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Political firestorm engulfs Mesa schools, EVIT chief

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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bitter election full of charges, countercharges, conspiracy theories and threats last fall soured an already tense relationship between the East Valley Institute of Technology and Mesa Public Schools.

The outcome was catastrophic for longtime EVIT Superintendent Sally Downey, who is on the verge of losing her once influential and lucrative position – possibly as early as Monday, April 8.

The acrimonious ballot battle over the often overlooked and little known EVIT Governing Board included accusations that a Mesa schools administrator was leading a “coup’’–

a charge denied by the administrator and the district.

On the other side, Mesa officials worried that EVIT personnel were encouraging voters to reject a critical bond issue, which won narrow approval, and a budget override, which was narrowly defeated.

Downey was placed on administrative suspension after the new board was seated in January.

Downey’s three-year extension on her contract was signed last year and runs through 2021 with a base salary of $188,613 annually.

Her perks include a $30,000 per year annuity contribution, a $750 monthly car allowance and a $100,000 life insurance policy.

Although EVIT normally has a low profile, it is an important institution with a wide re-

gional presence in the East Valley, with an enrollment of 3,932 and campuses in west and east Mesa, Apache Junction and Fountain Hills.

High school students from eight East Valley school districts split their day between regular classes at their school and vocational classes at EVIT. An investigation by attorney Susan Segal revealed a list of suspected violations of procurement and contract laws, and an Open Meetings Law violation, that are under investigation by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for possible civil sanctions.

With all signs pointing toward the board working out a separation agreement with Downey, her allies – including former MPS

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Mesa senator unpersuaded on education funding

BY KAYLA RUTLEDGE Tribune Staff Writer

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ational Public Schools Week prompted 20 Arizona lawmakers of both sides of the aisle to tour public schools in order to get a better understanding of what teachers are most proud of as well as what they are struggling with due to restricted state funds.

On his March 29 tour of Zaharis Elementary School, Mesa Sen. David Farnsworth caught a glimpse of what the future of education in Arizona could look like through first-grader Kash Oldham.

His teacher and friends call him “Senator Oldham,” because of his dream to one day grow up and be an elected Arizona lawmaker.

Kash brings clips of current events to school to share with his class regularly, and documents his personal thoughts on the state of US politics through diary entries and poetry

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Mesa Sen. David Farnsworth, left, marked National Public Schools Week March 29 by visiting Zaharis Elementary in Mesa, where Principal Mike Oliver and first-grader Kash Oldham talked about politics, education and funding. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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A new multi-tenant building that opened in January at Chandler Airport Center will house as many as 800 employees of Bridgepoint Education, which will now call itself Zovio. (Special to the Tribune)

Company under fire by investors moving to Chandler

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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California for-profit online education services company last week announced it’s moving its headquarters to south Chandler and changing its name – less than a month after a class action lawsuit by investors was filed against it and the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into its financial activities.

Bridgepoint Education Inc. announced earlier this week it is changing its name to Zovio, moving its headquarters to a new 130,000-square-foot building at 1181 E. Northrup Blvd., and eventually expects to house 800 jobs over the next two years, starting with 200 employees now in temporary offices in Tempe.

The announcement came less than a month after Bridgepoint advised that investors should not rely on two of its consolidated financial statements filed last year because it had “identified errors, relating to revenue, provision for bad debts, accounts receivable and deferred revenue, which resulted in the overstatement of revenue and expenses.”

The announcement triggered a series of actions for the company, which is already under investigation by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the attorneys general for five different states for, among other things, allegedly inflating its student retention rate.

A class action lawsuit was filed by investors against the company, and two law firms began courting potential clients by announcing that Bridgepoint could be held liable for losses they incurred between March 6, 2016, and March 7, 2019.

Bridgepoint’s stock also plummeted by 34 percent.

On March 12, 2019, Bridgepoint filed amended financial statements for the periods containing restatements of balance sheet and income statement data.

“We’re focused on investors’ losses, ad-

mitted improper accounting, whether the so-called ‘errors’ were in fact ‘irregularities,’ and the extent to which Defendants may have misled investors,” said Hagens Berman partner Reed Kathrein.

Hagens Berman, a national investorrights law firm, also posted invitations on social media to whistleblowers that stated “persons with non-public information regarding Bridgepoint Education should consider their options to help in the investigation.”

Block & Leviton LLP, a securities litigation firm, which filed the class action suit, accused Bridgepoint of maintaining “deficient internal controls” and said it was “prone to and did commit material accounting errors related to revenue, provision for bad debts, accounts receivable and deferred revenue.”

Those accounting errors, the suit said, “resulted in the overstatement of revenue and expenses and as a result, Bridgepoint’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.”

The owners of online Ashford University, Bridgepoint says it “partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver innovative, personalized solutions and is redefining education technology.”

Bridgepoint spokeswoman Dori Abel said while the company could not comment on the class action litigation, she noted that “Ashford has never been found liable of any wrongdoing despite an almost obsessive focus on our institution.”

She also said the move to Chandler “has been in the works for a much longer time” and was unrelated to any of the company’s legal challenges.

Bridgepoint CEO Andrew Clark said the rebranding is “advancing the company’s strategy and transformation to an education technology services company.”

“Today, America has 7 million jobs currently vacant because of a shortage of qualified workers – a skills gap that threatens our country’s competitiveness

in a global economy,” Clark said in a release, adding: “Zovio will work alongside education institutions, employers, and learners to provide technology and services differentiated by meaningful insights gained through powerful data and analytics, which will enable our partners to address the skills-to-employment challenge.”

He said the company was moving in order to “tap into local talent, enjoy a favorable business environment, and provide a more reasonable cost of living for our transferring employees with opportunities for transferring spouses to find employment.”

The company also explained its new name in a news release, which said: “The name was inspired by the Greek word ‘sophos,’ meaning ‘skillful and intelligent,’ and the Latin prefix ‘vi’ for ‘visionary.’ It speaks to the company’s ability to provide colleges and universities, corporations, and learners with the right insights to improve outcomes.”

Both Mayor Kevin Hartke and Gov. Doug Ducey hailed the announcement.

“With the relocation of their headquarters, more than 800 employees and their families also will call Chandler home,” Hartke said. “I’m confident they will enjoy Chandler’s quality of life.”

Ducey said, “Arizona’s education programs are training corporate employees, software developers and more. As we expand these programs, education technology must also keep up. We’re proud that Zovio chose Arizona to expand its headquarters and congratulate them on their growth.”

The company signed a lease for more than 11 years for a building in a multi-use business parked near Chandler Airport Center called Ascend, at the Loop 202 and Cooper Road interchange.

That building recently opened and boasts “an energy-efficient and open working environment, with a café, gym, and on-site health clinic.”

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Sloan Park in Mesa hosted record-breaking Cubs fans in the just-completed spring training season, helping to save the Cactus League from a possible calamity caused by rainy, cold weather when the season started. (Special to the Tribune)

Cubs again ‘the toast of the Cactus League’

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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amously loyal and ravenous Chicago Cubs fans ignored cooler than normal weather and rain, once again demonstrating their prowess at Sloan Park’s turnstiles.

The Cubs appeared to lead a rally that bolstered the Cactus League’s attendance, which dropped slightly overall with fewer games played in an early, chilly start in late February.

The Cubs drew the five largest crowds in Cactus League history this year, capped by 16,100 on March 25 against the World Champion Boston Red Sox. A late-season series of sellouts, including the two Boston games, propelled the Cubs to draw 250,893 fans for 2019 during an unusually long 18-game season, or 13,939 per game, an increase of 63 fans per game from last year.

A year ago, the Cubs drew 222,023 during a more typical 16-game season.

“They lead the Cactus League. They have always outdrawn the home team Arizona Diamondbacks,” said Tim Baughman, president of the Mesa HoHoKams, the civic organization that parks cars and performs other duties at Sloan Park and Hohokam Stadium each spring.

“The Cubs are the toast of the party once again,” he said. “All this means is that we can give away more money to charity.”

He said the 50-50 raffle has turned into a lucrative revenue stream at Sloan Park, generating $55,137 in proceeds during a

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St. Patrick’s Day sellout against the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox. The raffle vendor told Baughman that exceeded proceeds for any game at Wrigley Field last year.

“We raised more money this year than last year,” he said, when the Hohokams raised $455,000 for charity. “We are certainly on pace to do at least as much as last year, if not more.”

Baughman’s goal was to raise $500,000 for charity this year.

The Cubs average attendance per game is more than double that of most teams and even eclipses a strong year at Camelback Ranch in Glendale – where the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox combined to draw 244,820, the third-highest attendance in Camelback Ranch’s history.

In the West Valley, the Dodgers are the strongest draw, but the White Sox, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds also posted attendance increases while less fans attended Cleveland Indians games.

“We have had a steady increase in attendance virtually every year in the 11 years they have been out there,” said Paul Jensen, a spokesman for Camelback Ranch.

He said the early start in February creates a challenge for the entire league, necessitated by an earlier start for the regular season and more off days for players.

“You lose what figures to be your best week of weather of the year,” Jensen said.

It took the combination of the Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies to beat out the Cubs in attendance at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. The Diamondbacks and Rockies combined to draw 287,823, with the Diamondbacks drawing 148,793.

The final 2019 statistics demonstrate once again that the impact of Cubs fans on the success of the Cactus League cannot be ignored.

Overall, an early start in February and a series of six rainouts contributed to a slight decrease in attendance, to 1,737,975 from 1,774,978.

