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Mesa youth sports complex hopes to snag visitor money

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The long-gestating youth sports complex project in east Mesa has the potential to be an economic boon for the city, though whether the facility’s impact will justify its estimated $60 million price tag is still up for debate.

Plans for the sports complex project – which is being spearheaded by the Visit Mesa tourism organization – include 24 multipurpose outdoor

sports fields and a 110,000-square-foot indoor field house that could be used for sports like basketball and volleyball as well as trade shows and other large gatherings.

The plans were recently revised to include the addition of several Little League baseball fields at the behest of Mesa Parks and Recreation officials, said Marc Garcia, Visit Mesa president and CEO. The approximately $60 million construction cost would be funded by Mesa taxpayers. The

project plans also call for a 1 percent bed-tax increase to offset annual operating costs, though Garcia believes the facility’s revenue will be sufficient to cover those expenses.

“The benefit of the (bed) tax is that it will actually put it on the people using the facility,” said Anthony Evans, senior research fellow at the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University.

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empe High School senior Kyle Simpson said he learned about Martin Luther King Jr. from his family and through his earlier education, and he hasn’t forgotten those lessons in equality.

And though he feels people as a society “are a lot better off than we were” a half-century ago, King would be disappointed that issues of equality and discrimination are still at the forefront of American life.

Simpson said he is encouraged that many people care enough about King’s message that they still fight for the same principles he did.

Yet, he admitted, “People have a lot of preconceived notions, I would say. It’s hard to get them to let go of prior thoughts and be accepting of new information.”

Though some have parents who weren’t even born while King took his fight for equality to the streets and corridors of power, young people like Simpson and classmate Brian Cerda are actively pursuing his dream with programs aimed at great diversity.

That’s why Cerda and Simpson earlier this month were among those honored by the city of Tempe at its 20th annual Martin Luther King Diversity Awards Breakfast.

As the East Valley joins the nation to officially honor King on Monday, Jan. 15, Cerda and Simpson are living proof that his message survived his assassination in 1968.

Both young men are passionate about creating a safe and welcoming learning environment

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Tempe High School students Brian Cerda, left, and Kyle Simpson were honored for their work in encouraging diversity among students through two separate programs.

for all their classmates and are heavily involved in the Stand and Serve Club, which educates young adults to overcome and prevent relationship violence, bullying and oppression and discrimination in all forms.

Cerda, also a member of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, transitioned from female to male and faces challenges of rejection or harassment “with strength and flourishes as he has learned to accept himself,” according to Ginny Belousek, Tempe’s diversity manager.

Belousek said the intent of the awards is to

recognize people who continue to work for equality across all race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, ability and country of origin intersections.

Simpson has been involved in the city’s Unity Walk, Art Resource Center and the Tempe Tardeada, the annual Hispanic heritage festival.

Cerda said the Stand and Serve program at school also teaches younger generations at middle schools about appreciating the diversity of their peers, and ultimately, in society as well.

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EV anime fans are drawn into world of animation

BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

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laire Murphy has drawn ever since she could hold a pencil, she says.

That interest has led the 19-yearold Chandler resident into the world of Japanese anime and manga, a thriving subculture in the East Valley.

“Ever since elementary school, I’d get ‘How to draw manga’ books,” she said.

“My first year in high school, my best friend introduced me to anime.”

Murphy is one of thousands who recently attended Mesa’s Taiyou Con, a gathering of anime, video game, cosplay and manga fans.

Anime is a style of Japanese animation typically aimed at adults as well as children. Manga is the Japanese comic book style, and “cosplay” is dressing up in costumes as a manga, anime or video game character.

“I love drawing it. The style appeals to me,” said Murphy, a graphic design student at ASU’s Herberger Institute.

Murphy sells her creations at her online site, NickyuShop at Etsy.com. For now, she sells stickers, buttons, pins and keychains but is looking to expand her wares.

She also has a table at conventions such as Taiyou Con. “It’s more of a hobby than a business,” Murphy said. “I love to make new stuff.

(Kimberly Carrillo/ Tribune Photographer)

Claire Murphy says she's drawn to Japanese anime because "it's so different from Western style. It's gorgeous, compelling." She dressed up for Taiyou Con in Mesa as Todoroki from her favorite anime, “My Hero Academia.”

“I like when somebody comes by and has bought from me online. They say, ‘I bought this from you!’ I love hearing that.”

Taiyou Con brought together likeminded anime fans in full regalia to talk, buy, sell and immerse themselves in the culture.

“We knew that there was an anime community in the East Valley,” said Michael Spadafore, a resident of Ahwatukee and director of Taiyou Con. “There was a convention before us that moved to northern Phoenix and then to Glendale. We decided to use that Mesa event as our starting ground.”

The convention in early January marked the eighth one for Taiyou Con – “taiyou” means “thick sunlight” or “sunshine” in Japanese.

The timing of the event takes advantage of Mesa’s “thick sunlight.”

“We felt Mesa at that time of the year was missing something, with no big events,” Spadafore said. “We thought this would be a lot of fun if we had a convention like this.

“Last year, we had 3,200 to 3,400 people in attendance,” he said, adding that he was expecting 3,500 this year. “It’s grown substantially, but always consistent growth.”

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Murphy agrees that anime and Michael Spadafore, director of Taiyou Con, says the Mesa manga culture are healthy in the event continues to grow along with the population of East Valley. the East Valley.

“There are a ton of fans in high

school, and even in college,” she said.

“They range from liking a show to obsessing with cosplay and collecting figurines.”

Murphy obsesses too, dressing up for Taiyou Con. She wore different costumes for each of the convention’s three days.

On Jan. 5, she was Todoroki from her favorite anime, “My Hero Academia.”

She wore a costume built from craft foam, acrylic paint and fake snow from Michael’s. She also wore a wig – she has several of them for cosplaying.

The following day, she won an award, “Best in Novice Performance,” as Clair from “Fire Emblem.” The prize included a samurai sword to use later with other costumes.

Her first try at cosplay was about five years ago. She says she scrapped together a costume.

“I had to look the part,” she said.

She attends local Japanese cultural and anime festivals, including Arizona Matsuri and Saboten Con in Phoenix and Libcon at the Tempe Sunset Library.

Murphy finds Taiyou Con to be more her style.

“I like the atmosphere,” she said, comparing it to the better-known Phoenix Comicon. “There’s more anime. It’s more my demographic.

“Pretty much everyone knows everyone else. I feel comfortable here. There are a lot of nice people here.”

She said she goes to conventions not just for the art and cosplay but for panels.

“I went to one, a game show, ‘Anime See

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Garcia said the local hotel community in Mesa supported the bed-tax increase the last time the group pushed the sports complex project in 2015.

The new high-end complex – which would be located on a city-owned lot currently vacant at Brown Road and 80th Street – would make Mesa a top destination nationwide for youth sports tournaments and help the city tap into the $15 billion youth sports tournament industry, Garcia said.

“For me, it’s a branding exercise,” Garcia said. “It is a chance for us to put a stake in the ground and authentically claim ourselves as being one of the best, one of the very finest, in the country for youth and amateur sports.”

In addition to that potential economic benefit, the project also would provide much-needed new fields and facilities for Mesa residents to use.

“For a variety of reasons, we as a city don’t have enough lighted ballfields for our own parks and recreation use,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said.

Balancing use of the fields between those money-making youth sports tournaments and local use by residents could be a source of friction for the city.

A publicly funded facility called Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, Indiana – which cost $49 million – has exceeded many of the expectations set by its initial economic forecast but still has faced some criticism from residents over access to the park.

Parents in Westfield were angered by the fact that the new sports fields did not result in more recreational offerings for children and were predominantly reserved for sports leagues and tournaments, according to a story in the Indianapolis Star.

Westfield government officials responded to that criticism and said they approved the project as an investment in economic development, not recreation, according to the story.

