Gilbert Sun News - December 16, 2018 by Times Media Group

PAGE 3 A

INSIDE

This Week

NEWS ................................... 7 Gilbert lawmakers on notice over car fee.

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

FREE

1 UTS DE

s ilbert building a five-deck parking garage for the public good, or is it to benefit a private developer at the e pense of a businessman’s property because it would bring in new ta revenue That question is central to a case that a Superior Court udge this week is e pected to rule on. The case involves an eminent domain action pitting the town against Marc Barlow, a commercial real estate appraiser who owns an office building at ilbert oad and Hearne Way and a vacant lot ne t door. “ imagine this has been a torturous e perience,” Judge Bruce Cohen told Barlow

E T

SPORTS .......................... 24 Gilbert girls roundball eyes state crown.

COMMUNITY.................14

BUSINESS .....................20 OPINION ....................... 22 SPORTS ......................... 24

GETOUT .........................27

CLASSIFIED ...................31

at the end of a two-day hearing last week. “I want you to know someone in this courtroom heard it was not a good e perience for you. get it. want you to leave with that thought regardless of how I rule.” Gilbert began in February building the public garage with 580 parking spaces on 1.2 acres of property it owns at the east end of Hearne Way in the Heritage District. The town wants to take a 755-square-foot triangular piece from the northeast corner of arlow’s 1 ,000-s uare-foot vacant parcel to build a roundabout at the garage entrance to accommodate emergency vehicles. But Barlow, a 30-year town resident, contends the roundabout would pose accessibility problems for his vacant property. The roundabout will be at the junction of

BUSINESS .....................20 Gilbert skin care firm hits the mall.

Big run goes to the dogs PAGE 14

Hearne and the proposed riComp Drive, a new street that will come north off of aughn Avenue to Hearne on the west side of the garage, according to court documents. The town also plans to rebuild Hearne Way leading into the garage as a one-way street with a 20-foot sidewalk and an 8-foot dropoff lane on the north side of Hearne. t would take 273 feet of the street in the process, effectively eliminating five parking spaces about half of the parking for Barlow’s building that houses three other tenants and sits on the south side of Hearne. Barlow wants the judge to block the plans to build the roundabout and reconfigure Hearne Way.

It's Santa!

see GARAGE page

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ilbert officials want to regulate the black, electric scooters that are popping up all over town even on the vice mayor’s front lawn. Bird, a dockless scooter-share company based in Santa Monica, California, has deployed its rentable scooters at sidewalks and other areas in Gilbert. Now, Gilbert is joining a growing chorus of East Valley and other municipalities that want to regulate their use and where they can be dumped. The Town Council will discuss regulating scooters at its ne t meeting Dec. 0. “The scooters are not sponsored in any way by the town, and ird does not have an agreement with the town or permit to allow such operations and encroachments,” spokeswoman ennifer Alvarez Harrison said. “Staff plans to go before council to discuss a potential update to the code to address public safety concerns and other issues raised by such alternative transportation business models,” she added.

see SCOOTERS page 4

(Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

Actually, little Lili Galindo has no idea that the man she thinks is old St. Nick is Gilbert resident Wesley Turner, who plays Santa for a living. You can read about how he trained and what he and his wife do this time of year on page 16.

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

WANTED: 36 People

to try the latest digital technology in hearing aids Are you, or someone you know, struggling with hearing loss?

We need 36 people with difficulty hearing, especially in noisy situations, to evaluate the new style in digital technology from NuEar. We will perform thorough hearing consultations FREE of charge to ALL callers. We will then choose 36 qualified candidates for this program.

3 DAYS ONLY!

Dr. Jane Petersen, Nationally Known Doctor of Audiology Dr. Jane Petersen has over 26 years of experience helping the hearing community. Dr. Petersen is one of the most successful audiologists in the country. She has helped people find the best solution for their hearing difficulties for over 26 years. In addition, she has conducted educational workshops for hundreds of hearing instrument specialists all over the United States. Dr. Petersen understands all the consequences

REWARD

Candidates selected will receive tremendous savings due to their participation.

Up to

FF O 0 0 $15 MSRP

on any set of NuEar Circa™ AI hearing aids Cannot be combined with other offers. Expires 12/19/2018

FREE B AT T E R I E S for up to 5 years! With purchase of a new hearing system. Limit one voucher per customer. Expires 12/19/2018

If your evaluation shows hearing improvement with the new Circa™ AI hearing aids, you may choose to retain them and receive up to $1,500 OFF the suggested retail price! Participants who choose to keep the hearing aids will also receive FREE in-office maintenance for the life of the hearing aids.

Call Today! (480) 964-2386

Introducing Circa™ AI

a Revolutionary Multi-Purpose Hearing Aid designed to deliver: • Superior sound quality and clarity to hear comfortably in any environment • The ability to set body and brain health goals with the new Thrive™ Hearing app • Streaming of phone calls, music and messages from your smartphone directly to your hearing aids • Convenient adjustments to your hearing aids without an office visit • Language translation via the easy-to-use Thrive™ app • Thrive app tracks body activity like steps and overall movement

Mesa 7165 E University Dr. Bldg. 17, Suite 167

(480) 964-2386

www.abchearingaids.com G IMPAIRE D RIN • EA

32 YEARS

E ST . 1 98 5

32 • YEARS

Most Insurances Accepted

R• FO

resulting from untreated hearing loss. She has helped thousands overcome their hearing loss. Dr. Petersen will be able to answer your hearing health questions and show you how today’s invisible hearing solutions are the best we’ve ever seen.

VING • TH SER EH

MEET

Monday – Wednesday December 17th - 19th

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Split Gilbert Council rejects 560-home plan An edition of the East Valley Tribune Gilbert Sun News is published every Sunday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout Gilbert. To find out where you can pick up a free copy of Gilbert Sun News, please visit www.EastValleyTribune.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION Main number: 480-898-6500 | Advertising: 480-898-5624 Circulation service: 480-898-5641

Publisher: Steve T. Strickbine Vice President: Michael Hiatt ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Display Advertising: 480-898-6309 Classifieds/Inside Sales: Elaine Cota | 480-898-7926 | ecota@evtrib.com TJ Higgins | 480-898-5902 | tjhiggins@evtrib.com Advertising Office Manager: Lori Dionisio | 480-898-6309 | ldionisio@evtrib.com Advertising Sales Executive: Jane Meyer | 480-898-5633 | jane@timespublications.com NEWS DEPARTMENT Executive Editor: Paul Maryniak | 480-898-5647 | pmaryniak@timespublications.com Managing Editor: Cecilia Chan| 480-898-5613 |cchan@timespublications.com Reporters: Jim Walsh | 480-898-5639 | jwalsh@timespublications.com Colleen Sparks | 480-898-5638 | csparks@timespublications.com Get Out Editor: Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | 480-641-4518 | christina@timespublications.com Photographer: Kimberly Carrillo | kcarillo@timespublications.com Pablo Robles | probles@timespublications.com Design: Christy Byerly | cbyerly@timespublications.com Production Coordinator: Courtney Oldham | 480-898-5617 production@timespublications.com Circulation Director: Aaron Kolodny | 480-898-5641 | customercare@evtrib.com Sports Editor: Zach Alvira | 480-898-5630 | zalvira@timespublications.com

Gilbert Sun News is distributed by AZ Integrated Media, a circulation service company owned by Times Media Group. The public is permitted one copy per reader. For further information regarding the circulation of this publication or others in the Times Media Group family of publications, and for subscription information, please contact AZ Integrated Media at circ@azintegratedmedia.com or 480-898-5641. For circulation services please contact Aaron Kolodny at aaron@azintegatedmedia.com.

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ilbert Town Council on a 4-3 vote shot down a proposal to build 560 homes on 125 acres zoned for employment at the northeast corner of Warner and Recker roads. Council rejected the request for a General Plan amendment, unwilling to let go of land that could bring jobs to Gilbert but hasn’t so far. Both the landowner Scottsdale Investment Management and homebuilder Lennar Homes went into the Dec. 6 Council meeting with high hopes, having the backing of the Planning Commission and signed letters of support from 304 residents from the nearby Morrison

Ranch and Copper Ranch communities. About 100 residents and Lennar employees attended the public hearing, many wearing white T-shirts stamped with “Lennar.” But there was opposition from Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and town planning staff. Staff argued the 125 acres is within the Power Road Growth Area focused on industrial and business park employment supported by commercial shopping centers. Rezoning the land from employment to residential use is not consistent with the General Plan’s goals and policies, they said. “Development is converging on this site,” said planner Ashlee MacDonald. “Do we want to give it up?” It’s just a matter of waiting for devel-

opment to happen, according to MacDonald. Although nothing of significance has yet come to the Power Road employment corridor, staff is seeing the trend of industrial development heading in that direction, she said. “We are dealing with an issue of expectation verses reality,” said land-use attorney Ralph Pew, who represented Lennar. “Just because a piece of property shows business park and light industrial doesn’t translate to development. This is not the right spot for industrial development.” He listed the site’s drawbacks, includ-

see LENNAR page 9

Gilbert Council OKs 52-home plan despite opposition

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

developer is moving forward with building 52 homes on 11 acres at the south side of Madera Park Drive, east of Cooper Road. Gilbert Town Council unanimously voted 7-0 on Dec. 6 to allow for the Enclave at Madera Parc to proceed despite concerns from nearby homeowners of flooding potential. “Groundbreaking will most likely occur in the first half of 2019,” said attorney Adam Baugh, who represented Craig Prouty and his development team. Baugh told the council it was hard to find a brand-new home in Gilbert that is affordable. The Enclave’s homes – though smaller than traditional homes – will be affordable, selling in the high $200,000s up into the $300,000s. The site was intended to be built as a combination of retention, open space and a school site for Gilbert Public Schools. No school was ever built, but the site was used as open space and retention for flood water from portions of the Candelwood and Madera Parc subdivisions. Ultimately, the land transitioned from the school district to the adjacent First United Methodist Church. Because portions of the two subdivisions drain to the subject site, the Enclaves will be required to maintain the same volume it has retained for those developments in addition to the volume from the 52 homes.

(Special to GSN) This map shows the layout for the 52-home Enclave at Madera Parc that Town Council approved unanimously over the objections of some nearby homeowners, who fear it will to flooding because of its impact on storm water retention near the site.

And, that was the sticking point with residents who spoke at the public hearing. Robert Peckham, who lives at Madera Parc, was not in favor of the developer’s proposal to remove the current retention and replace it with a combination of underground tanks and surface retention, calling it “untried.” “This is a big mistake,” he said, noting the Planning Commission recommended

approval without giving it much thought. He also warned of lawsuits from neighbors against the town since it now knows about the danger if flooding were to occur. Candlewood resident Mike Venek said when the 52 homes are built, they likely would be sold to an investor who will turn them into rentals.

see MADERA page 8

NEWS

SCOOTERS

from page 1

Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson at a recent Planning Commission meeting complained that she woke up one morning to find two scooters discarded on her front lawn. According to Alvarez Harrison, town code currently allows electric scooters to operate only on public streets with posted speeds less than 25 mph. The regulation applies to scooters on public property only. Gilbert is not the only Valley municipality wrestling with the onslaught of the on-demand scooters that require a smartphone app, credit card and driver’s license for use. Tempe, which is inundated with hundreds of scooters along ill Avenue, is on the verge of approving a new series of regulations early ne t year. Mesa City Council is scheduled to review a potential ordinance early ne t year. Arizona State University has already banned them from its Tempe campus. nly Chandler is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the growing popularity of bikeshare and “scootershare” programs. “At this point nothing has been presented to council,” said Chandler spokeswoman Stephanie omero. “However, staff is currently researching what other cities have done regarding scooters and bikes and what’s worked for them.” Scottsdale adopted new regulations governing both rental bikes and scooters in the face of complaints by business owners who kept finding them abandoned in front of their shops and galleries. While Tempe officials want to control the scooters, they don’t want to eliminate them viewing them as helpful in reducing the number of cars, especially on crowded ill Avenue, and curbing emissions. “We want the scooters here. It really adds to our multi-module transportation system,’’ said Tempe spokeswoman

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

he electric scooters making headway into Gilbert and the rest of the East alley have been linked to fractures, sprains, bruises and abrasions and even death. Doctors are dealing with the fallout

(Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

Rental electric scooters are becoming the rage in Gilbert and other East Valley municipalities, eclipsing rental bikes because they require less physical effort by the user.

Tai Anna Yee. “We just want them to be safe.’’ ut the vehicles got a less favorable reception at a Mesa council study session earlier this month, as Councilman Mark Freeman asked City Manager Chris Brady to report on how scooters are a benefit to the city and whether it would be possible to ban them. Freeman, a retired paramedic with the esa ire Department, worries about ine perienced riders getting hit by cars and suffering serious injuries. “ ne perienced riders really bother me,’’ Freeman said. “I see young people 12, 13 years old riding these. They are riding on sidewalks.’’ esa Transportation Director . eder outlined how the city’s streets were not designed to accommodate scooters. eder said there have been problems with scooters blocking sidewalks and being left on private property. “The roadway system was not designed with scooters in mind,’’ eder said. “With an ine perienced user, at 1 mph, that can create safety problems.’’

The scooter-mania can be traced to the launch last year of ird ides nc. in Santa Monica, Calif., Bloomberg News reported earlier this month. Bloomberg said investors pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into ird and ime, helping a new industry gain a foothold. Bird describes 100 cities on its website, stretching from os Angeles to Vienna, Austria, including Tempe and Mesa, as partners in combatting carbon emissions and traffic congestion. The website includes endorsements from city officials in Cleveland and ew ork City. Taylor Strand, who represents azor Scooters, said she “une uivocally supports” the regulatory framework cities are putting in place. Joshua Miller, a general manager for ime in the hoeni area, said he wants to work with cities on regulations. He recommended an annual fee based upon the number of trips per vehicle. He said the company started with rental bicycles, but the market in the East alley has evolved toward scooters.

from the popularity of the two-wheel rentals that can go as fast as 15 mph. oll-out of these ubi uitous scooters started in 2017. “At Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, we see electric scooter-related injuries in the emergency department fairly regularly, about two per month,” said Corey Schubert, a anner Health

spokesman. “At Banner Gateway Medical Center in ilbert, an E doc said he has personally treated two cases in the last couple of months. The injuries weren’t major; one involved a sprained ankle and another involved abrasions and contusions. At anner Desert edical Center in Mesa recently, an emergency-room doc-

“The bikes were fun, but we are seeing a decline in popularity,’’ Miller said, with the bicycles still used in Scottsdale but hardly at all in the East Valley. He said one ma or difference is that the scooters re uire little or no e ertion because they are motorized. “The scooters are really easy to ride,’’ Miller said. “That’s what we see the public is more prone to ride.’’ Scottsdale’s council adopted its new rules ov. 1 . They regulate bicycles, electric bicycles and what the city calls “dockless electric mini-scooters.” The ordinance re uires that devices are operable and used, and prohibits owners from leaving any bike, electric bike or scooter in the same place on public property for hours. Devices must also be picked up within two hours of owners being notified they are inoperable. n Scottsdale, violations could result in impound and a fine between 0 and 1,000 depending on the number of violations. Similarly, the ordinance allows Class 1 and Class electric bikes which can operate up to 0 mph on sidewalks and multi-use paths. Class 3 bikes, which have higher top speeds, would only be allowed on roadways. Earlier this year, Seattle out of safety concerns banned the motorized twowheelers from its streets and San Francisco reportedly banned electric scooters from its streets until rental companies obtain a city permit.

GSN staff writers Jason Stone and Jim Walsh contributed to this report.

IF YOU GO: What: Gilbert Town Council is expected to discuss possible regulations of electric scooters When: 6:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 20 Where: Municipal Center, Council Chambers, 50 E. Civic Center Drive.

tor treated three cases in one day, according to Shubert. “ think we’ve seen a little bit of everything, from road rash to fracture and of course, head injuries,” said Tracey Fejt, a registered nurse and Banner’s injury-prevention coordinator. “At anner

see SCOOTER SAFETY page 1

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

MODEL HOMES OPEN DAILY

LIVE BOUNTIFULLY Discover a natural abundance of everything and everyone you love at Belmont in Gilbert. EUROPEAN-INSPIRED RESIDENCES | FROM THE $700,000’s | UP TO 5,295 SQ. FT. MAP & DRIVING DIRECTIONS AT BELMONTGILBERT.COM | (480) 757-4678

AT SO MER SET • GI LBER T

All information subject to change. Construction by TNHC Realty and Construction Inc. BRE #01870227. Rendering and view are an artist’s conception only. Models or persons in photos do not reflect ethnic preferences and housing is open to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. December 2018.

