DOWNTOWN MAKES A COMEBACK
MESA’S CORE TARGETED FOR REVITALIZATION
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE
If enthusiasm and optimism were guarantees for success, downtown Mesa would be a rockin’ place 24 hours a day.
But, it takes more than enthusiasm to ensure that businesses will prosper and people will want to hang out and spend money in a particular neighborhood.
A new group of business owners has found downtown Mesa and joined with longtime downtown staples in efforts to rebuild the downtown corridor.
Many of the new Main Street business owners are young and have opened shops that some people wouldn’t consider typical for a historic downtown. That list includes a brewery, a vaping lounge and e-juice manufacturer, a vegan restaurant, a toy bodega, a creative, cooperative shared
maker space, a record store and a comic book store.
Much of downtown Mesa’s offerings are exactly what people would expect, a pizza restaurant, a fancier Italian restaurant, Mexican restaurants, clothing stores, a screen printing shop, banks, fast food outlets, antique stores, a music instrument store, several locally owned coffee shops, speciality bakeries, a shoe repair shop, ice cream stores and jewelry stores.
Downtown Mesa has seen its share of ups and downs. For decades, especially in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, it was a thriving, full business district. Then malls became popular, and the city began spreading outward where more and more shopping districts popped up.
Oddly, downtown Mesa business owner Gladys Contreras points out, now some malls are trying to re-create the look of a downtown.
“So, I guess that means downtowns do work,” Contreras said.
Strong support for downtown
The business owners receive plenty of support from the city, the Downtown Mesa Association, Visit Mesa and the chamber, Contreras and fellow Main Street business owner Gary Brown said.
In fact, the Mesa City Council has adopted a plan to continue boosting the downtown, Councilman Chris Glover said. Glover’s district includes downtown Mesa. It’s a wide-ranging mission statement of sorts with key priorities. The list includes offering more entertainment and events and a renewed focus to recruit more restaurants and nightlife options to downtown.
The city is also pressing for the addition of residences
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Mesa Mayor John Giles is a big supporter of light rail through the city’s downtown. Trains have been running deeper into the city for almost seven months and ridership has doubled. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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McQueen Road improvements up for March 29 discussion
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Improvements to McQueen Road in south Chandler will be the subject of a public meeting at 6 p.m. March 29 in Chandler’s Hamilton Branch Library, 3700 S. Arizona Ave.
Construction is about to begin on the final leg of McQueen Road in south Chandler — the two-lane segment between Chandler Heights and Riggs Road. The roadway is bordered on the west by the Paseo Crossings and Rockwood Estates neighborhoods and on the east primarily by unincorporated areas.
The city has been widening McQueen south of the Santan Freeway over the past decade. The upcoming project will take approximately $4 million and eight months to complete. It will widen the roadway to four lanes, plus bike lanes, turn lanes, landscaped medians, street lighting, storm drains, curb, gutter, sidewalks and the extension of underground water, sewer and reclaimed water lines, city officials said.
East Valley gas prices shoot up
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Gasoline prices in the East Valley spiked last week with AAA Arizona reporting an 8-cent increase per gallon.
That brings the current average price in the region to $1.57.
Though pump prices are rising, Arizona boasts one of the largest yearly savings at 85 cents, according to AAA. This week, the statewide average leaped more than a nickel to $1.60. Nationwide, prices skipped up 4 cents to $1.84.
“A couple of things are causing prices to jump: The price of crude is rising and a number of refineries are undergoing seasonal maintenance or cutting production because of abundant supplies,” said Linda Gorman, director of communications and public affairs for AAA Arizona. “Unfortunately, Arizona’s prices are likely to continue to move higher because of these reasons.”
Livability.com’s editors whittled it down to the top 10 based on research that included consideration of vacancy rates, new development and how many people were coming to the city.
Tempe placed No. 7, above Plano, Texas and below Boise, Idaho.
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State lawmakers are moving to throw new roadblocks in the path of at least some people who want public records.
On a 6-2 margin the House Committee on Government and Higher Education approved a measure which would allow government agencies and employees to reject a request if it is “unduly burdensome or harassing.”
But SB 1282 does not define exactly what that is. And that worried several lawmakers who fear it could be used as a way to spurn legitimate requests.
“I’m just worried who’s going to make the judgment call that it’s unduly burdensome or harassing,” said Rep. Warren Petersen, RGilbert. “If that’s the town or the government agency, I think they can just start saying, ‘This is all unduly burdensome.’”
And Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, cited a controversy several years ago in Quartzsite.
“They had a police chief and people working at the city that were very obstructionist,” she said.
Farnsworth chides colleagues for ‘conflict’ bill
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State lawmakers agreed last week to alter state law so the newest member of the Arizona Corporation Commission can vote on pending electric rate cases.
But this is not the last word.
HB 2123 specifically would allow Andy Tobin to participate in debates and vote on requests by power companies to increase charges to customers who generate some of their own power through rooftop solar units.
As approved, it redefines the statutes so that the fact that Tobin’s vote could affect employment of his son-in-law would no longer be an illegal conflict of interest.
Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale, said the measure merely extends the same standard used by the House and Senate to the five-member commission.
But Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, chid-
ed his colleagues. “We are completely different animals,” he said.
Farnsworth, however, agreed to to push the measure out of the House after Allen promised to make changes when it goes to the Senate.
Chandler lawmaker’s bill plugs gap in ‘revenge porn’ law
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Victims of “revenge porn” are on the verge of getting legal shelter from abuse by their former lovers and spouses, two years after they first thought they were protected.
Without dissent the Senate last week approved legislation making it a crime to put someone else’s naked picture on the Internet without his or her consent.
The bill is designed to plug what Rep. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, said is a gap in the law.
Photo radar lights dimming
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The days for photo radar on state roads may be numbered.
With little discussion, the state House voted 32-26 Thursday to make it illegal for the state or local communities to erect speed cameras on any state highway. That covers any road maintained by the state, usually identified by having a route number.
SB 1241 also would ban cameras to catch those who run red lights.
The legislation already has been approved by the Senate. But it needs one more roll-call vote there because the House made a minor change in wording.
Number of jobs in Arizona drops
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Arizona lost 48,600 jobs in January. And that’s good news.
The reason is that the state normally sheds employment after the Christmas season. But this year’s loss is less than the post-recession average of 51,300.
What that means is the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slid three-tenths of a point, to 5.6 percent. But it still remains higher than the 4.9 percent figure for the rest of the country.
But Doug Walls, research administrator for the state Department of Administration, said the state’s overall long-term employment picture continues to improve.
There were 83,200 more people working in the private sector in January than a year earlier. That is a 3.8 percent annual increase.
Tempe named among top downtowns
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of rail, which gets underway this fall, means more people around at more times of the day, Glover and Mesa Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh said. With more people around all day and night, the city can play up the arts community “to develop a younger, hip arts culture and vibe downtown,” Glover said.
The two councilmen and Mayor John Giles said one of downtown Mesa’s obstacles is its size.
Mesa’s Main Street is long, the mayor says, stretching 5 miles. It’s nowhere close to as condensed a downtown as Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe have.
Because of that, Giles favors splitting Main into districts of sorts, with stretches dedicated to specific types of businesses.
The focus to develop the next mile, beyond the arts and cultural district that exists between Mesa Drive and Country Club and University and Broadway, has already begun, Contreras said.
Admittedly, downtown Mesa doesn’t have as many high-rise office buildings as other Valley downtowns, Kavanaugh said, but that’s not a particular worry for him. During the day, downtown is pretty busy, he says; it’s evening when the downtown gets too quiet.
That’s why he’s a proponent of creating more residential units downtown and getting a grocery store to open.
“That’s when we’ll know we’ve made it, when we get a grocery store,” Contreras said.
Having the arts center and museums downtown is a plus for Mesa, Kavanaugh said, and all the groups focusing on a downtown revitalization play those amenities up.
Kavanaugh, Contreras and Giles said the growth at Benedictine University and the planned downtown campus for Arizona State University will boost the downtown nightlife and spur housing options.
“Maybe the universities and colleges will get creative and collaborate on housing,” Kavanaugh said.
There’s plenty of room for housing downtown, Kavanaugh said, and at least some of it likely will be high-rises because of the proven success of such development near light-rail lines in the rest of the Valley.
Contreras would like to see early housing projects be “affordable” and then let downtown housing options grow.
Light rail is a player
The effects of light rail’s extension into the heart of downtown Mesa is a recurring topic in all conversations about downtown.
Giles said last year’s 3.1-mile extension, and the next segment that will extend it another 2 miles from its current end at Mesa Drive to Gilbert Road, show that the city “is headed in the right direction.”
Giles and Glover agree that the opening of the Mesa Arts Center a decade ago spearheaded a resurgence in the city’s downtown.
Now, with light rail stopping in front of the arts center, more people have better options for getting to events there, the mayor said.
revitalization effort. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
The numbers show that people are coming to downtown Mesa, Giles said. Valley Metro ridership data shows that since light rail opened last August, ridership into the downtown has doubled, to 180,000 people a month.
Giles said light rail “is as good as or better an economic development driver as it is a transportation option.”
Brown, the owner of Surf and Ski, is happy to have the light rail downtown, but would prefer the line not be on Main Street because it resulted in fewer traffic lanes for autos.
“It’s a good thing, and I hope it continues to bring people downtown and maybe to restaurants, especially near the Mesa Arts Center,” he said.
Brown doesn’t get many customers who’ve ridden downtown on the train, but he knows other businesses do. Likewise, most of the special events staged downtown haven’t brought customers to Surf and Ski, but again, Brown knows they help other business owners.
Contreras points out that “not every event is for every business.” For example, she said the monthly Motorcycles on Main event brings no customers to her shop, Nebula Vaping, “yet I support it 100 percent.”
Business incentives available
Giles said city officials are “heavily invested” in bringing things downtown. The city is the sole provider of utility services downtown and can use that as a recruitment tool, he said. The city also owns a lot of downtown property and can work with developers on future projects.
For example, Kavanaugh said, the city recently installed fire sprinkler lines in alleys behind buildings, which means more types of businesses can operate in more spots. Depending on the business type, such sprinkler lines can be mandated.
One key factor that started the trend toward some of the new types of businesses choosing to open
find that it took just a week to get a business license and certificate of occupancy from the city in order to open. Of course, the liquor license took longer.
Transformation takes time
Everyone seems to agree that downtown Mesa can’t be transformed overnight or even in a year or two.
“Downtown rebuilding takes a lot of time,” Kavanaugh said. “We need to work at it because it is a long process that has a lot of ingredients.”
“We’ll continue to make downtown a place we’re proud of,” Giles said.
Brown is one of a handful of downtown business owners who has witnessed the multiple reinventions of downtown Mesa.
Brown has owned Surf and Ski since 1968. He’s moved the screen printing store a few times within a three-block area but has been at 137 W. Main St. since 1992.
He also owned and operated a few other downtown business during the decades. But his karaoke shop and discount clothing store have closed, mostly because of business slow downs.
downtown, Glover and Kavanaugh said, was the creation of the entertainment district.
It was precipitated by a law change by the Arizona Legislature, Kavanaugh said. It loosened restrictions on where businesses that serve alcohol could be located, which is encouraging nightlife and vibrancy, Glover said.
Michelle Donovan, owner of the Nile Theater, is one of those business owners who benefited from the change.
Last July, the Nile obtained a liquor license, which resulted in a shift for the business, Donovan said.
Getting that license wasn’t easy, she said, because an injunction was in place prohibiting the sale of alcohol at the site because of decades-old issues with alcohol at the Nile.
She knew about the injunction and knew there’d be obstacles to overcome, but Donovan pursued the license because she wanted to be able to serve alcohol when the light rail started bringing in more customers.
“There’s no venue I know of that’s our size that doesn’t have a liquor license,” Donovan said. “It doesn’t make for a very good business model.”
She credited the Downtown Mesa Association, Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation and Mayor Giles for getting the license.
The Nile Theater has been a music venue since she opened in 2010, Donovan said. It features all music genres, Donovan said, including a lot of local bands which play in The Underground, located in the theater’s basement. It’s an all-ages venue, but kids younger than 12 need to be with a parent.
Donovan and her then-business partners originally planned to open a music venue in Tempe and got as far as obtaining permits and having public hearings held on the request. After a year of work, they abandoned that plan because “we realized it wouldn’t survive in Tempe without alcohol.”
After choosing downtown Mesa as the site for their business, they were pleasantly surprised to
Downtown Mesa used to be “the place” for shopping, Brown said. But then malls starting opening farther away from the city’s center and businesses either moved to them or closed.
On a recent weekday, he went outside at 2 p.m. to look for pedestrian traffic downtown and said he saw none.
“It’s been that way since 1992,” Brown said. “It used to be different. There were stores and events and people.”
