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EV agencies now do more than shelter domestic violence victims

BY JIM WALSH Tribune staff writer

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lo knew the beatings at the hands of her alcoholic husband had to stop. She knew it not just from her own injuries, but from the look in her children’s eyes as they watched.

Pinned to a couch on a day that would change her life forever, Flo was getting beaten again by her manipulative husband, who was constantly accusing her of imaginary infidelity

– making her check in with him from stores while shopping, even saying that some other man was the father of one of their children.

That was hurtful enough and experts say that is the classic scenario for domestic violence. It can take the form of belittling psychological abuse, designed to control victims by stripping them of their self-worth and self-esteem. Flo suffered all of that and more.

Flo said she would have left the abusive situation much earlier if she could have received the holistic outreach approach now used by A

New Leaf, a Mesa-based social service agency that also serves a hub in the seemingly endless battle against domestic violence.

Catholic Social Services and the Arizona Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence also have put in place more options for victims even if they haven’t left an abusive relationship.

“It was fragmented, kind of a piecemeal approach. It wasn’t cohesive. Now, everything See

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TechShop Chandler rescue in the works Tumbleweed tree time

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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echShop Chandler – the maker space for small business owners, hobbyists and students throughout the East Valley – may have a new lease on life after unexpectedly closing on Nov. 15 in the wake of a bankruptcy announcement by its parent company.

Dan Rasure, a Kansas resident with a

background in manufacturing, is in talks with the parent company to purchase the entire entity, which includes 10 TechShop locations across the country.

“I have met with the TechShop board several times and have an agreement in principal, but there are outstanding issues with landlords and agreements such as with ASU and we will need to have some See

TECH SHOP on page 8

EVENTS ..................... 24 Light displays welcome holidays across the Valley

COMMUNITY.......... 11 BUSINESS.....................14 OPINION.................... 19 SPORTS....................... 20 FAITH............................ 23 CLASSIFIEDS............. 28

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TechShop Chandler, closed unexpectedly on Nov. 15 in the wake of a bankruptcy announcement by its parent company, may get new life if a Kansas businessman has his way.

A Chandler worker fills chicken wire to build the city’s iconic tumbleweed Christmas tree at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.

The city has celebrated the holidays by making the tree of tumbleweeds since 1957. Story, Page 2.

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Tumbleweeds take shape in iconic Chandler Christmas tree

BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune staff writer

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weeds are considered common fixtures in the West, the ones in the Valley are native to Russia, said Elizabeth Makings, Arizona State University research specialist in the ASU School of Life Sciences.

“They’re in a group with pretty economically important things like spinach, Swiss chards and quinoa, beets,” Makings said.

“They’re also in a group with undesirable things like agricultural weeds like kochia, Russian thistle and pigweed. They colonize where the soils have been disturbed.”

Tumbleweeds first came to the United States in the 1870s, accidentally showing up in a flax seed mix in South Dakota before arriving in Arizona, she said. It likely arrived in Arizona before the 1900s because of railroads and grazing, Makings added.

“They have a really cool way of dispersing,” Makings said. “Once they get mature and start drying out, they detach from their base, leave the roots behind and literally start tumbling with the wind.

They live just one season.”

She said she likes the fact that Chandler creates a Christmas tree out of tumbleweeds.

“I think it’s great,” Makings said. “It’s really cute. It makes sense; Chandler was a farming community.”

Noelle Johnson, a Chandler horticulturalist who owns a company called AZ Plant Lady, LLC, is also a fan.

“I adore it,” Johnson said. “I just think it’s the coolest thing. I think it’s great how the staff goes out and harvests tumbleweeds. I just love it. It’s such an iconic, Western symbol.”

While she likes looking at Chandler’s tumbleweed tree, she said it’s not desirable to have tumbleweeds in one’s yard.

“They spread very easily,” Johnson

handler is a long way from its early days when cotton, grain and alfalfa crops were huge businesses.

But the city still celebrates its agricultural heritage with an unusual Christmas tree.

The city will light its tree made out of tumbleweeds at a popular ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.

Tumbleweeds attached to chicken wire in a cone shape make up the iconic tree, which is 35 feet tall with its star on top.

City workers spent several weeks gathering tumbleweeds from empty lots, private companies and field.

They put 50 gallons of flame retardant on it and spray-painted it white before tossing 70 pounds of glitter on the iconic city symbol of the season. Then they layered about 1,200 holiday lights around it before topping it with a star.

The city has been building Christmastrees of tumbleweeds since 1957, when resident Earle Barnum came up with the idea after seeing a similar one built out of cone-shaped chicken wire with pine boughs stuck in holes in Indiana.

“We all look forward to doing it every year,” said Mike Quihuis, Chandler park maintenance supervisor. “It gets a lot of attention. We’ve had a lot of people come by and look at it. There’s just so many people and just to see the rewards of all the work we’ve done from start to finish, it’s pretty rewarding.”

Quihuis said that other than the Ostrich Festival, the tree lighting ceremony is probably the city event people look forward to the most in Chandler.

“I think a lot of people can’t wait until it’s completed,” he said.

Quihuis said he and several other crew members search for “really round” tumbleweeds for the tree so the display will not look “scraggly.”

“Once they’re cut, they pretty much die,” he said. “We want them to die. It takes a couple weeks from green to dry.”

A truck and a special trailer designed to pick up the tumbleweeds are used (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) to haul them to the Tumbleweeds attached to chicken wire in a cone shape make up park, where the tree the iconic Chandler tree, which will be 35 feet tall with its star is built. on top. City workers have spent several weeks gathering tumbleThough tumble- weeds from empty lots, private companies and field.

said. “One characteristic of a weed is a plant that doesn’t need much attention. It spreads like crazy. They out compete the nice, ornamental plants. They’ll take over if left unchecked.”

IF YOU GO

The Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade of Lights starts at 4:30 Saturday, Dec. 2, at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park on South Arizona Avenue, slightly south of Chandler Boulevard.

From 4:30 to 4:50 p.m. Learning Foundation and Performing Arts- Warner Campus, a K-6 charter school that focuses on music, theater and dance, will perform on stage near the Tumbleweed Tree at Commonwealth Avenue and San Marcos Place. Limelight Performing Arts will take the stage from 5 to 5:20 p.m., then The Dance Loft will perform from 5:30 to 5:50 p.m. The Chandler Symphony Orchestra will perform from 6 to 6:20 p.m.

The parade will start at 7 p.m. at Arizona Avenue and Frye Road, then go north on Arizona Avenue to Buffalo Street, head east to Arizona Place and travel south to Boston Street. Floats and performers with holiday lights shining on them will walk and ride in the parade. Local businesses, community groups, nonprofits, schools and dance troupes will participate.

The Tumbleweed Tree will be lit at 8 p.m. at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park on South Arizona Avenue.

From 8:40 to 9 p.m. Arizona Dance Studio will perform. For more information on the parade and tree lighting, visit chandleraz.gov/tumbleweedtree.

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is integrated,’’ and Allie Bones, executive director of the Arizona Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, adding: “It has matured over time. It’s so much more responsive and helpful. We have made significant improvement, especially in the last five years.’’

The agencies help them prepare financially to become independent. They help victims find transitional housing.

Social service agencies no longer focus only on shelters and getting victims away from their abusers, realizing that is not always realistic in the short term but that it is always the long-term goal.

Social workers also help a victim develop a “safety plan,’’ which can include a way to escape abuse, additional education, substance abuse counseling, a place to live and a job.

“It’s recognizing that you have been through a traumatic experience. We need to meet you where you are at,’’ said Leslie Mar’Na, senior program manager at My Sisters Place in Chandler, one of two East Valley domestic violence shelters.

“We work with them on what a safe life looks like and how would that be better for the kids,’’ she said, gradually preparing some victims to leave rather than insisting that they leave immediately.

What really made Flo leave – and push aside her lack of confidence and extreme shyness – was the way her children watched that beating. The 3 ½ year-old boy was holding her 7-month old baby.

Flo knew about the oft-repeated cycle, that children from violent homes, where domestic violence is a way of life, have a tendency to grow up into abusers themselves.

Later that night, Flo saw her drunken husband so inebriated that he was sitting at a kitchen table in their East Valley home, eating raw chicken.

He was so far gone, she thought, that this was her chance for freedom.

“It gave me a chance to grab the kids

their bridges by the time they come to a shelter.’’

She said people sometimes don’t realize that a victim’s self-esteem has been eroded during a long period of psychological abuse, where they are told over and over again that they are worthless and stupid.

“For someone who has been exposed to trauma, it can be hard for them to make a (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) decision for themDana Martinez, director of shelter services for A New Leaf, said victims selves,’’ Martinez said. tend to turn to shelters as a last resort. “Most of the time, they will “Nobody asks the come to family and friends first,” she said. perpetrator, ‘why do and a couple of pillows. I snuck out the you stalk someone? The onus should be backdoor,’’ Flo said, her flight to free- on the perpetrator, not the victim.’’

That is one reason some courthouses dom winding down an alley to Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was treated for have advocates that can help domestic violence victims file for orders of protecher injuries.

Photos were taken, police were called tion, which make it easier for police arrest abusers if they come to a victim’s house or and Flo was introduced to A New Leaf.

“It was seeing their faces. I didn’t escape place work.

While the order of protection is viewed because I was getting hit. I said, ‘’this can’t as a good tool, police and happen again,’’’ Flo resocial workers also advise called.

To call for help victims that it is only a Today, more than two piece of paper and not a decades later, Flo is a A New Leaf Crisis Hotline: shield – that it can’t stop changed woman in every 480-890-3039. a bullet, and that it can way.

Arizona Coalition to End backfire in some cases by She went on to a career Sexual and Domestic setting off an abuser. in business after six years Violence National Hotline: 800- 799-7233.

“They are just a mess, of therapy. She is hapthey are in tears, they are pily re-married to a man My Sister’s Place Hotline: crying,’’ Martinez said, who respects her, even 480-821-1024. describing some victims though it took her into who have been stripped middle age to find him.

Dana Martinez, A New Leaf ’s director of their self-worth. “We have advocates in of shelter services, said victims tend to court to help them get through this process.’’ turn to shelters as a last resort.

The advocates are only one example of “Most of the time, they will come to family and friends first,’’ she said. “When how the response to domestic violence they come to a shelter, they have left (an today is far more nuanced and organized, abusive relationship) three, four, five with a New Leaf ’s Safe DV program coortimes before. They have kind of burned dinating the shelters, checking five times a

day on what beds might be available.

Together, Maricopa County’s eight shelters have 410 beds, but special arrangements are made to find other accommodations when necessary.

The most immediate goal is safety. The shelters do not advertise their locations and do not have signs identifying themselves, for obvious reasons.

Victims from Glendale might be sent to Chandler and visa versa to make it harder for an abuser to track them down, Mar’Na said. Victims from other states will sometimes end up in Arizona for the same reason.

No drugs, alcohol or abusers are allowed on premises at Autumn House, A New Leaf ’s shelter in central Mesa.

Flo said she wishes the more complete approach available to today’s victims would have been available to her when she was struggling to leave her ex-husband.

“I had nowhere to go. I ended up going back to the abuser,’’ Flo said.

One example of how the response has changed is the case of a homeless woman with a long history of drug abuse who got off the streets by living with a homeless man.

It didn’t work out because of their drug problems.

A New Leaf helped a victim find hope for a better life by teaching her how to live in a responsible manner after nine felonies. They helped the victim address her substance abuse problem and clean up her legal issues, said Sonya Underwood, manager of Autumn House.

“We see these accomplishments within her,’’ Underwood said. “We measure success differently. These little things they are doing, it’s huge for her. The 120 days are not enough.’’

Autumn House allows for a maximum visit of 120 days, but would find another alternative for a victim and never turn her back into the streets, Underwood said.

“What frustrates me is society is so accepting of it,’’ Martinez said. “We are so accepting of violence. It’s a violent culture and we have accepted violence.’’

