Gilbert Sun News - Nov. 2016

November 2016

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Large Gilbert condo fire declared Town roadmap to change with arson; person of interest sought proposed interchange at Lindsay Road

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BY JIM WALSH

Authorities have determined that a fire that ripped through a Gilbert condominium complex was “incendiary,” or intentionally set, and a $30,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist.

The arson determination was reached after “a systematic fire scene investigation” that included the Gilbert fire and police departments, with the assistance of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

A dog trained in finding flammable liquids uncovered evidence of arson at the scene, said Deputy Chief Josh Ehrman, a Gilbert Fire Department spokesman.

“They pulled everything apart,” he see

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Firefighters attempt to subdue flames at the burning condominium complex in Gilbert.

GSN photo by Jay Banbury.

Lindsay Road is the only north-south artery in Gilbert that doesn’t have a freeway interchange. That may change in the future.

Gilbert, working with Phoenix-based Stanley Consultants, is conducting research to establish an interchange at Lindsay Road and Loop 202/Santan Freeway.

The proposed interchange would provide access to the town’s central business district, where the masterplanned, mixed-use development Rivulon, the Park Lucero business park and many health-care facilities are located, in addition to several housing developments.

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The public received details of the proposed interchange during an open house held at the Southeast Regional Library recently. GSN photo by Srianthi Perera

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FIRE from page 1 said. “Based on what they found, they can call it an arson.”

The fire, which started at about 7 p.m. on Oct. 15, destroyed eight buildings at the Via Sorento Condominiums, under construction at 240 W. Juniper, just south of Guadalupe and Gilbert roads.

Thirty investigators have been working around the clock to conduct approximately 200 interviews, a systematic fire-scene examination, a review of witness videos and photos and all viable accidental and natural fire scenarios have been hypothesized, tested, and eliminated, according to a press release issued late Thursday afternoon by Gilbert. The press release said that damages are estimated at more than $10 million.

Authorities have posted a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone responsible for the fire. D.R. Horton, the Texas-based builder that owns the project, has posted an additional $15,000 reward.

Ehrman said fire investigators are still looking for tips from the public that would help them identify and interview a young man who was seen near the scene of the spectacular Via Sorento condominium fire on Saturday night.

Gary Hildebrandt, a Gilbert Fire Department spokesman, said that the young man is considered a person of interest that authorities want to identify and interview, but that there is not enough evidence to consider him a suspect.

The person of interest was described as a white male, 16-22 years old, 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-10, wearing a maroon Arizona State University hoodie-style sweatshirt, dark shorts and Van’s-style shoes. He has shaggy, long brown hair just below his ears, long bangs and no facial hair.

“It could be related or totally

Flames shoot from the construction site of the Via Sorento Condominiums in Gilbert in an Oct. 15 fire that has been ruled arson. GSN photo by Jay Banbury

unrelated,” Hildebrandt said. “There were witnesses who said they saw an individual matching this description shortly before the fire. We just want to talk to him.”

The fire was so intense that it consumed a car nearby, melting the tires.

About 150 firefighters from the Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler and Superstition fire departments were able to save at least two buildings that were under construction on the north side of the complex and two on the south side that were nearly finished, Hildebrandt said.

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A fire at an condominium project that was under construction lights up the night sky. GSN photo

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20-25 residents Saturday night because of high levels of potentially deadly carbon monoxide in the area, he said. The residents were allowed to return home Sunday morning.

Some buildings at the scene were damaged but still standing, but others were reduced to a pile of rubble.

“We started evacuating and protecting the occupied apartments right away,” Hildebrandt said. “There was a very, very heavy fire load because there was a lot of exposed wood. It was in the framing stage.”

The Via Sorento fire was second in

Gilbert this year at a large apartment complex that was under construction.

The first one, the Civic Center fire, was on April 23. It was a much larger fire at a complex not far from Gilbert Town Hall, destroying 17 buildings.

Hildebrandt said an investigation eventually determined that the Civic Center fire was accidental, caused by a construction worker who was using a torch while installing some roofing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Gilbert Fire investigators at 480-503-6346 or to email them at fireinvestigations@gilbertaz.gov.

The aftermath of a fire that gutted eight buildings at a codo construction site. GSN photo by Will Powers

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LINDSAY ROAD from page 1 for the town of Gilbert; we are still very much in the preliminary phase,” said Leah Hubbard Rhineheimer, assistant to the Town Manager, during an open house held recently at the Southeast Regional Library to provide project details and to solicit public comment.

The proposed interchange is expected to be ready around 2020, according to Rhineheimer.

The interchange is a necessity due to the population surge in Gilbert, which is the fourth largest city in the Phoenix metropolitan area, officials said. The town swelled from 5,717 in 1980 to 235,493 residents in 2014. Build out is anticipated to be in 2030, when about 305,000 residents are expected to call the town home.

Both Gilbert Road and Val Vista Drive, Gilbert’s other north-south arteries, currently carry 35,000 to 55,000 vehicles per day. The 2035 traffic projections show dramatic increases in both the east-west and north-south traffic, according to the town.

The daily traffic volumes on Germann Road and Pecos Road are anticipated to nearly double, while the daily volumes on Gilbert Road and Val Vista Drive are anticipated to grow between 30% and 60%.

The proposed interchange will provide additional access to the area and relief to the adjacent interchanges and arterial roadways at Gilbert Road and Val Vista Drive, officials said.

The public’s response at the open house was mixed.

“I’d rather they didn’t do it because of the disruption,” said Michelle Scharenbroch, who lives a mile south of the intersection in question, in the Spectrum development.

“But I understand that we’re growing like crazy and they have to do it. That’s why I want to find out both sides.”

Julie Graham, who works in a large medical organization in the area and uses

Community the Val Vista Drive intersection to get on and off the freeway twice a day, said that she was relieved that the congestion would be reduced.

Stanley Consultants has identified four possible designs for the intersection with each functioning a little differently.

They are: A. The Diamond, where the ramps come into two signalized intersections, such as those on Santan Freeway.

B. Diverging Diamond, where all of the ramps come in to a single signalized intersection and drivers await their turn for a green light. This design is present on Interstate 17 and State Route 51.

C. S ingle-Point Urban, which passes over the northbound and southbound traffic right at the interchange, and give motorists free left turns (they don’t have to wait until light turns green).

D. The Modified Diamond has normal ramps on the east side of Lindsey Road, but the Lindsey westbound entrance ramp is by Gilbert and the Gilbert westbound exit ramp is further east than it would normally be. The intent is to get traffic weaving; moving between the ramp and the changing lanes up on the frontage road instead of down on the freeway.

Jackie Noblitt, senior project manager at Stanley Consultants, said that one design is no better than another.

“None of the alternatives is terrible and none of them is head and shoulders above the rest,” she said, adding that public input was being solicited on the design.

Karl Matthew Rains, environmental group director at Logan Simpson, is looking at different technical resources, such as biology, noise and other sources of pollution in the area.

“We want to see whether there are any impacts between the different alternatives,” said Rains, adding that so far, the results of the investigations haven’t identified that any of the alternatives are significantly different.

Rains was initially concerned about the

The open house was well attended and public response was mixed to the proposed intersection that would increase traffic down Lindsay Road.

burrowing owl habitat on Zanjero Park, which is on the southeast corner of Lindsay Road and the 202 Freeway, but said that the birds won’t be affected.

Rhineheimer said that the Zanjero Park’s parking lot will have to be moved south to accommodate the widening of Lindsay Road. The park itself, although it has a recreational focus and benefit, cannot be moved because its primary purpose is to contain storm water runoff from the SanTan Freeway, she noted.

Many area residents present at the open house were concerned about the increased traffic on Lindsay Road and how it would affect them.

Krista Bilsten, who bought a brand new home located off Lindsay Road in south Chandler, said she was taken aback.

“Lindsay has always been a neighborhood road, there’s not an exit off the US 60, there’s no exit off the north 202. That’s why I didn’t think it’ll ever be a possibility,” she said.

www.GilbertSunNews.com Bilsten is concerned about the neighborhood peace; already, as a resident of six months in the area, she has learned of four “bad accidents” there, she said.

“I like how quiet it is, and all the birds that fly over, and that it’s nice and calm and peaceful,” she said. “I’ve seen the numbers that show how many cars will be on Lindsey after this goes in. It makes me really sad.”

On the other side of the spectrum, there are individuals who will benefit monetarily from the intersection.

Mary Rooney used to own 10 acres in the area, has sold nine of them and clung to the remaining one since the 1980s. It hugs the northeast corner of the intersection.

“They can take it, at a good price,” she said. “I’m not living there anymore.”

To submit an online comment form (open until November 16) or sign up for project e-updates, visit ConnectingGilbert.com.

Details: 480-898-4100.

Gilbert Planning Manager Linda Edwards looks at the interchange designs.

Karl Matthew Rains, environmental group director at Logan Simpson, answers a question.

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BY JIM WALSH

A rebound in the economy eventually will help East Valley commuters avoid traffic congestion, with higher sales tax revenues paying for a three-mile expansion of State Route 24, also known as the Gateway Freeway, near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport.

Now little more than a one-mile interchange off the Loop 202, State Route 24 would allow Mesa to build a new terminal on the east side of the airport; provide a faster route for residents of Eastmark, an upscale masterplanned community on the former site of the General Motors Proving Ground, and give beleaguered Queen Creek and San Tan Valley drivers much better access to larger Valley cities.

Gilbert officials also are reviewing a decade-old transportation plan to see if the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes originally envisioned would still be helpful, or if other improvements might be more effective in reducing congestion or improving safety.

These long-term improvements are made possible by a $1.2 billion windfall in additional sales tax revenues collected through Proposition 400 and some cost savings from favorable bids on contracts.

Revenues had dropped for nine straight years because of the Great Recession, forcing regional planning officials to postpone several roadway projects.

But now, with revenues rising for the first time in nearly a decade, improvements postponed during the recession are being restored to Maricopa County’s Transportation Plan through the Maricopa Association of Governments, the county’s regional planning agency.

One major East Valley project not covered but in the MAG plan is the proposed new Lindsay Road interchange.

The project is about halfway through its planning process and the town is currently in a public comment period, said Leah Hubbard Rhineheimer, assistant to the town manager. A final draft report is scheduled for 2017, which would be followed by a design project and a decision by the Gilbert Town Council on how to fund the intersection.

She said growth in southeast Gilbert has made the Lindsay Road interchange necessary to relieve current and future traffic congestion.

“With the quadrupling in population over the past two decades, this area has emerged as one of the key employment and economic development corridors for Gilbert. This has elevated the need for traffic improvements that will get Gilbert residents to and from their home and work as efficiently as possible,” Hubbard Rhineheimer wrote in an email.

Plans for the Gateway Freeway are

An extension of State Route 24/Gateway Freeway may be accelerated by increased tax revenue.

at a more advanced stage. The Arizona State Department of Transportation completed a corridor study in March 2006. Mesa completed the interchange off the Loop 202 in 2014, but the rest of the freeway has only existed in planning documents. It would generally head southeast from the Loop 202 near Ellsworth Road and then turn east along Frye Road until it reaches Ironwood near the Pinal County line.

Although there is still an issue of setting priorities for construction of new facilities or improvements, the news is so promising that transportation planners think they probably would have enough money to make improvements in both the East and West Valley cities, largely setting aside the decades-old rivalry over where sports stadiums, freeways and other public facilities are built.

“This is not a situation where communities are pitted against each other,” said Mesa Mayor John Giles, chairman of MAG’s transportation policy committee. “We don’t have to worry about any regional conflicts here. There’s enough money to do these projects.”

Although the Gateway Freeway will unlock the development of southeast Mesa, the biggest winners might be residents of Queen Creek and San Tan Valley, who find themselves stuck in gridlock during the work week, with local roads overwhelmed by high traffic volumes.

