Gilbert Sun News 12-22-2019

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BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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fter filing conflicting claims for millions of dollars, Gilbert and Big League Dreams have ended a two-year legal nightmare with each side agreeing to dismiss those claims and pay their own attorney fees and costs.

Town Council voted 7-0 last week to accept the settlement reached in mediation on Dec. 3.

“It’s best for us as a council to approve of this agenda item,” Vice Mayor Eddie Cook said. “Let’s move forward to

the wonderfulness of Cactus Yards and let’s celebrate the future.”

Cook, the only council member to speak on the issue, said it would be hard to win damages from Big League Dream, the former operator of the what is now called Cactus Yards after Gilbert took back control.

“The hard part about this one was we were able to recover damages from the construction company a couple of years ago,” Cook said. “As we have learned the fair market of

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Vets bring joy

Corrine and Jack Griffith wore holiday costumes and Bob Greene wore a big smile as the members of Gilbert American Legion Post 39 on Dec. 14 made Christmas a lot merrier for needy kids by distributing toys Greene collected over the last few months from generous local businesses and others. [Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

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Volunteers, donations create a Gilbert ‘miracle’

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

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he miracle on Baseline Road in Gilbert began with a phone

call.

It was late 2014 and Eric and Mary Sheldahl, transplants to Chandler from Iowa, were looking for a worthy organization to make a charitable contribution.

Scanning Charity Navigator, Eric happened across an Illinois-based nonprofit called Midwest Food Bank.

Impressed by their low overhead, Sheldahl donated. His telephone soon rang. It was David Keiser, founder of Midwest Food

Bank.

“That just registered with me,” said Sheldahl, “because you don’t get thank you calls anymore.”

Fast forward a year. Again, the Sheldahls donated. Again, Keiser called in gratitude.

“In our conversation, I said, “How can we do this in Arizona?’” Sheldahl recalled.

“Maybe a month later, David and two of his board members flew out.”

“That was February of ‘16. By September 2016, we had a building. March 1, 2017, one year and 18 days (after the visit), we opened serving 30 agencies.”

Today, not even three years later, Midwest Food Bank Arizona serves more than 290 partner agencies – food pantries,

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school and church groups, homeless ministries, you name it – across Arizona.

In 2019, the miracle on Baseline Road will distribute more than $19 million in food and goods to help out needy families all over the state.

The truly miraculous thing, at least to me: Everything is donated, from the canned goods and pasta and produce to the food boxes, 18-wheelers and truck drivers dispatched almost daily from the 26,800-square-foot warehouse in Gilbert near Baseline and Mesa Drive.

Most days, MFB Arizona is teeming with volunteers – there’s no age limit – from res-

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he Maricopa County Attorney’s Office must now decide if it will charge a Gilbert dad in the death of his 3-year-old daughter who was left in a hot car.

Gilbert Police last week arrested Scott Jones, 37, then processed and released him facing a negligent homicide charge recommendation by police.

“The investigation will be submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review and charging recommendations.”

Sgt. Mark Marino said in a news release.

Marino said the appropriate documents will be forwarded to the county either this week or next week.

“It’s tragic,” he said of the case, noting Charlotte “Charly” Jones was the first child who has died in a hot car in Gilbert he could recall.

Charlotte had been left for up to three hours in a car seat in a black pick-up truck in the family’s driveway on Sept. 3.

She was supposed to be in school but the parents decided to keep her home that day. The dad had dropped off Charly’s two older sisters at school and went back into the house – where he worked from – and forgot about her, a neighbor had said at the time of the incident.

By the time first-responders arrived to the Higley Groves West neighborhood at Higley and Elliott roads, temperatures were already reaching into the triple digits.

Charly was transported to a hospital and was later declared deceased.

She was one of four children who have died in a hot car in Arizona this year, according to Kids and Cars.Org. The other children were aged 4 months, 18 months and 20 months old, according to the national nonprofit group.

Martin, 23, with second-degree murder and felony child abuse after his 20-month-old daughter Madison Martin died in a hot car on May 11.

A prosecutor in a news story noted the amount of recklessness and extreme indifference shown by Martin, who had left his daughter unattended while he visited a friend, who was also charged in a subsequent marijuana-grow operation.

Martin may be pleading guilty, according to news reports.

For 2019, there were 53 child hot car deaths in the country, according to Kids and Cars.

In 2018, there were 54 such deaths, including two in Arizona, both in Superior. It was the highest year on record for the Charlotte "Charly" Jones died Sept. 3 when her father left her in group since it began tracking a car in triple-digit temperatures at their Gilbert home.(Facebook) the deaths in 1990.

On average 38 deaths occur each year and in over 55 perThe last death cent of the cases, the person rewas Samora sponsible for the child’s death Cousin.

The unknowingly left them in the 4-month-old girl vehicle, according to the public died Oct. 1 after awareness group. her foster father Charly’s death has hit her Roger Ham forfamily hard. got and left her Angela Jones on social media in a family van. postings noted “many firsts” Phoenix police for occasions such as holidays in November without her daughter Charly. recommended “The holidays are going to a negligent hobe the hardest,” she wrote on micide charge Scott Jones a Facebook page for people to but the county share memories of the child. “I attorney’s office last week announced it really can’t even imagine Christmas. decided not to charge Ham. “I just have to remind myself she is In another case where the child’s name good and she is hanging out with Jesus was publicized, the Mohave County At- eating all the M&M’s she wants. But it still torney’s Office reportedly charged Ty hurts and I want her back so bad.”

Lawmaker wants service, not fines, for traffic tickets

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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first-term state lawmaker, miffed about what he says is an expensive traffic ticket, wants to mandate an alternative to paying them for all motorists: community service.

State Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City, said some people just can’t afford to pay for citations. So he is proposing judges be required to offer them a non-cash

option.

His HB 2055 also would bar courts from imposing additional fees for those who are willing to pay but just need some time to do it.

The measure is drawing criticism from the League of Arizona Cities and Towns – which is concerned about the loss of revenues.

“These fines go to run the courts and to help pay for public safety costs,’’ said Tom Belshe, the organization’s executive

director.

It’s even more complex.

Every fine has a series of surcharges attached. So, on top of the basic penalty are additional charges for everything from police training and running probation programs to providing dollars to candidates who seek office using public funds.

But Biasiucci told Capitol Media Services none of this takes into account the

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Freeway to open, bringing a new world to thousands

BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

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fter decades of planning and preparation, years of litigation and 36 months of digging, blasting and back-breaking work, the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway is about to open.

Flanked by Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke, former Chandler Councilman/current County Supervisor and State Transportation Board Chairman Jack Sellers and scores of other state and local leaders, Gov. Doug Ducey held a press conference Dec. 18 to announce the completion of the 22mile, eight-lane link between the Chandler and West 59th Avenue interchange on Interstate 10 – and a thoroughfare for an estimated 117,000 to 140,000 vehicles a day, half are trucks.

But the exact date of the freeway's opening remains a mystery.

"Soon," replied Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski when the San Tan Sun News asked for a specific opening date. "We hope to have it opened before the end of the year."

Ducey and others hailed the achievement, which at $1.7 billion is the most expensive single highway project in state history, saying it “connects the East Valley and West Valley in ways impacting the region's economy for decades and "enable our state’s growth for generations to come.”

Although Halikowsky said some loose ends need tidying up and the freeway given a final inspection, state police already have been using it – moving at the legal speed limit from one end to the other in 13 minutes, one source said.

On Dec. 19, State Transportation Board members were to get a private tour along the entire stretch – and Sellers couldn't wait, saying he's been involved one way or another with discussions of the freeway "for longer than I can remember."

"I did tell them one thing, I wanted it open while I am still chairman" of the board, said Sellers, whose term expires Dec. 31.

Chief State Engineer Dallas Hammit told the board last month, “There’s still a lot of work to be done. All those lawsuits trying to stop the project are done, but there are some concerns on right-of-way, on noise walls we’re working with through our normal process.”

Even after it opens – most likely next week – there are three major pieces still about six months away from completion.

The Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway is expected to trigger an economic explosion for the West Valley but also pour at least 117,000 vehicles, half of them semis, just south of Ahwatukee. (Arizona Department of Transportation)

They include two last-minute additions to the project totaling an extra $20 million – interchanges at 32nd Street in Ahwatukee and around Ivanhoe Street near the Vee Quiva Casino on the Gila River Indian Community.

Also slated for completion next year is the 15-to-20-foot-wide multi-use path along six miles of southern side of the Ahwatukee segment of freeway ADOT agreed to build after cyclists and joggers complained about the loss of flat Pecos Road and its mountain and open-desert vistas.

The $1.7-billion freeway is the work of Arizona’s first major public-private partnership between ADOT and a consortium of companies called Connect202Partners.

This partnership used a design-build approach to the freeway with a 30-year maintenance agreement. Connect202Partners is led by Fluor Enterprises Inc., and includes Granite Construction Co., Ames Construction Inc. and Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. as the lead designer. Additionally, 10 subcontractors had participated in the construction.