Gilbert residents have most to spend this Christmas, study says

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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on’t be surprised if that Christmas gift from your friend or relative in Tucson is not quite as flashy as one from someone in Gilbert.

Or even Phoenix for that matter.

It’s not that Tucsonans are necessarily cheap. It’s just that, the way WalletHub figures it, they’ve got less to spend.

The financial advice website each year analyzes the finances of a typical adult resident in each of 570 communities across the nation, including 15 in Arizona.

It looks at monthly income and expenses, savings and even the average age.

WalletHub figures the average holiday budget for a Phoenix adult should be $523. That’s about 6.5 percent higher than last year’s figure.

Who’s on top?

That would be Gilbert, where WalletHub figures income and the other financials predict residents will be able to spend $1,256. Scottsdale comes in second at $1,086.

In the rest of the East Valley, Chandler residents were expected to budget $807, $533 is the limit in Mesa and $536 in Tempe.

And Tucson? It’s at the bottom among all Arizona cities, where the anticipated

Christmas budget is a mere $391.

So, where’s the best place in the country to have gift-giving friends and relatives?

That’s Naperville, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. WalletHub figures each adult is able to spend $2,381 on Christmas presents.

And at the bottom of the WalletHub list? Flint, Michigan, where residents would be expected to spend about $69 on presents.

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Holiday events abound in EV, Phoenix

BY JESSICA SURIANO Tribune Contributor

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his holiday season, there are events for everyone in Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Queen Creek and Phoenix to spend time with friends, family and wrap up the year in true Arizona style.

Mesa

On Dec. 9, Santa Claus will be trading in his sleigh and reindeers for a plane, and landing at the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, 2017 N. Greenfield Road. After he arrives at 11 a.m., he will be available for one-onone chats with kids and families. Adult admission is $15, child admission for ages 5 to 12 is $5, and kids younger than 5 years old, veterans and active military members receive free admission.

Getting lost in Clara’s world of snowflakes and the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker” ballet is a holiday staple for many in the East Valley, and it will be available again at the Mesa Arts Center from Dec. 8 to Dec. 17 at varying times. Purchase tickets online for $28 to $32 at mesaartscenter.com or by phone at 480-644-6500. Admission for children under 2 years old is $6.

The Chabad Jewish Center of Mesa will be hosting a menorah lighting ceremony at the Superstition Springs Center, 6555 E. Southern Ave., for the 11th year in a row at 3 p.m. on Dec. 17. Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista will be there to greet the community, and a variety of other activities will be offered, including kids’ arts and crafts, entertainment by illusionist Eric Giliam and snacks such as latkes and doughnuts.

The event is free and open to the public. This year, the menorah will be a giant “Jenga menorah,” so attendees can help stack and build the menorah with blocks before it’s lit. Over the years, Rabbi Laib Blotner said the event has grown into something the community looks forward to all year. Last year,

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Kiwanis Recreation Center is hosting its 12th annual swim with Santa event.

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Gilbert's 12k's of Christmas run benefits Maricopa County Animal Care and Control and other animal care organizations. The whole family can get in the spirit of the season and run or walk in their best holiday apparel.

he said, over 150 people attended the ceremony.

Gilbert

There is no better cure for an Ebenezer Scrooge attitude than another must-see show for the holidays. “A Christmas Carol” is showing at the Hale Centre Theatre at 50 W. Page Ave. in downtown Gilbert from Nov. 30 through Dec. 23.

Tickets range from $20 to $24, but show times are selling out already. Purchase tickets online at haletheatrearizona.com.

While other states will be blanketed in snow and frost, desert dwellers will still be able to embrace the sunshine outside, and a yoga class with goats might be the most unique way to do so. At the Welcome Home Ranch at 26601 S. Val Vista Drive, attendees will take a yoga class with the most unusual company – baby goats dressed as reindeer, elves and even Santa Claus. For $15, see if the goats can help you find Zen – or maybe just a few laughs. The class is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Admission is available online at eventbrite.com/e/holiday-goat-yogatickets-39463794271.

The ninth annual 12k’s of Christmas Run might be the perfect seasonal event for anyone looking to shake off those post-Thanksgiving feast calories or make room for more Christmas cookies.

On Dec. 9 at Freestone Park, 1045 E. Juniper Ave., the whole family can get in the spirit of the season and run or walk in their best holiday apparel. The best part is that attendance at the event

will help support more than 30 animal shelters and rescues that will be there for pet adoptions and donations.

In the past eight years of the event, over 1,800 pets have found forever homes and over $80,000 has been donated to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control and other animal care organizations, according to its website.

For entertainment, the Campo Verde High School will provide the tunes and there will be Christmas carolers at every kilometer in the route. Preregister online at register.chronotrack. com/r/27663. To participate in the full walk or run, admission is $55. The halflength route is $50, and admission for the 1.2-kilometer version is $20. Attendees can also shop from over 70 booths and win prizes for the best costumes.

Tempe

The only sight more magical than an overload of lights on parade floats is when those floats are on water. Be sure to head to Tempe Town Lake on Dec. 9 around 7 p.m. to see this sight in action at the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade. Santa Claus will be making an appearance on a special boat and snacks from Udder Delights, Hot Cookie Truck, Deadlift Brew and Shakes, Mustache Pretzels, Hot Bamboo, Wandering Donkey and Yellowman Fry Bread will be available around Tempe Beach Park and Marina.

The parade ends with a beautiful fireworks show.

Another perk of the Arizona sun is the opportunity to swim with Santa,

an event that has become an East Valley tradition. For the 12th year, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be stopping by the Kiwanis Recreation Center and wave pool at 6111 S. All America Way from 1 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 30. While Santa swims, takes the water slide for a spin and takes pictures with children, Mrs. Claus will be doing magic tricks and hosting a story time.

Spokesperson for Kiwanis Recreation Center TaiAnna Yee said every year you hear a “collective gasp” from all the kids at the pool once Santa and Mrs. Claus walk through the door. Pre-sale tickets for kids ages 2 to 12 are $5 or $7 for kids ages 13 or older. Day-of tickets are $7 or $9. Tickets can be purchased online at apm.activecommunities.com/ tempeopportunities/Home.

Queen Creek

The 35th annual Queen Creek Festival and Parade is on Dec. 2, and the parade starts around 3:30 p.m. The route will venture north on Old Ellsworth Road and will end at the Recreation Annex and Library, where holiday festivities will continue until 7 p.m.

Kayla Geoffroy, administrative assistant for the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, said this year, the parade and festival will involve around 70 different community groups, from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, dance groups, high school marching bands and many more. Free pictures with Santa will also be available, as well as a carnival, food court, craft center and shopping booths.

Phoenix

If the kids are dreaming of a white Christmas this year, the desert sun has not melted all the possibilities of snow away yet. At the Children’s Museum of Phoenix at 215 N. 7th St. on Dec. 9, kids can play in 40 tons of snow and meet Santa starting at 9 a.m. The “Snow Much Fun Day” is free with museum admission of $12.

From Nov. 24 to Jan. 7, the CitySkate Holiday Ice Rink will be open for all skaters, with special appearances

by Saint Nick and characters from “Frozen.” Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton will host the tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 25. Admission is $15 at the rink or $10 with a military ID, for children 8 years old or younger and for senior citizens. Children ages 3 or younger receive free admission.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW ASU considering pulling award from journalist Charlie Rose Journalist Charlie Rose, now under fire from multiple

allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, may have an award from Arizona State University rescinded.

ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication awarded Rose its Cronkite Award in 2015.

In the past week, Rose has been accused by several women of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment. Rose has been fired by both CBS and PBS in wake of the allegations.

Christopher Callahan, dean of the ASU journalism school, said he’s formed a panel to decide the fate of Rose’s award. Callahan called the allegations against Rose, 75, “deeply troubling” and “egregious” in an email to ASU students, staff and journalism faculity.

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Police seek suspect in Tempe restaurant robberies A man who burglarized five locations of the Original Shop

Chop restaurant in Tempe is being sought.

During the burglaries, from June to November, the man forced his way into the restaurants and opened cash registers, tip jars and safes.

He is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s.

He is approximately 5’ 8” to 5’ 10” with a thin build. He has short dark or black hair and no facial hair.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call The Tempe Police Department nonemergency line at 480-350-8311.

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Call center scam defendant pleads guilty A Gilbert defendant in a call center scam has pleaded guilty, one of 24 in the United

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The plea by Raman Patel was entered before U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Burns in the District of Arizona on Nov. 6.

The defendants were charged with conspiracy to liquidate and launder victim payments generated through a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme perpetrated by a network of India-based call centers. They were responsible for defrauding U.S. residents of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Authorities say the callers impersonated officials from the IRS and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). U.S. victims were threatened with arrest, imprisonment, fines or deportation if they did not pay money allegedly owed to the government.

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Man accused of setting apartment fires in revenge A Mesa man has been arrested on suspicion of setting several

fires at his apartment complex because he was upset with management, police said.

Steven Ben Hines, 51, faces several counts of arson over a series of fires that occurred within the last month at the Genoa Lakes Apartments, 3320 E. University Drive, Mesa.

After initial fires, Mesa detectives from the Red Mountain Patrol District set up surveillance at the complex and witnessed another fire. They later located Hines, whom they suspected was involved in the fires.

Hines acknowledged setting five dumpster fires since Oct. 25, Mesa police said.

He told investigators he was a resident of the complex but was unhappy with the apartment’s management.

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level of understanding and resolution before we can proceed,” Rasure said.

If the deal goes through, Rasure plans to continue operating the facilities under the TechShop name for the time being.

He also plans to continue operating a for-profit business model, something current TechShop CEO Dan Woods said was unsustainable in his official statement on the company’s bankruptcy.

“It is my personal opinion that the model of TechShop, while it had some flaws, was actually good,” Rasure said.

“The issues faced were not on local side but elsewhere; the actual local shops did fairly well.”

TechShop Chandler is located within the ASU Chandler Innovation Center in a building owned by the City of Chandler and leased to ASU. Because of this existing relationship, Rasure is hesitant to move forward with the purchase without at least tacit support from ASU and the city.

“This (Chandler) facility is critical to the decision to buy TechShop or not,” Rasure said. “It is one of the better locations they had. It is a larger, newer facility with room to expand.”

Due to the surprise nature of the bankruptcy announcement – ASU found out about it only a half an hour before the closure – Rasure did not speak with university officials about his plans until a scheduled call on Nov. 21.

Little was resolved in the call, though.

ASU made an attorney available to speak to Rasure but no university officials were on the call, he said.

Rasure flew into the Valley on Nov. 21 for a meeting between ASU, Chandler and TechShop members.

Ji Mi Choi, ASU associate vice president for the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, led the meeting along with Chandler Economic Development Director Micah Miranda.

Choi expressed sympathy for those displaced by the TechShop closure at the meeting and said that the university is still examining every possible outcome to the situation, though it is still too early to make any promises about the space’s fu-

ture.

That meeting featured numerous heartfelt testimonies from users about its importance – including from Hacienda Healthcare’s Tom Burick, who used the space to run a program for young autistic adults.

Burick ran about 80 percent of his program out of TechShop. He emphasized that its importance extended beyond the physical space as numerous employees, instructors and members provided support and instruction to the young adults he works with.

“This means a great, great, great deal to us,” Burick said.

One of the young men Burick works with, who only would identify himself as Ryan, said he used TechShop to create gifts for his mother during a difficult period in their lives.

“TechShop to me is everything,” Ryan said. “We don’t have these tools where we work; this is it.”

Rasure said even if he buys TechShop, the space’s future “would go through a new vetting process” because the university “does not trust TechShop as an entity.”

The situation is further complicated by the status of the parent company. Initially, TechShop stated that it was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and published an email address for a trustee for concerned parties to contact.

However, the company has yet to actually file, Choi said at the meeting.

