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esa Police will launch a new Critical Incident Review Board in about 30 days to more thoroughly critique a wider variety of use-of-force incidents as part of a series of reforms.

The new board culminates 18 months of review of use-of-force policies initiated when former Chief Ramon Batista called in the national Police Executive Research Forum in the wake of two controversial, but non-lethal, cases captured on video in 2018.

Police adopted 66 recommendations for improvements from a March 2019 report and have spent the last nine months reviewing them with a community advisory panel.

When considered as a group, the reforms represent a framework for much tighter oversight of lethal and non-lethal incidents involv-

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A small group of protestors gathered outside Mesa City Council Chambers a few weeks ago to protest police brutality.

(Pablo Robles/ Tribune Staff Photographer)

Apache Trail buffs, ADOT at odds over shattered road

BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor

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n any given weekend afternoon, the Apache Trail looks like one of those ant highways you see on the sidewalk – cars and trucks zipping by in either direction as East Valley sun-seekers take in the fresh air and Old-West ambiance.

That’s how it is, anyway, between Apache Junction and the tiny frontier outpost of Tortilla Flat.

East of there, not so much.

Not so much because a few miles beyond Tortilla Flat the Apache Trail – also known as State Route 88 – has been closed since last summer because �loodwaters from a �irescarred piece of Tonto National Forest tore pieces of the road to shreds.

The shutdown has rankled thousands of East Valley residents and others who are demanding that the state repair the wildly scenic but admittedly primitive road that serves as the shortest link from the Valley to Roosevelt Lake.

More than 18,000 people have signed an

online petition under the museum’s auspices urging the Arizona Department of Transportation to repair the road.

The state has no intention of doing so, meaning that an iconic reminder of the region’s rich history might remain permanently severed.

The road, in fact, is so signi�icant that it’s one reason the East Valley is the East Valley, with its array of prosperous communities whose residents almost never have to give thought to where their precious water comes from.

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Ghost mall to host Mesa �ireworks show

BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor

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f there’s one place in Mesa where a person can practice social distancing, it’s probably Fiesta Mall.

The hulking old shopping center has been closed for two and a half years, except for a Dillard’s clearance center, and even that now has gone away.

With plenty of elbow room in the parking lots, the mall at the northwest corner of U.S. 60 and Alma School Road might seem like a perfect place to shoot off some �ireworks.

And so, it shall be.

Mesa and various community sponsors have moved the Titan Solar Power Arizona Celebration of Freedom out of its usual downtown venue to the mall so that the show can go on with appropriate social distancing to ward off the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The event is scheduled for 9-9:30 p.m.

July 4.

Tempe has canceled all its Fourth of July events – including �ireworks – while Gil-

Then, former M a y o r Scott Smith spearheaded an effort to revive it as the Celebration of Freedom, which featured �ireworks shot from the top of The wild scene in downtown Mesa from past Fourth of July celebrations will be replaced this city govyear by a more sedate fireworks show at the abandoned Fiesta Mall. (City of Mesa) ernment’s bert, Scottsdale and Chandler are mirror- 10-story downtown headquarters. ing Mesa’s bare-bones celebration in the Beginning in 2014, the celebration belief that it is better than nothing. moved a couple blocks north to the Mesa Mesa’s show has a history of moving Convention Center. around.

“It’s really been a great location,” city For years the Mesa Sertoma Club spon- spokesman Kevin Christopher said, “besored �ireworks displays at Mesa Commu- cause you’ve got the Mesa Amphitheatre, nity College, about a mile west of the mall. you’ve got the convention center, you’ve For at least one year, in 2009, the celebration went dark during the Great Recession. ��� FIREWORKS ���� 10

How to protect pets from �ireworks TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

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he 5th of July is the busiest day of the year for shelters across the country and many pets, frightened by the �ireworks, end up wandering away from home.

More pets go missing around and on the Fourth of July than any other holiday. The Arizona Humane Society offers tips to help desensitize pets to �ireworks.

Behavior Modi�ication. Pet owners can use a combination of desensitization and counter-conditioning to help reduce a pet’s anxiety, however AHS’ Behavior Specialists say it needs to be done gradually, during times when you can control the trigger.

Play a recording with the sound that your pet fears at a very low level where they show no fear.

Feed your pet high=value treats like hot dogs or chicken while the recording is playing and stop feeding the treats as soon as the recording is over.

Gradually increase the volume of recording over several sessions – if your

pet shows fear or anxiety during training, stop immediately and start the next session at a lower volume.

ThunderShirts are a calming wrap that applies gentle, constant pressure to a dog’s torso to help them feel safe and calm. It is best to have a pet test the ThunderShirt a few times prior to the holiday.

Proper identi�ication. Ensure pets have current ID tags and updated microchips.

This will greatly increase the chances that a lost pet will be reunited with their owner.

Keep cool. The Fourth of July occurs during one of the hottest months, and panicked pets are subjected to heat stroke. Be sure pets have plenty of shade,

fresh water, and keep pets off the hot pavement.

Keep indoors, distracted. Fireworks and bursts of bright �lashing lights can frighten pets and trigger them to �lee or escape the yard. This can be disastrous on busy streets, especially in the extreme summer heat.

Keep pets away from �irework displays and avoid taking pets to �irework shows.

Turn on the radio or TV to distract pets with severe anxiety.

Know their whereabouts. Do not leave pets unattended in the backyard as the sound of �ireworks can send them over the fence or digging to get out. Additionally, unattended food attracts curious pets onto counter tops or in trash cans. Alcohol and many foods found on your dinner plate can be poisonous for pets.

Report pets in distress. To report signs of animals in distress this summer, call AHS’ emergency animal medical technicians at 602-997-7585 ext. 2073Information: azhumane.org/lost-a-pet. 

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THE MESA TRIBUNE | JUNE 28, 2020

MPS board voices many reopening concerns

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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esa Public Schools Governing Board members last week expressed worries, concerns and hopes during their �irst detailed brie�ing on the district’s still-developing plan for reopening campuses Aug. 4.

The district’s decision to require most students and staff to wear masks on campus triggered a concern about the mandate’s impact on enrollment since a signi�icant portion of parents oppose it.

The thought of young grade-schoolers tackling online classes sparked worries about their ability to learn as well as they would in a classroom.

Still others fretted over whether social distancing protocols in the shadow of a surge in COVID-19 were robbing children of the social bene�its of going to school.

The concerns came as MPS administrators underscored the daunting number of details still to be addressed before they �inalize a reopening plan and present it to the public on July 14.

But even the details that were more or less ironed out caused a justi�iable angst fueled largely by some of the results of the

Looking at feedback during its first presentation of preliminary school reopening plans, Mesa Public Schools administrators found a significant number of parents opposed to requiring students to wear face masks. (Mesa

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feedback the district got from two different surveys.

One survey was conducted early this month in which 27,000 parents, students and staff responded.

The other survey comprised feedback from the 721 parents and community members, 45 students and 637 MPS staffers who listened to the June 18 presentation of the preliminary reopening plan.

Feedback from the June 22 and June 24 presentations had not yet been analyzed.

The broader survey showed while 60 percent of parents want their kids in the classroom in August, 40 percent said they’d be less likely to send them to MPS classrooms if students are required to wear masks.

After hearing the district will require students to wear masks in most cases – unless, for example, for medical reasons – board member Steven Peterson said he was “deeply concerned” about parents taking their kids out of MPS schools.

And if 20 percent of a district’s students choose not to start when the doors open, that would normally translate to a 20 percent drop in aid. And with basic aid at $5,500 per student, that would have taken a real bite out of the money schools get.

The plan also contemplates that schools will be providing more instruction online than in traditional years. Part of that $200 million is earmarked for funding for remote learning.

Potentially more signi�icant, the state will provide full funding even for students who are not sitting in a classroom all day, �ive days a week.

Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the Arizona Association of School Business Of�icials, said this is particularly crucial for districts that want to have more �lexible schedules to reduce the number of students in a classroom at any one time.

For example, he said Eloy schools are

looking at a plan where half the students attend in the morning and then are sent home with assignments for the afternoon.

The other half, having homework in the morning, go to class for the rest of the day.

Without this �lexibility, Essigs said, districts would get funded only on a halftime basis for each student.

There is a catch, though: In order to be eligible, schools actually must be open to all students �ive days a week.

That does not preclude a district from deciding that they want their students going on alternate days to limit the number of youngsters in any classroom.

But it does mean that if a parent has nowhere else to send a child, the school must agree to take him or her every day – not just the days the student otherwise would attend – even if it means that child remains in the library.

Noting the absence of data on what charters and competing districts are doing on the issue of mandatory face masks, Peterson said: “I’m not sure that we’ve really listened to the parents with what you’ve presented in the sense that the vast majority of parents did not want face coverings. But yet we’re saying we want face coverings.

Somehow we’re not in synch with what parents are telling you.

“It sounds like to me you’ve taken the safe road and I understand why. I think it’s great if we could do that, but I’m not sure, as I’ve mentioned before, that the free enterprise system is going to allow us to do that … I’m gravely concerned that our parents will choose other options for that.”

Board member Jenny Richardson added another concern to that.

Calling masks “a lightning rod of strong feeling both pro and con,” Richardson said her “number one concern” over a mask requirement, especially for elementary students, was more basic and applied to more than just masks.

“My number one concern is that it in our effort to be safe, you may be hampering

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Ducey rolls out aid, changes to reopen schools

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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rizona schools will divide up $270 million in federal cash to help them get started when classes resume.

