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Gilbert now wants $36M from Big League Dreams

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert’s claim against Big League Dreams for repairs to the baseball facility has ballooned from $5 million to over $36 million.

The former operator of what is now Cactus Yards contended Gilbert has enlarged its liability demand to “touch upon nearly every aspect of the Sports Park” and included all the damages and defects alleged in the town’s suit against the builder, according to court documents.

“First of all, the town is not attempting to double-recover anything,” said Robert Grasso, an outside attorney hired by Gilbert to handle the litigation.

“The town claim is comprised of full damages that are recoverable as a result of BLD Gilbert’s breach of the maintenance and operations agreement for the sports park,” he continued, adding: “What we made clear in the case the damages we are recovering is the full amount of damages consisting of actual reconstruction expenses plus the cost of additional reconstruction the town had to forego because of budgetary constraints.”

He said Gilbert has disclosed all the claims will be offset by the $13.5 million it won in a settlement against the park’s builder M. A. Mortenson and Co. “We believe the town’s damages claim against BLD-Gilbert is larger than $20 million,” Grasso said, adding that BLD-Gilbert in

turn is seeking $1.5 million in damages from Gilbert.

The Gilbert Sun News filed a public records request to the town for expert Ted Bumgardner’s report that detailed the damages totaling $36.3 million, but town officials denied the request.

Town Attorney Chris Payne said the report was not subject to disclosure under Arizona public record laws.

“Because the expert report was created by Mr. Bumgardner at the direction of outside counsel to further the Town’s position in the litigation, I do not believe the expert report qualifies as a public record,” Payne said in his letter to Gilbert Sun News.

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nrollment at Park University’s downtown campus is going gangbusters – so much so it’s leasing more space from Gilbert.

Town Council last week unanimously approved the campus’ expansion to 17,837 square feet from 10,411 square feet at the four-story Gilbert University Building near Ash Street and Vaughn Avenue in the Heritage District.

Council also extended the Missouri-based private university’s original three-year lease to five years, ending in 2023 instead of 2021.

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imes Media Group, the fast-growing publisher of more than 15 Arizona publications and websites, has acquired Southland Publishing, the Southern California-based publisher of several newsweeklies, magazines and digital media properties with a combined monthly circulation of more than one million readers and web visitors.

Steve Strickbine, president of Times Media Group, which owns the PulitzerPrize-winning East Valley Tribune, the Gilbert Sun News and 13 other Valley media platforms, called the Southland purchase a strategic expansion step into Southern California.

Noting that the acquisition further increases the reach of TMG’s successful community news operation, Strickbine said, “Our primary goal at Times Media Group is to grow the number of readers we serve with community news, because we believe telling great stories and bringing tangible value to our advertising partners is a recipe for continued success not just in Arizona, but anywhere.

“The Southland publications have always been special in their connection with the communities they serve,” he added. “We can’t wait to further solidify that connection and do even more to demonstrate our commitment to our readers, our advertisers and our neighbors.”

Southland Publishing, founded in 1997, has five offices located in Downtown Los Angeles, Ventura County, Santa Monica, Pasadena and San Diego.

The TMG purchase includes all five newsweeklies: the LA Downtown News, the Pasadena Weekly, The Argonaut, the VC Reporter and the San Diego City Beat.

Additionally, TMG has purchased Southland’s three monthly magazines: Arroyo Monthly, Playa Vista Direct and Ventana Monthly.

Southland’s associated digital properties are also included in the transaction.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Southland Publishing and I have been very proud of these publications, and our employees who have made them such important parts of the communities they serve, and we are confident that

Steve Strickbine, president of Times Media Group, is expanding his business into Southern California.The company publishes the Gilbert Sun News. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

Steve Strickbine and his company will be wonderful stewards of these publications and that the readers and advertisers that continue to support them are in good hands,” said Southland Publishing’s President, Bruce Bolkin.

Strickbine, 48, quit his job as a CPA in 1997 to start a small community newspaper in North Scottsdale.

Today, TMG publishes the East Valley Tribune (EastValley.com), the Ahwatukee Foothills News (Ahwatukee.com), the West Valley View, Nearby News publications, the San Tan Sun News, the Gilbert Sun News, the College Times, Lovin’ Life After 50, The Entertainer! Magazine, North Valley Magazine, 85086 Magazine, 85085 Magazine and the travel and information website Phoenix.org.

The company also owns AZ Integrated Media, a media distribution and custom publishing company.

“For years, I’ve heard the conventional wisdom about local news being dead— and I couldn’t disagree more,” said Strickbine. “We have always bet against that idea as a company we’ve been very successful doing i."

“Is it easy to do? Of course not. We need to work harder and be smarter than the big metro newspapers, to show aspects of the communities we cover that matter to readers and too often get ignored.

“We also need to offer better, more engaging advertising opportunities to our

advertisers. If we do that, we have every opportunity to succeed. And the communities we serve will be the better for it.”

David Comden, Southland Publishing vice president, echoed Strickbine’s sentiments, noting "While many news outlets reach for a broader audience, readers want and need local news they can count on."

Strickbine called each of the Southland publications “exactly the kind of special journalism operations we want to be a part of TMG.” He cited the LA Downtown News — an award-winning publication that has covered the central core of the city since 1972 — as an example of Southland’s quality and independent spirit.

“What these publications do is the most important thing in journalism, at least as we see it,” said Strickbine. “Every community has stories that need to be told. What’s happening at City Hall?

What business just opened? Which ones have closed? Who are our leaders and what sort of transparency and accountability do they practice?

“The more local we can be, the more in-depth, the better we connect people to one another and to the community.

We love being a part of that and we look forward to working with these publications starting as soon as possible.”

Information: timespublications.com.

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Town holds firm on banning food for feral cats

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert currently has no intention of rescinding or amending a ban on feeding homeless cats on public property, but will soon post resources to help them on the town webpage.

“Our team is working on putting together information on TNR and feral cats on the website,” town spokeswoman Jennifer Harrison said. “We expect to have this misinformation available in the next month or so.”

Vice Mayor Eddie Cook said Gilbert would likely follow neighboring Mesa and Chandler and point people to the Animal Defense League of Arizona.

The animal protection organization is a leader in the state for spaying and neutering pets and outdoor cats.

It traps, fixes and returns about 15,000 cats a year in Maricopa County under a program known as Trap, Neuter and Return or TNR, which reduces cat population through sterilization.

Cook has been meeting with a few homeless cat advocates who are determined

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three weeks we’ll welcome around 300 students to Park Gilbert,” said Jeff Ehrlich, town resident and executive director of university’s Gilbert campus.

“As you know we began our journey with a few offices and a couple of classrooms,” he told council members. “Today, we use nearly half of the university building.”

He said it’s expected the campus will reach 750 students in five years.

“It is our hope that we will continue to grow within the university building,” Ehrlich added. “I believe we will eclipse this projection long before our fifth year.

“We didn’t come to dip our toe in the educational water. No, we are here. We are Gilbert’s university. We buy houses, we pay rent at apartments, we buy groceries. We enjoy the Heritage District and all that comes with such a wonderful town.”

The liberal arts university opened for classes in fall 2018 with an anticipation of enrolling 300 students by the end of its original three-year lease.

“This is tremendous growth and something we can celebrate,” Mayor Jenn Daniels said.

October with the town attorney and the parks and recreation direction, expressed frustration at the impasse.

“Nine months later it’s still the same problem,” Gilbert officials so far refuse to change the town ordinance forbidding people from said Linder in feeding feral cats on town grounds. (Special to GSN) a meeting last week with Cook to find a compromise to the town’s law and fellow advocate Dianne Rogers. “I’d passed in May 2018. People can still feed like to see something happen, change cats on private property with the owner’s something so trapping is allowed, a halfpermission. way point to alleviate some of the negativAlthough the law doesn’t prohibit TNR ity that comes with this ordinance.” on town property, having food in a trap is Cook said they were all on the same considered feeding. page when it comes to reducing the feral Once a cat is fixed, it’s returned to its cat population. colony, where volunteers known as careEarlier this year, he pitched a pilot progivers feed them so they don’t roam into gram to town administration where a disother neighborhoods allowing unfixed crete area on town property could be set strays to fill the void. aside to capture data on TNR. Mesa resident and feral cat advocate But he garnered no support over conLucy Linder, who has been meeting since cerns of liability by having the Defense

Councilman Jared Taylor also applauded the university’s success and asked that Council consider in September the likelihood of selling the building.

Under the new lease, the university now will pay the town an annual rent of $463,902 for the second year and $539,646 the third year, fourth and fifth years.

Over the initial five-year term, Park University will pay $2.2 million in rent to Gilbert, according to town staff.

This year the university also will kick off its inaugural season of intercollegiate athletics with the launch of men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, men baseball, softball, and women beach volleyball.

Park University’s progress is good news for the town, which was left in a bind after it built the 87,000-square-foot building with $36 million in taxpayer money for Saint Xavier University.

The Catholic institution inked a 15year lease with Gilbert in 2015 but not even a year in the new building, it announced it was leaving. It paid a $4 million penalty for breaking the lease.

The building basically sat empty from 2016 until 2018 when Park University moved in.

League, which uses volunteers, oversee the program, according to Cook.

“I did all I could,” Cook said. “I’m only one of seven on the Council.”

Town officials were reluctant to address the situation because the bottom line is Gilbert doesn’t have a problem with feral cats, he said.

“They looked at the records and there’s not a significant number of complaints in Gilbert of any particular area that cats are causing a tremendous amount of nuisance,” Cook said. “They’re more concerned about nuisance than the inability to trap.”

Rogers asked if there was a problem that caused the town to adopt the ordinance.

