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wice in the last two months, Kendra Riley appeared before legislative committees to implore for the passage of a bill that she feels could ease the burden for parents who endure the heartbreaking ordeal that befell her family in March 2020. The Ahwatukee mom had appeared on behalf of SB1163, – promoted by the Goldwater Institute as the “Right to Try 2.0." It would give parents the right to obtain individualized experimental treatments in this country instead of forcing them to do what Kendra and her husband David had to do two years ago: Spend more than $500,000 to go to Italy to try to save two daugh-

ters’ lives. But her plea fell on Senate Democrats' deaf ears. Only Ahwatukee Sen. Sean Bowie broke ranks with his caucus and was the only member of his party to vote in favor of the bill. Tempe Democratic Sen. Juan Mendez didn’t vote – nor did Republican Sens. Kelly Townsend of Mesa and Michelle Rita-Ugenti of Scottsdale. While SB1163 passed 16-113 on Valentines Day and two weeks later was recommended for approval by two House committes – where only Republicans again voted for it – it has yet to come up for a final floor vote. The Rileys’ plight is the genesis for Right to Try 2 – which, if passed, would make Arizona

At 3 years of age, Olivia Riley of Ahwatukee is in hospice care as the result of a very rare terminal brain disease. Her mother, Kendra Riley, appeared before state Senate and House panels in February and March to press for the Legislature’s passage a bill maing it easier to seek experimental treatments for diseases like Olivia’s. But aside from Ahwatukee Sen. Sean Bowier, Senate and see KENDRA page 14 House Dems ignored her pleas. (Courtesy of the Goldwater Institute)

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espite a projected enrollment drop of 577 students in 2022-23 and the pressures of inflation, Kyrene School District anticipates that its General Fund revenue will total only $40,000 less than the current fiscal year. But what may complicate work on a final budget is a last-minute effort by some Republican legislators to overhaul the whole system

of school funding. District Chief Financial Officer Chris Hermann last week laid out a preview of district funding for the Governing Board, stating he is projecting General Fund revenue to total $107.4 million in 2022-23. He noted that one of the big impacts on revenue is the historic decline in school age population that has been affecting Kyrene and Tempe Union High School District for nearly a decade. Kyrene in some ways is feeling the bigger brunt because, as Hermann put it, “the size of our incoming kindergarten class is dramatically lower than the size of our eighth-grade class

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Legendary Wild Horse raceway closing for good BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

fter four decades of racing thrills, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will be closed forever next year as the Gila River Indian Community’s development arm takes a giant step toward creating a 3,300-acre entertainment-retail-office complex. The Wild Horse Pass Development Authority announced March 25 the former Firebird International Raceway would hold its final National Hot Rod Association race (NHRA) next February at the 440-acre complex, which includes a drag strip, road course and 2.4-mile oval motorboat racing lake. “For nearly 40 years, the NHRA, in conjunction with the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority, has wowed Arizona spectators and fans at the fastest quarter-mile in Arizona,” its brief announcement on social media stated. “Wild Horse Pass Development Authority is excited to celebrate the final race of this storied racetrack, February 2023.” Authority Interim General Manager Elizabeth Antone added, “Arizona has been an incredible supporter of the NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsport Park for the past four decades and we are very grateful for this tremendous fan support. We know this final race will be a celebration that NHRA fans are famous for.” Neither tribal nor authority officials returned phone calls and emails seeking further comment. Also not commenting was Sunbelt Holdings, a Scottsdale development company that was charged by the GRIC early last year with leading the creation of a mega-complex that would include additional hotels, wellness and event centers, an outdoor amphitheater for concerts, sports facilities, outdoor recreation and parks, restaurants, retail establishments and an office park. When the tribe and Sunbelt announced the development plan in January 2021, Sunbelt President John Graham said, “The stuff we do is long term in nature. Our first plan is kind of a 10-year plan but I would believe between this land and other tribal land around it that it’s a 30-year build-out.” The Wild Horse Pass Authority has been promoting that development on its website as a federal Opportunity Zone, where companies can secure big tax breaks for developing new properties and upgrading existing ones in areas designated as economically distressed. “Where Interstate 10 Meets Loop 202, Opportunity Meets Its Destination,” the authority states,

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Conservancy fires back in Club West lawsuit BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he Club West Conservancy wants a Superior Court judge to dismiss a request by Shea Homes and the Club West Golf Course owners to throw out their lawsuit. Stating that their “well pleaded” complaint “sufficiently alleges a ripe” legal issue warranting a judgment on the Conservancy’s behalf, attorneys Daniel Slavin and Patrick Slavin again urged Judge Margaret Mahoney to bar Shea and The Edge from ever attempting to sell pieces of the course for homes. They reiterated their assertion that enough evidence exists in sales contracts and newspaper ads by the community’s first homebuilder, UDC Homes, to show homebuyers were promised a golf course in perpetuity and that documents show the any uses of the 164-acre site other than for golf are prohibited. “When selling its residential property,” the lawyers stated, “UDC Homes market-

ed to purchasers they were purchasing ‘not just a home but a lifestyle’ and that ‘at the heart of the community is an 18hole championship golf course.'” UDC was acquired by Shea Homes in 1998, about five years after it had begun building homes in Club West. The Conservancy lawyers also said that the CC&Rs governing the course – which are not part of the land use regulations governing the Club West community surrounding it – further support their argument. They said UDC states in the golf course CC&Rs that “development of Foothills Club West for residential purposes will be enhanced by the development, operation and maintenance of the golf course property as a golf course.” The lawyers want the judge to issue a decision stating that "'the ‘Golf Course CC&Rs’ use restriction’ restricts the golf course property to use as a golf course.” The Conservancy also fought back at Shea Homes’ contention that it has no standing to bring a lawsuit against the

homebuilder and The Edge in the first place. The group noted its members own homes in the community. While Shea and The Edge have told the judge nothing has occurred to warrant the Conservancy’s suit to begin with, the Slavins disagreed, Shea and The Edge “admit that the golf course property is current barren, open space and allege that it is unable to ‘maintain an 18-hole championship golf course…Moreover the Edge is not operating or maintaining a golf course at all. The golf course CC&Rs not only restrict the golf course property’s use to a golf course but they also obligate the owner to operate and maintain a golf course,” the lawyers said. The case has plodded along since the Conservancy filed its suit in early December. The judge has not yet set any hearings and the Conservancy several times over the last four months agreed to deadline extensions for Shea and The Edge to file a reply to its initial complaint – a not uncommon practice in many civil lawsuits. The Conservancy also has disputed

Shea Homes’ claim that it obtained from UDC the declarant rights for the golf course, giving it substantial control over the site’s use. It “contends that, absent a recorded written instrument signed by UDC transferring the declarant rights to Shea, UDC did not transfer and Shea did not receive any golf course declarant rights.” The beleaguered golf course is about to enter its sixth year under siege. Previous owner Wilson Gee had shut off the water in spring 2016, saying he could not afford the high cost of city potable water that irrigates the site. The course was briefly restored in late 2017 by a would-be entrepreneur who had signed a promissory note with Gee to buy the site for $1 million. But high water costs forced that owner to renege on the note and the grass began withering again in spring 2018. The Edge bought the course from Wilson Gee for $750,000 in 2019 and in December 2020 rolled out a plan to the

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not have an impact on our operations or course offerings,” said Mike Kessler, general manager at Radford Racing School. “Our legendary 1.6-mile racetrack is the heart and soul of our school, and we’ll continue to be a world-class driver training facility and motorsports destination for performance enthusiasts worldwide,” Kessler added. Radford Racing School takes its name from Radford Motors, a storied British car manufacturer with brands like Rolls Royce and Bentley. The school’s four owners bought the property after the 50-year-old Bondurant School of High Performance Driving tanked several years ago in a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy. Following the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority’s announcement, the racing fan website dragzine.com said the Motorsports Park closing was related to a pending overhaul of the Wild Horse Pass Exit on the I-10. “Wild Horse Pass officials shared rather unceremoniously via its social media channels that a new overpass/roadway

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for the I-10 extension will use the space now occupied by the track, with construction presumably set to begin sometime in 2023,” dragzine said, adding: “Mind you, this highway overpass was not part of the The Wild Horse Pass Development Authority plans shown to the public last January (2021), so this is clearly a recent development, and one that vastly shortened the time that Arizona locals thought they had left to enjoy the facility.” The only problem is that there are no existing plans to overhaul that interchange in the near future, according to the Maricopa Association of Governments, a leading agency for transportation development in the county. Rather, that interchange reconstruction at this point has yet to even make the drawing board, according to John Bullen, MAG transportation economic and finance program manager. “It’s still in the planning stage, if you will,” Bullen said. “We’ve been working with Gila River Indian Community a lot over the last several years, quite honestly. And, there’s been some discussion – I would say, there’s been in-

terest for a new (interchange) sort of in that vicinity.” Bullen said MAG also has been discussing improvements to State Route 347, which runs along the southeastern edge of the proposed mega-development site near Maricopa. “So right now, we’re sort of waiting for information from them what their concept is, what those plans are, what that development is, so that we can then take that and feed it into the MAG socio-economic models,” he said. “Because whenever you’re talking about the addition of a new interchange, we have our traffic modeling or sophisticated modeling and it sort of has to warrant a new interchange. And so we’re waiting for that data to feed into the model to see if that warrants an additional interchange.” “Nothing is concrete right now,” he added. “There are no plans. Obviously, we have funding set aside. There’s this acknowledgment, and I think commitment that, ‘hey, we’re going to improve access to the Wild Horse Pass area, but we don’t know what that looks like, because we’re still waiting.” ■

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the first state to go beyond the similar but more limited Right To Try law that Congress passed and President Trump signed in 2018. Arizona and 40 other states have adopted similar laws. The Rileys' ordeal began in March 2020 – just as the pandemic was starting to grip Arizona and the rest of the world. The couple had far bigger worries than COVID-19: Their 2-year-old daughter Olivia had difficulty walking. An odd vibration developed in the iris of one eye. Tests subsequently confirmed Olivia had metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare genetic brain disease that has no cure as it destroys the protective fatty layer surrounding the nerves in the central nervous system, aggressively taking away motor function and other abilities. Within 90 days of her first symptoms, Olivia could no longer walk or talk. Subjected to moderate to severe pain on a daily basis, she is now in hospice care. Children with MLD typically aren’t expected to live past 6.

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The Rileys’ heartbreak only worsened after that. Neither devastated parent knew they were carriers and so they had their two other daughters tested. And while their eldest daughter Eva is a carrier and not affected by the disease, the tests showed their 6-month old daughter Keira also had MLD. The Rileys found that only one medical facility in the country, located in Iowa, offered a treatment program for Olivia. “It wouldn’t cure the disease” Kendra told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Jan. 13 on behalf of a bill introduced by West Valley Sen. Nancy Barto. “It would require weekly trips for us from Phoenix to Iowa,” Kendra continued. “So we were doing that every single week during the pandemic with her just to try and get as much time with her as we could with her.” Meanwhile, an advocacy group offered the Rileys some hope for their baby: A medical facility in Milan, Italy, had developed a gene treatment that showed great success with children who had MLD but had not yet developed symptoms. A team of doctors in Milan told Kendra that Keira could be the 31st kid in the world to have this treatment. “Kids

Kendra Riley appeared on Feb. 2 before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to tell her heartbreaking story as the mother of two daughetrs with a terminal brain disease. (Arizona Legislature video) that have had this treatment in the past – they’ve only been doing this for a decade – are now 11 and 12 and living completely normal lives. So they’re walking, they’re talking, they’re good playing soccer and going to school and you never know they have MLD.” “We could have had everything done here, but it wasn’t in place ” Kendra continued. And so, she said, “We had to raise a half a million dollars. We had a month to do so.

