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Celebrate Chandler’s history during the Ostrich Festival BY MEGHAN MCCOY
Families can partake in fun and healthy activities while celebrating Chandler’s history during the 26th Ostrich Festival from Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 9, at Tumbleweed Park. Chandler was the home to the largest ostrich farms in the country in the early
OFFICIAL KICKOFF: The 26th annual Ostrich Festival will kick off with the Mayor’s 5K Fun Run and parade on March 1, but the fun continues Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 9, for three days of activities. Submitted photo
1900s. Twenty-six years ago, the Ostrich Festival was created to pay homage to that. “We created the Ostrich Festival as a way to celebrate our heritage,” says Terri Kimble, Chandler Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “It’s a great event to bring families and traditions together.” Terry Locke, chairman of the Mayor’s 5K Fun Run that officially kicks off festivities on Saturday, March 1, calls the festival a signature event for the community. He says nothing else attracts as many people. “There is something for everyone,” Locke says. “People are amazed when they see all the things to do. There are so many different stages and entertainment and rides for the kids. It’s a lot to take in, in one day.” The fun run begins March 1 with registration at 6:30 a.m. followed by the main event at 7:50 a.m. Locke says participants can run or walk down Arizona Avenue to help raise money for the Chandler Education Foundation. “It’s a nice event and it leads into the (10 a.m.) parade,” Locke says. “The two events complement each other very well.” Kimble says the parade is a nice way to feature local people and organizations. SEE OSTRICH FESTIVAL PAGE 4
Lions Club commemorates 75 years of community involvement BY TRACY HOUSE
Best known for its commitment to providing school-age children with eye glasses, the Chandler Lions Club is celebrating 75 years of service to the community on Saturday, March 8. In 1927 the Lions Club International was challenged by Helen Keller to become the “Knights of the Blind,” according to Ron Wick, secretary for the Chandler Lions Club. “Since that time vision has been our primary goal—one of our primary objectives. Obviously we do a lot of other things, but that’s always been top of the board.”
PRIDE OF LIONS: Members of the 2014 Lions Club Membership Conference gather. The club has been active in the community for 75 years and has 49 active members. Submitted photo
Wick says the Chandler Lions Club provides free eye examinations and glasses to school children living in Chandler. To date, the club has been able to provide 134 school children with glasses by working with the school nurses to screen students who may be in need. “We’ll continue to screen until June,” Wick says. “We’ve noticed a dramatic rise…last year we only had 107 (students), which is a big number.” Each year the club collects about 2,700 pairs of used glasses, Wick says. “Those are processed and sent to Third World countries on missions.” All Chandler-area students receive brand new glasses, Wick clarifies. About 60 years ago, Wick explains, Chandler Lions Club began the Chandler Youth Baseball organization. “We’ve worked and supported that ever since.” The Lions came together with other local groups to build the first playing field where the Downtown Chandler Library stands. In 1956 the club was an integral partner in having the first medical facility built in Chandler. Today, that facility is Chandler Regional Hospital. Other ventures that include the Lions are the Mistletoe Magic holiday dinner-dance and free Santa SEE LIONS CLUB PAGE 6
Payne program promotes healthy lifestyle
Backpack Food Program serves up weekend nutrition
Merrill wins trip to Pro Bowl BY TRACY HOUSE
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For 80 years, Chandler Service Club has been devoted to the community with different service projects that assist a variety of people. One of its newest projects, Weekenders Backpack Food Program, is designed to combat child hunger during a time when kids are often most in need of nutrition. Chandler Service Club started the Weekenders Backpack Food Program last summer at select city elementary schools. Fundraiser Chairwoman Peggy Vincent says she was hearing that children were showing up to school on Mondays hungry after not having eaten or having eaten very little during the weekend. She immediately knew that the Chandler Service Club could help. She teamed up with Philanthropy Chairwoman Pam Thelander to put the program in motion. “Chandler Service Club has made it
HELPING OUT: Chandler Service Club Fundraiser Chairwoman Peggy Vincent unloads supplies for the Weekenders Backpack Food Program. Submitted photo
our mission to feed Chandler,” states Bridget Hanger, a club volunteer. “The intent is to keep our fundraising stable enough and to increase it, so that we can feed additional children.”
