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Suspense hangs over Trust Land auction today BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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he most significant development in Ahwatukee since the South Mountain Freeway is scheduled to begin unfolding today as the Arizona State Land Department auctions 373 acres of State Trust Land. Located along Chandler Boulevard between 19th and 27th avenues, the sprawling piece of desert could eventually be home to as many as 1,050 single-family houses and an undetermined number of condominium and apartment complexes. But a certain amount of suspense will be

hanging over today’s live auction in the wake of the postponement of two May 19 auctions – a 1,099-acre parcel in Goodyear and a 946acre tract in Queen Creek – to June 10. Minimum bids were $127.7 million and $86.1 million, respectively, But no one showed up for the either auction and a Land Department official said he could to speculate on the reason. Assuming today’s auction won’t see a repeat of those puzzling no-shows, the bidding will start at $105 million on the Ahwatukee parceland, ultimately will benefit K-12 public education – one of the 13 beneficiaries of Trust Land sales designated in the Arizona Constitution.

There is no way to stop the auction – or construction of the homes. As Mark Edelman, the Land Department’s director of planning and engineering, told the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee in December 2019: “State Trust Land is not public land. It is land held in trust and the land really belongs to our beneficiaries. The state Land Department was created to act in their stead to manage this land.... we really need to be thought of more like private land owners.” Moreover, most of the land already is zoned

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Ahwatukee Legionnaires salute departed comrades BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

On Monday, Americans will remember the men and women who gave their lives for their country. On May 19, American Legion Post 64 – Ahwatukee’s only military veterans organization – held its traditional ceremony to remember those members who passed away in 2019 and 2020. The Post’s annual ceremony was canceled last year by pandemic-related restrictions. So, Post 64 Commander Pete Meier and his colleagues were grateful to be able to gather inside the Ahwatukee Recreation Center for the first time in more than a year for a formal commemoration of comrades in arms who were “transferred to Post Everlasting.” It was particularly gratifying because for the

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Ahwatukee American Legion Post 64 held a memorial service May 19 for members who were “transferred to Post Everlasting” in 2019 and 2020. It was the first time the post could gather inside its home base at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center in 14 months. Post Commander Pete Meier called the meeting and ceremony to order in front of a hologram designed by ARC member Ed Doney. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer.

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he Tempe Union High School District Governing is poised to approve a 2021-22 budget that includes a sweetener for staff if it can recover some of the approximate 800 students who left this year: give them bonuses. The “enrollment stipends” will depend on how many students return to the district to boost Tempe’s Average Daily Membership, the number that the state uses in determining per-pupil reimbursements to school districts. In explaining how the bonuses work, Diane Meulemans, assistant superintendent for business services, told the board last week that the district’s current enrollment is 12,600. So, if enrollment rises to between 12,854 and 12,903, all employees will get a $500 bonus in June 2022. The bonuses go up to $1,000 if enrollment hits between 12,904 and 13,203 and goes to $1,500 if enrollment exceeds 13,203. The bonuses will be in addition to raises that are included in the district’s spending plan for the coming school year. The enrollment-related bonuses would total just under $1.2 million but are not factored into the district’s overall spending plan. Instead, it would come out of the additional state reimbursement triggered by an ADM increase. Meulemans explained that the budget advisory committee that proposed the district’s spending plan for next year wanted to do something about enrollment recovery. She explained the committee wanted to “see if we

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second consecutive year, the National memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Cave Creek will not be hosting the big ceremony that draws thousands from the region. While the National Cemetery Administration on May 21 lifted crowd restrictions at all 155 official veterans resting places across the country, a spokesman told AFN, “There is no time logistically for our cemeteries to plan Memorial Day ceremonies that often have hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees.” Post 64 Chaplain Rebecca Schmidt opened last week’s service with a prayer for “our honored and valiant departed comrades.” “Hallow their graves; give courage and comfort to those having suffered the loss of a loved one,” the prayer continued. “Grant eternal rest of their ashes and peace and happiness to their souls. Keep them until the hour of final Revile, on that day when they are called before the Divine Commander. May all of these men and women be present and accounted for. May their souls and the souls of all departed veterans rest in peace.” Then, as John Boyer read each name, Roddy Charlton tapped a small bell in their honor. The list of 19 departed Post 64 members included four World War II veterans: Edward Meyers, Raymond Brandt, Ed Wilner and Sam Wiggens. Seven were veterans of the Korean War: Robert “Doc” Graves, Frank Schweller, LaVerne Kidd, Leonard Allen. Keith Iverson, Donald Simmons and Lester Guignard. Five were Vietnam era veterans: Anthony Wiersch. Alfred Alvarez, Janice Langley-Smith, Robert Ennsand John Lyon. Post 64 members did not have information on the late Robert McCarthy and Bob Padgett. Meier also was heartened that Post 64 has been able to slowly return to its normal routine after the pandemic’s significant disruptions. Post 64 had to cancel its Flag Day retirement ceremony last June and may not hold one this year. It also has seen membership fall to 67 percent of the approximate 220 it had before the pandemic struck. The Post 64 color guard could not attend the dozens of ceremonies and events,

Post 64 Chaplain Rebecca Schmidt offered a prayer and Legionnaire John Boyer read the names of each of the 19 departed members. With the reading of each name, Legionnaire Roddy Charlton struck a bell located near a chair covering that pays tribute to military servicemen and women who are missing in action. (Special to AFN) like the Ahwatukee Easter Parade, because they had been called off too. And they lost access to their official “home” at the ARC, which had been essentially closed for more than a year because of COVID-19 concerns. Unlike many Legion posts, the Ahwatukee chapter has no clubhouse with a bar, kitchen and sometimes amusements such as pool tables like larger ones elsewhere in the East Valley offer. Nonetheless, because of the ARC’s hospitality, Post 64 in the past has been able to hold Friday happy hours and occasional buffets. All those, too, were wiped off the calendar by COVID-19. “It definitely affected the camaraderie and the spirit we have when we get together,” Meier said. Still, Post 64 has a core of loyal members and about two dozen regularly met outside at Western Star Park each month, Meier said. Last month, they convened on the ARC’s patio for the first time. And last Wednesday was the first chance that members had to gather inside since February of last year. There, a hologram of the Flag created by ARC member Ed Doney added an impressive background for the stage where Meier and other leaders of the memorial ceremony stood. Meier noted that he was hopeful that Post 64’s normal routine can resume in

September, since last week’s ceremony marked its last meeting on its 2020-21 calendar. He lamented, however, the fact that he and Dave Von Tersch will be unable to have the post’s color guard join others from other veterans groups this Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Last year, the pandemic forced the cancellation of Memorial Day events at all the 155 national memorial cemeteries, even the 624-acre National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. It was the first time since the National Cemetery of Arizona was created in 1978, that no big public Memorial Day service was held. But late Friday, the National Cemetery Administration lifted all restrictions on large gatherings, effective today, May 26. Earlier last week, the cemetery administration adjusted its rules for visitors and staff members in accordance with the CDC's new guidance, declaring, “fully vaccinated persons are no longer required to wear masks and physically distance themselves while at a national cemetery.” Veterans national cemeteries will allow mass flag placements across the U.S. to commemorate Memorial Day. It said volunteers wishing to place flags should contact their local national cemetery. The Cave Creek cemetery had no new information on its website, cem.va.gov/

cems/nchp/NMCA.asp. It can be reached at 480-513-3600. VA Secretary Denis McDonough will preside over the wreath laying at Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia on Friday, May 28. Acting Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. Carolyn Clancy and Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ron Walters will do the same at Baltimore and Hampton national cemeteries, respectively. Live streaming, recorded video and photographs from these and other ceremonies will be shared on the administration’s Facebook and Twitter pages. All 155 VA national cemeteries will be open Memorial Day weekend from dawn to dusk. Cemeteries with full staffs will also hold brief wreath-laying ceremonies followed by a moment of silence and taps over Memorial Day weekend, but they will not be open to the public. VA will also debut new features on the Veterans Legacy Memorial site in time for Memorial Day. VLM will permit online visitors to submit photos and biographical summaries of a Veteran’s life, along with historical documents such as award citations, letters, and newspaper clippings. Another feature will allow visitors to receive email alerts when new content is posted. One event that had already been scheduled in Cave Creek regardless of whether crown restrictions had been in place was the Flags for Our Fallen ceremony organized by RidersUSA. This is the 15th consecutive year that the men and women in the organization display up to 500 American Flags with an honor guard of hundreds of motorcycles and hot rods lining the streets leading into the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. “Despite the current political climate and restrictions imposed upon us today, the brave military men and women of our Armed Forces who have sacrificed life and limb for the benefit of this nation, shall never be forgotten and will continue to be honored regardless,” the group said, indicating it will again tie special ribbons with the names of deceased and living veterans to the flags. The gathering will be held between 6-8 a.m. Monday, May 31, at 23029 N. Cave Creek Road. RidersUSA field headquarters will be located at the southeast corner of Pinnacle Peak and Cave Creek roads. 

