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Visionary and developer is far from an ‘Average Joe’ BY CURT BLAKENEY

In a landscape of strip malls and chain restaurants, it’s nice to see an independent restaurateur having success in Gilbert. But what Joe Johnston—a 2014 Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame inductee—has created in Gilbert is so much more than a string of popular dining destinations. He’s also developed Agritopia, a master-planned community built around a neighborhood farm that resonates with not only its residents, but visitors from across the Valley who admire the neighborhood’s quaint charm, farm-to-table sensibilities and spirit of kinship. “Oh I like it, and thankfully, the residents like it too,” said Johnston of the agrihood on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray roads in Gilbert. “I live in this community. My folks live here. Restaurateur and businessman Joe Johnston, the namesake and founder of My brothers live here. My kids live here. My grandkids live here. We have four generations Joe’s Farm Grill. GSN photo by Tim Sealy SEE VISIONARY PAGE 4

Transplant month celebrates life Things weren’t so positive for the Three-year-old Jordan Drake is a Gilbert girl. Two months after her regular little girl, playing dress up, diagnosis, doctors replaced her own running and jumping with a boisterous valve with a mechanical one. The energy that rivals any other youngster. transplant required medications, like But, by her parents’ blood thinners, that were admission, she’s a little hard on her little body. different. On June 23, 2013, “All the blood thinner Jordan underwent a heart did was lead to intestinal transplant at Phoenix bleeding, a brain bleed, Children’s Hospital when seizures and a stroke,” other attempts to heal Gonzalez said. “She had a severe mitral valve to have brain surgery. regurgitation failed. That was a five-hour “I freaked out,” said Esther surgery.” Gonzalez, Jordan’s mother That led to more about her daughter’s complications. A diagnosis at age 3 months. stomach infection was so “Now that we’re two years Jordan Drake underwent heart severe that her doctors out, she’s doing great. This is surgery in 2013. GSN photo by didn’t know if she would Kimberly Carrillo the best thing for her. Since make it through the then, we have only been to the hospital night. An aneurysm formed under the once.” SEE TRANSPLANT PAGE 8 BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

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living here, so I get some nice feedback on a bunch of different levels.” Johnston’s Agritopia project—its name derived from the confluence of agriculture and utopia—is a bold undertaking. He is best known, however, for his popular restaurants, which have earned him the credibility to move forth with other adventurous projects. The Johnston family’s dining empire includes Joe’s Farm Grill, Joe’s Real BBQ and Liberty Market—all located in Gilbert. Joe’s Farm Grill was paid a visit by Guy Fieri, the star of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and since that segment aired on the iconic show, Johnston’s restaurants have taken on a whole new level of success. “That’s the gift that keeps on giving,” Johnston said of the feature on DDD. “We keep having people from this state and out of state come to check out the Farm Grill. That’s been very good for business. It helped the Farm Grill achieve profitability a couple years earlier than we would have otherwise. It’s been very helpful.” Roots in Engineering Johnston’s route to the restaurant business took an unusual path. After graduating from Gilbert High School, he departed for the U.S. Naval Academy, where he studied marine engineering for two years. He then enrolled at Stanford

University, where he studied electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering for four years. After graduating from Stanford, he returned to the Valley and worked as an engineer for seven years. As fate would have it, however, Johnston met Tim Peelen at a church function, and while the two were researching gourmet coffee for a group discussion, they stumbled upon a method of roasting coffee beans using a hot air popcorn popper. And so the restaurateur was born. By 1989, Johnston and Peelen became so adept at coffee roasting, they opened a new coffeehouse, the Coffee Plantation, at the corner of Sixth Street and Mill Avenue in Tempe. Within four years, the wildly popular java café had grown to four locations—with two more stores in Scottsdale and one at the Biltmore Fashion Park—and sales were booming. The duo eventually sold the Coffee Plantation to Second Cup, a Canadian coffee franchisor, which retained Johnston and Peelen for two and a half years to assist with the transition and additional expansion. In 1997, with his focus solely on the restaurant business, Johnston again partnered with Peelen (and Peelen’s brother Tad) to open Joe’s Real BBQ in downtown Gilbert, capitalizing on the town’s growth. To keep with the

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crops like corn and alfalfa for the growing dairy cattle population. With a strong desire to preserve and enhance the agriculture and community values they were so deeply tied to, the family thoughtfully created the farming and community components of Agritopia. “It started with the idea of Joe’s Farm Grill,” Johnston recalled. “I had just sold Coffee Plantation and I wanted to build a restaurant that served the produce of the farm. That was the basic idea. “And then I thought I would like to live near where I work,” he continued. “So then I started thinking about designing communities and what would be important in those communities. That led to the design of the neighborhood and the project for Agritopia came up.” Construction began on Agritopia in 2000, and with the intention of making it their future homes, Johnston and his wife, Cindy, as well as his parents, his brothers and their families began to think about what their ideal community would look like. “One thing that kept coming back was the idea of a village, which is very different from where many people live now” Johnston said. “In a village, you are known.” Agritopia features 452 single-family homes with low fences, small front yards, front porches, wide sidewalks, lush

parks and other elements intended to foster community engagement. Agritopia residents are embracing the quaint farmcentric lifestyle. “It’s been super positive,” Johnston said. “People want to know where their food comes from, so they can see over the fields all the beautiful plant life growing. Also, people like to have beautiful places to wander through. We have public access pathways, where people can wander and enjoy, and it’s beautiful.” The development’s 15 acres of permanent urban farming plots are filled with date and olive groves, as well as plots growing citrus, apples, peaches, plums, apricots and blackberries. Seasonally, the field plots produce a broad range of vegetables, herbs and flowers, including leaf crops like lettuce, endive and Asian greens, as well as tomato crops like heirlooms, yellow, red and plum. With so many irons in the fire, Johnston turned over the day-to-day operations of the Farm at Agritopia to Steadfast Farms, run by partners Erich Schultz, Yvonna Schultz and Emma McCartney. Steadfast Farms follows organic farm standards, focusing on the health of the soil by implementing best practices like composting to build healthy soil, rotating crops properly to avoid plant diseases, and controlling pests using natural

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and Agritopia Epicenter. predators and healthy plants. The farm “Project Q is basically a collection of 10 supplies not only Joe’s Farm Grill, but 20 different small businesses that are threeother Valley restaurants. or four-person operations, everything McCartney mentioned she’s more than happy to educate residents about from what I call a manufacturer to a the viability of the farm micro-restaurant that and its practices, as serves wood-fired well as the proper ways foods,” he explained. to integrate it into the “They are going to neighborhood. be very small, but “It gives residents the intensely personal opportunity to get to businesses.” know their farmer,” she “And Agritopia said. “It really fosters a Epicenter will have six nice sense of community.” restaurants focused Besides the urban farm, on food and health, as Agritopia also features well as three stories a community garden, of apartments on top where each person can of those restaurants,” have their own little Johnston continued. Every Wednesday, members of the farm. “Both Project Q and Steadfast Farm CSA program pick up “There are essentially their weekly share of fresh organic fruits, Agritopia Epicenter 50 little farms in there,” vegetables, grains and herbs at the Farm are about two years Johnston said. So people Stand. GSN photo by Curt Blakeney out. We are in contract from Agritopia and now with an architect Ahwatukee, Chandler, Mesa all farm on for Project Q, and we’re working with our their own. “My wife and I have a plot development partners on Epicenter as in the community garden. There is a we speak. We’re done with the (town) in tight sense of community and working terms of the review board, so we’re just together, which is nice.” doing our construction drawings.” Never one to shy away from new With plans for further expansion of his culinary ventures within his Agritopia farming and culinary empire, “Farmer Joe” community, Johnston said the family is Johnston will continue to shape Gilbert’s working on two new projects: Project Q future.

