”

She wasn’t having any of it anymore.

So, about seven years ago, Baez sewed together fabric bags and started using them to “wrap” gifts to her family and friends.

“It started with my family, then I started giving them out to close friends,” she said.

“They went crazy. I had to tell them, ‘Hey, hit me back next holiday! Be sure to give it back to me!’”

She said her family and friends treated the reusable, reversible, eco-friendly fabric gift wrap like precious objects.

“They wanted to know, ‘When can we get some, when can we get some?’ They

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Amazon Key delivery service has opened in the East Valley, Phoenix and 36 other major U.S. cities.

The new service from Amazon allows delivery workers to go inside Amazon Prime customers’ homes to drop off packages. The inhome delivery service also will allow Amazon Home Services partners, such as Merry Maids and Rover, to access customers’ homes.

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said, ‘We want to be able to get these, and we don’t want to wait to get one a year.

We need these year-round.’”

They encouraged Baez to start selling the special fabric wraps.

Thus was born ggwrap – for “go green” – and the business, after a couple of fits and starts, has begun to grow. Baez’s ggwrap sells at its own website (ggwrap.com) and has just hit Amazon (tiny.cc/ggwrap).

“I designed everything,” she said. “I’m a graphic designer by trade.”

The ggwrap is built of sturdy fabric that requires no boxes, tape, scissors, tissue or wrapping paper.

“Women love them and men can use them easily,” she said.

The product’s website touts the “stabilizing insert” in ggwrap, which helps it keep its shape. The fabric has double-sided designs that can be used for a variety of holidays and special occasions. It’s also meant to be reused again and again.

“A lot of usable wrapping out there looked slouchy,” she said. “I wanted something that looked good under my Christmas tree each year.

The ggwrap comes in three sizes: small, large and extra large. Baez’s website says the large bag can fit anything that would fit in a standard shirt box, plus more, because ggwrap is flexible. Small ggwrap fits jewelry, gift cards and other trinkets. The large drawstring bag fits games, large toys,

coats or anything else bulky.

The wrap sells by the set, a 33-piece kit that includes one small and two large wraps, an extra-large drawstring bag, reusable bows and ribbons, along with gift tags and a storage bag. It’s not cheap – the set runs around $65.

“I do understand that might seem to be a high price for gift wrap,” Baez said, “but when you break it down and weigh how much you can reuse it, five times a year or so. The average American wraps 20 gifts a year. I’ve used mine for seven years.

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Crunch Franchise will open its first location in Arizona early next year. The new Gilbert location at 855 N. Gilbert Road has already begun selling memberships in anticipation of a January 2018 opening.

This location is the first for new Crunch franchisees Al Patel, Jigy Patel and Mark Paliotta of Pivotal Holdings. They have plans to build more Crunch Fitness gyms across the Phoenix metro area.

in Chandler as part of the company’s ongoing plan to expand operations throughout North America.

ForeverLawn East Valley will provide synthetic turf products and installation services.

In addition to landscaping, the company offers specialized options for golf, pets, children and sports applications.

Dr. Peter Spanganberg has been selected to the “America’s Best Dentists” registry for 2017. Spanganberg practices oral and maxillofacial surgery at 7400 S. Power Road in Gilbert.

Selections were made by the National Consumer Advisory Board, an organization that identifies top professionals in their fields.

Spanganberg is board-certified and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the Phoenix Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the American Dental Association

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The company is at 3498 N. San Marcos Place, Suite 10, Chandler. Information: 480813-2235, eastvalley.foreverlawn.com.

East Valley Partnership to talk about becoming angel investor

In partnership with Arizona Tech Investors, East Valley Partnership is hosting a series of free workshops designed to educate those individuals interested in becoming angel investors.

An “Angel” is an individual with a net worth of $1 million or an annual personal income of $200,000 who invests his or her own money in a startup company in exchange for an equity share in the business. Many angels not only invest money into the business, they invest their time as additional capital to help grow the startup.

After the completion of the workshops, those interested in moving forward will transition into members of ATI and begin diversifying their investment portfolios through angel investments.

The workshops are at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center, 249 E. Chicago St. Register and learn more online at investphxev.org.

Assisted Living Locators opens Tempe/Ahwatukee franchise

Assisted Living Locators has launched a franchise serving the Tempe and Ahwatukee area. Assisted Living Locators provides assistance in locating assisted living options.

The franchise is owned by Eldercare Advisors Sarah & Rijan Shrestha.

Assisted Living Locators offers a free service for seniors and their families providing advice on short and long-term care options, including in-home care, independent living, assisted living, memory care and retirement apartments. It generates revenue from the fees paid by the assisted living facilities per placement.

Information: 602-254-7500, phoenix.assistedlivinglocators.com.

New York ice pop store opens in Chandler Fashion Center

Popbar, which serves handcrafted gelato, sorbetto, and yogurt on a stick, has opened in Chandler Fashion Center.

