This Week
2016 – EV makes its mark on history
BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributing Writer
In the annals of America, now surpassing two centuries and twoscore years, some dates stand as indisputable watersheds, cleaving one era from another.
e list would begin, of course, with 1776. It would include 1865, 1941 and maybe a few others of your choosing.
If 2016 is someday added to those ranks by virtue of a spectacularly unconventional presidential election, let the record show that the East Valley played its own part in the great drama, standing for the most part with the victorious Republican, Donald Trump.
at is not to say our cities alone accounted for the nearly 85,000-vote margin by which Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in
Arizona. Election maps do show a decided Democratic tinge to the vote in Tempe. But go east and south from there and the tide turns red, the decisions made in thousands of East Valley homes echoing millions of similar ones around the country.
e campaign washed into the East Valley several times.
Clinton stumped for votes at Arizona State University just six days before the election. Trump’s numerous visits to the Phoenix area did not bring him to the East Valley, but his running mate, Mike Pence, came to Mesa in early November as Trump’s momentum surged.
During the tumultuous campaign, one East Valley politician made national headlines by defying his party’s nominee. U.S. Sen. Je Flake, a Republican from Mesa, declared his opposition to Trump during the primary elections and, unlike
BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributing Writer
Here’s a quick look at what 2017 could bring to the East Valley: Stable governance: Despite an in ux of new city council members, political veterans occupy mayoral o ces in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Tempe. Bottom line: Don’t look for radical changes in direction from our respective city halls.
Political clout: Chandler Republicans Steve Yarbrough and J.D. Mesnard will serve as president of the state Senate and speaker of the House, respectively.
Hockey battle: e Arizona Coyotes may face an uphill battle seeking public funding for half of the $400 million they want to spend on a new arena in Tempe.
Freeway ght: Gilbert residents and businesses are at odds as they await a decision on whether to build ramps for Loop 202 at Lindsay Road, which will see more tra c as nearby acreage lls in.
Downtown Mesa: e city has been soliciting public input on what to do with 25 vacant acres at Mesa and University drives, acquired nearly 20 years ago, for a pie-in-the-sky resort proposal. Could 2017 be the year something nally happens there?
Cubs celebrate: Expect one of the most raucous and joyful parties in memory when the Chicago Cubs open the 2017 Cactus League season against the Cleveland Indians at Sloan Park in Mesa. In November, the Cubs beat the Indians in an epic seven-game World Series for their rst world title since the eodore Roosevelt administration.
e Trump e ect: President-elect Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, health care and trade could dramatically a ect lives and pocketbooks across the East Valley. Immigration, in particular, has been a political ashpoint here for years.
(Special to the Tribune)
The Chicago Cubs opened Spring Training in Mesa and finished the season winning the World Series for the first time since 1908.
many in his party, never wavered.
“Donald Trump’s views are coarse, illinformed and inaccurate, and they are not representative of the Republican Party,” Flake said in July as Trump prepared to visit Arizona.
As it turned out, more Republicans sided with Trump than with Flake, and the senator could be in for a tough fight if he seeks a second term. He already faces opposition in the 2018 primary from former state Sen. Kelli Ward of Lake Havasu City.
Another East Valley political veteran, meanwhile, called it a career in 2016 when U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, who has represented the Fifth Congressional District since 2013, decided not to run again.
Salmon was first elected to Congress in 1994 during the much-touted Republican Revolution. He honored his pledge to serve only three terms and then lost the 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election.
Salmon’s seat will be occupied by conservative Republican Andy Biggs of Gilbert.
Mark Freeman, Jeremy Whittaker and Ryan Winkle, respectively.
Mayor John Giles, meanwhile, was unopposed for re-election.
Construction began on the $153 million light-rail extension from downtown to Gilbert Road. The project will be complete about two years from now.
Shouan Pan, who served as Mesa Community College president since 2008, left for a job in Seattle. Sasan Poureetezadi, the school’s vice president for information technology, became interim president in August.
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport kept setting records, with 1.4 million passengers expected by the end of the year. The airport also now has two airlines offering nonstop flights to Calgary, Alberta, the first international flights in Gateway’s history.
Mesa got its first female fire chief when department veteran Mary Cameli replaced the retiring Harry Beck.
Apart from the thunderous national election, the year brought its share of headlines to the East Valley, some of which will make their own indelible marks on the future. Here’s a city-by-city look at some of them.
MESA
More than 1,700 miles lie between here and Chicago, but Mesa basked in the Windy City’s reflected glory when the Cubs—at long, long last—won the World Series in early November.
The Cubs’ championship march began in February, when pitchers and catchers reported to Sloan Park. Mesa opened the 15,000-seat stadium in 2014 and the park once again set Cactus League attendance records in 2016.
Voters rejected a 0.4-cent sales tax increase that would have funded police and fire operations and helped build a downtown campus of Arizona State University. City officials said, however, they will pursue other options to build the campus without a tax hike.
Three longtime City Council members—Dave Richins, Alex Finter and Dennis Kavanaugh—were prevented by term limits from seeking re-election. They will be replaced in January by
District. Thirty other candidates had sought to succeed David Schauer in the post.
Artspace, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit, won approval for tax credits allowing it to build a 50-unit low-income housing project for artists in downtown Mesa.
Mesa made national headlines in March when a newborn named “Baby Jane” was found in the front yard of a home near Alma School Road and Ninth Place. Mesa police never located the parents.
Police Chief John Meza announced his retirement after 30 years with the department and was replaced on an interim basis by Assistant Chief Michael Dvorak. Meza had served as chief since April 2015.
CHANDLER
Two new faces will join the City Council, replacing term-limited incumbents Rick Heumann and Jack Sellers. The new members are Sam Huang, who won election outright in the August primary, and Mark Stewart. Incumbent Nora Ellen was re-elected in August.
Chandler became one of the world’s hotspots for automotive technology when Google began testing self-driving cars on the city’s streets. In December, the project was spun off from Google and rechristened Waymo.
Jan Vesely, a former assistant school superintendent in Tucson, became superintendent of the Kyrene School
Seeking to ensure the viability of future growth, Chandler agreed to pay the Gila River Indian Community nearly $43 million over the next four years in exchange for 5.5 million gallons of water a day for the next century.
Tom Dwiggins, an 18-year veteran of the department, became Chandler’s fire chief after Jeff Clark retired.
GILBERT
Jenn Daniels, who has served on the Town Council since 2009, was chosen interim mayor in July after John Lewis left to lead the East Valley Partnership. Daniels then won a four-year term as mayor, running unopposed in the August primary.
Scott Anderson, a former parks and recreation manager and founder of the Gilbert Riparian Preserve, will be Gilbert’s newest Town Council member. He and Vice Mayor Jared Taylor defeated two other candidates in the November general election.
Saint Xavier University folded its tent in downtown Gilbert after only a year. The private Catholic university, based in Chicago, opened its Gilbert branch in 2015 in a $34.2 million building funded by the town’s taxpayers. With only about 25 students enrolled, the university said it couldn’t keep operating in Gilbert amid uncertainty over funding for its home campus.
Twice in 2016, Gilbert firefighters battled massive blazes that destroyed large portions of under-construction apartment complexes. The first, in April, hit a complex near Warner and Gilbert roads; the second occurred just north of downtown in October.
The town unveiled plans for a 272acre, $174 million regional park near Higley and Queen Creek roads. Early phases of the park could be open by 2018, but full construction may take 10 years. Related to that, voters in August approved the sale of 142 acres for which the town spent more than $50 million in 2009, ostensibly for the regional park.
TEMPE
The Arizona Coyotes announced in November their intent to build a $400 million arena on land owned by Arizona State University, but major questions remain over the project’s funding. The team’s 13-year tenure in Glendale has been marked by nearly constant financial and political turmoil.
Mark Mitchell, running unopposed, won another four-year term as mayor. Council incumbents Joel Navarro and Kolby Granville also won new terms, while newcomer Randy Keating replaced Corey Woods, who decided not to run for council again.
Voters approved five bond proposals totaling $254 million for a wide array of city infrastructure projects. City officials said the bonds can be issued without a property tax hike.
Seeking to boost the city’s already skyhigh high-tech profile, the City Council agreed in August to partner with three companies to build a biomedical and technology campus on 18 acres west of the Tempe Center for the Arts. The last pieces of a failed rubber dam were removed from the west end of Tempe Town Lake; the new steel-gate dam is expected to last 50 years.
