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Council approved a major update to the Heritage Square Redevelopment Plan.

COMMUNITY............. 14 The Arizona Rangers help keep the peace.

SPORTS...........................22 Fewer high school boys are signing up for football because of concussion fears.

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Town Council candidates heading to finish line

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert is guaranteed at least one new face on Town Council as the 2018 primary campaign comes to an end Tuesday.

But it remains to be seen how many of the four seats up for election this year are filled with Tuesday’s tallies or if any will end up on what promises to be a lengthy November ballot for voters across the state.

Incumbents Brigette Peterson, Jordan Ray and Eddie Cook are competing with Barbara Guy, Aimee Rigler, Jason Cvancara and James Candland for four open seats on the council.

Voters also are being asked to approve the sale of some town-owned property.

Peterson, who is vice mayor, as well as Ray and Cook have touted the current council’s success in maintaining Gilbert’s quality of life, its fiscal responsibility and its economic development successes.

and a senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, has stressed public safety and low taxes as his priorities.

Guy, a 22-year resident of the town, says she wants to be a voice for south Gilbert while Rigler, the youngest of the seven candidates, has touted her Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer experience in policy Five Town Council candidates gathered last week for a meet-and-greet at Nitro Live Icecreamery. They and their flavors are, from left, Jordan Ray (Peanut Butter Cup), development as an Barbara Guy (Original Lime), Brigette Peterson (Titan, which has maple and bacon), asset for representing taxpayers and small Aimee Rigler (Vegan Mint) and James Candland (Mint Chocolate Chip). business owners.

Candland is seeking a return to council, where If there are no outright winners, candidates he filled a vacancy in 2016 for seven months. will face off at the Nov. 6 general election. The Cvancara, president of a security company

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Banner MD Anderson leads fight on skin cancer

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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heldon Riggs said his right forearm started itching one day and continued to do so the next morning when he woke up.

He scratched and felt a sharp nerve pain shoot up his arm. Sensing something was not right, he called his doctor who told him to come for a check-up.

Riggs’ days out in the sun working on his family’s crop farm in Chandler and two summers as a lifeguard for Big Surf in Tempe caught up with the 35-year-old.

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Dr, Mark Gimbel excises melonoma from Sheldon Riggs' arm at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert.

He became is one of the 1,880 new melanoma cases estimated for Arizona this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Of the top 10 cancers in the state, melanoma ranks No. 6.

“I was always outdoors but I wore longsleeve shirts and do what I can,” Riggs said. “I was lucky.”

He is now cancer-free, said Dr. Mark Gimbel of Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, who excised the melanoma from Riggs’ forearm and removed a lymph node from his armpit for a biopsy to ensure

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threshold to determine primary winners is calculated by dividing the total number of votes by the number of open seats and then dividing that number by two, according to the town clerk.

If any seats remain unfilled after Tuesday’s votes are counted, they will be added to a ballot that will not only include statewide offices but also school board races and a still-undetermined number of referendum questions.

With a history of low-voter participation in Gilbert primaries, a local merchant hoped to turn that around.

Felicia Vandermolen, founder and CEO of The Nitro Live Icecreamery near Warner and Cooper roads staged a meet-and-greet

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featuring the council candidates the week before the primary.

Both she and her husband, Rich, who is company president, are involved in the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and serve on a number of community boards.

“The turnout for voters was very small,” Vandermolen said of the town’s prior primary. “I thought maybe it’s because they didn’t have the opportunity to meet the candidates.”

She said she would see candidates at various locations campaigning but not all together.

For about a month, she heavily promoted the two-hour event via social media and invited the seven candidates.

Residents who could not attend were invited to email their questions to the

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candidates. Vandermolen, who received questions from 52 people, asked candidates questions directed at them and livestreamed their responses on her cellphone.

In the first hour of the event the five candidates outnumbered the constituents who showed up – Sam Zeto, owner of Dragon Wok and Blake Sacha, a candidate for a house seat in Legislative District 12.

In the 2016 Town Council primary, 26.86 percent of registered voters cast a ballot, according to the town clerk. Turnout for the prior primaries came in lower.

Participation for the general elections for those years, however, was much higher at 80 percent of Gilbert’s 135,630 registered voters in the 2016 general election and 78 percent in the 2012 general election. Active registered voters in Gilbert currently total

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147,323, according to the Maricopa County Elections Department.

No general election was held in 2014 because the council candidates were decided in that year’s primary.

The land considered for sale is a 36.66acre parcel located south of Loop 202, north of Germann Road, east of Gilbert Road and west of Lindsay Road.

Gilbert bought the land for $14.5 million in 2008 with the intention of building a public safety training facility on site.

Since then, officials have identified a new location for the facility, a 50-acre parcel owned by the town near the northwest corner of Power and Pecos roads.

Town Council in March formally declared the 36.66 acres as surplus property and

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Contests in legislative districts keep primary roiling GSN NEWS STAFF

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f weighing in on key statewide and Town Council elections isn’t enough, Gilbert voters on Tuesday will be settling some competitive intra-party struggles for nominations in most East Valley legislative districts – including the two covering Gilbert.

The battling is fiercest among Republicans, where incumbents in most East Valley districts, including LD12 and LD17, face challengers to a spot on the November ballot.

These races are critical in some cases because Republican registration in some of these districts is so much higher than the Democrats’ that the winners this week likely can plan on coasting to another term.

The wild card in that, however, is whether Democratic candidates can court enough independents over some of the more controversial statewide issues, particularly funding for public education.

Voters in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert all have choices if they’re voting in Republican primaries in these districts, though Democrats have decisions to make in a couple of them.

Voters are nominating two candidates for the House and one for the Senate in all districts.

LD 12

In the State Senate race in LD12, which covers most of Gilbert, incumbent Sen. Eddie Farnsworth faces a challenge from Jimmy Lindblom for the right to face Democrat Elizabeth Brown in the fall.

In the State House, both major parties have contests.

Incumbent representatives Travis Grantham and Warren Petersen are competing with Blake Sacha and Nick Myers for the Republican nominations while Democrats must resolve three-way race for two spots among Joe Bisaccia, D.J. Rothans and Lynsey Robinson.

LD17

LD17, which covers a portion of western Gilbert, offers one of the more interesting political landscapes because of a powerful legislator and his mother – though they’re not facing each other.

In the Senate, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard has clear sailing into the fall campaign, when he will be battling with Chandler Democrat Steve Weichert to replace retiring Sen. Steve Yarbrough.

Because Mesnard is termed out of his House seat, his mother, former Chandler Councillman Nora Ellen, is trying to replace him in a three-way battle with incumbent Jeff Weninger and Julie Willoughby.

The two winners will be facing only one Democrat in the fall.

LD16

In this district, which covers east Mesa, incumbent Sen. David Farnsworth is facing a challenge from San Tan Valley Realtor Michael Hernandez while Democrat Benjamin Carmitchel of Apache Junction can breathe easy till the fall campaign starts.

In the House, five Republicans are tussling for two nominations. They include incumbent Rep. Kelly

Townsend, John Fillmore, Lisa Godzich, Bonnie Hickman, Stephen Kridler and Tara Phelps.

Only one Democrat is running.

LD 18

In a district that includes Ahwatukee and parts of Chandler, Tempe and Mesa, the Senate race already is set. It’s a rematch of the 2016 contest between incumbent Democrat Sean Bowie and commercial airline pilot Frank Schmuck.

The real battle is in both Republican and Democratic camps where incumbents face challenges.

Republican incumbent Jill Norgaard is facing off with onetime Tempe legislator Greg Patterson, Chandler businesswoman Farhana Shifa and Don Hawker of Tempe.

Democratic incumbent Mitzi Epstein also faces a contest against Jennifer Jermaine, a self-employed Chandler consultant to nonprofits and LaDawn Stuben, a Chandler resident who is executive baker at the Liberty Market in Gilbert.

LD 25

There is no primary for either the Senate or House seats in this district, which covers west Mesa.

A Republican primary contest for Senate race dissolved early this summer after incumbent Sen. Bob Worsley abruptly withdrew and endorsed his challenger, Tyler Pace, who will take on Democrat Kathy MohrAlmeida in the fall.

Incumbent Republicans Russell Bowers and Michelle Udall face a challenge from Marlene Hinton while only one Democrat filed for the primary.

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Town realizes profit in controversial land deal

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ine years after critics slammed Gilbert for paying over-market price for 143 acres for a park, the town could soon be laughing its way to the bank.

The Town Council back then approved spending $50.2 million the two parcels of farm land in south Gilbert – which worked out to about $300,000 an acre, overinflated for a market experiencing a downturn in 2009.

Two weeks ago, the town auctioned the first of the two parcels, a 58-acre site at Germann and Greenfield roads, to a home developer for $18.5 million or $319,000 an acre.

For former Councilwoman Linda Abbott, it’s a vindication of her vote approving the purchase. Abbott was booted out of office in 2011 partly because of the unpopular land deal using taxpayer money.

“I maintained that this land over time, with its significant acreage, infrastructure and desirable location would regain its value and continue to be in demand by the development community when the market recovered,” Abbott said.

She said when discussions began in 2007

for a regional park for south Gilbert, there was no downturn in the real-estate market and there was in fact a housing boom in the town, especially in its southern reaches.

At the time, diary farmer Bernard Zinke’s land was identified as central to the population that was and remains underserved for recreation, Abbott said.

“Also, it was unanimous that the council would not support condemnation to acquire any identified properties,” she said. “There were lessons learned as no appraisal was done and changes in policy adopted as a result.”

Arizona-based Blandford Homes submitted the winning bid in the Aug. 14 auction that saw just one other registered bidder, according to town spokeswoman Jennifer Alvarez.

The opening bid of $15 million came from Taylor Morrison with the two home builders trading a total of 48 bids, Alvarez said.

Town Council is scheduled to review the proposed $18.5 million purchase contract with Blandford Homes at the Sept. 6 meeting, she added.

The remaining 80-acre site at Chandler Heights and Greenfield roads goes to auction Sept. 11.

Proceeds from the land sales will help

fund the estimated $100 million cost of building the 272-acre Gilbert Regional Park in the Chandler Heights Basin near the southwest corner of Queen Creek and Higley roads. Phase 1, 30 acres that includes tennis courts, a playground, splash pad and armadas, is expected to be completed by September 2019.