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yrene School District has made face coverings optional for kids who are on campus but outside buildings. The district’s change in a policy that has been in place since the school year began came about a week after an Ahwatukee mom posted about how her son had nearly fainted playing soccer during recess while wearing a mask. Nicole Koester’s account of her 9-yearold son Nicolas’ experience at Kyrene de los Cerritos Leadership Academy was published by AFN May 19 – the same day Kyrene announced its new policy. But in the story, district spokeswoman Erin Helm noted that Kyrene officials advised parents they were reviewing the policy and that it was “unrelated to any single student, staff member or school.” Koester was elated and grateful nonetheless. “I’m grateful for the change and appreciate the leadership and quick response from the superintendent,” she told AFN.

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for residential development, meaning that all the successful bidder must go through where city reviews are concerned is the normal permitting processes. Of the 373 acres, 300 can be developed for homes, according to an appraisal performed for the Land Department. Another 18 acres comprise washes, though the appraisal said the area poses no special flood hazards. It does note, however, “a variety of stormwater improvements will be required upon future development.” The city also has set aside 12 acres for a year after the final subdivision plat is filed in case either Kyrene or Tempe Union – or both districts – want to build a school there. Another 44 acres is zoned for apartments or condos while 11 acres are zoned for commercial development. Those 55 acres are in the southeast corner of the tract near 29th Avenue and the freeway, although they can be relocated elsewhere within the massive tract through a routine administrative zoning amendment. However, a Land Department appraiser

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said “multifamily-oriented development is considered to be unlikely” and that “single-family residential oriented use appears to be the most profitable use of the vast majority, if not all, of the net land area.” The maximum allowable density of 3.5 homes per acre. If the parcel’s full development potential is achieved, it will have a dramatic impact on traffic in an area that abuts Club West. It could also give a much-needed shot-inthe-arm to enrollment in the Kyrene and Tempe Union school districts, which are seeing their student rolls steadily decline. Given the fact that a demographer has traced that decline partially to the fact that housing prices in Ahwatukee and neighboring communities have priced out young families with children, the pricing of homes on the Trust Land could determine how big an impact the development will have. The auction is open to any developer or homebuilder that arrives at the Land Department’s central Phoenix headquarters with a cashier’s check for just over $13.75 million. Bidding itself will be conducted orally. The winning bidder can choose to either

This video on the state Land Department's website shows one view of the parcel that is scheduled to be auctioned today. The drone video was made by Ahwatukee resident Karl Baltutat, owner of Desert Eagle Drone Photography LLC. (State Land Department)

This outline of the State Trust Land parcel in Ahwatukee also shows how Liberty Lane would be extended. That stretch of Chandler Bouelvard would be widened to four lanes in each direction and a center turning lane. (State Land Department) plunk down the balance within 30 days or opt for six annual payments of equal amounts with interest, but cannot begin developing the land until the bid price is paid in full. Land Department documents indicate it will cost the winner at least another $5.2 million in infrastructure improvements for storm drains and related work as well as unspecified roadway projects. The development is expected to require a full widening of a piece of Chandler Boulevard that is currently three lanes and the extension of Liberty Lane. That roadwork would be an expense for the developer. The City of Phoenix also stands to see as much as $17.8 million in impact fees as the development progresses. The piece on the auction block was

originally part of a much larger chunk of Trust Land. Initially, there were 620 acres of State Trust Land in that parcel, but when the whole piece was first put up for auction in the early 2000s, no one would bid because Tempe Union and Kyrene school districts and then-Mayor Greg Stanton opposed the sale and developers were leery about being dragged into a prolonged legal battle. Stanton, now a congressman, said at the time that he did not want any of that 620 acres developed. Eventually, Councilman Sal DiCiccio and state lawmakers brokered a deal that allowed Phoenix to buy 240 acres on the north side of Chandler Boulevard for $18 million and set it aside as part of the South Mountain Preserve. 

tenant repositioning and development.” Unified CRE partners Bill Finch and Roberto Buenaver “have worked in commercial real estate since 2001 and 1999 respectively and have completed hundreds of single-tenant, multi-tenant and shopping center projects in the Southwest,” the company’s LinkedIn profile states. “Skilled in all aspects of commercial real

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GOP �lat tax plan could defund police, some warn BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

he bid by Gov. Doug Ducey to permanently cut $1.5 billion a year of state revenues is based on an economic theory and a set of numbers that may not hold up under closer examination. And all that is worrying Arizona cities who stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars if the governor is wrong. C.J. Karamargin, the governor’s press aide, said the way his boss figures it, enacting what he has billed as “the largest tax cut in Arizona history’’ will provide an economic stimulus that will keep Arizona competitive in landing new companies and getting firms to expand here. And Daniel Scarpinato, Ducey’s chief of staff, said the situation here is different than when Kansas tried this a decade ago, only to find its economy in a shambles. Economic theory aside, Karamargin said there’s another reason Ducey can propose a flat tax: a 2019 state law that requires online retailers to start collecting sales tax on purchases made by Arizona residents.

But here’s the thing: Amazon, arguably the largest of these online retailers, actually agreed to begin collecting Arizona’s sales tax as far back in 2012 to settle a lawsuit with the state. And large companies like Wal-Mart also were collecting and paying sales taxes on both what they sold in their stores and what was delivered directly to customers. Ahwatukee Democratic Sen. Sean Bowie warned that the impact of Until last year, a massive tax cut and ﬂat tax rate could defund police and public however, those safety for cities. (AFN ﬁle photo) revenues were inKaramargin said that alone will produce cluded in regular sales tax proceeds. an estimated $514 million a year by the It is only now that state tax collectors 2026 fiscal year. lump these into a special category of its And that doesn’t count what cities col- own, cash the governor considers “new’’ lect in their own sales taxes. money.

That accounting has raised concerns. “Some of those companies were paying tax already under a different Department of Revenue code,’’ said Rep. David Cook, R-Globe. All the 2019 law did is create a new code. “They took the money that was already being paid and the new money, comingled it under a new code so it appears that there’s all this new revenue,’’ he said. “But, in fact, all of that is not new revenue.’’ There are bigger issues. Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, said he’s not buying the numbers the governor uses to justify a permanent $1.5 billion cut in state taxes. And he’s not prepared to approve any plan that leaves cities in financial trouble. Ahwatukee Sen. Sean Bowie has warned that the flat income tax being advanced by Republicans could devastate public safety in Phoenix and other cities. “For the four cities I represent (Chandler, Mesa, Phoenix, and Tempe), the House tax plan would constitute a $103

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he state’s top health official said Friday that statements by elected lawmakers doubting the need for and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine are hampering efforts to get more Arizonans inoculated. Dr. Cara Christ said there has been a sharp drop-off in the number of people

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million loss per year, with Phoenix alone coming in around $60 million per year,” Bowie said last week in his legislative update to constituents. “Because cities typically spend over half of their budgets on public safety, this would threaten funding for core priorities like police officers, fire fighters and first responders,” he continued. “Defunding our police and firefighters at the state level shouldn’t be our priority.” “There are many rural Republican members concerned about these cuts, and that’s why I don’t think the tax plan has the votes, at least currently,” Bowie added, noting, “I am open to supporting a budget that includes tax reform, but I can’t support the flat tax plan as currently constituted. “We have way too many pressing needs as a state going forward to risk losing over 10 percent of the revenue in our state budget.” A week earlier, state Sen. J.D. Mesnard said on a Chandler Chamber of Commerce virtual roundtable, that the state’s current surplus is four times the size of any state budget surplus in Arizona’s history. And he boasted of the tax reform’s potential impact. “I am optimistic,” he said. “We’re going to do something pretty big, pretty spectacular. Actually, something that will get us national recognition.” He also said, “I’ve spoken with the mayors and others about the impact on the cities and we’re going to do what we can to mitigate that.” But he noted that the state’s budget surplus now totals $12 billion – “which is outrageous.” Mesnard also said “the cities also are sitting on some money” from the measure that legalized recreational pot “and that

in the state seeking out any of the three approved vaccines. Administration peaked in March with more than 76,000 a day and dropped to below 9,000 last week – even with the Pfizer vaccine’s availability for those age 12 and up. Christ is trying to get enough Arizonans vaccinated to reach “herd immunity,’’ where virus spread becomes minimal. And she said that while the number

of cases and deaths is declining, Arizona is not there yet, with a steady report of about 500 cases a day. Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, said the vaccines have not been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and questioned their need, claiming the alarm has “shut down the world economy.’’ “We don’t do it for Hep C, we don’t do it for anything,’’ he asked. “Why should

