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BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE
Joseph Marquez was stretching last weekend prior to the BMO Harris Bank Phoenix Half Marathon in Mesa. His mind was unsettled.
“It wasn’t bad nervousness; it was, just, I wanted to do well. I wanted to nish,” he said.
Last year, the same race nearly nished him.
Marquez collapsed at the end of the 2015 event, the victim of a massive heart attack. At one point in the hospital, he was clinically dead for 19 minutes.
Mile Seven
Marquez, 58, who lives in Ahwatukee, started running about ve years ago as a way to improve his health, and as the miles went by last year, he was doing ne.
en came mile seven.
ats’ when things got hazy. Marquez doesn’t remember much a er that. What he
does recall comes not from personal recollection but from others recounting what happened a er he collapsed a er crossing the nish line in just shy of two hours.
“ ere was no pain in the whole thing,” Marquez said. “ ere was no pain before I collapsed, and there was no pain even when I was in the hospital. ere was nothing. I didn’t feel any pain at all.”
Immediately a er his body crumpled to the ground, doctors at the nish line medical tent began life-saving measures. Dr. Rick Averitte, who was working at the medical tent that day, was the rst person to begin attending to Marquez.
“When they rolled him in (Marquez) was completely unresponsive. He’d lost all of his color. He was kind of a gray or blue color,” Averitte
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VANDALS KEEP STRIKING SCHNEPF FARMS IN QUEEN CREEK
QUEEN CREEK
ABC 15
Several recent acts of vandalism and theft at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek have the owners considering fencing off their entire 300-acre property.
Schnepf Farms, a popular family attraction, welcomes hundreds of families year round.
Recently, someone ripped six peach trees out of the ground, two days after they had been planted.
“It’s really frustrating when you’re working so hard to get your new orchard planted, and get it going and to have someone come along and do that sort of thing,” said Mark Schnepf, co-owner.
That’s not the only recent trouble at the farms. They’ve also had to look out for people who sneak onto the property and trim their peach blossom branches to take home.
As for a fence: “That’s a huge expense for us, but it’s also not really something we want to do because it also puts that barrier between the public and what we’re doing here,” Schnepf said.
CHANDLER
Chandler High hosts regional robotics competition
STAFF REPORT
The Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority has approved a $25,000 grant to support the inaugural Regional Sea Perch Underwater Robotics Competition.
The grant request was submitted by the Si Se Puede Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping underserved communities in Chandler and south Phoenix. The competition, which will take place at the Chandler High School Aquatics Center later this month, will host 25 underwater robotic teams from Maricopa County to earn a spot in the Sea Perch International Competition in Boston, Mass., in May.
The Sea Perch Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science and mathematics while building a Remotely Operated Vehicle as part of a science and technology curriculum, according to program organizers. Students build a competition-ready ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts.
Visit www.seaperch.org for more information.
COUNTY
Maricopa County launches search for new manager
STAFF REPORT
Maricopa County has begun a nationwide search for a new leader to oversee the day-to-day operations of the nation’s fourth most populous county.
The county is larger than 24 states, home to more than 60 percent of the state’s population and employs nearly 13,000 workers.
First review of applications will take place on March 18, with the recruitment closing on April 1, county officials said.
The executive recruitment brochure can be viewed at: http://www.maricopa.gov/human_resources/pdf/cm.pdf
County Manager Tom Manos announced his retirement last month, effectyive May 1.
ARIZONA
Senate shortens leash on service animals
CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES
The Senate voted this week to impose new requirements on service animals. Existing law says only dogs and miniature horses qualify. SB 1166 would require they be on a leash or harnessed in most circumstances.
Federal law does not permit business owners to ask people what disability they have that requires the use of a service animal. But the legislation would permit them to inquire exactly what work or task the animal has been trained to perform.
Businesses would be free to exclude animals that are out of control or not housebroken. And individuals who fraudulently claim a dog or miniature horse is a service animal would be subject to a $250 fine for a first offense and a possible jail term for subsequent violations.
GOP legislators lash out at Tempe rep’s ‘prayer’
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House leaders allowed a lawmaker they know who is an atheist to give the prayer to start Thursday’s session and then slapped him down. Majority Leader Steve Montenegro declared that Rep. Juan Mendez, D-Tempe, had violated House rules that require that each day’s session begin with a “prayer.” That’s because Mendez, an atheist, used the time to talk about
the “pluralistic society.”
“We need not tomorrow’s promise of reward to do good deeds today,” Mendez said. “For some may seek the assistance of a higher power with their hands in the air, there are those of us that are prepared to assist directly, with our hands to the earth.”
That invocation, Montenegro said, left the House without the required prayer. So House Speaker David Gowan called the Rev Mark Mucklow - who was on the House floor - to fulfill the obligation.
Rep. Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said he was upset about Mendez saying that while some look to a higher power that others help directly. He said Mendez was “impugning not me, but in a small way millions of people, women and men that are part of our pluralistic society that use their faith and their belief in a God ... they allow to guide them in serving directly, every day and all day.”
Mesa lawmaker renews Planned Parenthood effort
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Slapped down in an earlier bid by federal judges, abortion foes at the Legislature are throwing up new roadblocks to Planned Parenthood being able to provide any services at all through the state’s Medicaid program.
HB 2599 would allow the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to exclude any organization that “failed to segregate taxpayer dollars from abortions.” That would include not only direct expenses for doctors and other staff by any of the overhead expenses of keeping the lights on.
The legislation given preliminary House approval Wednesday comes two years after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to give Arizona the go-ahead to cut off family planning funding to Planned Parenthood simply because the organization also provides abortions. The justices let stand lower court rulings which said singling out that organization for disparate treatment is illegal.
This new proposal by Rep. Justin Olson, RMesa, is a way to get around those rulings.
But Jodi Liggett, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Arizona, said this measure suffers from the same legal flaws. She said if it is signed into law it will meet the same legal fate — a fate that resulted in Arizona taxpayer shelling out $200,000 to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees.
Arizona and federal laws already bar the use of public funds for abortions that are not medically necessary.
MESA
Veterans resource fair set for March 10
Veterans can learn about community resources available to them at a Thursday, March 10 event.
A veterans resource fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mesa Community College. Information on health care, legal issues, financial information, jobs, education opportunities and housing needs will be available at the fair.
This week’s spring training games in the East Valley
Monday
Royals (ss) at A’s Royals (ss) at Cubs (ss)
Tuesday
Rangers at A’s Dodgers at Cubs
Wednesday
Indians at Cubs Dodgers at Angels
Thursday
Dodgers at A’s D’backs at Angels
Friday
Reds (ss) at Cubs
US 60 blasting closures scheduled for this week
Four-hour closures of US 60 between Globe and Superior are planned for Tuesday and Thursday as crews complete passing-lane and shoulder-widening work, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Both closures are scheduled to last from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to allow for blasting and cleanup. Traffic will be stopped at milepost 227 east of Superior and milepost 235 west of Miami.
Those using this stretch of US 60 should consider alternate routes, including State Route 77 and State Route 177 between Globe and the Phoenix area, and State Route 87 and State Route 260 through Payson to and from the White Mountains.
Closures will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays until work is finished in late April.
PHOENIX
Saturday
White
at
Sunday
Cubs at A’s
at Angels
• All at 1 p.m. unless noted
• (ss) means split squad
STADIUMS/LOCATIONS
Angels: Tempe Diablo Stadium, 2200 W. Alameda Drive, Tempe
A’s: Hohokam Stadium, 1235 N. Center St., Mesa, 85201
Cubs: Sloan Park, 2330 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Mesa, 85201
Zoo in bloom
Take a trip to the Phoenix Zoo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 to learn about pollination by participating in the Bloomin’ Zoo activities included with admission. Kids will enjoy seeing butterflies and caterpillars, learning how to make their own at the craft table and participate in pollinator-themed games.
The zoo is located at 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix.
Arizona’s extraordinary women honored in exhibit
The Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame has brought an exhibit recognizing and celebrating the women of the state to the Arizona Capitol Museum. The exhibit will be on display March 31, as part of Women’s History Month.
The exhibit shares the stories of the women’s struggles, accomplishments and contributions to Arizona communities, heritage and freedom. These Arizonans have elevated the status of women or opened new frontiers to females or society in general.
To learn more about the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame, visit the website at www.azwhf.org.
White Sox at Angels (ss)
Sox
Cubs (ss) Giants (ss) at Angels
Rangers
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Is your ‘Liddy light’ working?
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State lawmakers are moving to require that all break lights are working. That even includes the “Liddy light,” the one in the middle. And the reason is to ensure that police can stop a motorist even if just one light is out. What’s behind all that is a 2011 ruling by the state Court of Appeals throwing out a motorist’s drunk driving conviction. It turns out that the only reason a Tucson police officer pulled over the driver in the first place was that non-working middle brake light.So where did the name “Liddy light” come from. It’s named after Elizabeth “Liddy” Dole, who was secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation when federal law was changed to require that third stop lamp.
Pieceful Solutions students tip their hats to Dr. Seuss on his birthday
Pieceful Solutions students tip their hats to Dr. Seuss on his birthday Pieceful Solutions, which operates three East Valley schools for K-12 children on the autism spectrum, celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday — and National Read Across America Day — March 2 by making green eggs and ham with students.
Established in 2008, Pieceful Solutions operates three schools in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert.
Firecracker bill sparks no debate
Arizona is one step closer to making the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve a lot louder, And brighter, too. On a voice vote, the House agreed Thursday to legalize firecrackers. The same legislation, HB 2398, also would allow Arizonans to purchase and use preloaded “keg mortars,” which fire rockets about 100 feet into the air. There was no debate on the measure which still needs a roll-call vote before going to the Senate.
Better be.
17 Leaper babies born Feb. 29 at East Valley Dignity Health hospitals
Twenty-seven babies entered the world Monday at Dignity Health hospitals in Arizona, but they won’t be able to celebrate their special day again for another four years.
Once every four years the month of February has 29 days instead of 28, with newborns arriving on this date known as “leapers” or “leaplings.”
This year three Dignity Health hospitals welcomed “leapers,” including 10 at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, nine at Chandler Regional Medical Center and eight at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.
One of the first to be born at a Dignity Health hospital was Bryleigh Harper McDonald, who was born at Mercy Gilbert at 5:57 a.m.
Dog, cat euthanasia in Maricopa County
drops 71 percent since 2012
Members of the Fix.Adopt.Save. partnership – a coalition of public and private animal care groups – announced last week that euthanasia of dogs and cats in Maricopa County has decreased by 71 percent over the past three years. “We focus on three things hence the name,” said Melissa Gable, public information officer for Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.
“We encourage folks to spay and neuter. We also encourage people to come down to their local shelter and adopt, and ‘save’ is for those folks who maybe have animals at home and are not looking to expand their family, but they can go down to a shelter or rescue and volunteer their time or their willing to help foster animals in their homes.”
said. “Once I got a stethoscope on him, went for breath sounds and heart sounds and saw that he had no heartbeat to speak of, it was more of a flutter, and he wasn’t breathing. At that point, we moved him from the table and put him on the floor, and I started performing CPR.”
Averitte worked on his patient for approximately 15 minutes. To Averitte it felt like more than an hour.
The Hospital
Marquez’s wife, Alfie, who was at home at the time of the race, heard a knock on her door. It was the police who had come to inform her that something had happened to her husband and that she needed to go to Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa immediately.
She rushed to the hospital and, although shaken up, Alfie said that upon seeing her husband she knew that everything was going to be all right.
“I wasn’t scared,” she said. “I put everything in the Lord’s hands. I was calm. I had a lot of support, family, fellowship – no time alone – so I was calm.”
Alfie may have been calm, but the doctors and nurses were working frantically to save Marquez. For a while – 19 minutes to be exact –Marquez was clinically dead. The medical staff took the step of dropping his core body temperature in an attempt to prevent organ damage.
“Upon arrival, he was clinically dead,” said Dr. Ann Andoyan, one of the emergency room doctors who first took care of Marquez at the hospital. “We really never saw any return of life as far as neurologic function when he was in the emergency department.”
Even though he was deceased for almost a third of an hour, Marquez said he never experienced any kind of near-death experience. There
were no angels, bright lights or visions of family members, simply unconsciousness.
He was placed in a medically induced sleep, just short of a coma, after doctors successfully resuscitated him. He awoke the following Monday and began to get his wits back about him on Tuesday, although he had no idea the amount of time that had passed.
“The first question I remember that my wife told me, she asked me: ‘Do you know what day this is?’ I said ‘well it’s Saturday.’” Marquez recalls. “It was hard to wrap my arms around because I had no sense of time. I didn’t know I had lost two-and-a-half, three days of my life.”
A few days later, Marquez learned what had nearly killed him.
Rehabilitation
He had three blockages in his heart – one of 95 percent, one of 90 percent and one of 85 percent. Marquez never knew he had a heart condition.
He would need stents inserted in his heart by Dr. Josh Berkowitz of Tri-City Cardiology.
“He is like many people, which is, he had coronary heart disease and never knew it,” Berkowitz said. “He was asymptomatic; he did not have typical symptoms…he had no symptoms. He was very active and because of probably the intense stress of a marathon, his coronary artery disease and his blocked arteries caused his heart to defibrillate and to stop, and he went into cardiac arrest.”
Now armed with what caused his brush with death, Marquez embarked on the road to recovery. After staying in the hospital for a couple of days, he was released to his home and began cardiac rehab roughly two weeks later after giving his heart time to rest and recover.
The process of rehabilitating his heart
was not as grueling for Marquez as it can be for others. In fact, because he was in excellent physical shape otherwise, the doctors had to be careful just how hard they pushed him.
Eventually, they determined the best medicine was to just let Marquez do what he does and let the rest take care of itself.
“They started me really slow, but what was interesting, because I had been running for a while, they couldn’t get me up to the target heart rate where I needed to be,” Marquez said. “I asked them, ‘just let me run,’ so they let me run during the rehab.
also because he was running with a friend, a savior.