This uncertainty further complicates the university’s ability to respond to the closure, and ASU’s counsel is currently in talks with TechShop lawyers.

In the meantime, actual TechShop members – including small business owners preparing for the holiday rush – are scrambling to find resources to complete their work.

James White, a disabled veteran who builds medieval-style style chairs, has a woodshop at home but is hesitant to use it in case he falls while alone. TechShop provided a safe and welcoming environment for him to work.

“It’s not just the facilities and not just the machines; it’s the community,” White said, receiving a standing ovation from the other TechShop users who were at the meeting.

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THE WEEK AHEAD ‘Taste of Arizona’ to benefit Boy Scouts A Taste of Arizona is coming from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Mesa Riverview Park, 2100 W. Rio Salado Parkway.

Food from Arizona’s best restaurants will be featured at the family event, along with live musical performances, a children’s play area, a beer and wine garden and more than 20 food trucks.

The event is organized by local Boy Scouts of America councils, with proceeds benefitting BSA youth leadership programs. Admission is free, and VIP tickets are $45.

Information: tasteofarizona.org.

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APS, Gilbert to hand out Community Excellence Awards The Town of Gilbert, APS and associated groups are hosting the 22nd annual Gilbert Community Excellence Awards from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Falls Event Center, 4635 E. Baseline Road.

The formal evening will honor community members who have excelled in the areas of business, education and community involvement. This event also features Gilbert’s Culinary Showcase, with samplings from town’s top restaurants.

General admission is $65. Information and registration: business.gilbertaz.com/ events/details/22nd-annual-gilbert-community-excellence-awards-3930.

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Chandler offers free training in emergency response The Chandler Fire, Health & Medical Department is offering a free training course for Chandler residents who want to learn how to take care of themselves, their family, neighborhood and the community during an emergency or disaster.

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Course topics include fire safety, light search and rescue, basic medical care and more.

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For more information about Chandler Basic CERT training, visit chandleraz.gov/fire or call 480-782-2120.

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The meet and greet event will let the public ask questions and provide feedback that will contribute to a vibrant business community.

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Chandler opioid maker firm fights back at state lawsuit

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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he attorney for a Chandler opioid manufacturer says his firm can’t be sued by the state over its marketing practices because anything it may have done wrong is in the past.

In legal filings in Maricopa County Superior Court, Joel Hoxie points out that the lawsuit filed earlier this year by Attorney General Mark Brnovich seeks an injunction to stop Insys Therapeutics and its employees “from engaging in unfair, deceptive or misleading acts or practices that violate the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.” But Hoxie tells Judge Rosa Mroz there’s a big flaw in that: The lawsuit does not allege any risk of future harm.

“The state has not alleged a single fact tending to show Insys will engage in any wrongful behavior in the future,” he wrote in his filings. “On the contrary, the state appears to recognize that most of the relevant conduct took place years ago, and the most recent violation alleged in the complaint took place in December 2016.”

Hoxie said the individuals who oversaw the practices are no longer associated with Insys, with several former employees and doctors already facing criminal charges.

That list of people charged includes company founder John Kapoor. But while he has stepped down from the board of directors, he remains a majority shareholder.

aches and migraines.

But Hoxie pointed out that the state’s allegations all pertain to consumer fraud.

And he said whatever Insys did in getting payment authorization did not mislead any consumers.

He also asked Mroz to dismiss the claim (Special to the Tribune) that Insys had Subsys fentanyl spray has been caught in the opioid scandal. Parent some duty to company Insys has been accused of bribing doctors into overprescribing the warn patients medication. about the foreOne of the charges in the lawsuit is seeable risks of harm from Subsys. that Insys misled insurers and pharmacy Hoxie said the FDA-approved label benefit managers about the conditions of for Subsys highlights two dangers: fatal patients for whom they wanted payment respiratory depression and a potential for for Subsys, a sublingual form of the pow- abuse. And patients who use medications erful opioid fentanyl. like this are required to sign an agreeAttorney General Mark Brnovich ment acknowledging the risks they post. charges that the U.S. Food and Drug Ad“Every patient who received Subsys, ministration has approved Subsys only to therefore, received all of the FDA-remanage “breakthrough pain in cancer quired warnings,” Hoxie wrote. “Insys patients 18 years of age and older who cannot be held liable under the Conare receiving and tolerant to around-the- sumer Fraud Act based on its alleged block opioid therapy for their underlying failure to provide additional warnings to persistent cancer pain.” patient-consumers.”

He said the FDA-required label spells Hoxie also brushed aside Brnovich’s out the things it should not be used for, contention that Insys engaged in fraud such as postoperative pain and for head- by not telling patients about its program

that provided speaker fees to doctors who increased the number of Subsys prescriptions that they wrote.

First, he said, federal law requires only that manufacturers disclose any such fees to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Hoxie said the state cannot impose its own disclosure requirements on top of that.

The claims in the Brnovich lawsuit and the federal criminal charges against Kapoor are all based on the same basic allegations that company officials were dissatisfied with lackluster sales after Subsys hit the market in 2012.

According to both complaints, Insys set up a program to pay speaker fees to doctors to talk about the drug. But the contention is these were little more than thinly disguised kickbacks to convince doctors to prescribe the drug in situations where it was not warranted, or in dosages and volumes that were inappropriate.

There also are allegations that Insys pushed doctors to use the drug for uses beyond the “breakthrough pain” for which the FDA had approved. Hoxie said, however, that nothing in federal law or regulation prohibits doctors from prescribing “off-label” uses of the drug.

He acknowledged that courts have said it is illegal for a manufacturer to actually market the drug for off-label uses.

But Hoxie said that is not inherently fraudulent in that. And he said any violation, to the extent one exists, is of federal law which the state is not permitted to enforce.

Gilbert Republican wants schools to keep lunch, recess time

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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he way Sen. Warren Petersen sees it, elementary school children are being rushed through lunch and recess by schools who are fearful of losing state aid.

So, the Gilbert Republican is proposing to give them more time. He has crafted legislation to say that schools can count the time students spend at lunch and at recess toward the minimum required by Arizona law to be considered full-time students for purposes of state aid.

State law requires students in grades 1 through 3 to have at least 712 hours of instruction a year to be counted when the Department of Education divides

up aid. That’s four hours a day over the normal 180-day school year.

For those in grades 4 through 6, the minimum is 890 hours, or 4.5 hours each day.

The problem, Petersen said, is that the time a student spends eating lunch, or even in recess, does not count.

“It motivates schools to shrink lunch and recess,” Petersen told Capitol Media Services. He prefers a different test to determine a full-time student.

“If you’re in school first class and last class, that’s sufficient,” he said.

Petersen acknowledged the measure appears to run counter to efforts to ensure that students get more “seat time" in classrooms, in front of teachers. But he said that presumes things like lunch and time away from class are frivolous

and unnecessary.

“They need the break,” he said. “They need the activity.”

And Petersen said it doesn’t do a student any good to have to gobble down lunch in 20 minutes to ensure that there is enough actual classroom time to qualify for state aid.

He acknowledged that his legislation, SB 1008, could theoretically lead to abuses. And Petersen said it’s not his intent to encourage schools to have twohour lunches and four-hour recesses knowing that it won’t trigger a reduction in state funds.

But he said it’s wrong to consider education being only what occurs in class and not what occurs elsewhere, including on the playground.

“It’s a necessary part of the day,” Pe-

tersen said.

There is precedent for what he wants to do.

Last year, the Legislature approved a measure which did something similar for high schools. It spells out that any hours a student is scheduled to be in school count toward whether that person is considered a full-time student.

That same law also redefines time in class for “instructional purposes” to include not only core subjects and electives but also lunch, study halls, music instruction “and other classes that advance the academic instruction of pupils.” But that law, approved with near unanimous bipartisan support, does have limits, with athletic practices and extracurricular clubs and activities not counted.

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Mesa women help bring holiday joy to hundreds of foster kids

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hanksgiving came a little early for about 340 foster children in group homes, but without the help of some Mesa and Ahwatukee women, it probably would not have come at all.

For the fifth consecutive year, women from the First United Methodist Church of Mesa teamed up with the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club and the women of Desert Foothills United Methodist Church to host the children last Monday, Nov. 20, to a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings – and a lot more.

Led by Kiwanis Club member Andi Pettyjohn, Desert Foothills congregant Carolyn Blaney Arndt and Katie Mozurkewich and Pamela Ripley of First United Methodist, more than 100 volunteers cooked 176 pounds of turkey breast and huge amounts of side dishes for the non-denominational event.

“There are over 18,000 children in foster care in Arizona through no fault of their own,” said Arndt, who also is a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, for Maricopa Foster Children.

“Sometimes we need reminding that the children have done nothing wrong – it is their family situation that isn’t safe.

More than half of all foster children are now going into group home care, and many, even little ones, remain in foster shelters. There are not enough traditional-style foster homes, and those big group homes won’t be making any type of Thanksgiving dinner,” Arndt added.

To add to the holiday festivities, some of the Arizona Cardinals showed up with their mascot Big Red as well as cheerleaders and Fiesta Bowl Ambassadors. The players signed autographs and the kids won prizes in raffles – the most popular being a football signed by the team.

Even some Mesa police officers got involved, not only providing security but also serving dinner to the young guests.

That helps put police in a positive light in the children’s eyes, she said.

Arndt underscored the plight of some of the kids, telling volunteers: “Remember that sad or angry children who aren’t

children have a great Thanksgiving dinner and great fun,” Arndt said.

Desert Foothills United Methodist doesn’t stop with a Thanksgiving dinner for the foster children, either.

Congregants have continued to do outreach to those in need, preparing a Christmas turkey dinner for a large group home for teenage boys and having an Angel Tree where members of the congregation match donated new gifts, clothes and footwear for the youth.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Julia Adams, right, and other members of First United Methodist Church of Mesa teamed up with the Ahwatukee Kiwanis “While young Club and Desert Foothills United Methodist Church to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to foster children. children in the foster system might get eating, and don’t want to speak to you, Catered by Ed helped prepare the presents donated at Christmas through might have just came in to foster care a meal, side dishes came from Charleston’s other events, the older teenagers are offew hours earlier and had to come along Mesa and Texas Roadhouse, and dessert ten completely forgotten,” Arndt said. with their group home, no matter how consisted of pies baked by volunteers.

Arndt said she hopes the dinner acts sad they are feeling.”

Pettyjohn and Arndt met by chance to raise awareness about the plight of She also underscored the kinds of in 2013 and after hearing that there older youth in the foster system, many home situations from which the children were foster children who wouldn’t be of whom have trouble being adopted were rescued, warning volunteers not having any type of Thanksgiving meal, and remain stuck in the system until to post photos of the children because “we thought ‘we could gather together they come of age. But she also hopes the some “have been seized from very un- volunteers and at least do a turkey din- dinner provides a happy experience they safe situations and are kept hidden from ner,’” Arndt said. “We had no idea of the can look back on fondly. their family. Please keep them safe.” needs in the foster care system.”

Still, she has no illusions about the “Don’t ask them personal questions Arndt was so moved by their plight breadth of the problem. about their situation, and don’t feel hurt that she trained to be a CASA, helping “I hate to say, because foster children if what you get is a cold shoulder,” she to watch out for children’s welfare in the have so many needs in Arizona, that one added. “Imagine that they might have foster care system and provide mentor- Thanksgiving meal is just a drop in the been in foster care for only hours, or ing to them. bucket,” she said. days, and here they are in a crowd of “These are lost kids in the system,” People can still help as well. strangers now asking about them about she explained. “We know 25 percent of Information on how to help foster their lives. All they want is to go home them could be in jail in the next year. kids: AZHelpingHands.org or voicesto their family – no matter the situation They don’t have to be. If the public steps forcasachildren.org. in their family.” up, you can mentor them or volunteer To help fund its annual ThanksgivBut it was not all doom and gloom, and just connect with them.” ing dinner for hundreds of foster kids, as Arndt also told new volunteers, “The Besides the Thanksgiving dinner, Pet- people can send a donation to the Ahbest part of the whole night is watching tyjohn also helps organize an annual watukee Kiwanis, PO Box 50596, Phoeso many smiles as kids recognize friends baby shower for pregnant foster girls nix, AZ 85076. Specify Thanksgiving or from previous homes.” and helps get Christmas gifts for foster foster youth on the check Arndt called the dinner “organized boys and girls from group homes as well.

