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State, insurer accuse Chandler drug maker of bribery, fraud

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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handler-based Insys Therapeutics is facing legal action by the state of Arizona and health insurance provider Anthem due to allegations of nefarious business practices related to Subsys, the pharmaceutical company’s fentanyl-based pain reliever.

In a consumer fraud lawsuit filed in Superior Court, the state alleges that Insys engaged in a plot to defraud insurers and

increase prescriptions and reimbursements for Subsys by bribing doctors and providing misinformation to insurers regarding patient diagnoses.

Subsys is an opioid pain reliever approved by the FDA for a narrow patient group. It is approved to treat breakthrough pain in cancer patients 18 years and older who have become tolerant to other opioid treatments and is a schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act. The lawsuit alleges that Insys mislead health-

care providers in order to convince them that Subsys had additional FDA approvals in order to drive off-label use of the drug.

Off-label refers to using an FDA-approved drug for an unapproved use.

Off label use of prescription drugs is not uncommon. According to the Food and Drug Administration, “once the FDA approves a drug, health care providers generally may prescribe the drug for an unapproved use when See

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More than 5,000 Gilbert Public Schools students gathered in Campo Verde High School's stadium on Aug. 29 to celebrate Fiesta Bowl Charities' award of $2.5 million to 67 nonprofit groups, including the Be Kind People Project, which involves many students in the district. Among the beneficiaries is Be Kind's Be Fit initiative. The Campo Verde assembly was aimed at emphasizing fitness and nutrition as well as kindness. Story, Page 10.

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Winkle removed, Mesa Council to appoint interim successor

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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he Mesa City Council now has 30 days to appoint an interim successor after removing Ryan Winkle on grounds that he violated the panel’s code of conduct and that he is unfit to hold public office. The council’s Aug. 31 vote was unanimous.

Winkle’s replacement would serve about a

year, until the next Mesa city election in August 2018, when a more permanent successor would be chosen to represent District 3 in southwest Mesa, city spokesman Steve Wright said.

Applicants must be residents of District 3, he said.

Winkle rejected advice from Mayor John Giles and former longtime council member Dennis Kavanaugh that he resign from the

council after his arrest on a charge of driving under the influence, choosing to exhaust all possibilities in what ultimately was a futile attempt to save a post he cherished.

Winkle eventually found himself in the crossfire at a three-hour disciplinary hearing that resembled a trial, which ended quickly when the council voted to remove him without comment.

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Mesa plans for light rail line to Chandler

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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t won’t happen tomorrow, or probably even five years from now, but Mesa is looking into its long-term options for a second light rail line that would run through the Fiesta District and might even head to downtown Chandler someday.

Mesa and Chandler caution that the possibility of any such line eventually opening depends on a lot of factors that are difficult to predict, such as the availability of financing and how Chandler develops in the future.

A 2012 study identified a potential corridor for high-capacity transit, which could include anything from light rail to express bus service or even a streetcar, such as the streetcar project planned in downtown Tempe.

A potential second light rail line would run south along Dobson Road from the Sycamore Valley Metro light rail station, turn east on Southern Avenue near Mesa Community College, pass Fiesta Mall and turn south on Country Club Drive.

Phase 1 of such a project would likely end at Country Club and Baseline roads in Mesa. Phase II would potentially run down Arizona Avenue to downtown Chandler.

The Alternatives Analysis study would consider several forms of transit. The Mesa City Council recently authorized $900,000 for the study, but Chandler officials have not decided if they want to participate, at a cost of about $600,000.

In 2019, Valley Metro would make a recommendation, including a route and the type of transit. No one has ever said light rail is cheap, although advocates cite its impact in curbing highway congestion and pollution, and its role in encouraging high density urban development.

A Mesa council report estimated the city’s share of the cost for light rail operations during the 2017-18 fiscal year at $3.6 million.

Jodi Sorrell, Mesa’s transit services director, said such major projects can take up to 15 years of planning. She noted that planning for the extension of light rail from Sycamore to Mesa Drive started in 2004 and the extension eventually opened in 2015.

“We’re doing the preliminary work to see if it is feasible,’’ she said, so that Mesa has a potential project ready to go years from now if funding becomes available.

With the presence of Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa Community College and the Fiesta District, “we have more density, we have more bus ridership’’ that would make light rain a better option sometime in the future.

Sorrell is currently most concerned with the extension of light rail on the original corridor along Main Street, from Mesa Drive to Gilbert Road, a project now under construction and expected to open in spring 2019.

Light rail would be a more startling development in suburban C h a n d l e r, which is tak(Valley Metro) ing a cautious rail expansion plans are shown in green for Phase 1 and purple for Phase 2. approach to- Light If completed, light rail or some other form of public transportation will reach ward mass Germann Road in Chandler. transit. Buses will start running at 15-minute intervals He said the issue of participating in along Arizona Avenue starting in Octo- Mesa’s light rail alternatives study is ber for most of the day, rather than just still under discussion internally among during the rush hours, said Dan Cook, Chandler officials and has not come becity engineer. fore the Chandler City Council.

It might not sound like much, but at “We don’t know if Chandler will ever least that’s better than waiting a half- meet the criteria in ridership to have hour for a bus in Chandler during off- light rail transit. We don’t know if we peak hours right now. will every get there,’’ Cook said, noting More likely than not, mass transit the city’s lack of high density developwould become more available in Chan- ment. “The concept of staging through dler in stages, with the addition of more it is probably the way to do it.’’ frequent buses or express buses before progressing to the light rail, the most in- – Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com. tense and expensive option, Cook said.

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they judge that it is medically appropriate for their patient.”

Because of its highly-addictive properties, Subsys and other transmucosal immediate release fentanyl (TIRF) medications on the market are highly regulated by the federal government.

The state also claims Insys bribed doctors to increase Subsys prescriptions and disguised these bribes as “speaker fees” it paid to medical professionals to participate in educational events.

According to the state, Insys sold nearly $52 million worth of Subsys between March 2012 and April 2017. Sixty-four percent of those prescriptions came from three doctors – also named in the lawsuit – who received speaker fees from Insys.

Those doctors – Sheldon Gingerich, Nikesh Seth and Steve Fanto – each wrote about 1,000 Subsys prescriptions each during that time.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said they collectively wrote about nine Subsys prescriptions a month before they started getting money from Insys. But when the checks started coming in, that figure averaged about 62 prescriptions a month.

“Those startling statistics were no accident,” Brnovich said. “Instead, they were the predictable and calculated results of a scheme operating by Insys both in Arizona and nationwide.”

Increasing prescriptions was allegedly only part of Insys scheme to increase profits from the drug. The state also alleges the company partook in fraudulent schemes to convince insurers to pay for those prescriptions.

Seth denied any link between the number of prescriptions he wrote for the sublingual version fentanyl and the money.

“They were educational programs that we were paid for where multiple providers across the country and in the Valley attended,” the Scottsdale pain management specialist said. “So, they were actual legitimate speaker programs.”

Most insurance providers require prior authorization for Subsys prescriptions and will only grant those authorizations if the drug is being prescribed for the FDAapproved use.

In order to circumvent this issue, the Arizona lawsuit alleges, Insys in early 2013 set up the Insys Reimbursement Center to act as a go-between for healthcare providers and insurers. In effect, the IRC sought prior authorizations on behalf of patients and providers.

In doing so, according to the state, Insys

(Special to the Tribune)

Subsys is an opioid pain reliever approved by the FDA for a narrow patient group. It is approved to treat breakthrough pain in cancer patients 18 years and older who have become tolerant to other opioid treatments.

employees engaged in deceptive practices to increase authorizations. Presentations to the Insys Board of Directors in 2013 indicated the unit was successful in achieving these authorizations between 75 and 100 percent of the time.

In late 2012, before the creation of the unit, the prior authorization rate was around 30 percent.

The alleged schemes include that IRC falsely insinuating that patients had cancer, breakthrough cancer pain and/ or difficulty swallowing – key diagnoses related to Subsys prescription approvals.

This is a key allegation because it corresponds with an increase in Subsys prescriptions to patients who did not have the conditions mentioned in the FDA approval for the drug.

Of the 292 prior authorizations submitted by Arizona health-care providers to Insys, 67 percent were for patients that did not have breakthrough cancer pain and instead suffered from other issues such as back pain or migraines.

The schemes used by the IRC include blocking the unit’s phone number so insurers would think they were calling from the health-care providers’ offices, according to the lawsuit.

The former head of the Insys’ reimbursement unit, Elizabeth Gurrieri, is also named in the state’s suit and has been involved in previous litigation related to Insys business practices.

Gurrieri, a Queen Creek resident, recently pled guilty to a wire fraud charge related to her role in fraudulent schemes used to gain authorizations from insurance

companies.

Gurrieri was hired as prior authorization specialist in 2012 and was promoted to manager of reimbursement services in early 2013.

The allegations made by Arizona mirror those presented in a lawsuit brought by health insurer Anthem.

Anthem is attempting to recoup over $19 million in insurance payments that it claims it paid for Subsys prescriptions that should not have been covered.

The insurance company claims that Insys committed multiple unlawful acts – including bribery and fraud – in order to receive those payments, according to a criminal complaint filed by multiple Anthem subsidiaries in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

According to Anthem’s complaint, Insys engaged in a large-scale bribery effort to increase Subsys prescriptions.

Anthem further alleges that these payments incentivized providers to prescribe Subsys for off-label uses.

Anthem contends that Insys used its speaker fees to drive up unsafe off label use in order to maximize profits. It points out that a small percentage of prescriptions were written by oncologists – cancer doctors – with the majority written by pain specialists.

While Insys does admit it paid speaker fees to certain prescribers, it denies allegations that these payments were criminal or drove up off-label prescriptions. It also contends that many different types of physicians can treat breakthrough pain in cancer patients.

Insys points out that market for TIRF medications did not grow substantially after Subsys hit the market and that it simply replaced similar products that would have been prescribed off label rather and did not create additional demand in the market.

The second major allegation levied by Anthem relates to the reimbursement unit mentioned in the state’s lawsuit.

According to Anthem’s complaint, Insys used this reimbursement unit from 2013 to 2016 to lie or misrepresent facts to Anthem representatives about patient conditions and receive approvals for prescriptions that otherwise would not have been covered.

Anthem prohibits anyone other than a member or a prescriber from making a pre-authorization request.

Additionally, Anthem accused the reimbursement unit employees of making false statements, such as saying patients had a cancer diagnosis even if that wasn’t true, in order to gain pre-approvals.

In its response, Insys confirms that it did have a reimbursement unit, which it called Patient Services Center. However, it claims that this unit was necessary because Anthem and other insurers created an intentionally arduous pre-authorization process.

Insys also states that it is not aware of any instance in which an employee sought prior authorizations without using his or her real name and always did so with patient permission.

It also denies the allegations that employees lied about patient diagnosis and stated that Anthem knew whether or not its members had cancer diagnoses.

Insys Therapeutics did not respond to a request for comment.

Leslie Porras, Anthem’s senior public relations director, declined to comment on the legal action.

Earlier this month, Insys paid $4.5 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Illinois attorney general who charged that the company was deceptively marketing Subsys for off-label uses.

In agreeing to that deal, the company issued a press release saying it “reflects our firm commitment to take responsibility for actions by our former employees.”

But there were limits to that admission.

“We do not believe it is factually accurate to state that Insys has materially contributed to the opioid crisis in the state of Illinois or the nation,” the statement said.

– Capitol Media Services contributed to this article.

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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Gilbert’s Agritopia moves forward with commercial hub

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early two decades after they first broke ground at Agritopia – the agrarian masterplanned community in the heart of Gilbert – the family behind the ambitious project announced plans to build Epicenter, Agritopia’s commercial hub that will be the final major development built in the district.

The project will feature a 287-unit apartment community along with over 55,000 square feet of space for retail and restaurants on the first floor.

“Once Epicenter is completed that is the last big piece to the Agritopia puzzle,” said William Johnston, Agritopia business manager.

Johnston’s father Joe Johnston first came up with the idea to turn the family farm into farm-centric village in the late 1990s.

