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Chandler Unified School District will ask voters this November to renew a 15-percent budget override to preserve as much as $40 million in needed revenue. That money typically funds teacher salaries, professional development and small class sizes. “With the elimination of an override, many of those areas would

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handler Police have issued more than 700 citations for violators of the state’s new distracted driving laws – more than any other East Valley agencies. In 2019, Arizona lawmakers adopted stricter policies to deter drivers from handling cellphones or electronic devices while on the road. To allow motorists time to adjust their driving habits, the state provided a grace period before officers could begin to cite violators. Since the new rules went into effect in January and the grace period ended, Chandler officers have written 710 citations for distracted driving in the last five months.

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Kendon Victor of Fireworks Productions of Arizona in Chandler is getting ready for one busy weekend. His company will be directing dozens of fireworks shows next weekend - including Chandler's drive-in show at Tumbleweed Park. For details. see page 3. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff Photographer)

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hen the dark sky snaps to life over Fiesta Mall and much of Mesa the fireworks go off in fiery trails with squeaky sounds before the inevitable “BOOM,” some will say “oooh” and others “aaaah.” Kendon Victor will say: “Who wants some more?” Victor is a longtime employee of Fireworks Productions of Arizona, a Chandler pyrotechnics powerhouse that will be as busy this week as Santa Claus during Christmas. ‘I’m the ‘head pyro’ for Mesa on the 3rd, Buckeye on the 4th,” Victor said. “The week of the 4th, we’ll do 81 fireworks displays. We’ve got 22 shows scheduled for the 3rd, 48 displays on the 4th.” His company will put on the sky show for fireworks community celebrations in Gilbert, Chandler, Apache Junction and Scottsdale. For the second consecutive year, Chandler’s annual Red, White and Boom! July 4 Spectacular at Tumbleweed Park is still under COVID-19 restrictions – meaning spectators must stay in or near their vehicles and while admission is free, it costs $5 for a parking pass. Space is limited and people are en-

Unfortunately, pandemic precautions have prompted Chandler officials to restrict spectators at the July 4 fireworks show in Tumbleweed Park to their vehicles or not far from them, so scenes like this from the show in 2019 won't be repeated until hopefully next year. Only Gilbert is holding a fireworks show Sunday night that has no restrictions on where to watch. (Arizonan file photo) couraged to get their parking pass online at chandleraz.gov/4thofjuly. Gates to parking lots will open at 7 p.m. and the 20-minute fireworks display will start at 9 p.m. Light snacks and (non-alcoholic) beverages will be available to purchase onsite. Walk-ins and bicyclists will be permitted as space allows. Guests may bring their own food,

snack, and non-alcoholic drinks, but tailgating, grilling, alcohol, marijuana, personal fireworks and sparklers are not permitted. All vehicles must be able to fit into a single parking spot so RVs and oversized vehicles are not permitted. Ask Victor how a young person can get

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on’t get burned by being stupid with fireworks. That’s the advice of Chandler Fire, which warns that while some types of fireworks are legal to sell and purchase the use, misuse and improper storage of fireworks can lead to personal injury, injury to others, harm to pets, and, of course, fires and burns. State law allows consumer fireworks to be used on private property, with the permission of the property owner, June 24-July 6, Dec. 24-Jan. 3 and May 4-6. Chandler prohibits their use in any park. Banned is the sale or use of display fireworks that shoot into the air like

aerial devices at large public special events. Also illegal are fireworks with a higher percentage of black powder, such as M-80’s, firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets. People 16 and older can buy those fireworks marked with either “Consumer Fireworks” or “1.4 G Fireworks” labels, such as ground-based and spinning sparkling devices. The popular novelty items – snappers, snap caps, glow worms, snakes, party poppers, toy smoke devices and sparklers – are not regulated and can be sold and used anywhere in Chandler. At retail locations these must be labeled as “Novelty Fireworks.” Fire officials warn the common “sparklers” can cause severe burns if

mishandled. Fireworks sales are allowed in certain types of retail locations, including temporary tents or structures. Chandler Fire Prevention Specialists work with these local businesses to ensure that their fireworks are displayed in the proper manner, have appropriate signage, and don’t exceed allowable limits. If Chandler residents see fireworks being sold or used inappropriately, they can report the violations to the non-emergency phone number of the Chandler Police Department at 480782-4130. The Police Department can issue citations that could include a civil penalty of $1,000. Information: chandleraz.gov/�ire.

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By comparison, the police departments in Gilbert, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Mesa reported lower citation rates for the new driving statutes. Tempe Police reported 183 violations, Scottsdale Police issued 156 citations, Gilbert 208 citations and Mesa Police at least 175 citations and warnings to drivers between January and May. Chandler Police could not explain why so many more motorists in their city have been cited except to say that its officers are diligently following the new laws. “We believe that distracted driving is a large contributor to traffic accidents and we are determined to make the city of Chandler streets safer through education, enforcement, and community outreach,” said Chandler Police Sgt. Jason McClimans. In 2020, the department issued about 23,000 citations for various traffic violations around the city. Chandler is one of a handful of cities in Arizona utilizing traffic cameras to cite speeders or red-light runners. Earlier this year, the city renewed its contract

with the vendor operating the red-light cameras for another five years. Like many other agencies throughout the state, Chandler has been attempting to inform local drivers about the new laws and advising them of the penalties that can result in texting while driving.

Violators are liable to pay a fine between $75 and $149 for the first citation and up to $250 for the subsequent infractions. Chandler is certainly not leading the state in the number of tickets it’s already handed out for distracted driving.

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The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which patrols the state’s highways, has issued more than 4,000 citations for drivers caught using their phone. Phoenix Police reportedly issued more than 800 tickets since the start of this year. Ever since cellphones began to proliferate in the early 2000s, state legislators across the country have been attempting to prevent them from becoming a major contributor to motor vehicle accidents. Nearly every state has passed some sort of law that completely or partially prohibits cell phone usage while driving. New York became the first state to outlaw hand-held phones for all drivers in 2001. Another 29 states, including Arizona, have adopted similar laws over the last 20 years. Arizona was prompted to enact stricter driving laws after a Salt River Police officer was allegedly struck and killed by a distracted driver in January 2019. Officer Clayton Townsend was hit by a

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motorist on the Loop 101 freeway while he was conducting a traffic stop near McKellips Road. Jerry Sanstead, 42, of Scottsdale was later identified as the driver who allegedly hit Townsend. Police said Sanstead admitted to using his cell phone shortly before the accident. Sanstead was indicted for manslaughter last year and he’s scheduled to go to trial in October. Townsend had been working at Salt River Police for five years at the time of his death. The 26-year-old officer left behind a wife and an infant child. A couple months after Townsend’s death, the Arizona Legislature was pressured to pass a bill that would strengthen the state’s driving laws and deter motorists from using their cell phones. Townsend’s family publicly advocated for passing the anti-texting bill and rejoiced the day it was signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey. “Although we feel the pain everyday of losing Clayton,” Toni Townsend, the officer’s mother, said in 2019, “we hope that this much-needed reform can save lives to countless others moving forward.” The legislation received widespread support from law enforcement associations, insurance companies, and medical professionals. Chandler was one of several municipalities across Arizona to publicly signal their support for enacting the bill. Most of Chandler’s legislative representatives favored the new law with the exception of state Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, who voted against the bill and introduced his own legislation that more broadly outlawed any distracting object that impedes a driver’s attention.

Some recent national studies indicate distracted driving laws could have an impact on lowering fatal car accidents among teenage drivers. A 2020 report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that areas with anti-texting laws had a crash fatality rate that was 29 percent lower than regions with more lenient rules. “Adoption of universal handheld cellphone bans in all states may reduce the incidence of distracted driving and decrease (motor vehicle) fatalities,” the study’s authors wrote. National data shows that distraction was a contributing factor in causing car accidents that killed more than 3,000 people in 2019. Only 422 of these nationwide deaths reportedly involved the use of a cellphone before the accident, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. In 2019, nearly 10,500 drivers involved in crashes throughout Arizona were allegedly engaged in distracted driving behavior. But the state’s data is not considered to be completely accurate because distracted driving is often underreported since drivers often don’t admit to using their cellphones, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. For the last few months, ADOT has been spearheading a statewide campaign to dissuade motorists from picking up their phones while driving. “Plenty of people think they’re excellent drivers and they can multitask behind the wheel. They’re all wrong,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said earlier this year. “People become dangerous drivers when they shift their attention from the road ahead to the tiny screen on their phone.”

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he parents of a 17-year-old boy shot and killed by a Chandler police officer earlier this year will receive a $1.1-million settlement from the city. Anthony Cano died on Jan. 23 after Officer Chase Bebak-Miller shot him twice in the back three weeks earlier during a police chase that ended in Gazelle Meadows Park. Without admitting any legal liability, the city settled his family’s claim by paying $1 million to the teenager’s mother and $125,000 for his father. Had the city not decided to offer a settlement, the case could have resulted in a lengthy court trial. Cano’s tragic end began after he had run from Bebak-Miller when he attempted to stop the teen for riding a bicycle without a front headlight. During the chase, Cano attempted to discard a handgun he had been carrying. Bebak-Miller told investigators he felt compelled to protect himself and use lethal force after noticing Cano was holding a gun. The weapon was later found 20 feet away from where paramedics found Cano. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing whether BebakMiller should be criminally charged. The teenager’s family has repeatedly called for the city to hold Bebak-Miller accountable and to release all its records related to the death investigation. Despite public protests and online petitions calling for the officer’s termination, Bebak-Miller remains employed by the city. In late March, Cano’s parents filed a claim against Chandler, notifying city officials they intended to seek up to $10 million in damages for their son’s death. Greg Kuykendall, the family’s attorney, argued that the officer’s actions were excessive and likely violated the teenager’s civil rights. “Officer Bebak very obviously intended to cause severe injury to a defenseless child laying on the ground, in conscious disregard to Anthony’s rights and safety,” Kuykendall wrote in the legal claim, which is a precursor to a civil suit. Kuykendall highlighted the emotional distress Cano’s mother, Kathleen Re-

Anthony Cano nee Clum, continues to endure knowing there is body-camera footage of her son’s death available to watch online. “The likelihood of her being able to successfully avoid viewing the shooting of her child is slim to none,” he added. “She will always be haunted by the knowledge that graphic evidence of Anthony’s killing is all over the internet.” According to the family’s claim, Cano’s gunshot wounds caused “horrific pain” and severely damaged the teen’s spine, liver, and stomach. The claimants speculated that BebakMiller could have been predisposed to use lethal force due to prior experiences he had in the part of Chandler where the shooting occurred. About a year before Cano’s death, BebakMiller was injured in an unrelated officer-involved shooting near Gazelle Meadows Park. Bebak-Miller was one of three officers struck by gunfire during a standoff with a suspect who led police on a chase along Delaware Street and set fire to a house. The settlement for Cano’s family is not the largest Chandler has had to pay for damages caused by police incidents. In 2002, the city agreed to pay a $2.8-million to the parents of a college student killed during a police chase along McQueen Road. The city paid a $1.9-million settlement in 2003 after a 35-year-old woman was shot and killed by a Chandler officer outside a Walgreen's after she had passed a forged prescription to the druggist.

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into his line of business and you’ll get the kind of answer to be expected from someone who has three first names (his first name comes from his grandfathers’ names, slammed together). “Don’t, would be my recommendation,” he said. “The truth is, there is no career path to this. How this works is most people involved knew somebody who did this. They got invited in, and decided, ‘This is fun, I want to continue to do this. “You do it out of the love. We give you a flare and explosives and say, ‘You get to light that on fire and blow it up.’” Victor was 19 when his best friend married into a fireworks company. His friend invited him to try his hand with the professional-grade goods. It was love at first light. Victor still remembers what he thought, the first time he set off the big

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He wouldn’t give away any secrets about the show here July 3, other than to make a big promise: “The best way I can describe it is: something amazing and spectacular.” Victor has been shooting fireworks for 30 years, during the big 4th celebrations, weddings, corporate events, high school graduations, homecomings and sporting events. He enjoys putting new spins on something that’s been around for hundreds of years. “According to historical data, fireworks were created by the Chinese,” Victor noted. “They accidentally created fireworks when they lit gunpowder on fire, then they thought, ‘Wow, this is cool.’ “Originally, they set off fireworks to chase away demons and devils.” Does it work? “Never chased away any of mine.” Ka-boom.

