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Kevin Cron and Jake Barrett after their win in the Diamondbacks game against the Rangers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 19. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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On Opening Day, East Valley pro players await call to ‘The Show’ BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
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Angels open their season Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. For every Cron, though, there are thousands of hopeful baseball players in their teens and early 20s who never will play in the major leagues. Joey Curletta, a Dodgers’ prospect and Mountain Pointe graduate, doesn’t want to become one of them. He remained behind when the team broke Arizona camp this spring, adding his name to the list of an estimated 4,500 minor leaguers playing today. Major League Baseball employs 750, many of whom will be on the fields and in the dugouts today — Opening Day.
The odds are stacked against the dreamers. It’s going on four years since Curletta, 22, was drafted in the sixth round by the Dodgers. He opted to go pro at 18 rather than head to the University of Arizona. His mother, Jennie Curletta, wonders sometimes whether that was the right move. “You start questioning things, especially when they are struggling,” she said. “I wanted him to go to college first and be a normal kid, but he decided to go to the Dodgers. All of sudden he is thrust into a man’s work at age 18, and they have to handle themselves. “I have to admit there were times where I was like: ‘Why did I let my son do this?’” See Dreams on page 4
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Chandler lawmaker’s website hacked, sent visitors to porn ABC 15
Rep. J.D. Mesnard of Chandler said he was targeted by a malware hack and that led visitors from his website to a porn site. Mesnard said he added extra protection to his website after being notified of the attack on Tuesday morning. Mesnard was front and center for the chaos at the Capitol Monday, when angry protesters interrupted a hearing regarding the recent Presidential Preference Election issues. He said he’s not sure if his website hack and the election mess are directly connected.
Man shot after trying to set homeowner on fire ABC 15
Officials were investigating a shooting following an attempt to set the homeowner on fire Wednesday morning in Mesa. The incident happened around 1 a.m. in the area of Dobson and Broadway roads in Mesa. Mesa police said a man in his 20s set fire to the outside of a mobile home. The homeowner came outside because he heard a noise and found his home on fire and the suspect out front. The man’s wife was inside grabbing water to try and put the fire out, police said. Diana Clevenger, Mesa police spokesperson, said the man confronted the suspect who then allegedly sprayed lighter fluid in the homeowner’s face and body and attempted to set him on fire.“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Clevenger. The suspect could face charges of arson of an occupied structure, aggravated assault, endangerment, among others.
Mesa educator named finalist for Kyrene superintendent STAFF REPORT
The Kyrene Elementary School District Governing Board announced that
it has selected four candidates to interview for the superintendent vacancy. The candidates selected for interviews are: • Dr. M. Suzan DePrez, assistant superintendent, Mesa Public Schools. • Dr. Lori Shough, assistant superintendent, Maricopa County Education Service Agency. • Dr. Darwin Stiffler, superintendent, Yuma Elementary School District. • Dr. Jeanette Vesely, deputy/assistant superintendent, Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson. Interviews were scheduled to take place last week. Overall, interviews and background checks involved 31 applicants.
Gilbert Roadrunners chosen for Special Olympics in Brazil STAFF REPORT
The Special Olympics Arizona Gilbert Roadrunners Team has been chosen to represent the state in the Special Olympic Games in Brazil. The Gilbert Roadrunners are the only team representing Arizona, and officials are asking for some help. “The Gilbert Roadrunners has limited funds available for purchase of airline tickets, food and other necessities for the athletes,” officials stated in a release. “Donations will allow these athletes to help further their advancement and development of their lives. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these gifted athletes.” A go fund me account has been set up at gofundme.com/wfu4vx58 or contact Erika Mendias at 480-678-0697 for information about the registered 501 (c) (3) charitable organization.