We had to get passports for the girls, visas for the girls. We had to move Olivia’s clinical trial to a site in Amsterdam. And we needed my parents to come with us.” Thanks to the generosity of family, friends and especial the Ahwatukee-based Armer Foundation for Kids and the Desert Foothills Credit Union Foundation, the Rileys raised the money and stayed in Milan for six months as their infant received treatment at the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy. “I’m very happy to say she’s advanced for her age. She’s walking, she’s talking, she’s running, she’s climbing,” Kendra said, her voice cracking with emotion. “It’s amazing. It’s things Olivia could never have the chance to do.” “So I’m here today in support of this bill because if it were in place, and we were going through this right now, we would get this treatment for cure and we’d be here. We wouldn’t have to raise hundreds of 1000s of dollars, leave our jobs and our family and our friends and go halfway around the world during a global pandemic to save our daughter’s life.” Now, a Minnesota clinic is providing the same kind of individualized treatment that has made Keira, now 2, able to do “all these things that we never got to see Livvy do. "And Livvy is now enrolled in hospice and we just have to keep her as happy and comfortable as possible.”

Dave and Kendra Riley of Ahwatukee face a parent’s worst nightmare. Daughters Olivia, 3, left, and Kiera, 6 months, suffer from a very rare and fatal brain disease. Their eldest daughter Eva, center, carries the genetic disease but, like her parents, will not be affected by it. (AFN file photo)

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The 2018 federal Right to Try law gives families access to potentially lifesaving treatments for their children in the United States but under various conditions. The biggest condition is that the treatments must have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for large groups of patients. Even a Minnesota clinic now providing the same kind of treatment that Keira found in Milan must get special permission from the FDA on a case-by-case basis. “Patients now have the right to seek treatments that are safe enough to be used in clinical trials but remain under clinical evaluation for final FDA approval,” Naomi Lopez, Goldwater Institute director of healthcare policy, told the House Health and Human Services Committee March 14. She explained that even though such treatments might be considered “individualized,” the FDA requires they apply to large groups of people. “Today this law needs to be modernized to account for the rapid advancements in medicine, such as gene therapy, which aren’t covered under the original Right to Try law,” Lopez said. “That’s where Right to Try 2 comes in: Many of the medical innovations being pioneered today have made it impossible to take an individual’s genetic information and create a treatment for that individual person” she continued, explaining: “The current current clinical trial evaluation system – which was created more than half a century ago – isn’t keeping pace with these modern medical advances. And the end result is that individualized treatment is still subject to the same clinical trial process as single treatments that are intended for hundreds or even thousands of patients. “And that doesn’t recognize how these new individualized treatments work. It’s a mismatch… Right to try for individualized treatments counts for new innovations and it helps get those innovations to the patients that need the most.” SB1163 has a number of safeguards and limits. It does not require a clinic to provide individualize treatment, nor require insurers to pay for it. It prevents the state from blocking patients from receiving it. For the most part, it exempts a provider of those treatments from lawsuits as long

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dren in our boundaries between the ages of zero and 13 have dropped from 22.3% to 16.3%,” Hermann said. Moreover, Hermann warned, “As you’re probably all aware, there’s going to be another decline in birth rates since the pandemic that we have not yet seen the impact of.” While Hermann said the district will benefit from a cost-of-living increase in state funding, “it definitely is not reflective of what actual inflation numbers are.” Hermann also said one thing that has helped cushion the revenue loss created by enrollment decline and a static state reimbursement for transportation costs has been the district’s 77-year lease with ViaWest for about 28 acres of land the district owns along I-10 between Chandler Boulevard and Ray Road. The lease provides for monthly payments to the district totaling $240,000 this year, and $800,000 a month annually for the following five years. ViaWest is building three large warehouses on the site to compliment almost identical buildings on a tract next to the Kyrene land. However, Hermann indicated the dis-

trict still needs guidance from the state on how that money can be used. “It definitely will be able to help supplement some of the loss in funding that we’ll see from enrollment declines,” he said, indicating it may have to be devoted to capital spending rather than personnel. “We’ve got to get some guidance on where and how we could use that money but it should definitely help to bridge some of the gaps that we’re going to see.” But in response to a question by board President Kevin Walsh, Hermann admitted that the effort by some House Republicans to overhaul state funding could complicate the hudget-making process. “It’s very complicated to unwrap that and we can absolutely fo that for the board and community,” Hermann said, “but we’re going with what we know now that is statue. But I think it’s important for the board to know that that could completely change if new legislative initiatives are put into place or if that fund is change for the next year.” Republican lawmakers are pushing ahead with the first major revamp in four decades of how schools are funded despite the fact that the package was apparently put together without input from

traditional public schools. And that is causing some of them heartburn as they try to figure out who would be the winners and losers in the plan to put anywhere from $171 million to $215 million more into schools overall. But because not everyone would be eligible, there would be losers. What is clear is that the measure was brought to lawmakers by charter school interests and taxpayer groups who have advocated for altering the formula to provide more funding for them. And what also is clear is that every charter school in the state would get more money. But SB 1269, introduced to the public for the first time last week in the House Appropriations Committee, could result in about half of the more than 200 school districts actually with less money because of changes in what the state will and will not fund. For example, Scott Thompson, assistant superintendent at Mesa Unified School District, said a chart on changes to transportation funding claims his district would get an additional $4 million. But Thompson told lawmakers that his analysis of the numbers suggests that figure is at least twice as much as what would develop.

It is all the unknowns – and the rush for approval late in the legislative session – that is causing frustration among some lawmakers. Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, said she and others have been working on the plan for months. That’s news to Joe Thomas who is president of the Arizona Education Association and who said he and others from the education community were not involved in those talks and had no input into the bill that got its first public airing Monday. “We may end up in a better place," Thomas said of the additional dollars. “But if it’s that good a bill it doesn’t need to be run through on a striker towards the end of the session with not enough people talking about it." Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Paradise Valley, said there needs to be more public discussion and pointed out there were other school officials in attendance who were opposed to the bill but were not allowed to speak. That drew an angry reaction from Rep. Regina Cobb, R-Kingman, who chairs the panel and decided that she would allow only three speakers from each side and limit

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total debate to no more than 30 minutes “You going to do this?" Cobb said. “I’m going to censor you today if you do not stop." Butler said it’s wrong for lawmakers to push ahead with a bill crafted largely by charter school supporters without input from the public schools that are attended by most Arizona students. “I do not believe that this was a stakeholder process that was followed that this issue deserves," she said, calling the idea of pushing ahead with a bill that she got to see only last Thursday “the most absurd thing I can ever imagine." And Butler said she was not impressed by the fact that Great Leaders Strong Schools, which lobbies for additional funds for charter schools, does not replace true input, especially on a measure she said will move funding both into charter schools and higher performing schools. Udall was unapologetic for pushing ahead, saying the issue of school finance has been discussed for years, with no meaningful changes. "If you wait until you have everybody’s buy-in before you propose a solution, nothing ever happens," she told Capitol Media Services. The heart of SB 1269 would raise the base amount available to schools for each student they have, above and beyond inflation. There also is the ability of schools to opt in to get additional aid beyond that. But in order to qualify, schools could not raise additional cash through bonds and override elections. That’s designed to deal with what some contend is the unfair advantage that exists in some districts that have sufficient property wealth and voters willing to raise their own taxes.

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forming schools as measured by performance on standardized tests for reading and math. Essigs said, though, those dollars are available solely for those programs. And he said it doesn’t replace the dollars available to schools in areas of low poverty where students need the extra help. Also gone under the change would This chart shows the main funding streams for Kyrene School District and the projected total revenue for the fiscal be the “teacher experience index," year beginning July 1. (Kyrene School District) where schools get Rickert told lawmakers the last over- that have a sufficient property tax base for extra money to help retain veteran educaride vote in his district failed when 93% overrides who can tap local taxpayers for tors. Thomas said that’s particularly critiof residents voted against it. And that goes additional resources. cal in a time when many are leaving the to the fact that there just isn’t the value of Below that, she said, are charter schools. field. property in rural areas. And at the bottom are districts that can’t Udall, however, said there’s another side “In order for me to get an override, I’d get voters to pass a bond or override. to all that. have to double my property tax," he told Matthew Simon, lobbyist for Great Lead“That means those same districts are lawmakers. ers Strong Schools, said there are dispari- going to have enough money to take the The flip side of that, Thomas said, is that ties, even among public schools. most experienced teachers again and districts that want to topt in for the addiFor example, he told lawmakers, a stu- again," she said. tional funding would first actually have to dent in the Phoenix Elementary School “And they take the most experienced reduce their spending by eliminating any District is “worth" about $6,000 more than teachers from surrounding districts beoverrides. And that, he said, makes no sense. a student in Toltec Elementary School Dis- cause they have more money to pay “We should all feel comfortable about trict. And students in the Sunnyside Uni- them," Udall continued. “And so it creates the ability to fund our schools and not put fied School District, Simon said, get about this self-perpetuating system where other them in a situation where they have to lay $5,500 less than those in the Phoenix districts never have access to those highoff people to get to a new funding pro- Union High School District. quality experienced teachers." gram," Thomas said. But Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the AriWhile the measure was approved on a Udall, for her part, was unapologetic zona Association of School Business Offi- party-line vote, with only Republicans in about revamping a system in which she cials, said the trade-offs that this bill offers support, several said they have questions said there are clear winners and losers. are less than clear. they need answered before the bill goes to Under the current system, she said, the For example, more than $47 million of the full House. smallest schools have the greatest per- the cash goes to something called “results“I need specific information on my dispupil funding. Next, she said, are districts based funding," money given to high-per- tricts," said Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford. ■

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as “it complies with the law and has exercised reasonable care.” And it requires a very detailed explanation for the patient and their loved ones on the potential risks of the treatment. Still, “SB1163 is a game changer for families like mine and Kendra’s," said Christine Hoffman, a member of the MLD Foundation who lost her daughter to the disease at age 8 in 2010. Testifying before the House committee, Hoffman said, “We have come so far in the last few years with gene therapy… The costs to take part in the treatment overseas are exorbitant and the logistics nearly impossible, especially if the family has other affected siblings that need to be taken care of at home. “Expanding the bill to cover individuals that need life-saving treatment like our daughters means that the treatments can be done in the States. We can remain surrounded by our support systems, including medical and therapy providers, family and friends. “Imagine being able to receive these potentially life changing treatments without

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having to leave our state, our kiddos and everyone with a rare disease deserve a fighting chance here at home. And this bill gives us that opportunity.”

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There was no debate when the measure came to the Senate floor, but Demcoratic members of both the Senate and House Health and Human Services Committees gave different reasons why Kendra’s testimony failed to persuade them. Sahuarita Sen. Rosanna Gabaldon said Kendra’s “very compelling testimony” resonated with her because she has a child with an autoimmune disorder, “However, I still have questions. And I’m very torn with this bill because it’s something that could be really good, but there’s just not enough information," Gabaldon said. "I’m gonna vote no today, but I’m gonna do my homework, I promise. And when it comes to the floor, my vote may change.” Her vote didn’t change on Feb. 14. Tucson Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales also thought Kendra and Hoffman gave “very compelling testimony,” but said, “We have had a lot of advances in the medical field.