Mitzi Epstein, a Democratic political veteran from Tempe, ousted 12-year legislator Bob Robson from his seat in the Arizona House.
(Cheryl Haselhorst/Tribune Staff Photographer)
Jenn Daniels was sworn in as new mayor of Gilbert by Presiding Judge John Hudson.
(Mike Butler/Tribune Staff)
Google's self-driving-car project could be seen all over the East Valley during 2016. In December, the project was spun off and renamed Waymo.
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Hide Out at Mining Camp Restaurant a longtime favorite
BY SHELLEY GILLESPIE Tribune Contributing Writer
On Thanksgiving Day, Mining Camp Restaurant in Apache Junction served 950 dinners, filling the long rows of family style tables with heaping platters of barbecue beef ribs, turkey dinner and all the trimmings made from scratch.
In its 56th year of continuous operation, Mining Camp Restaurant owner Vinton Fugate was as busy as his 40 servers while he baked, washed dishes, bussed tables and “tested” his barbecue beef ribs.
When Fugate began working at the restaurant at age 13, he washed dishes for two years.
“After I was promoted to kitchen staff, I cooked and baked starting full time in 1967. I still enjoy it, but here I am, still washing dishes,” Fugate wryly commented.
have been a mainstay of Mining Camp Restaurant, at 6100 E. Mining Camp St. in Apache Junction. Over the years, they have served over 600 million pounds of the popular beef.
“Like in the Old West, you help yourself to all you can eat,” Fugate said. “We don’t waste food, though. If one person wants more, we provide that.”
“We don’t fool you here, we feed you,” he said.
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As owner, he does “whatever is necessary.”
Attention to detail is his strength. He knows the temperatures for his walk-in warming room, where the barbecue beef ribs stay at over 140 degrees in the hot room for six hours. His cooler keeps food at under 40 degrees and the freezer at under 20 degrees.
The ribs, which he admits to eating daily—quality control, he noted—
Fugate explained, “Dutchman’s Hide Out has a new menu with new sauces. Our locals mentioned they wanted something different, and that’s where the idea of building a steak house came from.”
Dutchman’s has a definite mining camp vibe, with miner’s lamps hanging from the ceiling and dark wood.
With 60 percent of Mining Camp’s business happening from Dec. 25 to Mother’s Day, Fugate and his staff work to lure people outside of the East Valley to Apache Junction.
Catering is available for weddings and events in a rustic barn on the premises.
During the hot summers, Fugate starts work around 4 a.m. while it’s cool, finishing by 1 p.m. He uses the summertime to fix, upgrade and repair the facilities.
Family and many staff are equally devoted to the restaurant as all of Fugate’s children and four of his six grandchildren have joined the staff. One chef has worked 39 years, and Vinton’s wife of 11 years, Deborah, began as staff 26 years ago.
As people become more involved with specialized diets, Fugate said they’ve adapted to include gluten free and vegetarian options, and smaller quantities. Even with health concerns, the 10-ounce burgers and fries are popular in Dutchman’s Hide Out.
He bakes the rolls himself using special ingredients like green chili and fresh garlic. The 10-ounce burgers nestled in the rolls are on the menu at The Dutchman’s Hide Out, the seven-year-old addition to Mining Camp, which seats 90. At Dutchman’s Hide Out, mesquite steaks have won them accolades like “Valley’s Best Steakhouse 2015” from ABC15’s A-list.
Dennis Bagnasco, the general manager and executive chef of Dutchman’s Hide Out, serves steaks, burgers and other individual servings for small parties of diners.
With everything prepared from scratch using proprietary recipes, including their secret sauce for the ribs, they pride themselves on their quality, which has netted them a “Certificate of Excellence” from Trip Advisor due to consistent high reviews. Even the county health inspector gave them an “E” for excellence.
On a recent midafternoon in prime holiday shopping season, Christopher Truitt and Suzanne Case were enjoying the family-style dining and taking a break.
Truitt said, on his second serving of the BBQ ribs, “I’ve been eating here for most of my life. The food is great.”
“This is my first time. Our server is outstanding. The coleslaw, ribs, bread, ham—everything—had great flavor,” said Case.
For information, call 480-982-3181 or go to miningcamprestaurant.com and dutchmanshideout.com.
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Christopher Truitt and Suzanne Case enjoy the family-style dining at Mining Camp. “I’ve been eating here for most of my life. The food is great,” Truitt said.
(Special to the Tribune)
The restaurant hasn't changed much from this old postcard that reminds patrons, "No Spike Boots Allowed."
Uber moves tests of self-driving car to Tempe
BY MIKE BUTLER Tribune Staff Writer
Uber will be setting up shop for its fleet of self-driving cars in Tempe, according to Gov. Doug Ducey’s office.
Ducey on social media aggressively wooed the ride-hailing technology company last week as it tussled with California state transportation officials over whether a permit was needed to test self-driving cars in San Francisco.
“This is what OVER-regulation looks like! #ditchcalifornia,” Ducey said in a Dec. 21 tweet, quickly followed by “California may not want you: but AZ does!”
Uber took California regulators by surprise when it suddenly began testing self-driving Volvos on San Francisco streets. State officials insisted that Uber needed to apply for and receive a $150 permit.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Uber insisted that the vehicles were not fully autonomous, since they had drivers
behind the wheel ready to take control if needed. On Dec. 22, after the state revoked the registrations of the vehicles, Uber loaded its cars onto the back of a self-driving Otto truck, a startup that Uber acquired in August.
On Dec. 23, the truck made a pit stop at the Arizona State Capitol, where it was welcomed by Ducey and other officials.
A hastily made banner hanging from the Executive Tower said: “AZ Welcomes Uber! #chooseAZ.”
“We’ll be expanding our self-driving pilot there in the next few weeks,” Uber said in a statement, “and we’re excited to have the support of Gov. Ducey.”
Ducey has been an avid supporter of self-driving car technology, citing the benefits it will have for disabled drivers and increased productivity for business. He signed an executive order last year supporting the testing and operation of self-driving cars, and he took his first ride in a Waymo (formerly Google) selfdriving Lexus in Chandler Dec. 15.
Uber didn’t say how many self-driving test cars would be hitting East Valley
streets. Sixteen were being tested in San Francisco. The company also tests vehicles in Pittsburgh.
Uber is pursuing self-driving technology because eliminating drivers would dramatically boost the transportation company’s bottom line. Company officials have also said that they believe it will ultimately be cheaper for many consumers to hail Uber selfdriving cars rather than own a selfdriving car outright.
Uber packed up its self-driving cars and moved them from San Francisco to the East Valley
before Christmas.
Anime convention coming to Mesa
The Taiyou Con Anim-e Convention 2017 will be at the Mesa Convention Center this week.
The event, Friday to Sunday at various times, will feature panels, karaoke, vendors and attendees in elaborate costumes.
The center is at 263 N. Center St. Admission is $25-$45.
For information and tickets, go to taiyoucon.com.
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Gilbert Art Walk features jewelry, other works
The Gilbert Art Walk is taking place at the Water Tower Plaza on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The free family friendly event features an array of jewelry, paintings, ceramics, woodworking and photography. The walk is a juried event with new artists each time.
The Water Tower Plaza is at 45 W. Page Ave. For more information, visit gilbertartwalk.com.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
Mesa Arts and Crafts Festival coming to downtown
The Mesa Arts and Crafts Festival is taking place in downtown Mesa on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The free event will feature the work of established and emerging artists and crafters including woodworking, metal crafts, food items, jewelry, photography, handmade soaps and gift items.
The festival is at 4 N. Macdonald. For more information, visit macfestmesa.com.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
Chandler to highlight history of Japanese internment camp
A permanent display recounting the history of the Gila River Japanese Internment Camp will be dedicated at Chandler’s Nozomi Park on Jan. 21.
The ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. at 250 S. Kyrene Road. Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and members of the City Council will attend, along with members of the Museums Advisory Board, Parks & Recreation Board, Japanese American Citizens League and former internees of the camp.
The actual site of the camp is on Gila River Indian Community land and is not open to the public.
For more information on this and other museum events and programs, call 782-2717 or visit chandlermuseum.org.
– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT (dee.jais.photography/Special to the Tribune)
Chandler to celebrate cultural diversity of city
Chandler’s 22nd Annual Multicultural Festival highlights diversity through cultural music, dance and art.
Two stages of entertainment and performances will take place Jan. 14 at the Chandler Fashion Center, 3111 W. Chandler Blvd. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, go to chandleraz.gov/default. aspx?pageid=157.
Annual Flagg Gem and Mineral Show in Mesa
The 45th annual Flagg Gem and Mineral Show is taking place at Mesa Community College from Friday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The show’s goal is to increase children’s interest in rocks, minerals, geology and science. There will be free samples and activities. Displays will include jewelry, gems, beads, fossils, silver, minerals and lapidary supplies. Admission is free. Mesa Community College is at 1833 W. Southern Ave. For more information, visit fl aggmineralfoundation.org.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
Courts give veterans a chance to pull their lives together
BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer
probation and referring them to a wide variety of services.
Judges, politicians and government o cials speak about the bene ts of establishing the new East Valley Veterans Court, but U.S. Coast Guard veteran Christopher Bilandzija is living proof that the concept works.
Bilandzija, a Coast Guard veteran, once had three di erent misdemeanor cases pending in three di erent courts while he was a patient in a U.S. Veterans Administration substance abuse program.
Outreach workers from the Veteran’s Administration and from other agencies are present during court proceedings and meet with veterans shortly after they sentenced. e veterans often revert back to their military training, often standing at attention when they appear before Maxon, who uses his deep military knowledge to work out a treatment plan with the social service agencies.
After appearing before Judge Pro Tem Gregg Maxon, a retired brigadier general in the Arizona National Guard, on a tra c case, Bilandzija got his life in order. He serves as a mentor and an inspiration to other veterans appearing on charges before Maxon in the new East Valley Regional Veterans Court.
Maxon and other veterans court judges dismiss the case if a veteran “graduates” by completing the treatment plan. Court o cials have reported a low recidivism rate.
“Six months ago, you would not recognize me. I was homeless and battling substance abuse,” Bilandzija said.” It gives me opportunities to work with the judge to help other veterans.”
He said the substance abuse treatment program helped him to address the reason why he was getting arrested. It was the sort of recommendation Maxon gives defendants all the time at his Veterans Court sessions in Mesa and Tempe.
“ ank you to the VA and to the veterans court for saving my life and allowing me to ght for a cause greater than myself,” Bilandzija said.
e regional Veterans Court expands the concept beyond Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix to include all East Valley cities except Guadalupe and Apache Junction.
Veterans with cases in the Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley and Carefree-Cave Creek courts are coming to Tempe to have their cases heard by Maxon.
Called a “therapeutic court,” the veterans court gives defendants a second chance, typically putting veterans charged with misdemeanors on
Mary Anne Majestic, retired presiding judge of Tempe City Court, said the idea of forming a veterans court in the East Valley rst came up at a breakfast meeting of judges in 2014 over co ee and bagels. e popular cause of helping veterans, who have a special series of issues related to their military service, was so popular that the judges were committed to overcoming the usual jurisdictional issues to make a regional veterans court possible, she said.
Maxon said the East Valley veterans courts have served about 500 veterans in their relatively short existence. Other o cials said the East Valley has a large number of veterans, with 30,000 in Mesa alone and 15,000 in Chandler.
“I would like every veteran in Arizona to have an opportunity to go to a veterans court,” Maxon said, largely because the court serves as a conduit to get them the services they earned as part of their military duty.
Maxon said that veterans tend to respond to a structured treatment program, another throwback to their military training. He stressed that veterans still need to have a desire to change their lives for the program to be e ective.
(City of Tempe/Special to the Tribune) Christopher Bilandzija speaks about the Regional Veterans' Court in the Tempe City Council chambers.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Mesa resident claims $8.4 million lottery win
The Arizona Lottery says a Mesa resident has come forward with the $8.4 million winning ticket from The Pick’s Christmas Eve drawing.
A spokeswoman for the Arizona Lottery said the winner has chosen to remain anonymous for 90 days as allowed by a state law. After 90 days, the winner’s name will be made public.
The ticket was purchased at the QuickTrip on 1141 S. Crimson Road in Mesa. It paid out the second largest jackpot of 2016.
The winner has the option of taking the jackpot through a 30-year annuity or claiming the cash prize of $5.5 million.
The winning numbers were 2-11-12-18-31-32.
– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Suspect in three Mesa motel armed robberies arrested
Woman accused of using dead relatives’ IDs to make purchases
Gilbert police arrested a woman who they say used the identities of dead relatives to purchase 60 items worth about $10,000.
Elizabeth Eva Martinez, 38, obtained personal information from dead relatives and used that information to acquire cash from two Arizona credit unions, police say. She also reportedly used credit cards from the relatives to buy 60 items worth about $10,000 from online vendors, according to police.
Police say Martinez used her bank account and the account of her young son to move cash around. She was reportedly seen on surveillance videos from the credit unions making the transactions.
The man suspected of robbing three Mesa motel staffs at knifepoint has been arrested.
Luis Alonzo Salgado-Reyes, 21, robbed two Econo Lodge Inns and one Baymont Inn Suites, using a knife and wearing a faded white mask, according to police.
Reyes was located and caught in the area of Gilbert and McKellips roads while in his girlfriend’s car. Police say they found the faded white mask and knife in the car when Reyes was arrested.
Reyes has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault and armed robbery.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
Gilbert among most caring towns in nation
WalletHub’s list of 2016’s Most Caring Cities in America has listed Gilbert at No. 17.
Analysts for WalletHub compared the 100 most populated cities across 32 key indicators such as percentage of sheltered homeless persons to number of volunteering hours per capita to percentage of income donated to charity.
Several categories were examined, such as “Caring for the Community,” “Caring for the Vulnerable” and “Caring for the Workforce.”
Under “Caring for the Vulnerable,” Gilbert was second nationwide.
The top fi ve cities in the list were: Madison, Wisconsin; Lincoln, Nebraska; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Boise, Idaho; and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Martinez has been charged with identity theft, fraud and multiple counts of forgery.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
ASU graduated largest fall class in school’s history
ASU presented 6,814 graduates with their degrees in December, which made it the largest fall graduation class in the school’s history. ASU welcomed its largest freshman class ever this past fall, with more than 11,500 kicking off their college careers across ASU’s fi ve campuses in the state.
Last year, ASU boasted the highest number of graduates in one academic year, with over 21,000 students accepting their degrees in the 2015-2016 school year.
– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE WRITER
Three arrested for mall disturbance that sounded like gunshots
Three teenagers were arrested after a disturbance at the Arizona Mills Mall that had shoppers thinking gunshots had been fi red. Mall security called Tempe Police, saying a 16 year old refused to leave the mall. The teen then grabbed a pretzel and threw it at offi cers and acted like he was going to fi ght them, according to police.
He was arrested for aggravated assault on an offi cer, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Then, a large crowd of teenagers began to gather around the offi cers. At that time, a chair was thrown, making a loud bang that some mistook as a gunshot.
During this time, two 15 year olds were arrested for disobeying orders, refusing to leave the mall and assaulting offi cers.
Community
BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR Tribune Staff Writer
Sharon Caves is likely walking through the sands of a Florida beach right now, having left the sand of Arizona’s desert behind.
Caves retired from her position as the nursing program director for the Mesa campus of the Pima Medical Institute Dec. 16, although her official retirement date wasn’t until yesterday. She and her husband moved Dec. 17 to Port Charlotte, Florida, where they plan to snorkel, swim, pick up sharks’ teeth and spend much of their time on the beach near the water.
Florida is Caves’ home state and she said she was ready to retire back to the Sunshine State.
“I’m definitely going to sleep late in the morning and worry less,” she said, with a laugh.
Caves began working at Pima Medical Institute in 2004 as the corporate director. Her job was to establish nursing programs for the college. She started the Mesa program in 2004 and then established programs in Tucson and Albuquerque. She did double duty, working as both the corporate director and the Mesa program director from 2005 until 2007. That year, the corporate director position was
eliminated and Caves had just the Mesa director’s job.
Caves began working as a nurse in 1970 and started working as an educator “off and on” in 1990, until moving full time to education in 2004.
She’s proud of the records that the Mesa program has set.