But the league also played 11 fewer games this year and Cactus League President Jeff Meyer, a Scottsdale Charro, was pleased to note that the average game drew 7,900 fans, 217 more than last year.

“Despite an early start and unfavorable weather, the numbers show that Arizona’s spring training attendance remains robust,” Meyer said. “We’re grateful to the out-of-state visitors and local residents who flock to Cactus League ballparks to enjoy the best time of year in Arizona.”

After a slow start in February, when most fans are not accustomed to thinking about baseball, the league staged a strong rally in March as the weather improved and balmy conditions eventually returned.

“We really hit it strong those last seven to 10 days,” Meyer said. “We really pushed it out of the park.”

Meyer said he attended the Cubs last two sellouts against the Red Sox at Sloan Park and was impressed by the large crowds. He said the Cubs’ impact on the league is profound.

The Cubs not only pack Sloan Park, but other stadiums in the league where they are the visiting team, he said. One major example was the Diamondbacks recording their largest crowd ever at Salt River Fields for a home game against the Cubs.

“They travel so well,” Meyer said, “they bring very big crowds with them.”

Major League Baseball is divided evenly, with 15 teams each in the Cactus League and Grapefruit League in Florida, which is dominated by East Coast and Midwestern teams.

Arizona has 10 Cactus League stadiums, all in Maricopa County, making it relatively easy for travel between the parks, a major advantage in convenience over Florida.

Besides the strong year in Glendale, West Valley attendance was flat overall.

The San Diego Padres, bolstered by the addition of star infielder Manny Machado, posted a small gain in attendance of 817 fans per game. The Padres drew 87,153 for 13 games.

But it was an unusual year this spring for the Seattle Mariners, who left Arizona early to play the Oakland Athletics for the debut of the regular season in Japan.

The Mariners drew 93,037 fans for 14 games. The average attendance was 6,646 per game, a decline of 782 fans per game.

The Peoria stadium overall drew 180,190 fans for a combination of 27 Mariners and Padres home games.

Goodyear Ballpark, spring home of two Ohio teams, the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds, had a similar uneven year, with the Reds drawing better and the Indians worse.

Overall, Goodyear drew 166,460 fans for 29 games, an average of 5,740 fans per game, a small increase of 120 fans per game from a year ago. The Reds drew 833 more fans per game, while the Indians drew 546 less fans per game.

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– serving as an avenue for his writing, reading and public speaking skills.

Standing up straight and speaking clearly as a senator would, Kash read Farnsworth a poem as well as a diary entry on world peace.

Farnsworth was so moved by the experience, he invited Kash, his family and the rest of his class to visit his office.

“You see, Senator, this is a great example of what students can do when our teachers have agency and are innovative with the curriculum. The sky’s the limit for these kids,” Zaharis Principal Mike Oliver told Farnsworth.

“This is the living vision of what school could be in more places,” he added. “I think we need to focus on how we spread this model of learning, and how we can combine our skills to lift schools into higher places.”

Farnsworth said he was “truly impressed and absolutely blown away” by the school’s use of the student agency learning model, but was turned off when he was told by teachers and staff that providing unique educational experiences require more funds than currently allocated by the state.

The model allows students to learn through activities driven by their interests that are commonly self-initiated.

Rigorous and intriguing projects – such as creating solar-powered robotic cars, experiencing firsthand what it is

Though he was impressed by the program and students at Zaharis Elementary, Mesa Sen. David Farnsworth was not impressed by teachers’ arguments that more funding was needed for public education. (Pablo Robles/Tfribune Staff Photographer)

like to emigrate to America as a family and spending a day making butter and doing traditional dances while learning about the Oregon Trail – allow students and teachers to be co-contributors to the learning experience.

But it doesn’t come cheap.

The panel of teachers told Farnsworth that a large portion of funding for Zaharis comes from parents, and to spread an improved culture of teaching across Arizona would require real changes on a state level.

Farnsworth strongly disagreed.

“They don’t want to talk about where the money is going, they just want more

money,” he said.

“Money is important, but it doesn’t solve everything,” he added. “The big frustration for most of us in the legislature is no matter how much money we give to education, it’s not finding its way to the classroom.”

Farnsworth said changing his mind on the subject would require a detailed copy of spending throughout all Arizona schools that displayed exactly where funds are ending up because there is “no doubt in my mind that there is waste and fraud in public schools. In order to change my viewpoint, I need information.”

Using the analogy of pouring water

“It takes a lot for a member to get suspended. We try our best to make sure that we can provide them with the resources to stay on top of their practice,” said Bar spokesman Alberto Rodriguez. “Obviously, this was something that is frowned upon.”

Nicholas, who has been practicing law in Arizona for over 20 years, represented the client in 2014 on charges of identity theft, shoplifting and probation violation.

Court documents state that Nicholas, who was married at the time, began his sexual relationship with his client after he became her lawyer.

She gave birth to a child in 2015, though Nicholas denied it was his and “avoided his parental responsibilities with a will,” according to public records. In 2017, DNA evidence confirmed he was the father.

The State Bar, a nonprofit organization that operates under the supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court, began investigating Nicholas in September 2017.

The attorney failed to provide important text messages – going so far as to

destroy multiple exchanges – that proved his relationship with the client “His intentions could be up to speculation, but he didn’t furnish them,” said Rodriguez.

Nicholas was already on probation with the Bar’s Member Assistance Program for slapping an incarcerated client two years earlier.

Previous court documents claim Nicholas used a stack of papers to slap Michael Moore across the face while he was handcuffed to a table at the Durango Jail in Phoenix in 2016.

Although no mitigating circumstances that would weigh in Nicholas’ favor were involved in his most recent incident, the disciplinary judge believed suspension was an appropriate punishment for the attorney’s actions – as opposed to disbarment.

Rodriguez said situations calling for disbarment vary on a case-by-case basis.

“For disbarment, you have to really be doing a lot of bad things,” he said. “It all depends on the background information.

into a funnel that has been turned upside down, Farnsworth said it makes no sense to allocate more funds for education when there is not a clear understanding of where the money is being spent.

Many teachers countered Farnsworth’s point while expressing their concerns about charter schools, noting they operate under far fewer restrictions and are given ample funding to maintain high academic success.

One teacher said the problem may lie in administrative costs per student, and said many charter school owners are making more money with each passing year while Mesa schools are “running lean.”

After the roundtable with the teachers, Farnsworth said what started as an informative experience at Zaharis took a sharp turn.

“I was absolutely thrilled – until there was this hatred for charter schools. Talk about a wet blanket on my enthusiasm.

It wasn’t about the money, the money was OK. But you pick an enemy and you blame someone else for the problems, and public school enthusiasts spend a lot of time blaming the charter schools instead of talking about the positives,” said Farnsworth.

Though he said he had an overall positive experience at Zaharis, his opinion remained unchanged.

“I am not enthusiastic about giving more money to public schools until I see clearly where it’s going,” Farnsworth said.

Bar suspends Mesa lawyer who fathered a client’s child

BY JORDAN HOUSTON Tribune Staff Writer

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Mesa attorney who fathered the child of a client has been suspended for two years, according to the State Bar of Arizona.

Bar officials last week announced that the presiding disciplinary judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona – the office responsible for attorney discipline proceedings – agreed to reprimand Kent Nicholas after he admitted to “knowingly” committing malpractice.

Nicholas was accused of a conflict of interest for having a sexual relationship with his client, as well as unprofessional conduct and refusal to cooperate with the Bar. A formal complaint was filed against the attorney in 2018, and on March 13, the disciplinary judge accepted a consent agreement between the Arizona Bar Association and Nicholas outlining the terms of his suspension, banning him from any type of legal practice.

There are so many different elements, it’s up to the investigation findings. It really has to be severe.”

However, the court did reflect on Nicholas’ character in its decision accepting the consent agreement, stating, “It is exceedingly serious when an attorney is so lacking in self-control that he has no ability even when in counseling … His driving desire and lack of control is strong evidence of his complete absence of professionalism.”

On top of Nicholas’ two-year suspension, which goes into effect in May, the attorney will have to pay close to $2,500 to the Bar for expenses incurred during its investigation.

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Racing school auction depends on what’s in a name

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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he internationally renowned Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving could be under new ownership by May if a big question can be answered to the new owners’ satisfaction: Can it still be called the Bob Bondurant School if its namesake no longer has anything to do with the legendary automobile racing-training facility?

A federal bankruptcy judge last month approved the school’s sale for $1.67 million – if the winning bidder can work out a lease with the tribal firm that owns the land as well as resolve a dispute over the use of the Bondurant name.

Stig Investments Inc. beat out five other bidders for the famed racing school just south of Ahwatukee, according to minutes of the courtroom auction that were filed last week in federal court.

Judge Brenda K. Martin gave Stig until early May to work out a lease with Sun Valley Marina Development Corp. – a development arm of the Gila River Indian Community, where the school has been located since 1990. Racing legend Bob Bondurant and his wife Patricia founded the school in California in 1968.

Martin allowed the school to be auctioned after the Bondurants’ bankruptcy lawyers saw no other way to save it from a sea of red ink.

But the personal attorneys for the Bondurants asserted that whether the name will be part of the acquisition had to be settled by a separate agreement between them and whoever placed the winning bid.

