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GPS OKs raises, foresees $9.8M shortfall BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

wo weeks after pink-slipping 152 teachers, Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board unanimously approved 2-percent pay raises and 3-percent stipends for next school year, totaling $8.9 million. District officials made clear, however, that the two actions were distinctly different from one another. “The question that I’ve received is ‘why

are you giving raises when you’ve just announced that you’re reducing employment?” board member Reed Carr said at the April 13 meeting. “As much as they seem related to some, they’re actually two different drivers. “One is we have to align our staffing to student numbers. The other is we have to remain competitive with neighboring districts to keep employees and treat them fairly.” The Board voted March 30 not to renew the contracts of 152 teachers next school year due to declining enrollment, made

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worst during the pandemic. For the 202122 academic year, the district expects 2,144 fewer students in the classroom since 201920. Carr said the district spent the last two to three years trying to align its compensation to ensure it can compete for employees. “If we backtrack now, we fall behind again and that creates a two-, three- and even four-year fix that we’re constantly behind not knowing if future budgets or future allo-

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inley Farms resident Kathleen Lawson knew development some day would go in behind her single-story home on a 3.54-acre infill site on Greenfield Road, north of Mesquite Street. But what she didn’t expect was Cottage Lane, a proposed community of 21 single-family houses surrounded on three sides by Manor at Finley Farms. “I don’t want the high density,” the 23-year resident said. “There are 18 houses surrounding this property that

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tudents living in Gilbert are making slight gains when it comes to 3rdgrade reading, 8th-grade math and high-school graduation, according to the annual Arizona Education Progress Meter. Expect More Arizona and the Center for the Future of Arizona first launched the Progress Meter in 2016. “The Education Progress Meter continues to be an important nonpartisan, shared source of information to inform where we stand and to help unify us around where we want to go as a state,” said Sybil Francis, president and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona, in a news release. “Trusted, reliable and usable data are critically important to our leaders and communities. This is especially true now as Arizonans work together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.” There are eight metrics for the Progress Meter but only three available at the municipal level, according to Shannon Sowby with Expect More Arizona, a nonpartisan group seeking to improve education in the state. For Gilbert, the percentage of 3rdgrade students who scored proficient or highly proficient on AzMERIT and eighth-graders who are prepared to be successful in high school math both improved from the prior year at 63 percent and 59 percent, respectively. But both fell short of the Progress Meter’s goals of 72 percent and 69 percent. High school graduation was the same at 93 percent in 2019, surpassing the

Gilbert adds redevelopment specialist to Heritage District Gilbert has created a Redevelopment Specialist position in the Office of Economic Development to serve as a liaison to the downtown Heritage District. Sydney Bethel, who previously was a town planner, was named to the new position. Bethel will focus on maintaining and enhancing on-going efforts with

Erin Hart of Expect More Arizona says Education Progress Meter data can point the way for communities to reach various achievement goals. (Special to GSN) goal of 90 percent. The data for the reading and math is from 2019 because statewide assessments were suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19. Gilbert students fared better than their counterparts in Mesa, which saw the percentage of proficient or highly proficient 3rd-grade readers come in at 48 percent, 8th-grade math, 45 percent and high-school graduation, 80 percent. In Chandler the 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 63 percent, math, 61 percent and graduation, 90 percent. Scottsdale was in the lead with 67 percent for reading, 61 percent for math and 94 percent for graduation. The data set for all three metrics also merchants, landowners, residents and developers throughout the Heritage District. Additionally, she will support the execution of the 10-year Heritage District Redevelopment Plan approved by Council in 2018. Bethel has been with Gilbert since 2018, when she left a job as Tempe planning technician. “Her passions are rooted in public

drilled down into school districts, charter schools, individual district campuses and racial groups. The three school districts that serve Gilbert – Gilbert Public Schools, Higley Unified and Chandler Unified school districts – all saw improvements for math and reading. For 2018 graduation percentages, GPS remained at 91 percent, Higley increased by 1 percentage point to 95 percent and CUSD dropped 2 percentage points to 92 percent. Overall, the Progress Meter metrics show that the state has a long way to go to meet its goals, according to the release. The slight gains in the areas of high school graduation and opportunity youth this year were offset by dips in quality early learning and median teacher pay, according to the release. Postsecondary attainment showed no change over the previous year. Yet, while modest gains have been made in some areas, Arizona is not on track to reach the 2030 goals outlined in the Education Progress Meter. To get there will require meaningful conversations about the opportunity gap that prevents many students from reaching their potential, thereby preventing Arizona from reaching its potential, Expect More Arizona said. “We know that to reach the broadly accepted statewide goals, it will take local communities leading the way, and this data is so valuable to those efforts,” said Erin Hart, senior vice president and chief impact officer for Expect More Arizona. service with the overarching goal of developing and supporting resilient communities that foster a unique sense of place,” the town said in a release. A native Arizonan with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Arizona State University, Bethel recently became a certified planner and received her AICP from the American Planning Association in 2021.

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Higley Center going back live, but with changes BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

combination of circumstances, help, foresight and resourcefulness have helped keep afloat the Higley Center for the Performing Arts during the pandemic. The Gilbert arts center connected to the Higley School District last held a full capacity public concert in March 2020 and may be hosting a full house until August, when the “Nitty Gritty Dirt Band” performs. But live performances have returned, under strict protocols. Last year the center lost $200,000 from canceled bookings, but it was able to survive with financial help from the school district and rentals via live streaming. “I’m seeing a light at the end of the tunnel,” center Manager Robert Zucker said. “I feel that by the fall, by the time we do our show at end of August, I think that we’re going to be through this. I think that we will be back to the new normal.” Zucker used a third-party promoter to handle the arts center’s 2022 season. That way, it only offers the space and doesn’t take a financial hit if tickets don’t sell. Six concerts are booked so far with promoter Rocket Radio, which runs four small radio stations in the Southeast Valley called “The Bull.” The shows include “Toast: The Ultimate Bread Experience” on April 23, “Bellamy Brothers” on Nov. 11 and “Collin Raye” on Nov. 19. Details are at higleycenter.org. This year, the arts center has been allowing audiences, growing the sizes gradually, starting with just 100 people in January. It plans to be back to a 100 percent capacity by August, provided there’s no third or fourth wave of COVID-19, Zucker said. “We want to believe it’s gone away but from where I am sitting right now, the uncertainty is right there. I have to be able to pivot at a moment’s notice,” he added. Although the arts center is part of the Higley Unified School District, its revenue is not part of its budget and it operates independently with help from rentals and concerts.

“I think that live streaming has become an accepted part of society. We’re going to do live performances, but I think we’re also going to offer a streaming component for those people who prefer it that way.” Madine outlined the pros and cons of the live streaming, where cameras were set up at various angles to film the show. “If you’re a patron Robert Zucker, manager of Higley Center for and want to see it the Performing Arts, sees “light at the end at the same time it’s “Bellamy Brothers,” “Nitty Gritty Dirt Band” and “Toast: The of the tunnel” for the industry to return to being performed, Ultimate Bread Experience” are scheduled at the Higley Center for normalcy. (Courtesy of Higley Center for the you would go to the Performing Arts.) the Performing Arts in the months ahead. (Special to GSN) streaming service site and purchase a “We earn the money that we spend. All stream some stuff. Things have evolved ticket at that site and they would receive expenses for advertising and supplies, re- and we’ve always found a way at Higley a link to watch the show,” she said. pairs, comes out of money that we earn,” Center to keep going.” A single ticket for a household costs Mary Madine, president at Southwest $40. The in-person price of a ticket is Zucker said. Due to the loss of income, the school Youth Ballet, which has been holding $20. district has been paying the arts cen- its performances at Higley Center since “Normally a family of four would buy ter for its use of the building for school 2008, said the Higley Center enabled four tickets and now they’re watching at events. Hence, it didn’t have to lay off or her students to perform and retain some half the price essentially at home,” she semblance of normalcy to their lives. furlough a single employee. said. “They were absolutely great. We’re not The arts center employs two fulltime A lot of out-of-state residents bought staffers, including Zucker, and seven part- only grateful, but we’re grateful that they tickets with the streaming service. “So, time contractors, who are technicians had a lot of communication with us on we’re looking even post-COVID, if that and custodians. The in-person box office their safety procedures and we were able service is available, to keeping that serhas been abolished, with tickets sold ex- to coordinate our safety procedures with vice an option in the future,” she added. theirs,” she said. clusively online. Zucker likens it to youth of the past Zucker, who has 51 years of experience changing the face of the record industry Zucker is also grateful to the rentals by local dance groups that have continued in the entertainment industry under his because they wanted free stuff and to their recitals and competitions through belt, sees normalcy returning to his pro- stream music. They didn’t want CDs, vilive streaming. Rentals were a huge part fession, but with a caveat. nyl records and the like and changed the “I truly believe that we’re never going way things worked. of the pre-COVID income. Fred Astaire Dance Studios is presenting Dance Fu- to go back to what it was because COVID’s “I think that we’re seeing the same never going to go away,” he said. “That’s thing now,” he said. “There’s going to be sion 2021 June 26. “We are very busy right now with rent- my own scientific belief. I know there are a percentage of society who really like als, we have them coming in. We had a lot of people who disagree with me. But the idea of getting groceries and food lots of dance competitions the last few COVID’s going to just hang around and delivered and likes turning on their bigmonths. They looked a little different. We it’s just going to be like the flu.” screen TV at home and watching a live This means that people will have to stream concert. They don’t necessarily haven’t had 1,500 people on campus at continue to be careful, he said. one time,” he said. want to go out anymore. It also means that live-streaming the“We did a block schedule; brought “They like this.” in a studio or two at a time and did live ater may be here to stay. Details: higleycenter.org

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Gilbert mortgage firm picks up $50K lunch tab GSN NEWS STAFF

n the 19 years that Trevor Barrett has run his own mortgage company, Barrett Financial Group has grown from a one-man shop to a company with 300 loan officers who have originated more than $4 billion in loans for homeowners in Arizona and 12 other states. He and his Gilbert company also have been an angel for scores of students with unpaid lunch accounts and, of course, the districts that are owed the money. Earlier this month, Barrett and some of his employees again exercised generosity, handing a $50,000 checked to Chandler Unified Superintendent Camille Casteel to settle all those delinquent lunch accounts. The district was glad for the help. “We are grateful for Barrett Financial Group and United Wholesale Mortgage for their donation of $50,000 to pay off student lunch debt,” said district spokesman Terry Locke. “The pandemic created many stress points, including financial.” And Trevor Barrett was glad to extend the helping hand.