The plan by Gov. Doug Ducey includes $200 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to protect schools against budget shortfalls due to anticipated declining enrollment.

In essence, it guarantees that schools will have at least 98 percent of the state aid they were getting this past school year.

That is crucial as state aid is based on the number of students in attendance.

And a survey done last month by the political consulting �irm of HighGround found 20 percent of adults with children in school said they would not send them back next year given fears of COVID-19.

“This plan provides schools with the �lexibility to ensure Arizona students continue to receive a quality education, whether through distance learning or in the classroom,’’ the governor said, adding it “provides parents with options that work best for their families.’’

Chris Kotterman, lobbyist for the Arizona School Boards Association, said that guaranteed funding and �lexibility is the thing that is the most crucial for schools.

The only question, he said, is whether there’s really enough money in the plan.

“I hope that that $200 million holds up,’’ he said.

On top of that $200 million, the plan allocates another $69 million that Ducey received from the CARES program. The largest share of that, $40 million, is earmarked for bridging the “digital divide.’’

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ing Mesa of�icers that cause serious injury.

More people would be watching than ever before. An of�icer-involved shooting would trigger three teams of investigations—criminal, administrative and the new advanced training unit.

The advanced training unit’s function is to spot trends in use-of-force incidents and to correct potential errors immediately through additional training rather than waiting months until an of�icer’s annual pro�iciency training.

“It’s a comprehensive review that looks at the legality aspect, the policy aspect and the training aspect,’’ Assistant Chief Lee Rankin said. “It’s been a long, painstaking process. This demonstrates not only the commitment of this department, but of the city.’’

He said the department is now incorporating the reforms into its daily operations during an implementation stage.

“This represents a signi�icant change in the way we do business,’’ Rankin said.

But for some protesters and critics, the changes are not signi�icant enough.

Pastor Andre Miller, who participated on a community advisory panel that was briefed on the series of reforms, criticized the new board before its creation.

He contends that it’s too much like the department’s current low-pro�ile use-of-

force board and does not provide an opportunity for adequate civilian oversight of police behavior.

In both the previous and new boards, civilians are relegated to a non-voting advisory role, possibly providing some input but with no teeth in changing the way the department operates, he said.

“I really think that’s like smoke and mirrors. That’s really nothing,’’ Miller said.

He said what Mesa Police need is true oversight with civilians voting on such issues as whether a shooting is justi�ied or if

there should be a policy change.

But Mesa’s charter bars civilian review.

“I think it would be outside the scope of my ability to have citizens have a vote,’’ Rankin said.

Creation of a civilian police review board was one of the demands made by a group of about 50 protestors who marched on City Hall in a peaceful but confrontational protest two weeks ago, accusing Mesa of�icers of brutality in a series of shootings and other incidents.

At the protest, Miller said he wanted a proposal on a civilian law enforcement review board added to the Nov. 3 election ballot – which is unlikely since the deadline for �iling initiatives for the Nov. 4 ballot is July 2.

A civilian review board would require a change in Mesa’s City Charter, which expressly prohibits such a board.

Miller said he would need to collect about 8,000 valid signatures to place such a proposal on the ballot or would have to convince City Council to place it on the ballot.

But Miller said he has only one �irm yes vote for such a ballot measure, from Councilman Jeremy Whittaker. He also said that because of the steep charter hurdle, it seems premature to bring forward a speci�ic proposal.

In the end, he said, it may be better to mount a drive to recall Mesa Mayor John

Giles, whom he views as an obstacle to a civilian review board.

“If he wins the election and nothing is done, we will recall the mayor,’’ Miller said.

That also requires the 8,000 signatures to get on the ballot.

Giles said that city of�icials are in the preliminary stages of exploring the concept of adding civilian review. He said he neither supports nor opposes it but that he is open to improving the Police Department in a variety of ways.

“I hate to scrap that before it is up and running,’’ Giles said about the new Critical Incident Review Board. “Our Police Department is very committed to it.’’

Unless Miller has 8,000 signatures ready to submit by July 1, it is impossible to get a civilian review question on the ballot until 2022, Giles said. He said the city’s deadline for submitting ballot questions already has passed.

“It allows us to be more thoughtful, to allow all of the stakeholders to come together, not in a rushed way,’’ Giles said. “I want to build trust in the community and I want to do the right thing.’’

“We have started looking into implicit bias. All of us come into every situation with implicit bias. We all have some baggage. We are committed to being better,’’ he said.

shot Sewell in the buttocks because he feared for his life during what one of�icer described as “an extremely violent altercation’’ on Dec. 6, outside the Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, 1656 S. Alma School Rd. Police said Sewell was one of three men extremely intoxicated, after drinking at the bar for three or four hours, ringing up a $129 bar tab, according to Mesa police report.

The report said the three men became belligerent, objecting when the manager refused to serve them any more alcohol.

The manager told police that Sewell and his friends, Cian Philip MacHale and Gordon Wayne Keane, refused to leave when they were asked to do so three times.

Eventually, the group of men left and paid their tab, but the manager called police to have them put on a trespassing list so they would not return, the report said.

The �ight started when police approached the group outside the bar in a parking lot and Sewell refused to give them his name. Sewell agreed to put his hands behind his back but fought of�icers when they attempted to handcuff him, throwing two of�icers against a nearby light pole.

Police deployed a taser stun gun, but to no avail. Chisler said he shot Sewell after determining his fellow of�icers couldn’t bring him under arrest.

Another of�icer reported, “we were losing control over him,’’ adding that Chisler seemed “downtrodden’’ after the shooting.

Chisler told police he had concerns about whether Sewell was armed because Sewell made motions with his hands toward his waistband, where weapons are often hidden.

Of�icers said they never had an oppor-

tunity to pat down Sewell, to see if he was armed because the �ight erupted so quickly, the report said.

“After reviewing the evidence of this shooting, Chief (Ken) Cost had signi�icant concerns with Of�icer Nathan Chisler’s actions. Chief Cost initiated a professional standards investigation regarding the conduct of Of�icer Chisler in this case,’’ according to a Mesa police press release.

The Mesa Police Association issued a statement criticizing Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel for �iling a criminal complaint against Chisler.

“Typically, these cases are �irst reviewed by a grand jury before charges are �iled,” the association said. “We are disappointed Ms. Adel chose to circumvent that process and we vehemently disagree with her decision. We respect due process – one that’s free from political in�luence – for all people.” 

Mesa Pastor Andre Miller suggested he might try to recall Mayor John Giles over the issue of a citizens review board. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Photographer)

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Mesa cop charged in shooting unarmed man

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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Mesa police of�icer has been charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of an intoxicated unarmed man who fought with of�icers outside a sports bar while they were trying to arrest him.

Of�icer Nathan Chisler also was served with a notice that the Mesa police plan to �ire him after an internal affairs investigation in the non-fatal of shooting of Randy Sewell, 45.

Sewell was accused of aggravated assault on a police of�icer and several lesser charges – including resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing and failure to provide his true name to of�icers.

Chisler told police during the internal affairs investigation that he intentionally

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Landslides and deterioration of Apache Trail, right, prevent motorists from traversing its length between Tortilla Flat eastbound to Roosevelt Lake and prevent East Valley residents from reaching the sprawling Apache Lake Marina. ((Save the Apache Trail/Special to the Tribune)

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The origins of the trail are lost in time, but it seems Native Americans traveled the route long before Europeans arrived here.

After that, settlers found themselves at the mercy of the capricious Salt River, sometimes in �lood and sometimes in drought, a yearly gamble with the elements and hardly any basis for long-term prosperity.

With other Western regions in the same predicament, Congress in 1902 passed the Reclamation Act, which provided federal funding for dams and irrigation projects in the nation’s arid regions. That led quickly to the formation of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, the forerunner to today’s Salt River Project.

Soon enough, plans were afoot to dam the Salt River 60 miles east of Mesa. Planners decided it would be less expensive to haul supplies to there from Mesa than from Globe, even though no road existed for doing so. Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix issued bonds totaling $75,000 to build it.

“Construction of the road was one of the more dif�icult and hazardous components of the dam project,” according to an of�icial SRP history published in 2017.

“Apache laborers, who possessed skills in dry masonry and grading, signed on to the road construction crews,” it says.

“Some of the retaining walls they built using only �itted stones with no mortar outlasted the concrete and steel walls built by the project’s engineers.”

The road was substantially �inished by September 1905, and in its �irst month, according to the SRP history, more than 1.5 million pounds of freight moved laboriously up the hilly, winding course.

A lot of that stuff came from the Wong family grocery store at the corner of Mesa

Drive and Main Street. The building survived until a few years ago, when it was razed for a light-rail parking lot.

When the dam was completed in 1911, Theodore Roosevelt himself rode the Apache Trail to dedicate the structure named in his honor. It appears he enjoyed the ride.

“The Apache Trail combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magni�icence of the Grand Canyon, and then adds an inde�inable something that none others have. To me, it is the most awe-inspiring and sublimely beautiful,” Roosevelt said.

The “inde�inable something” that Roosevelt praised has drawn legions of adventuresome drivers over the past century, though truth be told the awesome scenery may have been too much for some to resist: It is said that you can still �ind the wrecks of cars that plunged off the roadway’s unguarded edges a half-century ago.

Over the years the Trail fed recreation and tourism in that reach of the Superstition Wilderness – one favorite site be-

ing the Apache Lake Marina and Resort, reachable only via the rustic roadway.

Then, last summer, disaster struck.