GARAGE

NEWS from page 1

Although two-thirds of the space used for the five parking spots are on a public right-of-way, arlow said he was given permission from the town to use it in order to satisfy Gilbert’s requirement for parking. arlow’s attorney Dale eitlin called the town’s eminent domain action an abuse of power. “What we have and the evidence is going to show is this deal was a back-room deal deliberated outside public view, not in the public domain between the town of Gilbert and a multi-million if not a multi-billion developer Common ond, he told the court. The 1 . million ta payer-funded garage is to the east of land the town sold to Common ond Development roup, one of three bidders for the property, in 01 . The developer is currently building a 20,500-square-foot building to house tenant o estaurant Concepts’ Culinary Dropout estaurant, featuring food, entertainment and games. eitlin contended the town bent over backwards for Culinary Dropout because of its regional draw and the sales ta it would bring to ilbert. He told the court the garage would benefit a private user, pointing to a license agreement giving the developer e clusive use of 100 parking spaces in the town’s garage from 11 a.m.-11 p.m., seven days a week. He added there wasn’t much demand from the pubic for the garage outside those reserved hours. ilbert also will provide an additional free parking spaces on a town-owned surface lot. Gilbert does this for all the businesses in the district. Under cross-e amination by the town’s hired attorney, Charles Ayers, ilbert Economic Development Director Dan Henderson cited other e amples of

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ilbert Town Council adopted an ordinance rela ing regulation of special events. The change means fewer individuals would have to pay for a special event permits, reducing the revenue from that income stream to the town, according to staff. evisions include Dropping the need for a special event permit unless an event has more than

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

e clusive parking such as a farmer’s market on Saturday mornings on a parkand-ride location and the top floor of the town’s first parking garage at aughn Avenue and Ash Street for Heritage District employees with a permit. He said the town began looking to build the new garage because it had identified the need for 1,000 new parking spaces due to anticipated new retail, residential and entertainment. The town frowns on surface parking because the land can be used for development instead. Henderson also said while the town considered other locations, the current site met its criteria for traffic circulation, ease of development, concentration of businesses, walkabilty, visibility and accessibility. Asked if reserved parking came up during the negotiation for the land purchase, Henderson replied, “ t did and it didn’t. It was something that was discussed and allowed for a stronger basis to negotiate the price.” The developer is paying ,000 a year to the town for operation and maintenance of the garage something no other developer is doing. Ayers also rebutted eitlin’s argument that the town’s construction of a dropoff or valet lane in front of the developer’s building solely benefited the restaurant and was not designed to the town’s standards for public roads. “Everything r. eitlin has said about the valet is fiction, made up on the spot, Ayers said. “There’s nothing in the documents for anyone to use valet. Town Engineering Director David abiano testified the public also can use the drop-off lane, as the town has had problems with ride-share services such as yft and Uber stopping on ilbert oad. The town in the last si months put up “no stopping signs on ilbert oad,

allowing for police to give tickets to offenders, he said, adding businesses must apply for a valet-parking permit. Fabiano also said that because the Heritage District is a designated redevelopment area, the town has more fle ibility in how things are built to encourage economic investment. Fabiano said there are no published standards for the Heritage District and projects are decided on a case-by-case basis. eitlin noted ilbert’s 01 re uest for proposals to develop 1. 8 acres made no reference to a parking garage, a change in Hearne Way, valet drop-off or ricomp Drive and that it specified any required parking was to be at the project’s e pense. And, he pointed out the developer bought less land than what was in the request for proposals. “Somehow in the developer’s agreement the size of the land to be purchased shrunk from 1.7 acres down to 21,800 square feet; it shrunk by two-thirds,” he said, adding the remaining acreage is now the site for the garage. eitlin said the town in December 01 had a concept for a garage but no commitment for a location. He also noted the agreement allows the developer to walk away from the deal if the garage was ne t to the east side of the pro ect. Peter Koliopoulus, the main architect for Culinary Drop ut, testified that he was not involved in the design of the garage or the plans for the street reconfiguration. Barlow, who bought his building around 004, testified ayor enn Daniels on Dec. , 01 met with him and his wife and sketched a change of access to their property with five fewer parking spaces. “I said, ‘it’s totally unacceptable,’” he testified, adding he asked for the sketch

but Daniels refused to give it to him. arlow sat on the town’s edevelopment Commission for 11 years and helped write the Heritage District’s guidelines. He said he was then alerted by Henderson to a meeting on Jan. 11, 2017, in which a dozen town officials showed him plans for the garage, Common Bond’s project and the Barlow properties. He said he uestioned who decided the plans for a one-way street when there had been no public meeting on that and that he had been continuously kept in the dark by the mayor and town manager when a developer’s agreement had been signed and plans were already underway. The parking garage and public improvements to Hearne Way are e pected to be completed by arch 01 , according to the town. In his closing statement, Ayers said documents showed the town did everything in the open and legally and testimony showed there was no violation of town street standards. The garage with 00 parking spaces, where 500 will be accessible for public use 4 hours a day, shows it is for public use, he added. “The notion we are in it with Common Bond to make money is ludicrous,” Ayers said. ut eitlin countered, “This is 100 percent driven by Common ond. He added had the developer had to buy the entire site as originally contained in the request for proposal, the cost would have been . million and Common ond would have had to provide its own parking and be responsible for rebuilding Hearne Way. “This is the greatest deal and public rip-off ever accomplished, he said.

00 attendees. reviously events with more than 200 attendees had to get a permit. Eliminating the special event permits for events on sites owned or leased by schools districts, religious institutions and charter schools. o special event permit is re uired for a temporary sales event lasting no longer than three consecutive days on private, non-commercial property, provided there are no more than two such events on same property within the same calendar year.

rivate property owners remain liable for activities on their property, for implementing adequate emergency access and safety measures and for complying with applicable zoning, building, fire, noise and other regulations. Councilman Eddie Cook asked about Bible studies that become small churches in homes. Assistant Town Attorney ancy Davidson said a permit would not be needed unless it required a liquor license, the gathering is blocking a street or sidewalk, or there were more than 500 at-

tendees at one time. Councilmember Eddie Cook suggested revisiting the item at a later time. ayor enn Daniels stated she is comfortable revisiting it in 1 months to see if any parameters need to be tightened. Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson wondered if an event that is open to public and requires a liquor license needs a special event permit and Davidson said it does if more than 500 attendees are e pected, if it blocks a street or sidewalk, or if it requires a liquor license is governed by the state.

NEWS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

PROBLEM.

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol edia Services

ov. Doug Ducey has signaled to East alley and other epublican legislators that they should back off plans to repeal or reduce a new -a-vehicle registration fee to pay to operate the Highway atrol. Ducey said last week that the 10.4 billion budget he signed for the current fiscal year is built on the presumption that the state will collect 18 million from the new fee. That’s enough to pay not ust for the Highway atrol but also provide an e tra 10 percent. ore to the point, the governor said the new budget he will propose ne t month for the coming fiscal year also will rely on the revenues from that fee. The fee puts Ducey on a collision course ne t year with at least some epublican legislators including ilbert ep. Warren etersen, who decried the fee when it was passed. Petersen called it “the worst kind of ta increase’’ because it was being done without any idea of the price tag on motorists. “We’re going to tell an unelected bureau craft to go ahead and raise these fees to whatever he wants to,’’ he complained. Ducey’s comments also put him at odds with epublican ep. ichelle Ugenti- ita of Scottsdale, who already has introduced legislation to repeal it. Calling its enactment “sneaky,’’ she wants to repeal the fee, which applies to every car, truck, motorcycle and trailer. Ugenti- ita said it’s bad enough that her colleagues used an end-run around the Arizona Constitution to avoid having to get a two-thirds vote for the fee, designed to fund the state Highway atrol. But she said what added insult to injury is that lawmakers were told the fee would be in the 18-a-vehicle range, not 75 percent higher. Ducey sidestepped uestions last week about whether voters and the lawmakers who approved the fee were misled because they were told when it was first approved that the fee would be in the 18 range. His spokesman atrick tak said the dollars are needed to free up cash for road construction and repair, “especially in rural areas of the state where resourc-

es are badly needed.’’ “Any reforms to that fee should be responsible and keep these priorities in mind.’’ t’s not ust Ducey who is concerned. ep. oel Campbell, - rescott, the architect of the fee, also agrees there is a need for the additional dollars for road construction and maintenance. ut Campbell, like Ugenti- ita, is irked that the fee is so much higher than he was told when he proposed it and so much higher than he told his colleagues to get their votes. art of that is because the fee is levied when a vehicle is registered. So anyone who has a multi-year registration up to five years is e empt until then. And then the Highway atrol budget ended up being larger than lawmakers were told. Campbell wants to revamp the fee to make it fairer and lower it back to the original 18 promise. ut Ugenti- ita said that misses the point that the fee was adopted through trickery to avoid having to get a twothirds vote of the House and Senate. And Ugenti- ita said if the money is really needed and the levy is popular enough it can be done in a way she says is legal, with the necessary two-thirds vote. And if it can’t get the margin “ s that a ustification to be tricky and circumvent the will of the people ’’ she responded. That will of the people is a 1 voterapproved constitutional amendment reuiring a two-thirds vote for any new or increased ta or fee. Unable to marshal that support, lawmakers instead empowered AD T Director ohn Halikowski to compute the fee based on raising enough money to fund the Highway atrol, with an e tra 10 percent built in. And since it was Halikowski imposing the fee, the legislation to authorize him to do that re uired a simple ma ority vote. Ugenti- ita conceded that, strictly speaking, the maneuver is legal. The Arizona Supreme Court ust last year upheld the legality of a similar mechanism to impose a fee on hospitals to pay for e pansion of the state’s health care program for the poor.

see FEES page 1

SOLUTION.

Now there’s miraDry® • Immediate results that last • Dramatic reduction of underarm sweat • Non-invasive, in-office procedure with minimal to no downtime • FDA cleared • Toxin-free, no need for endless treatments • No need for ineffective antiperspirants

Call Dr. Hiatt at 480-844-1410 to schedule your appointment!

PLASTIC SURGERY OF Tummy • Breast • Face • Ears • Nose • Eyelids Male Breast Removal • Liposuction • Laser Hair Removal Mommy Makeover • Underarm Sweat Solutions

All injections are administered by Dr. Hiatt Botox • Juvederm • Voluma

call for a complimentary consultation

(480) 844-1410

4540 E. Baseline Rd., Ste 117 Mesa, Arizona 85206 | DRHIATT.COM

Patient’s Choice Award Recipient

HEALTH INSURANCE PROBLEMS? DO ANY OF THESE APPLY TO YOU? 4Are you concerned about co-pays & deductibles under your current health insurance plan? 4Are you concerned about your out-of-pocket expenses? 4Do you have a restrictive network of doctors and hospitals? 4Does your plan NOT include dental and vision coverage? 4Did you miss open enrollment?

We have solutions to all of these problems and more! CALL THE AGENT BELOW TO SEE WHAT YOU QUALIFY FOR: James Waterworth

KEMPER HEALTH INSURANCE 480.993.7417

NEWS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

MADERA from page

A-1 Golf Carts

SUN LAKES, AZ

STOP IN AND CHECK OUT THE

NEW E-Z-GO’S!

eronica oss, president of the Candlewood H A oard, raised concerns with the pro ect’s density and traffic increase and asked for a traffic light at adera ark Drive and Cooper oad. ayor enn Daniels later directed a traffic study to be done to see if the intersection warranted a traffic light. oss also uestioned the ability of a -home H A to have the finances to maintain the retention. “ ou must look at the long-term viability of the H A created, she said. “They are responsible for the flooding or not flooding of their neighbors. Councilman Victor Petersen said he knows of no other engineering report that has been more scrutinized than the one for the project’s retention. He added the retention will be held to the same standards as for the rest of ilbert and that the traffic increase from

FEES

E-Z-GO RXV ELITE E-Z-GO LX

E-Z-GO L6

0% FINANCING AVAILABLE When you purchase a NEW E-Z-GO!* Finance offers only available at participating E-Z-GO dealers. Approval, rates, applicable fees, and terms provided are based on credit worthiness. Offers only available in 50 U.S. states and District Columbia. Financing offers void where prohibited. Finance terms are also available for pre-owned E-Z-GO products. Please see your local E-Z-GO Authorized Dealer for details.

25820 S. Arizona Ave. • Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 480.895.2000 • www.A1GolfCarts.com

from page

That reasoning, however, left her unimpressed. “ f the government’s ustification is ‘Just because I can, I will,’ that’s a bad one,’’ she said. “I don’t think the public appreciates that,’’ Ugenti- ita said. “ ust because you found a sneaky way around it is not a good enough ustification.’’ The reason for the Highway atrol fee is even more complicated. Another constitutional provision says that any dollars raised from the use of Arizona roads, mainly gasoline ta es and vehicle registration fees, can be spent solely for those roads. But in prior efforts to balance the budget, lawmakers and governors have siphoned off those dollars to pay for at least part of the Highway atrol based on the argument that the agency promotes highway safety. What that did, however, is left fewer dollars for needed road construction and repair. The road repair financial problem is complicated by the fact that the state’s 18-cent-a-gallon gasoline ta has not been raised since 1 1. And while there are more vehicles on the road, they are more fuel efficient, meaning motorists are buying fewer gallons of gas for every mile they travel. Campbell figured that a separate fee to pay for Highway atrol would free up those gasoline ta es for what he said is the intended purpose. The fee was approved by a - 4

the homes is less than if commercial developed on the site. “I’m really hopeful,” he said. “I really believe after this is built, they will en oy their neighbors.” Councilman Eddie Cook noted the number of compromises the developer has made to appease the residents, including not building the originally proposed apartments. Cook said he can’t answer to the viability of the H A, but the retention has been engineered to handle flood waters in the worst-case scenario. Councilman ordan ay, who attended all three neighborhood meetings on the proposal, said it may not be a perfect option but is a good one. The infill site is oddly shaped and hasn’t been developed for years. “It may not be an absolutely perfect plan, but it’s a pretty good darn plan from when we started,” Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson said.

Gilbert state Rep. Warren Peteren was among lawmakers who objected to any new registration fee.

margin in the House and 1 -1 in the Senate, margins enough to authorize Halikowski to compute and impose a fee, but not enough for lawmakers to set the fee themselves. The governor, for his part, isn’t hearing any of it. “That’s been passed,’’ he said. “There is a fee.’’ And as far as how much that fee is, “we will leave it to AD T.’’ Ugenti- ita told Capitol edia Services she won’t be deterred from pursuing the issue even with the threat of a Ducey veto. “I understand that’s a real possibility,’’ she said. ut Ugenti- ita said she already has lined up support for SB 1001. “I will do my job as a legislator by introducing a bill that think that the voters in Arizona support,’’ she e plained. “I’m willing to use the process and see what happens and ultimately realize it’s within his prerogative to veto.’’

NEWS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

LENNAR from page

ing no freeway visibility or access to the property and no ower oad frontage. The site is not on ower oad but on ecker, which is fully residential with some minor commercial uses, he said. The land is surrounded on three sides by residences. Pew asked what good will it do if the town waited because the lack of visibility and access won’t change. What will change is orrison anch will be built out, which means the site will be completely surrounded by residences, he said. ennar resident Alan ones told council members, the company was willing to spend 1 0 million to build the homes and that he would not be standing before them had the land not previously been zoned residential when Trend Homes owned it. ut the developer lost it and ockefeller Group in 2007 purchased the site and rezoned most of the property to light industrial in 00 . A ockefeller representative at a lanning Commission meeting last month said the company for the 10 years it owned the site was unsuccessful in developing it and attested it was a mistake to have rezoned from residential. Scottsdale nvestment anagement partner Ed Grant said attracting light industrial to the 125 acres his company purchased in 2017 also met with failure. “We have remained open to any and

all offers and the Town of Gilbert I know have submitted our site on a couple of occasions to users looking at the metro hoeni market, rant said. “We never pulled our land off the table from an industrial perspective. aul Sieczkowski, a broker who had the listing for 10 years for ockefeller, disputed staff’s comment that light industrial might happen soon on the site. “We don’t see it happening now or in the near future,” he said. “We think the best use is residential.” ive residents, including ete ohnson, spoke in favor of the housing pro ect. “We’re concerned with the types of things that could go in,” said Johnson, a Copper anch resident and ennar employee. Some of the potential businesses under the current zoning include an impound lot, a marijuana growing facility and a crematorium, Johnson said. The proposed homes would fit in more with the community and add to the ta base for schools, he added. Councilman Eddie Cook later said a marijuana facility would not be allowed under the current zoning and ticked off a list of positive uses allowed on the land including entertainment, recreation, animal hospital, distribution center, call center, offices, vocational schools and industrial labs for medical research. “Many of us support the project,” Morrison anch resident ike Williams said. He disputed the notion the rezone would take away obs. etting ennar build the homes would produce hun-

dreds of jobs for two to three years in Gilbert, he said, adding he is in construction and have to drive west of oop 101 for work. ayor enn Daniels and Councilmen Victor Petersen and Jared Taylor supported the rezone. “What evidence is there this property will do that much light industrial,” Petersen said. “All ’ve heard is theories and thoughts.” He said light industrial was the most intense use and a residential development would be more appropriate for the area. He also said commercial development is not always superior to residential development and to talk about residential as inferior was insulting. Taylor said he voted for the town’s eneral lan in 00 , which is currently going through an update, and its aspirations offer a good vision and guideline for the community. That said, he added, “We have to be open to the ebb and flow of the market. He said the reliance on setting aside a certain percentage of land for economic development in order to have a sustainable town is being made less so with the internet and Amazon as people bring the shopping mall into their homes and with the proliferation of home-based businesses. “ ur homes have become uasi-commercial bases,” he said, adding the town will receive money from internet sales ta in the future. He added the town already has taken

BY JIM WALSH GSN Staff Writer

ilbert police have a new tool to target child predators and human trafficking, thanks to the generous donation of a mobile forensics unit to the esa olice Department. Equipped with computers and monitors, the mobile trailer will allow detectives to analyze cell phones and laptops much faster than previously, looking for digital evidence that could link a defendant to a variety of se crimes. nce search warrants are obtained, the digital evidence could reveal that someone is in possession of child pornography or is even holding children captive as part of a se ring, said esa Police Sgt. Jason Troth. The 00,000 lab was donated by doTE A a company that makes essential

(Pabloe Robles/GSN Photographer)

Mesa Mayor John Giles and Mesa Police Lt. Ryan Stokes examine the city's new mobile crime lab, which will be available to other area police departments, including Gilbert, for a quick response to cases, especially those involving sex predators.

land from its ower oad Corridor portfolio for the Public Safety Training Facility. Daniels, who lives fairly close by the site, said there is not a lot of visibility, which is important for commercial to succeed and that she never viewed the acreage as commercial or light industrial. Had the property fronted ower oad, she would feel differently and said ennar’s proposal would complement the area. Cook voiced his support in keeping the current zoning because of potential obs in the future. So did Councilman ordan ay, who said during his re-election campaign he met lots of people and the No. 1 concern he heard was the need to protect the town’s employment areas and as such he was not ready to give up the 1 acres to residential. Councilman Scott Anderson said there was not enough work done to look at other land uses for the site such as offices. Pew earlier said the decision to go with residential came about because no one was interested in offices without freeway access and that there was not enough demand for commercial for the area. Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson said it was a big leap to convert 1 acres in one fell swoop and felt more work can be done with what else could be on the site.

