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CUSD approves reopening plan, delays start BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

he Chandler Unified School District plans to give students the option of returning to classrooms or completing their coursework online for the upcoming school year. The district’s Governing Board spent nearly six hours Wednesday probing administrators on the logistics of reopening all 42 Chandler Unified’s campuses by Aug. 5 before narrowly voting 3-2 to authorize a plan that essentially gives students the option to determine whether they feel safe

enough to return to school amid the pandemic. Students have been asked to inform the district by July 10 whether they wish to attend school online or in-person for the 2020-2021 school year. Board members Lara Bruner and Lindsay Love rejected the district’s two-option plan over safety concerns about allowing too many students to return to campus. “I can’t support this plan,” Bruner said, “I wish that I could support it. I want kids back on campus.” If not enough students voluntarily enroll in online schooling, Bruner said it would be

impossible to achieve any type of social distancing within the schools and the district could find itself in violation of state and county health guidelines. “Our high schools are going to be shut down,” Bruner predicted. Bruner, a teacher for the last 28 years, proposed an alternative contingency plan that would account for the prospect of not enough kids choosing to take online classes. She said the district could split the in-person students into two groups: one would come to school on Monday and Wednes-

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Chandler mask policy welcomed, criticized BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

handler’s new mandatory-mask policy didn’t have much impact on local businesses like Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants. The long-time, family-owned business had already been requiring its employees to wear face masks when they reopened its Chandler location in early June. CEO Ric Serrano said the recent mask proclamations passed by cities across the Valley haven’t changed how his restaurants operate and only remind customers that they’re expected to wear a mask whenever they’re not seated at a table. “Restaurants are in a unique position

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Waiter Ernesto Escamilla wears a mask and gloves while taking an order at Serrano's Mexican Restaurant in downtown Chandler. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff Photographer)

since you can’t wear a mask while eating and drinking,” he noted. “That’s why the social-distancing practices we’ve put into place – like spaced out seating, reduced capacity and comprehensive table sanitization after each party – remain important.” Other local restaurants, like Ginger Monkey and SanTan Brewing Company, were also already requiring staff to cover their faces well in advance of the city’s decision to mandate mask-wearing in public places. Schools, businesses and public facilities across Chandler have spent this last week adopting new masking requirements intended to curb Arizona’s rising number of COVID-19 cases.

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EV Independence Day festivities are subdued in pandemic ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF

hile the pandemic has put something of a damper on Independence Day celebrations in the East Valley, there still will be a chance to see fireworks this Saturday – but only from the comfort of your vehicle. For the first time since it started in 1952, Tempe has canceled its 4th of July celebration – the region’s biggest. Also scratched is the annual fireworks show and Independence Day festivities at Rawhide on the Gila River Indian Community near Chandler. But Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert are all staging “drive-in fireworks displays” by providing areas where people can park their cars, minivans and pickups, maintain social distance and watch the fireworks show at 9 p.m. in Mesa and Chandler and 8:30 p.m. in Gilbert with each lasting from 20 to 30 minutes. Here’s a rundown of where to go.

This pleasant scene from last year's Independence Day celebration at Tumbleweed Park won't be repeated next weekend as there won't be much to do except watch fireworks from your car or truck, On the bright side, iot's free, unlike in Scottsdale, where people have to shell out $25 a vehicle at WestWorld. (File photo)

Chandler is providing to be viewable from the parking areas within the sprawling Tumbleweed Park on the southwest corner of McQueen and Germann roads. The free event opens for parking at 7:30 p.m. There will be a limited number

of parking spots, which will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and the park will close once capacity is reached. Attendees will be allowed to sit in their truck beds, cars and in folding chairs immediately adjacent to their vehicles. The

park’s public restrooms will be open but other park amenities and open spaces will be closed. Individuals who feel ill should stay home. A complete list of drive-in event protocol and prohibited items – such as tailgating,

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How to protect pets from fireworks ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF

he 5th of July is the busiest day of the year for shelters across the country and many pets, frightened by the fireworks, end up wandering away from home. More pets go missing around and on the Fourth of July than any other holiday. The Arizona Humane Society offers tips to help desensitize pets to fireworks. Behavior Modification. Pet owners can use a combination of desensitization and counter-conditioning to help reduce a pet’s anxiety, however AHS’ Behavior Specialists say it needs to be done gradually, during times when you can control the trigger.

grilling, alcohol, personal fireworks, sparklers, etc. – is at chandleraz.gov/4thofjuly. Vehicles can enter the park from Germann Road at Hamilton Street or from

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plays and avoid taking pets to firework shows. Turn on the radio or TV to distract pets with severe anxiety. Know their whereabouts. Do not leave pets unattended in the backyard as the sound of fireworks can send them over the fence or digging to get out. Additionally, unattended food attracts curious pets onto counter tops or in trash cans. Alcohol and many foods found on your dinner plate can be poisonous for pets. Report pets in distress. To report signs of animals in distress this summer, call AHS’ emergency animal medical technicians at 602-997-7585 ext. 2073 Information: azhumane.org/ lost-a-pet.

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day to take three classes, then the other group would attend classes on Tuesday and Thursday. Both groups would take their remaining classes online. But because the district’s plan didn’t allow for this type of hybrid learning, Bruner said she didn’t feel comfortable voting for it. District officials acknowledged the complexity of planning for the upcoming school year while the COVID-19 crisis continues to plague Arizona. Superintendent Camille Casteel said the district is stuck in a “no-win” situation because parents have such a diverse range of opinion as to how CUSD should react to the pandemic. “There is not a right answer or a single solution,” she said. “We don’t have consensus from our community on the direction they think we should go.” For every parent wishing the district delay its reopening date, Casteel added, there’s an equal number asking for the district’s calendar to go unchanged. Though some parents have requested CUSD not reopen at all for the upcoming year due to Arizona’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases, administrators say they must follow the lead set by the state’s leaders and prepare for the roadmap they’ve laid out. The state is concerned about the social-emotional health of students and wants them to be engaged again with their school communities, Casteel said, so CUSD must prepare to offer some sort of in-person learning model. The board voted unanimously to push back the district’s first day of school from July 22 to Aug. 5. The new calendar shortens the fall and spring breaks by one week so that the district can still provide at least 180 days of instruction -- a legal requirement mandated under Arizona law. Casteel said those additional two weeks are needed to ensure all teachers will be properly trained on the district’s new protocols and models of instruction. Furthermore, the extra time will allow families some “breathing room” to make an informed decision regarding whether to send their child back to school, the superintendent added. Casteel’s decision was made despite a significant number of CUSD employees

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expressing opposition to delaying the district’s first day of school. According to a recent survey of more than 3,700 district employees, 59 percent of teachers didn’t think the school year should have been delayed. The students choosing to return to their respective campuses in August will undoubtedly notice several changes made to their school’s physical environment. Water fountains will be closed, floors will be marked, desks rearranged, and younger students will walk about campus tethered together with a rope. According to the district’s reopening plan, CUSD will heavily monitor playground activity and make sure students are not clumping together in large groups. Lunch times will be staggered out so that a limited number of students will be inside the cafeteria. Masks, gloves, face shields will be available at each campus and every school office will have plexiglass shields installed at their front desks. Touchpoint areas inside school restrooms and health offices will be disinfected by staff at least twice each day. Hand sanitizer will be available to use in all classrooms and cafeterias. Teachers will ask students to bring their own water bottles to school each day and advise them not to share it with their classmates. Classroom items that are commonly shared among students, like computer keyboards, will be regularly wiped down and sanitized. Parents dropping off children at school will be told to remain inside their vehicles and non-essential visitors will have limited access to campuses. Extracurricular activities at the elementary and secondary schools are expected to still be available with some new precautions that encourage social distancing. “We have no intention to reduce our electives,” said Assistant Superintendent Craig Gilbert. “We may just have to make some adjustments.” The students choosing to enroll in the online program can still come to their home campus and participate in sports or extracurricular activities, Gilbert added. The district’s online curriculum is expected to be radically different from what students were subjected to during the fourth quarter of the last academic