Among the most noteworthy West Valley projects is the planning and construction of a new freeway, State Route 30, which would help relieve the heavy traffic congestion along Interstate 10 through west Phoenix, Avondale and Goodyear.

State Route 30 would run parallel to I-10 about three miles south of the present freeway. The Arizona Department of Transportation is studying such issues

as whether it would be feasible to make State Route 30 a toll road to accelerate its construction, said Steve Elliot, an

Mesa Mayor John Giles, chairman of MAG’s transportation policy committee.

ADOT spokesman.

However, commuters stuck in traffic somewhere along Ellsworth Road, or on Interstate 10 while driving to Gila River Arena, should not expect new freeways anytime soon. The catch is the timing of when the money is expected to become available—sometime after 2020—and which project gets top priority.

Giles said Mesa has a history of accelerating such vital projects as State Route 24 by selling bonds, backed by the promised state money, years earlier. It is a funding mechanism Mesa has used in the past on the Loop 202 and Metro light rail.

“Once we get a lock on the money, we find creative ways to accelerate projects,” Giles said. “Mesa has a history of doing this. It typically results in significant cost

savings.”

One major advantage in Mesa’s favor on the prioritization is that the federally required Environmental Impact Statement on State Route 24 has been completed, while that process still needs to be completed on State Route 30, he said.

“We’re kind of a shovel-ready project.

We have been waiting for the green light for a while,” Giles said.

Eric Anderson, MAG’s transportation director, said the $1.2 billion is expected to become available in 2021 to 2024.

In the meantime, MAG is reconsidering projects that previously were postponed by a lack of funding, adding them back into the county’s Regional Transportation Plan and prioritizing the projects.

He said the money is not enough to complete all of the projects, so they will be built in increments when the money is available, not unlike the construction of other freeways.

Anderson said the theory is that even an interim road, one that will need expansion later, is better than no road.

Anderson projects that it would cost about $400 million to buy right of way for State Route 30, but he said one big hurdle is the lack of environmental clearance. That process is expected to take two to three years.

Almost any road would help Queen Creek, which has a population of about 34,000, while unincorporated areas of San Tan Valley have an estimated population of about 70,000 to 90,000.

It all adds up to a traffic nightmare, Anderson said, making State Route 24 a vital project for southeastern Maricopa County and Pinal County.

“I think it certainly would help. There is no way out of the area,” Anderson said.

“There are not enough roads, and a lot of people are living there. They need to see

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create more jobs there.”

Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney said the expanse of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport and the former GM Proving Ground has limited the options for building additional roads that would provide better access for Queen Creek

residents to the rest of the East Valley.

State Route 24 “will be an economic boon to the East Valley and a boon to the airport. It will open up another way for people to get in and out” of Queen Creek, Barney said.

He said Queen Creek faces some issues in preparing local roads that would

connect with State Route 24. The town’s limits end about 1½ miles south of the freeway alignment. Queen Creek will have to work with Mesa on improvements to Signal Butte Road and Pinal County on improvements to Ironwood.

Barney said it would be very helpful for Queen Creek to have an interchange

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at Signal Butte, but the location of interchanges is still under review.

Elliott, the ADOT spokesman, said the agency is studying the possibility of full interchanges on at Ellsworth, Williams Field Road, Signal Butte and Meridian.

Bridges over the freeway are under consideration at Crismon and Mountain.

Growth, planning emerge as key issues in Gilbert Town Council election

BY PAUL MARYNIAK

While much of the pre-election attention might be focused on the top of the ticket, voters in Gilbert will also be deciding the shape of their local government for the next two years.

Of the East Valley municipalities with council elections, Gilbert has the most competitive since neither at-large seat was filled in a race involving eight candidates in August.

The four left to compete are incumbent Jared Taylor, retired Phoenix firefighter Joel Anderson, retired town parks manager Scott Anderson and former town economic development commission chairman Jim Torgeson.

The overall issue of growth emerged in responses from Torgeson, Taylor and Scott Anderson to questionnaires the “Gilbert Sun News” sent all candidates in

July. Joel Anderson did not respond.

For Taylor, growth and long-range financial planning are related, noting that Gilbert has long relied on fees that developers pay for new construction.

“These revenues will diminish as we approach build-out and new construction slows,” Taylor said. “Gilbert must have a strong financial plan in place to avoid future taxes on our residents.”

Part of the infrastructure targeted

by Torgeson is the town’s sewer system, which he claimed “is rapidly falling into disrepair because of a poorly executed contract years ago” and warned that failure to address the problem “will prevent us from landing high-end employers we need to maintain our expectations.”

Torgeson also said long-term planning and development in connection with

build-out was another major issue. He warned that without such planning, the town may end up with a surplus of commercial development in corridors that should be home to companies with high-paying jobs.

Scott Anderson also called attention to the financial impact of build-out, stating Gilbert “must look at diversifying our economy with new ideas such as continued tourism development and a brand development for planning purposes.”

Because he is an incumbent, Taylor was asked to cite two accomplishments he personally spearheaded. He said he ran “to make Gilbert the best place to raise a family” and “the best place to grow a business.”

Taylor said his involvement in various recreation projects, including the south Gilbert park plan and the overall parks

and recreation master plan were among those accomplishments, as well as his efforts to help town staff adapt more efficient processes for businesses to set up shop.

Torgeson said his top qualifications were “a track record of being able to ask difficult questions and get answers” as well as his understanding of business and development from his service on the Heritage District Redevelopment Commission.

Scott Anderson said, “I have a proven track record and understand the community’s needs since I wrote most of its original plans and have influence development during the town’s most active growth. Second, I understand the internal processes of the town.”

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Goldwater Institute rips Gilbert’s Xavier deal as ‘betrayal’ of taxpayers

BY PAUL MARYNIAK

Gilbert’s belly-up deal with Saint Xavier University has come under fire by the Goldwater Institute for leaving taxpayers holding a potential $36 million bag.

The report quotes one expert as calling it “a little wacko” and another as a “foolish and reckless” way to spend taxpayers’ money.

The report was released recently as the private nonprofit government watchdog group announced a lawsuit against the city of Peoria for its plan to give $2.6 million in incentive money directly to Huntington University and a private landowner.

Goldwater senior attorney Jim Manley said neither deal was a good bet.

“The problem with these economic development deals is they leave the taxpayers on the hook if the businesses go bust,” Manley said.

“In the university context, we’ve seen it happen, so it doesn’t really take a lot of speculation to know what it looks like when one of these deals goes wrong. It’s the taxpayers who suffer and it’s the students who suffer,” he added. “It’s just foolish and reckless to spend other people’s money this way.”

Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a nonprofit research organization focusing on higher education, was blunter.

Bishop Thomas Olmsted blesses the building with holy water during the grand opening of Saint Xavier University in Gilbert on Aug. 4, 2015.

“The whole idea is a little wacko,” said Vedder, a professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University who oversees development of Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges” report.

“It’s a big, rosy scenario,” Vedder said. “The fact that it is not going on routinely, regularly around the country, to me is indicative that this is not an idea that has resonated, even

with people who are traditionally activist in using government subsidies.”

The Goldwater report details how Gilbert had projected the town would reap $281 million over 10 years while creating 170 new jobs.

Gilbert would issue bonds to construct a building on city-owned land that would be custom designed to meet the needs of Saint

Xavier, which would enter into a 15-year lease to rent the facility. Lease payments would be used to repay the bonds and other city costs associated with the project.

In return, Saint Xavier would open a campus and offer degrees in nursing, business, and education. The campus was to open no later than August 2015, enrolling at least 200 full-time students with 500 enrolled by the end of the fifth year.

The only security required of Saint Xavier was a penalty of $250,000 and all lease payments due at the time if it breached the lease.

Saint Xavier is a nonprofit Catholic university and enrolls about 4,500 at its Illinois campus.

The report said, “Signs of trouble were evident as soon as Saint Xavier opened in August 2015. The campus was built to accommodate 1,000 students. Yet when the doors opened, only about 25 students had signed up, and most of those were taking online classes.”

Meanwhile, the Illinois Legislature did not fully fund state higher education grants that helped bankroll more than a third of Saint Xavier’s students in that state.

In May 2016, nine months after it opened, see

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university officials announced they would close their Gilbert campus at the end of the fall semester, and had no plans to reopen it.

The town was required to issue bonds that it will have to repay for the $36-million building housing the campus. “Aside from the $250,000 penalty Saint Xavier deposited into a holding account, the university bore virtually no upfront cost or risk,” the report said.

The report depicts the efforts of Town Council members Jared Taylor and Victor Petersen to block the deal, although they ended up on the losing end of a 5-2 vote that approved it.

“At the end of the day, the development agreements will leave us holding the bag if there’s not enough at risk,” Councilman Jared Taylor predicted, rejected town administration assurances that another tenant could always be found for the building.

“Since the university announced it would close, Gilbert officials have been trying to lure another tenant to assume the lease,” the Goldwater report states. “So far, they’ve not been successful, though town attorney Michael Hamblin told the Goldwater Institute there are discussions with several other potential tenants, including other private universities.”

The report says Taylor, who is seeking reelection, noted that private lenders require considerable collateral from private schools seeking loans and that

Community “with taxpayer money at risk, the town should have made similar demands.”

A part of the development agreement stating that Saint Xavier would not open a campus in Gilbert without the city incentives should have been a red flag, Petersen told the Goldwater Institute.

“If it’s really true that they wouldn’t

its obligations. The first lease payment is due in January.

“So far, the city has not incurred any damages,” the report states. “If Saint Xavier misses the lease payment, and no new tenant is found, the city will have to come up with the bond payment on its own.”

Saint Xavier officials would not agree to

With Saint Xavier University, Gilbert was to reap $281 million over 10 years while creating 170 new jobs but the deal did not work out for the town.. GSN photo by Srianthi Perera

come here without that incentive, it makes you wonder how viable it is of an enterprise,” he said.

The report reported that Saint Xavier has not breached the lease so far and has not notified the city that it will not fulfill

an interview, the institute reported, quoting university spokeswoman Karla Thomas as stating, “The payment of lease obligations on Jan. 1 depends on a number of factors that are still developing.”

Hamblin is quoted as stating that “economic

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Rather it was an investment in the education of Gilbert students, who have few options other than Arizona State University and more distant private colleges in the Valley.”

But the report details the problems that one Gilbert resident and Xavier student has incurred as the result of the university’s closing.

Ryan Schulte spent about $20,000 and a year of his education at Xavier, and now must retake the classes he completed when he begins the MBA program at the University of Arizona.

In response to the Goldwater report, Hamblin said that while Gilbert “did perform the necessary due diligence” before making the deal, “the less tangible educational benefits were foremost.” He also said, “Gilbert is confident that another institution of higher education will come to occupy the town-owned building.”

Manley said “Gilbert officials betrayed their own residents when they agreed to finance the Saint Xavier property.”

“The city essentially baited the trap,” Manley said. “In some ways it’s even worse than going to just some private university that opens up in your city. The city has sort of blessed this with its imprimatur and said basically, ‘We think this is a good institution.

We think it’s so good we’re going to put your money behind it.’”

Manley said the deal was like “being betrayed by your own city government.”

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Gilbert Historical Museum offers programming for all ages

BY SRIANTHI PERERA

The Gilbert Historical Museum has launched a line of programming to reflect its new model of operation, Communities for All Ages.

The concept is a national model that strives to build a sense of community by bringing together the younger and older generations for programs and activities.

Programs run the gamut and focus on science, gardening, the arts and history among others.

“Since we’re a history museum, we’re still going to focus on the history, but we also want to look at the present and the future and we’ll have programs and workshops about contemporary people,” said Thom Hulen, the museum’s newly hired program coordinator.

The museum, on the southern end of the Heritage District at Gilbert and Elliot roads, is gradually implementing its vision for sustainability at a time when history museums themselves are being delegated to history.

“We want people to embrace our history roots, our agricultural nature and our arts and culture,” said Kayla Kolar, museum executive director.

