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Most on Gilbert Remembering a friend Council earning lower salary now

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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veryone on Gilbert Town Council but the mayor is receiving smaller paychecks with the start of the new year.

The council last April approved cutting the annual salary for members to $21,012 from $24,239, effective Jan. 1. While council members’ pay was rolled back to what it was in 2008, the mayor’s pay was kept at $43,631 a year because her colleagues consider it a full-time job.

Officeholders also receive other benefits for work that includes setting policy, hiring a town manager to oversee day-to-day operations and adopting a spending plan for a growing town of 251,000 residents.

Some of those perks include health coverage, retirement benefits from the state’s Elected Officials Retirement Plan,

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A brain tumor claimed the life of Mason Rowley of Gilbert, right, last June just two days before his 17th birthday. Yesterday, his friend, Mesquite High junior Andrew Wright, left, staged a fundraiser in his honor for an organization that comforts other families whose children are fighting cancer. Details: page 16.

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hen the first phase of the 272-acre Gilbert Regional Park opens in September, it will feature the largest municipal splash pad and some of the largest playground slides in Arizona.

And, once built out over the next several years, the park near Queen Creek and Higley roads will serve the needs of the community and region, according to Parks and Recreation Director Robert Carmona.

Carmona and other town staff highlighted

Gilbert’s projects and attributes at the annual Legislative Breakfast hosted by Town Council on Jan. 11.

In attendance were Mayor Jenn Daniels, Vice Mayor Eddie Cook, Councilwoman Brigette Peterson and Councilman Jordan Ray. Area state lawmakers who attended were Reps. Warren Petersen and Travis Grantham, both Republicans for Legislative District 12, Rep. Jeff Weninger, a Republican, and Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, a Democrat, for LD 17 and LD12 Sen. Eddie Farnsworth.

Town Manager Patrick Banger’s community highlights included Deloitte expanding

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Other amenities at what will be Gilbert’s largest park include the town’s first fully accessible playground, 16 pickleball courts and a 6,000-square-foot splash pad with 55 water features.

“It will be the largest municipal splash pad in Arizona,” Carmona said, adding that up-

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BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media ervices

ndeterred by last year’s defeat, ov. oug ucey said last wee he will ma e another run at getting lawma ers to approve his school safety plan – including a controversial provision to allow judges to ta e weapons away from people considered dangerous and placing armed officers on every campus. pea ing Monday at the Capitol and then again on ednesday in ilbert at a brea fast sponsored by the ast alley Chambers of Commerce and the ast alley artnership, ucey touted his administration’s afe Ari ona chools lan.

“More cops, more counselors, improved bac ground chec s” were only some of the aspects ucey listed.

The governor also stated he wished to protect econd Amendment rights “while eeping guns out of the hands of individuals who are a lethal threat.” ut what he wants in the plan – and the universal bac ground chec s he refuses to consider – could again doom the proposal he said would help cut down on mass shootings to failure.

In his fifth tate of the tate address, ucey repeated his plea to lawma ers to adopt a drought contingency plan ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline set by the ureau of Reclamation, at which point federal officials will decide how to allocate the dwindling water supply out of a e Mead.

The governor also made a pitch for more career and technical education, saying that those classes that used to be called “shop’’ are training people for jobs the state needs to fill.

He also said he wants to bolster the state’s “rainy-day’’ savings account from the current 450 million to 1 billion, a figure that would be about 10 percent of a normal state budget, to be prepared for the next financial downturn.

And he promised to ma e good on last year’s plan to hi e teacher pay an average of another 10 percent by 2020 on top of the current 10 percent – though there was no mention of pay hi es for counselors, bus drivers, custodians and others not included in the pac age. hat is most li ely to create the most friction in the tate egislature for the governor is his school safety plan.

The governor told lawma ers his starting point is the plan he offered last year, one he said was based on a study of the five deadliest school shootings of the past two decades. More to the point, he want-

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Gov. Doug Ducey rolled out his agenda for 2019 last Monday in his fifth State of the State address to the State Legislature, signaling the beginning of a new legislative session.

ed to now what could be done to have prevented them in the first place. ome elements proved largely noncontroversial, li e more police on school campuses and more school counselors. ut one common element was the belief that some of the incidents might never have happened given that there were people who had observed the soon-tobecome shooters and raised uestions about their safety.

That led to the T plan, evere Threat rder of rotection. It would set up a procedure to allow not just police but family members and others to see a court order to have law enforcement ta e an individual’s weapon while he or she is loc ed up for up to 21 days for a mental evaluation. enate Republicans approved the proposal last year, but only after removing provisions to allow family members, guidance counselors and school administrators to refer to courts people they considered a danger to themselves or others. ilbert Republican en. ddie Farnsworth, then the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, refused to even give the measure a hearing.

Farnsworth, now a state senator, said he remains s eptical that ucey can craft a plan that protects the constitutional rights of gun owners.

He said, though, that’s only part of the problem. The rest, said Farnsworth, is loc ing people up for mental evaluations based on someone’s complaint.

“I thin the intent’s good,’’ Farnsworth said. “I thin we have to find a way to do it without violating the Constitution.’’ emocrats, in general, have had no

problem with T orders. ut they remain adamant that any plan must have something else that ucey has so far been unwilling to provide. “ e want universal bac ground chec s,’’ said House Minority eader Charlene Fernande after the governor’s speech. “ e now it saves lives.’’

Federal law re uires licensed firearms dealers to conduct bac ground chec s when a weapon is sold to ensure that the buyer is legally entitled to possess a gun. ut those rules do not apply in person-toperson sales, including sales by individuals at gun shows.

There was no mention of universal bac ground chec s during ucey’s speech despite that being a touchstone of what the iffords group wants. And even after the speech, the governor sidestepped uestions about closing what some have called the “gun-show loophole.’’ “ e’re going to improve these bac ground chec s,’’ ucey said.

That’s what he proposed last year, with law enforcement agencies re uired to put more information into the database chec ed by gun dealers. ut none of that extends the re uirement to chec to individual sellers. o what’s different ne is more resources: ucey said there will be funds to put a police officer in every school that wants one. “ e now when a police officer is around, it ma es things safer,’’ he said. ot good enough, said Fernande . “ e are committed to universal bac ground chec s,’’ she said. And their votes will be needed if Republicans bal .

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Hale Theatre renovation/expansion proceeding on schedule

BY SRIANTHI PERERA Contributor

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ale Centre Theatre in downtown ilbert is undergoing a major renovation and 10,000-s uarefoot expansion that is slated to be completed by August.

The most visible change coming to the complex, built in 2003, will be the formal entry canopy and Hollywood Regencystyle mar uee, which will announce which shows are playing in a bold, colorful way as old theaters did in the 1930s during Hollywood’s olden Age. A 3 esign tudio’s Artie igil, architect for the project, came up with the idea.

The change in the entrance will be remar able, theater owner ave ietlein said.

“Right now, people still don’t now what we are when they wal by,” he said. “ ery few people now; they just see a big, beige building.”

The town of ilbert was established in 1920 and Hale is situated within the original s uare mile, on est age Avenue off ilbert Road. ietlein said that the theater’s new style elements will match the Heritage istrict, which incorporates historical elements in the town’s planning regulations.

“I thin it’s going to set a real presence for the era this Heritage istrict was in,” he said. “ art of it is the territorial loo of the 1900s, the other part of it is the Hollywood Regency and because it’s a theater, it’s going to fit right into that era of what was happening in America and in Hollywood,” he added. ietlein hopes for better recognition for his life’s pet project.

The additional building designs will have multiple fa ade inspired by traditional southwest territorial architecture. ther features include imitation gaslights, vintage-style goosenec lights, murals and new landscaping. n opening nights, he plans to organi e a gala and have searchlights to emphasi e the grand experience of arriving to the theater. ut even on other days, the renovations will serve to bring about added excitement in the Heritage istrict, which is already humming with diners and shoppers.

“In combination with the ater Tower being right across from the street, there’s going to be a lot of energy built up around this,” he said. “I thin it’ll be a place that it’ll be an event. You pull up and you’ve ar-

(Srianthi Perera/GSN Contributor)

Hale Centre Theatre continues with its full slate of programming despite the renovations and additions.

(Rendering courtesy of Hale Centre Theatre)

The theater is adding a dance studio that will double as a rehearsal space, and costume and prop departments. The new building is inspired by traditional southwest territorial architecture.

(Rendering courtesy of Hale Centre Theatre)

Hale Centre Theatre is adding a Hollywood Regency-style marquee to its front entrance as part of its huge renovation project.

rived in something special. hereas now, we’re not able to accomplish that.” hen ietlein built Hale theater 18 years ago, ilbert’s downtown was a far cry from its current hip combination of modern restaurant concepts and state-ofthe-art offices, arts and farmers’ mar ets and an ensuing upmar et clientele.

In 2003, when he got here from tah, there was graffiti and garbage aplenty, barbed-wire fences, boarded-up duplexes and other assorted clutter filling the landscape.

“It was terrible,” ietlein recalled. “ e sent out a lot of diners every night – once we have a show – and there was nowhere to go. As we’ve gone along, more and more restaurants have come in,” he said. “ e bring people in from outside of ilbert. I thin this will be another step up in bringing people off ilbert Road over here.” hile the construction wor is going on, the theater continues with its productions with a family emphasis in its intimate theater-in-the-round.

The extension will include a dance studio that will double as a rehearsal space, and costume and prop departments that will occupy most of the .78-acre land that belongs to the complex.

Hale is also getting a redo of its lobby, box office and theater spaces. ietlein conceded that the interior is dated and starting to show. The original carpet still covers the floor and patrons sit on the stairs while waiting to go inside the theater because there’s no seating available.

The number of seats inside the theater won’t change because there’s no more space. ew sound and lighting systems are already installed, and an acoustic wall treatment is to come, which will ma e for better visual and aural enjoyment by patrons. ther technical e uipment is also to be replaced.

Hale’s new dance studio will house an education center, where professionals will offer classes and wor shops.

The costume department can certainly use improved space. uring the theater’s lifetime, props have been built off-site, but in the future, Hale will build them onsite on a 3,000-s uare-feet space.

“All of the artistic people will be able to be in one area and will allow for better coordination and better collaboration than before,” ietlein said. etails: haletheatreari ona.com

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Barney leaving county post to supervise a new venture

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aricopa County upervisor enny arney is in his final days on the board, but he doesn’t plan on going anywhere.

The ilbert resident is ending his second term as a supervisor two years early so he can fully concentrate on his job as president and C of the ast alley artnership, a consortium of local business and community leaders that advocates for economic development, education, transportation, infrastructure, arts and healthcare.