In June the human-caused Woodbury Fire consumed almost 124,000 acres of the Tonto National Forest. In September a storm dumped some 5 inches of rain onto the �ire scar and the runoff ravaged 14 miles of the unpaved road. Seven miles between Fish Creek Hill and the entrance to the marina remain closed.

That cut off access to Apache Lake from the East Valley except for those willing to drive �irst to Globe so they could reach it via the Apache Trail from the northeast.

Starved for customers, the resort and marina closed in October.

That the road remains closed is frustrating to John Schempf, chairman of Apache Trail attractions at the Superstition Mountain Museum in Apache Junction.

Referring to the Apaches who carved out the road, Schempf said, “They built it in less than a year, and they did it with pick and shovel. Now it’s been closed almost a year, and I don’t understand why,

Apache Trail is a challenge for most motorists but a rockslide has made it virtually useless. (Special to the Tribune)

with modern technology and equipment, we cannot get it open.”

ADOT, which maintains the road, is adamant that it will not be reopened anytime soon.

“Because of widespread and extensive damage to the landscape from the Woodbury Fire, additional damage from massive �lash �looding is not just possible but likely until vegetation recovers,” ADOT told The Tribune via e-mail. “This process will take several years.”

The ADOT statement added, “While ADOT has worked aggressively to maintain access to Canyon Lake, Tortilla Flat and Apache Lake, the seven miles between Fish Creek Hill overlook and Apache Lake will remain closed inde�initely because of the inevitability that �lash �looding from the Woodbury Fire burn scar will add to the already massive damage this unpaved section has suffered and the potential for �looding to trap and/or harm the public.”

Schempf doesn’t buy that explanation.

“It was an extraordinary storm we had last year,” he said. “It wouldn’t have made any difference if there was a �ire or not, it still would have washed the road out.

That’s what happens in the Superstitions.”

Schempf said no one is asking ADOT to actually improve or pave the road, and that money for repairs is available from federal emergency relief funds. ADOT’s website says the repair bill would total in the millions.

Schempf said that in addition to the marina closing, the road blockage has negatively affected recreational destinations at Roosevelt Lake, in Globe and near Superior.

“A lot of people like to go the whole circle around – go out the Apache Trail and then come back by Boyce Thompson Arboretum or vice versa,” Schempf said. “It used to make a really nice circle trip.” 

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This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which causes the nerves to begin to degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.

determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. As long as you have not sustained at least 95% nerve damage there is hope!

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NOTE: Once you have sustained 95% nerve loss, there is likely nothing that we can do for you.

3) How much treatment will your condition require?

Aspen Medical will do a chronic pain and neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage as a public service to you and/or your family and friends. This neuropathy/ pain severity examination will consist of a detailed sensory evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and a detailed analysis of the findings of your neuropathy.

The treatment that is provided at Aspen Medical has three main goals.

1) Increase blood flow 2) Stimulate and increase small fiber nerves 3) Decrease brain-based pain The treatment to increase blood flow, stimulate small nerve fibers and get you back to health is our new $50,000.00 SANEXAS UNIT!

As you can see in Figure 2, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not get the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.

The main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. There is now a facility right here in Mesa that offers you hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side effects.

(See the special neuropathy severity examination at the end of this article) In order to effectively treat your neuropathy three factors must be determined.

1) What is the underlying cause?

2) How much nerve damage has been sustained.

In addition, we use a state-of-the-art diagnostics like the TM Flow diagnostic unit to accurately determine the increase in blood flow and a small skin biopsy to accurately determine the increase in small nerve fibers!

The Sanexas electric cell signaling system delivers energy to the affected area of your body at varying wavelengths, including both low-frequency and middle-frequency signals. It also uses amplitude modulated (AM) and frequency modulated (FM) signaling.

During a treatment session, the Sanexas system automatically changes to simultaneously deliver AM and FM electric cell signal energy.

THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT SANEXAS IS COVERED BY MEDICARE AND MOST INSURANCE! Depending on your coverage, your treatment could be little to no cost to you!

The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be

Aspen Medical will be offering this chronic pain and neuropathy severity examination from now until June 30, 2020. Call 480274-3157 to make an appointment to determine if your chronic pain and peripheral neuropathy can be successfully treated.

Due to our very busy office schedule, we are limiting this FREE consultation offer to the first 15 callers. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SUFFER ANOTHER MINUTE, CALL Call 480-274-3157 … NOW! We are extremely busy and if your call goes to our voicemail, please leave a message and we will get back to you asap.

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During the most recent protest, Miller criticized the city for devoting $50 million from the $90 million it received in federal pandemic relief funds to public safety.

The remaining $40 million went to a wide range of expanded social services including food distribution, efforts to prevent homelessness, laptops for elementary school students and programs to aid the homeless.

“Police have turned into warriors, not guardians. I don’t need the military showing up at my door for a mental health problem,’’ Miller said.

The forum performed an analysis of 1,609 use-of-force incidents involving 552 of�icers between July 2015 and June 2018.

It found that 88 percent of subjects involved in the incidents were men and the average age was 32.

A racial breakdown showed that 22 percent of subjects involved in physical confrontations with police were Hispanic, who make up 27.4 percent of Mesa’s population.

But while Blacks comprise only 3.7 percent of Mesa’s population, they were involved in 13 percent of use-of-force incidents.

“The median number of reports an of�icer was involved in was four, and 23 of�icers were involved in 15 or more reports,’’ the analysis said. “A relatively small number of of�icers are involved in incidents

approved funding for forensic supplies.

“What we are seeing in the media is not what we are seeing in Mesa,’’ East Mesa Councilman Kevin Thompson said.

But Whittaker said he supports putting a civilian review proposal on the ballot, even if it requires a special election.

“I don’t have an issue with an oversight committee. Why shouldn’t the voters have a place to go’’ to air their grievances, he said.

However, Whittaker said Mesa is still a conservative city and a civilian review board does not appear to have much support.

“I don’t think it would pass,’’ Whittaker said.

Councilman Dave Luna said any proposal should be vetted by Mesa’s Human Relations Commission.

Councilman Francisco Heredia Phoenix Pastor Reginald Trotter said Mesa officers brutalized his son during an arrest last year. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff said he generally supports the conPhotographer) cept of civilian oversight, but he said such a major change should not be rushed requiring use-of-force reports, with some onto the ballot without a thorough review. apparent outliers involved in a dispropor“I want to see a better policy around actionate number of reports.’’ countability and use-of-force and not havSpeakers at the recent city council meeting militarized equipment,’’ Heredia said. ing urged a delay in police funding, rallyGiles has been attempting to address the ing behind the national Defund the Police racial issue up front since the May 25 slaymovement. They argued the money would ing of George Floyd in Minneapolis was be better spent on behavioral health praccaptured on video, igniting a wave of protitioners than on armed of�icers. tests nationwide, including two in Mesa.

Council dismissed their complaints and

got the whole campus there so you could have activities inside where it’s air-conditioned, you could have activities outside, obviously including �ireworks, all the music, all the displays, the Revolutionary War re-enactment.”

All of that has been pared back this year to just the �ireworks and patriotic music over the radio provided by event co-sponsor KOOL-FM 94.5 radio.

Christopher said the mall lot has room for about 1,300 vehicles, using every-other space.

People can watch the �ireworks either from inside their vehicles or from the vacant spot on their passenger side. The �ireworks will be shot from the south side of

A few other rules apply: • No pop-up tents or canopies are al-

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the mall complex.

If the mall lots �ill up, Christopher noted that there are other potential viewing areas along Longmore and Alma School roads and Southern Avenue.

Other sites had been considered, Christopher said, and Mesa didn’t nail down the Fiesta proposal until about June 1.

“We wanted to do something,” he said.

“Obviously we wanted to consider safety and social distancing with the pandemic.

In this case we were able to keep the �ireworks going and doing it a safe way.”

The city is asking people to wear masks if they can’t maintain at least a 6-foot separation between their group and others.

There will be on-site toilets that will be cleaned between each use.

And, not unmindful of America’s volatile

political mood at the moment, the Mesa Police Department will be on the lookout for possible trouble.

The department issued the following statement in that regard: “Mesa police will monitor the �ireworks show as they have with previous Arizona Celebration of Freedom events and other large city events. If people start to gather in the Fiesta Mall parking lots with signs to demonstrate or protest, they will be asked to move outside the event area.

“This will probably be along Southern Avenue. People can certainly have political signs or symbols on their vehicles as a way of expressing their freedom of speech.”

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Giles has acknowledged the existence of “systemic racism’’ in society and said the Floyd’s death marks a “watershed moment,’’ where society needs to address inequities in the treatment of minorities.

“I want to build trust in the community and I want to do the right thing,’’ Giles said.

Beyond the Critical Incident Review Board and beefed up training, the reforms focus mostly on common sense suggestions, such as making use-of-force statistics more readily available.

Yellow tasers would replace black tasers, making them easier to distinguish from a handgun. The same concept would be applied to shotguns used to �ire less lethal bean bag rounds.

One recommendation police rejected, however, was to eliminate use of the carotid maneuver, with the report saying it requires too much training for too few incidents.

Instead, Mesa police chose to keep the maneuver as one additional tool that could save an of�icer’s life. Instead, it adopted the forum’s recommendation to clarify a policy that authorizes the maneuver only when an of�icer’s life is in danger.

The carotid maneuver’s goal is to force the person �ighting with an of�icer to pass out. Choke holds, which restrict breathing and can end in death, are not allowed.

Police statistics show the maneuver has been used sparingly, three times in 2016, one in 2017, three in 2018 and two in 2019.  lowed.

