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New projects boost Airpark Area, the city’s youngest employment corridor Four large office/light industrial projects built speculatively in Chandler’s Airpark Area are ready for tenants. They will collectively bring thousands more employees to the city.

Chandler officials are hoping the projects, all located along Cooper Road from Loop 202 to Germann Road, will add vitality to the city’s youngest employment corridor in the 9-mile master-planned area around Chandler Municipal Airport.

The projects are as follows: Mach 1 (developer Trammell Crow), a 205,000-square-feet business park east of Cooper Road and south of the Santan Loop 202.

Ascend (developer Irgens Partners) a 400,000-square-feet development located on the northwest corner of Germann and Cooper roads, has completed an 82,000-square-feet building from its first phase.

Metro Chandler (developers Meritex and Metro Commercial Properties), which has completed two buildings of 122,000 square feet and 89,000 square feet, suitable for light manufacturing, located on the northwest corner of Germann and Cooper roads.

Tiburon at Chandler Airport (developer Tiburon Development) consists of three buildings, ranging from 24,000 to 28,000 square feet, suitable for light industrial use. To come in its second phase is a threestory building for office use. The development, earlier called Puerto del Viaje, is located on the southeast corner of Germann and Cooper roads.

James Smith, economic development program manager for Chandler, said that the City did not extend any incentives to the developers.

“These developers have shown a strong confidence in this market in Chandler and in our future,” he said.

“They may not fill up right away, but we do believe that there are companies that are going to be interested in being here.”

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has held an open house that was attended by nearly 100 brokers. The Class A suburban office spaces could be leased to a single tenant or multitenants.

“The type of buildings we have are probably going to attract large, corporate America-type of tenants,” said Joe Ihrke, senior vice president.

“We have some prospects looking at the project. We’re actually quite pleased at the amount of activity that the property is generating at this early stage of completion.”

Ihrke said that Trammell Crow selected Chandler for its “extremely strong demographics.

“We feel like the strong demographics of Chandler Gilbert, the strong, highly educated work force, great school systems, all of that bodes well for employers looking to hire employees,” he said.

Also along Loop 202 and just a block away, Gilbert’s new 250-acre employment center, Rivulon, will eventually construct 3.5 million square feet of office and retail space.

Isagenix, its first large tenant, moved its headquarters from Chandler’s Price Corridor to Rivulon in March.

Is Chandler wary of an over-supply of office space in the area?

Smith does not think so. “One of the things that both developments have going for them is excellent freeway access,” he said, adding that companies increasingly want visibility of their signs from the freeway.

Access to the highly educated population in the Southeast Valley is also on top of the list of attractions, he said.

Moreover, Smith said, Chandler needs new properties to recruit companies to the area.

“If we don’t have inventory, then they pass us up,” he said. “By having them in Chandler on the market ready to be leased, it just really gets us in the game for companies that are looking to be in the region.”

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The Jet’s menu actually includes four different kinds of crust, including hand-tossed, thin and New York style.

But its best-known item is the deepdish, especially when served as the “8 Corner,” a rectangular pizza cut into eight squares. The “8 Corner” weighs in at $14.99, but other pizzas are priced from $7.99 to $11.

The menu also includes the usual array of subs, salads and wings, and if you go for the pizza you can get your crust flavored with such things as parmesan, Cajun seasoning and—for those of you who can’t make up your mind between pizza and a bagel— poppy seeds. Seriously, I cannot get behind poppy seeds in my pizza crust.

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its version of the “Cinderella” ballet at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23, and again at 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 24. Tickets are $16 and $22. Go to www.chandlercenter.org for more info.

Every time I drive through roads under repair and get to the other side and see the sign “End Road Work,” I think: “Yes! Let’s put an end to road work! I know that these guys with the helmets and heavy equipment are really just there to slow me down.”

Apparently, that’s not what “End Road Work” means. But I’ll be looking for that sign this month as I drive McQueen road between Chandler Heights and Riggs roads. That’s where Grey Mountain Construction LLC will be spending $4 million widening the roadway, adding a second lane, plus bike lanes and turn lanes. Let’s hear it for road work!

Former Chandler teacher Erica Flynn, 31, was sentenced April 8 to 11 years in prison for manslaughter and three years’ probation for endangerment. Flynn drove drunk and crashed into a car driven by Kathleen Mae Searcy, 66, on Dec. 27, 2014, killing Searcy. The sentencing followed a plea deal with prosecutors.

How many ways can you tell the story of Cinderella?

There’s the original story, Disney’s movie, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, all well known.

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by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, who also brought us “Peter and the Wolf.”

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Google developed the self-driving carts crossing the roads. The test period car test program to improve motorists’ is “open-ended.” safety, according to Jennifer Haroon, Riding in the cars are test drivers head of Google’s business operations for trained to take over the vehicle at any self-driving cars. time. If the car isn’t operating the way “About 33,000 people die on the roads it should, they’ll take over the vehicle in the U.S., and 94 percent of all crashes immediately. involve human error,” More information on the Haroon said. “We program is available at google. think that’s where the com/selfdrivingcar. Residents self-driving car can who see the test drivers on make an impact.” the road can give feedback on Some day, the selfhow the vehicle is driving and driving car could assist A Google self-driving car whether they would like to use drivers who experience navigates a road. a self-driving car. vision problems or who have medical For now, Google does not have plans conditions and just can’t drive anymore. in place for the public to test drive the Google already has logged 1.5 million vehicles in Chandler. miles in test drives in Austin, Mountain Tibshraeny expects to schedule a View and Kirkland. Chandler’s test drive community forum within the next 60 program also includes South Phoenix, days to discuss the self-driving cars and Haroon said. test program.

