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new, more stringent policy requires Mesa’s mayor and city council members to document their public expense accounts. Council members’ expense money includes Community Partnership and discretionary funds they receive to benefit the city or residents in some manner. The move toward better documenting their spending comes after the city noticed that oth-

er municipalities had better accounting regulations for such discretionary funds and that’s the city’s policy hasn’t been updated since 2012, Deputy City Manager Scott Butler said. But the new procedures also follow a public records request filed by the Goldwater Institute, a conservative watchdog think tank that often sues cities to correct practices it considers unwise or an infringement on personal liberty. “We have filed some records requests and are continuing to review the situation,’’ Jennifer Tiedemann, the institute’s deputy director

of communications, wrote in an email when asked by the Tribune about requests made to Mesa. City Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, a potential candidate for mayor, said he works closely with the Goldwater Institute. He also made contributions to organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Public Citizen, making his politics difficult to categorize. “The City of Mesa Council is not above the law. The embezzlement of taxpayer dollars

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esa Public Schools spent more money in the classroom last year but not as much as the state’s largest district did five years ago – partly because of above-average transportation costs. That assessment in the state Auditor General’s annual review of Arizona public school spending falls in line with a similar trend in most school districts statewide. Overall, the data presented by the AG shows MPS compares favorably with the majority of districts in most measures of school spending.

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Mesa Police Chief Ken Cost, flanked by Mayor John Giles, left, and City Manager Chris Brady lost the “interim” in his title last week as he was formally named the head of the city’s Police Department - an announcement that thrilled the rank and file, as explained on page 3. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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Mesa swears in new police Chief Ken Cost BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

esa police packed the City Council’s chambers, but it was for a celebration, not an emergency. Officers and family members watched as Mesa Mayor John Giles swore in Ken Cost as the city’s new police chief, dropping the “interim” from his title after a four-month audition. Cost, 49, was greeted with a standing ovation – an expression of far more support than former Chief Ramon Batista received during a two-year reign that ended with his abrupt resignation in November. The Mesa Police Association had orchestrated a 95 percent vote of no confidence against Batista and a billboard popped up last summer in central Mesa, calling for Batista’s ouster. Mesa has gone outside the department when hiring three of the last five police chiefs, with varying degrees of success. They include George Gascon from the Los Angeles Police Department; Frank Milstead from the Phoenix Police Department; and Batista, who retired from the Tucson police after a 35-year-career. Gascon modernized the department, launching the Crime Stat policing model still used today, before becoming San Francisco District Attorney; he resigned that job last year to run for DA in his native Los Angeles. Milstead refined Gascon’s approach and was an early advocate of body worn cameras; he now heads the state Department of Public Safety. Batista angered his troops reacting to two high profile use-of-force incidents. “I think it’s a healthy thing to do occa-

sionally, to look outside the organization,’’ Giles said. “In this situation, we knew he (Cost) was the right person. There was no necessity to look outside the department. It became obvious the interim label should be dropped.’’ Cost started his career as a patrol officer in 1995 and worked his way up through the ranks. As a commander, he headed patrol in the Fiesta District and Human Resources and Training, an assignment expected to help him as chief. He has served as chief of patrol throughout the city since 2018, when he was promoted to assistant chief. “He’s always been a very stable force in the police department,’’ Giles said. “He’s very much admired by the people he’s been working with for so many years.’’ That admiration was immediately obvious outside the council chambers as Cost posed for photographs with a large group of Mesa officers, making it clear his selection was a highly popular choice. Former Mesa Chief John Meza and Gilbert Police Chief Mike Soelberg, a former Mesa assistant chief, both returned for the festivities. Meza said he recognized Cost’s potential for leadership early in the new chief’s career and that he is not surprised by the promotion. “He’s always been fair. He’s always treated people with respect and dignity,’’ Meza said. Cost said one of his most pressing concerns is hiring 110 new officers a year for the next three years, a total of 330. That number is the equivalent of replacing the entire patrol division. Mesa currently has 776 sworn officers with 326 in patrol. “Our focus is on the recruitment and

hiring, and to make sure we get it right,’’ Cost said. “The challenge is having a young group of officers coming out of the academy.’’ Cost likened the situation to 20 years ago, when Mesa police had another surge in hiring to keep pace with the city’s growth. Now, Cost faces a redeployment of officers to a new northeast Mesa patrol district, cutting the expansive Superstition Patrol District in half. Giles noted that Cost had been in charge of hiring in the past, making him for the perfect selection at a time when so many new officers are needed. He said Mesa will be competing against other police departments in the region for a relatively small group of qualified candidates. Batista tightened the department’s use of force police after two violent incidents captured on police body cameras, but poisoned his relationship with rank and file officers, creating a rift that never seemed to heal. One incident showed an officer repeatedly punching an uncooperative domestic violence suspect. The incident prompted protests by the East Valley chapter of the NAACP and a federal lawsuit. A separate incident showed an officer using pressure points to control a teenaged suspect as police searched him for firearms and moved him into a police SUV. “I don’t feel our officers were at their best,’’ Batista said at the time while releasing the video. “I don’t feel this incident went the way it should have went.’’ Mesa officers interpreted that comment as Batista rushing to judgment against them, not waiting for the results of an internal affairs investigation. 

– or dreading it – the 2020 campaign season for county and state offices officially began yesterday, March 7, while the races for Mesa mayor and two other City Council seats begin Monday. Those are the dates when candidates can start filing their petitions for a spot on the Aug. 4 Primary Election ballot. Although candidates have until April 6 to file, Republican and Democratic party faithful and political junkies can get some

idea of what awaits this summer from statements of interest that candidates are now required by law to file before they can get a single petition signature. Those statements of interest are filed with the Maricopa County Recorder for local races and with the Arizona Secretary of State for legislative and statewide contests.

Mesa primary election could spark fireworks BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

lection 2020 is getting into high gear in Mesa. Although Democrats already are casting early ballots for the March 17 Presidential Preference Primary, the battles for legislative, county and city positions will begin shaping up now. Whether you are looking forward to it

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through the gift card program is not only unethical but illegal,’’ Whittaker told the Tribune. The city’s longstanding policy allows the mayor to spend up to $6,000 a year in Community Partnership funds and another $12,000 in discretionary funds. Council members are allotted $5,000 in Community Partnership funds and another $9,000 in discretionary funds. Though such sums pale in comparison to the city’s $1.8 billion budget, the council funds are still attracting attention because of the city’s use of gift cards to support community events and organizations as well as other spending associated with the funds. “I wouldn’t say the Goldwater Institute’s public records request provoked this change. I think everyone in elected office knows it’s not unusual for your expenditures to be scrutinized. I think that’s just part of the job,’’ Mayor John Giles said. Giles said he believes in transparency and that the public will be the ultimate judge of whether the funds are being spent wisely. He said the city has no authority to block the discretionary spending and that council members often do not know the details of how their peers are using the funds. Under the new policy, “every time you spend two cents out of that account, you will have to fill out a form saying how this contributed to the city,’’ Giles said. A public records request filed by The Mesa Tribune for spending in the 2019 calendar year showed the cards are mostly used for innocuous purposes. For example, council members David Luna, Francisco Heredia and Jen Duff contributing more than $200 apiece to support a children’s’ running event. The money was used to buy 25 cards for $25 apiece that were passed out to poor kids for new athletic shoes. Councilmen Kevin Thompson and Mark Freeman also use the cards, a substitute for cash, as “thank yous’’ for police and firefighters. Thompson spent $950 on cards passed out to three fire stations in his southeast Mesa council district in the past year. Freeman, a retired Mesa firefighter, made several contributions to charities related to public safety, including the new police memorial, uniforms for the Mesa Fire Department Fife and Drum Corps

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and two Fry’s gift cards totaling $1,575 that were handed out to fire stations. Thompson took the concept a step further by using his city-issued credit card in two consecutive years to purchase a catered Mexican Councilman Jeremy Whitaker said his trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas at taxpayers expense was educational. and benefitted the city. (Special to the Tribune) lunch for police officers at the Superstition Patrol District said Tyler Montague, a Mesa resident who – one for more than $1,600 and another operates the Public Integrity Alliance, a volunteer organization. for more than $1,200. “I don’t think the voters will be happy Some council members spend the discretionary funds for travel to conferences with him going on a trip like that with lavnot covered by the city or for donations to ish expenses,’’ Montague said. Whittaker’s Las Vegas trip cost Mesa organizations. The two most expensive trips document- about $4,000, including more than $500 in ed in the city records obtained by the Tri- airfare and nearly $1,900 in room charges bune involved a $4,000 trip by Whittaker at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, to the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show whose rates were inflated by the popular in Las Vegas and a $3,000 reimbursement trade convention that draws thousands of from former council member Christopher electronics industry employees and execGlover’s account to Visit Mesa, the city’s utives annually. Even with the Las Vegas trip, Whittourism arm, days before he left office. Glover, who was replaced by Duff, said taker’s spending during the 2018-19 fishe was serving as the council’s liaison cal year was the lowest on the council at with Visit Mesa and went on a tourism re- $9,852. Most council members spent at or cruitment trip in November 2018, flying near the limit, contributing to a variety of into London and making stops in a series non-profits. Routine expenses included having lunch of German cities, including Berlin, Hamor coffee with constituents or paying for burg, Hannover and Munich. Whittaker said he went to the Consumer parking at meeting. Giles spent $17,214; Freeman spent Electronics Show in Vegas to check out its municipal government exhibits, including $13,691; Heredia spent 13,746; Luna spent $12,985; and Thompson spent the Samsung DEX cellphone system. Whittaker posted a blog about his trip, $13,914. The total for District Four, a comdescribing the products he found, but did bination of Glover and Duff, was $13,841. Montague said he was less concerned not file a formal report on his trip with the with Thompson’s catered lunches and gift city. “My passion is technology. I’m a geek,’’ cards for police and firefighters. “That one doesn’t set off the alarms for Whittaker said. “I think it’s a great trip to me. I can see Thompson wanting to sit go on every other year.’’ He noted that he did not take his wife down and hear from officers,’’ Montague on the trip and that he considered it city- said. Thompson said he has been buying the related because he evaluated technology lunches and gift cards since he was elected that the city potentially could use. But one critic said Whittaker – who has and plans to continue doing so – even if carved out a reputation as a fiscal hawk – there is a problem with using the gift cards went on a “junket’’ with little or no value and he needs to pursue another method. A city memo warned against giving the to Mesa. “It was a personal trip that he billed to cards to a particular employee, saying it the city. His justification is extremely thin,’’ would have to be added to that person’s

salary and taxed at a 25 percent rate. It suggested that receipts be submitted to account for how the money was spent. “It was a thank you for keeping the community safe,’’ Thompson said. “I was trying to be a little more personable, understanding the police and firefighters.’’ Instead of using the gift cards, Thompson said he is willing to take battalion chiefs from fire stations in his district to a supermarket and to use his city credit card to make the food purchase. Freeman said he is following in the tradition of former mayor and council member Alex Finter, also a retired firefighter, by making a donation to pay for the Fife and Drum Corps uniforms, which are not covered by the city. He said the corps perform around the state as part of an honor guard and it is important for them to look good and represent the city well. However, Freeman said he does not plan to repeat his $500 donation to the Republican Women’s Club after realizing they are aligned with a pollical party and the city is supposed to be non-partisan. He said it might be possible to donate again if the money goes to supporting a specific charity. “They do a lot of charitable outreach. They give much to the community by bringing in different speakers,’’ Freeman said. Glover’s account lists a $3,054 reimbursement to Visit Mesa for airfare and accommodations on an “economic development/tourism’’ trip to Europe. “It’s basically selling Mesa. We talk with various tourism groups and sell Mesa,’’ Glover said. He said he tried to convince tour operators to book hotels in Mesa and to schedule trips to the Grand Canyon and Sedona. Glover said the trip was far from a vacation, with the Mesa delegation meeting with tourism operators all day long. “I think it lends credibility to how much we care about tourism,’’ he said, when a city council member is available to answer questions. “We value our city and want to share it with the rest of the world.’’ Rich Adams, a Visit Mesa board member, said that executive director Marc Garcia decides on whether to invite a council member on a trip by trip basis. “We’ve gotten a lot of tourism dollars from Germany and the UK,’’ Adams said. “Whatever we invest is coming back to us 10 or more times fold.’’ 