oils with natural therapeutic properties and peration Underground ailroad a national and international organization dedicated to fighting se ual e ploitation of children. “It’s going to allow us a platform to harvest digital evidence sooner. t’s going to speed things up for us,’’ Troth said. He said such evidence can be gleaned from a variety of electronic devices, including laptops and other computers that predators use to store child pornography, sell or e change with others, or even to operate se trafficking rings. Police target web sites typically used by se ual predators through the ’s Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking task force. esa detectives are also adept at tracking down such evidence, Troth said.

see CRIME LABS page 10

NEWS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Business owners tell GPS what they need in grads

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

usiness leaders’ e pectations for students graduating from Gilbert schools include dependability, critical thinking, team player and the ability to communicate. The attributes came up at a recent Gilbert Chamber of Commerce’s Good overnment Series that brought together the business community and ilbert ublic Schools officials, including the governing board. “Business retention is working with the education community for the proper workforce,” said Kathy Tilque, Chamber CE . Superintendent Shane McCord, who has been at his ob for a little over a year, gave a snap shot of the philosophy at the district of over ,000 students at 40 schools across ilbert, Chandler and Mesa. At the beginning of the school year, he met with staff to tout the three Cs connecting, creating and caring. “I want teachers to make connections with students and parents,” he said. “If kids connect, they do better.” He also wants teachers to create lessons filled with rigor and get students engaged because if kids care, they will work harder. When students leave one of the district’s high schools, they either go on to higher education or into the workforce, and the district wants them

CRIME LABS

from page

“We really try to identify child victims through se ually e ploitive images’’ seized as evidence in hopes of liberating potential victims and saving them from the se trade, Troth said. He said the esa unit also will be used to assist other East alley police in se investigations, with police realizing that

Tune into Your Community

Shane McCord, Gilbert Public Schools superintendent, touts care and rigor.

to know that they can always come back, according to McCord. He added that when students walk onto campus, he wants them to know that they are loved. “These are the things harp on every single day, cCord said. He said businesses talk about the need for soft-skills, such as ability to communicate, so the district has got to tear students away from their cell phones. While the district can teach algebra and advance-placement courses all day long, the importance is for students to understand that they are humans first and they have to interact with one another, he said. “At the end of the day, that is what we

criminals do not pay attention to city borders. esa police have a long-term commitment to regional policing through the East Valley Fusion center, where detectives from a variety of agencies work together to share surveillance information and identify serial criminals. “It’s a gift,’’ Troth said about the new unit. “ art of having a gift is to share it.’’ on ines, e ecutive director of peration Underground, said he selected esa police to receive the mobile lab because of their deep commitment to fight se ual e ploitation of children and human trafficking. He said the goal of the mobile unit is to eliminate any delay between the collection of evidence at a crime scene and the analysis needed to develop probable cause for an arrest. “If they can do it in real time, they can

GPS school board member Jill Humpherys says grads must be problem-solvers.

Chamber President/CEP Kathy Tilque says businesses working with schools on issues.

have, he said, adding that S has good employees and when hiring, they look for new hires who have the three Cs. “ f we have the three Cs in an individual, there’s no uestion what will happen with that child,” he said. “For Gilbert Public Schools with 33,000-plus students, that is what we have to offer. The eight tables of participants then discussed among themselves what businesses e pect from their local school district and what qualities they look for in a new graduate of Gilbert Public Schools. “When in the workforce, they need to be a problem-solver, said ill Humpherys, a school board member, who spoke for her table.

She said the district needs to help students understand how to fail successfully and learn to do better and have a curriculum that teaches technological skills and soft skills. ther comments from participants included they want their future employees to have the ability to read a room, able to communicate with clients and be dependable as an employee and work colleague. They also suggested getting more students involved in e tracurricular activities such as sports so they know how to be a team-player and give them coping mechanisms to deal with stress.

make an arrest immediately,’’ ines, a former Department of Homeland Security supervisor, said. “There’s nothing more important we can do as a police department and a community than to protect our most vulnerable.’’ esa City Councilmember evin Thompson said he was appalled when he learned that adult men were pursuing 1 - and 1 -year-old girls for se ual gratification. eferring to the mobile forensics unit behind him, Thompson said, “if we can save one child or one person from being sold for se , it’s worth its weight in gold.’’ Mesa Mayor John Giles compared the city defending its children to the country protecting its national security. “The battleground is one of technology,’’ he said. “These battles are fought over the web. We ust landed an aircraft carrier.’’

Mesa police conduct stings from time to time that lead to the arrest of men pursuing underaged girls. olice have said many times that illicit, underaged se is advertised over the web and children also are recruited and manipulated over the web. any esa stings are financed through grants from the Hickey amily oundation, which has made significant contributions to pay for police overtime. ancy aldwin, trustee and e ecutive director of the foundation, said she just donated 1 0,000 to pay for additional investigations after making donations of 140,000, 1 1,000 and 1 0,000, in past years. She said she realized the importance of such investigations after understanding that children are very vulnerable to se ual predators, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds.

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

11 Legal Notice

If You Own or Owned Land Under or Next to Railroad Rights of Way in Arizona Where Fiber-Optic Cable Was Installed You Could Receive Money from a Class Action Settlement A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit challenging the installation of fiber-optic cable within railroad Rights of Way. Under the Settlement, Sprint, CenturyLink, WilTel, or Level 3 (together called the “Defendants”) will pay valid claims for landowners in Arizona who own or owned land next to or under railroad Rights of Way where fiber-optic cable owned by Sprint, CenturyLink, WilTel, or Level 3 is buried.

Appearing through March 31, 2019 Call today for tickets!

Who Is Included? Class Members include current or previous owners of land next to or under a railroad Right of Way at any time since the cable was installed in the following Arizona counties: Cochise, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Yuma. To find when fiber-optic cable was installed in a particular Right of Way, visit www.ArizonaFiberOpticSettlement.com. If you still have questions, call 1-877-900-9196. What Are the Proposed Settlement Terms? Class Members who submit a valid claim will receive cash based on factors that include: (a) the length of the Right of Way where the cable is installed and (b) the length of time they owned the property.

•

The Dutton Family Theater, MESA

At 74th and Main 7420 East Main Street, Mesa, Arizona 85207 480-840-6874 www.theduttons.com www.facebook.com/theduttons

What Are Class Member Rights? If you stay in the Class, you will have an opportunity to claim cash benefits. You will be bound by the decisions of the Court. You can’t sue Defendants or the railroads in the future for any claims in this lawsuit. If you think you are a member of the Class, but did not receive a mailed notice, call 1-877-900-9196.

•

You can exclude yourself from the Class. This means you cannot file a claim for cash benefits but will keep the right to sue the Defendants in the future.

•

You can object to all or part of the Settlement if you remain in the Class.

•

Exclusions and objections must be filed in writing by January 26, 2019.

Who Represents Class Members? Class Counsel have been appointed by the Court to represent you. Class Counsel will request an award of attorneys’ fees up to $903,000 to be paid by Defendants. If you wish, you or your own attorney may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost. Will an Approval Hearing Be Held? Yes, a hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time, on March 13, 2019, at the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, located in the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, Courtroom 504.

For More Information: Visit www.ArizonaFiberOpticSettlement.com or call 1-877-900-9196

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

DISCOUNTS AT THESE STORES ONLY:

CHANDLER

Chandler Fashion Center 3177 Chandler Village Dr.

Ladies of Gilbert, Let us care for you! $59 - New Guest Facial or Massage (Value $90)

Give her the gift that gives all year long ... A Fushia Spa Membership.

$828 - Purchase a 12 month paid-in-Full Membership and recieve a FREE gift valued at $244. $450 - Purchase a 6 month Paid-In-Full Membership and recieve a FREE gift valued at $74. Don’t know what to get her ... give her a Fushia Spa gift card. Available in all denominations. Open Christmas Eve 9-2 PM for last minute gift purchases. Gift Cards can also be purchased online www.fuchsiaspa.com

Fuchsia SanTan Pecos & Market St. 480-626-4008

Fuchsia Dana Park Baseline & Val Vista Dr. 480-813-7465

Fuchsia Ahwatukee Now Open

40th St. & Chandler Blvd. I Trader Joe’s Shopping Center

www.fuchsiaspa.com

MESA

Superstition Spings Center 6515 E Southern Ave.

CLOS

EVERYTHING

SALE

E R O T S ING

30 75 % to

% off

30 60 30 65 35 60 60 75 ALL FASHION CLOTHING 75 % to

% off

ALL CRAFTSMAN TOOLS & TOOL STORAGE

% to

% off

ALL IN-STOCK MAJOR APPLIANCES

off

ALL IN-STOCK WASHERS/ DRYERS PLUS DISHWASHERS

% to

% off

off

ALL FOOTWEAR

% off

ALL FINE GOLD, SILVER, DIAMOND AND GEMSTONE JEWELRY* *10K gold unless otherwise specified.

STORE FIXTURES, FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NOW!

ALL SALES FINAL, NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. OPEN DAILY REGULAR HOURS. WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS AND SEARS CARD. WE ACCEPT SEARS GIFT CARDS. DISCOUNTS DO NOT APPLY TO PREPAID GIFT CARDS AND PHONE CARDS. INVENTORY IS LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND. THESE STORES ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN CURRENT SEARS CIRCULARS. THIS EVENT EXCLUDES ELECTROLUX AND TEMPUR-PEDIC.

NEWS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

SCOOTER SAFETY

from page 4

aywood, ’ve seen one where someone ran into a wall. None of them wear any safety gear.” The anner cases involved all age groups and likely included pedestrians, according to Fejt. “ ot of the problems see while driving around the Tempe and Mesa areas is lot ride on the sidewalks and don’t obey the rules of the road such as stopping at intersections like they should,” Fejt said. She’s also seeing riders wearing headphones and ear buds when they should be paying attention to their surroundings. “Their headphones should be off and ’ve seen some carrying a cup of coffee, she added. “They need two hands on the steering.” She’s also heard stories of people drinking alcohol and then attempting to ride the scooters. “They should not be drunk when riding them,” she said. Fejt surmised people are getting injured because they think riding a scooter is so easy that anybody can do it and that might not be the case. eople don’t realize it takes time to get used to a scooter’s acceleration and

brakes and get thrown off it, she said, adding she’s seen riders wearing inappropriate shoes such as flip-flops. The scooter companies do list safety tips on their website, such as wearing helmets and obeying traffic laws. The California company Bird, which requires people to be at least 18, even offers free helmets to active users if they cover the shipping costs. The scooters are not only populating cities across the country but around the world with reported injuries and deaths. In September, a scooter rider was reportedly killed after he collided with a vehicle in Washington, D.C. and earlier that month, a 4-year-old Dallas man died after he supposedly fell off a scooter. The Centers for Disease Control and revention is doing a first-ever study in Austin, Te as, looking at in uries involving dockless electric scooters after it was asked to by Austin ublic Health, according to Courtney enard, a CDC spokeswoman. “In the past few months, Austin Public Health has repeatedly heard of in uries related to use of electric scooters,” said Jeffery Taylor, senior epidemiologist with Austin ublic Health. “This study will assist Austin ublic Health in uan-

tifying the frequency of occurrence and the severity of the in uries. He said the department asked for CDC’s help because the agency staff has e perience in developing uestionnaires for patient interviews, creating a database to manage the information collected from the interviews and performing data analysis. The goals of this study are to describe the epidemiology such as person, place, time and circumstances of injuries related to the use of dockless electric scooters, Taylor said. The study also will provide recommendations on surveillance and prevention of injuries associated with the use of these scooters, he added. And that study’s findings could potentially help other communities seeing an increase in injuries. Fejt said in areas of the Valley where there are more scooters, hospitals are seeing more problems. “ eople don’t realize scooters can go up to 15 mph,” she said. “Fifteen miles per hour in a car when surrounded by metal is nothing. But when you are on a scooter going 15 mph with no seat belt, no airbags, when you are going to get thrown is when your scooter stops and you are still going 15 mph until what-

ever stops you, and most likely it’s the sidewalk.”

• Wear a helmet • Wear closed-toe shoes • Wear elbow and knee pads • Use both hands on handle bar • Don’t wear headphones or ear buds • Obey traffic laws • Watch out for pedestrians • Leave the scooters in places where pedestrians can’t trip and fall over them Source: Tracey Fejt, Banner Health injury prevention coordinator

COMMUNITY

Community GilbertSunNews.com

@GilbertSunNews

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

For more community news visit gilbertsunnews.com

/GilbertSunNews

Fleas Navidad and a Pawsome New Year! Photos by Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer

The fog on Dec. 8 was dense early on, but hundreds still turned out for the 12Ks of Chrstmas run/walk to raise money for rescue dogs. Part of the attraction involves colorful displays at various spots along the route such as 1) Amy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare, left, and Brandi Webb, put up in honor of Christmas; 2) and the colorful greeting that Caroline Pereira and her dog Wally oversaw and 3) the boney marker set up by, from left Maryann Leenstra, Teri Grove and Donna Silverling. Many dogs like 4) AWOL, came ready to run. And then people with and without pets also showed up to actual;ly run or walk, including 5) Sean Geasley and Aleta Ewing; 6) Susan Neil-Eastwood and Lulu; 7) Brandon and Stacey Summers and their pal Bandit; and 8) Sue Schmidt, left, and Lucas and Debra Cooke and Morgan.

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

“Health care is so affordable.” —no one ever We know, and we’re working on it. Premiums, deductibles, hospital fees. Sometimes the sheer cost of health care can be overwhelming. Our goal is to change that by connecting local providers with an insurer. We aim to bring costs down while improving care.

Experience affordable health care at heretochange.com

Banner|Aetna is the brand name used for products and services provided by Banner Health and Aetna Health Insurance Company and Banner Health and Aetna Health Plan Inc. Health benefits and health insurance plans are offered and/ or underwritten by Banner Health and Aetna Health Insurance Company and/or Banner Health and Aetna Health Plan Inc. (Banner|Aetna). Each insurer has sole financial responsibility for its own products. Banner Health and Aetna Health Insurance Company and Banner Health and Aetna Health Plan Inc. are affiliates of Banner Health and of Aetna Life Insurance Company and its affiliates (Aetna). Aetna and Banner Health provide certain management services to Banner|Aetna. This material is for information only. Health benefits and health insurance plans contain exclusions and limitations. Provider participation may change without notice. Banner|Aetna does not provide care or guarantee access to health care services. Information is believed to be accurate as of the production date; however, it is subject to change. ©2018 Banner Health and Aetna Health Insurance Company and Banner Health and Aetna Health Plan Inc. 7B.12.901.1-AZ (8/18)

COMMUNITY

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Jolly Gilbert couple brings Christmas to area Eileen said she brings in fake fur that “feels like reindeer fur,” as well as real antlers, and recently wore her North Pole garb during a turkey drive at a Bashas’ grocery store in Chandler. “It’s real easy for me to do having been a teacher,” she said.

BY CECILLA CHAN GSN Staff Writer

married couple is ho-ho-hoping to get children of all ages excited about Christmas and at holiday parties and other events. Wesley and Eileen Turner of Gilbert enjoy playing Santa and Mrs. Claus at house parties, HOA bashes, corporate events and other gatherings throughout the East Valley through their company East Valley Santa Claus. With a naturally white beard, it is not hard for Wesley, 71, a retired electrical engineer, to play the role of Santa. Eileen, 66, a retired teacher, is a natural with children, accompanying Wesley on holiday gigs and portraying Mrs. Claus with other Santas at schools. The pair recently entertained children and adults at an HOA block party in Chandler, where they posed for photos and spread holiday cheer. Wesley and Eileen have taken many classes and belong to various organizations to continuously hone their performances, including Arizona Santas and the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas. Wesley and Eileen are also members of the Santa Claus Conservatory – which bills itself as “the most comprehensive, most convenient and least expensive school for professional Santas & Mrs. Clauses in the world.” Wesley explained the “set routine” to playing the jolly man in red: “You come in and talk to all the children, ask what they want for Christmas, get all the photos they want. You guarantee every child is on the nice list, then tell them to work hard and stay on the nice list, make jokes with parents that that’s a surprise.” He shows up at gigs in a regular car and when children ask where the reindeer are, he tells them they only fly on Christmas Eve. He adds that he flew on an airplane to his destination from the North Pole. He has held newborns and mingled with elderly residents at memory care units and other senior living homes. Wesley often jokes with grandfathers about how they did not get the motorcycles they requested at the previous Christmas.

(Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

When he plays Santa, Wesley Turner of Gilbert gets into the role, as he did with Kate Weber and 4-year-old Liam Torres recently.

“We listen,” Wesley said. “We never promise anything at all, even if parents say ‘yes.’ We always just tell them, ‘Yeah, we’ll see what we can do. “We do promise you you’ll have some nice presents, really great surprises. You never tell them, ‘no, you can’t have that,’ unless it’s a pet or big electronics things. We tell them, ‘What do my elves make?’” He tells kids his elves “only make toys” and don’t deliver dogs, horses or other animals. Wesley carries a big, red bag in which he places presents that the hosts are going to give the children at the parties. He passes them out to the children and

then tells them to wait, and then open the gifts all at the same time. In between posing for photos and handing out gifts, Mrs. Claus will engage guests in activities including giving them temporary stencil glitter tattoos and reading books to them including “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Wesley also performs magic tricks, like waving a special key over a padlock and opening it up to show how the unusual key will allow Santa to get into any house without a fireplace. Wesley puts in more than 100 hours into his Santa gigs, accompanied by his wife a quarter of the time.

