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The investigation ended with an agreement that federal authorities will monitor. That agreement requires the district to cover the cost of the victim’s tutoring and counseling for the academic and psychological damage the boys inflicted on her. And it requires Kyrene to publicly state “the district does not tolerate acts of harassment, including acts of harassment based on a stu dent’s actual or perceived race, color, or na tional origin national origin including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics (e.g., antisee

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BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor The wheels of the federal bureaucracy might seem to have rolled slowly, but Kyrene School District officials appear to have been taking measures to address nine boys’ disturbing anti-Semitic persecution of a girl at Altadeña Middle School in 2018-2019 even before last week’s announcement of an agreement between the district and the U.S. Department of Education related to her fivemonth ordeal. Nevertheless, the district’s efforts in the ini tial stages of the eighth grader’s torment were insufficient and the boys’ harassment impact ed the youngster brutally, according to the de partment’s Aug. 23 announcement closing its two-year investigation of the case.

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“Every golf course in Arizona that plants rye grass generally closes the course for two to three weeks in late September or early Oc Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Citing a report from award-winning golf course landscape expert Mark Woodward –the court-appointed special master assigned to determine if Gee complies with a court or der to reopen the course Sept. 1 – attorney Tim Barnes told the court last week: “The Lakes Course can open on Sept. 1 but from an agronomic standpoint and turf cover age standpoint, it is much better to let the Ber muda grass and Paspalum grow until Sept. 25 to established a good base and then to start the overseeding process with rye grass on Sept. 26 and to open the golf course to the public on Oct. 21, 2022.

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The Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course is greening up, as shown in this drone photo shot last week, but both owner Wilson Gee and the special master in the suit against him say it needs to be closed until mid-October so Bermuda grass can take better hold and rye grass overseeding has taken root. (Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial)

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In papers filed last week, the lawyer for the homeowners who sued Gee in 2014 over the closure of the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course asked a Superior Court judge to postpone the 18-hole executive course’s full reopening until Oct. 26.

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The forum will be held at the Ahwatukee Community Swim , Tennis & Event Center, 4700 E. Warner Road in Ahwatukee and because seating is limited, attendees are asked to register at ahwatukeechamber. com/calendar. The forum will be broad cast live on the Chamber’s Facebook page.

Ahwatukee residents have a week, un til Sept. 7, to submit questions that they’d like to be considered for the forum. Ques tions should be emailed to info@ahwatu keechamber.com. No questions will be taken from the audience.

ll seven candidates for the Phoenix Council District 6 seat have com mitted to participate in a candi date forum at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 that is being sponsored by The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce, Salt River Project and the Ahwatukee Foothills News.

Hayes said the Chamber organized the forum because “in Ahwatukee, our local elections have the most impact in our lives, far more so than state and national elections.

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Maryniak noted that both the Ahwatu kee Chamber and SRP have a long history of sponsoring local candidate forums and

The event will begin with a 15-minute opportunity to meet the candidates in formally. The forum will start at 5:15 p.m. and last no longer than 6:30 p.m. It will be moderated by Chamber CEO Andy Hayes and AFN Executive Editor Paul Maryniak. Candidates will have the opportunity to give introductions and closing remarks.

“Our local officials have direct influence on the quality of life in Ahwatukee and our city.” Hayes added, “We are partner ing with SRP and the Ahwatukee Foothills News to provide a platform that allows people to gather information about the candidates and their positions. Having the forum in the community is a win-win for Ahwatukee and the City of Phoenix.”

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Vying on Nov. 8 to succeed termed-out Councilman Sal DiCiccio on the seat that represents Ahwatukee are: Joan Greene, Kevin Robinson, Mark Moeremans, Moses Sanchez, Juan Schoville, Sam Stone and Kellen Wilson.

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Gee also disclosed that he reversed an earlier decision and will offer golf carts for rental.

tober and so will the Lakes Golf Course,” Barnes continued, “But allowing the Ber muda grass and Paspalum to grow and become more established will benefit the golf course and the golfer’s experience.”

True Life walked away from the deal with Gee after losing a vote among the Lake’s approximate 5,400 homeowners to change the site’s land use regulations to allow the development.

“I strongly believe that the neighbors and the golfing public would appreciate and totally understand,” he said. “The golf course will be playable, safe for the golfers and be open in good condition.” He also stressed, “This is no one’s fault but when you’re dealing with Mother Nature, it just takes more time than we were given.”

This is the way the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course looked in 2017 as the biggest and longestrunning eyesore in the community. But now that it’s been restored, the Club West Golf Course is poised to claim that title. (Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial)

They said the Conservancy was trying to “interfere with private agreements” and that it “fails to allege an actual” controversy.

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In an affidavit filed with the court, Woodward said he has made “numerous visits” to the Lakes in recent months and that delaying the reopening “is what is best for the golf course and the golfer’s experience.”Hetoldthe court, “We’ve only had a lit tle more than three months to get the golf course back in playing condition, which is not enough time.”

The suit contends that the course guar antee is part of sale agreements that both Shea and previous homebuilder UDC Homes signed with buyers. The Slavins also submitted numerous ads and newspaper stories from the 1990s that made the course a key component of the homebuilders’ sales pitches.

The Edge said the sale was necessary to finance development of a modified par-54 executive course, which since 2018 has been a desolate piece of desert. It also proposed an 18-hole putting green, a new clubhouse and a driving range with Top Golf“Bytechnology.TheEdge’s failure to operate the golf course and by allowing the golf course to lay barren as a desolate wasteland of weeds, the value of Club West members’ property is not enhanced and protected by a golf course and the desirability and attractiveness of the Club West members’ community is not enhanced,” the Slavins wrote.

Gee told the Ahwatukee Foothills News before Barnes filed his request that he couldn’t agree more with Woodward. “We’ve got 12 people out there cleaning up everything, the lakes are filling up…I don’t have control. It’s up to the court,” he said, adding he can comply with a Novem ber 2020 order threatening a total $3.5 million penalty if he does not meet the Sept. 1 reopening deadline.

And while there will be no clubhouse –the original one was destroyed in a myste rious fire three years after the course was closed in 2013 – Gee said he is trying to ar range for food trucks to be on the premises. When the course finally opens, it will mark the end of an 8-year legal battle waged by two homeowners that saw nu merous appeals, including one that went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

He also listed about 14 other tasks that needed to be done, adding, “There is only one way to do this right. Put simply, we need a few more weeks.” 

The homeowners group last week filed its second amended complaint in the suit, initially filed in December 2021, with a modification suggested by Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason during a July 25 hearing. That amended complaint includes a list of 50 Club West homeowners whom At torneys Francis and Daniel Slavin allege were promised in sales agreements that their community would always have the 18-hole championship golf course.

“There was a lot of heavy lifting that had to be done because all of the components of the irrigation system …had been sitting for so long,” he wrote, calling it “a huge undertaking getting it back to where we could apply water.”

Gee testified five years ago how he had purchased the 105-acre site and the Ah watukee Country Club in 2007 through a partnership called Bixby Village and grad ually expanded his portfolio by adding Club West and the Foothills Golf Course in Ahwatukee and the Duke in Maricopa. But the ensuing Great Recession and a steady decline in golf’s popularity threw a wrench in the partnership’s dreams, he testified, adding the Lakes never made a profit and that its operation was essential ly supported with revenue from the other four courses. Homeowners disputed Gee’s assertion that the economy and golf’s popularity were to blame, contending he had intend ed on reaping a windfall by selling the site to homebuilders. He tried to do just that in 2015 by mak ing a deal with the True Life Companies, which agreed to pay more than $9 million for the land with an eye toward building an “agrihood” dubbed “Ahwatukee Farms,” with dozens of houses, a school 5-acre farm and amenities like trails.

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor The Club West Conservancy last week showed it is not giving up on its law suit against golf course owner The Edge and Shea Homes that seeks a judicial determination that houses can never be built on the withered 162-acre site.

Besides the absence of any identified members of the Conservancy, the other issue raised by the defendants before Thomason was the fact that The Edge has not put for ward any new plan for the site and that there was nothing for the judge to rule on when it came to the Conservancy’s allegations.

“The eyesore of The Edge’s abandoned property at the heart of Club West mem bers’ community has reduced the value of Club West members’ homes,” they wrote.

The Edge has not laid out a specific plan for the course and a lawyer for Shea Homes told the judge last month her client has no interest in building homes. But The Edge in January 2020 had pre sented a plan to sell 52 acres on the site to homebuilder Taylor Morrison for con struction of 164 single- and two-story homes – a move that the Conservancy said would lower home values, especially for about 360 owners whose lots abut the course and paid premium prices of as much as $70,000.

And over the last four years, Gee also sold the Club West course to a quartet of investors and has put the Foothills and Duke sites up for sale for $5 million and $8 million, respectively.

He said the first two months involved extensive debris removal and that “a mas sive portion of the overall work” involved restoring the irrigation system.

Calling Sept. 1 “absolutely the wrong date” for reopening and noting “golfers would not enjoy it,” Woodward said wait ing for the grass to take firm root “would be a game changer.”

“There was literally no development plan,” Edge attorney Cindy Albracht-Cro gan told the judge Albracht-Cogan contended that the Con servancy members’ anonymity made it impossible to determine who even would be potentially harmed if there was a devel opment plan. The judge said he wasn’t convinced by the assertion that there was no contro

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“I’m honored to be working with both the Ahwatukee Chamber and SRP because they have long championed an informed electorate, as we do at AFN,” he said. “I be lieve that Ahwatukee needs a strong voice on Phoenix City Council and I believe this forum will help voters decide which of the seven candidates can provide that voice.”