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cations will allow us to fix that problem,” he said. Board member Lori Wood acknowledged it’s been a difficult year with difficult decisions. “But I also know that we’ve made commitments in our strategic operating plan in the past year in our overrides, in different things to provide competitive compensation,” she said. “And we’ve made strides toward that and I think this is important even though recognizing that this 3-percent stipend is a one-time use of money. I think it’s as much as we can offer in the best way that we can at this point,” Wood said. Board member Jill Humpherys said she was concerned with using one-time monies for the stipends. “It’s nice that we can give the stipend but it’s going to be challenging to keep that 3 percent as we go forward,” she

Barrett Financial Group founder Trevor Barrett, left, presented a check for $50,000 to, from left, Chandler Unified Superintendent Camille Casteel and CUSD Chief Financial Officer Lana Berry as Sterling Barrett joined in the celebration. The money will cover the district’s unpaid student lunch accounts. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff Photographer) “School districts take on unexpected debt when students cannot pay for their meals,” Barrett said. “They continue to feed students, even if they have a balance on their account so they can focus on learning. Especially after the tough financial year our community has faced, we wanted to do our part to give back to those in need and

help out a cause that’s close to home,” he said. In April of last year, the company donated to the same cause at Higley Unified School District. In addition, they hosted a free Thanksgiving Turkey Drive at a Mesa school where a total of 1,000 turkeys were given away just in time for the holidays.

said. “We’re going to have to figure out how we do that. “So, I just want people to be aware we’re doing our best. Hopefully as we go forward in the future, I hope the Legislature will be more generous. We need funding in order to pay people to have education.” Beginning next school year, employees will receive an ongoing 2-percent bump in pay and a 3-percent stipend just for that year, payable in two lump sums, December 2021 and June 2022. Those not eligible for the 2-percent increase include minimum-wage employees, temporary employees, supplemental-pay employees and substitutes. Minimum-wage earners will get a costof-living increase in January, as per Proposition 206. The estimated cost to provide the 2-percent raise was $4.4 million and for

the stipend, $4.5 million. Bonnie Betz, assistant superintendent of Business Services, said the stipend would be funded out of the third allotment from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, commonly called ESSER. The size of the ESSER III allotment won’t be known until the end of April but Betz anticipated the district could receive as much as $20 million and not less than the $9.7 million from ESSER II. The federal government is requiring that 20 percent of the third allotment be used to address learning loss. The district used the $9.7 million from ESSER II for teacher salaries and benefits this school year to avoid pay cuts and furlough days. It used the $2.3 million from ESSER 1 on COVID-19 mitigations such as cleaning supplies and on-line software expan-

The lunch money gifting dates back a few years to Barrett employee John Hegglin, who had told coworkers how he donated annually to Higley Unified School District’s angel fund to defray the district’s cost of unpaid student lunch accounts. Another loan officer suggested trading in “Power Points” earned by employees who write loans. The “Power Points” are awarded by United Wholesale Mortgage to the loan officers when they use its services and are then exchanged for cash bonuses or other prizes. So Barrett Financial collaborated with UWM to allow trading Partner Points in return for a charitable donation on behalf of each of the loan officers. Barrett Financial Group has a variety of wholesale lenders, which allow homebuyers to get the best loan for their needs. Because of its size and reputation, Barrett Financial Group receives additional pricing benefits and perks from its lending partners. In 2020, the company was named a Top 1% Partner and a Top 20 Broker in the Nation by two industry leaders. sion for virtual learning. Carr said he’s been asked by teachers and the public why the district couldn’t have used the one-time ESSER III money to delay the layoffs until enrollment picked back up. But that only pushes the problem down the road, according to Carr. The state uses average daily membership numbers to calculate how much to fund a school district, and if GPS can’t get back the students it lost it won’t have the funds to keep the teachers after ESSER III runs out. “I know the many decisions that we made a couple of weeks ago seems heartless,” Carr said. “In reality it is intended to be made at this timing in order to optimize the opportunities for those affected.

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Finley Farms resident Craig Lawson points over his back wall to where Cottage Lane will be built. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff Photographer)

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will be negatively impacted by having two-story houses built 10 to 15 feet from our walls to the back of the new home.” She wanted the zoning to remain unchanged and said she would have instead welcomed the assisted-living facility that was once proposed on the site. The Town in 2017 approved a use permit for a single-story, 35,042-squarefoot care facility “designed as a large custom home” with 37 beds, according to a staff report. But the permit expired and the land was sold. Town Planner Amy Temes recently said she was still working on the first review of the proposal and anticipated it to come before the Planning Commission at a study session in May. Vasari Asset Management proposed a density of approximately 5.93 dwelling units per acre and was seeking a rezoning, a minor General Plan amendment and a preliminary plat, according to Temes. The company’s principals are a Gilbert father-and-son team, Norm Nicholls, president of Fulton Homes, and Brian Nicholls. Cottage Lane doesn’t fit in with the surrounding Finley Farms homes that are zoned for 7,000-square-foot lots, said Craig Lawson. Cottage Lane’s proposed lot sizes are 3,600 square feet.

Lawson said his primary objection to the project is a loss of privacy, followed by the potential drop in his home’s market value, the light and noise pollution due to the density and traffic increase. A neighborhood meeting was held in October and there has been ongoing dialog with the Finley Farms residents, according to Chris Webb, project management director for Rose Law Group, which represented Vasari on the project. “Our development team has worked very hard to address the concerns expressed by our Finley Farms neighbors,” Webb said. In response to concerns, the perimeter building rear setback on the north and south will increase to 15 feet from 10 feet and for the west, increase to a minimum 12-foot rear setback, according to Webb. He said the perimeter setbacks would then match the adjacent minimum setbacks for Finley Farms. The SF-D zoning the developer was seeking allows for 10foot rear building setbacks. The site’s current SF-35 zoning calls for 40-foot rear setbacks for principal dwelling units. The current zoning also allows for two-story houses. Webb said the developer also is committed to planting trees along the com-

Cottage Lane and its proposed 21 homes would go on the vacant parcel left of this fence. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff Photographer)

The area outlined in red is the location for the Cottage Lane development. (Town of Gilbert)

mon property line and raise the height of the existing block walls if structurally possible. “Additionally, the proposed site plan has been configured with the objective of minimizing the number of homes adjacent to our common property line,”

Webb said. “You’ll note that we only have four homes adjacent to the north property line and one home adjacent to the west property line, and overall have fewer

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“One of our main responsibilities is to maintain a workable budget.” Superintendent Shane McCord said he expected students will come back next year. “But am I willing to stake the financial stability of our district on it?” he said. “No. Not right now.” Wood asked what the district was doing to recruit students. Dawn Antestenis, Communications and Marketing director, said it’s long been the district’s goal to increase enrollment and ongoing efforts included social media advertising, distributing leaflets to homes in the district’s boundary and personally calling each family who did not enroll their children this year to find out what can be done to bring them back. Board members also heard a presentation on the preliminary Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget at a work study held before their brief business meeting. The preliminary spending plan is expected to be close to what will come to the board for approval in June, according to Bonnie Betz, assistant superintendent of business services. “Many of the assumptions in the preliminary budget for next year are based upon Gov. Ducey’s Fiscal Year 2022 recommended budget to the Legislature,” Betz said. The district’s projected $252-million budget for maintenance and operations has a shortfall of $9.8 million despite finding savings of $6.5 million – including $4.5 million from the teacher layoffs and $500,000 from a decrease in district office personnel, according to Betz. There are projected cost increases of $7.65 million for items such as medical insurance premiums, the 2 percent pay raise and the state pension system, she said. Strategies to close the funding gap included the approved closing of Houston Elementary School at a savings of $1 million, use one-time monies such as ESSER and move teacher salaries and other expenses to other funding accounts. Betz added at this time she was not recommending the district move unrestricted capital money into the maintenance and operations budget but that it

was still an option if needed. She said potential risks to the proposed budget included an ADM loss greater than the 400 anticipated for next school year. On the other hands, the budget could be helped if the Legislature approved greater funding and the size of ESSER III is $20 million. Betz also recapped the one-time federal funds the district received, the ESSER money and the $14.3 million Enrollment Stabilization Grant, which was funneled through the governor’s office. Betz said the district spent $12 million of the grant in 2019-20 for salaries and $2.3 million this fiscal year to offset increases in overall costs such as for substitute teachers and overtime for janitors. She reminded the board that the district received less than half of the $30 million it requested for the grant. “That’s an important point given that there are expectations about receiving certain dollar amounts that you can’t count on until you actually receive it,” she said. Because the grant came in so low, the district was fortunate to receive ESSER II, Betz added. “ESSER II came into play at the end of December, giving us an opportunity to avoid having to do furlough days or decrease staff salaries throughout the school district,” Betz said. McCord confirmed those were the options the districts would have been forced to explore “because we wouldn’t be able to make our bills.” “If some of this money didn’t come through…we would have had to make some very difficult decisions on employees and thankfully, we didn’t have to do that right smack dab in the middle of the pandemic,” McCord said.

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Rental unit plan fails to impress Gilbert panel developer wants to build 157 units of rental housing on 15 acres at the southeast corner of Sanders Drive and Warner Road. Keystone Homes proposes a mixture of single-story bungalow-style and two-story attached housing units on the county island. The developer is in the process of annexing the property to Gilbert. “This area is really starting to see a lot of movement in terms of development,” planner Josh Rogers said at the April 7 Planning Commission study session, where no action was taken. Rogers said the developer is seeking a minor General Plan amendment and rezone for the development of 66 bungalows on the south half of the site and 91 two-story town homes on the northern half. As a result of feedback from a recent neighborhood meeting, the developer has agreed to place single-story houses adjacent to existing homes along the south and west property lines and not have balconies on units facing south, according to Rogers. Commissioner Anthony Bianchi asked if there was a benefit to granting the developer’s request to reduce the separation between buildings to 10 feet from 20 feet. “Typically for multi-family low the re-

Rogers responded that staff has not completed the first review of the proposal to determine whether it would support the request. He added he was in constant contact with neighbors and will reach out to them to see if there are any more concerns to be met. Bianchi also voiced concerns about density and said it was difficult for him to support the project as presented. Chairman Carl Planning Commission members were not very impressed by the proposed Keystone Homes development, Bloomfield said he saw shaded here in red. (Town of Gilbert) no compelling reason to approve or support the request and adquired separation is 20 feet because for glad to see the developer working with vised Rogers to keep that thought in multi-family you see large, huge build- adjacent homeowners. mind in working with the developer ings,” Rogers said. “But these are not the “My concern here as far as with up-zon- through the process. typical suburban complex.” ing is one resounding comment from Bloomfield added he liked the curWith the bungalow units, the develop- residents is density,” Jones said. “Overall, rent zoning and that the developer er wanted to drop the separation to keep why would we support an up-zone?” would have to come back with a better in line with the vision for the communiThe current zoning of five to eight case for his project. ty, he added. dwelling units per acre would increase According to the developer, the proIt’s a common request for these types to eight to 14 dwelling units per acre un- posed residential units would cater to of proposed units and staff has no prob- der the developer’s proposal. Keystone people “seeking to live in a vibrant, relem with it, Rogers said. anticipated developing the site at a densee KEYSTONE page 14 Commissioner Tyler Jones said he was sity of 10.5 dwelling units per acre.

homes adjacent to our common property line than Finley Farms does. We’re trying hard to be good neighbors and deliver a high-quality infill project for the neighborhood.” Craig Lawson said neighbors are still “trying to get the developer to enhance the setback so we are not looking at the walls of houses … and to look at other options.” He said the offer to put in trees to screen the view would be in the new houses’ backyards and the homeowners can remove them or not maintain them. Preferably, he would like for the de-

veloper to build single-story houses on the perimeter of the development and place the two-story houses in the center of the site. Webb, however, pointed out that “the adjacent Finley Farms subdivision also allows and includes two-story homes, so we feel that introducing two-story homes at Cottage Lane is both consistent and compatible with the adjacent development.” The 18 homes surrounding the proposed development are all single story. “We’re all looking to be good neighbors here,” said Amy Franklin, who’s

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lived in her home for 20 years. “We’re not against development. We actually are pro-development. “Ideally, I would want the area kept a historical area. This is the headquarters of Finley Farms.” Jack Finley in 1941 purchased 420 acres to grow cotton, alfalfa and wheat and to raise cattle. Finley Farms was best known for raising award-winning quarter horses used for racing, according to a Finley Farms South Facebook page. After more than 50 years cultivating the land, the family sold it to housing

developers. The infill site still contains three buildings built in the 1950s and a single-story wood structure built in the early 1930s, according to the Town. “There are two-story homes around here beautifully integrated – not like bunkers,” Franklin said of Cottage Lane. Amy Mills talked about moving if the project moved forward. She said her wall is old and would crumble should the developer attempt to increase its height. Her backyard with a pool also sits on higher ground so

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she would get full view of the two-story homes. And, Mills maintained, the development would affect her home’s value. “It definitely detracts,” said the Realtor, who moved to her home four years ago. “My clients want single-story and ‘no two-story around me.’” Craig Lawson, the neighborhood’s liaison to the Town and developer, has met with the mayor and two councilmen so far but didn’t get any committed support for their plight. “This is our home and we recognize development is coming,” he said. “We recognize and expect development to happen on this property but we expect it to happen within the rules and guidelines established in the Town of Gilbert. It’s just not a good plan.”

