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Playing Country Thunder, opening Houston and Jewel. Alaskan singerfor Kenny Chesney at University of songwriter Jewel, known for her song Phoenix Stadium, and singing with “You Were Meant for Me,” is the Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland at Ak- reason why Hoffman picked up the Chin Pavilion sound like dream gigs acoustic guitar. to any unsigned artist.

“If you sing and play the guitar, you But country singer Mary Hoffman, don’t have to rely on anyone else,” said a 1999 Mountain View High School Hoffman, who earned a Bachelor of graduate, has accomplished that and Science degree in communications more in her short career. from ASU. “That’s what I thought was “I’ve gone from playing in my so cool about her. She could just play bedroom to stuff you dream of,” said the guitar and sing—and everybody’s an effervescent Hoffman. just mesmerized.”

“You imagine yourself in Hoffman, who released your room on a big stage, a self-titled limited rocking out. Then it just edition EP, is working happened. I don’t even on a full-length album. have a record deal and I She’s taking everything get to do stuff like that. she learned from the I’m so grateful.”

Chesney, Sugarland and The Mesa resident, Mary Hoffman, a 1999 Country Thunder shows who plays The Wigwam Mountain View High and rolling it into her School graduate, has in Litchfield Park nearly evolved as an artist after own performance and every week, will showcase sharing stages with Kenny sound. her material on Thursday, Chesney and Sugarland.

“I’ve been watching Nov. 13, at the Mesa Arts Center’s concerts since I was 10 years old,” she Out to Lunch Concert Series. said. “I’d have VHS tapes of Garth Brooks and Reba. I’d watch those Longtime musician tapes over and over.

The daughter of an aerospace “Now I take notes of what I saw engineer, Hoffman bounced around at Country Thunder or Cardinals the United States, living in West stadium.”

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It Be.’” Doing that every week would be so The tide turned, however, when amazing. That would be insane.” she heard Martina McBride’s Mary Hoffman performs from 12:30 “Independence Day.” “I thought, ‘What is this music?’” p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the she recalled. “‘What is this music that Mesa Arts Center’s Out to Lunch Concert means something?’ After that, I was Series, One E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets are free. For more information, call (480) just hooked.”

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To better serve the community, and to enhance market values, the agents below have taken part in the Northeast Mesa Home Marketing Tour. In order to even make it on this page, they have regularly attended the marketing tour to give and get feedback for the listings. If you are planning on selling your home and feel that experience and exposure are necessary, seriously consider choosing an agent from the list below.

These agents can guarantee that your home will be placed on the marketing tour and provide you with the exposure and feedback that you need to better help you sell your home.

Most, like us, would strongly argue that when it comes to marketing or selling your home, the power of peer feedback and the networking involved is a powerful thing. Choose an agent that is committed to the community. If

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district wishes to thank Bradley for her dedication to Mountain View High School.

After 13 years in the ‘biz, North Mesa’s Tia Rosa Mexican restaurant has closed its doors. The Gilbert location on Higley and Guadalupe roads will remain open when you have a hankering for a steak quesadilla and a pineapple margarita. looking back

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced six Mesa Public Schools seniors were named semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide are eligible. Among the semifinalists is Austin K. LeSueur from Mountain View High School.

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(Not that we hold anything against snowbirds, but we earn our right to nice weather during these scorching summers.)

Approximately 60 volunteers are needed to assist in producing the East Valley Veterans Parade Saturday, Nov. 8, in downtown Mesa. Volunteers organize the parade entries in the staging areas, assist with designated seating areas and work in the destaging area. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and be available on parade day from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., or from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Parade organizers are asking for six volunteers with pickup trucks to assist.

For more information, contact East Valley Veterans Parade Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Sandoval at (480)

Joan Bradley of Mountain View High School has been recognized as the recent Mesa Public Schools Volunteer of the Month. For the past three years, Bradley has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Mountain View band program.

She is serving her second term as Band Boosters Association president. Her talents range from mending marching band uniforms and serving food to organizing fundraisers and building props for halftime shows. The school

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Support the Boys and Girls Clubs of the East Valley and its 39,000 kids by rounding up your bill at any E.V. Olive Garden restaurant before Nov. 9.

Salon 480 opened in the former location of Salon Azul at Power and McDowell roads. The strip mall is filling up! Tribe Multisport Mesa is also located there now.

apprenticeship student at GateWay and an apprentice with the Arizona Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Apprenticeship Programs.

We love a pumpkin spiced latte as much as the next person, but seriously, does anyone else think the pumpkin spice trend has gotten out of control?