Marquez was running alongside Dr. Averitte, the first person to begin treating Marquez after his collapse a year earlier. They talked throughout the race, not just about the incident but about life, who they were, connecting on a deeper level.
“I don’t want to see you again [on the procedure table]” said Sue Mossler. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
“It didn’t take very long after that, and I was running. Everything was OK and when they indicated what my progress was to Dr. Berkowitz, they just cut me loose after two weeks of rehab.”
The Race
Marquez began his return to running slowly. He steadily worked his pace up to what it was before the 2015 race.
Eventually, he worked himself back to a place where he wanted to run a race again. But not just any race. He wanted to run in the race where he nearly died.
On Feb. 27, Marquez ran in the BMO Harris Bank Phoenix Half Marathon.
As he moved along the course, he ran at a slower pace than usual. A portion of that was because he didn’t want to overexert himself but
“(We talked) about his family, his triplets, how me met his wife,” Marquez said. “I told him about my family, my dad and my mom, sisters and siblings. That’s really what we did.
“It was more of a social run than anything else.”
As Marquez neared the finish line he said he felt a sense of relief that all of his training for the race had paid off.
Nearly a year after his brush with death, Marquez crossed the finish line without incident. He celebrated with family at a tent just past the finish line and simply took in the moment.
Unlike last year, this time he was able to remember all of the miles — the miles during which he faced death, the miles of recovery and ultimately every step of a 13.1-mile half marathon.
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Joseph Marquez finishes the Phoenix half-marathon in Mesa on Feb. 27. Marquez decided to do a victory run after recovering from full cardiac arrest after last year’s race. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Joseph Marquez holds up his 6-month-old granddaughter, Jupiter Heise, after finishing the Phoenix half-marathon in Mesa on Feb. 27. Marquez decided to do a victory run after recovering from full cardiac arrest after last year’s race. [David Jolkovski/ Tribune]
Joseph Marquez thanks the Cath Lab staff at Banner Desert Medical Center on Feb. 17. Marquez was taken to the hospital last year after suffering from cardiac arrest during the Phoenix half-marathon.
Voices ring out concerning possible school closure in Gilbert
BY DANIEL OCHOA TRIBUNE
Parents, students and teachers are waiting for the Gilbert Public Schools (GPS) Governing Board to make its decision to either repurpose or close Gilbert Junior High School or Mesquite Junior High School.
The decision stems from the district searching for an adequate facility for its Gilbert Classical Academy (GCA).
GCA will move into either two junior high schools if the governing votes for repurpose. If Mesquite is closed, the majority of students will move to Gilbert Junior High School and vice versa.
Governing board member Jill Humpherys said the board will vote in April and the approved plan will be implemented during the 2017-18 school year.
“This will allow current students to finish their junior-high years at their school,” she said. “Moving forward with the proposal, the governing board wanted to be sure we didn’t use the entire district’s bond funds, which we have $8 million left for special projects. We also want to find a solution that would least impact parents.”
There’s no word as to whether the district will sell GCA’s current property after the decision is made.
GCA
Gilbert Classical Academy is an institute for gifted students in the grade levels 7-12.
The school opened its doors in 2007 with enrollment of 200 students. Enrollment now stands at 509.
“It’s only 509 students right now, but GCA is currently at full capacity and at a facility intended for elementary students,”
Humpherys said. “There are about the same number of students at GCA and Gilbert Junior High School … my goal is to provide suitable facilities and high-quality education for all of our students.”
According to Karen Maas, math instructor at GCA, the facility is unsuitable for both faculty members and students.
The campus lacks educational resources such as a science lab and physical-education amenities for students, Maas said. In addition, classrooms are shared by instructors throughout the day.
“There are limited PE facilities, limited bathroom facilities, and the lunchroom for our students is incredibly small,” she said. “Initially, the school was built as an elementary school and was not intended to suit the needs of junior high and high school students.”
GCA’s current facility was intended for
a limited-time use until another location was sought to best serve its community.
Moving forward with the repurpose plan, Maas said Mesquite would be a viable option for GCA because the campus was originally built for a high-school demographic.
“It has all the educational amenities that our students are lacking,” she said.
Mesquite Junior High School
Some GPS officials believe Mesquite’s campus would provide an easier repurposing strategy for GCA. Mesquite faculty members don’t share the same sentiments.
“If we repurpose Gilbert Classical Academy at Mesquite Junior High there are not as many renovations needed because the campus was initially intended to be a high school,” Humpherys said.
Humpherys said Mesquite would be a viable option for the repurpose model because the campus is able to house 1,400 students. Enrollment at Mesquite stands at 661.
Tiffany Blasdel-Anaya, who teaches physical education at Mesquite, said the repurpose of Mesquite and GCA would hinder the ability for both institutes to establish their own identity as a school.
“I definitely think Gilbert Classical Academy needs a new campus, but I think
our campus would better serve the population of Mesquite and Gilbert Junior,” she said.
The repurpose measure is a simple solution to a much more complex problem, Blasdel-Anaya said.
Gilbert Junior High School
Repurposing GCA at Gilbert Junior would not only increase enrollment size, but renovations would be required to suit the needs of both schools.
Some parents at the school said they feel the district is overlooking the majority of its student population to accommodate the needs of GCA.
Amy Quinn, who plans to have her children attend Gilbert Junior, purchased her home near so her son could be within walking distance of home.
“It just made sense to purchase our home near the school because my son is able to walk home from school, and if he needed me for whatever reason I’m nearby,” Quinn said. “Now that there’s a possibility he might go to school farther away, it puts a burden on my family and other families.”
Quinn agrees GCA needs a new facility, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of other students and families. “All we are asking for See School Closure on page 10
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is the board to take a little bit more time to make the right decision that’s going to be a win for all the communities involved,” she said.
GPS will host a public hearing for community members to weigh in about the repurpose or closing of Gilbert Junior or Mesquite.
The hearing will take place 6:30 p.m. March 22 in the Mesquite High School Au-
ditorium, 500 S. McQueen Road. For additional information, visit www. gilbertschools.net.
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GILBERT’S REGIONAL PARK OFFERS 3 DESIGN CONCEPTS
BY DANIEL OCHOA TRIBUNE
Gilbert residents gathered Wednesday afternoon for the final community park design workshop and viewed three conceptual plans for the town’s regional park.
The three concepts were developed from community input at previous workshops to pinpoint what types of amenities should be placed within the park.
Such amenities consist of an amphitheater, multiple soccer and baseball fields, and a lawn area that provides flexible space for outdoor events.
In addition, the three concepts added commercial real-estate space.
“What we are trying to ascertain here is the community’s vision for a highly usable park,” said Rod Buchanan, parks and recreation director for Gilbert. “The final plan will look closely like these three concepts or a hybrid.”
Once the three concepts were viewed, community members gave their opinions about what they liked and what should be added.
Council member Jordan Ray said an important factor in building Gilbert’s regional park is community outreach.
“It’s not just one single person or the council deciding what they want, but the community being involved with the entire process,” he said.
Ray said the majority of Gilbert residents believe there is a need for additional sporting fields with ample lighting, which will allow activities to take place during the summer.
“The park is not going to be built overnight,” Ray said. “Because it’s going to be here for decades to come, we want to make sure we build something that’s right.”
Gilbert resident Gayle Disch said she’s pleased that the town Gilbert and Flood Control District of Maricopa County have partnered to provide residents a park that’s in high demand.
“This park will help serve the south part of Gilbert, which lacks a large amount of park amenities,” she said.
Consultants and Gilbert officials will refine the three concepts with the input provided.
For additional information about Gilbert’s regional park, visit www.gilbertaz.gov.
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Community members provide feedback on proposed plans for a new regional park in Gilbert on March 2. [Ethan Fichtner/Special to Tribune]
Community
COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS
GILBERT
Gilbert Leadership raises funds for teen center
Gilbert Leadership, a program of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley in hopes of renovating the facility’s teen center.
Renovation initiatives will include a Bunco Night fundraiser with appetizers, desserts and raffle prizes from 7-9 p.m. on March 8 at the Elegant Barn, 1221 N. Greenfield Road. Admission is a suggested donation of $40.
For additional information about the fundraiser or to make a donation, call 602-692-4621.
Wilkes expands scholarship program
Qualified transfer students to Wilkes University in Mesa are eligible for a $5,000 scholarship.
Students must be accepted and enroll in a business bachelor’s degree program by the end of the upcoming fall semester. Recipients must have a associate’s degree or the equivalent number of credits, be full-time students and work toward a bachelor’s degree.
More information about the scholarships is available from Ryan Hess, assistant director of enrollment management, at 480-878-4407 or Ryan.Hess@Wilkes.edu.
Shelter receives $1.15M grant
The family homeless shelter operated by A New Leaf in Mesa received a $1.15 million grant. The East Valley shelter provides housing to families with children.
The grant money will be used for crisis support and housing, said A New Leaf CEO Michael Hughes. The shelter has 16 units for emergency housing. It also offers 80 affordable housing units and 30 of those are earmarked for chronically homeless or special needs residents.
Mesa wants bags recycled
A challenge designed to keep plastic shopping or trash bags out of recycling bins in Mesa is under way during March.
Dubbed “bench the bag,” the challenge is aimed at students in Mesa Public Schools.
Kids are reminded that bags shouldn’t be put in recycling bins because they damage sorting equipment used at the recycling center. Those bags can be recycled at many grocery stores and most department stores.
During March, Mesa students will collect plastic grocery bags, bread bags, produce bags, shrink wrap, dry cleaner bags and department store bags to see which school collects the most bags, by weight. The winning school receives a tree for the campus and other prizes.
When the contest ends, all the bags will be delivered to Bashas’ stores where they’ll be shipped to Trex, which uses plastic bags in its manufacturing process for deck materials, park benches and playground equipment.
TEMPE
ASU names engineering school dean
Arizona State University has named Kyle Squires as the new Dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering following a national search. He plans to elevate the schools’ global connections and innovation, including the creation of the Fulton Innovation Institute.
Squires has served as interim dean since June 2015.
Easter Bunny photos come to Arizona Mills
Annual Easter celebration festivities at Arizona Mills, offering families the chance to participate in traditional seasonal events, will include the Bunny Photo Experience, which runs through March 26 at the Food Court. Kids will have the chance to visit with the bunny and take home a snapshot. For more information, visit simon.com/mall/ arizona-mills.
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WRITING GROUP HELPS GIVE VOICE TO THE BLIND
BY Eric Smith TRIBUNE
Most people need an outlet, a way to let their feelings out. But, for some, that’s not always easy to do, especially for those with disabilities.
One East Valley group, though, is giving people an outlet.
Writing in the Dark, a group for the blind and visually impaired, recently formed to help people with visual disabilities become published writers.
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To help, Sollars said, the group meets once a month and assists members in figuring out how to navigate a tricky publishing and writing landscape.
Members of the group like Toni Young, who works at the Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, appreciate the ability to have a group that understands what they go through and helps to give them a voice.
I was amazed to see some of the people… who always have been kind of shy and introverted, the way they come out in that group
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“I got to thinking that there’s a lot of people out there, blind people, that want to write,” said Robert Sollars, the group’s founder. “But they don’t know how to go about it; they don’t know how to start; they don’t know how to go about getting published.”
Sollars started his first writing group in Missouri 30-some years ago, but eventually the group disbanded. He recently started Writing in the Dark, which has a narrower focus: helping the blind and visually impaired.
“There’s no resources out there, particularly for blind writers,” he said. “I figured that those people who are blind or visually impaired could get their voices out there and express their feelings - share themselves – in a way that everybody would be able to see, experience what their thoughts, fantasies, so on and so forth are.”
Blind writers are faced with particular challenges when it comes to putting words on paper and then getting them published.
“In a standard writers group everybody’s going to have their stories written out in front of them,” Young said. “We have to come up with different ways to be able to express our writing…it’s a matter of it’s a good safe place where everyone can be understanding of the alternative ways that we have to do things.”
The group has met once, but Young was still impressed to witness what the group is able to accomplish.
“I was amazed to see some of the people…who always have been kind of shy and introverted, the way they come out in that group,” Young said. “They feel like it’s a safe place they can talk about things, and I hope that continues as we pick up more and more participants.”
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Tempe commission seeks to spread word about sexual assaults at ASU
BY Natalie Savarino TRIBUNE
The Tempe Family Justice Commission met Feb. 16 and found out that 1,200 sexual assaults were reported to Arizona State University’s health services last year, while only nine were reported to the police.
The Tempe Family Justice Commission (TFJC) works toward promoting access to justice and safety for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking and sex trafficking.
Assistant Tempe Chief of Police Angel Carbajal is pushing for more sexual assault awareness in both Tempe and on ASU’s campus through the help of the commission.
“We could certainly use the help of this commission as another voice to help us get our message out there,” Carbajal said.
The TFJC’s goal is to resolve the problem of sexual assault and domestic violence.
The commission is pleased that the Tempe Police Department is so involved in wanting to help make a difference.
“We really want to elevate our role in working with this group and really understand how we can work better as a community,” John Rush said.
Sarah Buel, clinical professor of law at ASU, is pushing to get the message out that there are resources available for victims of these violent acts.
“(Students) want to both help and know what to do, but they need to be plugged in,” Buel said.
Members discussed different options of relaying information to people who need it most.
Victims should be able to get services without feeling that they need to report, Buel said.
Lathan explained that more work needs to be done between the city of Tempe and ASU.
Kristin Scharlau, CARE 7 Crisis Response Team member, is pushing for victims to be able to have access to a “one-stop shop” without having to go to multiple places for resources.
Scharlau emphasized the importance of having people work at these centers who have the desired expertise.
“We want to make sure we’re utilizing people who have the training,” Scharlau said.
• Natalie Savarino is a junior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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New project demonstrates increasing affordability of utility-scale solar
BY Patti Garcia-Likens TRIBUNE
Under a beautiful, sunny Arizona sky, sPower, Salt River Project and local officials announced the opening of sPower Sandstone Solar, one of the Valley’s largest photovoltaic facilities.