The project proposes four floor plans, ranging from 1,864 square feet up to 2,072 square feet with three to four bedrooms. All the homes on the tree-lined streets would have two-car, recessed garages, front porches and 20-foot driveways. A large turf area, a ramada and 20 guest parking spaces also are proposed. According to the developer, the development would “create a ‘village’ experience with similar yet varied homes in a unifying architectural style.” Webb expected it will take through the end of the year to secure all of the necessary approvals from the Town. “If we are fortunate enough to secure those approvals then groundbreaking would likely occur in mid-2022, with the homes being completed about mid2023,” he said.

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Ducey signs autonomous vehicle law BY COURTNEY SOMSAN GSN Contributor

ov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill that streamlines regulations for autonomous vehicles on public roads. The new law was sponsored by Rep. Jeff Weninger, R-Chandler, who said that industry leaders sought legislation that would allow local governments to adapt to the increasing use of this technology. “I believe that this bill is important because we have been seeing these vehicles all over the place, and now we are able to see how people have reacted to them,” Weninger said. The law sets out requirements for accident reporting and equipment standards for autonomous vehicles. For example, it sets out how law enforcement and regulatory agencies can verify an autonomous vehicle has valid registration and insurance and conforms to other state requirements.

As far as preparing the legislation is concerned, Weninger said, “I didn’t just do this on my own.” He said he met with a variety of stakeholders “and we decided that we wanted to take it slow and basically codify what was in the (governor’s) executive order into state law,” Weninger said. “This was meant to kind of set the benchmark of where we are starting in terms of legislation.” The bill passed both chambers of the Legislature unanimously in seven days. Weninger said that he expected more pushback because of the controversy of autonomous vehicles and was pleasantly surprised by the support. He said people were ready to start using autonomous options. Waymo is operating driverless minivans within a 50-mile radius of its Chandler headquarters in much the same way that Uber’s taxi service works. “I don’t think people are as addict-

ed to their vehicles as they were once,” Weninger said. “Ubers are nice but if you had something like an autonomous option, it gives people so much of their time back because you can work on your way to work if you are not the one driving. “I believe that Arizona residents are already comfortable with autonomous vehicles in our community, and I think that there are many different applications and conveniences for people,” Weninger said. Waymo last October released data from 6 million miles of automated driving on Arizona roads with a human driver and another 65,000 miles driven with no human driver in the car. During that time, Waymo vehicles were involved in 18 collisions and the company predicted that another 29 would have happened if the human operator hadn’t intervened. In a recent interview on NPR, Missy

Cummings, who studies autonomous vehicles at Duke University, said they are not yet safe enough for Phoenix streets. “The cars do well under normal circumstances but if a huge dust storm came through Phoenix, the cars’ dust-coated sensors might not realize something is awry,” Cummings said. “The bottom line is I don’t worry about when the sensors fail, I worry about when the cars don’t realize they’re in over their heads.” Nonetheless, Arizona is a national leader for testing autonomous vehicles. It started in early 2015 when Ducey signed an executive order that allowed the testing and piloting of driverless vehicles on certain public roads. Waymo started operations in the state 2017 by piloting autonomous vehicles within the city limits of Chandler, Mesa, and Tempe. Chandler Economic Development Di-

He said the bill “would require that when the State Board of Education is developing the curriculum standards for health curriculums, it treats mental health just as important as physical health.” According to Bowie, each school district would decide how to implement mental health education curriculums. Bowie said that if the bill passes, changes could start rolling out in about a year. “If the governor were to sign it, the State Board of Education would start developing standards probably this fall. Nothing prevents school districts from already doing this,” Bowie said. Some Arizona school districts, including Tempe Union High School District and Mesa Public Schools, have already adapted mental health education curriculums. Kyrene also has a component that encourages youngsters to report to an adult a student who seems in need of help. “I’ve seen this in some of the classes

in the schools that I represent in my district and seen kids as young as first and second grade going over mental health in their school curriculums and talking about social-emotional learning and feelings and ways to communicate with their classmates and their counselor,” Bowie said. Michael Garcia, MPS director of opportunity and achievement, said he the bill, if passed, will impact “people who aren’t where we’re at in Mesa.” “We see it as an essential practice whether it’s a law or not,” he added. “We’re really shifting and looking at the whole child, and the whole child is not just about academics,” Garcia said, echoing sentiments expressed at various times by officials in other districts, including Kyrene and Tempe Union. “By having school counselors on campuses, we have advocates who promote social-emotional learning and mental health and also provide very explicit instruction to students through some research-based lessons,” he said.

Numerous districts, including those serving Ahwatukee, are working to provide students with a myriad of resources to ensure their success, including counselors, social workers, care teams and even external mental health agencies. “In many cases we actually have the agencies on our campuses so that there’s access to mental health experts right there during the school day. This removes a barrier from a family having to travel, having to go to an appointment or check a kid out of school. We work with them to use insurance to pay for those services as well,” Garcia said. Melissa Valenzuela, a MPS Social Emotional Learning Department specialist, said the district is working to educate staff on mental health education in addition to students. “If we don’t prepare ourselves to help our students, we’re no good to them,” Valenzuela said. Garcia explained that mental health

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Mental health education bill moving along BY ALYSSA MARKSZ GSN Contributor

bill making mental health education a mandatory element of health education in Arizona schools appears headed for final passage. SB 1376 passed 29-1 in the Senate and has been given the go-ahead by both the Democratic and Republican caucuses for final House vote. Ahwatukee Sen. Sean Bowie, who introduced the legislation said the bill aims to reduce the stigma around mental illness among young people and show them it is normal to seek help and support. “I’ve been looking for additional ways to help our young people and kind of remove some of the stigma around mental health and looking at what other states are doing,” he explained. “This is an idea that came forward in a couple other states and passed there, Virginia and New York being two of the first to do it.”

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Wanna bet? Your options are exploding in Arizona BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

o, you think the Cardinals are going to win their first game? You should be able to bet on it by then. In fact, you should even be able to put money on how many yards either team will get. And you may even be able to sit in the stands – or watch on TV – and wager from your phone whether the quarterback will make the next first down. All this is because Gov. Doug Ducey is signing legislation legalizing not just sports gambling but also the ability of folks to create and wager on their own fantasy teams. And there’s more: • Fans of keno will be able to visit their local fraternal or veterans club to get their gaming fix there; • The Arizona Lottery is getting permission to run hourly online numbers games of its own, allowing people to essentially buy lottery tickets by phone; • Would-be general managers will be able not just to “draft’’ their own players and join fantasy league but also win or lose money on how well their “teams’’ performed;

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• There will be new ways to gamble away cash at tribal casinos, including roulette and, for those who have watched too many James Bond movies, baccarat. But not just yet. Pretty much all of this is linked to the federal Office of Indian Gaming within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, approving the new gambling compacts that already have been approved by 21 of the state’s 23 gaming tribes.

That agency has 45 days to act. And nothing is official until published in the Federal Register, which has to happen within 90 days of submission. All that should be in place by around the second week of August – just about when the Cardinals have their preseason opener. But Arizonans won’t be limited to wagering on football, or even just the Cardinals. The new law means placing bets on anything sporting.

The announcement came days after the Arizona House and Senate passed House Bill 2772, which would give 10 professional sports operators and 10 tribes the opportunity to acquire a sports betting license. Under the bill, Scottsdale’s TPC course qualifies as a potential sportsbook site under a stipulation allowing an “operator of a sports facility that hosts an annual tournament on the PGA tour” to apply for a license. “So that would immediately kind of define it as TPC Scottsdale,” said Norb Gambuzza, the PGA Tour’s senior vice president of media and gaming. The PGA Tour and DraftKings described the proposed sportsbook as a

“19th hole” fans can visit throughout the year to eat, drink, place wagers and watch sports. “We have this vision of this premium, world-class, luxurious, beautiful environment with great food and music and atmosphere,” Gambuzza said. Under the proposal, the PGA Tour and DraftKings will be responsible for all costs to build the new facility. Gambuzza said the group plans to have the facility open in time for the next Super Bowl in Arizona in 2023. Attorney Jordan Rose, who is working on the project, said the sportsbook “at the TPC or wherever the Phoenix Open is played.” She said that means there is not an-

Golf or tennis more your speed? Sure. Even boxing or Australian football. Of course, that assumes that whoever is making the “book’’ is offering that event. Some of the “how’’ details have yet to be worked out. What’s clear is that every professional sporting franchise is entitled to a license to take bets on their premises. So, someone at Chase Field could not just watch the Diamondbacks but place some money on a soccer game going on elsewhere. The PGA plans to have a sports book open by early 2023 at TPC, home of the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale. In fact, wagering is even allowed on college games of all types across the country. But there’s a very specific restriction. Gamblers will be able to place “prop bets’’ on professional games. Short for “proposition bets,’’ this involves wagers on something other than the ultimate outcome. That could be yardage per game or the number of strike-outs by a given player. How fast could any of this occur? As fast as the app on your phone, said Stacie Stern, government affairs director for Fan Duel.

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PGA Tour poised to launch sportsbook at TPC BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Staff Writer

ambling could be on the horizon at Scottsdale’s most famous golf course now that new sports betting legislation has passed. The PGA Tour and DraftKings announced plans to open a retail sportsbook at the TPC Scottsdale Golf Club that plays host to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the tour’s most-attended annual golf tournament. The PGA Tour’s partnership with DraftKings would allow the online fantasy sports platform to offer retail sports betting and mobile betting in Arizona.

other site in Scottsdale city limits that would qualify to host a sportsbook. The closest sportsbook would be located on the nearby Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which operates the Talking Stick Resort and Casino east of the Scottsdale border near Loop 101 and Via de Ventura. The city and federal government would also have to approve amendments to the PGA Tour’s existing lease for the TPC property to account for the new use. The Tournament Players Club Scottsdale was built in the 1980s on a mixture of lands owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and City of Scottsdale.