Council at the Aug. 2 meeting approved Gilbert Regional Park as the official name for the park as well as Desert Sky Park as the official name for Rittenhouse District Park.

Although the town later found the Zinke property was no longer needed, choosing instead the much larger location at Chandler Heights Basin to site its park, Abbott said she still believed the land should have been kept to meet future recreational needs for residents in south Gilbert.

She said the county land Gilbert acquired for Gilbert Regional Park is not centrally located and its construction also depends on bonds that need to be passed by voters.

“If all goes well, it will still be decades away until this new location is able to meet the recreational demands of Gilbert families,” Abbott said.

She said the current council should instead put park amenities on the debtfree Zinke land.

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Town to hire more than 20 workers for baseball venue

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ilbert is closer to taking over operations of the former Big League Dreams venue after the Town Council approved the hiring of 20.75 full-time employees at an annual cost of $733,000.

Town Council voted 5-2 in favor of the expenditure with Councilmen Victor Petersen and Jared Taylor casting the dissenting votes.

“The big question for me has always been will bringing this operation in-house save the taxpayers money?” Petersen said.

“Even if our projections materialize as we think, we are looking at a $1 million-ayear loss as soon as we start running the facility.”

Officials last year cut ties with Big League Dreams, which operated the townowned Elliot District Park since it opened in January 2008. The sports park features eight replica fields, including Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and D-Back Stadium and other amenities like a 20,000-squarefoot indoor soccer pavilion.

Officials also abruptly shut down the park in July 2017, citing the immediate

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taxpayers and the solution was for Gilbert to “sell something we should not have owned in the first place.”

Taylor said to operate the park at the level that was promised by Big League Dreams means having a premium product that could compete with the private sector – a role he asserted GSN file photo the town should not be in.

The former Big League Dreams stadium has been inactive for months Moreover, the town while town crews make millions of dollars in repairs that the former would be at a structural private operator purportedly failed to undertake. loss right off the bat, he added. Some of the need to fix what they said were significant contracts are not in place right now, which safety issues. The two sides are still in means the loss could be greater than the litigation. projected $1 million a year, he added.

Repairs are expected to be completed in Taylor said he has no problem with January with the park scheduled to open subsidizing some parks but only when in February. there is wide access for taxpayers to enter Petersen said he doubted anyone on during normal operating hours and for council would have voted to build the a minimal cost, such as a rental fee for a park in the first place and it was a “big if” ramada. that Gilbert 10 years out would even look But something like the sports at building such a facility. park, which is geared for league and He said he could see no savings for

tournament play, was not appropriate for taxpayers to underwrite in what he called a pay-to-play model.

He said there were a lot of aspirational elements in the town’s business plan for the park, such as potential sponsors and potential names, and it was not right to commit taxpayer resources when the plan was not complete.

Robert Carmona, interim parks and recreational director, said the park’s business model may include weekend tournaments but plans for the weekdays include use for youth play, more of a family environment without the gate fee.

He said people can come in and use the amenities such as the playground and restaurant. He said it would be a combination of a special-use facility and public park.

Councilman Eddie Cook said 48 out of the 52 weekends are already booked for tournaments and that there are 40 to 60 teams per tournament.

“So, already we are anticipating some economic development through that,” Cook said.

He said the park would add to the

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inventory of fields the community needs.

“We did inherit a failed model and that has been difficult for us,” Mayor Jenn Daniels said. “We own the facility and we need to use it to its maximum capacity.”

She said the council during closed-door meetings talked about different models and unanimously agreed Elliot District Park needs to be more open to the public, which requires more investment on the town’s part.

She said she thought that was the

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under state law, property valued at more than $1.5 million must be approved for sale by voters before it can be sold.

If voters approve the sale, proceeds would go toward the construction of the training facility.

The facility itself will be on the November ballot, where voters will weigh in on a proposed $65.3-million bond issue to fund its construction.

direction council gave staff and the issue before them was the result.

She also predicted that the council’s action would allow Gilbert youth to go to a place that inspires children and address the town’s need for playing fields.

“This is the hand we’ve been dealt with as council,” she said.

Petersen said the discussions in executive session were at the time conceptual with no numbers.

The data available now doesn’t support the concept, he said.

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the cancer hadn’t spread.

Arizona has the highest melanoma death rate in the country, according to doctors at Banner – which opened The T.W. Lewis Melanoma Center of Excellence in November for diagnosis, treatment and research.

By the end of its first full year of operation, the center will have treated 450 melanoma patients, spokesman Corey Schubert said.

Patient case load is projected to grow 5 percent to 10 percent a year, Gimbel added.

“What we have here at the Center of Excellence is a multi-disciplinary setting,” Gimbel said. “What we offer is unique.”

Surgical oncology, radiation and pathology are just some of the medical specialties working together in a holistic approach to treating a patient, he said.

The center also offers a prevention, outreach and education program, survivorship care and support and clinical research.

Gimbel said the center’s program includes going into the grade and high schools, educating children about sun safety and the importance of screening.

“The core objective of the center

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is outreach and education,” he said, crediting more than 20,000 lives saved from the center’s outreach efforts.

Since the center’s opening, six new melanoma clinical trials have begun with four currently open, according to Schubert.

“Clinical trials give patients access to the most promising treatments not yet available to the public, and help advance medical discoveries to benefit future patients,” he said.

Ten days after the operation, Riggs last week was having the staples removed from a 3.5-inch incision. Had the melanoma gone deeper into the skin, more skin would have needed to be removed and the larger the incision, Gimbel said.

Of the three major forms of skin cancer – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma – the latter

“Clinical trials give patients access to the most promising treatments not yet available to the public, and help advance medical discoveries to benefit future patients.”

causes the most deaths, claiming an estimated 9,320 lives in the United States annually, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Nationwide an estimated 178,560 cases of melanoma will be diagnosed this year. Melanoma accounts for about 1 percent of skin cancers.

If melanoma is recognized and treated early, it is almost always curable, but if it is not, the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body, where it becomes hard to treat and can be fatal.

The nonprofit foundation says one person dies of melanoma every hour and from 2008-2018, the number of new melanoma cases diagnosed annually has increased by 53 percent.

Because Arizona is close to the sun and close to the equator, high altitude and low latitude means less atmospheric protection from the sun’s damaging rays, according to the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The year-round warm

between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the UV rays are the strongest, Gimbel said.

“Don’t be afraid of the sun but be sensible,” he said.

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climate also means more time outdoors with less clothing – putting Arizona residents at a high risk of skin cancer.

Melanoma is typically an affliction of older adults after lifelong sun exposure but Gimbel is seeing younger patients with it from being out in the sun or using tanning beds.

“I’m seeing teens and people in their 20s,” he said.

Ninety to 95 percent of melanoma cases are due to ultraviolet rays from the sun, which destroys skin cells, the doctor added.

Although Riggs was outdoors a lot, he had other risk factors going for him.

He, like his other siblings, has a fair complexion, blond hair and blue eyes, said mom Ahtanya Riggs, who added her husband had a melanoma removed from his back.

The Skin Cancer Foundation said one in every 10 patients diagnosed with the cancer has a family member with a history of melanoma.

And the risk of melanoma is much higher for whites than for blacks, with whites with red or blond hair, blue or green eyes, or fair skin that freckles or burns easily at increased risk, according to the American Cancer Society.

Riggs also mentioned he got sunburnt and developed blisters when he was 8 years old, which increased his risk for developing melanoma, Gimbel said.

Another tell-tale sign of a melanoma that Riggs ignored for a year was a mole on his arm that changed in shape and color. He also had a melanoma removed from his back years about a decade earlier.

Every time Riggs becomes exposed to the sun’s rays means his risk for developing a melanoma continues to increase, Gimbel said.

To minimize the risk, he should, for instance, stay out of the sun’s reaches

Melanoma most commonly appears on the trunk area of the body in fairskinned men and on the lower legs of fair-skinned women. In dark-skinned individuals, it is most prevalent on the palms, the soles of the feet and beneath the nails.

Melanoma usually develops as an irregular brown, black and/or red spot or and existing mole that begins to change color, size or shape. While signs and symptoms vary from person to person, the following ABCDEs provide an easy way to recognize the signs of melanoma: Asymmetry: One side of a mole is different from the other.

Border irregularity: The edges of a mole are ragged or irregular.

Color variation: The mole gets darker, changes color or contains several colors.

Diameter: It is bigger than the diameter of a pencil eraser.

Evolution: It grows in width or height.

Source: Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

REDUCING ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE • W ear protective clothing such as longsleeved shirts, long pants or skirts, dark colors and tightly-woven fabrics.

• Wear a hat with a two to three-inch brim all the way around to shield areas of the head and neck that are often exposed to intense sun.

• Use sunscreen and lip balm with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or greater every day, regardless of whether the sun is shining; reapply frequently to maximize efficacy. Because children often spend more time outdoors, extra precautions should be taken.

• Wear sunglasses that wrap around the sides of the face and have at least 99 percent UV absorption to protect the eyes and surrounding skin.

• Seek shade to help limit exposure to UV light, particularly between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when UV rays are strongest.

• Avoid tanning beds and sunlamps

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Council Oks update of Heritage District Redevelopment Plan

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert Town Council has voted 6-1 to adopt an update to the Heritage District Redevelopment Plan, which includes a wish list of unfunded projects to improve the .3-square-mile downtown area.

The 150-page plan is a 10-year blueprint for promoting the growth of commercial, multi-family, entertainment and hotel developments to complement the existing restaurants.

The council is not obligated to any of the projects in the plan and each project will come before the elected body for consideration, according to Amanda Elliott, redevelopment administrator and Heritage District liaison.

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The updated redevelopment plan for Heritage Square includes plans for a hotel, more entertainment and shops.

Councilman Jared Taylor was the lone dissenter. He outlined a number of concerns, such as the city’s cost to subsidize some of the infrastructure investments, like a transit center. He also said the pro-

posed projects to improve traffic circulation in the area were inadequate.

Even with the so-called Vaughn Ventilator – which would allow west access into the district by extending Vaughn Avenue and relieve traffic from Gilbert Road – there would still be a bottleneck, given the number of office space proposed for the district, he said.

As for the transit center, which includes a commuter rail station and park-n-ride garage, he said rail is still important for commercial but not for transporting people with the availability of rideshare services Uber and Lyft.

He also said a number of stakeholder groups were left out despite the town’s exhausted public outreach on the plan.