When Stephanie Merrill, media specialist at Payne Junior High School, became involved with Fuel Up to Play 60, it was to help promote a healthy living lifestyle to the students on her campus. Her efforts helped her win a trip to the 2014 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages good nutrition and activity in students in school. The program was founded by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to encourage students to eat healthy and get active 60 minutes a day. Merrill was responsible for monitoring the program at PJHS and completing the website so the school could be recognized. She credits the physical education teachers, specifically Dianne Penner, who she says was a big supporter and heads the wellness committee on campus. “Every Wednesday they offer wellness Wednesdays and they offer activities during lunch and incentives.” Merrill explains.
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F E AT U R E STO R I E S Feb. 13 Chandler City Council meeting recap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Associated Dental Care Providers offer quality care. . . . . . . . BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17 Students explore U.S. through books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 27 Chandler couple followed their dreams to GCU. . . . . . . . . . . NEIGHBORS . . . . . . . . . . Page 49 McCain content with family life, variety of projects . . . . . . . ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 60
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It builds momentum and community involvement for the Ostrich Festival a week later, Locke adds. Originally, the festival was held in downtown Chandler but it moved to Tumbleweed Park when it outgrew the space. “That is a testament to what a local favorite it is,” she says. One of the yearly traditions of the Ostrich Festival is the Great American Ostrich Races. Attendees can ride the ostrich bareback or participate in the chariot races. “They are fun,” she says. “Ostriches are very fast.” Ostriches can run up to 45 miles per hour for about 30 minutes. The festival will also feature Rhinestone Roper, a horse show that has been entertaining Chandler residents for 15 years. The show thrills its audience with trick roping, knife throwing, bullwhip cracking, gun spinning, fast draw shooting and stunts by veteran trick horses Lucky Joe and Handsome Jack. The Fearless Flores Thrill Show, which features nine generations of Fearless Flores Family circus performers, will showcase the Globe of Death—a 14-foot steel cage for motorcycle tricks. “They drive a motorcycle in a sphere and they have someone standing in the middle,” Kimble says. The Birdman will bring eagles, macaws, hornbills, cassowary, cockatoos, cranes, emu, parrots and a 10-foot wingspan condor all in a free-flying avian extravaganza. Kimble says the BMX stunt bikes are a
RUN: The Great American Ostrich Races, which will be held Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 9, at Tumbleweed Park is a favorite of the Ostrich Festival. Submitted photo
crowd favorite. It features athletes who have participated in the X Games. New this year, is a 6.5-foot diameter water ball, which gives individuals an opportunity to go inside an air sealed hamster ball and walk on water. The Axe Women Loggers of Maine, Family Magic Show, the Freak Show Deluxe, a live stingray exhibit, Survivor Family Game Show, petting zoo, pony and camel rides, bungee trampoline and pig races are other activities at the Ostrich Festival. “There is really something for everybody,” Kimble says. Peyton List, who portrays Emma Rose on the Disney Channel show “Jessie,” will be signing autographs and taking pictures during the festival. Musical entertainment will also be a part of the Ostrich Festival all weekend. Edwin McCain will play at 6 p.m. Friday, March 7; A Flock of Seagulls at 8 p.m. Friday, March 7; Three Dog Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 8; and Rancho Viejo at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 9, on the main stage.
The Twisted Blues, Run 2 Cover and TK and the Irresistibles will play on the Ostrich Coop Stage throughout the weekend as well. “A community stage has been a great tradition,” Kimble says. “It’s a way to celebrate the community, talents and treasures we have here.” For foodies, there will be gourmet food trucks and stations featuring dishes such as ostrich burgers, hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken. Tickets are $7 for seniors and children and $10 for adults. For more information, visit www. ostrichfestival.com. Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors and Business section editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at meghan@ santansun.com. More Ostrich Festival coverage Edwin McCain performs on Friday, March 7. See page 60.
