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COMMUNITY NEWS
SANTAN SUN NEWS | MAY 4–17, 2019
Around Chandler Japanese flower farms examined in library lecture The history of the Valley’s famed Japanese flower farms along Baseline Road will be shared by members of the Nakagawa and Kishiyama families that built and operated them, during the next Our Stories speaker series at 10:30 a.m. May 18, at the Chandler Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware Road. After World War II, the Nakagawa, Kishiyama and other Japanese American families undertook farming along Baseline Road in south Phoenix, establishing fertile farms with vegetables, and later, flowers. The fields became a landmark in Phoenix and a legacy for the families who operated the farms. Speakers include Kathy Nakagawa, a professor at Arizona State University; her father, Nick Nakagawa, who still operates the only remaining flower shop on Baseline Road; Cindi Kishiyama Harbottle, a leader in the Asian American community; and her mother Betty Kishiyama, who operated South Mountain Flowers with her late husband, George. Information: 480-782-2751, or chandlerlibrary.org.
Red Cross slates a slew of donor opportunities The American Red Cross has scheduled seven opportunities for people to give blood or platelets in Chandler this month. Donors can download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, go to RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Here are the donation times: 9 a.m.-2
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would disappear, essentially allowing for the sale of not just cigarettes but vaping devices and refills nearby. Chandler includes e-cigarettes in its smoking ordinance, which prevents smoking in many public places and at least 25 feet away from restaurant entrance ways but does not have any specific regulations on locations of tobacco shops. Matt Bergevin, senior class president at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe said people should not underestimate the deterrent of distance. “I know I wouldn’t walk 1,300 feet for a Polar Pop,’’ he said. “I don’t know why kids will do it for a Juul or a vape or anything that has to do with tobacco, Bergevin continued. “I mean, most of my friends want to go home and play Fortnight.’’
p.m. May 6, The Village at Ocotillo, 990 W. Ocotillo Road; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7, Kovach Construction, 3195 W. Armstrong Place; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14, Chandler Gilbert Family YMCA, 1655 W. Frye Road; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 15, Hyatt Place Chandler, 3535 W. Chandler Blvd.; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 17, RideNow Powersports, 2677 E. Willis Road; 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. May 18, Elks Lodge 2429 Chandler, 1775 W. Chandler Blvd.; and 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. May 21, Arvato, 145 S. 79th St., Suite 70.
Police seek SUV driver in hit-run Chandler police are seeking information on a black Jeep SUV that was involved in a hit-run accident around 6:15 p.m. April 12. The SUV was traveling westbound on W. Galveston Street from N. Alma School Road and as it proceeded westbound from the intersection, struck a bicyclist who was attempting to cross the street from the north side of the road. According to witnesses, the driver stopped the vehicle for a moment, and then fled the scene westbound on Galveston. Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a black sport utility vehicle with a roof rack believed to be a black Jeep Patriot. The suspect vehicle should have visible damage to the passenger side front area near the bumper and hood. The victim in this case remains hospitalized with life threatening injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4130 or Silent Witness at 480948-6377.
Author Laurie Fagen kicking off ‘Mystery Month’
John Wolfe. It kicks off today, May 4, with Chandler mystery author Laurie Fagen, who has written crime fiction mysteries “Dead Air” and “Fade Out”; and Zeke Crandall, of many titles, including “Arizona Tales” and “Canyon Diablo.” On May 11, Art Norby, “The Legacy of Maximillian Bauer” and “The Deadly Winter”; and Sandy Wright, “Song of the Ancients” and “Crescent Moon Rising” will appear. May 18 will see Ron Wick, author of “Gold Coast Murder” and “Desert Kill.” Sibley’s West is located at 72 S. San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler. Information: 480-899-4480 and sibleyswest.com.
Learn all about Girl Scouts in Chandler open house Girl Scouts — Arizona-Cactus Pine Council is hosting a recruitment event for Chandler/Gilbert area girls in grades K-12 who are interested in joining Girl Scouts. The group provides a safe, no-limits place designed specifically for girls, where they’re inspired to seek out new challenges, build important skills and take the lead. The event will be 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Chandler Environmental Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road. Register at bit.ly/ playlikegs. If you can’t make it but would like information on joining Girl Scouts, call 602.452.7040 or email join@girlscoutsaz.org.
