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esa, like the rest of the nation, began feeling a widening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic last week as officials took additional measures to curb “community spread” of the disease and protect senior citizens, considered among the most vulnerable. State and city officials tried to reassure the public by outlining precautions already underway even as the coronavirus claimed one of Mesa’s signature events – Cactus League ball. Major League Baseball terminated it 10 days before the season’s scheduled end. Despite the suspension of classes at the state’s three universities and in school districts in various cities and states, Mesa Public Schools students and most of their Arizona counterparts are expected to return to their desks this week following spring break.

“There’s simply no greater priority than the health and safety of our kids,” said Ducey. “We are taking proactive measures to ensure our schools have the tools necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19 and keep our kids healthy.” Hoffman said she and her aides are “working closely with public health officials to ensure we are taking the right steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.” Robert Truman deep-cleaned Kyrene de la Mirada School in Chandler during On the other hand, prospects spring break, although Kyrene, Tempe Elementary and Tempe Union at the last were murky for spring sports in minute called off classes for this week. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Photographer) school districts. The Arizona Interscholastic Association was Gov. Doug Ducey, state Health Director Cara Christ and state Superintendent Kathy Hoff- scheduled tomorrow to discuss the impact of man conferred by phone Thursday with 400 the virus, though it said any postponement or school administrators across Arizona, saying see VIRUS page 4 there was no need to close schools.

Conley takes to YouTube in her defense BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff Writer

ormer Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Ember Conley spoke for the first time since her resignation in December in a YouTube video, defending her record and calmly insisting she did nothing wrong. Conley also defended the district in general during her 14-minute video, touting positives of her 18-month tenure such as student gains in third grade reading and an improved high school graduation rate.

Conley did not directly address the district’s audit that found she had given $145,000 in unapproved raises to members of her Superintendent Executive Team directly, though she broached the subject on several occasions and said she kept Governing Board members in the loop. “In those first few months, three members of the superintendent staff announced their retirement,” Conley said. “Rather than simply fill these positions, I worked with the board to restructure district leadership and presented the initial plan to the board at a meeting in No-

vember of 2018. “With a commitment to keep the changes to the maintenance and operations budget neutral, the board acknowledged the new senior team.” Conley defended her expansion of the team, citing a lack of salary structure for administrative officials in the district. “In putting together the team, I discovered another established practice that required attention. There was no salary schedule for the

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he neatly-rowed buildings on Main Street in downtown Mesa are undergoing a renaissance of sorts, thanks to private and public investment. That success story was fed in part the area’s designation as an Opportunity Zone – a federally-classified region where private enterprise can invest in lower-income communities in exchange for tax incentives. That provision, which was created in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, brought Small Business Association Regional Administrator Ashley Daniel Bell to Mesa recently for a tour of downtown along with members of Scottsdale-based wealth development company Caliber to see how a booming economy is taking the area by storm. Rodney Riley, an Opportunity Zone expert for Caliber, called Bell’s visit a crowning achievement for the city. “Anytime the White House comes to town, we’re really happy about it,” Riley said. “We’re super fortunate that we were one of the first organizations to invest in Opportunity Zones. “And because downtown Mesa is a really great, fantastic opportunity zone that’s going to see a lot of growth in the future, we’ve been somewhat on their radar to come into town,” Riley said. Riley said U.S. Housing and Urban Development Opportunity Zone Executive Director Scott Turner has cited downtown Mesa’s success several times in recent White House calls. Such a feat is proof for Riley that the investments pumped into Mesa, both by Caliber and other companies, are paying off. A big reason for that success, according to Riley, is light rail. “The history of Mesa is significant, with the Mormon Church in town. So, obviously that’s been a driver here in town for a very long time,” Riley said. “But then you couple that with a cou-

Ashley Bell, left, toured downtown Mesa with Rodney Riley, an Opportunity Zone expert for Caliber. (Special to the Tribune)

ple-hundred-million-dollar federal project that comes right through the heart of Mesa in the light rail system, that can bring people here very quickly from all over. There’s only two cities that have light rail going through it, Phoenix and Mesa.” Bell touched on a similar topic during his comments, praising the roles that city government under Mayor John Giles’ leadership as well as private enterprise have played in regenerating downtown. “I think that Mesa is a great model for what we’re promoting around the country,” Bell said, adding: “I think it’s a great story of an investor that had a vision, that the community supported that vision, and the local city supported that vision and you have all

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the ingredients for revitalization here. “And so, it was great to walk Downtown Mesa and understand that the investments that are being made here are part of a larger plan, and everybody agrees is the plan for the city. “I think that’s what we want to see more around the country is people going into communities and having the same vision – investors having the same vision as the city and then using this tool called Opportunity Zones in order to actualize that vision.” Bell is confident that the recent success downtown will become the new norm, given the fact that Opportunity Zone designations require a company to maintain its investment for at least a decade in order to reap the full tax benefits. “Downtown Mesa is one of those areas that was designated by the state that they wanted revitalization to come,” he said. He said that as a result of the Opportunity Zone designation, “now private capital can flow into here without paying taxes, federal taxes.” “So, if you make $1 million on the stock market or selling a piece of property, you can invest that money in Downtown Mesa right now without paying any federal taxes initially on that investment,” Bell said, calling Opportunity Zone investments “a great tool to defer taxes and then eliminate taxes in 10 years.” The road to last Tuesday’s meeting was long and winding for folks like Riley, given the multi-year construction of light rail that created a nightmare for visitors and locals alike. Riley believes all the growing pains for such a massive infrastructure project were worthwhile. “Everybody experiences that, when the light rail has come through,” he said. “But now that that’s behind us and we have these beautiful trains driving down the tracks behind us, you can see the progress that’s been made and the progress that’s available to us in the future.” 

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cancellation of contests would be up to its member schools and districts. Mesa Community College appeared likely to remain open so far, as no announcement had been made about classes there or at its sister campuses in the county. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints decided there was a need to terminate all services, meetings and any other gatherings in Gilbert and across the globe for an undetermined length of time. The East Valley Jewish Community Center cancelled large gatherings, but decided to keep classes and other activities going as scheduled for now. Mesa Mayor John Giles posted a video, telling residents, “I want you to know we have the people, the plans and the resources to appropriately and effectively respond to any cases of COVID 19 in Mesa.’’ While some events were cancelled, organizers of others pondered what to do. Mesa venues and parks for now remain open. “City departments including the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa Convention Center, Parks and Recreation, City libraries and all museums are following established protocols and precautions in delivering City services to the public.” City Manager Chris

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Brady said in a statement. “We encourage our residents to continue to use standard flu-season precautionary measures and stay informed regarding the virus with accurate information from reputable sources,” Brady added. The East Valley Partnership’s annual Statespersons’ Luncheon April 16 featuring Congressmen Greg Stanton and Andy Biggs appears in jeopardy. “In light of the information that has been made public in the last few days, we have started reviewing our postponement/cancellation options,” said EVP Executive Vice President Mike Hutchinson. “We should have a plan in the next few days.” EVP’s counterpart, Valley Partnership, cancelled its April 2 Man and Woman of the Year luncheon as well as an accompanying Expo. In urging residents to wash their hands and stay home from work if they are sick, Giles stressed the importance of looking out for the elderly. Nursing homes and senior living communities in the region, including Las Palomas in Mesa, began screening visitors even before Ducey issued an executive order Wednesday to be more vigilant. William Swearingen, a spokesman for Spectrum Retirement Communities, which owns La Paloma, said his company

was taking aggressive steps to ensure the health of their residents. “We are committed to monitoring developments and making prudent decisions based on the information available to us at any given time,” he said Senior recreation facilities, including Mesa’s Red Mountain Multigenerational Center, have taken steps to ensure the health of their customers. Tammy Carleno, the manager at Aster Aging Inc. which runs classes for seniors, said the facility has taken precautions to protect seniors. But Carleno, like others who deal directly with people over 60, said she didn’t sense much concern among the people she’s met. “We’re just making sure that when people come in, they’re not coughing and that they don’t seem to have any symptoms at all,” Carleno said, adding: “We have hand sanitizers, we have signs all over with hand-washing techniques, that kind of stuff.…We haven’t appeared to have any signs of anybody being sick or anything like that.” She added, “I haven’t had many clients within the facility even really concerned, more or less. “I think that’s a good thing,” she said. “Now, they’re concerned and they’re tak-

ing their precautionary measures. But I don’t think there’s too many people running scared. It hasn’t affected our numbers too much or anything like that. “We’ve seen a little bit of a decrease but maybe those are people that maybe are running some health risks or things like that.” Scott McCutcheon, CEO of Liv Generations Senior Living, which has locations in Scottsdale, Ahwatukee and Gilbert, said residents at his facilities “are concerned and certainly don’t want to get it. “And there’s some concerns and fears that they have, but they’re still enjoying activities and food on our properties right now. And they’re just feeling a little bit more relieved that we’re doing something about it and they support us all the way.” McCutcheon said the company suspended trips to casinos and large venues and banning outsiders, including relatives, from events like their annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. “We’ve also got our internal activity calendar to have more fun inside the building, but as far as inviting the public in, having big parties, and then going to places that are densely populated, we’ve stopped all of it,” McCutcheon said. “The key here is to stay nimble and

generates $25 million by teams and those who visit Arizona to attend the games. On top of that are the decisions by various groups to cancel their conferences as well as reduced tourism overall. And as investors sell of their stocks to minimize their losses that will affect what individuals pay in income taxes in April 2021. Rep. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, the House Speaker pro-tem, said all that clouds the revenue picture. That could delay adopting a state budget for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1, both in the “wish list’’ of new spending and proposals to cut taxes. Sen. Victoria Steele, D-Tucson, said the approval of the funds recognizes the fact that quick action is necessary to protect Arizona residents against further spread of the disease beyond the nine cases that have so far been identified. And she praised Christ as “an expert epidemiologist.’’ But Steele said that Christ can’t really devote all her energy to COVID-19.

That’s because she also has been functioning as acting director of the Department of Economic Security since last October following the resignation of Michael Trailor from that position. Gov. Doug Ducey, in tapping Christ for the dual role, also tasked her with leading a national search for a new DES director. “I think that she should be able to, in this time of a pandemic, devote all of her time to the operation of the Department of Health and the focus on the corona virus,’’ Steele said. “It concerns me that she also has this side hustle of being the director of DES on an interim basis.’’ In separate action Thursday, state lawmakers are moving to limit public access to the Capitol amid fears of the spread of COVID-19. The directive Thursday from House and Senate leaders closes off the public gallery of both chambers. This is the area above the floor where people can watch debate and votes.