It’s made its way to our bagels, margarine, Oreos and burgers. We’ll just stick to the classic, thanks.

Alice I Chi Chen, an osteopathic medical student at A.T. Still University in Mesa, was elected to the American Osteopathic Association’s Board of Trustees as the student representative during its annual meeting of the House of Delegates in Chicago.

GateWay Community College Apprenticeship student and Mesa resident Caleb Cate won the 2014 International Heat and Frost Insulators Master Apprentice Competition recently in Baltimore, Maryland. Cate is a fourth-year

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Central Christian Church Red Mountain life group, Pilates and hot yoga. I also love that I’m 30 seconds from the Red Mountain freeway in any direction.”

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Family: Husband, Glenn, children, Connor, Colton and Kaylee, son-inlaw, Scott, and granddaughter, Zoey Occupation: President, Valley Sleep Center Hobbies: Hot yoga, Pilates, paddle boarding, grandbabies What are some of the things that you and your family love about living in this area?

“I love looking at the green golf course every day,” she said. “I enjoy the gorgeous purple mountain sky sunsets, walking the loop and seeing all of the desert wildlife. I love my

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When you battled cancer 20 years ago, how did you juggle your busy life and treatment?

“In 1992, just two years into the growing business and pregnant with my third child, I was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called Burkitt’s lymphoma,” she said. “Burkitt’s lymphoma affects the lymphatic system, an important part of our body that helps fight infection. It is an extremely aggressive form of cancer, growing very rapidly. Doctors told me that without hasty and aggressive treatment I would likely die.” Meanwhile, she still had to run Valley Sleep Center. She underwent treatment while pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby boy—

ironically on her birthday. Today, she battles rheumatoid arthritis and takes chemotherapy to keep it under control. “I’m not afraid and celebrate each day the adversity I’ve overcome.

I’m thankful for cancer and things it’s taught me. Not only did I get to see my three children go to kindergarten, but I’ve seen them graduate high school, go to college, get married and I’m even a grandma now. So today, 22 years later, I share this with you— always kiss those you love goodnight as tomorrow is never promised.”

What was it like becoming a firsttime grandma and what are some of the fun things you do to spoil little Zoey?

“Zoey is the best gift I’ve ever received,” Leadley said. “By the time this article publishes, I’ll have another grandchild. Zoey will be a big sister.

My daughter, Kaylee, and son-in-law, Scott, live in Sydney, Australia. I was blessed to be there for Zoey’s birth, first birthday and we were able to live in Sydney this winter for two months

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The Leadley family—from left, Connor, Colton, Glenn and Lauri Leadley, as well as Kaylee, Scott and Zoey Falkner.

building our relationship with little Z. Being a first-time grandma ‘LaLa’ is such a gift because, when I had cancer, I thought I’d never see my daughter go to kindergarten but I actually got to see her become a mother.”

Were your sons Connor and Colton excited to get a niece?

“Uncles Colton and Connor were just thrilled when they got to meet Zoey for the first time,” she said. Glenn and Lauri flew Kaylee, Scott and Zoey home for the child’s first Christmas. “It was pure joy for me to have all three of my children home for Christmas together, plus a new grandbaby.”

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Crescent Crown Distributing wrapped one of its trailers with the 100 Club of Arizona logo to show support and bring awareness to the organization.

Crescent Crown Honors 100 Club

By Lynette Carrington Crescent Crown Distributing understands the importance of the 100 Club of Arizona.

The 46-year-old 100 Club of Arizona provides immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, according to its website.

Crescent Crown Distributing paid tribute to the 100 Club of Arizona’s mission by wrapping one of its distribution trailers in the nonprofit’s mission statement and logo.

“We’ve been doing a lot of work with the Mesa Police Department in the two years we’ve been located out here in Mesa,” explained Rich Marchant, Crescent Crown Distributing’s executive vice president of operations.

Marchant and Barb McReynolds, the Mesa Police Department’s special projects coordinator, came up with the idea.

Crescent Crown distributes malt beverages and beer to a 12,000-squaremile area that includes Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties. The wrapped 100 Club trailer will get a lot of visibility.

“Our plan is to circulate the trailer across all 12,000 square miles of our area,” Marchant said. “We move the trailer every month to a different community so it gets seen by the maximum number of people possible.

The decals typically last three to five years and we expect it to last that long.

If it doesn’t, we’ll rewrap it.”

Mesa resident Mary Ann Mendoza is one of the survivors helped by the 100 Club. Her son, Mesa police officer

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Brandon, was killed May 12 by a wrong-way driver on his way home from work.

