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Mesa Schools preparing another override push

BY JASON STONE Tribune Staff Writer

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esa Public Schools officials are wasting no time in planning for another possible budget override this fall.

After November’s attempt failed by about 2,600 votes, the state’s largest district wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again this time around – as vital school programs are already under the chopping block because of the last failure.

“We’ve already begun the aftermath of the election and how we have to react to the loss

of the override,” district spokeswoman Helen Hollands said.

District Superintendent Ember Conley told the school board last month that it’s not too early to start talking about another override attempt this November.

“We need to make it a very simple message (for voters), starting now,” she said.

In the last election, Mesa voters gave a split verdict to the district. By about 1,000 votes, they passed a $300 million bond that will be used to modernize classrooms with security and technology upgrades.

But the district also asked voters to approve

Mesa protecting historic Black neighborhood’s legacy

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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he children kicking around a ball at a nearby park or playing in a courtyard live in a different world – with more tolerant views on diversity than the flagrant discrimination that gave birth to Mesa’s Washington Park-Escobedo neighborhood.

But residents such as Maria Mancinas and historian Bruce Nelson say it’s important for a neighborhood to remember its roots and to know history so that the ignorance that gave rise to those discriminatory practices are never repeated.

As Mesa and the nation celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s

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legacy this weekend, Washington Park harkens back to a time when blacks and Hispanics were only allowed to use a city swimming pool on the day before it was cleaned.

Black soldiers were not allowed to live at Williams Air Force Base, now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport – forcing them to live in Washington Park or Chandler during World War II, said Bruce Nelson, who grew up in the neighborhood and has produced documentaries on its history.

Nelson, in his documentary “North Town,” describes how the area started as Vista Verde in 1916 when landowner W.W. See

an extension of its current 10-percent override by 5 percent to help cover salary increases brought on by the raise in the minimum wage for some classified workers.

It was the first failure of an override in the Mesa district since voters approved the first one in 1995. The district has been working with one ever since, including the most recent override approved in 2014.

But the state-required, two-year phase-out kicks in this year, meaning it’s do-or-die for the district this fall for a new override.

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NEWS 3 means the district would have 30 weeks to get the word out from the time it calls an election until the earliest voting.

One sticking point is the district will have to foot the entire bill for the election, which could run as high as $600,000.

“It’s very expensive to run an election offcycle because we are basically the only reason they are running an election,” Thompson (Special to the Tribune) The Mea Education Association used promoptions like this to try said. “Unfortunately, and get voter passage last November of the school district’s override that’s the cost of doing measure. business for an election.”

Conley seemed surprised by the potenMesa’s 82 schools – about 8.7 percent – are covered by the current budget override. tial cost of the override election when the District Superintendent Ember Conley topic was brought up in front of the board has imposed a hiring freeze for all posi- last month.

“We’re all still stumbling to get over that tions, except classroom teachers. There’s also a hold on all capital projects and price tag,” Conley said. “That was not my expenditures. That includes $29 million initial understanding of what that was going to cost.” that remains from 2012 bonds.

Thompson said it costs about $2.11 Assistant Superintendent Scott Thompson said March 12 would be the best day cents for each “active voter,” although he for the district to call for an election – well said it’s a bit unclear what the state considbefore the July 8 deadline by Arizona law. ers an active voter.

He reminded the board that it was a cost That would give the district 10 weeks to get the word out before the end of school they were already prepared for. The board decided last year to attempt the override in late May. “If we wait (until summer break) it’s vote as long as a general election ballot was going to be a very compressed time frame being brought to voters anyway.

“In a normal sequence of events, we to try to get the communication out to would have done it in an off-cycle eleceverybody,” Thompson said.

Early ballot voting starts Oct. 9, which tion anyway,” Thompson said. “It isn’t an is about nine weeks after the Aug. 6 school additional cost. It’s the cost we were always start to the 2019-2020 school year. That facing.”

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While it’s too early to officially call for an election, district officials are already lining up their ducks in a row to put up a better fight this time around.

“We are zeroing in on what it really does mean so people can see it’s not about politics,” board member Elaine Miner said.

“It’s about children, and every single child in our district is affected negatively by a ‘no’ vote on the override.”

The district needs the extra $18 million that an additional 5 percent override would bring in to help pay for the 2016 state-approved minimum wage increases.

Also, district officials say state cuts have led to $208 million less in funding than a decade ago.

Mesa voters ultimately decided in November it wasn’t worth forking over about $95 extra a year on homes valued at $142,000.

Board members are blaming too many ballot items and confusing ballot language for last year’s override failure. Beside federal, state and county races, Mesa’s ballot also featured five other requests.

Former board president Ben Smith said the language on the next override request needs to be clearer for voters than the last one.

“The confusion I heard was the marketing didn’t match what was on the ballot,” Smith said. “I think the message needs to be crafted, and it needs to be crafted to include exactly what they’ll see on the ballot so there’s no confusion.

“I heard people walk into the poll say I’m going to vote for a ballot override and walked out and said I didn’t see that override.”

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Players charge racism in Juco football suit

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group of 11 African-American student-athletes – some from Gilbert and Mesa – have filed a federal suit against Maricopa County Community College District officials, claiming racial bias over the termination of football teams on campuses.

The suit claims that terminating football violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment, alleging that the MCCCD Governing Board’s action was an act of racial discrimination.

“Sports is one of those industries that helps students achieve. Not only in the sport, but in academia and their profes-

sional life,” attorney Phillip A. Austin said during a press conference at his Mesa office Thursday. “This decision has done two things: it’s created an obstacle for these students to achieve that goal but it has also violated their civil rights.”

Austin represents the group, which includes former East Valley high school athletes Darius Glover, Gerald Wilbon, Robert Jordan and Andre Adams, who signed to play football at a Maricopa County community college.

Some of the 11 plaintiffs at the press conference described how eliminating football negatively impacts their education and life.

“I don’t play football for me, I do it for my mom and my family,” said Dar-

ius Glover, a freshman defensive back at Mesa Community College. “I go to school and want to play football for them. Being at MCC has created a lot of opportunities for me and has made me into a better person.”

Glover, a 2018 graduate of Skyline High in Mesa, moved with his family from Louisiana shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Growing up in Mesa, he considered MCC a stepping stone to get better in the classroom and continue his playing career.

However, a shoulder injury cut his season short. But that didn’t stop the coaches from pushing him off the field to See

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Mitchell sold small lots to blacks and Hispanics north of University Drive and Center Street.

At the time, minorities were not allowed to buy property in Mesa and public places were segregated.

Booker T. Washington School opened in 1920 to solely educate black and Hispanic students. The segregated school no longer exists.

“This is the first black community in Mesa. I think it needs to be put on an everlasting pedestal,’’ said John Goodie, a retired Mesa park ranger and local civil rights leader.

Goodie walked through the Alston House, a tribute to Mesa’s first black physician, showing it off with pride. Dr. Lucius Alston treated black and Hispanic residents – and also some whites who quietly sought his help for their ailments.

Mesa is hoping to open up the Alston House to more community events this year. The neighborhood lost a community center that became a charter school next to a small park.

Already Mesa’s first Heritage District, the distinctive Washington Park neighborhood, nestled between downtown and Fitch Park, received an extra layer of protection recently through its designation as an Infill Zoning District.

“We are proud of what we have accomplished and we want to keep the history alive to prevent segregation,’’ said Maria Mancinas, a neighborhood activist. “I don’t want those stories to repeat again.’’

Although there are some deteriorated houses and more work needs to be done in the neighborhood, Mancinas is optimistic about Washington Park’s future, saying that she believes the neighbor-

(Photos by Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Mesa civil rights leader John Goodie stands in front of the historic Alston House, the central landmark for Mesa’s Washington-Escobedo neighborhood.

hood is heading in the right direction.

“We need to make sure developers are sensitive to the history of the neighborhood,’’ she said. “I’m hoping with the Heritage District and this infill plan, funding is coming to the neighborhood.’’

Because the original buyers were far from affluent, the lots in Washington Park were small and narrow and the houses were functional – but nowhere near as stylish and grand as in other nearby historic districts.

The goal of the new infill district, approved without comment by the Mesa City Council, is to protect and preserve the neighborhood’s residential character.

Under the previous combination of seven zoning regulations, a developer could have theoretically swooped in to buy empty lots in the neighborhood and assembled them to build a large structure, such as an apartment complex, that would not fit the area’s character.

Despite its close location to down-

town, Washington Park has empty lots scattered throughout the neighborhood.

“The neighbors there are very active and have a real sense of pride,’’ said Evan Balmer, a Mesa city planner who helped develop the infill district.

He said former planning director John Wesley, who recently retired, came up with the idea of a Heritage neighborhood to recognize its historic role in the city’s development. But the neighborhood does not have enough well preserved, historic properties to qualify as a full historic district.

That also left Washington Park without the protections and other benefits available in historic districts, Balmer said.

“The next evolution was to get rezoning to help protect what’s there,’’ he said. “It would give development standards that are consistent with Washington Park.’’

The goal would be to help new housing and other development blend into the neighborhood as seamlessly as pos-

sible, Balmer said.

Mancinas said residents would like to see the area reinvigorated, as long as the new development is consistent with the area’s history and residential character.

Newly-seated Councilmember Jen Duff, who lives in a different historic district, said she believes it is possible to preserve history and improve the neighborhood at the same time.

“I am for infill development, but it needs to be thoughtfully carried out and to preserve the character of the neighborhood,’’ Duff said. “It’s simple housing, but it still has a unique, rich history.’’

Nelson, an actor and unofficial Washington Park historian, has worked tirelessly to save the neighborhood’s history.

He started with North Town, a documentary about the area’s development as a northern appendage to Mesa necessitated by segregation.

Nelson also compiled an exhibit showing the contributions of U.S. military veterans from the neighborhood. He also has put together a small museum, the Escobedo Heritage Room, at the Escobedo Apartment complex, which replaced some vintage World War II housing that had become rundown.

Exhibits at the heritage room memorialize the history of Washington Park and the contributions of its residents. One exhibit tells the history of Veora Johnson, the first black female principal in Arizona.

Nelson said his plans for the Escobedo Heritage Room include erecting a historic plaque, recently found at the Mesa Historical Museum, that once commemorated the opening of the nowclosed housing project during the early 1950s. The plaque bears the name of then President Harry Truman.

“I grew up here,” he added. “I want people to remember.”

(Special to the Tribune0

The Escobedo Apartment complex replaced some dilapidated World War II vintage housing, but some empty lots still exist in the historic neighborhood. City Council designated the neighborhood an Infill Zoning District to prevent developers from buying up those lots and building some massive project that would ruin the community’s character.