The maker of customizable popGelato, popSorbetto and yogurtPops was founded in New York City in 2010. The company has 12 stores across the nation and 13 internationally.

The Chandler Popbar will celebrate a grand opening Saturday, Dec. 2.

Information: Instagram @popbar, Facebook @popbarUSA, or pop-bar.com.

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Baez has plans to expand the line.

“Depending on the success, I have a lot of ideas,” she said. “I already have a second batch started, a little more holiday-looking.”

She’s going to create more reversible sets, including for new babies.

“I plan on doing one for Baby Boy on one side and Baby Girl on another side.

“I have lots and lots of plans in the works.”

As her online business takes hold, Baez is eyeing expansion into old(Special to the Tribune) school stores.

Reversible fabric and reusable bows and tag holders are “I would love to get to brick and a feature of ggwrap kits. The gift tags themselves are for mortar someday,” she said. “That’s one use. probably a year or two away at least. I’m not sure it can be sustained in the paper saved could cover 45,000 footbrick and mortar itself, but I do have ball fields. And, if every family reused just two feet of ribbon, the 38,000 miles saved some options to get into boutiques.

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“We’re all about giving presents. We stores, and I also want to get to QVC,” the shopping channel. “I think it would just want people to do it with presence of mind,” Baez said. be a great product to get into QVC.” Information: ggwrap.com, tiny.cc/ The ggwrap website cites a statistic from ggwrap.

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his Thursday, you may find yourself eating holiday dinner together with family and friends. Because many of these folks will not share your views on politics, religion, relationships or American culture – and because I very much want there to be peace and harmony in the world so I can again watch the news without wanting to resign from the human race – please post the memo below on your front door, fridge door and all other relevant doors.

To: Mankind From: Leibowitz Re: Thanksgiving conversations While we in this house are avid supporters of the First Amendment and respect your right to free speech, we also want to eat dinner without anyone calling 911 or someone being stabbed in the larynx by a sharpened wishbone. To ensure civility,

please refrain from discussing the following topics: Any human being who has stood for election in any election in the recorded history of mankind. It may be tempting to mention President Donald Trump, members of the Clinton family, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Alabama Judge Roy Moore, Arizona Rep. Don Shooter (R-Dark Ages), or the upcoming free election in the self-declared republic of Somaliland. Do not – we repeat – do not discuss politics. Failure to heed this warning will result in immediate confiscation of your stuffing and re-seating at the children’s table in the backyard. Dinner attendees who violate this rule twice will be Tased and ejected from the meal.

Any National Football League games or any films made by Miramax or The Weinstein Company, any productions involving Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K. or director James Toback, and any professional or amateur sporting event or Hollywoodproduced entertainment product involving a player, star or co-star who has ever made a political statement of any kind.

Hmmm. That rules out all discussions of

sports, television or the movies. With the exception of animated “Peanuts” features.

Any “Peanuts” production starring Lucy Van Pelt. While Lucy is often cited as a positive role model for young girls, it’s come to our attention that her namecalling toward Charlie Brown represents classic bullying. Epithets like “blockhead” and “wishy-washy” are unacceptable, as is Lucy’s repeated threats to punch her little brother, Linus. And her yanking away of the football in “Peanuts” specials like “It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown” has clearly damaged that young man’s self-esteem.

Good grief.

The weather. Your Thanksgiving forecast is sunny with a high in the mid-80s. Such conditions may “trigger” dinner guests who suffer anxiety over climate change and global warming. Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva recently released a statement calling on the Trump Administration to “start working toward addressing the imminent consequences of climate change on the public health, environment, and economy of Arizona.” Such efforts must be suspended for this holiday, as should all

talk related to meteorology, high temperatures and the existence of the sun.

Jokes. While researchers have traced jokes back to Samaria in 1900 B.C., the current American climate will not permit humor of any kind, including puns, “knock-knock” jokes, irony, sarcasm and double entendres. Riddles are currently permissible, provided the riddles have nothing to do with sex, gender, men with multiple wives or the word “cucumber.”

The turkey. Because some guests find eating animals offensive, do not mention or compliment the quality of the main course. Additionally, when requesting more poultry, never, ever use phrases like “white meat” or “dark meat” or the sexually suggestive term “moist.” Simply point at the substance in question while silently raising your eyebrows and/or gesturing with your chin.

In fact, this year at Thanksgiving, don’t talk at all. It’s 2017. Better silent and safe than eternally sorry.

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

Health insurance marketplace is still available to people

BY DIANE E. BROWN AND ALLEN GJERSVIG Tribune Guest Writers

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s financial assistance still available?

How much does it cost? Are preexisting conditions covered? Isn’t the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, dead? Who can help me enroll?

If you are like most Arizonans, you likely have asked one of these or a multitude of other questions we have been asked when speaking with consumers about health insurance.

We understand that confusion exists.