Downtown Mesa may have struggled, Brown said, but it never died, mostly because it’s not a cookie-cutter business district, and he said it needs to stay that way.
While cautiously optimistic may describe Brown’s current attitude toward the downtown’s future, he has one big concern — that the city’s sign ordinances hurt businesses. Signs can’t be lit or feature neon, and he thinks that results in a dark downtown at night.
“There’s very little light in downtown,” he said. “People either couldn’t afford it, or it was not allowed.”
But, he’s a fan of Mayor Giles and Sally Harrison, president and CEO of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. Those two and the Downtown Mesa Association “want to revitalize downtown and bring people down,” Brown said.
Contreras, of Nebula Vaping, agrees, noting that it’s not the case in all cities that government officials care as much for their downtown as they do in Mesa.
Contreras appreciates the support her business has received from the city, most recently in the form of a community development block grant that’s allowing them to hire employees and buy supplies to meet a huge, recurring manufacturing order.
Choosing the downtown corridor
While Brown may have ended up in downtown
Gary Brown has owned Surf and Ski in downtown Mesa since 1968. He donated use of an exterior wall of his building for a recent mural project, part of a downtown
Mesa because at the time he started his business, that was “the place” to be, Contreras and her brother, Francisco, chose downtown Mesa because all the other cities in the Valley “already knew who they were,” Gladys said. And, Mesa is still creating its identity.
Nebula Vaping is a an electronic cigarette and ejuice manufacturing business. The siblings manufacture the modules used as e-cigs, make the juice that goes in a module and offer a vaping lounge for customers. She knew to never buy the most expensive house on the block, but find a good entry-level rent, which they did in downtown Mesa.
The Contrerases operated Nebula Vaping on Macdonald Street for a year before moving to Main Street about a year and a half ago. She doubts they could have immediately opened on Main Street, because of attitudes and a lack of understanding of vaping businesses.
Contreras is appreciative that she and her brother “were fortunate to find a young, progressive landlord looking toward the Next Mesa,” a theme adopted by Giles and other city leaders. When the business first opened, nearly every day someone would push the front door open slightly, peek in and ask if they were selling medical marijuana. That only happens now every few months, she said.
There will probably always be people suspicious of a business they know little about, Contreras said, but “the people who matter and our peers
understand us, and that’s good for us as new business owners.”
It doesn’t hurt that the owners have chosen to become involved in many organizations and participate in countless events in Mesa. She was appointed to the city’s museum and cultural advisory board and is a buddy for the ongoing street piano project.
Diversification is key
Donovan, owner of the Nile, also leases the building next door to the theater where she and Felina Ivey own and operate Volstead Public House, a vegan restaurant with vegetarian options. That business opened the same day the extended light rail route began operating downtown last August. The restaurant serves multiple purposes, Donovan said. First, it makes sense to control the other side of a building where loud music gets played to avoid possible hassles with another business owner. Secondly, it offers a non-typical menu for people who want dining options.
Donovan said a key to downtown Mesa’s longterm success is to allow for “a little bit of everything” in the types of businesses that operate there. Sure, she says, more restaurants and lifestyle venues that stay open past 5 p.m. would be a good start, but she’d also like to see such ventures as an arcade and a barcade, “so people could do things later at night.”
Like many other Main Street business owners, Donovan works through social media to help dis-
pel the perception that there’s nothing in downtown Mesa.
Overall, she’s found plenty of support from other downtown merchants, and she knows some of her customers spend money in other stores, and vice versa.
While Nebula Vaping may be a nontraditional business, “we are homeys,” Contreras said. The Contrerases tout all the other downtown businesses to their customers and know other business owners do the same for them.
“Who better to be ambassadors for downtown than those of us with stores here?” Contreras asked.
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She estimated that a shopper in downtown Mesa stands a 75 to 80 percent chance of meeting the shop owner when they visit the store.
Contreras is proud to be a local owner of a unique, local business, and she’s hopeful more such businesses will open in downtown Mesa.
“If people take the time to walk through here, they’ll fall in love with it and that doesn’t happen everywhere,” Contreras said of downtown Mesa.
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Gladys Contreras, a co-owner and co-founder of Nebula Vaping, is one of many new business owners in downtown Mesa. Many of the new owners are young and own non-traditional downtown stores. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Bill to protect Salt River Wild Horses passes Senate panel
Wild horse advocates this week cheered a unanimous vote by a Senate committee on a measure to protect the Salt River Wild Horses in the Tonto National Forest near Mesa.
“It’s great to see our legislators standing up for the will of the people to protect this irreplaceable Arizona natural treasure,” said Simone Netherlands, president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. The measure was introduced by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa.
Analysts: Gilbert, Chandler rank high among ‘hardest-working cities’
A personal-finance website has placed Gilbert and Chandler in the top 15 of 2016’s Hardest Working Cities in America.
In recognition of Employee Appreciation Day, WalletHub’s analysts compared 116 large cities across six key metrics. The data set ranged from “labor force participation rate” to “average hours worked per week” to “number of workers with multiple jobs.”
Those factors ranked Gilbert No. 11 in the country and Chandler at No. 15. Phoenix came in at 52; Mesa, 72. Among some of the other factors used were commute time and leisure time spent on a average day.
Information for the study came from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Corporation for National & Community Service.
BenU at Mesa announces new scholarship
New full-time traditional undergraduate students enrolled beginning in the fall of 2016 at the Benedictine University at Mesa campus may be eligible for the new Mesa Partnership Scholarship to help with tuition costs.
The $3,000 annual scholarship is for employees or dependents of City of Mesa employees; employees or dependents of Mesa Public Schools employees; Mesa Public Schools graduates and Mesa Community College students who have earned 60 credit hours or more or an associate degree.
Mesa Mayor John Giles spoke of the new scholarship in his State of the City address. “Benedictine University is an important part of the Mesa community and has grown steadily since arriving downtown in 2012. These scholarships show BenU’s commitment to helping our local students succeed.” For more information about the Mesa Partnership Scholarship, contact Admissions at 602-888-5500 or email mesa@ben.edu.
150 students participate in an East Valley 1st
Maricopa County Supervisors
Steve Gallardo and Denny Barney were on hand last weekend at the first Regional Sea Perch Underwater Robotics Competition in the East Valley.
The competition hosted 20 underwater robotics teams from the county to vie for a spot in the Sea Perch International Competition later this year. The event brought together 150 students studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
“Science is so important and that’s why you’re here today,” Gallardo told the student participants. “You spent the past weeks and months preparing and working hard and, today, you’re able to see your robot compete. And that’s what’s so exciting.”
The event took place at Chandler High School Aquatics Center.
Another twist in Tempe plastic bags case
Arizona grocers, restaurants and retailers are not going to get a chance to defend a state law forbidding cities from regulating plastic bags, at least not directly. In a ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Douglas Gerlach has rejected the bid of three business groups to intercede in a lawsuit seeking to challenge a state law precluding cities from regulating plastic bags or banning them outright. Gerlach rejected the claims of Kory Langhofer that his clients have a particular interest in ensuring that they get to continue to use plastic bags in the face of efforts by various communities to regulate or ban them outright.
Gerlach said the tactics Langhofer said he wants to use at trial if he’s allowed to intervene could undermine the ability of Tempe Councilwomen Lauren Kuby, who challenged the legality of the new law, to make her case in court.
Kuby said she was crafting an ordinance that would have banned single-use plastic bags at groceries and retail outlets. It also would have allowed merchants to charge at least a dime for a paper bag for their customers who did not bring a reusable sack.
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Partnership will bring more miles, improved safety for East Valley cyclists
BY DANIEL OCHOA TRIBUNE
The cities of Chandler, Phoenix and Tempe have partnered to bring a 15-foot-wide, shared-use pathway between 40th Street and 17th Avenue as part of the South Mountain Freeway project in Phoenix.
The three municipalities sought to add the shared-use pathway with the assistance of the Ar-
izona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and Connect 202 Partners, according to the city of Chandler.
The 6-mile pathway will allow a regionaltransportation route for cyclists and pedestrians throughout the greater Phoenix area.
Construction will begin as soon as the South Mountain Freeway project begins.
“By collaborating with cyclists and our neighboring communities, we continue to find ways to create regional bike and pedestrian paths that connect Phoenix, Chandler and Tempe,” said Chandler Councilmember Kevin Hartke.
Phoenix Councilmember Sal DiCiccio said the
addition of a shared-use pathway made sense considering many people in the area are avid cyclists, and construction for the South Mountain Freeway project will begin in the near future.
“It’s really important for us to have interconnectivity moving forward with the shared-use pathway,” he said.
In addition, safety for pedestrians and cyclists was a key component for the project, DiCiccio said.
“A lot of this started when we had that serious accident and death on 17th Avenue and Pecos Road,” he said. “It caused the city of Phoenix to evaluate what we were doing when it came to safety for cyclists.”
DiCiccio added that the shared pathway was an initiative that was brought to their attention by Chandler Councilmember Rick Heumann.
“This project shows what happens when people work together to make the roads safer for both the
automobile drivers and the cycling community,” he said. “We were able to get a strategic community amenity that will improve our quality of life and benefit all our communities.”
Heumann said Chandler has tried to find ways to expand its bike routes and add another dimension of safety for cyclists.
“Pecos Road is a heavily traveled bike route, so when ADOT was announcing the South Mountain Freeway, I felt this would be a great opportunity for the East Valley to have a multi-use path along the freeway,” he said. “The pathway gives connectivity to the southern part of the Valley in terms of bike lanes connecting with one another.”
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A bicyclist rides on Pecos Road in Ahwatukee on March 9. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
A bicyclist rides on Pecos Road in Ahwatukee on March 9. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Visit Mesa campaign lures millennials downtown NEWS BRIEFS
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE
As multiple groups push to revitalize downtown Mesa, one entity is working to lure a new crop of visitors to the area. Visit Mesa, the tourism marketing arm for the city, has kicked off a campaign geared specifically at millennials, Michelle Streeter of Visit Mesa said. The seven-month campaign featuring a music video targets potential consumers via their mobile use and monitors their mobile behaviors.
Visit Mesa hired Millennial Media to conduct the campaign, Streeter said. She described the company as “the leading independent mobile ad marketplace.”
Consumers will be targeted for the video based on their website searches and purchasing habits. The campaign also features a retargeting campaign that follows the consumer’s online behaviors. It began in December, and early results show it’s working, Streeter said.
In December, the top mobile landing pages on the Visit Mesa website were four directly connected to the millennial campaign. That means the millennial ads drew in the most mobile activity to the website.
“Right now it is our top mobile referral site,” she said. “We’re seeing incredible results, and we’re realizing how much more people use their phones.”
The campaign ends in April.
Dino egg hunt returns March 25
An Easter tradition gets a new twist at the dino egg hunt at the Arizona Museum of Natural History.
The event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 25 at the museum at 53 N. Macdonald.
Children can participate in crafts and learn about dinosaur eggs, in addition to hunting for eggs.
Admission is $5 for kids 3 to 17 and $9 for adults.
College recognized by federation
Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain campus has been designated a certified wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
A garden for wildlife program is operated at the college, which federation officials said improves habitat for birds, butterflies, frogs and other wildlife.
Nominations needed for preservation awards
Nominations are sought for the city of Mesa’s historic preservation awards for outstanding achievement. Several award categories exist, for archaeology, adaptive reuse, education and outreach, landscape preservation, local preservationist, rehabilitation and restoration, stewardship and individual lifetime acheivement.
Nominations are due by 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Nomination forms are available at the historic preservation office at 55 N. Center St., the Mesa Public Library or online at measaz.gov/ about-us/historic-preservation.
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Grace Community Christian School has had the greatest impact on our children’s lives.
With over 40 years’ experience, Grace Community Christian School in Tempe continues to provide students with an excellent education while incorporating solid biblical foundations. Grace Community Christian School has provided preschool - 8th grade families with an alternative to public education. One of the differences is that Grace hires faculty that are not only passionate about teaching, but also passionate about sharing God’s Word. If you would like to see the difference between private and public education, join us on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30pm for Information Night. It is a causal evening where inquiring families can meet the administrators, have a campus tour, and learn how to make private school more affordable.
Grace changed my life… It is by no accident that this school has “Grace” for its name. And I count it a momentous gift to say I had the privilege of attending Grace Community Christian School from preschool through 8th grade.
-Lauren S., Student
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Kiwanis Park hosts cerebral palsy awareness run
BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE
For those a icted by cerebral palsy, things are not always easy. Depending on the severity, movement can be impaired and everyday tasks can become a struggle.
But one group is doing its part to raise money to help those with CP or other disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Arizona is hosting its second Fun, Run, Walk, and Roll at Tempe’s Kiwanis Park on March 20 with the goal of raising money to further help those with disabilities.
