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ontrolled blasting along Pecos Road in Ahwatukee for the South Mountain Freeway began Monday as a federal appeals court tersely rejected opponents’ bid to stop it. In a two-page notice to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Sept. 6, attorney Howard Shanker reminded the court that his client, Protect Arizona’s

Resources and Children, is seeking an order preventing the blasting from occurring until the panel resolves his appeal of a lower-court ruling in July 2016 that cleared the way for freeway construction to begin. But on Monday, the court finally responded with a single word: “Denied.” Up to one controlled blast per day will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays only, said Dustin Krugel, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of

Transportation. “During any controlled blast, Pecos Road traffic will be diverted for approximately 30 minutes. Once the blast is completed and the area has been cleared, Pecos Road will reopen,” he said, adding: “On average, residents should expect three controlled blasts per week. Depending on the production, there may be fewer or more blasts needed.” Krugel said there are up to six locations

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Ahwatukee youngsters lead Harvey victim relief efforts

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oved by the plight of Texans hammered by Hurricane Harvey, some of Ahwatukee’s youngest residents reached out to touch the victims last week. Children ages 6 to 9 at Keystone Montessori collected nearly $1,800 for the Red Cross while St. John Bosco Interparish School students collected toys and other playthings for kids staying in emergency shelters in the hurricane’s aftermath. Both groups of students were practicing what the schools teach as part of their curriculum. “This is one of many service projects over the years,” explained Bosco first grade teacher Jena Gump. “Service to others is a huge part of our mission as a school. It’s even part of our mission statement.” At Keystone Montessori – which champions “a lifelong commitment to give something back through service to others who are in need” as one of its main missions – teacher Tony Courtright said her little pupils took an idea she advanced during a discussion about hurricanes in general and Harvey in particular. Courtright said her students, who com-

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prise the school’s “Great Horned Owl Classroom,” wanted to help the victims and that they “got right on it, decorating a box to be put in the office” after she suggested raising money for the Red Cross. “I sent an announcement to the school, telling them what we were doing. We titled it ‘Small Change Makes a Big Difference,’ asking for any spare change that families may have laying around. “The money started coming in, and the children emptied the donation box, brought the money to the classroom, sorted the coins and bills, and counted it. They gave the total to the office, and took a picture for the Keystone community. They did this for the next three days, giving the community a running See

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on those interviews to the board earlier this week. That report also has not been publicly disclosed. “Everybody in the district who was asked for input gave it,” McClenahan said. Baca gave no reason for his decision to resign, except to say in a letter that it was time for him to leave. He has been the district superintendent for six years. Mendivil joined the district in 2011 as assistant superintendent for human resources until he attained his current post three years later. He oversees human resources and benefits as well as community relations.

Before coming to Tempe Union, Mendivil was the director of human resources-certified personnel at Mesa Public Schools, in charge of employee issues related to teachers and other certified staffers. Battle is the former principal of Desert Vista High School and the mother of four children. She has been with the district for more than 20 years and started as a teacher for six years. As assistant superintendent for district operations, she oversees transportation, athletics, student affairs and safety and the operation of the district’s physical facilities. Earlier this year, she was one of three finalists for the job of executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. She is vice president of the AIA board.

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Beautiful hillside lot. 5 br plus loft, 3.5 ba with 3,887 sq. ft. Dramatic entrance with upgraded lighting. Spacious family room with fireplace that opens to a large kitchen with an island. Downstairs master suite features a sitting room and new tile in the bathroom. 2013 remodeled Pebble Tec pool and tile with privacy and view of gorgeous hillside preserve.

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Enjoy the serenity of waterfront living in Ahwatukee from this gorgeous home. 5 br, 3 ba with 3,650 sq. ft. Spacious eat-in kitchen features refinished white cabinetry with custom rubbed bronze hardware, island and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Upstairs master suite boasts French doors to view balcony, updated bathroom plus large walk-in closet. Resort-style backyard with pool, BBQ, lush landscaping, custom dock fence and boat that conveys.

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Meticulously cared-for 2,080 sf, 4 bedroom 2.5 bathroom home! Open kitchen-family room concept. Kitchen features include granite slab counters, 2015 appliances, center island, pantry and eat-in dining nook. Spacious family room has cozy fireplace. Oversized corner lot. Pool-size back yard! Low maintenance front and back yard landscape. Enormous master suite with walk-in closet and dual sinks. 2014 AC and newer windows! (2014 & 2013) Newer front door and new garage door and opener. Kasi foam insulation. Home exterior painted in 2016. Roof replaced in 2008.

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Rare-find open kitchen-great room floor plan! Kitchen is upgraded with newer cherry finish cabinetry, granite slab counters, breakfast bar and eat-in dining area. Kitchen opens to the enormous great room with cozy fireplace. No popcorn ceilings! Arcadia door exit to covered patio and private, serene backyard. 1,397 sf 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, plus den, office and bonus room. The den could easily be a third bedroom. Bonus room makes a good second office or craft room. Many options! Large master suite with walk-in closet. 2017 carpet and interior paint! All appliances convey including refrigerator and washer/dryer.

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EPA poised to cut millions for environment programs in Arizona BY ISAAC WINDES Cronkite News

ASHINGTON–The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality got $315 million in funding for specific federal programs over the past five years – funding that could be endangered by proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency budget. That was the finding of an Environmental Defense Fund analysis of the fiscal 2018 EPA budget request being considered by the House this week, a budget that cuts the agency’s overall budget from $8.3 billion to $5.7 billion. An ADEQ spokeswoman said it would be inappropriate to speculate on how pending federal cuts might affect the state agency, where it is “business as usual” for now. But ADEQ’s budget request summary for fiscal 2019 said the federal cuts would affect the state agency’s “labor force, our pass-through funding to local government organizations” funding to private-sector organizations. Funding that EDF said will have to be made up by state taxpayers. The EDF report identified nine EPAfunded programs that are “at risk” for Arizona, with three facing elimination and six facing funding cuts between 18 and 30 percent. One program is the National Priorities List, better known as Superfund. The program would see nearly $330 million cut from its current budget of $1 billion if the Trump administration’s budget request for the EPA is approved. Arizona has nine Superfund sites, toxic sites the government has agreed to clean up. Losing a third of funding to the national program would trickle down to Arizona, which got $8.7 million in Superfund funding from fiscal 2012 to

2016, the EDF report said. Elgie Holstein, senior director for strategic planning at EDF Action, said those cuts would be followed by the “gradual slowdown or halt in cleanup of Superfund sites and sites with hazardous materials, as well as brownfields sites.” Another Arizona-friendly program facing a 30 percent cut is the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, which helps tribal communities with water infrastructure, education and environmental cleanup of hazardous waste. Other programs like the Nonpoint Source Pollution Implementation Grant face elimination altogether. Arizona got $10 million from the program over the last five years to “control pollutants carried by rainfall runoff into its drinking water, rivers and lakes,” the report said. Funding could also be eliminated for a program that helps monitor and prevent leaking underground fuel storage tanks and a separate program that supports human health and safety research. Performance Partnership Grants, which let Arizona work with various organizations to achieve environmental goals faces 18 percent cuts. Arizona got $44.9 million for those grants over the five-year report range. Federal funds for air-quality monitoring would also face a cut of up to one-third. The Clean Air Act Grants have gone to ADEQ, Maricopa and Pima counties, and four Arizona tribal authorities. Holstein said the effect of losing that funding would be felt quickly, with more “code red days,” or days where it is recommended that kids stay indoors because of poor air quality. “Air quality cuts would be the most immediately visible,” he said. “It would affect people whose children have been diagnosed with asthma, or heart disease.”

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hoenix Children’s Hospital’s new emergency department greets visitors with a plethora of brightly colored art installations – from plastic flowers that seem to blossom out of the ceiling to framed Warhol-esque animal caricatures that line the hallways. But it’s not necessarily the child-friendly feel of the $65.5 million structure that has its employees so excited; it’s the ability to serve more patients – and serve them more quickly. The hospital will open its new 42,000-square-foot emergency department and trauma center next month. The original emergency department was designed to treat 35,000 children annually, but more than 83,000 patients came through its doors last year alone. The new department can accommodate 100,000 patients each year, according to the hospital. “This expansion is critical to serving our community,” said Dr. Jon McGreevy, an attending physician in the

states, according to a report by the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. To serve the growing population, the number of private exam rooms has more than tripled, from 23 rooms to 75. (Photo by Allison Bailey/Cronkite News) hospital Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s new emergency department holds roughly 80 to The also has in100 seats, almost quadruple that of the previous facility. vested in cutemergency department. “Phoenix has ting-edge medical equipment, officials been a growing population for a num- said. ber of years and that includes growth in “If you look around, everything is children. We need the space to continue an improvement,” said Dr. Anthony to see more patients.” Pickett, an attending physician. “Every The number of people under 18 in aspect of this department is improving Arizona made up about a quarter of the with this addition to this hospital.” state’s population in 2016, placing it 16th The physicians said one of the most in terms of youth population among all important features is the proximity to

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DiCiccio rips calls for police citizen review panel AFN News Staff

ity Councilman Sal DiCiccio has come out against a request by two Phoenix residents for the creation of a citizen oversight/review panel to monitor police actions. The request – which under city law must be considered by City Council – was to be discussed on Tuesday, Sept. 12, but city staff already has refused to recommend that one be formed. The handwritten request was signed and submitted by two people in the aftermath of President Trump’s recent visit to Phoenix, which ended in a confrontation between police and protestors. Some protestors accused police of using unnecessary force and Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams has ordered an internal examination of officers’ actions that night. The request for a review panel comes two weeks after Mayor Greg Stanton’s administration withdrew a request to hire a California nonprofit to investigate police actions during the protest. DiCiccio opposed that move as well, and the request was withdrawn after other council members indicated they agreed with him. In commenting on Facebook on the review panel request, DiCiccio said: “After losing their last call for an investigation of our brave men and women in blue, the radical left is planning another all-out assault on the integrity and conduct of our officers.” “It is time to tell these radicals that enough is enough: Phoenix stands behind the thin blue line,” he added. “These agitators are the same people who caused the problems at the rally and now expect to be rewarded for bad behavior.” DiCiccio called the creation of a citizens panel a mistake, stating:. “Unfortunately, the history of these panels in other jurisdictions is clear: They do nothing to improve public safety, hurt morale in the police force, and work to create – rather than settle – controversies. This is the last thing Phoenix needs. Right now, a thorough review of the incidents of Aug. 22 is already underway, and any effort to subvert that process would be a mistake.” In a report to council, city staffers on Aug. 30 said, “There is no one model

of ‘civilian oversight’ for police departments in the United States, but the basic premise is that civilian involvement builds community trust, increases transparency, ensures a thorough and fair investigative process and provides an accessible complaint process.” The staff report was requested in February by the city manager’s Community and Police Trust Initiative. The report noted that about half of the 50 largest cities in the country have some kind of citizens review mechanism. “There are varying degrees of cost for these models depending on staffing and authority,” it said. “For large cities, the staffing seems to range between six to 10 with corresponding budgets ranging from $300,000 to $2 million.” It noted that these panels fall into one of three categories: review, auditor/ monitor or investigative. Tucson has a review model. Those that monitor police look for patterns “that need remediation,” the report said, noting that both Los Angeles and New York City take that approach. “Some civilian oversight models have evolved over time as trust and acceptance have grown,” the report said, citing San Antonio’s Complaint & Review Board, which the report singled out for its “unique feature” of being part of the collective bargaining agreement with the police union. The 14-member board, half of which are police officers, hears internal affairs cases as a group and makes recommendations on whether charges are founded or unfounded. The report seemed devoted considerable discussion to the San Antonio model. “Though officers are not forced to appear before the board, over 60 percent voluntarily do so because they now trust the process as being fair to both sides,” the report said. It also concluded: “Our research indicates that communities with civilian oversight boards used deliberate and thoughtful methods with sufficient information for the policymakers. Any change in the current Phoenix model requires a more comprehensive look at other communities and their customized implementation plans and process.”

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The dotted lines show how ADOT will divert Pecos Road traffic during blasting times.