Cook said just like people are prohibited from changing their vehicle’s motor oil on town property, the feeding ban is just another thing that got added to the list.

He added that people dumping piles of cat food on public property, which attracted other animals and insects prompted the ordinance.

“Because of the ordinance, people are

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ilbert Councilman Jared Taylor wants the Town Council in September to discuss selling the building that now houses Park University. (Special to GSN)

University of Arizona had a limited presence there with coding boot camp classes in 2017 and earlier this year, it took over the entire third floor with its nursing program.

The Gilbert Campus is Park’s second location in the Phoenix area and third campus in Arizona. The university has campuses at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale and at Davis-Monthan Air

Force Base in Tucson.

Ehrlich said with the approval the campus will continue to bring new employees, expand marketing and add assets to the university but most importantly to continue academics that offers degrees that make sense, are finished in four years and has a tuition “that is far below any other private institution in the Valley.”

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Oktoberfest planner packed ‘em in last year

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he company responsible for organizing big outdoor eating and drinking fests like Gilbert's Oktoberfest says it experienced a recordbreaking season last year, attracting more than 143,000 attendees.

The HDE Agency, based in Chandler, has built a reputation in the East Valley for generating events that are unique to their respective communities.

The Great Cajun Southwest Festival, San Tan Oktoberfest in Gilbert and the Rockin’ Taco Street Festival are some of the popular HDE events that attract thousands of attendees.

Landon Evans, the agency’s owner, said his company’s goal is to create sustainable, long-term events that bring an economic benefit to the local community.

“We’re extremely proud of what we do,” Evans said. “We’ve been very consistent over the last decade in driving foot traffic into these districts.”

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intimated and hesitant to continue feeding,” said Linder, who was working with two apartment complexes in Gilbert on a TNR program.

She later said she knew of about 50 caregivers in Gilbert who are no longer feeding in fear of prosecution.

Gilbert Police have issued three citations and made one arrest relating to the ordinance.

“When they see people are being targeted or allegedly being targeted, that further prevents from feeding,” Linder said.

One of Cook’s suggestions was for Linder and Rogers to find a state legislator who was willing to sponsor a bill to address the issue for Arizona.

Linder and her group were not the only ones looking to find a resolution.

A group recently formed in Gilbert in support of feral cats and is holding its first meeting this month to discuss how to abolish or amend the town’s feeding ordinance.

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“Further, unlike the many court documents produced in the litigation to date that have been filed with the Clerk of the Court (and thus open to public inspection at the Clerk’s Office), the expert report has not been filed with the Clerk of the Court,” Payne wrote.

Payne added that even if the report could be considered a public record, the town would not release it on the grounds that non-disclosure serves the town’s best interest and would negatively impact the town’s position in the litigation.

Big League Dream’s attorney Michael Van also would not release the expert’s report but said both sides have agreed to mediation set for sometime in the fall.

The California-based company operates 10 recreational sports facilities in the country that feature scaled-down replicas of famous ball fields like Fenway Park in Boston and Yankee Stadium in New York.

Gilbert was Big League Dreams’ only Arizona location, when the town in late 2007 handed it control of the $40 million sports facility.

The town floated bonds to pay for the construction, which increases the

Town officials were jubilant to reopen the old Big League Dreams as Cactus Yards during a ribbon cutting earlier this year. (File photo)

project’s cost to $53 million when bond interest is added through the last payment in 2021.

The attraction opened in 2008 but was abruptly closed in July 2017 by the town, which cited needed safety repairs. Two months later, Gilbert severed its contract with Big League Dreams.

The town sought legal actions against the builder, and Big League Dreams for not maintaining the park. Gilbert’s settlement from the builder went toward park repairs such as structural deficiencies in the grandstand and bringing stairways and handrails up to compliance with the Americans with

Disability Act. Spokeswoman Jennifer Harrison said the town spent $14.9 million on renovations at Cactus Yards but the figure can be slightly above or below after the year-end budget closeouts, currently underway, are completed.

After 18 months, the park re-opened in January with a new name, Cactus Yards, and with the town as its operator.

To date, the town has spent $413,236 in attorneys’ fees, expert fees and costs, according to Harrison.

“I believe the litigation is appropriate,” Councilman Jared Taylor said. “Yes, it’s going to be expensive.”

His big concern is the town operating the facility, which includes a 20,000-square-foot indoor multi-purpose pavilion and batting cages.

It’s a “million-dollar loser every year at best,” he said. “That is the best case scenario. We’re likely going to lose $2 million to $3 million annually.”

“There’s issues that need to be resolved but the biggest issue is why are we owning something we have no business of operating especially with a structural loss of well over $1 million a year.”

Town Council was schedule to meet behind closed doors last week to discuss Big League Dreams.

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he state’s top prosecutor has approved an experimental program designed to get marijuana dispensaries out of the business of having to pay their bills with suitcases and sacks full of cash.

Attorney General Mark Brnovich agreed to allow ALTA to form what the company calls a “digital payment club,’’ with the eye specifically on marketing its service to the marijuana industry which has no legal access to banks.

While the sale of marijuana is legal in Arizona and many other states, possession and sale remains a felony under federal law. And federally regulated banks are barred from doing business with criminal enterprises.

That also locks the industry out of using credit cards.

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Brnovich is involved because ALTA will not be licensed by the state, at least not now.

Instead, Brnovich is using powers given to him by the Legislature to authorize exemptions from various financial laws, ranging from consumer lending to money transfer, through a “sandbox’’ program for companies to try out new or unusual financial programs in Arizona. Aide Ryan Anderson said what ALTA is doing meets the test.

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with limits in the interim on how much cash they can handle. By that time the company either needs to get a regular state license – and be subject to state oversight – or go out of business.

But Sarah Wessel, the company’s cofounder, said she believes that there is a need.

Both marijuana dispensaries and the folks that do business with them would be willing to pay some percentage of the transaction to ALTA to avoid handling all that cash, Wessel believes.

Tim Sultan, executive director of the Arizona Dispensaries Association, said, “We’d like to see a solution to this cash management problem.’’

“There’s just too much cash in the industry because banks can’t do business with us,’’ Sultan explained. “We have dispensary owners paying their employees with cash, paying their vendors, paying their electric bills, going to APS with thousands of dollars, paying their taxes with tens of thousands of dollars cash and just feeling really nervous walking up there

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with a bag full of cash.’’

Congress is considering the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. While it technically would not overturn the ban on dealing with what the federal government considers criminals, it would prevent federal banking regulators from punishing banks for working with cannabis-related industries that are legal under the laws of the state where they operate.

Nothing would affect customers, who would still be expected to pay cash.

What would be different is that dispensaries that join ALTA would have their cash picked up by an armored car company. Their accounts would be credited with those ALTA tokens, one dollar equal to one token.

And unlike bitcoins, they would have a fixed value.

“They can pay whoever they’re paying cash now on our system,’’ Wessel explained, whether taxes, utilities, payroll or even other dispensaries. Then the merchants who get the tokens can cash them in online for actual dollars credited to their accounts.

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ormer executives of Chandler-based Insys Therapeutics are the subject of more civil litigation for allegedly deceiving insurance companies into covering the costs of opioid prescriptions.

A lawsuit by the state Attorney General is the latest legal woe to befall the company as it continues to navigate financial troubles and bankruptcy proceedings.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced last month that his office had filed a consumer lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against John Kapoor, the founder of Insys who was found guilty in May in a Boston federal courtroom of conspiring with others in a nationwide bribery scheme.

After a 10-week trial, a jury ruled Kapoor and several others conspired to bribe doctors into prescribing his company’s powerful painkiller and then tricking insurance companies into covering the drug’s expense.

The government claims Insys made millions in profits for years, while society was crippled by a growing opioid epidemic.

Brnovich’s office alleges Kapoor’s scheme violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and makes him subject to civil penalties. Michael Babich, the company’s former CEO, and Michael Gurry, Insys’s former vice president of managed markets, were listed as co-defendants.

The attorney general is asking a court to compel the three defendants to pay $875 million in restitution—the amount

Insys in Chandler is embroiled in more leagl difficulties afrter the state Attorney General brought new litigation against the opioid manufacturer. (Special to GSN)

When doctors would prescribe Subsys, the company’s expensive and potent painkiller, an insurance company would have to grant authorization before agreeing to cover its cost.

This process involved doctors submitting information to insurers on a patient’s medical history and treatment plan.

If a patient’s condition was severe enough, the insurer would typically Insys founder John Kapoor is on bond awaiting sentencing authorize the prescription. after his conviction in federal court in Boston earlier this year. (Special to GSN) Insurers covered only about onethird of requests for Subsys preof revenue Insys allegedly made through scriptions.

So, Kapoor and other Insys executives committing “unlawful” acts.

The state’s lawsuit details how Insys conjured up a scam in 2012 to boost autricked insurance companies through a thorizations, according to the government’s lawsuit. system of lies and deception.

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She claims she was instructed to mention a patient’s nonexistent oncology records as means of persuading insurance companies.

“It was a complete bold-faced lie,” Nixon told NBC News.

During the time this scheme allegedly took place, Subsys sales were generating up to $52 million in revenue from prescriptions written in Arizona.

Three doctors who wrote many of these prescriptions would later come under the scrutiny of state regulators.

Steve Fanto, Nikesh Seth and Sheldon Gingerich were all named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Brnovich’s office in 2017.

The three physicians were accused of accepting thousands of dollars in “speaker fees” in exchange for writing an unusually high number of Subsys prescriptions.

For example, the government claims Seth’s prescriptions for Subsys skyrocketed from two in 2013 to 341 the following year after Insys executives started paying him large speaking fees.