Fluor and DBi Services, LLC, will maintain the lanes for 30 years with oversight from ADOT. “The project has turned heads around the industry because its sophisticated alternative delivery package is expected to

result in cost savings between $122 million and $200 million and bring motorists onto the new freeway about three years ahead of schedule,” said HDR, a general engineering consultant ADOT used for the freeway.

The project includes two half-mile bridges over the Salt River, 15 interchanges, high-occupancy vehicle lanes as well as HOV ramps, five underpasses for wildlife and hikers and the state’s first half-divergent diamond interchanges.

The two half-divergent interchanges are both in Ahwatukee, at Desert Foothills Parkway and 17th Avenue, and are patterned after full-divergent diamond interchanges in a handful of other states to improve safety and mobility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

Along the entire stretch of the freeway, crews installed more than 20 miles of drainage pipe, laid over 107,000 tons of asphalt pavement, installed more than 1,000 girders, built 40 bridges, moved 9.9 million cubic yards of dirt and used 10,800 tons of rebar manufactured from recycled steel.

Government and private-sector leaders hailed the project as a vital step toward completion of the freeway loop system promising to stimulate massive economic development in parts of Phoenix and the

West Valley.

“Throughout the design-build-maintain lifecycle, South Mountain Freeway is estimated to create about 30,000 jobs,” HDR said, indicating it would generate $2 billion in economic development along the entire stretch of the freeway and beyond.

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels said last year, “As an East Valley mayor, I am especially excited to see this extension take place from a business perspective. The freeway will provide an economic development corridor and will better connect businesses in the East and West Valleys.”

“I saw firsthand how the Loop 202/ Santan Freeway helped business development,” Daniels added.

Hartke said Chandler has been preparing for months for the freeway to open – eager to tap into the potential job market in the West Valley to fill hundreds of opening in Chandler.

"There's a very qualified workforce out there, whether it's plumbers, electricians, carpenters or engineers," Hartke told the San Tan Sun News, saying newer companies have settled in Chandler "are superexcited about this freeway opening."

This flow of jobs could be a two-way street.

Orion Real Estate Investment said while the freeway would be “a release valve for traffic congestion on existing freeways and local streets,” it envisions explosive growth in the West Valley “It’s not often when 22 miles of freeway is added to a major city in the U.S.,” Orion said. “It also isn’t often when a large area becomes ripe for a slew of economic development opportunities for a variety of markets. Phoenix is set to see all of this become a reality when the South Mountain Freeway is finished.”

It predicted the industrial sector “will feel the most immediate impact.”

“The West Valley has become the epicenter of Phoenix’s industrial market, primarily for logistics operations,” it said, noting the traffic congestion on the I-10 “has been caused by semi-trucks moving goods eastward.”

“Last-mile deliverers will likely view West Valley as a more viable location moving forward and will feel less pressure to establish operations somewhere in the East Valley," Orion said." Conversely, logistics companies in the East Valley will have easier access to the West Valley and major

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companies and what they do with creating all sorts of companies, the recovery of other types of monies would be hard for us.”

Big League Dreams was seeking over $10 million in damages from the town while Gilbert demanded $36.3 million.

The last reported expenditure for the town’s attorney fees, expert fees and costs was $413,236 in August.

Cactus Yards sits near Elliot and Power roads and features scaled-down replicas of famous ball fields like Fenway Park in Boston and Yankee Stadium in New York. It also included a 20,000-square-foot indoor soccer pavilion and batting cages.

Big League Dreams, a Californiabased company operates 10 recreational sports facilities in the country and Gilbert was its only Arizona location when the town handed it control of the $40 million sports facility.

The two entities entered into an agreement in 2005 in which the town would build the park and Big League Dreams would operate it.

The town floated bonds to pay for the construction, which increased the project’s cost to $53 million when bond in-

Gilbert Town Councilman Eddie Cook was all smiles earlier this year when Cactus Yards officially replaced Big League Dreams baseball park. Cook said that now that legal fights surrounding the old park have been settled, Gilbert can savor the return of the town's original intention for the park as a community gem.

(File photo)

terest was added through the last payment in 2021.

The attraction opened in 2008 with officials then portraying it as a marquee tourist destination that would become

an economic engine for Gilbert.

But it quickly became mired in lawsuits over the quality of work and potential danger to its users and a lopsided public-private partnership that

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failed to deliver millions in promised revenue.

Gilbert spent about $42 million to build the turnkey project, although the initial projection was $22 million.

Gilbert also paid Big League Dreams a $400,000 licensing fee to use their replica stadium images and another $640,000 fee for construction consulting services.

Documents showed that by 2017, Big League Dreams generated $28 million in gross revenues since the park opened in 2008, but the town had received only $990,000 in revenue during the same period. Before it opened, Big League Dreams projected that Gilbert would receive $1.4 million in direct benefit annually.

In 2013, Gilbert sued stadium builder M.A. Mortenson over major structural defects.

In 2017, the town won a $13.5 million settlement with the company.

But then the town abruptly closed the park for repairs, and eventually severed its 30-year agreement with Big League Dreams, suing the company over allegations it had not maintained the park properly.

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 22, 2019

Parents cast wide legal net over sons’ illnesses

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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wo families are asking for over $200 million in damages from the town, a Gilbert charter school and the state, blaming them for their sons’ life-threatening illnesses.

San Diego attorney Craig McClellan filed notices of claim against Gilbert, San Tan Charter School, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona State Board of Education on behalf of Steven and Melissa Lovci of Mesa and Daniel and Carey Taylor of Gilbert and their sons.

A claim is generally a precursor to a lawsuit. The State Board of Charter Schools, which licenses charter schools, also reportedly received notices of claim from the families.

McClellan did not return calls for comment and Melissa Lovci said she and her husband were advised by their attorney “to not speak on this matter while it is being investigated.”

The boys, who were 4th- and 5thgraders at the charter school near Elliot and Recker roads in Gilbert, were diagnosed in May within a day of each other with shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections or STEC. E.coli normally lives in the intestines of people and animals and most strains are harmless. But some E. coli can cause illness outside of the intestinal tract via contaminated water or food, or through contact with animals or people.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 5 to 10 percent of people diagnosed with STEC O157 infection develop a life-threatening complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS, a type of kidney failure. Most people with HUS recover within a few weeks but some suffer permanent health problems or die.

Steven and Melissa Lovci’s son, the more seriously injured of the two boys, ended up with severe brain damage, removal of his large intestine and appendix and was on dialysis from chronic kidney disease, the claim said.

The boy also was outfitted with a colostomy bag and is unable to walk, talk, eat, roll over in his bed or use his limbs.

Daniel and Carey Taylor’s son was hospitalized and in ICU care from May 18 to June 10 and suffered from gastrointestinal issues, high-blood pressure

San Tan Charter School in Gilbert is one of a number of defendants served with a notice of claim by two pairs of parents whose children suffered serious injury from an ecoli infection. (Special to GSN)

from poor kidney function and opticalnerve damage, according to the claim.

The child also was on dialysis.

The families alleged their children contacted the deadly toxin on the school’s property from “its food, drinks, infected animals, infected people, including students and teachers, infected surfaces or contaminated water.”

They also faulted the town, believing its water supply to the school “may have been contaminated,” and sought $58 million in damages – $3 million each for Steven and Melissa Lovci and $45 million for their son while Daniel and Carey Taylor each had a claim for $1 million and $5 million for their son.

The families filed the same money claims with the school and state entities.

According to the attorney, the Lovci couple is providing full-time care for their son, whose current medical expenses are well into seven figures with future medical costs expected to be in the eight-figure range.

The boy also will require around-theclock skilled nursing care, the claim said.

The attorney backed up the claims with an inspection report from the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department that found “numerous unsanitary conditions – clogged toilets, contaminated water, and loose animals on the school campus and in the classrooms contributed to the filthy, disease

causing environment.”

According to the county’s May 22 communicable disease investigative report of its inspection at the 650-student school, dishes and utensils in the school kitchen were not properly sanitized and employees were observed not adhering to hand-washing and glove-using procedures during lunch service.

The inspection also noted the school’s maintenance staff reported a clogged toilet in a gym bathroom due to someone trying to flush a ball of yarn.

Students were prohibited from using the bathroom when the clog was discovered and sewage did not overflow onto the ground, the report said.

Inspectors also noted that the 4thgrade classroom had a guinea pig but no hand-washing sink and the 5th-grade classroom had a “free-roaming rabbit” and no sink for students to wash their hands after touching it.

In response to the publicized claims, the town posted a statement online last week, stating it has fully cooperated with Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s investigation to locate the source of infection.

The statement added, “the town’s drinking and reclaimed water systems were, and continue to be, in full compliance with all regulatory requirements.”

The families’ claims were making their way through channels at Town Hall.

“The notice of claim is currently being

investigated by Gilbert’s Risk Management department to determine whether the Town committed a negligent act or omission, which resulted in injury or damage to the claimant,” said town spokeswoman Jennifer Harrison in an email.

“If the investigation reveals that the Town is not at fault, the claim will either be denied or allowed to expire pursuant to A.R.S. 12-821.01, which provides that a claim is deemed denied after 60 days,” she wrote.

