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the district is investigating the discussion that teacher Sara Adams had with a class, parents and grandparents took to social media and Altadeña’s phone lines as some protested the audio clip while others questioned its posting and whether it fairly represented her discussion. “Kyrene School District is aware of the audio clip being shared out of context on social media,” Helm said. “Kyrene takes any student or parent concern seriously and will always investigate those concerns. This matter will be addressed directly with the teacher and the impacted students and families.”
One of the angry adults is former state Rep. Jill Norgaard of Ahwatukee, a grandmother whose three children all graduated from Altadeña. She wrote Altadeña Principal Erica Modzelewski last Wednesday to say she was “disheartened” by the clip. “Is this in the Kyrene English curriculum or is this her personal agenda?” Norgaard wrote. “Do you condone this type of material in an English, or any, class? What is your time table for action? When should I expect that you will
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Company cofounder and CEO Bear Prandelli said when he’s tried to rent Airbnbs for shoots, “reactions are mixed” and sometimes hosts have canceled. Swimply offers pre-determined options on the app, asking if it’s for a family swim, social swim, photo/video shoot and more. “The ease and convenience of having everything laid out, to me, was what drove me to use Swimply,” he stated, adding that customer service has been “above and beyond” in helping him find the ideal pools for his business needs. The Swimply website has extensive information for guests and hosts regarding responsibilities, liability and more, and offers a $1 million insurance policy to hosts. Weinberger noted that other sharing Ahwatukee homeowner Louis DiCamillo, left, and WulfenBear Video CEO Bear Prandelli platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO have watch poolside as Wolf Prandelli takes underwater video. (Geri Koeppel/AFN Contributor) similar risks, particularly when renting 17 showed up—likely because the guest had issues. out a home with a pool, but Swimply sends didn’t want to pay the posted rate for the One big question for hosts and guests hosts “a lot of education around safety.” entire group. Swimply billed her the differ- alike is bathroom access. Also, unlike Airbnbs, many hosts choose ence and paid DiCamillo the full amount. Some allow access into their house, to be home when their pool is used. DiCaHis neighbors don’t mind the parties, some have built casitas for this purpose, xury Vinyl ugs ~ Luremarked, rea RDiCamillo millo has cameras in the area in case he’s but~he Coisunnot part others rent portable potties, and others mA o t s u teron C ~ not home and wants to check in on things. of a homeowners association. He’s topa modify their house to run plumbing into ers howhad ~ Sonly ood ~ Lam atehe’s Heinsaid one “bad apple” Facebook page for Swimply hosts, how-s the backyard to set up a toilet, according who rented the pool for five people and ever, and said those who are in HOAs have to DiCamillo.
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have dealt with this matter and put in place a measure from this ever happening again. …This is a disgrace.” Norgaard told the Ahwatukee Foothills News the only response she received was from Superintendent Laura Toenjes, whose answer appeared similar to the district’s official response. “The superintendent said they are going to look into the issue and it was a social media post taken out of context," Norgaard said. "The only context is the fact they got caught.” “I gave her some specific questions,” Norgaard said. “I asked her what is the curriculum she’s supposed to be following? And how is it that she’s allowed to go off script and teach these radical indoctrinations of students with no guidelines whatsoever…We’re missing the boat on teaching the basics to these children.” Some parents had a different take. Monica Strom Gellman, an administrator of a Facebook page for Kyrene and Tempe Union parents who said she knows Adams, questioned how it was that a student apparently recorded a portion of Adams’ discussion even though Altadeña
Altadeña Middle School in Ahwatukee has become ground zero in a local version of the national culture war that has rippled through many public school systems in the nation. (AFN file photo)
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yrene Superintendent Laura Toenjes last month stopped the administration of the respected, state-funded Arizona Youth Survey to Altadeña Middle School seventh graders after learning they were being asked unauthorized questions about their gender identity, sexual orientation and COVID-19 vaccination status. Some Altadeña parents told Toenjes that the questions involved issues that parents might consider inappropriate for children that age and the superintendent agreed. “Parents may not be aware that this survey asked our students if they were ‘straight or heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, not sure or questioning,’” said Ahwatukee mom Nicole Koester. “Additionally, they were asked about their gender identity and to select one of the following: ‘girl or woman, boy or man, nonbinary, gender-fluid, gender-queer, not sure or questioning.’ The survey went on to ask for private information about COVID, such as vaccination status, and how many times the student tested positive. “I am aware the survey questions were not crafted by anyone at Kyrene, and that it is a state survey. I do not blame the district in any way,” Koester continued. “However, seeing as this incident happened. I am asking Kyrene to be a leader in content transparency by adopting an ‘optin only’ policy for surveys. Parents need factual information to make educated decisions for their children. We trust you and I ask that you trust us to decide what questions are appropriate for our children from this point forward." The questions had been inserted in the online version of the biannual survey questionnaire by the Arizona State University School of Criminology and Justice, which for the last three years has been contracted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to administer the test. And once the Justice Commission learned from Toenjes about the questions – which went to at least a dozen high schools, junior highs and middle schools – the responses were destroyed. “It was a mistake,” Justice Commission Executive Director Andrew T. LeFevre told the Ahwatukee Foothills News, stating the
This is one of the questions that the Arizona State University School of Criminology and Justice inserted in the 2022 Arizona Youth Survey questionnaire without authorization. Another asked their sexual preference while a third asked if they had received the COVID-19 vaccine. (Special to AFN)
ASU school “had added some questions that were slightly outside of the scope of what the survey is supposed to ask.” “What we did is immediately ask ASU to remove those questions, those blocks of questions that dealt with sexual identification and vaccination,” he said. “They've been removed. And then any school that had taken the survey that had those sets of questions in it – and there was a number that had that data – has been dumped out of the responses and will not be utilized at all.” LeFevre called the insertion of the questions “a miscommunication with our implementation partner at ASU. So, when we became aware of it, we took immediate steps to have those questions removed from any future school that will take this year.” Asked by AFN why the questions were inserted in the questionnaire, the ASU School of Criminology issued a statement that stressed participation in the survey was voluntary, that the survey itself is anonymous and that students could skip any question they wanted to. It also said, “Previously researched
questions regarding gender identity and sexual orientation were included to understand youth victimization among known vulnerable populations, which is a known risk factor for later problem behaviors. “Questions related to COVID-19 and vaccines were asked to ascertain whether factors designed to mitigate pandemic-related illness could prevent prolonged absences from school, which has been associated with the subsequent emergence of problem be-
haviors.” The statement went on to say that ASU’s Institutional Review Board had reviewed and approved the questions but never gave them to the Justice Commission for its approval. Though it did not explain why the Commission was never given the chance to review the questions, the School of Criminology statement said, “New procedures have now been enacted to ensure adequate vetting of all questions by ACJC (the Commission) prior to the administration of the AYS (survey).” The Arizona Youth Survey, formed in 2004 and mandated by state law, is the nation’s largest running survey of young people and anonymously probes them on issues related to substance abuse and other risk behaviors. “It is a tremendous value to those schools and districts and community coalitions that utilize that data to understand what’s going on with youth,” LeFevre said, adding the data are used to “target programs and prevention dollars to help students overcome those risky behaviors that they’re dealing with.”
“People may question why we asked certain questions in certain ways,” he said, “but the questions are all based on a national model… and they are very much determined or designed around not just understanding that you are using substances or participating in risky behavior, but what are the factors associated with those students that schools could do a better job of enhancing to help them not participate in those kinds of risky behaviors.” LeFevre said schools and community organizations have won “tens of millions of dollars” in federal and private grants, especially in helping curb drug abuse among teens. Kyrene and most Arizona school districts have scrupulously avoided asking students under any circumstances if they have been vaccinated. The ASU statement said, "Questions related to COVID-19 and vaccines were asked to ascertain whether factors designed to mitigate pandemic-related illness could prevent prolonged absences from school, which has been associated with the subsequent emergence of problem behaviors." Neither the state Department of Education nor state Board of Education have any involvement in it and are not asked to review the questionnaire, spokeswomen for both agencies told AFN. Kyrene spokeswoman Erin Helm said Toenjes called off the survey before the questionnaire was administered to all the Altadeña seventh graders but did not know how many students took it. Not all schools that received the questionnaire had administered it yet. LeFevre said he didn’t know how many schools had administered it, but Helm said it is her understanding that only about 1,.000 students statewide had taken it by the time Toenjes registered her concerns. Stressing its historical nature as “a valuable tool for the state, counties, cities and school districts to assess the prevalence of risky behaviors among youth, such as substance abuse, so that communities can better respond to these issues and support our youth,” Helm said, “The survey has never included questions about sexual orientation (or COVID, obviously), and the new content was not shared with the dis-
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thing to do.” Adams then persists in eliciting more responses, asking again about what else boys are not supposed to do. Seconds later, she says, “It might be that you heard this from family members.” In reply to another student, she then says, “You don’t get to wear makeup, do your hair, wear nails” – to which one student asks, “Why would you?” “Because some people like that,” Adams responds. “It’s who they are…But boys aren’t supposed to do that.” After another student’s brief comment, she says, “Yeah, you should be playing sports, nothing else. What else?...Boys, are you supposed to cry?” Several students seem to reply simultaneously, making it impossible to hear what they said. Adams says, “Society says no. Are you supposed to show your emotions?” A boy quickly responds, “No” and Adams responds, “No. Rub some dirt on it. You’re fine.” “Don’t show your feelings,” the teacher then says sarcastically. “That’s a girl thing. Awww, you little sissy.” “Isn’t that all you’ve heard before as
boys?” she then asks. “Don’t cry. There’s no crying. You’re a boy.” After a few seconds of kids seemingly talking to each other, Adams then tells the class, “So, now keep in mind that our society has changed somewhat in ways for the better. OK? No longer for most people is that line a hard line. OK? That line gets blurred. There are still people in our society, the older generations, who, that’s the hard line. That’s how they grew up. “That’s their mentality. You don’t cross that line. You are a boy. You are a girl. Those are your roles. You know what you’re supposed to do. But as your generation coming around and the generations that are gonna come after you, we are hoping that that line completely disappears and there is no line and you are free to be whoever it is that you want to be and you dress and act and do whatever it is that you want to do because that is who you are.” Noting that in society “there’s still a line,” Adams then says: “Sometimes it’s a hard line for some. Sometimes it’s a faint line. Sometimes you can see the line’s been blurred and then someone comes and redraws it…But the fact that that hard line is no longer permanent, that’s a good thing.
“So we just hope that the generations that keep coming up, eventually that line just goes away and it’s not there anymore because that older generation who puts that hard line…” A student interrupts and says, “They’re dead.” Adams replies, “Yep. They’re gonna be gone.” The clip ends there. Adams could not be reached for comment. In separate interviews, reaction by Norgaard and Strom Gellman typified the divide among people who took to social media to comment on the clip. While some parents felt Adams was telling boys ”it’s OK to wear dresses and makeup” and asked “How is that part of education?” others took a more cautious approach. One commenter said, “I agree that wasn’t her place but for me, it depends on what the assignment was about. What were the kids supposed to write about? That part wasn’t clear from the video.” Another parent said, “It didn’t sound like she was telling boys they should wear makeup and/or put on dresses. She called out one stereotype that boys shouldn’t cry and is hoping that changes.”
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While another commenter said “at best she was incredibly biased against older generations,” another wrote, “So it’s not a far leap for them to cross all or any line… say like the lines law enforcement lay down? Or the lines your parents draw? Or the lines young women draw?” Norgaard said Adams’ conversation is an example of why public schools are losing enrollment and charter, private and other alternative forms of education are seeing enrollment increases. “I want Kyrene to be an excellent school district. My kids went to school there,” Norgaard said. Stating she supports school choice, Norgaard said, “There’s a great place for the public schools, but you know what this is doing? People are going to leave our public schools…They are literally making the case for school choice with this kind of stuff.” Asked what she would do if her kids had been in the class, Norgaard replied, “I’d have pulled them out in a second…My husband and I would have to do whatever it takes to make sure they get a good education.”