In the Mesa complex – which will be managed by the city’s Parks and Recreation department – officials will try to accomplish both goals.

According to Garcia, tournaments typically take place on the weekends, so residents will have full access to the fields and field house with little interference throughout the week.

“The youth of Mesa will benefit from the use of the fields during the week and evenings … (but) there will be situations where there is a balancing act there,” said Rich Adams, Visit Mesa board of directors vice chairman.

their money there.

Currently, the northeast Mesa area where the complex would be located has a dearth of hospitality product available to potential travelers.

“It is going to be very difficult for Visit Mesa to guarantee those people stay in Mesa,” Evans said, noting that the effect of flight to other cities could affect potential economic impact of a sports complex.

Evans added that the city of Glendale suffers (Special to the Tribune) Mesa's new sports complex would be located on a lot currently vacant at Brown Road and 80th Street. The complex from a similar predicament during events like would provide much-needed new fields and facilities for Mesa residents to use. the Super Bowl when Additionally, the city will coordinate “They have to estimate in some validity attendees stay in places like Phoenix or with Mesa Public Schools to ensure that how many tournaments they can get a year Scottsdale. students benefit from the new complex. and where they are going to come from,” However, Evans did acknowledge that “We want to make sure that we partner Evans said. “If they are out of state, then the project’s location in east Mesa should with Mesa Public Schools and use the fa- they will (likely) stay (locally), but if they incentivize some visitors to stay in the city. cilities for their needs as well,” Luna said. are in state, they might eat at a restaurant “If it was on Tempe/Mesa border, then Visit Mesa plans to bring the project be- and leave.”

I would be more worried they would lose fore the Mesa City Council in the coming He added, “If most (visitors) are from people to Tempe and Scottsdale,” he said. months in order to put the issue before the Metro Phoenix area, it is not going to Promotional materials for the sports voters in a bond election in November. add a lot to the local economy.” complex note that the location was chosen Supporters of the project believe that its For its part, Visit Mesa is doing the leg- specifically because it is far enough away eventual economic impact on the city of work to ensure it can attract enough visi- from competing cities and its potential to Mesa will more than make up for the ini- tors every year to justify taxpayer invest- increase consumer consumption within tial investment by taxpayers. ment. The group attends industry events Mesa.

“We’re asking (Mesa residents) to and trade shows for groups like National Garcia argued that the sports complex front the money and get paid back over Association of Sports Commissions and itself could also be a solution to that hotel time … in the meantime, you are mean- makes sales trips to national governing problem. ingfully improving the life of residents,” bodies like NCAA. “It is sort of that chicken-or-the-egg Garcia said.

“We do those (trips), sometimes mul- proposition,” Garcia said, noting that hoAn economic analysis of the project tiple times a year, and have those relation- tel investment is likely to come once the

by Elliott D. Pollack & Company found ships with clients, which is why we have city commits to building the facility. that the sports complex could result in dozens and dozens of support letters from He added that Visit Mesa has already $365 million in total annual economic those users, saying if you build this we will had conversations with a handful of hooutput, including $183 million in direct come,” said Garcia, who has two decades of tel developers who have shown interest in expenditures. experience booking youth sporting events. building accommodations should Mesa The report also predicted that the comThe group also has endorsements from move forward with the project. plex could support 3,400 new jobs in Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Mesa Several of those developers sent letters the city and lead to 180,000 hotel room Chamber of Commerce and Arizona of support to Giles and the City Council, nights booked.

Sports and Tourism Authority.

Garcia said.

The project also would incentivize new Garcia also said the project has the supBeyond the potential economic impact, retail and restaurant development in the port of local elected officials. supporters of the project also have a simarea, Adams said.

“I think one of the things it would do for pler argument on their side: it is one of the Only time will tell whether that initial District 5 is it would certainly improve the few uses the city can legally put on the site. economic impact forecast is accurate. economy,” Councilmember David Luna The Bureau of Land Management deed“There is always a demand for youth said. “It will attract more opportunities to ed the land to the city years ago and it can sports,” Evans said. “Whether there is a fi- the city of Mesa, because sports tourism is be used only for recreational purposes. nancial case to be made for this project, I a money maker.”

That means the city cannot simply sell the am not so sure.”

Giles added, “Youth sports here is very land to a developer for commercial develEvans added that much of the cost for successful and at this point, Mesa hasn’t opment of a private facility. the project will be underwritten by out-of- fully taken advantage of that.”

“Inevitably, this is how this project needs state investment, so the group behind the Much of the economic impact predica- to developed,” Giles said. project needs to accurately estimate how tions rely on the assumption that out-ofmany national tournaments it can attract town families participating in events at the – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or each year. complex would stay in Mesa and spend wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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Ducey, legislators tell EV leaders their priorities for 2018

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

Education funding and a major reform of Arizona’s tax structure appear to be the top priorities of East Valley legislators.

Those were the most repeated top priorities as legislators briefly introduced themselves during a special Chandler Chamber of Commerce breakfast Jan. 4 aimed at helping business leaders and elected officials from all government levels get reacquainted.

That political lovefest was followed five days later on Wednesday, Jan. 10, when the East Valley Partnership and East Valley Chambers of Commerce hosted Gov. Doug Ducey during its annual East Valley Breakfast with the Governor.

As he and his predecessors traditionally have done at the breakfast, Ducey reiterated some of the main themes of his State of the State Address two days earlier.

Among them were his promise to “restore long-standing cuts from the recession made before many of us were here” and taking a more aggressive approach to curbing the state’s opioid epidemic.

Ducey did not mention the state income tax, which he had promised to reduce during his first campaign in 2014.

But taking some unspecified action on the state’s tax structure was clearly on the minds of those legislators who attended the Chandler Chamber’s “Meet the Elected Officials” breakfast.

The 50 or so elected officials, particularly legislators, also stressed that bipartisanship is alive and well in Arizona despite a guest presentation by a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive that painted a bleak picture of how partisan politics was crippling the nation’s business in Washington, D.C. Jennings Imel, western region manager for the U.S. Chamber, provided a sobering view of how “deep partisanship” had

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Family Feud.’ It was just a bust-up. Everybody laughing and having a good time,” she said.

Murphy is just the type of artist Spadafore wants for Taiyou Con. “A lot of our artists are local,” he said.

“My vision is to make sure it continues to be local. We strive for local companies and artists. Even the companies that make the T-shirts and badges are local.”

What’s ahead for Murphy?

“I would love to work in a design firm,”

virtually paralyzed Washington despite passage of federal tax reform legislation last month.

That partisanship runs so deep, Imel said, that most Republicans claim to have few friends among Democrats and vice versa, he said.

“We rely on that middle ground to get things done,” Imel said. “The dynamic has definitely changed…Republicans and Democrats don’t have a lot of friends – or even go out to dinner or for a beer with – people in the other party.”

“How are you going to work with the other side if you don’t have friends on the other side?” Imel wondered. “It’s not just an ideological divide but a lifestyle divide as well.”

That lack of bipartisanship threatens action of a long list of important issues affecting Americans, he added.

Those issues include a new 2018-19 spending plan, stabilization of the health insurance market and an infrastructure improvement plan.

And even though he called business groups like the Chamber “the voice of reason” amid the political turmoil, Imel conceded, “It’s tough to break through.”

Former Chandler City Councilman Rick Heumann, co-chair of the Chandler Chamber’s public policy committee, said “it’s ridiculous” that members of one party don’t socialize with those of the opposition.

East Mesa Congressman Andy Biggs also maintained, “We work across the aisle” and cited bipartisan efforts to pass legislation like an Amber Alert for Native American lands.

Turning to priorities for the new legislative session, Republican House Speaker JD Mesnard said finding a permanent solution to Arizona’s funding of education was a top priority, followed closely by tax reform.