Sandstone Solar is located on more than 300 acres in Florence and utilizes more than 182,000 photovoltaic modules mounted on a single-axis tracking system that follows the sun, allowing the panels to more efficiently capture energy as the sun moves across the sky.
SRP is purchasing all 45 megawatts of the solar energy produced at the plant, which is owned and operated by sPower, a Utah-based independent power producer.
“The addition of renewable, clean energy from Sandstone helps us achieve our goal of providing our customers with a diverse portfolio of affordable and reliable energy,” said SRP General Manager and CEO Mark Bonsall.
Sandstone Solar produces enough green power to supply more than 8,000 homes, which reduces carbon emissions by more than 88,800 metric tons annually — the equivalent
of removing nearly 19,000 cars from the road each year.
“SRP’s progressive approach to expanding its renewable energy portfolio should serve as an example to other utilities. From start to finish, SRP has been an outstanding and collaborative partner,” said Ryan Creamer, sPower CEO. “We are particularly proud of Sandstone Solar as it is our largest single-site solar facility to date.”
The SRP Board has set a goal to meet 20 percent of SRP’s retail electricity requirements through sustainable resources by the year 2020. Currently, SRP is ahead of schedule — providing more than 14 percent of retail energy needs with sustainable resources, which include solar, wind and geothermal energy, hydro power and energy-efficiency programs.
SRP is a community-based nonprofit utility. It is the third-largest public power utility in the nation, serving more than 1 million electric customers in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. SRP is also the largest provider of water to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, delivering about 800,000 acre-feet annually.
• Patty Garcia-Likens is with SRP’s media relations department.
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TIME TO RE-EXAMINE WELFARE POLICIES IN ARIZONA, NATION
BY TOM PATTERSON GUEST COMMENTARY
Twenty years ago, the political class was riveted on welfare reform. You may remember the story. Republicans and most Americans had noted that the Great Society poverty programs weren’t working out as planned. They were mostly keeping people in poverty, not helping them get out.
Common-sense reforms like work requirements were proposed but initially rejected as mean-spirited by President Clinton and other fans of entitlement. Yet Clinton eventually signed the welfare reform bill, but only during the heat of a tough reelection campaign and after vetoing it twice.
He’s been claiming credit ever since and no wonder. Welfare reform has been called the greatest policy success of the modern era. Welfare caseloads fell in 49 states, up to two-thirds in states like Wisconsin with the most ambitious reforms. Poverty rates fell as former welfare collectors went to work.
But eventually came disappointment. The politicians declared victory and went home. But the bureaucrats stayed, doing what bureaucrats do – pumping up their programs and enrolling as many clients as possible.
The predictable results are that poverty programs are back in growth mode, and poverty itself is stubbornly persistent. President Obama now boasts not about poverty reduction, but about the explosive growth in programs like SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid (health insurance), as if that is a sign of their success. We’ve gone from policies trying to help people out of welfare to hiring recruiters to get vulnerable populations, including the illegal, to sign up.
The number of food stamp recipients has grown from 17.2 million in 2000 to 45.8 million in 2015. As the Obama administration has resisted federal work requirements, the caseload of able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) has grown the fastest of all percentage-wise.
Five million of these work-capable
adults between 18 and 49 without children collect food stamps, up from 2 million in 2008. America saw the face of this population when Fox News ran a special on Jason Greenslate, a “beach person” who surfed, hung out and played rock music with his friends while gloating about getting food stamps.
Nine out of 10 Americans don’t believe in this. They know the government is enabling Jason to fritter away his youth rather than acquiring the skills and habits of a mature adult. Others do the work he disdains. It doesn’t work for anybody.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage decided to do something about it. Maine recently established mild work requirements in which ABAWDs must work at a job, participate in job training or perform six hours of community service weekly to maintain eligibility for SNAP. The results were dramatic.
Within three months, the ABAWD caseload felt 80 percent The vast majority of SNAP recipients, who purportedly had only food stamps standing between them and desperate hunger, didn’t find it worth their while to meet the modest requirements.
What happened? Local officials believe that a large part of the reduction was that it flushed “double dippers” out of the system. ABAWDs, as their name suggests, are perfectly capable of gainful employment, but reporting outside income to the welfare office is counterproductive, in that it reduces or eliminates your benefit.
Simply requiring beneficiaries to physically be in a certain place interferes with their ability to have “off the books” jobs and makes food stamps the less desirable alternative.
Government data shows that ABAWDs often use their own money unproductively. Over half of ABAWDs smoke cigarettes, far above the national norm, while purchases of liquor and other substances are often made with money acquired by the (illegal) selling of food stamps.
Other welfare programs also cry out for reevaluation and reform. In a recent test, 19 out of 20 clearly fraudulent applications were granted subsidies for medi-
cal insurance under Obamacare. Social Security Disability Insurance has morphed from a program compassionately providing income, usually temporary, for workers injured on the job to a middle-class entitlement. Fewer than 3 percent of the beneficiaries ever leave the rolls, even though the likelihood of disabling injury is less than ever.
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Arizona and other states should re-examine their welfare policies and their mission. We need to renew our commitment to reducing poverty, not perpetuating it.
• East Valley resident Tom Patterson is a retired physician and former state senator. He can be reached at pattersontomc@cox.net.
1984 MEETS 2016
BY DAN MCCARTHY TRIBUNE
This is not about George Orwell, but it is about the future - in this case, a bright one.
It’s also about the year I moved to the East Valley. To Tempe, the “greatest city in the land” as I sometimes tell co-workers who roll their eyes and channel Ronald Reagan: “There you go again.”
But over the years, I have come to realize that while I love living in Tempe – my wife Debra and I have lived in the same house since Day 1 in the city – we have embraced the East Valley and all of its communities. We dine here. We shop here. We buy groceries here. We go to church here. We raised our son here.
My wife has indulged me over the decades to remain in the business I love. I’m a newspaperman.
She knows I can’t be anything but. Actually, I can’t DO anything but – for better or worse.
A bit of background:
I graduated in 1976 from Arizona State, moved back to where I was born in New Jersey and took a reporting job on my hometown newspaper where I learned so much from old-school reporters and journalists my age, men and women who would move on to bigger papers other careers and, in some cases, celebrity.
My path was different. I loved community journalism, and the difference it can make. Still do.
Moving back to Arizona in 1984 with Deb and Matt to help with the care of my father, who had just had a stroke, I was lucky enough to land a job as assistant city editor at the Tempe Daily News.
Rather than bore you with anymore details, I worked continuously on papers in
numerous communities – Tempe, Chandler, Scottsdale, Sun City and others - as our publications were purchased by several companies over the years. Somehow, I survived all of the changes.
Over those years, budgets tightened and other forms of information took hold. There have been tough times, and the challenges in this business continue.
At the East Valley Tribune, we are not going to shrink from those challenges.
While my new boss may not have begun his career the way I did, he is a newspaperman at heart.
He has challenged me and our staff to become what we once were – local storytellers: reporters, photographers, page designers and editors who find the news, search for the truth and produce the stories and pictures that you will see every Sunday.
You’ll notice some of those changes today in terms of appearance and content, including a front page story of one of your neighbors who made it all the way back from a life-threatening event to run in a race last weekend.
We will be telling more of those stories.
But today is just the start of a process. We have ideas; you do, too. We will develop this paper together.
That said, we are also going to have some fun and add some surprises along the way in the sections of the East Valley Tribune.
I’m a news guy and so, by nature, I am not good with numbers, but even I can figure out that come July, I will have been in this business for 40 years.
At the East Valley Tribune, we’ve just begun.
• Dan McCarthy is the editor of the East Valley Tribune. Contact him at dmccarthy@evtrib.com.
THERE’S NO RESISTING THIS PLACE, OUR VALLEY
BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ TRIBUNE
News of the job came to me out of a journalism magazine, back when people still read magazines. A classi ed ad proclaimed the need for a newspaper columnist in a place called Mesa. is was 1994. I was working in Trenton, New Jersey then. I was 30 years old. Everything I knew about Arizona could ll half a grocery list: Hot. Grand Canyon. Goldwater. at weird Nicolas Cage ick with the baby. Still, we took a chance on each other, me and the Tribune, me and the Valley. at seems to be the way for so many of us who migrate to the desert. We come on a whim, because why not Arizona? We come in search of something: a bigger paycheck, more freedom, less hassle a fresh start.
If we’re lucky, Arizona delivers what we came looking for. And if we’re supremely lucky – Powerball gazillionaire lucky – we nd an even better prize.
We nd the thing we brought along, but never before recognized. We nd ourselves.
is April will mark 21 years since my Ryder rental truck pulled into the old Tri-
bune parking lot on West 1st Avenue. e few newspapers I’ve saved feel withered and worn out. at makes sense: So does my back a er 18 holes of golf. But Arizona memories have a way of staying with you. ey’re not ink on paper. More like tattoos on skin.
What do I recall? Going west on Main Street to e Landmark restaurant to ravage the Ellis’ salad bar. Or going far east on Main all the way to Apache Junction, to bet quinellas at the rickety old greyhound track.
I bought my rst grown man suit at the old Macy’s in Fiesta Mall; saw my rst scorpion in an apartment near Val Vista and the 60; witnessed my rst armed robbery in a Dirty Drummer in Chandler. e newspaper job introduced me to Sheri Joe Arpaio, who sneaked me onto his chain gang one 110-degree day, and to the kin of a little girl named Mikelle Biggs, who vanished one a ernoon 17 years ago and took with her a hunk of a million hearts.
I’m 50 years old now, so er around the waist, a little harder around the heart. Virtually every good thing in my life, except the love of my family and hometown pals, traces back to the adult the Valley helped
me become. ere’s a wife now, a sweet blonde girl as beautiful inside as she is out, a home, friends, a business helping people, companies and candidates tell their stories.
Like you, I o en stop and thank Heaven that I have ended up with far more than I deserve. en, 20 minutes later, I get cut o by a snowbird on the 202 and curse every square mile of Valley roadway. I look back fondly at Gonzo’s so single that brought us the 2001 World Series and angrily at those great Suns teams that brought us only heartache. Our Legislature still makes me shake my head in confusion. And I rarely turn on the radio without recalling the smooth tones of the late Bill Heywood or the snarky smarts of Barry Young, now gone from the AM airwaves.
is morning, I nd myself back on these pages, catching up with old friends. What have I learned?
Over time, Arizona carves us into grown-ups as surely as it carved a wondrous canyon from rock. ere is no resisting this place and no immunity from time. If we’re lucky, we grow wiser. And if we’re supremely lucky, we fall in love and grow to call this Valley home.
GILBERT SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES SCHOOL CLOSING OPTIONS
BY MIKE MCCLELLAN GUEST COMMENTARY
What would you expect from a crowd of parents and students at a forum to possibly close a school?
A Trump-like circus, of shouting, threatening, name-calling, all caused by overheated emotions?
Anymore all too o en that’s the typical behavior at a meeting like that.
But recently, Gilbert Public Schools conducted a public hearing on possibly closing either Gilbert Junior High or Mesquite Junior High in order to provide a better facility for the district’s Gilbert Classical Academy. And surprise.
Adults behaved like, well, adults. at’s right. Instead of mimicking a hgrade playground football game, the folks who spoke at the hearing were clearly emotional about their schools. But they were respectful of others, thoughtful, articulate and polite. Exactly what you wouldn’t expect. Particularly since one of the district’s
board members poured fuel on the potential re the day of the hearing.
Daryl Colvin, not known for understatement or subtly, had this to say on social media:
“Meeting tonight for public comment on GCA relocation. Come and give the board your comments so that we can go and do what were going to do anyway, without your input, but you’ll feel like you participated.”
In other words, Mr. Colvin would like participants to believe that the forum was a dog and pony show.
Fortunately, as usual, Mr. Colvin was ignored.
e situation the board faces is this:
GCA is a top-rated school - based largely on its Advanced Placement tests success - in the state and the nation.
And it is housed in a woefully inadequate facility, with too few labs, no real athletic or performance facilities and decaying buildings.
e current facility was never to be its permanent home.
So the current board is looking at these options: close either Gilbert Junior or Mesquite Junior, or create a school within a school at
EDUCATION
GOP wins; kids lose
Our GOP-controlled state Senate recently got exactly what they have been wanting to do for a long time: their quest to destroy Arizona’s public schools. Senate Bill 1279 will phase our taxpayer dollars toward Arizona’s voucher program or now known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA). These ESAs that GOP lawmakers insist upon are for one reason only: to pocket more funds into wallets of those who own the private schools, some of whom are also our GOP lawmakers. Why does this continue to happen? The votes of parents who have kids in public schools who don’t care or pay attention to what is happening and how they want to destroy and privatize public education, keep voting their party to keep these radical GOP legislators in office. The only way to save public education is to quit voting for these legislators who have no interest in our voice, our schools and our kids’ education. They just care about themselves and how they can make more profits at taxpayer expense and privatize education. It’s time to vote for candidates who want to save public education, not your party.
Peter Thomas Gilbert
Arizona Chamber says ‘yes’to pension proposition
Mesquite, housing both the junior high and GCA.
( e logical choice would be to build a new facility for GCA, but since the state took over funding that, it has reduced the funding to just those emergency repairs and for districts experiencing rapid growth. So, Gilbert’s out of luck there).
e hearing featured logical arguments from all three groups, and the board will no doubt have a di cult time making the decision.
However, if the remarks made about the school within a school option re ect the community at large, that option might be o the table, since all groups seemed to dislike it.
So sometime in April, the board will make a decision that will please GCA students and parents, and anger one of the two junior highs.
My guess? e board repurposes Gilbert Junior High and moves GCA into that facility, with the majority of the junior high kids moved to Mesquite.
My other guess? e board election in November will once again be an ugly a air.
