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he Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce board has eliminated the position of president/CEO, costing its current top executive, Lindy Lutz Cash, her job and charting a new course for the 24-year-old business organization. In a release over the weekend, the board said its new chairman, Ross Murray, will handle “the leadership and responsibility that this position oversees” and that he would do so “with 100 percent oversight by the board of directors.” The board said, “Unfortunately, the difficult decision like this does impact our sitting president,” and it praised Cash for her service. “We’d like to thank Lindy Lutz Cash for her 14 months of service,” Murray said in the release. “She did an outstanding job representing the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber in a professional manner and we very much appreciate her service.” It was unclear how much the Chamber’s financial condition figured into the board’s decision. The board stated that “the overarching goal”

of the position’s elimination “is to be able to provide additional benefits for our members and business community.” The release quoted Murray as saying, “The board made the decision that in order to serve our members and community to the highest level, we needed to refocus our resources to maximize our value and services offered.” Finances prompted the organization last year to cancel its popular Red, White and Boom! Independence Day festival and fireworks display. Cash took over the position on an interim basis in November 2016 after Anne Gill left to become president/CEO of the Tempe Chamber. The Ahwatukee Chamber board then hired her for the position six weeks later. During her tenure, Cash helped reinvigorate the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy, worked with AFN to conduct a candidate forum in the City Council District 6 election and quickly became the Chamber’s public face at a host of public events in Ahwatukee. She issued a statement on Monday, saying, “I’m proud of what we’ve been able to

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without board-certified teachers,” the board says, adding that “the positive impact of having a board-certified teacher is even greater for minority and low-income students.” Only 1,373 teachers in Arizona – out of nearly 49,000 who teach in K-12 classes throughout the state – are board certified. Nationwide, 91,000 – only 3 percent of all teachers – have earned certification. McCuen looks at educating children as “a privilege and a passion,” the district said in a release. “It is a joy for her to give students the tools and resources they need to go out and be successful leaders,” it added. She earned earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in special education and early education from Southern Illinois University. A teacher for 35 years, McCuen has taught in multi-grade, resource and self-contained classrooms, teaching special education from preschool through high school. “Every child walks into McCuen’s classroom as a student and leaves as a lifelong learner,” the district said.

McCuen’s hobbies include reading mysteries, needlework, knitting, sewing and trying new recipes. Martz earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology and his masters in science teaching from Northern Arizona University. He has been with the district for six of his 11 years as a teacher. Prior to teaching seventh grade, Martz worked in the field studying the colonial behavior of prairie dogs, rabies transmission in skunks and wildlife movement patterns in urban areas. He also taught microbiology lab sections at Northern Arizona University. “His goal in teaching is to provide a solid scientific foundation through experience and hands on critical thinking opportunities,” the district release said, adding that “Martz believes science is not only a collection and body of knowledge, but is also a process of exciting discovery and a method that all can use to think critically about the world around them. “His efforts are to cultivate higher order thinking in students and guide them through the process of inquiry as they explore the subject,” the district added, noting his students will work to find the answers and gain experience along the way. Among his interests are fitness and health, wildlife and nature, practicing his art and learning to play the guitar.

Motush began her post high school studies at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. After earning her AAS in photographic illustration, she moved to Arizona and earned a bachelor’s of fine arts degree from ASU in art education with a minor in psychology. While student teaching at Marcos de Niza High School and C.I. Waggoner Elementary, “she fell in love with the Kyrene School District,” according to the release. Now in her ninth year teaching middle school, she teaches art and photography and leads an art club for students. “She remains excited to extend her work to help bring more opportunities for arts in the community,” the district said.

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he attorney for Ahwatukee Lakes homeowners who prevailed in their court fight against The True Life Companies has asked a judge to appoint a special master who would oversee the restoration of the defunct golf course by November 2019 at an estimated cost of around $6 million. Attorney Tim Barnes this week gave Superior Court Judge John R. Hannah a proposed order that would name Kip Wolfe, vice president of golf operations for Pro Turf International, the special master and set a rigorous schedule for True Life to follow in restoring the 101acre site. True Life has until Feb. 8 to respond to Barnes’ detailed proposal, which includes Wolfe’s observations of the current condition of the course and what work he thinks might be necessary to restore it. Former owner Wilson Gee closed the course in 2013 and True Life bought See

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it two years later with an eye toward building around 270 single and duplex houses. It proposed a so-called agrihood where a five-acre farm would be the focal point of the subdivision and that would include a private school, cafe and other amenities. When it could not get enough homeowners to approve a change in the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions requiring the site to remain a golf course, True Life unsuccessfully tried to persuade Hannah to toss that requirement and said it would built a “fun” course if it could still build the homes. If it now can’t persuade Hannah to either reverse his ruling or reject Barnes’ latest submission, True Life can appeal the case to a higher state court, agree to Barnes’ terms or walk away from the site by putting it into bankruptcy. True Life already has said restoring an 18-hole executive golf course on the site would never be profitable. Wolfe’s ballpark estimate that it would cost between $5 million and $6 million is well under half the $14.1 million price tag that True Life’s consultant put on restoring the course. Wolfe, whose firm is a golf course construction and renovation company, said in, a sworn affidavit to the judge that last July he “performed an extensive walk throughout the golf course to evaluate its then current condition.” The Las Vegas resident, who has been in the golf industry since 1981, said he would serve as a special master overseeing the course’s restoration at a cost of $180 an hour and that he had neither any prejudice against True Life nor was familiar with the facts of the dispute in the court case. “The basic core of the course is still intact,” Wolfe said in one of the documents submitted to the judge. “Obvious items will need to be constructed: clubhouse with cart storage and a maintenance building.” He also said that “much of the existing cart path is in place but some of the water-crossing bridges will need to be rebuilt.” He indicated that one of the great unknowns involved the water delivery system and virtually anything having to do with water, including the lakes,

transfer stations and reservoirs. “Most everything is missing in the pump station building, and as a result, a new pump station and more secure structure will need to be built,” Wolfe wrote. “The lakes that would need to remain would need to be relined with a PVC liner.” Wolfe said replacing the entire irrigation system may be necessary and said the course itself “needs to have some feature shaping, bunker renovation, overall grassing and landscaping.” He estimated the entire project would take between 14 and 18 months. Barnes’ proposed restoration schedule sets out a timeline for undertaking all this work, and he suggests it begin in May with construction of the clubhouse, cart storage and maintenance buildings all occurring between July and September of next year. He also asks Hannah to order True Life to pay unspecific attorney fees for his work as well as monetary damages to Linda Swain and Eileen Breslin, the two Ahwatukee Lakes residents who actually sued for the course’s restoration. Barnes also asked Hannah to craft his order in a way that would require any new owner to follow the same restoration project and impose sanctions against True Life or any subsequent owner if they fail to complete it. Under Barnes’ proposed plan for monitoring the restoration project, Wolfe would submit regular project updates and have the authority to review and approve any modifications to the initial plan as work proceeded. The course owner also could ask the court to referee any disputes involving the work that may arise with Wolfe. Given the schedule he has already set out for True Life’s response as well as Barnes’ counter to that response, Hannah could issue a final order as early as March. But that would then trigger a time period when True Life could appeal his rulings – a matter that could take months to resolve. Opponents of True Life had challenge the estimate of the work and cost that the company submitted last year. Beyond the cost of restoration, True Life also has asserted that there is nothing to suggest that the course would attract enough golfers to make a profit for years, if ever.

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peeding. Break-ins involving homes and motor vehicles. Suspicious vehicles and pedestrians prowling neighborhood streets. All these occurrences have been frequent issues on Ahwatukee social media sites. On Thursday, residents will have a rare chance to talk to members of the Phoenix Police Department about these and any other issues when the first quarterly Tukee Talks is held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at Friendship Community Church, 9807 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. Though she shuns the limelight, Ahwatukee resident Tracey Church has helped keep the dialogue between the community and the department going by securing meeting places and even organizing snacks and refreshments for the audience. Tukee Talks gives people an opportunity to not just hear about crime trends in the community but to ask questions and tell officers about problems and concerns. Since late 2015, Church has kept an eye on criminal activity through her Facebook page, Ahwatukee Crime Watch, to help residents be more alert and cautious. The sessions feature officers from the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct, which is responsible for patrolling Ahwatukee, although at one session last year, Chief Jeri Williams attended. Church hopes to have at least one representative from every HOA and

every apartment complex to attend Tukee Talks, creating an informal network of eyes and ears in the community for police. “Tukee Talks is a unique platform for our community and police officers to come together,” Church said last year. She noted that the March session, police “placed emphasis on building the relationship between law enforcement and the Ahwatukee community.” Williams herself reminded residents that police “need the public’s help to do our job properly…We need your engagement. We need to be empowered by you.’’’ Church has laid out her vision of how the network of neighborhood representatives would work. “Ahwatukee, this is your community meeting and it will not be successful without you,” she wrote on Facebook. “Representatives would put together a list of concerns, as they come up. Get your neighbors’ input in compiling the list. It can be prepared in a Word document, memo form, and just add to it. Bring your list to the meeting and let’s talk about it.” Residents who cannot attend are encouraged to send Church their concerns at pdtukeetalks@gmail.com so they can be brought up at the session. “Tukee Talks facilitates this in-person face-to-face communication, and neighbors get to meet and socialize with each other,” Church explained. “We are a community united, working together with law enforcement to reduce crime.”

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Senate committee OKs increase in car insurance liability minimums BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ebuffing claims it will harm some low-income individuals, a Senate panel agreed Wednesday to increase the amount of liability insurance that motorists must purchase to drive on Arizona roads. The 6-1 vote by members of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Technology came over the objections of Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, who said the more extensive coverage will increase costs. “There are a lot of folks who live paycheck to paycheck,’’ he said. “There are people out there right now that are probably faced with either a permanent or temporary situation where they have to choose between paying the electric bill or paying their mandatory insurance.’’ The result of SB 1075, Farnsworth said, would be that more people would simply choose to flout the legal requirement to have liability insurance. And that, he said, would mean more motorists on state roads who have no insurance at all to compensate those they kill, injure or whose property they damage. But Sen. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, said it is precisely those at the bottom of the income scale her measure is designed to help. She said these are the people with the least amount of personal resources to call on when they are injured or their car is totaled by someone else who does not have sufficient insurance to cover the damages they have caused. Wednesday’s vote in no way assures the measure will become law. Similar legislation was approved by the full Senate last year, only to be held up with Rep. David Livingston, R-Peoria, refused to give it a hearing in the House Banking and Insurance Committee which he chairs. Current law requires motorists to carry so-called 15/30/10 liability insurance: $15,000 to cover injuries to any one person in an accident, $30,000 for all injuries from the same mishap, and $10,000 for property damage, normally what happens to the other motorist’s vehicle. Brophy McGee said those limits were

enacted in 1972. She said there was a presumption that they would be adjusted to keep pace with the cost of medical care and even the increasing price of vehicles. That, however, has not happened, with the insurance industry in opposition amid concerns that the higher premiums will equal fewer people buying coverage. Her measure would boost the minimum to $25,000 for injuries to one person, $50,000 for all injuries, and $25,000 for property damage. David Childers who lobbies for the Property and Casualty Insurance Association of America, argued there’s no reason to believe the higher limits are necessary. He cited figures showing that the average liability claim for injuries is about $13,700; for property damage, Childers said the figure is in the $3,000 to $4,000 range. But attorney Geoff Trachtenberg told lawmakers that figure is misleading. He said it represents the amounts for which a claim was settled. And, by definition, if someone has only $15,000 worth of insurance, the claim will settle within those limits. Brophy McGee said actual figures gathered by the state Department of Transportation put the actual losses in a motor vehicle accident resulting in death in excess of $1.5 million. For other injuries, she said, the figure approaches $93,000. And Brophy McGee said the typical property damage done exceeds $11,500 -- all more than what motorists need to carry. Trachtenberg acknowledged the cost of increasing liability coverage to the new limits should be in the range of about $91 a year for motorists who now buy the minimum. But he said lawmakers should consider the trade-offs. He said if people have more insurance, that should lower the premiums for underinsured motorist coverage. That is optional insurance that motorists can buy to protect themselves if they are in an accident with someone whose coverage does not cover their full medical costs. The measure now goes to the full Senate.

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State’s education funding not so bad, new campaign says BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Some Arizona businesses and their lobbying groups are spending money this week in a bid to convince voters that the state’s education situation is not as bad as some would say. Matthew Benson, spokesman for the newly formed Arizona Education Project said it has made a “six-figure’’ buy of TV ads in the Phoenix area this week to counter what he called the “negative voices’’ in education. He would not identify who they are. “I think you know who we’re talking about,’’ he said. And this is just the beginning. Benson said future ads featuring upbeat descriptions of the state’s K-12 education system are planned, including an expansion into the Tucson TV market, though he refused to provide a budget. The campaign comes as Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican legislators are under increased pressure to deal with the fact that Arizona is close to the bottom of per-student funding. The commercial is designed to emphasize what has been done since Ducey took office. Yet even the staff of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee acknowledges that, on an inflation-adjusted basis the state is putting fewer dollars into public schools now on a per student basis than it did a decade ago. Benson is not disputing those numbers. “It’s more about making sure the other side of the story is told, because there is a positive story when it comes to Arizona education,’’ he said. For example, there’s the National Assessment of Education Progress, a standardized test of what students know. “Arizona students are leading the nation when it comes to improvement in math, English and science,’’ Benson said. What he does not say is that the scores, while improving, for the most part remain below the national average. For example, just 30 percent of Arizona fourth-graders are at least proficient in reading, versus 36 percent nationally. And 25 percent of Arizona eighth-graders are proficient in science compared with 34 percent nationally. Benson said the media campaign chose to emphasize certain “data points.’’ He also said the commercial is not designed to secure Ducey’s re-election or

push for or against specific legislation, pointing out the Arizona Education Network is set up as a 501(c)(3) charity. But the funding is coming from various groups that have been supportive of the governor – and who also have benefited from the corporate tax breaks that have been phased in which have left the state with more than $300 million less in revenues now than had the tax rates remained the same. The list of funders provided by Benson include the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Hispanic chambers from Tucson, Douglas, Sierra Vista and Nogales. Money also is coming from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Services Group of America, a private firm involved in food distribution. Also donating is Pinnacle West Capital Corp. which owns Arizona Public Service Co., the state’s largest electric utility. “Too often, all we hear is a drumbeat of the negative and cherry-picked figures to paint a downbeat picture, which is simply not accurate,’’ Benson said. There has been extensive media coverage of not only Arizona’s national ranking in per-student funding but also the fact that teachers here are paid less than pretty much anywhere else. That point was repeated Monday by Diane Douglas, the state superintendent of public instruction, in her annual ‘State of Education’ report to the Legislature. (See related story.) At the same time, there is pressure on lawmakers to not only extend the current 0.6-cent sales tax for education that will self-destruct in 2021 without action but also expand it to bring in more dollars for teacher salaries and other needs. Several education groups are asking a judge to rule the state is not living up to its constitutional obligation to provide adequate funding for school buildings and repairs. Finally, enough signatures have been gathered to force a public vote in November on a plan approved by lawmakers and signed by the governor to expand a program that provides public dollars for students to attend private and parochial schools. Benson said the other side of the story needs to be told. “For too long, the debate in this state on education has been dominated by negative voices,” he said.