Also off the table in the auction, they asserted, is a museum on the site that contains extensive memorabilia and a small fleet of motorcycles and cars at the site, located on the Gila River Indian Community next to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

With $3.5 million in debts, the Bondurants filed for bankruptcy last October – nine months after the couple had celebrated the 50th anniversary of the school’s founding in Orange County, California. It moved to the Gila River Indian Community site in 1990.

Over those 50 years, the school has been a training ground for an estimated 500,000 beginners learning to drive, military and law enforcement personnel learning advanced pursuit and evasion techniques and competitive racers. It also became a popular venue for corporate team-building activities and charity fundraising events.

In the nine months that followed the

The sprawling Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving on the Gila River Indian Community has been auctioned for $1.65 million in bankruptcy court, but that bid is jeopardized by a fight over whether the winning bidders get to keep the Bondurant name and memorabilia. (Special to the Tribune)

anniversary celebration, a variety of factors pushed the school into seeking bankruptcy protection so it could reorganize its finances.

Those factors included the loss of “a substantial contract with the U.S. Government to train military personnel” that was worth millions, and a downturn in the auto industry’s economy that resulted in what the Bondurants called “inconsistent” payments from the school’s two primary sponsors – Dodge and Fiat.

As a result, court papers state, that “disrupted Bondurant School’s ability to remain current with its own vendors” – including rent to an arm of the Gila River Indian Community, which owns the site where the school is located. Back rent now totals more than $245,000.

The Bondurants’ personal lawyers filed court papers objecting to the sale including Bob Bondurant’s “name and likeness and related intellectual property” as well as the museum.

“Any buyer of the (school’s) assets will not acquire the right to use Bob’s name and/or likeness, the memorabilia or any of the information in the archive unless he, she or it reaches a separate agreement with the Bondurants,” the couple’s lawyer told the court.

The museum houses seven motorcycles – one dating to 1940 – and dirt bikes and nine high-performance and other automobiles as well as a variety of memora-

bilia from Bob Bondurant’s days as an international racing star.

“He also knew that many fans of motor racing as well as persons passionate about classic vehicles were interested in seeing the museum cars, the memorabilia, the photographs and other material in archive and the other property,” Patty Bondurant stated in an affidavit, adding: “Any purchaser will be required to remove Bob’s name and likeness and my name and likeness from all web sites, social media platforms, retail locations, advertising, publicity pieces, signs, vehicles and any and all other material in any form.

“Bob and I will aggressively prosecute causes of action against any person, including a purchaser of the school, who uses any of the museum cars, memorabilia, other property, his name and likeness, photographs, videos, articles, interviews of bob or me and/or any pictures or information from the archives without first entering into agreements with bob on terms acceptable to us.”

But the lawyers for the school disagreed strenuously and said the Bondurants have lost any legal right to protect their name from continuing to be used regardless of whoever owns the school.

“To be absolutely clear: no party wants to treat Bob Bondurant unfairly. All parties recognize he built this business over an illustrious 50-year career. What he owns, the (school) is not attempting to take.”

On the issue of the museum, they noted, “There are multiple ‘Museum Cars’ that have no clear evidence of ownership.”

The school’s lawyers also asserted that the school, and not Bondurant personally, owns his name, memorabilia and image.

“Bondurant cannot lawfully prevent the use of his name, image or likeness embodied in the marks, or currently embodied in the memorabilia and archive; The Bondurant name embodies the significant goodwill that has been built over the 51-year history of the school,” they said, adding: “The statement that Mr. Bondurant never transferred the right to use his name or the memorabilia or the archive to the (school) is demonstrably false.”

It added that the prospective new owner would own virtually anything with Bob Bondurant’s name – even his personalized signature.

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governing board president Ben Smith – are firing back.

Smith, the former MPS governing board president who lost his re-election bid in November, is not satisfied with the investigation by Mesa schools legal counsel Tom Pickrell.

Pickrell cleared career technical education director Marlo Loria of wrongdoing and concluded she was exercising her constitutional rights as a citizen to participate in an election.

Smith said he had a friend secretly record Loria at staff meetings.

He said he then arranged for a politically connected intermediary to deliver the recordings and other records to the state Attorney General’s Office for investigation into whether MPS resources were used to orchestrate the ouster of EVIT candidates loyal to Downey.

The documents show at least two receipts for printing of fliers in support of Larry Johnson, who eventually was elected to the board, and an unspecified print order for Ronda Shumway Doolen, who also was elected.

It also included a detailed diagram listing all the EVIT candidates, the districts they represent and their status for the upcoming ballot.

On the tapes, Loria mainly defends herself against charges that she violated state law through her support of EVIT board candidates. Loria also explains a fundamental difference of philosophy between EVIT and MPS about career education.

She said Downey wants “every kid to go to EVIT,” while MPS wants students to have an opportunity to explore career possibilities without committing to a potential career path.

“Our kids should have exploration opportunities. They have great programs at EVIT, but so do we,” Loria said. With about 20,000 high school students in Mesa, “there’s plenty of kids to go around.”

“We are not shutting down EVIT. We support EVIT. You can go to EVIT and we will make it work,” Loria says.

But Loria also makes a comment about Smith, who was the MPS governing board president at that time.

“Ben Smith supports EVIT. He just does.

He has been part of questioning the authenticity of our program, which is fine,” Loria said on the recording. “I’m working with him so he can see the other side.”

Smith said he believes Loria’s comments could have influenced his defeat in the MPS election.

“I had other board members telling me, ‘Ben, you need to be on our side,” he said.

“Mesa wants to offer more CTE (career

During her 19 years as superintendent of the East Valley Institute of Technology, Sally Downey made many powerful political allies, including former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. (Special to the Tribune)

technical education) programs on their campuses so that kids don’t have to go EVIT.” He said MPS officials wanted Downey gone to protect their funding of CTE programs as EVIT satellite programs.

At a point on both tapes, Loria tells her staff that she would not endorse any candidates at a staff meeting, but would share her opinions over a beer or a cider after school hours.

“I probably overstepped a few bounds,” Loria adds. “My stance is always do what is best for the kids … this whole ideology that Marlo Loria is against EVIT is false.”

Pickrell’s analysis points to friction between the two public school governing boards that started grinding in February 2018 – when Downey demanded that MPS fire Loria for her role in circulating petitions and serving as campaign man-

ager for David Lane, an MPS auto repair instructor who had won election to the EVIT board.

After determining Loria exercised her First Amendment rights on off-hours, MPS informed Downey in May that “her complaint was unfounded” and refused to remove Loria from her job.

But the dispute was far from over.

The sparks seemed to smolder into a fire in August, when EVIT governing board member Robert Covington and principal Craig Pearson appeared before the MPS board, where Covington accused MPS of orchestrating the “coup.”

“Mr. Covington warned that if MPS does not ‘educate its employees about conflict of interest and hold them accountable for their misconduct,’ MPS will damage its reputation and may lose its override and bond elections,” Pickrell’s report said.

Supporters of EVIT chief Sally Downey secretly recorded staff presentations by Mesa Public Schools career technical education director Marlo Loria, then posted them online. (YouTube)

He also said MPS might lose its state funding of satellite career education programs, which had been approved in the past.

But again, Pickrell said he found no violations of law by Loria and a second administrator, Barbara “Tot” Wallace.

“They assured us that they circulated petitions only when off duty,” Pickrell wrote. “There does not appear to be good cause to take disciplinary action against Ms. Loria, Ms. Wallace or Mr. Lane.”

Pickrell noted that Downey, her administrative assistant and three EVIT employees had circulated petitions for Shon Rasmussen, a longtime EVIT supporter who eventually was defeated in the November election by Johnson.

“Evidentially, they welcome their employees support for incumbents and other favored candidates, but they demand that MPS suppress its employees support for EVIT governing board employees that they oppose,” Pickrell wrote.

Pickrell cites ARS 15-511, which gives the Attorney General authority to sue school districts for violating the prohibition against actions intended to influence an election, using school resources or time. The penalty imposed is $5,000 per violation.

In part, the law says, “A person acting on behalf of a school district or a person who aids another person acting on behalf of a school district shall not spend or use school district or charter school resources, including the use or expenditure of monies, accounts, credit, facilities, vehicles, postage, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, web pages, personnel, equipment, materials, buildings or any other thing of value of the school district or charter school, for the purpose of influencing the outcomes of elections.”

Helen Hollands, an MPS spokeswoman, said all of the questions raised by Smith have been thoroughly investigated and none of it violates the law, including the tapes.

She said the election diagram was “factual,” making it exempt from being a violation, and that no one controls emails that are sent to their inbox by another party.

Hollands confirmed that Loria has been promoted to executive director of innovative partnerships, effective July 1, and will likely receive a pay increase, but she said she does not know Loria’s new salary.

The EVIT election’s dynamics were especially dicey and eventually left Downey and her supporters at a disadvantage.

With five positions open on the ninemember board, two incumbents were eliminated from the ballot for having too

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few signatures of registered voters to qualify, Norman Colbert and Matt Wright, who missed out by only seven.

Another incumbent, Erwin “Erv” Heimbuck and Downey supporter Rasmussen, lost their elections. Heimbuck was defeated by Shumway Doolen.

Wright’s disqualification left a clear path for election of Shelli Richardson Boggs, who had clashed with Downey when Boggs worked for EVIT. Colbert’s disqualification cleared space for Bryghtyn Franker, a Westwood High School teacher, to win election to the EVIT board as a write-in candidate.