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And while it did not directly address the issue of building homes, it said that if it loses the court battle “and the Prop erty is restricted to only a golf course use, the most probable outcome is that the Property is left fallow and vacant. A host of complicated land use regulations and private property ownership issues would follow.” that SRP and AFN’s sister paper in Scott sdale recently teamed up with the Cham ber in that city on a forum for Scottsdale City Council candidates.

versy to rule in. But he appeared to agree with Albracht-Cogan’s argument about anonymity.So,theamended complaint includes the names and addresses of Club West residents identified as either original pur chasers of homes from UDC or buyers of houses from original UDC customers. No hearing date has been set and neither the Conservancy nor Shea Homes have had the time to respond to the amended complaint that was filed late last week.

he Nov. 8 elections to fill two seats on the Tempe Union and Kyrene governing boards now have only three candidates each after Margaret Pratt withdrew from the Tempe Union race.

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Pratt has been an active parent volun teer in Kyrene schools and is a small busi ness owner who holds a bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders. The governing boards of both school dis tricts serving Ahwatukee will each have at least one new member after the election.

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Besides Pratt’s decision not to run again in Kyrene, Tempe Union board President Brian Garcia has decided not to seek a sec ond term. In Kyrene, board President Kevin Walsh of Tempe is seeking his second term and is vying with Triné Nelson of Ahwatu kee, a longtime educator who almost won a seat on that board two years ago, and Kristi Ohman, also an Ahwatukee resident and a mother of two, has been a teacher for both charter and public schools, including Kyrene. Pratt’s withdrawal leaves the Tempe Union race down to Andres Barraza, a Tempe coffee importer seeking his second term; Stephan Kinglsey, Stephan Anthony Kingsley is an Ahwatukee resident who has been in education for over 15 years and is now a doctoral candidate in industrial and organizational psychology at Grand Canyon University; and Amanda Steele, a Chandler resident who is a community activist and parental advocate for public schools and students with disabilities.

“I have greatly appreciated the efforts of our community and friends who have gathered signatures and rallied support,” she added. “While I am not running for an elected office, I will always support and ad vocate for the children in our community.”

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“I very much wanted to serve our com munity as a board member in Tempe Union but I realized it just wasn’t the right time,” said Pratt, the mother of four daughters who is completing her first term on the Kyrene board and had consid ered jumping to the Tempe Union board because one of her daughters will soon be going to a district high school. But, she said, “with four daughters ages 1-15, it is evident to me how fleeting time is and just how quickly our children grow up!

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At least one resident said Blandford was trying to increase its profit margin by avoiding the multi-million-dollar expense of widening Chandler Boulevard and also having that much more land to build hous es on, though it is unclear whether the lat ter would actually yield enough room for more homes.

Blandford Homes subsidiary Reserve 100 LLC has the zoning in place to build 1,050 mostly single-story houses, 150 build-to-rent townhouses and 329 apart ments on the 373-acre former State Trust Land parcel along Chandler Boulevard be tween 19th and 27th avenues. But it needs City Council approval of its proposal to leave S. Chandler Boulevard three lanes and downgrade the classifica tion of 27th Avenue between the boule vard and South Mountain Freeway from “arterial” to “collector” street.

It also noted that traffic at 17th Avenue and Liberty Lane will experience rush hour delays and likely will eventually need a signal after build-out.

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Several residents expressed concerns about the ability of emergency vehicles to access not only Upper Canyon but the three communities west of there, includ ing Foothills Reserve, Promontory and Calabria.Thetraffic impact analysis by KimleyHorn and Associates estimates that the incoming Upper Canyon will generate a maximum 13,704 daily trips after build out and provides a vision for how those trips will impact traffic in the area.

Reserve 100 had hoped to get Planning Commission approval during last week’s virtual hearing in time for City Council to act on it at its first post-recess meeting today. Blandford hopes to begin construc tion by the end of the year and start selling houses by 2024. But that timetable was thrown off by at least 30 days after the Commission directed the developer to more clearly explain the impact of so many homes on traffic and road safety in light of its desire to avoid widening three-lane South Chan dlerSomeBoulevard.commission members also com plained Blandford’s reasoning confused them while residents who opposed the plan said it the developer wants to avoid the cost of road widening and have more land for more houses.

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landford Homes and subsidiary Re serve 100 LLC could find out tomor row, Sept. 1, if their request to keep Chandler Boulevard at its existing width as part of the massive Upper Canyon de velopment in Ahwatukee will advance to Phoenix City Council for final approval. The city Planning Commission has scheduled the request on its lengthy agen da for its online-only meeting beginning at 6 p.m. People can request to speak or just listen by going to phoenix.gov/cityclerk site/PublicMeetings/220901006.pdf and following the directions.

Several commission members, including Lisa Perez, said the request confused them. Perez went so far as to say she was “a little disturbed by it” because the city had promised residents South Chandler Boule vard would be expanded once the land now owned by Blandford would be developed.

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Blandford had hoped to get Planning Commission approval at its last monthly meeting Aug. 4, in order to have its plan get a final OK form City Council at its first post-vacation meeting today.

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More to the point, Brutinel said knock ing the petition drives off the ballot for a problem that circulators and organiz ers did not create – and could not fix –“would unreasonably hinder or restrict’’ the constitutional right of the people to propose their own laws. So he and his colleagues agreed that the signatures gathered by those who did not register anew should count. That conclusion was enough to clear the way for the dark money and debt mea sures to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.

2 initiatives preserved, 1 gone for Nov. 8 ballot see INITIATIVES page 16

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But Brutinel pointed out that the Sec retary of State’s Office provided no pro cedure for those already registered to circulate other petitions to submit new registrations. He said that made it physi cally impossible for circulators to comply with the law.

“Any circulators’ lack of compliance with (the law) does not invalidate the signatures gathered by these circulators on the record or circumstances before us,’’ he wrote. And the key is that record and those cir cumstances.Brutinelpointed out the online portal set up by the Secretary of State to register circulators does not allow any individual to submit more than one affidavit.

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The same requirement exists for out-ofstateAndresidents.thatrequirement, they argued, ex ists for each petition they want to circulate and for each election. They said that did not occur for many circulators, saying that means none of the signatures they gathered were valid or could be Brutinelcounted.saidthe lawyers are legally cor rect. But the justices refused to void the signatures.

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In a brief order late Friday, the state Su preme Court affirmed a trial judge’s con clusion that there were not enough valid signatures on petitions submitted by Ari zonans for Free and Fair Elections to qual ify for the November ballot.

In seeking to keep them off the ballot, attorneys Thomas Basile and Kory Lang hofer, who represented the foes of the measures, pointed out state law requires anyone who is a paid circulator to first register before gathering signatures.

But the business-oriented Free Enter prise Club, which is fighting what has been proposed by Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections, still has other last-minute arguments it could present to the justices to convince them the measure lacks the 237,645 valid names needed to qualify. The go-ahead for public votes on the initiatives is a major setback for business interests who oppose changing Arizona laws to require greater financial disclo sure of who is putting money into politi cal campaigns, providing individuals more protection from creditors, and making it easier to register and vote.

A rizonans will get to decide in No vember if they want to curb “dark money” in politics and provide more debt protections. But Arizonans won’t get a chance to make a series of changes in state election laws.

Backers had submitted more than 475,000 signatures last month. Some were struck by the Secretary of State’s Office, with counties disqualifying others in a random sample. The businessoriented Free Enterprise Club then filed its own challenges. Judge Joseph Mikitish said once in valid and duplicate signatures were re moved, the proposal fell 1,458 short of the 237,645 needed. And the justices rejected arguments by Jim Barton, attor ney for the campaign, that Mikitish was using an incorrect formula to determine the disqualification rate of the random sample of signatures reviewed by county election officials. In separate orders on two other initia tives, the high court said those who gath er signatures for money are required to register with the Secretary of State’s Of fice for each petition campaign for which they work. And Chief Justice Robert Bru tinel said that did not happen in any of the three ballot measures.

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Gerald pointed specifically to Native American and Latino populations, two groups that he said have been heavily af fected by the pandemic, in Arizona and across the country.

According to the CDC, three states along the U.S.-Mexico border – Arizona, New Mexico and Texas – had the largest decrease in life expectancy by region.

“It just is extraordinary to see that kind of drop in life expectancy,” said Will Hum ble, executive director of the Arizona Pub lic Health Association. A CDC official said COVID-19 played a large role in the national drop of 1.8 years, but that heart disease, Alzheimer’s dis ease, and overdoses also played a part.

All 50 states and the District of Colum bia saw some decrease in life expectancy in 2020, ranging from New York’s drop of 3 years to Hawaii, which saw a decrease of 0.2 Arizona’syears. drop was fifth-highest in the nation, according to the report, trailing only New York, the District, Louisiana and New Jersey. Even though it fell below the national average in 2020, Arizona’s life expectancy was still good enough to rank 32nd among states, tied with Wyoming and Ne vada.Overall, the U.S. decrease of 1.8 years was the “big gest drop in life ex pectancy since World War II,” said Bob Anderson, chief of mortality statistics at theAndersonCDC. stressed that while COVID-19 played a large role, it was not the sole cause of the drop. But he also said that CO VID-19 may have prevented many Ameri cans from getting treatment for illnesses like cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and opioid overdoses, among others. In Arizona, COVID-19 has been one of the leading causes of death, along with heart disease and cancer, according to CDC data. The Arizona Public Health Associa tion said coronavi rus was the leading cause of death in the state between March 2020 and MarchWhile2022.he rec ognized the grav ity in the numbers, Humble said he was not surprised by the CDC’s find ings. He said that while other factors like opioid overdoses, diabetes and traffic deaths were all up in 2020, they were not the driving force for the decline in life ex pectancy.

“That is not the reason for this,” Humble said. “It’s flat out COVID-19.”