That limits viewing to online. None of this closes committee meetings where lawmakers take testimony on bills. But the directive urges the people who chair those committees to limit the number of speakers and encourage those with positions to find other ways to inform lawmakers. Others who have no specific business, however, are being turned away. That includes school field trips, and visits by outside organizations and foreign dignitaries. The Legislature’s actions came the day after Ducey declared an emergency because of the virus and signed an order giving state officials more leeway and tools to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Nothing in the governor’s decision actually restricts what people can do or where they can go. Christ said there are no plans to limit large public gatherings as governors in

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State budget concerns arise as virus takes its toll BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate lawmakers approved $55 million Thursday to provide resources for the Department of Health Services to deal with COVID-19. Legislation given unanimous consent by the House and Senate provides an immediate $5 million infusion and sets aside up to $50 million more for Health Director Cara Christ to use at her discretion between now and June 30. All of the dollars are coming from the state’s “rainy-day’’ fund, a $1 billion setaside of state cash for both emergencies like this as well as to deal with ups and downs in state revenues. But that question of unanticipated changes in income has come into sharp focus as the state begins to assess the impact of the virus on the economy. The latest blow when Major League Baseball canceled spring training, which

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watch this virus closely…and make changes to the protocol as necessary,” he added. Mary Lynn Kasunic, president/CEO of the Area Agency on the Aging Region 1, said seniors benefitting from services her organization funds in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert appear largely unfazed by the virus so far. “We don’t seem to be hearing much in the way of any concerns,” she said, adding that senior centers have not reported any decrease in attendance – or any no-shows among volunteers. She said her agency has been sharing communications from the CDC and other government health agencies about the latest news on the coronavirus with agency contractors. While Avondale and Buckeye closed its senior centers, Kasunic said those in Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler remained open. Kasunic said that seniors who visited senior centers for “congregant meals” would receive meals at home or can pick up meals to go at the centers if group meals are suspended. Kasunic said not many people have called the agency’s 24-hour hotline for seniors and the calls that have come in came largely from people who didn’t want to go out in public to do grocery shopping. But she said people who must qualify for agency-provided meals and that the process involves a visit by a case manager,

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other states have done. Ducey’s declaration eases licensing requirements for health officials and facilities, potentially making room for more patients as they are diagnosed; allows hospitals and health care facilities, including nursing homes, additional “flexibility’’ to question and screen both employees and visitors; and gives health officials new authority to procure “needed medical supplies.’’ The governor also issued a separate executive order directing insurance companies and health plans to pay for care provided to patients who see doctors and laboratories who are not part of their network. And Ducey said his order also protects consumers against “price gouging’’ by private labs and health care providers for testing for the new virus. Christina Corieri, the governor’s health advisor, said she reads that authority to

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eliminating the prospect that anyone can simply call to arrange for a meal pickup or delivery. Right now, Kasunic said, the bigger concern involves seniors who are isolated. She said Meals on Wheels volunteers check on seniors who live alone and get meals delivered. But for those who don’t, she added, the agency’s 50 AmeriCorps workers will be calling them to make sure they’re all right. “It’s getting to be a trend across the United States that more senior centers are closing,” Kasunic said, noting such centers often give seniors their only human contact of the day. “It’s important we call so they know someone cares about them,” she said. Museums in the city, including the Arizona Museum of Natural History, reported no decline in volunteer numbers or daily attendees. Alison Stoltman, educational programming specialist at the museum said, “We haven’t yet had any difficulties getting any volunteers. “We had volunteer recognition breakfast on Saturday, and we had higher attendance than we’ve ever had before,” Stoltman said. Stoltman said the facility’s maintenance team has spent extra time cleaning and sanitizing all spaces in the facility, but that there are no plans to shut down or limit their daily schedule right now. Mesa spokesman Kevin Christopher

prosecute price gouging exists under state laws allowing the Attorney General’s Office to investigate consumer fraud. But Ryan Anderson, a top aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich, said that’s not true. “Arizona does not have laws prohibiting price gouging or charging high prices in times of emergency or heightened public health concerns,’’ he told Capitol Media Services. He said the laws cited by the governor’s office deal with things like fraud, deceptive practices, false promises or misrepresentation in the sale or advertising of merchandise. Ducey’s declaration came just hours after legislative Democrats asked the governor to declare a special session – to run concurrent with the regular session they are now in – to approve more far-reaching proposals. These include creating funds to pay for mandatory testing, providing for free

said officials are following the Arizona Department of Health Services as well as the Centers for Disease Control and that “there have been no changes to scheduled events, classes or programs.” He said city employees have been reminded to follow the safety protocol recommended by the CDC. Michelle Streeter of Visit Mesa said that hotel occupancy rates have not shown signs of a slowdown. “We are hearing from our larger hotels that occupancy rates are doing well in March, which is expected this time of year,” Streeter said. Local food banks, like United Food Bank in Mesa, have seen a sharp decline in the number of volunteers, because of the spread of the virus. Tyson Nansel, director of external affairs at the food bank, said the food bank has seen a steady decline in volunteers – a vital component of its operation. “What’s happening is that businesses and corporate groups are determining how to best protect the health and needs of their employees and individuals to temporary suspend volunteer programs and participating in community events,” Nansel said. “We understand that they are postponing or rescheduling these until after this virus passes or whatever happens with this situation,” he added, “but volunteers are the lifeblood of the food bank and we desperately need volunteers to help pack

evaluation and testing for those without health insurance, and creating a fund to pay for sick leave for public employees under quarantine or sick. The governor, however, said he was taking a much more measured approach, saying the problems in Arizona are not that severe, at least not now. “These are proactive measures to limit community spread,’’ he said, situations where people who have no known contact with anyone who was ill still contract the disease. For example, he said, there is no evidence that any of the two confirmed cases and seven suspected cases were in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. “If that happened, we want DHS to be equipped to act immediately, and with urgency,’’ Ducey said. He also said his executive order is designed to “do more to protect vulnerable populations.’’ Christ said the situation remains fluid.

our emergency food bags. “We distribute 21,000 emergency food bags a month. So, in order to keep up with that demand, we need volunteers to help us.” Nansel said the food bank, at 358 E. Javelina Avenue in Mesa, is following all federal and statewide measure to ensure volunteers and clients are safe. Nansel asks that anyone who’d like to help the food bank can do so by visiting their website, at unitedfoodbank.org/volunteer. 

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“We are constantly monitoring the local, national and global activities so that we can make data-driven decisions that protect our communities while having as minimal an impact on Arizonans’ daily lives as possible,’’ she said. That, Christ said, fits into the decision to not cancel mass gatherings. “We are working right now with the CDC on brand-new community mitigation guidance they just put out,’’ she said. “And we are not at a point where we would recommend those things,’’ Christ continued. “But we are constantly evaluating to see if those measures do make sense.’’ Christ said that the provisions easing licensing requirements is designed to provide more flexibility to meet changing health needs. For example, she said, a health care facility licensed for a certain number of beds might have space where it could house additional patients. 

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most senior administrators,” Conley said. “And in order to attract the best people, an annual bonus structure had been adopted years prior. “I worked with team members from HR to fill 93 percent of all positions internally, and while total compensation for the new, expanded team was higher than in the past, by reducing the number of administrative support staff and relying on grant money, we kept the changes to the operations and maintenance budget neutral.” An audit by Mesa Public Schools found that former Superintendent Ember Conley gave out $145,000 in unapproved raises – including one for $44,000 – at a time when she was laying the groundwork for the district’s budget override campaign early last year. Conley also filled two top-level job vacancies with salaries that exceeded the maximum pay set by the board, according to the audit, and raised the number of the Superintendent’s Executive Team members to 15. Between the two additional members and authorized and unauthorized raises, the executive team’s total compensation swelled to $2,619,555 – not including Conley’s base salary of $225,000 a year, the audit said. In her video, Conley asserted that all pay increases were approved by the governing board, either at formal meetings or in the district office. “Following another long-standing practice, the bonus structure of the team was approved in formal meetings and the cabinets budgets were communicated with some members during meetings in the district office, which is a common practice,” she said. She also pointed out, “The new team

quickly adopted these goals I was hired to achieve, and every key performance indicator increased, some reaching five-year highs.” Conley spent much of the video touting the improvements made by Mesa Public Schools during her two-year tenure, such as increasing high school graduation rates from 76 to 82 percent as well as reducing the number of F-rated schools in the district from eight to two. “The team looked beyond student performance and focused on student social and emotional needs, all while keeping a keen eye on the bottom line,” Conley said. Conley cited winning the Personal Achievement Award from the Arizona Medical Association as proof that her work with the district was on-track. She also cited the leadership team’s ability to save the district $1.2 million annually by adjusting school start times and

creating newer, more efficient bus routes as proof that her style of leadership was successful. “One example is updated transportation routes, in accordance with the American Pediatric Association recommendation leading to later start times for teenagers to assist mental well-being,” she said. “We were able to adjust start times and with the new bus routes, we were able to save the district 1.2 million annually.” She noted that the district hired 35 elementary school counselors “to improve student social, emotional wellness.” Conley concluded her video statement by comparing the district’s day-to-day operations to those of large businesses that constantly create and update practices while following all state and federal laws. She went into greater detail about the factors that led her to resign on Dec. 2 after the board put her on non-disciplinary, paid leave Nov. 18. “In my resignation letter, I spoke of personal challenges, including the passing of my father and a close friend, my role as the primary caregiver and decision-maker for my mother, coupled with an unexpected illness and surgery,” she said. “These difficulties, coupled with the demands of the superintendent job, are ultimately what led to my resignation. There is no mystery or wrongdoing.” Conley said she expresses no ill will toward the Governing Board, citing the difficult job it has. “The members of the board are good, kind individuals following a system that requires sophisticated board knowledge and governance,” she said. “In times of immense changes in education, it is understandable that these situations cause hardship to all involved. “It is critical that the community con-

tinues to support the hard-working administrators, the board and the front-line professionals that are tasked with the education of our students,” she continued. “To do otherwise would be a disservice to the community and the hard work of all the dedicated people that have chosen to give their lives to a district that is a beacon of excellence; that cultivates our most precious resource, our students.” Mesa Public Schools had little reaction to Conley’s video. “The Governing Board appreciates the service of Dr. Conley during her term as superintendent and wishes her well in future endeavors,” it said in a statement. Conley vouched for the work that her team conducted during her time with Mesa Public Schools, touching on what their work meant to the community as a whole. “The senior team we assembled should be celebrated for all of the improvement in student achievement, social and emotional wellbeing, and fiscal responsibility,” she said. “The hard-working professional and career educators who were focused and dedicated to our students should be celebrated. “These professionals choose to work as educators, not to enrich themselves, but to make a difference in our community.” Conley concluded with a vow to continue her quest to help children of all ages, and said she would be making more videos and posting them to emberconley. com, which as of late last week did not appear to be activated yet. “I’m going to continue to be a champion for children,” Conley said. “I’m a change agent, and as I’ve continued through this journey, I’ve researched and I’m going to continue to research how to make our communities better through public education.”

McPherson & Jacobsen, which interviewed students, staff, community leaders and parents between Feb. 25-27. The stakeholder interviews also found that the group of 202 participants, who were broken into six groups during the interview process, believe the next superintendent should be aware of: Inequalities among buildings, curricula and programs for students; The impact of charter schools on district enrollment;

The need to review school boundaries and the condition of buildings; Outdated special education policies; Overall funding for the district’s needs. The concerns were presented last week to the school board by consultants William and Barbara Dean, who were asked by board President Elaine Miner about what their meetings with survey respondents felt like emotionally. “I would say the parent community groups are concerned; there were no fil-

ters. They just said what they thought,” Barbara told the board. “I think there was a little bit more reticence, maybe, in the district staff groups, in terms of the language they used.” “I would say, by and large, that the emotion that was expressed was earnest and it was forthright and it was genuine and it was across the board. The teachers had a lot to say, they did in our session.

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Dobson ex-coach indicted for ignoring predator BY ZACH ALVIRAZ Tribune Sports Editor

former Dobson High School assistant basketball coach was indicted Wednesday by a state grand jury for failing to report incidents of sexual conduct between another coach and students. According to a release from the Arizona Attorney General’s office, Joshua Anthony Bribiescas was indicted on two counts of failure to report, both class 6 felonies. Bribiescas, who was a volunteer assistant coach on Dobson High School’s girls junior varsity basketball program, is accused of not reporting activities involving former Dobson head girls junior varsity basketball coach Kyler Ashley’s involvement with two minor girls on the team. Ashley, 23, was arrested last May at Tempe Marketplace, where he allegedly

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“We were a little taken aback, I think initially, with how forthright in their remarks they were. But again, it was born out of honesty. And that, we felt, was something we noticed across the board.” That passion is reflected in the Dean’s report executive summary, which stressed a desire by various stakeholders for a superintendent who is passionate and caring about all children as well as honest and transparent with the community. Barbara pointed out that most of the respondents wanted the next superintendent to have followed a career path that started with teaching and moved up through administrative ranks. “We talked a bit about the issue of traditional versus a non-traditional superintendent, and I would say bout 99.9 per-

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had planned to meet a 16-year-old girl. Ashley was convicted last month of three counts of attempt to commit sexual conduct with a minor and one count of luring a minor for sexual exploitation and was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison and lifetime probation. He also will be required to register as a sex offender upon release. Bribiecas had a duty to report his knowledge of Ashley’s conduct with two minors because of his position at the school, the grand jury said, and violated the law when he failed to do so. Court records show Ashley admitted to knowing the age of the girl and that he had known her since she was in the eighth grade. At the time of his arrest, he also admitted to police he had sex with two other 17-year-old girls from the team on multiple occasions. The documents said each encounter happened in Ashley’s car. cent want a traditional superintendent,” she said. She added most respondents want a superintendent “who understands Mesa and that understands a large school district” and that if a candidate is not from Mesa should be “familiar with Arizona and have large school district experience. “ “And that’s a little tough when you’re the largest school district already here in the state,” Barbara said. “So, there’s some bobbling around that, I would say. They were genuine, they came from the heart.” William pointed out the vested interest and shared passion that motivated respondents to take time from their daily lives to participate in interviews. To him, the willingness among community members to voice their opinions shows how much they care about who the next superintendent is and what they

One victim said that in one instance when they were both in his car, his 1-year-old son was in the back seat. Ashley handed his phone to his son as he began touching the victim inappropriately, according to the documents. The victim said she had to leave, which made him stop. Ashley began messaging the 16-yearold player through SnapChat from September 2018 up until his arrest, according to documents. He allegedly told the player that he wanted to have sex with her and on May 14 had asked to meet her. He arrived at Tempe Marketplace on May 16 to find Mesa Police, not the girl, waiting for him. According to the release Thursday, Bribiescas was made aware of Ashley’s sexual relations with players on the team sometime between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018 and failed to make the necessary reports.