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The activities also take place on Fridays. “Patti Narducci works in the district office in nutrition and she arranged for us to have different tastings,” Merrill says. “Like one day we had a berry tasting and everybody at lunch got to taste a different berry. We had an apple tasting... She also wrote the grant for Fuel Up to 60 for our school which allowed us to buy ping pong tables and other sport equipment to use for wellness Wednesdays.” Students could earn prizes by participating in wellness Wednesday. Merrill says it took place schoolwide during lunch time. PJHS has more than 1,400 students who were able to participate in the weekly program during one of three lunch periods. “I think we were pleased to offer something to kids who weren’t on a team. Something fun they could do without being on a regulated team. You could just go out there and have fun.” Merrill’s involvement as the program adviser made her eligible for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid three-day trip to the 2014 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. She was one of two advisers randomly chosen nationally to attend the Pro Bowl. The other person was from Kentucky. While in Hawaii, Merrill says she and her husband, Sam, met the mascot and a cheerleader from each team, as well as Miss Hawaii. “We got to go to a special party on Saturday night and they had a band. There was a block party outside the hotel that the whole city came too. They had food and NFL paraphernalia, and
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bands going on. The next day we took a bus to a tailgate party where everything was provided.” From the tailgate party, Merrill was off to the Pro Bowl. “We had real good seats. I think we were in row 20,” she says. “It rained the whole day.” While she did get soaked watching the game, Merrill says she and Sam enjoyed the hospitality and experience. The commitment to promote a healthy lifestyle is ongoing at the school. PJHS is continuing to focus on wellness
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and healthy living Merrill explains. “Our school specifically, we have P.E. interns here from ASU doing a big promotion through the end of the school year.” The interns are taking photos of the students to display in the library and as each student gets a ‘passport’ stamped showing physical activity they become eligible to earn prizes including a Fit Bit and iTunes cards. The wellness Wednesdays will also continue through the end of the school year. In addition, Merrill says as a staff
they try to be healthy offering BMI testing in November and as an incentive for maintaining or improving their BMI by April 1, prizes will be awarded. Merrill mentions Fuel Up to 60 will continue next year at PJHS. Merrill says she and Sam live a very healthy lifestyle, exercising and carefully watching their diet. The two workout every morning on the treadmill or stationary bicycle and Merrill has returned to rowing, something she is very proud of. “It’s important to us and it’s important to share that with other people.” Merrill is the self-proclaimed “Resourceress” at Payne Junior High School, 7655 S. Higley Rd., Queen Creek. To learn more about Fuel Up to Play 60 program go to www.fueluptoplay60.com. Tracy House is the news editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at tracy@santansun.com.
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pictures for disabled teens and adults, Special Olympics activities, the annual MS Walks and the Relay for Life, Chandler National Little League, San Tan Soccer, Scouting, and establishing the Hamilton High School LEO (Leadership, Experience and Opportunity) Club. The club also partners with the City of Chandler organizing and putting on the annual Tree Lighting, Fourth of July and Rhythm Festivals. Yearly, the club’s Santa House provides more than 2,700 free pictures for children in downtown Chandler. “We work with the city...work hand in hand,” Wick says. “We’ve been doing that for years. Our Santa is kind of the official Santa of Chandler.” Other civic activities include assisting the Clothes Cabin, the Shelter for Battered Women, the Chandler Railroad Museum and the homeless. Wick has been part of the Lions Club for 37 years, 16 of which have been in Chandler. His wife is also a member. “Women were originally not allowed in Lions,” Wick explains. “In fact they had women’s auxiliary until 1986, when they revised the international constitution to let women become Lions.” The Chandler club boasts 49 active members—the oldest is 91-years old. “He’s still very active,” Wick says. “We have a LEO club we’ve sponsored at Hamilton High School for years...12 of them have become members of the club. We now have 12 Lions that are 20 and younger. Which we think is superb.” There are 91 students who are involved in the LEO club at Hamilton. “They’re very active,” he says. “They do projects to assist children, they put on a carnival with the school district for grade-school kids, they help needy families at Christmas...and they do a huge
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MISTLETOE MAGIC: The Chandler Lions Club is an integral part of the Christmas events around Chandler and help out with the downtown Santa House and visit care facilities with Christmas cheer. Submitted photo
paper recycling program. They recycle all the used paper out of Hamilton High School.” He continues that several of the LEO members help with the main Lions activities. The Chandler club, which was chartered on Feb. 22, 1939, is hosting a private celebration March 8 to commemorate the 75th anniversary. Lions Club International President Joe Preston from Arizona will be in attendance as well as other invited guests. The community is invited to thank the club for its service by sending a thank you note to The Chandler Lions Club, P.O. Box 361, Chandler, AZ 85244. For those interested in joining The Chandler Lions Club call Ron Wick at (480) 895-3569. Check out The Chandler Lions Club on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ ChandlerLionsClub. Tracy House is the news editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at tracy@ santansun.com.