• No alcohol, glass bottles, weapons, outside �ireworks, laser pointers.

• Bicycle riding in the event area is prohibited.

• Only ADA-approved motor scooters or carts are allowed.

• No weapons, no outside �ireworks such as sparklers, and no clothing with gangrelated colors or symbols.

• No smoking or vaping.

Despite the limited nature of this year’s event, Mayor John Giles said the city was happy to do what it could.

“We are proud to maintain a Fourth of July tradition in Mesa by presenting an amazing drive-in �ireworks show you can safely watch from inside or just outside your car,” Giles said in a statement. 

Contact Paul Maryniak at 480-898-5647 or pmaryniak@timespublications.com

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Jobless bene�it claims continue rising in Arizona

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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nother 30,000-plus Arizonans �iled for unemployment bene�its this past week, a sign that the state economy is far from recovery.

The new �irst-time claims are about 7,000 above the prior week and bring to more than 631,000 the number of Arizonans who records of the state Department of Economic Security show have sought unemployment compensation since the middle of March.

That’s on top of another 189,000 who the agency said applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a special federally funded program for the self-employed, contract workers and others ineligible for regular state bene�its.

That �igure may include some who had previously applied for those regular bene�its but then sought PUA when they were rejected.

It was the middle of March when Gov. Doug Ducey imposed restrictions on business operations, following by his stay-athome order.

Food box distribution changes in Mesa start this week

A couple changes are in the works for people who rely on food boxes distributed at the Mesa Convention Center at 263 N. Center Ave. This week, there is no distribution Friday because of Independence Day weekend. People are asked to come by the Convention Center noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1.

But this will be the last Wednesday when food boxes will be distributed. Starting the week of July 5, they will be distributed only on Fridays from 7 a.m. to noon.

Procedures for the drive thru distribution remain the same. People should empty the trunks of their vehicles and a volunteer will load their vehicle with food. Anyone feeling sick should stay home, the city advises.

Meanwhile, the House of Refuge recently distributed its 1,000th box of food in partnership with the City of Mesa and Midwest Food Bank.

The distribution is contactless and is held 7-10 a.m.

Thursdays and Fridays at the House of Refuge, 6935 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa.

MCC students win $10K top prize in national contest

The Mesa Community College Up to Us team won top honors and $10,000 in the Up to Us National College Competition for its efforts in raising awareness of the national debt and America’s fiscal problems.

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Some of those outright bans are now gone, replaced with requirements for distancing and other restrictions. But those in turn have limited the number of customers for some establishments, particularly bars and restaurants – a sector of the economy that has been among the hardest hit.

Other businesses continue to suffer, even with permission to reopen, as they �ind many Arizonans are still hesitant about going to crowded places or get into airplanes.

And the latter has a ripple effect on the hotel industry which has seen employment cut close to just half of levels of a year ago.

The new numbers come as the of�icial unemployment rate reported last week dropped from 13.4 percent in April to 8.9 percent in May. That would seem to run counter to an increasing number of claims for bene�its.

But state of�icials acknowledged – as has the federal of Bureau of Labor Statistics – that there has been a misclassi�ication of certain people as working. When that is factored out, the actual jobless rate for Arizona last month was 11 percent.

The COVID-19 outbreak also has curbed the ability to get people to respond to the

survey of 60,000 households nationwide – between 1,200 and 1,300 of those in Arizona – asking if they are working and, if not, whether they are looking.

In January, that response rate was 80 percent. By May it had dropped to 59.1 percent.

The of�icial employment numbers re�lect what was going on more than a month ago; the �igures from DES indicate more current trends of people seeking bene�its.

Complicating all that is how DES keeps its own numbers of those �iling claims.

On paper, the agency says there have been more than 700,000 �irst-time claims for regular bene�its.

DES spokesman Brett Bezio said that by his agency’s reckoning, there actually have been about 631,000 “unduplicated’’ initial claims.

Part of the difference may be due to how some companies furlough workers.

For example, a �irm may require employees to take off one week without pay every four weeks. During that week, the person is eligible for bene�its.

The following week there are no bene�its as the person is back on the job – un-

til several weeks later when he or she is again without work or salary.

Bezio said some people may simply reopen their existing claims while others may �ile a new claim.

That on-again, off-again employment also has ripple effects through the unemployment rate which is calculated based on that household survey taken during the seven-day period starting the 12th day of each month.

Workers who are off that week are counted if they were chosen in the survey while those who were off the prior week or the following week are not.

All this comes while DES Security is reporting new cases of fraud as the agency is being �looded with claims, legitimate and otherwise.

Efforts to combat that, in turn, delayed sending out checks as scheduled on Monday.

“We understand that this additional processing may create additional hardships for you and your family,’’ DES said in a Twitter post. “We thank you for your patience and partnership in safeguarding unemployment assistance for Arizonans.’’ 

MCC is the first community college in the eight-year history of the award to receive this recognition.

The MCC student team, led by Class of 2020 graduate Shelby Lynch, developed a multi-faceted campaign focused on raising awareness about the national debt and starting a dialogue on building a sustainable economic future for Americans.

The team engaged with fellow students during the fall 2019 semester through a series of targeted events, awareness surveys, classroom presentations, campus partnerships, engagement with college administrators and social media content.

The MCC team staged a Halloween-themed “National Debt House of Horrors” to introduce students to “scary” facts about the national debt, held a debt trivia contest and presented a satirical skit of the world in 2032 if the national debt continues to skyrocket.

The team also included Aaron Millett, Mitchell Stewart, Gabriel Castaneda, Landon Kea and Bailee Shupe.

student involvement in school, church and community activities, academic achievements, educational goals, and an essay on the importance of patriotic organizations.

Budd performed many hours of community service as an active member of his school’s Robotics Club, the Life Teen Mission at his church, and the Boy Scouts of America. He has also earned the Eagle Scout award with the Boy Scouts, the President’s Volunteer Service Award, and the Mesa Public Schools Career and Technical Education Achievement Award.

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #26 President Patricia Lugo said her organization raises funds to help defray college expenses for veterans and their children and American Legion family members. Nationally, the American Legion Auxiliary awards more than $13.5 million each year in various scholarships.

Information: ALAforVeterans.org.

& Aging promotes health and well-being to homebound adults, family caregivers, faith communities and grandfamilies.

“One positive outcome from this terrible pandemic is how quickly, intensely and consistently our staff, volunteers and the community at large came together to ensure that the elderly and vulnerable individuals we serve were provided for,” said Area Agency on Aging President and CEO Mary Lynn Kasunic. “It shows, beyond question, that our community shares a very big heart.”

Information: aaaphx.org.

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Westwood High grad earns Legion Auxiliary scholarship

The American Legion Auxiliary awarded Joshua Levi Budd of Westwood High School Class of 2020 the Children of Warriors National President’s Scholarship. Budd’s $5,000 award will go toward his tuition at Arizona State University’s Ira Fulton School of Engineering next fall.

Students from throughout the State of Arizona submitted entries for the scholarship, and criteria included

Agency on the Aging helping elderly in pandemic

The Area Agency on Aging’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Operation Hope: Helping Older People Eat, is providing food, water and essential supplies to thousands of older and vulnerable people in Maricopa County.

The program provided 100 gift cards for Duet staff and volunteers to distribute to grandparents raising grandchildren across the Valley. Duet Partners in Health

Hadassah chapter seeking interested women from EV

The Devorah chapter of Hadassah is looking for new members in the East Valley.

“If you’d like to connect and join, we would love to have you,” a spokeswoman said. “Even though we’re not holding regular activities in the traditional way at this time, we are doing Zoom events such as a book club and some meetings. We are also looking to put something together to play mahjong, meet as social groups with varying interests and to just see each other.”

The group also has a monthly food drive to help people during these challenging times.

The group prides itself on offering members both social opportunities and a way to help the community.

Interested women can contact ann.hadassah@gmail. com. 

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the ability for our elementary school students to enjoy school,” she said.

She noted that elementary kids will stay in the same classroom even for lunch, won’t be allowed to mingle with friends and children from other classes and grades during recess and will largely be forbidden from congregating.

That runs contrary to the nature of little kids, Richardson said, saying they like being in close contact with others.

“My concern is that we’re balancing safety with practicality and with parents’ desire for what they want their campus to look like,” she said.

But board member Marcie Hutchinson said she was concerned that “while it seems like we’re focusing on parent choice, we don’t have school if we don’t have employees.” She noted that a number of employees have compromised immune systems or live in multi-generational households with high-risk older relatives.

"I think while it’s very important to listen to parents,” Hutchinson continued, “we also have to listen to scientists and those that would create a safe working environment where our employees will

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Online

Live and recorded worship on our website.

Children, Youth & Family Ministry Vacation Bible School

MPS administrators gave the Governing Board this timeline for finalizing campus reopening plans. Both parents and teachers will be asked next month to choose one of three reopening options. (Mesa Public Schools)

come back to work.

“We have to remember that we have a teacher shortage. We have a bus driver shortage. We have an aides shortage and what I’m not seeing in the plan is the voice of employees and I’ve had some emails on that as well.”

Hutchinson also noted that the number of students overwhelmed the number of sinks in schools where they could even wash their hands.

“We don’t have nearly enough places for frequent hand-washing or more sanitiz-

ing to take place,” Hutchinson said, calling bathrooms “germ havens” and fearing hand-sanitizing will be a particular problem in high schools.

Since students would have to use water bottles, Hutchinson also worried if needy families with multiple children in the district will be able to afford enough water bottles and masks.

