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NEWS.......................... 4 Mesa finding more love in the ‘hoods.

COMMUNITY........... 8 Chandler Jewish day camp offers novel entertainer.

When Khangura Development completes its 20-acre campus at Crismon Road and Hampton Avenue in Mesa in three years, as many as 350 seniors can “age in place” with on-site medical services and an array of diversions. (Khangura Development)

SPORTS......................... 16 MLB drafts EV prep stars

EV ‘city’ aims for seniors with cash

BY JORDAN HOUSTON Tribune Staff Writer

FOOD ........................... 19 Dig into this cowboy caviar.

COMMUNITY.................... 8 BUSINESS.......................... 12 OPINION..........................14 SPORTS ............................16 GETOUT............................19 CLASSIFIED.......................23

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ast Valley seniors with some extra cash will soon have the opportunity to enjoy a lavish lifestyle — complete with personalized medical care — in Mesa’s very first “bio city” campus.

Grande Vita, a BioCity Enterprise by Khangura Development, recently broke ground on a 20acre, multi-use and campus-style community at Crimson Road and Hampton Avenue, East Mesa.

The goal for the $300 million project is to provide a luxury space where seniors can “age in place” while also having access to top-notch medical services.

“Staying in place is ultimately for the betterment of their health and longevity,” said BioCity Enterprises COO Kelly Copeland. “They will live longer if they are not put through the traumatic events of hospital visits where they don’t know where they’re going to go or who’s

judge.

Vien Tang and his ex-wife, Lien Tang, were accused by federal authorities of selling 8,000 cartons of illegally imported Vietnamese cigarettes in the parking lots of East Valley markets and restaurants that cater to Asian customers between 2014 and 2018, according to

federal court documents.

The all-cash sales occurred outside popular and well-known Asian businesses in Mesa and Chandler such as Mekong Supermarket, Mekong Sandwiches and Lee’s Sandwiches, ac-

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Chandler cigarette smuggler’s scheme up in smoke

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Chandler man’s thriving business in black-market Vietnamese cigarettes went up in smoke when he was sentenced to eight months in prison by a federal

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cording to Vien Tang’s plea deal.

“The Tangs operated in a close community, in a specific part of the city, and to fellow immigrant individuals and businesses,’’ a federal sentencing recommendation said.

U.S. District Court Judge David G. Campbell earlier this month sentenced Vien Tang to eight months in federal prison, $275,000 in restitution and three years of probation for Unlawful Importation of Tobacco. He had previously pleaded guilty.

Lien Tang had previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months of probation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

“Rather than choosing gainful employment to help their immigrant family flourish in the United States, Vien Tang and his then-wife Lien Tang chose instead to finance their comfortable lifestyle through crime,’’ according to Vein Tang’s sentencing memorandum.

“Defendants V. Tang and L. Tang engaged in a multi-year smuggling operation to bulk import and sell Vietnamese brand cigarettes for cash,’’ the document said.

The court documents said that bulk shipments of Vietnamese cigarettes, concealed in boxed packages, were delivered to the couple’s Chandler home every week. Shipments typically contained 31 cartons.

The cigarettes were disguised in wrapping paper to appear as if they were gifts, the court document said.

“On a daily basis, defendant Tang would load his various vehicles with cartons of cigarettes and sell them directly to individuals in the parking lots of businesses,’’ the document said.

Prosecutors said that Lien Tang would handle the cigarette sales when her husband was on one of his regular trips to Vietnam. Federal authorities accused him of using those trips to make arrangements to smuggle cigarettes without paying taxes.

The scheme allowed the Tangs to evade more than $278,000 in state and federal excise taxes — the basis for Tang’s restitution.

Cliff Levenson, Tang’s defense attorney, said a police report revealed that federal authorities got onto the case when a package came open at the post office and someone noticed the Vietnamese cigarettes inside.

“I have every confidence that he (Vien Tang) will get the minimum’’ of prison time, by earning an early release through good behavior, Levenson said. “He’s a good man.’’

Levenson said Tang’s sentence was

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based upon prosecutors making a case that importing and selling Vietnamese cigarettes illegally was Vien Tang’s occupation.

“I was very impressed with his family support. That will serve him well,’’ Levenson said.

“I have every a Chandler man was convicted of smuggling cigarettes from VietNam into Arizona, confidence that While Vietnamese officials burn thousands of cartons of cigarettes smuggled into their country. he will do fine.’’ (Vietnam Inverstment Review) Krissa Lanham, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attor- than conventional cigarettes.

Tests on counterfeit cigarettes from ney’s Office, said, “The criminal activity was discovered through the U.S. Postal China have shown that each cigarette Service’s routine monitoring of the postal packs a highly unhealthful mix of up to 80 system. Our office is not aware of related percent more nicotine and emits 130 percent more carbon monoxide, according to cases outside our district.’’

But beyond the Tangs’ case, black-mar- asbestos.com.

Some of these cigarettes have been found ket cigarettes are a major issue nationally and around the world. In the U.S., much of to contain such impurities as rat poison, it involves cigarettes being trucked from traces of lead, dead flies, human and anilower-tax, and tobacco-producing states, mal feces and asbestos, a known carcinoto higher tax states such as New York that gen linked to mesothelioma and other lifehave imposed stiff taxes to discourage threatening respiratory diseases.

Smoking is still commonplace among smoking.

Klaus von Lampe, a German university men in Vietnam, according to the World professor, has researched the illegal traf- Health Organization’s Tobacco Atlas. It ficking and sales of cigarettes for years says Vietnam’s male smoking rate is 38.7 percent, while only 0.9 percent of womthroughout the world.

“Cigarettes are among the highest taxed en smoke.

Ironically, Vietnam has tried to crack commodities and provide a significant source of revenue for governments. While down on smuggling cigarettes for more the level of taxation varies across jurisdic- than five years — with penalties far stiffer tions, in many countries taxes account for than what the Tangs received.

According to the Vietnam Investment as much as 70 to 80 percent of the price smokers have to pay for a pack at a legal Review, “The illicit cigarette trading typiretail outlet store,’’ he wrote in a 2011 re- cally violates health laws, reduces taxes to the state and damages sales of legitimate search paper.

“Through a number of different dealers.”

It said offenders who smuggle 1,500 to schemes, suppliers and customers circumvent the taxation of cigarettes. As a fewer than 4,500 packs of cigarettes will result, cigarettes are being made avail- be subject to six months to three years in able at a cost below legal retail prices, prison; from 4,500 to fewer than 13,500 providing both lucrative profits for sup- packs, three to seven years, and from pliers and significant savings for con- 13,500 packs or more, seven to 15 years.

Smuggled cigarettes were estimated sumers, while causing substantial losses of revenue to governments, estimated at to cost the country hundreds of millions around $40 billion USD globally in 2007, of dollars, the newspaper said, adding, and at the same time undermining pub- “What’s worse, almost all of smugglers lic health policies that aim to discourage trade in cash, which results in foreign cursmokers through high tobacco taxation,’’ rency drain out of the country.”

Smuggling also has cost tobacco farmvon Lampe wrote.

In Australia, which has aggressively ers months of work, leaving farms stuck worked to reduce smoking, a staggering with as much as 17,000 tons of unpro$40 price per pack appears to have stim- cessed tobacco leaves and consuming ulated a trade in Chinese black-market as much as 20 percent of the market cigarettes that are not only much cheaper, share — about 800 million packs, the but likely even more toxic and dangerous paper said.

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watching out for them.”

The concept, he explained, is to create an environment where clinical health care delivery and research co-exist in the same place that “society’s brightest and best” want to live.

The campus will cover nearly 700,000 square feet of independent and assisted living, hotel rooms, multiple dining options, medical offices, a luxury tower, condos, a dog park, exercise track, chapel, a nursing school and rehab clinic.

“The name (Grande Vita) stands for Italian ‘grand life.’ When we were choosing it, we looked at the names of other assisted livings and noticed they would line up with the same names as cemeteries,” said Copeland.

“We’re looking at this more from a perspective that your retirement is not the end; it’s the beginning of a grand life,” he continued.