But sitting up here, we have to – we’re not doctors. And so it’s very hard to make these decisions up here. “ During the House Health and Human Services Committee hearing, Tucson Rep. Pam Powers Hannley asked Lopez how many patients have survived with experimental treatments under the 2018 Right to Try law. Powers said she had no idea because the Biden administration has not finalized rules for a law passed four years ago. Lopez stressed both Right to Try measures “work in tandem with a clinical evaluation system. There is nothing being done that is random or that medical professionals would deem as unsafe." A few mintues later, Powers Hannely said, “A phase one trial determines whether or not the drug is going to kill you. It doesn’t determine whether it’s going to work or not in any case. So this bill is a Right to Try bill but it’s also a ‘buyer beware bill’ in my opinion. “It will expand the types of experimental treatments that patients can try but it will also most likely increase the patient’s out-of-pocket medical costs because these treatments will not be covered by insur-

ance for the most part. This is a consumer protection issue in my opinion. And with that, I vote no.” Scottsdale Rep. Kelli Butler noted that her mother has a brain cancer “and it’s awful and I’m sure you feel desperate and and would like to have anything that you think might help. "I’m worried that this bill that we’re the first in the nation to contemplate an expansion like this. I’m worried that this is going to open a door to people who may not have the best intentions potentially, and that they will have the potential to really prey on people who are desperate." “We have a clinical trial process for a reason because it’s a careful process," Butler continued. "It is not fast enough. It should be faster, but this bill worries me. Also worrying is that I’m looking at who’s signed in in support of this bill, the Goldwater Institute, the Republican Liberty Caucus, a bunch of individuals. “But I don’t really see anybody associated or at least identified as being a medical person who is signed in in support of this. And I think it could open a troubling door to potentially take advantage of people and so I vote no.” ■

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Dry winter creates below-par wildflower season BY SAMANTHA CHOW Cronkite News

oppies are beloved wildflowers in Arizona. Their vibrant orange and yellow petals stand out against the drab desert and signify the coming spring. But Arizonans won’t have much luck finding many poppies this year. And some experts fear the future will have fewer Mexican and California poppies – as well as lupine, chicory, fiddlenecks and a host of other wildflowers – as the Southwest continues to heat up and dry out. This wildflower season is “below average,” thanks to “a really dry winter,” said Michelle Thompson, chief of communications for Arizona State Parks & Trails. “Even though we had some rain late in the winter, it was already past the germination period,” she said. Angelica Elliott, assistant director of public horticulture at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, said rainfall and soil temperatures are crucial for annual wildflowers to begin to bloom. A “spectacular wildflower season” requires at least 1 inch of rain per month from October to March, she said, and soil temperatures in the fall need to range from 50 to 60 degrees to enhance germination. “(These) seasons happen maybe once ev-

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goal of hitting 20,000 acres this year. And that doesn’t count similar programs run by the U.S. Forest Service. One thing helping to meet that goal is that the state is training low-risk inmates to do some of this thinning. On March 30, the state Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry graduated its latest crew of more than 100 to help with that job. Gov. Doug Ducey said he is proposing an additional $36 million for the Healthy Forest Initiative his budget for the coming fiscal year for continued expansion of inmate crews and other programs to help clear hazardous vegetation, bringing the total allocated to more than $42 million. State corrections officials said the program, which involves inmates operating equipment and machinery used in the timber industry, can get them skills that will help them find employment after they

Mexican poppies and lupine grow outside the Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction. Other spots to see wildflowers are South Mountain, the Superstition Mountains and Estrella Mountain. (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News) ery 10 to 15 years,” Elliott said. “These are mass carpets that just knock your socks off.” Although there weren’t any carpets this year, flower lovers can find “little throw rugs of wildflowers”until April, Elliott said. Thompson said one of the best places to find poppies is at Picacho Peak State Park, between Phoenix and Tucson. The superbloom of 2019 was Arizona’s last “really good wildflower year,” Thompson said, adding, “The mountainsides (of Picacho Peak) were almost completely or-

complete their sentence. The governor said he also is putting another $17 million into a revolving fund that would be used to reimburse local fire departments that help respond to wildfires. Ducey sidestepped a question of what role he believes that climate change has in the extreme danger of fire. “I’ll leave it to others to talk about what effect climate change or change in the climate has had on that,’’ he responded. “But it’s certainly the lack of precipitation, and precipitation during the customary months have affected and effect this condition greatly.’’ The governor has a mixed record on the issue of climate change. In 2015, the governor said that, after being brief by experts, he is convinced the climate is changing. “It’s going to get warmer here,’’ he said at the time. “What I am skeptical about is what human activity has to do with it.’’ By 2019 he was willing to put aside that

ange with blankets of poppies.” Rain was a crucial factor that season. From October 2018 through March 2019, Picacho Peak received almost triple the precipitation as the same period in 2021-22, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But Picacho Peak isn’t the only place you might find poppies this year. Thompson recommends also checking out Lost Dutchman State Park east of Apache Junction. Elliott recommends looking for a variety

skepticism. Ducey told Capitol Media Services that it only makes sense that people and what they do are having an impact. “Humans are part of the earth, then environment and the ecosystem,’’ he said. But the governor has shown no interest in changing Arizona laws and regulations to reduce greenhouse gases. In that 2019 interview, however, Ducey rejected the idea that Arizona should adopt California-style limits on vehicle emissions – which are tougher than those required by federal law. While originally instituted to fight smog, manufacturers have since agreed with California to increase fuel efficiency to reduce all emissions, including greenhouse gases. “I think you can have a growing economy and an improving environment,’’ the governor said. “That’s what we’re having in Arizona versus what California’s having, which is a mass exodus.’’ Gubernatorial press aide C.J. Karamargin said the view of his boss have not changed

of wildflowers at South Mountain in Phoenix, the Superstition Mountains near Gold Canyon and Estrella Mountain Regional Park in the southwest Valley. “Typically a lot of our wildflowers grow in rocky soils or desert washes where rainfall naturally runs through,” Elliott said, noting that’s why wildflowers often are found along roadsides. When rain runs off the pavement, moisture accumulates and enhances germination. “I was heading east towards the Superstition Mountains, and along the roadsides I saw quite a bit of lupine,” Elliott said. “I was surprised, but pleasantly surprised.” Although the beloved poppies and other annual wildflowers will be scarce, Thompson and Elliott said perennials, which require less water, may still be found in small pockets. They include globe mallow, chuparosa and brittlebush. “They’re less dependent on the rainfall,” Elliott said. “They don’t care when they get their rainfall; they’re just going to bloom.” It’s hard to know for certain, but Elliott predicts Arizona will see more average to below-average wildflower seasons like this year’s. “With climate change and the amount of rainfall we’re receiving in the desert, it can really impact our wildflower season,” she said. ■

and that Ducey remains opposed to tightening up vehicle emission standards even though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says transportation sources are the largest source of greenhouse gases, exceeding electricity generation and industrial sources. But Karamargin said the state is doing its part. “Arizona is committed to maintaining a diverse energy portfolio which directly impacts the issue,’’ he said. Karamargin also said the state is now home to many firms that can help address the issue, including Lucid Motors which produces an all-electric vehicle in Casa Grande and companies that manufacture the lithium-ion batteries necessary for these kind of vehicles. “If you look at the types of industries, the types of manufacturers we are pursuing and we are getting, there can be no doubt that Gov. Ducey has his eye on the future and the technologies that can address these issues,’’ he said. ■

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Judges slap state DCS for child abuse charge BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

mother who gives birth to a baby with marijuana in its system cannot be charged with child neglect if she has a doctor’s permission to use the drug. The state Court of Appeals overturned the decision by the Department of Child Safety to put Lindsay Ridgell on the agency’s “central registry’’ – a list of substantiated instances of child abuse and neglect. Judge Randall Howe, writing for the unanimous three-judge panel, said the agency erred in brushing aside the evidence that Ridgell had a card entitling her to purchase and use marijuana for medical reasons. He said the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act provides immunity for those with such a state-issued card from being subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty or denial of any right or privilege. Howe acknowledged that DCS contends Ridgell never told the doctor who recommended the marijuana – the legal precursor to getting a card – that she was pregnant. Ridgell disputes that point. But the judge said all that is irrelevant.

He pointed out that under the state’s own child-welfare laws, pregnant women cannot be charged with abuse and neglect if they are taking medications “under the direction of a physician.’’ And since it is undisputed that Ridgell did have a doctor’s recommendation, that ends the discussion. Howe stressed that he and his colleagues were not endorsing that legal protection provided to pregnant women who use marijuana, saying it “may be unwise.’’ “The United States government does not recognize the medical value of marijuana,’’ he wrote. “And the Center for Disease Control and Prevention warns of the effects of marijuana use during pregnancy.’’ Howe also noted that the 2010 law requires warnings at marijuana dispensaries, and even on user registration cards, about the dangers of marijuana use on a fetus. “But marijuana’s proper role in society has been long debated, and the wisdom of legislation is not for this court to decide,’’ he wrote. A spokesman for DCS said the agency is reviewing the decision and has no comment. Court records show Ridgell, a Dewey resident, obtained a medical marijuana

card about 10 years ago after being diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and has used the drug ever since. She continued to use marijuana even after becoming pregnant in September 2018. She renewed her medical marijuana card in late December 2018, telling the certifying doctor she was pregnant. The doctor said she warned Ridgell that use of marijuana during pregnancy might result in her being reported to DCS at birth. But the doctor certified that, in her belief, that Ridgell is “likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from ... the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate the qualifying patient’s debilitating medical condition.’’ In May 2019 she again saw her obstetrician, telling that person she had stopped taking marijuana when she found out she was pregnant. Two later later she gave birth to a baby boy who stopped breathing a minute after his birth and required resuscitation. After exhibiting “jitteriness’’ he was transferred to Phoenix Children’s Hospital for evaluation. Tests revealed the baby had marijuana, an anxiety drug, caffeine and Benadyl, notifying DCS that he had been born “sub-

stance exposed.’’ That constitutes neglect if the exposure was not caused by treatment administered by a health care professional. DCS placed her on its central registry even though the baby remained healthy and that the “jitteriness’’ was never linked to marijuana use. She noted that being placed on the list can affect someone’s ability to work with a child welfare agency or any firm that contracts with the state to provide direct services to children or vulnerable adults. The appellate judges sided with her. “Under AMMA, then, she is presumed to have taken marijuana for ‘medical use,’ which means taking it to treat or alleviate her medical condition or symptoms,’’ the judge continued. “And her marijuana use is the equivalent of taking any other medication under the direction of a physician.’’ Howe also took a slap at the state agency for saying she was not entitled to legal protection because she got her medical marijuana card to treat chronic nausea caused by “slow gastric emptying.’’ Instead, DCS said, Ridgell actually was using it to treat her nausea caused by morning sickness. “This argument cuts so fine that it misses an important part of the relevant statute,’’ the judge wrote. ■

New Arizona organization celebrates baseball BY MIKE PHILLIPS AFN Guest Writer

aseball is back. The games have returned. Excitement and anticipation fill Cactus League stadiums and Valley watering holes. But baseball never really leaves the Arizona desert. It’s a year-round enterprise woven into our economy, culture and history. While the Cactus League rules March and the Diamondbacks dominate summer, there is a never-ending menu of baseball on local diamonds. Between the Fall League, extended spring training, instructional and rookie leagues, college, high school and Little League, you can find a game on almost every day of the year. A new nonprofit seeks to celebrate that heritage and educate the public about its impact and significance. It’s called Arizona Baseball Legacy and Experience – ABLE, for short.

The Mesa Historical Museum is home to an extensive collection of Cactus League memorabilia. (Special to AFN) Arizona’s long been a destination for baseball insiders and fans. The Society for American Baseball Research (the Moneyball people), chose Phoenix as its headquarters a decade ago after a na-

tional search. The annual NINE Conference takes place every year in Tempe. It brings together baseball writers, scholars and other aficionados to explore among other

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despite the Major League lockout. One of NINE’s highlights is presentation of the Seymour Medal Award, which goes to the best baseball book of the year. The 2022 winner is author Steve Treder for “Forty Years a Giant: The Life of Horace Stoneham.” Stoneham owned the San Francisco Giants for 40 years, starting in 1936. He and the Indian’s Bill Veek relocated their clubs from Florida to Arizona in 1947, starting the westward movement of teams that created the Cactus League. Today, half of Major League Baseball trains in the Valley. The six weeks of Cactus League bring an economic windfall of nearly $650 million, roughly the impact of a Super Bowl, every single year. Baseball radiates here, it’s as much a part of our landscape as granite mountain peaks and swimming pools. We are, without doubt, the center of the baseball universe. That’s a title to cherish, cultivate and celebrate. And that’s the mission of ABLE. Our organization seeks to honor and recognize all things Arizona baseball. That’s a huge goal and one that we know will take time to achieve. But we’re taking first steps. We’re partnering this spring with the Mesa Historical Museum on an exhibit focused on the Cactus League Hall of Fame. Every member of the Hall of Fame has a story, part of a mosaic that speaks to the magic and allure of Arizona baseball. Tour the exhibit and you’ll learn the journey of Yosh Kawano, who as a child in 1935 stowed away on a boat to attend Cubs training games on Catalina Island. His daring adventure launched a sevendecade career as an equipment manager

for Major League clubs. Between his Catalina escapade and his Major League career, Kawano was held at a World War II Japanese internment camp near Yuma. That, too, is part of his story and part of the Mesa exhibit. Kawano’s camp would grow to 18,000 residents, making it the third largest “city” in Arizona. Baseball, already deeply ingrained in Japanese American culture, would become the No. 1 pastime at the camps. Baseball, many internees say, helped them cope with the isolation and pain of that dark time. At one camp near Maricopa, there were 32 teams competing in three different leagues. Games drew thousands of spectators. On display in Mesa are stories from that era plus a jersey, baseball, photos and a championship banner. Yosh Kawano’s unlikely voyage and the internment camp leagues are just two of many stories you’ll discover at the Mesa exhibit. Each one is part of our collective heritage and a connection to a game that’s ingrained in our society and geography. Baseball is America’s game and a gem in the crown of our state. Arizona Baseball Legacy ad Experience seeks to celebrate that relationship -- past, present and future. Learn more by visiting us online at ABLEAZ.org and check out the Mesa Historical Museum exhibit. The museum, 2345 N. Horne Road, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for youth 6-17. Museum members and children 5 and under are free. Mike Phillips is board president of the nonprofit Arizona Baseball Legacy and Experience. ■