Downey’s downfall came swiftly. The new board quickly placed Downey on administrative leave and hired attorney Susan Segal to investigate her. Segal’s list of possible violations of state procurement and contract laws are the subject of a civil investigation by the Arizona Attorney

General’s Office, while the state Department of Education is investigating the certification of EVIT teachers.

Katie Conner, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office, said the additional allegations generated by Smith will be added to the civil investigation already underway of Downey’s management practices.

The board also is seeking a separation agreement with Downey, who spent 19 years as the face of EVIT. “I think it’s all minor stuff,” Smith said about Segal’s accusations about Downey, saying she deserved only a reprimand.

While the Attorney General’s investigation continues, Smith said he also is working on another front, with Rasmussen and Rhonda Levenda, on a drive to recall Lane, the EVIT board’s new president. He said the three have established the Recall David Lane political action committee.

Levenda also was defeated in the MPS election, her first attempt to run for public office.

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The Well was starting weekly services at 10 a.m. in Hancock Elementary, 2425 S. Pleasant Drive, and its pastor, Rev. Ryan Gear, was starting with a series of sermons titled “YOUnited States of America,” which he said is intended to “help people who voted differently understand each other.”

“We’re living in one of the most divided times in American history, and we all feel that anxiety,” Gear said in a release. “From cable news, to social media, to awkward dinners with extended family, it feels like we are surrounded by anger, political fighting and judgment. Most of us are now fatigued by it.”

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ilots and their model planes will be flying around Superstition Airpark this weekend as the Arizona Model Aviators and STEM+C host Taking Flight 2019.

The event April 13-14 will give the public a chance to see every aspect of the model aviation hobby, from model building to flight simulators to free-fly and combat flying.

Taking Flight “is for those who are really interested in getting a taste of what our R.C. hobby is as far as model planes and helicopters,” said Shannon Gallagher, the president of the Arizona Model Aviators.

Gallagher said the event will have something for everybody. Pilots and aviators can bring their models to fly and join races and activities with each other while newcomer pilots will have the opportunity to learn to fly the models with a device Gallagher calls a buddy box.

The buddy box is a dual-control system that gives new pilots complete control of

Model plane enthusiasts will be flocking next weekend to the specially designed Superstition Airpark in northeast Mesa for a demonstration of plane building and flying. (Special to the Tribune)

the model plane, while allowing an experienced pilot to quickly take over if the newcomer falls into trouble so the plane won’t crash.

Another activity is a group building session in which kids and families can build their own model plane from styrofoam step-by-step together and actually fly it afterward.

“We’ll have aircraft people can buy for $35 and they can sit there and put the plane together. You just have to add your own radio control stuff, but you can have a ready-to-go plane,” Gallagher said.

Aside from the fun simulations and plane building, the event will allow anyone from engineers, airline pilots and students to learn and interact with others in their field.

Paul Kaup, the owner of STEM+C and educator, is organizing Taking Flight 2019. With STEM+C, Kaup, who is also a Southwest Airline pilot, wanted to share his passion with flying and model planes with students as well as parents outside of the classroom.

“I’ve done a couple dozen projects with kids and students … but the teachers’ time is very valuable and limited,” Kaup said.

“I’m trying to get more to event type stuff so students and families can meet more in an event-type atmosphere where you aren’t limited to an hour of class time.”

Kaup will be leading the group planebuilding activity. He said by holding a group build, he’s giving an introduction to engineering and aviation.

“We’re actually teaching the kids to build and construct and kind of get their feet wet from an engineering perspective,” he said.

Admission to Taking Flight 2019 is free, but there is a $6 parking fee. To take part in free-fly, pilots must present their Ari-

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Jump! gives lifetime adventure to 6 Mesa seniors

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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hree senior couples from Mesa checked a visit to the Grand Canyon off their bucket list recently thanks to Jump!, a nonprofit organization aiming to give the elderly “incredible experiences.”

The three couples from Mountain View Estates in Mesa were selected out of a group attending a presentation by Jump!

Founder Webb Weiman, who showed them videos of the nearly 35 wishes he has granted for eight years. Each of the couples wanted to experience different aspects of Northern Arizona.

The group, which included the six participants, Weiman and a photo-video crew, rode the Williams Train to see route 66, flew over the Grand Canyon in a chartered plane and ziplined at the canyon’s west side last month.

Susan Grimm, one of this year’s participants, had heard for years about the

and stand out on the ledge and watch the tracks and see the scenery. It was beautiful,” Grimm said. “And then next thing, we’re in a small plane flying over and that was great, and then we’re all going ziplining. I couldn’t believe it.”

When Weiman’s mother died of cancer, his father was living “in isolation and without purJump! treated Mesa residents, from left, Ken and Barbara Jones and Susan and pose” in his own LeRoy Grimm to a trip to the Grand Canyon as part of the nonprofit’s mission. home.

(Special to the Tribune) Weiman wanted sightseeing on the train out of Williams, to show his elderly father – and those in Arizona, and had the chance with Jump! similar situations – that life does not have to be over at that age and that there can to experience it herself.

“We got to go in the back of the caboose still be excitement.

Jump! was founded in 2013 and is based in La Quinta, California. Since its inception, Jump! has helped seniors achieve long-cherished dreams ranging from skydiving to race car driving, parasailing, riding the Goodyear Blimp, to even learning how to drive an 18-wheeler.

“Everything Jump! does is inspired by an enduring mission to inspire seniors throughout the country to take a leap of faith in fulfilling their dreams; to sustain relationships with these special individuals long after their experience with Jump!; to tell the stories of seniors who maintain incredible lifestyles in hopes it will inspire others to do the same, and to enrich the lives of as many seniors as possible, especially those living in isolation and without the means to fulfill their dreams,” a spokeswoman said.

The organization raises money through an annual pie sale in Palm Springs and several donors to give those who nor-

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Red Mountain High School graduate recently took a big step toward his dream of becoming a physician.

Jamil Jaber was among 67 fourth-year students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix who began a three-to-seven-year journey as physicians-in-training by participating in Match Day. Match Day capped five months of interviews and travel for the students as they sought residencies in their chosen specialty. Nearly 19,000 students nationwide participate in Match Day, where hospitals around the country announce whom they have selected for residencies.

Jaber is a first-generation American and a first-generation college student who plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. He has received a scholarship with the US Army and will be training to become a surgeon with the Army after graduation.

The California native grew up in east Mesa and graduated from Red Mountain in 2005. After high school, he attended Maricopa Community College and Santa Monica College before finishing a bachelor’s degree in genetics, cell and developmental biology with a minor in biochemistry from Arizona State University.

“Growing up, I was an unlikely aca-

find the ability to affect immediate and lasting change for a patient extremely rewarding.”

“The technical demands and analytic rigor of orthopedic surgery really appealed to me as well, he said. “In many ways, orthopedics draws on engineering concepts, and I find the interplay of physics and medicine fascinating.”

He opted for U of A Jamil Jaber hugs a classmate after getting word that he will be doing his residency in Phoenix because with Army orthopedic surgeons. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix) “it was clear to me demic,” he said. “I worked in my family’s after visiting the campus that the staff grocery business until shortly after high was truly invested in student success and the culture of the college was student school.”

His interest in medical school stemmed centered.”

Outside of school, he enjoyed keeping from wanting a career that would allow him to have a lasting impact on others and a small garden, spending time outdoors and taking trips to California to go sailing. challenge him to grow as an individual.

His word of advice to students thinking “It is a tremendous privilege to bear witness to human suffering,” he said. “It of medical school is “surround yourself changes how you color the world, and with people who make you better, and keeps you acutely aware of what it means have the courage to be your best.”

“Approach every day with a renewed to be alive.”

Jaber knew before medical school that commitment to your craft,” he added. he wanted to pursue trauma surgery, “Try to learn from everyone you meet, and he settled on orthopedics because “I and most importantly, stay humble.”

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Busy Bee Mothers of Multiples, an East Valley nonprofit group of moms of twins, triplets and higher-order multiples, will hold a huge consignment sale of everything from maternity clothing, nursing and feeding items, baby clothes, strollers and related items at big discounts 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 13, with half-off designated items in the final hour. $1 admission to shop. The sale is at the Boys and Girls Club of Gilbert. 44 N. Oak St., Gilbert. (Special to the Tribune)

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mally would not have hope one last hurrah, and to have it fully paid for and organized.

The name “Jump!” was inspired by the first recipient of Weiman’s services, a woman who went skydiving at 90 years old.

“We have a woman jumping out of a plane on her 90th birthday so she could try and feel closer to her late husband.

And for me, I was jumping out of 24 years in television production, and the name just fit,” Weiman said.

Since then, Weiman has taken veterans to see war memorials in Washington, D.C, race car driving, hot air balloon riding and more, mostly in southern California.

However, Jump! has done two other excursions out of Arizona.

A Tempe woman rode a purple Harley Davidson motorcycle for the first time, and a woman from Tucson was filmed by Weiman’s camera crew after learning to play piano at a late age.

“Man, you should have seen her riding

While beginners can pilot their planes, experts will be on hand to help them avoid destroying their planes in a crash. (Special to the Tribune)

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zona Model Aviators license and pay $10 for the weekend.

Kaup said all money collected from the event will go to funding for a new runway for Superstition Airpark.

The airpark is a model airplane field that has an 800x85-foot paved runway with 75-foot dirt overruns. The site also features a 250-foot covered Ramada, a pit area and spectator viewing area. Power and food vendors are available on contest days.