Copeland said that the design draws its inspiration from a cruise ship, where the ground floor has restaurants, game rooms and a spa similar to that of the main corridor.

BioCity also plans on incorporating a resort-style design, including reflecting pools, pergolas, fountains and green roofs.

The integrated living facility, according to the COO, will connect the seniors to skilled services with medical care tailored to their specific needs.

The campus will have its own in-house urgent care, hospice, memory care, home health agency and labs.

“The secret sauce is that we are the developers, but we’re also the operators,” said Copeland. “It’s important for us to be the single owner because that’s the true continuum of care.”

“When you enter BioCity, you are under our guidance, observation and medical care the entire time that you’re there,” he added. “We never lose you and we will follow your medical records and your dietary plans at the restaurants.”

Grande Vita will house over 350 people

Mesa Mayor John Giles spoke at the groundbreaking for Grande Vita. The sprawling “bio city” is expected to bring 450 jobs to the city. (Special to the Tribune)

and has no age requirements.

As far as costs go, which ring in around $8,500 to $10,500 per month, Copeland is confident the market is there.

“An indigent who lives off of social security is probably going to be in a facility that costs somewhere around $2,500 to $3,500 a month — that’s the lowest for government assisted programs out there,” he said. “The next level is private pay, and you’re looking at $4,500 to $6,500 per month.”

“The other half of the extreme is the one percent, and they’re either putting their parents in nursing homes or assisted livings but have full-time nursing care or a fulltime in their home,” he continued.

“That’s going to cost $20,000 to $30,000 a month. We’re right in between — it’s not outrageous and is still somewhat affordable if you add up all the services that you’re getting.”

According to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day.

The United States Census Bureau states that 15.8 percent of Mesa’s population is 65 years or older, and that 8.6 percent of that population is living below the poverty level.

Copeland told the East Valley Tribune that even though data might not reflect

a high number of seniors who can afford this type of living on their own, family members play a key role in funding.

“This is for the upper percentage of people that have higher income and savings, and that have planned with longterm care insurance,” he said. “Then of course the family obviously kicks in and

Floyd recommended locking windows, either with conventional locks or even with a wooden wedge placed inside the frame to make it impossible to open from the outside.

Floyd said lights are an under-used but effective way to deter burglars from attempting to get in.

Once it gets dark, he said, houses in his neighborhood “don’t have any lights on inside the residence, and they don’t have any

lights on outside.” Conversely, Floyd said that his personal residence “almost looks like Christmas.”

KGW News in Portland, Oregon interviewed 86 convicted burglars drew mixed results on whether lights are an effective deterrent.

Some said lights on in a house made them think twice, while others looked for a combination of porch lights turned on and closed blinds as an ideal target.

helps as well.

“We feel that the network of people who take care of the senior populations is enough of a percentage for us to be able economically build multiple locations when you add in everybody else who is helping,” he continued.

“The baby boomers’ generation of children is more educated — they raised a more affluent generation than themselves. That was their goal.”

The COO said he thinks the Grande Vita is the future of senior living, and that the development will be tailoring its marketing campaign for not only Mesa, but around the world as well.

Mesa will also benefit from the development, he added.

“If it does take off and Mesa is the prototype and the first one — that will always be Mesa’s claim to fame,” said Copeland.

“We’re looking to redefine the way that healthcare is delivered and the way seniors are taken care of.”

The Grande Vita will create more than 450 jobs and is expected to be completed in three years.

The $20-million Grande Vita “bio city” in east Mesa is being designed to enable residents to enjoy a variety of amenities as well as a high level of medical attention. (Special to the Tribune)

Area police say common sense can deter burglars

BY CASEY FLANAGAN Tribune Contributor

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ast Valley residents can call upon a number of cheap and easy measures to protect themselves from burglaries, according to various area police officers.

Chandler police Officer Marvis Floyd said the little things that are most overlooked can be the best deterrents for burglars.

Tempe police Det. Gabriel Gomez also suggested to start with the smaller steps to ensure safety.

He said an alarm system whose presence is advertised with a sign outside the house can dissuade a burglar. Security companies provide stickers and signs to be placed in a front yard or porch window notifying people of an alarm system’s pres-

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The Love Your Neighborhood program that the city piloted in two west Mesa areas produced remarkable results in their quality of life, officials told City Council last week. Some of the evidence came in the form of before and after photos of specific properties like the above. Other evidece came in the form of resident surveys showing they felt they knew their neighbors better, felt safer and thought their block looked cleaner than it has in a while.

(City of Mesa)

Mesa lovin’ results of neighborhood program

BY JORDAN HOUSTON Tribune Staff Writer

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wo Mesa neighborhoods received a $350,000 makeover thanks to a new pilot program geared toward revamping struggling areas within the city.

Residents say they see fewer instances of crime, graffiti and rundown properties as a result of the Love Your Neighborhood program, according to Housing and Community Development Director Liz Morales.

The pilot program was created in the spring of 2016 as a citywide effort to beautify communities and arm residents with the tools and knowledge to maintain their properties, stay in code compliance and step into leadership roles.

The areas covered run from north of Main Street to University Drive, Country Club to Extension and south of Main Street to Broadway Road, Extension to Robson.

The program also seeks to encourage feelings of pride and safety.

“We already know that when you bring in resources, you can make a small improvement,” said Morales. “What we wanted to show is that we’re not just bringing in city services, but also helping the neighborhoods develop tools and knowledge so they can be sustainable without the City constantly intervening.”

The City secured a $417,000 Community Development Block Grant — which is

federal funding for community development needs — in the summer of 2016 to fuel the program.

When the time came to choose the two neighborhoods, Morales said the Transforming Neighborhood Initiative work group created a “blight index” to determine which neighborhoods needed some extra TLC. The index included factors like code violations, crime rates, instances of graffiti and number of vacant properties.

The work group found that, between the two neighborhoods, there were 400 single family homes — 57 percent of which were owner-occupied. The remaining 278 were multi-family units with a median income was $38,000.

While Community Services spearheaded the program, Love Your Neighborhood involved multiple city departments.

Mesa Fire and Medical installed and inspected smoke alarms in 30 percent of the homes, while the Transportation Department conducted easement projects and looked at sidewalks and street conditions for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “Everyone was great about going out and using the resources available from their lens, and looked at every angle from the City,” said Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Lindsey Balinkie. “We all came together and every department contributed. I think that was very valuable.”

The Solid Waste Division provided

dumpsters and other cleanup resources.

The Police Department did “special enforcement” on properties that were seeing higher rates of crime.

“We worked with the community action officer and crime prevention officer for that area and they did assessments,” said Balinkie. “They already knew about some of the challenging properties where there were high levels of calls for service.”

“One property changed management and did a nice rehab and it became a benefit to that neighborhood — that’s where we saw a big change,” Balinkie added.

“Once they flipped the property, and the new management held people accountable, it made it a more peaceful place to live and it peppered out from that one property.”

In early 2018, Habitat for Humanity — a global nonprofit housing organization — stepped in to offer residents classes on home maintenance, energy efficiency, prescription drug abuse awareness, green living and hazardous waste disposal.

The nonprofit also provided home renovations like roof replacements, painting, landscaping and “curb appeal.”

Meanwhile, code compliance officers assessed properties and continued the education on code ordinances via classes and flyers.

In a before and after survey presented to the City Council, residents claimed that they knew their neighbors better and felt like they were able to work together,

and that the yards and homes were more maintained.

Morales told the East Valley Tribune that Love Your Neighborhood is down to the last two houses within the neighborhoods and has around $70,000 to spare.

“We would’ve loved to spend all the money, but now that can roll into other projects that do similar rehab,” she said.

“We needed to have an end date.”

As far as next steps go, Morales said the city plans on staying in contact with the residents of both neighborhoods.

“We know that knowledge comes and goes, and people either forget or move,” she explained. “We want to stay in touch with these neighborhoods so they know we’re here to support.”

Community Services is also in the process of setting up a leadership program, offering similar educational opportunities that the pilot program provided.

Anyone can participate in the upcoming program, said Balinkie, which will be considered separate from Love Your Neighborhood.