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Medical marijuana sales exceeded 43 tons in state last year AFN News Staff

rizonans smoked, ate, drank or otherwise consumed more than 43 tons of legal medical marijuana in 2017. That’s the equivalent of more than 173,000 eight-ounce bags of Cheetos. Or, looking at it another way, that computes out to more than 121 million joints, assuming the estimate that a typical one weighs 32-hundredths of a gram. It’s also quite a bit of money. The Arizona Department of Health Services does not have any figures on how much money dispensaries took in during 2017. But if marijuana runs $200 an ounce – and the prices do vary both up and down from that depending on the dispensary and the quality of the drug – that’s more than $275 changing hands at the retail level. And that’s just the stuff state health officials know about, based on the reports it gets from the more than 130 legal dispensaries around the state. The big unknown is where else medical marijuana patients may be getting their drugs. Other findings in the new report also show that:

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congressman to launch an initiative that would require Phoenix officials to curb spending and new programs and put more money toward its staggering pension debt. DiCiccio has donated $25,000 from his campaign coffers to gather 20,000 signatures to get the initiative on either the August or November ballot this year. The initiative would limit new spending to population and inflation increases and devote more money to paying down pension debt. First responders’ pensions would get priority for more funding under the proposal. The initiative is part of former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz’s national campaign to force other cities and states to address mounting unfunded debt. Truth in Accounting’s report puts the 75 most populous cities’ total pension debt at more than $340 billion. It gave Phoenix and 33 other cities a “D” for financial health. That letter grade was given cities with a per-taxpayer debt burden of $5,000 to $20,000. Seven cities were graded “F” because their debt exceeds $20,000 per taxpayer. The study estimated Phoenix’s per-taxpayer debt burden at $5,300 – slightly less than Mesa, the only other Arizona city in the report. Mesa’s per-taxpayer burden was put at $5,900. The Stanton Administration has already warned City Council that service cuts, tax increases or a combination of both may be necessary to find more money for its unfunded obligations in the new fiscal year beginning July 1. But DiCiccio asserts city officials keep kicking the ticking time bomb down the road by extending the terms of its obligations, piling up more interest debt. “Our growth has been masking the financial problem, but the city cannot survive, even in a growth economy,” he said. “It’s impossible to continue with the debt that is accumulating.” DiCiccio said he has already collected 3,000 signatures to get the initiative on the

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ballot, and stressed it is designed to give police and fire pensions top priority. The initiative also would require greater fiscal transparency by city officials. For example, city officials have focused publicly on the approximate $2.3 billion in unfunded debt for police and fire retirees, omitting another $2 billion in unfunded pensions and benefits for other retired government worker City officials calculate pensioners’ average mortality at about 69 years of age, DiCiccio said, even though most likely will live longer. DiCiccio said the initiative takes a politically dangerous approach to debt out of elected officials’ hands. Paying down debt, he said, “is not something you run on,” he said, noting that the initiative would force politicians to shelve new programs, pay more attention to debt and “use real numbers” in calculating the city’s obligations. The initiative also would also end taxpayer contributions to elected officials’ pensions. The Truth in Accounting report underscores virtually all (Special to AFN) the alarms DiCiccio has been sounding for several years about This page from the Truth in Accounting report summarizes the City of Phoenix’s debt load and shows why the watchdog group calls it a “sinkhole city,” as opposed to “sunshine cities” that had a small budget surplus. the city’s financial condition. AFN received an advanced cial condition of their government. “The lack of transparency in financial incopy of the report – which formation, city budgets, and financial re“The lack of accuracy and transparency DiCiccio has not seen. “Elected officials have not included the in government accounting prevents even ports makes it difficult for governments to true costs of the government in their bud- an experienced user of government finan- meet this democratic responsibility.” Stressing that it is “a politically unaffilget calculations and have pushed costs cial documents from understanding and onto future taxpayers,” the group warned, evaluating a public-sector entity’s financial iated organization composed of business, community and academic leaders, Truth saying only 11 of the 75 cities it studied are health,” the report continues. Stating that government officials should in Accounting said it was not making any financially solvent. By hiding costs, the group said, “elected be “reporting their actions and the results policy recommendations beyond giving officials and citizens are making financial in ways that are truthful and comprehensi- more transparency and accuracy in governments’ financial reporting. decisions without knowing the true finan- ble to the electorate,” it also says:

Phoenix has a lot of company among debt-ridden cities AFN News Staff

ruth in Accounting’s report on the financial health of Phoenix and the 74 other most populous cities in the country offers some hair-raising glimpses into the precarious state of many city governments’ finances. Phoenix ranks 37th among the 64 cities that don’t have enough money to

pay their bills, according to the report, which puts its total debt at $6 billion. The lion’s share of that debt comprises unfunded pension and retire health care benefits totaling about $4.1 billion, the report notes. By comparison, here is how other cities are doing: • Only 11 cities in the study showed healthy finances. The report labels them

“sunshine cities” because they had a pertaxpayer surplus, compared to Phoenix’s per-taxpayer debt load of $5,300. No city got an A because no city had a pertaxpayer surplus of more than $9,999. • The five financially healthiest “sunshine cities” are Irvine and Stockton, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Aurora, Colorado. • The five “sinkhole cities” with the

biggest debt are Dallas, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago. Their pertaxpayer debt load ranges from $21,700 in Dallas to a whopping $62,500 in New York City. The report notes that New York has $150 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health benefits. • Mesa was the only other Arizona city that Truth in Accounting studied. Its per-taxpayer debt equals $5,900.

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Big debut Saturday as two attractions open at 48th and Ray AFN News Staff

he northeast corner of Ray Road and 48th Street promises to be one of the busiest strip malls in Ahwatukee on Saturday when both Mountainside Fitness and Urban Air Adventure Park debuted with public grand openings. Urban Air Adventure Park had been scheduled to open last weekend, but owner Dale Fedewa delayed the opening for a week, saying through a spokeswoman that some finishing touches still needed to be done. He’s holding a soft opening Friday with first responders as guests. Occupying 24,000 square feet of the old Sports Authority building on the northeast corner of 48th Street and Ray Road, Urban Air Adventure Park promises a full-service family entertainment center where people of all ages can dodge, dip, duck and dive off Olympic-size trampolines and bouncehouse-like walls and even swing in harnesses from the ceiling.

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“The reason parents like to bring their kids is because of the physical activity they get,” said Dale Fedewa, who owns an Urban Air franchise in San Antonio already and is opening the Ahwatukee operation – the first of at least three he is planning for the Valley. Urban Air will occupy part of the massive Sports Authority massive building that will be shared by Mountainside Fitness’s 15th Valley location. Mountainside’s opening is a kind of coming home for the gym franchise, which started in Ahwatukee but eventually left in the early 2000s as its locations spread across the Valley. Urban Air is opening with a bang. The first 100 people in line at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, will get to take part in a jump contest with Phoenix Suns’ Player Davon Reed. That first 100 also will be able to purchase a 2 1/2-hour jump pass and receive a free one-year jump pass valued at $600. Mountainside Fitness is hosting a

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the foundation. The Chamber board’s announcement came the day after the board was to have its annual daylong retreat that Cash as late as Jan. 12 was expecting to help lead. But the board is believed to have made that decision before the retreat occurred. It said in its release, “The board has been busy preparing its 2018 goals with these new changes in place.” The announcement also comes about a month before one of the Chamber’s signature annual events – its Day of Champions business awards breakfast. Cash was deeply involved in setting up the event and had told associates the only major detail left to resolve was finding a keynote speaker. “In its 24 years the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has been the local business voice working to create relationships, foster business and community business connections,” the board said. It also promised to “continue our mission of connecting businesses together, hosting our signature events, participating in the Arizona legislative agenda and providing businesses with valuable information that benefits them.” Stating it is “pleased with our progress in 2017 and even more energized about 2018,” the board also directed its supporters to visit its offices at 4435 E. Chandler Blvd., call 480-753-7676 or visit ahwatukeechamber.com.

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FAA slates public hearings on noisy flight path changes AFN News Staff

hwatukee residents whose ears have been hammered by the commercial airlines after the Federal Aviation Administration abruptly changed Sky Harbor Airport flight paths can now have a chance to make their voices heard. As ordered by a federal court in Washington, D.C., the FAA next month will hold two public hearings in Phoenix and one in Scottsdale in relation to the flight path changes that were implemented in September 2014. Both U.S. senators from Arizona and a host of Phoenix neighborhood groups criticized the changes, complaining that the planes in many cases made daily life unbearable as a result of the number of flights over portions of the city. Phoenix then filed a lawsuit to force the FAA to adjust those flight paths, which the agency had said made landings and takeoffs more efficient at Sky Harbor. Some Ahwatukee neighborhoods also were impacted by the new changes, particularly in the far western end of the community. One homeowner reported spending thousands of dollars to suppress the noise

inside her home. The court last fall found that there was not adequate public outreach before the changes of 2014 and ordered the FAA to “vacate” the routes and procedures. The FAA, City of Phoenix and the neighborhood associations have jointly developed a plan to move forward. According to the FAA, an outright canceling of the September 2014 paths “would increase airport delays and compromise safety,” city officials said. The three sides negotiated a plan to mitigate noise. The FAA as part of the agreement will engage in community outreach while creating temporary departure procedures to the west that will approximate the pre2014 routes starting in April 2018. It would then develop new satellite-based procedures for the western departures and consider feedback on procedures throughout the Phoenix area. The workshops will be conducted in an open-house format, meaning the FAA will not be making a general address or even using microphones. But attendees will have a chance to learn about the changes it proposed to the court

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Two days of satellite photos were superimposed to show the way flight paths (green) were consolidated in September 2014 as opposed to the old flight paths (blue).

and discuss noise issues. The city Aviation Department also will be on hand to answer questions. The meetings will all be from 5-8 p.m. as follows: Feb. 6, Maryvale High School Cafete-

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Ducey’s opiate strategy curbs doctors’ prescription power BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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crimes and having their executives subject to incarceration. The package also includes provisions designed to help those who already are addicted, including allowing them to walk into a central location to turn in their drugs and even get temporary placement of their children while they try to deal with their problem. And Ducey wants a “Good Samaritan’’ law similar to ones in 40 other states that permit those who witness someone who has overdosed on opioids to call police without fearing that they will be arrested because of their own drug use. Christina Corieri, the governor’s health adviser, said the package was crafted with input from various interests, including the medical community. But it remains to be seen whether doctors are willing to accept new stateimposed restrictions on their ability to practice medicine. “We want to make sure that while we’re trying to go after the bad actors and make sure that the proper checks are made that we’re not running into policies that may impact people that are suffering from pain and may have either delays in care or are unable to access it,’’ said Pete Wertheim, executive director of the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association. Still, he said the medical community recognizes its responsibilities. “We’re part of the problem,’’ Wertheim said. “We need to be part of the solution.’’ In a prepared statement, the Arizona Medical Association, which represents MDs, said it is reviewing the plan. Sharla Hooper, the organization’s association vice president of communications and accreditation, said it mission is both improving the health of Arizonans “and defending Arizona physicians’ ability to practice medicine in the best interests of their patients.’’ “We need to be careful that policy decisions don’t have unintended or harmful consequences to patient care,’’ Hooper said. Corieri said 812 Arizonans have died between June 2017 and this month of suspected opioid overdoses, with another more than 5,200 overdoses. There also were 455 babies born addicted to the drug. And the state estimates that 75 percent of the heroin users in treatment started with legal painkillers, whether they were

the people for whom they were prescribed or they got the drugs illegally on the street. The governor’s package does include some funds for treatment, including $10 million for those ineligible for Medicaid. And there will be more access by individuals, families, doctors and law enforcement to Nalaoxone, a drug that can counteract the effects of an overdose. But the focus remains on the ability of people to get the drug legally. It starts with that five-day limit on prescriptions for those who have not been taking opioids for the prior 60 days. Corieri said, it not unusual for a doctor to give a patient a prescription for a 30-day supply following surgery or other medical procedures. She said people presume if they’ve got pills for 30 days the doctor wants them to take the full course, similar to antibiotics. But Corieri said there is data that the chances for someone to become addicted double after six days, and double again after 12. And what if patients need more? “At that point it will be up to the physician and the patient to determine,’’ said Health Director Cara Christ. “Most people with an acute injury only need three days, usually not more than seven,’’ she said. “This is going to get people through that initial injury so that they can transition to potentially something else like acetaminophen and ibuprofen.’’ Christ said the question of better alternatives is not simple. And she conceded that could include marijuana, which is legal in Arizona for patients with certain conditions. “We have a very robust medical marijuana program in Arizona,’’ Christ said, with about 150,000 people already having permission to legally use the drug. “I think that that’s something that the doctor and the patient need to decide that’s right for them.’’

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Shooting by ex-cop poses $75 million hit for Mesa BY JIM WALSH AFN Staff Writer

he controversial verdict that cleared a former Mesa police officer of murder in a dramatic shooting captured by a body cam spared Philip “Mitch” Brailsford from a potential prison sentence, but the case is far from over for Mesa taxpayers. Mesa still faces millions of dollars in potential liability in a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Laney Sweet, the widow of Daniel Shaver, 26, a Texas pest control worker who was seen in the disturbing video begging for his life as he crawled in the hallway of an East Mesa hotel on Jan. 18, 2016. Sweet is seeking damages of more than $100 million. Brailsford, 27, shot the unarmed father of two, after Shaver appeared to reach behind his back. Lawyers for Sweet say Shaver was trying to pull up his loosefitting gym shorts, but Brailsford and former Sgt. Charles Langley said they feared he might have been reaching for a gun.

The city fired Brailsford a couple of weeks after the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office took the unusual step of charging him with second-degree murder and negligent manslaughter. A jury found him not guilty of both crimes in early December, after Brailsford’s defense attorney argued he was following his training. Brailsford’s termination notice cites violations of the Mesa police code of conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer. The code violations listed include getting arrested or indicted for any criminal offense; and using vulgar, obscene or profane language either directly or indirectly toward the public. On a separate front, Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training is continuing its independent investigation into whether action should be undertaken to strip Brailsford and Langley of their certification. Langley was Brailsford’s supervisor that night and testified on his behalf during the trial. The status of Brailsford and Langley’s certification, at least in the short term, is inactive. That means both men conceivably could

serve as police officers again, even though such a move would appear unlikely because of a predictable public backlash against any agency that hired them. Langley retired in the shooting’s aftermath. The incident started when police were called to the La Quinta Inn and Suites after guests in the pool area reported seeing someone either pointing a gun out a window or holding a gun near a window. The federal suit alleges a severe police overreaction that culminated in Shaver’s fatal shooting by Brailsford with an AR-15 rifle. (Special to AFN) It says a motel clerk went to the Mesa police fired Philip Brailsford after a fatal shooting. room before police arrived and saw negligently launching into an aggressive another guest, Luis Nunez, holding a pellet gun Shaver used for work, when she response aimed at drawing Shaver out of looked through the open door. Shaver had the room without speaking with Jimenez, invited Nunez and Monique Portillo to his who was so unconcerned about her safety that she approached the room unarmed. room for drinks. “At the time he arrived at the La The clerk, identified in the suit as Leticia Quinta hotel, Defendant Brailsford Jimenez, was familiar with Shaver as a guest. was a lightly experienced officer whose In a statement to police, Jimenez said she prior conduct and actions indicated a thought she might be witnessing a gun sale. The suit accuses Mesa police of See SHOTTING on page 23

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Rich Wellbrock poised to become new Pride football coach BY GREG MACAFEE AFN Sports Editor

he Pride have found the new leader of their pack. Tempe Union High School District officials announced Tuesday they would recommend that the governing board approve Rich Wellbrock as the new head football coach at Mountain Pointe High School. “We are excited to welcome Coach Wellbrock to Mountain Pointe High School,” Principal Bruce Kipper said in a release. “His wealth of experience, success at the state level, and working in diverse school settings tells us he is the right guy for our school community.” The next governing board meeting is Feb. 7 and an agenda has not yet been set, so it is unclear if formal action on the

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dangerous immaturity, an unwillingness or inability to exercise personal restraint and a willingness to employ inappropriate, unwarranted and excessive levels of force and violence in his activities while on duty,” the suit says.

Claim could hit $132 million

Claims against the city from Shaver’s wife and parents gradually grew from $8 million to $35 million to $75 million. Attorney William Richards argued the city could face a $132 million award in court. Richards called a $75 million offer “eminently reasonable” and “fully supported by the facts and the law,” citing court decisions in police shootings nationwide. But Mesa reached no settlement with Shaver’s family, claiming immunity under state statutes and blaming Shaver’s own behavior while intoxicated for his death as part of the city’s answer to allegations in the suit. “Defendant was acting reasonably, in good faith, without malice and based upon probable cause and/or reasonable suspicion. At all times set forth in the Third Amended Complaint, Defendant’s actions were objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances then existing,” the city’s answer reads in part, adding: “The decedent was solely or comparatively at fault for the injuries and damages alleged in the Shaver Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint, thereby barring or reducing any recovery herein

recommendation will occur then. Wellbrock has been around Arizona high school football for several years, compiling an overall coaching record of 93-48. He has coached at Tolleson, Desert Edge and most recently, Basha high schools. He spent only one year at Basha, compiling a 2-8 record in the 2017 season. Before last season, Wellbrock headed the Desert Edge football program from 2010-2016 amassing a 75-14 record, including a state championship in 2015, when the Scorpions defeated No. 1-seeded Paradise Valley in the Division III state championship, 29-27. In 2013, Desert Edge also set a state record for team passing yards in a season, but also fell to Queen Creek in the 2012 Division III state championship. During Wellbrock’s state championship run, Desert Edge’s running game was

phenomenal. It set a new state record for team rushing by running for 5,046 yards and 69 touchdowns on 654 carries. Desert Edge also had four different rushers over 500 yards and two over 1,000 yards. Behind Jakim McKinney and Gary Bragg, the Pride rushed for 3,801 and 45 touchdowns this past season. Wellbrock will see the return of a strong starting running back in McKinney, who led the (Special to AFN) Pride with 1334 yards and 19 The Tempe Union board likely will vote Feb. 7 on Rich touchdowns. Wellbrock’s hiring as Mountain Pointe High School’s new Wellbrock will have big shoes to head football coach. fill at Mountain Pointe, as he’ll be in 2014 as a part of an undefeated season. taking over for longtime head coach Mountain Pointe is coming off a 10-3 Norris Vaughan, who retired to move back season, and it fell to Brock Purdy and the to Georgia to be closer to his family. The Perry Pumas in the 6A state semi-finals. Pride also captured a state championship

by way of comparative negligence. This fault includes, but is not limited to, the decedent’s alcohol intoxication.” Mesa is self-insured with a $3 million deductible. Through multiple layers of insurance, the city has $50 million in coverage beyond the deductible, according to a Mesa spokeswoman. Civil suits use a lower standard of proof – the preponderance of the evidence – rather than the more demanding standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt used in criminal court. A plaintiff or defendant must prove that each essential element is more likely true than not to prevail, according to uscourts.gov. The suit says Shaver was a people person with a naturally magnetic personality and it would not have been unusual for him to cultivate friendships with the hotel staff and guests. He had stayed at the LaQuinta on business trips in the past, and Sweet said in one of her online posts that the family had been planning to move from Texas to Arizona later that year. “Daniel possessed a unique and charismatic personality. He was the type of man who saw nobody as a ‘stranger,’ and he found it incredibly easy to approach people he had not met before and coax a smile and laugh from them,” according to the complaint against Mesa.

etching of “You’re F---ed” on the dust cover of his police rifle. While lawyers battle over Mesa’s level of responsibility for Shaver’s death, Brailsford faces a potential second challenge over his livelihood if not his freedom. In notices filed with Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training (POST), Mesa police cited misconduct committed by both officers, enough to warrant an independent investigation, unrelated to court action or employment, said Mark Perkovich, compliance manager. “This is following the same process, the same chain of events, that would involve any misconduct,” he said. “You are innocent until proven guilty. The same thing goes for actions before our board.” If Arizona POST were to seek revocation of Brailsford’s certification, he could find himself the subject of yet another trial before a state administrative law judge on whether he should forfeit his right to serve as a police officer. The board would make the final decision. Among the potential reasons to revoke Brailsford’s certification would be an allegation of a rule violation on Article 12, “engaging in any conduct or pattern of conduct that tends to disrupt, diminish, or otherwise jeopardize public trust in the law enforcement profession.” Sweet was heartbroken and dumbfounded by the jury’s verdict and has accused Brailsford on several occasions of shooting her husband without justification. “It took people watching my husband die a very inhumane, horrible death for people to care,” Sweet told CBS News in

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In a crucial pretrial court ruling, a judge barred introduction of inflammatory evidence during Brailsford’s criminal trial that he deemed prejudicial: Brailsford’s

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Daniel Shaver begs for his life in this still from a police bodycam.

a nationally broadcast interview after the verdict. “This was an execution. You had a man begging for his life,” she said. “I don’t understand how people could watch that video and say not guilty. That this is justified and Daniel deserved this, that Philip Brailsford should not be held accountable for his actions.” Sweet has raised $94,285 out of a $100,000 goal through a GoFundMe page and has detailed her family’s suffering on a Facebook page. It included a commentary on how much she missed her husband on Christmas, and a heartbreaking item about her 8-year-old daughter’s attempt to choke herself at school. The despondent little girl was taken to a hospital and told her mother, “I want to be with Dad.”