Eileen and Wesley have gone through extensive training to perfect their performances. Wesley said that at his first class in Denver, he and other budding St. Nicks practiced saying “ho, ho, ho” and learned how to get children onto their laps “so they’re not crying.” He said babies usually stay calm until they reach 6 to 18 months, because by that time many are starting to fear strangers. Wesley said Santas are also taught to make sure both their hands are showing in photos. They learn when asked how reindeer fly to tell kids “it’s a red fairy dust,” he said. Wesley said he and Eileen got into the Santa business after their grandson, Jacen Campbell, who was about 18 months old at the time, got scared of a Santa Claus he saw. The boy was “trying to escape from Santa,” he said. “My wife found a (Santa) suit on sale for half price,” Wesley said. “She said, ‘If you dress up, you can get some good pictures.’ Then I got to reading about Santa Clauses and saw it’s really a big business.” When Jacen, now 6, visits, Wesley said tells him he is dressing up like Santa to help kids “not be afraid of the real one.” Eileen said she even participated in a school for female performers in Ohio, learning to do many different types of activities on their own without just being Santa’s “arm candy.” “Many Mrs. Clauses are going out on their own, doing cookie decorating, storytelling,” she said. Gladys Rosas, who organized a recent block party, said Wesley and Eileen visited in their North Pole roles. “He’s extremely great with kids and he

see SANTA page 18

COMMUNITY

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Higley Air Force ROTC drill Perry High club members make giving back a priority team wins Talon meet GSN NEWS STAFF

he Higley Unified School District Air Force Junior ROTC Drill Team earned the grand champion title in its first drill meet of the year. The 11-member team took the award at the recent Desert Talon Drill Meet by earning top three honors in eight of nine event categories. The event included 14 teams from across the Phoenix region. The team placed in the following categories. The team took first place for armed and unarmed inspections; second place for armed regulation drill, varsity color guard, challenge color guard, and armed and unarmed exhibition; and third place for four-man armed exhibition and

armed drill down. Additionally, Cadet Christian Nichols placed third out of 80 cadets in the individual, armed drill down competition. “This represents the first time in several years a Drill Knight placed in an individual drill down event,” a Higley spokeswoman said. The combined Higley and Williams Field High Schools program is led by SMSgt. Danny Alltop and Col. D. Scott Vaughn. “I appreciate both of them for their hard work and dedication to our students,” said Higley High Principal Nancy Diab. “Our students do an awesome job representing the program and their school.”

(Special to GSN)

The Higley Unified Junior Air Force ROTC Drill Team cleaned up recently at a drill tournament and came away with numerous trophies for placing in the top three in eight different events.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES AND SUDOKU from Page 30

GSN NEWS STAFF

embers of the Perry High DECA Club can’t help but give back. The school marketing organization has conducted or is in the process of undertaking a broad range of community service projects. Designed to prepare students for future careers in business, DECA encourages students to train as future leaders and entrepreneurs in (Special to GSN) business by honing their Christopher Atwood, left, and Keldan Daly pitch in for the skills through competition, Perry High DECA Club’s food drive for the Harvest Compassion Center. courses, travel and fun. “In past years, Perry High School DECA has raised thousands of themselves “write as many letters as they dollars for multiple charities throughout can,” CJ said. The Perry DECA members also recently our community,” said club President CJ held a canned food drive for the Harvest Parisian. Compassion Center, which provides food Last school year, it raised $3,000 for and clothing to needy people. the 100 Club of Arizona, a nonprofit that “Our members brought in over 200 provides comfort and financial assistance cans in under five days to help make to relatives of law enforcement personnel other’s holiday brighter,” CJ said, adding killed or seriously injured on the job. that members also have adopted a poor This school year, the Perry High DECA family to help a poor family with basic Club raised $3,600 for Homeward Bound needs. Arizona, which helps homeless young “We are active within our community, people. as well as in our school; community CJ noted, “We are also very active in the service and school outreach are very community.” important to us,” CJ added. Following a tradition established several years ago by their predecessors, DECA members this year participated in Kiwanis Day at the Fair, escorting special needs children around the Arizona State Fair. Another program they participate in is Treats for Troops, in which members donate candy to military personnel. DECA members also participate in Macy’s letter to Santa campaign. Macy’s donates $1 to the Make a Wish Foundation (Special to GSN) for every letter that is written to Santa and Perry High DECA Club members wrote letters to Santa through a Macy’s program in which the department store donates $1 to the taken to their store. The club members Make a Wish Foundation for each note they bring into the store.

COMMUNITY

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Gilbert nurse wins foundation’s high praise GSN NEWS STAFF

Gilbert man has won praise from a national foundation for the care he gives his patients as a nurse in the emergency room. RN Joseph Gingo received a DAISY Award from the Diseases Attacking the Immune System Foundation “for providing exceptional and compassionate patient care” at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. Calling him “highly skilled,” the

Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center SUNDAY CELEBRATION 10:30 am

Wonderful Musicians and Singers Guided meditation • Candle lighting Potluck Lunch once a month Children’s program during service Uplifting Messages

interfaith-community.org 952 E. Baseline Rd. #102 Mesa, 85204

480.593.8798

foundation said Gingo “goes above and beyond to provide for the patient’s overall well-being – helping to heal the root of the problem, not just the symptoms.” “His patients leave the hospital feeling like they have made a friend for life, and frequently seek out the opportunity to share what individual, dedicated and empathetic care they received, the foundation added. The DAISY Award recognizes “the super-human efforts nurses make every day.” The California-based nonprofit foundation, based in Glen Ellen, was established by Mark Barnes and his family in memory of his son, Patrick Barnes, who

SANTA from page 14

spends time with them as he’s talking with them,” Rosas said. “The kids get excited. He brings Mrs. Claus. They’re very cute together.” “The community really enjoys it because it’s the one time we can all see each other and have a good time,” Rosas said. “The adults really look forward to having Santa in our neighborhood and

Mary Lynn’s

CER GIFT T AVA IFICA ILA TES BLE !

died at age 33 in 1999 from complications of a little-known autoimmune disease. The family was so moved by the care he received before he passed away that it wanted to establish a permanent award to thank nurses for making a difference in the lives of their patients and families. “Nurses play a special role in patient care, and it’s very important to us that our nurses know the exceptional work they deliver each day is highly valued,” said Mark Slyter, president and CEO of Dignity Health Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers. “With this award, The DAISY Foundation has provided hospitals from around the world another way to do that,”

they love taking pictures as a family with Santa and Mrs. Claus.” She said Wesley’s suit is “awesome and he’s got a real beard.” “They’re just a great couple and we look forward to having them for many years, keeping the tradition going,” Rosas said. The cost for Wesley’s Santa visits in December, Mondays through Thursdays is $100 per half hour and $200 per

(Special to GSN)

Gilbert residentJoseph Gingo, a registered nurse, won praise for his caring approach.

he added. “We are proud to be among the hospital systems participating in The DAISY Award program.”

hour. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in December, he charges $125 per half hour visit and $250 per hour. To book Wesley through East Valley Santa Claus on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, the fee is $400 per hour. Mrs. Claus receives half of Santa’s rate for her work. Santa also poses for photo shoots only, at $50 plus $125 per hour with a two-hour minimum. Information: eastvalleysantaclaus.com.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: only $189

1 Winter Rescue Facial • 1 Massage • 1 Hand Scrub All you pay for is microdermabrasion machine & foot scrub. Includes complimentary wine or beer. OVER $400 VALUE!

EXPIRES 12/31/18. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

MASSAGE

GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGES AVAILABLE

We Also Accept Also It’s A Medical Write Off

• Swedish • Deep Tissue • Myotherapy (Sport Massage) • Cellulite Reduction • Advanced Lymphatic Drainage • Reflexology • Auricular Therapy • Reiki • Thai • Tui Na • Pregnancy Massage • Neuromuscular (Injury Cases) • Hot Stone & More!

SPA THERAPY

SKIN CARE SERVICES

• Sea Salt Scrubs • Mud Wraps • Seaweed Wraps • Ear Candling • Teeth whitening

• Microdermabrasion • Non-Surgical Face Lift • Wrinkle Reduction • Adult & Teen Facials • All Peels Performed • Dermaplanning • Spray Tanning • Photo Rejuvenation LED Light Therapy • Waxing

WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES • WEIGHT LOSS THAT WORKS! FREE Consultation • HCG & Detox drops • Mineral Wraps: Lose 20"-40+" after ONE wrap! • Liposuction Cavitation • Cellulite Reduction • Weight Loss Bed

480.857.8084

7297 N. Scottsdale Rd. Unit #1004 Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 • 480-859-7777 139 E. Williamsfield Rd. Unit #110 Gilbert, AZ 85295 • 480-857-8084

www.MaryLynnsSpa.com

WINTER HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE $ 1 Hour 79 Enjoy a rejuvenating HOT STONE $ Massage! Receive a Holiday Gift. 90 Mins 109 $ 2 Hours 125 EXPIRES 12/31/18. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

GREAT ESCAPE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES or YOURSELF! Escape at Mary Lynn’s Massage & Day Spa

Treat yourself or a loved one to a wonderful, relaxing, royal spa experience. Enjoy a seaweed or mud wrap, 2 hour aromatherapy massage, a fabulous rejuvenating facial, foot & hand scrub. Special includes strawberries with whipped cream & chocolate drizzle. Complimentary wine or beer. EXPIRES 12/31/18. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

Peppermint, Chocolate or Lavender Body Scrubs

only $389

25 OFF

EXPIRES 12/31/18. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

Purchase a Microdermabrasion or Dermaplanning, Get a FREE

Facial EXPIRES 12/31/18. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

FRIENDSHIP never gets old. Discover maintenance-free, independent senior living. • • • • • • • •

Complimentary scheduled transportation Close to retail, restaurants and banks Housekeeping plus full-size washer/dryer Social and recreational activities Resort-style pool Pet friendly Private garages, carports and storage available One and two-bedroom floor plans available

saPoint.com Schedule an appointment at www.AspensAtMariposaPoint.com or by calling 480–907–0104

More than senior living. Senior thriving. Coming SPRING 2019

BUSINESS

Business GilbertSunNews.com

@GilbertSunNews

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

/GilbertSunNews

BY COLLEEN SPARKS GSN Staff Writer

inding the perfect mix of moisturizers, serums and cleansers to clear up acne, reduce wrinkles and otherwise achieve healthy skin usually requires scientific e perimentation. Now, family-owned skincare company Skin Actives Scientific has an easier time doing ust that after opening its first store at Chandler ashion Center. Mother and son Hannah Sivak and Jonatan Funtowicz started the company in 2005 solely as an online enterprise, first creating products out of Sivak’s home. The skincare company, which manufactures most of its many skincare and hair growth products in Gilbert, aims to give customers honest products at affordable prices. The help of the Chandler Innovations business incubation and entrepreneurial development program sparked recent company growth. Skin Actives recently made a two-month commitment to have the pop-up store in Chandler Fashion Center near Nordstrom and the company will see how it goes, according to untowicz, CE and co-founder. His mother, Sivak, a former biochemistry professor and longtime health advocate,

(Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

Jonatan Funtowicz is CEO and co-founder and his mother, Hannah Sivak, is co-founder and director of scientific research for Skin Actives Scientific.

is co-founder and director of scientific research for Skin Actives. “Unlike most personal care companies, we develop and produce ingredients that the body uses to repair and defend itself,”

(Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

Amanda Wolfe-Elampooranar, left, chief commercial officer, and Kynsi Hamilton make skin creams.

Funtowicz said, explaining: “By integrating these ingredients into a complete line of finished products, we help men and women regain and retain the natural beauty of their skin and hair in a safe and sustainable way. eyond the ready to use products, we also will be providing education and ingredients for those interested in taking full ownership of their skin care routine by mi ing their own recipes. After selling their products for a decade online, Funtowicz said, “We are incredibly excited to be able to display our products to members of our community in such a great location. untowicz said Skin Actives Scientific is “very ingredient oriented” and began with 100 of them. “Depending on the mix, you can make different products and have different effects,” he said. “ nstead of one product that does everything, specific products help specific needs. Skin Actives Scientific moisturizers help people with acne and are “awesome products for people that have rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, untowicz said. “Our specialty is in helping people that have real needs, helping them long term,”

he said. “Your needs will change because the body will need different nutrients and different ingredients, he said. “The idea is as you age you need different things, the products become more comple . The collagen serum is the most popular Skin Actives Scientific product and the business boasts of its ability to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and enhance overall texture and tone, untowicz said. He added people can leave it on all day and put sunscreen on top of it. Skin Actives has four collections designed to meet specific skincare goals flawless, ageless, glowing and hydrating. Each collection has creams, serums, cleansers, masks and other products. The serums also come in regular and vegan forms. Customers can start with a basic cream and add ingredients if they like, or start with a moisturizer and add their own active ingredients and even just buy ingredients not readymade. People can come into the store anytime and get help mixing ingredients with a list that “looks like an ice cream parlor,” Funtowicz said. Skin Actives does not test on animals, but its employees try out products. “The products are designed with science, but trying to figure out what works best for a specific person takes trial and error, untowicz said. “Everyone’s skin is different. ou need to be patient. ou need to try a product for two or three months. ou want to have a scientific approach to what helps you. He and his mother are no strangers to science. Sivak finished her doctorate research at the Institute for Biomedical Research in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she has published over 60 papers internationally and wrote a book, “The Scientific evolution in Skin Care. She worked as a research fellow at the Universities of ork and Sheffield in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1990 and taught as a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University from 1 0 to 00 . Funtowicz earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and an MBA in Materials and SupSee

SKIN on page 20

BUSINESS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

SKIN from page 18

ply Chain Management at Michigan State University. He also earned a master’s degree in energy and environmental studies at Boston University. untowicz had worked in logistics in Detroit, Michigan for DHL, a transportation company, prior to working for Skin Actives. Funtowicz said his mother “did research on the chemistry of plants and starch. “She understands when you talk about what’s good about a lemon in skincare,” he said. “We talk about the chemicals that are found in a lemon. What we focus on is the chemicals in the plants and the allergy and everywhere as opposed to whether something’s organic or not. “We’re focused on identifying the chemicals and how they operate on a physiological level with the skin. There are very dangerous natural things and there are very good synthetic things, and part of our mission is to educate customers. Skin Actives also has a hair care line. ts Double Action Hair Serum helps “strengthen and grow hair” and “should slow down the graying process, untowicz said. Funtowicz said an experiment he and some employees did showed the positive effects of the hair serum on men’s beards and on the top of his head, where it “in-

creased the weight of my hair. The company also makes a Brow and Lash Serum that aims to make brows and lashes that look “thicker, stronger, and healthier,” the website said. Lauren Whitaker, head of development at Skin Actives Scientific who works at the ilbert headquarters, said the business stands out because of “how much of an ingredient they use. “A lot of skincare companies are trying to use just enough to get it on the label,” Whitaker said. “Dr. Sivak wants a high concentration of whatever active ingredient she’s going for that can make the skin benefit from it. ur catalog is huge. “There are so many things that can benefit the skin. We have such a huge arsenal of ingredients. Kathryn Lyon, customer success manager at Skin Actives Scientific, said the “efficacy of the products sets the company apart from the competition. “The efficacy and ust the variety that we have, yon said. “We really focus on products that are gonna help the skin no matter what your concern. We have products for so many different skincare concerns. I think that’s why our customers come back is because the products work for them. A lot of our customers like the customization aspect that they can start from scratch and use base cream and add all the ingredi-

ents they want or buy one of our readymade products and ust add a little moisture. Holly O’Rourke, 31, of Scottsdale is a happy Skin Actives Scientific customer. The Scottsdale professor of statistics at Arizona State University has been using the products for about a year. “One of the reasons I was immediately interested in trying Skin Actives products is that they use an evidence-based approach to product development, and provide research study results to demonstrate product effectiveness, ’ ourke said. “As a researcher who uses the scientific method in my own work, this was really appealing to me as a customer!” She said she loves the Brow and Lash Serum “because it’s simply the most effective lash serum ’ve ever used. She said she also loves the Every Lipid Serum as she has “naturally dry skin and it’s exacerbated by the dry desert weather here, and the ELS serum keeps my skin so hydrated!” Funtowicz said the City of Chandler and residents have been supportive of his and his mother’s company. The council members in Chandler have been great, he said. “The City of Chandler has helped us out with the publicity. The City of ilbert has been amazing. He said the Chandler Innovations program was “really awesome” and is helpful

to “mom and pop stores, which is what we kind of were. The city business and incubation and entrepreneurial development program is sponsored by the city but powered by nonprofit ACET and helps startups build and grow to viable companies. nline sales for Skin Actives Scientific have grown to over $2 million via online sales and distribution agreements that sell the products around the world. Besides selling to the public, the business also does private labeling so salons, spas and other businesses can make their own product and put their names on it. Skin Actives Scientific is open during regular Chandler ashion Center hours. nformation skinactives.com

Catch up on Local Gilbert News! gilbertsunnews.com

OPINION

Opinion GilbertSunNews.com

@GilbertSunNews

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

For more opinions visit gilbertsunnews.com /GilbertSunNews

For us transplants, home is where the heart is BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

hen does a place become home? The question occurs to you as you pack your suitcase, another airplane departure a few hours away. You are headed back east to celebrate the holiday in the house where you grew up, around the nicked, wooden kitchen table with the television set no doubt blaring in the background. Jake, once your parents’ dog, now your dad’s alone, will beg for scraps at every meal. The house on Dahlia Drive in south Florida was home once, for most of your life. It was where your family moved from New York, the place you came home to on college spring breaks and for your two weeks off from so many jobs. “When are you coming home?” your mother would ask. Or you’d send your high school buddies a text message: “I’ll be home in a couple weeks!” Then, at some indeterminate moment in time, your sense of home shifted. The Valley and Arizona won out. Now the

desert is home and everyplace else is simply a destination. When did it happen? Was there a date and time, a precise moment? The best answer you can summon is not one moment, but many, a series of occurrences that have etched this place in your heart. There was that November night in 2001 when Jay Bell crossed home plate and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series over your childhood team, the ew ork ankees. ou high fived and hugged strangers that night and everything you screamed began with the word “We.” There was 2009, when you left daily journalism behind for good and started to work for yourself – your own business, your own chance to sign the front

of a paycheck as opposed to the back. When people ask about how things are going, how the business has grown, you are always quick to credit Arizona for its role in things. Without this state and its people, you think, you would have no work, no network, not a dollar in income. The other moments are not one-offs, but repetitions, sights you see so often they become a part of you in perpetuity. A few hundred sunrises viewed as you hike up Piestewa Peak. A few dozen beers on a few dozen nights in Pomeroy’s on Seventh Street. The unfurling of the Grand Canyon along the West Rim near the spot the Hualapai Tribe refers to as Eagle Point. The way you take offense at another Phoenix Suns loss and the cratering of “your” beloved basketball team.

