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NEWS..............................12
Higley District students performed better on state test than GPS pupils.
BUSINESS.................... 23 New building activity coming to town's hospital district.
FOOD................................ 41 Ease the heat with these easy-to-make fruit popsicles.
COMMUNITY..................14 BUSINESS.......................19 OPINION......................... 21 SPORTS.......................... 22 GETOUT......................... 24 CLASSIFIED....................27
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Out from his bro's shadow PAGE 32
Sunday, September 2, 2018
3 incumbents, youngest candidate likely Council winners BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor
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ilbert voters appear to have returned three incumbents to the Town Council for another four years – sending the youngest of the seven candidates to join them. With ballots still being counted by the County Recorder’s Office late last week, an official announcement on the apparent winners is not expected before Tuesday. But it appeared that Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson, Council members Eddie Cook and Jordan Ray and newcomer Aimee Rigler would be the likely winners – with no need for a runoff in November. Even by Wednesday afternoon, the trend lines in results were such that Town Clerk Lisa
BRIGETTE PETERSON
EDDIE COOK
Maxwell said, “Based on the preliminary results I have that were lasted update around 2:00 am there is no need for a run-off. Right now, five candidates have over the minimum number of votes needed to be elected at the primary. If that stays true after all the votes are counted
JORDAN RAY
AIMEE RIGLER
then the top four candidates will win the four seats.” Meanwhile, with 100 percent of all votes counted by the Arizona Secretary of State, the fall
see ELECTION page 6
Hunger still a problem for EV kids and adults BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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few years ago, Derrick Bunting worked a minimum-wage job and at one point two jobs, to keep a roof overhead and food on the table for himself and his three growing children. Often, the 41-year-old Gilbert resident fell short on the food. “By the time the bills were paid, we didn’t have any money for food,” the single-dad said. “I went like three to four months with it really bad. When I say bad, I mean no food in the refrigerator, no food in my cabinets.” His mother would help out when she could, but often Bunting would go hungry so his kids
see HUNGER page 4
(Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Saff Photographer)
People flock to the Javelina Volunteer Annex that United Food Bank opens on Fridays at Javelina Avenue and Mesa Drive in Mesa. People who cannot afford fresh vegetables and fruit at supermarkets find it offers them a chance to get nutritious food they otherwise can't afford.