Since then, the community has thrived and Johnston has participated in the revitalization of Gilbert’s downtown Heritage District through his restaurant concepts Joe’s Real BBQ and Liberty Market.

“Joe has quite a vision for what he does and is a tremendous partner (for the city),” said Dan Henderson, Gilbert economic development director.

In the original Agritopia plans, the plot of land at Higley and Ray Roads that will become Epicenter was conceived as a grocery-anchored center. It was even in escrow twice for that purpose, but those plans fell through, William Johnston said.

(Special to the Tribune)

Agritopia in Gilbert is getting its last major development – a commercial district called Epicenter that will house 55,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 287 apartments.

As demographic and consumer trends shifted in recent years, the Johnston family decided against that original model and developed the current plan for Epicenter.

“It’s been pretty solid in this idea since 2011 or 2012 (as) this cool apartment idea with retail and residential above it,” Johnston said. “The idea hasn’t changed much since then.”

The increasing demand for multifamily in the East Valley also played a role in the shift from a grocery center toward an apartment-centric development.

Agritopia has partnered with IPA Partners to develop the multifamily aspect of the project, which will feature a first floor

entirely occupied by commercial tenants with garden-style apartments on the upper floors.

Agritopia previously worked with IPA Partners on Generations, a senior living and retirement community within the development. “(We were attracted by) their values and their love of Agritopia,” Johnston said. “Everything that they do matches the ideas that we have at Agritopia, so a dialog began about what we could do (at Epicenter).”

The Gilbert Town Council adopted a development reimbursement agreement that will provide Agritopia Epicenter with

over $1.3 million.

The agreement provides for up to $500,000 for the cost of construction of off-site improvements and up to $817,772 for permit and plan review fees.

Off-site improvements typically include infrastructure items such as road, curb and gutter improvements and in some cases water lines and wet and dry utilities, Henderson said.

Prior to approving the agreement, the town commissioned an economic impact study from Applied Economics. The conclusions derived from that study justified the town’s concessions for the project.

In part, the study found that Epicenter will have a yearly economic impact of $18.5 million. It also found that, when completed, the project would directly support 215 jobs.

The study also found that the construction of the development will have a onetime impact of $99.2 million and contribute over $600,000 in construction taxes, said Henderson.

The town was an engaged partner in the development of Epicenter and previously worked with the Johnston’s to develop the unique zoning needs for Agritopia, which features narrower streets than other parts of the town.

“When we come against a challenge, (Gilbert) helps us come up with a solution,” Johnston said.

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

Thousands weigh in on Gilbert superintendent search

BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Staff Writer

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s the next superintendent of the Gilbert Public Schools is found, the public is expressing its opinions and concerns about the district.

An e-survey posted in July inviting community input regarding GPS’s superintendent choice has received a stunning 5,599 responses. More than 60 percent of those who took the survey had a family member as a student, while above 40 percent worked for the district.

“One of the major takeaways is the enthusiasm the stakeholders have,” said Steve Highlen of Arizona School Board Association, which is assisting the school district in the hiring process. “That is represented not only by what they said in their comments, but also the number

of responses were very significant.”

Twenty-seven applicants from coast to coast have applied to become the next superintendent. The GPS Governing Board will meet on Sept. 30, mostly behind closed doors, to screen the applications for promising candidates who will be called for interviews.

The selected candidate, who will oversee 40 schools with a total enrolment of nearly 35,000 students, will earn a salary ranging from $180,000-$210,000.

A negotiable benefits package and a start date will be finalized along with the contract.

When asked to state the most significant challenges faced by the district, survey takers frequently cited retaining quality teachers, declining student enrolment, lowering class size, the budget and insufficient marketing of the dis-

trict’s high points. One respondent bemoaned the lack of “soul.” Another had just one word: “idiots.”

“Our calendar should match Chandler Unified, our pay and support should match Chandler Unified,” wrote one obviously disgruntled teacher.

“We are losing enrollments due to charter schools when our public schools have so much to offer. Parents aren’t easily informed of the programs, benefits and opportunities our students have in our public schools. It weakens the communities to have so many schools pulling our children in so many different directions,” wrote another.

The full results of the community survey are available at surveymonkey.com/ results/SM-XJW87PM6.

Gilbert resident Sarah Watts, who has two young children attending the dis-

trict’s schools, said she was “very satisfied” with the education being provided.

Watts, who works for the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, has a different perspective on the subject. In addition to being a parent and volunteer, where she works with staff at the district level as well as administrators and educators at the school level, she’s aware of the needs and concerns of the local business community. She’s also the child of a public-school teacher.

“I think GPS has made significant strides in the past few years to overcome challenges. … We need to make the teaching profession a desirable profession, and teacher pay is a big part of it, but not the only factor. When we ask for funding, we must keep in mind the See

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Man arrested in double slaying atInformation Chandler apartment complex found in a cellphone helped Chandler

police identify a suspect who was arrested and accused of shooting two victims to death and critically wounding a third, according to court documents.

Taron Lavelle Watkins, 23, of Glendale, was arrested by police on suspicion of two counts second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder in an Aug. 26 shooting in the parking lot of Chandler apartment complex.

All three victims were inside a red Toyota Corolla when they were shot. Chandler police arriving on the scene found a 20-year-old man dead in the parking lot.

While the driver is expected to survive his wounds, a 16-year-old girl was found dead in the backseat after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Police also found the cellphone inside the car. A boarding pass for an airline flight inside the cellphone led to Watkins, according to the court document – JIM WALSH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Gilbert dad arrested, accused ofA Gilbert abusing 3-month-old son man has been accused of abusing his

3-month-old son who was hospitalized with broken ribs, bruising and a lacerated liver.

Nathan Clapp, 36, of Gilbert was arrested on suspicion of child abuse.

Police say they were alerted Aug. 12 when the boy was admitted suffering from “7 broken ribs, head bleed, lacerated liver and fluid in the lungs.” Hospital officials told police that the broken ribs were caused by “an intense squeezing of the chest.”

Clapp, who was caring for the child at the time, allegedly sent a text expressing frustration with the baby’s crying and fussiness.

“This was the type of thing that makes a parent hurt their child,” a text reportedly says.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Fight stalls over whether school is illegally preaching religion A legal fight over whether a chain of

charter schools that has campuses in the East Valley is illegally preaching religion has been hung up in federal court over whether the child whose father is suing could become the victim of retaliation.

Attorney Keith Beauchamp is asking a federal appeals court to let the case go to trial with only “John Doe’’ listed as the name of the plaintiff.

Beauchamp had previously convinced U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan that there is a reason to fear some actions against Doe’s child if his or her identity is disclosed. But Logan said that, at the very least, the lawsuit needs to reflect Doe’s actual initials.

But Beauchamp contends that there are so few children attending the Heritage Academy – only 1,500 spread out among campuses in Mesa, Queen Creek and Laveen Village – that even the initials would identify the parent and, ultimately, the child.

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ing Winkle would receive discipline short of ouster. from page 1 “My hope is they will consider appointing someone who supported Ryan in his “This wasn’t a decision we came to election.” lightly, but after nearly three hours of tesKavanaugh said he was so disappointed timony, based on all the evidence that was by the council’s actions that he may conpresented, including his DUI conviction, sider running for re-election in 2020, dewe felt this was the appropriate course of pending on who ends up in the District action,” the council said in a Facebook 3 seat. post later that afternoon.

“There was no regard for what he’s done “As elected officials, we must hold oursince the incident,” Kavanaugh said. selves to a higher standard of conduct Only five months into his first term on to protect the integrity of the office and the council, Winkle set off a political firetrust of the people we represent. We wish storm when he was arrested on May 7 in Ryan well and look forward to the future.

Tempe and charged with driving under “The process to fill the vacancy in Disthe influence of alcohol. trict 3 will be announced shortly.”

After apologizing for his poor judgment Although two council members were on numerous occasions, to reporters and removed from office in the 1990s, one by to his constituents, Winkle eventually a council vote and another through a respleaded guilty to extreme DUI in Tempe ignation under fire, the vote on Winkle’s Municipal Court and served six days in a case was the first time a council member Maricopa County jail. has been removed from office since voters Winkle gave up drinking after realizing approved the code of conduct in 2000. he has a drinking problem that dates back “The council imposed its judgment over at least until 2009, when he was conthe voters of District 3,” said Kavanaugh, victed of extreme DUI in Scottsdale and who helped write the code. He was hopserved 45 days in jail. He sought treatment for his alcohol problem, attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and a MADD victims impact panel, even though that was not part of his sentence.

But the sentence meted out by the Mesa City Council was much harsher, after Winkle’s two DUI convictions appeared to speak (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) louder in the Now former Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle listens to questions as he testifies before his onetime colleagues during a special removal hearing Aug. 31. court of public opinion than his

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infrastructure needs of our schools, the curriculum needs of our students, and the training and continued education of our educators,” Watts said.

Overall, the input of about 25 community members who participated in a recent leadership meeting and feedback from GPS staff will be noted and “all of that will come into play,” Highlen said.

As per the job advertisement, the candidate should ideally have, among

other qualifications, administration experience in a suburban public-school district, earned a doctorate, classroom teaching experience, knowledge of the law of GPS, a background in budget and finance, experience working with state and federal government agencies, strong communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills and model high standards of integrity.

For Watts, the ideal candidate is a visionary who “should be able to assess our history and acclimate to our current conditions, but also have a clear idea of

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Ryan Winkle’s wife Ericka cries as she watches her husband on the witness stand.

contrition.

“I commend the council for making the right decision. This saves us from having to do a recall,” said Ian Murray, chairman of the Mesa Republican Party.

Charles Wirken, the special counsel who brought the charges against Winkle, said the combination of his DUI, lying to police and telling a city public information officer shortly after his arrest that he was planning to blame police for his conduct were grounds for removal from office.

“The extreme DUI is grave by itself.

The totality of the circumstances makes it even worse,” Wirken said.

But Tim La Sota, Winkle’s defense attorney, said it was obvious from the start that the council had reached a foregone conclusion to boot Winkle and was not giving his arguments much credence.

“If they were going to do it, then get up the gumption to do it, rather than put on a show trial,” La Sota said, costing taxpayers at least $50,000 to pay Wirken’s legal fees.

Winkle was tearful during interviews

with reporters after the council’s vote. He said he does not regret fighting for his seat until the end.

“The people who wanted me gone, they wanted me gone from the start,” Winkle said. He decided to fight for his position because many people in District 3 told him that they forgave him and wanted him to continue representing them.

Winkle said he hasn’t decided if he will run next year, but that he will continue to serve as an advocate for District 3, whether he has a vote or not.

He said a Mesa official told him, “you are so involved, whether you are on the council or off, your voice will be heard.”

He said it could be easier in some ways for him to advocate for his constituents as a resident, than as a council member.

“This should be a city of forgiveness and acceptance,” Winkle said, adding that he deserved some discipline but not removal.

“Sometimes, you don’t win the day, but you learn something about yourself.”

what our community can achieve.”

Communication and the ability for the new superintendent to build trust are also important to her.

“I hope there is a level of trust between the board and the superintendent as well as between the superintendent and staff,” she said.

Gilbert residents may assess the finalists for themselves during a forum to be held 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 at a venue to be determined.

The community will “have an opportunity to submit questions that the fi-

nalists would respond to and it gives the board an opportunity to see how they respond and how they interact with the community,” Highlen said. “That’s part of the total interview and search process.”

The new superintendent’s start date would also depend on the negotiations.

The position became vacant when Christina Kishimoto left the job in early August to assume the top position at the education department in Hawaii. Suzanne Zentner fills the interim superintendent role at GPS.

– Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Mesa Library fines waived forUnitedpeanut butter donations Food Bank, which is still recovering from a freezer breakdown in August, is collecting donations of peanut butter throughout September.

The Mesa Public Library will waive $3 of overdue fines with the donation of a jar of peanut butter at its branches all month. Other fines or fees are not eligible, and the library asks that the peanut butter not be in glass containers.

As a shelf-stable source of protein, peanut butter is greatly needed at food banks.