year, which was when the pandemic first hit and triggered a statewide shutdown of Chandler’s schools. Chandler Unified was in “crisis mode” at the end of last year, Casteel said, and had little time to provide a comprehensive online program for students. The district’s new online academy for elementary students is intended to be more enhanced and engaging than what had been offered previously. Online students can expect to have at least three live interactions with a teacher each day and have regular access to a school counselor. Virtual students will follow a schedule that blocks out how much time they should spend studying math, English, science, and history. Fifteen-minute “movement breaks” will be factored into the online schedule so students can get away from their computer periodically throughout the day. The goal is to have the online academy feel the same as the brick-and-mortar classroom experience, said Jessica Edgar, the district’s director of elementary curriculum. Chandler Unified wants the online option to be able to fit the needs of every student, Edgar added, so teachers and administrators will be tracking and assessing the progress of each pupil as they move through the semester. The district’s secondary students have been able to enroll in online school for several years through the Chandler Online Academy, a state-accredited program that allows students to complete courses at their own pace throughout the semester. Gilbert said the online academy will attempt to have more of a relationshipbuilding component this year between students and teachers so that students still feel connected to the district. Since more high school students are expected to enroll in the online academy this year, the district’s planning to add more Advanced Placement courses to the academy’s catalog. Students electing to enroll in the online program must commit to it for at least the first quarter of the new school year. The district will consider special circumstances that may force a student to

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State constitution could block business grants here BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

he city of Chandler has yet to precisely determine how it will spend $30 million in COVID-19 relief funds handed out by the federal government as city officials examine uses that won’t violate Arizona’s constitution. City leaders had hoped Chandler’s allotment of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act would be directly invested in local businesses and nonprofits hurt by the pandemic’s lingering economic impact. Arizona’s bigger cities, like Phoenix and Mesa, have used portions of their CARES Act money to set up grant programs for businesses in need of financial relief and the state’s smaller municipalities had expected to be able to do the same. But Chandler has discovered the methodology in which it got its CARES Act funding may subject the city to certain constitutional restrictions that were bypassed by Phoenix and Mesa because

they got their allotments directly from Congress. Chandler’s allotment was funneled through $441 million in CARES Act money given to the state government. Because the city’s population did not meet a threshold set by the Congress, the state had to write Chandler a check. Gov. Doug Ducey’s office got to decide when and how it would disperse CARES Act funds to Arizona’s smaller cities and the governor decided on May 27 that communities like Chandler would be given money to specifically cover the regular payroll costs of cops and firefighters. That means the $30 million given to Chandler essentially frees up money within the city’s general fund that would have otherwise been spent on public safety expenses, according to City Manager Marsha Reed. The state chose this method of delivery in order to get funds out more quickly, Reed added, but it advertently created a possible conflict with the Arizona Constitution.

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Money in a city’s general fund has specific limitations on how it can be spent and the constitution prohibits using these dollars to hand out as any type of gift to a private entity. This gift clause was intended to prevent the government from using the taxpayer’s money to unjustly enrich or favor one business over another. Chandler City Attorney Kelly Schwab said the courts have made strict interpretations over the years regarding Arizona’s gift clause and thinks it’s unclear how the CARES funding can overcome this legal hurdle. “There’s a lot of hoops we have to jump through in order to provide general fund monies out to the community,” Schwab said earlier this month. Councilman Mark Stewart said Chandler appears to be at an economic disadvantage if it can’t spend the federal relief the same as Mesa and Phoenix. The city’s hands feel tied up by this restriction, he said, since it had been presumed Chandler would be able to assist

its struggling businesses. “It seems like we’re a little bit hamstrung in the ability to use these funds,” Stewart said. The city is working with other municipalities to seek legal guidance from Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on how they can spend CARES money without violating the state’s gift clause. Brnovich’s office did not immediately respond to an inquiry asking whether it will issue an opinion on the matter. In April, Brnovich authored an opinion that concluded local school districts could probably find a way to legally spend CARES Act money on expenditures that served a “public purpose” and satisfied constitutional requirements. “A school board’s expenditure of public money for health-related purposes in response to COVID-19 likely would not violate the gift clause,” the opinion states. In case the city will be stymied by the constitution, Chandler has begun look-

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Arts center prepares for cautious reopening he Chandler Center for the Arts is making a slow effort to reopen after losing thousands of dollars because of the pandemic-related shutdowns. In less than a week after the center installed hand-sanitizing stations in March, performers began cancelling their national tours and the venues were starting to shut down operations. “We were preparing for Blues guitarist Buddy Guy’s arrival from California when it became clear that the threat from coronavirus was going to stop that show and every other scheduled event at the Center for the next several weeks, at least,” said CCA General Manager Michelle Mac Lennan. “There was a cascading series of cancellations that had to be negotiated and communicated to ticket buyers. The environment was tense for all of us. But as the seriousness of the pandemic situation became clear we accepted that closing the Center was the only option for the safety of our patrons, staff, volunteers and the

performers, too.” Mac Lennan said some customers were upset at first and she understood their frustration. She also worried about the impact on her staff, and from a business manager perspective she worried about the financial impact on the Center. However, as a supporter of the performing arts, the hardest part for her was imagining the loss that show cancellations would have on the artists and all the individuals and businesses that depend on those tours. “You know, these tours have a lot of moving parts, they are put together far in advance and in most cases they aren’t big money-making propositions. Almost overnight everything shut down. It was a shock, and the ripple effects will be felt for years to come,” Mac Lennan said. Estimates put the national loss to performing arts venues and organizations at more than $5 billion. Chandler Center for the Arts will reopen and “is positioned well to weather the current crisis,” a city spokesman said. When the Center plans to reopen later

this summer, social distance seating will reduce capacity from approximately 1,500 to 450 people. Ticket prices will decrease on average, according to Mac Lennan, but the types and sizes of shows that will resume touring has changed. “We are in uncharted territory right now and all venues in the Valley are learning how to navigate through a changed business landscape,” Mac Lennan said, adding: “So far, as we negotiated our 2020-21 season it has been a collaborative process between our venue, artists and their agents. We are happy to see that some artists are agreeing to consider performing two shows on the same day instead of one if ticket sales warrant it, which would help us make up for lost revenue.” Once announced, the official performance schedule for 2020-21 will reflect a diverse collection of performers and entertainment styles. “There will be several internationally known stars, exciting emerging artists and some returning fan favorites coming to Chandler,” a spokesman said, adding it

will include local entertainers. “It’s a great time to invest in the local entertainment economy because the community needs it,” added Mac Lennan. More performances will be added during the season, including several free shows, some of which may be held outdoors. In addition to altered seating plans that emphasize social distancing, protective masks will be worn by all ushers and staff. Plastic shielding is in place at the concession stand, which will institute a no-touch service and payment system. Also, printed programs are being replaced with electronic versions viewable on a cell phone. Patrons will likely be required to wear masks. Closure enabled the center staff to spend time on “some really deep mechanical maintenance issues and aesthetics, like installing new flooring, adding fresh paint, refurbishing the gallery space and constructing a new box office,” Mac Lennan said. Information: chandlercenter.org or 480-782-2680. 