Bribiescas’ indictment is the latest incident involving coaches or administrators accused of failing to report sexual conduct involving minors. In 2017, Chandler Police opened an investigation into allegations of sexual assault in the Hamilton High School football program. The investigation ended with charges against three students, including one charged as an adult. Former Hamilton football coach Steve Belles resigned as a result of the investigation. Chandler Police recommended criminal charges for Belles, former Hamilton principal Ken James and Athletic Director Shawn Rusted as part of the investigation. However, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute them due to lack of admissible evidence. he lone adult charged in the case recently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months probation. 

should bring to the job. “We do a lot of these sessions,” he said. “Any person or persons who end up coming to these sessions, and they give up some of their hour or they give up some of their day at work to have some discussion with others, they have something that they want to say.” William touched on the topics that respondents identified as district strongpoints, such as having caring, qualified staff; having “Mesa Pride;” and believing in the value that comes from listening to community members. Other strong suits included feelings from stakeholders that the district is not broken and that there are many excellent program options for students. Respondents also were upbeat about the opportunities to make the district better and that MPS provides support for

children and families in need, both inside and outside of the classroom. “There’s authenticity from folks who have a comment to make to us,” William said. “On the other hand, there are people who really want to represent something that they feel strongly about.” He said he sensed a difference between authenticity and someone who might say “This is a point I’m going to make and it’s one that I’m going to make until I get my way” and said the survey report filtered out the latter kind of sentiments. The closing date for applications was March 12, and the Governing Board has previously said it will select finalists to interview on March 27, with interviews the week of April 6 and a selection made April 14. But it is unclear if traveling concerns generated by the coronavirus will impact that schedule. 

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Controversial utility measure before Mesa Council BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

fter months of clashes over utility revenues being used to support public safety, the Mesa City Council is expected to vote Monday on a controversial ordinance that clarifies and formalizes the long-standing policy. Mayor John Giles and Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, a potential opponent of Giles in the upcoming mayoral election, have argued for months over the practice of supporting public safety with the utility funds. Whittaker argues that Mesa’s utility rates are the second highest in the region and should be lowered by scaling back the amount of money transferred from the Enterprise Fund to the General Fund. Whittaker criticizes the ordinance, proposed by Giles, for failing to drop water rates. It remains unclear if any council members will join with Whittaker in potentially voting against the ordinance. Giles and City Manager Chris Brady have argued the practice goes back to 1945 and is necessary, with the utility fund transfer serving as a substitute for Mesa’s lack of primary property tax. Mesa is one of the largest cities in the nation without a primary property tax and efforts to reinstate one have failed in

the past, with voters reluctant to burden themselves with another tax. Brady has said his goal in drafting the ordinance was to sustain the same level of services that exist today, to cap the yearly Enterprise Fund transfer at 25 percent and to create a 30 percent drop in water rates paid by low income seniors on a fixed income. The ordinance also bars power cutoffs on excessive-heat warning days during the scorching summer. Another 5 percent transfer would be added to cover potential emergencies or a variety of other needs, while city utilities also would pay a 3 percent franchise fee to the General Fund. A fund created to help customers avoid utility shutoffs would also increase to $125,000 from $100,000. Giles views the ordinance as a way of clarifying city policies that have been in place for years, capping the Enterprise Fund transfer at a specific number rather than tying any increases to the Consumer Price Index, a measurement of inflation. He said the utility cost reduction provides relief to help the customers who need assistance the most. The ordinance amounts to a milder version of Whittaker’s pending City Charter initiative, dubbed Yes on Affordable Utilities, which Giles has described as unnec-

essary and drastic. Whittaker’s initiative caps the transfer at 20 percent. He has cited a 2005 council study report, which recommended that the transfer be capped at 17 percent to protect the utility system. Whittaker has described Giles’ ordinance as a politically motivated, accusing him of falsely scaring people into believing public safety cutbacks would be required if his initiative were to pass. He has argued that the city could cut other spending to compensate for the reduction from the Enterprise Fund transfer. “I don’t know how this solves the problem’’ of utility rates that are too high, Whittaker has argued. Brady has argued that the Enterprise Fund transfer is necessary and that Whittaker’s initiative would cut city services, one way or another, by an estimated $30$50 million. Public safety is the largest chunk of Mesa’s budget. Brady’s latest clash with Whittaker over the Enterprise Fund occurred at the Feb. 24 council study session. Whittaker questioned city staff members over how much the transfer would have been for fiscal year 2018-19 if Giles ordinance had been in place. Candace Cannistraro, Mesa’s Office of Management and Budget director, said the transfer would have been $3 million less,

$105 million instead of $108 million, if the new cap had been in place. At that point, Whittaker appeared to frustrate Brady when he asked what the maximum transfer from the Enterprise Fund to the General Fund could be and still keep Mesa’s utilities sustainable. “That’s a loaded question. That’s a policy discussion,’’ Brady said. But at Thursday’s study session, Brady proposed to add a definition at a later date of adjusted gross revenues, the basis from which the transfer would be calculated. He said the city has never included socalled “pass through costs,’’ such as the amount it pays for energy, in the Enterprise Fund transfer because it does not consider such costs as revenue. Whittaker had asked at the Feb. 24 study session if those costs were included and he was told they were not. “It would be helpful to get this passed on Monday so we could get the word out to affected seniors,’’ Brady said. The ordinance would take effect on July 1, when the next fiscal year begins. The definition of adjusted gross revenue would come in April as part of a separate ordinance, he said. If those costs were included in adjusted gross revenue, “that would give us a huge number’’ for the Enterprise Fund transfer, Giles said. “That’s not our intention.’’ 

She said nothing in HB 2790 would force any community college to expand its reach. But Nutt said many of these already have buildings and other infrastructure in place that would allow them to start offering four-year degrees without any new investment and without raising local taxes. Larry Penley, president of the Arizona Board of Regents, told lawmakers there is no real need. He said the state’s three universities already have working relationships with community colleges around the state, partnering with them in ways to offer four-year degrees. And he said there even is reduced tuition for university courses that are taught on community college campuses.

But Keith Alexander, assistant to the president of Eastern Arizona College, said much of what’s taught is by computer links. He said that’s no substitute for actually having faculty on campus. And Alexander said there are gaps in what kind of degrees are available in his rural community. “We have jobs that are not filled there, the majority of those requiring bachelor’s degrees,’’ he said. “And there aren’t people there to fill them.’’ None of the legislators who voted against the proposal disputed there may be needs, particularly in rural areas, for additional paths to a four-year degree. But their concern was the breadth of the legislation, opening the door without restriction to community colleges being

able to offer any degree they want. “Just simply opening the gates ... creating a Dodge City atmosphere where you could have multiple nursing programs, multiple accredited programs, you could have all kinds of unhealthy competition,’’ said Sen. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix. She said there may be some options. But this bill, Brophy McGee said, is not it. “This has to be put together thoughtfully, carefully,’’ she said, perhaps with more study and a pilot program. Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, however, said he looks at it from the perspective of students. “This helps out low-income families,’’ he said, with degrees at community colleges

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rizona’s community colleges won’t be offering four-year degrees, at least not in the immediate future. On a 6-3 vote last week, the Senate Education Committee quashed legislation which would have allowed these colleges to start offering baccalaureate degrees. The 6-3 vote came despite the same measure having gained bipartisan House approval last month on a 42-18 margin. Rep. Becky Nutt, R-Clifton, the prime sponsor, argued that the current system requires rural students who want fouryear degrees to leave their homes, affecting families and undermining efforts to promote local economic development.

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likely to cost far less than what universities charge. And Borrelli said he was not concerned about the effect on universities, suggesting if they were forced to compete, they might lower their own costs. But Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, said that’s making an assumption. He pointed out that there is nothing in the legislation that precludes community colleges, granted the ability to offer fouryear degrees, to not raise their tuition.

That possibility of higher tuition didn’t impress Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake. She said universities, which have no state-mandated cap on tuition, have been increasing tuition now for decades. Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales, D-Tucson, said not every community college in the state wants this authority. She suggested the issue needs further study. That did not go down well with Sen. Rick Gray, R-Sun City. “It’s been talked at for decades now, decades!’’ he said. “From the last century, it’s been talked about.’’ 

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Armed guards deployed at Chandler, other synagogues

The Chandler synagogue is one of several places of fter a series of attacks at syna- worship that’s taken gogues across the country, Jew- extra precautions to ish communities in Chandler and secure its facilities neighboring communities are beefing up after a mass shoottheir security to prevent similar offenses. ing at a Pittsburgh Armed guards can sometimes be seen synagogue in 2018 patrolling the grounds of Chandler’s left 11 people dead Chabad of the East Valley – carrying fire- – making it the arms and keeping watch for any potential deadliest attack on threats while congregants worship inside America’s Jewish during Shabbat services. community. Rabbi Mendy Deitsch said his synagogue The 46-year-old has had volunteer guards providing secu- man who carried out rity for the last couple years. Almost every the crime was allegother Jewish community in the Valley’s edly heard shouting taking the same measures, he added, so it “All Jews must die” made sense for his facility to do something before opening fire similar. on the synagogue’s “That’s unfortunately the reality of the congregants. times we live in,” Deitsch said. The 2018 massaHe declined to disclose how often or cre was one of 1,550 how many volunteers provide security for religiously-motivathis facility – citing security concerns – but ed offenses comsaid there haven’t been any prior inci- mitted in the United These two armed men have provided protection for worshippers at Chabad of the dents of violence at his synagogue. States that year, ac- East Valley in Chandler during services. (From the documentary “American Defense Forces) The rabbi said he worried at first the cording to data represence of armed guards might intimi- leased by the FBI. More than 50 percent of Most recently, a Queen Creek man was date congregants and discourage them those offenses were motivated by feelings arrested for conspiring with alleged neofrom attending services. But that concern of anti-Semitism. Nazis to harass a journalist from a Jewishhas since subsided. Arizona has had its fair share of trou- affiliated publication. “We found that just the opposite is true,” bling incidents targeting the Valley’s JewThough Rabbi Laibel Blotner has not felt Deitsch added. “In fact, more people come ish community. In 2009, someone spray- discriminated or targeted since relocating because of it. People are more comfort- painted a red swastika on a sign posted to Mesa several years ago, he’s still conable and much more at ease.” outside the Chabad Center in Chandler. cerned by the number of hate crimes he reads about in the news. Violence touched Blotner’s family last year after his daughter’s father-in-law survived a deadly attack at a California synagogue. Since then, Blotner has had surveillance cameras installed at the Chabad Jewish Center of Mesa and assembled a team of community members to provide armed security during services. The rabbi said the 150 families attending his synagogue have, so far, not minded the presence of armed guards. “I think the community has been very encouraging,” Blotner said. “I think they understand that we need to take measures.” Arizona law classifies churches, synaMen practice their shooting skills as they prepare to guard various synagogues in the U.S., including several in gogues, and mosques as private property, Chandler and other East Valley Communities. (Special to SanTan Sun News) so faith leaders like Blotner and Deitsch BY KEVIN REAGAN Tribune Staff Writer

get to decide whether to allow armed individuals onto the premises. Jewish communities are not the only ones taking advantage of this discretion afforded to them under the law. After a mass shooting at a New Zealand mosque last March, some of the Valley’s Islamic communities reacted by hiring off-duty police officers to watch over local mosques during religious celebrations. The Secure Community Network, a Jewish-focused nonprofit, released a report in January highlighting the “urgency” that exists for faith communities to devise security plans. The report recommended synagogues having uniformed police officers stand guard during services, yet this may not always be a realistic option in every community. Arming a group of volunteers could present more problems than solutions, the report states, if they’re not given any training to handle high-stress situations. Yonatan Stern is helping to fill the training gap in Arizona by providing specialized firearms instruction. The Pennsylvania resident is the founder of Cherev Gidon Israeli Tactical Training Academy and spends his winters in the desert, teaching local Jews how to defend themselves. “There is a lot of demand,” Stern said, noting how he spent last month conducting training sessions for Jewish communities in Scottsdale, Chandler, and Phoenix. After the Pittsburgh massacre, Stern said he redirected his efforts to focus on boosting security at synagogues. No one inside the Pittsburgh synagogue was armed, Stern noted, which he thinks might have changed the outcome. Some of Stern’s training includes activeshooter simulations inside synagogues and allowing his students to “dry fire” their weapons – meaning they’re not loaded with ammunition. This picture may sound dramatic to some, but Stern believes this type of training is necessary for the times. “We don’t live in the 1950s anymore,” Stern said. “We live in a very dangerous time. It’s a matter of life or death.” For Rabbi Blotner of Mesa, he hopes his synagogue’s armed guards will remain only a precaution and won’t ever be needed for an actual emergency. 