Every day it seems like proposed health care changes are making news. However, when it comes to the enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace, it is important to note the facts and ignore rumors of what could or may happen in the future.

The open enrollment period is much shorter this year. This year, Nov. 1 was the first day to enroll and Dec. 15 is the last day.

This open enrollment period is the only time to go to the health insurance marketplace to purchase health insurance, apply for financial assistance or switch your current plan. After Dec. 15, only people with specific life changes can apply.

With less time than in previous years, we encourage consumers to enroll in health insurance as soon as possible.

Similar to tax assistance, you are likely to experience long wait times or may

not be able to get an appointment if you wait until the deadline approaches.

New plans and prices are available each year and plans may be more affordable than you think. Eight in 10 shoppers in the health insurance marketplace can qualify for a plan for $100 a month or less.

The fact remains that eight out of 10 Arizonans buying through the health insurance marketplace receive financial assistance. When monthly premiums increase, financial assistance in the health insurance marketplace has also increased. In addition, thousands of Arizonans are eligible for no-cost coverage through AHCCCS (Medicaid), yet remain uninsured.

You don’t know what you may be eligible for or what your costs will be until you take the time to apply.

No-cost help to apply for coverage is available from certified counselors by calling 800-377-3536 (English and

Spanish) or by scheduling an appointment at coveraz.org/connector.

Cover Arizona, a coalition spearheaded by the Vitalyst Health Foundation and compriseing of over 900 community groups, statewide organizations and individuals, provides health insurance education and enrollment opportunities throughout Arizona.

Local nonprofits have experienced and certified health insurance enrollment assisters who are focused on helping you navigate the confusion. Enrollment assistance is available for the Health Insurance Marketplace, KidsCare and AHCCCS. Still confused? Please call 800-3773536 and let Cover Arizona help.

-Diane E. Brown is the executive director of the Arizona PIRG Education Fund. Allen Gjersvig is the director of navigator and enrollment services for the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers. Both are on the steering committee for Cover Arizona.

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McClintock’s new football coach re-establishes winning

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winning season.

That was Corbin Smith’s first goal after being named the new head football coach at McClintock High School, and in just his first year at the helm, he accomplished it. The Chargers finished 2017 with a 6-4 record, the first winning season at McClintock since 2006.

“When I came in the very first day, they hadn’t had a winning season in 11 years, and our goal was to have a winning season,” Smith said. “If we win enough games, we’ll make the playoffs. But we’re not going to focus on the playoffs. We’re going to focus on the winning season and take it one game at a time.”

Surely enough, the Chargers took it one game at a time. They started off the season with a 42-6 victory over Vista Grande. Then lost two straight to Marana and Campo Verde. Their hopes weren’t diminished, though, winning

their next two games against Independence and Barry Goldwater, a team that was 3-1 at the time.

The Chargers were motivated. They were starting to buy into the approach that Smith was trying to instill. Senior Tyrese Green was a monster in all facets of the game. He ran for 468 yards and seven touchdowns between the Barry Goldwater and Independence games.

The defense was just as strong and only allowed 17 points during the two-game win streak.

Then they ran into 4-1 Apollo, whose only loss at that point came against Centennial in the first week of the season.

While the final score was 55-7, Smith said it was closer than the scoreboard indicated.

“We had the ball five times inside their 25 and came away with no points,” Smith said. “We got beat 55-7, and even if we play our best – because they didn’t make hardly any mistakes – and we score all five times, it’s a three-point game.”

The ride home from Apollo and the

ensuing moments after stepping off the bus at McClintock became a turning point in the season for the Chargers. Smith said he thought about what he could say to his team the whole way home. When they stepped off the bus, he directed them to the field.

“I think they thought I was going to run them,” Smith said.

Instead, Smith sat them down and had them sit in silence for about 30 seconds – no talking, no noises, just silence. After the seconds passed, Smith gave them a speech about life, about football and about recommitting to a program and finishing out the season strong.

“Then we had the best See

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Head Coach Corbin Smith led the McClintock Chargers to a 6-4 record, the team’s first winning season since 2006.

MCC volleyball heads for title tournament, first time since ’80

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or the first time in 37 years, the Mesa Community College women’s volleyball team is heading to the NJCAA National Tournament in Charleston, West Virginia.

While this is the first time that the Thunderbirds have qualified for the tournament since 1980, it isn’t the only thing they accomplished in 2017. Head coach Megan Taylor captured ACCAC Region I Coach of the Year honors and her squad turned in a regular season record of 22-9.

Taylor, who is just in her second year at the helm of the program, said it is exciting to make it to the tournament.

“It’s pretty unique. Thirty-seven years is a pretty long time,” Taylor said. “And I’m really just happy for the girls. Them talking about being the group to do it, and to say it and then do it is a pretty big deal.”

The turnaround for Taylor’s squad started last year when she began as an

to work.