“Brandon was just such a force when he would walk into a room,” Mendoza explained.

The officer loved his family and particularly enjoyed his nieces and nephews. He loved photography and architecture and Christmas was his favorite time of year. He would take his mother’s nutcrackers on fun “adventures” each year much to his family’s amusement.

“He wasn’t only my son. He was my friend,” noted his mother.

After Brandon’s death, 100 Club was there to help Mendoza.

“The first contact I had with them was at the hospital. They approached me and handed me an envelope and said it was from the 100 Club to help out with everything,” she said.

When she arrived home, she opened the envelope and found $15,000 to help cover funeral expenses.

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That took a huge burden off of me to where I was just able to go through the week and get to the cemetery and pay for everything without any of that added stress,” Mendoza said.

The 100 Club also assisted with fees in cleaning out Brandon’s home, associated storage fees and travel expenses for Brandon’s brother who flew in from Korea where he was stationed.

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By Meghan McCoy For some people, the housing market crash was a catastrophe.

But Mesa resident Tom Fitzgerald, a Valley luxury home builder, turned the experience into a way of exploring his creative side.

This summer, Fitzgerald published his first thriller, “Defector in Our Midst.” The novel revolves around a terrorist plot and uncovers the main character’s ties to WWII. “I love the creativity,” Fitzgerald said of writing. “I love being able to get my thoughts and ideas down on paper.”

“It is fast pace and fun to write,” he said of the novel that has quite a few historical facts included.

The Mesa author received mounds of support for his first novel from family and friends, including acquaintances from the Israeli Army and the FBI. Channel 12 news anchor Mark Curtis introduced Fitzgerald at his standing-room-only book-launch party at Changing Hands in Tempe.

The idea for “Defector in Our Midst” germinated after he took a family vacation with his wife and five children to Washington, D.C. “The kids wanted to see all the historic museums,” he said.

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“They made the place disappear,” he said. “It stuck with me for a while and that is where I got the idea for my main character.”

His second book, which is about 30 percent finished, explores the secrets of the main character, Nick. Fitzgerald will hold a contest for fans to name his second book.

“We are going to give them some options,” he said of the title. “We want to get everyone involved.”

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Diary of an Inquisitive Teen: Coming to America

By Akash Kumar New Delhi, India Aug. 11, 2014

Akash Kumar is an exchange student from India attending Mountain View High School as a senior. He will live in East Mesa for the next year. Here as part of a Department of State program, Akash is a student journalist in India. Read his work at www. akash.jeevanmag.com. This month, we introduce his column, “Diary of an Inquisitive Teen.”

Life is standing at a critical turn and I recall “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost: “Two roads diverged in a wood/And I—I took the one less traveled by.”

Well, as a matter of fact, I don’t know if my journey to the United States is going to make a big difference in my life or not. But, good or bad, it’s going to be an experience. This year is not going to be just a year, but “my life in a year.”

At the time when my inner fire was going out, this opportunity came to my rescue and the fire inside of this creative cat was rekindled. See, I was chosen as the youth ambassador of India on the YES program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. We, the young ambassadors of India, were all set to bid a goodbye to India—our beloved motherland, “the cradle of human civilization,” in the words of Mark Twain. Separation brings love

at times; my nationalistic friends are shouting “Vande Matram” (“Mother India, I salute to thee”) at the top of their voices.

Mesa Sept. 30, 2014 It has been about a month and a half since I came here. There was a lot to do and, despite the heart’s urge to jot down my memoirs, I didn’t have time.

I reached Newark and then Washington, D.C., by bus. The journey that started from the capital of the largest democracy in the world has ended in the capital of the oldest modern democracy of the world. In Washington, D.C., there was a huge gathering at the Hilton of student ambassadors from several countries. It was really a huge opportunity to learn from different cultures.

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On Aug. 14, I flew to Phoenix only to have another orientation program.

But what I waited for was to meet my host family. The Phoenix orientation was yet another lesson, but what I remembered was the golden mantra of intercultural learning: “No two cultures are better or worse, they are just different.” It was Aug. 15, India’s independence day, and all the exchange students from different parts of the world celebrated it for me.

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By Tracy House Putting the patient first is the cornerstone of Clinic 24’s philosophy.

The newly opened medical facility brings together professionals from throughout the health industry to provide a patient-centered approach to health care.

The facility offers insurance-based primary health care, membershipbased concierge health care and walk-in urgent care.