“There was part of me who thought I might be able to do both,” said arney, who is stepping down Feb. 1. “And the truth is I probably could.” ut with no plans to run for re-election in 2020 – and needing a little bit of a breather – arney said now is a good time to step away from the oard of upervisors. ince 2012, the sixth-generation Ariona native has served istrict 1, which includes ilbert, Chandler, ueen Cree , Tempe, un a es, west Mesa and Ah-

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Denny Barney of Gilbert, right, will be following in the footsteps of two other men who steered the East Valley Partnership, former Gilbert Mayor John Lewis, left, and longtime East Valley leader Roc Arnett.

watu ee. He won re-election four years later by nearly 22,000 votes over emocrat challenger Matthew Cerra.

uring his time as a supervisor, he served as chairman twice (2014 and 2017) and represented the board on the

reater hoenix conomic Council oard of irectors and the Maricopa Association of overnments Regional Council.

He also serves on the Advisory oard for A ’s Morrison Institute of ublic olicy and on the Mesa nited ay oard of irectors, where he acted as the chairman for its annual campaign.

In 2016, he was appointed as one of Ari ona’s at-large delegates at the Republican ational Convention, where he cast one of the party’s 58 delegate votes for now- resident onald Trump.

All that activity doesn’t even mention arney’s regular day job as a principal in ARC rivate Capital olutions, a speciali ed realty investment and finance company.

“I still have a family and a vocation outside of public service,” arney said. “At some point I need to focus in on a little bit.” efore his first election to the oard of upervisors, arney was a member of the county’s lanning and oning Commission and served on the county’s oard of Health.

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His public service credentials go bac even further as he’s been a member of reater hoenix eadership, served as president of the Mesa aseline Rotary Club and sat on the boards of the nited Food an , Ari ona board of American Indian ervices, Commission on xcellence in ducation and various anner Health Advisory boards. arney had already indicated early last year that he wouldn’t run for a supervisor seat for a third time. He made that decision even before he was pic ed to lead the ast alley artnership last year. In late May, former C John ewis, a one-time mayor of ilbert, left on a Mormon mission in Cambodia and handed over the leadership reigns to arney.

“It just ind of evolved,” arney said after he agreed to fill in part-time without pay. “( ewis) said, ‘I would love to have you. Have you considered stepping in I told him I hadn’t thought about it, but I’d be happy to fill in on a part-time basis. I said at some point we would have to consider the ramifications on the oard (of upervisors).”

For half of last year, arney juggled both positions, which wasn’t as difficult as he thought it would be.

“There’s a tremendous amount of overlap,” arney said. “The wor with the partnership very closely resembles the area that I control on the board. The partnership is really about advocacy and bringing people together, and that’s significantly a component of what you do as a supervisor – bring people together.” arney, who lives with his wife ichole and their four children, said transportation, jobs and education are the big issues the group will tac le in the near future.

The upcoming reauthori ation of the transportation tax, or rop 500, will be one fight to watch for ast alley cities and towns, he said. “ e have phenomenal transportation infrastructure, but only because 30 years ago a group got together and said we need to be thin ing long-term,” arney said. “If we don’t come together as a county now, 20 or 30 years from now the people who come after us are going to be behind. ith transportation you have to thin about it decades in advance.”

As for employment opportunities, arney said we could be in the golden age of jobs in the ast alley.

“It’s a fair uestion: How can it get better ” arney said. “ e really are super, super, super luc y. e are well-positioned with infrastructure, well-positioned with

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job growth and well-positioned with economic development.” arney said job creators such as Intel in Chandler and the wor A is doing with innovation in Mesa and Tempe are helping “rise the whole mar et.”

For his replacement on oard of upervisors, Ari ona law re uires the current supervisors to appoint a istrict 1 resident of the same political party, in this case a Republican. If that person wants to eep the appointed seat, he or she will have to run in the next general election in 2020.

The cler of the board is accepting applications through Jan. 25. After those are in, arney said he expects the whole process to seat a new person to ta e a wee to ten days.

“I’m sure the board will as my opinion,” arney said about his replacement choices. “It’s uite an evolving list, but I’m not going to publicly endorse one candidate. There are some good choices though.” hoever is pic ed will be charged with eeping things running smoothly in district.

“There are a lot of good things happening right now,” arney said. “ e want to ma e sure we don’t lose momentum.”

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ilbert officials are putting on a public party to mar the opening of Cactus Yards, the reconstituted sports complex that used to be called ig eague reams.

From 4-8:30 p.m. aturday, Feb. 9, people can enjoy live music, a movie, games, sports demonstrations and even firewor s at the venue, 4536 lliot Road, just west of ower Road.

The first two hours will include a concert, inflatables, cornhole and food from rimetime rill. The ceremonial ribbon cutting, speeches and firewor s will follow, along with the first pitch thrown on the mound of the town-owned facility.

The movie “The andlot” will be shown at 6:30, but if you’ve seen the movie you still will have a chance to enjoy inflatables and a s ills challenge.

The first 500 children to show up that day also will receive a souvenir Cactus Yards baseball.

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(Town of Gilbert)

Come September, this expanse of desert will start looking like a playland as Gilbert opens the first phase of the massive regional park,

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wards of 400 ids can play there during the wee ends. ilbert currently has one splash pad located at ater Tower la a.

The regional par also includes a pavilion overloo ing an 8-acre la e and a great lawn designed to accommodate 10,000 people, according to Carmona. “ e are really excited about this,” he said. “Already we have entertainment companies reaching out to us to see when they can boo .”

The first phase of another par , esert y, on ower Road between illiams Field and ecos roads, also is opening in eptember, bringing much-needed ballfields to the community, according to Car-

(Town of Gilbert)

When the park is completely finished, these are the amenities it hopes to provide users, according to a rendering Gilbert put together as it planned the area.

mona. ater Resources Manager ric raun tal ed about the state’s drought contingency plan and what ilbert was doing.

The water level at a e Mead on the Colorado River is dropping, which could lead to cuts in allocations to users such as Ari ona. The state is loo ing at ways to address the issue.

“The entire Colorado River supports Ari ona’s economy.” raun said. “ ilbert is going to lose some of its water and pay more for what is left.”

He said ilbert over the last 15 years implemented conservation programs to where the town last year saved 375 million gallons of water or 100 acre feet.

He urged state lawma ers to ratify the plan by the Jan. 31 federal deadline.

House Majority eader etersen previewed this year’s priorities for Republicans at the legislature – including paying down debt, reforming the state tax code, increasing the rainy day fund, hi ing correction officers’ pay and fulfilling the commitment to fund K-12 education.

Correctional officer pay raise has reached a crisis in the state to where the department is finding it hard to staff its ran s, etersen said.

He added there will be a recession at some point in time and that while the economy is good, it was time to prepare for it.

Farnsworth said the House’s plan pretty much mirrors that of the enate Republicans. He said the state is loo ing at a 900 million surplus and lawma ers need to

be careful they don’t get into a spending fren y.

He said it was a real opportunity to pay down debt and buy bac the state Capitol building that was sold during the recession while he was not in office. eninger said his bills this legislative session include one addressing teen suicide prevention, a bi-partisan measure with Republican Rep. Heather Carter and emocrat en. ean owie.

He cited the 31 teen suicides that have occurred since July 2017 in the ast alley. aniels added that 29 involved boys. eninger said his bill will ma e sure current teachers as part of their continuing education are trained to recogni e the warning signs of students contemplating suicide and implement the training in

“Yes, we are at a very critical time with only 14 days left,’’ she said. “ ut I do thin it’s doable,’’ Fernande continued. “Conservation is something that’s important.’’ he also pointed out that the pac age lawma ers are being as ed to approve involves more than changing state water laws. There’s also money involved with the state coming up with cash both to buy water from the Colorado River Indian Community as well as to help inal County farmers drill new wells to replace some of the river water they will be losing.

“If we’re going to put money into this, and we’re tal ing about millions ... and we could be on the hoo for more, we need to get exactly what we want,’’ Fernande said. enate resident Karen Fann said she agrees with the sentiment. ut the rescott Republican said she does not

want to bog down an already complex issue at the last minute by throwing in additional issues. “ e’re up against the wall,’’ said Fann. he pointed out the whole point of the multi-state drought contingency plan is to eep the level of a e Mead from going any lower than already projected. If that happens, that would trigger re uirements to ma e even deeper cuts in water use than the current plan envisions.

That ris , according to projections from the ureau of Reclamation, are real.

The last time Ari ona and other states made projections was in 2007. sing data for the past 100 years they figured the chance of a e Mead hitting critical shortage by 2026 was less than 10 percent. ut here’s the thing: nce you loo atmore recent data only – specifically the

State water plan makes no mention of conservation

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ouse emocrats are bal ing at ratifying a proposed drought contingency plan over what they see as a ey missing element.

Minority eader Charlene Fernande said Thursday many of her members uestion why there’s nothing in the proposal to re uire more water conservation.

Instead, it is more focused on finding ways to move water around, particularly to meet the needs of inal County farmers. ut the Yuma emocrat said that does not deal with the underlying problem that Ari ona is using more water than is naturally available.

Fernande said she’s not trying to hold the pac age hostage, especially with a Jan. 31 deadline to act or ris having the ureau of Reclamation come up with its own

(Capitol Media Services)

State Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, said trying to discuss conservation now would slow down the water agreement's progress.

plan to divide up the limited Colorado River water.

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | JANUARY 20, 2019

TV special revives haunting nightmare of Mikelle Biggs

BY JIM WALSH taff riter

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he overwhelming sadness of Mi elle iggs’ disappearance was thrust into the national spotlight once again last wee end by a C ews special on the heartwarming survival of Jayme Closs.

Closs, 13, a rural isconsin girl who was missing for 88 days after her captor illed her parents, escaped two wee s ago and ran to freedom.

C spotlighted Mi elle, the 11-yearold, gap-toothed Mesa girl who seemingly vanished on Jan. 2, 1999, as a way of showing that not all children are as fortunate as Closs.

The special on “48 Hours” mentioned other teens who escaped, but also showed the pictures of several missing children and the phone number of the ational Center for xploited and Missing Children, 1-800-843-5678.

The show detailed the haunting story of how Mi elle and her sister, Kimber, then 9, went outside in their east-central Mesa neighborhood to wait for an ice cream truc that apparently never came.

(GSN file photos)

The unsolved disappearance of Mikelle Biggs, left, has haunted her younger sister, Kimber, right, since she vanished in 1999. Kimber appeared on the CBS TV show "48 Hours" last weekend during a segment on the case.

Kimber iggs, now 28 and still living in Mesa, appeared on the show along with Mesa olice etective teve erry. ( ditor’s ote: Jim alsh, the author of this story, also appeared.) iggs explained how it was getting cold and she ran inside to get a jac et, and was

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Kimber found her pin bicycle, a Christmas present, lying in the road with a wheel still spinning. ater, police discovered the two uarters Tracy iggs had handed to Mi elle for

an ice cream also lying in the street. ut sadly, they have never found Mi elle, named a suspect or made an arrest – leaving the iggs family without justice.