Mesa libraries ready for book drive STAFF REPORT
People can donate books, magazines, movies and music compact discs without getting out of their autos on Saturday, April 9. The Main and Red Mountain branches of the Mesa library have scheduled a book drive donation effort from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day. Volunteers will meet you at your
auto and unload your donations. Donated materials are to be sold in the library’s used book stores. People can donate materials to any of the Mesa libraries during regular library hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Free concerts come to downtown Gilbert STAFF REPORT
A new season of Gilbert Downtown Concerts is starting in just a few weeks in the heart of the Heritage District at the Water Tower Plaza. Bring a chair or blanket and pack a picnic or visit a downtown restaurant for takeout and enjoy free music from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on April 7 or 21.
Hospital expands in East Valley STAFF REPORT
The neurological unit at HealthSouth East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital has expanded its inpatient facility at 5652 E. Baseline Road in Mesa. Each of the 12 rooms can be monitored by hospital staff 24 hours a day. Patients have access to a therapy gym and are treated by specialists certified by the Brain Injury Association of America.
Prostate screening project visits Mesa STAFF REPORT
The Prostate On-Site Project, a medical mobile service, will provide low-cost prostate cancer screenings on several days this month in Mesa to men 40 years and older or younger if a history of prostate cancer runs in the family. The screenings will take place April 12 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Mesa Library; April 14, 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Red Mountain Library; and April 20 from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at the Mesa Library. Blue Cross Blue Shield/Cigna/ Humana/Health Net/UnitedHealthcare insurances will be accepted. Medicare is not covered. Those without insurance will be charged $72. Appointments are required. Call 480-964-3013 or 1-800-828-6139.
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Joey Curletta hugs his mother Jennie after his game at Fitch Park in Mesa on March 28. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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Making the climb In spite of the odds, the pull of the game is irresistible for many young men. Some defect from their countries, sailing on homemade rafts across dangerous waters just for the opportunity to play in America. In the states, kids give up college scholarships on the chance they will make it to the Bigs. This year in Arizona and Florida, more than 20 former East Valley products put everything they had into trying to become major leaguers. Jake Barrett, Jaycob Brugman, Cole Tucker, Cody Bellinger and others. They were high school stars, the best. But things happen. Today, they remain among the 4,500 who will be taking buses and eating fast food, rather than flying in luxury and dining on filet mignon as one of the fortunate 750. The reasons vary. Tucker missed games in his initial season because of a hand injury, and offseason shoulder surgery had him rehabbing while Pittsburgh Pirates minor league prospects played spring games in the Florida Grapefruit League this year. “The rehab team and the front office and player development people have all stressed that the injury doesn’t change anything,” said Tucker, a first-round pick in 2014 out of Mountain Pointe. “It’s just a bump in the road and once I’m healthy again, we’ll get back to nor-
mal. “They stressed that I’m 19 and that there’s no rush with me. They still see me as a big league shortstop, and this doesn’t affect that.” But even those who go injury-free learn that it is more than a game once they sign a contract. Scouts, coaches, managers, general managers, analytics experts and others in the front office keep prospects under a microscope until they make it — or are prospects no longer. “You can’t avoid the business aspect, and the higher you get the more you see it,” said Brugman, a Desert Vista grad and Oakland A’s minor league outfielder. “You just have to remember that the organization’s goal is to win. You can’t control their decisions. Although the one thing that always stays the same is, if you are playing well, you will get rewarded.”
promise his first two years. In 2015, he had a franchise-high 30 home runs and 103 RBIs in 126 games for High A Rancho Cucamongo. Today, the 20-year-old is listed as the sixth-best first baseman prospect in all of baseball and earned an invitation to spring where spent time playing in Cactus League games rather than the backfields of minor league parks. Barrett, too, had a hot spring for the Diamondbacks and was battling for the final bullpen spot as the team weighed
going with 12 or 13 pitchers to open the season against Colorado on Monday. Despite their spring successes, neither Bellinger or Barrett are likely to start the season in the majors. “I’ve put myself in a good position,” said Barrett, who played at Desert Ridge and Arizona State. “It’s all out of my hands. As long as I keep working hard I know I belong here. It’s just a matter of when it hopefully happens.” “Should that day happen, it would be See Dreams on page 5
One break Sometimes it just takes a hot streak at the plate or going deep into a game pitching a shutout to catch the eye of a minor league manager or front office personnel to kick-start a career in the majors. Cody Bellinger was good enough in the eyes of scouts to be taken in the fourth round out of Hamilton High by the Dodgers in 2013. He showed some
Pitcher Jake Barrett during the Diamondbacks game against the Rangers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 19. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
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awesome,” he said. “I think about it every now and then, but I don’t want to look too much into (the future) and get my hopes up. It’s great up here, and I won’t let a single day go by without trying to get there for good.”
