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NEWS............................... 8 Two-pronged voucher fight looms in courts, Legislature

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Katie Dancho is one of 80 students at the Phoenix Wushu Academy in Chandler who will be presenting a spectacularly colorful rendition of "Mulan" next weekend at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. Read about this homage to martial arts and a fabled ancient female warrior on Page 22.

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ongtime Mesa law firm Udall Shumway has expanded its practice to include cannabis law, capitalizing on the growing medical marijuana market in Arizona.

The move into the legal marijuana industry may be surprising to those who know the firm’s history.

Its namesake founders – David Udall and Dale Shumway – are prominent members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has not openly embraced cannabis as medicine.

However, Justin Brandt, leading counsel

for the firm’s new practice, said it was a non-issue.

“We’re here to service clients; we’re not here to make moral judgments,” he said.

In fact, the transition into cannabis law was a smooth one for the firm and Brandt, who has a background in business and corporate transactions. He initially provided some employment services for medical marijuana clients under that business law purview, and the cannabis law practice grew from there.

“We have a very rich business law practice group, whether it be transactional practice or business litigation,” Brandt See

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larmed by the rash of teens who took their lives last year in multiple East Valley school districts, state Sen. Sean Bowie has introduced a bill requiring suicideprevention training for all teachers and staff.

Bowie, whose district includes parts of Chandler, Tempe and Mesa, wants two hours of training in the 2019-2020 school year in all school districts and charter schools for all “counselors, teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades six through 12.”

The bill would require in-person rather than online training and the use of “evidence-based” material – meaning it must be rooted in data, academic research or scientific findings.

It would cover suicide prevention, warning signs of suicidal behavior in adolescents and teens and intervention and referral techniques.

As reported by the Tribune in September, seven East Valley teens ages 13 to 18 killed themselves in a six-week period between midJuly and Labor Day last year. In all those cases, the teens were described as popular, academically successful students.

Since that time, at least three other teens in area districts also have taken their lives.

There have been three suicides in the last three school years at Corona del Sol High School alone.

Among those Corona students was Mitch Warnock, the son Tempe Union English teacher Lorie Warnock. Bowie has subtitled his bill “The Mitch Warnock Act.” “I met with Lorie several times and I wanted to put a story behind this bill and help educate my colleagues on how we’re losing our young people to suicide,” Bowie said.

“This is not just a local problem or a state problem,” he added. “This is a national problem.”

Warnock agrees.

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Arizona Game Fair returning to Mesa

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BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

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hen Andrew Long decided to host the inaugural Arizona Game Fair in January 2017, he knew it could easily be a bust.

“I decided I was going to do this, and if it was good, I’d do it again. Iif no one shows up, my friends and I will have a good weekend playing games – very expensive games,” he laughed.

But nearly 400 people showed up, partaking in board games, card games, role playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeon & Dragons, and socializing around tables with people they’d perhaps never met before.

This year, Long, who owns Spielpro. com and sells game parts and accessories with a warehouse in Tempe, is expecting a much larger audience for the second annual Arizona Game Fair, Feb. 9-11 at Mesa Convention Center.

“We’re starting to be a regional convention this year,” said Long, an Arizona State alumnus and former journalist.

“We’re drawing a lot of gamers from western states and throughout Arizona.”

He came to the prospect of hosting his own tabletop gaming convention after realizing that the West Coast lack gaming convention sites in a boom period for board games.

The gaming site Euromonitor International noted sales increased 15 percent in 2016 and more than 5,000 new board games were introduced in the U.S. last year alone.

“There are a lot of big (gaming) conventions on the East Coast, but we didn’t have any large gaming conventions here in the West. Our goal was to fill it, and it looks like we are,” he said.

The games renaissance has a lot to do with German games like Catan. Now there are a lot of American game designers, too,” said Long, 47. “There are an insane number of games out there now.”

Ahwatukee game designer and publisher Charlie Bink is a first-time special guest this year. Among his original games are PUPS and Trekking the National Parks – the latter garnering a 2015 Mensa Select Award.

“In my earlier days, I was originally drawn to art and animation,” said Bink, a 2004 grad of the Art Institute of Phoenix. “My passion for gaming started in my early 20s, and around that time I started designing and creating art for

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Board games have had a big resurgence in the past few years. More than 5,000 new board games were introduced in the U.S. last year, the gaming site Euromonitor International said.

my own games. This will be my first Arizona Game Fair, and I’m excited to be a guest.”

Bink’s favorite games, other than his own, are Splendor, Onitama and For Sale because “they’re all easy to learn but have a ‘wow’ factor that draws in new players and keeps old ones – like me, coming back for more.”

Long said gamers are as varied a group as games themselves.

Yes, the traditional backgammon, cribbage, chess, checkers and Monopoly fans remain, but with the increase in best sellers such as Catan (formerly Settlers of Catan), Pandemic and Codenames, there’s a passel of new enthusiasts.

This year’s Arizona Game Fair is an official host of the Catan U.S. Nationals qualifying tournament with the winner scoring an expense-paid trip to the national competition at the Origin Game Fair in Ohio. The winner in Ohio advances to the finals in Germany.

The Origin Game Fair, begun in 1975, is now run by the Game Manufacturers Association.

To enter the Catan competition – which begins Friday at the Mesa Convention Center with preliminary contests and concludes with Sunday’s finals – contestants must pay a $10 entry fee in addition to the $45 all-access, three-day entry badge for the convention.

Day game passes are available for $25, with Sidekick badges for children 12 and under, $5.

This year, the purchase of a $75 Library Patron Badge will help provide funds toward increasing the games library.

Prices at the door are higher, and pre-registration can be done at ArizonaGameFair.com Overseeing the role-playing games at the Arizona Game Fair is Mesa resident Darrell Lynn, who is well-known among gamers for “Podcast: The Wreckening.”

That is an outgrowth of his membership in The Wrecking Crew, a demonstration team for White Wolf games that travels throughout the U.S. “running adventures” in games they publish.

“My job is to gather people to run role-playing games for the convention, schedule those games, and then help get players seated in them,” Lynn said. “It’s part project manager, part marketing and part carnival roustabout,” said Lynn, an analyst in the aerospace and defense industry, adding: “In addition to my convention activities, I also run a monthly game meet-up in the East Valley, providing epic game nights both in my home and at game stores around the Valley. One of the focuses of my gaming group, ‘The Guild of Gamers’ is to teach the next generation of gamers, and we sometimes hold games specifically for kids and teenagers.”

Lynn, 34, started his RPGs with Dungeon & Dragons, a game of choice for the 80s, as illustrated in the Netflix series “Stranger Things.”

“My mom bought the original Dungeons & Dragons boxed set for my sister’s 16th birthday and ran a game for her and her friends. I was around 6 at the time and was fascinated with the fantasy See

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said.

He added, “Cannabis – it’s just business, right? The only difference, and it’s a unique difference, is it’s in a highly, highly regulated industry.”

That regulation reared its head soon after the firm announced the new practice when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded three Justice Department memos issued during the Obama administration that essentially directed federal prosecutors not to interfere with the cannabis industries in states that had legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use.

Sessions’ decision to roll back the three memos that direct prosecutors to use their discretion to pursue charges in cases involving marijuana – which is still illegal under federal law even as many states move to legalize the drug.

The new memo “simply directs all U.S. Attorneys to use previously established prosecutorial principles that provide them all the necessary tools to disrupt criminal organizations, tackle the growing drug crisis and thwart violent crime across our country,” Sessions said.

The announcement caused some concern in the medical and recreational cannabis industries. Brandt fielded calls from clients all day when the announcement was made last month.

But it is too soon to tell how it will tangibly affect the industry.

“It is more unknown than anything,”

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“Cannabis – it’s just business, right?" said Justin Brandt, counsel for longtime Mesa law firm Udall Shumway.

Brandt said.

Ultimately, he does not see medical marijuana businesses closing up shop because of the Justice Department’s priority change.

“I don’t think you are going to see a massive shutdown,” he said. “A lot of these businesses have certain toleration for risks.”

He noted that marijuana has been illegal at the federal level since the 1970s, and that has not changed. Even directives under the Obama administration only shifted prosecutorial priorities and did nothing to legalize the marijuana at the federal level.

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“These businesses have been comfortable operating with that amount of risk, and you are not going to see them shy away just because these policies are rescinded,” Brandt said.

His advice to all clients in the industry following Sessions’ decision is simple: Stay in compliance.

The practice will focus solely on the business side of the cannabis industry with a focus on business formation. It will provide advising on transactional deals, lease deals, purchase agreements and employment, among other services, said Brandt.

“Right now, it seems we are really busy on the commercial real estate side for both retail fronts and the grow operations,” Brandt said.

While the firm has offered some compliance advising in the past, it is likely going to take a step back from that as many medical marijuana operations are now bringing in a dedicated compliance officer on staff, which Brandt sees as a good thing.

“A lot of these businesses are already operating with a target on their back, and once you are not in compliance with something, whether it’s security or seed-to-sale tracking, (regulators) are going to hop on that,” he said.

It is not difficult to see why a firm like Udall Shumway would want to break into the cannabis industry. Quite simply, the industry is booming.

A 2016 study from New Frontier Data and Arcview Market Research found that medical marijuana sales are

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artwork and dice,” Lynn recalled.

Lynn said after abandoning gaming as a young adult, he was approached by a friend a few years ago to play a game of Dark Heresy.

“It was a punishing system, and I was incredibly frustrated, but it made me curious to see what else was out there,” he said. “I found that while classic games focused on statistics and exact rules, a new variety of game has emerged that focuses more on storytelling and narration, which really appealed to me.

“In short time I was running games at local conventions, and collecting a treasure trove of gaming books, bags of dice, and many excellent friends.”

His current favorites include Chronicles of Darkness and Hunter: The Vigil.

“I’m always happy to be able to sit around the table with my family, with friends, or with strangers and share in

(Catan.com)

“The Settlers of Catan,” one of the most popular board games now played, originated in Germany in 1995. The Arizona Game Fair is hosting a "Catan" competition.

fantastic adventures,” said Lynn.