Lexus Hybrid SUVs will be tested Tibshraeny would love to test drive in Chandler, she said. Drivers will one of the vehicles himself, but for now, be working with engineers to check he’s honored that Chandler was chosen. how the technology fares in extreme “It’s pretty good stuff,” Tibshraeny said. temperatures and dust storms. They’ll “It’s exciting for us to be on the cutting even have to learn how to check for golf edge of technology.”

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By Ken Abramczyk Google has chosen Chandler for the first Arizona test of its much-touted self-driving cars.

Chandler is the fourth U.S. city testing the cars, joining Austin, Texas; Mountain View, California; and Kirkland, Washington.

Four test cars are already on Chandler’s streets to create a detailed map and to test desert conditions.

Google is not offering test drives to the public just yet; these test drives over the next several weeks will be conducted by Google staffers.

“With Chandler’s reputation as a technological and innovative hub, that went a long way for Chandler being named a test city,” Mayor Jay Tibshraeny said. “It’s a good fit for us being a technology-oriented city and attracting technological companies and businesses.”

These vehicles can detect objects as far as two football fields away. Software helps the vehicle navigate around objects or people, like when the car needs to stop for a pedestrian or another vehicle.

Chandler Children’s Choir seeks new members Chandler Children’s Choir is holding auditions from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14, at the Arizona Music Academy, 1700 E. Elliot Rd., Tempe. Auditions are open to girls and boys ages 7 to 15. No experience is necessary.

In its eighth season, the nonprofit community choir serves more than 100 youth in the East Valley. The program includes three choirs, a full performance schedules each season, and a progressive touring program.

The choir season runs August through May, with weekly rehearsals in Tempe.

Chandler Children’s Choir’s repertoire focuses on classical, folk and art song styles. Singers learn note reading skills, choral blend and vocal technique through invigorating instruction and creative programming.

For more information: www. chandlerchildrenschoir.org or call (480) 699-9846.

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New directional signage is being placed in various locations in downtown Chandler to assist patrons in finding free parking available at three garages east of Arizona Avenue.

The three garages are located at: • Chandler City Hall, enter off Washington Street, between Frye Road and Chicago Street • Ports America (formerly the Boyer building), near Washington and Buffalo streets • First Credit Union, near Washington and Boston streets Free parking is available 24 hours a day in the Chandler City Hall garage except in spots marked as reserved.

Free parking also is available at the Ports America and First Credit Union garages after 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and all day during the weekends. In the Ports America and First Credit Union garages, patrons may park in any space available after 5 p.m., including spots marked as reserved.

Arizona-based medevac service provider United Air Ambulance is opening a new, 5,839-square-foot facility in Chandler.

United Air Ambulance and its industry partner, Air Ambulance Billing, will occupy the new space at 2301 E. Yeager Dr., Suite. 2, in Chandler.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Chandler Chamber of Commerce is slated for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5.

In addition to expanding its physical address the locally owned and operated company will add multiple positions, and considerably enhance its transport capabilities, allowing it to serve more patients and families in need of critical medical treatment and care.

“We’re thrilled that this new facility will allow us to serve more patients

“Downtown Chandler is a vibrant place full of great restaurants, bars, entertainment and family friendly events,” said Downtown Redevelopment Manager Kim Moyers. “This outreach effort is to remind visitors that free parking is available on the streets and in nearby garages. It’s a wonderful amenity that visitors can appreciate.”

Parking brochures that highlight a map of the available parking will be distributed at downtown businesses as a friendly reminder to their patrons.

Visitors also are encouraged to share where they found their parking spot in the area by taking a selfie and sharing it on social media sites using the hashtag #FindYourSpot and tagging @ cityofchandler.

For more information about downtown parking and other information about upcoming downtown activities, visit www. chandleraz.gov/downtown.

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In addition to providing emergency medical transport services domestically and internationally, United Air Ambulance has become known for its work with American travelers who may become injured or otherwise encounter medical issues while traveling abroad. United Air Ambulance’s team is also trained to ensure insurance companies adhere to industry laws and maintain fair practices in their dealings with patients.

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Timing is everything with sprinkler systems By the City of Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department.

Your home lawn sprinkler system uses about 10 gallons per minute.

For most residential lawns, which have two groups of sprinklers and are watered for 15 minutes, that’s 300 gallons each time the lawn is watered.

If you water every other day, it totals about 4,500 gallons per month.

Question: Is your irrigation timer set to water too much or too frequently?

If so, you may be wasting water and money—not to mention killing your plants by over watering them.

To take the “mystery” out of plant and lawn irrigation, Valley water providers have created a landscape watering guide available at www.wateruseitwisely.com/ landscapewateringguide. The website features interactive watering guides

that help residents determine precisely how much water is needed for turf, xeriscape plants and trees. It also provides a host of other highly effective water saving ideas.