“Kapoor and Babich intended the speaker fees Insys paid to Seth to be a reward for Seth’s previous Subsys prescriptions and an incentive for Seth to write additional Subsys prescriptions,” the lawsuit states.

Insys’s executives allegedly pressured its sales people to aggressively go after doctors they think they can win over with speaker fees, comparing their practice to riding a racehorse.

“If you want to win, it is time to start cracking the whip,” one executive allegedly told employees in a text message.

Brnovich’s latest lawsuit is one of several pieces of litigation filed in the last couple years that involve Insys and its employees. Eight former employees have been convicted of various crimes and multiple states have filed lawsuits.

The crackdown on Insys has been seen as a forceful response from authorities to the large number of opioid-related overdoses reported across the country in recent years.

The epidemic escalated so much in Arizona that Gov. Doug Ducey declared a health emergency in 2017.

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Anderson said that his agency’s approval of the model has some built-in protections.

He said ALTA remains subject to the state’s Consumer Fraud Act, which gives the Attorney General’s Office powers to protect people from financial crimes.

The company had to provide access to the company’s books and bank accounts, meaning that the state will be able to monitor whether there is the cash available to pay off the tokens.

Jesse Forrest, the company’s other cofounder, said he believes that both dispensaries and suppliers will see the advantage of using this payment system, even with any fees, instead of remaining on a cash-only basis.

Consider, he said, a marijuana cultivator who does $30 million worth of business every year with a dispensary. It starts with the added cost of employees to count and keep track of the cash.

Then there’s the cost of an armored car to pick up the day’s receipts, Forrest said, running about $2,500 per stop.

“Plus, we’ve got employee skimmage, we’ve got the risk of just being outright robbed, you’ve got to buy a safe, I’ve got to buy a safe, somebody’s got to count it, it’s probably not getting recorded into the books,’’ he said.

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million in restitution to the federal government to resolve various criminal and civil matters.

This large settlement has led to financial trouble for the company, prompting Insys to voluntarily file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 10.

Insys reported a drop in revenue of about $16 million during the first quarter of 2019.

“The company has experienced recurring and increasing losses from operations over the previous 18 months due to significant declines in the (fentanyl) market and significant legal expenses resulting from the investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and other significant litigation matters to which we are subject,” Insys executives wrote in a press release.

In response to questions about the company’s future in Chandler, an Insys spokesperson referred San Tan Sun News to a statement outlining the company’s plans to utilize cash it had onhand to maintain operations.

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The key ingredients to creating a successful event are engagement and longevity, Evans said. They want guests to make memories they can someday share with their children.

A decade ago, the agency was only producing one or two events annually.

Now it’s grown to produce a roster of 20 events per year—becoming one of the busiest event-planning agencies in the state.

The vibe of these events appears similar on the surface — corral a bunch of food vendors in one place for hoards of hungry patrons — but HDE tries to have their events fit the flavors and tastes of each community.

Evans moved to Arizona several years ago and noticed local eateries and businesses needed help getting their message out to the public.

“I realized that a lot of these restaurants don’t have the brand awareness that they need,” he said. “They need more butts in seats so-to-speak.”

His first client was San Tan Brewing Company and his first assignment was organizing an event in Chandler.

At that time, this area of the city was

not as vibrant as it is today, Evans said.

But as the development came, so did the need for more events and a partnership was formed with HDE. Other cities sought similar activities and HDE found itself producing several large-scale events throughout the year.

The company’s approach is methodical: develop themes and gimmicks that will attract the right demographics.

Evans said his agency creates events that are meant to have continuity and will find a permanent place in a community. “I don’t create events just to be a one-time thing for a one-time cause,” Evans said. “I build these events to build culture within these districts.”

HDE tracks its economic impact through marketing analytics and guest surveys that estimate how much money attendees might spend at businesses.

Algorithms can project each guest spending $120, on average, for services surrounding the event. So where does the agency want to go from here?

Evans said he aims to keep growing HDE’s reputation and hopes Arizona will eventually become known as a destination that produces memorable events.

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zinne Okaru held a burgundy-color T-shirt up to her chest.

“Do you think this shirt will look good on me?” the 11-year-old Gilbert girl asked her volunteer shopper.

“Yes, I do,” said Ahwatukee resident Carmen Solis, who added because it was Kohl’s store brand she would get an additional 20 percent off.

Ezinne flitted among the racks of clothing excited with the prospect of new clothes for her return from summer break to Ashland Ranch Elementary.

“I sort of feel nervous,” Ezinne said. “I don’t know what to buy yet. I’m glad Mr. Joe (Leon, the branch manager) picked me to do this. Obviously, it’s a struggle for my parents.”

Ezinne was one of 115 youths, aged 6-12 from Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler, shopping for school clothes last week at the Gilbert Kohl’s on Williams Field Road and Val Vista Drive.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley has been holding an annual Back 2 School shopping for its club kids since 1995.

The event actually started in 1989 with one club but six years later all 11 club branches participated in the event, explained Lisa Ellis, spokeswoman for the East Valley organization.

Approximately 400 club youths shopped for new clothes and shoes last week at four Kohl locations in the Valley.

The club’s 120 teen members were

scheduled to do their shopping this weekend. The youths also have received a backpack filled with school supplies from the club.

The purpose of the event is to send children back to school on equal footing and not have clothing be an issue for them, Ellis said.

To be able to go to school in nice, clean clothes helps with selfconfidence, she added.

“Sometimes just that ability to have confidence in yourself allows kids to excel,” Ellis said. “We see kids and youths come to the More than 100 kids ages 6 to 12 piled off buses and into Kohls on Williams Field Road, Gilbert, last weekend as beneficiaries of the East Valley Boys & Girls Clubs’ annual back-to-school shopping trip. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer) clubs and have shoes that don’t fit. On a daily basis we see somechild has a shopping list and their task thing on the ground level that gives us volunteer shopping helpers.

Mesa Mayor John Giles thanked the included keeping track of the spending. a bit more insight and see the needs of Boys and Girls Club for the event.

“Stay as close as you can to the budget some of these families.”

“Every day, every weekend, they do the For over 50 years Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley has served more than heavy lifting with young people,” he told see BACK page 15 35,000 youth and teens, 5-18, with pro- volunteers, including a few unigrams and opportunities at 11 branches formed Mesa Police officers.

Giles was joined by Gilbert Vice in Chandler, Tempe, Queen Creek, Mesa, Guadalupe, Gilbert, Laveen, Sacaton and Mayor Eddie Cook and Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke. All three the Mesa Arts Academy.

At the shopping spree, each youth re- helped youths shop for new atceived a $125 gift card, funded by com- tire.

Ellis told the volunteers each munity donations. They were paired with

Gilbert Vice Mayor Eddie Cook helps Mario Carbajal, 11, pay for his new duds.

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Mesa Mayor John Giles assists Victor Damasco, 13, pic out the right clothes.

Volunteer Carmen Solis gives 11-year-old Ezinne Okaru a hand with a sneaker fitting.

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you have,” she told them. “Make the $125 go as far as you can.”

She added volunteers can’t be in a dressing room with a child and never to leave a child unattended in the store.

Ellis noted the group was the largest she has seen to date at the annual event.

“Everything you do today helps get kids back to school with confidence,” she told the volunteers.

Chandler resident Hunter Pace has gone shopping with a child from the Boys and Girls Club for several years.

He’s a member of Chandler Compadres, a fundraising organization with benefi-

ciaries, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley, he said.

That aside, “obviously, it’s giving back to the community,” Pace said. “It’s pretty cool, you can see its effect on kids’ lives.”

For the event, Pace was paired with Yondir Orozco, a 6-year-old from Chandler. It was the first time for the San Marcos Elementary student.

“We got his uniform, a couple of red polo shirts, couple of blue jeans and now we got to get his shoes and socks,” Pace said as the two headed over to the shoe section.

“What kind of shoes do you want?”

Hunter asked Yondir. “You want an athletic shoe or a Converse?”

“Red,” the boy responded.

By the time the two finished, the tally was $120 for two pairs of jeans, two polo tops, a pair of shoes and a bundle of socks.

Ezinne and Solis were having a cashier price check the items they’ve collected in a shopping bag.

“How much are the Vans?” Solis asked the cashier about her choice of shoes.

At $59.99 even with the 20 percent discount, that was almost half the budget, Solis told Ezinne.

“You really want these?” she asked the girl.

Ezinne responded “yes.”

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“I really don’t want the shoes,” Ezinne said, leaving them behind with some clothing as they continued their shopping.

Solis said she didn’t mind driving the 30 minutes from her home to get to Kohl’s by 6:30 a.m.

“It’s my first time,” said Solis, adding that her daughter Jessica received a scholarship from the club. “I’m going to do this every year now. The kids are our world, our future. We have to be there for them.”

Retired Mesa rector turns 107 Gilbert natives are airmen

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fter turning 107 last July 26, Father Harold Knight may be Mesa’s oldest resident.

The now-retired longtime rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Mesa, lover of philosophy and psychology and Mesa Citizen of the Year served at the church for 20 years—the longest serving rector in its 103-year history.

The centenarian currently lives at home with his wife of 46 years, Edithanne, and attributes his longevity partly to her cooking.

The other part, he joked, is from DNA. “No one else in my family has ever done this,” he said. “Something like this age, I think, is in the DNA molecules somewhere. I credit that—how it got there, I don’t know.”

Knight was born into a Baptist family in Rochester, New York, in 1912.

In his later years, Knight attended the University of Rochester, where he studied psychology and philosophy — both of which have influenced his approach to

life as a religious man, he explained.

“Philosophy is a wide field of interest,” he said. “The philosophy of science, in the past, was all materialism—matter is the only thing that exists. But that has changed now, in some ways. There’s more than matter . . . I say, God, of course.”