Hulen has formulated plenty of non-profit programming during his past

Gilbert Historical Museum is offering holiday-themed workshops for all ages. employment as a museum educator at Pueblo Grand Museum in Phoenix.

“We’d like to have a good turnout for every activity,” he said, adding that he can accommodate about 20 people to each workshop.

Some programs are free of charge, others are free with museum admission or have a nominal fee. Kolar said that the

aim was not to make money.

“We want to serve the public and we hope that people will see that we’re doing things that will impact people’s lives in the community and they will want to donate to us,” she said. “It’s the way to generate philanthropic dollars as opposed to being a straight out revenue generator.”

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2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Nov 12 and Nov. 26: Bluegrass Jam: The Gilbert Historical Museum and the Arizona Bluegrass Association are offering musicians an opportunity to play the music they love while providing the public a chance to listen to great bluegrass music. Musicians are encouraged to bring their acoustic string instruments. Please, no amplified instruments. Free.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15: History Café: The history of Chandler and Gilbert Area; a discussion led by Danette Turner of Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Free.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22: Science Café: Join Jennie Rambo, the naturalist at Gilbert Riparian Preserve Water Ranch, to learn how to identify many of the birds found at the urban preserve.

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17: Workshop: Holiday ornaments; Annette Ruiz will lead a parent-child workshop on making holiday ornaments. Cost: $10; preregistration required.

For details, contact Thom Hulen at 480-926-1577 or thom@gilbertmuseum.org or register online at gilberthistoricalmuseum.org

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Volunteers to pack shoeboxes full of gifts for world’s needy kids

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While some people already are counting the days until Christmas, a group of Gilbert families is counting the days until Operation Christmas Child.

The local component of the annual national project by the nonprofit Samaritan’s Purse aims to send 15,000 decorated plastic shoeboxes filled with toys and necessities to needy children around the world.

“We are motivated by not only the needs of the children internationally but also the impact on individuals packing boxes,” said regional coordinator Robin Earle, echoing the project’s them of “reaching children and families on both sides of the box.”

Samaritan’s Purse has distributed

shoebox gifts to children in over 130 countries since 1993, and more than 11.2 million received one last year alone, Earle noted. She added that boxes packed by Arizonans last year were delivered to kids in the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, Mongolia, Bangladesh and to Native Americans in the U.S. The idea behind the project is simple: Pack a shoebox with school supplies, toiletries and small toys. Prohibited items include liquids, perishable food and warrelated toys.

The containers can be pre-decorated photo-storage boxes or plastic boxes with tops and bottoms gift-wrapped separately so they can be checked before they are shipped. Donors also are asked to donate $7 per box to defray shipping

costs.

A big push for the operation will occur Nov. 14-21 at Grace Community Church in Tempe with labeling, packing and loading.

An Ahwatukee Packing Party also will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 5 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St. Earle said her family has been part of Operation Christmas Child for 23 years.

“Our family started packing boxes when the kids were preschoolers and now they’re getting married,” she said. “How time flies!”

The Southeast Valley team collected 25,000 boxes and got so large that it spawned a South Mountain team, consisting of Tempe, Chandler, Ahwatukee and Casa Grande.

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representing Mesa, Globe, Queen Creek and Gilbert—and the South Mountain team are aiming to each pack 15,000 shoeboxes.

Earle participated two years ago in a shoebox distribution in the Philippines, where local pastors invited children from surrounding communities to receive gifts.

The country had been hit with a typhoon and a powerful earthquake.

“People were literally walking on rubble and were so grateful for our gifts of love,” Earle said.

Earle also is seeking volunteers during collection week at Grace Community Church. Children older than kindergarten age can participate.

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Basking in restorative nature GSN photos by Will Powers The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch is a 110-acre wetland in the heart of Gilbert that provides a sanctuary for wildlife and preserves flora. It attracts bird lovers and nature enthusiasts from far and wide, too, as a recent visit showed.

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1. The fowl enjoy the whole grain breads thrown in the library pond. 2. It’s Declan Troy, a wildlife photographer and biologist from Anchorage, Alaska. 3. The Booth family feeds the ducks in the library pond. 4. The Riparian Preserve also hosts the East Valley Astronomy Club. 5. John and Wylene Wiechmann do their morning workout at the preserve. 6. Wang Jin and her daughter Vivia enjoy the playground at the preserve. 7. Andrew Sitzman and Chelsea Rathie from Billings, Montana, spend some time in the outdoors. 8. These ducks are looking for handouts.

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A few hours with Just Serve can make a big difference in a person’s life

BY PAUL MARYNIAK

Every day is a day of service for Michelle Curry.

Curry administers a Phoenix network called Just Serve, which connects groups, individuals and even government agencies with projects that brighten the lives of people and neighborhoods.

It is part of a nationwide operation set up by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints to link needs and volunteers through a website, justserve.org.

“Just Serve is a platform,” said Curry, who has overseen the Valley operation since it started two years ago. “It is not a business. We don’t accept donations to run it. It is not for proselytizing or publicizing the church. This is a gift to the community from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

Indeed, a number of different church denominations are part of the network. The LDS church pays for technical maintenance, and many of its members have volunteered to become unpaid specialists who help connect people with needs.

The service, which has been expanded to Canada, counts more than 160,000 volunteers and 22,000 posted projects across the country.

Curry was asked by the church to take

on the job after spending several years in its public affairs department. In her capacity, she deals with county and state agencies as well as large organizations to identify needs and enlist volunteers.

She demurs at having any attention paid to her work, and prefers people instead explore the website and find a project that engages them.

She said the church also doesn’t want any attention as far as Just Serve is concerned.

“We really don’t want to stand out,” Curry explained. “We want to be equal or below those who serve. When you serve someone, you’re on an equal basis.

Service strengthens not just the person you’re helping, it also helps you.”

The website elaborates on the philosophy of Just Serve: “Our individual efforts don’t need to be huge—a little bit of change here, a few hours there—but even small efforts quickly add up to make a real difference.

As we work side-by-side and learn from each other, mutual understanding increases, misconceptions can be corrected, and new friendships are built.”

The site is designed to be as userfriendly as possible for both volunteers and people who need help.

People or groups can type in the area

The Arizona Chapter of Newborns in Need, which draws women from Gilbert and other East Valley communities, enlisted 101 people to make blankets, bibs, booties and other infant wear with 135 pounds of material.

where they live and the site produces a list of organizations that need volunteers for various projects.

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For example, Red Mountain Assisted Living on South Southwind Court in Gilbert could use people who can visit its residents.

Groups that need a project also have the ease of listing what kinds of work they need help with.

There is one way that Just Serve cultivates publicity: It asks volunteers to post success stories.

“We collect stories and post them every month,” she said, noting that such stories help to inspire would-be volunteers.

The Arizona Chapter of Newborns in Need, which draws women from Gilbert and other East Valley communities, enlisted 101 people to make blankets, bibs, booties and other infant wear with 135 pounds of material.

Dignity Health East Valley received 5,400 crayons donated for children who visit the Mercy Gilbert Hospital, either as patients or visitors.

“You cannot imagine how much of a kind impact you are having on patients and families in the East Valley,” Barb Farmer, Dignity’s volunteer services manager, told Just Serve.

Just Serve volunteers also provided handmade bears for Mercy Gilbert that Farmer said go to “children in the emergency room, senior patients who are scared and/or have dementia, and to our patients who unfortunately have to

celebrate their birthdays while being a patient in the hospital.”

“Each bear is different and it always seems that the perfect bear ends up meaning something special to the person it is given to,” Farmer added. “Those moments take patients out of their pain or sad situation and transport them back to happier times.”

Curry said volunteers sign up for projects that are dear to them for personal reasons.

“People like to serve where their heart is,” she said. “For example, someone might have Alzheimer’s in the family, and those people’s hearts are with Alzheimer’s sufferers.”

Some of the projects can even be accomplished without leaving the house.

A Mesa woman posted anonymously about having her three children, ages 4 to 9, write birthday cards for homeless kids.

“I thought this would be a long and difficult activity to do with them. I was very wrong. They kept asking how to spell a child’s name and then would spend 15 minutes at a time writing and illustrating the cards.

“We have had some very tender moments through this experience as my children wrote notes and created birthday cards for these new friends they have never met. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so engaged and happy.”

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Gilbert Postal Connections organizing book drive for military

In honor of Veterans Day, Gilbert’s Postal Connections is rallying to “Share Your Story” in a month-long, communitywide book donation drive.

Through Friday, Nov. 11, Postal Connections is partnering with Operation Paperback to gather gently used paperback books to donate to active troops and veterans in need. Postal Connections in Gilbert will be accepting donations from local residents, businesses and community members to send to troops serving overseas and on U.S. soil.

Books must be gently used paperbacks that are in good condition (no books that are old, musty, yellow with bent spines or ripped covers). Suggested book genres include action, bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, fantasy, history, horror, mysteries, science fiction, true crime and children’s books for military families.

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In addition to overseas locations, Operation Paperback provides books to wounded warrior programs and veterans hospitals located across the U.S., as well as USO centers at U.S. airport transit points. The organization has more than 19,000 volunteers from all 50 states, forming a network of shippers that send upwards of 15,000 books every month to troops.

Gilbert Postal Connections is at 2473 S. Higley Road, Suite 104, Gilbert. For details, call 480-840-3511.

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The Gilbert House captures a bit of the town’s heyday

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BY KATHY KERBY

Gilbert’s population has exploded since its early roots as the Hay Capital of the World, so it is refreshing when a touch of “old” Gilbert remains.

The Gilbert House is nestled in a 1928 Sears Craftsman House in a lovely little farm village on Gilbert Road just south of Elliott Road. It has been owned and operated by Susan Wright and her family for the past 11 years.

Susan “prides herself in using the freshest of ingredients.” Her culinary expertise and high standards come from her mother and grandmother as she grew up on a South Dakota dairy farm. She loves cooking all the sweet buttery comfort foods of her youth but she now also strives to incorporate freshness and nutrition with organic, non-GMO foods. She uses all natural buffalo meat from her sister’s ranch in South Dakota because buffalo is low in fat, high in protein and increasingly popular

Each of the rooms from the original house is now a quaint dining area.

The Banana Walnut Pancakes are the perfect choice for breakfast.

The Gilbert House is a lovingly restored 1928 Sears Craftsman House.

with the paleo diet crowd.

My husband, Lou, and I sat in the former parlor of the antique house and noted that the bedrooms also had four to five small wooden tables with colorful tablecloths.

Intimacy is built in since the walls are still standing and one can’t help but feel that this is the exact antithesis of most restaurants with one gigantic room and an industrial feel. Other guests were close enough that conversation between tables was inevitable and it definitely added to the overall “behind the times” feel.

Just reading the menu made our mouths water as each selection looked yummier than the last. The Banana Walnut Pancakes ($8.95) would have been my choice for breakfast, but since it was lunch time, we ordered three different sandwiches. The Buffalo Burger ($11.50) was our first taste of this flavorful, lean meat served on a nine-grain bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and a side of sweet potato fries. The Gilbert House BLT ($8.95) was a masterpiece of flavor with a generous stack of extra crispy bacon, crunchy lettuce and tomato and toasted multi-grain homemade bread. The fresh fruit side had beautiful watermelon,

grapes, fresh pineapple, raspberries and strawberries and was the perfect accompaniment to the BLT. One of the daily specials listed on a huge chalkboard was a deli sandwich, soup and salad ($9.95.) Our server, Kristine, recommended the chicken salad and it was some of the best I have ever tasted with huge chunks of tender chicken breast bathed in mayonnaise and topped with lettuce and tomato. The Gilbert House Side Salad was a healthy blend of lettuces, tomatoes, mushrooms, purple onion, and house-made croutons and tangy balsamic vinaigrette dressing. As if the sandwich and salad were not enough, the green chili stew was a hearty, spicy, beefy soup topped with crunchy corn chips, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

The desserts vary each day. The chocolate ganache brownie, massive cinnamon roll slathered with frosting and the pumpkin cake (with thick layers of cream cheese frosting) were all delicious and reasonably priced from $4 to $6.

