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Chandler named a top city again for family-friendly activities Chandler remains at the top of the list for family-friendly cities that expand the ways kids play in their communities.

Chandler was named a KaBOOM! 2016 Playful City USA for the 10th consecutive year on Wednesday, May 18. The award recognizes communities dedicated to improving recreational opportunities for kids, particularly in poverty, to play in their communities.

“Play is one of the primary ways kids come to understand the world around them. It allows them to release energy, push boundaries and connect with others,” said Mayor Jay Tibshraeny.

KaBOOM! honored 257 U.S. cities, 15 of which are in Arizona. Chandler has earned the award every year since KaBOOM! started the recognition program in 2007, an achievement

shared by just 12 other cities around the country, including Gilbert and Tucson.

“We are thrilled to recognize these communities that have invested their time and efforts to put kids first,” said KaBOOM! CEO James Siegal.

“Balanced and active play is crucial to the well-being of kids and the communities that they thrive in.”

Chandler has made efforts to increase access to recreational opportunities for residents through free or affordable programming through investments made by the city, scholarships from Chandler Parks and Recreation and grants awarded by community partners.

In celebration of Chandler’s Playful City USA designation, the mayor hosts an annual Day of Play to promote

the recreational opportunities available to families in Chandler.

This year’s event will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, at Tumbleweed Park.

“Our city continues to invest in our wonderful public parks, playgrounds and affordable recreational facilities as they bring The City of Chandler will celebrate its KaBOOM win with the Day of Play on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Tumbleweed Park. communities together and enrich lives,” Tibshraeny said. partners to build, open or improve “Not only has this commitment nearly 16,300 playgrounds, engaged helped us retain the prominent more than one million volunteers and ‘Playful City USA’ designation, but served 8.1 million kids, according to most importantly, it helps Chandler its website. remain a family-friendly community KaBOOM! also recently launched that offers our residents numerous the Play Everywhere Challenge, a opportunities to play, live, learn and national competition to share ideas thrive.” that make communities more playful KaBOOM!, a nonprofit. focuses through different and innovative on cultivating opportunities for kids ways, like adding playful elements to play in their communities. The to sidewalks, bus stops and vacant organization believes that play is lots. The program offers a share of $1 critical for children to thrive and learn. million to make the participants’ ideas The organization has collaborated with a reality.

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At age 17, I was sitting in the bleachers with our band at football games, distracting myself by putting pieces of ice on snare drum skins and seeing how far I could “shoot” them by playing rim shots. Once, one of my flying ice chips hit the band director. This did not end well.

At age 17, recent Chandler Preparatory Academy graduate Karalyn Schubring is composing music and winning awards.

The Chandler teen, whose mantel already boasts awards from ASCAP, the Music Teachers National Association and the American Composers Forum, just completed her first musical for children, commissioned by East Valley Children’s Theatre.

You’ll have to travel to Mesa to see Schubring’s “Snow White and Rose Red,” but it should be worth the trip.

Schubring’s music has already won an ariZoni award of excellence for her incidental music to an earlier EVCT production, and her talent has garnered the attention of the national PBS radio show, “From the Top.” The interview will broadcast June 27; for information and how to hear the show over radio or via internet, go to www.fromthetop.org.

“Snow White and Rose Red” will be staged in the Nesbitt Elliott Playhouse at Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St. in downtown Mesa, June 16-26, at 7 p.m.

Thursday through Saturdays; plus 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $15, or $11 for age 17 and younger. Call (480) 644-6500 or go to www.evct.org.

Meanwhile, Floridino’s is neither closing nor moving. But it is celebrating.

Throughout June, the pizza and pasta hangout at 590 N. Alma School Rd. will commemorate 20 years of flourishing business. Tuesdays through Saturdays throughout June, the happy hour will include $4 sangria, $3 Wiseguy pilsners, and a buck off pizza muffins or breadsticks. All day Thursdays throughout the month will feature a two-item calzone for only $4.99, and all day Sundays, one-topping pizzas will be $6.

For more information, including details of Floridino’s poker night June 25, go to www.floridinos.net

decades of food and Chandler history completed, but Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria needs more room. It’s been serving pizzas, wings and sandwiches for 10 years, but the location at Ray and McClintock roads is no longer big enough to accommodate demand. So it’s moving...across the street. That’s right, by summer’s end, the eatery will occupy a space that accommodates nearly 100 patrons, and to find it, all you will have to do is go to the old location and look across the street to the northeast corner of the intersection.

Can’t get enough of sitting in a cool movie venue and watching the images roll by? In this heat, that and floating in the pool with a chilled beverage are about the only occupations that make any sense. Chandler’s downtown public library will help with one of them by presenting a series of POV (“point of view”) documentaries from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Tuesday in June and for the first two Tuesdays in July. All films will be screened for free in the Copper Room of the library’s second floor at 22 S. Delaware St. Called the “Get Reel” series—get it?— the films all tell their stories from the personal point of view of one or more parties involved. Below are the dates and titles of the films scheduled. For more info, visit www.chandlerlibrary. org/get-reel.