Chandler is offering several workshops designed to help residents learn how to use water more efficiently.

The ABC’s of Yard Watering & Timer Operation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Chandler City Hall, 175 S. Arizona Ave. Another class, Easy Irrigation Troubleshooting and Repair will be held from 6p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Chandler Senior Center, 202 E. Boston St. The classes are free to Chandler utility customers, but participants must register. Visit www.chandleraz. gov/water to register online, or call Chandler’s water conservation office at (480) 782-3580.

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By Alison Bailin Batz This year, the Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council named five Chandler girls—Reeti Banerjee, Ruchi Banerjee, Katelyn Boisvert, Rebecca Jernigan and Hannah Stevenson— have been honored with the highest award in Girl Scouting: the Gold Award.

“One of the most impactful parts of Girl Scouting is earning the Girl Scout Gold Award,” said Tamara Woodbury, CEO of Girl Scouts–Arizona CactusPine Council. “This prestigious award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting and challenges girls ages 14 to 17 to initiate meaningful, sustainable change locally, nationally, or globally through unique ‘Take Action’ projects of their own creation.”

According to Woodbury, 2016 is meaningful to the Girl Scouts as they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Gold Award. Earning the Gold Award is somewhat comparable to the Boy Scouts’ Eagle Scout. While both achievements require developing and completing a service project, Girl Scouts must create a project that is sustainable and continues to give back to the community long after she

moves on. Overall, the process usually takes 18 to 24 months and often involves seeking in-kind donations and recruiting volunteers.

Others recognize the value of the Gold Award, too. Some universities and colleges offer scholarships to award recipients and girls who enlist in the U.S. armed forces may receive advanced rank in recognition of their achievements.

“Empowering girls to lead is one of the greatest investments we can make,” said Woodbury. “When women adopt leadership roles, they contribute a unique set of skills, ideas and life experiences that enrich and strengthen communities. Girl Scouts, and the Gold Award specifically, gives girls the support and guidance they need as they step into impactful leadership roles.”

For many of these girls, this award is the culmination of more than 10 years in the Girl Scouts.

Here is a snapshot of the honorees’ good works: Reeti Banerjee: oral health education With hopes of one day becoming a

dentist, Reeti’s mission was to educate young children about the damaging effects of poor dental hygiene. Reeti researched the topic, and with a team of volunteers gave eight presentations, resulting in approximately 300 children receiving information and training on dental care.

Ruchi Banerjee: socioeconomic consequences of teen pregnancy Ruchi’s Gold Award focused on educating fellow students about the socioeconomic consequences of teen pregnancy, including health challenges, low income and limited career opportunities. Through the use of informational posters and announcements over the intercom at five high schools, Ruchi was able to reach more than 11,000 students.

Katelyn Boisvert: addressing the plight of Monarch butterflies Katelyn’s Gold Award addresses the conservation of Monarchs and pollinators of all kinds, while also preserving biodiversity, promoting community awareness, and encouraging citizen involvement.

With the help of 50 volunteers, she

constructed a Monarch butterfly waystation and pollinator garden at Chandler Preparatory Academy.

Rebecca Jernigan: dogs helping people Rebecca’s mission was to strengthen the connection between humans and dogs. She held training sessions for junior dog trainers and made the training information widely available by creating a website. There have been more than 70,000 hits on her website. To connect junior trainers with trainers worldwide, she created a Facebook group, which has grown to 115 members.

Hannah Stevenson: PHS girls volleyball website development Despite the success of Hannah’s high school volleyball team, there was a lack of support from fellow classmates.

Hannah focused on increasing support of the women’s volleyball team by improving communication. To do this, she created a website for her team, developed its format and works yearround to keep the content updated.

Street maintenance scheduled for west Chandler By the City of Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department.

A number of neighborhood streets in west Chandler will receive maintenance through July. The City collects data on the condition of its streets and uses a computerized preventive maintenance tracking system to prioritize and schedule repairs.

Some neighborhood streets will be slurry sealed, a process involving the application of a 3/8-inch layer of asphalt emulsion mixed with aggregate. When dried, the mixture provides a new riding surface. Other streets will be resurfaced by removing the top inch-and-a-half of old asphalt and replacing it with new pavement.

This type of repair, called mill and inlay, becomes necessary when the existing pavement is in such condition that

the street can no longer be maintained with slurry seal or microseal applications.

In addition, an area around the Chandler Fashion Center will receive a pavement treatment made from recycled tire rubber. The application of the penetrating sealant known as Tire Rubber Modified Surface Seal (TRMSS) helps extend the life of streets by preserving pavement oils contained in the asphalt.

For more information regarding Chandler’s street maintenance program, call (480) 7823500.

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski The view of Universal Studios Hollywood is menacing from our 22nd-floor room of the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. We see the bright lights of the Simpson’s Krustyland, which stay illuminated all night. The Transformers ride, WaterWorld and Universal CityWalk are also easily spied.

But rising from the middle of the park is the intimidating, black Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which is part of the forthcoming attraction The Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially deWizarding World of Harry The buted on Thursday, April 7.