will also be leading to more revenue for public safety.” There actually are two parts to what the governor wants to do. The first is compressing all the tax brackets down to a single 2.5 percent. That compares with current brackets with rates as low as 2.59 percent for individuals with incomes of up to $26,500 – double that for married couples filing jointly Chandler Republican Sen. J.D. Mesnard suggested cities are exag– and as high as 4.5 gerating the impact of a massive tax cut in Arizona and that he is percent on incomes working with them to mitigate any adverse impact. (YouTube) above $159,000 for individuals and $318,000 for couples. money, backfill a certain portion of higher But it also contains an absolute cap of earners’ tax bills? he continued. “How’s 4.5 percent on anyone’s income. that fair?” That’s designed to help those who will Combine that with the revenue losses be affected by voter approval of Proposi- from Ducey’s flat tax plan and you get the tion 208. It imposes a 3.5 percent income $1.5 billion reduction in state revenues. tax surcharge on earnings above $250,000 What makes that important to cities is for individuals and $500,000 for couples a 1972 state constitutional amendment in to help raise up to $940 million a year for which cities gave up the right to levy their public education. own income and excise taxes. In exchange Technically speaking, that law can’t be they are supposed to get a share of state voided by the legislature as it was voter income tax dollars. approved. But putting in a 4.5 percent That share is currently 15 percent of overall cap effectively means those high- the take, money Boyer said that commuincome individuals will be paying just 1 nities use to fund police, fire and other percent on everything else, with the state vital services. using $370 million of other cash to make On paper, economist Jim Rounds, up the difference. hired by the League of Arizona Cities “So what you’re saying is, all the taxpay- and Towns, said that $1.5 billion cut in ers are paying taxes to the state for the what the state takes in translates to $230 services they provide,’’ Cook said. million less for cities. He said the state “But we’re going to take all the taxpayer would have to alter its revenue sharing

we do it now when this virus has a 99.8 percent survival rate and the average for death is like 72?” Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, said, “(I) have been told it kills lab animals, hasn’t been truly fully safe, still in the experimental stages. We’re all being used as guinea pigs.” “I would say that, unfortunately, there

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formula to 20.6 percent to keep cities financially whole. The concerns go beyond the impact on the cities. Both Boyer and Cook say if the state really has all that extra money there are immediate needs. Their concerns need to be taken into account by Ducey: Republicans have just a one-vote margin in both the House and Senate. And since no Democrat is expected to vote for this plan, the loss of either’s vote dooms the package. The questions go beyond the reliability of the revenue projections and the claim that the economic stimulus of the tax cuts will be offset that is raising concerns. “We have $900 million in pension liability debt,’’ Boyer said. And that’s just for the retirement system for police and firefighters. Then there’s the fact that the state sold off several buildings, including the House, the Senate and the Executive Tower during the last big downturn a decade ago to generate immediate cash. That deal allows the state to continue to lease them back with an option to buy. Boyer said the state still owes $430 million on them. And then there’s a budget maneuver where the state borrowed money from public schools by moving payments from one fiscal year into the next. That’s $930 million in debt being carried on the books. “I really think it’s prudent to, with all this temporary money that’s floating around, to use that one-time money to pay off our debt, then focus on targeted investments, and then talk about targeted tax reform,’’ Boyer said. Cook agreed. He said the only reason Arizona has $1 billion in its “rainy-day fund’’ is because it put off for years making necessary repairs to state buildings. 

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is a lot of misinformation out there about the vaccine,’’ Christ said when asked specifically about Borrelli’s comments. And she said that while the vaccines are being used under an “emergency use authorization’’ versus full FDA approval, that does not make them any less safe. “These vaccines have been through the exact same clinical trials as all of the other vaccines,’’ Christ said. The EUA process, she said, simply cuts down on the “bureaucratic requirements.’’ Arizona isn’t the only state where interest is waning in getting vaccinated. Christ said there is at least one incentive program in the works where the state will partner with the Arizona Diamondbacks: people can come to Chase Field to get vaccinated. She said there will be special events for children. “And those who get vaccinated may

get a free ticket to a future game of their look at our web site at ‘azhealth.gov’, to choice,’’ Christ said. talk to their health care provider,’’ she Christ said her job now is to reach the said. Christ said there also is information non-believers. available on web sites run by the Centers “We’ve administered over 5 million for Disease Prevention and Control and doses here in Arithe National Instizona alone,’’ she tutes of Health. said, a figure that “We are aware We’ve administered over includes both first that there’s a lot 5 million doses here in Arizona and second doses of misinformation alone, a figure that includes of vaccines that out there about the both first and second doses COVID-19 vaccine,’’ require more than one. “The vaccine she said. of vaccines that require is safe.’’ Overall, the state more than one. And Christ said reports that nearly “The vaccine is safe.’’ 3.2 million Arizothere are “real- Dr. Cara Christ nans have received world studies’’ at least one dose that show the vacof the vaccine, or cine is very effective in preventing hospitalization and about 44 percent of the total population. And close to 2.7 million Arizonans are death. “And so we would encourage anybody fully inoculated. But the data also show a great disparwho thinks the vaccines aren’t safe to

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Parents: Dean and Ranee Fear GPA: 4.85 College/Major: Case Western Reserve University, accepted to combined Bachelor’s & Doctor of Medicine Program Total Scholarships: $30,000 per year. Extracurriculars: National Honor Society president (2020-21), National Charity League, vice president for 2020-21 and secretary in 2017-18, International Thespian Society secretary/treasurer (2019-2020), Horizon Honors Choir Council treasurer (2019-20), Phoenix Children’s Hospital junior patient transporter

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SALUTATORIAN 2019-2020, Governor’s Youth Council 2019-2020, Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Research Internship 2020, Horizon Honors Theatre Arts, Varsity Swim & Dive, Kindness Krew and student orientation guide. Awards: AP National Scholar Award, The College Board; Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition, Vocal Performance, second place 2019; Eagle Award, Horizon Honors Swim & Dive 2019; Thespian President’s List Scholar Distinction, International Thespian Society 2020.

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Parents: Melvin Jung, IV and Audrey Jung. GPA: 4.78 College/Major: ASU Barrett, The Honors College Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, computer systems engineering. Extracurriculars: Horizon Honors’ E-Sports Team, AI Research Club, National Honors Society, Key Club, Jewish Student Union, Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy, medical records clerk, math tutor, Temple Emanuel of Tempe confirmation and post confirmation class, assistant instructor at Sandoval Freestyle Karate. Awards: College Board AP Scholar with Distinction, College Board National Recognition Program: Hispanic Scholar, varsity letter in E-Sports

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STUDENTS WITH 4.0 GPA OR HIGHER: 255 COMMUNITY SERVICE: 94 percent of Thunder grads completed community service hours above and beyond the school requirement of 10 hours. MAJOR AWARDS U.S. West Point Academy: Christian Agnick ASU Leadership: Ariella Golden Flinn Scholarship semifinalist: Shirley Wang Dorrance Scholarship: Bryan Groom

National Merit Scholars: Andy Lin and Holly Kiesel American Legion School Award: Shanti Oza and Martin Fuller

VALEDICTORIANS:

Hailey Dawson

Casey Drew Morris

Sahil Khan

Rhea Rungta

Parents: Amy and Cory Dawson College/major: Arizona State University, nursing with minor in Women and Gender Studies. Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, Rho Kappa and Young Democrats.

Parents: Saba and Shazir Khan College/major: Georgia Institute of Technology, computer science Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate, Peer Tutoring, Programming Club, NHS, Rho Kappa. Off-campus: Self-published “The Potential of Physics” and cofounder of Visionarium

Jia Yin Leong

Parents: CY Leong and SC Goh College/major: Vanderbilt University, computer science Extracurriculars: Science National Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society, Model United Nations, Asian Student Interactive Association, Link Crew, Peer Tutoring, Musical Instrument Museum, viola, hackathons, programming

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Parents: Alex & Heather Morris College/major: University of Arizona School of Business Extracurriculars: Desert Vista Men’s Soccer Team Captain. Regional Offensive Player of the Year. 6A All-Conference 2nd Team.

Parents: Sanjay and Archana Rungta College/major: Rice University, neuroscience Extracurriculars: Desert Vista Peer Tutor, Rho Kappa, NHS, Speech and Debate, the Diversity Assembly and Because WeCan. Plays piano and supports orphaned women in India through an organization called CORD.