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Newly minted centenarian looks back, moves forward

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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harley Swant of Mesa, who celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, rarely talks about his military service, but he proudly wore his WWII veteran hat at a birthday party he had told his friends he didn’t want.

But when asked by a reporter, Swant quietly explained that he fought at Okinawa, considered Japan’s last stand in WWII and one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater.

He had other more pleasant memories at a small gathering that fellow residents at Brookdale Springs, an east Mesa retirement community, threw for him last week.

They scheduled the party earlier than his actual birthday because he said he wanted to celebrate 100 by watching football.

But once his surprise wore off, it was clear that he enjoyed the party, where some of his best friends stopped by to give him cards, hugs and cake.

“I’m fortunate,’’ Swant said, agreeing that he easily could have been killed and long before he turned a century old. “I was on Okinawa when the war ended.

That was the last battle we had.’’

With a catastrophic invasion of the Japanese mainland looming, he recalled, “it was a great relief ’’ to see the war finally ended by a nuclear bomb.

Swant’s military career spanned the length of the Pacific war. He said he arrived at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, about two weeks after the surprise Japanese attack.

(Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Charle Swant reads a birthday card, flanked by friends Thomas and Joan Kuehn, during a small party last week that marked his 100th birthday.

The rest of Swant’s life was much quieter. A native of Webster, South Dakota, Swant had earlier moved to Indianapolis during the Depression to find work as a roofer.

After he was discharged from the U.S. Army, he returned to Indianapolis and ended up working for railroads for decades as a mechanic repairing railroad cars.

“Every job I had, I had to do a lot of walking. I never had a sit-down job,’’ Swant said.

After retiring, he moved to Arizona in 1980 with his first wife, Anna Marie, hoping it would help with her asthma.

“It was probably when I got married,’’ Swant said, when asked about the highlights of his life. “I had a pretty good wife.

She helped me a lot. It changed my life some.’’

He remained in Arizona after Anna

Marie suffered a series of strokes and passed away.

Swant has no explanation for why he has been able to join a growing list of Americans to reach the century mark, mostly because of better health care and healthier living habits.

“I don’t have any idea,’’ Swant said. “I didn’t do anything special.’’

While Swant is unique as a centenarian, he is far from alone as part of a growing demographic segment.

The Centers for Disease Control reported in 2014 that 72,197 Americans are 100 years old or older – up from 53,364 in 2010 and the 32,194 in 1980.

Swant also is part of a rapidly declining group of surviving World War II veterans.

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans quoted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as saying that 496,777

WWII veterans were still alive in 2018 – out of 16 million Americans who served.

Gary Cicci, a close friend of Swant’s, said there’s no secret to his longevity.

“It’s because of his active life. He was always out doing things. He didn’t sit around,’’ Cicci said. “He kept his mind active and his body active.’’

Today, Swant gets around with a walker, but he says he can get by without it for short distances.

It was clear immediately that one of Swant’s best attributes is that he is a likable person who enjoys social interaction.

Besides Cicci, the partygoers included Cicci’s 94-year-old mother, “Babe’’ Evans, who became friends with Swant while they lived in the same mobile home park.

Evans is recovering from a broken hip suffered during a fall, a common threat for elderly people, but she said it was very important for her to attend Swant’s party.

“I can’t imagine not being here. I would have made this even if I was on crutches,’’ she said.

She said she met Swant at a Thanksgiving dinner, where she noticed he was a gentleman and he gave her a ride home.

Soon, the two ended up going to dinner together.

“It took up space in our lives. We enjoyed each other,’’ she said. “He’s a good boy.’’

Stephanie Watkins, another family friend, said Swant’s natural ability to get along with others, avoiding conflicts and stress, probably contributed to his long life.

“He’s one of those nice people you meet in your lifetime,’’ Watkins said.

Long-missing Mesa winter visitor’s remains found

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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esa police knew they were unlikely to find an 85-year-old man alive eight years after he disappeared.

Hugh Turner’s family knew the same thing. All they wanted was an answer of what happened to him when he suddenly disappeared with little or no warning on Dec. 24, 2010.

The sad but definitive answer finally arrived on Jan. 10 when the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that remains found by a hiker on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community five days earlier belonged to Turner.

The remains were found near Red

Mountain, about four miles north of Turner’s home, in an area considered sacred by the tribe.

Turner was a Canadian who spent winters at his home in Red Mountain Ranch.

An exhaustive search was conducted after Turner was reported missing, but Turner remained elusive.

“This information, although sad, will hopefully provide some closure to the family and friends,’’ Detective Steve Berry, a Mesa police spokesman, wrote in a press release. “We again want to thank the many family, friends, other agencies and volunteers who searched for Mr. Turner nearly a decade ago.’’

Steve Turner, Hugh Turner’s son, told the East Valley Tribune in 2017 that one of the

hardest aspects of his father’s disappearance was having no idea of what might have happened to him.

“Everyone pictures their parents passing away at some time,” he said. “You might think you would have some last conversation with them and say goodbye. It’s just not a normal life cycle. It leaves a bit of an empty space.’’

Laura Colon, a Mesa police missing persons investigator who worked tirelessly on the case, said dental records made for a relatively quick positive identification.

“They were so gracious and so thankful for all the work Salt River did,’’ Colon said.

“They have some remains to bury.’’

He described how his mother, Joyce, Hugh Turner’s wife of 50 years, would ago-

nizingly ask him to explain what happened to his father, and that there was never even a shred of an answer.

Turner was a fit man for his age who was still playing golf and enjoyed going for walks in his neighborhood. Family members always said he would have been capable of walking a considerable distance, but no one knew where he might have gone.

Overall, Turner also was described as mentally alert, but police received one report that he seemed a bit disoriented at a Christmas party earlier that day, asking someone, “where am I?’’ Berry said there was no obvious cause of death noted by the Medical Examiner’s Office and that no evidence of foul play was suspected.

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TV special revives haunting nightmare of Mikelle Biggs

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he overwhelming sadness of Mikelle Biggs’ disappearance was thrust into the national spotlight once again last weekend by a (Special to the Tribune) CBS News special on Ever since her older sister Mikelle, left, disappeared Jan. 2, 1999, Kimber the heartwarming surBiggs, now 28, has been haunted by the unsolved case, which got some vival of Jayme Closs. national attention from CBS last weekend.

Closs, 13, a rural Wisconsin girl who was missing for 88 90 seconds – enough time for someone days after her captor killed her parents, to theoretically abduct her and drive her escaped two weeks ago and ran to free- away in a car.

Rebecca Kovar, senior program manager dom. with the National Center for Missing and CBS spotlighted Mikelle, the 11-yearExploited Children, said Jayme’s escape old, gap-toothed Mesa girl who seeminggives hope to families of other missing ly vanished on Jan. 2, 1999, as a way of children.

She said 55 children have been showing that not all children are as fortufound after they were missing for 20 years nate as Closs. or more, and that includes a combination The special on “48 Hours” mentioned of those who were found alive or deceased. other teens who escaped, but also showed While Kimber Biggs readily acknowlthe pictures of several missing children edges that the odds of her sister being alive and the phone number of the National are extremely remote, nothing could posCenter for Exploited and Missing Chilsibly make a bigger difference in her life dren, 1-800-843-5678. than having Mikelle back.

The show detailed the haunting story of “She was perfect,’’ Biggs told veteran how Mikelle and her sister, Kimber, then CBS reporter Erin Moriarty. She described 9, went outside in their east-central Mesa how Mikelle was a straight-A student who neighborhood to wait for an ice cream loved to draw, wanted to be an animator truck that apparently never came. and always had a neat room.

Kimber Biggs, now 28 and still living in “I didn’t realize how our lives could be Mesa, appeared on the show along with destroyed in less than two minutes,’’ Biggs Mesa Police Detective Steve Berry. (Edisaid.

“No matter how happy and good and tor’s Note: Jim Walsh, the author of this strong our family is, our lives are still brostory, also appeared.) ken.

You move on in your life, but you are They have never found Mikelle, named never past it.’’ a suspect or made an arrest – leaving the Biggs said it’s “not good enough’’ that Biggs family without justice. detectives think the sex offender is probCircumstantial evidence tends to point ably responsible for Mikelle’s death. She to a sex offender who nearby and was consaid she wants justice for Mikelle and, if victed of sexually assaulting another womshe is deceased, a proper burial. an and leaving her to die.

She admitted that when she was youngBut while detectives have strong suspier, she wondered why her family was not cions, they have no direct evidence tying as fortunate as others who were overjoyed her disappearance to that criminal, who is when a missing child like Jayme returned, serving a long sentence for sexual assaults. but those feelings have faded as she has “We don’t have any solid evidence that matured. ties anyone to Mikelle’s disappearance,’’ “I’m not happy with not knowing what Berry said. “Any type of closure we can happened to her,’’ Biggs said. provide, that is our job. There’s always a Now, she is thrilled for the Closs family, glimmer of hope. We are never going to while still hoping for a definitive answer give up.’’ on Mikelle’s fate.

Berry said detectives determined Mikelle “I cried when she was found,’’ Biggs said. was only out of Kimber’s sight for about

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THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | JANUARY 20, 2019

Cities challenging Pinal farmers on water needs

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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n organization that represents Mesa, Chandler and other major Arizona municipalities is effectively warning Pinal County farmers not to demand more in the proposed drought contingency plan.

Warren Tenney, executive director of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, said he believes the plan, delivered to lawmakers this week and awaiting legislative action, has been more than generous to the farmers.

It includes a promise of 105,000 acre feet of Colorado River water for the next three years – 70,000 acre feet of groundwater for four years after that. The draft legislation also includes $5 million in state cash to drill wells and construct delivery systems for that water.

Tenney said cities will recharge 100,000 acre feet of their own water allocation over a three-year period.

Farm interests want the state to pay them $10 million and be the backstop if the federal government does not come through with additional cash for well construction for farmers to be able to get that groundwater – a figure that could approach $50 million.

That, in turn, could upend efforts to get lawmakers to approve the final plan by the Jan. 31 deadline set by Brenda Burman, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. She has told the affected states her agency will step in if they don’t come up with an acceptable plan to keep water levels in Lake Mead from dropping any further.

“What we’re trying to say is, enough

is enough,’’ Tenney told Capitol Media Services.

His organization is doing more than verbal saber rattling.

It also has prepared its own report seeking to debunk – or at least minimize – a report commissioned by Pinal farmers about how not getting the water they need would have a major impact on the economy.