“There’s a lot of ways that neighborhoods can receive assistance from the City and utilize City resources,” said Balinkie.

“We’re encouraging people to reach out to us because if we’re not hearing from them regularly we don’t always know they’re interested in receiving help or in need of assistance.

“You don’t have to be a part of Love Your Neighborhood,” she continued.

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Arizona ranks low for kids, study claims

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rizona scrapes along the bottom of the nation in children’s well-being, ranking 46th in 2019 Kids Count data released last week.

Lack of affordable housing emerged as a pressure point.

Arizona dropped one place from last year in the annual report on states. But child advocates often have called out Arizona for low rankings over the years.

The 2019 data, released by a national network of activist groups including the Children’s Action Alliance in Arizona, tracks key markers for children’s wellbeing, such as housing, poverty, education and health.

It shows that 32 percent of Arizona children live in a household with high housing costs The report shows children in Arizona are 1 percent more likely than the national average to live in a household where 30 percent or more of income was allocated to housing costs.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, families paying more than 30 percent on housing-related costs are more likely to face difficulties paying for necessities like food, transportation and clothing. Arizona ranks 37th in the nation in this area.

High housing costs ripple into other areas of a child’s life, according to Camaron Stevenson, spokesman for the Arizona Housing Coalition.

“It affects every impact of their growth and development,” Stevenson said. “If they’re changing schools every year…

Dana Naimark, president/CEO of Children’s Action Alliance, said housing costs figure significantly in a child’s overall well being. (Tim Royan/Cronkite News)

middle class to find affordable places to live.

However, we’re seeing the rent burden increase on those who are living below middle class, and even more so for those who are living on or below the poverty line.”

Also, there’s more to childhood economic well-being than

it makes it harder for them to develop friendships and social interactions.”

Dana Naimark, president and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance, said the housing-cost metric is one of the most important indicators of a child’s well-being.

“It’s really a warning sign,” Naimark said. “And this is an area where Arizona used to be better than the national average; we’ve now slipped a little bit worse than the national average. So, it’s a red flag that we should pay attention now and not wait until we get to the bottom ranking on this measure.”

Although the housing market has continued to make gains since the housing crisis in 2008, many in Arizona are burdened by rent.

“We’re seeing a lot of development, but only for certain demographics,” Stevenson said. “There’s lots of opportunity for people who would be considered the

a strong economy.

“What we know is that a strong economy does not automatically translate into good conditions for children and families,” Naimark said. “We have to make that connection actively and strategically.”

With wages rising slower than cost of living increases, rent burdens could lead to homelessness.

“We’ve been hearing right that the economy is getting better and all this, but also the housing costs are going up and up and up,” said Chela Schuster, director of strategic housing resources with UMOM, a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness. “Income plus housing is what ends homelessness.”

Such families who end up homeless often go unnoticed, hidden from official counts, according to Schuster.

“Counts often will show that there’s no street (living) homeless families. But we

Around 31 percent of Arizona children experience two or more traumatic events before turning 18, according to an annual report by America’s Health Rankings.

Adverse Childhood Experiences, or (ACEs, are defined as an emotional response to a “less-than nurturing” life event.

“There is an epidemic of students who are struggling with a lot of challenges, and we all know schools are mostly underfunded,” said Kohl’s Mindful Me program Co-Organizer Beheir Johnson. “They don’t have support to help those students learn about self-regulation.”

Recent research suggests that ACEs have a direct correlation to mental health and well-being in adulthood, she added.

The symposium’s goal was to arm edu-

cators with a framework to create safe and inclusive environments for children — in which kids have equal access to opportunities at every stage of their education.

“The idea behind the conference was to get dynamic speakers to come in and break down these issues,” said Johnson.

Experts in the mental health field and relationship building, including keynote speaker Rick Griffin, shared their insights on trauma and its impact on brain development at the third annual symposium.

Griffin, Community Resilience Initiative master trainer, opened his keynote presentation with a game of “Simon Says.”

The practitioner asked everyone in the room to participate, adding that he wanted them to succeed — of course, he was joking.

know that that’s not true,” she said. “It’s just really difficult to find them. They’re afraid that they’ll get reported to DCS (Department of Child Safety) or, for safety reasons, they don’t want to be found. So families are really good at hiding.”

The data shows one out of five children in Arizona are living in high-poverty areas, which is 8 percent more than national figures.

This is further impacted by lack of access to affordable housing, Stevenson said.

“While there are more people buying and selling homes and less people who are having homes foreclosed…what we’re also seeing is that there is a large gap in the type of housing available,” he added.

“For a large portion of people who live in Arizona, there are only 22 housing units that are within their price range, or being below rent-burdened, for every 100 people.”

“Both lawmakers and voters and just residents need to realize is that these housing issues, they tie into so many other aspects,” Stevenson said. “We have a very, very low rated education system in Arizona. This is part of it. Housing stability will raise the quality of education for teachers, children and parents.”

For Stevenson, addressing these issues requires collaboration.

“The biggest difficulty for families who are in the situation is that they don’t have the means or the time to advocate for themselves,” he said. “It’s up to the people who may not be suffering directly to stand up, contact their lawmakers, work with advocacy organizations, and let their elected officials know that these need to be priorities.”

ASU symposium stresses ‘trauma sensitive’ schools

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n a state where children experience more abuse, divorce, neglect, poverty and violence than anywhere else in the country, more than 150 education professionals flocked to Arizona State University recently to learn about the importance of creating trauma-sensitive schools.

Hosted by Kohl’s Mindful Me at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and ASU’s Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, the 2019 Trauma Sensitive Schools Symposium sought to explore “best practices” for providing trauma-informed care to students while also emphasizing teaching with empathy.

Griffin managed to knock everyone out in only a few rounds, and explained that the game was a good example of how experiences can shape how people act and think — especially when it comes to trauma.

“Does Simon actually want you to be successful? No, and you know that from your past experiences with the game,” he said.

“You play the game based on your experiences, and that’s what today’s all about.”

“It’s about what happens when there are some challenge experiences that complicate what’s happening in the present,” he continued. “You discovered what it looks like when your expectations aren’t met and when your experiences commu-

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nicate something different than what’s being said in the present.”

Griffin touched how ACEs can cause toxic stress, saying it can cause a child to go into “fight, flight or freeze mode” that results in “reactionary” coping skills and behaviors, said Griffin.

These coping skills can include yelling, physically lashing out, shutting down emotionally or working hard to appease everyone, he told the audience.

“What about the defense mechanisms of a 3-year-old against an adult male who wants to put him on his lap?’” he asked.

“Maybe he [the child] the sticks his arms out, but that still doesn’t work. So what else is a 3-year-old going to do? Scream kick, bite and spit.”

Griffin also discussed how knowledge of a child’s traumatic event is crucial to supporting them, but that understanding how the child interprets it is key.

He explained that because not everybody interprets events in the same way, cautioning that a caretaker or teacher could re-traumatize a child if they fail to see the adversity from their point of view.

“Knowledge without insight could be harmful,” he said.

Griffin acknowledged that teachers may not have the time to learn the trau-

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ence, Gomez said.

“Even if you don’t have an alarm at your house, see if you can get an ADT sticker that says you have an alarm,” Floyd suggested, The sticker’s presence can be enough to stop a burglar from attempting to break in, Floyd added.

Gomez also suggested being mindful of anything that could be a security risk.

“They’re looking for crimes of opportunity,” he said. “Anything that makes your home appear easier to get to, that’s what they’re going to look for.”

Gomez said break-in risks can be significantly reduced by keeping garage doors closed, locking parked cars and removing any valuables from them and leaving a radio or TV on while away to create the illusion that someone is present.

Officials said they are doing their part to curb the rate of home invasions in the Valley as well.

Floyd said Chandler police focus on what they call ‘frequent patrol,’ meaning, “patrolling in and out of different neighborhoods at a low rate of speed, monitoring to see if you notice anything abnormal.”

He said officers will look for any suspicious behavior, such as a van parked outside

someone’s house, and confront the driver.