“It’s an opportunity to build relationships with the community and bring the community together,” said Armando Contreras, the president of UCP of Central Arizona. “Especially families with kids with disabilities that they can all participate in this particular event. It’s raising awareness, raising some funds.”
UCP does more than just support those with CP, though. e organization also helps people with a range of disabilities from Down syndrome to autism and developmental disabilities.
In addition to the run, the event also will feature a health expo for people to obtain advice on therapy and healthy living.
Were that not enough, the event will include two special guests who have CP and haven’t let it stop them.
Bonner Paddock of San Diego, the rst man with CP to climb Mount Kilimanjaro unassisted, and John Quinn of Tucson, who served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years, will be special guests.
“Families with kids and adults with disabilities…it’s good for them to know that there are some role models out there,” Contreras said. “ at cerebral palsy or any disability does not stop them from achieving their dream, and the public needs to know that.”
Quinn, for his part, is more than happy to make the drive from his home in Tucson to spread that word that CP doesn’t mean a person can’t live a happy and ful lling life.
“It’s a great opportunity, especially as an adult with cerebral palsy, to get out there and be a role model for kids and parents of children with cerebral palsy and show them that there is hope for their child,” Quinn said. “Anytime I can interact with kids with CP and their parents, I take the opportunity to do so.”
To register for the Fun, Run, Walk, and Roll, visit www.ucpofcentralaz.org and visit the Events tab. Registration is open and costs $35 with a $5 discount for children 14 and younger.
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UCP of Central Arizona's Fun, Run, Walk, and Roll on March 20. [Submitted photo]
AZDVS to host women veterans expo
By Eric Smith TRIBUNE
When veterans come home, often they need a little help. But one group of veterans, and active-duty military personnel for that matter, that often gets overlooked is women.
That is why the Arizona Department of Veterans Services (AZDVS) is planning to put on a resource and information expo specifically tailored to women veterans and military personnel on Saturday, April 9, at the Memorial Union on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
“I think it’s very unique in Arizona,” said Wanda Wright, the director of AZDVS. “We hear anecdotal things like women don’t consider themselves veterans because they weren’t in combat or they don’t really engage in the VA system because they don’t think of their military service as being anything special, and I really want to correct that mindset.
“They served just like the men served, and they deserve all of the services and benefits that any veteran should get.”
Wright, a veteran of the Arizona Air Nation-
al Guard, said there are several classes and sessions available at the expo, including the subjects of education, health and wellness, employment and others.
“Each one of those tracks has three classes that talk to those kinds of things,” Wright said. “For instance, under the health and wellness track, we have a class for mindfulness, which talks about how to deal with stress through yoga, massage and exercise, that kind of thing.”
Wright said she hopes that women veterans will give the expo a chance.
“I just am pleading for the women to come,” she said. “There are a level of women veterans who just don’t necessarily trust governmental institutions or government in general. I would just sort of ask them to give us a chance to serve them.”
The expo is free to all women veterans. To register or for more information, visit www.dvs.az.gov.
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Stunning Adalyn is sweet, playful
Adalyn is a stunning 6-year-old Calico; it looks like someone took a paintbrush to her and created a masterpiece with bold colors and luminous light green eyes. Underneath that masterpiece, is a shy and cautious, sweet and affectionate kitty who will greet you with leg rubs once she feels comfortable with you and her environment. Adalyn loves to be pet and likes being brushed. Adalyn is a true cuddlebug — she loves chin rubs, ear scratches, being held, and hiding her head in the crook of your arm. Adalyn is a certified lap cat — she’ll hop in and happily roll around to encourage you to pet her. Be prepared… once she settles in, she’ll stay until you have a serious need to change positions. Don’t worry…if you change positions by lying down, Adalyn will promptly relocate so she can lie on your chest. Throughout it all, Adalyn’s purr motor will hum softly. Once she’s used to her surroundings, Adalyn is quite curious and energetic; she loves to explore and play. Adalyn has
several favorite toys that bring out her inner tiger. Make any wand toy creep along the ground or dance in the air and Adalyn unleashes full attack mode. Adalyn bursts with happiness if you pull out toys that make crinkly noises such as foil balls or foil-filled stuffed animals — the crinkle sounds drive her crazy. Adalyn also adores mouse toys, especially if you temptingly place them on top of a scratching post. If you’re can’t snuggle when playtime is over, Adalyn is happy to snuggle in a cozy cat bed or curl up in the quiet sanctuary of a cat condo tunnel. Adalyn does fine with other friendly kitties, but she doesn’t seek them out for interaction…she enjoys interacting with her people much more. Once you get to know Adalyn, she is a true gem hidden under that lovely, shy exterior. She would love a quieter home with people who adore her as much as she adores them.
If interested in learning more about Adalyn, fill out an application for her today at www.azrescue.org.
Chandler Fire, Health & Medical seeks volunteers for a neighborhood walk
Chandler firefighters are asking residents and groups to join them again in a door-to-door campaign through local neighborhoods.
The event, in its sixth year, takes place to help prevent water-related tragedies in the community. The goal is to educate residents about the importance of water safety for both children and adults.
The Chandler Fire, Health & Medical Department’s 2016 drowning prevention campaign will kick off on Saturday, April 2, when volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Desert Oasis Aquatic Center, 1400 W. Summit Place. CFHM Acting Chief Tom Dwiggins asks all segments of the community to assist in this effort, including scouting groups, religious congregations, businesses, service clubs, swim teams and other organizations. Anyone who wishes to participate in the neighborhood walks should call 480-782-2124 or email chandlerfire@chandleraz.gov prior to April 2.
The event targets a different section of the city each year, and in 2015 more than 100 volunteers visited 15,388 homes. This year, the walk area is North Chandler and will include neighborhoods east of the Loop 101 Price Freeway, and north of Galveston Street, targeting 14,077 homes.
On the morning of April 2, CFHM Department staff will assign small groups of volunteers to a specific Chandler neighborhood and provide instructions, maps and door hangers with water safety information. Participants will then walk their assigned route and leave a door hanger at every home. Each route will take two to three hours to complete. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to the neighborhood they are assigned, and they are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes, hats, sun glasses, sunscreen and bring drinking water.
Children and youth under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult or be part of a supervised group.
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The Chandler Fire, Health & Medical Department’s 2016 drowning prevention campaign will kick off on Saturday, April 2. [Submitted photo]
An Arizona House resolution addresses giving the vote to 16 year olds
BY AMBER KAHWAJI CRONKITE NEWS
Aproposed amendment to Arizona’s state constitution could allow 16-yearolds to cast their vote in state elections.
Those who support lowering the voting age from 18 hope it will increase interest in elections and lead to a greater turnout of young voters.
People 18- to 29-years-old have consistently remained the lowest age group for voter turnout, according to the Elect Project.
HCR 2046, proposed in the Arizona Legislature by Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez and other legislators, is supported by educator Barrett Nitschke. He teaches American government at Maryvale High School.
Nitschke said not giving 16-year-olds the right to vote is a double standard because 16-year-olds are allowed to work and pay taxes. In Arizona, they also can get a driver’s license, get married with parental consent and
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“Sixteen and 17-year-olds pay about nine billion dollars in taxes every year, but they don’t have a vote,” Nitschke said. “The whole country was based on ‘no taxation without representation,’ so why not them, too?”
Darby Johnson, a 17-year-old junior who attends another Phoenix school, said she would exercise her right to vote if the age is lowered.
“If our government of the state thinks my age group is capable, then I would definitely help and be responsible for what decisions need to be made,” Johnson said.
Two cities have already lowered the voting age. In Maryland, Takoma Park and Hyattsville allow 16-years-olds to vote in city elections, according to Vote16USA.
Evan Bolick, a Phoenix attorney, said the system to amend the Arizona Constitution is relatively easy.
“All you need is a simple majority in the House and Senate to pass the amendment on to
the voters,” Bolick said. “There it only takes another simple majority, 51 percent of the voters to approve the amendment.”
In the little more than 100 years Arizona has been a state, there have been 150 constitutional amendments, he said.
This isn’t the first time legislators have attempted to lower Arizona’s voting age. A
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Nitschke said the voices of a younger generation should not go to waste.
“I admire their perspective because old people, we tend to see things how they are. The youth, they can see things how they should be,” Nitschke said.
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MOTHER’S DAY IN MESA LIKE WYATT EARP, ARPAIO STANDS AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARS
BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GUEST COMMENTARY
Back in another lifetime, when I made my living as an opinion machine, the telephone rang one afternoon and it was a producer from 60 Minutes. This was 2001. Morley Safer was doing a profile of the cop he called “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” They needed a bloviator with an advanced degree in all things Joe Arpaio. I fit the bill.
Fifteen years later, two things stand out about the interview. One, Safer was an elfin gent with a rumbly voice that seemed to belong in another, larger body. And two, he asked me a question about the Maricopa County Sheriff I’ve never forgotten.
“How does it end for Joe Arpaio?” the correspondent wanted to know.
I’m maybe paraphrasing here, but not by much: “In Sun City one night,” was the gist of my answer. “When Sheriff Joe, on his third speech of the day, finally passes away face first into a plate of rubber chicken.”
I believed it wholeheartedly in 2001, and I remain convinced 15 years later: The only way Joe Arpaio, now 83 years old and up for re-election again this November, leaves the office of Maricopa County Sheriff is on a gurney or in a hearse. The man will be the Sheriff of this county for as long as he chooses to be.
My steadfast belief in this point has nothing to do with Arpaio’s law enforcement chops or his conservative politics. I say it not because I agree with the Sheriff on many issues – I don’t – or because I’m a Republican like Arpaio – I’m an independent who votes for candidates all over the political map. I make this statement because I believe this Sheriff has a unique ability unlike any other politician in the history of this state.
The man inspires love from his supporters like no one I have ever seen. His approval ratings may be halved after 24 years in office, but not enough to for him to lose. Come November 8th, I’d make book that Arpaio wins his seventh term. Maybe the star of the Joe Show breaks a sweat this time around, but only enough to glisten. See, here’s the thing about politics CNN and Fox never tells you, because it’s not as sexy as interactive maps and split-screen dueling experts: Politics has little to do with the head, and everything to do with the heart. Few voters choose candidates based on issues. Instead, we make our political choices down deep in our gut. Only afterward does the brain step in to ratify the selection.
Sheriff Joe, he is all about conjuring emotions and speaking to hearts. Arpaio was Donald Trump 20 years before Trump was Trump, back when the likely GOP presidential nominee had a head of hair rather than a rabid animal perched upon his skull. The Democrats will field a human sacrifice to oppose Arpaio – likely Joe Rodriguez, a former prison sergeant with a sex scandal in his past – but it will not matter. Maybe U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow beats on Arpaio some more. There will be hit pieces galore, robocalls, front-page broadsides and nasty editorials. Regardless, I have no doubt Joe Arpaio gets himself four more years.
The man is the last example of the oldest folklore in the West: The sheriff as gunslinger, able to put down every challenger. Wyatt Earp drew a Colt revolver. Joe Arpaio has his mouth. My prediction: Both lawmen end up with the same unblemished record when it comes to gunfights.
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BY DAN MCCARTHY TRIBUNE
Iknow I’m a couple of months ahead here with the headline, but several days ago, I received an email from my sister in Chandler.
She reminded my wife and I that it had been six years since my mother – Jean McCarthy – died.
In my business, you don’t normally make a big deal of off-year anniversaries. It’s the 10 years and 25 years that matter.
Pearl Harbor happened, pick the number ending in a zero or five. World War II ended, ditto. Other years, we pay respect, but not like on the ones that end in zeroes or fives.
Even so, isn’t it strange that my sister had to remind me that it has been six years since Mom had died? Why didn’t I remember that, remember her, that date and the good times and the learning times?
And the good times were plenty.
The woman could cook. Not Wolfgang Puck cooking - but cooking we could all sit down to and enjoy without that piece of something that, well, just didn’t look quite right.
I remember going down to the Jersey Shore in the black Galaxy 500 with her and my Dad to ride the rides at Seaside Heights or Asbury Park. Pre-casino Atlantic City and the Steel Pier were bigger treats, experienced rarely. After all, it was a two-hour drive down the Garden State Parkway.
I remember her laugh – and when she got going, her laugh was infectious. When something struck her as funny, she could go on for minutes at a time, take a break and then begin all over again.
And I remember the last nights of her life
at my sister’s house when I listened to her breathing before she passed away – six years ago.
Breathing isn’t always a pleasant sound; I liked the laughter more.
Don’t get me wrong, she ticked me off, too, as I did her.
In junior high when I brought home a “D” in geometry, I received a verbal butt kicking By the end of the year, I brought it up to a “B.” I never told her the message she delivered was the reason, but I think she knew.