“There’re a lot of property owners I talked to that have never heard about it,” he said, adding Gilbert Public Schools,

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which would be impacted by the roadway extension was surprised by the project.

Mayor Jenn Daniels said commuter rail is a countywide effort and it was the town’s responsibility to create the opportunity if that transportation service comes forward.

She said the Vaughn Ventilator is one of the projects she is most excited about and that it has been fully vetted. She also said there has been communication with the school district over many months about the project.

“Anyone who wanted the opportunity to participate could,” she said, calling the plan an “award-winning vision.”

This is the fourth update made to the Heritage District Redevelopment Plan, with the original document adopted in 1991 and the most recent update occurring in 2008.

Solar measure leads spending on referendum campaigns in state

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

The fight over whether Arizonans get to vote on a renewable energy measure has turned into the clash of financial titans.

New reports filed with the Secretary of State’s Office shows that Clean Energy for Health Arizona has collected nearly $8.3 million. And with the exception of $4.88 put in by a Phoenix educator, every penny of that has come from NextGen Climate Action, the political action committee set up by California billionaire Tom Steyer.

The report drew the expected criticism from Matthew Benson, spokesman for Arizonans for Affordable Electricity, the group that is fighting the measure.

“Steyer will spare no expense in his shameless bid to buy this election and force his costly, California-style energy regulations down the throats of Arizona families,’’ he said in a prepared statement.

By contrast, Benson said, the measure is opposed by a “coalition of community leaders, business groups, taxpayer advocates and champions of the working poor.’’

But what Benson did not say is that has group has amassed more than $11 million for the fight. And all that money comes from Pinnacle West Capital Corp., the parent company of Arizona Public Service which would have to live with the new regulations should voters adopt them in November.

That’s more than an academic exercise.

Benson claims that if the measure is approved it could force the shutdown of the

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Solar energy is one of the issues in the battle over the Clean Energy for Health Arizona referendum, which the parent company of Arizona Public Service is trying to keep off the November ballot.

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, managed by APS; that contention is disputed by initiative backers.

Current Arizona Corporation Commission regulations require most utilities to obtain 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2025.

The initiative, which will be Proposition 127 if legal challenges by Pinnacle West to keep if off the ballot fail, sets that goal at 50 percent by 2030. And it does not include nuclear in its definition of “renewable.’’

Some of the other ballot measures also are drawing big dollars. But the funding is nowhere near as balanced as the renewable energy measure.

For example, the Arizona Association of Realtors and its national organization

already have put $6.1 million into an extensive media campaign for Proposition 126.

That measure would put a provision into the Arizona Constitution to forever forbid lawmakers from even considering sales taxes on services, even if it was part of a compromise to lower the overall sales tax rate from the current 5.6 percent.

Commercials suggest there are forces who are secretly conspiring to raise taxes, warning people that they could end up paying $1,500 a year or more on things like veterinary service for their pets and daycare for their children.

What it also would bar are taxes on many expenses that are less common for individuals, like financial advice, legal

help, advertising and public relations.

There is no such effort underway at the Republican-controlled Legislature. But House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, while saying he opposes higher taxes, said he does not think it’s a good idea to hobble future lawmakers who may want to revamp the tax system.

There is no organized opposition to the measure.

Proposition 207 to raise income taxes on the state’s most wealthy has found supporters outraising foes.

The Invest in Ed committee lists $2.3 million in donations, including $1.4 million from the National Education Association.

By contrast, the opposition organized under the banner of Arizonans for Great Schools and Strong Economy has raise $1.2 million, with $900,000 of that from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

That measure, if approved, would raise $690 million a year for education, all of it coming from individuals who earn more than $250,000 a year and couples with incomes greater than $500,000.

The campaign to ban anonymous political donations, which will be on the ballot as Proposition 128 if it survives legal challenges, has so far collected $1 million in its effort to put a “right-to-know’’ provision in the Arizona Constitution, forcing disclosure of all donations of at least $2,500.

Officials from several groups that have made “dark money’’ donations in the past have gone to court to keep the measure off the ballot. But the Secretary of State’s Office reports no actual campaign committee has been formed to fight the initiative.

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Mayor gets infrastructure award

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels is receiving the 5G Wireless Champion Award for her leadership in making the town the first community in Arizona to streamline the ability of wireless companies to deploy small cells – the next-generation 5G wireless infrastructure.

CTIA, the wireless industry association that makes the award, said that her focus on infrastructure modernization will bring new investment to the Gilbert community. The award is given to officials who champion reforms, policies and practices that remove barriers to the deployment of next-generation wireless infrastructure.

Meredith Attwell Baker, president/CEO of CTIA said, “As one of the first communities in America to streamline rules for small cells, Gilbert will benefit from increased economic and job growth, as well as the innovations the 5G will deliver.”

Small cells enable wireless providers to more quickly add capacity to wireless networks to meet growing demand for mobile broadband, while laying the groundwork for 5G networks.

“We know that wireless-industry investment in Gilbert will help spur new economic benefits and job opportunities,” Daniels said.

Small cells are about the size of a backpack and are installed on utility poles, streetlights and the sides of buildings. Small cells can be installed in about an hour, but in areas with rules designed for 200-foot cell towers, can take more than a year to get approval. Nextgeneration 5G networks will be 100 times faster than today’s 4G networks.

In Gilbert, Accenture estimates that the industry will invest $199 million, generate more than 2,000 jobs and $369 million in economic growth.

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What our town has done:

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AAA bond rating. Gilbert is one of 5 communities in Arizona with this rating. There are about 100 municipalities in the country with AAA from two rating agencies (like Gilbert has) . This is an honor that less than 1% of municipalities in the US have. This rating has saved millions!

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Average annual household cost for property tax, sales tax, water, wastewater and solid waste services is $1,440. This is less than all our adjacent cities.

August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month, but one Gilbert dad is focused on drowning prevention all year, hoping that his new invention will save lives.

Lee Kambar is nearing completion of the prototype of Morningstar SOS, a drowningprevention device that sits in a swimming pool with motion-sensing cameras.

It sends alerts if the pool barrier is breached and if someone enters the water.

Kambar hopes to prevent tragedies and protect loved ones all over the country. Kambar’s invention is designed to augment but not replace water safety basics.

To spread awareness about the impact of drowning, Gilbert officials encourage residents to engage in discussions and programs about water safety.

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Great trash service. Our town takes care of all 6 categories. Most other cities only cover 2 or 3 categories.

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They have provided us with many great parks, which will include the new regional park at Higley and Queen Creek.

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And last but not least we have a very friendly police department that does it the Gilbert way.

Mesquite High School is kicking off a one-of-a-kind Mindfulness and Life Skills Program 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 for students and parents alike.

The program is designed to prevent substance abuse, suicide, lessen anxiety and increase resiliency in students. The program will run in the evenings and offer mindfulness training and parent connection classes on topics such as communicating with your teen, vaping, suicide prevention, social media addiction, substance abuse and other issues affecting families in today’s digital age.

“With 25 student suicides in Southeast Maricopa County in the 2017-2018 school year alone, a program like this has been long overdue,” organizer Amy Leiferman said.

Mesquite was one of 32 schools to be awarded a grant from the Governor’s Office of Youth Faith and Family and was able to put together a "mindfulness room" to be used by any student during lunch, after school and as part of a curriculum specific to ninth grade students.

“It is our hope to have other schools in Maricopa County use our program as a model and bring mindfulness and life skills into their own schools,” Leiferman said.

Events will be scheduled throughout the school year and are open to all parents, not just those who have students at Mesquite and to all teens.

With this track record I believe that our town council deserves to be re-elected.

They have earned it!

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With no police powers, Arizona Rangers still protect and serve

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

W

hile Arizona was a territory, a company of men rode its untamed terrain on horseback, chasing down rustlers, murderers and other scofflaws.

The Arizona Rangers combated lawlessness for nearly eight years until the Legislature disbanded it in 1909 – three years before the territory became the 48th state.

“They are very closely tied to the culture and history of the state,” said Anthony Ramirez, a member of the Arizona Rangers, which was re-formed in 1957 by a few of the original surviving members. “It was founded to clean up the Arizona territory in preparation for statehood. Arizona is very much a state because of the Arizona Rangers.”

Today’s Arizona Rangers is an allvolunteer citizen auxiliary of men and women who wear a uniform and a badge and carry a gun. Its mission under Arizona Revised Statute 41-4201 is to provide additional manpower at the request of any law enforcement authority.

Rangers have no law enforcement or investigative power and have no more

BY MICHELLE REESE GSN Guest Writer

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Though they have no arrest powers, members of the Arizona Rangers are sworn to help law enforcement in any way they can.

authority than a resident of Arizona.

But, Ramirez pointed out, “a police officer isn’t going to come to you and say, ‘hey, come help us.’ But Arizona Rangers are men and women who are trained for that.”

Initial training is a basic 24-hour academy, followed by an hour or two

hours of training monthly, according to Hugh Fox, a member of the Ranger’s East Valley Company.

There are 19 companies located throughout Arizona, with a membership roster numbering around 300.

East Valley Company is one of the larger posts with 19 active members.

experience for children who are typically developing to learn and serve as peers for children who experiencing delays in development.

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emy is a five-day-a-week program.

Parents can learn more during one of two THINK! informational meetings on Aug. 30: 8:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. at Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center, 18655 E. Jacaranda Blvd., Queen Creek. Learn more: husd.org/ think.

Higley families have many options for preschool, including an integrated preschool, highly gifted preschool, Spanish, Mandarin, Brilliant Beginnings and KinderPrep.

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Higley Unified honors 2018 teachers of the year

Higley Unified School District honored its 2018 teachers of the year.

Rangers are certified to carry collapsible batons and OC spray, and must meet Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board qualification standards in firearms. They also receive Arizona POST training in handcuffing and defensive tactics, according to Fox, a 28-year retired New Jersey cop who joined the Rangers in January 2017.

“It was a way for me to incorporate helping the community with doing something associated with law-enforcement-support activity,” he said.

All rangers must first undergo a state and national background checks and investigation and hold a current Arizona Concealed Weapon Permit. They also must be 21 or older and live in Arizona at least six months out of the year.

Joining the Rangers costs not only time but money.

Rangers pay for their own uniform and equipment, including such as duty belt, body armor, weapons and ammunition – which, altogether, can average $2,500, Ramirez said.