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The report showed that while school districts statewide also are grappling with accelerating costs of building maintenance and utilities as well as food service, MPS was able to keep that spending in check. On average, districts statewide spent 54.7 percent of their budget on instruction – the third consecutive year with an increase in the past 15 years. Mesa’s instructional spending last year was 56.2 percent of its total budget, exceeding the statewide average as well as the 55.4 percent MPS spent last year. Districts that compare in size to Mesa and the percentage of their instructional spending include Gilbert (61.2), Chandler (60.9), Deer Valley (59.5), Paradise Valley (58.6), Peoria (57.5), Dysart (57.2), Scottsdale (56) Phoenix High School District (54.3) and Tucson (52.1) In terms of per-pupil spending for instruction, MPS’ $5,017 average also was higher than the average $4,901 spent by districts with more than 20,000 students and the state average of $4,869. Instructional spending includes money for teachers and related classroom personnel like aides, supplies, textbooks and software and extracurricular activities such as athletics, student clubs and field trips. When it added money spent on other instructional and student support, Mesa devoted 71.5 percent of its operational budget on classroom spending. The remainder of the district’s budget went to administration (8.1 percent), utilities and other building maintenance (10.4 percent), food service (4.8 percent) and transportation (5.2 percent.) Food service in Mesa cost $429 per pupil – lower than the state average of $438 but higher than the $341 spent by districts its size and higher than the $421 Mesa spent the previous year. Auditor General Lindsey Perry said some districts cited the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which took effect in 2013. She said that established more stringent nutritional requirements that in-

Transportation costs for large school districts like Mesa Public Schools are spiraling upwards, according to the state Auditor General. (Tribune file photo)

clude an increase in fruits, vegetables and whole grains in meals. Perry said statewide data overall reflect a 7.1 percent increase in the average teacher salary between the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, bringing the figure to $52,441. But Perry said the percentage of total dollars spent in the classroom statewide is still 3.9 percentage points less than it was in 2004. Mesa’s high mark for the percentage of money spent on instruction was 62.7 percent, which it hit in the 2001-02 and 2006-07 school years. Perry said some districts have shown to be more efficient, even when factors like the size and location are considered. Though she didn’t mention MPS by name, the data suggest Mesa falls into that category. MPS’ administrative cost of $719 per pupil was far below the $903 state average and the $746 spent by districts its size. Even Mesa’s per-pupil cost of food service and building maintenance were lower than the state average. The problem area involves transportation, which cost Mesa $4.83 per mile and $1,594 per rider. The state average for all districts was $4.29 per mile and $1,424 per rider. Perry said the 30 districts with the highest spending on transportation costs average out at $684 per student. By contrast, the 30 at the bottom end were spending just $405. “Rural district buses likely travel on

roads with higher speed limits and travel greater distances between stops, thereby traveling more miles in less time,’’ the report says. “This would result in lower salary and benefit costs per mile.’’ Location also matters. On one hand, a rural school is more likely to have longer bus routes. But Perry said that when the number of miles is factored out, urban districts were spending more per rider than their rural counterparts. The report also found that Arizona schools overall spend less per pupil than the national average by a wide margin. Perry pegged total per pupil spending at $10,928 in Arizona, compared with $14,009 for the rest of the nation. And that national figure is two years old. Mesa’s per pupil spending last school year was $9,970, according to the AG report. Even with less money for instruction, though, Perry found that Arizona schools on average spend a lower percentage of their available resources on instruction than the national figure. “Many factors may account for Arizona’s lower percentage of instructional spending, one of which is average teacher salary,’’ Perry wrote. Using the most recent national data available, she found teacher salaries here averaging about $11,500 less than nationally. “Another factor that may account for Arizona’s lower percentage of instructional spending is class size,’’ she reported. In Arizona, there are an average of 18.4 students per teacher, compared with 16 in

the rest of the country. Mesa’s class size last year was 18.6 – lower than it has been the previous two years. Perry said it’s not administrative expenses that are cutting into available funds for classrooms. She put the latest average figure here at $903 per student versus the national average for 2017 at $1,383. There is no data for later years. By contrast, she said, schools statewide in Arizona spend a larger percentage of the cash they get on plant operations, including utilities, equipment repair and security, than schools elsewhere in the country. The share of dollars spent on food services also is higher than the national average, as are transportation costs. Perry also found Arizona schools spend a higher percentage than their national counterparts on student support – a category that includes counselors, audiologists, nurses, social workers and speech pathologists. But this isn’t just a percentage issue. Student support was the lone area where Arizona schools, on average, spend more in actual dollars than the national average. Perry said that some of this may be a direct relation to needs in certain districts. “For example, increases in a district’s poverty rate or the percentage of students with special needs could increase student support costs because many of these services are directed toward these student populations,” she said. The report said that in 2018-19, 15 percent of MPS’s 59,613 students had special needs, 6 percent were English learners, 18 percent were from households below the poverty line and 56 percent qualified for free and reduced-price meals because of household income below or barely above the poverty rate. Mesa’s graduation rate was 79 percent – which city and school officials are trying to address in a broad new initiative announced last year. Paul Maryniak is executive editor of the Mesa Tribune. Howard Fischer heads Capitol Media Services. 

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At the county level, Mesa voters in both parties may have some primary election decisions to make, at least according to statements of interest that have been filed so far. Six Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination for county assessor. Five Democrats have filed statements of interest in the County Attorney primary. Two from each party have filed statements for county school superintendent while two Republicans threaten to duke it out for the County Recorder nomination. As many as five Republicans could be vying for the Republican nomination for sheriff. In Mesa, statements of interest indicate that voters in the nonpartisan primary will have some choices. Citywide, everyone gets to vote in the mayor’s race, where incumbent John Giles faces potential challenges from Councilman Jeremy Whitaker, 2014 mayoral candidate Clifford “Danny” Ray and north Mesa gadfly Verl Farnsworth. Both Whitaker and Ray also have filed statements for the council races in Districts 1 and 2, respectively – though City Clerk DeeAnn Mickelson said they will have to make up their mind what office they want to run for when they submit their petitions. If Whitaker decides to just seek a second term in Council, he could be challenged by Mesa mom and longtime school district volunteer Julie Spillsbury. If Ray opts for Council, statements of interest filed thus far indicate incumbent Mark Freeman would be facing a challenge in his bid for a second term. District 3 incumbent Francisco Heredia could face challenges from Jacob Martinez and Christopher Bown. Bown narrowly lost in 2016 to Ryan Winkle, who subsequently was ousted by his council colleagues following a DUI arrest. In the race for Legislature, all four districts covering pieces of Mesa could produce some primary races for either Republicans or Democrats, depending where they live. In the Senate races, District 16 shows three Republicans – including Rep. Kelly Townsend – may be gearing up for a fight to succeed retiring Sen. David Farnsworth. Besides Townsend, Benjamin Charmichael and Jason Riggs have filed statements of interest while only one

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Democrat, Michael Bishop, has filed one. Although the Maricopa County Democratic Committee several weeks ago promised a fight to take LD16, only one Democrat, Helen Hunter, has filed a statement of interest in seeking one of its two House seats. Incumbent John Fillmore and six other Republicans have filed – including Paul D’Agostino, Lisa Gozich, Robert “Bob” Gomez, Jason Graff Forest Moriarty and Jacqueline Parker. In LD25, certificates of interest have been filed by two Democrats and two Republicans for the Senate seat. Republicans who have filed include incumbent Sen. Tyler Pace. Pace could be challenged by Daniel Pero Sr. while Democrats Robert McDonald Jr. and Paul Weigel have indicated an interest in running. In the LD25 House race, no Democrats have filed and only Libertarian Jared Arthur has indicated he might want to challenge the two Republican incumbents, House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Rep. Michelle Udall. The LD26 Senate race also could produce some primary fireworks for both parties. Incumbent Democrat Sen. Juan Mendez is potentially facing a challenge from incumbent Rep. Isela Blanc as well as Gamer “Bruh” Gate IV and Jana Lyon Granillo. On the GOP side, Jae Chin and Patrick Tucker could be vying for their party’s nomination. For the two LD 26 House seats, only Republicans Bill Loughrige and Seth “Mar-

cus” Sifuentes have filed statements of interest while those forms have been filed by three Democrats, including incumbent Athena Salman and Patrick Morales and Debbie Nez-Manuel. In LD18, which covers a sliver of Mesa, incumbent Democratic Sen. Sean Bowie of Ahwatukee could face a challenge from Michael Bishop, who filed a statement of interest. House Democratic, Reps. Mitzi Epstein and Jennifer Jermaine appear likely to have no challengers within their party. If Bowie prevails in the primary – if he even has an opponent then – he will face Realtor Suzanne Sharer of Ahwatukee , the lone Republican to file a statement of interest. The Republican primary for the House races in LD 18includes an attempted return to the Legislature by Bob Robson, a former Chandler resident who moved to Ahwatukee after he lost a bid for his seventh term in the House. Besides Robson, other Republicans who have filed statements of interest in the

LD18 primary are Tracy DuCharme, Mark Kleppin, Alyssa Sheahan and Tim Taylor. In another local race of interest to north Mesa residents, Republican incumbent Justice of the Peace and former Mesa Councilman Kyle Jones could face a primary challenge from Ed Malles. School board candidates don’t have a primary and can’t file petitions for the Nov. 3 General Election until June 6. Those candidates have until July 6 to qualify for the ballot. But so far, nine people have filed statements of interest in the three seats that will be open on the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board. So far, only incumbent Kiana Sears has filed a statement of interest. Neither board President Elaine Miner nor member Stephen Peterson have filed, but they still have plenty of time. Those who have filed statements include George Couch, Richard Crandall, Lara Salmon Ellingston, Cecilia Johnson, Vikki Johnson, Nicholas McClain Cara Lee Schnepf Steiner and Joseph O’Reilly. 