She never wanted me to be a newspaperman. Teacher or pharmacist were her choices. More stable. Gradually, she understood I am happiest doing what I do.
My mother grew up the oldest of four girls during the Great Depression. She had to leave school to make some money for the family.
In later years, my mom and dad lived on a pension and Social Security. Comfortable but not rich by any means.
Maybe that’s why I found something she said when she was in her 80’s so impressive. She had been watching the news and mentioned a story about some poor families who couldn’t make ends meet.
I paraphrase only slightly: “I can afford to give $10 from my Social Security check if it goes to someone else who needs it.”
That’s what came to mind after my sister’s call.
I don’t visit my mother’s grave at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa often.
But I visit it on Mother’s Day. Every year. On May 8, I’ll be there – for the sixth time.
• Dan McCarthy is editor of the East Valley Tribune. He can be contacted at dmccarthy@ evtrib.com.
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Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Mitt Romney’s litany of negatives against Donald Trump showed just how “true” that old truism... really is.
Of all people for the Republican “Washington Establishment” to drag back into the political limelight. Mitt Romney’s past business and tax dealings make Donald Trump look like a Boy Scout — no, make that an Eagle Scout — in his past business and tax dealings. All one has to do is to go on Wikipedia, Google and Yahoo and type in the name “Mitt Romney” and out pops dozens of cases of murky Cayman Island and Bermuda offshore corporations and tax funds, Swiss bank accounts, corporations in Luxembourg and Panama of all places. Now why would an American businessman have dealings with corporations in Panama of all places. Let’s not forget the millions and millions and millions of dollars that Mitt Romney put into Bain Capital over the past decades that eventually ended up in his wife’s blind trusts.
When Mitt Romney was taking his first or second bite of the presidential apple and he released his tax records, 55 pages were required to list all of the Romney “foreign entities.” I don’t know about you, but when I was paying income taxes before I retired, my IRA and 401K items only took up a couple of lines.
I guess the Republican Washington establishment thought that having Mitt Romney appear in Salt Lake City, Utah, would put the focus “outside of the Beltway” but when the TV cameras panned Mitt Romney’s audience, there were only wellgroomed, well-dressed white men in dark blue or gray suits, snow-white, long-sleeved shirts and conservative ties to be seen. Not a baseball cap, a T-shirt, a sweatshirt or a plaid shirt to be seen.
If the Republican Washington establishment wanted to show America that Mitt Romney was speaking for “all” Republicans, “every day” Republicans, “blue-collar” Republicans, the ones who made up the vast majority of the 5 million Republican voters in the past primary elections, they sadly failed.
Leon Ceniceros
Mesa
America needs to keep moving forward
When I see signs proclaiming “I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK,” invariably they are held by angry, white, middle aged, middle class people. They are people who fear a black in the White House and people who resent the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. They are people who oppose immigration whether illegal or otherwise for anyone who is not white and, preferably, Christian.
And they are people who, with straight face and righteous indignation, claim they are not racist bigots.
When I hear someone say they want to take their country back, I wonder: Which of our past countries do you want? The one that told women to stay home, silently suffer abuse and cater to whatever whim their husbands chose to throw at them? Or, where people gathered to watch a lynching, burned crosses on yards and kept blacks in the back of the bus and away from lunch counters? Or, where police and armed bullies busted unions and beat workers wanting a living wage and a safe
place to work? Or where homosexuals could not admit who they were for fear they would be beaten, lose a job or be disowned by their families?
Unlike those people, most of us don’t want our country back. We want a better country. We want a country that provides liberty and justice for all. We want a country that refuses to tolerate discrimination cloaked in freedom of religion, racial superiority or traditional values. We want a country tolerant of those who do not look like us — a country that embraces diversity.
Are we there yet? Not by any stretch. But progress has been made, and we are going to keep moving it forward.
Stephanie Koppenhafer Tempe
Only the ‘real’ GOP can stop Trump
As the GOP fights to gather a real candidate besides Trump, the Republican Party must now reap what is has sowed. Once President Obama was sworn into office, many in the party broke away to the tea party, and that’s when all the hate started. Along with congressional obstruction to block anything the president wanted to pass came all the hate. The exact things that Donald Trump took and ran with.
Pure hate of black people, immigrants, Muslims, labor unions, women who want the right to make choices concerning their bodies, gay people, The Affordable Care Act, socialism, taxes, spending and government. All hate factors to rile the followers that hate everything since Obama became our first black president.
Donald Trump has taken his con show on the road to preach hate. He preaches how he will “take the country back” and “make America great again,” gather all 11 million immigrants and send them back to Mexico and build a wall that Mexico will pay for. These are all things the GOP sowed into the radical elements within the party.
It can only be the true establishment of the Republican Party that can put a stop to Mr. Trump’s Road Show. I am a Democrat, but I really pity the real Republican Party and what it has to face. Hate has no place in Americano matter what party you are with. Mr Trump has destroyed the true meaning of American political campaigns.
We have become the laughingstock of the world. It will only get worse unless the real Republican Party, which let all this happen, puts a stop to it.
Peter Thomas Gilbert
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CHANDLER STORE FEATURES FASHION, POSITIVE FEELINGS
BY KENDRA PENNINGROTH TRIBUNE INTERN
The relationship between Lisa Looney and her daughter, Kathleen, is one of those that makes you smile and say “awwww.”
KatyBug Faye Boutique began in Chandler when a 12-year-old Kathleen looked at her then stay-at-home mom and said: “Why are you not selling those?”
At the time, “those” were handmade flip-flops and floral hair clips. The duo started attending trunk shows and selling their small, but sophisticated accessories accompanied by a few bedazzled articles of clothing.
Lisa decided to open the boutique on Chandler Heights and Gilbert Road in 2010, and it was only right that the store be named after her inspiration, her daughter, “KatyBug Faye.”
“I was so scared because I hadn’t worked in 10 years. I remember telling myself ‘don’t think, just go.’ But by the time we opened our first actual boutique I was just excited and definitely more confident about my ability to do it,” said Lisa.
She was right in feeling confident in her business model because by 2011, KatyBug also had a successful online store, proving that their reach stretched beyond the Valley.
In 2012, the Looneys opened a second boutique in the Casa Paloma shopping center at 56th Street and Ray Road, which began as just a regular boutique. Upon Kathleen’s senior year, something changed. As all students are expected to at Basha High School, Kathleen knew she needed to complete a senior project in order to graduate. She decided that she would involve her two passions in the assignment: helping others and fashion.
Kathleen organized an event through one of her favorite charities, ICAN, which works to give less fortunate adolescents an opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities. She collected more than 2,000 articles of clothing and accessories, and hosted a free back-to-school shopping experience for 14 under-privileged teenage girls.
Shelby Pedersen, interim executive director of ICAN, said: “It was a great boost to their self-esteem. Programs like this are critical to our youth, the majority of whom live in extreme poverty.”
The event was a success, and it inspired them to
start “this movement.”
With Lisa working as an adjunct business professor at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, and Kathleen thinking big-picture about life, the duo decided to sell the original KatyBug Faye Boutique and online store. However, the family kept the secondary store, but coined a new goal. The Casa Paloma boutique is now a benefit boutique: Every bit of profit is donated to local charities.
“I encouraged Kathleen’s idea to do a benefit boutique because I feel it is very important for all of us to give back to our community in ways that fit our
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How about making money for something you’ve already done?
Three class action lawsuit settlements involving Wells Fargo, Toyota and makers of DVD drives could mean money back for you.
That’s if you bought a certain product and did business with the companies during a certain period of time.
One settlement involves the makers of optical drives including Hitachi, Panasonic, Toshiba Sam-
sung, Sony and Pioneer.
A lawsuit alleged those businesses were involved with price fixing to keep prices of the drives artificially high.
If you bought from the companies, and not from retail or online third party stores, between 2004 and 2011, you could qualify for up to $73 back.
The deadline to file a claim was March 7.
Another lawsuit alleged certain 2009 and 2010 Toyota Corolla models had a power steering problem that made them veer to one side.
A settlement means owners can get up to $695 back if they had the Electronic Control unit repaired.
abilities,” Lisa Looney said.
Since the boutique became a nonprofit organization, the merchandise has also changed. The store now features local artisans and up-and-coming brands because
“it’s our vibe now. We’re more like helping the community, more like promoting positive social change,” said Kathleen.
All of the featured clothing brands are based in Los Angeles but have not quite hit the mainstream yet. KatyBug features Mittoshop, Sugar Lips, Entro, Umge and Judy Blue, most of which aim to promote positive self-image for girls of all shapes and sizes. They also shelve products from Bright Eyed Beaut, a family-owned all-natural cosmetic and hygiene company. Sheila and Me Jewelry is also available for purchase there; it’s a custom-jewelry line based here in Phoenix.
The ladies think the community is feeling their vibe now, too.
“People love shopping, they don’t like spending money, but when they know their money is going to a good cause…it’s a great motivator,” said Kathleen.
“The mission of KatyBug Faye has always been to ensure that each customer leaves our boutique feeling better about themselves than they did when they entered… Sometimes we help customers feel better about themselves by facilitating their selection of a flattering outfit…Everything we do is geared toward having a positive impact on our world.”
KatyBug Faye Boutique is located at 7131 W. Ray Road, Suite 39, in Chandler. For more information, call 480-940-5558 or visit www.KatyBugFaye.com.
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Or you can get the repairs done through Toyota. The deadline to file is March 15.
If you fell behind on a Wells Fargo mortgage, there could be money for you.
A lawsuit claimed Wells improperly charged people for property inspections and hid those fees by calling them something else.
It allegedly happened between 2004 and 2013 when a lot of people were struggling.
If it happened to you, file a claim by March 16
for part of the 27 million dollar settlement. None of the companies mentioned admit any wrongdoing in settling these class action lawsuits. Go to www.abc15.com/letjoeknow for more information and see if you qualify.
• Joe Ducey is helping people like you everyday on ABC15 News at 6 p.m. If you’ve got a consumer issue you can’t solve, “Let Joe Know.” Contact him at joe@ abc15.com or 855-323-1515.
Kathleen Looney at Katy Bug Boutique. She opened the Chandler boutique with her mother, Lisa. [Submitted Photo]
Mesa eye-tracking software company helps empower those with disabilities
BY GILBERT CORDOVA CRONKITE NEWS
Phoenix resident Howard Bell can’t use his hands to type, navigate a mouse or use any technology on his own.
A er he was born, doctors diagnosed him with spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to break down and die.
Arizona Walmart employees to receive raise
More than 1.2 million Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S., including more than 17,700 in the Phoenix metro area and more than 31,000 across Arizona, received a pay raise this week.
The increases are part of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in higher pay, better training, clearer career paths and additional educational opportunities for its workers, company officials said.
New dean hired at Mesa college
Carmen Prado Newland is the new dean of enrollment services at Mesa Community College.
Prado Newland has worked in higher education for about 20 years in various areas including admission, recruitment, retention, advising and enrollment management.She’s lived in Mesa for a couple of decades.
Previously, Prado Newland was director of enrollment services at Phoenix College, director of academic services at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, worked at Fort Lewis College, the University of New Mexico and San Juan College.
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But Bell hasn’t let the disease de ne him. For the past ve years, the CEO of Boundary Breakers Success Center has used an eyetracking system to help him answer emails, send text messages and surf the web.
“I really use it in every aspect of my life,” Bell said.
Mesa-based EyeTech Digital Systems Inc. has created hardware and so ware for eye-
2 East Valley businesses honored
Businesses from Mesa and Chandler are among 15 Arizona businesses who received success awards from the Arizona Small Business Development Center.
Briston Construction of Mesa and CE Wilson Consulting of Chandler were honored at a Feb. 24 event at the Capitol.
Small businesses make up 97 percent of all Arizona employers, according to the SBDC.
Harrison Properties to construct office building in Chandler
Chandler Elliot Partners, LLC recently purchased a 12.8acre commercial site in Chandler for the construction and development of an 80,000-sqaure-foot office building.
The site is anticipated to house 400 employees from the Department of Economic Security.
Construction will be completed in August.
tracking systems since 1996. e company recently showed its product at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it emphasized its usefulness for people with disabilities.
One in ve people in the U.S have a disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Keith Jackson, director of sales and marketing at Eyetech Digital Systems, said the so ware can be used by many people living with physical challenges, such as multiple sclerosis or those who have su ered traumatic brain injuries and strokes.
“We really want to help empower users to be able to communicate and help others to be empowered,” Jackson said.
Jackson said the company’s products range from $1,000 to $15,000, but most insurance companies will cover the costs.
Bell said there’s not much else the device can do for him.
“It can’t cook for me,” he said. “When you’ve gone without for so long, to think about the drawbacks is di cult.”