An investigation continues into the shooting death of a 36-year-old man inside the Walmart store at 800 W. Warner Rd. Kriston Charles Belinte Chee was fatally wounded around 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, during a fight at the service counter with Cyle Wayne Quadlin, 25, according to Chandler Police Department Sgt. Joe Favazzo. Quadlin told police that he was
losing the fight and indicated he “was in fear for his life,” so he pulled his gun and shot Belinte Chee. Belinte Chee was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Favazzo says it appears that the two men did not know each other. Upon completion of the investigation, Chandler police detectives will submit the case for review to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
Mayor declares ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ The Alliance for Aviation Across America commended Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny for proclaiming February “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” Founded in 2007, the Alliance for Aviation Across America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of more than 6,300 individuals. The coalition represents various fixed-base operators (FBOs), small airports, elected officials, charitable organizations, and leading business and aviation groups that support the interest of the general aviation community across various public policy issues. In Arizona, general aviation supports 6,890 jobs and contributes
$609 million annually to the state’s economy. Chandler Municipal Airport is one of the nation’s top 50 busiest general aviation airports and has an economic impact of more than $14 million. “Mayor Tibshraeny’s proclamation highlights the value of general aviation in both Chandler and the state of Arizona,” says Selena Shilad, executive director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “Chandler Municipal Airport is a key part of our nation’s general aviation industry and provides a huge economic benefit to the surrounding area. We thank Mayor Tibshraeny for his help in educating the public about general aviation.”
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Food for thought “What’s cool about it is that Chandler Service Club started 80 years ago with five or six women going into the schools and serving hot lunches and we’re continuing on in that spirit,” Thelander says. “We learned from teachers that there are kids coming to school that have not been eating on the weekends, because of homework, neglect or because there’s just not enough. These teachers are forking the bucks out of their own pocket and buying food because some kids’ brains are not ready to start learning until Wednesday. Often they are on free and reduced lunches and breakfasts, but over the weekend they’re not getting anything. That’s when we said, ‘We’ve got to take care of our Chandler kids.’ This is a new thing we want to do and Chandler Service Club is all about service.” Every Thursday, a group fills about 124 bags for four Chandler elementary schools—Andersen, Frye, Bologna and Conley. All of the food packed into the bags is kid friendly and governmentregulated food, Thelander relays. “It’s applesauce, granola bars, canned veggies, fruit in containers, pudding, beans,” Thelander says. “There is always a packet of tortillas, and every other week they get a loaf of bread from Sprouts. We use Arizona Brain Food as our warehouse to bag our bags and deliver to the schools.” The program is not one where kids
sign up. Instead, they are referred. “This is a program where we work closely with the principals, teachers and health assistants and we find our kids that way. We want the kids that we know are not eating,” Thelander states. Bags are delivered to the schools on Thursdays and kids receive them on Fridays. The food bags are placed discreetly in the child’s backpack by a health assistant or teacher. “If there’s a family and there are five kids in elementary school, we’re giving a bag to each one of those kids. They get to go home with their own food for the weekend. “The bag goes home with that child with a note explaining to the parent what it is, how often it will come and it’s also in Spanish. They don’t sign up again… but they have the option to opt out,” notes Thelander. Families have been very appreciative and one child even penned a thank-you note in crayon to the volunteers who help stuff the food bags.
Rallying together As a newer member, Hanger has embraced the chance to take part in the food-packing program. “We work in conjunction with Arizona Brain Food to actually pack our food because they have the buying power for us to get the food at the proper price,” Hanger explains. “The food is bought typically on a wholesale level either through Bashas’ or different organizations donate the food. It’s just like an assembly line. There
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will be anywhere from six to 12 of us on Thursdays.” Special attention is paid to protein, and fresh fruit is often included, too. Arizona Brain Food has various groups and nonprofits that come to its location to pack food for school districts in other cities, too. Chandler Service Club hopes to add more schools to the Weekenders Backpack Food Program in the near future.