Floyd said home invasions are considered a “priority one call,” in which police will be at the scene in five minutes or less.

Typically, though, he said that one officer can be at any scene within 90 seconds.

Chandler experiences about 23 instances of property crime per 1,000 residents, or one in every 44 residents, according to statistics provided by Neighborhood Scout, an online data collection and analysis site that is used by real estate professionals and home buyers to examine neighborhoods’ safety and other characteristics.

The state average is about 29 per 1000, while the national median is more in line with Chandler at 24, the statistics show.

One in every 323 Chandler homes will be victimized by burglars, according to Neighborhood Scout.

In 2003, one in every 114 Chandler residents was a victim of burglary, according to city-data.com.

There has been a slow but consistent decline in the burglary rate each year since, leading to where the statistics stand today, the site says.

One in 27 homes will be victimized of some kind of property crime in Phoenix, according to Neighborhood Scout — and one in every 127 victimized by a burglary.

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mas of all their students, but that something as simple as a smile could change their behavior.

“Everything you do that shows that you care and that they can feel some love, trust and safety around another adult — that in itself can prevent a lot of problem behavior,” said the speaker. “It doesn’t take much time to smile or say hello. It doesn’t take much time to honor the presence of another human being.”

Griffin also discussed how trauma-sensitive schools can promote accountability for disruptive or “bad” behavior, but in a compassionate way.

During his breakout session, he honed in on the idea of compassionate consequences and teaching students how to better communicate their needs.

“If you learn to play the piano and you hit a wrong note and somebody slaps your hand, how long will it take you to learn to hit the right note? You’ve got 88 keys, so it could take you 87 more chances,” he said.

“It’s a lot easier and more effective if they just teach you the right thing instead of punishing you for hitting the wrong one.”

“Behavior is communication,” he added.

“They [the students] don’t know how to communicate their frustration or their inability to do something and so it’s coming out in a different way — let’s teach them how to communicate.”

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Teammates rally around Chandler cancer victim, 7

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ith her head freshly shaved, and her friends providing a protective cocoon, 7-year-old Leighton Accardo of Chandler looked down at her wrist and read the words on her bracelet.

“You are strong. You are brave. You got this.”

That moment on May 28 told the story of a young player battling her toughest opponent yet — with an all-girls baseball team there for continuous support.

“Knowing that she has so many people that love her and care for her and show up and do this,” said her father, Jeremy Accardo.

“This” was a head-shaving party for Leighton, who has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Surrounding her were teammates from the Peaches, an all-girls baseball team that is part of the East Valley Baseball league.

The league is a true community.

Leighton’s mother, Carly, started and

Before she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, 7-year-old Leighton Accardo of Chandler loved playing baseball and her team has rallied around her during her ordea. (Cronkite News)

continued to grow the league’s all-girls baseball teams, of which there are 12 out of 89 teams. Leighton helped start the Peaches.

The difficult news hit the Accardo family this spring when they took Leighton into the emergency room after she said that her stomach hurt. Doctors took a CT scan.

“They discovered multiple masses throughout her abdomen, in her liver and on her lungs,” Carly Accardo said.

“They sent us to the children’s hospital and she was later diagnosed after the biopsies with germ cell tumors.”

Germ cell tumors are growths that form from reproductive cells and may be cancerous or noncancerous, according to mayoclinic.org. Leighton has malignant germ cell tumors that are not located in her blood or bones, her family said.

“It is a cancer (so far) from other cases that reacts very well to chemo,” Carly Accardo said. “They started (chemo) the

next day. They had her going five straight nights of chemo the next day. Every three weeks she goes in for five nights a week.”

When Leighton decided she wanted to shave her head instead of having her hair fall out, her mom was all for it. So were her baseball teammates on both the league’s boys and girls teams.

Despite the challenges facing the Accardo family, the event brought joy.

When two of Leighton’s friends, Katie and Emily, shaved their heads in support, it made the Accardo family feel good about the person their daughter has become.

It “shows a lot of what we did to raise her and the people we surround her with,” Jeremy Accardo said. “The baseball teams, hockey teams, soccer teams, everything she does. It’s such a great thing to have her in all these sports and have friends that will show up and do this.”

As challenging as the news is, the Accardo family said they are ready for the fight. And that type of cancer is often

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Musician from Israel inspires day campers

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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musician born and raised in Israel is infusing cultural lessons and fun into camps at the East Valley Jewish Community Center in Chandler this summer.

Erez Kessler, who is originally from Dimona, Israel; is the new music specialist for the children and teens at Camp Rimon at the community center at 908 N. Alma School Road in Chandler. The camp, which began last month runs through Aug. 2.

Camp Rimon Katan is a day camp for youths ages 2 to pre-kindergarten and Camp Rimon Gadol serves youths in kindergarten through ninth grades. “Katan” is Hebrew for small and “gadol” means big in Hebrew.

“Rimon” means “pomegranate” in Hebrew and also signifies abundance as pomegranates have many seeds.

Kessler, 40, who sings and plays guitar, has taught music and worked as a camp

counselor around the United States.

He is teaching music to all the campers.

Recently he sang “The Wheels on the Bus” with younger children and in another session the oldest campers, in sixth through ninth grades, asked to sing a Taylor Swift song.

Kessler has Erez Kessler, who is originally from Dimona, Israel; is the new music specialist for the children and teens at Camp Rimon at the East Valley Jewish Community Center. been teaching {Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer} music to children for more than 16 years and married his ropean and American music on MTV. Keswife and moved to the United States per- sler loves U2, Guns N’ Roses and Queen. manently about ten years ago.

He started playing the recorder in He grew up listening to Israeli singers fourth grade and then learned on his own whose music his parents played in their and from friends how to play guitar. He home and then he began listening to Eu- played in a rock band and was its lead

singer from ages 16 to 18 and loves working with children and teens.

Kessler is thrilled to work in the position at the East Valley Jewish Community Center this summer.

“I love this,” he said. “I like the people here. I really enjoy the kids. Everything’s new for them. Music was not so big over here before. All my songs I teach they hear it for the first time. Music is the best way to develop kids.”

He and his wife have two sons: Evan, 6, and Aidan, 4 and live in Phoenix.

When he was 21 and 22 years old he worked as a counselor at a community center in Dimona, Israel, helping at-risk teenagers find constructive things to do like painting houses.

Kessler also performed songs and dances in a hotel and at community centers in Israel.

He wanted to be an actor originally and started studying drama at a small college

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in Tel Aviv but missed home and left the college to go back to Dimona.

In 2003 Kessler signed up with a Jewish Israeli agency to work in a Jewish summer camp in the United States. He worked at a summer day camp in Georgia as a music specialist, bringing his guitar to play for the youths.

The next summer the CEO of the Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale came to Israel and interviewed Kessler to be a music specialist at a camp in Scottsdale. When he took the job, he fell in love with Arizona.

Kessler returned in 2005 to teach even more summer campers, a group of 800 youths, at the Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale.

After returning to Israel and mourning the death of a close friend, who he said “pushed me to be on stage,” he thought he would not return to the United States.

But he returned to the United States to chaperone two Israeli teenagers who traveled to Pennsylvania to stay with a host family and then competed in the Maccabi Games, in which Jewish athletes participate.

In 2008 he got a call from the head of the Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale again, asking if he would serve as

Kids like Erez Kessler’s musical interaction as he teaches them Hebrew and English language songs and plays guitar. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)

emcee and master of ceremony for an Israel Independence Day celebration and then stay to work at a day camp.

While staying in the Valley, his host family set up a Shabbat dinner and introduced him to a woman, Anna. The two started dating and she later visited him in Israel. Kessler and Anna eventually got married and Kessler moved to the Valley permanently.

For a while he sold fruit from a stand in downtown Phoenix. Later he began working as a music specialist and teacher of the “Ones” class at Chanen Preschool at

Congregation Beth Israel in Scottsdale.

In summer 2016 he began working, teaching music to preschoolers at the Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale. He has been there ever since and will return there after finishing at the summer camp at East Valley Jewish Community Center.

His youngest son will graduate from preschool there this year and his oldest son already graduated from the program.