Bell said he now has an independence he never had before, and independence is something he cannot take for granted.
“( e product gives me) that privacy and independence that most people utilized on an everyday basis that I had never before imagined would be possible for someone like me,” Bell said.
Howard Bell turns on a computer while and eye-tracking device follows his eye movement. [Photo/Gilbert Cordova]
Hamilton’s Frederick sacrifices scoring for stopping Bringing the D
BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE
It’s always easy to find Hamilton sophomore guard Maddie Frederick after a practice, because, well, she’s probably still practicing when the rest of the team has packed it in for the day.
You can find her shooting free throws, taking mid-range jumpers or maybe working on her footwork, which has made her as good a defender as she is a scorer.
Defense, in particular, is something coach Trevor Neider stressed through the season and into Hamilton’s Division I title run.
“We talked about (how) our defense is what’s going to win us a championship,” he said. “We knew with our strengths and our size and just overall intensity that we could play really well on the defensive side every night.”
It became even more important when senior
guard Makayla Filiere, Hamilton’s top defender, had to leave the quarterfinals against Gilbert with a finger injury that ultimately kept her out of the rest of the tournament.
The injury to Filiere forced Frederick, Hamilton’s leading scorer at 14 points per game and the East Valley Tribune’s girls basketball player of the year, to pick up the team’s top defensive assignment.
“She didn’t have her best shooting games or highest point totals (in the tournament), but her defense was phenomenal,” Neider said. “Her defense really picked up, and she didn’t complain, she didn’t say anything about it, she just said, ‘OK, whatever the team needs.’”
All Frederick had to do was change her point of focus.
“It was definitely just a different mindset,” Frederick said. “I knew my teammates had my back so I could pressure and get out, and I just had to trust they would be there for me, and I just had
to D-up my person and that way we could stop their best players.”
Defense doesn’t get all the attention that flashy scoring does. There isn’t a stat that measures defensive effort, although Nedier said Frederick took the most charges of anyone on the team.
Even missing Filiere, the Huskies were able to recover and accomplish the goal they had set at the start.
“We’ve all put in a huge amount of hard work,” Frederick said. “And I think we all saw it pay off in the end, and it was really great to see that because this was our goal from the beginning of the year, and the feeling of the moment was super exciting for us.”
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TEAM SPORTS AIA legislative council approves new transfer by law
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
The transfer epidemic in Arizona high school sports has been addressed.
The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s legislative council passed, 32-7, an amendment on March 4 that forces anyone who transfers to sit out 50 percent of the season.
The bylaw, which was presented by Mesa district athletic director Steve Hogen, will start being enforced on July 1 for the 201617 school year.
For team sports, it is 50 percent of the game schedule and for individual sports it is 50 percent of the calendar season and applies to all sports for athletes who play more than one.
It applies to any in-state student athletes who transfer before a season, requiring them to sit out 50 percent of the season at their new school, regardless of a change of domicile and what level (varsity, junior varsity, freshmen) the athlete played.
Athletes at all levels - varsity, junior varsity and freshmen – fall under the ruling, and any athlete who transfers during a season would have to sit out a calendar year.
The hope is it will curb the movement of players, especially in football, from school to school, a tactic that many believe has affected competitive balance.
“I am not naïve, I honestly don’t know if it will work,” said Hogen, who credited Chandler district athletic director Marcus Williams for initiating the effort in a January meeting of ADs. “At least it is something, and we got the ball rolling. The transfer issue has been an ongoing chase, and we hope this gives it a chance to catch up.”
In the case of a second transfer by a student athlete, he or she will have to sit out a calendar year.
There is still a chance to appeal in order to have hardship cases heard. It has also been reported that if both the former and new school agree that the transfer was legitimate (not solely for athletic reasons) and file the necessary paperwork with the AIA the athlete will be immediately eligible.
AIA assistant executive director David Hines said decisions still have to be made on how some of the parameters will be worked out considering how fast the vote came together.
“There will be logistical things we’ll need to work on,” Hines said.
“The conferences may end up being the committees for hardships so those can be done in a timely, efficient manner.
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Maddie Frederick, sophmore guard for Hamilton. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
GCU drops wrestling as varsity sport
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
In a time when Grand Canyon University seems to be exploding around the Valley, the decision has been made to blow up the wrestling program.
Word broke that the Christian university in Phoenix called the wrestlers and coaches into a meeting with the compliance department to inform them that the program was being axed.
“Blake and his teammates were called into a meeting with compliance,” said Tom Monty, whose son, Blake, was a freshman for GCU. “ ey were simply told the program was being cut but their scholarships would be honored. No real discussion of reason.”
GCU, which has expanded aggressively in size and exposure in recent years, made a similar decision for the men’s lacrosse team in 2011 a er four seasons at the Division II level.
University athletic director for public relations Charles Hampton and second-year coach Jon Sioredas did not immediately return messages.
The release stated: “After evaluating the program, it was determined a programmatic change was necessary to allow the institution to remain successful in a constantly changing collegiate athletics landscape.”
e program was struggling – 5-19 record – but was expected to be part of GCU’s jump to Division I in the years to come.
It was a drawing card for recruits like Monty, a state champion at Mountain View, and incoming freshman Danny Vega, who committed to the program as a three-time champion from Ironwood Ridge.
“I’m mostly confused,” said Vega, who added he already has been contacted by other programs. “I’m just a little confused on how this just popped up out of nowhere.”
It was the sentiment throughout the wrestling community, especially in Arizona, even though the same thing happened to Arizona State in 2008 before boosters rallied to save the program.
GCU simply doesn’t have the same history or backers to believe something like that is likely.
“It’s always a sad day when a wrestling program
is lost, but especially sad when it happens in your state,” Desert Vista coach David Gonzales said.
“ ese coaches had been doing great things for kids and the wrestling community as a whole. ey were giving our in-state kids an option.
“I just wonder if there is anything we – AZ/USA or the wrestling community - can do to help GCU understand the loss they are creating.”
e program has been in transition in recent years a er R.C. LaHaye, who started the program in 2007, was dismissed in 2014 for violation of institutional policy.
Sioredas, whose wife also works at the university, came in and put together a recruiting class that included some local wrestlers, but also dismissed a good portion of the roster since stepping on campus.
e team went 5-19 this year in dual meets and just returned from the National Collegiate Open, a tournament for teams in transition to Division I and wrestlers at DI schools looking for mat time, where the Lopes had a national champion (Uzo Owuama) and two All-Americans (Austin Gaun, Trayton Libolt).
e roster of 20 wrestlers included one senior and four juniors as Sioredas built toward the future. e recruiting class for next year included Boulder Creek’s Cory Crooks, Vega and three outof-state recruits.
“When you meet with an AD on your son’s visit and he tells you the wrestling program has the university’s full support, it makes you wonder what their driving force really is,” said Doug Crooks, who is Cory’s father and head coach at Boulder Creek. “It can’t be the kids when they do this to their student athletes. is impacts kids’ futures. Very disappointing.”
“Blake cried when he called to tell me.” Tom Monty said. “He loves his teammates and coaches, especially (assistant) Brian Stith who has spent many extra hours with him.”
Said Mountain View wrestling coach Bob Callison: “It feels like a death in the family.”
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IRIE VIBES At Pot of Gold 2016
By GAVIN MAXWELL GETOUT COLUMNIST
Festival season is in full swing, and one of Arizona’s biggest music events is just around the corner.
Hip-hop and reggae fans will be pleased to see the Pot of Gold music festival return to the Valley this year with another stacked lineup. The two-day festival, which takes place on Thursday, March 17, and Saturday, March 19, features some of the biggest names in popular music today. Future is headlining day one, and Big Sean rounds off day two. Other popular artists include Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere and the Dirty Heads on the first day; while the likes of Rebelution and Rae Sremmurd support the second day’s
schedule. In total, 28 artists are scheduled to take the stage.
Festivalgoers who attended last year’s Pot of Gold may notice that the venue has changed. It is moving to Rawhide in Chandler from last year’s location at Tempe Beach Park. The setup at Rawhide includes one main stage, a smaller local bands stage, several bars, food vendors, and a VIP section. A full map of the venue is available on its website.
The stage situation also is different at Rawhide; namely, there is now only one primary stage where all major artists will be performing instead of the two alternating stages. Fans interested in seeing the entire main lineup will not have to do as much jockeying between stages.r.
In addition to the stage adjustments, Pot of Gold also will be getting some air conditioning this year. Frontier Hall at Rawhide will serve as the air-conditioned host to the festival’s entrance queue, merchandise area, medical area, vendor village and the restrooms.
Tickets and all the details about Pot of Gold are available at potofgoldaz.com.
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Mariah Krolak and Shea Hunter. [Submitted photo]
Rebelution. [Submitted by Christopher Mark.]
Slightly Stoopid. [Submitted by Ben Garcia]
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The Herberger hosts ‘Coexist’ art exhibit
The Herberger Theater Art Gallery is hosting a special exhibition: “Coexist.” The theme looks at what it means to survive and how it applies to our world. Twenty-two Arizona
artists are participating. The artwork will be on display until May 1 and is available for purchase. A portion of each sale will benefit the HTC’s Youth Outreach Programs. This is a great opportunity to see works by local artists and make a difference in the community.
DETAILS>> Now-May 1. The Herberger Theater Art Gallery, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. herbergertheater.org/coexist-exhibit.
DREAMERS
comes to Phoenix
Brooklyn-based DREAMERS will be lighting up The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix with their catchy brand of rock n’ roll. Joined by the Arkells Karma Killers, this evening of rock is open to all ages. DREAMERS is up and coming in the music industry. Billboard.com called them “ready for mainstream.” Get your tickets now by going online.
DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. March 14. The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. 602-296-7013. therebellounge.com.
Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey at the MAC
Step back to the ’60s with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey. You might recognize them as two-thirds of Peter, Paul and Mary. The duo will be playing the Mesa Arts Center. Sing along to “If I Had a Hammer,” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” The MAC is one of the few places Yarrow and Stookey are playing this year. Preshow happy hour is available as well.
DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. March 17. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. 480-644-6500. mesaartscenter.com.
Comedienne Rita Rudner comes to Chandler
Rita Rudner is a top-tier funny lady and New York Times bestselling author. Not to mention she’s also an award-winning TV personality, screenwriter, playwright, Broadway actress and dancer. Named Comedienne of the Year nine years in a row, she is a leading lady in her field. She is performing at the Chandler Center for the Arts the day after St. Patrick’s Day.
DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. March 18. Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. $38, $48 and $58. 480-782-2680. chandlercenter.org.
“Madonna Latina” performing at Celebrity Theatre.
Celebrity Theatre is hosting Marisela Friday, March 18. The Mexican-American Latin pop star is hailed as “Madonna Latina.” Don’t miss your chance to see Marisela live. Save $10 on tickets by purchasing before March 14.
DETAILS>> Doors 6:30 p.m. Showtime 8:30
18.
Theatre, 440 N. 32nd
Phoenix. $40, $60 and $80. Prices go up $10 on March 14. 602-267-1600 ext.1. celebritytheatre.com.
celebrating human creativity through art and innovation. Throughout the two day event there will be live music and original performances, group art projects and much, much more. The fun takes place at the Mesa Arts Center March 18 and 19.
DETAILS>> Noon-10 p.m. March 18-19. Mesa Arts Center, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. 480-644-6500. mesaartscenter.com.
Story time and more with Mother Goose
Head to Arizona Mills for story time, craft making, face painting with Story Time and Crafts with Mother Goose. Taking place on Saturday afternoon in the food court on March 19, families can prep for Easter with readings of “The Story of Peter Rabbit” and “The Best Easter Eggs Ever.” The first 100 children to attend will receive a special free gift as well. So hop on down! Further details can be found at simon.com/mall/arizonamills.
DETAILS>> Noon-2 p.m. March 19. Arizona Mills, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe.
Get tickets now to Phoenix Film Festival
The Phoenix Film Festival is just around the corner and now is the time to start getting your tickets. Named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine, the festival is back with more than 150 parties and informative seminars on the business. The fun takes place at Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101. Tickets can be purchased advance online or in person at the Phoenix Film Festival Ticket Center right next to the Scottsdale 101 Theatre. Visit phoenixfilmfestival.com for
film schedule.
DETAILS>> April 1-14. Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. phoenixfilmfestival.com.
17th Annual Chandler Jazz Festival
Head out to downtown Chandler for Arizona’s largest free Jazz Festival. Filled to the bring with some of the best local jazz talent as well as musicians and bands from New Mexico and California, the Chandler Jazz Festival is a mustgo for jazz lovers. Hear music by Paul Cruize and the Blues Crew, RD Olson Blues Band, and El
Chicano. Food trucks will be supplying a steady flow of delightful finger foods and beer and wine will be available as well.