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Ahwatukee man leads anime craze in East Valley BY RALPH ZUBIATE AFN Managing Editor

laire Murphy has drawn ever since she could hold a pencil, she says. That interest has led the 19-yearold Chandler resident into the world of Japanese anime and manga, a thriving subculture in the East Valley. “Ever since elementary school, I’d get ‘How to draw manga’ books,” she said. “My first year in high school, my best friend introduced me to anime.” Murphy is one of thousands who recently attended Mesa’s Taiyou Con, a gathering of anime, video game, cosplay and manga fans. Anime is a style of Japanese animation typically aimed at adults as well as children. Manga is the Japanese comic book style, and “cosplay” is dressing up in costumes as a manga, anime or video game character. “I love drawing it. The style appeals to me,” said Murphy, a graphic design student at ASU’s Herberger Institute. Murphy sells her creations at her online

site, NickyuShop at Etsy.com. For now, she sells stickers, buttons, pins and keychains but is looking to expand her wares. She also has a table at conventions such as Taiyou Con. “It’s more of a hobby than a business,” Murphy said. “I love to make new stuff. “I like when somebody comes by and has bought from me online. They say, ‘I bought this from you!’ I love hearing that.” Taiyou Con brought together like-minded anime fans in full regalia to talk, buy, sell and immerse themselves in the culture. “We knew that there was an anime community in the East Valley,” said Michael Spadafore, a resident of Ahwatukee and director of Taiyou Con. “There was a convention before us that moved to northern Phoenix and then to Glendale. We decided to use that Mesa event as our starting ground.” The convention in early January marked the eighth one for Taiyou Con – “taiyou” means “thick sunlight” or “sunshine” in Japanese. The timing of the event takes

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Claire Murphy says she's drawn to Japanese anime because "it's so different from Western style. It's gorgeous, compelling." She dressed up for Taiyou Con earlier this month in Mesa as Todoroki from her favorite anime, “My Hero Academia.”

advantage of Mesa’s “thick sunlight.” “We felt Mesa at that time of the year was missing something, with no big

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Girl Scouts cookie season is gearing up in Ahwatukee BY COLLEEN SPARKS AFN Staff Writer

t’s almost time to buy Girl Scout cookies again in the East Valley and around the state. Girl Scouts in Arizona will take part in the Girl Scout Cookie Program through March 4. During that time, more than 13,000 girls in central and northern Arizona will walk around neighborhoods and set up booths in front of stores to sell cookies. They are learning entrepreneurial skills in the large, girl-led business. The icing on the cookie season is the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council is almost done with its five-year, $18 million Campaign for Girls in Arizona. GSACPC serves about 75,000 square miles, or two-thirds of Arizona, offering programs for girls in over 90 communi-

ties, including Indian reservations and military installations in the central and northern areas of the state. At least 1,000 girls in Chandler are planning to sell Girl Scouts cookies, and thousands more across the East Valley will be doing the same. Girl Scout Troop 1553 leader Sabrina Smith in Chandler said the cookie program teaches valuable lessons. “Girl Scout cookie season is important to me because it teaches girls so many basic and essential lessons,” Smith said. “It teaches them to manage money, interact with their customers and how to run an ad campaign. Most importantly, though, it teaches them self-confidence.” Some Girl Scouts in Troop 1553 also value the cookie-selling experience. “I think selling cookies is important because girls learn important life skills they can use later in life,” Addison Shapiro

said. Popular cookies are coming back this year. The Girl Scout S’mores cookie introduced last year is returning. It has a crunchy graham sandwich cookie with a marshmallow and chocolate filling. Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-si-dos and Savannah Smiles also will be available again. For the third consecutive year, some Girl Scouts will sell a limited amount of gluten-free Toffee-tastics. The cookies cost $5 per box, except for Toffee-tastics and Girl Scout S’mores, which will be $6 a box. Girls will get to engage with their communities on Walkabout Wednesdays, when Scouts are urged to walk around their neighborhoods, with an adult supervising them, selling cookies door-to-door. They also will be urged to visit customers who have bought cookies in the past.

Scouts and their customers are invited to post pictures of their walkabout cookie sales on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag WalkaboutWednesday and utilizing the tag @GSACPC. Girl Scouts will get online business experience with Digital Cookie, an educational, web-based platform that lets girls operate and manage their Girl Scout Cookie business online. In its fourth year, the Digital Cookie platform continues to help Girl Scouts stay current with relevant programming, giving them the chance to enhance their technological and entrepreneurial skills. The goal is to prepare them to be leaders in the 21st century. This season, GSACPC has kicked off a new local partnership with rideshare company Lyft to help promote sales of See

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Jody and Mark Pectol, owners of Zzeek's Pizza in Ahwatukee, last week hosted Monte Vista second-graders who are members of Brownie Troop 3835, which is gearing up to sell Girls Scout Cookies with a team-building exercise the couple conducts for numerous Girl Scout and Brownie troops at all three of their locations, including Tempe and Chandler. Amber Cicchillo, a Monte Vista teacher and one of the Brownie troop leaders, plans to bring the girls back to Zzeeks on Feb. 16 to sell cookies and collect donations for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Her daughter Ellie is helping out in the kitchen in the lower left photo. On the right, Mark Pectol, aka Zzeek, helps a couple of boys who tagged along with the Brownies make pizza dough while Jody Pectol, lower right, supervises Ellie as she ladles sauce onto the crust. Jody said she and her husband usually schedule troops to sell cookies in front of their restaurants on weekends. The Pectols frequently are on the front line of community-related fundraisers, and their work with the Scouts is yet another example of their community spirit. Jody said the pizza-making event helps to “get them excited about selling cookies.”

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Girl Scout cookies. More than 100 full-time Lyft drivers will publicize the Cookie Finder app on big branded magnets on their vehicles and on business cards they will give to passengers. “To add to the fun, Lyft plans to purchase nearly 250 boxes of cookies for their drivers to serve customers during National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, which is Feb. 23 to 25,” GSACPC director of development Christina Spicer said. Once again GSACPC will team up with Fry’s, Bashas’ and Safeway grocery stores, which will provide local troops with the opportunity to sell cookies this season. To find a booth at an area grocery store, visit girlscoutsaz.org/cookiefinder.

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ream Dinners in Ahwatukee is looking for sponsors for an ambitious effort that could feed thousands of impoverished children and adults in this country and abroad. It’s partnering with Grand Canyon University for a food-packing event on March 25, and while it will need volunteers that day, the 13-year-old Ahwatukee business’ immediate need is sponsors who can kick in anywhere between $500 and $10,000 to cover the costs of the food, packing and delivery. “The nice thing about this event is that it’s very family-friendly, kids as young as 5 can pack food and even younger can participate by coloring on boxes,” said Tracy Zipay of Dream Dinners, adding the event “suits Ahwatukee very well.” Dream Dinners co-owner Sara Gilbride, who runs the business at Ray Road and 38th Street with her sister Laura Preﬂing, said this is the first time she’s joined a food-packing event. Franchisees in other states have held these events, attracting hundreds of volunteers who have helped thousands of people. “We hope it becomes an annual thing,” Gilbride said. The Dream Dinners Foundation and another nonprofit called Friends & Family Community Connection are the two

national organizations that organize these food-packing events. Founded in the summer of 2005, the Dream Dinners Foundation has raised nearly $400,000 to help families hurt by cancer, natural disasters and hunger. With Friends & Family Community Connection, it has donated over 16 million meals for a wide variety of causes in the United States and abroad. The local effort, which is also supported by Sysco, aims to raise enough money for meals for 100,000 people. The sponsorships are broken into five categories, each with a specific number of people who can be fed for the donation and each offering some branding opportunity. Donors who contribute $500, for example, are part of the 2,000 Club because that’s how many people can be fed with that donation. In return, the donor’s name will be listed on the web page and will be formally thanked by an announcer at the packing event. On the highest end, the 40,000 Club, donors who contributed $10,000 not only feed 40,000 people but also will get signage at the packing as well as free booth space to promote their business. Each category also entitles the donor to early registration for a certain number See

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he Children’s Home Project (TCHP) of Honduras, started in 2010 by Jenny Kast, is expanding by adding a school in impoverished San Pedro Sula, the country’s second largest city. That site also includes a day care center that is a bit different from what Americans think of as day care. “Crecer is our day center. I avoid saying day care because that makes me think of a place parents pay to take care of their kids while they work,” she said. Instead, she said, it offers hope and care for children on the streets who otherwise would be left to their own devices. “We started this project because Projecto Crecer’s director, Jilli Schulz, was working with kids who spent a lot of time on the street. They were begging, washing windows for tips or just hanging out. She knew that something needed to change or their future destiny would be living on the street full time,” said Kast. “But these kids went back to their homes every night, and Jilli didn’t want to break up families and bring the kids to Children’s Homes if they were on the street only because of poverty and a lack of educational opportunities. Projecto Crecer (Project Grow) provides these opportunities along with a lot of love and mentoring with the goal of one day helping them lift themselves out of poverty.” TCHP also partners with a long-term children’s care facility for 40 boys and girls ages 8 to 18 in El Progresso, west of San Pedro Sula. The past few months have been busy for the six-member TCHP team as they continued daily operations while moving to a larger facility to house both their day center and a new school. “Our first house was perfect for starting out, but since we’re adding a school this year, we wanted to ensure we had space to accommodate it,” said Kast, who has seen the new building only in video conferences with staff. The Honduran school calendar runs February through November, so all is being prepared to greet students. “We now have a two-story house so we can have school upstairs and all of the regular Crecer activities downstairs,” she said. “We’ll have 12 students. Sounds small, right? But our goal is quality over

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quantity, and we invest deeply in all of our kids.” She reminds her supporters that students in Honduras face daunting challenges. “All of the kids have giant and rocky mountains to climb in order to leave their crippling poverty behind, and that mountain often gets in the way of their education. The first hurdle is giving them access, but then once that access is granted, there are so many avalanches that attempt to knock them off the path,” said Kast. “Our staff is excellent at providing the kids with stability, understanding, compassion and creative ways to avoid these avalanches,” she noted, adding: “We’ve been doing this for two years while partnering with a private school in town to provide their education. This year, we want to make their path even straighter by providing that education as well. Because we’re well acquainted with each child, his or her neighborhood and family, we’re able to adjust according to the relative instability of their lives.” She said one of the things she’s most excited about is teachers emphasizing development of critical thinking. “In most Honduran schools, kids are taught to memorize and recite facts without analyzing or debating them. But we want our kids to be leaders.” The TCHP travels to Honduras four times a year, usually with a team of volunSee

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Ahwatukee Realtor Jim Hunt, surrounded by the Ahwatukee Foothills YMCA board in the lower right photo, organized a special thank you and networking event last week for donors who have supported the Y’s annual fundraising drive, which will begin in a few months. As the photo below shows, banners are mounted on the gym walls to recognize donors who consistently support the organization’s numerous programs, such as the Y’s Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors. Among the Y supporters who socialized at last week’s event: (top row, right) Mike Mendoza, left, Sandra Franks and Attorney Brian Foster share a few moments. (top left) Ahwatukee Realtor Christie Ellis, left, has some bonding time with Dori Eden. Hunt has chaired the YMCA board and has been one of the fundraising campaign’s principal cheerleaders for a number of years. He said he wanted to do something special for the many generous individuals, professionals and business owners who support the YMCA.

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teers in tow. Mountain Park Community Church in Ahwatukee is slated for a Feb. 17 work visit. “I hate that I’m not there more often, but we have such a great team down there that it frees me up to focus on things here like all the donation receipt letters that I have to get sent out this month (January),” she said, smiling as she worked on her nonprofit from a local coffee shop. On her last four trips, she was accompanied by 19-month-old Leo – her son with husband Sean Kast, a Mesa firefighter and paramedic engineer. It was while she and her husband – a 2000 Desert Vista High School grad – were working in the country with Heart to Honduras that her compassion for the children of Honduras began. Upon returning to Phoenix in 2010, Kast said she “remained very committed” to the kids she’s worked with, and she began encouraging volunteers to join her in returning. “For a handful of years, I was traveling

back and forth to Honduras, scraping teams together and raising funds in an incredibly confusing manner,” she confessed. In 2012, through the mentoring and encouragement of Ahwatukee resident and businessman Rod Badgley, TCHP was incorporated as a nonprofit. Citing one of the highest murder rates in the world, and “criminals operating with a high degree of impunity,” the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for Honduras last January. This year, on Jan. 6, thousands of demonstrators filled San Pedro Sula streets protesting the re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, calling the Nov. 26 election fraudulent. Though always well-informed of Honduran news, Kast said her focus remains on her charges. “The instability of the government doesn’t affect our kids too much. It’s mainly the instability of their own families,” she said. “We are a place of safety and refuge for them, but if their family decides to move

three hours away, or if a girl’s mom decides that school is pointless and she wants her to help with the younger kids in the home, then there isn’t a lot we can do. But what we have found is that the kids usually end up circling back to us.” “We had a family that moved three hours away last year because someone in their neighborhood was threatening them. But recently, the family moved back and the kids have been at Crecer every day since. It’s heartbreaking because you can read in their faces that they have experienced terrible things,” she said, adding: “These are some of the kids that we’ve had since the beginning, and when you see them interacting with the kids who’ve been able to come consistently, you can tell that those kids are farther along than our kids who’ve been absent; both in their education process, and also in their understanding that they have some control over their destiny.” Seeing the effects of poverty and fear on their faces is apparent, said Kast, but she and her staff remain optimistic. “This has been an extremely tough year

for them. They came back looking so beaten down and defeated. But as soon as they were in town, they returned to Crecer. There will always be a place for them. And even though we have lost a year, we are okay with starting again. Exactly where they’re at; as soon as they’re ready.” Fundraising for The Children’s Home Project is an ongoing concern for Kast. When TCHP started, she projected a $15,000-a-year goal. That has now morphed into a $25,000-a-month need. It takes a lot of faith. And yet, bit by bit, funds are gathered. A December end-of-year campaign, with the aid of a matching grant, raised nearly $41,000. On April 14, the fifth annual Fiesta Under the Stars Dinner and Silent Auction will once again be held at Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sponsors and auction donations are being sought. Sponsoring a child for $35 a month is another opportunity for giving. Information: TCHProject.org, or contact Kast at jkast@tchproject.org.

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Phoenix seeks outstanding young people from Council District 6

The city of Phoenix is now accepting applications for the 2018 Outstanding Young Man/Young Woman of the Year awards. This program recognizes the amazing achievements of young people. Council district winners will receive a $500 award and citywide winners an additional $1,500 award. The deadline to apply is fast approaching. Learn more at phoenix.gov/education.

Desert Vista High hosting college reps tonight for underclassmen

Representatives from Arizona State University Barrett, the Honors College and three other higherlearning institutions will be on hand to speak with sophomores and juniors from any high school 6-9 p.m. today, Jan. 24, at Desert Vista High. The University of Arizona Honors College, Duke University and Carleton College also will be represented. The representatives also will discuss what selective colleges look for in an application, the experience a liberal arts college provides and what Arizona offers top students. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, freshmen, sophomores and juniors as well as parents in the district can head over to Marcos de Niza High School auditorium for a presentation on the results of PSAT/NMSQT testing.

Ahwatukee high school seniors can get foundation's scholarship help

The Arizona Community Foundation is now accepting applications for college scholarships and has added new awards to support Arizona foster children and law enforcement families. ACF, which is the largest private provider of scholarship funding in Arizona, provides access to more than 100 scholarship awards with a single online application. Completing one general application automatically matches applicants with every scholarship opportunity within the system for which they qualify. High school seniors, current college students and graduate-level students attending schools can apply. Application deadlines for scholarships vary, ranging from early spring to the end of May. Students are encouraged to apply early to maximize their opportunities for the scholarship awards. Some scholarships are given based on merit or financial need, while others are awarded to students in a particular geographic region or with specific demographic characteristics. Visit azfoundation.org/

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Norgaard to address Ahwatukee Republican Women tonight

Ahwatukee State Rep. Jill Norgaard will discuss the 2018 legislative agenda when she appears at this month’s meeting of the Ahwatukee Republican Women today, Jan. 24. The group also will be installing its new executive board. The meeting starts with networking at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Mountain View Lutheran Church.