The G House After Hours is the intriguing name of the catering business.

Susan will customize the menu and cater special events ranging from meetings to birthday parties to rehearsal dinners and weddings. Affairs can be held inside the cute farmhouse or outside on the patio for casual elegance.

The Gilbert House not only has scrumptious food and outstanding service but it tugs on the heartstrings since it felt like my grandparents’ farmhouse in Snowflake, Arizona and if I closed my eyes, I could almost see my grandmother cooking in the kitchen.

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The Gilbert House is a lovingly restored 1928 Sears Craftsman House.

The daily special ($9.95) included a tasty chicken salad sandwich, hearty green chili stew and a fresh house salad topped with balsamic vinaigrette.

The lean, flavorful bison comes from Susan’s family ranch in South Dakota.

The BLT was a masterpiece with huge stacks of crisp bacon, lettuce and tomato atop the multigrain bread.

The desserts vary each day. Who can decide between pumpkin cake, gigantic cinnamon roll or chocolate ganache brownie?

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Gilbert SRP linemen win awards at International Rodeo in Kansas

BY KATHLEEN MASCAREÑAS

When you think of linemen, you likely envision burly football players on the gridiron.

And a rodeo probably brings to mind cowboys wearing chaps, boots and hats.

The International Linemen’s Rodeo has neither.

The rodeo grounds are dotted with 40foot wooden power poles as far as the eye can see. It’s a spot in the middle of Kansas where more than 900 utility-company linemen from around the world--in fire-resistant jeans, hard hats and 30-pound tool belts-come to shine.

For 40-year-old Gunner Hubbard, a 12year SRP journeyman lineman from Gilbert, competing on this international stage was part of his personal comeback story.

“In 2011, I fell 15 feet onto asphalt and crushed my right ankle,” Hubbard said.

“My surgeon told me I’d never do line work again, and that’s all I’ve ever done since high school. I’ve had five surgeries on my ankle and finally had to have it fused. They told me I wouldn’t do this again, but I told them I would.”

Hubbard was among seven journeyman linemen, six apprentice linemen and seven judges sent by SRP to represent the company and IBEW Local 266 in the 33rd International Linemen’s Rodeo this month. Five of them, including Hubbard, are from Gilbert.

Ten SRP linemen – including Hubbard and fellow Gilbert residents Tom Jeffers and Justin Kropp – brought home awards in five categories.

For Hubbard, it was affirmation that he’s exx-

From left: SRP journeyman linemen Gunner Hubbard, Justin Kropp and Tom Jeffers, all of Gilbert, prepare to compete against about 200 teams at the 33rd International Linemen’s Rodeo.

celling in the trade he loves – and doing what doctors said he would never do.

“I was really proud of us. We’ve been doing this for a long time and it was nice to have a day come together where our practice, experience and commitment came together,” Hubbard said. “Our apprentices worked hard, too, and it shows what a good program SRP has developed for training young linemen.”

They trained for weeks, for nearly 40 hours on their own time, before and after work.

“We practiced all summer. We would get up at 3 a.m. on Saturday and practice after

working all day. We didn’t look forward to it, but our teams are committed,” Hubbard said.

For more than three decades, seasoned and rookie linemen have trekked to Bonner Springs, Kansas, to test their skills, athleticism and ability to remain safe under lifethreatening, physically-demanding circumstances in the international competition.

Linemen performed tasks such as safely and quickly racing up a 40-foot power pole to retrieve an egg harnessed on top and while being smooth enough not to crack it as they descended. In the “hurtman rescue,”

the lineman must rescue a 200-pound dummy and lower it to safety. Journeymen duplicate other real-life line work, like replacing a 100-pound transformer that is manually guided and hoisted.

“The rodeo shows how seriously we take safety and craftsmanship,” said Tom Jeffers of Gilbert, an SRP section supervisor of the Line Apprenticeship Program. “I’m so proud of the guys. They were so professional, and the results show how our guys really keep their attention to detail at work.”

How they fared Gilbert SRP linemen at International Linemen’s Rodeo

Bonner Springs, Kansas Journeyman Municipal Division (40 teams) Second place: Tom Jeffers of Gilbert, Gunner Hubbard of Gilbert and Chris Buhr.

Third place: Justin Kropp of Gilbert, Tony Palacios, and A.J. Ortega.

Journeyman Best of the Best (206 teams) 14th place: Tom Jeffers of Gilbert, Gunner Hubbard of Gilbert and Chris Buhr.

19th place: Justin Kropp of Gilbert, Tony Palacios and A.J. Ortega.

The International Lineman’s Rodeo in progress in Kansas.

SRP journeyman lineman Tom Jeffers of Gilbert

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The shop is expected to employ about 50 people.

Raising Cane’s is among the nation’s fastest-growing restaurants, and supports each community it serves.

The restaurant has pledged to donate 100 percent of the profits from its grand-opening day to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The philanthropy is to celebrate the nonprofit’s local community programs, as well as showcase just one of many ways Raising Cane’s gives back to the Valley’s community.

“When we opened in Chandler to huge success, we were immediately eager to start bringing that same Caniac spirit to our neighbors in Gilbert,” stated Justin Micatrotto, president of MRG Marketing & Management, Inc., franchise partner, in a release. “We’re excited to expand to even more families in the East Valley, and partner again with such a deserving and valuable cause like Phoenix Children’s Hospital.”

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Even Stevens Sandwiches provides an easy way to be charitable

BY SRIANTHI PERERA

Each time you consume a Reuben, Capreezy or Do Gouda at Even Stevens Sandwiches, you help feed someone else in the area.

The restaurant chain from Salt Lake City is open in the Heritage Marketplace Phase 2 near the parking garage in downtown Gilbert.

It gives back to the community in one of the most direct ways possible.

“For every sandwich we serve, we provide a sandwich of equal nutrition value to the community’s hungry,” said founder Steve Down, based in Salt Lake City.

The local nonprofits that will benefit are Open Arms Care Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley, United Food Bank and the Mesa homeless shelter, A New Leaf.

Down also owns The Falls Event Center in Gilbert, one of many in several states, and is the author of the financial education program, Financially Fit for Life.

The restaurant chain opened in Salt Lake City in 2014 and provided 30,000 sandwiches to the needy within the first six months. The Gilbert location, its eighth, planned to donate 30,000 sandwiches two weeks after opening,

according to Brand Director Jamie Coates.

At the time of going to press, its website had recorded 2528 sandwiches sold.

A ninth location will open November in Phoenix, at Van Buren Road and First Avenue.

Coates said that the company found Gilbert to be an “influential” community.

“There’s this growing workforce to support the downtown’s growth.

You can make a lot of influence with your brand with your growth there and especially with the charity aspect because we’re pioneers in this social enterprise space,” she said. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm for good food there and there’s also a lot to give and it’s kind of perfect for our concept.”

Even Stevens is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Sunday brunch.

It promotes its robust breakfast and brunch offerings in a commercial area that’s now dotted with many other upmarket brands.

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other businesses doing well there, but consider the value,” Coates said.

“You’re getting a really handcrafted gourmet sandwich and a chef-created side or salad for under $10 bucks.

There’s not really a lot of options like that in the Heritage Marketplace.”

The menu offers 12 gourmet sandwiches, including Jackfruit Torta: Jackfruit carnitas, pepitas, guacamole, salsa morita, radish, cilantro, lettuce, pickled onions on a sweet bun ($7.95) and the Banh Belly or Banh Mahi: soy glazed pork belly or sustainably caught mahi, roasted jalapeños, pickled slaw, cucumbers, garlic aioli and cilantro in a baguette ($8.85).

Breakfast is served all day and includes the vegan offering, The New Morrissey: Mexican soyrizo, marinated tofu, tots and roasted veggies on a garlic wrap ($6.75).

Craft beer and sandwich pairings are in the works, and will be offered after the restaurant obtains its liquor license.

The restaurant has also partnered with local business Peixoto Coffee, Noble Bread, Santan Brewing and Cotton Country Jellies to use their products in the restaurant.

But perhaps its greatest partnership T H E to P Ethe RKS is the long-term commitment four nonprofits.

Each time the chain chooses a market, Coates and her team visit the city months in advance to meet with nonprofits in the area and tour their facilities.

“We talk about needs, how many

meals they’re serving, what kind of impact they’re making and the vision they have for the community,” Coates said. “Alleviating hunger as a social problem has to be one of their main mission claims.”

The goal is to alleviate the food costs so that the nonprofits’ funds may go into the programs they provide.

“This is the best way to really see change,” Coates said.

Even Stevens is at 384 N. Gilbert Rd. in downtown Gilbert. Details: 480-219-5299 or evenstevens.com

How Even Stevens serves its chosen nonprofits • Patrons buy a sandwich at Even Stevens.

• At the end of every month, the company tallies sandwich sales.

Funds for sandwich making ingredients such as bread, meat, cheese and produce, are placed into an account.

• Volunteers are rallied to build sandwiches.

• The nonprofits access the account and order the sandwich making ingredients as they need.

• A few days later, a truck will deliver the fresh products to their doorsteps.

Source: evenstevens.com.

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Chelsea Mellor, owner of Iced for Life in Gilbert, says she always has had a passion for baking. “I’ll never forget my first Easy Bake Oven,” she said.

Iced for Life marks successful first year of baking cakes

BY PAUL MARYNIAK

“Let them eat cake” is Chelsea Mellor’s mantra.

But the Ahwatukee woman is not reflecting Marie Antoinette’s scorn for the poor that those words first evoked.

For Mellor, they reflect the spirit of her business, Iced for Life, which just marked its one-year anniversary at 1490 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert.

“I got into this business because cake makes people happy, and if I can make someone’s day better with a delicious treat, then that makes me just as happy,” said Mellor, who parlayed her Arizona State University degree and her life-long love of baking into starting the business.

She makes all her cakes from scratch, and developed a signature twist on cupcakes that she calls “baby cakes.”

They come in what her aunt, Michelle Hirsch, calls a “scrumptious kaleidoscope of flavors that includes lemonade, strawberries and cream, German chocolate cake, red velvet, dark chocolate chunk, vanilla bean, margarita, key lime pie, pineapple crush, peanut butter chocolate, banana cream pie, and more and more.”

Mellor, a Mountain Pointe High grad who graduated from ASU with honors and a degree in management and entrepreneurship, believes “baking from scratch is most important when it comes to cake.

“Anyone can bake from a box,” she said. “I think the problem with many franchises in my industry is they always end up ‘commercializing’ everything, sacrificing the quality of the product.

And by commercializing in baking terms, I mean using cake ‘mix’ that often only requires you to ‘add water.’

“Yes, it is more ‘cost effective’ from a business standpoint, but I am a strong believer that the quality is most important,” she added.

Hirsch joked that her niece’s customers share her belief that “cake is for life, not just for birthdays.”

For Mellor, though, it’s not just cake but baking and art in general that have been for life.

“I’ve had a passion for the arts and baking since as long as I can remember,” she said. “I’ll never forget my first Easy Bake Oven. I wanted to be an artist when I was a kid, but I loved baking, so I decided to combine my passion for baking from scratch with my love of creating art into a business.”

Mellor started her business four years ago in a licensed home kitchen and found two big challenges transitioning to a storefront.

First there was an agonizing search for financing.

“Bank after bank turned me away because I didn’t make enough money while baking from home,” she recalled.

“They would not even look at my business plan or take in to account my college degree in management: entrepreneurship.

I bootstrapped everything until the storefront. Finally, BMO Harris Bank took a look at my business plan, and helped me get the loans necessary to get the storefront up and running.”