DETAILS>> 5-10 p.m. April 1-2. Downtown Chandler. chandleraz.gov/jazz.
BY ALIYAH CARGILE GETOUT
When I first arrived at the Arizona Renaissance Festival, I was greeted by a woman named Sanja who told us to have fun and meet up at the Royal Pavilion later. As we walked through the crowd, my mom and dad said it was my day and that I could choose what we did. We ended up at the Adam Crack-Fire Whip Show. There was a man with two whips swinging and crackling them around.
Then we met a guy dressed as a pirate who wasn’t part of the show, and he showed us a really cool sword of his! It had a real turtle shell on it with a skull someone carved out of bone. In the turtle’s mouth lay a real ruby! Next, we checked out people cooking and making weapons out of fire.
After that, I was invited to the Royal Pavilion at last!
There I met Prince Nicholas who kissed me on the hand and bowed. He also introduced me to his sister, the princess, and his mother the queen. I curtsied and then they asked me what my favorite word was. I said “splendiferous.” They were very impressed! Prince
Nicholas also gave me a quill pen that he said William Shakespeare used to write with. Then the Prince made up a story called “Aliyah and the Ladybug of Destiny.” It was about me going on a quest around the world where I met a smelly Ladybug who talked. Then my brother and I got knighted, and we took pictures with the Royal Family, including the most powerful person in the kingdom (the queen mum). I felt very important and special!
Later, I met a fairy who turned a bubble into a blue marble and gave me a hug. Also people thought our costumes were really cool and wanted to take pictures with us! We were glad to do it!
Last was my favorite part of all. We went to see another little short show called The Living Fountain. A statue came to life and had water spouting out of her hand. It was fascinating! I had a splendiferous time at the festival, and I hope to go again next year!!
• 9-year-old Aliyah Cargile from Gilbert was one of the two winners of the Jr. Reporter contest hosted by the Arizona Renaissance Festival and the East Valley Tribune.
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Aliyah Cargile.
4 Irish Pub St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
BY WENDY O’NEAL EAST VALLEY MOMGUIDE.COM
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so grab a friend or two and hit some of the East Valley’s top Irish Pubs this week. These are some of our favorite pubs in the East Valley. If you’re planning to go out on St. Patrick’s Day, these pubs tend to get crowded fast so get there early.
THE HARP PUB
1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Mesa 480-507-7827, theharpaz.com
The Harp Pub is located in Dana Park and opens at 11 a.m. on St. Paddy’s. They will have plenty of green beer plus lots of promotions and giveaways from 4-8 p.m. Live music begins at 7 p.m. and includes the Mesa Fire Department pipe band. Of course, there will be plenty of traditional Irish food and Guinness.
FIBBER MAGEES
1989 W. Elliot Road, Suite 19, Chandler 480-722-9434, fibbermageespub.com
Fibber Magees is probably our favorite local pub. It has the
best atmosphere and really feels like you are sitting in a pub in Ireland. Their St. Patrick’s Day Block Party has a full outdoor bar, kitchen, beer garden and of course plenty of live entertainment. The doors opens at 8 a.m. for breakfast and the festivities begin at noon. There is a $10 cover after 2 p.m.
RT O’SULLIVANS
6646 E. Superstition Springs, Mesa 480-396-9933, rtosullivans.com
RT O’Sullivans is more of a traditional bar atmosphere with both American and Irish bar food, but their party goes all day and all night on St. Patrick’s Day. They are planning lots of green beer, authentic Irish cuisine, bag pipers, Irish step dancers, drum corps and an Irish fiddler duo.
RÚLA BÚLA
401 S. Mill Ave., Tempe 480-929-9500, rulabula.com
Rúla Búla is located in the heart of downtown Tempe and walking distance from the Mill light rail station. It was voted Best Irish Pub 2015 and will have all-day music, plus the Bracken Irish Step Dancers and the Town Lake Pipe Band.
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Special Report: Medieval World of Wonders at the Arizona Renaissance Fair
BY KOURTNEY CROUCH GETOUT
Hip Hip Huzzah! The queen is in the shire, which was an extremely rare occurrence in the 16th century. Whenever this happened there would be a great festival in her honor. Seeing the queen come to town was a great privilege. As you enter the 16th century you will see a medieval fair with dozens of exciting things waiting to be explored. You will hear the sounds of music, people talking, laughing, and the sounds of a festive medieval event. You will be amazed at all the wonders made for kids at this medieval playground, including shows, rides, games, food and shops.
The Renaissance Festival is overflowing with many astounding shows. Some of my favorites that I would personally and highly recommend to kids of all ages are: The Jousting Tournament, the Ancient Art of Falconry and Sword Swallowing.
The Jousting Tournament is a fierce battle among four knights to win the queen’s favor. Watch the amazing Sword Swallowing by Johnny Fox who has been at it for 37 years! You won’t want to miss his surprise ending. The Ancient Art of Falconry show is a mustsee. Watch amazing rescue birds display their talents. While the shows are great, don’t forget there are many other attractions that will knock you off your feet.
There are also a variety of rides and games to play. The maze is one of them. Fun and kidfriendly is how Gabi, age 11, describes it. After going through it in 8 to 9 minutes, she would rate it eight out of 10 stars.
Test your strength and try to land a bull’s eye at the ax throw. This game isn’t for kids, but I can’t wait until I am old enough to try it.
The world’s largest rocking horse, the Piccolo Pony, can be located in the northeast section of the fair. Don’t forget the elephant ride!
In the Renaissance period elephants were given as lavish gifts.
“This ride is very fun. I would give it 10 out of 10 stars!” Lucas, age 10, said.
If you think the rides and games are great, you’ll love the food! There are many delicious dishes at the fair. They have, of course, what you might expect in the 16th century, but they also have a variety of other cuisines from cultures around the world. While adults like traditional turkey legs, kids such as myself prefer chicken tenders and fries. There are many restaurants where food is served in the park such as King’s Kitchen, Queen’s Kitchen and The Cottage Bakery. These restaurants are some of many throughout the village.
On your way back to the 21st century, stop by one of the festival gift shops to make this trip truly memorable. You can buy anything from fairy dust to jousting lances. Visit the Arizona Renaissance Festival before it ends on March 27. You’d be more foolish than a court jester to miss it. Visit RenFestInfo.com for details.
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Kourtney getting knighted.
DISCERNING TRUTH, WALKING THE TALK…
THE REV. SUSAN E. WILMOT TRIBUNE COLUMNIST
Most of us can spot the difference between big talk, and authentically walking the talk; between empty rhetoric and sincere promises. Discernment is a great gift, especially during political campaigns, when it can be hard to know what and who to believe. Taking a leaf out of history might be a helpful way to get grounded. Including Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5-7), there have been some great speeches across the centuries. How about John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech with the famous words, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country?” Then there’s Emmeline Pankhurst’s so-called Freedom or Death speech, and Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman? speech. Some of us find truth and light in Nelson Mandela’s words, “I have cherished the ideal of a …free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.” Martin Luther King captured our imaginations when
he proclaimed, “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” That creed is in The Declaration of Independence, and quoted by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address. The greatest speeches inspire and encourage generations and offer hope. That’s because they focus on the common good, equality, social justice and peace. All of which are part of God’s truth concerning the fullness of life.
The Apostle Paul faced many challenging situations in his life and ministry, not least with the fledgling community of faith in cosmopolitan Corinth, who struggled with inappropriate pride, classism and resilient competitiveness. In one instance, the talk was all about spiritual gifts and which was the greater or better gift. Paul tried to keep them focused on how they walked the talk! Read about it in 1 Corinthians chapter 12. At verse 1 Corinthians 12:7, “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” By virtue of our baptism, every believer is empowered with spiritual gifts. Some appear to be more spiritually ori-
ented, and others are clearly very practical in nature. But in making the distinction we’re already falling into the kind of comparative thinking that inevitably leads to judging some gifts as more valuable or desirable than others. Just like the Corinthians, we still struggle to accept one another as equal and equally worthy, despite God’s assurances of this truth. We still tend to value some Godgiven gifts more highly than others. Cultural values, fads and prejudices seem to find their way into our hearts and minds as if by osmosis. So Paul’s words of wisdom are as important today as they were in his own day.
Whatever our spiritual gifts, and there’s an impressive array, each is a blessing of God’s grace, and all are necessary in building community and serving God’s purposes in our lives. Since these are God’s gifts, we have nothing to brag about. We really do depend on God and one another. To coin a phrase from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” some members of the community are not “more equal than others.” All the glory belongs to God.
Since our spiritual gifts are best used in service to the Lord, how we share our gifts is our own form of
HEBREW SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration for Chabad Hebrew School is open. Hebrew School takes place at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes take place Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon for children ages 5-13.
DETAILS>> To schedule an appointment to visit Chabad Hebrew School to tour the facility, call 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter.com. For more information, log onto www.chabadcenter.com.
CAMP GAN ISRAEL IS BACK
Every week, Gan Israel day trips feature excursions to children’s favorite locations. Camp Gan Israel is proud of its swimming program where activities are supervised by certified Red Cross lifeguards. In addition, an array of sports and crafts are offered, supervised by experienced instructors, promoting individual progress, sportsmanship and creative expression.
DETAILS>> Camp Gan Israel will be in session once again this summer. Boys and girls, ages 5-12, enjoy a full day at Gan Israel from MondayFriday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 14-July 22. Offering Mini Gan Izzy program for children ages 12 months-4 years from June 14-Aug. 5. Extended care hours are available upon request. For more information on extended care, email info@chabadcenter.com or visit www.CGIEastValley.com.
CHANDLER JEWISH PRESCHOOL OFFERS REGGIO-INSPIRED
EXPERIENCE
Registration is now open. As preschool programs across the country are experiencing cuts in funding, Chandler Jewish Preschool is gaining
popularity in the East Valley. The Reggio-inspired program is dedicated to offering little ones a safe, nurturing environment, where they can develop socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually, in a Jewish setting. CJP is committed to a small teacher-student ratio. The competitive tuition rates make it an appealing option. The school is open to children ages 1 to 5. The program is flexible, enabling part-time and half-day options. They are also DES certified and have before- and after-care hours available.
DETAILS>> For more information and to schedule a personal tour, contact Shternie at info@chabadcenter.com or call 480-855-4333.
CHAI JUDAICA & GIFTS GRAND OPENING
Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life announced that Chai Judaica and Gifts is open. It’s the perfect place to find the gifts for all of your special occasions. We carry everything from Mezuzot to books, religious items, jewelry and everything in between.
DETAILS>> Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Gift shop hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesdays by appointment, and Sundays 9:30-10 a.m. and 12-12:30 p.m. For more information, visit info@ chabadcenter.com or call us at 480-855-4333.
Sunday, March 20
GOLD
inspired speech. It’s how we give voice to our faith in action, and how we walk the talk. The lives of believers are a testimony to the love of God in Christ Jesus. What we say in word and deed inspires God’s love, peace, and justice within the community of faith, and in the world. Every voice is necessary and equally important, because of the complementary nature of spiritual gifts within the community of faith. On a practical level, there are varieties of gifts, and each is vital in continuing Christ’s mission and ministry in and to the world. God’s will is made visible in the world through the unity in diversity of the body of Christ. If we’re walking the talk, we, too, will encourage and inspire others, because in all ways, both large and small, our lives communicate God’s desire for the common good, equality, social justice and peace. Our work is in discerning the truth of our own lives with God’s help.
• The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot is vicar at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church, 975 E. Warner Road in Tempe. Reach her at rector@ stjamestempe.org, 480-345-2686, or visit www. stjamestempe.org.
afternoon. There will be lots of children’s activities, including a bounce house, an inflatable hamster roll (adults will like this one, too), burro rides, and a petting zoo — just to name a few. And, of course, the egg hunts for each age group begin at 3:30 p.m. A Cupcake Contest and a Basket Silent Auction will also benefit our events program. As always, a free meal will be served — and this year we will be accepting donations of Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper and/or Chicken Helper for our Food Bank.
DETAILS>> 3-5 p.m. This fun event for young and old alike will be at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Road. For more information, contact 480-982-3776 or www.GoldCanyonUMC.org.
Thursday, March 24
CHABAD OF THE EAST VALLEY 18TH ANNUAL PURIM AROUND THE WORLD PARTY
Join us and all your friends for a festive meal and family-friendly entertainment. For the first time we will have a silk aerialist performing and a juggler in the square. Come enjoy a scrumptious Russian buffet dinner, masquerade in Russian attire or costume of your choice. There will be awesome crafts for the kids as well as a matryoska doll photo op. We can’t wait to see you all at our Purim in Russia Purim Party.
DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Megillah Reading Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Cost before March 18 $20 adult; $14 child. After March 18: $25 adult; $18 child; $180 sponsor. Open to all. RSVP: www.chabadcenter.com/purim. For more information, 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter.com.
Saturday, April 9
The evening will include dinner, music, dancing and a silent auction. The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to support our extensive community programming.
DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m. Temple Emanuel of Tempe, 5801 S. Rural Road., Tempe, The event is open to the community. Admission is $36 per person. Babysitting will be provided for a charge. For those interested in attending, visit www.emanueloftempe.org or call 480-838-1414 to purchase tickets and sign up in advance for babysitting.
Thursday, April 14
THE EUCHARISTIC COMMUNITY OF FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Cindy Miller will be in concert at the Tempe Center for the Arts. The revenue from these shows will be used by the Assisi House for funding mission work in San Pedro La Laguna in Guatemala by providing mental and medical support for widows and orphans.
DETAILS>> Tempe Center For The Arts, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, April 14-22. Times vary. Contact box office at 480-350-2822.
Saturday, April 30
BETWEEN OCEANS SONGS OF THE AMERICAS
Haunting melodies, exciting rhythms, and rich musical traditions, reflecting the diversity of our cultures and the harmony of our spirits, infuse the Americas from the frigid fjords of Nunavut, Canada, to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. The Sonoran Desert Chorale closes its season with music from North and South America, the lands between the oceans.
DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave, Mesa.
Sundays
SUNDAYS WITH THE RAMBAM
Ongoing Sunday morning study of two classics of rabbinic literature by the great medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides (the “Rambam”). At 10 a.m., Professor Norbert Samuelson, Grossman chairman of Jewish philosophy at ASU and TBS member, teaches “Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed: What Jews Ought to Believe.” This is followed at 11:15 a.m. by TBS member Isaac Levy teaching “Maimonides’
Mishneh Torah: How Jews Ought to Behave.” No previous experience necessary; readings in both Hebrew and English.
DETAILS>> In the Community Room of the Administration Building.
Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley, 3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. 480-897-3636.
FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION EVERY SUNDAY
East Mesa Baptist Church, 752 S. Ellsworth Road.
DETAILS>> 4:45 p.m. every Sunday. For more information, call 480986-9827 and ask for Pastor Hughes.
WORSHIP SERVICES
DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa.
SUNDAY SERVICE AT UNITY OF CHANDLER
Come to a Sunday Celebration Service
DETAILS>> 10 a.m. or one of our many activities, classes, and events and get a feel for who we are at 325 N. Austin Drive, Suite 4, Chandler. 480-792-1800.
UNITY OF MESA SUNDAY SERVICE
A positive path for spiritual living. Experience transformational lessons, empowering music and various spiritual practices with an open-minded and welcoming community.
DETAILS>> Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at Unity of Mesa, 2700 E. Southern Ave. Nursery available for infants through kindergarten at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Youth ministry classes are open in the Education Annex at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 480-892-2700 or visit www.unityofmesa.org.
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX TV MASS
Mass is broadcast live from Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral on KAZTTV (AZ-TV7, Cable 13) followed by local Catholic talk show “Catholics Matter,” hosted by The Rev. Rob Clements. DETAILS>> 9 a.m. Sunday mornings, www.diocesephoenix.org.
YOGA FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Evening schedule, Arati worship 5 p.m., prayers, 5:35 p.m. Spiritual Bhagavatam class/kids’ Sunday school, 5:40 p.m. Prasadam, 6:45 p.m.
blessed vegetarian food served at no charge. There will be chanting, singing and dancing for attendees to enjoy at the yoga session.
DETAILS>> The event is at the Hare Krishna Spiritual Center, Unity Chandler, 325 E. Austin Drive, Suite 4. For more information, call 480-9408775 or email contact@azgoshala.org.
GRIEF SHARE IN TEMPE
A support group designed to assist people through the grieving process. One time book fee $15
DETAILS>> Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road, Room G3, Tempe, on Sundays from 2-4 p.m. Call 480-491-2210 for information.
SUNDAYS IN THE KITCHEN
Every Sunday night, Phoenix minister and performance artist Paisley Yankolovich attacks The Kitchen with intimate, unplugged and spoken word presentations.
DETAILS>> The Kitchen, 3206 W. Lamar Road. Phoenix. Admission: Free.
COMMUNITY CHORUS WELCOMES SINGERS
As the Ahwatukee Community Chorus nears the completion of its first season, it continues to welcome singers. The group rehearses weekly on Sunday evenings. Although it is not affiliated with any religious organization, the chorus rehearses at Horizon Presbyterian Church.
DETAILS>> Sundays 6 to 8 p.m., Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. There is an annual $100 membership fee. For more information, visit www.ahwatukeecommunitychorus.org or call 480-442-7324.
Mondays
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX — THE BISHOP’S HOUR
The Diocese of Phoenix’s locally produced radio program about issues from a Catholic viewpoint. Hosted by Michael Dixon.
DETAILS>> Broadcast 10 a.m. every Monday on 1310 AM Immaculate Heart Radio. Encore presentation every Thursday at 9 p.m. www. diocesephoenix.org.
FREE CLOTHES AFTER PRAISE AND WORSHIP SERVICES. DETAILS>> 11 a.m. Mondays-Fridays. Noon Saturday. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa, For more information, call 480-553-1960.
YOGA FOR ALL
Kathy McAvoy, a certified yoga instructor with 10 years of experience, will be offering yoga classes at St. James for all levels. Suggested donation of $5. Open to the community.
DETAILS>> 7:15-8:30 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. 480-345-2686 or office@stjamestempe.org.
DIVORCE CARE AND DIVORCE CARE FOR KIDS
Classes for those grieving over death or divorce. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.
GRIEF SHARE AT CHANDLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Support group for people struggling with how to deal with a loss. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Room C201, Chandler. Pastor Larry Daily, 480-963-3997, ext. 141, larrydaily@chandlercc.org or www. chandlercc.org.
Tuesdays
SENIORS TERRIFIC TUESDAYS
The program is free and includes bagels and coffee and a different speaker or theme each week. See old friends and make new ones. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m. to noon, Barness Family East Valley Jewish Community Center, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. www.evjcc.org or 480-897-0588.
GRIEF SHARE AT HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
DETAILS>> 2 and 6:30 p.m., 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.
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OBITUARIES
HANNA, Glenore
85, passed away in her sleep on March 1, 2016. She is survived by her son Gregory of Show Low, Az., her daughter Leslie (Terry) of Arvada, Co. and her three brothers, Arden Albee (Charlene), Jack Albee (Dona), and Bill Albee (Glenda). Glen studied Violin Performance at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and after marriage to Lyle Hanna in 1951, and two children, finished her degree in 1962 at Park College, Parkville Mo.
During 1952 she performed as violist alongside Lyle (pianist) with the 7th Army Symphony on tour in Germany. While in Parkville she taught in the Kansas City schools and played violin with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. Later she taught both elementary instrumental music and Jr. High Orchestra in Arizona, in the Tempe and Mesa school districts, retiring in 1988. While living in AZ she played in many string ensembles, including the Lyric Opera Orchestra at ASU.
She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and students. An online tribute for sharing stories and photos can be accessed at http://glenore-irene-hanna.forevermissed.com. A private tribute is also being arranged. The family has suggested that donations be sent to the American Cancer Society. Sign the Guest Book at eastvalleytribune.com
BUTLER, Brenda J
63, of Mesa, AZ passed away on February 24, 2016 peacefully surrounded by family.
She is survived by her husband Jabez Butler. Daughters Synthia Daniels (Chris), Claudette Donahue (Larry) Sons Christopher Post (Robyn), Kenneth Post (Carollynne). Brother Carl Fowler, Sisters Joyce Winslow and Vicki Bridges. Grandchildren Alana, Christopher, Joshua, Michael, Christian, Brok, Kable. Great Grandchildren Kasen, Ava, Kaydence, Julia, Ava, Logan.
She was a loving mom, sister, grandma and friend. She will be missed but never forgotten! Our Forever Angel
Services will be held Monday March 14, 2016 at 11 am at Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery 7900 E Main St., Mesa, AZ 85207. Sign the Guest Book at east valley tribune.com
SCHACKLETTE, LouEllyn Thompson
February 5, 1934 - February 29, 2016. She is survived by four daughters and two sons: Renee, Robbyn, Laurie, Denice, Paul, and Robert. She had 15 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. She was born in Flint, Michigan, and died in Mesa, Arizona. She loved nature and was happiest being outdoors. LouEllyn had a gift for making people laugh, and made friends of strangers wherever she went. Services on March 19th at Central Christian Church, 933 N Lindsay Rd. Mesa AZ 85213 at 10:00.
PT Clerical/Billing back office chiropractic for small home office. Ideal for supp. income. Flex hours will train Tempe. 480-245-7894
Certified Assisted Living Caregivers are needed at Mountain Park Senior Living. You must possess a current assisted living caregiver certification, current CPR and first aid training as well as a food handlers and fingerprint clearance card.
Full time and Part time positions available.
Great benefits and a warm and supportive environment!
Please apply to:
Mountain Park Senior Living 4475 E. Knox Rd (480) 893-1200 Attn: Dawn
for more information regarding all positions available.
Growing Aerospace Manufacturer has an immediate need for wax injection operators. We offer a competitive wage and benefits package. EOE Drug/Smoke Free. Mandatory pre-employment drug testing. Please submit resume to hr@airpowerdynamics.com
Parks Maintenance Assist. Mesa
Maint., landscaping abilities, some custodial exp. Use of hand tools. HS or GED Min 6 mos exp MUST possess a valid AZ DL, clean MVR , NO FELONIES Email resumes to: email@chrc4work.com or call 480-654-4606
Growing Aerospace Manufacturer has an immediate need for individuals with 3-5 year of experience in Blue Seal, Assembly and Blending. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. EOE Drug/Smoke free. Mandatory pre-employment drug testing.Send resume: hr@airpowerdynamics.com
Part-Time Administrative Assistant: The Rio Salado Sportsman's Club at the Usery Mountain Shooting Range (3960 N. Usery Pass Road) is looking for an Administrative Assistant for Saturdays, Sundays and vacation/emergency relief. Must be over 18 and have computer skills. Call 480-984-3724 for information or apply in person to the Range Manager M - F. Start salary: $10.00/hr.
RDH Environmental Services has an opening for a Software Engineer in the Phoenix, AZ area Candidates must have US Masters/foreign equiv with skills in C/C++, Python, Java, Android, iOS, VOIP to analyze/design/develo p/implement/test systems & apps Fax your resume to Randy @ 602-381-1772 with ref no 2016-19 on front of resume & ref to EVT Ad
TechMileage has opening for Software Engineer in Tempe, AZ area. Reqs US Masters degree/foreign equiv w/ skills in C++/SQL/Matlab to dsgn/dev/implement/te st apps/systems. Email resume to Rajesh at contacttm@ techmileage.com with ref # 2016-19 on front of resume & ref ad in EVT
Medical Assistant
We need a energetic full time back office Medical Assistant for a busy dermatology practice. Salary depends on experience. Excellent benefits. Applicant must be proficient in computer skills. Certified or Registered MA is a plus. Must type at least 35 wpm or better. EMR experience is a must. Friday afternoons off. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT A MEDICAL ASSISTANT. Kathy Meagher AAP Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, PC Ronald M. Glick, DO kmeagher204@ msn.com
Miscellaneous For Sale 750
3/19 7a-12. Kael & Winthrop, Mesa. N/W Lindsay /McKellips.
Like New King Sleeper Sofa Covered. $300 Wood Box for Firewood $100/obo 480-436-2307
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist, Mesa, Arizona responsible for the development and implementation of EHS programs for first-of-its-kind Biorubber Process Research Center, as well as company compliance with OSHA, NFPA, EPA and ADEQ requirements. Safety responsibilities include developing and managing safety programs, job hazard analysis, audits, and emergency action plans. Environmental activities include developing and implementing environmental permits for new chemicals. Must
SAM Auctions Monthly Equipment Yard Sale Phoenix, AZ Tuesday 3/15
2015 Schult 2B/2B, 15X53, A/C, applcs, w/d hkups, cov carport, 55+ 4 star comm, all amenities and activities. Priced to sell at $28k. Call Woody at 480-228-7786
Alternative, 755sf, 2B/2B, A/C, appls, w/d Hkup, porch, cov carport, active 55+, 5 Star RV Resort in Apache Jct, loads amenities
www.SAM auctions.com
AHWATUKEE TEA PARTY
General Meeting Notice Thurs. March 17th 6:30-8:30p. Clarion Hotel Desert Meeting Room. 5121 E LaPuenta Ave 51st /Elliot-Ahwatukee
GUEST SPEAKER: “SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO”
Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Doors open at 6:30p, meeting starts at 7pm. Public is invited! EMAIL: info@tukeeteaparty.com
Aegis Hospice Grief/Loss Support Group 6 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month Legacy Funeral Home: 1722 N. Banning St. Mesa, Refreshments provided. Contact: Rick Wesley 480-219-4790 rick@aegishospice.com Auctions & Estate Sales
Alma Sch & Main 1bd, 1 bath. Bad credit ok No Deposit $550 /Mo. Incl All Util. 602-339-1555
Physical Therapy and Athletic Services Arizona Board of Regents Request for Proposal
Arizona State University is requesting sealed proposals from qualified experienced firms or individuals, for RFP #341606, Physical Therapy and Athletic Services for Arizona State University. Proposals will be accepted in the Office of Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, PO Box 875212, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 until 3:00 PM, MST, 03/22/2016. Proposal package is available at: www.asu.edu/purchasing/bids
A pre-proposal conference will be held on March 11, 2016 at 9:00 AM, MST at ASU Sun Devil Fitness Complex, Tempe, 500 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85281.