Superintendent Kristofer Sippel of San Tan Charter School did not share a copy of the claims against the Gilbert campus as requested; instead he emailed two letters that were sent out to students’ parents.

In the first letter dated May 23, Sippel announced the county health department had notified school officials of a possible exposure to STET at the campus and actions being taken to address the issue.

In the most recent letter, he reported that a state health inspection of the campus in May found no evidence of E. coli in soil and water samples and he acknowledged a news story about the claims.

“Anyone can do a notice of claim for any reason at any time,” Sippel wrote.

“There is currently no legal action against San Tan Charter School and the notice of claim has been submitted to our insurance company for them to handle allowing us to continue school business as usual.”

McClellan also filed claims for the two families against ADEQ, alleging the state agency failed to monitor water quality and contributed to the contaminated water, which may have injured the two boys.

The claims filed against the state school board alleged it failed in its oversight of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, which was obligated to ensure the Gilbert campus was safe and clean.

However, both boards are separate entities and have no ties to each other, according to Alicia Williams, executive director of the state school board.

The state Attorney General’s Office, which is handling the claims for the state agencies, declined comment.

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idents who want to do good to companies, like State Farm and Bank of America, that bring in employee groups for team building and a chance to do good in the community.

MFB Arizona volunteers will log more than 30,000 donated hours this year.

All because of a phone call.

Sheldahl, 68 years old and a man of deep Christian faith, has given up the real estate development business to run the Arizona operation full-time – as a volunteer, naturally. He’s also on the national board of directors for Midwest Food Bank these days.

Nationally, MFB operates in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Georgia and Florida, plus locations in East Africa and Haiti. All told, the organization donated nearly $240 million in aid to the needy last year.

Not bad for a nonprofit founded in 2003 out of a shed on David Keiser’s

family farm.

How can you help? Glad you asked.

You can give your time or drop off food.

You can go to midwestfoodbank.org/ donate/donation-opportunities and send cash, a vehicle, stock or gift cards.

Or you can take advantage of the Arizona charitable tax credit up to $800 for couples or $400 for individual filers.

Just make your donation to MFB Arizona, claim the tax credit when you file and you can effectively send your tax dollars to Midwest Food Bank instead of the government.

With only a couple of pennies’ overhead for every dollar given, Eric and Mary Sheldahl and the volunteers at 725 E. Baseline Road in Gilbert will make miracles happen with such a donation.

Agencies, families and our neighbors in need will be the better for it.

“Everybody has an expiration date, just like food, but there’s also a ‘best use by’ date,” Eric said. “Mary and I feel like we are in our ‘best use by’ date here and

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Mary and Eric Sheldahl were relative newcomers to Arizona when they discovered Midwest Food Bank, where they are now frequent volunteers. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

we want to do all that we can to give back and be a part of what God has so divinely put together. We just love it.”

Who wouldn’t? Miracles are rare these days, except in a warehouse on Baseline Road.

formation can also contact MFB Executive Director Ted Purdy at

480-892-0134 or jcionci@midwestfoodbank.org.

Gilbert food bank seeks gala sponsors

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idwest Food Bank in Gilbert is seeking sponsors for its first Be the Blessing Gala.

The gala will be held March 7 at the Mesa Country Club, 660 W. Fairway Drive, Mesa.

The dinner and silent auction will benefit the food bank, which warehouses and transports food and dry goods donations to over 250 Arizona pantries who then serve thousands of families in need.

A top-rated charity, Midwest Food Bank was created by Illinois farmers in 2003 and quickly spread to many other states.

This Christian faith-based organization does not discriminate, the Arizona branch opened in Gilbert in 2016.

Guests will hear local and national speakers share their true stories of overcoming poverty and hardship, along with the humor of celebrity radio personality W. Steven Martin, who will emcee the event.

Three sponsorship levels are available in a limited number at midwestfoodbank.org. General admission tickets of $60 are also on sale. Seating is limited to 250 and is expected to sell out.

Businesses, organizations and individuals interested in more in-

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metropolitan areas in California.”

Orion also forecasts an explosion in multifamily construction, primarily in areas of south and west Phoenix - like in Laveen and South Mountain.

It also noted Gilbert and Chandler were basically “farm towns with an abundance of developable land” until they “were transformed into dynamic economic engines in a relatively short period of time.”

Orion also forecast significant office building and retail growth will follow the resident development.

Less clear is the impact on the huge swath of reservation land the freeway runs near. One warehouse project already is on the books on Gila River Indian Community land at 40th Street and the ramps near Ivanhoe Street are being installed partly to provide “improved access to and from the Gila River Indian Community west of the freeway.”

Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said despite the bitter and prolonged court effort the community waged to stop the freeway, "We're now connected and we're looking to the future."

He also noted the community's ongoing negotiations for the widening of a 22mile stretch of I-10 between the Chandler interchange and Casa Grande – the only four-lane stretch on the six-lane interstate – now "has top priority."

Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell, as chair of the Maricopa County of Governments, spoke about the freeway's economic impact, noting more than half of the future population and job growth in Maricopa County will be in its southeastern and southwestern quarters.

Echoing, Federal Highway Administration Division Administrator Karla Petty said, "This segment of the Loop 202 will provide faster and easier access between the East and West Valley cities while making it more convenient for residents to

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plight of those who face a ticket.

In his case, he said he was cited for parking in an alley.

“No signs posted anywhere,’’ Biasiucci complained. “They said it was part of the law and I should have known the law.’’

The ticket and charges totaled $80.

The lawmaker said he asked about community service.

“They said that wasn’t an option,’’ Biasucci related. Then he inquired about a payment plan.

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels chats with Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego prior to the governor's address dedicating the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway last week. (Chris Mortenson/GSN Staff Photographer)

access other parts of the Valley for work, shopping, education and entertainment."

The South Mountain Freeway – renamed in honor of the late Congressman Pastor's work on behalf of many freeway projects in Arizona – was first conceived in 1983 as the Southwest Loop Highway.

It became more than a wish list item when voters approved the freeway system in 1985.

But it wasn’t until ADOT began buying up homes in Ahwatukee neighborhoods in the early part of this century as part of its right-of-way acquisitions when opposition ballooned.

The Gila River Indian Community and a group of Ahwatukee homeowners united as Protect Arizona’s Resources and Children had distinct reasons for fighting the freeway in the form of two federal lawsuits, eventually were treated by the courts as one big case.

“They said, ‘You can do that, but then there’s an extra $30 or $40 fee on top of the fine,’’ he continued. “That’s just getting them in more and more of a hole.’’

Biasiucci said attitude makes no sense when the Legislature is looking at criminal justice reform.

“We’re trying to help out people,’’ he said. “And this is not the way to do it, in my opinion.’’

The system as Biasiucci envisions it would be simple.

“Let’s say your fine is $120,’’ he said.

The court would translate it into a for-

Native Americans primarily opposed the freeway because it cut through three peaks of South Mountain, which they consider sacred. PARC zeroed in on the environmental impact of all the trucks and cars on children who attended more than a dozen schools along the thoroughfare’s path.

Those environmental concerns also were shared by the Gila River Indian Community, which accused ADOT of running roughshod over sacred burial sites despite ADOT’s assertion it devoted countless hours to carefully examining land in the freeway’s path so no sacred sites were desecrated.

Ahwatukee homeowners near the freeway’s footprint said the tens of thousands of vehicles a day estimated to use the freeway will generate toxic fumes they said could pose health hazards not only to school children but virtually anyone living

mula to determine how many hours of community service would need to fulfill, perhaps in the range of 10 hours.

“Not everybody’s going to do it,’’ Biasiucci said.

“We all know that,’’ he said. “People aren’t going to want to do community service. They’d rather pay the ticket or go to traffic school for four hours.’’

That last option does wipe the citation off of someone’s record. But it doesn’t save any money as the cost of traffic school, coupled with court fees, usually pretty much equals the fine.

there.

“No freeway is worth the destruction of the South Maintain Park and Preserve,” PARC President Patricia Lawlis said last week. “This freeway represents a huge investment for little benefit except for trucking companies is especially reprehensible.”

Both ADOT and FHA vehemently denied the allegations, contending they had devoted years of analysis to the freeway’s impact on wells, air, noise and nearby parkland and the had adhered to all federal environmental guidelines, even going beyond the mandated guidelines.

The tribal and neighborhood parties in the suit filed thousands of briefs and exhibits to stop the freeway.

In August 2016, U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa’s issued a 35-page decision rejecting all the opponents’ claims and ADOT announced it would immediately begin removing federally protected plants, such as Saguaros, from the freeway path and relocating them in safe areas for replanting once construction was complete.

Thousands of more pages of briefs followed as opponents tried to upend the decision in the Ninth District of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The fight died there as a panel of judges upheld Humetawa.

But the discontent didn’t die.

The construction triggered numerous complaints by residents, who said crews working almost round-the-clock were disrupting people’s sleep and extensive blasting cracked foundations and walls on homes and garages, Residents already have been bitterly complaining about unshielded lights, forcing a number of residents to buy black-out curtains as their backyards look like stadiums during a night game.