quickly switch between in-person and online learning, Gilbert said, and these situations will be reviewed on a case-bycase basis. The school board’s decision to reopen schools came only a few hours after Gov. Doug Ducey announced new monetary resources the state would be supplying to Arizona’s schools to ward off the pan-

demic’s economic impacts. Ducey signed an executive order that provides up to $270 million in one-time funding to help districts reopen by paying for more digital resources and supplementing lost revenue. CUSD Chief Financial Officer Lana Berry said the governor’s plan shouldn’t be viewed as schools getting an extra pot of money. These funds are intended to stabilize a district’s budget in case their

enrollment was to suddenly drop due to the pandemic, she said. Ducey’s spending plan wouldn’t allow for a district to quickly hire additional teachers, Berry added, which would help a district reduce class sizes. Some board members repeatedly expressed concern over the number of kids expected to be in a classroom at one time and wished to try and reduce that number. Board President Barbara Mozdzen con-

ceded there are several fears and concerns about what the future will look like for Chandler Unified in the coming weeks. The district won’t be able to calm all of these fears and satisfy the demands of every family, she said, but the options mapped out for the upcoming school year appear to be as flexible and accommodating as the district can offer at this point in time. “We cannot make every single person happy with what we do,” Mozdzen added.

through some CARES Act money. There’s another $2.4 million needed to finance security improvements to the city’s buildings. Chandler’s 2020-2021 budget only reserved $50,000 for funding these improvements, the city manager said. Mayor Kevin Hartke said he hopes Chandler will still be able to spend a significant portion of the $30-million allotment specifically on the business community. As the city awaits guidance from the state, it plans to spend the next couple

weeks surveying the needs of local businesses and getting a better idea of how the city can help them. Beyond the CARES funding, the Chandler Industrial Development Authority has recently decided to spend $200,000 of its own money on reimbursing local businesses who have accrued expenses related to COVID-19. Businesses with fewer than 100 employees can apply for a grant ranging in size between $100 and $500 if they’ve

recently had to spend money on new masks, gloves, cleaning materials, or any other protective equipment intended to protect customers from the coronavirus. The IDA is a separate entity from the city and has a small pot of money held in reserves that it earns by serving as a conduit for businesses to obtain low-interest loans. Because this $200,000 is not coming out of the city’s general fund, the IDA does not have to adhere to the same constitutional guidelines as the city.

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The City of Chandler officially adopted its mask proclamation on June 19, the same day the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors passed a similar edict for the whole county. Shortly after Mesa, Scottsdale and Tempe announced mask mandates in their cities, Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke decided he wanted to follow suit by authorizing a similar edict that would hopefully reduce the spread of the coronavirus. “It makes no sense to do anything that is so out of step with our neighbors,” Hartke said during a special council meeting on June 18. The mayor amended Chandler’s existing emergency proclamation, which was issued in March, to include language that encourages everyone over age 6 to wear a mask whenever they’re unable to keep themselves from others at a safe distance. The proclamation further asks local businesses to require staff and customers to wear masks. The city is not looking to throw anyone

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would likely take an educational approach to how it would enforce any maskwearing proclamations meaning officers would remind and advise residents to comply rather than issue a citation. But some Chandler restaurant owners were confused by the city’s requirement and begged officials for clarification. The owner of one restaurant emailed city officials June 19 about a patron without a mask threw a chair and walked out without paying his bill when a waiter asked him to put on a face covering. “How do you want restaurants to address this?” the owner asked “Are we supposed to FORCE people to wear one? Walk around the restaurant and keep every individual in check? Give us some guidance on this, please. “Some customers are taking this out on my staff, walking out on them, not tipping them and yelling at them. My manager told me she was yelled at multiple times.” Chandler Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Terri Kimble also emailed city officials there, noting one section of Hartke’s proclamation said anyone over 6 “shall” wear a mask while the next section said it was voluntary. She said her only response was the proclamation. Rick Heumann, one of the City Council candidates, chastised the city’s leadership for waiting longer than most other Valley cities to decide whether to issue a proclamation. “We are now more concerned about politics than our citizens,” Heumann wrote in a Facebook post. “It is time for the mayor and council to act and do their jobs. Stop waiting for others to act.” The public’s interest in finding out how Chandler would approach the mask issue was been immense last week. Council has received hundreds of emails from concerned residents and thousands of spectators tuned in to watch the mayor’s special meeting on Thursday with other council members. Hartke acknowledged the opposition but he said he’s trying to make decisions based on the advice offered by health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before Thursday’s meeting, Chandler had been attempting to display a positive message that the city was open

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again for business. But a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases quickly reversed the city’s attitude. According to data being tracked by the Chandler Fire Department, the city saw a 27-percent jump in COVID-19 cases and the figures are estimated to go up again by 33 percent in the near future. Before Hartke issued the proclamation, City Manager Marsha Reed said she recently required all city employees to wear a mask while on duty or during interactions with the public. Councilman Matt Orlando expressed an urgency for the city to not further delay any action on issuing a mask-wearing proclamation. The large majority of residents have emailed the Council asking for this type of action, he said, so it’s up to the council to comply. “We’re hesitant to say what the residents are asking us to do,” Orlando said. “When this is over, these residents are going to look at us and they’re going to say ‘What did you do to protect me and my family?’” Vice Mayor Rene Lopez rebutted Or-

lando’s argument, disagreeing that Council should make policy decisions based on how many emails it gets from the public. This proclamation cannot become a “slippery slope” that starts criminalizing minor infractions, he said, adding: “Simply because we may not do exactly what you want doesn’t mean we’re not

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“We need more self-governance, we need more responsibility to one another and we need less bickering and fighting on Facebook,” Stewart said. During the June 18 public meeting, Orlando was the only councilman seen wearing a mask during the council’s discussion. But by June 22, three more

are now more concerned about politics than “ourWecitizens. It is time for the mayor and council to act and do their jobs. Stop waiting for others to act. ”

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listening.” Councilman Mark Stewart agreed that any proclamation could become a “slippery slope” for violating the personal rights of citizens. The city needs to push back when the “authoritarians” come to take the people’s liberties, Stewart said, so the last thing the city needs is to have law enforcement start citing and arresting residents for not wearing masks.

members joined Orlando by wearing a mask during their regular meeting. On June 24, the Chandler Unified School District matched the city’s actions by passing a new policy that will require all its staff and K-12 students to wear masks when they start the new school year on Aug. 5. The district plans to allow some exemptions to the mask-wearing rule for students with certain disabilities.

If a student shows up to school without a mask, the district said they will contact the child’s parents and distance them from other students until a mask is provided. Chandler’s teachers have been split on the issue of mandatory mask-wearing inside the classroom. A recent survey of 3,700 district employees found that 53 percent of respondents did not think staff should have to wear masks on campus at all times. But 95 percent of employees said they’ll follow whatever policy is set by the district. Barbara Mozdzen, president of the CUSD Governing Board, acknowledged the many parents who may not want their child wearing a mask at school, but she was in favor of implementing such a mandate until the COVID-19 pandemic starts to subside. “It does help stop transmission between people,” she said, “It makes a difference.” The school board further granted Superintendent Camille Casteel the power to quickly adjust the district’s new mask policy as the pandemic’s impacts continue to change and develop.

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Ducey rolls out aid, changes to reopen schools BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona schools will divide up $270 million in federal cash to help them get started when classes resume. The plan by Gov. Doug Ducey includes $200 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to protect schools against budget shortfalls due to anticipated declining enrollment. In essence, it guarantees that schools will have at least 98 percent of the state aid they were getting this past school year. That is crucial as state aid is based on the number of students in attendance. And a survey done last month by the political consulting firm of HighGround found 20 percent of adults with children in school said they would not send them back next year given fears of COVID-19. And if 20 percent of a district’s students choose not to start when the doors open, that would normally translate to a 20 percent drop in aid. And with basic aid at $5,500 per student, that would have taken a real bite out of the money schools get. The plan also contemplate that schools will be providing more instruction online than in traditional years. Part of that $200 million is earmarked for funding for remote learning. Potentially more significant, the state will provide full funding even for students who are not sitting in a classroom all day, five days a week. Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the Arizona Association of School Business Officials, said this is particularly crucial for districts that want to have more flexible schedules to reduce the number of students in a classroom at any one time. For example, he said Eloy schools are looking at a plan where half the students attend in the morning and then are sent home with assignments for the afternoon. The other half, having homework in the morning, go to class for the rest of the day. Without this flexibility, Essigs said, districts would get funded only on a half-time basis for each student. There is a catch, though: In order to be eligible, schools actually must be open to