Circumstantial evidence tends to point toward a sex offender who lived in the neighborhood and was convicted of sexually assaulting another woman and leaving her to die. ut while detectives have strong suspicions, they have no direct evidence tying her disappearance to that criminal, who is serving a long sentence for sexual assaults. “ e don’t have any solid evidence that ties anyone to Mi elle’s disappearance,’’ erry said. “Any type of closure we can provide, that is our job. There’s always a glimmer of hope. e are never going to give up.’’ erry said detectives determined Mi elle was only out of Kimber’s sight for about 90 seconds – enough time for someone to theoretically abduct her and drive her away in a car. The lac of physical evidence and witnesses have hampered police for two decades.

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SPENDING from page 1 a car and a communication allowance and reimbursement for work-related duties – all paid for with taxpayers’ money.

For the fiscal year 2017-18, which ended June 30, expenses of the seven-member council totaled $11,083.

Former Councilman Victor Petersen, whose term ended this month, was the member of council not to claim any reimbursements or reported any expenses paid for by the town during that fiscal year.

“Seven years ago when I joined the council, I could have gone for the $100 a month (communications allowance) for several years, but I didn’t sign up for that,” said Petersen, who is well-known for his frugality both in his personal life and his decisions on the council dais.

“I have a cell phone with unlimited minutes and don’t see the need for that,” added Petersen, who did sign up for the town’s health coverage but was the only member not to take a communication allowance.

“I was facing a pay cut at work because of time away from work,” explained Petersen, president of his family-owned VIP Homes. “It was a benefit I took advantage of.”

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employees two medical plans to choose from that range in cost from $46.72 a month for an individual to $113.45 or more for family coverage. Dental and vision plans also available.

Petersen said he joined the state pension plan but tried to opt out of it and was told by town and the state attorneys he could (YouTube). not.

Gilbert Town Council members voted themselves a pay decrease last year that took effect Jan. 1. Only Mayor Jenn Daniels' pay was kept Under the state Elected the same because her colleagues consider her job full-time.

Officials Retirement Plan, each elected official contributes 13 percent of their gross salary Peterson each took the monthly car al- be honest: I’m a bit dubious to the value to taxpayers for those events. I don’t want each pay period, in addition to contribu- lowance of $160, town records show.

“I’ve never submitted for mileage,” Peto be critical, there could be some value tions by the employer/town. tersen said.

“I’ve been to lot of events.

If gained from that, but it seemed to be a Petersen was one of four elected ofI have to go to places I don’t bill for milenetworking opportunity for elected offificials who did not take the monthly car age.

I’m paid a salary and that is fine.

I cials, which can have some value for taxallowance, joined by Eddie Cook, Ray Jordon’t need to nickel-and-dime the town payers, too.” dan and Jared Taylor. to death.”

As far as policy-making, the conferencFor transportation reimbursements, Although Petersen previously incurred es have been light in that subject, he said. council members can pick a monthly expenses related to the annual League of Taylor, who often sided with Petersen stipend for either 600 or 300 miles per Arizona Cities and Towns conferences, he on votes, also is frugal when it comes month, use a town-owned vehicle or subopted out of going to the one in 2017 in to seeking taxpayer-funded reimbursemit for mileage reimbursement, accordOro Valley.

He had attended the conferments for his work. ing to Hakon Johanson, finance and manences for the first three years when he For instance, the two voted against the agement services director. was in office.

2018-19 town budget and they both opMayor Jenn Daniels’ monthly car sti“It’s usually a large expenditure on bepend was $321 and Councilman Scott Anderson and Councilwoman Brigette half of the council to go,” he said. “I will see SPENDING page 11

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SPENDING from page 10 posed putting a 65-million bond measure on last ovember’s ballot for a public safety training facility.

Taylor’s reported expenses totaled 810 – including 750 for his registration to the Ari ona Chamber of Commerce’s egislative Forecast uncheon and 60 in registration fee to attend the Mesa tate of the City brea fast.

A total of 2,117 in expenses were reported by Coo , including 340 for lodging at Tucson l Con uistador Hilton during the annual eague conference; 750 for registration to the Ari ona Chamber of Commerce’s egislative Forecast uncheon; 350 for a bron e table sponsorship to the Chandler/ ilbert YMCA Morning of rayer event and 41.30 in per diem for the eague conference.

Anderson’s expenses totaled 2,063 – which included 750 for registration to the Ari ona Chamber of Commerce’s egislative Forecast uncheon; 350 for a bron e table sponsorship to the Chandler/ ilbert YMCA Morning of rayer event and 340.21 for lodging at Tucson l Con uistador Hilton to attend the annual eague conference, which had a 295 registration fee. eterson, who held the ceremonial title

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of vice mayor during that fiscal year, incurred 1,535 in spending.

Her expense sheet included 350 for a bron e table sponsorship to the Chandler/ ilbert YMCA Morning of rayer event; 340 for lodging at Tucson l Conuistador Hilton to attend the annual eague conference; 295 registration fee to attend the eague conference; 54 for two polo shirts and 106 for business cards.

Ray’s expenses totaled 732, which included a 295 registration fee for a league conference he left two days before it ended, 113 for conference lodgings and 53 reimbursement for a bag for a town computer.

Coo , eterson and Anderson also each claimed 116 for travel reconciliation mileage reimbursement to the eague conference while Ray and aniels claimed 98 each.

The monthly stipend can’t be combined with mileage reimbursement re uests for travel within the hoenix Metro area but can be combined with travel outside the metro area, according to Johanson. aniels’ expenses for the fiscal year came to 3,598, according to town documents. f that amount, a little over 1,000 went for food - 190 to host a luncheon

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The mayor’s remaining food costs were reported as business-related meals, including 53 at inburger with ilbert ublic chools uperintendent hane McCord and council assistant ic y onger; 38 at ec o rill with Mesa Mayor John iles and 55 at inburger with Jeff and onna hrilch, ar niversity’s executive director and aca(Special to GSN). demic director, respectively. Former Councilman Victor Petersen, whose term recently ended, claimed no The mayor’s food expens- reimbursement for expenses during the last fiscal year, saying he wasn't going es also included 41 in per to nickle and dime taxpayers. diem for a eague conference. ther expenses included 350 for a bron e table sponsorship for etersen said he and his former peers the Chandler/ ilbert YMCA Morning of all try to be careful with spending the rayer event; 295 registration fee to at- public’s money. tend a eague conference; 465 to ric ly “ e are all on different levels of fiscal ear aper for town color prints and art conservatism,” he said. “Jared and I are design and 344 to that firm for custom definitely the most penny-pitching counstationary cards and envelops. cil members around.”

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GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | JANUARY 20, 2019

Legal pot use hit new highs in Arizona last year

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media ervices

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he number of pounds of medical marijuana being purchased and consumed in Ari ona is increasing at a rate twice as fast as the number of people legally entitled to use it. ew figures from the state epartment of Health ervices show that Ari onans smo e, ate or otherwise consumed nearly 60 tons of the drug in 2018.

That’s the e uivalent of nearly 122,000 one-pound bags of reos.

The figure is a 40.7 percent increase over 2017 sales figures reported to state health officials. ut the number of medical marijuana patients is up less than 20 percent, to the current tally of slightly more than 186,000.

The Health epartment does not provide figures on how much money the state-licensed dispensaries – the only places where marijuana legally can be sold – too in during 2018. ut if marijuana runs an average of 200 an ounce – and the prices can vary both up and down from that, depending

on the dispensary and the uality of the drug – that’s close to 400 million changing hands at the retail level. ill Humble, who was state health director when voters approved the Ari ona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, said the disparity between the increase in the amounts of pot bought and the number of users doesn’t necessarily mean that the average medical marijuana user is buying or consuming more.

“You’ve got a subset of the patients that are buying a lot of marijuana,’’ he said.

“And then there are patients that aren’t buying anything hardly,’’ Humble said, at least not from state-licensed dispensaries.

Instead, they may have obtained their state-issued card allowing them to be able to possess the drug without fear of arrest and prosecution but have found it more convenient to simply ma e their purchases from street dealers.

That, said Humble, may be changing as some of these buyers decide it’s not only more convenient to go to dispensaries but that they also can get a better variety of products there – particularly edibles ranging from gummies and chocolate

bars to various oils and infusions.

The numbers suggest some basis for that. hile whole marijuana remains the most popular form for buyers, its yearover-year use is up less than 40 percent. ut sales of edibles and other forms jumped by 55 percent between 2017 and 2018. nder the 2010 voter approved law, patients with certain medical conditions and a doctor’s recommendation can obtain up to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana every two wee s.

Those conditions range from cancer and glaucoma to AI and post-traumatic stress disorder. ut by far the largest category of patients are those who complain of “chronic pain.’’

The report also states that males with medical marijuana cards outnumber females by a margin of 3-2; the largest group of cardholders is in the 31-to-40 age group; and more sales are made on aturdays than any other day of the wee .

The 2018 sales figures of nearly 122,000 pounds have once again set a new record.

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MIKELLE from page 9 Rebecca Kovar, senior program manager with the ational Center for Missing and xploited Children, said Jayme’s escape and survival provides hope to the families of other missing children. he said that 55 children have been found after they were missing for 20 years or more, and that includes a combination of those who were found alive or deceased. “ e are so happy that the news of Jayme has led to coverage for other missing children,’’ Kovar wrote in an email. hile Kimber iggs readily ac nowledges that the odds of her sister being alive are extremely remote, nothing could possibly ma e a bigger difference in her life than having Mi elle bac . “ he was perfect,’’ iggs told veteran C reporter rin Moriarty during the interview. he described how Mi elle was a straight-A student who loved to draw, wanted to be an animator and always had a neat room.

“I didn’t reali e how our lives could be destroyed in less than two minutes,’’ iggs said. “ o matter how happy and good and strong our family is, our lives are still bro en. You move on in your life, but you are never past it.’’

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“I’m not happy with not nowing what happened to her,’’ iggs said. ow, she is thrilled for the Closs family, while still hoping for a definitive answer on Mi elle’s fate.

“I cried when she was found,’’ iggs said.

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Gilbert, cities challenging Pinal famers on water needs

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n organi ation that represents ilbert and other major Ari ona municipalities is effectively warning inal County farmers not to demand more in in the proposed drought contingency plan. arren Tenney, executive director of the Ari ona Municipal ater sers Association, said he believes the plan, delivered to lawma ers this wee and awaiting legislative action, has been more than generous to the farmers.

It includes a promise of 105,000 acre feet of Colorado River water for the next three years – 70,000 acre feet of groundwater for four years after that.

The draft legislation also includes 5 million in state cash to drill wells and construct delivery systems for that water.

Tenney said cities will recharge 100,000 acre feet of their own water allocation over a three-year period.

Farm interests want the state to pay them 10 million and be the bac stop if the federal government does not come through with additional cash for well

construction for farmers to be able to get that groundwater – a figure that could approach 50 million.

That, in turn, could upend efforts to get lawma ers to approve the final plan by the Jan. 31 deadline set by renda urman, commissioner of the ureau of Reclamation. he has told the affected states her agency will step in if they don’t come up with an acceptable plan to eep water levels in a e Mead from dropping any further. “ hat we’re trying to say is, enough is enough,’’ Tenney told Capitol Media ervices.

His organi ation is doing more than verbal saber rattling.