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State moving toward water agency, higher rates BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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extensions for a response have been granted but the latest listed in the court docket has expired in January. The Conservancy is asking a judge to order that The Edge be barred from selling any piece of the course to a homebuilder, contending that Shea Homes and the previous Club West homebuilder it eventually bought had written into sales agreements with homebuyers a promise to keep a golf course in the community. It also is challenging an agreement by Shea transferring the declarant rights for the course to The Edge. But Edge attorney Daniel Dowd calls the lawsuit ”fundamentally flawed” and “unsalvageable” as well as waste of court time and resources. After it was forced in early 2020 to pull back from an initial plan to restore the golf course and pay for it by selling three parcels to Taylor Morrison for construction of 164 homes, The Edge has been relatively silent on its plans for the course. Through a subsidiary called Community Land Solutions, The Edge subsequently sought suggestions from homeowners on possibly converting the site to a park.
partner with private investors who would be willing to finance these projects – investors who would want a rate of return on their cash. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, who is instrumental in crafting the plan that does require legislative approval, said that is likely to mean that the rates Arizonans pay for water, which often cover only the cost of treating and delivering it, will have to go up. “We’re going to have to get over the idea that water is cheap,’’ he said. The key, Bowers told Capitol Media Services, may be finding ways to protect those who already are here and charging higher rates or connection fees to those who come to the state in the future and want that water. “My mother-in-law, 100 years old, down on her little lot in Mesa, shouldn’t have to pay the cost of a desalination plant in Mexico,’’ he said. But the bottom line, Bowers said, is that without that new water, expensive that it may be, there just won’t be enough
to go around. “If we don’t do it quick, then people actually will be leaving this valley,’’ he said. “They’ll be packing it up and leaving,’’ Bowers continued. “What do you do when you run out of that ditch?’’ The authority is the next step to the Drought Contingency Plan adopted in 2019 in the wake of a decline in water in the Colorado River. Even at the time it was recognized to be only a stop-gap measure, patching together things like obtaining water rights from tribes and some cutbacks in agricultural use. But now the region is facing its driest conditions in 1,200 years. “If that continues for another 10 years, Lake Mead will be empty,’’ Bowers said. In fact, he said that at the current rate of use versus replenishment, it will be a “dead pool’’ in four or five years. All that is leading to some more radical proposals. “Desalination is one of them,’’ Ducey said. How far the state’s money would go even
The 162-acre Club West Golf Course has barren since early 2018, when a would-be owner tried to restore it but ran up $200,000 in water bills he couldn’t pay, promoting the city to turn off the tap. (AFN file photo) One of the partners for The Edge has stated they have a plan for the course and want the Foothills Club West Association board to give it a chance to present it to the community. The course was closed in 2016 by Gee, who said he could not afford the then $750,000 in annual cost of city potable water to irrigate the site. Since that time, the city has raised water rates at least
four times, so the annual cost of irrigating the site likely is close to or over $1 million. The availability of a cheaper water source has been a stumbling block in any plan to either restore the course or turn it into a park, so the land remains barren. An earlier buyer of the site tried to make a go of it for golf in late 2017 but ran aground in early 2018 when he racked
if it used the entire $1 billion for construction is unclear. And even then, current estimates are that treated water would cost $2,500 an acre foot. That’s the amount of water that, depending on usage, is needed to serve from two to four single-family homes each year. So, think possible $1,200 annual water bills. Bruce Babbitt, the former Arizona governor and U.S. interior secretary, told reporters the state should not look to desalination to answer the state’s water woes, at least not in the next generation. “We need people to understand, it isn’t going to help us out of our present crisis,’’ he said. Ducey, however, said Friday he considers it to be one of the options. Bowers, for his part, acknowledged that the state, in considering desalination, may be looking for a “magic bullet’’ to solve its water woes. But that, he said, does not make this a bad idea.
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up $200,000 in water bill arrearages. In its lawsuit, the Conservancy has presented two dozen pages of references to legal documents, newspaper ads and marketing materials that show how the golf course was an integral part of the pitch used by Club West’s developers to lure homebuyers. “Foothills Club West was developed, marketed and sold by UDC-Foothills Limited Partnership as a golf course community with an 18-hole championship golf course at the heart of the community,” Conservancy attorney Francis Slavin wrote, quoting a 1990 newspaper announcement by the UDC Homes subsidiary that stated: “The 6,883-yard, par-72 championship golf course and the 20,000 square-foot clubhouse will be the focal point of a 1,447acre master planned community that will include 25 residential communities.” UDC Homes, which was acquired by Shea Homes of Arizona in 1998, owned the golf course property and its CC&Rs through a subsidiary and the lawsuit states those land use regulations “ensure that each golf course property owner op-
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“I would proffer that there aren’t any other bullets,’’ Bowers said. But, technology aside, Bowers said there’s something else that makes this a practical solution, even if it is expensive. In Arizona, a host of laws govern the ownership of ground water and surface water, meaning much of it already belongs to someone. Even treated effluent, Bowers said, is subject to certain regulations. And the water authority will not have the right to use “eminent domain’’ to seize water that belongs to someone else. But new water from somewhere else? That’s not covered by state law. And that means it actually could be owned outright by the new water authority which then would have the power to sell it where
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erated and maintained” it as a golf course. The lawsuit also alleges that Shea Homes can’t transfer the CC&Rs to The Edge because it never had them, stating that it failed to record them from UDC with the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office before a deadline expired. But Edge attorney Daniel Dowd rips that assertion, stating the Conservancy “has admitted that Shea was UDC’s successor in interest and is simply wrong that a ‘transfer’ of declarant rights from UDC to Shea had to be recorded.” It also said the Conservancy is asking the judge to resolve an issue that doesn’t exist. “CWC has not identified any specific damage or imminent harm that its members will suffer if declaratory relief is not entered,” Down wrote, adding “CDC’s believe that The Edge might – at some future date – build homes on the property that might somehow harm CWC members is speculative.” Dowd also argues that the central point of the lawsuit is fiction – namely that the golf course was promised in perpetuity to homeowners. He says the Master CC&Rs – which govern the entire Club West Community except for the course – “expressly disclaimed any rights related to that possible use.” Dowd quotes a disclaimer in the Master CC&Rs that says “no owner or occupant shall have any ownership interest in any such course.” That disclaimer also states
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needed without having to worry that someone else’s legal rights were being trampled. The high-dollar solutions like desalination and treated effluent – more colorfully referred to a “toilet-to-tap’’ – won’t be the only ways the authority could spend its money. There are other options, Bowers said, like paying farmers to convert to new crops or use different irrigation techniques. Even incentives to urban landowners to cut back on their lush lawns -- some of them in the Phoenix area actually watered through flood irrigation -- might result in water credits that developers could buy up for new subdivisions. But Ducey is balking at any talk of forcing the issue, at least when it comes to farms, even though agriculture uses about
in part: “All persons including all owners, are hereby advised that no representations or warranties have been made or are made by declarant or any other person with regard to the continuing ownership, operation or configuration of, or right to use, any golf course within, near or adjacent to the residential property, whether depicted on the Master Development Plan or any other land use plan, sales brochure or other marketing display or plat.” Down also says that the golf course CC&Rs “expressly grants” the owner of the course’s declarant “full right to amend the property declaration and remove the use restriction to allow for non-golf uses.” Dowd also challenges the makeup of the Conservancy itself, stating that its lawsuit does not identify its members or provide any other information about them and their homes in the community. “CWC and its anonymous members lack standing to challenge the (golf course declarant rights) to restrict development on the” course, Down also argues, adding that the suit “does not allege that CWC itself has a legitimate interest in the controversy it tries to manufacture.” “The Edge owns the Property – not CWC and its members,” Dowd writes. “Owning adjacent land is insufficient.” He also asserts that “CWC’s allegations of two-year-old plans that never came to fruition, along with speculative claims of potential future injury to CWC’s members, do not create an actual justifiable controversy ripe for judicial review.” ■
70% of the state’s water. “Farming and agriculture is a huge part of our economy,’’ the governor said. I think we’ve been able to do it successfully.’’ Any change, Ducey said, will have to come from within. “I think we’ve also had and seen the farmers and the companies that are involved in agriculture diversify their crops depending on what the needs and the costs are,’’ he said. “So I don’t know that it’s for the governor to decide who grows what.’’ Nor does he particularly believe that the state needs to curtail farming, even with the amount of water used on agriculture. “And we’re the leafy green capital of the country,’’ Ducey said. “I think we’ve been pretty good at it.’’ The flip side of agriculture using 70% is that urban use is a minority. And while the
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Strom Gellman had a different take, expressing particular concern over the taping in the first place. “If those kids know that one of their peers could be recording them and blasting it all over the internet, I feel like one of two things is going to happen,” Strom Gellman said. “Either they’re not going to ask questions because they’re afraid of being made fun of or that it’s going to go viral or they’re going to extra clown around in the hopes that they’re getting viral hits… Either way that is not conducive to learning.” She said teachers also could easily be intimidated by the prospect of being recorded in class and that it may become yet another reason why teachers will leave the profession – along with issues like pay and the pandemic-driven pressures that have materialized over the last few years. As it is, she said, phoned-in complaints to the school already put more pressure on an already harried school staff. “I don’t know how the school comes from behind it,” Strom Gellman said when asked how she thinks Kyrene should handle the issue, although she has called on the district administration to enunciate – and adopt if it doesn’t have one– a clear policy on surreptitious recordings in class. “I’m afraid that’s going to embolden people and they are not going to go away because they were successful on their first shot,” Strom Gellman said. “They’re not going to stop and I think they’re going to continue to do that. That’s why I’m trying
governor said he thinks encouraging conservation should be part of the discussion and a “responsible practice, he isn’t sure that it would make much of a difference. “It doesn’t do much to affect the water supply statewide,’’ he said. Still, Ducey said he does his part. “I turn off the water when I brush my teeth,’’ the governor said. The new authority with have a ninemember board, with six appointed by the governor and three state officials, including the head of the Department of Water Resources. Of those the governor would name, no more than three could be from the same political party. No more than one appointed member can be from the same county, with a limit of just two of the six coming from Maricopa, Pinal or Pima counties.■
Former state Re. Jill Norgaard, pictured here from her time in the Legislature, said she is “disheartened” and angered by the twominute audio clip of an Altadeña Middle School English teacher’s remarks during a classroom discussion with sixth graders. (AFN file photo)
to come at the angle of ‘let’s nip this in the bud – these kids just recording things and blasting it. Let’s find some sort of policy.’” “I think that as a teacher, if you get to the point where you are afraid to say the wrong thing at all, that you have to tippytoe or have to rely on completely scripted curricula because you’re worried about that – I would quit because I would think you can’t properly educate kids that way. You just can’t. You may as well stick them in front of a computer.” ■
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Bill would require teachers to betray kids’ confidences a student to keep that information from a parent. All that, according to Rep. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, is part of ensuring that parents know everything that is going on with their children. Lawmakers did agree to exempt situations where a student shows up at school with bruises and there are questions about whether he or she has been abused. But Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Paradise Valley, said that absolute requirement for disclosure of everything else is not a good idea. “We don’t understand what every family situation is like in the state,’’ she said. And Butler said there may be things that students don’t feel they can share with their parents but want to discuss with a teacher. “This would prevent that teacher from being able to provide help for that student,’’ she said. “And I think that’s really dangerous.’’ Kaiser had attempted to insert penalties
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he state House voted 31-28 Thursday to require teachers to disclose to parents some of what their students tell them in confidence or risk being disciplined. HB 2161, approved on a party-line vote, would spell out in state law that teachers and other school employees “may not interfere with or usurp the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their children.’’ What that includes is access to everything from attendance and counseling records to teacher and counselor evaluations and any email accounts. It also spells out that teachers cannot withhold or conceal information from parents about a student’s physical, emotional or mental health. And it would even be illegal to encourage or facilitate