Finding the storefront also was challenging, especially since she had sought a place closer to home.

She had wanted to open the bakery a little closer to home “I originally was not looking in Gilbert for commercial spaces at all. My target areas were Ahwatukee, Southern Tempe, and Western Chandler area,” Mellor said.

“But there just was not anything on the market that was plausible for our first storefront.”

Her family happened to eat at Isabel’s Amor, a Mexican restaurant, and saw a “for lease sign” on a next-door suite.

“When they looked in the windows, they realized it was the perfect space, as it was previously a bakery,” she said. “This made a huge impact in the start-up costs as well.”

Though she moved to Gilbert to be closer to work, she’s moving back to Ahwatukee this month.

“I have lived in Ahwatukee many times over the years, and it is definitely one of my favorite places,” Mellor said. “I’m excited to be living back in Ahwatukee.”

A sample of the products at Iced For Life.

Mellor hasn’t stopped dreaming.

“I would love to see the business grow to the point of potentially franchising,” she said, adding, “But still always baking from scratch.”

Hirsch said her niece’s experience shows aspiring entrepreneurs that they can and should “work hard, make sacrifices and take their passion and commitment to enjoy their own sweet success.”

Mellor is just glad to have made the transition from her home kitchen to a brick-and-mortar location.

“It has been the hardest year of my life,” she said, “but I am beyond thrilled and excited to have come this far, and to have celebrated a successful first year.”

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Chamber hosts business chats and other events Throughout the year, the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce offers a variety of luncheons and meetings for its members and the community. Events are held throughout the town. The Chamber office is at 119 N. Gilbert Rd, Suite 101.

For more information about events or to register, call 480-892-0056 or visit gilbertaz.com.

Chamber Chat—Midday Presented by Woodard Construction 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 Everybody Loves Fondue 3244 E. Guadalupe Rd. Gilbert 85234 Enjoy lunch and conversation with local professionals. This informal gathering is a fun way to share conversation with other professionals while learning more about businesses and services within our community. Come prepared to meet new friends and build lasting relationships. No agenda; no script - just good food, great company and friendly conversation.

Admission: $10 at the door. Price includes lunch buffet and tax.

21st Annual Gilbert Community Excellence Awards Presented by APS 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3.

The Falls Event Center 4635 E. Baseline Rd. Gilbert 85234 This formal evening will honor those in the community who have excelled in business, education and community involvement. A partnership between the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, Gilbert Public Schools, Higley Unified School District, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, the Town of Gilbert and the Gilbert Republic, the evening is truly a community event. It features The Original Taste of Gilbert restaurant showcase with samplings. A cash bar will be available for the purchase of soda and wine.

Admission: $50. A reserved table for 10 is $500; a sponsored table for 10 is $625.

Gilbert Business Walk: Corridor One 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 Town of Gilbert 50 E. Civic Center Dr., Conference Room 300, Gilbert 85296 A Business Walk is a morning dedicated to learning more about the local business community through faceto-face interviews on the business’s turf. Elected officials, local business owners, and community stakeholders walk from business to business asking conversationally structured questions.

In just a few short hours, hundreds of businesses can be reached and key data is collected about the needs of the Gilbert business community. Just last spring, Gilbert’s Partners in Progress volunteers “walked” to over 150 businesses in Gilbert’s Central Business District.

Admission: Free to attend.

Chamber Chat—Morning 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Denny’s 3971 S. Gilbert Rd. Gilbert, 85297 Enjoy breakfast with local professionals.

This informal gathering is a fun way to share conversation with other professionals while learning more about businesses and services within the community. Come prepared to meet new friends and build lasting relationships. No agenda; no script - just good food, great company and friendly conversation.

Admission: $8 per person; pay at door.

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Good Government Roundtable with Higley Unified School District Presented by SRP 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 Higley Unified School District, Board Room 2935 S. Recker Rd. Gilbert, 85295 An event of SRP’s Good Government series, this roundtable meeting will

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Admission: Member admission is $20; non-member admission is $35.

The 411 - Membership Orientation Presented by Printwerx 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 Gilbert Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Gilbert Rd., Ste. 101 Gilbert, 85234 The 411 is a comprehensive membership orientation at which you will learn how to maximize the benefits of your chamber investment. Gain an insider’s view of our programs and services, ask questions of our staff and develop your action plan for chamber engagement and success.

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COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES - A GEM Talk presented by the Small Business Council 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 STAX 3D Printing 1497 E. Baseline Rd., Ste. 100-101 Gilbert, 85233 Designed for the millennial entrepreneur, these events are patterned after TED Talks and are called “GEM Talks” – Gilbert, Entrepreneurial, Motivational. Each GEM Talk will feature an interactive session with a successful and motivational entrepreneur who will share his/her success story and provide insightful tips on how others can succeed in business and life. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle, network and interact with the featured speaker.

Admission: $15 pre-registration; $20 at the door.

Good Government Roundtable with Maricopa County Supervisors Presented by SRP 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 Gilbert Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Gilbert Rd., Ste. 101 Gilbert, 85234 An event of SRP›s Good Government series, this roundtable meeting will bring county leaders together with the business community for a discussion on the latest local, regional and national issues. Join us for this meet and greet event, ask questions and provide feedback that will contribute to a vibrant business community.

Admission: Member admission is $20; non-member admission is $35.

Holiday Open House Presented by Newman Realty 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 7 Location: To Be Determined Meet up with other chamber members for a fun holiday evening. This informal gathering is a great way to share conversation with other professionals and learn more about businesses in our community. No agenda, no script, just good food, great company and friendly conversation.

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Chamber Chat—Midday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen 638 E. Warner Rd. Gilbert 85296 Enjoy lunch and conversation with local professionals. This informal gathering is a fun way to share conversation with other professionals while learning more about businesses and services within our community.

Come prepared to meet new friends and build lasting relationships. No agenda; no script, just good food, great company and friendly conversation.

Admission: $10 per person; pay at door.

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Gilbert Poolman offers U-Haul truck sharing U-Haul Company of Arizona has signed Gilbert Poolman as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Gilbert community.

Gilbert Poolman, at 745 N. Gilbert Road, Suite 122, will offer U-Haul trucks, towing equipment, support rental items and instore pick-up for boxes.

According to a company release, U-Haul and Gilbert Poolman are striving to benefit the environment through sustainability initiatives. Truck sharing

is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis.

Every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned largecapacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road. Fewer vehicles means less traffic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air, the release stated.

U-Haul is also a proud sponsor of the

75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. The company is honoring Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans by supporting the events in Oahu commemorating the Dec. 7, 1941 attack.

Founded by a WWII Navy veteran and his wife, U-Haul makes veterans a focus of its charitable works and has been recognized repeatedly as one of the top veteran-friendly U.S. employers. Any Pearl Harbor survivors affiliated with U-Haul

Team Members or neighborhood dealers are encouraged to contact U-Haul at publicrelations@uhaul.com.

Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; and on-call Sunday.

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Sauce Pizza & Wine opens at Rivulon Sauce Pizza & Wine launched its first Gilbert location in the Rivulon center at Gilbert Road and Rivulon Boulevard, just north of Loop 202.

The fast-casual eatery, known for its collection of made-from-scratch Italian dishes, is among the first businesses to open in the 250-acre, mixed-use development. It’s the 12th Sauce to open in the Valley.

“We’re looking forward to introducing the Sauce brand to the city of Gilbert and think Rivulon will make a great home for our first restaurant here,” stated Scott Kilpatrick, CEO of Sauce Pizza & Wine, in a news release. “Between the growing neighborhoods and large companies expanding into this area, we recognized the need for a family-friendly, fast-casual dining spot that serves high-quality, freshlyprepared food. We know that guests will be pleased with the addition.”

Sauce is housed in a 3,200-squarefoot space on a modern-industrial theme that will mimic the aesthetics of existing locations with its partly open kitchen layout, gas-fired pizza oven and expansive patio.

In conjunction with the opening of Gilbert, Sauce has unveiled a new selection of light bites, re-invented paninis, signature pizzas and pastas.

Among them are Caprese Skewers, a Sopressata and Asparagus Bruschetta made with goat cheese, fresh garlic and housemade basil pesto and a Pesto and Marinated Tomatoes pasta tossed with house-made basil pesto and toasted pine nuts.

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New signature pizzas feature seasonal ingredients such as the Bacon and Brussels Sprouts and the Prosciutto and Fig topped with black mission figs, goat cheese and fresh arugula. Guests can choose from original thin or artisan hand-stretched crust that’s made daily in-house. A gluten-free

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Mainstay favorites will include an assortment of salads such as the Italian Chopped with pepperoni, sopressata, smoked mozzarella, Kalamata olives and other Italian inspired ingredients plus paninis, desserts, and a variety of beer and wine

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P.B. Bell nears completion of renovations at Alcove at The Islands Upgrades and improvements total about $3 million

Developer P.B. Bell is close to completing a year’s upgrades and renovations at Alcove at The Islands in Gilbert.

P.B. Bell purchased the lakeside apartment community, at 1300 W. Warner Road, in October, 2015. The Scottsdalebased company expects to invest about $3 million in upgrades and renovations to the interior residences and commonarea amenities. Common-area amenity renovations are approximately 90 percent complete, while the interior renovations will be ongoing.

“The improvements we’ve made at Alcove are dramatic,” said R. Chapin Bell, P.B. Bell’s CEO. “From the clubhouse to the fitness center to the individual residences,

the upgrades truly update the appearance and inject new life into this beautiful lakeside community.”

Alcove at The Islands is tucked inside The Islands, a master-planned community. With waterfront home sites and lakeside picnic areas, the community offers an unexpected coastal feel in the heart of the desert. Alcove at The Islands includes two resort-style pools and a clubhouse, and units feature vaulted ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces and, in some cases, lake views.

The clubhouse received a notable makeover with the addition of contemporary furniture, modern fixtures, flat-screen TVs, flooring and paint.

P.B. Bell expanded the fitness center,

doubling it, and added new flooring, paint and equipment while incorporating a new view of the lake. Updated patio furniture has been positioned at the clubhouse and around the pool area, and new grills have been installed throughout the community.

Interior improvements to the community’s 272 residences are ongoing, and include vinyl and carpet flooring, baseboards to kitchen and bathroom areas, premium countertops, paint, upgraded fixtures, updated kitchen appliances and new sinks.

The Islands, a sprawling community with 80 acres of lakes, includes more than 2,600 single-family homes in addition to the Alcove at The Islands apartment

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The lakes in the community are stocked with fish, and catch-and-release fishing is allowed with a permit. The greater Islands community includes a community dock and facility rental, playground, shaded ramadas and exercise track.

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Olive mill harvest party Nov. 5 includes food trucks, local wines

The Queen Creek Olive Mill’s Olivepalooza Harvest Party is 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the mill, 25062 S. Meridian Drive in Queen Creek.

The seasonal celebration includes food trucks, local wines, cooking demonstrations and workshops, live music and dancing, artisans, games, crafts, local vendors and, of course, olives.

Tours of the back grove will be given and the public may taste olive oils direct from the milling machine. The mill is pressing olives into smooth, fresh extra virgin olive oil through mid-December.

Queen Creek Olive Mill is Arizona’s only working olive farm and mill. Family owned and operated, our 100-acre farm has more than 7,000 olive trees.

Guests may learn firsthand how olives are pressed into fresh extra virgin olive oil the Olive Oil 101 Tour, conducted daily.

Tour times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. every day. Admission is $5 (12 and younger free). Reservations are required for parties of eight or more.

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Shea Homes buys 150 acres at Ellsworth/Germann for housing development Shea Homes has purchased 150.35 acres on the southeastern corner of Ellsworth and Germann roads in Queen Creek to build 336 single-family homes.

The seller, PBS Germann LLC, received $20 million.

Shea plans to build 336 single-family homes in the community, which has not yet been named. Homes will range from approximately 1,800 square feet to 3,100, and are expected to be available for sale

in spring 2018.