It also has prepared its own report see ing to debun – or at least minimi e – a report commissioned by inal farmers about how not getting the water they need would have a major impact on the economy.

That report, performed under contract with the niversity of Ari ona, says that the county accounts for 45 percent of the sales of cattle and calves in the state, 42 percent of its cotton and cottonseed, 39

percent of mil sold in the state and 22 percent of other crops and hay. And agribusiness, including food manufacturing, ma es up 25 percent of the county manufacturing jobs.

All totaled, the report says, the total contribution of agriculture and agribusiness to the inal economy in 2016 was nearly 2.3 billion in sales.

AM A does not dispute those numbers. ut the organi ation said this has to be put into perspective, saying that the agriculture and agribusiness in inal represented only about two-tenths of a percent of the state’s economy, half as much as does golf.

The report contends that the costs of getting the farmers the water they want may exceed the loss to the economy.

Attorney aul rme, who represents some inal irrigation districts, said the study was not see ing to claim that the loss of water would damage the whole state. hat the study was doing was, he said, was explaining how it would undermine the economy of the county. n an even smaller scale is the effect on

individual farmers. an Thelander said last year he grew 2,200 acres of alfalfa sold a local dairy for mil cows. There also was silage corn for another dairy, durum wheat for a pasta ma er in Tolleson and 1,400 acres of cotton that was exported.

Thelander said he and other farmers spent 90 million to be able to ta e Colorado River water to reduce groundwater pumping, putting their land up as collateral.

That spending, he said, is in jeopardy if there is no river water to deliver.

That, he said, is why that 105,000 acre feet of water should be guaranteed for at least three years plus the cash to build wells and pipelines for groundwater after that.

Tiffany hedd, another area farmer, said they were not being selfish in demanding the water and the money for the wells. he said it was the farmers who essentially financed the construction of the Central Ari ona roject, ma ing payments even before cities showed any interest in using -- and paying for -- any

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“And I thin it’s safe to say turnabout is fair play,’’ hedd said.

Tenney, however, prefers to loo at it through the lens of agriculture actually getting more water than it otherwise would be entitled to ta e.

He said prior agreements were made of who would lose deliveries if the amount of Colorado River water were reduced.

Those agreements, Tenney said, would give the farmers only about 70,000 to 80,000 acre feet of water a year,far less than the plan would provide for the next three years.

As ing for more, he said, is wrong.

“There has been a lot of effort, there has been a plan put in place to ta e care of inal agriculture,’’ he said. “And the time is now for us to shift our focus from just one sector in one county to focus on Ariona’s economy as a whole.’’ ut rme said Tenney’s claims of what farmers would otherwise get is based on some games being played.

He said what happened is that the cities and tribes decided this year to order as much Colorado River water as they could, regardless of what they actually needed. rme said that in turn made it loo li e

there was really less water for agriculture if the drought contingency plan were not adopted. rme said what the farmers demanded – that 105,000 acre feet annually of river water followed by 70,000 acre feet from groundwater – is based on what was available, on average, for the prior eight years, before the cities too their full allocation.

“This jac ing up their water order for the 2019 water year was manipulating this whole process to argue that our baseline is lower than we believe it actually is,’’ he said. rme said the demand for cash for well construction is justified.

He said the farmers would be just as happy getting that 70,000 acre feet for the last four years of the deal from the Colorado River.

It was only that the deal was to provide well water instead, rme said, that necessitates the need for the finances to ensure the farmers can, in fact, get it pumped and delivered. rme said the farmers want more than just vague assurances that water and money will be coming.

“It can’t just be numbers on paper,’’ he said. “It has to be a reality.’’

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last 30 years when the outhwest has been in a historic drought – continuing to withdraw water at this rate increases the chance of the la e falling to critical levels to more than 40 percent.

And renda urman, commissioner of the ureau of Reclamation, has made it clear that if the states do not come up with a plan to stop that, she will.

Fann said conservation will be addressed – eventually. ut she said lawma ers need to eep an eye on the immediate problem and that hard “wall’’ of a Jan. 31 deadline.

“It’s really just a and-Aid,’’ Fann said of the drought contingency plan.

“This is not the fix, this is not the solution,’’ she continued. “This is not the time or the place, uite honestly, because of the wall, to get into some of those bigger conversations about conservation.’’

Fernande , however, said there’s no reason to delay. “ e need something to address this issue so we’re not bac here in five or 10 years,’’ she said. Fernande said it was ignoring the problem for years that suddenly created this push for immedi-

ate action. “ e new there was a drought,’’ she said. “ e new climate change was real,’’ Fernande said. “And this is what happens when we don’t believe our scientists.’’ hile Fann doesn’t want progress slowed by new issues li e conservation, she said there’s no guarantee that she and other Republicans will vote for the necessary legislation.

It’s not that they’re opposed to it, she said. It’s just that all they’ve seen to date has been drafts. “ o I can’t tell you what’s in it and what’s not,’’ Fann said. Instead, she said some ideas have been “floated by’’ lawma ers.

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Mesquite High junior remembers a fallen friend the 16-year-old junior at Mesquite High School explained. “And Mason popped into my head.”

Andrew spearheaded a 5K Remembrance Run/Walk to celebrate Mason’s life and to benefit other cancer fighters in the community at Mesquite High School.

He partnered on the event with Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children that supports families receiving care for pediatric cancer at the suggestion of Mason’s family.

“Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children helped our family so much, not only monetary but emotionally,” said Nicolle Rowley.

She said donations from Saturday’s event will go toward the Scottsdale nonprofit’s project, Ava’s Tree House.

Because children with cancer have weakened immune systems, they must stay away from crowded places such as movie theaters, parks, playgrounds and

libraries.

Ava’s Tree House is envisioned as a sterilized place for children with cancer to have a childhood with amenities, including an indoor playground, an art room, a music room and a K9 therapy dog room for visits. One room will be named Mason’s Cinema in memory of the teen.

“He loved going to movies,” Rowley said of her only son. “He was a huge movie buff.”

Mason was such a big fan of the “Iron Man” movies that he earned the nickname, Iron MAsoN. He even got the chance to meet Robert Downey Jr., the star who portrayed the Marvel Comics’ superhero in the movies.

According to Rowley, Mason, her firstborn, was an all-around amazing kid who took honor classes, a Boy Scout, a member of his church’s youth group, ar-

Halle Lambert four years ago, the group has grown exponentially over the last four years as she developed a following on her website, momnationaz.com, which is loaded with blogs, podcasts, events and other helpful information for new and experienced moms alike.

“This group is for play dates, get-togethers, personal growth, business growth, wants and needs, questions, and a forum for moms to share information,” the website explains.

A YouTube.com reality show called –

what else? – “Inside Mom Nation.”

The site also is devoted to helping “momtrepeneurs,” women raising kids and running a business at the same time.

The Mesa event will offer resources for moms and workshops by Cheryl Doebler, a child passenger safety technician at Safe Kids Worldwide; Kami Kerby of Kerby Seminar Group; Katey McPherson, a local internet safety expert; Rea Mayer, a financial expert; Hannah Peterson, a sleep expert at A to Z Sleep Solutions; Sherry Gratz, a Mimi’s Corner AZ early childhood education ex-

pert; Liz Drekman of Choose A School AZ; and cooking expert Beth Eastin.

Vendors will have furniture, clothing, toys and educational experiences for babies; birthday parties and other entertainment sources for older kids; and for moms, physicians, spas, physical fitness, hip maternity clothing, financial services, insurance, dentists, nutrition and photographers.

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room for support groups and informational sessions.

“Our new location gives us the space we need to better serve our community,” said Lonna Licklider, weight loss center manager. “We hope more people meet their New Year’s resolutions, and that we can help them reduce health risks associated with being overweight.”

Dignity looks at the center as a good way to help keep people away from its regular

hospital.

“Weight loss can help reduce health risks associated with obesity such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and other health problems,” the company said in a release, noting a study that suggests 34 percent of adults older than 20 years of age are affected by obesity and 68 percent of those individuals are overweight.

The new center is offering services such as consultations with expert physicians,

one-on-one dietary counseling, surgical weight loss and peer-based support groups.

“Our goal is to give patients proven and effective tools, paired with extensive and individualized care, in order to create healthy lifestyles and improve their quality of life,” said Licklider.

Information: dignityhealth.org/mercygilbert/weight-loss or 480-728-5673.

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ason Rowley had big-life plans – go on a mission for his church, graduate from college, marry and become a father.

But Mason never realized his goals.

He died last year just two days before his 17th birthday – ending a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer with no cure.

“He was really positive in dealing with his illness,” said Andrew Wright, who met Mason in 2015 when they both ran track at Mesquite Junior High School. “It was really hard for him but every time I saw him, he was cracking jokes as much as he could.”

Although Mason died in June, he was not forgotten by Andrew as he contemplated his Eagle Scout service project that came to fruition yesterday.

“I wanted to do something personal,”

(Special to GSN)

Mesquite High School student Mason Rowley died of a brain tumor last June, but his friend Andrew Wright memorialized him with a charity run Saturday.

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MOMnationAZ is holding the event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at W. Main Street and S. MacDonald in downtown Mesa, calling it “a one-stop shop for all things kids and moms from prenatal to school years.”

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Mercy Gilbert ratchets up weight-loss outreach

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The medical center has opened a stateof-the-art, 3,701-square-foot facility at 3367 S. Mercy Road with six exam rooms, a consultation room, an exercise room, a kitchen demonstration room and a multipurpose

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Emily Lwu and Harli Acevedo Henry of Gilbert headed over to Chandler last weekend for the “Itty Bitty Open” that the Junior Golf Association held for kids 3-5 years old to get them hooked on golf at an early age, though these two youngsters don’t look like they got into the swing of things just yet. Kids from the region converged on McQueen Park in Chandler to test their tees.

ark University Gilbert is hosting Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry. com, for what is being billed as a “mission to uplift humanity.”

Mayor Jenn Daniels and Allen will be keynote speakers at a meeting of more than 200 local leaders to discuss strengthening communities.

The free event aims to develop “positive purpose,” according to a release from soar.com, which Allen started last year to help people “maximize the future,” according to a release.

It will run 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Park University, 92 W. Vaughn Ave., Gilbert.

“This will be a great opportunity for leaders to co-create a vision for the future of the local community and network with other local leaders,” a Soar spokesman said.

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For instance, through the nonprofit group Ability360 in Phoenix, Mason did adaptive rock climbing, Rowley said.

During his ordeal, Mason’s friends rallied around him.

“He had an amazing group of friends that supported and carried him through the years,” Rowley said. “He was sad he couldn’t go to school dances, but his amazing friends got him to school dances.”

Mason always had hopes he would beat his cancer and talked about his future, she said.

“He wanted to graduate from high school and he would have with honors, and he wanted to serve a mission with our church,” Rowley said. “He wanted to go to college, to MIT because he was very much into robotics. Eventually he wanted to get married and he talked about his children and raising them.”

But, he never got his driver’s license or graduated from high school. He was scheduled to go to Gilbert High School but never attended a day of class.