against teachers who withhold information, all the way up to the possibility of a finding of “unprofessional conduct,’’ a civil penalty of $1,000, and the possibility of suspension or dismissal. But he told Capitol Media Services Thursday he had to remove it to get the necessary votes. What is left is that the measure allows for teachers to be subject to discipline, though Kaiser said exactly what form that would take is not spelled out. Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, D-Tucson, called the measure “vague, broad, duplicative and unnecessary.’’ “We should be fostering collaboration and not division in our schools,’’ she said. But Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, said the objections are based on a flawed premise about the role of schools and teachers. “This bill just underscores that the parents have the ultimate responsibility for teaching a lot of what their children should be thinking about on a lot of moral,
ideological or spiritual items,’’ he said. More to the point, Fillmore said, teachers “have forgotten they’re there to teach.’’ “Teachers feel now that they’re psychologists, psychiatrists,’’ he continued. “The children are not the property of the state, the children are not the property of the teachers.’’ Kaiser had to do more than remove the penalties. To get the necessary support, he also took out language that would have required teachers to share with parents a student’s “purported gender identity or requested transition’’ if the child identifies in a way that is “incongruous with the student’s biological sex.’’ Foes said that would harm the ability of students with questions about sexual orientation who felt like they could not speak with their parents to get some answers or guidance from teachers. A final roll-call vote is necessary to send the measure to the Senate. ■
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Arizona traffic deaths are on the rise BY CAMILLA PEDROSA Cronkite News
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ASHINGTON – Arizona traffic deaths rose 18.4% in the first nine months of 2021 compared with the year before, far outpacing the national 12% increase in the same period, according to the latest numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And while some of the increase could be blamed on a pandemic-related dip in driving in 2020, it’s not the only reason: Highway fatalities also rose when compared to the first nine months of 2019, increasing 19.9% in Arizona and 17.7% nationally for that two-year period. Advocates and highway officials have ideas on what might be driving the increase, but no clear answers. “Supposedly, there was less people driving … So, why more fatalities?” asked Alberto Gutier, the executive director of the Arizona Governor’s Office on Highway Safety, who called the increase from 2019
to 2020 “a very big surprise.” According to NHTSA data released earlier this month, traffic deaths in Arizona rose from 735 in the first nine months of 2019 to 744 in the same period in 2020 – a 1.2% increase – before jumping to 881 fatalities in the first three quarters of 2021. The pattern was repeated nationally, with deaths rising 5.1%, from 26,941 in the first nine months of 2019 to 28,325 in 2020. They grew by another 12%, to 31,720 in 2021. NHTSA did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the data. But Insurance Institute for Highway Safety President David Harkey said issues that had existed pre-COVID – excessive speeding, drunken driving and a lack of seatbelt usage – were worsened by the onset of the pandemic. “We’re probably at about 90% of total vehicle miles travel-wise where we were prepandemic, but we have not seen the fatality numbers decrease,” Harkey said. “What appears to be happening is that those three issues … seem to still be present when you’re
looking at the traffic safety picture.” Tania Bustamante, the state executive director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Arizona, said she believes early pandemic restrictions may have led people to form dangerous drinking habits that resulted in more dangerous driving. “Drinking at home, and then driving home from a friend’s or relative’s house versus thinking that they should … decide to ride” in a taxi or rideshare, Bustamante said. Gutier attributed the 2019-21 rise in deaths to behaviors like drug use, speeding and not paying attention while driving. But he also noted that the state is seeing a population surge, which puts more drivers on the road in Arizona. Gutier said there are 400,000 more licensed drivers on Arizona roads today than in 2019. “I’m not blaming only the pandemic, I’m blaming the fact that our growth continues … and people are being … more irresponsible in the way they drive,” Gutier said. He said preliminary state data for all of 2021 shows a highway death toll of 1,119. Nationally, Harkey said, IIHS projects that
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roadway fatalities exceeded 40,000 in 2021, the most since 2007. The NHTSA report came days after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced its National Roadway Safety Strategy, which outlines five objectives the department says are key to making roads safer. The strategy promotes, among other things, stricter standards for road design and increased speed limit enforcement, both of which Gutier said Arizona is already doing. He emphasized that roadway construction standards and more patrolling can only do so much when the number of drivers in the state continues to rise. “Our agencies are doing a fantastic job in doing the enforcement of highways but again, there’s more people, more vehicles and more irresponsible drivers on the highways,” Gutier said. Harkey said although he supports the federal strategy’s plan to reinforce safety features in vehicles and roadways, it is vital that drivers, law enforcement and the government jointly address dangerous driving behaviors. ■
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Local artist’s homage to American women to debut BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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ust in time for International Women’s Day, Ahwatukee artist-muralist Suzanne Whitaker and a colleague have completed a years-long project that celebrates – and informs people about – 19+ American women. “Noteworthy American Women,” which also for a while involved artist Lainey Prather, comprises a various unique artistic formats that do more than lead people to learn more about the subjects. It also pays homage to American women “who with their hearts and ambition changed things for themselves and others,” according to the artists’ successful 2018 grant request to the Arizona Commission on the Arts. When they started the project four years
ago, Whitaker and Prather originally had planned to have 19 completed in time for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 18, 2020. But then came the pandemic and other distractions that prolonged their self-imposed deadline. Whitaker will be unveiling 17 works (that actually include more than 19 women) at a reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the first-floor gallery of the Health Sciences Education Building on University of Arizona College of Medicine’s Phoenix campus, N. 5th and Van Buren streets. The occasion will be marked by speakers and admission is free, though people are asked to RSVP to noteworthyamericanwomanproject@gmail.com and encouraged to make a donation to GoWiththeFlowAZ.org to curb “period poverty”
Ahwatukee Artist Suzanne Whitaker shows off a piece featuring Abigail Adams (she created with artist Lainey Prather), who, with Barbara Bush, is the only woman to have been a wife and mother to two presidents. She was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. (David Minton/AFN Staff Photographer) or soujournercenter.org, which provides shelter to domestic abuse victims. Masks are required for those attending the event.
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with the family about his mother, Martha Nasch, so the personal writings that I inherited provided a way of connecting to a great-grandmother I’d never before known,” said Molony, an author and freelance writer. With one quick web search for Martha’s name, Molony discovered a mocking “Believe It Or Not” style article about her family member from the Museum of Hoaxes. They shared a 1934 news article about Martha Nasch claiming she’d never ate, never drank – and never slept for seven straight years. Molony tracked down the source article and press release and found that Martha’s story appeared over 90 times in print news both in the United States and in Canada, including being mentioned in a Time weekly magazine article of 1934. “She was a viral sensation before there was social media,” Molony said.
The strange claims have been impossible to prove or disprove, even after years of research and fact-checking with former employees and historians of the St. Peter State Hospital for the Insane where Martha Nasch lived during those seven years. Three eyewitness accounts (since proven as credible sources) backed up Martha’s story, which continues to baffle Molony, who said: “That’s all part of the fun, I suppose.” And now, by making the family relic publicly available, the world can weigh in once more. The 2021 post-mortem publication of Poems from the Asylum by Martha Nasch provides curious minds an opportunity to try solving the mysterious psychiatric case for themselves. “Readers can wrestle over whether or
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Ahwatukee author’s strange inheritance a big hit AFN NEWS STAFF
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fter the passing of a loved one, survivors can find that going through their heirlooms, knick-knacks, and even clutter can be overwhelming. What gets left behind can make the loss feel greater and some folks may even think, “Just toss it!” For one mother and daughter in Phoenix, however, the careful review of things remaining after a loved one’s departure brought them much, much closer to a family member than they’d ever thought possible. Janelle Molony of Ahwatukee and mother, Jodi Decker in Glendale, spent their pandemic years pouring over the pages of a poetry notebook, as written by a relative in the 1920s from a Minnesota insane asylum. The dingy yellow pages were held onto for nearly a century by Lt. Col. Ralph Nasch of Tempe, who passed away in 2019.
Ahwatukee author Janelle Molony shows a page from an old notebook that shed light on the unusual background of her greatgrandmother. (Courtesy Janelle Molony) “In life, Ralph did not readily share
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Fitness author Chuck Corbin earns book award AFN NEWS STAFF
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hwatukee resident Chuck Corbin has won an award for a fitness textbook he co-authored. Textbook and Academic Authors Association named “Fitness for Life” – coauthoried by Corbin, Arizona State University Professor Emeritus, and co-authors Darla Castelli, Ben Sibley, and Guy Le Masurier – the winner of the McGuffey Award, which recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. The longevity in the marketplace is strong testimony to the quality of a title. To be nominated a text must have been in print for more than 15 years. “Fitness for Life” (7th ed.) earned the honor in the
K-12 category. “Fitness for Life” previously earned the TAA’s Textbook Excellence Award for current outstanding text and learning materials. The first edition of the book was published in 1979 by Corbin and co-author Ruth Lindsey. Published by Human Kinetics, the text is now in its 44th year and is used in schools throughout the United States and the world. The McGuffey Award is named after William Holmes McGuffey, whose influential primers first appeared in 1836 and helped bring the United States out of frontier illiteracy. McGuffey’s “Eclectic Readers,” usually referred to as “McGuffey’s Readers,” were in print until 1921. TAA judges used four criteria in deter-
mining award winners: pedagogy, content/scholarship, writing, and appearance/design. The 2022 judges said “Fitness for Life” has resulted in “a sustained movement within physical education toward lifelong activity with the goal of achieving and maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health and wellness.” The judges also acknowledged research that shows the “long-term effectiveness of the program.” Some of the research supporting the program was conducted at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee. Corbin has been a frequent contributor to the Ahwatukee Foothills News on topics related to health, fitness, and wellness.■
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Fitness guru invites more ‘steppers’ to her class AFN NEWS STAFF
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ver the years, Ahwatukee fitness coach and line-dancing instructor Carrie McNeish has led many courses that help people get in shape and have fun. Lately, she has been leading a group of women in her newest educational program – step aerobics. And McNeish says she’s rolled out the welcome mat for others to join her every Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Mountainside Fitness, 4820 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee. “We will take veteran steppers or would love to see some new steppers,” McNeish said.
Blue Star pavers available to order for Memorial Day
An engraved commemorative paver placed at Ahwatukee’s Blue Star Memorial is the perfect way to honor a family member or friend who served or is currently serving in the U.S. military and the Desert Pointe Garden Club will be taking paver orders through March so they will be placed in time for Memorial Day. The Blue Star Memorial is a joint project of the Desert Pointe Garden Club and the Ahwatukee Board of Management and is located on the north side of Warner Road just west of 48th Street. Parking is available in the Board of Management lot. Pavers cost $50 without a military logo or $60 with the logo. Order forms are available at the Ahwatukee Board of Management office, 4700 E. Warner Road or at
Ahwatukee fitness instructor Carrie McNeish, front right, takes a break with her aerobics stepping class at Mountainside Fitness’ Ahwatukee location. (Special to AFN) McNeish describes step aerobics, adding, “Step aerobics is a cardio class that
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Corpus Christi Church group slates annual drive
The St. Vincent DePaul Chapter at Corpus Christi Church will hold its annual furniture and clothing drive 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. March 19 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 20 in the north parking lot on 36th Street of the church, 3550 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee. The drive was canceled last year because of the pandemic, and the group is hoping for a big turnout this year. Items can be dropped off at the St. Vincent de Paul truck in the lot. However, items that will not be accepted include mattresses and box springs, tube TVs or any electronics.
Ahwatukee Republican Women accepting scholarship bids
As Ahwatukee high school seniors begin homing in on post-graduation plans, Ahwatukee Republican Women hope they remember to apply for their annual Marjorie Miner Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2011 in honor of the longtime Republican activist – who has been a member of ARW since it was founded in 2005. Applicants must live in Ahwatukee and be registered Republicans and the deadline is April 30. Scholarship applicants should include two letters of recommendation from other than a family member, a 250-500-word double-spaced essay incorporating their involvement volunteer service, extracurriculars, clubs and educational goals.
She said the class provides “an early sign-up on an app for members where they can pick their spot in the room but it’s not required.” Describing a session, McNeish said, “We start with a rhythmic floor warm up and then go into step for the remainder of the hour. “I like to tell the class that it’s like running a 10K in comparison but harder because we are moving in different ways and utilizing a bench. Because there is choreography we have to use our brain too… What I love the most is that with step class you have to stay engaged mentally for the whole hour so it goes by fast.” Information: cmcneish@cox.net. ■ Completed applications should be sent to Ahwatukee Republican Women -Marjorie Miner Scholarship c/o Scholarship Committee, PO Box 93391, Phoenix, AZ 85070.hwatukee GOP Women offering scholarship for 12th year Information: ahwatukeerepublicanwomen.com/ scholarships.
