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Big changes for 2 local golf course communities Club West elections heighten Wilson Gee plans to reopen Conservancy, Edge rivalry Ahwatukee Lakes this fall BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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he struggle to determine a future for the Club West Golf Course enters a new phase this month after four residents opposed to houses on the site won seats on the HOA’s sevenmember board. In voting tabulated Feb. 4 during the Foothills Club West Association’s annual meeting, four incumbents whose board service spanned between eight and 20 years got the boot following a contentious campaign involving 11 candidates. But the biggest loser wasn’t on the ballot.

The Edge, which bought the course last year from Wilson Gee, now must deal with a board dominated by candidates backed by the Club West Conservancy. The CWC was organized a year ago by homeowners appalled by The Edge’s initial plan to restore the 18-hole course by selling three parcels to a homebuilder for construction of 164 homes. When that plan collapsed within weeks after its unveiling in January 2020, The Edge and a subsidiary, Community Land Solutions, crafted a still-undisclosed plan to turn the course into a park – and left open the possibility of

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fter a seven-year legal battle with homeowners, Wilson Gee is working toward a Nov. 1 reopening of the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course. He has settled a $1.2 million tax debt on the 101-acre site that he closed in 2013 and is now planning to reopen a year ahead of the deadline set last October by a Superior Court judge in a contempt hearing. “I have a different attitude,” he told AFN. “I’m not �ighting. They beat me up. I’m good, my partners are good. They say, ‘look, it is what it is. Let’s just move on.’ And that’s

what we’re doing.” Tim Barnes, the attorney who has represented homeowners Linda Swain and Eileen Breslin in a legal �ight that went all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court and almost before the U.S. Supreme Court, said he is reviewing Gee’s infrastructure plan. He also said he doesn’t know if the course’s long-dormant irrigation system is still in a usable condition, although Gee said he’s not worried about it. “I’m basically putting back the course,” Gee said. “Even though people said we butchered and destroyed it and took everything out

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omewhat different portraits of classroom and overall spending by Ahwatukee’s two public school districts emerged in the state Auditor General’s annual report on school �inances released last week. During the 2019-20 school year, Kyrene exceeded its counterparts and the statewide average for instruction spending and registered administrative costs well below comparably sized districts and the average for all districts. Tempe Union, on the other hand, was a bit different, according to the report.

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or the first time in three months, students next week will be able to sit in classrooms in Ahwatukee’s public schools as Tempe Union reopens its campuses Monday and Kyrene does the same the following day. Although the two districts’ reopening days coincide with the March 15 date set in the order Gov. Doug Ducey issued last week for all districts in the state, both Kyrene and Tempe Union had had picked their reopening dates weeks earlier. Kyrene will return for a five-day weekly schedule while Tempe Union will keep classrooms open four days a week, reserving Wednesday for at-home learning for all students so school buildings can be deepcleaned. The governor’s order created confusion late last week as educators across the state called the surprise directive a disruptive, challenging and frustrating complication to reopening plans that many schools already had in the works. The order was issued hours before Tempe Union’s governing board meeting, though it was not mentioned during the session. However, the district’s counsel reached out to the governor’s office for clarification since the directive did not say how many days a week Ducey expected classrooms to be open. No clarification came either to that question or numerous other questions other districts and news organizations had raised about the governor’s order. “We’ll continue to work with our partners at ADE (Arizona Department of Education) and ASBA (Arizona School Boards Association) to find out more information, but we don’t have anything yet,” Tempe Union spokeswoman Megan Sterling said last Friday. Both Tempe Union and Kyrene closed campuses after Thanksgiving. Kyrene had reopened classrooms gradually in September a little more than a month after the school year began and campuses for all grades were fully open by mid-October. Tempe Union opened its classrooms in mid-October as well, but only for two days a week, with half of the students who wanted classroom learning at each school going in Mondays and Tuesdays and the other half on Thursdays and Fridays. Tempe Union Superintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil said earlier this year that teachers advised him that two days a week were ineffective. While a number of districts across Maricopa County

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While its classroom spending per pupil was higher than districts with comparable enrollment, it put less money into classroom instruction than the statewide average. And Tempe Union’s administrative costs per pupil were above that of similar-size districts and the state average. But when money spent on instructional and student support was factored in, the percentage of Tempe Union’s 2019-20 budget that directly or indirectly affected kids exceeded the statewide percentage, 69.6 percent to 69.3 percent. The percentage of Kyrene’s budget devoted to students in 201920 was one of the highest in the state with 75.1 percent. Arizona schools continue to increase the amount of dollars spent on instruction, the audit shows. But it’s still less than in 2001 when the state began to monitor this metric. The average school system spent 54.9 percent of its cash on instruction last academic year. That includes teachers, aides, substitutes, general instructional supplies, field trips and athletics. Student support, consisting of counselors, audiologists, speech pathologists, nurses, social workers and attendance services took another 8.7 percent. And another 5.7 percent went for instructional support, defined as librarians, teacher training, curriculum development and instruction-related technology services. The audit said all that rounds out to a statewide average of 69.3 percent of every dollar received that goes into the classroom. What’s left includes 10.2 percent for administration. That includes superintendents, principals, business managers and other staff who do everything from accounting to payroll. Kyrene’s administrative costs took 8.9

These charts break down 2019-20 spending by Tempe Union High School and Kyrene school districts to show how much money is being spent on student instruction and support and how much went to other expenses. (Arizona Auditor General)

percent of its 2019-20 budget while Tempe Union spent 10.9 percent of its budget on administrators. The percentage of Kyrene’s budget spent on students included 63.2 percent on direct instruction, 7.7 percent on student support and 4.2 percent on instruction support. Its total 75.1 percent devoted to students led the nine elementary districts its size in the state. Translated into dollars, Kyrene spent $5,454 per pupil in the classroom – up from $5,144 the previous school year and more than the $4,916 spent by its peer districts and the $5,016 state average. Tempe Union’s 69.6 percent of instructional costs included 53.6 percent on classroom instruction, 8.6 percent on student support and 7.4 percent on instructional support. Tempe Union ranked seventh among a dozen districts its enrollment size in the percentage of its budget devoted to classroom spending.

That group was led by Higley Unified in Gilbert, which had the only percentage above 60 percent (61.8) among all comparably sized schools. Tempe Union spokeswoman Megan Sterling said Tempe Union’s place among those dozen school districts isn’t necessarily as out of whack as it may seem to some. “If you look at the actual percentage numbers, we are pretty solidly the middle of the pack – just a few percentage points from being ranked third or fourth,” she said. “I think you have to consider both in order to paint a full picture.” In average dollars per pupil spent in the classroom, Tempe Union’s $4,843 was higher than the $4,636 average spent by peer districts but below the $5,016 state average. Average per-pupil spending by Tempe Union for student support was $773 – higher than the $715 spent by peers but lower than the $796 state average. Tempe Union’s average per-pupil instructional support was $665 – exceeding by more than $100 both peer district and

statewide averages. Kyrene’s per-pupil dollars for student and instructional support was significantly below both its peer and the statewide average. Kyrene spent $668 per pupil on student support as opposed to the $745 peer average and $796 state average. Likewise, Kyrene’s $366 for instructional support was well below the $526 peer average and $513 statewide average. Auditor General Lindsey Perry noted that the percentage of spending on instruction and student support, on average, has increased in the past five years. At the same time, schools statewide are averaging less of each dollar on food services, plant operations and transportation. Administrative costs as a percentage of total dollars, the audit shows, have remained the same over the past few years. The state average percentage of schools’ 2019-2020 budgets for administration costs

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district and state auditors for years. Its $165 per pupil cost for plant operawas 10.2 percent, according to the audit. tions contrasted with the $144 average The percentage spent on administration for comparably sized districts and a $160 by Kyrene was below that, with 8.3 per- statewide average. cent and 8.9 percent, respectively. District officials have long complained Translated into dollars spent per pupil that auditors have disregarded their arguon administration, Kyrene beat out the ment that some school buildings deliberateaverage spent by peer districts and the ly have fewer students than what auditors statewide average. Kyrene’s $766 was far expect in order to keep class sizes down. below the $911 spent by its peers and the Tempe Union was red-flagged in three $936 statewide average. areas. Tempe Union’s percentage of budget The audit said Tempe Union’s adminisspent on administration was higher at trative costs per pupil were higher than 10.9 percent than the state’s 10.2 percent. same-sized districts and the state average In pupil dollars, Tempe Union’s $987 for – as were its food service and square footadministration exceeded the $855 spent age operational costs per pupil. by comparable-sized districts and the Perry said that overall, Arizona schools $936 statewide average. spend a lot less than the national average, Sterling said, “District enrollment has at $9,136 per student this past school year declined and there has not been an op- compared with $12,652. And that national portunity yet for appropriate reductions figure actually is two years older but is in staffing. what was available to state auditors. “That is taking place now for the upThat reflects in the individual categories. coming year – as it does every year – so Arizona spends an average of $5,016 we can make the appropriate adjust- per student in instruction versus $7,676 ments,” she added. nationally. spend an averxurydistricts ugs ~ LuAnd Vinyl ~ Area Rage Kyrene was red-flagged for square footof $936 per student in administrative Coun m o st tert ~ Cubut s age operational h costs per pupil, that has costs; the national figure is $1,423. r e op w S o te ~ of ood ~ Labeen minaasource disagreement between the Total per pupil spending in Kyrene lasts