Many rangers have previous law enforcement or military experience but they come from all walks of life, Fox

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The 10th annual event included the 14 honorees representing each Higley campus, plus the district’s preschools.

In addition, the event included past winners, the HUSD Air Force Jr. ROTC and Higley junior Mylee Sesueur singing the national anthem.

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels delivered congratulations to the teachers and a video presentation highlighted each teacher.

The school 2018 teachers of the year are: Bridges Elementary, Elizabeth Melter; Centennial Elementary, Amanda Day; Chaparral Elementary, Kristine Arnett; Coronado Elementary, Jenna Wagner; Cortina Elementary, Shubhra Khan; Gateway Pointe

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Higley honored its teachers of the year, naming Cortina’s Shubhra Khan, center, the district teacher of the year.

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Elementary, Trisha Wright; Higley Traditional Academy, Judy Benson; Power Ranch Elementary, Vanessa Shively; San Tan Elementary, Alyssa Strohmaier; Cooley Middle, John Ranweiler; Higley High, Kerri Mathew; Sossaman Middle, Jesse Brown; Williams Field High, Kelly Mahony; and Early Childhood Development Centers, Susan Markosian Cortina’s Shubhra Khan was named the Higley Unified School District 2018 Teacher of the Year.

“What an honor to be in the same room with so many educators. Thank

you for the countless hours you put in every single day. I stand here tonight because of my fourth graders, my incredible fourth graders. The last 17 years they have taught me so much and make me a better teacher. I am honored and humbled beyond words,” she said.

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said.

Although rangers have helped law enforcement agencies with services such as foot patrols, bailiff duty, prisoner transport and traffic control, most of what the East Valley Company does nowadays is provide security detail. That includes helping the Pinal County Sheriff ’s Department with the annual County Thunder concert event outside of Florence.

“We help out youth organizations like Sunshine Acres, a group home for kids,” Fox said. “We provide security for them annually but other areas we provide security is at MADD classes.

We do that on an almost weekly basis.

And some of the food banks need security. One of them is not in the best area.”

Because the East Valley Company is located in metropolitan Phoenix, which is populated by large law-enforcement agencies, ranger services are rarely requested.

“Arizona Rangers here in Maricopa County area do not get utilized by law enforcement as much as I think they should,” Ramirez said. “The reason, in my opinion, is they have enough manpower.”

Many Valley agencies have their own volunteer help such as the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Posse and the Phoenix Police Reserve force.

Tucson Police has called upon the Rangers but mostly for security with events, according to police spokesman Ray Smith.

“The assistance they provide is limited but it’s a welcome help for us,” the officer said.

It’s in the smaller communities such as Bisbee, Tombstone, Benson, Sedona and Sierra Vista where the Arizona Rangers play a large role in law enforcement, Ramirez said.

“If you go to Tombstone on any

(Special to GSN)

Arizona Rangers aren’t called upon much by Valley police agencies but they are welcomed in small towns across the state to supplement relatively tiny departments.

weekend, Arizona Rangers are patrolling down there and also in Sedona,” he said. “They are walking a foot beat and are very much a help because of manpower issues. It’s a very unique type of volunteer work they do that puts them in situations where they can get hurt.”

“These guys volunteering to help law enforcement in the state are just in as much risk,” Ramirez said. “People think these men who volunteer are crazy but it’s a calling. They do it to help the state.”

Ramirez, a former Washington, D.C. cop who is now a Mesa attorney, said he never heard of the Arizona Rangers until 2013, while working as a private

investigator and insurance adjuster.

“One of my clients called me,” he recalled. “And said, ‘hey, we got an unusual case. This guy said he was burglarized and they took things out of his house but I’m confused because he said he had body armor, a duty belt and all this law-enforcement-related equipment. We think police officers are usually given that by the department and we don’t think we have to pay for it.’

And as a former cop, I agreed.”

So, Ramirez met with the man to find out what was going on with the insurance claim.

“I asked him, ‘if you got body armor and a gun and a duty belt, are you po-

lice?’” he said.

The man responded he was the captain of the Arizona Rangers’ East Valley Company and all the stolen equipment came out of his own pocket.

After learning more about the Rangers, Ramirez told the man, “Where is the application? Sign me up.”

Ramirez volunteers from 20 to 24 hours a month with the Rangers.

“I do criminal defense, personal injury and civil rights,” he said. “It’s a very fine line and obviously even though I defend people accused of a crime, I support law enforcement. It’s key to keeping my family safe.”

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Higley color guard member on champion squad

BY QUINTIN BINGHAM GSN Guest Writer

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very summer, thousands of high school and college-age students spend their vacation competing on the drum and bugle corps circuit.

Higley students who participate bring back to the school – and to fellow marching band members - their experience and in-depth knowledge.

Higley High color guard member Andres Hinogiante is one such student.

He was a part of the Santa Clara Vanguard that took first in the world championship finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Aug. 11.

The Santa Clara Vanguard dominated the summer competition season, winning 21 straight events leading into the DCI (Drum Corp International) World Championship Finals.

For the first time since 1999, Santa Clara came away with first place in the world class category, with Andres as a member.

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Higley High student Andres Hinogiante holds the trophy that he and the rest of the Santa Clara Vanguard won in a world championship recently.

“It’s pretty amazing to see all the excitement on the field and excitement in the audience,” said Vanguard executive director Charles Frost. “This

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Andres spent this summer as a member of the California-based Santa Clara Vanguard.

His two-month experience of daily drum corps practices and competition began in May once the school year finished.

“Being a part of an organization that is so welcoming really changed the way my summer was, and I wouldn’t change it for anything,” Hinogiante said.

Participating in a top-performing drum corps requires rigorous rehearsals, but the amount of growth students receive in return is apparent when they come home as role models, according to Higley High School band director Chesley Sharp.

“There is a limited time available for this type of experience, and I am glad that Andres not only made the time for it, but that he was able to be part of a championship season,” Sharp said.

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Another hospital may be coming to Gilbert soon

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY GSN Managing Editor

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ess than a month after Gilbert Hospital shut its doors, plans emerged for a new small-scale hospital in the town less than a mile away from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

The Gilbert Family General Hospital project, which had its plans approved by the Planning Commission on August 1, is planned to be built alongside a previously-approved Home2 Suites and Candlewood Suites development at Val Vista Drive and Market Street.

The 15,437-square-foot “micro hospital” will feature emergency services, a surgical suite, four in-patient bedrooms, treatment and triage services, imaging and a pharmacy, according to planning commission documents.

Coaction Development Group, a Chandler-based medical real estate company, is developing the project on land it purchased from KWB Hotels, the company behind the Home2 Suites project.

Amy Hansen, vice president of operations for Coaction Development Group, said: “Gilbert consistently ranks as one of the top cities in the United States with a growing economy and population base.

As such, Gilbert provides a well-suited

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location for a micro-hospital project.”

When it opens, the new hospital will face stiff competition for patients.

The medical industry has boomed in the town since it got its first hospital in 2006. That facility, Gilbert Hospital, recently closed its doors due to financial problems stemming from a 2014 bankruptcy and increased competition in the

market.

That competition is due, in part, to the consolidation of many hospitals under large systems like Banner Health and Dignity Health and the increasing popularity of urgent cares.

“Urgent cares tend to get the people that aren’t (extremely) critical and if you are (extremely) critical you go to a big-

ger hospital,” said Joseph Van Orden, assistant dean at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business and a clinical assistant professor in the department of supply chain management.

Gilbert is now home to Banner Gateway Medical Center, Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital and Dignity

Williams to seven years in prison. He is out on personal recognizance and is expected to self-surrender at 5 p.m., Sept.

17, according to Cosme Lopez, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix. Attempts to reach Williams for comment was not successful.

The U.S. District Court also ordered Williams and his company Williams Advisory Group, LLC to pay $9.7 million to the victims and $9.7 million in civil penalties, according to officials – who cautioned Williams may not have the assets for repayment.

Lopez would not comment what, if any, assets Williams may have. A restitution hearing is set for Sept. 14.

Williams Advisory Group was orga-

nized in September 2010, according to the Arizona Corporation Commission.

The commission has revoked Williams’ license as an investment adviser and that of his company.

Williams’ freewheeling days of misappropriating other people’s money came to an end in 2017, when the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission came after him and his Williams Advisory Group in Gilbert for fraud.

He was also charged with one Class C felony count of transactional money laundering, to which he pleaded guilty, according to records.

Federal prosecutors said Williams lost more than $8 million in reckless trading and diverted $1.3 million of his inves-

tors’ money for his own personal use.

Court documents unveiled how Williams conducted his scheme.

Williams told investors they would be participating in a pooled investment vehicle for the purported purpose of trading commodity futures contracts, all the time assuring them their imoney would be completely safe.

He directed them to deposit funds into his own personal account or in joint accounts with his wife, Brittany Lynn Williams, at a number of different banks, records show.

He then transferred $8.3 million of the $13 million he solicited from his bank

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Gilbert ‘trader’ faces 7 years in prison for investment scam

BY CECILLA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ory Ryan Williams portrayed himself as a highly successful trader in the futures market with a proven track record of earning big returns for his clients.

The 41-year-old Gilbert resident approached family, friends, neighbors and fellow members at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, asking them for money to invest on their behalf.

For over two years, Williams was able to finagle over $13 million from some 50 people but lost or misspent all of it, according to court documents.

A federal judge has now sentenced

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ilbert Leadership, a program of the Gilbert Chamber Foundation, has named 25 members to this year’s class as the program continues to raise awareness of community needs and helps leaders identify opportunities to serve the town.

The 10-month program develops leaders by bringing class members together one day a month to focus on specific issues and provide an inside-look at healthcare and social services, community culture, town history, local education and government, economic development and public safety.

Participants also must select, organize and raise funds for a class project that will benefit and make a significant contribution to Gilbert and its residents.

Last year’s class built two exchange zones in Gilbert for residents to exchange goods purchased online and for parents to conduct child custody exchanges in a well-lit environment and under digital surveillance.

The locations are: Gilbert Police & Fire Headquarters, 75 East Civic Center

Drive, and the Police San Tan Station on the northwest corner of Greenfield and Queen Creek roads.