Desert Pointe Garden Club slate their next meeting
Desert Pointe Garden Club’s next meeting will feature a program presented by Sierra Sun Landscaping about using ornamental grasses in home landscapes. Anyone interested in joining a garden club is invited
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through August – thanks to neuroscience professor Dr. Cynthia Standley. “She’s doing this out of pure passion.” Whitaker said of Standley. “This is totally just because she’s passionate about art being part of the environment on campus.” The exhibit also represents a passion of Whitaker, whose business Passion 4 Murals, has decorated the walls of many private homes, businesses and local schools with eye-popping displays. “Getting our voices, women’s voices, heard and truly listened to is still a continuous fight and one worth fighting for every day,” she told AFN in an interview several years ago. Each piece in the exhibit will have a name plate with birth/death dates, a line on what they are best known for and a QR code that can be scanned to take the viewer to a biography of each woman. Featured in the exhibit are some women who might be more readily recognizable – like Oprah Winfrey – and many who may not ring a bell immediately or at all. Indeed, that latter category is far greater, and includes “women whose voices
may not have been heard before (spanning mid-1700s to present day), or have been drowned out by misinformation, neglect or misogyny,” according to the artists’ grant application. But all their stories, the artists stress, “tell our American history through the feminine filter and how their lives changed the trajectory for other women, be it in their local communities or in a broader scope — how their strength, courage, resilience and perseverance affected, for example, voting rights, job wages, a place at the table, ownership laws, education, etc. “We feel it is so important to show young generations of Americans what “feminism” truly means by displaying some of the women who exemplify it best.” Several women who are represented have strong Arizona connections: former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, whose political career was ended by an assassin in a near-fatal shooting; Lulu Clifton, who started the first hospital related to Banner Hospitals today and also is a nod to the UA College of Medicine/Banner Hospital alliance; Dianne Post, an Equal Rights Amendment advocate and is a
This piece by artist Suzanne Whitaker pays tribute to disability rights activist Judith Heumann. (David Minton/AFN Staff Photographer)
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who had “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street leading to the White House as a protest against then-President Trump. Whitaker said the project evolved over time “to include some of the darker parts of our American history – slavery, internment camps, forced sterilizations, lynchings, treatment of women in the asylums. “In denial, we can do nothing to improve our country,” she said. “When faced headon, we can take ourselves and our communities to a higher standard of living for all – equality for all.” She said the project also is designed to give younger women not just a firmer rooting in the history of the role their gender has played in American history but also to inspire them. Whitaker isn’t sure where These pieces by artists Suzanne Whitaker and Lainey the exhibit will go after it Prather feature former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle ends its run at the UA MediGiffords and labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores cal College campus in August, Huerta. (David Minton/AFN Staff Photographer) but she is committed to maklawyer who represents women victims ing sure it just doesn’t end up in storage. in assault and rape cases in many counIndeed, she is grateful to Standley for tries; Fuji Itami, a survivor of a Japanese the initial venue because “we wanted internment (“incarceration”) camp and it to be in a space where people were grandmother to Suzanne Hug, active in walking through regularly, not just some local politics; and Addie Jackson and off-the-beaten-path track gallery tucked her daughters (her great granddaughter away. We wanted it in the public eye.” lives in Arizona), who started their own “I would love for this to be an ongoing Red Cross chapter to make knitted items project and even be a traveling show to for the Black soldiers who were getting school kids in hopes they will be inspired passed over on the front lines in World to do something courageous for their comWar I. munities and their country,” she added. The media used in the exhibit also varies. “Hopefully, hearing other women’s For example, the back of an unusu- stories will inspire everyone to think ally designed chair bears the portrait of of ways they can take initiative and use Abigail Adams, wife and chief counselor their own voices to improve their own to President John Adams and mother of communities.” President John Quincy Adams. Information: noteworthamericanThe heaviest is a large and heavy slab women.com and facebook.com/noteof concrete and is part of a tribute to worthyamericanwomen ■
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scale with 72% of all rentals having a rating of 4.5 or better. By contrast, 85048 has an overall rating of 4.8 and 91% of all rentals had a rating above 4.5. For the 11 homes in 85045, the overall rating is 4.92 and all were rated above 4.5. And while most of the Phoenix rentals offered amenities internet, washer-dryer and kitchen, just under a half have a pool and far fewer feature a hot tub. Ahwatukee rentals do better on swimming pools, with more than 60% of equipped with them, and slightly better with hot tubs, but is about on par with Phoenix when it comes to cable TV with only about a fifth of homes offering the amenity. While Phoenix takes a backseat to Scottsdale in the Valley in terms for the number of short-term rentals, it offers more places to stay than some of the bigger destination towns and cities in Arizona. For example, there are 2,532 rentals in Sedona, where officials and business leaders have expressed alarm at the lack of affordable housing for that city’s huge number of workers in the hospitality industry. Tucson has 3,414 rentals while Flagstaff has 1,830, according to AirDNA. And Phoenix beats the next two Valley cities in the number of available rentals: Mesa has 1,040 and Tempe has 965, according to AirDNA. While the total number of Phoenix shortterm rentals dipped in mid-2020 amid the early months of the surging pandemic “more properties came back online in spring of 2021 as bookings picked up again,” said AirDNA spokeswoman Madeleine Parkin. “One thing to bear in mind is that supply in short-term rentals is much more flexible than in the hotel world,” she continued. “Property managers can choose to take their property offline one month, for
The purple in these maps represent homes in Ahwatukee and Phoenix as a whole that are used as short-term rentals. (Courtesy of AirDNA) personal use or longer-term rents, perhaps, and then return to short-term rental when the market is more profitable – for example, in the high season, if that’s summer or winter.” Airbnb and Expedia Group last week released new data on the economic impact of short-term rentals in Arizona, showing the industry is big business in the state. Short-term rentals generated 75,543 jobs in Arizona alone. That translated into $6.57 billion in economic impact. Tax revenue was a little over $538 million. In Maricopa County those numbers were 41,134 jobs, almost $3.58 billion in economic impact and just shy of $307 million in tax revenue. Meanwhile, Airbnb released year-end data outlining its efforts to try to combat and stop unauthorized parties in Arizona throughout 2021. In the summer of 2020, Airbnb took action to ban parties on its platform as part of its mission to prioritize public health in the early days of the pandemic as well as to try to prevent community disruption
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and wild parties. To help enforce its party ban, the company rolled out a number of strategies aimed at trying to block and stop potential unauthorized parties while promoting safe and responsible travel. Most prominently, in 2020 Airbnb announced a new policy that restricts guests under 25 without a history of positive reviews from booking entire home listings in their local area under certain circumstances. These guests are still allowed to book private room listings where generally the host lives on site. In 2021, this “Under-25” anti-party policy blocked or redirected approximately 11,000 people in Arizona from making local entire home bookings. Additionally, certain times of the year are more likely to encourage attempts to throw unauthorized parties. To help enforce its party policy during events like the 4th of July, Halloween and New Year’s Eve, Airbnb introduced new rules to strengthen hosts’ protection against unauthorized parties over those weekends. The anchor of this plan for these weekends was a ban on one-night bookings in entire home listings for guests without a history of positive reviews. That impacted over 3,200 people on the 4th of July, over 2,100 people on Halloween and over 2,900 people on New Year’s Eve. “The great majority of guests treat their hosts’ homes and neighbors with the ut-
most respect,” Airbnb said in a statement. “These initiatives are about trying to find the needles in the haystacks and stop potentially disruptive parties in service to our hosts and neighbors.” While rowdy behavior has been a major issue for Scottsdale authorities – and to a somewhat lesser degree in Chandler, which has only 649 rentals – the issue appears not to be much of an issue in Phoenix, judging by the virtual absence of any discussion by Phoenix City Council. Still, cities and towns throughout the state have been lobbying for the Legislature to loosen its grip on the issue of short-term rental regulations that it took away from municipalities in 2016. That grip was loosened a bit in 2018, when lawmakers allowed municipalities to impose fines on rental homeowners whose properties become rowdy party houses. Now, some lawmakers have introduced bills in the current session to get the state completely out of regulating them and return that power to municipalities. That effort has split the Republican delegation, as Chandler Sen. J.D. Mesnard submitting a weaker bill that would return only a few powers. The issue has been divisive in past legislative sessions, with many short-term rental owners appearing to testify against any efforts to curb their ability to use their property in any way they see fit. ■
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consideration for his property, that fact by itself does not necessarily warrant a court invalidating the property transfer. Barbara, on her end, could claim fraud or duress, but she would be required to prove that John duped and/or forced her into transferring the property interest to him and make out her fraud or duress claims. Barbara may also claim that John was unjustly enriched and that it would be inequitable for him to retain title under the circumstances. Barbara also could claim contribution or reimbursement for the monies expended towards the property after the parties became co-tenants. It is important to understand the parties’ legal rights in this situation because the prevailing party in a quiet title dispute has the right to request reimbursement
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agreement, the parties may claim an implied agreement existed. Placing John on title may create a rebuttable presumption of ownership. When a deed is unambiguous, a court might decide not to look at other evidence outside of the actual deed instrument. On the other hand, evidence outside the deed could be considered by the court and could alter the outcome of the dispute. Further, in this type of factual scenario, it is not entirely clear whether John paid any consideration for the property. John could cite to other acts of kindness and claim they were consideration for the property transfer. Even assuming John did not pay any
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takes 3 hours and after the inspection the inspector usually meets with the buyers and their agent for about 30 minutes. • Take pets with you or have them kenneled in the home. • If you plan to be present during the inspection, please allow the inspector the freedom to roam your home and plan to be in an area where they are not. Our inspectors make every attempt to stay out of your way to give you time to work or rest. • Leave remotes for ceiling fans, lights, etc. Leave keys for gates, outbuildings, and electrical panels. • Make sure all utilities are on. • Remove dishes from the sink and dishwasher. • Leave paperwork for any maintenance, repairs, or insurance claims. Consider a few steps you can take on your own to ensure a smooth inspection. Lastly… • Provide access to the following: doors, attic entrances and HVAC (heating ventilation/air conditioning) units • Clear clutter from under sinks and in
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closets in order for the inspector to visually observe within those areas. • Move all stored items away from the garage perimeter walls so those areas can be inspected. If there’s anything on the list that’s above your DIY comfort level, consider calling in an expert! Ahwatukee resident Tim O’Neall, ACI and his team of inspectors have conducted more than 40,000 property inspections in Arizona since 1996. He also teaches highly acclaimed and informative Continuing Education Classes for Realtors. He has more than 26 years experience as a property inspector and has trained hundreds of home inspectors for their Arizona license and earned the American Society of Home Inspectors’ highest certification Information: 480-283-5642, Office @InspectionsAZ.com or InspectionsAZ.com. ■
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of lawyer fees from the court. Of course, the above title dispute is not limited to engaged couples; oftentimes friends living together, business partners, or family members, could own property jointly. The situation can get messy quickly when one of the co-tenants wants to sell his or her interest in the property. In all cases it is important to be as strategic as possible before taking action. Co-tenants on title together also generally have other financial ties that may get brought into the title dispute. For instance, in the example above, John may countersue for return of “conditional gifts” he provided to Barbara. Therefore, Barbara will need to evaluate all of her rights and obligations with respect to John before proceeding with the title dispute. Ahwatukee resident Patrick MacQueen and Chandler resident Ben Gottlieb are founders of Arizona’s top real estate law firm, MacQueen & Gottlieb PLC. If you have any questions about transferring title, you can contact Ben Gottlieb at ben@mandglawgroup.com or call 602-533-2840. ■
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Pristine & Classy Gated Estate On A Premium 2/3 Acre Hillside Lot, Private Cul-De-Sac, 6 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 5200 Sqft Of Pure Luxury Finishes, Stunning Views In Every Direction, Iron Door, Butted Glass Windows In Entry & Kitchen, Custom Window Treatments, Decorator Paint, Dome Ceiling Foyer & Groin Vaulted Ceilings In Living Room, Travertine & Hardwood Floors Throughout, 7-Inch Baseboards, Media Room, Dream Kitchen Includes S/S Appliances, Slab Granite Counters, Alder Cabinets, Huge Island, Walk In Pantry, Large Master Suite W/Stone Fireplace, Master Bath W/Jacuzzi Tub, 3 Vanities & Snail Shower, Paradise Backyard W/Travertine In Versailles Pattern, Turf Grass, Pebbletec Pool/Jacuzzi, 4 Water Features, Large Covered Patio, Stacked Stone Bbq, 4 Car Garage W/Epoxy & Storage! Your Dream Estate Awaits!!
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5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size SOLD! bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings one is a show stopper!!! over 4200sqft of luxury on a preserve hillside lot in a cul-de-sac, 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath with andThis previewed with 24family hourroom notice andkitchen appointment only. aentertaining. bonus room, formalCan living &be dining room w/soaring ceilings, w/fireplace, includes:s/s appliances,
SOLD! The best view lot in all of club west!!! this stunning custom gated estate in canyon verde has the best privacy & views you will find in ahwatukee*grand foyer*formal living & dining room*executive office*kitchen includes: custom cabinets w/ antiquing, s/s appliances, cooktop, island, breakfast bar, pendant lighting, & walk-in pantry*butler’s pantry w/wine fridge*family room w/fireplace*upgraded fixtures throughout*large master suite w/sitting area*master bath w/jetted tub, snail shower, & spacious closet*guest suite w/separate entrance*all secondary bedrooms are large*paradise perfect backyard w/covered patio, pebbletec pool & spa, firepit, built-in bbq, flagstone, and putting green*oversized garage w/epoxy & built-in cabinets*this custom estate is a dream opportunity! welcome to paradise!!
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slab granite, island, & recessed led lights, breakfast nook, gigantic master bedroom with the most amazing preserve views, custom master bath w/walk-in shower, freestanding tub, his/her vanities, & large walk-in closet, all bedrooms are extremely large with walk-in closets, views from every room, laundry room w/built-in cabinets & sink, extended length 3 car garage w/ epoxy, guest bedroom downstairs, paradise backyard w/covered patio, grassy play area, firepit, & custom new pool & jacuzzi 2020, this amazing home is truly stunning and checks all of the boxes!!