In 2006, when the first class graduated, all 31 graduates passed the licensure examination on their first try. That exam is required to become a registered nurse. It’s pretty rare to register a 100 percent competency, she said.
Since 2006, about 500 nursing students have graduated from the Mesa program. An average of 30 percent of those grads have continued their education to either earn master’s degrees or advanced medical degrees, Caves said.
“That’s higher than most places,” she said.
She’s also proud that Pima continued to keep its class sizes small. An average Mesa class contains 35 students. A new crop of nurses graduates every eight months.
“We’ve always stayed small,” she said. “We believe it’s better, in nursing, to give individual attention.”
Earlier this year, the Mesa program was ranked No. 1 by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
Caves plans to enjoy her retirement,
It begins when stores discount Christmas decorations a week before the big day. Little by little, Christmas winds down and the world gets back to normal.
For those that bought a live tree, one back-to-normal activity is getting rid of that tree. They can be dragged to the trash out back, or better yet, they can be recycled.
East Valley cities offer recycling services for old Christmas trees to be turned into mulch. All lights, tinsel, ornaments and other extras must be removed before the tree is turned in. Here is what each city offers.
Chandler will have 11 places for residents to drop off Christmas trees. They will be collected through Jan. 13.
• Arrowhead Park, 1475 W. Erie St.
• Chuparoa Park, 2400 S. Dobson Road
but she’s reluctant to leave Pima and the program.
“The people here are amazing and the students are wonderful,” she said. “I’ll miss that interaction.
“But, I’m tired,” she said. “I always said I hoped somebody would tell me when it was time to retire.
“A student got sick a couple of weeks ago. I put her to bed and when I went back to check on her, she said ‘Miss Caves, I bet you were a good nurse.’ That was my signal. If a student didn’t realize I was still a nurse, it was time to retire.”
She knows the student didn’t mean the comment in a bad way, but Caves still accepted the sign.
She’s grateful to have worked for a company that is service oriented. She traveled and worked abroad several times, including two trips to China. Every month, the students participate in a service project.
“I’m proud to be part of that,” Caves said.
— Contact reporter Shelley Ridenour at 480-8986533 or sridenour@timespublications.com.
Christmas tree recycling available throughout East Valley Nursing program director trades desert for beach
• Desert Breeze Park, 660 N. Desert Breeze Blvd.
• Folley Park, 601 E. Frye Road
• Nozomi Park, 250 S. Kyrene Road
• Pima Park, 625 N. McQueen Road
• Recycling-Solid Waste Collection Center, 955 E. Queen Creek Road
• Shawnee Park, 1400 W. Mesquite St.
• Snedigar Sportsplex, 4500 S. Basha Road
• Tumbleweed Park, 745 E. Germann Road
• Veteran Oasis Park, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road
For curbside pickup, trees need to be outside by 6 a.m. on recycling day until Jan. 13. The tree should not be placed in a garbage can, on the sidewalk or the street.
GILBERT
Gilbert will have three 24-hour
recycling areas for residents to drop off trees. Recycling ends Jan. 9.
• Hetchler Park, 4620 S. Greenfield Road
• Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 2224 E. Queen Creek Road
• Nichols Park, 700 N. Higley Road
Another location to recycle trees is A to Z Rentals, 1313 E. Baseline Road. The business will be open for trees 9 a.m.-4 p.m. until Saturday.
MESA
Mesa will have five 24-hour drop-off locations until Jan. 25. Flocked trees cannot be accepted.
• Dobson Ranch Park, 2363 S. Dobson Road
CHANDLER
(Pima Medical Institute/Special to the Tribune)
Nursing Program Director Sharon Caves opens a gift during her surprise retirement party on Dec. 8 at Pima Medical Institute’s Mesa campus. Inside the frame is Caves’ famous red hat, which she would wear to get students’ attention
Agritopia’s latest venture is crafter’s market with family feel
BY MITCHELL ATENCIO Tribune Guest Writer
Barnone, a crafter’s market in Agritopia, is the newest venture in Gilbert from Johnston and Co. The Johnston family, of Johnston and Co., is a staple of the Gilbert community. Joe Johnston founded Agritopia, Joe’s Real BBQ, Joe’s Farm Grill and Liberty Market in old-town Gilbert. Barnone is on Ray and Higley Roads, on the same property as Joe’s Farm Grill and The Coffee Shop. The crafter’s market boasts 12 business, including two restaurants, an on-site microbrewery and on-site brewery specializing in fermentation.
Barnone’s name comes from the metal Quonset in which it is located. The Quonset was built with melted down WWII airplanes and used by the Johnston family in the 1950’s as a barn storing the supplies for the farming family.
“For us, Agritopia was our family farm,” said William Johnston, a business manager and part of the development team at Johnston and Co., and son of Joe Johnston. “To see what it is now and add this newest component to it, we just are super, super blessed to be able to do these kind of things and be involved in this.”
Two of the businesses at Barnone sit outside the Quonset. Garage East will experiment with fermentation, but their main focus will be Arizona wine. The Farm Store is a small shop that is stocked with produce from Agritopia and other local farms. Inside the shop is a shelf full of cook books and gardening books, each donated to Johnston and Co. The checkout is self-serve.
Inside the Quonset are the other 10 shops, including two restaurants, an American-beer microbrewery, flower shop, letter press and design shop, gunsmith shop, a salon, an engineering studio, a collaboration and meeting space/assembly space for engineering creations and a wood design shop.
“One of the things that is really important to us is letting people see how people’s hands can create something really special,” William Johnston said. “For us, every tenant in here uses their hands … They’ve brought that creation to the forefront for people to observe.”
Barnone is first and foremost for the craftsmen in each shop. Every store owner and every manager at Barnone have no plans to expand, hire on many employees or do anything but focus on their craft.
“Our basic purpose for this is to kind of create a space for people who want to stay small and do their thing and not become managers of a process but actually do a process,” Joe Johnston said. “We have a very strong sense of stewardship of our
(Mitchell Atencio/Special to the Tribune)
Barnone is located in an old Quonset hut on the grounds of Agritopia in Gilbert. It is another venture of the Johnston family.
MESA
Students win scholarships given by local author
Two Mesa students have won the Jumpstart Your Art Scholarship given by local author Bob Wilson.
Maylan Fielding from Mesa’s Desert Ridge High School was the big winner. She will receive $500 and will be the illustrator for the print version of Wilson’s children’s book, “Woody Two Shoes.”
Fallon Schauer from Mesa’s Red Mountain High placed third and will receive $75.
Mesa offering survey online on redevelopment project
Mesa is asking for input in its recently established Southwest Redevelopment Area in an effort to revitalize the area and encourage additional economic development.
The city’s Redevelopment Plan will serve as the blueprint for redevelopment activities and opportunities in the area. Feedback is being sought on the plan and the city’s next steps.
The survey is at surveygizmo.com/
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talents and also being a blessing to the community.”
Four of the twelve shops are run by members of the Johnston family, and each family member brings a passion behind the work they are doing. Joe’s son James owns Fire and Brimstone, a brick-oven-based eatery; Joe’s brother Steve owns Johnston Arms, the gunsmith shop; and Mark, Steve’s son, owns Prickly Pear Paper, the letter press and design shop. Of course, the engineering studio,
s3/3161517/Mesa-Southwest-RDAQuestionnaire-1.
For more information on the Southwest Redevelopment Area, visit mesaaz.gov/RDA.
TEMPE
ASU to host international piano competition
The Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition is coming to ASU this week.
The competition will feature 43 pianists from around the world Monday through Saturday at the School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. The final round will be held at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix next Sunday.
For more information, visit pianocompetition.asu.edu or contact the competition office at pianocompetition@asu.edu or 480-9658740. For tickets, visit music.asu.edu/ events.
CHANDLER
Breakfast will introduce elected officials to Chamber Chandler Chamber members will be
Johnston Machine Co., is owned by Joe himself.
“For us as a family, it’s really important because we’re able to not only have return investment in the project but—it’s more important that we’ve created a space for our family to come together and work together,” William Johnston said.
On opening day, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the community showed up in full force to experience Barnone.
Nancy Nighswonger, a Chandler resident, said she has been looking forward to opening day since Barnone was announced. She said that the focus
introduced to the 2017 state, federal and local legislators, along with and school governing board officials.
The 2017 “How We Stand” document, which depicts legislative agendas and priorities for the coming year, will also be unveiled.