Board member Kiana Sears said she was “very impressed” with the interactive nature of many online programs for grades K-6 offered by companies.

Dr. Tracy Yslas, executive director of teaching and learning, said the district is �inishing negotiations with those providers and will be integrating their products with the district’s platforms to better align the online and classroom curriculums.

But Richardson expressed concern that some teachers would have to juggle between classroom and online instruction in the hybrid model that combines both types of learning.

She said a modi�ied classroom-online model would be better on a daily morning-afternoon basis rather than having classroom instruction a couple days and online learning other days.

She felt that a morning-afternoon schedule would make it easier for teachers to ensure consistency in what students are learning.

Peterson was especially concerned about the quality of the all-online instruction for K-6 students.

Yslas appeared to agree with Peterson, who said parents criticized the quality of K-6 online programming in the last quarter of the 2019-20 school year.

She said the district has had more time to develop a more effective program, although Richardson wondered how those

children “will feel part of their neighborhood school.”

“Can they get what they need to be successful?” she asked, adding “There’s a huge learning curve for teachers” as well.

Added Hutchinson: “It’s not only a huge learning curve for teachers but my goodness, for parents. The parent is going to have to learn how to operate the device…

We’re going to have to train not only our teachers but train our parents.”

All these and other concerns eventually prompted board President Elaine Miner to say: “The governing board doesn’t have all the answers.”

“We’re just watching this unfold the exact same way as all of our parents,” she continued. “This is a community effort and we’re trying to make the best of a very, very challenging and dif�icult situation that just got laid upon us at a moment’s notice.”

And with still many details that needed to be addressed, Miner worried about how the fourth quarter closures and the coming new rules for being on campus will affect students’ emotional and mental health.

“I know we’ve heard from some experts on why all of these protocols are very important but there’s also experts that are coming out and talking about the social emotional issues that they are very very concerned about, that they are watching occur during this isolation,” she said.

She worried about the impact of social-distancing protocols that keep kids from mingling with friends from another class on the playground or in the cafeteria and said: “It isn’t just learning in school that takes place. There is a social-developmental piece to going to school that we want to make sure we’re not extracting when we are trying to put in all of our place all of these protocols.”

“I look at the social emotional well-being of our children and over the summer,” she said. “I have been observing how challenging it has been for some children to be isolated from other children and how this is affecting their morale there. Some kids are getting more depressed.”

She said she worried “if we become so sterile that we forget one of the big reasons we have them come together and why they choose not to have online school – because there’s so many bene�its from being in a social setting and social setting means contact, being closer. So, I understand that that is where the challenge lies.” 

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Ducey OK with unmasked rallies, not bar patrons

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ov. Doug Ducey is defending indoor political rallies with thousands of people without masks even as he admitted the only way Arizona will stop the upward trend of infections is if people mask up and stay home.

“People’s rights to assemble are not going to be infringed,’’ the governor said Thursday when asked about his attendance at a Trump rally earlier this week at a packed north Phoenix church with about 3,000 people, the majority of who did not have face coverings.

Ducey is expected to attend two events this week with Vice President Pence, one in Tucson that has been billed as a campaign stop.

The governor also brushed aside questions about how requiring people to wear masks – now the law in Phoenix and Scottsdale – interferes with their right to assemble.

“It’s in the First Amendment,’’ he said.

At the same time, however, the governor announced the state Department of Liquor Licenses and Control had sent notices to eight Scottsdale bars which he said were not complying with the new “guidance’’ he issued last week to ensure

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The report says that the closure of schools earlier this year brought into focus the fact that many students lack access to the internet at home.

Much of that cash will go to expanding access to broadband in rural Arizona, with a new connection to Flagstaff by the end of next year and plans for more conduit and �iber along Interstate 19 from Tucson to Nogales.

What’s not in there, however, is any cash to purchase computers or highspeed modems for individual students.

But aides to the governor said schools may have access to other funds, including $27 million that state schools chief Kathy Hoffman has in discretionary dollars.

Another $20 million is set aside to help kids catch up on what many of them missed after in-person instruction disappeared when the governor and Hoffman

Conceding virus cases are trending upward, Gov. Doug Ducey defended political rallies while simultaneously advising people to stay home as much as possible. (Capital Media Services)

protection of employees and patrons.

That agency is empowered to take away the right of any of these establishments to serve alcohol.

“The crowded social gatherings that

shuttered schools in the middle of March.

These funds, however, would be given out in grants, with eligibility based on various indicators of academic need and accessibility to resources. Traditional school districts and charter operations would apply for one-time funding.

And the governor also is putting $6 million into the Arizona Teachers Academy he got lawmakers to create several years ago in a bid to convince more college students to go into the classroom by paying for their college tuition.

What makes that necessary is that the COVID-19 outbreak has only exacerbated the number of older teachers leaving the profession, exacerbating what the governor’s of�ice is calling the “Gray Wave’’ or “Silver Tsunami.’’

Those additional dollars, on top of $15 million already in the state budget, should provide enough to pay the tuition of another approximately 1,200 college students.

we’ve seen must be minimized,’’ he said.

All this is occurring as Ducey announced that the rate of COVID-19 infection in Arizona will continue to rise.

“I don’t want there to be illusion or sug-

One thing not in the plan is what are expected to be higher transportation costs.

Essigs said that schools won’t be able to �ill buses with students, as had been done before, and yet still maintain the required social distancing. That, he said, will result in more trips, meaning more gasoline and, eventually, more wear-andtear on buses.

Aides to Ducey said that schools have direct access to other dollars, including funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that could be directed to cover some of those costs.

Overall, Essigs said, he sees the plan as a positive development.

“At least it’s better than what it was before,’’ he said Other elements include: • $1 million for “school innovation microgrants’’ for innovative programs; • An identical amount for new vehicles for the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind;

ar-coated expectations,’’ he said. “We expect that our numbers will be worse next week and the week following, in terms of cases and hospitalizations.’’

Arizona added 3,056 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 63,030.

There also were another 27 deaths reported, with that tally now at 1,490.

Health of�icials reported a record 2,453 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 611 in intensive-care beds, just shy of the record of 614 set a few days earlier.

And hospitals are now using 85 percent of their beds for all kinds of patients and 88 percent of ICU beds.

Finally, more than one out of every �ive tests for the virus is coming back positive.

What eventually will turn that around, Ducey said, is the fact that he agreed a week ago to allow cities and counties to impose face mask requirements.

He has refused to do this on a statewide basis. But the governor said the fact that 75 percent of the state now is under such a local mandate should �inally result in the state turning the corner – for the moment.

“What we’re going to deal with now over the next 30 or 40 days, I believe will slow the spread of this virus,’’ the governor said.

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• $700,000 to expand the Beat the Odds program to help train school leaders, particularly in rural and underperforming schools; • $500,000 for the Teach for America program to provide tutoring to children de�ined as the most in need.

And school district will be exempt from normal procurement rules – meaning going out and soliciting bids – for cleaning supplies and any other personal protective equipment needed. 

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Contact Paul Maryniak at 480-898-5647 or pmaryniak@ timespublications.com

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State AG to enforce gay discrimination ban

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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ttorney General Mark Brnovich is going to begin enforcing Arizona’s civil rights laws against private employers who discriminate based on someone’s sexual orientation.

In a new court �iling, Brnovich said that he now considers the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to be binding in all cases of sex discrimination in the workplace and will interpret the law that way even though state legislators have not amended Arizona’s own statutes.

The attorney general acknowledged that the Legislature is free to come in and amend the Arizona Civil Rights Act to speci�ically say that sexual orientation or transgender status is not covered under the state law.

But, absent some legislative direction, Brnovich said that’s how he’ll enforce the law from now on.

Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he �irst wants to see how broad is the Supreme Court decision. He said a lot of what happens next could depend on whether the ruling covers only employment discrimination or other forms, like housing or public accommodation.

But Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee,

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“And then we will have a period of time,’’ he explained. “And then we will head into a second wave.’’

Ducey, who dissolved his stay-at-home order in the middle of last month after six weeks, said he is not prepared to reinstate it.

But the governor did say that, mandate or not, people should stay at home when they don’t need to be out.

“Go out and get a haircut,’’ he said. “Get something to eat. And go home.’’

Dr. Cara Christ, his health director,

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said he’s not sure such a move to limit the scope of Arizona’s anti-discrimination laws – assuming there were the votes for it – would make sense.

The case involves Jane Bruer who had been employed at Phillips Law Group.

What got the state involved is that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General’s Of�ice would not issue her a “rightto-sue’’ letter because her allegations of sex discrimination were not within the agency’s jurisdictions.

She then sued Brnovich, seeking a court ruling that the de�inition of “sex’’ within the Arizona law also includes “sexual orientation, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity and expression.’’

In the new court �iling, Brnovich is asking the court to throw out the claim, saying Bruer did get to sue after getting one of those “right-to-sue’’ letters from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That case, he said, is now settled.

Brnovich said the dispute is now moot based on the June 15 Supreme Court ruling and said his Civil Rights Division “will now review cases alleging employment discrimination because of sexual orientation or transgender status.’’

“For decades, the Arizona courts have looked to the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretations of Title VII in determining the

echoed that message.

“You are safer at home with your household contacts,’’ she said. And Christ said there are things people need to consider if and when they do go out.

“Indoor spaces are riskier than being outdoors,’’ she said. And the more people there are, Christ said, the greater the risk of infection.

But the governor said none of that convinces him that gatherings should be restricted -- or that those in attendance should be required to wear personal protective equipment.