That report, performed under contract with the University of Arizona, says that the county accounts for 45 percent of the sales of cattle and calves in the state, 42 percent of its cotton and cottonseed, 39 percent of milk sold in the state and 22 percent of other crops and hay. And agribusiness, including food manufacturing, makes up 25 percent of the county manufacturing jobs.

All totaled, the report says, the total contribution of agriculture and agribusiness to the Pinal economy in 2016 was nearly $2.3 billion in sales.

AMWUA does not dispute those numbers. But the organization said this has to be put into perspective, saying that the agriculture and agribusiness in Pinal represented only about two-tenths of a percent of the state’s economy, half as much as does golf.

The report contends that the costs of getting the farmers the water they want may exceed the loss to the economy.

Attorney Paul Orme, who represents some Pinal irrigation districts, said the study was not seeking to claim that the loss of water would damage the whole state. What it was, he said, was explaining how it would undermine the economy of the county.

On an even smaller scale is the effect on

individual farmers.

Dan Thelander said last year he grew 2,200 acres of alfalfa sold to a local dairy for milk cows. There also was silage corn for another dairy, durum wheat for a pasta maker in Tolleson and 1,400 acres of cotton that was exported.

Thelander said he and other farmers spent $90 million to be able to take Colorado River water to reduce groundwater pumping, putting their land up as collateral. That spending, he said, is in jeopardy if there is no river water to deliver.

That, he said, is why that 105,000 acre feet of water should be guaranteed for at least three years plus the cash to build wells and pipelines for groundwater after that.

Tiffany Shedd, another area farmer, said they were not being selfish in demanding the water and the money for the wells.

She said it was the farmers who essentially financed the construction of the Central Arizona Project, making payments even before cities showed any interest in using -- and paying for -- any Colorado River water.

“And I think it’s safe to say turnabout is fair play,’’ Shedd said.

Tenney, however, prefers to look at it through the lens of agriculture actually getting more water than it otherwise would be entitled to take.

He said prior agreements were made of who would lose deliveries if the amount of Colorado River water were reduced. Those agreements, Tenney said, would give the farmers only about 70,000 to 80,000 acre feet of water a year,far less than the plan would provide for the next three years.

Asking for more, he said, is wrong.

“There has been a lot of effort, there has

been a plan put in place to take care of Pinal agriculture,’’ he said. “And the time is now for us to shift our focus from just one sector in one county to focus on Arizona’s economy as a whole.’’

But Orme said Tenney’s claims of what farmers would otherwise get is based on some games being played.

He said what happened is that the cities and tribes decided this year to order as much Colorado River water as they could, regardless of what they actually needed.

Orme said that in turn made it look like there was really less water for agriculture if the drought contingency plan were not adopted.

Orme said what the farmers demanded – that 105,000 acre feet annually of river water followed by 70,000 acre feet from groundwater – is based on what was available, on average, for the prior eight years, before the cities took their full allocation.

“This jacking up their water order for the 2019 water year was manipulating this whole process to argue that our baseline is lower than we believe it actually is,’’ he said.

Orme said the demand for cash for well construction is justified.

He said the farmers would be just as happy getting that 70,000 acre feet for the last four years of the deal from the Colorado River. It was only that the deal was to provide well water instead, Orme said, that necessitates the need for the finances to ensure the farmers can, in fact, get it pumped and delivered.

Orme said the farmers want more than just vague assurances that water and money will be coming.

“It can’t just be numbers on paper,’’ he said. “It has to be a reality.’’

Barney leaving county post to supervise a new venture

BY JASON STONE Tribune Staff Writer

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aricopa County Supervisor Denny Barney is in his final days on the board, but he doesn’t plan on going anywhere.

The Gilbert resident is ending his second term as a supervisor two years early so he can fully concentrate on his job as president and CEO of the East Valley Partnership, a consortium of local business and community leaders that advocates for economic development, education, transportation, infrastructure, arts and healthcare.

“There was part of me who thought I

might be able to do both,” said Barney, who is stepping down Feb. 1. “And the truth is I probably could.”

But with no plans to run for re-election in 2020 – and needing a little bit of a breather – Barney said now is a good time to step away from the Board of Supervisors.

Since 2012, the sixth-generation Arizona native has served District 1, which includes Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tempe, Sun Lakes, west Mesa and Ahwatukee. He won re-election four years later by nearly 22,000 votes over Democrat challenger Matthew Cerra.

During his time as a supervisor, he served as chairman twice (2014 and 2017)

and represented the board on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Board of Directors and the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Council.

He also serves on the Advisory Board for ASU’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy and on the Mesa United Way Board of Directors, where he acted as the chairman for its annual campaign.

In 2016, he was appointed as one of Arizona’s at-large delegates at the Republican National Convention, where he cast one of the party’s 58 delegate votes for nowPresident Donald Trump.

All that activity doesn’t even mention Barney’s regular day job as a principal in

ARCUS Private Capital Solutions, a specialized realty investment and finance company.

“I still have a family and a vocation outside of public service,” Barney said. “At some point I need to focus in on a little bit.”

Before his first election to the Board of Supervisors, Barney was a member of the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission and served on the county’s Board of Health.

His public service credentials go back even further as he’s been a member of See

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EVIT superintendent, 2 principals suspended by board with pay Tribune News Staff

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he new governing board for the East Valley Institute of Technology has placed its superintendent and two principals on leave pending an internal investigation by a law firm.

In a statement about the action it took on Thursday, the board said longtime Superintendent Sally Downey and

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two principals, Craig Pearson and Mark Yockus, would be on paid administrative leave until the outcome of an investigation by the law firm of Gust Rosenfeld.

The statement, issued on Friday, said, “In light of ongoing investigations and information that we have, the board feels this action is in the best interest of the school district in order to ensure

full transparency with the offices of the auditor and attorney general.”

The board appointed Assistant Superintendent Chad Wilson to oversee EVIT’s day-to-day operations in the interim.

Under Downey’s leadership since her hiring in 2000, EVIT has expanded both its main campus near downtown Mesa and added campuses in east Mesa

and Fountain Hills to serve an est8imated 3,000 to 5,000 East Valley and Scottsdale area high school students in a wide variety of vocational education programs. It also reaches another 20,000 students through technical education programs in their home campuses.

The nature and scope of the investigation is unclear and EVIT officials had no further comment.

Supervisors).”

For half of last year, Barney juggled both positions, which wasn’t as difficult as he thought it would be.

“There’s a tremendous amount of overlap,” Barney said. “The work with the partnership very closely resembles the area that I control on the board. The partnership is really about advocacy and bringing people together, and that’s significantly a

component of what you do as a supervisor – bring people together.”

Barney, who lives with his wife Nichole and their four children, said transportation, jobs and education are the big issues the group will tackle in the near future.

The upcoming reauthorization of the transportation tax, or Prop 500, will be one fight to watch for East Valley cities and towns, he said.

“We have phenomenal transportation infrastructure, but only because 30 years ago a group got together and said we need to be thinking long-term,” Barney said. “If we don’t come together as a county now, 20 or 30 years from now the people who come after us are going to be behind. With transportation you have to think about it decades in advance.”

As for employment opportunities, Barney said we could be in the golden age of jobs in the East Valley.

“It’s a fair question: How can it get better?” Barney said. “We really are super, super, super lucky. We are well-positioned with infrastructure, well-positioned with job growth and well-positioned with eco-

nomic development.”

Barney said job creators such as Intel in Chandler and the work ASU is doing with innovation in Mesa and Tempe are helping “rise the whole market.”

For his replacement on Board of Supervisors, Arizona law requires the current supervisors to appoint a District 1 resident of the same political party, in this case a Republican. If that person wants to keep the appointed seat, he or she will have to run in the next general election in 2020.

The clerk of the board is accepting applications through Jan. 25. After those are in, Barney said he expects the whole process to seat a new person to take a week to ten days.

“I’m sure the board will ask my opinion,” Barney said about his replacement choices.

“It’s quite an evolving list, but I’m not going to publicly endorse one candidate.

There are some good choices though.”

Whoever is picked will be charged with keeping things running smoothly in district.

“There are a lot of good things happening right now,” Barney said. “We want to make sure we don’t lose momentum.”

going into the final season of play, which ended in November.

Rosters for the four teams this past season contained 306 total players.

A few months after the Maricopa County schools’ announcement, Pima Community College in Tucson, Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher and Arizona Western in Yuma announced that 2018 also would be the final season for their football program, as well. Without Valley teams to play, there were none to schedule close enough to make continuation of those programs cost effective.

The players’ lawsuit against MCCCD claims that adequate information was not presented to support the board’s termination decision as cost effective.

Part of that includes an estimated $20 million in renovations to facilities in order to adequately house the football program. However, Austin said the board has not presented any adequate evidence to support that claim.

Instead, he says emails from board mem-

bers Jean McGrath and Johanna Haver, as well as other documentation in the lawsuit, show the decision was “prompted by political and racial animus.”

“We have emails from McGrath and Haver where they have indicated a racial animus against Muslim, black and Latino student programs,” Austin said. “However, without a thought of the consequence, they decided to end these programs.”

Austin explained the MCCCD Governing Board negatively affects other African-Americans within the district at a rate 10 times that of non-AfricanAmerican students.

“This kind of disparity cannot stand, and it’s illegal,” Austin added. “This lawsuit is demanding that the governing board of the Maricopa County Community College District reverse its decision and reinstate the football program” Other efforts to save juco football in the Valley are gaining traction.

The Athletic Advancement Association of America, a nonprofit foundation

founded in Arizona, recently announced creation of the Hohokam Junior College Athletic Conference, which would field four teams in the Valley. All would be privately funded.

Athletes on each team would be required to enroll in a local community college and fulfill the classes required to obtain an Associate of Arts degree in order to remain eligible to play.

A call to the Athletic Advancement Association of America for comment was not returned.

Despite creation of the Hohokam Junior College Athletic Conference, Austin and the 11 student-athletes in the lawsuit still want to see MCCCD’s decision reversed.

“If they would give us the opportunity to continue playing here, that’s me improving in school and becoming a better man and a better person,” Glover said. “Being at MCC has created a lot of opportunities for me and has helped me grow as a person.”

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Greater Phoenix Leadership, served as president of the Mesa Baseline Rotary Club and sat on the boards of the United Food Bank, Arizona board of American Indian Services, Commission on Excellence in Education and various Banner Health Advisory boards.

Barney had already indicated early last year that he wouldn’t run for a supervisor seat for a third time. He made that decision even before he was picked to lead the East Valley Partnership last year. In late May, former CEO John Lewis, a one-time mayor of Gilbert, left on a Mormon mission in Cambodia and handed over the leadership reigns to Barney.