The event is Friday, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Phoenix/Chandler, 2929 W. Frye Road, in Chandler. Registration is at chandlerchamber.chambermaster. com/eventregistration/register/17576.
Chandler responds to court, amends sign regulations
Chandler is amending its sign regulations in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year in Reed vs. Town of Gilbert. To paraphrase the court’s decision, it is unconstitutional for municipalities to regulate signs differently based on what the sign says.
The city is making its draft revisions available for consideration and comment at its website.
To view the proposed amendments, go to chandleraz.gov/default. aspx?pageid=148. For a survey and to provide feedback, go to chandleraz.gov/surveys/TakeSurvey. aspx?SurveyID=ChandlerSignCode.
on Arizona local is the biggest appeal to her.
Jenna Tamburrelli, a Gilbert resident, said the appeal to her is also the local element, but focused on the makers rather than the product.
“It’s all local people and handmade,” Tamburrelli said. “I love that about it.”
Tamburrelli said she will likely frequent Barnone weekly.
“My son goes to school in the neighborhood and we live right down the street, so it’s an easy place to just hop in, have some pizza, grab a beer, do a little shopping and support all the local
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• East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St.
• Fitch Park, 651 N. Center St.
• Mountain View Park, 845 N. Lindsay Road
• Superstition Springs Police/Fire Substation, 2430 S. Ellsworth Road
Trees can also be taken to the Salt River Landfill near Gilbert Road and Beeline Highway, Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., until the end of January. Curbside pickup is available by appointment 480-644-6789. The cost is $21.83.
QUEEN CREEK
Christmas trees can be dropped off at the northwest part of the Queen Creek library parking lot, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road, from Saturday until Jan. 14, 8 a.m. to noon.
TEMPE
Tempe will recycle Christmas trees at two locations all month. Trees can be dropped off at any time.
• Household Products Collection Center, 1320 E. University Drive
• Kiwanis Park Recreation Center, 6111 W. All-America Way
makers,” Tamburrelli said. “I might even change my hairstylist and start coming here.”
If you’re unsure about how to pronounce Barnone, you aren’t alone. The name of Barnone is intentionally vague, according to Joe Johnston.
“I call it ‘Bar None’ and a lot of our Italian customers call it ‘Bar No Ne’,” Joe Johnston said. “(Barnone) is one of those places that’s hard to define. Therefore, we intentionally want it to be an ambiguous name and ambiguous pronunciation. So I’m glad you call it ‘Barn One’ and I’m glad I call it ‘Bar None.’”
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Business
Cartel Coffee Lab expands offerings with subscription bean service
BY MIKE BUTLER Tribune Staff Writer
Alot of loyal but time-starved customers of Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe are becoming subscribers, too. A new program at the coffee shop allows them to pick a freshly roasted bag of beans out of their mailboxes at regular intervals.
Paul Haworth, director of coffee production, said subscription requests have been building for months, but it took a while for the roastery to figure out the shipping logistics.
“We had enough requests for it that it seemed time to make it happen, Haworth said. “We ship these out the day after it’s roasted. It’s as fresh as you can get.”
Subscribers to Cartel Edition can sign up for deliveries once a week, once every two weeks or once every four weeks. Each shipment of a 12-ounce bag costs between $20-$26. Patrons can create an online account at cartelcoffelab.com. They can opt out at any time.
“Too many subscription programs are too easy to sign up for and too hard to get out of,” Haworth said.
Haworth said his connoisseur coffee customers were looking for a level of convenience and automation.
That automation also extends to decision-making. There are no coffee selection options. Clients trust Haworth
to send them perfectly roasted beans from small farms around the world that harvest their beans at peak.
Haworth’s taste tilts to the light side of the roast spectrum. He knows it’s different strokes for different folks when it comes to coffee individuality. But you might detect a sigh or a wince from him when someone dumps ounces of cream and tablespoons of sugar into his brews.
“It’s all about the bean here,” Haworth explained. “Blends aren’t a bad thing— it’s just not what we do. Not every coffee customer needs to be our customer. There are people in my family who don’t like my coffee. Our customers like what we like. It’s a curation.”
The small Valley chain created clever packaging for Cartel Edition. The compact subscription boxes will have magazine-like blurbs on the front with links to online blog posts that tell the story of bean growers, talk of Haworth’s travels and offer DIY home coffee brewing tips.
Get ready for an anecdote with your bag of San Pasquale, for example, a farm which is named after a family’s beloved donkey. Other articles will have titles such as, “Homebrewing: The Importance of Water,” “The Truth About Decaf” and “DIY Cold Brew: Easier Than You Think.”
Cartel Coffee Lab cemented its East Valley popularity and reputation by surfing the forefront of the cold-brew coffee wave years ago.
Cold brew is concocted, not too unlike craft beer, in stainless steel vessels for 24 hours at slightly below room temperature. The water is treated with a secret sauce of salts and minerals to bring out the best of the beans.
The resulting elixir is naturally
sweet, full-bodied, high in caffeine and refreshing—especially in sweltering summer months. Cartel’s cold-brew is dispensed with nitrogen, which doesn’t precisely carbonate the coffee, but gives it a luxurious mouthfeel.
Cartel store customers buy nitro cold-brew by the quart and halfgallon growlers. And it’s not unusual for wedding planners and other large private parties to order cold-brew coffee dispensing stations.
Cartel’s cold-brew formula and Haworth’s roasting philosophy have fueled the firm’s steady growth in the Valley. From its early days on University
Drive in Tempe, the company now has two shops in Tucson, one in Scottsdale, one in Phoenix and one in Sky Harbor. Haworth said Cartel had some reservations about opening up in Terminal 4, but it worked out because they chose to staff it, rather than license it. It has become a neighborhood hangout, like the other stores, attracting airport employees, frequent flyers and others seeking elevated coffee experiences.
“We’ve gotten some national exposure because of it,” Haworth said. “It’s kind of neat.”
(Will Powers/Tribune Staff Photographer)
(Will Powers/Tribune Staff Photographer)
Paul Haworth, director of coffee production for Tempe-based Cartel Coffee Lab, uses his senses and a computer to bring out the best in every batch of beans.
As the holy season finishes, don’t forget about the Holy Land
BY RABBI DEAN SHAPIRO AFN Guest Writer
It’s Holiday Season, and the attention of Jews and Christians turns to the Holy Land: Jews, because Hanukkah commemorates the assertion of Jewish sovereignty in our homeland and the re-dedication of the Temple; Christians, to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
These two sacred stories speak, in their own way, of the return of light.
I visited Israel in November, part of a delegation of rabbis organized by Classrooms Without Borders. I had lived in Jerusalem during Rabbinical School in 2003-2004. What a difference a decade makes!
When I lived there, the Second Intifada was in full swing. Buses were being
blown up, and bags were checked for explosives in every store and restaurant. We lived in constant fear.
The Jerusalem I just visited could not have been more different: There were open-air cafes and concerts in plazas, unthinkable previously. There’s a sense of exuberance and freedom.
What a contrast to the Israeli border with Gaza. My group toured several communities there, even walking on the exposed side of the immense wall built to keep Hamas snipers from shooting people in Kerem Shalom.
Those folks, living in their own homes within their country’s recognized borders, do so in constant fear of kidnapping and missile attack. Their determination was astounding. We saw the spot where Gilad Shalit was kidnapped.
We then visited the Rafa Crossing between Israel and Gaza. For what it’s
worth, we saw trucks coming and going for the 15 or so minutes we sat there.
We did not inspect the cargo, but did observe an active—although controlled—border. The evidence I saw does not support the story that Gaza is cut off from the rest of the world. I encourage you to consider: Who benefits from that propaganda?
We also traveled to the north of the country, visiting the Arab village of Kfar Manda. We toured a community center and were invited to the mosque to observe prayers and speak with young adults.
What optimistic people they are, building the society and living the lives they wish! One young woman, a teacher, explained in excellent English that she’s not ready to marry because “once you marry, your life becomes about everyone else.” Her father supports her decision.
I experienced that openness first hand at the Kotel, the Western Wall. I joined “Women of the Wall” to protest for unencumbered access of women to the holy site.
We carried Torah scrolls into the women’s section, something that’s not allowed. Even as I oppose the policy of gender segregation, I was grateful for the right to protest. I was grateful to express that I, an American Jew, have a stake in the State of Israel.