But while resentment among some people is drowned out by praise for the project, one thing is clear: The freeway will likely be open any day and bring with it a

And you can’t enroll without first paying the fee.

Biasiucci said he’s not impressed with the arguments that a community service option could leave cities and counties -and the special funds fueled by surcharges -- short of dollars.

“This shouldn’t be a cash cow,’’ he said.

“This isn’t something that should be seen as a revenue generator,’’ Biasiucci continued. “If it’s gotten to that point I think we have a problem if we’re depending on parking in an alley to generate money for the city.’’

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317-percent increase in flu cases alarms EV docs

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he Arizona Department of Health Services is reporting three times as many influenza cases at this time of year compared to previous seasons, prompting East Valley doctors to urge people to protect themselves from the flu.

A total 3,354 flu cases have been reported as of Dec. 12. During the 20182019 flu season, there were only 804 flu cases reported at this time of year – meaning cases have increased 317 percent.

Many medical professionals are worried this could lead to an overall worse flu season.

“We always anticipate January and February being the worst, but we always get concerned when this first bump is coming pretty significantly. If those numbers are high, then we anticipate the second bump, which is traditionally always very high, is going to be a lot worse,” said Dr. Joseph Winchell, an emergency room physician at Banner Desert Medical Center and Cardon Children’s Medical Center.

In the past week, 944 laboratoryconfirmed cases have been reported throughout the state, while the five-season average for this time of year is 229 cases. Of these confirmed cases, 70 percent have been influenza type B, according to AZDHS. “There’s really no rhyme or reason to it,” Winchell said.

“In the summertime, the CDC makes an educated guess as far as what flu strand is going to hit us the hardest, but it’s what it is, an educated guess. We really don’t start getting truly good data and trends until the flu season starts,” he added.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, elevated levels of flu activity have been observed for the past four weeks nationally.

Arizona’s flu activity is categorized as “moderate,” while several neighboring states – including California, Nevada, and New Mexico – were categorized as “widespread.”

“We see these evident flows of flu cases; we had a really bad one in 2009, a

really bad one in 2016 and 2017, so you just have these different strains and mutations and variations of the flu happen to hit the population pretty hard during any given flu season,” Winchell said.

Many hospitals across the Valley have also implemented earlier-than-usual flu season visitor restrictions.

One of the earliest restrictions implemented was at all Abrazo Health locations. On Nov. 25, Abrazo Health began restricting visitors under 12 from being in patient care areas.

Dr. Gary Smith, the chief medical officer at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, said he has noticed a significant increase of cases at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital.

“A lot of it is because ASU, which this hospital is in the backyard of. There’s been a number of those cases have come through Tempe St. Luke’s. And it’s where it is where we’ve seen the highest uptick,” Smith said.

“Our other hospitals have had earlier cases than what’s typical,” he added.

“Steward Medical Group, which is our outpatient services, also has seen earlier and increased numbers of cases as well.”

Although Winchell explained everyone is at risk for catching the flu, he said specific populations are at a higher risk.

“The people who are at risk for complications of the flu, which is what we worry about, are the extremes of age, the very young and the very old, pregnant females are also at risk because their immune system is compromised, and other folks with significant medical issues,” Winchell said.

Maricopa County Public Health announced the first pediatric flu death of the season. In a press release, the department said the infant was too young to receive a flu vaccine.

Dr. Kara Geren, an emergency medicine physician at Valleywide Health Medical Center, explained the flu affects babies differently than adults.

“Our flu tests also test for something called RSV, which is a respiratory syncytial virus. In most adults, it just causes a cold, but it’s really dangerous for little babies, especially when under a year. We’ve seen a good amount of it

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Big League Dreams countersued, and wrote an open letter to Gilbert residents in November 2017, stating, “the town has never been able to explain the significant cost overruns” in the stadium construction.

“For added insult to the substantial expense in construction,” the letter continued, “Gilbert’s contractor built the park with many critical construction defects – crumbling concrete and asphalt that rapidly became hazardous

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According to county public health, the two boys were part of a cluster of E-coli cases involving children that occurred October 2018 to May 2019.

“The cases ranged in age from 2-11 years old,” said department spokeswoman Sonia Singh in an email. “The only thing that all six cases have in common is that they live or go to school in Gilbert.”

Singh said of the four other children, “of the cases we have been able to contact, all made a full recovery.”

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throughout the property; dugout drains that wouldn’t drain; eroding areas behind the dugouts; landscaping better suited for a church than a heavily used recreational park; slopes and ramps constructed too severely; poles that rusted prematurely; etc.

“Despite the daily challenges of operating with these construction defects, the park has proven to be immensely popular since its 2008 opening.”

It said thousands of young baseball club players had used it and that “the park has become a hub of community

in the two boys’ illnesses, she responded: “Our multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional investigation included partnering with Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, the Town of Gilbert, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and TGen. Together, we performed an extensive epidemiologic and environmental investigation that included animal, water and soil testing on multiple days, with all results negative for E. coli O157.”

She added the source causing the illnesses in the six cases was still unknown and that the investigation is still open.

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activity, with regular weddings, charity fundraisers and company parties.”

The town used its $13.5 million settlement to help cover repairs that required the park to remain closed for 18 months.

It re-opened the park in February with its new name and now operates the facility.

“The dream of Big League Dream many, many years ago was really about building community and making human connections,” Cook said at the Council meeting last week. “I believe that for end-users that used the facility

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Winchell, Smith, and Geren all urged individuals to take action and to get flu shots.

If an individual does get the flu, they said, the best way to prevent the spread of the infection and prevent serious complications is to stay home.

“If a person feels like they have flulike symptoms, they should stay home from work or school. They should not go out and run errands,” Smith said. “They should really self-quarantine to their own homes.”

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“It was going well and then like with any partnership I believe there needs to be constant communication with whomever we are working with. Unfortunately, this partnership between the town and the organization Big League Dreams-Gilbert didn’t go as well, which leads us to where we are today.”

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Students make high school’s first menorah

BY KEVIN REAGAN GSN Staff Writer

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everal months after swastikas were posted outside Perry High School, students are displaying an alternative message by building a giant menorah.

CTeen East Valley, a club of local Jewish teenagers, constructed a sevenfoot-tall menorah this past month and received permission to display it in Perry’s front office.

Rabbi Tzvi Rimler, who leads the CTeen club, said some students noticed none of Perry’s holiday decorations represented Jewish customs.

The club’s members decided to correct this by building a life-size menorah and informing classmates of its peaceful symbolism.

“A lot of these kids don’t even know what a menorah is,” Rimler said.

The menorah is an ancient candelabrum often associated with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. One of the instrument’s nine branches is lighted during each night of the winter celebration.

CTeen East Valley, a club for local Jewish youth, scored a first in the Chandler Unified School District by getting permission to set up a 7-foot menorah in the lobby of Perry High School in Gilbert. It is the first menorah on any Chandler Unified campus. (Special to GSN)

The ritual pays tribute to the Hebrew story of a one-day supply of oil keeping candles lit for up to eight days during a tumultuous historical period when Jews were being oppressed in Israel.

“This is a universal symbol of light over darkness,” Rimler added.

The public display comes at a time when the East Valley has seen several

incidents involving anti-Semitic iconography.

A Chandler woman’s menorah was bent and distorted into the shape of a Swastika in 2016.

Three teenagers were arrested for the vandalism and accepted plea agreements obligating them to meet with a Holocaust survivor.

Hackers gained access into an electronic traffic sign last year near Queen Creek and changed its letters to spell “Hail Hitler.”

Posters displaying Swastika symbols have been found in Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert over this past year. In March, a couple of these posters were found outside Perry High School.

Rabbi Rimler believes many of these incidents are done out of ignorance and think they can be avoided through more education.

This is how the menorah’s presence in school can make an impact, he added, because it conveys a message of peace and brotherhood.

“When there’s so much craziness going on in the world,” Rimler said, “it’s super important our students learn about an easier way to confront conflict and bring about friendship.”

Religious symbols are typically prohibited from any type of public setting, but the courts have granted some exceptions for menorahs.

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Police pick up ‘Troll’s Teddy Bears’ to comfort kids

BY NICOLE D’ALONZO GSN Staff Writer

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ometimes the comfort of a teddy bear can transform a child’s day full of traumatic events into a day of safety, comfort and hope.

This is the vision and goal of East Mesa resident Greg “Troll” Hughes, who brings comfort to children in some of the worst times by collecting hundreds of new teddy bears during Troll’s Teddy Bear Run. “I know every single one of these fluffy toys is going to make a kid’s day,” Hughes said.

On Dec., 16, Mesa and Gilbert police picked up 1,122 new teddy bears and stuffed animals

More than 1,100 bears were stored at American Bike and Trike in Gilbert until Gilbert and Mesa police picked them up for children caught in traumatic situations. They were collected during the fourth annual Troll’s Teddy Bear Run, a motorcycling event.