Kristin Fusaro, R.N., director of clinical operations, explained Sunshine Pediatrics, Gila Internal Medicine and Oasis Gynecology are providing services as part of Clinic 24. There is also a cardiologist, physiatrist, ultrasound technician and lab services, physical therapist, aesthetician and health coaches on premises to see patients.

The intent is to bring as many services together under one roof.

“A lot of it has to do with continuity of care,” said Fusaro, a nurse for more than 20 years.

“That’s the role of the health coach.

The health coach brings all of that together and they’re responsible for their patients.”

Each patient is assigned a health coach who walks them through each phase of care.

Ultimately, Clinic 24 is trying to provide patients with a path to wellness with its mantra, “Don’t just survive, thrive.” The health care coach, or care coordinator, is Clinic 24’s way of bringing back the personal touch to medicine.

Fusaro explained Clinic 24 is “old school.” Staff members listen to patients’ stories, instead of typing information into a computer based on a prescribed list of questions.

“Once the provider gets the opportunity to spend some time with them (patients), to know their story, they can help gear that information over to the health coach who can navigate the person through care.”

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In addition to the primary care and concierge services, Clinic 24 has an urgent care that is open to the public. Clinic 24 was two years in the making.

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Matt Dana, a Scottsdale estate planning attorney, is joining the national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP, effective Nov. 1, along with two associates and two paralegals from his company.

Their affiliation with Quarles & Brady will build on the work of Quarles & Brady attorney Trisha Baggs, a highly regarded estate planning attorney in the firm’s Phoenix office. With the addition of

Dana and his team, Quarles & Brady will establish a presence in Scottsdale, its 10th location nationwide and third in Arizona.

The new office will be located at 8817 E. Bell Rd., Suite 201, Scottsdale, 85260.

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“We’re gratified that our firm continues to grow at such a robust pace, especially because that growth is driven by solid opportunities,” said firm chairwoman Kimberly Leach Johnson.

“We look forward to increasing our trusts and estates portfolio through the special strengths that Matt Dana and his team bring to the firm, and we’re also delighted to add Scottsdale to our national service network. It’s a win-win development.”

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By Tracy House They may be best known for their cookies, but there is more to Girl Scouts than the annual fundraiser. And for troop leader Alanna Iannone, her daughters have benefited in far more ways than just selling cookies.

Iannone is the leader for two troops: a Cadettes’ troop with her oldest daughter Brianna, 12, and a Junior troop with Bailey, 9. Girl Scouts are grade appropriate: Daisies are kindergarten and first; Brownies are second and third; Juniors are fourth and fifth; and Cadettes are sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Girls can continue as Ambassadors and Seniors until they are 18 years old.

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Based on the Dickens novel, “Oliver!” will engage the entire family with its humor, drama and musical numbers.

WHEN: Fri., Nov. 7, through Sun., Nov. 23, matinee and evening shows WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Nesbitt Elliott Playhouse, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $26 to $29 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com

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Gilbert Days Parade

The parade is a celebration of the town’s heritage and involves many local schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations and special interest groups.

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 22, at 9 a.m.

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WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Kids and families can engage in fun activities, including coloring, fish feeding, archery target practice and laser arcade.

WHEN: Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Family-friendly event features two stages of entertainment, a large beer garden, a kids’ zone and Veterans Day celebrations.

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 8, from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Kids from around Mesa indulged in all things pumpkin at Brimhall Aquatic Center’s Pumpkin Splash 2014. For $5, children could choose the perfect pumpkin from the heated pool eventspumpkin patch and decorate it at an arts station. photo page calendar There were also pumpkin games, a foam pit, water safety information and glitter tattoos. It was one of the many Halloween-related activities found throughout Mesa. For a complete list of events in Mesa, visit http://www. visitmesa.com/events/. Photos by Kimberly Carrillo

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I’m reading “Flourish,” Dr. Martin Seligman’s book about how positive psychology impacts our well-being. He references research Eva Dwight that demonstrated the impact of negative language on employees in 60 companies; one-third of which were highly successful, onethird were moderately successful and one-third were failing. Researchers coded language in business meetings as either positive or negative, and results indicated that “companies with better than a 2.9-to-1 ratio for positive-to-negative statements are flourishing.” Companies with a lower ratio were not.

Researchers then listened to couples’ conversations over entire weekends, and determined that the same ratio that made companies successful indicated a failing marriage. In fact, the ratio of positive-to-negative statements made between partners needed to be as high as 5-to-1 to maintain a healthy, loving relationship.

It’s not a giant leap to go from this necessary ingredient for healthy adult relationships to the need for a high positive-to-negative ratio for conversation between parents and children. I am reminded of an important mantra from the Positive Discipline program: “Connection before correction.”