To learn how to help with the Christbedlam with high noise volume of really “People are so generous when they mas gift distribution, contact info@ happy kids.” hear that they can help these foster ahwatukeekiwanis.org or 602-402-6267.

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Former Mesa bookstore owner refuses to be bowed by cancer

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

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esa poet and former bookstore owner Helen Schlie remains bed-bound in her Mesa home, but her mind and spirit aren’t as easily contained.

“I’m in no pain and that’s a miracle. I’m supposed to have cancer in every portion of my body, but I’m here writing poetry and sorting books,” said Schlie, who celebrated her 94th birthday last August. “I was supposed to die by the end of last November, but I’m still here.”

Sorting books is a near-daily pastime while she writes as the spirit moves her.

“I don’t have to work very hard at it.

I enjoy it, I practice it, I write it down,” said Schlie, who is one of the nation’s few remaining widows of a World War I soldier.

Her book sorting is serious work. Once she retired from the corporate world, bookstores became her vocation.

“I have three art galleries and two bookstores now stored in this house,” she said as her live-in assistant Ken Hankins lifted another pile of hardcover books to her bedside rolling desk.

Schlie and her late husband Walter once owned nearly the entire 100 block of South Mesa Drive, but lost much of it after an embezzlement nearly bankrupted them.

Later she owned another bookstore – the Helen Spencer Schlie Gallery – just doors away from their original site.

She closed that storefront three years ago last March.

Yet, the nonagenarian wasn’t one to retire: She immediately announced plans to rekindle her and her late husband’s dream of an ice cream parlor, and she even planned a jewelry line.

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Tickets are $10 each and must be purchased in advance. Information: hdsouth.org/events.

ply for 17 years before the church ruled that the letters LDS couldn’t be used on a private enterprise.

A “new name contest” brought them a replacement: Mesa Temple View Book & Supply. It remained at 105 S. Mesa until 1990.

The ice cream parlor dream is still on Schlie’s “to-do” list, (Cecily Condie Markland/Special to the Tribune) along with the jewelHelen Schlie examines a rare book with friend Lowell Taylor. Though the ry line and “a couple Mesa poet and former bookstore owner is bedridden, she still has plans other projects” she to write another book of poetry and even open an ice creame parlor. said. ond volume of poetry, and planned to The poetry book became a reality. produce more paintings.

“And So It Begins” is her first published But in October 2016, she was diag- book of inspirational, religious and hunosed with cancer, spending nearly three morous poetry. She’s closing in on comweeks hospitalized. piling her second one, “And So It Con“I’ve been in a hospice bed ever since. tinues, Vol. 1.”

Everything happens from this bed,” she “I’ll go on to volumes two and three – said. as many as it takes,” she said, pointing out Schlie, who in 1962 retired from the a file drawer of alphabetized poems. “The marketing department of J.C. Penney, last one will be titled, “And So It Ends.” traveled the U.S. with her also newlyPoetry is dear to Schlie – she is a memretired husband for a year before finding ber of the East Valley Poets, and though their way to Mesa. no longer able to attend their monthly “We knew when I left J.C. Penney that meetings at Tempe’s Pyle Center, the they were going to build the biggest J.C. group opens up a phone line so she can Penney store west of the Mississippi in contribute and remain an active member.

Mesa,” she said. “So, we contracted for “It usually comes to me in one piece,” space right next door with plans to put in she said of her poetry, an art she began an old-fashioned ice cream parlor.” early in life. She easily recites poems writThat dream went bust, she said, after a ten when she was 8 and younger. cement strike dragged on for two years.

“Soft wash of waves, stroking the sand, “But it was during that strike we had singing the song of the sea,” she recited. a chance to open LDS Books,” she said.

“This was when I was about 8 or 9 and She and Walter – 24 years her senior we were being taught alliteration. When and a World War I veteran who celebrat- I was young, we had oratory contests and ed his 16th birthday in the trenches in you had to memorize a piece, stand before Germany – ran the LDS Book and Sup- the audience and emote. I got hooked

with alliteration and words.”

She was selected to be one of 100 poets contributing works to an anthology collection celebrating Arizona’s Centennial.

Her works appear on the website PoetryTrek.com, along with works by her deceased sister and renowned poet Wanda Panduren, who served on the executive board of the Arizona State Poetry Society.

“Wanda was a poet with a capital ‘P.’ I’m just a poet,” Schlie said.

Her 94 years have been full of memories and the occasional name others recognize like James Cash Penney, founder of J.C. Penney for whom she often served as a reception hostess, and Mitt Romney, whom Schlie taught Sunday School when he was a teen.

She was a special assistant to California Modernist painter Dorr Hodgson Bothwell, whose works hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.

And then there are those war years when she worked as an inspector/driver at the General Motors plant in Michigan.

“The plant ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” she said, referring to the DUKW, the six-wheel drive amphibious trucks dubbed Ducks. “Then we drove the trucks out to the test track. Only time in my life I wore long underwear.”

Schlie is a fountain of information.

Mention Ahwatukee and she recalls Arthur Godfrey as one of their first promoters, advertising the new neighborhood on his radio and television shows.

Schlie gained some nationwide publicity in 2012 when her first-edition “Book of Mormon” was stolen from her bookstore by a close friend, who had helped her publish her first poetry book.

With assistance from the FBI’s art theft program, Jay Michael Linford was apprehended in Virginia. After he pleaded guilty to theft, the book was returned to Schlie in January 2013.

All proceeds benefit HD South and Gilbert CAN (Citizens Action Network).

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Oil can be dropped off at Fire Stations 204, at 1426 S. Extension Road; 212, 2430 S. Ellsworth Road; and 214, at 5950 E. Virginia St. The east parking lot at Mesa Surplus Store, 7041 E. Adobe Road, also is a collection spot.

Bakers Commodities recycles used cooking oil and grease into products that can be used to feed livestock, power vehicles and act as a base for everyday items.

Information: mesaaz.gov/water or 480644-2484.

‘Adopt A Senior’ program launched by Gilbert Chamber

The Gilbert Chamber Foundation is organizing is ninth annual “Adopt A Senior” program to benefit Gilbert’s low-income senior citizens as well as homebound seniors and disabled Gilbert residents.

In partnership with the Gilbert Senior Center, the Chamber is asking members of the community to request a wish list, then shop for and return the items to the Chamber

by Wednesday, Dec. 6. An average list costs

$25 and may include a variety of requested items.

In addition, the Chamber is seeking the donation of miscellaneous items in quantities of 50 or more and will use these items to make up goody bags that are distributed to lowincome seniors at a holiday party.

For more information, contact Ashley Silva by e-mail at ashley@gilbertchamber.com.

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Recycle turkey frying oil for free at city facilities

The City of Mesa Water Resources Department has joined with the Mesa Fire and

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Switch to a Humana Medicare Advantage HMO plan with a $0 monthly premium

The Humana Medicare Advantage Humana Gold Plus (HMO) plan has the same basic coverage as Original Medicare but has extra benefits, and no additional monthly plan premium.

Additional benefits include: SilverSneakers Fitness Program Well Dine — 10 meals delivered to your door following a hospital stay Vision and Hearing coverage $75 Over-the-counter quarterly medication allowance** $0 Copay on Tier 1 & 2 drugs for 90 day mail order prescriptions through Humana Pharmacy®, a pharmacy in the network with preferred cost sharing***

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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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ypically the domain of retail chains and department stores, Chandler Fashion Center recently welcomed Malani World Mercato, an Indian bazaar-style store that offers shoppers a unique global experience.

Nestled between Sephora and Free People, the store is a far cry from the chains that surround it in the mall. Rather than focus on one specific niche like women’s clothing or furniture, it sells a diverse array of products, including clothing, jewelry and British and Indian foods as well as furniture, décor and wines from all over the world.

Owner Pradip Malani has his own jewelry designers, and all of the clothing and jewelry sold in the store is made in India.

The Chandler store is Malani’s second location. He opened the first Malani World Mercato at Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix over six years ago. Establishing the first store was an uphill battle but the process has been much easier in Chandler the second time around.

“It’s been an evolution,” Malani said.

“People have been getting more and more into the Bollywood style and now you see it everywhere. We are the only game in town really.”

For Malani, it is all about introducing the brand to the community. Once shoppers happen upon his store, their reactions are almost always positive, he said.

While his concept may seem out of place in a suburban mall, Chandler, in

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Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites by Hilton hotels have opened in Phoenix-Tempe ASU Research Park in Tempe.

The hotels are across the street from the 320-acre ASU Research Park, which serves as the headquarters for GoDaddy and Shutterfly, among others. The hotel has two distinct lobbies and will share access to an outdoor pool, fire pit and barbeque grill area, and fitness center.

The hotels will add 228 new rooms to the

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Pradip Malani’s store in Chandler Fashion Center offers merchandise, food, decor and clothing from India. It is his second Malani World Mercato in the Valley.

particular, is actually a prime location for Malani’s bazaar.

“Chandler has a lot of diverse communities, which helps a lot,” Malani said.

Prior to opening his Arizona stores, the Ahwatukee resident worked in the jewelry industry for 39 years and operated an Indian clothing and jewelry brand in Los Angeles called Sona Chaandi.

The store really began to take off as the Bollywood style caught on with celebrities and Malani noticed an uptick in interest “once celebrities like Madonna and Gwen Stefani started walking into our store and buying our stuff,” he said.

Malani’s Los Angeles store even provided the wardrobe for Johnny Depp in the fourth installment of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, he said.

The project was a career highlight for the Mumbai-born Malani, who first visited the U.S. as a child when his father took him to Disneyland.

He grew up in Kolkata and attended high school there before moving to Los Angeles in 1979 to start his own business. He was attracted to Los Angeles by that initial trip to Disneyland with his father.

Malani decided to retire to Arizona sev-

Tempe area.

the latest Nordstrom Rack store, the sixth in the market.

The approximately 25,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2018.

The store will be on the corner of Williams Field Road and SanTan Village Parkway, and will feature merchandise across the women’s, men’s, kids’ and home categories.

Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Seattle-based Nordstrom.

AT&T opens new Mesa store focused on entertainment

AT&T has unveiled an entertainmentfocused retail store concept near Superstition Springs Center in Mesa. The new store is among the first such stores in the country, and the first in the East Valley, to incorporate this new design.

The store, at almost 3,400 square feet, is at 1411 S. Power Rd.

Nordstrom Rack to open sixth area store in Gilbert

SanTan Village in Gilbert will be home to

Chandler Corporate Industrial Center to break ground

The Chandler Corporate Industrial Center, a $10 million, 100,018 square-foot project, is

en years ago, and his son now runs Sona Chaandi in Los Angeles. That retirement did not last long, though, and Malani decided to replicate his Los Angeles store in the Valley in what he referred to as his “retirement project.”

“It’s better than getting bored at home,” Malani said.

Despite its unique concept, Malani World Mercato exemplifies a growing trend in retail that has seen stores focus on providing unique experiences for prospective buyers. As stores struggle to compete with online shopping, this tactic allows them to offer something to consumers that Internet marketplaces like Amazon like cannot.

“I think it is a perfect example of retailers being creative,” CBRE Retail Services First Vice President Todd Folger said.

“It’s not that there’s anything wrong with a traditional retail store, but the more you can make an experience for the consumer, the better the chance is they are going to spend more time in that store.”