• Mike McClellan is a Gilbert resident
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly urges you to vote yes on Proposition 124. We believe the measure represents the best opportunity to preserve critical public safety services while protecting taxpayers. Arizona’s public safety pension system has been unable to keep pace with liability growth. A creaking public pension system that cannot keep up with growing obligations will begin to crowd out core government functions as more and more taxpayer dollars are shifted to pension liabilities, while raises, hiring and equipment upgrades will become extremely difficult. Unless we act, we will be faced with two bad options: Either severely cut services or dramatically raise taxes. Fortunately, thanks to state Sen. Debbie Lesko and her colleagues in the state Legislature, Gov. Doug Ducey, representatives of public safety employees, local government leaders and the Reason Foundation, a respected think tank, legislation has been signed into law that takes a major step toward stemming the growth in unfunded liabilities. The reform package is a game changer. The last step, however, is up to us. We must pass Proposition 124 to amend the state Constitution in order to alter the pension system’s future benefit increases. If we want to ensure that our police officers and firefighters have retirement benefits they can count on in the future while protecting taxpayer dollars, then serious
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reforms are needed now. It is for these reasons that the Arizona Chamber urges you to vote yes on Proposition 124.
Glenn Hamer President, CEO Arizona Chamber of Commerce
ABORTION
Education is the answer
The dichotomy between pro-abortion (so called “prochoice“) and anti-abortion (so called “pro-life”) is a false one. The problem is one of unintended pregnancies. It is self-evident that no one wants an unwanted pregnancy. The way to prevent them is through education and contraception. One would think that most people could support both.
It is ironic that, generally, those who oppose sex education and improved access to contraceptives are the same ones who oppose abortion.
It should be possible for most people to come together to find a reasonable way to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies instead of insisting on taking sides in an adversarial and sometimes deadly “battle” based on a false dichotomy.
George Johnson Chandler
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Money
STATE FORTY EIGHT LLC DEVELOPS SHOWROOM
BYDANIEL OCHOA TRIBUNE
It’s been early mornings and long nights for the three owners of State Forty Eight LLC to be in a position to open the company’s rst showroom o ce in north Chandler.
e space will pose as an “appointment only” o ce where customers can speak with the owners about the brand, view and purchase new merchandise.
In addition, the space allows the trio to store inventory, design products, and meet with one another to discuss potential business ventures in the near future.
State Forty Eight began three years ago by Michael and Nicholas Spangenberg and childhood friend Stephen Polando.
Polando pitched the idea to Michael about starting a clothing brand where, “Arizona Passion meets Arizona Fashion.”
“We were just going through the motion in the beginning, and we had no idea how this was going to workout in the end,” Polando said. “We knew we had a passion to build the brand, and
knew where it could be in the future.”
It was a grassroots venture for the businessmen to get the company o the ground, in which they began selling merchandise out of their homes.
“Our neighbors probably thought we were selling drugs,” Michael jokingly said.
Nicholas was the last one to come on board. He designed the logo for the company.
WHEN YOUR COMPANY GETS BOUGHT OUT
It happened to your neighbor, your sister, and one of your good friends. It happened right a er they bought that new car or took that expensive beach vacation, the announcement that the company they work for was merging with another or was being bought out. is trend of mergers and acquisitions is
becoming the norm as the landscape of the economy and markets continually evolves.
“But this isn’t something I have to worry about,” many of my clients have told me. “I work for a large organization.” Regardless of how large or small your company, it is important that you are to prepared now to adequately and professionally handle a merger or acquisition. And, if you are a leader it is important to know how to manage your team through the murky waters of change.
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e three partners bring their own ideas to the table whether it’s new designs for merchandise or building relationships with sports organizations in the greater Phoenix area.
Disagreements and arguments are to be expected at times, but it’s normal when you have three people passionate about what they do, Michael said.
“It’s kind of like a band sometimes,” he said.
e initial feelings most employees experience is panic (especially if you are with the company that is being bought). e big question everyone begins to ask is, “Will I still have a job when this all plays out?” Next, fear ensues. Whether or not they show it, your team loses all focus. eir thinking is focused on job survival, not productivity and performance.
Open and honest communication
Change is in the corporate air? Don’t panic! Your team needs to see a calm, cool, and collected leader. e rst thing to do is to communicate with your team. Do not withhold any information from them; be open with any information you receive. Communicate clearly and communicate often. e moment your team feels like you are holding back is the moment they won’t trust you. Keep your group team focused on their work. Decisions on who stays and who goes are o en based on the last quarter’s or last year’s performance.
Do not initiate or perpetuate rumors, which can be extremely harmful to not only morale, but also to the their productivity of your team. Remember the closer you get to the merger or acquisition the more the rumors will be ying.
Be sure to have an equally open and honest conversation with your boss. Let him/her know
“Not everyone can be the lead singer, but it’s been working out for us.”
Once e-commerce sales and notoriety increased, Michael and Nicholas took a leap of faith to focus on the company full time.
“It’s stressful at times, but it’s also exciting because it keeps us motivated to build the brand,” Nicholas said. “ ere are those frustrating days, but I nd a smile on my face knowing that we designed something that a lot of people want.”
Construction is still ongoing for State Forty Eight’s showroom facility, and the grand opening will occur on March 26.
e date will also celebrate the three-year anniversary of State Forty Eight.
“To look back from where we started to where we are now is an amazing feeling,” Polando said. “It’s a dream come true that people show us so much love.” For additional information about State Forty Eight, visit www.statefortyeight.com.
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your expectations of increased communication during this time.
Get to know individuals within the buying company
Most leaders make the mistake of turning the merger into an US vs. THEM rivalry. This is the worst action you can take. If another company is acquiring your company, THEY run the show. Get to know as many of the individuals from the new company as you can and build new relationships as quickly as possible. Get introduced to the people who have your same position in the buying organization. Make sure the vice president or high-ranking decision makers know who you are. Find a way to get an introduction, or if a meeting is being held, make sure to shake his/her hand and get a brief introduction.
• A consultant, author, PhD, triathlete, father, and resident of Gilbert, Dr. CK Bray is a career and organizational development expert who has worked with numerous organizations – ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups. He can be reached at ck@DrCKBray.com or nd his blog and more at www.DrCKBray.com.
From left: Stephen Polando, Michael Spangenberg and Nicolas Spangenberg, creators of State Forty Eight LLC, open showroom office in north Chandler.
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Perry’s Babinski retires after four decades of coaching basketball
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
Joe Babinski was born in Arizona so it was only right that he nished his proli c coaching career in his home state.
e Perry coach con rmed he was retiring a er 39 years, including the last four at Perry, where he had a 78-34 record.
“Yes, I am retiring,” he said in an email. “Perry is a great place to teach and coach, but 39 years as a head coach is enough.”
Most of his career was spent in the Oklahoma Public School system where he won a total of 431 games over 32 years.
Babinski, who raised two daughters (Aimee and Aniella) as a single father a er his wife died of cancer, started out at Owasso in 1974 before moving on to Bixby, Tahlequah, Jay and Catossa.
e game has changed since those early days in Oklahoma.
“ e objective in that day was to get the closest open shot,” said Babinski, 65. “ e game was to pass the ball and set picks to get that open shot. e big players played inside, and the shorter players played outside. A er the 3-point shot was implemented, it opened the game up, making teams have to spread defensively. O ensively, still a pass and pick game.
“With the rule changes allowing players more freedom with their dribble and letting them hop to score created today’s game of penetration and shooting 3s.”
He clearly adapted with the times.
Before coming to Perry, he coached seven years at Desert Edge where he went 144-56 and led the Scorpions to the 2008 state title.
“Obviously, a 180-degree change,” he said. “Today’s players are better athletes and more skilled but are o en caught up in the ‘see me world’ where as in the old days players played not to be seen, and team winning was the ultimate accomplishment.”
His coaching style was well respected among his peers, and many of the local coaches gave a salute
via social media, but they also don’t expect him to disappear from the game.
“He is an honest, straightforward man, and a positive force for young people,” Corona del Sol coach Neil MacDonald said. “He will be missed, but as he told myself and a few coaches last week, we will probably see him in the stands from time to time, in between mountain biking and gol ng, smiling and stress free, enjoying the games.”
Babinski, who nished with 653 career wins, was born in Tucson and attended Palo Verde High School. A er high school, he graduated from Arizona Western, and then earned his teaching degree with a math major at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma.
From there, he became an assistant at Owasso where he began a four-decade run as a mentor, coach, father and friend for countless young men, many of whom he is still in touch with. Some of them went into coaching because of the things he taught them about the game and life.
“I will miss working with young men...old people are no fun,” he said. “Probably, what I will miss the most, is experiencing a group of young men working together and a commitment to each other to be the best team they can be.”
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SOCCER
JOINING IN THE FUN Drack helps Hamilton to title before heading to academy
BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
For two years, Josh Drack watched the Hamilton soccer program from afar despite roaming the halls of the school.
He’d hear about the matches, talk to his buddies about their goals, but spend his time on the pitch about 30 miles south in Casa Grande for the Real Salt Lake Academy in Casa Grande.
It changed this winter a er Drack switched academies in October – he is now with the Portland Timbers Academy – but he wasn’t going to leave for Oregon without getting a chance to play for the Huskies and his classmates.
“I went to train with Timbers in October to see how it was, and we all decided that I would join starting the new semester,” he said. “I’ve never played (high school soccer) so I thought it would be a new experience, and it de nitely helped me a lot with my con dence on the eld.”
my feet,” he said. “I love taking people on and just trying to entertain the people watching. Messi is my idol, so I try to mimic his play style in a way.”
Drack, a native of Hawaii, certainly had plenty of substance to go with his style as he scored 24 goals and had more than 10 assists to help the Huskies to their second state title, including a free kick in a 1-0 win over Highland in the Division I semi nals.
“He’s a phenomenal player,” Highland coach Rich Esperti said a er the semi nal loss to the Huskies.
at was pretty clear for anyone who saw Drack, who is the Tribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year, put on a show this season for the Huskies.
He is so quick and comfortable with the ball at his feet that some of his dribbling maneuvers conjure up memories of the Globetrotter’s Curly Neal or soccer’s version of a ball-handling specialist.
“I have always been comfortable with the ball at
“(Drack) is an elite player and not many goalies are going to save that when he puts it where he supposed to.”
As much as the memory of winning the state title will stick with Drack, who is enrolled in Lincoln High in Portland, he said it is the little things he did with his Husky teammates that will remain with him.
“ e bus rides are what I will never forget this year,” he said. “Obviously being with the national team you are with kids you see every few months but those bus trips, I’m with these boys every day. It’s de nitely something di erent as to building a brotherhood and friendships that will last a long time.”
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Joe Babinski decided to retire after his fourth season at Perry and 39th as a head coach overall. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Josh Drack
FIRST TEAM
Name Year Pos. School Comment
Hunter Figueroa Sr. For Highland Pushed Hawks to semifinals with 17 goals
John Rea Sr. For Corona A player-of-the-year candidate after scoring 26 goals with 15 assists
Ryan Flood Jr. For Corona Flood and Rea were state’s top duo as Flood had 22 goals and 20 assists
Raphaello Colasito Sr. Mid Highland The second part of the scoring duo he found the back of the net eight times
Josh Drack Jr. Mid Hamilton Trib Player of the Year did some damage with 24 goals and fancy feet
Beto Vidana Jr. Mid Hamilton A questionable red card kept him out of title, but nothing else slowed him down
Chris Boyd Sr. Def Highland One of the top defenders in the state squelches the opponent’s attack
Jonathon Zimmerman Jr. Def Campo Verde Stopper for a team that yielded less than a goal
Jacob Garner Sr. Def Mtn. View Garner did his part to keep Toros in most matches
Nathon Smith Jr. Def Campo Verde His return next assures the Yotes will be a top defense again next year
Alex Deahr Sr. GK Hamilton Had two PKs during Huskies’ run to a second state championship
Player of the Year: Josh Drack, Hamilton
Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Boyd, Highland Coach of the Year: T.J. Hagen, Mesa
SECOND TEAM
Name Year Pos. Schoo
Comment
Luke Gleadle Sr. For Campo Verde Finished with 50 career goals, including 19 this year and 23 as a junior
Danny Baca Jr. For Gilbert Offensive force (22 goals in 22 games) was the go-to guy on state runner-up squad
Julian Esparza Sr. Mid Perry The Pumas weren’t always competitive every time out, but Esparza seemed to always shine
Marcos Vargas Jr. Mid Chandler
The Wolves were unable to defend their title, but Vargas did his part season
Michael Lopez Jr. Mid Corona Nine goals and 10 assists for 28 points would carry most teams, Corona’s crew
Johnny Halter Jr. Mid Campo Verde One of those pesky players who does just enough to frustrate the opposition
Alex Segura Sr. Mid Skyline Earned All-City player of the year honors for Jackrabbits
Peysen Webster Sr. Def Highland Another defensive stalwart who was able to keep the Hawks in games
Nick Mootz Soph. Def Hamilton Considered the top defensemen in the 2018 Arizona class, winner in title game
Michael Johansson Jr. Def Gilbert Back bone of defensive unit that nearly won a state championship
Carson Leisy Sr. GK Desert Vista Late-season push to state semis helped the defense stepping up and making stops
Honorable mention: Cameron Kunkle, Apache Junction; Justin Zimmerman, Campo Verde; Daniel Corona, Chandler; Donovan Fiore, Chandler Prep; Oscar Barales, Combs; Preston Grayson, Corona del Sol; Ryan Sauter, Dobson; Dylan Brown, Hamilton; Sean Holland, Hamilton; Cutter Zaugg, Highland; Frazer Robertson, Higley; Micah Sheveland, Horizon Honors; Denver Applegate, Perry; Issac Garcia, Mesa; Jesus Tapia, Mesa; David Peck, Seton Catholic; Connor Woltz, Tempe Prep; Liban Sanchez, Williams Field.