Gov. Doug Ducey, seen here in an photo taken earlier this year with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, is releasing millions of dollars to help school districts reopen in August. (File photo)

all students five days a week. That does not preclude a district from deciding that they want their students going on alternate days to limit the number of youngsters in any classroom. But it does mean that if a parent has nowhere else to send a child, the school must agree to take him or her every day – not just the days the student otherwise would attend – even if it means that child remains in the library. “This plan provides schools with the flexibility to ensure Arizona students continue to receive a quality education, whether through distance learning or in the classroom,’’ the governor said, adding it “provides parents with options that work best for their families.’’ Chris Kotterman, lobbyist for the Arizona School Boards Association, said that guaranteed funding and flexibility is the thing that is the most crucial for schools. The only question, he said, is whether there’s really enough money in the plan. “I hope that that $200 million holds up,’’ he said. On top of that $200 million, the plan allocates another $69 million that Ducey

received from the CARES program. The largest share of that, $40 million, is earmarked for bridging the “digital divide.’’ The report says that the closure of schools earlier this year brought into focus the fact that many students lack access to the internet at home. Much of that cash will go to expanding access to broadband in rural Arizona, with a new connection to Flagstaff by the end of next year and plans for more conduit and fiber along Interstate 19 from Tucson to Nogales. What’s not in there, however, is any cash to purchase computers or highspeed modems for individual students. But aides to the governor said schools may have access to other funds, including $27 million that state schools chief Kathy Hoffman has in discretionary dollars. Another $20 million is set aside to help kids catch up on what many of them missed after in-person instruction disappeared when the governor and Hoffman shuttered schools in the middle of March. These funds, however, would be given out in grants, with eligibility based on various indicators of academic need and

accessibility to resources. Traditional school districts and charter operations would apply for one-time funding. And the governor also is putting $6 million into the Arizona Teachers Academy he got lawmakers to create several years ago in a bid to convince more college students to go into the classroom by paying for their college tuition. What makes that necessary is that the COVID-19 outbreak has only exacerbated the number of older teachers leaving the profession, exacerbating what the governor’s office is calling the “Gray Wave’’ or “Silver Tsunami.’’ Those additional dollars, on top of $15 million already in the state budget, should provide enough to pay the tuition of another approximately 1,200 college students. One thing not in the plan is what are expected to be higher transportation costs. Essigs said that schools won’t be able to fill buses with students, as had been done before, and yet still maintain the required social distancing. That, he said, will result in more trips, meaning more gasoline and, eventually, more wearand-tear on buses. Aides to Ducey said that schools have direct access to other dollars, including funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that could be directed to cover some of those costs. Overall, Essigs said, he sees the plan as a positive development. “At least it’s better than what it was before,’’ he said Other elements include: • $1 million for “school innovation microgrants’’ for innovative programs; • An identical amount for new vehicles for the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind; • $700,000 to expand the Beat the Odds program to help train school leaders, particularly in rural and underperforming schools; • $500,000 for the Teach for America program to provide tutoring to children defined as the most in need. • School districts will be exempt from normal procurement rules – meaning going out and soliciting bids – for cleaning supplies and any other personal protective equipment needed.

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Amid enrollment dip, CGCC shifts to more online classes

n an unprecedented move to limit the risk of students contracting the coronavirus, the majority of ChandlerGilbert Community College’s classes will be taught online in the upcoming fall semester. At least 55 percent of the college’s class sections will be offered exclusively online when the next semester starts on Aug. 24, according to CGCC Vice President of Academic Affairs William Guerriero. “That’s way more online than we’ve done in the typical fall semester,” Guerriero said. Colleges across Arizona have spent the summer shifting an increasing number of courses to digital formats even as the enrollment numbers for some remain in flux. As of this month, Guerriero said Chandler-Gilbert’s enrollment was nearly 22 percent lower than it was the same time

William Guerriero last year. “We are not seeing the same volume of students contacting us and completing the enrollment process for fall,” he said. Despite these bleak projections, Guerriero said the college is attempting to not eliminate any courses or programs

in the coming year. The focus is currently on making adjustments to the existing course catalog, the vice president said, and retooling curriculum to fit with a digital format. Another 20 percent of the college’s hundreds of classes could be taught in a “hybrid” model – a mixture of both online and in-person instruction. About 13 percent of classes are expected to be taught live by instructors through a webcam that will stream lectures online in real time. Guerriero said this “live” format is a fairly new innovation for the college and came about after several instructors came to administration seeking new ways to connect with their students. Some of the college’s math teachers were worried about students getting lost in complex calculations if an instructor wasn’t there in person to guide them along, Guerriero said. “Some of them are looking for an experience where there’s more of a synchronous feel,” he said.

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But there will still be some courses that probably cannot be taught online, Guerriero added, and the college is coming up with ways to still offer an educational experience that will be safe and effective. The college’s choir and band classes could be scaled down to a lower size, he said, since it wouldn’t be safe to have 60 students assembled together in a small rehearsal room. The college’s campuses in Chandler and east Mesa are known for their popular degree programs in aviation technology – a program that’s heavily regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and requires a certain amount of handson instruction. It would be quite difficult to teach aviation maintenance online, Guerriero said, so the college is cautiously scheduling these programs to still be taught in person and with a certain amount of safety measures in place to protect the students. Not long after the COVID-19 virus began proliferating around Arizona in March, the Maricopa Community College District began closing each of its campuses across the Valley. Instructors at Chandler-Gilbert had to quickly re-strategize their curriculum and find a way to finish out the spring semester by teaching entirely online through video calls, emails, and digital quizzes. The college has recently begun providing workshops for faculty members to become better equipped at teaching in multiple modalities, Guerriero noted, so they should feel more prepared for the upcoming semester. Though the college district has introduced a three-phased plan to reopen its campuses by the end of the summer, the colleges are still grappling with how to convince students the campuses will be safe from COVID-19. A recent survey found more than 1,200 of the district’s students had chosen not to enroll in fall classes due to the pandemic. About 55 percent of these respondents were fearful of having to attend inperson classes and 15 percent said they likely couldn’t afford the tuition. The possible decline in enrollment across the district’s multiple campuses.

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Chandler man recalls hard battle with COVID-19 BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

ess than 48 hours after checking himself into a hospital for COVID-19, Jeffrey Esperson’s vitals were crashing and he had to be rushed over to the intensive care unit. The 39-year-old Chandler man’s oxygen levels had dropped to dangerous numbers – prompting his doctors and nurses to presume he might not make it out of the hospital alive. “That hadn’t even dawned on me at the time,” he recalled. “It was just so surreal.” But his health eventually started to improve and the virus’s symptoms began to wane. Speaking by phone from his hospital bed on June 22, Esperson said he’s hoping to be discharged soon and continue his recovery at home. Esperson, an investigative fraud specialist by trade, is one of the more than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 found in Chandler since the virus started proliferating in late March.

Though local municipalities have begun opening up public facilities and lifting stayat-home restrictions, Chandler’s infection rate continues to climb on a weekly basis. The Chandler Fire Department warned city leaders earlier this month that the region’s infection rate could increase by 33 percent in the coming weeks. Esperson had thought he was being careful when he moved about the city. He often wore a mask and only ventured outside his home to buy groceries or pick up food from a restaurant. He felt pretty insulated from the virus’s reach since no one within his inner circle had tested positive for the disease. “I’m the first person I know to have it,” he said. He’s not entirely sure how he may have contracted the virus but recalls feeling the first symptoms on June 7, saying he started feeling dizzy, light-headed and plagued by a terrible headache. Within days Esperson said his whole body started to ache. His temperature escalated to nearly 103 degrees.