When I work with parents and kids who aren’t getting along, I am struck by the negative words and emotions that fly between them. And I wonder where it started. It really doesn’t matter, though. Once negative language becomes a habit, it’s hard to break. It sounds like backhanded compliments (“Thanks for taking out the trash, for once!”), assigning absolutes (“You always...You never...”) pasta vixen

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Breaking the habit of negativity starts with awareness. I love Sean Covey’s analogy in “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens” called the “Relationship Bank Account.” He notes that we make deposits in our RBA when we do something nice for another person, give a genuine compliment, and talk through problems instead of arguing. We make withdrawals with insults, disrespect and demands.

Parents can do their own research by keeping a pencil and a sticky note handy throughout the day and making tally marks of positive and negative statements they and their children use. Or, they can really make the research tactile by discussing with their children what constitutes a deposit or withdrawal from the family RBA, and then keep coins or poker chips next to a jar. Whenever someone makes a verbal “withdrawal,” take a chip out. Put one in when someone makes a “deposit.” This can be fun— and eye-opening.

Of course, it’s not necessary or possible to be only positive.

Researchers reported that a ratio more than 13-to-1 resulted in employee ineffectiveness and decreased credibility. After all, people make mistakes, and correction is necessary to the learning process. When the relationship is solid, though, parents and children can help each other solve problems and support each other in the learning. Connection first creates a foundation of love and trust, so that correction can be accepted and managed by the receiver Eva Dwight is a parent, family and personal coach. For more information, go to www.creativecoachingconversations. com.

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By Laurie Struna Mesa Public Schools offers a variety of extracurricular academic activities for students to participate in throughout the year. The teacher-sponsored activities are designed to supplement school curriculum and provide additional opportunities for students to explore academic interests.

Students have fun digging deeper into their studies and developing good character traits and leadership skills.

Some students find their voices and break out of their shells. They make lifelong friends and learn the art of networking. Ask students what their favorite part of the day is and the answer will be participating in their favorite activities.

From the Students’ Perspective For two consecutive years, Tristan Covington, eighth-grade student at Stapley Junior High School, qualified to compete in the Arizona State Geography Bee. The first time he competed as a sixth-grade student, and advocated to bring the competition to his junior high.

He shared, “I met with Mr. Erickson, the principal, and inquired if our school could host the National Geographic Bee competition and he was receptive.”

When asked how he prepares for the competition, Tristan smiles and answers, “The bee has a lot of variation and covers every aspect of geography.

I study for the bee by analyzing maps and atlases, reading various informative books on countries, taking prior National Geographic tests, playing geography games and researching on the Internet.”

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He said, “Actually visiting places helps me to really learn my geography.”

Wanted: Students to Participate To find out what activities are available through your school, consult the school website, sign up for school newsfeeds or speak with your student’s favorite teacher. Here are a few upcoming activities.

The District Spelling Bee is open to fourth through eighth graders and will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, in the Franklin at Brimhall Auditorium. Check with your school for requirements to compete.

Schools registered to participate in the National Geographic Bee will hold their competitions between Nov. 3 and Feb. 6. The state bee will be held March 27 at Arizona State University in the Memorial Union.

Mesa Public Schools is once again sponsoring the Martin Luther King Jr. Creative Writing, Art, Multimedia and Oratorical Contest. The art, writing and multimedia contest is for all grade levels, and the oratorical contest is open to fourth through 12th graders.

Voices 2015 is the annual district writing contest, sponsored by the curriculum and instruction department.

Students in grades kindergarten through 12th and all staff members are invited to submit writing in a variety of categories.

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Rubber Stamp Show The Rubber Stamp show will feature classes, lectures, booth demos and door prizes.

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WHEN: Sun., Nov. 2, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Culver’s of Mesa, 1841 S. Greenfield Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 892-2430 or www.culvers.com Introduction to Meditation and Buddhism Learn the how to relax and look inward during these classes.

WHEN: Mondays, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Unity Church of Mesa, Annex Building, 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa COST: $5 to $10 INFO: (602) 243-5220 or www.meditationinarizona.org An Evening with David Sedaris With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one

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WHEN: Fri., Nov. 7, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: The Eastmark Great Park, 10100 E. Ray Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 625-3005 or www.eastmark.com East Valley Veterans Parade The theme of the parade is “BRAVO ZULU” Job Well Done.

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 8, at 11 a.m.