“In terms of the rights of people to

scope of the similarly worded Arizona Civil Rights Act Unlawful Employment Practices Statute,’’ the �iling said.

“The Division has done the same and will do so with regard to Bostock as well, now that, for the �irst time, the court has held that Title VII protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation or transgender status.’’

Brnovich did give lawmakers who may disagree an escape clause of sorts.

“The Arizona Legislature may, of course, pass legislation clarifying that the de�inition of ‘sex’ in the ... statute did not include sexual orientation or transgender status,’’ he wrote. “Legislatures often pass legislation to correct a court’s statutory interpretation to which they disagree.’’

Brnovich spokesman Ryan Anderson said there’s a good reason for Arizona to follow the Supreme Court precedent.

“It avoids the state from potentially incurring potentially unnecessary litigation costs in the future,’’ he said. “And, legally, it is consistent with what the Supreme Court decided.’’

Allen said it would have been nice if the justices, in their decision, had left the issue up to lawmakers.

“Once again, the courts have jumped in when we were kind of sorting this thing out for ourselves politically,’’ he said.

“The administration and the state were just trying to �igure out where the new

peacefully assemble, those rights are not going to be infringed,’’ Ducey said.

“It is an election year in the United States,’’ he said. “And people’s constitutional rights will be protected.’’

Instead, he said, it’s up to those who go to protect themselves, just as he is now doing.

“Wearing a mask is a huge part of avoiding contracting this virus,’’ Ducey said.

“Also physically distancing from people,’’ he continued. “And I’m going to continue to do that going forward.’’

Ducey also defended the travel plans by both Trump and Pence.

lines are and stuff like that,’’ Allen continued. “And the courts could have just deferred to the states to try to �igure this out.’’

Anyway, he said, it makes little sense for lawmakers to try to effectively overturn the high court ruling, at least in Arizona.

“We could do that, and we could be successful for awhile,’’ Allen said.

“But I’m not sure it would hold up’’ against any future court challenge, he said.

“I mean, you’re �ighting a battle that’s already been fought.’’

Anderson said there are many reasons that individuals would want to �ile sex discrimination claims under the Arizona law. Most crucial, he said, is the state can usually reach a decision as to whether discrimination has taken place within months and, if necessary, �ile suit on that person’s behalf in under a year.

By contrast, Anderson said, taking cases through the EEOC can take �ive to seven years to resolve.

Until last week’s Supreme Court ruling, there was no statewide protection for gays and transgender people against sex discrimination.

Several Arizona cities do have their own ordinances. And a 2003 executive order by then-Gov. Janet Napolitano, still in effect, makes it illegal for state agencies to discriminate in employment practices based on sexual orientation. 

“The president and vice president have a job,’’ he said.

“I have a job,’’ Ducey continued. “We’re not going to get in the way of the job that they have to do.’’

Anyway, the governor said, both are focused on places like Arizona and “states that are having issues to address that in its turn.’’

Pence is going to Yuma this coming week to meet with Ducey to discuss the state’s response to COVID-19. And the vice president’s planned visit to Tucson is billed as part of his “Faith in America’’ tour and not as of�icial business. 

Contact Paul Maryniak at 480-898-5647 or pmaryniak@timespublications.com

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Keeping medications after they are no longer needed creates a health risk for children and others.

One in six older adults regularly uses a potentially dangerous combination of prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medications.

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Mesa artist �inds warm reception in Montana

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esa artist Linda Glover Gooch is traveling north this summer and taking some cool canvases.

“Intertwined with Living Waters: The Art of Linda Glover Gooch” is featured at the Hockaday Museum of Art in downtown Kalispell, Montana, through Aug. 1.

Occupying a 1904 Carnegie Library building on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum celebrates the cultural life of the Flathead Valley and the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park.

It is named for artist Hugh Hockaday (1892–1968), who had moved to the area after a career as a commercial artist.

Included in the exhibition are some of Gooch’s oil paintings, �ield studies and sketches focusing on water in various forms – including rivers, fog, snow and clouds.

Inspired by Arizona and Montana landscapes, her art depicts the Salt River, Grand Canyon and Glacier National Parks and Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, about 20 miles from the museum.

“I consider the exhibition a divinely inspired journey,” said Gooch, the museum’s “Timeless Legacy Patrons Choice Award” recipient in 2017 and 2019 that is part of its annual exhibition and fundraiser, “A Timeless Legacy: Women Artists of Glacier.”

Gooch said her exhibited work “consists of depicting the Earth’s most valuable asset, water, the source which all life needs to survive.”

“My intent is to express the life-giving force that nourishes the earth as it spreads across the land,” she said. “There is a deeper spiritual meaning to me which pertains to my faith, but on the surface level, water can have a calming and peaceful effect to humankind.

“On the creative side, it’s just beautiful and inspiring to paint.”

Museum curator Pat Roath said Gooch “feels strongly about the therapeutic ef-

Mesa artist Linda Glover Gooch prefers to work en plein air and has found inspiration in her many trips throughout Arizona, studying the Grand Canyon and the state’s dramatic skies. (Facebook)

Born in Banning, California, Gooch moved to Mesa in 2001. She and her husband Joe have a daughter Lindsey and son Seth and two grandchildren, all living in the city.

In addition to the Hockaday exhibition, Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona, in the Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village, shows her work. It can also be seen at her Mesa studio by appointment (goochstudio@gmail. com).

In 2008, she had a lifechanging religious experience and four years later became an associate pastor at Christ to the Nations Church in Linda Glover Gooch titled this painting “Nature’s Ballet.” She is a featured artist at the east Mesa.

Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Montana. (Courtesy of Linda Glover Gooch) “By doing

fects of painting ‘plein air’ – that is, “outside on site” – and of creative endeavor in general.

“The theme of water was chosen by her to tie her deep reverence for her subjects together with that healing force — water as the representation of what ties all life together,” Roath added.

so, my art changed as well,” she said. “I now paint from a different place inside of me, with His help. I do believe His life in me comes out in my work.”

For example, in “Nature’s Ballet,” painted in studio from a photo of trees taken at the Salt River, she “saw the water . . . as a continuing force,” Roath said.

“Sometimes it nourishes them, sometimes it pushes and reshapes them, yet they are still standing and established,” Roath said. “It’s a re�lection of living a life of faith, maintaining balance and always established by your roots.”

In college, Gooch took art-education classes and, beginning in 1984, taught art workshops, including at the Scottsdale Artists’ School. For 30 years, she has preferred to work en plein air.

“Multiple trips and many hours on location throughout Arizona, studying the Grand Canyon and the dramatic skies of Arizona are the basis for much of my work,” she said.

Alyssa Cordova, executive director of the Hockaday, said, “Linda’s time spent in nature comes through in subtle but important ways such as capturing the color of light on mountain snow peaks or the movement of clouds over a grassy plain.

“Visitors will also enjoy a rare sneak peek into her artist process, as the exhibition includes several studies and sketches for her larger works as well as two displays of her outdoor painting supplies and easels.”

Gooch describes her style as Impressionistic with realistic re�inement. “I don’t go for photo realism because I love the medium of paint. I want to see the texture,” she said.

Roath added, “Linda’s plein air sketches re�lect the immediacy of her environment with their impressionistic freedom and quick strokes.

“But she is fully a 21st century artist with her dramatic formats and ‘real’ landscapes,” she said. “Her palette is that of nature, but it’s also imbued with her own sense of wonder and delight with the scene she is describing with her paints.” 

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Two win big as Spencer’s 4 millionth customers

BY ANNIKA TOMLIN AFN Staff Writer

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wo Spencer’s TV & Appliance customers were awarded major shopping sprees at its original location in Mesa recently.

Patti Everts of Scottsdale and Richard Holmes of Peoria each won $10,000 to spend at the store for being its 4 millionth transaction.

John Polainer, the Scottsdale location’s general manager, gave them certi�icates.

He also served as the salesperson who sold Everts her appliances at the Scottsdale store.

Everts’ prize-winning trip was her �irst visit to Spencer’s.

“I bought a whole new kitchen,” Everts said gleefully. “I bought everything that a kitchen should be—a washer and dryer, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher, the whole kitchen.”

Everts said she’s never won anything like this. At �irst, she thought the phone

Scottsdale Spencer’s TV & Appliances General Manager John Polainer, center, awards the 4 millionth transaction winners Richard Holmes and Patti Everts. (Annika Tomlin/AFN Staff)

call from Spencer’s was a trick.

“I received a phone call in the afternoon, and I thought I was punked; I really did,” Everts said matter of factly. “I didn’t know the person calling me. I didn’t recognize the number on my cellphone. I was trying to be excited for him, but I didn’t want to be super excited and be wrong.

“Then John (Polainer), my salesperson, calls me about an hour later and congratulated me and then I knew it was real.”

Everts is not sure how she will spend her $10,000, but she’s excited to return to Spencer’s when she is ready.

Holmes is a longtime customer of Spencer’s and was also surprised that

he had won.

“One of the managers let me know,” Holmes said. “I was surprised and right after that the salesman called me.”

To enter into the competition, Holmes bought a new stove and refrigerator. He bought all of his appliances at Spencer’s in the last 15 years.

Holmes had also never won something to the magnitude of this prize.

“My �irst experience with them was really good and every experience since has been great so I just keep coming back,” Holmes said.

He already used most of the gift on more appliances and will �inish + using the winnings and continue to be “a Spencer’s customer forever.”

“We got another new stove and another new refrigerator, and a deep freezer and a TV. Now we’re just waiting to get some more stuff,” Holmes said.