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cent – indicating moderate spread – and percentage of hospital visits with COVIDlike symptoms had fallen to the minimal spread level at 3.8 percent. But Mendivil at last week’s board meeting pleaded with the community at large not to take the improving metrics for granted, especially since spring break is being marked this week. “The weather is getting nicer and there’s hope and optimism in the air,” Mendivil said. “It’s incumbent on us to be responsible so that we can continue to enjoy these metrics. We have to be reminded who ultimately will benefit…and that is our students. “All of us want our students back to school.” Masks will be required for all students and staff on both districts’ campuses and social distancing will be enforced as much as possible, although there have been Kyrene officials concede that it will not be

achievable in many classrooms. The governor’s directive late last week that lifted capacity limits in businesses such as restaurants does not apply to school districts. Both districts will have their hands full with kids back at their desks, especially since at least a third of all students will remaining learning at home. Kyrene said its parents survey should slightly more than half plan to send their kids back to school. Tempe Union was just taking a survey to determine how many students would be returning. The districts will not only be addressing learning loss as the final quarter of the disruptive 2020-21 school year begins, but they will also have to begin preparing students for the state achievement tests that will be administered next month. “It might seem counterintuitive or even unfair to spend time on a statewide assessment when many students have spent

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of it, we didn’t take anything out except the putting green. “But the irrigation system – everything is still in there. The (sprinkler) heads are still there. For seven years, they’ve been sitting there. I had my consultants look at it. They felt we can put it together again for maybe $250,000. That’s basically rebuilding the well, rebuilding the pump station and allowing a $50,000 or $75,000 budget for the heads. The heads are obsolete – I mean they’re not computerized, but that’s OK.” Gee said he aims to restore the course pretty much the way it was when he bought it in 2006. “We’ll rebuild all the bridges, put the water back in (the lakes) and it will be the same golf course on the west side,” he said. On the other side of the course, he said, “in order to break even, we’re going to extend the driving range.” He said the course would be 18 holes, as it was before, but that he will be using at least four that would be devoted to being used as a “teaching facility” so that newcomers to the game, mainly young people, can learn to play golf. As for a clubhouse, it will be a modular “sales office” type building with no bar or restaurant but only bathrooms and a changing area. He might bring an occasional food truck out on the premises, he added. And there will be no golf carts, he said, noting “it’s a flat area and people should walk anyway.” Moreover, he noted that carts can wear down the grass – and would be no match for the new, more resilient type of grass he’s planting in May that will stand up better to the salt content in the lakes. “Hopefully we’ll have the irrigation system ready to go in April or May, test everything out, then overseed sometime in October. Our goal is to open for business Nov. 1.” Gee said he has not made a big deal about an accelerated reconstruction of the course because “people don’t believe me.” “The palm trees are trimmed already. The pumps already are taken out and are being repaired. I just quietly did it, though it’s no secret: people can see things are moving there.” “I kept my mouth shut because whatever I say, people would just attack me,” he added.

The Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course has been a wasteland for more than seven years but owner Wilson Gee said he is working to have it restored a full year ahead of a deadline for its rebirth that was set by a judge. (Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial) Gee’s reconstruction of the course comes five years after he had sold the it to The True Life Companies for almost $9 million. True Life had planned to create a new subdivision called Ahwatukee Farms that would have 270 single- and two-story homes, a five acre community farm an extension of the Ahwatukee-based Desert Garden Montessori School, hiking trails and a small café. But to get that plan implemented, True Life had to get a majority of the Lakes’ approximate 5,600 homeowners to agree to change the land use regulations for the site. Despite a costly and aggressive cam-

paign, the homebuilder failed. Superior Court Judge Hannah twice ruled in favor of Breslin and Swain and ordered that the golf course be restored – although a court has never specifically said what kind of golf course had to be constructed. Last October, Superior Court Judge Theodore Campagnolo found Gee was in contempt of court and set a series of sanctions if he failed to meet certain deadlines for rebuilding the course that would have totaled $3.5 million if the course was not opened by the fall of 2022. Gee said he and his partners in the ownership company, ALCR, had contemplated

This was the way the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course used to look at owner Wilson Gee said it will pretty much look like this when he reopens it Nov. 1, except there will be no golf carts. (AFN file photo)

filing for bankruptcy and walking away from the site, writing off a $10 million loss. “Then after thinking about it, I said it’s 100 acres in the middle of the city,” he explained. “There’s value in the future somewhere somehow. Maybe there’s more sensible people 10 years from now.” So, Gee explained, he and his partners brought in some new partners, recapitalized the site to the point where they could pay off the taxes and invest in the course’s reconstruction. Because the site was no longer being used for golf, ALCR lost a discounted tax rate that state law gives golf courses. As a result, ALCR owed close to $3 million in back taxes and penalties, but the County Assessor’s Office cut that liability by more than half. Gee said he doesn’t expect Ahwatukee Lakes to make a profit and that “hopefully we’ll break even.” “We can’t compete even with my own golf courses there,” said Gee, who owns three of Ahwatukee’s four courses and holds the note for the fourth – Club West, which he sold last year. He said the pandemic, however, has made him optimistic about at least breaking even because more people are taking up the game. Business at both the Foothills and the Ahwatukee Country Club has picked up, he said, because golf affords an opportunity to be outside and easily maintain social distance. However, he lost most of the year’s lucrative wedding business at the Foothills clubhouse because of pandemic restrictions. “This will be hopefully for people who enjoy a short game,” he said. “I’m giving people an affordable option, plus a large training facility. There’s a lot of beginners out there because of COVID and people are playing golf and they enjoy it.” That’s an ironic change in Gee’s viewpoint since he testified last year that he closed the course in 2013 because it had been losing money virtually from the time he bought it and had vowed as recently as last year that “it will never be a golf course again.” He said he has no plans for night golf. But Gee said his attitude has changed as the result of the human cost that the pandemic has taken in the world. “I think after COVID, people will realize it’s not important – all those lawsuits and things. I realize that. We do the best we can and I’m staying quiet. Leave me alone and play golf in peace.” 

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Lawmaker: Masks didn’t protect anyone from AIDS BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

first-term Scottsdale legislator convinced colleagues last week to let businesses ignore mask mandates to stem the spread of COVID by arguing that they weren’t needed decades ago to stop the spread of AIDS. On a 31-28 party-line vote, the House approved legislation that says business owners need not enforce any state, city, town or county requirement for people to wear a mask. Republican Rep. Joseph Chaplik, sponsor of HB 2770, said it would give businesses the choice of whether to enforce the mandates many communities already have adopted and that said consumers then would have the option of deciding if they want to do business there. Chaplik argued that the mandates are an overreaction and that society has managed to survive other viral outbreaks without masks. For example, he cited HIV “that was going to wipe our global destruction of human bodies with AIDS.’’ “We heard about that in the 80s,’’ Chaplik said. “Yet no masks were required.’’ The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, cannot be spread by air. It is spread through exchange of bodily fluids, normally sexual transmission or sores from open wounds and also can be spread through sharing infected needles. “It’s about the individual rights of these business owners as Americans,’’ Chaplik argued. Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, echoed that sentiment. “The bill doesn’t say ‘masks don’t work,'" he said. “The bill gives business owners ... the right to make a decision.’’ The vote came over the objections of several lawmakers who said the measure ignores evidence of how masks, properly worn, help curb the spread of the disease that has so far killed half a million Americans, including more than 16,000 in Arizona. Rep. Randall Friese, D-Tucson, who is a physician, said masks are part of the “very basic, important tools,’’ along with hand washing and social distancing, to

curb the spread. Chaplik went on to tell colleagues to look at what’s happening elsewhere to disprove the claims that masks help prevent the spread of the virus. “Nebraska never had a mask mandate,’’ he said. He said the same is true in places like Mississippi and Georgia. “I would think that based on these arguments these states would have dead people piled up all over their state because no one else would be living because no one has masks on,’’ Chaplik continued. Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, expressed similar beliefs. Roberts said he’s heard a figure that something like 90% of the state is covered by some local mask mandate. “If they work, how are people still catching COVID?’’ he asked. Other Republicans who voted for the bill did not openly challenge the effectiveness of masks, properly worn, in preventing the spread of disease. Instead, they said the legislation is a matter of individual rights. Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, had a slightly different take. “This bill is simply about not making 16-year-old waiters and waitresses police officers enforcing a criminal mask statute,’’ he said. Rep. Diego Rodriguez, D-Phoenix, said Chaplik is wrong in arguing that mask mandates are an example of government overreach. “Mask mandates are a textbook example of the government ensuring one of its fundamental purposes, which is guarding the public health and safety,’’ Rodriguez said. He said allowing people to ignore such an order sends a bad message. Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear, who owns the jewelry store with the family name, told colleagues this is a difficult decision. She said her employees wear masks. Despite that, some did get sick, forcing the closure of the store. “I have had friends die of COVID,’’ Osborne said. Osborne also said there are other mandates on business that are accepted, like having sprinklers and fire extinguishers. But Osborne, who provided the crucial -and required -- 31st vote for the measure, said she had to side with her colleagues. “I’m no communist,’’ she said. 