Potter. Although it officially debuted Thursday, April 7, there Fudge, chocolate frogs, “candy floss” were several points recently when (the English term for cotton candy) the theme park opened the gates for and assorted jellybeans are found various guests. there. Really, anything you need to The Wizarding World of Harry satisfy a sweet tooth is within reach.

Potter lives up to its advance press. (And, believe me, we took advantage Hogsmeade Village is straight out of the chocolate marshmallow of a Christmas card, with its snow- fudge, which rivaled the treats from laden thatched cottages from which Michigan’s Mackinac Island.) “icicles” hang. Muggles, as we average Just outside Honeydukes you’ll find folks are called, some of the more can peruse the anticipated treats— shops and the Butter Beer, Pumpkin rides. It’s just an Juice and Gilly Water. easy walk down A nonalcoholic drink, the cobblestone Butter Beer tastes like streets. a mixture of vanilla Upon entering and butterscotch with the attraction, a consistency of a root can sample a variety of tradiwe were greeted Visitors beer float. It’s a little tional English fare including the fabled by the Hogwarts bangers and mash. sweet, but it’s a mustExpress train try for any Harry and its loveable engineer outside of Potter fan. the Hogsmeade Station. Quickly, we Proceed through Diagon Alley and were fully immersed in Diagon Alley, you’ll see a long line snaking through home to a slew of shops, including Hogsmeade. It’s a queue of Muggles Zonko’s Joke Shop, where we scored yearning to try English meals like Robot Lilliput, a tin wind-up robot.

Shepherd’s Pie, bangers and mash Diagon Alley also boasts (OK, sausage and mashed potatoes), confectionaries from Harry Potter’s fish and chips and a variety of desserts world in a shop called Honeydukes. at Three Broomsticks.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry towers above the rest of the attractions at Universal Studos Hollywood.

Harry Potter characters, names and related indicia are © & ô Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

I tried the lemon herb half chicken and it was the juiciest meat I have had in a long time. My niece was equally impressed with her fish and chips, while my English husband and my mother had to naturally try the Shepherd’s Pie. All four meals were great, but it totaled more than $80.

Now, don’t let the verbiage on the attraction’s map fool you. It mentions that sampling of beer is available at the Hog’s Head Pub. There’s no free sampling to be had, but there’s plenty of alcoholic drinks to purchase— domestic and imported beer, Wizard’s Brew, Dragon Scale, Fire Whiskey, wine, spirits and mixed drinks.

Across the cobblestone pathway is one of the hot attractions. It’s the Owl Post in the center of Hogsmeade where fans can send letters with a Hogsmeade postmark and purchase stationery and stamps from the gift shop along with owl-related toys and gifts. An elderly, robe-wearing couple was so enamored with their owls that the man filmed himself for

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about 20 minutes playing with his stuffed animal. Presumably his wife, the woman took extra care in setting up their owls for a “photo shoot” with their cellphones.

Adjacent to Owl Post is the store Dervish and Banges, which offers such magical items as Sneakoscopes, Spectrespecs, Omnioculars and The Monster Book of Monsters. Muggles can give into their Quidditch needs by purchasing T-shirts, Quaffles, Golden Snitches and brooms including the Nimbus Two Thousand and One and the Firebolt. Hogwarts school uniforms and clothing—including the $109 robes—are available here as well.

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Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover’s friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore friendship and cultural similarities.

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Celebrating 90 years of providing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of people worldwide, the Harlem Globetrotters bring their talents to Talking Stick Resort Arena.

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The Arizona Cardinals star and his friends play a friendly game of softball to raise money for his First Down Fund.

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The first 10,000 kids receive a D-backs youth T-ball set courtesy of MLB Play Ball.

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Chandler’s newest family-friendly event will feature “Inside Out” on May 6, “Goosebumps” on May 13 and “Minions” on May 20.

WHEN: Fridays May 6, May 13 and May 20, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Student Chronicles Know a Chandler student who’s doing something remarkable? Send items for student chronicles to christina@timespublications.com.

Jacob Legumina, a Chandler native studying sociology at San Diego State University, was named to Scholars Without Borders, an honors society dedicated to promoting international exchange and service and recognizing scholarly achievement in an international context.

Scholars Without Borders supports programs with an international focus and builds awareness of international issues and opportunities. Members strive to inspire SDSU students, faculty and staff to become engaged and committed scholar-citizens of the global community.

San Diego State University is a major public research institution offering bachelor’s degrees in 89 areas, master’s degrees in 78 areas and doctorates in 21 areas. The university provides transformative experiences, both inside and outside of the classroom, for its 35,000 students. For information, visit www.sdsu.edu Hailey Heeringa, a senior at Valley Christian High School in Chandler, has announced her intention to attend Dordt College and join the softball program.

Heeringa has a .715 batting average, .730 on-base percentage, 16 hits, and 19 runs batted in this season. The infielder has already hit two home runs, with three triples, and two doubles through six games played. She earned all-state and allsection honors during her junior season. In 2015 she hit .510 with a .519 on-base percentage. She had 44 hits, 38 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases.