She said they changed as much as they could from day one, everything from the team culture to the day-to-day operations to what the team expected out of themselves. For Taylor, those changes came easy because of how her team bought into the new approach.

“They were in 100 percent,” Taylor said. “So, it made it easy to come in and make changes.”

They finished the 20162017 season with a regular season record of 14-10, becoming the first MCC women’s volley(Aaron Webster/Special to the Tribune) ball team to turn in a winning The Mesa Community College volleyball team celebrates with the ACCAC Region I Division II championship record since 2005 under head trophy. The team now heads to the NJCAA National Tournament in Charleston, West Virginia. coach Tricia Melfy. With a slew of talented returners and a couple of four-year college interim coach before the season began, wanted. When they came back with the and she sat the returners and incoming expectation of wanting to be the team that See VOLLEYBALL on page 20 freshmen down to find out what they changed the program around, Taylor went

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week of practice we had ever had,” Smith said.

The Chargers came out the next week with a record of 3-3 and defeated Raymond S. Kellis, which had won its first five games but was coming off a 21-18 loss to Sunnyslope. They held the Cougars to six points, picked off two passes and recovered two fumbles. Green also ran for 204 yards and three touchdowns, leading a 24-point Chargers effort.

Then they defeated Ironwood 35-9 after scoring 28 points in the first three

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transfers, a foundation was set for the coming year. The Thunderbirds built off of it.

They started this season off in California, defeating Grossmont, SD Mesa and Southwestern. During that three-game trip at the end of August, the Thunderbirds only lost one set, a 25-22 battle against SD Mesa. But one of the big signs that showed that the Thunderbirds may have the talent to actually be the team to make it to the National Tourna-

quarters, and extended their win streak to three straight with a close 19-15 win over Sunnyslope. While they didn’t play their best football against Sunnyslope, Smith said it was a representation of what they’d been doing since the beginning of the season.

“That win was a culmination of what we’d done all season long, just finding a way to win and just staying in it,” Smith said.

With a 6-3 record heading into their regular season finale against Maricopa, the Chargers were on pace to crack the top 16 teams in the 5A conference and earn a berth into the state tournament.

But, the Chargers fell to the Rams in a 21-20 battle.

“I think we played probably the worst game we played all year,” Smith said.

Although their playoff hopes were dashed, the standard of winning at McClintock was re-established in 2017.

The Chargers still have work to do, though. They’ll have the challenge of replacing their entire secondary, four linebackers, and their leading rusher. With the numbers in the program right now, Smith believes their depth will be thin again next year. But, he said that with a junior varsity team that went 7-2 this season, they will be all right.

“What we have behind them in terms of the sophomore class and the junior class, were going to be OK,” Smith said.

“Were going to have to make some adjustments offensively as well defensively.”

The effort to continue to reestablish a storied program continues this spring and Smith and his staff are already working toward that goal.

ment came on Aug. 30. They defeated Scottsdale Community College in a five-set battle to start off their conference schedule.

Then, two days later they had lost the first two sets of a match to Chandler-Gilbert Community College and were on the verge of losing their first match of the season. But behind a 14-kill performance from Jess Perry and a 13-kill performance from Indigo Elmore, the Thunderbirds stormed back to win the final three sets, 25-11, 25-20 and 15-10.

“I think we could see, from early on, the potential there,” Taylor said. “We saw

the girls do somethings early on. Maybe we were down six points or a couple sets and they could come back and win, and I think that’s when we realized we could do it.”

The Thunderbirds stormed through the rest of the season, only losing backto-back matches on two occasions and snapping off a six-game winning streak to end the season before losing the first game of the Region I Division II Finals to Scottsdale Community College. They ended up sweeping the Artichokes in the second match to capture the Region I Division II championship.

Now, the Thunderbirds will enter the 2017 NJCAA National Tournament as the No. 7 seed and will take on No. 10 seeded Iowa Central in their first match of the tournament. While change has been a major contributor to the rise of the women’s volleyball program at MCC, Taylor doesn’t plan to change a thing heading into their first National Tournament experience in 37 years.

“I think routine is really important,” Taylor said. “Then just the more info they know and what to expect I think the easier it is to not get overwhelmed by the situation.”

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What people of faith are thankful for this holiday

BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

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hanksgiving is a time of reflection, about family, friends and the year about to end. People of faith are no different.

The Tribune asked people of faith who have been featured in the newspaper over the past year for their thoughts on what they’re thankful for this holiday season.

Liz Beck, president and director of Redeemed2Repeat, a ministry focusing on addiction: “Redeemed2Repeat is deeply thankful for the many that love and support those battling addiction, bringing hope and life to people who think they can never change. Lives are being changed and families given a new future.”

Rabbi Michael Beyo, executive director and CEO of the East Valley Jewish Community Center: “I am thankful for family, friends and community. I am grateful that every day I get to help other people. I am grateful that I am able to be a positive influence on others. I am grateful for the help and support that I receive from those the surround me.”