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between 24th Street and 17th Avenue that have been identified as areas that may require blasting, although for now, blasting would be focused on the segment of Pecos between 17th Avenue and Desert Foothills Parkway. “Temporary closures east of Desert Foothills Parkway are anticipated when work progresses further east,” he added, saying residents within 1,000 feet of the first controlled rock blast “received a notice five days prior to the start of these activities.” ADOT said last week that blasting would force traffic onto Chandler Boulevard. It also will periodically close Desert Foothills Parkway and 17th Avenue to all but local traffic. “To avoid peak travel times, temporary closures of Pecos Road will be limited to weekdays during midday hours (9 a.m.3 p.m.) through mid-2018,” ADOT’s release said, adding message boards will give motorists advance warning. ADOT and Connect202Partners said in the letter to homeowners that controlled blasting is necessary to pulverize rock along Pecos Road. “Multiple controlled blasts will be required and may occur daily or multiple times a week for approximately 10 weeks,” the notice to homeowners said, stating that the use of heavy equipment since April had not done the job. PARC and the Gila River Indian Community want the appeals court to stop the blasting altogether as well as bridge work along the freeway’s path in Ahwatukee, contending that construction activity will permanently damage the environment in the area. Such a stay

would last at least until the appellate court resolves the case. But ADOT and Connect 202Partners have been pushing the work along and have been laying bridge decks for the freeway since early last week. PARC President Pat Lawlis told members the court ruling”ames me furious.” “The court didn’t even bother to say why they denied the injuncion,” she said. I can only guess it’s because the foothills are not a part of the mountain preserve, so they don’t care about their destruction.” In its letter to homeowners, ADOT said a siren will blare for five minutes before each blast, signaling that crews will be clearing the area. The siren will then sound again for one minute just before detonation. “The actual controlled blast will only last a few seconds and may feel like a large truck driving by your home or a 30 mph wind gust,” the letter to homeowners stated. Following the blast, an all-clear siren would be sounded. “The work will comply with safety standards established by the city of Phoenix and the U.S. Bureau of Mines,” ADOT’s release said. ADOT and Connect202Partners several months ago alerted homeowners to the possibility of blasting and invited them to have a free inspection of their homes, noting people who did not get an inspection could not later claim their house was damaged during the blasting. Krugel said it’s not too late for homeowners to request an inspection. “Homeowners within a half mile of a controlled rock blasting site will not be turned away for a structure condition survey,” he said.

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ADOT touts size of freeway bridge girders over Salt River

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he Arizona Department of Transportation is touting another distinctive feature of the South Mountain Freeway. “Already the largest single highway project in Arizona history,” ADOT said in a release last week, it “now has the longest bridge girders of their type in the state.” The agency said it has installed 94 “extra-long” single-span girders on two bridges going in both directions over the Salt River. Characterizing the girders as being “as long as a 17-story building and each weighing as much as 14 elephants,” ADOT said each girder weighs 169,000 pounds and extends 17 feet. “That’s nine feet longer than the Arizona Department of Transportation’s current longest span for a similar girder type: 161-foot-long girders set for the Bell Road bridge over the BNSF Railway tracks in Surprise as part of a Grand Avenue U.S. 60 interchange completed in 2016,” it said. In all, 292 girders will be installed for

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Controversy follows wrestling troupe to Chandler taco street fest BY JIM WALSH AFN Staff Writer

n event organizer had no idea it was being offensive, or creating a controversy, when it advertised a performance by a Texas touring troupe called Extreme Midget Wrestling as part of the upcoming Rockin’ Taco Street Fest in downtown Chandler. The troupe’s name earned the Sept. 16 event the wrong kind of notoriety when the Phoenix Chapter of the Little People of America wrote a letter of protest to Warren White, Chandler’s Americans With Disabilities Act coordinator, saying it considers midget a derogatory term and asked that word be dropped from all advertising promoting the event. The letter also objected to the nature of the wrestling event, saying it stereotypes and demeans little people – also known medically as dwarfs, who suffer from genetic disorders – turning them into a spectacle. The little people are generally about 2 feet, 8 inches to 4 feet, 8 inches tall. “As officers of the Little People of America organization at local, district and national levels, we condemn the use of the ‘M word,’ as it is denigrating, dehumanizing and humiliating to little people everywhere,” the letter said. “We are committed to stop the use of the ‘M word’ wherever possible, and to raise awareness to prevent events that objectify, humiliate and denigrate Little People.” The event organizer, HDE Agency of Phoenix, decided to drop the M-word from all advertising and promotional material after the city notified the Downtown Chandler Association, the event’s sponsor, that it had received a complaint. “We understand there are terms that can be offensive and we don’t want to be insensitive to that,” said Matt Burdick, a city spokesman.

Although Chandler issued a permit for the event, the sponsor and organizer are ultimately responsible for the types of entertainment offered, he said. Jen Pruett, a spokeswoman for HDE, said her company had no idea that it would offend anybody by repeating the troupe’s name in advertising. She said the troupe was a substitute for another wrestling show that was popular last year but unavailable this year. “We have been promoting it like it’s a band that is performing,” Pruett said. “We didn’t mean to offend anyone with the wording.”’ “We’re not jerks, we get it. We are doing everything we can to correct it,” she said. Pruett said her company has already paid the wrestling group in advance and has decided not to cancel the performance. A contact person for Center Stage Entertainment, which operates the troupe, gave a brief statement before he disconnected a telephone call from a reporter. “There’s no controversy. We’re just people trying to do a job,” the company spokesman said, adding that the little people who work as touring wrestlers are not on welfare and that the shows are fun and entertaining. The troupe’s website said they also are performing in Page and Globe during their tour of Arizona. The wrestlers have provocative names, such as “Baby Jesus” and “Red Neck Brawler.” Edward Myers, president of the Valley of the Sun chapter of Little People of America, said he was pleased to see the M-word dropped from the advertising, even if he still considers the event distasteful. “I see it as a derogatory term. It offends me,” Myers said. “I’ve found it creates an environment that is very hostile.” – Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com.

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Ahwatukee man honored for lifetime archaeology contributions BY DAVID M. BROWN AFN Contributor

or more than 40 years, Glen Rice has uncovered the dark past to illuminate our present and future. Recently, the Ahwatukee man received the lifetime achievement award from the Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission for that work. “An archaeologist studies the lives of past peoples by looking at the material things they left behind, including their trash, housewares, tools, homes and villages,” said Rice, who led the Office of Cultural Resource Management at Arizona State University from 1977 to 2005. There, he directed archaeological excavation and inventory projects under contracts, rather than grants, from government agencies or private firms. Retired with wife Betsy, he researches, writes, edits and regularly hikes the Mormon Loop trail in South Mountain. “From the crest of South Mountain, there are great views of the Valley once covered by Hohokam agricultural fields and dotted with their villages,” he said.

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Out on a dig, Ahwatukee archaeologist Glen Rice, center, is flanked by, from left, a woman identified only as Arelyn, David Jacobs, Owen Lindauer and Mary Carroll.

The Hohokam were a Native American people who were among the first farmers to make the Valley home, living here as early as 500 to the 14th century, when they disappeared as a result of a number of possible reasons, including drought, warfare, social discord or even new religious

movements, Rice said. They are credited with building the long irrigation canals that the pioneer settlers reused and expanded just after the American Civil War, giving birth to Phoenix. In addition to his ASU work, Rice coowned a CRM firm from 2005 to 2012

and made significant research and mentoring contributions to the archaeology of Arizona. His book, with Steven LeBlanc, “Deadly Landscapes: Case Studies in Prehistoric Southwestern Warfare,” discusses conflict in Arizona prehistory, and another, “Sending the Spirits Home: The Archaeology of Hohokam Mortuary Practices,” won the Don and Catherine Fowler Prize from the University of Utah Press. He is now editing the Journal of Arizona Archaeology and working on a book on Hohokam households and villages. Some of his many projects focused on Hohokam communities such as La Ciudad, where Interstate 10 joins the Loop 202 near St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix; Las Canopas, 20 acres of a 200-acre-plus Hohokam farming village occupied from about 700 to 1400 in South Phoenix; La Plaza Tempe, on the ASU Tempe campus; and the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, a nine-year project for the Bureau of Reclamation at the Roosevelt Dam in Tonto Basin. “We frequently work by excavation, and See

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East Valley Poets interpreting life without rhyme BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

hen East Valley Poets members talk about poetry, they often wax poetic. “The purpose is to get our creative juices flowing,” said Eva Willis, a 22year Ahwatukee resident. “I’ve learned a lot and find the group supportive and congenial.” “A different member hosts each meeting, picking the topic of the presentation wide-ranging from a type of poetry like haiku, narrative, a particular poet’s work,” Willis added. “The same host also chooses a prompt for the meeting, and members can write a poem to that prompt and read it.” Willis, who often melds her poetry with her oil paintings, is also a member

of Ironwood Library’s Parchment & Prose writing group. “I self-published ‘With All My Heart’ in 2013,” said Willis, who also had three poems selected for inclusion in the Parchment & Prose group’s recent book, ‘Ironwood Alchemy,” celebrating the branch’s 25th anniversary. An EVP member since 2011, Willis said the group – whose slogan is “No pressure, just poetry” – fill its 90-minute meetings with a variety of creative inspirations. She said members participate in an open reading – either reciting one of their own or reading a favorite poem. “I think poetry captures moments of experience or emotions in a very condensed way,” said Rhonda Brown of Mesa. “It helps us find common ground in our human experience.” Brown, who joined the East Valley

Poets in early 2000s, is one of a dozen regular members among the group, which fluctuates in size during snowbird months. Meeting the third Saturday of each month at Pyle Center’s glass-lined conference room in Tempe, the multigenerational gathering – a branch of the Arizona State Poetry Society – is dedicated to developing members’ skills in writing and reading all forms of poetry. “Most of our members have been published,” said Jim Platt. “Some of our poets have been published in national publications. Platt, a Tempe resident who heads the group, said he “dabbled in poetry in high school and college” but is himself a writer of business articles and the author of a biography on John R. Murdoch, who served as a Democrat congressman from the Arizona in the U.S. House of

Representatives from 1937-1953. “I enjoy working with words,” admitted Platt, describing his poetry as “a way to vent, but constructively.” “For many, it’s a great release,” he added. “A lot of things I write have to do with everything from politics to social problems.” For Gilbert resident David Nicoll, penning poems since high school was a sideline to his career as a senior project manager. The England-born Nicoll and R.N./grief counselor Sandy Heinisch collaborated on a book, “Lights for Dark Places,” by contributing the poetry for a tome that provides hope and comfort for survivors of loss. A CD with his poems accompanies the book. See

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Ahwatukee Nutcracker producer delivers good news to cast members

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ance studio owner Kimberly Lewis treats her ballerinas like royalty. And that starts right after she has made her selections of aspirants for her “Ahwatukee Nutcracker,” which will be staged for the 18th consecutive year this December. Recently, Lewis traveled through Ahwatukee and Chandler to complete an unusual ritual she follows to notify the ballerinas she has selected for key roles. “She drives around the night before and posts signs in their front yards of what they are going to be in the ‘Nutcracker,’” said spokesman Sarah Woods. “These girls go through grueling auditions, and on Facebook I’ve seen videos of how they wake up – sort of feeling like a Christmas morning.” The recipients awake and walk out their front door, only to see a sign announcing their selection and a nutcracker standing nearby. “I want to make each Nutcracker magical, so I have yard signs made each year,” Lewis said, adding she makes her announcements on the Sunday morning following the Saturday afternoon auditions. “Every year, I and my friend Alexis Allen meet up at my home around midnight and we set out to go out to each soloist’s home and place yard signs in each and every yard,” she continued, adding: “We have the funniest stories to tell of our night adventure. I have been drenched in the middle of night when the sprinkler system comes on. I have had dogs chase me away. I have been attacked by big, scary bugs. I have been pulled over by the police asking me why I am in someone’s yard at 3 a.m.” One time, the brother of a dancer was on the phone in the backyard, so Lewis “just hung out in the bushes for an hour.” “The hardest part is that most people have a desert landscape so we spend so much time trying to dig a hole in the rocks to make the signs stand up.” Additionally, the girls who held those roles last year gather with other new cast members to officially pass them their crowns. For example, the 2016 Sugarplum Fairy Bella Gregg passed the crown to 2017 Sugarplum Fairy Jordan Torgerson while Sara Allen, who played Clara

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Jordan Torgerson, flanked by parents Eric and Kim, are ecstatic over Jordan's selection as the Sugarplum Fairy.