Dr. Joe K. Gerald, an associate professor of public health at the University of Arizo na, blamed the steep drop on two things: What he called the state’s lax COVID-19 rules combined with health disparities in the state. “I think it’s the combination of our poor policy response and some unique vulner abilities that exist in Arizona,” Gerald said. “So poverty, inequality, high proportions of disadvantaged groups.”

“They were heavily exposed because they were often frontline workers and so they bore the brunt of the infections and oftentimes lacked access to medical care,” Gerald said. According to the CDC, three states along the U.S.-Mexico border – Arizona, New Mexico and Texas – had the largest de crease in life expectancy by region. New Mexico had the seventh-highest and Texas see

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said life expectancy in Arizona fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 76.3 in 2020. U.S. life expectancy in the same period fell by 1.8 years, from 78.8 years to 77, putting Arizona lifespans be low the national average for the first time since 2006.

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While the victim ultimately transferred to another school, the damage she sus tained followed her into the 2019-20 school year in the other school district.

“Although the principal addressed staff in general terms by e-mail and much later in a meeting, staff with a need to know were ill-informed to monitor the situation or identify ongoing harassment,” the de partment“Additionally,said. with the investigation concluded and while the student was still attending school, the principal waited to address the student’s schedule, which resulted” in the victim and her perse cutors in the same class together for at least one day.

Thesaid.student apparently engaged in some kind of unspecified behavior that required some kind of action and eventually she ap parently withdrew from school this year.

The boys were suspended and their par ents informed, district spokeswoman Erin Helm said.

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Students must also be taught about how to report racial and ethnic harassment and about the consequences of violating the district’s policies. The DOE report details in chilling detail the boys’ heartless conduct and the toll it took on the girl.

She had to drop an honors course and enroll in a remedial class and “for the re mainder of her time in [redacted content], the student was unable to overcome the academic deficits she experienced.”

“Specifically, the student was subjected to a hostile environment, as there were numerous incidents occurring over the course of approximately five months re lated to the student’s Jewish ancestry,” the department said. “Incidents included calling the student names, such as ‘dirty Jew,’ ‘stinky Jew,’ and ‘filthy Jew;’ making jokes about the Holo caust, speaking or pretending to speak in German, and marching/saluting like Nazi soldiers, to and in the presence of the stu dent; students making other disparaging statements about the student’s ancestry including references to concentration camps; and, sending to the student and others a video on social media wherein a student is carrying a rifle while pretend ing to speak German and intimating a Nazi soldier,” the department said. Though heavily redacted, the depart ment’s findings described the impact of the boys’ conduct. Her persecution was so relentless that the unidentified person – possibly the girl’s mother – who first reported the girl’s ordeal asked for a “safety plan” when the district initially offered to issue a “no con tact” order to the boys and counseling to their victim. The complainant was dissatisfied with the district’s response and pulled the girl out of school and had her study at home in 2019, the DOE said. Not long afterward, the girl became ‘overwhelmed with schoolwork’ and was not ‘understanding’ the course material.”

An apparent honor student, she was fail ing and two teachers independently wrote the complainant, “expressing concern about the student’s lack of timely sub mission of assignments and her difficulty ‘handling the independent nature of [her] assignments and learning,’” the DOE said.

Semitism).”Italsorequires the district to train all employees annually in how to identify such acts and report them for further ac tion and “provide an age-appropriate informational program” for all students about “its commitment to having a school environment free from discrimination, in cluding anti-Semitic harassment.”

The Education Department said that “despite multiple occurrences of harassing conduct,” Principal James Martin “failed to provide timely, specific, and clear com munication to school staff regarding the harassment of the student.

Martin a year later was transferred to Centennial Middle School as principal, but Helm stressed the move was “entirely un related” to the federal probe. She said he was not disciplined and “nei ther is that a recommendation” of the Edu cation Department’s Office of Civil Rights.

It said that last year, it counted 2,717 such incidents in schools across the country “a 34 percent increase from the 2,026 inci dents recorded in 2020 and … the highest number on record since ADL began track ing anti-Semitic incidents in 1979.” T hose incidents last year included 88 assaults that represented a 167% increase over the number that occurred in 2020; 1,776 inci dents of harassment, a 43% increase over 2020; and 853 acts of vandalism.

While at Altadeña Middle School eighth graders were studying at home because of the pandemic lockdown in January 2021, Ho locaust survivor Leon Malmed spoke to them online from his Lake Tahoe home as part of the Anti-Defamation League’s program. (AFN file photo)

“Superintendent Laura Toenjes and the Kyrene Governing Board are dismayed that any student would be made to feel un safe or unwelcome on a Kyrene campus.”

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“The principal took multilayered ac tion to address the situation at the time, including student discipline, staff com munication, and collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League,” she said, adding that Kyrene “is the proud home of multi ple ADL No Place for Hate schools and, in 2020, had more No Place for Hate schools than any district in Arizona.” Helm said she had no idea why the in vestigation took so long to resolve, but noted that the Education Department’s findings include an apology “for the delay in processing the complaint.”

In announcing the close of the investi gation, the school district last week noted that the Governing Board in May approved “the district’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy so that every student in Kyrene will have a sense of belonging, without bias or discrimination.”

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She also noted that the district and Mar tin in March 2019 sent a letter to Altadeña parents that it had “retained the services of a consulting firm to support and re spond to hate and bias in schools through extensive professional development that promotes cultural competency, equity and inclusion across youth, staff, and school and district leadership.

She “continued to suffer adverse effects, in part, from the [redacted content] stem ming from the harassment,” the depart ment

The district said that while it took ac tion during the 2018-19 school year “to address the complaint with both students and staff, and students involved were held accountable for their in-school actions,” it was also making other plans to reinforce its commitment to preventing the kind of ordeal the girl suffered.

The announcement said, “Kyrene holds the safety of students, both their physical safety and their social-emotional wellbe ing, as the highest priority.

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“In that same spirit, the Altadeña staff and site council have begun discussing a plan to proactively educate our staff and students to protect the school against hate, bias and bigotry,” the letter said in part. Helm said the district was first notified by the Office of Civil Rights in September 2019 and that federal investigators inter viewed the school staff in December 2019 and January 2020. The district heard nothing until April 2022 after that.

The girl’s tormentors reflected increas ing anti-Semitic conduct by students na tionwide, according to the ADL.

Toenjes also was quoted as stating, ““As a person of Jewish faith, I was deeply af fected by this investigation. I will work very closely with our Board to ensure ev ery student of every faith, every race, and every background feels safe, valued, and respected inside our schools.”

It said, “Kyrene will begin a compre hensive review of all District policies with an equity lens to ensure the District’s commitment to inclusion is consistent throughout its practices.”

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Scot Mussi, president of the Free Enter prise Club, is calling it “an unconstitutional measure designed to silence and harass pri vate citizens, and non-profit groups from exercising their First Amendment rights.’’

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Anderson said it was unclear what ex actly was behind the regional trend and suggested that it would require further study specifically into the conditions in those states to find a clear answer.

The two approved initiatives, put on the ballot through petition drives, would make major changes in state laws. What’s dubbed the Voters’ Right to Know Act is designed to eliminate exemp tions in state campaign finance laws. Those statutes require public disclosure of who is spending money to influence candidate elections and ballot measures. But state lawmakers crafted an exception for “social welfare’’ organizations which are free to run commercials seeking to influence the outcome but can hide the names of their donors.

National life expectancy estimates from 2021 are not expected to be released until early next year, but Anderson warned that there will likely be another large decrease, although it may not be as big as the 20192020Humbledrop.said he also expects 2021 num bers to be grim for Arizona. The state ex perienced multiple waves of COVID-19 caused by the delta and omicron variants in 2021 and saw some of the highest case counts and death rates in the country. Even though the 2021 drop could be smaller, Anderson said it should not be taken lightly.

INITIATIVES from page 11 retary of state rendered it impossible for circulators to successfully submit a reg istration application as required ... if they had already registered to circulate other petitions,’’ he wrote.

Former Attorney General Terry Goddard, who is leading the effort, said those dollars would have to be traced back to the original source and cannot be “laundered’’ through a series of groups.

Separately, the measure would cap the amount of someone’s wages that could be attached. And another provision specifi cally limits the amount of annual interest that could be charged on medical debt to no more than 3%.

The initiative seeks to deal with that by requiring the disclosure of true source of donations of more than $5,000 on politi cal campaigns.

The election measure would have al lowed people to register and vote at the same time, including on Election Day. And people would be registered to vote auto matically when they get an Arizona driv er’s license unless they opt out.

The proposal also would reinstate the state’s permanent early voting list that automatically provides mail-in ballots for anyone who opts in.

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The measure on debt, if approved by voters, would increase the amount of equity someone could have in a home to keep it from being seized in bankruptcy to $400,000, up from $250,000. And it would mandate annual cost-of-living increases in that figure rather than having to wait for state lawmakers to marshal the votes for future changes.

The law also makes it a crime to take someone else’s voted early ballot to a polling place unless that person is a rela tive, member of the same household or a caretaker.Theinitiative also would have rolled back decisions by lawmakers to increase the amount of money that individuals and political action committees can give to candidates, a figure currently set at $6,250. It would have been capped at $1,000 for local and legislative candidates and $2,500 for statewide races.

Current law also allows individuals to keep up to $6,000 in household furniture, appliances and consumer electronics. That would increase to $15,000, also with inflation adjustments. And the protected equity in a motor vehicle would go from $6,000 to $15,000 for most individuals, with the figure going from $12,000 to $25,000 for any debtor or family member with a physical disability.

Lawmakers voted to repeal that last year, replacing it with a system that stops the early ballots from coming for those who do not use them for at least two elec tion cycles, though they still would be able to vote in person.