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Four delegates from Leshan, China, visited Gilbert in mid-March as part of the Arizona town’s sister cities program to meet and greet business and political figures as well as enjoy lunch in the Heritage District. “The main point of their visit was to meet with Mayor (John) Lewis,” said Gilbert Sister Cities president Greg Tilque. “They have never met him before and while they were on this business trip, they wanted to make sure to find time to meet him.” Mission accomplished. And the admiration was mutual. “We have had a fun morning and a fun day,” Lewis said. “They have a lot of enthusiasm and they really appreciate this relationship and so I’ve really enjoyed it, too.” According to its website, Gilbert Sister Cities began in June 1995 to establish cultural and economic ties with other regions of the world, namely Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, and Leshan, China. As part of the program, Gilbert youth ambassadors are sent to Leshan and Newtownabbey and, in turn,

hosting those cities’ youth ambassadors. The March visitors included the secretary of the Leshan Communist Party of China Committee, Tang Jian; director of Leshan Investment Promotion and Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau, Li Zhiming; vice president of Leshan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Zhong Weiji; and officer of the Administrative Section of the Leshan Communist Party of China Committee, Zheng Xiaoxiao. “They stopped by the Good Government series meeting with District 12 representatives at the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce so that they could meet some of our state legislators and council members who attended.” Tilque said. “After that meeting they spent some time with Mayor Lewis so that they got to know him. From there they visited local Gilbert business, Colnatec. During their visit to Gilbert a few years ago, a delegation visited Colnatec and representatives from Colnatec visited Leshan.” According to its Facebook page, Colnatec designs, develops and SEE DELEGATES PAGE 8

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April 2015 DELEGATES FROM PAGE 6 manufactures state-of-the-art nanotechnology sensors and electronic instrumentation used in the production of thin film solar cells, mobile displays, optical thin films, high-speed electrical devices and semiconductor wafers. Through interpreter Zhong, Li stated, “Once we arrived in Gilbert, we found the city’s planning perfect and the air is so clear. The city is very well managed with many different kinds of enterprises.” Zhong added the group came to Gilbert to “push forward the ties between Gilbert and Leshan.” Tang proposed the establishment of friendship gardens in the respective municipalities’ parks. “Each garden will have elements of the two countries and two cities, especially,” Zhong said. “We reached an agreement with the city manager here and we will do planning very soon. We must find the elements—how to put the American, Arizona and especially the Gilbert elements into the park in Leshan. We’ll have a miniature Grand Canyon in our park. And here, we’ll see Leshan elements. For example, we have the Giant Buddha. So we’ll have a miniature of that.” The Giant Buddha in Leshan is the city’s landmark. Also during their visit, the delegates toured the Gilbert Historical Museum, and dined at Oregano’s in the

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Zheng Xiaoxiao, Zhong Weiji, Ali Allred, Tang Jian, Chloe Crawford and Li Zhiming take a tour of the Gilbert Historical Museum and its Gilbert Sister Cities exhibit during a visit on March 13. GSN photo by Lynette Carrington

Downtown Gilbert Historic District. Li explained through interpreter Zhong, “It’s quite different from what we have normally back in Leshan, but this is typical of what we should have in Gilbert. I must say this is the best American food we’ve had in the past few days. We now feel at home in our Sister City of Gilbert.” “Through you and your newspaper, we want to express our feelings,” Li said. “Our city established a Sister City relation with Gilbert in 2002. We’re sincerely appreciative and we welcome the citizens from Gilbert and we welcome friends from the media to our city especially to see the gorgeous Giant Buddha statue.” While touring Gilbert Historical Museum and its Gilbert Sister Cities exhibit, the Leshan delegates met Highland High School junior Ali Allred and Gilbert High School junior Chloe Crawford who will travel to Leshan later this year as youth ambassadors.

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mechanical valve. Doctors could have tried to remove the bulge, but if they touched it the wrong way, Jordan could have bleed to death. “It was sucking the life out of her,” Gonzalez said. A transplant was the only option. With the intensity of an action film, the events leading up to the surgery were critical. A helicopter from Phoenix Children’s Hospital took off to California to retrieve a heart donated by the parents of a baby boy who passed away. A doctor, with an ice chest in hand, rushed the heart into the hospital, where Jordan was waiting, already prepped for surgery. “It was unbelievable,” Gonzalez said of the life-changing surgery. The surgery was successful and now she has “literally zero symptoms.” “She truly is a miracle,” said Gonzalez, who was pregnant with a boy during her daughter’s most trying time. That doesn’t mean that Gonzalez isn’t taking precautions. She keeps her daughter out of day care, where germs run rampant. Her mother—Jordan’s grandmother—keeps an eye on her during the day. “Heart patients get sick really fast,” she said. “In day care, kids get sick already. Combine the heart condition with it, and that scares me.” “As far as medication, she’ll be on it for the rest of her life. But she’s down to five medications a day. We started at 15. We’ve been able to eliminate a lot of the medications. She runs around. You literally would never be able to tell, except for the scar on her chest. She’s hyper. She loves life. She runs around.” Gonzalez said she believes that the

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illness could be hereditary. Jordan’s dad has been hospitalized a few times for heart-rhythm issues. Gonzalez’s father has mitral valve issues. Jordan’s rough beginnings have had a profound impact on her family. Gonzalez is in medical school and volunteers for Donor Network of Arizona. “I get it when people describe how hard it is when a loved one is in the hospital,” she said. “You’re worried about their life. It’s really, really difficult to manage. “But I really, really enjoy doing things for Donor Network and being able to spread the word. I’m so glad I was able to meet everybody.”

Arizona celebrates Donate Life Month April is National Donate Life Month, a time to recognize the gifts of organ, eye and tissue donation across the country. More than 51 percent of the Arizona’s adult population are registered donors. On Sunday, April 12, Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) will be at Chase Field for the ninth annual Donate Life Day with the D-backs. There will be a registration booth in the community corner where Arizonans can sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors. The D-backs will honor Arizona donor families, recipients and the donation community on the field before the first pitch. Last year, more than 800 supporters from across the state attended the event. For tickets, contact jimperial@DBacks.com. The fifth annual Health Care for Hope challenge kicks off on April 1, with more than 50 hospitals and health care organizations involved. Participating organizations will hold registration events, flag raisings and more to encourage Arizonans to give the gift of life. Last year, Arizona health care organizations registered more than 5,000 people as donors through this campaign. This year, DNA hopes to exceed that number. More information is available at www. healthcareforhope.org. Arizonans can sign up as registered organ, eye and tissue donors when they apply for or renew their driver’s license or ID at the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). They can also become donors by signing up online at www. DonateLifeAZ.org or calling 1-800-94-DONOR. —Donor Network of Arizona

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Hannah Silva slides into action as Supergirl.

Linda Tunney and Megan White work for the Town of Gilbert and volunteer to help out at the race.

Emarie Hotchkiss is superhero strong as Bat Girl.

Nick Fury (Joseph Mentor) can’t hold out against daughter Maggie’s super power, cuteness.

Kylynn, Chad and Tiffany Nelson sprint to the finish as they have every year at the Ka-Pow Race.

Scott Gladstein and Christina Johnson take their costumes seriously.

This late morning heat of racers gets a good fast start.

The Raisor family, from left: Lillie, Steven, Mindy, Nellie and Jace.

Logan Neugebauer celebrates his big race finish with his mom, Krista.

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Unlimited Smiles’ founder was inspired for dentistry field at a young age BY KEN ABRAMCZYK

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practice with offices in Chandler and Phoenix, and five in California. “I had already worked in so many dentists’ offices that it was easy for me to open one,” Moheb said. He opened his offices in the Valley because he “loves the weather here.” Moheb also taught and trained more than 130 dentists and 200 employees in the past 12 years. Unlimited Smiles offers all phases of dentistry from orthodontics to implant dentistry. Moheb also teaches, as a visiting professor at Nova Southeastern since 2005, and dental implantology in the United States and the Caribbean since 2001. He was recently awarded an honorary fellowship in the International College of Dentists and appointed deputy director at the Caribbean Dental Implant. Moheb, the dental director and founder of Unlimited Smiles, has teams working at each office, assessing dental needs. Moheb’s dentists and staffs diagnose, treat and prevent oral disease, which is often linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, pre-term birth and arthritis.

Bacteria associated with gum disease can enter the blood stream, and inflame organs, Moheb said. Older patients often create less saliva due to medications. When the mouth is dry, particularly at night, bacteria can grow. For some patients, Moheb recommends and conducts a three-month cleaning using fluoride and chlorhexidine. “Gums impact your health,” Moheb said. Moheb’s office also assesses patients for orthodontics or implant dentistry. He has created and trademarked Teeth for Life, and enjoys taking on major dental work with implants and prosthodontics. A sense of accomplishment comes from the finished work and the smiles of his patients. “Their eyes light up and they are saying, ‘I have my teeth back again.’ It makes a difference in their lives. It affects confidence, relationships and careers,” Moheb said. Unlimited Smiles is located at 2040 S. Alma School Rd., No. 21, Chandler. For more information, call (480) 895-3111 or visit www.unlimitedsmiles.com.

