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Valley of the drones
BY JIMMY MAGAHERN TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTOR
“Did you bring your bird?” asks Nicco Punzalan, welcoming a friend to the early Saturday morning get-together of East Valley drone hobbyists at Daley Park in Tempe.
“Yeah, but I just fried a brand new LiPo,” says the newcomer, presenting a bloated rectangular lithium polymer battery that appears to be hot to the touch, judging from the quick-handed juggling that goes on between the two pals.
“Don’t worry,” Punzalan says, opening up a suitcase packed with at least 24 high-discharge lithium cells. “I think I’ve got one or two spares.”
In many ways, the gathering of drone
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enthusiasts at Daley Park resembles the typical weekend gatherings of model radio control plane operators who have been converging on city parks and desert fields for decades. With dozens of model aircraft spread out on picnic tables, the group of mostly young-ish, entirely male electronics tinkerers compare “builds,” as the largely hand-built flying machines are called, and share repair tips.
“Once you get into this, you quickly find out you spend more time fixing than you do flying.” explains Punzalan, who handles the web design for Flite Factory, a drone
manufacturing and repair shop in Mesa.
The drone flyers are an enthusiastic, welcoming group. However, they are not exactly welcomed by the RC plane (or “fixed wing”) flyers at the designated parks.
Those sites comprise nine parks throughout the Valley, designated zones for flying electric-powered model aircraft. The unease between the two groups is part of the reason drone operators are pushing the city to
Drones can access private spots of any yard of any home. [Daniel Poty/Poty Group/Special to the Tribune]
Micro drones on sale at Drones Plus in Chandler. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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Gilbert named #1 in U.S. for savings, Chandler #5
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Gilbert is the best city in the U.S. for saving money, according to GOBankingRates. Chandler was ranked #5 nationally.
For its second annual Best and Worst Cities for Saving Money report, GOBankingRates assessed seven categories, including sales tax, median home list price, median rent price, median household income, unemployment rate, average reported gas prices and grocery costs.
Most of the best cities for saving money are located in the South and West, including cities in Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma, while 13 out of the 15 worst cities for saving money are in California.
The top five are Gilbert; Plano, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; and Chandler. The five worst places were San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Irvine and Anaheim, all in California.
Mesa’s annual action plan open for comment
Public comment is now sought for the city of Mesa’s annual action plan for funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The public comment period ends May 10. Part of the comment period includes a public hearing, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5 in the council chambers in the lower level of the city building at 57 E. First St.
Residents can comment in person at that hearing.
The action plan contains the city’s plan for funding housing and community development projects aimed at low- and moderate-income residents. The city expects to have a total of $4.5 million to distribute in the fiscal year that starts July 1.
The plan can be reviewed at the city’s Housing and Revitalization Division at 20 E. Main St., Suite 250 or online at www.mesaaz.gov/residents/housingcommunity-development. Written comments on the plan
should be mailed to the Mesa Housing and Revitalization Division, Attention Dennis Newburn, community revitalization coordinator, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 or sent by email to Newburn at dennis.newburn@ mesaaz.gov.
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ASU ranked among top online MBA programs
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Arizona State University’s online MBA program was named among the top 50 in the nation by College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings.
University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, University of California Berkeley and Harvard University occupy the top five spots on the list, which is based on factors such as cost of attendance, each program’s reputation in its field, and return on investment.
ASU, which ranked #12, was praised for a variety of MBA degree options including full-time, part-time and online study, as well as executive and custom corporate tracks. Over 800 students are pursuing an MBA degree through ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business.
For more on the rankings, go to http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/ top-mba-programs-2016/
Arizona Board of Regents elect officers
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Regent Greg Patterson has been selected chair of the Arizona Board of Regents for 2016-17. Regent Bill Ridenour was elected vice chair and Regent Jay Heiler was elected treasurer. Regent Ram Krishna was re-elected secretary for the board and Student Regent Jared Gorshe will serve as assistant treasurer. The officers take their positions July 1. Patterson was appointed to the board in 2012 by Gov. Jan Brewer. He currently serves as vice chair of the board, chair of Academic and Student Affairs, and is a member of the Regents’ Executive Committee, the Business and Finance Committee and the Legislative Affairs Committee. As chair of the board, Patterson will serve as an ex-officio member on all committees and as chair of the Regents Executive Committee.
Regents are elected to one-year terms as chair of the board and rotate alternating offices to provide a wellinformed experience throughout their eight-year terms. Two student regents appointed to the board serve two-year terms with the first year as non-voting members.
Chandler mayor endorses Prop. 123 for school funds
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Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny endorsed Proposition 123, citing the resources it will provide teachers and students throughout the next 10 years.
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates that Chandler Unified School District will receive more than $9 million this year alone if Prop 123 passes.
“I’m supporting Prop 123 because it’s going to provide our schools, teachers and students with stability and support for the next decade,” Mayor Tibshraeny says.
“It will put billions of dollars into Arizona’s K-12 public education system over the next decade without raising taxes. It’s prudent, fiscally responsible, and will help our teachers and students succeed in the classroom.”
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Mo Joe Ghani walks along the dry bed of Tempe Town Lake as it slowly fills. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
designate fly zones in more parks.
“The fixed wing guys really don’t like the drone guys,” says Flite Factory owner Dustin Pennington, who’s brought his own set of drones to fly today. “The parks we’re allowed to fly in are neutral areas, so one form doesn’t have seniority over the other. But for some reason, the fixed-wing guys think they should have the parks all to themselves. I think it’s just because they’ve been around longer.”
Drones have their detractors
RC flyers are not the only group down on drone enthusiasts, however. They’re also not too well-liked by helicopter pilots, airport managers or the Federal Aviation Administration, which has for the past few years been scrambling to establish rules for what it classifies as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). So far, the FAA’s ability to regulate the machines has been consistently outpaced by the advances in technology and the uses people are discovering for them.
“The FAA originally made the UAS rules for the RC flyers, which were mostly just push-prop gliders that had a range of a mile or two,” says Bill Mar, owner of a computer parts store. He’s also one of the original organizers of the Greater Phoenix Area Drone User Group (PHXDUG.org), the Chandlerbased chapter of the Drone User Group Network. The international association has grown to over 15,000 members since starting up just four years ago. The Chandler group alone now has roughly 270 members.
“The technology changed with the popularity of drones,” Mar says. “Suddenly you had radio controllers with a much
some evil toy that’s going to kill people or substantially invade their privacy.
“The biggest detractors are pilots,” Huebl adds. “For them, this is about protecting their turf, because drones are going to take a lot of pilots’ jobs away. That much about drones,” he says, “is absolutely true.”
Learning to fly
Before Josh Lambeth could become registered to use his drone in his commercial photography business, he first had to become a registered pilot.
“I actually had to learn how to fly a real airplane in order to fly these commercially,” says the Spokane, Washingtonborn photographer. He studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California, and worked for about a decade as a cinematographer. He discovered drones about four years ago.
eventually anyway, and I’m able to write off the flights as a business expense. So that’s cool,” he adds.
How commercial use differs
Flying drones commercially is a step up from flying as a hobby. It places the operator into a different category, with greater operational restrictions. Under current laws, both hobbyists and commercial users must keep drones flying below 400 feet and avoid flying within five miles of an airport to avoid interfering with actual manned airplanes.
Commercial drone pilots must also avoid flying within 500 feet of other people or structures unless they first secure a permit. They must also notify airport managers whenever they’re using the drone.
greater range – and the ability to control the things from all over. Then they added cameras to them, which was when everybody got scared.
“Nobody was ever really scared of the RC planes. But when they heard about these little things flying around with a camera, that’s when the public and the media started to freak out about privacy issues. And it didn’t help when we started seeing killer drones in movies!”
Not to mention drones outfitted with chainsaws or any number of potentially lethal attachments and other fantasies illustrated by amateur hobbyists on YouTube.
More available, more affordable
Today’s drones are more affordable. Cheap, disposable versions can be had for as little as $39, although a halfdecent one will cost you at least $250 and a top-of-the-line model can run as much as $12,000. They’re more popular than ever, too: over 400,000 drones have been registered with the FAA to date.
But the machines are also feared and disdained by more people than ever. Enthusiasts say this is largely the result of overblown media reporting on the phenomenon and the general perception (perhaps not so overblown) that drones are increasingly populating our skies.
“We’ve been suffering from drone hysteria ever since the news media became aware of these things,” says Paul Huebl, a longtime private investigator in Phoenix, who’s become a major proponent of using drones in the private-eye field.
“Legislators and those on city councils all over the place are now trying to ban them, because they think drones are
He now runs a local aerial photography and videography business in Phoenix called Birds Eye Productions, which makes heavy use of four state-ofthe-art drones – as well as a small team of humans – to capture aerial shots for commercials, real estate videos, land surveying and film work.
Did learning how to fly help him to pilot a drone?
“Nope,” Lambeth says, with a laugh. “Learning the air space rules was useful, although I could have learned that on the ground. Honestly, I think requiring drone operators to get a full-scale pilot’s license is just a way for the FAA to make money off of this.
“And the regulations state that I have to maintain a current pilot’s license, which means that I have to keep flying. But it was something I wanted to do
Understandably, many commercial operators are annoyed by the regulations, particularly since hobbyist or recreational drone users––who are actually more likely to try something reckless, as they have less to lose by breaking the rules––don’t have to jump through nearly as many hoops to get started flying.
Still, most commercial flyers endure the hassle of the permitting process (some call the FAA’s continuing efforts to regulate the craft a case of “criminalizing innovation”) for the rewards that wait on the other side. The job-seeking website Indeed.com lists starting pay for new commercial drone pilots at around $45,000, and CNN Money says operators with just a little experience can easily earn as much as $100,000 per year.
“I took a huge chance on this,” says Pennington, who adds that his wife was not originally on board with his opening up a drone store in Mesa.
“I sold our house, which we had quite a
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Employee Andrew tests out the DJI Phantom 3 at Drones Plus in Chandler. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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Chris Lambeth controls the camera movements on the drone that Josh Lambeth is flying during a demonstration for the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers in Tempe’s Daley Park. [Ethan Fichtner/Tribune]
bit of equity in, to invest in Flite Factory. But it’s actually taken off quite nicely.”
