December 2017
Isabella Sierra proudly represents her Girl Scouts troop at Red Mountain Library’s Kidsgiving Day.
Northeast Mesa among city’s most prosperous ZIP codes
For Mountain View junior, drug prevention mission is personal
By Wayne Schutsky
By Marilyn Hawkes
The East Valley is rife with prosperity, according to a recent economic analysis of ZIP codes across the country, though that affluence is not evenly distributed throughout the region. The Economic Las Sendas’ ZIP code, 85207, was named one of the top five Innovation Group, most prosperous ZIP codes in Mesa. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo) a bipartisan public The index revealed that Mesa is a policy organization, recently released The 2017 Distressed Communities diverse community with distressed Index, which analyzes a range of and prosperous pockets throughout economic factors in communities across the city. Mesa neighbors Gilbert and the country and ranks ZIP codes and ZIP Codes...continued on page 5 cities using a cumulative distress score.
Tyson Henry is hoping to compete for National Young Marine of the Year in May. (Photo courtesy Dawn Henry)
Tyson Henry is only 16 years old, but he’s mapped out an ambitious plan for his future: Finish high school, go to college and enter the Marine Corps Officer’s Academy with the end goal of securing a position with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). A Mountain View High School junior, Henry is a member of the East Valley chapter of Young Marines, a national youth and education organization that puts an emphasis on leadership and good citizenship. One of Young Marines’ pillars centers on “Closing the Gateway on Drugs,” an initiative to raise awareness about drugs that can be easily accessed by children and young adults.
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