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Ottawa gave him a passion for learning BY SCOTT ALBRIGHT Ottawa University

loyd Daniels lost his job unexpectedly in 2013, when his employer closed its Phoenix office. He was 39, had worked his way up to management level with only a high-school education and was now at a crossroads. He realized that education needed to be his priority, so he decided to pursue an associate’s degree in business administration and enrolled in Everest College. Nearly two years later, with only two courses left to complete his degree, Everest filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and closed all its campuses nationwide. “Needless to say, I was devastated and discouraged – I just felt hopeless,” Daniels said “This is when I was introduced to Ottawa University’s Arizona campuses. I remember meeting with an Ottawa admissions representative, who encouraged me by saying: ‘It’s not over. Let me help you complete your degree.’ “I was defeated at the time, thinking maybe I wasn’t meant for school, so that’s exactly what I needed to hear.” Daniels took the information shared with him about Ottawa’s flexible, online adult education offerings, which included an opportunity to finish his two outstanding associate’s degree courses and a transfer opportunity to get his bachelor’s degree from Ottawa. Though he thought of taking a break, he received a call from the admissions department at Ottawa University-Arizona asking if he was ready to finish his education. “Even though I wasn’t yet convinced about my plan of action, something made me say, ‘Yes, let’s do it.’ By the summer of 2015, I was enrolled and taking my first class at OUAZ’s Phoenix campus.” Now 41, Daniels was on his way to earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He was also working

degree and working around many that did make me feel inadequate. This frame of mind really motivated me to push forward.” In 2017, Daniels experienced what he says was “one of the proudest moments of my life:” He walked the commencement stage after completing his bachelor’s degree. “I can remember saying, ‘God, please let me get through this,’ and with his Ottawa University has instilled Floyd Albright with a passion for grace I did,” Daniels education. (Couresy Ottawa University) said. There was something inspiring about again full-time, putting in a minimum 55 the accomplishment and his experience at hours per week. “There were many times I wanted to Ottawa: he wanted more. “I never would have thought I’d consider quit,” Daniels said. “I figured I made good money, so why did I need to continue? pursuing another degree after what it took I came to the realization that this was to get my bachelor’s,” Daniels said. “But not about the money. It was something that’s exactly what I did. In 2018, at the I needed to do for myself. Not having a age of 44, I decided to take the leap once

Ottawa University’s Surprise campus has grown to more than 800 students since it opened in August 2017. (Special to AFN)

more and get my master’s in leadership from Ottawa.” Daniels completed his masters in 2019. He could have just move on to the next chapter in his life. But he wasn’t quite finished yet. “The strangest thing happened, I enrolled yet again!” Daniels said. “This time, I am pursuing a second master’s in human resources. I’m currently in my last two classes which I will complete at the end of April 2021 at the age of 46. “I won’t say this time that I’m done because, obviously, I have developed a passion for continuing my education. Ottawa instilled that passion in me, and really changed my life.” Daniels is the first and only member of his immediate family of eight to have completed any type of degree. He said he will be forever grateful that “Ottawa took a chance on me and allowed me to live up to my potential.” “It has truly been an honor, and I sing Ottawa’s praises every opportunity I get,” Daniels said. Founded in 1865, Ottawa University has grown from a single building in Ottawa, Kansas, into a comprehensive educational institution serving more than 5,000 students through its residential campuses in Kansas and Arizona, its adult campuses in those two states and Wisconsin, and online. Ottawa-University-Arizona (OUAZ) in Surprise opened in August 2017 and since then has grown to more than 800 students. With its adult campus in Phoenix, Ottawa University has had a footprint in Metro Phoenix since 1977 with more than 8,000 alumni. Nationwide, the university has more than 22,000 graduates. To learn more about Ottawa University’s Arizona campuses in Phoenix and Surprise, visit ottawa.edu/ouaz or contact an enrollment advisor at 855-546-1342 or ouazadmiss@ottawa.edu to set-up an advisory session. 

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TOTAL GRADUATES: 579

STUDENTS WITH 4.0 GPA OR HIGHER: 23 TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: 1,523. Advanced STEM diplomas: Grace Ostrop, Caitlyn Bolibol, Skylar Mace and Samantha Kool. Rio Salado degree earners: Madilyn Balmes, Caitlyn Bolibol, Erin Greenfield, Faith Hernandez, Tayden McDonald, Samantha Mendoza, Grace Phillips, Shayla Pollard, Kaeley Rice, Kaedance Rice, Marcos Smith and Azucena Wetherington.

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Top 5 percent: Benjamin Ciccarelli, Christian Coker, Ella Were, Grace Urbinato, David Dong, Marcos Smith, Christian Nunez, Mia Yanez, Jack Piorkowski, Clayton Diggs, Natalie Stevens, Mitchell Zakocs, Euan Blackstone, Matthew Diaz, Ryan Nguyen, Anaya Williams, Amanda Peng, Azucena Wetherington, Sydney Anderson, Jacob Harrison, Terrell Shirley, John Kelso, Nicholas Schauer, Jayanti Bunton, Shayla Pollard, Tyler Kearney and Ethan Aslamy. Flinn Scholarship: Mitch Zakocs Hoop of Learning: Malik Moore, Tayden McDonald, Kaedance Rice and Kaely Rice. Dorrance Scholarship: David Dong National Hispanic Scholars: Christian Coker, Marcos Smith and Christian Nunez

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Benjamin Ciccarelli

Parents: Leigh Anne and Dan Ciccarelli GPA: 4.0 College/Major: Arizona State University, finance. Extracurriculars: Chess, Mu Alpha Theta, Prides Peak, Robotics.

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Christian Coker

Parents: James and Maria Coker GPA: 3.93 College/major: ASU, computer science Extracurriculars: Language Honor Society, Basketball, National Honor Society, Prides Peak.

FLINN SCHOLAR:

Mitch Zakocs is one of two 2021 winners of the prestigious Flinn Scholarship in Tempe Union High School District and Mountain Pointe High School’s first Flinn Scholar since 2019. A Tempe High senior was the district’s other Flinn recipient. Tempe Union was one of only two districts in the state to have two Flinn Scholars this year. The son of Nikki and Justin Zakocs, who moved to Ahwatukee three years ago from Charlotte, North Carolina, Mitch is heading to Arizona State University’s Barrett, The Honors College to study computer science. “I’ve been tinkering with computers and electronics my entire life and I’m glad to finally take my interests to a higher level,” he said. He plans to focus on both software engineering and cybersecurity with an eye toward getting “a job at one of the top-ranking tech companies working on important and complex software.” “I love working on software that helps and influences tons of people and these companies are the ones creating it,” he explained.

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Thanks to the efforts ot Ahwatukee resident Kim Horn and some other parents as well as a group of students led by Desert Vista Class of 2021 member Michael Adamick, seniors in Tempe Union District had a chance to have a real prom at Arizona Grand Resort’s ballroom. Last year, seniors in Ahwatukee and Arizona generally had no prom because of the pandemic and Horn felt that with falling COVID-19 cases and health protocols,.this year’s seniors were going to get a chance at the big dance. These photos were submitted by Horn and were taken by attendees on their cell phones. All IDs are left to right

Mountain Pointe seniors Sydney Racine, Katie Flanking Danny Korkis are Kinda Khoury, Ladwig and Lindsey Logan. left, and Sophia Koury.

Desert Vista students Sophia Koury, Peyton Glover, Jenna Weible, Joseph Ramos, Jessica McCabe and Lexsie Butler.

Mountain Pointe seniors Marcos Smith Brenna Wallen and Alexis Ricks are part of Mountain Pointe’s Aleks Hostler Lindsey Logan and Tyler Ke- Izzy Navin and Alexa Horn. the Desert Vista Class of 2021. and Tyler Kearney. and Desert Vista’s Alexa Horn. arney, both Mountain Pointe.

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his has been a big month for Alexis Horn of Ahwatukee. Last week she graduated from Desert Vista High School – a few weeks after she picked up a degree from Rio Salado Community College. And she also has been honored for her community service by the Ahwatukee Foothills National Charity League, a philanthropic organization that fosters deeper relations between moms and daughters in grades 7-12 through community service, leadership development, and cultural experience. Alexa, 18, has had a busy year.

Besides AP, honors and dual-enrollment classes, she also was the president of the Charity League’s senior class of 2021 and vice president of its 2021 freshman class. She also was president of Desert Vista’s Spanish National Honors Society its Community Counts, which pairs students with second graders in Wilson Elementary School in downtown Phoenix, where they mentor the little kids. She also is a member of the National Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, and Key Club. Alexa works at Summit School, which she attended before Desert Vista.