In that vein, Malani World Mercato offers eyebrow threading and henna body art from professional artists. Its eclectic mixture of clothing, food and décor offerings also set it apart from the more sterile online shopping experience. “(That experience) provides consumers with more reasons to come back and spend more time in store, (and it is) definitely a trend we will see continuing in the future,” Folger said.

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

set to break ground this month.

The center is at 370 N Juniper Drive. It will finish construction sometime next summer.

LGE Design Build’s President and CEO David Sellers noted that his team’s goal was to create a striking, state-of-the-art corporate facility that would set the standard for similar projects in the region.

For more on LGE Design Build, visit lgedesignbuild.com.

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s the Christmas shopping season continues, so does the Tribune Shopping Guide. With the help of Local First Arizona, here are some more local businesses and their picks for the best holiday gifts this year.

LetterCraft

Owners: Brandon and Katie Young Location: 3000 E. Ray Road, Gilbert Contact: letter-craft.com, hello@lettercraftdesigns.com, 480-565-9997

What does your business do? Lasercut wood gifts like ornaments, magnets, keychains and pins What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? We make Arizona and famous face ornaments Why should someone consider this gift?

Our gifts make people smile and feel nostalgic. They are the perfect gift for everyone at a price everyone can afford.

and a pledge card reminding others to choose Love What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Our specialty is assorted styles of Love Glasses, but we have other merchandise available as well.

Why should someone consider this gift?

This gift is about bring social change and reminding each other that we have the choice to choose how to show up in this world. After all isn’t that what the holiday season is all about? Let’s ring in the New Year right.

Nutwhats

Owner: Lisa Rast Location: Chandler Contact: 480-216-1787

Pure Life Jewelry

Owner: Jenny Melissa Rodriguez Location: 3458 E Southern Ave Suite 107, Mesa, AZ 85204 Contact: purelifejewelry.com, 480.678.0498

What does your business do? We create handcrafted jewelry using traditional metalsmithing techniques such as sawing soldering and hand polishing each piece.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Throughout the holidays, we offer gift sets of our jewelry as well as custom-made jewelry pieces perfect for personalizing any gift.

Why should someone consider this gift?

Our jewelry is handcrafted and made here in Arizona. Each piece that leaves our studio is made from quality products locally sourced. We strive to create products that are an everyday reminder that your life is what you make it.

Redemption Market

Love Glasses Revolution

Owner: Tara Ijai Location: Online also retail locations such as Pomegranate Café in Ahwatukee and Spirit of Yoga in Tempe.

Contact: loveglassesrevolution@gmail. com, 602-293-8100 What does your business do? We sell heart-shaped sunglasses with a message

It’s a new gift box this year and features my favorite flavors

Nicantoni’s

Owner: Victor Buono Location: 323 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 111, Gilbert Contact: 480-892-2234 What does your business do? Pizza, pub and bistro What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Take part in our turkey drive Why should someone consider this gift?

To help feed the less fortunate.

What does your business do? Confections and corporate gifting What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Our Sweet Surprise Holiday Box Why should someone consider this gift?

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Owner: Rhonda LaBatt, based in Chandler Locations: redemptionmarket.com; Monday-Friday at Beneficial Beans + Boutique, 1027 E. Washington St., Phoenix; Saturdays at the Phoenix Public Market Contact: 480-516-1010, @redemptionmarket, redemptionmarket@gmail.com What does your business do? Redemp-

tion Market is an ethical boutique where every purchase supports a cause. We partner with over 15 social-justice groups, supporting women rescued from trafficking, building schools and providing clean water in developing countries. Our shop features fair-trade jewelry, home decor, baby toys, handbags and more!

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Save 25 percent on any size order at redemptionmarket.com using code TRIBUNE25 at checkout. Local orders usually arrive within 2 days.

Why should someone consider this gift?

Our unique products are meaningful gifts for that person who wants to make a difference!

Rubber Flooring Inc.

Owners: Kurt Leitinger, Tony Schmidt, Chuck Chan Location: Mesa Contact: 800-613-0996; contact@rubberflooringinc.com What does your business do? We are an online flooring company out of Mesa specializing in gym flooring. Our goal is to make fitness and other specialty flooring options accessible and easy to understand.

In addition to gym flooring, we also provide other specialty flooring items including outdoor flooring, gymnastics mats, dance flooring, trade show flooring and more.

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artists and small businesses.

Why should someone consider this gift? We feature hand-painted ornaments

by Brenda Schodt of Chandler. She has more than two dozen designs of Southwest scenes. Each year she also produces a limited number of “Tumbleweed Tree Ornaments” for our Chandler clientele. The ornament features a design of Chandler’s famous Tumbleweed Tree. It’s perfect for anyone with a connection to Chandler!

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mended gift item? Our hottest holiday gift is the cheerleading mats package. This package includes a rollout cheer mat, incline mat and balance beam.

Why should someone consider this gift?

Kids love having a place at home to practice their tumbling and parents love the mats’ portability. No need to worry about designating an entire tumbling space in the home – you can simply put these mats away once the fun is over. Additionally, this is a great, affordable way to give an all-in-one holiday gift that offers the young gymnast or cheerleader everything they need in one package, saving the buyer time and money.

RunBuddy Mobile, LLC

Owner: David Lopez Location: We service the entire Valley but are based out of Tempe Contact: 480-433-8835, info@runbuddymobile.com What does your business do? We Run Dogs! We are a mobile dog gym offering 30-minute fitness sessions for a happy, healthy dog. All breeds, sizes, and temperaments welcome! Hours are 5 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday. We come to your home and the sessions take place inside the safe and convenient environment of our mobile dig gym!

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? For the East Valley Tribune, we are offering 15 percent off ANY of our packages that range from single runs to monthly memberships. Our most popular gifts are our 5-RUN packages for loved ones who may need help exercising their dogs or want to spoil those who want the best for their canine companions.

Why should someone consider this gift?

Whether it’s weather restrictions, physical therapy, life/time restrictions, weight loss, too much energy, or your dog is socially limited, life is full of busy schedules and limited options. Our vet-endorsed mobile dog gym provides a safe and fun way to give someone’s dog a better, longer life!

SanTan Brewing Company

Owner: Anthony Canecchia, founder and brew master Location: 8 S. San Marcos Place, Downtown Chandler Contact: 480-917-870, SanTanBrewing. com What does your business do? We’re Arizona’s largest craft brewery! Craft beer and craft food since 2007.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? SanTan Brewing gift

TheStore at Mesa Arts Center

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SanTan Brewing Company in Chandler is promoting gift cards this holiday.

cards.

Why should someone consider this gift?

The perfect gift for the craft beer lover.

Until Dec. 25, purchase gift cards to SanTan Brewing Company and receive bonus cards. When you purchase a $50 gift card, you’ll get a $10 bonus card (online code: SANTAN10). When you purchase a $100 gift card, you’ll get a $25 bonus card (online code: SANTAN25). You can purchase on SanTanBrewing.com or in person at the Brewpub.

Seaside Boutique

Owners: Chad Palmer and Liz Goldfarb Location: Gilbert Contact: seaside-boutique.com, seaside. boutiqueinfo@gmail.com, sales@seasideboutique.com What does your business do? Our business sells women’s clothing specializing in Boho style from LA fashion designers. Our collection is hand curated for a unique high-end boutique look. We also offer a variety of accessories and intimates to coordinate with this style.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Use the code EVT20 for 20 percent off your order through 12/15 plus free shipping. A recommended gift would be either our super soft leggings or our incredibly comfortable bralettes.

Links are seaside-boutique.com/collections/leggings-1 and seaside-boutique. com/collections/bralettes Why should someone consider this gift?

Our clothing is a very unique blend of comfort and fashion that fits every woman’s lifestyle. We offer free shipping and ships out the same business day if ordered by 4 p.m. We have impeccable customer service designed to leave the customer completely satisfied with her purchase.

Shirts n Things

Owners: Larry and Debbie Teiman

Location: 1840 W. Southern Ave., Mesa Contact: shirtsnthings@gmail.com

What does your business do? Music and movie clothing boutique What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? We have the largest selection of band shirts, movie shirts and posters in the state. We’ll have Black Friday deals and holiday deals all month.

Why should someone consider this gift? We carry everything from Elvis to “Stranger Things.” We have a huge selection of everything music and movie related. We have something for everyone!

Sibley’s West: The Chandler and Arizona Gift Shop Owners: Michelle and John Wolfe Location: 72 S. San Marcos Place, Downtown Chandler Contact: 480-899-4480

What does your business do? We sell unique gifts from more than 200 Arizona

Owner: The Mesa Arts Center Foundation Location: 1 East Main St., Mesa (Directly across from the Contemporary Art Museum).

What does your business do? TheStore at Mesa Arts Center is an all-Arizona artist cooperative of more than 40 artists. We offer a wide variety of new and exciting art including ceramics, jewelry, basketry, paintings, photography, wood and glassworks and more.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? We would recommend the purchase of any original piece of art; something unique and handmade, created by an Arizona artist.

Why should someone consider this gift?

Anyone can give a sweater or a fancy new coffee machine, but your friends and family deserve something unique and special.

A one-of-a-kind work of art is an unforgettable gift to cherish and enjoy – given from the heart.

Travel Vaccines & Wellness Solutions

Owner: Erin Fry Location: 2421 E. Southern Ave., Suite 5, Tempe Contact: erin@tvwsolutions.com, 480462-0188.

What does your business do? We specialize in immunizations and medications for foreign travel and general wellness. We provide up to date information and education on travel health issues and disease outbreaks. We have a combined 30+ years of experience in travel health. Onsite services available.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Gift certificate for vitamin B-12 injections. Holiday special: 2 for $22 or 5 for $50.

Why should someone consider this gift?

The gift of health and wellness. Great for busy people, athletes, parents, vegetarians and vegans. Injectable vitamin B-12 can provide: extra energy, better mood, increase cognitive function, better sleep quality and aid in weight loss.

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Truce

Owner: Diann Peart Location: Tempe Contact: Steven Tripoli, 845-702-4954, Steven@truceclean.com What does your business do? Truce makes safe and simple cleaning products.

Using just a total of 15 ingredients, we make safe and effective products for keeping your home sparkling clean without all of the worry of nasty chemicals. Starting from our origins at the Phoenix Farmers Market in 2008, Truce is beginning to gain national attention for our unique, fabulous cleaning and home products.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Our recommended gift item is our Cleaning Starter Kit: truceclean.com/collections/starter-kits/products/cleaning-starter-kit Why should someone consider this gift?

For many, the new year means ditching all those unhealthy habits of the past year and starting fresh. Most people seek to switch up their routines through diet and exercise, but Truce would like to educate people that the products that they use in their home should also be up for review!

The Truce Cleaning Starter Kit is the per-

fect gift for anyone who is looking to turn over a new leaf and start fresh this new year. Also, our starter kit would be a great gift for anyone intending to host any parties or events this holiday season. As an added plus, our all-purpose cleaner is famous for its peppermint scent – a holiday favorite!

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Tukee’s Tamales

Owners: Caprice & Eric Gouveia Location: Mobile vendor out of Ahwatukee. We travel around the Valley to many local farmers markets, festivals and events. We also do corporate catering.

Contact: 602-359-0573, tukeestamales@ gmail.com, facebook.com/Tukees-Tamales-184162221931176/ What does your business do? We specialize in cultural Mexican cuisine. We make about seven varieties of delicious tamales that are naturally gluten free. Red pork, green corn with cheese and our new twisted tamales are the most popular this year. We also have a wide range of Mexican traditional dishes such as mole poblano, chile rellenos, cochinita pibil and much more.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? Tamales!

Why should someone consider this gift?

It’s a very traditional dinner item during the holidays.

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What does your business do? We make craft, organic, small-batch soaps, shaving products, lotions, and balms with natural ingredients for men who want the best and shave against the grain.

What is your holiday special or recommended gift item? We recommend the Barbershop Shave Kit for dads, husbands, brothers, or any man in a shopper’s life who wants the best, smoothest shave possible. The Barbershop Kit includes: Barbershop scented Pre-Shave Oil, Barbershop Shave Soap, “The Prince” Badger Shaving Brush and Barbershop Aftershave Tonic Splash.