“When he passed, in a way it was expected,” Rowley said. “In January of last year, he was actually the first pediatric patient to have (the experimental) T-Cell therapy for glioblastoma in California, and after that we pretty much exhausted all options for treatment.

“There were no other treatments,” she added. “The doctors gave him months at that point, not years. His tumors were growing and he had more pain in his back and headaches.”

In May of last year, Mason suffered a massive seizure and the family thought they would lose him then, but he pulled through.

“He was still living and we were still able to get him out and about,” Rowley said. “But this type of cancer affects the brain and memory and he got shortterm memory lapses and he slept all the time.”

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tistic, played the electric guitar, ran the mile in track and, most importantly, accepted everyone.

“He was friends with everybody,” Rowley said. “He was kind to everybody. He loved everybody and everybody loved him in return.”

Mason had completed eighth grade when he started experiencing frequent headaches.

“A couple of weeks after school got out, he had what we assumed a mild seizure at home,” Rowley said. “I realized it was something to go to the ER for. I insisted they do an MRI and would not leave until they did.”

Mason was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was admitted to ICU with surgery scheduled three days later.

“But the next morning, he coded,” Rowley said. “He pretty much died. His heart stopped and he stopped breathing.

He was revived, God intervened.”

But the tumor had caused Mason’s brain to hemorrhage, which resulted in a stroke.

“He couldn’t talk, walk, eat – his whole left side of the body was entirely paralyzed and his right side was weak,” Rowley said. “But he was bound and deter-

(Special to GSN)

Mason Rowley, seen here with his sister and parents, never lost his humor during his long painful battel with brain cancer, his mother said.

mined not to let it get to him.”

Through physical therapy, Mason soon learned to walk again with the aid of a cane.

At the time Mason was diagnosed, the family was well-acquainted with cancer.

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“At the time he was diagnosed, it was so surreal,” Rowley said. “I would never have thought my child would be dealing with cancer, too. But he always told me, ‘we will fight this.’ He was more of a help to me that I was for him sometimes.”

Doctors initially gave Mason six to eight months to live, but for the next three years he held on, traveling to Texas and California for treatments, as this type of brain cancer is rare among children.

“He was so strong and positive,” said Rowley, whose husband, Jesse, eventually had to quit work to become a caregiver for his family. “Unfortunately, he had a cancer that was terminal.”

The cancer soon spread to Mason’s spine, paralyzing him from the chest down, leaving him with partial use of his right arm and both hands, Rowley said.

“He could talk and his faculties, his humor were completely there,” she said.

“He was all Mason. He truly didn’t let it stop him from doing what he wanted to do.”

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Rowley said the family pretty much realized they would not have much longer with Mason, but his birthday was coming up on June 15.

“I knew he was kind of waiting for his birthday,” she said. “He loved birthdays.”

Mason, however, died on June 13 – the birthday of his only sister, Madisen.

“To the day he died, he lived life to the fullest,” Rowley said. “That is what people were drawn to. Before his cancer he had lots of friends and after his diagnosis, it was a way for him to reach more people and show no matter what life throws at you, (Special to GSN) you can choose to turn it around and live each day to the fullest and have Mason Rowley was so enthralled by the “Iron Man” movies that star Robert Downey Jr. arranged to meet hope and be positive.”

Rowley said she sees many of Ma- him after learning of his plight. son’s attributes, like his determination, in Madisen. from extended family members and the “She’s a trooper,” Rowley said. “She’s community have helped sustain them. lost her best friend, her brother, her only When Andrew approached the family sibling. She is 13 and she was 6 when I about doing the 5K in honor of Mason, was diagnosed, so much of her life she they gave him their full endorsement has known cancer. It’s been part of her for bringing awareness about childhood life.” cancer, Rowley said.

Rowley said their faith and the support “Lots of people don’t know about

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“It’s very taxing. It’s something unless you have community support, friends and family to help pay your bills you will lose everything before you lose your child.”

The 5K also in a way accomplished another one of Mason’s life goals – to achieve the Eagle Scout rank, which is earned after completing an Eagle project.

“He was so close,” Rowley said. “He only had to do a project, but he got sick and didn’t have the right timing to get it done.”

Now, Andrew has done that for Mason.

“In a way it’s come full circle,” Rowley said. “Andrew is doing his Eagle Scout project and he’s getting his honor for Mason. Mason is aware he is finally getting that Eagle Scout award because of Andrew.”

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Gilbert barber gives charity a cut of profits

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n many ways, Nico’s in Gilbert is a traditional barbershop with its hot lather, steamed towels and straight-edged razors, down to the iconic red-white-andblue pole.

But there’s a twist to this shop’s business model. Each time a customer gets his hair cut, a hungry child is fed.

“It’s always been on my mind to do something we really care about,” said Rajiv Patel, who opened the shop with his wife, Chelsea Patel, and a partner in New York.

“We wanted to build up a good culture with the business. We wanted to do something that would last, something unique.”

Since its March opening, Nico’s has donated money to fund 6,400 meals for Feed My tarving Children, a global nonprofit organization with a food-packing center in Mesa.

Giving back to the community was always in mind as the couple planned the

(Special to GSN)

Since it opened last March, Nico’s Barbershop has been a cut above most businesses by giving a portion of its proceeds to charity. Owner Rajiv Patel said he wants to building a good culture by doing good.

business and developed its motto – “Look Good. Do Good,” according to Patel.

The 33-year-old Gilbert resident said Feed My Starving Children was chosen because he and his family have volunteered there for a number of years with their church group from the South Higley Stake.

The Christian nonprofit distributes dried, fortified meals to malnourished children around the world.

The organization offers three different food formulas that include soy protein and dried vegetables for its MannaPack, which takes water or milk to re-hydrate. Each meal packet contains six to 12 servings, according to the nonprofit’s website.

Patel said 1 percent from each $25 haircut at Nico’s is donated to Feed My Starving Children at the end of each month.

“The cost of the meal is 22 cents to feed one person,” Patel explained.

In December, Nico’s funded 1,024 meals.

Nico also is donating to Lifting Hands SEE

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Gilbert Chamber outlines priorities for the town

BY CECILLA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert can help ensure its sustainability by maintaining an environment that grows business, fostering an educated workforce and focusing on long-term planning and infrastructure maintenance, according to the Chamber of Commerce’s priorities for this year.

“The great news is a lot of the priorities are in line with the Town of Gilbert’s,” said Kathy Tilque, Chamber CEO/president.

Tilque spoke last week at the sold-out Chamber’s Good Government Buzz Session that brought together Town Council and town staff with members of the business community.

Some of the Chamber’s efforts in achieving its priorities include making sure town fees and regulations are fair and reasonable, continuing partnerships to identify workforce trends, future jobs and needed skill sets and safeguarding against rezoning of land that could produce jobs.

Tilque emphasized the importance of

protecting land zoned for commercial and industrial development.

She said the Chamber will support rezoning of those properties to residential if it makes sense.

“We’re nervous when we are giving up land,” she said. “Once it goes residential, it won’t go back.”

As for Gilbert’s infrastructure, the Chamber plans to work with the East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance and other area mayors to help prioritize the region’s transportation needs and funding options.

It also plans to support the town’s effort to revitalize the Northwest Employment Corridor, Gilbert’s oldest and densest employment center.

Town staff is looking into designating the area as a redevelopment area, which would help reverse the decline and keep it competitive.

Mayor Jenn Daniels ticked off a number of things the town is doing that fit with the Chamber’s priorities – such as maintaining a safe community with the construction of a public safety training facility and reviewing

the town’s building codes, land development codes and development-related fees.

She added that although Gilbert is thriving and consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country for its safety and livability, it can’t rest on its laurels.

“The time is right now to prepare for challenges ahead of us,” she said. “We are determined to break the cycle of the American city.”

Town Manager Patrick Banger during the council’s retreat last fall noted that all municipalities go through a life cycle of growth and eventual decline.

He warned that Gilbert, which is on the upside of growth and development, must now lay the groundwork to ensure the livability enjoyed by residents today are the same for their children.

Daniels said the town is hyper-focused on the quality of life for its residents and is finding ways with technology to improve that.

She also asked for input from the audience on what the town can do to for long-term viability.

Responses include partnering with local businesses to identify potential employees, increasing arts and culture offerings, understanding a portion of the residents in town are becoming senior citizens, making sure there are facilities for the homeless and underprivileged and increasing the sense of inclusiveness.

Daniels said although Gilbert has a reputation as an affluent community, it does have homeless residents. But because they are being cared for by family members, friends and faith groups, they are not readily seen, she said, adding the town connects with groups to provide for families and individuals in crisis.

The Chamber’s priority also includes enhancing the town’s open data platform to ensure business and resident interactions with officials.

The mayor said the town reaches out to residents through engaging with them on different social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. She added each council member personally answer their own town emails.

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Fulton, Maracay open new homes in Morrison Ranch Maracay is boasting “rural charm” for its 92 homes “amid a suburban oasis of green grass, pristine lakes, tree-lined streets, oldfashioned street lamps and white picket fences.”

Maracay said all its homes will be registered with the U.S. Green Building Council, a third-party rating system that verifies compliance with several sustainability standards that reduce energy consumption by 30 to 50 percent of the average home.

Like Fulton Homes, Maracay boasts air and nergy tar certification and is offering one- and two-story floor plans ranging between 2,990 and 4,830 square feet.

It is offering both three- and four-car garages with up to six bedrooms.

Lakeview Trails offers a network of walking and biking trails that loop the community’s double-lake system as well as tree-lined streets.

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wo major builders – Fulton Homes and Maracay – have rolled out new communities in Gilbert’s Morrison Ranch.

Both builders are zeroing in on Lakeview Trails in the 3,000-acre master-planned community at Warner and Higley roads with Maracay claiming its houses are the only -certified homes there.

Fulton is pricing its 133 new homes from the mid-$300,000’s and offering six different floor plans ranging in si e from 1,600 to 3,100 square feet.

“This is a phenomenal community with a lot of character, where families can live, work and play,” said Fulton CEO Doug Fulton, adding his homes are certified by Energy Star and Indoor airPLUS to offer “energy efficiency” and “superior indoor air quality.”

With homes offering as many as six bedrooms and five baths, Fulton said in a release that all its homes have three-car garages and flex space that can be used for living, dining, den or open study rooms.

Standard features include granite countertops, 36” maple cabinets, faux wood blinds, ceiling fans and other amenities.

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These are two of the new ome models for Morrison Ranch being presented by Maracay, above, and Fulton Homes, below.

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ately, headlines have been blaring that the housing market is softening. Price acceleration is slowing, more properties are going up for sale, and fewer buyers are duking it out. But that doesn’t mean buyers on a tight budget are finding much relief.

Home affordability reached its lowest level in a decade in the final uarter of the year, according to a recent report from ATTOM Data Solutions. That was the worst it’s been since the third quarter of 2008, when the housing bubble was busy imploding.

Meanwhile, the new year began in the East Valley with forecasts that a sellers’ market will prevail for now and Phoenix remains one of the top 10 housing markets in the nation.