Kyrene Community Education slates Play Day for Jan. 27

The community is invited to witness the fun that Kyrene Community Education brings to Play Day, which features free activities with over 50 booths, food trucks, arts and crafts and music performances. Children, ages toddler to preteen, are bound to find something of interest during the event, which features many STEM and creative activities. Parents can see children delight “maker” and tinker-type activities, such as those used by Kyrene teachers and offered in the Kyrene Kids Club and After Hours programs. The event features special appearances by the Arizona Diamondbacks Street Team, Arizona Coyotes Mobile Tour, Monte Vista Winter Singers, Pueblo Show Choir, Brisas Mallet Masters, Esperanza Mallet Band and local fire and police departments. Play Day is open to the public, with free admission and activities. Food and drink are available for purchase. The event aims to highlight after-school and enrichment activities offered within the district. It will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan 27 at Kyrene Aprende Middle School, 777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd., Chandler.

AARP is offering the Smart Driver Course for Ahwatukee seniors

The AARP Smart Driver Safety Course will be held twice in Ahwatukee over the next few weeks. The course provides seniors an opportunity to refresh their driving skills while learning about changes not only to road designs, intersections and signage but also technological changes to cars. Tips on aging and driving are also provided to help increase confidence and safety awareness. After attending a four-hour class, participants will receive a certificate that may make them eligible for insurance discounts, depending on the insurer. Classes will be held at Generations Ahwatukee, 15815 S. 50th St., Ahwatukee 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 26 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 23.

The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers. To register: janesimmers@gmail.com Jane Simmers at 480-759-4037.

ASU prof’s homeless downtown outreach seeks donations

Project Humanities’ year-round outreach led by ASU professor Neal Lester to help the homeless in downtown Phoenix will be held 6:45-8:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. Volunteers are welcome to meet on South 12th Avenue between West Jefferson and West Madison streets to help homeless people pick out clothing, shoes and toiletries. Ahwatukee resident Lester, Foundation Professor of English at Arizona State University and the founder/ director of ASU’s Project Humanities, also reminds residents they can donate bottled water at AZ Spine & Disc, 4530 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee during normal business hours. Other items can be donated at Project Humanities’ Tempe headquarters. Men’s clothing and shoes are especially needed. Information on donating and volunteering: 480727-7030 or projecthumanities@asu.edu. Had 47 volunteers from ASU and across the Valley, supporting 245 adult individuals experiencing various degrees of homelessness. The twice-monthly outreaches have drawn dozens of volunteers who have helped hundreds of homeless people in Phoenix.

Senior Olympics registration is now open for 2018 games

Registration is underway for Ahwatukee residents 50 and older who want to participate in the 2018 Arizona Senior Olympics. The games will be held Feb. 17-March 11 at various venues across the state. There is a wide variety of games, from bocce ball to tennis, running to swimming. The purpose is to encourage health, fitness and safety in a fin and competitive atmosphere. The games, sponsored by the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation, are in their 37th year. Information: seniorgames.org or 602-274-7742.

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THURSDAY, Jan. 25

Talk with local police

Tukee Talks, the quarterly meeting for Ahwatukee residents with representatives of the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct, which includes Ahwatukee, holds its first session of 2018. DETAILS>> 6-8 p.m. Friendship Community Church, 9807 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31

Unleash untapped Potential

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coach & founder of Wave Productivity. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. Registration required via the calendar at phxlib.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 3

Celebrating Black History Month The Mountain Pointe High School Black Student Union will presenting a lively and fun celebration of Black History Month for the whole family. DETAILS>> 2-3:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. All ages. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, FEB. 6

‘Manuscript Formatting Tips & Tricks’ with author KB Shaw

Parchment and Prose Writers’ discussion group meets the first Tuesday of every month for workshops, presentations, and discussions about all aspects of the writing process from conception to publication. Author KB Shaw will discuss tricks and tips for manuscript funding. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

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The third Tuesday of every month bring 5 double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

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Library Teen Council Meeting

This group meets to plan teen events at the library. Join us to earn community service hours, make friends, have fun! DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 12-18. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, FEB. 13 LEGO Lab

Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time the second Tuesday of each month. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

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nized but don’t know where to start? Bring your planner, bullet journal, or notebook and learn some tips on laying out your tasks and goals while exercising your creativity. Introductory bullet journal and all other supplies provided by the Friend of the Phoenix Public Library. DETAILS>> 4-6 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

Share in the knowledge, the produce, and the smiles. All ages welcome Bring sun protection and water, tools optional. DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

Chess players, knitters clubs

Holi: Celebration of Color

Come learn about, and experience, the colorful spring Indian celebration of Holi! Crafting fun with a spring theme will happen 4-5 p.m. Snacks and the throwing of gulal-colored powder will occur 5-5:30 p.m. Bring family and friends, wear clothes you don’t mind getting permanently stained, and join us for this wild, messy celebration! DETAILS>> Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. All ages. Free. No registration required.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

Seuss-tastical Family Festival

Enjoy Dr. Seuss-themed literacy and STEAM activities for the whole family to enjoy together in honor of Read Across America Day. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-12. Free. No registration required.

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Learn gardening from pros

Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project.

Two new clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet. DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. at Einstein’s at 48th Street and Ray Road. Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m. at Pomegranate’s Café, 40th and Chandler Boulevard. For either club, call 480-246-1912 for more information.

Little Bytes

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Tynker, HTML and more. Beginners welcome. DETAILS>> 3-4 p.m., Feb. 4, 11 and 18. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 8-17. Free. No registration required.

MONDAYS

Sign language for crawlers

Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling enjoy songs, music, rhymes, books, interactive stories, simple sign language words, activities to promote movement, and playtime. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Feb. 5, 12 and 26. Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited and available in the library 30 minutes before program begins.

Chamber offers networking

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce networking and leads group is open to chamber members. DETAILS>> Noon, Native Grill and Wings, 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

LD 18 Dems meet monthly

Legislative District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, how-to sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with like-minded folks. DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats.org/

TUESDAYS

Color to Calm: Coloring for Grown-ups!

Volunteer Eric will help with homework. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-18. Free. No registration required.

DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Early Baker, 15645 S. 40th St., Ahwatukee. Free Information:. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

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Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress, and improves cognitive motor skills. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils, and coloring sheets; you just bring yourself and your friends! DETAILS>> Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

Coloring for grown-ups

Celebrate Recovery

Adult coloring promotes mindfulness, reduces stress, and improves cognitive motor skills. We’ll provide the markers, crayons, colored pencils, and coloring sheets; you just bring yourself and your friends! DETAILS>> 1:30-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger, or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for. DETAILS>>6:20 PM, Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 South 48th Street, Ahwatukee. 480893-2579, mvlutheran.org.

Homework Help

Chair yoga featured

Sit, Stay, Read!

Volunteer Eric will help with homework each Tuesday afternoon. DETAILS>> Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 5-18. Free. No registration required.

Estrangement support

Although rarely discussed, family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. The estranged suffer from loneliness, lack of self-esteem, guilt, anger and depression. Desert Foothills United Methodist Church provides a support group that meets the first Tuesday of every month. The public is invited to the “Living Loss” sessions. No questions asked, and anonymity will be respected. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Free. Information: 480-460-1025 and office@desertfoothills.org

Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit. DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $5 per class.

Toastmasters sharpen skills

Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings DETAILS>> 6:45-8 a.m at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Power Partners available

The Ahwatukee Chamber offers Power Partners every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category.

Young readers & listeners can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Trufﬂes on Wednesdays. DETAILS>> Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 4-10. Free. No registration required.

Montessori holds open house

Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori holds an open house weekly. It includes a short talk about Montessori education, followed by a tour of its campus. DETAILS>> 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 3221 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: 480-759-3810

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ew-home buyers could experience deja vu this year as the 2017 pattern of low inventory and upwardly bound prices continue unabated, according to a variety of real estate analysts. Builders are expected to put up more new construction in the year ahead – but the rate of building is likely to slow, according to several housing economists and the National Association of Home Builders in Orlando, Fla. About 653,000 newly built homes will be sold in 2018, up 5.4 percent

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This four-bedroom, 3,745-square-foot home in the 13800 block of South 33rd Street in Ahwatukee recently sold for $925,000. Built in 1993, the Wall & Sons house sits on a 19,000-square-foot lot and offers two master bedroom suites wth spa-like bathrooms and walk-in closets, a custom media center in the family room, a kitchen with high-end applicances and negative edge granite counter tops, two firplaces and a fully equipped backyard with pool and kitchen.

Relatives aren’t necessarily a good addition to a real estate deal BY STACEY LYKINS AFN Guest Writer

urrently, I am working with a client who tried to help out a relative. A few years ago, they bought a house for the relative

to occupy during a difficult time. Fast-forward and now they are being forced to sell because the relative has not been responsible. Luckily for the seller, the market has increased and they are not going to lose money by selling. Unless you are a real estate investor who is ready and well versed in being a land-

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lord, be careful before entering into such a large purchase. There is no way to anticipate how someone is going to behave. Entering into such a large transaction that puts a financial strain on you, if the relative is not going to pay, you might want to say no. Real estate is a very good investment and it can be very lucrative, but it is a long-term investment. Normally, look at least 15 years or longer to make a good solid return. You will experience good rental markets and slow rental markets, and with any investment, you do not want to be forced to sell when the market is not favorable. Real estate investors should have a long-term strategy and the financial wherewithal to sustain a downturn. Even if you use a property manager, it takes financial resources. The property manager might handle the repairs, but you as the property owner still have to pay the bill.

Consider all the maintenance for your primary residence. If you are looking at real estate as a long-term investment them you’ll have to replace the AC, dishwasher, garage door opener, water heater and other items. Couple that with a relative or tenant that does not pay the rent and it can be quite costly. Moral of the story: No good deed goes unpunished. Be very careful before considering investing in real estate for a relative. When things go badly, they go badly quickly and the relative does not seem to remember that you were trying to do them a favor. Somehow the favor part of the equation gets missed and you become the bad guy. It’s a hard lesson to learn and can be painful with long-term consequences. -Ahwatukee resident and Associate Broker Stacey Lykins, West USA, can be reached at 602-616-9971, Stacey@LykinsProperties.com or LykinsProperties.com.

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Ahwatukee homes sold 85044 $170,000 $199,000 $212,500 $230,000 $232,000 $239,000 $242,500 $244,900 $247,500 $257,500 $265,000 $270,000 $278,000 $280,000 $287,000 $287,500 $298,000 $365,000 $476,000 $503,000 $628,200 $730,000 $925,000

4916 E. MAGIC STONE DRIVE 4906 E. SIESTA DRIVE 4301 E. SAN GABRIEL AVE. 3754 E. GAIL DRIVE 4642 E. WALATOWA ST. 12418 S. ONEIDA COURT 14433 S. 47th PLACE 4500 E. CHEYENNE DRIVE 4034 E. LA PUENTE AVE. 11853 S. PAIUTE ST. 15043 S. 43rd PLACE 14238 S. 43rd PLACE 5114 E. NAMBE ST. 4565 E. MCNEIL ST. 4044 E. TAMAYA ST. 4110 E. CHOLLA CANYON DRIVE 4508 E. THISTLE LANDING DRIVE 4320 E. THISTLE LANDING DRIVE 3737 E. EQUESTRIAN TRAIL 4438 E. JOJOBA ROAD 3332 E. CHEROKEE ST. 12819 S. WARPAINT DRIVE 13802 S. 33rd ST.

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16805 S. 30th AVE. 16618 S. 18th DRIVE 2908 W. GLENHAVEN DRIVE 16614 S. 27th AVE. 415 W. MOUNTAIN VISTA DRIVE 1834 W. NIGHTHAWK WAY 2709 W. WILDWOOD DRIVE 16418 S. 2nd AVE.

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“We are slowly seeing the rise of drone tours, which are much more effective at marketing your property than traditional photos,” said Glenn Carter, a real estate investor and expert at Condo.Capital. Drone footage has been on the rise since the FAA first issued an exemption for a real estate operator to use drones in 2015. Sales of commercial drones were expected to reach 2.5 million units in 2017, with drone technology in real estate predicted to account for 22 percent of total commercial drone use by 2020. The key benefit a drone brings that it provides a sweeping aerial view. If you have a beautiful yard or landscaping, drone footage can highlight these aspects better – and certainly more dramatically – than a simple photograph or on-the-ground video. It can also show off the neighborhood surrounding your place. Ask your real estate agent about hiring a professional photographer with experiencing using drones. Anyone you employ should have the required FAA UAV operator’s certificate. Get smart-home features. Having smart-home features is par for the course these days. But now that so many home buyers come with their own smart-home

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plan if you have one (or knocking down a wall or two if it’s within your pre-homesale budget). Millennials also are into green features like storm windows, insulated water heaters and solar panels. Show buyers receipts of utility bills from before and after adding these features to show just how much you saved. Don’t forget about baby boomers. Another hot home-buying group is baby boomers. The number of Americans ages 65 and older is expected to double, from 46 million in 2016 to more than 98 million, in 2060. According to the AARP, nearly 90 percent of seniors want to stay at home as they grow older. You can woo boomer buyers by renovating your home to incorporate universal design features, which make a home accessible regardless of age or disability – or touting these features if your home has them already. You might be surprised by what’s considered a plus. A one-level ranch home or one with a master suite on the ground floor presents less of a risk of falls, so make sure to mention these features as perks. Add a drone tour. Video tours are nice, but they’re so 2017.

gadgets, it pays to make sure your system is broadly compatible with the big players in the field. “Most home buyers have already invested in personal products built on one platform or another and it is important that your system support all of these options in order to stay attractive to the largest potential buyer pool possible,” said Jeff Miller, co-founder of AE Home Group. Consider a pre-inspection. Today’s buyers are looking for turnkey homes, which are move-in ready and lack any potential problems. “As people get busier and busier, home buyers are looking to make things easier,” noted New York broker Janine Acquafredda. To ease any concerns buyers might have about your home’s condition, consider having your home pre-inspected. It can reassure buyers that the house is in good shape, or point you toward repairs you might want to make before you put your home on the market. Getting a pre-inspection doesn’t mean home buyers won’t want their own home inspection, too. -Realtor.com provided this report.

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Fabulous 5 bedroom home on large lot in the highly sought community of Richmond Heights at The Foothills. Panoramic mountain views!! Beautiful front entry opens to spacious formal living room ad formal dining room. Large family room with fire place. Gorgeous kitchen with 42 inch cabinetry, granite counters, kitchen island, breakfast bar and breakfast room. Elegant Master bedroom suite with seating area and private patio access. Remodeled master bathroom with custom dual vanities, granite counters, custom stone back splash, custom cabinetry, custom tub with mountain views, custom walk-in shower and large walk-in closet. Enormous Resort Style backyard with large covered patio, huge play pool, extra large grass area, multiple outdoor dining areas, built-in BBQ all surrounded by luscious mature landscape and panoramic mountain views! Spacious guest bedrooms including 2nd master suite with private bath and walk-in bathroom. Inside laundry room with cabinetry. Large 3-car garage with epoxy coated floor. New roof 2013! Newer A/C units 2015! This home has it all! Right across the street from Award Winning Kyrene Schools and South Mountain biking/hiking trail. Great Ahwatukee Location!

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Dietz defines this category as costing less than $350,000. The national median home price was $269,900 as of Dec. 1, according to Realtor.com. New construction is expensive because the labor and land shortage has put a crimp in building, materials costs are rising, and it’s become harder for builders to obtain financing for their projects. Local regulations in certain parts of the country may also make it more time-consuming – and, therefore, costly – to put up new homes. A recent tariff on Canadian lumber imported into the U.S. could raise the cost of building a home by about $1,300, Dietz said. The big wild card, however, is the recent tax reform, Dietz said. If more folks have more money in their pockets as a result of the tax changes, it could make it easier for them to save up for a down payment. But the recent changes to the tax code, particularly capping the mortgage interest deduction and limiting local and property tax deductions, may also make well-off potential buyers more likely to shy away from buying pricier new construction. If that happens, builders will put up fewer homes. In addition, mortgage interest rates are expected to rise by a quarter percent several times next year. This makes home buying more expensive. “Mortgage rates are going to go up a bit more this year,” David Berson, chief economist of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, said at the show. “Inflation is going to be just a tad hotter than it’s been.” Corelogic chief economist Frank Nothaft expressed alarm, noting, “Rising home prices are good for home sellers but add to the challenges that home buyers face. Growing numbers of firsttime home buyers find limited for-sale inventory, leading to both higher rates of price growth for starter homes and further erosion of affordability.” Nor are millennials the only wouldbe buyers who will be affected, warned Corelogic President/CEO Frank Martel. He said: “Without a significant surge in new building and affordable housing stock, the relatively high level of growth in home prices is likely to continue.”