He went on to serve two Baptist Churches before transitioning into the Episcopal Church in 1948, where he was ordained at St. Mark’s Church in Clark Mills, New York.

“I felt very much at home at it,” the rector explained.

In 1957, Knight moved across the country to St. Mark’s in Mesa.

While the city had only a population of 26,000 at the time, Knight witnessed growth in both Mesa and the church’s congregation throughout the 50s.

He led the St. Mark’s into broader ecumenical relationships with other Mesa Jack A. Fuchs Dezmen R. Moore churches, expanded its ministries and foU.S. Air Force Airman Jack A. Fuchs and Airman Dezmen R. Moore, both of Gilbert, graduated from basic cused extensively on Christian education military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas. Fuchs is the son of Keith Fuchs of San Tan Valley and for children, teens and young families.

Cherylann Galdi of Gilbert. He is a 2018 graduate of Higley High School. Moore is the son of Donald and When the present church was built in Regan Tillar of Gilbert. He is a 2019 graduate of Higley High School.

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“Maybe you are looking for something wonderful to do with your children or would like to adopt a grandparent,” she added. “There is nothing better for the soul than giving of yourself to people in need.”

The group noted that volunteering can also improve a person’s health.

A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University stated that adults age 50 and over who volunteer regularly are 40 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure.

Researchers found that adolescents who volunteered one hour a week improved their cardiovascular and mental health, dialing down cholesterol and body mass index, and increasing levels of empathy and compassion.

Besides health benefits, “volunteering also helps connect people around a shared purpose and combats social isolation, which is linked to poor physical and mental health,” the group noted.

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It was created because elderly and disabled residents need help to remain in their homes, meet basic needs, reduce isolation and live with self-respect and dignity while encouraging independence.

About Care that was founded by Barbara and Buzz Bradley in June 2006 after Barbara realized that there were no services for the homebound in Chandler.

After creating About Care, the couple expanded service to Gilbert residents as well and expanded into Queen Creek in 2016 with the support of the town and RockPoint Church.

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Global Bikes rode to success on cycle expertise

BY KAYLA RUTLEDGE GSN Staff Writer

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local bike shop is making sure that summer heat doesn’t prevent people from staying stay active and getting outside.

Global Bikes, with locations in Chandler, Gilbert and Ahwatukee, provides various weekly activities throughout the year that help connect cyclists to each other and to their community.

Owner and founder Alan Lepak worked in bike shops throughout high school and college and always wanted to be a business owner.

“I am very entrepreneurial-minded, but once I started managing a bike shop after college, that was when things really clicked for me. I knew this is where my hobbies and skills sort of crossed paths, so I took a risk and opened my own shop,” said Alan.

At just 24, Alan had big dreams for his 1,200-square-foot showroom.

“In the early days, it was a one-man show,” Alan said, adding that his primary challenge when he opened shop 18 years ago was learning how to wear all the hats necessary to run a business alone.

“I knew I was able to do everything

Global Bikes owner Alan Lepak and his wife Brandee have worked hard to become a major player in the region’s cycling community. (Photos Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

that’s required to run the shop day to day, but I didn’t realize it was also now I’m a bookkeeper, I’m the janitor, the fixit man, learning IT, learning web development, just everything,” he said.

But the biggest shock was his paycheck.

“The first year when I did my taxes, I showed an $8 profit for the entire year, and I wasn’t pulling a salary. I literally

made $8 for a year of working 80 hours a week, so it was definitely a lot sweat equity that went into building the business,” Alan said.

But his hard work has paid off, and now he and his wife, Brandee, co-own a cycling “gear-changer” – thanks to a little help from the surrounding community.

“It’s been a very good community to operate a small business in, so were very

nies looking for employees certified in cybersecurity.

Employment in the cybersecurity field is projected to grow by 28 percent in the next seven years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as corporations and government agencies scramble to prevent hackers from stealing their information.

According to CyberSeek, there were more than 7,800 job openings in Arizona for cybersecurity careers as of August 2018.

It’s considered a complicated field of study, requiring years of technical education and training. So, Chandler Unified officials want to give its students a headstart.

High schools throughout the country have been trying to fill this labor gap for the last few years by introducing handson cybersecurity courses in the classroom.

Loutzenheiser said Basha’s Cybersecurity Academy will make his school stand out in central Arizona by introducing a program that’s targeted to a specific industry.

The district invested resources to build a separate facility on campus that would house multiple classrooms and a computer network that’s disconnected from the rest of the school.

Fifty students will initially be accepted into the program during its first year before opening it up to more students in

fortunate to have that. And the yearround cycling and the cycling infrastructure that we have in Chandler and Gilbert with the canal banks, the safe streets and bike paths and what-not – that’s been really beneficial,” said Alan Now with a total of 15,000 square feet among all three stores and over 40 employees, Global Bikes has transformed into one of the largest cycling hubs in the East Valley.

People come from far and wide to get their bikes maintained and repaired by Global Bikes because the crew has certification to service everything from balance bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, and comfort bikes to the high-tech, highly anticipated electric bike.

The shop even replaces wheelchair tires in-store.

“Anything bike, or kind of bike-related, we can fix,” said Alan.

For those without a bike to fix, the shop sells all the types of cycles at price points ranging from about $150 to $17,000.

They also sell every sort of accessory a cyclist could need, from helmets and shoes to gloves and water bottle holders.

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Basha High offering jump-start cybersecurity courses

BY KEVIN REAGAN GSN Staff Writer

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asha High School students now have the opportunity to prepare for a career in the burgeoning field of cybersecurity.

Students will be enrolling in new elective courses this school year that teach them how to navigate computer networks, stop security breaches and think like a hacker.

Principal David Loutzenheiser said the program is intended to serve as a pipeline for students wishing to pursue careers in the tech industry.

“We believe there is a huge need,” he said, referencing the local tech compa-

the following years.

Loutzenheiser said the school’s placing few requirements on students for enrolling.

“This can be for anyone,” he added.

“You don’t have to be the typical straightA student.”

The Chandler Unified School District partnered with The University of Arizona and Chandler-Gilbert Community College to offer the new cybersecurity curriculum. Instructors will require special expertise and training to teach the college-level courses in a high school setting.

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Repairs are manned by Matt Blondeau, left, and Garrett Stokes at Global Bikes in Gilbert.

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Though the first shop revolved solely around sales and service, the company has expanded its reach in a more global sense, and now advocates for cycling and cyclists in the Valley.

“We’re not just service and repair we are a hub for all things cycling and cycling activities. We’re really a destination for questions that need answers,” said Alan.

For more than a decade, Global Bikes has worked with the city of Chandler during the annual Family Bike Ride, and has set up a booth to do free maintenance and service on bikes while engaging with the community.

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Basha students could potentially earn an associate’s degree by the time they graduate high school and land internships at local tech firms.

“The demand is absolutely there,” said Tom Pearson, chair of CGCC’s Business and Computing Studies Division.

The sooner students can start learning about cybersecurity, Pearson said, the sooner they can secure jobs in an industry that’s suffering from a severe labor shortage.

“We have a really great relationship with the City of Chandler. We have found through Chandler City Council we have a lot of cycling advocates so that’s really excellent – Mayor Kevin Hartke being a big one,” Brandee said.

Brandee has represented the company at round table city discussions about cycling-related issues including creating more bike lanes and the upkeep of trails.

“We just really believe in getting as many people riding and into this sport as we possibly can,” she said.

Brandee has furthered the company’s reach to get the community riding through the organization’s nonprofit Trips for Kids Phoenix.

When merchandise from select stands Students seeking a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity can take a majority of their credits at Chandler’s community college before transitioning to UA. This arrangement helps students and parents save money on tuition, Pearson added, since community college courses are much cheaper than a four-year university.

The University of Arizona is one of 21 colleges in the country to be accredited by the National Security Agency for meeting a high level of academic rigor in cyber technology.

When the university decided to bring

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Garrett Stokes makes some adjustments on a bike at Global Bikes.

is purchased at Global Bikes, the profit goes toward the company’s charity.

Trips for Kids Phoenix – or, as Alan calls it, “Brandee’s baby” – serves as a medium to collect all necessary equipment to get about 1,000 Valley children riding each year.

During the annual Trips for Kids program, the kids learn priceless lessons about confidence, achievement, health and environmental awareness.

Additionally, Brandee oversees the many group rides and courses Global Bikes hosts on a weekly basis.

From beginner programs, intermediate cycles, trail rides, road rides, gravel rides along the canal, and several bike repair clinics at each location every month,

its cyber operations program to its Chandler campus last year, it was meant to serve an educational need in the local community, according to Sarai Alvarado, site coordinator for the UA Chandler campus.

“We strategically are placing ourselves in communities that make sense for what we offer,” Alvarado said. “And we know Chandler is really a city of innovation and technology, so it just made sense to have a partnership here.”

Many current students in the university’s cyber program didn’t come from a technological background, Alvarado

Brandee and Alan agreed their goal is to make cycling as approachable as possible to all ages and fitness levels.

“We really are a hub for cycling, we want to do it all,” Alan said.

For years Global Bikes has served as an avenue for new and experienced riders to hop on the saddle, and Alan and Brandee have no plans on shifting gears anytime soon.

“To us,” he added, “a cyclist is everyone from those people that just can’t get enough and do this everyday to the mom and her kids who maybe only go out a few times a year. If you’re on a bike in any capacity, you’re a cyclist and we’re here for you.”

Information: globalbikes.info added, so getting high school students in Chandler to get these cyber skills early on will benefit them in the long-end.

And city officials are supportive of maintaining educational partnerships that will continue to make Chandler attractive to new companies.