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Tricia Fuller and Brett Birnbaum stand with daughter Kendall of Ahwatukee after getting her “Nutcracker” notification.

last year, passed hers to Natalie Sterling. to buy tickets in person in order to pick cracker@gmail.com will have seats seLewis, owner of Dance Studio 111, their seats. Those who purchase by call- lected based on the price range. Tickets also throws a dinner for the girls who ing 480-706-6040 or emailing afnut- this year are $15 to $35. play key roles a few weeks before the production. Renowned for its rich costuming – most of it handmade – and staging, it has become a Valley tradition with its cast of area children and youth and a few adults. “The ballet is joyful and happy, and the dancers bring the characters to life with excellent technique and artistry,” Lewis says on her website. “The expert choreography as well as the gorgeous costumes and sets make this a spectacular event. There are always new surprises and lots of excitement in each performance.” The show itself will be presented at 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Desert Vista High School Theatre. Tickets go on sale soon and are for assigned seat(Special to AFN) ing. and Sydney Sterling of Ahwatukee flank daughters Hannah and Natalie after getting word they made the cut Lewis encourages patrons Seth for the "Ahwatukee Nutcracker."

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most people are familiar with our meticulously slow procedures and obsession with mapping and note-taking. But we are also interested in what is still visible on the surface of the ground, which in Arizona includes trails, irrigation canals, rock quarries and petroglyphs pecked on boulders,” added Rice. Archaeologists are also interested in major events, such as when early Southwest people transitioned to agriculture and how the Hohokam built and operated their canals, Rice explained, adding: “We are intrigued by the personal element: the handprint of a person in the plaster on a wall or a footprint in the mud at the bottom of a canal or a man’s or woman’s toolkit carefully stored in the corner of a room behind a storage jar.” Their economies are studied, too. “Why was the beautifully painted Hohokam pottery made almost exclusively in villages on the middle Gila and yet had such appeal that it was traded to villages throughout the Phoenix, Tucson, Gila Bend and Flagstaff areas?” he asked. The religious beliefs, or spiritual order, is also important, such as the images painted on pottery or inscribed on boulders, for

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example, and the symbolism of Hohokam platform mounds and their shrines hidden in mountain ranges beyond the villages. “We strive always to do this with respect, by recognizing the concerns of modern descendants for their ancestors and by understanding the history of these past people in the context of their own society, belief systems, technology and challenges of daily living,” said Rice. Rice, whose doctorate is from the University of Washington, based his dissertation on archaeological research he conducted in the White Mountains of Arizona. Rice’s major contributions are two multiple-year projects, explained David Jacobs, an archaeologist with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office who reviews federal and state compliance for projects funded and/or conducted by federal and state agencies. He began his association with Rice in the mid-1970s, when they worked as archaeologists for firms conducting excavations and writing reports in Southern California. They worked on La Ciudad in the early 1980s and later with Bureau of Reclamation work at 70-plus sites just north of the East Valley before the original 1911 Roosevelt Dam was raised, flooding some

significant archaeological sites in the Tonto Basin. One of the largest federally funded archaeological investigations in Arizona, the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study greatly expanded historians’ knowledge of the Salado Native Americans, a group that also disappeared, it’s believed, around the 14th century, once again probably for a number of possible reasons, Rice explained. “Both of these huge projects resulted in numerous reports with new information that guided research topics in the field, and they both also result in the training of many of the mid-level to senior archaeologists currently working in Arizona,” he said. Arleyn W. Simon, another industry associate, also praised Rice’s life work. “Glen has made significant contributions to interpreting prehistoric Hohokam and Salado household and political organization and mortuary practices. “His projects always emphasized teamwork, and he has trained hundreds of undergraduate and graduate student in archaeological methods and field work,” said Simon, an associate research professor at the Center for Archaeology and Society Repository in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU.

Not just important academically, archaeology provides practical and informational importance for the community. Archaeologists help government agencies and private developers comply with federal, state and municipal laws concerning archaeological sites before highways, dams, transmission lines and new neighborhoods can be built, Rice explained. In addition, cemeteries of Native American peoples are federal and state protected, and archaeologists help identify where these are located and collaborate with tribal elders in relocating traditional cultural properties on government or private lands and developing inventories so places of religious and cultural importance can be protected. Archaeological sites in Arizona also contribute to understanding important events in human history, such as the transition to agriculture and the development of settled village life. “Central and southern Arizona had one of the largest pre-industrial irrigation networks, one that was constructed cooperatively by the users without a centralized political authority,” Rice said. “And, in the heavily populated areas along the lower Salt and Middle Gila, the Hohokam had taken an initial step toward urban life and the formation of towns.”

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William “Bill” Guthrie is the host at the group’s Sept. 16 meeting and will discuss “September Sings of Summer.” Guthrie, a Mesa resident who has been with EVP for nine years, has been writing poetry since junior high. “I was a closet poet,” he laughed. “I wrote poetry but I didn’t tell anybody about it. After high school, I wrote little poems to my wife, and I was coerced a couple times to have my poetry published, but I’m really reticent to do that.” Guthrie retains his Texas twang and colorful colloquialisms, but his face goes serious when discussing his craft. “Poetry is the art of feeling. Some people who can’t speak their emotions find writing poetry a means of release,” said Guthrie. “I got interested in poetry when my English teacher introduced me to Shakespeare,” he recalled. “After writing some really, really bad sonnets, I realized I’d never be a Bill Shakespeare, but I could be a good Bill Guthrie.” His favorite current poetry form is haibun, a blending of haiku and prose. His works appear on his Facebook page. Ages of the group vary – until this fall,

a high school student attended before heading off to college. The eldest, Helen Spencer Schlie, is 94 and no longer able to attend. To keep her involved, members open a phone line during the readings. There is no prescribed poetry form required – blues poems, ballads, haiku or prose are welcome. “For me, how a poem sounds is important to me. I don’t do particularly well at rhyming, but using alliterations seems to come naturally for me,” said Rhonda Brown. “The thing I love most about this group is I get to hear other people’s work, read my work and talk about it. It’s those discussions I like the most,” she added. Her husband, Bill, once merely chauffeured her to the monthly EVP meetings, but now attends and contributes poetry. For David Nicoll, poetry often springs from his soul ready-made. “To me, it comes naturally,” he said. “A lot of poems I write are spontaneous. Some come fully-fledged while others you have to work a little harder.” Poetry is part of Arizona’s fabric of life – Alberto Alvaro Rios, an ASU Regent’s Professor of English and newly named as the Piper Center director, is the state’s

An Ahwatukee poet’s work

“Wildflower Hillside” -by Eva Willis, Ahwatukee

profusion of orange, red and purple wildflowers delight as I walk through them leaning over to take in their heavenly scent ranges of mountains, the highest snow-capped, make me feel expansive and, at the same time, small a blanket of grayish-blue sky salted with cottony clouds, drifting and causing dancing shadows the richness and pervasiveness of green grass, ponderosa pine and fir soothing to the eye and the soul

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And Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s official state historian since 1997, has often incorporated poetry into his lectures and appearances. Information: EastValleyPoets.webs.com

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Ahwatukee composer readying his next new Christmas musical AFN News Staff

hwatukee composer David Kruse Coste is debuting another Christmas musical this year at Esperanza Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee. And he and the rest of his staff and cast are hoping the public will help them mount the production of “The Thingy That Cracks Nuts” by contributing to their only fundraiser at thethingythatcracksnuts.com. Coste, who last year produced his “The Dogs Must Be Crazy,” is basing his new production on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by ETA Hoffmann and adapted by Alexander Dumas for the ballet by Tchaikovsky. “Our September fundraising for this production has just kicked off and is critical to the success of the production,” said spokeswoman Jane Miller. “Money raised goes into set construction, lights, sound, costumes and more.” She hopes the fundraising pit appeals to people who “believe in the importance of the arts in the lives of children in our community.”

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Ahwatukee composer David Kruse Coste frequently plays at Esperanza utheran Church, where he will debut a new musical in December.

Coste has written hundreds of songs for various media. His first work was as a resident composer at University Lutheran

Chapel at UCLA, writing choral and electronic music. As a performer, he regularly plays guitar, drums and keyboards at Esperanza, keyboards for the local jazz fusion band Jazzatukee and multiple instruments for his creative project, The Company Drive. In 2010, Coste launched Josquin Music to consolidate all his music and instruction. He teaches privately a roster of keyboard, guitar and drum students with a range from 6

years old to adult. His new production, which will play Dec. 15-17 at Esperanza, involves the

children Marie Fritz, Louise, the Stahlbaum parents, the Mouse King, his mother Mouserinks and the mouse army, the godfather Drosselmeyer and his nephew, the King and Queen and their cursed daughter from the story of the Crackatook and the Nutcracker. “It’s the story of a young girl who uses her imagination to enter a wonderful world of fantasy, a world that is neither understood nor appreciated by the older people around her, but a world that exists just as certain as ‘the real world,’” Kruse said on his website. “She struggles to embrace this world amidst the skepticism of the rational-thinking elders,” he added. “The heroism of the people in the musical is rewarded. For Marie, it won’t be with a land of sweets, but something far better for the 21st century.” Coste said the production “will be filled with action, fun, the best music I can possibly write and a thoughtful message that will resonate with our actors and audience members.” Tickets for “The Thingy That Cracks Nuts” will go on sale next month.

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Y OPAS book sale organizers looking for donations

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The Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors (Y OPAS) is in need of book donations for its 10th annual fundraising book sale Nov. 4 at the YMCA, 1030 E. Liberty Lane. Books can be dropped off at the YMCA or the following Ahwatukee locations: Pecos Senior Center, 48th Street and Pecos Road; Odelay Bagel Company, Equestrian Trail and Warner/Elliot Loop; Cups N’ Crepes, 42nd Street and Chandler Boulevard; Ahwatukee Board of Management Swim/Tennis Center, 48th Street and Warner Road; Mountain View Lutheran Church at 48th Street and Cheyenne Drive; Webster Chiropractic, 16515 S. 40th St. Ste 103; and Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane. Books may be dropped off beginning Monday, Sept 4. Information: Jill at 602-212-6088.

Businesses sought for ABM cornhole competition

The Ahwatukee Swim and Tennis Center and Ahwatukee Board of Management are seeking local businesses to participate in its first cornhole competition 2-6 p.m. Oct. 14 at Ahwatukee Park, 4700 E. Warner Road. Two-member teams pay an entry fee of $100 to compete for free four-hour use of the Ahwatukee Events Center. Trophies also will be awarded. Businesses also can sponsor a cornhole lane for $400 and get a set of custom-made cornhole boards with their logo to take home. The lane sponsorship also provides competition entry for one two-member team, two drink tickets, bean bags and a score tower. Proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee’s Christmas drive for foster children and the Young Entrepreneurs Academy run by the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber Foundation. Information: lrobinson@ahwatukeehoa.com

Teenaged trio sought in Ahwatukee car break-ins

Police are trying to identify three teenagers caught on camera trying to break into cars late at night Sept. 4 in neighborhoods around Chandler Boulevard and 48th Street, Ahwatukee. Homeowner Bill Downey was quoted by Channel 3 TV news saying, “It’s concerning because most people keep their garage door openers in their cars,” said Downey. “They get a hold of that, they have access to the garage and house.” Phoenix Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jonathan Howard told the station such crimes of opportunity happen often and owners can take a few simple precautions. “They know people leave change in the ashtray and people get home and leave their briefcase and leave their phone,” said Howard. “But it’s always been our recommendation to take it - lock it - or conceal it. Take stuff with you in the house, lock the car or conceal objects if you are not at home, or can’t store them in another location.”