The gentle arc of a golf ball against the backdrop of a cloudless Arizona winter morning. One more step across the threshold into the living room of the place you call home. More than 70 percent of Arizona’s population comes from someplace else, another state, another nation. We are a disparate people, without the roots and bonds of many other states. For the natives, the Valley is always home, the place where they’re from. The rest of us adopt this place – we choose it even as it chooses us. Maybe for some people who call the Valley home, it’s always a way station, a temporary stopping point on the way to elsewhere. But for most of us, Arizona eventually becomes home. Maybe not on Day One, or during the first year or decade, but eventually. The exact moment doesn’t matter. The end result is the thing. So, you pack up a suitcase and head out to Sky Harbor. As you lock the door behind you, you think about how happy you’ll be to get back home – to the place that has a permanent claim on your life, your brain, your heart

This is the season when loss can hit hardest BY LIN SUE COONEY GSN Guest Writer

recently shared a bittersweet experience with hundreds of strangers in a city park. We didn’t know each other. It didn’t matter. We were all there for the same heartfelt reason – to honor someone we love, who isn’t here anymore. For 20-plus years now, Hospice of the Valley has welcomed families to a huge community remembrance event. More than 1,500 people came to the recent Light Up My Life gathering at Steele Indian School Park just after sunset. They watched a beautiful photographic tribute of their loved ones set to music and projected against the night sky on giant screens. They nibbled cookies and

sipped hot cocoa. They laughed. They cried. They remembered. It’s the remembering part that’s so hard. Especially if the loss was recent. This article is for you – because ready or not, the holiday season is here. Those happy memories brushing up against you may come with piercing moments of heartache. t may be the first time that someone besides dad carves the turkey. It may be the first time that mom isn’t there to add an extra dollop of butter that’s not in the recipe. t may be the first time someone’s stocking is missing from the mantle. t may also be the first time you’re too overwhelmed to put up a tree, prepare a big dinner, or brave shopping malls blaring happy music and bustling with people. So, don’t.

Grief experts say it’s perfectly normal to scale back when you’re grieving. Just because you lay aside cherished traditions this time, doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. You can choose to celebrate the holidays on a smaller scale this year. And maybe even create a new family tradition. “A lovely way to honor someone,” says Hospice of the Valley bereavement counselor Joyce Vidal Thornburg, “is to come up with a way to celebrate who they were.” One idea is to ask each family member to write a note to, from or about your loved one – then put them in a place where everyone can take time to read them. “And be kind to yourself,” Joyce advises. “You’d be gentle with a friend who was grieving – why wouldn’t you give

yourself the same compassion?” If you’re really struggling, consider attending one of Hospice of the Valley’s community grief support groups offered Valleywide at no charge. Times and locations can be found at hov.org/our-care/ grief-support/grief-support-groups. Most of all, remember that people who love you will understand your sadness – and that many of them are good listeners who would be honored to support you as long as it takes. Give them this joy! “Let yourself experience the pain and tears and have faith that you will get through this,” says Hospice of the Valley bereavement manager Mara Goebel, “Do whatever you can, and let it be enough.” - Lin Sue Cooney is director of community engagement for Hospice of the Valley. 602 530-6900.

OPINION

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Check out givesmartaz.org to see where you are needed BY DENNY BARNEY GSN Guest Writer

he holidays are a great time to reflect upon how we can best help those who are less fortunate. And sadly, in Maricopa County, there are too many people who are struggling with the most basic of human needs: food, clothing and shelter. At the beginning of the year, the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Pointin-Time Homeless Count found nearly 6,300 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. That number has been growing and increasingly includes young adults. Each person has his or her own path to homelessness. Some get there because of some bad decisions. Others, due to a few bad breaks. From a wide lens, we can see mental health issues and the opioid crisis as contributing factors to growing homelessness. And as our economy improves, affordable housing can be a challenge even for people who work hard.

st year! Now in our 31

The question is: how can you and I give those experiencing homelessness the best opportunity to find stability and improve their quality of life? Many families have a tradition of service to the homeless during the holiday season. Some people volunteer in a controlled environment such as the St. Vincent de Paul dining rooms spread out across the Valley (including in Mesa) and find that service to be rewarding. Here’s one thing to keep in mind for those of you who give back in this manner: the need is greater on July 25 than on Nov. 25 or Dec. 25. aith-based groups and nonprofits that serve meals to the homeless are always inundated with volunteers around the holidays but are often short-handed at other times of the year. St. Vincent de Paul, for example, needs 250 people a day in 10 different locations performing 32 different types of service every day of the year. And they are just one organization. Some people prefer to make meals or gather supplies and personally hand them out to people on the streets, especially at Thanksgiving. There’s so much

care and love that goes into this type of giving, but there are unintended consequences. The reality is, there’s no shortage of meals for those experiencing homelessness around the holidays. The sandwiches you serve on the streets can lead to excess trash, food-borne illness and safety issues in neighborhoods. In many cases, serving on the streets discourages people from engaging with nonprofits trying to connect them with housing and other services that can help them make long-term changes in their lives. Maricopa County works with dedicated and experienced partners across the Valley to provide critical services to those experiencing homelessness. We look at homelessness as a regional issue and have partnered with local communities and nonprofits on solutions that provide shelter services, rapid rehousing, employment assistance, and medical and mental health services to homeless individuals across Maricopa County. Here in the East Valley, those partners include A New Leaf, Community Bridges, AZCEND and Lutheran Social Services.

I encourage you to ask the organizations above and others providing support services in your community how you can best help their mission. Not sure where to start? Visit GiveSmartAZ.org. This is the website for the Healthy Giving Council, a coalition of concerned citizens, faith leaders, social service providers, neighborhood stakeholders, businesses and others to promote healthy and sustainable giving year-round. Maricopa County is a proud supporter of the Healthy Giving Council’s efforts to promote giving that considers what’s best for the community and the individual and which can help change lives for the long term. Won’t you join us?

-Denny Barney is a Gilbert resident, a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and president/CEO of the East Valley Partnership.

Catch up on Local Gilbert News! gilbertsunnews.com

IS HERE ! O P X E G IN N NGEST-RUN O L ’S A N O IZ AR

ONA S. SENIOR ARIZ M & S N O TT U D THE

Tues., J

am - 1pm a n . 2 2 nd • 9

tion Center 351 a e r c e R l ia d Sun ity, AZ 85

0 14801 North 1

3rd Ave., Sun C

Silver

Sponsor

- 1pm m a 9 • h t 0 3 . Wed., Jan ntion Center Mesa Convet | Mesa, AZ 85201

Stree 201 N. Center

Bag

Sponsor

FREE!

-1566 (480) s.com o p x e r io n e s . www 959 ) 0 0 8 ( • 0 0 5 898-6

Bronze

Sponsors

Lots of Priz es and Givea ways INCLUDING a

$100 DRAW Every Hou

ING

SPORTS

Sports & Recreation 24

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

GilbertSunNews.com /GilbertSunNews @GilbertSunNews

East Valley athletes pedaling into interscholastic cycling BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

t is a scenic mountain-bike ride along desert trails but it is not necessarily leisurely. A unique sport, interscholastic bicycling, including high school athletes from schools in or near Gilbert, is growing rapidly across Arizona. Some teams, such as East Valley Composite, are composed of riders from multiple schools. Other schools have their own teams. Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe, Arizona College Prep, Campo Verde and Perry are among those fielding teams. Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe haven’t yet built a rivalry like the Ahwatukee Bowl between their football teams. You don’t see a lot of taunting or trash talking in prep cycling. Yet it is competitive. The Arizona Interscholastic Cycling League was founded in 2013 as an affiliate of the National Interscholastic Cycling League, which has 25 leagues across the nation. The Arizona league is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth-development organization to promote interscholastic mountain bike racing, provide training and education to new teams and coaches and offer a comprehensive

(Photos Kimberly Carrillo/GSN staff)

Above: Interscholastic bicycling teams include sixth- to 12thgraders. Some schools have their own team. Other teams, such as East Valley Composite, have riders from multiple schools. Here Max Zeper of East Valley practices at Usery Mountain Regional Park. Left: The unique sport, with athletes like Trusten Torgerson of East Valley Composite hitting the trails, is growing rapidly across Arizona. The stated has 67 teams representing 157 schools with nearly 1,000 racers, including many in the East Valley.

infrastructure to grow youth cycling in a professional, safe and engaging manner. Five years later, Arizona has 67 teams representing 157 schools with nearly 1,000 racers ranging from sixth- to 12th-graders. Some schools have their own team. “We have five to eight schools represented,” East Valley Composite coach Curtis Barrett said. “Our first year, we had six kids, second year we had 12, third we had 20 and now, the fourth year, we have about 35 kids.” Races consist of 15 to 25 miles. Barrett preaches to the team is that it isn’t all about winning. “We emphasize that winning is important but it isn’t our primary focus,” Barrett said. “We want to make it about being a lifelong hobby and lifestyle.” Wanting his riders to continue the sport is more important to Barrett. Consequently, his team embraces new riders, especially those who never have ridden a mountain bike. “We are thrilled when we get someone who just bought a mountain bike but maybe has never ridden before,” Barrett said. “We love it because we know they will love it.” East Valley Composite, which practices at Usery Mountain Regional Park, competes

see CYCLING page 25

Gilbert girls take last shot at a basketball state championship BY ERIC NEWMAN GSN Staff Writer

or three seasons, the Gilbert High

girls basketball team has been a fixture deep into the state playoffs, and that’s likely to continue.

Led by twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder – the top two scorers each season since their freshman year – the Tigers have had winning records and reached at least the quarterfinals. After falling to eventual champion Valley Vista in last year’s 6A semifinal, the Tigers move down to 5A this season, but that doesn’t diminish their goals. The Tigers graduated just one player on last year’s varsity. Because many players have been with the program several years, coach Kyle Pedersen said each knows her responsibility. “It’s Year Four of the way Gilbert’s played basketball in this system and I think by now everybody’s bought into how we want to play.

(Photos by Eric Newman/GSN Staff)

Twins Hanna Cavinder (left) and Haley Cavinder have led the Gilbert High girls basketball team in scoring for three years. Now seniors, they hope to end their high school careers with a state championship as Gilbert moves down to 5A from 6A.

Everybody understands their role and what we need them to do,” Pedersen said.

The system has worked. The team’s three best players were recruited heavily by colleges.

In the off season, the Cavinder twins both committed to Fresno State in California and forward Brynn Wade made her commitment to Delaware. No longer having to impress college coaches, they can go out and play. That doesn’t mean they don’t plan on competing just as hard for a championship. “It doesn’t really take the pressure off because that’s the thing we want to do so badly, is win state. We don’t have to think about recruiting and stuff as much but it’s our last chance to win the championship,” Haley Cavinder said. Pedersen hopes the seniors now step up and take on more leadership. “When we’re down, or it’s going to be a hard practice, I’ll tell the seniors that it’s going to be a tough practice. We need to get on each other and make sure that energy is up to keep each other accountable,” he said. While past defeats weigh on the minds

see BASKETBALL page 25

SPORTS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

BASKETBALL from page 24

of those who contributed to three playoff runs, the girls are using those prior seasons as motivation. Gilbert lost to the eventual champion two of the last three years. In their final season, the seniors hope this is the year they finally hoist the trophy. “We’ve been there every year. Each experience has been a learning experience for us, and we hope that on our last try we can use everything those games taught us to get it done,” Hanna Cavinder said.

Campo Verde

The Coyotes went 18-11 and lost to eventual champion Chaparral in the first round of the playoffs last year. Campo Verde started strong but lost four of its final five games before the

CYCLING from page 24

in races at parks all over the state. Each rider is responsible for paying $300, which goes toward race fees. The team asks for sponsors to help with food and other necessities during the two-day events. Barrett said there are about a dozen sponsors. Their contributions also help the team ride as an independent in the Mountain Bike Association of Arizona in the spring. “We have a really nice-running system after a few years of working out the kinks,”

early playoff exit. To reach the playoffs for the third consecutive year, they must rely on new players. Campo lost its top five scorers to graduation. Sophomore Josie Bagley is the top returning scorer with a 3.7-point average as a freshman. The Coyotes will rely on senior guard Rylee Dunham and her 3.3 steals a game for defense.

Williams Field

The Black Hawks went 12-15 and extended the program’s playoff drought that began in 2014-15. Williams Field battled to 12-11 in its first 23 games and was in contention to steal a playoff spot before losing its final four games. Williams Field lost its star player, Lacee Jenkins, to graduation. She was the team leader in scoring (14.6), rebounds (8.7), assists (4.4), steals (3.7) and blocks (2.9). The Black Barrett said. “That makes it all worth it for me, even though it is a lot of work. I think this is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.” Caleb Robinson, a senior at Imagine Prep in Apache Junction, found East Valley Composite after seeing information on Facebook. He’s been on the team for three years. Being among the few seniors, Robinson is a leader for younger riders. “It’s been amazing and really fun,” Robinson said. “I’ve learned a lot through all these years of riding and anything I can do to help them is

Hawks likely will spread the ball around, with sophomore guard Cadence Davis and senior guard Jasmine Flores leading the way. Both averaged 8 points last season.

Casteel

The Colts reached the 3A playoffs in 201718 for the first time in school history. They cruised to a 19-10 record in 3A after 3-15 in their inaugural varsity season. Casteel brings back nearly its entire roster as it moves into 5A. The Colts ran a perimeterheavy offense. Three guards – sophomore Autymn Franks, senior Taylor Hall and sophomore Daeja Johnson – are the top returning scorers. Junior Elizabeth Cru controls the paint with her 8.3 points and 10.1 rebounds. great. Everybody has a different skill level but you all have the same thing in common and that is biking. Everyone loves to ride.” Macie Waldron, a freshman at Red Mountain, began riding with the team two years ago after she heard about it at a bike shop. She gave up gymnastics to bike full time. “I would walk the path first and then ride it slow. Now, I’m pretty comfortable doing just about any ride,” Waldron said. Racing in JV1 this past season against 11th graders two years older, Waldron placed second.

Maricopa

The Rams went 18-10 and lost in the firstround of the playoffs. Maricopa has been in the playoffs each season since 2012-13. Senior guard Jayla Johnson leads the Rams into their new section, the 5A San Tan, from Basketball overset5A Metro. She averaged 16.7 points as a junior and 10.9 the season before.

Higley

The Knights struggled in 4A last season, losing seven of their final eight games en route to a 7-20 record. Higley has not made the playoffs and had one winning record, in 201314, during the past 10 seasons. Six players graduated just as it moves up a conference into the tough 5A San Tan. The younger girls and former junior varsity players have a chance to shine. Austin Phillips, a sophomore at Red Mountain, won the JV2 division. He had experience in motocross and BMX but found a love for mountain bikes after his neighbor convinced him to give it a try. Two years later, he is among the best riders in the state. His motocross background helped but he said that mountain biking was a challenge. “The technical aspect is still the same but the amount of effort you put in is greatly increased,” Phillips said. More information: www.arizonamtb.org or www.evcbiketeam.com.

Order Online!

We are dedicated to meeting the individualized needs of all our patients. Everything we do is rooted in putting patients first.

S Cooper Rd

S 124th St

12338 East Riggs Rd • Chandler, Arizona • stickysaguaro.com • Open Daily 10 AM to 8 PM

E Victoria S McQueen Rd

• Family owned and operated • Discount programs for veterans, Golden (seniors), Disability, First Responders, Friend Referrals, Birthday Specials • Compassion for educating and helping patients to better their quality of life

Sticky Saguaro East Riggs Rd

Call Us:

(602) 644-9188

SPORTS

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018 10 YEARS FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED LICENSED, BONDED INSURED ROC242432

480.888.0484

3-Year Warranty

on most plumbing repairs!

☛ Never a service call fee ☛ Up-front pricing ☛ Tankless water heaters

SPECIAL! $30 OFF* Get a call, text and emailed pic of tech when we’re on our way

What we do…

Support Local Business

Crimshield Certified Employees - Background Checked & Crime-Free

☛ Tank water heaters ☛ Fixture Replacements ☛ Plumbing & drain repairs ☛ Water Treatment

We accept all major credit cards and PayPal Financing Available

(GSN file photo)

Chad DeGrenier, football coach at Mesquite High the past three seasons, has been recommended as the new football coach at Mesa High, pending Mesa Governing Board approval. He worked in the Mesa district previously as coach at Mountain View.

Mesquite loses football coach DeGrenier to Mesa High ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

bout a month after the search

for a football coach began, Mesa High has found its man in Mesquite High coach Chad DeGrenier, pending Mesa Governing Board approval.

Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the purchase balance is not paid in full within 12 months or if your account is otherwise in default.