“Chandler’s skilled workforce has been the major driver behind the tech sector growth we have experienced over the years,” said Mayor Kevin Hartke in a statement. “We are thrilled that The University of Arizona is helping to develop the next generation of tech workers in Chandler.”

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Local TV’s monsoon coverage is like Kim Kardashian

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

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et me let you in on a professional secret when it comes to managing the news media.

If in the near future you feel like committing a major crime — say robbing a bank in broad daylight — try to do so when there’s a little bit of rain in the weather forecast.

Your misdeeds likely will go completely unnoticed. Worst case scenario, you’ll get five seconds of coverage right before they go back to some blonde in a slicker standing in .00002 inches of rainwater beside McDowell Road.

“The monsoon is rolling in!” our intrepid reporter will explain to the news anchors, who will nod along in deep concern as she dips a $700 high heel into a puddle the size of a Frisbee.

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Then they’ll cut to the weatherperson to give us “The Galaxy’s Most Accurate Weather Forecast,” complete with lots of rolling green and yellow storm clouds and a “Futurecast”—which sounds cool but is no different from what meteorologists have been calling a “forecast” for the past 50 years.

Every local TV station has a weather gimmick nowadays—and more monsoon coverage than ever.

Channels 3 and 5, which have no less than six people covering the weather — compared to one on the government and politics beat — bills itself as “Arizona’s Weather Authority.”

ABC15 has the “Desert Doppler Most Accurate Forecast.” Fox 10 has “AccuWeather.” And over at Channel 12, the NBC affiliate will offer you “a live look at the Storm Team Radar.”

I’m looking forward to the Storm Team donning capes and masks and performing real-time rescues the next time the monsoon delivers flash flooding.

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Look, I understand that the monsoon represents the only stretch of interesting weather the Valley gets.

Some moisture blows in from the west, the humidity rises and we have some relatively nasty thunderstorms.

We even get the occasional massive haboob dust cloud—fun to look at and even more fun to say. But all this fuss over what typically amounts to about three or four inches of rain each summer? Give me a break.

You know how I prepare for the monsoon each year?

I remind myself to consume even less local news than usual from June through about mid-September. I buy extra deodorant and cologne. I stay away from linen clothing — too sweaty — and I never, ever drive into flooded washes or around road barricades.

The last point is especially significant, because if there’s one thing local news loves more than “Weather Watcher Sally from Sun

City sending in this picture of a tree down in her front yard,” it’s some schmuck sitting on the roof of his submerged Prius waiting for firefighters to come pluck him out of the drink.

Clearly, someone believes there’s an audience for this much weather coverage, because TV mega-conglomerates focus-group this stuff to death and decipher the Nielsen ratings like they contain a cure for cancer.

What strikes me as strange is that while monsoon weather coverage seems to occupy half the newscasts most summer days, no one I know talks about the weather for longer than about 30 seconds, barring being trapped in a hurricane, a tsunami or a tornado.

To me, monsoon weather represents the Kim Kardashian of news coverage. I’m aware it exists. Sometimes I even pause to look at it for a second. But it serves no truly useful purpose and I can’t fathom what all the freaking fuss is about.

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Desert Ridge’s Hathcock ‘excited’ about Iowa State

complish, but it quickly became worth it.

“You realize that this is the best time of his life,” said Jeremy Hathcock, Koby’s dad and the head coach at Desert Ridge.

“I had two boys before him that played for me then went on to college. I never really got to enjoy the time we had.

“So whatever it took to spend time

with Koby, we were going to do it. It was all worth it in the end.”

Koby received his first offer from Iowa State University on May 13.

Less than a month later on June 2, he committed to play for the Cyclones.

“We fell in love with it,” Koby said. “My dad and brother wanted me to commit on the spot but my mom wanted me to wait and really make sure it was what I wanted to do. But she loved it and she knew I did, too.”

There were several factors that led to the Hathcock’s family falling in love with Iowa State, done it all for the one of which was the thought of Koby playing immediately.

Iowa State’s current long snapper, Steven Wirtel, is one of the best in the country and will likely join his brother, Chicago Bears rookie long snapper John Wirtel, in the NFL next year. Wirtel is the only long snapper on the Cyclones’ roster, paving the way for Koby to take over the moment he steps foot on campus.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell showed genuine care for Koby during his visit, and the Hathcock’s felt his footprint all over the university. They also felt the excitement for Iowa State football from the surrounding community, an aspect that was confirmed by Perry alum and current Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy’s father, Shawn.

“After talking to Shawn, we felt the same thing with football being the center of the community,” Jeremy said. “I told Koby that he should go to a place where his commitment would mean something. We got that there.”

Koby heads into his senior season as the second-ranked long snapper in the country, according to Jamie Kohl, who holds professional camps for kickers, punters and long snappers across the country. He believes his ranking and overall success at the position is a culmination of what his father and mother, Amy, instilled in him and all of his siblings from a young age.

They taught him to always keep pushing and give his all in everything he does, on or off the field. They also taught him to be accountable on his own, a message echoed by his older brothers, Ryan and Alec, who experienced the lifestyle

“It’s all about their mentality,” Campbell said. “They don’t have to bring along a young pup and teach them what they believe is good O-line play. They all have the same expectations for themselves as a group.”

Noah Nelson, Luke Moustis, Adam Reed, Cooper Darling and Andrew Garcia will lead the Williams Field offense out on the field this season.

Nelson, 6-foot-7, 290 pounds, will start at left tackle. Moustis, 6-foot-3, 280 pounds, will start at left guard next to Adam Reed, the Black Hawks’ 6-foot3, 265-pound center. On the right side, 6-foot-4, 290-pound Cooper Darling

will line up at guard, while 6-foot-8, 280-pound Andrew Garcia is at tackle.

Factor in 6-foot-4, 208-pound threestar tight end Joshua Gale, and they become even more menacing.

“I don’t think I’ll ever have a line this big again,” Campbell said. “They probably have the most potential of any group I have ever had because of their pure size.”

Each player has shown his athleticism on the field, and Division I college football programs have taken notice.

Nelson, rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, is one of the top tackles in the state. He received more than 20

scholarship offers before he committed to the University of Oklahoma on May 13.

“Visiting a lot of programs, they talk to you a lot about all of the different things they can do for you and all of the accolades they’ve received,” Nelson said. “But through the recruiting process, to see what (Oklahoma) has done and the family aspect I saw on my visit, I felt that was something other programs lacked.”

About two weeks after Nelson shut down his recruiting, Darling did the

BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

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esert Ridge High School senior Koby Hathcock does it all for the Jaguars on the football field.

He rushed for two touchdowns last season as a junior and threw for two more on 13 attempts at quarterback. On defense, the linebacker racked up 43 total tackles, 3.5 of which were for a loss and 2 for sacks.

But while Hathcock has made an impact for his team on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, that wasn’t the reason major division I universities became interested in the 5-foot-11, 200-pounder. It was because of his longsnapping ability.

“It started with our previous long snapper, Adam Bay,” Koby said. “I started doing it for fun because it looked cool, but I happened to be good at it so I started practicing with him. He really encouraged me to become a snapper.”

Koby began training with long snapping guru Ben Bernard, the same coach that trained Bay before he graduated in 2017 and went on to play for the University of Wisconsin.

The Hathcock’s drove 45 minutes each way for training four days a week. The drive was difficult at first for them to ac-

Desert Ridge High School senior Koby Hathcock has Jaguars on the football field. (Courtesy Hathcock family)

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Confidence built into Williams Field line

BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

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illiams Field High School football coach Steve Campbell admits there is some good and bad in regards to his offensive line heading into the 2019 season.

The bad has to do with age. All five starters are seniors, meaning Campbell will have to find an entirely new group in 2020.

But with age comes experience. That, along with the physical stature of each lineman, and the good outweighs the bad.

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Despite his commitment, Koby says he won’t stray away from playing linebacker and running back for Desert Ridge this season. He and his team have unfinished business after a 3-8 record last season, the worst since Hathcock took over the program in 2006.

Desert Ridge snuck into the playoffs as the No. 15 seed, but lost in the opening round to second-ranked Pinnacle High

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change being a college athlete brings.

“They told me that the coaches expect a lot more from me, and you have to figure out everything on your own,” Koby said. “I know I need to keep my grades up and continue to push for my goals because nobody will be there to hold me accountable.”

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same.

Also rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Darling committed to Oregon State University on May 29.

“I really enjoyed the small-town feel,” Darling said. “The program overall has a lot of room to grow and that was attractive to me.”

Along with Darling and Nelson, Garcia has also received attention from college programs. He has offers from NAU, New Mexico State, Liberty and Northern Colorado.

All five starters have built a high level of trust with one another. They depend on each other to take care of their re-

School. Injuries derailed the Jaguars on both sides of the ball early on in the season, forcing several players to play out of position.

This year, however, Desert Ridge returns a battle-tested group on both sides of the ball. Koby vows they will be more physical than last year, and won’t shy away from any competition.

He believes he can focus solely on the

25 SPORTS season rather than recruitment with his commitment out of the way. Something both he and his dad will enjoy as their time together on the field nears its end.

“It will be tough, he’s my last boy,” the older Hathcock said. “I get a little emotional just thinking about it. (Senior night) is one of those moments that I don’t want to come but when it does, I’ll be glad I went along for the ride.”

Moustis, Noah Nelson and Joshua Gale make up Williams Field’s menacing offensive line for the 2019 season (Zach Alvira/

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spective assignments, just as the rest of the offense does for them as a group.

The offensive line played a vital role in the Black Hawks success last season with then-senior Zack Shepherd under center. Williams Field went undefeated in the 5A San Tan Region for the third consecutive year, and finished 11-2 overall after falling to Notre Dame Prep in the semifinals.