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obert and Dawn Bolliger, 20-year Ahwatukee Foothills residents, love to hike. Every Saturday, donning ball caps and sunscreen, they hike five to 10 miles, selecting challenging hiking trails. A recent weekend, for example, found them on Raptor Trail at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood. The Bolligers do these challenging hikes not only to keep in shape – he is 60, she is 54 – but as purposeful training for the annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Xtreme Hike fundraiser. This year’s hike of the Grand Canyon is the most extreme yet: a challenging 24mile, South-to-North-Rim trek in a day. “South Mountain is always our training ground, and we’re blessed to have it in our backyard. We typically start training for one of the CFF Xtreme Hikes two to three months before the event,” Robert explained. “Dawn and I each do our own workouts during the week, then go for a 5-mile hike

the Xtreme Hike.” There’s a personal reason behind Robert and Dawn Bolliger’s commitment to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and her name is Christine Bolliger. “My daughter Christine has cystic fibrosis, a progressive, complex genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time,” her father explained. “When Christine was born, the odds of her making it beyond her teens were not good,” he continued. Today, Ahwatukee residents Robert and Dawn Bolliger are prepar- she is 29 and doing quite ing for a grueling rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike in blister- well. In fact, many with CF ing June weather to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. are now living long enough (Special to AFN) to realize their dreams of aton Saturday. Each week, we try to extend tending college, pursuing careers, getting the distance and degree of difficulty of the married and having children.” Yet, as he noted, a cure has not been training hike, until we can comfortably complete a 10 to 12 miles hike. At this found “and many lives are cut far too short.” “While our daughter is doing well, we point, we know we’re somewhat ready for

do not want to leave anyone behind,” Robert said. Christine was diagnosed just before she turned 2. Her parents still remember how they handled the news and set their course to help their daughter. “It was devastating news and took some time to get past the initial shock,” said Dawn, a devoted volunteer with the Hospice of the Valley. “However, once we knew what we were dealing with, we were able to get her the care she needed. I immediately quit working to become a full-time caregiver and advocate for Christine and spent every day educating myself on CF while trying to ensure my daughter had the best care possible,” she said. Robert added, “Once she was diagnosed, Dawn and I quickly agreed on two goals: one, to keep her as healthy as possible until a cure is found, and two, to raise funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.” “Throughout the years, we’ve participated in many different fundraising events

the Kiwanis holds the Spring Fling, one of its major fundraisers of the year, at Ahwatukee Park at 4700 E. Warner Road. The Spring Fling will offer familyfriendly entertainment, vendor and craft booths, an egg hunt and other fun activities. But all that activity requires some help, given that the club itself is pretty small. So Kiwanians Andi Pettyjohn, Debbie Sullivan and Annlouise Ferguson are hoping people will contact them now to sign up to help pull it off. That fundraiser helps the Kiwanis’ many charitable activities for teens in group foster homes – kids who often are forgotten at big holidays and who are feted by the Kiwanis Club with activities

go without their bouncy house fun, so I told the club I would find the extra volunteers,” she continued. The two-year pandemic cancellation of the parade and fling cost the club their “parking gurus” and Ferguson said, “We are building a brand new parking team which requires four more very assertive adult volunteers.” “We rely heavily on student volunteers for certain tasks,” she said. “I’m pleading for teens to help us out of the goodness of their hearts. Many students have already met their required volunteer hours.” Sign up by calling 602-402-6267 or e-mailing andi@wttaz.com or annlouise.ferguson@gmail.com at 480- 2211051. ■

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Kiwanis Club needs help for post-parade Spring Fling AFN NEWS STAFF

ith 10 days to go before dozens of groups strut their stuff down 48th Street for the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Easter Parade, the club is putting out a desperate call for volunteers to help with the post-parade Spring Fling. People have until tomorrow, April 7, to register to march in the parade, which begins at 10 a.m. April 16 at Warner Road and 48th and heads north to Cheyenne Drive. The registration form can be at ahwatukeekiwanis.org and if you have questions, call 480-759-0007 or e-mail msch0007@aol.com. After the parade, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

such as a Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas gift giving and baby shower. Adult volunteers are needed to help with vendor set-up, sell tickets, supervise kids’ rides and tear-own. Students and teens can sign up to count tickets, help set-up and tear-down, sell water and soda, police the picnic area and help with overall clean-up. With two weeks until the event, we have 32 of the 70 volunteers needed,” Ferguson said. “Not only are we short of volunteers but we require more volunteers this year. Ten more adult and four more student volunteers are required due to the labor shortages carnival ride and food vendors are experiencing. “My heart hurt thinking the kids would

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for the foundation, including Great Strides walk/run and CFF’s AZ StairClimb. However, when we first heard about Xtreme Hike, it really caught our attention,: he continued. “These hikes are typically a 20-plus miles a day with extreme amounts of elevation change and/or conditions. The hikes would have a dual purpose for us: it would force us to get in great shape and hopefully show anyone we asked to financially support the Foundation, that we were serious.” “The events are definitely above our hiking skill level, but we feel compelled to continue doing them since this is such an amazing cause,” he said. “We are training harder than any previous event, though we’re also three years older than the last one we did in June of 2019. “I’ve struggled each time we’ve done an Xtreme Hike fundraiser, so this time I’m hoping to be in the best shape of my life.” With the June 4 CFF Xtreme Hike looming, the Bolligers hope to meet their fundraising goal that is five times higher than the suggested per-hiker minimum of $4,000. “I set a personal fundraising goal of $20,000 and with checks we are close to $18,000,” said Robert Bolliner. “Dawn and I have raised close to $100,000 for the

Foundation has continued, and we’re happy – and petrified, to be hiking again for this great cause. “While we did the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim in 2019, this time we’ll add a few degrees of difficulty Robert Bolliger said his daughter, Christine, would never have reached by going from the her 29th birthday had it not been for advances made in cystic fibrosis South Rim to the research. Yet, he notes, there is still no cure and many young lives have North – making been cut shored by the disease. (Special to AFN) this, what I believe, Foundation doing these hikes and other to be, the single toughest day hike in North America. In fact, it is highly recommended fundraisers.” “People have many ways of achieving that the hike not be attempted in one day.” He then spells out how difficult this one’s goal; Dawn and I chose an aggressive combined goal of $20,000. A few months year’s Xtreme Hike will be. before the event, I send out an email to all “We’ll be starting at the Bright Angel trail my friends and work associates. about 5 a.m., and making the eight-mile, “My email explains what I am doing, why knee banging descent down to the river, two I am doing it, how amazing the foundation miles across through sand, then a 14 mile is – and then lays out the difficulty of the crippling uphill climb to the North Rim. hike itself,” he explained. “As the event “During the day we’ll experience 10,000 gets closer, I send out an email again.” feet of elevation change to reach 8,300’ at A portion of his email and letters note, the top of the North Kaibab trail. In June, “Because of Covid, we haven’t been able to the temperatures can be 115 degrees at do a live event since June of 2019. While the bottom, and as low as 30 degrees as our fundraising has paused for three we finish at the north rim.” years, the phenomenal work done by the He said he and his wife are aware of

what awaits them. “We will likely experience complete mental and physical exhaustion, altitude fatigue, nausea, muscle cramping and extreme emotions throughout the day,” he said. “This hike is way above our paygrade, but nothing compared to what those with CF can endure on a daily basis.” “While this will certainly be the most physically demanding thing we have ever done – it’s all for a tremendous cause,” he said. “Nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of the Foundation’s support and our ongoing work with researchers to find a cure,” Robert continued, noting the life expectancy of a child with cystic fibrosis has doubled in the last 30 years. “Real progress has been made for those who have CF, but there is still no cure for this devastating disease and many lives are cut far too short,” Robert added. “We’ve come so far, but there’s still so much work to do. We will not stop hiking until all those with cystic fibrosis have a cure. We will not leave anyone behind.” ■

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EV Assistance League has big hopes for casino night BY SARAH AUFFRET AFN Guest Writer

embers of Assistance League of East Valley are gearing up for their annual fundraiser, “Rolling on the High Seas” Casino Night on April 30 at Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes. Their goal is not only to raise money for East Valley school children and families, but to bring in new members to the group, according to Marsha Calhoun of Chandler, chair for the event. “We are a small but mighty group of volunteers who have a major impact in the community,” she said. “We provided new school uniforms and clothes to over 10,000 children in six East Valley school districts last year, and we donated 4,500 assault survivor kits to hospitals, fire and police departments. We supplied clothes and food to homeless teens and provided 13 college scholarships last year.

Getting revved up for their casino night are Assistance League fo East Valley members, from left, Carolyn Larsen, Marsha Calhoun and Sue Niesz. (Special to AFN) “We are passionate about what we do, and we have a great time together. The im-

pact of what we do is so far-reaching, but we could do so much more if more people

knew about us.” The league, which has no paid staff, raises funds through their upscale thrift shop at 2326 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler, as well as through grants and donations. Many members say working a shift at the thrift shop is one of their favorite activities, greeting regular shoppers who line up outside the door. The shop is open 10 a.m.4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. “Rolling on the High Seas” Casino Night will combine cruise ship fun with live music, a silent auction, buffet dinner of herb crusted beef tenderloin and lemon butter chicken, and table games run by professional dealers. A $75 ticket will also entitle guests to a free champagne reception and $500 in casino play money. Michael Pollack of Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments is title sponsor for this year’s event. Pollack has been a

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Music Maker Workshops’ contest rocks the house AFN NEWS STAFF

usic Maker Workshops held its annual competition March 27 and students came ready to rock

and roll. This was the fourth it held a drum competition but this year added contest categories for guitar and bass. Instructor David Libman came up with the idea of the competition, looking at it as a chance to honor and give the drummers their special day. “It’s an opportunity for my student to show off the work that they’ve put in, and see what other students are doing,” Libman said. “They gain valuable feedback from the judges.” As Music Maker’s student body has expanded, it sees more drummers each year. This year 24 musicians ages 8 to 18 participated in the competition. Winners in order of their placement, starting with first place were: Division1 Drums: Henry Garvy, Luke Nigro and Riley Chun; Division 2 Drums: Eden Hartsfield, Abby Hughes and Richard Doyle; Guitar/Bass Division: Braden McCarron and Titus Domey tied for first, followed by Ian Mayercek and Rawley Smith. “Preparing for the competition takes upwards of a month and a half or two

Local church collecting medical supplies for Ukraine

Esperanza Lutheran Church will be collecting medical supplies to support the work of Project C.U.R.E. to aid Ukraine refugees. The supplies can be dropped off in the courtyard of the church at 2601 Thunderhill Place, Ahwatukee. Founded in 1987, Project C.U.R.E. has become the largest distributor of medical supplies and equipment to doctors and nurses serving those in need in over 135 countries. They are ranked as one of the top charities by Charity Navigator. Esperanza Lutheran serves the community with worship services on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 and in outreach ministry events to put faith into action. All persons are welcome to be part of the Esperanza faith community. A list of medical supplies of which Project C.U.R.E. has an immediate need is listed on the website. Donations will be accepted until Easter Monday, April 18. Information: myesperanza.org or by email to azviewing@gmail.com.

Ahwatukee Recreation Center planning a big book sale

Most activities at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center aren’t open to the public.