June 7, “Of Men and War,” a look at PTSD treatment.

June 14, “In the Light of Reverence,” examining the spiritual practices of Native Americans.

June 21, “All the Difference,” in which two African-American teens from Chicago’s South Side struggle to attend and graduate college.

June 28, “My Way to Olympia,” coverage of the Paralympics by a disabled filmmaker.

July 5, “Iris,” the story of a 93-year-old style maven.

July 12, “Seven Songs for a Long Life,” about a hospice that treats life’s end with music.

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Technology augments limited police traffic enforcement resources By the City of Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department After a brief hiatus, Chandler’s Photo Enforcement Program is operational once again, and many city intersections will be safer because of these red-light and speed-on-green cameras.

Police cannot be at every intersection.

This is why, for more than 15 years, the city has used this 24/7 technology to augment the presence and traffic enforcement capabilities of the Chandler Police Department (CPD) at 12 of the community’s intersections.

The placement of the photo red-light and speed-on-green cameras recently has changed based on traffic volume and the number and severity of accidents at certain intersections.

From day one, the goal of the program has been to reduce the number of collisions and their severity by influencing driver behavior.

National studies and statistics collected in Chandler show that there is a significant reduction in accidents at intersections that are photo enforced.

“The presence of these cameras causes many people to change their behavior when driving through Chandler, and they usually slow down as they approach an intersection with cameras,” said Chandler Police Cmdr.

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as possible about this photo submitted by ATS is deemed to program. Our intent is be an actionable violation by the CPD. The CPD has a full-time sworn not to trick or fool people into getting tickets,” police officer serving as the photo coordinator and LeVoy said. “We publicize enforcement the 12 intersections and managing the program. This officer 17 approaches that are confirms the vehicle registration and monitored. We notify driver information, and then, compares drivers when they are the image of the driver on file with nearing one of these the MVD to the image of the driver intersections and the in the intersection photo. Sometimes, Photo red-light and speed-on-green cameras augment additional investigating is necessary speed they are traveling. the efforts of Chandler Traffic Unit officers, like Eddie to correctly identify the driver, such as Cuthbertson, left, and Dan McQuillin, seen here We disclose the program monitoring driver speeds in the school zone at San processes and costs, and we when the person driving doesn’t own Marcos Elementary School. put any revenues back into the vehicle, but may be related to the owner. that despite what some people may our traffic safety efforts.”

When citations are issued, they are The city’s contract is with American believe, Chandler’s program is not intended to collect money for the city’s Traffic Solutions (ATS) Inc. The mailed along with an explanation of company pays for the equipment, the the violation and images taken at the coffers.

“The City Council has always directed installation and ongoing maintenance. intersection. For red-light violations, that this program be as revenue The city pays ATS $20 for every the image shows where the vehicle was neutral as possible, and if any excess “actionable violation” that occurs, in relation to the curb line, which is funds are generated, those monies are which means the system must capture marked with a red line on the pavement, to be solely used on equipment and an identifiable photo of the driver and when the traffic light changed to red. programs designed to improve traffic a readable image of the vehicle license Speed-on-green violations occur when plate, which must match the vehicle drivers are 11 miles per hour or more safety,” LeVoy said.

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Police encourage residents to be eyes and ears of their neighborhoods By the City of Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department Chandler is a relatively safe community, but that doesn’t mean residents can let down their guard. In fact, bad guys often are counting on people feeling so safe that they don’t take all the precautions they should to protect their cars, homes and belongings.

“Right now, Chandler is experiencing an increase in the volume of calls for property-related crimes,” said Officer Tina Balsewicz, a member of the Chandler Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit. “We shouldn’t have to worry about being victims of property crimes, but unfortunately, that’s not the world we live in. Everyone should take proactive steps to harden their personal security stance.”

Beyond the personal concerns, it’s also vital to the community that everyone acts as the eyes and ears of their neighborhoods, reporting suspicious or unusual activities to the proper authorities. A national campaign of the Homeland Security Department—“If You See Something, Say Something”—is supported by CPD. Encouraging this sense of individual and collective responsibility among

neighbors is one of the main goals of Chandler’s three crime prevention officers, one crime prevention specialist and one sergeant who make up the Crime Prevention Unit.

“Our mission is to foster a safer community, and, to do that, we build bridges between residents, neighborhood associations, schools, businesses and the police department,” said Officer Robin Atwood.

The unit still uses traditional methods to encourage cooperation and enhance communication, such as block watch programs, fliers on doors, and increased officer patrols, but with the popularity of social media, they have some new tools that help them connect with the public.

“People are logging into Facebook and Nextdoor and sharing information and warnings about criminal activity with their friends and neighbors,” Atwood said. “We try to monitor Nextdoor and Facebook groups, like Ocotillo Friends, but we may not see everything, so it’s very important that people contact the police department if they have concerns or questions and not just post something online.”