(Chris Mortenson/GSN Staff Photographer)

from American Bike and Trike in Gilbert as a result of local East Valley businesses and organizations.

During this year’s fourth annual Troll’s Teddy Bear Run earlier in the month, more than 100 motorcyclists took part in the 125-mile run from the bike store to a celebration at the Wahoo Restaurant and Bar in Gold Canyon.

Donations were also collected from sponsors, like the Arizona Patriot Guard Riders, a local Mesa motorcycle group, it donated 300 bears; East Valley resident Heather Budge Henry, who through her job donated

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Officers stuff bags with teddy bears that will be used to soothe shattered nerves of children who have been in traumatic situations (Chris Mortenson/GSN Staff Photographer)

Mesa Crime Prevention Officer picks out some of the bears she’ll use in crisis situations.

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“For some, this may be their only possession,” Ward said of young victims of abuse or other trauma, especially those fleeing domestic violence situations with a parent.

Hughes said the Teddy Bear Run began at Chester’s Harley Davidson to collect stuffed toys for children involved with the Mesa Police Department’s Family Advocacy.

When Chester’s was sold to new owners and it looked like the annual run would end, Hughes at the last minute

100 bears; Law Tigers Arizona and other organizations.

“We rely quite heavily on the community. Since Troll has taken over, the drive has increased exponentially,” said Shelly Ward, victim services administrator for Mesa Police Department’s Family Advocacy Center.

Ward explained the advocacy center often will interview children involved in sexual assaults or other traumatic

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In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a split ruling on the constitutionality of having Christian and Jewish symbols on display inside a Pennsylvania courthouse.

A five-justice majority found the presence of a nativity scene to be in violation of the Establishment Clause and ordered for it to be removed. But five other justices did not object to an 18-foot-tall menorah placed outside the courthouse.

The majority concluded the menorah encompassed a secular message because it was positioned next to a giant Christmas tree.

“It is not sufficiently likely a reasonable observer would view the combined display as an endorsement or disapproval of his individual religious choices,” wrote Justice Harry Blackmun.

Rabbi Rimler said they obtained the school’s approval before erecting the menorah and made sure its presence would not violate any rules. The CTeen club hopes to encourage more East Valley schools to put one up during the next holiday season, he added.

events. After the interview, staff members will take the minor children into the “soft room” to select a comfort or support item. The room contains shelves of blankets, journals and soft toys.

“We want a place where everyone is treated with kindness and feels safe when they come here. We want them to know we are listening when they come here and we are invested in their process.” The teddy bears are part of a soothing bond with victims.

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decided to take on the event and make it his annual service to the community.

Currently, the charity serves not only the advocacy center but has expanded to Mesa and Gilbert’s police and fire departments.

To donate visit TrollsBikerWorld.com or Troll’s Biker World on Facebook.

American Bike and Trike will also now be accepting donations all year long at its Gilbert location, on Val Vista Drive and the San Tan Freeway, 3272 S 147th Place.

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H Gilbert Police decorated the department tree with boxes and cups from Dunkin’ Donuts. When Andrew Harris, left, manager of the store at 857 E. Warner Road, Gilbert, found out, he delivered the real thing to Sergeants Ric Borom, center, and Darren Sczcepanski last week. (Special to GSN)

udson Whillock of Gilbert, a graduate of Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Williams Field High School, has been named the Fall 2019 Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Industrial Engineering Outstanding Graduate at Arizona State University.

Whillock, a 2017 CGCC graduate who earned three degrees before transferring to ASU, said he was honored, noting “There are many excellent students in this program, so being selected...is a great sense of accomplishment.”

Whillock was captain of the Coyotes baseball team and credits his experience as a student-athlete with building leadership and team-building skills.

He was also a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and participated in the Desert Code Camp.

At ASU, Hudson did three internships and graduated summa cum laude.

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The Pink Teapot makes Gilbert princesses

BY MONIQUE SELEEN GSN Contributor

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he Pink Teapot is offering Gilbert residents a party venue fit for a princess.

The Gilbert business has become a popular destination for “princess tea parties” in which attendees are pampered and celebrate the occasion with a real-life Disney princess.

The party includes a birthday-girl makeover complete with makeup and hairstyling, a wand and tiara for all guests, a game and, of course, a tea party.

During the event, a princess reads a story and The Pink Teapot provides a cake that’s themed to match the princess of the party. To wrap it up, the birthday girl opens gifts and all girls get to sing along to a familiar Disney tune.

Although most popular for its princess tea parties, The Pink Teapot also hosts baby and bridal showers, birthday celebrations, adult gatherings, and a variety of monthly events open to the public.

The Pink Teapot can tailor its princess parties with special themes, including some related to the season or big holidays as this Christmas party shows. (Monique Seleen/GSN Contributor)

Owner Angela Clevenger, a full-time real estate agent and mom, said she got the inspiration to open The Pink Teapot after having her daughter’s 8th birthday party at a similar venue.

“I wanted to bring something like this

to the East Valley and make sure the Gilbert families had a venue like this they could go to,” said Clevenger.

After a few months of gathering the perfect pink decor, finding the right rental space and revamping the inside to

create the magical ambiance, The Pink Teapot opened its doors in late June.

Within the first few weeks of opening, The Pink Teapot hosted Frozen Summer Princess Camps where attendees got to play games, make a craft, sing songs, rotate through centers of fun-filled activities such as puzzles and play dough and eat a snack.

Throughout the week at camp, the young girls were also taught princess etiquette by two Disney Princesses in preparation for the big tea party on the last day.

“So many parents mentioned how their child would come home and share all about the table manners they had been learning. Things such as how to sit at the table, properly reach for sandwiches, and hold a teacup,” said Clevenger.

In December, the Pink Teapot hosted two breakfast events with the Snow Queen and Ice Princesses.

During the breakfast, each girl was

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New Gilbert taco shop has a Mexico vibe

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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uzzy’s Taco Shop isn’t just about the food; it’s also about the vibe.

“We are a values-driven company that creates an atmosphere,” said franchise owner Jeff York, who is opening a second Valley location in Gilbert at 2050 E. Williams Field Road. “Every Fuzzy’s is different. They’re not all cookie-cutters, we get to put our personality into it.”

The Gilbert location has the same color scheme as the Tempe restaurant, which York purchased in late 2016: very bright yellows, greens, reds and purples albeit toned down.

“They’re bright fun colors to try and look like a taco shack on a beach in Mexico,” he said.

The Gilbert eatery has 21 bar stools, 24 televisions and dishes at fast-food prices. Customers order their food at a

The crew at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Gilbert includes, from left: General Manager Tim Kelly, Owner Jeff York, Managers Taryl Farek and Kelsey McNaughton and franchise Area Director Ryan Lee. (Pablo Robles/GSN Photographer)

counter and pick up their own dishes.

Menu items include grilled fish tacos, tempura-shrimp tacos, spicy-pork burri-

to, fajita veggies burrito bowl and more.

“Our food is Baja-style, lots of fish, lots of shrimp,” he said. “Everything comes

with feta cheese and garlic sauce, which is unique.

The eatery also has a drink selection including beers, margaritas and specialty drinks.

“We have 10 different flavors of margaritas,” York said. “We have an orange margarita with orange-flavored beer in it, fun drinks like that.”

York said in looking to expand beyond Tempe, he scoped out the Phoenix metropolitan area and honed in on Gilbert.

“Gilbert seemed like it was exploding, lots of young families and lots of things happening,” he said.

York is an old hand when it comes to the restaurant business.

After attending Arizona State University, he started off with Texas Roadhouse and stayed there for 12 years.

“I was a managing partner with Texas

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After-school program brings ‘science to life’

BY KEVIN REAGAN GSN Staff Writer

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10-year-old boy assembles a pile of Lego pieces together to construct his own little race car.

He then pulls out a tablet and dials some code into a computer program.

The race car responds to the software’s commands and moves slowly along the carpet before coming to an abrupt stop – it waits for further instructions.

Moments like this are an everyday experience at Stemtree, an education center recently opened at 4940 West Ray Road, Chandler.

“What we’re doing here is bringing basic science to life,” said Karen Palmieri, owner of Chandler’s Stemtree.

It’s the first Stemtree center to open in Arizona, having originated in Virginia a few years ago.

The franchise operates as an after-

Katie Palmieri, 10, left, and Sarah Yi examine a robot at Stemtree during the school’s grand opening in Chandler..

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school program for students interested in developing their science skills outside of the classroom.

Robotics, engineering, and electronics are the main focus areas of the Stemtree curriculum, which emphasizes hands-on activities and one-onone instruction.

Students get to simulate earth-

quakes, build robots, and create computer animations. The goal is to get them to subtly absorb the science knowledge through fun activities.

“I don’t think they realize they’re learning,” said Palmieri, a former teacher from Mesa.

Palmieri has always enjoyed being around children and knew education was her passion the moment she first stepped into a classroom.

“I felt like I was home, this was where I should be,” she recalled.

She had been teaching at a charter school before deciding to branch off and become a business owner.