Pandora’s Purse four-year anniversary to be celebrated

Pandora’s Purse in the Shoppes at Casa Paloma, 7131 W. Ray Road, Chandler, is celebrating its four-year anniversary with a party that Ahwatukee residents

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The Ahwatukee YMCA 7/8th-grade boys basketball teams recently won the 7th-8th Grade Junior Suns Orange Division Valleywide Championship, beating a team from a West Valley Y. The teams include, from left, coach John Ramirez, assistant coach Nick Rubalcaba, Keaton Mercer, Mateo Gaudette, Luke Lynch, Trey Treloar, Ian Ramirez, Joe Wilson, Andrew Kinchion, Patrick Watts, Hayden Engel, Jyles Watson, coach Carmel Rubalcaba and assistant coach Shaun Davis.

are invited to attend. It also happens to be owner Rose Krison’s birthday, so she and Ahwatukee resident Ashley Krupnik are throwing a birthday/anniversary bash at the store 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Refreshments will be served all day and the new bags for fall will be displayed. Guests 16 and older can also get two additional raffle tickets. Three designer purses will be raffled and guests need not be present to win.

AT&T has upgraded four cell towers on its 4G LTE network in Ahwatukee to give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. “The upgraded cell towers will help customers get the most out of their mobile devices,” the company said in a release. “Customers will experience better network connectivity while streaming videos, sharing on social media or texting family and friends. The upgrades are part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to increase speeds, add capacity and expand the availability of its network using the latest technology. AT&T invested nearly $425 million in its Phoenix area wireless and wired networks during 2014-2016.

The Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, Ahwatukee, is the site of the 26th annual Joe Hasulak Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by The Knights of Columbus Corpus Christi Council 10062. The charity event has provided nearly $300,000 in financial aid to local foundations such as Hacienda Healthcare, Chandler-Gilbert ARC, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, Margie’s Place, The 100 Club of Arizona and the Ahwatukee Foothills YMCA. The event is named in memory of Joe Hasulak, the first chairman of the annual tournament. “Joe advocated for a sports-themed event to assist worthy organizations with their mission of helping economically, physically and mentally-challenged people,” a spokesman for the Knights of Columbus said. Scheduled for Sept. 30, with a 7:30 a.m. a shotgun start, the tournament costs $85 per player, which includes green fees, golf cart, prizes, beverage ticket, and award luncheon. Prizes will be awarded for closest to the pin, longest drive, gross and net scores. Men and women are welcome to play in this four-person scramble. Players must register by Sept. 20. Sponsorships are available from $100 to $1,000. Information/registration: Bill Drummey at 480460-2721 or bdrummey35@gmail.com.

Free tennis lessons for adults offered at Ahwatukee center

LiveStrong program returning to Ahwatukee YMCA

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The Ahwatukee Community Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, is offering free tennis lessons for adults at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday in September, starting today, Sept. 6. Pre-registration is required by calling 480-8933431.

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The Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA will be running another LiveStrong Program beginning Sept. 20. The free small-group fitness program is open to adult cancer survivors and tries to ease them back into fitness and improve their quality of life. Each 12-week session is composed of classes that meet for 75 minutes twice a week. A free Y membership is included for the duration of the session.

Class size is limited to six participants per session. Information: Debbie Mitchell at 602-212-6081

Local prof’s homeless outreach downtown is Sept. 23

Project Humanities’ year-round outreach led by an Ahwatukee professor to help the homeless in downtown Phoenix will be held 6:45-8:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Volunteers are welcome to meet on South 12th Avenue between West Jefferson and West Madison streets to help homeless people pick out clothing, shoes and toiletries. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English at Arizona State University and the founder/director of ASU’s Project Humanities, also reminds residents they can donate bottled water at AZ Spine & Disc, 4530 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee during normal business hours. Other items can be donated at Project Humanities’ Tempe headquarters. Information on donating and volunteering: 480727-7030 or projecthumanities@asu.edu.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Chiropractor throws a party

Dr. Cameron Call, director of The Specific Chiropractic Center in Ahwatukee, is inviting the public to the block party he is throwing to mark the clinic’s first anniversary. Music, food, games and prozes from local businesses will be featured. DETAILS>> 4-7 p.m., 4425 E. Agave Road, Building 8 Suite 104. Information: 602-753-7782.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

SAT practice test available

High school students can prepare for SAT exams by taking a practice exam at Ironwood Library. This free practice test will be administered by Princeton Review. DETAILS>> 12-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. Register in the calendar section at phxlib.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Medicare examined

Ahwatukee financial expert Greg Geryak will discuss a wide variety of aspects involving Medicare twice this month. This is not a sales presentation. DETAILS>> 4 p.m. and again 4 p.m. Sept. 26. Phoenix Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Seating is limited and reservations urged by calling 480797-5615.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Border security discussed

ASU Professor J.T. Davis will deliver this FRANK Talk, a face-to-face conversation with the goal of inspiring people to practice the skills of citizenship, on border issues and balancing government protection and civil liberties.

DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 4-7. Free. No registration.

Tukee Talks slated

What do video games, robots and self-driving cars have in common? Code! You can become a coding master in this fun interactive program. Join us to learn with Code.org, Kodable, Scratch, Tynker, HTML and more as you expand your coding genius. Beginners welcome. DETAILS>> Sundays, 3-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-17. Free, no registration required.

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Officers from the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct will meet with Ahwatukee residents at Tukee Talks, a quarterly session that enables people to ask questions about crime trends in the community and other public safety matters. DETAILS>> 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Ahwatukee Event Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee. Free. Refreshments provided.

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In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and to help students in Kyrene School District who are suffering from cancer, a blood drive will be held at two elementary schools and the district offices. DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sierra Elementary, 1122 E. Liberty Lane, and Monte Vista Elementary, 15221 S. Ray Road, both Ahwatukee. 2-6 p.m. at Kyrene District Offices, northwest corner of Kyrene and Warner roads, Tempe. Walk-ins are welcome, but donots are urged to make an appointment at BloodHero.com. Sponsor codes depend on where you are giving blood: district office, KSD; Monte Vista, KMVES; and Sierra sponsor, KyreneSierra.

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Discover ways to increase flexibility and muscle strength through yoga. Experience relaxation in a fun and welcoming environment. New to yoga? Beginners very welcome! DETAILS>> 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Adults only. Free. No registration required.

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Professional editor Mary Moore will discuss self-editing options for indie authors and describe her “Three Passes to Perfection” method. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

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The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce networking and leads group is open to chamber members. DETAILS>> Noon, Native Grill and Wings, 5030 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. Devida Lewis, 480-753-7676.

Legislative District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, how-to sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with like-minded folks. DETAILS>>For times and places: ld18democrats.org/ calendar.

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The Ahwatukee Chamber will be launching a new Power Partner Group on Aug. 22. The exception is the second Tuesday of the month, when attendees are encouraged to attend the Wake Up Ahwatukee Morning Mixer. Unlike our Monday Power Group, this group will be non-category specific, meaning you can have more than one member in each business category. DETAILS>> 7:45-8:45 a.m. Early Baker, 15645 S. 40th St., Ahwatukee. Free Information:. Gina Jenkins, 480-990-5444.

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Future Bill Gateses can get a jump-start through Chamber program BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

This history of America is replete with stories of inventors. From Benjamin Franklin to Bill Gates and all the Edisons and Fords in between, Americans have continually demonstrated an incredible imagination and drive that has helped this nation become the industrial leader it has been and the technological leader it is today. Many of those inventors achieved success without a lot of help. But today, in Ahwatukee, budding inventors and youngsters with an early drive to succeed in business have what Steve Jobs and Alexander Graham Bell didn’t have when they were young. It’s called the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. And if you are a teen or even pre-teen with an idea that you think you can turn into a business – and reading this already puts you ahead of the game – or if you are a parent of a child with a preternatural talent for invention and business, you might want to check it out.

YEA! is run by the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce and is the only program of its kind within throwing distance of Ahwatukee. It brings together youngsters with a passion to succeed in the world of business – or even nonprofits – with nearby businesses and community leaders who share their passion. They help YEA participants to enhance their ideas with innovative thinking and coaching and learn every phase that goes into developing a product and putting it on the market. The students, or “YEA! CEOS,” range from middle school pupils to high-school seniors. In last year’s YEA! class, they were developing business plans for potentially profit-making enterprises that ranged from a website selling different kinds of meatballs to a device that can recharge electronics on the go. Mentors worked one-on-one with the student CEOs as they prepared their business plans and fundraising pitches for a highly competitive session before a panel of local leaders who were prepared to shell out their own money to help them

succeed. Committing to spend 90 minutes a week meeting with students during class, the mentors also work with the fledgling entrepreneurs outside class on the phone or through email, said YEA! program manager Pamela Manwaring. “Mentors provide guidance and feedback as students think through all aspects of their business creation, write their business plans, and prepare their investor-panel presentations,” she said. Students also work closely with local business leaders, community leaders and educators who use their personal experiences to demonstrate how to develop ideas and objectives, pitch potential investors, obtain funding, register with governmental agencies and establish e-commerce and a web presence. By the end of the nine-month program, students own and operate fully formed and functioning businesses, which they can carry on after their graduation from the program. The mentors’ main responsibilities are to advise students, ask them the right questions, guide them through the development of a business plan and help them

prepare a PowerPoint presentation for potential investors. During the course of the 30-week program, dozens of local businesses become involved with YEA! at various levels, teaching the basics of business to inviting students to tour their companies. Businesses also have opportunities to still help, particularly with sponsorships and possible guest speaker engagements. This week and next, parents and students have an opportunity to learn about YEA! and sign up. Information sessions are 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, and again Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Chamber’s headquarters, 4435 E. Chandler Blvd. Ahwatukee. The sessions are open to students in grades 6-12 and their parents, as well as to people who want to be mentors or offer other kinds of support as speakers, sponsors or another capacity. Call 480-753-7676 or email info@ahwatukeechamber.com to RSVP. For questions, contact Manwaring at yeaahwatukee@gmail.com for the answers. Who knows? You might just be the next Steve Jobs – or be able to help the one who will be.

minds. Specifically, we have been brainstorming about how to find more capital or funds for our start-up or fast-growing companies in the East Valley. An idea to locate more funds has been identified by several partners in our region. This new regional initiative will provide entrepreneurs with one more key resource – access to early-stage funding. The proposed approach is to identify, educate and activate “angel investors” who will want to support and invest in local companies. Many may not know what it takes to be an angel investor – or even think that angel investing is something that they could do – so an important part of the initiative is to raise awareness and educate our community on the ins and outs of angel investing. A simple description of an angel in-

vestor is someone who invests their own money into new start-ups or early-stage companies in exchange for an equity share of the business. In addition to providing capital, angels often mentor companies in their investment portfolio to help them grow. While return on investment is the ultimate measure of success, many angels are also motivated by a desire to give back to their local community by supporting promising entrepreneurs. Regional business leaders believe that angel investing and this initiative will present the opportunity to make a difference for the business ideas that need capital to grow and succeed. We are passionate about startup success and continuing to build a reputation for our region as the “Innovation and Technology Hub of the Southwest.” The awareness and education of an-

gel investing will include six workshops that will be available to the community. Monthly workshops will begin in early October, with each being an hour in length and free of charge. Attendees will learn how to become an accredited investor as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange and how to evaluate startup companies and their potential for success. After identifying and educating, the final step of the initiative will be to activate. To provide investments opportunities for local angel investors to support local startups and early-stage companies. Identify. Educate. Activate. Interested in learning more about the PHX East Valley Angel Investor Initiative? Additional details can be found at investphxev.org.