Asked what Chandler residents can do to make an immediate impact on crime, Balsewicz and Atwood repeated the mantra they want

everyone to remember: Lock it or residents in all areas of crime lose it. prevention, including personal safety, “Approximately 75% of all burglaries senior safety, workplace violence occur through an prevention, robbery unsecured door, prevention, drugs, window or garage,” home security and Balsewicz noted. identity theft, to “They gain easy name a few. If you access and grab would like to schedule a presentation what is readily for your group, available, such as contact the Crime a purse on a car Prevention Unit at seat, laptop in the least three weeks backseat, golf clubs prior to the date you or lawn equipment would like them to in the garage, or speak. Presentations valuables in the Chandler Police offi cers Robin are free of charge. house. Do not make Atwood, left, Tina Balsewicz and it easier for them. Dan Chavarrila (not pictured) take a Contact information additional Remove all your proactive approach to fighting crime and members of the department’s crime suppression valuables and lock as Crime Prevention Unit. resources are your doors!”

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Learn what makes us tick at Halle Heart Children’s Museum

By Kimberly Hosey If you’re looking for an indoor adventure as our temperatures soar— or to sneak in a bit of learning while your kids are on summer break— Halle Heart Children’s Museum has you covered. During the summer, the center’s longer hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday) ensure that more visitors will have a chance to take a journey into the circulatory system to see what makes our hearts tick.

Halle Heart Children’s Museum, a program of the American Heart Association, started as the Halle Heart Center in 1996, expanding to a 16,000-square-foot museum in 2011.

But until recently, the interactive, kidfriendly museum did not offer regular public hours. A grant from Insight Inc. last year allowed the museum to open to the public. Some may consider it a hidden gem, but more than 35,000 guests visit the Halle Heart Children’s Museum each year.

With an open, airy and colorful design and eight engaging exhibits, the museum makes learning heart health welcoming and entertaining for kids as well as adults. Visitors learn about everything from the dangers Page 10

of smoking to exercise and the importance of a balanced diet; as well as how to spot signs that someone is having a stroke or heart attack—and what to do. The museum’s beginnings as a center to educate school groups, teachers and parents about the heart is clear, and it’s translated beautifully into an engaging and fun family outing destination.

The museum is billed as a children’s destination, but with information such as how to perform CPR on an infant and how to plan meals, everyone in the family has something to learn here.

The museum has some striking exhibits (and photo opportunities), among them a giant model of a human heart that greets visitors, surrounded by information about arteries and veins. Life-size models of a giraffe, elephant, zebra and other creatures greet families in the “All Creatures Great and Small” exhibit—with “windows” displaying models of their hearts—that let kids compare heart sizes. You may press a button to learn about each animal and even hear the hearts beat.

What makes the museum perfect for kids—especially younger kids—is the hands-on nature of it. Kids will

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Follow your heart love the arts and crafts available, but they can also practice making healthy food choices in the museum’s marketplace. There, kids “shop” for artificial (but realistic) food items, read food labels, ring out at Crafts, pretend play, sounds, sights and special events such the signature Toddler Test Kitchen combine in a curricucash registers, and as lum that the museum has been offering to school groups for learn how to plan years under the American Heart Association. It can now offer healthy meals. In this program to the general public thanks in part to a donation from Insight, which allowed it to install video kiosks. the “kitchen,” meal prep takes center stage—and, all the Public hours for self-guided tours are while, kids are setting a foundation for daily during public hours. Admission making healthful choices. is $5 for adults and children 4 and The museum stresses eating a older, $4 for guests 62 and older, and balanced diet, making physical activity free to children 3 and younger.

The museum also offers guided part of our daily routine and saying no to tobacco—especially smoking, said tours, available by appointment only, Programs and Operations Director which meet 18 state curriculum Claudine M. Wessel. And the museum standards for science, health and certainly does that. But the secret to physical education at the second- and their success is the same as the “secret” fifth-grade levels. to all successful lessons: They make you want to learn.

Check the museum’s website for Halle Heart special events like their Toddler Test Children’s Museum Kitchen cooking series, Little Rhythms 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe Music and Movement classes, Video (602) 414-5353 Game Olympics and more. halleheartchildrensmuseum.org

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

Samuel Curl, of Chandler, is on the spring 2016 Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering dean’s list at ASU. To qualify for this honor, students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

More than 130 graduate and undergraduate students from St. Joseph’s University’s Haub School of Business were inducted into the national business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma, during the Spring 2016 semester. Lynn Mcdonough of Chandler, a graduate student at St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia, was among those inducted. Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma’s mission is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business and personal and professional excellence in the practice of the business.

Carly Sandstedt of Chandler was among more than 1,800 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students honored during individual college celebrations and the All-University Honors Convocation April 24 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

Sandstedt, a freshman in the Explore Center, was recognized as a High Scholar.