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Dr. Alireza Moheb knew he wanted to be a dentist at a young age. Dr. Alireza Moheb Moheb, had, as he described it, a “very bad” crossbite. “My parents had to wipe my face,” Moheb said with a laugh. “I would have the food all over my face.” At the age of 11, he received braces. That dental work corrected his crossbite, and inspired him enough for him to embark on a career in dentistry. “It changed the way I was eating, it increased my confidence and improved my appearance,” Moheb said. “I even sent the dentist a letter last year, thanking him.” When he was 16, Moheb worked in a dental office. The following year, he made dentures. As a young adult, he earned a doctor of dental medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2002, Moheb founded his dentistry practice, Unlimited Smiles, in Walnut Creek, California. Moheb studied and perfected advanced techniques like dental surgery and implants, and expanded his

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A 2013 Williams Field High School graduate and Gilbert native is serving with the U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 122, also known as the “Flying Eagles,” stationed at Naval Air Station in Lemoore, California. Airman Deanna Vickroy is an aviation electrician’s mate with the squadron, which the Navy designates as VFA-122, and works with the Navy’s most lethal and versatile strike fighter aircraft, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. “I work on all electrical systems on the F/A-18 Super Hornet,” said Vickroy. The Super Hornet takes off from and lands on Navy aircraft carriers and is capable of conducting air-to-air combat as well as air-to-surface combat. It is approximately 61 feet long, has a loaded weight of 51,000 pounds, and a max speed of 1,190 miles per hour. Operating from the sea aboard aircraft carriers, the Super Hornet gives the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, at any time. The versatile jet has the ability to destroy targets located hundreds of miles inland, without the need to get another country’s permission to operate within its borders. “There are many opportunities to learn at the squadron and the amount of jets allow me to work on plenty of different parts on the aircraft,” said Vickroy. Vickroy said she is proud of the work

she is doing as part of the squadron’s 1140-member team, helping to protect America on the world’s oceans. “They call us aviation ‘everything’ because we are responsible for every system on this fly-by-wire jet,” said Vickroy. Sailors’ jobs are highly varied in VFA-122. Approximately 220 officers, 660 enlisted and 260 civilian men and women make up and keep all parts of the squadron running smoothly—this includes everything from maintaining aircraft airframes and engines, to processing paperwork, handling weaponry and flying the aircraft. “The sailors here are the epitome of a team,” said Cmdr. Ernie Spence, VFA-122’s commanding officer. “Everyone here is professional, skilled in their job and they are great team players, which enables us to accomplish our mission.” The Flying Eagles are the Navy’s West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron for the Super Hornet. They train aircrew and maintainers to prepare them to go to the fleet and join the squadrons that fly the Super Hornet. VFA-122 trained aircrews have flown combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. “I have been able to travel and be a part of a melting pot of interesting people since I joined the Navy,” said Viceroy.

Serving the nation Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Dustin Corderman, from Gilbert, serves as remote controller of a 25 mm Mk 38 Mod 2 machine gun system on the bridge of USS Laboon (DDG 58) as the ship departs Naval Station Rota in Spain on March 5. Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desmond Parks

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Concert benefits Animal Cancer Center Browne added that it’s touching to see When three of Kim Gauchat’s dogs folks pull together in the name of canine died from cancer in 2010, the owner of love. Born to Run Dog Activity Center knew “I had no idea about some of the she had to do something to help fellow things that Born to Run offers,” she said. canine lovers. “We always enjoy doing this event.” She is proud to be hosting the fourth The Born to Run facility offers doggy annual Concert for a Cure 6:30 p.m. to day care and overnight boarding, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, that benefits grooming, training and agility classes and the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado workshops. State University at Born to Run. “As an animal lover, I have lost six Concert for a Cure takes place at the of my own dogs to cancer—three in Gilbert’s Born to Run facility, which sits 2010,” explained Gauchat who, along on more than 2 acres of land at 13811 with her husband, shows and competes S. Val Vista Dr., Gilbert. with dogs. Guests bring a picnic “As a small business dinner and their favorite owner in the dog-service beverages. There is a noindustry, I have seen too host bar. many pets lost to cancer.” Tickets for Concert She wants to ensure for a Cure are $30, or that science continues to $210 for a table of eight. advance so that pets have This event is reservationmore effective cancer only, with RSVPs due treatments available or so by Tuesday, April 21. that perhaps cancer can be For tickets, visit www. prevented and eventually borntorundogs.com or eliminated. call (480) 812-3647. When Gauchat took Kim Gauchat, owner of Born to Local band Smooth one of her dogs to the Run Dog Activity Center, with Groove has been a part her dog, Trec, is hosting Concert Animal Cancer Center at of Born to Run’s Concert for a Cure to benefit Colorado Colorado State University, for a Cure since the State University’s Animal Cancer she was treated like family. beginning. The musicians Center on Saturday, April 25, in The facility has advanced Gilbert. Submitted photo are excited to be diagnostic and treatment entertaining at the 2015 methods. fundraising event. “Research is making great strides at “Kim came to see us perform at the university level,” Gauchat explained. Warren’s Jazz Bistro in Gilbert and we “Some cancers are close to being were the house band there,” said Jennifer identified by genetic markers so that Browne, the lead singer of the fivethey can be bred out of dogs.” member band who formed in 2009. Advancements in cancer treatments “Since then she got in contact with made at Animal Cancer Center are our band manager and pretty much from increasing pets’ survival rates and there, it’s been history. We love Born to increasing their quality of life. Run, they love us and it’s been a lot of Gauchat founded Concert for a Cure fun.” to fundraise for the Animal Cancer Smooth Groove plays regular gigs at Center at Colorado State University to various casinos including Lone Butte help them advance in efforts of animal Hotel & Casino, Wild Horse Pass Casino cancer research and treatment. More and Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino. than 90 percent of its funding comes “We’ll play Top 40s, Motown, R&B and through private donations. smooth jazz,” said Browne. “Most of the “We fell in love with the doctors music is songs that you recognize and there and we’ve since taken other dogs that you want to move to. It’s old school there for non-oncology appointments,” and new school.” Gauchat explained. Smooth Groove counts the Concert She added that the benefit is a fun for a Cure as one of its favorite events. evening for all involved. “I think it’s amazing to be able to see “We’ll supply the tables, chairs and a lot of people come together just for gala atmosphere. There will also be a their pets,” Browne said. “I honestly raffle and silent auction, too,” Gauchat didn’t even know that there was such said. “Smooth Groove is the same band a camaraderie that would draw such a that has been playing this event every crowd.” year. We would never think of changing Every year, the Concert for a Cure it. They fit the bill so perfectly and they event grows and last year’s event drew are the energetic, uplifting people that 70 guests. are masters of their craft.” BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON

Single mom of three boys receives upgraded car BY MEGHAN MCCOY

One lucky single mom from Gilbert received a fully serviced 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix so she will have safe transportation. “Because my nursing school is at the Interstate 17 and Dunlap, and I live in Gilbert, I’m driving a lot,” said the mother, Lindsey Isaacs, in a prepared statement. Isaacs’ 1998 Honda Accord, which had more than 200,000 miles, had a broken dashboard, windows, air conditioning and other problems. “One of the more challenging parts of the commute is always remembering to keep my foot slightly on the pedal while idling; otherwise it will vibrate and then simply shut off.,” she said of her old car.