WHERE: Center Street at Eighth Street in Mesa and runs south on Center Street to First Avenue COST: Free INFO: (480) 684-2324 or http://evvp.org Flipside-45: Rock ‘n’ Roll Tribute Show Flipside-45’s “Three Decades of Gold” is a musical tribute to some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll stars from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

WHEN: Sun., Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. (dinner), 7:30 p.m. (concert) WHERE: The Palms Theatre, 5247 E. Brown Rd., Mesa COST: $15 (show only) to $48 (dinner and show) INFO: (480) 924-6260 or www.thepalmstheatre.com A Musical Veterans Day Ice Cream Social Enjoy a free concert to celebrate and honor veterans, with a demonstration of Organ Stop Pizza’s Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ.

WHEN: Tues., Nov. 11, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Organ Stop Pizza, 1149 E. Southern Ave., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 813-5700 or www.organstoppizza.com A Salute to Our Heroes A Salute to Our Heroes is a patriotic concert event honoring those who have served.

WHEN: Tues., Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m.

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WHEN: Tues., Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $37 to $67 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com “No Calorie Bake” Brunch Learn how to make decorative “Flower Cakes” from Jane Gilmer, while hearing music performed by Valerie Bribiesces. Karen Kasser will discuss “I’m Lost without My GPS.” WHEN: Tues., Nov. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

WHERE: Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa COST: $13 INFO: Jan at (480) 254-4083 or Dianne at (480) 276-9437 National Geographic: Coral, Fire and Ice; Exploring Secret Underwater Worlds Explore a hidden universe through the eyes of the photographic team of David Doubilet and his underwater

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WHEN: Wed., Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m.

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WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Love of Christ Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Free INFO: (480) 981-6199 or www.loveofchristchurch.net

East Valley Michigan Club The group discusses all things Michigan.

WHEN: Wed. Nov. 12, at 2 p.m., and Wed., Nov. 26, at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa COST: Charge for meal INFO: jilanctot@cox.net

Fall Festival and Craft Fair Event features food, games for kids, a cake walk, music, bake sale and brats lunch.

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Eternal Life Lutheran Church, 7025 E. Main St., Mesa COST: Free admission INFO: (480) 985-0224 or eternallifelutheran@gmail.com

Kandy Kane Castle Local vendors selling handmade items for home décor, fall or Christmas.

WHEN: Thurs., Nov. 13, through Sat., Nov. 15, and Thurs., Nov. 20, through Sat. Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Relient K The Nashville-based Christian rock band comes to Mesa for a rare club show.

WHEN: Sun., Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa COST: $18 INFO: (480) 559-5859 or www.niletheater.com East Valley Healthy Living Expo Lovin’ Life After 50 magazine celebrates its 27th annual expo with booth, exhibits and entertainment.

WHEN: Wed., Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center St., Mesa COST: Free admission INFO: (480) 348-0343, ext. 100, or www.lovinlife.com East Valley Michigan Club Welcome Home Snowbirds Luncheon The group will meet to eat and talk about all things Michigan.

WHEN: Wed., Nov. 19, at 12 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Park, 7600 Brown Rd., Mesa COST: Free; bring a dish to share INFO: (480) 986-7085, (480) 6109864 or jilanctot@cox.net.

Jessica Lang Dance Hailed as “a master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine, Jessica Lang transforms classical ballet language and rigor into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging, contemporary works.

WHEN: Thurs., Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa COST: $30 to $40 INFO: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com

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Chocolate chip cookies may be America’s favorite treat for most of the year, but they’re going to have to move over this month—or at least share the stage—with the real star in November, the pumpkin cookie. Ultra moist, simple to make and so wonderful to give as gifts, the pumpkin cookie is the treat, at least in my family, that everyone looks forward to in the fall.

I’ve shared with you my two favorite recipes. The first one makes whipping up a batch of these pumpkin delights

super easy because a box of yellow cake mix eliminates a few extra steps.

The second recipe adds the beloved chocolate bits into a rich pumpkin batter.

The secret to the moistest cookies ever is to let the cookies cool a bit, and then immediately put them in an airtight container. Enjoy a beautiful platter of pumpkin cookies or give them as scrumptious gifts from your kitchen! Let the holiday season officially begin!

Pumpkin Cake Cookies 1 (15 oz.) canned pure pumpkin (Not pumpkin pie mix) 1 egg 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 box yellow cake mix 1/2 cup rolled oats 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup dried cranberries, optional Vanilla or cream cheese frosting, optional

In a large bowl, combine wet ingredients. Add in dry ingredients and mix well. Drop by tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet.