After buying a new stove, Holmes sold his other one but now has three refrigerators and a freezer in his house.

Spencer’s has 10 Valleywide locations that are practicing social distancing during the pandemic and offers virtual listings of its appliances on its website.

Polainer was happy to award the winners and is hopeful that by next year the company will have reached the 5 millionth transaction mark. 

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Mesa naturopathic health clinic said the pandemic is turning more people to its concierge-style medical service that eliminates medical insurance and networks.

Through a monthly membership fee or a pay-as-you-go option, Keystone Natural Family Medicine at 10153 E. Hampton Ave. offers naturopathic doctors who use botanical medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, hydrotherapy and nutrition for children and adults.

The clinic said its services are especially important amid rising unemployment fueled by the pandemic.

Alden Witte, 49, an East Valley father of two children, was concerned that his selfemployed status put him at risk for healthcare coverage.

“Traditional insurance plans come with

hefty prices and no guarantees for actual care,” said Witte, who said he was drawn to Keystone Natural Family Medicine’s pricing model.

“Quality care, naturopathic approach, all-inclusive model at a price my family could easily afford seemed almost too good to be true; it was like discovering a big secret,” he said.

Keystone, founded in 2011, said its direct primary care model offers “more attentive, personalized service; better continuity of care and greater simplicity for doctors – all without the hefty price tag.”

For monthly membership and enrollment fee – services cost $20 per month for children under 17, $50 for adults ages 18-50 and $75 for those over 51. Pricing includes all well and sick visits, sports and annual physicals, sauna, cold laser and EKG. The monthly membership also provides

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reduce fees for nutrient IV treatment, nebulizer breathing treatments, B12 shots, acupuncture, cupping and minor surgery.

Dr. Kristen Bishop, lead doctor and medical advisor at Keystone, oversees all care

and the residency program and advocates for patients’ rights, increasing awareness for naturopathic medicine and overall reform of the health insurance market.

“Concierge-style medicine should not be only available to the 1 percent,” Bishop said. “We believe that quality healthcare should be available to the masses.”

The clinic boasts of more than 2000 active patients receiving primary care and a focus on “healthy immune systems and the naturopathic approach to achieving overall health.”

“Many people confuse health insurance for healthcare and those are not the same topics,” said Bishop, “There is one plus that we owe to the pandemic: people are �inally starting to take their immune system more seriously and it’s becoming a mainstream narrative.”

Information: keystonemedicine.com or 480-535-5688.

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SW Mesa needs city to help curb airlines’ noise

Here I am beating the same old drum again and again: the same low, loud jets going over seconds apart day in and day out relentlessly over northwest Mesa, ruining our personal lives.

Outdoor fun is almost nonexistent nowadays – unless you enjoy roaring jets going over every minute or so. Jets as low as 501 feet have blown us away overhead. Southwest jets (the loudest and lowest of them all) sound as though they are going to land on our roof tops.

Numerous noise complaints are being made to Sky harbor and the FAA. They think it’s funny and even respond with sarcasm – an insult to everyone.

The roaring never seems to stop. Complaining seems to be all we can do although it is ignored by nearly everyone.

It’s obvious we cannot challenge Sky harbor or the FAA alone but the City of Mesa can. Can we count on some intervention from Mesa on our behalf?

Phoenix was able to rewrite the entire flight path away from itself suing the FAA while our city’s lead-

ership stood by and watched it happen – if they paid any attention to it at all.

We in northwest Mesa are sick of being ignored.

Our home values are being drastically affected by the jets. Our air quality is being affected the same as it would be next to a freeway.

What is the city of Mesa willing to step up and do for northwest Mesa residents?

Alone, we stand no chance and have to live with the lies and bad treatment from Sky Harbor and the FAA. But with the help of the city, change can happen if it intervenes with some muscle.

The City of Mesa spends lots of time dealing with special developments and what is seen as spending lavish amounts of taxpayer money on things voters disapproved of.

Why is it the city cannot fix the problem we have to endure?

An airport committee for Mesa was suggested many times. Is Mesa for some reason afraid to stand up to Sky harbor and the FAA? The citizens of northwest Mesa need the help of the City of Mesa to get this jet noise mess changed and modified and the altitude raised

1,000 feet so we can start to live our lives once again in good health.

-Bob Lamb

Apache Junction mayor slammed on masks

Even before the governor’s press conference June 17 was over, cities and towns began announcing their own mask mandates.

Unfortunately, Apache Junction Mayor Jeff Serdy failed to show the same leadership, and refused to mandate masks in public spaces.

Mayor Serdy has decided that the health and safety of Apache Junction is not a priority; his popularity is.

Arizona’s cases of COVID-19 are surging and deaths are soon to follow. This decision, this mayor, is a detriment to public health.

It is not only the government’s right but the government’s responsibility to protect the public’s health and to respond to emergencies and crises.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a county-wide mask mandate, making Apache Junction the only community in all of the

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Phoenix metropolitan area that is not interested in protecting the public’s health.

Many concerned citizens of Apache Junction have stated that they intend to shop in Mesa. They now deem Apache Junction as too dangerous to shop in, so they are taking steps they feel necessary to protect themselves, their family and those around them.

Many of these people have been ostracized by others in the community, including by city council candidates.

The facts are abundantly clear; wearing a mask may not offer much protection to you, but they protect others around you. I will no longer tolerate officials trying to misrepresent the facts for political purposes.

This politically driven misinformation campaign is the direct reason why masks have become a political statement, as opposed to a public health measure.

Leadership is about making decisions that might seem unpopular or politically damaging to you for the good of society. The mayor has made the wrong decision and has lost my trust.

-Bobby Bauders

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Red Mtn. plays it safe, suspends football workouts

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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s football programs across the East Valley adjust to limitations surrounding summer workouts, Red Mountain head football coach Mike Peterson elected to suspend his program’s camp for two weeks.

Peterson announced the suspension last Sunday in an email to players and parents, citing safety concerns for all involved with the program. His decision comes in the midst of a surge in positive coronavirus cases in the state, making Arizona a hotspot for the potentially deadly virus.

“We just decided it wasn’t worth it,” Peterson said. “When we �inally get together with everyone full force, I don’t want it to be at someone’s funeral.”

Peterson said there have been no known cases of the virus within his program. Regardless, there are different circumstances surrounding those both directly and indirectly involved at Red Mountain that could be susceptible to severe illness.

Defensive coordinator Kyle Enders has severe asthma, according to Peterson, as well as a newborn at home. Jorge Pinero, who has served as the defensive coordinator for the junior varsity team at Red Mountain, is expecting a newborn any day.

Assistant freshman coach Joe Eulate and assistant junior varsity coach Mike Runge both care for ailing parents, according to Peterson’s email. Additionally, Peterson’s daughter is also severely asthmatic.

Those with compromised immune symptoms and with underlying health conditions, including asthma, are among those most susceptible for severe illness caused by the virus.

“I could only imagine the list of things kids have going on at home,” Peterson said. “We are just trying to keep every-

Red Mountain head football coach Mike Peterson announced his program would suspend summer workouts until at least July 6 as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Arizona. (Zach Alvira/Tribune Staff)

one safe. Colleges aren’t practicing yet.

The pros aren’t practicing yet but us high school guys feel like we need to rush into things.

“I just don’t want someone to get sick when they didn’t have to because we wanted to practice football.”

Despite the two-week hiatus, Red Mountain will only miss about a week’s worth of workouts, according to Peterson.

The team generally takes a break following the July 4th holiday every summer. This year, the Mountain Lions broke a week early and hope to resume workouts on July 6. However, Peterson said whether they resume following the holiday depends entirely on the state’s status with the pandemic.

“We are going to try and get back together after a couple of calm weeks off,” Peterson said. “We normally have a break

around that time anyway, so we are really only missing four days of workouts.”

So far, Red Mountain is the only known Mesa district program to have suspended workouts due to the pandemic. Schools began summer workouts on June 8 in limited fashion, as the district called for social distancing, groups of 10 or less and barred the use of shared equipment, such as footballs.

While other surrounding districts released similar plans, many of which also gave schools a timeline for when they are able to move into different phases and ease restrictions. Mesa, meanwhile, instructed teams to only move into a second phase once state of�icials deemed it safe to do so. Thus far, Arizona remains in the �irst phase of the government’s gated reopening plan.

Chandler Uni�ied School District restricted its programs from moving on to

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the second phase of its reopening plan.

Initially, teams were scheduled to move into phase two on Thursday, June 18, but of�icials informed schools to remain in the initial stage.

Gilbert Public Schools, which opened summer camps on June 1, was the �irst to move into phase two of its own return-toplay plan on June 15. Gilbert teams were the �irst to be able to use footballs and conduct workouts in large groups since schools were closed in mid-March due to the virus.

Schools being at different stages of summer workouts has many coaches across the state concerned, including Peterson.

While East and West Valley schools have begun workouts, those in metro Phoenix have yet to take the �ield. Schools in southern Arizona are also barred from beginning workouts.

“It’s tough for us to see some teams doing one-on-ones and using footballs while others aren’t allowed to do anything,” Peterson said. “The AIA is a state organization. At least tell us what to do so we are all on the same playing �ield.”

David Hines, the executive director of the AIA said schools are in control of their own summer programs. The AIA of�icially becomes in charge on the �irst day of of�icial practices on July 27.

Hines praised Peterson and Red Mountain for doing what it believes is best for the players.

“The biggest issue we deal with is we don’t know what we don’t know,” Hines said. “We are trying to bring back kids closely and keep them in small groups but when they go home, we don’t know what they’re doing.