But that may not mean much for many buyers who are priced out of it.

ATTOM, a real estate information company, calculated home affordability in 469 counties by looking at the percentage of income needed to purchase a median-priced home. ATTOM also factored in historic price

averages to come up with its findings.

“Home affordability is getting worse nationwide,” says Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM. But buyers shouldn’t lose hope. “We’re going to hit an affordability tipping point in 2019, where it becomes more affordable to buy. Buyers will have more inventory to choose from and they will be running against fewer multiple-offer situations.”

The prospect of purchasing a home grew ever more difficult in the fourth uarter in 42 percent of the counties in the report, compared with the third quarter of the year.

And that includes Maricopa County.

All’s not bad news, however.

The Cromford Report, which closely analyzes housing data in this part of Arizona, said recently, “Things continue to get better for sellers, a trend which started back on Nov. 30, although you would not think so based on some of the gloomy commentaries in the media.”

In analyzing sales data from 17 cities in

Maricopa County, the report saw “a far more positive picture for sellers than we were expecting to see, based on the situation in midNovember.”

“Although demand is certainly weaker than last year, supply remains far below normal and insufficient to meet even the subdued demand. Consequently, sellers remain firmly in control of the market and prices will continue to rise while this situation continues,” it added.

“We see 12 cities showing improvements for sellers and only 5 showing deterioration over the past month,” it said. “All 17 cities are seller’s markets.”

The report found that Paradise Valley and Avondale showed a broad recovery for sellers, with market value up, 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

“This shows it is not confined to a specific price range, as Paradise Valley is our most expensive city while Avondale is among the least expensive,” the Cromford noted.

“Cave Creek has the least favorable market index trend,” it said, “because

demand has been declining while supply remains flat.”

Among the cities that experienced a decline in home values in November, Fountain Hills, Queen Creek, Surprise and Glendale showed a turnaround – which the report called “another positive signal as we enter the new year.”

While the Cromford report said Phoenix home values increased by a percentage point, Realtor.com said the sky’s the limit right now.

It put Phoenix at number 5 among “the 10 top superstar metropolitan areas where both the number of sales and prices are expected to jump in 2019, bucking the national slowdown trend.”

“Folks can score a home in the retirement hot spot for a fraction of what they’d pay in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle,” the website said, quoting a Scottsdale Realtor who explained: “We have a ton of California people moving here—all day, every day. Those about to retire can sell their homes in the Golden State, buy a house in Phoenix for a fraction of the sale price, and use the proceeds as a nest egg.”

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International, a Chandler nonprofit that provides humanitarian aid to refugees in the United States and around the world.

He said Nico’s enlisted the help of another Gilbert business, LetterCraft, to design wooden ornaments that were sold around Christmas and generated over $300.

“We raised enough money to buy a goat for a displaced Syrian family in Jordan,” Patel said. “With a goat they can have meals like milk and cheese and use that goat to sustain their life. The Syrian refugee crisis is the largest refuse crisis the world has ever seen.”

Donating to Feed My Starving Children will be ongoing every month. “We treat it like it’s mechanical,” Patel said. “We don’t think about it, it just happens.”

Patel’s future plans include opening another shop in Gilbert or in Queen Creek.

“There’s kind of a renaissance right now with barbershops,” he said. “Lots of people are looking for something more traditional, a little more pinpointed to men’s grooming.”

The barbershop industry has indeed grown over the past five years by 1.2 percent to where revenue reached $4 billion in 2019, according to IBISWorld, a market research company.

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Nico’s Barbershop owner Rajiv Patel puts some of his business’ earnings into helping less fortunate people.

And in the same time, the number of barbershops has grown by 1.6 percent while the number of employees has grown by almost as much, IBIS reported.

Patel thinks social media and the trend in selfies, or self-portraits, have a lot to do with the increase.

“People want to look good all the time,” he said. “We have a lot of clients that come in weekly and lot who come in every two weeks to keep their look crisp.”

Besides, barbershops offer men a refuge, according to Patel.

“People go there to catch up and talk and relax,” he said. “It’s kind of like a spa for guys to go there and unwind and just chill.”

Nico’s also offers free nonalcoholic drinks and has two televisions. Unlike many barbershops that only take walk-ins, customers can schedule their appointment online at Nico’s – a great convenience for busy men, Patel said.

Currently he has five barbers on staff and Patel will become number six after he graduates from a year-long barber school in February.

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when building the team is I don’t want it to be an all-male-driven place,” he said, noting there are two women barbers on his staff. “I didn’t want it to be a bunch of guys in there. I wanted it to be a little different. We are very big on equality.”

He said the women not only have barber skills, but bring unique talents to the table in terms of hospitality.

“They have talent in terms of relationships men don’t really focus on,” he said. “Barbering is a relationship business just as much as a service. You build clientele and have to have a good relationship.

“When I signed a lease on this space and didn’t even have a barber, I followed my intuition and knew it would come together and just like that it came together and I found the right people.”

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Where: Nico’s Barbershop, Suite 102, 1614 N. Higley Road, Gilbert Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and closed on Sunday. To book an appointment, go to nicosbarbershop.com.

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County helping local governments keep economy strong

BY DENNY BARNEY GSN Guest Writer

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all Street had a tough December, but on Main Street in Maricopa County, things are still looking pretty good.

The Phoenix metro area has been a top 10 metropolitan area for job growth three years in a row, according to statistics from ASU and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The county’s unemployment rate is below 4 percent at the time of this writing.

And thanks to pro-growth policies at the state and local levels, we’re seeing more companies open, relocate or expand in Maricopa County. A headline I read just before Christmas mentioned “Allstate bringing 2,500 jobs to Chandler.”

County government doesn’t directly influence economic growth, but there are ways we have supported it over the past year.

Regulatory balance I’ve said it before: We need to balance our role as regulators with common sense policies that clear unnecessary red tape for businesses and individuals.

This will help strengthen the economy. ne of my priorities since ta ing office has been making it easier for customers to obtain permits for projects that help Maricopa County grow.

Right now, a small team working under the County Manager’s office is helping to redesign the permit intake process so it serves businesses and individuals better.

The goal is to bring all of our permitting departments together under one roof, with streamlined operations, so that we can turn around permits faster while also making sure projects meet health and safety standards.

general fund, but the projects they support align with the county’s strategic goals set by the Board of Supervisors.

In 2018, the IDA partnered with ASU on a project to train the next generation of entrepreneurs and workers in Arizona’s medical-electronic technology industry; served as the primary funders for PipelineAZ, a software platform that connects job seekers and employers; and provided grants to a wide variety of job training and career building programs to serve those who face barriers to employment such as homeless or justice-involved individuals and at-risk youth.

The IDA also supported Donor Network of Arizona as it builds a headquarters in Tempe and HonorHealth as it builds a new hospital in north Phoenix.

The Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) promotes economic development through low-cost financing and community investments.

Their budget is separate from the county

Maricopa County partners with the State of Arizona to run career centers across the region. For those looking for a job, these career centers are a place to get guidance, training and access to the

$5,950 to enable the organization to recruit additional volunteers and serve more members.

About Care organizes a bank of community volunteers to drive seniors to their medical appointments, the supermarket and any other errand they might not be able to run by themselves. Currently, About Care serves approximately 500 members and has 170 volunteers.

84 percent of the members are women; 92 percent of those served have a disability.

Ann Marie McArthur, CEO of About Care, shared “Our volunteers become the eyes and ears for us and help us monitor the well-being of our members. We have an extensive screening process for new members. We want to ensure the safety of our volunteers.”

About Care receives an average of five new intake requests each week for new members.

About Care helps seniors and disabled individuals meet their basic needs, reduce isolation and maintain or restore health. All services are free of charge to the members and provided seven days a week. Members can submit a service request to About Care and a volunteer will be assigned to assist them.

Along with transportation needs, members may request minor home repairs such as changing a light bulb or replacing air filters throughout their home. Oftentimes they have found that, in addition to the transportation needs, the members simply enjoy having a companion join them while doing their grocery shopping and running errands.

In addition to fulfilling service requests from the members, proactive, weekly reassurance calls are made to check on the member’s welfare, as well as friendly visits to provide company and social interaction

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latest job listings and hiring events. For employers, Ari ona or helps find recruits and it also offers employee development programs so businesses can operate more efficiently.

If the current economic expansion continues through the summer, it will be the longest economic boom in United States history. A full 10 years of growth!

That’s good news.

Leaders across the region and the state are largely pursuing policies that promote more growth. That’s good, too.

But the reality is, economic expansions don’t last forever.

At the local level, we have to balance smart investments, like those described above, with sound fiscal management – a balanced budget, a healthy rainy day fund etc. – so we’re on solid ground no matter the change in the economic weather.

-Denny Barney is a Gilbert resident and president/CEO of the East Valley Partnership.

Connecting the elderly to a helping hand

BY LEANN LANDBERG GSN Guest Writer

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magine your aging parent, homebound and living in a different state.

You worry about how they will get to the grocery store or to their doctor’s appointments. If only you knew someone who could lend a helping hand.

If your loved one lives in Chandler, Gilbert or Queen Creek, you are in luck.

About Care is a local nonprofit whose mission is to deliver caring and compassionate support services for the elderly and physically-challenged residents of these cities.

The organization’s goal is to help these folks, who they call members, remain in their homes, avoiding the high cost of assisted living.

In November, About Care received a generous gift from the members of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun. The chapter’s East Valley group donated

If you are interested in learning about the great work our local charities are doing, check out 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun. The ladies are leveraging their resources so their gifts of $100 per quarter add up to a significant donation to a local charity. To them, it is not about just signing a check; it is about caring.

Since the chapter’s inception in 2015, 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun has donated over $350,000 to local nonprofits. The chapter is comprised of four sister groups in the East Valley, West Valley, Ahwatukee and Scottsdale.

The next giving circle for the East Valley group is 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Western Skies Golf Club, 1245 E. Warner Road, Gilbert. Guests are welcome and may register at 100wwcvalleyofthesun.org/ meetings/ Information: 100wwcvalleyofthesun. org or aboutcare.org

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Gilbert Tigers captains set example

BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

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here’s a certain level of chemistry that has fueled the Gilbert Tigers boys basketball team to the top of the 5A rankings this season, and it starts with senior captains Doc Self and Carson Towt.

“We’ve grown up playing together,” said Self, a 5-foot-10, 150-pound point guard. “We started playing together in seventh grade. We played on the same middle school team, in a league, now high school. That’s my guy.”

Self and his family moved to Arizona from Denver when he was 4. Shortly after, he attended the Gilbert Tigers youth basketball camp. From there, his family knew it was the school he should attend.

Despite living in Gold Canyon, at the base of the Superstition Mountains about 40 minutes away from Gilbert High, elf attended reenfield Junior High to become familiar with kids in the area. It’s there that he and Towt struck

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Carson Towt, a co-captain on the Gilbert High boys basketball team, has been a locker room leader as the Tigers roared to a 16-1 start. He has an offer from Colorado Mesa University and interest from Division I programs.

up their friendship.