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Chandler Police aim to become more diverse BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

he Chandler Police Department says it’s progressing on improving the diversity of its officers in order to better reflect the city’s demographics. During a recent discussion on equity and diversity with the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, the department’s leaders said they’re slowly improving the make-up of its personnel to be more inclusive of women and people of color. Assistant Chief Bryan Cox said at least 15 percent of officers recently hired in Chandler identify as Hispanic, 8 percent Black and 70 percent white. According to federal census data, more than 20 percent of Chandler’s residents identify as Hispanic, 74 percent are white, 11 percent are Asian, and 5 percent are Black. Cox said the goal is to eventually have the agency’s officers closely reflect the community they serve. It takes a long time to reach that diversity goal, he noted, but Chandler is gradually getting there. In a profession long dominated by men, Chandler Police say it has also improved its demographics to be more balanced between genders and that it continues to strive to be more representative. About 80 percent of the city’s current officers are men and 20 percent are women. Eighteen years earlier, women accounted for only 8 percent of Chandler’s officers. Minorities and women have regularly applied to become police officers in Chandler, but many have not made it through the city’s selective hiring process. In 2004, the East Valley Tribune found one group of 145 police applicants included 18 women and none of them made it to the final six candidates considered by the city. Out of a class of 44 officers hired by Chandler Police in the early 2000s, fewer than 13 percent were women and only 9 percent were Hispanic. None were Black. People of color working as officers have said their presence can have a positive effect on citizens who may have had negative experiences with law enforce-

Participating in the virtual roundtable were, clockwise from top left: Officer Stephen Barnes, Asst. Chief Bryan Cox, William Crawford and Chandler Police Chief Sean Duggan. (Special to the Arizonan) ment in the past. Chandler Officer Stephen Barnes, who was hired in 2019, said he’s noticed his race having an impact on the Black citizens he has contact with while on duty. Barnes said he has conducted traffic stops where the driver is Black and they suddenly look relieved once they notice he is as well. Diversity has been a particularly sensitive subject in a city that has experienced instances of racial profiling in its past. In 1997, a class-action lawsuit accused Chandler Police of rounding up Hispanic residents and questioning them on their citizenship. The five-day raids caused a major rift between law enforcement and Chandler’s Hispanic community, eventually resulting in the city paying out a $400,000 settlement for civil rights violations. Since the infamous roundups, the department has attempted to improve how officers interact with minority communities. Cox said the city has been conducting implicit bias and mental health training for years and will continue to have officers undergo the training on a regular basis. The city also is continuing to boost its

efforts to recruit a broad pool of applicants, Cox added, by introducing new marketing strategies and offering monetary incentives to new hires. Few applicants actually make it all the way through the city’s extensive vetting process, which ends in a one-on-one meeting with Police Chief Sean Duggan – who has the final say on whether the candidate gets to wear a badge in Chandler. The city is not looking to hire perfect people, Duggan said, but they’re looking to hire honest people. Chandler has worked diligently to earn the trust of its community, the chief added, and it needs new officers who can help the city maintain that valuable trust. The Chandler department simply wants applicants willing to perform a difficult job and who are interested in making a difference in their community, the chief said. Policing in America has come under greater scrutiny in the last year due to a series of lethal incidents across the country that ended in the deaths of unarmed citizens. Protestors have marched in cities all over the country, demanding for chang-

es in local municipalities that can prevent instances of police brutality. Chandler Police officers have a relatively low rate of incidents involving violence committed against suspects. Public records show Chandler’s officers made 132 applications of force during the 6,600 arrests they made in 2020. Duggan said his agency has reacted to the recent calls for reform by implementing more than a dozen new policies that boost transparency and attempt to hold officers more accountable. Even if Chandler is making strides in strengthening its diversity and inclusion efforts, it may have a difficult time in the near future recruiting enough talented applicants who can satisfy the city’s standards. Police departments across the country have been grappling with a sudden decline in workforce after a massive cohort of officers left the profession during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Washington-based Police Executive Research Forum, resignations among police officers increased by 18 percent over the last year and retirements spiked by 45 percent.

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Chandler City Councilman OD Harris is pushing for the adoption of an anti-discrimination ordinance rather than the much weaker resolution. (Special to the Arizonan)

Chandler seeks input on anti-discrimination policy BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

resolution outlining Chandler’s stance on discrimination was introduced at last week’s meeting of City Council, which deferred action until the public can comment on the policy’s language. Like most other municipalities around the Valley, Chandler has spent the last year discussing whether the city needs to adopt new policies that could better protect vulnerable populations that are prone to bigotry. The city councils in Mesa and Scottsdale earlier this year unanimously adopted sweeping ordinances with escalating fines for violators but many Chandler City Council members have shied away from a policy with teeth. The city’s resolution declares citizens shall be free from being discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, or sexual orientation. “The City of Chandler is committed to serve all members of the community, protect their basic human rights, and ensure the safety and well-being of its residents,” the resolution states, “and the inclusion and integration of all residents of the city is a vital concern for the general welfare of the city.” Rather than vote on adopting the draft,

Council members said they want more feedback from residents. Councilwoman Christine Ellis supported delaying a vote, saying the public should have a voice in creating Chandler’s anti-discrimination policies. “It’s important for them to be part of the process of understanding what that’s going to mean to their lives,” Ellis said. The resolution is a notable departure from how Chandler’s neighbors are addressing racism and homophobia. Phoenix and Tempe already had ordinances that strictly ban discrimination. Unlike ordinances, resolutions can’t include punishments for violators. Some Chandler Council members have not been comfortable with establishing penalties, saying they don’t like the idea of the city regulating speech and determining what type of behavior should be considered discriminatory. But public pressure has been increasing for the city to adopt an ordinance instead of a resolution. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce and Democratic legislators have urged passage of an ordinance rather than a resolution. “For the Chamber, which represents the interests of more than 170,000 people employed by businesses operating in

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Tumbleweed Park may get softball fields BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

handler softball players may finally get some new ballfields after waiting years for the city to deliver on a decade-old promise. The 2008 Chandler General Plan recommended adding some new softball fields at Tumbleweed Park for the community’s local youth leagues. But the city has still not fulfilled the plan’s recommendation despite repeated calls from the public to add more fields. Young softball players have had to rely on Folley Park’s fields and many over the last couple years have voiced their complaints about the facility’s unsafe conditions to city leaders. Last January, many players appeared before City Council to highlight the drug paraphernalia and gang graffiti they often come across throughout Folley Park. “Our young girls shouldn’t have to be seeing the things that they’re seeing,” Debbi O’Connell, a local softball coach,

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graphics. For the last year, consultants have been helping the city revise its master plan and identifying how many more parks Chandler should have in the next few years. A draft of the updated plan shows Chandler will probably need 409 acres of parkland across the city in order to keep up with demand over the next decade. Once the city reaches a population of about 300,000, the plan recommends adding three softball fields, three baseball fields, eight multi-use fields, five pickleball courts and one cricket field. The plan additionally suggests building at least one dog park, an amenity that’s notably lacking in the city’s central and northern regions. The master plan appears to prioritize maintaining Chandler’s existing facilities and tends to make practical recommendations for projects the city could feasibly complete with the amount of land it has left to develop. Playgrounds and ramadas don’t appear to be in short supply across Chandler, according to the new master plan, thanks to HOA neighborhoods providing recreational amenities to its residents. The plan further identifies a signifi-

cant lack of softball facilities in Chandler’s southeast region, which could potentially be remedied by adding more fields to Tumbleweed Park. The regional park currently has parcels of undeveloped land on its western side that could be the site of a new softball or baseball complex. Mickey Ohland, the city’s community services planning manager, said Tumbleweed’s new fields would likely be constructed to accommodate both softball and baseball players. Most of the city’s fields must be designed for multiple uses, he added, since Chandler is running out of space to develop new recreational facilities. “We just don’t have the land to make it sport-specific,” Ohland said. Although Council has not officially authorized building more fields at Tumbleweed, members have already signaled their support for the proposal to move forward. The project could additionally work in tandem with another recommendation in the master plan that advocated for a complete renovation of Folley Park. Built in the 1970s as an homage to famous boxer and former Councilman Zora Folley, the park has an aquatic center in need of refurbishing and any fullscale overhaul would likely cut off access to its sports fields. Ohland said players currently using Folley’s fields could feasibly move over to Tumbleweed if the city were to advance on building the additional fields. The number of fields exclusively available to softball teams has notably been lower than their baseball counterparts, which has been prompting Chandler’s softball community to petition the city for more resources in recent years. Softball players have made it clear to the city they don’t feel safe utilizing Folley Park for much longer and are hoping Chandler will follow through on offering them an alternative. Chandler Police data show officers filed at least 55 reports for incidents at Folley Park during 2019. By comparison, Chandler Police had 19 reports at Espee Park, 11 at Nozomi Park and seven at Pima Park during the same time frame.

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eed the Children, a nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger around the world, has opened a new packing-distribution center in Chandler that also has a special feature for teachers in Title I schools. Mayor Kevin Hartke last week led a group celebrating the opening of the center at 3475 S. McQueen Road, where volunteers will be sought starting in mid-July to pack thousands of meals developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs and reduce global malnutrition. The Christian nonprofit, which also has a packing center in Mesa, states it is “dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit” and “works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.” The 104,300 square-feet facility will house more than 3,000 pallets of food and household essentials to distribute

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Chandler, instituting an anti-discrimination statute is essential to the continued vitality and competitiveness of our city,” the Chamber recently wrote. Some Chandler residents also are still hopeful the city will steer toward an ordinance. Jude Schroder, who identifies as bisexual and transgender, said an ordinance could better protect members of the LGBTQ community who constantly live in fear of missing out on job opportunities or being turned down for housing. “This is something that is of the utmost importance to me,” Schroder said, “Is the city that I’m going to live in going to have protection for people like me?” As the city starts to collect feedback on its non-discrimination resolution, Chandler will be launching a study soon that examines its diversity needs. Last year, the Chandler Human Relations Commission recommended hiring a consultant who could evaluate the

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tionships among teachers, staff, and students” is another goal, as is keeping families and community members engaged. Partnering with families on student health and academic success also is cited, along with trying to match students with “an adult advocate who has similar lived experiences to advise Tempe Union Governing Board member Armando Montero, second from left, last week discussed the district’s and individualize new policy for ensuring students’ mental, social and emotional health. (YouTube) the educational and school experience.” Those teams will comprise adminispandemic, ED visits for suspected suiBesides coordinating with community cide attempts began to increase among trators, teachers, counselors and social agencies on students’ mental and emoadolescents aged 12–17 years, especially workers, parents and other specialists. tional health, the policy also aims for girls. During February 21–March 20, 2021, At the district level, a social and emo- “scheduling and student grouping pracsuspected suicide attempt ED visits were tional wellness committee will collect tices that are flexible, meet each student’s 50.6 percent higher among girls aged 12– and deliver progress reports to the school needs, and ensure successful academic 17 years than during the same period in board at least once a year. growth and personal development.” 2019; among boys aged 12–17 years, susSuperintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil Ensuring teachers are trained to recogpected suicide attempt ED visits increased noted that this committee has existed for nize warning signs of suicide and know 3.7 percent,” the CDC continued. nearly three years but suggested it lacked how to deal with them is another goal, It went on to state, “Suicide prevention much direction. He said the new policy “is although that already is a state law that requires a comprehensive approach that extraordinarily helpful in providing focus applies to all school districts in Arizona. is adapted during times of infrastructure and priority” for that group. The new policy also details protocols disruption, involves multisectoral partWhile suicide prevention is a major goal for preventing suicides and for steering nerships and implements evidence-based of the policy, it is only one of 16 goals. campus reaction to a student’s suicide in strategies to address the range of factors The others include reducing the stigma of ways that will reduce “suicide contagion influencing suicide risk.” mental health needs through “social emo- among vulnerable students.” Tempe Union’s policy does just that. tional learning strategies” in classes as well Mendivil noted that the implementation Montero, an Arizona State University as the campus environment; “using trauma- of strategies to achieve all those goals will junior who ran for election last year on informed practices aimed at helping students be part of professional development for a platform that stressed his commitment feel safe, connected and equipped to learn.” teachers and other staff “and this is going to improving students’ mental health, Fostering peer-to-peer connections to be kind of an all-year-long kind of thing explained that the committee’s diverse among students, “restorative discipline as we grow and learn with this, and do betcomposition enabled “a lot of really in- practices” that avoid over-reliance on ter by our students and one another.” depth discussion, both from a profession- suspensions and/or expulsions” and a Montero expressed his gratitude that al and personal standpoint on what our referral mechanism to link students with the policy was adopted, recalling his teachers, and our students, our staff and community and school intervention spe- owns struggles in each early school that community members really experienced.” cialists also are among the goals. included the loss of a friend to suicide. He cited the “multi-tiered system of Also included are “developing strateHe called that “part of the reason why support” that the new policy establishes gies to promote a positive school environ- I’m so passionate about bringing some of to ensure its objectives are implement- ment;” “maintaining models for school- these changes forward” and said Tempe ed and that their progress is monitored based collaboration, coordination, a n d Union’s measures comprised “one of the through feedback. consultation;” a protocol for addressing most comprehensive mental health school At each high school, a broad-based student safety concerns; and developing district policies we have in the state.” team will address “academic growth and “adult/student interactions that convey He added that “to really show our comachievement and also the behavioral, mutual trust, support, and respect.” mitment to the whole student and maksocial and emotional needs of students “Modeling and promoting positive ing sure that we’re focusing on all of the through evidence-based strategies.” interpersonal and professional rela- needs of our students is huge.” 