Heeringa was also part of a Valley Christian team that finished the 2014 state softball runner-up. She is a two-year team captain and earned the team’s Total Release (hustle) Award as a sophomore. Heeringa was also a part of Valley Christians 2014 basketball team that finished runner-up at the state tournament and earned the team’s “rookie of the year” award in 2013.

Hailey is the daughter of Keith and Erica Heeringa of Chandler.

She intends to study education at Dordt.

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Academic decathlon prepares students for college and career readiness

By Laurie Struna Each year, students from Dobson, Mesa, Mountain View, Red Mountain, Skyline and Westwood high schools represent their schools in rigorous competitions known as the Academic Decathlon or AcDec. The name hints at the demanding sport of decathlon for good reason.

Students train like athletes, The Academic Decathlon is a worthwhile endeavor, showing perseverance, according to Joan Snyder, the Academic Decathlon coach at Mountain View High School. endurance, dedication and a defending his regional gold medal at desire to excel.

“Academic Decathlon is an state was important to him.

“My name was announced, and I extraordinarily worthwhile endeavor,” said Joan Snyder, English teacher heard my row go wild,” Dasenbrock and Academic Decathlon coach at said with a grin. “It felt like I was Mountain View High School. “We walking through a dream, while ask students to devote their lives to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ played in the study, and they receive a well-rounded background. I saw my coach and he education. Students are fully prepared gave me a thumbs up.”

AcDec is designed to include to excel in college. They are our Flinn Scholars and Barrett, the Honors students from all achievement levels.

Each team is divided into three College students.”

It takes a substantial time divisions based on students’ grades: commitment to prepare for these honors (A’s), scholastic (B’s) and competitions. Regionals are in varsity (C’s). When students join the February, and state championships are team, they become part of a family in March. The new topic for the next where success and achievement is year is released shortly after the state contagious.

“It is the No. 1 way a high school championship. Students then begin to prepare for the next season. This year’s student can expand their world competition topic was India. Students knowledge and enhance their highmastered hundreds of pages of school experiences,” shared Kate information about science, literature, Williams, a Red Mountain senior, and art, music, social science, economics gold medal recipient of the coveted and mathematics, and demonstrated outstanding essay trophy. “Interested their knowledge by taking written students can get involved by talking to examinations, delivering speeches, the coach at their school or taking it participating in panel interviews and as a class.

Ian Carver, a Mountain View senior competing in a super quiz.

“This competition is quite a mental and gold medalist in social science, workout,” said Casjen Schmid, a attributes his family with encouraging Mountain View junior who brought his participation in the program.

“AcDec has widened my horizons,” home four medals, including a gold in The skills I acquired the essay event. “But the speech and he said. interview events are the real test. It’s by participating in the speech when my mind runs a mile a minute, and interview portions will be especially during the impromptu indispensable to me later in life.”

Mountain View, Red Mountain speech and interview. Coming up with answers to complex questions in and Westwood high schools finished in the top 10 in the 2016 state team a formal manner is difficult.”

Jaret Dasenbrock, a Red Mountain competition. District students brought senior and gold medalist in the home 31 individual competition econ and interview categories, said medals.

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By Jill Pertler

Monday melancholy Oh, the dreaded Monday. We all experience and endure it; although depending on your specific schedule, your Monday might fall on a Thursday.

Still, we understand the concept of Monday melancholy (or Thursday melancholy, as the case may be).

I’ve never been one to shy away from Mondays. It’s as good a time as any to get things done and put things off. But I have to confess: lately they’ve been getting to me.

I find myself feeling listless and unmotivated on the first day of the standard workweek.

You know what they say, when life gives you lemons...In this case, when life gives you a Monday, I say make it a three-day weekend. Unfortunately, that’s not typically possible. Like it or not, we’ve all got to deal with Mondays upward of 50—or maybe even more—times every year.

Science backs me up on this: Mondays are unavoidable. Research has proven that each morning when you wake up, there is a 14.2857 percent chance the day will be a Monday. You can’t argue with numbers because numbers don’t lie—and not just because they can’t talk.

I, for one, am not going to give 14.2857 percent of my days over to melancholy.

There are good things about Mondays.

Sure there are. You just have to click your heels together and believe.

Monday marks the beginning of the workweek. Opportunities for accomplishing tasks and attaining goals spread out in the days ahead, waiting to be conquered. Monday is filled with possibilities.

Going to work on Monday gives you a nice break from weekend chores like scrubbing toilets or cleaning out the garage.

A Monday morning commute gives you a break from life, but not traffic.

It can be a time to reflect on the past and plan for the future, but not send or receive text messages. You can rock out and sing loudly to the radio on your choice of station without your kids or spouse changing it on you, which can be irritating, even on a Saturday.

As you are making your commute, remember to smile. It’s Monday! If you do, you’ll be ahead of the majority.

According to Internet lore, most people do not smile on Monday until 11:16 a.m. and that’s probably because by that time they are anticipating lunch.

Monday is a good day to put things off until tomorrow. You’ve got lots more time to complete the project with a Friday deadline, which seems a long way off on Monday. Procrastination and Mondays go together like wine and cheese.

While procrastinating on a Monday, you can take the chance to catch up on all the social media activity you missed over the weekend (during your

breaks and lunch, of course). You can view photos of all the exciting things your friends did while you were home cleaning the garage.