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n the night before she graduated from Mountain Pointe High School, Shayla Mackenzie was saluted by district Superintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil at the Tempe Union Governing Board meeting last week. Shayla received the CTE Film and TV Student of the Year award and also won best screenplay at this year’s Tempe Union High School District Film Festival. Mendivil said that while interning in Tempe Union’s district community relations department, Shayla “played a vital role in the �ilming of Marcos and Mountain Pointe promotional videos and

streaming governing board meetings, all city award ceremonies and school performances.” Bound for Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism, Shayla worked with Warren Cole, the district’s multimedia specialist and videographer. The daughter of Samantha Cunningham and Sean McKenzie, she helped edit and live-stream various events for all seven district high schools while helping to develop promotional �ilms for Mountain Pointe and Marcos de Niza high schools. “As the semester progressed and we

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Ahwatukee businessman brings joy to many BY SYDNEY MACKIE AFN Staff Writer

motions ran high May 19 as the keys to a new Bronco Sport were passed from the hands of San Tan Ford owner and Ahwatukee resident Tim Hovik to a Gilbert policewoman who won a nonprofit’s fundraiser-raf�le. Of�icer Vickie Faber wept with joy and gratitude as she took ownership of the mini-SUV that she won in the House of Refuge raf�le. The House of Refuge, a Mesa-based nonpro�it that helps homeless families, had to cancel its annual fundraiser gala because of the pandemic. A renown supporter of charities throughout the region, Hovik wanted to do something big to help the House of Refuge recoup some of the funds it lost because of

Tim Hovik of Ahwatukee, owner of San Tan Ford in Gilbert, hands the keys to a new miniSUV to Gilbert Officer Vickie Faber. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) the cancelation. Hovik partnered with House of Refuge

CEO Kayla Kolar, to organize the raf�le. “We thought, how great would it be to do

a raf�le, and how amazing would it be to raf�le a new car,” Kolar said, “We called Tim and he responded, ‘How could I say no?’” When Hovik �irst heard the offer to work together he thought, “Maybe we ought to really get crazy. Maybe we should raf�le the best-selling vehicle in America, the allnew Bronco Sport.” Tickets were $100 and by the conclusion of the drive, House of Refuge raised $70,000 to put towards providing homes, support services, clothing and food boxes to families experiencing homelessness. “So many charities have struggled this year, and other than virtual events, there are no fundraisers. But the needs don’t go away,” Hovik said. Making the event more special was the pure coincidence of a 20-year veteran of

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ALEXA from page 21

From Rio Salado, Alexa earned two associate degrees, in art and general studies as well as an academic certificate in language studies. That has set her up with 64 credit hours at the University of Arizona, where she will begin this fall to major in molecular biology with a genetic and human health emphasis, along with minoring in criminology and Spanish. Alexa also is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges. For her various endeavors, the Ahwatukee Foothills National Charity League gave her multiple awards. She received the Merci Award for the sixth consecutive year for logging the highest number of philanthropic hours in the chapter from 7th grade through senior year. Alexa also received the Senior Service award for the highest number of cumulative philanthropic service hours during her years in NCL and the Stephanie Shober Award given to a graduating senior for outstanding philanthropic service over their tenure at AFNCL.

SHAYLA from page 21

were able to go back to school in person again, I acted as production assistant for Mr. Cole,” she said. “This included setting up lights, slating a scene, and working audio at times. I then was able to move into directing and helped him with the promotion videos for Marcos De Niza and Mountain Pointe.” She said she is especially proud of a short film she made this year with the help of her classmate and friend Zoe McCollum. That film won the best screenplay award. “I’m most proud of this because it helped me prove to myself that I have the potential to be a great writer and could give an audience something to enjoy,” she said. That also bolstered her long-term career hopes of becoming a director and screenwriter. “I know it’s a tough business to get into and there’s a lot of competition, so winning the award gave me a much-needed confidence boost in my writing capabilities,” Shayla said. The internship averaged two to five

Newly minted Desert Vista High School graduate Alexa Horn was honored earlier this month for her philanthropy. (Pati P Photography)

She also received the Modelette Philanthropy Award for the sixth consecutive year for logging the highest philanthropic

hours of work a week. Since hers was a new position, she said Cole and she “were not really sure what to start with,” although “as the semester progressed, we both got more of an idea of how things were going to go especially when shooting the promotional videos.” At the Cronkite School she is aiming for bachelor’s degrees in both broadcast journalism and TV/film production. “I’d eventually like to get my masters in both fields as well – but baby steps,” she said. Her dream job “has always been Marvel Studios or a big streaming company like Netflix.” But, she added, “It’s always good to have a backup plan though, so if the whole Hollywood thing doesn’t work out, I’d love to be a producer for a news station in New York or Seattle.” “Movies and entertainment have always been a passion of mine since I was little,” she explained. “My mom would take me to the theater to see one of the new Marvel movies with my brothers. I knew I wanted to be on set and see how the behind the scenes worked.” Turns out her internship did just that.

hours in the Class of 2021 and the Modelette League Award for the highest league hours in her class. Alexa also received the Heart of Gold Award for 75 hours of one specific philanthropy, Paz de Cristo. She also earned the Hourglass Award for the sixth consecutive year for logging 100 hours of combined philanthropic service. She has received the Spirit Award her freshman and senior year as the result of votes by her Class of 2021 peers. Her current accumulated philanthropic hours for the Charity League total 869.75. But that total does not include community service hours with Desert Vista. Alexa and her mother Kim Horn also received the league’s Mother-Daughter Award for the sixth consecutive year. That goes to the mother-daughter team with who together earn more than 90 philanthropic hours. The duo logged 1,739.5 philanthropic hours together over the past six years. They have volunteered over those six years at 26 different nonprofits – including Alport Syndrome Foundation, Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Back-to-School Clothing Drive, Banner “When I got into high school and was able to start taking film and TV classes, we worked on a journalism unit and I fell in love with that as well. I guess production, whether it be for a school broadcast or a short film, has always been a part of me and they always say turn what you love into your career.” The internship also taught her “the ability to adapt,” she said. “Being able to think on the fly when something goes wrong is a crucial part of pursuing a career in any type of production field,” Shayla explained. “Learning early on that when the pressure is applied and deadlines are approaching faster and faster, finding a way to make it work out is key – especially with all the stress that comes with it. “But it’s honestly a thrill,” she said. “I think better on my feet and under pressure. So, thanks to Mr. Cole and having taken Mrs. Idler’s film/TV classes, I’ve learned to handle stress well and, again, adapt.” Shayla in the past has played junior varsity soccer for fun and was a member of Mountain Pointe’s Key Club and the Rho Kappa Honors Society for social studies. 

Health, Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix, Child Crisis Arizona, The Cinderella Affair, East Valley Women’s League, Feed My Starving Children, Festival of Lights, Furnishing Dignity, and Healing Fields. Also in their experience is work for Jared Box Project, Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, Military Assistance Mission (MAM), Mountain Park Senior Living – Memory Care Center, Paz de Cristo, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Rebuilding Together (Paint-a-Thon), St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, St. Vincent de Paul, Service from the Heart, Starbright Foundation, Treasures 4 Teachers, Valleywise and Y OPAS. Alexa said she plans to “continue making a positive impact in our community” when she starts at UArizona. The National Charity League is a nonprofit founded in 1925 and is open to mothers and their daughters in grades 7-12. The Ahwatukee Foothills chapter contributed 4,320 hours to the Phoenix area communities from June 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Information: ahwatukeefoothills.nationalcharityleague.org, or email afncl. vpmembership@gmail.com 

Mountain Pointe Class of 2021 member Shayla Mackenzie got a special salute at last week’s Tempe Union Governing board meeting for her work as a district intern in film-making. (Special to AFN )

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He sees silver lining in bucket of chlorine woes BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

ho would have thought that a �ire 1,302 miles away from Ahwatukee last August would be throwing swimming pool owners here into a panic this year? That �ire during Hurricane Laura heavily damaged a plant owned by Bio Lab, the nation’s largest manufacturer of chlorine tablets – the most convenient, most popular and, at one time anyway, the cheapest means of sanitizing pools. The �ire has triggered a shortage-induced panic as well as high anxiety over soaring prices for a bucket of tablets. In some cases, for example, prices rose from $85 for a 50-pound bucket to $200 and more increases are predicted. Damien Ludwig understands pool owners’ pain. As a co-owner of Foothills Pool Service & Repair, he and his extended family run one of Ahwatukee’s oldest pool service

Foothills Pool Service & Repair owners include, from left, Damien Ludwig and wife Shauna, his mom Mary Ludwig and his father, Jeff Ludwig. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) companies – and one that serves only pool owners in Ahwatukee. Unfortunately, Ludwig – whose father Jeff Ludwig started the company in 1994 – can’t give pool owners any hope that the

chlorine tablet shortage will disappear as quickly as last year’s toilet paper shortage. And he certainly has no hope prices will roll back. But what Ludwig can promise are alter-

natives that sanitize pools effectively in an environmentally friendlier way. Stating “the price is never going to go back,” Ludwig said the �ire has triggered a “paradigm shift for the pool world” that is every bit as dramatic as the new U.S. Department of Energy regulation requiring variable speed pool pumps. That law, �irst promulgated four years ago, will go into effect July 21. “This is going to be a long-term shortage where we’re going to be battling this for a few years,” Ludwig said. “But after that, the whole concept of normal is going to change this. This has to be viewed as a paradigm shift for the pool world.” Actually, chlorine is bountiful, he noted. But the tablets contain a chemical called tri-chlor, which is now in short supply as a result of the �ire and has created a shortage that Ludwig says he has never seen in his industry. “We’ve never really had any sort of crisis