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EV couple achieves goal: a new mental health law BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

he grassroots movement that sprung from the East Valley in the wake of a long string of teen suicides that started three years ago culminated last week in the unanimous passage of a sweeping law intended to prevent suicide and expand mental health treatment. Gov. Doug Dicey immediately signed Jake’s Law with a flourish, while Denise and Ben Denslow – the Gilbert couple who campaign for the law for three years – held a picture of their 15-yearold son, Jacob Edward Machovsky, who took his life in January 2016. Jacob died three months after an insurance company decided that in-patient treatment was no longer a “medical necessity.’’ The overriding goal of Jake’s law is parity, forcing insurance companies to comply with a federal law and to treat mental illness no differently than physical illness. But the wide-ranging legislation also has other important goals. It creates an $8 million fund to expand behavioral health treatment in the schools, and a Suicide Mortality Review Team to investigate the root causes behind each suicide. Jake’s Law represents a significant next step from the Mitch Warnock Act, passed last year to require training of teachers and other school employees to recognize the early warning signs of suicide. “We all admire your resolve and determination to help prevent this tragedy from happening to other families,’’ Dicey he

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Coronavirus so far has little impact on Mesa BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff Writer

OVID-19 so far has not had a major impact on Mesa schools and businesses. But both Mesa Public Schools and business organizations are keeping close tabs on the virus through county and state health departments. For Mesa Public Schools, the impact on day-to-day operation has been minimal, with no closures or cases announced as of Thursday afternoon. So far, the only impact involved a preapproved spring break trip to Italy that 23 Mesa High school social studies students were scheduled to take. The Governing Board held a brief special meeting last week to amend the trip, sending the group to England and Paris, between March 5-14. MPS Interim Superintendent Pete Lesar said the district acted out of caution by altering and not canceling that trip but indicated concern about what might happen when the entire student body returns from spring break. “When we break for spring break, we will have kids that will travel all over the world and return to their schools,” Lesar said. “So, from that perspective, there will be youngsters in all corners of the United States for a period of time and returning to Mesa Public Schools. “We are at this time, with our leadership team, refining our response plan.” He recalled the way the district handled

which have put out recommendations for handling the spread of infectious disease. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman reminded school districts that school closures are not recommended by state and county public health officials. Hoffman’s letter recommended that schools review their anGov. Doug Ducey and state Health Services Director Cara Christ briefed reporters last nual sick policies week on their efforts to respond to the coronavirus. (Capitol Media Services) to ensure that the H1N1 virus threat several years ago. students and staff who are sick do not “We’re revising our efforts to respond come to school. to the coronavirus – which, in all honesShe added that schools should make ty, has great similarities about the H1N1 sure they keep up with routine cleaninfluenza,” he said. ing and disinfecting, replenishing hand “We began that communication with sanitizer, soap, paper towels and facial a district-wide parent, staff and student tissues at all facilities. communication about the best ways to “Please understand that information proceed and handle any type of health is rapidly changing but we remain comconcern and cleanliness and keeping our mitted to providing you with up-to-date schools clean, and how parents can sup- information,” she wrote schools. port us as well.” Meanwhile, Mesa Chamber of ComDistrict officials said they were fol- merce President/CEO Sally Harrison lowing the lead of the state Department said the organization has kept in contact of Education and Health Department, both with local businesses and their na-

tionwide colleagues about the virus. The East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance sent out a memo to businesses with tips and information on ways to prevent the illness. Harrison said she has not heard of any businesses that have been forced to make significant alterations to their travel plans or work schedule as a result of the disease. However, several major East Valley companies, including Microchip and Intel, have restricted employee business travel, mainly to countries where the virus has had widespread impact. Coronavirus’ affect on Mesa’s hotel occupancy rates has yet to materialize, according to Michelle Streeter of Visit Mesa, the city’s tourism arm. Streeter said hotels have seen a rise of 2.5 percent increase in occupancy so far this season over 2019. “We have been engaged with the U.S. Travel Association and Destinations International as they lead the nation’s visitor industry through this time,” Streeter said. “Federal public health officials have issued no warnings or restrictions on travel anywhere in the U.S. With the situation evolving rapidly, we encourage the traveling public to follow any guidance offered by the CDC and local and state public health authorities and are urging the same personal best practices that are standard for a typical flu season – frequent washing of hands, etc.,” she said. 

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Bill promotes genocide history in schools BY JONMAESHA BELTRAN Cronkite News

eventy-five years after the atrocities of Auschwitz, memories of the Holocaust are fading for younger generations who learn little about genocides in school, according to education advocates who believe they have the answer: Make it Arizona law to teach about the horrors of the Nazi’s “Final Solution.” After a 2018 study showed that twothirds of millennials couldn’t identify the Auschwitz death camp or that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, survivors and supporters expressed concern. Anti-Semitism is on the rise, survivors are aging and younger generations are either unaware of the Holocaust or are forgetting the lessons it taught. “This is soon going to be about cultural memory produced and reinforced by people who are not eyewitnesses or witnesses to the time,” said Arizona State University history professor Volker Benkert. Dozens of Holocaust survivors crowded into a hearing room in January at the state Capitol to support House Bill 2682, which would require the State Board of Education to add a genocide curriculum to the hundreds of middle and high schools in Arizona. It would have to be taught at least twice from seventh grade to senior year. The House passed the measure with only one member, Republican John Kavanagh of Scottsdale, not voting. It is awaiting final Senate action. Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch, 94, often tells the story of one of the “upstanders” who helped him survive when he was a scrawny, starving teen forced to work in the ghetto of Krakow, Poland. A Polish Roman Catholic man, noticing how weak Knoblauch was, risked his life to sneak bread to him. “Would you have saved a skinny, dirty Jew like me – risking your lives and your families’ lives because if you were to be caught, you would have been shot?” Knoblauch asked lawmakers. It’s essential, he said, to teach young people to stand up for others. Educators and community leaders said it’s also important to teach lessons about such atrocities as the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides and the erasure of indigenous people in America to prevent them

Holocaust survivors and their relatives appeared at a State House committee hearing on a bill that would require schools to teach students about the Holocaust and other historic incidents of genocide. (Cronkite News)

from happening again. But teachers often don’t have the time or resources to spend on in-depth lessons. Advocates want teachers to get training to teach with sensitivity, thoroughness, and consistency at the state level so they can connect younger generations to a past that can better explain the turmoil of the world today. That means showing the lingering effects of slavery, the mistreatment of indigenous people and the tragedy of racial and religious intolerance that destroyed millions of people. Dobson High School senior Maritza Sanchez said she was naive when she first stepped into a year-long course on Holocaust literature. “It’s crazy to think that stuff like this actually happened,” said Sanchez, 17. She was determined not to be a bystander to bias. She joined the Anti-Defamation League at Dobson High School. “We learned now in our club that if someone tries to offend someone by saying, ‘Oh, that’s gay,’ ask them what do you mean by that,” she said. “It’s just trying to stop those little comments that can hurt someone a lot.” Michael Beller and Josh Kay, co-founders of Arizona Teaching the Holocaust, an online petition to require Holocaust education in schools, raised more than $5,000 and collected a growing number of online signatures to urge lawmakers to require

students in upper grades to learn about genocides. The State Board of Education would establish the curriculum. Kay said he learned about the Holocaust from a survivor – his grandfather. “We thought that this was a good place for us to say, ‘We should try to teach as much as we can about the Holocaust, about genocide, about all the things that people can do to each other that should be prevented,’ ” he said. The petition was started after the Phoenix Holocaust Association and advocates worked last year with Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, to create House Concurrent Resolution 2032. The resolution encouraged schools to teach about the Holocaust from eighth grade to senior year of high school. But it ground to a halt in the Senate. Sanchez said the Holocaust was discussed in a one-day lesson in her history classes. “The main point we learned in history is that the U.S. joined World War II because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,” Sanchez said. “They don’t get into depth on that millions of people were shot and killed in camps.” John-David Bowman, a social studies teacher who teaches U.S. history and Advanced Placement world history at Deer Valley High School, said state standards mean he does not spend a lot of time teaching students about genocides. He said he’s supposed to spend only five

minutes on the Holocaust in U.S. history class because it’s not U.S. history. However, in a world history class, “we spent about a week on the Holocaust and other genocides,” he said. That’s in contrast to Kim Klett, an English teacher who teaches Holocaust and genocide literature at Dobson High School to seniors like Sanchez over two semesters. She said the quality of teaching is as important as the amount of time spent. She recommends funding for teachers to take professional development classes. “If it’s not required, a lot of teachers are not going to teach it. If we have something in place that says you have to teach it, they’re going to,” she said, adding that investing in training will make a difference. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect supports a 50-state Holocaust and genocide education initiative. Arizona would become the 13th state to require educating students on the Holocaust and other genocides, according to Pew Research Center. Oregon was the most recent state to enact the mandate when a 14-year-old girl came up with the idea after befriending a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor. Beyond calling for the teaching of the “Holocaust and other genocides” in the bill, Arizona advocates don’t offer recommendations on the approach or details of such lessons. Lawmakers across the country often ask what the curriculum should look like, said Elisa Rapaport, the chief operating officer for the Anne Frank Center. “Some of them don’t want it to be just about Holocaust education. They would appreciate it if it were more general, about humanity and inhumanity throughout the past,” she said. “Every single week, we receive requests from people writing to us saying, ‘How can I help? This is so important,’” Rapaport said. “We know that the majority of people believe that Holocaust education should be taught in schools. It’s just the matter of getting the work done and making it happen.” At the federal level, a bill called the Never Again Education Act passed through the House in late January and is now headed to the Senate. If enacted, the bill

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would expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s education programming to teachers nationwide. Klett has been teaching Holocaust literature since 2001 at Dobson. She took a similar class in college, which inspired her to teach the course. “I saw how it connected to our own world and taught lessons beyond history,” she said. During the course, students read books, hear the stories of Holocaust survivors and go to events dedicated to the remembrance of genocides. Students complete a listening activity where they go out into the hallways and listen to how students talk to one another about race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. Klett said students notice a lack of civility, kindness and how people don’t think before they speak – characteristics that span generations. Klett also shows genocides aren’t limited to 1945. In class one day, Klett held up a newspaper about the 1994 massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda. Langille, the university lecturer in Jew-

Dobson High senior Maritza Sanchez said she knew little about the Holocaust before studying it in school. lCronkite News)

ish studies, also said the Holocaust focuses a lens on other fraught times. “Something that I’m teaching now to my students is how Jim Crow, here in America, informed Nazi Nuremberg laws. We’re not separated from this in the past, let alone the present,” he said. Klett said she’s been working with Bosnia teachers who are using the Holocaust

as a module to make connections to the Bosnia War in the 1990s, where nearly 8,000 Muslim boys and men from Bosnia were killed in a mass movement of “ethnic cleansing.” “I think it’s important to look at what’s happened on our own soil by looking at slavery, looking at Native Americans – looking at these different areas where

we’ve seen inhumanity and genocide,” she said. Benkert said the Holocaust affects the modern “political landscape.” “I think there’s an enormous danger. There’s a presence of the far-right movement that I didn’t think possible,” he said. Langille said a decade ago he wouldn’t have imagined seeing anti-Semitism, racism and Islamophobia in 2020. He said the problem is when deniers and public officials are given a platform to voice some of these ideologies. Some people link the lack of knowledge about the Holocaust to anti-Semitism. Benkert said that’s not the case. “It’s a threat to people, particularly Jewish people but more generally to people who don’t conform to their ideals,” he said. “This is not for a lack of education – these guys know exactly what they’re doing.” The Phoenix metro area has about 50 Holocaust survivors and about 25 survivors live in Tucson, according to Anthony Fusco, the education coordinator at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. This year marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, where nearly 1.1 million Jews lost their lives. 