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Mahnah Club slates fundraising luncheon in Las Sendas

The Mahnah Club of the East Valley will hold its annual luncheon with a fashion show and concert April 18 to raise money for its support of a diverse array of charities, including Child Crisis Center of the East Valley, Soldier’s Best Friend, the American Legion’s Girls State program and others. The luncheon, at Las Sendas Vistas Pavilion in Mesa, will include raffle baskets, silent auctions and door prizes as well as a concert by the Uptown Angels. Details/Registration: mahnahclub.org.

Institute, which is “dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic.”

St. Mark’s Episcopal to host health screenings, sale

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer preventive health screenings next Saturday Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 322 N. Horne St., Mesa. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries, a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heartbeat, which is closely Child behavioral expert Dr. Charles Fay will discuss tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for practical tools for parents, educators and profession- men and women, used to assess the risk of osteopoals to raise respectful and responsible children at a rosis. special conference 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. March 26 at Mesa Register for a Wellness Package, which includes Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. for vascular tests and osteoporosis screening at $149. Fay will discuss evidence-based concepts for fos- All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. tering social-emotional learning and intrinsic motiva- There are three ways to register for this event and to tion, building relationships that leave kids wanting to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above adopt adults’ values; skills for providing and enforcing $129: 1-888-653-6441, lifelinescreening.com/communihealthy limits; teaching youth to make good decisions tycircle or text the word “circle” to 797979 about technology; and how caregivers can take care Additional diet and clothing instructions will be of their own social and emotional health. provided during registration. Cost is $99. Register at loveandlogic.com Mark Downs Thrift Store will also be holding a EV Tribune half pg horiz • March 2020.pdf 2/13/2020 11:37:30 AM The conference is sponsored by the Love and Logic three-day spring-cleaning sale starting 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Name a Mesa Good Neighbor contest unveiled by city

The City of Mesa wants to honor residents who take action to care for their neighborhoods and build connections with their neighbors. The city Community Engagement Team is accepting Good Neighbor nominations through April 2. People can nominate an individual, group or neighborhood as a Good Neighbor. “Celebrate someone nearby that brightens your neighborhood or someone across town that you admire or respect who has made an impact for others,” a spokesman said. “Acts large and small will be celebrated.” Recipients will be recognized at a Good Neighbor Celebration 6-8 p.m. April 30 at the i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W. Pepper Place. Information: mesaaz.gov/residents/neighborhoodservices/good-neighbor-celebration or contact Mesa Neighborhood Services Coordinator Lindsey Balinkie at 480-644-5434 or lindsey.balinkie@mesaaz.gov.

Tuskegee Airmen exhibit will be coming to Falcon Field base

A unique tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen called Rise Above is coming to the Commemorative Air Force

Airbase Arizona Museum at Falcon Field in Mesa next weekend, March 17-19. The public is invited to an “immersive experience” about Tuskegee Airmen. Their distinctive and historic P-51 Mustang fighter will also be displayed. The exhibit is free with regular admission. School and youth groups of five or more and adult chaperones can reserve a priority group tour time slot at azcaf.org. Living history flights on the P-51 Mustang, B-25 and B-17 Bombers will be offered and can be purchased on the website. CAF Airbase Arizona is a military flying museum located on the northeast corner of the Greenfield and McKellips roads. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is adults $15, seniors & veterans $12, child ages 6-12 $5, children 5 and under free. Disabled veterans and active duty military are free. Information: docent@azcaf.org or 480-268-2153. The Commemorative Air Force was founded in Texas in 1957 in what started as a hobby to preserve World War II aircraft. It soon became a mission to preserve history. Today, CAF has the largest flying collection of WWII warplanes in the world, has over 70 units in the U.S. and overseas, and more than 13,000 members dedicated to its mission to “Educate – Inspire and Honor” historic aircraft and the airmen and women who served. CAF Airbase Arizona is the nonprofit’s largest unit.

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State universities aim to expand teacher output BY VELVET WAHL Cronkite News

o help with Arizona’s teacher shortage, the three state universities hope to expand enrollment in the Arizona Teachers Academy through $15 million in funding from the state. The New Economy Initiative, part of the budget proposal made by Gov. Doug Ducey in his State of the State address, seeks an additional $165 million for Arizona universities for the 2021 fiscal year. Of that, $15 million would go toward the academy, which provides tuition scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who agree to teach in Arizona. “Part of the reason we support the teachers academy is really all about the New Economy Initiative and the fact that we really have to think about (grades) K-12” said Larry Penley, chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents. “We can’t divide education up if we’re going to be successful in Arizona with educational attainment.” The “new economy,” he said, is characterized by further automation, artificial intelligence, workforce digitization and job growth in large cities, among other things. Arizona is currently falling short of its goal to reach 60 percent attainment of post-secondary education for Arizonans, and the new economy initiative aims to reach that goal through focusing more on kindergarten through college. Mesa has launched a city-wide effort involving city government, the school district and Mesa Community College in an effort to achieve the 60 percent postsecondary attainment for Mesa Public Schools grads. The Arizona Teachers Academy, envisioned by Arizona Board Regent Fred DuVal to help combat the state’s teacher shortage, was established by Ducey in 2017. As of August 2019, about 4,800 teacher positions were vacant or filled by teachers not meeting teaching requirements, according to a survey of 150 schools done by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association. For the 2019-2020 school year, almost 7,000 positions were unfilled. The academy scholarships, provided by the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University and Arizona State Univer-

Kaetlin Van Berkum, a student at Arizona State’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, works with Washington Elementary students Bennet Coulter and Heart Davis as part of a program between Mesa Public Schools and the university. (Tribune file photo)

sity, cover tuition and mandatory fees. Scholarship recipients must sign an agreement to teach in an Arizona public or charter school for the same number of years they received the scholarship. In the academy’s first year, the three universities funded the scholarships themselves. The 2019-20 school year was the first year the state provided money for the scholarships, according to the Arizona Board of Regents. The New Economy Initiative would continue the state funding for next year. “The funding came through late last year… and many students had already made plans but we were thrilled to see so many change their plans and take advantage of the teachers academy,” NAU President Rita Cheng said. This year, $15 million was split between Arizona’s universities and community colleges that are partnered with the universities. To apply for the scholarship, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and fill out an application. But the three universities have different methods of giving out the scholarship. NAU expects to have about 225 graduates in fall 2020 compared with the 27 who graduated in May 2019, according to a report from the Arizona Board of Regents. “A majority of our focus has been on the elementary and special (education) be-

cause that is really where students are getting their first start,” Cheng said, adding: “We need to have quality teaching and consistent teaching at the lower levels so that when students get to high school, they can be prepared for rigorous college curriculum.” Because the Arizona Teachers Academy is relatively new, Cheng said NAU is focusing on getting the program up and running to have the best teachers in Arizona. “Our plans are really focused on making sure we provide the best opportunities for students, so our next steps will be to strengthen and increase the opportunities at the community colleges across the state,” Cheng said. NAU also will work with high schools on a Grow Your Own program, which identifies individuals who want to become teachers and connects them to programs that allow them to get teacher certified. NAU offers the scholarship to all undergraduate students and graduate students. ASU offers the scholarship to undergraduate juniors and seniors, master’s degree students and post-baccalaureate students. Carole Basile, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, said ASU hopes post-baccalaureate students will take the scholarship opportunity after getting a degree in another field. ASU has had the highest number of

graduates who received the scholarship, with 116 graduating from the 2018-19 school year, according to the Board of Regents report. This scholastic year, Basile said, ASU has awarded the scholarship to 1,000 undergraduate students and 72 graduate students. Undergraduate students this year didn’t have to apply to get the scholarship at ASU, she said; it was awarded to those that showed need and were qualified. Graduate students still needed to apply, due to limited spots. “We didn’t want it to be an onerous process, we wanted to make sure that we were getting scholarship money to as many students as we possibly could,” Basile said. “Then we were using it as a recruiting tool to bring new students into education.” Academy graduates can choose any school to work at as long as it’s a public or charter school, and there is a one year grace period for students to find a job. If they leave Arizona at any point before fulfilling their required years of teaching, the scholarship will turn to a loan that students must pay back. Certain circumstances, such as military deferment, will be taken into consideration. ASU student Hannah Day is a recipient of the Arizona Teachers Academy scholarship. She graduated in December 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education history. Since eighth grade, Day has known that she wanted to be a teacher, thanks to an orchestra teacher who made playing the violin exciting. “I just thought it was really cool that she had that skill set to make people excited and to bring happiness into people’s lives through something they might not have cared about,” she said. Day learned about the Arizona Teachers Academy from her cousin in 2017, while she was pursuing an online degree in business. She talked to her counselor at ASU about the scholarship and, after a semester at Mesa Community College, she transferred all her credits to ASU to pursue her teaching degree. “Without the teachers academy, I would be miserable with an online business degree. It really helped me transfer from a

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Mesa lawmaker wants pot studied for violence BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate lawmakers voted last week to require warning labels on medical marijuana and use proceeds from a new tax to study any link between the drug and schizophrenia or violent behavior. The voice vote by the House came over concerns by some Democrats that the wording of the measure is one-sided, looking for links between the drug that voters legalized for medical purposes in 2010 and bad behavior. Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, D-Tucson, said there’s nothing to determine the positive effects the drugs can have for certain people. Potentially more significant, Powers Hannley said there’s nothing in HCR 2045 to require these state-funded studies to be done in a scientific way, one where the results are subject to peer review. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, acknowledged he was only interested in studying the relationship between use of this drug and violence and schizophrenia. And he said there already is evidence of some links. “Not everybody’s going to be paranoid schizophrenic,’’ Bowers said. “But a lot of people are.’’ The measure also would require the Department of Health Service to develop warning labels based on any advisories developed by the U.S. Surgeon General’s office about the use of marijuana. The advisory released last year is focused largely on youth and pregnant women, particularly those smoking or consuming the drug in higher concentrations. But Bowers did agree to drop a demand

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business degree into education,” Day said. Day, who’s interning at the Arizona Capitol, is excited to start teaching in Arizona and has applied for a teaching position for the fall 2020 semester. She and her husband want to establish their roots in Arizona, Day said. “I think that it’s great that they’re doing all that they can to get teachers into the classroom. I feel like there’s a lot of people

House Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa contends there’s a link between marijuana use and violence and is pushing a bill that would require further study, though its prospects are uncertain. (Special to the Tribune)

that marijuana offered for sale at stateregulated dispensaries have a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration – the psychoactive ingredient – of no more than 2 percent. That followed testimony from several medical marijuana users who said such a low concentration effectively made the drug useless. HCR 2045 still needs a final roll-call vote in the House and needs to be reconciled with SCR 1032, a similar measure by Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, given final approval by the Senate on a 20-10 margin. But voters will get the last word. That’s because the use of marijuana for medical purposes was approved at the ballot in 2010. And the Arizona Constitution precludes lawmakers from making major changes without voter ratification. Bowers, who is 67, spoke of growing

that want to get into education but there’s a lot of limitations for it such as the price,” Day said, adding: “The cost for the education doesn’t always pan out to equal the cost of what you’re going to get paid so it’s just hard to go into it knowing that and taking on the risk of a loan.” UArizona strongly prefers graduate students and undergraduate juniors and seniors because that’s when most of the teaching programs begin, said Raul Gonza-

up and hanging around with marijuana users who were “seen as the cool guys in school.’’ “We were told it was basically harmless,’’ he said. But he said there is now evidence that is not the case. And Bowers said he sees medical marijuana as “a gateway to fullblown recreational marijuana.’’ What’s driving his call, Bowers said, is the book “Tell Your Children’’ by former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson which cites various studies that the author says links marijuana to psychosis. There have been criticisms of the book, including an open letter from a group of scholars and clinicians, including from Harvard Medical School and Columbia University, saying that Berenson’s methodology is flawed and that he cherrypicks the data used. Bowers saying the book cites long-term effects “where we see spiking in horrenlez, who coordinates UArizona’s program. In applying for the teachers academy at UArizona, students must include a resume, a statement on future goals and a statement on how the scholarship will be beneficial to them. Those will be used to determine who receives a scholarship for competitive degree programs Gonzalez said. The biggest challenge the teachers academy faces is awareness Gonzalez said, but UArizona is working to heighten aware-

dous crimes, murders, child abuse, traffic accidents in our surrounding states that have now a history of open recreational use but also have the medical use.’’ And then there’s the Surgeon General’s warnings. Powers Hannley was not impressed. “Public health should not be a political decision,’’ she said of those findings. The Tucson Democrat said she would be OK with legislation that proposes broader studies, ones not specifically focused on seeking to prove some links to specific side effects. For example, she said, it probably is appropriate to have properly conducted studies on the effects of marijuana use on teens who have “developing brains.’’ But Powers Hannley said that should be run through the Biomedical Research Commission to ensure any results are reliable. And she had another dispute with what she said were the assumptions and generalizations that Bowers was making about the effects of marijuana, even at higher levels. “There’s a lot to research,’’ Powers Hannley. “But the violent behavior really surprises me,’’ she continued. “People (who) have high THC are usually falling asleep in front of the TV set.’’ Bowers said that’s not the issue. “I’m speaking about violence and schizophrenia,’’ he said. He also derided the idea of this being medication, saying that no doctor would give a chemical or a pill to a patient and then tell them to use as much as they think they need, and at whatever potency they choose to purchase. “We’re willing to bypass all that because we like it so much,’’ Bowers said.  ness. Penley said Ducey also is proposing an additional $1 million in the New Economy Initiative to increase advertising for the Arizona Teachers Academy. “Through a combination of the Arizona Board of Regents marketing (and) outreach by the university itself, we definitely made an effort to expand what people know about the (Arizona Teachers Academy) and overall we’ve seen it grow and grow,” Gonzalez said. 

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esa native Arianne Leavitt Costner is returning to the East Valley this month for a visit, but it’s not just to say hello to relatives and friends. She’ll be returning to her childhood haunts as a first-time published author, touting her first published book for kids, “My Life as a Potato,” which Random House Kids is publishing March 24. “I am having a little book tour of sorts around the Valley visiting some schools and presenting about being an author,” said Costner. That tour will take her to Emerson Elementary School, Stapley and Highland junior high schools and Chandler Tradition Academy-Independence. She still is planning on the tour unless schools are closed. For adults – especially would-be authors – “Dusti Bowling, the Arizonan best-

she said. “It’s the place selling author of ‘Insigof my family, extended nificant Events in The family, and great childLife of A Cactus,’ will be hood memories.” interviewing me… We “I was born and will also have a Q & A raised in Mesa. I atsession for anyone with tended Wilson Elemenquestions about the tary, Hermosa Vista book, writing, the pubElementary, Stapley Julishing industry, etc.” nior High and Mountain Though Costner View High School. I get moved to Utah to earn to go back and visit my her English degree at junior high school for Brigham Young Univeran author presentation, sity and now lives in which I am really lookCalifornia with husband ing forward to,” added Kevin (not the actor) Costner, one of five and their three children, children of Wayne and her heart never left The jacket cover and other illustrations for Charlys Leavitt. Mesa. native Ariann Leavitt Costner’s first Once a seventh-grade “I consider myself a Mesa book were done by London illustrator James teacher, she became a Mesa girl through and Lancett.(Special to the Tribune) stay-at-home mom who through and have plans to move back to the Valley in about a year,” writes in her spare time.

“I miss being a teacher and am really excited for this opportunity to connect with students. My goal is to help them understand the process of taking an idea and forming it into a story. I hope I can get them excited about reading and writing because it really can bring so much joy into our lives,” Costner said. Her book has already achieved some success after Amazon named it its “Best Book of the Month” for readers 9-12. “My Life as a Potato” book tells the story of Ben, a new kid at a school in – where else? – Idaho. As punishment for accidentally injuring the school’s mascot, he’s forced to fill in. The mascot is a potato named “Steve the Spud.” “The kids at this new school seem to think Ben’s cool – which he’s enjoying – and all that would be ruined if people

fine art show runs daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through next Sunday, March 22 under the white tents at 26540 N. Scottsdale Road, on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Jomax roads, next to MacDonald’s Ranch. The show provides guests with a rare chance to meet the artists, see them in action, and learn about their passion, inspiration and techniques. This has been Byrd’s first year participating in the Arizona Fine Art Expo, where she is demonstrating her Batik process on large eggs – such as rhea, emu and ostrich. When finished, they are displayed on beautiful ceramic and glass stands. “I love to show and explain the process of Pysanky,” Byrd said. “Batik eggs are dyed using a wax resist process— there’s no painting, which I think surprises people. “While my geometric designs are intri-

cate, if I do sketch on the egg, it’s lightly in pencil and freehand. I don’t use stencils or machine-made patterns or appliques. The eggs take on a life of their own, and the designs and colors present themselves based on the shape of the egg and shell composition.” Using a tiny funnel attached to a stick, Byrd applies melted beeswax to a real egg. The wax adheres to the egg preserving the natural eggshell. The egg is then dyed. More wax is applied on top of the new color preserving it. The process is repeated until the entire pattern has been encased in wax on the egg. The wax is then melted off to uncover every color used to create the unique designs. Byrd estimates she works on close to 3,000 eggs per year, ranging in size from tiny to large.

Mesa artist’s palette is an egg BY SUE KERN-FLEISCHER Tribune Contributor

J Byrd uses large eggs, such as this ostrich egg, for her art. (Jesse Paulk/Special to the Tribune)

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ordan Byrd’s Mesa loft and studio are filled with eggs – but not the scrambled or fried kind. The 29-year-old artist, who owns Inside the Byrd’s Nest, is one of a few artists in the United States who practices, sells and teaches the method of egg decorating called “Pysanky.” Pysanky, also known as Ukrainian Easter Eggs or Batik-style eggs, originated in Ukraine and Poland close to 5,000 years ago. Byrd keeps this ancient art form alive with her traditional eggs, opening up the art to a whole new audience through her non-traditional eggs and jewelry. For another week, she is sharing her passion with a broader audience as one of nearly 100 artists participating in the Arizona Fine Art Expo in Scottsdale. The

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knew it was him under the dorky potato costume. So, he goes to hilarious lengths to keep his Spud identity a secret, and along the way learns a bit about friendship and confidence and what it means to be ‘cool,’” Costner explained. Though she has started several other books, she said, “this is the first project I felt passionate enough about to finish.” She drew her inspiration from watching a mascot perform at a college volleyball game, and remembers telling her husband, “You know what would make a funny book? Something where the kid was a secret mascot. “We decided the mascot would have to be super dorky” and then her husband noted a school (in Shelley, Idaho) actually has a potato for a mascot. “I was hooked. I had to write the book. My seventh-grade students were strangely obsessed with potatoes, sneaking potato references into their writing assignments and such, and I knew they would get a kick out of it,” Costner said.

Illustrated by London artist James Lancett, who illustrated James Patterson’s Max Einstein series, the book was long in the making. “Being a mother of three doesn’t leave much time for novel-writing, but I try to get in an hour or so after the kids go to bed,” Costner said. “From concept to selling the book to Random House was about two years, which is pretty speedy compared to the average. Publishing moves like molasses!” But after dozens of rejections, Random House gave her the good news. “It felt like a dream, and was definitely something I never expected,” Costner recalled. “I had nearly given up.” “But giving up on writing is no longer an option.” “It’s difficult to balance being a mother and an author, but I’m passionate about bringing fun books to the shelves and I enjoy doing it. My goal is to push out a book a year for as long as I’m able.” Information: rhcbooks.com/ books/608245 

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She sources her eggs from a California ornithologist, who raises the birds with great care and then cleans out and sanitizes them before shipping. Admitting that she can be “nerdy” about the process, Byrd loves the challenge of creating new Batik egg works of art. “It’s a fascinating process because it is backwards from what painters do in terms of color scheme. I have to have a good idea of what the design will be before I get started, because I work from light to dark, with black as the final color,” she said. “I still have to work front to back, so whatever will be in the foreground needs to be applied first with the background of the egg being applied last.” Working with beeswax can also be challenging. “I love the smell of beeswax and I find the process to be meditative, but because the wax is black, it’s easy to lose track of a pattern I’ve already completed. I have to remember what’s underneath the wax so that my lines and colors match,” she said. Byrd has been creating Batik eggs since learning Pysanky at age 12.

“I took at class through my local 4-H club, and I fell in love with it,” she said. “I remember telling my parents that I wanted to learn more, and they said, ‘There are some eggs in the fridge – have fun!’” A self-taught artist who grew up in San Francisco, she finally found some other Pysanky artists to learn from, and now she enjoys sharing her knowledge with others. “I have had some amazing mentors, and several of us meet for ‘Egg Play Dates’ around the world. Last June, we met at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada in Toronto, and I’ve also traveled to Europe,” she said. Like most artists, she also loves to experiment, and she has big dreams for the future. “I would love to work on a rare, large egg, like a Cassowary egg. The Cassowary is said to be the most dangerous bird in the world because of its dagger-like claws, and their eggs are bright green. They’re found in northeastern Australia, New Guinea and a few other areas,” she said.  Mesa artist Jordan Byrd is one just a few artists in the United States who regularly practices the method of egg decorating called “Pysanky.” (Jesse Paulk/Special to the Tribune)

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dams Elementary School in Mesa has one of the highest rates of free and reduced breakfast/lunch programs in the Valley. According to city data, 86 percent of Adams’ students received free and reduced lunches in 2018 out of an enrollment of 693. That prompted Mesa resident and Larry H. Miller Ford Mesa General Manager Jim Crutche to seek out ways to help those in need. Crutche hosted a burrito breakfast at the dealership’s Pit Stop restaurant, using the sum of purchases and donations to cover the school’s reduced meal plans. The partnership, held in conjunction with National School Breakfast Week

March 2-6, led the dealership to host 46 second-grade students from Adams to a free breakfast. Crutche believes the dealership’s partnership with Adams Elementary and Mesa Public Schools in general is a win-win for the youngest members of the community. “It’s been proven that if you skip breakfast, your memory isn’t as good and your learning isn’t as good,” Crutche said. “You really kick off your day with a really negative start, especially with children. “And so, we’re really fortunate that we’re the only dealership in the Larry H. Miller group of 65 dealerships that has a restaurant. So, it’s a perfect tie in, because it’s a fundraiser for Adams Elementary.” Crutche also raised nearly $1,000 for the school, a lifesaver for Adams Principal Stephanie Montez. Montez has been seeking a community

partner to help the school erase school breakfast and lunch debts and believes the donation from Crutche and his team can be a turning point for her students. “I think it’s great that we’re getting the awareness out about why school breakfast is so important,” she said. “There’s plenty of research out there to show that if kids are hungry, then they really can’t spend too much time thinking about their reading or the math that they’re doing because they’re just thinking about where their next meal is going to come from,” she continued. “So, I’m glad that Larry H. Miller was willing to bring awareness to this cause to help other people realize that we do have hungry kids in the United States and that they’re doing something about that.”

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Larry Miller Ford Mesa GM Jim Crutche welcomes Adams Elementary kids to its breakfast. (Special to the Tribune)

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rizona shoppers could end up having to pay more for eggs as state lawmakers look to protect the state’s major producer from an animal rights initiative drive. And that’s not making Gilbert lawmaker Travis Grantham happy. Legislation given preliminary approval Tuesday by the state House would mandate that, beginning next year, major egg-laying operations has to provide at least one square foot of space for each hen instead of the current standard of 66 square inches. The real change would be in 2025 when the affected companies would have to go to cage-free operations. That can – but does not have to – mean actually allowing them outdoors. More significant, HB 2724 would preclude the sale of eggs in Arizona that did not come from cage-free hens.