Publish: DNS- March 8, 2016, EVT- March 13, 2016 / 17412058
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $69.00.
Publish: DNS-March 5, 12, 2016, EVT-March 6, 13, 2016 / 17411131
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.)
TRACS NO 019 PM 056 H858201C
PROJ NO NH-019-A(225)T
TERMINI NOGALES - TUCSON HIGHWAY (I-19)
LOCATION SANTA CRUZ RIVER BRIDGES
The amount programmed for this contract is $2,000,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed work is located in Pima County within the Tohono O'odham Nation on Interstate 19 between milepost 56.80 and milepost 56.90. The work consists of bridge deck rehabilitation, expansion joint replacement, joint seal replacement, and other related work.
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $20.00.
Publish: DNS-March 5, 12, 2016, EVT-March 6, 13, 2016 / 17411119
Enrollment Services Print & Mailing Arizona Board of Regents Request for Proposal
Arizona State University is requesting sealed proposals from qualified experienced firms or individuals, for RFP #331607, Enrollment Services & Enterprise Collateral Materials. Proposals will be accepted in the Office of Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, PO Box 875212, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 until 3:00 PM, MST, 4/5/16. Proposal package is available at: www.asu.edu/purchasing/bids
Publish: DNS-March 10, 2016, EVT-March 13, 2016 / 17412738
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.)
TRACS NO 077 GI 156 H855901C PROJ NO STP-077-A(212)T TERMINI TUCSON-ORACLE JCT-GLOBE HWY (SR 77) LOCATION NEAR SUMMIT
The amount programmed for this contract is $3,220,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed project is located in Gila County, on State Route 77 approximately 18 miles south of the City of Globe, beginning at Milepost 156.6 and extending north a long SR 77 to Milepost 157.0. The proposed wor k consists of excavating rock slopes to provide a rockfall containment ditch, constructing a permanent concrete barrier, widening shoulder, milling and replacing asphaltic concrete pavement, striping and other related work.
Project Description
The Memorial Union Deferred Maintenance project will address a number of deferred maintenance items , enhancements, and improvements to the facility , including restrooms, waste/water lines, roof repairs, flooring, stairways, and patios.
Formal sealed qualifications are due on or before 2:30 PM, MST, 03/29/16.
Pre-Submittal Conference
A RECOMMENDED Pre-Submittal Conference is scheduled for 10:00 AM, MST, 03/15/16 in Room MU 230, (Pima) at the Memorial Union of Arizona State University Tempe Campus. It is recommended that you park in the Fulton Center Parking, located at College Avenue and University Drive. Cross University Drive and walk south to the Memorial Union. Reference the ASU Parking Map at http://www.asu.edu/map A ttendance is strongly recommended for those who desire to submit a Proposal. The ASU Project Manager will be available to discuss the Project. Make sure to bring your business card for streamlined sign-in Obtain a Copy of RFQ
The Request for Qualifications instructions, a description of requested services, information on the Project and a description of the proposal and selection process is available at the Arizona State University Bid Board at http://asu.edu/purchasing/bids/construction_bids.html
Click on Construction/Facilities Bid Board on right side under Related Links. Requests may be made in writing via fax (480) 965-2234 or email to Office Specialist Sr. ann.provencio@asu.edu and Purchasing will email or mail you the RFQ. You may also pick up a copy at the University Services Building, 1551 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ, 85281. Please ask for the Office Specialist at the lobby desk.
ASU reserves the right to cancel this Request for Qualifications, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive or decline to waive any irregularities in any submitted Proposals, or to withhold the award for any reason ASU may determine to be in ASU's best interest. ASU also reserves the right to hold open any or all Proposals for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of opening thereof and the right to accept a Proposal not withdrawn before the scheduled opening date.
All correspondence relating to this Project should be addressed to:
Purchasing and Business ARI ZONA BOARD OF Services REGENTS
Attention: Gail Horney
Title: Sr. Buyer By Jay Heiler
Arizona State University Chair PO Box 875212 Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 By Ram Krishna
Phone: (480) 727-2439 Secretary
Email address: gail.horney@asu.edu
Publish: Daily News-Sun March 10, 2016,East Valley Tribune March 13, 2016 / 17412748
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $25.00.
Publish: DNS-March 12, 19, 2016, EVT-March 13, 20, 2016 / 17412380
ONLINE PROCTORING SOLUTION ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Arizona State University is requesting proposals from qualified firms or individuals for RFP# 221603 Online P roctoring Solution With Identity Verification for ASU's Digital Learning Environment . Proposal packages are available at Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85281. Proposals will be accepted for RFP# 221603 until 3:00 P.M., MST, 04/04/16 at the address listed above or by mail to Purchasing and Business Services, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875212, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-5212. The proposal package is available at the ASU Commodities Bid Board at http://asu.edu/purchasing/bids/index.html
No Pre-proposal conference will be held
Publish: DNS-March 11, 2016, EVT-March 13, 2016 / 17413137
CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE
The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the March 21, 2016 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.
1. Z16-010 (District 6) 10100 through 10300 blocks of East Guadalupe Road (north side). Located east of the northeast corner of Guadalupe and Crismon Roads (27ýacres). Rezoning from RM-2-PAD to RSL-2.5-PAD; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow a single-residence development. Paul Dugas, Desert V ista 100, LLC, applicant; Desert Vista Land Group, LLC, owner.
2. Z16-013 (District 6) 8400 through 8600 blocks of East Guadalupe Road (south side). Located at the southeast corner of Guadalupe and Hawes Roads (18.5ýacres). Rezoning from RS-43 and RS-6-PAD to RS-6-PAD; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow a single-residence development. Sean Lake, Pew and Lake, PLC, applicant; Hawes Section Corner Limited Partnership, owner.
DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 13th day of March, 2016. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk March 12, 13, 2016/17412646 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
RIO SALADO PATHWAY SR101L TO DOBSON ROAD
FEDERAL PROJECT NO. CM-MES-0(227)D ADOT TRACS NO. 0000 MA MES SZ080 01C
CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. C10469-CP0332 DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 7, at 2:00 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 bid s 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:
Construction of a shared-use pathway from the eastern ADOT right of way limit of the SR101L/SR202L interchange, where it will tie-in to a segment of the Rio Salado Pathway previously constructed, to the northeast corner of the eastbound on-ramp of the SR202L/Dobson Road interchange. Improvements include new asphaltic concrete pavement and Portland cement concrete pathway on the existing south Salt River bank levee and new concrete sidewalk at the SR202L/Dobson Road interchange. Additional improvements include pedestrian lighting, safety railing, way-finding signage, recover y stations, pathway amenities, landscaping, landscaping irrigation and signing and pavement marking.
For information call Ryan A. Hudson at 480-644-2627 or e-mail ryan.hudson@mesaaz.gov.
For all contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Hor n at 480-644-3404 or email donna.horn@mesaaz.gov
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc ., http://public.constructionvaults.com , click on "Register Today" and follow the prompts to create your account, 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, logon to www.thomasrepro.com , and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $140, 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.
A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled. Please refer to Special Provision Section titled "Pre-Bid Review of Site" for additional information.
Work shall be completed within 150 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 Federal-Aid Projects.
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. Affidavit of Disadvantage Business Enterprise Assurances with a DBE Goal of 8.47% and OJT requirement of 1 trainee for 500 hours
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract.
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.
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen
City Clerk
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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following:
CONSULTANT ON-CALL LIST FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES
The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide Design Services and/or construction administration services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: Landscape Architect Services . All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request fo r Qualifications (RFQ).
Landscape Architecture projects will include design and/or construction administration of projects locate d within City rights-of-way, City owned buildings and properties, multi-use paths, parks, retention basin and parkway designs, and sporting facilities. The consultant w ill often be asked to perform tasks such as cost estimating, value engineering, design concept reporting, site master plan preparation, utility coordination, full color renderings and graphics to assist in project visualization, and public outreach.
A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held.
Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm's employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.
RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City's website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-en gineering-design-opportunities.
The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide seven (7) hard copies and one (1) hard copy (CD or USB) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualification. The City is an equal opportunity employer.
Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name and Landscape Architect Services.
Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-ser vice).
Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Heather Sneddon of the Engineering Department at heather.sneddon@mesaaz.gov.
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk March 12, 13, 19, 20, 2016/17413360
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE' S SALE Trustee's Sale No. AZ-RCS-16016803 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power if sale under that certain Deed of Trust originally granted for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION S YSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR HCI WEST, INC. (FN), recorded on 11/9/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-1703341, modified under Instrument No. 20140110456, in the office of the County Recorder of MARICOPA County, ARIZONA, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OF OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE, UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at AT THE STEPS AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT BUILDING, 201 WEST JEFFERSON, in the City of PHOENIX, County of MARICOPA, ARIZONA, on May 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM: LOT 67, VISTA SANT A FE, A SUBDIVISIO N RECORDED IN BOOK 473 OF MAPS, PAGE 36, RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. The street address is purported to be: 440 S. VAL VISTA DR. #67 MESA, AZ 85204 TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 140-39-518 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE: $152,350.00 NAME AND ADDRESS OF CURRENT BENEFICIARY THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-79CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-79CB c/o NE W PENN FINANCIAL, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING 75 BEATTIE PLACE ,
BUILDING, 201 WEST JEFFERSON, in the City of PHOENIX, County of MARICOPA, ARIZONA, on May 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM: LOT 67, VISTA SANT A FE, A SUBDIVISIO N RECORDED IN BOOK 473 OF MAPS, PAGE 36, RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. The street address is purported to be: 440 S. VAL VISTA DR. #67 MESA, AZ 85204 TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 140-39-518 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE: $152,350.00 NAME AND ADDRESS OF CURRENT BENEFICIARY THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-79CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-79CB c/o NE W PENN FINANCIAL, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING 75 BEATTIE PLACE , SUITE 300 GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29601 NAME AND ADDRESS OF ORIGINAL TRUSTOR CAROL J. ALVAREZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY 440 S. VAL VISTA DR. #67 MESA, AZ 85204 NAME AND ADDRESS OF TRUSTEE ASSET FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC. 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Dated: January 25, 2016 ASSET FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE Lilian Solano, Trustee Sale Officer Manner of Trustee qualification: Asset Foreclosure Services, Inc., A CALIFORNI A CORPORATION, who is the parent corporation and sole stockholder of AFS Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona Corporation and is a qualified Trustee pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. section 33-803(a)( 6) "The parent corporation of any association or corporation referred to in this subsection or any corporation all the stock of which is owned by or held solely for the benefit of any such association or corporation referred to in this subsection." as Trustee under said Deed of Trust. A-4564794 03/10/2016, 03/17/2016, 03/24/2016, 03/31/2016
Publish: March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2016 / 17412695
SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Probate and Mental Health Delpartment Hearing Event Scheduled Case Number: PB2016-090905
Case Name: Ben Ellis Williams NOTICE: A hearing is set on the Court’s calendar for: HEARING SUBJECT MATTER: Miscellaneous(Appearance) HEARING DATE: Monday, 28 March, 2016 HEARING TO BE HELD BEFORE: COMMISSIONER TERRI CLARKE South East Facility , Courtroom 302 222 E. Javelina Ave., Floor 3 Mesa, AZ 85210-6234 Telephone: (602) 372-0425
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 2016/17408305 9015
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: T.N.E. LANDSCAPING, LLC II The address of the registered office is: 745 N. STAPLEY DR. MESA, AZ 85203 III The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: OTHONIEL MONTGOMERY ROBLES 745 N. STAPLEY DR. MESA, AZ 85203 Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: OTHONIEL MONTGOMERY ROBLES MEMBER 745 N. STAPLEY DR. MESA, AZ 85203
March 11, 12, 13, 2016/17413261
CORPORATION, who is