Trading music for drones
Until recently, Douglas Spotted Eagle, a Grammy-winning New Age musician, was best known for playing a Native American-style flute. (The flautist, born Douglas Wallentine, is not actually Native American.) He has now branched out and is enjoying early success in the drone industry as CEO of Drones Plus, the largest drone retailer in North America. The company’s Chandler store is one of 7 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
“I say it’s like 1908 all over again,” he says, cryptically.
That’s when Henry Ford invented the assembly line and started creating cars for everybody. That completely changed the world, creating a host of new employment opportunities, with burgeoning automobile manufacturers, mechanics and dealerships. Roads were developed, and new laws and regulations were enacted.
Spotted Eagle says that’s exactly what’s happening right now in the world of drones.
“All of a sudden, we have massproduced drones that are available to everyone. Apart from their recreational purposes, people are discovering the commercial potential.”
Copter pilot ‘digs drones’ Bruce Haffner disagrees with Paul
Huebl’s assertion that old-school pilots like him feel threatened by drones.
The veteran helicopter pilot and photojournalist has been delivering his familiar brand of “in-the-air” reporting for KTVK-3TV since 1984. He now pulls double-duty on sister station KPHO-CBS 5 as well.
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“I fly RC airplanes and dig drones too,” he says, adding that drones “have a place” in video reporting — although that place is definitely lower in altitude than he flies his copter.
“Drones can do things that helicopters can’t, and we can do things drones can’t. I can’t fly my helicopter through the front door of a home for a real estate video, and at this time drones can’t fly from Scottsdale Airpark to the I-10/I-17 stack for an accident and put it on TV live, with me reporting on-air.
“Our bread and butter is flying real helicopters, but we will add drones to our Chopperguy aerial cinematography business after the FAA completes their mandatory regulations. In our crazy business, you must keep up with technology and embrace it.”
Haffner does say he’s in favor of the FAA’s regulation efforts.
“Regulating safe drone operation is the paramount detail we face,” he says. “The FAA is responsible for writing drone regulations to keep them from colliding with aircraft and killing people on board as well as people on the ground due to a crash.
“I pray that never occurs,” he adds. “But it’s on my mind as I share the airspace with drones.”
A hexa-copter with a dSLR camera attached is captured in mid-flight during a demonstration at Tempe’s Daley Park. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Reporters’ access to Capitol floor restored
Pressured by members of his own party, House Speaker David Gowan rescinded his ban on reporters on the floor who have not first undergone extensive background checks. But reporters still want full access.
In a brief statement, House Republican publicist Stephanie Grisham said the badges that had been given to regular Capitol beat reporters and opened certain doors are not being reactivated. They had provided easier access for reporters to go to lawmakers’ offices, including that of the speaker. Instead, there will be a sign-in process available only when the House is on the floor.
Gowan’s reversal comes less than a week after he claimed that House members had demanded he tighten up security procedures. That followed a disturbance in the public gallery.
Gowan had demanded not only that reporters consent to examinations of criminal and civil records but also that they provide information driver’s licenses and prior addresses. More significant, his policy said anyone convicted of certain specific crimes would never be allowed access.
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Chandler names new municipal utilities director
John Knudson has been selected as Chandler’s new Municipal Utilities Director, replacing Dave Siegel who retired in October 2015.
“John offers the expertise and relationships to effectively lead our utilities department,” Chandler Acting City Manager Marsha Reed said. “He brings unique knowledge of managing water resources, completing major capital improvements and delivering outstanding service for Chandler businesses and residents.” Knudson has worked for Chandler’s Municipal Utilities Department for 13 years, serving as the Utilities Engineering Manager for the past five years. Knudson is a graduate of Arizona State University and a licensed professional engineer in Arizona. He also is a licensed water and wastewater operator in Arizona. He is a current member of the Arizona Water Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and American Public Works Association.
– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
203 fugitives arrested in ‘Operation Justice 2016’
A Valley-wide operation has resulted in the arrest of 203 fugitives. From April 5 to April 8, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted “Operation Justice 2016.” The operation targeted over a thousand criminals wanted for crimes such as robbery, rape, dangerous drugs and assault.
Of the 203 arrests, 23 suspects were arrested for murder/aggravated assault, 5 for sex assaults and 14 for robbery robbery/firearms related offenses.
Here are a few notable arrests:
Lance Dunbar, 33, was arrested on April 5 in Laveen. The U.S. Marshals said Dunbar is a career criminal and is a documented gang member. He was wanted for two counts of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Efrain Renteria-Felix, 22, was arrested on April 6 in Surprise. The 22-year-old was wanted for armed robbery of a vehicle in the Sun City area. After the vehicle was stolen, Maricopa County Sheriff Deputies became involved in a pursuit. He was able to get away from MCSO.
When Renteria-Felix was arrested in Surprise, he had 3.3 grams of methamphetamine in his possession.
Ikemefula Ibeabuchi, 43, was arrested on April 7 in Gilbert. The U.S. Marshals said Ibeabuchi was wanted for violating conditions of his probation. His criminal history includes battery with intent to commit sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, murder while committing a felony and possession of marijuana.
Ibeabuchi is a former heavyweight boxer and was reportedly training for a comeback.
Arizona pollster, ASU professor dies
Prominent Arizona political scientist and pollster Bruce Merrill has died. Longtime friend and historian Jack August says Merrill died Saturday of stomach cancer at age 78.
Merrill was a professor at Arizona State University for nearly four decades. He regularly conducted opinion surveys of Arizona voters and was a frequent commentator on public affairs.
August says he recently conducted several oral history sessions with Merrill, who recalled that his interest in political science grew from his U.S. Navy service when he served as a liaison officer with members of Congress and other figures.
He got into polling while a graduate student at Brigham Young University.
Teen honored for saving baseball coach’s life
Chandler officials have formally honored a teen for his quick thinking and actions that have been credited with saving the life of his baseball coach.
Last month, 13-year-old Nathan Boyer was at baseball practice when his coach collapsed.
“He fell flat on his face, and then I asked if he was OK and he wasn’t answering, so I grabbed his phone and called 911,” Boyer said at the time. He then performed CPR on his coach, 26-year-old Isaac Wenrich, until first responders arrived.
Last Monday, the city council and mayor presented Boyer with Chandler’s Life Saving Award.
“It’s pretty incredible to think that a 13 year old can save a 26 year old’s life,” Boyer said.
“I got the chance to give him lessons and coach him,” Wenrich said. “To think I got a second chance ... I never would have thought that was the reason he entered my life.”
House Speaker David Gowan.
Gilbert ‘American Idol’ contestant to perform at free concert series
“American Idol” contestant and Gilbert resident Thomas Muglia will perform at a special concert at Saint Xavier University’s Gilbert campus. The concert will be on Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the heart of the Heritage District.
The Mesquite High School senior made it to Hollywood in Season 15 of “American Idol” and continues to play shows throughout the Phoenix area. He will perform as part of Gilbert’s Downtown Concert series.
Learn from professional writers: The secret to getting your screenplay or script sold
Professional writers will share the secrets to writing film and TV scripts and getting screenplays read and sold in Hollywood at the April 21 meeting of the Arizona Professional Writers (APW).
APW member Kate Herbert, former chair of the Film and Television Program at Scottsdale Community College, will discuss “Is There a Screenplay in Your Life?” Herbert is author of “The Perfect Screenplay: Writing It and Selling It,” “Writing Scripts Hollywood Will Love,” and “Selling Scripts to Hollywood.”
Afterward, she will be joined by panelists Laurie Fagen, author of the recently released crime fiction novel “Fade Out,” and Karen Mueller Bryson, Amazon best-selling author of numerous romance books.
The meeting, at the United Church of Christ, 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, begins at 10 a.m. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. with coffee, pastries and networking.
Workshop is free for APW members, $10 for others paid ahead or $15 at the door. Make reservations at: apw.reservations@gmail.com.
Help us pick the Best of Gilbert 2016
Gilbert’s Downtown Concerts series is presented by Farm Bureau Financial Services and Saint Xavier University. For information about other concert dates and performers, visit gilbertaz.gov/concerts.
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Gilbert police to target seat belts and child safety seats
The Gilbert Police Department in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and other local law enforcement agencies is targeting enforcement of Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws this month. As part of the national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies across the state will be stepping up traffic enforcement patrols and increasing other enforcement efforts to drive home the message: Buckle Up Arizona … It’s the Law!
Despite widespread efforts to educate drivers about the importance of wearing seat belts, motor vehicles collisions continue to be the leading cause of death and serious injuries to Arizonans. The enforcement mobilization will run from May 23 through June 5.
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Camp seeks to give high schoolers leadership edge
The Leadership Society of Arizona is offering a week-long summer program to arm high school students with the confidence and knowledge they’ll need for a successful future. The Summer Education Program was constructed based on research led by the Performance Based Studies Research Group.
The first session will be at McClintock High School on May 23, the second and third at Mesa Mountain View High School June 20 and 27, and the fourth at Mountain Pointe High School July 18. While the first three sessions are open to all high school students, the last will be only for Mountain Pointe students. The cost to register for the first three sessions is $275 and the last is $250. Registration is available online at leadershipsocietyofarizona.com. Each session is limited to 50 students.
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Professional writers (clockwise from top) Laurie Fagen, Karen Mueller Bryson, and Kate Herbert, will share their writing secrets.
Drones: Top 3 myths
BY JIMMY MAGAHERN TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTOR
Several things we think we know about drones are false, enthusiasts say. But they contend those misconceptions are continually reinforced in the media. Here are the top three myths the pro-drone crowd is often compelled to debunk.
1-Drones are dangerous
The FAA’s database on domestic drone accidents has cataloged 116 incidents since record keeping began in 1994. A majority of those occurred with U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on military testing bases. Only 48 were caused by private citizens or other non-military personnel, and none has resulted in serious injuries.
To date, the only drone accidents in Arizona not related to military UAV testing were:
• A U.S. Customs and Border Protection predator drone crashed in an unpopulated area near Nogales.
• A man in Lake Havasu City swatted at a low-flying drone with a T-shirt, causing it to crash. He was charged with criminal damage and ordered to reimburse the owner the cost of the drone.
“The few drone accidents we have seen usually involve drone operators drinking and not paying attention,” private investigator Paul Huebl says.
“They’ll catch their fingers in the propellers and wind up getting stitches,” Huebl added. He uses a couple of drones in his work and feels their danger has been greatly exaggerated.
“It’s like handling an electric drill: if you’re messing around, you’re gonna
hurt yourself,” he says.