Monday rhymes with fun-day, which is a great time to test the pairing of wine and cheese alluded to earlier (after work, of course).

Sometimes the sun is shining on Monday. In fact, according to highly accurate Internet statistics, it is the least rainy day of week. That makes it a Monday sun-day, which beats out rainy days and Mondays any day of the week.

Finally, Monday’s a great day to count your blessings. When you do, I’m pretty sure you’ll decide Mondays aren’t so bad after all. Besides, at the end of the day, you’ve only got three more to go—until Friday.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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Finding a good, cute jar is the key to this project. In my head I was seeing something akin to an old perfume bottle. What I was finding were very modern vases that look more like the bottle in the classic TV series “I Dream of Jeannie.” The problem wasn’t insurmountable, just made me rethink my approach.

While any wire can be used, I ended up buying 50 feet of electrical wire from Home Depot because it was available in a number of colors and my kids preferred the red wire to anything silver or copper.

I started the project by unwinding about 8 feet of wire, folding it in half, and then fashioning wings with a series of loops and twists. Use the flat nose pliers to twist the ends together two to three times to secure the wings in place.

Using the loose ends, wrap them tightly around the bottle, joining them with two twists on the opposite side from the wings.

Trim the pieces to equal lengths, then use the needle nose pliers to loop the ends back on themselves. These form your first set of legs and feet.

The next step was to create the loop for hanging the bugs. Cut another 5 feet of wire, fold in half and then cut into two pieces. Use one of the handles on the pliers to fashion a loop in the middle of one of the pieces.

Straighten the ends, then twist them together with the other piece of wire five to six times.

Spread the loose ends at 45 degree angles from the twisted ends, then wrap them around the bottle and secure with the flat nose pliers. Trim the loose ends to be the same length, then use the needle nose pliers to twist the ends back on themselves creating feet at the end of each leg.

The final step is to glue two washers on the end of the bottle as eyes for the bug. Once the epoxy has set, the bugs are ready to be displayed outside. I used a dollar store trellis for my bugs, but I will probably make more and use fishing line to hang them from the branches of a tree or from the eaves of my patio.

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Photos by Kimberly Carrillo 1. Yohanes and Kenneth Heryauto relax before the ride. 2. Sandy Darling and Donna Wetz are ready for the ride. 3. Public Information Officer Jim Phipps opens the event with a short speech. 4. The Reed family enjoy the ride together. 5. The riders line up for the start of the event. 6. The route is well laid out. 7. Jan Peterson and George Martinez get ready to cycle. 8. Raelynn Gutierrez rides in style. 9.

Whole Foods gives away health bars and fruit for the participants. 10. Riders and observers had a great time at the event.

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Visitors don’t have to solemnly swear they are up to no good to visit Hogsmeade Village.

Hogwarts, courtesy of a 3-D movie.

The Muggles and students encounter Top right: The Flight of the Hippogriff twists and plenty of characters, turns throughout the recreated Harry including the spooky Potter universe.

Lower right: An artist’s rendering of the Flight of the Death Eaters. Harry, Hippogriff ride.

Hermione and Ron tour, which costs $62 a person. But lead riders through the adventure, which includes there’s even more fun. Studio Tour, The shepherd’s pie is a good approximation of what the chance to get advice from Stage 48: Script to Screen gives guests might be served back in the United Kingdom. the opportunity—for a charge—to Dumbledore.

That’s all we’ll say about “fly” on Harry Potter’s broomstick. wandkeepers help visitors choose the appropriate wand by measuring that. You’ll have to experience this for It employs the same green screen technology used in the “Harry Potter” customers’ dominant hands. These yourself.

The Flight of the Hippogriff is movie productions. wands, which average $49, aren’t just showpieces. Point them at the Universal Studios Florida’s first different shops and attractions to outdoor, family-friendly coaster. It Universal Studios activate a few tricks that we’ll leave to spirals and flies around the pumpkin Hollywood patch and swoops past Hagrid’s Hut. your imagination.

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WHEN: Saturday, April 23, through Sunday, April 24, various times WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $16 to $22 INFO: (480) 782-2680 or www.chandlercenter.org

Chandler Farmers Market Find more than 35 local vendors who include produce, microgreens, tamales, hot sauces, cooking sauces, pastries, sweets, relishes, honey, cheese, tea, crafts, natural beauty products, soaps and much more.

WHEN: Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Dr. AJ Chandler Park East, 3 S. Arizona Pl., Chandler COST: Free admission INFO: www.downtownchandler.org/ events/2016/4/21/chandler-farmersmarket Downtown Chandler Art Walk Browse many different types of art available from talented artists. It’s not only a great opportunity to check out art, but patrons can visit the unique establishments in downtown Chandler. All artists must go through a jury process to be accepted in the Art Walk. Only fine art and fine craft submissions will be considered.

WHEN: Third Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Great Southwest Cajun Fest Celebrating Cajun culture and handcrafted beer, the Great Southwest Cajun Fest will showcase the heart and soul of New Orleans paired with Arizona fusion and flavor, featuring live music with jazz, blues and contemporary swing revival bands.