The following individuals have been selected for Gilbert Leadership Class XXVII: Bob Badgett, Town of Gilbert; Maryann Bowersox, Dignity Health; Mary Cobb, Ravenswood Realty; Chris Curley, Triple Helix LLC; James DoBrunz, MidFirst Bank; Bob Draper, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport; Also, Jeff Ehrlich, Park University; Amy Ellsworth, Community Impact Newspaper; Sharon Fallon, Edward Jones; Robin Hall, Relay for Life of Gilbert; Jenna Kahl, Arizona State University; Dani Kahn, Studio Fortis; Constance Lemere, Employee Benefit Exchange Corp.; Shane McCord, Gilbert Public Schools; Kari Sleezer, Board Developer; Also, Ginger Smith, Biblical Counseling of Arizona and Eternal Perspective; Michael Soelberg, Town of Gilbert; Steve Tannenbaum, Higley Unified School District; Stacey Taylor, Salt River Project; Amy Temes, Town of Gilbert; Katie Thomas, Diamond J Accounting; Kerri Ann Valenzuela-Ronquist, Options for Senior Living; Trevor Watters, Denali

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Health’s Mercy Gilbert Medical Center – which is expanding.

The Gilbert Family General Hospital will compete with those larger hospital chains by providing “high-quality, high-touch patient care and quick turnaround times,” Hansen said.

Coaction Development Group Principal Architect David Derr said that the hospital will be “licensed by the department of health as a general hospital but will operate much more efficiently.”

Gilbert, like many other cities across the country, has also attracted dozens of urgent cares over the past decade and now has at least 30 throughout the town.

Historically, the urgent care industry has added 400 to 500 facilities annually nationwide and has grown from 6,400 centers in 2014 to over 7,600 centers in 2017, according to the national trade association representing urgent care operators.

Jared Cox, chief operating officer for Coaction Development Group, said that unlike urgent cares and freestanding emergency rooms, the new hospital will

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“As Gilbert continues to grow and evolve, so does this premier leadership program. This year’s class will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make Gilbert one of the most desirable communities in the country,” said Mark Newman, chairman of the pro-

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accounts into eight personal trading accounts, none of which were held in the name of a commodity pool.

Prosecutors said Williams traded significant volumes of futures contracts in his personal accounts using the investors’ money and consistently suffering heavy losses.

He lost money every single month he traded from April 2014 to December 2016, resulting in losses totaling more than $8.3 million, according to records.

As the accounts hemorrhaged money, Williams lied to investors he was making a profit on their behalf, going as far as to text and email investors with fake weekly profits.

In one instant, Williams’ messages to his largest investor claimed weekly prof-

gram’s board.

Newman, a member of the 19th leadership class and owner of Newman Realty, added: “My personal Gilbert Leadership experience was an amazing opportunity for growth and education.”

Gilbert Leadership is a program of the Gilbert Chamber Foundation. Information: Sarah Watts at 480-941-6322 or visit gilbertleadership.com have inpatient beds to provide treatment beyond 24 hours.

Van Orden is skeptical that a small emergency hospital would be viable in the packed Gilbert marketplace.

He said the hospital is too small to be a trauma center, so ambulances will not be bringing in patients and it would rely heavily on local residents checking themselves in. “That is a limited subset of people,” Van Orden said.

In order to compete, the hospital would likely have to offer specialty services like a heart or joint hospital or accept insurance plans not accepted at other hospitals in the area, he said.

“If there is a specialty they are focusing on, they may be able to make money off of that specialty with (complimentary emergency room services),” he added.

Cox said the new hospital will focus on acute emergency service care and “will have a robust operating room for surgical services along with CT scan and Xray imaging capabilities.”

“I don’t know that emergency room can create that much business on its own,” Van Orden said.

its ranging from $50,000 to $350,000, reaching a balance of $8.3 million – a profit of more than $3 million. In fact, Williams lost the investor’s nearly $5 million investment, records stated.

Williams was able to keep the charade going by resorting to a traditional Ponzi scheme, officials said. He took more than $3 million of his investors’ money to pay returns to earlier investors.

When investors asked to withdraw their money, Williams would make up various excuses why he could not send their requested funds and when he did send money, it was from other victims’ funds.

After he finishes his seven-year sentence in a prison near or in Arizona, Williams upon release will be on probation for three years, according to court records.

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‘The In Between Times’ leave him feeling outside

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

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or all the many reasons life feels so tricky in 2018 – hideous partisan politics, the changing divide between genders, the inexplicable popularity of the Kardashians – one reason has stood out to me of late. We’re living through a confusing time period that I’ve come to call “The In Between Times.”

That would be the space between “back in the day” and some presumably far better tomorrow.

Life during The In Between Times generates a ton of confusion. Like Wednesday, when I arrived at a buddy’s house and spied a thick sheath of bound yellow paper littering his driveway. It was soggy to the touch from the monsoon.

Nonetheless, I carried the waterlogged item to his front door. Our comedy routine went on a full five minutes.

“What is this thing?” I asked.

“It says ‘Yellow Pages,” was his answer. “Huh. You think Amazon screwed up and it’s for someone else?”

Me: “Maybe a drone dropped it?”

Then we made the ritual annual walk to the recycling bin and gave the Yellow Pages a proper burial.

The In Between Times – when some businesses remain willing to buy ads in the Yellow Pages, so someone continues to print virtually worthless phone books – provides many such confusing moments.

Last week, for example, I told a freelance designer I would mail her a check that afternoon.

This Millenial’s response?

“You know, I actually don’t take checks now. I do PayPal, Cash app or Zelle.

Whichever works best for you.”

You know what would work best for me?

If accepted methods of exchanging currency that have been in use for decades wouldn’t go out of style before my very eyes.

Pretty soon, I’m going to make what nowadays has become known as a “dad” joke – “The check is in the mail!” – only to be greeted by the blank stares and slack jaws that have become staple expressions during he In Between Times.

I’m sure that was the look they wore at the corporate headquarters of Border’s Books and Blockbuster Video, at precisely the moment the digital future kicked those companies in the organizational private parts.

That’s The In Between Times for you: You do things one way for 10 or 20 years. Then, all of a sudden, 99 percent of the world is doing that thing a better way and you’re the last to know. Though not all the time.

A few weeks ago, my doctor’s office asked me to sign a document and fax it to them.

Me: “Uhh, I’m not sure if you’re aware, but it’s not 1999. I don’t have a fax machine. It’s in the trash next to the Betamax and the telephone answering machine. How about I sign this thing

digitally and email it back?”

Thereafter, I was treated to a long lecture about end-to-end email encryption and HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. I’ll spare you the gory details.

Basically, it’s way tougher for some 14-year-old in Moscow to hack your podiatrist’s fax machine than it would be to compromise an email account.

Which I guess someone should have told Hillary Clinton back in like 2016.

Anyway, such is life during The In Between Times.

One day, the future will arrive, with all its glorious improvements on modern life.

Your GPS won’t malfunction anymore and guide you into the labyrinth of dead ends around Sky Harbor Airport. Siri won’t mishear you and text someone to “duck off.”

And newspaper columns like this one will no longer be an assault on your senses.

safe. Participating organizations have included the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, Gilbert Fire and Rescue, Gilbert Police, US Customs and Border Protection, and Soldier’s Best Friend.

Demonstrations have included dogs sniffing out controlled substances, apprehending a suspect, or a finding a lost child. At the end of the series, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control comes to the library with its mobile adoption center for an adoption event that’s open to the public. The next “Dogs with Jobs” is scheduled for Spring 2019.

“QC Cooks” at the Queen Creek library is a 90-minute program for adults looking to grow their cooking skills and knowledge. It includes an in-depth discussion of a single cookbook or a general topic (such as breakfast).

Participants can talk about foods they’ve researched, share personal experiences, and try their hand at recipes.

The next “QC Cooks” is scheduled for

September.

Here are some other Maricopa County library programs that might interest you: • “Cutting the Cable Cord” gives information and resources to the growing number of people in our community who are considering the switch from cable to streaming services.

• “Title Wave” is a monthly reading event for 8-12-year-olds that focuses on a specific literary genre, an aspect of the library, or a specific juvenile novel, and is loaded with hands-on activities.

• The “Seed Library” is a twist on typical library lending. Instead of checking out books, you can check out seeds to create a home garden. The seed library includes information and workshops to help even the greenest of thumbs.

I also want to mention the annual Summer Reading Program, Maricopa County Reads, which just wrapped up.

Children and adults pledge to read 20 minutes a day, log their time, and enter to win prizes.

More than 80,000 people participate every year. For kids, it’s a great way to build new skills during the summer so they don’t fall behind their peers when school starts up again.

You can learn more about all of these programs (and the 6,000+ I didn’t mention) at mcldaz.org. If you go to the events tab, you can search by event name or by library location. You can also renew your library card online.

Libraries are still a great place to check out that book you’ve been wanting to read, but they are so much more!

I hope you have a chance to stop by the nearest branch. And remember, if you’re a Maricopa County or Queen Creek resident or property owner, you can get a library card for free.

County libraries offer far more than just books

BY DENNY BARNEY GSN Guest Writer

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n assistant at one of our libraries recently summed up her job – and the Maricopa County Library District’s mission – in just six words: “Books? Yes…but wait, there’s more!”

She’s right. We have 19 library branches throughout the county and they offer so much more than a great place to read.

Did you know that Maricopa County libraries hold more than 6,500 free events and programs for residents each year? Twelve of those programs received national recognition in 2018, including a few offered specifically at library locations here in the East Valley.

“Dogs with Jobs” at the Southeast Regional Library is a month-long series that gives people a close-up look at all the ways dogs help keep citizens

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

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Concussion concern fuels decline in football participation ference. “We find that more parents are restricting their kids from playing sports, such as football, and athletes, themselves, are declining to play.” n Sept. 12, 2014, Wyatt Ellis’ Cárdenas leads Barrow’s annual life changed forever. Playing survey, which evaluates and quantidefensive end for the Basha fies the awareness and education High Bears against Cesar Chavez, Elthat parents and student athletes lis broke through a double team and have about concussions. The mostdove to tackle a running back. recent survey, announced during the Ellis’ football helmet cracked when news conference, showed that 59 it made contact with the breast plate percent of parents are allowing their of the ball carrier, which also cracked children to play football, a 15 percent as a result of the hit. Ellis took two decrease from last year. steps after the play, and then colOnly three in 10 parents say that lapsed. schools and sports teams have done He woke up 22 hours later with enough to help athletes prevent contubes in his mouth in the trauma cussions. center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and In addition, the study showed that Medical Center in Phoenix.