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rector, Micah Miranda said city officials believe autonomous vehicles will spur economic activity and lead to job growth and safe efficient transportation for people who need it. “From an economic perspective, the relationship with Waymo and the City of Chandler to be beta riders for autonomous vehicles has accelerated efficiency now and in the future,” Miranda said. Miranda said that he believed that the industry will provide job and developmental opportunities and safe access to efficient transportation for commuters. “The future is very bright, and I believe that this is going to be a multi-tril-

lion-dollar market,” he said. “In the beginning, autonomous vehicles drew a lot of positive attention to the city through the media. However, there were little immediate changes brought by these vehicles. “But the fact is that Chandler is in on this technology very early and it will promote growth in these regions in upcoming years,” Miranda said. Weninger said his bill “will continue to solidify Arizona as the leader around autonomous vehicle research and deployment: “I believe that with this bill, we will now see more adoption of the technology in our everyday lives.

education is important because it gives students the opportunity to discuss mental health in a factual way and realize that it is normal to have feelings and talk about them with others. Bowie hopes that other districts within Arizona will recognize the importance of this concept.

“Each district can do this differently, they’re not tied to one specific curriculum, it just includes it in the curriculum for kids and hopefully will reduce some of the stigma around mental health and just get kids to start talking about emotions and talking about feelings at a younger age,” Bowie said.

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Her firm already handles sports wagering for other states and could end up being under contract with any of the teams here to do the same for them. “Let’s assume with the new 5G technology that you’re able to send and receive information quickly, you should be able to sit in a stadium and do in-game betting, just like you at home where you would presumably have a good internet connection,’’ Stern said. But Arizona lawmakers have made such prop bets off limits in collegiate games. And the Gaming Department is allowed to impose other limits if those wagers would be “contrary to public policy’’ – like wagering on whether a quarterback will be knocked out. Wagering also will be available at up to 10 remote sites across the state. The idea is they likely would co-locate in bars and restaurants where there already is offtrack betting on horse races. And Arizonans could go to the horse track and place bets there on professional sports. And this kind of wagering also

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could be conducted at tribal casinos. There are some technological issues to be worked out. For example, Arizonans aren’t supposed to be placing remote bets through one of the sports teams that has a license to take wagers while they happen to be on tribal lands. And tribal casinos are not allowed to take bets from those not on the reservation. That will require “geofencing,’’ essentially a method of determining where the player is located and, as necessary, blocking the connection. There are other issues. One involves players proving they are 21, the minimum age allowed. That’s not a problem for someone making an in-person bet. But for mobile wagering, it likely will involve setting up an account and then providing some proof of age, like a copy of a driver’s licenses. Then there’s the question of whether the state, by making it much easier to place a bet and financially benefiting

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from it effectively is encouraging gambling and the effect of all that on people with an addiction. The new law does require those with licenses to provide people who are “problem’’ gamblers with a toll-free number and web site established by the Department of Gaming. Individuals can also place themselves on a list of “self-excluded’’ persons who are prohibited from wagering. And if they somehow manage to place a bet that wins, their earnings are donated to charity. Yet at the same time the legislation provides some incentives, indirectly underwritten by the state, that could encourage people not sure about placing a bet on sports to try their hand. It provides the companies that are operating the gaming sites with a deduction of up to 20 percent from their adjusted receipts – which determines how much they have to pay the state – to compensate them for offering “free bets or promotional credits’’ to customers.

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Gilbert doctor looks for alternatives to surgery such as hormone optimization and regenerative injection therapy. A Gilbert resident since 2009 who lives with his

wife and four children, Morris was a registered nurse for 16 years before he became a doctor, working in a variety of specialty areas that included ICU, surgical trauma and cardiovascular ICU, post anesthesia care unit, endoscopy, special procedures: bone marrow biopsy. “But the biggest adventure I had was being a private nurse for several multi-millionaires and a billionaire,” he said, recalling how he flew in pri-

vate jets, stayed on lavish yachts and attended high-level VIP events “all the while helping improve their quality of life.” A 2019 graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, SCNM in 2019, Morris was a rarity as a student: he opened his practice while still in school and becoming “one of the very few to ever do this successfully.”

ena residents have the best of both worlds – staying active in a supportive, fun community and enjoying the freedom to travel to popular destinations,” it sys. Plus, it offers proximity to Arizona’s legendary hiking trails, great shopping venues and Gilbert’s vibrant dining scene. Residents also can “stay close to home and enjoy the community’s re-

sort-inspired heated outdoor pool, plus thoughtful amenities like concierge services, fitness center, a movie theater, and onsite salon,” Verena said, urging “Come for the amenities, stay for the connections.” “Verena at Gilbert is part of a family of communities that believes in deep connections. Connect with neighbors and friends in welcoming social set-

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will provide the latest in spine and orthopedic procedures,” the company noted in a release. Phoenix Spine and Joint said its $4 million renovation of the Rome Towers space included a number of upgrades. Among them is robotic assistance, which “makes joint replacement surgery more precise and personalized,” it noted, calling the procedure “400 percent more accurate than the best surgeon’s hands without

robotic assistance.” In addition, a computer model of the patient’s joint is generated during surgery and before implants are selected to balance the joint and create the best possible range of motion. The outpatient facility is led by medical director Dr. Daniel Lieberman, M.D. Patients can call and schedule a free second opinion and many Phoenix Spine and Joint surgeons are

board-certified and specialize in minimally invasive surgery. “Since the pandemic began, patients are concerned about the safety of having surgery in a hospital; but they still want to get state of the art care they deserve,” said Lieberman. “People in Chandler and Gilbert can now get robotic assisted knee and hip replacement surgery on an outpatient basis.” Information: 602-256-2525 or support@phoenixspine.com

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Gilbert doctor whose practice is in Mesa can now add “cover doc” to his resume. Dr. Neil Morris, a naturopathic medical doctor who owns the Regenerative Health Group at 420 W Mahoney Ave, Mesa, was featured on the cover of Top Doctor magazine, which looked at his focus on regenerative therapy and specialized treatments

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hoenix Spine and Joint has opened its third Gilbert location. The facility – the company’s third ambulatory surgical center – is located in the Rome Towers at 1760 E. Pecos Road. It includes four operating rooms and over 10,000 sq feet of clinical space that comprise a “minimally invasive, innovative surgical facility

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Buyers making more concessions to land a home BY MINDY JONES NEVAREZ GSN Guest Writer

pring in Arizona is the official start of our journey towards summer while many other parts of the country are just starting to thaw out. This is the weather that captures the hearts and minds of our vacationers – cool at night, pool-worthy during the day (unless you are a native and then it’s still way too cold to get in) and perfect for all sorts of outdoor annual events.

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While the calendar is starting to fill back up after its hibernation and quite literal quarantine from normal life, our real estate market has been keeping the bench warm as the most talked about news item in town after graduation caps and vaccine appointments. Move over weatherman, we’re not ready to count our number of 100-degree days quite yet but we are happy to talk about the records our housing market is setting. The real estate market has been nothing shy of booming although I know people are afraid to use words like “boom” because they are sure that words like “bust” are to follow. But with more than a decade of under-

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building and failing to keep up with our population growth – followed by a year of massive interest in our relatively affordable land and previously mentioned good weather – we’ve already seen annual appreciation rates exceed 24 percent. Unlike the bust of the early 2000s, we’ve got many more people on guard for the worst-case scenario, tempering demand and keeping a healthy level of skepticism about where we’re headed. We are currently trying to work our-

selves out of a problem that took many years to manifest and will take many more to completely unravel. Meanwhile, prices will continue to reflect the scarcity of housing, the demand for resale properties amid the decreasing opportunities for move-in-ready new construction and the rise in rental rates for those that can’t or won’t compete in today’s purchase market. GIlbert market ranks in the top three

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ut Zillow says my house is worth this much.” Real estate agents often hear this when talking to homeowners. Thanks to Zillow and a handful of organizations, homeowners have access to automated valuation models (AVMs), yet none of the AVMs are 100 percent accurate and have clear limitations and disadvantages. Here are a few ways real estate agents define a home’s worth compared to AVMs. Comparative market analysis. The standard technique for a real estate agent to define a home’s value is to complete a comparative market analysis where market value is derived by comparing past closed sales of similar homes, then comparing the homes to add or deduct value based on important criteria: age, size, location, condition,

features and amenities. AVMs include listings from comparable on-market (for sale) and closed properties. Home improvements. AVMs are not able to take into consideration the improvements and repairs you made since the purchase of your home and the home’s unique features. First, keep a list of all your improvements, the year completed and costs. Second, make a list of the features you love. Then, provide these lists to your real estate agent or an appraiser. This will help to benchmark your home against comparable properties and assist to competitively market the value of your home. Accurate home data. AVMs may use inaccurate or incomplete data from public records sources. Agents can research and then review the public records to make sure everything is accurate. One common issue is the square footage of a home does not match what is

noted at the county Recorder’s Office. A second issue is when a den or office is converted into a bedroom, which also will add or subtract value. Location. What if a house is on a busy street, or adjacent to an auto repair shop or a noisy club or restaurant? This can affect a home’s salability, and AVMs don’t take this into account. There are adjustments made to value based on a home’s location. A property on a hillside with mountain and city views has a higher value than a similar property on a flat piece of land with no mountain or city views. Perception of value. Through research and analysis, and the experiential knowledge of real estate agents and appraisers, difference in value is discerned. Perhaps your home has the largest lot size in the subdivision. Is there demand for this, and if yes, how much more value does that create for a seller and potential buyer? A buyer and seller may have differing

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views of how much a feature or an entire home is worth, and that’s why a transaction falls apart. You may have to wait until a buyer comes along that has your same opinion of value. Zillow does not claim to be accurate and their ‘Zestimate’ page even says so. AVMs may overvalue your home, but they can also undervalue it, especially when market conditions of low supply and high demand tip the odds in a seller’s favor. Real estate agents are here to help you understand the value of your home, and more importantly, the whys and why nots. Healthy discussion of these matters can help a homeowner decide which improvements and repairs to make prior to selling and create a competitive marketing strategy when the time comes to sell. Aaron Carter is an associate broker and co-founder of CarterMosier Group with HomeSmart. Information: cartermosiergroup.com/subscribe.

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hottest cities in the Valley for extreme disparity between available housing and demand with just eight days of inventory, homes selling on average at 102.88 percent of list price, and the monthly median appreciation topping 25.8 percent. We are seeing re-sale properties continue to appreciate faster than their new-build counterparts as buyers scramble to compete, often digging into their pockets to pay over asking price, waive appraisal contingencies and of-

fer sellers the opportunity to lease back their property until they themselves can find a place to live. Fulton Homes became the first builder to offer an “out” for buyers who want to cancel their contracts in April in light of potential delays in closing timelines due to extreme demand coupled with material and labor shortages. April’s preliminary results show an increase in the percentage of sales for use as rental and vacation properties. We continue to watch demand soar in

the luxury space, where an appetite for larger more amenity-rich houses amid a greater lack of travel options for buyers. Yet, the overall demand for housing in the Valley is up a meager 10 percent – pointing again to the driver of our insanity being a lack of supply, which we simply can’t correct overnight. Any changes to buyer demand are expected to be gradual and likely go unnoticed by you or your neighbor. But they are important to watch as they may impact the selling conditions

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for those trying to wait and time the market. With the majority of sales closing over asking price in April and the ability to recoup an over-asking contract price on a home within a couple months, we’re still expecting an annual appreciation rate to reach 25 percent or higher. And we can expect the luxury market to beat this number with its rapidly decreasing average days on market.