The situation became more dire after Esperson’s wife Carolyn started displaying symptoms as well. The couple traveled to a local urgent care facility and both were tested for the coronavirus. Once they returned home, Esperson received a startling message from his boss. Budget cuts caused by the weak economy were forcing his employer to lay off some staff members; Esperson was one of the guys to get the ax. He didn’t have much time to process the bad news because a couple days later, Esperson’s test results came back: both he and his wife had the coronavirus. The couple’s first concern was not wanting to spread the virus to anyone around them, Esperson said. They quarantined themselves and had supplies delivered to their door. When Esperson’s sister, a registered nurse, was told of his diagnosis, she ordered a pulse oximeter machine online and had it shipped to her brother’s home. Esperson was able to regularly

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He feels his experience has helped him grow and develop as a person. Now that he’s survived the pandemic’s wrath, Esperson said his perspective on the global health crisis has started to change. He hopes everyone will follow the advice of health officials by donning

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The Gilbert Centennial 4th of July fireworks show will take place at Crossroads Park, located at 2155 E. Knox Road, Gilbert, as the town also celebrates the 100th anniversary of its incorporation next weekend. On Saturday, July 4, the parking lot will open at 6:30 p.m., on a first-come, firstserved basis. Parking will be identical to that in Mesa – every other spot – and the same items prohibited are prohibited in

face masks whenever they’re in public. There’s no reason to take the risk by not wearing a mask, he said. “Nobody really wants to find out for themselves whether they’re going to be one of the ones who end up in the hospital from it,” he said. “It’s just not worth it.”

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he Chandler-based Children’s Cancer Network is helping parents deal with back-to-school costs. For most children, back-to-school season means new shoes, new clothes, a new backpack and excitement about the year ahead. But for families of kids fighting cancer, the expenses of going back to school may put a damper on the season. Like the physical and emotional effects of pediatric cancer, the financial impact can be devastating, too. In many cases, household income drops, as one parent must quit work in order to care for the child. Meanwhile, expenses increase dramatically: According to a study from the American Childhood Cancer Organization, 60 percent of U.S. families reported spending as much as $10,000 annually on transportation, meals away from home, childcare and other non-medical costs during their child’s treatment. “For these families, back-to-school season is a real financial burden,” said Patti

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Luttrell, executive director for Children’s Cancer Network, a Chandler-based nonprofit organization that serves Arizona

families facing pediatric cancer. “Our goal is to ease that burden and give kids everything they need to start the year off right.” CCN’s Back to School program annually equips more than 300 childhood cancer fighters and their siblings with backpacks stuffed with school supplies. Individuals and partner organizations throughout Arizona – including Mayo Clinic, Macy’s and Kameron’s Krusaders – join CCN

for more than 100 kids during a special shopping day in July at Macy’s locations in Chandler, Arrowhead and Tucson. “Macy’s has arranged for our families to shop in the morning before the stores open to make sure we can abide by social distancing guidelines,” said Luttrell. “This is especially important for cancer survivors who are medically fragile and high risk.” The organization also provides these families with basic needs items like cleaning supplies, shampoo, soap and paper goods. Community members can help Arizona families fighting cancer in several ways. They can donate items from CCN’s Amazon Wish List; drop off new backpacks and school supplies at CCN from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday; arrange for a Back to School Collection Box at their workplace by contacting stephanie.christensen@childrenscancernetwork.org; or make a financial donation at childrenscancernetwork.org. The Back to School supply drive runs through June 30. CCN serves hundreds of Arizona families each year. Beyond its annual Back to School program, the organization provides gas and grocery gift cards, hospital admission kits to help new families navigate the road ahead and adopt-a-family programs for the holidays. The organization also hosts activities to boost self-confidence in young cance fighters, programs to help

Our goal is to pick up where the hospital and “ insurance leave off to ensure families are supported throughout their cancer journey. No one should have to fight alone.

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in the effort by donating funds and supplies. Later this summer, families will visit CCN’s Resource Center in Chandler to “shop” for a backpack. For kids who are hospitalized for cancer treatment, CCN will deliver the backpacks and supplies. The organization goes a step further for families facing true financial crises. Beyond a backpack and supplies, CCN will sponsor new clothes and new shoes

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siblings cope with cancer, and provides a multitude of other services and resources. “Our goal is to pick up where the hospital and insurance leave off to ensure families are supported throughout their cancer journey,” said Luttrell. “No one should have to fight alone.” For more information, to make a donation, or to inquire about volunteer opportunities, visit childrenscancernetwork.org.

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Around Chandler New Chandler exhibit looks at Indian Americans

� new exhibit at the Chandler Museum looks at the contributions of Indian Americans, long part of American life, from building some of America’s earliest railroads and farms to being civil rights pioneers and digital technology entrepreneurs. The Smithsonian traveling exhibition, “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation,” details the history of Indian Americans and their contributions from the 1700s to the present and will be at the museum until Aug. 23. The exhibit features migration experiences, working lives, political struggles and cultural and religious contributions of Indian Americans. Approximately 17 million people in the United States are of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and the number is expected to climb to 41 million by 2050. One in every 100 Americans has a family connection to India. Through a collection of photographs, artifacts, art and interactive learning stations, visitors will experience the Indian American story. Lisa Sasaki, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, said the exhibit “deepens our understanding of the American experience as lived by the Asian Pacific American communities who have journeyed from being exotic outsiders to being the faces and voices of the future.” Hailing Indian Americans who “have enriched our community in wonderful ways, museum director Jody Crago noted, “Chandler’s tech industry in particular has been a draw for many years and continues to diversify our community.” The museum limits the number of visitors in the exhibit spaces. All touch interactives have been removed. “Beyond Bollywood” is also available as a digital exhibit. The Chandler Museum is at 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, southwest of Chandler Fashion Center. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m., and closed Monday. Admission is free. Information: chandleraz.gov/museum or 480-782-2717.

will be accepted through July 10. The plan is a comprehensive, long-range study of the airport that describes a course of action for the facility to provide a safe and efficient environment to accommodate future aviation activity in Chandler. The Federal Aviation Administration recommends that public-use airports prepare a new plan every seven to 10 years, or as necessary, to address local changes at the airport. The goal is to provide the framework needed to guide beneficial airport development that will cost-effectively satisfy aviation demand, while considering community development and potential environmental and socioeconomic issues. At any time, the public is encouraged to share comments on the project online at chandler.airportstudy.com/comments/. Information: chandler.airportstudy.com. This photo of an Indian-American family is part of the Smithsonian traveling exhibition on Indian Americans now showing at the Chandler Museum. (Chandler Museum)

City launches Operation Back to School drive

The City of Chandler and nonprofit For Our City-Chandler are holding a school supply drive through the end of the month. This year, there will be no drop-off locations for donated supplies. Instead, the public may donate supplies by shopping online at helpkidsonline.org/forourcitychandler/. Monetary donations of any amount can be made or residents can shop for a backpack pre-filled with essential items or other items students need. In addition, the following donations of only new items may be dropped off at the Salvation Army, 85 E. Saragosa St., Chandler, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Backpack (Pre-K thru high school), ruled paper and spiral notebooks, colored pencils, composition books, crayons (24 pack), flash drives, glue (4 oz. bottle), glue sticks, highlighters, index cards, pencils (no. 2), pencil boxes or pouches, pens (blue or black), pink erasers, preschool age reading books, rulers, twin-pocket folders, washable markers, wide-ruled spiral notebooks, wide-ruled paper, any youth sized socks and underwear or shoes.

This year’s Operation Back to School Chandler event will take place on July 18 offered at four different schools with drive-up service to ensure safe distancing and reduced crowds. Invitations to students will be distributed by the Chandler Unified School District. One of the simplest ways to share feedback is to use the comment form on the Community Engagement section of the website. Chandler’s existing parks system includes 67 developed parks totaling 1,281 acres.