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‘What If Campaign’ has second outing here today AFN NEWS STAFF

hwatukee travel agent JoAnne Michaud and business publication publisher Don Bridges are returning today, May 26, with their second monthly “What If” event. Between 5-8 p.m. on the northeast corner of 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, they have lined up a DJ, food trucks, comedians, a bounced house for kids and scores of local businesses for the informal event. They also will have giveaways and a raf�le. Visitors to the free event are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and stay a while. Michaud, a Dream Vacations travel agent, and Bridges, founder/owner of Kups2020, call their campaign ‘what if’ after they began wondering about the possibilities of connecting Ahwatukee residents with local businesses after the

pandemic’s chilling impact. Bridges and Michaud �igure the event – which they plan to replicate the last Thursday of the month through August – provide some answers to Michaud’s series of questions that she posed in conversations with Bridges: “What if we came back stronger as a community? What if we created more opportunities for businesses and people to come together? What if a neighbor and another member of the community decided to start a new business? What if I stopped by an event and made new friends? What if I refer a neighbor to a new local business that I know? What if I try a restaurant in my community and it became one of my favorites?” Ultimately, Michaud said, all these are not so much questions as they are “a series

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Phoenix business publication publisher Don Bridges and Dream Vacations travel agent JoAnne Michaud of Ahwatukee will hold their second “What If” outing today. (AFN file photo)

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or anything like that in the past,” he said. Bio Lab last month won approval from the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry on its request for a $50 million incentive package to rebuild and expand the plant. It said its own investment, combined with the state incentives, will pump $142 million into a region where households earn an average annual income of $23,000 – roughly $5,000 below the national average. Bio Lab projects a May 2022 completion of the project, although it is unclear whether investigations by both the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration will prolong that timeline. BioLab President Jon Viner earlier this month issued a statement that said: “We understand the importance of pools in people’s lives, especially as we approach summer. We are still producing chlorine tablets and will be supplying them to our retailers throughout the season. Unfortunately, there may be times when retailers do not have adequate supply on the shelves.” But Ludwig believes the shortage has given pool owners a chance to rethink sanitization. He said chlorine tablets “beat the pool up, beat the water up and then people have to drain the pool.” “Then (suppliers) tell people to drain their pool every other year and that’s irresponsible because we live in a desert and we should be conserving water as much as possible,” he said. Moreover, draining a pool in a city that has just approved two more years’ worth of water rate increases can get pretty expensive.

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of actions made by individuals to make a signi�icant impact on our community.” Giveaways and prizes have been arranged in a kind of tiered fashion, with some being given away at this and subsequent events and others that will be raf�led at the What If �inale on Aug. 25 at a site not yet determined. Raf�le tickets for the big prizes will be kept secure until the drawings at that clos-

The chlorine tablets that Damien Ludwig is holding are becoming like gold for pool owners. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) Over the time that has passed since he began working as a teenager for his dad, Ludwig has seen a dramatic change in the environment that impacted Ahwatukee pools. In that time as well, Foothills Pool Service & Repair has become as much of a family enterprise as any business can be. Damien’s sister Alanna Miller works there. Their parents work and co-own it, as does Damien’s wife Shauna. Alanna’s husband works there – as do Alanna’s two daughters and Damien’s daughter. Jeff and Mary Ludwig moved here in 1991. The family has seen how the proliferation of non-native vegetation planted by developers over the years has adversely impacted pool clarity and purity – and how the proliferation of pools has impacted their business. “Honestly, when I was a kid in the 90s, pool service was not a normal thing,” Ludwig recalled. “Now, it’s pretty much the norm and a lot of that is in regards to how dif�icult it has become to take care of

ing event and will be eligible for prizes like a $2,000 gift certi�icate to Cornelius Hollander Jewelers courtesy of Kups2020, car window tint, a full dental exam and teeth whitening package and other items that will be added over time. For today’s event, Michaud said, “There’s an extensive list of prizes worth thousands of dollars including gift certi�icates for dinners out, car repairs, haircuts, vacation package, body art, health assessments, and more. Individual prizes range

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pools. Backyards have advanced and become more complex and more of our vacation destination,” he said. But as Foothills Pool Service & Repair has grown, its job has become more challenging. “More plants and different shrubbery is being brought into Arizona and people are building out their backyards and not realizing how they are also potentially causing harm to their pool,” Ludwig explained, adding that has generated algae that makes it “harder and harder for people to maintain their pools.” Ahwatukee pools also have been uniquely impacted by the South Mountain Freeway. “We have a freeway that highly affected everything three years ago when it was put in,” Ludwig said. “It de�initely affected pool functionality and water chemistry. And so the dynamic of Ahwatukee has changed as a whole and with that, pool service has drastically changed.”

from $10 to $600 with most prizes valued at $50 or more.” Additionally, Bridges and Michaud will be helping a different charity at each event and today’s bene�iciary is Up and Beyond, a nonpro�it af�iliated with Whiz Kids Playland, which is the host site for today’s event. Participating businesses include: Sonoran Hills Dental, LivGenerations, Transitions with Dignity, Modern Chiropractic Company, The Logoman, Cornelius Hollander, True Hit Fitness, Impact Nutrition,

Ludwig said it’s unclear how great an impact remains from the freeway. During most of the year after it opened in late December 2019, traf�ic was substantially reduced as the pandemic reduced the number of people who commuted to work. Freeway construction sent dust carrying nitrates from long-buried fertilizer into pools, he said, and not just those along the freeway corridor. To combat the chlorine tablet shortage, some pool services are turning to different types of sanitizing systems. Foothills Pool Service and Repair offers three, including a liquid chlorine dispensing system, a system that basically converts salt water into chlorine and a UV/ ozone system that cannot on its own sanitize pools but does substantially reduce the number of trichloride tablets needed to do the job. The salt water system explains why Phoenix’s public pools are not going to be affected by the chlorine tablet shortage. “The shortage is not expected to affect operation of city pools,” said Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department spokesman Gregg Bach, noting the tablets are “more commonly used for residential applications. “Our department uses liquid chemicals to maintain water quality,” Bach said. “The department spends approximately $500,000 annually on those chemicals.” Ludwig said converting to a tablet alternative is something to consider as the cost of tablets continues to rise. “We can get into a better situation as a whole because here’s the deal: The removal of tri-chlor from our pools means the water is not only healthier for us as human beings. It’s also better for our water conservation.” Information: foothillspool.com 

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n March 3, 2021, the House of Representatives narrowly passed (219213) the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.” If passed by the Senate, this act would overhaul many aspects of local policing. Speci�ically, it would: • Abolish quali�ied immunity. • Require local law enforcement agencies that receive certain federal grants to report all uses of force to the federal government. • Create new causes of action for racial, religious, gender-based, gender-identifybased, and sexual-orientation pro�iling. • Withhold most federal law-enforcement-related funds from localities that do not make chokeholds and no-knock warrant (in drug cases) illegal. • Require localities to use certain federal funds to buy body-cameras. In drafting this bill, Democrats were no doubt ambitious. But this bill is too ambi-

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tious to become law. Zero Senate Republicans are likely to vote for this bill as it’s currently written, and I can’t imagine moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin or Jon Tester supporting this bill as is. And because the �ilibuster doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere, this bill’s chances of passing are slim. The main sticking point is the Democrats’ stance on abolishing quali�ied immunity. A little background: Federal law allows citizens to sue police of�icers for violating their constitutional rights. Since 1982, however, the Supreme Court has required citizens to show that their constitutional rights were “clearly established” before the of�icer can be held liable. This typically means that the of�icer’s conduct must have already been declared unconstitutional previously. The reasoning is that police of�icers have dif�icult jobs that often require them to make split-second decisions in dicey situations — and it’s unfair to hold an of�icer liable for conduct that wasn’t clearly

unconstitutional. Democrats have long dreamed of abolishing quali�ied immunity, but thus far haven’t come anywhere close to whipping up the bipartisan support needed to actually get it done. And that necessary bipartisan support certainly isn’t in the Senate now. If Democrats really want to reform policing, they need to — at least for now — adjust their stance on abolishing quali�ied immunity. Republicans will never go for it. Moderate Democrats will never go for it. Municipalities and police unions will �ight tooth and nail against it. And any provision that outright abolishes the doctrine will be a poison pill for the rest of the bill. There are several provisions in the George Floyd Act that could gain bipartisan support: ending no-knock warrants in drug cases, using federal funds to require body-cameras, clearly prohibiting certain chokeholds and positional asphyxia, creating a cause of action for racial and reli-