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Urban villages are expected to take hold, predicted Dietz. These are larger-scale, walkable developments that often include a mix of townhouses, condos and apartments along with shopping, grocery stores and entertainment. He expects to see more townhouses go up, as they require less land and are less expensive to construct, and more teardowns – razing one building to put up another – to address the lack of land. The Phoenix market is no exception to the trend, the experts added, adding that a third of all homes sold went for at or above their listing price. The housing market scene also has impacted rents. Yardi Matrix reported that the average rent in the U.S. was $1,359 a month at the end of 2017 – about 24 percent higher than 10 years ago, when the national average rent was $1,093 per month. The Phoenix metro area is in line with the national trend – the smaller rental markets saw the most spectacular changes, whereas the more expensive markets saw fairly modest increases: Queen Creek stands out with a 7.9 increase in the average rent. Despite seeing the lowest rent increase (3.7 percent), Scottsdale remains the most expensive city for renters, with an average monthly rent of $1,320, followed by Tempe ($1,240) and Queen Creek ($1,172). At the other end of the spectrum, the most affordable cities are Glendale, where renters pay an average rent of $862, Mesa ($892) and Phoenix ($934). The website rentcafe.com said, however, that while rents rose in 2017 by 4.5 percent, “they are still considered to be affordable compared to the rest of the country. Moreover, the increase was significantly lower than in 2016, when it got to 7.1 percent.”

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Exceptional Santa Barbara-style estate in exclusive gated community. 5 br, 7 ba with 9,668 sq. ft. Gourmet kitchen boasts granite countertops, Viking appliances, double refrigerators, 6-burner gas range, island with prep sink and spacious pantry. Exquisite custom appointments throughout including rich alder woods, discerning stone accents and beautiful stone flooring. The finest in extended outdoor living with inviting patios, lush landscaping, built-in BBQ, fire pit, negative edge pool and spa on oversized lot with breathtaking lake and golf views.

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Summerhill

Ahwatukee

Great single level home on cul-de-sac lot. 2 br, 2 ba with 1,480 sq. ft. Large kitchen with breakfast bar. Oversized master bedroom with spacious walk-in shower. Newer dual pane windows. 2015 A/C unit. 2017 hot water heater. Permitted bonus and hobby room. Private backyard with lush mature landscaping including grass and citrus trees.

Listed for $228,900

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The Sanctuary

Mountain Park Ranch

Single level custom home with open space lake bordering the back of this spacious gated-community lot. 5 br, 5 ba with 4,114 sq. ft. Designer touches include 12’ coffered ceilings, Roman columns, travertine flooring and Plantation shutters. Spacious gourmet kitchen. Elegant master suite boasts twoway fireplace. Three secondary bedrooms with in-suite baths. Convenient full bath leading into the house from the pool area.

Enjoy mountain preserve view from front balcony deck. 3 br, 2.5 ba with 1,611 sq. ft. Open kitchen features granite tile countertops. 17” travertine flooring plus hardwood in great room. Remodeled master suite boasts marble flooring in bath with spacious stone walk-in shower. Gorgeous mature landscaping, extended covered patio and fountain in backyard.

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Enjoy the serenity of waterfront living in Ahwatukee from this gorgeous home. 5 br, 3 ba with 3,650 sq. ft. Spacious eat-in kitchen features refinished white cabinetry with custom rubbed bronze hardware, island and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Upstairs master suite boasts French doors to view balcony, updated bathroom plus large walk-in closet. Resort-style backyard with pool, BBQ, lush landscaping, custom dock fence and boat that conveys.

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DiCiccio explains rationale behind responsible budget drive BY SAL DICICCIO AFN Guest Writer

ach year, in addition to all the work our office does on constituent services and my votes on your behalf, I try to do one big thing that will benefit every single person in our city. A few years ago, it was working with my colleagues to end the regressive, awful food tax that was harming the most vulnerable people in our community the most. Then it was 24-hour permitting and inspections, making Phoenix the best city in the country to create, expand or relocate a business. This year, I’m taking on an even bigger fight: the pension crisis. Believe it or not, barely 10 percent of our citizens even know we have an issue with pension debt. That lack of knowledge alone spells trouble, because the truth is we do have a problem. An enormous one. So big, in fact, that no one at City Hall can even tell you how big it really is.

A few months ago, I asked how much money it would take to fully pay off our pension debt. The answer: “We don’t know.” Think about that, folks. “We don’t know.” If you were carrying a balance on your credit card and you called the company to find out how much it would cost to pay it off, would you accept an answer of “we don’t know?” What if you then asked how long it would take to pay off your debt just making minimum payments, and were told the company didn’t know the answer to that question either? What would you do? That’s exactly the situation the city is in right now. The amount we must pay to maintain the pensions we have promised people is based on how long they are going to keep drawing that pension (on average) before they pass away, and how much interest the fund earns from its investments. Right now, those numbers are – deliberately – wrong. They are lies. We are told the average pensioner lives to be about 70, and we’re told the fund is going to

earn 7.4 percent interest annually. The truth is that our average pensioner lives about a decade longer than we project, and our funds have never generated a return greater than about 3.5 percent over any 10-year period. If we’re honest about those numbers, the true cost of our obligations will be revealed to be far higher than anyone now contends. Phoenix is facing massive tax hikes AND service cuts to make the payments we owe. It’s time to get serious about this problem and stop letting the politicians kick the can down the road, because our pension debt is just like any other debt: The longer you take to pay it off, the more you have to pay. That’s why, alongside former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, I am chairing a new initiative called Responsible Budgets. Responsible Budgets is the first step in addressing our pension problem. It requires us to use honest, historically accurate numbers to calculate our debt, and it reins in spending growth until we’ve paid down the balance on our obligations. Oh, it also takes away the pensions of

politicians until we get serious, do our jobs and fix this problem. In addition to Responsible Budgets, over the coming months you will see a major effort from my office to address this crisis in other ways as well: by addressing our out-of-control spending, tax breaks for out-of-town developers and exploding light rail costs. Folks, if we have the courage to stand up and do right by you, we can fix this, and give Phoenicians a gift that is almost beyond imagining in too many cities: the chance to grow our future without being forced to suffer – forever – for the mistakes of the past. It may not be fun, but doing what needs to be done – taking our medicine now – is going to be far, far less painful than the never-ending decline in services and increase in taxes that are becoming the hallmark of decaying cities from coast to coast. If you want to learn more, please visit responsiblebudgets.com -Sal DiCiccio is the Phoenix City Councilman for District 6, which includes Ahwatukee.

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ABM board candidate urges homeowners to vote

Dear homeowners living within the boundaries of the Ahwatukee Board of Management: I am writing to ask for your help and support. On Wednesday, April 4, we will be free to vote for the next board of directors for the ABM. We did not have that luxury last year. The current president, Mr. Dan Smith, is running for re-election. Last year, Mr. Smith instigated and directed the setting up of a nominating committee who decided, on their own, which four candidates were “most qualified” for the four openings on the board. Their hand-picked four choices were the only four candidates whose names appeared on the election ballot. By limiting our choices and denying the right of at least one other homeowner to be on the ballot, they took away our right to vote for

the candidates of our choice. I attended last year’s annual meeting and heard no other names for candidates would be accepted “from the ﬂoor.” We heard ABM’s lawyer say they had the right to do that. A court disagreed. I sued the ABM and won. Now, Save the Lakes has shown us how effective a small group of determined homeowners can be. I have years of experience as ABM’s treasurer and a reputation for being fair, accessible and transparent. I am running for the board again. If you have any questions, please call me at 480-226-6868. I welcome hearing from each one of you. Please vote. -Karin E. Gray

AFN panders to Pam Lawlis and freeway opponents

I find it repellent that the Ahwatukee Foothills News continues to pander to

Pat Lawlis and her self-invented PARC organization’s attempts to halt the South Mountain Freeway. Time and time again while constructing productive, value-added, clean technical facilities around our country I submitted land-use, design documents and environmental impact statements. I interacted with planning commissions, town councils, city, state and federal engineers gaining approvals to build the facilities. Concurrently, I interacted in public meeting and legal hearings with zealots intent upon halting my construction plans. When I prevailed, zealots consistently stated that city, state, federal EPA, government engineering personnel and/or politicians were corrupt. In your newspaper on Jan. 10, I once again had to read a zealot’s claims of corruption and misguided, wrong-minded and incorrect beliefs. -Peter Plush

Homeowner disputes AFN Pima Canyon reporting

I read the article “Pima Canyon Trailhead Opening Saturday,” and I would like to clarify a couple of points the reporter made. 1. “Although some neighbors didn’t like a contractor digging a trench through the desert to install a new sewer line, the improved restrooms are a welcome addition for visitors who remember the pit toilets all too well.” Actually, we were not against the trench or the toilets; in fact, just the opposite. Some of us could actually smell the pit toilets on a hot day if the wind was right, so the restrooms are a welcome addition for us as well. However, we didn’t like the fact the desert was dug up indiscriminately with little See

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What is lane splitting and how could it impact you?

BY OLIVIA ELDRIDGE AFN Guest Writer

otorcycle crashes are consistently in the headlines in Arizona. While sometimes they are caused when riders lose control, like the recent crash at 143rd and Vineyard Avenue in Goodyear, most times they are caused by other motorists, as in the crash that recently happened when a driver failed to yield to the motorcyclist at 3600 E. Ray Road. Whether you drive a car, a motorcycle, or a ride a bus or a bike during your daily commute, Arizona’s new legislation on “lane splitting” will impact you if it passes. Lane splitting means allowing motorcyclists to drive down the middle of two lanes, giving them the ability to pass cars that are traveling at a slower rate. Many countries outside of the US allow lane splitting, as does California. Other states are beginning to introduce legislation to allow the practice, including Oregon. While most studies show that lane splitting can be safe if motorcyclists are responsible and careful, others believe it

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regard for wildlife or vegetation. It wasn’t until the neighbors and other park users began to get involved that the Parks and Recreation Department took the time to plan the construction more carefully. 2. “Francis and other parks officials said they are taking steps to re-vegetate the area that was cleared to install the new sewer line.” So far, all we have seen is that Parks and Recreation has spread some seeds and fertilizer, which might yield plants in the coming decades to eventually restore the pristine desert. A large area that was previously home to abundant birds and wildlife has been stripped of vegetation and no replacement plants have been installed. We hope the parks department will work with us on installing some mature plants in order to sustain the plethora of wildlife that has called the area its home for so long. Throughout the process of the South Mountain Park Preserve improvements, I have been disappointed and angry that the Ahwatukee Foothills News has painted homeowners as whiny NIMBYs who don’t

is dangerous. Here are the pros and cons of lane splitting, from experts at the American Motorcyclist Association, The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety: Pros to lane splitting: Motorcyclists are able to pass slower traffic and reduce their chances of being rear-ended by inattentive drivers. Traffic becomes less congested when motorcyclists don’t have to wait in line also. Allowing motorcyclists through means less idling motors and less pollution. Cons to lane splitting: Motorcyclists might be tempted to speed through traffic instead of using caution. Cars might change lanes and forget to look for lane splitters. Car drivers might become aggressive when they see motorcycles passing and avoiding the traffic. There is an increased risk of accidents

want any changes in their neighborhood. This is completely inaccurate. Those who have homes in the immediate area probably use this park entrance more than anyone, so we are grateful to the city for the upgrades. However, we wanted to ensure they were done thoughtfully as to minimize impact to the sensitive Sonoran Desert and its extensive wildlife. Mike Francis and his department have been responsive to most of our concerns, and we commend them for that. However, we have had to be vigilant every step of the way so that mistakes were not made that could threaten the fragile desert ecosystem. We realize those who don’t live in or use the area might not understand the sensitive environment we are discussing, as the park borders a well-developed suburban neighborhood. However, as soon as our yards end, the 17,000 acres of desert and its delicate balance begins, and that is where the bulk of our concerns centered. I, for one, resent the AFN’s pervasive bias against the neighbors and park lovers and tone-deaf coverage of this ongoing issue. If the reporter had sincerely listened to us, visited the area, witnessed the wild-

when motorcycles and cars have to share a smaller space on the road.

Are you a motorcyclist? This new legislation could mean a lot for you. It could mean you will be able to weave through traffic and be able to get around more quickly if you ride your motorcycle. It means you’ll have to learn to ride more carefully and more cautiously around motorists who might not be aware of the splitting law. It means you’ll have to help your fellow drivers become aware of the rules so you can be safer on the road. And while the law can benefit you, you don’t have to take advantage of it. If it doesn’t seem safe to pass and you don’t want to risk being sideswiped by another driver, you can just obey the old rules of waiting behind other vehicles. Use your discretion and use caution as you ride. Do you drive a car? If the law does pass, you’ll be responsible for knowing the rules about when motorcycles can split the lane and how life present and observed the construction, perhaps a more accurate picture would have emerged. -Geri Koeppel

An open letter to all Ahwatukee Lakes residents

Congratulations! Because of the judge’s ruling that the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course must remain a golf course, you may have won the battle but you will lose the war. Please understand that True Life will: • Never rebuild the ALGC. • Declare bankruptcy and therefore cede the property back to Mr. Gee’s company (if they want it, but I doubt it). But if they do take back the property, do you really think it will rebuild the course? I think not. So now what happens? The city of Phoenix repossesses the property for non-payment of taxes. And make no mistake, the city of Phoenix should not spend even $1 to spruce up the property, let alone rebuild the golf course. Then again, they could always sell it to a firm who will rebuild the course, but what firm will pay at least $3 million to $4 mil-

you can avoid hitting them. Obeying all existing traffic laws is as important as double checking your rear-view and side-view mirrors before you make a lane change. It means making space for motorcycles to drive between cars instead of crowding them, and it means sharing the road with others, including motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians and public transportation vehicles. Are you a bicyclist or a pedestrian? For you, the new law means being extra-attentive to the road and watching for motorcyclists who could be maneuvering between cars to pass. While you’re used to paying attention to the lanes, now you must also pay attention to the line between the lanes and any vehicles coming through. Stay tuned to news about State Senator David Farnsworth’s proposed bill, SB 1007 and how it can affect you. There will be plenty of debate over whether or not it is safe and whether or not it will pass.

-Olivia Eldridge is marketing director for the Husband and Wife Law Firm in Ahwatukee. Reach her at Olivia@breyerlaw.com.

lion just to build an unprofitable course? But AL residents, there is another solution. It’s time to put your money where your mouth is. Every homeowner – all 5,400 of you – should each kick in $1,000 to rebuild and operate the course. That gives you $5.4 million to do so. To ensure that everyone participates, your HOA should purchase the course and assess everyone the $1,000. Good luck on that, especially when the course loses money year after year. Finally, here is my prediction. You will not have an operating golf course in the next five years, if ever. So, I hope you are happy with the blighted property as is, because it’s going to be like that for a very, very long time. Maybe, with some “density” changes and other modifications, TL’s proposal wasn’t that bad after all. -Thomas Bell

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Daughter carries on Ahwatukee pioneer Mark Bagnall’s legacy BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

ark Bagnall was a pioneer when he and his wife, Lynn, moved their family 28 years ago to Ahwatukee, then little more than a dusty seedling of the vibrant community it has become. He was a pioneer as well when he set up his business, Bagnall Co., here in 1995. He saw his human resources consulting firm as filling a need in the industry for a company that “put the customer as the highest priority.” And as Bagnall prepares to retire next month, he’s pretty sure the company to which he sold his firm in December 2016 will continue the pioneer attitude that established his legacy. In part, that’s because his daughter, Cynthia Walter, plays a key role in the company’s new owner, Arthur J. Gallagher, a 90-year-old Fortune 500 corporation that made Bagnall the first benefit consulting firm it acquired in Arizona. Walter is now area president of Gallagher Benefit Services, a division of Gallagher with 12 employees in the state and 22,000 worldwide. The careers of father and daughter have been intertwined for more than a decade, an outgrowth of a deeply personal relationship that dates back far longer than that. A product of Kyrene schools in Ahwatukee as well as a member of Mountain Pointe High School’s first graduating class, Walter speaks affectionately of her father both as a person and a businessman. She quoted John Quincy Adams to sum him up: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. You are a leader.” The Arizona State graduate explained, “I worked for a large national insurance company after college when my father asked me to come on board with his company. I was very hesitant as I didn’t want to be known to others as someone who was given a job simply by family relationship. “I decided to accept the position because I knew I would learn from the best

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mentor in the industry,” she continued. “At first, many people commented that my job must be easy since my father was my boss. Wrong! He pushed me to work smarter, think outside the box, and most importantly never take ‘no’ for answer.” That same principle guided Bagnall when he set up his own company. “Based on my past experience, I was not satisfied how customers were treated,” he recalled. “I felt that I could listen to customers and ensure that they had a good service experience. And I wanted more control over the design and development of programs that put the customer as the highest priority. “Also, I wanted a flexible schedule that allowed me to travel to Mexico every quarter,” Bagnall added. “Unfortunately, while I accomplished building an ethical organization with customer focus/experi-

ence as the key priority, I only made it to Mexico for only two quarters.” Over 20 years, Bagnall said, his company grew from his commitment to “trying to go beyond and above what was expected of me.” Bagnall also joined United Benefit Advisors in 2002 – a move he said “made a huge impact as we were able to capitalize on many ideas from the UBA partners.” “We were fortunate, also, to have grown a very good staff of service and sales folks and had a very good track on how to approach customers to discover and fulfill their needs,” he added. In 2008, Walter and her dad mingled their fortunes even closer as she became a 49 percent owner in the company and her dad a 51 percent owner. As they began a succession plan, Walter transitioned a few years ago into presi-

dent of Bagnall while her father became its CEO. Over that transition process, Walter learned even more about the business side of her dad. Bagnall recalled that when he started a brand-new business in a relatively unknown field he had little choice but “to do basically every job that we do by myself.” During their transition to their new roles in Bagnall, Walter said, “I became quite aware of all the hats my father wore in the business. “As a business owner, no one ever really understands all the work you do behind the scenes,” she said. “No one tells you when you’re doing a good job. Instead you hear about all the issues and problems. As I became more involved in running the business, I realized being at the top can be lonely and there are times you often feel unappreciated. “My father was there every step of the way, helping me build my industry knowledge and develop thick skin needed to stay focused. As his retirement approached, I realized my goals for the business were the same as my father’s goal: provide an exceptional customer service/ experience.” She said she relied so much on her father’s “strategic planning and thinking outside the box that I knew I needed a solid team when he retired.” She thinks she found that in Gallagher because it “provides me with finance, marketing and innovative resources that will allow our team to take the Arizona market by storm.” “While I’m sad my father will no longer serve as my in-the-office mentor, I’m excited to have my chance to show him what I can do in my career based on the foundation and knowledge he provided by mentoring me during my career,” she added. Now that he will soon be free of working, Bagnall plans to focus more attention on yet another aspect that merged his personal and business lives: giving back to the community. That started more than 20 years ago, See