As the mother of 4-, 8- and 10-year-old boys, Isaacs takes them to school and day care regularly. She also drives to and from work and nursing school. “She had an older car,” said Jacinda Dawson, program director of Helping Hands for Single Moms. “Things were literally falling off of it. Physically the car was a complete wreck. She was fresh in my mind as a great candidate.” The donation of the car was made possible through a 10-year partnership between Helping Hands for Single Moms and Neighborhood Auto Repair Professionals (NARPRO). “We come alongside her through this journey and offered assistance in

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Ingenuity key to Gilbert Farmers Market BY MEGHAN MCCOY

Rain or shine, every Saturday vendors fill historic Gilbert with local, chemicalfree, organic produce in an intimate environment. Consumers vie for prime parking spaces, while others line up to get the best in wine, sausage rolls and produce. That’s the exact response Jessa Koppenhofer was hoping for when she started the Gilbert Farmers Market. “When I opened the Gilbert Farmers Market in 2010 there wasn’t a single farmers market in the East Valley for the community,” she said. “I felt that the community needed to learn where their food was coming from—the ground and not the grocery store. I still believe in this as our farms are being wiped from the landscape and replaced with housing developments.” The year-round farmers market is held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays, just west of the water tower, at 222 N. Ash Dr. During the fall and winter months, the Gilbert Farmers Market has 80 vendors. During the spring and summer, it decreases to 60 vendors. “Today the community can come to

the market and meet with farmers and learn how they grow their food, what’s in season and purchase produce and other food items for meals during the week,” she said. Patty Flanigan of Juice Core has been a vendor with the Gilbert Farmers Market for four years. “It’s a healthy environment that you can purchase healthy food options,” Flanigan said. “You get to meet the farmer or the person who prepared your food and actually have a conversation. Everything is fresh and for the most part non-GMO and organic.” Brian Bergeson of the popular Gilbert shop Bergies Coffee quickly came on board. “We have been there pretty much from the beginning,” he said. “I like that it is a little downtown local thing. Pretty much everyone there is a mom-and-pop-type of thing.” Bergies Coffee, which is located about 250 feet away from the farmers market, brings wheelbarrows of fresh coffee to the market every Saturday. The custom coffee roasting shop sells coffee from all around the world including Central

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The Gilbert Farmers Market is held downtown from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays. Submitted photo

really make the Gilbert Farmers Market different by only working with farmers that are in the business for the right reason: To provide the local community with the freshest locally grown produce,” she said. The farmers include The Crooked Sky Farm; Desert Roots Farm; Agritopia Farm; Sky Hi Sprouts; Phil’s Farm; Jeff’s Nursery; The Funny Farm; Splendid Acres Farm and Chow Locally. For more information, visit www. gilbertmarket.com.

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the form of financial stipends, dental care, auto care and many other service providers,” Dawson said. Dawson said Isaacs is a very humble client and she struck her as quite deserving. Helping Hands for Single Moms worked with NARPRO and Valley Towing to donate the car to Isaacs and her family. “I don’t know what words to use to describe it...that feeling of helping others,” said NARPRO Board Member Jim Garnand. “The fact that every mom that we dealt with has generally been working toward getting better, makes it so much more rewarding. They certainly pick people (who) one need it, and two welcome the chance to get better.” He said the organizations found the Pontiac Grand Prix at a recycler. “The towing company (Valley Towing) found us the car and one of the shops did the majority of the work, Community Tire, which is through NARPRO,” Garnand said.

Garnand said it’s been a really unique experience to work with Helping Hands for Single Moms. He said throughout the year, NARPRO services for free the cars of women who are affiliated with Helping Hands for Single Moms. “So, if something happens to the car, we provide the labor and Helping Hands provides the parts,” Garnand said. “Every now and then a mom’s car is no longer physically viable.” Dawson said the women contact the program director with any safety related mechanical issues before being referred to one of the 28 auto shops with which Helping Hands for Single Moms is partnered. “We also provide our participants with AAA memberships,” she said. “They are encouraged to use this during after hours or emergency situations.” Garnand said every mother his organization has worked with has been pleasant. “It’s always been the type of people that you have been wanting to help, which is really cool,” Garnand said.

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Sometimes I find a very delightful restaurant in a very unlikely place. Such is the case with Sushi Ave, which is cradled between an auto parts store and a bank on the northwest corner of Higley and Guadalupe roads. Coconut shrimp and pot stickers made a great I visited Sushi Ave recently with my start to our meal. GSN photo by Kathy Kerby sushi-loving daughter, Katie, and best friend, Johnnie, neither of whom miss a happy hour menu and each generous chance to indulge in their favorite cuisine. selection was fresh and tasty. We tried We were welcomed into this smallthe Las Vegas, crunchy California, shrimp but-soothing dining area by dark tile tempura, spicy crab and the salmon rolls. and well-decorated walls. Shelves held We couldn’t decide which we enjoyed hundreds of chopsticks belonging to loyal most, because all were excellent. customers. There are five desserts on the menu What this little jewel lacks in space, (including tempura cheesecake which it more than made up in the eight-page sounds amazing) but we were too full to menu that boasts beautiful pictures sample them. of the food. The menu offers a vast The husband-and-wife team of selection of salads, appetizers, soups, HaeChung (Harry) and Nansook (Nana) noodles, entrees, beverages and, of Choi are the talented owners and course, rolls (fresh, baked and chefs. They are proud of the tempura). In addition, there fact that they have more are special lunch, happy than 70 rolls on the hour and drink menus. menu and no two rolls I was very happy that share ingredients. I had two experts to They feel that good help me maneuver rice and fresh fish are through the choices. the most important We started with the elements in preparing miso soup ($2) and the sushi. pot stickers ($3). The Sushi Ave has many soup was flavorful and loyal customers because mild. The pot stickers with of its delicious food, almost their crunchy edge The orange chicken was served in a unique way. limitless menu and and soft filling were GSN photo by Kathy Kerby excellent service. yummy. Next came While the location the orange chicken ($10) and coconut can be somewhat difficult to spot, the shrimp ($8). The chicken was wonderful, reward for eating here is well worth it. meaty and not too sweet, served on a perfect bed of rice. The coconut shrimp Sushi Ave: Sushi, Sake Bar, Restaurant was perhaps the best that I have ever 866 N. Higley Rd. eaten. Seriously, I will be back just to eat Gilbert 85234 this delicacy again. (480) 218-5700 The sushi was carefully delivered next, www.sushiaveaz.com perched on a large, wooden, sailing ship. Wow! Each roll was just $5 on the

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Get out and celebrate Gilbert in April Neugebauer said anyone can attend the To encourage residents to participate expo—not just Baby Boomers. in the Town’s wealth of activities, Gilbert The Movie in the Park will feature “The is offering a dozen events throughout Box Trolls” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the April—the month dubbed “Gilbert Gets Gilbert Community Center. Free popcorn Out.” will be provided at the event, regularly Krista Neugebauer, Gilbert Community held the second Friday of each month. Center recreation Perhaps the coordinator, said she’s centerpiece of Gilbert hoping Gilbert residents Gets Out month is take advantage of the the Global Village nice weather and the Festival from 11 a.m. to free, all-ages activities. 5 p.m. Saturday, April First up is the Concert 11, at the Gilbert Civic in the Park with the Center North Campus, Cover Ups from 6:30 50 E. Civic Center p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dr. The multicultural Thursday, April 2, at celebration will Water Tower Plaza, 45 include traditional and W. Page Ave. contemporary forms of Twenty-six vendors dance, music, children’s will showcase their activities, arts and crafts wares during the Senior and ethnic foods. Center Expo featuring The Bird Walk Guided health care providers, Tour, which usually has hospice, chiropractors, Join Elsa and Anna at Southeast a suggested donation Regional Library for storytime and handmade crafts and of $5, will be free songs Friday, April 24. Submitted free massages. The from 6 a.m.to 8 a.m. photo expo will be held Sunday, April 12, at the from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Riparian Preserve, 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd. Gilbert Community Center, 130 N. Oak St. Neugebauer said although the walk is BY MEGHAN MCCOY

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Indoor activities to keep the kids entertained this summer BY AINSLEY DESPAIN

Most people around the country love summer, but the intense Arizona heat can make it difficult for kids to stay active and have fun. There are so many exciting places in the Valley, so there’s no need to settle for the library and local splash pad every day. Kick this summer up a notch by taking the whole family to enjoy these indoor venues designed to keep kids happy for hours on end! Makutu’s Island This multi-level indoor playground for kids of all ages includes several play areas, including a 35-foot slide and an arcade. The 25-foot indoor oak tree has mole holes and tunnels for the kids to explore. Children 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Socks are required to play. Admission for kids is $10. 6919 W. Ray Rd., Chandler, (480) 3443741, www.makutusisland.com