WHEN: Saturday, April 23, from noon to 9 p.m.

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Clint Black The multimillion-selling country megastar is releasing “Purpose,” his first full-length album of new songs in a decade.

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Arizona’s Got Talent: Shining Stars Top kid and young adult acts will entertain during the event that benefits abused and trafficked kids.

WHEN: Saturday, April 30, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $20 INFO: (480) 782-2680 or www.chandlercenter.org Chandler Symphony Classical Series “Musical Majesty” is the name of the concert that provides quality symphonic and orchestral music performed by a wide range of volunteer musicians.

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By Tim J. Randall With aerial bartenders, craft liquors to sample and demonstrations, the 3-year-old Chandler Craft Spirits Festival is moving to Ocotillo to enhance the experience.

“In previous years, we were in downtown Chandler and The Chandler Craft Spirits Festival offers now we have moved the event bourbon, vodka and tequila, along with wine, to downtown Ocotillo and will beer and assorted cocktails. feature an indoor/outdoor venue “We are just getting started in with a VIP area overlooking the lake,” Arizona, most (distilleries) are under said Tiffany Shultz, event producer.

5 years old and making high quality The event, set for 4 p.m. to 9 products already,” he said. “Arizona p.m. Saturday, April 30, celebrates has already done well in national enthusiasts’ enjoyment of craft liquors, competitions and soon you will see us including bourbon, vodka and tequila grow dramatically in state and national. while providing a fine mix of wine, beer We are just beginning.” and assorted cocktails. Activities range Attendance for the event is expected from demonstrations and seminars to to be robust with about 3,000 visitors aerial bartenders. attending, according to Shultz. Patrons “We have also invited top bartenders will be contributing to a great cause in the state to participate in a variety of as they imbibe—Southwest Human demos,” said Shultz.

Development, a nonprofit dedicated to There will be numerous early childhood development serving entertainment opportunities and a 135,000 children and their families. designated VIP area offering guests “We’re excited to be teaming up with access to perks. Patrons will also be the Chandler Craft Spirits Festival treated to a delicious assortment of to help create greater awareness of food options. the importance of early childhood “Attendees can expect a variety of development and raise funding for food from small plates to full menus. these critical programs and services in We have food trucks and local our community,” said Jake Adams, chief restaurants,” she said. “In addition, development officer for Southwest we have partnered with San Marcos Human Development. hotel to offer a full experience. The San “This year’s festival is going to feature Marcos food will be featured in our VIP so many great tastings, demonstrations, area.” food, music and more, and we can’t think Of course the craft liquors are at the of a more fun way for the community to forefront of the festival and this year’s come together to support Arizona kids edition offers an even greater roster of and their families.” alcohol artisans.

Shultz sees exciting future for the “We are so excited that we have festival. many new local distilleries that will “We see the event growing and be involved in the event this year supporting more and more local including: Caskworks, Hamilton, distilleries as they open up,” she said.

Arizona Distilling and O.H.S.O. but we “We love to support local distilleries, have also invited boutique distilleries breweries and our local wineries.” from across the region,” Shultz said.

“We will have a judging panel of Chandler Craft Spirits Festival is industry people come out from 3:30 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April to 4 p.m. to select a winner in several 30, in downtown Ocotillo, 2475 W. categories.”

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When Merchant Square Antique the breads, pastries, smoked meats, Marketplace owner Mike Moore salad dressings, soup, chili and sought to open a restaurant in the mall, sauces are made daily from the finest he wanted to be sure it seamlessly fit ingredients. Moore credits his two in. chefs, Jared Allen and Jared Horton, “My goal is to give customers a for the exceptional food that is served vintage dining experience,” said Moore at the café. about American Way Marketplace Both men contribute to the Café. “You can’t fake vintage.” innovative selections at the Moore said that all the furnishings Marketplace Café. Though the smoker were acquired from shuttered is fundamental for the incredibly buildings, most of them in the last moist and tasty smoked meats like the century. The counters are made from double-smoked turkey and the 30-day timber from an wet-aged tri-tip beef, English church. He it is also used to procured the booths create some unique from a 1950s western entrees that really bar in Buckeye, and freshen the menu. the chairs from an To create his old schoolhouse in version of a smoked California. He found egg salad sandwich the smoker nearby ($6), Morton boils at the iconic Bill the eggs, deshells Johnson’s Big Apple them and places in Mesa. them in the smoker Moore discovered for three hours to the 1950s soda chest The Cuban club is one of the allow the smoke to in Utah and put it innovative sandwiches at the café. completely permeate back to work holding the eggs. That extra more than 150 varieties of hard-to- smokiness makes it taste like egg find drinks. All of the display shelves, salad—and bacon. It’s a scrumptious signs and décor—even the walls and surprise. windows which were repurposed to A vegetarian, Allen created a recipe fit into the café—are historic. for a smoked meat substitute by using “Vintage craftsmanship is built to a 20-pound jackfruit—the large tree last for generations,” Moore said. fruit native to Southeast Asia. The The food is traditional, as well- jackfruit is smoked for three hours, handcrafted and freshly made. All of then prepared just like pulled pork. comm. spotlight