From left: Devin Brown (teacher), Austen Mack (judge), Madden Guimond, Aashneel Chowdhurry, Kyle Liao, Richard Doyle, Aaryan Wupendrum, Abigail Hughes, Eden Hughes (Special to AFN) to organize,” studio manager Jess Magee said. “We want to allow time for all students to prepare a song and feel comfortable performing it for a live audience and panel of judges. “We make sure all the songs are edited to the designated time frame and get the awards ready to go for the day of,” he added. “This is a unique experience because it is a hybrid of performance and competition combined.” Studio Director Shelley Yakubow was grateful to Cactus Jack’s Bar & Grill in Ahwatukee for providing a venue for the competition because so many people attend. Last year they quickly realized that they were outgrowing the space when

the audience spilled out into the parking lot. As they like to have this competition open to families and friends to experience, they wanted to find a bigger space where the energy can really be felt and fill the room. She said Cactus Jacks “not only has a great layout and stage setup, including stage lights and a green room, but they also have an excellent sound engineer, Kenneth Kareta. Cactus Jacks can provide delicious food and drinks to our students and their family and friends.” “We wanted to give the experience of playing on a stage that hosts concerts for bands around the valley to our student body. It was the perfect option and luckily the

But people can mark 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, on their calendar for one of those rare public events – a giant book sale at the ARC, 5001 E. Cheyenne, in the front parking lot. Dell Taylor, one of the organizers said the sale will featured used books in a wide variety of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, history, memoirs, best sellers, and more. Hard cover will retail for $1 and paperbacks for 50 cents. Patrons also will be helping nearby residents who belong to the ARC: the funds raised will be sued to expand its library of large-print books, “which we really need,” Taylor said.

ing a fashion show presented by Judy Wear Boutique 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 25, 2022 at the Foothills Golf Club. Contact affanwomensgroup@gmail.com for more details and to register. The cost of the lunch is $250. A prepaid reservation is required to attend. Registration closes on April 17.

space was available,” Yakubow added. Judges this year included Sean Busch, a current faculty member and former member of Sasqaunaut; Austen Mack, a former instructor and former member of Captain Squeegee; and Frank Gonzales, an experienced local musician. Competition emcee Devin Brown said they made “a stellar panel” because “they have all played in bands around the Valley for many years in addition to being educators.” “My favorite part of the competition is hearing each student’s growth from their previous performances at the studio, whether it be at recitals or past competitions,” Magee said. “To provide a positive musical experience for them is a gift. I love the comradery among the students, how they get to hear what other students at the studio are up to and make connections with one another. The energy in the room and positivity was palpable throughout the afternoon and it’s just a pleasure to be able to be a part of it all. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such a wonderful musical community at MMW.” Music Maker Workshops is located at 3233 E. Chandler Blvd. and is open six days a week and offers music lessons for people of all ages, including adults. Information: MMWaz.com. ■

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Ahwatukee Boy Scout troop slates car wash here

Ahwatukee Boy Scout Troop 78 usually hold a second rummage sale but this year they’re doing something to help local motor vehicle owners. They’re hold a car wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 23 at the Yoasis parking lot, 1304 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. The lot is at the corner of Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Boulevard. There is no set fee. The Scouts will ask for donations instead.

AFFAN to hold fashion show and luncheon at Foothills Golf Club

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Food truck fundraiser slated Friday at St. Benedict church

The Events Committee for St. Benedict Church will be holding a food truck fundraiser at 6 p.m. Friday April 8 at St. John Bosco School, 16035 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. Zydeco’s Louisiana Kitchen Food Truck will be offering Cajun and Creole food and the public is invited.

Legion post holding popular swing band dance on Saturday

American Legion Post 2 will hold its 27th annual Sentimental Dreams Dance with the 15-piece Swing Memories Big Band 7-10 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at its headquarters, 2125 S. Industrial Park Ave., Tempe. Proceeds will benefit the American Legion Boys State and Legion Auxiliary Girls State programs to be held in June. Both programs teach area high school juniors the workings of democratic government and values and responsibilities of citizenship.. Tickets are $15 per person and available at the door or by

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Tempe Union Foundation slates ‘Denim & Diamonds’at Pera Club

The Tempe Union High School Education Foundation will hold its Denim & Diamonds fundraiser 6-9:30 p.m. April 22 at the SRP Pera Club, 1 E. Continental Drive, Tempe. A dinner with chili, brisket, fried chicken, sides and dessert will be available along with casino games, a basket auction and raffle and the annual student art showcase and scholarship contest, where guests vote for their favorite piece of art. Art scholarships will be awarded to eight of the top vote getters. Tickets are $60 and scholarship still are available. Go to TUHSERF.org for details.

Ahwatukee Women’s Social Club slates lunch fundraiser

The Ahwatukee Women’s Social Club will hold a charity luncheon to support Ahwatukee-based Janine Women’s Center for victims of domestic abuse. The luncheon is noon-3 p.m. April 30 at Arrivederci Trattoria, 4221 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee and tickets can be

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Real Estate Guide Phoenix metro home price increases likely for months BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he Valley’s housing market appears to be becoming even more frustrating for homebuyers, judging by some of the recent reports by the leading analyst of home price trends in the Phoenix Metro region. In recent weeks, the Cromford Report said: • Building permits issued for apartments are soaring well above those

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hit a 20-year high of $289.76. The portion of the Valley market in distress because of lagging mortgage payments is the smallest ever seen and “having absolutely no impact whatsoever on market pricing.” In looking at building permits pulled in February from Maricopa and Pinal county municipalities, Cromford said, “Multi-family permits are some 60% higher than the long-term typical count of 10,000 per year.” Currently, the annual rate is over 16,100. And while single-family permits for Maricopa and Pinal counties totaled 3,155 in February – the highest total since April 2021 – “it is not higher than the long-term typical rate since 1996,” it said. “We saw a collapse in permit counts in 2008 which recovered very slowly,” Cromford said. “The lull lasted until 2020. But typical monthly rates between 1996 and 2007 were around 3,000 and they have resumed at that level since 2020. “The overall picture is that multi-family permits are well above normal while single-family permits are at a normal level.” But the “normal level” means the region’s tight single-family home inventory remains a problem – and why Realtor. com warns of a continuing rise in prices. “Home prices continue to rise because housing demand outpaces housing supply,” says Danielle Hale, chief economist of Realtor.com. “And the way the market balances that is by pushing prices up.” Added Cromford: “Demand has faded but only by a slight amount while supply remains extremely low and new listings are dropping further. The level of imbalance in the market remains enough to keep prices rising for many months to come, though we expect the third quar•

Two Ahwatukee homes sold over or near the $2 million mark since March 15 and this one on East Desert Willow Drive in Tapestry Canyon was the more expensive with a sale price of $2.16 million. Built in 2003, the 6,377-square-foot, two-story home has six bedrooms and 5 ½ baths. (Special to AFN) ter to slow, due to the change in mix that almost always occurs during the hottest months.” Forbes magazine last week said don’t blame builders. “The median single-family house price in metro Phoenix increased $100,000 in 2021 and is continuing to increase crazy fast in 2022, according to Phoenix MLS data,” Forbes said. “Almost everyone agrees the main culprit for our skyrocketing house prices in Phoenix and the United States is the extremely low number of houses for sale. What we don’t agree on is what’s causing the low supply of houses for sale.” Instead, Forbes blames investors, “In the hottest real estate market in the country, Phoenix, the supply of singlefamily houses for sale would have been back to pre-COVID levels by the end of 2021 – except that investors bought a lot more houses in 2021 than they did be-

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contended, suggesting an end be put to those breaks. For now, Cromford foresees more of the same for housing prices in the Valley for months to come: “The market is continuing to cool, though at a glacial pace which would take many years to reach balance." Buttressing that observation was its look at the average square-foot price of $289 on March 15 – up 4.5% from a month earlier, it said. "The astonishing increase was even outside the upper bound of our 90% confidence interval,” Cromford stated. “The monthly average $/SF can often vary by as much as 1% from day to day, but we clearly experienced a colossal increase in average price per square foot over the past month. In fact, pricing has increased 8.2% since the start of the year, equivalent to an annual rate of 39%.” Cromford predicted that square-foot price could hit $302 by next week. “If this forecast holds true,” it said, “then we will have seen prices increase by 9% in just two months – or an annual rate of 54%.” ■

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victions in March in Maricopa County hit a 10-year high for March but the pace of those legal actions is still 9% behind pre-pandemic 2019. “There has been a gradual increase in eviction filings since the CDC Order expired last August,” said Scott Davis, public information director for the Maricopa County Justice Courts. “This is what the Maricopa County Justice Courts expected all along, despite dire predictions of a socalled ‘tsunami.’” Still, Davis said, the 4,700 eviction cases filed in March meant “this was the busiest March we’ve had in a decade.” A group of faculty and student researchers at Princeton University offered more analysis of eviction trends in the county in their blog, evictionlab.org. Confirming that “eviction filings in Maricopa County fell sharply in April 2020 and have remained below historical averages,” evictionlab.org reported last week that a fifth of all eviction filings since the pandemic began have involved just 10 buildJUST SOLD!

ally had increased 7.8% for single-family houses, 24.4% for one-bedroom apartments and 21.8% for two-bedroom units. Rent.com is run by redfin, a Seatle-based real estate brokerage. The overall annual increase in rent between 2020 and 2021 in Arizona was a staggering 49.4% for a one-bedroom unit and 45% for a two-bedroom apartment, according to the website. Maricopa County Justice Courts spokesman Scott Davis said For one-bedroom this chart shows eviction trends since 2019, which is used as a apartments, rent.com baseline because it was the last full year when there were no said, Chandler and Mesa pandemic-related rental assistance programs. (Special to AFN) had the second-highest ings. Of those, eight are in Phoenix and one and 10th-highest percentage rent increases in the country, respectively. It reported each are in Mesa and Cave Creek, it said. The eviction trends come at a time when a 50.8% overall increase in Chandler and a rents continue to rise in the county at re- 30.6% hike in Mesa. Only Long Beach, California, had a higher year-to-year increase cord rates. Rent.com reported that nationally, in one-bedroom rent with 56.7%. Year-over-year one-bedroom rent in year-over-year in February, rents nation-

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Phoenix in February rose 8.2% – slightly lower than Tucson’s 9.2% increase in the same time period, according to rent.com. Rent.com attributed a significant part of spiraling rent increases to decreased supply, illustrated by the U.S. Census Bureau’s report that apartment vacancy rates by the end of last year have fallen to their lowest in 37 years. “Increasing rents, pandemic-related financial issues, rising inflation and a lack of rental options forced many renters to stay in their current homes,” it said. “A competitive housing market prevented other renters from becoming home buyers. That strained the apartment supply even more.” It also said the latest vacancy rate of 5.6% isn’t too far away from the lowest rate in history – 5%, which has occurred only in seven quarters since the Census Bureau started tracking that rate in 1956. For comparison, the highest vacancy rate in history nationally was 11.1%, which occurred in 2019 when the Great Recession sparked widespread foreclosures and empty houses ■

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This chart shows how rents are changing in Ahwatukee. (Courtesy Dave Cox) ample, the average rent for a 3-bedroom apartment in Phoenix is currently $2140 – up 17% from the previous year. In Ahwatukee, the trend is similar, with affordable rents becoming harder to find, and with current renters seeing huge increases over their previous year’s rents. The consensus is that the current trends for rentals will continue. For help with the current market, Dave Cox, team leader for Leading Luxury Experts can be reached at 509-869-0358. ■

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ortgages rates keep climbing, and that poses a major challenge for families looking to score a deal during the busy spring home-buying season. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.67% for the week ending March 31, according to Freddie Mac. That represents a one-fourth percentage point increase from the previous week. This marks the highest level for mortgage rates since the end of 2018. Comparatively, at this time a year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged just 3.18%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 20 basis points from the previous week to an average of 3.83%, and the 5-year Treasury-indexed adjustable-rate mortgage climbed 14 basis points to an average of 3.5%. One basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point, or 1% of 1%.