2-Drones can spy on us without our knowledge
We’ve become accustomed to cameras observing us at traffic lights, on the freeways and on the security surveillance systems of just about every retail store and commercial building we enter. But the idea of miniature cameras flying over our heads or hovering outside our bedroom windows still terrifies many of us.
“No parent wants a drone hovering outside a daughter’s window catching her undressing,” Huebl says. “But the fact is, a drone would have to get really close to that window to capture anything with detail, and she’s going to see it and hear it. It’s going to have navigation lights on it, and these things are noisy.” There just isn’t any stealth involved, he says.
Currently the FAA is considering recommendations from a rulemaking committee comprising drone manufacturers, aviation industry associations and business insurance groups. Members are discussing regulations about drone
proximity to people, primarily for safety reasons.
The proposed rule would require Category 2 drones—those weighing over 8.8 ounces, typically used by commercial operators—to remain at least 20 feet above and 10 feet away horizontally
from any individual.
“And at that range,” Heubl adds, “you’re going to know it’s there.”
3-Drone regulations are too complicated to understand
To the uninitiated, getting into drones can sound like a bewildering process of navigating labyrinthine flight regulations and legal documents.
“The understanding of the general public is that it’s a convoluted and complex process, but it’s not,” Drones Plus CEO Douglas Spotted Eagle says.
“To fly one, there are two steps: Buy one, and go to FAA.gov and pay a $5 registration fee. And that’s only necessary if it weighs more than half a pound,” he adds. “That’s it.”
Spotted Eagle says owners do have to read what the FAA calls a compliance document.
“But that’s really simple, too,’ he says. “All you really need to know is: Don’t fly within five miles of an airport, and don’t fly above 400 feet.”
Finally, Spotted Eagle says, “When you register a drone, you’re given what’s called an N-number, or a tail number. And that number just has to be marked somewhere on your drone. A lot of people just make a little label and stick it on the arm or battery compartment.”
The registration is often completed right in the store, he adds.
“It takes 30 seconds, and that $5 fee allows you to register as many drones as you want,” he says. “And then you’re off flying!”
Watch drone footage of a Camelback hike
Go to: http://bit.ly/1Sd99jn to see Echo Canyon from above, shot by Christopher Season’s drone.
Eastmark’s community pool makes a big splash just in time for summer!
Eastmark residents can enjoy staying cool in a new 4,000 sq. ft. community pool amenity, complete with a 600 sq. ft. tot pool, basketball hoops, BBQ grills, shade sails, outdoor shower and onsite changing facilities.
Directly adjacent to this new neighborhood gathering spot is Eastmark’s community recreation center, The Bus Stop at The ’Mark, packed with fun games for adults and kids – shuffleboard, pop-a-shot, scrabble wall, pool tables and more! Residents have access to both pool and recreation facilities via personal key fobs.
This is just one reason why Eastmark has been recognized as the #1 best-selling master-planned community in
Arizona, and #7 in the U.S. for 2015. Buyers enjoy the strong community life developing at Eastmark. Signature events, both large-scale public events and more intimate resident programs, continue to attract thousands of families, creating a rich fabric of neighborhoods and friends.
Today, Eastmark’s 9 homebuilders are offering more than 80 different home floorplans in 23 neighborhoods. The best way to see the 30+ models is by attending Eastmark’s Community Home Tour on April 23-24, 10am-5pm. Visit the Eastmark Visitor’s Center to pick up a Home Tour driving map. Learn more at www.Eastmark.com.
Douglas Spotted Eagle flies a drone. The Drones Plus CEO says registering a drone is a simple process. [Douglas Spotted Eagle/Special to the Tribune]
A disassembled DJI Phantom at Drones Plus in Chandler. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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photographer earns top state honor
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE
The staff photographer for the East Valley Tribune and Ahwatukee Foothills News is the Arizona Press Club’s 2015 community photographer of the year.
David Jolkovski is among four Arizona photojournalists who received photographer of the year awards in the club’s annual photojournalism contest.
His top finish was based on a photo portfolio judged by news staffers at the Salt Lake Tribune and The Bulletin in Bend, Ore.
Jolkovski has worked as staff photographer for the Ahwatukee Foothills News and the Tribune for more than four years. Both newspapers are owned by Times Media Group. A Desert Vista High School graduate, he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in photojournalism from
the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C.
Jolkovski said working as a photojournalist feeds his curiosity and “allows me to do things I wouldn’t normally experience.” His job as a newspaper photographer also provides opportunities to meet people he might not otherwise meet and tell their stories on the pages of the local newspaper, he said.
“I’ve only worked with David for a short time,” Tribune Publisher Steve Strickbine said. “But I have quickly come to know he’s a talented photographer. We’re fortunate to have him on our staff.”
In the statewide single pictorial photograph category, Jolkovski received an award of excellence for a photo of a rehearsal for “The Nutcracker.” That photo also won the community newspaper pictorial division. And, his photo of Franklin Makabe received third place in the sports portrait division.
Jolkovski’s other 11 awards were in the community newspaper division. He captured first and second places in the picture story category for a photo of graffiti artists Champ Styles and SuchStyles ,working in Guadalupe, and of an animal sanctuary.
Jolkovski’s portrait of Cleo DeLoner of
Mesa, an Army veteran who suffers from PTSD, earned first place in the portrait category. And he received an award of excellence for a portrait of an author and actor who re-creates John Wayne.
In the nature division, Jolkovski’s photo of lightning above a home was declared the winner.
He earned both first and second places in the sports portrait category for photos of Desert Vista High School wrestlers Jeremiah Imonode and Makabe. In the sports action category, Jolkovski placed second and third for photos of a girls soccer match between Campo Verde and Notre Dame high schools and the Division II football state championship game.
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Marcos de Niza and Saguaro at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
This portrait of John Wayne impersonator Ermal Walden Williamson captured an award of excellence, one of many awards presented to Tribune staff photographer David Jolkovsky, Arizona Press Club’s Photographer of the Year.
[David Jolkovsky/Tribune]
Mesa air museum boasts No. 1 ranking
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Officials at the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona Aviation Museum in Mesa are proud of their No. 1 TripAdvisor ranking of museums in Mesa. They share that tidbit with just about everyone. Once you step inside, it’s not too surprising that the museum has captured the public’s attention. After all, who doesn’t want up-close looks at restored bombers and warbirds that served duty in World War II, Phantoms that flew during the Vietnam War and a helicopter that saw duty in Korea?
Plane parts, military uniforms, replicas of bombs, a display about the Tuskegee Airmen, another dedicated to women in aviation, information about aircraft manufacturers are among attractions at the museum.
Many visitors to the attraction are military veterans or their families. Attendance jumps during the winter, when snowbirds return to Arizona. Those snowbirds are critical to the museum in another role, Carleton said, because they constitute many of the museum’s 310 volunteers.
The facility staff is “99.9 percent volunteer,” she said.
Those volunteers are now delving into a major project to prepare an exhibit to commemorate the centennial of America’s entry into World War I. It will be ready in 2017 to mark the 100-year anniversary.
During the summer, planes from the Mesa facility participate in a Commemorative Air Force summer tour program, making about 40 stops all
IF YOU GO
What: Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum
Where: 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa
Contact: 480-924-1940 or www.azcaf.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day from Labor Day to Memorial Day; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Cost: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 kids
The Mesa facility is one of about 80 units of the Commemorative Air Force around the world. The association was formed when World War II planes started going to scrap heaps. The Arizona wing was established in 1978 when the association donated a Boeing B-17G aircraft to the local group. Dubbed “Sentimental Journey,” that plane remains in the collection. And, yes, it still flies, airbase Executive Officer Bobbie Carleton said. It’s one of 10 B-17s in the U.S. that still flies, out of 13,000 manufactured. In 1985, ground was broken for the museum’s permanent hangar. Today, the Mesa museum’s 300,000 squarefoot facility is the nation’s largest Commemorative Air Force museum.
It houses about 30 aircraft, including seven of the “most famous warbirds in the United States,” Carleton said.
around the country. Many, but not all, of the aircraft on display in Mesa are flight worthy, Carleton said. Visitors can purchase flights in seven planes. Prices range from $95 to $850. The pricey flight gets you a nose seat in the B-17, also known as the “flying fortress.” Carleton calls that plane the “queen of our collection.”
There’s talk, Carleton says, of undertaking efforts to boost awareness of the museum. Plans have not been finalized.
More money is always needed to restore more aircraft to flight-worthy status. Volunteers do the work, but parts and paint cost money. Besides charging admission and accepting donations in collection boxes located throughout the facility, the museum hosts an early spring gala and dance as its main fundraiser.
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Bobbie Carleton, executive officer at the Commemorative Air Force museum in Mesa leads a tour. [Ethan Fichtner/Tribune]
Louis Reinhart, 91, signs the cargo bay doors of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the airplane on which he served during WWII, at the Commemorative Air Force museum in Mesa.
[Ethan Fichtner/ Tribune]
Robotics team taking its shot at worlds
BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Parts are strewn all over the room. Brackets, wires, batteries all scattered across a table in Kathryn Graunke’s Gilbert home.
In the garage, VEX robotics team Phoenix Lights is working diligently on their robot, affectionately nicknamed Chompy. They are tweaking it, fine tuning it, making last-minute adjustments before putting it in a massive, black, hard-case box to ship it to VEX Worlds in Louisville, Kentucky, April 20-23. The team, which is made up of mostly home-schooled East Valley and
Ahwatukee students, does not have a coach or club sponsor, although the parents help raise funds and support their children.
The reason there is no true “coach” is because they didn’t like the idea of a teacher having their hands in everything; they wanted total control.
“We felt like the mentors were taking control and we felt the students should have a little more control,” said Tim Graunke, who is homeschooled. “We decided to make our own VEX team… the point of the VEX team is to have no mentors. So we’re an entirely student-led team.”
April spolights value of volunteers
BY
April is National Volunteer Month. It’s a time for nonprofit organizations to thank the people that help them do the work they need done, and it’s an opportunity to invite more people to become volunteers.
For some organizations, such as Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA), volunteers are vital for the success of their programs. TCAA needs volunteers to help stock and distribute food at the food pantry, operate the homeless shelter, and deliver meals to homebound seniors and disabled persons. One such “super volunteer” is Shari Hamblin of Tempe.