That prospect concerned Chelsea McGuire who lobbies for the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation. During a committee hearing, she told lawmakers that a local grocery chain was charging $2.59 a dozen for cage-free eggs. By contrast, those without that designation were selling for $1.49. “That is the kind of price increase that Arizona consumers will not have a choice to avoid if this legislation goes forward,’’ McGuire said. Rep. Travis Grantham, RGilbert, wasn’t buying it. Gilbert Rep. Travis Grantham doesn’t want the state to kowtow to an And he had a warning for advocacy group’s demand for free-range hens. (Special to the Tribune) Hickman and others who are backing HB 2724 based on the promises demands and then hope they go away,’’ he said. of the Humane Society. Grantham also worried about the costs “It’s very dangerous for us to cow to an organization that is not going to stop (its to Arizona consumers. But the federation found itself up against efforts) by trying to insert into law their

Hickman’s Family Farms, the state’s largest producer. Company president Glenn Hickman said it’s not that he particularly wants new state regulation of how he does business. But he said the potential alternative was worse: the threat of an initiative by the Humane Society of the United States which, if approved by voters, would mandate cage-free production on a much more aggressive schedule. “We don’t want to see a proposition come to this state and leave us out of the process,’’ Hickman said. And this, he said, is hardly a far-fetched possibility. His prime exhibit was Proposition 204. That 2006 ballot measure pushed by the Humane Society, which is unrelated to local humane societies, outlawed the use of “gestation crates’’ to confine calves and pigs. Hickman called it just “pure luck’’ that his laying hens weren’t part of that suc-

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Small egg producers with fewer than 3,000 hens also would be locked out of the Arizona commercial market. While they would be exempt from the requirement for cage-free operations they would not be able to sell their eggs to commercial groceries. But Dunn said they would remain free to offer their eggs at places like farmers’ markets. Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, said his objections were more basic. “Why does government need to get involved in private business decisions?’’ he asked. Cook, who is a cattle rancher, said those in his industry manage to come up with certification standards, such as for grass-fed beef, without any state mandate. McGuire took issue with the whole premise that cage-free hens are happier hens. She said conventional cages “make sure that chickens are safe and healthy.’’ And she argued that the mortality rate among cage-free hens is twice that of those confined to cages. The measure still needs a final roll-call vote before going to the Senate. 

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Montez believes the donation will be especially helpful to students who don’t use the program because of their parents’ immigration status or other personal reasons. “It will definitely support the program, because we have a lot of students that are receiving free lunch and some students who are at reduced lunch costs,” Montez said. “Then we have others who maybe are afraid to fill out their forms because of their immigration status,” she added. “And so, they definitely need the funds, but aren’t getting them. So, this will help so many of our students. And I Youngsters from Adams Elementary School enjoyed a breakfast at Larry H. know our parents will Miller Ford Mesa recently. (Special to the Tribune) be very appreciative of school. it as well.” She believes the burrito fundraiser is Crutche said the burrito sale was a great opportunity for community members to another example of the community helpmake a big impact on their community ing its own. Montez hopes that Mesa residents will without breaking the bank. “It’s exciting to see people, both from do their best to support her students, as surrounding businesses as well as our well as those from other schools who are employees and passerby’s, come in and in need of a helping hand. “I’d like people to know that we are defisay, ‘Oh, you’re raising money for an elementary school nearby, that’s great,’” nitely working hard to ensure that the generation of tomorrow is able to be as sucCrutche said. “People really continue to have a pas- cessful as possible, but we could always sion for children and for their wellbeing use all the help we can get,” Montez said. “So, if people do want to step up and and want to do their part.” Montez has seen that passion firsthand, support their local school, I encourage hearing from community members of them to reach out to their local school and all ages about how they can support the see what help they can offer.” 

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His late mom’s advice rings true in trying time BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

y mom spent her life as a dedicated realist. When things were going horribly, she told us, “This too shall pass.” Whenever life came up roses, you could count on her to predict a downturn in good fortune and advise “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” To the degree that I seek out a sane, balanced response to most of life’s challenges, I remain my mother’s son. This has been on my mind a lot lately amid the coronavirus crisis. For weeks, the news has been full of shrieking headlines and dire predictions of global apocalypse. New cases, rising death tolls, travel moratoriums, canceled events, collapsing economies, stock market meltdowns, shortages of toilet paper – everywhere you turn, the planet appears to be trending toward the End of Times.

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I have been extremely disappointed by the negative characterization of U.S. tech companies in the media lately. It is not only incredibly inaccurate but also unfortunate. After years of working corporately, I now run my own small successful firm. I could not have done it without the services provided by leaders like Google. These companies are crucibles for innovation. In fact, some of the largest, most successful companies in the online market are startups founded by former Google employees. America’s decade long economic boom in large measure is because of companies like Google pushing technological boundaries. In addition, these services help small businesses compete and operate more efficiently. In particular, online advertising tools and analytics help small business owners like myself

All this over a form of respiratory illness that, as of March 12th, had sickened about 1,000 people in the United States, killing an estimated 29. As I write this, the World Health Organization has just declared COVID-19 a “global pandemic,” citing more than 120,000 cases worldwide. At the same time, President Donald Trump tweeted yet again, “Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!” That’s life in our current truth-challenged age. In an era when everything is political, when the media has sacrificed all credibility in pursuit of clicks and controversy, little can be deemed factual. In lieu of careful explanation, we have noise. When every message seems to conflict – when it’s impossible to decide who to believe – the only sense that feels credible is common sense. In times like these, I think about my mom. A registered nurse by profession, my mother passed away at the end of 2017.

Even so, I can predict what she would have told me if I raised the subject of coronavirus. Given her New Yorker’s penchant for colorful language, I’ll clean it up for public consumption. But it would have gone something like this: “Don’t be a moron. Take a few reasonable precautions, take good care of yourself. Don’t do anything crazy. You’ve got a better chance of dying from heart disease or in a car crash than you do of coronavirus killing you.” Sage wisdom, it seems to me. And a prescription that doesn’t require an incredibly radical change in lifestyle. What does it entail? Staying away from sick people and large crowds when possible. Not summering in Europe or Asia this year (marking 55 summers in a row I haven’t gone to Venice or walked the Great Wall). Washing my hands with soap and water for 20 seconds multiple times a day. Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer like it’s a new hobby. Deploying Clorox disinfectant wipes on potentially germy sur-

faces like desks, doorknobs, light switches and my cell phone. I’ve also stopped checking the stock market, watching the evening news and rooting for the Arizona Cardinals. That last one has nothing to do with coronavirus, but it’s definitely improved my emotional health. Despite taking precautions, any one of us might still catch COVID-19. That’s a fear that I combat with simple mathematics. It appears the disease is not fatal in 99 percent of cases. Most people who have coronavirus are asymptomatic and don’t even realize they’re carriers. And the vast majority of those infected develop only a mild upper respiratory infection, which they get over in a couple weeks’ time by drinking plenty of fluids, getting some rest and taking a few Advil. As my mom would’ve said, “Take care of yourself and you’ll be fine.” Sage wisdom for times like these. Try not to freak out. Buy a few extra rolls of toilet paper. And we’ll all be just fine. 

advertise as if we had larger in-house advertising departments. Those advertising tools help us reach new consumers and level the playing field through competition. I do not know a single small business owner that does not use these advertising tools. I’d urge readers to really consider the source the next time they read about politically motivated efforts to impose government control on tech firms. In my opinion, attacks on free markets and competition are more likely than not to harm small businesses and consumers. -Thomas Grier

when he was attached to our unit of the 23rd Infantry Division. He was a beautiful, loving German Shepherd. He was trained by the United States Army, just like we were, only his training was different than ours. Major could detect tripwires with explosives and punji stick traps. He was also trained to drive the Viet Cong out of the tunnels they were hiding in. Major could detect the VC when they were close. Major just knew if something didn’t belong in his environment. If a VC stepped on a twig, Major would hear it. Major was a soldier just like we were. We treated him just like anybody else in the unit. When we were on firebases, we would pet him and he would play with his ball that he loved to chase. On the firebases he was a normal funloving dog, but in the jungle, he was a soldier. One day in 1970 Major came running to me and another soldier. He had been shot

in the side. We didn’t know what to do for him. We were all just kids, 18, 19 and some 20 years old. We petted him to comfort him the best we could, until someone backed a jeep up to us. We gently laid Major in the back of the jeep, telling him he would be okay, we would get him to a medic. He raised his head up and looked at us with those sad eyes, just like he knew what was coming. We watched the jeep as it drove away. We got word later that day that Major had died from his gunshot wound. A lot of us cried that day. Even now as I write this story about Major 49 years later, I still get a lump in my throat and my eyes get misty. Major was a real hero during his combat missions during his short career as an American soldier. It is such a shame that he had to die, along with the thousands of other soldiers

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Valley rail connections drive economic success BY TODD SANDERS Tribune Guest Writer

reight trains often fly under the radar in the Valley’s transportation landscape. But those locomotives that are so thoroughly intertwined with America’s origins are still a big part of the American success story – with 140,000 miles of track connecting businesses and consumers coastto-coast and across the world. Phoenix has direct access to two Class I railroads, UP and BNSF, and Tucson houses a bustling inland port with freight rail connections that give the region’s businesses overland access to major ocean shipping lanes. Across Arizona, 12 freight railroads haul about 129 million tons of freight annually. A better way to picture all this freight: it’s the equivalent of 7.2 million trucks that would otherwise be on our roadways. While rail is just one piece of the intermodal network of trains, trucks, ships and planes that delivers 54 tons of goods for every American each year, it stands out for a couple of reasons. First, freight railroad companies operate and invest into the nationwide rail network almost completely through their own private spending – i.e. a user-pay model. While taxpayers help to subsidize other transportation modes like roads and waterways, freight rail reinvests 40 cents out of every dollar earned back into maintenance and expansion. That works out to about $25 billion annually over the last several years, more than most state departments of transportation spend on highways. Nationally, this spending supports 1.1 million jobs across the economy.

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who gave their lives for their country. When people find out you were in Vietnam, they always ask you a lot of questions you don’t want to answer. Two of the most common are, what was it like in Vietnam? Why don’t you ever talk about it? This story about Major is one of the reasons I don’t talk about it.

Likewise, America’s freight railroads stand out for being the best in the world as measured by safety, productivity and cost. They demonstrate what happens when infrastructure is fully funded, including the fact that shippers today can move twice the amount of freight for about half of what it cost in 1980. When railroads spend their private dollars to deploy new technologies, add intermodal facilities, enhance track capacity, etc., it means Phoenix-area businesses can move more freight for less time, less money. Railroads also relieve the burden on taxpayer-funded roadways, cutting down on both congestion and pollution. The freight rail success story is predicated on a public policy success story that is in question today. The rail industry’s economic regulator, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), is considering several new rail regulations that could chip away at the goals of a balanced system that restored railroads from the brink of failure decades ago. Policymakers should ensure that STB regulators continue allowing railroads to earn enough to reinvest and keep Phoenix economic arteries healthy. Their regulatory approach should also consider the larger transportation landscape and avoid favoring one mode of transport over another. The freight railroad model is one that can serve our officials in D.C. well: avoid overregulation, promote infrastructure investment and ask infrastructure users to pay for what they use. These principles will help keep the Phoenix economy and its freight rail connections chugging along. Todd Sanders is the president/CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber. 