Mesnard said congressional passage of she said, eventually hoping land a job with an anime distributor. She’d draw art for the DVD boxes. “That would be my dream job.”

She also would like to self-publish comic books.

She has a couple of ideas, including for a character she’s created called Kas Constance.

“I have a very convoluted storyline,” she laughed.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Callista Morlock and Dakota Roth showed up to Taiyou Con as Raven and Beast Boy from "Teen Titans.".

federal tax reform created momentum to reexamine and reform Arizona’s tax structure, although he did not give any specifics.

State Rep. Jeff Weninger of Chandler said he is working with the state attorney general to create a favorable tax climate for companies engaged in so-called “financial technology” like Bitcoins. He said Arizona could become a center for companies working on such alternative currency.

While Democratic state Sen. Sean Bowie said “adequate funding of pubic education has been and will be my top priority,” he said he also is working on lowering tuition costs at Arizona’s three state universities.

Other officials expressed their top priority for the new year.

Corporation Commission member Bob Burns said he is working public utilities “safe, reliable and affordable.”

Numerous school board and city council members also voiced their goals for this year, with many of the former agreeing with State Education Superintendent Diane Douglas, who voiced concern that teachers are adequately paid.

Mesnard and several other East Valley legislators suggested the state might be able to increase education by finding economies in other government spending – a position that Gov. Doug Ducey advocates.

In an interview with Capitol Media Services, the governor said the state has made a “significant investment’’ in K-12 education, saying aid to schools is $700 million higher now than it was three years ago.

“More is needed,’’ he acknowledged, saying the details of his budget will have to wait.

But the governor rejected suggestions and proposals by several different education and business groups that the quickest and easiest way to raise the revenues needed is to boost state sales taxes, curb tax credits or close what some describe as “loopholes’’ in the tax code.

“I’m not raising taxes,’’ he said.

Instead, Ducey insists that he can find the money elsewhere in the budget.

“Our economy is growing,’’ he said.

“Our state government is being operated more effectively and efficiently.’’

But the kind of money Ducey can find through such savings is unlikely to satisfy those who cite not only Arizona’s reputation of being at or near the bottom of perstudent funding but the problems in both attracting and retaining teachers.

And that starts with 2,000 classrooms not having qualified teachers at the helm, instead being run by substitutes or students being forced into overcrowded classrooms.

Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs was more succinct in her criticism of the governor’s contention that the state can adequately meet education needs with savings elsewhere.

It’s not just Democrats and educators who are critical of Ducey’s position that the state can fund education without additional revenues. He also is increasingly at odds with those who otherwise might be considered allies.

It starts with the debate of the future of the 0.6-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2000 specifically to fund education. Without action, it will self-destruct in 2021, along with the approximately $600 million it raises.

The governor said he supports simply asking voters to extend it, insisting it could be reformed in a way to generate more dollars. He also doesn’t want any action this year, a move that House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios called “incredibly irresponsible.’’

Beyond that, others say education needs more than that 0.6-cent tax raises.

Douglas favors boosting the levy to a full penny, figuring to use three-fourths of that to boost teacher salaries by about 10 percent.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Tempe man indicted for allegedly running cannabis extraction lab Jacque Glessner of Tempe has been indicted by a state grand jury

for allegedly operating a large-scale illegal cannabis extraction lab inside a condo.

Cannabis extraction labs, which extract butane honey oil or BHO, are extremely flammable and easily can cause explosions and flash fires.

The charges are based on an investigation by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the Tempe Police Department and the Tempe Fire Department.

On Dec. 24, officers allegedly found the cannabis extraction lab at 140 E. Rio Salado Parkway, along with more than 300 pounds of marijuana and 75 pounds of cannabis extract.

Investigators also found 20 gallons of butane in large canisters.

Officers temporarily evacuated a building at the condo.

Glessner faces multiple charges.

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traffic stop on Jan. 8.

The officer, who was not identified, suffered minor injuries, police said.

The driver, identified as Allen Pedro, 27, was stopped briefly by two officers for a traffic offense about 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road. Pedro then dragged an officer before crossing into the Gila River Reservation, police said. The other officer fired at least one shot at the fleeing car, they said.

Pedro abandoned his vehicle along State Route 587 and walked away through the desert west of the freeway, police said.

Later, Chandler Police took Pedro into custody after he surrendered to detectives on Jan. 10.

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150-pound tortoise found wandering along Mesa canal A 150-pound African sulcata tortoise was found along a

canal at Broadway Road and 24th Street in Mesa on Jan. 7.

The tortoise was too large for the city’s animal control truck, so a wildlife refuge group stepped in to help transport it to the state’s Fish and Game Department.

Once there, officials found the tortoise’s owner.

African sulcata tortoises can live up to 100 years, and some males weigh more than 200 pounds.

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Man working in garage dies from accidental electric shock A Chandler man died Jan. 6 from an apparent accidental electric shock in his garage

near Cooper Road and Chandler Boulevard.

The man is identified as Jarret Thomas Vartanian, 28.

Vartanian was working on a piece of wood using a technique called fractal burning, according to his family. In fractal burning, a piece of wood is subjected to an electric current and burns a pattern.

The dangerous technique has apparently killed another person, a man in Washington state.

The American Association of Woodturners Safety Committee had previously issued a policy against fractal burning and banned the technique from its events.

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For high school students, Cerda said the program tries to facilitate discussions of diversity and tie them into the context of all the current events surrounding inclusion or the lack of it.

The social and political climate has remained divisive and contentious on a number of issues over the past year, many stemming from disagreements over diversity and inclusion, but Cerda said he believes the first and simplest step in alleviating tension is to treat everyone with kindness.

He believes his age group seems more accepting of people from all backgrounds.

Simpson said working with younger kids is usually much easier because they don’t have as many opinions, but that speaking to older generations “set in their ways” can be more of a challenge.

However, in his experience so far, Simpson said most still listen and learn to accept the club’s message of inclusion for all.

The breakfast ceremony included an appearance by keynote speaker Raveen Arora, owner of India Plaza and The Dhaba grocery store and restaurant in Tempe.

There are many options in the East Valley to celebrate and honor MLK Jr.’s legacy of equality and acceptance of every

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person: In Chandler, the Chandler Public Library will host a free event showing a short documentary, candlelight vigil and performances by local musicians on the library’s lawn on Jan. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Staring with its annual MLK breakfast, Mesa will honor King with a parade at 11 a.m. Monday with the theme “Dream Big with Steam” (science, technology, engineering, arts, math). Tickets can be found at mesamlk.org. Following the parade, Mayor John Giles will hold a closing ceremony at noon at the Mesa Arts Center’s outdoor Alliance Pavilion Stage with music by the Cyiza Music Ministry and a tribute by Tomas Stanton of Phonetic Spit.

Phoenix also will host a festival and march on Jan. 15. To walk in the march, participants should assemble at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church around 8:30 a.m.

The festival will showcase local vendors and performers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Margaret T. Hance Park. Information: azmlk.org.

On Wednesday, Jan. 17, ASU in Tempe will host the March on West at 11 a.m. starting at the school’s west campus at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix.

ASU will also hold a breakfast celebration event on Jan. 18 at 7 a.m. Information: asu.edu/mlk.

Court to weigh if students can use medical marijuana on campus

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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he Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether lawmakers can make criminals of legal medical marijuana users who possess their drug at ASU and other college and university campuses.

In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred lasts year when it voided a 2012 law which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.

In that ruling, the appellate judges said that law is directly contrary to the 2010 initiative that legalized marijuana for medical use. More to the point, the judges said the Voter Protection Act, part of the Arizona Constitution, bars lawmakers from altering the voter-approved law.

But Brnovich points out the constitution does allow lawmakers to amend initiatives to “further the purpose” of what voters originally approved. And he contends the 2012 law fits that exception – an argument specifically rejected by the Court of Appeals.