Chandler seeks feedback on municipal airport’s future

The City of Chandler is seeking community feedback on the recent findings of the airport master plan. Residents are encouraged to view the update through an online video presentation at chandler. airportstudy.com/public-meetings/. Due to the pandemic, this video presentation replaces the second open house originally scheduled for input. After viewing the video, residents are encouraged to answer a few survey questions as well as share additional input. The link to the survey for public feedback also is provided on the website, and

Hadassah chapter seeks all interested women

The Devorah chapter of Hadassah is looking for new members. “If you’d like to connect and join, we would love to have you,” a spokeswoman said. “Even though we’re not holding regular activities in the traditional way at this time, we are doing Zoom events such as a book club and some meetings. We are also looking to put something together to play mahjong, meet as social groups with varying interests and to just see each other.” The group also has a monthly food drive to help people during these challenging times. The group prides itself on offering members both social opportunities and a way to help the community. Interested women can contact ann.hadassah@ gmail.com.

Stormwater survey open to all Chandler residents

The City of Chandler is required to prepare and maintain a Stormwater Management Program to ensure it complies with state and federal regulations. Stormwater is the runoff generated from rainfall. Chandler’s storm drain system is designed to move that storm-

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Online academy expands to include elementary kids

Primavera Online Schools, which has provided online education to middle and high school students for 20 years, is partnering with Sequoia Choice to bring a fully online K-5 school to students across the state. “We have always hoped to open a Primavera elementary school one day,” said Academics Director Jason Tourville, “But the outpouring of parents asking for this option for their kids has made this a priority for us and we are excited to have a partner in Sequoia Choice.” The program is tuition-free and offers an accredited project-based curriculum aligned to state standards. In addition to digital learning activities, videos and an-

imations, highly certified teachers will lead small group and individual instruction inside a fully virtual classroom. Information: PrimaveraK5.com.

Chandler co-sponsoring MBA program with UArizona

The Chandler Economic Development Department is partnering with University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management to offer a new professional MBA program blending online learning with bi-weekly practicums in Chandler. The program encourages the Chandler workforce to explore the intersection of business, technology and their future, creating a stronger workforce for Arizona. The program “brings the quality and rigor of a premier MBA program with market-driven specializations to a key and growing market in the state of Arizona, giving students a lasting foundation for their careers as well as handson learning,” said Paulo Goes, dean and Halle Chair in Leadership in the Eller College of Management. The Professional MBA program is geared toward working business professionals with three or more years of experience. The 21-month program has two courses online every eight weeks and an in-person meeting every other Tuesday from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., on topics such as data visualization, artificial intelligence, interpreting data, agile decision-making and more. The GMAT/GRE has been waived for the fall 2020 admissions requirements. Information: eller.arizona.edu/programs/mba/professional-mba.

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Daughter follows her officer-dad's footsteps BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

mdr. Edward Upshaw of the Chandler Police Department had a clear rule when it came to his children’s career aspirations. “You could not be police officers,” he’d often say to them. But the advice didn’t seem to have much effect on Upshaw’s daughter, Nicole, who joined the Chandler force in 2016. The news worried Upshaw at first. The recent retiree has spent 33 years in law enforcement and seen his fair share of dangers and tragedies. It’s a lifestyle he wasn’t quite prepared to share with his daughter. “Unfortunately, in this job, you lose friends,” Upshaw said.

When Officer Nicole Upshaw joined the force, she was flanked by, from left, Chief Sean Duggan, her dad Cmdr. Edward Upshaw, an unidentified officer, and Officer Samuel Wagner. (Chandler Police)

His concerns gradually dissipated once he realized how well his daughter thrived within the agency. “She’s proven to be a good police officer,” he said. It wouldn’t be surprising if Nicole was to rise through the ranks and become a top commander like himself, Upshaw said. His own journey with the agency began in 1986, when Chandler’s population was significantly smaller and fewer than 100 cops were working for the city. Yet, there was still plenty of crime to investigate on nearly every street corner. The crossings of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard had a separate street gang represented on each corner of the intersection, Upshaw recalled, and

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Summer-inspired art added to Vision Gallery BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

Phoenix artist’s summer-inspired paintings are adorning the walls of the Chandler Vision Gallery as the facility’s first new exhibit since it briefly closed for a few weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caroline Estelle’s “A La Mode” collection of colorful works became available to view publicly last month after the city reopened its Vision Gallery again and allowed visitors the chance to soak up some culture while the community still recovered from the public health crisis. The exhibit’s arrival not only marks the end of a, hopefully, closed chapter in the Gallery’s history, but it complements the changing seasons. Many of the pieces featured in Estelle’s exhibit depict iconography reminiscent of Arizona’s summer season -melting ice cream cones, sweaty bodies,

lazy days around the pool. Estelle, a recent Arizona State University graduate, described her paintings as an exploration of how the human body interacts with the summertime setting. “This exhibition focuses on imagery surrounding beach and pool culture including the fashions worn, the food and drinks consumed, and the attitudes of the participants,” she said. Estelle relocated to Arizona a couple years ago and quickly took note of how residents reacted to the state’s blistering heat during the summer months. The artist often observed her friends in their swimsuits lounging by the pool and used them as models for her uncanny, surreal images. “All of the figures in my paintings are dear friends and it was important to me to capture their personality within the attitudes of how they are rendered,” she added. Estelle said she intentionally distorted the realistic qualities of her subjects in order to create art that’s seemingly bi-

zarre and almost unsettlingly. Some of the exhibit’s female figures appear disproportionate and contrast sharply with the beautiful beach bodies often portrayed in popular culture. “My intention is to cause a bit of discomfort for the viewer so they can really contemplate the carnality of the figure before them and even draw comparisons between their own bodies and the bodies we see represented throughout art history and the media,” Estelle said. Before attending art school at ASU, Estelle earned her bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 2014. She’s won various awards and her works have been displayed around the world in places such as New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Ecuador. Estelle said her recent work has been heavily inspired and transformed by her surrounding environment since moving to Phoenix. The dry, desert scenery has so many unique qualities, she said, and impacts the human body in ways that are unlike most other topographies.

“I have only lived here for about three years and I was so completely surprised by all of the beautiful colors within this desert landscape,” Estelle added. Peter Bugg, the city’s visual arts coordinator, said Estelle’s paintings are a fascinating addition to the Vision Gallery as they encourage the viewer to take a deeper look at their own preconceived notions about femininity. This artwork is almost a reminder that summertime should be a time of leisure without judgment or scrutiny over how others look in their swimsuits, he said. “Through saccharine colors and hyper-realized forms, Estelle embraces the idealized notions of summery scenes,” said Bugg. “Look closer and you start to notice that the bodies in the images are distorted and uncharacteristic of the idealized female forms found in advertisements and art history.” “A La Mode” will be on display at the Vision Gallery, 10 East Chicago Street, until June 26. Admission is free.