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Start your Thanksgiving holiday with gratitude at Unity of Mesa. Bring an optional dessert to share in the Family Room after the service.

DETAILS>> 7-8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-892-2700, unityofmesa.org.

Child area coordinator: “I’m filled with gratitude as our team anticipates our South Mountain Community giving over 15,000 shoebox gifts for impoverished children in over 100 countries through Operation Christmas Child – a project of Samaritan’s Purse.

Thank you for your generosity!”

Doug Clough, ALS patient and activist/advocate for victims of the disease: “I am very thankful for my wife, family, friends and medical staff for helping and encouraging me.

Most importantly, God is so gracious to allow me to meet with and encourage others who are living with ALS. That is more rewarding than I could ever imagine.”

dorphins, massage, books, seasons, wildflowers, smiles, “Hi Mom” texts, color – everything from a deep purply blue sunset to pens with colored ink, knowing I am completely forgiven in Christ, handwritten letters in the mail, and the ability to be thankful!

Emily Kaye, cantor/soloist for Temple Emanuel of Tempe: “I am thankful for my amazing supportive family. They are my rock, my best friends, and truly my favorite people. I am also thankful that I am blessed to be able to sing and play music seven days a week for a hobby and a career. Doesn’t get much better than that!”

A forced time of slowing down.”

Rabbi Dean Shapiro, Temple Emanuel of Tempe: “I give thanks for our magnificent, precarious planet. I am thankful for the rolling seas in their fullness, and the wind sweeping across the prairie. I am grateful for mountains that pierce the sky, babbling brooks, birdsong, and the cry of the wolf. I am grateful for the forests, kelp, and coral, and for the miracle of photosynthesis that gives birth to every breath I’ll ever take. Thank you to this Goldilocks of a planet – not too hot and not too cold, not too wet and not too dry, and to the delicate balance that sustains my family’s life, and life itself.”

Lisa Jisa, columnist: A non-exhaustive list of things for which I am thankful: love of family and true friends, health, freedom of religion and speech, unconditional love of God and my dog, ability to read and learn, fresh air, clean water, A/C, heat, driving down a country road and singing with my daughter, hugs, a decent night’s sleep on a good pillow, exercise-induced en-

Diane Markins, columnist: “Cancer isn’t a word typically associated with gratitude, right? Yet as a very recent breast cancer survivor it’s unquestionably the top emotion I feel every single day. While I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, I can say I’ve gained something remarkable that I would never have had without it. Cancer has given me a unique opportunity to realize how blessed I am. This is what I’m especially grateful for: The love and support of my family.

Care and generosity of friends.

God’s supernatural peace and provision.

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Honor and remember loved ones no longer with us, whether they have passed from this lifetime, are no longer a part of your life, or they just live far away at a Unity of Mesa Remembrance Service.

DETAILS>> 7-8 p.m. in the sanctuary, 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. To have a picture of your loved one included in the presentation, send a photo with a name and two-line description to moriah@unityofmesa.org.

Information: 480-892-2700, unityofmesa.org.

Children 3 through 10 are invited to come and celebrate the birth of our Savior with Christmas for Kids at Calvary Lutheran Church. Besides the Christmas lesson, children will visit various activity areas to celebrate the gift of our Savior by making Christmas crafts, making and enjoying Christmas snacks, playing Christmas games and singing joyous Christmas songs.

There will also be a special Christmas birthday cake for all to enjoy.

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Susan Wilmot, priest-in-charge at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church in Tempe: “We drop our loose change into a little collection box covered in logos of thankfulness. It reminds us to give thanks to God every day. But it also reminds us of how our gratitude for all God’s blessings can make a real difference. Even our small change can change lives. The box is full, and yet has a curious spaciousness: there always seems to be room for a little more change. We could have cashed up at a coin exchange machine, but as usual God’s plan is better.”

‘WALK THROUGH BETHLEHEM’

First Baptist Church Chandler is featuring its annual live nativity event. Crafts, hot chocolate and hot cider will be free, and food trucks and a photo booth will be available. A brass band and carolers will perform. A walk will end at the manger of Jesus.

DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 3405 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler.

Admission is free. Information: fbc.net or 480-963-3439.

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BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

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esa and other East Valley businesses are helping to kick off one of the region’s biggest holiday attractions.

They’ll be heading to Ahwatukee on Nov. 25, for the “Ahwatukee’s Biggest Outdoor Festival” – the Festival of Lights Kick-Off Party.

The Festival of Lights Kick-Off, always held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, marks the illumination of the Million White Light Display in the saguaros, palo verde trees and ocotillos that fill the median of Chandler Boulevard from 24th Street to Desert Foothills Parkway and will be ablaze through New Year’s Day. The free-admission festival runs noon-8 p.m. at Desert Foothills Park on the corner of Chandler Boulevard and Desert Foothills Parkway, Ahwatukee.