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Climate, hackers could hurt safe water supply here BY KEVIN PIREHPOUR Tribune Contributor

limate change and cyber-attacks are emerging as major concerns of municipalities around the country and Mesa is no exception. The possible impact of both on water treatment facilities was discussed two weeks ago at a meeting of the Water/ Wastewater Rate Advisory Committee, an advisory board for the Phoenix Water Services Department. Members met to discuss the future of water treatment facilities, which could be harmed by severe weather conditions and outdated hardware vulnerable to hackers. “It’s foolish not to take care of the things that need to be taken care of,” committee Chairman Richard Rea said. The committee oversees water treatment services for over 2.5 million people in Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale and Tempe. The water system includes nearly 5,000 miles of water lines connected to water treatment sites. Severe weather can cause power outag-

es that would shut down treatment sites that require large amounts of electricity to move clean water through the system and to filter wastewater. “As climate is changing, there’s more fluctuations in the weather,” said Darlene Helm, Phoenix deputy director of water engineering. “We’ve seen more severe storms and that’s a concern.” It cost about $23.5 million for electricity between 2018 and 2019 to pump and filter water. “The average home uses 900-kilowatt hours per month,” Helm said. “In a month, we [could] basically power 22-thousand homes with the amount of energy that we’re using.” The committee is preparing for future power outages caused by climate change that could affect Valley residents’ access to clean water. “We are trying to design [backup power] for 48 hours on the average day of the hottest month,” Water Services Department Director Kathryn Sorensen said. In recent years, water treatment sites have dealt with “major power outages” linked to weather and power plant meltdowns, according to Helm.

For example, a Salt River Project transformer fire in 2015 caused a power outage at water treatment sites. Across the state, “major storms” and cold fronts have caused outages at power plants serving treatment sites – resulting in unexpected blackouts that committee members and water service operatives “can’t control at all” and that can last “a few minutes or several hours,” according to Helm. In 2015, a study of the power grid at water treatment sites prompted the Phoenix Water Services Department to launch a 10-year, $88 million project to address technology improvements and back-up power concerns. “And there’s always the issue of a cyberattack on the power system,” Helm said. “So, we need to be prepared.” The department’s cyber control network is protected by a series of firewalls that protect it from unauthorized users, officials said. It would be “very difficult” for hackers to infiltrate the secured communication network that governs the water treatment sites across the Valley, according to Lead Information Technology Specialist

Samantha Thompson. But a cyber-attack is still possible, according to Rea, who said: “The reality is anybody could make one of those radios that will do exactly that and if they wanted to, get into the system.” Access to the network would allow a hacker to control pumps and power in and out of treatment sites. However, there are physical controls at sites designed to “shut down” compromised communication lines. Will there ever be a time in which the control networks will be completely secure from hackers? “I think that we could replace all the equipment and I will never be 100 percent comfortable,” Thompson said. “Because there is always that concern.” There has not been a cyber-attack on any water treatment site in Arizona. The committee will meet again on March 17. “One of the great frustrations that I personally have is that nobody’s paying any attention to the realities,” Rea said. “And if you hide it, it never goes away, it just gets worse and worse and worse. It’s kind of like a death spiral.” 

number of persons.’’ That includes excessive noise. The problem, Townsend said, is one person’s definition of what’s excessive – and therefore illegal – is purely subjective. “We are working on a bill that has to do with a very vague nuisance law,’’ she said. And Townsend said it’s being used by one city attorney to target a local business.’ That business, Townsend disclosed in an earlier committee hearing, is the Hitching Post restaurant in Apache Junction. The owner said neighbors, armed only with videos, got police to issue citations about bull riding that occurs several nights a week. “It’s incumbent upon us to make sure that this law is not a weapon,’’ Townsend said. The legislation spells out that citations could be issued only after a police officer or code enforcement officer measures the sound level with a meter that can be

calibrated to meet certain standards. The actual noise level at which a citation would be issued would remain with each city or county to set the threshold. “What this is doing is allowing that person that’s having to defend themselves to say, ‘There was no noise because the guy came with his noise-ometer, whatever you call them, and they took a reading and there wasn’t a nuisance,’ ‘’ Townsend said. That raised questions from Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, starting with the question of outfitting police officers with noise devices that would be considered accurate enough to have their readings accepted in court. Townsend acknowledged that her legislation provides no state cash to fund communities’ purchase of sound meters. Blanc also pointed out the measure requires that measurements must be taken using methods approved by the American National Standards Institute.

When Blanc asked her to explain what these are, Townsend replied: “I’m going to invite you to look it up. I’m not an expert on nor do I have those memorized.’’ Blanc then asked Townsend how police are supposed to be experts in these ANSI standards. “I would hope that law enforcement is an expert on the law that they are required to enforce,’’ Townsend said. Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said what Townsend has proposed makes sense. “It takes us away from the current subjective standard for a noise complaint,’’ he said, “which is bad law and which is so nebulous it can be used to harass people that enforcers or police don’t like.’’ “You get a scientific way to measure it, so there’s no fudging,’’ Kavanagh said. “This is everything that people should like in law: precision and accuracy.’’ The bill now goes to the Senate. 

House OKs Mesa lawmaker’s noise-reading bill BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

o how loud is too loud? Legislation approved last week by the State House on a 31-25 margin doesn’t say. That would remain up to each community to decide. But it would bar police and local code officers from issuing citations for disturbing the peace or similar violations unless they actually measure the sound level with an approved device and came up with a reading above the standard. No sound device? No violation. HB 2389 is being pushed by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, who said she is concerned about arbitrary enforcement of nuisance laws based on individual perception. Current state law makes it illegal to interfere “with the comfortable enjoyment or life or property by an entire community or neighborhood or by a considerable

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Car wash next Friday helping critically ill Mesa man

An East Mesa car wash plans a fundraiser next Friday, March 13, to help a severely ill autistic Mesa man. Quick Quack Car Wash, 2844 E. McKellips Road, is trying to help a former longtime customer, Eric Sanchez, 28, who is now barely able to walk because of a degenerative disc disease. Sanchez “recently told us the State can no longer provide aid to support him financially,” car wash owner Mike Bruce said. “He needs the basic supplies to simply survive and help take care of his medical bills.” From 3-7 p.m. March 13, Quick Quack will offer free washes in exchange for donations that will go directly to support Sanchez. “We’ll have a food truck on-site and make this a fun little event,” Bruce said. “Quick Quack will not profit during this time. We just want to raise as much money as we can to support Erik.”

2 Mesa museums have free admission next weekend

As part of Mesa’s Museum Discovery series, the Arizona Museum of Natural History and the i.d.e.a. Museum will offer free admission Sunday. March 15. The free events “are aimed at making science, art and hands-on activities accessible to families of all economic backgrounds,” a city spokesman said.

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path for us,” he said. “It allows us to grow and allows me more time to meaningfully reconnect with the community and to build even stronger relationships with our advertisers,” Alexander said. Alexander, who founded the paper in 2002, will continue to act as the Focus’s Associate Publisher, and work out of the publication’s main office in New River as he has for nearly 20 years. Asked where he thought the community news industry is headed in the everchanging digital age, Strickbine said:

The Arizona Museum of Natural History, at 53 N. Macdonald, has dinosaurs, a walk-through version of the Lost Dutchman’s Mine and an ancient Hohokam village. The i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W. Pepper Place, features interactive experiences for kids in ArtVille and the HUB Gallery. They The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, which is always free, is hosting the 41st Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition and four other contemporary art exhibits.

Mesa nonprofit gets grant from NFL player’s foundation

The Charles Richard Campbell Foundation has awarded a $55,000 grant to Mesa-based House of Refuge. The grant was announced by CRC Foundation founder and Jacksonville Jaguar defensive end Calais Campbell, the 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The CRC Foundation was founded in 2010 by the five-time Pro Bowl player and his family and named after Campbell’s late father. Its mission is to teach critical life skills to young people. House of Refuged Executive Director Nancy Marion called Campbell “a true example of gentleness and generosity that cares for all that cross his path.” The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award honors a player’s volunteer and charity work.

House of Refuge, located in southeast Mesa, is a transitional housing community that provides homes and support services for families experiencing homelessness. Information: houseofrefuge.org.

East Mesa charter school slates special events for parents, kids

Leman Academy of Excellence, 3761 S. Power Road, Mesa, has scheduled several spring events for new and returning students. First grade “sneak peaks”, 9 a.m. March 24 and 9 a.m. April 21, offers a look at the school and its curriculum for all parents with students in first through fifth grade. At 6 p.m. April 2 and April 30, new and returning students in fifth through eighth grade can learn more about the academy’s middle school program. Kindergarten round-up, 9:30 a.m. April 8 and April 29, is a chance for parents to explore the academy’s half-day and full-time kindergarten program. Information: 602-975-4750. RSVP: lemanacademy.com/mesaschool.

Audubon Society’s speaker to show off birds of prey

Volunteers from Liberty Wildlife, a Phoenix wildlife rehabilitation and education organization, will show off raptors at the next meeting of the Desert Rivers Audubon Society, 7 p.m. March 10 at Southeast

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t age 53, Mesa High School wrestling coach Thom Ortiz accomplished a feat few to none of his peers could replicate. In 2017, Ortiz stepped into the octagon for a pro mixed martial arts fight. Being significantly older than his 20 to 30-something year-old competitors, this drew the attention of filmmakers and resulted in the completion of a multi-award winning documentary, “El Viejo.” Ortiz had previously coached wrestling at Arizona State University, helping several celebrity fighters from Arizona to pursue their dreams of going pro. He’s coached two-time heavy-

weight champion Cain Velasquez, C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway and Ryan “Darth” Bader. “I’ve actually cornered Cain and Patrick Williams before,” joked the former coach. After an eight-year stint with the college, in October 2009, Ortiz established the World Fighting Federation with partner Al Fuentes in Tucson (WWFMA.com). The organization prepared young adults for professional fights, including the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship shows on PayPer-View. Each time he attended a pro match with a student, he thought, “I want to fight, too.” While promoting and training up the next generation of fighters, Ortiz dabbled in amateur events on the side.

“I was 42 years old at the time,” he explained, when he first fought in Nogales. There, he received his nickname “El Viejo,” which means “The Old Man” in Spanish. Ortiz said it was a fitting name since 40 was the typical age for fighters to retire from the sport. On transitioning from amateur to pro, Ortiz would have to overcome the fixed mindset he was raised with. Ortiz’s father once told him, “I always wanted to be a pro boxer,” but he never pursued this direction. As a father of four children, Ortiz

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At 53, Mesa High coach Thom Ortiz, seen here with wife Shannon and sons Cruz and Pierce, has become a mixed martial arts fighter. (Courtesy of Thom and Shannon Ortiz)

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wo Mesa women will be taking their stories of surviving cancer to the stage later this month to help raise money for a nonprofit that helps other women who face the same struggle. Melissa Adams, a breast cancer survivor, and Laura Pahules, who beat thyroid cancer, are among eight Arizona women who will tell their respective stories as part of “S.T.A.R.S.: Survivors Take a Real Stage,” hosted by A 2nd Act. S.T.A.R.S. is a live, curated storytelling performance featuring local women who have faced a terrifying diagnosis and are using their gifts of life and experience to give back to the greater good. The event takes place March 22 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in Old Town Scottsdale. “There [are] tons of research supporting the theory that healing in helping. Our amazing storytellers are doing wonderful things in the world,” said Judy Pearson,

Laura Pahules of Mesa survived thyroid cancer and now she’ll be taking the stage to discuss her ordeal. (Special to the Tribune)

founder of A2ndAct.org. “And the value of a 2nd Act isn’t defined by size. Giving time one-on-one is just as valuable as creating foundations and

building hospital wings.” “Let me assure you, this performance is thought-provoking, humorous, and motivating as well as inspiring,” Pearson said. A survivor of both thyroid cancer and domestic abuse, Pahules has used her personal survival and career experiences to create a society of survivors. In 2019, she launched Control Alt Delete, an organization that helps remove the immediate barriers keeping people in unsafe, abusive environments. Information on her group is at dvcontrolaltdelete. org. After surviving domestic violence at the same time as her cancer, her 2nd Act is having created Control-Alt-Delte to help people who are in the process of escaping domestic violence, but have immediate needs. Ninety-eight percent of all domestic abuse victims are also financially abused. Adams confront cancer 13 years ago and now coaches the Phoenix Desert Dragons, a breast cancer survivor dragon

Mesa resident and breast cancer survivor Melissa Adams coaches a dragon boat team comprising breast cancer survivors. (Special to the Tribune)

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Despite setbacks, the 1920s roared in Mesa

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he 1920s was a prosperous time for Mesa, resulting in the nickname of “Gem City.” The city began to grow industrially, economically, and culturally. Economically, the Cotton Crash of 1920-1921 was hard on Mesa, but it recovered quickly. By the second half of the 1920s, rubber tires and more access to cars and trucks resulted in a resurgence in the cotton market. The 1920s is also when large-scale commercial citrus groves, such as the Habeeb and McKellips farms, started to become very successful. The growth of Mesa throughout the 1920s resulted in new development beyond the original square mile town site, most notably present-day Evergreen and Temple Districts.