Palmieri said she never had much time during the school day to allow her students to do science experiments. She hopes Stemtree can help fill some of the gaps public education doesn’t have the resources to fill.

Science, in particular, needs to be made more available for students, Palmieri said, as the world becomes

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more dependent on technology.

“In the future, they’re going to need it,” she said. “This generation, if they don’t have it they’re going to really struggle.”

Abdelghani Bellaachia, an associate professor at George Washington University, developed Stemtree in 2010 as an alternative way to stimulate the

minds of young people after a long day of school.

“I created Stemtree to give students the edge they need to succeed in school, career, and beyond,” Bellaachia said in 2018.

Stemtree accommodates students of all grade levels. The center’s workshops and activities are designed only for K-8 students, but high school students can get tutoring help in biology,

The school’s bright, airy classrooms provide a perfect environment for STEM-oriented classes. (Pablo Robles/Staff

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chemistry, and physics.

The facility can host birthday parties and day camps. The after-school program has students complete a lesson for 90 minutes and the curriculum is broken down by three levels: beginner, junior, and experienced.

“They grow at their own pace,” Palmieri said about how students move through the program.

Palmieri said Stemtree can also bring

its activities to schools. It already has a partnership with Valley Christian Elementary School.

She wishes to see more facilities like Stemtree open up in the East Valley so local students can be better prepared for the future.

“We’re kind of low on the totem pole as far as education goes so something like this can really help them,” Palmieri added.

Information: stemtree.com.

served a snow-flaked shaped waffle topped with berries, whip cream, and syrup, followed by a story and sing along with the princesses, and complete with a surprise visit from Santa.

Kathi Hofferth attended the breakfast event with her 3-year-old granddaughter Eleanor, who was visiting from Tennessee. She said her granddaughter had been looking forward to it for days.

“She was waking up every day for the last month and Facetiming me asking when the breakfast would be,” said

Hofferth. “She absolutely loved it.”

The attendees are not the only ones who look forward to events, though.

Brianna McClure, who works as one of the princesses at The Pink Teapot, said she absolutely loves getting to interact with the girls at the parties.

“My favorite part is when they all come in and are so excited to see a princess up close,” said McClure, who’s studying musical theater at Arizona State University. “I love giving them big hugs and knowing I can have such an impact on them.”

Hannah Foote, 19, who’s been tak-

ing on various princess roles for over three years and has been with The Pink Teapot since it opened, said she hardly considers the job to be work.

“It’s just a healthy and fun environment to be in,” said Foote, who is studying Journalism, justice studies, and prelaw at Arizona State University.

“I like I get to send the message to these young girls a princess is not an elitist,” she added. “I want them to feel like they are just as beautiful and enchanting as any of the princess movie characters.”

Throughout 2020, Clevenger said The

Pink Teapot has a variety of events for the public to look forward to – including a Valentine’s Day princess celebration, an Easter celebration, a Mother’s Day tea party and monthly adult cookie decorating classes put on by Franckly Frosted Sweets.

“We want this to be a very magical experience for our guests, whether they’re 5 or 55,” said Clevenger. “No matter the occasion, we just want them to relax and enjoy themselves and we’ll do the rest.”

Information: thepinkteapotaz.com.

Roadhouse,” said York, who worked his way up in the industry, first as a server.

York said he decided to leave Texas Roadhouse after ownership changed in 2009.

He left the restaurant business and tried his hands at building homes until the housing boom crashed.

“I made a little bit of money from Texas

Roadhouse going public and decided to get in with Fuzzy’s and start a franchise.

I made this decision in 2012.

What attracted him about Fuzzy’s was it was driven by operators, it was a young concept and also reasonably priced.

“I wasn’t worth a lot of money and you didn’t have to have $5 million in the bank to do it,” he said. “They wanted people with great restaurant knowledge and was hungry and that was me.”

According to the company website, father and son restaurateurs, Alan and Chuck Bush bought the original Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2003 and began franchising them in 2009. Today, there are about 150 locations in 17 states.

York’s goal is to eventually open 12 more locations in Arizona – three in Tucson, one in Flagstaff and eight in the Valley.

His immediate next location will likely be somewhere in the Northwest Valley, the Peoria-Glendale area given he lives in Glendale. For now, his focus is on Gilbert.

“We’re just glad to be part of the Gilbert community,” York said. “Our goal is to be part of the schools, charities and churches out here and be a big part of the community.”

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There’s no place like hope for the holidays

BY NIKKI KONTZ GSN Guest Writer

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een Lifeline is reminding parents of Arizona teens there’s no place like hope for the holidays. It’s because studies show teens who live in a state of hope may experience increased happiness, improved academic achievement and lower rates of suicide.

We know hope is a skill you can learn and develop over time. This holiday season, we’re asking parents to take a few minutes each day to check in with their kids and help them develop skills to impact their hopefulness.”

Developing skills translates into hope is especially important during the holiday season, when added stress from finals, family commitments, holiday events and gift-giving can sometimes cause hope to

seem elusive.

Staff and volunteers at Teen Lifeline encourage parents and teens to try these four simple steps to increase hope this holiday season: Make a gratitude list. Write a list of things for which you are thankful. This is an activity families can do individually or together. Start with a list of five things and try to add at least one or two new things to the list each day. Even small things, like sunshine, a smile from a stranger or hearing a favorite song can spark gratitude. Remembering what you are grateful for can help increase feelings of hopefulness.

Change the narrative – Most of the time, what you say to yourself about what’s happening in your life is more important than what’s actually happening. Positive thinking takes practice. Work together with your teen to stop negative thoughts and try to rephrase them in a positive way.

For instance, when you notice your-

selves thinking or talking about how boring the holiday party at grandma’s house will be, stop and brainstorm several reasons you’ll enjoy the event, such as getting to see family members, tasting your favorite holiday treat or playing a favorite game.

Positive relationships. If your teens have positive relationships in their lives, nurture them. The holidays are a perfect excuse to encourage your teen to text, call or arrange to spend extra time with people with whom they have healthy relationships.

If your teen is lacking positive connections with other people, look for ways to encourage new friendships. Help your teens plan an activity with people they would like to get to know better, gift them equipment or registration fees to join a club or sports team, or support your teen in finding a place to volunteer.

Set attainable goals. The holiday season

is a natural time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the future. Be an example of setting realistic goals and taking concrete steps to attain them. Consider setting a family goal for 2020. Or, ask your teen what his or her goals are and how you can support them as they work to achieve their goals.

Teens who are struggling to feel hope in their lives are invited to call Teen Lifeline 24/7/365 at 602-248-TEEN (8336) or 800-248-TEEN. The hotline is staffed by teen peer counselors from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. daily. Trained counselors are available at all other times.

Teens can also text with a teen peer counselor at 602-248-8336 between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. every day of the year.

For more information about Teen Lifeline, visit TeenLifeline.org.

crimes per day. The most numerous hate crimes were race-based. Nearly 50 percent were directed against African-Americans.

Nearly 60 percent of religious hate crimes were motivated by anti-Semitism.

Since 1991, Jews have been the most common victims of religiously motivated hate crimes in the United States.

The FBI also reported that anti-Hispanic crimes went up 14percent – an increase for the third consecutive year.

In response to these statistics: •Policymakers and industry lead ers need to step up and take concrete action to stop this extremism from spreading.

• The White House must call out this threat by name.

• We need social media platforms to enforce their terms of service and take down hate speech.

• We need all faith, educational and nonprofit organizations to step forward and stand together.

This is a time for mobilization. This is a

time for courage. In 2018, we witnessed a 23 percent increase of anti-Semitic vandalism and harassment in Arizona.

The spread of anti-Semitism is not something seen in faraway places. It’s happening here in Arizona. It’s happening in the East Valley.

Last May, ADL received reports on an act of anti-Semitic graffiti drawn at a neighborhood splash pad in Mesa’s Eastmark community. We cannot accept normalization of this hate symbol anywhere.

Tablet Magazine author Carly Pildis wrote what needs to be said every day: “I believe we must stand up and fight antiSemitism. It is our patriotic duty, for antiSemitism is a threat to all Americans.”

This is a time to preserve and strengthen our democracy--ensuring the protection of the First Amendment and interests of vulnerable communities. This too is our patriotic duty.

One way that ADL seeks to make an impact on Arizona communities is through ADL’s No Place for Hate® initiative.

It provides schools and communities

with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying. and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive school climate.

Currently, ADL Arizona partners with 51 schools across the state touching the lives of over 50,000 students.

Students participating with NPFH sign a Resolution of Respect this year. Within that resolution, students pledge to seek understanding; speak out against prejudice and discrimination; support those who are the targets of hate; promote respect; not be an innocent bystander when it comes to opposing hate; and recognize individual dignity and promote intergroup harmony.

From kindergarten to high school, students declare school is No Place for Hate.

In anticipation of 2020, we can, for the 365 days of the New Year, let 2020 be the year of respect, kindness and courage.

- Nikki Kontz is the Teen Lifeline clinical director.