“Each district and school, especially during the summer, has local control and will do what they believe is in the best interest of their kids.” 

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA MESA GATEWAY SHARED USE PATH PROJECT NO. CP0529 FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. MES-0(236)D ADOT TRACS No. 0000 MA MES T0209 01C DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted.pdf attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: The project includes a 1.8 mile long, 10-foot wide asphalt pavement pathway along Loop 202 from Elliot Road to Hawes Road and path lighting improvements. A pedestrian crossing signal will also be built at Warner Road crossing. Project also includes some hardscape, irrigation and landscape improvements and various fencing along the pathway.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $1,600,000 to $2,200,000.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna. horn@mesaaz.gov.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process.

All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc. com/arcEOC/PWell_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans.

NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $46, which is non-refundable regardless of whether the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.”

Work shall be completed within 210 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for Federal-Aid Projects.

1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (Exhibit C.32) 3. Certificate with Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (Exhibit C.33) 4. Affidavit of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurances with a DBE goal of 11.98% (Exhibit C.34A) The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.

The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259). Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

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BETH HUNING City Engineer

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CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CALL OF ELECTION

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the July 8, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

1. ZON19-00871 (District 6) Within the 1700 block of South Crismon Road (west side). Located north of Baseline Road on the west side of Crismon Road (11± acres). Rezoning from LC to LC-PAD with a Council Use Permit for residential uses within a commercial zoning district; and Site Plan Review.

This request will allow for the development of apartments, a hotel, and a restaurant within a mixed-use development. Michael Holman, Overland Development, applicant; Overland Senior Housing Mesa AZ LLC, owner.

2. ZON19-00872 (District 6) Within the 1400 to 1600 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (west side); within the 10500 to 10800 blocks of East Southern Avenue (south side); within the 10500 to 10800 blocks of East Hampton Avenue (north side); and within the 10300 to 10800 blocks of East Hampton Avenue (south side). Located west of Signal Butte Road and south of Southern Avenue (81.4± acres). Rezone from LC-PAD and LC-PADBIZ to LC-PAD, RM-4-PAD and RM-5-PAD; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a mixed-use development. Reese Anderson, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Signal Butte BFC, LLC, owner.

THE SUPERSTITION FIRE & MEDICAL DISTRICT HEREBY NOTIFIES THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF ALL PRECINCTS WITHIN THE SUPERSTITION FIRE & MEDICAL DISTRICT THAT THREE (3) VACANCIES WILL OCCUR ON THE SUPERSTITION FIRE & MEDICAL DISTRICT FIRE BOARD AT THE GENERAL ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

THE LAST DATE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE PETITIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS IS JULY 6, 2020 AT 5:00 P.M. AT THE PINAL COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, CANDIDATE FILING OFFICE, 31 N PINAL ST, FLORENCE, AZ 85132.

THIS ELECTION IS NON-PARTISAN. THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS OCTOBER 5, 2020.

CONTACT THE PINAL COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT FOR ANY PARTICULARS CONCERNING THIS ELECTION. Published: East Valley Tribune June 28, July 5, 2020 / 30756

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3. Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 1, Chapter 20, by adding Section 10 that allows the City Council or Mayor, when a state of emergency has been declared, to authorize the City Manager to temporarily suspend enforcement, modify, or allow alternatives to requirements and specifications to the Mesa City Code to mitigate the impacts of the emergency. (Citywide) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 28th day of June 2020.

DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, June 28, 2020 / 31419

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Obituaries Shirley Anne Neill Shirley Anne Neill (nee Adamson) of Raleigh, NC passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020. She was born on June 16, 1928 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Her parents were Holton N. and Birdie (nee Bruce) Adamson.

She is survived by a son, Richard Mitchell, and his spouse Mary (nee Swarr) of Raleigh, NC and a daughter, Shirley Mitchell, of Tucson, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd (Gene) Neill, of Mesa, AZ and a daughter, Jennie Carnes, of Cottonwood, AZ. She is also survived by four grandchildren. Adam and Paul Mitchell of Raleigh, NC, Jerret Carnes of Phoenix, AZ and Rose Barnett of Tucson, AZ. She will be interred with her late husband in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. She resided in Mesa from 1965 to 2005.

Shirley lived all over the world as a spouse of an Air Force member. She worked for the federal government for 20 years including at Williams AFB. She was an avid NASCAR fan and a lover of rescue dachshunds. She lived a full life and will be greatly missed.

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Obituaries Catherine Lucille Adams Catherine Lucille Adams passed away June 9, 2020, in Orland Park, IL. She was born December 5, 1926 in Fairmont, WV to Chauncey and Lu Esta (Canfield) Bright.

She was preceded in death by her husband, brother Getsel Bright, and daughter Catherine Jenkins. She is survived by her grandsons, John Jenkins, Adam (Kimberly) Jenkins, and Justin (Sally) Jenkins, her great grandsons Ethan, Alexander, Lucas, Jeremiah, and Justin, sister in law Nell Bright, and many extended family members and friends.

In keeping with Lucille's wishes, cremation services were entrusted to Simplicity Funeral.

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FAMILY COURT FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF HAWAl'I NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING (By Publication) CASE NUMBER FC-A. 20-1-6009 In the Matter of the Adoption of female child born October 29, 2008 by Steven Patrick Sabat, legal spouse of Prana Jetamia (Lackey-Macfield) Sabat, the child(ren)'s legal parent, Petitioner(s). THE STATE OF HAWAI'I TO: DAVID ANDREW PROVOST, Name of Non-Consenting Parent/Legal Guardian/Legal Custodian, 7726 Baseline Road #207, Mesa, AZ 85209, Address of Non-Consenting Parent/Legal Guardian/Legal Custodian YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the attached Petition of the above-identified child(ren) born to Prana Jetamia Sabat, the child(ren)'s mother, has been filed in the Family Court, First Circuit, State of Hawai'i. THE PETITION ALLEGES that your consent to the adoption of the abovenamed child(ren) by the above -named Petitioner(s) is not required and may be dispensed with pursuant to Section 578-2(c) of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS), as amended. A hearing on the Petitioner will be held on August 11, 2020 at 1:30 pm at the Family Court of the First Circuit located at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Kapolei Courthouse , 4675 Kapolei Courthouse, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Third Floor , Kapolei, Hawai'i, 96707. IF YOU FAIL to appear at the hearing noted above or if you fail to file a writt en response to the allegations stated in the Petition for Petition, further action be taken , including the granting of the adoptio n, without further notice to you. Your written response should be addressed to the : Presiding Judge, Family Court, First Circuit , 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawai'i, 96707, ATTN: SPECIAL DIVIS ION CALENDAR CLERK. FAILURE TO OBEY this Notice may result in an entry of default and default judgment against you. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the child(ren), the adoptive parent(s) , and the natural parents have rights under HRS Section 578-15 regarding confidentiality of adoption records after the child(ren) reach/reaches age 18.

DATE: June 23, 2020, CLERK'S SIGNATURE: /s/ R. Sabagala THIS NOTICE SHALL NOT BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED BETWEEN 10:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M. ON PREMISES NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , UNLESS A JUDGE OF THIS COURT PERMITS, IN WRITING ON THIS NOTICE, PERSONAL DELIVERY DURING THOSE HOURS. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, and other applicab le state and federal laws, if you require accommodation for a disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator at the First Circuit Family Court office by telephone at 9548200, fax 954-8308, or via email at adarequest@ courts.hawaii.gov at least ten (10) days prior to your hearing or appointment date. Please call the Family Court Service Center at 954-8290 if you have any questions about forms or procedures. Published: East Valley Tribune, June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2020 / 31543

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• 3.8 Cu. Ft. • 12 Wash Cycles • 2 Water Levels • 5 Temperature Options • Power Wash Agitator MVWC416FW CLOSEOUT

DRYER

• Large 7.0 cu. ft.

Capacity • Wrinkle Control Option • Heavy-Duty Motor MEDC415EW CLOSEOUT

429

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• 1.6 Cu. Ft. • 1000 Watts • Glass Turntable • 10 Power Levels FFMV1645TS CLOSEOUT

30” RANGE

23 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR

• PureSource® Filtration • Adjustable Store-MoreTM Shelves • Deli Drawer • Gallon Bins FFSS2315TS

• 4.9 Cu. Ft. Capacity • Quick Boil • 5 Heating Elements • Store-More Drawer FFEF3052TS CLOSEOUT

DISHWASHER • 14 Place Settings • 4 Cycles • Heated Dry FFCD2418US

299 1999

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18 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR • 2 Adjustable Glass Shelves • Fixed Gallon Door Shelves • Sealed Drawers with Glass Cover GRM183TW

469

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STAINLESS STEEL 23 CU. FT. SIDE BY SIDE

• Deli Drawer • LED Lighting • Crisper Shelves FFSS2314QS CLOSEOUT

799

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25.5 CU. FT. FRENCH DOOR REFRIGERATOR • Twin Cooling Plus

• LED Lighting

• Gallon Door Storage

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1199

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** NO INTEREST IF PAID IN FULL IN 12 MONTHS. $799.00 Minimum Purchase Required Minimum Payments Required 30.79% APR If the promotional balance is not paid in full by the end for the promotional period or, to the extent permitted by law, if you make a late payment, interest will be imposed from the date of purchase at the APR noted above. This APR is as of 7/4/2019 and will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Your card agreement, the terms of the offer and applicable law govern this transaction including increasing APRs and fees and terminating the promotional period.

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