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One of the most amazing lots available in ahwatukee!! Located in foothills mountain ranch estates!! Over 5 acre hillside lot with stunning mountain views from every direction*build your dream custom estate or build multiple homes on this sight*zoned r3*the possibilities are endless on this rare opportunity*there is not another piece of land in ahwatukee that offers this many buildable acres*no hoa*located at the end of a cul-de-sac*be the king of the hill with views all the way to four peaks*plans available and other custom home options available from a well know ahwatukee custom home builder*do not miss this amazing hillside lot in an amazing location!!!!
Foothills $499,000
Mountain Park Ranch $679,000
Canyon Verde $899,000
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Amazing Remodeled Custom Estate with mountain views located at the end of a cul-de-sac.Over 8000sqft of pure luxury finishes.6 Bedroom,5.5 Baths.Custom Kitchen.Elevator.Executive Office.Basement Media Room.Dance Studio.Huge Backyard with Pool, Jacuzzi, Turf, BBQ, Sportcourt.This Spectacular Estate has it all!!!
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Petroglyph Estates at Superstition Foothills
Lakewood
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$635,000
2,498 Sq Ft. EXCEPTIONAL HOME Which Has One of the LARGEST LOTS in the Premier Lakewood Community! PEBBLETEC POOL and SPA in your own Oasis backyard! 4 bedrooms 3 baths with Lakewood Parks, Greenbelts & 2 Fishing Lakes, Playgrounds and More.
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On the Mountain! Phenomena Views of City Lights and Superstition Mountain. These Jack Nicklaus Spectacular Designed Golf Courses is Nestled in the Private Guard Gated Community, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. Gorgeous 44,000sqft Tuscan Clubhouse with all the Amenities Expected with Luxury Living Including, 2 Nicklaus Designed Golf Courses and Swim/ Tennis/Spa Facility. Membership sold separately
5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Can be previewed with 24 hour notice and appointment only.
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Sierra Tempe
$420,000
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Welcome to Tempe! 3 bedroom 2 bath, 1,553 square feet. Just steps to Campbell Park and minutes away from Shopping, Restaurants, the 10 and 202 freeways. close to public transportation. Spacious Master bedroom with walk in closet and direct access to the back yard. Vaulted Ceilings. Kitchen breakfast nook opens to a spacious living room. Additional family room. Tile throughout and carpet in all bedrooms. Plenty of room for the children and walking distance to school.
Troy Royston 480-435-3461 troyston61@gmail.com
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$775,000
Gorgeous property on a premium lot (1 of only 6) with an unobstructed view and access to the iconic Morrison Ranch Silos. Captivating Interior Showcases High Ceilings, Soothing Palette, Tile Flooring, & a Sizable Open Dining/Den/4th Bedroom/Living Room. The Kitchen boasts of granite counters, SS appliances, white cabinets with crown molding, recessed & pendant lighting, wall oven, a pantry, & a center island with a breakfast bar. Main bedroom features a lavish ensuite with Separate Tub & Shower granite dual vanities & a walk-in closet. Fantastic backyard with covered patio, sparkling blue pool, & blue Skies !!
Marty Griffin 602-692-7653 martygriffin@q.com
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DESIRABLE 5 BEDROOM 3 BATH HOME IN THE VISTAS IN FOOTHILLS RESERVE. New Front Door. Soaring Ceilings in Entry & Living Areas. Lovely Kitchen W/ Cherry Staggered Cabinets, Beautiful Granite Counter tops & Nice-size Island. Open Kitchen to Family W/ Warm & Inviting Stone Fireplace. 1 Bedroom & 1 Full Bath Downstairs. Travertine Tile, 2’’ Wood Blinds, Bidet in Master Bath, Classy Closets in Master Closet. Balcony Off of Master. Custom Floor to Ceiling Garage Cabinets. Relaxing Backyard W/ Mountain Views, Diving Pool, Large Covered Patio and Cool Deck that was Recently Redone. Community Walking Path & Close to South Mountain Hiking Trails!
Geri Thompson 480-239-7589 thompson_geralyn@yahoo.com
Custom home on flat 3.3 acres with horse arena and room to roam. City water! Custom Santa Fe style 4 bedroom with tons of upgrades. Travertine tile galore, family room and other bedrooms also have tile. Kitchen has been upgraded with quartz counter tops, white cabinets and all stainless steel appliances convey. Custom doors and woodwork throughout home. Also, lots of tile work in bathrooms and other upgrades. Over $30,000 spent on upgraded doors and windows.
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5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Can be previewed with 24 hour notice and appointment only.
Marty Griffin 602-692-7653 martygriffin@q.com
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Morrison Ranch
Foothills Reserve
SOLD! Gorgeous Custom Forte single level home w/ breathtaking mountain views & a 2000 sq foot 8 car Garage. Situated on over ¾ of an acre N/S hillside lot features 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, & spacious living/entertaining areas throughout. Gourmet kitchen boasts alder cabinets, upgraded Wolf & Sub Zero appliances, walk-in pantry, prep sink and elegant granite countertops. Relax in your luxurious master retreat w/ jetted tub, spacious closet & walk-in travertine shower. The additional 3 bedrooms all have en-suite bathrooms.
Jill Ostendorp 480-678-7308 jillo@homesbyjillo.com
SOLD 50K over asking! Beautiful move-in-ready 4 bed, 2.5 bath. 3,002 sq ft. Upgraded kitchen with lots of counters! SS appliances, granite, upgraded cabinetry overlook a highly upgraded pool. Master bedroom deck has INCREDIBLE vistas East, incl. South Mountain. Formal living and dining rooms, upgraded paint and flooring are just part of the fun of this home. A new TESLA solar/ battery system saves tons of $$. Nearby NEW Phoenix city park for hiking and biking, easy access off the 202.
Link Paffenbarger 602-989-7221 linkpaff@gmail.com
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COVID-19 isn’t the only virus to be concerned about BY AGNES OBLAS AFN Guest Writer
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e’ve been inundated these last two years with information regarding the infamous virus labeled COVID-19. But we need to remember there’s also the flu virus and the typical head cold virus. Viruses have been characterized as nonliving in the sense we typically think. A virus does survive or multiply on its own; it must have a living host to thrive and multiply. You might think of a virus as just a “thing” that floats around until it encounters such a suitable living host. Once a virus finds this host, it commandeers the host’s cells and manipulates the cell’s own genetic material (DNA or RNA). This action prohibits the cell from car-
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to the meeting on March 7 at 1 p.m .at Ahwatukee Recreation Center, 5001 East Cheyenne Drive. For information about the club call 480-759-4407 or visit Desert Pointe Garden Club – Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs (azgardenclubs.com).
Kyrene Foundation seeks sponsors for golf tourney
not they believe Martha ate, or as some say was delusional,” Molony said. “Still, as others believe, she may have been an early (and misunderstood) practitioner of the Breatharian fasting method. The nonfiction book features an indepth genealogical backstory, the entire collection of poems from the asylum (some more grim than others), as well as a review of one hundred years of medical case studies that provide clues for what might have driven Martha ‘insane.’” “The best part of reading her poetry,” said Molony, “is that the interpretation is often up to the
Kyrene School District including the Kyrene Family Resource Center, teacher mini-grants and principal (cq) grant, student scholarships and recognitions and annual initiatives such as Backpacks for Students, Thanksgiving Food Baskets and Winter Wonderland. This year’s goal is $30,000. Information: Kyrene Foundation.org.
Service Saturdays back in action with Ahwatukee prof
Sponsors are being sought for the Kyrene Foundation’s 11th annual Golf Classic May 6 at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass. Last year the Golf Classic raised more than $25,000 to help support various Foundation initiatives in the
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rying out its normal functions. The virus then uses the altered genetic material to reproduce itself. There are hundreds of different viruses which are categorized into various types. Four notables of these types are norovirus, rotavirus, coronavirus and rhinovirus. Norovirus: A virus that causes a mild illness (often termed “stomach flu”) with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, and low-grade fever. It is the most common viral cause of food poisoning in adults and is transmitted in water, shellfish, and vegetables contaminated by feces as well as from person to person. Rotavirus: This virus causes moderate to severe illness with vomiting followed by watery diarrhea and fever. It is the most common cause of food poisoning in infants and children and is transmitted from person to person by fecal contamina-
Ahwatukee resident Dr. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English at Arizona State University and founder/director of its Project Humanities, has begun its biweekly Service Saturdays, where groups and individuals distribute clothing and toiletries at the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix.
tion of food and shared play areas. Rhinovirus: The rhinovirus is the most common viral infectious agent in humans and is the predominant cause of the common cold. Coronavirus: This virus can cause a variety of illnesses in all mammals, but in people coronaviruses cause one-third of all common colds; while a more lethal variety is the one we are experiencing today causing the pandemic. As of 2021, 45 species are registered as coronaviruses. Viruses can be spread by touching, by exchange of body fluids (saliva, blood, or sexual encounters), coughing and sneezing, contaminated food or water, and insects. Although it’s impossible to keep your hands 100% germ-free, washing your hands frequently can help limit the transfer of viruses. Fighting viruses requires a healthy immune system. The immune system creates The outreach runs from 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and services the Campus’ unhoused clients. During the outreach, clients shop alongside “personal shopper” volunteers who aid in searching for various styles and sizes, as well as share warm conversations with them. There also is a weekly sorting of donated items 2-4 p.m. Fridays. Information: projecthumanities.asu.edu/service-Saturdays or projecthumanities@asu.edu.
Not too early to get ready for Ahwatukee Easter parade
The Kiwanis Ahwatukee Easter Parade and Spring Fling will be rolling at 10 a.m. April 16 from Warner Road north on 48th Street to Cheyenne Drive and
specific antibodies that bind to the virus, weakening it and making it susceptible to other aspects of the immune system making it no longer infectious, or at least less so. Various vaccines have been developed which stimulate the immune system to create specific antibodies which help prevent viral illnesses (measles, mumps, chicken pox, polio, smallpox, and hepatitis B, to name a few). There are also anti-viral medications that slow the progression of a viral illness as long as the medication is taken very soon after diagnosis. Although viruses are considered nonliving, they have developed sophisticated, stealthy means to infect us and make our lives miserable. Agnes Oblas, ANP-C, is a nurse practitioner in Ahwatukee. Information: consultwithnursepractitioneroblas.com or 602-405-6320. ■ groups and individuals have until April 7 to enter. Forms are available at ahwatukeekiwanis.org. Also returning after the two-year hiatus is the Spring Fling that follows the parade at Ahwatukee Community Center Park, 48th Street and Warner Road, where entertainment, vendor booths, games, food and fun for the whole family await from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Kiwanis Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year is being headed by Andi Pettyjohn for the 22nd consecutive year while Mike Schmitt will be the Parade Boss for the 30th year. People who have questions or want to volunteer to help on the parade can call 480-759-0007 or e-mail msch0007@aol.com. For more Spring Fling information, call 602-402-6267 or e-mail andi@wttaz.com. ■
reader. Those who are sensitive to dark or strange themes can skip around the book and read the sections that most interest them, without missing out on the mystery-solving fun.” Since the publication of Martha’s writing, Molony has received awards of merit from multiple poetry societies and is now a person of interest for an upcoming PBS television feature. Information: JanelleMolony. com/SevenYearsInsane ■ This is the cover of “Poems from the Asylum” by Martha Nasch, which Janelle Molony has published. (Special to AFN)
ABOVE: Moloney’s great-grandmother, Martha Nasch, generated a number of bizarre headlines in various newspapers. (Courtesy Janelle Molony)
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Grief tops Ahwatukee therapist’s focus lately BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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or almost as long as she can remember, Gigi Veasey wanted to help heal people. When she was 4, she wanted to be a nurse and stuck to that goal for a while after finishing her studies at Washington State University. She switched to social work after moving to Arizona in 1983 to get a masters degree in social work at Arizona State University. That led her to her career in medical social work, which she discovered was “a perfect combination of the medical field and social work.” At her office at 15215 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, Veasey has been realizing her goal of healing people for 24 years. And she’s doing it in multiple ways. She is executive director of GNV Counseling Services, which deals with a wide range of issues affecting people’s mental and emotional health – and in many ways, their physical health. That office also houses her second business, Alcohol Recovery Solutions. She started that second entity “because I was working with my business partner on comprehensive treatment using a new medication that helped with
Gigi Veasey, a therapist and executive director at Alcohol Recovery Solutions and GNV Counseling and Consultation Services in Ahwatukee, wrote a book to help people deal with grief called “Me After You: Surviving the Loss of a Loved One.” (David Minton/
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cravings and urges and continued it out of the need I saw in our community.” Besides, she added, “at the time there were no other state licensed substance abuse clinics in Ahwatukee.” A certified cognitive behavioral therapist, Veasey explains on her website, “I have been driven by my passion to help clients see new possibilities, feel hopeful in their lives and heal the burdens they carry.” She has developed an expertise in work-
ing with people who are “struggling with a loss of self-esteem/confidence, traumatic history, unresolved grief or life transitions.” She has built her practice through networking with other professionals and said she gets “a lot of word-of-mouth referrals.” Listed on Psychology Today – “which is a great resource for someone looking for a counseling match” – Veasey also has done a considerable amount of consulting work, lectures and trainings.