During this holy month, as you listen to and tell sacred stories of the Holy Land from days long ago, give a thought as well to the real place where the stories occurred, and to the people who live there now.
– Rabbi Dean Shapiro is the spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Contact him at rshapiro@emanueloftempe.org and visit his “Rabbi Dean Shapiro” page on Facebook.
Health care needs new solution outside of failing Obamacare
BY TOM PATTERSON Tribune Columnist
Outside of stores on Black Friday, lines formed of customers seeking bargains on appliances, clothing and toys. Meanwhile, other Americans receiving medical services were mostly blissfully unaware, or at least unconcerned, about how much they were spending.
Did the consumers of retail goods have to sacrifice price, quality or selection to participate in an unregulated exchange?
Of course not. On the contrary, medical consumers secure in the notion they don’t have to pay were getting a far worse deal. In fact, they did pay—just indirectly.
Medical consumers received valuable but overpriced services, sometimes unnecessary and inefficiently administered. They were also paying big time for administrative and compliance costs necessary to maintain the complicated payer system.
Obamacare cratered, first and foremost, because it not only failed to control overall costs, it actually bent the cost curve upward. Most of the cost increases were covertly passed along to taxpayers, so the numbers for coverage and premium costs don’t look so bad. But many policyholders were forced to buy more insurance coverage than they needed. Worse, patients were allowed to purchase insurance at the time they needed it, skewing the pools of insured to the old and sick and driving up costs.
The broad outlines of substantive reform have been in place for a while (in spite of the fact that Obamacare opponents have long been taunted for not having a plan). The heart of the new system would be consumer driven, empowering patients to select and purchase most of their own care.
All Americans would have access to catastrophic health insurance, perhaps through a refundable tax credit where financially necessary. Routine care not requiring the catastrophic coverage would be paid for through Health
Savings Accounts (HSAs), which most could fund through the premium savings from insuring only catastrophic loss.
The chronically ill would be protected from changes in premiums or coverage so long as they maintained insurance (that’s what insurance is for, after all).
Risk pools and publicly funded clinics like Community Healthcare Centers would provide a safety net.
The strength of the system is employing the free market to control costs and maximize satisfaction. Every patient, even those with a totally subsidized HSA, would have skin in the game, since any money saved on medical care could eventually be used for other specified purposes, such as education or home purchase.
Doctors and patients would work together to find the most cost-efficient way to achieve desired health outcomes. Preventive care, like maintaining healthy habits, would be in the patient’s financial best interest.
Health providers would have to change the way they do business, too. The current system of different prices for different customers and providers themselves not knowing the cost of their services must be scrapped. Prices should be consistent and transparent, published and available just like in other economic sectors.
A deregulated, patient-oriented system would yield many benefits. Patients with an HSA balance might choose an alternative of “direct primary care,” paying a fixed monthly fee to physician groups for their care. Healthcare could be delivered by teleconferencing, email or other convenient means where appropriate.
Obamacare and the system it replaced were both unsustainable. We will soon have a healthcare system of freedom, choice and compassionate selfresponsibility or we will be receiving our care under the control of government bureaucrats. It’s time for choosing.
Tribune Prep Sports Director Jason P. Skoda’s selections for the 2016 All-Tribune athletes are being presented in three weeks. This week, football and volleyball are in the spotlight.
Football: Green hammers away to become POY All-Tribune selections
BY JASON P. SKODA
Tribune Prep Sports Director
Shaun Aguano of Chandler High School said it after nearly every game in the midst of a 10-game winning streak on the way to the state championship.
“I believe T.J. Green is the best running back in the state.”
It was very clear by the end that Aguano was correct, but he undersold it a little bit.
Green was even more than that by the end of the year.
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior surpassed other candidates—mainly Isaiah Pola-Mao of Mountain Pointe—to become the Tribune’s Football Player of the Year.
Green was devastating down the stretch as he scored six total touchdowns, including five rushing, and ran for 275 yards in the 62-20 semifinal win over Perry. He backed it up with 231 yards and
three scores in the 6A title game against Mountain Pointe.
“The line did most of the work,” Green said after the 36-17 win over the Pride.
“The holes were there and I hit them as hard as I could.”
He finished the season with a schoolrecord 2,084 yards rushing, including 12 100-yard games, and 33 touchdowns, while adding 13 catches for 277 yards and four more scores.
It doesn’t include 183 yards rushing and two scores Green had in the Wolves’ impressive 44-24 win over Valdosta High from Georgia in the Geico State Champions Bowl Series at Ford Center in Texas on Dec. 23 for Chandler’s 11th straight win.
Aguano said Green’s influence was felt throughout the program.
“He had incredible leadership, work ethic and a determination to succeed,” he
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T.J. Green ran for 506 yards and nine touchdowns combined in
become the Tribune Player of the Year.
All-Tribune Football first team OFFENSE
Name School Yr. Pos. Comment
and
Brock Purdy Perry Jr. QB Missed first few games, still threw for 3,333 yards, 42 TDs, 842 yards rushing
T.J. Green Chandler Sr. RB Turned it on in second half, finished with 2,084 yards, 33 scores
Draycen Hall Higley Jr. RB Gatorade POY led state with 2,298 yards with 40 total TDS
Eddie Rivas Mountain Pointe Sr. OL Top lineman on 6A Conference’s top rushing offense
Harold Colbert Chandler Sr. OL All-Conference pick could move a mountain
Mike Young Queen Creek Sr. OL Big man on ball control offense
Caleb Medina Chandler Sr. OL One of the top centers in the state
Jonathan Nathaniel Basha Sr. OL First-team All-6A Conference selection
Max Fine Williams Field Sr. WR Third-down catches in title game defined career
Nate James Perry Sr. WR Master of taking inside screen to the house
Lance Lawson Red Mountain Jr. AP Wind him up, let him go; 2,300 yards, 28 TDs
SPECIALISTS
Name School Yr. Pos. Comment
Brandon Ruiz Williams Field Sr. K Monster leg had 5 50-plus FGs; headed to Bama
Gabriel Ballinas Hamilton Sr. P Averaged 42.8 yards a punt, with 11 inside the 20
Jaydon Brooks Mountain Pointe Sr. Ret Among the best in nation at 24.2 yards per punt
Adam Bay Desert Ridge Sr. LS Jags never had to worry about the long snap
Player of the year: T.J. Green, Chandler
Offensive player of the year: Brock Purdy, Perry
Defensive player of the year: Isaiah Pola-Mao, Mountain Pointe Coach of the Year: Shaun Aguano, Chandler – Took a team that was 2-2 coming off a 52-7 loss, and turned the Wolves into championship squad that won its last 10 games by an average of 37.2 points a game.
(Cheryl Haselhorst/Tribune Staff Photographer)
the 6A state semifinals
finals to
(Corey Cross/Special to the Tribune) Mountain Pointe safety Isaiah Pola-Mao is the Tribune’s Defensive Player of the Year.
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texted from the White Mountains.
Green, who committed to Oregon State before the season began, gave a glimpse of what was to come as a junior when he was called upon to be the featured back when Chase Lucas was hurt in the season opener.
Green averaged 10.5 yards a carry in 2015 for a grand total of 1,148 yards with 17 touchdowns, including five 100
All-Tribune Football second team OFFENSE
Name School Yr. Pos.
Mason Crossland Higley Sr. QB
Gary Bragg Mountain Pointe Jr. RB
Jace Koester Queen Creek Sr. RB
Sean McMurphy Perry Sr. OL
Jacob Barnard Hamilton Sr. OL
Mason Honne Mountain Pointe Jr. OL
Myles Wilson Desert Vista Sr. OL
Keegan Hornung Williams Field Sr. OL
Terrell Brown Basha Sr. WR
Johnny Johnson Chandler Sr. WR
Lelon Dillard Desert Vista Sr. AP
SPECIALISTS
yard games.
With more responsibility, expectations and fire after failing to win a state title last year, Green became an unstoppable force in 2016. He had a season-high 307 yards and three scores against rival Hamilton in the regular season finale.
“We set out to do something special,” Green said in the postgame celebration. “I was just doing my part.”
– Contact Jason Skoda at 480-898-7915 or jskoda@evtrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @ JasonPSkoda.
Name School Yr. Pos.