“It just kind of evolved,” Barney said after he agreed to fill in part-time without pay. “(Lewis) said, ‘I would love to have you. Have you considered stepping in?’ I told him I hadn’t thought about it, but I’d be happy to fill in on a part-time basis. I said at some point we would have to consider the ramifications on the Board (of

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continue working on his grades.

“Coach (Ryan) Felker would always ask me how my grades are and everything,” Glover said. “He kept me in check even when I was hurt. I had the best grades I ever had.”

Signing to play at a community college gave each hope of continuing his education and eventually playing at a four-year university. They claim that terminating football programs diminishes those opportunities.

“They didn’t consider the fact that many of the football players transfer out to four-year institutions to play,” Austin said.

The MCCCD board announced termination of junior college football in February 2018. The announcement left players and coaching staffs at Scottsdale, Mesa and Glendale Community and Phoenix College questioning their future

(Special to the Tribune)

County Supervisor Denny Barney is stepping down to assume fulltime responsibilities as CEO of the East Valley Partnership.

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Ducey rolls out his agenda in Capitol, EV

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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ndeterred by last year’s defeat, Gov. Doug Ducey said last week he will make another run at getting lawmakers to approve his school safety plan – including a controversial provision to allow judges to take weapons away from people considered dangerous and placing armed officers on every campus.

Speaking Monday at the Capitol and then again on Wednesday in Gilbert at a breakfast sponsored by the East Valley Chambers of Commerce and the East Valley Partnership, Ducey touted his administration’s Safe Arizona Schools Plan.

“More cops, more counselors, improved background checks” were on his list.

The governor also stated he wished to protect Second Amendment rights “while keeping guns out of the hands of individuals who are a lethal threat.”

But what he wants in the plan – and the universal background checks he refuses to consider – could again doom the proposal.

The governor also made a pitch for more career and technical education, saying that those classes that used to be called “shop’’ are training people for jobs the state needs

to fill.

And he promised to make good on last year’s plan to hike teacher pay an average of another 10 percent by 2020 on top of the current 10 percent – though there was no mention of pay hikes for counselors, bus drivers, custodians and others not included in the package.

What is most likely to create the most friction in the State Legislature for the governor is his school safety plan.

The governor told lawmakers his starting point is the plan he offered last year, one he said was based on a study of the five deadliest school shootings of the past two decades. More to the point, he wanted to know what could be done to have prevented them in the first place Some elements proved largely noncontroversial, like more police on school campuses and more school counselors.

But one common element was the belief that some incidents might never have happened given that there were people who had observed the soon-to-become shooters and raised questions about their safety.

That led to the STOP plan, Severe Threat Order of Protection. It would set up a procedure to allow not just police but family members and others to seek a

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court order to have law enforcement take an individual’s weapon while he or she is locked up for up to 21 days for a mental evaluation.

Senate Republicans approved the proposal last year, but only after removing provisions to allow family members, guidance counselors and school administrators to also refer to courts people they considered a danger to themselves or others.

But even with that change it proved too much. Gilbert Republican Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, then the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, refused to even give the measure a hearing.

Farnsworth, now a state senator, said he remains skeptical that Ducey can craft a plan that protects the constitutional rights of gun owners.

He said, though, that’s only part of the problem. The rest, said Farnsworth, is locking people up for mental evaluations based on someone’s complaint.

“I think the intent’s good,’’ Farnsworth said. “I think we have to find a way to do it without violating the Constitution.’’

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There was no mention of universal background checks and Ducey sidestepped questions about closing what some have called the “gun-show loophole.’’

“We’re going to improve these background checks,’’ Ducey said.

That’s what he proposed last year, with law enforcement agencies required to put more information into the database checked by gun dealers. But none extends to individual sellers.

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One is more resources: Ducey said there will be funds to put a police officer in every school that wants one. “We know when a police officer is around, it makes things safer,’’ he said.

Not good enough, said Fernandez. “We are committed to universal background checks,’’ she said. And their votes will be needed if Republicans balk.

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16 East Mesa couples mark ‘750 years of love’

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here’s not much Stan and Jane Wise do without their best friends Tom and Mary Carpenter.

They went to school together, shop together, eat together, vacation together and they even live near each other – in two different states.

So, it’s no surprise the Wises and Carpenters are celebrating their golden anniversaries together either. They’ll be doing it on a trip to a Hawaii timeshare and will split the cost.

“We’ve found that we can travel together,” Jane Wise said. “You can have good friends, but that doesn’t mean you can travel with them.”

While the Hawaii aloha is still a few months away, the two couples didn’t have to go far to participate in their first 50th celebration on Jan. 12. The Monte Vista Resort in Mesa, where the two couples live half the year, were among 15 who simultaneously celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries – with another couple marking 60 years of marriage.

Billed as “750 years of love, commitment and fun,” the anniversary bash drew about 200 people after Nancy Ehrhart, the community’s activities director, gave it a big promotional push.

“It was considerably bigger than it’s been in the past,” Ehrhart said. “The last five or six years it’s really dwindled off. Not a lot of people stay married for that many years anymore, which makes (this year) a more notable milestone.”

Residents who attended paid $8 to hear popular local musician Harry Matthews play genres ranging from modern jazz to classic rock. It was a laid-back event void of any formal attire.

One couple even showed up in shorts.

“You can always tell who is from Canada by who is wearing shorts,” Ehrhart joked.

As part of the celebration, the couples talked about how they met and what kept them together for so long.

“The variety of stories was really heartwarming and inspirational to me,” said Archie Roberts, who married his wife Elaine on June 7, 1969. “There were several common threads that went through those stories. Among them was the willingness

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The couples who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries at Monte Vista Resort in Mesa gathered for a group photo during a dinner last weekend.

to compromise, to listen and to nourish your marriage along the way.”

Five of the couples honored at the event – Bob and Marianne Baker, Johan and Gracia Brinkman, Ed and Rose Patenaude, Orlan and Faye Dowdeswell and Jerry and Linda Kosbab – had already celebrated their golden anniversary in the second half of 2018.

Three of the couples – Jack and Connie Woods, Rick and Marti Bjorndahl and the Robertses – were married in the spring 1969 before the first moon landing.

Dennis and Jane Fischer and the Carpenters were married a day apart

in August 1969 – just as the world was finding out about the gruesome murders committed by Charles Manson’s family in southern California.

Jim and Monika Thulien and Tom and Judy Lucas tied the knot the same weekend that Woodstock defined peace and love in a muddy field in upstate New York.

Gary and Bev Ohm said their vows in September 1969, when one of the most popular songs in the world – “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies – had a sweet ring to it.

And not to be forgotten, Les and Carolyn Fetters were on hand to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their Jan. 10,

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Tom and Mary Carpenter, left, enjoyed the anniversary dinner at Monte Vista Resort with their best friends, Jane and Stan Wise.

1959, wedding.

Most seemed to agree that compromise, flexibility and listening are key components to a long-lasting marriage.

“You make a commitment to another person, and you work hard to make a marriage work,” Elaine Roberts said. “It’s a give and take in any relationship. We’ve had 50 years to work it out.”

It was the “take” part that might have brought the Wises together. The couple met in a classroom at Bowling Green State University, where they were both studying to become teachers. Stan sat behind Jane and they struck up a friendship over their studies.

“For this class, you had to have several books -- men’s health and physical education books,” Jane recounted. “There were questions on the exam from them.

So, I borrowed his.”

Stan interrupted, “And then she sold it!”

In defense, Jane replied, “I didn’t see him after that because he graduated.”

But then Jane revealed the real motive for selling the book.

“He said his reason for asking me out the following November was he wanted to get his money back,” Jane joked.

The couple ultimately went out on their first date in early November 1968, got engaged by the next April and were married Aug. 23, 1969.

The Wises have been coming to Arizona for the last 17 years. Stan, now 72, taught 41 years at the high school and university See

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Chandler authors’ books on infertility aim to give hope Tribune News Staff

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espite all the medical approaches to infertility, two Chandler women think those who struggle with the problem might want to consider divine intervention.

That’s why Evangeline Colbert and Angela Williams wrote “Borrowed Hope: Sarah’s Story of Triumph Over Infertility” – the first in a series of books aimed at bringing comfort to women who have struggled with infertility and miscarriages by examining the struggles with infertility that are recounted in the Bible.

Colbert, a certified professional life coach, already wrote an earlier book on the subject, titled “A Seed of Hope: God’s Promises of Fertility,” and began working with Williams, a counselor and mediator, two years ago on the joint creation.

Now they’re working on publicizing that first joint effort, starting with a booksigning party at 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Sunrise Faith Community Center, at 800 W. Galveston St., Chandler.

Both women think their own lives back up their encouragement and words of hope to women who struggle with infertility and miscarriages.

Though they both said they’ve been through similar ordeals, Colbert and Williams each are mothers of three children.

Williams, a resident of Chandler since 2013 who has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master of social work degree, and her husband, Glenn, have two daughters and a son. Colbert, a 17-year Chandler resident who holds an electrical engineering degree as well as coach certification, and her husband have two sons and a daughter.

They’ve known each other since 2013 and want “to share hope and encourage-

have another baby for 10 years.

“After the first two children, I thought we were through,” she said, “but in 1992, I felt in my spirit that we would have another child. After a couple years passed, I didn’t think it would happen, so I put it out of my mind – five years later I was pregnant.”

Colbert and her husband had been married Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer four years before they Chandler residents Angela Williams, left, and Evangeline Colbert hold decided to have children. copies of their book, the first in a series of inspirational books that try “I did not get pregto give comfort to women dealing with infertility. nant during the first ment in this series of books using relat- year of ‘trying,’” Colbert recalled. “After able stories of women from the Bible who numerous tests, I was diagnosed with ‘unexplained factors’ of infertility. In other each were victorious over infertility.”

They started working together not long words, they didn’t know why I wasn’t getting pregnant. We were both believers in after they met.

“When Evangeline asked me to help Jesus. Freeman and I decided not to go her construct a workbook for one of her the route of infertility treatments and to previous books, I jumped at the oppor- trust that God would make things work tunity,” Williams recalled. “The more in my body as they should.

“After two years, a few negative pregtime we spent together and the more we discussed the workbook project, the nancy tests and many months of disapmore we realized that our vision was big- pointment and grief, I finally got pregger than the workbook. The series on nant with our first child.”

Colbert had authored three other books women of the Bible who struggled with before she began collaborating with Wilinfertility just evolved.”

Though Williams had never written a liams.