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early three years ago, then-Desert Vista High School senior Armando Montero asked the Tempe Union Governing Board to endorse a March for Our Lives demand that the state provide more support for students’ social, mental and emotional wellbeing. On June 23, now Tempe Union Governing Board member Montero achieved a milestone in his years-long effort as he and fellow board members adopted a comprehensive policy for addressing students’ social, mental and emotional health that may be the first of its kind in the state. Montero chaired the committee – comprising 25 administrators, parents and students as well as outside experts – that produced the policy, first unveiled last month and then tweaked by board members in a subsequent hearing. The new policy sets out a broad range of objectives that prioritize “social emotional wellness as a critical component of improving school climate, safety, and learning.” It also establishes campus- and districtlevel systems to implement a variety of best practices for preventing suicide and fortifying students’ mental and emotional health at a time when the pandemic has added new pressures to teens. Even before anyone heard of COVID-19, experts and teens themselves were sounding the alarm about the pressures that already had made suicide the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24. In the East Valley, more than 50 boys and girls have taken their lives since August 2018 – including several Tempe Union students. The pandemic and its disruptive and isolating impact has become another factor in a social-mental-emotional crisis that has been fueled for years by the pressure for good grades, social media, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse and problems at home. The Centers for Disease Control last week reported that in 2020, “the proportion of mental health–related emergency department visits among adolescents aged 12–17 years increased 31 percent compared with that during 2019. “In May 2020, during the COVID-19

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day, July 1, that could have required major program and staff cuts had it not been for an influx of federal pandemic relief money. While the two actions are not directly related to each other, they both underscore the perilous state of the district’s finances. Dwindling enrollment and Arizona’s traditional underfunding of public education have exacted a toll that was further exacerbated by the pandemic, according to observations by the administration and various Kyrene Governing Board members. If approved, the override would continue at least $13.5 million in additional annual revenue used to keep class sizes small; pay for special middle school electives like band, chorus and even physical education; and fund student support services ranging from speech, vision and other physical therapy to academic and behavior support services. Translated another way, according to Kyrene Chief Financial Officer Chris Hermann, those override dollars pay for a fifth of the district’s 1,000 teachers. “That’s a scary number,” said board member Michelle Fahy during a June 17 meeting between the Governing Board and the citizens committee that studied the override issue a few days before the board’s election vote. “When I think of what would happen if we lose all those teachers, it’s staggering,” Fahy said. “We’re not talking about privilege.”

As the chart on the left shows, Kyrene's override funding dramatically drops in the last two years of the period voters approved in 2017. The chart on the right shows where the money goes. (Kyrene School District) The last override Kyrene voters approved was in 2017 and is good for seven years. But the funding level drops significantly in the sixth and seventh years with the district losing nearly $4.6 million in 2023-24 and nearly $9.2 million in 2024-25. Going this year for a new override has several advantages – all of them political in terms of its potential success. First, were the override to fail, the district could have another override vote next year. Like many Valley districts, Kyrene has traditionally slated an override a year ahead of when it absolutely would have to in order to maintain full annual funding. More significantly, board and citizens committee members noted at the June 17 meeting, putting the override on what will be an all-mail ballot this No-

vember avoids the clutter of the 2022 ballot. Next year the ballot will include races for all state offices, including governor, two Kyrene and two Tempe Union board seats and a number of constitutional amendments and propositions. Several board and citizen committee members also expressed concern that next year’s election will be even more polarized than the 2020 election was and that the override might be dragged into the fray either directly or indirectly. During a June 17 presentation of the citizens committee’s override recommendation, Rosalie Hirano, Kyrene’s retiring ombudsman, suggested both years are fraught with political minefields. “There was a lot of discussion about the current state and the current conversation around education –primarily as a result of our responses to COVID,” Hirano said. “Deferring going on the ballot until November 2022 could provide an opportunity for that political landscape and all of that chatter to settle a bit…and provide an opportunity to strengthen our community engagement efforts. But next year, Fahy said, “there’s going to be so much going on and the political climate can be actually even worse.” The district’s financial situation could have been a lot worse for the coming fiscal year had it not been for a third round of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund that is part of the American Recovery Act. Despite an originally projected $9.4 million decline in revenue This chart shows the widening gap in state funding for public education between Arizona and the national average. Legislators had a chance this year to close the gap, many say, but instead for the coming fiscal year, Kyrene used a tax revenue windfall to cut taxes for the rich. (Special to the Arizonan) School District’s top financial offi-

cer said the district achieved a balanced budget by cutting $2.2 million from the district headquarters’ budget and other adjustments. One move hit teachers: they aren’t getting raises. To soften that blow, the board approved $1,000 retention bonuses for all fulltime employees that will come out of ESSER funds. The district’s revenue hit was largely driven by a projected enrollment loss of 1,210 students that is expected to cost Kyrene more than $6 million in state reimbursement. “It was essential for us to make some sizable reductions in expenditures in next year’s budget in order to right-size our district sending against these lower future revenue levels,” Hermann told the board at an earlier meeting this month. “Otherwise achieving a balanced budget for next year, or even in future years, would have been almost impossible to do.” He also explained the goal was “to look at ways to reduce expenditures across the district, so that the maximum amount of resources would continue to be allocated to the classroom.” He also stressed, “We are not lowering the bar or eliminating services provided at the district office, but rather we are looking to find more effective ways to perform those same activities.” Even after cuts and other belt-tightening, Kyrene still faced a $1.9 million hole for the coming year. That will be plugged by ESSER III money. Hermann also said that with the hopeful return of normalcy to the district in 2021-22, he was hopeful of seeing a resurgence in community education programs, which generate several million dollars in revenue.

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have to be cut back because of the reduction in funding,” warned Lana Berry, the district’s chief financial officer, June 23 as the Governing Board called for the election. The passage of another override won’t result in a new pot of money, Berry explained, since it would only maintain the district’s current funding levels for its maintenance and operations budget. “We’re just going after a continuation of existing funding we have in place so that we don’t receive a cut,” she added. The Governing Board unanimously passed the resolution, which asks voters to let the district continue exceeding its state-mandated budget limit. According to the resolution, funds generated from an override renewal must be spent on personnel, enhancing technology and maintaining safety features. If a renewal was not granted, then CUSD said the district won’t be able to offer competitive salaries and would struggle to recruit new talent. “There is a large shortage of qualified teachers,” a CUSD memo states. “The passage of the override helps the district avoid being impacted by the current teacher shortage.” Override money is calculated each year through the district’s average daily membership, which is how the state measures student enrollment. Since the district had been experiencing steady enrollment growth up until the pandemic, its override allotment increased from $29 million in 2015 to $41 million in 2021. CUSD could see its override money shrink in the 2021-2022 school year by about $1 million due to a downturn in enrollment experienced in the pandemic. Records show Chandler’s ADM rate decreased by 1,200 students between 2020 and 2021 – which was a bigger loss than what CUSD had projected in last year’s budget. Chandler’s elementary schools have experienced some of the district’s biggest drops in enrollment. At the start of 2021, CUSD had 2,700 fewer K-6 students than it had in 2018. Even though CUSD expects its declining enrollment to generate a $13-million funding loss, its proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 is considerably bigger

As Chandler Unified's enrollment has grown, so has override-generated funding over the last eight years. That's mainly because the district's overall maintenance and operations budget has grown and the overrides represent 15 percent more spending. (Chandler Unified School District) than the previous year. CUSD is considering adopting a budget totaling $417 million – an increase from the $378-million budget adopted for the current fiscal year that ends Wednesday. Berry said changes in inflation, state funding and federal aid have contribut-

which pays for textbooks and library supplies, is projected to be fully restored in the proposed budget and would result in a 28-percent funding increase. One of the saving factors for next year’s budget is a $30-million allotment in the district’s third round of federal

There is a large shortage of qualified teachers, the “passage of the override helps the district avoid being impacted by the current teacher shortage. ”

– CUSD memo

ed to the increase. One of those changes involves the restoration of $4 million in state aid that had been lost due to disparities in how Arizona had been funding virtual learning. Students learning remotely from home during the pandemic were funded at a rate that was 5 percent lower than that for in-classroom students. But CUSD officials are not expecting to be penalized in the upcoming year for any students who have been learning virtually. “We will not receive a reduction for distance learning,” Berry noted. The district’s unrestricted capital fund,

pandemic relief funding. Under the American Recovery Act passed earlier this year by Congress, all school districts are receiving a third round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. The first two rounds were approved by Congress last year. At least 20 percent of the ESSER III funding must be spent on addressing a district’s learning losses or academic gaps by using evidence-based interventions. The proposed CUSD budget would additionally boost the average annual salary for teachers from $61,825 to $63,563. The budget also calls for reducing the

local property tax rate from 6.42 to 6.11 per $100,000 assessed value. The possible renewal of the district’s budget override is not expected to have an impact on Chandler’s projected tax rates. “There’s no tax increase whatsoever,” Berry added. Override funding last for seven years after it is approved by voters, but it shrinks dramatically in the final two years. District officials noted that historically voters have supported overrides. The only time CUSD failed to obtain an override was in 2012. Voters turned down the request 52-48 but enough voters changed their minds the following year when the override was again put on the ballot. Voters last authorized an override in 2017 with the understanding that it would help CUSD recruit new teachers and increase student achievement. If it failed this year, the measure could be put on the ballot again in 2022. Putting the measure on this year’s ballot in what will be an all-mail election gives the district a second shot with voters next year if it is rejected. A public hearing on the proposed 2021-22 budget will be held on July 14 before the Governing Board formally adopts it.

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MCC developing app to help troubled teens BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

elp for Arizona teens in crisis and mental or emotional duress could one day become only a touch

away. Students and faculty members from Mesa Community College and the multicommunity college Maricopa Information Technology Institute - East Valley are developing a mobile app that aims for two separate but related functions. Teens in crisis or under duress can quickly find mental health or other professionals. And people of any age can report teens who may pose a danger to themselves or others. The project began after Mesa Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Sally Harrison and Chandler educator Katey McPherson – both vocal advocates for teen suicide prevention and mental health wellness – presented the college’s IT-related faculty with a Utah app that has produced stunning results. Called SafeUT, the smartphone app is a statewide service that provides realtime crisis intervention to Utah’s students, parents, and educators at no cost. Developed under the auspices of the Utah Legislature and governor, it enables students in crisis to open a two-way messaging service with master’s level clinicians, call a crisis counselor directly, or submit confidential tips to school administrators on bullying, threats, violence and other etc. Master’s level crisis counselors man it 24/7/365 and, according to a report by the University of Utah, it “has been recognized nationwide for its effectiveness in saving lives and de-escalating potential school incidents.” Schools must opt to enroll in the Utah service and by the end of the 2019-20 school year, more than 87 percent of all public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities had decided to sign up. The MCC project is still in development, although McPherson said, “Our hope is to pilot it in three Mesa Public Schools in the next year and from there hopefully it would grow statewide. It will be a long three-to-five-year process to roll out and work out bugs.” “What I love most is that kids can chat and text into seven University of Utah clinicians that can intervene and make

The staff leading the app’s development include, from left: Front row: Mike Bogner, Technopreneur Experience lead programming professor; Diane Meza, director of Maricopa IT Institute - East Valley; back row: Dr Angeline Surber, Mesa Community College Computer Information Systems chair; Dr Beb LaVergne, MCC Computer Information Systems Program director; and Helen Bland, Computer Information Systems administrative specialist senior. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

an action plan with the kid’s parents or family or just listen,” she said. “It is widely used by kids – lots of success.” The Arizona app, called ReachOutAZ, is still in development but a demonstration of the protype can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=Dop1XTlHOkA. In the video, the narrator explains that the pilot program would target students in grades 7-12. One Scottsdale Unified School District principal who watched the video remarked, “We should have this in all of our schools for our students. We need this more now than ever.” She wasn’t understating the need. Even before anyone heard of COVID-19, experts and teens themselves were sounding the alarm about the pressures that already had made suicide the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24. In the East Valley, more than 50 boys and girls have taken their lives since August 2018. The pandemic and its disruptive and isolating impact have become another factor in a social-mental-emotional crisis that has been fueled for years by the pressure for good grades, social media, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse and problems at home. The Centers for Disease Control last week reported that in 2020, “the proportion of mental health–related emergency department visits among adolescents aged 12–17 years increased 31 percent

compared with that during 2019. “In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ED visits for suspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12–17 years, especially girls. During February 21–March 20, 2021, suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6 percent higher among girls aged 12–17 years than during the same period in 2019,” the CDC continued. As easy as the app’s use might seem, building it is another story, according to Diane Meza, director of Maricopa IT Institute - East Valley, and Dr. Deb LaVergne, MCC Computer Information Systems Program director. Students who have been working on it are part of the institute’s Technopreneur Experience. Three – Patrick Wheeler, Hannah Cheloha, and Alycia Saris – have been involved in the entire process so far. Faculty participants include three Technopreneur Experience professors – Mike Bogner, lead programming; Phil Waclawski, database and networking; and Dave Levy, iOS programming – as well as Dr. Angeline Surber, Computer Information Systems chair and and Helen Bland, Computer Information Systems administrative specialist senior. The IT Institute serves Rio Salado, Chandler-Gilbert and Scottsdale community colleges as well as MCC. Basically, the institute takes students who have already attained a certificate or associates degree in a computerrelated field and gives them the experience that companies are seeking with the goal of finding employment. The Technopreneur Experience program also helps small businesses not only with employment but in the development of apps they might normally be unable to afford. “Whoever wants to come in our students can actually create those as practice and work with an industry partner and (students) get those workforce skills,” Meza said. Meza described ReachOutAZ as a service providing a range of crisis response, depending on the seriousness of a situation. She said the students and faculty participating in its development “are all putting in above-and-beyond time because they believe so passionately in this. “There’s so many people on the team that have been affected by suicides

alone – either families, friends, friends of friends – and we all kind of came on and shared stories before we even started this…That’s been just amazing,” Meza said. Though Meza noted that some apps are relatively easy to develop, ReachOutAZ is anything but – largely because of all the layers of information involved. “We want to make sure that there’s enough data that can be disseminated to the right triage person,” Meza explained. “When you think about an app,” she continued, “there’s a whole lot of variables. That means a lot of people. There’s a lot of places you can click and go to and each one of those areas where somebody can click has to be developed.” LaVergne listed some of the tasks involved: “Gather requirements from clients; determine scope, storyboard the project, create logos or images as needed; create the initial app user interface; develop the code to run the app and the backend database; repeatedly present and communicate with the clients for feedback.” Then there is, she added, “make adjustments to scope, interface, and code based on feedback; complete internal testing; make adjustments based on test results; submit app to the app store for approval: and pilot initial release of the app, followed by updates before widespread release.” And while Meza, LaVergen and the rest of the team are doing all that, Harrison and McPherson are looking for a school district and possibly a municipality to team up and support the program. “We’re still working out details were having lots of meetings, lots of people to make sure that all the bugs are worked out before we file it, but we will be looking at some schools to pilot this with us soon,” Meza added. “The challenges with this particular app are that you have to find somebody who’s willing to maintain it and update it and whatever else is need,” she said. “We’re in conversations now and we do have interest.” While she stressed, “I’m not gonna say it’s completely ready because there’s so many tweaks and things,” Meza is hopeful that interest will lead to whatever funding and anything else is needed to make ReachOutAZ a reality. “So far our efforts have been looking pretty positive,” she said, “but nothing is set in stone.”