Parkland College announces Ryan Roos of Chandler as a candidate for the college’s 49th commencement exercises. The ceremony was held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana, Illinois. Local software engineering entrepreneur and Pixo CEO Lori Gold Patterson gave the keynote address.

Justina Durec of Chandler was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Durec was initiated at ASU. Other Chandler residents initiated into the society are: Page 12

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Elizabeth Beatty, ASU Kathryn Bryant, U of A Jenilyn Clark, ASU Ian Moses, NAU Tiffani Peterson, NAU Manny Provencio, NAU Jason Thompson, NAU They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Statewide college and university broadcasting honors have been awarded to eight Central Methodist University students by the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA). Steven Jackson, a senior undeclared from Chandler, was honored for the first place Sports Show called “The Dinner Table.”

He is a staff member of KCMU Eagle Radio, the Central Methodist University online radio station.

The MBEA is an affiliate of the Missouri Broadcast Association.

CMU claimed top honors in two categories: News Show, and Sports Show, according to Dr. Kristin Cherry, associate professor of communication and faculty sponsor of Eagle Radio. Students from a dozen different colleges and universities in Missouri received 2016 MBEA awards, scattered across 30 different categories of competition. Since its founding in 1854, CMU has evolved into a university that confers master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees through programming on its main campus in Fayette, Missouri, and through extension sites located across Missouri and online.

Maxine De La Houssaye of Chandler was named to Emerson College’s dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester. De La Houssaye is majoring in writing, lit and publishing. The requirement to make the Boston college’s dean’s list is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

Candace Cook and Kaitlyn Wright, both of Chandler, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. Cook studied psychology, while Wright specialized in global studies. Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God first and excellence in higher education. With 71 bachelor’s degrees, 47 master’s degrees, 18 certificates, 14 credentials, eight doctoral programs, and three associate’s degrees, the university offers its more than 10,700 students a quality education on campus, online, and at six regional campuses throughout Southern California.

The honor roll lists for Graceland University’s 2016 spring term have been announced, and Brickell Dotson of Chandler has been named to the dean’s list in Lamoni, Iowa.

Graceland University students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the dean’s list. Graceland University is a liberal arts university that is sponsored by Community of Christ. It has been recognized by the Princeton Review as a top school in the Midwest and fosters academic excellence in a caring community with over 50 academic programs and a 15:1 student to faculty ratio.

The warm community of inspired faculty, caring staff and remarkable people believes in educating the whole student. For more information, visit www.graceland.edu and find Graceland University on Facebook and Twitter to follow additional student achievements.

Glynis Thompson, of Chandler, earned a Bachelor of Science in

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architectural engineering from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Degrees are officially conferred in June.

Concordia University, Nebraska, held its 109th commencement on Saturday, May 7. The university awarded undergraduate or graduate degrees to 353 graduates in May 2016. Graduates receiving a degree in December 2015, May or August were invited to participate in the ceremony. Col. Eric J. Teegerstrom of Firth, Nebraska, presented the commencement address, and Concordia presented additional honorary awards and degrees.

Among those earning a degree was Heidi Rosner, of Chandler. She graduated with a master’s degree in public health.

Wilkes University awarded 715 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees to students graduating after the completion of the spring 2016 semester. Kendra Allbright, of Chandler, earned a master’s degree in business administration.

Darren Handy, of Chandler, graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, on May 14. Handy earned a bachelor of arts in political science. Cardinal Timothy Dolan was the featured commencement speaker for the event.

Alicia Magrini, of Chandler, was awarded a bachelor of science in nursing during Salve Regina University’s 66th commencement on Sunday, May 15. The school is located in Newport, Rhode Island. Magrini, a Pell Honors Program graduate, is a member of Delta Epsilon Sigma national honor society for students of Catholic colleges. Salve Regina President Jane Gerety conferred 704 degrees, including 467 bachelor’s degrees, 231 master’s degrees and six doctoral degrees.

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July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival

Enjoy the holiday evening, thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Tempe. Its 65th annual Fireworks Spectacular features a variety of food vendors, music and kids’ entertainment.

WHEN: Monday, July 4, opens at 5 p.m.

WHERE: Tempe Beach Park, 620 N. Mill Ave., Tempe COST: $5 in advance or $8 at the gate, children 12 or younger and active military are free INFO: (480) 350-5189 or www.tempe4th.com

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Winter in July

The Phoenix Zoo will stay cool this July with live music and more than 50 tons of snow.

WHEN: Saturday, July 16, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

WHERE: The Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix COST: Call or visit website for ticket information INFO: (602) 286-3800 or www. phoenixzoo.org

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Disney’s The Little Mermaid

See the hit animated movie come to life.

WHEN: Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 26, various times WHERE: Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix COST: Call or visit website for ticket information INFO: (602) 253-8188, ext. 307, or www.vyt.com

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Old Macdonald

The great sing-along story of a famous farmer and his beloved animals.