What the justices ultimately decide most immediately affects Andre Maestas, arrested and convicted in trial court after police found about 0.4 grams of the drug – less than 0.02 ounces – in his dorm room at Arizona State University.

But it ultimately will govern whether future university and college students who are legally entitled to possess and use medical marijuana can face felony charges.

Central to the issue is that 2010 law. It allows those with certain medical conditions to obtain up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana every two weeks.

That law does have places where even medical marijuana users cannot have the drug, like public schools and prisons.

In 2012, lawmakers extended that to college and university campuses at the behest of those schools who argued they fear losing both direct federal aid and federally backed student loans if they allow faculty and students to possess the drug, which remains illegal under federal law.

Last year, however, the Court of Appeals voided the law.

The Supreme Court set a Feb. 22 date to hear arguments.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Road improvements in south Chandler toChandler be discussed at public meetings plans to widen stretches of Ocotillo Road and Chandler Heights Road and is holding informational meetings for public comment on the alignment and early design.

A meeting to discuss Ocotillo Road between Gilbert Road and 148th Street is at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Environmental Education Center at Veterans Oasis Park, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road. Chandler Heights Road from McQueen Road to Gilbert Road will be discussed at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at the same facility.

Each project will widen the two-lane roads to four lanes (two lanes in each direction) with raised medians, bike lanes, center turn lane, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street lighting and drainage improvements. Project drawings will be on display at each meeting, and team members will be available to answer questions.

Information: 480-898-4060.

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Gilbert offers ‘Coffee With a Cop’ public outreach The Gilbert Police Department is offering “Coffee With a Cop” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Bergies Coffee Roast House, 309 N. Gilbert Road.

Gilbert hopes to bring together police and community members together in an informal setting to build relationships.

Drinks and food will be available for purchase.

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Higley district hosts Good Government Buzz Session Governing Board members and leaders of Higley Unified School District will come together with the business community for a discussion on the latest opportunities to partner and academic achievements from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Higley Unified School District Board Room, 2935 S. Recker Road, Gilbert.

The Good Government Buzz Session is part of SRP’s Good Government series. Breakfast will be at 7:15.

The event is free for members of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, and $10 for the general public.

Registration: tiny.cc/higleybuzz.

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Mesa needs volunteers toMesacount the homeless is seeking volunteers for its Point-In-Time Homeless Street and Shelter Count on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

The count is an effort to learn more about those experiencing homelessness.

A training session for volunteers is available at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Fire Station 201, 360 E. 1st St., Mesa.

Information and signup: tiny.cc/mesacount.

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Trailhead popular with EV hikers to reopen with new amenities

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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ikers, mountain bikers and other outdoor enthusiasts will welcome the reopening of South Mountain Regional Park’s popular Pima Canyon Trailhead on Saturday, Jan. 20.

The trailhead, near Ahwatukee and the Arizona Grand Resort, has been closed since August for extensive renovations to cope with large crowds drawn by its convenient location and easy access to several trails.

The major improvements include new flush toilets, which replace stinky pit toilets, two new ramadas and a reconfigured parking lot that promises to create more space and move traffic better.

Although opposition from neighbors and obtaining building permits delayed the project for several months, Phoenix parks officials have acknowledged it culminated in a better plan, with less longterm impact on neighbors.

“It had an input process. People made it their own. It’s public land and public space,” said Mike Francis, parks superviCOMMUNITY BRIEFS

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Mesa Urban Garden sets classes through February

Three classes on gardening and home landscaping are being offered by the Mesa Urban Garden, 212 E. 1st Ave. The classes start 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, with a program called “Compost, Mulch & Rock.” Catherine, The Herb Lady, will talk about use of mulches in home gardens, including “patience mulch.” There also will be a garden book swap and seed bank giveaway. Other classes follow on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3. Information: facebook.com/ mesaurbangarden.

Clinic teaches growers how to handle citrus

The University of Arizona, master gardeners and industry experts will teach an East Valley Citrus Clinic from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 20, at Greenfield Citrus Nursery, 2558 E. Lehi Road, Mesa.

Participants will be taught about growing

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Last December, workers were busy building new restrooms and two new ramadas at Pima Canyon Trailhead. Together, these features tend to create a focal point that leads visitors toward the trails.

sor for South Mountain Park and the Rio Salado Habitat. “It’s had a lot of time to be refined. In the long term, it’s a better project.”

Neighbors won a major concession when Phoenix park officials dropped plans for a parking lot that would have been too close to their homes, creating noise and potentially obstructing their views.

Phoenix officials also placated critics by creating breaks in a construction fence to minimize the project’s potential impact on wildlife, such as coyotes and rabbits, which frequent the area.

But a suggestion to move a sewer connection away from a nearby neighborhood, and run it past the golf course to 48th Street, was ruled out as too expen-

citrus, fruits and nuts in the Valley. A tasting table and 102 citrus varieties will be on display.

Tickets are $10 and are available at tiny.cc/ citrusclinic.

Information: extension.arizona.edu/2018east-valley-citrus-clinic-greenfield-citrusnursery.

each direction.

Phase 1 of the Heritage Waterline Project is expected to be completed in late February.

Information: 480-898-4090.

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Work on a “new front door” to downtown Chandler begins Tuesday, Jan. 16, along Arizona Avenue.

This is the second phase of improvements to the municipal corridor from the Santan Freeway. The work is scheduled to be completed in October.

Arizona Avenue between Pecos Road and Frye Road will receive new landscaping, wider sidewalks, raised medians, bike lanes, streetlights and a new traffic signal at Fairview Street.

Traffic restrictions will be required for the safety of workers and traveling public, but Arizona Avenue will remain open at all times.

Information: chandlersnewfrontdoor.com or 480-898-4060.

Water pipeline being replaced in Gilbert’s Heritage District

Traffic is being rerouted as construction has begun to replace a water pipeline in Gilbert’s Heritage District.

The waterline along Gilbert Road from Vaughn Avenue to approximately Elliot Road is being moved to streets just east and west of Gilbert Road. The Heritage Waterline Project is intended to minimize future impacts related to waterline work and maintenance.

Work is scheduled to take place Sunday through Thursday during night and morning hours. While work is being conducted, Gilbert Road will be reduced to one lane in

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sive. Francis said Phoenix parks is taking steps to re-vegetate the scar created by the trenching work.

Pima Canyon is considered the most popular trailhead in South Mountain Park. The $2 million in improvements were financed by a small sales tax increase approved by Phoenix voters to support and protect the mountain preserves.

The trailhead improvements were accomplished in tandem with restoration of 26 miles of trails as part of the South Mountain Park Trails Master Plan. Crews have been closing and re-vegetating rogue spur trails, created by hikers cutting through, which only adds to confusion.

The trails plan also calls of major upgrades to trail signage, which many people consider spotty at best.

The re-opening festivities begin with an opportunity to meet Phoenix City Council member Sal DiCiccio of Ahwatukee, a longtime advocate of the mountain preserves, at 8 a.m. A ranger-led hike is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.

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

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Tempe residents invited to day at the state Legislature

Tempe residents are invited to join the mayor and council for Neighborhood Day at the State Legislature 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 1700 W. Washington St. in Phoenix.

Attendees will have the opportunity to get acquainted with their Arizona legislative representatives, meet their council members and learn about Tempe’s legislative program.

Participants will also have time for self-guided tours after the program.

Free parking is available at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, 1820 W. Washington St., Phoenix. To take public transportation to the event, visit valleymetro. org for bus, light rail and park-and-ride information.

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Chandler High scores as a ‘most beautiful’ school

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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handler High School – known for getting second looks for its striking pillars and old-fashioned charm – has a piece of the national spotlight.

Architectural Digest named it the “most beautiful public high school” in Arizona. The magazine recently chose the “most beautiful” public high schools in every state in a variety of architectural styles, including Gothic and Art Deco, historic and modern.