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small inventory of available homes isn’t the only problem impacting the Valley’s housing industry. Building material shortages and an inadequate labor pool have become bad enough that the state watchdog for the contracting industry is urging building and remodeling companies and their customers to exercise patience, candor and understanding. And price increases over the past 12 months have raised an alarm by the Associated General Contractors of America over the future solvency of many companies. Citing shortages in key materials such as wood as well as a need for workers, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors last week urged homeowners and contractors to have patience and keep open lines of communication regarding their projects. “From new home builds and pools to installing air conditioning units, both residential and commercial contractors alike have been struggling to get materials and find enough workers to fulfill existing contracts and start new ones, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America,” ROC noted in a release. Moreover, the contractors group last week released an analysis that concluded, “The cost of goods and services used in construction climbed by a record-setting 4.3 percent

in May and 24.3 percent over the past 12 months, jeopardizing contractors’ solvency and construction workers’ employment.” It cited a variety of products impacted by steep price increases over the last 12 months – including products made from wood, metals, plastics and gypsum. “The producer price index for lumber and plywood more than doubled – rocketing 111 percent from May 2020 to last month,” it said. “The index for steel mill products climbed 75.6 percent, while the index for copper and brass mill shapes rose 60.4 percent and the index for aluminum mill shapes increased 28.6 percent. The index for plastic construction products rose 17.5 percent. The index for gypsum products such as wallboard climbed 14.1 percent. Fuel costs, which contractors pay directly to operate their own trucks and off-road equipment, as well as through surcharges on freight deliveries, have also jumped.” Association officials said the Biden administration can provide immediate relief from some price pressures by ending tariffs on Canadian lumber, along with tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminum from numerous countries. But tariffs may not be the only issue impacting lumber prices, according to the financial website thehustle.com. It noted that lumber demand cratered

in the U.S. when the housing market collapsed in 2008, forcing more than 30 large sawmills out of business. And Canada, which supplies a third of American lumber, also has had its share of problems, including an infestation of barkeating beetles in the early 2000s that wiped out 44 million acres of forest and 60 percent of British Columbia’s pine. Subsequently, wildfires in 2017 and 2018 devastated another 6.2 million acres of Canadian forest. Atop that, American lumber mills early last year reduced their production by 40 percent, expecting the pandemic to cut down demand. Instead, the opposite happened, The Hustle said. Building more mills is not an option, it added, citing the two-year construction time and $100 million cost of building a

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pending extra time at home over the past year, many people in Arizona have engaged in home improvement – projects such as building a backyard casita, erecting a boundary fence around the perimeter of one’s property, installing a second story addition, constructing a garage workshop, remodeling an existing home – to name a few. While the motivations behind these home projects may be well-intentioned, if a homeowner is not careful, he or she can inadvertently run afoul of Arizona’s laws requiring a homeowner to preserve the natural drainage conditions in a neighborhood. Under Arizona law, it is generally unlawful to engage in a development of one’s property, without proper approval from the board of the applicable jurisdiction, that adversely changes the natural drainage conditions. A development includes altering the

natural terrain or building an actual structure on the property. Other examples can include debris that accumulates in a manner that interferes with the natural drainage conditions. Here’s a basic example of how someone can violate the law. Assume that under natural conditions when it rains water flows across a wash in your neighborhood, transporting rainwater across your neighbor’s home. The neighbor then erects a wall around his or her property. Now when it rains, rainwater diverts off the wall, and flows towards your property. The re-directing of the natural water flow to your property is unlawful under Arizona law. In a light rainstorm, the diversion of the stormwater in the above example may not be a big deal to some people. But, as most Arizonans know and have experienced, monsoon season can wreak havoc on neighborhoods with the intensity of the rainstorms that take place. Within the past 10 years, Arizona experienced several significant and intense rainstorms during monsoon seasons.

Many people’s homes and properties were flooded from these storms. With monsoon season approaching, it is an important time to reevaluate whether projects completed by homeowners may have inadvertently changed the nearby drainage conditions. This can be the case even if you developed your property, or your neighbor engaged in a development, two or three years ago. If you are concerned your home may be forced to accept extra water during a large rainstorm due to a development your neighbor made to his or her property, you may want to speak with the appropriate governmental division within your local jurisdiction. For example, if you reside in the City of Phoenix, you could contact the City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department regarding your concerns and request that a City engineer come inspect your property. The City of Phoenix Ordinances, specifically City Code Chapter 32A, prohibit altering a natural drainage course.

You could also hire your own water engineer or hydrologist to come out and inspect your property. The engineer may advise on certain preventative measures on your property, for instance, which may protect your home from flooding in the event of a large rainstorm. In lieu of, or in addition to the foregoing, you should consult with a qualified attorney to determine your legal rights. In addition to City ordinances, state law also prohibits altering natural drainage conditions. Conversely, if you are concerned you may have made changes to your own property that have run afoul of Arizona law, you should have an engineer come out and inspect your property to determine the impact on the natural drainage conditions. Remedial action may be needed, depending on the situation. This may include reversing the developments, if feasible, and consulting with any neighboring property owners impacted by the developments. If you have questions, you can contact Ben Gottlieb at ben@mandglawgroup.com; or call 602- 533-2840.

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Chandler musician recognized by Arizona panel ues to be an outspoken voice in his community raising awareness to critical issues and critical thinking. The current project will run along similar lines. “I’m going to do that for them by bringing them into the recording studio, allowing them to record their message into my studio and I’m going to take that and I’m going to put it into a composition and then distribute that composition worldwide,” he outlined. The half-dozen artists Tillman has in mind to work with include professional

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eswood Tillman wants to give voice to the voiceless. The Chandler-based singer, songwriter and music producer of Dine’ (Navajo) and Anglo heritage plans to highlight a selection of Native artists with the help of a grant he received recently from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. “I’m planning on bringing in the actual Native artists who nobody ever seems to give a voice to or they don’t ever seem to put on any platform or stage to be able to give their voice,” said Tillman, who also goes by “Dez.” For a decade since 2011, he has been using his talents to engage in charitable work to benefit Native American communities with the Native-rock group “Clan-Destine.” As an artist and academic, he contin-

Musician Deswood Tillman is the recipient of a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which he plans to use for a project to give a sense of empowerment to Native youth and community. (Courtesy of Deswood Tillman)

artist David Montour of Mohawk, Cayuga, Potawatomi and Ottawa descent, and professional flute player Anthony Wakeman. Tillman stressed the importance of his project. “As time goes by, the voice of Native country just gets smaller and smaller, the population trends continue to change, so if somebody doesn’t take action right now to give voice to the voiceless, nobody else will,” he said. “I’ve spent 10 years trying to get that voice heard and I’ve been turned down by everybody, so for once I get to choose who I get to highlight.” With their compositions, the artists often highlight domestic abuse, raise awareness for veterans and receive funding for their living situations and donat-

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t age 17, Michelle Sheikh of Chandler is already on her way toward helping to solve global health problems. And it’s no surprise the recent graduate of Arizona College Prep-Erie will be majoring in biomedical sciences with a global health minor when she begins her studies at Arizona State University’s Barrett, The Honors College this fall. The daughter of Zara and Salman Sheikh, Michelle won one of the Society for Science’s Special Awards in the Regeneron ISEF 2021, a national science competition for high school students. She is the first student in Arizona to win first place in both the U.S. Agency of International Development’s global health and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory competitions. Each year, organizations represent-

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ing government, industry and education across a wide variety of scientific disciplines affiliate with Regeneron ISEF as special award sponsors, providing awards, scholarships internships and other prizes to hundreds of student finalists. Michelle’s award from the Acoustical Society of America was for a project titled “A Novel Approach to Treating Burn Wound Infections Using Flavonoids: Exploring the Interaction between Antibiotics and Flavonoids.” “My project aims to provide a sustainable and effective antibiotic alternative and resistance-modifying agent through the use of flavonoids,” she explained. Flavonoids are chemical compounds in plants “that possess antibiotic activity,” Michelle said, and because they are common in most fruits and vegetables, they are more readily available and cheaper than commercial antibiotics. Also, she added, “Flavonoids can en-

hance the antibiotic activity of commonly used antibiotics.” She began work on the project in early 2020. “I was inspired to work on my research project after reading the story of a 2-yearold Syrian refugee girl Aliyah who passed away from a preventable burn wound infection simply because there was an antibiotic shortage in her war stricken home country,” Michelle said. “I was quite dismayed by how weak worldwide drug supply chains are at providing adequate access to antibiotics in developing countries,” she continued. “Basic pharmaceutical drugs such as amoxicillin, which are easily available in the United States, are lacking in the millions in underdeveloped and developing countries.” Hence, she found herself “motivated

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Chandler woman a St. Vincent de Paul fellow BY ASHLYN ROBINETTE Contributor

recent Arizona State University graduate in Chandler has made a difference in her community working at The Society of St. Vincent de Paul as a Leadership in Action fellow. Morgan Dircks graduated in May with a degree in marketing from the W.P. Carey School of Business and Barrett, The Honors College. She began the St. Vincent de Paul Leadership in Action Fellowship the summer before her senior year and just finished her third semester there. “It’s been awesome,” said Dircks, adding that her fellowship experience, which has “solidified for me 100 percent a career in the nonprofit sector, specifically human services.” The goal of the Leadership in Action Fellowship is an emphasis on fellows’ personal growth as they’re provided opportunities to develop leadership skills and gain an understanding of nonprofit

Morgan Dircks operations while making an impact in the community, according to the society’s website.

Morgan experienced that first hand as she “built leadership skills, personal skills, work skills and experience” over the course of the fellowship. There, Dircks developed the society’s virtual volunteer program, which was instrumental in maintaining normal operations throughout the pandemic and is now a permanent program. She also wrote multiple home guides that were sent out quarterly to provide volunteers with different projects and opportunities that can be done from home. Many of these opportunities were designed by Dircks herself. Dircks was also able to work with different nonprofits, including Pathway to Work, which prepares adults with developmental disabilities to engage, contribute and work in their communities. This was possible because Dircks planned engagement events through Zoom to connect the community with nonprofits. The Leadership in Action Fellowship emerged from the pandemic when students’ internship opportunities were dwindling.