This year, however, Williams Field will have a new quarterback for the first time in three seasons.

“I’ve told my quarterbacks that from the offense’s perspective, they are the least experienced out of everybody,” Campbell said. “I told them they need to go in there and earn respect and learn to mesh.

“That’s where having an experienced offensive line comes into play.”

Campbell believes the chemistry among the offensive line and veteran skill players will help lead his quarterbacks in the right direction come the first game of the season on Aug. 23.

Like most offensive linemen, both Nelson and Darling have plays in which they get the most satisfaction out of.

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Playing left tackle, Nelson often finds himself protecting the quarterback’s blindside. It’s a role he admits adds pressure, but makes him realize how important he is for the offense to be successful.

Darling, as is common with most guards, enjoys pulling to the next level.

“I just love getting to the second level,” Darling said, “Anytime I can get some movement going, it’s awesome.”

Both linemen have high expectations for themselves and the rest of the group. They aim to prove the team can count on them to get the job done up front.

Since they were freshmen, they’ve seen themselves evolve into leaders.

Not so much in terms of being vocal, but their play on the field. They know if they can do what is expected of them on every play, it will lead to overall success amongst the team.

“I think it gives the rest of the offense reassurance that they don’t need to worry about what we are doing so they can focus on what they need to do,” Nelson said. “We see ourselves going out there and having fun.

“If we can do that while leading by example, that’s what we plan to do.”

Williams Field senior Noah Nelson, a three-star offensive tackle, is one of the best in the state at his position. He committed to the University of Oklahoma on may 13. (Zach Alvira/GSN Staff)

Williams Fields’ Cooper Darling, a three-star guard, committed to Oregon State on May 29. He will be a one of five seniors starting on the Black Hawks’ offensive line this season. (Zach Alvira/GSN Staff)

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Racy outfits super-charge Chandler coffee shop Customers frequent the cafe on the weekends with their significant others and friends as well.

Yet, no matter what time of the day customers stop at the shop to take in the view, a smile, good conversation and a show come with every cup.

The Chandler location is the company’s only outlet with an indoor seating area where customers can play games or chat with the baristas.

“You can literally come in here and talk to us for hours, we don’t mind. We have Wi-Fi, so people come and do homework and work or business too. We just want customers to relax and enjoy themselves and their drinks, and us too if they want,” said Johnson.

But those headed through the drive-thru won’t be shorted on the views.

A mirror in the back of the kitchen lets customers see the baristas’ outfit of the day while they make drinks to drool over.

Espresso drinks like the popular Little Irish Girl with Irish cream and white chocolate and the Blonde Bombshell with

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new coffee shop is perking up the Chandler area—and it’s not entirely because of the caffeine.

Bottoms Up Espresso, on the northwest corner of Warner Road and Arizona Avenue, is serving joe as hot as the employees—who dress in lingerie and bikinis while creating playfully themed drinks.

The company first flirted with the California market in 2011, but has turned up the heat to give locals a view of something other than prime Arizona sunsets at the state’s first location in Chandler.

Manager Joni Johnson said that although Chandler may not seem like a prime spot to blend coffee and bare skin, the location is bursting at the seams with new and recurrent customers since opening in April.

“We have a lot of construction workers in the area that come in when we open at four in the morning because this is the only place open to get coffee other than gas stations. No where else in this area opens that early,” Johnson said.

“I think they just appreciate having good coffee, like a good cold brew before going out in the sun all day,” she added.

Johnson said the cafe also sees a lot of traffic as people make their way off the freeway after work.

Racy outfits on, from left. Kristy Montagino, manager Joni Johnson and Delanna Sesma help drive business up at Bottoms Up Espresso in Chandler. The baristas base their outfits on various themes each day of the week.

(Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

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Hip-Hop championships take over the Valley

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housands of dancers from around the world will gather together in Phoenix to show off their skills and compete at the 18th World Hip Hop Dance Championship on August 10.

Considered the “Olympics of Hip-Hop,” the national dance competition will take place at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix and will conclude with the world finals at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is run by Hip Hop International, an organization that hosts dance crew competi-

tions across the world to expand the reach of hip-hop dance in popular culture.

“We discovered that hip-hop was practiced all around the world,” said Karen Schwartz, who cofounded Hip Hop International with her husband, Howard, in 2002. “We thought this was so exciting and we wanted to make it mainstream so people could enjoy these things.”

The couple has a history of producing dance competitions to shed a light on a style of dance they felt was missing from the mainstream media.

“It took at least a year to develop and establish the competition. We wanted to use rules that allowed a lot of freedom

for dancers to express themselves,” Karen said.

“We wanted to bring the dancers to the forefront. We really wanted to expand on battles, choreography, dance crews and creating more opportunities for dancers.”

To make sure the competition is fair, they reached out to hip-hop pioneers, dancers and experts to create a set of rules that could be applied worldwide.

“The competition is obviously really tough because people are willing to come from all over the country and all over the world to compete,” said Carlos “SparXz” Caraballo of The Exiles. “They do a good job about making things super clear. It’s

clear what the judges are looking for.”

Sienna Lalau, a member of The LAB dance crew, has been able to experience a fulfilling career as a dancer and choreographer because she won World Hip Hop Dance Champion in 2018.

“Hip Hop International has definitely helped me with my career and they’re so generous with these opportunities,” Lalau said. “When we won, a lot of people around the world were hearing about who The LAB is, who I am, and our choreographer.”

Born and raised in Honolulu, Lalau has been dancing since she was 4, and start-

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ed competing at 8. Since she won World Hip Hop Dance Championship, Lalau and The LAB have competed on (and won) NBC’s “World of Dance,” performed with Ciara on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”and is on tour with Jennifer Lopez. Lalau has established a career as a choreographer in Los Angeles.

Caraballo and The Exiles have also had their share of success since emerging as a dance crew at Hip Hop International in 2017.

Based in Coolidge, The Exiles are nine men who belong to the same church.

“We’re not just a dance team. We are followers of Christ,” Caraballo A range of hip hop entertainers will be taking the stage this month at various venues in the Valley. (Special to Get Outr) explained. “We are a Christian dance team. We want to show peocrews emanating in the Phoenix and Tuc- 9-10. These workshops will be open to the ple that Christians get down, too.” son areas.” public and feature some of the best dancThe Exiles have competed on NBC’s He spoke highly of the Arizona Grand ers and choreographers in hip-hop. Lalau “World of Dance” during its third season. Resort. will teach urban moves this year.

Although they did not win the competition, “We usually like to find a resort property The Hip Hop International World Battles the team made it to “The Cut,” when six that we can take over,” he said. “We like to will also be featured at this year’s competiteams compete to be a part of the top three. find a property that can house the major- tion. The World Battles are intimate comThis is not the first Hip Hop Interna- ity of dancers, training and competition petitions dedicated to certain styles of hiptional competition in Arizona. Last year, space, and one that would have an arena hop dance, such as popping, locking and the World Hip Hop Dance Championship that would facilitate the finale.” whacking. was held at the Grand Canyon University Along with the competitions throughEach battle is judged by an expert of that Arena. out the week, there will be other family- style, and dancers can either compete in“Arizona is very dance friendly,” Howard friendly events. The Urban Dance Move dividually or with a partner. Anyone interSchwartz said. “There are many top dance Workshop is Friday and Saturday Aug. ested in a certain style is able to sign up on

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toasted marshmallow, caramel and white chocolate are among the most popular on the menu.

But the joint also serves energy drinks like The Big O, with strawberry and green apple, and the Screamer, which comes with blue raspberry, green apple and watermelon and basic smoothies that are popular among customers.

For those looking for a snack, other than the girls, they can order a French toast bagel breakfast sandwich or the favored croissant breakfast sandwich.

To jumpstart the week, on Mondays the girls wear “schoolgirl” outfits, typically complete with plaid miniskirts, stockings and pigtails. Tuesdays and Saturdays are both dedicated to red and black bikinis to represent the brand’s colors.

Wednesdays lasso customers with a cowgirl theme which usually features ripped daisy duke shorts and tied plaid shirts to boot.

Thursdays, Johnson said, are one of the shop’s busiest days during the week.

A “fantasy” theme at the store means lingerie, and little of it. Johnson said some of the girls like to be the women of customers’ dreams by elevating the look with complete hair and makeup.

Though most people look forward to a slow Sunday, baristas hype up the slower pace with a sport’s inspired look with tiedup jerseys.

“What’s nice about the outfit changes is that we’re the only place around here to do it. So, if you like the concept but don’t want to see a bunch of beautiful women in lingerie, you can come on Sunday and still have fun but we’ve toned it down a notch with sports themed outfits,” said Johnson.

Though toned down, the dress code keeps even the shop’s most casual days piping hot.

Employees must have their midriff showing at all times, are strongly encouraged to wear makeup and keep their hair its natural color.

The girls are not allowed to wear thongs or boy-shorts to work as all of the outfits must include cheeky-style underwear or swimwear.

Johnson said with the girls’ natural features on display, a lot of people think the customer-base is mainly men.

“We actually get more women here than men. We do get guys but sometimes they’re afraid to look at us or they’ll be nervous, but the women come in here just taking us in and telling us straight up they think we look good,” said Johnson, adding: “We know we have a lot on show, we know you come here to look at us and that’s okay. We put in all this effort so you will look at us.”

Though, most of their male customers have no problem drinking the women up.

One left a review that raved: “I came to get a cold brew but I wanted something slightly sweeter and they made my drink perfectly. The girls are beautiful, energetic, and have wonderful customer service. I would recommend this place to anyone who likes coffee period! Awesome place!”