Why should someone consider this gift?

For one, it’s important to shop local and help Arizona’s small businesses grow. But more importantly, Wet Shaving Products

Owner: Joel Ramírez Location: Mesa and across Maricopa County Contact: 602-552-3577 What does your business do? We specialize in food from El Salvador What is your holiday special or recommended gift item?

Pupusas and Tamales!

W h y should someone consider this gift? Pupusas are the national food of El Salvador, they are so amazing the Salvadoran government gave them a national holiday!

Salvadoran tamales are not your average tamales! The chicken filling is cooked in a curry style sauce with potatoes, olives and garbanzo beans wrapped in plantain leaves for added flavor! Try Salvadoran food, passport not needed!

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Way too many lights aren’t the reason for the season

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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he best part of Christmas for me?

It’s the annual traditions. How do we celebrate

at my house?

For starters, there’s purposely turning off local FM station KEZ in mid-November, upon discovering they’ve already started airing weeks on end of Christmas music.

There’s also my yearly online purchase of a garageload of golf equipment as “a Christmas gift to myself,” which I need like a third arm attached to the middle of my forehead to guide my putter. Then there’s that old Yule classic: Driving by some homeowner’s garish holiday light display – a bazillion twinkling bulbs, carols on endless loop, traffic worthy of rush hour on the 202 – when I wonder to myself, how do this family’s poor neighbors keep from committing homicide?

As with shopping, I usually save such

murderous thoughts until the last minute before Christmas. But this year, my thoughts turned ugly early, when the tale of Lee Sepanek’s “Arcadia Christmas House” made news last week.

Sepanek’s story is another of those alleged “war on Christmas” blurbs, except it appears less warlike than most. The short version: For the past 30 years, Sepanek, 66, has strung up a quarter-million lights on his house near 44th Street and Camelback. Sepanek takes donations to fund the massive display, and acts neighborly by selling hot cocoa and Christmas cookies to the thousands of lookie-lous who show up. It was this vending – and the dozen-plus complaints made by Sepanek’s neighbors since 2014 – that attracted the attention of the City of Phoenix, which in October held a “good neighbor” meeting with Sepanek.

Afterward, our hero was so dispirited, he decided to cancel his display this year.

“I’m sad,” Sepanek whined to the Arizona Republic. “I’m going to be sad when

these people show up with their sad faces.

They’re going to come around the corner and it’s a black house.”

I’m sad, too. For this guy’s neighbors, who for three decades have lived next door to a megawatt discotheque staged nightly for weeks. I’m sad, too, that publicityhungry lawyers from the Goldwater Institute and the Rose Law Group jumped on the bandwagon with a Nov. 21 press conference, undoubtedly creating a waste of taxpayer dollars to defend the city’s actions. And finally, I’m sad that the city of Phoenix, wary of catching a ton of grief, didn’t do what someone should have done to Sepanek’s display years ago.

Pulled the freaking plug.

I don’t mean to declare war on Christmas, Hanukkah, or any other holiday. The war I mean to declare is on “hey, look at me” narcissists, homeowners whose thirst for attention and misplaced sense of “the reason for the season” prevents others from enjoying peace on Earth – or any peace at all. Celebrate whatever you’d like

with a reasonable display of holiday cheer.

Set out a posse of reindeer and an illuminated St. Nick, or a manger scene and a few dozen luminaria. Erect a 10-foot-tall menorah, or display Kwanzaa candles and ears of corn galore. But drawing more traffic than a flea market by displaying your own mini-Vegas Strip? That’s not about the Prince of Peace. That’s about you gratifying your own ego.

Sepanek’s message for his complaining neighbors at his press conference? “Get a life. Move on. I don’t sweat the small stuff.

Maybe they haven’t had enough problems in their life and they just strike out on whatever they can come up with that they think is important to them but that doesn’t seem to be important to anyone else.”

St. Nick, if you’re making a list and checking it twice, a life would be the perfect gift for the owner of the Arcadia Christmas House.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Tax plan for the rich

It’s clear who will benefit from the new tax plan in Washington: the rich. What we’re hearing less about is who will pay the consequences – and that’s hardworking, low-income Americans.

This year, we’ve already seen attempts to gut essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP (formerly food stamps). So, after giving away $1.5 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthy, those same critical programs would likely wind up back on the chopping block.

With one in eight Americans below the poverty line, this is both bad public policy and just plain wrong. I hope we can count on our members of Congress to stand up against this plan. Instead they should strengthen effective anti-poverty policies so more of our neighbors can make ends meet.

– Mercy Drake – Mesa

Tempe rule change is unfair

Everyone should be aware of how the present Tempe City Council operates.

Joseph L. Pospicil Jr. is a veteran and an everpresent person at City Council meetings, at which Joe provides meaningful input and recommendations to the Council. In view of Joe’s untiring efforts to improve management of the city of Tem-

pe, we, the FIVE minus ONE, recommended that the city name certain sites after Joe. Then, after several months of trying to satisfy the Council with a site to name, the Council decided to change the ground rules for naming, and one of the ground rules was that before you can submit a person’s name for a city facility, the person must have been deceased for five years.

Thus, Joe was disqualified. The Council made this change simply to deny the naming request, that we had proposed.

When we made this proposal, there was no five-year rule. The council changed the rule in the middle of the process, so that Joseph L. Pospicil Jr. could be denied the naming of a City facility according to City Resolution No. 2012.130, dated December 13, 2012.

In other words, the Council changed the rule in the “middle of the game.” We believe that Joe should have been “grandfathered” into the rule.

– Arthur Jacobs – Tempe

Note to Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs, Republican representative for Congressional District 5, is demanding that Robert Mueller be fired or resign his appointment as Special Prosecutor because Mueller is doing his job.

Note to Mr. Biggs: Just because you do not like what Mr. Mueller has found in his investigations,

and just because you do not like his legitimate and lawful actions resulting from those findings, that is no reason for him to be removed from his position. On the contrary, his exemplary performance of his duties is the very reason he should continue as special prosecutor.

– Michelle Steiner – Chandler

Against fluoride

A few weeks ago, this newspaper ignored a major story: Higher fluoride levels in pregnant women have been linked to lower IQs in their children.

The levels were well within the range of American women drinking fluoridated water.

This was the finding of a major international study published last month in the journal “Environmental Health Perspectives,” funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and led by the University of Toronto school of public health.

The study, one of the most robust ever conducted on fluoride’s risks, followed mother-child pairs for over 12 years. For every 0.5 part per million increase in prenatal exposure, children lost 2.5-3 IQ points. While noting that the authors said more research was needed, they cited its strong methodology, including taking into account a dozen possible confounding factors.

Lead author, Dr. Howard Hu, said, “directly related to whether fluoride is a risk for the neuro-

development of children. So, to say it has no relevance to the folks in the U.S. seems disingenuous.”

Fluoride’s ability to damage the brain is one of the most active areas of fluoride research today.

Over 300 studies have found that fluoride is a neurotoxin (a chemical that can damage the brain).

In addition, several prestigious reviews, including a report by the U.S. National Research Council, a meta-analysis published by a team of Harvard scientists, and a review published in The Lancet have raised red flags about the potential for low levels of fluoride to harm brain development in some members of the population.

World-renowned scientist Philippe Grandjean, one of the co-authors of the Harvard meta-analysis said, “Fluoride seems to fit in with lead, mercury and other poisons that cause chemical brain drain.”

How many studies showing serious harm will it take before the sacred cow of fluoridation is put out to pasture for good?

The best way to protect the future is to start by protecting our children’s brains from fluoride.

Stop the deliberate addition of fluoride chemicals to drinking water. There is little, if any, benefit from swallowing fluoride, but there are substantial risks.

– Gail Lamoureux – Gilbert

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or the third time in four years, the Chandler Wolves are heading to the 6A State Championship. This time around, though, they will be accompanied by another Chandler Unified School District member that isn’t named Hamilton.

For the first time in school history, the Perry Pumas punched their ticket to the state championship last Friday with a convincing 56-31 win over the Mountain Pointe Pride.

Chandler Unified is the only school district in state history to have both teams in the 6A football finals.

The Pumas have proved themselves all season long, and the victory over the No. 1-ranked Pride solidified their claim to be considered as one of the best in 6A. The Wolves are the defending state champs. Early on in the season, they suffered several injuries to key players, including starting quarterback Jacob Conover in week two. But sticking to the “next man up mentality,” the Wolves only suffered one loss, a 24-21 nail-biter against Mountain Pointe.

Chandler is now fully healthy and Conover, along with others, returned just in time for their regular-season matchup with the Pumas. In a 55-27 trouncing, the Wolves handed the Pumas their only loss of the season and claimed their spot atop the 6A class.

Since then, both teams have run the table to secure their spot in Tucson on Dec. 2. Perry survived two battles

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Drake Anderson turns upfield in Chandler’s semifinal matchup against the Red Mountain Lions at Hamilton High School on Nov. 17.

against Hamilton High, including a 6563 shootout on Oct. 20.

Chandler outscored its final two opponents 98-33 and then outlasted the Pinnacle Pioneers and Oklahoma commit Spencer Rattler in the quarterfinals, 77-52.

Both teams are led by great quarterbacks who have put up astronomical numbers throughout 2017.

For Perry, Brock Purdy has been sensational all season, throwing for 3,686 yards and 48 touchdowns through 12 games this season. He’s also been able to torture defenses on the ground as well, running for 882 yards and nine touchdowns.

Against Hamilton in the quarterfinals, Purdy threw for 512 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 86 yards and two more scores. In just eight games this season, Conover has thrown for 2,267 yards and 23 touchdowns. I But these two quarterbacks aren’t the only weapons that take the field on a weekly basis.

Purdy junior wideouts Colby Dickie and D’Shayne James have been his favorite targets, combining for 2,042 yards and 20 touchdowns this season.

Purdy also has three other receivers with over 300 yards receiving. On the Chandler side, it’s been Gunner Romney and Jarick Caldwell through the

air. Romney has caught 65 passes for 1,279 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Caldwell has hauled in 47 passes for 729 yards and four touchdowns.

While the Wolves can dominate teams through the air, they have gone with the ground game this season, relying on the running back duo of Drake Anderson and DeCarlos Brooks.

The pair have both rushed for over 1,000 yards and have combined for 42 of the Wolves 46 rushing touchdowns.

Kenny Fultz has been the main man in the backfield for Perry, rushing for 521 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.

Perry and Chandler have demonstrated their ability to put points on the scoreboard this season, combining for a total of 1,354 points. Both teams also have allowed less than 320 points this season.

The two state championship opponents boast solid defensive lines, highlighted by Chris Manoa on the Chandler side and Travis Beckman and Jobiin Sweatt on the Perry side. Avery Carrington and Bryce Jackson highlight just two of several talented players in the Chandler secondary, while Travis Calloway and Victor Nieto do the same for the Pumas.

The two Chandler teams will battle it out on Dec. 2 at the University of Arizona stadium in Tucson, whether it be through the air or on the ground as they have both displayed the talent to score at will.

Either way, two Chandler schools will compete for the state championship for the first time since 2014, when Chandler defeated Hamilton to capture its first state title.

Heading into season, Basha retools championship roster

BY BROOKE COLTELLI Cronkite News

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ust seven months ago, the Basha High School boys basketball team hoisted the gold trophy after defeating Corona del Sol in the 6A Conference state championship game. In capturing the title, five starting seniors fulfilled a promise they made four years earlier to coach Mike Grothaus.

From the time they arrived at Basha as freshmen, the group vowed it would bring home a state title in its senior season.

“When they came in as a group of freshmen, they were just 14-year-old kids,” Grothaus said, adding: “They were a competitive bunch and that’s what they always told one another. They were not afraid to back down from that. They told everyone they were

going to win it their senior year and they were able to uphold it.”