This view of Main Street and Macdonald from 1920 showcases the city’s growth with the numerous shops and vehicles that line the street. (Mesa Historical Museum)

As more residents bought cars, drivein restaurants became very popular throughout Mesa.

The Mesa Tribune newspaper began publication in 1923. (Mesa Historical Museum)

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To accommodate the travelers to Mesa, many hotels opened up including the Metsford Hotel (opened in 1921),

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Mesa’s first luxury hotel the El Portal Hotel (opened in 1928), and the Alhambra Hotel was reconstructed in 1921 after a fire. There was also an increase in social organizations and clubs. The Rotary Club, the Lions Club, the Mesa Welfare League, and the Women’s Club, to name a few, became very active in Mesa throughout the 1920s. A number of churches were built in the 1920s including the Mesa Arizona Temple which was dedicated in 1927. Mesa was officially changed from a “town” to a “city” in 1929 paving its way to becoming a burgeoning city. Today, Mesa is the largest suburban city by population in the U.S. and the 35th largest city overall in the U.S. Shannon Maki is the operations manager and volunteer coordinator for the Mesa Historical Museum. Information: mesahistoricalmuseum.com or 480-8352286.

To keep up with Mesa citizens entertainment needs, the Nile Theater was built in 1924. (Mesa Historical Museum)

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also recalled his freshman year at ASU under the guidance of coach Bobby Douglas. Douglas instilled in him the importance of living a life beyond what is in front of ones’ self, he said. At the time, this meant seeing potential in his life beyond wrestling. Douglas firmly guided Ortiz to complete his college education. Later, Douglas was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame and in 2003 to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “Sports, for me, was [on par with] getting an education,” Ortiz said, citing the ability to build self-esteem and confidence while providing opportunities for scholarships. After selling his portion of the WFF in 2017, Ortiz made the decision to step down from management and step into the ring. He obtained the necessary medical clearances and began preparing at Fight Ready Gym in Scottsdale, where he met Shane Alison, a local health professional (ThePeoplesChemist.com). “He caught me in a submission,” Ortiz explained. He told Alison how much fun he was having at 51 and when his sparring partner heard this, he announced, “I’m going to film you!”

Acting as the producer, Alison organized a film crew with Matt Hickney and began documenting the wrestling coach’s new journey. Hickney followed Ortiz with his camera for a duration of 10 months, saying, “This man’s training regimen was the same as a man half his age.” In February 2018, “El Viejo” faced Andy Perez, “The Golden Boy” from Tucson. The film became a family affair, according to the star, who included his wife, his two boys Pierce (10) and Cruz (8), and friends. “This film is also a huge promotion towards children’s sports activities – whatever it takes to get your body in motion,” said Ortiz, who has already begun speaking at local schools to spread his message of perseverance and mental strength. The film was released Feb. 25 on Amazon Prime for $12.99. There is no MPAA rating for the film, though Ortiz says it is appropriate for everybody. Hickney suggests some parental guidance as there are some swear words and graphic violence typical of a mixed martial event. “El Viejo” has received seven distinguished film awards, including Best Arizona Feature (Arcosanti International Film Carnivale), Best Featurette (Global Independent Film Awards), and Best

Documentary by several organizations (Festigious International Film Fest, Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Jerome Indie Film Festival). “It’s pretty amazing how everything turned out,” Ortiz said, without sharing the final fight results. For that, he said, “You’ll have to watch the documentary.” He is planning to expand on the film project in an upcoming memoir. Ortiz will be making an appearance at the Combate Americas fight in Tucson on March 13.

Information on the film: OfficialElViejo.com. 

Thom Ortiz champions his ability to become a martial arts fighter, reminding people “it’s never too late” to achieve your dreams. (Special to the Tribune)

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Money raised by the S.T.A.R.S. performance supports the organization’s programs, including workshops and micro grants, which provide seed money for local women survivors ready to launch or grow their second acts. Those second acts can be businesses or some other endeavor. The organization also helps women to plan that second act.

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M Mesa Chef Jared Lupin last week opened his long-awaited Dori Hand Roll Bar in Phoenix’s Camelback district, christening the state’s first restaurant of its kind. (Special to the Tribune)

esa Chef Jared Lupin was exposed to the world of ramen and various types of sushi during a tour of Korea as a member of the Army more than a decade ago. Lupin, who was born in Torrance, California, was raised in various parts of Arizona, playing youth hockey and living what he calls the ‘hockey punk’ lifestyle. He found his life’s calling in Korea, where he studied culinary arts after completing his tour of duty. This calling allowed Lupin to learn a crash-course in the various forms of ramen, a hearty soup usually consisting of marrow stock and various meats and vegetables. Lupin also learned the art form of rolling numerous types of sushi rolls, which helped him launch a career as a chef in the Valley upon returning stateside in 2005.

His latest endeavor might be his boldest, as Lupin embarks on the state’s first-ever ‘hand roll’ sushi restaurant, called Dori Hand Roll Bar, which he opened last week in Phoenix’s Camelback district. Hand rolls are just as they sound, as they’re sushi rolls and customized, made to order to the diner’s tastes, featuring an assortment of meats and assorted fillers. The concept is bold, as it invites diners to sit at a bar with their own hand roll chef, offering an intimate dining setting from the chef directly to the customer. The restaurant at the Camelback Colonnade, near 20th Street and Camelback in Phoenix, will feature an assortment of specialty cocktails and drinks, including teas infused with various types of alcohol. The concept is the collaboration of Los Angelesbased Ahi Mahi Group and Arizona’s Wade Foster Hospitality, with Lupin designing the menu and var-

see DORI page 25

Toy Barn owners plan new building near Chandler Airport BY LACEY LYONS Tribune Staff Writer

oy Barn Luxury Garage Ownership, a luxury motor storage garage, will open late 2020 in Chandler for all motor junkies in the East Valley. Toy Barn is an upscale storage garage whose units are often referred to as “vehicular condos” for car lovers – and those who own boats or other precious belongings. It will be located near the Chandler Municipal Airport on Gilbert and German roads. Founder Paul Phillips has over 40 years of experience building and creating retail projects with the help of his business partner and son, Jason Phillips. Jason Phillips earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Kent State University and has over 10 years of experience in real estate.

But he said when he heard about his father’s plans to open a Toy Barn, he just couldn’t pass it up. With two other established locations in the Valley, Jason said he expects the new Chandler Toy Barn to go over well – especially with its target audience of young professionals in the East Valley. The father-son duo chose the new location to be built near the Chandler Municipal Airport to replicate the Scottsdale Toy Barn location, which is near

Father-son team Paul Phillips, left, and Jason Phillips say their Toy Barn, which will be built near Chandler Airport, will be the perfect place to store expensive toys like high-end cars and boats. (Special to the Tribune)

the Scottsdale Airpark, said Jason. The Phillips like to keep family and business sepa-

see TOY BARN page 25

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ious culinary touches. Lupin’s pedigree is as long as it is impressive, having been the ramen chef at Republic Ramen, Umami Ramen and Shady Park, where he won ‘Best Ramen in Phoenix’ in 2019. The longtime chef sees an opportunity to establish noodles and hand roll sushi as Phoenix’s next culinary calling card. “It’s always pizza, tacos, sushi and burritos; but I’m thinking noodles are one of those things people really jump into,” Lupin said. “So, just the relatability of what people knew here, which was just packaged ramen “Dori’s kind of my chance to show people what I want to do with ramen and to showcase my style.” Lupin’s decision to focus his menu at Dori around hand rolls stemmed from a desire to make eating more of a social experience. He wants diners at Dori to have an ‘aha’ moment towards the culinary style he presents. He hopes they enjoy the food, the drinks and the interpersonal aspect of having a personal chef at their table, catering to their tastes and culinary preferences. “But really, the hand roll is the push I always felt was more intimate than sushi,” Lupin said. “People gravitate toward sushi and umami and sashimi, but I think hand rolls are underestimated, it’s a personal moment where I’m making it there. The rice is there, the fish is there, we talked about it, you ate it, it’s a moment.” The 38-year-old chef expects Dori to shatter people’s preconceived notions

TOY BARN from page 24

rate Jason said it is rewarding to learn from and work alongside his father. Jason said potential unit owners can choose the size of the floor plan and make cosmetic changes if they buy a condo before decided before the building is finished. The Chandler location will offer three

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Besides hand rolls, Lupin will be serving full meals at his new resaurant. (Special to the Tribune)

about Asian food, harkening back to his days roaming the streets of Seoul and Kyoto as an aspiring chef. “It’s more of that style where you’re walking around those cities and you hit a vendor and there’s a little stall, and you think, ‘Oh, what’s this?’,” Lupin said. “And

Lupin wants to transport people to those culinary settings he got to know so well during his time in Asia, allowing them to explore their culinary horizons while having a great experience at the same time. “It’s a good chunk of stuff that reminded me of when I’d hit the street and go eat some spare ribs when Lupin predicts that sushi hand roles, which he calls underestimated, will become I was in Korea,” Lupin another Arizona foodie trademark. (Special to the Tribune) said. “I would go find the tempura guy and amplify it a bit more. That’s what our goal the guy would just have a tray of it and is really.” He expects Dori to embody the aspects would fry everything, put it in the bag and you’d walk out. We want those little of dining establishments that he frethings too. We want you to get it in more quented, inviting customers to get lost in the moment and enjoy a culinary setting, of a dining setting. But, I think just putting people in this unlike anything they’ve experienced. Lupin believes the authenticity and socially-centered setup will allow diners to shirk any reservations they’d have about expanding their culinary palette, making it a one-of-a-kind experience for all involved. “We’re using banana leaves, we’re using bamboo, we’re using a lot of little things in a style where we’re making it dark but we’re also elevating these art aspects, such as maybe a graffiti style,” Lupin said. “…We want to create that environment where you step into your little booth and there’s a little curtain and you’re there place and that moment is going to kind and your server kind of explains things, of unfold on its own. Whatever that mo- and from then on it’s all about the experiment is, everything’s going to push it and ence.” 

“…We want to create that environment where you step into your little booth and there’s a little curtain and you’re there and your server kind of explains things, and from then on it’s all about the experience.”

you try all the little bits and you move on. And it’s really what it is, amid a food setting I feel.”