Another customer, said, “Great coffee, beautiful baristas, friendly atmosphere.” He couldn’t help noting as well that one barista in particular was “absolutely delicious.”

While most that come to the store have

the Hip Hop International website to compete.

At the World Hip Hop Dance Championship, dancers will compete as a part of a dance crew in the junior, varsity or adult divisions.

Each division is defined by age. According to Hip Hop International regulations, a dance crew consists of five to nine members, male or female.

This year’s competition will also introduce the Mini and Mega Crew divisions. Mini Crews will consist of three members of all ages, while Mega Crews have 10 to 40 members.

“Spectators can expect something similar to the Olympic Games,” Howard said. “They will experience spectators from all over the world, waving their flags, and singing their songs. It’s a wonderful experience.”

The top three crews from the Hip Hop International competitions around the world will convene in August to compete for the “most revered medal to receive in hip hop dance.”

“My favorite part of the competition is seeing dancers coming in from all over the world that may speak different languages but share the single language of dance and share the passion for dance,” Karen said.

Information: hiphopinternational.com. only compliments to give, Johnson said not everyone in the community is as enthusiastic about the concept as others.

“I check our reviews on Google and stuff and there was this lady who was just not loving this concept she was like, ‘I think it’s messed up that we have two bikini shops in this area, it’s just degrading to women,’” said Johnson.

But Johnson is hardly flustered.

“If we love it, we love it. I have no problem walking around like this and I’m sure none of them do,” she said.

“None of us feel degraded at all. If they did they wouldn’t work here. We’re all comfortable in our skin and if anything its empowering. If you’ve got it, rock it. Rock what God gave you,” she added.

Johnson said before making assumptions about the concept of the store to come in and experience the environment for one’s self.

“We get people in all the time who had no idea what it was even though our logo has a girl with a bikini on it. They come in and they absolutely love it. You just never know,” she said.

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ome call the pork tenderloin the filet mignon of the pork because it’s so lean and tender.

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For this recipe, the pork tenderloin gets eight or nine slices on the top, just enough to fit a piece of garlic sliced lengthwise.

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1 (approx. 2.5 lb.) pork tenderloin 4 large garlic cloves, sliced in half lengthwise 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons orange juice 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary 4 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

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Insert a half of a garlic clove into each hole.

Make sauce.

In a bowl add soy sauce, mustard, honey, orange juice, rosemary, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Whisk to combine. Pour the sauce over the tenderloin.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145-150 degrees.

Baste occasionally. Transfer the tenderloin to a large cutting board and let rest for 8-10 minutes before slicing. Slice the tenderloin and transfer to a serving dish or plates.

Spoon the sauce over the sliced tenderloin.

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Joanne is survived by her children, Kevin (Jessica) Ball and Zoa Lynne (Jesse Jr.) Haacke; siblings, Judith (David) Peterson and Jay (June) St. John; grandchildren, Jesse Lee (Tesla) Ball, Jonathan Ball, Joseph Haacke, Derek Ball, Mackenzie Ball, and Logan Ball; great-grandchildren, Kyland Ball and Roxas Ball; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Times Media Group, an Arizona-grown, locally owned print and digital media company, is seeking an experienced Multi-media Advertising Sales Representative. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced sales professional who is willing to offer solutions to drive company revenue.

Compensation: Competitive Base Pay Plus Commissions Benefits: 401(k), Dental, Life, Medical, Vision Responsibilities: Present and sell company products and services to new and existing customers Prospect and contact potential clients Reach agreed-upon sales targets by the deadline Set follow-up appointments to keep customers aware of latest developments Create sales material to present to customers Qualifications: Previous experience in print and digital sales Familiarity with CRM platforms Ability to build rapport with clients Strong negotiation skills Deadline and detail-oriented Compensation: • Competitive Base Pay + Commission • Health, Dental & Vision Benefits • 401(k) • Mileage Reimbursement • Paid Vacations and Holidays

Marzocchi Imports Auctioning Blue 2007 Suzuki SX4 2.4L. VIN JS2YB413575105150 Previously Owned By Mr Otis - Call Marzocchi Imports 480-539-4086 to Pay Bill Or Car Will Be Sold in 30 Days.

East Valley Tribune 8/4, 11,18,25 & Ahwatukee Foothills News 8/7, 14, 21, 28, 2019 /22458

Lost & Found LOST framed ironworking pictures from 25 years ago, last seen in storage shed facility that was auctioned in Mesa. 15X24 appx. 50100 pic collage. REWARD! (417)379-5815

Miscellaneous For Sale DIATOMACEOUS EARTH-FOOD GRADE HARRIS DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FOOD GRADE 100% OMRI Listed-For Organic Use Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

SHARE WITH THE WORLD!

class@timespublications.com or call 480-898-6465

KILL SCORPIONS! Buy Harris Scorpion Spray/Kit Odorless, Non-Staining Effective Results Begin, After Spray Dries Available: The Home Depot, homedepot.com, Hardware Stores

Pets/Services

Savannah Kittens F7 SBT Purebred Savannah’s Guaranteed Healthy 3 Females/2 Males $1,100 480-352-1243

480.898.6465

Apartments APACHE TRAIL & IRONWOOD Secluded Cute Studio, A/C $625/Month Bad Credit ok No Deposit.

Water/Trash Inc. (602) 339-1555

Commerical/ Industrial/Retail Outdoor commercial/personal Storage Yards for lease.

Secure, gated 24 hour access, and much more.

Call 480-926-5957 for details

Manufactured Homes

Cash 4 Diabetic Strips!

Best Prices in Town.

Sealed and Unexpired.

480-652-1317 Diabetic Test Strips by the box, unused. Any type or brand.

Will pay top dollar.

Call Pat 480-323-8846

Real Estate

For Rent

Manufactured Homes BRAND NEW NEVER LIVED IN 2 BED / 2 BATH HOMES $48,900 Financing Available.

Also Available Affordable Homes Between $5K - $15K 55+ Mobile Home Park in Great Chandler Location.

Call Kim 480-233-2035

Place Your Meeting/Event Ad email ad copy to ecota@times publications.com

Watch for Garage Sales in Classifieds!

You will find them easy with their yellow background.

Wanted to Buy Brand New 2019 Clayton MH 16X56, 2B/2B, 3 Ton Cent A/C, Concrete Drive W/Awning, Landscaped, Steps, W/D Hkups, 18 CF Fridge, Gas Range, Dishwasher Ready, Walk in Shower in a 55+ Resort Community in Apache Junction. $52,900 Does not include furniture.

Call Bill at 480-228-7786

Garage Sale Fri & Sat 7a-11am Household, clothes, kitchen items, furniture, electronics, mason jars, kid items, DVDs, MORE 555 W. Lane Dr Mesa

Only $27.50 includes up to 1 week online To place an ad please call: 480-898-6465 class@times publications.com

Manufactured Homes

THE LINKS ESTATES Apartments

Please send resume to suzanne@timespublications.com

Place a Birth, Anniversary, Wedding Announcement, In Memoriam, Obituary or any life event in this paper today! Call us for details.

Miscellaneous For Sale

ALMA SCH & MAIN Partially Furnished 1bd/1 ba. Bad Credit OK. No Deposit. $675 Background ck Includes utilities (602) 339-1555

Pets/Services FEMALE CAT NEEDING HOME Sweet, 6 yr, healthy tortoise shell cat. Affectionate.

Loves to be brushed and pet. Great Companion. Will sit in lap. Recently married. Husband Allergic. Looking for right home. Afraid of other animals & small children. Call or text if interested. Will send pictures or answer questions. 480-703-0579

Why Rent The Lot When

YOU CAN OWN THE LAND And Own Your New Home

FROM THE UPPER 100’S

ASK US HOW YOUR $105,000 CASH INVESTMENT AND OUR SENIOR LOAN PROGRAM ENABLES QUALIFIED 62+ SENIORS MAKING THE LINKS THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE HAVE NO MORTGAGE PAYMENT & NO LOT RENT AS LONG AS YOU LIVE IN HOME.

Gawthorp & Associates Realty 40667 N Wedge Dr • San Tan Valley, AZ 85140

602-402-2213

www.linksestates.net

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Cleaning Services

Computer Sales/ Service

RED MOUNTAIN MAIDS

Kao Computer Service

Home/Ofc/Comm'l Low Prices. Serving the East Valley for over 10 years!

Prompt, courteous service.

Air Conditioning/Heating

QUALITY, VALUE and a GREAT PRICE!

Lifetime Warranty on Workmanship Seasonal AC Tune Up - $99 New 3-Ton AC Units - $3,995 We are a Trane dealer & NATE-Certified!

0% FINANCING - 60 Months!!

‘A+’ RATED AC REPAIR FREE ESTIMATE SAME DAY SERVICE

Bonded/Insured • ROC #289252

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Call 480-354-7928 480-206-9998

REPAIRS + UPGRADES + NETWORKING @ YOUR HOME OR OFFICE

Alfred C. Kao Owner kaoservice@gmail.com Mobile: 203-644-3684

MISSED THE DEADLINE? Place your ad online!

Call 480-898-6465

Carpet Cleaning

Garage/Doors GARAGE DOOR SERVICE East Valley/ Ahwatukee

Broken Springs Replaced Nights/Weekends Bonded/Insured 480-251-8610

Not a licensed contractor

Handyman

Garage/Doors

HANDYMAN 40 Years Experience Drywall, Framing, Plumbing, Painting, Electrical, Roofing, Trim & More. Stan, 602-434-6057

GARAGE DOORS

Electrical Services

Call or Text: 480-635-8605 gilbertcarpetclean.com

- Ahw Resident Since 1987 -

Appliance Repair Now

We Also Buy, Sell & Trade Used Appliances Working or Not

480-659-1400 Licensed & Insured

Automotive Services

AHWATUKEE MOBILE CAR DETAIL

MOBILE DETAIL SERVICE TO YOUR LOCATION IN GREATER PHOENIX

480-206-9980 AHWATUKEEMOBILECARDETAIL.COM

Meetings/Events?