Peanut butter donations will go to restock the United Food Bank.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Dental firm offers free services on Labor Day Doctors and staff members from Risas Dental and Braces will donate their time at its annual Labor of Love event on Monday, Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon.

PatIents can select basic teeth cleaning, cavity filling, tooth extraction or complete exam with X-rays for free.

Patients in line before 8 a.m. will be guaranteed treatment. No appointments will be required or accepted at Risas locations, including the two in the East Valley: 1928 E. Main St., Mesa, and 125 E. Ray Road, Chandler.

For the past six years, Risas has provided free dental services to those in need across the Valley.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Speakers to talk about Arizona car culture, Route 87 The history of hotels, service stations and neon signs along State Route 87 will be discussed in “Our Stories – First Stop and Last Stop” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

9, at the Chandler Public Library Sunset Branch, 4930 W. Ray Road.

Vic Linoff, East Valley historian and president of the Mesa Preservation Foundation, will discuss the motels and neon of Mesa’s Main Street. Chandler Museum Administrator Jody Crago will cover the stops along Arizona Avenue in Chandler when “Color Television” on a hotel sign made people hit their brakes and check in.

The Our Stories speaker series hosts speakers throughout the year to provide expert insight into the history of Chandler, the Valley and Arizona.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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retired Tempe Union teacher said she is dismayed that the district’s governing board is not including a community forum in its process for selecting a new superintendent.

In a letter to all five board members, Cindy Glick, who worked for the district for 20 years, wrote: “Since you have two internal candidates for superintendent, it is very important for the stakeholders to feel they are a part of this selection process. Mrs. Helm stated at the last Board meeting that you don’t want to turn this into … I am suggesting that you hold a forum in which the staff can ask vital questions to the candidates.”

Glick said only board member Michelle

“People might come up to you in public and chat, but the pressing issues that weigh on a teacher’s mind are oftentimes not addressed.

“Opening up a forum in which concerned folks can pose the same question to both candidates will not only benefit their emotional component, but just as important, it will provide all of you with a more complete perspective of each candidate and their vision for TUSHD.” Glick told the board that a forum would be “a win-win in helping you make the biggest decision which will affect the greatest number of people” and suggested it could set the parameters for such a session could be conducted.

Glick offered her services in helping to interview the two candidates, telling the

“ We are talking to principals and other .

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internal employees, but not holding a forum.

Michelle Helm, board member Helm replied to her letter. In that Aug. 23 reply, Helm said, “We are talking to principals and other internal employees, but not holding a forum.”

Stating she had worked under four different superintendents during her career in the district, Glick told the board that “the one virtue that remained constant was the support they offered to all teachers and staff, which made all the difference in the world in our morale.”

“All the years that teachers and staff had to work without any pay raises, yet didn’t leave the district, is an example of our dedication and loyalty because we knew that our superintendent supported us,” she continued.

She said a forum “would go a long way to help the staff feel that they have some input on this selection that will greatly affect them.”

“No member of the board knows what concerns teachers have,” Glick added.

board, “Too often teachers complain to one another that there is no transparency in the board. Having a teacher in the process would go a long way in how teachers view the board and increase their understanding and support of your decisions.”

Glick told the Tribune that a number of teachers shared her concerns about the way the decision process has been structured, but said current employees likely won’t step forward.

“The reason people don’t come forward is because there will be hell to pay if they are still employed by the district,” she said.

“It is no lie when I tell you that your life will become unbearable should you decide to speak out on any issue that they perceive to bring negative attention to them. If you bring a problem to light, their solution is to make you go away, not fix the problem.”

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Fiesta Bowl Charities announce $2.5M giving at Gilbert school assembly

BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Staff Writer

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open in mid-September.

Teachers dig into their own pockets when they need supplies, Nealy said.

From all accounts, the teacher’s grants have gone a long way, he noted.

“One classroom bought eyeglasses to those students that didn’t have the ability to buy them. Another school bought the school a field trip that otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to do,” he said.

Teachers also bought Kindles and other electronics, sports equipment and school supplies from the grant money.

“Things that aren’t in the budget these days – you name it. That’s why we made it $5,000 because $5,000 can make a difference in classrooms in a school,” he said.

The Be Kind People Project is a grant recipient that enhances schools as well.

The movement inspires students to be encouraging, supportive, positive, respectful and thankful, among other positive traits.

At Campo Verde, the Be Kind Crew put on a lively and entertaining display focused on fitness, nutrition and kindness.

“We fund Be Kind because of the wonderful things they do and they can make a difference in school systems,” Nealy said.

iesta Bowl Charities, whose main beneficiaries are youth, sports and education, announced a whopping $2.5 million in charitable giving for 2017-18.

Fittingly, the announcement came during a wellness assembly of about 5,000 students at the football stadium of the Campo Verde High School in Gilbert.

The wellness assembly, part of the Be Kind People Project, was sponsored by the charity.

Mike Nealy, executive director of the Fiesta Bowl, said this year’s donation was the largest amount to date donated by the nonprofit. Last year’s giving was $2 million. In total during the last seven years, the organization has donated more than $10 million to Arizona.

“Fiesta Bowl Charities, our board of directors and entire organization are honored that we can enhance the lives of Arizonans through this increased level of funding that sets a new standard,” Nealy said. “Our three pillars of youth, sports and education drive everything we do, including determining where this money was distributed.”

The Scottsdale-based organization’s giving depends on the success of its PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, the Cactus Bowl and other community events, Nealy said.

We would like people to “go to the games, buy tickets to our games, go to our events, support us – all that gets consolidated,” he said. “If we have it, we’re going to give it.”

This year’s grants will benefit 67 nonprofit organizations and impact nearly

1 million people around the state.

It will help serve about 400,000 meals, provide educational programming to about 250,000 underserved youths and donate about 100,000 backpacks.

Teachers are not forgotten, either.

The Fiesta Bowl Wishes for Teachers, established last year, will distribute up to $500,000 of the grant money. This means chosen teachers receive $5,000 to benefit students. Applications for the program

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sale. He also was sentenced to four years of probation for aggravated assault and misconduct involving weapons.

Chandler police Detective Carlos Ledesma was part of a team involved in an undercover drug operation gone wrong in south Phoenix.

The Ledesma family and members of the Chandler Police Department were unhappy with the deal, saying Jackson should have faced a stiffer sentence.

Family upset at plea deal in Chandler officer’s death

12th annual Tempe triathlon partners with Save the Children

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Mesa Sister Cities program seeks teens for exchange

High school sophomores and juniors are being sought to travel to one of Mesa’s five sister cities next summer for the Mesa Sister Cites Youth Ambassador Exchange Program.

Mesa’s sister cities include Burnaby, Canada; Caraz, Peru; Guaymas, Mexico; Kaiping, China; and Upper Hut, New Zealand.

The program is open to Mesa residents and offers students the opportunity to learn more about the city and its culture through a threeweek, home-hosted experience. Mesa students then house their host brother or sister when they visit Mesa during the same summer.

The application deadline is Oct. 6. Applications and program details are available at mesasistercities.org.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

The Be Kind crew ran around Campo Verde Stadium giving kids high fives during the Fiesta Bowl Committee’s rally Aug. 29.

Secretary of State Reagan to speak about voter registration

Secretary of State Michele Reagan will speak on voter registration and voter outreach at the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, 25 S. Arizona Place, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Sept.

22.

Reagan’s efforts to digitize the state bureaucracy have earned her a leading role on the National Election Cybersecurity Task Force as a member of the Association of Secretaries of State as well as the Executive Board of the Lieutenant Governor’s Association.

Guests should register at chandlerchamber. com/calendar.

Chess tournament to raise funds for BASIS Chandler and nonprofit

The 4th Annual ChessHelps Tournament

A man charged in the killing of a Chandler police officer during a 2010 undercover drug bust has been sentenced to prison, and the officer’s family is upset with the plea deal.

Doarnell Jackson was sentenced to a 30year term for second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit possession of marijuana for

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After years of waiting, Mesa neighborhood recognized as historic district

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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t’s been a long journey for West Side-Clark Addition, a little-known neighborhood just west of downtown Mesa viewed as the city’s first example of suburbanization, but the persistence of neighborhood activists finally paid off.

Already recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, West SideClark Addition finally won recognition as an official Mesa Historic District, 13 years after residents started the historic preservation process in 2004 and seven years after it was awarded federal historic status.

The eclectic West Side-Clark Addition became Mesa’s seventh historic district when the Mesa City Council voted Monday to approve the neighborhood’s application. The designation adds historic overlay zoning, which protects homeowners against property owners making major changes to the appearance of houses.

Although there are no rigid rules, such as restrictions on colors houses can be painted, any work beyond routine maintenance requires a certificate of appropriateness from Kim Steadman, the

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Christine Close’s house is indicative of the unique archtecture of the West Side-Clark Addition in Mesa.

Close helped organize the preservation drive that led to the area getting official recognition.

city’s historic preservation officer, said John Wesley, Mesa’s zoning administrator.

“Some of the neighbors have done a very nice job of preserving their homes’ appearance,” he said. “It does have some very nice examples” of suburban development in Mesa.

The neighborhood, just west of Country

Club Drive and north of Main Street, was built in several stages between 1930 and 1958, according to city documents.

It started like many more suburban developments, with Joseph and Mary Clark deciding to subdivide and develop some of their farm property along Clark Street in 1930, during the Great

Depression.

The district runs from along four streets, from Second Place to Pepper Place, between Country Club and Date. It has mostly small, well-maintained houses painted in a variety of hues, eschewing the cookie-cutter approach of newer neighborhoods and their sea of tile roofs.

The documents say the neighborhood has mostly early ranch-style homes and some classic ranch homes, with some bungalows and period revival homes in the older northern portion adding to the variety.

“It protects the buildings. To me, that’s the biggest driving factor,” said Christine Close, who helped organize the preservation drive.

“It should preserve the integrity of the architecture,” Close said. “It’s really hard to find two houses that are the same. It’s very diverse.”

Without the overlay zoning protection, “you see the houses changing because there is nothing to stop them,” she said.

Close said the neighbors always wanted the historic overlay zoning, but ran into some obstacles after the neighborhood was added to the National Registrar of See

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Volunteers sought for annual Healing Field memorial to 9/11 victims

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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s hard to believe as it may be that 16 years have passed since terrorists took down the World Trade Center, damaged the Pentagon and crashed a jetliner into a field in Western Pennsylvania, it may be easier to forget.

That’s why Mark Poisson and Judy Chasse work hard every year to make sure people remember the 2,996 Americans who died in the slaughter.

The two Ahwatukee residents organize the Healing Field, the somber display at Tempe Beach Park along Tempe Town Lake of 2,996 American flags with a yellow ribbon to honor each person who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Each flag also contains a small biography about the person it represents.

“The first year I got involved, I helped a couple people who came to our booth in the park and told me they had a loved one perish and they were looking for that specific card,” said Poisson, an account manager for First American Title. He has been involved with the display for a

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Nearly 3,000 flags will be on display next weekend at Tempe Beach Park to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2003, terror attacks.

decade – twice as event chair and this year as volunteer chair.

“The emotion that loved ones have when they see that card, and the appreciation they have for us, you just have to see that once and you’ll understand why we keep

doing this,” he said.

Chasse, business development manager for Bell Mortgage and the event chair who has been involved with the Healing Field for five years, added: “Witnessing firsthand the many lives

touched each year in a powerful way is overwhelming.”

Both Poisson and Chasse are part of the Tempe Exchange, which organizes the event.

And they are part of a massive effort involving hundreds of volunteers who will begin their work on Friday, Sept. 8.

People can sign up at tempehealingfield. org for a variety of duties, which begin at 6 a.m. that day and end at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12.

On Friday, volunteers can pound nearly 3,000 pieces of rebar and erect the eightfoot flags with bio cards. Or they can help take down the flags and store them on Tuesday.

There are also other opportunities throughout the three-day event that are listed on the website.

“It’s grown so much over the years that we have the same volunteers come back annually,” Poisson said. “We expect 400 on setup day and 200 on stand-down day.