Getting there, staying there Cron remembers well how he felt the day he received word that he had made it. “It was surreal. It’s something I always thought would come, and then it was reality. The first game was a blur, and then you settle in and do everything the same way you always have to play the game.” But there is a reason Triple-A cities are not far from the major-league affiliates. “It wasn’t like I got the call up and I felt like I was here for good,” said Cron, who was sent to the minors for 23 games last season. “Staying here is harder.” Joe Mather, another East Valley high school graduate from Mountain Pointe, knows that feeling. He was drafted in the third round in 2001, played more than 900 games in the minors and didn’t make his MLB debut until 2008. He also spent times in the majors in 201012 with a career-high of 103 games in his final year.
Joey Curletta prepares to bat against the Athletics at Fitch Park in Mesa on March 28. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Mather, who became a coach in the D-Backs organization in 2015, never played in the majors again after the Phillies released him during spring training in 2013. At some point every ballplayer goes through it. If they are lucky, they leave on their own terms. Most, however, are called into an office and are told they are being let go.
“The whole process of ‘what is next’ is devastating,” said Mountain Pointe coach Brandon Buck, who is taking a position in Boise in June that directly helps athletes transition from the game with help from counselors and peers. “They look at baseball as who they are and not what they did. When that identity goes away they struggle. “When they are playing they are being
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told what to do or where to go. When that schedule is done, they can have difficulties with decision making and problem solving. Their whole life dream of playing professional baseball is over, and it is very hard to deal with for a lot of people.” Still, thousands of minor leaguers are waiting for that break. “I don’t think people realize how much time there is to think about things,” said Curletta, who is back in the minors for the Dodgers after honing his skills at Mountain Pointe. “Whether it is going 0-for-4 or whatever else, you can’t allow yourself to think about anything other than getting better. That’s what you are paid to do. Everything else will take care of itself.” Jennie Curletta is receiving an education on her son’s journey as well. “You learn as much about life and mature along with your kids,” she said. “It’s an amazing process. As a professional athlete’s parent you don’t realize how much growing you have to do.” • Contact writer at 480-898-7915 or follow him on Twitter @JasonPSkoda. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and @VarsityXtra on Twitter.
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW East Valley tribes, state lose another round in casino fight
Sheriff Joe endorses Proposition 123
A federal appeals court last week slapped down yet another bid by state officials and other tribes to block the Tohono O’odham Nation from conducting full-blown gaming at its Glendalearea casino. In a unanimous ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments that the deal negotiated between the state and the tribe and ratified by voters in 2002 does not permit the Tohono O’odham to operate a casino on land that was not part of its reservation at the time. Justice Carlos Bea, writing for the panel, said it’s irrelevant whether state officials thought - and even contend they were led to believe - that such gaming was not permitted. He said the compact was “negotiated at length by sophisticated parties.” And he said the words in that deal are all that matter. “The language is unambiguous and not reasonably susceptible to (the state’s and other tribes’) interpretation that the compact implicitly bars the nation from gaming in the Phoenix area,” Bea wrote. • Capitol Media Services
New county app provides road map to healthy lifestyle
Maricopa County wants Arizonans to get up and get moving with the new Maricopa Healthy app. The app was funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps provide nutrition and physical activity education to other health departments. The goal is to teach those who are eligible for nutrition assistance they can eat healthy, even on a budget. Some of the features of the app include a map that tells a user the nearest farmer’s market based on his or her location, the days and times the markets are open, and if they accept food assistance benefits. The app also allows users to look for local events happening across the Valley, lowor no-cost activities for families, and recipes to try with the produce bought at a local farmer’s market. The app is available for iPhone and Android smartphones. • Cronkite News
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has endorsed Proposition 123, calling it a conservative plan that invests in teachers and students.“We can make Arizona safer by better educating our kids,” Arpaio said. “We need to invest in our teachers and students. That’s why I’m proud to support Prop 123. It’s a conservative plan to put $3.5 billion into public schools, and it doesn’t raise our taxes.” “Sheriff Arpaio’s endorsement furthers the argument that Prop 123 is a common sense solution to funding our schools,” said Sharon Harper, chairman of the Let’s Vote Yes for Arizona Schools. “This initiative will put $3.5 billion into our classrooms over the next 10 years without raising taxes. It’s a creative solution that even the most conservative Arizonans are supporting. The election is May 17.