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She noted data indicating a considerable drop in suicides was recorded in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr. Paula McCall started the Semicolon Society in June to address the growing teen mental health crisis the nation is facing. It became an official nonprofit in early August. The Arizona Department of Health reported that 219 people 24 and younger took their lives in 2019, the most recent data posted. Teen suicide has become a top issue in the city and region after three Chandler

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Chandler psychologist Dr. Paula McCall is the founder of The Semicolon Society, a non profit to help offer mental health education and suicide prevention. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

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“So a lot of experience of parents and kids being around each other more and not in a rushed way. It was ‘we’re home, we can’t really go anywhere. We’re here.’”

The Department of Health said there were 1,540 suicides in Arizona in 2019, and nearly 46,000 Americans killed them selves in 2020 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Along with Drew Burkhart’s salary, the couple’s ability to pay for Andrew Jr.’s care depends on tax-deductible donations through two area nonprofits. It was on their first visit that the homeo pathic doctor diagnosed cerebral palsy. The diagnosis shocked the couple, espe cially Kellie Burkhart who had worked as a former mental health therapist and so cialAftworker.erpondering the out-of-pocket cost, they decided to commit to Homeopathic treatments. Within months, they saw vis ible progress in their son’s ability to walk andTheyspeak.knew the path would be costly but felt it was the only, and best, alternative.

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The Burkharts had grown frustrated with traditional medical care after repeat ed diagnoses brought few answers. And so they opted to try homeopathic medicine. It meant they were on their own as only 11% of major healthcare insurers cover homeopathy treatments; most homeo pathic physicians do not accept insurance.

All costs for treatments have been outof-pocket since Andrew, who will soon turn 16, was diagnosed with cerebral pal sy a month before his 4th birthday.

Unified School District students ended their lives in a 12-day span last May. An other CUSD student took her life about two weeks into this school year.

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Preschoolers at Summit School will be celebrating fall with a wagon parade at 8:25 a.m. Sept. 21 at the school, 4515 E. Muirwood Drive, Ahwatukee.

Iam the constable serv ing all of Ahwatukee as well as parts of Tempe and Guadalupe. I serve the Kyrene Justice Precinct with Justice of the Peace Sharron Sauls. Constables are elected peace officers who enforce civil/criminal court orders arising out of justice court action, as well as other courts and government agencies. We serve summonses, subpoenas, orders of protection, notices, injunctions against harassment, writs of restitution (evic tions), warrants, and more. The tasks we are charged with most of ten are the writ of restitution (an eviction order), summonses and orders of protec tion.Over this series columns, I will refer mostly to evictions since that is the bulk of the orders coming from Kyrene Justice Court. I can receive upwards of 50 or more a week. I also receive considerable sum monses from numerous courts as well as orders of protection.

Ahwatukee golf ladies league ready to start new season

AFFAN is a local women’s club serving Ahwatukee since 2001. It offers women dining, card playing, games, gardening, books, exploring Arizona day trips, and other activities. Information: affanwomensgroup.org/public Corpus Christi Church Knights slates annual memorial golf tourney Golfers are encouraged to mark 7:30 a.m. Sept. 10 on their calendar for the annual Corpus Christi Knights of Columbus Council 10062 Memorial Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament is in honor of Jim McGrath. This is the tourney’s 31st year and proceeds benefit Knights’ Charities, the K of C Ukraine Solidarity Fund and Arizona Firefighters via the 100 Club of Arizona. Tickets are $100 for a full round of golf, beverages, cart prizes and lunch at the Foothills Golf Club in Ahwatukee. Sponsors are also needed. Three sponsorship levels are available with each carrying a variety of benefits. Knights of Columbus 10062 Charities, Inc. is a registered nonprofit. Download registration and sponsorship forms at www.kofc10062.org.

AFFAN slates September luncheon, new members sought Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors will hold its monthly luncheon and social 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Vero Chicago Pizza. The group will play a team trivia game. A prepaid reservation must be made by Sept. 18 by emailing affanwomensgroup@gmail.com .The cost of the lunch is $18.

Semiannual blood drive on Ahwatukee girl’s behalf set It’s time to reserve a spot for Matt and Kami Trout man’s semiannual blood drive in Ahwatukee held in gratitude for the help their 6-year-old daughter receives every month to live.

For more information: phoenixpubliclibrary.org. Babytimes Babies ages birth to 23 months, accompanied by a fa vorite adult, will enjoy songs, rhymes, books, and inter active fun every Tuesday, 10:30-11:10 a.m. Space is limited to 10 families. Toddlertimes Toddlers ages 24-36 months, accompanied by a favor ite adult, will enjoy songs, rhymes, books, and interactive fun every Thursday, 10:30-11:10 a.m. Space is limited to 10 families. Library teen volunteers needed Teens ages 12-17 can apply for library volunteer op portunities Sept. 1-30. Required online applications can be completed by going to volunteer.phoenix.gov, and under “Search by Department,” choosing “Library DeptIronwood.”Applicants will hear back from the library volunteer coordinator by Oct. 5. Next Chapter Book Club This inclusive community-based book club is de signed for people ages 12+ with intellectual and devel opmental disabilities who have a desire to make friends, explore their community, and read (regardless of current reading ability). This weekly gathering is free and occurs every Wednesday, beginning Sept. 7, from 3-4 p.m. Registra tion required in the library or online in the calendar sec tion of the library’s website. Book Club Adult readers 18+ can meet up with fellow bibliophiles the first Wednesday of each month, 5:00-5:45 p.m. On Sept. 7, The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe will be discussed and on Oct. 5 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Backyard Gardening Using Master Gardener techniques, anyone 18 or old er can learn the basics of gardening, watering, reading a planting calendar specifically for the Valley, and about additional desert landscaping resources. Presented by Keep Phoenix Beautiful on Sept. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Local American Legion Post always seeking new members

The tenant has already vacated a signifi cant percentage of evictions. I arrive and the unit is empty. These evictions are unfortunate and unnecessary in that the tenant could have avoided the eviction if they had just turned the keys back into management and given up possession of the property. The judgment would remain, but the evic tion would be avoided. A judgment can be paid off anytime; an eviction stays with a person for seven long years. Anyone who finds themselves in this troubled situation should turn in the keys. If there is one important thing I could stress, it would be that. Numerous evictions show signs that people still live in the house, but are not home when I arrive with maintenance staff to enforce the writ and change the locks. These situations are undoubtedly stressful for the tenants. They get home to find the key does not work and they must contact property management to get ac cess to their belongings. If the office is closed for the day, they must wait until the next day. I am very aware of pets that get caught up in the eviction process. I always document the presence of pets and ensure they have food and water. I also confirm manage ment is aware and that animal control is called within 24 hours if the tenant has not come back for them. The hardest evictions are when the ten ant is home. Harder still with children, pets, and no car. Children and pets are the double whammy, as both are innocent ca sualties in a situation that threatens their very safety. I work with property manage ment in these situations to find a win-win solution. I always have resources to hand to the tenants and will call for case man agement from the pertinent cities as con ditions dictate. In my next column, I will discuss health and safety evictions as well as evictions that come with orders of protection. As we move forward, I will include different situ ations that I come across while serving as your Constable. I will be at The Nosh at Warner Road and 48th Street at 9 a.m. Sept. 3 and at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 at Brick Road Coffee at Rural Road and the US 60. I also will have Save Our School petitions to sign. 

Men and women who served in the Armed Forces are always invited to join Ahwatukee American Legion Post 64, which meets 4-5 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the Ahwatukee Rec Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive,TheAhwatukee.post’smission is to “enhance the well-being of America’s veterans, their families, our military and our communities by devotion to mutual helpfulness.” Information: Americanlegionpost64.com or 480-3264656. 

Summit School slates ‘wagon parade’ to celebrate fall

Formerly called A Taste of Kyrene, this is the founda tion’s signature fundraising event to support the children, families, and educators in the community. Proceeds fuel its mission to provide resources and support “that can transform a child’s life with basic sustenance, enriched educational programming, and recreational outlets.”

The foundation needs a wide variety of silent auction items, from restaurant and services prizes to jewelry, tickets and event tickets to jewelry and memorabilia. There also will be a live auction. Donors can either email suzanne.rinker@kyrene foundation.org or submit information e.givesmart.com/ events/rDx/donateNewItem/Ticketsfortheeventareon sale for $95 at kyrene foundation.org. Tables are $1,250, and there are sponsor ships available.

Adelyn Troutman (Addy) has required a blood transfu sion every month since birth because her body is inca pable of producing red blood cells. To spread awareness of the need for blood, the Troutmans have held a blood drive every spring and fall at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church. This fall’s drive is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 24 at the church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane. To reserve a spot, go to bit.ly/3oLwlwf.

Foundation seeking silent auction items for Night for Kyrene

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There are many reasons for evictions, such as non-payment of rent, health and safety, threatening behavior, and orders of protection where one party must leave a home.Each scenario is as diverse as the indi viduals I encounter.

The Kyrene Foundation is asking businesses and indi viduals to consider donating an item for the silent auc tion held during the annual Night for Kyrene 6-10 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa.

A spokesman said the kids “work with our middle schoolers to decorate their ‘mobile transportation vehi cles’ and it allows time for our older kids to be role mod els and mentors to our younger students. They then use the wagons to transport preschoolers through the pa rade lined with elementary and middle school students, parents, community members, and businesses.”

The Foothills Golf Course Ladies League is ready to start up again with a soft opening Sept. 13 in advance of a formal opening Nov. 1. The league plays 18 holes of handicap golf every Tuesday morning from September through May. Play includes weekly games, prizes and friendly competition. If you are interested, email Marsha Morris at marshac morris@gmail.com.

Constable Corner: Constables’ duties vary but evictions top list BY BRIDGET BELLAVIGNA AFN Guest Writer

Ironwood Library offers free activities for all ages Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatu kee, presents a variety of programs for children, teens and adults. Unless otherwise noted, free tickets are re quired and available 30 minutes before programs’ start times at the library’s information desk.

meaning professionals crushing my hopes with well-intended phrases: ‘Your son will never talk; Your son’s calf muscles will need Botox; he will never’ ... fill in the blank. I am sure the idea was to get me to face facts and gain perspective about a new family path. So I chose one, I chose a new family path.