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Steady progress here for bill mandating Holocaust lessons BY KELLY DONOHUE Cronkite News

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using a sale of some land to a homebuilder to finance the plan. About 800 people – roughly 30 percent of the community’s 2,600 homeowners eligible to vote – cast ballots by the March 3 deadline. The winning candidates, in order of the number of votes they received, were Anthony “Beau” Bridges, Julie Tyler, Kristy Rockafellow and Jim Siart. Julie Tyler is the wife of CWC President Matt Tyler. The number of votes cast in the election was higher than the 694 cast in the 2019 board elections and the 544 last year. The golf course has been a barren field since 2016 except for a brief time in late 2017 and early 2018 when a different owner had tried to operate it until he went bankrupt, putting it back in Gee’s hands. Board President Michael Hinz, who won reelection last year, said that the board was unfairly characterized during the campaign as favoring houses. He stressed The Edge had not talked with the board. But Matt Tyler told AFN it didn’t matter and that the election was “a referendum on people wanting a change on the board.” “I do feel very secure knowing that a number of the board members now oppose new housing and the sale of the golf course for anything other than golf. It’s very reassuring,” Tyler said. The Edge wasn’t exactly jubilant about the election results. Edge partner Matt Shearer declined an interview, but he and his partners issued a statement about the Conservancy having “packed the board.” “In regard to the golf course,” Shearer said, “we support the new board. We expect that they will exercise their fiduciary duties and do what is in the best interest of the community and not just those who live on the golf course. “We were asked to retract our sustainable golf solution to work with the community on a park plan. The CWC left that collaboration to pursue litigation and began promoting the fact that they had detailed and cost modeled plans to restore championship golf. “Many voters were attracted to a full restoration of golf operations which, according to the CWC, is centered around a $670K water reclamation plant which benefits not only the golf course but the entire community,” the statement continued. The statement also said, “All options will

The Conservancy said houses on the course would be unfair to homeowners who paid higher lot prices to be next to it while The Edge say decision on the course must take into account the whole community. (Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial) be presented to the community. If the board exercises their duties, it is quite likely that homeowners will soon see values increased, premiums restored and our quality of life return.” Part of The Edge’s statement was an indirect reference to CWC’s assertion that some homeowners whose property abuts the course would be unfairly ignored if houses were built on parts of the course. Asked what the Conservancy’s next move will be, Tyler said, “We’re going to continue to remain engaged with the community. Talking with at least three of the new board members, one of the first moves that the board is going to make is to form committees to really find solutions.” “Obviously, we need one that’s going to focus on a water solution, one that’s going to stay focused on engagement with the City Council and the Ahwatukee Planning Committee.” Tyler cited the upcoming sale of State

Trust Land along Chandler Boulevard between 19th and 24th avenues that will bring hundreds of new homes to the community and the new 178-lot Palma Brisa subdivision and said they create opportunities for a restoration of the course. He also said the site could still become a golf course that likely would require four years to recoup what will be a multi-million-dollar investment to restore it. Tyler also said the Conservancy will continue its lawsuit against Hinz and the ousted board members. Both parties have been waiting for more than a month for Superior Court Commissioner Andrew Russell to rule on a case involving the old board’s acquisition of the declarant rights to the course – which gives the HOA board significant sway over the process for changing the course’s land use regulations. Superior Court Judge Daniel Kiley last fall blocked the board from taking any ac-

tion that would put The Edge’s plan for the course up for a community vote pending a trial that has not yet been set. “I think from a legal precedent perspective, it’s all kind of done,” Tyler said of the case. “All the evidence is there and it’s really just up to the judge to make a final ruling,” he added, noting that it will be up to the new board to then decide what to do next. The lawsuit has created an unusual situation in his household, Tyler noted, since he as a plaintiff cannot talk about the case with his wife, who is now a board member. The Edge’s statement included a call to the Conservancy to “join us in our commitment to fact-based, data-driven and community-based solutions.” “The CWC has stated that under their control, the (board of directors) will be completely transparent. They have also said they seek to emulate our neighboring HOA’s newly adopted policies of electronic surveys, voting, enhanced communications as well as establishing term limits.” That was a reference to the reform group of homeowners that won victories in the board elections for the neighboring Foothills HOA last year. The Foothills Golf Course was not an issue in that election. Meanwhile, Wilson Gee holds the promissory note for the $750,000 deal he made with The Edge. Asked if he thinks the four investors might back out of the deal – as a failed buyer did in 2018 – Gee replied that he won’t be surprised. “It doesn’t make sense for them unless they can work something out because there’s the difference between the Lakes and the Club West is basically a $900,000 water bill,” he said. Gee closed the course in June 2016 because he faced a $750,000 city bill for the potable water that irrigates the course. He said that after two city water rate hikes since then, he estimates the tab has gone up – and that doesn’t even factor in the pending rate increase that will be coming before City Council in the next few weeks. Tyler said the Conservancy has been meeting with a civil engineer who has been “validating some of our plans” for a waste water treatment plan that would provide cheaper non-potable water for the course. “The big hurdle there is getting the City Council to approve that, getting the City of Phoenix on board with that plan,” he said. “We think from a financial perspective and a day-to-day management perspective, it looks very realistic.” 

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Epstein votes against college tax break bill BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

House panel has approved legislation designed largely to create a greater tax break for larger families if they have the money to set aside in the first place. SB 1135 deals with federally recognized college savings plans. Better known as 529s, based on the section of the Internal Revenue Code, donations grow tax free if used for higher education. Arizona adds its own incentive, giving individuals a tax deduction of up to $2,000 for those donations against their state adjusted income used to compute their taxes. For married couples filing jointly, the maximum deduction is $4,000. What SB 1135 would do is allow those deductions on a per-child basis. So, a couple with two children could set aside and take a deduction of up to $8,000

a year. Three kids, the cap hits $12,000, and so on. Sen. David Livingston, R-Peoria, who crafted the measure, said it fixes what he called a “discrimination issue.’’ “Right now, you could have three or four kids, but you could only donate and write off one,’’ he said. Livingston told members of the House Ways and Means Committee that the change shouldn’t cost the state a lot of lost revenue. He said figures provided by the Department of Revenue show that under existing laws the average deduction for these 529 accounts is only about $1,200. “Families aren’t even getting to the $2,000 or the $4,000,’’ Livingston said. “But for the few families that could, I don’t think we should discriminate if they have more than one kid.’’ It isn’t just parents who are eligible. Grandparents, too, can take the same deduction. A couple that has eight grand-

children could, at least theoretically, get a $32,000 reduction in the amount against which their state income taxes are computed. All that bothered Rep. Mitzi Epstein, whose district includes Ahwatukee. She noted that Arizona has a progressive tax rate: The more someone earns, the higher the tax bracket. What that means, she said, is that a $4,000 deduction taken by person of means creates a bigger dollar break in taxes owed than someone who has less taxable income and gets that same deduction. “Middle income folks are so tired of this,’’ Epstein said. “We’re tired of missing out on the benefits.’’ That did not bother Rep. Steve Kaiser, RPhoenix. He said people at the top of the bracket already are paying more. And Kaiser said he’d be happy to support legislation to create a flat tax rate, something Democrats generally oppose.

But Epstein said that’s not the only problem with the bill. She pointed out that a 2017 federal law now allows people to use 529 plans to allow for tax-free distribution of expenses for private, public or religious schools of up to $10,000 a year. That, said Epstein, amounts to yet another way for parents to get tax benefits for sending their children to private and parochial schools. And she said that any dollars the state doesn’t get in income taxes means less money for those in public schools. “It’s wrong to hurt the other children,’’ Epstein said. “I’m asking you to think about the children whose parents cannot afford private school tuition,’’ she continued. “This bill takes away from them,’’ calling the measure “another voucher scheme.’’ The measure, which already has cleared the Senate, was approved by the House panel on a 6-4 party-line vote. 

powers remains. This measure, which now needs a final roll-call vote in the Senate before going to the House, bypasses that using a constitutional provision which allows the Legislature, by a simple majority, to declare the emergency over. But Ducey could have the last word: A recent opinion by Attorney General Mark Brnovich said that, under the current constitutional provisions, the governor remains free to issue a new emergency order. That, in turn, goes to the separate legislative actions designed to keep that from happening – at least in the future. HCR 2037, approved by the House on a 31-28 party-line vote, would allow a simple majority of state lawmakers to call a special session to consider and review any gubernatorial emergency. It now takes a two-thirds margin to do that. Separately, the Senate gave preliminary approval to SCR 1010. It actually would require the governor to call a special session any time he or she declares an emergency. In both cases, that would give lawmakers the power to review what the governor has done, the restrictions imposed,

and decide for themselves whether they are appropriate. But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, who crafted the House version, said that there is a need to revisit the decadesold laws for the next time a governor declares an emergency. “What we have now is absurd,’’ he told colleagues. Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, author of the Senate measure said it’s a simple matter of the constitutional right of a republican form of government. “And that’s not what we had this last year,’’ she said. “We had one person and his advisers making decisions on behalf of the entire state,’’ Townsend said. “And I would challenge anyone to say that the state and the people in the state were satisfied with those decisions.’’ Kavanagh and Townsend both said nothing in the measure would stop the governor from declaring an emergency and issuing immediate orders. What it does is ensure the Legislature is in session and has a voice. “And that’s when we deliberate, maybe we negotiate, we do a log of things,’’ Kava-

nagh said. “And then we make a decision as to whether or not the governor acted wisely.’’ The whole concept of legislators second-guessing the governor bothered Rep. Randall Friese, D-Tucson. “In a pandemic, very specifically, when decisions need to be made expeditiously to address rapid spread,” he said, “I think one person with the advice of experts, and the guidance of their agencies like the Department of Health Services, making those decisions is less problematic than 90 people.’’ And he asked if that wouldn’t slow the process down to the point of being ineffective. Friese said he agrees, in essence, with the idea of giving the Legislature a voice in future emergencies. But he said that future emergencies could require rapid – and unilateral – action. “If there isn’t quick action, he said the impact on Arizona could be even more pronounced than it has been. “We will have businesses close for much longer, we will have hospitals at capacity,’’ Friese said. “We will have many more people sick and dying.’’ 