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television and they all are equipped with 16 by 14-foot electric garage door. There is an optional 1/2 bath can be added to any unit if designed ahead of time, said Jason. Owners of Toy Barn units are able to build equity and re-sell just as residential condo owners can according to the Toy Barn website. Jason said unit owners are encouraged

to use the clubhouse and their own units to host events like birthday parties or get-togethers so they are able to share their passion with friends and family to give the space a “country club” feel. “We are excited to open one of our firstclass facilities in Chandler for the East Valley to enjoy,” said Jason, adding he looks forward to potentially expanding to Las Vegas and Texas in the future. 

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Can’t we disagree without being disagreeable? BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

he story of Sammy’s Mexican Grill and the Donald Trump haters should serve to remind us once again that in America, politics has replaced the National Football League as our favorite concussive contact sport. The tale began Feb. 19, the night Trump came to Phoenix for one of his MAGA rallies. Jorge and Betty Rivas, husband-andwife owners of Sammy’s, located on Oracle Road on the Tucson outskirts, drove 100 miles to see their hero. They’re such big Trump supporters, the Rivases managed to wangle a spot in the VIP area right behind the President. It probably didn’t hurt that Betty was sporting a bright red cowboy hat scripted with “Latinos Love Trump.” The couple was so close to POTUS, they ended up on TV. This led to trouble – because America and political insanity go

Airlines traffic is a nuisance for north Mesa residents

Anyone living in the northern part of Mesa from West Mesa all the way to the Superstition mountains has to be noticing the frequent low and loud arriving and departing commercial jets that go over sometimes mere minutes apart for what seems like an eternity in to the wee hours of the morning. All are eventually going to land at or leave Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix right over Mesa 24/7. I was told by the Sky Harbor staff recent successful lawsuits filed against Sky Harbor by the cities of Scottsdale and Tempe altered the fight paths and even halted construction of a new runway. Altitudes the jets go over has also been changed by Sky Harbor. Prior to the lawsuits, jets departing east of Sky Harbor

hand in fist in 2020. Someone took a screen grab of Betty Rivas and posted it on a Spanish language Facebook marketplace called Grupo de Palfeis. Hundreds of nasty comments ensued, which led to scores of nasty phone calls and remarks on Sammy’s social media pages and review sites like Yelp and Google. “I feel that as naturalized United States citizens, we have the right to support President Trump or to support any other candidate that loves this country,” Jorge explained in a video posted to Facebook last week. “Just because we are Latinos, it doesn’t mean we have to think like every other Latino in this country.” Two days later, after the Rivases appeared on “Fox and Friends,” President Trump tweeted his support: “The food is GREAT at Sammy’s Mexican Grill in Phoenix, Arizona. Congratulations to Betty & Jorge Rivas on doing such a wonderful job. I will try hard to stop by the next time I am in Phoenix. Support Sammy’s!”

It’s an exhortation I imagine some people will follow and some will actively avoid like it contains coronavirus. So it goes in a nation cleaved down the middle by politics. Personally, I’d stop in because Sammy’s reportedly serves terrific carne asada, but I’d prefer it with extra pico and without a side of campaign rhetoric. Stories like this make you long for the golden days gone by, when we chose restaurants and businesses based on the quality of their customer service and their inventories and menus, not by political affiliation. Back then, most of us at least attempted to respect the opinions of others, even when we found those opinions disagreeable – unless those beliefs led to actions like the segregation of lunch counters or forcing some Americans to sit in the back of a public bus based on the color of their skin. As a rule of thumb, I still tend to choose how I spend my money based on personal, not political, preferences.

I’ll drive through Chick-fil-A every now again because the waffle fries aren’t bad, but I’ve never been inside a Hobby Lobby because I have no hobbies except golf and complaining. The only notable exception to this rule involves certain Hollywood types – Quentin Tarantino, Rosie O’Donnell, Michael Moore – who have become so relentlessly shrill, it’s no longer possible to be entertained by their work. Not that Rosie was ever entertaining, but you get my drift. There’s a time and a place for everything in this life, including jousting over who should be President of the United States. I draw the line at trying to destroy small businesses over the words on a cowboy hat or how the owners will vote in November. In America, it should still be possible to disagree without being so damn disagreeable. Especially when the business makes a world-class burrito. 

turned whatever direction they needed to go immediately after takeoff. Now they cannot turn any direction until they are east of the 101 Freeway, sending them directly over Mesa low and loud under full throttle. In addition, there has been an altitude change that now allows arriving jets to fly over Mesa 1,000 feet lower than before. Some are lower than 1,500 feet. We have checked the jet noise over us near McClelland and Center and found it to average 78 decibels. The airport does not deny this happens in fact said it is common. There is an elementary school directly east of us that is affected daily by the jet noise. Any data they will discuss is at least 20 years old and not up to date. Have you noticed Sky harbor diverts all commercial jets arriving from the west past the airport to the east sometimes as far as the Superstition Mountains only to

turn them around and head them back west to the airport over north Mesa? It happens every day. Are you aware there is a commercial jet curfew? There is, according to the airport staff. It is supposed to be from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. but obviously is not very well enforced. Any commercial jets in violation are supposed to be dealt with by Sky harbor and the FAA. But violations happen frequently and complaints are logged. We often experience very low and loud jets overhead at 3 a.m. There is an online complaint department at Sky Harbor. Enter Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Find complaints and click on it. You have a number of options. You can call 602-683-2669 and leave a voice complaint or you can use the online web form incognito or the best way to log a complaint is to register on the Publicvue

fast track account. Your complaints will be logged right in when you make them and responded to the next day by the airport staff. They will answer your questions by the book, citing decades-old data. If you log in at least six complaints a month that will help. I do hundreds of complaints a month as do others around here that are affected by the jets but we need more individual complaints made. Make your thoughts known about the jet noise. Those of us in North Mesa are destined to be permanently affected by the jet noise unless there are many complaints logged. I am hoping Sky Harbor will read this and respond with how they plan on making changes at their monthly meetings about complaints received.

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BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

he winter sports season for high schools officially came to an end, as the big school’s basketball championship games concluded Monday and Tuesday nights. It’s time for schools to being transitioning to baseball, softball, boys volleyball, beach volleyball, track and field and tennis. Several of those sports have already played their first games of the spring, many of which before the end of the winter sports season. There’s plenty to look forward to in the spring for Mesa schools, as expectations will once again be high for several of the teams. But before jumping head-first into the new season, it’s time to take a look back at how each of the schools fared. Skyline Skyline’s boy basketball program had

Led by coach James Capriotti, the Skyline boys basketball program had its best season in history, making it to the semifinals and finishing with a 27-3 overall record. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff Photographer)

its best season in school history under head coach James Capriotti. The Coyotes finished 27-3 overall, one of those a for-

feit, and was the No. 4-ranked team in the 6A Conference tournament. It was the first-ever playoff appearance for the Sky-

Red Mountain Red Mountain’s boys soccer team, despite finishing as the No. 12 team in 6A, made a run in the postseason tournament to the semifinals, where it fell to eventual champion Brophy. The girls soccer program enjoyed similar success, as the Mountain Lions advanced to the quarterfinals as the No. 8 seed, losing to top-ranked Chaparral. The Red Mountain wrestling program finished ninth overall at the state meet, thanks in part to Tanner Castillo’s second-

see MESA BOYS page 30

Winter wrap: Mesa girls impress in athletics BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

he winter sports season for high schools has officially come to an end, as the big school’s basketball championship games concluded Monday and Tuesday nights. The time has come for schools to being transitioning to baseball, softball, boys volleyball, beach volleyball, track and field and tennis. Several of those sports have already played their first games of the spring, many of which before the end of the winter sports season. There’s plenty to look forward to in the spring for Mesa schools, as expectations will once again be high for several of the teams. But before jumping headfirst into the new season, it’s time to take a look back at how each of the schools fared.

The Desert Ridge girls soccer program hit their stride under first-year coach Daniel Gonzalez, as the Jaguars made the postseason and hosted a play-in game. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Red Mountain Red Mountain’s girls soccer program made the postseason tournament as the No. 8 seed, clinching an automatic bid. The Mountain Lions got past ninth-ranked Desert Ridge before taking on a Chaparral team in the quarterfinals that was the No. 1 seed and a three-time defending cham-

pion. Unfortunately, it’s where Red Mountain’s season ended. Darwin Dewitt represented Red Mountain at the girls state wrestling meet, where she placed sixth overall in the 125-pound weight class.

see MESA GIRLS page 30

Karstin Hollen, who also plays football at Mountain View, wrestled her way to a fourth-place finish in the girls’ 145-pound weight class at the state wrestling meet this season. (Mountain View Wrestling Photo)

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place finish in the 132-pound class and Connor Blakeman’s third-place finish at 152. Bobby Brookins (195), Julius Thomas (220) and Darwin Dewitt in girls’ 125 also medaled. Mesa Freshman wrestler Joey Jarman placed second overall in the 106-pound weight class in his first-ever state wrestling meet at the high school level. Him, along with his brother John Jarman, who placed fourth at 113, helped the Jackrabbits finish tied for 10th in Division I. Preston Arriola placed fourth at 195 for Mesa. The Mesa boys soccer program had a successful season despite its up-anddown nature. The Jackrabbits advanced through the 6A Conference play-in tournament and nearly knocked off secondranked Chaparral, forcing overtime in the first round. Mountain View Led by Kimball Begay’s second-place finish at 195, Mountain View placed third

MESA GIRLS from page 29

Desert Ridge The Desert Ridge girls soccer team nearly clinched an automatic bid to the tournament, finishing at No. 9. In the first round of the playoffs, the Jaguars fell to Red Mountain. It was the first year for coach Daniel Gonzalez, who previously coached at Mesquite. But the success early on in his tenure, combined with several returning starters, provides a positive outlook for the girls soccer program. Skyline The Skyline girls soccer program fell short of making the postseason after a 3-8-1 season. The girls basketball team, unfortunately, suffered the same fate. Both programs fell outside the top-24 teams to make it to at least the play-in round of their respective 6A Conference tournaments. Mesa The Mesa High girls basketball program finished third in the East Valley Region

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overall at the Division I state wrestling tournament. The Toros had eight wrestlers in total medal at the event, including Wayne Dunn at fourth in the 182-pound class and six others. Mountain View’s boys basketball program, led by legendary coach Gary Ernst, made it to the 6A playin tournament before falling to Corona del Sol.

The Desert Ridge boys basketball program was among the state’s most dangerous teams heading into the postseason, as the Jaguars had defeated the likes of top-ranked Desert Vista, top-10 teams Highland and Desert Ridge and Mountain Pointe, who played for a state title on Tuesday. In the first round of the playoffs, however, the Jaguars ran into a healthy Chandler team that made a run to the semifinals.

Dobson Dobson had two wrestlers medal at this year’s state wrestling meet, as Monet Walker finished sixth at 160 pounds and William Durbin third at 220. The boys basketball and soccer programs both struggled to find a rhythm, as neither made the postseason.

The Red Mountain boys soccer program, led by coach Mike Miller, advanced to the 6A semifinals despite a No. 12 ranking heading into postseason play. (Millard Thomas/Tribune Staff)

Desert Ridge Desert Ridge’s wrestling program enjoyed success this season, finishing seventh overall at the state wrestling meet in the top division. Led by Dante Smith’s

The Red Mountain girls soccer program made the postseason tournament as the No. 8 seed this season, advancing to the quarterfinals. (Red Mountain Soccer

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standings and were selected to play in the play-in tournament. There, the Jackrabbits defeated Tucson to move on to the first round of the state championship bracket. A hard-fought battle with secondranked Pinnacle cut Mesa’s season short

second-place finish at the 285-pound weight class, the Jaguars climbed the rankings in the final day and reached the top-10. Gabriel Corrales (120), Joe Kisting (145) and Keaton Steck (170) also medaled for Desert Ridge.