That and seeing wounded soldiers being brought in to a firebase by helicopter. It’s just too emotional. As for what it was like, trust me when I tell you, you really don’t want to know. I can take comfort in knowing that somewhere in heaven, Major is still running around chasing and playing with that ball. God knows Major deserves it. -Donald L. Rost

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1995 Mtn. View basketball champions reunite BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

t’s been 25 years since the 1995 Mountain View boys basketball team won the 5A State title. The Toros, coached by Gary Ernst, who still remains at the helm of the program to this day, capped off the 1989 season with a perfect 31-0 record. Aside from a Mike Bibby-led Shadow Mountain team in 2017 at the 4A level and Joy Christian in 2013 in Division IV – the equivalent of 2A – Mountain View is the last team to finish undefeated and win the title in the state’s largest division. “They were really special,” Ernst said of the 1995 team. “This was my greatest team at Mountain View. Not the most talented, but they had great chemistry.” The team was honored during halftime of the boys 6A title game, which featured a slew of college-level talent on both Desert

Vista and Mountain Pointe, a stark difference from Mountain View in 1995. Not one member of the Toro basketball team at the time averaged more than 13 points per game. The team only produced a handful of players that went on to play junior college ball. But while basketball careers didn’t pan out for the members of the Mountain View team, they all went on to become successful in their own way. “We are lucky four or five of them were able to fly in because of the jobs they have,” Ernst said. “We have one that is working for NASA, we have one that has orthodontics clinics all over the country, we have all the bases covered, I’ll tell ya.” Aside from the orthodontists and aerospace engineers, others went on to become vice president of sales for companies or become involved in real estate development, all building a family along the way. Eddie Christensen went on to become

The 1995 Mountain View boys basketball team, who is the last team to have gone undefeated and win a state title in the state’s largest division, was honored during the 6A championship game on March 3. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)

an oral surgeon. He has seven kids, one of which, Nolan, currently plays under Ernst at Mountain View. “Nolan will be a senior for him next year,” Christensen said. “(Ernst) is a pillar in the community. He has certainly coached a lot of great players that went through that program. He’s a leader.” Christensen still recalls the championship with ease. The Toros ended their perfect season with a win over Shadow Mountain, at the time led by coach Jerry Conner. The win set the program in motion to win two more state titles in 1998-99. The

Toros also won three straight titles from 2005-07. “I think looking back on what we did, I hope every young boy or girl realizes they can accomplish anything they want,” Christensen said. “It’s all about being a great teammate, because that’s what makes a great team. I feel fortunate to have been a part of something special like that.” The group gathered for a dinner before the championship game. It was at that moment that the reunion felt surreal for

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Patrick Herrera thriving as two-sport star at Skyline BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

kyline baseball coach Pat Herrera always encouraged his sons to compete in multiple sports, something that has become a rarity with more athletes specializing in just one. AJ, who graduated in 2019, primarily stuck to baseball in his high school career. Patrick, meanwhile, who is currently a junior at Skyline, found a niche in both the Coyote basketball and baseball programs. “There’s not a lot of two-sport athletes,” Pat said. “I think he loses a little bit as far as weight room time trying to do both. I love it because I know he ideally wants to do both at the next level. I just hope he doesn’t have to choose between one or the other.” Patrick’s love for basketball hadn’t previously affected his availability for the baseball team’s Opening Day. Up until the

2019-20 season, the Skyline basketball program had never been to the playoffs. But after finishing 25-2 in the regular season, the Coyotes were among the favorites to not only make a deep run in the 6A tournament, but also compete for the title. With Patrick’s help, Skyline advanced to the semifinals before losing to eventual state champion Desert Vista on Feb. 27. The length of Skyline’s run in the basketball playoffs forced Patrick to miss the first two baseball games of the season. “It’s always difficult,” Patrick said. “It’s hard to walk on a baseball field and be good right away. Basketball is a little different, you can kind of get into a rhythm a little easier. In the beginning of the season when I’m getting back into it, I just try to get the ball in play and get my rhythm back.” Patrick averaged 12.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists this past season for the basketball program. He was the

second-highest scorer on the team behind Northern Arizona bound point guard Dayton Harris, who nearly averaged a doubledouble with 15.9 points and 9.5 assists per game. His impressive performance this season resulted in him surpassing 1,000 career points with another year of eligibility remaining. On the diamond, Patrick is in his third year on the varsity roster. In two seasons, he has recorded a .322 batting average with 14 RBI and 43 runs. He was part of the 2018 Skyline baseball team that made a run to the 6A semifinals before falling to eventual champion Mountain Ridge. With several senior starters graduating from last year’s team, he was primed to step into more of a leadership role this year. But with his late arrival, others had

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Skyline junior infielder Patrick Herrera started with the baseball program late this year, as he was helping the basketball team navigate to the semifinals for the first time in history. (Zach Alvira/Tribune Staff)

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Arizona sports community braces for virus BY COLE BAILEY Cronkite News

s the world continues to deal with the impact of COVID-19, a novel strain of the coronavirus which has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 95,000 others across the world, concerns have seeped into the Arizona sports community. The 15 Cactus League teams playing spring training in Arizona received a memo from Major League Baseball recommending players don’t take baseballs and pens from fans to sign autographs. Scouts from the NHL Coyotes have been told to take precautions, and the state’s governing body for high school sports is taking its lead from the national federation. “We have to be aware it could potentially hit our area, and we want to be mindful and we want to prepare as we move forward,” said David Hines, the executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Federation. “We don’t want to panic yet, but we want to pay attention.” On a global scale, many sports organizations have taken aggressive action in order to prevent further spread of the disease. The status of the Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, just four months from now, is in question. The IOC remains committed to holding the Games as scheduled, but talks of postponement or cancellation have come about in recent weeks. In Italy, all sporting events – including Serie A soccer, one of the biggest leagues in the entire world – will be played without spectators for at least the next month. In Japan, preseason baseball games have already started to be played without fans in attendance. Switzerland has taken a similar stance, as all public gatherings with more than 1,000 people have been disallowed until March 15 at the earliest. Arizona sports institutions currently in season, which include spring training, professional and college basketball, and high school athletics, have not taken steps as drastic as these quite yet. Despite this, those directly involved

The Texas Rangers were among teams that curtailed interaction with spring baseball fans as a result of an advisory from the league in light of the spreading COVID-19 virus. (Cronkite News)

with these sports – like Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell – have started to take notice. “We’re certainly talking about it and formulating how we’re going to have to address it,” Counsell said. “I think it’s a little bit on everyone’s mind. If something’s there, we want to do our best to be prepared.” Major League Baseball does not plans to cancel or postpone spring training. Counsell understands why but regrets this is the case. In his view, spring training is the ideal situation for young fans to connect with their favorite players. “It’s a shame it’s what this has gotten to,” Counsell said. “I think spring training is probably the best time for intimate fan interaction with players and getting autographs, so it’s a shame if it was suggested otherwise.” In a sport such as baseball where players are close together in the clubhouse and are constantly sharing the same ball on the field, the need for good hygiene is paramount. Giants catcher Tyler Heineman recognizes this, and he has received tips from the team as well as his wife, who is in healthcare, about things he should and should not do. “I know it’s a big thing and a scare, but the best thing I can do as a person is try

and take care of myself and be healthy, wash my hands and make sure I get enough sleep and nutrition,” Heineman said. “Just try and stay away from being sick. Whatever else happens, it’s out of my control.” Similarly to baseball, the NBA has also sent out a memo to teams discouraging autographs and high-fives on the court. It is difficult to monitor these types of things, Suns coach Monty Williams said, but he believes his team has started to take the necessary precautions. “I think everybody is aware and cautious, just because it’s something you have to take seriously,” Williams said. “We had a presentation a couple days ago to give us an idea as to what to look for, how to take care of yourself, and where it is across the country. “I think all of our guys are cautious, but it’s about all I can say about it. I’m not watching to see if guys are fist-bumping or elbow-bumping or anything like that. You just hope everybody is trying to be as safe as they can. “I think if anything were to happen, the team would be on top of it and make decisions based on the safety of our players and the safety of everybody around,” Williams continued, adding: “The league has always been ahead of

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the curve in situations like this, so I’m sure they have precautions in place. I’m hopeful it doesn’t come to that, but we’ll see.” The AIA, the governing body of over 260 high school athletics programs in the state of Arizona, has already started to be proactive in its efforts to stop the potential spread of the coronavirus at events. The AIA has already started to share information given to it by the National Federation of State High School Associations with its member schools, Hines said. “We’re not the experts, so as an association, we rely on the experts,” Hines said. “We have a sports medicine advisory committee we meet with made up of doctors and athletic trainers, and so anytime we do anything medical, we’re paying attention to the experts. “With the county health department, the state health department, the governor’s office, and all those entities, they know way more than we do. They know what we need to do, they know how we can be helpful to the people of Arizona and the people supporting high school sports.” In Hines’ view, the AIA has been fortunate from a timing perspective. Sports like basketball and wrestling, which take place in small gymnasiums are more likely to have parents and fans within close proximity of each other, recently had their respective seasons come to an end. Spring sports, such as baseball and track and field have recently begun their seasons, on the other hand, do not have this issue to the extent their winter counterparts do. Even so, Hines still recognizes the need to be vigilant in responding to the threat the coronavirus poses. “Most of the activities we now have for the spring are outside activities, so we have a little less of an issue with a lot of confinement,” Hines said. “But the big thing is, ‘Let’s pay attention and listen to the CDC and all the information from the public health department,’ because they’re going to let us know where it is for us in Arizona so we can be supportive.” 

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some, including Joe Ashcroft. “It hit me when we got together as a team again and our families were all there taking our pictures,” Ashcroft said. “I was overwhelmed with all the kids and wives, to me that was the most special part, to see how everyone has grown up and become fathers and men. “It was special to share with all of our families.” Ashcroft had his entire family with him while the team was being honored, including his four children. He went on to become a registered nurse, remaining in Arizona to work. To this day, Aschcroft finds it hard to fathom what the team accomplished back in 1995. But even 25 years later, he still feels like it happened just the other day. “Eddie and I have been friends for like 30 years and honestly, it’s like no time passes since we’ve seen each other,” Ashcroft said. “When we were in high school we were just focused on playing with our friends. It wasn’t until we won 20 games in a row that we thought we could win the entire thing. “It’s still hard to believe.” 

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to step up in his absence both in terms of leadership and at times, to help win games. “We have a strong senior class this year, they just haven’t had to really be in that type of role,” Pat said. “Kade York, he’s a dude, I think he will have to carry us a little bit, but we have guys around him that I think once we get to region play, will help us be very competitive.” York batted .358 last season with 22 RBI and a pair of home runs. He has been one of the players looked upon to lead Skyline alongside Patrick. Patrick credited players like York and the other seniors for their leadership displayed so far this season. Not only do they help those who haven’t had as much experience on the varsity level, but they help him, too. It’s become somewhat similar to what he experienced on the court, where he was led by Harris and seniors Tyree Taylor and Tanner Poeschl. Though he admits there are some differences in his own mentality from seasonto-season that each group has to become accustomed to. “For basketball it is a little bit different

Skyline head baseball coach Pat Herrera credited his son, Patrick, for participating in multiple sports during his high school career. He hopes he is able to continue playing both in college when the time comes. (Zach

Alvira/Tribune Staff)

because all of those guys, they know I just kind of get in my zone and not talk a lot,” Patrick said. “I try to be a lot more communicative on the baseball field to get ev-

eryone involved.” Patrick has also had the luxury of learning from his older brother, AJ, who he said had a work ethic on the baseball field he has since aimed to mimic. It also helps having his father as the coach, even if it sometimes comes with a little extra motivation after a poor performance. “It’s hard,” Patrick chuckled. “It can be tough having a bad game and sometimes going home and still hearing about it. But I love him. He’s my biggest role model. “He’s always there and trying to help me get better. He always encourages me to have fun, it’s just a blast to play for him.” Patrick aims to help other seniors such as York lead the team back to the postseason to make another deep run. He believes the team has pieces in place to do so, but it’s just a matter of putting them all in the right place. Luckily, the season is still young. Like most things he does, Patrick sees leading yet another Skyline program to success as another challenge. “I take things on as a challenge and try to work ten times harder,” Patrick said. “I really think the sky is the limit for this team. We want a state championship. We are working every day to get it.” 