DeGrenier spent the last three seasons at Mesquite in the Gilbert school district, where he rebuilt the Wildcats to a 17-15 record. “We are excited to have such a quality coach and man with extensive head coaching experience to lead the Jackrabbits moving forward,” Mesa High athletic director David

Huffine said in a press release. “Coach DeGrenier is very familiar with the East Valley and building programs while mentoring student athletes.” DeGrenier’s coaching career began at Cactus Shadows in Cave Creek, where he led the Falcons to a state championship in 2006. He went on to Mountain View High in Mesa Public Schools from 2011-16. “We are working toward Coach DeGrenier to be on campus teaching in January as a part of the Mesa faculty while building relationships with the students, faculty and community,” Huffine said in the release.

Registration open for Gilbert Holiday Wrestling Camp

Offer ends 02/28/2019. *For consumer use only. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date at 17.9% APR if the purchase balance is not paid in full within 9 months or if your account is otherwise in default. Subject to approved credit. Some restrictions apply; other special rates and terms may be available. Offer subject to change without notice. z2Offer ends 02/28/19. Interest will be charged to your account at 17.90% APR from the purchase date if the purchase balance is not paid in full within 12 months or if your account is otherwise in default. Call A to Z Equipment Rentals & Sales for financing options. z1

A0B02BYCU2N65754-00052891

he Gilbert Parks and Recreation Department is offering its 29th annual Holiday Wrestling Camp for beginning and experienced wrestlers 5 years old through sixth grade. Participants must be at least 5 by Jan. 4. The format is two days of instruction followed on the third day by matches for the camp finale. Participants will receive ribbons

for each match wrestled and are eligible for the Braiden Rainey Sportsmanship Award. The camp will be conducted by Campo Verde High varsity wrestling coach Chris Bishop. Fee for the camp is $31, which includes a camp T-shirt. Online registration is available at www. GilbertRecreation.com.

Gilbert Holiday Wrestling Camp

When: Wednesday, Jan. 2, through Friday, Jan. 4. Where: Campo Verde High School main gym, 3870 S. Quartz, Gilbert. Times: Age 5-first grade -- 9-9:45 a.m. Second-third grade -- 9:55-10:45 a.m. Fourth-sixth grade -- 10:55-11:55a.m.

GET OUT

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

GilbertSunNews.com

@GilbertSunNews

/GilbertSunNews

Popular Zoppé family circus returns to East Valley BY COLLEEN SPARKS GET OUT Staff

n unusual Old-World Italian circus known for generating laughs and creating fun family memories is returning to the Chandler Center for the Arts for its 10th season. Zoppé, which is an Italian family circus, will deliver its dramatic and humorous displays of talent in a 500-seat tent Dec. 26-30 and Jan. 2-6 on the arts center site at 250 N. Arizona Ave. Michelle Mac Lennan, executive director of the Chandler Center for the Arts, is thrilled this particular circus is returning after she came up with the idea of bringing the colorful performance group to the center for the first time in the 2009-10 season. The center was undergoing renovations at that time and she thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase the circus in a tent. Last year, at least 75 percent of the seats were sold at each show and some performances were sold out, Mac Len-

Special to SanTan Sun News

Giovanni Zoppé orchestrates the circus and plays Nino the Clown. He is in the seventh generation of his family to perform in the circus, which is performing in Chandler this month.

nan said. “ t’s a good trend, she said. “ t definitely is on an upward tick. I love the story because it’s not like the Ringling Brothers and some big circus. This is

seventh-generation performers. It’s this intimate, one-ring European-style. “The circus was the first presented art form in the United States. People are just kind of mesmerized with seeing these

sometimes death-defying acts in front of your face. No one’s farther than 30 feet from the ring,” she added. Mac Lennan said her youngest son, Marius, now 11, was only 3 when he first saw opp An talian amily Circus. Her oldest son randon, now 8, first enjoyed the circus at age 18 and likes to come back every year. Mac Lennan said she loves joining the circus performers, volunteers and staff members for a Christmas Eve dinner at the performance site. “They have a big Christmas Eve celebration and all of the families in the show make a special dish,” she said. “It really is our family tradition. We do have fun and our volunteers love it.” The show itself involves performers’ own pets and is enjoyable for people of all ages, Mac Lennan said. “It’s in their local community so that’s nice, but ultimately it’s good, clean fun for the whole family,” she said. “You can bring Grandma and she’s gonna laugh.

see ZOPPE page 8

‘Drumline Live’ brings Christmas to Chandler BY HEATHER COPFER GET OUT Contributor

The Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular marches into Chandler later this month and percussion director Larry Allen calls it a “magical masterpiece.” “You’re performing on a theatrical stage, so there’s a lot more you can do on the stage than an actual field, he said. “You get all the elements of (historically black colleges and universities) plus the glitz and glam of going to a Beyoncé or P!nk show.” Drumline Live is a theatrical, international tour based on the marching bands at the historically black colleges and universities. The show incorporates a mix of percussionists, vocalists and choreography. This winter, the Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular showcases modern holiday hits like “All I Want for Christmas is You,”

Friday, Dec. 21. “The kids love it,” Allen said. “It’s neon lights and the whole mystery of being pitch black in the theater and you see all these drums lit up and sticks glowing and twirling. It’s a real great experience.” Aside from the role as percussion director, he is also a drummer, vocalist and trumpet player in the show. “Not only do we all play instruments in the cast, but we also double as vocalists or dancers as well,” he said. “Every cast member has two or three talents they provide for the (Special to GSN) show.” The Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular features this Allen has been a part of Drumline trio of horn players along with holiday dancers. for nine years. A Houston native, he attended Prairie View A&M University from which he graduated “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and with a bachelor’s degree in music and a “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer.” The master’s in sociology. Shortly after grad show comes to the Chandler Center for school, he was introduced to the CEO and the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., at 7:30 p.m.

director of Drumline, Don Roberts. Allen sent in an audition tape and the rest is history. “I started as a cast member playing trumpet and percussion and each year I’ve moved up on the creative staff of creating what the show will be about. It’s been a dream come true,” he said. Allen said that the show is high intensity with great musicianship from instrumentalists to percussionists and vocalists. The holiday show taps into genres like hip-hop, jazz, soul and Motown. “Music is a universal language and we bring funk, jazz, classical, every element of music into one show and we put it on the stage and give it all we got. 150 percent every night,” Allen said. Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular, Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, 480782-2680, chandlercenter.org, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21. Tickets $38-$48.

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

ZOPPE from page

You can have your baby on your lap for free. It’s not over anyone’s head. It’s really easy to understand. It is just good, old-fashioned laughter.” Giovanni Zoppé, who orchestrates the circus and plays Nino the clown in the shows, is in the seventh generation of his family to perform in the Zoppé circus. He said the family story goes back to 1842 after his great-great-great grandparents met. His great-great-great grandfather, a young French street clown named Napoline Zoppé, saw Hungarian equestrian ballerina, Ermenegilda, Giovanni’s great-great-great grandmother, in 1842 and the two fell in love. The couple moved to Italy, settling in the Venice area, and performed on the street before forming their own circus. “In 1842 the circus was much different,” Giovanni said. “It was more of community performance, because the towns of Europe and entertainment in general was much different.” Today, Giovanni’s daughter, Chiara Zoppé, 16, of Illinois, performs as a circular trapeze artist, and his son Giovanni Julien, 9, also of Illinois, plays Giovanni’s “mini-me” clown, Giovanni said. Giovanni’s sister, Tosca Zoppé -Walther, is an equestrian ballerina; and his

sister Carla Heinen, along with Carla’s husband, Rudolph, work with the dogs in the circus. “We go the true tradition of what the circus truly was 100 years ago,” Giovanni said. “We try to reach all of your emotions. We want you to be happy, to be sad, to cry. It’s more of a theatrical performance, more dramatic. It’s like a play.” He said his character, Nino, is the “bumbling idiot” but he “always wins” and the audience roots for him, while the other clown character in the shows believes he’s the “boss” and “thinks he knows everything.” “I’ve played many parts,” Giovanni said. “As a child you become the clown, like my son is now. Then you learn all the different skills.” “I was a bareback rider for most of my life. I was the handsome guy on a horse with long hair. I loved it. We get standing ovations every show and people are screaming and laughing.” He said the circus is not only a fun show for children and families but also “a great event to take a date to.” Giovanni loves performing in Chandler, where he and his fellow cast members have made friends. “We love performing there because our audience there is so welcoming,” he said. “We feel like we’re back home

Need Medical Equipment for Holiday Visitors?

when we’re there. We have so many friends. A lot of local people come for our Christmas dinner. We have a really great following there.” Residents have brought bread, cakes and other gifts to Giovanni and the other Zoppé members. Giovanni said the Chandler Special to SanTan Sun News Center for the The Zoppé Italian Family Circus sets up on the grounds of the Chandler Arts is “just an Center for the Arts. amazing arts center,” and he likes how it gives children in need tickThe professional Zoppé circus perets for the circus shows. formers will teach youths, who will per“It really opens the door to all audi- form for their parents on Jan. 4. ences,” he said. “It teaches them math, it teaches them Besides the shows themselves, Zoppé culture, it teaches them humanity, it offers Zoppé Circus Camp for youths. teaches them respect,” Giovanni said. Children ages 7 to 13 will learn jug- “Culturally, they’re in a camp for a week gling, low wire performance, balancing and they go through probably four or and clowning around at the camp from five languages. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 2 to 4 under the For tickets and information: chandlerbig circus tent on the west lawn at the center.org. arts center.

We can help! Delivery Available!

Holiday Specials! Simply Go Portable Oxygen Concentrator

1,999

Power Scooter Buzzaround XL 3

999

Respironics Dream Easy Cpap

649

Lift Chair

Power Scooter Buzzaround XL 4

Full Electric Bed

-w/ Free Heated Humidifier Cpap Tubing, $5.99-

1,099

1,049

-Free Foam Mattress-

749

480-926-4367

EasyMedicalStore.com A DIVISION OF DIAMOND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

1324 Farrell Ct, Ste. 102 Gilbert, AZ 85233

BUY OR RENT DIRECT FROM OUR WAREHOUSE!

ASSISTED LIVING MEMORY CARE GILBERT, ARIZONA

(480-) 900-6815 1415 N San Benito Drive • Gilbert AZ 85234 WWW.SAVANNAHOUSESENIORLIVING.COM

GET OUT

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Jerry Riopelle to celebrate at Talking Stick Resort

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

erry Riopelle believes that he has one job: Make fans feel good for a couple of hours. He intends to do that Dec. 28 and 29 when he plays his farewell shows at Talking Stick Resort. “I’m bringing a pretty big band, a sixpiece rhythm section and singers and so on,” said Riopelle, who lives in Scottsdale. “I think we’ll probably play most of the well-liked songs because it’s my final shows. I don’t want to leave anything out that people really hope to hear.” Born in Detroit, where his family was involved in the Democrat Party, and raised in Tampa, Riopelle began his music career in Los Angeles in the 1960s by learning independent record production. After playing drums for the Hollywood Argyles, he signed as a staff writer for Screen Gems. Upon hearing a single Riopelle had written and produced with Clydie King entitled “The Thrill is Gone,” Phil Spector hired him as a staff writer and producer for Philles Records. Soon thereafter, Riopelle produced the top 20 hit “Home of the Brave” by Bonnie and The Treasures. Two more top 40 hits by April Stevens and Nino Tempo and The Parade landed him a job as an A&M Records producer and as a staff writer for

Riopelle soon scored the hits “Walkin’ on Water,” “Blues on My Table,” “Red Ball Texas Flyer” and “Naomi’s Song.” He has played nearly every New Year’s Eve here since 1974. “I always write more songs than I need,” Riopelle said of his songwriting process. “I pick the best songs. I have a certain level that a song has to reach so it pleases me enough to include it on an album. “I can’t really describe the feeling. I do know when it’s not finished. His songs have been covered by artists including Herb Alpert, Joan Baez, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Rita Coolidge and Meat Loaf. “I love that I have the respect of my peers,” he said. “Rita Coolidge did a cover of ‘A Man and a Woman.’ It’s very lyrical. It’s warm and it had a lot (Special to the Progress) of air play in L.A. Boy, I loved it. As a Scottsdale musician Jerry Riopelle is calling it quits. matter of fact, I should consider it for my shows.” Irving Music. In 2005, then-Phoenix mayor Phil GorHe released his self-titled debut for Capitol Records, and it quickly caught on don proclaimed Dec. 31 Jerry Riopelle Day in Arizona. After his third album, Saving in Phoenix. In 2007, Riopelle was inducted Grace, Riopelle opened for Dr. John at the into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Celebrity Theatre on New Year’s Eve. Like us on Facebook

Allergy Testing Now Available In Our Gilbert Location!

IF YOU GO

What: Jerry Riopelle. Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale. When: 8 p.m. Dec. 28-29 Tickets: start at $25. Information: talkingstickresort.com, 480-850-7777.

• Environmental Allergies • Food Allergies

Call Us Today To Get Your Child Tested!

480-821-1400 3420 S Mercy Rd, Suite 124 Gilbert 85297 | Mon-Fri 8-5 | www.healingheartspeds.com

AZ Lifts 4 Less & Scooters Too King Cobra *

3995

*with this ad

Largest Selection of Scooters, Lifts & Accessories in the Valley

Reg. $4295

Retirement is bittersweet for the 77-year-old musician. He’s writing another record and hasn’t completely written off live performances. “I’ve been playing shows for a long time, since ’74,” he said. “It’s hard to give up. There are several places in town where I can go and sit in if I really want to play, like Handlebar J. “My career has been so great and gone on for so long. I’ve been playing sold-out shows here for 40 years. The time has come.”

Complete Selection of Batteries

U1 Wheelchair Battery

Each Installed* *with this ad

Pride Jazzy Air w/ power seat lift

3995*

CALL ME FOR GREAT RATES!

TREASURY MARKET ACCOUNT

1.75%

APY*

Reg. $4995

*with this ad

Family Owned & Operated over 50 Years Combined Mobility Experience

FINANCING AVAILABLE!

Expert repair department. Service while you wait, or next day! Scooters, lifts, powerchairs, lift chairs, ramps, shower seats, walkers, canes.

535 W. Iron Ave. Suite 106, Mesa, AZ 85210 • 480.615.6466 • AZLifts4Less.com

976 W Chandler Blvd • Chandler 480-855-6287 • www.westernbanks.com *Annual Percentage Yield. Rate effective 12/1/18 & guaranteed for 12 months from account opening. $0-999.99: 0.00%; $1,000-9,999.99: 0.00%; $10,000-$49,999.99: 1.75%; $50,000-$99,999.99: 1.75%; 100,000-$249,999.99: 1.75%; 250,000+: 1.75%. Rate may change after 12 months. Limit one per customer. New funds only. Personal and business accounts only, no municipalities or institutional funds. Checking account with direct deposit or loan relationship required. Member FDIC

IVY ZHANG, RETAIL BANKING MANAGER

THE SUNDAYEAST EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | |DECEMBER DECEMBER9,2,2018 2018 GET OUT THE VALLEY TRIBUNE GET OUT 30 5244SUNDAY GET OUT DECEMBER 12, 2018 | AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS

What’s Cooking With JAN D’ATRI With With JAN D’ATRI WithJAN JAND’ATRI D’ATRI GetOut Contributor Get Out Contributor GetOut Contributor GetOut Contributor