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The question is to quick fix or overhaul Holocaust survivor remembers when he was a refugee
BY CRAIG HOCKNULL TRIBUNE
As a teaching profession-
al I have learned to ask my students what they want and then try to give it to them. In some cases I have a dilemma when a student wishes for a quick x, but yet I see much greater potential for them and I am torn as to whether I provide them with the quick x or discuss the idea of working on an overall more fundamentally sound move. To make a signi cant improvement sometimes requires making a signi cant change. In some cases a quick x can also make a signi cant improvement. As I work with players I have learned that in many cases a player truly does not see their actual potential, but only sees a problem that needs a solution. With the quick x o en a player can get that instant solution, but it is truly not a fundamentally sound solution, which in the long run can actually cause further issues in the golfers swing. As a student, I can encourage you to always try to solve your problems for what is correct. If you are only focusing on doing the right thing you usually only have to remember a small check list. If you have to solve every single problem
with a unique solution your list of options can become a tremendously long. Chunked equals X, bladed equals Y, and the list goes on and on. e list of how to perform the correct grip, stance and swing is smaller and simpler but does require dedication and determination for you to truly own it. e truth is Band-Aid or quick xes work because they are in essence shortcuts. e problem with shortcuts is that they limit your true potential and, therefore, ultimate enjoyment of a game.
In the instant grati cation world we live in it is tempting to take the shortcut approach; wisdom, however, tells us that anything worth having is worth working for.
Just make sure as a student that when you get your next piece of golf advice or take your next golf lesson that you have clearly stated your goals and intentions with the coach.
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BY GENE KLEIN SPECIAL
The journey of a refugee is never forgotten. e sense of danger just behind, of hope just ahead, and of uncertainty ever present is indelible.
I vividly remember many things about my Holocaust experience: being forced from my home, my three-day journey in a closed cattle car, and losing my father at Auschwitz. But, this Holocaust Memorial Day, I am also re ecting on what came a erwards. e pictures on the news of today’s refugees struggling to nd a place to live takes me back to my own twoyear journey to the United States.
My life as a refugee began the day my life as a prisoner ended. On that morning in the spring of 1945 I awoke in the concentration camp in Eastern Germany that had been my home for almost half a year. As soon as I stepped outside my barracks, I knew that something was different. ere was no one in the watch towers; the SS guards had all vanished. My friends and I watched from the front gate as a Russian soldier on horseback slowly materialized from the thick fog. We cried in each others’ arms when
the soldier shot the lock o the gate and told us we were free.
With the help of the Red Cross I made my way back to my hometown in Hungary. A few weeks later my mother and two sisters also returned, making our family very unusual in the history of the Holocaust: four out of ve of my nuclear family survived (though 100 of 107 extended family members perished). But we no longer had a home: our house had been stripped bare by neighbors, and before we were deported many of the people in our town had revealed themselves to be hostile anti-Semites, shouting at us and striking us when they saw our yellow star.
On my sister’s wedding night, just a er her return, I heard on the radio that our town was about to be occupied by the Soviet Union. I knocked on their window and told them we had to ee. My sister Lily, her husband George and I made plans to escape as the new Soviet border was being drawn. My other sister and my mother decided they would leave later — a decision that split our recently reunited family for decades.
We bribed border guards and made our way to Austria. ere, we were housed in a displaced
See Holocaust Survivor on page 23
persons camp, and our lives were placed on hold for two years. We were among the lucky ones, for we were assigned to an apartment; many survivors found themselves living in places that were all too similar to the camps from which they had recently been liberated. We were desperate to start again but were in limbo as we waited for approval to emigrate to America.
It was two years before we nally boarded a military transport ship to the United States. We ate what the soldiers ate — and I discovered ketchup. I thought Americans were the cleverest people on earth to have come up with something so amazing. Relatives from Pennsylvania met us in New York City. ey had planned to show us the city before taking us home, but when they saw our coats sewn from blankets, they decided to bring us straight back to Scranton. Still recovering from the deprivations of the concentration camps, and the poverty of the displaced persons’ camp, I was stunned when I opened their refrigerator. To this day I keep a photograph of the well-stocked shelves.
Almost 70 years later, as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, I watch the struggle of today’s refugees on my television screen, and listen to the politicians falling over themselves to outdo their rivals’ xenophobia. I cannot help but be reminded of how Jewish refugees were turned away from these shores in the late 1930s and sent home to be murdered in extermination camps. And yet I also remember how, a decade later, this country welcomed survivors like me with open arms. When I see German people lining the streets
to greet Syrian refugees with shopping carts full of food, it is clear to me that the world can change for the better. But when I see presidential candidates fanning the ames of fear, declaring that we should keep Muslims out, and trying to turn our citizens against people desperately in need, I fear that we are returning to the closed America of 1937, rather than the welcoming country of 1947.
On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember the su ering, death and destruction of the camps. is year I also ask you to make a human connection to today’s refugees. When you see them on your television or in your community, try to walk in their shoes: imagine having lost loved ones, imagine having no possessions except those you can carry, imagine having le your home in terror, and imagine yet still having hope that propels you forward and lets you dream of a new beginning.
And imagine, if you found yourself in their situation, what it would mean to be welcomed to a new country where you could live once more in peace and safety. Like me, you would be devoted to your new home. You would be honored to serve in this country’s military, be eager to work hard to make a contribution to your community, and be forever grateful for the opportunity to raise your children to uphold the values of freedom and tolerance.
Gene Klein, with his daughter Jill Klein. [ Submitted Photo]
• Gene Klein, with his daughter Jill Klein, PhD,
Holocaust Survivor from page 22
How Medicare Covers Prescription Drugs
BY DAVID SAYEN SPECIAL
Did you know that Medicare helps pay for prescription medications?
Even if you don’t take many prescriptions now, you should consider joining a Medicare drug plan. ere are two ways to get Medicare prescription drug coverage:
1. Medicare standalone drug plans, also known as Part D plans, add drug coverage to Original Medicare, as well as to some Medicare Cost Plans and Medicare Private Fee-for-Service plans. You must have Medicare Part A or Part B to join a standalone Part D plan.
2. Medicare Advantage plans and other Medicare health plans o en include prescription drugs. Medicare Advantage plans are managed care plans, similar to HMOs or PPOs. Many, but not all, Medicare Advantage plans o er prescription coverage. To join such a plan, you must have Medicare Part A and Part B.
You can sign up for either type of drug plan when you rst become eligible for Medicare or during Medicare’s open enrollment season, which is from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year.
Beware: If your Medicare Advantage plan includes prescription bene ts and you join a Part D plan, you’ll be dis-enrolled from your Medicare Advantage plan and returned to Original Medicare. How much does a Medicare drug plan cost? It varies, depending on what plan you choose, which drugs it covers, which pharmacy you use, and whether you’re eligible for the Extra Help program (more on that later).
Most standalone, or Part D, plans charge a monthly premium, which you must pay in addition to your Part B premium. If you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan, the monthly premium for that plan may include an amount for drug coverage. Most Medicare drug plans also have a yearly deductible, an amount you must pay before the plan
See Prescription Drugs on page 26
Canal Convergence merged the elements with art
BY Gavin Maxwell GETOUT
When the sun set on downtown Scottsdale last weekend the waterfront canal was illuminated in a spectacular display of contemporary art.
As a part of Canal Convergence 2016 “Water + Art + Light,” Scottsdale Public Art celebrated its 30th anniversary on Feb. 26 at Scottsdale Waterfront. e celebration featured live music by local bands and a story-telling event, in addition to the art installations placed in and around the canal.
“Friday’s event was really dear for us. (30 years) is quite a milestone for us to have a public arts program, and it was a fun way to highlight all that we do,” said the director of Scottsdale Public Art, Donna Isaac.
is year’s Canal Convergence was comprised of installations ranging from electronic sculptures to more abstract interactive experiences. Curators at Scottsdale Public Art recruited the artists locally and from abroad. e roundup and installation process is thorough and requires months of careful cooperation.
“We start working with our future artists at least a year to almost two years out,” said Isaac. “All artists come out for a site visit at some point so they can really understand this place, what happens there, and how people move through it so that as they can look at the design of their work and adapt it.”
They pay careful attention to other festivals such as Coachella and Burning Man each year to keep an eye out for artists they may want to feature at Canal Convergence. Some artists, like KAZ Shirane and his “Light Origami” from Japan, returned to Canal Convergence having been featured in years previous.
begins paying for its share of your drugs. Once the deductible is met, you’ll also pay a co-payment or co-insurance amount at the pharmacy counter.
In addition, most Medicare drug plans have a coverage gap, also known as the “donut hole.” e gap begins a er you and your drug plan together have spent a certain amount for your drugs. For more details on the gap, see the “Medicare & You” handbook, mailed to every Medicare bene ciary annually and also available online, at https://www. medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf.
Once you’re out of the gap, you get “catastrophic coverage,” which means you only have to pay a copayment or co-insurance amount for your drugs for the rest of that calendar year.
However, not everyone will enter the coverage gap because their drug costs won’t be high enough. e gap is scheduled to be eliminated by 2020.
Keep in mind that not every Medicare drug plan covers every drug. You’ll need to check with the plan to make sure that the drugs you need are covered. Also, plans may have restrictions such as prior authorization, quantity limits, and step therapy, which requires that you try a lower-cost drug before the plan will cover a high-priced medication. You or your prescriber has the right to appeal if you believe that such a rule should be waived. I also want to mention the Extra Help program, which assists low-income folks in paying for their prescriptions. If you qualify, Extra Help can save you thousands of dollars annually on your drugs. For more details, see the “Medicare & You” handbook.
Edina Tokodi’s “Billboard Mindscape” is examined up close. It features a combination of printed art and grass like material adding an extra dimension of texture.
Visitors play with “MICRO - Double Helix” by Purring Tiger. Each individual orb lights up and makes a unique sound as it is pushed.
“Spiraling Droplets” by Aphidoidea was one of the oating installations at this year’s Canal Convergence. As the pieces rested in the water they transitioned colors from bright blue to deep purple.
e other oating installation at Canal Convergence 2016 was “Blooms” by Bruce Munro. Light from each piece shimmered on top of the water changing with each ripple.
One of the interactive installations was Christopher Jagmin’s “Your Secret is Safe with Me.” Visitors wrote down personal secrets on pieces of paper and exchanged them for another secret. Jagmin hung secrets he had previously received from a close line.
Kaz Shirane’s Light Origami consisted of bolted together triangular pieces that form a small mirrored chamber big enough for about eight to 10 people to explore. e color of the interior and exterior lights shi gradually.
“My concept is ‘the designer is you,’’ KAZ told GetOut.
Visitors hang out in Soleri Plaza near the main event stage where live entertainment and drinks were enjoyed.
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DO IMPORTANT CHANGES TO SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IMPACT YOUR RETIREMENT PLANS?
With the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 coming into effect, retirees may soon have significantly fewer options when claiming Social Security benefits. This new legislation closed what Congress deemed to be “unintended loopholes.” It’s especially important for couples to be aware of these changes, as they can potentially lead to a significant reduction in benefits. Here’s what you need to know:
File and suspend
Previously, couples could take advantage of what has been called a “file and suspend” strategy. In this strategy, individuals were able to open their earning record to make spousal benefits available for their spouse while still earning delayed retirement credits on their own benefits. As of next April, the legislation will discontinue this option. The individual whose benefits are suspended is also prohibited from receiving benefits on any other record. In other words, if you suspend your benefits, your spouse can’t claim benefits on your record and you can’t claim benefits on theirs. However, keep in mind that the “file and suspend” strategy may still be feasible for those who reach full retirement age by next April.
Restricted application
Previously, a married individual who reached full retirement age had the option
to only apply for spousal benefits without applying for his/her own benefits. This would allow the individual’s own retirement benefits to accrue delayed retirement credits up to age 70. The new legislation eliminates this so-called “restricted application” strategy. Moving forward, anyone who turns 62 after Dec. 31, 2015 is deemed to file for all eligible retirement benefits when filing for any benefits. This means married individuals will no longer be allowed to receive spousal benefits and then later switch to their own earning record. These strategies had been gaining notoriety and popularity among advisors and clients. While unintended by Congress, these “loopholes” have now been closed. What remains is a smaller and potentially less complex set of choices for retirees seeking to maximize their retirement dollars. Options should be considered carefully and thoughtfully with the help of financial professionals as well as the Social Security Administration. With proper planning, spouses can determine the optimal solution for their specific situation.
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UNDEFINABLE RenFaire’s Tartanic rocks the Valley
BY Kaely Monahan GETOUT
AThai restaurant might seem an odd place to find a Celtic fusion musician and dancers. However, pipe and drum band Tartanic and the McCrackin dancers don’t conform to tradition. Adrian Walter and his wife Jill Jack, a.k.a. Fanny Lowereen McCrackin, and professional dancer Jessica Watson (Eateth McCrackin) met with GetOut at Nunthaporn Thai Cuisine to take a break from the usual festival fare and discuss Tartanic, its origins and music, and their fans.
Dressed in street clothes, it was a bit odd to seem them out of their characters, but it was a reminder that the troupe does have a life outside of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Modern gypsies, Tartanic travels from festival to festival across the country year round. Walter and Jack gave up having a permanent home to live the equivalent of the itinerate poet life — except they provide a full show of music, comedy and dance. After placing our orders, Walter pulled out a small pouch with silver sticks. Screwing them to-
gether revealed a pair of travel chopsticks.
“I was inspired by a friend of ours years ago. Instead of having a fork or something he always used chopsticks. I was like that is so smart!” He has since adopted the practice himself.
Settling in to wait for our meal, the trio dove into what happened over the first two weekends of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Hot on their minds were the various fans.
Renaissance festivals attract all types, and unless you’re a part of the main cast, it can be hard to figure out who’s a part of the whole show or just “playtrons.” That is part of the draw to such faires. It encourages everyone to join in the fun.
“People at the festival are a good crowd because they’re not crawling up on stage,” Jack said.
“They’re all families, but it’s just much easier for us to not get mauled!” She said with a laugh.
As our drinks arrived, Walter and Jack launched
into the condensed history of Tartanic. Born from a dance troupe called The Loch Dhu Dancers out of Houston, Tartanic was, for all intents and purposes, the next evolution of that group. The Loch Dhu Dancers were, as you might expect, primarily a dance troupe.
“We got gigs; we usually danced to canned music at international festivals and things like,” Walter said. Later, “we would hire live pipers and then as people got married or moved, or what have you, it sort of ran its course.”