If the titles of some newer games don’t ring a bell, there’s help for that.

As a break from traditional gaming

conventions, Arizona Game Fair offers a game library in the Convention Center’s A building, where attendees can, with presentation of their badge, literally

expected to total $681 million by 2020.

The business available to firms with a cannabis law practice will go up only if Arizona eventually legalizes recreational marijuana. Prop 205 would have done just that but failed by 3 percent in 2016.

That New Frontier Study projected sales would roughly double by 2020 if voters had approved Prop 205.

There are at least two initiatives that would legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona in some form that could appear on the ballot in 2018, though their chances of passing are slim, according to one poll.

An OH Predictive Insights poll of Arizona voters from November 2017 found that only 35 percent of respondents supported legalizing marijuana for personal use versus 48 percent who opposed the measure.

“Legalizing marijuana in Arizona is much less viable in a mid-term election, however there is a strong chance we will see them take another run at it in 2020,” chief pollster Michael Noble said in a press release.

While it may be off the table in the immediate future, Brandt believes Arizona voters will eventually approve a measure legalizing recreational use.

“Certainly, it is not unreasonable to think that (marijuana) could be legalized, not just in a medicinal program but in an adult use program, in the next few election cycles,” he said.

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check out games to try.

“We have this big room with over 50 tables and we bring along a library of games for anyone to try,” Long said.

“Last year we had more than 600 different games. Other conventions offer scheduled gaming, which we also offer, but we think this library of games appeals to families as well as gamers who want to try out new games.”

And there are other events on tap at the Arizona Game Fair, including Saturday’s 6 p.m. “Happy Time Dungeon Hour,” when gamers Brendan Carrion of Tempe, Adam Sink of Gilbert, and Mesa’s Holly McGinty and Jim Miller bring an audience member onstage to illustrate live-action role playing.

This is included in the event pass, with seating first come, first served said Long.

A games flea market is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb.10 Doors open at 8 a.m. Friday through Sunday, with closing at 11 p.m. the first two days, and 5 p.m. Sunday.

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“I am a teacher as well as being Mitch Warnock’s mom,” she said. “What troubles me beyond belief is that in my 26 years of educating students, I have never been trained in identifying students at risk for depression, self harm or suicide.

“I worked at Aprende when a child took his life near the track the second week of school. We were not adequately trained regarding student distress even after that traumatic event. Rather, we were told that depressed children do not kill themselves but angry ones do. This information was neither evidence-based nor accurate. In no way did this tack address other students suffering in our school.”

“We teachers may see students struggling but avoid addressing it for fear of saying the wrong thing or triggering an action,” Warnock added. “Actually, not talking about suicide leads to death by suicide rather versus talking openly.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 and that one in six high school students have reported having suicidal thoughts.

School administrators often resist new mandates.

Bowie said Gilbert Public Schools is one of the few districts in the area that already is doing much of what his bill would require.

“I understand it’s a mandate and school districts are not particularly fond of mandates,” he said. “For me, there is no other way to do it.”

The proposed mandatory nature of the training triggered conflicting reactions.

Kyrene Superintendent Jan Vesely said that while “student safety is always Kyrene’s first priority,” she hopes that Bowie’s bill also “provides adequate funding to support the implementation of its requirements.”

She said that to effectively implement the bill, Kyrene and other districts re-

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Sen. Sean Bowie named his bill after Mitch Warnock, shown here before he committed suicide in 2016. The Corona del Sol High School student is one of three students at the school who have taken their lives in the last three years.

quire “additional means to support the time and staffing to hire nurses, counselors, social workers and/or school psychologists from preschool through high school.

“To legislate this requirement outside of the vision for academic excellence and core funding creates a system that risks fragmentation,” she added, noting that her district continues to “look for and adopt practices in which these types of trainings are integrated into our system of support for children.”

While state Rep. Mitzi Epstein, Bowie’s fellow Legislative District 18 Democrat in the House, signed on as a co-sponsor, Republican state Rep. Jill Norgaard’s position echoes that of Vesely.

“This bill is an unfunded mandate of

Remembering those lost to suicide The 12th Annual Jeremyah 5K Memorial Walk/Run takes place Saturday, Feb. 10, at Kiwanis Park, 5500 S. Mill Ave., Tempe. The event is to honor those who have died by suicide, to increase awareness about the issue and to raise money to make sure programs are available for those struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss.

Information: 480-784-1514 ext. 1219, facebook.com/jeremyahmemorial or empactsos.org.

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required professional development for our teachers,” Norgaard said, adding that teachers who took trainign as an elective could then be advocates for suicide prevention in their schools “While we are diligently working to increase the level of awareness and educate parents, teachers and students on the teen suicide crisis, I believe we should add it as an elective,” she said.

She noted that the Legislature, partly through its support of Gov. Ducey’s initiative on opioids and an ongoing look at connections between suicide and drug addiction, is attempting to find solutions to the problem of rising teen suicides.

Warnock disagrees, stating that even after a Corona del Sol student killed himself on campus, “nothing was done in our district to train faculty and staff including coaches on what to look for.”

“To date, we have not been trained in terms of what to listen for, which behaviors indicate a student may be at-risk for suicide, and the like,” she said, adding: “The district is rolling out a plan to offer training opportunities for teachers which is laudable; however, this would be after school, on teacher’s own time.

“This bill would require districts to embed the training during teachers’ required in-service training days; it could easily be incorporated in the required safety practices such as fire drills and lockdowns. Further, every teacher would be armed with the same information and the same protocol to protect all children.”

Tempe Union Superintendent Kenneth Baca said, “I have not seen the bill but I do think it is important that we support teachers and provide them with tools to help address the social and emotional wellness of our students.”

Chandler Unified spokesman Terry Locke said his district already requires training far beyond what Bowie is looking for.

All faculty from kindergarten through grade 12 must get suicide-prevention training twice a year from a lead counselor or psychologist.

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warning signs as well as the process of recognition and notification to school counselor or school psychologist for an assessment,” Locke added.

Mesa Public Schools spokeswoman Heidi Hurst said her district schools have designated crisis teams trained in suicide prevention trained at a district level. They in turn train their respective schools staff on suicide prevention techniques. "Additionally at high schools, suicide prevention is an active topic of conversation and awareness," Hurst said, noting a teen hotline is now on all students' IDs. Currently, nine states require annual suicide-prevention training for school personnel and another 16 also mandate it but don’t specify whether it must be done annually.

Such training is an annual requirement in Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

The other 16 that mandate it but don’t specify whether it must be annual are Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Bowie’s bill would require the training annually.

Bowie said that counselors at Mountain Pointe have told him that teens face enormous social and emotional pressure that can drive them to consider suicide.

“Guidance counselors tell me that 10 years ago, 90 percent of the issues they saw involved traditional advising, schedules and such and only 10 percent involved social or emotional issues,” Bowie said, adding: “Now, that’s reversed and 90 percent of what they see are students with emotional and social problems.”

Those problems range from issues related to social media, such as cyber bullying, and other pressures that make it difficult for some teens to cope.

“Guidance counselors are not equipped to deal with social and emotional issues,” Bowie said.

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Chandler man connected to 21 thefts inA East Valley, elsewhere Chandler man has been arrested and charged in the 21 thefts of

home improvement stores in the East Valley, and other Valley cities, since August.

Jude Arthur Gonzalez, 35, was arrested in Chandler on Jan. 23. Police say he robbed Lowe’s, Home Depot and Walmart stores in Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa, along with stores in Avondale and Glendale.

Police estimate the total loss at between $30,000 and $40,000. They say additional reports from the stores are still coming in. Gonzalez has been charged with retail theft.

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Mesa man linked to Vegas shootings, sold gunman ammunition A Mesa man accidentally revealed in court documents as a “person of interest” in the

Las Vegas shooting said Tuesday he had met the gunman one time and sold ammunition to him.

Douglas Haig told the Associated Press that he had been contacted earlier by investigators probing the Stephen Paddock case. Police say Paddock was the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and killed himself as officers converged on him.

A law enforcement official told the AP in October that Paddock bought 1,000 rounds of tracer ammunition from a private seller he met at a Phoenix gun show. It was not immediately clear if that person was Haig.

Records show Haig owns Specialized Military Ammunition LLC. The company’s website says it sold tracer and incendiary ammunition but is now “closed indefinitely.”

Haig’s name emerged by mistake when court documents were released nearly four months after the shooting.

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House votes to expel member over sexual harassment allegations Concluding that his actions were just too wrong to excuse, the state House voted Feb. 1

to expel Rep. Don Shooter.

The vote occurred despite a last-minute plea by the Yuma Republican to instead punish him with a censure. In fact, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard of Chandler had said the lesser penalty was appropriate, given that much of the conduct an investigator concluded was sexual harassment had occurred before 2017, when he was in the state Senate.

Earlier, Majority Whip Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, had said she thought the report by an outside investigator found “credible evidence of repeated and pervasive conduct” involving sexual harassment by the Yuma Republican against fellow lawmakers, lobbyists and others. Townsend, in a brief floor speech, said Shooter’s actions have “created a hostile working environment.” She called on Shooter to immediately resign.

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Denny Barney named new president/CEO ofMarciopa East Valley Partnership County Supervisor Denny Barney has been named the new

president/CEO of the East Valley Partnership, effective June 1, when current head John Lewis steps down to begin a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Barney will serve in a part-time capacity, keeping his county post until next year, while former Mesa city manager Mike Hutchinson's job as partnership executive vice president will go from part-time to full-time.

Partnership chairwoman Rhonda Curtis called Barney, a sixth-generation Arizonan, “a dynamic business leader whose knowledge and deep relationships” will help the 35-yearold organization continue to move forward “at a critical juncture in the region's history.”

Barney, who also is a principal in Arcus Private Capital Solutions, has been a county supervisor for District 1 since 2012 and has been board chairman twice.

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Two-pronged voucher fight looms in courts, Legislature

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judge has refused to block voters from getting the last word on whether they want to expand a system of vouchers that uses public funds to send children to private and parochial schools.