gious pro�iling, etc. These are the issues Democrats should be focusing on. But if Democrats go for an all-or-nothing approach and refuse to let go of quali�ied immunity, they will likely be left with no reforms at all. There is no need to die on this hill. There may come a time when abolishing — or at least reforming — quali�ied immunity is politically plausible. But, like it or not, now is not that time. Democrats need to focus their efforts on the reforms that can garner enough support to become law, and (at least for now) abandon those that cannot. In his speech to Congress, Biden asked lawmakers “to work together to �ind a consensus” so they could pass a policereform bill by May 25 — the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. If Democrats are serious about reaching this goal, they need to let go of quali�ied immunity.  Alexander J. Lindvall Assistant City Attorney, City of Mesa Attorney’s Of�ice

going to be gutted by the Biden/Harris Administration. It is time to pass measures that will protect victims from future gun violence, whether from an abusive relationship, children in our schools or people at a random mass gathering. -David Gordon

true colors in opposing a bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6, it is time to address the elephants’ �ilibuster in the room. It is clearer than ever that the GOP has adopted the same strategy they used during President Obama’s two terms – there will be no bipartisanship on any important matters which may concurrently bene�it the country and Democrats. Blindly supporting the �ilibuster for issues such as this and voting rights is playing into their hands. And as we are seeing this week, it is actually hampering bipartisanship. Please �ind a way to modify

the �ilibuster for these types of measures which have signi�icant constitutional implications. Perhaps support something like the budget reconciliation law, which permits limited use of a simple majority? I share your favorable views of bipartisanship, and that you are walking the walk. However, there comes a time when that walk leads to a dead end and you need to �ind a new path forward. Senator, we are stuck in that cul de sac and the new path must be pursued. -Paul Weich

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Former Desert Vista athletes receive Lopey Award honors BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

pair of former Desert Vista athletes now competing collegiately at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix received the school’s most prestigious award given to seniors on an annual basis. Brock Burton and Kaylee Dietrich, seniors for Grand Canyon’s baseball and softball teams, were honored with the Roland L. Beck Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, which honors senior athletes at the university who also demonstrate leadership, excel in the classroom and are involved in a local church. Burton and Dietrich were honored with the award as part of the Lopey Awards, an annual ceremony put on by Grand Canyon at end of every school year. “It was cool to walk up on that stage with Kaylee and share that moment with her,” Burton said. “I was honored and blessed to be able to accept that award that night

Desert Vista alum and current Grand Canyon University center fielder Brock Burton was honored with the Roland L. Beck Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, which honors senior athletes at the university who also demonstrate leadership, excel in the classroom and are involved in a local church. (David Kadlubowski/GCU)

batting average and leads Grand Canyon in doubles (13), is second in total walks (23) and has 35 RBI. He also has six home runs on the year for the Lopes. On top of his performance on the field, Burton has also excelled in the classroom. A sports management major, he currently boasts a 3.64 GPA and has been part of the GCU Building Champions Leadership Academy, a program with workshops that focus on leadership, decision-making, personal and professional development and career readiness. During his time with the baseball program, he has also started to lead the team in bible study. He’s also spent time volunteering at various charitable organizations across the Valley, including St. Mary’s Food Bank and Feed My Starving Children. “What’s really cool about GCU sports is they do a good job of having the teams volunteer and give back to the community,”

with her.” Burton has started at center field for

Grand Canyon the last two seasons. He is currently third on the team with a .321

them have so much joy at practice. I think it became an outlet for everybody. “It was a joy seeing them do what they love to do and doing what I love to do.” Earley established the Phoenix Hit Dogs last year as a way for his son, Marshall, to begin playing baseball. While it is a club organization, Earley has always aimed to use the program for player development rather than focusing on wins. However, the talent each player has came naturally. The Hit Dogs finished 24-12 overall in the season but went 18-7 in their last 25 games and 9-1 in their last 10 toward the championship. The had 1,765 total points on the year, the most in the state and second-most in the country for their age group. Most players on the Hit Dogs were 8 years old but Earley did have three

The Phoenix Hit Dogs 8U team, comprised mostly of Ahwatukee players and coaches, recently finished with the most points in the state and second-most in the country after winning the USSSA championship. (Courtesy Mike Earley)

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Local youth baseball team caps off impressive season BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

youth baseball program comprising mostly Ahwatukee players and coaches recently ended its season as the top-ranked program in the state and No. 2 nationally in points. The Phoenix Hit Dogs 8U baseball program ended its 2021 spring season with a United States Specialty Sports Association championship on May 16. The 8U team is one of five total programs in the Hit Dogs club. It has eight total players and all four coaches from Ahwatukee, including head coach Mike Earley, who also serves as the hitting coach for Arizona State University’s baseball program. “It was a tough year for everybody,” Earley said. “There was so much unknown but going around these kids and seeing

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Ahwatukee seniors made most of sports seasons BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

he 2020-21 school year presented an opportunity to achieve redemption for many Ahwatukee senior athletes after the pandemic forced the cancellation of the spring season in 2020. Leading into the fall season, when COVID-19 case metrics reached a high last summer, the focus of many athletes shifted from their what they would do once they get on the field or court to whether they would be able to play at all. The Arizona Interscholastic Association ultimately gave the green light for all sports to go on in condensed seasons, and athletes took advantage. Desert Vista senior Grace Ping battled injuries throughout most of the 2020 cross country season. It forced her to miss some races but even then, she qualified for the state meet. Despite not being 100 percent, Ping finished sixth overall with a time of 18 minutes, 18.9 seconds. The six points she gained as a result of her finish helped the Desert Vista girls’ cross country team win the state title. The Thunder later went on to win the Nike Cross Virtual Championship. Ping placed 18th in the national standings. Her mother and coach, Megan Ping,

The Desert Vista girls cross country team, led in part by senior Grace Ping, “second from left,” won the Division I state championship and Nike National Championship this season. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff)

said while she wished her daughter could have been at full strength all season, she’s proud of her accomplishments as she prepares to run for Oklahoma State University next year. “It feels really good,” Ping said. “I just wish Grace could have been at full strength. She was definitely very happy but I think a piece of her wished she was healthy like she should be. It was fun to have the parents out there cheering. “It was just a great experience.” The Desert Vista boys’ cross country team also experienced success this season as they finished second overall in the final race. Wyatt Hanson, a senior, placed sixth overall in the final to cap off his career with the Thunder. While it wasn’t the type of season Mountain Pointe or Desert Vista had hoped for on the gridiron, seniors still made their names known in the final seasons. Desert Vista senior Tyson Martinez led the team in tackles at linebacker. Jaden Crockett, who transferred from Alhambra before the season, made an immediate impact on the Mountain Pointe senior Kevin Sawitzke capped Mountain Pointe defense. He was off his high school career with a three-touchdown a natural leader and voted captain performance against rival Desert Vista in the Tukee shortly after he arrived on campus. Bowl. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff) His accolades on the field helped

him earn a scholarship to South Dakota State University. Along with Crockett, Mountain Pointe also benefitted from a slew of other talented seniors. Tight end Kevin Sawitzke battled inju-

Mountain Pointe senior Zaria Hamilton took on the role of “mom” for the Pride track & field team as she was just one of three total seniors on the roster. (Kevin Hurley/AFN Contributor)

ries all season before scoring three touchdowns against Desert Vista in the Tukee Bowl. Defensive end Zach Hay was key for the Pride on defense before injury, while offensive lineman Anthony Ortiz also had his season cut short due to injury. Sawitzke said after the Pride’s Tukee Bowl win that everything had finally come together for the team, setting the stage for what improvement in 2021. “It meant so much to us,” Sawitzke said. “We worked so hard this season and we feel like it never really paid off come game time. We felt like we were getting there and tonight it all came together.” For the second straight year, Mountain Pointe’s basketball team found itself in the state final. The Pride, led by seniors Jason Kimbrough and Zereoue Williams, fell to Sunnyslope. But the two seniors who made a drastic impact as juniors once again have set up the team for success in years to come. The same was done this season by Mountain Pointe senior Zaria Hamilton. Just one of three seniors on this year’s track & field team, Hamilton took on the role of “mom” to several of the Pride’s young runners – most of which are freshmen. Hamilton embraced the role and admitted the young talent made her work harder in her final season. “There’s some really fast girls that have given me a run for my money,” Hamilton said. “It makes me work harder because all of the young people out here are getting faster and stronger.” Desert Vista’s spring senior athletes were the last to showcase their skills before the end of the school year. Senior runner Luke Stalus capped off his track & field career for the Thunder with a state title in the 400-meter dash and second-place finish in the 200. Mason Hickel, one of the top throwers in the state, finished his impressive career at Desert Vista with a second-place finish in the discus and state championship in the shot put. Hickel, who has several major Division I offers, said after the state meet on May 15 his performance was a reflection of hard work. ““It’s a reflection of the work I’ve put in the last four years in high school and even before that,” Hickel said. “I think I’ll be walking away from a high school career where I can say I gave it my all.” 