WHEN: Wednesday through Saturday, June 22 through July 10, various times WHERE: Great Arizona Puppet Theater, 302 W. Latham St., Phoenix COST: $7 to $10 INFO: (602) 262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org

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Legoland Discovery Center

The indoor family attraction ideal for children ages 3 to 10 features two Lego rides, 4-D cinema and a large soft-play area.

WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Legoland Discovery Center at Arizona Mills, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Suite 135, Tempe

COST: $22; free for 2 and younger INFO: http://bit.ly/23g1lpo

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Arizona Sea Life Aquarium

Celebrate the return of the Tempe Dance Academy members from their journey through Europe as they present all they learned on their nine-country tour.

WHEN: Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $20 INFO: (480) 782-2680 or www.chandlercenter.org

Come see the aquarium’s new resident, a blue-spotted whip tail stingray starting in June.

WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Arizona Sea Life Aquarium, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Suite 145, Tempe COST: $10.50 for tickets purchased online INFO: (877) 526-3960 or www. visitsealife.com/arizona/

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Family Fun Day

Come learn about contemporary art with the museum’s new exhibition, “Crafting the Collection.”

WHEN: Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: ASU Art Museum, 51 E. 10th St., Tempe COST: Free INFO: (480) 965-2787 or www.asuartmuseum.asu.edu

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Gardening with the boys We spent most of the weekend gardening, and I’ve come to an important conclusion. Some people are born with green thumbs. Others, including the guys I live with, are simply all thumbs—and not a one of them is green.

I needed help with mulching. I consider it a heavy task and was hoping to put their muscles to work.

They were more than happy to oblige and their attitudes were terrific. A few minutes after they started, mine was not.

They lugged the hefty bags with ease, but found it difficult to distribute the mulch without pouring it all over the top of my tender plantings. They were so effusive in their work they covered entire plants with the mulch, leaving me to dig for leaves so my plant friends could live to see another day.

When I admonished them about

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being careful around the plants, they gave me a serious look and then went about their business—of covering more plants with mulch.

And then it started to sprinkle.

Sprinkle. An extremely light, barely tangible, you’d-hardly-notice-it sprinkle. I was in the front yard— working. My hair was a bit damp, but the precipitation was miniscule.

Refreshing, actually, if you were sweating. Which I was.

I finished my task and walked over to where the boys were supposed to be busy mulching. Not a one was in sight. I wasn’t buying the disappearing act and went in the house. There they were: on the couch in front of the TV. Without a smidgen of guilt, they announced they were on a “rain delay.”

My jaw clenched and I expended much effort refraining from saying something I might later regret.

My attitude remained far from terrific.

I went outside to continue “our” work. On the way, I shut the door in a non-gentle fashion. I hoisted one of the mulch bags over my shoulder and placed it in position. I opened the bag and poured, pure adrenaline pulsing through my veins. By the time I grabbed a second bag, they had joined me in the backyard, obviously knowing their very own supper most likely hinged on their helping me in a loving manner.

I said nothing, but accepted their “help.”

My boys have big muscles, but they also have big feet, and this was never so obvious as when they attempted to tiptoe through a freshly planted bed whereby the plants themselves seemed to attract those monstrous feet like a magnet. Squish. Some of those unfortunate plants didn’t stand a chance under my son’s 12DD. They displayed an absolute inability to discern a weed from a wanted plant.

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To their credit, this often takes people years of practice, but after they pulled up the fourth (blooming) pansy, I requested they withhold their “help” in this area. Not sure yet if the pansies will make it. My fingers are crossed.

To be honest, they do their best. And they are interested and engaged— in their own way. Last year we grew cayenne peppers—of the heatedly hot variety. My boys were keenly fascinated—in determining who could eat the most peppers without throwing up. I won’t divulge here who won, but it’s safe to say this will probably be an annual contest.

At least it will continue this year.

The cayenne pepper plant is one of the few they didn’t stomp on or cover with mulch. True story.

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

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Candles from coffee grounds As a devotee of the morning coffee ritual, imagine how happy I was when I ran across instructions to turn used coffee grounds into a candle? This takes upcycling to a whole new level!

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Step 1 Set a medium-sized pot of water to boil. Fill a Ziploc bag 2/3 full with granulated soy wax and seal. When the water boils, place the bag in the pot.

Step 2 Set out some newspaper, then place the glass containers close to each other on the paper surface. Put a wick in each candle. Hold in place by wrapping the wick around a pencil and resting across the top of the container. Spread 1/4 inch of coffee grounds inside each candleholder.

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Step 3 When the bag of wax has melted in the boiling water, use the silicone oven mitt to remove from the pot. Hold one of the zipped corners so the bag hangs at an angle over the first glass container. Cut the tip of the lowest corner and allow 1 inch of wax to drain into the container. Quickly move the bag to the next container, following the same procedure until all of your containers have 1 inch of wax in the bottom.

Allow the wax to solidify, either by leaving it out or placing the jars in the refrigerator. When solidified, sprinkle another 1/4 inch of grounds over the layer of wax.