In a six-page ruling made public Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Mahoney ruled that the law in effect last year when the referendum was filed did not give individuals the right to challenge petition drives. She pointed out it was repealed in 2015.

Mahoney acknowledged that lawmakers did vote to reinstate the individual challenge law last year. And that change took effect on Aug. 9, 2017.

But the judge pointed out that the petitions demanding a public vote were turned in on Aug. 8. Mahoney said there is no legal basis for the challenge.

Tuesday’s ruling is unlikely the last word – and not just because voucher supporters are likely to appeal.

The entire referendum could be undermined if the Republican-controlled Leg-

islature makes even a one-word change this session in the 2017 law. That would force opponents of expanded vouchers to start all over again gathering signatures to put the issue on the November ballot.

Attorney Tim La Sota, who represents voucher supporters, vowed an appeal. He said that, despite Mahoney’s ruling, Save Our Schools Arizona, which gathered sufficient signatures to force a public vote “did not successfully make the ballot and many of the things they did were in serious violation of the law.”

But unless her ruling is overturned, Mahoney’s order means voters will get to decide if there will be a big expansion in who is eligible to get a voucher of state funds to attend private and parochial schools.

That, in turn, will lead to an expensive and extensive campaign by voucher supporters, including Gov. Doug Ducey, who signed the measure into law and who is likely to call on out-of-state friends to finance the effort.

Just this past weekend, the governor attended an event in California for major donors hosted by the Koch brothers, who are big supporters of vouchers.

The Washington Post, reporting on the event, said Ducey told those in attendance that what was enacted in Arizona is far more extensive than anything tried elsewhere. He also warned that if the measure goes to the ballot and voters reject the expansion, that could constitutionally preclude lawmakers from addressing the issue again.

“This is a very real fight in my state,” the Post reported Ducey as telling those in the Koch network, which is composed of major donors to conservative causes.

Arizona lawmakers first approved vouchers in 2011 to aid students with disabilities whose parents said they cold not get their needs met in public schools.

Parents of eligible children were given what are formally known as “empowerment scholarship accounts,” essentially vouchers of state dollars to pay for tuition, tutoring and other needs.

Since that time, supporters have widened eligibility incrementally to where vouchers are now available to foster children, residents of Indian reservations and any student attending a school rated D or F. About 3,500 children now get such vouchers.

Last year, Sen. Debbie Lesko, R-Peoria, pushed through legislation to remove all the restrictions, essentially making vouchers available to all 1.1 million students in Arizona public schools.

That proved to be a step too far for even some voucher supporters. What was finally approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by Ducey eliminates eligibility barriers but places a cap of 30,000 vouchers by 2023.

What happened then is that foes of the expansion used a provision in the Arizona Constitution which gives those opposed to any legislative action 90 days after the end of the session to gather sufficient signatures to refer the measure to the ballot.

That’s what happened here, with Save Our Schools Arizona submitting more than 110,000 signatures. Secretary of State Michele Reagan found that the petitions had more than the minimum 75,321 valid signatures needed and put the measure on the November ballot at Proposition 305.

The successful petition drive also keeps the law from taking effect until voters get a chance to ratify or reject what lawmakers enacted.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Civil Air Patrol open house in Mesa, airport open house in Chandler The Civil Air Patrol at Falcon Field in Mesa and the Chandler Municipal Airport are conducting open houses next weekend.

Falcon Field open house, the 52nd annual event for the Civil Air Patrol Falcon Squadron 305, is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 10, at 4730 E. Falcon Drive. The group, which is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, will offer free simulator rides and other events.

Information: gocivilairpatrol.com, 480-298-2603.

The Chandler Municipal Airport Open House is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2380 S. Stinson Way. Attendees see the newly renovated terminal, meet airport tenants and pilots and learn about the field of aviation. Chandler Police and Fire also will be at the event. Airplanes will be available for the public to examine.

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Women from the “giving circle” organization gather once a quarter to learn about pressing needs in their community, vote on a cause to support and pool individual contributions of $100.

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Chandler family is a staple of annual VNSA book sale

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or more than 60 years, thousands of book lovers have descended on the Arizona State Fairgrounds in February for the VNSA Used Book Sale. For 35 of those years, one family from Chandler has helped make the sale happen.

Mark Lathrop, his wife Theresa, their son Quinn, and Mark’s mom and stepdad, Ann and Ray Cox, have rolled up their sleeves and prepared the half-million books for sale.

This year, the event’s 62nd, is 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 11, when most books are half-price.

“I’ve been doing this 35 years as a volunteer,” Mark said, starting as a teenager.

“The mom of one of Mark’s friends needed some kids to load books,” Ann said. “Mark says, ‘Mom, did you know about his? It’s awesome.’

“Picture a football field filled with books,” she said.

Next thing they know, Ann and Mark were getting involved in the sale, volunteering and eventually joining the VNSA as members – Ann in 1990 and Mark just last year.

“I just married into it,” Theresa said.

“Mark always sets up. I just help on the day of the sale. And I do a half-day on Saturday.” She’s been helping for about eight years.

Quinn, 16, has been involved for about 10 years. Ann remembered overseeing Quinn as a toddler when a VNSA sale was being set up, saying she kept him on a “tether” as the rest of the family sorted books. Quinn eventually got involved.

“I didn’t want to at first,” Quinn confessed. “The past seven years, I’ve started to help.”

The book-loving family comes together to feed their passion and help the community.

“We believe in giving back to the community,” said Ray, who is head of the box strapping team and an announcer at the event.

Ann, who was chairman of the sale in 2000, says the job is a big one. She puts in about 250 hours a year.

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This family is a familiar sight at the VNSA Book Sale. From left, Ray Cox, Quinn Lathrop, Theresa Lathrop, Ann Cox and Mark Lathrop have volunteered for years.

Putting on the VNSA sale requires volunteers to give about 10,000 hours a year, total. They go to peoples’ homes to pick up books, price books for the big sale and empty a dozen drop boxes around the Valley, including one in Tempe at Rural and Baseline, and in Ahwatukee at 48th and Warner.

“There are no paid positions,” Ann said.

“We have about 130 active members.”

The members all have specialty areas when pricing and setting up books.

“I have an expertise in hardback sci-fi,” Mark said. He sorts through books – 29 boxes’ worth this year – and sets them up.

“I do paperbacks,” Ann said, which in-

cludes suspense, mystery, sci-fi, romance, Western and other genres.

The book sale started in 1957 as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Visiting Nurses Service Auxiliary, raising about $900. In the mid-’80s the service was purchased by a hospital corporation, but the sale continued to raise money for nonprofit agencies in the Valley as VNSA became the Volunteer Nonprofit Service Association.

At the two-day VNSA book sale, some bargain-hunters show up with specialized scanners, looking for valuable books they might turn around and sell online. Mark says they know those books are in the mix.

“One year, we found an 1890 printing of ‘Ben-Hur: The Tale of the Christ,’ which the movie was based on. It was over 100 years old.”

“He found a firstedition Stephen King,” Ann added.

“We don’t put anything on eBay ourselves,” Mark said.

“We know some books are valuable, but we discount them to sell for char(VNSA) ity. If I’ve got a $50 Book lovers gather outside the doors of the Arizona State Fair Exhibition book or above, that’s Hall waiting for their chance to snap up books. The first VNSA book sale going to our Rare was held in 1957.

and Unusual category.”

Rare and Unusual is only one of 27 categories at the sale, along with sports, fiction, history, biography and others. Many categories have subcategories, carefully sorted.

“It’s not just a jumble on a table,” Ann promised.

The VNSA sale has grown from books, too, featuring children’s games, jigsaw puzzles, vinyl and digital music, maps and more.

Once, about 20 years ago, a very special item made its way to the sale.

“It was a ledger, with names and dates and more,” Ann said. Nobody at VNSA was sure what they had, nor could they read it.

“We took it to a foreign languages professor at ASU,” she said. “We found out it was Polish.”

Ann was told that it was a 150-page list of people who went through a Nazi concentration camp. A priest at the camp indicated in the ledger that he wanted to keep a record to help people find out what happened to their relatives, some time in the future.

“Pretty incredible,” Ann said.

The VNSA called the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Ann said the ledger was hand-delivered to Washington, D.C., and is on display there now.

Working with all those books for the entire year, one would think the family would have their fill.

“It doesn’t ruin books for us at all,” Mark said. “I need to get rid of books to take more in, actually. I’m almost at max level.” “We’re beyond max level!” Theresa corrected. “But it doesn’t ruin books for me as much as increase my appreciation.”

Mark said.

The goal of the sale is to raise money for charity. Ann says VNSA has donated $8 million since the event began.

“I love it,” Ann said. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t keep doing it.”

The sale is at the Arizona State Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 1826 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix.

Information: vnsabooksale.org, facebook.com/vnsausedbooksale.

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Renaissance Festival marks 30 years of magic

BY LAURA STODDARD Tribune Contributor

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he rumble of horses’ hooves and the clashing of swords. The enticing aroma of sweet treats and savory meats. A sky colored by bright ribbons and banners. A flamboyant cast of characters, including acrobats, artisans, comedians, pirates, musicians, craftsmen and royalty. Jaw-dropping performances and sweet honey mead in ornate goblets.

And, possibly, more fun than you can handle in one day.

This is the Arizona Renaissance Festival, arguably one of Phoenix’s most anticipated and beloved annual events.

Opening Feb. 10 for its 30th year, this massive and spirited event aims to transport visitors away from the worries of today to an age of magic and merriment.

This is a space where anything goes and all kinds are welcome (included the costumed), so dust off those faerie ears, polish that armor and get ready to embark upon an rousing adventure, whilst calling out a hearty “Huzzah.”

The festival’s 30 acres, referred to as the Village, are jam-packed with fascinating

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A jouster takes aim at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. This year, the festival runs until April 1.

sights and sounds. Children and adults will discover an abundance of shops, shows and rides.

On opening weekend, the Royal Court appears in all its finery atop the castle’s front balustrade, and the king (with much pomp and circumstance) declares the festival officially open.

With 13 stages and more than 200 things to see and do, it’s tough to see it all in one day.