(Zach Alvira/GSN Staff) one in five Arizona athletes said they “I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t know my parents and I had an aw- Wyatt Ellis (left), who suffered a career-ending concussion in 2014 while playing football at Basha High, and Dr. Javier have suffered a sports-related conCardenas, director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, share results of cussion, 78 percent of whom are conful migraine,” Ellis said. “I went home Barrow’s annual concussion survey that shows a slight decline in high school football participation. cerned about the long-term effects of that evening and I started to gather the injury. who I was.”

“It took a lot out of me hearing that news, of concussions among football players.

“We feel that some of the message is not He received a call from the office of Dr. Ja- knowing my career was over,” Ellis said. “I This is prevalent across the country and vier Cárdenas, director of the Barrow Con- was committed to playing at Arizona State, reflected in Arizona prep sports, as both always getting through,” Cárdenas said. cussion and Brain Injury Center at Barrow but I knew I couldn’t do that. It’s hard to parents and athletes have decided to walk “There are some athletes that report they are not getting education on concussions.”

Neurological Institute. have that stripped from you after one play.” away from a game they love.

To combat this, Cárdenas created the Ellis saw Cárdenas a few days later for “We feel this is driving a decline in sport The severity of Ellis’ injury was uncomtests, which revealed that he had two brain mon, but there has been growing concern participation, specifically in football,” see CONCUSSION page 23 hemorrhages. in recent years about the long-term effects Cárdenas said Aug. 17 during a news con-

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ALA-Gilbert North giving prep football players fresh start

BY ERIC NEWMAN GSN Staff Writer

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ust a year removed from its first practice in 2017, in which 13 players came to tryouts, American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North’s football team already has its eyes set on dominance in Arizona.

Coach Randy Ricedorff, who built a legacy of success that included the 2007 3A state championship during his 10 seasons coaching Show Low High in the White Mountains, led ALA-Gilbert North to an undefeated record and a CAA Division 3 championship in its first season a year ago.

This season, the Eagles are playing an AIA 3A conference schedule.

The team consists entirely of transfers from other programs.

(Eric Newman/GSN Staff)

Randy Ricedorff, for years a successful football coach at Show Low High, guided American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North to an undefeated record and CAA Division 3 state championship in its first year in 2017.

Ricedorff said he could see the quality of the young men as athletes and people right away.

“A lot of these kids just came to this school for a change. It’s all unique reasons why they came here, but most of them knew they were walking into a program that was new and everybody would get a fresh start.

They were excited to try and be a part of something successful right away,” Ricedorff said.

Conner Payne, now a senior, who transferred as a sophomore from Williams Field High during its 14-0 state-championship season, said the new environment has been helpful in his development as a football player.

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Payne is a lineman on both sides of the ball for the Eagles, something commonplace for them. Because of their low numbers, most starters play on both sides. He said the camaraderie of a smaller team, with players and a coaching staff forced to learn every detail of one-another’s game, has made for incredible team chemistry.

“We’re obviously not the same type of senior class that has been with each other for four years, but I think winning and our development, just because absolutely everyone was new at the same time, (created a) group dynamic just as good as or better than it would be at

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Barrow Brainbook in 2011, a web-based instructional tool that educates athletes on the prevention, recognition and response to concussions.

The book has more than 400,000 users and is required by the Arizona Interscholastic Association to be completed before athletes can play.

Additionally, athletes are required to take the ImPACT Baseline test before the season.

“ImPACT measures their memory, verbal memory, motor control and reaction time.

It also looks at short-term memory and impulse control,” said Melissa Gatti, athletic trainer at Desert Ridge High. “All of that together gives you a baseline score. It’s a good tool to use for return to play as a baseline to see where the athlete is after the concussion.”

Desert Ridge follows guidelines set by the AIA, which requires athletes who suffer a concussion to undergo an evaluation process before they are allowed to return to play.

Ultimately, athletes must be symptom free before they begin a five-stage program that involves light physical activity before gradually returning to full participation.

Trainers, coaches and officials have the ability to remove an athlete from play if they believe they have suffered a head injury. If players are slow to get up, have trouble balancing or show confusion, they are immediately pulled from action.

“Sometimes after a concussion the athlete may feel fine. That’s what makes it hard to diagnose,” Gatti said. “It’s all about being cautious. Asking a player takes 30 seconds and it could be the difference between catching a concussion and letting someone go back out and play the next day.”

Increasing concern about brain injuries has led to advancements in technology in football helmets.

any other school,” Payne said.

Flying back from Hawaii after the program’s first-ever loss – a 51-18 drubbing at Kamehameha High in Maui, Hawaii – to open the season on Aug. 17, the Eagles’ players realized how big the challenge is of being a dominant team against tougher competition.

“It was definitely humbling to lose like that because we expect even more out of ourselves,” sophomore quarterback Jack Ricedorff said. “There’s definitely a lot of pressure for us, because we’ve already had success here, and we want to give our seniors the year they deserve and kind of fill the shoes of the guys that were around before.”

The Eagles expect to have another

winning season. Nearly all of the key players from last year’s roster are back, and the team picked up even more transfers looking for an opportunity to play in an up-and-coming program.

Success in 3A is not unfamiliar to new teams, either. Nearby Casteel High proved that last season, winning the championship in an undefeated campaign with no senior class, and thenrelatively-new ALA-Queen Creek won it the season before.

The Eagles must wait two years before they can win a state championship, though. Being a new school to AIA membership, ALA-Gilbert North was placed on probation for two years to prove itself as a new member in good (Zach Alvira/GSN Staff)

Melissa Gatti, athletic trainer at Desert Ridge High,said that baseline testing is a good tool for evaluating when a player is ready to resume action after a concussion. Still, she says, evaluations are tricky because the player often feels fine but might not yet be ready.

Vicis, a Seattle-based company, developed technology that allows the outer shell of its football helmets to be separate from the padding inside. When a player makes contact, the outer shell flexes to reduce impact.

Similar technology has been introduced in other helmet makers, such as Riddell, with its Speed Flex.

Desert Ridge football coach Jeremy Hathcock said that he contemplated purchasing extra padding to place over players’ helmets.

“I’m starting to learn that a kid only has so many hits in them,” Hathcock said. “(Helmets) are expensive, but it’s to the point that I want to have my kids safe. You can’t win on Friday without the kids.”

Hathcock’s experience with concussions hits close to home.

His son, Koby Hathcock, a junior linebacker for the Jaguars, recently came off

concussion protocol for his second concussion in two years.

“We tried to convince him not to play but the concussions have been a year apart,” Hathcock said of his son. “If it happened nine months apart he would be sitting the rest of the year.”

Hathcock doesn’t find distinguishing between being a father and a coach difficult.

To him, it’s simple: “I’m a parent first. Our son is more important than football will ever be. Even though football is my livelihood, I don’t give it a second thought.”

Improved technology to keep his players and son safe comes at a cost, making it difficult for high school programs to outfit players with cutting-edge gear. For that reason, additional policies have been mandated across the nation to protect male and female athletes in all sports.

Arizona has enacted legislation to limit physical contact, whether on the football

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standing to earn the right to be eligible for the playoffs, an AIA official said.

Coach Ricedorff called the decision “incredibly frustrating.”

“I absolutely believe we would be competing for a championship in 3A if we were allowed. This year, we don’t get to play for one, so we’re looking to still play hard and win a lot of games, but it’s hard on our kids,” he said.

“We are going to control what we can, and if we run the table and don’t get beat in Arizona with a brutal schedule, which I think is one of the hardest I’ve had as a coach, we’re still going to call ourselves champs, and the kids deserve that.” field or header practice in soccer. Another major factor is how athletes learn to play the game. Proper technique is emphasized.

Ellis admits he believed that leading with his head to make that play back in 2014 was his only option, at the time not thinking about the impact it could have on his life.

Speaking to news media at St. Joseph’s on Aug. 17, Ellis was moved to tears thinking about his friends who continued their dream of playing football at the next level, admitting he still gets a “spark” when he sees them play.

Even so, he remains satisfied with how far he has come since his injury.

Initially, he suffered migraines and he was overly sensitive to light.

“When it first happened, I had a ringing in my ears like a freight train,” he said. “The migraines have stopped, but occasionally I still have ringing in my ears.”

Otherwise, he said, he is mentally and physically fine now.

“It’s something I don’t take for granted. I am extremely happy,” he said.

Ellis plans to graduate from Arizona State with a degree in criminal justice in the next year, and has begun the process to work in local law enforcement. From there, he hopes to work for the federal government as an ATF agent.

“If I was here the day after my concussion I wouldn’t know what I am doing. I would have no idea,” Ellis said.

Even though Ellis knows first hand how a severe injury can change his life immediately, when asked if he would let his kids play football, he didn’t hesitate.

“I definitely see my future kids playing football, absolutely,” Ellis said. “Hopefully they won’t go through the same type of injuries I have but I will give them the proper coaching.

“It will at least help prevent something like this from happening.”

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t’s that time of year in Gilbert. The scorching dog days of summer drag on – they’ve been here forever and it’s a long way to Thanksgiving, when they might end. The kids are back in class, making midweek escapes from the heat impossible. A funk has set in.

Clearly, it’s “Back to Cool” time.

Labor Day Weekend approaches, offering three days for a brief, and perhaps final, respite before the weather breaks.

In October. Or November.

Flagstaff and the White Mountains beckon in the north and northeast. Even Mount Lemmon to the south, at nearly 10,000 feet of elevation, is 25 degrees cooler and it’s a short drive from Gilbert.

And historic eclectic Bisbee on the Mexican border is a mile high.

There are many things to see and do at these places, where the climate is something less than a blast furnace. Fish on forest-framed lakes. Chill in caves carved by ancient lava flows. Stroll small towns that have cool temperatures to match their cool cultures.

Here’s a quick look at cool places in the Grand Canyon State to lift you from that hot funk and spark you to make Labor Day Weekend getaway plans.

Northern Arizona

Flagstaff craft-beer scene: It would be easy to spend a week in Flagstaff and surrounding area. Its quirky downtown is filled with unique shops and restaurants. Lowell Observatory is a place to explore the universe. Arizona Snow

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SLIDE ROCK STATE PARK Bowl offers spectacular views yearround on its ski lift. Native America culture abounds in the area.