Festival goers are provided a host of activities, including the Marketplace Street Fair with more than 100 vendors, two entertainment stages, a Kid Zone with inflatables, carnival rides and games, a vintage car show, a variety of foods from 20 restaurants and food trucks, and beer-and wine-tavern.

New this year is a cornhole tournament under the auspices of KB Kornhole Games, owned by Mesa residents Todd and Erin Kisicki. She’s a social worker, and he holds a PhD in educational technology, but they’re also huge cornhole fans, and their company hosts the Arizona State Cornhole Championships each June.

Once the go-to backyard game, cornhole features small bags filled with corn – or in this case, resin pellets – that are tossed 27 feet to a 2X4’ inclined wooden boards with a hole on the far end; children toss from the junior line at 17 feet. The game has found a solid following nationwide, and the Kisickis say this is an opportunity for adults and children to enjoy the game on a competitive level.

The 13-and-under division costs $5 a player, with beginner/social division for $10 per player. Both divisions guarantee at least two games, and more if they continue to win.

Upper divisions are $15 per player, and $20 for intermediate and advanced doubles with a minimum of three games. More information on the various divisions are listed on the FOLAZ.org Kick-Off webpage.

“We like having this family-owned business because it gives my wife and I a chance to work closely together during these events,” said Todd Kisicki. “I handle the day-to-day operations since this is my full-time employ-

(Cheryl Haselhorst/Tribune Contributor)

An overview of the annual Festival of Lights held at Desert Foothills Park in Ahwatukee. 2016.

ment, and my wife, who’s a people person, interacts with the cornhole community and does interviews or TV appearances as she’s great on camera.”

For experienced players, intermediate and advanced, this is an American Cornhole League-sanctioned event.

With State Doubles National Champion Team member Hector Gonzales, 47, of Phoenix and 2017 California State Singles Champion Blake Demale, 23, competing, it promises to provide an excellent spectator opportunity.

Kisicki said beginner and intermediate division players will not go up against these cornhole champs.

“I don’t want to scare anyone off from participating in lower level divisions,” he said.

Another popular draw is the 2:30 p.m. pet parade sponsored by Keller Williams realtor and Ahwatukee 17-year resident Lisa Wunder, and Foothills Living Magazine. Pets are encouraged to be decked out for the holidays.

Wunder said she grew up surrounded by pets, even a competitive race horse named Payticket.

“We always had pets – dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, a cockatoo and a horse at one time,” said Wunder who has a turtle named Lola. As a teenager, I even worked at a veterinary hospital doing all sorts of jobs including observing in surgeries,” she said.

This is the third pet parade at the FOL Kick-Off. “Our first year we had 15 pets participate and last year we more than doubled with 35,”

said Wunder, who started with K-W residential real estate in 2007. “We expect to have many, many more this year.”

Registration for the pet parade can be made on the FOLAZ.org Kick-Off page. Entries also will be accepted as walk-ups.

“This year we’re also accepting donations for the Tempe-based, nonprofit Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, and bringing animals that are available for adoption,” said Wunder, who professes a deep love of animals.

Another popular annual draw is the Marketplace Street Fair chaired by Debby Hodge-Moakley. Though it is her first year as chairman, she’s no stranger to the fair, having started as an assistant to Kris Kemper in 2008 when it was known as Crafter’s Row. Later, Susan Anderton chaired.

“It was Susan who convinced me to step out from the shadows and take on a bigger role,” said Hodge-Moakley, an adult education teacher who moved to Ahwatukee with her husband and three children in 1993.

She recalled how she became involved with the Festival of Lights.

“Back in the 90s, my husband and I continued a family tradition of taking a drive every year to see Christmas lights when his parents came out from New York to visit. The highlight was always driving on Chandler Boulevard to see the stunning while light displayed supported by the Festival of Lights Organization. It was magical,” she said.

“When my kids were in high school and needed community service hours, I came with them to help take own the lights. That’s when I learned that all of this beauty was

due to the work of community volunteers. I attended my first Festival of Lights meeting, and volunteered to help.”

Communicating with the 100 or so vendors annually is a time-consuming job that begins in August and runs through Thanksgiving.

“But, there’s a system in place that’s been handed down that makes it manageable,” said Hodge-Moakley. “I look forward to emailing and catching up with the couple of dozen vendors who join us every year. It’s fun to hear from new people, too. And the Million White Lights? They still look magical to me.”

Beekeeper Candles, owned by Kathy Essel of Mesa, has been a Marketplace Street Fair vendor for more than eight years. She said she continues to support the festival because it’s very small-business friendly.

“We’ve developed many customer friendships over the y ears,” she said of her business, which turns antique and unique vessels into creative receptacles for her soy candles.

“We also like to support great causes, and being part of the Festival of Lights raises money to light the community and bring joy to all who live here.”