Be sure to consult the Village map and schedule of events distributed at the drawbridge entrance so that you can plan to catch your favorites, be it the jousting

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tournament, the falconry demonstration or the ever-popular wooing contest.

Some of the most popular characters to see (and sometimes interact with) include Daniel the Fox, who challenges anyone to engage in a battle of both wits and steel; Adam Crack, Guinness World Records winning Whip Master; and Shamus the Insulter, who does just what his name suggests, with great aplomb.

Shamus (real name: Tony Miller) has been with the festival for 23 years, delivering his witty barbs in such a manner that visitors enjoy being his target.

“My insults, while sometimes outrageous, always allow the people I’m insulting to enjoy (themselves),” Miller said. “I am a huge believer in insulting anyone, including children, the elderly, teenagers – everyone. I think all people deserve the chance to laugh and have a good time.”

Miller said he is inspired by simply observing people.

“I keep my ears open for lines between people in the real world, and I also do a lot of writing. I’m constantly working on lines, and ways to do insults (in a nonhurtful way).”

Over the years, Miller has expanded his repertoire to include compliments, apologies and even marriage proposals.

“I guarantee a ‘yes’ on marriage proposals or your money back,” he jokes.

“But not longevity – that’s out of my purview.”

Whether it’s fighting off raucous pirates, riding in da Vinci’s flying machine or filling your belly at the Dancing Pig Pub, the Arizona Renaissance Festival promises a fun-filled day in an enchanted time and place.

IF YOU GO What: Arizona Renaissance Festival When: Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 10-April 1.

Where: 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon.

Tickets: $14-$26 for daily passes, $70-$180 for season passes.

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A household hazardous waste collection is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 10, at the East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur.

Accepted items include paints, oil, pesticides, batteries, CFLs, prescription drugs, tires, electronics, appliances and more.

Materials taken to the collection event should be sealed in original containers or labeled in other containers Items intended to be dropped off should be marked “HHW” and set apart from other items as collection experts will remove them from vehicles.

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Radio-control aircraft featured at Electric Festival

The 14th annual Arizona Electric Festival is Friday-Sunday, Feb. 9-11, at Superstition Airpark at Brown and Meridian in Mesa.

The event features the latest in electric-powered radio control aircraft, including aerobatics, warbirds, jets, helicopters and multi-rotor. Over 75 pilots and more than 200 aircraft will be flying and on display. Night flying is featured on Saturday night.

Pricing and more information: azelectricfestival.com.

Lions Casino Night Fundraiser to benefit charities, others

The 6th Annual Lions Casino Night Fundraiser is 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Red Mountain Multigenerational Center, 7550 E. Adobe St. The event, hosted by the Mesa Lions Club, features raffles, door prizes, a silent auction, food and drink.

The night benefits Lions Charities and the East Valley Adult Resource Center.

Tickets are $20 and available at the Red Mountain center. Information: 480-9851834.

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Chandler seeks nominations for Disability Awareness Awards

Nominations are being accepted for Chandler’s 27th Annual Disability Awareness Awards.

Each year, the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities each year holds a celebration to recognize the efforts of people with disabilities and those who support them in the community.

The nomination deadline is Monday, Feb. 12. Information and nomination forms are at chandleraz.gov/therapeutic.

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Awards will be presented by Mayor Jay Tibshraeny at the March 5 Council Study Session.

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Construction has begun on Kiwanis Park playground

Kiwanis Park has begun construction on its Splash Playground, which is set to open this summer.

The $1.7 million playground is being built near the north soccer field within Kiwanis Park, which is between Baseline and Guadalupe roads at Mill Avenue. All park amenities, with the exception of the ramadas in the surrounding area, will remain open during construction.

The playground will become Tempe’s only large water park amenity. Other, smaller splash pads are located throughout Tempe, and admission is free to all.

Information: tempe.gov/kiwanissplashplayground.

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New elementary school names principal for next year

Sherry Towns has been named principal of the new Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary, starting with the 2018-2019 school year.

Towns has been principal of Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary for seven years. She has more than two decades of experience in education.

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary includes a media center, combined cafeteria and gymnasium space with rooms for music and band, 22 classrooms ranging from pre-K-5, as well as a Makerspace Lab and Computer Lab. The school is near 226th Street and Ocotillo Road in the William Lyon Homes Meridian subdivision.

Construction of the school is set to be finished in June in time for the start of the 201819 school year in July.

Annual Love Bug Dance is QC Valentine’s celebration

Queen Creek’s Love Bug Dance for kids is 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at the Recreation Annex, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road.

The annual Valentine’s Day celebration features music, crafts, games, a light dinner and dancing. The event is open to children ages 4 through 12.

Pre-registration is required and can be completed online or in person at the Recreation Annex. The cost is $5 per child, $15 for the first adult and $10 per additional adult. Parents must stay with their children during the event.

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Chandler firm’s faux animals brighten up walls

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local company gives anyone with a soft spot for longhorns, deer, elephants and other wild animals an unusual way to infuse nature into their homes and offices.

Chandler-based Wall Charmers sells faux animal heads, which are sculptures resembling furry and feathered creatures.

No animals are hurt or used to create the pieces.

The environmentally friendly polyresin wall hangings painted with acrylic, ecofriendly paint come with a keyhole or hook on the back so they can be hung on a wall with a strong nail.

They come in 22 base colors, including mint green, rich gold, navy blue and bronze, and resemble more than 50 animals, including deer, longhorns, moose, giraffes, horses, bears, rhinoceroses, gorillas, wolves and zebras. Customers also can choose glow-in-the-dark colors.

Some animal faces look like magical creatures, unicorns and Tyrannosaurus rex.

Customers can also choose longhorns and some other animals in the design of a head, a skull or a mini-skull and a hand-carved skull.

“We try to have fun with it,” Wall Charmers co-owner Lance Robinson said. “We try to make sure the designs are really cool. The level of detail is really unique. The color customization is exactly what you want. Every piece you get is unique and custom to you. We’re trying to bring in fun, unique stuff you can’t find anywhere.”

Customers can tailor the lightweight whimsical and fierce-looking animal artwork to their tastes, adding gold and silver glitter if they like and asking for different parts of the faces to be painted different colors.

Red deer with gold antlers are popular choices around Christmas. Other color combinations customers buy sometimes are elephants with white heads and gold tusks and longhorns with black heads and bronze antlers.

Some are functional including faux deer tabletop jewelry holder racks. Wall

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

A longhorn faux taxidermy skull is a popular item customers buy from Wall Charmers, a business with its warehouse in Chandler.

Charmers also offers other types of creations including ceramic emoji coffee mugs and animal wine bottle holders.

The artists carve intricate details into the polyresin sculptures to bring out re-

Deer are among the most popular choices of animal heads at Wall Charmers, Robinson said. Lions, longhorns, elephants and rhinoceroses are also wellliked. Some customers really like the art-

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Lance Robinson, co-owner of Wall Charmers, holds a white deer faux taxidermy head, one of the many sculptures the company makes that resemble wild animals.

alistic animal features but still create a chic feel, Robinson said.

The other co-owner is Robinson’s friend Viktor Morozov. They and several other employees work out of a warehouse and a few offices on Boxelder Place, though the company hires some remote contract workers who are based in other cities and states.

work that looks like human skulls, especially around Halloween.

“We’re not trying to mirror the exact size of the animal,” Robinson said. “We want to have some type of symmetry.”

The mini wall hangings are on average 10-by-8-by-4 inches, while the large wall-hanging sculptures are on average 21-by-17-by-15 inches. The minis weigh

on average four pounds while large ones on average weigh 7 pounds and some are as heavy as 13 pounds.

Robinson said many of their customers are women ages 25 to 44, including some who buy the sculptures to hang in babies’ nurseries. Some people buy the large lion heads to hang above men’s beds. Others like to use the faux taxidermy to accentuate a gallery wall or collage of pictures.

Some fans of the show “Game of Thrones” have bought the black wolf sculptures.

Some of the mini animal heads cost $35 on sale, while some of the larger ones cost $125.

Wall Charmers draws many customers from Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, as well as some clients in Japan.

Many customers also live in Chandler.

Since Wall Charmers opened about two years ago, the business has been busy, Robinson said.

“We’ve been growing really rapidly,” he said. “We’re profitable. It started slow and then it kind of quickly started ramping up.”

Wall Charmers gets hundreds of orders every week, Robinson added. The products are for sale online on Amazon, Etsy, eBay and Houzz. Wall Charmers items are also sold in HomeGoods brick-andmortar stores in Canada.

Robinson said the concept for Wall Charmers grew partly out of his experience as a volunteer art teacher in college in South Phoenix. He helped elementary school children create art through The Salvation Army program.

“It was fun,” Robinson said. “I’m not a really good artist, but I kind of liked it.

I’d make paper airplanes. I found the fun in not being super serious.”

He said as he “got more and more into decorating” at home, he “wanted to find more and more ways to bring nature” into décor.

Some new products Wall Charmers will start selling this year include improved unicorns and more moose, cow and steer skulls in more designs, stones and colors, as well as more natural-looking animal heads.

Information: wallcharmers.com.

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Valley Partnership announces board officers for 2018

Valley Partnership recently elected its 2018 board of directors and executive committee.

Todd Chester of WDP Partners is chair, Jill Hegardt of DMB is vice chair, Tim Brislin of Harvard Investments is treasurer and Jim Kenny of El Dorado Holdings is secretary. Past chair is Brett Hopper of The OPUS Group, and general counsel is Jay Kramer of Fennemore Craig, P.C. For more than 30 years, Valley Partnership has represented the commercial, in-

dustrial and master-planned community industries.

LVA Urban Design Studio of Tempe acquired by RVi

Tempe-based LVA Urban Design Studio has been acquired by RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture, along with strategic equity partner Atwell.

LVA is led by Steven Voss, who will remain with the company as a senior vice president and managing principal of the Arizona region.

RVi is a national firm with offices in Arizona, Texas and Georgia. Beginning in February, RVi will combine offices with LVA in Tempe at 120 South Ash Ave.