In the camps at East Valley Jewish Community Center, Kessler teaches youths about Israel, including where it is on the

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map, what food people eat there and what the terrain is like.

The children learn to play traditional Israeli games and Kessler plays Hebrew and English songs and the campers often sing with him.

“I like it all,” Kessler said. “I enjoy the youngest. It’s amazing, their faces and everything, their expressions. They just enjoy the music and really sing with me. I love the kids. I’m not pushing the religion, I’m pushing the culture. They love it.”

Pam Morris, director of Camp Rimon Katan and the EVJCC’s Early Childhood Education Director, praised Kessler.

“An important part of our summer camp is music and movement!” Morris said.

“From our Two’s all the way to our oldest campers, Erez Kessler infuses each day with ‘ruach,’ which is ‘spirit’ in Hebrew.

“When our preschool children are with him, you see the joy on their faces when they are marching to the Train song and playing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ in Hebrew and English. Our oldest campers jump, stomp and sing along, losing their self-consciousness and just having fun. Our Camp Rimon is richer because Erez has joined our staff this summer.”

Youths may sign up for the camps one week at a time if they like. Information: evjcc.org

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treatable with Stage IV having an 82 percent cure rate, according to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at John Hopkins.

“We have one of the toughest daughters on the planet and we are very, very honest with her on everything,” Jeremy Accardo said, adding: “We tell her exactly what is going on, we told exactly that her hair is going to fall out. She deals with it pretty good. She gets hurt for a moment and sad but then she’s right back.”

After Leighton’s story started trending on social media, ESPN reporter Holly Rowe invited the Accardo family to Omaha to watch the Women’s College World Series. Her parents didn’t think it was a good time for Leighton to travel.

“We were actually supposed to go but Leighton was a little lethargic, pretty tired so (doctors) had her in,” Carly Accardo said, noting they were “checking her blood levels and she’s going to be back in.”

Members of the East Valley community said they will continue to keep Leighton and the Accardo family in their thoughts as the spring baseball season ends.

East Valley Baseball, which is based at Espee Park in Chandler, is an independent youth league that allows complete teams to register and stay together as they progress through the divisions.

In 2003, the league was founded by Mike Fritz and his wife Joanna. Originally named after Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Matt Williams, the Fritz family changed the name to East Valley in 2007, Mike Fritz said. Since then, the East Valley league has continuously grown in the community with 89 teams in the league now.

Originally a gymnastics family, the Fritz family never planned on being involved in baseball until they had their son, Tom. Since the creation of the independent baseball league, Mike and Joanna have worked hard to make sure the league continues to grow.

“I pretty much do everything that I can for these kids, coaches and parents,” Mike Fritz said. “I try to facilitate baseball for all the kids that are all out there.

I want to see them grow and really love the game of baseball. My main focus and goal is for these kids to have fun playing ball.”

Joanna added that she does registration for the league as well as run the concession stand and work as the treasurer.

The red trailer there has been a showcase at Espee Park over the years.

“The red trailer is our concessions stand and it’s also our mobile office,” Mike Fritz

The Peaches team, has stood solidly behind young Leighton, shown here when she was playing T-ball. Her mother Carly Accardo started the all-girls team. (Cronkite News)

said. “It’s the standings board. When we are backing it in, we get a line of kids to see where their team is ranked and how well they are doing and it’s been with us since East Valley baseball started.”

In recent years, the league has seen a significant increase in all-girls baseball, thanks to help from Carly Accardo and Leighton.

“Leighton had been playing tee ball with boys but she was the only girl on her team,” Carly Accardo said. “When I asked her if she wanted to play tee ball again going into the next season, she had asked to be moved to another team because she had noticed there was another girl on that team. I told her, if you want to play with girls, I’ll get all the girls together and (create) an all-girls team.”

Accardo was able to group together 12

girls and start a tee ball team. Now with the growth of all-girls teams, the Peaches have 12 teams across the divisions with the continuing goal of reaching coach pitch Triple A. As the regular season wrapped up, Accardo’s Peaches Black coach pitch Rookie A team won the division with a record of 9-1. It beat eight all-boys teams and one other Peaches team.

Joanna Fritz is grateful for the Accardo family and their assistance in growing the league.

“She knew that girls were strong enough to play the boys and beat the boys and she’s turned one little team and its grown into 12 teams right now,” Joanna Fritz said. “With the girls program continuing to grow like it is, I have no doubt that it will get bigger and bigger.”

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n case you need incentives beyond cool weather and majestic views to fly or drive to Mt. Hood Territory in northwestern Oregon, tourism officials there have a suggestion: Head over to Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale Saturday or Sunday or the last 10 days of this month to Scottsdale Fashion Square.

From 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, June 22, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at the Glendale mall territory tourism officials will hold a pop-up event aimed at luring Arizonans to the end of the 2,000mile Oregon Trail, the wagon route that connected the Missouri River to Willamette Valley in Oregon more than a century ago.

From 10 a.m.-9 p.m. June 24-28, the vending machine will move to Scottsdale Fashion Center, where the same free gifts will be available.

Then, from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. June 29 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 30, tourism officials will be on hand for a similar popup event with the vending machine as well as a chance to see Mt. Hood and its surroundings through virtual reality goggles, enjoy a free snow cone and maybe even win a grand prize trip to the area.

The two-night trip for two includes $500 in travel vouchers, a two-night stay at the Best Western Rivershore Hotel in Oregon City, a $120 gift certificate to Mt. Hood Outfitters for a tour or gear rental, a visit to an alpaca ranch and even a gift certificate to Bob’s Red Mill and Wholegrain Store.

Guests can go to omht.us/win at any time to get a unique 6-digit code they can use at the vending machine to receive a random boxed item that relates to Mt. Hood Territory.

A total of 18 different items are packed in the vending machine – things like a stuffed alpaca to get you interested in seeing the animals for themselves at the

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A variety of trinkets representing the Mt. Hood area in Oregon will be available at specially designed vending machines to lure Arizonans to the area as part of the Clackamas County tourism bureau’s campaign to boost visitors to the northern terminus of the Oregon Trail. (Special to the Tribune)

Marquan Hill Ranch; a dry sack to store your valuables while you rent a kayak or paddleboard to reach the base of Willamette Falls, second only to Niagara Falls in water volume; a Bigfoot air freshener since the territory has the fourth most sightings of the legendary creature in the country; and other gifts.

And on each of the two pop-up days at each mall, the vending machine will contain a box with a free trip for four to Mt. Hood Territory.

As for the other pop-event offerings, the free snow cones will come in flavors huckleberry, blackberry and lavender because huckleberries are found on the slopes of Mt. Hood, blackberries are available at u-pick farms nearby and the region is home to multiple lavender farms.

Along with tourist representatives to answer questions, the popup events also will allow guests to use virtual reality goggles that will whisk their minds to whitewater rafting on the Clackamas

River and riding the Alpine Slide at the Adventure Park at Mt. Hood Skibowl.

Arizona is a guinea pig for this new approach to vacation advertising, said Caesey Krupnik, spokesman for the Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs Bureau.

“This is the first time that we are doing a pop-up like this,” Krupnik said. “We have done other awareness campaigns but nothing like this. Until now our efforts in the Phoenix area have only been on the traditional marketing side: cinema videos, airport ads, office elevator screens and digital ads.”

He said he and his tourism bureau colleagues decided their campaign needed “a fun and exciting way to raise awareness about” the area.

“We thought, what better way to help visitors experience our area than by bringing part of Mt. Hood Territory to them,” he said. “When the idea for the vending machine came up, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. We worked with

local businesses to find products that helped tell our story and highlight the experiences visitors can expect to find throughout Mt. Hood Territory, in a fun and unique way of claiming the prizes.”

The snow cones were thrown in as “a bonus treat for visiting” while the virtual reality goggles are meant to provide “even more inspiration of possible trip ideas,” Krupnik said.

Krupnik said the whole campaign is unique. “We are unaware of anyone else who has done a pop-up like this,” he said, adding that the custom vending machines have been done before by businesses.