After her retirement, Hamblin initially spent time completing a list of jobs in her home and yard that she had always
Nathan Rossi, who lives in Ahwatukee and is also homeschooled, has known Tim for a while and was intrigued about forming a team without a traditional sponsor/coach.
“I thought, ‘Now I want to try doing this on my own, seeing, experimenting and playing with it to see what I could learn on my own,’” Rossi said.
The team’s robot was built to compete in a game called Nothing but Net, where the objective is to get small balls into one of two goals, a low goal and a higher, elevated goal that is worth more points.
Phoenix Lights’ robot was so good that it went undefeated for a large portion of the season and won the state championships’ Excellence Award. The award is considered the highest one a team can receive and is based on the robots, performance in competition, an engineering notebook where the team records all of the work they’ve done on the robot, and their discussions with the judges about the robot.
The excellence award didn’t just label them as the best robot in VEX in the state, it also punched their ticket to worlds. But, although they were qualified for worlds, they still had to pay to get there.
All along Phoenix Lights has done whatever they can to raise money for their project. The team went door-to-door
washing cars and wrote grant proposals to Grand Canyon University (GCU).
“Last year we received our first grant from GCU,” said Nick Ruiz, who attends Campo Verde High School in Gilbert. “This year we applied for a grant from GCU and we got accepted. It was for $1,000. Recently they paid for our entry fee to worlds. It’s nice having to struggle for it at the last minute.”
As for hotels and flights and such, when asked how they pay for that, parents Kathryn Graunke and Lori Rossi raised their hands. They help as much as possible in whatever way they can while letting the team do its thing.
“I think they’re special because they do it all themselves,” Kathryn said. “They come to agreements by themselves, they make decision by themselves on what they’re going to do, what parts they’re going to order, strategy.” And the parents enjoy watching their kids delve into the complexities of robotics and engineering and troubleshooting problems on their own. “What else would I want my kids to do on Friday night?” Kathryn said. “They eat pretzels, they drink Red Bull… they eat a lot of pizza and they play ’80s rock music really loud — they like Van Halen — and they build robots.”
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wanted to get done. But, once those were finished, she decided to look for a way to volunteer.
“I enjoy meeting people,” Hamblin said. “I saw a news story looking for volunteers to drive/deliver meals for Tempe Community Action Agency.”
So, in 2006, Hamblin went to talk with the agency to learn more. A staff member took her along on a meal delivery route. “I enjoyed meeting these clients, mostly elderly, and I decided to volunteer,” she said.
Since then, Hamblin has delivered more than 1,000 nutritious meals to the homebound. She is scheduled to deliver meals to clients once a week, but she also delivers on other days if needed.
“We make sure they get a meal, that they are OK, and we spend a little time talking to them,” Hamblin said. “We
probably are the only contact each one has all day. I try to brighten their day some and I enjoy spending time with them, getting to know them and gaining new friends.”
Her advice to anyone considering volunteer work is to “think of something you really enjoy — like working with older people, children, animals or families in need. Or, perhaps you prefer something behind the scenes. If you do something you enjoy, you’ll find volunteering as a reward, not a job.”
TCAA always needs volunteers, especially during the summer months. To learn more about volunteer opportunities at TCAA, visit http://tempeaction. org/volunteer.
[Timothy Graunke, Connor Nail and Nick Ruiz work on their VEX robot in Graunke’s garage. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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Shari Hamblin (right) with one of the many clients she serves. [Gerry Ashland/Special to the Tribune]
• Jan Nicpon is senior services director at Tempe Community Action Agency.
Horizon Community Learning Center celebrates 20 years, past and future
BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE
wo decades is
long time.
and change in
lot
and Horizon Community Learning Center in Ahwatukee faculty members realize that, as they take a look
Cynthia Shaheen, principal of the secondary school section of Horizon Honors (seventh through 12th grades) started on the school’s very first day as an administrator and has ascended to principal, remembers when there were
no buildings dedicated to the school.
“In the early days we were in two separate campuses,” she says. “Gosh, at the one site we used to have to pack everything up on Fridays so they could hold church (on the weekend). It was very, very different back then.”
The school opened in 1996 in Chandler, but has been at its Ahwatukee location since 1999. Although the location of the school may have changed, its guiding principals have remained the same.
“We always have had the philosophy of learn, believe, dream and dare,” Shaheen said. “The things that we’re founded on haven’t changed. But we’ve had to innovate with time. The changes of technology, keep us on our toes. We always want to be cutting edge.”
On April 8, the school celebrated its 20th birthday with a pair of assemblies for students that not only paid homage to the school’s past but also introduced pieces of its future.
“It’s hard to believe that 20 years has gone by since our school was founded,” said Betsy Fera, the public charter school’s executive director. “It’s very exciting because of all the accomplishments that we’ve made over the years, and it’s due to the hard work of our students and our
staff and all of the parents that choose to bring their kids here. “Part of what we’ve been doing this year as part of the celebration is looking back on where we started and showing and celebrating that growth over the years.”
Howler, the mascot for the Arizona Coyotes, was present to introduce the school’s eagle mascot, now named Blaze after a student vote.
Horizon also introduced a new school logo. But, instead of looking to an outside firm to develop it, they delved internally, using a design that was created by
Students celebrate during the Horizon Community Learning Center’s 20th anniversary assembly. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
The Eagles mascot, Blaze, sits with Howler, the Coyotes mascot, during the Horizon Community Learning Center’s 20th anniversary assembly. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
the school’s graphic arts students.
“We worked with a group of our graphic arts students to revise and create our logo that will hopefully carry us through the next 20 years,” Fera said. “The students have really taken a lot of ownership in this celebration which is what we’re all about.”
“I dream about my grandchildren coming here one day,” Shaheen said. “I truly believe that the heart of Horizon will never go away. I also believe that the innovation and the changes in response
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In science, the why is just as important as the what
BY JOSEPH SPADAFINO GUEST COMMENTARY
While channel surfing among cable news programs or perusing news articles on the internet, you are likely to come across stories about the latest public opinion polls regarding climate change, evolution and even the safety of vaccines. The findings of these polls are often disheartening to anyone who has a firm grounding in the philosophical underpinnings of science.
Having an understanding of which knowledge is authoritative and why it is authoritative is a necessary precondition for any society to adhere to rational decision-making. Such decision-making can range from broad, national-level policymaking to individual lifestyle choices. Yet large segments of our population seem to lack this understanding. Parents’ refusal to have their children vaccinated against communicable diseases is one of the most prominent pieces of evidence supporting this fact. So what can be done about this?
We are taught from a young age that at a bare minimum we need the “Three R’s: reading, writing, and arithmetic” to function as responsible citizens. In addition to these subjects we have also made science and history—among other subjects—a priority in primary and secondary education.
To be sure, finding space in an already dense litany of required classes would require some difficult decision-making. No doubt that parents and teachers alike might be slow to see the importance of teaching about Thales, Alhazen and Karl Popper. And, yes, some will fail to see how understanding empirical falsifiability is a necessary life skill. Even so, requiring our students to learn PHS would be an investment with immense returns.
Consider the costs to Americans who
utilize so-called alternative medicine products and services. These are treatments for which there is absolutely no scientific evidence attesting to their efficacy. The term “alternative medicine” is misleading: Any treatment that has been shown to be effective through rigorous scientific testing is simply called “medicine.”
Yet some people hear terms like “homeopathy” or “naturopathy” and assume that these products are natural, effective remedies. This perception of alternative medicine has certainly translated to big business for companies that peddle these products. According to a government survey, Americans spend greater than $30 billion a year on alternative medicine. True, these products are — in most cases — inert. But we must consider that the people (with very real health conditions) who used alternative medicine are likely choosing these bogus therapies over effective ones, thereby indirectly depriving these people of medical care.
An even more urgent problem highlighting the need for teaching PHS is parents’ decision to not get their children vaccinated.
A population well-versed in the philosophy and history of science would not only make smarter decisions for themselves, they would also vote for candidates who espouse positions evidenced by science. If a nation wants to enact scientifically sound policy, it first needs the support of its citizens.
Science is currently taught simply as a description of the natural world. While this aspect of science is important, it also needs to be taught as an ongoing, selfcorrecting process of inquiry moored by philosophical underpinnings. When it comes to science, the why is just as important as the what.
• Joseph T. Spadafino is an epidemiologist and science advocate from Mesa. He holds degrees from Arizona State University and Columbia University.
Please delete your Twitter account
Politics aside: Recently, a number of people have threatened to kill one or more presidential contenders. Twitter did nothing about it. Recently, a Twitter user threatened a violent sexual assault on another political player. Twitter DEFENDED this person’s actions. These are violent acts on fellow human beings, and by using Twitter you are supporting them and supporting violence against your fellow people.
Twitter must simply dissolve. Cease to be, forever. My war against them has begun. Please join me in my fight against violence.
Jeff P. Chandler
‘Dreamers’ decision won’t work
Your article of 4/10/16 regarding the 9th Circuit Court ruling against Arizona’s ban on driver licenses for “dreamers” inspires comment.
First, the 9th Circuit has, by far, the worst record when it comes to being reversed by the Supreme Court.
Second, President Obama’s executive order creating the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program was effectively made “null and void” by a 4 to 4 vote by SCOTUS which left standing the lower court ruling. In other words, “dreamers” are not currently in a “deferred action program” and cannot be compared to those who are.
Third, the appellate court statement that “Arizona cannot decide for itself who is legally entitled to be in this country” is without basis. Arizona isn’t trying to usurp the powers of Congress, but merely trying to enforce those regulations legally passed by the people’s representatives and signed into law by presidential authority.
Jim Barber Mesa
Arizona needs paid family leave
I am overjoyed to see that substantial paid family leave is becoming a reality for many Americans with recent passages in New York and San Francisco. I hope that these victories for families do not go unnoticed by citizens and legislators in Arizona.
It is embarrassing that the U.S. falls so far behind other developed countries in this area when so many politicians campaign on family values. If representatives cared about families, it would be evident in our policy. Unfortunately, too often politicians forgo the needs of constituents for special or personal interests or are impeded by politics. My greatest hope is that paid family leave does not become as highly politicized as abortion, immigration, or “Obamacare” and that we can look beyond politics and unite behind paid family leave as necessity rather than a privilege.
I cannot stress how pivotal paid family leave is to the well-
being of mothers, fathers and children. I am pleading with Arizonans to put families first by keeping the momentum for paid family leave going by making it a primary issue in our state.