Lawmakers move to curb emergency powers BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate legislators voted last week on multiple fronts to curb the power of the governor – this one and future ones – to declare and maintain an emergency. With no discussion at all, the Senate gave preliminary approval to SCR 1001. If it gets final approval by the Senate and later by the House, it would immediately terminate the emergency that Gov. Doug Ducey declared nearly a year ago. The resolution, crafted by Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, states that the governor’s March 11 emergency order has interfered with individual rights. That specifically refers to the stay-at-home edicts he issued early in the COVID-19 pandemic. While those have been allowed to expire, Ugenti-Rita said other Ducey actions remain, including restrictions on how some businesses can operate which she said have wreaked havoc on the economy. Ducey could terminate the emergency on his own. But he has repeatedly insisted the need for him to assume the special

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Ahwatukee reps split on House gaming bill BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

bipartisan coalition of legislators gave Gov. Doug Ducey a crucial victory last week as they approved his plan to expand off-reservation gaming in the state with Ahwatukee’s two representatives split on the bill. The 48-12 House on HB 2772 vote came despite concerns that the plan amounts to a give-away of valuable gaming rights to the owners of the state’s sports franchises. LD18 Rep. Jennifer Jermaine joined the majority in the vote while Rep. Mitzi Epstein voted no. Sports franchises would be the only ones able to take wagers on the outcome of both professional and college sporting events. Rep. Jeff Weninger, R-Chandler, who is carrying the bill for Ducey, acknowledged he could not say how much those franchises would have to pay for that exclusive right to make money off of gaming. Instead, he said, that would be set by the Arizona Department of Gaming whose di-

rector reports to the governor. Pressed for details, Weninger said the experience from other states shows that these rights sell for anywhere from $500 to $20 million. The flaw in all that, according to House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, DLaveen, is that it essentially gives the franchises the right to dictate what they want to pay. That’s because no one else can bid against them. “We are creating a market that only one set of players has access to,’’ he said, leaving the state with “no real negotiating power on the fees.’’ “If we decide to set the fees at $20 million, then sports teams say, ‘no, we’re not going to pay that $20 million,’ there’s nothing else that we can do,’’ Bolding said. That’s because there’s nothing in the legislation that allows others to bid for the right. “So, then the Department of Gaming may have to lower the fees,’’ he said. Weninger did not dispute the exclusivity of the legislation. But he said that’s justified because the franchise owners have

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Bronkesh said. “So that when students see bigotry, they will understand what those ramifications could be down the road.” In January, state Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tucson, introduced a bill that would do just that. House Bill 2241 would require Arizona schools to teach students about the Holocaust at least twice from the seventh to the 12th grade. The bill was approved 59-0 and now is working its way through the Senate. Hernandez last year introduced a similar bill that would have required more Holocaust education in grade schools. Although the bill cleared the House, the legislative session ended prematurely because of COVID-19. “The survivors are getting older and older, many passing away,” Hernandez said in a news release. “We owe it to them and their memories to make sure students learn about what they endured.” HB 2241 is just one of Hernandez’s latest initiatives meant to benefit local Jewish communities. The representa-

tive recently worked with the Arizona Department of Health Services to provide COVID-19 vaccination appointments to more than 40 Arizona Holocaust surivivors. Although initiatives like these are new, the fight for Holocaust literacy has been long-standing, said Bell, with the historical society. “People have been doing Holocaust education for decades and not getting a lot of attention for it,” he said. “Survivors have been in classrooms over and over again telling their stories and trying to make a distant historical event real in students’ lives.” Bronkesh and Waller also are members of the Arizona Department of Education’s Task Force on the Holocaust and Other Genocides, which has developed resources and training for teachers. The task force’s webpage has a Holocaust education toolkit, recorded webinars and lesson plans. “We know that teachers have a lot on their plate, so we wanted to make it as easy to find educational resources as possible.” Bronkesh said. However, Bell said that the push for Ho-

locaust education isn’t just about passing history class – it’s also an initiative to help Arizonans build stronger emotional connections to World War II. The next obstacle will be how to adequately tell the stories of Holocaust survivors after they pass away. The Arizona Jewish Historical Society plans to do this through opportunities outside of the traditional classroom setting. The society conducts a series of free community programs that are open to the public, which give Holocaust survivors and their descendants platforms to speak. The Surviving Humanity series also explores other instances of intolerance, oppression and genocide. Plans to open a Holocaust education center in Phoenix also are in the works. Bell said an education center would allow younger generations to connect with Holocaust survivors and continue to learn their stories after they die. “We’re trying to make it technologically innovative and incorporate the stories of local survivors,” he said, “so that the tradition of them visiting classrooms can be carried on, even after they’re gone.” 

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Firearms industry alleges discrimination by banks BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

he National Rifle Association and its allies in the firearms industry want Arizona lawmakers to force banks to do business with them. In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, lobbyists for both groups told lawmakers that some manufacturers are having problems getting loans from financial institutions. There also were complaints about retailers having access to point-of-sale terminals to process credit card transactions. Michael Findlay who represents the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said this is more than a business dispute and that anything that hampers production and sale of weapons could infringe on Arizonans’ right to bear arms. The measure, HB 2827, sponsored by Rep. Frank Carroll, R-Sun City West, now awaits debate of the full House. The bill cleared the Judiciary Committee in a 9-3 vote but was passed unanimously by the Rules Committee, including LD 18 Rep. Mitzi Epstein, whose district includes Ahwatukee. But its future is not a sure thing, even in a legislature that has a history of approving any measure dubbed as protecting the right to own a gun. That’s because the measure could end up setting a precedent of the state telling companies with whom they have to do business. And it did not escape the debate that the request comes just a year after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the owners of a Phoenix calligraphy firm have the constitutional right to refuse to provide custom wedding invitations when same-sex couples exercise their own constitutional right to wed. Dan Reid, regional director of the NRA, said there is a particular problem that lawmakers need to address. “This prevents discrimination in lending practices within the firearms industry,’’ he said. “If companies aren’t able to secure lines of credit, if they’re having problems processing payments, that, in turn, could impact consumers on the back end.’’ That drew questions from Rep. Diego Rodriguez, D-Phoenix. “What would be the discriminatory por-

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tion of a bank or financial institution to say, ‘We just don’t want to loan you money’’’? he asked. Reid said there are examples where companies that have been current with their loans suddenly find they can’t get money “purely on the basis of the business.’’ That did not impress Rodriguez as unfair or illegal discrimination. “Let’s just say a bank makes a decision, ‘we no longer want to be in the adult industry, for example,’’ he said. “Aren’t we talking about the same thing?’’ Rodriguez continued. “Sometimes people just decide they don’t want to do business with other people any more just because they changed their decisionmaking process.’’ Reid rejected the comparison. “We’re talking about two very different things here as far as a constitutionally protected right,’’ he said, not addressing whether adult businesses also have a constitutionally protected right under the First Amendment. “A disturbing trend has developed in which financial institutions are declining to work with entire industries based upon the desires of a small vocal minority who are using the modern-day megaphone of social media to cancel entire lawful commerce and businesses,’’ Findlay said. And he said there is precedent for what the firearms manufacturers and dealers are seeking. “Government has a long history of regulating the banking industry and financial institutions,’’ he said. For example, he cited the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. It bars discrimination on

the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, receipt of public assistance or good faith exercise of any rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. There’s also the Americans with Disabilities Act which provides civil rights protections to those with disabilities. Rodriguez bristled at the comparisons. “Are you equating legislation that is designed to prevent ‘redlining’ in racial discrimination to this bill?’’ he asked, referring to federal protections against housing discrimination based on race. Findlay backed off. “I’m not equating it to those two things,’’ he said. But Findlay said it falls within the statutes of what is and is not permissible. “If you prevent an entire industry, and your entire policy is to prevent an entire industry from access to capital and financial services, then it would be, as the U.S. Code says, discrimination,’’ he said. That didn’t satisfy Rodriguez who pointed out that the legislation would allow a “victim’’ of this kind of discrimination to get not only actual damages but also triple and punitive damages. “The idea that equating a manufacturer’s access to capital is the same as actively, proactively punishing and preventing discrimination in lending, which has been throughout the history of this country, I take offense to that,’’ he said. “This bill gives remedy to gun manufacturers that I, a person of color, wouldn’t have even if I could show I was discriminated against.’’ Rep. Diego DeGrazia, D-Tucson, suggested that Findlay was taking liberties with what constitutes “discrimination.’’ He said that the law bars discrimination against “protected classes.’’ `Those classes are generally based on

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race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age,’’ DeGrazia said. “Are you saying that a company that wants to manufacture firearms or firearms products is somehow a protected class?’’ But House Speaker Rusty Bowers, RMesa, said the definition is not as narrow as all that. “The ‘protected class’ here is those who exercise the right to bear arms,’’ he said. Bowers said its not like the banks are taking away someone’s guns. “The angle is we will address and use our considerable power to influence the banking institutions that otherwise are happy to loan to anybody to make a profit,’’ he said. Carroll said the state needs to defend the firearms industry, saying it is “supporting the health and safety of persons with their Second Amendment right to defend themselves.’’ No date has been set for the bill to go to the House floor. 