Christian Zendejas Perry Sr. K Kaden Riforgiate Corona del Sol Sr. P
Leon Morgan Mesa Sr. Ret Adam Higuera Perry Sr. LS
Honorable mention
Jermiah Boyd, American Leadership; Donovan Hanna, American Leadership; Ryan Kelley, Basha; Gunner Cruz, Casteel; Zach Bowers, Chandler; Jacob Conover, Chandler; Sam Pepper, Chandler; Cameron Brice, Corona del Sol; Donjae Logan, Desert Ridge; Nick Thomas, Desert Vista; Riley Erickson, Desert Vista; Jack Plummer, Gilbert; Tyler Stevens, Hamilton; Christopher Crescione, Higley; Cade Mathews, Higley; Nazareth Greer, Marcos de Niza; Nami Tuitu’u, Mesa; Wyatt Riley, Mesquite; Xavier Cota, Mountain Pointe; Antwaun Woodberry, Mountain Pointe; Jacobby Dinwiddie, Mountain View; Trexton Bloom, Queen Creek; Riley Pagel, Red Mountain; Sam To’oto’o, Skyline; Kaleb Hardin, Skyline; Herman Flores, Tempe Prep; Josh Alexander, Williams Field; Zane McKinney, Williams Field; Justis Stokes, Williams Field.
All-Tribune Small School (1A to 3A)
OFFENSE
Name School Yr. Pos.
Dallin Edwards Am. Leadership Sr. QB
Jermiah Boyd Am. Leadership Sr. RB
Mack Johnson Casteel So. RB
Jared Gross Valley Christian Sr. OL
Jeremy Kruser Am. Leadership Sr. OL
Brandon Babcock Casteel So. OL
Joel Martin Chandler Prep Sr. OL
Casey Spencer Chandler Prep Sr. OL
Caleb Young Gilbert Christian Sr. WR
Donovan Hanna Am. Leadership Sr. WR
Harrison Strong Chandler Prep Sr. AP
SPECIALISTS
Name School Yr.
Ryan Gieseking Valley Christian Sr.
(Billy Hardiman/Special to the Tribune) Perry quarterback Brock Purdy is the Tribune’s Offensive Player of the Year.
(Corey Cross/Special to the Tribune) T.J. Green ran for Chand ler High record 2,084 yards and 33 touchdowns to become the Tribune Player of the Year.
Girls volleyball: Nuneviller leads Corona’s dream season
BY JASON P. SKODA Tribune Prep Sports Director
The last time Brooke Nuneviller was seen on a high school volleyball court, she was still in disbelief moments after helping Corona del Sol to its first girls state title since 1991.
“This is amazing, but I don’t know if it will truly hit me until I lie down to go to sleep,” Nuneviller said after the Aztecs swept away Mountain Pointe in three nifty and clean sets in November
It’s not too far off from the way her coach, Ben Maxfield, felt about coaching the Tribune’s Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.
“Brooke’s all-around game is the best I have ever coached,” he said. “She is a student of the game and very coachable.”
The junior outside hitter had a terrific year to push the nationally ranked Aztecs to a 39-5 record, while earning several individual honors (two-time team MVP, conference POY by 6A Conference coaches, Central Region POY, All-Tempe City) along the way.
In 99 sets played, the 5-foot-11 Nuneviller had 361 kills (on 28 percent hitting), 315 digs, 50 aces and 35 total blocks.
“Her ball control is outstanding and her defense helped keep balls in play that 99 percent of the time would have been points for the other team with any other defender,” Maxfield said. “Offensively, she knows when to hit hard, when to finesse it, and when to block.”
The season was continuation of what she has been able to do since stepping on the court, especially with her time with Aspire volleyball club.
The good news—at least for Corona and Maxfield—is she has another year to develop her game on and off the court. The junior has a 3.79 GPA.
“She is an incredible teammate and works hard to positively encourage her teammates,” Maxfield said, “and make everyone better.”
– Contact Jason Skoda at 480-898-7915 or jskoda@evtrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @ JasonPSkoda.
Corona del Sol junior Brooke Nuneviller had a lot to celebrate this season after helping the Aztecs
All-Tribune Girls Volleyball Team
First team
Name
Preslie Anderson Hamilton
Lauren Forte Corona del Sol
POY candidate closed out career with remarkable season
Posted 272 kills, 102 blocks for state champs
Kendall Glover Desert Vista Sr. Lib. Finished as program’s career leader in digs
Chapin Gray Mountain Pointe Sr. OH Top all-around player for 6A state runner-up
Brooke Nuneviller Corona del Sol Jr. OH Raised CDS from contender to champ
Gabby Leo Mountain Pointe Jr. S Controlled the Pride offense in third year as starter
Player of the Year: Brooke Nuneviller, Corona del Sol
Coach of the Year: Ben Maxfield, Corona del Sol – Aztecs were considered dark horse favorite so they didn’t come out of nowhere, but there were certainly teams ahead of them in the preseason. Maxfield guided them to the title, winning 12 of 14 sets in the postseason
Second team
Name
School Yr. Pos. Comment
Piper Manross Mountain Pointe So. MB Impressive sophomore year with 252 kills, 72 blocks
Ryann Davis Perry Jr. Opp Absolute thumper (351 kills) took Perry to next level
Alexandra Fisher Basha Sr. Lib. Ran an efficient offense for 25-win team
Darian Clark Hamilton Jr. OH Had 362 kills and 374 digs
Annie Hatch Mesa So. OH Has more than 900 kills in first two years
Alexa Smythe Horizon Honors Sr. S Combo player did everything for 2A champs
Honorable mention
Kiana Gonsalves, Basha; Kanano Hiapo, Campo Verde; Taylor
Chandler
Karlie Foster,
Erica
Sheppy,
Prep;
Combs;
Ronda, Corona del Sol; Emma West, Corona del Sol; Hailey Dirrigl, Desert Vista; Kaitlyn Lines, Gilbert; Heaven Harris, Hamilton; Lauryn Harrell, Higley; Giuliana Castronova, Horizon Honors; Kate Grimmer, Queen Creek; Jordan Schumacher, Mesquite; Mala Tukuafu, Mountain View; Amanda Aguirre, Perry, Halle Razo, Perry; Kayle Wieserman, Poston Butte; Grace Milhone, Seton Catholic; Mary Schroll, Tempe Prep; Courtney Dyer, Valley Christian.
(Billy Hardiman/Special to the Tribune)
to the state title and several individual honors.
GetOut Staff
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, East Valley Jewish Community Center and city of Chandler are cosponsoring a Holocaust play as part of the community’s annual Celebration of Unity.
A series of events is held by the city in January to honor Chandler’s heritage and diversity, along with the spirit, ideals, life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement.
The play, titled “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Story,” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Chandler Center for Performing Arts.
The 80-minute performance touches on the Holocaust, ethics, education, respect and unsung heroes and brings a message of hope, not despair.
It originated in a small classroom in a
small town in the Midwest in 1989 when four girls were challenged by a teacher to create a National History Day project that would illuminate his classroom motto: “He who changes one person, changes the world entire.”
The students discovered the little-told story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Christian woman who smuggled 2,500 children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
ultimately led to her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The performance will be followed by a question and answer session with current cast members as well as Megan Feist, one of the four students who created the play, and Norm Conard, the history teacher whose assignment led to the Irena Sendler movement.
The world soon caught notice of this unsung hero of the Holocaust and her accomplishments and
Conard is now the executive director of the Lowell Milken Center in Fort Scott, Kansas, which works with schools around the world to teach respect and understanding among people.
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival uses the film version of “Life in a Jar” as the cornerstone of its Films in the Schools youth outreach program. Trained presenters bring the film into public and religious schools to help teach the topic of the Holocaust.
“Film as a medium allows young people to learn on a different level; characters, legends and stories that may seem difficult to understand come alive on the screen. This is especially important when trying to convey the magnitude of the Holocaust,” spokeswoman Deborah Muller said.
Since the program began nine years ago, the festival has shared this film with over 3,900 secular and religious school students. Information: evjcc.org. Tickets: 480-8970588, hastj@evjcc.org, or visit the East Valley Jewish Community Center at 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Tickets are $10 and $5 for students.