Westwood Westwood’s boys soccer program finished just outside the cut to make the playin tournament. The wrestling program did not have any wrestlers place at state and the boys basketball program fell short of the playoffs. 

Mountain View Karstin Hollen, who also plays football at Mountain View, wrestled her way to a fourthplace finish in the girls’ 145-pound weight class at the state wrestling meet this season. The girls basketball team, meanwhile, advanced to the first round of the 6A Conference playoffs before falling to top-ranked Valley Vista on the road. The girls soccer program finished second in the East Valley Region and appeared in the play-in tournament.

Dobson Seanna Roland and Brooke Stratman both represented the Dobson wrestling program at the girls’ state meet. Roland, wrestling in the 160-pound class, placed fifth overall in her division. Stratman, a 135 pounds, placed sixth. The Dobson girls basketball program had one of its more successful seasons in recent years, finishing second in the region and making the 6A Conference tournament as the No. 8 seed. 

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Westwood The Westwood girls basketball program edged out Dobson to claim the East Valley Region title and earned an automatic bid to the tournament. There, the Warriors took down perennial power Xavier in the first round before losing to second-ranked Pinnacle in the quarterfinals. Stefany Valencia placed fifth at the girls’ state wrestling meet in the 185-pound weight class.

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Ostrich Festival not so much about the birds BY KEVIN REAGAN GetOut Staff Writer

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ver 6,000 Ostriches in Salt River Valley” was the headline splashed across the Chandler Arizonan’s front page in February 1914. The market for fashionable ostrich feathers was growing, the newspaper reported, and Chandler was becoming home to several owners of the large African bird. Dr. A.J. Chandler, the city’s founder and namesake, kept a herd of ostriches on a plot of land behind the historic San Marcos Hotel. Old photographs show neighbors visiting the entrepreneur’s ranch for a chance to spot the exotic birds through his barbed-wire fence. They were warned not to bring their dogs along, as canines and ostriches “don’t mix.” But World War I devastated Arizona’s ostrich trade and the contagious Span-

kept a box of feathers in his basement in case the ostrich market bounced back. It never did. More than a century later, the only place Chandler residents can find an ostrich is at Tumbleweed Park every spring. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ostrich Festival embraces a unique chapter of the city’s history by featuring the big-eyed, gangly birds in a series of There still will be some of these funny looking birds at the Ostrich Festival, but ostrich-themed activiChandler's biggest event of the year offers a lot more to see and do. (Special ties. to GetOut) While ostriches have ish Influenza killed off many of the center stage, the fest also features pigs, camels ducks and other creatures in varstate’s birds. Dr. Chandler was rumored to have ious exhibits.

In its 32nd year, the festival expects to attract more than 100,000 visitors and will include a lineup of new entertainment attractions. Loop Rawlins, a professional roper who competed on “America’s Got Talent,” will demonstrate his skillful lassoing in a Western-themed stunt show. Visitors can watch ducks swim toward the finish line in the Great American Duck Race or laugh at pigs doing vaudevillian acts in the Pork Chop Revue. The Ostrich Festival will also have a number of educational attractions designed to spark the curiosity of younger patrons. The Imaginology STEM tent provides several hands-on activities and puzzles that test the wits of children of all ages. Visitors can also venture back 65 million years with a trip to the Pangaea Land of Dinosaurs exhibit and see a lifesize Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Mexican artistry on display at Superstition Museum GETOUT STAFF

he popular Magic of Mexican Artistry event featuring the pottery of Mata Ortiz returns to Superstition Mountain Museum in Apache Junction Mar. 13 -15. Jerardo Tena and his wife, Norma Hernandez – who specialize in creating amusing animal pots – will be joined by other artists from Mexico, including Mata Ortiz collectors’ favorite master potter Lila Silveira. Mario Castellanos Gonzalez, recognized as one of the finest wood carvers in Oaxaca and known for his colorful, whimsical animal figures, will return with his artist wife Reina Ramirez. He will demonstrate intricate carving and painting of the little animals. Zapotec textile artist, weaver and lecturer Porfirio Gutierriz will also be returning while Yesenia Salgado will create sterling

Beautiful Mata Ortiz pottery will be on display and for sale during the upcoming Magic of Mexican Artistry event on March 13-15. (Special to GetOut)

silver jewelry. Those who prefer more unusual jewelry may find something at Mata Ortiz to You, which will bring unique jewelry that combines ceramic pieces with silver.

DeSilva Imports will have numerous examples of all of these Mexican art forms available for sale. Admission to the family-friendly event and parking are free. Children’s activities will include metates demonstrations, painting wooden carvings, and crafts with the Fabulous Fridas. There will be entertainment throughout the day, including Zarco Guerrero, Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra music, the “Fabulous Fridas” on Saturday plus food vendors. On Saturday, the museum will present a special concert at 5 p.m. featuring musicians Carmen and Zarco Guerrerro. Tickets are $10 and are available in the museum Gift Shop and online. Superstition Mountain Museum is located at 4087 N. Apache Trail (SR88) just east of Apache Junction. Information: superstitionmountainmuseum.org or call 480-983-4888. 

Fabulous Fridas will perform on Saturday, March 14, at the Mexican Artistry event. (Special to GetOut)

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Pirner gets emotional on Soul Asylum’s new record CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

ave Pirner is frustrated. He has very little time to prepare for Soul Asylum’s tour with Local H and he has much to do. “It’s difficult to psyche myself up about it, I suppose,” Pirner said. “It’s a long tour and I have a lot of crap I’m trying to take care of like going to the dentist.” Once it was out of his system, he lightened up and became excited about the jaunt—even joking around about Soul Asylum’s set. “It’s a 90-minute show and quality entertainment at least,” he said with a laugh. “We are playing some new stuff and some different old stuff. We’re going to come

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What: YSoul Asylum w/Local H. Where: Marquee Theater, 730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe. When: 9 p.m. Friday, March 13. Cost: Start at $25. Info: 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Soul Asylum will be playing at least 90 minutes of new and old material when the band plays next Friday at Tempe’s Marquee Theater. (Special to GetOut)

out guns a-blazing.” Soul Asylum, who comes to the Marquee Theater on Sunday, March 15, is touring in support of its new single “Dead Letter” (Blue Elan Records). The single will appear on its forthcoming album “Hurry Up and Wait,” due out April 17.

“It’s a little on the acoustic side,” Pirner said about “Hurry Up and Wait.” “It’s very straightforward. It’s pretty raw. I didn’t really try to overthink it. It’s just very unguarded. It’s a little more emotional and less angry.” “Dead Letter” marks the first new music

from the Minneapolis-based act since the release of 2016’s “Change of Fortune.” “Dead Letter is contemplative and certainly not a party anthem, but there are other sentiments in life that frequently go unspoken for,” he said. “It’s the message of the unheard people, whose voices often fall on deaf ears.” Spanning three decades, Soul Asylum’s indie success led to the band entering the major-label mainstream with 1988’s “Hang Time” and its 1990 follow-up “And the Horse They Rode In On,” before achieving a platinum-level commercial breakthrough with 1992’s “Grave Dancers Union” and 1995’s “Let Your Dim Light Shine.” “Grave Dancers Union” featured Grammy-winning “Runaway Train” and “Black Gold.” “Let Your Dim Light Shine” spawned the hit “Misery.” After 1998’s “Candy from a Stranger,” Soul Asylum returned to action in 2006 with “The Silver Lining,” “Delayed Reaction” six years later and most recently with 2016’s “Change of Fortune.”

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Other live attractions include the Great Benjamin Circus, Professor Smart’s Science Show, obstacle courses and an educational ostrich exhibit. Chandler Chamber of Commerce President Terri Kimble said her organization has been advocating for Chandler businesses since the early 1900s. So, it’s fitting that the Chamber put on an event reminiscent of Chandler’s early history. Furthermore, Kimble said the festival’s a prime example as to how Chandler’s businesses, nonprofits and residents come together to put on a delightful show. “We are

b l e s s e d to have incredible help from our community and Chamber members making the experience smooth, fun and enjoyable,” Kimble said. The Chamber hosted the first Ostrich Festival in 1988 to celebrate the city’s feathery roots. Spectators flocked to watch jockeys attempt to ride the seven-foot-tall birds in competitive races. The carnival’s odd concept quickly attracted tourists and

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For “Hurry Up and Wait,” Pirner—who’s joined in the band by drummer Michael Bland, lead guitarist Ryan Smith and bassist Wynston Roye—said his musician friends helped him focus on the task at hand. “That made it a pretty good experience,” he said. “It came together in a way that was effortless at this point in my life.

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became one of Chandler’s most popular events. The Travel Channel and National Geographic have done segments on the festival and it was featured in Whitney Houston’s 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale.” Kimble said the festival’s longevity has made it part of Chandler’s culture – producing dozens of memories for the city’s natives. “We have attendees stop by the C h a m b e r tent at the festival sharing fond memories of when t h e y Camel races were a popular attraction at last year's Ostrich Festival, but they don't appear to be on the card for 2020. (Special to GetOut)

came w i t h t h e i r parents and family,” she said. “Now they attend with their kids to make memories with their own family.” While ostrich races have been a part of the previous festivals, about 10 ostriches are now kept near the petting zoo behind a fencedin area for people to view while videos provide fun facts about the birds. The ostrich races have not been

I tried not to worry so much.” Soul Asylum worked with producer John Fields, who has collaborated with the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, Drake Bell, Andrew W.K., Busted and Demi Lovato. “John Fields is very fluid,” he said. “There’s not a lot of dicking around. He likes to move fast and it helps with the flow and spontaneity. We keep with each

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the “primary focus” of the festival over the last decade, Kimble said last year. “We have truly transformed this festival into a true community festival,” Kimble said. “We have over 100 hours of musical entertainment throughout the festival and the festival has really changed over the past several years and it evolved. “Each year we try to bring in something new, something different. We’re really going for an educational component and really kind of beefing that up, including that technology component.” This year’s main stage entertainment includes 1990s boy band 98 Degrees, rock group the Blues Traveler, and disco girl group the Pointer Sisters. Carnival rides are not included in the festival’s admission price. 

other pretty good.” “Hurry Up and Wait” kicks off with the song “The Beginning,” which Pirner said is his favorite right now. “We were going to put it at the end of the album because it’s how stupid our sense of humor is,” he adds. “It has a different vibe to it. It’s electric and up-tempo. It doesn’t remind me of anything I’ve ever written.” Pirner is also gearing up to unveil his

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What: 32nd Annual Ostrich Festival. When: March 13-15 Where: Tumbleweed Park, 2250 South McQueen Road. Cost: Adults are $15, kids 4 to 12 and people over 55 can get in for $8. Unlimited ride wristbands are $27 unlimited. An $80 multipack includes two adult, two youth and two unlimited all-day ride wristbands. The multipack and wristbands are available only at Basha’s and Food City stores. Adult price at the festival increases after 2 p.m. to $20. More info: ostrichfestival.com.

new book entitled “Loud, Fast, Words,” an annotated collection of lyrics with an essay about each of his albums set to release in February 2020 via MNHS Publishing (Minnesota Historical Society). Thinking about his lyrics and the stories they tell often gets Pirner choked up. “I get into the head of a song so much it starts to make me feel too much like I did when I wrote it,” he said. “I fall into some sort of weird time vortex.” 