The craft-beer industry downtown also is a draw, no pun intended, and when the High Country beckons Gilbert residents, Trevor Stratmeyer is ready and waiting with a cold one at Lumberyard Brewery, where he is head bartender and floor manager.

“I fell in love with the area and the craftbeer scene,” said Stratmeyer, a transplanted Californian. “I still remember vividly being 22 and trying my first Arizona craft beers, one from Lumberyard and one for Four Peaks. I set my sights on working at Lumberyard as soon as its opened in 2010, and by 2012, I earned a position. I haven’t looked back.”

Stratmeyer researches the multitude of craft beers to be knowledgeable for his customers.

“Not everyone is into IPAs or ales, so they assume they hate craft beer. But there are so many options out there, from stouts and porters to lagers and pale ales,” he said. “I love opening people’s eyes to it all.

“Up here in Northern Arizona, we are a tight-knit group. Flagstaff is home to seven craft breweries supporting key economic-development sectors with a commitment to their craft, providing world-class brews locally and throughout the world. The Flagstaff-Grand Canyon region is the craft beer hub of the Southwest with award-winning ales receiving recognition and honors from the world beer championship and Great American Beer Festival. In fact, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently joined in the love for us up here, formally proclaiming Flagstaff as a leading craft-beer city with a commendation back in February.“ There even is cider for those who are gluten free.

Nearby, Michael and Alissa Marquess’ full-time jobs were making them miserable. Everything changed during a quiet, evening road trip on a two-lane highway with their sleeping children. The couple decided to do what they love: brew beer.

From it came Flagstaff’s Mother Road Brewing Co., reflecting the lore of Route

66, and a staple for Gilbert visitors seeking relief from the heat.

“We always talk about that road trip,” Alissa said. “We needed to change something to live the way we wanted to live.

Mother Road is about finding joy in the adventure.”

The last year has been exciting for Mother Road. The original, now-experimental Pike Brewery and taproom paved the way for Butler Brewery, which produces beer and is a tap room. They fall under the Mother Road name but are casually referred to by their locations.

The Pike Brewery is relaxing, with a small library and board games available to guests. Children and families are encouraged to visit inside, or outside on the dog-friendly patio.

The 20-barrel Forgeworks brew house at the Butler Brewery allows patrons to see their beer being made. It, too, has board games, along with complimentary pretzels and small snacks available for purchase. Food trucks are listed on Mother Road’s events page. Mother Road Butler does not allow pets, but trained service animals are welcome.

“It’s incredible what the team managed to crank out in this space,” Michael said. “We needed the capacity to meet demand, yet have the flexibility to play.”

Lumberyard Brewing, 5 S. San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, 928-779-2739, lumberyardbrewingcompany.com.

Mother Road Butler Brewery, 1300 E. Butler Avenue, Suite 200, Flagstaff, 928.774.0492; Mother Road Pike Brewery, 7 S. Mikes Pike, Flagstaff, 928-7749139, motherroadbeer.com.

Lava River Cave: About 700,000 years ago, lava flowed through northern Arizona’s Coconino National Forest, forming a mile-long lava tube. Adventurers flock to this Flagstaff cave, open for exploring May through October with $5 day passes. The cave is dark and the temperature is a constant 42 degrees. Pack warmer clothes and a flashlight.

Slide Rock State Park: Cool off just two hours north of Gilbert in the Sonorared landscape of Sedona. Spend the afternoon swimming in Oak Creek or take a slippery ride down the famous 80-foot natural slide. Summer mornings are an ideal time to explore this stunning won-

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BISBEE derland by foot. Slide Rock’s summer hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Entrance fees are $20 per vehicle on weekdays and $30 on weekends.

Jerome: The old mile-high mining town of Jerome, perched in Arizona’s Black Hills, is filled with history, art studios and restaurants. Enjoy panoramic views of the Verde Valley, spooky ghost tours and charming lodging options.

Go.coolplaces-jerome photo in folder Watson Lake: Watson Lake’s rocky landscape and location within the Prescott National Forest make it a picturesque place to cool down and unplug.

Four miles from downtown Prescott, this is a quiet place to relax and kick back with friends and family. Activities include canoeing, hiking, rock climbing and camping.

Northeastern Arizona

Payson/Strawberry/Pine: Strawberry is dreamy. From the towering pine trees, brisk air and quaint living, it’s hard to believe this travel destination is just two hours north of Gilbert. The drive is

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simply stunning as you watch the mountains morph to lush pines. With a relaxing pace, delicious food and cozy accommodations, Strawberry, just north of Payson, is a perfect spot to relax.

The Strawberry Inn is a self-hosted, eight-bedroom hotel. The stylish, luxury lodge is stunning, but holds the same genuine charm and quaint feel of the town. The navy and red exterior features a clock tower, deck with porch swings and rocking chairs, and a windmill. The interior is farmhouse chic with shiplap, woodsy inspiration from the inn’s surroundings. Everything about this inn, inside and out, is crazy photogenic.

It wasn’t always that way. Carson and Amber Eilers rolled up their sleeves and brought back the once-rustic inn.

“We could tell it was a really charming property,” Amber said. “It has the windmill and the doors and the railings, which were so pretty. We thought we could fix this up.”

The Eilers live in Scottsdale with their young girls and work in real estate. Through their work, they stumbled upon a business listing for the inn.

“It needed a lot of work, and I kind of talked myself out of it,” Carson said.

“Then I showed her and there was no way I was going back on it because she fell in love with it.”

A popular destination for dinner in the area is Old County Inn in nearby Pine. Sit on the deck and curl up with a blanket and heaters for a prime view of the elk moseying across the street.

The menu features wood-fired pizzas, craft-beer-infused green Chile beer cheese and the popular cast-iron cookie for dessert.

Just down the street is The Randall House, which serves coffees, teas, hot chocolate, treats and a hearty breakfast.

On your way out of town, stop by Pine Creek Fudge Ice Cream and Espresso.

Not far south of Strawberry is Tonto

Natural Bridge State Park. The view driving down to the park is incredible, but the road is steep and curvy. Make sure you take a reliable, strong vehicle.

Entrance to the park is $7 per an adult.

The Strawberry Inn, 5073 AZ-87, Strawberry, 928-202-7790, thestrawberryinn.com. Rooms average $85 Sunday to Thursday, and $150-$175 weekends and holidays. Rooms are best suited for adults, but there are rooms with single-size sofa sleepers for kids.

Fossil Creek: Fossil Creek near Payson is known for its crystal-clear waters, waterfalls and trails. It is a two-hour scenic drive northeast from Gilbert. Make time for the one-mile waterfall trail. Permits go on sale one month in advance and are required to park a vehicle within the Fossil Creek area April 1 through October 1.

Reservation Lake: This beautiful lake in the White Mountains, an hour south of Greer, is a playground for fishing, swimming and hiking.

Spend the night under the stars at Reservation Lake Campground, gawk at some of the tallest mountains in Arizona, and don’t be surprised if you spot an elk or two.

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The Sawmill Run Restaurant (sawmillrun.com) in Summerhaven has a cozy cabin vibe that pairs well with its soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and “smokehouse favorites,” such as baby back ribs and sausage.

The Cookie Cabin (thecookiecabin. org) in Summerhaven, a family-owned restaurant, serves giant homemade cookies, some topped with six scoops of ice cream. Its website said that one cookie can feed “four people, two raccoons or one hungry cyclist.” The Cookie Cabin also serves lunch, including pizza and hot dogs.

Nearby at Ski Valley (skithelemmon. com), the lift operates year-round. At the top is the University of Arizona’s SkyCenter (skycenter.arizona.edu). The observatory features SkyNights, with public telescopes.

The Iron Door Restaurant (skithelemmon.com/page3.html) at Ski Valley serves breakfast and lunch with nine

Southern Arizona

Mount Lemmon/ Summerhaven/Ski Valley: Because it is an easy drive, Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalinas northeast of Tucson beckons Gilbert residents looking for heat relief.

Summerhaven, a quaint town at the summit, is 20 to 30 degrees cooler than the desert floor.

The Catalina Highway, surrounded by the Coronado National Forest, is curvy and sometimes a bit congested but the scenery is breathtaking.

There are pullouts along the road as well as designated scenic stops where it is easy to park, stretch your legs and take in the view. Among the most-popular is Windy Point.

You’ll pass Rose Canyon, with a campground and lake perfect for fishing.

Hikes include the Butterfly Trail near the Palisades Visitor Center.

At Summerhaven (mtlemmon.com/ summerhaven), stop at the Mount Lemmon General Store & Gift Shop for snacks, water, souvenirs and, the best part, homemade fudge in more than a dozen mouthwatering flavors.

The Living Rainbow (thelivingrainbow.com) gift shop is another worthy spot.

STRAWBERRY INN sandwich options, homemade soups and chili, appetizers and homemade pies.

There are three campgrounds at Mount Lemmon. Cabins (mtlemmoncabins.com) also are available and they’re as cozy as they look. Other activities include horseback riding, rock climbing, wildlife viewing and birding. Picnic tables are abundant.

Bisbee: Situated in the mountains at an elevation of 5,500 feet, Bisbee is home to cool temps and a quirky artsand-culture scene. Head to the Copper Queen Mine to explore Bisbee’s mining past or stroll the town’s shop-filled streets.

Enjoy wine tasting, pub crawls and even a ghost tour. The historic Copper Queen Hotel and several bed and breakfasts host overnight visitors.

Tribune reporters Niki D’Andrea, Christina Fuoko Karasinski and Lee Shappell contributed to this report, with contributing writers Alison Bailin Batz, Catherine Hathaway and Gloria Knott, and the Arizona Department of Tourism.

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Call 480-898-6465

Appliance Repairs

Appliance Repair Now

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Garage/Doors

Handyman

GARAGE DOOR SERVICE

HANDYMAN 37 years experience.

Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more. Stan, 602-434-6057

East Valley/ Ahwatukee

Broken Springs Replaced Nights/Weekends Bonded/Insured 480-251-8610

Not a licensed contractor

Drywall

JOSE DOMINGUEZ DRYWALL & PAINTING House Painting, Drywall, Reliable, Dependable, Honest!

QUICK RESPONSE TO YOUR CALL! 15 Years Experience • Free Estimates

480.266.4589 josedominguez0224@gmail.com Not a licensed contractor.