Waymo will get ‘thousands’ of Chrysler Pacifica minivans

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to supply “thousands” of Chrysler Pacifica minivans to Waymo, Google’s self-driving affiliate, for self-driving tests.

The agreement adds to the 600-vehicle fleet the automaker has already supplied, further cementing a partnership formed in 2016.

Waymo has been testing the self-driving vehicles in Chandler since April 2016.

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Helicopter service company moves to Falcon Field Airport

Precision Heli-Support, a helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul company, has moved its Arizona operations to Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport in a recently renovated hangar at 4702 E. Fighter Aces Drive.

The company, owned by The Kuskowin Corporation in Alaska, also provides logistics for the private, commercial, and government aviation sectors. Precision can provide include full avionics installations, transponder certifications, off- and on-site troubleshooting, engineering, sheet metal, airframe and powerplant and inspection authorization mechanics, field support, part sales and component overhaul.

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Mesa’s Eastmark community gets Safeway-anchored center

The first shopping center in Eastmark in Mesa will be built with a Safeway grocery store at its heart.

Evergreen Development has purchased 10.6 acres at Signal Butte and Warner roads in Mesa to develop into a shopping center.

Evergreen plans to break ground on The Point at Eastmark in February 2019.

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The center should be completed in November 2019.

Eastmark is a 5-square-mile masterplanned community at the edge of the Valley near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

Verizon building in Tempe sold for $3.1 million

A 2,667-square-foot Verizon store in Tempe has been sold for $2.1 million.

Marcus & Millichap listed the property.

The Verizon store is at 8750 S. McClintock Drive

Uber self-driving cars to start carrying riders without backup

Uber’s self-driving cars are about to begin carrying passengers without human backup drivers, the company has announced.

A precise date was not given, but Uber says it is proceeding according to plan.

Uber didn’t specify where the testing will take place, but the company currently has 215 autonomous test vehicles carrying passengers with human backup drivers onboard in Tempe, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Toronto.

Google spinoff Waymo already operates self-driving cars with no humans behind the wheel in and around Chandler.

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Some reflections upon the dumbness that is all around us

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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ll around us, mankind displays signs of mind-bending genius.

Technology seems to leap a generation with each passing year. Life expectancy has never been higher thanks to medical advances galore. Think of all the things today labeled as smart: Homes, phones, thermostats, televisions, plugs, speakers. With all this smartness all around us 24/7, I’ve got a question for you: How come people seem to be getting dumber all the time?

That statement may sound crass and uncharitable, but you are reading the jottings of a man who recently has spent inordinate stretches of time in airport security lines, where I witnessed a grown woman try to go through a body scanner with a pocketful of change – after being told approximately 314 times “empty your pockets.”

Her response: “Oh, I didn’t think change counted.”

Speaking of counting, we are today witnessing a stage of human development predicted by my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Lucille Greenberg, who said of the advent of the digital calculator, “If that thing does all the math for you, David, you’ll never know how to do it yourself.” I saluted Mrs. G the other afternoon while attempting to purchase a sack of nuts at a convenience store. I also had time to browse USA Today and send 14 text messages while the young fellow in front of me attempted to complete his purchase of a six-pack of Coors Light.

This transaction was clearly a complicated affair because taking his wallet out of his pocket and counting out the bills and coins took an eon, as did the cashier’s making change and bagging the man’s lone item.

The saving grace of this heartwarming scene? Beer Guy bicycled off into the sunset, six-pack tucked under one arm.

Friends, there went one fewer wrong-

way freeway driver for us right-way drivers to contend with on the afternoon in question.

We can save my analysis of Valley motorists’ inability to properly operate a moving vehicle for another day, except for this: We clearly need to make the test to grant a driver’s license more difficult and include questions like, “When a traffic light turns green, what is the appropriate response by you as a driver?”

Answers would include: (a) I put down my phone and apply gentle pressure to the pedal beneath my right foot; (b) I pause smoking weed long enough to go, dude; (c) it depends, because maybe I’m not done applying mascara in the rearview mirror; (d) all of the above, plus I clench my half-eaten XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito between my knees and try not to spill sour cream.

Look, I’m all for multi-tasking, except when one task involves going 58 miles an hour through the parking lot at Bashas’.

Then, I feel like you should give it 100 percent of your ADHD-compromised

A better tax plan referendum than a 1.5 cent sales tax

BY SANJEEV RAMCHANDRA Tribune Guest Writer

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group of businessmen want to replace Prop. 301’s 0.6 cent sales tax with a 1.5 cent sales tax, resulting in a net increase of 0.9 cent. I, along with Gov. Doug Ducey, support the extension of the 0.6 cent sales tax.

However, I do not support the proposed 0.9 cent sales tax increase because it will position Arizona’s combined sales tax rate (municipality + county + state) as among the highest in the nation. And, it has the unintended consequence of encouraging online and out-of-state purchases which reduce the sales tax collections for Arizona governments. Recall that five years ago, voters defeated Prop. 204’s permanent one-cent sales tax increase to avoid having a high sales tax rate.

Instead of increasing sales taxes, my plan increases income taxes by switching from a marginal tax system to a flat tax system.

Currently, Arizona has five income tax brackets (2.59 percent, 2.88 percent, 3.36

percent, 4.24 percent and 4.54 percent) based on gross annual income. I propose simplifying the income tax structure by adopting the top marginal rate (4.54 percent) as the new flat income tax rate. This is expected to generate at least $1 billion in extra revenue, which is more than the amount raised from a 0.9 cent sales tax.

Although a flat income tax is regressive, increasing the sales tax is also regressive.

Moreover, the poor and the middle class have the most to gain from an improved K-12 educational system. Arizona’s 4.54 percent flat tax rate will remain competitive with other flat-tax states: Colorado (4.63 percent), Illinois (4.95 percent), Utah (5 percent) and North Carolina (5.5 percent). Although some states have no income taxes, the tradeoff is that they have a higher tax rate for property or corporations or receive revenue from oil or gambling.

The extension of the 0.6 cent sales tax should go directly into the general fund and not be earmarked for specific purposes. This avoids repeating Prop. 204’s

attempt at micromanaging the revenue, which voters rejected. Allow the Legislature and the governor to do their job in allocating the appropriations dollars. Unlike 10 years ago, many more conservatives now support establishing full-day kindergarten, raising the salaries of K-12 school teachers and investing into K-12 capital funding.

Arizona needs higher taxes to increase its funding for education while embracing fair and balanced taxation. Again, my plan accomplishes this by permanently extending the 0.6 cent sales tax and adopting a new 4.54 percent flat income tax. This generates well over $1 billion in additional revenue compared to now and will increase after earnings are adjusted from the upcoming minimum wage hikes along with future employment growth.

I ask the business, education and political communities to support my tax plan to send to the voters.

– Sanjeev Ramchandra of Chandler is a math instructor at South Mountain Community College. He can be reached at sanjeev_ramchandra@yahoo.com

attention. At least until you successfully pilot your massive Ford F­‑150 into that handicapped parking space you’re snagging illegally.

What, like you haven’t witnessed such a scene? Or know personally people you would describe as “sucking at life”? Consider yourself fortunate.

In between badly spelled text messages, nonsensical emails and Facebook posts, and tales of human incompetence, I’ve been working on what appears to be the only appropriate response to the mental decline of mankind.

Developing a whole lot more patience.

As a resolution for the new year, my quest for Zen levels of tolerance didn’t last past midday on January 1st, but I haven’t stopped trying. If it is indeed possible to suffer fools gladly, there’s hope yet for 21st century man. We may well become the dumbest, gladdest people ever known to human history.

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

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Stand up to Trump

As the mother of two beautiful immigrant daughters from Africa and a friend of immigrants and beautiful, amazing people who come from various countries, I am beyond saddened and appalled that the president can spew what he does on a daily basis and yet not his party, not his supporters, not his handlers, not a single person will stand up to him and say, “Enough is enough.”

Every time I think he can’t possibly say or do something more offensive, it’s as if reality says, “Really? Hold my beer...”

I have spent my daughters’ lifetimes building them up and telling them what a beautiful, amazing place their motherland is. But in one off-the-cuff, ignorant statement, he has insulted and belittled not only the residents who live in said countries, but the immigrants, the history, the culture and the descendants as well.

What next? What are we as a community, as a people, as a country going to do next?

– Laura Luxenburg Sanchez – Gilbert

An endorsement

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and she represents a balanced approach to addressing the unique needs of our community. She is committed to a vibrant vision for the future of our city and demonstrates an understanding that in order for us to maintain the quality of life many of us have come to expect, we need a strong local economy. Her approach to responsible budgeting of resources with a mind toward long-term economic sustainability is what we need to preserve valuable social services and public safety and to support strong neighborhoods and parks.

As someone who has been involved in education advocacy locally, I can speak to her unwavering commitment to our schools. Whether it is responding to a call for support of local school district bonds and overrides or to meet with students to share her own personal story of her path to higher education, Robin is quick to answer the call.

The results of this election will influence the course of our city for the next few years. There are a lot of choices on the ballot, but I feel strongly that we need to return Robin to the Council. She certainly has earned my vote.

– Rosalie Hirano

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Please contact Rep. Sinema, Sen. Flake and Sen. McCain and ask them to just do their best to contribute to impeaching Donald Trump. He’s had his fun and stomped around saying outrageous things and basking in attention but it has all been horribly unpleasant for the rest of us. While we have been over it from the start, we are now really, really over it.

I would really like it if this country could just be cool with women, minorities, foreigners, science, varying sexualities and gender identities, national parks, affordable medicine and a lot of other things that there is no need whatsoever to hate.

Please ask them to stand up for the American people. Do not let them fall victim to corporate pressure and bribery and throw us under the bus. Stand up for reason and justice and forward progress.

– Brittany Steinberg – Mesa

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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a time-limited immigration status that allows foreign nationals from select countries to remain in the U.S. rather than be sent back into dangerous circumstances, such as war or natural disaster. Since November, Trump’s administration has denied TPS renewal to hundreds of thousands of individuals from Nicaragua, Haiti and now El Salvador. These people are unable to obtain legal permanent residency in the U.S. before their TPS expires.