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hwatukee resident Kristie Levy and Rachael Ridenour of Albuquerque have racked up 57 years in the U.S. Army between them, including multiple combat deployments. And they haven’t stopped proving their mettle. Levy, who retired as a master sergeant from the Army and serves with federal law enforcement, and Ridenour, a sergeant major who transferred to the Army Reserve after 12 years active duty, are preparing for the sixth annual Rebelle Rally. The rally is an eight-day driving and navigation event that covers more than 1,200 miles of rough terrain in California and Nevada. Rebelle Rally is the first women’s offroad navigation rally in the U.S., a demanding competition that requires two-

Rachael Ridenour, left, and Kristie Levy celebrate their third-place ﬁnish in one of last year’s Rebelle Rally divisions. (Courtesy CWG: Fueled by Freedom and Caffeine) women teams to find their way through uncharted wilderness without cellphones,

iPads, GPS or even binoculars as they navigate to checkpoints – some marked, oth-

ers well-hidden – to earn points. The team to tally the most points during all stages combined, minus any penalties, is declared the winner. This is the second year the pair has teamed up after winning third place in their crossover division. “We bonded over love of country, caffeine and competition,” laughed Levy, who has lived in Ahwatukee with her husband Adam and three children ages 16 to 20 since 2012. Adam also retired from the Army as a sergeant first class after serving 27 years. All vehicles entering the Rebelle Rally must be street legal. Last year the women were provided a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander by their major sponsor, Mitsubishi Motors. It was a hybrid electric vehicle they named “Electra.” This year they’ve passed the Mitsubishi

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100+ Women Who Care here aid abuse victims

BY KIM TARNOPOLSKI AFN Guest Writer

here are survivors living among us – “sheros” who have paved the way for females of all ages to escape abuse, find their voice and thrive again. 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun recently met one of those women when they delivered $10,000 to the MonaLou Callery, executive director and founder of the National Advocacy & Training Network, a local nonprofit working to end violence against women and children. Thirty-five years ago, MonaLou Callery was disfigured, beaten down and broken to her core after years of physical and mental abuse by her husband. She tried to leave her husband, multiple times, and even relocated from Boston to Phoenix with her children. Unfortunately, the court system made her move back to Boston so the visitation

Sheri Tapia, left, member of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun, and MonaLou Callery, left, founder of National Advocacy & Training Network display some of the Network’s material. (Courtesy 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun) orders could be upheld. Eventually, when able to permanently relocate to Arizona. It was during this dark period of Monthe children were old enough, she was

aLou’s life that she found her authentic self and life’s work. In Arizona, MonaLou met other survivors, advocates and people in the community who wanted to make a difference. In 2002, she created the National Advocacy & Training Network. A key program of this charity is their SEEDs (Support, Education, Empowerment and Direction) program, a transitional housing program to address the unmet needs of battered and sexually abused women in recovery, including female veterans and formerly incarcerated women. The organization has three houses in the Phoenix Metro area where women can feel safe and begin their healing. NATN differs from other shelters in that they work with women on co-occurring issues. Because of the domestic or sexual abuse, women will often turn to alcohol or

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s attorneys who brand themselves The Husband and Wife Law Team, Ahwatukee lawyers Mark and Alexis Breyer not only have made a reputation in courtrooms but also in the community with numerous charitable endeavors. Now they have partnered with Dignity Health Foundation East Valley to recognize over 4,000 healthcare workers at both Chandler Regional and Gilbert Mercy Medical Centers. The Breyers Mark and Alexis have donated $10,000 donation to support Dignity Health’s Guardian Angel Program, which recognizes employees through letters written by patients commending those that really helped make a difference in their care and often in their life. Employees receive a monthly recognition that includes a pin, plaque and award. “In the last year, we have seen our healthcare workers rising to the occasion and working around the clock in a very challenging time and in different environ-

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other substances to cope with the trauma. NATN will help them get their life back on track by allowing them to live in of their homes up to eighteen months. Most state-funded shelters only allow 30, 60 or 90 day stays and will ask you to leave for substance abuse violations. MonaLou understands that it takes months, if not years, to put your life back together, especially when children are involved. She educated herself on addiction and how to help the victims replace old habits

Mark and Alexis Breyer, left, display the oversized check representing their donation with Janet Sheppard, senior director of nursing for Dignity Health. (Special to AFN) ments,” the Breyers said in a release. “We want to bring recognition to these heroic efforts and to show our appreciation and thanks. This is a continuation of the Husband and Wife Law Team’s long-

with healthier ones. Based on her experience with co-occurring issues, MonaLou is asked to speak to law enforcement, healthcare providers, community agencies and professional service agencies on this topic. She even spoke at Parliament! It is important for individuals to understand how abuse is intertwined and cannot be treated in a silo. As it has with many organizations, COVID-19 has impacted how NATN delivers their programs. Their support groups are meeting online; some of the women in their homes

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standing commitment to recognizing the heroes in our community.” Mark Breyer added, “We are honored to be part of Dignity Health’s Guardian Angel Program that recognizes day-to-day he-

have lost their jobs; and their Cup O’Karma community café had to close. Cup O’Karma was a job training, social venture program for youth, veterans, seniors and residents of their housing program. They are in search of a new location once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Thanks to Sheri Tapia, the nominating member who introduced this charity to 100+ Women Who Care, the charity will have the funds to support their homes. “You have no idea how amazing this donation is at this time. Because of COVID, we have lost so many of our funders,” said MonaLou Callery.

roes that truly make a difference each and every day.” Dignity Health Foundation East Valley was established in 1985 and provides financial support for the care of uninsured or under-insured families as well as capital projects, equipment, new medical technologies, improved patient services and education, enhanced research, and critical programs and services for children, women, and senior citizens in our community. The Breyers have been practicing personal injury law in Arizona for over 20 years and have had a perfect 10/10 “superb” rating on Avvo.com and have been named “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Mark Breyer also holds a “High Peer Recognition” award from Super Lawyers. Breyer Law Offices, P.C., handles serious injury and wrongful death cases, including auto, construction site, bicycle, helmet laws, chemical exposure, boat accidents and other injuries caused by negligence. Information: breyerlaw.com 

“This donation will allow us to keep our homes open for at least three months. That is a long time to house 26 women. It could not have come at a better time.” 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun meets quarterly and always welcomes guests who have a heart for giving. To learn more about NATN, visit natnaz.org. Register for the April 20 giving circle or learn more at 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun: 100wwcvalleyofthesun.org. Kim Tarnopolski is a member of the 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun executive team. 

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Ahwatukee dance studio celebrating frontline workers

An Ahwatukee dance study is hosting a Spring Fling for 60 front-line workers, thanking them with music and dancing. SETAY Dance and Fitness Studio is holding the event 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 14, in their parking lot at 7430 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, and the first 15 of each group – teachers, EMTs, daycare providers and grocery store workers – are free while the admission for the general public is $10 per carload. Tickets can be obtained setaydanceandfitness.com. “The goal is to allow these local community workers an opportunity to release some of the stress they endured while doing their jobs during the COVID-19 Pandemic by thanking them with music and dancing,” said studio found-

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Motors sponsorship on to two Colorado veterans who are also sponsors of Ridenour’s nonprofit Record the Journey, an outdoor adventure and photography program for veterans. This year Levy and her partner will rely on her 2020 Jeep Wrangler, an ocean blue metallic Unlimited Rubicon codenamed Atropia – a fictional country the Army created as part of its training exercises. Levy and her husband purchased the jeep when the couple celebrated her retirement from the Army. Though GPS is installed in her vehicle, Rebelle Rally officials will securely cover and tape it – though participants are given an approved satellite tracking unit that officials install during their initial technical inspection of the competitors’ vehicles. Cell phones and smartwatches are also verboten and secured in a taped briefcase by Rally officials to ensure they’re not used at any time. So what is used to navigate the 2000 kilometers, most of it in wild and desolate landscapes beginning at Lake Tahoe and winding into Nevada before returning to California? Maps. They’re part of the Rebelle Rally Roadbook that includes distances and navigational coordinates/headings, an oldschool compass and ruler. Those tools and participants’ abilities to accurately follow their maps and roadbook, are what guides them daily. The daily route is revealed each daybreak as Ridenour slugs her coffee and Levy drinks a cup of tea before segueing to Diet Coke. Ridenour, who founded the adventurebased nonprofit Record the Journey to

er-owner Annette Yates. The event will include 10 specialty vendors, a mixed line dancing performance by Cat Chew, Motherland Jams Belly Dancing led Abagail Dunn, a tap dance and expressive movement led by Bridgette Know, a “We Dance for You” line dancing performance by iSpark Life led by- R. Soncire’ Jones, and a special guest performance by local R&B singer Mo Yates and two youth dance groups. All invitees must RSVP with guest names and the number of family members joining them, For seven years, SETAY has been successfully offering space rental where instructors explore their talents by offering quality & moderately priced dance and fitness classes to the South Mountain and surrounding communities. Workshop presenters get the opportunity to share their

subject matter expertise with the community in an up close and personal environment. Clients can rent space to celebrate specialty events with family and friends in a festive and upbeat environment.