It is located on East Levee Drive, a quarter mile north of Brown Road off Meridian Road.

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that bike, it was a sight to behold,” he recalled.

Weiman is alongside the seniors for nearly all the excursions, seeing firsthand the impact his organization has on them.

He loves the positive reactions he sees from people after they have been selected and during the adventures. He appreciates the vitality the adventures give the seniors for years to come even more.

“I’m most passionate about the letters and emails and phone calls I get months and even years later, from the children and grandchildren talking about how their grandparents or parents can’t stop talking about the trip, and it sparks a new light in their life,” Weiman said.

After seeing some of the ultimate beauty Arizona has to offer, March’s adventure will certainly be something Grimm and the other Mesa participants remember for the rest of their lives.

“We didn’t have to go through the process of mapping all of it out, and take care of the details. We just showed up and had fun. We’re all so appreciative,” Grimm said.

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Gilbert woman’s motto: Have playpen, will travel

BY CECILIA CHAN Tribune Staff Writer

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isa Fuller remembers chasing her two young sons, 3 and 5, through a busy airport while lugging a stroller, car seat and a Pack’n Play.

“I thought, ‘there must be a better way,’” the Gilbert resident recalled.

There was, and now Fuller is a provider for BabyQuip, through which she rents out strollers, highchairs, cribs, play pens and toys and delivers them to traveling families or grandparents with visiting grandchildren.

BabyQuip, founded in 2016, is part of a rapidly emerging group of businesses known as platforms, like Airbnb, Ebay and Uber, according to the company’s website. Platform businesses facilitate interactions across a large number of participants.

BabyQuip’s quality providers are independent business people who are able

Lisa Fuller’s Gilbert home is crammed with playpens, strollers and other baby things that she rents to traveling parents and local grandparents who are hosting visiting grandchildren. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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n 2017, Heidi Zebro, director of sales acquisitions for On Q Financial Inc., had an idea.

She wanted to acknowledge some of the top Realtors in Ahwatukee and the East Valley, but reduce the element of subjectivity as much as possible by looking strictly at the most productive agents, based on the number of closed units and sales volume according to data pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.

Zebro came up with the idea of the BREA Awards – an acronym for Best Real Estate Agent – and wound up attracting about 150 Realtors and public officials to her first gala in 2017.

Last year, the number of attendees doubled.

And this year, she’s banking on an even bigger audience with a bigger venue, a new award and a nonprofit recipient for the proceeds raised by the

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awards gala April 18 at the Scottsdale Center of Performing Arts.

“The real estate industry is one of the most intriguing and followed segments of any thriving metropolitan area,” Zebro said, adding the “BREA Awards specifically recognizes the performances of the top producing real estate licensees on a local level.”

Th BREA awards also have expanded

in scope, with honors now going to individuals, groups of three to eight, teams of 9 or more Realtors and a brokerage in each of the four quadrants of Maricopa County.

Zebro has designed an “Academy Award” feel for the event by adding an element of surprise: Unlike the last two years, winners won’t know who they are until the big night.

The emcee will be Holly Mabery, managing broker for eXp Realty of Arizona, a past director of National Association of Realtors, and a past president of both the Arizona Association of Realtors and the Sedona Verde Valley Association of Realtors.

In addition, a new award will be added in honor of a West Valley Realtor, Mark Parris, who died in his sleep at age 44 last fall. He had suffered from sleep apnea.

The Mark Parris Award will be presented “to an outstanding individual in the real estate community who rep-

resents the gift of promoting others, making others know their value, professionalism and integrity,” Zebro said.

All proceeds from the event will go to The Foundation of Blind Children whose mission is to “provide education, tools and services that enable all persons with vision loss to achieve greater independence.”

Zebro, with the support of On Q Financial Inc., is chairing the event with the help of a team of organizers that include: Ben Andrus, Justin Baker, Steve Chader, Randy Cooney, John Creighton, Jennice Doty, John Foltz, Pam Frestedt, Cari Gilliland, Rebecca Grossman, Joan Krueger, Breanna Kruger, Kenny Klaus, Kathryn Lansden, Matt Long, Debbie Marquez, Roger Nelson, Michelle Regier and Jim Sexton.

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to design their own business. They pay a $100 start-up fee and then a monthly charge for insurance. Fuller became a quality provider in January 2018.

Quality providers keep 100 percent of their tips and 80 percent of their rental and delivery fees while BabyQuip gets the other 20 percent.

“I like the flexibility,” said Fuller, who is now a mom of three boys, 8 and under.

“And I am able to take my kids with me.

We do a lot of impromptu road trips.”

There are 11 quality BabyQuip providers in Arizona, seven in the Valley, but Fuller is the only one who will deliver to all cities in both Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Fuller had to buy all her inventory, which has taken over her garage, front room and a large closet.

“It can be pricey,” she said of the venture. “What really helps is having people charged in advance as soon as they make a reservation. It takes four to five rentals to have something paid off.”

Fuller estimated 80 percent of her bookings are from grandparents.

“I get a lot of requests for car seats from grandparents going to pick up their grandchildren and kids at the airport,” she said. “I do deliveries to their houses or they come to my house to pick up.”

Besides the rent, there is a delivery fee, which includes delivery and setup of most items except for car seats, safety gates and other baby-proofing items.

Fuller’s delivery, setup and pickup fees range from a low of $20 for Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe and Mesa Gateway Airport to

a high of $55 for Buckeye, Casa Grande, Coolidge, New River and Anthem.

After each order is returned, everything is sanitized with baby organic cleaning wipes, steam cleaned and packed away until the next reservation.

Fuller’s inventory also includes bins of toys. For example, a 32-gallon tub full of toys, custom-based on age and gender, is $6 per day.

“I rent out hiking carriers to people who go hiking and we even provide diapers and baby food,” she said.

A 10-count variety of organic baby food is $18 to buy and a box of 35-count diapers with sensitive wipes is $39.99.

Fuller also is able to tailor her business to fill a need.

“We can do whatever we want,” she said. “There’s some people in other states, they actually will set up a birthday party.

There’s freedom as long as you don’t rent out bicycles, anything with a motor in it and anything that is swimming-related because it’s very hard to insure.”

Fuller is promoting an Easter offering where she’ll come to a house and hide eggs filled with candies and toys. Cost ranges from $50 to buy 50 eggs to $170 for 200 eggs.

Now is a busy time for Fuller, who is booking reservations from traveling families for spring training. She’s had 52 customers since she started her with BabyQuip.

Although the work is seasonal, it provides a nice income.

“I’ve paid off three credit cards and we are able to go on family vacations more,” Fuller said. “It’s definitely a side gig.”

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Can you be sure that leafy substance won’t kale you?

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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ack in college, I waited tables at a chain restaurant called Bennigan’s, which prided itself on the “eye appeal” of its food.

The secret? We put some half-wilted kale on virtually every plate leaving the kitchen. Because I inevitably forgot to add the kale garnish – or couldn’t find the right-size sprig to adorn some poor schlub’s Monte Cristo sandwich – I came to despise this leafy green.

You can imagine my horror 20 years later when kale suddenly became a culinary thing.

Kale is everywhere in 2019: salads, smoothies, juices, powder, chips. Hating kale has become a full-time job because marketers and tastemakers have branded this tasteless crap a “superfood,” allegedly capable of curing disease and making us all live to be 104 years old while still run-

ning the 40-yard dash with the speed of an NFL wide receiver.

At a salad bar this week, I literally couldn’t locate a shred of real lettuce.

There was only kale.

As I pondered launching a rebellion, a thought occurred to me: Perhaps medical science might come to the rescue? And it did.

See, one of the great things about living in the 21st century – besides the disappearance of Bennigan’s – is that researchers spend time and taxpayer cash studying literally everything. And, given the nature of science, all these conflicting studies seem to lead to one conclusion.

Everything is simultaneously good for us and bad for us.

Like kale.

Sure, a single cup of kale contains 200 percent of your recommended daily allowance of Vitamin A. But you know what else kale contains? Pesticides.

A study by The Environmental Working Group ranks kale third on their Dirty Dozen list for pesticide contamination.

As they explained it quoting recent federal agricultural statistics, “more than 92 percent of conventionally grown kale samples had at least two or more pesticide residues. Some samples contained residues from as many as 18 different pesticides.”

Screw kale then. And screw red wine, too.

Whenever I eat out with friends lately, someone raves about “dark oak accents” or some such nonsense.

My new response: “I’ll pass. I just read a new study in the August journal BMC Public Health. Did you know drinking a bottle of wine per week increases your cancer risk? Sad, but true. Researchers say a bottle of wine weekly is the equivalent of a guy smoking five cigarettes a week, or 10 cigarettes if you’re a female.”

I’m also taking a break from the gym, thanks to the recently published study, “The Emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Other Image-related Psychopathological Correlates in Fitness Settings.” The conclusion after studying 1,711 gym users across Europe?

“We found 11.7 percent of the exercising

population are at risk of exercise addiction.”

Fortunately, not all the research news is bad. It turns out pizza can be a useful motivational tool, according to research conducted by Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely, who studied workers at an Israeli semiconductor factory.

Ariely offered different motivational rewards for a productive work week – including $30 cash, compliments and free pizza. Workers offered the pizza saw their productivity jump 6.7 percent on Day One. That beat workers who chose sweet praise (a 6.6 percent spike) and cold cash (4.9 percent).

The interesting part of the study? While pizza and compliments increased productivity over the course of the week, the offer of a modest cash reward actually hurt weekly productivity.