Butterfly Wonderland Butterfly Wonderland features the largest butterfly pavilion in America. A colorful addition to the Valley, this attraction brings the rainforest to the desert with an innovative indoor environment. Thousands of butterflies fly freely, landing on plants, flowers and even the guests! Come see these beautiful flying creatures from around the world and make new friends. Admission for adults is $20, kids $12. 9500 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale, (480) 800-3000, butterflywonderland.com Sea Life Aquarium Sea Life Aquarium transports visitors to the ocean, providing close encounters with a variety of sea creatures including rays, seahorses, colorful tropical fish and more. Check online for information about watching a sea life creature feeding. Kids can touch urchins, rays, and other sea life in the touching pool. Prices vary. 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle., Tempe, (480) 478-7600, www.visitsealife.com/ arizona TopGolf Summer Academy TopGolf Summer Academy is an exciting program filled with every aspect that

makes up the great game of golf. Your child will learn everything they need to know about golf from putting and full swing to etiquette and rules of the game. Each session is designed and taught by a teaching professional who ensures the environment is enjoyable and relaxed so the kids have a great time while they learn. Summer Academy is staffed with a low student-to-teacher ratio to make sure your child gets hands-on attention while they develop a winning golf swing. Academy admission per week is $199. While the driving range is not technically indoors, kids can cool off at the indoor restaurant, or while playing games inside. 1689 S. Santan Village Pkwy., Gilbert, (480) 240-1282, www.topgolf.com Laser Quest Phoenix Talk about air conditioned fun! This cool, dark laser dungeon will keep kids of all ages entertained. Get a group of friends together, ages 7 and up, and get assigned a “mission” at Laser Quest. The goal is to get as many points as possible while showing your expert skills at hide-and-seek. Admission for kids $8. 3335 W. Peoria Ave., Phoenix, (602) 5480005, www.laserquest.com Dave & Buster’s One place to make the whole family cheer! Dave & Buster’s at Tempe Marketplace caters to both kids and parents, offering a huge arcade inside a full restaurant and bar. Kids can have a blast playing games while parents enjoy a cocktail. A convenient place for fun and food—stay for dinner and keep playing, everything you need is right there. Admission is free, individual game prices vary. 2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, (480) 281-8456, www.daveandbusters.com

Octane Raceway If your kids have a need for speed but you want to avoid standing in the summer heat, then consider heading to Octane Raceway. This indoor track provides a safe place for kids to race on 3 miles of track out of the sun’s heat. The entire family can come enjoy a day at the tracks while enjoying the cool indoor environment. Admission for kids is $18, adults $21. 9119 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale, (602) 302-7223, www.octaneraceway.com

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new entrees. There were various menu specials, as well, that were so popular they were added to the regular menu. “We took all of the really good specials that people really liked and incorporated those into our new menu,” Cameron said. The breakfast quesadilla started out as a weekend special and the demand “went off the charts,” according to Cameron. “It’s a quesadilla and we add scrambled eggs, a fourcheese blend, avocado and sausage and we add a drizzle of our zesty ranch, salsa and sour cream. I can’t even tell you how many we made last Saturday.” The housemade biscuits and gravy is also a popular item on the breakfast Dianna Cameron and Dani Kahn are celebrating the second anniversary of HG menu. “I Roastery and Café on April 26. GSN photo by Lynette Carrington make it the way my grandma taught me to make it,” customers raved about some of the daily Cameron commented. specials. Salsa, dressings and the zesty ranch are “We’re roasting our own coffee and all made fresh at HG Roastery. grinding our own grounds. We want to One new lunch menu item is the Gilbie provide a higher echelon of coffee,” cheesesteak sandwich, named after the said Dianna Cameron who co-owns HG Town of Gilbert. Roastery with Dani Kahn. “That was really “It’s our take on a cheesesteak. We’ve the true inspiration.” kind of ‘Sonoran-ized’ it,” Cameron The cafe serves breakfast all day, explains. “It has jalapenos, onions, red every day and lunch bell peppers and beginning at 11 a.m. we use Monterey It has a full breakfast Jack cheese and lunch menu full melted into it on of entrees derived a French roll. We from family recipes or love it. I hope in-store collaborations everyone loves and with extra it.” attention to detail. Other inIn honor of their demand lunch second anniversary items are the The Gilbie is a new lunch menu item at HG on April 26, the HG BLTAA—a bacon, Roastery and Café that is a Sonoran version Roastery’s owners lettuce, tomato, of a cheesesteak sandwich named after the recall the store’s green apple Town of Gilbert. Submitted photo growth. and avocado The food menu sandwich originated with the café and due to with herbal aioli on toasted multigrain popular demand, recently expanded. bread—the Sonoran chicken panini with “We decided that although we had a blackened chicken, pepper jack cheese, good-sized menu, it wasn’t as versatile, green chiles, red onion, bell peppers and so what we did is add two new meats,” zesty ranch served on sourdough bread Cameron stated. and the savory pulled pork sandwich. Pork and steak were added to the “Dianna is the brains of the menu,” breakfast and lunch menus to create said Kahn, who also offers her opinion BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON

HG Roastery and Café has answered to a higher calling—its customers. The “HG” in the name stands for “Higher Grounds” and the owners take pride in bringing a higher standard to their coffee shop while retaining the uniqueness of an independent establishment. The owners of HG Roastery and Café have expanded the breakfast and lunch menus after

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on the menu along with Cameron’s son, Evan Vega, who roasts the coffee and handles some cooking duties at HG Roastery. Prior to owning HG Roastery Cameron and Kahn worked together at Hilton Phoenix Chandler along with Vega. “There were all these things we had to adhere to via the Hilton, via the people that owned the hotel and we saw all these different ways HG Roastery and Café offers house roasted coffee and a recently expanded breakfast and lunch menu. GSN photo by Lynette Carrington that it could be run so much more smoothly “He’s very, very serious about roasting,” and better,” Cameron Cameron said. “He’s a history buff so he explained. Cameron and Kahn then knows the history of coffee and he can decided to open HG Roastery. just spew off all kinds of information.” “When it first opened, I never imagined She said that Vega is a perfectionist in that this could be possible,” says Kahn of HG coffee roasting and the kitchen. Roastery. “It wasn’t conceptualized at first “We’re also doing delivery to businesses and now it’s building up and coming together within a 1-mile radius and there’s no and it’s so nice to be able to enjoy it.” delivery fee,” Kahn said. Additionally, HG The HG Roastery coffee beans come Roastery provides local catering and is from two different distributors—one adding corporate accounts for its coffee. located in Phoenix. HG Roastery and Café is located at “All of our beans are fair trade and 2556 S. Val Vista Dr., Suite 101. Visit www. organic,” stated Cameron. hgroastery.com or call (480) 821-7020 for Vega roasts three nights a week so that additional information. the coffee shop can have the freshest coffee possible.

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The African bees were brought into Brazil in the 1950s, Whalen said because they needed hardier and stronger bees that could deal with tropical weather. Unfortunately some of the bees crossed bred with others in the area and slowly migrated north. The Africanized bees first made it to Southern Texas in 1991 and the first documented case in Arizona took place in 1993. “Because they are aggressive, they have taken over,” Whalen says. “They have taken over 95 percent of all wild bees.” Blue Sky Pest Control takes action when bees become a danger to people and enter structures. Whalen said they only send out technicians that receive extra training to take care of a bee problem. Woolf said depending on how a home is built, the bees can cross entry ways and get into the walls. He says a bee hive can be cut out of a wall and removed from a home. Blue Sky Pest Control has offices in Gilbert and North Phoenix. For more information, call (602) 258-3759, (480) 635-8492 or visit www.blueskypest.com.

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A character counts breakfast for second- through sixth-grade students will be held from 8:40 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, April 23. An Academic Day NEHS Induction will also be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. the same day.

The elementary school’s Family Pride Night will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 30.

Carol Rae Ranch Elementary School The Carol Rae Ranch Elementary School will have AZ Merit testing week from Monday, April 6, through Friday, April 10; Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, and Monday, April 20, through Friday, April 24. Relay for Life will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Gilbert High School.

Mesquite Elementary School Mesquite Elementary School will have a Scholastic Book Fair from Friday, April 17, through Friday, April 24. A field day will be held for kindergarten through second-grade students on Monday, April 20; a field day for third and fourth graders will be held on Tuesday, April 21, and a field day for fifth and sixth graders will be held on Friday, April 24. A school talent show will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29.