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hen 25 Valley residents participated in a full moon kayak tour at Canyon Lake this past summer, it provided them the opportunity to go out, meet new people and have a good time. The trip, topped with dinner at a local cantina and a fire pit with s’mores in the water, was made possible by Adventures 2000 – a company owned by Ahwatukee resident Candace Rice. Adventures 2000, a long-running, members-only club created 17 years ago, plans to step it up with a seven-night getaway to Costa Rica from May 27 through June 3. With sightseeing opportunities like hot springs, whitewater rafting, a gondola ride, zip-lining, hiking, snorkeling and a catamaran tour with lunch and cocktails, members are sure to have a busy week. These events barely scratch the surface of what Adventures 2000 offers. The bucket list club, which boasts nearly 200 members, annually books hundreds of events, from wine tasting to concerts and hikes to cruises. While it was primarily known as a singles club when it was founded at the turn of the century, Adventures 2000 has evolved as new members joined for a variety of different reasons. “When I first bought it and I started going out and meeting all the members at the different events, they all had different reasons, and it was just interesting to me,” said Rice, who bought the company in January 2017. “Some people do want to meet people,” she added. “A lot of people are new to town, and it’s a good way to explore the town and meet people. Everybody’s different.” These reasons range from the aforementioned members who are new to town to those who work from home seeking a social life and retirees looking for fun activities where they can meet people. Rice says most members are in their 40s and 50s, although they have ranged from 21 to older than 70. “It’s super-eclectic, so they’re going to meet an amazing pool of people to get to know and become friends with,” she said. Some members have even gone on to further their involvement in the club, eventually becoming activity coordinators

– members who help to arrange and lead the events. Tod Emig, one of the club’s many activity coordinators, said, “For me, this was kind of my break into Phoenix to learn different stuff to do and meet a bunch of new people and make some great friends through this.” He serves as activity coordinator for some of the events he would normally attend anyway. “I’m a little bit of a thrill seeker,” he said. “One of the ones I just had was hang gliding. I also did whitewater river rafting. I like to just really get out there and do exciting things.” Audrey Thompson, a member of around nine years, made her first trip abroad to Europe with the club. She even went on two trips to Hawaii with the club, one of which was her first time. “I discovered that I love to travel,” Thompson said. Thompson also was an activity coordinator for five years; however, she since has left the position to allow others to have an opportunity. She now estimates she attends four to six events per month, or at least once a week. “It kind of depends on what’s going on in my life, but I’m trying to maintain the momentum lately and get out because there are new people but there are some of the same people I’ve known for years,” Thompson said. “That makes it fun.” Originally intended as a singles club, Rice now emphasizes that members should not join Adventures 2000 with the expectations of a matchmaking club. Since taking ownership, Rice has discontinued the club’s monthly membership package. Finding that it was difficult for new members to commit under such brief packages, Rice wants to allow folks to fully get involved in their efforts to be active and meet new people. The club operates “individual” and “buddy” packages, both of which include 90-day, semi-annual and annual options. Individual member prices range from $90 to $360. Buddy packages feature extra savings and range from $135 to $540. Looking forward, Rice is hoping to continue to grow the organization’s membership, as well as to partner with businesses to create fun, new, exciting events. Rice said her time with the organization has been fun, adding, “I’m excited to see where it does go.” Information: adventures2000.com.

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Some glitches, but retail closures are largely bypassing East Valley BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY AFN Staff Writer

hile much of the country is dealing with the fallout of closures by major retail chains, the East Valley is experiencing largely positive trends in the sector. But the region is not totally isolated from the closures as Walmart announced two weeks ago that it will shutter a Sam’s Club location in Chandler. Commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield predicted that more than 12,000 stores could close nationwide in 2018 due to bankruptcies and store closings by chains like Sears, Stein Mart, Walgreens, Gap and Gymboree, according to a report from Business Insider. Those national closures reached Chandler when Walmart announced it was closing one of its two Sam’s Club locations in the city. On Jan. 11, Walmart issued a press release announcing that it would be closing 63 Sam’s Club stores across the country, including the location at 1375 S. Arizona Ave. in Chandler. The Chandler Sam’s Club will close to the public by Friday, Jan. 26.

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Walmart has plans to convert up to 12 of the affected locations to eCommerce fulfillment centers, though it is unclear whether the Chandler location is included in those plans. “We are in the process of identifying other locations to convert to an eCommerce fulfillment center and will have

more clarity on locations in the coming weeks and months,” said Laura Ladd Poff, Walmart senior manager of corporate communications, via email. The announcement came on the same day that Walmart heralded the recent tax reform bill passed by Congress and signed by the president and announced

plans to increase wages, expand maternal and parental leave benefits and issue bonuses to some employees. Despite the Walmart announcement, the national closures should have a limited affect on the East Valley as major retailers already closed locations in the area during and immediately after the Great Recession, said Brad Douglass, associate vice president at Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office. “I don’t think the East Valley is going to experience a lot of closings, because a lot of that has already happened,” he said. Douglass said that, overall, retailers in the East Valley have performed well over the last several years and the sector performed well over the holiday season. Much of this success has been driven by non-traditional uses in retail spaces. Medical users – like doctors, dentists, orthodontists and urgent cares – are increasingly interested in moving into retail space and have picked up the slack for companies that left throughout the recession. The food and beverage industry is also driving retail growth as Phoenix-area See

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restaurateurs move east in search of alternatives to the crowded central Phoenix marketplace. “A big focus that I think is playing out in the East Valley is a lot of the hip and local flavor restaurants are becoming over saturated in Arcadia and Central Phoenix and are now realizing there are lots of opportunities in downtown Gilbert, Queen Creek, downtown Chandler, south Tempe and east Mesa,” Douglass said. He added, “I think that will grow as others see the success of those pioneers who have made those (inroads).” He also expects developers and retailers to keep their eyes on emerging markets like downtown Chandler and Gilbert near the Agritopia development at Ray Road and the Loop 202 freeway. “Downtown Chandler is a new one to watch,” Douglass said. “A lot of people in Chandler were envious of what downtown Gilbert did a number of years back, and I think the City of Chandler has done a lot to revitalize and redevelop (the area) with its own little revitalization of downtown.” He pointed to the $25 million Overstreet development – which will feature a

Flix Brewhouse microbrewery and movie theater – as an example of growth in the area. In Gilbert, the fate of the Epicenter project – which will function as a commercial hub for the Agritopia residential community – could influence similar development throughout the East Valley. “It will be interesting to watch once (Epicenter) breaks ground,” Douglass said. “It could lead to other mini urban cores in the Southeast Valley.” Despite the influx of positive indicators, pockets in the East Valley are still struggling to attract retail users. “Ever since the recession, parts of mesa and really particularly north Mesa … and downtown Mesa and the surrounding area has seemed to struggle with the aging centers that are in need of redevelopment,” Douglass said. He added that there is certainly an opportunity for redevelopment there but the area will likely need the introduction of a large employer or higher education user to spur new development. “(In the East Valley) vacancies are certainly highest and net absorption is lowest (in these areas),” he said. – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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when Bagnall developed a relationship with Father David Myers in Guadalupe and encourage vendors in the insurance industry to focus on people in need instead of showering his firm with food and wine during the holidays. “Now we have all the insurance vendors donate toys instead of food and wine, and our firm also donates toys,’ Walter said. “We then take our team down to Guadalupe and deliver the carload of toys to the church in Guadalupe.” Bagnall pursued other ways to help as well. He established “Building Our Client’s Communities,” to which he donated a percentage of his commission from clients’ payments to build communities. Myers also lauded Bagnall’s support for the Guadalupe Law Center, which provides legal services and other educational and material benefits to people in great need. “Mark converted the gifts of the Bagnall Christmas party to donations of delightful toys for our children,” the priest added. “Many of his patrons joined in the fun. We in Guadalupe are proud to be part of the community that Mark has

built.” Walter isn’t surprised that her father intends to continued his philanthropic endeavors, saying, “He is the kind of person that hears of someone going through a difficult time and then he quietly comes into the person’s life to assist in any way possible.” Bagnall, a Coolidge native who started pumping gas when he was in fourth grade to help his parents and four brothers out financially, also has taken on the leadership of the Avondale-Goodyear Education Foundation. Avondale Elementary School District has been a client and the former superintendent asked him to take on the role. And even though Bagnall plans to spend more time with Walter’s son and daughter, she’ll still miss the daily interaction she had with her dad as a coworker. “When I second guess my game plan, I immediately call my father to run the scenario by him,” she said, adding: “If I am missing a detail or something of importance, my father is the one person who knows immediately what the missing piece is. I’ll miss working with the best mentor, father and friend anyone could imagine.”

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Phoenix telephone museum still faces challenges BY SAMANTHA POULS Cronkite News

number of telephone history museums – which celebrate everything from telegraphs and telephone booths to rotary and flip phones – have closed in the past few years. Museums in Houston, Oregon and Tucson couldn’t keep their doors open, according to media reports. In Phoenix, Joe Hersey worried the collection he had curated for years would meet the same fate. Hersey, the director of the Pioneer Telephone Museum, faced a dilemma when the volunteer group that runs telephone museums across the country lost its sponsor in 2016. But Hersey found a new home for his collection at the Living Pioneer Museum, which recently opened the telephone museum exhibit in its facility in north Phoenix. “I didn’t want to throw it all in the dumpster because that’s where this whole thing was headed if we didn’t find a home for it,” Hersey said. Hersey said he was relieved to find the space, but he knows the museum faces

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challenges ahead. Few people – beyond scheduled school field trips – visit the museum. That’s a shame, he said, because of the significant role the telephone has played in America’s history. “It’s part of our history, and it shows what we have built on to give your generation what you have today,” Hersey said. During one recent field trip with students from St. Gregory Catholic School in Phoenix, Hersey stopped at a display that uses a series of cylinders and wires to show how people made long-distance calls decades ago. Hersey asked the kids if they wanted to try it, and every student rushed toward the phone. “I really liked it. My favorite part was when you had to dial in the number and then listen on the other side,” fourth grader Sofia Graves said. Telephone museums tell the story of America’s telecommunications advances, starting with Alexander Graham Bell’s accidental first phone call. Bell made his first call to his assistant on March 10, 1876. Bell received a patent the same year.

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“We’ve been collecting museum-quality things since the 1950s,” Hersey said. “We’re probably in our fourth generation of people who have run the museum.” Sean Davis, a volunteer, said the most frequent question he gets is how phone calls were made across the ocean. “Before the telephone line actually got connected in 1955, it was actually done via radio waves,” he said. “They didn’t have a telephone line that actually went across the ocean. The radio wave worked, but it wasn’t reliable. It depended on weather and stuff like that.” Hersey, 82, worked for the telephone industry for 35 years until he retired in 1988. His love for the industry guided him to start working for the Phoenix museum in 2000. The Pioneers – a nonprofit group formerly known as the Telephone Pioneers of America – runs Pioneer Telephone Museums throughout the U.S. For years, CenturyLink had provided display cases, janitorial services, electricity, computers and other essentials for the museum in Phoenix, Hersey said. The museum was housed in one of CenturyLink’s offices in central Phoenix. “All we had to do was put stuff in the

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Superstitions hike reminds one of God the Rock BY LYNNE HARTKE AFN Guest Writer

y husband and I sling our day packs over our shoulders, doublechecking for sufficient water and supplies. Mollie, our rust-colored mutt, leaps to the ground, tugging at the leash in anticipation of a smorgasbord of scents to savor. From the First Water parking lot, the plan is to take Jacob’s Crosscut Trail south to where it runs along the base of the Superstition Mountains before linking up with Treasure Loop in Lost Dutchman State Park and circling back to responsibilities and civilization. The ground is hard, packed from countless days under the desert sun. We

walk over the concrete-like imprints of mule deer and a horseshoe print in what was once softened earth. Time stretches out like clouds against the pale blue horizon. “Is that a rock window?” my husband asks, pointing to a slant of sunlight shining through a rock formation in front of us. I nod, knowing we are going to investigate. Arches. Caves. Windows in stone. The forms of rock that can be climbed into and gazed from have always fascinated him. We scramble up some loose scree to take photos from the three-foot rock opening, an absence surrounded by substance. Not content, he asks me to wait as he climbs down to the base to take a photo of me looking out at him, because

isn’t that the way of relationships – the looking back, the looking out, and the gazing in the same direction together? With one hour left of sunlight, the birds come out to anthem the day’s end. Doves. Quail. A crested black bird with white underwings – a phainopepla – flies ahead of us, leading us down the trail, toward a set of spires in the shadow of the mountain. “Written in stone,” people say, referring to something that is permanent and unchangeable, but the stone formations before me speak of a sculpting done with a power larger than my human understanding, a reminder that everything changes on this earth and there is only One who is unchangeable. “Trust in the Lord forever,” the Bible records in Isaiah 26:4, “For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.”

(NASB) We pick up the pace to get back to the car. Before stepping into a desert wash, I can’t help but take one final look back at the Superstitions, the spires, and rock formations as they blend into the twilight. I can’t help but think of God the Rock, who in His permanence left windows in stone as a reassurance that in seemingly unchangeable places – if we look – we will discover openings to light. Because isn’t this also the way of our relationship with God – the looking back, the looking out and the gazing in the same direction together? -Lynne Hartke is the author of “Under a Desert Sky” and the wife of pastor and Chandler City Councilmember Kevin Hartke. She blogs at lynnehartke.com.

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Ugly Quilts has made more than 15,500 sleeping bags for the area homeless, and continues to do so at First United Methodist Church every Thursday. Quilters stitch donated fabric, comforters, sheets and blankets into sleeping bags. Those are then distributed to the Salvation Army, churches and veterans’ organizations. DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 15 E. 1st Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-

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Don’t go through one of life’s most difficult times alone. DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group that will walk alongside you and provide support through divorce or separation. DETAILS>>6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th Street, Phoenix. 480-8932579. www.mvlutheran.org.

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Living Word Ahwatukee women’s Bible study and fellowship that offers “a short, low-key time of praise and worship in music and message.” It’s also an opportunity to meet other Christian women in Ahwatukee. DETAILS>> 10-11:30 a.m., Living Word Ahwatukee, 14647 W. 50th St., Suite 165, Ahwatukee. Free child care.

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WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULED

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JEWISH KIDS PROGRAM AVAILABLE

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Vehicles of war come out in full force in Tempe BY JESSICA SURIANO Get Out Contributor

n impressive collection of military vehicles deployed as far back as World War I will be on display for families, veterans and history enthusiasts during its 27th annual appearance in Tempe The Arizona Military Vehicle Collectors Club is hosting the Jan. 27-28 show to offer the public a glimpse at wartimes of the past and the trucks, jeeps, Humvees and tanks that accompanied troops. “What I really love is the aspect of educating the public on the history of these vehicles and how they helped the United States throughout different conﬂicts,” said club member Alan Thurston. He decided to join 14 years ago because he owns a restored World War II jeep previously purchased by his grandfather in the 1960s. His grandfather was a ﬂight instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Military vehicles can be purchased and collected through a variety of methods, according to Thurston. Some collectors can buy more recently decommissioned vehicles directly from the government, and older vehicles are often restored, traded or moved around within the collector community. This year, the show is hoping to secure exhibits for a couple of larger items too, including a British tank called the Chieftain. Compared to classic automobiles like Ford Thunderbirds and Chevrolet Bel Airs,

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retro military vehicles are relatively cheaper to register and insure, according to Thurston. Military vehicle parts can be easily found from third-party vendors outside of mainstream auto shops, and collectors or firsttime customers can easily place bids for military vehicles on websites such as GovPlanet and eBay. Thurston said many military vehicle owners in the club are veterans, and many veterans attend the show to see the equipment that once aided them in active service. Calvin “Woody” Harris, a Marine from 1965 to 1986, joined the collectors club because he said these vehicles are parts of

U.S. history that connect everybody – not just servicemen and women, but the public too. Harris displays his own 1952 Dodge M37 pickup truck at the show, a vehicle used for cargo in the military. He bought it because while serving in Vietnam, his company used the same type of truck, and it brings back the memories from that time in his life. He said the show seems to attract more and more people every year, in part because people enjoy learning the mechanics of how all the different vehicles work and what function each of them served. More than 5,000 attended last year. “As the new generation of young people

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Hop Social Tavern hopping with menu delights BY COLLEEN SPARKS GETOUT Staff

A new restaurant near Chandler Fashion Center is hopping with diners eager to dig into pot pies and other comfort food and dish with their friends over happy-hour specials. A group of veteran Oregon restaurateurs opened Hop Social Tavern in November on West Chandler Boulevard just west of Loop 101 in the building where Elephant Bar had been located. The restaurant offers homemade, Amer-

icana-inﬂuenced food and 52 brews on tap in an open setting with an industrial feel, eclectic decorations and bright green booths. Two married couples, David and Christie Burnett and Bud and Kathy Gabriel, known collectively as Crossroads Restaurant Group, own the independent eatery. The four friends own three restaurants in Oregon. “I would describe it as scratch-made, Americana comfort food,” David said. “Everything from my mom’s chicken pot pie, corn fritters. I was born in Chicago; every-

one’s a dipper. Everything is fresh. Nothing is frozen.” “It’s been great,” he added. “Happy hours are packed. Every day the lunches are growing. There’s families, Gen X, millennials, baby boomers. We have something for everybody.” One specialty at Hop Social Tavern is the housemade pot pie with grilled chicken breast, vegetables and homemade crust served with baked French bread ideal for dipping in the pie’s creamy filling. See

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TobyMac bringing a slew of friends to the Valley BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

hen Christian hip-hop artist TobyMac hits the road with Danny Gokey, Mandisa, Ryan Stevenson and Finding Favour, the jaunt is going to be more than a tour. It’s a family reunion. “I wouldn’t even call them ‘support acts,’” he says. “To me, the tour is a collaboration. It’s a themed tour and I invited a bunch of my friends. We’re going to try to do some collaborative things in the show. It’s going to be a special night.” The 2018 “Hits Deep Tour” supports TobyMac’s Grammy-winning latest album “This Is Not a Test.” It features the chart-topper “Love Broke Thru” and the Top 10 track “Light Shine Bright,” featuring Hollyn.