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Gilbert teen’s origami project wins award BY CASEY FLANAGAN GSN Staff Writer

Gilbert high school student could have folded on his volunteer work when the pandemic hit, but instead he folded hundreds of origami cranes – and won a national award for it. Charles Zhang, a 17-year-old student at Hamilton High School, has volunteered at Hospice of the Valley since February 2019, the nonprofit’s teen volunteer coordinator Laurence Sinn said. When the pandemic hit last spring, “we couldn’t send any volunteers, adults and teen volunteers, into facilities” due to safety concerns, Sinn said. Not one to be stopped by this setback, Charles said he “really wanted to still become a part of this Hospice of the Valley community,” so he created the Wishing Crane Project. Charles said he “creates origami paper cranes for these hospice patients.” Once they’re created, he said, “family members can write these messages on

Gilbert teen Charles Zhang made more than 1,500 colorful paper cranes to cheer up Hospice of the Valley patients during the pandemic. (Special to GSN)

the origami paper cranes, and then the hospice staff members deliver them to each of the locations, and then these hospice patients can see the messages

from their loved ones.” Charles figures he has made over 1,500 cranes since he started the project last summer. He encouraged others to

the scope of the video program is geared to extend beyond city boundaries. “We’re going to use the show to showcase veterans program throughout the state,” said Kelly Corsette, the city’s communications and public affairs director. Corsette is a Navy veteran and is the staff liaison to the Veterans Advisory Commission. Although out only a few weeks, Scottsdale’s video program has already been picked up by six other municipal television stations, spanning a region from Casa Grande to Show Low. The program

is also being distributed as a podcast. The first episode served up an eclectic mix focused on individuals who served in the Vietnam War. It featured interviews with Scottsdale resident Mike Burns, a Marine infantry captain during the war, and Anthem resident Tom Kirk, an Air Force captain who spent more than five years in a Vietnamese POW camp after his jet was shot down. The debut program also featured a profile of Winslow native Jay Vargas, a Marine veteran who received the Medal

join as well. “Me and two other volunteers, we created this video in order to attract more teens who were willing to become part of this project,” Charles said. He said the video showed a “step to step process of how to fold an origami

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Video, podcast series focuses VETERAN VETERAN by Mike Phillips on Arizona veterans

rizona veterans have a new information source thanks to a video series launched recently by the City of Scottsdale. “VeteransAZ” is a fast-paced 30-minute program featuring veteran profiles, interviews and news nuggets geared to the state’s veterans community. The program is an initiative of Scottsdale’s Veterans Advisory Commission, which is tasked with providing information and education about veterans and veteran programs and services. While it may originate in Scottsdale,

of Honor during the Vietnam War. You can watch the video at ScottsdaleAZ. gov/veterans. The city’s veterans web page also features a news feed, a veterans resource guide and a list of veterans organizations. Corsette said if you have topic ideas for future episodes of VeteransAZ you can email him at KCorsette@ScottsdaleAZ.gov

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Scholarships honor fallen Marine firefighters The Hotshot firefighters who perished in 2013 fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire shared a special bond. Three of their members were part of another brotherhood. Jesse Steed, Travis Turbyfill and William Warneke were all U.S. Marine veterans. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation seeks to honor those men and is launching a campaign to establish three Honorary Scholarships in their name. The Scholarship Foundation is the nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. The foundation invites community members to pay tribute to Steed, Turbyfill and Warneke by donating to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation’s Granite Mountain Hotshots Honorary Scholarship Fund. Any amount is welcome and 100 percent of all funds contributed will be

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paper crane,” as well as how to “organize these cranes, in order to make it look as decorative as possible.” “These hospice patients really appreciated it since they were able to communicate with their family,” while visiting in-person has been prohibited, he said. Sinn said Charles’s work has been “so refreshing,” and has done wonders for the Hospice of the Valley teen program. “He saved the teen program because he pushed me to be motivated and come up with other stuff. And it’s been so successful, the teens have been more engaged than ever,” he said. Charles said he felt “really happy,” that he was “able to create a large change inside the community,” when he “initially thought that I wouldn’t be able to do any volunteering” when the pandemic began. For the Wishing Crane Project, Charles won the National World War II Museum’s Billy Michal Student Leadership Award. The annual award is presented “to one student from each state and the District of Columbia who demonstrates

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restricted to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Honorary Scholarship Fund. To make a donation, click on the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Arizona Campaign landing page: mcsf.org/arizonacampaign In the drop-down menu select “Granite Mountain Hotshots Honorary Scholarship Fund.” For more information, contact Barb Witten at barb.witten@datocwitten.com or 443-454-5996.

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Mesa’s Jacob Swisher is an Air Force staff sergeant serving with the 88th Security Forces Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. His duties include providing base defense, as well as providing law enforcement on the installation. *** Mesa’s Ahiriana Campuzano is a corporal in the Marine Corps serving as an embarkation specialist with Combat

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the American spirit in his or her community,” the museum website says. “I was really stoked when I found out I won this award since I was able to not only create an impact in the community, but also get recognized for what I’ve done to help other people,” Charles said. Charles’s volunteer efforts through the pandemic haven’t stopped with the Wishing Crane Project. Charles said last summer, when “cases in Navajo County, Arizona, were surging extremely high,” he used his position as the Hope Chinese School Student Council president to start a fundraiser for the county. It raised over $5,000 to provide personal protective equipment for Navajo County, Charles said. Charles said his efforts didn’t end with raising the money and that “it took two or three more weeks of endlessly contacting and negotiating with these managers, and I was finally able to buy dozens of hand sanitizers and masks for these Navajo County people.” Charles said he helped create another fundraiser where “we raised over 100

books and games,” to entertain Navajo County children during a “three-day complete lockdown” due to the pandemic. Sinn said that before the pandemic, Charles was assigned to volunteer at the Enclave at Gilbert Senior Living Memory Care Center. Charles said he would help patients with dementia “with daily activities, such as card games, bingo, horse races,” among other things. Charles enjoys working with elderly patients because “I can learn a lot from them, while I also help them at the same time.” Charles said his main focus for volunteer work at the moment is the Wishing Crane Project, but he’s still brainstorming “a few more ideas of how I can create more volunteering opportunities for other kids, other teens to participate during this pandemic, since all these in-person volunteering opportunities are gone.” “I’m always inspired to help out the community since one of my dream jobs is to become a doctor,” Charles said.

“I really like helping out people,” he added. “Whenever I help out people it makes me feel really happy, to be able to give back to the community and also see these other people’s lives improve.”

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ahiriana Campuzano, from Mesa, conducts an inspection on a medium tactical vehicle as part of a “fight now” exercise in the Pacific. (Special to GSN)

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to three hours. Although being outdoors with the fresh air constantly moving, dispersing any droplets, Pangburn still requires masks and she sanitizes after each patient. While people are increasing getting vaccinated against the virus, Pangburn, who has also been vaccinated, has no intentions of moving her open-air practice indoors. “People love coming here, it’s like coming to Gilbert chiropractor Oslivea Borquez makes adjustments for a resort,” she said. patients in her lush backyard. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer) At night the entire backyard is lit up by tial and allowed to stay open during the solar TIKI torches and when the temperaCOVID-19 lockdowns by the governor. tures heat up, there are “high-power misPangburn, who has been practicing for ters around the entire area so when it’s 16 years, sat on her couch looking for 120, it’s only 80 degrees,” she said. work when former patients soon found She has also expanded her business to her phone number and began calling her include massages. for help. The two areas are under a patio roof She told them she had an adjusting with privacy curtains. table and why don’t they come by her Pangburn charges $60 for a first exam house and they did. with an adjustment and afterward $45. She opted for her backyard, knowing She takes cash, checks and Venmo and that the virus can remain in the air for up does not bill insurances.

Borquez has been going to Pangburn off and on for about seven years. “As soon as I found her, I loved her,” Borquez said. “I’ve had back problems for years and years and she was the only one who has been able to help.” Borquez was a Circle K zone manager when she injured her back lifting up a case of beer. Upkeep is minimal for her Mediterranean garden, needing the occasional hand-watering of plants by the massage area and vacuuming of leaves from the artificial turf after a windy day, Pangburn said. Besides getting either an adjustment or massage, patients are sometimes sent home with lemons or a Ziploc bag of thyme, sage and basil from Pangburn’s garden. “This is working great,” Pangburn said. “People love it. It’s nice and cool and comforting and it’s absolutely breathtaking.”

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ōS Fitness, a popular gym destination, recently opened its 25th Arizona location in Gilbert just miles from San Tan Village and the Heritage District. The new location, near the intersection of Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road, features state-of-the-art equipment and a variety of amenities that give it a revamped look compared to some of EōS’ other locations across the East Valley. “I think every new location that we open is my new favorite one,” said Rachel Reddish, EōS’ director of fitness education & small group personal training. “With every new location we build, we take our members’ feedback. We ask what they want or what they need to make it a little better for them. We really utilize every outlet we have to keep getting feedback from all of our loyal members that keep coming through our doors.” The location is the second to open in Gilbert. The first, located near the intersection of Higley and Pecos, opened its doors in 2019. The new location features a variety of EōS signature amenities, including “The Yard,” a multipurpose functional training area for cardio and strength training, as well as MOVEoS Cinema, where gym goers can watch a movie on a large projector screen while doing a variety of cardio exercises on machines. The entire gym has been outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and Flite Zone, a 20-minute full-body circuit created by EōS. Along with 30,000-square feet of space inside, which includes a swimming pool, basketball court and recovery area equipped with massage chairs, the new Gilbert location also features a functional outdoor space

EōS Fitness, a popular gym destination, recently opened its 25th Arizona location in Gilbert near Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road just miles from San Tan Mall and the Heritage District. (Courtesy EõS Fitness)

The new location features 30,000-square-feet of gym space, equipped with state-of-the-art machines, an outdoor space, turf area and more. (Courtesy EõS Fitness) with deadlift platforms, squat racks and weight sled for cardio work. Reddish said the amenities provide a variety of areas for gym goers to conduct any workout with an adequate amount of space. “Everybody that walks through our doors, the idea is to hit that restart button, it’s your new beginning,” Reddish said. “With that, everybody is different. We want you to execute whatever your version of serious fitness looks like.