The SECURE Act was introduced to allow qualified TPS recipients to apply for lawful permanent residence status. Currently, it is very difficult for individuals with TPS to apply for permanent residence (i.e., a green card). Many individuals with TPS have lived, worked and paid taxes in the U.S. for years or even decades without a clear path to residency.

The SECURE Act would allow qualified TPS recipients to apply for permanent residence, which would in turn allow these valued members of our community to remain in the U.S. without the constant threat of potential deportation.

– Joel Hamburg – Chandler

I know a lot of Arizonans are sad to see Carson Palmer retire. From what I saw, he always gave his teammates credit for a bunch of wins and took the blame, unselfishly, for a loss. He respected and gave praise to the whole Cardinals organization. Carson Palmer was one of the toughest players with the best arm to perfectly thread the needle, even though his helmet told his defenders where the pass would be thrown.

I was a born and raised a Steeler fan, but the one QB I booed the most, who came from USC, played for the Bengals and tore apart the Steeler CBs and safeties with pinpoint passes was Carson Palmer. No offense, Carson, because Charles Barkley said, “boos are like cheers.” The amazing thing is he was still doing it for the Cardinals for over a 15-year career and was tough as nails taking a sack.

Carson was a team guy, earned respect from his organization, and, I believe, the fans. He was always humble, not an ego “all about me person,” and a good family man. Looking forward to the Cardinals putting him in the wall of fame, retiring his jersey and entering the NFL Hall of Fame. Maybe after reading this he might change his mind and play one final year to get the Arizona Cardinals their first Super Bowl win?

– Jeff Eger – Mesa

Thanks to Flake

Thank you, Sen. Jeff Flake, for sharing your concerns in the recent Senate floor speech. I’m sure you’re by now aware the RNC made the decision to release Donald Trump’s disparaging list of “fake” news awards.

This is only the latest example of a national party willing to do Trump’s bidding, no matter how undignified. This attack on the reality based press is far too reminiscent of authoritarian rulers past to be tolerated by our Congress. I expect you’re preparing a response to protect your constituents’ freedoms, and I encourage you to legislatively protect our free press.

– Patrick Brennan

Tax deal’s positive impact

– Chandler

Everybody’s talking about the new Republican tax deal and how it will affect personal incomes, jobs, and business. I deal daily with helping small and large businesses grow through smart and creative strategies, and I take very seriously how the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will impact my role as co-chair of Catholic Charities capital campaign in Arizona.

The bottom line with the new tax deal is that charitable giving is likely to go up, and that’s good news for both business and philanthropy. Under the new rules, U.S. companies can bump up their donations, and I’m already hearing some companies have announced increases as much as $100 million.

It’s not just businesses that I anticipate will be donating more. If I’m strategizing with an entrepreneur or small business, and it makes sense to do so, individuals can now give up to 60 percent of their adjusted gross income, which is up by 10 percent.

I’m thrilled by the potential because we can do more to help build affordable housing and offer support to those among us who really need it. That’s putting small business to work in a way that helps not only owners and operators, but their employees and the communities they live in.

– Tony Siebs

– Catholic Charities – Mesa

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7 athletes, 1 coach joining Chandler Sports Hall of Fame

BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

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even athletes and a coach will join the Chandler Sports Hall of the Fame when it conducts its 14th annual induction ceremony at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

“We’re excited to celebrate and honor this year’s inductees,” said Marcus Williams, co-chair of the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame Committee. “Each of these athletes has made outstanding strides within their sport, and it is a point of pride that they call Chandler their hometown.”

When it gathers at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, the committee also will honor six state championship baseball teams from Hamilton High School.

Head baseball coach Mike Woods has been the leader of Hamilton’s program for nearly 20 years. He was there for its inception, alongside Mike Spears and Frank Pezzorello, and has led the program to great accomplishments.

The Huskies are currently back-to-back 6A State Champions and previously won titles in 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2014.

Woods said he attributes their success to a lot of things, including the work ethic of his team and the continuity of the coaching staff.

“Mike Spears and Frank Pezzorello started the program with me 20 years ago, and Tom Hansen and Clay Bellinger have been on board since 2005,” he said. “The players understand and, I think, appreciate that we are all on the same page.”

The program has had several standout

She narrowly missed out on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

She also had the opportunity to be the flag bearer at the First Annual Youth Summer Olympics in Singapore in 2010, where she also captured bronze in the Javelin.

Hannah still holds the International Age Group World Record for 14-year-old/eighth grade in javelin with a throw of 52.9 meters in 2007.

“I think three of the (Special to the Tribune) Hannah Carson and her father Stephen Carson have a long history of biggest things that no athletic accomplishments in the Chandler Unified School District. one can take away from you are your memories, players play their way into the pros or Di- your education and your legacy,” Hannah vision I schools. said. “So being inducted into the Hall But while Woods is just one of the indi- of Fame is something that will be there viduals being inducted, he feels the play- forever. So, I really appreciate the opporers who have come through the program tunity that has been given to me to be inare the reason he is receiving the honor. ducted into the Hall of Fame. And then “I am very pleased to share the day and on top of that, to be inducted with my the honor with our six state champion father, I think that’s just the icing on the teams,” Woods said. cake.”

Also getting inducted together are faStephen has had a successful career on ther-daughter combo Stephen and Han- the Arizona track circuit as well. nah Carson, who have a long history of With 40 years of track and field experiathletic success in the Chandler Unified ence, he is a five-time Arizona Track and School District.

Field Coach of the Year and has been a Hannah was a standout javelin thrower part of a combined 12 track and field state at Chandler High School and went on to championship teams, between both boys a successful career at Texas Tech and play- and girls. ing for Team USA. Stephen was the head track and field

coach at Chandler High School for 16 years and is currently entering his sixth year at Hamilton High School, where he oversees the high jumpers and coaches the javelin throwers.

Also scheduled to be inducted are Chanel Brown, Tony Cascio, Glenn Love, Sidney Parsons and Paul Perkins – all of whom contributed tremendously throughout their time in high school and went on to play at the next level in their respective sports.

Brown was a standout volleyball player at Valley Christian, where she accumulated 1,950 kills and 1,490 digs and directed her team to a state championship and was the MVP of the tournament in 2009.

After high school, she went on to play at the University of Florida in 2010-2011, the University of Arizona in 2012-2013 and finished her collegiate career at Pepperdine in 2014.

Tony Cascio played at Hamilton High School during his high school career, but that was just the beginning for the future professional soccer player.

He went on to have a successful collegiate career at the University of Connecticut between 2008 and 2011, scoring 24 goals, dishing out 25 assists and receiving several awards along the way. From 2012 to 2015, Cascio scored four goals and dished out three assists or three different teams at the MLS level.

Glenn Love was a standout football player at Hamilton, making 100 tackles and picking off 10 passes during his senior season. He also lettered in soccer, basketSee

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High-scoring pair have powered Mesquite for 4 years

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Contributor

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esquite High School’s girls basketball team had never had a 2,000-point scorer in its history. As of the 2017-18 season, the team has two to put into the record books.

Lindsey VanAllen and Shaylee Gonzales, both four-year varsity players, are among the high-performing senior

class at Mesquite. The team, which includes Natalie Weber, LonNau Johnson and Hailey Walker, that has truly seen everything Arizona high school basketball has to offer.

From both averaging over 15 points a game as freshmen, to losing in the Division 1 Championship in the 201516 season and finally capturing a state title in 2017, the road for Mesquite’s top two career scorers have been filled with high and low points. Mesquite coach

Candice Gonzales is thankful to have gotten the chance to mentor them.

“There’s no other two like them,” Gonzales said. “They definitely have come in and been the top players that have come out of Mesquite. To accomplish the things that they have accomplished in the four years they’ve been here is amazing.”

Having played together since they were little kids, VanAllen and Gonzales showed incredible promise even at a

young age.

Coach Gonzales said both girls developed high-level basketball skills earlier than expected. At 9 or 10 years old, they were already out-performing girls four or five years older than them.

“The way they see the floor, their accuracy and shooting, the way they can run the floor and filling the lanes.

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fundamentals of basketball, they’ve just been notches above the average player,” she said.

Now, with a senior-led team that has already accomplished the goal of a state championship, the goal is simple.

Do it again.

Thinking back on her high school basketball career, Shaylee Gonzales reveled a bit in describing the title run, claiming the championship as one of her best basketball memories thus far.

“We counted down the 10 seconds, I was on the bench with the other starters the last minute. And it was just so exciting to run down on the court and jump with your team and be so excited,” she said, detailing the end of the Wildcats 59-38 victory over Sierra Linda.

Reaching the pinnacle last season can be something the Wildcats can enjoy for years to come, but the focus is now on doing it again this year and being able to hold the trophy up as a team a final time.

“I think we just want to experience it again as seniors. It would be the last game we ever play together, and that’s

Lindsey VanAllen, left, and Shaylee Gonzales together since they were small children.

enough motivation by itself, to feel that again,” VanAllen said.

Though each player on the team would say the goal is a championship at the end of the season, they are focused now on improving every day, and not taking short cuts in practice and respecting the process of competing on a nightly basis.

They also want to simply enjoy their senior year together.

Mesquite has gotten to play a few tough opponents, having lost three straight in December’s Nike Tournament of Champions, but has already won nine games by over 50 points in Arizona

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high school play.

Thus, Mesquite must find a way to stay motivated each night, against teams who are always motivated to knock them off the top spot.

“Everyone who plays us is going to come in thinking they want to give (Eric Newman/Tribune Contributor) us their best shot have played basketball and beat us. And so we need to be prepared and take it step-by-step,” Gonzales said.

From numerous plane and bus rides, to late nights at hotels for traveling tournaments, Mesquite’s seniors have created lifelong memories playing with one another. Coach Gonzales hopes their legacy of winning and hard work can lead to further success for the program for years after they are off excelling at the next level, wherever that may be.