Dancing with live musicians gave Walter and the remaining troupe members the opportunity to learn drumming and meet pipers. With these new connections and skills, the idea to form a pipe and drum band with live dancing was born in 2002.
Tartanic started small, performing initially in Texas. Their first out-of-state gig was to a small weekend Renaissance Festival in Missouri.
From there they continued to expand their reach through international festivals and Renaissance faires.
“I think our first real CD came out in 2004,” Walter said. “We had a home-burned one until we had the money to get a real studio.”
More than a band
Both Walter and Jack pointed out that Tartanic is more than just a band; it is a full-on entertainment experience. The show they put on is more than just music, though that is the heart and soul of it. Adrian likened their production to something like a Broadway show and less like a band. And much like a traveling version of “Les Misérables,” Tartanic has rotating members who join them depending on where they are in the country.
“People think it’s a band,” Jack said. “But we’ve hired over 40 different pipers and 20 different drummers. It’s a performance group.”
The list of members is long but one, Will Thayer, “Willie McCrackin,” is a resident of Chandler. He first saw Tartanic out at the Arizona Renaissance Festival.
“He was about 18, and he decided that he wanted to play bagpipes, and now he plays with us. So it’s really sweet that he’s there. He’s such a darling,” Jack said.
Thayer is just one of the many talented pipers who play with Tartanic. Out at our local festival you will see him along with the other piper Ethan Crownover, and John E. Jaan on drums along with Walter.
Unclassifiable
It may come as a surprise, but the type of music Tartanic plays is not traditional Scottish or Irish tunes. Walter pointed out that if you come expecting to hear your favorite march or “Amazing Grace” that’s not them. Rather, Tartanic draws inspiration from traditional Celtic tunes from Scotland and Ireland, as well as Breton and Galatian influences. They will also throw in some pop and rock tunes like “Smoke on the Water” and the “Game of Thrones” theme.
“iTunes…has us listed as ‘unclassifiable,” Walter said with a laugh. “We got a blend of everything from Middle Eastern to some pop to Turkish. We put swing beats behind a lot of stuff, so it’s a fusion of world music — Celtic fusion.”
Unless you’re an expert in world music, you probably can’t tell their music is not traditional. But the roots of much of their arrangements come from traditional source material. The musicians just throw in their own twists and blend in other sounds and rhythms into the songs.
Tartanic
Pianos in Mesa ‘reAwakening MUSIC
Tartanic at the Arizona Renaissance Festival on Feb. 20, 2016. .” [David Jolkovski/GetOut]
Tartanic performs at the Arizona Renaissance Festival, Feb. 20, 2016.
Walter explained that while they write little original material, their arrangements are their own creation.
“If you look at the liner notes in our CDs, you’ll have ‘Briefcase No. 1’ — that’s what everyone knows it as, that’s what we publish it as, but it in itself is a collection of three different tunes by three different composers, arranged and then performed and recorded by us. So it is more like every orchestra is a cover band, but every orchestra will own their playing of Beethoven,” he said. Even so, many fans will come up asking for one of their “traditional CDs.” Jack will ask if the fan saw the show.
“‘Well, did you think that was traditional? Yeah. Ok, then I have the CD for you.’ But if you’re looking for a traditional CD, that’s not traditional music,” she said.
On the other end of the spectrum is Celtic rock, and they are loathe to be lumped in with that as well. In the end, they fit the iTunes description “undefinable.”
Read more online on how Tartanic’s music inspires at eastvalleytribune.com
Tartanic is one of the amazing acts out at the Arizona Renaissance Festival and a must-see while out there. They play multiple times a day, starting out on the Falconer’s Heath first thing in the
2016 Dinner Shows
morning. Patrons who enjoy the multi-course Pleasure Feast will get to feast their ears on Tartanic’s special brand of music and fun as well.
Tickets for the Arizona Renaissance Festival can be purchased online at royalfaires.com/arizona, at the box office on site or at Fry’s Food Stores. General admission is $24 for adults at the faire, $23 online, or $22 at Fry’s with discounts for children, seniors, and military with ID.
You can also catch them 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at the Irish Cultural Center in downtown Phoenix. For details visit azirish.org and click on the calendar of events.
Find Tartanic online at tartanic.net and facebook.com/tartanicofficial and on iTunes.
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MUSIC
Pianos hit the streets of Mesa
BY Shelley Ridenour TRIBUNE
The sound of “Chopsticks” is sure to be wafting throughout Mesa for the next five weeks as people find pianos all over the place and sit down to play.
The 24 pianos that are part of the street pianos project have been delivered to their temporary homes. All carry the welcoming message of “play me, I’m yours,” the theme of the art installation spearheaded by the Mesa Arts Center.
Of course, pianists can play any tune they desire. It’s by no means a Chopsticks exclusive event.
The donated pianos were all transformed into works of art by local artists before employees of Two Men and a Truck toted them around the city.
The Mesa project is part of an international touring artwork promotion developed by British artist Luke Jerram. Installations of this nature have occurred in New York City, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Paris since 2008. More than 1,400 pianos have been set up across the globe and seen by 8 million people.
The Mesa project ends April 9.
Arts Center officials want people to both stumble upon the pianos and enjoy them and make
trips specifically to a piano to have some fun playing.
“People are so excited to see the pianos out in the wild,” said Casey Blake, Mesa Arts Center director of public relations.
And, she said, people have been telling her and other Arts Center staffers they’re thrilled the installation came to Mesa. Street pianos will take place in just three other places this year — Florence, S.C., Singapore and Grand Geneve.
People are encouraged to plan events around a piano, Blake said. “People connect with their communities through music.”
Social media interaction is a big part of the street pianos effort, Blake said.
People can upload photos, videos and stories about their street piano experiences on the international street piano website: streetpianos.com/ mesa2016. The Mesa site is already seeing plenty of activity. A map of piano locations, sponsoring groups and the artists who transformed the pianos is also on the website. And, maps and guides about the pianos can be picked up at the Arts Center. One piano has gone rogue, Blake said. It disappeared from the Arts Center for a few hours last week, but was found and safely returned.
That piano now has its own Twitter feed, @ roguepianomesa. It will wander the city, setting up in a new place about twice a week. Short of stumbling upon it, its locations will be offered on Twitter and the website, Blake said.
Tuesday - Saturday with seating at 4:00pm & 6:30pm. Reservation Required.
MARCH 8 - 12
Featuring Songs:
Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers
“Elizabeth”, “More Than a Name on a Wall”, “My Only Love” & “Counting Flowers on the Wall”
Jimmy Fortune sang and performed with the legendary Statler Brothers for 21 years as the tenor. He quickly lived up to his name. He wrote the group’s second No. 1 hit, “Elizabeth” and followed with two more No. 1 hits- “My Only Love” and “Too Much On My Heart”. Jimmy was privileged to perform at the White House on two occasions for President Ronald Reagan, and also for President George H. W. Bush. After the Statler Brothers retired, Jimmy seized the opportunity to launch a solo career to share new music with his fans. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to catch one of Jimmy Fortune’s heartwarming, intimate performances.
MARCH 15 - 19
Adrian Walter and Jill Anne Jack (Fanny) during Tartanic’s performance at the Arizona Renaissance Festival on Feb. 20. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
‘reAwakening’
Celebrating 100 years of Irish Freedom
BY Kaely Monahan GETOUT
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and the Valley is already gearing up.
The Musical Instrument Museum is hosting the wildly popular Irish band, Téada. Known and loved for their “Irish Christmas in America” show and “Atlantic Steps,” the band, led by founder and fiddler Oisin Mac Diarmada, is bringing its newest show, “reAwakening,” to Phoenix.
The performance is celebrating 100 years of Irish freedom with two evenings of traditional Irish music, song and dancing March 10 and 11. Joining the band is Séamus Begley, who is renowned in Ireland for his songs, as well as his witty stories and jokes. Pianist and Irish step dancer Samantha Harvey will be lending her talents. And Brian Cunningham from Connemara Ireland will be exhibiting the “sean-nós” style of Irish dancing.
Cunningham is hailed as “one of the most exciting dancers to emerged from Ireland in recent years,” and the Michael Flatley of the “sean-nós”
style, according to the show’s press release and his website, respectively.
Coming from a family of dancers who have kept the old style of dancing alive through the centuries, Cunningham began dancing at the age of 5. The Cunningham family has performed with numerous Irish music greats such as The Chieftains, Dé Danann and Altan.
Cunningham spoke to GetOut ahead of the “reAwakening” show to explain the “sean-nós” style and the story behind the tour.
“‘Sean-nós’ is a Gaelic word for ‘old style.’ So it’s old style dancing you could say,” he explained. “It came long before Riverdance or Irish step dance.” This was the type of dance that people did in the countryside. The original Irish dance was looser, freer and welcomed improvisation. According to Cunningham, this style has its origins in Connemara in the west of Ireland and it was passed on from father to son, mother to daughter.
“I never went to any workshops or classes. I learned it from watching,” Cunningham said. “It was in my family for many years — going back a couple hundred years. I heard stories from 200 years ago.”
In those early days, people would take down doors or use other wooden surfaces to dance on. They would create taps for their shoes by adding small nails in the wooden soles of their boots.
“When they would be dancing at night time in the cottage and the fire was going, there was no
electricity — only candlelight — you could actually see the sparks off the flagstone floors from the clips on the boots,” Cunningham said. During the years of English occupation Irish culture was suppressed. Traditional forms of mu-
sic, singing and dancing started to disappear, but in remote pockets of the country, particularly on the west side, traditions were able to survive and were passed down through the generations.
See ‘reAwakening’ on page 32
Submitted by.[Kevin LittleField]
Food
32nd Annual Best Tasting Salsa Challenge
Taste the best the Valley has to offer at the 32nd Annual My Nana’s Best Tasting Salsa Challenge on March 6. The culinary competition features over 100 “chefs” and salsas will compete for the judges vote to win $1,000. Those in attendance can enjoy all you can eat chips and salsa and try salsas from the business, individual and restaurant categories. To go along with the spicy fare, enjoy margaritas and cold beer and listen to live music.
DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 6. Steele Indian School Park, 300 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. General: $12, VIP: $55. Children 12 and under are free. salsachallege.com.
National Pancake Day at Wildflower Bread Company
Celebrate National Pancake Day at your local Wildflower Bread company. Enjoy a free short stack of pancakes in their Buy One Get One deal on March 8. Try their traditional, banana walnut or lemon ricotta flavors when you stop in.
If you’ve been wanting to try a new restaurant in Phoenix, participating in the downtown Phoenix Evening Dine Around is a sure way to do it. Join others on Saturday, March 12 to meet up at Hidden Track Bottle Shop for an olive oil/balsamic vinegar tasting, and walk to Hanny’s, Cucina Cucina Modern Italian, 1130 The Restaurant and end the night at Providence Restaurant in the Westin Phoenix downtown.
DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m. March 12. Hidden Track Bottle Shop, 111 W. Monroe St., Suite 120, Phoenix. $68. tasteittours. com.
Family Events
28th Annual Ostrich Festival
Come celebrate with the whole family at the 28th Annual Chandler Commerce Ostrich Festival! The kids will have a blast on one of 18 rides including the frog hopper, ferris wheel or coaster, watch an ostrich or pig race, ride a camel or pony or visit the petting zoo. In addition to the activities, country band Parmalee will be headlining on March 11 and Ozokids, an interactive kids show on March 13. Don’t miss this fun event with fun activities for the whole family!
DETAILS>> Times vary. March 11-13.
Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S. McQueen Road, Chandler. Adults: $10, seniors (55 and older) and children ages 5-12: $7. Children under 5: free. Parking: $5. ostrichfestival.com.
McDowell Mountain Music Festival
Attend one of the musical highlights in the Valley at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. This year’s dynamic lineup features Grammy-winner Beck, Kid Cudi and local artists The Senators, Endoplasmic and more! Enjoy food, live music and vendors in this three-day festival filled with performances that bring national and
local artists to the stage.
DETAILS>> Times vary, March 11-13.
Margaret T. Hance Park, 202 N. 3rd St., Phoenix. Tickets: $70. mmmf.com.
Arizona Aloha Festival
Celebrate Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan and other South Pacific cultures through dance, music and food at the Arizona Aloha Festival. Learn to play the ukelele, sing cultural songs, how to string a flower lei or Tahitian dance at this fun family event. Enjoy a wide selection of cultural food and drink, and enter a raffle to have a chance to win a trip to Hawaii.
DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 12, 13. Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy. Free. azalohafest.org.
Book signing at Changing Hands Bookstore
Author Jasmin Singer will be at Changing Hands Bookstore to sign and read from her memoir, “Always Too Much and Never Enough.” The animal rights, vegan and LGTBQ activist details her journey to self-
acceptance through her difficult relationship with food and what she did to overcome her fears to become her best self.
DETAILS>> 7 p.m., March 7. Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe. changinghands.com.
Arts
46th Annual Scottsdale Arts Festival
See elaborate works of art from 170 selected artists from the country at the 46th Annual Scottsdale Arts Festival March 11-13. Enjoy food from gourmet food trucks and live music while perusing ceramics, digital, fiber, glass, jewelry, medal, painting, photography, wood and more. Patrons can also bid on certain original works of art. Bidding opens online at scottsdaleartsfestival.org on March 11 and closes on March 14.
DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11, 12; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 13, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St. Tickets: $5-$15. $5 for students. Children 12 and under: free. scottsdaleartsfestival.org.
Many pianos are in downtown Mesa, but some are scattered to faraway points.
Most are outdoors, but at public facilities open 24 hours a day, such as Gateway airport, they’re inside, Blake said.
Piano locations are:
• Morris Plaza near the intersection of West First Street and Country Club Drive in downtown Mesa.
• Robson and Main streets.
• i.d.e.a. Museum in downtown Mesa.
• Arizona Museum of Natural History in downtown Mesa.
• Macdonald and Main streets.
• Main Street, east of Macdonald.
• Main Street, west of Center Street.
• Center and Main streets.
• Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa.
• Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum at the Arts Center.
• Mesa urban garden.