Pamper mom at Spa at Ocotillo Village
It’s “Mystery Month” at Sibley’s West: The Chandler and Arizona Gift Shop. Owners Michelle and John Wolfe have scheduled a variety of local authors to take part the first three Saturdays in May from 1 to 3 p.m. to share their books and visit with Sibley’s West customers. “Since we showcase gift items from more than 200 Arizona artists and businesses, we want to shine a spotlight on mystery authors in the state,” said
The Spa at Ocotillo Village Health Club offers personalized spa treatment packages as Mother’s Day gifts that are based on individual needs as technicians work to improve tissue health, therapeutic recovery and optimal body spa services. During the month of May, The Spa at Ocotillo Village is offering an organic facelift for $125. Skin will instantly look and feel firmer and tighter while signs
Gibson McKay, who represents the Vapor Technology Association, is defending stripping the right of local communities to set their own rules. “We do it with liquor,’’ he said, with state laws already preempting local restrictions on things like where bars can be located and how their products can be sold. “Why wouldn’t it work with this situation?’’ Tory Roberg, who also represents the Vapor Technology Association, said there is no need to treat vaping products — including the plastic devices that hold the liquids that are heated — the same as tobacco. “It’s not necessary to add vapor products to the tobacco definition to keep it out of the hands of kids,’’ she said. But Roberg made it clear her organization fears that a broader definition at the state level could lead to imposing the current high taxes on tobacco products on not just the nicotine-filled liquids and refills but on
the vaping pens themselves. Carter sniffed at that idea, saying nothing in her alternative legislation she is pushing would alter the taxes on any products. Roberg also denied any link to the tobacco industry. But that industry has not exactly been hands-off in this situation, with the legislation backed by Altria, the tobacco company that makes Marlboros and Virginia Slims -- and the company that also has bought a stake in Juul Labs. “They cannot solve the problem they created,’’ Carter said of the industrybacked proposal. Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, said tobacco companies, finding their products less in demand, are buying up the vaping companies. “I am convinced that they are determined to have a new generation of addicted young people, addicted to nicotine,’’ he said of the industry. SB 1147 also would reduce the penalty
of aging will be visibly reduced. Other benefits include smoother and more toned skin, improved elasticity and moisture and increased hydrations levels. The Spa at Ocotillo Village will also be offering a $10 bounce-back coupon with the purchase of a $100 gift card through May 12. The Village Experience includes a breakfast or lunch entrée and a choice of soft drink, glass of wine or beer. For three services, the cost is $240 for members/$295 for nonmembers. For four services, the cost is $310 for members/$380 for nonmembers. The Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa is at 4200 S Alma School Road, Chandler. Information: 480-579-2940 or villageclubs.com.
Cays slates groundbreaking celebration for new add-on The Cays in Ocotillo, 2511 W. Queen Creek Road, is giving potential buyers a chance to win prizes, receive new-home incentives and tour the $90-million luxury condominium community. After formally breaking ground May 1 for the third phase of the development, people can visit the sales office 10 a.m.5 p.m. May 4 and noon-5 p.m. May 5 to enjoy food from Cherish Farm Fresh Eatery and The Living Room, enter to win restaurant gift cards and other prizes and tour the models and amenity spaces onproperty. Statesman will also be offering two limited-time, incentives featuring up to $20,000 in buying incentives for any home purchased within the second phase and up to $10,000 to use in The Cays design center for any home purchased within the third phase. The third phase will include the third of four buildings featuring one- and twobedroom condominium homes and topfloor penthouses ranging in size from 862 to 1,512 square feet. Priced from the mid $200,000s, Statesman will also nearly double the patio space and make soft enhancements to each home within this phase with expected move-ins late-spring 2020.
for those who are not of legal age who attempt to purchase tobacco. Right now it is a petty offense, which essentially is a criminal violation. The legislation instead provide for a fine of at least $100 and 30 hours of community restitution. Roberg said there is no reason to make possession a crime, calling it part of an effort at “criminal justice reform.’’ “We keep criminal penalties in for fake ID use and also on the retailers,’’ she said, saying the fine and community service still provides “consequences for kids who possess the product.’’ Carter said the problem of youth vaping took a turn for the worse three years ago. That’s when lawmakers first agreed to proposals by the vaping industry to define their products separate from tobacco, even those that contain nicotine. SB 1147, she said, only makes the problem worse.