Election could go either way
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
So wrote Charles Dickens at the beginning of his novel, “Tale of Two Cities.” His book is about a historic event, the French Revolution. We are witnessing a “revolution” in this 2016 national election. Who will be elected, even who will be the candidates, is up for grabs.
The election could go either way. A quarter of the electorate is clearly for Donald Trump. A quarter for Ted Cruz. A quarter for Hillary Clinton and a quarter for Bernie Sanders. The Republican far-right, center-right, Democrat center-left and Democrat farleft are all represented in this election that will change American society for years to come. The Supreme Court’s makeup will be decided for years to come. Every aspect of our lives will be impacted. Not only will America be impacted, but the whole world will be impacted, by this election. Our churches have become involved in ways we have never seen before! Global economies (stock markets and currency evaluations) will be affected by the election results.
Three men and one woman hold sway over not only hundreds of millions of Americans, but also billions of people all across our world. The American voter has shown us the “best of times” by their massive participation in the primaries. While through the TV, newspaper and magazine, media has shown us the “worst of times.” The same can be said for politicians and political party leaders.
This election will usher in a New World just as the French Revolution that Dickens wrote about almost 250 years ago. We have months to go, so snuggle into your beanbag cushion, your recliner, your yoga mat or futon and sit back and enjoy the Show. Just like the first readers of the “Tale of Two Cities” you are witness to history being made.
Annalynne Brown Mesa
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Once again, there is indeed a difference between men and women
BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GUEST COMMENTARY
Buddy of mine calls Tuesday seeking sympathy over his wife’s latest purchase––a pair of shoes made by a Frenchman with a name full of vowels. Said red-soled heels retail for approximately 14 times the price of my first car, a 1971 Chevy Impala made entirely of rust and Bondo. The car ran on occasion. The shoes? You could maybe go at a slow limp.
“She wears them around the house for 45 minutes to quote-unquote ‘Break ‘em in a little bit,’” explains Sad Buddy. “After which, she tells me, ‘These things are killing my feet, but they’re so cute, no way can I take them back.’”
This story bears repeating for several reasons. I, too, want sympathy, also having married a lovely woman gifted with two feet that apparently require a quantity of shoes that could shod a family
of centipeds. More importantly, this tale reveals critical differences between the sexes; differences that, when understood, can mean the difference between domestic harmony or life living in the backseat of your ‘71 Impala.
For example: Women have a higher pain threshold than men. Forgetting childbirth––something my mother claims she’s tried to do for 51 years now ––I’m constantly amazed by the pain women will endure by choice. Walking in six-inch heels? Injecting poison in your face? Waxing treatments for your southern hemisphere invented in the southern hemisphere?
Maybe five men alive today could tolerate such torment. Personally, my guest-starring gig on “I Am Cait” would have ended two minutes into a pair of wedgie underwear.
This isn’t to say men are total wimps. But we tolerate pain mostly as a way of avoiding fear. Men fear doctors. If a man’s arm falls off, he’ll duct tape it back
on and keep golfing, meanwhile claiming, “Dude, it’s totally fine. I’m tiptop,” rather than going to the nearest urgent care.
Other things men can stand that women can’t: Sleeping with the A/C set at 4 degrees Kelvin; watching episodes of “The Sopranos” in random order; Ted Cruz; eating our weight in bacon.
Another gender difference illustrated by the tale of the French heels: The mental price index we all keep in our heads. Men wear “shirts,” a word derived from the Old English “scyrte.” Sensible people, those ancient Brits, and men view shirts as utility items that should cost $29.99, tops. We buy shirts in plastic packages at Marshalls without trying them on, or even understanding mystical sizes like 15½-35/36. We see a shirt, think “Blue! David like blue!” and we’re done.
Women wear “blouses.” Blouse is a French word meaning “made from the
silk of insect larvae found in one corner of Micronesia.” For women, a blouse can actually cost more than tuition at Princeton or the salary of an Arizona legislator.
This same price differentiation holds for all clothing items. Men have two kinds of shoes––black and brown. Our threshold price? $79.99. End of story. Pants are more complicated. Men have pants in multiple waist sizes, in case we ever again lose 20 pounds. Regardless, pants should never cost more than, say, $59.99. Because they’re pants and we wouldn’t even wear them, except we have skinny calves and a meeting to go to this afternoon.
Women, far more evolved than men, willingly pay far more for slacks and shoes. My theory for why this is: Women have higher IQs, greater sophistication and a deeper appreciation for beauty. Smart men get this completely and embrace it 1,000 percent.
At least that’s what I’m going to tell my wife on the off-chance she reads this column.
• David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Reach him at david@leibowitzsolo. com.
Ruth Carter: Flash Mob Lawyer
BY KATIE BEESO TRIBUNE INTERN
Ruth Carter is a different kind of mob lawyer. She’s a flash mob lawyer.
She started out as a mental health therapist, but Carter knew the career wasn’t a good fit for her. So she decided to make a drastic change: She studied law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor Law School.
Since then, she has made a name for herself as a lawyer who specializes in a unique type of law—flash mob law. Flash mobs are groups who assemble without notice and perform for a brief time. Take the “No Pants Light Rail Ride,” for example. That was the first flash mob she participated in while in law school. Although she was excited about the event, she had reservations.
“I didn’t want to get in trouble while doing it, so I did some research on the do’s and don’ts of this particular event,” Carter said.
After researching flash mobs, she realized how intriguing they were. What started out as a fun hobby turned into a career for this lawyer. Along with having her own law firm, Carter Law Firm, she is also involved as a co-founder along with Jeff Moriarty of Improv AZ, a troupe that puts on random pranks, flash mobs and shenanigans in the Arizona area.
“In the event you do something wrong, the chances of being caught are great versus back when I was a teenager,” Carter said.
When people perform flash mob shenanigans, they’re more likely to be seen by a large number of people. Now it’s more difficult to put on flash mobs
there, she works her magic.
“It’s really a combination of different types of law depending on what people want to do. There are elements of criminal law property law, entertainment law and intellectual property law,” Carter said.
Though flash mob law is one of her specialties, Carter doesn’t stop there. She also practices social media, blogging, business and intellectual property law. She helps people who want to protect copyrights and trademarks, and helps start businesses.
When she’s not working on a case or in a meeting with a client, you can find her dancing in a flash mob or speaking at one of the many panels she’s invited to. Carter has been a speaker for panels including Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Start-Up Week.
These talks are exciting to her because she can share her viewpoint and ideas as well as help people understand how to not get in trouble with the law when being creative.
At Phoenix Comicon, Carter was asked about fan art and the appropriate way to create it without getting in trouble.
“People are looking for a black or white mathematical equation they can use to get a definite answer for what is and isn’t OK, but unfortunately that equation doesn’t exist,” she said.
because it’s harder to do without getting in trouble.
“I think it’s something that people have to be aware of now more than ever because everyone has a smartphone in their back pocket,” she said.
Carter urges people to stop the mess before it happens by knowing the laws and preventing the problem.
“If you’re calling a lawyer, you’re either trying to prevent a problem or fix a problem. It’s definitely more fun if I can prevent a problem because it’s cheaper and easier to fix the problem before it happens than to call the lawyer when the mess is already there,” she said.
There’s a lot of law involved with these events. According to Carter, she looks at each case and decides what law applies and whether the other side cares or knows about what is happening. From
Carter has also written three books: “The Legal Side of Blogging: How Not to get Sued, Fired, Arrested, or Killed,” “Flash Mob Law: The Legal Side of Planning and Participating in Pillow Fights, No Pants Rides, and Other Shenanigans” and “The Legal Side of Blogging for Lawyers,” all which can be found on Amazon.
Her books are written in a way for the general public to understand rather than the legalese talk that can sometimes be confusing.
“I like being in a position where I can help people. I wanted to provide a reliable resource for people who maybe don’t have a lawyer or can’t afford it.”
• Katie Beeso is a senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She is interning this semester for the East Valley Tribune.
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New Life
Corona baseball focused behind healthy Webb
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
Dave Webb sat on a couch in the Corona del Sol baseball clubhouse last May feeling terrible. Again.
No sleep. Little energy. Trouble breathing.
The long drag of the baseball season was getting to him, weighing heavily squarely on his chest. But there would be plenty of time to rest once the season
was over in a week or so.
Then his assistants, led by Scott Centanni, told him there was no way he was sticking around for practice. He wasn’t to step on the field. It didn’t matter the Aztecs had a playoff game against Liberty the next day. Or that they might be eliminated.
“Apparently I had no color in my face and looked pretty terrible,” Webb recalls. “I told them there was no way I was going to miss practice. Then they (the
assistants) ganged up on me. I ended up getting in my truck and tearing out of the parking lot and head home.
“Then I saw Gilbert Mercy, and thought, I do feel pretty bad so maybe I’ll stop in.”
And maybe not come out.
Or so it seemed with the way the staff in the emergency room reacted. He was pushed ahead of other patients, nurses were in a hurried pace in front of him, taking his vitals and for good reason. His lungs were filled with water. He was in A-Fib.
“The experience made me more positive,” he said. “Not that I was a negative person to begin with. I always liked being positive, especially on a baseball field. It’s easy with my life and family to stay positive, but baseball is about failure and it can get frustrating. One of the things I am preaching right now is make the most of everything because I know what it is like to be told, ‘Hey if you didn’t come in, you’d be dead at age 42.’
“It’s really been a blessing, and this team has had a really positive approach all year. It’s one of the best teams I’ve ever been around as far as just being good human beings.”
The positive approach, and quite a bit of baseball talent, has led to one of the best seasons in Arizona as the Aztecs were 18-4 heading into Friday’s game vs. Mesquite, after losing to No. 1 Basha on Wednesday.
Corona, which moved into the MaxPrep’s Top 50 national rankings this week at No. 40, has done it with pitching despite losing expected ace Quinn Flanagan in the first game of the year due to a torn ulnar cruciate ligament.
Seniors Brandon Bracy and Connor McCord and freshman Daniel Sotelo have been the big contributors on the mound, with the three left-handers consistently finding their spots.
“We have three lefties who just pitch,” Webb said. “They know how to pitch. We find a hole and we throw to it.”
The offense, despite losing No. 4 hitter Christian Slater for a spell, is averaging seven runs a game as the regular season heads into its final two weeks before the postseason starts on April 30.