• Benedictine University on Main Street.
• Mesa Drive and Main Street.
• Mesa Convention Center.
• Mesa Public Library.
• Sloan Park, off Loop 202 and Dobson Road.
• Hohokam Stadium.
• East Valley Institute of Technology.
• Mesa Community College student lounge.
• Red Mountain Multigenerational Center, off Loop 202 at Brown Road.
• Eastmark, off East Ray Road and South Eastmark Parkway.
• Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
The future of the pianos after April 9 is uncertain, she said. In most other cities where the installation has occurred, most of the pianos have ended up trashed. But, Arizona’s weather has Arts Center officials expecting many of these to survive and find other homes.
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“The English did not want the Irish to do this,” he said, referring to traditional dance. “It had (nearly) died out. It’s only in the last 20 years that it’s made a serious revival.”
In 1916, there was the Easter Rising. Until that point, Ireland had been under English rule in some form since the 1100s. After roughly 800 years of English occupation, a nationalist movement formed. On April 24, 1916, rebel leaders, which included the celebrated Michael Collins, stormed strategic locations mostly in Dublin. One of those places was the general post office, which you can visit today and see the bullet holes from the shoot out that occurred there. Ireland officially gained full independence in 1922, but many Irish nationals and descendants of Irish immigrants point to 1916 as the year Ireland earned its independence.
“I’m a big fan of Michael Collins,” Cunningham said. “The Irish Republican Army, they fought hard for Irish freedom. And that’s a huge, huge celebration in Ireland right now — and all over the world, I guess, for anyone with Irish roots.
“We got our artistic flourishing of the Irish music in the last hundred years, and it’s just growing. And in the last 20 years especially Irish culture, music, song and dance and film, it’s just getting international beyond Ireland.”
“reAwakening” is about celebrating the resurgence of Irish culture brought about by Irish Independence. The performance will showcase all
the old styles of Irish music, song and dance. Cunningham likened it to being invited to someone’s house dance back in the old days.
“We’re trying to take all the old stuff and bring it back in a natural way. We want to do the old Irish tradition — the old Irish culture justice. It’s free; it’s natural; it’s from the heart.”
Behind the performers there will be a screen on which archival photos and footage from Ireland will be projected, which add another link to the past. For those of Irish heritage, the evening will be a moving experience where the full gauntlet of emotions will be felt. The history of Ireland will be there, without the frills and flair of some other Irish shows.
“One of the reasons this tour is happening is because we want to tell that story; we want to show that natural side, the wild side; and at the same time entertain people while telling them the story,” Cunningham said.
That story being the history of Ireland, it’s people, and their fierce pride for their country and independence.
“You’re getting the real stuff. This show is true to the Irish tradition.”
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HEBREW
SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration for Chabad Hebrew School is open. Hebrew School takes place at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes take place Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon for children ages 5-13. DETAILS>> To schedule an appointment to visit Chabad Hebrew School to tour the facility, call 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter.com. For more information, log onto www.chabadcenter. com.
CAMP GAN ISRAEL IS BACK
Every week, Gan Israel day trips feature excursions to children’s favorite locations. Camp Gan Israel is proud of its swimming program where activities are supervised by certified Red Cross lifeguards. In addition, an array of sports and crafts are offered, supervised by experienced instructors, promoting individual progress, sportsmanship and creative expression.
DETAILS>>Camp Gan Israel will be in session once again this summer. Boys and girls, ages 5-12, enjoy a full day at Gan Israel from Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 14-July 22. Offering Mini Gan Izzy program for children ages 12 months-4 years from June 14-Aug. 5. Extended care hours are available upon request. For more information on extended care, email info@chabadcenter.com or visit www. CGIEastValley.com.
CHANDLER JEWISH PRESCHOOL OFFERS
REGGIO-INSPIRED EXPERIENCE
Registration is now open. As preschool programs across the country are experiencing cuts in funding, Chandler Jewish Preschool is gaining popularity in the East Valley. The Reggio-inspired program is dedicated to offering little ones a safe, nurturing environment, where they can develop socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually, in a Jewish setting. CJP is committed to a small teacherstudent ratio. The competitive tuition rates make it an appealing option. The school is open to children ages 1 to 5. The program is flexible, enabling parttime and half-day options. They are also DES certified and have before- and after-care hours available.
DETAILS>> For more information and to schedule a personal tour, contact Shternie at info@ chabadcenter.com or call 480-855-4333.
CHAI JUDAICA & GIFTS GRAND OPENING
Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life announced that Chai Judaica and Gifts is open. It’s the perfect
place to find the gifts for all of your special occasions. We carry everything from Mezuzot to books, religious items, jewelry and everything in between.
DETAILS>> Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Gift shop hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesdays by appointment, and Sundays 9:30-10 a.m. and 12-12:30 p.m. For more information, visit info@chabadcenter.com or call us at 480-855-4333.
Sunday, March 6
CHABAD OF THE EAST VALLEY PRESENTS: ALL NEW!! KIDS IN THE KITCHEN ADORABLE FRUIT ANIMALS
At Kids in the Kitchen, children in grades 1-6 will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves, cook, bake and decorate fabulous foods, and take home their own handmade creations. They also have the opportunity to create their own cookbooks filled with delicious recipes. Join us and create your very own adorable animal creations using the fruit out of your kitchen. We ask that each child bring their creativity, an appetite and a sack lunch.
DETAILS>> Noon-2 p.m. Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Cost: $12. For more information, email Rabbi Deitsch or RSVP at rabbi@chabadcenter.com or call 480-855-4333.
Thursday, March 10
‘THE YOUNG MESSIAH’
Catholic Charities will host an exclusive premiere for one of this year’s most anticipated motion pictures, “The Young Messiah.” The film depicts the life of Jesus as a child as he and his family take the dangerous journey from Egypt to Nazareth and on to Jerusalem, where His true identity and destiny are fulfilled. A portion of ticket sales will benefit Catholic Charities programs that support veterans, foster care, victims of domestic abuse and sex trafficking, and homelessness.
DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Arizona Center AMC. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at CatholicCharitiesAZ.org/YoungMessiah. The public also has an opportunity to purchase a VIP experience that includes a reception, meeting the movie’s producer, food and wine, red carpet entrance to the premiere and photos.
Sunday, March 20
GOLD CANYON UMC HOSTS FREE SPRING EGGSTRAVAGANZA
Gather up your kids, neighbors and friends and join us for a fun-filled afternoon. There will be lots of children’s activities, including a bounce house, an inflatable hamster roll (adults will like this one, too), burro rides, and a petting zoo — just to name a few. And, of course, the egg hunts for each age group begin at 3:30 p.m. A Cupcake Contest and a Basket Silent Auction will also benefit our events program. As always, a free meal will be served — and this year we will be accepting donations of Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper and/or Chicken Helper for our Food Bank.
DETAILS>> 3-5 p.m. This fun event for young and old alike will be at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Road. For more information, contact 480-982-3776 or www. GoldCanyonUMC.org.
Thursday, March 24
CHABAD OF THE EAST VALLEY 18TH ANNUAL PURIM AROUND THE WORLD PARTY
Join us and all your friends for a festive meal and family friendly entertainment. For the first time we will have a silk aerialist performing and a juggler in the square. Come enjoy a scrumptious Russian buffet dinner, masquerade in Russian attire or costume of your choice. There will
be awesome crafts for the kids as well as a matryoska doll photo op. We can’t wait to see you all at our Purim in Russia Purim Party.
DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Megillah Reading Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Cost before March 18 $20 adult; $14 child. After March 18: $25 adult; $18 child; $180 sponsor. Open to all. RSVP: www.chabadcenter. com/purim.
For more information, 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter.com.
Saturday, April 30
BETWEEN OCEANS SONGS OF THE AMERICAS Haunting melodies, exciting rhythms, and rich musical traditions, reflecting the diversity of our cultures and the harmony of our spirits, infuse the Americas from the frigid fjords of Nunavut, Canada, to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. The Sonoran Desert Chorale closes its season with music from North and South America, the lands between the oceans.
DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave., Mesa.
Sundays
SUNDAYS WITH THE RAMBAM
Ongoing Sunday morning study of two classics of rabbinic literature by the great medieval
See Faith Calendar on page 36
SUFFERING IS NOT A LESSON, BUT WE CAN LEARN FROM IT
BY RABBI DEAN SHAPIRO
SPECIAL TO TRIBUNE
The lamps icker, lling the tent with smoky yellow light. Shadows dance on the walls. is is the Tabernacle — the place of encounter between God and humanity. It is lit by a golden candelabra and by an eternal light. Each is fueled by olive oil. “You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly” (Exodus 27:20).
e oil feeds the wicks and is turned to light: pure, clear light that can banish darkness and travel across the universe at incomprehensible speeds. Light, formed when oil is kissed by a spark, represents truth, learning and God’s presence in our lives.
How appropriate that the holiest, purest element of the Tabernacle comes from something that’s been beaten and crushed. Human beings pass through many di culties as we live and, if we are lucky, some of them transform us into something better than we were before. We all experience challenges, angst, su ering and doubt. ey are part of the human experience; no one moves through life unscathed.
When I speak with people a er they’ve received a diagnosis or in the hospital room, they sometimes ask me: “Why did this have to happen? What did I do to deserve this?” In theological terms, this question is called theodicy. Why does God allow evil in the world? Why do bad things happen? eologians and su erers have asked these questions for thousands of years, but we still don’t have a satisfying answer. We do know that the pain life brings is bad. Despite this and at the same time, we also know that life is ultimately good.
Some people believe that su ering brings redemption. is is not a widely held Jewish belief. Redemption is the end of suffering, not the result. Some people believe that su ering leads to enlightenment — a more profound awareness of the human condition. e Jewish tradition agrees with this. We do hope that su ering can result in a more compassionate treatment of other su erers. Why are we to treat the stranger with dignity? Because we were strangers in the Land of Egypt. e Jewish tradition does not believe that God makes us su er because we deserve it or so that we will learn from it. If that were God’s purpose in creating suffering, then why would children die? ey have done nothing to merit pain. ey do not learn from dying. And even if they were to learn through the experience, no one would feel
the learning was worth the price. Such a thing would be powerfully unjust. What’s true for children is true for us all: Su ering holds no intention. Pain and adversity are not doled out to benet us, like naughty children being taught a lesson. Even so, we can hope to learn from them. Many people report this: that their illness or their loss has helped them re-establish priorities, cherish their time, live more fully, share more love. And while these lessons may not be worth the price paid, they are nonetheless good. ey make us who we are. Let me be clear: When I speak about the beaten olives, I am speaking metaphorically and not about physical abuse. e oil for the Tabernacle is produced with sacred, not demeaning, intention. e process transforms without destroying. Su ering is part of life, and we can learn from it. But we do not su er in order to learn. We su er because we are human, and because we are aware of our bodies and our losses. We su er because we love. And we hope that our su ering will not be in vain, but that we will learn something worthwhile from it: how to be more fully human.
• Rabbi Dean Shapiro is the spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Contact him at rshapiro@emanuelo empe.org and visit his “Rabbi Dean Shapiro” page on Facebook.
philosopher Moses Maimonides (the “Rambam”). At 10 a.m., Professor Norbert Samuelson, Grossman chair of Jewish philosophy at ASU ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX TV MASS
Mass is broadcast live from Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral on KAZT-TV (AZ-TV7, Cable 13) followed by local Catholic talk show “Catholics Matter,” hosted by The Rev. Rob Clements. DETAILS>> 9 a.m. Sunday mornings, www. diocesephoenix.org.
YOGA FREE AND OPEN TO ALL Evening schedule, Arati worship 5 p.m., prayers, 5:35 p.m. Spiritual Bhagavatam class/kids’ Sunday school, 5:40 p.m. Prasadam, 6:45 p.m. blessed vegetarian food served at no charge. There will be chanting, singing and dancing for attendees to enjoy at the yoga session.
DETAILS>> The event is at the Hare Krishna Spiritual Center, Unity Chandler, 325 E. Austin Drive, Suite 4. For more information, call 480-940-8775 or email contact@azgoshala.org.
GRIEF SHARE IN TEMPE
A support group designed to assist people through the grieving process. One time book fee $15
DETAILS>>Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road, Room G3, Tempe, on Sundays from 2-4 p.m. Call 480-491-2210 for information.
SUNDAYS IN THE KITCHEN
Every Sunday night, Phoenix minister and performance artist Paisley Yankolovich attacks The Kitchen with intimate, unplugged and spoken word presentations.
DETAILS>> The Kitchen, 3206 W. Lamar Road. Phoenix. Admission: Free.
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LAMOREAUX, Barbara
Passed away on Sunday, February 21,2016. She had lived in the Mesa, Az area for the past 48 years, her final one and a half years being in a care home in Gilbert, Az where she had been under hospice care. She was a realtor, a bookkeeper, and a secretary during her working years. She was born on December 19,1932 as Barbara Jean Reiner. Survived by her son, Michael Bruner, of Las Vegas, NV. and stepsons, Edward Bruner, Jr. and Fred Bruner both of Bloomington, Illinois. and 3 stepbrothers, Don Plue of Florissant, MO. and Edward Plue of McAllen, TX. and Terry Plue of Las Vegas, NV. and 3 stepsisters, Phyllis Gordon of Bloomington, Illinois and Patricia Estes of Flanagan, Illinois, and Kathy Moews of Buffalo, MN. Preceding her in death was her youngest son, Daniel Bruner, of Mesa, AZ. and brother Jack Reiner of Chicago, Illinois and sister, Mary Ellen of San Diego, CA. and a stepbrother, James Plue of Bloomington, Illinois. She was married and divorced twice. Her first marriage was to Edward Bruner of Bloomington, Illinois and then later to Delwin Lamoreaux of Mesa, AZ. She was an avid lover of dogs, having had several during her lifetime. In her later years she attended Arizona State University and graduated with a degree in Psychology. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a LDS mission to the Ohio Cleveland Mission. She was able to do a tremendous amount of church genealogy and temple work during her lifetime. Graveside and Memorial services will be held in her honor on Saturday, March 19th with the dedication of the grave at 2:30 at Mountain View Cemetery, 7900 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ. followed by a memorial service at 3:30 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1007 S. 72nd St. Mesa, AZ. A potluck dinner will also follow the services.