the space they need to effectively serve the growing population of the Valley and their additional planned locations,” the company said in a release. Spencer’s said it makes nearly 750 deliveries a day and a centrally located warehouse will give it more effective access throughout the region. Rick Biederbeck, owner stated “First of all, we want to thank the Gila River community for their cooperation and relationship which has made this possible,” said owner Rick Biederbeck. “ We also want to thank all of our employees
and customers which have provided us the sales growth and expansion that we never would have dreamed of when we started the company nearly 50 years ago.” Prior to the building’s construction, Biederbeck and the company management offered a prayer to dedicate the land. “To think of Spencer’s and where it started and where we are today is humbling,” he said. “It’s been a blessing to our employees who now share in the ownership of the company.” Spencer’s opened its first small appliance store at the corner of MacDonald
While she has seen many people struggling with substance abuse, depression and anxiety, Veasey said that in recent years she has seen “so much more grief and heightened anxiety, isolation and relationship problems.” And while she has continued to deal with people’s struggles with issues ranging from coping skills and career counseling to weight loss and relationships, her main focus these days is grief. “I have been working with grieving clients for almost 40 years now and developed a therapeutic process to help with healing and I wanted to share it,” Veasey explained. Now, she said, grief counseling “is the number one thing I do now. It is my mission, my passion to help grievers.” That passion and the tragic loss of a friend one night inspired her to write a book, titled “Me After You: Five Steps Toward Healing From Grief.” Veasey calls grief “one of the most common experiences we silently share with one another in life.” She said her book offers “a guide, a therapeutic process and a stabilizing and connecting force for individuals dealing with the many complexities following the loss
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Spencer’s opens new warehouse in East Valley AFN NEWS STAFF
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pencer’s TV & Appliance, in its now 50th year in business, has opened a warehouse facility and business headquarters on the southwest corner of 40th Street and the Loop 202 freeway in Chandler. Spencer’s new headquarters will be among a collection of buildings known as the Akimel Gateway in the Gila River Indian Community. “With nearly 4 miles of storage racks, the new warehouse will give Spencer’s
and First Avenue in Mesa in 1973. It now has 10 locations across the Valley. The employee-owned company sells all major brand appliances, mattresses, TV’s, and water-softening products. ■
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No good reason not to convert to a Roth IRA BY DR. HAROLD WONG AFN Guest Writer
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he more your traditional IRA or 401k grows, the more the eventual tax, either through Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) that start at age 72 or whenever you withdraw money to enjoy. It’s all taxed as ordinary income. The only way to avoid this ticking tax time bomb is the Roth IRA Conversion. There are two major benefits to a Roth IRA Conversion and the first is that no matter how much you earn, there is no tax for the rest of your life; your spouse’s life; and the first 10 years your heirs (typically kids) inherit the Roth IRA. The second major benefit is that there is no RMDs with a Roth IRA. Unlike with a traditional IRA or 401k, the government cannot tell you to distribute an increasing RMD each year that is fully taxable. Over the last 12 years, thousands have
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of a loved one.” “We tiptoe around our grief – often afraid to discuss it with others, often misunderstanding how it affects every part of our lives and widely unexplored within the context of how to heal,” she explained. “Grief is insidious, affecting every part of our lives and bringing endless unanticipated, and often overlooked consequences. Yet it is one of the most common experiences we silently share with one another in life. Our response to grief and loss shape how we see and interact with our world.” She said that in the year since the book was published, she has heard from many readers – both clients and colleagues. “Just last week I got a message saying ‘I gave your book to my wife…after completing it she told me, ‘I can feel the weight lifting off my heart.’” Over years of training and experience Veasey also has developed an arsenal of tools to help people. One is called brainspotting, which she describes as “a therapy used for fearful-
attended my free seminars. Only 2% have $30,000 or more in a Roth IRA. There are two major reasons. The first is that they won’t give up the ability to reduce each year’s taxable income by contribution to a traditional IRA or 401k. However, this is a tax trap that will result in much more tax paid than saved over their lives. The second reason is that once you have reached retirement age, you can’t stomach the high tax that results from converting $200,000-$1 million+ to a Roth IRA, which increases taxable income by that much. What if there was a way to eliminate 100% of the federal tax that resulted from a Roth IRA conversion? The most powerful way to reduce tax on high taxable income (whether generated by high wages or profits; selling stock or real estate; or doing big Roth IRA Conversions) is buying and leasing out solar business equipment. On a $65,000 solar deal, the 26% federal solar tax credit and Section 179
ness, anxiety and trauma that helps restore the natural process in which we think and feel our way through issues and decision making.” She also advises people on her website that clients should be prepared for homework. Homework? “I am the Homework Queen,” Veasey explained. “I am very creative about the homework I give and it’s based on what my client is working on. I give them a task to complete which they may be procrastinating on and leads to more stress, communicating more and effectively, things to read, journaling, meditation, practicing better self-care.” Like many professionals, the pandemic hit Veasey on multiple fronts, forcing her to engage in telehealth since patients were concerned about in-person visits – and creating a tidal wave of new patients who were confronting the effects of social distancing, isolation and fear of infection. “It was confusing at first, making the decision not to see clients in person and trying to get telehealth set up,” Veasey recalled. “I didn’t know if that format would
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feel connected, but it has worked out pretty good. It was new to me. I had to adapt. I was also concerned about how well it would work. She said the introduction of telehealth into her practice had varying kinds of effects on people. “Some are happy to do telehealth,” she said, because it involved “no taking time away from work, driving in traffic and if they are a long-term client they already feel connected to me.” “On the other-hand, I have had some clients say they will only see me if they can come into the office.” Then there is the broader, more challenging outcome of the pandemic: It’s impact on people’s lives. “I have seen more anxiety, relationship issues, substance use and isolation. Also, just the emotional strain of the pandemic and fearfulness about contraction has affected how I spend my sessions with clients.” “I think our whole helping community (of therapists) has been very busy,” she said, explaining that the issues clients bring to her “either are new or exacerbated by the pandemic.”
kids, each will have $2.5 million tax-free. The Roth IRA Conversion allows Dave to leave more than he thought possible to the kids, even after being scammed $3 million+ by Wall Street. You’re never too old to do a Roth IRA Conversion. You need earned income to make an annual contribution to an IRA, but no earnings are required to do a Roth IRA conversion. Free live seminar and lunch: 10 a.m. March at Hyatt Place, 3535 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, followed by a free lunch at 12:15 pm catered by La Madeleine French Café. The topic is “Roth IRA Conversions: Tax-Free at Any Age!” To RSVP for the seminar or schedule a free consultation, contact Dr. Harold Wong at 480-706-0177 or harold_wong@hotmail. com. His website is drharoldwong.com. Dr. Harold Wong earned his Ph.D. in economics at University of California/ Berkeley and has appeared on over 400 TV/radio programs. ■ And even though virus cases may be plummeting, the effects of the pandemic on people’s emotional and mental health are like to linger for years to come, she said. “We have had a lot of time to reflect, be with ourselves, settling into new patterns of relationships and gone through the stress of change,” Veasey said. “Also there has been a strong/powerful sense of loss that permeates it all. Loss of life, relationships, health, lifestyle, career/job changes…an endless list.” As for when or why people might want to consider seeing someone like her, Veasey said: “If you feel like your life is not going the way you want and it causes stress, depression and anxieties or disconnection from others, that is a good time to reach out for help. You don’t have to wait until things feel desperate. I always say…there is room for life to be better, or you to do better.”
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Maricopa County’s networking attracting talent BY JACK SELLERS AFN Guest Writer
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’m a big believer in the power of connections. Connecting with your family and your community helps maintain social and mental health. Connecting is also crucial to building a healthy, robust workforce in a global economy. The networking and partnerships we have built in Maricopa County are why we have earned the top spot in the country for talent attraction for the second year in a row. One effective method of connecting we use in District 1 is through our partnerships at Sister Cities International. The worldwide organization was established after World War II to rebuild diplomatic relationships through cultural and educational exchanges. It has evolved into a
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I believe in a balanced budget (in my own household and) in our government. I also believe in funding public services, and believe that these two things should be in balance. I am a retired AZ publicschool teacher with a career that spanned 41 years. Through my experience, I am very knowledgeable about Arizona education issues because I’ve lived it. Since the late 1980s, conservative Republicans in the majority have sought to weaken public education with a multipronged approach. Since the Red for Ed movement and its overwhelming support by the public in 2018, and with the passage of Prop 208 in 2020, where voters rejected voucher expansion by a 2 to 1 margin, many legislators in the majority Republican party took it personally and have intensified their attack on public education in the current legislative session.
great tool for collaboration and economic development. As Vice-President of Arizona Sister Cities, and President of the Chandler Sister Cities, I’ve been actively involved with the organization for many years and firmly believe in the importance of these relationships. Our Sister City relationship with Tullamore, Ireland provided many local contacts for employees from Intel’s Ireland facility who trained in Chandler. The connection with our other Sister City, Tainan, Taiwan started as a cultural exchange through Little League baseball and has evolved into much more. It’s a continuation of a productive friendship with Dr. William Lai, the current Vice President of Taiwan. When Dr. Lai was mayor of Tainan and I was a member of the State Transportation Board, I played a significant role in getting a reciprocal driver’s license agreement established be-
tween Arizona and Taiwan. It’s also a continuation of a vibrant working relationship between Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, and the city of Taipei. The results of the Arizona/Taiwan connection have resulted in a significant economic impact to our region. One of the biggest economic wins was from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. TSMC purchased more than 1,129 acres of undeveloped land in north Phoenix to build its multibilliondollar semiconductor factory. Construction on the first phase is expected to be completed by 2024. It is the company’s first U.S. factory in two decades and will be one of just a handful of production sites outside of Taiwan. It will also generate 1,600 more jobs in Maricopa County. TSMC’s development helps establish this region as a leader in advanced manufacturing and semiconductor industries. It also secures American jobs for work that
is increasingly going overseas. This is the second major recent win for Arizona in this field. The first was Intel’s multibilliondollar expansion in Chandler. Sunlit Chemical also broke ground on a north Phoenix factory, the first U.S. manufacturing facility to supply the Valley’s growing chipmaking industry, including TSMC. It will commit $100 million in two phases to develop the 900,000-squarefoot facility on 17 acres at Seventh Avenue and Alameda Road. As a member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s International Leadership Council, I’m pleased these relationships resulted in a signed agreement between GPEC and the Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office. This agreement will help attract and grow businesses in Maricopa County. Leaders of the Arizona Commerce Au-
There has been a systematic and relentless effort to destroy trust in our publicschool educators and the public-school system, from bills prohibiting “controversial issues” to bills banning the use of “sexually explicit” language; a bill that would create a system to sue teachers by disgruntled parents to a bill that would require teachers to post their lesson plans for the entire year online, before the school year starts. These bills are wide open, with unforeseen and often ridiculous consequences. Many of these bills ignore the fact that what they seek to legislate already exists in a form much more logical and practical. Parents already have the right to opt out of subject matter and activities they do not approve of. The internet, movies and music provide unlimited opportunities for “banned and sexually explicit content” outside of the school setting. Does the legislature need to regulate what we do at home as well? It is important to question why
private schools are exempt from publicschool regulations if they are also receiving tax payer dollars? Why, if controversial and banned subjects must be regulated, would they not be regulated by the legislature for private schools too? Most importantly, who makes the decision to determine what is banned, what is controversial, what is to be regulated? Parents already have the right to meeting with administrators, and ultimately the school board if they do not agree with a teacher’s treatment of their child. If you are asking yourself how so many poorly written bills could possibly surface during every legislative session, the answer is that most of these horrific bills are not created by the legislators who present them. They are bills created by far-right and far-left think-tanks, given to legislators across the nation to introduce into their state legislatures. In this current legislative session, Sen.