Flower Girl Ball and fundraiser In 1952, the organization introduced the Flower Girl Program. High schoolage daughters of Chandler Service Club members were invited to attend the club’s charity ball and sell corsages and boutonnieres to arriving guests. Later in the evening the girls were introduced as they had their first dance with their fathers. In 1988 the club expanded the Flower Girl Program to include young women, upon recommendation from a club member, who are seniors in high school and who have a heart for community service. Girls are recommended in the spring of their junior year and spend the next several months being mentored by club members. In the past 61 years, the Flower Girl Program has evolved into a yearlong program of community service experiences, social events, selfimprovement seminars and leadership opportunities. The culmination of the Flower Girl experience is the girls’ formal presentation and first dance with
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their fathers at the annual charity ball. The Flower Girl Program’s goal is to foster a lifelong commitment to community service. The charity ball is March 8 and, starting this year, the annual event is turning into a fundraiser to help fund the Weekenders Backpack Food Program and another endeavor, Galloping Soles. This program gives a free pair of shoes to children in the Chandler Unified School District who don’t have a pair of shoes so that they can attend school. During the ball, there will be a live band, a candy bar, cigar rolling and bourbon tasting among many other fun things. “It’s not strictly just going to be the presentation of flower girls. That’s part of it, but we’re making it more of a fundraiser,” Thelander says. Another component of the Chandler Service Club is The Helen Pernell and Jewell Lewis Community Scholarships that provide funds to Chandler residents who demonstrate strong character, potential and financial need. Girls who are seniors in high school anywhere in the Valley are invited to apply with Chandler Service Club to be a flower girl. Visit www. chandlerserviceclub.org or email Pam Thelander at tptj@aol.com for additional information, to donate directly to the organization or to volunteer to help pack food bags.
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Feb. 13 Chandler City Council meeting recap The Chandler City Council met at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, and took action on 40 agenda items, including: • Introduced an ordinance rezoning a 15.6-acre parcel in the Layton Lakes subdivision from commercial to single family residential, along with approval of a preliminary development plan and preliminary plat. • Approved a preliminary plat for the Kyrene 202 Business Park to be located at the southwest corner of Kyrene Road and Gila Springs Place. The plat creates the lots and tracts, establishes the necessary easement, and dedicates the required rights of way. • Approved a final plat for Santa Maria Village, a 79-lot single family residential subdivision to be located at the northeast comer of Chandler Boulevard and McQueen Road. • Adopted the System Development Fee Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan in order to continue to collect system development fees after Aug. 1, 2014. The plan, among other things, excludes nonresidential development from paying park development fees and library development fees. • Adopted a Notice of Intention to modify certain system development fees and set a public hearing
date at 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, in the Chandler City Council Chambers. Some fees are proposed to decrease, some are proposed to increase, and one (Water Resources) would be eliminated and merged with the Water System Development Fee. • Approved an agreement with Winter and Co. for $65,280 to review current city policies, ordinances and codes related to the reuse of existing buildings that may not meet current code requirements. The review will occur in the area bounded by Ray Road on the north, McQueen Road on the east, Pecos Road on the south, and Alma School Road on the west. • Amended an agreement with Continental Flooring Company in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the repair and replacement of carpet and vinyl flooring in the Chandler Fire Training Facility, Chandler Heights Police Substation Community Room and the records area in the Police Administration Building. • Approved a $69,739 agreement with Gavan and Barker, Inc., to design improvements to Folley Park to include parking lot and basketball court renovations, replacement of six existing ramadas plus new ramadas at the basketball court and