Though he and his colleagues wouldn’t mind seeing Arizonans before fall, the campaign is really targeted to luring outof-staters to Mt. Hood after Labor Day. “We know that it does take time to plan a vacation and wanted to do the pop-up during the summer when people were starting to think about places they could travel. Portland International Airport is a quick and easy flight from Phoenix,” he said.

“We also know that our fall up here is a little bit different than the fall in the Southwest that Arizonans are used to and believe that they will really enjoy the variance of what Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory can offer. The weather is beautiful, the trees are changing colors, the summer crowds have left and it truly is an amazing time to visit.”

As for why Glendale and Scottsdale were selected, Krupnik said “a lot of research and data” pointed to the cities.

“We wanted to find places that were inside so people would be gathering away from the heat, areas of large populations, easily accessible and highly trafficked,” he said. “We also wanted to select places with enough distance from each other that it would make it easy for people from different areas to check out one of the pop-up events. These two locations rose to the top.”

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Drivers will have to buy more insurance next year

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rizona motorists who purchase just the bare minimum liability insurance now required are going to have to spend a bit more.

But not until next year.

Legislation signed last week by Gov. Doug Ducey mandates that vehicle owners purchase policies which provide for at least $25,000 worth of coverage for injuries caused to any one person. The current minimum is just $15,000, a figure that was put in place in 1972.

The new law also boosts total coverage for all injuries in any one mishap from $30,000 to $50,000. And the property coverage — essentially damage to someone else’s vehicle — would go from $10,000 to $15,000.

It would apply to policies purchased or renewed after July 1, 2020.

How much more that will cost, however, remains a bit unclear.

Lobbyist Rob Dalager who represents groups backing the higher limits told lawmakers earlier this year he has heard figures of anywhere from $3 to $8 a month.

He said, though, the only people who should be affected are those who buy the bare minimum. The bills for those who already purchase more extensive coverage would remain unchanged.

Ducey vetoed a similar measure last year which would have boosted the minimum property damage to $25,000.

The governor expressed concern on how higher liability limits would make insurance less affordable for those at the bottom of the income scale. And that, he said at the time, could result in some motorists choosing to drop coverage altogether, even though it’s required under state law and first-time violators face a $500 minimum penalty.

Sen. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix,

the sponsor of last year’s bill, responded by scaling back that property damage coverage to $15,000.

That, however, still left some foes. Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, said he had philosophical objections to the whole concept.

“I’m not a big fan of mandatory insurance,’’ he said.

“Nobody mandates you have insurance in business,’’ Farnsworth said. “And you can do a lot of damage that way.’’

Sen. Lupe Contreras, D-Avondale, acknowledged during the debate the increased financial burden on some of his constituents. But he said he sees this as providing protection for those who get into accidents.

Contreras said that many of the vehicles on the road cannot be replaced for the $10,000 maximum that an errant motorist’s insurance company would have to pay out. Any additional costs would be borne by the at-fault driver, assuming that person actually has the finances to make up the difference.

“I would want to protect them in a sense of them paying $3 to $8 more a month to make sure that they’re getting what they need out of their vehicles,’’ he said.

But Contreras said he is under no illusion that higher coverage for personal injury is going to make a significant dent in the kind of medical costs after a major accident. And that, he said, comes from personal experience.

“The limits were nothing close to my million-dollar bills from the hospital from being revived twice,’’ he said. That same 1990 accident also claimed the life of his 18-year-old sister.

“These liability limits, it doesn’t bring a person back, doesn’t do anything,’’ Contreras said, but does provide at least some additional coverage. “You can’t put a price on a life when you’re talking about a few dollars a month.’’

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Most of us think police officers deserve better

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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unning an errand this week, I watched two Phoenix police officers offer a bottle of water to a homeless man grabbing some shade outside a local grocery store.

One of the officers was still there when I came out and I said what I always say when I pass a cop on the street.

“Thank you for your service. Stay safe out here.”

He thanked me for thanking him. We went our separate ways. The moment stayed with me, however. Remembering it called to mind a number I looked up not long ago. $31.08.

That’s the average hourly wage for a police officer in Arizona, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It’s a good living in a state where the average worker makes less than $24 for an

hour work. Police work typically comes with decent health insurance, the opportunity to advance into management and solid retirement benefits.

It’s also a job I couldn’t imagine doing — not now, not in the 21st century, not in the present moment we find ourselves in as a Valley, a state, a nation.

Not for $31.08 an hour. Not for 100 times $31.08 an hour.

A caveat: As I have explained before, my day job involves helping people and organizations tell their stories and answers reporters’ questions.

My clients include virtually all the state’s law enforcement organizations.

That means, among other things, that I am paid to help tens of thousands of cops explain the truth about their profession.

It also means I generally support and respect the men and women who do the job — a job I could never fathom doing myself. Not for $31.08 an hour.

My rationale for chickening out has little to do with the danger police officers

face every day — though that danger has never been more real.

Instead, when I think about not being a cop, I think mainly of the frustration occasioned by working in a profession where everyone else is an expert despite never walking a day on a beat.

I think, as well, of having my work judged not by what I do myself, but by the conduct of a handful of my colleagues — a minute of video here, an allegation of abuse there.

I don’t think I could handle it.

In fact, I doubt many of us could. Americans, as a general rule, value personal responsibility, individual accountability and the concept of innocence until guilt has been proven — except when we judge an entire police department or the entire profession through the lens of a single frozen moment in time.

Then, instead of rational thought, the screaming begins. “The Phoenix police this.” “The Mesa cops that.” “The Tempe police this.” “The west side cops that.”

Before you start screaming, please understand I am not excusing a single bad act committed by a police officer, nor am I arguing that any cop should above the law.

Bad acts committed in uniform should be punished accordingly, using the same investigative and prosecutorial tools and laws that govern holding accused criminals responsible for their crimes.

My point? That we appear to be choosing sides these days. There are those who view every police officer as inherently evil. There are those who believe wearing a badge entitles the holder to be judge, jury and executioner.

Then there’s the rest of us.

We think that putting yourself in harm’s way to protect a community merits respect, not disregard. We see the man and the woman, not merely the uniform, not merely the video snippet. We think that maybe cops who work an hour deserve better than 31 bucks and all the disrespect an angry mob can muster.

SRP is on the path to becoming a sustainability leader

BY DIANE BROWN Tribune Guest Writer

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alt River Project is on the path to becoming a sustainability leader in our state and a positive example for electric utilities across the nation.

Earlier this month, the SRP board voted to reduce water consumption and waste while increasing commitments to energy efficiency and electric vehicles, each of which can save money for SRP ratepayers.

While reducing water, waste and energy — and saving money — should be a no-brainer, elected officials don’t always see things the way you or I do.

The vote towards improved sustainability followed SRP management’s proposals and a robust stakeholder process held over the course of several months.

The stakeholders included represen-

tatives of big businesses including Apple and Intel, large municipalities including City of Mesa and City of Phoenix, Arizona State University and advocates including myself.

The process towards SRP’s 2035 Sustainability Goals and the adoption of the goals should be a model for utilities and all decision-making bodies.

The historical perspective, recent policies and data and thoughts provided

by SRP Management and staff helped to provide an assessment of where the utility is today and what they see as achievable in the not too distant future.

The back-and-forth, give-and-take by participants and SRP management, enabled board members observing the process to feel secure knowing the goals were vetted and attainable.

And when the goals came before the board, their questions and the discussion resulted in further enhancements.

Here’s a snapshot of SRP’s 2035 Sus-

tainability Goals: Keep 95 percent of SRP’s operational waste — including office furniture, electronics, power poles, cable and equipment — out of our landfills.

Reduce water use at SRP’s facilities by at least 45 percent.

Expand funding for energy efficiency to $50 million by 2020 and $55 million by 2025 to help ratepayers cut energy waste and save money on monthly electric bills.

Support the necessary infrastructure for at least 500,000 electric vehicles in SRP’s service territory by 2035. With more EVs on our roads, adequate EV infrastructure and managed EV charging, SRP and its ratepayers can save money, eliminate air pollution and reduce the adverse public health impacts of gasoline vehicles.