Liv Generations sponsoring lecture on aging, healthcare

Liv Generations in Ahwatukee is sponsoring a free online lecture titled “21st Century Aging: Preparing for the Healthcare Shift” at 9 a.m. March 16. RSVP is required by emailing nelliott@livgrenerations.com. The lecture will examine the anticipated impact of 2050, when the number of people over 65 will be twice what it was in 2012. Brian Browne, a national expert and president of De-

Despite the 400-plus mile distance between their homes, they meet every couple weeks for practice, using outdated Rally maps to hone fundamental map-reading skills. It’s not cheap to enter, either, although the $12,750 entry fee is discounted a bit for returning teams. Sponsorships help the teams defray that cost. “For the last four years, RTJ has covered With no digital sources to rely on, Rachael Ridenour and Kristie the entry fees, proLevy have to rely on old-fashioned maps. vided a vehicle, and (Special to AFN) conducted training for help vets make the transition to civilian one female veteran in the Rebelle Rally,” life, serves as navigator. This is her sixth Ridenour said. Rebelle Rally. “This year, we’re excited to be able to “The first Rebelle Rally I participated in sponsor two women – one Navy and one Air six years ago was the most difficult. The Force,” she continued. “I’d like to sponsor Rebelle is such a unique event that no mat- four women vets in 2022. To do that, we’d ter how hard you think you’ve prepared, need to train two teams and I’d need anuntil you’ve done one, you really don’t other experienced instructor to help menhave any idea what it takes,” she said. tor and train those teams,” she explained. “Learning how to plot latitude and lon- “Kristie is a wonderful mentor and experigitude on a map, and learning how to enced instructor – she’s a former drill serdrive over so many unique types of ter- geant. Last year she experienced the crossrain, especially the Imperial Sand Dunes, over class, and we’ll be participating in the were the hardest parts.” 4x4 class this year. Not many Rebelles have As for Levy: “I’m the driver because we competed in both categories.” discovered I get car sick when I try and Two of the top prizes include generread the map while we’re on the road. And ous donations to the team’s nonprofit of Rachael is an excellent navigator.” choice. Like other teams who covet the trophies Levy and Ridenour and the Colorado and bragging rights of winning their divi- drivers have picked Record the Journey. sions, Levy and Ridenour don’t just sign Since Levy and Ridenour have handed up and show up Oct. 7 for last year’s Re- off the Mitsubishi Motors sponsorship to belle Rally. the Colorado vets, they are seeking help

mentia Care Education, will discuss the challenges and opportunities affecting positive change when caring for an older population since healthcare professionals are increasingly being challenged in their effort to provide care with dignity to seniors.

St. Benedict’s Church holding a fundraiser at Chick-fil-A

St. Benedict Catholic Church in Ahwatukee is holding a fundraiser from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. March 22 at Chick-fil-A in the Ahwatukee Foothills Town Center, 5035 E. Ray Road. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of the tab from any customers who mention the church when they order. This is applicable to drive-thru and take-out orders only and does not apply to mobile orders.  from local sponsors who will receive exposure not only at the eight-day event but on local streets. “I bought the Jeep as a retirement gift to myself and we’re having to shoulder the whole cost this year, and that includes equipment and upgrade needs for the vehicle and additional insurance,” explained Levy. “I’m looking for local businesses to help sponsor us. I’ll place their advertising on my Jeep so everyone will see their logo when I’m driving around Ahwatukee.” Levy said business sponsorships could range from $500 to $1,000 or “the sky’s the limit.” “But any amount will help. We’re getting our CWG team decals made, and all private and business contributors will get one.” Their team name, CWG, stands for Chicks With Guns, in honor of their military experience. For an active woman whose life encompasses roles as wife, mother and her law enforcement job, the Rebelle Rally checks off a number of boxes for Levy – including her craving for the adrenaline rush of an adventure. But how does a 21st century woman get along without a cellphone? “It’s actually quite a relief,” Levy confessed with a chuckle. “There’s absolutely no communication with the outside world, so there’s one thing to worry about – get up and drive,” she said. “If you’re a competitive person like I am, there’s nothing to pull you away from your focus. It’s a blessing.” She pointed out their families are able to track their daily progress online. For more information on the vets’ journey, follow them on Facebook at CWG: Fueled by Freedom and Caffeine, and on Instagram at cwg._.freedom.and.caffeine 

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Local gardener’s business all about bliss BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

o everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season” wrote Pete Seeger in 1961, pulling his lyrics from Ecclesiastes. Leslie Lauren Honaker of Ahwatukee takes the words to heart – both in gardening in her two-level, 150-square-foot garden behind her Lakewood house she’s lived in for 34 years and in her business and life as well. “When you’re a garden girl, you’re aware of the seasons,” said Honaker, a recognizable name for those who visited her former organic lifestyle store, Garden Territory, at The Farm at South Mountain from 1999 to 2007. She’s also well remembered as one of a group of mothers who started the garden

at Lagos Elementary when her two sons were students there. Her newest venture, Lauren Brooks Life, continues to encompass the changing seasons. “Bliss” is a word Honaker sprinkles into her conversations, whether she’s speaking of gardening or the online business venture she launched in 2015. In fact, her title is “Founder and Chief Bliss Officer.” “I’m on a mission to spark the light, bring in the bliss and share ways for you

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Leslie Lauren Honaker’s husband Brooks examines some of the tomato plants his wife sold last month during her Tomato Fest at their Lakewood home. (Pablo Robles/AFN

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One of Arizona’s hottest concepts coming to Ahwatukee AFN NEWS STAFF

hwatukee has lost a Boston Market but it’s gaining an outlet for one of the fastest growing food concepts in the state. Salad and Go will be opening on the site of the old Boston Market at 48th Street and Ray Road sometime this summer. It’s not clear why the market’s Ahwatukee site closed, but the McDonald’s-owned chain has been trying to reinvent itself since July 2019, when it closed 45 outlets nationwide – roughly 10 percent of its 454 restaurants – for underperformance. At the time, then-CEO Frances Allen said the closures resulted from “continuously analyzing our geographic footprint and real estate portfolio to assess the ongoing viability of locations.” Allen has since jumped to Checkers and Rally’s. Salad and Go is a privately owned drivethru restaurant chain that was started in Gilbert in 2013 by Roushan Christofellis,

opens along with about five others, there will be at least 36 in Arizona – close to Christofellis’ 2017 expectation that she would have 40 locations in five years. “We want people to know, when they’re looking for a quick, healthy, great-tasting meal on-the-go, that they have an alternative,” she said at the time. “We really Roushan Christofellis of Gilbert used to be a teacher but then believe that we can’t started her ﬁrst Salad and Go drive-thru in 2013. She is closing in change the health of on having 40 eateries up and running this year. (Special to AFN) America with one loa former teacher who thought the world cation.” Salad and Go serves both breakfast and might be ready for a drive-thru that served fresh and health alternatives to lunch, with the former being five different burrito options. It also serves several greasy fast food. protein extras, such as tofu, chicken and She was right. By the time the Ahwatukee location shrimp.

“We felt like we’re not really providing a true, alternative drive-thru fast food if we’re missing that huge part,” Christofellis said when she added breakfast to her lineup. Christofellis in various interviews over the years said she was inspired not only after hearing people complain about how hard it was to find healthy food to eat when they’re in a hurry but also by the health issues her parents and in-laws struggled with – a “combination of genetics and bad diet,” she said. She chose salads, then limited the number of ingredients so menu items could be prepared quickly and limited the size of her outlets to under 700 square feet. Both strategies also kept costs down and enabled her to pay the higher costs that come with healthy food. On her company website, she also noted that she and her husband “noticed you could get food on-the-go that was cheap and convenient, but it wasn’t good for

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to live life in full bloom to the rhythm of the seasons,” she states on her webpage, LaurenBrooksLife.com. “How one girl on a mission to grow a tomato in the desert transformed her life from marketing maven to a life gracing boss of bliss,” she adds. With her two sons grown and her husband retired from Tempe Fire as a captain, Honaker freely shares her bliss with others, offering opportunities for “a more calm and centered life.” Through her Lauren Brooks Life Facebook page, she offers “Meet Me on Monday” musings and meditations, reinforced with a three-step follow-up to ensure the messages are absorbed by her readers’ lives. “The old adage ‘do what you love and it doesn’t seem like work’ is true,” she said, of what she now does. A Master Gardener, Honaker, who radiated calm during her Tomato Fest last month, when she sold organic heirloom tomatoes and basil. She likes to start her story by recalling her introduction to gardening at age 5 in her native Connecticut. “One of my first memories was asking my dad to put in a garden for me,” she said. “When I was transplanted here from Connecticut at age 16, I tried gardening and nothing worked, so I got frustrated and quit.” She remained estranged from gardening as she earned her bachelor’s degree in business at Arizona State University with an emphasis on tourism and commercial