LDE

Skip’s Rice a Roni Salad family’s Ready forrecipe a Christmas cookie Apple maple-glazed pork chops Turkey and kale soup ‘The One’ – andmakes maybe Here’s a platter for a whole pot of family, comfort a will plateful comfort itmake-over? be forof your as well

of ideas

very et itfamily snow,haslet“The One” –it the that snow,onelet recipe it oes yourOr,holiday someone is known for;platter snow! at cookie need a make-over? Are the least recipe let thatit shows at lookget up you ing to add a couple of delightful family parties and cold at pot-lucks, night so we holiday treats to yourbecause cookie exchange? special occasions it’s can really appreciate You can’t go wrong s favorite.pot In with fact, either you one a everyone’ tummy-warming ofwouldn’t these. &ofM’not s Christmas think bringingCookie of turkeyThe or Mchicken, Bars was determined by Taste of Home it because people would never baby kale and veggies magazine to be the most you. Keep that in mindpopular inforgive a flavorful chicken cookie in America this year with as you’re putting together your nearly broth. 500,000 pins and people sharing the holiday brunch menus. This soup is healthrecipe on line. It’ s really easy and Skip’shearty Rice Salad is “The One” so ful and detour very festive-looking. in thethe Noeappetizers, Family. If you love Snicker from Doodles, this onecookie hasShana loads ofNoe flavor. Mom would triple or quadruple the recipe when resident rich Payson foods and there wassoup! a house people we French would shares this delightful saladYou passed down If youfull haveofsome niceand crusty platters thatmost the holidays bring. can go withfrom ei- soothing swim all added, explaining: herwhite mom,beans Edie “Skip” Noe. It whites starts with a chilled bread, youday canlong,” grill Shana it up with a little olive oil and ther (like northern or cannellini Lower add flour, 1/4Dad cupmoved granulated sugar and Pops M&M’S “When Mom Alaska Chicken RiceChristmas A(Israeli) Roni base and comes alive with speed mar- and serve on the sideand or make savorytocroutons for your beans) or pearl couscous. baking soda and salt. Mix until 1 tablespoon ground Cookie Bars worked thechops. pipeline, acinnamon tradition. All inated artichoke heartsand andlooking hint of ove porkdiscovered chops forcurry. a new Also, I’ve just aa new variety of way kale.to soup. It’sthey not started just a “be back” dish. grilled on pork combined. guys were invited overThese andit chops Mom weathwould It has always been summertime serve them? I have justfavorite the dish.of It’soft, s a plateful It’ssnew finally cool enough todish. declare soup It’sIngredients called Baby Kale and it’sthe sold in bags ten- the It’ an “I’m never leaving” are the Add M&M’ s andput mini choco-a dinner Directions: 2 sticks ofminus butter room temparty forwill them. Herspot. motto salad inofthe Noe family, and here Shana shares some fall comfort. Fresh sliced apples soaked andtogether thisidea potfor ofacomfort food hitmeal the der leaves the tough stems--perfect for this in er, perfect delicious weeknight or tasty late chips and give a final stir, reLine a baking sheet with a perature was ‘No one should ever have to eat alone,” and great memories: a beautiful rich maple sauce spooned over pan- Sunday supper. serving some M&M’ s , mini chocoparchment paper and set aside. 1 cup sugar she carried this on throughout her life. I treasure “This is my Mom Edie’s rice salad recipe and it is late chips and white With an Ielectric 1 cup firmly packed golden this chocolate recipe for the memories have ofmixer, Mom, beat and I my ‘if-you-could-only-eat-one-thing-forever-whatchips for topping cookie bars. together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar started sharing it a few years back because I guess I would-it-be’ pick,” she said. “We generally had this Ingredients: (Israeli) Couscous powder and onion powder. Press seasoning evenly Transfer cookie dough to preand light brown sugar on medium eggs felt like I was sharing Mom a bit.” in32large the summer with ribs, hamburgers or barbecue tablespoons extra virgin oil 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped fine over both sides ofspeed the chops. aside. pared dish.1/8 until and fluffy, 2-3 21 teaspoons pure vanilla Thank you, Shana, forpork sharing theSet recipe! chicken. Popsofyellow would barbecue Mombaking would Ingredients: large sweet onion, finelyand diced teaspoon red pepper flakeslight In a saucepan, add the apple cider vinegar, chickPress additional M&M’S, mini minutes. Add in the egg, the yolk, extract For a great side that’ s super simple, savory and make up all the other things. This was our favorite 4 center cut pork chops, 1 large stalk celery, finely dicedat least 1-inch thick Salt and pepper to taste en broth, maple syrup, mustard and dissolved chocolate chips and white chocvanilla, baking soda, cream of tar31 cups all-purpose flour perfect for a family meal or a big crowd, this one’ s salad for her to make. cup leek, diced fine For Croutons: (boneless or bone-in) cornstarch, whisking to combine. Bring toand a boil olate chips into top of cookie tar, salt, and cinnamon mix 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda a Noe brainer! “Each time we have it now, it reminds me of when 1 medium carrot, 4 cups bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 teaspoon saltpeeled and finely diced and add apples, stirring to combine.the Continue 1 minute, sides of 3/4 ofpepper salt cut in half dough. 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 tablespoon extrafor virgin olive scraping oil 1teaspoon teaspoon cooking on a low boiling until mixture thickens, Bake 35 to 40 minutes on oven the bowl as necessary. 14½heaping cups of Christmas cupschili kale, stems removed, cut into 1 tablespoon butter, melted 2 teaspoons powder aboutTurn 5 minutes. (Forlow thicker glaze,in rack in lower third 1/4 ofstirring oven tooften, pre-salt mixer to and add M&M›s plus more forpowder topping small pieces teaspoon 1 teaspoon garlic mix one more tablespoon of cornstarch or flour vent over browning. flour, mixing until just combined. 14cup ofturkey mini chocolate cups pieces, shredded or chopped 1/4 teaspoon pepper Ingredients: 1 teaspoon onion powder with warm water. Add to apple mixture while on Let cool completely cut. (like Pecorino, In a separate small Asiago bowl make chips plus more Rice for topping 1 cupand cheese Romano, or 61 cups chicken broth box Chicken A Roni 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar a low boil.) Cinnamon Sugar by mixing 1/2 cup(15 ofounces) white chocolate chips 1 2can white beans or 1 cup Pearl Parmesan) coarselyyour grated. green onions, thinly ½ cup chicken brothsliced When apples have softenedcinnamon and glaze and has thicktogether sugar, Snickerdoodles ½½green bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine cup pure maple syrup Directions: ened, add butter, stir well and then turn off heat. stirring until evenly combined. Ingredients: Directions: 8Inpimiento-stuffed olives, slicedoilthin 2 teaspoons ground mustard a medium coarse soupgreen pot, heat olive on medium high Sauté leek and Coverheat. pan to keeponion, warm. Usingcelery, a medium (2- carrot table1 cup butter, room temperature Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2 (6 ounce) jars Marinated Artichoke Hearts flour dissolved in 2 until1 tablespoon tender. Stirofincornstarch tomatoes, or kale, turkey and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heatolive to In a large skillet, on medium high, heat the spoon) cookie scoop portion out 3/4 cup granulated sugar teaspoon powder (Do not omit!) Line a 9x13 curry baking dish with tablespoons of warm water a ¼simmer. oil until oil glistens. Place the pork chops in the the dough and roll into a ball. 1/2 cup light brown sugar cupparchment mayonnaise foil1/3 leave 2orcrisp apples, and sliced Cook for aboutpeeled 15paper; minutes. Stir inthin beansplus (with juice) pan or pearl couscous. forallows about 5 minutes without crowding (this pork chops RollSimmer each cookie dough ball into 1 egg, 1 yolk 1 tablespoon butter some overhang to make removal (or 1until couscous is cooked.) Meanwhile, make croutons. In a bowl, toss bread cubes with olive oil, tablespoon butter to sear all the way around.) Cook until browned, the cinnamon sugar mixture until 1 tablespoon vanilla easier. Spray foilpepper. with oil nonstick butter, salt and Spread cubes on a baking and2-3 place under (about 375 3 tablespoons olive about minutes onbroiler eachRefrigerate side. Reduce the coated. fordegrees) 30 heat min1 teaspoon bakingsheet soda Directions: cooking spray. tossing once twice until golden brown. Remove from broiler, but keep broiler on. Parsley fororgarnish to medium-low and cook until pork chops are utes. Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Cookanthe riceelectric as directed onseason packagewith butsalt, reduce the amount ofpepper butterflakes. in half Garnish (use onlywith 1 tablespoon). ReWith beat When soup is mixer, done, pepper and red basil. done or reach internal temperature of 160. Do not minutes or until done. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt move from into a medium-size mixing bowl bowls. and cool to room temperature. When cooled, butter, sugar and pour brown sugar Option #1: heat, Divide soup between four oven safe soup Directions: overcook. Store in airtighttocontainer. 1 teaspoon cinnamon add chopped onions, pepper and olives. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving the marinade bowl. together until fluffy. Top croutons. Sprinkle a 1/4 Transfer cup grated croutons for aeach bowl. Pat each pork bowl chopsofdrysoup withwith paper towels. In a flour bowl, porkcheese chopsover to a serving platter and spoon 2 3/4 cup Combine the marinade with curry and mayonnaise and blend well. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Place in a the baking andchili return to broiler. Broil just until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. mixbowls together salt,sheet pepper, powder, garlic apple maple glaze over top. Garnish with parsley. Cinnamon Sugar Mixture Add dressing Mix well. Serve piping hot.to rice mixture. Add artichokes and gently mix. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled; several hours or overnight. Makes 6-8 servings. Option #2: SimplyWatch servemy soup withvideo: grilled bread on the side. jandatri.com/jans-recipe/one-minute-kitchen Watchhow-to my how-to video: for more holiday cookie ideas: Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/jans-recipe/one-minute-kitchen Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/jans-recipe/one-minute-kitchen jandatri.com/recipe/four-ingredient-shortbread-cookies.

Turkey and kale soup Maple-glaze pork chops

Skip’s Rice Salad

2525 FOOTHILLS NEWS |OUT NOVEMBER GET OUT GET GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THEAHWATUKEE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE || DECEMBER DECEMBER 16, 2018 AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS 2018 GET OUT 28,5,2018 45

King Crossword King Crossword KingCrossword Crossword

ACROSS ACROSS ACROSS home 11 Woodsy Yard activities Leno’s network 664 Buddy Measuring device Plant bristle org. 1197 Lawyers’ Wig Outdoor garment 12 12 Show uppancakes 11 Russian Cupid’s alias 13 “--la-la!” 14 13 Hang Luau around dish 14 15 Vocalist 14 CSA “Do soldier -- others ...” 15 Big name in porcelain 16 bother 15 Big Hindu wrap 16 Expression of regret 17 16 Formal Type measures 18 Find 17 pronouncements Adolescent 20 flock 19 Yoko music 18 Flightless Gear of parts 21 E.T.’s transport 20 Spill the beans Tempo 23 Previous 22 Bear hairnight Gratuity 24 Wherewithal 23 24 Coaster In the same place (Lat.) 25 Tatters 24 28 Black-and-white Swiss Guards’ site 27 Robin Hood’s missile e.g.cartoon 32 movie, Japanese art 29 Tiers 26 33 90210, Verve for one 31 Big riverin verse 28 34 Always, Fix the soundtrack 35 Helicopter part 30 36 Mongrel Smile 37 Bygone times 31 37 Sways Harsh from side to side 38 Go around the 35 With theworld? Wind” 39 “Gone Pavlova performances 41 Wager 41 star Improved 43 Table scrap 39 Look 43 Gaucho’s Stickylasciviously stuff 44 weapon 40 Three-man 44 Aware of vessel? 45 Antenna 42 Intend 46 Green 16 ounces 47 field? 43 Grazing area person 50 Overly proper 49 Amorphous masses 44 Filleted 53 Reggae-like Witty one music 52 46 Suitable 55 Tiny -- gin fizz 53 47 Identify 56 Apiece 54 Dutch city,remark with “The” 49 Sarcastic 57 NYC Ostrich’s cousin 55 hrs. 51 Stag’s lack 58 “Acid” Tackles’ teammates 56 52 With malice 59 Sharpen 57 Secret rendezvous 53 wares 60 Butcher’s Actress Susan 54 Keglers’ venue 61 Request DOWN 1 “NCIS” airer DOWN DOWN for one 121 Jungfrau, Large beer Bird’sschool homeglass 32 High science Golfer Palmer 2 course Scottish hillside 33 Schlep Heart of an apple -European 444 ---Gorilla out (supplemented) girllack 555 Family Helvetica Sonogram area 66 Straw hat Stomach-related 67 Lasso Some 7 Met melody Japanese-Americans cry 887 Discoverer’s Grecian container Acting without restraint 99 Scent 51-Across 810 Started Individualof a sort 10 9 Tied Devoured canyon 111110 Big “The man HeavyRepublic” weightroom 17 Maneuvering 13 Wear away 12 Sailor’s Not budging 19 “Halt!” 18 Since, 19 Toper’sslangily interruption 21 Cyber-address 21 Belgian city 21 “The -Daba 22 Air safety 23 “Get lost!”org. Honeymoon” 24 Mid-May 25 Conger orhonoree moray 23 Soap Cushion 26 opera, e.g. 27 Boxer 25 Harder Tragic to find 28 29 Cutting 26 Deteriorate Send outresponses 30 31 “Look Homeward, 27 Fauna Clothing store section 32 study Angel” author 28 Part of speech 33 Bobby of hockey 32 Anti-elderly bias 29 Trawler Lotion additive 34 need 33 Quick look 30 Followed Without slack 36 orders 34 Baltimore newspaper 31 Not Gistjust chubby 38 36 Snoopy, e.g. 35 Satchel 38 Coop dweller

37 38 41 44

39 Ice cubes, slangily Boutonnieres’ 40 Prune sites 40 Swell Access 42 Snug Plied the oars 42 Watch-crystal holder 45 Appellation 45 Census data Ernie’s pal 47 Arm bone 48 Agrees silently

PUZZLE ANSWERS on page 32 ANSWERS on page 13 PUZZLE ANSWERS on page 23 ANSWERS on page 13 PUZZLE ANSWERS on page PUZZLE ANSWERS on page 12 17 PUZZLE ANSWERS on page 1223

46 4549Winged Prima donna Dilbert’s furniture 48 4850Fly-by-night? -- Church long way (last) seat 50 theAnais tables 5051 Clear Diarist Cheery remark? 51 Collection 52 “Rocks” 54

Fellow

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Grandis SILGRANIT® Sink Collection

Obituaries

B E S T. D E C I S I O N . E V E R .

MESA | SCOTTSDALE F E RGUSON S H OWROOM S .COM

Donate!

ARIZONA INCOME TAX CREDIT Thanks to the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Law, ARS § 43-1088, donate to Chandler/Gilbert Arc. Contributions earn dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your Arizona Tax return. The maximum credit for contributions is $400 for single or head of household, or$800 for married taxpayers. Credit eligible contributions that are made on or before April 15th following the close of the taxable year may be applied to either the current or the preceding taxable year and are considered to have been made on the last day of that taxable year. Chandler/Gilbert Arc has been serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the East Valley since 1975, providing community living, employment and day treatment & training opportunities daily. Check to see if your employer will match your donation: http://doublethedonation.com/cgarc

Please donate today: www.cgarc.org

Chandler/Gilbert Arc 3250 N San Marcos Place Chandler, AZ 85225-7789

(480) 892-9422 Chandler/Gilbert Arc is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and is a Qualifying Charitable Tax Organization registered with the Arizona Department of Revenue. Our QCO code is 20245. Contact the Arizona DOR at (602) 255-3381, or visit www.revenue.state.az.us

EASTER, Edward A. Ed, 80, passed away of cancer surrounded by his loved ones on November 26, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Jan, his daughters Rhonda Falknor spouse Tom, Rachelle Skarr spouse Michelle; his grandchildren Haley, Hannah, Jaxson and Madison. Ed served in the Navy and retired as a civil service Army auditor, he was also a CPA. He enjoyed family, friends, golf, travel, music, reading and RVing. Ed will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

In Memoriam GRAHAM, Jack W

DOB- 05/03/1928, passing 12/13/2015. In loving memory of Jack W Graham, He was a person that always saw the lighter side of life. He found enjoyment in gardening and helping others. He was a proud man that loved life " Just another day in Paradise" he always said. He is missed daily by his family and friends Jack passed 12/13/15 at home quietly and peacefully to join his beloved wife Sandra in the heavens above.

OBITUARIES - DEATH NOTICES IN MEMORIAM We are here to make this difficult time easier for you. Our 24 hour online service is easy to use and will walk you through the steps of placing a paid obituary in the East Valley Tribune or a free death notice online. Visit: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

Obituaries LA MARINE, David A.

David Albert La Marine, 77, peacefully passed on December 3, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. David served in the US Air Force for over 20 years retiring as a Hospital Administrator. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Petrescu, and his sons, Scott La Marine and Justin La Marine. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy La Marine. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on February 2, 2019 at Mountain View Lutheran Church in Apache Junction.

Richard “Dick” Smith Richard “Dick” Smith, 81, peacefully joined his heavenly father on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was the loving and devoted husband of Joyce Smith and father of four children. Born on March 30, 1937 in Iron Mountain, MI. Dick was the son of Clarence and Agnes Smith and brother of Gene. Raised in Fort Wayne, IN, he graduated from Central High School in 1955. Dick toured the country with the Stoney Robert’s Daredevils as a stunt driver. He then went to work for Sears where he met the love of his life, Joyce. After 38 years with Sears, Dick and Joyce retired to Mesa where Dick touched many lives (and won a few skins) at Longbow golf course. God, family, work and golf were his priorities - always in that order. Dick’s passion was his children/grandchildren and following the Snider Panthers, Leo Lions, Carroll Chargers, Bishop Dwenger Saints, Purdue Boilermakers, DePaul Blue Demons and The Trine Thunder in all events. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce; daughter, Cyndi (Mark) Lichti; sons, Mark, Todd and Tom (Michelle) and grandchildren; Alyssa, Katie, Nick, Matt, Peter, Torie, Jacqueline, and Abby. Memorial Service is 10 a.m. Saturday Dec 15, at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Funeral Home, 1320 East Dupont Road, Fort Wayne (IN 46825), with visitation one-hour prior. Visitation from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec 14 at the funeral home. www.mccombandsons.com

HEADSTONES Make your choice Everlasting

EVERLASTING MONUMENT Co.

“Memories cut in Stone”

MONUMENTS • GRANITE & BRONZE • CEMETERY LETTERING • CUSTOM DESIGNS

480-969-0788

75 W. Baseline Rd. Ste. A-8, Gilbert, AZ 85233

www.everlastingmonumentco.com info@everlastingmonument.phxcoxmail.com

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Gilbert Sun News

1620 W. Fountainhead Parkway #219 • Tempe, AZ 85282 480.898.6465 class@timespublications.com

Deadlines

Classifieds: Thursday 11am for Sunday Life Events: Thursday 10am for Sunday

The Place “To Find” Everything You Need | GilbertSunNews.com

Employ ment Employment General ach r Teach elementary K-8 students in one or more subjects in an immersion program. se Mandarin to develop bilingual proficiency in students. BA or MA & A Teaching Certificate req. 2 opens, mail to Job Loc Cave Creek, A Cave Creek nited School Dist. PO BO 426, Cave Creek A 85327

Employment General WANTED CAREGIVER KLARA’S AD LT CARE HOME, LLC 1934 E. SMOKE TREE GILBERT A 85296 CAREGIVER TRAINING CERTIFICATE RE IRED HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ATE SALAR 22,000/ R CONTACT ARSENIA FABROS 480-332-4504 FA RES ME 480-539-0642

Your newspaper. Your community. Your planet. Please recycle me.

Employment General

Administrator/ Receptionist Responsibilities: Professionally interface with others; Answer phones; Take messages; Greet visitors; Follow up with clients; Receive, send and distribute mail and faxes; Schedule deliveries, conference rooms; assist with the setup of meetings; Manage supply needs/orders; Vehicle reservations; Maintenance logs. Secondary Responsibilities: Assist Project Administrator with document preparation for projects, Proof, update, and issue specifications, Update specification register, Update drawing register (maintaining project files and various other logs required for project), Prepare reports as required by project managers. Requirements: Professional and pleasant demeanor; Reliable attendance; Strong communication and organizational skills; Ability to multitask; Proficiency in MS office, (Excel/Word/Outlook). Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Two+ years of previous experience in a similar role. Certification or AA degree in office administration or similar background. EOE.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.M3ENG.COM

Employment General

Construction laborers, 30 temporary full-time positions.