If the editors are reading this, I’m happy to take payment this week in large pies.

With extra pepperoni, please.

And for heaven’s sake, absolutely no kale at all. I’ve read how that stuff can kill you.

meets the needs of a 21st century electorate. It means staffing in a way that enables votes to be counted in an accurate and timely manner. It also means reexamining the structure of our elections system.

Which responsibilities fall to the board, and which fall to the recorder?

We’ll be thoughtful about it and work with state legislators to strike the proper balance. The goal is a best-in-class elections system worthy of a world-class region. You can learn more here.

Transportation and Infrastructure: I don’t have to tell you our region is changing.

In the 2000 Census, Chandler had 177,000 residents and Maricopa County as a whole had 3 million. In 2004, voters passed Prop 400 to fund transportation projects that would fuel a new wave of growth.

Among them, the Loop 202 projects – the completed Red Mountain and Santan Freeways as well as the future South Mountain Freeway. These improved connections make the East Valley a more attractive destination for business.

I’ve been deeply involved in these projects as a member of Maricopa Associa-

tion of Governments (MAG) and the State Transportation Board, and I’m proud of the impact they’ve had. By 2010, Chandler’s population was nearly 240,000 and Maricopa County had grown to almost four million as families relocated to an area with both space and freeway access.

Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe and Queen Creek all saw incredible growth as well, brought about in part by these investments in freeway expansions, surface street improvements, light rail and bus routes.

Now it’s time for a new transportation plan that will connect the next generation to greater opportunity and improved quality of life. Prop 400 expires in 2025.

When voters passed it, self-driving cars were a thing of science fiction. Now the East Valley is the epicenter of the autonomous vehicle revolution.

That’s one of many factors we have to consider as we think about future of transportation in the nation’s fastest-growing county. A future “Prop 500” is a priority of mine – in some ways, it’s what my career in public service has been building

to – and I plan to be a strong advocate for long-term, countywide solutions.

You can get involved in the discussion right now by taking MAG’s 10-minute online survey at azmag.gov/values.

Continuing economic development: Our transportation infrastructure is one reason our region is growing so quickly, but it’s not the only reason. In my work with East Valley Partnership and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, I’ve seen how Arizona champions can build relationships that bring the jobs of the future to Maricopa County.

Because of my work with state legislators and other leaders, I know the difference good policy can make in creating an environment that attracts both new industry and new families. As a member of the board, I will work with my colleagues to build and diversify our vibrant economy.

Other issues will come up, of course, and as they do, I want to hear from you. Please reach out and let me know what you need.

You can email me anytime at sellersj@ mail.maricopa.gov or call my office at 602506-1776. Thank you for the opportunity to serve District 1.

New supervisor looks at three major county issues

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’m now two months into the job as a Maricopa County Supervisor and I can tell you that the business of running the county is every bit as challenging, interesting and rewarding as I thought it would be.

I have a lot to learn, but also, I believe, a lot to contribute. I’m thankful for the support of my colleagues on the board, grateful for the legacy of my predecessor, Denny Barney, and excited to connect with those of you in District 1 so I can better represent your needs.

There’s no shortage of work to be done, but there are three issues that stand out to me as the most urgent and important.

Elections: The Board of Supervisors is working with Recorder Fontes to improve how elections are run in Maricopa County.

Turnout was high in 2018 and could break records again in 2020. We need a system that works for everyone.

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For Red Mtn. High softball, 2 aces a winning hand

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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wo years ago, Red Mountain High softball, which is no stranger to success, was in the unusual position of relying on a freshman pitcher.

Makayla Donahoo came through, and the junior now is well-established in the pitching circle.

Now, she no longer is the Mountain Lion’s only reliable arm. Another freshman hurler, Taylor Trowbridge, has burst onto the scene, just as Donahoo did two years ago, and Trowbridge is carrying the lion’s share of the load as the lead pitcher.

As a ninth-grader in 2017, Donahoo was thrown into the fire. She threw a complete, seven-inning win over Campo Verde on opening day.

“She could be my starting shortstop or play anywhere on the field if I let her, she’s that kind of athlete,” coach Rich Hamilton said. “But I needed her to pitch, so that’s

Red Mountain High freshman pitcher Taylor Trowbridge has burst onto the scene for the school’s softball team, just as her friend, Makayla Donahoo, did two years ago. (Eric Newman/Tribune Staff)

what she did, and she’s just been great.”

Even while Donahoo was having a mem-

Mountain View junior Tyson Smith vaults onto scene in track and field

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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inging “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in the weight room with his teammates, it is clear that Mountain View junior Tyson Smith is different.

Toros track and field coach Jared Stone by now expects eccentricity from his pole vaulters. Usually practicing and competing away from the rest of the team, he calls them “their own little commune.”

“They kind of do their own thing down there,” Stone said, chuckling. “I don’t always get it, but we’ve had a lot of great ones.”

Among them is Smith, who, other than being among the top vaulters in Arizona, also sings in the school choir. Smith’s two favorite activities often merge while he’s

working out.

“Sometimes when I’m walking around setting up pits for pole vault, I’ll just kind of start singing. I’ll always catch myself singing out of nowhere otherwise, too,” he said.

Do not be fooled by his songs and laughter during practice, nor by his long, blond, wavy hair – punctuated by a single long strand that his teammates call a “Jedi braid.” He is a competitor.

Smith tied for third in the state meet last spring as a sophomore. He was the only non-senior in the top five. His Toros teammate, Sam Jarvis, won.

Jarvis’s work ethic and vaulting form left a lasting impression on Smith, which he tries to emulate.

see TYSON SMITH page 21

orable first year, Red Mountain knew it had another young player waiting in the wings.

Trowbridge began coming to Red Mountain softball games at age 7, watching the Mountain Lions win state titles from 2010 to 2014.

She often told Hamilton that she would claim a roster spot when she was old enough. And she did.

“She told me when she was young, ‘I’m going to play for you some day,’ so it’s pretty cool how it’s happened, and here she is,” Hamilton

said.

Trowbridge (8-3) has pitched the most

innings of any Red Mountain starter, 59 in her first 12 appearances, with 39 strikeouts and a 1.66 earned run average.

She gives the team flexibility in the pitching circle that it did not have before.

Donahoo (3-1), with 26 strikeouts and 16 walks in 11 outings, was the only option for a couple of years.

When she rested, Hamilton was forced to pitch players who were not as skilled.

The person who most looked forward to having Trowbridge on the team was Donahoo. The two had become friends years earlier in club softball.

“I was definitely looking forward to having her on the high school team because we became good friends on club. So, being able to work together and keep getting better at softball together is really exciting,” Donahoo said.

Trowbridge shares that feeling.

“I always have looked up to her on the

see RED MOUNTAIN page 21

Mountain View High pole vaulter Tyson Smith’s eccentricity belies his competitive spirit and prowess in meets.

During weightlifting, he’ll randomly belt out songs, grin as he helps others and let his long hair fly. (Eric Newman/ Tribune Staff)

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field because she was always a little ahead of me when I was younger. She’s been a really good leader, and certain moments have made me want to be like her,” Trowbridge said.

They both play third base when not pitching, so they switch positions when one comes out of the circle. They analyze each other’s throwing style and try to emulate successful pitches and at-bats to improve their own game.

However, the biggest advantage is emotional. They’re each other’s biggest fan.

“If something doesn’t go my way, I can just look over to her and know she has my back,” Trowbridge said.

The support often comes without words.

“It’s definitely more of a look that we give each other. We’re not really vocal people,” Donahoo said.

“So, if something’s not going right or we’re losing or something, we can look over and just sort of laugh, or give each other a face that sort of lightens up the mood and go back to doing what we know we can do.”

With its young talent joining its seniors with playoff experience, Red Mountain appears to be on a path to the playoffs and a run at another state championship.

If Red Mountain’s pitching excellence

TYSON SMITH from page 20

Makayla Donahoo came through in her freshman season as the lead pitcher on the Red Mountain High varsity softball team. The junior now is well-established in the pitching circle. (Eric Newman/Tribune Staff)

continues and the Mountain Lions bats heat up, Hamilton believes that his team can be as strong as any they will face.

“The second day of practice when (Trowbridge) started pitching for us, all of us coaches said we knew this was going to be good,” Hamilton said. “I told my coaching staff we have a chance to win this whole thing.”

“I’d study every one of his moves, and just kind of applied that to my vault,” Smith said.

With Jarvis gone, Smith now is top dog.

“When you have the state champion, he kind of played second fiddle,” Stone said.

“Now it’s Tyson’s turn. He’s our leader in that event now, and everybody kind of looks to him.”

Smiling all the time, Smith motivates Mountain View’s other vaulters.

“A lot of times, coaches even have us watch him because he’s got really good form,” Toros senior Cade Carpenter said.

“So it’s good for us to see how we can improve our own techniques.”

Smith hasn’t been vaulting long. He said he saw a flier looking for students to try it while he was lifting weights two years ago with the freshman football team.

Inspired by his father, Steve Smith, who vaulted for Mountain View in his high school days, it seemed to fit.

Smith cleared an 8-foot bar on one of

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his first attempts, felt great doing it and stayed with it, with his dad supporting him all the way.

“When I told him I was thinking about doing it, he got pretty excited,” Smith said, smiling. “He got up to 14 feet, and last year I beat him by three inches. He loves coming to my meets and watching me.”