After a while they discovered “God’s book, she is no stranger to the heartbreak of the subject of her first book – a prob- plan – a unique presentation of women lem that more than 7 million women in from the Bible who struggled with and overcame infertility.” the country struggle with.

For their first book, they focus on Sarah She and her husband had two children within the first two years they were mar- and Abraham in the Old Testament.

“You’ll see and relate to the hopeless ried. But when trying for a third, she had a miscarriage and then was unable to experience of Sarah, Abraham’s wife, who

struggled for more than 70 years with infertility,” the authors said, calling the story an example of “the raw emotions women endure during the season of infertility – the fear, doubt, and anger, the rollercoaster of hope, and the monthly grief of not being pregnant.”

Williams and Colbert try to convey Sarah’s “conversations with God as she longs to understand and experience His love and faithfulness.”

Their intention is that the book “will empower the reader to be hope-filled and to expect victory.”

Williams said, “The more I wrote the book and talked to people, the more I realized that infertility is much more common than I ever thought. What I learned is that a lot of times, people just don’t talk about it.”

Indeed, Colbert said the problem’s breadth is staggering.

“Over seven million Americans deal with infertility,” Colbert said. “That equates to roughly one in eight married couples. Most of them suffer silently, being too embarrassed to share their plight.

Male-factor infertility is almost as prevalent as it is for women. When I’ve talked about the book, invariably, people have told me that they, or someone they know, had experienced infertility.

“Hope is the one thing that needs to prevail because it helps people believe in possibilities,” she added. “My goal is to encourage people to not ignore the spiritual aspect of infertility. Trusting that God is working behind the scenes on your behalf builds hope. I want them to see how hope can help them experience victory in their circumstances.”

Colbert can be reached at Evangeline@ EvangelineColbert.com.

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catering to mothers that has a big following in Gilbert and surrounding communities has scheduled half-day “Parent Palooza” in downtown Mesa for moms and moms-to-be.

MOMnationAZ is holding the event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at W. Main Street and S. MacDonald in downtown Mesa, calling it “a one-stop shop for all things kids and moms from pre-natal to school years.”

Founded by mom and Realtor Katie Halle Lambert four years ago, the group has grown exponentially over the last four years as she developed a following on her website, momnationaz.com, which is loaded with blogs, podcasts, events and other helpful information for new and experienced moms alike.

“This group is for play dates, gettogethers, personal growth, business growth, wants and needs, questions, and a forum for moms to share information,” the website explains.

A YouTube.com reality show called – what else? – “Inside Mom Nation.”

The site also is devoted to helping “momtrepeneurs,” women raising kids and running a business at the same time.

The Mesa event will offer resources for moms and workshops by Cheryl Doebler, a child passenger safety technician at Safe Kids Worldwide; Kami Kerby of Kerby Seminar Group; Katey McPherson, a local internet safety expert; Rea Mayer, a financial expert; Hannah Peterson, a sleep expert at A to Z Sleep Solutions; Sherry Gratz, a

Mimi’s Corner AZ early childhood education expert; Liz Drekman of Choose A School AZ; and cooking expert Beth Eastin.

Vendors will have furniture, clothing, toys and educational experiences for babies; birthday parties and other entertainment sources for older kids; and for moms, physicians, spas, physical fitness, hip maternity clothing, financial services, insurance, dentists, nutrition and photographers.

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levels, and even spent some time coaching football. Jane, 71, taught elementary and middle school science for more than 30 years.

Jane met Mary Carpenter as sorority sisters for the Kappa Delta chapter at Bowling Green.

The Carpenters, like the Wises, met in a classroom, but it was at an Ohio high school not college. And it was alphabetizing more than anything that brought them together. Mary, who was then named Mary Caldwell, sat right in front of Tom in one of their classes their junior year.

“It was back in the old days when they seated you in class in alphabetical order,” Mary, now 70, remembered. “We dated a few times during our junior year, then we got back together when we were sophomores in college.”

The two eventually married 13 days before the Wises in August 1969.

Unfortunately, the Carpenters weren’t able to attend Stan and Jane’s wedding because they were still on their honeymoon.

The Carpenters and Wises spend about five months together in Mesa each year, starting in late April.

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This summer their extended families are planning a massive getaway on the island of Kauai to renew their wedding vows after five decades.

About 40 people in all will be making the trek from Ohio, where the Wises and Carpenters will be most of this summer.

“We have some special music we are going to do and then we are going to a luau afterward,” Jane said. “Stan has a cousin who lives on Kauai, and she’s going to do the wedding cake.”

The couples first traveled together on a five-day cruise in the Caribbean for their 25th anniversaries. They’ve since seen the world together, traveling to places such as Scotland, Ireland, Aruba, Alaska and Napa Valley, among others.

“It’s great to have good travel companions,” Tom Carpenter said. “We’ve traveled pretty far and broad.

Archie Roberts met his future wife Elaine in a small town in Alberta, Canada.

They met at a school dance when Archie was 18 and Elaine was a year younger.

“The teenagers in adjoining towns all know each other,” said Elaine, now 70.

“He asked me to dance, and we danced the rest of the evening. After that we went out pretty steadily.”

Neither one can remember what song they first danced to, but Archie does

remember a song that reminds him of courting his future wife – “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells.

“It wasn’t our song, but it was just the song of the day,” Archie said.

Added Elaine: “Archie remembers the events of his life through music.”

The couple worked in construction and real estate and even owned their own construction company for a time in the 1980s.

The couple spent years living in a motorhome, traveling throughout the western part of North America.

“We always seemed to end up in the Phoenix (area),” Elaine said.

The couple eventually bought a home in the Monte Vista Resort in 2006 because they loved how healthy and active the community’s residents appeared.

“There are more things to do there than there’s time to do it,” Archie said.

To help stay active now, Archie leads the community’s pickleball program and its tournament.

After all the early celebrations for the 50th anniversary, it’s led some of the couples to wonder how they will celebrate the actual day.

“That’s a good question,” Jane Wise said.

“We’ll probably be partied out by then.”

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COMMUNITY 15 After giving it some more thought, she said, “Maybe we’ll get together with the Carpenters.”

After 50 years, seems like some things never change.

Celebrating Couples 60 Years: Les and Carolyn Fetters – Jan. 10, 1959

50 Years: Orlan and Faye Dowdeswell – June 1, 1968 Bob and Marianne Baker – Aug. 14, 1968 Jerry and Linda Kosbab – Aug. 17, 1968 Johan and Gracia Brinkman – Oct. 21, 1968 Ed and Rose Patenaude – Dec. 14, 1968 Jack and Connie Woods – April 12, 1969 Archie and Elaine Roberts – June 7, 1969 Rick and Marti Bjorndahl – July 12, 1969 Dennis and Jane Fischer – Aug. 9, 1969 Tom and Mary Jo Carpenter – Aug. 10, 1969 Jim and Monika Thulien – Aug. 16, 1969 Tom and Judy Lucas – Aug. 17, 1969 (will not be in attendance) Roger and Sharon Rekstad – Aug. 22, 1969 Stan and Jane Wise – Aug. 23, 1969 Gary and Bev Ohm – Sept. 21, 1969

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Viridian office tower lifts Chandler to new heights

BY JASON STONE Tribune Staff Writer

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handler’s latest – and tallest – crown jewel is complete and open for business.

And with it goes any reminder of the eyesore that it replaced.

Workers put the finishing touches on the Chandler Viridian development with this week’s grand opening of the six-story Offices at Chandler Viridian tower.

The tallest multi-tenant office building in the city was the final piece of the complex that sits northwest of the Loop 101 and 202 interchange.

The $160-million project signals a new era for Chandler on the spot of the failed Elevation Chandler development near the Chandler Fashion Center.

At the time of its groundbreaking last year, Chandler City Councilmember Terry Roe called the plans “completely trans-

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What a difference 12 years makes! On the left is a picture of the ugly eyesore Elevation Chandler that haunted the Price Road corridor until it was torn down and replaced by the stunning Chandler Viridian office building.

forming a key area of our city.”

Chandler city officials were among the dignitaries at Tuesday’s grand opening at 3133 W. Frye Road.

The Class A office building was recently completed after more than a year of work.

The first tenants of the 250,000-squarefoot building began moving in two

months ago with more to come.

Global engineering firm Stantec plans to combine four regional offices in the Chandler building, taking up the entire third floor. That would bring together more than 250 specialists in mining, water, transportation, community development, environmental and building con-

sulting services.

Workuity will occupy 20,000 square feet, giving the Phoenix-based co-working space its second building in the Valley.

Other tenants haven’t been announced publicly yet, but officials say the comSee

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Dogs cozy up to Mesa canine lovers at growing business

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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eople looking for a cozy place where their dogs can play and get pampered by experts on their furry, fourlegged friends have a new canine daycare and boarding business in Chandler to turn to.

Happy Pets Palace & Playground opened its third location at 1080 E. Pecos Road in Chandler after caring for canines of all shapes and sizes at its other spots in Mesa and Gilbert.

The Mesa business at 1918 E. McKellips Road opened in 2014 and the Gilbert outlet at 91 N. Val Vista Drive opened last fall.

The company offers overnight boarding, dog daycare, American Kennel Club S.T.A.R. (Socialization, Training, Activity and Responsibility) Puppy training and puppy socials. Human parents can indulge their dogs with “royal extras,” including peanut butter stuffed KONG for the animals to lick for $3 each, Frosty Paws ice cream treats for $4 each and nighttime tuck-in service/personal cuddle time/ex-

Generally, one pet care specialist works with 15 to 20 dogs at a time to give them lots of attention.

Clients can watch their dogs anytime as they play, sleep or do other activities on webcams using an app on their phones. Dogs are separated by size and temperament and must take temperament tests be(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) fore being accepted Amber Whipple, left, and Rebecca Sloan cater to canines at the Happy Pets for daytime and Palace & Playground’s three East Valley locations. Sloan is a cow-owner and overnight stays.

Amber supervises the newest center in Chandler.

Dog-friendly tra belly rubs for $10 per 15 minutes for music is piped through the Chandler busiboarded pets. ness to keep the canines at ease.

Fido and friends splash in kiddie pools The owners and staff love their tenants. and release energy in the indoor play Co-owners and managing members Reyards, getting about six and a half hours of becca Sloan and Linda Huss also have siplaytime per visit. lent partners for the three locations.

Dog guests sleep on elevated, Kuranda cot-style beds and their owners can bring any toys, bedding or food for them or pay for food in various size “villas” where they stay overnight.

The canine visitors drink reverse-osmosis water and snuggle under soft fleece blankets it provides.