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Because of the stop-and-go nature of the process, with several years passing by, organizers had to collect signatures twice from the majority of property owners. It was a difficult task, she said.

“The people who live in the neighborhood, they wanted it very badly,” Close said. “I would say for the most part, the majority of people have been very positive” about the historic protection, although there are a few who fear any government regulation.

Wesley acknowledged the matter “got lost in the shuffle” at one point. The city

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National Guard bring a lot of help.”

Poisson said the work actually begins the day before setup.

“We lay out the grid the day before the setup,” he explained. “That takes about six to eight hours. The morning of setup, we get the flags up in under an hour and then the name cards take around four hours.”

Thousands of people have visited the display annually.

Other events are planned throughout the three-day memorial. At 6 p.m. Friday, the public can attend a free concert of patriotic music. A Tunnel to Towers 5K run/walk will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday to honor first responders.

At 5:46 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, there will be a memorial service, followed by a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m.

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30-month sentence given for embezzling $700,000

John David Veatch, 47, of Gilbert, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $710,290 after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.

Between January 2011 and June 2013, Veatch embezzled over $710,000 from his then-employer, Linde Gas North America.

He embezzled the money through a scheme of ordering fictitious parts and then funneling the money to a third-party company he created and controlled.

went through severe financial problems and there were many layoffs during that period.

He said one thing that helped resurrect the drive was when the city hired a noted historic preservation expect, Lauren Allsopp as a historic preservation consultant.

Close, an engineer, said Allsopp played a pivotal role in helping residents complete the application process.

“She took hold of the entire application process and got it moving forward,” Close said. “She was a huge advocate. I think if she had not been hired, we would not have gotten it any time soon.”

– Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com.

p.m. Monday.

“I think we should never forget,” Poisson said. “We should never forget what happened. I feel the country is losing a little bit of the impact we all felt that day when we were watching the news. Reason No. 1 for doing this is to never forget.

“Reason No. 2 is to allow the people and the country to heal. They walk through that Healing Field and people begin to heal a little bit more. They see that they are not alone in their grief. They’re seeing that there are people out here in the country willing to sacrifice their time to honor those people who died.”

The Healing Field itself is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday through Monday.

As the website states: “If you have never taken the time to go to Tempe Town Lake to visit this memorial, you are missing something very special. What a cool tribute to the innocent lives lost from a cowardly attack on our freedoms.”

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Gilbert, Chandler named among nation’s least-stressed cities

Gilbert and Chandler have been named by WalletHub, a personal finance outlet, among the east stressed cities in the U.S. for 2017.

To determine where Americans cope best with their stress, WalletHub compared the 150 largest cities across 30 key metrics.

Gilbert came in at No. 7 and Chandler at No. 11 for least-stressed cities. Tempe was No. 27, and Mesa was No. 35. Fremont, California, was judged least stressed of all, while Newark, New Jersey, was most stressed.

Among other categories, Gilbert was ranked No. 3 in lowest poverty rate, and Gilbert had the lowest crime rate overall.

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Rocker Roger Clyne, wife still spirited about tequila line

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Tribune Contributor

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ounding Mexican Moonshine Tequila has been educational for Roger and Alisa Clyne. The Tempe couple learned, in particular, that the musician’s name wasn’t going to carry the brand.

“Roger likes to call himself ‘The World’s Most Famous Unknown Band,’” she said about her husband who fronts Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

“Roger has some notable fame in Arizona and a little in the United States. But his notoriety isn’t going to sell it. It comes down to whether it’s a good tequila or not.”

Fans can make their own decision.

Clyne will sign purchased bottles of Mexican Moonshine Tequila from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 10, at Costco, 1445 W. Elliot Road, Tempe. For more information, call 480-496-6651.

Mexican Moonshine Tequila was named after the Peacemakers’ song “Mexican Moonshine,” a double entendre about the country’s moon and the blue agave juice. The company’s three marques – Silver, Reposado and Añejo – are double-distilled and triple-filtered, and harvested from the valleys of Jalisco, Mexico.

The process makes the tequila extra smooth and removes the ingredients that give consumers hangovers.

“Ours is a nice, clean, pure spirit,” she said.

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Chandler Viridian offices ready to begin construction

The commercial portion of a masterplanned development next to Chandler Fashion Center, Offices at Chandler Viridian, are a go now that a joint venture agreement has been signed.

Hines has joined with New York Life Real Estate Investors as its equity partner to develop the property.

The Offices at Chandler Viridian will be a 250,000-square-foot office building at the intersection of Loop 101 and Loop 202.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Roger Clyne says he is careful not to blur the lines between his art and his company, Mexican Moonshine Tequila.

file. Reposado is aged for nine months in Kentucky bourbon barrels of American white oak, giving it buttery, oaky notes.

Meanwhile, Añejo is aged for 18 months in Kentucky bourbon barrels of American white oak, lending smoky, tobacco and vanilla tones from the charred barrels.

Arturo Fuentes, the master distiller, creates small batches of tequila at La Fabrica de Tequilas Finos in Tequila, Mexico.

Alisa Clyne said her husband carefully walks the line between tequila brand owner and musician. Even though Roger is the face of the product, the entire band

shares in its ownership.

“You have to be delicate when you have commerce that’s following art,” she said.

“His music is the most important thing.

That has to take the front seat over all of everything. He has to produce art that’s quality and what the fans love. He’s not writing new songs about tequila.”

Mexican Moonshine Tequila was founded six years ago. Alisa Clyne, as well as the Peacemakers, bottled 1,000 units of the Reposado for Circus Mexicus, the band’s annual music festival in Rocky Point.

“We sold out,” she said. “We thought we might have something here. It’s always important for Roger to make sure we have a great tequila. He didn’t just want to slap his name on something and make money.”

Soon, they had Mexican Moonshine under their belt.

“One thing we love about the distillery is they were very conscientious about the ecosystem,” she said. “They took it a step further and they take leftover liquids

The building will feature 41,000-squarefoot floor plates, energy-efficient glass to allow for natural light and access to a threestory parking garage.

Construction will start later this year and be completed in late 2018.

the Women in Business Speaker Series, the Mentoring Program and the Women in Business Conference and Trade Show will be presented.

Register at tempechamber.chambermaster. com/eventregistration/register/4823

Women in Business Council invites those interested in joining

Free speakers bureau opens to groups, organizations in EV

no cost,” according to Andy Richardson, director of FreeSpeakers.org.

Since 1996 FreeSpeakers.org has been providing speakers to area groups in Chicago as a community service project.

For more information, visit phoenix. freespeakers.org. To become a speaker, visit phoenix.freespeakers.org/become-a-speaker.

The Women in Business Council will meet 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Hampton Inn & Suites Tempe-Phoenix Airport, 1550 S. 52nd St., Tempe.

This welcoming social is for those interested in joining. Information about

A new resource for groups and organizations that need speakers is available in East Valley.

FreeSpeakers.org has more than 20 local speakers with more than 25 different topics available. “All speakers present programs at

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Chandler Chamber women’s group meets to discuss inclusion, diversity

The Chandler Chamber Women in Leadership will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at SoHo 63, 63 E. Boston, See

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and turn it back into drinkable water and compostable solids. The water goes back into the water table for Tequila, Mexico, residents and the solids go back out on the field for the next generation of agave.”

Recently, the distillery installed solar panels, which impressed the Clynes.

“Over 40 percent of electricity to run the distillery is solar power,” she said.

“We’re hoping by 2017, the numbers will be higher.”

Mexican Moonshine Tequila has been a hit. Alisa Clyne is adamant about attending festivals where she can offer tasting and pairings. It is also the official tequila of the Arizona Diamondbacks, for whom

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Career development program hosted by foster children group

Keys to Success, a career development program created by Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Mi Amigo’s Mexican Grill, 1264 S. Gilbert Road, Mesa.

Those in foster care, ages 16-24, use the program’s resources to achieve their short and long-term career goals. Those who have completed the intensive job-

Roger Clyne penned its victory song, “Dbacks Swing.” Words to the track have been painted on Chase Field walls near the staff elevator on the upper concourse and by the Audi Quattro lounge.

“That was a real delightful surprise,” she said. “The D-backs have been wonderful.

Our first season was last year. They had a rough season, but a lot of people still went to the games.”

There are 22 tap handles at Chase Field selling classic margaritas. Bars that can free pour serve blackberry margaritas.

“The whole project has been challenging,” she said about Mexican Moonshine Tequila. “You have to be careful not to let it take over everything and dominate everything. But at the end of the day, it’s rock ‘n’ roll and tequila. It’s fun.” readiness program are prepared to enter the workforce, according to the foundation.

RSVP to Kim Searles at ksearles@affcf. org or at 602-252-9445.

Chandler medical group files for Chapter 11 again

Phoenician Medical Center of Chandler has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time.

The medical group includes East Valley Family Medical and 21st Century Family Medicine, which have locations in Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler and Mesa.

In documents filed on Aug. 24, PMC listed its assets between $1 million and $10 million and its liabilities in the same range. The medical group said it had fewer than 50 creditors.

This is the second time PMC has sought bankruptcy protection. The medical group previously filed for Chapter 11 in April 2012, and that case was closed Feb. 25, 2014.

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Wil Cardon, a megawatt man, succumbed to the darkness

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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e lived only 46 years, but it feels like so much more. That’s because Wil Cardon, a bear of a man with the loving soul of a pup, did everything big. He didn’t hug you so much as envelop you.

His laughter, a guffaw, shook rooms.

Wil’s smile, lit like a guiding star, could illuminate even the darkest moments.

Until he couldn’t see beyond the darkness anymore. Until Wil lost his yearslong battle with depression and ended his own life last Saturday, Aug. 26. He leaves behind his one great love, his wife Nicole, the college sweetheart he met at Brigham Young, and five beautiful children, Rebecca, the twins Bo and Parley, and Ruby and Scarlett, a quintet he marveled at in every chat we ever had.

News that Wil was gone propelled me back to 2011, when he hired me to help him run for the Senate against his Mesa neighbor, Jeff Flake. For 15 months, we spent hundreds of hours together and shared thousands of laughs. Wil told scores of stories. He loved books and quotes. One he stitched into his stump speech embodies his life philosophy.

“A good life,” Wil was fond of saying, “means you plant trees the shade of which you will never live to see.”

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by the grove. Everyone who knew him is the better for it. For those of you who only knew Wil through his two political campaigns, you suffered a grave disservice: Because politics is a petty, cruel business, you never really got to know Wil, except in caricature.

You were told he was born with a silver spoon, so you never got to hear about his high school years, when he rose before the sun to shovel mortar on a construction crew, then hustled to football practice to catch passes with hands cracked and bleeding from the lime he used to

mix mud. You were told he was an AllState wide receiver at Mesa Mountain View, some jock who played football for the legendary Bill Walsh at Stanford.

You never got to hear what Wil loved most about the gridiron: Watching his twin boys gain yardage and score touchdowns.

You were told, in 30-second bites of election fiction, that Wil was a business fake, not accomplished enough to serve Arizona in the cesspool that is Washington.

Actually, the very opposite is true. The

land baron and investor with the Harvard Business School MBA, the missionary who spoke fluent Portuguese, the benefactor whose family name graces the Cardon Children’s Medical Center, was too sweet, too bright, too genuine for politics.

Wil’s campaign against Flake prospered for a time – internal polls in mid2012 showed the race within our grasp – but then in came a tsunami of D.C. dark money and televised attacks, and we ended up getting creamed.

On election night, when lesser mortals might have wept over missed opportunities and spent millions, Wil took on the TV cameras and reporters’ snark, then made the throng crack smiles. He cheered us up, because Wil never met a person he couldn’t make feel better.

Except himself.

Depression is an awful affliction, a disease often mistakenly viewed as a character flaw. Wil fought with enormous courage, but, in the end, depression cut down the big man with the red hair and the megawatt grin long before his time.

Gone now, Wil Cardon will never be forgotten. Father, husband, executive, friend, a doer of countless good works, he spoke often of leaving things better than he found them. For Wil, these were more than words. Though it was too short, the man lived one helluva life.