“We have really embraced the nextman-up mentality and the young guys have stepped up,” senior Ryan Novis says. “We have managed to retain a level of success. Confidence is the most important thing you can have and know you are going to damage when you step to up to the plate.”
The Aztecs will be one of the favorites heading into the Division I playoffs. This time around, they expect to have Webb, who had surgery in September to fix the A-Fib and has dropped 28 pounds. The team lost in last year’s postseason when they took the field knowing their coach was in the hospital.
“It was definitely hard to stay focused,” says Bracy, who added that the game was delayed a day because the school was on lockdown because of a student incident on campus. “It was just different. We did everything we could to play well. I remember that day, the seniors were definitely down, and there was no way we were ready to play. Campus was quiet and we probably shouldn’t have played that game.
“It showed us though, especially now, you have to make the most of every moment we have together as a team. It could end anytime so we have been really focused every game and ready to play.”
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Corona del Sol’s Liam Stills (19) bats during the baseball game between Basha and Corona del Sol. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Committing to the future
Perry’s Burks, DV’s Hughes, others sign national letters of intent
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
The time was posted for all to see and Cade Burks’ eyes focused on it as well, but he couldn’t feel much.
“I kind of just went numb,” the Perry senior recalled of last year’s state track meet. “It was hard, and it bothered me, but over time it made me stronger, and I want to get winning a state title over with.”
Burks looks to be on his way to winning a title as he enters the final two weeks of the season with the best times in Division I in the 800 (1 minute and 56.20) and 1600 meter (4:18.28) runs.
Nothing is guaranteed, as he found out last year when he seemed to have posted a good-enough time to win the 800 in the first heat, only to have Corona del Sol’s Jacob Onofrio come out of nowhere to win the second heat and the state title despite only running the event twice during the season. It stung Burks at the time, but it ultimately led to a deepened drive. He worked even harder to prepare for his senior year that saw him finish second in the DI cross country meet. He is one of more than 100 area athletes to sign letters of intent on Wednesday.
“Honestly, I was just glad to be done with that (junior) year,” he said. “It was just a bad year all around. I wanted to move on and get ready for my senior year.”
It’s going well so far after officially signing with Northern Arizona and preparing for possibly coming back from the state meet, held May 4, 6 and 7, with that elusive state title.
“I’m ready for it,” he said. “Northern Arizona is where I wanted to go before I
could even be recruited. I went on other visits, but I knew exactly where I want to go all along.”
Burks’ run to a college scholarship is just one example of many athletes fulfilling their dream.
Desert Vista led the way with 17 athletes signing the dotted line, while Perry had six others joining Burks and Mountain Pointe had four from four different sports.
Signing day is the culmination of so much commitment, often from the whole family sacrifice and tough decisions.
College visits, countless conversations with coaches, academic compatibility and more go into the decisions.
While the signees from this week included athletes in just about every sport, the athletes who participate in spring sports, even if they verbally committed a while back, now get a chance to compete with a little less on their mind.
“I found a place that’s a great fit for me,” says Desert Vista softball pitcher Brooke Hughes, who committed to Sienna College. “Getting it out of the way let me focus on the season, and on winning for the team instead of worrying about my future.”
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National title game a boon for Arizona
The 2016 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship generated $273.6 million in economic impact, highest among Arizona’s eight college football title games, according to a study by the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.
Researchers surveyed out-of-state visitors who came to Arizona for the Alabama-Clemson game on Jan. 11 at University of Phoenix Stadium. The survey also focused on three days of ancillary events that had not been part of previous title games. The Arizona Organizing Committee, comprised of Arizona sports, tourism and business leaders, worked with the CFP to execute the events.
In addition to the economic impact, the survey estimated that $12.2 million in direct state, local and county sales tax revenue was generated from the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Diamondbacks still have lowest average prices
The Diamondbacks have the lowest Fan Cost Index ($132.10) in Major League Baseball for the 10th consecutive season, it was announced by Team Marketing Report.
The D-backs finished almost $88 below the industry average of $219.53. The Fan Cost Index is a representative look at the costs for a family of four to attend a MLB game. It has been computed annually by Team Marketing Report since 1991 and is comprised of four average tickets, two beers, four soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking for one car and two adult-sized hats.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ average ticket price of $18.53 for the 2016 season ranked lowest among all Major League clubs. The D-backs are nearly $13 below the MLB average ticket price of $31.00 in 2016. The D-backs Value Pack allows fans to purchase an Infield Reserve or Bleacher ticket, regular-size hot dog or a Subway sandwich, 24-ounce Pepsi and Subway restaurants cookie for just $21 and $25, respectively, to any regular-season game at Chase Field.
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Four Mountain Pointe athletes signed letters of intent with scholls in the past week . [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Cade Burks signed with Northern Arizona. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Gentle giant Fitzgerald honors late Mom
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARANINSKI GETOUT
Soft spoken and humble, Larry Fitzgerald believes in carrying on the legacy of his mother, Carol, who died during a battle with breast cancer in 2003.
Subsequently, he established the Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Fund, an organization that offers support to causes she believed in, like educating urban youth about HIV/AIDS and breast cancer issues.
“My mom was an unbelievable woman and she’s worth honoring,” said Fitzgerald. “I try to live positive and I try to honor her legacy as best I can.”
The sixth annual Larry Fitzgerald Double Play Celebrity Softball Game backs one of those causes—nonprofit missions that assist children and their families here and abroad—via The Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund. The game is Saturday, April 23, at Salt River Fields. A new Larry Fitzgerald Charity Classic is the day before at Talking Stick Golf Club.
“I really get excited this time of year because I’m able to go out and participate in an event that I really enjoy,” he said. “I have friends from across the league and multiple entertainment circles getting actively involved. It means a great deal to me and I really appreciate the support of the community.”
Celebrity softball players and coaches will be announced closer to the date. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; the Home Run Derby begins at 6 p.m; the game at 7 p.m.
The 6-foot 3-inch 215-pound Arizona Cardinals wide receiver explains the game is just as fun for the participants as it is the fans.
“The guys get kind of competitive,” Fitzgerald said. “I think everybody really enjoys it. The fans get to see some of their favorite celebrities, meet them, take pictures and get autographs. I think they really enjoy that and really enjoy it myself.”
The competition heats up April 23 for the first Larry Fitzgerald Charity Classic. “We’ve added a component on Friday: golf,” Fitzgerald explains. “That’s
something that I’ve always wanted to do. I really enjoy playing golf. I think it’s going to be a wonderful opportunity for people who like to golf for charity. I’m thinking it’s going to be something that’s going to raise a lot of awareness with different kind of clientele, a different kind of donor, a different kind of volunteer. I’m really excited about that.”
IF YOU GO
go out and compete, but compete in a way that’s not taxing. You have the burn inside of you, but you don’t have to get tackled.”
The golf tournament may be new, but the overall theme and purpose of the event has stayed the same.
What: Larry Fitzgerald Double Play
Celebrity Softball Game
When: 6 p.m., April 23
Where: Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale
it be singing or military service. We like to keep the grassroots flavor we’ve been able to accomplish over the years.”
Although it’s easy to get participants, the logistics can be difficult.
“You have to get flights and hotels and a lot of different things of that nature,” he said. “In terms of guys participating, they really are supportive and want to help me. They really do come out and support me.”
Anyone who follows Fitzgerald’s social media accounts knows he’s into golf and traveling. He was featured on the cover of Golf Digest in October.
Cost: $20- $500
Information: http://bit.ly/1Rkq7NP
“Golf is something I picked up a few years ago,” he said. “It’s taken me by the horns and given me the opportunity to
“We try to follow the same model year after year,” he says. “We’ve sustained success with the way we’ve done things, but we’re honoring some of the wounded warriors who participated over the years.
“We use YouTube videos for the person to sing the national anthem. We make sure we’re honoring the people in the community who work so hard, whether
The First Down Fund a 501 (c)(3)organization was established in 2005. For a list of beneficiaries, visit larryfitzgerald. com/helpingpeople/firstdownfund/.
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Jesse Clegg fits in with the family business
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GETOUT
South African pop singer Jesse Clegg has seen the ups and downs of the music industry. He traveled with his father, the renowned Johnny Clegg, throughout the world as the elder Clegg promoted his music.
So he’s been fully prepared for what he may encounter with his own career.
“I saw the power of music and how it can move people,” Clegg said via telephone. “I also saw the hard times. I witnessed what challenges you and what you face as a career musician from someone who’s been in it for decades.
“It was never a situation of, ‘This is an easy choice and I’m going to go on it.’ It was unglamorized for me because I saw behind the scenes.”
But now he’s a success in his own right. Clegg is getting set to release his latest
EP, “Things Unseen” and will give fans a sneak preview of the collection when he plays an acoustic show opening for his dad at the Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theatre on Thursday, April 21. “Things Unseen” is a step forward for me,” he said. “My last two albums were more guitar-oriented and rockinfluenced. I wanted to move away from guitar as my primary instrument. We tried to avoid the guitar for much of the album.
“I was listening to a lot of electronic music, which is quite an interesting contrast. I’m a singer-songwriter and I write all of my songs on acoustic guitar. That’s how I presented my songs.”
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With “Things Unseen,” he used synthesizers and turned his vocals into an instrument.
He’ll continue his roadwork at the Mesa Arts Center with multi-instrumentalist Devin Shea, as the two present music from “Things Unseen.”
What: Johnny Clegg with special guest
Jesse Clegg
When: 7:30 p.m., April 21
Where: Mesa Arts Center’s Piper
“Instead of using a strings sound, I would sing a part and manipulate it,” he said. “It was an exciting process. It was very inspiring because this is new to me. I dove into it and it’s been a wonderful experience.”
Repertory Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa
Cost: $37
Information: 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com
The songs were still written on an acoustic guitar, as he has for the whole of his career. Clegg’s love of music was sparked at age 15 when he became writing music and expressing himself through the medium. His parents were supportive, but there was a caveat.
“My family wanted me to get a degree and have a back-up plan,” he said with a laugh. “I actually have a law degree and I did an honors degree in English literature.
“I was studying and touring and writing exams on the road. It’s quite a strange combination of sticking it to the man and working for the man.”
“It’s not out anywhere,” Clegg said about the release.
“This is the first time we’re presenting the songs to any audience. It’s been exciting to perform these songs.
“We’re swapping and changing instruments. We present the songs in a unique way. It’s a cool combination of acoustic and electronic.”
Regardless of his experiences as a child, he is enjoying his time on the road.