Melt another bag of wax in the boiling water, and repeat the filling process, alternating layers and solidification, until the containers are filled to the top. Sprinkle a small amount of grounds over the last layer of wax after it has partially solidified.

Step 4 Scrape any dripped wax off of the outsides of the glass jars and use ribbons, burlap or other materials to decorate the outside of the jars.

Notes: Unfortunately, the coffee grounds do not emit the delicious scent of freshly brewed coffee when the candle burns, so it might be worth it to add some coffee-scented candle oil to the wax bag before it boils.

I have tried to melt down old, used candles, or dollar store candles, to remake new ones in the past, and the wax dries very strangely with holes in the middle.

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around the neighborhood Food trucks, booths and carts traveled to Tumbleweed Park in May at the $5 Food Festival. Vendors were required to sell $5 dishes across the board. Guests enjoyed music, face-painting and games. Founded in 2015 to promote local food at an affordable price, the event has expanded to 20 cities across the country. Photos by Tim Sealy

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1. Melanie Juenke was transformed into a blue tigress. 2. Abraham Cruz is excited to dig into his delicious looking crepes. 3. Peter Chin’s smile says he’s having a great time. 4. Good friends Ashley East, Jason Bailin, JJ Garza, Hilda Malham and Mike Alexander get together for food, drink and fun. 5. Candace Fisher, Sean Smith, Anastasia and Thomas Fisher share a culinary day out. 6. Felicia Harrison serves some yummy gelato. 7. Claudia Ali, Antoinette Kungu, Stephanie Njoroge, Gaudi, Daniel Maura, Noah Catrone and Jeremy Gitumbi served African sumbusas though Asad’s Catering. 8. Spencer Campas showed that style can come in small packages. 9. Food Al Sur is a family affair with Andrea, Julian, Horacio and Natalie Monserrat. 10. Kai Retaza tosses a bean bag in friendly competition.

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Meet this year’s Mesa Public Schools Flinn Scholars

By Mesa Public Schools Westwood High School graduates Maeve Kennedy, Ivette Montes and Andrew Roberts join Skyline High School’s Toni Marcheva as the district’s 2016 Flinn Scholars.

With three scholars, Westwood is the only school in the state to have more than one this year. Kennedy, Montes and Roberts, all Westwood International Baccalaureate students, will be attending Barrett, the Honors College at ASU in the fall. Marcheva will attend U of A. Flinn Scholars receive free tuition, and room and board at Arizona public universities.

They’ve also won invaluable prizes including a three-week summer seminar in China, funding for studying abroad, mentorship from faculty members and the opportunity to interact with world leaders.

Maeve Kennedy Westwood High School Plans for the future: I plan to major in chemical engineering and minor in Chinese. My dream job would be to address environmental concerns through engineering, possibly focusing on battery disposal and energy storage.

Toni Marcheva Skyline High School Plans for the future: I will study

PPEL, which is politics, philosophy, economics and law. I’m also interested in studying several languages (like Russian and Spanish) and creative writing for fun. My dream job isn’t exactly set. Law interests me a lot, and I love learning the languages and cultures of other countries. That may translate into a job as an ambassador, but I’m excited to see where college will lead me.

Ivette Montes Westwood High School Plans for the future: I am majoring in mechanical engineering. My dream job is leading projects at an innovative engineering company surrounded by very diverse people.

Andrew Roberts Westwood High School Plans for the future: I will double major in electrical engineering and supply chain management. My dream job is to be CEO of a cutting-edge energy technologies company.

More than 3,500 students graduated May 26 from Dobson, Mesa, Mountain View, Red Mountain, Skyline, Westwood and East Valley Academy high schools. The class of 2016 was offered more than $81 million in scholarships, grants, loans and other awards.

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Get Reel: Documentary Film Series View thought-provoking and interesting titles in this series, including “Of Men and War,” “In Light of Reverence” and “All the Difference.”

WHEN: Tuesday nights through July 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown Chandler Public Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler COST: Free admission INFO: (480) 782-2800 or www.chandlerlibrary.org/get-reel

Wagner Dance & Music’s “Toy Box” Experience the East Valley’s best talent in this whimsical reproduction.

“Toy Box,” a family favorite, explores the secret life of toys through the use of fun and imagination.

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $15 to $17 INFO: (480) 782-2680 or www.chandlercenter.org Bryson Tiller Hip-hop heavyweights Bryson Tiller and Metro Boomin bring their show to Rawhide Event Center.

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Rawhide Western Town and Event Center, 5700 W. North Loop Rd., Chandler COST: $50 general admission INFO:(480) 502-5600 or www.rawhide.com Red, White & Rawhide Join the fun at Rawhide July 2 for the fourth annual Red, White & Rawhide celebration. With tasty food, great music, spectacular fireworks and other attractions, the party is sure to be a fun-filled one.

WHEN: Saturday July 2, at 4 p.m.