“We’ve been hanging out and best friends since seventh grade,” said Towt, a

Gilbert High point guard Doc Self, a co-captain, is making his mark on the court and in the community through acts of random kindness. Among them, he and teammates recently purchased a smoothie for a homeless veteran.

6-foot-7, 200-pound forward. “We have played club and everything together.”

The two consider their friendship a

Gilbert High boys basketball coach Jay Caserio has strong senior leadership on a team that started 12-1 and players equally dedicated to leaving a positive legacy in the community. “I’m blessed to have a group like that,” he said.

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Highland cheer team defending national title

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n sports, the ultimate goal is winning championships.

Winning them back-to-back reinforces that the achievement was no flu e.

That is exactly what the Highland High competitive cheerleading team intends to do. The Hawks are looking to defend their title in February at the USA Spirit Nationals in Anaheim, Calif. It is a long road that starts at regionals for ualification.

Some may snicker at the notion that cheerleading is a competi-

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Highland High cheerleader Chloe Zaugg (top) warms up for a stunt before a Hawks football game. The Highland High cheer team won USA Spirit Nationals last year and will attempt to repeat in February in Anaheim, Calif.

tive sport. Those who dismiss it likely do not know how demanding, draining and extensive competitive cheerleading is.

“The girls work hard to be at nationals,” said Francia Ward, Highland’s cheerleading coach. “(The coaches) are not there competing for them. We would love to because we want it so bad for the team, but they have to do their absolute best. They just have to be as good as we know they are.”

In all-star cheerleading, the off season is a couple of weeks between the United States All Star Federation World Cheerleading Championships in late April and tryouts for the following year in early May. “We start from zero,” Ward said. “I told the team that nationals was last year. That’s past, that’s gone. You have to work for

this year as hard as you did last year, or harder.”

Highland cheerleader Rylli Detmer played other sports, including volleyball and soccer, but said that cheerleading is definitely the hardest sport she’s ever done.

“These are the best coaches I’ve had,” Detmer said. “(Ward) is pretty much our team mom. They push us to be better. They aren’t the coaches to say, ‘No we’re pulling that, you guys can’t hit that.’

We won’t move on until we hit.

We run in between if we drop.

“It’s hit, and if you don’t, you’re conditioning. They want us to be the best and so they are going to push us and we just have to show them that we want it and they’ll help us get it.”

Added Ward, “Rylli’s dad said she’s never worked this hard in her life before. This is what they do. We are very committed and

they are here working hard every single practice.”

Ward has been Highland’s coach for 14 years and has built a recognized program. When she started, she had 16 girls on varsity and a handful of girls on the junior varsity and freshman teams.

Now, among the three teams and the pom program, Ward coaches 110 girls.

“Francia just puts a lot of heart, time and effort into the girls in order to make sure that they give 110 percent all the time,” said Craig Ward, her husband. “She always makes sure they are 100 percent accurate and looking great all the time.

“She probably puts more hours into this cheer program than she does her day job. She does between 40 and 50 hours a week

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doing cheer. And at her day job at Highland, she’s there 40 hours a week. So 90 hours a week is what her normal is.”

Because of the Highland program’s reputation after winning nationals last year, it attracted interest from Detmer, whose family moved to Arizona for her senior year. She chose to attend Highland.

“I was trying to decide if I wanted to do cheer,” Detmer said. “You know, it’s my senior year, I’m moving around a lot, so it was a big decision for me. So when we found out that Highland won USA Nationals last year, I said ‘OK, I want to do cheer. I want to go to Highland because they’re good and I want to be good like that.”

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agree with one another and fight on and off the court. The quarrels never last more than a few minutes before they are back to laughing and joking with each other.

Their bond has spread to the rest of the roster. Saturday practices end with a team trip to McDonalds and video games, Super Smash Bros. to be exact.

“It’s just the connection all of us have,” Self said.

Self and Towt have set an example of hard work and dedication. And that hasn’t gone unnoticed.

“Doc and Carson have been as good, if not better, than any other captains I have had,” said ilbert coach Jay Caserio.

“I think it’s been their natural progression of stepping up when a coach gives them that assignment. They’ve really taken on their roles.”

Self was a captain last season as a junior. He still looked up to Tyler LaGanke and Trajon Hawkins, the two senior captains at the time.

Now, Self and Towt run the show and it has paid off for the Tigers. They are 16-1 through 17 games, the best start in Caserio’s 12 years leading the program.

Gilbert’s only loss was to Pinnacle, the

top team in 6A. “I feel like every game I step into our record is 0-0,” Self said. “I just try to keep a level head. If we are going to continue our stretch and win basketball games, we have to hold each other accountable.

“We all believe nobody else wants to win as much as us. It’s the culture.”

With success has come attention from colleges. Towt recently picked up interest from Division I programs as well as an offer from Division II Colorado Mesa University. Self, meanwhile, picked up offers from Mesa and Scottsdale community colleges in December.

Caserio believes there are more on the way.

“Teams have him on their radar,” Caserio said. “He’s quick. He’s a great shooter and a great leader. He will be playing at the college level.”

While the two have aspirations to play with each other in college, they know chances of that may be slim. So for now, they want to continue making an impact in the Gilbert community. elf created a Twitter profile called Random Acts of Kindness (@RKindeness). His goal is to promote acts of kindness around the community, posting his and others’ experience on the page.

The most recent act by Self, Towt and

other teammates came during a trip for smoothies. They all pitched in to purchase an extra one for a homeless veteran standing on a corner.

Not every act of kindness by Self and teammates is posted. Among those was something as simple as picking up trash after the McClintock Holiday Shoot-Out. After the Tigers won the tournament, they were wal ing across the gym floor to their bus. The lights had gone off, but workers and volunteers were still cleaning up. Self, Towt, Adonai Kabash and others began picking up trash in the bleachers to assist them.

“They wanted to make a point to clean up and help everyone else out,” Caserio said. “They just won a championship so that could be the last thing on their mind, but they went out of their way to pick up trash.

“I’m blessed to have a group like that.”

It’s acts like these that show the Tigers’ success hasn’t gone to their heads.

Caserio said that’s part of why they have been successful.

“If you have a positive mindset, then it all comes naturally,” Towt said. “That’s the best thing about this team. We all feel the same way about working hard and wanting to be successful.”

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inspired the league to explore a relationship with the Coyotes.

“With our Premier program and with our Showcase program, we were able to see how teams in other regions and other areas were able to interact with their respective NHL teams,” said Green. “One of the teams that we talked to a lot was Anaheim.”

The Anaheim Ducks High School Hoc ey eague debuted in 2008. uring the past decade, the league grew to 46 teams, expanding across three states and two Canadian provinces, according to the team’s official website.

The wildly successful league intrigued many in the Valley hockey community as well as the NHL. “It’s based on what the Ducks did. The Ducks’ high school league, that’s where Tampa Bay got their idea from, that’s where (Los Angeles) branched off from,” Shott said. “The Ducks did it right and made it possible.”

Among the more visible aspects of the Coyotes’ involvement with the Arizona High School Hockey Association was providing a league-wide uniform makeover.

In the agreement between the Coyotes and AHSHA, each team received a

ockey in the desert. It’s one of the coldest sports in the world now played in one of the hottest places on the planet.

The National Hockey League has followed in the footsteps of its professional-sports brethren and expanded into new markets in the U.S. from its traditional base in Canada and the U.S. northeast.

Noting the continuing challenge of building popularity since they came to metro Phoenix in the 1990s, the Arizona Coyotes asked the league for a grant to expand their reach into Scottsdale and the East Valley in the Arizona High School Hockey Association.

“Through the Industry Growth Fund, we were awarded – for high school hockey-league sponsorship, pretty much – $225,000 a year for three years,” said Matt Shott, Arizona Coyotes Director of Amateur Hockey Development. “They got it last year, they get it this year and they’ll get it next year.”

They could get it even longer. Shott, who is on AHSHA’s Executive and Planning committees, added that the Coyotes intend to apply to renew the grant when the current one expires.

Before the grant, the Coyotes would help AHSHA as they could, but without the proper funding, it was limited to “little bits of help here and there,” according to Shott. The Coyotes provided AHSHA Premier and All-Star teams with jerseys, donated to Team Arizona and hosted the league’s all-star game.

AHSHA Premier and Arizona Showcase, which is the league’s all-star squad, both travel outside of Arizona (Carrie Shiverdecker) for competitions.

Hamilton High goalie Hayden Manning sports the new uniform made possible AHSHA Premier by a three-year, $225,000 grant from the National Hockey Association director Tait Green obtained for the Arizona High School Hockey Association by the Arizona said that exposure Coyotes. Teams’ uniforms are patterned after the Coyotes’.

uniform template based on the Coyotes’ uniforms. The template allowed the Valley’s high schools to retain their own colors and logos while bearing a resemblance to Coyotes’ uniforms.

Players appreciated the uniforms and parents appreciated the Coyotes’ donation. Hamilton, for example, charged players the typical $1,600 AHSHA fee and an additional fee for uniforms and gear.

The Coyotes’ sponsorship softened

some of those charges.

“Because of their donation, we went from having to charge parents an extra $300 down to $25,” Hamilton Huskies team manager Kelti Manning said.

The Coyotes, AHSHA, its teams and players all seem to have benefited from the partnership made possible by the NHL. “My kids, in their words, said, ‘These uniforms are sick,’” Manning said.

“They loved it. They loved the new look of them.”

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sea of auto-body shops and used-car lots defines the aging strip of est roadway Road in Mesa. ith a fledgling Cuba-theme restaurant in the middle of it all, one might expect fins on all those cars. here are the ’57 Cadillacs and Chevys that you see in Havana id Fidel repossess them all .J. Hernande appreciates both the culture and the food of Cuba, and she’s done a marvelous job bringing it to atin Kitchen, her mostrecent restaurant venture, along with new business partner lisa olan, a fellow veteran of the Valley restaurant industry.

Hernande , who lives in south cottsdale, is best- nown for her three Havana Caf restaurants, which drew rave critical acclaim and built a si able clientele across the alley for 28 years.

They’ve all closed now for a variety of reasons, most relating to rising lease rates and declining profit margins.

Hernande wasn’t on the sideline long.

“I loo ed for a year and I couldn’t find anything right for me either si e-wise or location(Lee Shappell/GET OUT Staff) wise or money-wise, so I just ind of gave up,” How does a great chef prepare a lobster to be stuffed and cooked? Latin Kitchen she said. “I told everybody when I left Havana head chef and co-owner B.J. Hernandez demonstrates as she applies the finishing Caf I was only going to pay for a storage unit touches to a lobster to begin the process. for 12 months.

“I’m a cra y person. I get bored very easily. I always have to have a project.”

After getting a tip about this space, she soon had a catering business up and running there before atin Kitchen, 540 . roadway Road, uite 101, debuted last May. Fans of Havana Caf will recogni e the menu, although it has been expanded to include fare from other atin American countries. The ambience also is different.