“It’s great to be in a foreign country, meeting people and traveling around and getting a cultural experience along with sharing my music,” he said. “It’s very exhausting. I won’t lie. I’ve done 10 shows and I have another 22 to go. It’s exhausting, but it’s an exciting job.”
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Jesse Clegg [Special to the Tribune]
cuttings
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SPIRITUAL SIDE CALENDAR
Sometimes we forget who blessed us with life
BY DR. DAVID MARZ TRIBUNE COLUMNIST
In the Gospel of John 21:4 there is a simple verse with a profound meaning. “When it was morning, Jesus stood on the shore; but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.” Jesus was back in his hometown, back where all began, where He had called his disciples. The sights and sounds of Galilee, the smell of the sea, the splashing of the waves, even the smell of fish were all so familiar. It all took Jesus back to the good ole days. After all that had just happened on a hill far away in Jerusalem, Jesus looks out over the sea and sees His closest loved ones back doing what they were comfortable doing — fishing. Just like once before on an outing they were not catching any fish. It is a familiar scene. Jesus smiles as He looks upon his loved ones in that tiny boat as it was tossed in the sea. He knew them all so well. In a moment’s time, the memories of old flashed through his veins. Together, they had done so much.
Today, just as these poor men gathered in that small fisherman’s boat, we who go through the drudgery of our work week, who toil with our daily duties, it is here in the simplest of places where the presence of God can be made known to us. Sure we look for Him in the expected places and we look for Him in the big places. We seek God in the sky or in the promise of a rainbow. We expect someday to witness trumpets and angels. We often sit in the tiny boats of our mundane lives and we hope for something more. We are always wanting something better.
For those ordinary humans in that insignificant fishing boat, the scene is the same. The same green mountains look down upon the same green waters with the same green trees blowing in the wind. They had fished in the same
old fishing boat for years. It had been another long frustrating night of nonrewarded toil. Then, in that mundane moment when all seemed oh so ordinary, they had no idea that their lives were about to change forever.
Jesus watches over them from the shore and He calls out to them, “Do you have any fish?” There Jesus stands on that familiar beach interested in what his loved ones were doing. Jesus takes an interest in these poor men’s fishing abilities, and cares to know whether their ragged old net is full or empty. He cares about what they care about. Jesus knew that in that tiny boat, beaten by the waves, was a small band of people who had a purpose. It teaches us that anything that interests us is not without interest to Jesus. All our toils, and all our petty anxieties, connect with the Savior. Jesus is interested in our poor fishing and our disappointments.
Jesus then led them to catch a boatload of fish. They did not ask. They, in that boat, did not even know who He was. That blessing of abundant catch came before we or anyone knew it was the Lord. In our ordinary lives, Jesus meets us and has already provided so many blessings. Sometimes we just don’t know that He is there all the time. Sometimes we forget who blessed us with life without we even asking.
• Dr. David M. Marz is pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Phoenix. Reach him at Pastordavid@sov.us.
VUU GROUP WINS
AWARD FOR BEING GREEN
Four rows of large, straight carrots, bunches of broccoli and other produce harvested, cleaned and delivered to the Tempe Community Action Agency, Paz de Cristo and iHelp were partly why the Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation (VUU) won a Spirited Activists Greening the Earth (SAGE) award from Arizona Interfaith Power and Light (AZIPL).
AZIPL mobilizes people of faith in Arizona to “reduce the causes of global climate change through education, advocacy, action and prayer” and is part of the national IPL organization. IPL founder the Rev. Sally Bingham was on hand during the recent Tempe award and AZIPL anniversary ceremony.
Co-Chair of the VUU Green Sanctuary Committee and congregation member Laurel Hardin accepted a Faith Community Award on behalf of the Green Sanctuary group and its members, who help create a sustainable lifestyle for members and the congregation by maintaining a community garden, performing highway cleanup and other “commitments to the earth.”
For information, visit www.azipl.org and www. interfaithpowerandlight.org.
Friday, April 22
CHABAD OF MESA PUBLIC SEDER
Join us for a traditional Passover Seder. DETAILS>> 6:45 p.m. at the Chabad Jewish Center of Mesa. Cost: adults, $30; students, $10; children 12 and under, $5. RSVP:www.chabadmesa.com for more information: Chabadmesa@gmail.com or 488-659-7001.
CHABAD OF CHABAD OF THE EAST VALLEY ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER
Community members are invited to participate in Chabad of the East Valley’s community Seder to be held on the first Night of Passover. The Seder will feature rich discussion about Passover, excellent food, and joyous singing. Chabad Rabbi Mendy Deitsch director of Chabad of the East Valley, will facilitate the inter-generational program.
DETAILS>> April 22 at 7:15 p.m. at the Pollack Chabad Center For Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive in Chandler. The advance RSVP price for the Seder is $45 for an adult and $25 for a child, family plans are available upon request. After April 15, the price increases to $55 for an adult and $40 for a child. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Sponsorships available. The Seder allows local Jews of the opportunity of not just attending but also actively participating in a traditional, familyoriented Seder. Seats must be reserved in advance, by contacting Chabad at 480-855-4333 or email info@ chabadcenter.com or visit our website at http://www. ChabadCenter.com.
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.
Chabad of the East Valley invites Jewish residents in the East Valley area for its annual Mystics Meal. The Mystic meal (Seudas Moshiach) will occur at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive in Chandler. DETAILS>> April 30, 6:30 p.m. Call 480-855-4333 for more information.
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 Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 14July 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 teacherstudent 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.
INFANT ROOM OPENS AT SYNDI SCHECK YAD B’YAD PRESCHOOL
Registration is open for the new infant room at Syndi Scheck Yad B’Yad Preschool. The full-time infant room is for children ages 6 weeks to 12 months.
DETAILS>> Temple Emanuel of Tempe, 5801 S. Rural Road. For more information, call Rachel Wallach, 480-8381414, or email Rachel at rachel@emanueloftempe.org.
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 See Faith Calendar on page 28
CHABAD OF THE EAST VALLEY MAKES MYSTICS MEAL (SEUDAS MOSHIACH)
12-12:30 p.m. For more information, visit info@chabadcenter. com or call us at 480-855-4333.
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 chair 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>> Beginning Jan. 10, 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 480-986-9827 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 KAZT-TV (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 480-940-8775 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. Host 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. 480963-4127.
BIBLE READING SESSIONS FOR PLEASURE
Bring a Bible, or Bibles are available. Free.
DETAILS>> 7 to 8 p.m., Chandler Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1188 W. Galveston St. Call Lori at 480-917-3593.
THE CATHOLIC CONVERSATION
Steve and Becky Greene, the Cradle and the Convert, help Catholics faithfully live their vocation by providing church teaching, navigating moral challenges and exploring current issues facing the faith in our culture.
DETAILS>> 11 a.m. every Tuesday on Immaculate Heart Radio 1310 AM, with an encore presentation at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays
T.N.T. (TEENS N TORAH) FOR JEWISH TEENAGERS
Offered by Chabad of the East Valley for teens ages 13 to 17. The program combines education and social interaction with videos followed by discussion, fun, trips, games, community service projects and thoughtprovoking discussions.
DETAILS>> 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 3855 W. Ray Road, Suite 6, Chandler. Shternie, 480753-5366 or www.chabadcenter.com.
Thursdays
WORSHIP SERVICES
DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Restoration Covenant Fellowship, 8811 E. Main St., Mesa.
MAN CHURCH AT CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Man Church offers coffee, doughnuts and straight talk for men in a language they understand in just 15 minutes. There are no women, no singing, no organ and no long sermons for attendees.
DETAILS>> Doors open 6 a.m., message at 6:30 a.m. Thursdays, 1595 S. Alma School Road, Chandler. Contact Bobat480-726-8000orvisitwww.cschandler.com/manchurchtolearnmore.