The magazine said Chandler High, which is at 350 N. Arizona Ave., has a “blend of Colonial Revival and Spanish Revival styles.”

The distinction is an honor, Chandler High Principal Larry Rother said.

“Honestly, it’s a beautiful school and Old Main, our centerpiece building, was built in 1922,” Rother said. “Just walking by it on Arizona Avenue, you can tell it stands out. It’s definitely something we take a lot of pride in.

There is really no other high school in Arizona like it. Everyone knows our pillars in the front. Kids take pictures of it.

They’re proud to have graduated from Chandler High.”

Chandler High opened in 1914, and the “Home of the Wolves” had a 91 percent graduation rate in the 201415 year, according to its report card on the Arizona Department of Education website. The school has earned the A+ School of Excellence honor from the Arizona Educational Foundation several times and has received other state and national recognition.

Rother said he often sees students at graduation take photos of themselves by Chandler High.

“We’re proud of it and it’s a focal point in our community,” he said.

As the school grew, additions were added to Old Main and other buildings were constructed around campus, Rother said. The old gym on campus was built in 1939 and has an old honeycomb dome roof, he added.

In California, Torrance High School was named the “most beautiful.” Many of its buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings on campus include a 1917 Mediterranean Revival main structure and the 1937 Streamline Moderne-type auditorium.

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Chandler High School was recently named by Architectural Digest as the “most beautiful public high school” in Arizona. Its centerpiece building shown here, called Old Main, was built in 1922.

ies and TV shows including “Bruce Almighty,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the magazine reported.

While many of the schools on the list are older, Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Volcano Vista High School, a modern structure, took the top spot in that state with it rust-colored obelisk guards in earthy colors at the school’s entrance, the magazine said.

Sin City captured the magazine’s attention. The “most beautiful” public high school in Nevada was Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas. The campus features two Art Deco buildings from the city’s first high school, constructed in the 1930s.

Chandler High recently built a marquee and private donor courtyard in the colors and style of the 1922 Old Main building so it “all blends together just great,” Rother said.

“I was a history teacher so…preserving the history of our community is so important,” he said. “I’m just blessed to work in a school district that values that, and it is truly a symbolic structure in our community for academic excellence.”

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Mesa-raised Chef Chamberlin debuts Tempe Public Market Cafe

BY DAVID M. BROWN Tribune Contributor

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hef Aaron Chamberlin has come home to the East Valley – and has a seat for you at the table.

His Tempe Public Market Cafe opened Jan. 12 at 8749 S. Rural Road, on the northeast corner of Warner Road in Tempe.

The East Valley location is the second Valley Public Market Café for Chamberlin and his brother, David, who also opened the Phoenix Public Market Cafe downtown in 2012 and, three years earlier, St. Francis in midtown Phoenix.

“I’m so excited to bring this restaurant to the Southeast Valley, where I grew up,” said Chef Aaron Chamberlin, who graduated from Mesa High in 1991.

Repurposing a long-standing Circle K, the new restaurant combines a casual eatery, retailer and outdoor urban oasis, serving health-focused breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The clean-lined new location was designed by Christoph Kaiser of Kaiserworks in Phoenix.

The communal patio provides inviting flexible space for morning coffee and evening tete-a-tetes, with fire pits, fountains and seating options. And, guests can shop for items from local artisans in the cafe’s retail section. Wines, beers and craft cocktails are also available.

Tempe resident Amanda Deuchar is the executive chef, and most of the staff of approximately 45 are also East Valley residents. Many of the waiters are students from nearby Corona del Sol High School.

For breakfast, guests may try freshbaked pastries and classic and contemporary breakfast dishes, among them the quinoa bowl, with poached eggs, market vegetables and pesto.

An assortment of sandwiches, burgers and leafy greens offer a broad lunch menu. These include the AB&J – an “adult” PB&J with almond butter, sliced apples and jelly on nine-grain bread – the superfood salad, with kale, quinoa, broccoli, avocado and other elements served with a raw apple cider vinaigrette.

Entrées for dinner include pork chile verde pot pie and brick pressed chicken.

Public Market Café locations, St. Francis, in a repurposed 1950s architectural office, is a fullservice sit-down dinner venue that also serves a farmto-table weekend brunch.

The two Public Market Café locations are more casual; guests order at a window and the waitstaff brings the food to their tables, inside or out.

(Special to the Tribune) Guests who visit Tempe Public Market Café has opened on the northeast corner of Warner and Rural roads in Tempe, reurposing a longTempe Public Marstanding Circle K site. The concept has been a hit for Chef Aaron Chamberlin in downtown Phoenix since 2012. ket Café through While Tempe Public Market Café ofBorn in Truckee, California, he moved Friday, Jan. 19 will receive a free cookie fers a similar menu to that in Phoenix, a with his family to the Valley as a boy. or cup of coffee with the purchase of any number of unique items will appear.

“My dad was a builder and wanted a entree.

These include a variety of pizzas, avail- great place for business and for raising Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell expects able daily from 11 a.m. to close, includ- our family, so he chose the East Valley,” to be among those first-week guests: “I ing The Garden, with tomato, spaghetti he said. can’t wait,” he said, “to add Tempe Public squash, roasted peppers, onions, avocado Just out of Mesa High, he went to work Market Café to my restaurant rotation.” and lemon; and The Rancher, with Sch- for a series of mom-and-pop cafes, then reiner’s sausage, pepperoni, cheese and an Italian restaurant in Scottsdale. house-made tomato sauce.

“I knew I wanted to do this, so my “Four of the five pizzas will be regulars, plan was to find the best restaurants in and we’ll switch around the fifth based the best locations for food at the time, so on different seasonal or interesting week- I moved to San Francisco,” he explained. ly ingredients we find,” Chamberlin said. So, for three years, he worked at two The Tempe location is designed to be well-known locations, Rubicon and Bisparticularly family friendly. In contrast, tro Michel Michaud, both now closed. the clientele of the downtown Phoenix Next was New York City, where he original tends to be younger foodies, worked alongside Jean-Georges Vonggroups of friends and ASU students. erichten at his Bong. That celebrity chef The setup of the Tempe location also leads the J&G Steakhouse at The Phoefavors private parties, and the new res- nician in Phoenix. After two years, Chef taurant will offer Presta Coffee, based in Chamberlin went to Boston, learning at Tucson. the Ritz-Carlton, then back to San Fran“We’re super-excited about partnering cisco at its Ritz-Carlton. with them and selling their products in “But I was tired of living like a gypsy, our shop,” Chamberlin said. “And we’re and I wanted to bring my skills and exlooking forward to working with indi- perience back home, so my next stop viduals and groups to help the East Valley was the Valley,” he recalled. He worked community.” for a few years at restaurants such as La Chamberlin has wanted to be in the Grande Orange and Chelsea’s Kitchen, culinary business since he was a child, now part of LGO Hospitality, Phoenix.

(Special to the Tribune) inspired to become a chef when he saw a “With that background, I was ready While Tempe Public Market Café offers a similar photo of his grandfather in chef ’s white. to open the St. Francis in 2009 with my menu to that in Phoenix, a number of unique items will appear.

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A tough lesson finally learned after losing a parent

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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e talk early in the morning, because both of us, father and son, share an affinity for rising before daylight. Mostly, the phone calls concern the minutiae of our days. He has to take the Kia for an oil change and stop at Wal-Mart to buy new sneakers. I have meetings, conference calls, meetings.

He has doctors to see. The garage sink is clogged. His roof could use a pressure wash.

And he misses her – my mother, his wife of 53 years. She passed away two weeks ago, a death that caught my family by surprise, mostly because all her life, 71 years, my mother appeared incapable of being quiet for longer than 90 seconds. If that sounds like a complaint, it’s not: My mother’s opinions, her advice, her stories, have been the soundtrack of

my life every bit as much as John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” or Don McLean driving his Chevy to the levee.