“The fellowship was such a wellrounded experience that I don’t think I would have gotten in any other environment,” Dircks said. The semester-long program, open to current university students or recent graduates, provides compensation up to $2,500 through funding support from local donors. It engages fellows in a collaborative framework that includes one-on-one mentoring, biweekly educational panels with staff from the society’s departments, and biweekly “Fellow Forum” gatherings, providing fellows an opportunity to run their own meetings, set agenda topics and share their experiences. Dircks is currently working for St. Vincent DePaul by filling in for someone on maternity leave. In the future, she will continue working for nonprofits as she has “been able to see the power of community within nonprofits.” “Everyone there has a passion for helping people,” Dircks said. “When people come together then we can all work together to make the world a better place.”

career and humanized both medicine and the doctor. Schrooten, an attorney, and her husband Mark – who have two daughters – lost their son Jack at age 15 in 2014 and knew Markovitz from the pediatrician’s involvement in her son’s care. “After my son died, Barry reached out to me with the idea of writing a book together, but we developed what we wanted the book to look like together,” she said. She said Markovitz spent many months caring for Jack in 1999 in St. Louis and the doctor helped manager ventilator care for the child, who was only seven months old. Jack was born with a rare congenital muscular dystrophy that affected his muscles, eyes and brain. Markovitz had “always been available to help me when it came to issues with Jack and offered guidance and support as much as he could from a distance” and even spoke at the boy’s funeral. In writing the book, Schrooten recruited the parents and physicians who contributed. Her commentaries on each story re-

flect a parent’s viewpoint while Markovitz supplied a physician’s perspective. Finding the parents came from her involvement in a large network she developed by participating in online forums for parents with intensive medical needs. “Parents and physicians were overwhelmingly supportive of the book and wanted to be part of it,” she said, adding they collected stories from 2015 to last year. And it was a long road to fruition. They had first discussed the idea of a book in 2014 but their proposal wasn’t accepted until 2019, when Springer Publications gave it a nod. They finished in December and the book was published two months ago. Noting that over 3 million children in the United States live with complex medical conditions “and, with advances in medicine, this number will only grow as children born with rare and life-limiting conditions live longer,” Schrooten

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he experience of caring for her chronically ill son for 15 years has motivated a Chandler woman to co-produce a book on physicians’ relationships with parents. Ann F. Schrooten of Fox Crossing and pediatrician Barry P. Markovitz coedited “Shared Struggles,” a collection of first-person stories that provide a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. Schrooten and Markovitz also wrote commentaries on each story to provide “an independent perspective on the events and messages conveyed and to encourage reflection, inquiry and discussion.” The stories are grouped under four sections: hope, compassion, communication and trust. Parents write about interactions with physicians that had a significant impact on them and their child and offer context and insight. The physicians tell of interactions with patients and families that served as learning moments in their

Fox Crossing resident Ann T. Schrooten holds a photo of her son Jack, who died at age 15 after a life-long chronic illness. (Special to the Arizonan)

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ing to children and the communities. “We really just can’t get anybody to want to give a spotlight to that,” Tillman added. “And it’s even harder to get people to give money to that. At this point, it’s not a belief, it’s just pure fact. Nobody’s really doing this for Native country; that’s why I have to do it now.” Tillman owns and manages a private music production studio in Chandler known as Sonic Alchemy Studios, where he has produced music for television, movies and other artists. The $5,000 grant will be used to rent recording studio time and contract with artists and musicians to share their craft. Tillman said the body of music in the works will not be a typical selection as the album will blend music, poetry, spoken word and storytelling. “It’s hard to classify what it’s going to be; I’m going to create something new as an artist,” he said. The artist has many irons in the fire. He founded a band “out of necessity” called Guitarzan, named for the guitar influence and a subtle reference to Tarzan, the king of the jungle. “I realized I had to take on the respon-

sibility myself to fund the project. To put the people together, to write, produce, record and engineer it so that I can express myself the way that I wanted to do. So, I became my own record labels,” he said. Another project, a collection of music

disciplinary studies in Mathematics and Music from Arizona State University. “I started majoring in physics at ASU and realized it wasn’t the community for me. It’s not where I was going to attain my highest potential,” he said.

Music’s always been something that I was drawn to “ and connected with. So, I knew the physics department and an academic degree really wasn’t a path for me. I chose to find a degree that would suit my life’s choices as well as earn me a credible degree that I could use possibly for employment in the future if I need to do.

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titled Sacred Union, is a collaboration with his fiancé, Serene Isabelo. They have written the music and are halfway through recording. “It’s got a really positive message for the world,” he said. But music isn’t his sole talent. Tillman is clever at math and physics as well. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in inter-

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of making music, for himself, for others, and producing tracks for television, film and movies. He plans to complete the latest project within a year, ideally before December. The work will be distributed through popular online distribution sites. He plans to perform it at an arts center as well, when the pandemic-related policies are lessened and live audiences are permitted. Tillman has only applied to one other grant earlier; hence this is the first one he won. He is grateful to the Arizona Arts Commission for its endowment and “focus on helping the little guy develop his art.” An agency of the State of Arizona, the commission awarded 24 recipients Research & Development Grants for 2021. Awarded through a competitive application and review process, these $5,000 grants support Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work. “It’s opening up a new horizon for me,” Tillman said. “To be able to get endowment for my creations is a great avenue for me to explore.” Details: azarts.gov/grant/artist-research-and-development.

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to develop a sustainable and affordable antibiotic alternative and resistancemodifying agent.” Michelle’s award-winning project comprised two experiments – a “Kirby Bauer Disc Diffusion test” and an “antimicrobial susceptibility test.” The first involved creating three solutions, one solely made of flavonoids, a second with flavonoids and amoxicillin and a third of amoxicillin as a control. “After creating these solutions a paper disc is soaked in each solution which is then transferred onto a petri dish streaked with E.coli. After 24 hours a clear area will appear around each paper disc where bacteria has been inhibited, the larger the clear area, the more bacteria have been inhibited – which is the ideal result.” The experiment showed that the mix

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hopes the book will benefit both parents and doctors. “The hope is to help physicians under-

of flavonoids and amoxicillin was the most effective. The goal of the second test was to see how flavonoids and amoxicillin can work together to kill bacteria. “Essentially what this test found is that

at the ASU Biodesign Institute under graduate student Rebecca Jernigan. Michelle isn’t done. “I plan on continuing this research in college by trying to design an efficient drug delivery system utilizing flavonoids

believe that science has a major positive impact “onIsociety and this impact is growing as we have all seen how the several vaccines generated by science have helped curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

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when even a small concentration of flavonoids was introduced to amoxicillin… cell density, or the amount of bacteria, is significantly reduced,” Michelle said. Michelle conducted her experiments

stand the perspective of parents of the medically complex children they care for and to help parents understand the perspective of the physicians who care for their children,” she said. “There can often be a feeling of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ when it

and commercial antibiotics,” she said. Science has long been an interest to the precocious teen. “I believe that science has a major positive impact on society and this impact is growing

comes to parent-physician interactions. “By giving a voice to both parents and physicians, and by listening and learning from their stories, the goal is to create a bridge to better understanding that can improve communication, minimize con-

as we have all seen how the several vaccines generated by science have helped curb the COVID-19 pandemic,” Michelle said. She is captivated by “the versatile opportunities it offers to make constructive contributions that can help bridge health disparities which are rampantly prevalent even in our developed society.” “I was motivated to create a feasible method to help reduce inequalities within antibiotic availability by creating a sustainable and cost-effective solution,” she said. Michelle also has won other accolades for her project. She took first place in biochemistry at the 2021 Chandler Innovation Fair for the second consecutive year and was among the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair’s top exhibits. An AP Scholar who graduated with a 4.5 GPA, Michelle also was among the top six finalists in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium competition. flicts, and foster trust and compassion among physicians, patients, and families.” “Shared Struggles” is available on amazon.com and at link. s p r i n g e r. c o m / b o o k / 1 0 . 1 0 0 7 % 2F978-3-030-68020-6.

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mong the hallowed Independence Day traditions in the East Valley, members of the William Bloys American Legion Post 2 in Tempe conduct one of the more storied tributes. They ring a bell. But it’s not just any bell they will be ringing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 4, after a brief program that starts at 10 a.m. at the Post headquarters, 2125 S. Industrial Park Ave. Legionnaires will then host the public to a free lunch of burgers and brats starting around 11 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Near the end of World War II, U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Max Connolly and some of his buddies snuck into a liberated concentration camp — and stole a bell that symbolized Nazi atrocities. Every Independence Day since the end of the war, veterans and patriots at American Legion Post No. 2 in Tempe take turns ringing the “freedom bell.” Connolly in June 1945 had snuck into the Mauthausen concentration camp

“The bell was sole communicator between the masters and their captives,” one veteran said many years ago. “The bell told prisoners, who were not allowed to speak, when to get up, work, eat, exercise and retire.” “They hated that bell,” the veteran said. “(The Germans) treated them badly.” Over seven years, an estimated 190,000 men and women from across Europe were sent to that camp. Nearly half of them A Tempe American soldier took this bell from a were killed or died from abuse, Nazi concentration camp after its liberation and asked that it be rung only on Independence Day. malnutrition and disease. Connolly, who died nearly 20 (Arizonan ﬁle photo) years ago, detailed his exploit for his fellow Legionnaires. along the Danube River — the third larg“One day we drove over to the camp, est Austrian concentration camp. Connolly came up with the plan to take and during the afternoon light we fooled the bell while assigned to Horshing Air the guards, while one of the former inBase in Germany. While helping care for mates scaled the building,” he said. “High POWs and former prisoners, he heard on the side of a quarry he hacked down about how the bell was used to summon the 4-by-4 support pole, then lowered by rope the unit composed of pole, bell prisoners at the Mauthausen camp.

and tin hood.” Connolly was able to mail it home to the editor of his family-run business, the Tempe Daily News, to serve as a symbol of freedom and independence. Connolly donated the bell to Post 2, and asked that they ceremoniously ring it every July 4 – and only then – as a symbol of liberty and freedom. Post 2 members built a special belfry atop their previous meeting place on East 5th Street in Tempe, but after that building was sold and the group relocated to South Industrial Park Avenue, “it was decided that an appropriate structure should be built to hold ‘Max’s Freedom Bell,’” the post states on its website, adding: “Today you can drive by the ‘new’ Legion building and view the beautiful bell tower atop of which is mounted Max’s Freedom Bell, which will be rung on the future 4th of Julys for many years to come. And as Max so aptly put it, as a symbol of liberty and freedom for all.” Anyone who attends the ceremony will be offered a chance to ring it.

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outheast Chandler is the home of SkinLab Laser, Aesthetics and Wellness, a new facility offering a variety of aesthetic services. The gleaming, 2,300-square-feet medical spa is inhabiting space that had earlier housed two other spas and salons at different times. Featuring state-of-the-art equipment, SkinLab offers injectables, skin peels, facials, body contouring, laser technology, wellness products such as vitamin infusions, and organic hair care. Owner Marichu Evans of Chandler gave up an engineering career at Intel in 2017 to buy and run a salon. At first, she offered just hair services but gradually introduced medical spa services in 2019.

Marichu Evans owns and operates SkinLab in Chandler. (Srianthi Perera/Contributor)

“We outgrew our space and came here. I want to have more services and we were limited with our space there,” Evans said. “I want to deliver to our clients a onestop-shop for their aesthetic needs.” If judging by the popularity of these services, her gamble paid off. Skin Lab receives about 700 client visits a month. Evans, who has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in materials engineering, finds aesthetics “fun.” “Most people will think that it’s purely aesthetics, but there’s a lot of technology that goes around too – like picking the right technology and the equipment, especially lasers,” she said. “The laser that we have is the top of the line in the market. We just choose the best equipment that delivers results for the clients.” SkinLab employs about a dozen staff-

ers, most of them part-time, including a medical doctor, nurse practitioner and two nurses. Evans said they are picked for their qualifications and trained regularly with new techniques. A majority of its clientele consists of 25 to 45-year-olds, while seniors are increasingly discovering the spa as well, due to its proximity to Sun Lakes. Its Instagram account has more than 12,000 members, mostly millennials, who are into injectables, with lip augmentation a popular service. About 10 percentage of its clients are males, who mostly purchase Botox and fillers. SkinLab’s membership programs, Facial Tribe and Skin Tribe, are often purchased by couples. Another of the most sought-after ser-

more homeowners wanted to remodel. At the same time, Stewart said there was a need for companies to enhance their digital outreach to take advantage of the fact that online use spiked. “The overall electronics usage went through the roof during that period of time because people weren’t going to the movies and were out shopping as little as possible, so they were filling their time online,” he explained. Capitalizing on this unique opportunity, Concept2Completion doubled its number of clients, Stewart said. They included small to medium businesses that included blockchain companies, orthodontic practices and lawyers. They all had one goal, Stewart said: “Establish their brand, understand their messaging and ultimately, build a cadence and rhythm so they would be at the top of mind and tip of the tongue when opportunities came by.”

Haus Interiors, a four-employee contracting company, wanted a better platform to display their work and expand market awareness of their services. These services include personal consultations with professionals in the industry, access to showrooms and an overall more intimate experience with customers to ensure their satisfaction with their renovated spaces. Concept2Completion hired an array of photographers and videographers to document Haus’ before-and-after transformations of homes, giving the company’s Instagram page a cohesive theme. Stewart also ensured the brand could be found at the top of a Google search for general contractors or home remodeling, according to Haus Interiors project manager and interior designer Alyssa Warring. “It was nice when we started working

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ark Stewart said his marketingpublic relations firm helped a Chandler interior decorator generate $3 million in new business with a comprehensive digital refresh. Stewart – a Chandler City Council member who is founder of Concept2Completion – said his company’s work for Haus Interiors at 2350 E. Germann Road demonstrates the value of an engaging social media presence in extreme economic circumstances – like those created by the pandemic. It’s not just Haus Interiors that benefitted, either. “Our business actually picked up during the pandemic because people recognize that they need to redo their website, update their LinkedIn profile or take videos that tell their brand’s story. All those

Haus Interiors Alyssa Warring said Mark Stewart’s work helped her firm. (Special to the Arizonan)

things became apparent,” said Stewart. Stewart’s work helped Haus Interiors capitalize on the pandemic’s impact on households. As more people worked from home and families spent more time there,

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vices is organic hair care. Tina Wallace, hair specialist at SkinLab, said: “I cater to clients who have sensitivities and also I have some people who have gone through chemotherapy and are cautious about not using chemicals that are harmful.” Wallace, who has 20 years of experience, is available four days a week to do hand-tied weft hair extensions, hair coloring and other general hair services such as cutting and styling. Some of her clients drive from the West Valley and Scottsdale just for the organic hair products such as Organic Way, Neuma and Loma. “A lot of the salons don’t offer organic,” Wallace said.