Smith hopes to clear 15 feet this season and take the medal stand again at the state championships in May. When he graduates in 2020, his goal is to continue vaulting and singing. He’ll search for a college that will allow him to do both.

Until then, Stone is impressed by Smith’s ability to balance being among the best vaulters in Arizona while staying active in his other activities.

“It’s not actually odd anymore, especially here, to have somebody that’s an athlete like him but also great academically and singing on the side, too,” Stone said. “Being well-rounded like that, it isn’t something as common as when I was growing up as much. I really like seeing it.”

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The heat is on as Salsa Fest supports hemophilia awareness

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n Arizona, the ability to make a good salsa is a point of pride. At My Nana’s Best-Tasting Salsa Challenge, aficionados can put their skills to the test against others and give back to charity.

In its 35th year, the annual salsa competition is Saturday, April 13, at Sloan Park in Mesa.

The festival is sponsored by the Arizona Hemophilia Association, which works with patients with bleeding disorders and their families.

Proceeds support the organization’s

IF YOU GO What: My Nana’s Best-Tasting Salsa Challenge

Where: Sloan Park, 2330 W. Rio Salado

Parkway, Mesa When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13 Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door Info: salsachallenge.com

salsa and chip samples and four drink vouchers.

Along with the salsa competition, the festival boasts a kids’ zone with inflatables and live performances from Valley musicians, bands and salsa dancers.

During the salsa challenge, contestants compete in mild, hot and “anything goes” categories. “Anything goes” is for salsas made with ingredients such as mango, pineapple or cranberries.

Bartenders will participate in the Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix-Off, in What makes the annual Salsa Challenge interesting to most tasters is the variety of flavors. Others enjoy the bartenders which their beverages are paired participating in the Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix-Off. (Special for and auctioned with sports memoraGet Out) bilia, vacations and event tickets.

What makes the challenge interesting to Camp HONOR, a summer camp for children with bleeding disorders. most tasters is the variety of flavors.

With general admission, festival goers “That’s the cool thing about the salsa receive unlimited samples of chips and challenge, is there is definitely something salsa. for everyone,” said Tori Katz, businessVIP tickets gain guests access to a spe- development specialist for the Arizona Hecial VIP area, a catered meal, unlimited mophilia Association. “It’s not just hot sal-

The 35th annual My Nana’s Best-Tasting Salsa Challenge at Sloan Park in Mesa on April 13 will benefit the Arizona Hemophilia Association, which works with patients with bleeding disorders. (Special for Get Out)

sas that you’re trying all day, and then you can’t feel your tongue for days afterward.”

Contestants are required to make 13 gallons of salsa on-site, and judges look at qualities such as taste, aroma and consistency.

“I know from our head judge, I’ve heard him say so many times, that consistency

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Hawaiian culture will be on display at Arizona Tiki Oasis

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO Get Out Contributor

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he tiki culture is in the blood of Otto and Baby Doe von Stroheim.

“It’s in our blood for sure,” Otto said. “I grew up in Torrance (California) and every house that was made in the ’50s and ’60s had tropical landscapes. I didn’t realize until I grew up and left that area that the whole world wasn’t like that.”

Still, they are spreading their message by bringing the tiki culture and AZTO (Arizona Tiki Oasis) to the historic Hotel Valley Ho from Friday, April 12, to Sunday, April 14.

The weekend kicks off with the Tiki-Tiki Ho-Ho Luau, a stylish luau at Hotel Valley Ho’s OH Pool, complete with a traditional pig roast, fresh poke bowl station, grilled options including crispy cola-marinated

IF YOU GO What: Arizona Tiki Oasis (AZTO)

Where: Hotel Valley Ho, 6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale When: When: April 12-14 Tickets: Varies.

Info: Information: aztikioasis.com

Authors Sven Kirsten (“The Book of Tiki” and “Tiki Pop”), Beachbum Berry (“Grog Log and Sippin’ Safari”) and Shannon Mustipher (“Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails”) will also make appearances at weekend seminars.

Evenings will be filled with rooftop parties, cocktail-lounge-style dinners and a suite open to those with the evening resort pass.

Whether in the water or on land, revelers at the Arizona Tiki The von Stroheims founded Tiki Oasis can expect to have a lot of fun. (Special to the Tribune) Oasis 18 years ago when they tried short ribs, Hawaiian-themed desserts and to revive the mid-century Palm Springs Caliente Tropics Motel, which attracted a an array of tiki cocktails.

The Tiki festivities continue with a mar- small gathering of tikiphiles.

“They were under new management ketplace featuring more than 60 curated and they were thinking about changing artisans.

For those who really want to be en- the style of the hotel from ‘tiki’ to ‘southgrained in the tiki culture, there are more western,’” he said. “We threw our event than 20 educational seminars with topics there and convinced them that tiki was big ranging from tropical cocktail mixology to and popular.”

Eventually, Tiki Oasis outgrew The Tropthe history of tiki in the Southwest.

A pop-up art show will feature interna- ics and moved to the Crowne Plaza in San tional tiki artists including Japan’s Mook- Diego in 2006. Since then, it has grown to ie Sato and Josh Agle (a.k.a. Shag) from include two locations, three hotels and well Los Angeles, and Scottsdale’s Fashion over 3,000 attendees. The inaugural AZTO

by Robert Black will be doing a poolside will welcome nearly 2,000 attendees.

“We were looking to expand Tiki Oafashion show.

sis and we were looking for a location that would have the correct vibe for us,” Baby said. “Funny, playful and something potentially historic, and we were really pleased when we found the Hotel Valley Ho because that is a historic hotel that was built in the 1950s.”

Baby said Tiki Oasis is having a free marketplace with Tiki art, jewelry, clothing and collectible ceramics.

“We have artists who will be coming from all over the country to sell their wares in our marketplace, which is free and open to the public,” Baby said.

Tiki seminars are the anchor of the weekend, Baby said.

“They are all about a variety of topics including historic preservation, the history of tiki in the Southwest, cocktails and mixology and mid-century art,” Baby said.

Those with an evening resort pass will have access to the Tiki Oasis nightclub, Baby said.

Although the duo founded Tiki Oasis in San Diego, she said the Scottsdale event is different.

“This is less of a large-scale music festi-

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is very key to him,” Katz said. “He looks to make sure every single bite is the same instead of having some really soupy and some really chunky.”

Tasters may vote on their favorites by donating money to the People’s Choice category.

In honor of the 35th anniversary, winners will receive $3,500 in prize money, as well as special prizes like Arizona Diamondbacks tickets. Individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations may enter multiple salsas.

Each year, a few spots go to families affected by blood disorders.

“It’s definitely one of those things where you have to get a team together,” Katz said.

“You can’t just do it by yourself.”

Some participants entered the challenge for more than 15 years.

Lisa Denton of Salsa Patron helped her father at the challenge and continued the tradition after he passed away three years ago.

“We would go with him, have fun doing it, hang out and help him, and then it turned into our thing,” Denton said.

Her father began by making salsa to take to friends’ parties.

Denton uses her father’s recipes with a few tweaks. She works to make her salsas unique by adding hard-to-find peppers.

“Salsa is pretty labor intensive,” Denton said. “It’s not a quick, fast, easy thing to make when you are making big volumes.”

She has taken salsa-making to another level by selling her five salsas at local farmers’ markets. She, her family and her friends make about 160 quarts of salsa a week.

The challenge inspires contestants, including defending champion Brian Hay, to start their own salsa businesses. He makes six types of salsa, including hot and mild mango, pineapple and cucumber salsas.

As part of his company, Hay Salsa Lovers, Hay makes and sells about 17 gallons of salsa every three weeks to customers around the Valley, including employees at Southeast Valley medical offices.

He started making salsa for potlucks at work and for nurses at an oncology center when his wife was going through cancer treatments. Hay dabbled in salsa making while working at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Arkansas years ago.

“It was just a touch of this, and a shake here, a shake there, and salsa was born,” Hay said.

Hay said that salsa making can be unpredictable because of the peppers.

“You always have to taste test because you never know if the peppers are going to be truly hot or hot enough to make it mild as opposed to something hotter,” Hay said.

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val and there will be opportunities to hang out and get to know people. It has a more intimate setting,” Baby said.

“You learn during the day and you have cocktail parties at night where you can hopefully discuss and share what you’ve learned,” Otto adds.

Like their previous efforts, AZTO is for charity.

“Arizona Preservation Restoration Foundation is a great partner for us at this

event because they care about keeping and holding onto history in Arizona and they want to make sure these things are preserved for future generations,” Baby said.

To streamline the cause, Otto and Baby say their passion is to preserve the history of tiki and its culture. Historic sites and architecture fuel their desires.

“We really want to try and preserve what’s left of tiki architecture so people can go and experience it again,” Otto said.