My mother always had the floor. My dad, he was always in the background, nodding, smiling, occasionally coming to the phone. Until now.

Now he is 72 and I’m a few weeks shy of 53. Now he dials the phone. Now I do, too. We speak daily, sometimes twice, three times. Every conversation ends with “I love you.”

This is not an advice column, and for good reason: I’m not an advice-giver. My theory has always been, if we’re down to me to solve your problems, you, my friend, are well and truly screwed. We’re going to make an exception this once, though, because the loss of my mother has taught me something maybe some of you need to hear.

Because some of you are probably, surely, a lot like me.

All my life, no matter how I’ve succeeded, no matter how many good acts

I’ve mixed in with my shortcomings, no matter how fiercely I’ve tried to do the right thing, I’ve always held an opinion that I’ve never dared offer aloud. It’s a thought that has produced in me more shame than every other fault combined.

I’ve always believed my father was disappointed in me. That we didn’t really “get” each other. That whatever genetic material family members own that knits them close, we didn’t have it.

We did. We do. We just didn’t try.

He only came to the phone sometimes.

I didn’t call. He didn’t tell me what he filled his days with. I didn’t ask, or tell him much about mine.

Then I lost my mother, but I gained a father. Which is a wonderful consolation, but also feels like a tremendous waste of potential. We could have, should have, had these conversations 25 years ago. Then maybe I wouldn’t have felt so ashamed, and maybe he wouldn’t have felt so alone.

So, here’s my advice. It’s all of two

words.

Don’t wait.

Maybe you have a parent 2,000 miles away, who right now is alone at his kitchen table wondering how he’s going to get through breakfast without the darkhaired girl he started dating in 1961.

Maybe you, too, think you’ve never measured up. You feel ashamed for your faults, like the bad son, the estranged daughter, the sibling who never quite fit into the puzzle that is every family.

Don’t wait. Because what if you’re wrong about not being good enough?

And because there is so much to say, and never enough time. Because one day, out of the blue, the person to whom you dare not speak will be gone. And then all you’ll have left is silence. Which is, according to someone who has learned this lesson firsthand, not even close to enough.

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

Arizona at the forefront of international trade with SkyBridge

BY JESSICA PACHECO Tribune Guest Writer

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ecently, Gov. Doug Ducey announced the launch of SkyBridge Arizona at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, an international air logistics center that will help shape the future of consumer supply chains in the United States and internationally. It’s a big deal for Arizona and it is a big deal for U.S.-Mexico trade.

Commercial trucks and freight trains are an important part of our domestic and international supply chains, but often they are not fast enough to meet customer demand. In the era of immediate access to information and to markets worldwide, air cargo shipments are becoming essential to satisfy consumers and just-in-time manufacturing processes. With SkyBridge, products can reach markets all over Mexico in a matter of hours instead of days by other

modes of transportation.

The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that airfreight traffic climbed nearly nine percent year-over-year in November 2017 to meet the demands of the booming e-commerce industry. The existing air-cargo industry can hardly keep up and the competition is fierce.

The launch of SkyBridge is Arizona’s way of stepping up to the plate as a national leader in this sector. Arizona’s proximity to Mexico and our businessfriendly environment makes our state a natural hub for air-cargo companies, large and small, eager to grow their business on both sides of the border. And, Arizona knows how to do business with Mexico.

This new project is the next step in addressing changing market dynamics.

The capital investment and job creation generated by SkyBridge – coupled with the implementation of the Customs program known as Unified Cargo Processing (UCP), a joint U.S.-Mexico

effort to streamline the movement of goods between the two countries – positions Arizona as the ideal gateway for international goods delivered by air.

SkyBridge Arizona will be first significant location in the country where U.S. and Mexican customs officials will work side-by-side to streamline air-cargo transactions – moving goods faster, while supporting the e-commerce industry and strengthening our international trade relationship with Mexico.

Gov. Ducey’s leadership and focus on being at the forefront of Arizona’s trade relationship with Mexico, and his entrepreneurial approach to government are among the primary principle attractors for these types of investments.

The governor’s foresight, collaboration, and leadership has positioned Arizona to lead the nation in the booming aircargo industry and establish Arizona as a preferred gateway for the North American marketplace.

The bottom line: Arizona is at the frontline of innovative approaches to

global logistics and meeting the needs of an increasingly interconnected world.

Gov. Ducey’s recognition of the importance of the relationship with Mexico and his commitment to forging relationships for Arizona businesses throughout the continent has positioned Arizona as a leader on North American trade.

Arizona’s fast-paced and collaborative action is paying-off as demonstrated by the SkyBridge announcement and a number of other unique programs including, certification of Mexican truck drivers, a corridor study that looks at the entire corridor between Arizona and central Mexico, and a binational approach to development of border infrastructure.

The best part? Once Skybridge is operational, consumers from all over Mexico will be able to tap into e-commerce, opening of millions of Mexican e-consumers to US products and companies.

– Jessica Pacheco is president of the Board of Directors of the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

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s a freshman at Desert Ridge last year, he averaged 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds a game on the basketball court and tallied 15 tackles and 6.5 sacks on the football field. His coach calls him a complete basketball player, and as a sophomore he’s obtaining interest from some of the top programs in the country.

Sophomore Jason Harris has always had the drive inside him to do something great. With an older brother, Jalen, who is currently playing football at the University of Arizona and was a teammate of Jason’s at Desert Ridge last year, he always had a little extra motivation to be great.

“Having an older brother always helped to push me,” Harris said of his drive to be great. “I’m always competing with him and learning from him, and he’s always pushed me to be a better athlete.”

Harris transferred to Higley, then sat out his sophomore season of football after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Higley Knights then played their way into a semi-final battle with eventual state champions Saguaro. And because of the Arizona Interscholastic Association in-state transfer rule, he was forced to sit for the first part of the basketball season, too. After being forced to sit for so long, Harris said that he felt a hunger to get back on the court and that it feels great to be back.

“I have been working hard to get back, my shot, dribbling, everything is coming along great,” Harris said. “It just feels great to be out there and playing and free with no more sling.”

Working hard is just another aspect that sets Harris apart on the hardwood and on the gridiron.

“He’s always the first person in the gym, he’s always the last one to leave the gym,” Higley coach Jerome Joseph said.

“Academically, he’s great and work ethicwise, I can’t say enough about it. Before,

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Higley’s Jason Harris has already fielded scholarship offers from several Division I schools, including Syracuse, Florida State, Utah, Kentucky, Memphis, UNLV, Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University.

during, after, he’s a gym rat and he just wants to get better.”

With his natural athletic ability, Harris has garnered the attention of coaches at the next level. He’s already fielded scholarship offers from several Division I schools, including Syracuse, Florida State, Utah, Kentucky, Memphis, UNLV, Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University, just to name a few.

With a 6-foot-8, 220-pound frame, his stature alone is enough to attract the attention of the college coaches he has already. But, whether Harris is stepping on the court or the field he has proved his ability to play at the next level.

“He really doesn’t have any deficien-

cies,” Joseph said. “He can post up, he can put it on the floor, he can block shots, he can play defense and he can shoot it.

He’s just an all-around player.”

While Harris is just returning, he’s just one of a few building blocks that will have an impact on the future of the Higley boys basketball program. Shon Robinson, a Chicago-area transfer, is another player who could have a large impact on the future. As a sophomore, Robinson is listed at 6-foot-9, but it’s not just his height and athletic ability that make him stand out.

“Shon is a great athlete, but one of his greatest assets is that he is a great shooter,” Joseph said. “To be 6-9 and have the

ability to be a specialist from the 3-point line, that’s going to attract a lot of college coaches because he can play that stretch 3 or stretch 4 role and extend the defense.”

And both sophomores already have begun to have an impact on the on-court product for the Knights.