As in years past, the family-friendly festival offers free admission. Rides and inflatables for children are available for $20 for an allday wristband, or 50 cents individual ticket.

There are more than 20 restaurants/food trucks plying their wares and a large beer/ wine tavern with televised college football games, two live entertainment stages, a vintage car show, and more than 100 vendors at the Marketplace Street Fair.

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Mormon Temple light show returns for 38th season

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16 Coffee holder Church members view the light display Mesa temple of The Church of Jesus Christ 17 Egyptian cross as a gift to the community that has “grown of Latter-day Saints.

18 Catch in a snare to a wondrous display that is so serene and For the 38th straight year, the lights will 20 Norway’s capital peaceful,” a spokeswoman said. turn on Friday, Nov. 24, and shimmer from 5 22 Outrageous The annual show began when volunteers to 10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31.

26 “-- Foolish Things” put 5,000 little blue lights on top of the Adding to the festivities are nightly 29 Call-day link visitor center.

Now, hundreds of thousands concerts at 7 p.m. Dec. 1-25 in front of 30 Carte lead-in of lights are spread throughout the expanse the church’s visitor center, 525 E. Main 31 Enervates of the temple grounds.

St. Performers range from bell ringers to 32 Hollywood trickery, for short There are too many lights to count. soloists to children’s choirs to quartets and 33 Whirl But, for perspective, the big star that is everything in between, said Stacey Farr, 34 Muhammad or Laila suspended high above the display contains director of the Mesa temple Christmas 35 Reaction to fireworks 60,000 lights.

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43 Arden and Plumb 48 1950 “whoyears. murdered 41 “Nighthawks” painter Edward Parking is available on both sides of the to 10 p.m. daily.

45 Graceful young woman Artificial trees are decked out with lights temple and the Valley Metro parking lot 47 Altar affirmative and decorations and clustered together on at Main. Lesuer, across the street from the 49 Volcanic outflow the west side of the visitor center, offering temple, has 525 parking spaces.

50 Coral construct Handicap parking spots are available, people a chance to feel like they’re in a 51 A billion years ramps lead to all parts of the display and forest.

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I ‘Godfrey and Hootie’ make for a tasty holiday treat

BY JAN D’ATRI Tribune Contributor

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y now, you probably have your Thanksgiving Day menu all set, so I’m just here to make you giggle – or gobble as it were. Godfrey the Gobbler and Hootie the Owl have been a part of my Thanksgiving tradition for years and I’m hoping they bring a smile to your face this holiday.

They make great treats for a cookie platter and Godfrey makes an adorable place setting for each guest for the big feast. I’m hoping this puts a smile on your face this Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! May it be truly blessed.

Godfrey the Gobbler

He makes a great take-away gift for your guests, but I dare you to gobble him up.

Ingredients:

1 package Keebler Fudge Striped Cookies (you’ll need two cookies per turkey) 1 package Small Reese’s Peanut butter cups Candy Corn 1 container Dipping Chocolate (Found in produce section)

Directions:

Make the face by dipping one side of candy corn and lay it on the rim of the peanut butter cup. Dip the back side in chocolate and lay it on the peanut butter cup.

Finally….take a toothpick ,dip it in chocolate and dot your eyes!

Hootie the Owl Ingredients:

1 package of slivered almonds (Important: use just the ones that aren’t broken) 1 package Werther’s Original hard candies chocolate chips Whole cashews Vanilla frosting For the base, either frosted cupcakes or sugar cookies

Directions:

Pipe two circles of frosting on top of the cupcake or sugar cookie for the eyes.

Place a Werther’s hard candy on top of each circle.

Then pipe a little dot of frosting on top of the hard candy.

Place one chocolate chip on each eye. Make “the fur” by attaching the slivered almonds in a circle around each eye.

Make a second circle around first and then a third.

Right in the center toward the bottom in between both eyes, make a cashew beak.

Melt the dipping chocolate according to package directions.

Lay the first cookie down flat on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Take a candy corn, dunk it in the chocolate and set it upright in the hole of the cookie. Let it harden. (That will brace the second cookie.)

Take a second cookie and dip the bottom part into the chocolate.

Set it upright on the second cooking (with the chocolate bottom on the cookie base) and let it rest up against the candy corn. Let harden.

For the turkey body, dip the large side of a peanut butter cup into the chocolate and attach it to the cookie second cookie, which is standing upright onto the base cookie.

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Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852804.

Employer: Westar Environmental, LLC 42768 N. Murphy Avenue, Queen Creek, AZ 85140. Contact: Adrienne Stolar, fax (480) 279-1414.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary.

Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Daily transportation provided to and from worksite.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852574.

Employer: Arizona Wholesale Growers, Inc. 24032 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85085. Contact: Stephani Stewart, fax (623) 581-0001.