Friday, April 12 10 to 11:30 a.m.: Wild West Tiki in the Valley of Fire w/ Mike Skinner 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Hotel Valley Ho Magical History Tour Noon to 1 p.m.: EXOTICA: The story of the sound of Tiki, on a platter w/Brother Cleve 1 to 2:30 p.m., 3 to 4:30 p.m.: Tiki’s Big Bang: Planter’s Punch w/Jeff “BeachBum” Berry 1 to 3 p.m.: The Good, the Bad, and the Tiki w/Marshall Shore 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Adventureland, Trader Sam, and two shots of Rum w/Trader Brandon

Saturday, April 13 10 to 11:30 a.m.: In Search of Tiki in the Sunshine States w/ Sven Kirsten 10 to 11 a.m.: Vintage Hair Styling w/ Lauren and Severely Mame 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Hotel Valley Ho Magical History Tour 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: On the Road: Visiting East Coast Tiki and Mid-Century Modernism w/ Darren Bradley and Sam Lubell Noon to 1:30 p.m.: New Traditionalists w/ Garret Richard Noon to 1 p.m.: The Art of Trader Vic’s w/ Eve Bergeron 1 to 4 p.m.: Modern Phoenix: The Three Hour Tour w/ Alison King 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Ukulele Jam & Singalong w/ Steve Conrad and Kehau Kuhi 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Create a World of Tiki in your Home w/ Pam Kueber 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Kon-Tiki Book Club w/ Karen Finlay 3 to 4:30 p.m.: Catch The Wave: Women Leading Rum w/ host Shannon Mustipher 3 to 4:30 p.m.: “Bosko and the Rebirth of Tiki,” with Bosko Hrnjak and special guests 5 to 6 p.m.: House Industries: From Sub to Pop Culture w/Andy Cruz Sunday, April 14 10 to 11 a.m.: The Birth of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise 11 a.m. to noon: Where Cantilever Meets Coyote: Postwar Architecture in Phoenix w/ Alison King 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Arizona Tiki Oasis Book Signing 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Arizona Tiki Oasis Bartender Battle

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Obituaries Katherine Hays LaRoy

Katherine Hays LaRoy, 92 died Feb. 7, 2019 in Mesa. Born in Binghamton, NY on April 26, 1927 to Grace Hotchkiss Hays and Mathew Hays. She married: Norman H Light from Nov 26, 1944 to 1975.

She married Don LaRoy July 17 1982. Survived by daughters Connie Light Dedrick and Carol Light Byassee; and step children Beck LaRoy Pugh and Jeff LaRoy and Carl Light.

Helen Miller Sencenbaugh

Helen Miller Sencenbaugh 96, passed away on March 16, 2019 at her home in Arizona. A Celebration of her life will be at held on June 3 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Helen was born on March 4, 1923 in Lawrence, Kansas to Charles Edward Miller and Corinne Henrietta Wootten Miller.

Helen attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She joined the Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in March 26, 1945. She loved reading, architecture, interior design and travel.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Edwin Sencenbaugh, her parents Charles Edward Miller and Corinne Henrietta Wootten Miller, and her sisters Mary Louise Hurlbut and Effie Miller and Son-in-Law. Helen is survived by her children Leslie Wooten Neill (Gary Neill) of Scottsdale, AZ, Jay Charles Sencenbaugh (Linda Z.) of San Antonio, TX Elana Miller Wiernasz, 6 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Condolences may be left on Helen Miller Sencenbaugh’s online guest book at www.sonoranskiesmortuaryaz.com.

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Ronald Eugene Hughen passed on March 27, 2019. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 27, 1949, Ron is preceded in death by his father Eugene Hughen, mother Silvia Hughen, and sister Marion Hatcher. Ron leaves behind his loving faithful wife Mona Hughen, son Jeffery Hughen, daughter-in-law Jenifer Hughen, and his beloved grandchildren Raelyn and Vance.

As a boy, Ron grew up in Joiner, Arkansas but eventually relocated to Yuma, Arizona where he attended high school. His father Eugene worked for New Holland Trackers where his job would eventually take the family to Visalia, California, where Ron attended Three Rivers Junior College. While attending Three Rivers he worked at the local golf course, radio station, and auto parts store earning his way to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He received a degree in electrical engineering graduating with honors.

He began his career with Mosley’s Electronics in Santa Barbara, California. After leaving Mosley’s he moved to Carpinteria, California finding work at Cetec and meeting his beautiful bride Mona. Ron and Mona moved to Phoenix, Arizona, married, and settled down to raise their beloved son Jeffery R. Hughen. Ron would hold several positions at Arizona Radio, Standard Communications, then landed at Modular Communications for the remainder of his career. Ron was deeply vested in his family and life’s work, selling and supporting the 2-way radio platform. Ron’s work would lead him to work directly with the federal, state, and local governments selling 911 radios and dispatch equipment to assist first responders and the U.S. Forestry Division.

Ron and Mona moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado where Mona worked at Fireside Cabins and Ron continued working. In 2014, they moved to Kingman, Arizona due to health reasons. Ron enjoyed bowling, car races, California Angels Baseball, Arizona Cardinals Football, The Denver Broncos, and music. Cher was his favorite, which he was lucky enough to see her in concert last year.

Ron will be greatly missed by friends and family that knew him in San Luis Obispo, Mesa, Pagosa Springs, Topock and Kingman. If you were lucky enough to have met Ron, you would know that he was a funny man with remarkable wit and charm. He was always cracking a joke which would make laughter and smiles. People truly loved his dry sense of humor. There’s a new star in the universe tonight. Services will be held at Oak Street Baptist Church in Kingman, Arizona on April 13, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.

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Employment Employment General Central Arizona Farming, Inc. seeks 280 workers from 05/03/2019-11/01/2019 (Ref. Job Order # AZ3403183) for. Farmworker (Stacking Cartons (Set Off); Cantaloupe Cutter; Cantaloupe Loader; Lemon Drop, Honeydew, Golden Honeydew and Mini Watermelon Cutter; Lemon Drop, Honeydew, Golden Honeydew and Mini Watermelon Grader/ Packer; Lemon Drop, Honeydew, Golden Honeydew and Mini Watermelon Labeler; Lemon Drop, Honeydew, Golden Honeydew and Mini Watermelon Box Maker; Watermelon Cutter; Watermelon Loader; Watermelon Labeler; Watermelon Sorter; Watermelon Packer; Watermelon Pitcher; Packing Facility Packer; Packing Facility Grader; Packing Facility Cleaner; Packing Facility Box Maker; Transplanter; Weeding; Plastic Removal/Laying and Disposal; Machine/Equipment Operator; Facility Forklift Operator (Single/Double); Field 10 Pallet Forklift Operator), tractor operator.All worksites located in Tonopah, AZ & Aguila, AZ. Positions are temporary. Duties include: Lift cartons (approx 42 lbs) & place on pallet; Walk through field, determine if melon is ripe & cut from vine; Walk in furrow, pick up melons & place on conveyor belt; Retrieve appropriate sized melons, place in carton, & move carton to conveyor belt; Place stickers/labels on melons; Fold un-made cartons into boxes; Stand on platform & direct melons into lane for particular size; Pick up melons from lanes & place melon into appropriate bin for that size; Bend down & retrieve melon & pitch melon to pitcher, forming a chain pitching melons to trailer; Cleaning of packing facility; Box making; Place individual plants in seed holes; Walk through field pulling weeds by hand or hoe; Walk through field turning melons as to not allow spotting; Repair and flush drip tape irrigation lines and perform irrigation functions as directed by foreperson; Operate machinery incl. tractors as directed & trained and Random Drug Screening. For CDL drivers Pre-employment CDL Medical Exam and Drug Test and On-going Random Drug and Alcohol testing. Must be able to work outside for at least 6 hrs./day (M-Fri), 5 hrs./day (Sat), 6 days a week (M-Sat), in all kinds of weather. Work involves frequent bending, walking & standing. Wage offer is $12/hr in Arizona in California the wage is $13.92. Employer guarantees each worker the opp. of employment for at least ¾ 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 perm 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 earlierat nearest AZ Dept. of Economic Security office, such as 4000 N Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85012. 602-542-2484, or see https://des.az.gov/ for addt’l locations. Apply in-person at our Aguila, AZ address: 51040 W. Valley Rd., Aguila, AZ 85320.

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Public Notices In anticipation of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency making announcement for availability of intercity bus security grant funding, Industrial Bus Lines, Inc. is currently soliciting bids from qualified vendors for the following project(s): vehicle/driver security enhancements including real time GPS tracking and video surveillance system for over the road coaches. This bid should also include the necessary costs for professional installation. The cut off to participate in the bid process expires on April 20, 2019.

For more information, please contact Eugene Thomas at 480-281-0773 or e-mail ethomas@allaboardamerica.com Publish: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 31, Apr 7, 2019 / 19523

Public Notices CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the April 15, 2019 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

1. ZON18-00933 (District 6) Within the 10800 to 11600 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side), the 6000 to 6300 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (east side), the 6000 to 6300 blocks of South Mountain Road (west side), the 6000 to 6500 blocks of South Mountain Road (east side), and the 6000 to 6300 blocks of South Meridian Road (west side).

Located south of Williams Field Road east of Signal Butte Road (203± acres). Rezone to modify an existing PAD; and Site Plan Review.

This request will allow for the modification of the PAD for single residential development.

Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Groh Revocable Trust, Demuro Properties, SB CLB 18, LLC, Tres Points, LLC, owners.

2. ZON19-00016 (District 6) Within the 7100 to 7600 blocks of East Elliot Road (north side) and the 3100 to 3500 blocks of South Sossaman Road (west side). Located north of Elliot Road and west of Sossaman Road (187± acres). Rezone from LI-PAD-PAD and PEPPAD-PAD to EO to create the Red Hawk Employment Opportunity Zone. This request will establish zoning to guide future development of employment and industrial uses. W. Ralph Pew, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; MBR Land I, an Arizona General Partnership, MBR Land I, LLP, B&K Land Investment Co., et al, and Morrison Ranch, Inc., owners.

DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 7th day of April 2019.

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