“We’re at rates that we thought we might see at the end of the year, and here we are, at end of March, already seeing that kind of a jump,” said Michael Fratantoni, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association. To a large extent, the surge in mortgage rates over the last few weeks has mirrored movements in long-term bonds, including the 10-year Treasury. Those increases have come amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike short-term interest rates throughout the rest of this year as it attempts to curb high levels of inflation. The speed at which mortgage rates have increased though, Fratantoni said, could be indicative of the market’s volatility. And home buyers shouldn’t necessarily assume that rates will only be moving upward from here on out. This report was provided by marketwatch.com. ■

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hoenix is among the hottest rental markets in the country, with rent prices jumping 28% over the past year and a 20 year low in vacancy rates – 3.8%. Over the past few years, Phoenix has seen a huge growth in the numbers of people moving in, making it the fastest growing city in the country. More people mean more demand for housing, and the skyrocketing prices for homes and low inventory, makes renting a more viable option, with 36% of households being renter occupied. Last year, nationwide rents saw an increase of 10%, while Phoenix saw an average increase of nearly 19%. As an ex-

Arizona luxury market will keep flying high this year

Rates keep climbing, but remain volatile

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SPO OTLIGHT home AHWATUKEE | Shadow Rock

1532 E Silverwood Dr Featured Listing

3 (+4) bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2894 sqft

First time on the market in the gated golf community of Shadow Rock.

Offered at $824,900 Bonny Holland 602.369.1085 www.LeadingLuxuryExperts.com

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SUMMERHILL ESTATES Enjoy superb mountain views from custom single-level luxury home in gated Summerhill. Exquisite courtyard entry opens to spectacular foyer and gorgeous travertine flooring throughout. Spacious gourmet kitchen boasts large island with bar top, stainless viking appliances, granite countertops, custom alder cabinetry, walk-in pantry, desk and breakfast room. Stacked-stone fireplace in family room. Theatre room with components and recliner seating. Master suite features two-way fireplace, sitting room with wet bar, patio access and connected office. Meticulously maintained and move-in ready with 2022 interior paint. Trane hvac units replaced in 2018 and 2019. Backyard amenities include extended covered patio with pavers, built-in bbq, fireplace, plus pebble tec pool with waterfall and spa. Floor plan includes both a formal living and dining room. Exquisite touches throughout include 24” polished travertine flooring, plantation shutters, emerson ceiling fans, surround sound speakers, crown molding and solid core 8’ doors. Master bathroom features include granite counters, stone tub and shower surrounds, large walk-in shower with two shower heads including rain head, Jacuzzi tub, raised-panel alder cabinetry and large walk-in closet. Two secondary bedrooms feature ensuite baths. Third secondary bedroom with built-in cabinetry. Fifth bedroom is a den with no closet off of the master suite. Secondary bathrooms all feature stone counters and shower surrounds. Huge laundry room with extra cabinetry, stone counters and sink. Extended outdoor living space from large covered patio with gorgeous pavers throughout. 3-Car-garage with Tesla charging station. Reduced energy costs from existing solar panels.

Listed for $1,450,000

Mike Mendoza

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GREAT PRIVATE LOT SIDING TO GREEN BELT WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS • GRAND FOYER • FORMAL LIVING & DINING • FAMILY ROOM W/FIREPLACE, BUILT-INS, & BAR • KITCHEN INCLUDES: SLAB GRANITE COUNTERS, ISLAND, WHITE CABINETS, & S/S APPLIANCES • BREAKFAST NOOK • CUSTOM FIXTURES THROUGHOUT • NEW DOOR HARDWARE • NEW PAINT • STONE LOOK TILE FLOORING • PLUSH CARPET • LED RECESSED LIGHTING • VAULTED CEILINGS • MASTER SUITE DOWNSTAIRS • MASTER BATH W/DUAL VANITIES, JACUZZI TUB,& WALK-IN CLOSET • 4 BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS • 5TH BEDROOM IS HUGE AND COULD BE TEEN SUITE/ MEDIA/GAMEROOM • LAUNDRY ROOM • SPACIOUS 3-CAR GARAGE W/EPOXY • BACKYARD IS TROPICAL & SCENIC WITH COVERED PATIO, POOL, WATER FEATURE, STAMPED FLAGSTONE, & PAVERS • THIS PRISTINE CLUB WEST HOME IS IN A PERFECT LOCATION ON A VERY PRIVATE STREET!

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ple taking out ARMs was up a staggering 70% from a year ago, according to the MBA. “Adjustable-rate mortgages are seeing a surge in popularity because they provide buyers with much-needed flexibility when they need it,” said Tim Schroeder, a Realtor® and owner of Agent Marketing Essentials, a group that helps agents market listings. ARMs can be a smart move for buyers who are planning on living in a place for a shorter amount of time and won’t be holding on to the loan as long. “One of the biggest advantages of an ARM is that it’s considerably cheaper for the first three to seven years than its fixedrate counterpart,” Schroeder said. But buyers beware: Taking out a loan could cost them down the line if rates con-

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employment centers. The Phoenix metro area sees scores of buyers from across the country relocating to the Valley of the Sun due to the booming economy, robust culinary and arts scene, award-winning golf courses and vast job opportunities. Low inventory continues to constrict the

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tinue to climb. The rates reset every few months or years depending on the terms based on the most recent rates. That number is capped between 2% and 5% depending on the lender and the terms agreed to. That means the interest rate can never be that many percentage points higher than the initial rate agreed to. “When ARMs first came out, one of the huge advantages of getting one was that your rate could go down,” said Rocke Andrews, a mortgage broker with Lending Arizona in Tucson. But mortgage rates are largely forecast to keep rising, so that will likely be seen in their monthly payments down the line. The good news is that even though most of these buyers will see rates on their ARMs increase, the uptick in these loans isn’t expected to trigger another foreclosure crisis. Since the Great Recession, lending prac-

top 10% of the market. In September 2021, there were 36% more luxury homes sold than new inventory entering the market. Inventory is and likely will remain a challenge for some time as shortages in labor and materials, as well as general supply chain challenges, delay new construction. As the market begins to rebalance and buyers who were sitting on the fence decide to get in the game, the value of a

skilled, full-time real estate professional will be even more evident. Into 2022, it will remain important for serious homebuyers to be ready to act quickly and be prepared with a pre-qualification and pre-approval for a mortgage loan. A strong partnership with a top selling real estate agent will better prepare buyers for landing their dream home. What will 2022 bring? Inflation, mort-

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gage rates, and construction supply constraints are all economic factors to watch. Arizona real estate will remain a top market in the country and agents with their finger on the pulse of trends and new technology will be in the lead to guide clients through the home buying process effectively. Greg Remmers is president of RETSY, a technology-based real estate brokerage. Information: retsy.com. ■

Rare opportunity for waterfront living in Gilbert. Updated custom with breathtaking lake views.

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5 BR / 5 BA / 6,455 SQFT Stunning panoramic views from privately gated luxury retreat with casita on elevated preserve lot.

Beautiful remodel with pebble pool and spa in ideal Chandler location.

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5 BR / 4.5 BA / 4,820 SQFT Custom home in the heart of Ahwatukee with ensuite bathrooms and 2021 exterior paint.

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5 BR / 4.5 BA / 4,405 SQFT Superb mountain views from single-level custom with 2022 interior paint and 2019 HVAC.

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ing more cautious about whom they give loans to. That’s a big difference from the 2000s when homebuyers were talked into loans that they couldn’t afford—then defaulted en masse when their initially low mortgage payments ballooned far beyond what they could afford. “Statistically, homeowners refinance or sell every five to seven years, so why not take advantage of a seven-year ARM?” asks Ricky Pok, president of Wabi Sabi Realty Group, a real estate solutions and investment firm based in Houston, TX, and a former mortgage lender. But, he warns, borrowers should go in with open eyes and a clear plan. “My most successful long-term clients utilize ARMs successfully by having exit strategies in place in case rates go up,” Pok said. Realtor.com provided this report. ■

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tices have gotten more strict, to avoid another economic downturn. Buyers who want an ARM need to go through the same strict lending standards that are required for traditional loans. Plus, there is far more education about how these types of loans work. There are also limits to how much the interest rate can rise over the lifetime of the loan, and there are no longer prepayment penalties for folks who want to pay off the mortgage before the term of the loan is up. “Before, when people were not able to qualify [for a mortgage] because the payment was too high for their income, the loan officer would spin it in an ARM to squeeze them in homes when they were just qualifying,” said Andrew Russell, owner and founder of RCG Mortgage. Lenders have smartened up and are be-

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$1,375,000

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Pristine & classy single-level gated tuscan estate! stunning curb appeal w/amazing south mountain views. Grand foyer, entertainment room w/full wetbar & scotsman icemaker, formal dining, family room w/canterra fireplace, kitchen incs :slab granite,alder cabinets,s/s wolf appliances,gas cooktop,miele dishwasher,copper sinks,island, & subzero, most amazing custom stonework ever seen in ahwatukee consisting of marble,canterra,travertine, & granite, large master ste w/sitting area & 2 separate full baths, his/her alder & cedar lined closets, guest suite-2nd master w/ensuite bath & courtyard, extremely private backyard w/covered patio, pebbletec pool w/waterfalls, firepots, firepit, grassy play area, & fully equipped outdoor kitchen, fruit trees inc: apple, orange, lemon, & lime, this dream estate has it all!

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Pristine & Classy Gated Estate On A Premium 2/3 Acre Hillside Lot, Private Cul-De-Sac, 6 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 5200 Sqft Of Pure Luxury Finishes, Stunning Views In Every Direction, Iron Door, Butted Glass Windows In Entry & Kitchen, Custom Window Treatments, Decorator Paint, Dome Ceiling Foyer & Groin Vaulted Ceilings In Living Room, Travertine & Hardwood Floors Throughout, 7-Inch Baseboards, Media Room, Dream Kitchen Includes S/S Appliances, Slab Granite Counters, Alder Cabinets, Huge Island, Walk In Pantry, Large Master Suite W/Stone Fireplace, Master Bath W/Jacuzzi Tub, 3 Vanities & Snail Shower, Paradise Backyard W/Travertine In Versailles Pattern, Turf Grass, Pebbletec Pool/Jacuzzi, 4 Water Features, Large Covered Patio, Stacked Stone Bbq, 4 Car Garage W/Epoxy & Storage! Your Dream Estate Awaits!!

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5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size SOLD! bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings one is a show stopper!!! over 4200sqft of luxury on a preserve hillside lot in a cul-de-sac, 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath with andThis previewed with 24family hourroom notice andkitchen appointment only. aentertaining. bonus room, formalCan living &be dining room w/soaring ceilings, w/fireplace, includes:s/s appliances,

SOLD! The best view lot in all of club west!!! this stunning custom gated estate in canyon verde has the best privacy & views you will find in ahwatukee*grand foyer*formal living & dining room*executive office*kitchen includes: custom cabinets w/ antiquing, s/s appliances, cooktop, island, breakfast bar, pendant lighting, & walk-in pantry*butler’s pantry w/wine fridge*family room w/fireplace*upgraded fixtures throughout*large master suite w/sitting area*master bath w/jetted tub, snail shower, & spacious closet*guest suite w/separate entrance*all secondary bedrooms are large*paradise perfect backyard w/covered patio, pebbletec pool & spa, firepit, built-in bbq, flagstone, and putting green*oversized garage w/epoxy & built-in cabinets*this custom estate is a dream opportunity! welcome to paradise!!

slab granite, island, & recessed led lights, breakfast nook, gigantic master bedroom with the most amazing preserve views, custom master bath w/walk-in shower, freestanding tub, his/her vanities, & large walk-in closet, all bedrooms are extremely large with walk-in closets, views from every room, laundry room w/built-in cabinets & sink, extended length 3 car garage w/ epoxy, guest bedroom downstairs, paradise backyard w/covered patio, grassy play area, firepit, & custom new pool & jacuzzi 2020, this amazing home is truly stunning and checks all of the boxes!!

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Canyon Verde $899,000

Amazing Remodeled Custom Estate with mountain views located at the end of a cul-de-sac.Over 8000sqft of pure luxury finishes.6 Bedroom,5.5 Baths.Custom Kitchen.Elevator.Executive Office.Basement Media Room.Dance Studio.Huge Backyard with Pool, Jacuzzi, Turf, BBQ, Sportcourt.This Spectacular Estate has it all!!!