Crazy Mustache Day will be held on Wednesday, April 15. Carol Rae Ranch Elementary fourth graders will have their field trip from 8:45 a.m. to 1p.m. Tuesday, April 28. Academic Night will be also held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Playa del Rey Elementary School Kindergarten registration has begun and can be done in the front office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to fill out a packet. Parents must bring proof of residency, original birth certificate and immunization records.

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AZ Merit testing will be held from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17. The Primary STEM Club is held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 9, Thursday, April 16, and Thursday, April 23. Settler’s Point Elementary School A golf tournament will be held from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Western Skies. AZ Merit testing will take place from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17. The Dad’s Club Campout will meet from Friday, April 17, through Saturday, April 18. An Academic Night will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Settler’s Point Elementary School will have a strings concert from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. The first grade program will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30. Campo Verde High School Every Wednesday and Friday during both lunch periods, the PAC program is held in the gymnasium, as well as the fields to provide students with such

variety of activities as volleyball, flag football, basketball, badminton and soccer. Prom Spirit Week will be held from Monday, April 20, through Friday, April 24. Prom will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Villa Siena, 890 W. Elliot Rd., Suite 104, Gilbert. A dance concert will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24. The junior and senior Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30. Desert Ridge High School The junior and senior prom will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at AZ Science Center. The Golden Scholars/Senior Scholarships Awards will be held in the auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 28. Gilbert High School The Gilbert Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society event, will be held from 6 p.m. Friday, April 10, to 6 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Gilbert High School track.

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Summer camp registration opens April 21 for residents BY MEGHAN MCCOY

A vast array of summer camps will become available this month for the area’s youngest residents. Registration opens for Gilbert residents on Tuesday, April 21, and on Thursday, April 23, for nonresidents. The summer guide becomes available on Friday, April 10. “Most of the camps registration fills up very quickly,” said Gilbert Community Center Recreation Coordinator Krista Neugebauer. She said the camps geared toward kids from ages 3 to 16 run from Monday, June 1, to Saturday, Aug. 1. “It’s fun, safe and it’s a clean environment,” she said. “We really emphasis having fun with the kids and safety.” The camps are broken down by age. Neugebauer said the traditional camps for kids ages 6 to 10 are held at Freestone Recreation Center. Activities include baseball, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball. KIDZ Kamp is also held at Freestone Recreation Center offering weekly themes; physical activities; active and

sedentary games; crafts and weekly projects; educational fun; rock wall climb; special guest performances; character development and special events days. Children can brush up on math and language arts skills, as well as arts and crafts and science, at McQueen Park Community Center. The Kinderbridges Enrichment Camp is for children 5 to 7 years old who are transitioning from kindergarten to first grade. The camp will focus on reinforcing phonics, reading, writing and math, as well as incorporating science, arts and crafts and sports. The Primary Connections Enrichment Camp is also held at the McQueen Park Community Center for children 6 to 8

years old. This camp helps first graders who are either trying to catch up or get ahead before going into second grade. The campers will read, write, dive into math, science, as well as play sports and create arts and crafts. The McQueen Park Community Center is also offering a new camp this year called Crazy Chefs Camp for ages 4 to 6. The camp will focus on preparing snacks. Science camps, such as Mad Scientist Mythbusters Lab and Squishy, Mess, Sticky Science Camp, are also held at the McQueen Park Community Center. The Community Center focuses on

crafts and science camps for ages 6 to 10. Neugebauer said each week a different themed handmade craft will be created, which includes mustache, super hero, LEGO and Disney “Frozen” crafts. During the wacky science camp, participants will experiment with making slime, putting candies into diet Coke, and creating rockets. “It is fun science stuff,” she said. Some of the other camps offered include LEGO Princesses & Friends Building & Creativity Camp; Minecraft & LEGO Building & Animation Camp and Super Heroes! LEGO Building & Creativity Camp. The Southeast Regional Library also offers an assortment of camps for the youth. The camps include such activities as LEGO Animation; Hollywood Special Effects; Lights, Camera, Action; Minecraft Movie Making; Movie Star Camp; The Gaming Academy; Video Game Design and Web Design. To register for the summer camps, visit www.gilbertrecreation.com or visit any of the recreation centers.

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Enjoy one of Gilbert’s newest attractions while supporting the Gilbert Public Schools during the FORE! Education TopGolf Tournament. Registration is due Friday, April 3, for the event set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at TopGolf Gilbert, 1689 SanTan Village Pkwy. Tickets are $125, or $650 for six people. Register at bit.ly/1BKJ2Gk. . The event is slated to bring together business partners and the community to support the school district, according to Leanne McEachran, executive director of the Gilbert Education Foundation. The funds raised will go toward the foundation’s technology initiatives. “This is a new business and everybody is excited about TopGolf,” McEachran said. “It’s just a place to hold a really fun function and it just happens to be centered around golf.” The event, she said will include two hours of golf with prizes and dinner, as well as raffles. “Whether you are a golfer or not, it is a really fun place to go,” McEachran said. “The foundation is here to support our teachers, our staff of Gilbert Public Schools and ultimately our students. So this event is a way to get this community to come out and join in.” The Gilbert Education Foundation was formed in 2001 as a fundraising arm for Gilbert Public Schools. The foundation focuses on scholarships for senior high school students and educators, as well as varsity letter, social service and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education programs. McEachran said the foundation has given more than $21,000 for classrooms as part of its educators’ scholarship program. The varsity letter program, she said, is for high school students who volunteer more than 200 hours in one year. The program acknowledges those students who volunteer with a varsity letter. “It’s just like a letter you earn in sports, band or academics,” she said. “It is a good way for kids that don’t excel in some of those areas to get involved in the community. It’s a really good way to SEE TOURNEY PAGE 32

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Campo Verde student ranks high in academic decathlon competition BY MEGHAN MCCOY

Caitlin Capriotti, a Campo Verde High School senior, placed first in the speech and essay components of the Arizona Academic Decathlon Competition held recently at ASU’s Polytechnic Campus. “This is the best I have ever done at a competition,” she said. The Arizona Academic Decathlon’s mission is to “promote, motivate and acknowledge excellence in academic efforts and educational achievement” through academic competition programs for high school students. This year’s theme for the Arizona Academic Decathlon was “Innovation and Energy.” Caitlin said 40 teams competed during the two-day event, Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14. The competition included a performancebased competition, as well as knowledge in math, economics, social science, art, music and literature. The performance portion called for an essay written in 50 minutes around three prompts—science, social science and literature. “We could write on any of those three

prompts and they were graded,” she said. She wrote about the effects of carbon dioxide on climate change and scored a perfect 1,000 points. A sevenminute interview was also part of the performance section. Caitlin said she had to write a résumé and dress in formal interview attire while being judged on how well she could answer questions under pressure. Her interview focused on the work she does with the Special Olympics and being a respite provider. Caitlin started volunteering for the Special Olympics three years ago when her younger brother, who is autistic, began competing. She said she works as a partner for the Special Olympics, an assistant coach, and a summer camp volunteer. Caitlin is also a state-funded caretaker who works with special needs children to relieve family members. The performance portion was intense, as short, prepared speeches were also involved. “For some people that can be the hardest component because it is much more difficult,” Caitlin said. “It’s personally my favorite event. I see myself

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A Gilbert nonprofit organization helps area abused youth who have been silenced by fear by giving them a voice and resources to help them improve their lives. “I am a Valley Realtor,” said Starbright Foundation Vice President Lori Regnier, who works for Glass House International Real Estate. “Over 50 percent of the volunteers I have are from the real estate industry. I am not just selling a home to a person. I am selling a community and a lifestyle. I want to say, ‘your children will be safe here.’ I want to show we can protect our children and we won’t stand for people hurting our kids.” The Starbright Foundation began five years ago because sex trafficking was at its highest point in Arizona. That said, Phoenix was named the second highest hub in the country for sex trafficking. Something needed to be done to help children through age 17, Regnier said. “We are seeing a huge increase in pimps and predators,” Regnier said. “The crime is increasing in our own backyard. We really just felt that somebody has to be a voice for the children. Little ones can’t speak for themselves. We have to be their voice. We can all pitch in a little bit and make a change for these kids.” The foundation offers free counseling, a safe house and clothing for the children, food and education for the community. She says they hold large training events through the year to educate the Valley’s parents and children to keep them safe. The foundation has helped 400 to 500 kids a year. “We are reaching out to children who are hurting,” she said. She added the foundation offers a hand in finding children who have gone