Classifieds Life Events
In Memoriam
In Loving Memory of Peter Alexander Price
Born in Christ April 16, 1991 Returned to God Sept 26, 2007
Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you are always there The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows With tender love and deep regret, We who love you will never forget
Happy 25th Birthday, Peter Man! Love, Gram Lani and Gramps Keith Myers
Obituaries
NOBLE, Gwenavere (Gwen) 1922-2016
Gwenavere (Gwen) Noble, wife of the late Wendell Noble, passed away on April 8, 2016 at the Cove Point Assisted Living Center in Provo, Utah Honoring Gwenʼs request, her family will receive friends at a gathering to celebrate her life on Monday, April 18, 2016 from 12:30 to 1:30 p m at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem, Utah Interment will be in Mesa, Arizona Sign the Guestbook at: www EastValleyTribune com
PIPER, Henry Ellsworth "Red"
Age 76 of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away on April 7, 2016 at Banner Baywood Medical Center He was born in Bismarck North Dakota on January 24, 1940, the son of Florence (McCollough) and Horace Abner
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country proudly in the U S Navy Henry was preceded in death by his parents Florence and Horace Piper, sister Verene Milton and brother Marlan Piper
Little of Mesa and Karen Felts of Queen Creek, sisters Shirley Knudson
Wayne Piper of Cochran, Wisconsin, Robert Piper of Madison, Wisconsin and 4 grandchildren
Funeral Services were on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Lamont Mortuary Chapel at 10:00 A M interment was in the Globe Cemetery Please sign the Guestbook at eastvalleytribune.com
Awatukee Foothills News / East Valley Tribune 1620 W. Fountainhead
General
Employment General
CONSTRUCTION Is looking for rough framing carpenters and laborers in the East Valley (Baseline/Higley Rd) The hourly pay is based on experience, $12 starting pay for laborers Benefits include health insurance, 401k training and bonus program There is a mandatory pre-employment drug test and E-verify Apply at our main office located at 1820 E Deer Valley Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024, Mon-Fri from 8 am to 3 pm Please bring 2 forms of ID (Drivers License and Social) RUBEN: 602-639-0254
customer
Banner Medical Group seeks a Hospitalist to work at Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, AZ
Provides medical care Diagnoses & treats medical conditions of hospitalized patients Creates & maintains timely appropriate, & confidential documentation & coding of patient care For full description or to apply please send resume to Angie Ferguson@ bannerhealth com ref# 2634
Associate Chiropractor wtd to provide chiropractic care Resume: Healing Touch Chiropractic & Rehab LLC 3200 N Dobson Rd Suite D1 Chandler, AZ 85224
Valley Wide Plastering 1121 W Ranch
sionate
if the worker completes half the employment period Return transportation provided if the worker completes employment period or is dismissed early by employer" H
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:
Laborer/Pipe Layer
• 5 Yrs. Exp Working on Heavy/Highway Construction
• Laying Sewer/Water Lines
• Fusing HTP Pipe
• Installing RCP/CMP
• Able to use a pip laser to check grade
Project Location - Pinal County - US 60 - Mile Posts 221 to 226 MUST BE WILLING TO TRAVEL ON THE JOB TRAINING AVAILABLE
APPLY AT WWW.FNFINC.COM OR CALL 480-929-9675
Applications will be accepted 4/17/16 through 4/23/16
USE PROJECT REFERENCE #01658 EEO/AA/DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Employment General
Procurement Office, (602) 542-1172 will accept offers f o
State Private Prison Facilities The solicitation will be
https://procure az gov, on or before April 18, 2016 Interested providers must register with ProcureAZ to participate in the solicitation process A Pre-Proposal Conference has been scheduled for April 28, 2016, at 9:00 A M , A
; Phoenix, AZ 85007 Attendance is not required, but encouraged On-sites at each of the institutions and facilities beginning April 28, 2016 have also been scheduled Publish: DNS-April 19, 2016, EVT-April 17, 2016 / 17421951
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY MAY 13 2016 AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 069 YV 281 H869301C PROJ NO NHPP-069-A(214)T TERMINI CORDES JCT - PRESCOTT HWY (SR 69) LOCATION JCT SR 169 - MENDECINO DRIVE T h e
The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed work is located in Yavapai County on SR 69 f
Humboldt and extending 6 miles north The work consists of milling the existing Asphaltic Concrete (AC) and replacing it with AC and AR-ACFC Additional work includes removing and replacing guardrail and guardrail end terminals removing and replacing concrete curbs and gutters, sidew a l k s , a n
Project plans special provisions, and proposal pamphlets,
Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE
CASE NO : 15-26338-DO
STATE OF MICHIGAN
29TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CLINTON COUNTY
100 E State Street, St Johns, Michigan 48879 Court telephone no (989) 224-5257
Plaintiff, CHRISTOPHER P TIPPS
10831 East Third Street P O Box 88 Fowler, MI 48835
Plaintiff s attorney, JACKSON, JACKSON & HAYES, P C Edward W Jackson (P56973)
120 East Walker Street, P O Box 246 St Johns, MI 48879 (989) 224-6734
v Defendant, NATALIE M SCHWARZ
418 S Port Drive Gilbert, AZ 85233
TAKE NOTICE: On December 16, 2015, Plaintiff, Christopher P Tipps, filed a Summons, Complaint for Divorce against Defendant, Natalie M Schwarz, along with a Record of Divorce On March 1, 2016, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Second Summons and an Order granting the Motion and a Second Summons were entered on March 11, 2016 On March 23, 2016, a Motion for Alternate Service was filed by Plaintiff and an Order Regarding Alternate Service was entered on March 30, 2016
PLEASE BE ADVISED that Defendant must file an answer to the Plaintiff s Complaint within 28 days of the last day of this publication Defendant s answer should be submitted to the Court listed above and to Plaintiff s attorney listed above Defendant's failure to answer within 28 days will result in a default Judgment of Divorce, entered in the above matter against the Defendant for the relief claimed in Plaintiff's Complaint
ORDER REGARDING ALTERNATE SERVICE: THE COURT FINDS:
(for publication)
OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR
Name: MB LANDSCAPE LLC L-20750648
The address of the registered office is: 3949 E CAT BALUE DR PHOENIX,
Notices
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, MAY 13 2016 AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 0000 MA GIL SF03901C
PROJ NO SRTS-GIL-0(214)T
TERMINI TOWN OF GILBERT
LOCATION ELLIOT ROAD AND RECKER ROAD
The amount programmed for this contract is $270,000 The location and description of the proposed work are as follows
The proposed w ork is located in Maricopa County within the Town of Gilbert at two locations with one location on Elliot Road at Ash Street and another location on Recker Road at Park Avenue The work consists of installation of pedestrian hybrid beacon pedestrian curb ramps and a median island In addition, the work includes signing, pavement striping and other related work
Project plans, special provisions, an d 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 (602) 712-7221 The cost is $18
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016, AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 064 CN 234 H825801C
PROJ NO HSIP–064-A(203)T
TERMINI WILLIAMS-GRAND CANYON-CAMERON HWY (SR 64)
LOCATION GRAND CANYON AIRPORT ROAD TO FS ROAD 328
The amount programmed for this contract is $ 2,725,000 The location and description of the proposed work is as follows:
3949 E Cat Balue Dr 3949 E Cat Balue Dr Phoenix, AZ 85050 Phoenix, AZ 85050 Fernando Torres Member 5111 E Calavar Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Publish: DNS April 14, 15, 16, 2016; EVT
X 1 Service of process upon Defendant, Natalie M Schwarz, cannot reasonably be made and service of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably calculated to give defendant actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard
IT IS ORDERED:
X 2 Service of the Second Summons and Complaint, Motion for Second Summons and Order; Summons and Complaint, Verified Complaint for Divorce; and Record of Divorce or Annulment and a copy of this order shall be made by the following method(s):
X a & b First-class mail and tacking or firmly affixing to the door at 418 S Port Drive, Gilbert, Arizona 85233; and
X d Other: Publishing 2 times in the East Valley Tribune, 1620 W Fountainhead Parkway, Suite 219, Tempe, Arizona 85282
Dated: March 30, 2016 s/ Randy L Tahvonen, P23411
Publish: DNS-April 9, 16, 23, 2016 and EVT4/10, 17, 24, 2016 / 17419489
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, MAY 13 2016, AT 11:00 A M (M S T )
TRACS NO 089 YV 289 H8746
The proposed shoulder widening work is located on the Williams-Grand CanyonCameron Highway (SR 64) in Coconino Co unty, near the Town of Tusayan, Arizona and partially within the Kaibab National Forest boundary The project begins south of the Grand Canyon Airport Road at milepost (MP) 234 24 and ends north of Forest Road 328 at MP 237 05 A project exception is located between MP 235 29 and 236 19 where no work is required The proposed work includes saw cutting two feet of existing asphaltic concrete (AC) pavement and widening to provide an eightfoot AC shoulder The work also inclu des extension of drainage culverts, minor utility adjustments, tree removal, and earthwork
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets may be purchased from Contracts and Specifications Section, 1651 W Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ
85007-3217, (602) 712-7221 the cost is $40 00
Valley Metro service changes occur as a way to build and refine an effective regional transit system. Public input is requested on the following proposed service changes* and enhancements scheduled to take effect on October 24, 2016.
• Expand service hours in Phoenix: Routes 0, 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 56, 59, 60, 61, 67, 70, 75, 77, 80, 83, 90, 106, 108, 122, 138, 154, 170, 186
• Increase frequency: Routes 0, 1, 3, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 28, 29, 30, 39, 41, 43, 44, 50, 51, 52, 59, 67, 75, 77, 81, 83, 106, 108, 122, 138, 154, 186, Miller Road Trolley
• Add trips: Routes 40, 72, 112
• Modify route: Routes 50, 170
• Eliminate route: Arizona Ave/Country Club Dr LINK, Main St LINK
• Reduce frequency: Scottsdale Camelback Trolley
Provide feedback April 18-May 20, 2016. Greater detail and an online comment card are available at valleymetro.org. Comments can also be emailed to input@valleymetro.org or mailed to: Valley Metro Community Relations, 101 N. 1st Ave., Ste. 1300, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Public hearing: May 18, 2016 Open House: 5:00-5:30 p.m. Hearing: 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Valley Metro Boardroom 101 N. 1st Ave., 10th
THE MAN WHO STOPS
480.898.6465
CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING #4
Citizens of the City of Mesa are urged to attend a public hearing conducted by the City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Division to discuss proposed projects and activities for its Program Year 2016-17 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnership program (HOME), and Human Services programs.
At this public hearing staff will obtain views from citizens, non-profit agencies, neighborhood associations, residents of assisted housing and other interested parties on housing, homeless, community development and economic development needs to be undertaken with federal funds. The public hearing process allows residents to actively participate in the priority setting process by providing feedback regarding the City of Mesa’s proposed projects for its Program Year 2016-17 Annual Action Plan. The Draft Plan can be found at http://mesaaz.gov/residents/housing-community-development/annual-action-plan. All interested City of Mesa residents are encouraged to attend.
Public Hearing #4 will be held on: Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. Lower Level Council Chambers 57 E. First Street Mesa, AZ 85201
The City of Mesa endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in programs and services offered by the City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Department, please contact Patricia Pearson at 480644-3660. Hearing impaired individuals should call 711 (Arizona TDD Relay). To the extent possible, accommodations will be made within the time constraint of the request, and you may be required to provide information to support your reasonable request.
Liz Morales April 17, 2016 East Valley Tribune
BROWN ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
7750 E. BROWN ROAD
PROJECT NO. CP0034
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.
This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:
Installation of 20,000 gallon hydropneumatic surge tank with appurtenances for the Desert Sage Pressure Zone, installation of an 80,000 gallon “feed tank” with appurtenances for the Desert Wells Pressure Zone, installation of non-reverse ratchets and replacement motor starters for Desert Well and Desert Sage Pumps, and other miscellaneous improvements.
The Engineer’s Estimate range is $ 2,650,000 to 2,850,000.
For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $ 88.00 , which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.
One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.
A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled. Please refer to Project Specific Provision Section #3 titled “PreBid Review of Site” for additional information.
Work shall be completed within 315 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 successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.
BETH HUNING City Engineer
CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
FALCON FIELD WASH RACKS
4905 E. FALCON DRIVE
PROJECT NO. C07039
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.
This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:
Improvements to the existing wash rack facilities including a new pre-engineered steel wash rack canopy structure with fire sprinkler system, restroom building remodel, new power washing system and equipment building, landscaping, paving, and appurtenant work, all as indicated on the Approved Plans and Specifications.
The Engineer’s Estimate range is $575,000 to $625,000.
For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Maggie Martinez at Maggie.Martinez@ mesaaz.gov.
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $86.00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.
One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.
A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled. Please refer to Project Specific Provision Section #3 titled “PreBid Review of Site” for additional information.
Work shall be completed within 195 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 successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.
ATTEST:
DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk
BETH HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk