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he Hot Club of San Francisco – which has been delighting audiences for 30 years with its blend of violin, bass and guitars – is Lakeshore Music’s next presentation at Tempe Center for the Arts. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at the center, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., in Tempe, presenting a show titled “John, Paul, George and Django.” “There will be a healthy dose of the Fab Four with Hot Club’s unique twist,” said Woody Wilson, founder, president and executive producer of Lakeshore Music. “It will be like Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks colliding head-on with The Beatles.” To hear the Hot Club of San Francisco ensemble live, or on any of their 14 albums, is to be carried back to the 1930s and the small, smoky jazz clubs of Paris or the refined lounge of the Hotel Ritz. The Hot Club, which tours nationally

and internationally, has gained a reputation for innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions. The musicians – Paul Mehling, Isabelle Fontaine, Evan Price and Sam Rocha – celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Their contemporary jazz and swing often are called gypsy jazz. Reinhardt is hailed among the greatest guitar players ever. Often overlooked, however, are his roots in gypsy culture and Paris of the 1920s. Reinhardt combined this influence with American jazz to create music critics call both sentimental and flamboyant. “My father was a record collector. I grew up with the music of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and all the swing-era bands,” Mehling explained. “I had an older sister who

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Larry the Cable Guy talks golf and new album CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

arry the Cable Guy is always “on.” He answers the phone, “Please hold for Larry the Cable Guy,” and quickly returns. “Ah, this was me all along,” he said with a hearty laugh. Born Daniel Whitney, Larry the Cable Guy is known for his line “Get-R-Done,” and his travels on the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour.” He’s coming to Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino in Chandler on Friday, March 20. “I love those casinos,” he said. “They’re good places to stay. They have good golf.” He said he’s an “OK” golfer, as he got into it about 10 years ago. He’s trying to improve his scores, though. “I started out horribly, but I’ve been working hard at it. I have a 14 or 15 handicap,” he said.

a special place in his heart. Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) anointed him an ambassador and sent clubs to him. “Those clubs are unbelievable,” he said. “They really helped my golf game. They’re fitted really nicely, and they feel good. So, if I didn’t golf when I came to Arizona, that would be almost communist. “I’ve always been athletic, believe it or not. I love competition. I’m too old to play sports anymore. I’m fat. I got out of shape. I can’t bend down to get a ground ball. Golf still keeps me competitive and it chalLarry the Cable Guy will be bringing his show to Wild Horse Pass lenges myself. Every time I get Hotel and Casino this Friday. (Special to GetOut) on stage, I challenge myself to Larry the Cable Guy is definitely going to be funnier, to write better jokes.” As for his show, he calls it “PG-13” and golf while he’s in Arizona, a state that has

filled with one liners, the latter of which is a rarity these days. He said he enjoys jokes—how they’re written, the setup and the timing. As for comics who focus on politics or long, drawn-out stories, not so much. “I think everybody thinks they’re smarter than everybody else,” he said. “When I read Steve Martin’s book, back in the ’70s, Vietnam was going on. They were having protests and all these comics were coming up. “Everybody was political. Steve Martin said he was going to be goofy, in the other direction—and that’s what he did. He went a completely different direction than the other guys were doing. Regardless, funny is funny. “There are comedians who I don’t like personally, but if they’re funny, I like their comedy. I’ve never not went out to see any-

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Fast Saga inspired FuelFest blends art, cars and music BY ANNIKA TOMLIN GetOut Contributor

ars are a true artform. Inspired by “The Fast Saga,” FuelFest takes that into consideration. Now in its second year, the familyfriendly festival blends autos—live action drag and drift racing—with celebrities, live music, food, drinks and art. FuelFest comes to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on Saturday, April 4. “I created FuelFest because I absolutely love cars and I wanted to create a really cool experience for enthusiasts around the world to come on out and experience,” said co-founder/actor Cody Walker, the brother of the late Paul Walker. “I was influenced by my older brother Paul into the car scene. I’m much younger

than him, so he had quite the impact in me and my love of cars.” FuelFest offers interactive exhibits and a VIP lounge with appearances by celebrities like Walker and “Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson. Walker wanted the show to pay tribute to Paul and benefit his charity, Reach Out WorldWide, which he founded in 2010 after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti. The charity’s mission is to fill the gap between the availability of skilled resources in post-disaster situations. “We’ve raised over $100,000 for ROWW since 2018,” Walker said. “I’m really proud of that.” FuelFest brings the passion of the automotive community to major cities across the globe, showcasing and eclectic collection of modified, exotic and performance

cars. It also features off-road cars and trucks as well as rare cars from various movies and franchises. “My supporters and followers and I took a look at Phoenix and agreed there’s an incredible facility at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park and there’s just a big enthusiast community there,” Walker said. He adds this multifaceted event is different than a regular static car show. “You’re seeing cars. You’re smelling the tire rubber. You’re hearing the cars going fast,” Walker said. “It’s just a surreal experience.” The festival brings together the loves of art and the automotive world. “I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of really cool and amazing artists who are influenced by the automotive indus-

try,” Walker said. “I thought it would be a really cool dynamic to bring both to the show.” FuelFest has had an effect on fans who have attended, he adds. “FuelFest dominated 2018 and 2019 when we took over L.A. and the U.K. with over 25,000 fans showing up to support,” Gibson said. “2020 is coming with more energy. FuelFest Phoenix is going to be unbelievable.” 

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Mill’s End performs and sends a message as well BY TAYLOR O’CONNOR GetOut Contributor

fter 10 years in Tempe-based Mill’s End, lead singer Jeffrey Bump makes music because he loves it. It’s an honest approach to honest songs. “It’s energy and emotion,” Bump says. “We have the opportunity to deliver a message and art to people. It’s a very emotional, intense thing for us.” Mill’s End performs with Roger! and Big Finish at the Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, on Thursday, March 19. “Give us a chance. We practice a lot to make sure our sound is as tight as it can be, and we put our heart into it,” Bump says. Mill’s End formed 10 years ago when Bump was taking a break from his previous act. He was working on a solo career when he met a drummer at a party. That led to a jam session and the realization that Bump missed being in a band. With Bump, bassist Geoff Butzine, drummer Mike Eckert and guitarist Alan Clark, Mill’s End recently released the single “A Peaceful Gathering,” an ode to the Red for Ed movement. The Red for Ed movement happened in April 2019, when teachers across the whole state walked out in record numbers for six days in protest. This forced several schools across the state to

Mill’s End will be performing Thursday at the legendary Rhytm Room in Phoenix. (Special to GetOut)

shut down because there weren’t enough teachers to run classes. Each musician has children in school, and they believe teachers need to be paid more. “We have a lot of friends who are teachers, and my mom was a teacher,” Bump says. “I was so touched by the way the teachers organized and wanted to make change in a positive way. We were just so blown away and we still stand by the movement. We believe they need quality pay. It just affected us.”

“A Peaceful Gathering” was a full band effort. Over the years, Bump says Mill’s End’s sound has changed lyrically and musically, with each musician’s blessing. “Not once has a person said no when we were going to try something different,” Bump says. “We started out as a straightforward Americana country/rock band. And as we’ve gone on, we’ve taken on different styles. We did acoustic and then heavy stuff. We decided to do different things within the song musically. We are not afraid to try

something just for the heck of it.” “A Peaceful Gathering” is one of a handful of singles Mill’s End hopes to release to adapt to the record industry norm. “We did three albums,” Bump says. “The last several songs we have might go into a compilation. There will probably be at least one more single before another album.” In response to the singles trend, Bump hopes fans increase their attention span. “There’s such a long period from when you (record an album to when you) put out an album,” he says. “We found it to be very important to release music periodically. People lose attention quickly and we wanted to be present.” As for music becoming more of a fulltime experience, Bump isn’t sure. “This is our softball. We are not expecting anything to happen, we just like to play,” he says. “We take it very seriously and do anything we can to perform, but if we’re not opening for the Stones it’s not the end of the world.” 

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turned me on to rock ’n roll. “When I was 6, we saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and it was like getting hit by lightning. I said, ‘I wanna do that – make the girls scream and give people the buzz I get from hearing the music.’” “Then I heard Django,” Mehling continued. “Three guitars, bass and violin, and they sounded and acted like a rock band.” “When I was a teenager, I saw Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks and he was playing a contemporary blend of The Beatles and Django. I went to see them a lot and listened to their combination of rhythm guitar with jazz violin and tried to figure out how it worked.” Fontaine, born and raised in the French countryside, also was drawn to the gypsy swing of Reinhardt. Featuring the violin of two-time Gram-

my winner Price, the vocals of Fontaine and a swinging rhythm section enrich the group’s album “John, Paul, George and Django,” the basis for this Lakeshore Music show. After a long year-and-a-half without convenient parking at the arts center, free parking onsite is back. Validation is required and handles at its reception table in the lobby. A $60 Caffe Boa Dinner & Jazz Package is available by calling 480-350-2822. “The best dinner and show value in the universe is our partnership with the renowned Caffe Boa in downtown Tempe,” Wilson said. “It’s $60 and it includes your concert ticket. Dinner at Caffe Boa followed by our Hot Club of San Francisco show at TCA is the perfect date night out. You’ll thank me later. Everyone does.” Tickets: lakeshoremusic.org.

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body because I didn’t like their politics.” The avid Atlanta Braves fan – who loves its legendary player Dale Murphy – has slowed down these days. Instead of touring incessantly, Larry the Cable Guy performs 30 dates a year. “I don’t want to miss my kids growing up,” he said of his 12- and 13-year-old children. “I lived on a tour bus 285 days a year for 10 straight years, back in my heyday. I started slowing down right after I finished my History Channel show. “I was sitting on a bus one day and I remember Jeff Foxworthy telling me he had one regret: He wished he would have been able to attend more of his kids’ school functions. He said, ‘If you can do it, if you don’t need to go out and do this, you should spend time with your kids.’ That’s what I do.” Larry the Cable Guy is touring to pro-

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Job Order Contractor for the following: WATER AND WATER RECLAMATION PLANT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PROJECT NO. JOC-W20 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Water and Water Reclamation Plant Facilities Construction Services. 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).

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The following is a summary of the project. The Water and Water Reclamation Plant Facilities Construction Services Job Order Contract (JOC) will require a variety of tasks to be completed, including but not limited to services for maintenance, repair, minor and major new construction services including minor associated design services for a broad range of City Water and Water Reclamation-related projects. The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, and materials as required (except as indicated otherwise in the specifications) to perform all work in strict accordance with the specifications and plans required for the JOC. The initial term of the Job Order contracts resulting from this solicitation will be for one (1) year and may be renewed for up to two (2) additional, one-year terms. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be NOT be held for this project. 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, 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. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contractingopportunities. 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 Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 2:00 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 in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

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EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS NO. 1 and NO. 2 MESA, ARIZONA PHASE XV ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU3/4N) PROJECT NOS: S889, S890, S891, S895, S896, S897 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 16, 2020 until 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk; 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza building. Please mark the outside of the bid envelope with the name of this bid document. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. No bid shall be altered, amended or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time.

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 above.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Monday, March 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $177.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: PHASE XV ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU3/4N): 1. S. Ellsworth Road Improvements (S890) - The Project consists of approximately 3,681 linear feet of street improvements to add an additional northbound lane with landscape installed at back of curb to the detached sidewalk and within the raised median. The street improvement limits are from Point Twenty-Two Boulevard to the south to Warner Road to the north. Improvements will include sewer, water, storm drain, dry utilities, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, paving, striping, signage, street lights, street sleeves, landscaping and irrigation. Scope of work will include a horizontal bore for SRP 2.5” conduit across Ellsworth Road, just south of Warner Road to tie into the SRP trench and conduit on the west side of Ellsworth Road. 2. S. Eastmark Parkway Phase 2 Improvements, West Half – Sections 1 and 2 (S891 and S895) – The Project consists of approximately 5,155 linear feet of half street improvement to add two southbound lanes with landscape at back of curb to the detached sidewalk. The street improvement limits are from Point Twenty-Two Boulevard to the south to just south of Mesquite Road to the north. Improvements will include manhole and utility adjustments tying into the existing sewer, water and storm drain systems constructed as part of the Phase 1 improvements by others. Phase 2 improvements include concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, pavement, striping, signage, streetlights, traffic signal conduit, landscaping and irrigation. 3. S. Eastmark Parkway West Half Landscape – Section 1 (S896) – The Project consists of landscape in the west half of Eastmark Parkway from back of sidewalk in Section 1. 4. S. Eastmark Parkway West Half Landscape – Section 2 (S897) – The Project consists of landscape in the west half of Eastmark Parkway from back of sidewalk in Section 2. 5. E. Warner Road (S889) – The Project consists of approximately 3,688 linear feet of half-street improvements with two lanes, one lane in each direction. Improvements include the installation of potable water, dry utilities, concrete curb and gutter, pavement, signage, striping, streetlights, traffic signal fiber optic, street sleeves, site electrical, landscape, irrigation, and entry monuments.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. Work shall be completed within 279 (two hundred and eighty-two) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities Districts No. 1 and No.2. BETH HUNING District Engineer

For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov. Engineer’s Estimate Range is $4,800,000 to $5,900,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2020. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information.

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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:

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Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe

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All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher. STORE HOURS: MON-SAT 8-5:30, SUN 10-4 • LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879

SALE ENDS 3/31/20

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