– David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo. com.

Chandler partnering on regional angel investing initiative

BY NORA ELLEN Tribune Guest Writer

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he city of Chandler is working with a number of East Valley partners to bring more angel investment dollars to the region.

Our goal is to build on Chandler’s reputation as the Innovation and Technology Hub of the Southwest by making our city the perfect spot for startup growth.

Many of the key elements are already in place. Chandler has a thriving high-tech sector, dynamic maker movement clus-

ter, multiple co-working spaces and a business incubator that provides valuable entrepreneurial programming and services. This new regional initiative seeks to provide startups with one more key resource – access to early-stage funding.

There is no shortage of great business ideas in our region. East Valley businesses hold their own when it comes to securing patents and competitive research dollars. What we lack is the robust funding ecosystem for startups that can be found in capital formation hotspots like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston.

As a result, our tech startups often have a harder time getting the capital they need to grow. We believe that angel investing is an opportunity to change this.

Angel investing is when individuals commit their own money to startups in exchange for an equity share of the businesses. In addition to capital, angels often mentor companies in their investment portfolio to help them grow. While return on investment is the ultimate measure of success, many angels are also motivated by a desire to give back to their local community by supporting

budding entrepreneurs.

Over the coming months, we will work with our partners to raise awareness of the importance of angel investing and to start building a network of East Valley angel investors. Additional details about angel investing and opportunities for education on the topic are forth coming so stay tuned. Visit chandleraz.gov/ angelinvesting for more information.

– Chandler Councilmember Nora Ellen has been a resident since 2002 and has lived in the Southeast Valley since 1990. She began her tenure on the City Council in January 2013.

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Why Tempe censured Granville

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Tempe City Council’s action to reprimand one of our own, Councilmember Kolby Granville, for two interactions he had – one with a city employee and one with a Tempe resident. The investigations of both these interactions were conducted by an outside attorney for about $20,000. We’d like to explain how we got to this unfortunate place and clarify our Code of Conduct process for our residents.

As a Council, we care very much about this community and, as part of our oath of office, we all agree to uphold a high standard of ethical behavior and hold our Council colleagues to the same. In Tempe, that means that we subject ourselves to the same Code of Conduct that our city employees are required to follow.

Unlike what you may have heard or been told, the action we took is not about politics. It’s about enforcing a Code of Conduct policy and process in place to help ensure proper conduct and behavior that brings credit to our city.

Like most cities, we have a process in place for when complaints involving councilmembers are made. In Tempe, if the complaint falls within the Code of Conduct, it must be investigated, and we, in our capacity as councilmembers, must decide based on the facts before us.

Two complaints were made – one by a city employee who Councilmember Granville consistently belittled and one by a city resident that he labeled a “psycho paparazzi stalker” on Instagram and Facebook. Each felt they had a grievance with Councilmember Granville and subsequently made a complaint. Over the course of the investigation, the outside counsel found indisputably that Councilmember Granville had violated the Code of Conduct on both occasions. Under the complaint procedures, the Council is required to vote on a sanction or punishment, up to public censure, whatever best fits the violation.

You might ask why outside counsel was hired and why was the cost incurred? The Council did not make that decision. It was done because the employee complainant was a member of the City Attorney’s Office. That gives the office a conflict of interest, thereby prohibiting it from investigating the complaint. With the second complaint made so soon after the first, the office did not want there to be any perceived impropriety, so the outside counsel was rehired. Had the original complaint not been from an attorney in the City Attorney’s office, there would have been zero cost to the city for outside counsel.

Our Code of Conduct states that once an investigation is complete, the Council needs to take action of some kind. The facts in the complaints were indisputable. Sadly, it’s not the first time that Councilmember Granville has had issues with City of Tempe staff. We want to make it clear to our employees and our residents that Tempe is a respectful and welcoming city, and no one is more accountable to meeting those standards than your elected officials.

As with any policy or procedure, it is rare to find perfection. As a Council, we will be reexamining this process to see what improvements can be made. And we will continue to work in a way that supports our employees and residents – because it’s the right thing to do.

– Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell, Vice Mayor Robin Arredondo-Savage and Councilmembers Lauren Kuby, Joel Navarro and Randy Keating

A second look at Confederates

“Let me be as clear as I know how to be.

General Lee and those Confederate soldiers we’re honoring took up arms against this nation in the support of slavery and secession.

They are not heroes. They are traitors. Slavers.

They killed Union soldiers – Americans” (“Confederate memorials should remain – but only in museums,” Aug. 20).

Well, I beg to differ. Didn’t the colonialists “secede” in a way from England? As for “slavers,” 41 out of 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence owned slaves. Out of the signers of the Constitution, there were about 20 who owned slaves out of the 39 signers. George Washington, Martha Washington, Ben Franklin, James and Dolly Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, Patrick Henry and John Hancock owned slaves. Should all their monuments and statues be torn down, too? Many of these “slave-owning” American icons’ faces are on our currency; do we destroy that, too?

As for Confederate soldiers being “traitors,” their Union adversaries did not think that way. There were more than a dozen “UnionConfederate” reunions after the Civil War, with both sides coming together and sharing their memories and respecting one another as gallant fighters. The “fallen” on both sides were honored and commemorated.

Finally, in 2011, the Pew Poll showed that 58 percent of respondents had neither a negative or a positive opinion of the “Rebel Flag” (the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, mistakenly called the “Confederate Flag” by some).

So, what’s the problem, folks?

– Leon Ceniceros – Mesa

Thanks for good Samaritans

Many, many thanks to the restaurant manager and to the gentleman and the lady who stopped to help my wife who had fallen and hit her head in the parking lot at the McDonalds at Alma School and Queen Creek on Sunday, Aug. 20. Each one of them was extra kind, going out of their way to provide comfort. After a trip to the ER, my wife is sore but recovering.

I did not get the names of these people, but I am extremely grateful they took the time to help.

– Jerry Owens – Gilbert

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Special QBs are taking snaps in the East Valley

BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

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ear after year, special talent comes through the East Valley. Players make their mark on the football scene and then move on to the collegiate level. This year, the quarterback position has a group of special players in the East Valley.

It’s one of the most important positions on the football field. It manages the offense, is involved in every play and acts as an extension of the head coach. Most of the time, the quarterback also is one of the leaders. So, when a team has a special talent, a quarterback may find himself in a good position.

It was reflected in last year’s state championship results on both the 5A and 6A level. While he was surrounded by talent, Williams Field quarterback Zack Shepherd led the Blackhawks to an undefeated season and a 5A state championship.

Sophomore Jacob Conover also led the Chandler Wolves to a 6A state championship and finished with the most passing yards in the state.

These are only two of the top quarterbacks representing the East Valley.

Brock Purdy missed the first three games of the season in 2016 and still led Perry to the class 6A semifinals, throwing for

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Perry’s Brock Purdy missed the first three games of the season in 2016 and still led Perry to the class 6A semifinals.

3,333 yards and 42 touchdowns. He also impacted games with his feet, running for 842 yards and six touchdowns.

He’s kept up with that pace so far through his senior year, passing for 609 yards and nine touchdowns in just two games. Before the season even started, Perry head coach Preston Jones expected Purdy to be even better in his senior year.

“He missed those first three games last year and then came back after

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Sophomore Jacob Conover led the Chandler Wolves to a 6A state championship and finished with the most passing yards in the state.

(mononucleosis) pretty weak,” Jones said before their zero-week matchup against one of the best defenses in the state, Desert Vista. “So, he’s starting this season twice as strong as he was last year and twice as experienced.”

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound quarterback is just one of the top senior quarterbacks in the East Valley. Hamilton’s Tyler Shough and Gilbert’s Jack Plummer both join Purdy as some of the top gunslingers in the 2018 class.

Both Shough and Plummer made commitments to Division I schools this summer, Shough to the University of North Carolina and Plummer to the Purdue University. While the two quarterbacks didn’t light up the stat sheet like Purdy did in his junior season, they both have the body frame that Division I colleges look for.

Shough stands at 6-foot-5, 195 pounds and threw for 2,079 yards and 27 touchdowns leading the Hamilton Huskies to the 6A state quarterfinals, before they fell to Perry. But, as most quarterbacks are, Shough has been a leader for the Huskies both on the field and off, and Hamilton coach Dick Baniszewski said that’s what makes the future Tar Heel so special.

“He’s really a leader and a mature individual, so he’s important in a myriad

of ways, probably the least being his athletic ability,” Baniszewski said. “He’s that kind of kid you want on your team.”

Plummer shares the same stature as Shough, and his 6-foot-5, 200-pound frame allows him to stand tall in the pocket and see receivers over his line. As a junior, Plummer threw for 2,475 yards and 18 touchdowns. He has performed well since the beginning of his junior year, throwing for multiple touchdowns in six of 10 games.

In the first game of his senior year, Plummer threw for 351 yards and five touchdowns against Mesquite. The win captured Gilbert its first victory since Sept. 16 of last year, a game in which Plummer threw for 390 yards and five touchdowns.

While, Purdy, Shough and Plummer have had time to establish themselves, four signal-callers in the 2019 class have already made a mark before their senior seasons. Chandler high quarterback and 6A state champion Jacob Conover leads that bunch.

He started with a special sophomore season, leading the state in passing with 3,715 yards and added 32 touchdowns as well. He followed it up with a big summer, receiving offers from numerous colleges including BYU, Memphis and Alabama.

Early in the 2017 season, he has already thrown for 431 yards and three touchdowns. But, after throwing for 75 yards and a touchdown in the first half against No. 2-ranked IMG, he suffered a shoulder injury that could affect his junior year campaign. He did open the season with a 356 yard, two touchdown performance against Mesa Red Mountain.

Williams Field Zack Shepherd joins Conover atop the list of quarterbacks in the East Valley. He’s a year removed from quarterbacking the Blackhawks to an undefeated season and a 5A state championship, where he had 1,000-plus yard receivers Max Fine and Justis Stokes on the outside.

Since both Stokes and Fine graduated, Shepherd has had to find new targets for his junior season and has done so. He has See

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Mexican Baseball Fiesta coming to Cubs’ Sloan Park

BY JOSE ESPARZA Cronkite News

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he Chicago Cubs are looking to bring more of a “fiesta” atmosphere to Sloan Park.

The sixth annual Mexican Baseball Fiesta, featuring three teams from the popular Mexican Baseball League, returns to Mesa in the fall after stops in Tucson and Hohokam Stadium.

“That’s so meaningful to us,” said Mike Feder, president of the Mexican Baseball Fiesta. “To show that our brand is worthy of playing in a Chicago Cubs stadium. I think that’s a big statement.”

A Mexican Baseball Fiesta game and a traditional major league one are night and day. The “Liga Mexicana del Pacifico” maintains a strong Mexican culture with live bands playing on the concourse and fans dancing during the game.

“It has a little bit more energy and a little more pizzazz as you go through the

(Jose Esparza/Cronkite News)

Mike Feder, president of Mexican Baseball Fiesta, announces the upcoming exhibiion coming to Mesa’s Sloan Park.

game,” said Justin Piper, general manager of Sloan Park. “I think it’s great to see the mascots on the field and the music playing. After the final out, 1,000-plus people stay and listen to the band.”

Three of the top teams from the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico will participate: Los Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Águilas de Mexicali and the Cañeros de Los Mochis. In last year’s event, more than 3,000 fans attended at Hohokam.

The Cubs are one year removed from winning the World (Jose Esparza/Cronkite News) Series and have a The three teams from the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico will participate large national fan in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta are, from left, Águilas de Mexicali, Los base. Although the Naranjeros de Hermosillo and the Cañeros de Los Mochis. move won’t spark

every Cubs fan in Arizona to show, the organization hopes to lure some.

“It’s the logo. I’m looking around the room right now and the Chicago Cubs press box says 1938. That’s special,” Feder said. “Not even just the name association but the quality of the stadium, the video board, the parking and everything is first class.”

Sloan Park is more commonly known as the venue for the Cubs spring training team, but it is used for other events.

“We look for a wide variety of events, and the unique nature of the Mexican Baseball Fiesta makes it a perfect fit for the ballpark,” Piper said Last year, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Hermosillo agreed to a major partnership deal that remains in place.

According to Francisco Gamez, the founder and LLC partner of Mexican Baseball Fiesta, the fan base for Hermosillo is huge in the Valley and they even televise some of the games in Phoenix.

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Queen Creek coach Travis Schureman said after their victory over Hamilton.

“He was poised, he was relaxed tonight and didn’t ever get rattled. I mean he got hit pretty hard a couple times and he got right back in and threw dimes. We’re sure glad he’s with us.”

Another quarterback who has been on the rise in the East Valley also comes from the Queen Creek area. In the second year of Casteel’s football program, Gunner Cruz led the Colts to their first state playoff appearance.

He threw for 2,600 yards and 30 touchdowns as the Colts went 9-2 in the 3A class. He had an even better summer, making a name for himself on the 7-on7 scene with a big win over Hamilton at the Nike 7’s. Then came the offers

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connected with juniors Noa Pola-Gates and Jaden Carrol for a combined 268 yards and four touchdowns through two games. Showing that he will do whatever is asked of him and then some.

“All he says is, ‘Coach, just put the ball in my hands and I will make plays,’” Williams Field head coach Steve Campbell said. “Quarterbacks on good teams are going to win games, but what I am saying is he wins the battles that allows us to win the game. When it is the most important time, is when he plays the biggest.”

Last season on the way to his first state championship, Shepherd faced off with

another sophomore quarterback that has started to make a name for himself in the East Valley. Shepherd and Queen Creek’s Devin Larsen dueled in the semifinals with the Blackhawks pulling away, 37-12.

In that game, Larsen threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns in that disappointing state playoffs loss. Since then, Larsen has solidified himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the East Valley with a blowout win over the Hamilton Huskies at Jerry Loper field. He threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns in the win and managed the game while staying composed against a hard-hitting Hamilton defense.

“We know we have a pretty good quarterback in Devin Larsen, and I’ll tell anyone that wants to hear me say that,”

Feder believes it is vital to keep the Mexican Baseball Fiesta in Mesa for the time being.

“If the Phoenix area is 5 million people,” Feder said, “What percent of that is Hispanic? I guess 30 percent, maybe greater.”

It is greater. In the latest U.S. census, Phoenix’s Hispanic population is 41 percent. Hispanics make up about 17 percent of the U.S. population.

Last year, the league held games in California and Texas and are scheduled to do the same in Las Vegas.

“The Vegas deal just closed out a couple of days ago,” Gamez said. “I told the owners it was a possibility and they were pretty excited when they got the news.”

The Mesa HoHoKams volunteers will partner with the Mexican Baseball Fiesta by ushering fans to their seats and assisting in ticket check-in. They will charge $5 for parking and use those proceeds to give back to the community.

“Giving it primarily to East Valleybased sporting organizations,” HoHoKam volunteer Tim Baughman said. “All sports related and all youth related. We give up to $500,000 back to the community.”

Visit Mesa, a sponsor for the Mexican Baseball Fiesta, believes playing host in Mesa is important as well.

“We’re so excited to have them back here,” said Suzanne Keller, Visit Mesa director of sports. “This is the third event they have had here (Mesa). It’s an out ofthe-box kind of event and I want to make sure that they keep it here.”

The first game of the Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Sloan Park will be Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. between Hermosillo and Los Mochis. from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and South Dakota State.

Cruz has taken the 3A class by storm so far through the 2017 season, throwing for 550 yards and eight touchdowns, without throwing an interception, in two games.

There are many other quarterbacks that could make a name for themselves in the 2017 season. Some of them include Desert Vista’s Derek Kline, Higley’s Spencer Brasch, who threw for five touchdowns in his first varsity appearance, and Corona del Sol’s Ryan Helt, who has thrown for 672 yards and five touchdowns so far.

– Contact Greg Macafee at gmacafee@ timespublications.com or at 480-898-5630 or follow @greg_macafee on Twitter.

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With T-square and cross, architect readies his latest work

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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teve Barduson describes the trajectory of his education as going from the T-square to the cross.

In reality, both mark the career of the man called “The Pastors’ Architect.”

Barduson has designed and overseen the construction of 80 churches in the Valley, including Mountain Park Community Church’s soon-to-open new home on 48th Street and Frye Road in Ahwatukee.

That church will replace Mountain Park’s 20-year-old building on Pecos Road and 24th Street – which Barduson also designed – as it falls to the South Mountain Freeway. The last service in the old building is slated for Sept. 10, with a grand opening of the new church scheduled Oct. 1.

“It’s the culmination of the 80 churches I’ve built and all the work that I’ve been

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDY

St. Peter Lutheran Church is hosting a Beth Moore Bible Study for 11 weeks. “To Live Is Christ” is a study on the Apostle Paul.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, starting Sept. 7. St. Peter Church is at 1844 East Dana Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-833-4398.

​SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS

St. Peter Lutheran Church is starting Sunday School for ages 3-18.

DETAILS>> 11-11:45 a.m. on Sundays, starting Sept.

10. Church service is 9:30. St. Peter Church is at 1844 East Dana Ave., Mesa. Registration and information: 480-833-4398, stpetermesa.org, facebook.com/stpeterworshipcenter

​SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 ‘A DAY OF RETURN’

Chabad of the East Valley will host Selichot services to start the High Holiday season. Featured will be the recital of the traditional Selichot song with meditative singing.

DETAILS>>1 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Information: 480-855-4333.

​SEPT. 21-22

HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

Chabad of Mesa will conduct High Holiday services for Rosh Hashanah. There is no charge or membership, no background or affiliation necessary, and the services

part of,” said Barduson, who holds degrees in both architecture and theology.

“Yes, it’s the most ambitious.”

The Minnesota native’s dual devotion to God and structure dates back to his underclassman days at Arizona State University, where his childhood religious inclination was revitalized when he hooked up with a group, Campus Crusade for Christ.

He was tempted to drop architecture and go to the seminary until a mentor advised, “If God has given you the gift of architecture and design, why don’t you at least pursue it.”

It took several more years before he decided to answer God’s call, graduating from ASU at the top of his class.

After an internship at an architectural firm, he got his license – then promptly enrolled in Dallas Theological Seminary.

“I have more theological training than See

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are open for all. Services are traditional and contemporary with entertaining stories and short sermons.

We use Hebrew/English prayer books and everyone is made to feel at home.

DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m., Chabad Jewish Center of Mesa, 941 S. Maple. Information: chabadmesa.com, chabadmesa@gmail.com, 480-659-7001.

SEPT. 29-30

YOM KIPPUR SERVICES

Chabad of Mesa will conduct Yom Kippur services at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Phoenix-Mesa/Chandler in Mesa, open to all. Services are traditional and contemporary, with Hebrew/English prayer books, entertaining stories and short sermons.

DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday; 1600 S. Country Club Drive. Information: chabadmesa.com, chabadmesa@gmail.com, 480-659-7001.

OCT. 12-15 CAMP FOR GIRLS

Girls LIFE Camp Ministries is offering a free four-day camp in Payson for girls in seventh and eighth grades.

The program mentors East Valley girls who are facing complicating life circumstances.

DETAILS>> 480-236-3353 or girlslifecampministryaz. com.

SUNDAYS

HEBREW SCHOOL

Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>>Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler, beginning Sept. 10. To tour the facility or register, call 480-855-4333 or e-

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Architect Steve Barduson stands in front of his latest creation, the new Mountain Park Community Church. It’s the 80th church that Barduson, who holds both architecture and divinity degrees, has designed in the Valley. mail info@chabadcenter.com.

VALOR CHRISTIAN OUTLINES MISSION

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.

NEW CHURCH IN MESA

The Rev. Albert Bolden leads the Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa.

DETAILS>> Sunday school at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

HORIZON SEEKS YOUNG PEOPLE

High school and middle school students meet to worship and do life together.

DETAILS>>4 p.m. at Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. 480-460-1480 or joel@horizonchurch. com.

UNITY OFFERS A PATH

Unity of Mesa says its Sunday service offers “a positive path for spiritual living” through “transformational lessons, empowering music and various spiritual practices with an open-minded and welcoming community.”

DETAILS>>9 a.m. Spiritual Discussion Group and Meditation Practices Group. 10:15 a.m. Celebration Service.

2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. Nursery available for infants through kindergarten at service times. Youth ministry classes are open in the Education Annex at 10:15 a.m. Information: 480-892- 2700, unityofmesa.org, lori@unityofmesa.org.

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anyone at Mountain Park, he said, noting that was because the seminary required an additional degree that pastors at Mountain Park did not have to pursue when they were in school.

After getting his divinity degree, he got a position as pastor of a South Tempe church, but that didn’t work out.

“I’d always wanted to go but didn’t necessarily want to be a corner pastor,” he said. “I wanted to be part of a movement.”

So, he went to work at an architectural firm in Phoenix – and discovered what he had been seeking.

“I realized this is my calling,” Barduson said. “I’m from both sides of the pulpit.”

Barduson – whose wife, Maggie, has her own real estate investment company and worked with him to home-school their five children – eventually grew his firm to a staff of about 15 and eventually sold it to a national architectural group in 2007.

He worked on churches but also developed commercial and office buildings “to help pay the bills.”

After working with that buyer for three years, he took a year’s sabbatical before deciding to start a small home-based architectural firm when “the phone started ringing” with calls from congregations.

He now has a staff of four and hires independent contractors to do most of the heavy work “so we can control the process but not have all the overhead of a staff.”

But the phone hasn’t stopped ringing, leaving Barduson “at the point where we’re so busy that it’s time to decide which way we are going.”

That way still includes building churches – a process in which Barduson said, “I pastor the pastors through the process.”

“One of my beefs against the seminary is that they don’t teach the pastors anything about this side of the business,” he said. “They don’t teach them how to build a team, how to raise that money, how to manage it where to put it. The construction and development and financing are just brutal. They need to have a hands-on part in it.”

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SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE

Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and events offered. We welcome you!

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-7921800, unityoftempe.com.

KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE

Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad

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Architect Steve Barduson designed the new Mountain Park Community Church with a seethrough lobby to symbolize the church’s transparency and to be more inviting to guests.

Indeed, he has seen the tragedies that can happen when pastors don’t keep their hands on it.

He has worked for three congregations where trusted church leaders ran off with the building fund, one totaling $2 million.

In one case, the theft brought construction to a halt, leaving only the shell of a new complex standing in Tempe for years.

Barduson, who also did the overall design of Gilbert’s famous Agritopia subdivision and is working on an office complex at the San Marcos Golf Course in downtown Chandler, said about 70 percent of his business involves churches.

His portfolio contains some of the Valley’s biggest churches – among which is Mountain Park Community as well as Scottsdale Bible Church, Highland Church in Scottsdale and Cornerstone in Chandler.

“My role is different now,” he said.

“When I had the firm, I was the master planner and the rain maker.” That meant doing the initial design and overseeing the “flow of the project” before handing it off.

Now, he said, “I want to stay small enough so I can be involved in at least overseeing the whole project. If I can stay involved in the project, there’s a continuity.”

That continuity starts with nearly a year of studying the congregation to determine its “cultural DNA” though intensive meetings with groups of congregants and

their leaders that can last for several hours to several days.

Anywhere from 20 to 150 people have participated in these sessions, split into manageable groups.

“We’ll ask them things like, ‘When you talk to a friend at the grocery store, how do you describe your church?’”

“Then we ask, ‘Tell us the God stories, the stories of your church that have endured. The story of the kid who donated his bike because you were doing a bike drive.’ That starts to fashion the culture.

Are they fun, they serious? What’s unique to that church?

“The theology tends to be pretty stable over decades. The culture surprisingly stays somewhat stable. There’s ebbs and flows but there’s a theme that runs through it.”

His seminary training has given him the basic knowledge of whatever teachings are followed by a client congregation, from Catholic to Mormon, Episcopalian to Lutheran and beyond.

“The issue for me is all about how can I take a theological depth of what that church believes and all that it is in the culture and its believe system and put it together,” Barduson explained.

“They can be conservative theologically but a pop-culture church. How do you take the theological side and the culture side and put them together and have them physically represented in a building?”

Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>>9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@ chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.

line Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

MONDAYS

PROSPERITY RECIPES AT UNITY

Internationally known speaker and author, Maureen G. Mulvaney brings back her Prosperity Recipes class series to Unity of Tempe on Monday evenings. Cost: $10 per session DETAILS>> 6:15-8:15 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Base-

CHURCH PRAYER CALL

The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa has a prayer call every Monday.

DETAILS>>7 p.m., 1-712-775-7085. PIN 162106#.

With both Mountain Park buildings – where he and his family have worshipped for about 18 years – Barduson started with the premise that church leaders wanted their churches to be community centers.

Hence, both have see-through lobbies.

“The idea is the church wants to reach out to everyone and especially people who aren’t comfortable going to church. When they walk into the lobby, they can see through it and say, ‘OK, it’s a safe place to visit. Mountain Park is transparent. This is who we are. And the best way to depict that is glass.”

With the old Mountain Park church, the congregation had a mission.

“Instead of a crucifix that said, ‘unless you’re this kind of Christian, you can’t come in,’ they said, ‘Let’s make it look like a community center. We built that building intentionally without crosses or a steeple. It’s supposed to look like a community center.”

Still, it carries dozens of symbols that remind people of its core mission. For example, the partially broken pavement at the church entrance symbolizes the fact “we all come into church as broken people.”

At 48,000 square feet, the new Mountain Park Community Church is among Barduson’s largest creations – but not nearly as big as congregation members had hoped for.

Money became an issue, forcing Barduson to lead his clients in giving up some of the ideas they had started out with – such as a two-story slide in the main lobby that was supposed to reflect “we have fun.”

While he and a few congregants toured other churches across the country, including a 250,000-square-foot complex under construction in Texas, they realized their initial plan would have required 60,000 square feet.

“It was incredibly challenging because I believe in each one of those ministries so passionately that it was hard to say no to some things,” Barduson said.

Yet, as he hovers over the final weeks of fine-tuning his latest masterpiece, Barduson is happy – and thinks all will be impressed with what he has wrought.

545-4321, valorcc.com.

MESA BIBLE STUDY

The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church conducts Bible study on Tuesdays.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108.

Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

TUESDAYS

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE BIBLE STUDY

Join Valor Christian Center in Gilbert for great fellowship and walk through the word of God with depth.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 3015 E. Warner Road between Greenfield and Higley. Free. Information: 480-

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ilbert High School graduate Ricky Woolstenhulme Jr. could be his hometown’s biggest fan.

The drummer for the multiplatinum band Lifehouse spent years away from the East Valley, living in Los Angeles, until last year when he returned to Gilbert.

“It’s super-awesome,” Woolstenhulme said via telephone from a tour stop in Chicago.

“I’m a fan. I literally live a mile from my high school.”

Woolstenhulme and his bandmates – singer/guitarist Jason Wade and bassist/ vocalist Bryce Soderberg – are coming to the Valley on Thursday, Sept. 7, to play The Van Buren with Switchfoot. The tour supports “Lifehouse: Greatest Hits,” which hit stores July 14.

The 18-track album includes a variety of hits, “You and Me,” “First Time,” “Halfway Gone,” “Hurricane” and “Hanging by a Moment,” which was the most-played radio track of 2001. Since 2000, Lifehouse has released seven albums that have cumulatively sold 15 million units around the

before I move into food and drink.

“Gilbert is my favorite.

I was so surprised when I moved back. When I left, it was all farmland.

When I moved back, I was like, ‘Wow.’ Downtown Gilbert has transformed, and so many cool things are going on.”

When he talks about (Special to the Tribune) the Valley, he sounds Lifehouse’s first hit, “Hanging by a Moment,” was on the debut album, like a food and drink “No Name Face,” in 2000. The band is, from left, Ricky Woolstenhulme aficionado.

Jr., Bryce Soderberg, Jason Wade and Steve Stout.

“I’m super, super into food, beer and cocktails,” he said. “I world.

After the U.S. tour wraps up on Sept. 10, love downtown Gilbert. Liberty Market is Lifehouse will head to Australia to play a a great spot to have wine and food. Crudo handful of shows with the recently reunited in Phoenix and Beckett’s Table are my other favorites. If we’re talking cocktails, Undertow Live.

Woolstenhulme has thought about life is great. It’s an underground hidden cocktail bar where you feel like you’re in a 10-seater beyond Lifehouse, however.

“My plan in the next little while is to open pirate ship.”

When he’s not on tour, he’s honing his F&B my own cocktail bar with a small menu in Gilbert,” Woolstenhulme said. “I’m working chops with James Johnston as a prep chef for on that now, but I have to wrap the tour up Fire and Brimstone at Barnone.

“I figured if I was going to open a spot, I should learn from the best,” he said. “Just being a cook at home is one thing, but doing it on a grand scale is definitely different. It’s an amazing experience. James is great for letting this rock drummer come in and cut stuff.”

Owning a restaurant/cocktail bar wasn’t Woolstenhulme’s only dream. He thanks his parents for letting him play the drums “all day in my house” while growing up in Gilbert.

He took private lessons throughout his time at Gilbert High, and decided to pursue entertainment at the Los Angeles Music Academy after graduating in 1998. He met Wade while in Los Angeles nearly 18 years See

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IF YOU GO

Who: Switchfoot, Lifehouse and Brynn Elliott Where: The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Cost: $49.50-$69.50 Info: thevanburenphx.com

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had Calek isn’t afraid to share that he grew up as an atheist.

His affiliation changed, however, when his dad was in an accident that resulted in burns over three-fourths of his body.

“He wasn’t supposed to make it,” Calek said. “As a matter of fact, they had us say goodbye twice. He made it through both

IF YOU GO

Who: Chad Calek Presents “Sir Noface Lives Tour” Where: Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater, 1 E. Main St., Mesa When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Cost:$20-$200 in advance Info: 480-644-6500; mesaartscenter. comcinematicpop.com

nights, and made a full recovery. He would tell me about how he found God and my mother healed him through her touch.

I didn’t understand or believe it, to be honest. But after what he went through, I wasn’t going to tell him he was wrong.”

Scar tissue doesn’t allow the body to sweat, so Calek and his family moved from Texas to the southwestern Iowa city of Persia, which, in 2016, had a population of 296.

“We bought a house that two previous families had sold because it was haunted,” Calek explained. “The things that went on in that house were unbelievable. I didn’t know it at the time, but a ghost hunter was born.”

A paranormal investigator, Calek will discuss his craft when the “Sir Noface Lives Tour” comes to the Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7. Hosted by Calek and Justin Holstein, the show will feature footage of the Sydney Harbor Cockatoo Island inves-

tigation conducted to determine claims of paranormal activity. “‘Sir Noface’ is the definitive movie ever made on the paranormal,” he said. “It includes a full-body apparition that proves ghosts exist. (Film star) Craig Powell’s’ story is really something special.”

Calek is best known as the co-star and director of A&E’s “Paranormal State” and the spinoff “The Ghost Prophecies.” He has spent 25 years investigating the world’s most haunted locations, including his former Iowa home.

“When you experience something like objects being thrown, it’s not something people can wrap their minds around, unless they’re experienced it themselves,” he said.

Those are the types of people for whom Calek makes his films and TV shows.

“The biggest challenge is getting people to give it a chance,” Calek said. “Growing up with someone who didn’t believe any See

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Paranormal investigator Chad Calek co-stars on “Paranormal State.” His “Sir Noface Lives Tour” comes to the Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.

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Dancer brings her magic powers to ‘Marvel Universe Live!’

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aitlin Murdock has been so entrenched with dancing for most of her 22 years that she barely remembers her stage debut at age 4. The feelings shared between her and her audiences, though, are unforgettable.

Murdock stars as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat in “Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes,” which comes to Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix from Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10.

“She’s the nemesis of Spider-Man. She’s a villain,” she said. “She’s a very flirty, a very playful, a very sleek cat burglar. She’s a very

IF YOU GO

What: “Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes” Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix When: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8; 11 a.m., 3 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9; and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Cost: $15-$30 Info: 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

fun character to play.

“My personality is playful. Although she is a bad guy, I feel like our characters are the same. She moves like a dancer, which helps because I’m a dancer. It’s nice to have that in common with my character.”

In the live-action show, Spider-Man, the Avengers and others work to defeat Loki in his quest to crown himself ruler of Asgard and Earth. The new show features a slew of Marvel super heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, Hulk and Black Widow.

“It’s good for all ages, and you can also come dressed up,” Murdock said. “I love seeing the kids dressed up in the different costumes. When we come on stage, their little faces light up. It’s the best thing ever.”

An Alabama native, Murdock is a technically trained dancer who stumbled upon auditions for “Marvel Universe Live!” while living in Las Vegas, where she moved to pursue a career in entertainment at age 18.

“I had a few years training in karate,” she explains. “They were looking for martial artists and tumblers. I got the job and have been enjoying it ever since.”

She admits performing in a stunt show wasn’t at the top of her bucket list.

“I didn’t even think about this at all,” she said with a giggle. “I didn’t think about stunts at all. I just happened into it. I really enjoy performing stunts, though. My goal was to dance in a Vegas show. I wanted to be a dancer.

“I thought that if I could make someone enjoy their time watching me do what I’m doing – whether it’s dancing or stunts – and it makes them forget about their troubles, then I feel pretty fulfilled. I enjoy the great responses I get from families. The children get so excited.”

Murdock has been with “Marvel Universe Live!” for three years, and she calls it a challenge.

“It’s very active,” Murdock said. “It takes a lot of stamina. When you have multiple shows, the muscles can get fatigued. We have an athletic trainer who travels with us and helps keep us in check. She takes very good care of us.”

Murdock knows she is convincing, she said, because audiences will chide her when she comes on stage.

“The audiences get really into it,” she said. “They boo me when I come on stage.

I think it’s funny. It gets me going and I get really excited. ‘Yeah, I’m a bad guy. Look at what I can do.’”

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Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy” stars in “Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes.”

‘Paw Patrol’ show makes animated series come alive

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ictoria Price has been in love with singing, acting and dancing for as long as she can remember.

“I don’t think I realized there was a career for that until I was older,” said Price, who grew up in Chicago. “I was like, ‘Wow, I actually can do that and it can be my job!’ and that is a really great thing.”

For Price, theater is a perfect way to bring joy to others, and she gets to do just that as Zuma in “Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue,” which comes to the Comerica Theatre Sept. 16 and 17. The tour is based on the Nick Jr. animated series featuring 10-year-old Ryder and his team of dogs, each of whom specializes in a different field of rescue to ensure the safety of their community, Adventure Bay. “Zuma is a 5-year-old chocolate lab and he’s actually a boy pup,” she said. “He is kind of the sea pup, so he really loves to be in the water and his catchphrase is ‘Let’s dive in!’ I love to say that a lot during the show.”

In the production, Ryder, Zuma and the rest of the pups run a race for injured Mayor

Goodway after he is challenged by a fellow official, Mayor Humdinger.

“Of course, as we’re running the race, lots of things go wrong,” Price said. “Each pup has to save the day in a differ(VStar Entertainment Group and Nickelodeon) ent way and “Paw Patrol” is based on the Nick Jr. animated series featuring 10-year-old Ryder help find clues and his team of dogs, each of whom specializes in a different field of rescue to along the race. ensure the safety of their community, Adventure Bay. The clue that I find is dropped in Adventure Bay, so I have they get to howl along with us. It’s just a reto go underwater and retrieve the clue with ally fun party.

Ryder.”

Price is a natural on stage. In school, she The show goes beyond the stage to the studied music and stuck with those childaudience, who is encouraged to participate. hood passions.

Mayor Goodway asks questions and talks “I really just felt like there was nothing else with attendees. that I could do and be as happy as I am while “The kids seem to have a really fun time I’m performing,” she said. “It’s definitely a with it,” Price said. “They all love to get up challenging job, but it’s very rewarding and and dance, and there’s a couple times that it’s very fulfilling for me.”

Although it can be difficult, Price is at peace on stage.

“My favorite part is being able to look out into the audience and seeing all the kids having the time of their lives,” she said. “It can get kind of repetitive for us, as actors, to do the same show several times a week. It’s new for each audience, though.

“Just seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces is probably the most rewarding and the thing that really keeps me going, personally, when I’m really tired during the show. I look out and they’re having so much fun. I know that I have to give it 110 percent so that they can keep having fun.”

IF YOU GO

What: Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue Where: Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix When: 10 a.m., 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16; and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 Cost: $17.50-$41 Info: 800-745-3000, 602-379-2800, pawpatrollive.com

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Calendar Sibling rivalry can be a challenge, especially when there are 12 brothers involved. This Old Testament story is told as a musical.

DETAILS>> Times vary, through Saturday, Oct. 7. Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. Tickets: $20-$32. 480-497-1181. haletheatrearizona.com.

All 37 plays in 97 minutes—by three actors.

“Complete Works” is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s canon. The fastpaced play will make anyone laugh.

DETAILS>> Times vary, Friday, Sept. 8, to Saturday, Sept. 30. Mesa Arts Center’s Farnsworth Studio, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets: $18-$44. 480-644-6500. mesaartscenter.com.

‘Fun Home’

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Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir comes to life on stage, and was the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. There is something in Bechdel’s past that we can all connect to. The story is told with her at three different ages, while memories of her dysfunctional family are revealed.

DETAILS>> Times vary, Tuesday, Sept. 5, to Sunday, Sept. 10. ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe. Tickets: $20-$150. 480965-3434. asugammage.com.

‘Chicago’

Set in the roaring 1920s in Chicago, the satire from Kander and Ebb features a score that sparked original staging by Bob Fosse.

Songs include “All That Jazz,” “Roxie” and “Cell Block Tango.”

DETAILS>> Times vary, Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 24. Mesa Arts Center’s Nesbitt/ Elliott Playhouse, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets: $28-$32. 480-644-6500. mesaartscenter.com.

TCA Presents Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks won “American Idol” 10 years ago, but she hasn’t forgotten her Arizona roots. She’s helping the Tempe Center for the Arts celebrate its 10th anniversary with her powerful and commanding live show, featuring hits like “Tattoo” and “No Air.” DETAILS>> 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Tempe

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DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, to Friday, Sept. 22. Halle Heart Children’s Museum, 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe. Tickets: $5. 602-414-2800. halleheartchildrensmuseum.org.

Chris D’Elia

Chris D’Elia is best known for his physical humor, and “Variety” named him on of its “Top 20 Comics to Watch.” He recently starred as Danny on the NBC comedy series “Undateable.”

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10. Tempe Improv Comedy Theatre, 930 E. University Drive, Tempe. Tickets: $30. 480921-9877.

Chandler Symphony Pops Concert

Music director Jack Herriman and guest conductor Nicholas Ross lead volunteer musicians from around the Valley in a pops concert that features dance music from all countries and time periods. Southwest Youth Ballet dancers will accompany.

DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Tickets: Free. 480-782-2680. chandlercenter.org.

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“I try to keep that in mind. We’re not making films for believers. We’re making them for skeptics. It raises the bar in that regard. If you’re going to tell people that something is paranormal, you should be certain of it.”

Calek added he can prove that the story behind “Sir Noface” is real.

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Employ Obituaries WESSON, E. Ruth Eleanor Ruth Wesson, age 97, of Elliston, VA, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 27, 2017. She died of natural causes. She was born April 1, 1920, to Anne & Roy Campbell, in Phoenix, AZ. She had two brothers Richard "Dick"Campbell and Roy Campbell Jr. Ruth married Wiley "Stan"Wesson in 1940 and moved to Los Angeles. They raised five children and built their home in Downey. An early example of an independent woman, she returned to school at the age of 42 to become a registered nurse. She graduated from Long Beach City College in 1964. She worked at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in LA County. As head nurse, she oversaw more than 2,000 patients in critical care and those with spinal cord injuries. In 1970, her husband Stan died of cancer at the age of 56. In 2001, she moved east with her daughter and son-in-law to the Washington, DC area. Ruth loved literature and was a voracious reader; many times reading one book a day. She was a wonderful storyteller, an excellent cook and loved to laugh.

She is survived by her children Dawne Davis, Wiley & Lulu Wesson, Fred Wesson, Deborah Wesson, and Laura & Stuart Rawlings, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

CLINTON, Jeffrey Lee

53, of Chandler, AZ passed away July 30, 2017. Jeffrey was born May 29, 1964 in Rapid City, SD. As a result of a motorcycle accident, Jeffrey was a quadriplegic for 29 years. He coordinated and was a lone participant in “Wheels to the White House” in 1995. He had wheeled himself from Chandler, AZ to the White House in Washington DC where he met with actor Christopher Reeve to bring attention to spinal cord injury and research.

He is survived by his parents Sheldon Clinton of Elkader, IA (BJ) and Marilyn Busby of Littleton, CO; sisters Becky Hindman of Santa Clara, UT and Linda Thomas of Littleton, CO; step-sister, Becky Roos of Longmont, CO and step-brother, Bradley Busby of Denver, CO, along with numerous other family members. Services are private. Donations can be made to the AZ Spinal Cord Injury Association (www.azspinal.org).

Employment General The Scottsdale Plaza Resort seeks 32 housekeepers 11/1/17 to 06/30/18 for temporary, FT employment. Maintain resort rms in clean & orderly.

Clean & service assigned rooms. Clean bathrooms inc. showers, toilets, sinks, floors. Fix/make beds. Vacuum. Dust. Remove trash. Employees must adhere to high standard of conduct & appearance. Must be pleasant, outgoing, hospitable. Must be able to work weekends, evenings, holidays & OT. No education req.; 12 months prev. exp. required. On the job training provided. Housing not provided. Employees likely have to reside in greater Phoenix area; public bus avail employee cost. Employer offer 35 hours work/week, but shifts vary according to needs. Workers paid $10.33 hr. OT, after 40 hrs at $15.50 hr. Single workweek used for computing wages, paid bi-weekly by check. If the worker completes 50% work contract, employer to reimburse worker for transport. & subsistence from place of recruitment to work. Upon completion of contract or if dismissed earlier, employer to provide/ pay worker’s reasonable costs of return transport. & subsistence back home or place originally departed to work, except where worker not return due to employment w/another employer or where the employer has appropriately reported a worker’s voluntary abandonment of employment. Amount of transport. reimbursement equal to most economical/reasonable common carrier for distances involved. Daily meals provided at rate of $12.07 day during travel, max of $51.00 p/day w/ receipts. Workers reimbursed in 1st workweek all visa, visa processing, border crossing & other related fees, incl. mandated by govt (ex. passport fees). Employer provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, & equipment required to perform job. Applicants must complete application & submit resume. Please inquire about job opportunity & send applications/resumes, including avail. to The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85252 480-948-5000. Inquire at 9801 N 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona or at nearest State Workforce Agency 520-8663608.

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Schuff Steel, a leader in the fabrication and erection of structural steel, is currently recruiting for Fitters and Welders. Schuff Steel offers competitive wages and benefits.

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Influence & drive crossteam projects & roadmaps in fast paced, scaled agile, & matrix environment. Maintain awareness of cross product & project synergies & actively unblock impediments & communicate opportunities to simplify or better align work across teams. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+3 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp.

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Employment General Cirrus Logic Inc. is recruiting for the following position in Mesa AZ: Signal Processing Software Engineer Req# 3644 Work with audio processing software that is embedded into the products of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) (i.e. smart phones, handsets, headsets, car kits, and/or speakerphones).

Submit resumes referencing the appropriate job title and Req# to careers@cirrus.com.

Cirrus Logic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strive to select the best qualified applicant for any opening and to reward employees based on their skills, experience and performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, pregnancy status, marital status, gender, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

5 Temp FT Helpers--Production Workers Positions. Work site(s): Transport provided, designated locale to job site; begin in Guadalupe, Maricopa County, AZ 85283 @ $12.31/hr.

Continue into the county(ies) of Maricopa, AZ, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA. 11/1/176/30/18. Poss duties: Start log splitter to begin production, prepare new logs for processing, load & unload log onto splitter, place log in log splitter to further processing into firewood, operate log splitter to create firewood, remove firewood from the log splitter once it has been split, place split firewood in pile, Lift firewood & stack in a neat pile, count pieces of firewood to ensure order is complete, load firewood on to conveyors to load trucks, clean & lubricate log splitter & cleaning work areas & equipment & other related Helpers--Production Workers activities per SOC/OES 51-9198 (onetonline.org). Must be 18 due to insurance.

Must show proof of legal authority to wrk in U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free wrk zone.

Must walk substantially up to 15 miles/day, also stoop, bend while carrying a pack up to 50lbs thru rough terrain non-trail. No min. edu. reqmt. OJT. Applicants must be willing, qualified, to perform wrk described & avail for entire period specified. Based on Emplyr's discretion/cost: Wrkr may have random drug/alcohol testing during emplymnt: positive test/ refusal to abide = dismissal. $12.31/hr up to poss $15.00/hr OT $18.47/hr up to poss $22.50/hr, Wage may vary. DOE. Poss daily/wkly hrs: 7A4P. 35-40+ (Plus) to include lunch break M-Sa. Poss wknd/holiday wrk. Outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hrs, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hrs may fluctuate (+/-), poss downtime &/or OT. OT avail, not reqd. Emplyr will comply w/all applicable fed, state & local laws pertaining to OT hrs. Transportation: Will provide/pay cost of wrkr return transport, subsistence from wrksite to place from which wrkr departed to wrk for emplyr if wrkr completes period of emplymnt or dismissed from emplymnt before end of wrk period above. Transportation & subsistence will be reimbursed by check in 1st work week for cost from the place from which the wrkr has come to wrk for the emplyr, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of emplymnt. The wrkr is guaranteed emplymnt for a total number of wrk hrs equal to @ least 3/4 of the wrkdays of ea 12-week period. Use/maintain of emplyr provided tools/equip./supplies @ no cost/deposit. Paul Bunyan's Firewood, Inc. Email: firewoodaz@cox.net or Phone: 602-571-3395.

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Reqs US Masters degree/foreign equiv or Bach degree + 5 yrs experience w/ skills in C++/SpringData&4.0.6/ UML/SDLC to dsgn/dev/implement/ test apps/systems.

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Auctions & Estate Sales Estate Sale in Mesa Furniture and House Hold Items Friday, Sept.

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City of Mesa Public Notice

City of Mesa FY 2016-2017 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Notice of 15-Day Public Comment Period September 4, 2017 – September 18, 2017 Date of Publication: September 3, 2017 Dennis Newburn, Community Revitalization Coordinator City of Mesa 20 East Main Street, Suite 250 – Mail Stop 9870 P.O. Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 480-644-3024 Notice of 15-Day Public Review Period for the City of Mesa’s FY 2016/2017 Annual Performance Report (CAPER)

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A printed copy of the CAPER will be available for review beginning on Monday, September 4, 2017 and can be found at the City of Mesa’s Housing and Community Development Department located at 20 East Main Street, Suite 250, Mesa, AZ, 85211-1466.

An electronic copy of the CAPER will also be available for review at the same time and may be found on the City’s Housing and Revitalization website at: http://mesaaz.gov/residents/housing-community-development/reportsplans-substantial-amendments.

Comments regarding the City’s draft CAPER may be submitted by the general public. Comments should be submitted by mail or hand delivery to: The City of Mesa, Housing and Revitalization Division, Attn: Dennis Newburn, Community Revitalization Coordinator, 20 East Main Street, Suite 250 – Mail Stop 9870, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466; or, by e-mail to Neighbor.info@mesaaz.gov . All comments must be received no later than 6:00 pm on Monday, September 18, 2017 to be considered.

PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, September 3, 2017 / 7870

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