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Worship Guide There is a place of worship for a variety of religions in Gilbert. Here is a partial list of some of the congregations in the town. Want to be added to this list? Email christina@gilbertsunnews. com. Central Christian Church—Gilbert 965 E. Germann Rd., Gilbert 85297 www.centralaz.com/Arena/?page=5644 Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays While the Bible itself is the church’s official document of faith, the website lists a variety of statements that fundamentally define the church. Please visit the website for more information. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints 3301 S. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert 85297 (480) 822-5000 www.lds.org/church/temples/gilbertarizona?lang=eng For more information about the temple, visit the website above. First United Methodist Church of Gilbert 331 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert 85233 (480) 892-9166 www.gilbertumc.org

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the Holy Spirit. God is the creator of all things, including man. Services: 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. (traditional services) and 11 a.m. (contemporary service) Sundays There are two traditional services—8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.—with the Chancel choir and traditional worship. The 11 a.m. service has a contemporary feel, with music from the praise band. The 9:30 a.m. service generally has the largest attendance. Mission Community Church 4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert 85234 (480) 545-4024 www.mission68.org Services: 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturdays; and 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. Sundays The Bible is God’s word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth and without error in the original manuscripts. Real Life Church Church services at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts 4132 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert 85295 (480) 444-0231 or www.reallife.cc The church believes in one God consisting of the Father, the Son and

Redemption Gilbert 1820 W. Elliot Rd, Gilbert 85233 (480) 632-2220 www.gilbert.redemptionaz.com/ about/a-brief-overview/ Services: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays Gospel means good news, but it is truly the most profound and glorious truth ever revealed. It is not advice, nor is it a system or philosophy to add to the congregants’ lives. It is an exclusive truth claim, a holistic worldview, the true story of the whole world, which by its very nature must redefine and recolor everything else. St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church 2654 E. Williams Field Rd., Gilbert 85295 (480) 279-6737 www.smarymag.org A Roman Catholic parish that witnesses the love of Jesus Christ through evangelization, Catechesis and celebration of the Sacraments. San Tan Bible Church 1424 S. Promenade Lane, Gilbert 85296 Phone number not available. www.santanbible.org

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‘Man’ extends invites to Hale production BY MEGHAN MCCOY

“The Man Who Came to Dinner,” produced at the Hale Centre Theatre for the next month, is guaranteed to make the audience laugh as it learns the ways of Sheridan Whiteside, according to organizers. The production begins Thursday, April 9, and runs through Saturday, May 16 with matinee and evening showings. Tickets range from $16 to $28 and can be purchased by visiting www. haletheatrearizona.com. “This particular production of it is going to be a lot better than most people have seen,” said Mark Hackman, who plays Whiteside. “It’s kind of a historical artifact, but our skillful director has made it very interesting history.” He said his character is a very intelligent author, lecturer, critic and a man of letters who is witty. He said Whiteside also is self-absorbed and a bit difﬁcult to get along with. “This play is a classic story of redemption and I kind of enjoy the fact that Mr. Whiteside is forced to ﬁnd his better self and put other’s happiness ahead of his own,” Hackman said. “He

puts operations into place, actions into place if you will, that make other people happy in spite of himself.” The other’s person’s happiness lies with Maggie Cutler, Sheridan’s secretary. Melody Knudson, who plays Maggie Cutler, said her character has somehow put up with Whiteside’s brash and rude personality for 10 years. “Throughout the course of the show, she ﬁnds herself (and) she falls in love,” Knudson said. “She wants a relationship instead of just being an independent working woman. She wants to be in love and settle down.” Knudson said she enjoys the interesting dynamics that takes place between Whiteside and Cutler.

“Even though he is rude and obnoxious, he has a deep affection for Maggie and doesn’t want to lose her as a secretary,” Knudson said. “As I get to know the character, I get to know their story and personality. Maggie is interesting. She is an independent woman. She is also very sweet and gentle spirited. I like the contrast of her personality.” She said “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is a great family-friendly production. “Everyone needs a break to laugh and get away from how stressful real life is,” Knudson said. “It’s a good show to take a break and get a good laugh in.” The production, Hackman said, offers a glimpse into the 1930s’ mindset and lifestyle. He said there are a lot of names dropped from the 1930s that

not everyone may know, making the production historical, educational and very funny. For Hackman, acting has been a hobby since junior high. He is a software engineer by trade. “I have been lucky enough to do acting on and off for various productions in the Valley,” he said. Hackman said he enjoys acting because it is one pursuit in life where it is mostly collaborative and cooperative. He said everyone helps each other out while making others look their best. Knudson, on the other hand, began acting when she was 3 years old. She said because there was not a theater program at the university she attended, she just recently began auditioning for roles. “I love being able to bring characters to life,” Knudson said. “Often times the character only exists on paper. They are part of the story, but until the script is in the hands of the actor, the character doesn’t have life and breath. It is exciting to breathe life into the characters that the writer has imagined.” Hale Centre Theatre is located at 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. For more information, call (480) 497-1181.

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The Cover Ups channel 1960s music Local musician Kevin Crum enjoyed growing up in the 1960s and loved the music of that era. Today, Crum plays guitar professionally and performs with his band, The Cover Ups. He noted many of that era’s popular bands and performers, such as The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, were some of his early inﬂuences in his musical career. That music was his generation’s music. “(It was) music that we grew up with and spent a lot of time listening to,” Crum said of his band. “We are very vocally oriented. There are lots of harmonies.” The Cover Ups will play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, during Gilbert’s Downtown Concert Series, at the Water Tower Plaza in Gilbert’s Heritage District. There is no charge to attend the concert. Attendees are welcome to bring food and nonalcoholic beverages, as long as they are not in glass containers. Like millions of other Americans, Crum watched “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, to see The Beatles. His love for music was born that day. As a 9-year-old, Crum was mesmerized by the electric guitars The Beatles were playing on TV, beginning a passion for years to come. “It was a momentous day for music in general,” he said. “They obviously were a big inspiration for several generations of musicians.” His musical journey began because playing the guitar and singing songs “were the popular things to do” in the 1960s, Crum said. “There were a tremendous number of

groups that suddenly erupted from that initial inspiration,” Crum explained. The Cover Ups play an array of music from such artists as Pink Floyd, Journey, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Tom Petty and, of course, The Beatles. “We really don’t perform a lot of our original music,” Crum said. “We are doing concerts in the park. They want to hear material they know and are familiar with. We are there to entertain everyone.” Crum began teaching guitar lessons full-time in 1995 at Gilbert Music and Chandler Music. In 1997, while teaching guitar lessons, a woman walked into the studio, picked up a guitar, played and began to sing. “I was blown away by her voice and abilities,” he said. Crum, then a bachelor, was swept off his feet and asked the woman, Tammi, to marry him. The band was then formed, adding Tammi’s guitar, keyboard and singing skills to the mix. Throughout the years, the band has changed some of its personnel. The Cover Ups opened the Gilbert Downtown Concert Series two years ago at Freestone. Crum said he enjoys playing the outdoor festivals, instead of a small club, because there is much more room. “Everyone is there because they want to see the band and they want to hear music,” Crum said. “The feedback from the audience...that is what it is all about. If you can entertain and really do a good job and people are wowed by it, that is kind of what it is all about.”