Get Free notices in the Classifieds!

Submit to ecota@timespublications.com

Opener & Door Lubrication with Repair

480-561-6111

www.lifetimegaragedoorsaz.com

Plumbing • Decks Drywall • Carpentry • Tile • More!

Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured

Handyman Marks the Spot for ALL

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Your Handyman Needs!

Painting • Flooring • Electrical Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! • Drywall • Carpentry Plumbing Painting • Flooring • Electrical • Plumbing Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Painting • Flooring • Electrical Decks • Tile • More! Needs!

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Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not aBruce Licensed at Contractor Call 602.670.7038 RESIDENTIAL & SMALL BUSINESS CLEANING SPECIALISTS SINCE 2007 Weekly, biweekly, tri-weekly, or monthly; same talented crew each visit Flexible, customized services to meet individual needs of each client GREEN eco-friendly products used to clean and sanitize Move-in/move-out and seasonal deep cleans Small, family-owned company with GUARANTEED high quality services Always dependable, excellent references, bonded, and insured

FreeFree estimates estimatesat at 480-802-1992 480-802-1992 or or dennis@simplygrandcleaningaz.com reed@simplygrandcleaningaz.com

DRYWALL QUALITY WORK, AFFORDABLE PRICING DISCOUNT RATES FOR: SPECIAL EVENTS • FLEETS • COMPANY CAR WASH DAYS

• Panel Changes and Repairs • Installation of Ceiling Fans • Switches/Outlets • Home Remodel

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Cleaning Services

If It’s Broken, We Can Fix It! • Same Day Service • On-Site Repairs • Servicing All Major Brands • Quality Guaranteed

Discount for Seniors &Veterans

ALL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs!

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Painting Flooring • Electrical Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932 Painting • Flooring • Electrical Plumbing • Drywall • Carpentry

“Th e A ll S t ar s of Cle aning!”

Appliance Repairs

10%

HONESTY • INTEGRITY • QUALITY

ARIZONA ALL STAR CLEANING H Move In / Move Out Maids H Truck Mounted - Fast Drying - Deep Clean H Carpet and Tile Cleaning H Rug Cleaning H Upholstery Cleaning H Pet Odor and Stains Trusted for 25 Years H Family Owned & Operated

Unbeatable Customer Service & Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

JOSE DOMINGUEZ DRYWALL & PAINTING House Painting, Drywall, Reliable, Dependable, Honest!

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480.266.4589 josedominguez0224@gmail.com Not a licensed contractor.

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Home Improvement

Why re-do when you can RE-NEW? YOUR #1 CABINET REFACING COMPANY IN THE VALLEY 39 Years of Masterful Craftsmanship WE DO ALL THE WORK INCLUDED IN EVERY PACKAGE: • New custom doors • New dovetail drawers • Soft-close hinges, tracks and more ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA!

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WE WILL BEAT ANY WRITTEN ESTIMATE FREE In-Home Estimates

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Re-NewCabinets.com Visit Our Showroom!

6503 W Frye Rd, Suite 1 Chandler, AZ 85228 Licensed, Bonded, Insured - ROC#293053

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Irrigation

Handyman

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480-276-6600

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*Not a Licensed Contractor

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

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Services

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ROC# 317949

480-898-6564

Garbage Disposals Door Installs & Repairs Toilets / Sinks Kitchen & Bath Faucets Most Drywall Repairs

Bathroom Remodeling All Estimates are Free • Call: 520.508.1420

Landscape Maintenance

Painting

Juan Hernandez

Juan Hernandez

TREE

SPRINKLER

Drip/Install/Repair Not a licensed contractor

25 years exp. Call Now (480) 720-3840

TRIMMING 25 Years exp (480) 720-3840

Insured/Bonded Free Estimates

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“When there are days that you can’t depend on them, you can depend on us!”

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LANDSCAPING, TREES & MAINTENANCE

Tree Trimming • Tree Removal Stump Grinding Storm Damage • Bushes/Shrubs Yard Clean-up Commercial and Residential PMB 435 • 2733 N. Power Rd. • Suite 102 • Mesa dennis@allprotrees.com

480-354-5802

www.husbands2go.com

Irrigation Repair Services Inc.

HOME REMODELING REPAIRS & CUSTOM INTERIOR PAINTING Move a wall; turn a door into a window. From small jobs and repairs to room additions, I do it all. Precision interior painting, carpentry, drywall, tile, windows, doors, skylights, electrical, fans, plumbing and more. All trades done by hands-on General Contractor. Friendly, artistic, intelligent, honest and affordable. 40 years' experience. Call Ron Wolfgang Office 480-820-8515 Cell 602-628-9653 Wolfgang Construction Inc. Licensed & Bonded ROC 124934

Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems

S.N.A.P.P. REMODELING. LLC

SERVICES INCLUDE: • Drywall/Repairs • Tile Work • Carpentry • Quick Repairs

Quick, Reliable Work by a Licensed Contractor at Reasonable Rates

Call 480-204-4242

snappremodelingllc.com Bonded, Licensed & Insured | ROC #272423 Veteran Owned Company

Painting

Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician

Call Lance White

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

Jose Dominguez Painting & Drywall SEE OUR AD IN DRYWALL! Quick Response to your Call!

15 Years Exp 480-266-4589

480.654.5600

azirrigation.com Cutting Edge LLC • ROC 21671

10% OFF

We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality Free Estimates!

Home of the 10-Year Warranty!

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www.eastvalleypainters.com Family Owned & Operated

Now Accepting all major credit cards

“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising” - Mark Twain

RAMIRO MEDINA LANDSCAPING ➧ LANDSCAPING ➧ TREE TRIMMING & REMOVAL ➧ IRRIGATION ➧ YARD CLEAN-UP ➧ GRAVEL ➧ COMMERCIAL ➧ RESIDENTIAL LICENSED • INSURED • OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE Call or Text Today for a FREE ESTIMATE

Carlos Medina - 602-677-3200

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

480-338-4011

ROC#309706

480.898.6465

class@timespublications.com

Medical Services/Equipment

• Sprinkler/Drip Repairs • New Installs Poly/PVC • Same Day Service

NTY

Paint Interior & Exterior • Drywall Repair Light Carpentry • Power Washing • Textures Matched Popcorn Removal • Pool Deck Coatings Garage Floor Coatings • Color Consulting

Not a licensed contractor

ROC# 256752

Irrigation

5-YEAR WARRA

Voted #1

Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

Ask me about FREE water testing!

Home Improvement

East Valley PAINTERS

$

100 Off!

See store for details.

Arizona Mobility Scooters 9420 W. Bell Rd., #103, Sun City, AZ 85351

Mobility Scooter Center 3929 E. Main St., #33, Mesa, AZ 85205

480-250-3378 480-218-1782 www.arizonamobilityscooters.com

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Plumbing

Public Notices

Window Cleaning

NOTICE

DIRTY WINDOWS? Call Fish Window Cleaning @ 480-962-4688 and you will have the cleanest windows and screens on the block.

Below is the list of services we offer: Windows-Interior & Exterior ScreensSunscreens/Regular Tracks, Ceiling Fans, Light Fixtures Power Washing Your driveways, sidewalks & patios Follow us on InstaGram

What we do… ☛ Never a service call fee

10 YEARS FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED • ROC242432

SPECIAL! $30 OFF 480.888.0484

www.ezflowplumbingaz.com

☛ Up-front pricing ☛ Tank water heaters

☛ Tank-less water heaters

☛ Fixture

Replacements

☛ Plumbing &

drain repairs

☛ Water We accept all major credit cards and PayPal • Financing Available ET01

Treatment

Affinity Plumbing LLC 480-487-5541

ANYONE KNOWING WHERETHE ABOUTS OF SCOTT JOHNSTON OR ANY OF HIS HEIRS, PLEASE CONTACT THE LAW OFFICE OF AARON J. GREMILLION, LLC, AT 1295 HWY 75, SUNSHINE LA, 70780 OR AT 225-289-4383.

Published: East Valley Tribune, July 21, 28, Aug 4, 2019 / 22038

Classifieds 480-898-6465

@FISH_WCEASTVALLEYAZ

affinityplumber@gmail.com

www.affinityplumbingaz.com

Remodeling

Your Ahwatukee Plumber & East Valley Neighbor

S.N.A.P.P.

Anything Plumbing Same Day Service

REMODELING. LLC

Water Heaters

24/7

Inside & Out Leaks

Bonded

Toilets

Insured

Faucets

Estimates Availabler

SERVICES INCLUDE: • Drywall/Repairs • Tile Work • Carpentry • Quick Repairs

Disposals

Call 480-204-4242

$35 off

Any Service

Quick, Reliable Work by a Licensed Contractor at Reasonable Rates

ACCREDITED BUSINESS ®

snappremodelingllc.com Bonded, Licensed & Insured | ROC #272423 Veteran Owned Company

Not a licensed contractor

Pool Service / Repair

SCRAMBLER: Animal “F” words

Roofing

Unscramble the letters to find “F” words relating to the animal world.

Juan Hernandez

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

POOL REPAIR

Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling, Rebar showing, Pool Light out?

I CAN HELP!

25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

Call Juan at

Over 30 yrs. Experience

Not a licensed contractor.

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

480-706-1453

480-720-3840 Roofing

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15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

480-357-2463

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R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured

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STORMS

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