Rise in hate crimes a troubling sign for 2020

BY CARLOS GALINDO-ELVIRA GSN Guest Writer

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he new year is fast approaching and with it comes and for some concerns for what may be an increase in hate incidents and/ or crimes and increase in hate speech both online and on the streets.

Since the start of 2019, ADL Arizona has called out anti-Semitic and hateful incidents, from Flagstaff to Tucson, 33 times, by standing up for Jewish, African American, LGBTQ, Latino and Muslim communities.

We’ve expressed our reaction as disturbed, offended, appalled, concerned, shocked, horrified, troubled and disappointed. We been encouraged as we’ve also seen the goodwill of many who stand up against hate and the rapid response by law enforcement.

The FBI last month released 2018 data on hate crimes. There were 7,120 hate crimes reported in 2018…that’s 20 hate

-Carlos Galindo-Elvira is the regional director for ADL Arizona.

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dale, became Tiger City when a member of the Clemson alumni group became a frequent pat’s already considered one of tron. When an alumni associathe biggest sporting events to tion watch party was abruptly hit the Valley every year. canceled, the patron led the But this season, there’s added group to K O’Donnell’s. anticipation.

As Clemson returns to the When Clemson University and destination it won its first naOhio State University meet at tional title of the College Playoff State Farm Stadium in Glendale Era, O’Donnell’s is preparing to on Dec. 28, the winner gets its host the national branch of the ticket punched to the 2020 ColClemson alumni association. lege Football Playoff National “They will be headquartered Championship in New Orleans here,” O’Donnell said. “It will be on Jan. 7. a fun atmosphere. We are exBut Scottsdale is already a pecting things to be on another winner in the big game economlevel than last year with the ically.

Mesquite captured its first championship in school history after beating Desert Edge in the 4A Conference title game here.” game. (Photo courtesy Chris Eaton) Both teams stay in Scottsdale K O’Donnell’s holds fundraishotels and practice at schools ers and raffles during the seain the city. And the two bars son for Clemson fans and its more or less official hangouts walls are generally outfitted for Tiger and Buckeye fans, are Bottled Blonde in Scottsdale has become the premier destination for Ohio State fans to watch the Buckeyes each week. (Courtesy Bottled Blonde) with the university’s gear to located in Scottsdale. make them feel at home.

A 20-year contract between Clemson fans will also have the Fiesta Bowl and Experience Scotts- need period for our local tourism indus- Fiesta Bowl beneficiaries. the opportunity to rally their team the K O’Donnell’s is a go-to spot for Clem- day before the game on Friday, Dec. 27, dale makes the city the official home for try, filling thousands of room nights and the two teams during their stay for the giving our hotels and resorts a much- son alumni and fans for their weekly fix at the W Scottsdale Hotel. game. Both teams, bands, fans and me- needed boost in occupancy,” she ex- of Tiger football while Buckeye alumni The Legends of Clemson Party will and fans flock to Bottled Blonde. dia stay at two of the hotels in Scottsdale plained, adding: start there at 9 p.m. and likely bring “Plus, Scottsdale hospitality business“The atmosphere here is crazy every out former Tiger greats to help rally the or Paradise Valley.

“Each year, the bowl games bring in- es benefit from the influx of football fans week,” said Jennifer O’Donnell, the own- troops. credible exposure to the Scottsdale- this time of year, as those traveling with er of K O’Donnell’s Sports Bar & Grill.

And the Clemson fans who can’t head “It also helps Clemson is a good team over to Glendale for the game will fill K area, introducing thousands of visiting their teams explore the area’s restaufans and corporate sponsors to Scotts- rants, bars, shops and attractions before that wins a lot of games,” O’Donnell add- O’Donnell’s to watch it, ticket-less Bucked. “But we are expecting an even bigger eye fans will be doing the same 11 miles dale’s offerings,” said Stephanie Pressler, and after the games.”

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“The year before I got here, we had Urban Meyer and Ohio State.

“It’s pretty cool, the Fiesta Bowl comes in and overseeds our practice fields in October. We have to basically shut it down, none of our teams are able to use it until after the Fiesta Bowl,” he added, “They overseed it, fertilize it and paint it.”

This is the fourth year of an eight-year contract between Notre Dame Prep and the Fiesta Bowl Committee to host one of the bowl teams.

The campus is shut down for the week the team uses the facility. Luckily, it comes during a time when students are on Christmas break because no Notre Dame team is allowed on campus during this time.

While Ohio State uses Notre Dame’s facilities, Clemson will practice at nearby Saguaro High School.

The 2019 Fiesta Bowl kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. from State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

The winner of the game between second-ranked Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson will face the winner of the Peach Bowl between top-ranked LSU and No. 4 Oklahoma.

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“These fans are unbelievable. They come every week,” said Charlie Brooks, general manager of Bottled Blonde. “I mean, they come for the Rutgers and the Maryland games where those teams are getting blown out by 60. Even then, we still have as many as 250 people every week and it’s the same who have been coming the last five years.”

As a bartender at a now-defunct bar, Brooks had formed a relationship with Kevin Fox, then president of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Phoenix.

In 2014, Brooks moved to Bottled Blonde – and Fox and the rest of the Ohio State alumni followed.

“We try to create a family atmosphere,” Brooks said. “All of our bartenders know everyone by name. After every touchdown, we are throwing out Jell-O shots and everyone does the ‘O-H’ chant. It really is awesome.”

Brooks and the rest of the Bottled Blonde staff have thought about hosting a rally outside of Bottled Blonde on Friday, Dec. 27, the day before Ohio State’s game against Clemson.

A similar rally in past years drew as many as 3,000 Ohio State fans.

If Bottled Blonde holds a similar rally

Jennifer O’Donnell, the owner of K O’Donnell’s Sports Bar & Grill in Scottsdale, has become the go-to for Clemson fans to watch the Tigers all season long. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff)

this year, Brooks said this number could easily double. He won’t decide one way or another on the rally until sometime this week.

“It’s like you’re literally in Columbus, Ohio,” Brooks said. “This is I think by far the best atmosphere for die-hard Ohio State fans.”

It’s not just the fans of Clemson and Ohio State taking over Scottsdale this week – the teams will too.

The Tigers and Buckeyes are scheduled to arrive in Phoenix today, Dec. 22.

On Christmas Eve, both teams will hold their first practice, Ohio State, a frequent Fiesta Bowl presence, will practice at Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale for the duration of their stay in the Valley. Clemson, meanwhile, will take to the field at Saguaro High School.

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Ring in the New Year with these top events

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA GET OUT Staff

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ew Year’s Eve is an important time of year. It’s a time to reflect. It’s a time to celebrate. And it’s time to spend the night with friends and family.

It feels like just yesterday we were ringing in the decade, looking back at the first nine years of the new millennium.

But alas, time flies and the time is now to ring in another fresh 10 years.

Regardless of how the 2010s went, set your worries aside for one evening and get together with those who enjoy your company.

From early-in-the-day events to ones with countdowns and fireworks at midnight, here are different ways to ring in the next decade.

Decadence Arizona 2019 Dec. 30-31

Ring in the New Year in style, when Relentless Beats’ and Global Dance’s annual

Decadence festival returns to Chandler.

This year’s two-day lineup will feature plenty of big names like Dillon Francis, Diplo, Skrillex and Zeds Dead, along with a plethora of other raver-friendly acts like AC Slater, Illenium and Nora En Pure. Each date—Dec. 30 and Dec. 31— the festivities will commence at 6 p.m., wrapping at 3 a.m. the following day.

This show is 18 and older.

Rawhide Western Town & Event Center, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Chandler, 1.323.908.0607, decadencearizona.com, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. both days, $119-$789.

champagne toast.

The Fashion Lounge, 3111 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, https://bit.ly/2NDN5Ut, 1 to 7 p.m., $35-$75.

Flannel Ball Dec. 31

Before capping off Dec. 31 with a bang, stop by Chandler’s Fashion Lounge for an elegant affair. Guests will don formal, allwhite attire, and in turn be treated with complimentary appetizers, party favors and a two-hour open bar. A live DJ will keep the party going. Before heading out, guests will take part in a complimentary

Party like it’s 1999 at this annual New Year’s Eve party and art show, where guests are encouraged to wear their best flannel. Third Seven and 8-Bit Elegant ways to welcome the new year abound throughout the Valley.

Mammoth will provide the (Special to GSN) music. New Belgium Brewing Co. and Tito’s Handmade Vodka will like super beer pong, jumbo Jenga and offer beer and cocktails, while Early cornhole. To round out the year, there Bird PHX is responsible for coffee and will be a midnight countdown and piñata espresso to keep the night going. Food drop. Limited VIP tickets –exclusively for will be on hand from Mein Man, Whitty’s guests ages 21 and older – will provide Chicken + Fish, Freak Brothers Pizza and extras like an exclusive area, early entry The Wild Thing. As for the art, more than and dinner from Cloth + Flame.

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tough times of famine and war.

In honor of Emma Zoppe, the family circus will be presenting a new show entitled “La Nonna,” a term used for a grandmother in Italian.