Landscape laborers, 40 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation system maintenance and repair, general clean up and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Work in the outdoors. Physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol. Dates of employment: 02/01/18-11/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Chandler, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852814.

Employer: Siteworks Landscape Development, Inc. 2915 W. Fairview Street, Chandler, AZ 85224. Contact: Lisa Fedor, fax (480) 820-1606.

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Landscape laborers, 32 temporary full-time positions.

Landscape laborers, 30 temporary full-time positions.

Nursery workers, 12 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Work in the outdoors, physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Pre-employment and post-hire drug testing.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation system maintenance and repair, general clean up and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Pre-employment drug testing.

Duties: Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants. No EXP REQ. No EDU REQ.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary.

Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Daily transportation provided to and from worksite. Housing optional - $275/month. Utilities - based off local utility rates and usage.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852725.

Employer: Underwood Brothers, Inc. 3747 E. Southern Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85040. Contact: George McNeely, fax (602) 437-2970.

Landscape laborers, 120 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for pruning, fertilization, irrigations systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Work outdoors, physical work.

3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Post-employment drug testing.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/18-11/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Daily transportation provided to and from worksite.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040.

Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852694.

Employer: ELS Maintenance, Inc. 3329 E. Southern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040. Contact: Daniel Bang, fax (602) 268-5040.

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Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary.

Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Gilbert, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852577 Employer: Caretaker, Inc. 741 N. Monterey Street, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Contact: Patricia Myers, fax (480) 5458020.

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Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6am-2:30pm or 9am5:30pm); multiple shifts; Mon-Fri , may include wknd/hol. Dates of employment: 02/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary.

Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852719.

Employer: Dream With Colors, Inc. 3635 E. Southern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040. Contact: Monica Vega, fax (602) 266-6092.

Landscape laborers, 15 temporary full-time positions.

Nursery workers, 3 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation system maintenance and repair, general clean up and installation or mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Work in the outdoors, physical work. No EXP REQ. No EDU REQ.

Duties: Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants. No EXP REQ. No EDU REQ.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol. Dates of employment: 02/01/18-11/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol. Dates of employment: 02/01/18-11/30/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Mesa, Arizona - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa County. Daily transportation provided to and from worksite.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852815.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. Kam Weaver ph: 602-542-2484. Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2852819.

Employer: Hernandez-Mesquite Landscape Service, Inc. 1043 S. Lewis, Mesa, AZ 85210. Contact: Jose Hernandez, fax (480) 615-9887.

Employer: Ana P Perez, LLC 7202 S. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85041. Contact: Ana Perez, fax (602) 2764300; Phone 602-576-0052

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THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Fact ‘n Fill: The Land of Liberty

Public Notices Public Hearing #1 for LIHTC projects will be held on:

Thursday, December 7, 2017 6:00 P.M. During the Housing and Community Development Advisory Board Meeting Lower Level Council Chambers 57 E. First Street Mesa, AZ 85201 Citizens of the City of Mesa are urged to attend public hearings conducted by the City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Division to discuss potential projects and activities for its Program Year 2018-19 for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects.

The expected amount of eligible funds for these programs will be discussed as well as the range of activities that may be undertaken concerning these programs. The City of Mesa does not anticipate funding any projects that result in the displacement of any persons; however, should it do so, the City of Mesa will strictly adhere to the Acquisition and Relocation Policies as put forth in its Citizen Participation Plan for the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan.

At this public hearing staff will obtain views from citizens, non-profit agencies, neighborhood associations, residents of assisted housing and other interested parties on housing, homeless, community development and economic development needs to be undertaken with federal funds. The public hearing process allows residents to actively participate in the priority setting process by providing feedback regarding the City of Mesaʼs potential projects for its Program Year 2018-19 Annual Action Plan. All interested City of Mesa residents are encouraged to attend.

Funding for LIHTC projects, gap financing may be available from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME). These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and used for housing and community development activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons and assist in the prevention or elimination of slum or blighting influences.

A copy of the Agenda for the December 7, 2017 meeting will be available beginning on Thursday, November 30, 2017 upon request from the City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Department, 20 E. Main Street, Suite 250, Mesa, AZ 852111466, or may be viewed at the same location between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. To request an alternative format of the Agenda, or for general information, you may call Patricia Pearson at 480-644-3660.

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 to participate in programs and services offered by the City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Department, please contact the Patricia Pearson at 480644-3660. 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.

Liz Morales November 19, 2017 East Valley Tribune Equal Housing Opportunity

It was on this day in 1887, that we lost an American poet whose name may be familiar, but a few lines of her famous sonnet will most likely be more familiar to you.

Long Journey to the Land of Liberty...

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The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

Fundraising for the statue’s pedestal begun in 1882. Efforts included various money raising events, auctions and poet Emma Lazarus was asked to donate an original piece. Her sonnet “The New Colossus”, including the iconic lines “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”, is forever linked with the Statue of Liberty and immigrants.

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