Whether it’s using our power plates or sitting in the sauna to get that last sweat. “Whatever it is serious fitness means to you, we have it. We want to be your safe haven and we want every amenity offered and to touch as many lives as possible.” Part of what makes the new Gilbert EōS location stand out is its Black Box VR experience. Using virtual reality technology, EōS members are engaged visually and

physically in a virtual world. The experience ties in both dynamic resistance training and high-intensity cardio with the same technology used for virtual reality gaming. The technology is exclusive to EōS and is currently available only at the chain’s Scottsdale, Tempe and Peoria locations. Reddish said it’s expected to open at the new Gilbert location in the next few months. “It reminds me a little bit of our cardio cinemas where if there are some things you may not like about working out, this removes that component and gamifies it to make it fun,” Reddish said. “So you aren’t really thinking about the work, you’re thinking about the sweet video game you’re surviving in.” Founded in 2015, EōS has quickly become one of the leaders in the fitness industry. Along with its 25 locations in Arizona, it also serves several communities in Nevada, Southern California, Utah and Florida. Reddish said the company is in the process of opening several other locations in the Valley, including one in Chandler near Alma School and San Tan 202 freeway next year. Like other gyms, EōS was forced to close its doors last March and in the summer when two separate waves of COVID-19 infections took hold of the state. The company was one of the first to open, however, when Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced fitness centers could apply for approval from the Arizona Department of Health Services last fall. That, however, came with several stipulations, including the use of masks by all of its members at all times inside the gym. But for those who remained uncomfortable with the virus still mak-

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ing its rounds throughout the community, memberships were frozen without question. EōS also offered free online training classes throughout its shut down. Reddish said the company still gives all of its members that option today despite Ducey’s executive order that allows gyms to open at full capacity and no longer require masks. EōS, while open, still requires members to adhere to social distancing guidelines inside its gyms. “We were very fortunate to find a lot of the cleaning components prior to all

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rom fruity rum-bused cocktails poured into handcrafted Polynesian-inspired mugs, to tiki huts, sunset dinners and the sounds of ‘60s-style exotica lounge music, tiki culture is alive and well in Scottsdale. The proof? The Arizona Tiki Oasis festival returns to Hotel Valley Ho this month – and it’s so well-received, attendees have booked every single room at the resort. Taking place April 22-25, Arizona Tiki Oasis offers a variety of experiences, including seminars, a pop-up art show, an outdoor marketplace, live music and more. Some events are free, like the popup art show and outdoor marketplace, while others are tickets, like the Tiki-Tiki Ho-Ho Luau on the evening of April 23. Here, attendees can feast on a traditional pig roast, fresh poke bowls, Crispy Cola Marinated Short Ribs, Hawaiian-themed desserts, and more — all while enjoying tropical libations and live music. Tickets are $129 per person; and according to Arizona Tiki Oasis founders and producers Otto and Baby Doe von Stroheim, the luau is capped at around 200 people. “In 2019, I think attendance was 400 people. So, it’s about half of what it was to allow for tables to be spaced out and for people to feel comfortable,” Baby Doe explained. Baby Doe and Otto describe Arizona Tiki Oasis as a “choose your own experience” festival. “Because it’s more of a connection with people, a lot of how we designed Arizona Tiki Oasis are smaller events – almost like you get to make your own journey or your own adventure in exploring the

2. Arizona Tiki Oasis is the sister event to Tiki Oasis in San Diego, the world’s largest and longest-running Tiki festival. (Tiki Oasis) (Special to GetOut) Hotel Valley Ho,” Otto said. Baby Doe added that those staying at the resort “get the full experience.” “They get to be in the pool. They get to go on the rooftop. They get to go into our evening seminars,” she said. But Baby Doe and Otto still welcome off-site visitors to the festival, especially to the pop-up art show and the outdoor marketplace, which features more than 60 artists and vendors combined. “Our most exciting one, I think, is our

marketplace,” Baby Doe said. “A lot of these artists have been working and working and working over the last 12 months, and they have these amazing creations,” she continued. “They are just so thrilled to have the opportunity to get these out in front of people – everything from tiki mugs, to carvings, jewelry, vintage clothing, and the list goes on.” This year’s Arizona Tiki Oasis marks Scottsdale resident Jon Arvizu’s first

time attending the event as featured artist and his second as attendee. “I have a soft spot for the artful Tiki Genre of the 1960s,” Arvizu said. “I brought my family to the inaugural event in 2019 to see friends and local vendors and enjoy the Valley Ho.” Arvizu has been designing and creating art featuring Arizona architecture and lifestyle for more than 20 years. “In the right hands, ‘Tiki Desert Style’ is a natural fit,” he said. “One of my first jobs out of school was as a graphic designer at Fossil, and they have a very similar ‘Americana’ feel to the brand.” “It’s fun to see that great 1960s style featuring local plants and places unique to our high desert landscape, and it creates an authentic event experience,” he said. The marketplace takes place that Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., while the art show takes place Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to providing a gathering place for tiki lovers, Arizona Tiki Oasis is also dedicated to the “historic preservation of American Pop Culture through the lens of modern-day values.” This year’s Arizona Tiki Oasis benefits Arizona Preservation Foundation, a Phoenix-based nonprofit that works with local, state, and national partners to promote and protect Arizona’s historic resources. Arizona Tiki Oasis is the sister event of the popular and widely attended Tiki Oasis, conceived by Otto and Baby Doe von Stroheim in 2001. The first event was held in Palm Springs as a fundraiser to support the rehabilitation of the Palm Springs Caliente Tropics Motel, and eventually moved to San Diego in 2006 to support

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Russell Carl (Rusty) Low was born October 17, 1960 in Oceanside, California. The son of Lawrence James Low and Nora Lee Quesnot (Brown). Rusty grew up in Southern California where he lived an active life raising a family, involved in church and finding who he was as a father of 3. Rusty relocated to Queen Creek, Arizona in the early 2000s where he fell in love with the town that gave him a new beginning. Rusty joined the family of San Tan Hyundai while residing in Queen Creek, where he was able to touch lives both in his workplace and those he came in contact with on a daily basis. His positive outlook on life, boisterous laugh and caring nature were just some of the reason why Rusty was so loved and the loss of him is so hard. Leaving behind a void that many are feeling. Rusty loved the outdoors, golfing and his Genesis cars. Rusty is survived by daughters Carly Alexis Phillips (35), Nicole Alexis Moran (31), son Russell Carl Dylan Low (27), chosen family Jimmy Lambert, Jacob and Serenity Estes. Grandchildren Corey William Phillips, Christopher Glen Phillips, Kade Tye Moore, and Ezekiel Asher Moran, and chosen grandson Grayson Estes; his father Lawrence James Low as well as extended family of brothers, sister-in-laws, nephews, and friends who will never forget the memories they have made with Rusty throughout his life. He is preceded in death by his mother Nora Lee Quesnot Brown. Cremation has taken place and Rusty's ashes will be spread throughout his favorite parts of California and some of Arizona in the upcoming summer by his children and those who's lives he touched deeply. In lieu of flowers or donations, Rusty's family requests any photos or your eulogy of memories you have with him be sent via mail to: 381 Ridge View Dr Sequim, Wa 98382 or nicolemoran@outlook.com

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480-898-6564 Public Notices T-Mobile USA is proposing to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility on an existing self supporting lattice tower located near 11909 S. 202nd Street, Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ 85212. The modifications will consist of collocating three (3) wireless antennas at a centerline height of 70 feet above ground level on the 120-foot tall self-support tower. T-Mobile USA will also add support equipment at ground level within the existing compound. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 6121001766 MW EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (678) 481-6555. 79916 PUBLICATION SUMMONS Small Claims Case Number 21SC3320 LIBRA F. LINTON 130 W. GUADALUPE ROAD #1104 GILBERT, AZ 85233 You are being sued by AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., S.I. in the Small Claims Court of MILWAUKEE County, 901 N. 9th St., Milwaukee, WI 53233. A hearing will be held at 8:30 a.m. on May 13, 2021. If you do not appear, a judgment may be given to the person suing you. (A copy of this claim has been mailed to you at the address above). Dated this 14th day of April, 2021 ________________________________________ Jonathan D. McCollister, State Bar No. 1037740 Attorney for Plaintiff Heuer Law Offices, S.C. 9312 W. National Ave. West Allis, WI 53227 Phone: (414) 224-3500 Published: East Valley Tribune/Gilbert Sun News, April 18, 2021 / 37768

Business Properties Partnership #41 has submitted a request for a No Further Action (NFA) determination to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) for the Del Rey Cleaners VRP site (VRP Site Code: 513600-00). The NFA requests closure for soil and was submitted in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 49-181. The Del Rey Cleaners VRP site consists of a former dry cleaner suite at the address of 1729 East Broadway Road located in Tempe, Arizona. Contaminants of concern at the site are confined within the site soils and are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE). The NFA Report is available online at: http://azdeq.gov/notices, and at the ADEQ Records Center, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, (602) 771-4380, or (800) 234-5677, please call for hours of operation and to schedule an appointment. PARTIES WISHING TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS regarding the NFA request for the Del Rey Cleaners VRP site may do so to ADEQ, Attention: Brian Stonebrink, Voluntary Remediation Program, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 or stonebrink.brian@azdeq.gov; or Christian Lewallen, Ninyo & Moore, 3202 E. Harbour Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85034 or clewallen@ninyoandmoore.com and reference this listing. Comments must be postmarked or received by ADEQ or Ninyo & Moore by Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Published: East Valley Tribune, Apr 11, 18, 2021 / 37665 Assignee's Declaration of Land Grant To all to whom these presents may come: I, We, Michael: WestbrookEl in and for the ONE NATION Irrevocable Trust, do certify and declare that we are assignees to a land patent that is filed and is known as Patent number 696276 a copy of which is a public record at the Maricopa County Recorder of Deeds County Clerk's Office, or Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona. We further certify that we are assignees to a portion, and only that portion, of said grant or patent which is located at: 1893 East Gemini Place, Chandler, Arizona and legally described in . the public records for Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona. Public notice is also give in file number CV202I-090758 date: 2/18/2021 time: 12:31 P.M filed on deposit with the Maricopa County Recorder of Deeds County Clerk's Office, or Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona under the seal of Stephen Richer County Recorder Maricopa County Recorder of Deeds Office located in Main Downtown Office 111 S. Third Ave. Phoenix AZ 85003 This declaration ofland grant shall serve as public notice to all that the original land grant · has been brought forward and updated in our names, subject to the limitations specified herein. The grant ofland is a public law standing on the statute books of the State and is notice to every subsequent purchaser under the conflicting sale made afterward: Wineman v Gastrell; 54 FED 819, 4 CCA 2 US APP 581. Signed on the 26th day of the 3rd month in the year of YHWA-AALAH Thy Elohim two thousand twenty one. ONE NATION Irrevocable Trust /s/ Michael Westbrook-El. Subscribed and Affirmed before me in my presence this 26th day of March 2021, A Notary Public in and for the Maricopa County, State of Arizona, /s/ Jordan Mack, Public Notary with seal. Published: East Valley Tribune, Apr 18, 2021 / 37806