Valley Metro expands light rail to 3 more stations
After more than three years of construction, Valley Metro has opened service to three light rail stations in northwest Phoenix. The 3-mile addition expands travel that once ended at Montebello and 19th avenues to Dunlap and 19th avenues. Officials plan to extend light rail 40 more miles over the next 18 years.
Gila River Indian Community files lawsuit against VA
The Gila River Indian Community and Gila River Health Care have filed suit in the Federal District Court of Arizona on behalf of veterans who are eligible for health care services through the Veterans Administration and through Community health care programs. The lawsuit is designed to make sure that those veterans have access to all of the health care options and choices that they are entitled to under the law, according to a release issued by the Gila River Indian Community. “Access to quality health care is critical for every veteran who has served our country,” Stephen R. Lewis, governor of the Gila River Indian Community, stated in the release. “It is a shame that the Community has had to file a lawsuit against the Veterans Administration in order to make sure that veteran care is fully reimbursed under the law.”
Valley speller heads to national spelling bee
Arizona’s top spellers met for a showdown in downtown Phoenix recently to determine who will represent the state at the national competition. Twenty-seven students competed in the Arizona Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arizona Educational Foundation. Nicola Ferguson, a seventh-grader from Sunrise Middle School in Scottsdale, emerged after nearly three hours by spelling “recumbent” in the 17th round. Nicola will head to Washington, D.C., to represent Arizona in the 89th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee May 25-26. A broadcast of the 2016 Arizona Spelling Bee will air at 9 a.m. on April 20 on KAET Channel 8. • Cronkite News
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THE WEEK AHEAD Annual Golf Classic helps local children foundations
Bush Highway restrictions in place through May Bush Highway is restricted to one lane in each direction between Water Users Circle and State Route 87, and the restrictions will be in place Monday to Friday through May 2016. The Maricopa County Department of Transportation said the restrictions are part of a project to resurface Bush Highway from Thomas Road at the Mesa city limits and ending south of State Route 87 (approximately 15.7 miles). The project includes an asphalt rubber overlay for the entire length of the project to reduce noise and create a smoother ride, according to MCDOT. The project also includes updating safety features, widening the shoulder where necessary to provide adequate safety for bicyclists, and intersection improvements at Granite Reef Dam Road and Usery Pass Road.
The Chandler Compadres will be hosting its annual charity Golf Classic on Friday, April 8. The tournament will take place at the Whirlwind Golf Club, 5692 W. North Loop Road in Chandler. “I’ve been a golfer my whole life…it’s an impressive event, to say the least,” said Kurt Johansen, chairman of this year’s Golf Classic. Michael Hansen, Chandler Compadres president, is expecting to sell out the entire course, hosting 288 golfers separated into 72 foursomes. For more details on donating or joining in the fun, contact Johansen at golf@chandlercompadres.org.