East Valley Partnership is seeking ‘angel investors’ BY JOHN LEWIS Tribune Guest Writer

ne year ago, Clate Mask, co-founder and CEO of Infusionsoft, delivered a powerful keynote message at the East Valley Partnership Economic Forum. He shared that “the ingredients for a successful innovation hub to attract entrepreneurs is talent with an entrepreneurial and engineering focus, capital and government support in tightly bound communities.” In analyzing Clate’s message, we found that our region is filled with entrepreneurs with great business ideas, but they often lack funding options to start or grow their businesses. Thus, finding capital, as defined in financial terms as assets or funds available to a business, has been on our

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The ‘war on terror’ needs to be a war of ideology on Islam BY THOMAS PATTERSON AFN Guest Writer

mericans may debate among ourselves whether we are in a war against Islamists, but for them there is no doubt. They’re in a struggle to the death, a war that is their mission in life, a ceaseless conflict that can end only when sharia is the universal law. America’s leaders have made a grave mistake by branding this a “War on Terror,” generally bending over backwards to avoid stigmatizing any specific enemy. But this is intellectually incoherent. Terror is a tactic, not an enemy to be fought, any more than we would fight a war against “trench warfare” or “air raids.” The fact, as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser tirelessly point out, is that this is a war of ideology. It will never be won by bullets, only by changing hearts and minds mired in a medieval mindset. It’s important that we get this right. Secretary of State Tillerson and President Trump are just the latest leaders who proclaim “terror” is the enemy. Tillerson even

criticized his colleagues willing to call evil by its name. Yep, just a bunch of unaffiliated bad dudes running around out there causing trouble. The false focus on terrorism not only assures futility, it risks ignoring dawa, the more insidious way Islamism is spread. Dawa is the ceaseless attempt to infiltrate societies, to convert non-Muslims and radicalize Muslims, with the ultimate goal “to destroy the political institutions of a free society and replace them with sharia,” as Ayaan says. Pro-Islamist organizations often pose as missionaries or helpful anti-Islamophobia monitors. They take advantage of our openness to work within for their cause, with our tacit approval. So, if we’re in an ideological civilizational conflict, how do we win? The reality is that only Muslims can reform Islam. That means prospects for all Islam joining the world of peaceful, tolerant religious worshipers lies with the moderates, that majority of Muslims who are generally observant religiously, but don’t themselves seek the subjugation of others. It’s up to them. But there are things we can do to help. Most importantly, we need

to restore a broad consensus that Western civilization is worth defending, that it makes a difference which side prevails. Unfortunately, we have all but stopped teaching history in our schools and universities. What students do learn is mainly to castigate our culture for the worst excesses of our history, most of them corrected. Today’s students know almost nothing of the achievements of our civilization, including equal rights for women, abolition of slavery, political freedom and self-government, freedom of speech and religious tolerance and the greatest outpouring of material wealth in human history. None of these were produced by Islamic culture. We need to rekindle not a fake jingoism, but informed respect for who we are and where we came from. Next, we have to recognize that we have allowed pro-Islamists to infiltrate our society. They’re in our schools, our universities, mosques, prisons and even military chaplaincies, recruiting and advocating. We have to deny practitioners of dawa access to our social institutions. This is where it gets tricky for some because of our well-deserved reputation for religious tolerance. But the Constitution

is not a suicide pact. No right-thinking American would deny others the right to peaceably practice any religion or no religion. Yet, radical, political Islam, seeking our overthrow, is no more deserving of constitutional protection than were Nazism or communism in their time. We also need to insist on cultural assimilation and adherence to enlightened western ideals for those who come here. Islamism is an ideology that traditionally seeks to “cocoon” its adherents from surrounding influences. Assimilation, spreading the blessings of liberty, is the great antidote to dawa. Further, we also have to deal with socalled allies like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. They play us for fools by being major sponsors of international Islamism while still enjoying our friendship and protection. We need to force them to decide which side they are on. False friends are worse than no friends. This is hard. Ask the Europeans. To prevail, we have to be strong and believe in ourselves. For if America falls, who is left? -Tom Patterson is a former East Valley state legislator.

Routines help children adjust to school and survive, thrive BY MARY CANNON AFN Guest Writer

ome parents dread the back-toschool season while others rejoice that it has finally arrived. Regardless of which parent you are, many changes occur in the daily routine when kids go back to school. For some families, everyone may fall back into routine easily, but for many, it is a struggle. Here are some tips for families to survive the switch. Help your children choose an outfit and

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Local shoe developer makes his first team sale to his alma mater AFN News Staff

art Walker’s first team sale of his new kind of saddle shoe hit a special place in his art. The Ahwatukee man sold 17 pairs of shoes and 34 custom saddles for 15 players and two coaches on Mountain Pointe High School’s golf team. That sale carried a sentimental touch for Walker and his wife, Erinn, because they’re both Mountain Pointe grads. “Mountain Pointe is our first team sale – we just started shipping shoes midMay,” said Erinn. “We have had other teams interested, but we were passionate about doing our alma mater first.” Walker last month sold 170 shoes for a tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. His invention is a unique saddle golf shoe that can be customized, using Velcro and magnets to change the saddle’s color and even add the logos of corporations and sports teams on it. Walker, 37, a married and the father of two, is so enthusiastic about his product that he quit his banking job, cashed in his 401(k) and launched Jack Grace USA, a start-up named after his two children, William Jack and Estella

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Tempe firm wins contract for construction of border wall prototype BY ANDREW NICLA Cronkite News

Tempe company was one of four firms named last week to build the first prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, Customs and Border Patrol officials announced. The contracts awarded to Fisher Industries of Tempe and the other three firms call for them to complete sections of concrete wall 30 feet long and 18-30 feet high within 30 days after construction begins, possibly in the next few weeks. The prototypes will be built near San Diego. Acting CBP Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitiello, who announced the awards, said each contract is worth between $400,000 and $500,000. Fisher Industries President Thomas Fisher said in a brief statement that the company was “extremely excited and grateful” to be selected. “Fisher Sand & Gravel operations in the Southwest gives firsthand knowledge of the terrain and landscape of the territory and the challenges that come with them,” Fisher said in the emailed statement. The prototypes are the first of many steps the Trump administration is taking to fulfill the president’s campaign promise to “build a wall” that he has promised Mexico will ultimately pay for – even though Mexican officials have repeatedly said they will not. Vitiello said Congress included $20 million in the fiscal 2017 budget to fund the wall prototypes. Contracts for wall prototypes other than concrete are expected to be awarded within the next few weeks. But long-term funding for a border

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Round Robin Networking Sept. 13. , Philly’s Sports Bar & Grill 4855 Warner Road, Ahwatukee. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Women in Business Spotlight Sept. 14 , Desert Soul Boutique 4025 E. Chandler Blvd. Suite 10, Ahwatukee. 5-6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Elements Massage and Eye Priority. $10 members, $20 general admission

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Learn how the Chamber helps you identify your loyalty segments BY GINA JENKINS AFN Guest Writer

abor Day has passed and we are approaching the home stretch to the final quarter of our business year. Many businesses are taking this time to review the business plans and goals they set for 2017. Are they going to be able to make their revenue goals? Did they acquire the percentage of new customers they set out to engage? How is their customer retention? These are just a few of the questions most companies will ask themselves. The answers to how closely those goals were met can partially be determined by how well the target customer has been identified. Times have changed, so when we refer to the customer in most situations, we have to identify which customer or loyalty segment in particular is being referenced. Are you referencing millennials, GenXers, boomers or the “matures”? Each business is unique and there may be more or fewer categories, and each category may be more uniquely identified. If your segments are properly identified, when is the last time you received customer feedback? Are you utilizing any survey tools or have you created any

customer focus groups? We all know we need to get new customers and retain existing ones, but are we utilizing our current customers to grow the business? Customers are our best asset in telling us what the true benefits of products or services are and what makes us stand apart from our competitors, as seen from outside the business. They also know how they want to be communicated with and the frequency of that communication. Video communication is becoming a more relevant way to correspond in certain segments, while print remains key in others. Do you know what communication method is preferred? If you are considering a focus group or survey, consider starting with no more than five metrics to measure with a (1-5) scale to measure. Start with some basics: Identify challenges (provide a rating scale for ranking). Provide an inquiry to the customer’s current usage of products or services. (make sure your questions addresses products or services used by competitors as well). Find out if the customer is aware of all the products and services you offer. Once you have compiled and evaluated your data from your survey, focus group or personal interviews you need to have a timely follow-up. A great door for communication and

customer loyalty is opened when we communicate with customers this way, but it can be quickly closed if they don’t see the value in spending the time with you. You may not have all the answers, but provide the answers you do have and keep them informed and updated on any future plans. Networking is key in any business, buthave you considered your customers a key networking partner to grow your business? A focus group or survey is all a part of your internal business networking. An integral part of the day to day operations of the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce is to connect businesses with businesses and businesses with the community. Although we are nonprofit, we run our business much the same as any other and work diligently to properly identify our customers and provide tools that address their business needs. Join us 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Mountain Park Senior Living for our monthly Get to Know Your Chamber Coffee and learn more about the tools we provide to connect with your loyalty segments. -Gina Jenkins is membership development director for the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce.

Young Entrepreneurs Academy Information Night Sept. 21 , Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce, 4435 E. Chandler Blvd. Suite #140, Ahwatukee. 480-753-7676 6–7 p.m.

Early Baker Ribbon cutting 4025 E. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85048 Noon–1 p.m.

Toastmasters Open House Sept. 22 , First American Title Suite #100 4435 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. 8–9 a.m., Free

Public Policy District 18 State Legislators Forum Sept. 25 Ahwatukee Events Center 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee. 5:30-7 p.m., Free

Ribbon cutting Sept. 26 Burlington Coat Factory 4633 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee Noon–1 p.m.

Get to Know Your Chamber Sept. 28 , Mountain Park Senior Living 4475 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee. 8-9 a.m.

Ribbon cutting Amada Senior Care , Tukee Urban Kafe 15815 S. 50th St., Ahwatukee. Noon–1 p.m.

Power Partners Monday Group Native Bar and Grill 5030 E. Ray Road #5, Ahwatukee. Noon-1 p.m.

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occasionally volunteer with my congregation at I-Help, a local agency that feeds and provides shelter at nearby churches and synagogues for homeless folks. Groups volunteer to provide dinners and we sit and chat with the adults who are admitted to the program for counseling and resources as they struggle to get on their feet. A few weeks ago, I sat down next to a diverse group of I-Help dinner companions. The man on my left, late 30s, was nicely dressed and eager to continue polishing his resume as he searched for jobs.

He expressed himself with sensitivity and self-awareness. The woman next to him, mid-40s, told me about her recent run of bad luck and her son’s personal substance abuse struggles (he was with her). She was also eager to find work, hoping that she might find holiday employment as fall approached. She had worked in libraries and offices in the past and thought that retail might be a good option for her now. The woman across from me (late 40s) had been homeless for only a week. The rent on her apartment had risen too high. She was one of the folks who currently had a job. She works as an instructional assistant at a Kyrene elementary school. Imagine: She gets to school each day with no car and then spends six to eight hours helping to educate our children.

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religious obligation to tend to the metaphorical widow and orphan in our midst. It is a religious duty that, I might argue, is every bit as important as scriptural study, service attendance and ritual observance. In our personal and communal quest to make God’s world a haven for all who walk upon this earth, we are called to balance that which honors God through religious act and that which honors God through social justice. We sway delicately, but deliberately between these two spiritual endeavors and we never give up. Why? Because there is always more to do.

-Rabbi Susan Schanerman is spiritual leader for Congregation NefeshSoul. nefeshsoul.org

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BIBLE EXPLORED

This biblical scripture study embraces a spirit-filled, intellectually honest, and understandable exploration of God’s Word. Lessons will combine Christian and Jewish theology along with Bible history, archaeology and linguistics for a rich learning experience. DETAILS>> 9:15 a.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579, mvlutheran.org.

HORIZON SEEKS YOUNG PEOPLE

High school and middle school students meet to worship and do life together. DETAILS>> 5 p.m. at Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. 480-460-1480 or email joel@horizonchurch.com.

KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE

Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.

SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE

Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and events offered. We welcome you! DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-7921800, unityoftempe.com.

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FAITH CALENDAR it-filled, intellectually honest, and refreshingly understandable exploration of God’s Word. Lessons will combine Christian and Jewish theology along with bible history, archaeology and linguistics for a rich learning experience. DETAILS>> 9:15 a.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

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SENIORS ENJOY TUESDAYS

The Terrific Tuesdays program is free and includes bagels and coffee and a different speaker or theme each week. Registration not needed. DETAILS>> 10-11 a.m., Barness Family East Valley Jewish Community Center, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. evjcc.org or 480-897-0588.