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN 12044.0025-0028;0030-0035 The following legally described trust property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale at public auction to the highest bidder in the Lobby of Suite 700, 8585 E Hartford Dr, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, AZ 85255, at 1:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSE OR OBJECTION TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR. - under that certain Deed of Trust, in which a breach has occurred for failure to pay monthly installments due under said Deed of Trust. Said Deed of Trust was recorded on (See Exhibit “A”), in Instrument No. (See Exhibit “A”) in the Office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona: Interval No. (See Exhibit “A”), Painted Mountain Golf Villas, a (See Exhibit “A”) Interval Interest, nd consisting of: th (i) an undivided [52 for Annual/104 for Biennial] fee interest in Unit No. (See Exhibit “A”), PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended by First Amendment to Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, recorded January 15, 1998 in instrument no. 980031469, records of Maricopa County, Arizona (collectively, the “Declaration”);

and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Purported property address: 6302 East McKellips Road Mesa, Arizona 85215 Original trustor(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Original principal balance: (See Exhibit “A”) Balance as shown on the Notice of Delinquency: (See Exhibit “A”) Substitute Trustee: SHARON A. URIAS 8585 E Hartford Dr, Ste 700, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (480) 306-5458 Beneficiary: WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN, LLC 6302 East McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN LLC to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. Dated th this 10 day of February, 2021. Sharon A. Urias, Substitute Trustee MANNER OF TRUSTEE QUALIFICATION: Member, State Bar of Arizona NAME OF TRUSTEE’S REGULATOR: State Bar of Arizona EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0025 (THOMAS) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Jonathan P Thomas, Deidre M Floyd 6185 Shetland St Sumter, SC 29154, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 24 EVEN, 11/02/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0807315, $3,480.62; Ray Sinanan, Riza Sinanan 372 Rossland Road West Oshawa, ON L1J3G5 CANADA, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 30 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $6,426.00, 2016-0457920, $3,656.52; Carol D Outlaw 2006 Liberty Ave Hopewell, VA 23860, 1/104 Biennial, 10-139, 23 EVEN, 11/15/2016, $4,625.80, 2016-840373, $2,216.40; Rose C Abadilla 1014 Mao Ln Honolulu, HI 96817, 1/104 Biennial, 6-122M, 33 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $6,414.99, 2015-0900245, $6,859.64; Roy S Robinson, Rebecca J Robinson 115 West Northside Dr Lake Wales, FL 33853, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134P, 34 ODD, 05/01/2017, $4,803.61, 2017-0313877, $2,305.76; Danisha Robinson, Kenneth Robinson 2729 Caribou Court Morrow, GA 30260, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 35 ODD, 03/22/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-

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Public Notices 0182292, $3,812.21; Montina S Newkirk P.O. Box 56 Willard, NC 28478, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123P, 44 ODD, 08/25/2016, $5,214.96, 2016-0611056, $2,291.10; April L Smith, Rodrick J Smith 2581 Ringgold Rd Somerset, KY 42503, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 45 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0182296, $4,616.86; Regina A Metcalf, Leon Sims 147 South Gosnell Blytheville, AR 72315, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 8 ODD, 02/22/2017, $8,139.47, 2017-0127279, $3.689.69; Hairo Perez 9625 Mount Pisgah Rd Silver Spring, MD 20903, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 30 ODD, 01/26/2017, $6,426.00, 2017-0059993, $3,134.16; Valerie D Wilson 7635 Brentwood Rd Philadelphia, PA 19151, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 33 EVEN, 01/05/2017, $3,559.56, 20170007478, $1,619.82; Charlie W Sellers, Lois E Sellers 108 Lake Dr Trinity, NC 27370, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 21 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,427.25, 2015-0724419, $5,719.74; Steve D Broadnax, April M Broadnax 515 Piney Fork Church Rd Eden, NC 27288, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 28 ODD, 03/22/2016, $8,081.33, 20160182232, $4,475.00; Gordon L Thompson Jr, Paula F Thompson 161 Anglin Valley Ln Stoneville, NC 27048, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 33 ODD, 11/15/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0840390, $3,394.00; Carolyn Jones, Christopher L Ford 219 East Hughes Circle Florence, SC 29506, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 31 ODD, 08/25/2016, $4,500.00, 2016-0610686, $3,211.17; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0026 (MUHAMMED) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Sayyid Muhammed, Fatou Jallow Muhammed 1617 Horner Rd Woodbridge, VA 22191, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 20 ODD, 10/20/2015, $6,103.41, 2015-0752433, $4,600.50; Raymundo Sanchez, Joyce A Sanchez PO Box 822 Harrisonburg, VA 22803, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 2 EVEN, 06/29/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0454924, $3,777.12; Carlos D Mc Arthur, April K Mc Arthur 141 NE 15th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104, 1/104 Biennial, 7-228, 16 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $6,760.14, 2015-0724351, $3,120.88; Charles O Mc Daniel III, Quiana D Mc Daniel 728 Meandering Drive Cedar Hill, TX 75104, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 39 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,410.64, 20150724270, $3,348.76; Sophia A Green Cmr 427 Box 3610 Apo, AE 09630, 1/104

Biennial, 10-139, 30 EVEN, 05/20/2010, $11,618.28, 2010-0427680, $19,359.81; Steven B Mitchell, Teffany Mitchell 1173 Thompson Hill Rd Awendaw, SC 29429, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 6 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $7,120.65, 2016-0182293, $5,413.80; Geffrey M Mendoza, Arceli G Mendoza 12014 Harness Ct Jacksonville, FL 32246, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 46 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,289.11, 20150724409, $1,780.64; Latrena S Ratliff 16163 Princeton Detroit, MI 48221, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 21 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $6,024.29, 2015-0900260, $4,222.00; Jemmayen T Macaraeg, Clifford S Cruz 8006 Matilija Ave Panorama City, CA 91402, 1/104 Biennial, 6-125, 39 EVEN, 07/23/2015, $4,840.95, 2015-0528981, $4,294.46; Thomas M Woods, Tiffany R Woods 910863 S Donna Jean Ln Wellston, OK 74881, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 41 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,346.70, 20150724350, $4,097.30; Rubin A Lloyd, Raina I Lloyd 7700 West Airport Blvd., Apt 508 Houston, TX 77071, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 33 EVEN, 10/13/2015, $4,464.43, 2015-0733645, $3,188.10; Ronald Laleau, Jhoane E Laleau 107 Coffee St Palm Bay, FL 32909, 1/104 Biennial, 8-234, 38 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,000.00, 20150724407, $1,753.95; Cleo D Shelton 2 B Nascar Lane Magnolia, DE 19962, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 28 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $7,725.87, 2016-0182238, $5,123.28; Wovoka V Jack, Nynesha L Jack 15011 Lance Circle Houston, TX 77053, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 43 ODD, 10/20/2015, $4,860.00, 2015-0752421, $2,252.36; Van A Ellis 3690 S Tower Ave Chandler, AZ 85286, 1/104 Biennial, 6-125, 42 EVEN, 01/21/2015, $7,422.79, 2015-0039310, $5,529.50; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0027 (JONES) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Chamika V Jones 413 37th Pl SE Apt 202 Washington, DC 20019, 1/104 Biennial, 8-232, 20 ODD, 02/23/2017, $4,625.80, 2017-129526, $2,408.56; Victoria Hamrick, John S Walls 1001 South Leadville Apt 302 Boise, ID 83706, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 6 ODD, 06/30/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0457913, $2,934.48; Loretta K Warfield 6605 Alter St Baltimore, MD 21207, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 32 EVEN, 12/04/2015, $6,223.62, 2015-0859971, $3,455.92; Joseph R Peace, Cheryl S Peace 3126 Henry Wilson

Road Oxford, NC 27565, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 22 ODD, 11/15/2016, $4,500.00, 2016-0840376, $2,542.50; Quantas S Calbert, Victoria Y Calbert 739 Boxwood Dr Pensacola, FL 32503, 1/104 Biennial, 9-238, 30 EVEN, 10/15/2015, $7,089.65, 2015-0740586, $3,446.50; Kenneth E Alfaro, Fatima R Alfaro 40027 N Hidden Bunker Court Antoch, IL 60002, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 34 EVEN, 12/19/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0932181, $2,686.11; Kandace L Collins, Ronald S Lamar 209 Scammel St Marietta, OH 45750, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 34 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0457898, $2,269.33; Cotina S Hemphill, Lydell E Hill 2344 Ridgerock Lane Apt 202 Rock Hill, SC 29732, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 42 ODD, 12/22/2015, $7,560.00, 2015-0900255, $4,395.56; Lois M Lambert PO Box 1953 The Dalles, OR 97058, 1/104 Biennial, 6-225, 20 ODD, 10/08/2015, $6,760.14, 2015-0724334, $2,923.44; La Ronda R White 27692 Devonshire St Southfield, MI 48076, 1/104 Biennial, 6-223, 13 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $9,792.81, 2015-0900262, $5,939.78; Lenaka R Givens, Antonio M Givens 421 Felder St Bishopville, SC 29010, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 18 ODD, 02/22/2017, $5,813.91, 2017-0127277, $2,715.80; Brian Perry, Sr, Kristal Perry 2128 Dembrigh Lane Charlotte, NC 28262, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 10 EVEN, 12/04/2015, $5,813.91, 2015-0859969, $3,989.60; Gerona Neubia, Philip Neubia 3005 Kathleen Way Williamsburg, VA 23188, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 42 EVEN, 11/03/2016, $5,813.91, 20160811876, $2,644.80; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0028 (TENHET) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Valerie M Tenhet, Michael S Tenhet 587 County Road 2215 Decatur, TX 76234, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224P, 36 ODD, 12/03/2014, $6,195.00, 2014-0795291, $1,848.65; Luz E Sanchez 17547 Amantha Ave Carson, CA 90746, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 27 ODD, 11/03/2016, $4,372.26, 2015-0810943, $1,253.30; Miranda L Browne, Trevor E Browne 335 Roberts Rd Athens, GA 30606, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 10 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,600.00, 2015-0724297, $2,393.89; Amanda L Crosby, Roger L Crosby PO Box 884 Steinhatchee, FL 32359, 1/104 Biennial, 6-223, 43 EVEN, 02/18/2016, $10,043.63, 2016-0101461, $3,206.36; Gloria D

Lowe, John Lowe 7359 Van Grayson Loop Fayetteville, NC 28314, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 34 ODD, 04/09/2015, $5,400.00, 2015-0241237, $1,790.04; Anthony D Coghill, A’Dan N Coghill 1721 Hudgins Farm Circle Fredericksburg, VA 22408, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 5 ODD, 02/29/2016, $4,806.00, 2016-0124816, $1,300.15; Mike Visockis, Angela Visockis 1051 S Dobson #174 Mesa, AZ 85202, 1 Annual, 6-123P, 35 WHOLE, 04/08/2009, $6,399.43, 2009-0310183, $2,692.29; Johnnie C Evans, Felicia W Evans 1117 Raven Perch Drive Wendell, NC 27591, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233P, 21 ODD, 02/25/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0118243, $1,592.92; Joshua A Williams, Twanna R Williams 2358 Saintsville Rd Greenville, NC 27834, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 32 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $6,895.34, 20150724341, $1,775.02; Gregory J Evans, Jr, Tawny Evans 24673 Watson Ranch Rd Montgomery, TX 77356, 1 Annual, 6-225, 33 WHOLE, 02/25/2016, $15,451.74, 2016-0118270, $3,887.20; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0030 (TODD) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Billy J Todd, Michelle J Todd 1235 Derby Dr Cohutta, GA 30710, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 10 EVEN, 07/31/2017, $5,813.91, 2017-556575, $3,258.96; Charlayne James, Otis James 511 E. Sanger St Apt 3 Philadelphia, PA 19120, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 31 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-457907, $3,044.84; Ricky L Winchester, Kathy A Winchester 3937 Parkhaven Drive Corinth, TX 76210, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 32 EVEN, 11/15/2016, $3,303.98, 2016-840375, $2,504.24; La Micha D Williams, Kevin Williams 5442 Pelleur St Lynwood, CA 90262, 1/104 Biennial, 7-227, 46 ODD, 12/19/2016, $6,347.02, 2016-932190, $3,242.08; Thekla Tjazuko, Richard Adriaans 4010 Meadowview Dr Suitland, MD 20746, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 40 EVEN, 11/03/2016, $5,794.40, 2016811855, $2,392.80; Ina M Walsh, Steven S Walsh 90 Miss Ellie Circle Belton, MO 64012, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 15 EVEN, 04/05/2010, $5,400.00, 2010282761, $14,177.45; Matthew W Bishop, Katherine L Cox 336 Princeton Dr Trenton, OH 45067, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 23 EVEN, 07/11/2017, $5,813.91, 2017502448, $3,098.17; Jerrick D Whitfield, Janet A Hand 4529 Dalmahoy Court#202