“When you look at the Valley and how it’s growing, this is a natural transition for Shea Homes to expand our footprint in the thriving East Valley,” said Dave Garcia, vice president of land acquisition and development for Shea Homes Arizona.

“Queen Creek has blossomed from a farming community into a vibrant, amenity-packed place to raise a family. The sporting facilities, retail and restaurants at

Queen Creek Marketplace, and freeway extension are all reasons why this area is a draw to new homebuyers.”

Shea is also preparing to open The Reserves, a luxury gated community in Gilbert, in early 2017. In recent months, Shea also announced the purchase of 75.3 acres in Gilbert.

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Gilbert’s Highland Elementary fourth, fifth and sixth grade students are adding McDonald’s used coffee grounds to help make their Fall garden grow. The students planted broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, peas and tomatoes. Highland Elementary is one of 150 schools participating in McCafé School Gardens Grow program recycling McDonald’s coffee grounds to help their school garden grow.

Schools, McDonald’s recycle coffee grounds as soil nutrients Arizona McDonald’s restaurants are once again signing up schools to participate in the “McCafé School Gardens Grow!” program, which helps schools recycle used coffee grounds from their local McDonald’s.

The initiative, which was launched this year, is part of McDonald’s “Good Neighbor Good Grounds” recycling program, designed to divert used coffee grounds from the waste stream by promoting the reuse of coffee grounds to add nutrients to soil or compost.

Phoenix McDonald’s owner, Dorothy

Stingley, said that the program has reached a new milestone with 150 schools in the Arizona Department of Education’s School Garden Program now recycling their coffee grounds. Schools pick up the grounds weekly from the local McDonald’s. They also receive a classroom poster that explains the program.

According to a recent waste assessment audit by Waste Management, a McDonald’s restaurant has 29.5 pounds of coffee grounds waste each day, which annually amounts to 11,000 pounds. There are about 300 McDonald’s restaurants

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“Our McDonald’s restaurants serve a lot of coffee,” Stingley said. “Partnering with our local schools to reduce our coffee grounds waste is beneficial for everyone. Concern for the environment is important to us as well as our customers.”

Stingley also said that the company practices responsible coffee sourcing, with the majority of its certified coffee purchases from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, including 100% of espresso in the U.S. “Our restaurants work hard to reuse,

reduce and recycle,” she said. “We also currently recycle used cooking oil in nearly all of our restaurants. Our napkins are made out of 100% recycled content and we are the first in the industry to have the “How2Recycle” label on many of our recyclable packages, bags and clear cups. We’ve also set a time-bound goal to achieve 100% of our packaging from certified or recycled sources by the year 2020.”

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Local educators among Arizona Charter Schools Association’s award winners The Arizona Charter Schools Association has honored exemplary educators with its 2016 Charter Awards, which annually recognize the top charter teacher, leader, business manager and school in Arizona.

“I’m pleased to recognize these outstanding recipients of the 2016 Charter Awards, which honor the very best of Arizona’s public charter schools,” said Eileen B. Sigmund, President and CEO of the Arizona Charter Schools Association. “What these winners have in common is their innovative approach to education and committed focus to the success of their students.”

Award: 2016 Charter Transformational Leader of the Year Recipient: Valerie Merrill, principal at Legacy Traditional School – Gilbert, a K-8 charter school serving 1,200 students in Gilbert.

According to the association, Merril is an inspirational leader and a quintessential role model for everyone involved with the school.

“Two years ago, she took over the Legacy Gilbert during a period when the school’s growth needed strong direction and attention. Once at the reins, she turned around teacher and parent satisfaction almost immediately, helping the school grow an additional 300 students in just two years.

As a former classroom teacher who was named Higley Unified School District

Teacher of the Year, Merrill is not one to seek the spotlight herself. She understands that her strength as a coach always is reflected in the performance and happiness of her team.”

Finalists: Christi Reay, assistant director of American Leadership Academy - San Tan, a K-6 charter school in San Tan Valley, and Susan Douglas, administrator of Mesa Arts Academy, a K-8 charter school in Mesa.

Award: 2016 Charter Teacher Leader of the Year Recipient: Richelle Lewis, a third-grade teacher at American Leadership Academy – Queen Creek Elementary, a K-6 charter school serving 760 students in Queen Creek.

According to the association, Lewis understands and embraces that all students learn differently, and tailors her lessons to each child to ensure all students make growth in her classroom.

“But Lewis says student success can’t be contributed only to her teaching. She has a team of 27 leaders helping: the students themselves. In addition to outstanding academic results, Lewis’s support of students goes beyond the classroom. Even though she is a busy mom, Lewis takes the time to attend important life events, sports games or recitals of her students outside of the school day. She is truly invested in the whole child, and works daily to ensure her students feel loved, supported and motivated to achieve

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Finalists: Forrest Radarian, a science teacher at Phoenix Collegiate Academy High School, a 9-12 charter in South Phoenix and Carl Vasil, a middle school math and science teacher at BASIS Goodyear, a K-8 charter in Goodyear.

Award: 2016 Charter Business Leader of the Year Recipient: Betsy Rosenmiller, finance director at Metropolitan Arts Institute, a charter high school serving 250 students in Phoenix.

Finalists: Jennifer O’Connell, Director of Business Operations at Desert Marigold School, a K-12 charter in Phoenix and Suzanne Drakes, Chief Financial Officer at AAEC Early College High Schools, a network of five charter high schools serving 1,500 students throughout Arizona.

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Award: 2016 Charter School of the Year Recipient: Academy of Math and Science - Prince, a K-8 Blue Ribbon charter school serving 420 students in Tucson.

Finalists: Havasu Preparatory Academy, a K-8 charter school in Lake Havasu City, and ASU Preparatory Academy Polytechnic, a K-12 charter school in Mesa.

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HIGLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Power Ranch Elementary School Community awareness Kindergarteners at Power Ranch Elementary recently completed a monthlong study on community helpers, culminating in visits from the sheriff’s office and the Gilbert Fire Department.

The children were able to ask questions, tour a fire engine, view a rescue boat and armored car, see a K-9 demonstration and watch a Maricopa Sheriff’s helicopter land in the school’s field.

Gateway Pointe Elementary School Fairs galore Gateway Elementary School has fairs galore this month. To November 4, the school will hold its Scholastic Book Fair, run by the PTO. For every hour volunteered by a parent, the library will match it with a Scholastic dollar to use at the book fair. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, the school will host a carnival featuring games and food.

Chaparral Elementary School Going ‘gaga’ A Gaga Ball pit was recently installed on the Chaparral Elementary School playground, built by former student Rex Maxwell for his Eagle Scouts project.

The school’s PTO helped pitch in for the ball pit, which had always been a hit at a camp the sixth graders attended. Gaga Ball is played with a soft foam ball and players have to throw the ball at other players beneath the knee. When they are hit, they’re out. The goal is to be the last one standing. The Gaga pit at Chaparral has already become a hit, and is used both during and before school by students.

Sossaman Middle School Points of Pride The Higley Unified School District honored Sossaman Middle School with the Points of Pride award in September.

Points of Pride is awarded to recognize

school and district members who make a positive impact on education. The board honored student Marissa Chavez, teachers Donna Corsaro and Elneeta Timmons and volunteer Laura Oman.

Williams Field High School Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship Milton “Tre” Bugg, a senior at Williams Field High School, has been named a finalist for the Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship, awarded by the nonprofit organization Positive Coaching Alliance.

The scholarship awards students based on their personal mastery, leadership and honoring of the game. Bugg is cornerback on the varsity football team, where Coach Steve Campbell considers him a great talent. He has yet to commit to a school, but wants to play college football.

Higley High School Hall of Fame Higley High School hosted its second annual Hall of Fame ceremony, celebrating the legacy of students and faculty who have walked its halls. Each inductee received a personal plaque and another would be hung in the school’s Hall of Fame display. This year’s inductees included Jim Beall, former football coach, Lindsey Brackett, the 2010 state runnerup for track, Gannon Conway, who played in the NFL after graduation and former ASU cheerleader Shayla Roberts.

GILBERT SCHOOL DISTRICT Sonoma Ranch Elementary School Reading around The students at Sonoma Ranch are reading at full speed during their Read-AThon. Students have read more than 5,300 minutes as of the last week of October.

With a 1000,000 minute goal ahead of them, they have a lot more books to go through, but students have already began to earn prizes from PTSO volunteers decked out as their favorite characters.

Boulder Creek Elementary School Fun Run Boulder Creek Elementary School’s PTO is sponsoring a Fun Run for the students, putting them in five different Amazing Race style challenges, testing them individually as well as a team. The challenges are both mental and physical and the Fun Run will occur on November 10. Students will be sponsored by both friends and relatives and can win prizes based on the donation level they achieve.

Greenfield Junior High School Movie money Greenfield Junior High School has been working with the community to raise funds. The PTRO has been accepting any increment gift card and donating them to random deserving teachers each week. They have also been working with local movie theatre chain, Harkins, to sell their Loyalty Cups, t-shirts and gift cards, with portions of the proceeds going back to the school.

Gilbert High School Centennial celebration Gilbert High School recently celebrated its 100th year anniversary, marking a long history for the school that sits on what used to be farmland. The PTO recently pulled off its homecoming celebration but is continuing the party with Roaring Pride Tiger Jackets. The vintage style jackets are on sale on the PTO’s website and feature the Gilbert High School Roarin’ Tigers.

Alumni can choose to purchase them with the graduation year added.

Desert Ridge High School Brad and Kyler A broken thumb might have stopped some varsity football players, but not Brad Beaver. The three year starter has played with a cast on his arm, inspired by his buddy from the Challenger League Buddy program, Kyler Hastings. Kyler has cerebral palsy, but, according to Beaver, plays baseball and runs without any help. The friendship between the two has been equally rewarding, making differences in both boys’ lives.

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The Bridge Church 645 N Gilbert Rd., Suite 180 Gilbert 85234 480-294-7888 bridgechurchaz.org Services: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sundays We exist to show the world who Jesus is, and we believe that when people get to know Jesus as He really is, their lives will change forever.

Therefore, it is our passion to help people know Jesus throughout Gilbert, Metro Phoenix and the world.

Central Christian Church—Gilbert 965 E. Germann Rd., Gilbert 85297 centralaz.com Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays While the Bible itself is the church’s official document of faith, the website lists a variety of statements that fundamentally define the church. Please visit the website for more information.

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First United Methodist Church of Gilbert 331 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert 85233 480-892-9166 gilbertumc.org Services: 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. (traditional services) and 11 a.m. (contemporary service) Sundays There are two traditional services— 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.—with the Chancel choir and traditional worship. The 11 a.m. service has a contemporary feel, with music from the Praise Band. The 9:30 a.m. service generally has the largest attendance.

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Living Water United Methodist Fellowship Highland Park Elementary School 230 N Cole. Dr., Gilbert 85234 livingwaterum.org Services: 10 a.m. Sundays Living Water exists to bring people in to meet Christ, build people up to follow Christ and send people out to share Christ.

Mission Community Church 4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert 85234 480-545-4024 mission68.org Services: 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturdays; and

9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. Sundays The Bible is God’s word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Because it is inspired by God, it is truth and without error in the original manuscripts.

Redemption Gilbert 1820 W. Elliot Rd, Gilbert 85233 480-632-2220 gilbert.redemptionaz.com/about/a-briefoverview/ Services: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays Gospel means good news, but it is truly the most profound and glorious truth ever revealed. It is not advice, nor is it a system or philosophy to add to the congregants’ lives. It is an exclusive truth claim, a holistic worldview, the true story of the whole world, which by its very nature must redefine and recolor everything else.