This title was the first boys basketball state championship for Basha and the first state championship for the city of Chandler since 1984. Grothaus describes the legacy those players left behind as “one that will be remembered forever.”

Losing nine seniors and returning only two varsity players, both of which

were not starters, the Bears have their work cut out for them this season. Grothaus is tasked with determining a new starting five, and placing his players in a position to be successful.

Senior Jared Paulus admits it was difficult to lose so many seniors, mainly because last season’s team “jelled” so well together. Even with a virtually See

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brand-new roster, Paulus and his team have their sights set on grabbing another state title this year.

“We have the same goals of winning the region and winning the championship,” Paulus said. “We’re working for the same goals.”

The legacy left behind, framed around a dedication to excellence on and off the court, motivates the Bears to accomplish those goals.

Perhaps the greatest tangible reminder is the addition of the state championship banner now hanging from the rafters in the gymnasium. With that banner comes an expectation.

“They know what’s expected of them,” Grothaus said, “They know that have to come in every day, put in work, trust the process and be great student-athletes.”

This season the seniors, Paulus, Bryan Baptiste and Mason Sorensen, are aware of the standard they are being asked to uphold. With state championship experience under their belts, these seniors understand what it takes to make it to that elite stage.

Planning to follow the path paved by the seniors of the past, Paulus is deter-

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points can be exciting, but Grothaus and his players alike acknowledge the impact defense can have on the outcome of a game.

“No matter what, defense will always give you a chance to win the game, especially at this level,” Grothaus said, “There are going to be nights when you just don’t shoot it well.”

These fundamentals are something this team can rely on throughout the season, even with such a young ros(Jamie Nish/ ter. Grothaus said that Cronkite News) his team can only hold Reigning state boys basketball champion Basha Bears begin work on a repeat at an early fall practice. onto “inexperience” for so long, and now these mined to be a leader on this team.

Sorensen has focused his attention on players are expected to prove them“There’s a lot of younger guys, so lead- “dribbling, defense and lateral quick- selves. ing them and setting a good example for ness.”

“We’re going to get everybody’s best the whole team is my goal,” Paulus said.

Grothaus encourages his athletes to shot every single night, and that’s what The team is taking advantage of the work on many aspects of their game, we want,” Grothaus said, “We look foroff-season. In an effort to strengthen but one thing he continuously preaches ward to the competition.” their skills, the Bears spent their fall is defense. If Basha boys basketball was The Bears’ regular season begins Tuesbreak conditioning and attending open a term in the dictionary, defense would day, Nov. 28, when they take on Queen gym sessions. be its most basic definition. Scoring Creek.

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t may seem insensitive, but the idea of stress being an issue we can control is worth considering.

Many within the medical world agree that stress is not a monster that forces us to be afraid, but rather our worries originate as a response from within our own mind. Thus, if we can learn how to rewire the way we think, we can begin to walk in victory over the stress which we blame for ruining our happiness.

In some way or another, we’ve heard about going to our “happy place,” a seemingly magical location where we can take shelter from whatever is threatening our security.

But just what is this well-intentioned FAITH CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

Honor and remember loved ones no longer with us, whether they have passed from this lifetime, are no longer a part of your life, or they just live far away at a Unity of Mesa Remembrance Service.

DETAILS>> 7-8 p.m. in the sanctuary, 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. To have a picture of your loved one included in the presentation, send a photo with a name and two-line description to moriah@unityofmesa.org. Information: 480892-2700, unityofmesa.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 2 CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS

Children 3 through 10 are invited to come and celebrate the birth of our Savior with Christmas for Kids at Calvary Lutheran Church. Besides the Christmas lesson, children will visit various activity areas to celebrate the gift of our Savior by making Christmas crafts, making and enjoying Christmas snacks, playing Christmas games and singing joyous Christmas songs. There will also be a special Christmas birthday cake for all to enjoy.

DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-noon, 1270 N. Dobson Road, Chandler.

Register until Wednesday, Dec. 6, at calvarychandler.net. No charge. Information: 480-963-9397.

SUNDAY, DEC. 3 SIP AND SHOP

Enjoy a night of wine, shopping and fun as you get ready for Chanukah. Over 25 vendors of all kinds will be at Sip and Shop at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Chandler.

Gifts and auctions will be available.

DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. $10 admission includes 1 wine ticket and 1 auction ticket.

Information: 480-855-4333 Ext. 2.

advice really talking about? It can mean different things to different people but to many, it’s a place in the deepest part of our conscience where we can commune with God and embrace the safety and joy of His presence.

I remember a movie where a young girl was experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks whenever a stressful situation would present itself. Her family would lovingly remind her to go to her happy place, and she would close her eyes and begin to control her breathing.

As she blocked out what was happening around her and focused on comforting thoughts, she would eventually calm down and return to a peaceful state of being.

As Christians, we are reminded that Jesus is a type of strong tower where those who are afraid can run into Him and be safe. Psalm 91 also encourages our faith,

“They who dwell in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God in Him will I trust.”

Anxiety, fear, tension stress, and worry are caused by thinking too much about the future. Guilt, regret, resentment, sadness and all types of unforgiveness are established by concentrating too much on the past.

I was listening to a sports commentator the other day as he was explaining how a positive mental state for any sports team is a crucial factor when it comes to success.

He mentioned a particular football team which had recently lost a game by barely missing a field goal with no time left on the clock.

The intensity of this gut-wrenching defeat was multiplied by the fact they had

been defeated by this opposing team 30 years in a row.

He was sympathetic yet making the point that if they could not get past this heart-breaking agony, this discouragement could possibly cause them to lose their next game. Living in the present means not allowing the disappointments from our past to prevent us from accomplishing the victories that are waiting for us in the future.

Consider this wonderful passage of inspiration found in II Corinthians 4:8-9.

“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down but not destroyed.”

FRI-SUN, DEC. 15-17

A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa.

DETAILS>> Sunday school at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

CHURCH PRAYER CALL

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‘WALK THROUGH BETHLEHEM’

First Baptist Church Chandler is featuring its annual live nativity event. Crafts, hot chocolate and hot cider will be free, and food trucks and a photo booth will be available. A brass band and carolers will perform. A walk will end at the manger of Jesus.

DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 3405 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Admission is free. Information: fbc.net or 480-963-3439.

SUNDAYS

SPIRITUAL CENTER

The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center offers New Thought, ACIM, Ancient Wisdom and Interfaith teachings, with uplifting music and positive messages. Ongoing classes include Qigong, A Course In Miracles, Pranic Healing, Kirtan, Drum Circle and many others.

DETAILS>> 10:30-11:45 a.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102.

Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart.

Many classes and events offered. We welcome you!

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE

Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.

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Exploring the 3 Treasures – Jing, Qi, Shen – which are the theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy and the amazing practices of Qigong and Tai Chi. Drop-in sessions for $15. Appropriate for beginners and Qigong practitioners.

DETAILS>> 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>> Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. To tour the facility or register, call 480-855-4333 or e-mail info@chabadcenter.com.

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.

NEW CHURCH IN MESA

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PROSPERITY RECIPES AT UNITY

Internationally known speaker and author, Maureen G. Mulvaney brings back her Prosperity Recipes class series to Unity of Tempe on Monday evenings. Cost: $10 per session DETAILS>> 6:15-8:15 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

– William Holland is a Christian minister, community chaplain and author of the book, “A Lifestyle of Worship.” Discover more at: billyhollandministries.com The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa has a prayer call every Monday.

DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 1-712-775-7085. PIN 162106#.

‘LIVING A COURSE IN MIRACLES’

Join Rev. Julianne and Mike Hay to share Jon Mundy’s, “Living A Course In Miracles” (An Essential Guide To The Classic Text). Suggested love offering $10.

DETAILS>> 7-8 p.m., Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE BIBLE STUDY

Join Valor Christian Center in Gilbert for great fellowship and walk through the word of God with depth.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 3015 E. Warner Road between Greenfield and Higley. Free. Information: 480-545-4321, valorcc.com.

MESA BIBLE STUDY

The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church conducts Bible study on Tuesdays.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical program that helps us overcome our hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Through teaching, worship, and sharing in small groups, you will find genuine people devoted to help discover the power of Christ through the recovery process.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Central Christian Church, 933 N. Lindsay Road, Mesa. Information: Eric at 480-924-4946.

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Light displays welcome holidays across the Valley

BY CARSON MLNARIK Get Out Contributor

10 p.m. Nov. 16 to Jan. 2, $15-$18 and kids under 3 free.

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hoenix won’t exactly see a white Christmas, but there are plenty of opportunities to get into the holiday spirit with light displays. So, grab your loved ones, hot cider and a blanket and take to the road to check out the millions of lights keeping Phoenix aglow through the new year.

For the first time, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park has expanded its family-friendly holiday light experience for five weeks of magic. Their light display features a special train ride through a winter wonderland and kids can stay for nightly visits with Santa starting on Dec. 8.

The park’s Model Railroad Building will also be on display.

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, therailroadpark. com, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 to Jan. 7, train rides $5 and carousel rides $2.

Glendale Glitters

Downtown Glendale glitters with the power of 1.5 million lights each holiday season. The largest free light display in Arizona is great, but make sure to reserve time to browse downtown’s offerings of mom-andpop restaurants, coffee and unique shops.

Each weekend features food trucks, a petting zoo and visits with Santa.

Historic Downtown Glendale, 5835 W. Palmaire Avenue, Glendale, glendaleaz.com/ glitters, 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 24 to Jan. 6, free.

Illumination: Symphony of Light

You don’t have to get out of the car for this one! Take the whole family on a 25-minute ride through a mile of lights synchronized to holiday classics over FM radio.

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Mesa Arizona Temple

“Illumination: Symphony of Light” takes the whole family on a 25-minute ride through a mile of lights synchro- A little construction can’t stop nized to holiday classics over FM radio. the Mesa Arizona Temple’s annual

The ride culminates at Holiday Boulevard, a winter play land featuring a walk-through ornament, food trucks and a giant snowman.

Festival of the Arts returns to Tempe

Ticket price admits an entire car, with an additional $10 price for the walk-up activities.

Illumination, 27701 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, illuminationaz.com, 6 p.m.

Nov. 15 to Jan. 14, $29.50-$32.

Las Noches de Las Luminarias

Warm up this holiday season with a stroll through luminaria-lit desert gardens. With more than 8,000 bags and thousands of white lights, you’ve never seen a cactus look so beautiful. Each night features unique entertainment ensembles, including hand bell and country music performers, as well as buffet and restaurant options.

Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, dbg.org, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 24 to Dec. 30, $12.50-$30.

Lights of the World Lantern Festival

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Artists, entertainers and food trucks are back on their way to Tempe for the 49th Festival of the Arts. The event will run from Friday, Dec. 1, to Sunday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. As many as 225,000 attendees from across the nation are expected to greet over 350 peer-juried, handpicked artists and artisans from around the country. Food trucks, two local beer and wine gardens, and live music are in the mix, too. Details and schedules: tempefestivalofthearts.com.

The Arizona State Fairgrounds gets a makeover when it’s taken over by traditional Chinese lanterns.

This festival melds the classic lanterns, which range from 18 to 60 feet high, with cutting-edge technology.

Featuring 11 different exhibits, this magical marriage of culture and light is one of the largest shows in the country. It also houses carnival rides and games.

Lights of the World Lantern Festival, Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix, lightsoftheworldus.com, 5 to

colorful light display. Hundreds of thousands of lights, flower gardens and a nativity scene are all a part of the free event. Visitors can also catch Christmas concert performances each night in December through Christmas.

Mesa Arizona Temple, 525 E. Main Street, Mesa, mesachristmaslights.com, 5 to 10 p.m.

Nov. 24 to Dec. 31, free.