“We had a friend with stage 4 cancer that was already years past his quoted life expectancy and going strong. His doctor became our doctor and a world of hope opened – a very expensive world of hope. “So we jumped in head first. To tell the truth, I do not know which of the natural remedies helped but I did know some thing was working.” Many times, the Burkharts were unsure how everything could be paid.

drew’s life changed dramatically after the first four stem cell treatments,” said Drew Burkhart.KellieBurkhart recalled a 2012 ‘60 Min utes’ program that outed online-sales of ‘bogus’ stem cell treatments. The child who was to be treated with four proce dures at $5,000 a piece, had cerebral palsy. She took to her blog to tell her readers that while she lauded 60 Minutes for ex posing the charlatans, her child had ben efited from the umbilical cord stem cell treatments he’d received. “He has main tained all areas of progress with no nega tive side effects. I can only tell others with great certainty that it did help our child.”

“Andrew is the sweetest soul. Even be fore he could speak, he was always making friends,” she said. “He loves people.”

“Andrew has taught us to live far beyond our comfort zone,” she said. “It is a finan cially suffocating path, but our child has improved. Yes, our bills are extensive and expensive, yet when people ask how we do it, I answer ‘by the grace of God.’” “When we get to the end of our rope, we just call out to God. I used to be scared, but the miracles have happened time and time again,” she “Financiallysaid.it’s still a mountain but we are rich in so many ways,” said her hus band. “We have faith that our path is the rightKellieone.”has been fundraising to help pay for her son’s healing. She started by con tacting businesses and was not deterred when only two out of 200 responded. Now she encourages businesses to do nate to help Andrew using the charities who provide tax-deductible avenues.

For the Burkhart family, faith is a key to keeping on. “My friend stopped me in the parking lot at work about a month into our new jour ney,” Drew Burkhart shared in an email. “I bet you pray for healing,” the friend wrote.“Itold him, ‘Every night.’”

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McCall wants CUSD and other school districts to work more with local nonprof its, saying they cannot address the prob lem alone. She said some of the nonprofits have expertise that can help, say in ad dressing suicides by LGBTQ+ students, or African American males, which are both higher than other segments. The one thing she said parents and school districts need to do is to talk about suicides.“Ithink there’s still a fear there… that if we talk about it too much it spreads too much,” she said. “And we have to keep it contained on this campus. But the thing is that our kids talk. When I talked to my own son, he’s 15. I asked him about … ‘what do you think about this idea that if I talk to you about suicide, you know, that you’re gonna think about attempting suicide?’ He’s like, ‘I already know about suicide, like it’s out there. You’re talking about it, don’t give yourself that much credit.’”

To learn more about Andrew and his family’s journey see the blog, PrayforAn drew.wordpress.com and Facebook under AndrewsAngels123. To help: ArmerFoundation.org.  is doing is parental education, helping moms and dads know the signs of suicidal thoughts. McCall said in her ideal world, children are growing up learning about suicides, LGBTQ+, sex and other issues that are uncomfortable for some parents. “The thing is, as parents, we don’t have to go into these conversations and give a narrative and give a research paper and give you all the answers to all the world,” McCall said. “We can say, ‘Hey, I realized that some one died by suicide in your school this week, and I wanted to talk to you about that. And, I want to know if you’ve ever had thoughts about suicide, and I want to know your feelings about what’s going on.’ We need to listen to our kids.”

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Andrew became one of the newest ‘Arm er Kids’ at the Ahwatukee-based nonprofit The Armer Foundation. His story can be found, along with the other children the foundation helps support, at ArmerFoun dation.org.Amongthe more costly of Andrew’s procedures in the past years were a series of stem cell and hyperbaric oxygen treat ments that the parents say allowed their son to experience “significant improve ments” within days.

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The friend replied, “You do not want that. You want the path that builds faith. You want the struggle. You want the bless ing that can only be appreciated at the end of years of growth and perspective.”

“I believe the most powerful man-made remedy was the adult stem cells as An

“In reality my wife deserves the credit for our direction,” Burkhart continued.

Drew said, “I’ve thought of that conver sation often. In truth, I may not be com pletely on board with the years of strug gle; it’s hard. I am getting there. I do think God placed us on a road we were meant to walk. We need to be faithful to our pur pose. My life is much richer because of this life and the blessing that is my son.”

Several years ago they were made aware of the Cerebral Palsy Hope Foundation, which accepts donations specifically for Andrew’s medical needs, making the do nations tax deductible.

Time after time, as documented since December, 2010 in Kellie’s blog, PrayforAn drew.Wordpress.com, she recounts how medical needs were often “miraculously” covered due to the donations of friends, strangers and even local businesses.

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“Chandler had been open two weeks,” said Julia Thorn, the marketing director for Concept Entertainment, Thirsty Lion’s parent company. “So that was a pretty big hit, you know, to open and then have to closeLifedown.”isn’tquite back to normal, Thorn said, but it’s getting there. They recently opened two new Gastropubs in Texas and plan to open another at Westgate in Glen dale in the fall of 2023.

Rebounding from the pandemic, Thirsty Lion helping PTOs BY KEN SAIN AFN Staff Writer Chandler’s Thirsty Lion Gastropub had just opened and was excited about its future at Frye Road and the Loop 101 freeway. And then the world shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“This year we will continue our mission to raise suicide awareness, remove the stigma associated with mental wellness, see WOOKIE 25

Thorn said Thirsty Lion does about a half dozen charity events each year.

The team at Wookie Style Tattoos in Ahwatukee includes, from left, Terry “Wookie” Hoff man, Barbi Blattenberger, artist Kris Cagle and apprentice Megan “Kappie” Wilson. (David Minton/AFNStaff Photographer)

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN TContributorerry‘Wookie’ Hoffman, owner of Wookie Style Tattoos in Ahwatukee, knows firsthand the pain of loss fromBetweensuicide.2007 and 2017, he lost 12 peo ple. Some were friends, others relatives. It is this experience that spurred him to begin a suicide awareness event when he opened his family-friendly tattoo shop, Wookie Style Tattoos, at 4142 E. Chandler Blvd. four years ago. Their fourth Annual Suicide Awareness Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., midway through National Suicide Awareness Month. “Everyone in our shop has been affected by suicide,” Hoffman admitted. “I firmly believe before our generation, just talking about suicide was taboo. Nobody would address the issue. “When I opened my own business, I felt I had a platform I could use at my discre tion, and I chose to do this event. Our kids, Tatum and Tanner, plus our nephew Tim, have helped every year because they’ve been affected as well.”

During September, Thirsty Lion will donate a portion of its sales to local par ent/teacher associations (PTA) at area schools who register by the first week of the month. The promotion is running at all four Valley locations, including Tempe, Gilbert and North Phoenix.

For one, Thirsty Lion did not offer takeout or delivery service before the pan demic. She said they’ve had such success with it that it will continue.

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To participate, local PTAs need to be one of the first 10 to register with the Gastropub near them. Anyone who visits a Thirsty Lion during September needs to tell their server they want to donate to thatAskedPTA. if business is back to normal, Thorn said, “We’re hoping that fourth quarter that we’ll be back. It’s a new busi nessThornnormal.”said that some things from the pandemic will continue even when CO VID-19 becomes a bad memory.

“Since 2018, our annual fundraiser has been an amazing day of hope and healing for those affected by suicide, raising over $11,000 for charities,” she said, adding:

Wookie Style Tattoo’s co-owner and operations manager Barbi Blattenberger said the event has been a fundraising suc cess since day one.

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Julia Thorn, director of marketing for Thirsty Lion Gastropub. Thirsty Lion, has partnered with local schools to raise money for their parent teacher organizations with the return of their Dine-to-Give fundraising program. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) see THIRSTY

Ahwatukee tattoo shop embraces suicide prevention

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As in years past at this fundraiser, Wook ie Style Tattoos offers free semicolon tat toos from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Walk-ins are treated to a tattoo black and white punctuation mark that has be come a symbol of suicide prevention and mental health awareness. (A picture ID is required for any tattoo.)

“We had a really great response for our managers and staff that wanted to come back,” Thorn said. “Of course, there were those that, you know, chose to go a differ ent path during all of that. We struggle like everyone else with getting staffed back up.”

Personally, Hoffman and Blattenberger have dealt with the shadow of suicide within their own family, and share their story to help others.

“We do the free semicolon tattoos be cause the semicolon represents a point where the writer could have ended the sen tence with a period but chose to keep going, “Your story isn’t over” proclaims the 9-year-old nonprofit Project Semicolon, and Hoffman and his wife Blattenberger are in strong, passionate agreement.

“This year we continue our mission to raise suicide awareness, remove the stigma associated with mental wellness, and rein force compassion and support for individu als and families that are still struggling.”

“We keep each and every photo and re post them every year,” she said. “It’s im portant to us to remove the stigma associ ated with suicide, and the Remembrance Wall is how we honor their memory, the good times, the smiles and laughs, to dis pel the myths that suicide is selfish, weak, or shameful,” she continued.

“Schools, I feel, are part of the commu nity,” Thorn said. “And we like serving not only our customers inside the four walls, but outside the four walls. That’s a very important part of the community, schools. So giving back to the schools has always been part of our corporate philosophy.”

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“Our child’s first suicide attempt was at 13, the second was freshman year of high school, and again sophomore year. We did everything in our power – inpatient, the best adolescent psychiatrists, medication, counselors, art therapy, even experimen tal treatment – and just when we thought it was getting better, a day at the pool re vealed the self-harm scars,” she said.