Resurrection Episcopal Church Meets at Gilbert Community Center, 130 N. Oak St., Gilbert 85233 | 480-719-5343 resurrectiongilbert.org Services: 10 a.m. Sundays Resurrection officials say the congregation is a church you can believe in because you belong. This means it welcomes and embraces all people because God already has. Come for worship, fellowship and Bible study on Sundays and join the group on a spiritual journey to better understand God’s plan for our lives.

San Tan Bible Church 1424 S. Promenade Lane, Gilbert 85296 Phone number not available. santanbible.org Services: 8:30 a.m. (Bible hour); 9:30 a.m.

(Café 2:42) and 10 a.m. worship service Sundays The church believes the glory of God is the chief end of all we do.

Sun Valley Community Church 456 E. Ray Rd., Gilbert 85296 480-632-8920, sunvalleycc.com Services: 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. Sundays The atmosphere is casual and friendly at Sun Valley Community Church. It places high value on authentic Christian living and placing Christ at the center of all our teachings.

The church also offers worship music that is current and uplifting, along with focused weekend sermons that break down the Bible in a way that makes it easy to connect the word of God with today’s busy life.

Two Rivers Church 326 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert 85234 480-892-2435, 2riverschurch.org Services: 6 p.m. Saturdays; and 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Sundays Two Rivers Church exists to help lead congregants into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by encouraging and equipping them to love God intimately and serve others. It has a casual environment with a serious faith.

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Gilbert Days reminds town that its beginnings are rooted in Western tradition

BY SRIANTHI PERERA

Horse ranches, dairy farms, agriculture and the rodeo lifestyle were much a part of Gilbert during its “Hay Capital” days.

Nowadays, the town gets a flamboyant reminder of its roots with Gilbert Days, when thousands of spectators line the Heritage District to watch the parade or settle on the bleachers at Welcome Home Ranch to cheer the rodeo.

This is Gilbert Days’ 38th year. The events run to Nov. 19 with a kickoff Nov. 4 with the re-enactment of the Pony Express. Gilbert is organizing the fun runs and the parade while the rest of the activities, such as the bull riding, bareback riding and saddle-bronc riding, are put on by Gilbert Promotional Corporation.

Earnhardt dealerships are the title sponsor of the rodeo.

Although GPC comprises a small band of dedicated cowboys and cowgirls, its message has endured.

“These events are a part of history and

there’s still a good following,” said GPC President James Tree.

Last year’s three-day rodeo was attended by 1,000 to 1,500 each day.

“We’re so grateful the town of Gilbert has teamed up with us on our parade because they believe in the history of Gilbert Days and in keeping the Western heritage alive in Gilbert,” said organizer Pam Thelander.

Through the year, rodeo ambassadors—Gilbert Days Rodeo Queen Jaime Stack, 23, and Teen Queen Kennadee Riggs, 16—have been visiting schools and rodeos in Arizona with their presentations and campaign platform “Kicking Up Kindness.”

“There’s so much good that’s going around that people don’t really know about,” said Stack. “That’s something we do as royalty. We basically look for good deed detectives and we report all the good stories that we hear.”

The royalty provide presentations to

Members of the Gilbert Promotional Corporation parade at last year’s rodeo.

youth on the history of Gilbert, farming, sport of rodeo, the values of cowboys and cowgirls, such as respect, integrity, being kind to each other and working hard to accomplish their goals.

Organizer Julee Brady said that the rodeo is among the traditional mainstays.

Cowboys from the region compete in the Grand Canyon Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned rodeo.

Although very few children in Gilbert have horses of their own or routinely attend rodeos, GPC has found a way to make it relevant to them as well, she said.

“We try to have events that involve kids to get in the arena,” she said, referring to sports such as mutton bustin’ and barrel racing. “We don’t want them to feel like ‘that isn’t a part of what I can do because I don’t have a live horse.’”

Rodeo queens have an important promotional role to play during the year.

Gilbert Days

• Pony Express: Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5.

• Kick off reenactment 8 a.m. on Nov. 4 at Gilbert Post Office on Elliot Road.

• Lil Dudes Rodeo: 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11; 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, and 12 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13. (Gates open two hours earlier each day.) Welcome Home Ranch, 26601 S. Val Vista Drive, Gilbert.

• Gilbert Days Rodeo: 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11; 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, and 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13. Bull riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, barrel racing, team roping, saddle-bronc riding, bareback riding and breakaway

roping. Welcome Home Ranch. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 seniors and $10 children ages 7 to 15. Free with military ID. • Gilbert Days Rodeo Dance: Family rodeo dance immediately following rodeo, on site.

• Gilbert Days 5K and 1 Mile Run: 4:30 p.m. onward at Freestone Park, 1045 E. Juniper Ave., Gilbert. gilbertaz.gov/ events • Gilbert Days Parade: 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, along Gilbert Road in the Heritage District.

Details: gilbertdays.org

Gilbert Days Rodeo is organized each year by a small group of dedicated horse enthusiasts.

CORRECTION

‘In search of a good wife,’ Gilbert Sun News, October 2016, Page 47: The actress who portrays “Milly” in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at the Hale Centre Theatre was incorrectly identified in the story and in a photo caption.

Her name is Laura Anne Kenney. The Gilbert Sun News regrets the error.

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Pony Express an exercise in patience during days of email

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BY SRIANTHI PERERA

People often become impatient if an email doesn’t send or arrive in a couple of seconds.

Imagine the days of the Pony Express.

From April 1860 to October 1861, the Pony Express, mainly consisting of young men on horseback, carried mail and news from Missouri to California on a nearly 2,000-mile route through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada.

Each year, Gilbert Days organizers illustrate the historic mail transfer with a miniature re-enactment of the Pony Express. It serves as education for the many school youth who attend and also as a means of community outreach for rodeo organizers Gilbert Promotional Corporation.

It begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Gilbert Post Office on Elliot Road.

Riders dressed in vintage wear, including members of the Gilbert Days Rodeo Royalty Court, collect mail from the youth and others—sometimes addressed to themselves—and put them into their saddle bags.

“To get a letter from Missouri to California, the fastest time was ten days and it was a miracle. We ask the kids to think about it,” organizer Julee Brady said.

The students are asked to think about matters such as how many states did that cross? Who was the president? Why did they send the letter?

“They’re points of history. That’s my reasoning of why this is so important,” Brady said.

Children who may have not paid attention during a geography class may become interested.

“It lends dimension to the facets of learning instead of just reading it from a book. Now there are horses. There’s something about the majesty of a horse that makes people remember it, in the way that it sounds, breaths, they remember it three years later,” she said.

For Gilbert Days Rodeo Queen Jaime Stack, Teen Queen Kennadee Riggs and other members of the team, it’s an opportunity to ride to nearby communities and confer with like-minded people and talk about the impending Gilbert Days. They will also deliver a letter of invitation from the Gilbert Mayor, Jenn Daniels.

More than a decade ago, participants used to ride on a Friday to the communities of Sacaton, Casa Grande and Stanfield, camp overnight in the Casa Grande Rodeo Grounds, and on Saturday continue on to Florence, Eloy and Queen Creek before returning to Gilbert.

These days, the route is amended.

“Fifteen years ago, we could ride and have all the Hunt Highway open. Now, it’s too dangerous and too developed. We do

Gilbert Promotional Corporation member Julee Brady holds out a historical poster advertising job opportunities for young men to join the Pony Express during the Gilbert Days kickoff event last year.

what is called leapfrogging, where we ride in safe areas,” Brady said.

The riders trailer the horses past the congested areas until they get to a safe area and continue the journey.

The ride crosses the Gila River Indian Reservation, which also selects a royalty princess and a queen, who meet them dressed in traditional American Indian garb, adding another colorful dimension to the exercise.

The mail, safe in the saddle bag, doesn’t get misplaced. During the stops, the riders also gather mail from the boxes that are placed earlier. They bring it to the Gilbert Post Office by Monday of the next week for a commemorative postmark that is designed and authorized ahead of time.

“They will get their letter maybe seven or ten days later,” Brady said. “The postmark will be unique to the Pony Express Mail, and some like to collect it.”x

Riders line up during the 2015 Gilbert Days Pony Express enactment. The event is attended by groups of elementary school children who are offered an educational experience.

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(Above and bottom right) Highland High School graduate Anthony Perre and his band, Daisy, have had a remarkable year and are looking forward to releasing their second EP.

Daisy blossoms with opportunities this year

BY SAVANNAH HAAS

For 22-year-old Anthony Perre, playing music has been a moving experience. He and his Daisy bandmates have made their mark on fans and local radio stations, specifically with their debut EP “In Retrospect.”

A Highland High School graduate, Perre was told by a listener that Daisy’s music helped him tackle suicidal thoughts.

“He heard one of the songs on the record and said it was a helpful thing to get him out of that mindset,” Perre said. “When we heard that, it took us a second to really realize there are some people who feel so strongly about the music that it’s able to keep their heart beating. That was the most humbling thing that has happened.”

This year has been remarkable for Daisy, according to Perre. In September, 93.3 ALT-AZ radio host Mo showcased Daisy’s music on her show “Homegrown with Mo.” Daisy is building on that experience by performing as part of the Mesa Music Festival from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday Nov. 12, at Queen’s Pizza.

“It’s going to be really fun,” Perre said.

“It’s our first step into the festival world.

We’re used to doing shows, but that’s all we’ve done. It’ll be cool to be a part of the festival culture.”

Longtime friends The foundation for Daisy was laid when Perre walked into a class his senior year at Highland with John Mayer blaring through his earphones. He never thought he would meet his best friend and future bandmate, Michael Petry.

Petry was scheduled to play the Highland talent show later that week but was scared to do it alone.

“But I needed to do something to feel accomplished,” Petry said. “When the talent show came up, I was terrified but I thought, ‘Maybe somebody could do it with me.’”

Petry chased down Perre after class and asked him to join him on stage. They lost the talent show by 10 votes, but the teens discovered just how much they enjoyed playing music together.

“After that show, we were on top of the world the whole night and we looked at each other and said, ‘Let’s be a band,’” Perre said.

The two scored a slot playing at an Invisible Children charity event, where longtime friend Dylan Kielly asked if they needed another musician.

“I’ve known Dylan since seventh grade and we’d just play a lot of hardcore stuff when we were angry kids back in the day,” Perre said.

Perre took the role of lead vocalist, Petry jumped on lead guitar, and Kielly moved to percussion. From there, the band was influenced by a variety of artists ranging from System of a Down to Earth, Wind and Fire. But they all agree that Daisy’s music is pop.

After recording “In Retrospect,” in 2015, the band put an ad on Craigslist for a bassist and keyboardist. Ty Kidd from New Hampshire answered the call.

“My influences are System of a Down and Slipknot and then I got into heavier stuff like Suicide Silence...and then I

joined a pop band,” Kidd joked.

Perre said he wants to devote his life to music.

“I just want to be able to make the coolest music, have a lot of people like it, and be able to support myself as a musician with these four guys,” he said.

“My best friends are sitting here with me. With something as important as a band, you’re signing up to do this business for your whole life. I want to like you as a person and enjoy your company first before I ever think about playing music with you.”

Daisy is gearing up to release its second EP, “Beauty of These,” this winter.

The single, “Hear You,” will come first.

“We’re just really excited for this next EP to be out,” Perre said. “It’s like watching a kid grow up and go through preschool, and then go to college. You hope that all the work was worth it.”

IF YOU GO What: Daisy at the Mesa Music Festival When: 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Where: Queen’s Pizza, 125 W. Main St., Mesa Cost: Free Information: mesamusicfest.com or facebook.com/daisybandaz/

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Carole King to be saluted in Higley Center tribute show

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

The music of legendary singersongwriter Carole King has resonated with fans since the release of the awardwinning album “Tapestry” in 1971.

Los Angeles-based singer-musician Jeannie Austin is honoring King with her tribute act “Tapestry: A Tribute to Carole King,” which plays the Higley Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Dec. 2.

“What happens to be great about Carole King is she is one of only a few great, great, great artists like Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, whose music can fill up two hours and everyone knows every single song,” Austin says.