“I think it’s raised the bar. You get to a point where you’re used to winning, and used to being good, and everyone wants to be like that,” she said, “So I think it’s been a great example.”

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ball and track and field before continuing his football career at UCLA. Then, he made his way to the Canadian Football League, where he played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders and has competed in 55 games since 2012.

Sidney Parsons was another standout basketball player at Hamilton.

She went on to play basketball at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where she started every game in her four-year career and became only the 13th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. She went on to continue her basketball career overseas, playing for the Southwest Metro Pirates in Australia and the SV Halle Lions in Germany.

Paul Perkins, in his three-year career at Chandler High School, rushed for 1,606 yards and found the end zone 23 times before moving on to play at UCLA. After a successful three-year career at UCLA, where he rushed for 3,491 yards and 29 touchdowns, Perkins was drafted into the NFL. In two seasons for the Giants, Perkins has rushed for 546 yards, averaging 3.6 yards per carry.

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oors, in both the physical and metaphorical sense, are fascinating to me.

The Greek word translated as “door” in the New Testament scriptures can mean a literal doorway for a home or an exterior gateway. Figuratively, it can also be considered as a spatial image to denote temporal immanency.

For example, consider the lesson of the fig tree from Mark 13:29. Doors are also about possibilities, like the open door of ministry from Revelation 3:8. See John 10:7 to explore the door as an extended metaphor of Jesus as the one who provides salvation, spiritual safety and nourishment.

Optimists tell us that as one door closes, another door opens. Others say that as one door closes, another opens, but it can be hell in the hallways. Most of us want to know where we are. We want to be in control, even though that’s usually an illusion.

The story of the 10 lepers (Luke 17:11-20) is one of many that gives us clues as to how to live in faith and care for others. Luke is strangely reticent about Jesus’ location, identified only as an unnamed village between Sa-

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Compass Christian Church in Chandler will host Night to Shine, a prom for special-needs people ages 14 and older. The event is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation.

DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Chandler.

Information: compassaz.church/NTS, timtebowfoundation. org/index.php/night-to-shine.

maria and Galilee. Is Luke deliberating leading us into unfamiliar territory, just like the hallways of life?

Followers of Jesus know that He bridges our journey across the hallway between the doors of life in this world, filled with possibilities, into everlasting life. In the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord is – to coin a phrase – everywhere we want to be, and offering a life that’s so much richer and fuller than anything credit can buy.

Even if the doors of many hearts and minds are closed and locked, for those with eyes to see, Jesus opens doors that separate us especially when that separation is caused by ignorance, fear and bigotry. When we remember who we are, and where we are in Christ, we can always see Christ even in the unfamiliar, scary, and sometimes painful hallways between our own doors.

For the 10 lepers, the door to normal life is closed. They dwell in a dark and cruel hallway, living a shadow existence, expelled from family and community, work and synagogue.

Shunned and feared by all, the lepers beg simply to survive.

Wherever outcasts are found, Jesus is present. When the lepers cry out for mercy, their healing is implicit in the command to go and show themselves to the priests, who alone can pronounce them healed, and therefore

restored to community. When Jesus opens a door of healing, all 10 lepers rush through it, being cleansed as they go.

Who wouldn’t want to run through the open door to family and friends, especially after a forced separation? The familiar is a powerful draw. Just before the door closes, one of the lepers sees that he’s healed, and immediately takes a leap of faith.

Even a grain of faith can transform our vision and perspective of life’s joys and challenges. As followers of Jesus, our ongoing transformation teaches us to see and behave differently, most noticeably without fear or judgmentalism. Seeing with the eyes of faith changes how we respond to God, to others, and to daily life.

Instead of just picking up familiar threads, one of the healed lepers turns around, bursting back into the hallway, falling at Jesus’ feet in praise and gratitude. Only one sees Jesus as the source of God’s mercy and healing. Only one accepts not just the gift of healing, but the gift of faith.

It turns out that the one with eyes to see is the most unlikely character, a despised Samaritan, a persona non grata, a foreigner. Does it matter to Jesus where this man comes from, what color his skin is, his gender, or what sins he holds in the secret depths of his heart? No on all counts, because all Jesus sees is a child

of God, made in God’s image.

Jesus welcomes him without question, judgment or condemnation. Jesus heals him.

By faith the door to everlasting life is also opened for the man. The door to deeper healing is the man’s praise and gratitude.

Some say that gratitude is the purest measure of our character and spiritual condition.

Without it, we are entirely self-centered and usually stuffed with an attitude of entitlement.

As followers of Jesus, our salvation is assured. That doesn’t mean that life is free of doors and those scary connecting hallways.

But it does mean that wherever we find ourselves, the Lord is with us.

If the hallway is dark, then we turn towards the light of the world, Jesus Christ In turning, we are healed. In turning, we see that Jesus is the door to love, mercy and compassion, joy and peace. In turning, we find the door of faith is also the door of gratitude.

Keep turning. Keep worshiping the Lord with gratitude. Keep welcoming everyone, because in caring for others, we find healing in our own souls.

SUNDAY, FEB. 11

present “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust” at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Tempe.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 2121 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Information: martybrounstein.com.

carnival is free but tickets are needed for activities. Prices range from $1 per ticket to $25 for 30 tickets. Unlimited game wristbands are $12. Prices will go up after Feb. 19.

Tickets available in advance at templeemanuel.formstack. com/forms/purim2018. Information: emanueloftempe.org, 480-838-1414.

JEWISH GATHERING

Limmud AZ is a gathering of hundreds of Jews from all walks of life, all Jewish backgrounds, all lifestyles and all ages.

A full schedule of workshops, discussions, arts, music, performances and text-study sessions will be offered.

DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at ASU Memorial Union Conference Center, 301 E. Orange St., Tempe. Information: limmudaz.org.

TUESDAY, FEB. 13 HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE

Author and motivational speaker Marty Brounstein will

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The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot, vicar at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church & Preschool, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe, can be reached at rector@ stjamestempe.org, 480-345-2686, or stjamestempe. org.

PURIM CARNIVAL

The East Valley Jewish Community is hosting a Purim Carnival at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. The celebration will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, carnival games, a klezmer band and other family fun.

DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 5801 S. Rural Road, Tempe. The

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he beauty of traditional Chinese wushu/kung fu, dance and song meld in the fourth annual presentation of “Mulan” by 80 students at the Chandlerbased Phoenix Wushu Academy.

The production at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix on Saturday, Feb. 10 has grown each year and features a cast whose youngest perform, Jasmine Mei, is 5 and the oldest, Shirley Lee, is 60.

Students have been practicing every day after school and at least six hours each weekend to meet the high bar set for the performance.

“We’ve definitely raised our production to another level with visual effects, costumes and choreography,” said Bonnie Fu, the academy’s director who has directed the production since its inception. “We manage to have a full house for every performance.”

Fu and husband Andrew Ho – known as “Master Ho” to students – founded the Wushu Academy in 2010 after moving from China in 1996. She has been an actress since age 16, appearing in many Chinese language and U.S. films; he is a six-time U.S. National Champ in wushu/kung fu, an ancient form of martial art that challenges and trains physical limits as well as inner strength.

Hua Mulan is a legendary woman warrior from the northern and southern dynasties period of Chinese history who became the

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Elaborate, handmade costumes that include representations of mythological creatures are also part of the Phoenix Wushu Academy’s presentation of “Mulan.”

central figure of the Ballad of Mulan. In the ballad, Hua Mulan takes her aged father’s place in the army, fighting for 12 years before she retired and shunning any reward for her service. It was the basis of a 1998 Disney animated feature.

Andrew Ho plays Mulan’s father in the production, and also is choreographing the fight scenes and wushu performances.

The couple, who met on a movie set, say their goal is to “promote and bring awareness to the Chinese culture and arts.”

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Jane Ho, rehearsing a number from “Mulan,” is the daughter of Phoenix Mushu Academy founders Bonnie and Andrew Ho.

Kelley Chan, an Ahwatukee BASIS eighth grader who started at the academy five years ago, is one of the majority of cast members who are returning this year to the Orpheum stage. But her involvement at the academy focuses more on regular martial arts training like long fist, staff and straight sword.

“I started as the Little Mulan in the show, and now I’m promoted to Teen Mulan, and will be performing Chinese dances in different scenes,” she said. “The show is about a brave girl who has to train herself to be a warrior to fight on behalf of her father. I love this show and it gives me many things to try.”

Ethan Dancho, of Chandler, 14, finds Mulan a challenge in many areas.

“Although performing in Mulan uses wushu skills, it also requires other skills such as a lot more synchronization, choreographed sparring, acting as our character and tai chi,” Dancho explained.

“When I do wushu, it’s just me on the floor and I no longer have to worry about synchronizing or acting as my character or timing everything right. So I’ve learned a lot by doing Mulan,” said Dancho, a member of the USA Traditional Wushu team who earned a bronze medal at the 2017 World Kungfu Championships last November in China.

“Mulan is a lot of fun, and it’s something I enjoy doing every year,” added the BASIS Chandler eighth grader. “Performing in front of a live audience has taught me to over-

come my shyness.”

Hamilton High School junior Ryan Huang is reprising some roles he’s done in the past three productions, but is also gaining a new one. He will play the Mongolian – a part he’d watched older boys playing during his years in the cast.

“My involvement in ‘Mulan’ has allowed me to explore skills in closely-related arts such as sparring, tai chi, and traditional forms of wushu and even acting,” Huang said. “Sparring, in particular, has forced me to change my perspective on group forms as there are multiple constituents that go into creating a powerful, realistic experience for the audience.”

“Through this play, I’ve been able to employ a wide range of my Wushu abilities, anywhere from the basics to more complicated moves, such as tornado kicks,” he added. “All in all, Mulan has taught me how to be a team player. Lots of effort, detail, and coordination go into a production such as ‘Mulan,’ and although stressful, is a blessing to be a part of my Wushu family, peers who I’ve literally grown up with and can call my brothers and sisters.”

Elise Yeung, who recently turned 10, plays Little Mulan, as well as other roles. Multiple roles are common for a number of cast members.