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The taste and texture is remarkably from that Allen makes, using his similar. The smoked jackfruit is served sourdough bread recipe for the crust on a brioche bun and topped with ($7 to $8). tangy slaw and house barbecue sauce Being a cheese lover, I decided ($7.50). to try American Way’s house soup, There are eight cheddar ale ($3.50 to sandwiches on the $6), which is a mix of menu ranging in cream cheese, sautéed price from $6 to $9. green and red peppers, Although the smoked buttermilk, roux, ale, meat sandwiches are house-made croutons the favorites, there and cheddar. I loved are other inventive it. There were so many selections such as layers of flavor in this The decadent chocolate croissant the Cuban club made tasty soup. has 48 buttered laminations. with smoked pork Although I had no or chicken, deli ham, turkey, bacon, room for dessert, I was lured by Havarti, horseradish cheese and dill the description of Allen’s chocolate pickle, served with Cajun aioli on a croissant ($3.50), when he said that ciabatta roll ($9). it has 48 laminations—with butter on The salad selections range from $7 each layer—and the process is spread to $9 and include my favorite, the BLT, out over three days. I could not resist. which is made with bacon, romaine It was decadent. lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onions and feta cheese tossed in a buttermilk American Way dressing, served with sourdough Marketplace Café bread ($8).

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English Trifle (Zuppa Inglese) I call this dish my “made-for-TV dessert.”

I’m sharing one of my own family’s recipes that’s one of the simplest, most beautiful desserts you can present to the table. It is the sensational English trifle or “Zuppa Inglese,” a favorite in the D’Atri family for decades. What I really love about it is it looks like a “bowl of extravagance,” yet it’s literally a piece of cake to put together. From the top, our English trifle looks like a giant bowl of whipped cream finished off with fresh fruit. But from the sides you can see all the layers of cake, vanilla pudding and sliced strawberries, kiwi

and boysenberries. Sometimes what you don’t see is the best part—a subtle brushing of Grand Marnier over the cake layers.

By the way, how did the English Trifle get an Italian nickname?

The stories are as varied as the recipes you’ll find for this elegant dessert. But I’m sure it came about because when you dive your spoon into the layers, the consistency of the trifle is more like a sweet, rich soup or “zuppa.”

This is our “Sunday Brunch on the patio” time of year and the English Trifle is the perfect edible center piece.

English Trifle (Zuppa Inglese) 1 box of yellow cake mix 1 box of pudding and pie filling (do not use instant) 2-3 pints of ripe strawberries 1/4 cup granulated sugar 6-8 fresh ripe kiwi, peeled and sliced 2 pints of fresh blueberries or boysenberries 1 pint whipping cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup Grand Marnier

Bake cake mix as directed and pour into three 8-inch pie tins. If you only have one pie pan, bake each for about 12-15 minutes or until done.

Prepare vanilla pudding as directed, and set aside. Chop one pint of strawberries and combine with granulated sugar. Slice second pint of strawberries thin. Slice kiwi fruit. Place the first cake disc in a trifle or clear glass bowl. Brush on one third of the Grand Marnier. Around the edge of the trifle bowl, alternate slices of kiwi and strawberries, laying fruit flat against the bowl. With a spoon, spread strawberries and sugar combination over cake layer.

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In the early 2000s, Mike Alexander was looking to change careers. Little did he know that a visit to the home of his wife’s grandmother would offer an idea for that opportunity.

“We went to her house in Sun Lakes and she backed up to a golf course,” Alexander said. “Her grass looked incredible—better than the golf course. I went out with my son, who was 1, and realized it was synthetic.”

That piqued his curiosity about synthetic turf.

In 2004, Alexander bought the rights to a company that was new in the market. Four years ago, he switched to his own brand and Turf and Sport was born. At the beginning of this year, he opened his first local brick-and-mortar store, Artificial Grass Superstore, at 221 E. Willis Rd., Chandler. For more information, call (480) 726-2411 or visit http:// artificialgrasssuperstore.com/. He also has a store in Santa Ana, California.

“We’ve always had a warehouse in Chandler, but it was in an industrial park and it was tucked away,” Alexander said. “We weren’t really set up for people just to walk in. Now we have someone behind the counter. All the samples are on the wall. You can see us from Arizona Avenue, so we’re getting a lot of traffic through there.”

At the Artificial Grass Superstore, customers can stop by and request a

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quote, or even purchase the products to do the installation themselves.

“We’re a one-stop shop for all of your synthetic turf needs,” Alexander said. “We have everything you need here.”

The store has pallets of product as well as tools for rent, like power brooms.

“We have specialty tools that you would need that we rent out,” he said.

Now is the perfect time to install synthetic grass, Alexander added.

He said when he drives through neighborhoods near his Gilbert home, about half of the yards have artificial grass.

“That’s how popular it has become,” he said. “It’s a lot different now—even in the last two years. It looks so much better than a couple years ago and it performs a lot better. It doesn’t wear down when you walk on it. It stands back up.”

Alexander has completed some pretty impressive jobs. He and his team installed synthetic grass at the Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island, California, between the hotel and the beach.

He’s also worked with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the wedding lawn at El Chorro Lodge in Paradise Valley, as well as model home complexes.

“We have a lot of cool, fun jobs that we’ve done.”

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