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some of these groups had been maintaining a local presence for decades. “We had over 21 documented gangs in the city of Chandler,” he said. Years of community policing and partnerships with local nonprofits helped to root out some of this gang activity, Upshaw said. Upshaw has had ongoing working relationships with organizations like ICAN, which has been providing free after-school programs in Chandler since the 1990s. These partnerships have helped to break a cycle that’s allowed criminal behavior to be passed down from generation to generation, he said, and have improved relations between cops and Chandler’s neighborhoods. Throughout his decades-long career, Upshaw has rotated among various assignments, gradually moving up the ranks to sergeant, lieutenant and eventually commander. “I’ve worked everywhere in the police department except for professional standards,” he said, referencing the unit responsible for conducting internal investigations. Narcotics turned out to be his favorite assignment. There was always so much activity in

that unit, Upshaw recalled, and a team never quite knew what they might find walking into a suspect’s home. He remembered once walking into a fancy, luxurious home and finding bundles of cash stowed away in nearly every crevice of the residence. “This guy had money tucked everywhere – hidden in his basement, secret walls,” Upshaw said. The work may have been fulfilling, but Upshaw said he deliberately tried not to blend too much of his professional life with his personal one. His children were rarely told stories from the streets, he said, because it didn’t seem wise to bring his work home with him. That strategy didn’t appear to dissuade their interest: both of his children went on to study criminal justice at college, he said. Upshaw’s retirement comes at a time when images of police brutality are circulating in the news and the nation once again confronts issues of modern policing. The death of George Floyd in Minnesota took place the same week Upshaw officially retired from law enforcement. Upshaw said he was horrified watching the video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck and equal-

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ly disturbed by the surrounding officers who did nothing to stop it. “This was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” he said, “I just think people are tired of seeing innocent people getting killed.” Chandler Police Department has always had a reputation for progressiveness, Upshaw said, and has tried to stay ahead of the curve on new protocols and practices. When the White House released a guidebook on “21st Century Policing” in 2014, Upshaw said Chandler Police immediately went through it and began implementing recommendations that hadn’t already been in place. Upshaw presided over the agency’s introduction of body-worn cameras on officers and helped come up with the rules of how the technology would be incorporated into the agency’s operations. The cameras have been tremendously helpful at conflict resolution, Upshaw said – complaints filed against officers quickly get rescinded once the filer finds out the officer had a camera recording their interaction. Upshaw expects his retirement years are expected to still have an element of public service, as he intends to devote much of his time to teaching people with physical disabilities how to scuba dive.

Swimming has been a hobby of Upshaw’s for years and he’s already offered scuba instruction to individuals with traumatic-brain injuries, visual impairments and missing limbs. Watching these people move through the water without any constraints or hindrances is one of the best sights one can see, Upshaw said. He also intends to remain connected with the Chandler I AM Project, a nonprofit he got involved with a few years ago to address Arizona’s opioid crisis. The organization assists residents addicted to prescription painkillers by offering financial help to pay for drug rehabilitation and counseling. The nonprofit has managed to provide 15 scholarships since 2017, Upshaw said, and 12 recipients successfully completed treatment. Despite the recent backlash spewed at police departments across the country, Upshaw would encourage any young person to consider a future career in law enforcement. He may have had reservations about his daughter donning the badge, but Upshaw still believes it’s one of the most rewarding and impactful jobs out there. “If you get into it for the right reasons,” he said, “it is a very noble profession.”

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Doctors cautiously open new trampoline park here BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

r. Luis Esparza and Dr. Suhaireirene Barake have a competitive advantage of sorts over most other entrepreneurs attempting to start a new business amidst a global pandemic. The husband and wife are both boardcertified physicians and have a deep understanding of how viruses spread and infect the human body. Barake specializes in infectious diseases for Dignity Health and Esparza has a private practice in sports medicine. That’s why the couple is acting extra cautiously when it comes to opening up their new trampoline park in southern Chandler. Located in a 30,000-square-foot facility near Alma School and Queen Creek roads, the couple’s Big Air Trampoline spot is full of obstacle courses, playgrounds, zip lines, and climbing walls. There’s something to keep every family member of any age active and en-

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Two win big as Spencer’s 4 millionth customers BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Arizonan Staff Writer

wo Spencer’s TV & Appliance customers were awarded major shopping sprees at its original location in Mesa recently. Patti Everts of Scottsdale and Richard Holmes of Peoria each won $10,000 to spend at the store for being its 4 millionth transaction. John Polainer, the Scottsdale location’s general manager, gave them certificates. He also served as the salesperson who sold Everts her appliances at the Scottsdale store. Everts’ prize-winning trip was her first

visit to Spencer’s. “I bought a whole new kitchen,” Everts said gleefully. “I bought everything that a kitchen should be—a washer and dryer, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher, the whole kitchen.” Everts said she’s never won anything like this. At first, she thought she thought the phone call from Spencer’s was a trick. “I received a phone call in the afternoon, and I thought I was punked; I really did,” Everts said matter of factly. “I didn’t know the person calling me. I didn’t recognize the number on my cellphone. I was trying to be excited for him, but I didn’t want to be super excited and be wrong. “Then John (Polainer), my salesperson,

quickly delayed those plans and forced the owners to rethink how they could still provide a safe, clean space for patrons. “We don’t have the secret formula for any of this,” Esparza said, noting that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention don’t exactly have specific guidelines for opening trampoline parks. That forced Esparza and his wife to tread carefully before deciding to

open their doors. Entertainment venues, gyms and recreation centers were some of the first

businesses to shutter when COVID-19 cases started to proliferate around Arizona back in March. The close, person-to-person contact often experienced at those types of venues was thought to create a breeding ground for the contagious coronavirus. Though Gov. Doug Ducey lifted his stay-at-home restrictions on these businesses a a month ago, Esparza and Barake waited until June 13 to officially open Big Air to the public. The couple said they wanted to take the time to extensively research various cleaning products and effective protocols for limiting the spread of COVID-19. Esparza said they’ve decided to lower their building capacity by 50 percent and have asked customers to book a timeslot online before arriving at the business. Hand-sanitizer stations have been erected around the park and staff have

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Scottsdale Spencer’s TV & Appliances General Manager John Polainer, center, awards the 4 millionth transaction winners Richard Holmes, left, and Patti Everts, right. (Annika Tomlin/Staff)

calls me about an hour later and congratulated me and then I knew it was real.” Everts is not sure how she will spend her $10,000, but she’s excited to return to

Spencer’s when she is ready. Holmes is a long-time customer of

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been trained to clean all surfaces throughout their shift. Big Air’s employees will additionally be required to wear masks and check their temperature on a regular basis. Barake said their medical background has proven to be helpful during this uncertain time. They instinctively approach nearly everything from a medical perspective, she said, and have been treating the public’s health as their first priority. “We’re trying our best to keep everybody safe,” Barake added. Despite the remedies put in place to protect customers, Big Air’s owners intend to remain flexible for the near future as the COVID-19 crisis continues to

play out. Esparza said they’re approaching this pandemic on a day-to-day basis and are preparing to make drastic changes in case Arizona’s rate of infection continues to rise. “We’re ready to shift gears at any time,” he said. “You have to be ready for anything that can happen.” According to the Chandler Fire Department, the number of COVID-19 cases in the city’s zip codes jumped by 27 percent during the second week of June. These last couple months have been stressful, Esparza added, but his family has invested the last two years into their Big Air business and is eager to finally start welcoming customers through its doors. The couple lives near Goodyear with their three young children and are excit-

ed to become more integrated with the Chandler community. Esparza said he became passionate about opening this side business after observing his own children enjoy trampoline parks back in Texas -- the family’s home before relocating to Arizona a couple years ago. This type of activity has such a great impact on the mind and body, the doctor said, so it became a goal to provide an opportunity for local families to have a similar place to play. “It was better than having them go to arcades or something where they wouldn’t really be engaged in any exercise,” Esparza said. The West Valley already had a couple trampoline parks, Esparza noted, so

Chandler seemed like the prime location for this type of entertainment venue. The park’s attractions feature one of Arizona’s first digital trampoline gaming platforms. Users have the chance to play one of several video games while jumping repeatedly on a trampoline. Big Air’s other amenities include multiple private rooms for birthday parties, snack bars, and several lounge areas. Big Air’s one-hour passes cost $12 for children between three and six. Guests over the age of seven are charged $18. Two-hour passes cost $16 and $24 respectively. Unlimited day passes are not available while COVID-19 restrictions are in place. Big Air intends to soon launch monthly memberships. More information: bigairusa.com/chandler.