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with Concept2Completion because they were able to fully take on everything so we don’t even have to think about it, it’s a well-oiled machine,” Warring said.

“I think it’s good for people to know there are options to not having harmful chemicals in your hair dye and that have the same performance as the regular hair color,” Evans said. “It still has the longevity and regular gray coverage like hair color but without harmful chemicals.” Evans pointed out that her facility doesn’t have the strong smell of ammonia, the one giveaway that a salon’s products are harmful to the body. “As you enter our facility, you don’t have that smell,” she said. “That’s why we can’t use non-organic or have some harmful chemical with a strong ammonia smell because it will just stink the whole place. We need to control that and we can achieve that with the products that we use.”

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“It’s better for the clients – everyone’s health – to not breathe in those chemicals,” Wallace added. With the advent of the pandemic last year, the facility experienced a loss of clientele, but business picked up last summer. “After the shutdown, people still want to look good and feel good, even with all that’s happening. And we’re doing all our best for precautionary measures, wiping down all the touch areas, having a filter system, cleaners coming in more often,” Evans said. “Everyone’s job is to make sure that everyone is safe.” “So far, there haven’t been any outbreaks in the spa. We go above and beyond our sanitation,” she added. Asked if she made the correct choice by changing careers, Evans said it has made

a huge difference in her work-life balance. She is raising three children: her son Joshua, who graduated from Basis Chandler last year, and 5-year-old twin daughters, Ashley and Emily. Her husband, Matt, works in human resources at Intel. Her mother and two sisters also live in Chandler. Eighteen years ago, they immigrated to the U.S. as a family. There are many challenges in running a business, but she’s used to facing them. Her parents were business owners in the Philippines and she was part of the work ethic. “It’s something I grew up with. It’s how you handle it. What’s your purpose in life?” Evans asked. SkinLab Laser, Aesthetics and Wellness is at 3160 S. Gilbert Road, Chandler. Details: 480-418-6000 or skinlab.net.

Added Stewart: “We’ve really created a following of people interested in their work, they may not even be interested in doing remodeling but they’re interested in the content.” Moving forward, both Haus Interiors

and Concept2Completion plan to grow their organizations, hiring people and capitalizing on the lessons they both learned during their work together. “The takeaway from us is that digital is not going away and if you’re waiting

for the perfect time to plant that tree, there are two great times,” Stewart said. “One time is tomorrow, so you can sit in the shade 30 years from now, another month and you’ll be in the same place you are today, so just take action.”

Hotels & Casinos. The Community Cup recognizes an organization or individuals for outstanding volunteerism and/or other commitments to the community. The Chamber Cup went to Tyler Conaway of PayPal. The Chamber Cup shows appreciation for a Chandler Chamber member’s efforts and support of the organization. Dignity Health earned the Chandler Cup, which is based on the recipient’s support and partnership with the city. Chandler Police Lt. Zac Cummard won the James R. Snedigar Public Service Award, which goes to someone “working in the public sector and making significant differences in the quality of life for

an individual or group in Chandler.” While ICZAN won the Business Diversity in Action Award. Kathleen Banister of Mountain Sage Realty was named Chamber Ambassador of the Year while Antrim Air LLC captured the Veteran’s Advocate Award. Among awards given in education to Chandler Unified School District employees, Frye Elementary School technology specialist Heidi Gass was named Educator of the Year and Lyndsay Hartley, director of health services for the district, was named School Administrator of the Year. The School Support Staff of the Year title was given to Pati Ramirez of Bologna Elementary School.

In non-CUSD education awards Marianne Helm of Valley Christian School earned the Red Apple Educator of the Year Award while BASIS Chandler Head of School Matthew FritzMiller received the Red Apple Administrator of the Year Award. The Red Apple Support Staff of the Year Award went to Kelly Clausen of Valley Christian Schools. Meanwhile, the Chandler Chamber Community Foundation awarded scholarships to Cary McKinney, Liliana Simpson and Naomi Sullivan. The Chandler Chamber represents over 170,000 employees and is the third largest in Arizona. Information: 480-963-4571.

epoxy and more in the East Valley. It boasts a “3-3-3 customer service pledge,” which means calls will be answered by a live person within three rings, a quote will be delivered within three days and the job will be started within three weeks. Fields worked in aerospace throughout his civilian career. His wife, Melissa Morales, continues to

serve in the Air Force in a reserve unit at March AFB, where she is the top enlisted person at her squadron. Her full-time job is as a nurse practitioner in an emergency room. While Fields and Morales co-own Fresh Coat, Fields will be running the day-to-day operations. “I’ve always wanted to own my own business. Fresh Coat Painters is the per-

fect opportunity to grow something on my own with the support of a national organization that brings a new kind of customer experience to my community,” Fields said. Fields can be reach at 480-674-2226 or SFields@FreshCoatPainters.com. Information: FreshCoatPainters.com/ Chandler.

Chandler Chamber honors businesses, people ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF

he Chandler Chamber of Commerce earlier this month handed out three scholarships and 17 awards honoring educators, businesses and community leaders earlier this month. Among businesses honored at the 34th annual Chandler Chamber Community Awards – Celebrating Excellence were Northrup Grumman, large business of the year; Ginger Monkey Gastropub, medium business of the year; Steven M Vogt CPA, EA, small business of the year; and Crystal Clear Results, micro business of the year. The Community Cup went to Gila River

Chandler man starts painting business ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF

handler resident Steven Fields has launched a new professional painting company – Fresh Coat Painters. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Fields offers interior and exterior painting, sealing and staining, popcorn ceiling and wallpaper removal, drywall repair, garage

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Local gymnastics facility completes expansion project BY ZACH ALVIRA Arizonan Sports Editor

old Medal Gymnastics, a staple in the East Valley since 2004, recently completed an expansion project that allowed it to become one of the largest gymnastic facilities in the state. The renovations, which included knocking down a wall to a former business next door, allowed the gym to expand to 50,000-square-feet with two gymnastics pads and a slew of other amenities for athletes of all skill levels. Amanda Borden, owner of Gold Medal Gymnastics and former Olympic athlete, said the expansion has already received great reviews from clients. “June 7 was our first day actually using our new entrance and our new lobby,” Borden said. “Before that, people would come into the old lobby and just stop with big eyes. Not only did they think it

Amanda Borden, left, owner of Gold Medal Gymnastics in Chandler along with her husband, Brad Cochran, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Terri Kimble, Chandler Chamber of Commerce President/CEO in attendance. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)

looked great, but it was so open and that was a lot of fun to watch. It’s been awesome to see parents so excited about everything actually coming together.” Gold Medal Gymnastics, located near the intersection of McQueen and Warner roads, officially unveiled its new space Saturday, June 12 during a ribbon cutting ceremony. It was there many of Borden’s clients were finally able to utilize its new amenities. Borden installed a new gymnastics training floor, a 5,000-square-foot ninja course, dance classrooms and additional space for classes. The ninja course provides an opportunity for athletes of all ages to compete against one another and themselves to beat their previous times on the course. Borden said some of the course is similar to what is seen on popular television

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Local teams shine in Section 7 basketball experience BY ZACH ALVIRA Arizonan Sports Editor

t was the first time in well over a year East Valley and Ahwatukee basketball teams had the chance to play in front of college coaches. The NCAA set in place a recruiting dead period in March 2020, where coaches were unable to see athletes in person and no official visits were able to take place. That dead period quickly turned into the longest ever due to the pandemic. It was finally lifted June 1. “I think especially this summer, you’re seeing a lot of these coaches get out and do more recruiting because it’s been 15 months since they’ve been able to do this,” Valley Christian head basketball coach Greg Haagsma said. “It’s been so

long since they’ve seen kids play.” While the high school basketball season eventually got underway in Arizona last winter — albeit after two delays, a cancellation and reinstatement by the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Governing Board — teams were barred from competing in tournaments throughout the summer months as cases surged. That, however, is no longer the case. Nearly 200 teams, including Valley Christian, Hamilton, Basha, Chandler,

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Hamilton senior Aaron Foote said entering the stadium and seeing the number of teams, courts and college coaches was intimidating at first but he was quickly able to settle down.

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1996, she again scored high enough, but this time was nominated as a captain by the team. She went on to help lead the team to gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. She was part of the first-ever women’s gymnastics team to win. She later went on to attend Arizona State where she joined the gymnastics team as a manager. In 2004, one year after graduating as a Sun Devil, she opened Gold Medal Gymnastics in its Tempe location. It didn’t take long for Borden’s gym to overflow. For that reason, she opened her second gym in Chandler in 2008. In 2010, Borden hosted her first branded gymnastics meet at her facility. But as her business continued to grow, she looked for more space to accommodate her clients. So, in 2013, she moved her Chandler location to where it stands today. When the local indoor trampoline park that was next door relocated this past year, Borden decided to occupy the space and expand once more.

“Our primary focus has been gymnastics, but our philosophy has always been to use sports to build strong, healthy children,” Borden said. “We believe that helps them go on and live out their dreams whether that be in sports or beyond. I think that environment has always been appreciated by parents but even more so after going through the year all of us have gone through. “I think we have all realized how important it is for kids to be in activities that build strength, that build confidence and friendship. I think that’s been one of the biggest growth areas we’ve seen.” Multiple summer camps are currently being held at Gold Medal Gymnastics that offer a wide variety of services for kids with ranging athletic ability. Borden said when summer camps aren’t going on, competitive gymnastics programs are often occupying the facility. That’s where she says the added space will come into play. Now, they can accom-

modate more kids throughout the day and provide a more positive experience overall, which is important to Borden. A mother to gymnasts herself, Borden recognizes the importance of not only good coaching for the sport but a safe environment to adequately practice the various skills and techniques needed to perform. That’s been one of her main goals since opening her first Gold Medal Gymnastics in Tempe nearly two decades ago. Now, she wants to continue to see it through with one of the largest gyms in the state. “Just to look at where we started and to see how far we’ve come with our staff, our parents and gymnasts, I’m grateful,” Borden said. “I think I am also blessed to have been an Olympic athlete and to almost translate that into not just being a business owner and coach but to continue showing our kids they should always dream big, work hard and never give up.”

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of that many college coaches. “I wasn’t really nervous when I walked in, I thought it was awesome,” Lee said. “I’ve played in big tournaments in Vegas but nothing ever on the level of this with the number of scouts here. It’s an amazing feeling to play in front of them.” Hamilton, which made the 6A quarterfinals last season and returns several starters, was competitive at Section 7 all three days. The Huskies went 2-2 overall against several out-of-state teams. They Valley Christian senior Jaylen Lee, who recently moved wrapped up the tournament Sunday with a win over Libfrom Canada, said he hadn’t ever played in front of that many college coaches despite competing in large erty from Peoria. Huskies head coach Doug tournaments in the past. (Zac BonDurant/Arizonan Contributor) Harris said the opportunity for players to compete in front of coaches again for the a 6-foot-4 senior guard who transferred first time in almost two years was an opfrom Canada. Canada remains under strict coronavi- portunity he couldn’t pass up when prerus policies, which involve sports still be- sented with an invitation to Section 7. “If you are a basketball player or a ing shut down. Lee did not have any opportunities to play basketball. So, thanks coach, it gets no better than this,” Harto his mother’s dual citizenship, he and his ris said. “It was kind of like a Final Four atmosphere walking in. I hope these family made the move to Valley Christian. Lee said he has played in tournaments players appreciate this opportunity. It’s with the same number of courts. But it everything for these kids who want to go was the first time he has played in front on to play college ball.”