WHERE: Rawhide Western Town and Event Center, 5700 W. North Loop Rd., Chandler COST: $15 in advance, $25 at the door INFO:(480) 502-5600 or www.rawhide.com July 4th Fireworks Spectacular Celebrate America and its independence at Tumbleweed Park July 4th with its popular fireworks display and numerous vendors. This is Chandler’s largest event of the summer, so arrive early for prime parking. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.

WHEN: Monday, July 4, from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Future Leaders Career Fair The Downtown Chandler Community Center will be hosting this fair for those interested in meeting with employers, exploring careers, practicing interviewing skills or having resumes critiqued. The event is open to young adults between the ages of 14 and 18.

WHEN: Monday, June 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler COST: Free admission INFO: (480) 782-2746 or http://bit.ly/1PhXzQG

Intocable This legendary Tejano band rose to popularity in the late ’90s with its graceful pop melodies and heavy accordion accents. Intocable will play such hits as “Suena,” “Eres Mi Droga” and “Aire.”

WHEN: Friday, July 8, at 8 p.m.

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WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $53 to $105 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com An Evening with Delilah Delilah is dubbed “the most listened to woman on radio in America.” Come see what she has up her sleeve.

WHEN: Saturday, July 9, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: Up to $29 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com “A Group Effort” Exhibition with the Arizona Art Alliance To promote public awareness and exposure to visual art, the Arizona Art Alliance presents the “A Group Effort” art exhibit at The Vision Gallery. The exhibit includes 2-D and 3-D artwork, jewelry, glass and sculptures. The exhibit will run from July 8 to Aug. 27.

WHEN: Opening reception is Saturday, July 9, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler COST: Free admission INFO: (480) 782-2695 or http://bit.ly/1U7Z0pm GoFast Entertainment Drift and Drag Interested in fast cars, drifting and drag racing? Then come out to the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the GoFast Entertainment Drift and Drag to participate or watch.

WHEN: Saturday, July 9, at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, 20000 S. Maricopa Rd., Chandler COST: Free admission INFO: (520) 796-5601 or www.racewildhorse.net Rod Stewart Tribute featuring Gregory Wolfe Hailed as “One of the best Rod Stewart tributes on tour,” Gregory Wolfe realized his likeness to the famous rock star at a young age and has been performing his music for years. Come and listen to hits like “Maggie May,” “Forever Young,” “Downtown Train” and more.

WHEN: Sunday, July 17, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $20 general admission INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com

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By Ken Abramczyk successful albums in the 1970s, the Doug Gray and a group of friends band’s fortunes began to change in jammed in an old warehouse in their 1980. That year, founding member hometown of Spartanburg, South Tommy Caldwell died. Four years later, Carolina, honing their musical skills his brother, Toy Caldwell, who wrote for a few hours each night during the most of the band’s songs, George week.

McCorkle and Paul Riddle decided An agent heard of the band, stopped to retire. Gray and Jerry Eubanks by the warehouse and wanted to book continued to record and perform, them. He gave them an hour to come with the blessings of the three former up with a name for themselves, so they members. Toy Caldwell died in 1993, looked everywhere for inspiration, McCorkle followed in 2007. including the warehouse key with the Eubanks retired in 1996, so that owner’s name on it. left Gray to lead the current band, “It had ‘Marshall Tucker’ on it, consisting of Gray, B.B. Borden, Rick so we were Marshall Tucker for the Willis, Chris Hicks, Pat Elwood and weekend,” Gray said. “That was 45 Marcus Henderson. years ago.”

“They all can play. It’s the Gray, singer and the only remaining personalities. I don’t think we’ve had original member, tours now with a an argument in 25 years,” Gray said. lineup of musicians who are a few years The band provides a dose of younger than his 68 years, many of Southern rock nostalgia for longtime whom grew up listening to the band’s fans, while winning over new ones. popular songs like “Can’t You See,” “They knew the albums better than I “Heard it in a Love Song,” “Fire on the did,” Gray said.

Mountain” and “Take the Highway.”

The band continues to have staying The band will appear Saturday, July power from the early days with the 2, at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Resort and Allman Brothers and Charlie Daniels.

Casino’s Lounge in Maricopa.

The band is expected to tour next year “We will play all the hits we with Gregg Allman in the northeast, can possibly play, that people can and still tours with Daniels. Last year remember, the songs that created a the band warmed up for Kid Rock and memory for the band’s first seven or Zac Brown Band. eight years,” Gray said.

Gray still stays in touch with the Gray remembers the band’s band’s namesake piano tuner and formation in the early 1970s. Gray and choir director, now retired and living Toy Caldwell returned from serving in in Columbia, South Carolina. the military in Vietnam, and landed Gray laughs about the time he jobs. Gray worked at a bank; Caldwell visited with Tucker on a television was a plumber’s assistant for his father. show during the heyday of the band’s “Everybody would meet after work popularity. The band never made and have a beer or two, and we would headlines for rowdy or bad behavior in rehearse till we got tired, go home those days, which Tucker appreciated. because we had to go to work the next After Gray and Tucker were finished day,” Gray said. Out of four hours of taping, Tucker turned to Gray and practice, “we were serious for two.” said: “I just wanted to tell y’all thanks The band also signed a record deal for not messing my name up.” with Capricorn Records.