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Hale Centre Theatre gearing up for another season A mixture of comedic gems, a heartfelt true-life drama and glowing musicals are all part of the Hale Centre Theatre’s 2015-2016 season. The award-winning theater will kick off its new season on Friday, Aug. 28, with a madcap musical comedy “Something’s Afoot.” “I’m very conscious of what our audience wants from us,” said theater owner Dave Dietlein. “They value our creative, eyepleasing, tune-ﬁlled musicals, love to laugh at our comedies and are moved by our dramas. We encourage our patrons to suggest shows they’d like to see. When we select our season, we really do listen to what they have to say.” Since opening in July 2003, Hale Centre Theatre has consistently delivered topdraw family entertainment, winning numerous awards for acting, costumes and directing, as well as best play and best musical. The new season will be no exception, offering a side-splitting musical comedy “Something’s Afoot,” as the lead into a year of enchanting entertainment that includes “Mary Poppins,” the Cole Porter romp, “Anything Goes,” and the retelling of the Romeo & Juliet tale, the iconic “West Side Story.” “Something’s Afoot” will take the stage from Friday, Aug. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 10; “Mary Poppins” is booked from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 28; “Beau Jest” will arrive Thursday, Dec. 31, and play through Saturday, Feb. 13; and “Anything Goes” will take the stage from

Thursday, Feb. 18, through Saturday, April 2. “The Diary of Anne Frank” comes to the Hale Theater Thursday, April 7, through Saturday, May 14; “Me and My Gal” will be performed Thursday, May 19, through Thursday, July 2; and “West Side Story will take the stage from Thursday, July 7, through Saturday, Aug. 20. The season also includes three special engagements of “Heaven Can Wait” from Tuesday, Sept. 15, through Wednesday, Nov. 18; “A Christmas Carol” from Thursday, Dec. 3, through Thursday, Dec. 24, and “The Andrews Brothers” from Monday, Jan. 18, through Tuesday, April 19. Patrons are encouraged to book quickly for the best seating selections. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Hale Centre Theatre box ofﬁce at 50 W. Page Ave., by calling (480) 497-1181 or by visiting www.haletheatrearizona.com.

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Read along to see the benefits of library visits BY DENNY BARNEY

How long has it been since you’ve visited your local public library? If it has been a while, “keep reading” and find out what you have been missing. Public libraries were established to DENNY BARNEY: encourage literacy Gilbert resident within the general and member of the population. This Maricopa County is still relevant; Board of Supervisors. Maricopa County has a 12 percent illiteracy rate. But there is an obvious shift occurring. The libraries you remember when you were a kid have changed. A lot. Overdrive, Freegal, Rocket Languages, OneClickDigital, Gale eBooks—these are the materials in demand in Maricopa County. The libraries now must fill the literacy gap and bridge the digital divide. We have 17 libraries in Maricopa County where more than 250,000 people visit each month to check-out materials, rent rooms and participate in classes and workshops. Many are children. Just like when your parents would take you to the library—many of the same programs still

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exist—summer reading programs are a hit even today. But our libraries have changed with the times and the offerings to kids and teens have evolved as well. Kids can check out a book, join a selfguided science class or a Crazy 8s Math Club. It’s harder to lure teenagers to a library, but activities like the Teen Video Challenge and classes on Zentangle (go ahead, “Google” it) have kept the inbetweeners engaged. Yet the library serves adults too, bridging the wants of a younger generation and the needs of their elders. The library’s shift into digital mediums has served our adult community in three very important ways: access, ability and affinity. Access: We think the Internet is everywhere. But there are those constituents who rely on our libraries for computer and internet access. Many are not just searching for recreational purposes, but are researching employment opportunities. In this way, our libraries provide economic opportunities. Ability: Many older adults who might have access to technology don’t know how to use it. Learning how to download an app or an e-book or just browse the Internet can be an intimidating prospect.

www.GilbertSunNews.com self-publishing, critiquing films, learning Spanish and researching genealogy, which bring people together. Chances are there is a local library group that meets on something that interests you. Search your local branch’s events calendar. Clearly libraries have evolved, but their mission has stayed the same. Libraries are pillars of a democratic society, educating the populace and creating opportunities that promote equality. We hope you will visit yours soon! For help getting a library card: www.mcldaz.org/help/default. aspx#getcard.

If you know someone that could use this kind of assistance, let them know about the following: Robson Library (Sun Lakes)—Download an E-book One-On-One Help. This class is exactly as it sounds. Southeast Regional (Gilbert)—One-onOne Digital. Attendees get personal one-on-one instruction browsing digital catalogs, accessing and using the Internet and basic computer training. Perry Library (Chandler)—Get to Know Your Device: Apple. Attendees can learn basic functions and features of Denny Barney is a Gilbert resident and their iPad or iPhone. Perry Library also member of the Maricopa County Board of has classes such as “Don’t Know Much Supervisors. About: Twitter.” Queen Creek Library— Teen Tech Experts. Volunteer teenagers help adult learners use the computer and impart their digital know-how. Affinity: Public libraries also offer residents a chance to connect with their neighbors. Aside from courses to improve your tech-acumen, there are a variety of interest Our libraries have changed with the times and the offerings to kids and teens have evolved as well. group classes, such as

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All Arizonans should have the choice to use solar and other technologies to meet their own power needs on their own property. But Salt River Project’s (SRP) decision to single SEAN GALLAGHER out customers who generate their own power and hit them with a new charge averaging $50 each month seriously jeopardizes the future of rooftop solar on homes, farms, businesses, churches, schools and military bases in the Greater Phoenix area. The charges are so high that some customers would actually pay more after installing solar than before—which is simply not right. Solar is the fastest-growing source of renewable energy in America, employing nearly 175,000 American workers and pumping $15 billion a year into the U.S. economy. The 1,929 megawatts (MW) of solar energy currently installed in Arizona ranks the state second in the country in installed solar capacity and is enough to power 271,000 homes. The Arizona solar industry employs 9,170 workers at 637 establishments throughout the state and is ranked No. 3 in solar jobs nationally. In 2013, $1.2 billion was invested in Arizona to install solar for home, business and utility use, providing them with clean energy and helping them reduce their utility bills. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) doesn’t object to investigating the costs and benefits of solar generation and net energy metering, or to ensuring everyone who benefits from the grid pays for those benefits. We do object to the imposition of charges that seem punitive, and that don’t take all of the facts into consideration. Despite its rhetoric suggesting that solar customers shift utility costs onto others, SRP failed to back up its assertions with facts. SEIA objects to the broad assumption that any differential in payments by customers necessarily reflects an unjustified “cost shift.” Retail utility rates often include cost shifts—such as setting the same rates for rural and urban utility customers of all types (urban customers are typically less costly to serve due to population density)—that functionally serve as cross-subsidies. These cost shifts are justified by a variety of public purposes, both practical and policy-

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Why is it people today don’t seem to remember you can’t let people who don’t like the law change the law? Wasn’t that always called anarchy, not revolution? There’s a big difference. Millions of Americans agree with Rudy Giuliani that President Obama does not love this country as other presidents have. Since Obama is in office, he has constantly criticized the United States. Check out Obama’s upbringing and who his mentors were. You will find out he does not love this country. In case you haven’t yet noticed, the only time TV media allows the public to see the truth is on midnight programs with knowledgeable people like (former U.S.) Ambassador Susan Rice, who appears to be the only woman capable of unscrambling the mixed message so the American public can understand. The Muslim peaceful nations vs. the evil of ISIS. If you don’t hear the right people speaking, you’re getting the wrong news. Broadcasters don’t care about the truth, they only care about the bottom dollar. My question: As an American voter who do you think was elected president of the United States in the last election: John Boehner, John McCain, Benjamin Netanyahu or Barack

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world. We need a leader in the White House, not Obama. I’m calling about a pet peeve of mine and it has to do with (big box store). The (store) is trying to position themselves as being trendy and stylish. They want to appeal to people purchasing products for babies, kids and wellness products. My pet peeve is the bathrooms are filthy. They don’t even provide toilet seat covers in the bathroom. For all the kids who come into the stores, they don’t provide adequate sanitation. It’s really disgusting. Only one person in 12 (of the Jodi Arias jury) in today’s vindictive world in the courts knew about compassion for human failings of emotions. God help the next generations in America. It’s all about getting even, getting even, getting even. Why are you still flying your American flag? A geographical entity that has no control over its borders, language or elections cannot be called a country. Maybe it’s just nostalgia over what America used to be. Please tell me. So all the sympathy goes to the playboy, boo hoo. No sympathy for the girl that he ruined. “She was just a party girl.” So what, she’s a bad girl because she flipped her wig and made him pay for what he did to her. It’s still a man’s world.

How much longer is it going to take for these supposed intelligent people running for public office to stop the backstabbing and realize the people are sick of them? Get on with what you’re supposed to be doing—helping the people of America. Where did seniors’ common sense go? Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on college sports. Let it be supported with fan and supporter donations. Well, another freeway tie up. When are some smart engineers going to invent some sort of portable overpass to keep the traffic moving? If you’re trying to explain the sameness of humanity to the Tea Party knuckleheads, but they’re not getting the point, maybe they should watch “Empire” and it will prove there is no difference between white and black men in Wall Street and politics. They’re all the same kinds of knuckleheads.

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