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The last time he visited the Valley, TobyMac says, it was just about the time “This Is Not a Test” was released. Seven singles later, he’s ready to introduce new music from a forthcoming album.

“I’m in the middle of a record,” he offers. “I’m in the studio now and taking a break to do this tour. I’ll have a producer hidden away on my bus, continuing to work away. The album should come in August, with the first single in January. This is exciting for me.” He describes the song, “I Just Need U,” as a bit on the “creative side.” “It’s got the most infectious bass line that I’ve ever done on a song. It grooves hard, but it takes you on a journey, sonically, with the backbeat being soulful. In my opinion, it kind of nods to the song ‘Move’ a little bit on my last record.” His background musicians, dubbed DiverseCity, have easily picked up the new songs. “My band is so talented,” he says. “We come up with the show together. We don’t hire a show producer. We get in the trenches together and come up with parts.

“I have guys in my band who can play horn amazingly well, so I have a horn section, two trumpeters and one trombonist. They’re their second or third instrument. Anything we dream up with this team of people, we can pursue it live. It’s like a dream come true.”

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Memories live with Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune BY KENNETH LAFAVE GETOUT Contributor

t’s safe to say that most people, when awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, retire. Yet it seems that Chita Rivera, who received the nation’s most prestigious civilian recognition in 2009, is just getting started. A Broadway legend, Rivera will make her first appearance with a second luminary of the Great White Way, Tommy Tune, on Friday, January 26, in Scottsdale, when the pair will tell stories in words and movement in the kick-off event for the 2018 Arizona Musicfest. Their appearance is called Just in Time, a reference to the remarkable fact that this is the first time Rivera and Tune have worked together, despite careers that have paralleled each other for decades. “I don’t know how it is that Tommy’s and my paths have never before crossed,” Rivera said during a recent phone interview. “It’s about time.” What will two dancing, singing legends do onstage together? “You’ll see us putting our lives together and telling different stories and doing numbers from our shows,” Rivera said. “Our shows” for Rivera and Tune means a kind of pocket history of Broadway. Tune either starred in or directed/choreographed a raft of musicals from “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (1978) to “The Will Rogers Follies” (1991) and starred in the film version of “Hello Dolly!” Rivera has been a star since the heyday of

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musicals in the 1950s. She was the first Anita in “West Side Story,” creating the role for the original Broadway production in 1957. She went on to originate starring roles in “Bye Bye Birdie” (1960), “Chicago” (1975), “The Rink” (1984) and “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” (1992), winning Tony Awards for the latter two shows, and to star in many major revivals, including “Nine” (2003) and “Mystery of Edwin Drood” (2012). Resting on those considerable laurels is not enough for Rivera, 84. “It’s what I do. I’m in the business,” she explained. Giving up doing shows would be for her the equivalent of a chess master giving up chess. Why quit work that gives you the ongoing prospect of creating new characters, new experiences? Rivera waxes enthusiastically about her

life as a performing artist: “When you’re lucky enough to open a script by Terence McNally or a score by Kander and Ebb or Jerry Herman, it’s like you’re living different lives with each show. It opens you mind to all sorts of other life situations.” She credits two people who, early in her career, gave her much-needed professional boosts: musical theater star Gwen Verdon and composer Leonard Bernstein. “Gwen was the perfect example of a brilliantly well-rounded artist,” Rivera said. “There wasn’t anything she couldn’t do. When she was in ‘Can-Can’ (1955) I was starting out and I auditioned as an understudy. She took me aside and said, ‘Don’t be an understudy. Pursue your own career and put your own mark on what you do.’ That was the first time anybody said anything like that to me.” Twenty years later, Verdon and Rivera costarred in the original Broadway production of “Chicago.” She remembers Bernstein as another earlier encourager. Rivera was a dancer when Bernstein cast her as the fiery Puerto Rican second female lead, Anita, in “West Side Story.” The role required her to sing, which she was not comfortable doing. “I was a dancer, and dancers in those days yelled the songs they had to sing,” Rivera remembers. “I didn’t seriously think I could make anything sound beautiful. Lenny sat me down to learn some of the songs” – including the iconic “America” – “and taught me to use my real voice, to control my breath and appreciate my sound. He literally

taught me how to sing.” While Rivera’s name is virtually synonymous with Broadway stardom, she has never transferred the roles she originated onstage to the movies. Neither Anita in the film of “West Side Story,” nor Rosie in the movie based on “Bye Bye Birdie,” nor Velma in the film of “Chicago” put her on the silver screen. It’s not just her: Movie musical casts generally ignore the stage originals. Why is that? “I don’t know if I’m qualified to talk about that,” Rivera said. “They are two totally different forms. In the theater, you are a part of the play, in the moment. You can feel the breath of the audience. “That’s far more exciting than film, where you have to learn techniques that allow you to shoot the end of a movie before the beginning. I take my hat off to those who can do it, but I like living the story from beginning to end.” Her own story is one that began long ago and shows every sign of going on for some time. And she means to share it with the Valley January 26.

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Customers can wash down the appetizers, lunches and dinners with 52 diverse beers on tap, more than half of which are made in Arizona. More than 100 beer tap handles hang on a wall, including one from the brewery Yuengling, founded in 1829. Behind the beer tap handles is a bar with 62 seats. Happy hour is every day from 3 to 6 p.m. and from 9:30 p.m. until closing time. Most of the happy hour food costs from $3.95 to $5.95. Beers include lagers, pilsners, pale ales, ambers, ciders and IPAs, as well as wheat beers, stouts, porters and red and brown ales. A SanTan Epicenter with a copper amber hue and toasted malt, as well as a Four Peaks Brewing Company 8th Street Pale Ale and Sleepy Dog Brewing Peanut Butter Milk Stout are among some of the local brews. Craft beers are “so popular,” David said. “They’re unique. They use local product. To have a beer that tastes like peanut butter, everyone loves it. A lot of these smaller brewers, they take some creative liberties.” The smaller beer manufacturers have fun with their creations and David said he and the other Hop Social owners enjoy coming up with new menu items and planning their restaurant concepts. The four Hop Social owners have 56 years combined experience as business owners and operators in the restaurant industry.

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“We’re just a couple people chasing our dream,” David said. David’s zest for restaurants was inspired by his mentor and former boss, the late Bob Farrell, who founded the Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour chains. Also a motivational speaker, Farrell wrote the book “Give ‘Em the Pickle.” David worked for Farrell for 24 years and was a district manager of restaurants most recently. Farrell sold Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour to Marriott Corp. in 1973 and then started Pacific Coast Restaurants (a restaurant group that owned and operated 27 restaurants) and David then worked for Farrell at Pacific Coast Restaurants. When Farrell sold that company to a private investment firm 11 years ago, David decided to leave and open a restaurant. “My wife and I cashed in our 401(k)s and put our money where our hearts were and joined forces with our partners, Bud and Kathy Gabriel,” David said. In March 2009, the two couples opened Oswego Grill, an upscale steakhouse in Lake Oswego, Oregon. David, Christie, Bud and Kathy opened their second Oswego Grill in 2011 in Wilsonville, Oregon. In 2015, the four entrepreneurs opened their third restaurant, Copper River Restaurant & Bar in Hillsboro, Oregon. Copper River is similar to Hop Social with American comfort food, David said. David and Bud met when they were on their church’s council and their children went to school together. David and Christie’s son, Daniel, and Daniel’s 4-year-old daughter, Malia, live in Glendale. The couple also has two friends in the Valley restaurant business. “The community has been so supportive,” David said. “We fell in love with not only the East Valley and its development but with the evolution of the Arizona food scene. We love the Lord; He blessed us. We want to just serve.” David and Christie are renting a home in Gilbert and plan to spend much time there, as well as in Canby, Oregon, where they have a home. The couple also has six grandchildren in Oregon in addition to their granddaughter in Glendale. Of their four adult children, two live in Oregon and one is in Los Angeles. Kristi Ludenia of Chandler is already enjoying Hop Social. She recently went there for a business lunch and said “it was just phenomenal.” “I thought the ambiance in the restaurant was great,” Ludenia said. “Our server was very educated. The food was fantastic. I had the crispy buttermilk chicken tenderloin salad. It was so ﬂavorful.” She predicted the restaurant will be very successful, citing its huge outdoor area, something not easy to find at Chandler restaurants. Hop Social has two patios that have couches and fire pits to keep diners

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David and Christie Burnett, pictured here, are co-owners of Hop Social Tavern, a new restaurant in Chandler. The other co-owners, not pictured, are Bud and Kathy Gabriel. Together, the four co-owners are known as Crossroads Restaurant Group, and they own three other restaurants, which are in Oregon.

warm. Ryan Adamson, 37, of Tempe is also a big fan. “I like the food, the environment, just the whole experience,” Adamson said. “To me it’s like a higher end restaurant with a casual feel. I feel like you can have this food in a really nice upscale restaurant but it’s more a place you can go on a normal night. I love that they have local beers.” He said he had been to Oswego Grill in Lake Oswego, Oregon, while visiting his cousin and loved it. The interior of Hop Social, which is over about 7,600 square feet, houses reclaimed wood in golden hues on its tables and ﬂoors. A chef’s table that seats eight people is adjacent to the exposition kitchen in an area with a custom chandelier and 20-foot ceiling. A 40-foot mural along one wall shows the look of wallpaper peeled away to reveal two original Schlitz beer billboards that hung in the 1950s. Garage doors with windows in the bar and dining area provide an open-air feel, leading to the two patios. David said he and the other owners would love to eventually have several more Hop Social restaurants in the Valley – when the time is right. “We’re not trying to grow crazy fast,” he said. “We’re taking our time. We have of leaders that want to grow. The bottom line is we’re very thankful for what we’ve been given.” Hop Social Tavern is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. It’s located at 3405 W. Chandler Boulevard. Information: hopsocialtavern.com.

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Fly without leaving the ground at AZ Ice BY MELODY BIRKETT GetOut Contributor

his season, winter sports fans can shoot some goals and practice their double salchows – even on the hol-

idays. AZ Ice in Gilbert knows that the family that skates together, stays together. So it keeps its rinks open every day of the year, including Christmas and New Year’s. “Skating is a family event, and it’s a great way to spend time together,” said Jim Rogers, owner and partner of the rink. Whether you’re an amateur skater or have aspirations of making the pros, AZ Ice can help. It offers public skating, hockey – including adult hockey – learn-to-skate programs, group lessons and classes via the town’s parks and recreation department. There’s also speed skating, dance, choreography and ballet – on and off the ice. (Call ahead for details about public skating times.) Rogers, along with a partnership group, bought AZ Ice Arcadia in 2001 and then AZ Ice Gilbert and AZ Ice Peoria a few years ago. His passion for ice skating started in high school at age 15 after a summer job at an ice

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AZ Ice Gilbert owner and business partner Jim Rogers has been skating since he was 15 years old.

rink. It turned into a lifelong career. Rogers became a hockey player after watching the 1980 Olympics. He didn’t make it to the pros but has enjoyed teaching and coaching hockey for 35 years. Rogers said the No. 1 draft pick in the National Hockey League last year trained at Arcadia AZ Ice from the time he was about 4 years old, which, incidentally, is an ideal age to start skating. But people of any age can skate, of course. “I had an 80-year-old guy that told me he was too old to ice skate,” Rogers said. “I got

him on the ice. “It’s open to everybody. It’s all levels out there. We have figure skaters who jump (and) spin in the middle, hockey players racing around on the outside.” When it comes to hockey, “you either love it or hate it,” Rogers said. “A lot of people don’t understand it, so they don’t like it. Once they get the feel for the energy, you go to a hockey game, a pro hockey game, it grabs kids.” “We have Learn to Play programs, so we teach kids and adults the basic skills of hockey. Hockey is one of the few sports you can’t just go out and play it,” Roger said. The Learn to Play programs include skating kills, stick handling, passing and shooting. AZ Ice also has started a new speed-skating program conducted by instructor Mark Fitzgerald, who has been teaching it for 21 years. Many just skate for fun, but others are aiming to compete internationally. “Some people are perfectly happy just feeling good about getting all the way around the rink once,” Fitzgerald said. “We have a few here working on triple jumps and have aspirations of going onto national championships.”

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Coffee makes Grandma Suzy’s Brisket sing with flavor BY JAN D’ATRI AFN Contributor

hen I think of Sunday suppers (or any supper for that matter), a good oldfashioned brisket is right there at the top of the list. Ah, but wait! What if that brisket was fall apart fork-tender and soaked in spice and coffee? Now we’re talking! If you haven’t used coffee in a beef recipe, you’re in for a real treat. The great flavor is why top chefs love to prepare meats with a coffee rub. Coffee and beef bring out the best in each other. If you’re not familiar with the use of coffee with brisket, you’ll surely recognize the man who gave me this recipe. KPNX Channel 12’s Mark Cur-

tis is the affable nightly news anchor on screen. Off screen, he’s a bit of a foodie. But the one that gets credit for this amazing brisket is his wife Abby, whose Grandma Suzy made her recipe good enough to pass along from generation to generation. Abby said that a lot of popular brisket recipes use onion soup mix, but she found that it makes the meat and vegetables very salty. The coffee is wonderful because it tones down the saltiness, adds a rich flavor when it’s mixed in with ketchup and the coffee also tenderizes the brisket. Grandma’s Brisket is one of those delicious reminders of how much we love treasured family recipes. Move over, Mark Curtis. This one is ready for prime time, too.

Ingredients

3-4 lbs. (first cut) trimmed brisket 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 sweet yellow onions, sliced in rounds 1 1/2 cups fresh brewed strong coffee 1 1/2 cups ketchup 3-4 tablespoons Montreal Steak Seasoning 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon pepper 2 cups baby carrots 8 mini potatoes

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Season brisket by patting and rubbing Montreal Steak Seasoning on both sides of brisket. Sprinkle both sides with garlic powder and pepper. Drizzle olive oil into Dutch Oven, roasting pan or large oven-safe skillet. On high heat, brown brisket on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove brisket. Reduce heat to medium high and cook onions with drippings until just softened, about 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Wisk together coffee and ketchup. Remove the onions or move them to one side of the pan. Return the brisket to the Dutch oven fat side up and arrange the onions over the brisket. Add carrots and mini potatoes. Pour the coffee & ketchup mixture over the brisket. Cook for 2 1/2 hours or until tender, basting occasionally. Slice the brisket and smother it with the onions, carrots, potatoes & gravy. Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/recipes/one-minute-kitchen.

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The ‘Greatest Show on Grass’ treads new turf BY GREG MACAFEE AFN Sports Editor

he Grand Canyon isn’t the only famous hole in Arizona. Every winter, a certain hole in Scottsdale gets surrounded by tens of thousands of screaming people who drink beer and loudly boo and cheer on the cue of giant LED lights telling them to “Make Some Noise.” Sometimes they get flipped off by professional athletes. Sometimes they make it rain plastic cups, like they did 20 years ago when an upstart named Tiger Woods took a 9-iron out of his bag and hit a hole-in-one. Welcome to the 16th hole at the Tournament Players Golf Club, one of many reasons the Waste Management Phoenix Open is called the “Greatest Show on

Grass.” On Monday, Jan. 29, this storied and exciting tournament will return for the 83rd time. First played in 1932, the Open is the fifth-oldest tournament on the PGA tour. And this year, it’s getting some upgrades and continuing to give back to the community that supports it. Given the party-like atmosphere of the tournament – elevated by several grandstands and luxury boxes throughout the 18-hole, 7,266-yard course – it’s not surprising it’s such a highly attended event. It’s the best-attended event in golf, in fact, drawing around half a million people every year. Last year, The Waste Management Phoenix Open set a PGA Tour and Phoenix Open single-day reSee

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Legendary Phil Mickelson knows the glory of standing on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open.