“We call them villas because this is like vacation,” Sloan said. “They get quite a lot of play here. We try to make sure they’re safe and comfortable. We listen to them a lot. We’ll constantly have a dog in our hand. Whenever I’m in the yards, that’s all I’m doing is petting dogs, loving them.”

Sloan has two dogs of her own – Leela, a female Labrador retriever, and Jax, a male Labrador retriever, and she loves working with furry friends all day.

Amber Whipple, supervisor at the Chandler Happy Pets Palace & Playground, said she has the ideal job. She has seven dogs of her own and some come to play at work on a regular basis.

Whipple and Sloan said people are excited about their new location, especially See

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panies are in the financial, banking and technology fields.

The new office tower features energy-efficient glass that allows natural light into the building. It also includes 10-foot tall ceilings, a tenant lounge on the ground floor and a large public plaza. For parking convenience, a three-story garage is also ready to go.

Hines, the firm that co-developed the site, was so excited to show off its new building during the grand opening that it brought in its new corporate hot air balloon to give some people a chance to see a view of Chandler’s growth from above.

The international real estate firm bought the property in the city’s Price Road Corridor in October 2014 for about $20 million. It immediately tore down what was built of Elevation Chandler – an uncompleted hotel and residential development that stalled in 2006 before the Great Recession – to make room for the Viridian mixed-use project.

The office tower is the final phase of a development that’s already been open for business. Those already up and running include:

• A 138-room Cambria Hotel with a pool, bar and lounge, and conference center that opened in April.

• The Broadstone Fashion Center, a high-end apartment complex with 335 units and a pool, clubhouse and fitness center.

• Nearly 9,000 square feet of restaurant space.

Restaurants include Panera Bread and The Sicilian Butcher, which opened stand-alone retail spaces, known as Chandler Viridian Primegate, on the property’s northern end in 2017.

Another unnamed restaurant and a service-oriented business are planned on the northeast corner of the property.

Construction on the 15,000-square-foot building is slated to begin early this year and finish by the summer.

The development also features a pedestrian promenade, a plaza connecting the office building, hotel and restaurants, a wellness trail and even a dog park.

Officials say the office building is expected to bring between 1,250 and 1,500 jobs to Chandler.

“We’ve got a couple more big announcements soon that will continue driving additional employment opportunities,” said Micah Miranda, Chandler’s economic development director.

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those who were taking their dogs to the Mesa business but enjoy the shorter drive.

“We’ve had a lot of people coming by,” Sloan said. “We love Chandler. There are tons of dog parks over here. The people that come here are like, ‘We’ve been waiting for you.’”

With bright blue walls, immaculately clean indoor and outdoor play areas and a room with a sparkling chandelier, Happy Pets Palace & Playground offers an inviting place for dogs’ overnight “staycations” or daytime visits.

Every other Saturday, puppies ages 9 to 16 weeks come to play with their human parents and fellow furry guests in the room during “puppy socials.” It’s a free event and gives the puppies a chance to learn how to be around other animals and humans.

“We bring out little toys,” Sloan said.

“We’ll engage with them. That’s probably one of my favorite things about this job is the puppy social.”

Puppy training offers 20 steps for learning to sit, stay and follow other commands.

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outdoor late-night potty trips. Employees check on anything anytime through the camera security system.

The Gilbert Happy Pets Palace & Playground has staff members working at it 24 hours a day and accepts just the small, toy dog breeds that are up to 20 pounds at adult weight including Shih Tzus and Yorkies.

It costs $20 per dog for a half-day – up to five hours – and $28 per dog for a full day, up to 12 hours. Overnight boarding ranges from $48 a night for one dog to $150 nightly for four animals.

Employees constantly are trained through a DVD series, “The Dog Gurus,” to learn how to lead and manage dogs.

The dogs themselves go through extensive screening, visiting with other dogs and playing with them off leash while their owners are interviewed about their behavior.

Their vaccination histories are also checked and employees study the reactions of regular visitors before they are allowed to become clients.

To really pamper a pooch, it costs $15 for a full set of nails trimmed and filed.

Owners who want to give their best friend one-on-one fetch or Frisbee time with a staffer can pay $10 per 15 minutes.

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Life in 2019 is good – and yet, nostalgia perseveres

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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on’t get me wrong about life nearly two decades into the 21st century: It certainly has its share of modern conveniences.

It’s terrific that I’ll never again have to waste an hour trying to refold a paper map into its original condition. The Yellow Pages no longer takes up valuable kitchen cabinet space. And go to the grocery store?

Why? A few computer clicks and everything I need shows up at the front door two hours later.

If you’re an inherently lazy person – someone who would prefer everything be done with the least amount of hassle possible – life in 2019 is for you.

Except here’s the dirty truth: I’m really starting to miss the way things were back in the day. I know technology and mankind allegedly continues to make progress, but I’m beginning to think that for every

sign of evolution, there’s a corresponding sign of de-evolution.

What do I miss?

Calls instead of text messages. Remember when friends and loved ones used to pick up the phone to say aloud stuff like, “Hey man, happy birthday,” or “Not sure if you heard, but we’re getting divorced?”

Nowadays? If Shakespeare had written Hamlet’s big speech in 2019, it would’ve been a text. “2B or not 2B.” Not exactly the stuff of literary magic. At least IMHO, U know?

What else do I miss? The days when people didn’t discuss politics at the dinner table, because that was rude. Life before cellphones and email, when it was possible to avoid work and the news for a few hours.

My first pair of Air Jordans. Bruce Jenner. NFL and NBA players who didn’t bray like jackasses after every play. Saturday Night Live back when it was funny. And ice cream trucks and kids who

played ringolevio until the sun went down – without ending up on Dateline NBC. Part of this dissatisfaction is nostalgia about time passing me by, but not all of it. As life keeps gaining speed and we compress more of everything – noise and news, communications and crap to buy – into every 24 hours, we seem to have chosen quantity over quality in virtually every way imaginable.

My bookshelves are an example. When space was scarce and a hardcover cost $25, the books I bought were the ones I knew I would return to over the years. Today, a book is $11.99 or less and my iPad holds thousands of titles, half of which I’ve only skimmed. My library is bigger, but it’s absolutely no better.

You can make that point about so much of life today. We have never been offered more television channels or platforms to get news and entertainment.

Yet, there’s never been less worth watch-

ing. Most reporters are little more than rumormongers, interested more in the pursuit of controversy and clicks than facts.

And Hollywood? If you’re not interested in superhero flicks, reboots and remakes, or animated tripe, don’t bother checking the movie showtimes anytime soon.

The list goes on: There was a day when people used to dress up to fly on airlines, versus sweatpants and slippers. Drinking straws used to be kind of fun, not a point of shame. We used to have friends we met in real life, not Facebook “connections” and a “network” of digital strangers.

There was a time when Americans were universally proud to be Americans, and when a neighbor was someone you agreed with more than disagreed or disliked on sight.

Of course, I also used to have a 32-inch waist. And like all the many things I miss, those acid-washed Levis from my college days also aren’t coming back anytime soon.

100+ Women Who Care helps group that assists elderly

BY LEANN LANDBERG Tribune Guest Writer

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magine your aging parent, homebound and living in a different state.

You worry about how they will get to the grocery store or to their doctor’s appointments. If only you knew someone who could lend a helping hand.

If your loved one lives in Chandler, Gilbert or Queen Creek, you are in luck.

About Care is a local nonprofit whose mission is to deliver caring and compassionate support services for the elderly and physically-challenged residents of these cities.

The organization’s goal is to help these folks, who they call members, remain in their homes, avoiding the high cost of assisted living.

In November, About Care received a generous gift from the members of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun.

The chapter’s East Valley group donated $5,950 to enable the organization to recruit additional volunteers and serve more members.

About Care organizes a bank of community volunteers to drive seniors to their medical appointments, the supermarket and any other errand they might not be able to run by themselves. Currently, About Care serves approximately 500 members and has 170 volunteers. 84 percent of the members are women; 92 percent of those served have a disability.

Ann Marie McArthur, CEO of About Care, shared “Our volunteers become the eyes and ears for us and help us monitor the well-being of our members. We have an extensive screening process for new members. We want to ensure the safety of our volunteers.”

About Care receives an average of five new intake requests each week for new members.

About Care helps seniors and disabled individuals meet their basic needs, reduce isolation and maintain or restore health. All services are free of charge to the members and provided seven days a week. Members can submit a service request to About Care and a volunteer will be assigned to assist them.

Along with transportation needs, members may request minor home repairs such as changing a light bulb or replacing air filters throughout their home.

Oftentimes they have found that, in addition to the transportation needs, the members simply enjoy having a companion join them while doing their grocery shopping and running errands.

In addition to fulfilling service requests from the members, proactive, weekly reassurance calls are made to check on the member’s welfare, as well as friendly visits to provide company and social interaction.

If you are interested in learning about the great work our local charities are doing, check out 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun. The ladies are leveraging their resources so their gifts of $100 per quarter add up to a significant donation to a local charity. To them, it is not about just signing a check; it is about caring.

Since the chapter’s inception in 2015, 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun has donated over $350,000 to local nonprofits. The chapter is comprised of four sister groups in the East Valley, West Valley, Ahwatukee and Scottsdale.

The next giving circle for the East Valley group is 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Western Skies Golf Club, 1245 E. Warner Road, Gilbert. Guests are welcome and may register at 100wwcvalleyofthesun.org/ meetings/.

Information: 100wwcvalleyofthesun. org or aboutcare.org

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In boys basketball, Skyline High team no longer flatlines

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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he basketball coaching position at Skyline High wasn’t exactly a plum job four years ago when James Capriotti signed on.

The Coyotes were coming off five straight losing seasons yet Capriotti believed that he could right the ship. After three more losing records under his direction, including 3-22 his first year while neighboring Mesa High won the big-school state title, it appeared time to break out the life rafts.

Yet after eight consecutive losing seasons, the Coyotes posted a 14-13 record a year ago, reached the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade and allowed those close to the program to believe that finally they’d turned a corner.

With a starting five composed entirely of underclassmen, the Coyotes took a 12-5 record into section play.

“With the guys we’ve got, I feel that we’re one of the best teams in the state

(Eric Newman/Tribune Staff)

Dayton Harris, a junior guard at Skyline High, leads 6A with 6.5 assists a game in a starting unit with no seniors. “We talk about what year (in school) everyone is and (foes) tell us, ‘Dang, you have two (more) years together. You’re going to be dangerous.’”

when we’re really firing,” Capriotti said.

“Our top five guys that start the game can compete with anybody so now it’s making sure that our bench has that energy and we

play as a collective team.”