Phoenix ZooLights

The Phoenix Zoo glimmers each night from Nov. 22 to Jan. 14 when millions of lights are switched on. While your favorite animals are sleeping, their glowing counterparts come alive alongside carousel and camel rides, photos with Santa and a nightly snowfall at 7 p.m.

Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, phoenixzoo.org, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 22 to Jan. 14, tickets start at $12.95.

Wild Horse Pass

In its inaugural Christmas festival, Winter Wonderfest, Wild Horse Pass offers handson activities that include making toys and ornaments in Santa’s workshop, walking through giant gum drop trees and candy cane fences into a life-sized gingerbread house, 20 inflatable attractions, a 300-ft. long zip line, a 45-ft. high slide and a special toddler park.

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler. $20 per person. winterwonderfestaz. com. 1-800-946-4452

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TSO’s holiday tour honors its late producer’s life

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

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hen Trans-Siberian Orchestra mastermind Paul O’Neill died unexpectedly at age 61, his musical partner, Al Pitrelli, was understandably heartbroken.

But Pitrelli, O’Neill’s writing partner Jon Oliva and the late producer’s family are steadfast about carrying on TSO’s legacy.

“For Paul and his wife, Desiree, this was their child that they gave birth to years and years and years ago,” said Pitrelli, who adds the couple has a daughter, Ireland, as well.

“It’s so nice to know that the family is going to carry on the legacy. I’m just glad to be part of it. Whatever they want to do, we’re good with.”

This holiday season, TSO is continuing its “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” tour, which includes 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows on Sunday, Dec. 3, at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The show will also be without bassist David Zablidowsky, who, as David Z, was the bassist for TSO and Adrenaline Mob. He was killed during a vehicle crash earlier this year while touring with Adrenaline Mob. The 2017 Tour is an updated presentation of TSO’s “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More.”

“We’ll always try to upgrade that from year to year because we never really want to repeat ourselves. We do want to have the familiarity of the rock opera that the people have really fallen in love with.”

In addition, the show will introduce people to material TSO hasn’t performed in a few years during the hour it has to explore the catalog.

Pitrelli adds the will (Jason McEachern/Special to the Tribune) performance specifically The Trans-Siberian Orchestra presents “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The not address O’Neill’s Best of TSO and More.” death. Instead, the “We always try to change the front of the tour as a whole is a tribute to him.

“From my heart, right now, I think that evshow and the back of the show,” he said.

“The rock opera portion will remain the ery note that I play on the guitar, every note same. The look of the stage will be different that’s sung by the singers, how it’s presented – the lighting, the pyro, the lasers, the mov- by the production staff, by his family, I think that everybody knows that everything is a ing trusses, the video content.

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tribute to Paul.”

Pitrelli compares the loss to his first Thanksgiving dinner after his father died. It felt like someone or something was missing, but the family carried on and celebrated his dad’s life. Similarly, he will honor O’Neill’s career.

“Listen, life throws you curve balls sometimes,” he said. “Bad things happen. In one phone call, everything can get turned upside down.

“I won’t insult the situation by using typical clichés and I don’t think anybody wants to hear that. If anybody’s ever gone through any kind of loss, it’s kind of answering the question on your own. There will be an empty hole in everybody’s heart for the rest of our lives, but life will continue to go on.

I’ll miss him forever, as everybody who knew him and loved him will.”

IF YOU GO

What: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Where: Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale When: 3:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 Cost: Tickets start at $37.50 Info: 800-745-3000, gilariverarena.com

Tori Amos helps her mom heal with ‘Native Invader’

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

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alling from a “magical” tour stop in London, Tori Amos was upbeat, dubbing her fans “peeps” and promising they’ll leave her shows sprinkled in gold dust.

Her demeanor changed from jovial to sad when she talks about her mother, the inspiration behind her 15th album, “Native Invader.”

Maryellen Amos suffered a severe stroke in January that left her unable to speak.

“I was on the floor in tears sometimes,” Amos said. “I was just at the foot of the couch, on the floor thinking it was just emotional whiplash.

“I realized that Mary, my mother, had been attacked by this stroke that took over her.

The correlation became Mother Earth, our resources were being attacked by a force. My mother was so connected to her father, who was part Cherokee Nation and part European. She always had such a reverence for the

IF YOU GO

What: Tori Amos Where: Mesa Arts Center 1 E. Main St., Mesa

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 29 Info: 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com

Earth and our resources.”

Because her mother couldn’t speak, Amos tried to remember the things she told her.

She wanted to honor her by making a record that was like “the sonic secret garden.”

“I wanted a place of refuge where people can go in traumatic times, where they can step into the music and feel energized. That was the goal.”

Maryellen played a deeper role with Amos’ “Native Invader.” She took a road trip through North Carolina’s Smokey Mountains to reconnect with the stories of her mother’s family.

Amos was soon peppy again, stressing the importance of sharing her life with fans.

“I have found, with the public – let’s call them the ‘peeps’ – I don’t know their experiences,” Amos said. “People have come up to me all over Europe saying ‘I work in stroke rehab. We’re working on new techniques. Can you tell me what’s been going on with Mary?’

“I really value the people who come to the shows and share the music, and I value their stories and their experiences. People have made friends with each other who have come to the shows. That really means a lot to me.”

Amos is set to play a one-woman show Nov. 29 at the Mesa Arts Center.

“It’s demanding,” she said. “You can’t really rely on the band to cover you if you’re tired.

You have to know how to pace yourself.

You have to make sure you don’t drop your narrative.

“When you’re with a band, they can jam while you you’re your water, have a little sip or put your lip gloss on—you have to have lip gloss. When you’re singing by yourself, you have to keep it moving, sister.”

Amos is about more than the music. She cofounded RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization. She’s mortified with the number of women who have revealed their accounts of sexual assaults by the likes of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

“It’s horrifying, and it’s been going on a long time,” Amos said quietly. “People have been protecting Harvey Weinstein and people like him. That is where we are right now.

“We, as a community, and the public have to be involved. We can choose not to tolerate this in the workplace anymore.

This is a moment here. This is a chink in the armor.

“I’m not just talking about one man. A lot of people were involved to make all of this (Special to AFN) happen for so many years. Their careers Tori Amos has been affected by the sexual assault were destroyed. Their lives were destroyed.

Their souls were destroyed. These women scandals. She founded RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). are brave.”

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ou’re probably still giving your tummy a rest after the big Thanksgiving meal of turkey, sides and pumpkin pie. So, do yourself – and your tummy – a big favor by making a simple and soothing soup.

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It has become a favorite in our family. The kids can make it as easily as the adults, and is a great reminder that simple can often be sensational!

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In a bowl, beat eggs by hand. Add in 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Vigorously mix the ingredients by hand until there are no lumps. Add 1 tablespoon water and mix.

Bring to boil 2 quarts of chicken broth. Holding the bowl at an angle over the broth, scoop 1 teaspoon mix at a time and drop in broth until all the batter is gone.

Simmer 30 minutes. Enjoy with hard crusted bread.

Technique #1: Drop the dumplings into the soup by taking a small spoon, dip it in the hot broth, then scoop out a spoonful of batter and put the spoon back into the broth so the batter drops into the soup. This creates a gnocchi-like dumpling.

Technique #2: The kids in my family love to take more of the Spatzle approach by dipping the spoon into the batter and then drizzling the batter over the hot broth to create long strips of dumpling.

Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/recipes/one-minute-kitchen.

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

DESERT WELL #20 EQUIPPING 5712 S. SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD, MESA, ARIZONA PROJECT NO. C05033 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SIDEWALKS AT RAILROAD CROSSING ON ALMA SCHOOL ROAD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 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. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:

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FEDERAL PROJECT NO. MES-0(203)A ADOT TRACS NO. SR231 01C CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0184ALM DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 1:30 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. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:

Furnish and install water pipe, pumps, motors, valves, chlorination equipment, electrical improvements, site improvements, and miscellaneous appurtenances to equip a drilled well at City of Mesa Desert Well 20 site at 5217 S. Signal Butte Road.

Remove and replace sidewalks, curb and gutter, curb and median concrete, and patch back asphalt to tie into Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Crossing upgrades.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $1,100,000 to $1,400,000

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $130,000.00 - $190,000.00.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Heather Sneddon at heather.sneddon@mesaaz.gov.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $95, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.

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.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.”

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $29.00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.

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.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

A pre-bid review of the site has not be scheduled.

Work shall be completed within 35 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 the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for FederalAid Projects.

Work shall be completed within 240 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 3. Certificate With Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 4. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurance with DBE Goal of 4.40% (Form 3102C – See Proposal Documents and Forms)

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 the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check.

PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

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 City of Mesa.

BETH HUNING ATTEST: City Engineer DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

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 City of Mesa.

The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259). Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, November 26, December 6, 13, 2017 / 9398

BETH HUNING City Engineer

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Obituaries DIAL, Robert “Bob” Harry

Age 86, was called to our Heavenly Father on November 16, 2017 at Hospice of the Valley surrounded by family. From his birth in Licking County, Ohio on January 21, 1931 to his death he nourished people around him with love, faith and laughter.

Bob an only child, was born on a farm where he enjoyed riding horses in his younger years. Bob proudly served in the Marine Corp during the Korean War. He married his first wife June in 1952, together they had four children- Terry, Scott, Jody and Duane. Together they raised their family in Scottsdale then moved to Mesa. After 34 years of marriage, his wife June preceded him into Glory. Bob met his current wife of 31 years, Audrey and they were married in 1986. Together they lived in Mesa and had a cabin in Heber. Bob and Audrey enjoyed spending their time in Mesa and Heber. They enjoyed traveling and lots of laughter.

Bob is survived by his wife Audrey, his 4 children and Audrey’s 3 children, his 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

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Leonardo Mongiello, age 80, of Mesa AZ passed away at his home in Mesa November 20, 2017.

Born in Sant'agata di puglia Italy April 25,1937 and immigrated to New York in 1961 where he met his wife Lorraine Nania, they were married August 17, 1963. She predeceased him September 15, 1999.

Leo loved being around his family, He worked for the NYS School System for 25 years until his retirement in 1997 and found work out in Arizona at Casino Arizona, He worked up until his final retirement at age 70. He loved talking and meeting with people and Chinese Buffets, and OTB!!

Survivors include beloved children; daughter Lucille Mongiello-Keys and Alvin Keys of Gilbert; sons, Joseph Mongiello, Sheri Mongiello of Manorville, NY and Leonard Mongiello of Mesa. Beloved Grandfather to: Jarred Holland, Joseph Mongiello Jr. and Anthony Mongiello.

Viewing to be held Monday, November 27 from 4-7pm and Wake, Mass and burial Tuesday, November 28th 10 am to 1pm both at Mountain View Memorial Gardens, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa AZ 85207 480-832-2850.

A word about obituaries The East Valley Tribune obituaries can be found online at obituaries.eastvalleytribune.com Deadline for Sunday's paper is Thursday at 5pm.

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The Concrete work consists of Concrete work, including Catch Basins and Concrete Flared End Sections with Trash Racks and Rip Rap, and all other means and methods indicated by the plans.

The ENGINEER’S ESTIMATED RANGE IS $850,000 – $1,000,000.

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

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

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 ninety-two (92) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

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A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at the job site. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory.

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A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 1:00p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

This contract shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to construct the facilities and features called for by the plans and specifications for the following work:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until December 28, 2017 at 1:00p.m.

All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona. Please mark the outside of the bid envelope with the name of this bid document. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration, except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. No bid shall be altered, amended or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time.

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Bids must be submitted on the Proposal and Schedule Form provided and be accompanied by a Bid Bond, certified check, or cashier’s check (PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL BID BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE) for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid, payable to Otago Development, Inc., as a guarantee that the contractor will enter into a contract to perform the proposal in accordance with the plans and specifications. The successful bidder will be required to execute the Otago Development, Inc. Contract and respective Addenda for construction within ten (10) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. Otago Development, Inc. shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder.

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

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

Beth Huning District Engineer ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, November 26, December 3, 2017 / 9391

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