Communicate progress on sustainability initiatives to SRP customers and stakeholders in a proactive and trans-

parent manner.

Members of the SRP Board and Management — particularly Mike Hummel, Kelly Barr and Marc Campbell — deserve credit for their leadership throughout the development of their sustainability objectives.

While the hard work now needs to take place, SRP makes a habit of accomplishing the goals it sets.

Due in large part to SRP’s interactive process and responsiveness to stakeholders, diverse entities have pledged to remain engaged and ensure the goals remain on track and when warranted, improve.

The Arizona PIRG Education Fund looks forward to continued participation.

-Diane E. Brown is executive director of the Arizona PIRG Education Fund. The Arizona PIRG Education Fund conducts research and education on issues in the public interest. arizonapirgedfund.org.

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Cubs draft Westwood’s Manny Collier

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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anny Collier waited nearly three days to find out whether or not he would inch closer to fulfilling his dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team.

His moment finally came June 12, the third and final day of the 2019 MLB Draft.

The Westwood High School senior center fielder was drafted in the 23rd round by the Chicago Cubs, Collier’s hometown team.

“There were tears of joy,” Collier said shortly after being drafted. “It’s always been a dream to play for my hometown team. Alfonso Soria was the reason why I wanted to play for my hometown.

“His mindset of the game really spoke to me. Now look where I’m at.

It’s an honor.”

Collier played a vital role for the Warriors this season, who were near the top of the 6A standings most of the year after a 15-2 start. Westwood entered the 6A tournament as the 7-seed but were eliminated by Liberty High in the early rounds.

The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder also played football during his time at Westwood, quickly emerging as one of the top playmakers. Collier rushed for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns in his two seasons at the varsity level. He also had 720 receiving yards for 10 more scores.

Collier signed to play baseball next season for South Mountain Community College in farm system.

“I’m most likely going to sign,” Collier said. “I think I should be the next athlete to make a big jump in the future.”

Basha High grad Casey Legumina, who currently plays for Gonzaga University, was drafted by the Minnestota Twins. (Special to the Tribune)

Other area prep players drafted Mountain Pointe alum Brock Bell was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round. Bell is currently a pitcher for State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.

Basha alum Casey Legumina was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round.

Legumina is currently a pitcher at Gonzaga.

Hamilton alum Logan Boyer was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round. Boyer is currently a pitcher for San Diego State.

Chandler alum Antoine Mistico was drafted in the 12th round by the Seattle Mariners.

Mistico was a center fielder for Gateway Community College but recently signed to play at Illinois.

Horizon catcher Kody

Westwood senior center fielder Manny Collier (left) was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft on June 12. (Special to the Tribune)

Huff was drafted in the 32nd round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Huff was a star for the Huskies, who won the 5A state title in May. He signed to play for Stanford.

Mesquite pitcher Trey Clarkson was drafted in the 33rd round by the Cincinnati Reds. Clarkson signed to play

for Utah next season.

Seton Catholic pitcher Luke Bell was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 34th round. Bell is the son of D-backs’ Vice President, Player Development, Mike Bell. He signed to play for Grand Canyon University next season.

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Zombie star headlines Mad Monster Party

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id Haig was just as surprised as fans that he was reprising his role as Capt.

Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s horror film, “3 from Hell,” that’s slated for release this year.

Haig — whose character had pivotal roles in Zombie’s “House of 1,000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects,” too — will make an appearance to promote the film

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The Mad Monster Party at We-Ko-Pa Resort will feature a variety of horror fans’ favorite stars, including Sid Hair, who is reprising his role as Capt. Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s upcoming”3 from Hell.” (Special to the Tribune)

and his career at Mad Monster Party Friday, June 28, to Sunday, June 30, at We-Ko-

Pa Resort in Fountain Hills.

“I always have a good time there,” he

said. “It’s not loaded with guests who have done one thing 30 years ago.

They’re all current. It’s a lot better. The vendors are great. It’s just a good atmosphere.”

He called it a much more intimate affair than San Diego’s Comicon.

“Comicon may have 100,000 people there,” he said. “You can’t move, no matter which direction you go. You’re like salmon moving upstream. This is much more organized and smaller.”

Other guests include Kane Hodder, Tom Atkins, Doug Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ray Wise, Robert Patrick, Adrienne Barbeau, James Jude Courtney, Marisol Ramirez,

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Ghost Ranch puts spin on Southwestern cuisine

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ene Andrade long ago penned his ideal menu. He thought maybe, just maybe, he could present it to the public.

A year ago he had the opportunity through Ghost Ranch: Modern Southwest Cuisine.

“South Tempe has been embracing us,” Andrade said. “It’s been amazing.”

Ghost Ranch opened last August with a modern Southwestern cuisine, coupled with impressive margaritas, appetizers and cocktails. Brunch is offered on the weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and lunch Monday through Friday.

Andrade is a pedigreed chef. Born in Nogales, Andrade worked under former “Iron Chef America” contestant Beau MacMillan at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort’s Elements and calls him a “great person and an awesome boss.” Prior to that, he was trained by chefs Matt Carter

With its sleek interior design, Ghost Ranch: Modern Southwest Cuisine offers an ambience that compliments the updated touch chef Rene Andrade brings to his fare. (Special to the Tribune)

and Gio Osso.

“I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid,” Andrade said. “I’ve been in a kitchen my whole life. I moved up here at 17 and

started working for Matt Carter. After that, Elements and it went from there.

“What I bring here is a lot of techniques.

Like you can see the shiitake mushrooms

in the chile relleno. That idea came from Elements. I love a mix of ingredients.

“I had great mentors and every single one is different,” Andrade said. “I could bring those techniques to Ghost Ranch.”

Ghost Ranch is owned by David Chamberlin, the brother of chef Aaron Chamberlin. Aaron, who also owns Taco Chelo and the Phoenix Public Market Café, recently sold the restaurant to David.

“When I presented the menu to Aaron, I told him I had it in my book for forever,” Andrade said. “I’ve been eating these dishes my whole life.”

Guests who want to try a little bit of Ghost Ranch’s offerings should try the sampler platter ($23) — grilled skirt steak, one pork enchilada, one chicken enchilada and cheese-filled chile relleno.

“In Mexico, we use skirt steak a lot,” he said. “They’re high-end cuts. They’re so tender and juicy. It’s unbelievable.”

The menu is filled with dishes he grew

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Mad Monster Party features Cosplay Sunday, Scaraoke, the Mad Monster Charity Auction, costume contest, celebrity Q&A panels and a “Ghostbusters” 35th anniversary scavenger hunt.

Haig has been embraced by horror film lovers, thanks to Capt. Spaulding, a vulgar clown who owns a gas station that acts as a museum/haunted house ride.

“Initially, when I was offered the role, I read it and I felt I could have so much fun doing this,” he said. “I said, ‘Let’s do this.’

It was just off-the-hook crazy. It was an all-around fun experience. If we came up with something off-script and it worked, Rob just left it alone.”

Haig has a simple reason for his character’s acceptance.

“I was just doing my job,” he said. “But, the fans make everything happen. If it wasn’t for fans, we wouldn’t be anything.

The interaction with the fans is what’s so much fun. I can go crazy with them and it’s all fun.”

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with avocado, lime sauce, coconut gelato and cocoa nibs. It’s addictive but — watch out — it has a kick ($8).

“Our goal is to keep presenting highend ingredients. In Mexico, we use it a lot.

The high-end cuts are so tender and juicy.

It’s unbelievable. We want to bring the heat a little higher, but still make sure it’s for the community,” said Andrade.

“We like to put ourselves as community restaurants. We listen to guests a lot and we progress with them and chamber with them. We want to progress with the community and see what they like.”

up with, thanks to his cooking skills.

The appetizers are creative. The chips, salsa and guacamole ($9) features Ghost Ranch’s hand-crushed guacamole.

The shrimp ceviche ($15) has lime serrano chile aguachile, cilantro, avocado, orange, radish salad and a fire-roasted tortilla. The vegetarian, gluten-free pumpkin soup ($8) is created with caramelized squash, crispy masa and herbs.