Vince Leach, LD11, called public educators lazy, ungrateful whiners. Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, LD23, called public educators educational terrorists and child abusers. So, we watch as legislators in the Republican majority fund separate school systems – public, charter and private – with our tax dollars. We see that private schools, funded with our tax dollars, are not required to have certified teachers, nor in fact, are required to adhere to any of the regulations governing public schools. We see that big corporations and the wealthiest Arizonan’s do not pay their share of taxes, and we see legislators who have invested in/own student tax organizations make millions off of the voucher system. What does make sense? Respect and support public-educators. Fund public education fully. Dissolve vouchers, all vouch-
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thority and the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan also formalized a partnership to promote economic growth between Arizona and Taiwan. Opportunities offered by these types of foreign investments should give us confidence about our ability to compete and thrive in a global economy. They should also reinforce the importance of staying connected. Jack Sellers is a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors whose district includes Chandler and parts of Ahwatukee and Gilbert. ■
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ers. They are terrible public policy and syphon funding for programs paid out of the general fund. Speak out in support of Prop 208, which closes tax loopholes for businesses and asks that the wealthiest 1% pay their fair share in taxes. Prop 208 is currently being challenged in court by Senator Karen Fann, et al. Only together do we have power to change things! Join me to call out those politicians who pull political stunts and use fear-mongering us against “them” rhetoric. Those who show through their policies and actions that they care more about welding power and their political movement up the chain than they do their constituents. Call out those politicians who stand for voucher expansion at the expense of Arizona’s children and Arizona’s most vulnerable. Public school is the backbone of our democracy, educating 90% of our children. I hope you will support and vote for those who stand against such things. Whether you agree with me or not, let your legislators know how you feel about the job they are doing. -Lori Vanover
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Desert Vista beats Chandler for 6A boys soccer title BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor
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esert Vista soccer coach Trent Elliott said after his team’s semifinal overtime win over Hamilton they deserved to be in the final. He wasn’t wrong. The Thunder were one of the best teams all season, taking down other powerhouse programs in the state in AIA and tournament play. They beat Brophy, tied 4A champion Salpointe Catholic, perennial 5A power Campo Verde and a gritty Hamilton team eager to prove it was back after a down year in 2021 twice. They were confident they were the best team in the 6A Conference. And Thursday night at Campo Verde High School, Desert Vista beat Chandler 2-0 to prove it reigned supreme for the first time since 2018. “2018 was my first year coaching, it was kind of a blur,” Elliott said. “This year, getting to actually enjoy it and enjoy it with
The Desert Vista boys soccer team celebrated its undefeated season by winning the 6A state title Thursday night against Chandler at Campo Verde High School. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff) these guys … the last three years we’ve had great teams and lost in shootouts. For me, I’m just proud of them. They did ex-
actly what they set out to do.” Much like in the semifinal against Hamilton, Desert Vista and Chandler were
scoreless throughout the first 40 minutes of play. The Thunder went on the attack most of the night, dominating time of possession and putting constant pressure on Chandler’s back line. Junior keeper Simon Turner was challenged at times by the speed and overall talent of Desert Vista’s forwards, but he held his own and his teammates constantly cleared balls. Desert Vista junior forward Micah Vasey scored first in the semifinals to break the tie with Hamilton. He did it again in the title game against Chandler. A corner kick from Luke Dotts set Vasey up for a strike right in front of the net. “I feel really good right now,” Vasey said. “There’s so much going on, it’s hard to really think about anything. You see your team score and you just go to your teammates and go to your fans, and you celebrate. It’s a crazy feeling.”
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Future of girls flag football bright in Arizona high schools BY DREW SCHOTT AFN Contributing Writer
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ear the end of the 2021 school year, Sierra Kuhn walked out of class at Hamilton High School and saw a flyer outside of head coach Matt Stone’s classroom. The flyer, headlined Girls Flag Football, led with three phrases: Full Season Sport, College Scholarships and No Experience Needed. The next day, Kuhn spoke with Stone and joined the program, excited to play football in high school and for an allgirls team. Today, she is one of the Huskies’ leaders as the team prepares to enter a season critical to the future of girls flag football in Arizona high schools. Starting in March, six teams from the Chandler Unified School District — Hamilton, Chandler, Basha, Arizona College
Mountain Pointe girls flag football coach Sergio Ramirez, seen here with his team, is confident the sport will grow in Arizona with the backing of the AIA and other schools such as those in Chandler becoming more involved. (Courtesy Mountain Pointe High School) Prep, Perry and Casteel — and Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee will play the first organized schedule for girls flag football in Arizona high school history. “I think it’s going to go really well,” Kuhn
said. “It’s a really necessary sport to have at the high school level.” With approval from athletic associations in states such as Alaska, Florida and Nevada, girls flag football is one of the fastest-
growing high school sports in the country. Nike and the National Football League recently announced a $5 million initiative to expand girls flag football in high schools and the number of colleges offering scholarships for the sport is increasing. As club teams and leagues are abundant in the Grand Canyon State, there is optimism that girls flag football can be the latest sport elevated to emerging sport status by the Arizona Interscholastic Association. “I think they’re going to work real hard at making this successful,” AIA Executive Director David Hines said. “And I think that they will. I think that people can see that there’s a real interest, that kids want to be involved.” Under emerging sport status, a sport has between one and five years to showcase growth in the number of partici-
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The two teams went back-and-forth from there with some yellow cards issued. A red card, the only one of the game, was issued to a Desert Vista assistant coach early in the second half. With just over 17 minutes remaining in the already-delayed game due to the 6A girls game going into penalty kicks just before, the lights at Campo Verde turned off. The 15-minute delay led to fans turning on their phone lights and both student sections dancing to Usher being played over the loudspeakers. The two teams tried to stay warm in the sub-50-degree weather. Elliott admittedly wondered how the delay would affect his team’s momentum from the early secondhalf goal. The affect, however, was minimal as Desert Vista continued to put pressure on Chandler’s defenders. With just over 7 minutes remaining, a header from Vasey set up senior Kaya Yildirim for a goal to make it 2-0. Chandler came right down the field and attempted to score a quick goal to give itself an opportunity. But as he has done all season and throughout the playoffs, senior keeper Aidan Klein kept everything in front of him on his way to a state championship ring.
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pating schools and athletes. If it does, a conference — 6A in the case of Hamilton and a majority of Chandler schools, for example — can make a recommendation for championship status, the top level of AIA approval currently held by sports like football, basketball and soccer. For Stone, a Special Education Teacher at Hamilton, this season has been years in the making. Involved with girls flag football since 2007, he helped organize the team at Desert Ridge High School, which played in the first inter-school flag football game in Arizona in 2012. He has also researched the sport’s growth nationwide and networked with coaches from across the country to help the sport be adopted in Arizona high schools. Last year, one of his most important allies in this quest became CUSD Director of Secondary Athletics and Auxiliary Programs Shawn Rustad, who is friends with the coach of one of Alaska’s top girls flag football programs. Stone remembers Rustad
He said the two had often bickered about one having a championship over the other. Klein said he told his parents he would win it as a senior after battling through injuries as a junior. He did. And now he and his brother are on an even playing field. “It feels good Desert Vista junior forward Micah Vasey scored the Thunder’s first goal of to actually do the game in the second half that broke a scoreless tie between the two it,” an emotional teams. It was his third goal in two games, scoring twice in the semifinals. Klein said. “UnHe also had an assist in the title game. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff) defeated on the “My back line has been so solid all year. season. I finally caught up to him. I can fiWe have three seniors back there and they nally brag about it. really are a good back line,” Klein said. “I “We’ve been talking about this all year. like coming out and clearing the ball. I do I got a ring. We got a ring. That’s all that whatever I can to help my team. They help matters.” me so much and make my job way easier.” Elliott credited Chandler’s intensity Winning a title is special for Klein. His throughout the match and ability to deolder brother Brennan did it with the fend Desert Vista’s attacks through the Thunder in 2018 — the last time the soc- first 40 minutes. cer program won the championship. The Wolves entered the contest as the
The future of flag football is bright in Arizona thanks in large part to clubs like Gilbert’s Lady Ghosts club team and the creation of teams at all five high schools in the Chandler Unified School District. (Courtesy Geoff Kane) telling him that her team had roughly 130 players and “if that can work in Alaska at that number, we can certainly build here.” Even though the CUSD is the only district holding a girls flag football season this spring, its schedule is the longest for girls flag football in state high school history. “When I told Shawn, ‘This is the work that I’ve been putting in for the past 15 years,’ he knew that I would not yield,”
Stone said. “I was going to take on all the work on myself and I had the experience to do it in that I wouldn’t quit. If there was a Shawn Rustad in Gilbert that had that same faith and trust in me, I think Gilbert would do it.” Flag football interest in Arizona is already high. According to Frank Moreno, the defensive coordinator of the Lady Ghosts Flag Football Club, more than 250
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No. 13 seed in 6A and had to win a playin game to make the tournament. They became road warriors as they knocked off Tolleson, Highland and top-ranked Tucson in penalty kicks to get to the title game. Head coach Sasha Hunter said he was proud of the way his team battled all year and in the postseason. And having the opportunity to coach his two sons Dillon and Grayson in the process made it even more special. “It was amazing and having my kids out here … my sophomore was able to move up after the JV season … I was able to coach two of my kids,” Hunter said. “It was special for me because of that and this group of guys, everyone stayed on board. They just didn’t quit. “It was an amazing season for these guys.” The win Thursday night secured Desert Vista soccer’s fifth championship as a program. It also marked the third for the school so far this year. Elliott was proud of the way his team fought this season. And they ended it with the ultimate award: 6A undefeated state champions. “Our team as a whole, one thing that made us successful is it didn’t matter who I subbed in, we didn’t lose our level of play,” Elliott said. “I think that’s what made us successful this year.” ■
girls showed up for a football camp coordinated by the Arizona Cardinals and over 200 girls play in the Glendale Middle School League. The CUSD’s decision may create even more popularity, as Moreno said that the Lady Ghosts’ practices moved from Peoria to Chandler because of the upcoming season. The roster numbers are promising ahead of the spring, as Stone said Hamilton’s roster numbers roughly 20 and Perry sophomore Samantha Cocke estimated 15 for the Pumas. This follows the success of the Oct. 30 jamboree, in which five of the Chandler schools participating this spring played in six games at Hamilton. For Mountain Pointe head coach Sergio Ramirez, who also runs an organization that handles leagues and tournaments called The Flag Game, he is confident about the future success of girls flag football in the Grand Canyon State. “I foresee probably every school here in
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Arizona having a team at some point and being just as big as boys tackle football,” he said. According to Steve Brody, the defensive coordinator for Hamilton and the Founder and Director of the Gilbert Youth Football League, expanding girls flag football to Arizona high schools is crucial since the sport grows quickly. Nevada’s participants went from 785 to more than 1,900 within four years and Florida has 320 schools playing a season this spring. “If we don’t do this now, we’re going to be falling behind in the country,” Brody said. “It’s already at the college level and these girls have to have an opportunity to be able to compete at (the) college level. If they don’t get experience in high school, they’re going to fall behind.” Brenna Ramirez, the first girl from Arizona to play flag football as a collegiate sport, believes that the sport’s approval by the AIA will allow girls to gain more ex-
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posure from colleges. Meanwhile, Amaya Moreno — a 13-yearold quarterback playing on the Lady Ghosts’ 17-and-under roster — said that girls flag football in high schools will help players continue their passion on the next level. Ramirez, a senior at Gilbert High School who recently signed with Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Florida and will play with the 2022 U.S. Girls 17U Flag Football National Team this summer, thinks the upcoming season will demonstrate how popular the sport is in Arizona. “It’s going to be a fun experiment and just to see in Arizona how girls’ skills for flag football are set,” Ramirez, also a member of the Lady Ghosts, said. “A good amount are new (and) maybe haven’t played before and so, they’re that stepping stone to building this program and seeing what happens in the coming years.” The season will kick off on March 3, with the playoffs — containing the top four teams — planned for April 26 and the championship game set for April 29. ■
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Mesa man plays star role in Scottish Games BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
Mesa resident Kevin Conquest has a star role in the Phoenix Scottish Games, which stand to become an annual East Valley ritual after 56 years in Phoenix. (Courtesy Kevin Conquest)
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or 56 years, thousands of people each March have gathered at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix to celebrate their Scottish Heritage. But starting Friday afternoon, March 4, men in kilts, stirring marching bands and men and women tossing boulders and engaging in other feats of strength will dominate the landscape of Gilbert Regional Park as the Phoenix Scottish Games move into the East Valley. And Mesa resident Kevin Conquest can’t wait. Born and raised in America with Scottish roots on his mother’s side,
Conquest confesses, “I’m mostly English, but as I like to tell people in the Scottish circles, nobody’s perfect.” On Friday, Conquest will be gloriously attired in his black-feather bonnet, tartan kilt, ornate waistcoat with assorted buckles and badges as he leads bands in a heart-stopping march to the tune of bagpipes and drums in a ceremony opening the largest nontown sponsored event yet at the 272-acre park. And the Scottish Games will use a good chunk of that real estate as Conquest promises a bigger, bolder and more engaging simultaneous series of competitions, entertainment acts and other activities that will more than make up for the loss
of the 2021 games to the pandemic. “I do like the park,” said Conquest, the drum major of the 42-year-old Mesa Caledonia Pipe Band who has traveled the world to perform. “The layout is more agreeable to Scottish Highland Games,” he explained. “So, the format that you’re going to see on the field would look very similar to how the Scottish Highland Games will be laid out in Scotland that take place on trackand-field-type arenas, indooroutdoor tracks and outdoor field. We’re able to lay it out very similar to that. “Another big draw to Gilbert this year was the amphitheater stage that they have at the park, which
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ust days after Arabian equines today vacate WestWorld of Scottsdale, Quarter Horses will stride into the renowned venue for their own show. The 49th annual Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show is building off the 2021 event, which had a reduced crowd but attracted a record number of vendors. “Last year, from an exhibitor standpoint, was one of our biggest shows because a lot of shows had been canceled for a year and people were sick of being cooped up,” said Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show spokesperson Kristen Spinning. “We anticipate this to be the same, if not bigger, this year.” Most of the events are divided into classes based on the skill levels of the riders and horses.