“That’s why I didn’t want to bring it bac as Havana Caf ,” Hernande said. “I had to have a different name.” rdering is done at the counter. At this point, it is not open nightly for dinner although it has a full bar and Hernande and olan do special events on Fridays and aturdays and private parties other nights. They still cater, as well.

It is designed to attract a lunch crowd.

“This is a business neighborhood. It’s good for lunch. It’s priced for lunch,” Hernande said. “ e do good business. That’s the way we want to do it.

“I don’t thin anyone will feel that portions are insufficient. e give you an 8 plate or a 10 plate with stea , shrimp or fish. The most expensive item on the menu is only 11. e do wraps, bowls, gluten free, low-carb. e try to address everybody’s dietary desires. And we coo it any

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songstress whose latest recording was produced by a rammy Award winner will be coming to ilbert next wee end for a free

show.

Jill Cohn will perform at 8 p.m. aturday, Jan. 26, at Cuisine ine istro, 1422 . arner Road.

(Special to GET OUT) Cohn has just issued a new folk singer Jill Cohn, who will appear next Saturday at Cuisine & release, “ alanced on the Rail,” Wine Bistro in Gilbert, has a new produced by Malcolm urn, who release produced by a pro whose has credits with ob ylan, ancredits include Bob Dylan and Emiel anois and is best nown for mylou Harris. his production on “Red irt irl” by mmylou Harris.

Cohn’s songs pay homage to artists li e Joni Mitchell, arah Mc achlan and the Counting Crows but has a sound all her own.

Cohn started singing before she started tal ing, and music has always been an integral part of her journey. A full-time musician since 1999, Cohn has released 12 critically-acclaimed independent releases, has had her songs placed in popular T shows and continues ma ing her live shows the centerpiece of her musical endeavors. he was a top five finalists in the ilith Fair Talent earch and has opened for many well- nown artists including Jewel and ave Matthews and urlap to Cashmere.

You can hear her in advance at soundcloud.com/ jill-cohn/legends.

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Broadway, honky-tonk highlight arts center series

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opular songs nown for stirring up fun memories from roadway, hon y-ton s and theaters will be performed in a series at Chandler Center for the Arts.

The howtunes eries runs on undays at 3 p.m. at the arts center, 250 . Ari ona Ave. in Chandler.

The first, on Jan. 20, “Remember atsy Cline,” features lauded singer Monica Heuser portraying the renowned country singer and performing her popular songs.

Cline helped found the rand le pry and ashville sound of the 1950s and ’60s with her iconic hits including “Cra y,” “I Fall to ieces” and “Your Cheating Heart.”

A live country band will accompany Heuser. “ est of roadway” on Feb. 24 will give the audience four powerhouse singers and a 10-piece orchestra performing dynamic, classic songs from Andrew loyd

eber, Rodgers and Hammerstein and other composers.

That concert also will feature more-current tunes from the musicals “Mamma Mia ” and “Jersey oys.”

Kristen rathman, artistic director of Camp Kids at Chandler Center for the Arts, is among those singing in the show. he has performed around the world, including the 1992 ummer lympics in arcelona and the roo lyn Conservatory ummer pera Festival.

The fun songs continue with “ et the ood Times Roll,” a musical trip from Memphis to ew rleans, showcasing the greatest hits of blues, country, ixieland and ja , on March 10.

Jimmy Travis and The elta how and will perform songs including “ hen the aints o Marching In,” “ lueberry Hill” and “Hey ood oo in.’”

Michelle Mac ennan, general manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts, said she believes that the howtune eries shows will

give audiences a nostalgic feeling.

These matinee performances are ideal for senior citi ens and those who prefer to come to the arts center in the afternoons, Mac Lennan said.

“They’re geared to a more senior demographic,” she said.

“Tic et prices are very affordable for the series. e’re just trying to broaden our theatrical offerings. e did some research and found people really love musicals and roadway and theater. I thin it’s a nice chance to be together in a good, family setting, enjoy music that uplifts your spirit. It just feels good.” ac age tic et prices are 69 or 99, which includes admission to the three shows. eople can also buy tic ets for individual performances. Information: chandlercenter.org.

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Patsy Cline 2.0 is actually singer Monica Heuser, who will be replicating the late vocal star’s hits at gthe Chandler Center for the Arts.

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way you want it.” atin Kitchen has signed up with fooddelivery services.

Havana Caf fans who’ve found their way to atin Kitchen say the uality remains top tier. Hernande , a self-described Jew from ew Yor , says the secret is simple to her ability to continue to noc Cuban fare out of the par : “I married a Cuban.”

More to the point, she married a Cuban who was in the food industry. he remains head chef and her itchen is populated with her old Havana Caf staff.

“They all said they’d come bac when I found a place and here they are,” Hernande said. “ o I’m very luc y. hat I’m most proud of in the restaurant business is the relationships I’ve had with my staff.”

Hernande and olan strive to serve their cuisine Havana Caf style: with warm hospitality, family recipes and authentic ingredients served with heart and soul. “ e’ve stayed in business because we eep it very authentic,” Hernande said.

“I search for all kinds of special ingredients. I still have things flown in from ew Yor or Florida if I can’t get them here.” he also understands her clientele.

About half is Latino and they appreciate the authenticity. About half is Anglo.

There is a balance to satisfying both.

Ta e her presentation of papas rellenas, the most-popular type of cro uettes in atin America, for example.

“I understand how Anglos li e to eat,” she said. “I new that in a real Cuban restaurant if I wanted papas rellenas I would not get sauce with it. hen I opened the restaurant in 1989, every chef was putting a million sauces on the plate, which I objected to because I never new what flavor I was getting.

“Yet I was wondering how the American public was going to embrace this. ere they just going to see this thing, this potato that was fried with bread crumbs on the outside with nothing on it, thin ing it was good o, we eat our potatoes or other things with gravy on them. o, I decided to ma e a sauce that would mimic the ingredients in a Cuban itchen. e have a cilantro-lime sauce with it. It’s a little bit creamy so it’s li e having mashed potatoes with gravy, or biscuits and gravy. And that’s why people li e it so much.”

And then there are her boniatos crouettes. “ ome people ta e their cro uettes – and that’s a real atin thing – and as us to mash them up on bread, on a toasted roll,” she said.

And her Cuban sandwiches.

“My Cuban sandwiches are really outstanding because my late husband lived in Cuba when they were invented by a

chef in Cuba,” Hernande said. “You have to remember that in the ’40s and ’50s Cuba was an international seaport. Hotels were grandiose. There was total access to foods around the world. It was not like it is today. “ o they had foods from all over. The chef wanted to ma e something that would be attractive to the American tourist, so he created the Cuban sandwich. He used different meats from different countries. He used roasted por because that was the meat of Cuba. And then he used a serrano or prosciutto ham, a cured ham, and Italian bologna called mortadella, and a good imported wiss cheese. Then, of course, the pic le that has the mojo garlic sauce on it when it’s finished. And it’s pressed, and that’s the true Cuban sandwich.”

At atin Kitchen, Hernande uic ly reconnected with clients for whom she’d done catering through the years. Among them are Cactus eague baseball teams, with their multitude of atin American players.

Latin Kitchen features adjoining dining rooms. ne, with the order window, is for the lunch crowd. The other, with the full bar, can hold about 100 for special events, private parties and perhaps one day for regular dinner business.

Through the end of January, atin Kitchen is teaming with Tempe-based Murder and a Meal Comedy inner Theatre at 7 p.m. on Fridays and aturdays

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for dinner and a show. Tic ets are available at murderandameal.com as well as Goldstar and Groupon.

Hernande met olan a few years ago. hile olan was in the restaurant business, she had never owned her own place. “ he reminds me of one of my own daughters,” Hernande said. “My job is to mentor her and get this going.” olan and Hernande envision atin Kitchen as a gathering place with atintheme entertainment and special dinners served at tables family style.

Hernande envisions a Havana ight, with decorations, fedoras, cigar roller and, of course, Cuban food. Her dream is to put together a culinary tour of Cuba. “ e want this to be a place where people gather for atin-related events,” Hernande said. “ e have a nice patio. e have a full bar. e can do stuff. I want music. I want dancing. I want this to be fun.”

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ach year, the all-volunteer old Canyon Arts Council gets together to produce a one-day labor of love that reflects its passion, the old Canyon Arts Festival.

The community seemingly shares that passion for the arts. The festival, nestled in the uperstition Mountains, is a gift to the community from the nonprofit Arts Council and its sponsors and is among the community’s most-anticipated celebrations.

This year, the 19th annual juried art show, which also has musical groups performing throughout the day and a variety of vendors in a food court, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on aturday, Jan. 26, on the grounds of the old Canyon nited Methodist Church, 6640 . King’s Ranch Road in old Canyon.

Admission and par ing are free. ive entertainment scheduled to perform includes the Territorial rass, Yellow ird Indian ancers, Ari ona Trio

and The Houser Family.

The old Canyon Food an will be present to encourage and collect donations. ast year, more than 5,000 attended to view the wor of 85 artists and to listen to five musical groups. Many participating artists said this festival is the best (Photo courtesy of Gold Canyon Arts Council) one-day art show in The 19th annual Gold Canyon Arts Festival is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, on the grounds of the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. King’s Ranch Road in Gold Canyon. Admission and parking are free to the one-day, Ari ona. rograms will be juried arts show. distributed at entry at schools in the outheast alley. gates with a list of exhibiting artists, drive-by visibility.

For uestions and additional informatheir specialty and their booth number, The old Canyon Arts Council, a nonand an agenda for the musical perfor- profit organi ation, strives to bring world tion, contact oldCanyonArtsFestival mances. About 90 artists in a wide va- class concerts to the East Valley through gmail.com.

Further details can be found under riety of genres and styles from the ast its Canyon ounds erforming Artist sealley and throughout the state are com- ries. Its core nonprofit mission is student “ vents” at www.goldcanyonarts.org. mitted this year. arts education, whereby its performing The venue offers good par ing and artists provide tutorials and wor shops

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Valley Metro Public Hearing about Proposed ADA Paratransit Changes for Service in Mesa

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Post your jobs at: Public input is requested on the following proposed paratransit service changes* scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2019.

Valley Metro and the City of Mesa are considering changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service area that will result in paratransit service being limited to those portions of Mesa that are within ¾ of a mile of a bus route or light rail station.

Provide feedback from January 2-29, 2019. Greater detail and an online comment form are available at valleymetro.org/mesa-paratransit.

*Service changes are proposed at this time and will be finalized following the public comment period.

Comments may also be emailed to paratransit@valleymetro.org or mailed to: Valley Metro Attn: Mesa Changes 4600 E. Washington St. Ste. 101 Phoenix, AZ 85034

Public Hearing: January 29, 2019 Open House: 2-2:30 p.m.

Hearing: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Red Mountain Public Library 635 N. Power Rd. Mesa, AZ 85205 For disability accommodations and alternative formats, call 602.351.2033 or email ggonzalez@valleymetro.org valleymetro.org

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