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Williamette Youpee Bussard

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: i.d.e.a. MUSEUM RENOVATIONS 150 W. Pepper Place PROJECT NO. CP0916 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the i.d.e.a. Museum Renovations Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. The City of Mesa will renovate the idea Museum to expand gallery space, improve office space, and add new amenities to the facility. Final construction funding will be a combination of bond funding and fund-raising campaigns. Complete scope of work will be determined by the final available funds and will include some combination of the following: relocating the main office space; expanding gallery space; relocating main entrance; adding classrooms, a gift shop, and café; and expanding available outdoor spaces. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 5, 2020, at 8 am, at the Mesa City Plaza Building, 20 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona, in Conference Room 501. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by March 19, 2020, at 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

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Willi “Chubbins,” Sichawastewin (mean but kind woman), was the first child born to William “Bill” Youpee, Sr. and Isabel Floretta Weinberger on July 10, 1939 in Poplar, MT. She attended her early school years in Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR and graduated from Poplar High School in 1956. As a member of the Sisseton-Yankton Dakota, Willi grew up learning and living the ways of her ancestors. In her youth, she shared many a country journey with her grandparents, Helen and Joe Brushorn, in their horse drawn buckboard wagon, hunting and gathering wild berries, turnips, medicinal herbs and plants. Other times, the family would load up and make it to tribal celebrations in neighboring reservation communities in Montana, North Dakota, and Canada. Pitching tent, dancing, feasting and breaking camp was a familiar routine of Willi’s family and relations. Willi began her academic career at Portland State University in Portland, OR. She was an alumna of Montana State University-Bozeman, along with her sister Helen and brothers Allen and Dwight. She was a member of the group of Indian students who founded the Council of American Indian Students at MSU in 1961, and was a member of the Montana State Delegation to the first National Indian Youth Conference in 1962. In 1963, Willi was named Miss Indian America at the 10th Annual All-American Indian Days in Sheridan, WY. She was the first Fort Peck tribal member to win the title. As Miss Indian America, Willi embarked on a national speaking tour and participated in the Montana Territorial Centennial in 1964. She was also featured in “Cheyenne Autumn Trail,” a short film, narrated by Jimmy Stewart, produced to provide context to John Ford’s last western. After her tour as Miss Indian America, Willi moved to Washington, DC to work for U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf. During her time in Senator Metcalf’s office, Willi developed a friendship with Senator Edward Kennedy, with whom she traded jokes in Senate halls. In Washington, she met Larry Bussard. She and Larry married, and spent 50 years together in Arizona and California. Willi also worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Phoenix Area Office and assisted her father, a founding member and the first executive director of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association, at that organization’s annual meetings. Willi possessed innate artistic creativity, earning a degree in Interior Design Photography from Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. She practiced that profession successfully for several years, contributing to portfolio development of Interior designs. During this time, she also studied photography under Ansel Adams, one of her favorite photographers. Willi’s life was marked from an early age by her deep empathy and concern for the welfare of others. She was always first to extend a helping hand, and to offer comfort and emotional support to others on life’s journey. She was steadfast in these values of sharing, giving, and recognizing the humanity in others no matter the situation. Through the guidance of her grandparents, her parents, and her tribal community, she brought those ways to fore in her contemporary lifestyle. Willi’s family will remember her as a devoted rescue mom to desert tortoises and dogs, especially Blue Heelers. She was a loving daughter, and sister, and a doting aunt and grandma. She collected nutcrackers and was a truly incredible cook and baker. She developed many dear friendships in the Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Salinas areas. Willi passed away unexpectedly while traveling in Arizona on August 14, 2019 at age 80. Willi is preceded in death by her mom and dad, Bill and Isabel; her brothers, Allen, William Jr., and Danny; brothers-in-law Pete Ramsey and Roy LaFramboise; her sisters, Florence (Red) and Gretchen; sisters-in-law Roxane Gibbs and Bernadine White; nephews, Joe Cloudboy, Allen (Junior), Michael George, Skay Sr., William (Billy), and David; niece Tracy; grandsons, Skay, Jr., and Armon Boyd; grandparents, Helen and Joe Brushorn, Frank Youpee, and George and Ida Turning Bear Weinberger. She is survived by her husband, Larry; brothers and sisters, Helen (George), Dwight, Josi (Réné), Lori, Cary (Linda), and Marvin (Renay); adopted brother and sister, Albert “Greek” Culbertson and Joan Broomfield, both of Poplar; special cousins Susie and Aileen Red Bird; Uncle Lloyd Youpee of Poplar; and numerous cousins, nieces,nephews and grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Willi Bussard Memorial Fund at Independence Bank of Poplar.

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THE MESA TRIBUNE | MARCH 8. 2020

Public Notices

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency has made announcement for the availability of 2020 Intercity Bus Security Grant Funding, Assistance Listings Title 97.057. Industrial Bus Lines, Inc. dba All Aboard America! Is currently soliciting bids from qualified vendors for the following project: vehicle/driver security enhancements including automatic vehicle location, real time video surveillance and remote disabling technologies for over the road buses. The cut off to participate in the bid process expires on Monday, March 16th, 2020 at 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact Eugene Thomas at 480962-6202 or e-mail ethomas@allaboardamerica.com. Publish: East Valley Tribune, Mar 1, 2020/ 28980

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Gilbert FY 2020-2025 CDBG & HOME Consolidated Plan Public Hearings

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Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers. What it does require under A.R.S. §32-1121A14(c) <http://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01165.htm> , is that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any form of advertising to the public by including the words "not a licensed contractor" in the advertisement. Again, this requirement is intended to make sure that the consumer is made aware of the unlicensed status of the individual or company. Contractors who advertise and do not disclose their unlicensed status are not eligible for the handyman's exception. Reference: (http://www.azroc.gov/invest/licensed_by_law.html) As a consumer, being aware of the law is for your protection. You can check a businesses ROC status at: http://www.azroc.gov/

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after March 20, 2020 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US 60 Self Storage, 1661 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 102, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Martha Jo Beckman Coleman 142 Alfredo Gonzalez 314 Stacy Koury 417 Sienna Soanes 607 Nicole Gibbs 1008 Denise Ortega 1011 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s). Published: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 1, 2020 / 28973

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The FY 2020-2025 Consolidated and Annual Action Plan is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to receive federal funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and HOME Investment Partnership Funds. The Plan provides an assessment of the community needs, goals, and priorities in the areas of affordable housing, human services, community development and other programs designed to improve the quality of life for low- and moderate income Gilbert residents. The Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plan lists specific programs and dollar amounts and serves as the Town’s application to HUD for the allocation of CDBG funding estimated to be $924,318 annually and HOME Investment Partnership funding estimated to be $250,358 annually. The public is encouraged to review a draft of the plan available on the Town’s website and to attend public meetings/hearings to provide feedback and comments. Plan documents: http://www.gilbertaz.gov/housing/ Public Hearing Wednesday, March 18, 2020 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Gilbert Town Hall 50 E Civic Center Dr Gilbert, Arizona 85296 Room 300 Public Comment Period March 2 – March 26, 2020 On line Gilbertaz.gov/housing Persons with disabilities or requesting information in other languages are encouraged to contact Melanie Dykstra at 480-503-6956, AZ Relay 711 or melanie.dykstra@gilbertaz.gov to request information in an alternate format or language. To the extent possible, additional reasonable accommodations will be made within the time constraints of the request. Published: Gilbert Sun News Feb 23, Mar 8, 2020 / 27766

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The Town of Gilbert will host a public hearing and a public comment period for Gilbert's 2020-2025 Five Year CDBG/HOME Consolidated Plan. The public hearings and comment period are available to allow public input and feedback of the proposed CDBG/HOME goals, projects, and activities outlined in the plan.

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Public Notices FILED 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 1/28/2020 4:10 PM James A. Noel CLERK OF THE COURT Leanne LeCompte STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO Case No. D-202CV-2019-06993 SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT HARRY L. TIPTON, JR., DIANE TIPTON, LARRY BARRERAS, DIANE GUTIERREZ, Plaintiffs, v. PHILLIP C. WARD, GEORGE A. OCHS and MARGARET I. OCHS, deceased, ALBERT A. OCHS, deceased, DELBERT P. OCHS, deceased, ALVIN G. OCHS, deceased, CAROLYN R. KETTELL, daughter of George and Margaret Ochs, MARILYN WEBB, daughter of George and Margaret Ochs, MELVIN L. OCHS, son of George and Margaret Ochs, DELMER J. OCHS, son of George and Margaret Ochs, and other unknown heirs or persons claiming by and through and under GEORGE OCHS AND MARGARET OCHS, the Unknown Claimants of Interest in the Premises Adverse to Plaintiffs, Defendants. NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF QUIET TITLE SUIT STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO TO: the following named Defendants listed below who have not otherwise disclaimed interest, against whom service is hereby sought to be obtained: The unknown heirs of the following named deceased persons: Estate of Albert A. Ochs Estate of Delbert P. Ochs Estate of Alvin G. Ochs The following named defendants by name, if living; if deceased, their unknown heirs: Carolyn R. Kettell Marilyn Webb Melvin L. Ochs FILED 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 1/28/2020 4:10 PM James A. Noel CLERK OF THE COURT Leanne LeCompte Delmer J. Ochs Other unknown heirs or persons claiming by and through and under George Ochs and Margaret Ochs who may claim a lien, interest or title adverse to the Plaintiffs Pursuant to New Mexico Rules Annotated Rule 1-004(K), you are hereby notified that the above-referenced Plaintiffs have commenced suit against you in the above-captioned case, the general object of which is to quiet the title to a parcel of real property located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico and which are more particularly described as follows: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of that certain parcel of land lying within the exterior boundaries of the Alameda Grant in Township 11 North, Range 2 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, described as follows: BEGINNING at a point which is common to the South line of Alameda Grant and to the corners of Sections 16 and 17 in Township 11 North, Range 2 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian; running THENCE N0º02′E, a distance of 8545.10 feet to a point; THENCE S89º55′30″W, a distance of 5275.80 feet to the Southeast corner and the True Point of Beginning; THENCE S89º55′30″W, a distance of 5425.28 feet to the Southwest corner; THENCE N0º02′E, a distance of 5280.0 feet to the Northwest corner; THENCE N89º55′30″E, a distance of 5425.28 feet to the Southwest corner; THENCE S0º02′W, a distance of 5280.0 feet to the True Point of Beginning, containing 5.0 acres, more or less, RESERVING, HOWEVER, an appurtenant easement over the North, East, South and West 20.0 feet of said property unto GRANTOR and all persons claiming under it, and unto the general public for road purposes, and reserving said easement unto GRANTOR and all persons claiming under it, for the placement, maintenance and operation of public utilities; Subject to taxes for the current and subsequent years, assessments, easements, restrictions, reservations, Water and Sewer Agreements recorded in Miscellaneous Volume 35 at pages 527 and 559, Building Restrictions, Zoning Regulations and patent reservations of record in the Office of the Clerk of Bernalillo County, New Mexico. You are further notified that unless you enter your appearance in said action on or before March 20, 2020, judgment and decree will be rendered against you by default and the relief requested by Plaintiffs will be granted and decreed. The name and address of Plaintiffs’ attorney is Ian Bezpalko, The Bezpalko Law Firm, P.O. Box 7635, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, telephone number 505-341-9353. 1/29/2020 James A. Noel Clerk of the District Court /s/James A. Noel Deputy Clerk. Published: East Valley Tribune, Feb. 16, 23, Mar 1m 2020 / 28560

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