After playing in fall-league exhibition games, it was clear to Capriotti that adding freshman guard Dominic Capriotti, the coach’s son, along with some transfers could take the Coyotes to a higher level.

Yet with junior center Tanner Poeschl sitting out nine games after transferring from Mountain View and other new players still adjusting to the roster and schemes, the elder Capriotti was concerned about how his team would open the season.

“We went 8-1, so I’d say we handled it pretty well,” Capriotti said, chuckling, “Now that they’re eligible and everyone’s on the court together it just adds even more to the team.”

The Coyotes move the ball around, knowing that each of the five starters has a unique ability to score. Sophomore guard Patrick Herrera, who led Skyline in scoring as a freshman last season, averages 17 points. Junior guard Dayton Harris leads 6A with 6.5 assists per game coming off the holiday break.

(Eric Newman/Tribune Staff)

Sophomore guard Patrick Herrera, who led Skyline in scoring as a freshman last season, is among Arizona’s best jump-shooters. As a sophomore, Herrera averages 17 points a game for the Coyotes, who were 12-5 going into section play.

Because of their skill-level and chemistry, Harris said the Coyotes’ youth often finds opponents off guard.

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Ex-Mesa High football coach Kap Sikahema ready for next adventure

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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he past two months for Kap Sikahema have been a blur, traveling to Seattle, Dallas and Utah to visit family before landing in Honolulu on business.

That isn’t new for him. He travels annually when Mesa High’s football season ends. Usually his adventure takes him to Fiji, Tonga or Tahiti. His phone has been off.

What is new for him is what comes next.

In Hawaii to coach defensive linemen at the Polynesian All-America Bowl that was played Jan. 19, Sikahema is eager to get back to preparing for another season of prep football.

This time, though, it won’t be at Mesa High, his alma mater, which dismissed him as football coach in November. It will be at Salt Lake City East High in Utah, where Sikahema joins the staff as a defensive coordinator.

“I’ll be there (this) week,” Sikahema said.

“I’ve also been hired in Utah as a financial

munity. That’s my consultant. high school.

“It’s been a whirlwind of events, but “I don’t know I’m blessed to have Coach DeGrenier the opportunity.” personally, but I Sikahema parted wish him the best ways with Mesa and hope he does High after the well.”

Jackrabbits went Sikahema acknowledges that 11-22 during his the decision by the three seasons.

Mesa administraMesa athletic director David Hufftion caught him off ine wanted to go guard. He anticipated a good seain a different direction, which includson this fall thanks ed having the head to talented freshman and sophocoach on campus more classes that as part of the fullwill be moving up time staff. In DeKAP SIKAHEMA cember, Huffine to varsity. announced the hiring of former Mountain For Sikahema, it was never about winView and Mesquite coach Chad DeGre- ning right away at Mesa. It was about givnier to take over the football program. ing back to the community that gave him “I love Mesa High,” Sikahema said. and his family so much while he was grow“Even though things didn’t work well for ing up.

“I knew I would get beat up the first two me, I wish them the best. That’s my com-

or three years at Mesa,” Sikahema said. “I was blessed being at Mesa High. Just to have the opportunity to go back home and be the head coach at my alma mater, it was more of a spiritual thing for me.

“That’s why I loved being at Mesa, I remembered my roots.”

Sikahema and his family moved to Mesa from Tonga in the 1970s. His brother, Vai, a 1980 graduate, was the first to play for the Jackrabbits. Vai went on to play at Brigham Young and then became the first Tongan player in the NFL. Kap followed in his brother’s footsteps, playing at Mesa High. After his 1985 graduation, Kap also went on to play at BYU. Kap Sikahema remembers his childhood with great detail, identifying sacrifices his parents made for them to have the “American dream.”

“Thinking about my family and how we came from the islands with nothing, my parents would be proud to see my brother and sister being so successful,” Sikahema said. “Mesa High really has been the most See

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(Eric Newman/Tribune Staff)

Skyline basketball coach James Capriotti was 3-22 in his first year, 2014-15. The Coyotes were at eight straight losing seasons before they went 14-13 last year.

They’re now 12-5 without a senior among their starting five.

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fulfilling coaching job I ever had.”

Now, Sikahema hopes to create more memories at Salt Lake City East, a program he once helped build into one of the best in the nation.

Sikahema was presented with an open invitation to coach at East in September,

2017, when the Leopards came to the Valley to play Saguaro. East coach Brandon Matich told Sikahema that should he ever need it a position on the staff would be open for him.

The offer was an afterthought for Sikahema at the time. One day after Mesa let him go, Sikahema said that he texted Matich to see if the offer was still good. He had the job within a week.

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“I feel like it’s a surprise when we play other teams,” Harris said. “We talk about what year everyone is (in school) and they tell us, ‘Dang, you have two (more) years together. You’re going to be dangerous.’

That’s kind of what I hear a lot.

“In a way, this season sets the tone for next year and the years to come for this team. We hope this is our breakout season that people notice that Skyline is here to compete.”

The Coyotes have graduated from being a guaranteed win for foes to being a team with potential. Players say they regularly hear that they have potential to be a good team and potential to compete for a state championship before long.

Herrera, among Arizona’s best jump-

shooters and scorers as a sophomore, says that’s nice to hear, but he understands that that those opinions hold no value unless the Coyotes make good on them.

“That potential doesn’t really mean anything if you don’t go out and do something with it. We’re just in the gym trying to get better each day because we believe in ourselves,” Herrera said.

Capriotti said Skyline still makes headscratching blunders, such as taking bad shots or turning the ball over in critical moments of close games. He calls them “young mistakes.”

He believes, though, that the Coyotes can continue improving and reduce those errors. If so, they could be a tough draw in the 6A playoffs come February.

“They believe 100 percent that they can get to the final four,” Capriotti said. “And from there, who knows? Magic can happen.”

“One door closed, but more have opened for me,” Sikahema said. “As depressed as I was when I left Mesa High, all of the stars have aligned.”

At the Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu, among the talented defensive linemen he’s coaching is Sikahema’s nephew, Siaki Ika, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound Louisiana State commit from East High.

Sikahema also looks forward to inter-

acting with a plethora of Arizona talent playing in the game, including Chandler High’s defensive tackle Matthew Pola-Mao and quarterback Jacob Conover, Williams Field safety Noa Pola-Gates, Casteel quarterback Gunner Cruz and Highland punter Austin McNamara.

“This is something I’ve always wanted to do. This is the marquee game for Polynesian kids,” Sikahema said.

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sea of auto-body shops and used-car lots defines the aging strip of West Broadway Road in Mesa.

With a fledgling Cuba-theme restaurant in the middle of it all, one might expect fins on all those cars. Where are the ’57 Cadillacs and Chevys that you see in Havana? Did Fidel repossess them all?

B.J. Hernandez appreciates both the culture and the food of Cuba, and she’s done a marvelous job bringing it to Latin Kitchen, her most-recent restaurant venture, along with new business partner Elisa Nolan, a fellow veteran of the Valley restaurant industry.

Hernandez, who lives in south Scottsdale, is best-known for her three Havana Café restaurants, which drew rave critical acclaim and built a sizable clientele across the Valley for 28 years. They’ve all closed now for a variety of reasons, most relating to rising lease

rates and declining profit margins.

Hernandez wasn’t on the sideline long.

“I looked for a year and I couldn’t find anything right for me either size-wise or location-wise or money-wise, so I just kind of gave up,” she said. “I told everybody when I left Havana Café I was only going to pay for a storage unit for 12 months.

“I’m a crazy person. I get bored very easily. I always have to have a project.”

After getting a tip about this space, she soon had a catering business up and running there before Latin Kitchen, 540 W. Broadway Road, Suite 101, debuted last May. Fans of Havana Café will recognize the menu, although it has been expanded to include fare from other Latin American countries. The ambience also is different.

“That’s why I didn’t want to bring it back as Havana Café,” Hernandez said. “I had to have a different name.”

Ordering is done at the counter.

At this point, it is not open nightly for dinner although it has a full bar and Hernandez and Nolan do special events on Fridays and Saturdays and private parties other nights. They still cater, as well.

It is designed to attract a lunch crowd.

“This is a business neighborhood.

It’s good for lunch. It’s priced for lunch,” Hernandez said. “We do good business. That’s the way we want to do it.

“I don’t think anyone will feel that portions are insufficient. We give you an $8 plate or a $10 plate with steak, shrimp or fish. The most expensive item on the menu is only $11. We do wraps, bowls, gluten free, low-carb. We try to address everybody’s dietary desires. And we cook it any way you want it.”

Latin Kitchen has signed up with food-delivery services.

Havana Café fans who’ve found their way to Latin Kitchen say the quality remains top tier. HernanSee

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(Lee Shappell/GET OUT Staff)

How does a great chef prepare a lobster to be stuffed and cooked?

Latin Kitchen head chef and co-owner B.J. Hernandez demonstrates as she applies the finishing touches to a lobster to begin the process.

Broadway, honky-tonk highlight arts center series COLLEEN SPARKS Get Out Staff Writer

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opular songs known for stirring up fun memories from Broadway, honky-tonks and theaters will be performed in a series at Chandler Center for the Arts.

The Showtunes Series runs on Sundays at 3 p.m. at the arts center, 250 N. Arizona Ave. in Chandler.

The first, on Jan. 20, “Remember Patsy Cline,” features lauded singer Monica Heuser portraying the renowned country singer and performing her popular songs.

Cline helped found the Grand Ole Opry and Nashville sound of the 1950s and ’60s with her iconic hits including “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces” and “Your Cheating Heart.” A live country band will accompany Heuser.

“Best of Broadway” on Feb. 24 will give the audience four powerhouse singers and a 10-piece orchestra performing dynamic, classic songs from Andrew Lloyd Weber, Rodgers

and Hammerstein and other composers.

That concert also will feature more-current tunes from the musicals “Mamma Mia!” and “Jersey Boys.”

Kristen Drathman, artistic director of Camp Kids at Chandler Center for the Arts, is among those singing in the show. She has performed around the world, including the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the Brooklyn Conservatory Summer Opera Festival.

The fun songs continue with “Let the Good Times Roll,” a musical trip from Memphis to New Orleans, showcasing the greatest hits of blues, country, Dixieland and jazz, on March 10.

Jimmy Travis and The Delta Show Band will perform songs including “When the Saints Go Marching In,” “Blueberry Hill” and “Hey Good Lookin.’”

Michelle Mac Lennan, general manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts, said she believes that the Showtune Series shows will give audiences a nostalgic feeling.