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you; and you could get good-for-you food at a sit-down restaurant or even some fast-casual places, but it wasn’t cheap or convenient.” So, with the help of Executive Chef Daniel Patino, they said, they “reengineered the restaurant model to create a microfootprint and focused menu that would help balance their high food costs.” “Chef designed a flavor-forward, protein-rich menu that would appeal to carnivores and vegans alike, and loaded with items that could easily be ordered glutenfree, dairy-free, or further customized,” they said. “I always knew I wanted to make a positive difference in people’s lives,” Christofellis says on her company website. “What has surprised me the most is

recreation. She had her sights set on aviation marketing and when America West Airlines established its headquarters in Tempe, Honaker was one of their first interns. She continued with the airlines, advancing within the company for 10 years and establishing its frequent fliers department. The corporate job included a lot of travel as an America West trainer. When her second son was born in 1991, her interest in gardening rekindled. She contacted the Maricopa County Extension Office looking for assistance with desert gardening, and it was suggested with her past experience she might consider becoming a Master Gardener. “I signed up for the Master Gardeners program and that changed the trajectory of my life,” said Honaker. She resigned from America West and began volunteering as a Master Gardeners Associate, focusing on the establishment of school gardens. That began with Lagos, where children learned about gardening and then enjoyed the fruits of their labors as part of their lunch program. Heading a team, Honaker organized the first Southwest School Gardening Conference that attracted teachers from the U.S. and Canada. She obtained a grant to plant gardens in 10 Arizona schools and incorporated gardening and nutrition into their curriculum. From that venture, she was invited to speak on school nutrition at the National

USDA Summit on Nutrition in May 2000 in Washington, D.C. It was then she joined with three other women to start Garden Territory at The Farm at South Mountain, the first organic lifestyle store in Arizona. “Once I got involved with the store, I’d wake up every morning with a huge smile on my face. I learned how when you’re really in your passion place, it changes things. You work hard, you work very hard and you’re exhausted, but you’re happy.” She accepted a position as an international event and meetings planner with a friend’s company. “Sometimes the money calls,” she smiled. “But I knew I wasn’t in my bliss, so after working really hard with her, I gave my three-year notice.” After an 18-month rest, Honaker began formulating her next career step that became Lauren Brooks Life. “Lauren is my middle name and my husband’s name is Brooks,” she explained. “I always gave my mom a hard time about both my names, but even before she passed away last year, I wanted to honor her.” Honaker’s mother, Mary Rose Way, moved with her daughter to Ahwatukee in 1978. The online Lauren Brooks Life website encompasses a wealth of private seasonal wellness classes under her “Seasonal Life Under the Sonoran Sun” division. The classes come with topics such as Desert Alchemy, Sonoran Charcuterie Board Making and Botanic Cocktail Party and My Bliss Kitchen, Hello Healthy Goodness.

The old Boston Market on Ray Road near 48th Street in Ahwatukee has been leveled, and the site is awaiting construction of a new Salad and Go, expected to open this summer. (Special to AFN)

how much my teaching experience has transferred over. Creating systems where individuals can know the procedures and

expectations to be successful, while being in an environment where they feel important, appreciated and can thrive.”

Her recent Tomato Fest was the first of her “Classes & Gatherings” events held since the COVID shutdown last March. “I hope to bring back the monthly Seasonal Wellness Gatherings held at the top of a hill in Papago Park at sunset, as well as other classes and personal season alignments,” she said. In the interim, she encourages others to sign up for her free “Monthly Seasonal Living Guide.” “This is where I connect each month to provide a deeper look into ways to flow with a more calm and centered life,” she said. “It includes keywords to live by, tips for living your best life that month, celestial happenings in the sky, how to nourish your body with seasonal recipes, how to care for mind, body and soul, and what to grow in the garden.” Lauren Brooks Life also offers one-onone wellness counseling and private consultations, online product sales including her own custom aromatherapy line and upcoming, Curated “seasonal wellness boxes.” Classes, gatherings and retreats will resume when COVID restrictions are relaxed. Gardening remains a huge part of Honaker’s daily bliss. Besides growing multiple tomato and basil plants of various heirloom varieties, she also has 30 to 50 different types of flowers, and other vegetables and herbs growing seasonally, in ground, in raised beds and in containers. For more information or to sign up for her Seasonal Living Monthly email see LaurenBrooksLife.com or Facebook site.  “We started Salad and Go to solve a problem. What I didn’t realize is how much the community would let us in on their struggle and share with us how Salad and Go has provided a solution in their lives,” she says. “I didn’t expect to have people reach through the drive-thru window, touch my arm and say, ‘I just want you to know you saved my life.’ You truly can’t work a shift without someone coming through the drive-thru and expressing how excited they are to have this in their neighborhood. “From those battling cancer and needing more organic fruits and veggies in their diets, to the person who just learned of food allergies and now needs to learn a completely new way of eating, to the parent looking for a healthier option for themselves and their kids. We believe in removing the barriers to eating great tasting, good-for-you food.” 

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Is your child suffering from COVID Learning Loss? BY TAMARA BECKER AFN Guest Writer

hile online learning has proven to be a successful option for students across the country, the lack of continuity in learning this school year is hurting the kids – with students participating in-person for a few weeks, followed by online for a few weeks to address quarantine restrictions and back to in-person learning for an undetermined amount of time. As a result, many students are experiencing COVID Learning Loss. The term “learning loss” defines a real phenomenon, typically occurring over summer break when students are not as engaged in learning. The definition of learning loss refers to any specific or general loss of knowledge and skills, or reversals in academic progress, often attributed to long gaps or periodic disruptions in a student’s education.

Sadly, the pandemic has magnified learning loss, especially in areas where access to remote-learning tools are limited. In fact, students will likely lose five to nine months of learning by the end of this June, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. That same study found that at-risk students could lose up to one year of learning. As the vice president of education services at Primavera Online School, a fullservice, tuition-free, public online school for students in grades K-12, I have had a unique experience with this learning-loss epidemic. While the vast majority of our students have not been affected directly by COVID Learning Loss – because their education has not been disrupted – we have seen a substantial increase in transfers by students who were attending brick-and-mortar schools when the school year began. Primavera’s experience helping students switch to a virtual format spans 20 years. As a result, we’ve identified several tips to help families address learning loss.

First, parents should determine if their child’s learning loss is minimal or significant and needs intervention. I encourage families to speak with their child. Find out if they’re getting enough support. If there is concern, families should connect with the teacher to discuss their child’s progress. Yes, it is okay to collaborate with teachers. The more involved a parent is, the better chance the child has at success. Additionally, a few small changes to a child’s daily routine can significantly improve performance. Those changes include setting realistic expectations, creating a workplace conducive for learning, and working with the child to plan ahead. Simply knowing what to expect for the next school day can put a child in a better state of mind for success. With school choice, families can explore options that meet their child where they’re at academically. Parents don’t have to wait until the end of the school year to switch to a school more equipped to meet their child’s needs.

I know switching schools is never easy, but if it means the difference between a child progressing or regressing, the choice is obvious. And finally, it’s vitally important every child maintains social bonds, whether by virtual means or through extracurricular activities. A consequence of the pandemic is the diminished social and emotional wellbeing of children, which is why social-emotional learning frameworks continue to grow in schools across the country. If we are going to help our children get through this, we must do so as a community. Whether it’s online or in-person, we are fortunate to have education options for our community’s children. By working together and discussing this issue with friends and family, we can limit the impact of COVID Learning Loss and position our students for success.

These tendencies could be the key to restarting and revitalizing our economy sooner rather than later. Data show local retailers return 52 percent of their revenue back into the local economy. According to a recent study, if every U.S. family spent an additional $10 per month at a local shop, the result would be an additional $9.3 billion directly returned to the local economy. Even a higher percentage of tax dollars are returned to the community. Revenue growth in the local economy allows for the expansion of buildings, suppliers and jobs. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that for every U.S. manufacturing job, there is an additional 1.4 jobs

in the economy. Locally owned businesses create nearly 90 percent of net new jobs in the U.S. Not only do local businesses employ more people, but also retain more employees over time. During economic recessions, local companies are more likely to retain their employees than big-brand retailers. Small businesses are more invested in local relationships and take into consideration how their actions effect the entire community. These businesses are also more likely to contribute to the betterment of the community and give back to local causes. For example, local personal protection equipment manufacturer, US POWER AZ

PPE (POWER PPE), has made it a mission to support groups in Arizona’s community that are especially susceptible to the coronavirus. POWER PPE has donated more than 5,000 of their POWER3 Smart Masks to Arizona veterans and plans to gift masks to hard-hit communities like the Navajo Nation and the campesinos working at the Yuma, Mexico border. When offered a choice, purchasing local, American-made products should matter.

Tamara Becker is vice president of education services, Primavera Online School. 

Supporting products made in the United States BY KEVIN THORPE AFN Guest Writer

OVID-19 has changed the ways consumers are shopping and buying products. While some people still prefer to shop in person, many have turned to online shopping, where it’s hard to know where a product was manufactured and who is benefitting from the sale. A recent survey found nearly 60 percent of people in the U.S. prefer buying goods and services from their domestic market, and 67 percent would pay more for products if they knew it was supporting American manufacturing.