Electrical Services HONESTY • INTEGRITY • QUALITY

If It’s Broken, We Can Fix It! • Same Day Service • On-Site Repairs • Servicing All Major Brands • Quality Guaranteed

We Also Buy, Sell & Trade Used Appliances Working or Not

480-659-1400 Licensed & Insured

Cleaning Services

- Ahw Resident Since 1987 -

• Panel Changes and Repairs • Installation of Ceiling Fans • Switches/Outlets • Home Remodel

ALL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932 Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured

Fencing/Gates

Block Fence * Gates

602-789-6929 Roc #057163

http://www.azroc .gov/

Lowest Prices * 30 Yrs Exp Serving Entire Valley

Real Estate for Sale Manufactured Homes

YOU’LL LIKE US - THE BEST!

Cleaning Services www.tmtclean.com (480) 324-1640 MORE CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE! www.EastValleyTribune.com

Your Ad can go ONLINE ANY Day! Call to place your ad online!!

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Garage/Doors

Home Improvement

Landscape Maintenance

GARAGE DOORS

10%

Discount for Seniors &Veterans

Juan Hernandez

Juan Hernandez

TREE

SPRINKLER

Unbeatable Customer Service & Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Drip/Install/Repair

TRIMMING

Not a licensed contractor

25 Years exp (480) 720-3840

25 years exp. Call Now (480) 720-3840

FREE

Painting

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Opener & Door Lubrication with Repair

Irrigation Repair Services Inc.

480-626-4497 www.lifetimegaragedoorsaz.com

Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician

Complete Lawn Service & Weed Control

Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs!

Painting • Flooring • Electrical • Plumbing Drywall • Carpentry • Decks • Tile • More!

Starting @ $60/Month!

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

480-338-4011

Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems

Landscape Maintenance

Handyman

Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

HOME IMPROVEMENTS:

Call Lance White

• Interior/Exterior Painting • Drywall • Wood Repair & Replacement • Stucco • Masonry • Power Washing

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

ROC# 256752

• One Month Free Service

kjelandscape.com • ROC#281191

Call Bruce at 602.670.7038

Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor “When there are days that you can’t depend on them, you can depend on us!”

LLC

Handyman

Services

ROC# 317949

Garbage Disposals Door Installs & Repairs Toilets / Sinks Kitchen & Bath Faucets Most Drywall Repairs

Bathroom Remodeling All Estimates are Free • Call: 520.508.1420 www.husbands2go.com

Ask me about FREE water testing!

REASONABLE HANDYMAN

• Painting • Plumbing • Carpentry • Drywall • Roofing • Block

- Free Estimates -

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ADD COLOR TO YOUR AD!

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602-487-1252

LEGAL NOTICES

• Call or Text for a Free Quote

“No Job Too Small Man!”

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Licensed, Bonded & Insured • ROC #307395

JRWHomeImprovement@gmail.com

Deadline for Sunday's Edition is the Wednesday prior at 5pm.

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Classifieds 480-898-6465

Insured/Bonded Free Estimates

ALL Pro

T R E E

S E R V I C E

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LANDSCAPING, TREES & MAINTENANCE

Tree Trimming • Tree Removal Stump Grinding Storm Damage • Bushes/Shrubs Yard Clean-up Commercial and Residential PMB 435 • 2733 N. Power Rd. • Suite 102 • Mesa dennis@allprotrees.com

480-354-5802

FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPING ★ Monthly Yard Service ★ One-Time Cleanups

Please call Elaine at 480-898-7926 to inquire or email your notice to: legals@evtrib.com and request a quote.

SCRAMBLER: Old Mystery Book Series for the Young Unscramble the letters to fInd the book series.

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2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2014

FREE ESTIMATES!

• Licensed, Bonded Insured for your protection.

ce 1999 Affordable, Quality Work Sin

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Pool Service / Repair

Painting

PHIL’S PRO PAINTING Int / Ext Home Painting 4-Less!

QUALITY PAINT #1 IN SERVICE

Juan Hernandez

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

POOL REPAIR

Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling, Rebar showing, Pool Light out?

480-454-3959

25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Call Juan at

We’ll Beat Any Price!

480-720-3840

ROC #301084

Not a licensed contractor.

Interior/Exterior Painting RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Roofing

Do you suffer from Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Neck Pain, Elbow Pain, Hip Pain, Back Pain, Wrist Pain, Hand Pain, Foot Pain, Ankle Pain?

Let us show you how we can help without surgery with an Innovative New Wellness Solution!

Come have a meal on us at Chandler Downtown Library on Monday 9/10 at 11:30 AM in the Copper Room 22 S. Delaware St. Chandler Or at Chandler Sunset Library Weds at 9/26 at 5:30 PM 4930 W. Ray Rd Chandler

Call or Text to RSVP Anytime 480-252-8714

• Free Estimates • Light Repairs, Drywall • Senior discounts

Roofing

References Available Not a licensed contractor

Call Jason:

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

PHILLIPS ROOFING LLC Member of ABM

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 223367

Over 30 yrs. Experience

Plumbing

Affinity Plumbing LLC 480-487-5541 affinityplumber@gmail.com

www.affinityplumbingaz.com

Your Ahwatukee Plumber & East Valley Neighbor

Only $25 includes up to 1 week online

24/7

Inside & Out Leaks

Bonded

Toilets

Insured

Faucets

Estimates Availabler

To place an ad please call:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Southern Ave and Stapley Drive Intersection Improvements Project No. CP0800 The City of Mesa plans to improve the intersection of Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive. The improvements include widening the intersection to include three through lanes on Stapley Drive, a dedicated right turn lane on eastbound Southern Avenue, and bicycle lanes. Other improvements include new raised medians, curb, gutter, sidewalks, new streetlights and traffic signals.

The project is estimated to begin early 2020 and be completed within a year.

You are invited to attend a Public Meeting to review the proposed improvements and provide your comments. Project exhibits and City staff will be available at the meeting to answer your questions. No formal presentation will be given at this meeting.

Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location: Lindbergh Elementary School-Multi Purpose Room 930 S. Lazona Drive Mesa, AZ 85204 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Rene Powell, Lucy Lopez, or Michele Arrollado with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations at (480) 644-3800. Si usted tiene preguntas de ste Proyecto, favor de llamar a Lucy Lopez, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-3800 Published: East Valley Tribune, Aug. 19, 26, 2018 / 14841

Roofing

Meetings/Events

Understanding and Practice of A Course in Miracles: Intensive ACIM study. Intimate group of serious course students.

Program designed for more one-on-one attention with answers to student questions and a laser-focused approach to living ACIM. Wednesdays 11am 12:15pm at Interfaith Community Spiritual Center: 952 E. Baseline #102 Mesa 85204

Crops of Luv

"My dream is that one day we will be able to give every "wish" child a scrapbook to remind them that dreams do come true."

Jody, co-founder, Ahwatukee based non-profit

Come Join us: Help make embellishments, organize or assist with events, scrapbook, donate your time, money or space.

Teens who need to fill Community Service hours for High School are welcome!

Come be apart of something Awesome!

The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

ACCREDITED BUSINESS ®

Not a licensed contractor

JOBS - JOBS - JOBS Our New Job Board is OPEN! jobs.eastvalleytribune.com

phillipsroofing.org phillipsroofing@msn.com

480-898-6465 class@timespublications.com

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

Meetings/Events

Garage Sale Fri & Sat 7a-11am Household, clothes, kitchen items, furniture, electronics, mason jars, kid items, DVDs, MORE 555 W. Lane Dr Mesa

Anything Plumbing Same Day Service Water Heaters

CR 42 DUAL

All employees verified Free estimates on all roofs 36 Years experience in AZ Licensed contractor since 2006

Watch for Garage Sales & Holiday Bazaars in Classifieds!

You will find Garage Sales easy with their yellow background.

Valleywide

623-873-1626

480-706-1453

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

Any Service

If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, we can help.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous 480-834-9033 www.aamesaaz.org

FREE LIGHT MEAL

I CAN HELP!

FREE ESTIMATES

Public Notices

Meetings/Events Do you want to stop drinking?

Call Alcoholics Anonymous 480-834-9033 www.aamesaaz.org

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Need to hire some help?

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time!

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Plant Questitfill Call The Whi ow Sh Nursery Garden Sat 7-9 am KFYI 550AM Sun 7-9 am KTAR 1230FM

ARIZONA’S LARGEST GROWER DIRECT

NURSERY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS!

MONSOON MADNESS! Tree Sale!

We Deliver & Plant Trees!

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

You’ll See The Difference As Soon As You Arrive!

• Best Trees In Town • Friendly, Knowledgeable Nurserymen • No Commissioned High-Pressure Sales People • Best Price In Town On Quality Trees!

SHADE TREES $ Monster 48” Box Trees 1000’s to Choose From

HUGE GIANT 1500 24” BOX 36” BOX

• Ash • Elm • Mesquite • Palo Verde • Pistachio • Pines UP TO 25’ TALL From Planted & Guaranteed • Compare at $2500

PALMS

TREES

TREES

Arizona’s Best Selection Grower-Direct From Our Farms

UP TO 15’ TALL

Mesquite • Oak • Pistachio Mesquite • Thornless Mesquite Palo Verde • Acacia Ash • Elm • Acacia Palobrea • Ironwood Sissoo • Oak • Ash PLANTED & GUARANTEED Elms & more

299 599

YOUR CHOICE

$

Dates • Bismarkia • California and Mexican Fan • Sycads • Blues And More!

PLANTED & GUARANTEED

$

RED PUSH PISTACHIO Monster 60” Box Trees

Drought Tolerant, Clean, Great Shape!

FROM

2800

$

Compare at $5000

Compare at $1000 Planted & Guaranteed with Tractor Access YOU CAN BUY TIME AT WHITFILLS - SPECIMEN TREES UP TO 30’ TALL. PROFESSIONALLY PLANTED AND GUARANTEED

Compare at 3 for $1399

MAIN TREE FARM 2647 E. Southern Ave. (Phx)

602-268-9096

EAST VALLEY

NORTH PHX/ SCOTTSDALE

Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe

824 E. Glendale Ave.

480-892-2712

602-944-8479

All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher.

STORE HOURS: MON-SAT 8-5:30, SUN 10-4 • LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879

SALE ENDS 9/15/18

Price is good with ad only.

Delivery is $75