D ha a a i r ai Perhaps you are a Medicine Man / Woman, Reiki Therapist, Intuitive Reader, Chakra Balancing, Aroma Therapist etc. Would you be interested in making some e tra money c tact m at r mai r i t h ic a iccar ah c m

Duties Construction laborers are needed to clean and prepare construction sites, remove debris, repair and replace water features, set the forming for concrete, mi and place concrete. They will load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials to the appropriate locations. They will also assist other craft workers including carpenters, masons, and cement finishers. No E P RE . No ED RE . Preemployment drug testing.

EARN EXTRA INCOME!

The Arizona Republic wants to contract you to deliver newspapers in the early hours. Work just 2-3 hours a day and earn an extra $700-$1,200 per month. Routes available now in your area! Call 1-855-704-2104 or visit deliveryopportunities.gannett.com

OUR JOB BOARD HAS THE TALENT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. FIND THE BEST TALENT. EASILY POST JOBS. COMPETITIVE PRICING AND EXPOSURE More info: 480-898-6465 or email jobposting@evtrib.com

Most jobs also appear on Indeed.com

J BS.EASTVALLEYTRIBUNE.COM

Days & Hours 40 hours/week (6 00am-2 30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol.. Dates of employment 02/01/19-11/30/19. Wage 16.39/h, OT 24.59/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided. Assurances Transportation (including meals and, to the e tent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location Glendale, A - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Applicants may send or contact the A DES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoeni A , 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference A DES Job Order 3262924. Employer Re-Create Companies, LLC 5808 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, A 85301. Contact Danielle Roberts, fa (623) 780-4655.

Auto motive

Merch

BEST PLACE TO MAKE

andise Miscellaneous For Sale

Auto - All Makes

CLASS@ TIMESPUBLICATIONS. COM

Auto - All Makes incoln M S Cinnamon color, fully loaded navigation, ac heated seats, cold AC, tinted, plus. mi. , CA H takes! FI S

COLLECTOR BUYING European, Classic & Exotic Sports cars...

(All Models) Any Condition! Call Roy

602-810-2179

r Sa

ach r i r t Refurbished and Great Condition. a ri Sat ard Sa arm a

Pets/Services

Wanted to Buy

R tt i r i (European Bloodlines Proven on Both Parents) 2 females 500/ea Please call or te t (480) 390-0691

PORSCHE

• 1948 thru 1998 • 365 Coupes, Roadsters, 911, 912, 993, Turbos, Etc.

MERCEDES

• 1940 thru 1970 • 190SL, 230SL,280SL, Earlt Cabriolets

JAGUARS

• 1930 thru 1970 • XK,XKE, Coupes, Roadsters, Early Cabriolets

Post your Job Opening Online Now! jobs.eastvalleytribune.com ALFAS

• 1920 thru 1970 •

Announcements

ack R i r Sa ai D a D D r rai d h t ach. Born 11/3/18 Pickup 12/29/18. 4 available, 2M, 2F, COME SEE Select yours now

ALL PROJECTS! Running or Not! Do You Have or Know of a Classic Car? Finder’s Fee Paid! Cash Buyer

Please Call Roy

$$$ Earn Cash $$$ for Your Opinion!

We are looking for people 18 years and older to sign-in up in our database to participate in paid market research.

Please call us at 602-438-2800 or sign up at fieldwork.com and join our database

Prayer Announcements O Holy St Jude! Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor for all who invoke you, special patron in time of need; to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart, and humbly beg you, to whom God has given such great power, to come to my assistance; help me now in my urgent need and grant my earnest petition. I will never forget thy graces and favors you obtain for me and I will do my utmost to spread devotion to you. Amen. St. Jude, pray for us and all who honor thee and invoke thy aid. (Say 3 Our Father's, 3 Hail Maryʼs, and 3 Glory Be’s after this.)

602-810-2179 Kellyutaz@msn.com

Classifieds 480-898-6465

Miscellaneous For Sale

s a es

Collections-Art-Autos

Death - Divorce - Downsize

Business Inventory Ranch/Farm Small or Large | Fast & Easy Call Now for Appt (10a-4p) Mr. Haig 480-234-1210 Haig3@aol.com

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Wanted to Buy iabetic est Strips by the bo , unused. Any type or brand. ill pay top dollar. Call at -3 3Cash iabetic Strips! Best rices in own. Sealed and ne pired. - -3

100- 500 +

CASH FOR JUNK CARS ~ All “As Is” Autos! ~ Good Condition=More $$$

Best Prices! Fast, free pickup!

602-391-3996

R Want to buy older model original 22 rimfire rifles & pistols. Call with what you have. I DO NOT SELL G NS. Call Lee

Real Estate

For Sale Real Estate Auctions/Services S

ric NO Commissions, NO Closing Costs, NO Hassles, NO Fi ing We Buy Houses As-Is ca aka a t da ara t d r i t on the 1st Showing WeBuyHousesEZ.com

Real Estate

Cleaning Services

Apartments

Mila s House Cleaning. esidential Commercial. eekly Monthly Bi eekly. perienced and eference s Available. - - 3 - - 3

For Rent

S Furnished 1bd/1 ba Bad Credit OK No Deposit. uiet 700/mo. Microwave, A/C, Includes all util.

PLAN AHEAD for Early Holiday Deadlines

Call

R D Secluded Cute Studio Starting at 600 /Month Bad Credit ok No Deposit. Water/Trash Inc. (602) 339-1555

Classifieds/Obituaries 480-898-6465 class@timespublications.com

Garage/Doors GA AG

OO S

Fencing/Gates

Block Fence * Gates

ast alley Ahwatukee

602-789-6929 Roc #057163

e i s e la ed

ights eekends Bonded Insured 480- 5 -86 0

Lowest Prices * 30 Yrs Exp Serving Entire Valley

ot a licensed contractor

SS S S R 35 years E perience 20 years in the Valley Free Estimates Local References Move-out cleaning services available. All work done by non-smoking, meticulous owner. a Shir

Handyman

YOU’LL LIKE US - THE BEST!

HA MA 3 years e perience. rywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more. Stan, - 3 -

Garage/Doors

Air Conditioning/Heating

Unbeatable Customer Service & Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Carpet Cleaning atch for Garage Sales in Classifieds! ou will find them easy with their yellow background. Garage Sale Fri & Sat 7a-11am Household, clothes, kitchen items, furniture, electronics, mason jars, kid items, DVDs, MORE 555 W. Lane Dr Mesa

Best Cleaning You Will Ever Have! ROC156315, ROC285317

AC-HEAT-PLUMBING FREE ESTIMATES! FREE DIAGNOSIS!

OPEN 24/7/365 (480) 524-1950

Only includes up to week online o place an ad please call - class times publications.com YOUR CLASSIFIED SOURCE

480.898.6465

CLASS@TIMESPUBLICATIONS.COM

Manufactured Homes

Holiday Special 5 Carpeted Rooms + 150 Sq. Ft. of Tile

Call or Text

GARAGE DOORS

• 25 years Cleaning Our Gilbert Neighbors’ homes • Family Owned and Operated • Truck Mounted Steam Cleaning for Fast Drying • Carpet, Tile & Grout, Upholstery, Rugs • Pet Stain Specialists

10%

Discount for Seniors &Veterans

Appliance Repairs

Opener & Door Lubrication with Repair

480-626-4497

www.lifetimegaragedoorsaz.com

Handyman

480-635-8605

allstarcleaning3@gmail.com The All Stars of Cleaning!

FREE

“When there are days that you can’t depend on them, you can depend on us!”

Concrete & Masonry

Appliance Repair Now

If It’s Broken, We Can Fix It! • Same Day Service • On-Site Repairs • Servicing All Major Brands • Quality Guaranteed

LLC

MIKE’S CONCRETE ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE

Handyman Garbage Disposals

Services

Door Installs & Repairs

ROC# 317949

Toilets / Sinks

Kitchen & Bath Faucets Most Drywall Repairs Driveways,Walkways Sidewalks, Patios Stamped Concrete All Estimates are Free • Call: 520.508.1420 Decorative Concrete Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs!www.husbands2go.com Overlay Marks the Spot for ALL•Your Handyman Needs! Painting Flooring • Electrical Ask me about FREE water testing! Block Wall. Decorative Wall • Carpentry Painting • Flooring • Electrical Plumbing • Drywall Marks the Spot for ALL Plumbing • Drywall • Carpentry Decks • Tile • More! Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! 480-797-5540 Your Handyman Needs! Decks • Tile • More! Painting • Flooring • Electrical the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! • Drywall • Carpentry 1st Time Customer Discount - CallMarks for details. Plumbing Painting • Flooring • Electrical • Plumbing Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman • Electrical Not a licensedPainting contractor.• Flooring • Tile More! Needs! DrywallDecks • Carpentry • •Decks • Tile • More!

Bathroom Remodeling

We Also Buy, Sell & Trade Used Appliances Working or Not

480-659-1400 Licensed & Insured

Business/Professional Services SELLING CARS MADE SIMPLE Autos, RVs, Boats & Golf Carts, I Will Sell It All!

Electrical Services

Plumbing • Drywall • Carpentry Painting • Flooring • Electrical Decks • Tile • More! “No Job Too

Plumbing • Drywall • Carpentry

“No JobSmall Too Man!” Decks • Tile • More! Small Man!”

rk Since 1999 e, Quality Wo Afford•abl HONESTY INTEGRITY • QUALITY rk Since 1999 Affordable, Quality Wo

“No Job Too Small Man!”

“No Job Too Work Since 1999 Quality le,Small 2010, 2011 Affordab Man!” 2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2012, 2013, 2010, 2011 “No Job 2014 2014 • Panel ChangesWork SincAhwatukee 2012, 2013, 9 Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a LicensedToo e 1992014 Contractor “No Man!” Job Too Small le, Quality

Call Bruce at 602.670.7038 Call Bruce at 602.670.7038 References/ Insured/ Notand a Licensed Affordab CallAhwatukee BruceResident/ at 602.670.7038 RepairsContractor

Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not aBruce Licensed Contractor • Installation of Call at 602.670.7038

2010, 2011 2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2012, 2013, 2014 2014

Small Man!”

Call Bruce at 602.670.7038 9

Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor Ceiling Fans

I will Sell Your Vehicle For As Little As $50! • Car Wash • Photo Shoot • Online Advertisement on Multiple Websites! • Handle Phone Calls • I Come to You • No Charge Until the Vehicle Sells

NELSON’S AUTO SELLING SERVICE

C a l l N el s on at 623-235-7999

Quality Work Since 199

- Ahw Resident Since 1987 -

Affordable,Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor 2010, 2011 • Switches/Outlets 2012, 2013, • Home Remodel 2014 Call Bruce at

602.670.7038 See MORE Ads Online!

Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor

ALL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932 Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured

www.EastValleyTribune.com

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Handyman

Landscape Design/Installation

Landscape Maintenance

Penny Pavers Free Estimates

rip Install

ar R ai Not a licensed contractor

(480) 343-0562

480.898.6465

Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician

Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

FREE ESTIMATES

www.ampmhomeservices.com

Insured

Desertscape • Concrete Work Gardening • Block Wall Real & Imitation Flagstone

Free Estimates 602-471-3490 or 480-962-5149 ROC#276019 • Licensed Bonded Insured

High Quality Results Trim Trees All Types Gravel - Pavers Sprinkler Systems

480-505-1100

Complete Clean Ups

www.GilbertSunNews.com

Not a licensed contractor

CALL JASON:

One-Time Cleanups

HIC PRO PAINTING

Tree Trimming

Int / Ext Home Painting 4-Less!

QUALITY PAINT #1 IN SERVICE

480-454-3959 FREE ESTIMATES

We’ll Beat Any Price! ROC #301084

Not a licensed contractor

East Valley PAINTERS

Painting

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

Voted #1 Paint Interior & Exterior • Drywall Repair Light Carpentry • Power Washing • Textures Matched Popcorn Removal • Pool Deck Coatings Garage Floor Coatings • Color Consulting

10% OFF

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

480-338-4011

ROC#309706

We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality

Jose Martinez • 602.515.2767

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

Free Estimates! Home of the 10-Year Warranty!

Not a licensed contractor.

Call us to place your ad online!

www.eastvalleypainters.com

English • 602.781.0600

*Not a Licensed Contractor

Check Our Online Classifieds Too!

References Available

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

Insured/Bonded Free Estimates

Oooh, MORE ads online!

• Free Estimates • Light Repairs, Drywall • Senior discounts

Monthly Yard Service

480-287-7907

We will give you totally new landscaping or revamp your current landscaping!

Family Locally Owned & Operated 20 Years Experience

ears e p -3

CALL NOW!

A-Z Tauveli Prof LANDSCAPING LLC Tree/Palm Tree Trimming Storm Cleanups Sprinkler Systems

)

Irrigation Repairs

ROC# 256752

Water Heaters • Faucets Toilets Filtration & R.O. • Drywall Painting/Texture Electrical Fans Lighting Pool Repairs • Drain Cleaning Sewer Cameras • Bathroom Remodel/ Update Plus Much More!

(

Tree Removal

Call Lance White

Plumbing Experts

years e p. Call ow ( ) -3

FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPING

Irrigation Repair Services Inc.

Interior/Exterior Painting RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

epair

ot a licensed contractor

Landscape Maintenance

One Call Can Fix It All!

Juan Hernande

S I

O N P P

Painting

ALL Pro

T R E E

S E R V I C E

480-898-6465

480-688-4770

Family Owned & Operated Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

Now Accepting all major credit cards

Medical Services/Equipment

L L C

Prepare for Monsoon Season! LANDSCAPING, TREES & MAINTENANCE

Tree Trimming Tree Removal Stump Grinding Storm Damage Bushes/Shrubs Yard Clean-up Commercial and Residential . o er d. uite dennis a protrees. o

480-354-5802

esa

Arizona Mobility Scooters 9420 W. Bell Rd., #103 Sun City, AZ 85351

Mobility Scooter Center 3929 E. Main St., #33 Mesa, AZ 85205

480-250-3378

480-621-8170

www.arizonamobilityscooters.com

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

Plumbing

Pool Service / Repair

Remodeling

Roofing

Juan Hernandez

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

POOL REPAIR

Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling, Rebar showing, Pool Light out?

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

I CAN HELP!

25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Over 30 yrs. Experience

Call Juan at

480-706-1453

480-720-3840

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

Not a licensed contractor.

Tree Services

Roofing

PHILLIPS ROOFING LLC

Early Holiday Deadlines Dec 4t Edition Classifieds ed. Dec. 0t pm Obits/Le als ues. Dec. 9t 0am

Tree Trimming, Pruning & Removal Yard Clean-Up & Trash Removal

Member of ABM

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 223367

Classifieds 480-898-6465

Valleywide

CR 42 DUAL

623-873-1626

class@timespublications.com

WORD SEARCH: Holiday Words ‘n Words

480-245-7132

Free Estimates - Affordable Rates All Work Guaranteed

All employees verified Free estimates on all roofs 36 Years experience in AZ Licensed contractor since 2006

NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR

Window Cleaning

APPEARANCE Professional service since 1995

S E N T I M E N TA L

Window Cleaning $100 - One Story $140 - Two Story

Includes in & out up to 30 Panes Sun Screens Cleaned $3 each Attention to detail and tidy in your home.

(480) 584-1643

Bonded & Insured

LLC

phillipsroofing.org phillipsroofing@msn.com

COUNTS

Find three 5-letter words, one 7-letter word and two 6-letter words that are items in the image below Use only these letters.

David’s Clean-Up & Tree Service

Roofing

Any more sun and we’ll lose these icicles!

I’m boring looking without all the swag!

The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time! 15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

Answers: Santa, Melts, Mints, Mittens, Mantle

480-357-2463

FREE Estim at and written e proposal

R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 16, 2018

y a d i l o H r u Yo ! s r e t r a u q Head STANDING

MIDWESTERN MEAT SHOP

AGED TO PERFECT ION

Ham Central-

Spiral Sliced, Pit Ham, Honey Cured Ham, Mini Hams, Whole Hams, John Morell Ham EZ Cut

Order today! Call 480-924-5855

• Tenderloin Roast, Filet Mignon Steaks • Pork Crown Roast, Pork Roast, Iowa Chops • Lefse, Lutifisk, Potato Sausage • East Coast Oysters, Herring • Fresh Turkey, Fresh Turkey Breast Call 480-924-5855 today to order your holiday meat!

MIDWESTERN BAKERY Pie Central-

Pecan, Pumpkin, Apple, Cherry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach, Coconut, Chocolate, Banana, Lemon Meringue

• Dinner Rolls, Parkerhouse Rolls • Fruit Stollen • Christmas Braided Bread Call 480-924-5855 today to order your holiday goodies!

Call your order in 480-924-5855 MESA • 4308 E. Main St www.midwesternmeats.com Meat Dept 480-924-5855 • Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-6pm • Sun Closed Restaurant 480-924-4884 • Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-7pm • Sun 8am-1pm Bakery

480-924-2105 • Hours: Mon-Sat 6am-5pm • Sun Closed

RIB ROAST • Corn Fed • Aged Minimum 21 Days • Seasoned for no Charge • Bone in or Boneless

Stay Out of the Kitchen!

Prime Rib Dinner

139.99 (feeds 6)

Turkey Dinner

119.99 (feeds 8-10) Ham Dinner $119.99 $

Presliced meat cooked to perfection. Easy reheat!! Sides include your choice of: • Mash Potatoes with Gravy • Sweet Potatoes with Raisins • Green Bean Almondine • Glazed Carrots • Also included: Pumpkin Pie, 1 dz Dinner Rolls, Au Jus for reheat.