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softball areas, new shade canopies at the softball bleachers, hardscape and landscape improvements at the park’s north pedestrian entry, restroom area and softball area. • Awarded a $718,222 construction contract to Roadway Electric LLC, for the installation of a fiber-optic communications cable along Ray Road from 54th Street to Dobson Road, Dobson Road from Ray Road to Elliot Road, and Elliot Road from Dobson Road to Arizona Avenue. This fiber will provide more reliable and higher speed video and data transmission capabilities to the city’s Traffic Management Center and Sunset Library. • Approved a License Agreement with the Chandler Chamber of Commerce for use of the city’s Tumbleweed Park for the Ostrich Festival. The agreement covers the festivals to be held the next two years; March 7 through March 9, 2014, and March 13 through March 15, 2015. • Approved a City of Chandler Special Event Liquor License and recommended that the State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control likewise approve a Special Event Liquor License for the Great American BBQ and Beer Fest to be held 12 p.m to 12 a.m. Saturday, March 22, in downtown Chandler.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Tibshraeny and members of the council congratulated Councilman Jack Sellers on his recent appointment to the State Transportation Board. Condolences also were expressed to Councilman Kevin Hartke and his family who experienced a recent death in the family. The mayor thanked those who attended his Feb. 6 State of the City Address or watched it on Chandler Channel 11. Those who missed it can view it online at www.chandleraz. gov/video. He also invited residents to participate in his upcoming Budget Connect event, a social media and online forum to discuss Chandler’s budget and Capital Improvement Program being held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the chambers. Councilwoman Trinity Donovan congratulated Neighborhood Resources staff and Councilman Kevin Hartke on a successful Volunteer Recognition Breakfast held at the Chandler Center for the Arts on Feb. 12. Council meetings are aired live, as well as replayed, on Chandler Channel 11 and streamed on the Web at www. chandleraz.gov/video. During a study session on Monday, Feb. 10, Mayor Tibshraeny and the council recognized the winning participants in the Creative Expression SEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING PAGE 10
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Competition held each year during Chandler’s Celebration of Unity. Also recognized were staff from the city’s budget office which recently received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association for the 26th consecutive year. In addition, the mayor read a proclamation proclaiming Feb. 10 as New Vistas Center For Education Day in Chandler. The private school serves students in preschool through high school and is celebrating its 34th year of operation in Chandler. Note: These are not official meeting minutes of the city council but rather a brief recap of the council’s actions provided as a courtesy of the Chandler Communications and Public Affairs Department. The City Clerk’s office posts official meeting results the morning following council meetings. For a complete list of actions taken, visit www.chandleraz. gov/agendas. Throughout the agenda, items are posted in red to signify any changes made at the meeting, and who voted no, or abstained. For past city council meeting minutes visit www.chandleraz.gov, or contact the City Clerk’s office at (480) 782-2180. For any other information, contact the Communications and Public Affairs Department at (480) 7822000.
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Chandler Police and Fire departments to host free public safety open house on March 1 The Chandler Fire and Police departments are hosting a free public safety open house at their headquarters on Saturday, March 1. The Fire Department open house is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 151 E. Boston St., and the Police Department event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next door at 250 E. Chicago St. In addition to facility tours, a variety of fire apparatus and police vehicles will be on display at both headquarters, along with a vintage car show at the police department. Fire personnel will demonstrate vehicle extraction techniques and rappelling performed by the Technical Rescue Unit, and Hands-Only CPRTM classes will be offered every half hour. Activities for children at the fire open house include free balloons, coloring books, fire hats
and appearances by department mascot, I STALO. Police demonstrations will include the K-9 and Tactical Robot Units, a prescription drug take-back campaign and a document shred-a-thon. At the police open house, children will be able to have their faces painted and play in a bounce house. Free parking is available within walking distance, including the City Hall garage at 240 S. Washington St. Note that the annual Ostrich Festival Parade will be taking place the same morning, nearby along Arizona Avenue. For more information about the open house at the Fire Department, call (480) 782-2120 or go online to www.chandleraz. gov/fire. Details on the Police Department open house are at www.chandlerpd.com.
FUN IN THE SUN: Chandler Fire Fighters mingle with local families at a public safety open house. Photo courtesy of Chandler Fire Department
Gardening classes: Learn backyard composting The City of Chandler Solid Waste Services Division is hosting two free Saturday workshops in March on the tools and techniques for successful backyard composting. The first workshop will be 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Chandler City Hall East Lobby Entrance, 175 S.