Spencer’s and was also surprised that he had won. “One of the managers let me know,” Holmes said. “I was surprised and right after that the salesman called me.” To enter into the competition, Holmes bought a new stove and refrigerator. He

bought all of his appliances at Spencer’s in the last 15 years. Holmes had also never won something to the magnitude of this prize. “My first experience with them was really good and every experience since has been great so I just keep coming back,” Holmes said. He already used most of the gift on more

appliances and will finish + using the winnings and continue to be “a Spencer’s customer forever.” “We got another new stove and another new refrigerator, and a deep freezer and a TV. Now we’re just waiting to get some more stuff,” Holmes said. After buying a new stove, Holmes sold his other one but now has three refrigera-

tors and a freezer in his house. Spencer’s has 10 Valleywide locations that are practicing social distancing during the pandemic and offers virtual listings of its appliances on its website. Polainer was happy to award the winners and is hopeful that by next year the company will have reached the 5 millionth transaction mark.

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Obituaries Shirley Anne Neill Shirley Anne Neill (nee Adamson) of Raleigh, NC passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020. She was born on June 16, 1928 in Omaha, Nebraska. Her parents were Holton N. and Birdie (nee Bruce) Adamson. She is survived by a son, Richard Mitchell, and his spouse Mary (nee Swarr) of Raleigh, NC and a daughter, Shirley Mitchell, of Tucson, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd (Gene) Neill, of Mesa, AZ and a daughter, Jennie Carnes, of Cottonwood, AZ. She is also survived by four grandchildren. Adam and Paul Mitchell of Raleigh, NC, Jerret Carnes of Phoenix, AZ and Rose Barnett of Tucson, AZ. She will be interred with her late husband in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. She resided in Mesa from 1965 to 2005. Shirley lived all over the world as a spouse of an Air Force member. She worked for the federal government for 20 years including at Williams AFB. She was an avid NASCAR fan and a lover of rescue dachshunds. She lived a full life and will be greatly missed. Condolences to the family at www.MitchellatRMP.com Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

Obituaries Catherine Lucille Adams Catherine Lucille Adams passed away June 9, 2020, in Orland Park, IL. She was born December 5, 1926 in Fairmont, WV to Chauncey and Lu Esta (Canfield) Bright.

She was preceded in death by her husband, brother Getsel Bright, and daughter Catherine Jenkins. She is survived by her grandsons, John Jenkins, Adam (Kimberly) Jenkins, and Justin (Sally) Jenkins, her great grandsons Ethan, Alexander, Lucas, Jeremiah, and Justin, sister in law Nell Bright, and many extended family members and friends. In keeping with Lucille's wishes, cremation services were entrusted to Simplicity Funeral. Inurnment will be beside family at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Morgantown, WV. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

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Net Orbit Inc has openings for the position Data Analyst with Master’s degree Computer Science, Engineering (any), Technology or related and 1 yr of exp to design and development of required analytic projects in response to business needs. Perform data migration tasks using SQL and HIVE queries between legacy mainframe to DB2, to Big Data (Hive, Impala) and similar enterprise RDBMS. Analyze and assess the quality and integrity of the data. Develop and implement data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality. Responsible for Application development using all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Analysis, Design Development. Work location is Tempe, AZ with required travel to client locations throughout the USA. Please mail resumes to 1232 E Broadway Rd, Suite 110, Tempe, AZ 85282 (OR) e-mail: anil@netorbit.com.

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FAMILY COURT FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF HAWAl'I NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING (By Publication) CASE NUMBER FC-A. 20-1-6009 In the Matter of the Adoption of female child born October 29, 2008 by Steven Patrick Sabat, legal spouse of Prana Jetamia (Lackey-Macfield) Sabat, the child(ren)'s legal parent, Petitioner(s). THE STATE OF HAWAI'I TO: DAVID ANDREW PROVOST, Name of Non-Consenting Parent/Legal Guardian/Legal Custodian, 7726 Baseline Road #207, Mesa, AZ 85209, Address of Non-Consenting Parent/Legal Guardian/Legal Custodian YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the attached Petition of the above-identified child(ren) born to Prana Jetamia Sabat, the child(ren)'s mother, has been filed in the Family Court, First Circuit, State of Hawai'i. THE PETITION ALLEGES that your consent to the adoption of the abovenamed child(ren) by the above -named Petitioner(s) is not required and may be dispensed with pursuant to Section 578-2(c) of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS), as amended. A hearing on the Petitioner will be held on August 11, 2020 at 1:30 pm at the Family Court of the First Circuit located at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Kapolei Courthouse , 4675 Kapolei Courthouse, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Third Floor , Kapolei, Hawai'i, 96707. IF YOU FAIL to appear at the hearing noted above or if you fail to file a writt en response to the allegations stated in the Petition for Petition, further action be taken , including the granting of the adoptio n, without further notice to you. Your written response should be addressed to the : Presiding Judge, Family Court, First Circuit , 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawai'i, 96707, ATTN: SPECIAL DIVIS ION CALENDAR CLERK. FAILURE TO OBEY this Notice may result in an entry of default and default judgment against you. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the child(ren), the adoptive parent(s) , and the natural parents have rights under HRS Section 578-15 regarding confidentiality of adoption records after the child(ren) reach/reaches age 18. DATE: June 23, 2020, CLERK'S SIGNATURE: /s/ R. Sabagala THIS NOTICE SHALL NOT BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED BETWEEN 10:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M. ON PREMISES NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , UNLESS A JUDGE OF THIS COURT PERMITS, IN WRITING ON THIS NOTICE, PERSONAL DELIVERY DURING THOSE HOURS. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, and other applicab le state and federal laws, if you require accommodation for a disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator at the First Circuit Family Court office by telephone at 9548200, fax 954-8308, or via email at adarequest@ courts.hawaii.gov at least ten (10) days prior to your hearing or appointment date. Please call the Family Court Service Center at 954-8290 if you have any questions about forms or procedures. Published: East Valley Tribune, June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2020 / 31543

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Arizona’s Resort-Style Home Builder MASTER PLANNED CELEBRATED COMMUNITIES BY BLANDFORD HOMES

Award-winning Arizona builder for 40 years. Blandford Homes specializes in building master planned environments with a variety of amenities and charm. Many offer resort-style amenities such as pickleball, event lawns, and lifestyle activities. You’ll find the perfect community to fit your lifestyle. A Canyon Preserve at Mountain Bridge NOW SELLING

Vintage Collection • From the low $400’s • 480-988-2400 A Mountain Bridge CLOSEOUT Acclaimed Resort-Style Master Planned Community in Northeast Mesa Vintage Collection • From the low $400’s • 480-988-2400 B Sanctuary at Las Sendas ONLY A FEW HOMES REMAIN Northeast Mesa resort-style master planned community. Vintage Collection • From the low $400’s • 480-988-2400

C Mulberry – “New Old-Home Neighborhood” Resort-Style in SE Mesa Americana Collection • From the $300’s • 480-895-2800 D Stratford in Gilbert PRESELLING PLANNED SUMMER 2020

A dramatic new gated community with two collections of homes • From the low $400’s Estates on McDowell – 35,000 Sq. Ft. Homesites 2 PRIME HOMESITES LEFT Luxury single-level estate homes with 3- to 6-car garages and optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the high $800’s • 480-750-3000

F Estates at Mandarin Grove NOW SELLING

11 luxury single-level estate homes, in the Citrus Groves of Northeast Mesa, with 3- to 6-car garages and optional RV garages and carriage houses From the high $800’s • 480-750-3000

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G Sienna Hills Scottsdale – 124th St & Shea CLOSEOUT

Luxury single-level estate homes • From the $900’s • 480-661-3811

H The Grove at Valencia – Gated Lushly Landscaped Neighborhood CLOSEOUT I J

Luxury single-level estate homes with eclectic architecture in the charming Groves area of Northeast Mesa • From the mid $500’s • 480-895-6300 Palma Brisa – In Ahwatukee Foothills NOW SELLING A Dramatic New Gated Community • From the $400’s • 480-641-1800

Belmont at Somerset – Prime Gilbert Location PRESALES HAVE BEGUN Luxury estate homes and timeless architecture • From the high $700’s

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