Aaron Foote, a 6-foot-4 senior at Hamilton, said he was a bit surprised by the atmosphere when he walked into the stadium on day one of the event. The courts, the fans, the other teams and of course, the several hundred college coaches in attendance, left him and some of his teammates in awe. But once they settled in, they looked at each appearance on the court as just another game. Even then, though, it still was a unique opportunity he didn’t have last year as a junior due to the pandemic. I’ve played in big arenas before but never in a place like this,” Foote said. “I was rattled at the beginning, but I got used to it pretty quick once we started playing.” The East Valley was also represented by Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe. The two Ahwatukee schools played in two of the toughest brackets, with the Thunder making a run to the championship. Several Gilbert schools were also involved along with Mesa, Red Mountain and Dobson. The tournament proved to be beneficial for all programs involved and went off without a hitch despite more than a year hiatus. “This is the mecca,” Harris said. “They had the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of coaches and for many of them, this is what they have dreamed of. Just to have the opportunity to play in front of coaches, it’s amazing.”

show, “American Ninja Warrior,” including the log roll, parkour course and warp wall each participant needs to run up to complete the course. She believes the ninja course will be a major hit. “There are some age restrictions based on equipment because of the height or we want to make sure the kids have adequate strength,” Borden said. “When kids first start, they aren’t real sure and are hesitant but once they pick it up it’s amazing to see their inner ninja come out and they want to beat themselves. “Our customers always asked whether we would grow beyond gymnastics. That really inspired us to explore something else including the ninja program and our dance program. For parents that have two or three kids they can come to one spot.” Borden scored high enough to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in 1994 but was passed over. Two years later in

Casteel and several other East Valley schools and many from out of state, descended upon Glendale for the Section 7 Team Camp June 18-20. More than 400 college coaches were in attendance at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals that was transformed into a basketball player’s heaven with 12 courts. Fans were in attendance for all games, which began at 8 a.m. each day and concluded around 11 p.m. For many players it was a new experience. Some, however, have competed in similar-sized spectacles. But the normal atmosphere was an overall welcomed site for everyone involved. “I think, without a doubt, this is one of the best summer tournaments in the country,” Haagsma said. “I mean, you have teams from California who chose to come here instead of playing in their state tournaments. That tells you how big of a deal this is.” Valley Christian used the tournament to break in three new players to the roster. Caleb and Luke Shaw, brothers who recently transferred from Phoenix Prep, are the sons of GCU assistant coach Casey Shaw. They are also the nephews of GCU head coach Bryce Drew and Baylor head coach Scott Drew. The Trojans also debuted Jaylen Lee,

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Chandler, EV musicians mark orchestra’s 10th year BY SRIANTHI PERERA Contributor

he Pangean Orchestra, which highlights instruments and music from around the world, is celebrating its 10th year with a virtual concert. “We are grateful for the opportunity to kick off America’s birthday with a celebration of life, liberty, and our pursuit of happiness,” said Colin O’Donohoe, founder and a resident of Chandler. The concert will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. July 3 via Facebook Live at fb.me/ e/1nGOrik8y. Although no tickets are being sold, viewers are encouraged and expected to donate what they can afford through the group’s website, thepangeanorchestra.com. More than 20 musicians, playing world instruments such as Ngoni, Guzheng, Kaval and Santour, will perform alongside symphonic winds, a jazz rhythm section and diverse percussion. Kathak dancing and break dancing will enhance the show. “It is our largest and best ensemble since our 2010 inaugural performance,” said O’Donohoe. “We have universally suffered through this pandemic, let’s celebrate universally.” The music spotlights pieces from countries such as Burkina Faso, Burundi, Iran, Turkey, Brazil and Japan. Some are original while others are traditional pieces that have been arranged specifically for the ensemble. They include “Djelika” from Mali, “Ar Erinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi” from Ireland and “Bahudaari Jathiswaram” from India. The Pangean Orchestra, also known earlier as The Immigrant Orchestra, has a mission to unite people and promote world peace with the language of music. Since its founding in 2010, it has performed in the East Valley, New York and Turkey. Now an official nonprofit, the group continues to attract talent and volun-

The Pangean Orchestra plays a concert at the Tempe History Museum. The next virtual concert, on July 3, kicks off America’s birthday. (Courtesy of Tempe History Museum) teers. O’Donohoe said the forthcoming concert’s theme recognizes that we are “one people.” “Acknowledge our differences and biases and work through them with the very people you may be wary of,” he said. “When people of diverse backgrounds unite towards a common cause, the results are astounding. We want to be a unifying force.” Tempe History Museum is Pangean’s unofficial home venue and has hosted its concerts to full houses since the beginning. With positive show themes and diverse sets of musicians, curator Dan Miller said it’s a good fit for the community history museum’s performance series. The July 3 virtual concert will be played at the museum. “We (staff and our audience) always look forward to seeing and hearing the veterans of the group and the newcomers,” Miller said. “It’s nice to be thought of as a group’s home – they are sort of

our house band.” New Pangean member Wen Wu came from China to Tempe in 2012 for a master’s degree and a doctorate in music at Arizona State University. Wu didn’t speak any English at the beginning. Music is a universal language and the Pangean Orchestra is a true example of its universality, she said. “I had trouble in class, communicating with others, or even just ordering food. But I never had any trouble playing in band,” she said. “Now that my English got better, I find that in many situations, I don’t need words to communicate.” Wu said she’s “not totally surprised” that the Pangean Orchestra has been around for a decade. It uses the simplest way – music – to bring people together, she said. “It’s diverse, because of the variety of cultural backgrounds. It’s also uniform because we are all using instruments to express feelings.” Nita Mallya is a Bharatanatyam dancer and a choreographer in Chandler who has worked with Pangean almost since

its inception. She collaborated with O’Donohoe to perform a dance routine in 2011 during the first concert. “It is a pleasure working for someone who is just as passionate about the art; he loves music and I love dance and we come together and work on a common ground and create something beautiful,” she said. Due to a foot injury, Mallya’s senior dancer, Prarthana Prasad, will perform at this concert. “The Pangean Orchestra is an amazing team of world music which erases borders, color, creed or any political difference. We artists who love putting our minds together to create something to entertain,” Mallya said. Wu plays the clarinet and a Chinese wind instrument called the Hulusi. “It sounds like a person humming to me. Every time I play this instrument, I have this calm, peaceful image in my head, with river, mountain, fog, trees, bamboo raft, egret,” she said, adding “But my Hulusi also has two vents that create harmonies, like an organ.” As much as the musicians build on the musical components of their work, communicating their unifying message takes precedence. “The music is nice, but it’s the thoughts as you walk away and ponder that stick with you. If this group can make great music from all different tunings and music systems, why can’t we ‘just all get along?’” Miller said. O’Donohoe said: “We are living through a time of intensely increasing tribalism. Quarantine accompanied by a fact-optional internet is a deadly mix. Like the continents before us, we are drifting apart from one another.” “We acknowledge that differences among people are natural,” he continued. “We choose to let those differences enhance our ensemble.” Details: thepangeanorchestra.com.

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July 1, 1940 – May 24, 2021 Daniel Hunter Harris, affectionately know as Grand Dan, cashed in his chips (his words) and peacefully passed away in the care of hospice at Brookdale Greenwood Village in Colorado on May 24th, 2021. He was eighty years old. Dan was born in Mesa, Arizona on July 1st, 1940. He served as a captain in the Army and was stationed at a M.A.S.H. Unit in Korea during the Vietnam War. After his honorable discharge he worked for 24 years as a respiratory therapist at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. During his retirement Dan gave back to the Mesa community by volunteering at the Mesa Public Library. He loved dogs, symphonic music, sports and Seinfeld. Dan was known for his wry sense of humor and his ability to instantly connect with people. He was as loyal and kind as a man could be. He will be greatly missed. Dan was preceded in death by Eldora Amari, his loving wife; his sister and best friend, Ann Harris; his parents, Jack and Eula Harris; and grandsons Tino Eppinger and Nick Amari. Dan is lovingly remembered by his daughter, Carolyn Harris; son, Andrew Harris; daughter-in-law, Erin (Whelan) Harris; sons by marriage, David (Bea) Amari and Steve Amari; granddaughters, Carey Bluel, Hannah Bluel, Ruby Harris, and Catherine Harris; nephews, Brad and Bryan Harris; great-granddaughter Mikiyela Marisol Eppinger; first wife, Yvonne Harris; special friend, Anita HerlPeterson; and many friends. A celebration of life was held at Green Acres Mortuary and Cemetery, 401 N Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ, on Saturday, June 26th, 2021 at 10:00 am. In lieu of flowers, Dan requested donations in his memory be made to Friends for Life Animal Rescue. azfriends.org/support/donate

Obituaries Mark Kennedy Bloodgood Mark Kennedy Bloodgood, age 57, passed away June 12, 2021 at his family home in Apache Junction, Arizona. Mr. Bloodgood was born on March 7, 1964 to SGM Donald Bloodgood and Evelyn Bloodgood in Bad Canstatt, Germany, where they were stationed at the time. He attended LBCC in Albany, Oregon where he studied Non-Destructive Testing, and went on to start a successful career that lasted over 30 years. As an accomplished Level III in five disciplines, known for his integrity and attention to detail, he was often called upon to assist with special projects within the industry. He was well respected for his knowledge and loved getting the chance to pass that knowledge on to the next generation of inspectors. Mr. Bloodgood married Tracy Lynn Cook over 32 years ago on September 10, 1988 and is survived by her and their four children: Dorinda Bloodgood, Alixandria Bloodgood, JeDana Bloodgood, and Arthur Bloodgood. He is also survived by granddaughter Eden Bloodgood; sister, Tanja Scalise; brother, Bradley Bloodgood; and many other family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his brother Donald Bloodgood. Besides being an amazing husband and father, he was also a mentor to many young people within the community. He will be remembered as a man who loved to have fun and help out the people around him, and will be forever cherished in the memories and hearts of those who knew him. There will be a Celebration of Life held on June 26, 2021 from 12pm-3pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton, address 1800 S Santan Village Pkwy Gilbert, Arizona 85295 for those who wish to attend or send their condolences. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

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Irma Robledo Chavez-Sanchez GILBERT, ARIZONA Irma Robledo ChavezSanchez, 57, of Gilbert, Arizona passed away at 10:25 a.m. on June 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born on October 12, 1963 in Harlign, TX to the late Santos Inocente Sr. and San Juana Bellatriz (Robledo) Chavez. Irma is survived by two children: Michelle Chavez and Selena Sanchez, both of Gilbert, AZ; three grandchildren: Leah Wise Joanis, Sophia Lynn Joanis, and Marvin "Gus" August Joanis V; two brothers and one sister: Fidel (Kelly) Garcia Jr. of Mesa, Arizona, Linda Robledo (Will) Mars of Findlay and Santos Inocente (Melanie) Chavez Jr. of Florence, Arizona. Irma was a store manager for Sally's Beauty Shop in Arizona for many years. She was an active member of the breast cancer support group called, Boobie Buddies. Her cat, Kit Kat, was her daily companion and she loved her dearly. She also loved cooking and making tamales for her family, spending time with her grandchildren, crocheting and traveling with friends. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa. Burial will follow at Harman Cemetery, Gilboa. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa. Memorial donations may be made to the Provision Project (https://provisionproject.org/), which provides financial relief to women in active treatment for breast cancer. Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA MAGISTRATE DIVISION Case No. CV01-21-05715 SUMMONS AMANDA LYNN EVERLY, Petitioner, vs JOSHUA CAINE BURY, Respondent. TO: JOSHUA CAINE BURY, RESPONDENT You have been sued by Amanda Lynn Everly, the Petitioner in the District Court in and for Ada County, Idaho, Case No. CV01-21-05715. The nature of the claim against you is a petition for divorce with minor children including a division of community and separate property, child custody, and child support. Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in proper form, including the Case No., and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 200 W. Front St., Boise, ID 83702, telephone (208) 287-7080, and served a copy of your response on the Petitioner’s attorney at 1902 W. Judith Ln., Ste. 100, Boise, ID 83705, telephone (208) 344-8474. A copy of the Summons and Petition can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Petitioner. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. DATED ____________ ADA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT By: _______________ Deputy Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2021 / 39152

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 July 9, 2021 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Olga Levina 242 Andy Murrietta 256 Andy Murrietta 304 Shaniqua Cranmer 419 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s). Published: East Valley Tribune June 20, 27, 2021 / 39316

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Truth in Taxation Hearing Notice of Tax Increase In compliance with §15-905.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, Mesa Unified School District is notifying its property taxpayers of Mesa Unified School District’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over the current level to pay for increased expenditures in those areas where the Governing Board has the authority to increase property taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. The Mesa Unified School District is proposing an increase in its primary property tax levy of $2,200,000. The amount proposed above will cause Mesa Unified School District’s primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to be $31.73. Without the tax increase, the total taxes that would be owed would have been $25.67. These amounts proposed are above the qualifying tax levies as prescribed by state law, if applicable. The increase is also exclusive of any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides. All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the proposed tax increase scheduled to be held on July 13, 2021 at 5:00 pm at the Curriculum Services Center, Governing Board Room, 949 N. Stapley Dr. Building #2, Mesa, AZ 85203 Published: East Valley Tribune, June 30, 2021 / 39483

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0002 (BRIMLEY) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20210192338, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A.

URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments ANDREW W JOHNSON & MARGARET A JOHNSON 226 S. 4th Street Le Sueur, MN 56058, 1/52, 11A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; HUNTER BROWN & JENNIFER BROWN 2201 Crescent Lane Southhaven, MS 38671, 1/52, 18A, 233P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; JAMES D FERRELL & TAMMY FERRELL P.O. Box 793 Adamsville, TN 38310, 1/52, 04A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; GARY HARBERT & MARY K HARBERT 4389 NE 40th Avenue Kingman, KS 67068, 1/52, 36A, 238, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; MARY ANN JENKINS 160 Lemon B Road Slaughter, LA 70777, 1/104, 30E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,283.12; JAMES R LAUF, SR. & DOROTHY A LAUF 100 Las Olas Drive Belleville, IL 62221, 1/52, 43A, 134P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; LARRY D LEAVELLE & GAYLENE LEAVELLE 6805 36th Street Lubbock, TX 79407, 1/52, 22A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0003 (TIMESHARE TRADE INS) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251421, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest

bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/52, 30A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/104, 16O, 223, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/52, 15A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC 10923 STATE HIGHWAY 176 STE E WALNUT SHADE, MO 65771, 1/104, 42O, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71;

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0004 (BEMENT SR) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251422, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification:

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Public Notices Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments VICTOR M BEMENT SR & MARGARET A BEMENT 16878 180th St Lexington, OK 73051, 1/52, 36A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; RICHARD R RUBIO & DORIS B RUBIO PO Box 93291 Phoenix, AZ 85060, 1/52, 48A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; KEVIN KENNELLY & JULIA ERDMAN KENNELLY 4059 E Glencove St Mesa, AZ 85205, 1/52, 31A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; EDWARD J O’CONNELL & MARY ELLEN O’CONNELL 6734 N 55th Dr Glendale, AZ 85301, 1/52, 11A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; BRAD SHIRLEY 106 Mink Branch Rd Pelahatchie, MS 39145, 1/52, 19A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0005 (VACATION VENTURES) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251423, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS

CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments VACATION VENTURES, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1365 Garden Of The Gods Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80907, 1/52, 7A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96th Street #332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 45A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY A. WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 101 State Drive Suite Q Hollister, MO 65672, 1/52, 38A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; GEORGE W BOONE & MILDRED A BOONE 10123 Burmac Road Moundridge, KS 67107, 1/52, 8A, 224P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EUGENE DANIEL ZARSKY SR 8547 Custer Lane Evergreen, CO 80439, 1/104, 8E, 131, Biennial, 20182020, $2,210.25; DWAYNE C RICHARD & TABITHA J RICHARD 2319 Charlene Hwy Eunice, LA 70535, 1/104, 36E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25;

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0006 (TAYLOR) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251424, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification:

Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments JESSE F TAYLOR W3060 Cook Rd Sarona, WI 54870, 1/52, 13A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DANIEL J ROBERTS & KATHRYN M ROBERTS 22001 W Hilton Buckeye, AZ 85326, 1/52, 27A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CAROLYN GENTILELLA 2753 N Salem #102 Mesa, AZ 85215, 1/52, 42A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JEFFREY C ROBINETT & SUSAN J WAGNER AKA SUSAN J ROBINETT 4227 N 11th St Phoenix, AZ 85014, 1/104, 16O, 128, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; WILLIAM G HOTCHKISS 5762 W Shaw Butte Dr Glendale, AZ 85304, 1/104, 28O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DUANE BARTLETT HC 01 Box 3347 Oracle, AZ 85623, 1/52, 36A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; BETTY M BYRAM PO Box 638 Rociada, NM 87742, 1/52, 2A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ELDON R BEHRENDS & SUSAN L BEHRENDS 7320 N La Cholla Blvd Ste 154 Tucson, AZ 85741, 1/52, 18A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; WILLIAM E GREGG & VIRGINIA GREGG 26575 Junction Ave N Hawley, MN 56549, 1/52, 34A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; PATRICK J FULLER & E ADRIAN FULLER 13924 Plymouth Crossing Edmond, OK 73013, 1/52, 45A, 132P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; KENNETH R IMGARTEN & WILLENE EVON IMGARTEN 1059 Inca Dr Laramie, WY 82072, 1/52, 32A, 238, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; WILSON H PURCELL & ALBERTA M PURCELL 544 Franklin Ave Galesburg, IL 61401, 1/52, 43A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0007 (LEWIS) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251425, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN

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Public Notices ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments WILFRED J LEWIS & CHARLOTTE J LEWIS 3054 Kingsbridge Ave Apt 2J, Apt 1-A Bronx, NY 10463, 1/52, 44A, 226, Annual, 2018-2020,

$3,326.45; ROBERT E LEWIS & MARY ANN LEWIS 1468 Cascade Dr Youngstown, OH 44511, 1/52, 47A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MARK PHIELIX P.O. Box 18431 Tucson, AZ 85731, 1/104, 19O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; STEVEN GOMEZ & ALYCIA M TAPIA 901 W. Teton Tucson, AZ 85706, 1/104, 3E, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; RICHARD G NUGENT 2645 E Hope St Mesa, AZ 85213, 1/52, 26A, 229, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARCEL M MOLLEUR & CHERYL A MOLLEUR PO Box 1014 Leadville, CO 80461, 1/52, 18A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CONRAD W SNOW 12449 Bellaire Dr Thornton, CO 80241, 1/52, 44A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; R. DENNIS DUNCAN & REBECCA DUNCAN 5240 Walsh St Saint Louis, MO 63109, 1/52, 49A, 234, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; KENNETH L PARSONS & JOAN L PARSONS 41 Bradford Ln Madison, WI 53714, 1/52, 28A, 233P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; LANNY BRYANT & DEBRA RAE BRYANT 815 Us Hwy 250 N Ashland, OH 44805, 1/52, 7A, 136, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0008 (TIMESHARE TRANSFER CO.) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251149, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to

occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRANSFER COMPANY, A KENTUCKY SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP 3404 Pemaquid Rd Louisville, KY 40218, 1/104, 24O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TIMESHARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company 4444 South Valley View Ste 222 Las Vegas, NV 89103, 1/52, 32A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EMIDSOUTH, INC, a Missouri corporation & LARRY WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 215 Gage Dr Ste J Hollister, MO 65672, 1/52, 41A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; CLUB SELECT RESORTS 10923 West State Hwy 176 Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/52, 42A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street Fishers, IN 46038, 1/104, 33O, 223, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; TARNIG LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3605 Airport Way South, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98134, 1/52, 43A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 101 State Drive Ste Q Hollister, MO 65672, 1/104, 36O, 130, Biennial, 2018- 2020, $1,116.20; EMIDSOUTH, INC,

A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY A WATSON, AS SIGNING OFFICER PO Box 1700 Branson, MO 65615, 1/104, 18E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION 215 Gage Dr Ste J, Suite 250 Hollister, MO 65672, 1/104, 21O, 137, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street # 332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 18A, 138P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street # 332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 4A, 236, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ROBERT LEE HALL & MARGARET ANN HALL 10264 Beech Ave Pleasantville, IA 50225, 1/52, 1A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 15A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0009 (DEVORE) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251150, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be

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Public Notices established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MATTHEW D DEVORE & LISA SUE DEVORE 9675 W Us Hwy 30 Wood River, NE 68883, 1/52, 14A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; DOUG PETERSON & NICHOLE PETERSON 1120 S 96th St Omaha, NE 68124, 1/104, 24O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; GEORGE MOREY & NORMA JUNE MOREY 231 W Rosine St Saint Joseph, MO 64501, 1/104, 44E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; WIDE WORLD VACATIONS, INC., a Utah corporation 5406 West 11000 North 103-523 Highland, UT 84003, 1/52, 37A, 124M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; WILLIAM R NICHOLS & DEBBIE L NICHOLS 8000 Eylau Loop Rd Texarkana, TX 75501, 1/104, 16E, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; RICHARD E BERRYHILL & JANET D BERRYHILL 8653 Adamson Lake Rd. Kaleva, MI 49645, 1/104, 23O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TWIN CEDARS, INC., a Missouri corporation 607 State Hwy 165 Suite 1 Branson, MO 65616, 1/104, 24O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; EDWARD F JOHNSON JR & EDNA W SHELL 5 Gateshead Dr Apt 120 Dunedin, FL 34698, 1/104, 32E, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; LESLIE W JENNINGS & SHIRLEAN JENNINGS 3525 Sherwood St Racine, WI 53406, 1/104, 46O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JERRY STILES & KATHY STILES 112 Asbury Cv Jonesboro, AR

72404, 1/104, 47O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TOM STANFORD 2392 Miramonte E Unit D Palm Springs, CA 92264, 1/52, 7A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EVA C LINN 1426 De Reamer Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80915, 1/52, 7A, 224M, Annual, 20182020, $2,601.70; KEVIN I ERVIN & YVETTE ERVIN 1112 Woodbury Falls Ct Nashville, TN 37221, 1/52, 45A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TIMESHARE INDEPENDENCE, LLC, a Nevada corporation 2298 Horizon Ridge Pkwy Henderson, NV 89052, 1/104, 7O, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CECIL HOWARD 1211 E 1100 North Rd Taylorville, IL 62568, 1/104, 41E, 233M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0010 (HILL) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251151, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in

instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MARIE G HILL 2011 Nellie Rd Memphis, TN 38116, 1/52, 26A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; MARTHA M AUBREY Rr 2 Box 296 Coushatta, LA 71019, 1/104, 38E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; LAWRENCE V CARTY & MONTSERRAT MIR 2906 Rachel Rd Champaign, IL 61822, 1/104, 43E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; BARBARA DANELLE DELGADO 2275 Rocky Mountain Ave Unit 301 Loveland, CO 80538, 1/52, 18A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; MARIAN P PENROD 4301 Brush Hill Rd Nashville, TN 37216, 1/52, 50A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; JEREMY HARVEY 473 Utoy Circle SW Atlanta, GA 30331, 1/52, 52A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; LEONARD E ANTHONY & DIANN YANEZ 714 Pintail Ct Granbury, TX 76049, 1/52, 12A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NICOLE M CHRISTIAN 4579 Laciede Ave Ste 355 Saint Louis, MO 63108, 1/52, 36A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; JAMES E POHLMAN & DEBRA K POHLMAN 976 Grovehill Dr. Dayton, OH 45434, 1/52, 40A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TOMMY L TORBERT III & VICKI MODISETTE PO Box 1080 Gray, LA 70359, 1/52, 47A, 237M, Annual, 20182020, $2,601.70;

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0011 (PAYTON) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that

certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251152, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

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Public Notices EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Bldg Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments KIMBERLY PAYTON 817 WALNUT ST #22 INGLEWOOD, CA 90301, 1/104, 7O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; BILLY R COUNCE & ANGELA R COUNCE PO BOX 5 MELBOURNE, AR 72556, 1/52, 26A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; SUNSHINE CLEARING SERVICES, LLC, a Florida corporation 757 SE 17TH STREET, SUITE# 936 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316, 1/104, 46O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; WAYNE MENTINK & DORIS E MENTINK 45 HUSKINS CIRCLE BELLA VISTA, AR 72715, 1/104, 48O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CHARLES MILLSAPS JR. & MARY S MILLSAPS 470 BRISTOL RD MOUNT VERNON, AR 72111, 1/104, 10E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; WILLIAM B BAGGETT SR. & RITA H BAGGETT 7733 WOLF HOLLOW DR MEMPHIS, TN 38133, 1/104, 13O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JEROME R GANZ & CONSTANCE M GANZ 108 HANOVER ST GERMANTOWN, IL 62245, 1/104, 21E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; JOHANNES P CONRADIE 901 39TH ST WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265, 1/104, 25O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JOE HEATON & PAMELA S HEATON RR 4 BOX 62 RUSHVILLE, IL 62681, 1/104, 17O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; PETER G DANIELS & JANET L DANIELS 5 WINTERS DR BELLA VISTA, AR 72714, 1/104, 22O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CINDY L SMITH & DONALD L BENTON PO BOX 573 CLAYSBURG, PA 16625, 1/104, 50E, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; BARBARA DAMICO & SALVATORE DAMICO 91 PALMER BEND COURT SPRING, TX 77381, 1/52, 11A, 6-224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; LOVELY ANGLIN, TRUSTEE FOR THE RAVENSMOUTH TRUST DATED APRIL 2ND, 2014 & J.M. ANGLIN, TRUSTEE FOR THE RAVENSMOUTH TRUST DATED APRIL 2ND, 2014 10808 FOOTHILL BLVD #160 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730, 1/52, 21A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; WYLIS P SILVERNAGEL & SUSAN C HAWKINSON 1368 101ST CIR AMERY, WI 54001, 1/52, 34A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EDGAR E LONG JR. & JACQUELINE S LONG 11860 SW 2ND ST YUKON, OK 73099, 1/52, 47A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; CHARLES A ROHLFING & KIMBERLY J ROHLFING 67 W CLEAR LAKE LN WESTFIELD, IN 46074, 1/52, 19A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70;\ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0012 (TRANSFER FOR YOU LLC) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number

20201251153, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TRANSFER FOR YOU & JOSH UNGARO, AGENT 402B West Mt Vernon St #112 Nixa, MO 65714, 1/104, 35O, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $872.71; RETA L BRUNTON, TRUSTEE RETA L BRUNTON REVOCABLE TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 22, 1998 7741 E Dallas St Mesa, AZ 85207, 1/52, 31A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARLA M MORRISON 8545 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819, 1/52, 44A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,659.72; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0013 (BALTIERRA) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251230, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for

Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments JESS H BALTIERRA & GINNY BALTIERRA 235 N Magma Ave Superior, AZ 85173, 1/52, 7A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MINNIE L JONES PO Box 11264 Daytona Beach, FL 32120, 1/52, 20A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; D G SEXTON 2216 W. Curry St Chandler, AZ 85224, 1/52, 18A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MICHAEL MC CLURE & LINDA MC CLURE 10915 Tuscancaisle San Antonio, TX 78249, 1/52, 39A, 224P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DAVID G WADE & JAMIE S WADE P.O.1345 Midway, UT 84049, 1/52, 9A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOHN D OCKER JR & SHIRLEY F OCKER 22908 Murray St Dearborn, MI 48128, 1/104, 14O, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; PETER J HEINTZ & PATRICK J MCLAUGHLIN 1514 W Loughlin Dr Chandler, AZ 85224, 1/52, 18A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ALAN C JEFFRIES & MARIVIC S JEFFRIES 9306 S Rhodes Ave Chicago, IL 60619, 1/52, 42A, 234, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOYCE A TAYLOR 364 Scenic Dr Steubenville, OH 43953, 1/52, 22A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; AARON R HANSEN & AMY K ERICKSON 1812 W River St Monticello, MN 55362, 1/52, 30A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08;

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