Thorn said the company is switching to a new two-story model for its Thirsty Lion lo cations. The Westgate facility opening next year will be the first of those in the Valley.

“Powerlessness is watching your child struggle with demons you didn’t even know they had, and just when you think it’s getting better, there’s a dark day.

“We want to be able to support as many of the schools in the area as we can,” Thorn said.

Though Sept. 17 is a big day for Wookie Style Tattoo, the subject is a year-round topic and concern. The shop keeps the Suicide Awareness Fundraiser informa tion and mental health contacts on their webpage WookieStyleAZ.com

Scar cover-up following surgery, injury or self harm is another service offered at Wook ie Style Tattoo where their artists are OSHA certified in Bloodborne Pathogen Standards, an optional certification in Arizona.

Items in Thirsty Lion’s menu include the Gastropub Burger, grapefruit and basil martini and Cast Iron Skillet Mixed Berry Crumble. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

Hoffman said all materials at the shop are sterile, single use and disposable. Vegan ink is used to minimize the risk of allergy or adverse reaction.

Veterans and first responders always receive 10% off any services at Wookie StyleSinceTattoo.opening the first tattoo shop in Ahwatukee four years ago, the community has proved supportive.

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“There are slideshows to emphasize edu cation on how mental health affects every one – veterans, chronically ill, substance abusers, trauma survivors, our teens, and first responders,” said Hoffman. “We try to keep the page up to date with links to the latest information and resources such as how to create a crisis plan.”

“Fear is falling asleep every night, know ing that no matter how great of a day they had, tomorrow might be the day they decide they can’t do it any longer. Tatum is 19, has come a long way and we’re so proud of the progress. “We have a very open dialogue, and I’m grateful to say they come to us when they’re struggling, for the most part. Ta tum is willing to share their story because they’ve learned that talking about it might help even one person feel safe enough to open up, get help, and keep going.”

WOOKIEfrom page 24 and reinforce compassion and support for individuals and families that are still struggling.”Allartists and staff donate their time and materials to ensure 100% of the pro ceeds go to Blattenbergercharity.explained the semicolon’s usage, undertaken as a worldwide Septem ber project by tattoo artists worldwide.

“I admit to being a bit nervous when we first opened but I was blown away at how well we’ve been received,” said Hoffman. “Ahwatukee has some good people here.”

The shop also created a “Remembrance Wall” in the shop where people can post pictures of loved ones lost to suicide.

“We’ve had so much support from the community, from letting us post our Sui cide Prevention Fundraiser fliers in their businesses, printing the flyers for free, donating raffle prizes, and even matching donations,” added Blattenberger. For more information see Wooki estyleaz.com or phone 480-599-0584.

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A PTO needs to raise at least $100 dur ing September to get a check. Thorn said if they fall short of that mark, the company usually gives them a gift card that they can raffleThornoff. said she noticed an uptick in business at the end of 2020, about eight months after the pandemic began.

“On Sept. 17 we have licensed social workers on site to provide counsel, ad vice, and support should anyone need im mediate assistance. We lighten the mood by doing raffle prizes and giveaways from local businesses, and this year we’ll even have puppies with Love Connection Dog Rescue there later in the afternoon with adoptable rescues,” said Blattenberger.

On the Wookie Style Tattoo’s Fourth An nual Suicide Awareness Fundraiser, flash tattoos that incorporate the semicolon symbol in more extensive and decorative artwork, are available for $50, as are addi tions to semicolon tats from previous years.

Artist Kris Cagle works on a piece featur ing the character Grogu from the Star Wars TV show “The Mandalorian” for cus tomer Eli Rivera at Wookie Style Tattoos. (David Minton/AFN Staff Photographer)

“The author is you; the sentence is your life,” said Blattenberger. Their Suicide Awareness Fundraiser isn’t just about free semicolon tattoos at Wooky Style Tattoos, either.

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“You know, people were just kind of like over it, and ready to get back into the go ing out to the restaurants,” Thorn said. “And they came back strong.” Thirsty Lion is known for being a re laxing, family-friendly place. While it has sports playing on the large TVs, it’s not a sports bar. The food is made from scratch.

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Additionally, timing has never been worse as Arizona will need 128,500 per sonal care aids to meet the growing needs of our rapidly aging population. That’s more than twice the number of teachers inTheArizona.good news: we’re making progress and can thank Arizona legislators for the recently approved fiscal budget where funding for home and community-based services increased by $24.2 million for older adults and individuals with physical disabilities, and $56.7 million for individ uals with developmental disabilities. This will have a direct impact in two ways: 1. During 2022 and 2023 Arizona families can continue choosing in-home care for their loved ones and, 2. During 2022 and 2023 providers will be able to offer increased wages for employees. We’re grateful to those lawmakers who took time to understand the complexities and voted to increase this vital funding. However, we’ll continue to educate legislators because unfortunately the an ticipated 2023 minimum wage increase and rise in inflation will likely take our 11% increase down to approximately 1% once you factor in ERE (benefits, sick time, etc.). How can Arizonans get involved?

Currently, Arizona offers a Medicaid home care benefit to seniors and individu als with disabilities and has a commitment to guarantee that benefit for all Arizonans. This benefit protects the rights of seniors to stay in their homes as they age or “age inResearchplace.” shows the vast majority of families prefer loved ones “age in place”, in familiar environments. It allows for in dividualized attention and engagement, helps prevent additional cognitive decline and creates a sense of comfort not found in assisted living homes.

Understand legislators control state reimbursement rates and they must set a budget that allows providers to pay competitive wages in step with minimum wage increases. Increase understanding of home care workers’ critical role serving one of our most vulnerable populations.

Sara Wilson is CEO of Home Assist Health, one of Arizona’s largest provid ers of in-home care specialists.

Club West resident pens ‘open letter to The Edge (and CWC?)’ I read, as I am sure many others did, with great interest the Edge’s “InfoMercial” in the recent editions of the AFN. All I can say is: “What arrogance.”

see LETTERS page 28

• be only one story, having a maxi mum height of 25 feet, • have a lot size of at least 10,000 square feet and, • have a setback of at least 100 feet from any existing house.

Legislature helped home care industry here

• At least 50 feet of property extending 180 degrees from their existing prop erty lines into the “property” and,

Surprisingly, funding home care actually saves Arizona taxpayers millions of dol lars each year.

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BY SARA WILSON AFN Guest Writer

The Edge would have the right to build houses on the property with the following restrictions in that each house must:

In addition, The Edge must build a com munity center, like the one that was asso Share Your Thoughts: Send your letters on local issues pmaryniak@timespublications.comto:

Tragically, this has been the reality for many families as our state struggles with two critical challenges, inadequate fund ing of home care and a shrinking work force due to insufficient wages.

Elevate our perception of home care worker salaries. It isn’t and never has been a minimum wage job. The required certifi cations and skills demand twice minimum wage, the level we were paying this valued workforce in 2016.

As an industry we’ll continue focusing on improving workforce development and recruitment strategies that support career paths into health and social service pro fessions while we advocate to overcome legislative hurdles. Funding and protecting the home care workforce is critical to ensuring Arizo nans’ right to choose in-home support for their loved one’s long-term care. We ask Arizonans to continue using your voice and vote to ensure the val ued home care workforce is able to care for our most vulnerable Arizonans in the place they most prefer – home.

In-home care, compared to facility care, saves taxpayers $40,000 per person, per year, making aging-in-place the most pre ferred and most economical option for Arizonans. Unfortunately, the past five years this crucial benefit has not been adequately funded. Since 2016, as minimum wage in creased, Arizona home care funding levels haven’t kept up. As a result, programs already working desperately to serve thousands seeking home care, have struggled. Tie their hands, as current polices and funding discussions threaten to do, and they’re rendered inca pable of paying hard-working caregivers a competitive wage. This jeopardizes the entire Arizona home care network, which legally cannot set wages to reflect the ur gent and overwhelming demand.

 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

And finally, The Edge can end all this litigation by making a reasonable pro posal to ALL homeowners that border the “property.” Since The Edge appears unable/unwilling to do so, let me pro pose the following: For homeowners that border the “prop erty,” each homeowner should receive:

Let me state for the record that I am not and never have been a member of Club WestFirst,Conservancy.eventhe most naïve person would assume that the Edge DOES have a development plan for the former Club West Golf Course (the “property”). For The Edge not to have a plan flies in the face of every business principle. As a matter of fact, as has been reported pre viously in the AFN, The Edge does have a development plan for the “property” but did not want to present it because the HOA Board would not grant The Edge time to do Secondly,so.The Edge states that only homeowners who bought from UDC may have a claim against the Edge because the “property” is not a golf course. Even if that is true, The Edge cannot violate their rights by making them accept any offer The Edge may make, if any. However, The Edge’s supposition is wrong. My real estate lawyer has informed me that the guarantee made by UDC trans fers to subsequent owners, like myself, who bought their property while the “golf course” was operational. In addition, all homeowners have a right to their existing mountain views. Thirdly, the Edge’s $5MM lawsuit against the Tylers shows only one thing: That The Edge is, in my opinion, the big bully in the room as you became vindictive when you lost in court. If The Edge had won, bulldoz ers would have been on the “property” by now moving dirt. (Please note that I have called for the resignation of Ms. Tyler from the HOA Board of Directors to ensure that her legal situation does not get entangled with the HOA.)

• A cash settlement based upon their linear footage that borders the “prop erty.” Given the premium paid for these lots, $500/linear foot would appear to be reasonable.