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lowship that offers “a short, low-key time of praise and worship in music and message.” It’s also an opportunity to meet other Christian women in Ahwatukee. DETAILS>> > 10-11:30 a.m., Living Word Ahwatukee, 14647 W. 50th St., Suite 165, Ahwatukee. Free child care.

THURSDAYS

SLEEPING BAGS FOR THE HOMELESS

This Flow 1-2 class (intermediate) is free and open to the community. DETAILS>> 6-7 p.m., Mountain Park Community Church, 2408 E. Pecos Road. Greg Battle at 480-759-6200 or gbattle@moutainpark.org.

AWANA Children’s Clubs build lasting faith foundations for children, with games, Bible stories, learning God’s Word. DETAILS>> The clubs meet at Bridgeway Community Church, 2420 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee, starting Sept. 6. 6-7:30 p.m. for kids 3 years old through sixth grade. Register at bridgewaycc.org or 480-706-4130.

Ugly Quilts has made more than 15,500 sleeping bags for the area homeless, and continues to do so at First United Methodist Church every Thursday. Quilters stitch donated fabric, comforters, sheets and blankets into sleeping bags. Those are then distributed to the Salvation Army, churches and veterans’ organizations. DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 15 E. 1st Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-969-5577.

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Classes for those grieving over death or divorce. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. 480-963-4127.

TUESDAYS GRIEFSHARE

Mountain Park Community Church is offering an ongoing GriefShare programs to help people deal with the pain of losing a loved one. DETAILS>> 6:30-8 p.m., 2408 E. Pecos Road, Ahwatukee. To register: mountainpark.org and click on Launch. Information: Alex at 480-759-6200

FINDING HEALING FOR PAIN

HOPE, an acronym for “Help Overcome Painful Experiences,” offers support for men and women who seek God’s grace and healing. DETAILS>> 6:30-8 p.m. Mountain Park Community Church, 2408 E. Pecos Road. mountainpark.org.

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Celebrate Recovery is a biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for today. DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee.. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org. Don’t go through one of life’s most difficult times alone. Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group that will walk alongside you and provide support through divorce or separation. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. Mountain View Lutheran Church. 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579. mvlutheran.org.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY OFFERED

Living Word Ahwatukee women’s Bible study and fel-

Support group for children ages 6 to 12 coping with a separation or divorce in the family. One-time $10 fee includes snacks and workbook. DETAILS>> 6:30-8:30 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Room C202, Chandler. Pastor Larry Daily, 480-963-3997, ext. 141, larrydaily@chandlercc.org or chandlercc.org.

NEFESHSOUL HOLDS SERVICES

Congregation NefeshSoul holds Shabbat services the second Friday of every month on the campus of the Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation. DETAILS>> 6:15 p.m., 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler. Information: nefeshsoul.org.

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At 22, Caffe Boa remains a prized Ahwatukee staple BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

hen Walt and Jeannine Davis of Tempe head out for a special date-night dinner, they forgo the ubiquitous couple’s parry: ‘I don’t know, where do you want to go?’ Caffe Boa, which has been at the same East Elliot Road location for 22 years, is their favorite – and, they say, it has been for “well over 20 years.” The family-owned and run restaurant is the oldest continually operated restaurant in Ahwatukee – a record of which owners Scott and Linda Rennard are understandably proud. “We have been most fortunate,” said Scott Rennard. “Caffe Boa opened in 1995, and we’ve seen many restaurants come and go in the Ahwatukee area. We know firsthand how hard it can be with constant increases in labor costs, food costs, health insurance, higher rents, taxes, all of that. “You really just want to serve great food and not deal with any of that. It can really wear someone down if they’re not prepared for it.” At one point, the family operated several Caffe Boa locations – one in Scottsdale that was sold in 1999 and another in Tempe that retained the name but is no longer affiliated with the Rennards. Earlier this month, Rennard launched a new attraction: a Saturday and Sunday brunch. “We have in years past been open on Saturdays and Sundays but didn’t offer any brunch menu, so this is a new adventure for us,” Rennard said, adding that the regular menu will be available as well. The brunch begins at 10:30 a.m. and includes crepes, eggs Benedict, pancakes and other typical brunch offerings. Bottomless Mimosas ($15.99) made with fresh-squeezed orange juice, and Bloody Marys ($5) augment the brunch. Rennard is already anticipating cooler weather, when brunch patrons can sit on the large side patio that contains a fireplace he built. October also brings a special event, one that has become enough of a Caffe Boa tradition that reservations are being made more than a month in advance.

“Every year we put together our Annual Halloween Wine Dinner, which we find is just a fun way to kick off the wonderful holiday season. Everyone loves Halloween, and it’s a great time to be in Phoenix. It’s what we suffer through summer for,” he laughed, adding: “Costumes aren’t necessary, but our staff will be in costume. We typically have an elegant three-course dinner paired with wines. One year we did Vampire wines, another Ghost Pines.” This year’s Halloween Wine Dinner is Friday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The $58.95 cost includes all food and wines, and live music entertainment. (Dianne Ross/AFN Contributor) “It’s always a Left: Caffe Boa owner Scott Rennard and his wife, Linda, are proud to be running Ahwatukee’s oldest continually ‘spooktacular’ time,” he operated restaurant. Right: Caffe Boa server Marcelino Martinez of Ahwatukee displays one of the restaurant’s classy desserts. said. Local Keller Williams Realtor Erik Kelly has been an Ahwatukee cases of wine at a time as well as liquor dessert, and there are different versions of it, but ours is our own special recipe resident for 21 years and a fan of Caffe Boa and spirits.” For Walt and Jeannine Davis, the and has been a big hit,he added. “We have for nearly as many. food at Caffe Boa has kept them driving other wonderful homemade desserts “I’ve been selling real estate locally for from Tempe to Ahwatukee, but it is the but the Buttercake is definitely our most over 15 years now and I think the ambience ambience and well-trained servers as well. popular.” at Caffe Boa makes it a comfortable place Added Erik Kelly: “The buttercake has “We’ve never had a bad or even marginal to relax and entertain, and the quality of been a hit with anyone I’ve shared it with.” meal at Caffe Boa. Scott is usually on site food and service is excellent,” said Kelly, For the Davises, Caffe Boa is the to make certain everything runs smoothly, who said favorite dishes are Chilean sea restaurant they return to again and again. making the rounds to have a short chat bass, blackened salmon and “all of the ”Jeannine and I travel extensively, with each table, which is not done in the pastas.” but we always enjoy coming back for a chain restaurants,” said Walt Davis. “And I love the cooler months, when comfortable and warm atmosphere at Boa, “The servers are extremely well trained the (patio) fireplace warms up the fall or along with a very good meal, and a nice and very professional, even though many winter evenings,” he said. “I dine there with drink or a glass of wine,” said Walt Davis. family on special occasions throughout are students,” he added. The Rennards and their three children, Favorites of the Davises include salmon, the year, and often with friends to enjoy a nice evening out. The wine list provides tenderloin tips, any ravioli of the day and Siena, Sofia and Liam, live in the Ahwatukee a special request of theirs: salmon Caesar Foothills. The children attend St. John lots of nice options.” Bosco. The floor-to-ceiling solid mahogany salad. Caffe Boa is located at 5063 E. Elliot Road And then there are homemade desserts, wine rack was custom-made and installed the most popular being the house signature in the southwest corner of Ahwatukee in 1997. Plaza. Reservations: 480-893-3331. “We’ve stocked thousands of cases of dessert, Boa Buttercake. Happy Hour at Caffe Boa is Monday “Boa Buttercake derives from my wine in it over the years,” said Rennard, admiring the case that was moved to the childhood growing up in St. Louis, through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with drink specials and half-price appetizers. front of the dining room 10 years ago. “It Missouri,” Rennard said. was built to last and can hold about 25 “Buttercake is a St. Louis traditional

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Beach Boys’ Mike Love shares his secrets to success BY ALAN SCULLEY Tribune Contributor

each Boys lead singer Mike Love released an autobiography that covers the long and, at times, tumultuous history of the group, not to mention more than a few parts of his personal life. But when asked what he hopes readers will take away from the book, “Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy,” Love points to something that might surprise some – his lifestyle. “I’m hoping they get the fact that the reason I’m still doing what I’m doing at the level we’re doing it, meaning a volume of work and stuff like that, is probably because I chose a path that wasn’t a path of all the nefarious drugs that my cousins did. I mean, serious, serious stuff, and I chose not to,” said Love, referring to his Beach Boys bandmates, brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson. “I will say that during the ’60s, I did my share of weed. But once I learned to meditate, I gave up hard liquor and anything to do with drugs. So that meditation has given me the ability to relax and yet gain more energy and clarity and be able to

withstand the negatives that are thrown at you.” Love learned meditation in 1967 from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – the same man who introduced meditation to The Beatles – and it has been a twice-daily practice of the singer ever since. Love indeed remains very much a working musician, fronting the latest incarnation of The Beach Boys as the group annually plays 150-plus shows, including a Sunday, Sept. 17, gig at the Mesa Arts Center. And a Beach Boys show is usually quite generous compared to the sets most bands play as headliners. “Ordinarily our shows are ‘An Evening with The Beach Boys,’” Love said. “We actually do an hour opening set with a 20-minute intermission, followed by another 55 minutes to an hour.” Love is coming off a landmark in Beach Boys annals. In 2016, it was 50 years ago that the group, led by the groundbreaking musical vision of singer/keyboardist and chief songwriter and producer Brian Wilson, released their masterpiece, the “Pet Sounds” album, and the wondrous single “Good Vibrations.” Wilson famously suffered a breakdown

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album, Brian Wilson broke away from some of the surfing, fun and sun themes of earlier albums in favor of more personal themes and created an album that, along with The Beatles 1967 jaw dropper, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” raised pop music to a true art form. The history of The Beach Boys since then has seen one last hit song – “Kokomo” from the soundtrack to the 1988 movie “Cocktail” – plenty of internal tensions, and tragedies in the form of the drowning death in 1983 of Dennis Wilson and the loss of Carl Wilson to cancer in 1998. There was also the high-profile lawsuit brought by Love against Brian Wilson in 1992, in which Love successfully reclaimed (Mesa Arts Center)

In 2016, The Beach Boys celebrated the 50th anniversary of “Pet Sounds.” They play the Mesa Arts Center on Sunday, Sept. 17.

Drawing on the California surfing lifestyle as an overriding theme, The Beach Boys became one of the biggest hit-making groups of the 1960s behind songs like “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “Fun, Fun, Fun” and “Help Me, Rhonda.” But “Pet Sounds” proved to be the high point of the group’s career. With that

a sizeable sum in royalties and gained songwriting credits to 35 songs (Love wrote lyrics for many of the early Beach Boys songs) that had been omitted on the group’s 1960s recordings. Through it all, though, Love kept The See

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Magpie Salute reunites Black Crowes musicians

n the United Kingdom, magpies are a part of superstitious lore that says if a person spots these highly intelligent birds, you should give a salute while saying “Good morning, captain” as a way of warding off negativity. And given that this species is a subset of the crow family, it’s not surprising that Black Crowes founding member and guitarist Rich Robinson would embrace this notion when it comes to his new 10-piece project, aptly named The Magpie Salute. This project was formulated in the middle of a busy 2016 that found Robinson touring to support a new record (“Flux”) and the reissue of his entire solo catalog, in addition to serving a stint subbing for Mick Ralphs of Bad Company on that group’s tour. “I was on tour last year for ‘Flux,’ and there was an opportunity to do a show at Woodstock for this thing called ‘Woodstock Sessions,’ where they invite a live audience in to watch you cut a record,” said Robinson, whose band plays two Arizona shows this month.