“I learned that it takes many people and teamwork to help you change (costumes), do make-up and hair for you to be able to do your part,” said the Archway Classical Academy fourth grader, who performs wushu and tai chi skills onstage along with brothers Noah, 12 and Caleb, 13.

“I’ve learned a lot of new skills like how to act scared, happy or annoyed, and in dancing, I learned to always be synchronized with other people,” she added.

Her parents, Betty and Bruce Yeung are active in the academy and the production as well – as are many academy moms and dads.

“Being a part of the wushu school and the production, Elise has enjoyed not only sport and wonderful wushu training, but also opportunities in the arts, theatre, international competition, culture and community,” said Netty Yeung.

Jane Ho, the 20-year old daughter of the academy founders, portrays the older Mulan. Like others, she performs other roles, See

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too, and is active elsewhere in the production, serving as a visual effects director, animator, editor and one of the producers.

“I’m extremely honored to be in this production and have the chance to perform at the Orpheum Theater,” she said. “One of the main reasons I’m in the production. and why the Phoenix Wushu Academy produces this show annually, is to create the opportunity to spread and promote Chinese culture and arts to the public.”

Jane Ho, a film and video production student at Mesa Community College, also is a concert pianist who admires the production and its potential influence on the audience.

“We believe that arts connect us all, regardless of age, ethnicity or background, and it’s our duty to preserve our culture and share its beauty with the rest of the world,” she said. “Mulan is a timeless story filled with good morals that will hopefully inspire our audiences and encourage our younger generations to do the same.”

Even after four years performing and watching the production, Jane said she’s still moved to tears at certain scenes.

“If I had to choose one, it would be when Mulan’s father gets drafted to war and he has to say goodbye to his family. It’s amazing

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Photographer)

Above, Elise Yeung plays Little Mulan as she learns martial arts while 5-year-old Jasmine Mei, right, is the cast’s youngest member.

to feel the emotional changes in this scene.

One moment I’m crying my head off because the farewell between Mulan and her father is heart wrenching, but the next moment my heart is racing because of the epic special effects of the fight scene in which our actor who plays Mulan’s father fights against shadows projected onto the screen, and it’s really intense.”

This year’s production boasts costumes from different regions of China, thanks to the efforts of costume manager Chloe Cheng.

Fu said most wigs and some costumes come from a manufacturer who supplies movies and film companies, including Disney.

Locally, tailor Alice Xiao creates dance costumes unavailable elsewhere, and Win Ou, owner of Chandler’s Win Salon, is responsible for cast’s exotic hairstyles.

Information: PhoenixWushu.com

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

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

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

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

BETH HUNING District Engineer

Published: East Valley Tribune, February 4, 11, 2018 / 10864

PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, February 4, 11, 2018 / 10789

ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk

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Obituaries FLAKE, Thomas "Tom" Albert

Thomas “Tom” Albert Flake, 66, passed away on January 30, 2018, at his home in Fruita, CO. Born on April 7, 1951 in Boise, ID, Tom spent his younger years between Meridian, ID; Mesa; Granada Hills, CA; as well as Mexico and Guatemala, where he created some of his most talked about childhood memories. Whether exploring volcanoes with his brothers or interacting with the locals, Tom’s childhood exposed him to a larger world, impacting him deeply.

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As a young adult, he served his country as an MP in the Air Force, his community as a Sheriff’s Deputy and Firefighter in the Forest Service, before embarking on his professional career, serving people everyday as a nurse. In 1995 Tom and Cheryl made Fruita, CO, their forever home. Earlier this month, after 23 rewarding years of employment at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, CO, he was able to retire as house supervisor.

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Tom will forever be remembered for his love and appreciation for “Mother Earth” long before it was trendy, his incredible mind, his wild passion for adventure, his impact on the medical community, his life of service and ultimately, for his motto that “family comes first”.

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Tom will be dearly missed and remembered by his wife and best friend, Cheryl (Moscrip); his daughters, Heather (Colby) Bower, Erin (Jason) Beckerman, and Lexie Moscrip; and eight grandchildren. He will also be lovingly remembered by his sister, Nena (Darrel) Pospisil; his brothers, Robert (Anne), Eddy (Lanny), Dan (Linda), and Don (Bridget); many nieces and nephews; in-laws; and a multitude of wonderful friends. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mae (Thomas) Flake; his father-in-law, Dick Moscrip; and his first wife and the mother of his two oldest daughters, Bonnie (Heschke) Flake.

Family, friends, and others whose lives Tom has touched are invited to remember him on February 5, 2018 at 3pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 417 E. Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521. A light dinner will follow the memorial. Should friends desire, contributions in Tom’s honor may be sent to The Ronald McDonald House at 818 Fulton Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

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Taylors Herbs Garden of Arizona seeks 5 temp. fulltime farm workers from 03/03/2018-12/21/2018 (Ref. Job Order #2913450). Workers will spend 80% of their time cutting herb plants in lengths of 5-6” using hand clippers. Must cut only the good parts of the plants and neatly place into boxes. Workers will dig rows, plant plants, weed, and do general farm work.

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Moon Valley Farm Holdings, Inc. of California seeks 20 temp. full-time workers from 02/26/201811/15/2018 for Farmworker and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse positions (Ref. Job Order #15778944) Workers will be involved in various tasks such as, but not limited to: performs agriculture labor to assist in the upkeep, production, propagation, stocking and fulfillment of orders for our MVN Retail nurseries and our wholesale sales. Must be in good physical condition (repeated lifting and pulling); comfortable working in the freshest air on earth, in sunny, hot, dry conditions surrounded by beautiful plants and trees all day, every day. Must be able to follow specific instructions and ready to work safely in a team environment. Maintaining, pruning, raking, thinning, weeding, transplanting, watering, shipping and loading trees and plants in a farm/nursery environment, using hand tools and farm tools, light construction equipment and other farm implements. Lift 60 lbs. Wage offer is $13.18/hr., 40 hr. work week, M-Sat, 7 hr/day. Be able to pass a post-accident drug test at the employer's expense.

Employer guarantees each worker the opp. of employment for at least 3/4 of the workdays of the total period of work contract & all extensions. Tools, supplies & equip provided at no cost. Housing provided at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at end of each work day. Transportation & subsistence expenses to the worksite will be paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier. Worksite- (Fallbrook, CA) San Diego County.

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IC Product Engineer - CRHF: Medtronic, Inc., Tempe, AZ. Req. a Master's/Electrical, Materials, or Biomedical Eng. & 6 mos. exp. in implementing low-power IC systems for implantable medical products. Must possess course work or 6 mos. exp. with semiconductor device physics; tech. writing for medical device & good documentation practices; utilizing software tools for troubleshooting, statistical analysis & yield analysis of integrated circuits incl. any three of the following: JMP, Minitab, Galaxy, Spotfire or PaceKeeper; electro-Static Discharge testing & evaluation for implantable medical devices; transistorlevel circuit design for ultra-low power implantable devices; support fabrication, testing, characterization of integrated circuits; & design reviews, test requirements reviews, test methodology reviews, prod. improvements, & material change implementation.

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Employment General Field Worker Fresh Harvest, Inc. seeks 30 temporary Field W o r k e r s t o Harvest/Field Labor Crops (Dry Onions, Beets, Turnips, Onion Transplants, Leek Transplants, Cabbage Transplants), Sprinkler & Irrigation Application & Implementation, General Cleaning & Maintenance (Farm); CalVan Drivers; General Labor in fields located in Maricopa County, AZ. Contract period: March 15, 2018 through May 31, 2018. Wage offered $10.50/hr. A discretionary production bonus may apply. 3/4 of the work hrs. guaranteed.

Tools & equipment provided at no cost to the worker. Free housing is provided to workers unable to return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Inbound/outbound transportation & subsistence from recruitment point to worksite paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of work contract or earlier. Apply for this job at the nearest AZ Department of Economic Security, Employment Service office, 4635 S. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040, phone number 602-7710630. Please reference Job Order Number 2930101.

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East Valley/Mesa Dry Cleaner growing and in need of Steam Press Operators, Counter Help, and Dry Clean Machine Operators.

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Employment General Landscape laborer, 25 temporary full-time positions.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures around properties.

Outdoor work, physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 04/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $12.49/h, OT $18.74 /h if necessary.

Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance.

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

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-771-0630.

Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2908218.

Employer: Ronning Landscaping, Inc. 535 East McKellips Road, Ste. 127, Mesa, AZ 85203. Contact: Robert Ronning, fax (480) 946-1410.

Nursery workers, 65 temporary full-time positions.

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

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (7:00am-3:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 04/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary.

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

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

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-771-0630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 2908211.

Employer: V & P Nurseries, Inc. 21919 E. Germann Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142. Contact: Dominick Carissimo, fax (480) 917-2856

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Public Notices James Madison Preparatory School, 5815 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283, announces its Open Enrollment for Grades 6-10 for the 20182019 school year February 5-16, 2018.

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Public Notice: Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon) are proposing to replace antennas on a new utility structure with an overall height of 81-feet near 16000 E. Riggs Rd, Gilbert, Maricopa County, AZ, 85298. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to:Danielle Ross, Wireless Projects, Environmental Resources Management, 3200 Windy Hill Road SE, Suite 1500W, Atlanta, GA 30339 email: vzwnepa@erm.com, Phone: 1-678-486-2700.

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FACT AND FIND: LUCKY AND UNLUCKY Today is Charles Lindbergh’s birthday. (1902-1974) Nicknamed Lucky Lindy, Charles was an American aviator, military officer, prolific prize-winning author, inventor, explorer, and environmentalist.

He garnered world fame by making the first solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. It was also the first non-stop flight between North America and mainland Europe. The flight took 33 1/2 hours and covered 3,600 statue miles long. His monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was loaded with 450 U.S. gallons of fuel.

Lindbergh’s family is also tied to the tragic kidnapping and murder of his infant son. Called the “Crime of the Century”, the case prompted the U.S. Congress to establish kidnapping as a federal crime once the kidnapper had crossed state lines with his victim.

The Spirit of St. Louis is on permanent display in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

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

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

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

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

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