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Enchiladas are creative dishes as well. The vegetable calabacitas squash puree ($16) is available with red or green sauce.

Grilled chicken ($18) and chile Colorado braised pork with chimayo chile is gluten free like the grilled chicken and is $17.

Other menu items are Aztec cake ($16) with layered tortillas, pulled chicken, roasted green chile, sweet corn and a cheese blend; and the well- Ghost Ranch diners can get a taste of a wide range of its offerings by ordering the sampler platter. (Special to the Tribune) known chile chocolate cake

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Public Notices EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 MESA, ARIZONA PHASE XIV ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU3/4N) PROJECT NO: S888 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, July 25, 2019 until 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk; 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza building. Please mark the outside of the bid envelope with the name of this bid document.

Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. No bid shall be altered, amended or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Monday, July 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, July 1, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory.

PHASE XIV (DU3/4N):

ROADWAY

IMPROVEMENTS

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: 1. S. Inspirian Parkway (S888). The Project consists of approximately 3,681 linear feet of full street surface improvements with landscape installed at back of curb to the detached sidewalk and within the raised median.

The street improvements include, one lane in each direction and tying into existing Point Twenty-Two Boulevard to the south and Warner Road to the north. Improvements will include sewer, water, storm drain, dry utility installation, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, paving, striping, signage, street lights, street sleeves, landscaping and irrigation and entry monuments.

For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov.

Engineer’s Estimate Range is $4,000,000 to $5,400,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process.

This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc. com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans.

NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $61.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

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

Work shall be completed within 282 (two hundred and eighty-two) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1.

BETH HUNING District Engineer ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 16, 23, 2019 / 21391

Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: WARNER ROAD WASTEWATER LIFT STATION MODIFICATIONS 7011 E Warner Road PROJECT NO. C05007 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CM@Risk) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CM@Risk for the Warner Road Wastewater Lift Station Modifications Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

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

The lift station site is located just west of the Roosevelt Water Conservation District (RWCD) canal and East Maricopa Floodway (EMF). Originally constructed in 2000-01, it was designed to convey wastewater from the site to a manhole located at the intersection of Power Road and Guadalupe Road. In 2005-06, the City constructed the East Mesa Interceptor (EMI) that runs along the east side of the EMF. The purpose of this project is to remove existing equipment and reconstruct the lift station with new pumps and auxiliary equipment and install a new 10” forcemain in a casing that will redirect the wastewater flow from the current discharge location to the 54-inch EMI. Additionally, a 16-inch water line, 4-inch gas line and an 8-inch high pressure gas line will be extended across the EMF, parallel to the forcemain with a separate casing..

The estimated construction cost is $3,000,000. The total estimated project cost is $3,500,000.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 8 am, at the Mesa Plaza Building, 20 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona 85201, in Conference Room 501. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference.

All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

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

RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contractingopportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by July 3, 2019, at 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

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

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

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

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BETH HUNING City Engineer

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Public Notices CADENCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT MESA, ARIZONA CRISMON ROAD PHASE 2 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS CRISMON ROAD PHASE 2 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS RAY ROAD AND CRISMON ROAD, MESA, AZ PROJECT NO. CA180

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until July 11, 2019 at 1:00p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor , Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 1:00p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

There will not be a pre-bid review of the site.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Sewer, water, storm drain, concrete, paving, adjustments, signage, striping, traffic signal components, street lights and landscape for Crismon Road as outlined by the Improvement Plans for Crismon Road Phase 2 Infrastructure Plans. Excludes rough grading (by others) and dry utility mainline trench and conduit.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $1,500,000 – $2,000,000.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.Gishey@mesaaz.gov.

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

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $27.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above.

Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

Harold (Hal) Charles Delano

Harold (Hal) Charles Delano, passed away at 85 on June 5, 2019 of cancer at home in Gilbert. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Glennis. His 3 son's Harold Jr., Russell, Mark and his wife Debbie, and Hal's daughter Glennis Arlene Lessard and her husband Denis. Many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Hal was a spiritual man, a humble and happy man. When you visited him and his wife it felt refreshing and upbuilding. Hal and his wife look forward to being reunited one day. He will be missed.

The memorial was held on June 22nd at 1:00 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 619 Ray Rd, Gilbert AZ

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

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Work shall be completed within two hundred ten (210) consecutive calendar days , beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

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

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

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

BETH HUNING District Engineer ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk

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Pool Service / Repair

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Window Cleaning

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

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

What it does require under A.R.S. §321 1 2 1 A 1 4 ( c ) www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01165.htm is that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any form of advertising to the public by including the words "not a licensed contractor" in the advertisement.

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Reference: http://www.azroc.gov/invest/licensed_by_la w.html

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

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Public Notices

Public Notices

CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE

Filed: 05/28/2019 15:24:43 Sixth Judicial District, Bear Lake County, Cindy Garner, Clerk of the Court, by Deputy Clerk - Tueller, Kathy.

Patrick N. George (ISB No. 5983) RACINE OLSON, PLLP P.O. Box 1391/Center Plaza Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 Telephone: 208)2326101 Facsimile: (208) 232-6109 Email: pat@racineolson.com Attorneys for Petitioner IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BEAR LAKE SHAN DUANE ROSS, Petitioner, vs. SAMANTHA L BEGAY, a/k/a Samantha L. Ross and Samantha L. Bejay, Respondent. Case No. CV0419-0087 SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: SAMANTHA L. BEGAY, a/k/a Samantha L. Ross and Samantha L. Bejay You have been sued by the Petitioner, Shan Duane Ross (hereinafter “Petitioner”), in the District Court in and for Bear Lake County, Idaho, Case No. CV04-19-0087. The nature of the claim against you is for a Decree of Divorce. Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this Summons for Service by Publication, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number, and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 7 E Center St. P.O. BOX 190 Paris, ID 83261 and telephone number (208) 847-0626 and served a copy of your response on the Petitioner's attorney at Racine Olson, PLLP PO Box 1391 Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 and telephone (208) 232-6101. A copy of the Summons and Petition for Divorce can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Petitioner. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. Dated 5/28/2019 BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT By: Kathy StibalTueller Deputy Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019 / 21240

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the July 1, 2019 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

1. ZON19-00064 (District 2) Within the 6000 and 6100 blocks of East Baseline Road (north side).

Located west of Power Road, on the north side of Baseline Road (6.8 ± acres). Rezoning from RS-43, LC-AF and GC-AF to RM-2-PAD-AF; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of a multi-residential use. Ralph Pew, Pew and Lake, PLC, applicant; Anthony Miachika, Pacific Rim Group, owner.

DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 23rd day of June 2019.

DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 23, 2019 / 21471 Filed: 5/14/2019 2:29 PM Knox Superior Court 1 Knox County Indiana STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF KNOX IN THE KNOX SUPERIOR COURT 1 CAUSE NUMBER 42D01-1905JT-000023 SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING. IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP: RW DOB 9/26/2016 AND NICOLE WHITE (BIOLOGICAL MOTHER) AND ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS. TO: Nicole White and Any Unknown Alleged Father Whereabouts unknown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Knox Superior Court 1, 111 North Seventh Street, 2nd Floor, Vincennes, IN 47591 - 812885-2517 for a(n) InitiaL Fact Finding Hearing on 8/5/2019 at 9:45AM and to answer the Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights of said child. You are further notified that if the allegations in said petition are true, and/or if you fail to appear at the hearing, the Juvenile Court may terminate your parent-child relationship; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship you will lose all parental rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations including any rights to custody, contro visitation, or support in said child; and if the Court terminates your parentchild relationship, it will be permanently terminated, and thereafter you may not contest an adoption or other placement of said child.

You are entitled to representation by an attorney, provided by the State if applicable, throughout these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, adjudication on said petition and termination of your parental rights may be entered against you, in your absence, without further notice. /s/ David Shelton Clerk Anastasia M. Weidner, 32192-64 Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services 1050 Washington Ave Vincennes, IN 47591 Office: 812882-3920 Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 16, 23, 30, 2019 / 21393

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