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$635,000

2,498 Sq Ft. EXCEPTIONAL HOME Which Has One of the LARGEST LOTS in the Premier Lakewood Community! PEBBLETEC POOL and SPA in your own Oasis backyard! 4 bedrooms 3 baths with Lakewood Parks, Greenbelts & 2 Fishing Lakes, Playgrounds and More.

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$175,000

On the Mountain! Phenomena Views of City Lights and Superstition Mountain. These Jack Nicklaus Spectacular Designed Golf Courses is Nestled in the Private Guard Gated Community, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. Gorgeous 44,000sqft Tuscan Clubhouse with all the Amenities Expected with Luxury Living Including, 2 Nicklaus Designed Golf Courses and Swim/ Tennis/Spa Facility. Membership sold separately

5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Can be previewed with 24 hour notice and appointment only.

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Ahwatukee Retirement Community

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$775,000

Gorgeous property on a premium lot (1 of only 6) with an unobstructed view and access to the iconic Morrison Ranch Silos. Captivating Interior Showcases High Ceilings, Soothing Palette, Tile Flooring, & a Sizable Open Dining/Den/4th Bedroom/Living Room. The Kitchen boasts of granite counters, SS appliances, white cabinets with crown molding, recessed & pendant lighting, wall oven, a pantry, & a center island with a breakfast bar. Main bedroom features a lavish ensuite with Separate Tub & Shower granite dual vanities & a walk-in closet. Fantastic backyard with covered patio, sparkling blue pool, & blue Skies !!

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Home backs up the 8th Fairway of the Ahwatukee Country Club with great view of South Mountain. Close to Golf, Restaurants, Shopping, the I-10 and Medical Facilities. Sit on your extended covered patio and watch the sun set. Enjoy all the amenities of the Ahwatukee Recreation Center with a large outdoor pool, heated indoor saltwater pool, Sauna, Spa, Gym, woodworking shop and more!

DESIRABLE 5 BEDROOM 3 BATH HOME IN THE VISTAS IN FOOTHILLS RESERVE. New Front Door. Soaring Ceilings in Entry & Living Areas. Lovely Kitchen W/ Cherry Staggered Cabinets, Beautiful Granite Counter tops & Nice-size Island. Open Kitchen to Family W/ Warm & Inviting Stone Fireplace. 1 Bedroom & 1 Full Bath Downstairs. Travertine Tile, 2’’ Wood Blinds, Bidet in Master Bath, Classy Closets in Master Closet. Balcony Off of Master. Custom Floor to Ceiling Garage Cabinets. Relaxing Backyard W/ Mountain Views, Diving Pool, Large Covered Patio and Cool Deck that was Recently Redone. Community Walking Path & Close to South Mountain Hiking Trails!

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Custom home on flat 3.3 acres with horse arena and room to roam. City water! Custom Santa Fe style 4 bedroom with tons of upgrades. Travertine tile galore, family room and other bedrooms also have tile. Kitchen has been upgraded with quartz counter tops, white cabinets and all stainless steel appliances convey. Custom doors and woodwork throughout home. Also, lots of tile work in bathrooms and other upgrades. Over $30,000 spent on upgraded doors and windows.

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Welcome home to this meticulously maintained beautiful home. Located inside the gated Tuscany Community! Stunning appeal with 3 car garage, fountain, stone pathways, and delightful landscape. Come inside to discover the stunning high ceilings, beautiful stone floors, decorative columns, and formal fining with gorgeous light fixtures. Spacious great room with detailed fireplace, bar, and backyard access, ideal for entertaining. The kitchen boasts granite counters, custom built-in appliances, pantry, wood cabinets, Island w/breakfast bar. Resort-like backyard with covered patio, Built-in BBQ Sparkling pool w/waterfall, manicured landscape, and stone patio with built-in seats and outdoor fireplace, perfect for all your night gatherings.

Beautiful move-in-ready 4 bed, 2.5 bath. 3,002 sq ft. Upgraded kitchen with lots of counters! SS appliances, granite, upgraded cabinetry overlook a highly upgraded pool. Master bedroom deck has INCREDIBLE vistas East, incl. South Mountain. Formal living and dining rooms, upgraded paint and flooring are just part of the fun of this home. A new TESLA solar/ battery system saves tons of $$. Nearby NEW Phoenix city park for hiking and biking, easy access off the 202.

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longtime supporter of Assistance League of East Valley, providing much-needed funding and other support. Two special auction items will be one-of-a-kind jewelry designed by Michael’s Creative Jewelry and tickets to a Keith Urban concert Sept. 8 at Footprint Center. This exceptional night will include parking, a suite, and food. Other auction items include cooking lessons at Malee’s Thai Bistro, golf packages, jewelry, artwork, Gammage and Cardinals tickets, a wine tour at Page Springs Cellars, gift baskets and tickets to many other events. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the champagne reception, with dinner at 6 p.m. at Oakwood Country Club, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd., Sun Lakes. Reservations for the event are due by April 20 and are available online at assistanceleague.org/east-valley/rolling-on-the-high-seas-casino-night or by mail or in person at their thrift shop. For more information, contact Mary Louise Lansbarkis at 480-895-7938 or Marsha Calhoun at mcalhoun430@yahoo.com. ■

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obtained at Eventbrite.com. by searching “Spring into New Beginnings.” The group also is accepting donations for raffle prizes and donors can contact the group through its Facebook page. The luncheon will include a cash bar, musical entertainment and a raffle that will include several paintings. Concerts in the park have returned in Ahwatukee Ahwatukee Realtor Randy Fitch is hosting the spring series of Concerts in the Park at Desert Foothills Park, 1010SW Marketplace Way 5-8 p.m. the next two Sundays The lineup includes April 10, Publicity Conduct and Phillip Guarrera and April 24, Outside the Line. Food trucks will be on hand and people are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

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Shop’s signs help PTOs, honor 5th and 8th graders BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

s businesses shriveled In the dark early months of the pandemic two years ago, Aaron and Janine Moeller came up with an idea that not only helped their business but brought some comfort and joy to local high school and college grads and their families robbed of the life moment of a graduation ceremony. The owners of Ahwatukee Postnet, 4611 E. Chandler Blvd., produced large frontlawn congratulatory signs in school colors emblazoned with the school logo and featuring the grad’s name and photo. This year, the Moellers also are promoting for the second year an addition to that concept to bring an extra measure of pride to fifth- and eighth-grade “graduates” and their families while producing some muchneeded extra revenue for their schools’ parent teacher organizations. They’re offering signs with the student’s

Aaron and Janine Moeller of Ahwatukee Postnet devised these signs for parents of fifth and eighth graders to celebrate their propmotion to a new school. (David Minton/Tribune

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school colors and logo and others with the student’s name, school and logo above the

words “on my way to” with the name of the middle school or high school they’re head-

ed to next semester. The Moellers also are offering for mass orders water bottle stickers with the student’s graduation year and the logo of school they’re bound for. PTOs distribute order forms and get a piece of the action for every order that parents give Postnet. “It’s a great way for them to get some extra money in their coffers,” Janine explained. PTOs already taking advantage of the campaign are Sierra and Cielo elementary and Altadeña Middle School. “We are waiting to hear back from several others in the area, including some of the charter and private schools,” Janine said. “Last year we rolled out the PTO program at Sierra, where our son attends, and had a great response from parents,” she added. “This year, we opened it up to all the PTO’s in the valley and are hoping to

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Pre-teen entrepreneurs turn donuts into dollars BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

pre-teen brother and sister in Kyrene School District have found a unique way to earn a little bread. Only Aaliya Van Heel, 12, and her 11-year-old brother Jaden aren’t making bread. They’re making donuts. With a colorfully decorated kitchen-trailer advertising their business, Mini Donuts & Treats, the Tempe duo are tooling around the district, with plans to visit the farmers markets in Ahwatukee and Chandler as well as AZ Feastival events in the region. Aaliya, a 7th grader at Pueblo Middle School, and Jaden, a Manitas 5th grader, started their business last year in direct response to mom Alexis Van Heel’s challenge. “Last year we asked our parents to go to the trampoline park and other fun things and my mom said we were too

truck would be fun and my mom said we should also do mini donuts. Then one day my mom asked if we had our own business what would we name it,” she continued. “But we didn’t think she was serious. We decided on Mini Donuts & Treats, we started talking about everything we needed to do to make it happen and Jaden and Aaliya Van Heel fry donuts in their mobile kitchen as we did it.” they visit schools, farmers markets and catered private events. With their own (David Minton/AFN Staff Photographer) website, minidonutexpensive and we needed to get a J-O-B,” sandtreats.com, the siblings present a Aaliya explained. tempting array of donuts with what makes “So we started thinking about what we them special: three flavors of drizzle that wanted to do and thought an ice cream can be combined with 14 different toppings

for a seemingly endless array of offerings. Those toppings range from the expected powdered sugar, chocolate chips and sprinkles to somewhat more exotic ingredients like bacon bits, Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles, peanuts and pretzels and strawberries. Their “donut extravaganza” concoctions include the donuts with drizzle and toppings of your choice with ice cream, although they also sell conventionally produced ice cream treats, popsicles and milk, soda and water. The imagination that drove their creations is matched by a rare pre-teen ambition and work ethic. They make the donuts themselves . “Both know how to prepare and fry the donuts,” said their mom. “They enjoy cooking and have been experimenting since they were about 5 and 6 years

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The gopher was MIA The Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce held its annual spring golf tournament last month with the theme belong the classic comedy “Caddyshack.” For those who remember the film, a gopher played havoc on the course and was in a pitched battle with the groundskeeper, played by comedian Bill Murray. It’s unclear if a gopher made it to the Chamber tourney but this foursome donned some clothing reminiscent of the movie’s stars. From left: Taylor Denney as Chevy Chase, Ned Burton as Bill Murray, Wicked Brews owner Chip Mahoney (a.k.a Rodney Dangerfield) and Shane Slattery as Michael O’Keefe, who played a caddy named Danny Noonan. (Special to AFN)

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old, primarily with sweet treats. They took a liking to baking/cooking when they were toddlers as I always included them in dinner prep and fun baking experiences.” And they make them in a trailer that their dad, Spencer Van Heel, retrofitted to accommodate a kitchen. That means when they’re catering private events or The siblings’ colorful trailer had to be retrofitted with a putting up stakes at events proper kitchen by their dad, Spencer Van Heel, so it could like farmers markets, “ pass muster with health and fire inspectors. (David Minton/ they prepare the donuts AFN Staff Photographer) and fry them in the the trailer’s fryer so they are “hot, fresh and month, they’ll be hitting the farmers marready to serve,” Alexis Van Heel said. kets and Feastivals. She added, “The trailer was a surprise.” “They will be working two weekends “They were not involved with the de- a month up to three events per weeksign and trailer purchase but they did end,” their mom said. “They anticipate assist with creating and designing the working a little more during their summenu as well as determining what sup- mer break.” plies and equipment we would need,” In a month of operation, she added, the she said. business has been running smoothly. “Their mini-trailer was ordered and “They’ve received so much love and supbuilt last year,” she continued. “However, port from our community and their cusit did not meet the regulatory guidelines, tomers,” Alexis Van Heel said. which delayed our expected start date. My As for what their profits, she added, husband had to gut part of the trailer and “Most of the income they generate will be install the appropriate equipment in order saved for college with a small allowance to meet the health department require- that they can use now. ments to get our permit.” “Aaliya would like to buy a turntable and And for anyone who wonders, Jaden and drum set, Jaden has no plans as of now. Aaliya have all the permits required for They will also be responsible for paying their mobile kitchen. back 50% of their start-up expense in The siblings have taken their business addition to donating to their charity of to school festivals and their ninja competi- choice, which is The No Ninja Left Behind tion at Hitsquad Ninja Gym. Starting this Foundation.” ■