(Juan Martinez/Special to the Tribune)
Erin Simons portrays a Jewish mother and Noah Fischer a Gestapo soldier in the Warsaw Ghetto at a performance of “Life in a Jar” in San Antonio, Texas, in November.
King Crossword
ACROSS
1 “-- -la-la!”
4 Blue hue
8 Docket entry
12 Part of TGIF
13 Sitarist’s rendition
14 Fairy tale preposition
15 What old soldiers do
17 Actress Gilpin
18 Sea flock
19 Packaged
20 Missouri river
22 One-on-one fight
24 Moistens in the morn
25 Clingy crustacean
29 Narc’s org.
30 Sightless
31 Melody
32 Small telescope
34 On the briny
35 July birthstone
27 Stead
28 Historic periods
30 Sad
33 Rut
38 Geometry calculation
39 Jock’s antithesis
40 Halt
42 Swine
36 Ballet wear
37 Hiawatha’s carrier
34 Emanation
36 Giggly sound
40 Antitoxins
41 Sandwich cookie
42 Shakespeare in-law
46 Historic name in TV talk
37 Barbershop need
43 “The Daba Honeymoon”
44 Past
45 Longing
47 Reed instrument
48 Time of your life?
49 Ordered
50 Stare stupidly
51 Thither
DOWN
1 Vacationing
2 Man-mouse link
3 Retreat
4 Stretch, as the neck
5 Deviates off course
6 Khan title
7 Yea canceler
8 Dome
9 Pinnacle
10 Aching
11 Oklahoma city
16 Work units
19 Flex
20 Probability
21 Leak slowly
22 “Loves me (not)” flower
23 Grecian vessels
25 Spill the beans
26 Gilligan, notably
The legendary Doc Holliday
Wyatt Earp reveals the man behind the myth
BY JUSTIN FERRIS Get Out Editor
The American Southwest created numerous legendary names, and one of the biggest continues to be John Henry “Doc” Holliday. The dentist who became a gambler, gunman, lawman and—arguably—an outlaw carries a special connection to Arizona, thanks to the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone. While that particular fight—and the news reports, books and movies that retell and dramatize it—made him a legend, not many people know much about Doc Holliday the man.
IF YOU GO
Where: Higley Center for the Performing Arts
When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7
Cost: $25
More info: higleycenter.org, wyattearp.biz
For example, you might not expect him to utter this line: “The secret to survival in a town like Dodge is to keep your back to the wall, an eye on the door, an ear open for the unexpected. Whenever I hear gunfire, I am flat on the floor. Since I left George, I have become intimate with a lot of floors.”
Revealing the true historical person behind the legend is the purpose of the play “The Gentleman Doc Holliday,” from Wyatt and Terry Earp.
Wyatt Earp happens to be the greatnephew of the Wyatt Earp, another legendary name from the O.K. Corral and a close friend of Holliday. In 1996, playwright—and Earp’s wife—Terry Earp wrote a play titled “Wyatt Earp: A life on The Frontier.”
While originally meant for another actor, a scheduling conflict meant Wyatt Earp fortuitously ended up in the starring role. The play now boasts more than 720 performances around North America and an AriZoni Award.
From that success, Terry Earp wrote five more plays in “The Tombstone Saga,”
including 1998’s “The Gentleman Doc Holliday,” which will show at Higley Center for the Arts on Jan. 7.
Set in 1882, two months after Holliday and the historical Earp fled Arizona, the one-man show sees Doc Holliday stuck in a Colorado jail cell. A couple hours of protective custody turned into days, and he’s not very happy.
To pass the time, he tells his life story to his fellow prisoners, played by the audience.
The show digs deep into Holliday’s history and temperament to paint a more realistic portrait of the man. While writing the play, Terry Earp talk extensively with Holliday’s closest living relative, Karen Holliday-Tanner, author of “Doc Holliday – A Family Portrait.” Combine the historical accuracy with the polish that comes from hundreds of performances, and you would be hardpressed to find a better window into the real life of an Arizona legend.
(Special to the Tribune)
Wyatt Earp, the great-nephew of the famous Wyatt Earp, portrays Arizona legend Doc Holliday.
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JONES, Sloan "Bobby"
There will be a grave side service for Sloan “Bobby” Jones at the Mesa Cemetery 1212 North Center Street Mesa, Arizona 85201 On 1/5/17 at 2:00 P M May call Charlotte @ 623-935-5354
COOKE, Margaret "Peggy"
Former Mesa, AZ resident Peggy Cooke passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at home in Bellingham, WA She was born December 11, 1928 in Streator, IL to William and Lucille Lockett Peggy was preceded in death by her husband Thomas, daughter Sue, and brother Jack She is survived by her sons Tom Cooke (wife Nancy McMaster) of Bellingham, WA, and Tim Cooke (wife Margaret Chandler) of Seattle, WA, son-
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ASU RFP 291701 Voice and Data Circuits
Arizona Board of Regents Request for Proposal
Arizona State University is requesting sealed proposals from qualified experienced firms or individuals, for RFP #291701, Voice and Data
C i r c u i t s f o r A S U C o l l e g e s a t
City. The selected firm will provide and maintain the local voice network, and long haul data network communications between ASU’s Lake Havasu Campus in Lake Havasu, Arizona and to one of the three ASU enterprise network locations in the Phoenix, AZ area Proposals will be accepted in the Offi ce of Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, PO Box 875212, 1551 S Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 852875212 until 3:00 P M , MST, 01/27/17 Proposal package is available at: https://cfo asu edu/bidboards
Pre-proposal conference will be held at 11:00
A M o n T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 5 , 2 0 1 7 in Room 1115 in the University Services Building, 1551 S Rural Rd , Tempe, AZ 85281 Make sure to bring your business card for streamlined signin For out of town suppliers, a phone bridge has been established See RFP for details
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Public Notice
Intent to Construct and Operate a New Solid Waste Transfer Station
Project Name: Weinberger East Transfer/Recycling Facility (WETRF)
station is at 619 North Cooper Road, Gilbert, Arizona 85233 It is owned and operated by W
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Monday through Friday: 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM; S a t
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Customers will check-in at the scalehouse and proceed to the covered transfer station concrete pad for waste deposition then to a separate exit road Deposited wastes are visually observed and may be separated according to materials and loaded into transfer trucks for fin al disposal at the Rainbow Valley Landfill in M o b i l e , A r i z
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Project #RFQ DP-10910
ASU Infrastructure Utility Master Plan for Tempe Campus and Polytechnic Campus
Arizona State University will hire a design professional team for the team to develop a comprehensive infrastructure utility evaluation and master plan for ASU’s Tempe and Polytechnic campuses
Formal sealed qualifications are due on or before 3:00 PM, MST, 01/23/17
Pre-Submittal Conference
A RECOMMENDED Pre-Submittal Conference is scheduled for 10:00 AM, MST, 1/06/17 in Room MU 207 (Gold Room) at the Memorial Union of Arizona State University Tempe Campus It is recommended that you park in the Fulton Center Parking, located at College Avenue and University Drive Cross University Drive and walk south to the Memorial Union Reference the ASU Parking Map at http://www asu edu/map Attendance is strongly recommended for those who desire to submit a Proposal The ASU Project Manager will be available to discuss the Project Make sure to bring your business card for streamlined sign-in
Obtain a Copy of RFQ
The Request for Qualifications instructions, a description of requested services, information on the Project and a description of the proposal and selection process is available at the Arizona State University Bid Board at http://cfo asu edu/licensing-bidboard Click on Construction/Facilities Bid Board on right side under Related Links Requests may be made in writing via fax (480) 965-2234 or email to Office Specialist Senior ann provencio@asu edu and Purch asing will email or mail you the RFQ You may also pick up a copy at the University Services Building, 1551 S Rural Rd , Tempe, AZ 85281
ASU reserves the right to cancel this Request for Qualifications, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive or decline to waive any irregularities in any submitted Proposals, or to withhold the award for any reason ASU may determine to be in ASU’s best interest ASU also reserves the right to hold open any or all Proposals for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of opening thereof and the right to accept a Proposal not withdrawn before the scheduled opening date
All correspondence relating to this Project should be addressed to:
Purchasing and Business Services ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
Attention: Gail Horney
Title: Sr Buyer By Jay Heiler
Arizona State University Chair PO Box 875212
Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 By Ram Krishna
Phone: (480) 727-2439 Secretary
Email address: gail horney@asu edu
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