“They are playing off of each other, making the game a little easier for both of them to where if Shon attracts attention, then they have to worry about Jason and if Jason attracts attention, then they have to worry about Shon,” Joseph said. “So again, it’s been good, we could be playing a little bit better, but my plan is to be playing our best basketball at the end of January.”

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Make Jesus, prayer part of your New Year’s resolutions

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brand-new year is here and I am excited to see what the Lord has for us. Keeping Christ at the center of our thoughts takes a great deal of discipline and determination, but so does everything else we really care about.

As a Christian, the best way we can demonstrate our love and devotion is by trying to live for Him. Whatever we become involved with, He simply wants to be our highest priority.

This time of year is a perfect time to start developing spiritual lifestyle changes. You notice I used the word “developing” because drawing closer to God is a process much like

losing weight, exercising or any other type goal in which we are striving toward a goal.

For example, eating a salad today is not going to automatically fix our weight problem, but it’s a positive first step. The same is true with learning how to live the Christian life.

There have been many adaptations from the original Al-anon credo, which encourages everyone to be realistic about trying to change everything all at once. We just need to remember that personal transformation is a lifestyle that will require concentration and perseverance.

Philippians 3:14 says, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus” and reveals that no one else can do this for us – it’s between us and God. It’s great to have long-term goals, and we should release our faith into becoming

all that He has called us to be, but an important key is to focus on our mission one day at a time. It would be much better to go slow with permanent results than to rush and become overwhelmed with frustration and disappointment.

Another meaningful resolution would be to dedicate a few minutes each day to prayer.

Daily Bible reading is another excellent place to focus our attention because the words of God are spiritual nourishment to our soul and will help fill our mind and heart with strength and confidence.

Again, I must include this journey will require a fierce tenacity that we commonly avoid because we hate to be uncomfortable.

As many of you already know, drawing near to Christ is a serious challenge because of the added resistance from the dark side.

Long story short: It’s possible but not easy.

I recently recorded an 80-minute CD where I narrate over 100 encouraging Bible passages. It also includes several original songs filled with hope, joy and faith.

This is a resource for those who want to fill their mind with God’s promises. Contact me and I would be honored to send you a free copy.

May you live in the peace of His presence this coming year.

“Father, in the name of Jesus, we acknowledge you as the ultimate authority of all things. You created everything and are in total control. Please give us courage to discipline our flesh and an extra measure of faith that we might become what you have called us to be, amen.”

- Dr. Holland lives in Kentucky, where he is a Christian author, outreach minister and community chaplain. To learn more: billyhollandministries.com.

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East Valley actors prepare to roar for ‘Lion King Jr.’

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ids ages 5 to 14 make up the “mane” event at an upcoming performance of “The Lion King Jr.” at Mesa Arts Center.

The 60-minute musical, based on the Broadway production and the 1994 Disney film, features actors from Limelight Performing Arts in Gilbert telling the story of a curious cub named Simba who struggles to accept adulthood and his destiny as king.

Along the way, the young lion encounters a colorful cast of characters including spunky lioness Nala, charismatic meerkat Timon and loveable warthog Pumbaa. To claim his rightful place on the throne and save his beloved Pridelands, Simba must find his inner strength and confront his wicked Uncle Scar.

This production of “The Lion King Jr.” is unique, taking a little different angle than the movie and other theatrical versions.

“Instead of relying on just the characters that are found in the movie, we are really trying to display the African storytelling side of it and the tribal-like passing of folklore,” said Emma England, artistic director for Limelight Performing Arts in conjunction with Studio 3 Performing Arts and director of choreography for the production.

“We’re not trying to disguise anyone,” explained England. “The lions and some of the other characters, instead of having masks and makeup, they’re wearing a hat with the face of the character. So, it’s like a mask on their head.”

Something else unusual about this production is the music.

“We have the djembe players, who traditionally are not part of ‘The Lion King,’” said England. “They come out and play live drums during the show.”

So many talented youths auditioned for the show that directors triple-cast most of the lead roles, something not done in youth theater.

“Everybody performs in all of the shows,” England said. “So, it’s really one cast, but they change what roles they play within.”

Some younger kids perform the same role in each show, but some of the older performers have two or three roles.

Limelight’s production also features fullsize puppets, including giraffes towering

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Kayla King practices some moves for her appearance in “Lion King the Musical Jr.” later this month at Mesa Arts Center.

over 12 feet – just like on Broadway.

“When I chose to do this show, I just knew you couldn’t take the show lightly,” England said. “It’s a show that’s done epically on Broadway. … I wanted to have that same splendor and extravagance of these puppets.

The crocodile has a mechanical head that opens and closes. There’s even an elephant with four people inside working the legs.

Kayla King’s main role is Rafiki, but the 14-year-old also plays a bunch of other ensemble parts. She attends Arizona College Prep in Chandler and has been doing theater since 6.

“I love being Rafiki because she is just like this crazy kind of high priestess,” said Kayla.

“She’s like the lifeblood of the show. She’s the link of the circle of life. She is the circle of life and I love playing her.”

Kayla also plays a lioness, giraffe, hyena, grass, a dancer and a flower.

“I love ‘The Lion King’ music,” Kayla said.

“This is going to be my show. I’m so excited to be in it.”

Abigail Springer, 11 and a sixth-grader at Barbara Bush Elementary in Mesa, plays Timon, a lioness, lion cub, baboon, tumbling monkey, a dancer and a spiny plant.

“I have lots of quick changes,” said Abigail.

“When I have to change from a dancer to a lioness, I have 45 seconds. When I have to change from spiny plant to lion cub, I have

like 20 seconds.”

Her favorite role is Timon because “he’s cocky, which I like playing that because sometimes I am cocky. He’s really fun to play because you get to use an accent and you get to over exaggerate pretty much everything.”

Brandon Trudell, 14, a freshman at Lumos Arts Academy in Gilbert, plays Simba in one cast. an elephant in two of the casts and a hyena.

“Simba is very adventurous,” Brandon said. “He’s just trying to explore himself to know what he really is. Like a teenager, he’s trying to get through the struggles of his teenage

the elephant is interesting since it takes four people to play the legs. He’s one of them.

“Elephants actually walk really weird.”

Hailey Laidig, 11, attends Nathan Hale Elementary in Mesa as a fifth-grader. She started acting at age 3. She plays Young Nala in the second cast but also plays a lioness and flowers.

“I love all the roles I do because they’re all so different from each other and they’re all relating to the jungle and it’s just amazing to be in this,” Hailey said.

Savannah Springer, 8, is a third-grader at Barbara Bush Elementary School who plays a baboon, a wildebeest and a dancer.

Savannah loves creating personalities for the characters she plays. For example, in her baboon role, she’s playing the role of “someone who’s cuckoo and doesn’t really know what’s happening.”

England said it’s a very talented group of performers.

“I keep telling people it’s going to be epic.

These kids are unbelievable for their age.

There’s going to be a stampede for tickets.”

“The Lion King Jr.” will be performed at the Mesa Arts Center for four days starting on Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m.; Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m.; Jan. 26 at 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 27 at 10 a.m., 1, 3:30 and 7 p.m.; and Jan. 28 at 2 and 4:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 at the Mesa Arts Center box office or mesaartscenter.com. Information: Limelight Performing Arts at 480-545-1492.

Limelight also is providing free tickets to deserving and/or underserved youth in school choir and drama programs to give them an opportunity they may not otherwise enjoy.

years.”

Olivia Woodward-Shaw is also 14 and an eighth-grader at Legacy Tradition School in Chandler. She plays Nala in one cast and plays featured ensembles in the other two casts.

Olivia said cast members hang out together to make connections so when they’re on stage it’s not so awkward. “I love connecting with the cast. We’re just one big happy family.”

Kaitlyn Woodward, 11 and a sixth-grader at Gilbert Christian School, plays Young Simba, a buzzard and a lioness. Her favorite role is Young Simba “because I get to act and be who I am. Young Simba relates to me because I’m a jumpy person.”