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PHELAN, Barbara G.
85, passed away February 29, 2016 in Chandler, AZ. Born March 6, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, she attended Flushing High School and modeled as a young woman. Barbara moved to Arizona in th e late 1940's, eventually working for 25 years as Receptionist at Associated Students of Arizona State University. Barbara was preceded in death by her beloved mother Helen R. Garvey. She is survived by her brother Robert W. Garvey of Prescott, AZ, niece Salem H. Garvey of Seattle, WA, dear friend Carolyn Sigler of Phoenix, AZ, and her faithful canine companion Sky Baby. Much loved by students and faculty, ASASU's "Mom" retired in 1992 Later years were spent finding gems at the local thrift store, sharing Pepsi and laughs with close friends and spoiling her dog - these 4-legged loves preceded her in death: Monty (Field Marshall Montgomery), Robbie, Brough, Miss Lilly, and Honey Bee. A small life celebration will take place at The University Club, on ASU Campus, Sunday, March 1, 2016 from 1-3p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara's memory can be made to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control c/o Donations, 2500 S 27th A ve Phoenix, AZ 85009 or (602) 506-7387 and Hospice of the Valle y (480) 530-6900 or to Attn: Donations 1510 E. Flower St. Phoenix, AZ 85014.
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Notice of Trustee's Sale Order No.: 150321047-AZ-VOO TS No.: AZ-15-5847-JY APN : 312-11-572 5 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 2/10/2005 and recorded 2/10/2005 as Instrument 20050172154, Book xxx, Page xxx, in the office of the County Recorder of MARICOPA County, Arizona; and at public auction to the highest bidder. Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standar d time of the last busines s day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final: Sale Date and Time: 3/23/2016 at 10:00:00 AM Sale Location: IN THE COURTYARD, BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF SUPERIOR COURT BUILDING, 201 WEST JEFFERSON, PHOENIX, ARIZONA Legal Description: LOT 67, OF VILLAGE OF EASTRIDGE UNIT 9, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN BOOK 626 OF MAPS, PAGE 4. Purported Street Address: 10251 E LOMITA AVE, MESA, AZ 85209
Tax Parcel Number: 312-11-572 5 Original Principal Balance: $355,536.61 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: LSF9 Master Participation Trust, by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., solely in its capacity as servicer C/O Caliber Home Loans, Inc. 16745 W. Bernardo Drive, Ste 300 San Diego, CA 92127
Name and Address of Original Trustor: WARD M. BAXTER, A MARRIED MAN 10251 E LOMITA AVE, MESA, AZ 85212
Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: SUMMIT SERVICES AND REALTY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr., Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92127 Phone: (866) 248-2679 Sales Line: 714-730-2727 The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. Section33-803A (1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona Real E state Broker. If th e Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against t he Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. By: Justin Yahnke, AVP A-4560828 02/20/2016 , 02/27/2016, 03/05/2016, 03/12/2016
Publish: February 20, 27, 2016, March 5, 12, 2016 / 17404963
ARIZONA Legal Description: LOT 67, OF VILLAGE OF EASTRIDGE UNIT 9, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN BOOK 626 OF MAPS, PAGE 4. Purported Street Address: 10251 E LOMITA AVE, MESA, AZ 85209 Tax Parcel Number: 312-11-572 5 Original Principal Balance: $355,536.61 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: LSF9 Master Participation Trust, by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., solely in its capacity as servicer C/O Caliber Home Loans, Inc. 16745 W. Bernardo Drive, Ste 300 San Diego, CA 92127 Name and Address of Original Trustor: WARD M. BAXTER, A MARRIED MAN 10251 E LOMITA AVE, MESA, AZ 85212 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: SUMMIT SERVICES AND REALTY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr., Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92127 Phone: (866) 248-2679 Sales Line: 714-730-2727 The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. Section33-803A (1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona Real E state Broker. If th e Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against t he Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. By: Justin Yahnke, AVP A-4560828 02/20/2016 , 02/27/2016, 03/05/2016, 03/12/2016
Publish: February 20, 27, 2016, March 5, 12, 2016 / 17404963
714-730-2727 The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. Section33-803A (1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona Real E state Broker. If th e Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against t he Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. By: Justin Yahnke, AVP A-4560828 02/20/2016 , 02/27/2016, 03/05/2016, 03/12/2016
Publish: February 20, 27, 2016, March 5, 12, 2016 / 17404963
HIRING?
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I
Name: SUMMUS MANAGEMENT LLC
II The address of the registered office is: 831 W. SAN MARCOS DR. CHANDLER, AZ 85225
III The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: AMY ANN RITTER 831 W. SAN MARCOS DR. CHANDLER, AZ 85225
Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are:
ISAAC DIAZ CURIEL
MANAGER 640 W. PECOS AVE MESA, AZ 85210
ISAAC DIAZ CURIEL MEMBER 640 W. PECOS AVE MESA, AZ 85210
AMY ANN RITTER MEMBER 831 W. SAN MARCOS DR. CHANDLER, AZ 85225
March 4, 5, 6, 2016/17409243
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is soliciting bids from interested vendors to provide print shop supplies and materials for the Arizona Department of Education’s Print Shop Department.
You may obtain a copy of Solicitation ADED16-00006130 (Request for Proposal) at https://www.procure.az.gov . Proposals are due electronically through ProcureAZ on or before March 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. MST. Please submit questions through ProcureAZ via the Q & A tab.
In order to submit a proposal, you must be registered in https://procure.az.gov/. Instructions for registering are on the website.
To respond to the IFB, Offerors must be registered in ProcureAZ for the following code:
NIGP Code 700 - 09
NIGP Class 700 - Printing Plant Equipment and Supplies (Except Paper)
NIGP Class Item 700-09 - Binding Equipment and Supplies, Perfect
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.)
TRACS NO 019 PM 056 H858201C PROJ NO NH-019-A(225)T TERMINI NOGALES - TUCSON HIGHWAY (I-19)
LOCATION SANTA CRUZ RIVER BRIDGES
The amount programmed for this contract is $2,000,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed work is located in Pima County within the Tohono O'odham Nation on Interstate 19 between milepost 56.80 and milepost 56.90. The work consists of bridge deck rehabilitation, expansion joint replacement, joint seal replacement, and other related work.
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $20.00.
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: INGALLINA CUSTOM LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE LLC II
The address of the registered office is: 1535 N HORNE AVE APT 55 MESA, AZ 85203 III
The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: GERARD J INGALLINA II 1535 N HORNE AVE APT 55 MESA, AZ 85203
Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: GERARD J INGALLINA II MEMBER 1535 N HORNE AVE APT 55 MESA, AZ 85203
March 4, 5, 6, 2016/17411576
SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Probate and Mental Health Delpartment Hearing Event Scheduled Case Number: PB2016-090905
Case Name: Ben Ellis Williams
NOTICE: A hearing is set on the Court’s calendar for: HEARING SUBJECT MATTER: Miscellaneous(Appearance)
HEARING DATE: Monday, 28 March, 2016 HEARING TO BE HELD BEFORE: COMMISSIONER TERRI CLARKE South East Facility , Courtroom 302 222 E. Javelina Ave., Floor 3 Mesa, AZ 85210-6234 Telephone: (602) 372-0425
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 2016/17408305
Looking for my birth father Horace Marvin Evans. Anyone who knows him, give me a call 480-244-6082
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Project DP 151605 ASU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARK POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS
Project Description Arizona State University (ASU) hereby invites interested and qualified design teams to submit a written statement of qualifications to provide master planning services for ASU Research and Development Park at the Polytechnic Campus.
Formal sealed qualifications are due on or before 2:00 PM, MST, 3/17/16.
Pre-Submittal Conference
A RECOMMENDED Pre-Submittal Conference is scheduled for 10:30 AM, MST, 03/03/16 in Room MU 202, (Alumni Lounge) at the Memorial Union of A rizona State University Tempe Campus. It is recommended that you park in the Fulton Center Parking, located at College Avenue and University D rive. Cross University Drive and walk south to the Memorial Union. Reference the ASU Parking Map at http://www.asu.edu/map . Attendance is strongly recommended for those who desire to submit a Proposal. The ASU Project Manager will be available to discuss the Project. Make sure to bring your business card for streamlined sign-in.
Obtain a Copy of RFQ
The Request for Qualifications instructions, a description of requested services, information on the Project and a description of the proposal and selection process is available at the Arizona State University Bid Board at http://cfo.asu.edu/licensing-bidboard . Click on Construction/Facilities Bid Board on right side under Related Links. Requests may be made in writing via fax (480) 965-2234 or email to Office Specialist Senior ann.provencio@asu.edu and Purchasing will email or mail you the RFQ. You may also pick up a copy at the University Services Building, 1551 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281.
ASU reserves the right to cancel this Request for Qualifications, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive or decline to waive any irregularities in any submitted Proposals, or to withhold the award for any reason ASU may determine to be in ASU's best interest. ASU also reserves the right to hold open any or all Proposals for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of opening thereof and the right to accept a Proposal not withdrawn before the scheduled opening date.
All correspondence relating to this Project should be addressed to:
Purchasing and Business ARIZONA BOARD OF Services REGENTS
Attention: Matt Marino
Title: Sr. Buyer By Jay Heiler Arizona State University Chair PO Box 875212
Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 By Ram Krishna Phone: (480) 965.0822 Secretary
Email address: matt.marino@asu.edu
Ad Hoc Domestic and International Tax Consulting Arizona Board of Regents Request for Proposal
Arizona State University is requesting sealed proposals from qualified experienced firms or individuals, for RFP #261602, Ad Hoc Domestic and International Tax Consulting. Proposals will be accepted in the Office of Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, PO Box 875212, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 until 3:00 PM, MST, 4/1/16. Proposal package is available at: www.asu.edu/purchasing/bids
No pre-proposal conference will be held.
Publish: DNS- March 2, 2016, EVT- March 6, 2016 / 17409620
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.)
TRACS NO 303 MA 118 H873701C
PROJ NO 303-A-NFA
TERMINI ESTRELLA FREEWAY (SR 303L)
LOCATION US 60 (GRAND AVENUE) / SR 303L INTERIM TI
The amount programmed for this contract is $3,500,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
The proposed Construct Landscape and Irrigation project is located in Maricopa County, within the City of Surprise on Loop SR 303 from MP 118.3 to MP 120.2 and on US 60 from MP 138.1 to MP 139.5. The proposed work consists of landscaping, irrigation, landform graphics, inert materials and other related items of work.
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $69.00.
THE STATE OF TEXAS FAMILY CITATION--SERVICE BY PUBLICATION CASE NO. F-086796-00-D
STYLE: IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF RICHARD LEE LUNA AND MARY MICHELLE JORISSEN AKA MARY MICHELLE BELLMAN IN AND FOR THE: 320TH DISTRICT COURT TO: MARY MICHELLE JORISSEN
NOTICE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITH THE CLERK WHO ISSUED THIS CITATION BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE MONDAY NEXT FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY DAYS AFTER YOU W ERE SERVED THIS CITATION AND PETITION, A DEFAULT JUDBMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU. THE ADDRES OF THE CLERK IS P.O. BOX 9570, AMARILLO, TEXAS 79105. THE PETITION WAS FILED BY: RICHARD LEE LUNA,, PETITIONER ON: MARCH 13, 2015 IN THE 320TH DISTRICT COURT LOCATED AT AMARILLO, POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS. ATTACHED HERETO IS: ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE
THE COURT HAS THE AUTHORITY IN THIS SUIT TO ENTER ANY JUDGMENT OR DECREE DISSOLVING THE MARRIAGE AND PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF PROPERTY THAT WILL BE BINDING ON YOU. THE SUIT REQUESTS TO GRANT A DIVORCE TO THE PETITIONER.
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PETITIONER IS: DAVID BRADLEY, 301 S POLK, STE 375 LB 34, AMARILLO, TEXAS 79101, (806)376-9914.
ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL ON: MARCH 2, 2016
CAROLINE WOODBURN, CLERK OF THE COURT POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS BY /s/A. Herrara Deputy
March 5, 6, 2016/17411416
CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
DESERT WELL NO. 18 EQUIPPING 4161 S SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD
PROJECT NO. C03080
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 1:00 p.m.
A ll sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza B uilding, Engineering Department at 20 East Mai n Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.
This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:
Furnishing and installing water pipe, pumps, motors, valves, chlorination equipment, electrical improvements, site improvements, and miscellaneous appurtenances to equip a drilled well at the City of Mesa Desert Well 18 site at 4162 S. Signal Butte Road.
The Engineer's Estimate range is $ 1.0 - $1.2M.
For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Heather Sneddon at heather.sneddon@mesaaz.gov.
Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on "Register Today" and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com , and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $93.00 , which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the "Public Construction Vaults" address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.
One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa's Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.
Work shall be completed within 240 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.
Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-ser vice).
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.
BETH
HUNING City Engineer
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk
February 27, 28 March 5, 6, 2016/17408083
Attention Realtors! We have special packages just for you! Contact one of our Real Estate Marketing Specialists today at 480-898-6465 X2 for more details!
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Procurement Office, (602) 542-1172 is soliciting for Unit 5, Unit 6, and Kasson System Upgrade for ASPC-Florence. The solicitation is available online at https://procure.az.gov under S olicitation No. ADOC16-00005909 On-Site Meeting will be held March 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Attendance is not required but encouraged.
Publish: DNS-March 3, 2016, EVT- March 6, 2016 / 17379722
NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID SOLICITATION # AGFD16-00006044
SMALL ANIMAL CAPTURE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
The Arizona Game & Fish Department, Support Services Branch, 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix., AZ 85086, (623) 236-7209, will accept competitive sealed offers for the above-mentioned service. Copies of the Solicitation are available online at https://procure.az.gov . Offers are to be submitted in the Procure AZ system by MARCH 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. MST.
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