Former Thunder baseball coach reaches Hall of Fame BY GREG MACAFEE AFN Sports Editor

ormer Desert Vista High School head baseball coach Stan Luketich has been around the game for a long time. After coaching over 360 games, he has been inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Indianapolis. Luketich entered the Hall of Fame with 10 other inductees, including Andy Lopez from the University of Arizona, a two-time ABCA/Diamond National Coach of the Year. In his 21 seasons at Desert Vista, Luketich captured his first state championship in 1999, starting a three-year string of state championship appearances. Desert Vista finished as the runner-up in 2000 but bounced back to capture a second state title in three years. His Desert Vista teams also made Final Four appearances in 2005, 2007 and 2009. But while Luketich spent several years at Desert Vista, he also had an impact on the diamond for other schools as well.

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When he was the head baseball coach at Desert Vista, Stan Luketich got the team into four state championships, winning twice.

He started at Moon Valley High School in 1976 and spent nine seasons as an assistant coach before taking over the program in 1985. Four years later, he captured his first state championship. Luketich was a Rocket until 1993 and then took an assistant coaching position

at Red Mountain before landing at Desert Vista in 1996. While the longtime skipper had several accomplishments throughout his high school coaching career, he also was an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado and spent two seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization. But, again, his career doesn’t stop there. Throughout his career, Luketich worked as a coach for the Major League Baseball Envoy international program, which began in 1994. During his time with the program, he headed the Senior National Teams for Belgium and the Czech Republic, and also was on the staff for the Spain team. With all his coaching experience and knowledge of the game, Luketich wasn’t just able to get teams to play together well enough to be successful, he also helped several players reach the next level as well. At least 100 of his players went on to play collegiate baseball and 11 signed professional contracts. Jacob Brugman, a center fielder who recently was traded to the Baltimore

Orioles from the Oakland Athletics, and shortstop Corey Myers, who was selected fourth overall in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, are just two former players who made that jump and had success. Myers, who played from 1999-2007, reached Triple A, finishing his minor-league career with a .273 batting average. Brugman made the jump to the majors last year and hit for a .266 clip in 48 games with the Athletics. Although Luketich has a legacy that stretches beyond the state of Arizona, earning ABCA/Diamond Coach of the Year honors in 1999, he continues to leave his mark on Arizona high school baseball. He amassed a record of 368-233-1 over his high school coaching career and is the only Arizona high school baseball coach in the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Luketich, who declined comment for this story, currently is assistant baseball coach for Corona del Sol High.

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cord with 201,003 fans in attendance on Saturday, and set a tournament week attendance record of 618,365 people. And it doesn’t plan to stop growing anytime soon. “There’s always something new for everyone,” says 2018 tournament chairman Carlos Sugich. “Whether that’s for the sponsors or the fans.” This year, they plan to add a lot to the course, starting with a new corporate Cove 17 on the south side of the 17th fairway. The new addition will include 60 suites, two bar areas and an expansive, brand-new patio. They are also adding close to 650 general admission seats on 17, which Sugich said will add a lot more energy to the 332-yard par four. That’s not the only new addition to the course. Sugich said they will also be adding a craft beer house on the west side of the 7th hole, and a cantina with terrific views of the golf on the 12th hole. And then there is the legendary 16th hole, one of the most exciting holes in golf and a coveted spot for cocktail-sipping spectators. It offers a stadium-like atmosphere not found anywhere else in the sport, which

is why there’s often a line of people looking to nab the 3,700 general admission seats that dwarfs even most Black Friday campouts. “(The 16th hole has) become a bucket list item for people all over the Valley and the country,” Sugich said. “It’s a signature hole.” The 2018 tournament chairman said that popularity started in 1997 when Tiger Woods made a hole-in-one on 16. While it didn’t look like it does today, surrounded by stands and luxury boxes, the hole was still a popular spot for fans. “It started growing organically and we wanted to create something special and make it more for the fans,” Sugich said. “We wanted to have something no one expected, kind of like going to a stadium-type atmosphere.” That’s exactly what they created. In the past, Arizona State alumnus John Rahm has donned a Pat Tillman jersey on the 163-yard par 3. Fans are also known for booing golfers when they don’t land their first shot on the green. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a huge economic stimulator for the Valley. The event pumped $389 million into Arizona’s economy last year. It also gives back to the community that has supported it since the begin-

ning. In 2017, the event raised more than $10.1 million for charity and has raised more than $122 million in its history. By attending the event, fans support several nonprofit organizations across the Valley, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Homeward Bound and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix. “Our goal is to promote the Valley of the Sun through sports while assisting those in need in our community,” Sugich says. “The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a huge community event and giving back its worth all the work and effort.” The tournament kicks off with plenty of events leading up to the first round on Thursday, Feb. 1. There will be a Special Olympics Open at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30. There also will be two Pro-Am tourneys, with the Kadima Ventures Pro-Am on Monday, Jan. 29, and the Annexus Pro-Am on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Other events include the Phoenix Suns Charity Shot at Glory, a holein-one contest that takes place on the 16th hole, and the Coors Light Birds Nest concerts take place throughout the week, including performances Flo Rida,

Florida Georgia Line and Chris Lane, and OneRepublic. As for the actual tournament – which runs through Sunday, Feb. 4 – there are no guarantees. Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama captured the title the past two years and has placed in the top two the past three. But with top-rated players like Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas also among the competitors, anything could happen. When it comes to sports, the results can sometimes be as exciting and unpredictable as the 16th hole itself.

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Martial arts outﬁts should be treated with respect BY RICK SAVAGIAN Guest Writer

e notice a huge difference when training in regular clothing

versus our gi. Something happens to us when we put on our gi and train. It’s like our bodies know when we have on our superhero clothing. It makes our technique feel stronger, places us in a mood and feel of how a martial artist should look and perform. The actual term for a martial arts training uniform is “keiko gi,” which means practice clothing. In the early days of martial arts training, people often practiced in secret and privately. They wore what was available to them of the time; usually the garments wore under a kimono. Jigaro Kano, founder of judo, developed the first uniform to be worn for

the practice of that martial art. Originally, it was designed after the Japanese firefighter’s 19th-century uniforms and it was made out of hemp. Later, cotton became the choice of fabric to use. Kano’s design of the judo uniform was the inspiration for other martial arts to develop similar uniforms, which are specific to each art. Judo gi inspired a different new look for practicing martial artists. Due to the demands of different martial arts, each uniform is slightly different. For example, a judo gi has longer, layered sleeves that withstand the grabbing and throwing that is part of judo. Those uniforms are usually a heavier weight of material as well. Jiu jitsu uniforms require a shorter jacket, which helps avoid lapel chokes and is also out of a heavier material. Karate and taekwon do uniforms are lighter in weight and thinner, which makes kicking much easier and there is more freedom of movement.

Modern uniforms have changed. There are different colors, fabrics, different weights of materials and designs. However. the traditional white gi is still universal in many ways dojos. White was the chosen color as it represents everyone as an equal, purity, simplicity and lack of ego. The “obi,” or belt, was also a part of the uniform when Kano designed it. However, it originally was the belt of the kimono to hold up the pants. The gi and obi are both two items that every martial artist should take care of and respect, as they represent the hard work and dedication to a martial art. Young martial artists should always be encouraged to take care it with respect. Make sure it is clean and ironed, with badges sewn on correctly and no holes in it. It should never be thrown on the floor like a piece of trash, but folded or hung with the respect it deserves.

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New Year calls for new resolutions, which means a lot more people focusing on their health and fitness goals for 2018. In fact, we recently surveyed our members and learned that 91 percent of people say their 2018 resolution is to lose weight and get in shape. The survey also revealed the key to achieving your fitness resolution is to make the gym a priority. Eighty percent of people who said they have been successful in sticking to their fitness resolutions do so by making time for the gym, while 53 percent of people who have struggled to hit fitness goals said there just isn’t enough time in the day. With many people setting out for a healthier 2018, here are four tips to make sure this is the year you start making time for the gym and stick to your fitness New Year’s resolution:

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to make time for it as you would any other appointment or meeting in your busy day. Block 30 minutes on your calendar to work out or even take a walk. Exercise will begin to feel like a habit if you treat it like an appointment you can’t miss.

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Stretch your muscles to avoid discouraging injury BY AGNES OBLAS AFN Guest Writer

o stretch or not to stretch, that is the question. At least that would be Hamlet’s question before going out for his morning run around Elsinore Castle and people have been asking that same question ever since. I’m raising the question now because with the New Year, many of you will be resolving to begin an exercise program for health and weight loss. I’ve been exercising since the early ’70s and have heard trainers and other experts recommend that it is essential to stretch before exercise and other experts recommend that the critical time for stretching is after a workout. To confuse matters even more, I’ve even been told to “warm up” before I begin stretching. So now, we need to warm up before we warm up? Warming up means getting the muscles ready to do the exercise intended when the muscles will be working at their max-

imum. Getting the muscles ready is important to avoid injuries. When you want to warm any part of the body, you could cover it up with blankets or you could get more blood flow to that part most notably with gentle stretching. Increasing the blood flow allows more oxygen to be available to the muscles, and this includes the heart, which if you recall is also essentially a big pumping muscle. The increased blood flow to muscles brings much needed oxygen and other nutrients for the increased metabolism that will be occurring. And the resulting increased blood flow away from muscles will carry away the toxic byproducts of that increased metabolism to be eliminated by the lungs, kidneys and liver. So, what is the best way to warm up? In general, a quick and easy warm-up is to perform the intended exercise at a lower intensity. If you speed walk for exercise, take the first five minutes and just walk at a more leisurely pace. If you jog or run for exercise, start by walking at a comfortably brisk pace. If you lift weights, start with lighter poundage before heaving your max. It is

easy to get this warm-up pattern into your exercise routine. A different recommendation for warm-up is the inclusion of gentle static stretches. Static in this case doesn’t mean sticking your finger in an electric socket. Static here means slow and steady. Ease into a stretch until you feel tension, not pain. Avoid any bouncing movements and hold the stretch for about 10 seconds. Inhale deeply and as you exhale slowly try to move into the stretch a little more and then hold that for another 10 seconds or so and then release. Repeating these stretches three or four times doesn’t take

long but will definitely help avoid serious muscle strains. Stretching at the end of a workout routine is also recommended for the same reasons alluded to above. Increased blood flow to muscles that have been exercised brings the oxygen again for recovery and carries away the byproducts of the increased metabolism, namely lactic acid. It is the lactic acid that contributes to the muscle soreness we experience the day after muscles were stressed. Stretching after exercise then helps alleviate that soreness. You will also discover that you are more flexible and can stretch further than you did when you began your routine. And, since muscle fibers have a memory, you’ll find yourself a bit more flexible the next time you begin your routine. If getting more physical is part of your resolve for this year part, do it smart. Don’t injure yourself and end up saying “What’s the point?” -Agnes Oblas, ANP-C, is the owner and solo provider of adult primary care at her practice in Ahwatukee, New Paths To Healthcare, LLC, where she provides “medical care with a nurse’s touch.” Reach her at 602-405-6320 or newpathshealth.com.

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Landscape Maintenance

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WANT A GREEN LAWN?

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15 + Yrs Exp! All English Speaking Crew

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Home Improvement

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Landscape Maintenance

Not a licensed contractor

TRIMMING

ROC 282663 * BONDED * INSURED

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Landscape Maintenance

AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS | JANUARY 24, 2018

Landscape Design/Installation

JOSE DOMINGUEZ DRYWALL & PAINTING

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Painting

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English • 602.781.0600

Not a licensed contractor.

Painting

East Valley PAINTERS

Irrigation Repair Services Inc. Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician

Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems

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ROC# 256752

Painting

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10% OFF 480-688-4770

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Family Owned & Operated

Now Accepting all major credit cards

Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

SUN TECH

PAINTING INC.

The Valley’s Premier Painters

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602.329.3396 Not a Licensed Contractor

Family Owned • Free Estimates

Locksmith

Proudly Serving Ahwatukee for a Decade. Family Owned & Operated -Interior & Exterior Painting -Stucco/Drywall Repairs & Texture Matching -Minor Carpentry -4 Year Warranty! -Competitive Pricing ACP is 100%Veteran Owned & Supports Our Vets with 10% off for all Military Personnel

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Plumbing

Minuteman Home Services

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704.5422

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Not a licensed contractor

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AZPoolExpert.com BBB Member Not a licensed contractor.

CLR Pool Service LLC Excellent Service... First time, Every time!

480.399.ROCK (7625)

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Disposals

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Remodeling

Roofing

Minuteman Home Services

ROOFING CONTRACTOR with 44 years exp Specializing in all types repairs, re-roofs, coating & walking decks. Quality service & response our first priority. All work guaranteed. ROC# CR42 132572 Call Carl 602-432-9183

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Roofing

Window Cleaning

Meetings/Events AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS SENIOR ASSOCIATION (AFSA)

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

John's Window Cleaning 1-story $135 / 2-story $155 -inside and out up to 30 panes (add'l panes $2) Screens cleaned $2.50 per pane. Power Washing and Re-Screening available Same day Service (480) 201-6471

Family Owned/ Operated

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Meetings/Events

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

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Crops of Luv

Window Cleaning

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RANDY HALFHILL

602-910-1485

Jody, co-founder, Ahwatukee based non-profit

Lic#ROC 152111 Bonded

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Windows

Attention: Seniors 55+ --- become a member of AFSA. Mark your calendars for the first Thursdayof every month and enjoy meeting new friends, have a delicious lunch, and be entertained. This all takes place at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel located at 51st St. and Elliot Rd. in Phoenix. Doors open at 11am and lunch is at Noon. Cost is $15. For further information and details, please call Sue McCann at (480) 469-9388. Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors (AFFAN) is a women's organization, dedicated to cultivating friendships, and goodwill. AFFAN promotes social, charitable and educational events all year long. AFFAN holds monthly luncheon meetings with varied speakers. We offer over 40 monthly activities including Book Clubs, Canasta, Bunco, Euchre, and Bridge. Other monthly activities are Dining Out, Stitch and Chat, Explore Arizona, and Garden Club. Significant others/ spouses can attend some events. For more info contact affanwomensgroup @gmail.com. Check our website at affanwomensclub.com

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GLENDALE

10220 N 43RD AVE

Here we grow again! Spencers opens two stores to serve you even better. Grand opening pricing in every location. Save like never before. Every item priced to sell!

2 STORES

40" SMART TV

GOODYEAR

1707 N LITCHFIELD RD

25.4 CU FT REFRIGERATOR

• 1080p Resolution • Wide Color Enhancer • Smart Apps

• Spill Proof Glass Shelves • Adjustable Gallon Door Bins • Humidity Controlled Drawer • 5 Wash Cycles • Accu-Chill Temperature System • 1-Hour Wash Cycle • Triple Filtration System WRS325FDAM CLOSEOUT • Stainless Steel Interior

DISHWASHER

379 399

WDT720PADM CLOSEOUT

OVER THE RANGE MICROWAVE

UN40J5200

• 1.7 Cu. Ft. • 1000 Watts • 220 CFM Vent System

WMH31017AS CLOSEOUT

30” RANGE

WASHER

359 369

EACH

• 3.6 Cu. Ft. Capacity • 12 Wash Cycles • Quick Wash • Presoak

WTW4915EW WED4915EW CLOSEOUT

DRYER

• 7.0 Cu. Ft. Capacity • Wrinkle Shield™ Option • 12 Dry Cycles • 5 Temperature Settings WED4915EW CLOSEOUT

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ALL 4

WFE320M0AS CLOSEOUT

REFRIGERATOR

• 15 CU. FT. • 2 HUMIDITY CONTROLLED CRISPERS • 2 SHELVES FFTR1513LW CLOSEOUT

1999 399

1.6 CU. FT. OVER-THE RANGE MICROWAVE • 950 Watts of Power • 10 Levels of Power • Sunken Glass Turntable WMH1162XVQ CLOSEOUT

• 4.8 Cu. Ft. • 4 Radiant Elements • Custom Broil • Storage Drawer

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The Spencers TV & Appliance credit card is issued by Wells Fargo Financial National Bank. Special terms apply to qualifying purchases of $499.00 or more charged with approved credit. The special terms APR will continue to apply until all qualifying purchases are paid in full. The monthly payment for this purchase will be the amount that will pay for the purchase in full in equal payments during the promotional (special terms) period. The APR for Purchases will apply to certain fees such as a late payment fee or if you use the card for other transactions. For new accounts, the APR for Purchases is 28.99%. If you are charged interest in any billing cycle, the minimum interest charge will be $1.00. This information is accurate as of 01/06/2016 and is subject to change. For current information, call us at 1-800-431-5921. Offer expires1/31/2018. 1/31/2018. MESA SHOWROOM | 115 W. First Ave. | 480-833-3072 AHWATUKEE | 4601 E. Ray Rd. | Phoenix | 480-777-7103 ARROWHEAD RANCH | 7346 W. Bell Road | 623-487-7700 EAST MESA/GILBERT Gateway Towne Center |4630 E. Ray Rd. | South End by Target | 480-988-1917 GILBERT Santan Village | 2711 S. Santan Village Pkwy | 480-366-3900 GLENDALE | 10220 N. 43rd Ave | (602) 504-2122 GOODYEAR | 13800 W. McDowell Rd. | 623-930-0770 GOODYEAR | 1707 N. Litchfield Rd | 623-930-0770 SCOTTSDALE | 14202 N. Scottsdale Rd. | 480-991-7200 SCOTTSDALE/PHOENIX | 13820 N. Tatum Blvd. | (602) 494-0100 MESA CLEARANCE CENTER | 115 W. First Ave. | 480-833-3072 OPEN DAILY 9AM - 9PM • SATURDAY 9AM - 6PM • SUNDAY 11AM - 5PM