The tour in 1973 with the IF YOU GO Allman Brothers brought What: The Marshall Tucker Band exposure to the band as the When: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 2 Allman Brothers had released Where: The Lounge at Harrah’s Ak-Chin “Brothers and Sisters” and Casino and Resort, “Eat a Peach,” two of their 15406 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa Cost: Free top selling albums of that Info: (480) 802-5000 or www.caesars. decade. “Every night was a big com/harrahs-ak-chin/shows audience,” Gray said.

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Charlene Olewin has owned property in Arizona for 10 years, and kept looking for the perfect reason to move here from Michigan.

She found her answer in Jet’s Pizza, a Michigan-based chain that specializes in square deep dish pizza with a chewy crust. She and partner, Mark Staples, are the first to bring the restaurant to Arizona.

“It’s my son, Matt, who recommended Chandler,” Olewin said. “He’s all over the United States and said Chandler is a really good city to start a business, with Intel, Orbital, PayPal and Wells Fargo all here.

Plus, we love the weather. No more Michigan winters.”

Upon its April 2 opening, Jet’s Pizza’s deep dish pies weren’t that popular with folks in Chandler.

“People aren’t used to the deep dish here,” Olewin explained. “They’re used to the flat, thin pizzas. They’re quickly catching on though. More and more people from Arizona are getting acclimated to the deep dish square, rather than the flat, cardboard pizza.”

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community and there are people working out there who are from Michigan,” she said. “They love it.”

Besides pizza, the 38-year-old company offers bread, wings, salads, subs and desserts. Slices are available all day, as opposed to just during lunch hour.

Olewin and Staples have been willing to go above and beyond to satisfy customers.

“My partner just delivered pizzas for a graduation party way out in Anthem,” she said. “That’s a two-hour drive there and back. The guy was from Michigan. He was raving about the pizza at Jet’s and he said, ‘Too bad you don’t deliver out here.’ But Mark did it.”

Olewin and Staples weren’t the only ones who moved from Michigan.

Olewin’s son, Benjamin, a veteran of the armed services, also relocated with his mom to open Jet’s. Inspired

by Benjamin, Olewin and Staples offer a discount to veterans.

“We’re No. 1—not just in Arizona, in my mind, but the No. 1 in pizza, especially with the deep dish,” said Olewin, who added that a Jet’s store is soon opening at 10855 N. Tatum Blvd., in Phoenix.

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Potato Chip Picnic Cookies They’re one of the best cookies ever to come from a bag of potato chips and they’re absolutely the perfect treat to pack for a summer picnic.

Just don’t blame me if you can’t stop eating them. I’m having a hard enough time keeping away from them myself.

If you like pecan sandies, or any cookie that sort of melts in your mouth, these delicate yet heartyflavored potato chip picnic cookies are going to win you over. This heritage recipe comes from Kammy Orner of Phoenix. It’s a cookie that brings back the most loving memories of her Grandma Estelle and the cookie tin that was waiting for Kammy whenever she would visit.

“I would go see Grandma Estelle and she had this special cookie tin that came out of the cabinet and, oh boy, was I in for a treat,” Kammy said.

“All of her cookies were good, but once she found out how much I loved

the potato chip cookies, she would make them whenever she knew I was coming over. We use to sit and talk about her work. Grandma Estelle was a nurse at ASU and a diehard Sun Devils fan. She was from Wisconsin and passed away in 2003. I had asked her for years for the recipe for the cookies and one day on a visit after my grandfather had passed away, we were sitting at the kitchen table having tea and cookies she gave me the hand-written recipe.

It’s a very special treasure.”

Kammy heard me talking on the radio about how much I love family recipes and stories. She said it brought a smile to her face and she decided that the greatest honor she could give her Grandma Estelle is to pass along her delicious potato chip cookie recipe for all of us to enjoy. I’m so glad you did, Kammy. Will we love Grandma Estelle’s potato chip cookies? I’d say it’s in the bag!

Potato Chip Picnic Cookies (Makes about 28-30 cookies) 1/2 pound butter or margarine (2 sticks) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups flour 1 cup crushed plain potato chips, salted 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) Powdered sugar for sprinkling on top

In a mixing bowl with electric beater, cream butter or margarine. Slowly add in sugar and beat until light in color and texture. Gradually add flour. Add crushed potato chips and nuts, blending well. Chill dough for about 30 minutes or until firm enough to shape. Shape into balls, approximately 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place on slightly greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Flatten cookie with fork dipped in cold water. Keep dough chilled until ready to bake. Bake at 325 degrees for 17-20 minutes or until slightly browned. When cookies are cool, sift powdered sugar over top.

Jan’s Notes: To crush potato chips, place in mini-food processor or roll over the bag of chips with rolling pin until finely ground.

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