-Joel Kordis

The Foothills Community Association Board of Director’s election is right around the corner. I have announced my candidacy for the board and would like to introduce myself to those who I have not had the pleasure of meeting. I’m Joel Kordis, and my wife, Jill, and I live in the Foothills. While I’m not a politi cian, I believe in giving back to our com munity. Currently, I sit on the election committee and the landscape committee for our association. If elected, one of my goals is to preserve the beauty and desirability of our commu nity as one of the top in the valley. There are also important issues facing our com munity and I’m prepared to work on these in the best interest of our residents. Recent news surrounding a possible sale the Foothills Golf Course, growing concerns over water resources, new de velopments impacting our roads and re tailers and – close to my heart – the safety of our community are matters I am ready to step up and serve as a representative forMyyou.background includes 22 years in public safety as a first responder and instructor, past service on the allvolunteer Rancho Bernardo, California

Town Council and currently a member of two Foothills Community Association committees.Academically I have an undergraduate degree in public administration, a gradu ate degree in business management and a post graduate degree in motivational psychology. In 2019 I also became an or dained chaplain. I encourage you to come out and vote in the upcoming Board of Directors’ election as there is a lot of work that needs to be done. I pray I have earned your vote.

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Please donate food, toys, blankets or pet related items September 1st through October 1st. Say Yes To Pets and help out Lost Our Home Pet Rescue Drop off is available at any of these locations and many others locations around Ahwatukee. Look for our Yes To Pets collection boxes in local businesses. Also go to Yestopets.org for additional drop off locations and information. ciated with the 2020 Taylor Morrison de velopment project. Upon completion, the ownership and operational responsibility of this center would be transferred to the HOA. I hope this “proposal” generates some discussion. CWC – are you listening? -Thomas Bell He’s running for the Foothills Association Board of Directors

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Ackie has started to establish a new cul ture and attitude for the program, one her players took a liking to right away. She also wanted to express the importance of their mental health. She wants her players to not only be prepared physically for a tax ing season but mentally, too.

The Desert Vista football program’s upcoming trip to San Diego to start the season isn’t meant to be a re ward for hard work over the spring and summer

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“It’s just business,” junior quarterback Braxton Thomas said. “It’s going to be fun for us but obviously we are going out there to win. We need to click on allDesertcylinders.”Vista will play Madison, a school out of San Diego, on Saturday at 4 p.m. The two teams will come together as part of The Honor Bowl showcase, which honors military veterans and brings teams from Arizona, California and other surrounding states – and at times those from the East Coast – together for marquee matchups at Cathedral Catholic High School. The Thunder become the first team from Arizona to compete in the showcase twice. In 2019, Desert Vista was joined by Sa guaro out of Scottsdale in San Diego. The Sabercats fell to host Cathedral Catholic in what was, at the time, a battle of two top25 teams in the country. This year, Red Mountain will join Desert Vista. The Mountain Lions play Mater Dei Catholic on Friday at 4 p.m., the first game of the showcase. Later that night at 7:30 p.m., Chandler will face Cathedral Catholic in one of two marquee games.

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Culture, mental health key for Pride volleyball this season

BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

Led by junior Alivia Procter, “left,” head coach Justine Ackie and senior Makayla Carroll, the Mountain Pointe volleyball team is energized this season and eager to turn things around after a rough past two seasons. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff)

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Thunder football preparing for first test in California see PRIDE VP

“We’re really big this year on culture and attitude,” Ackie said. “Having those posi tive attitudes and working on the mental health of a sport aspect and making sure these girls, not only skill wise they’re flourishing, but mental health wise they’re also flourishing.

Even with Pacific Beach just miles away and the weather considerably cooler than it is in Ahwatukee, the Thunder are on a mission. They fell on a last second field goal to Notre Dame from Sherman Oaks the last time they played in San Diego. But that was four seasons ago. Most se niors on this year’s team didn’t make the trip to California in 2019. Desert Vista is also on its third coach since then and the program as a whole is being overlooked. Players feel like they have something to prove. That’s the mindset they’ll have when they board buses on Thursday to head west. While a destination for many in the off-season, this year’s trip to San Diego is anything but a vacation.

“I’m preaching culture to them. You’re only as good as your character is, that’s one of our main focuses right now.” A culture change is something Ackie be lieves will help a Mountain Pointe that has won eight games in the last two seasons.

BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

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Justine Ackie found herself in a difficult position last year with the Mountain Pointe volleyball program. Most coaches have time to adjust to their players throughout the summer, meeting those who plan to return from the year pri or. But Ackie was hired just before tryouts. She made the most of the opportunity she was given, but the Pride struggled as they dealt with injuries to key players at various times throughout the season. This year, however, Ackie is ready to turn the page on a program that has struggled the last four seasons.

“We’re excited we have an opportunity to be a part of The Honor Bowl,” first-year From left: Senior cornerback Max Grady, head coach Nate Gill and junior quarterback Braxton Thomas hope to start Desert Vista’s season on a high note when the program travels to San Diego to play Madison in The Honor Bowl on Saturday. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff) see CALIFORNIA

COVID took a toll on the program, as some key players sat out due to the uncertainty of the fall sports season. Last year, injuries and an overall young team kept the Pride from winning match es. But this season, several sophomores and juniors that saw considerable playing

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30 AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS | AUGUST 31, 2022SPORTS time at the varsity level a year ago have nowTheyreturned.allbring familiarity to the program, along with a veteran presence. There’s also the leadership factor, a trait Ackie has seen develop in a few players in particular. Makayla Carroll has been one of those leaders for the team. Last year, she was forced to lead from the bench due to a torn ACL. Now healthy, her teammates match her energy on a daily basis. She admits to being the boisterous one of the group. It’s natural for her. While some of that comes from her pure love for volleyball and her personality, most of it this season is due to the joy that comes with being able to play again after fully recovering from injury. “It means everything,” Carroll said. “That was my main goal, just getting back to playing. I’m really excited. Volleyball is myCarrollpassion.”sought advice from Mountain Pointe 2022 grad MiMi Harris, who went on to play volleyball at Alabama State. The two are best friends and have been for years. When Carroll was doubtful about her return at times, Harris was in her ear as motivation. Carroll took it to heart and is now preparing to be the libero for a team she feels can have a special season after a productive summer.

Desert Vista coach Nate Gill said. “They selected schools that they felt lived up to the standard that they have. I think Desert Vista is a name that is recognizable, people know. We want to restore that rich tradi tion and excellence.”

All three Arizona schools will be at a dis advantage against the California schools. At least, to a certain extent. California’s high school football season began two weeks ago. Arizona’s, for big schools, be gins Friday. Madison enters the game with a 2-0 re cord after outscoring both of its opponents 82-14. The Warhawks have size up front and speed at other positions. They also re turned their starting quarterback and top running back, wideout and tackler on de fense from last year’s 9-3 team. Simply put, Desert Vista knows it will take effort from every player to come away with a “They’vewin. got some athletes for sure,” Desert Vista senior cornerback Max Grady said. “We’ve just gotta make sure we’re do ing our job and staying on top of our stuff and control what we can.” Desert Vista will be without one of its top wideouts Traven Vigenser against Madi son due to injury. Jaden Humphrey, one of the Thunder’s top linebackers, may also miss the game after suffering an injury. But the Thunder still have weapons. Gill will rely heavily on senior Michael Allison, who has battled injuries the last two seasons but enters the year healthy and with the ability to blow the top off of any defensive secondary with his speed. Gill also expects a strong showing from senior wideout Roan Martinez, who be comes one of Thomas’ top options with Vigenser’s absence.

On defense, senior linebacker Anto nio Delgado will lead the way along with Grady.“Everyone thinks we lost a lot with our seniors last year, but we have a lot coming back,” Thomas said. “We’re ready to show some people that.”

Along with Desert Vista, Red Mountain and Chandler, several other East Valley teams will face out-of-state opponents to start the Mountainseason.View will travel to face Helix in La Mesa, just south of Cathedral Catholic. Basha will travel to the Los Angeles area to face Los Alamitos. Queen Creek, Wil liams Field and Campo Verde will go north of there to Moorepark to compete in the Moorepark Classic. Perry, meanwhile, will head to Las Vegas to face Spring Valley. Saguaro will stay in Scottsdale but host New Jersey power Ber genGillCatholic.saidhis team has increased its level of competitiveness in practices as of late. He knows they’re ready to face a team not wearing their same colors. And he’s excit ed to finally set them loose. He wants to coach his team to a good showing in California. He also aims to help contribute to what all Arizona teams trav eling or facing out-of-state foes want to accomplish in the first week of the season: Prove Arizona shouldn’t be overlooked in high school football.

“I’m glad it’s finally here,” Gill said. “It seems like the anticipation was driv ing us insane. It’s hard enough to win a road game, let alone having to travel outside of your element to go compete. We’re sending a ton of talented teams out to go “They’recompete.someschools I think will repre sent the state well. The goal is to go out to California and let those guys know we play real football here, too.”  Gill believes it will be key for all Arizona teams traveling and facing out-of-state com petition to prove high school football in the state is at the same level as others across the country. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff)

CALIFORNIA from page 29

a lot and we’ve been working really hard thisAlongsummer.”with Carroll, Alivia Procter took it upon herself to hold her teammates ac countable throughout the summer. Ackie said Procter was the one who organized workouts and set times for everyone in the program to show up.

PRIDE VP from page 29

As a sophomore last season, she had 29 kills, 20 aces and 74 digs for the Pride. But Ackie expects her to play a much bigger role this season as an outside hitter and defensive specialist. It’s an opportunity Procter is excited for. She’s seen the program at its lowest and is now eager for the opportunity to build it back up to a championship contender. That, however, will come in a new confer ence as the Pride were moved down to 5A from 6A in the latest realignment by the Arizona Interscholastic Association.