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egg and vanilla until well combined and smooth. Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix until well blended. Add chocolate chips and mix to combine.

Drop mixture onto baking sheet a heaping teaspoonful at a time. For larger cookies, drop more dough.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. Once out of the oven, while cookies are still warm, brush glaze over top. Store in airtight container.

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When restaurants change names or owners, there’s always some skepticism. But in the case of Echo 5 Sports Pub, formerly known as O’Neill’s Place, change is good.

When we arrived at Echo 5, the parking lot was filled with motorcycleriding veterans from throughout the Valley. I immediately thought that the restaurant would be slammed and overwhelmed. Boy was I wrong. Our service was impeccable and our servers were gracious and accommodating.

Famished, three family members and I decided to try the whiskey onion soup ($7). The house-made soup, topped with croutons and cheese, was by far the tastiest in the Northeast Mesa area. The beef broth was flavorful without being salty, and the cheese covering the soup was plentiful.

I chose an appetizer as my main course, actually, the teriyaki chicken comm. spotlight

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skewers ($9). The four grilled, marinated chicken skewers were juicy and glazed with a teriyaki sauce. They practically fell off the skewers, which were paired delightfully with grilled pineapple and placed on a bed of lettuce.

My aunt Valerie went for the Arizona cobb salad ($12), which was a bed of fresh lettuce adorned with grilled chicken, avocado, tomatoes, egg, black olives, bacon, bleu cheese crumbles and croutons. Her meal was more than generous—it was massive.

When she finished, it looked like she barely made a dent in her salad.

Similar to her sister, my mom tried the chef salad which, for $11, was again plentiful. It had heaping helpings of turkey, jam, tomato, black olives (which she loves), egg and cheddar and jack cheese. She said she ate the leftovers for the night’s dinner and the following day’s lunch. meet your neighbor

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The patty melt was the choice of the hour for my husband. The sandwich ($9.50), served on sourdough bread, was adorned with grilled onions, 1000 Island dressing and cheddar cheese. Not a regular consumer of patty melts, he whole- Echo 5 Sports Pub occupies the space formerly knows as O’Neill’s heartedly approved Place. bread pudding with a whiskey glaze, of the meal, which is served with one side. He chose the and a downright decadent carrot cake potato salad from a list of options topped with cream cheese frosting.

Like O’Neill’s Place, Echo 5 boasts that included fries, onion rings, sweet potato fries, fresh fruit, cottage 40-plus HDTVs that air NTN, MLB, cheese or a side salad. For those who NFL, NBA, PGA, Tennis, NASCAR aren’t into beef, all of the burgers can and NCAA. For the kiddos, there is a be swapped out for a grilled chicken game room, in which no food or drink is allowed. breast.

There’s no need to be skeptical For diners who are still hungry after the generous meal portions, there here. It’s a tasty addition to the are three choices of desserts—all of neighborhood. which are made locally and priced Echo 5 Sports Pub at $6. The giant brownie is exactly The Village at Las Sendas that, with two scoops of vanilla bean 2855 N. Power Rd. ice cream drizzled with chocolate Mesa 85215 and caramel. The bread pudding is a (480) 832-8989 delicious choice—cinnamon raisin

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My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique Features Locally Made Products More than 20 years ago, Michelle Tetschner opened a small shop in Mesa. Although she left the business to pursue a 14-year Realtor career, she said she always thought about opening another store.

In early October, Tetschner achieved her goal when she opened My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique in Mesa Groves.

“What inspired me to open my store is just that there are so many unique items that are locally made, I wanted to have a brick and mortar store that carries them,” she said.

She is committed to working with as many local vendors as possible.

“Even my store’s sign was made locally and a lot of my employees are students at Mountain View High School.”

Although My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique has not been open for long, Tetschner said customers are already enjoying her diverse selection of merchandise, which includes grapeand watermelon-scented hairbrushes, handmade jewelry, scarves, items for the home and jalapeno strawberry jam that she said is made by a local man with Down syndrome.

“I try to keep things fresh and interesting and carry products that people want to see,” she said.

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and girlfriend.”

In addition to working with local vendors, Tetschner said she and her team of employees are striving to offer their customers the best service possible. Her hope is that many will become regular customers, and return repeatedly to My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique.

Tetschner also has strong roots in Mesa. She and her husband, Stacy, and their three boys have lived in the city for more than two decades.

Their youngest son attends Highland Elementary School.

One of her family’s main interests, Tetschner said, is their involvement with people with special needs. She said she hopes to offer employment opportunities to those with special needs by early next year, and she welcomes suggestions and help on how she can accomplish this.