These matinee performances are ideal for

senior citizens and those who prefer to come to the arts center in the afternoons, Mac Lennan said.

“They’re geared to a more senior demographic,” she said. “Ticket prices are very affordable for the series. We’re just trying to broaden our theatrical offerings. We did some research and found people really love musicals and Broadway and theater. I think it’s a nice chance to be together in a good, family setting, enjoy music that uplifts your spirit. It just feels good.”

Package ticket prices are $69 or $99, which includes admission to the three shows. People can also buy tickets for individual performances. Information: chandlercenter.org.

(Chandler Center for the Arts photo)

Monica Heuser portrays iconic singer Patsy Cline in “Remember Patsy Cline” on Jan. 20 at Chandler Center for the Arts as part of its Showtunes Series.

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dez, a self-described Jew from New York, says the secret is simple to her ability to continue to knock Cuban fare out of the park: “I married a Cuban.”

More to the point, she married a Cuban who was in the food industry.

She remains head chef and her kitchen is populated with her old Havana Café staff.

“They all said they’d come back when I found a place and here they are,” she said.

Hernandez and Nolan strive to serve their cuisine Havana Café style: with warm hospitality, family recipes and authentic ingredients served with heart and soul.

“We’ve stayed in business because we keep it very authentic,” Hernandez said. “I still have things flown in from New York or Florida if I can’t get them here.”

She also understands her clientele. About

Latin Kitchen

540 W. Broadway Road, Suite 101 in Mesa.

Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fridays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; evenings for special events and private functions. www.latinkitchenaz.com, 480-306-7266

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er knew what flavor I was getting.

“Yet I was wondering how the American public was going to embrace this. Were they just going to see this thing, this potato that was fried with bread crumbs on the outside with nothing on it, thinking it was good? No, we eat our potatoes or other things with gravy on them. So, I decided to make a sauce that would mimic the ingredients in a Cuban kitchen. We have a cilantro-lime sauce with it. It’s a little bit creamy so it’s like having mashed potatoes with gravy, or biscuits and gravy.”

Then there ae her Cuban sand(Kim Carrillo/GET OUT Staff) wiches. “My Cuban sandwiches B.J. Hernandez, best known for her three Havana Café are really outstanding because my restaurants, which have all closed, is back in business in Mesa late husband lived in Cuba when with Latin Kitchen, which features most of the same staff they were invented by a chef in and many familiar dishes from her old restaurants.

Cuba,” Hernandez said. “The chef half is Latino and they appreciate the authen- wanted to make something that would be ticity. About half is Anglo. There is a balance attractive to the American tourist, so he creto satisfying both. Take her presentation of ated the Cuban sandwich. He used differpapas rellenas, the most-popular type of ent meats from different countries. He used croquettes in Latin America, for example. roasted pork because that was the meat of “I understand how Anglos like to eat,” she Cuba. said. “I knew that in a real Cuban restaurant if “And then he used a serrano or prosciutto I wanted papas rellenas I would not get sauce ham, a cured ham, and Italian bologna called with it. When I opened the restaurant in 1989, mortadella, and a good imported Swiss every chef was putting a million sauces on cheese. Then, of course, the pickle that has the plate, which I objected to because I nev- the mojo garlic sauce on it when it’s finished.

And it’s pressed, and that’s the true Cuban sandwich.”

At Latin Kitchen, Hernandez quickly reconnected with clients for whom she’d done catering through the years. Among them are Cactus League baseball teams, with their multitude of Latin American players.

Through the end of January, Latin Kitchen is teaming with Tempe-based Murder and a Meal Comedy Dinner Theatre at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner and a show.

Tickets are available at murderandameal.com as well as Goldstar and Groupon.

Hernandez met Nolan a few years ago.

While Nolan was in the restaurant business, she had never owned her own place.

“She reminds me of one of my own daughters,” Hernandez said. “My job is to mentor her and get this going.”

Nolan and Hernandez envision Latin Kitchen as a gathering place with Latin-theme entertainment and special dinners served at tables family style.

Hernandez envisions a Havana Night, with decorations, fedoras, cigar roller and, of course, Cuban food. Her dream is to put together a culinary tour of Cuba.

“We want this to be a place where people gather for Latin-related events,” Hernandez said. “We have a nice patio. We have a full bar. We can do stuff. I want music. I want dancing. I want this to be fun.”

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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Job Order Contractor for the following:

THE STUDIOS @ MESA CITY CENTER 59 E. FIRST ST MESA, AZ 85211

UTILITY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROJECT NO. JOC-U19

PROJECT NO. CP0880

The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Utility Construction Services. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for The Studios @ Mesa City Center. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping.

The project consists of fully renovating all floors of an existing 26,500 ft2 building at 59 E. First Street Mesa, AZ. The estimated construction cost is $4,800,000 and the total estimated project cost is $6,000,000.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on January 30, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the City of Mesa (Mesa City Plaza, Room 170, 20 E. Main St.). At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineeringdesign-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by February 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Maggie Smith of the Engineering Department at maggie.smith@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 20, 27, 2019 / 18008

The following is a summary of the project.

The Utility Job Order Contract will require a variety of tasks to be completed, including but not limited to minor and major construction projects, renovations, repairs, additions, installations, rehabilitations, re-constructions and alterations to City gas, electric, storm sewer, water and wastewater facilities and infrastructure.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 10:00 am, at the Mesa City Plaza Building, 20 E. Main Street, Conference Room 170, Mesa, Arizona 85201. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

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Notice is hereby given that the First Amended Petition for Termination and Adoption of Stepchildren was filed on August 7, 2018 in Cause No. 18-6572-362 pending in the 362nd Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas. All persons having objections against this Petition which is currently pending are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Loreal Vasquez and William Frederick Warner By and Through their Attorney of Record Kelly K. E. Robb 9320 Dallas Parkway, Suite 190 Frisco, TX 75033 Telephone: (940) 566-6649 Facsimile: (940) 566-5745 E-mail: kelly@cokerlegal.com DATED the 18th day of January 2019. Kelly K. E. Robb Attorney for Loreal Vasquez and William Frederick Warner State Bar No.: 24040869 9320 Dallas Parkway, Suite 190 Frisco, TX 75033 Telephone: (940) 566-6649 Facsimile: (940) 566-5745 Email: kelly@cokerlegal.com Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 20, 2019 / 18073

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Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

R FQ L i s ts . Th e R FQ i s a v a i l a b l e o n th e C i ty ’ s w e b s i te a t http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-riskand-job-order-contracting-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by Monday, January 28, 2019, at 2:00 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune Dec. 30, 2018, Jan 6, 13, 20, 2019 / 17737

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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following:

ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR AIRPORT PROJECTS FALCON FIELD AIRPORT The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide design services and/or construction administration services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: Falcon Field Airport Consulting Services. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will select an on-call consultant for Falcon Field Airport On-Call Consulting Services for Airport Projects. This category is further defined below: This solicitation is for on-call consulting services for the design, preparation of bidding and construction documents, and construction administration/inspection of various airport capital improvement projects proposed to be funded through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grants, Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Grants, and/or the City of Mesa Falcon Field Airport Capital Program during the next one to three (1 – 3) years.

Consulting services may include design and/or construction phase support activities for General Aviation (GA) airport capital improvements such as paving, grading and drainage, geotechnical investigations, pavement markings, airfield lighting, development of construction safety and phasing plans, obstruction evaluation submittals to the FAA, Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and Airport Master Guide Sign Plan updates, and similar services as outlined in the RFQ. A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists.

This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10 point. Please provide seven (7) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00pm on February 27, 2019. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name and Falcon Field Airport On-Call Consulting Services for Airport Pr ojects.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Heather Sneddon of the Engineering Department at heather.sneddon@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 20, 27, Feb 3, 2019 / 18041

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PROJECT NO. CP0878 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Oakwood Creative Care Facility Improvements Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping.

This project includes designing renovations to the existing Oakwood Creative Care Facility which occupies approximately 2500 square feet within the City of Mesa Red Mountain Multigenerational Center at 7550 E. Adobe, Mesa 85207. The renovations are architectural in nature and include but may not be limited to: removing and adding interior walls, flooring upgrades, electrical and lighting upgrades, heating, ventilation and air conditioning redistribution, removing and replacing interior site furnishings.

The design firm chosen will provide professional services and generate construction documents which will be used for bid advertisements.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be not held. All interested firms are encouraged to submit any inquiries to Maggie Smith prior to the Statement of Qualification due date.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-designopportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 PM, January 31, 2019. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Maggie Smith of the Engineering Department at maggie.smith@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Publish: East Valley Tribune, Jan 6, 13, 20, 2019 / 17773

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Public Notices UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE CASE NO: 1:18−CV−01138−DAD−SKO J.A.J. , ET AL. , V. EFRAIN JIMENEZ , ET AL. , TO: A.J., a minor, through her mother and Next Friend, Selene Ramos, individually and as successor in interest for Santana Juarez Gonzalez, Deceased YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve on Panos Lagos Law Offices of Panos Lagos 5032 Woodminster Lane Oakland, CA 94602 an answer to the complaint which is served on you with this summons, within 21 days after service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Any answer that you serve on the parties to this action must be filed with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable period of time after service.

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Most service advertisers have an ROC# or "Not a licensed contractor" in their ad, this is in accordance to the AZ state law.

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

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

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

Reference: http://www.azroc.gov/invest/licensed_by _law.html As a consumer, being aware of the law is for your protection. You can check a businesses ROC status at: http://www.azroc.gov/

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Valley Metro Public Hearing about Proposed ADA Paratransit Changes for Service in Mesa

Contact us for more information: 480-898-6465 or email jobposting@evtrib.com

Post your jobs at: Public input is requested on the following proposed paratransit service changes* scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2019.

Valley Metro and the City of Mesa are considering changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service area that will result in paratransit service being limited to those portions of Mesa that are within ¾ of a mile of a bus route or light rail station.

Provide feedback from January 2-29, 2019. Greater detail and an online comment form are available at valleymetro.org/mesa-paratransit.

*Service changes are proposed at this time and will be finalized following the public comment period.

Comments may also be emailed to paratransit@valleymetro.org or mailed to: Valley Metro Attn: Mesa Changes 4600 E. Washington St. Ste. 101 Phoenix, AZ 85034

Public Hearing: January 29, 2019 Open House: 2-2:30 p.m.

Hearing: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Red Mountain Public Library 635 N. Power Rd. Mesa, AZ 85205 For disability accommodations and alternative formats, call 602.351.2033 or email ggonzalez@valleymetro.org valleymetro.org

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