Giovanni Zoppe, a sixth-generation circus performer and family circus’ director, said the new show is centered around and showcases the talent of female performers. Around 80% of the cast is made up of female performers from around the globe.

In each generation, one family member has really taken the reigns of leading the family circus. Emma was this person during the 1920s to the 1940s, and her son Alberto took over after her.

“This truly is a celebration of her life.

This show is about the strength, power and beauty of all women, the Zoppe women in particular,” Giovanni said.

Giovanni hopes the show will empower women and promote tolerance of oth-

ers and equal treatment of people from different backgrounds.

“The circus has always been an equalopportunity employer because we’ve always accepted everybody,” he said. “No matter what country you are from, what color you are, what race you are, what religion you are, everybody’s always accepted.”

Giovanni said Emma endured a lot in her life, but remained dedicated to the circus. When the circus was bombed, she watched helplessly as the animals died.

“My grandmother was in tears, on her knees crawling back to the show,” Giovanni said. “Our animals are our lives for circus people. It’s what we live for— our animals.”

Giovanni said she is a testament to the strength of the Zoppe family’s strong women.

“The show collapsed multiple times, and she would always bring it back,”

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or families like the Zoppes, the circus isn’t just a way to make a living.

It is part of their identities.

The Zoppe family’s circus, in its 177th year, will make its annual visit to Chandler from Thursday, Dec. 26, to Sunday, Jan. 5.

Seven generations of the family have been part of Zoppe: An Italian Family Circus.

The family circus was started in Italy in 1842 by French clown Napoline and Hungarian equestrian ballerina Ermenegilda and was moved to the United States by equestrian Alberto Zoppe in the 1940s.

Throughout the circus’ history, matriarchs have played a strong role in keeping the family tradition alive. Emma Zoppe was especially instrumental in making sure the circus survived through

Giovanni said.

Like men in the show, female performers have always taken on different roles, including helping to set up and take down the tent.

“The women don’t just walk in a ring and take a bow. They also drive the stakes, put the tent up, help to drive.

The women do everything on our show,” Giovanni said.

Now, Giovanni, his sisters Tosca and Carla and their spouses have been upholding the family tradition with clown, equestrian and dog acts, respectively.

During the shows, Giovanni plays an Auguste-style clown named Nino. Within this role, he showcases his circus skills it includes trying to take the attention away from other performers.

“You’re not supposed to play with other people’s props in the circus. That’s rule No. 1, but I always did,” Giovanni said.

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Roosevelt Row Arts District, 918 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 480.788.4318, flannelball.com, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., $15-$225.

FOUND:RE 54 and Dinner Dec. 31 Eat deliciously and party extravagantly at this two-part event, which will occupy the FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel and the Match Restaurant & Lounge late into the evening on Dec. 31. The theme of the party? Studio 54. At the FOUND:RE hotel guests can celebrate into 2020 with an evening of glamour, elegance and disco. These festivities include DJs and live music, dancing, party favors, selfie stations, a champagne toast at midnight and more. This event is 21 and older, and guests are encouraged to dress spectacularly. Prior to ringing out the year, guests can partake in a four-course, prix fixe meal at the Match Restaurant & Lounge.

Meal tickets cost $85, while party admission is $25.

Match Restaurant & Lounge, 1100 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.875.8080, matchphx.com, 5:30 p.m., tickets start at $85.

FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel, 1100 N.

Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.875.8000, https://bit.ly/2ObQc5k, 9 p.m., general admission $25, VIP tables $360-$1,800.

Intergalactic 2020 New Year’s Eve Celebration Dec. 31 Close out the decade at this intergalactic, planetary block party and VIP celebration, where the Clarendon Hotel and Spa will take its guests through time and space—figuratively, that is. Attendees of the block party are encouraged to wear retro sci-fi clothing while they enjoy music, food and alcoholic beverages under the stars. As for the VIP section, guests can party fancifully on the sky deck, by the poolside or in the Tranquilo Lounge, also with music, alcohol and more. This event is 21 and older.

The Clarendon Hotel and Spa, 401 W. Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix, 602-2527363, https://bit.ly/2Q88qHo, 7 p.m., $20-$100.

New Year’s Eve 2020 Dec. 31 Golfers and fun-havers unite, as popular attraction, Topgolf will ring in the New Year with live entertainment, a

chef-inspired menu, and midnight festivities. The theme is glow in the dark.

All New Year’s Eve packages include unlimited gameplay from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for up to six guests, frontrow seats to a midnight fireworks show, and party favors. VIP packages with a special feast and bottle of sparkling wine are available, too.

Topgolf locations in Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale and Tucson, topgolf.com, 9 p.m. $240-$450.

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You can spend two days wishing farewell to 2019 and welcoming the new decade at Decadence Arizona at Rawhide Western Town in Chandler. (File photo)

New Year’s Eve Celebration Dec. 31 Get fancy with the Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall, as you signal out 2019 with famous Strauss waltzes, seasonal classics and Broadway and contemporary favorites. Complimentary glasses of champagne will be provided. The show is expected to run for around two hours.

Tickets are expected to sell out.

Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.495.1999, https://bit. ly/2O6V3o1, 7:30 p.m., tickets available

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New Year’s Eve Dance Dec. 31 There’s something for everyone this New Year’s Eve, including Apache Junction’s active, 55-and-older community known as Golden Vista Resort. This event is keeping it simple, with dancing, snacks and a champagne toast.

Golden Vista Resort, 3710 S. Goldfield Road, Apache Junction, 480.671.2000, https://bit.ly/32FcXDP, 8:30 p.m., $20.

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This year, he will be play opposite a Russian-inspired babushka character named Natasha Vodkavitch, portrayed by ringmistress Aimee Klein.

Giovanni brings a Venetian comedic style of clowning known as Commedia dell’arte, and Klein plays the more serious clown to his fool.

This is the first time the family circus has had a ringmistress.

The show will also be breaking new ground with female-centered acts developed or reworked specifically for the show.

Audiences will have a chance to see the Zingara Riders, an all-female group of Cossack trick riders. This Russian style of riding is fast-paced and dangerous.

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and doing incredible feats and going underneath the belly of a horse,” Giovanni said.

The circus will also showcase an allfemale group of flyers from the Santos family, another multigenerational circus family. For the first time, 6-year-old twin sisters Alice and Elise Santos will perform the Perch Pole Act. The show will have performances of Mongolian contortionism and an aerial act with two sisters performing on a lyra apparatus.

It took some time to find the right performers and develop new acts for this show.

Giovanni’s daughter Chiara,16, played a key role in writing and directing the show.

Giovanni hopes she and her brother Julien, a 10-year-old clown, will continue

with snowball targets to boot. There will also be bounce houses, a DJ dance party, and a ball drop at noon. For an extra twist, the zoo will allow guests to sign its “Noon Year’s Re-ZOO-lutions” banner.

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the family’s circus tradition, but he isn’t pressuring them.

“If the next generation wants it. I don’t want to force any generation to do it, but if they really like to do it,” Giovanni said.

“My daughter is really showing a lot of promise…I have a strong feeling she’s going to be a huge part of what we are doing here in the future.”

The show will have a similar intimate feel as others presented by the family circus. The audiences are no more than 20 feet from the action, and their senses are all engaged, especially when the horses are running around the ring.

Giovanni, his sisters, their spouses and his children are part of an extended circus family including the other performers. Each year in Chandler, they set up and fill stockings and hold a Christmas dinner inside of the ring.

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Get celestial as Raven Events welcomes the New Year under the moon and stars.

This gala, the 14th one, set in the grand two-level Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, has been described as having an elegant atmosphere. That atmosphere includes live and DJ-spun music, danc-

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Giovanni grew up learning bareback riding, clowning, juggling and trapeze arts his father and other performers from the time he was young. He can’t imagine another life than the one he lives.

“I don’t know what a stationary life is.

Normal life to me is what I am doing,” Giovanni said.

During the Chandler engagement, members of the circus will be doing a three-day circus camp from Monday, December 30, to Thursday, January 2, where children ages 7 to 13 can learn low wire performing, balancing, clowning, jugging.

Giovanni said the circus school not only teaches children circus skills but helps to instill confidence in them.

“When they are in that ring that last day, they just really shine like crazy,” Giovanni said.

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Public Notices SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY (TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE ARIZONA EN TEL CONDADO DE MARICOPA) Case No. FC2019-095671 Angelica Villalpando Ceja, Petitioner. Francisco Ruan Venegas, Respondent. FAMILY DEPARTMENT/ SENSITIVE DATA COVERSHEET WITH CHILDREN (DEPARTMENTO DE FAMILIA / HOJA DE INFORMCION CONFIDENCIAL CON HILOS) (Confidential Record) / ((Registro Confidencial) Name Angelica Villlpando Ceja, Female, Date of Birth 06-05-73.

Francisco Ruan Venegas, Male 01-17-69 Motion to Extend Dismissal Date (Pedimento para Extender la Fecha de Rechazo) I, Angelica Villlpando Ceja, request an extension of the dismissal date because I have not been able to serve the other party or service is not complete. (No he podido notificar a la otra parte o la notification no esta completa.)

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