“I think the songs are fantastic because there’s all this choreography. There are lifts.

It’s just really fun and amazing and I want a lot of people to watch,” she added.

Vincent Farley, 12, is in eighth grade at Mesa Arts Academy.

He started acting at age 7. Vincent plays Pumbaa in one cast and also plays a hyena, an ele(Amy Plank/Special to the Tribune) phant and a star, but he enjoys Reagan Plank, 13, of Mesa, plays the role of Pumbaa in the “Lion the role of Pumbaa the best.

He admitted that the role of King the Musical Jr.”

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Public Notices CADENCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT MESA, ARIZONA CADENCE PARKWAY PHASE 1 & 2 – STREET LIGHTS (CA140) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until February 8, 2018 at 1:00p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona. Please mark the outside of the bid envelope with the name of this bid document. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration, except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. No bid shall be altered, amended or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 1:00p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at the job site. The site visit is recommended but no mandatory.

Cadence Parkway Phase 1 & 2 – Street Lights This contract shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to construct the facilities and features called for by the plans and specifications for the following work: The Cadence Parkway Phase 1 & 2 - Street Lights Bid Package consists of the Street Light Improvements as outlined by the Improvement Plans for Cadence Parkway. Work will include installation of street lights, and all other means and methods indicated by the plans.

The ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE RANGE IS $360,000 – $420,000.

For information contact: Maggie Smith, City of Mesa, Maggie.Smith@mesaaz.gov.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc., dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $146.00 which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pickup.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa's Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

Work shall be completed within sixty-nine (69) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal and Schedule Form provided and be accompanied by a Bid Bond, certified check, or cashier’s check (PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL BID BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE) for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid, payable to Otago Development, Inc., as a guarantee that the contractor will enter into a contract to perform the proposal in accordance with the plans and specifications.

The successful bidder will be required to execute the Otago Development, Inc. Contract and respective Addenda for construction within ten (10) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. Otago Development, Inc. shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The successful bidder shall name Otago Development, Inc. as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included in Chapter 2.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with Otago Development, Inc., the City of Mesa or Cadence Community Facilities District.

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Obituaries Carlson, Norma Reile

Yadkinville, NC - Norma Reile Carlson, 91, passed away January 9, 2018. She was born July 9, 1926 to the late Frank and Lois McMahon Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her 1st husband, Ellsworth Reile, 2nd husband, Ronald Carlson; daughter, Linda Reile; brother, Lee Johnson; son-in-law, Gene Tarr; Surviving is her daughter, Cindy Tarr; grandchildren, Andy (Jill) Tarr, Jeff (Danielle) Tarr; great grandchildren, Bryson, Caden, Nathan, Kendall, and Bennett; sister-in-law, Marian Johnson. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2018 at Gentry Family Chapel in Yadkinville. Online condolences can be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville, NC is serving the Carlson Family.

WHITE, JR., Jack Gilbert Gil was born in Belton, Texas to the late Jack Gilbert White, Sr. and late Margaret Patricia Jones White. He graduated from Mesa High School and joined the Army. Gil served in Vietnam as a medic in the 3/5 Cavalry. He earned a Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam. Gil worked for the US Postal Service for many years until retirement.

Gil loved the outdoors, 4-wheeling, camping, photography, and hunting. He had a great appreciation for Native American history and art. He will be greatly missed by many friends and family.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Julie Louise White and stepson, Jaron Earl Green. He is survived by his son Jared White, wife Sarah White, and two grandchildren of Washington, PA; stepson Joel Green and three grandchildren of Mesa; stepdaughter, Jeena Olive Green and two grandchildren of Denver, CO; daughter Laura Peterson, husband Cole Peterson, and three grandchildren of Scottsdale; brother Patrick White of Glorieta, NM; and sister Susan Potter of Lago Vista, TX. There will be a private ceremony at the family’s discretion.

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Employment Employment General Construction laborers, 6 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Perform tasks involving physical labor at building construction projects. May operate hand and power tools of all types; air hammers, power saws, power drills and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites. May assist other craft workers. 3 months construction EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Post-hire employment drug testing.

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Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. N/A 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, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Daily transportation provided to and from worksite.

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Outdoor work, 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: 04/01/18-12/15/18. 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: Surprise, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Employer will provide daily transportation to and from the worksite.

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.

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Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-771-0630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2908214.

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Public Notices Queen Creek LANDFILL Maricopa County, Arizona The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has received an application for a Type IV change to the solid waste facility plan from Maricopa County Waste Resources & Recycling (MCWRR), for the Queen Creek Landfill located at 20224 East Riggs Road, Queen Creek, Arizona.

The Type IV change proposes to construct a low-intensity use public park called Eagle Park at the closed Queen Creek Landfill. This notice commences a 30-day written public comment period from January 14, 2018 through February 13, 2018.

The proposed Eagle Park on top of the closed Queen Creek Municipal landfill will be a continuation of an existing Horse Shoe Park owned and operated by the Town of Queen Creek. The park will have two loop trails within the landfill top, a maintenance yard, an environmental showcase center, two Ramada’s at a central area, walkways on the south and east sides, two parking areas, and entrance and egress from Riggs Road and from Horse Shoe Park. The loop trails in the central area and the edges of the parking areas will house numerous low-water-use plants species including Saguaro Cactus, Ocotillo, Cholla, Yucca, Brittle Bush, Creosote, Chuparosa, Fairy Duster, Desert Wil1ow, Palo Verde, Mesquite, Ash, Texas Ebony, Acacia and similar other native plants. In addition, some large plant species such as Ash and Pines will be housed outside the landfill but along the northern and western boundaries. The ground will be covered with two to three inches of thick decomposed granite or rock mulch.

The complete record is available at the ADEQ Phoenix Office at 1110 West Washington Street and may be reviewed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays. To arrange an appointment to review this record at ADEQ, contact the ADEQ Records Center at (602) 771-4380.

ADEQ invites all interested persons to submit written comments concerning the proposed development. All written comments must be signed by the person making the comments and include his/her name and address.

All comments must be submitted to ADEQ post-marked by the close of the public period on February 13, 2018. Submit your comments to: Tracy Neal Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Solid Waste Unit 1110 West Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007

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One for One Replacement Notice Maricopa HOME Consortium

NOTICE TO READERS:

On or about March 1, 2018, the Maricopa HOME Consortium intends to provide approximately $300,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships funding to support construction of 56 units of one to three bedroom apartments in the project identified as River at Eastline Village at 2102 East Apache Boulevard, Tempe, Arizona.

The project will be new permanent rental housing financed with low income housing tax credits, State Housing Funds, private financing and Maricopa County HOME funds. The project will begin immediately and will be completed in 2019. Long term affordability of the units will be assured with 56 units of project based rental assistance. The rental assistance will be provided through a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion and is expected to run for twenty years. The units being constructed as replacement are equal in number and bedroom size to the units being replaced. HOME funding was allocated to this project in an amendment to the Maricopa HOME Consortium 2017-18 Annual Action Plan. This project has been determined to comply with the requirements for One for One Replacement when HOME funding will result in demolition or conversion of affordable housing units.

Persons wishing to submit comments supporting or opposing this decision may contact Rachel Milne at milner@mail.maricopa.gov or Rachel Milne, Assistant Director Community Development, 234 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004 before February 15, 2018.

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ADEQ tomará medidas razonables para proveer acceso a los servicios del departamento para personas con capacidad limitada para hablar, escribir o entender Inglés y / o para las personas con discapacidad. Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación del lenguaje o de alojamiento de discapacidad deben hacerse por lo menos 48 horas de antelación poniéndose en contacto con Ian Bingham, Title VI Nondiscrimination Coordinator al (602) 771-4322 o idb@azdeq.gov.

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