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NEWS................................... 4 Gilbert mom touts Waymo to stem traffic deaths.
BUSINESS....................... 18 Gilbert couple's business is a sleeper.
SPORTS............................22 See a review of local high schools' spring successes.
COMMUNITY..................14 BUSINESS.......................18 OPINION......................... 21 SPORTS.......................... 22 GETOUT......................... 24 CLASSIFIED................... 28
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Summer meals program in full swing in Gilbert BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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federal program that feeds hungry, underprivileged students is underway at nine Gilbert Public Schools locations. And statistics show the need exists even in a town more associated with affluence than hunger. Gilbert Public Schools reported a 6.6 percent increase in the number of meals served last summer compared with 2017. Last June and July, 105,179 meals were served to children younger than 18 — an increase from June and July 2017, when 98,657
meals were served, according to Dawn Antestenis, district spokeswoman. Meals served to adults also increased to 682 from 514 for the same time periods, she added. The summer meals program ensures students continue to eat free nutritious meals when school is not in session and is administered by the Arizona Department of Education. “For our high-need areas in the state it’s critical,” said Stefan Swiat, department spokesman. “When you look at certain portions of the state there are areas where students only receive their meals from school.
“If you are on the breakfast and lunch program during the school year and it goes away in the summer, you need to supplant that food,” Swiat added. “That program gives students the opportunity to receive nutritional substance throughout the summer.” The meals are similar to what is offered during the school year. They must meet federal nutrition standards with lunch, including milk, two servings of fruits and vegetables, a grain and a protein. In Arizona there was a 3 percent increase in students participating in the program for
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Town presses its war One of a dwindling few on feeding feral cats BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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o some, a 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran who lives in Gilbert may be a hero, but in his town’s eyes, he’s a criminal. That’s because he’s violating a 2018 ordinance that prohibits feeding homeless cats on town property. “I’m feeding three times a week now and only at one station,” the man said, on condition his identity was not revealed. “I used to feed at four stations, seven times a week, but the other areas are so open and there is no cover.” The law is keeping feral-cat feeders away from town property or driving them underground in Gilbert — the only municipality in the state with this ban. To date, Gilbert Police have issued three citations and made one arrest under the ordinance. Those opposed to the feeding ban say it hinders their abil-
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With the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy coming up Thursday, Henry DuBay of Gilbert remembers it well. One of a dwindling number of World War II veterans, DuBay served for more than two years in the European Theater, coming into contact with some of the war's and post-war leaders. See page 3 for details. (Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)
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