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Pride’s Ellsworth fought adversity after Tommy John BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

atthew Ellsworth’s time playing baseball at Mountain Pointe has been limited. He spent the last three seasons watching his teammates compete on the field from the dugout, most of the time with his arm in a sling. In eighth grade, he felt a pop in his right elbow while pitching. MRIs initially found nothing wrong. But more scans in his freshman year discovered a microscopic tear in the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right arm. He sought out physical therapy to let the injury heal on its own. But when it didn’t heal because of an issue with a nerve moving that put pressure on the tear, he and his family knew they faced a difficult decision “My mom was kind of on the ‘no’ side of getting surgery. My dad wanted to go with whatever would work,” Ellsworth said. “We sat on it for a few months. They let me do what I wanted to do. I wanted to have the surgery. “I felt I was strong enough mentally to go through this process. So, my sophomore year we decided to get the surgery.” Ellsworth underwent Tommy John Surgery in October 2019. It’s arguably one of the most feared surgeries in baseball. Even when done properly, recovery time is well over a year. Ellsworth’s surgery was a success. He was in pain, but he recalls that at the time his main focus was to get back to the field as quickly as possible but in a safe manner. He went through hours and hours of grueling physical therapy treatments. But nothing seemed to work. By the time his junior year rolled around, he still wasn’t ready. While still beneficial to a certain extent, he kept having minor setbacks in physical therapy and didn’t see as much progression as he would have liked to play again. There were times where he would sit in

Mountain Pointe senior infielder Matthew Ellsworth played his first game in five years earlier this season after suffering a small tear in his UCL in his right arm that eventually required Tommy John surgery. The rehab process was grueling, but he’s returned in a strong way for his final season. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff)

class writing and his arm would begin to ache. He also couldn’t throw the ball further than 90-feet. He began working out with his father, Mike, at a local gym. He grew stronger and kept up with his own exercises to strengthen the ligament, which was replaced with a donor tendon. Finally, in the fall of his senior year, he saw progress. When the Pride took the field for the first time this season, it was the first time for Ellsworth in nearly five years. “I’m not going to lie, it was emotional,” Ellsworth said. “After being denied for so long, it felt really good.” Teammates of Ellsworth, including longtime friend and junior infielder Carter Bailey, said they did what they could to keep him motivated to return to the field. And he did the same for him. “I’ve seen how hard all of this has been on him and it’s been really good to see him do that,” Bailey said. “He deserves the

world. We always want the best for Matt because he always wants the best for everyone else on the team.” Ellsworth didn’t know what to expect from himself in his first season back from a long, grueling recovery. Neither did his teammates or coaches. He’s played in 15 of the team’s 17 games this season and has a batting average of .324, the sixth best on the team among those with at least 30 or more appearances at the plate. He’s also brought in eight runs and has hit two homers this season, which is tied for the second-most on the team. The first of the two home runs – which are also the only two of his career at Mountain Pointe – came against Pinnacle. Ellsworth said all he could do is smile as he rounded the bases. His mother, Julie, was in tears as she walked to get the ball. “She was just crying, and I started getting emotional,” Ellsworth said. “I was just

happy to see my mom really happy and my dad was getting emotional. It was a really good feeling doing it for them and doing it for myself.” Mountain Pointe coach Max Pincus said that home run and this season has been special for the team. Last year, when he was unable to do anything on the field, Ellsworth came to them and asked to be involved in some fashion. He took on the role of team manager, helping out with the scoreboard or other miscellaneous activities. But to see him now, helping lead the team at the plate and from the infield, it’s inspired the entire program. “I am just so happy for him,” Pincus said. “He’s a phenomenal kid. He just loves the game of baseball. The ability for him to persevere and want to put in that kind of work and that kind of grind, it shows he is going to be a great person in the future.” Ellsworth has taken pride in his ability to bounce back from a serious injury to play out the final season of his high school career. He’s one of just five seniors on the roster who, after starting the year 3-5, have helped lead the team to an 8-1 record in their last nine games. He’s excited for what is to come the rest of the season. But he’s also taking in every moment he can. There were times during his recovery he didn’t think he would ever see the field again. But now, when he removes the right sleeve on his arm and reveals the fourinch scar along his funny bone, it no longer signifies a daily struggle. “You kind of learn to put stuff that is bothering you in the back of your head,” Ellsworth said. “That’s another thing I’m grateful for with this whole experience. Things I feel like would bother me had I not gone through all of this, a lot of that would bring me down. “But now I know how to handle my emotions. Looking at it, I accept what happened. I just have to work hard and get through it.” ■

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Easter Pageant makes an old tradition brand new BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

enee Prince has a vague memory of going with her family as a little girl to the Mesa Arizona Temple for its modest Easter morning sunrise service. She has a more distinct recollection of visiting home from college more than 20 years ago and seeing how a humble sunrise service that began in 1938 had been transformed after 1976: It had blossomed into an inspiring reenactment of the life of Jesus Christ with dozens of volunteers dressed in period clothing, their script verbatim passages from the Bible and a moving score accompanying them. Now, the lifelong Mesa resident is the artistic director of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant, meticulously conducting the movements of 425 people in the world’s largest annual outdoor production of its kind. After a three-year absence necessitated by an exhaustive restoration of the temple and its grounds, the Easter Pageant returns today, April 6, with a new and bigger stage, some new and top-secret props, upgraded sound and light systems, a revised script based on the King James Version of the Bible, and a score specifically recorded for the show by the London Symphony Orchestra only a few months ago. Astonishingly, it’s free. Church and Mesa Arizona Temple leaders consider the pageant their gift to the community to celebrate what spokeswoman Jennifer Wheeler called “Christ’s powerful message of forgiveness, hope and peace.” And pageant leaders and downtown Mesa are braced for crowds for the pageant, which begins nightly at 8 p.m. April 6-9 and April 12-16 on the Mesa Arizona Temple’s north lawn, 101 S. LeSueur. Over 9,500 folding chairs have been set up on the grounds. Details on parking and other important information for attendees – including a prohibition on saving more than a couple

Many of the 425 cast members in the Mesa Arizona Temple’s Easter Pageant gathered last Thursday evening, awaiting their turn to take the stage for a media night rehearsal. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) of seats – are at mesatemple.org. Prince has been artistic director since 2011 after serving as assistant artistic director the previous six years.

She defines her role as “taking care of our cast” and “putting things together on the stage creatively.” Even during a media night on Thurs-

Composer/conductor/scriptwriter Rob Gardner of Gilbert takes a moment with pageant artistic Director Jenee Prince during a rehearsal last week. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

day, she fretted over the minutest of each scene’s details, making tweaks here and there to make in her quest to present as accurate a life-like portrayal of the Gospels as possible. How accurate? The cast includes live sheep and donkeys. Two infants in the cast – one a 3-month-old girl – will alternate for the Nativity scene. A printed plastic overlay on the front of each temple step leading to the stage replicates the stonework that existed in Jesus’ time. A strong core of other pageant leaders have worked with Prince. Steve West as executive director and Matt Riggs as assistant executive director filled the roles of producer, overseeing all the complexities of the mammoth production from construction of the stage to installation of tons’ worth of light towers to security and portable bathrooms – basically, Prince said, “all of the elements of how the project comes together.” Helping Prince are assistant directors Dana Rodgers, Tyler Maxson, Dan Good and Steve Abaroa; hair/make up director Jennifer Anderson; and costume director Kay Walker while Steve and Liz Porter oversee all aspects of the stage, sets and props that West and Riggs set in place months ago. And there are committees working with all those people – part of 400 volunteers who play some off-stage role to ensure a smooth performance every night the cast takes the stage. Prince started her work well before the first rehearsals March 12, overseeing a casting call that began early last fall. Because COVID protocols were still in place, applicants were asked to include a video in which they were asked why they wanted a part. The acting core was selected first and not long after Thanksgiving, the rest of the ensemble was picked. Now they are grouped in what Prince calls “family casts” that are prepared to move onto the

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stage whenever they’re called during the 74-minute production. The cast comprises seasoned actors and actress, newbies and many people from families with multiple generations having appeared in previous pageants. “We have a Shakespearean actor, a retired theater teacher and people who have been in the pageant before and people who are very, very new to this experience,” Prince said. “Working together and collaborating operating together has been one of my most favorite parts of all of this because it is amazing to know that five different people can have different ideas about how things can come together – and then they just come together.” “They were notified before the end of the year so that they could plan their lives accordingly,” Prince added, “because we really do ask them to block out their schedules from March 12 until April 13. That’s a big ask for people. But it’s just amazing to see the dedication of these incredible people just wanting to share God’s love with thousands of people every night.” As the casting calls went out last year, celebrated Gilbert writer/composer/conductor Rob Gardner was polishing a revised script and writing a new score. “I’ve never been in it,” Gardner said, “but I remember coming as a kid and sitting and getting our fast food with the family and having a little picnic on the grass. And it was always like kind of a thing to look forward to at Easter – to come down to the grounds and watch the pageant. “So it’s kind of fun this year to be on the other side of things and see how things work,” added Gardner, who began working on the score and script in July. Then he turned to his long-time contacts with the London Symphony Orchestra. Gardner, Prince and her assistant directors went to London in January to have that score recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, which Gardner conducted. “It was powerful,” Prince said of the recording session. “I loved every minute of being in London – it was my first time

Jef Rawls, one of four adults cast as Jesus, rehearses a scene on the Mesa Arizona Temple stairs that lead to the main stage. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer) there – but the highlight of the trip was just to be there and to be with those gifted musicians who worked so hard to just project their art. To be in the same room with those people and to watch Rob participate and lead that group of people was amazing for me.” Prince said there was nothing wrong with the old soundtrack, calling the new

score “an update version of a perfect story – the greatest story ever told.” “We wanted to highlight the life of the Savior in other ways,” she continued. “I love the old soundtrack and it still works, still holds true.” But, she added, the new score “is just different,” adding that one big difference is the digital technology that wasn’t even

Matt Riggs of Mesa is assistant executive director who, with Executive Director Steve West were virtually the producers of the pageant, supervising the installation of tons of equipment and a new stage.(David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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Not a Licensed Contractor

480-217-0407

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

ROC# 256752

TRIM TREES ALL TYPES GRAVEL - PAVERS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Complete Clean Ups

Not a licensed contractor.

602.515.2767

Irrigation

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Jose Martinez

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Drip Systems Installed, Valves/Timer Repairs

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• Licensed, Bonded Insured for your protection.

High Quality Results

David Hernandez (602) 802 3600

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Arizona Specialty Landscape Serving the Valley for over 28 years

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Call for a FREE consultation and Estimate To learn more about us, view our photo gallery at: ShadeTreeLandscapes.com

480-730-1074

Bonded/Insured/Licensed • ROC #225923

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AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS | APRIL 6, 2022

Painting PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Interior, Exterior House Painting. Stucco Patching. Gate/Front Door Refinishing. Quality work/Materials Free Estimate Ignacio 480-961-5093 / 602-571-9015 ROC #189850 Bond/Ins’d

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Veteran Owned

602.625.0599

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Licensed - Bonded - Insured ROC 290242

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Bonded

Toilets

Insured

Faucets

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Lic/Bond/Ins ROC# 270450

Plumbing

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Voted #1

Family Owned & Operated

Licensed, Bonded & Insured ROC# 272001

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(480) 785-6323

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ROC #155380

CONKLIN PAINTING www.ACPpaintingllc.com

Monthly Service & Repairs Available

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Not a licensed contractor

Residential & Commercial Painting

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We Repair or Install ROC # 272721

AHWATUKEE’S #1 PLUMBER Licensed • Bonded • Insured

704.5422

(480)

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480-720-3840 Not a licensed contractor.

MARK’S POOL SERVICE Owner Operated - 20 Years

Play Pools start at

$85/month with chemicals

Ask About Filter Cleaning Specials!

Mark

602-799-0147 CPO#85-185793

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AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS | APRIL 6, 2022

Roofing

Family Owned & Operated for over 30 years

ROC #152111

480-699-2754 • info@monsoonroofinginc.com

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480-706-1453

480-460-7602

Over 30 yrs. Experience

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602-471-2346

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Window Cleaning

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480-330-2649

CLASSIFIEDS

AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS | APRIL 6, 2022

Arizona’s Resort-Style Home Builder MASTER PLANNED CELEBRATED COMMUNITIES BY BLANDFORD HOMES

Award-winning Arizona builder for over 40 years. F BELL RD.

56TH ST.

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