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Public Notices Fort Myers, FL 33916, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 11 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,840.95, 2015-724335, $1,659.25; Willie B White Jr 2026 Timber Oaks Ln Apt O Charlotte, NC 28212, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 24 EVEN, 10/15/2015, $5,400.00, 2015-741603, $3,171.50; Elizabeth Williams, John W Williams 10100 W 136th Pl Apt 1706 Overload Park, KS 66221, 1/104 Biennial, 6-226, 49 EVEN, 01/05/2017, $6,005.67, 2017-007477, $3,065.51; Tchernavia S Howard PO Box 124 2175 Hosea Lane Autaugaville, AL 36003, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 20 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,365.19, 2015-724289, $2,110.86; Thurmond Johnson 352 Cleveland St Gary, IN 46406, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 14 ODD, 06/29/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-454828, $3,120.24; Angela D Owens, Charles Owens 109 Stone Glen Road Pikeville, NC 27863, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 32 ODD, 11/03/2016, $6,480.00, 2016810936, $3,655.025; Terry D Crumel, Trina C Crumel PO Box 1004 Fort Mill, SC 29716, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 39 EVEN, 12/19/2016, $5,813.91, 2016932189, $2,604.06; Tamarcus D Cox, Antoinette R Jones 7767 La Riviera Dr. #76 Sacramento, CA 95826, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 19 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,089.65, 2015-724263, $2,547.54; Keshia M Belton 8100 Bayfield Road Apt 11D Columbia, SC 29223, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224P, 47 ODD, 02/08/2017, $4,860.00, 2017-095623, $2,312.60; Darryl D Brown, Felicia A Brown 418 Benning Rd Jackson, MS 39206, 1/104 Biennial, 5-117, 15 EVEN, 08/25/2016, $8,081.33, 2016610657, $4,194.20; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0031 (KELLY) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; KAREN R KELLY, DEBRA N LETT 20885 S Birchwood Loop Rd # 1 Chugiak, AK 99567, 1/104 Biennial, 10-139, 52 ODD, 12/21/2011, $10,128.07, 2011-1049322, $13,704.48; PAULINE B SHOCKNESS, WILLIAM E SHOCKNESS, ANISA J SHOCKNESS 2301 Dryburgh Ct Orlando, FL 32828, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 26 EVEN, 10/20/2015, $9,197.80, 20150752432, $10,635.85; RICHARD PUNTENEY, PAMELA L PUNTENEY 12237 Gail Ave Omaha, NE 68137, 1/104, Biennial, 6-223, 48 EVEN, 08/06/2003, $8,279.10, 20031071236, $4,875.85; ALFRED D OSLEY, LA TONYA M BURKS 388 Saginaw Ave

Calumet City, IL 60409, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 8 EVEN, 12/05/2011, $5,040.00, 2011-1001014, $8,571.60; TERRY J BRADLEY, LINNETTE M BRADLEY 3850 N. Park Ave Philadelphia, PA 19140, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123P, 14 ODD, 06/28/2016, $4,500.00, 20160449960, $3,780.23; PAIGE CARRIE HARDER 1701 Pearlie Dr Apt 16D Wichita Falls, TX 76306, 1/52 Annual, 9-138P, 1 WHOLE, 03/28/2002, $6,291.00, 2002-0319301, $2,811.79; CYNTHIA M ALLARD PO Box 213 Sonoita, AZ 85637, 1/52 Annual, 6-124P, 24 WHOLE, 06/07/2002, $6,291.00, 2002-0587697, $745.05; KERI A DRAGE, BRET DRAGE 4477 W 8790 S West Jordan, UT 84088, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 52 EVEN, 05/14/2013, $5,591.58, 20130437699, $8,847.70; TIMOTHY M BREEDLOVE, ANDREA M BREEDLOVE 120 Pepperwood Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 3 ODD, 10/22/2010, $6,562.17, 2010-0924482, $2,735.12; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0032 (SANCHEZ) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; DANIEL I SANCHEZ, FRANCES B SANCHEZ 310 Catawba Ave Rock Hill, SC 29730, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 28 ODD, 06/29/2016, $4,844.92, 20160454856, $3,346.89; CHARLES D RILEY, JR, CHERESE S JENKINS 8958 S Phillips Ave Chicago, IL 60617, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 22 ODD, 12/22/2015, $7,725.87, 20150900261, $4,383.29; JOSEPH R MC LENDON, STACI L MC LENDON 5559 Old Dominion Road Columbus, GA 31909, 1/104 Biennial, 6-122M, 4 ODD, 12/27/2016, $3,303.98, 20160950218, $1,764.16; KELLY L RAQUE, GUSTAVO A CASTILLO 7512 Sunset Lane Crestwood, KY 40014, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 37 ODD, 07/11/2017, $5,400.00, 20170502440, $2,774.72; JOEL C MARTIN, CRYSTAL R MARTIN 357 3rd St. Worthington, KY 41183, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233P, 33 ODD, 02/23/2017, $4,733.37, 20170129527, $3,078.80; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0033 (BIRDSONG) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED

YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; ERIC B BIRDSONG 31 Magnolia Ave Mableton, GA 30126, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 23 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,840.95, 20150724325, $2,274.20; GOGI D WEST, TYRONE D WEST SR. 3381 Circle Drive Saginaw, MI 48601, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 37 EVEN, 08/25/2016, $5,813.91, 20160610661, $4,048.70; DARRYL K HUMPHREY JR, ANGELA I HUMPHREY 1411 Stevens Ct Rosenberg, TX 77471, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 6 EVEN, 01/12/2017, $5,809.14, 20170025209, $3,433.08; ANTHONY T FREEMAN, INEZ R FREEMAN 100 Trusty Street PO Box 924 Saint Michaels, MD 21663, 1/104 Biennial, 6-221, 14 EVEN, 07/09/2015, $9,657.34, 20150492392, $4,232.25; VALERIE K DILLON, BRANDON L DILLON 4514 Greenfield Dr Cookeville, TN 38501, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237P, 24 EVEN, 02/10/2016, $5,214.96, 20160085633, $2,702.50; JAMIE T PEARSON, MARANDA F CARPENTER PEARSON 356 Dunmeyer Hill Rd Summerville, SC 29485, 1/52 Annual, 9-235, 8 WHOLE, 02/21/2017, $5,658.53, 20170122879, $3,632.92; AMANDA H COYLE 210 Hermey Ave Pensacola, FL 32507, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 27 EVEN, 02/10/2016, $6,895.34, 20160085636, $2,597.67; RALPH A PEARSON, SR, COMFORT T PEARSON 344 Azalea Dr Winston-Salem, NC 27105, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 1 EVEN, 06/29/2016, $6,426.00, 20160454820, $3,632.92; DAVID M ROGERS, CRYSTAL G ROGERS 3903 Archdale Rd Archdale, NC 27263, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 40 EVEN, 07/31/2017, $5,813.91, 20170556572, $3,123.17; CYNTHIA M POWELL, PERRY L POWELL PO Box 427 Dublin, NC 28332, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 12 EVEN, 07/27/2017, $5,813.91, 20170549322, $3,577.80; ANTHONY C SPIKES, LORI A SPIKES 14506 Lakeshore Blvd Cleveland, OH 44110, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 29 EVEN, 03/26/2016, $5,813.91, 20160182242, $3,666.33; SHEILA KELLY 3782 St James Court Ellenwood, GA 30294, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237P, 33 EVEN, 01/25/2017, $4,896.73, 20170057545, $2,029.82; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0034 (YBARRA) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF

TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; SAMUEL R YBARRA, JULIE A YBARRA 3601 5th St Bay City, TX 77414, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 11 ODD, 10/08/2015, $9,574.32, 20150724410, $4,020.80; CHRISTINE BROCKMAN, LEVI TANNIS 1092 Bergen Ave Brooklyn, NY 11234, 1/104 Biennial, 9-137, 24 ODD, 02/21/2017, $8,139.47, 20170122870, $2,881.12; PEDRO HERNANDEZ, ESTELA S GONZALEZ 625 32nd St West Palm Beach, FL 33407, 1/104 Biennial, 8-133, 40 ODD, 10/09/2018, $4,625.80, 20180757378, $1,955.00; DAVID A ROCHOWIAK, KRISTA L ROCHOWIAK 8686 Carson Hwy Tipton, MI 49287, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 5 ODD, 01/21/2015, $6,120.00, 20150039162, $3,290.42; MARK W PETTIE, LATOYA S PETTIE 412 Price Street Eden, NC 27288, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 4 ODD, 02/22/2017, $9,000.00, 20170127270, $4,029.20; TINA M WALKINGTON 1775 Goodemoot Rd Portland, MI 48875, 1/104 Biennial, 8-231, 19 ODD, 03/22/2016, $9,657.34, 20160182246, $3,124.09; ELIJAH S GENTRY, SHANNON M GENTRY 6544 Birch Hollow Dr Memphis, TN 38115, 1/104 Biennial, 8-133, 45 ODD, 07/19/2018, $5,378.83, 2018-0548055, $2,560.73; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0035 (WILLIAMS) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; REGINALD A WILLIAMS, NICOLE M WILLIAMS 27911 Skyhaven Lane Fulshear, TX 77441, 1/52 Annual, 7-227, 14 WHOLE, 11/15/2016, $8,000.70, 20160840409, $2,511.65; JOSUE A VASQUEZ, YADIRA B VASQUEZ 11719 Green Coral Dr Houston, TX 77044, 1/52 Annual, 6-226, 40 WHOLE, 07/11/2017, $13,734.00, 20170502176, $7,626.42; ANNETTE GONZALEZ, DAVID GONZALEZ 276 Summer St Passaic, NJ 07055, 1/52 Annual, 9-236, 48 WHOLE, 10/09/2018, $7,433.96, 20180757379, $2,768.72;

Published: East Valley Tribune, April 4, 11, 18, 28, 2021

GILBERT SUN NEWS | APRIL 18, 2021

Two great events at two great communities!

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Hear from real people who have experienced loved ones with Parkinson’s, and how Parkinson’s has affected everyone. Speak up and tell your story or just listen.

Sunday, April 25th 1:00pm - 3:00pm Tuk Beer Garden

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Stop by for a tour and pick up your Liv gardening basket on Friday, April 23rd between 1-3pm. RSVP by April 19, 2021

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