That makes it way for patrons to be socially distant while marveling at the ability of the competing horses, Spinning said. “This year we’re trying to push (the event) because it is a good familyfriendly activity that allows guests to be safe while at a distance,” Spinning said. “The competition is set up so that there are classes for the super elite but also for people who are starting out and we have everything from walk/ trot classes and basic classes to things for people who win world championships in these sports.” “Because of the diversity of the horses, there is a diversity of classes,” she said. “People can expect to see just about any kind of activity that someone will do with horses and find something that will interest them.” No matter the class that these riders or horses compete in, there remains a
consistent level of competitiveness. “Our competitors are extremely competitive but this is also very community oriented,” Spinning said. “These people go all over the country and compete with each other but they form very intense friendships which they call their ‘horse show families.’” It also evidences how hard it is for these riders and horses to be on their A-game. “This is really about the horses,” Spinning said. “No person can be at 100% every day and no horse can be at 100% every day – which is the fun
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After hosting the Arabian Horse Show, WestWorld of Scottsdale will pivot quickly to accommodate one of the largest Quarter horse shows on the planet. (Courtesy of Kristen Spinning)
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fter last year’s festivities were scaled back like many other grand events, the Scottsdale Persian Festival is returning to scale at the Scottsdale Waterfront Saturday, March 5. The festival – celebrated by those who consider the spring equinox as their new year – will feature live music, food tastings, dancing and public art installations. “This is something that is not just celebrated by Persians,” said Lawdan Shojaee, festival co-founder. “Any cultures that recognize the equinox as its calendar celebrate this.” Shojaee sees a need for representing Persian culture in Scottsdale and the nation as a whole. “When you live in a diverse community, there’s always a lot of food, flavor, excitement and things to do,” she said. “When we were looking around, we didn’t see a good representation of the Persian culture as far as the New Year’s celebration goes and we thought this would be a fun way to do that.” Scottsdale is also one of the few places in the country to celebrate the holiday. “This is a great time of year in that we have a lot of people coming in from out of town,” Shojaee said. “But when we look nationwide, there is no other event that
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and the challenge of it.” This also displays the contrast between various breeds of steeds. “If people are interested in horses in general, it’s a great comparison to see the elegance and the showmanship of the Arabian horses and bring it back to our Arizona roots for what a horse does,” Spinning said. “They can do the fancy classes but then they can see what is typically seen around the state with the types of horses we have around here.”
Haft-sin marks the beginning of the Persian New Year one was it is celebrated is with a table that has a minimum of seven items that start with the same letter in the Persian alphabet and represent the beginning of spring. (Special to GetOut) celebrates Persian New Year the way that we do.” The festival generally attracts between 8,000 and 10,000 people and nearly 20% of visitors come from out of state — mainly from California. Shojaee is expecting a big crowed, noting, “We’re banking on events like BarrettJackson and the WM Phoenix Open, where there were so many people.” The festival also saw promotional videos on social media go viral. “In two videos we have posted went viral with the first one hitting over 200,000 views and the other had less but was still considered viral,” Shojaee said. Organizers have put together a starstudded lineup headlined by renowned performer Hengameh and producer/song-
In addition to putting the talents of competing riders on display, this will be the first year that the show will feature a new event in the National Snaffle Bit Association’s “Heroes on Horses” – which encourages participation. By any disabled veterans, active duty, wounded warriors and able-bodied veterans who enjoy riding. “This is very exciting because there are programs all over the country that use horses to help veterans and wounded warriors,” Spinning said. “’Heroes on Horses’ is taking that another step in that it’s hon-
writer Ramin Zamani. Live music will be performed by Scottsdale’s own DJ Vahid Shad, Seattle-based No Band and a dance performance by Ballet Afsaneh. The event is also slated to be emceed by comedian Tehran and actor/comedian Leila Parnian. Music and dancing are not the only things that event attendees can expect. Also planned are an elaborate public art display along with vendors providing food and tea. Vendors include lavashak.com, which makes a fruity taffy, and Saffron Jack, which will be selling pizza crafted on stone-made bread. “It is a colorful experience with dancing and inviting music,” Shojaee said. “We have a lot of art and this is one of the best ways to get exposed to the best that the
oring veterans and it’s an avenue for some people that are doing those therapeutic riding things to have a place to show.” No matter what event guests come to view, Spinning recommends that they bring boots made for walking as they will be doing lots of it. “Guests should be prepared to walk around,” she said. “We have classes going in seven different arenas just about every day.” She also hopes that spectators find something they enjoy during the various classes and events held during the Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show.
Persian culture has to offer.” A portion of the festival’s proceeds will go to Kids Inspire Difference, a nonprofit founded and run by two local high school students that advocates for youth activism among social justice issues. “You get to see a little bit of philanthropy, lots and lots of art, connect with food and hear the language of the music,” Shojaee said. A top attraction is an art installation inspired by the tradition of Haft-sin, which marks the beginning of a new year and is celebrated by a display of items representing the changing of the seasons. “Just like a Christmas tree, Persians have a table that they put together that has a minimum of seven items that start with the same letter in the Persian alphabet and represent the beginning of spring,” Shojaee said. This installation will be on display at the waterfront until Mar. 7 when the installation will move to a temporary home at Scottsdale Quarter — where it will remain until the end of the month. No matter what draws members of the crowd to the waterfront on Mar. 5 for the Scottsdale Persian New Year Festival, Shojaee feels this is the best way for visitors and residents to experience her culture. “This is the best way for anyone who is not familiar with the culture to come and experience it,” she said. “With the smells, the visuals, the people and the hospitality, you will feel it.” She also hopes that people share in her culture. “I hope that people come with open hearts and open eyes, experience the culture in their own way and share it with us,” she said. “If we can represent our culture in the best light, I would love that.”■ “This may spark in somebody that this is something they would like to do or that they would love to learn how to ride,” Spinning said. ■
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was a huge win for the entertainment. The sound on that stage is so impressive, having already done a couple of test runs. It’s just amazing. It was an absolute win for us. It’s also a different part of town, so we stand to open up to a new demographic.” Not Scottish? No worries, they stressed. Most everyone and anyone will find something to enjoy. Just ask Ian Lundy, who spent the first 60 years of his life in Scotland before moving to Chandler, where he set up a business called Scottish Genealogy that works primarily with Americans eager to trace their Scottish roots. This coming weekend, Lundy will be holed up in the genealogy tent with other professionals helping visitors parse their family tree in search of Scottish seeds. “It’s almost like you’re being immersed in all things Scottish,” Lundy said of the games. “People everywhere are wearing kilts. People are playing the bagpipes. People are dancing. People are competing in various different events. Scottish music is blaring from different clans.” Added Conquest: “A fantastic show starts off Friday night, also on Saturday and Sunda. You have nonstop entertainment going on all day. …But also you have athletic competitions going on. On the northwest side of the field will be the Highland dancing. People who come to the games, they certainly won’t be bored. There will be something from the minute the gates open to the gate close, and there’s plenty to see and do there. “I think we have about seven different entertainment acts this year happening on the stage in addition to the five-minute drumming competition on the stage, so that’s going to be pretty exciting.” For the first time in the Phoenix Scottish Games’ history, a 90-minute “Twilight Tattoo” concert will open the weekend on Friday night – and Conquest will be front and center as he leads the pipers and the drummers in what promises to be a stunning performance. In this case, we’re not talking about ink on skin. A tattoo concert is a tradition dating back to Europe in the 17th century, when Dutch innkeepers would shout, “doe den tap toe” or “turn off the taps” to alert soldiers on leave that it was time to return to their barracks. Over time, that phrase was shortened to
Kevin Conquest, pipe major for the Mesa Caledonian Band, will be leading the Twilight Tattoo that will open the Phoenix Scottish Games. (YouTube) of pilot dress based on formality of the occasion. I’m also the interface with all the dignitaries that we have in the games.” “So the drum major’s job is a serious one,” he added. Conquest’s love affair with Scottish music began on the drums at age 17 and eventually he took up bagpipes, evolving into a decades-long activity that has taken him to compete three different countries’ championships. A part-time member of the Coast Guard, he has led the Mesa Caladonia band in dozens of local performances at veterans’ activities, St. Patrick’s Day events and other celebrations. Gates will open March 4 at 5 p.m. with Celtic folk music by The Noble McCoys, followed by Traveler with Scott Jeffers taking the audience through a tour of world music. At 7 p.m., Tattoo Drum Major Conquest will strike up The 103rd Arizona Regimental Band, The Los Angeles Fifes & Drums, The Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band, vocalist Erica Lue and the Twilight Tattoo Highland Dancers for a 90-minute show. Over the following two days, guests can wander among the tents each of the 30 Scottish clans will have set up. Or they can watch spectacular tests of strength in the Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Hammer Throw and “Putting the Stone” with male Men and women compete in “heavy athletics com- and female competitors of all ages petition” at the Scottish Games March 5-6, hurl- from across North America. ing boulders and engaging in tug of war and other Along with interactive displays, feats of strength. (Phoenix Scottish Games) the event hosts the Highland Dance “tap toe” and anglicized to “tattoo.” “As the centuries moved on, the tradition evolved into a what is now an evening pageant of music and marching,” said games spokesman Darryl Toupkin. “These entertaining shows can be found in countries all over the world with the Scots perhaps having perfected the artform.” Conquest plays other roles at the games. “I’m the one that’s picking the music in advance, communicating that music to all the pipers and drummers of what’s being played and designing the drill of the marching that will perform,” he explained. “I’m also declaring what uniform will be wearing because there’s different levels
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Championship and the Desert Southwest Pipe Band Championship. Then there are performances of traditional folk and bluegrass music with roots in the lowlands and highlands, plus The Wicked Tinkers, Stoney Bank and Christopher Yates in one of the many Four Peaks beer gardens located throughout the festival. The Celtic Village will offer more than 30 merchants with clothing, music instruments, jewelry, baked goods and other traditional culinary treats such as traditional shortbread cookies and Highland beef dishes. And what would games called “Scottish” be without Scotch whisky tastings. Even car lovers will find something to gawk as they vote for their favorite vintage vehicle at the British Car Display and Show while equine enthusiasts can enjoy a Clydesdale horse exhibit. Organizers have even arranged a visit from the Highland Royal Court, led by Mary Queen of Scots. Toupkin said Arizona is home to more than 175,000 Scots. “Everywhere you look you can see deep ties between Arizona and Scotland,” he said. “Douglas, Arizona was named for a Canadian-Scotsman and the Rose Tree Museum in Tombstone features a rose tree grown from a cutting shipped to a young Scottish bride from her family in Scotland in 1885. The Phoenix Scottish Games are produced by the Caledonian Society of Arizona, the largest Celtic organization in the state, promoting Scottish culture through art, education and athletics. Funds raised at the event support scholarships for aspiring and professional Highland athletes, musicians and dancers and/or other individuals or organizations whose mission, project or program promotes Scottish heritage. ■
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Julia Child made it sound fancy but it’s still good
ulia Child made it fancy: Boeuf Bourguignon. But there’s something I’d like you to know. It’s just stew. Delicious, delectable, savory and oh, so satisfying. But, it’s still just stew. So please don’t let fancy French words intimidate you. Get your Dutch oven out and make this classic comfort food while the weather is still a little cool. Oh, and Bon Appétit! ■ CLASSIC BEEF BOURGUIGNON (Serves 6) Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 8 oz. center cut applewood smoked bacon, diced 2½ lbs chuck beef, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 lb carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks 2 yellow onions, diced 2 teaspoons garlic, minced (2 cloves)
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