One of Procter’s main goals this season is to do what she can to help turn the vol leyball program around and in the right direction.Sheknows the history of Mountain Pointe athletics. And she’s seen the rise of other programs around the school. She feels the volleyball program has to redeem themselves this year, and the leadership from players like herself will be key to do that. “Mountain Pointe athletics has always been good, such high praise and stuff,” Procter said. “We lost our seniors last year, but we didn’t take it as a defeat because we gained a lot. I think we can make the most of it this year and a lot ofMountainleadership.”Pointe plans to bring a new level of energy into every match this sea son. A preview of that was seen during the Pride’s scrimmage against Mesquite. The bench was asked on one occasion to sit down while they were cheering. That is a characteristic of her team that Ackie loves. It also shows just how ready they were for the season to begin Tuesday against“We’reCienega.readyto play. They’re itching to play,” Ackie said. “Pre-season is always hard because it’s just practice. It’s hard to describe in words how excited we are for this team.” 

“She told me I could do it and to believe in myself. It’s all about the mindset,” Carroll said. “I’m excited this year. I feel like we have a good team. We’ve grown

Procter doesn’t see the move as demo tion. It allows her and her teammates to see new opponents and perhaps, be more competitive.“Ihonestly think we can do really well,” Procter said. “We get to meet new teams, see how they play. It’s a new look and it gives us a new mindset we can build on.”

Ackie was hired just before tryouts last year, which made building chemistry with her players a difficult task. But now with a full off-season, she is confident her players are ready for the season in the 5A Conference. (Dave Minton/AFN Staff)

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The North Phoenix-based hot air bal loon company boasts four decades of ex perience providing rides to over 500,000 passengers.

Adult group ride tickets originally cost $275, but can vary depending on the time of purchase and potential specials. Indi vidual adult tickets for private rides are slated as $425 per person. Both types of rides take about 3 and a half hours in total,

The Phoenix location offers daily scenic rides year-round over Deer Valley and the Sonoran Desert vistas. Rainbow Ryders seeks to provide an “unforgettable bucket list experience,” explained founder/owner Scott“BeingAppelman.inArizona, you’ve got the beau tiful mountains around us and the desert landscape – it’s just stunning,” he said. “I’ve flown in over 45 states and three different countries. There is nothing like flying here. It’s just so pretty. It’s like the pictures that are painted.”

Hot air balloon company a bucket list destination

Rainbow Ryders, headquartered at 715 E. Covey Lane, is the official balloon ride operator at events around the country, ac cording to its website.

The Phoenix location offers year-long group and private sunrise rides. Sunset rides are also available from Novem ber through March due to climate and weather factors.

it’s conquering a fear of heights, boosting adrenaline or simply enjoying a romantic set ting, hot air balloon rides are a top bucket list contender for many – and Rainbow Ry ders is here to help.

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While each typically services between two and four people, and can fit up to 12 to 14, personal requests seeking smaller baskets are available.

Rainbow Ryders, Inc. is the largest hot air balloon business serving the Southwest, with offices in Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Colorado Springs. (Courtesy of Rainbow Ryders) Bill Travis, an 88-year old former commercial airline pilot and Mesa resident, is putting up his own money to start a jazz and blues theater at a Mesa church in October. (David Minton/ AFN Staff Photographer)

“When you’re coming out here with your grandma, grandchild or your sweet heart, you know you’re in the best hands possible,” Appelman said. “The simple fact is you’re floating with a bag of hot air and you’re at the mercy of mother nature, which has all of the cool romance that goes with those words, but you just want to make sure you’re with an operator that is reputable and will treat you right.”

“It’s a part of history for one thing. It’s not just blues. It’s about people’s lives and a way of living and the way they have car ried themselves down through the years,” he“Itsaid.explains about slavery and how it got started. Blues tells a lot of stories. Blues had a baby and they named it rock n roll.”

By age 13, and with a lot of exposure to jazz and blues in the big city, he was hooked on soon-to-become legends like Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, Earl Bos tic and “Big Pete,” regulars in Detroit at places like the Fox Lounge and Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, where he once watched jazz pianist Oscar Peterson stop mid-per formance to scold someone in the audi ence for “Thesetalking.people came to hear music,” Tra vis recalls Peterson saying, “If you want to talk, go Travisoutside.”worked his way into gigs play ing drums in a band and making $5 on a good night before his career hit a detour in 1953 when he was drafted into the Army.

“After a while I decided to leave and start booking performances on my own at another venue,” he says on the the ater’s website. And while he was forced by the pandem ic to shutdown, he got his big idea.

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“It was the improvisation,” he said. “I learned right away what they were doing and it just amazed me. They could make up a song on the fly, make up a melody and never repeat the same melody.”

Rainbow Ryders, Inc. dates began of fering hot air balloon flights in the scenic Rio Grande Valley in 1983 after Appelman made walled away from his family’s con struction business and pursue his pas sions in the air.

He kept his dream of being a pro drum mer alive by playing in the Army’s 4th armored division band while stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, playing in of ficer’s clubs and other military venues. In 1957, he put the Army behind him but not the music. To keep performing professionally, he considered becoming a “territory musi cian,” a group that covered “maybe two or three states” playing for pay. But he faced head on a decision over a nemesis that derailed a lot of jazz musi cians during that time.

“None of us are promised tomorrow and the bucket list thing has become a very big thing – especially since we get younger generations,” he says. “This is a way that people can go on out and fill up their list and do something different and exciting during what has been challenging times.”

“It’s like the ocean, there are different currents down there and it’s the exact same thing when you’re up in the air,” he says, noting that the pilot will steer by adding more heat. Each trip concludes with a traditional celebratory toast and a commemorative flight certificate. All pilots are required to have a mini mum of 500 flight hours and are regularly tested for drugs and alcohol. They are also required to carry a 2nd Class Airman Med ical Certificate.

“When I was 12 years old, I lived in Al buquerque. They had the first balloon fes tival there and I was fascinated as a young boy,” he says. “I love aviation and I saw these balloons fly and I thought, “Oh my gosh, this is so cool.’” Appelman attained his license in 1983 and began to fly hot air balloons recre ationally. When he launched Rainbow Ry ders, he started with one two-passenger balloon and did every task from answer ing the phones to booking reservations to piloting the flights. And he hasn’t looked back since. “I thought, ‘Holy mackerel, I’m doing something that really matters,’” Appelman says. “It’s a luxury item – it’s not like put ting dinner on the table but it’s being part of making people’s lives and being part of that memory. It is probably the greatest privilege of my life.”

“Anybody over here that wants to hear jazz has to go across the city. Mostly what’s here is tribute bands and country and 70s rock,” he said. “You find some blues in some of the bars, but you don’t find the top blues.” Travis aims to change that with his non profit. With 29 shows booked through the end of next year, he’s slated a grand opening Oct. 2 featuring half a dozen performers, including Pearson. “I think it’s a wonderful thing that he’s trying to preserve it,” Pearson said. “It’s kind of dying out. All of the old blues art ists that were around are kind of slipping away from us.” Travis was born in 1933 in Dickson, Tennessee, less than an hour outside of Nashville.“Iwasa country boy,” said Travis, who with his family were regulars in the audi ence at the original Ryman Auditorium. “I was about 7 years old,” Travis said.

“I had a propensity for alcohol and that’s also the time that heavy drugs were out. I had experimented with marijuana one night and it just tore me up,” he said. “I didn’t care whether I went on. I thought that’s not for me.

“If I would have gone on these territory (jobs) with my propensity for alcohol, it probably would have ended up with drugs. If I had gone out on the road I would prob ably have been coerced into it by peers. I didn’t go on the road,” he said.

Travis chose college instead. The Army was paying for it after all, thanks to the GIHeBill.studied business but soon realized that wasn’t for him. He eventually wound up as a Pan Ameri can Airlines pilot for 28 years but always kept his hands on his drum set, play ing when and where he could. He finally stopped performing in 2004 and retired to Dreamland Villa in Mesa. While volunteering at a local community theater in the sound department, he was asked to book some of the performances.

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“A majority of our people will do this once to fill that bucket list,” Appel man said. “And I am amazed that a lot of people have multiple flights with us and bring back new family members or new friends.”

Appelman says the company has won countless awards and has been named the only official ride operator for worldrenowned events “due to the impeccable safety record we hold as a company.”

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Once the balloon is inflated, pilots will fly from ground level to a couple thousand feet above, depending on wind direction and speed. The conductors will steer the bal loon by moving it to different altitudes to get different wind patterns, so the height of the balloon will vary throughout the flight. “The wind will change based on the geographic conditions of where you are,” Appelman explained. “You can’t fly through the mountains, because it has weird weather sensations that compro mise safety.”

Appelman says the flight’s sensations are similar to what it would feel like to float. He adds it’s very quiet, other than the sound of the burner.

For more information, visit rainbow ryders.com  descript strip mall in east Mesa to keep it alive and thriving. With $25,000 of his own money and some really good connections in the music community, Travis has started the Mesa Jazz and Blues Theater inside the Connect Church at 5255 East Brown Road, Mesa, near Higley Road. “It’s for the purpose of preserving the music,” he said. “It was born in the United States, in the South. “It’s something I love, and I like to stay busy.

Sunrise Rainbow Ryders’ passengers are asked to first meet the pilots at the head quarters 30 minutes prior to sunrise. The pilots will then study the wind conditions to determine the best location to launch. The flight team will drive passengers to and from the drop off and pickup locations before and after the flights.

“My mother had me take guitar lessons. All you had there was country music from the Grand Ole Opry and so that was my favorite, but the guitar lessons didn’t lastAndlong.”neither did his interest in country music.ForTravis, it was all about jazz from the first time he heard it.

Travis discovered percussion, settled on drums and wanted to become a pro. His parents moved to Detroit in the 1940s in search of factory jobs. That opened a whole new world of mu sical opportunity for Travis.

“I decided to put together a board of directors to develop a non-profit theater specializing in jazz and blues music, R&B, soul and Motown music, utilizing top-level local, and nationally known musicians.”

JAZZ from page 33

Pete “Big Pete Pearson," 88, has played with some of the nation’s legendary blues. (Special to the Tribune)

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