“That being said, I wanted to do something different. I invited some friends and I decided to call Marc Ford and Eddie Harsch. Marc said he’d be there and Eddie was the same way. He said he was coming and that it would be excellent,” he continued, adding: “It was going to be a one-off thing and we did 76 songs over those three days. But those guys only played on about 25 of them and that was going to be it.” As the musicians were leaving, they realized how special it was. “As I was continuing on my tour, I started trying to figure out what we could call it and what kind of songs could we play – how many Crowes songs would we play and what would this be?” he said. “When we continued on our way and I was finishing my tour in Texas, I came up with this concept. I talked to everyone about it and everyone was excited about it, and everyone was really cool. The next step was trying to figure out what to call it. And I wanted to stay within the Crowes realm.” For Robinson, the idea of naming his group after a magpie led on different levels to tie-ins to his former group, which

officially broke up – seemingly for good – in January 2015. “I always liked the word magpie and how crows have these incredible mystical connotations, and a lot of it tends to be dark,” he said. “But they are brilliant birds and beautiful and symbolically cool. But one thing I liked about the magpie was that it really encompassed both the light and the dark. I thought it was a cousin of the crow and there are some really cool elements to it that I thought it would fit. For the first time, I got to choose what I wanted to be a part of.” As he researched magpies, he learned that Britons use the term “magpie salute” to say, “I’m unarmed and come in peace.” “Good Morning, Captain” is a Black Crowes song. “I thought all these things pointed us into this direction,” Robinson said. “I thought it was really kind of obvious, and then we put up these shows for sale in January and they sold out in 20 minutes. We kept rolling – the first through the third shows sold out” Robinson said, adding: “I thought there was a definite interest, and that was a really cool thing. So, then I

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Beach Boys going as a successful touring act, and in 2012, the surviving members of the classic Beach Boys lineup – including Brian Wilson, Jardine and Bruce Johnston – reunited with Love for a 50th anniversary tour and a new Beach Boys album, “That’s Why God Made the Radio.” The album has worthy moments, but by June 2012, Wilson had left the tour and the highly celebrated reunion was over. Even with the heartache and drama that has been part of The Beach Boys’ history, Love said he is nothing but grateful for the group and the life it’s enabled him to lead.

“I’ve been part of a group that’s one of the more well-known groups in modern music. And the music will live on after us,” he said. “So, there’s a lot more to be grateful and thankful for than to be regretful of.”

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guitarist Ford, bassist Sven Pipien and late keyboardist Harsch, who passed away just before the band played its inaugural New York City shows late last year. Rounding out the lineup are vocalist Hogg, keyboardist Matt Slocum, drummer Joe Magistro, guitarist Nico Bereciartua and a trio of background vocalists (Charity White, Adrien Reju and Katrine Ottosen). Aside from “Omission,” a previously unfinished cut that Robinson had cut a scratch version with Magistro and finished up with the rest of the band later, the members of Magpie Salute cast a wide net with the covers they chose to put on this self-titled live record. Among the artists who get their due are The Faces (“Glad and Sorry”), War (“War Drums”), jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson (“Goin’ Down South”), Delaney and Bonnie (“Comin’ Home”), Bob Marley (“Time Will Tell”) and Pink Floyd (“Fearless”). Concert-goers can expect to hear sets that are half Black Crowes songs and the remainder being drawn from the Robinson and Ford catalogs, along with a healthy serving of covers. In the liner notes of the album, Robinson writes, “The Magpie Salute, and this record in particular, is about honoring the past. Honoring what we all have accomplished musically. Honoring our friendships, but perhaps more importantly building toward making

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a new record with all new original material. It’s about where this will go from here.” Not unlike their peers in the Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Magpie Salute has enough musical moving parts to make this kind of endeavor quite a challenge. But for Robinson, it’s something that’s gone quite smoothly given the players involved. “A 10-piece band can be the best thing in the world or a nightmare,” he said. “Everyone’s tendency when you’re young is to overplay and fill every hole possible. But when you have these great musicians like we have, everyone is a good enough musician and sympathetic enough to the cause to really honor the song. “Because that’s all we’re really doing – we’re honoring these songs, be they Black Crowes songs or my songs. That was really our goal ultimately. So, everyone is really a good enough musician to focus on that and when it’s done properly, it’s amazing. The sound can be so amazing and cool. I’m just happy with all of it.”

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‘Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

Sibling rivalry can be a challenge, especially when there are 12 brothers involved. This Old Testament story is told as a musical. DETAILS>>Times vary, through Saturday, Oct. 7. Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. Tickets: $20-$32. 480-497-1181. haletheatrearizona.com.

from the desert and contrasts it with the modern world. Cam DeCaussin uses quiet living spaces for his photorealistic works. DETAILS>>Times vary, through Oct. 6. Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Tickets: Free. 480782-2680, chandlercenter.org.

sizzling Southwestern and soothing comfort foods to five-star dining and international fare, it’s all on the table during Arizona Restaurant Week. DETAILS>>Various times Friday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 24, locations throughout the Valley. arizonarestaurantweek.com.

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Help the young ones develop healthy lifestyles and active behaviors as they take this interactive and energized class to build good habits. DETAILS>> 10 a.m. now through Friday, Sept. 22. Halle Heart Children’s Museum, 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe. Tickets: $5. 602-4142800. halleheartchildrensmuseum.org.

‘Fun Home’

This stage adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir was the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. There is something in Bechdel’s past that we can all connect to. The story is told with her at three different ages, while memories of her dysfunctional family are revealed. DETAILS>> Times vary, until Sunday, Sept. 10. ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe. Tickets: $20-$150. 480-965-3434. asugammage.com.

Kenny G. and George Benson

The two icons celebrate the 40th anniversary of Benson’s definitive album, “Breezin’,” and the 25th anniversary of Kenny G’s top-selling release, “Breathless.” DETAILS>> 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15. Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets: $55-$130. 480-644-6500. mesaartscenter.com.

Laura Best & Cam DeCaussin: When You Weren’t Looking

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This statewide affair offers foodies a wealth of dining opportunities and the chance to get outside their own neighborhood to try something new. From

Little Texas shook up the country music world in the 1990s. The group offers an energetic sound, with elements that combine modern rock with traditional country. Fans have purchased more than 7 million albums and recognition includes CMA Album of Year and Vocal Group of the Year from the Academy of Country Music. DETAILS>>7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert. Tickets: $26-$50.60. 480-279-7194. higleyarts.org.

Messy Fest

Ready to get messy? This festival features a mud obstacle course, food fights, mashed potato tug-of-war, slime pits and ice cream slides. Don’t worry: There’s a rinse zone, too. DETAILS>>9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre, 20464 E. Riggs Road, Queen Creek. Tickets: $5-$20. messyfest.com.

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Festival brings a taste of Mexico to Chandler BY JORDAN BLITZ AFN Contributor

l Palacio Restaurant’s Rockin’ Taco Street Fest started quietly six years ago as a celebration among friends. Now in its second year at Dr. AJ Chandler Park, it brings in more than 10,000 fans of Mexican food. “This year, it features more than 30 taco vendors, taco-eating competitions and music,” said Jen Pruett, public and media relations director at HDE Agency. The Rockin’ Taco Street Fest on Saturday, Sept. 16, acknowledges Mexico’s Independence Day by serving $2 tacos from restaurants like Modern Margarita, United Lunchadores, La Sala, The Traveling Monk, El Palacio Restaurant and Casa Rey’s. The menu isn’t limited to that dish. Novelty food items like churros will be available, too. Salsa dancing, a lowrider car show and wrestling are on the docket. Dubbed San

Francisco’s ambassadors of “gypsy rock,” Diego’s Umbrella provide the soundtrack to the afternoon and evening. Mariachi bands will perform in between the act’s sets. Just as important as tacos and music are margaritas. “We will feature a variety of margaritas, flair bartending and a beachy vibe,” Pruett said. “It’s a cool place for our guests to hang out, enjoy a drink and conversation with friends.”

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Study: Culture, arts are mighty contributors to local economy BY STEVE CARR AFN Guest Writer

onprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences in Phoenix, Mesa and seven West Valley communities contributed more than $450 million in direct economic activity in 2015, supporting 14,597 fulltime jobs and generating $50 million in local and state government revenues, according to Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study conducted by Americans for the Arts. Participating nonprofit arts and culture organizations spent a total of $194.5 million while attendees spent $259.1 million, excluding the cost of event admission. The nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Phoenix and Mesa were among 341 communities across the nation participating in the study. Nearly 213,000 surveys were collected from event attendees across the country where nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences collectively spent $166.3 billion to support 4.6 million jobs. In Phoenix, arts and cultural organizations

and their audiences accounted for nearly $402 million in expenditures ($164.6 million by organizations, $237.2 million by audiences). In Mesa, total spending was $29.6 million ($16.8 million by organizations, $12.8 by audiences). “Participation in arts and culture events clearly show that the arts mean business,” said Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. Expenditures in 2015 supported 12,815 full time jobs in Phoenix, 1,024 in Mesa and 758 in the West Valley. Expenditures also generated $19.5 million in localgovernment revenue in Phoenix and $24.9 million to state coffers. Mesa spending produced $1.3 million in local government revenue and $1.7 million to the state. The study shows the undeniable economic impact of arts and culture organizations in Mesa and the vital revenue audiences bring into our local businesses,“ said Mesa Mayor John Giles. In 2015, nonprofit arts and cultural event attendees spent an average of $34.80 per person, excluding the cost of admission, in Phoenix and $17.77 in Mesa. For the full national study: artsusa.org.

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Mountain Pointe avenges title loss with upset over Chandler BY EDDIE POE AFN Contributor

rom the start, you could tell it weighed heavy on their minds. After falling in last year’s 6A state championship to Chandler, Mountain Pointe High School’s football team found the best type of redemption Friday — knocking off the top-ranked team in the state on their own turf. With a three-headed backfield controlling the running game early on, junior quarterback Nick Wallerstedt remained poised behind a stout offensive line as No. 2 Mountain Pointe stunned No. 1 Chander 24-21. “I’m so proud of these boys, each and every one of them,” coach Norris Vaughan said. As he shook hands and received congratulatory hugs from his coaching staff following the game, Vaughan yelled, “This ain’t us!” He was referring to the previous week’s game against national power Chaminade

the Pride (2-1) got things started when Wallerstedt took a keeper in from three yards out. Ten seconds later, Jacob Olsen recovered a fumble by Chandler and ran it back 12 yards to give the Pride a 14-0 lead. On its first drive of the second quarter, Chandler made another costly mistake. A high snap from the center (Kimberly Carrillo/AFN Photographer) Pride running back Delano Salgado looks for a clear path through Chandler sent the punter to the ground and the High’s defensive line. Pride were gifted the Prep in California, where the Pride was ball on Chandler’s 17-yard line. unable to overcome a slew of mistakes en A few plays later, Jakim McKinney ran route to a loss. it in from two yards out, and there was A different Mountain Pointe team utter silence from the Chandler faithful. showed up in Chandler. “That early momentum carried us,” Just before the end of the first quarter, Wallerstedt said. “It was exactly what we

needed.” Chandler (2-2) didn’t just fall back and fold. After four failed drives to start the game, backup quarterback Billy Bolger (replacing the injured Jacob Conover) began finding seams and the offense received some help in the form of a roughing the passer penalty. After a run that placed them in the red zone was called back on a holding penalty, the Wolves eventually got on the board on a DeCarlos Brooks touchdown run with 4:37 remaining in the half. For nearly the entire third quarter, both offenses stalled, unable to move the ball down the field. Driving toward the end of the quarter, Bolger found a receiver open across the middle and he took it 36 yards to the house to cut Mountain Pointe’s lead to 21-14 as the quarter ended. Wallerstedt and Mountain Pointe’s backfield trio – Gary Bragg, Delano Salgado and Jakim McKinney – wore the Chandler defense down as they marched See

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Though bruised, Thunder batters Skyline High BY RYAN CLARKE AFN Contributor

esert Vista High School pummeled Skyline High Friday 4413, but the Thunder didn’t leave the field without a few bumps and bruises. The game was physical from the outset, and some Desert Vista coaches took exception to it. “They were dirty,” an assistant coach lamented after postgame handshakes. Head coach Dan Hinds was frustrated, too, but focused instead on the ability of his players to maintain a level head in challenging situations. “I’m proud of Desert Vista football players,” Hinds said. “They’re classy, they take the high road and they have character.” The Thunder took the proverbial high road all the way to a dominant win in front of their home fans, picking apart a Coyotes team that was outmatched on both sides of the ball.