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Level 2 sex offender notification The Chandler Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact agreement or released from a country jail back into the community. On Nov. 2, 1999, Thomas J. Smith was convicted for third degree sexual assault in Carbon County Superior Court, Wyo. He was 19 years old and the victim was a 13-year-old female acquaintance. He was sentenced to three years of probation. On Sept. 16, 2010, Smith was convicted of failure to register as a sex offender in Maricopa County. He was sentenced to 10 years of probation. Smith is 34 years old, 210 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. It is the responsibility of the chief law enforcement officer having jurisdiction where the offender intends to reside to inform the community. The person who appears in this notification has been convicted of a sex offense which allows the Chandler Police Department to make community notification. Smith has advised the Chandler Police that he will be living at 480 E. Bart Dr., Chandler, AZ 85225. This person is not wanted by the
Chandler Police or any other law enforcement agency at this time. This notification is not intended to increase public fear; rather it is to inform the community of a sex offender living Thomas in the city and to J. Smith. comply with ARS Submitted 13-3825, Community photo Notification on Sex Offenders Law in making our community an informed and safer community. Citizen(s) use of this information to threaten, intimidate, harass or cause any harm to this person will not be tolerated and are subject to charges being filed against anyone violating the law. If you have questions regarding current criminal activity on this or any other offense, call (480) 782-4130 or in an emergency dial 911.
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Gov. Jan Brewer appoints Jack Sellers to State Transportation Board Gov. Jan Brewer has announced the appointment and successful confirmation of Jack Sellers as the newest member of the Arizona State Transportation Board. Sellers will represent the Maricopa County region in the planning and development of Arizona’s transportation network. His appointment was confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 11, by the Arizona State Senate. “Mr. Sellers possesses a keen familiarity with the infrastructure challenges and opportunities facing our state,” Brewer says. “With an understanding and respect for transportation’s crucial role in trade, job growth and global competitiveness, he is a welcome addition to the Board of Transportation.” Sellers lives in Chandler and has been a member of the Chandler City Council since 2009. He is the former facilities manager for the General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Mesa. Sellers has long been involved in his community, particularly in economic development and transportation issues. He represents Chandler on the Maricopa Association of Governments Economic Development Committee; is the vice chairman of the MAG Transportation Policy Committee; and is a member of the Arizona-Mexico Commission’s Transportation Committee. He previously chaired the Chandler Transportation Commission and Chandler Transportation
Bond Committee, and has served on the Airport Noise Compatibility Study Advisory Committee. Additionally, Sellers has been active with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, APPOINTED: serving on the Jack Sellers is the International newest member of Leadership the Arizona State Committee as a Transportation Board. board member Submitted photo and executive committee member. He also serves on the East Valley Partnership’s Economic Development and Government Relations Committees and chairs the Transportation Committee and previously served as a board member and chair of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, where he was named Business Leader of the Year in 2004. He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from New Mexico State University. Sellers is replacing outgoing Board Member and Chairman Victor Flores, also of Maricopa County. More information on the State Transportation Board is available at www.azdot.gov/board.