Austin and her partner, Ori Huberman, have led the act for about five years, when it started as an acoustic guitar and piano duo.

“My partner and I, we were asked to open up for a show,” Austin says. “Ori said, ‘How about if you put together Carole King songs?’ I said yeah, ‘OK sure.’”

Respected local musicians were added to Tapestry and now the act does King justice, she says.

“It really wasn’t fair to do her songs

without flushing it out,” she says. “We added another female vocal and a second keyboardist to take care of the flutes, horns, synthesizer and sometimes a saxophone player.”

The show is a multimedia presentation, which draws in the audience, Austin says.

“We have the backdrop that has visuals that help tell the story behind our monologues,” Austin says. “The pictures correlate to the stories that we’re telling and the upcoming songs. We have cool pictures that people may not have seen of her, and some cool visuals that make a big difference in this huge visual aspect.”

Longtime performer

Austin brought performance to a new level. Born in New Hampshire, she moved to Las Vegas and became an actor. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue that further.

“I did the whole acting thing,” she says. “Then, you know all musicians want to be actors and all actors want to be musicians. So I got into music.

“Now it’s pushed everything else aside.

It’s much more interesting and much

more fun. Musicians are very different from actors and theater people. You have to be a cohesive unit.”

She loves it when she and other musicians just click.

“There’s a saying that musicians have it ‘in the pocket,’” she says. “You’re all grooving in the same rhythm, the same mode. There’s a high because it takes over the room. We’re in the pocket.”

Audiences have connected.

“We’ve received standing ovations,” she says. “Audiences are wanting more, but it’s Carole King’s songs. It’s a pleasure to be doing it.”

“Tapestry” came about organically for Austin, who had been a big fan of King.

“Being a musician in 2016, in 1966 or 1976, 1956, 1986, it’s a different music world out there,” she says. “There aren’t a lot of places to play. The tribute scene is what it is right now. Guys can play in a ton of bands because there are a million guy bands.

“There aren’t as many bands with females in it. I just happen to play piano. This was another project, as I’m in multiple bands. But this is close to

my heart.”

She and Huberman are pleased that the project’s reach is expanding.

“It keeps growing. It’s interesting to watch from the acoustic guitar and piano, and then watch the venues change and the audience reactions change,” she says. “To have that connection with the audience is amazing. It’s so special.”

And it’s special to multiple generations, Austin says. “(King) crosses five, almost six generations,” she says. “Her music is used in commercials. Everybody knows at least one of those songs because they’re everywhere. She’s pretty special.”

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Where: Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert.

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ON STAGE Pink Martini, Wednesday, Jan. 11, SCPA

Rufus Wainwright, Thursday, Nov. 10, MAC. One of the great male vocalists, composers and songwriters of his generation, he has released eight studio albums, three DVDs and three live albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as Elton John, David Byrne, Mark Ronson, Joni Mitchell and Burt Bacharach.

Bruce Hornsby, Friday, Nov. 18, SCPA. Despite early mainstream successes, he has pursued a more personal, idiosyncratic musical path, focusing on projects that sparked his creative interest, including collaborations with the Grateful Dead, Spike Lee, Ricky Skaggs, Don Henley, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan, Bela Fleck, Bonnie Raitt, Pat Metheny and Robbie Robertson.

John Cleese and Eric Idle, Monday, Nov. 21, MAC. The founding members of Monty Python pioneered an irreverent, absurdist sensibility that is emulated by comics around the world. As individuals, they have written, performed and produced critically acclaimed shows such as “Spamalot,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Fawlty Towers” and “The Rutles.”

Maynard James Keenan, Friday, Nov. 25, MAC. Readings from and discussions about his authorized biography, “A Perfect Union of Contrary Things” and each attendee will receive a copy of the book and a CD. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Sunday, Nov. 27, MAC. A genre-busting, rotating collective of musicians and vocalists who reimagine modern pop hits in the style of jazz, ragtime and swing classics of the 1920s to 1950s.

Chandler Symphony with Jim Curry, Saturday, Dec. 10, HCPA. Curry opens the show performing his John Denver holiday tribute followed by 18-time Emmy nominee Lee Holdridge conducting the symphony.

Straight No Chaser, Saturday, Dec. 31, MAC. Formed years ago while students at Indiana University, the group has reemerged as a phenomenon with a massive fan base, more than 20 million YouTube views and numerous national TV appearances.

Pink Martini, Wednesday, Jan. 11, SCPA. An international phenomenon performing a retro-hip, multilingual repertoire throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, featuring a dozen musicians who find inspiration in virtually every musical genre, from Baroque to disco.

Storm Large, Saturday, Jan. 14, SCPA.

A finalist on the CBS show “Rock Star: Supernova,” she made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The Marvelous Wonderettes, Tuesday, Jan. 17, to Tuesday, April 18, HCT. This smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts who serenade us with classic ’50s hits including “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid” and “Lipstick on Your Collar.”

Roots & Boots Tour, Friday, Jan. 27, CCA. Country music with Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Collin Raye.

Neil Sedaka with The Phoenix Symphony, Friday, Feb 3, MAC. His impressive 50-year career ranges from being one of the first teen pop sensations of the ’50s, a songwriter for himself and other artists in the ’60s, and a superstar in the ’70s. yMusic, Friday, Feb. 3, SCPA. A group of six New York City instrumentalists flourishing in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds, with virtuosic execution and unique configuration (string trio, flute, clarinet and trumpet)

that has attracted the attention of high-profile collaborators and more recently inspired an expanding repertoire of original works by some of today’s foremost composers.

Glenn Miller Orchestra, Sunday, Feb. 26, CCA. With its unique jazz sound, the resilient orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year all around the world.

Art Garfunkel: In Close-Up, Saturday, March 11, CCA. Grammy Award winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honoree and Golden Globe-nominated singer and actor with a live set that encompasses his solo hits, Simon and Garfunkel songs and cuts from his favorite songwriters—Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman and A.C. Jobim.

The Doo Wop Project, Saturday, March 18, CCA. A journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Amy Winehouse.

Aida, Thursday, May 18 to Saturday, July 1, HCT. Winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, chronicling the love triangle between

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Thankful for collaboration We need strong leadership to address upcoming challenges to put end to homelessness

BY JARED TAYLOR

Over the last few years, Gilbert has been showered in recognitions. I’m running for re-election to Town Council to build on our strengths, address our challenges, and keep Gilbert the best place to grow a family and build a business.

Here are a few of the recognitions our wonderful residents and town have earned: 22nd Best Place to Live (Money Magazine, 2014); 2nd Safest City in the US (Law Street Media, 2016); Best City for Raising a Family (Move.org, 2016); 7th Happiest City in America (Zippia, 2016), and Top 5 Safest Cities to Build Your Startup (Tech.Co, 2016).

We couldn’t live in a better place at a better time. Who would have thought that Jared Taylor Gilbert would have grown from “The Hay Capitol of the World” to one of the most successful cities or towns in the US? My appreciation goes to the many wonderful residents and town leaders who have made Gilbert so great.

While we have had tremendous success, we continue to need strong leadership to address the challenges we face.

Over the last few decades, a large part of Gilbert’s budget has come from construction sales taxes.

Gilbert currently has a population of 240,000 and will reach buildout around 330,000 residents. The closer we are to buildout, the less construction tax we will receive.

This challenge must be tackled by people who have experience in planning, budgeting and fiscal responsibility.

We can solve this problem in three steps.

First, we must identify the gap between

long-term costs for the Town and future revenue estimates. Town staff is currently working to create financial models to help us understand this gap.

Second, we must control our spending with deliberate and specific cost containment goals aligned to the financial gap.

Hiring too much administrative overhead and not controlling our labor costs will be very important to having a solid financial plan.

We must also leverage the power of Lean Six Sigma tools and modern technology to eliminate waste and stretch our dollars.

Third, to avoid future tax increases, we must have a solid economic development plan to retain and attract businesses into our business districts.

Preserving and enhancing our key employment corridors and business districts will bolster our employment and tax base.

Other key economic drivers include a strong education marketplace, emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship, and encouraging investment in our own small businesses.

My background with the Town budget, large global businesses and small businesses will bring a unique perspective and tremendous value to the fiscal challenges we face in the future.

In this election, I would be humbled to be re-elected to the Town Council. I ask for your vote and pledge to continue the great work which has made us the best place to raise a family and grow a business.

For more information, please visit my website at votejaredtaylor.com.

Jared Taylor is currently serving as the Vice Mayor in Gilbert. He has lived in Gilbert since 1996 with his wife and three daughters.

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Thanksgiving is a time to pause and reflect on family and blessings. Part of that is focusing on those simple things that give us comfort and pleasure around the holidays: a place to call home, a hot meal on the table, clothing to keep warm and family and friends close by.

As many of you know, some of our community members struggle to find those comforts we often take for granted.

About 800 people each day will access shelter or services at the Maricopa County Human Services Campus this holiday season. Some of these people just need a meal and a bus ticket to reconnect with family.

Denny Barney Others need a place to stay for a week, and then there are those who are chronically homeless for a variety of reasons.

The HSC is located in downtown Phoenix and serves the homeless who flow through the gates from all over the valley and state. It was the first campus in the nation to combine non-profit, government, private and community services at one location. The intent was to reduce homelessness by combining both comprehensive and supportive services. At the HSC, individuals have access to shelter, food, physical and mental health services, dental care, employment, substance abuse programs and housing.

The people who come to the campus are assessed upon arrival to learn what their unique needs may be. Then they are sent to our partner agencies to receive those services and work on a plan to reconnect them with support, a job and a place to live. This evaluation process is much more effective than giving a person a hot meal and bed and hoping they figure everything out in the morning.

The goal is to see them back on their feet and the array of services on the campus ensures that no matter what the need, it can be addressed.

With this in mind, I am thankful for the ever-strengthening funding collaborative between Maricopa County and other entities. The County, along with the City of Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Housing, the Arizona Department of Economic Security, and Valley of the Sun United Way, has been working to end and prevent homelessness. No one

agency has the resources to solve the issue of homelessness alone and this unique collaboration has led to new partnerships, resources, innovation, and efficiency in our local efforts to solve this complex issue.

The current strategy to end homelessness is based on the simple idea that people need a permanent place to live. The campus staff is targeting the most vulnerable and most frequent users of community services.

When we look at the totality of public services the chronically homeless use, we see it is more cost effective and more humane to provide permanent housing. It is more expensive when this group is thrown in jail for minor offenses, goes to emergency rooms and stays in shelters. Local and national data indicate homelessness can cost communities an average of $40,000 per person per year. In contrast, providing access to services and stable housing has an average cost of only $14,000 each year. Recent efforts led by the County and other organizations provided permanent housing for more than 500 people. Even more received assistance in finding permanent housing through partnerships with local non-profits.

While we may think of our homeless population more during bad weather or when moved by feelings of goodwill around the holidays, homelessness is a year-round issue. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, I am deeply honored and thankful for the opportunity to serve the people of Maricopa County alongside some great organizations who share a commitment to our community, including those who are homeless. Here is a list of our partners who can use your help to end homelessness: Lodestar Day Resource Center (LDRC), Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS), Arizona Housing, Inc. (AHI), St. Vincent de Paul, Maricopa County Health Care for the Homeless, St. Joseph the Worker, Community Bridges, Inc., the Homeless ID Project, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides daily outreach and transportation for veterans experiencing homelessness.

I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving!

Denny Barney is a Gilbert resident and a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

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From the upper $300s 2,345 to 4,541 sq. ft.

Up to 6 bedrooms Up to 4 bathrooms Up to 4-car garage

4277 E. Weather Vane Road

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From the upper $200s 1,574 to 3,093 sq. ft.

Up to 5 bedrooms Up to 3.5 bathrooms Up to 3-car garage

4329 E. Morrison Ranch Pkwy