Teams are often more physical when there’s a talent disparity, one which was evident from the start of Friday’s contest. After forcing a fumble deep in Skyline territory, Desert Vista struck first on a five-yard screen pass from Derek Kline to Jordan Huddleston, going up 7-0 with seven minutes left in the first quarter. Just over two minutes later, a one-yard run by Keishaud White gave the Thunder a 14-0 lead, which they carried through the end of the first quarter. It would be the start of a breakout day for guys with the last name White. Jake White hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Kline in the early second quarter to help Desert Vista work toward a 24-0 halftime lead, but the second half belonged to Keishaud. “Keishaud White, man,” Hinds raved. “He’s just a great football player. When the lights turn on Friday nights, Keishaud White is gonna give it all he’s got.” Most of White’s unofficial 133 all-pur-

game. White ran back a kickoff 95 yards to get those points back in less than 15 seconds. White gave credit to his teammates for setting up the play, but his speed and athleticism were on full display as he burst through the holes they created. The fireplug senior made sure to acknowledge that he’s got room to grow. “I’m feeling good, (Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor) but I still feel like I’ve Thunder wide receiver Keishaud White scored a touchdown on what got some stuff to imwas a big night for the senior. prove on,” White said. pose yards came in the second half, along “I need to have my mind mentally set that with two of his three touchdowns. it’s game time and I’ve got to do my job.” The play of the day came after Skyline See DESERT VISTA on page 48 had scored its first touchdown of the

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Pride, Thunder both take to the road Friday after big wins Salgado, Tyre Johnson and Marshawn Gibson to lock down the pair through the air. he tough competition doesn’t On the ground, the Toros have been stop with last weekend’s defeat led by senior tailback Dean Yamada who of Chandler High as Mountain has tallied 198 yards on 40 carries. Pointe High will see where it stands Mountain Pointe also will have to be against the Arizona’s top football talent on the lookout for the running ability in the coming weeks. of Nunez. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound This week, the Pride will hit the road quarterback has scampered for 63 yards for the third straight week, taking on this season, but he showed off his legs in Mesa Mountain View (2-1). the red zone against Valley Vista, finding The Toros are 1-0 at home this year, the end zone twice. defeating Corona del Sol (1-3) 35-18. If Pride secondary can contain the duo They are led by Mike Fell, who won his of Nunez and Dinwiddie, the talented 200th career game in the season opening trio of running backs from Mountain victory over Valley Vista. Pointe should have the opportunity to Friday night will bring a matchup control the pace of the game like they between two experienced head coaches have all season long. and several talented players. It’s been a staple of their offense since Mountain Pointe will have the task their first game, when senior Gary Bragg of locking up the quarterback-receiver returned from an ACL injury last season tandem of Brandon Nunez and Jacobby with a 131-yard, three-touchdown Dinwiddie. The pair has hooked up for performance against Sandra Day 283 passing yards and one touchdown so O’Connor. far in 2017. As a sophomore, Dinwiddie Against Chaminade, a top-10 school was a huge part of the Toros offense, in California, Bragg was locked up for catching 70 passes for 1,012 yards and just 45 yards on 10 carries. But, junior six touchdowns. running back Jakim McKinney made his Look for a talented secondary, led by presence known, rushing for 70 yards Pride seniors Kenny Churchwell, Delano and two touchdowns. Another important aspect of Mountain Pointe’s matchup with Mountain View will be the play of quarterback Nick Wallerstedt. With a stout running game behind him and a big offensive line in front of him, the Pride signal-caller has been able to manage games. He has made throws when he has needed to, but (Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Contributor) Keishaud White eludes three defenders as he barrels toward also has used his feet when given the opportunity. the end zone. BY GREG MACAFEE AFN Sports Editor

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Desert Vista High School (2-1) made it two wins in a row on Friday with a 44-13 win over Mesa Skyline and this week it will look to make it three as they travel to Brophy Prep (1-3) to take on the Broncos. Brophy Prep fell to undefeated Highland this past Friday 14-6 in another close contest, a recurring theme for the Broncos. They squeaked out a 28-27 win against Westview and fell to Desert Ridge by nine points. While their record may not show it, the Broncos boast a talented roster full of playmakers that head coach Daniel Hinds and his team will have to be on the lookout for. The talent of the Broncos starts in the backfield with quarterback Noah Gonzales. The 6-foot-2 gunslinger has completed 50 percent of his passes in 2017 for 735 yards and five touchdowns. His only game without 200-plus passing yards came in their season opening loss to Pinnacle. In his first season under center, Gonzales has found two favorite targets in seniors Xavier Juniel and senior Donovan Arthur. The two receivers have combined for 374 yards and three touchdowns in four games. But he has also struggled at times, throwing three interceptions in the game against Highland.

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This is an area of the game that a strong Desert Vista secondary could take advantage of as the combination of James Stagg, Caleb Humphrey and Larry Davis should stymie the Brophy running game. In both of Desert Vista’s victories season, they have held opponents below 200 rushing yards. Offensively, the Thunder will look to continue to keep up their high scoring efforts as they are clicking in both the passing and running game. Since throwing two interceptions against Perry, quarterback Derek Kline has been big for the Thunder. He’s completed over 60 percent of his passes in the past two games and he’s also thrown for seven touchdowns. That streak should continue against Brophy if the Thunder can avoid turning the ball over, which they have done in the past two games other than a lone fumble against Basha. Along with Kline, look for senior Keishaud White to have a big impact in their fourth game of the season. He has scored in all three games, both through the air and on the ground. But on Friday he added another facet to his scoring repertoire against Skyline, returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

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“weekend warrior” is “a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Other sources give similar definitions. For some time, fitness experts have warned against being a weekend warrior, suggesting that occasional vigorous physical activity can be dangerous and is not effective in producing the health benefits of more frequent physical activity. The consensus, including the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, recommends more regular physical activity sessions – at least 150 minutes of moderate activity five days a week or 75 minutes of vigorous activity three days a week. A recent investigation, conducted in the United Kingdom, studied people who exercised less frequently than recommend and referred to them as weekend warriors (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017). Based on the UK study, a number of stories from leading national news agencies

were published with dramatic headlines. These stories suggested that doing physical activity (often of a strenuous nature) is a good option to exercising according to traditional physical activity guidelines. However, the news reports failed to note that the weekend warrior in this study is quite different from the one traditionally defined. A closer look at the study can help provide direction for planning physical activity schedules. More than 60,000 adults age 40 and over were followed over many years. They were classified based on whether they were active in at least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week. The three classifications were insufficiently active (did not meet either standard), regularly active (met one or both standards three or more days a week), and weekend warriors (met one or both standards one to two days a week). The regularly active group did more minutes per week (450) than the weekend warriors (300) and the weekend warrior group did more “sporting” or vigorous activity than the regularly active group. Both the regularly active and the week-

end warrior groups had less risk of early death from heart disease, cancer and all causes than the inactive group, with a slight advantage to the regularly active group. It is important to note that physical activity was only assessed at the beginning of the study. Based on an activity survey, participants were assigned to the three groups. The assumption is that the participants continued the same level activity over the many years of the study during which death rates for the three groups were compared. Over time, both groups could have become less active since activity tends to decrease as you get older. However, if participants stayed similarly active over time, the “weekend warrior” in this study was not a person who did no activity on regularly and occasionally participated in vigorous activities on weekends. The weekend warriors in this study reported that they regularly met the recommended standards for minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity per week. They just did the activity in fewer days per week than recommended. More than half (55 percent) were active two days per week. This amount of activ-

ity would allow them to maintain a level of fitness that would help them to safely perform their activities. Meeting the current national physical activity guidelines is still recommended. The preponderance of evidence supports the guidelines, as does the study. Further, research shows that a bout of exercise has optimal short-term benefits for only a few days. So, performing aerobic activity on a regular basis – not many days apart – benefits fitness, health and injury prevention. Second, something is better than nothing. Meeting the national guidelines for minutes of exercise (150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week) on one to two days per week is better than no days per week. However, the evidence does not support occasional vigorous activity for the traditionally defined weekend warrior who is unfit and who is not regularly active. -Chuck Corbin is a longtime Ahwatukee resident and professor emeritus in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion at Arizona State University. Parts of the article were abstracted from Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 12e, co-authored by Corbin.

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down the field to start the fourth quarter. Taking nearly seven minutes off the clock, Ben Abercrombie capped off the drive with a 25-yard field goal to give the Pride a 24-14 lead with five and half minutes remaining. Bolger and the Wolves didn’t flinch as they answered with a score of their own, running in a short touchdown to cut the lead to 24-21 with just under three minutes to go. Then, on a handoff out left, the ball fell from Bragg’s hands as he turned up field and the Wolves recovered the fumble. As the Chandler home crowd exploded in an uproar, the visiting Mountain Pointe fans were left in utter shock. Just like a strong team does, the defense picked up the offense in their time of need. On fourth down and the game on the line, Bolger’s pass was tipped up in the air and Salgado secured it to seal Mountain Pointe’s victory. On the ground, the Pride ran for an even 200 yards while Wallerstedt accounted for 79 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. “We’re still finding out who we are,” Vaughan said. “But this game helps us in

the direction of finding it.” Mountain Pointe will continue its season on the road next week as they travel to (2-1) Mesa Mountain View.

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Pride running back Jakim McKinney shrugs off a defender as he helps lead Mountain Pointe High to its revenge victory over Chandler.

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He’d get another touchdown on the ground before hobbling off the field with the game in hand. The physical nature of the game wore on a lot of the Thunder players as the night went on, so Hinds elected to plug in substitutes with about five minutes left and a 31-point lead. Quarterback Derek Kline finished the game an unofficial 16-of-26 with 170 yards and three touchdowns. He wasn’t as locked in as he was during last week’s thrashing of Basha, but he didn’t see the field as much, either. The Thunder offense didn’t appear in the second half until the 2:46 mark of the third quarter, and Kline sat for the last half of the fourth. It wasn’t a perfect game by any stretch. A comfortable victory was uncomfortable at times for Desert Vista as it faced a gritty Skyline side, and a week of recovery and adjustment is ahead as a road game at Brophy looms next Friday. Penalties were a problem once again for the Thunder despite a lopsided final score. Both Hinds and White said the issue should be smoothed out this week at practice. “We’re progressing a lot,” White said.

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Smart Recovery Meeting Wed’s 7:00 8:30 p.m. 6400 W. Del Rio Chandler Montessori School next to Unitarian Church room 5. All issues drugs, alcohol, gambling, online addictions, & medications. 480-532-2460

PARENTS OF ADDICTED LOVED ONES Are you affected by someone who is dealing with an addiction? If so, know that you are not alone and that the PAL (Parents of Addicted Loved Ones) group can help. The group is available to provide education and support to anyone 18 years or older who is dealing with a friend or family member with an addiction. See our local meeting list at palgroup.org

Beta Sigma Phi, a woman's cultural and social organization, is looking to reconnect with non-active members in the East Valley. New members are also welcome. Beta Sigma Phi is a non-college sorority, which offers "sisterhood" and "friendship" to women of all ages. You can never underestimate the importance of other women in your life. Contact: Gail Sacco at gailsacco@q.com

Aegis Hospice Grief/Loss Support Group We meet 6 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Legacy Funeral Home: 1722 N. Banning St. Mesa, Refreshments provided. Contact: Rick Wesley 480-219-4790 rick@ aegishospice.com

In-Ahwatukee Toastmasters Club meets from 6:45-8am every Tuesday at Dignity Health Urgent Care Ahwatukee - Community Room (1st floor), 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85048. Guests welcome anytime! http://4873.toast mastersclubs.org/

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Bosom Buddies, Ahwatukee/Chandler nonprofit, breast cancer, support group, meets 10am-12 Noon on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Meetings are held every month at Desert Cove, located at 1750 W Frye Rd., Chandler 85224. This is just north (across the street) from the Chandler Regional Hospital. For more info, call Benji Tucker at 602-739-8822.

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Dining For Women (DFW) diningforwomen.org inspires, educates and engages people to invest in programs that make a meaningful difference for women and girls living in extreme poverty. DFW helps women find dignity and strength, develop skills and opportunities, value and support their children's education. We have a local chapter in Ahwatukee which meets the 3rd Thursday every month from 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m. If you'd like to know more on how you can transform lives and reduce poverty contact Mary Hake at marysullivanhake @gmail.com

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