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Spring sports make their return after a year hiatus BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

t’s an announcement that still holds some shock value even a year after it was made by the Arizona Interscholastic Association. COVID-19, at the time a virus still relatively unknown to Arizonans after just a few cases had been discovered, of�icially became a global pandemic in March 2020. What followed were mass shutdowns of businesses, schools and on March 30, the spring sports season for high schools. The AIA initially suspended the season on March 16, after Gov. Doug Ducey announced the closure of schools for two weeks. But as the closure extended, so did the suspension of spring sports until it was ultimately canceled. “It was tough,” Mountain Pointe baseball coach JJ Sferra said. “Obviously we were super talented last year but they’re still kids. You get close to them. I felt bad for the seniors, I felt bad for the juniors and sophomores. They just wanted to play, and I felt bad for them. “I couldn’t imagine being in their position and have the season taken away.” Sferra’s �irst season as head coach of the Pride baseball team was short-lived due to the pandemic. Mountain Pointe only played three games in the 2020 season, �inishing 1-2 overall. The team’s last game came on March 6 against Sandra Day O’Connor, one of the top teams in the 6A Conference every year. The Pride, a preseason favorite and nationally ranked team entering the 2020 season, held out hope to return to the diamond for its seniors, which included Cleveland Indians’ 2020 �irst-round draft pick Carson Tucker and current Arizona State freshman Ethan Long. But that never came to fruition. “It was pretty rough for all of us,” said senior pitcher and utility player Valentin Flores Jr., who is committed to the University of Hawaii. “We’ve been pretty much shut down our whole senior year but now

for baseball, worked tirelessly throughout the extended offseason to stay in shape. He played club baseball throughout the summer and most of the fall until Desert Vista was allowed to begin offseason workouts as a team. Brass�ield said the energy surrounding the team this season is higher than in years’ After last season’s cancellation, spring sports teams at Mountain past. Pointe and Desert Vista are preparing to hit the fields, courts and Players relish the optrack for the first time in over a year due to the pandemic. portunity to take the (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff) �ield. And despite dewe get to play baseball. clining case numbers and vaccination ef“When I take the �ield, I’ll de�initely get forts in full swing, they know not to take butter�lies. A lot more than usual.” any practice or game for granted. Desert Vista baseball coach Cody Brass“Kids are kids and they’re just excited �ield still recalls the zoom meeting he held for the season,” Brass�ield said. “I know with his team after learning the season they feel like they lost out on some games, was of�icially canceled last year. He said but I’ve got a young team and they’re there were few dry eyes among his senior trying to make the best of it right now. players. They’re just happy to be playing. The Thunder managed to get through “They enjoy their club teams but when eight games in 2020 before the season you hear them talk, you can tell they’re was canceled. Their last matchup came on excited for this season, the high school Tuesday, March 10, 2020 against Brophy. season.” It was spring break for Tempe Union High The same energy exists throughout the School District as well as several others across the East Valley. “I think all of us were just devastated,” Desert Vista senior �irst baseman Beau Ankeney said. “We put in all the time, practically six months, and then you go into the season then get the news it’s all over. Especially for the seniors, it was sad. “But hopefully we get a Both schools remain thankful for the opportunity to compete this season despite the pandemic still ongoing but will make the full season this year.” Ankeney, a Grand Can- most of every practice and game with a newfound appreciation yon University commit for their designated sports. (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

East Valley. Hamilton, which ended as the topranked team in the country according to MaxPreps in 2020 and is near the top of the leaderboards again, was busy going through various drills to prepare for its �irst game in over a year. Highland, with head coach Eric Kehoe entering his second year and, hopefully, �irst full season as head coach of the Hawks, saw a renewed sense of energy from its players. The Hawks scrimmaged earlier in the week in preparation for its season-opener on March 16. In Mesa, Skyline head coach Pat Herrera still has the 2020 season schedule and its few results hung in his of�ice next to the dugout. Every year since Herrera took over the program in 2014-15, he has framed and hung a giant schedule with the results of his team’s games on the concrete walls of his of�ice. Admittedly, he wasn’t sure yet what to do with the 2020 schedule. “It might bring some bad luck,” Herrera said. As teams across the East Valley and state prepare for what will bring some sense of normalcy to the greatly impacted lives of teenage athletes in every spring sport, there is undoubtedly an uneasy feeling of the season once again being canceled should a third surge in cases happen. That’s why beyond the yearly preseason quest for a championship, teams are aiming toward one key goal this spring: �inish the season. “The main focus is being back on the �ield,” Sferra said. “We understand there’s a pandemic still going on. It’s up to us to follow the rules and control what we can control.” Mountain Pointe’s baseball team opens the 2021 season on March 16 against North High School on the road. Its home opener takes place on March 19 against Highland. Desert Vista opens the season on Friday, March 12 at home against Brophy. 

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Sonoran Desert Olive Oil enlightens your table BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

ole Randall and Jason Swenton of Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. are getting creative with their balsamic vinegars by encouraging local restaurants and bars to use their products. “There are different things you can do with balsamics,” Randall said. “With cocktails and mocktails, it can be cool. Now, a lot of mixologists are using balsamic vinegars in their drinks.” He offers peach balsamic vinegar in club soda, for example. The store’s website and Instagram have recipes for margaritas, the Neapolitan herb balsamic bloody mary and Cascadian wild raspberry mojito. “You can do a club soda and vodka with a little bit of a nice fruitful white balsamic to make a really nice cocktail for the afternoon, especially here in this beautiful weather in Phoenix,” Randall said. The Americano in Scottsdale uses Sonoran Desert Olive Oil’s coconut white balsamic in its drink Versace on the Floor. “We want to make it versatile,” Randall said. “Some people just have white balsamic sitting in their cabinet and don’t know what to do with it. They only think about salads. We give them other ideas. You can put it on fruit salad, drinks and ice cream.” Of the �lavored olive oils, Tuscan is the most popular. It is used for everyday cooking, as it “really enhances the �lavor of whatever you’re cooking,” Swenton said. Sonoran Desert Olive Oil’s olives are not grown in Arizona, but various parts of the world. They partake in two crush runs a year — the summer and fall/winter runs. Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. is a second career for Randall and Swenton. Randall owned a car rental company for 10 years, while Swenton’s day job is with Microsoft. Swenton and Randall were inspired to start the business by friends in Mexico. “They invited us up to their place to visit their stores,” said Randall about their friends’ three stores on Vancouver Island. “They’re very successful and I thought it

Cole Randall and Jason Swenton own Sonoran Desert Olive Oil, with locations in Phoenix and Gilbert. (Special to AFN) sounded like a good deal.” Randall quickly learned that some of the �lavors in Canada work well on Vancouver Island, but not here and vice versa. “Their jalapeno white balsamic doesn’t do very well up there,” he said. “The spicier ones work well here.” When the two were pondering their marketing collateral, they decided to make the saguaro cactus their logo. “What embodies Arizona more than a beautiful cactus?” Swenton said. “We wanted to make sure that was part of our logo and theme for opening the shop. We also wanted a clean, modern look because most bottle shops have a more classic look to them. “We wanted the store to look like what customers might see in their house.” Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. two locations — one on High Street near Desert Ridge Marketplace, which opened two years ago, and Gilbert’s SanTan Village, which introduced itself in October. The latter location doesn’t have the food selections or the big tanks from which to try the products. Everything is prebottled on High Street and samples are given from larger bottles. Randall said olive oils and balsamics are a passion. He enjoys helping customers

and hatch green chile. “Pappardelle’s make pasta in small batches and they’re really, really good,” Swenton said. “Then we brought in Frontier Soups. Those are amazing. It looks like it doesn’t make much, but actually it makes a big pot of soup.” Olive Oil Skincare Company’s bathroom products, which range from bodywash to shampoo and conditioner, are for sale at High Street. Mesa-based Spero Chocolate is available as well in selections like Scottsdale Blonde, Mesa Mint and Sedona Red Rock Raspberry. “You’ll see them at the High Street Farmers Market,” Swenton said. “They make all their chocolate locally. A lot of their sales go directly back to youth Besides a vast array of olive oils, Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. sports, even during a also stocks other food items. (Special to AFN) weird year of COVID. They �ind healthier choices for eating. Swen- still make sure they’re taking care of the ton adds, roasted vegetables, like brussels kids out there.” sprouts, go well with espresso dark balAs for the pandemic, Sonoran Desert Olsamic or Neapolitan dark balsamic. Cin- ive Oil is struggling, but hanging in there. namon pear pairs nicely with a fall apple “I’ve been open the entire time during crisp. this pandemic because people cook at The Mayo Clinic’s nurses and doctors home,” Randall said. “I do home deliverstop by the High Street location to talk ies. They don’t have to leave the house. We to Swenton and Randall about the health thought it was a nice gesture.”  bene�its of extra virgin olive oil. A tablespoon of olive oil, the Mayo Clinic’s staff told Swenton and Randall, will help with joint pain. What: Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. “A tablespoon a day really can go a long Where: SanTan Village way,” Swenton said. 2218 E. Williams Field Road, Suite 104, The High Street store has grocery Gilbert and 5350 E. High St., Phoenix items like Frontier soups mixes and PapPhone number: 480.656.9076, pardelle’s pastas, which come in �lavors Info: sonorandesertoliveoil.com like lemon pepper, basil garlic, organic red lentil, garlic toasted onion, garlic chive

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