Although Tetschner said it took a lot of time and hard work getting My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique ready to open, it was all definitely worth it.

“Everything has just fallen into place along the way. I feel like it was just meant to be.”

My Girlfriend’s Unique Boutique is located at 1325 N. Greenfield Rd. in Mesa. For more information, call (480) 739-2989 or visit www. mygirlfriendsuniqueboutique.com

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“I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly we started receiving coupons from our Nearby News ad from the local area!

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With Captioned Telephone Service, you don’t have to worry about missing any part of your telephone conversations.

Ms. Carol’s Gymkids Offers Recreational Gym Classes financially speaking

Carol Strongoli has been dancing since she was 3 years old. After discovering gymnastics, she and the sport started a lifelong love affair that began with competitions.

Naturally, she launched a dance career and formed Ms. Carol’s Gymkids, which offers instruction in dance, fitness and gymnastics.

Located at Gilbert Road and Southern Avenue for six years, Ms. Carol’s Gymkids took a leap (and pirouette) of faith and moved into a 5,000-square-foot facility on Lindsay Road in Mesa.

Classes at Gymkids include gymnastics, cheer clinics and dance for children as young as 2. There are adult fitness classes as well.

The gym features a tumble track, three trampolines, bars, beams and a on the town

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“We offer a complimentary introductory class and we also have half off of registration,” Carol Strongoli is proud to carry on her tradition of Strongoli said. family-friendly, noncompetitive fitness, dance and An open gym, which costs gymnastics. $10, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to and the parent doesn’t have to do 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and a back anything.”

The gold package includes handspring clinic ($20 per two-hour session) is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 invitations, goodie bags, pizza, a p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. bounce structure, decorations, gym Participants can register by calling time and more.

“We give them the whole gym, the gym or sending an email to exclusive to their party,” Strongoli said.

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To view special events and new Birthday parties are a popular classes visit www.mscarolsgymkids. attraction at the gym.

“We’re offering $75 off the gold com or call (480) 777-1033 for package and $50 off the silver package additional information. Ms. Carol’s for birthday parties,” Strongoli said. Gymkids is located at 116 N. Lindsay “The gold package is all-inclusive Rd., Suite 11-13, Mesa.

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As a seasoned Arizona criminal defense attorney, I have learned that deceit often lurks behind anonymity.

I think Fezzik said Brian D. Strong it best in the movie, “The Princess Bride,” when he told Inigo Montoya to be careful in his dealings with the “Man in Black” because, “People in masks cannot be trusted.”

The Sixth Amendment affords us the right to confront our accusers because convictions should be based on trustworthy testimony.

The language of the Arizona Constitution is even more precise by giving every accused the right “to meet the witnesses against him [or her] face to face,” without a mask. (Ariz. Const.

Art. II, § 24.) Given these constitutional mandates, one would think that anonymous, hearsay testimony should rarely find its way into our criminal courts. Yet with the advent of cellphones, the frequency of anonymous statements being used as evidence has increased dramatically. As a result, federal and state courts have struggled to define exactly what types of anonymous tips are permissible and which are not.

The law does not require police officers to know everything upfront.

Brief “investigative stops” are legal when there is “a particularized and objective basis for suspecting” criminal activity. (United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411, 417-419 (1981)). For example, a police officer may suspect that a certain driver is intoxicated but probable cause for an arrest will not exist until the vehicle biz box

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has been stopped and a face to face interview is complete.

Reasonable suspicion to justify an initial stop can be based on • The officer’s own observations; • The comments of a known citizen • An anonymous tip.

The observations of police officers and known citizens are always subject to cross-examination and can, therefore, be tested for credibility. Yet, I have never once had the pleasure of cross-examining Mr. or Ms. Anonymous.

The general rule is that anonymous tips that are “contemporaneous” in time and contain some “indicia of reliability” will justify an investigative stop.

Contemporaneous in time is an easy legal standard to understand.

Deciding exactly what creates an “indicia of reliability” has been the equivalent of a judicial quagmire. There are literally hundreds of conflicting appellate decisions on this subject. In many of those decisions, the judges themselves could not agree and written dissenting opinions are commonplace.

Given the complex legal factors involved, if you or a loved one is ever arrested because of an anonymous tip, please call our office at (480) 833-1113 immediately.

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Brian D. Strong is a senior associate at Rowley Chapman & Barney Ltd. His practice is limited to criminal defense law and he represents clients all over Arizona. He did his undergraduate work at Utah State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987, before earning his juris doctorate in 1990 from Brigham Young University.

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