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said Burton, who aspires to continue his baseball career at the next level. “It’s really cool to give your time and energy to something that really matters. Especially Feed My Starving Children, they make it fun with music and knowing you’re helping feed people who really need the food is a blessing.” Like Burton, Dietrich was also involved in Grand Canyon’s Building Champions Leadership Academy. She, too, has volunteered at organizations like Feed My Starving Children as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Camp, Children’s Cancer Network, Banner Thunderbird Pediatrics and One Lope Voter Registration. Dietrich also helped organize events for a 6-year-old girl battling Cystic Fibrosis named Kennedy, who was adopted by the Grand Canyon softball program. The senior was a three-year starter for Grand Canyon at catcher and made 116 starts throughout her career. She said she was surprised to be nominated for the Roland L. Beck Senior Scholar-Athlete Award. But she wasn’t surprised when Burton joined her on stage to also accept the award. After all, they had always found themselves in similar situations dating back to their high school careers at Desert Vista. “I knew how much this award meant to every athlete on campus,” Dietrich said. “I honestly didn’t think I would win it. Just the fact that people in the athletic commu-

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7-year-olds on the team, including his son. The team, however, played a schedule that consisted of several 9U programs. “We played mostly 9-year-old tournaments, so my son and two other kids were playing two years up,” Earley said. “It’s a pretty cool group. If the ones that live in Ahwatukee stick around, we might have some pretty good ball players coming up in the next few years.” Earley credited much of the success to the parents and other coaches. On some occasions due to his role with Arizona State, he would be at the field to warm up his players before having to leave ahead of first pitch to make it back to Phoenix Municipal Stadium – the Sun Devils’ home

Desert Vista alum and Grand Canyon catcher Kaylee Dietrich was also honored with the Roland L. Beck Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, as she shared the stage with her former high school classmate. (David Kadlubowski/GCU) nity saw me as a leader and worthy of this award was special to me. “Then when Brock and I were both on stage, I wasn’t even surprised. Since we got to GCU it seemed like we were always side by side, so I just thought it made sense for both of us to win the award.” Dietrich gained the attention of college programs early on in her high school career with the Thunder. As a sophomore, she made the decision to commit to Grand Canyon. While she admits it was an early decision, in her mind, it was the right one. She and Burton were in the same Eng-

field – for batting practice. When he is on the road with Arizona State, his wife would often FaceTime him and prop it up against the fence so he could watch his team play. “When it comes to my son, if I’m going to be there for 5 minutes then I am going to be there,” Earley said. “Then I became so involved with the other kids they would ask, ‘Coach, did you see me do this, did you see me do that?’ And I would always say I did because I didn’t want to miss a second of it.” The Hit Dogs will now take a few months off before picking back up in the fall. The end of the season comes at a good time for Earley, who was in Los Angeles last weekend for Arizona State’s series against USC. The Sun Devils are preparing for the Pac-12 tournament, where they can po-

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lish class in high school. But the two rarely spoke. It wasn’t until their junior year when Burton also made his verbal commitment to play for the Lopes the two realized they would both be representing Desert Vista at the next level and at the same school. “We never really talked in high school until he found out he was going to play baseball at GCU, and I was already committed for softball so we kind of built our friendship off of that,” Dietrich said. “Being able to represent Desert Vista with both of us winning the award, it tentially earn a regional bid to the College World Series. But as he reflects on the Hit Dogs’ season, Earley can’t help but be proud of his team. They all, in many ways, represented Ahwatukee. And given the number of them who live in the community, they are the future of both Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe programs. However, arguably the best part of coaching the team for Earley is having the ability to do it with his son and the players who have become family to him. And with most of the team returning next season, he looks forward to what the Hit Dogs can accomplish as they continue to mature. “The goal of our team was never to win. Our goal was to develop these kids and make them good young men,” Earley said.

was awesome.” The two both played vital roles for Grand Canyon throughout their athletic careers. Dietrich’s final season with the Lopes came to an end on May 14 in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Burton, meanwhile, is preparing to help Grand Canyon navigate through the WAC Tournament. The Lopes finished the regular season Saturday as the coconference regular season champions. They will begin the conference tournament Thursday. Growing up in Ahwatukee, they’ve both taken pride in representing not only Desert Vista, but the entire community. They hope to continue making a difference in the lives they come in contact with. Whether that be in the form of charity or by the legacy they each leave on their respective athletic programs. “This award goes way beyond softball,” Dietrich said. “I had the opportunity to help bring a lot of athletes and students their faith. In my four years we had eight to 10 girls baptized in the pool. Me being able to help girls find their faith I think is the best legacy I could leave at GCU.” “I want to do everything right by the Ahwatukee community, Desert Vista and when I’m done with GCU, I want to do everything right by them,” Burton added. “It’s been really fun to live out my dream playing baseball and to look back and see how far I’ve come. To still be able to play baseball at a high level, it’s something I try not to take for granted.”  “I think the winning was a byproduct of that. Most of the kids plan on coming back and we are excited to go on to year two.” 

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Obituaries Larry Wayne Vorhees Larry Wayne Vorhees, age 74 of Punta Gorda, FL passed away May 10, 2021. He was born November 27, 1946 in Muncie, IN to Christine and Leonard Vorhees. Larry attended Muncie Central High School, before transferring to Muncie Southside High School, where he graduated in 1964. Shortly after high school, he served in the United States Coast Guard. Larry served for 4 years, including the time on the USCGC Boutwell. He was a member of the Elks; Punta Gorda (FL) Civic Association; Punta Gorda Newcomers' Club; and Friends, Fun and Community (FFC). Larry enjoyed fishing, boating, golf, and building things. He loved doing improvement projects. He was a MacGyver and could fix anything with materials on hand, and especially enjoyed working around the house with his wife Marcia - "living in paradise" as he said. He was always the life of the party and was loved by nearly everyone who met him- employees and friends alike. Larry was a stickler for quality and living up to responsibilities. He held people accountable to their promises. Larry was a great coach, mentor, teacher, and leader to many. He was an incredibly hard worker, and over his life achieved many things professionally thanks to his drive, values, and commitment. Larry was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Vorhees; oldest daughter, Denise Gershbein; youngest daughter, Dawn (Mark) Kulaski; grandchildren, Cody Kulaski, Elijah Gershbein, and Cooper Kulaski; brother, Steve (Vicki) Vorhees; nephew, Chris; and niece Mandy. Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; https://www.pancan.org. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.Ahwatukee.com

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• 3.5 Cu. Ft. • Porcelain Tub • 700 RPM Spin Speed

NTW4500XQ CLOSEOUT

449 • 4.8 Cubic Foot Capacity • Self Cleaning Oven • Smooth Top • Proudly Made in USA WFE505W0HS CLOSEOUT

• 12-Place Settings • 5 Wash Cycles • Piranha™ Hard Food Disposer • Hot Start Option – GSD2100VWW

299

12 MONTHS NO INTEREST**

• Integrated Control Styling • Premium Nylon Racks • In Door Silverware Basket • Energy Star Qualiﬁed WDF520PADM

2350

DISHWASHER

$339 10%

GRM183TW

RANGE

S** TH MAMOEN H S A C S A

499 $499 UN58TU7000

DISHWASHER

• 2 Adjustable Glass Shelves • Fixed Gallon Door Shelves • Sealed Drawers with Glass Cover

FRONT LOAD WASHER

• 25 Cubic Foot Capacity • Spill Proof Glass Shelves • Humidity Controlled Drawers • Energy Star Qualiﬁed WRS325SDHZ

BUYS ALL 3 PIECES DRYER

• • 4.5 Cu. Ft. Capacity • • • 10 Wash Cycles • • Smart Care

7.5 Cu. Ft. Capacity 10 Cycles 9 Options Steam Sanitize

NO MATTER WHERE YOU SEE IT, READ IT, OR HEAR ABOUT IT, SPENCERS IS GUARANTEED TO BE A LOWER PRICE!

SIDE BY SIDE COUNTER DEPTH REFRIGERATOR • Adjustable Glass Shelves • 2 Crisper Drawers • LED Lighting

599 EACH 799

WF45T6200AW

REFRIGERATOR

BFTF2716SS

DVE45T6200W

FRSG1915AV

** NO INTEREST IF PAID IN FULL IN 12 MONTHS. $799.00 Minimum Purchase Required Minimum Payments Required 30.79% APR If the promotional balance is not paid in full by the end for the promotional period or, to the extent permitted by law, if you make a late payment, interest will be imposed from the date of purchase at the APR noted above. This APR is as of 7/4/2019 and will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Your card agreement, the terms of the offer and applicable law govern this transaction including increasing APRs and fees and terminating the promotional period.

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