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March Community Calendar Morning Lap Swimming WHEN: 5 a.m.-7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday WHERE: Hamilton Aquatic Center, 3838 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $2 INFO: (480) 782-2631 or www. chandleraz.gov/aquatics Punch passes are offered to save swimmers 5 to 30 percent each visit, as well as an annual pass for only $200, which is valid at Hamilton and Mesquite aquatic centers. Night Lap Swimming WHEN: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday WHERE: Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center, 5901 S. Hillcrest Dr., Chandler COST: $2 INFO: (480) 782-2631 or www. chandleraz.gov/aquatics Punch passes are offered to save swimmers 5 to 30 percent each visit, as well as an annual pass for only $200, which is valid at Hamilton and Mesquite aquatic centers. “The Cat in the Hat” WHEN: Various times through Sun., March 16 WHERE: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.,
Tempe COST: Tickets start at $12 INFO: (480) 350-2822 or www. childsplayaz.org Everyone knows the tall red-andwhite hat and mischievous antics of the Cat in the Hat—especially Sally and her brother. Suddenly a rainy afternoon is transformed by the Cat and his antics. The Chandler Portraits: The Fine Art of Tad Smith WHEN: Various times through Sat., March 8 WHERE: The Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler COST: Free INFO: (480) 782-2695 or www. visiongallery.org Several prominent Chandler citizens were nominated to be represented in Tad Smith’s signature stylized portraits, to honor their hard work and setting an example in Chandler. Smith has developed his own graphic style in addition to his fine art, and has used it in creating this exhibition featuring likenesses of some of Chandler’s most respected citizens. “Automotive Artifacts: The Fine Art Photography of Brenda Priddy” WHEN: Through Sat., March
8, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: Free INFO: (480) 782-2695 or www. chandlercenter.org The display will feature fine-art photos of iconic automotive details. Many viewers might know Brenda Priddy’s photographs of test cars, taken as the cars are moved from the proving grounds in the desert. She’s often aimed her lens at auto details, such as nameplates, hood ornaments, architectural lines of car designs and more. Those details became the focus for this art exhibition. WITH PHOTO: Community Calendar Automotive Artifacts.jpg Mommy and Me, Lucky Charm WHEN: 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Sat., March 1 WHERE: As You Wish Pottery, 2970 E. Germann Rd., Chandler COST: $25 INFO: www.asyouwishpottery.com You and your little leprechaun will have a great time creating a lucky little plate. We’ll make a four leaf clover out of your leprechaun’s footprints.
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Center, 1400 W. Summit Pl., Chandler WHEN: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday March 17 through March 21 WHERE: Hamilton Aquatic Center, 3838 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $120 residents and $150 nonresidents INFO: www.chandleraz.gov An individual must be 15 years old by the last day of class. The course and activities prepare participants to recognize and respond quickly and effectively to emergencies and prevent drowning and injuries. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate for lifeguarding, first aid, CPR AED, which is valid for two years.
Chandler Christian Academy first annual Car Show WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., March 8 WHERE: Chandler Christian Academy, 201 N. Hartford St., Chandler COST: Free INFO: www. chandlerchristianacademy.org The show will feature classic and new cars, vendors and Honey Bear’s BBQ.
Young Artists and Authors Showcase reception WHEN: 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Fri., March 21 WHERE: Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler COST: Free INFO: (480) 347-8293 or www. chandlerirish.org The reception is being held to celebrate Chandler’s young authors and artists. One piece of artwork, one poem and one essay from the Chandler entries will be submitted to Sister Cities International, where the national finalist will be chosen.
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Gilbert Road improvements update Crews are working to complete the pouring of curb, gutter, sidewalks and ADA ramps on the east side of Gilbert Road, from Powell Place to the canal. Crews are working to place and grade the subsurface of the east side of Gilbert Road, from south of Chandler Heights Road at approximately Leo Place, to the canal. This work will continue for two to three weeks as crews prepare for paving of the east side of Gilbert Road in early March. Crews are also working to install a valley gutter on the east side of Gilbert Road across Powell Place. Valley gutters are concrete gutters in the asphalt which
aid in channeling water across the road to nearby catch basins or scuppers. Crews are also working to remove trees and re-grade retention basins at Meade and Brooks Farm; as well as fine grading and installing scuppers for all retention basins on the east side of Gilbert Road. Electrical crews have completed installing conduit on the east side of Gilbert Road for the SRP conversion. SRP crews will soon begin pulling wire so that the power poles can be removed. Gilbert Road traffic is shifted to the west side of Gilbert Road, one lane in each direction from approximately Mead Drive
to just south of Ocotillo Road. Feel free to continue to patronize your local businesses during construction but be cautious when driving through the construction zone. Remember that construction schedules sometimes need to be adjusted due to weather, materials scheduling, utility coordination, or various other factors. For additional project information, visit www. gilbertroadimprovements.com or call the project line at (480) 898-4100.
Community Emergency Notification System open for registration Chandler residents can register with the CENS (Community Emergency Notification System). The system is designed to rapidly notify an affected area of an emergency by sending a recorded message directly to your phone. CENS uses a 911 database to extract phone numbers determined by the area affected on the CENS map. CENS will launch a prerecorded message to the telephone numbers in the area defined. It is important to listen to the complete message
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