Time to nominate a Mesa Military hero The City of Mesa invites nominations of an active military member or veteran working or living in Mesa for the “A Hero’s Welcome” award. Nominations are being accepted through 5 p.m. June 15. The honor will be presented at the Republic Services Arizona Celebration of Freedom from 6-10 p.m. July 4 at the Mesa Ampitheatre and Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., and along Center Street between Second Street and University Drive. Nominations should include the nominee’s branch of service, duty assignments, deployments; promotions, certificates, awards and decorations received in the military. If you have any questions regarding nomination criteria or the process in general, contact Jessie Stone with the Mesa Public Information and Communications Office at Jessie.stone@mesaaz.gov.
Arizona organ donors touch thousands of lives Last year, 165 Arizona organ donors saved 433 lives. The state’s 1,163 eye donors and 1,131 tissue donors touched thousands mores. In January 2016, Arizona started the new year with its best month for saving lives through organ donation. Twenty-eight Arizona organ donors saved 87 lives. And the Donor Network of Arizona, which provided those numbers, hopes that April will result in even more people signing up to donate as Gov. Doug Ducey has proclaimed April Donate Life Month to raise awareness of the need for donors. To learn more, contact www. DonateLifeAZ.org or call 1-800-94-DONOR.
Arizona Gives Day rallies support for nonprofits Arizona Gives Day, a grassroots, statewide single day of giving, invites Arizonans to find their favorite causes at azgives.org on Tuesday, April 5, and donate day-of or schedule their donations in advance. Hosted by Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum and presented by FirstBank, Arizona Gives Day has raised $4.5 million for Arizona nonprofits since its founding in 2013. “Last year, we saw an incredible outpouring of support from Arizonans,” said Laurie Liles, president and chief executive officer of the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. “It was uplifting to see so many come together and invest in Arizona’s nonprofit community.” In 2015, Arizona nonprofits raised $2,054,417 from 17,260 donors with many donors giving to multiple organizations, organizers said. The average donation was $86.
D-backs Kendrick shares rare baseball card collection D-backs Kendrick shares rare baseball card collection Arizona Diamondbacks Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick has a passion for baseball that extends to baseball cards. He owns one of the most extensive baseball card collections in history. The collection is on display at the Phoenix Art Museum through April 24. The collection includes 16 of the world’s 20 top-rated cards, including a rare T206 Honus Wagner card. The Phoenix Art Museum is at 1625 N. Central Ave. For more information, call 602-257-1880 • CRONKITE NEWS
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upervisor Denny Barney came to the aid of the Maricopa County elections staff after a week of withering criticism from voters and elected officials related to hours-long lines at polling places during last month’s presidential primary. The top election officials for both the state and Maricopa County have conceded to making errors. During questioning by lawmakers last week, Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, whose office set up the election conceded, “I made a giant mistake.” Tuesday, the day after the hearing, Barney said he “watched the special committee hearing on the challenges associated with last Tuesday’s Presidential Preference election. It is disappointing
to me that so many have taken advantage of the situation to push their own personal agenda,” said Barney, who lives in Gilbert. The supervisor said his was particularly disturbed by “voter suppression” accusations. “I imagine there were many Democrats and Republicans who weren’t able to vote. It is no secret that Helen Purcell is a Republican and Karen Osborne, her second in command and elections director, is a Democrat. On many occasions I have felt their combined perspective has only aided Maricopa County in having fair and balanced elections,” Barney said. “Ms. Purcell and her staff are human. They are held to a high standard because of the public office they represent. This mistake, however big, should not overshadow years of professional accomplishments and outstanding public service,” he continued. “Ms. Purcell has been recognized nationally for her ingenuity and innovation. You don’t give a national ‘Public Official of the Year Award’ to someone who is incompetent. Similarly, our Election’s Office has received many awards that, as citizens, we should be proud of.” At Monday’s meeting at the state Capitol to look into the issues that arose
Chandler legislator cites ’50s NAACP case in defense of campaign finance overhaul BY HOWARD FISCHER CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES
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he state House gave final approval las week to a major overhaul of campaign finance laws, including allowing individuals to spend unlimited amounts of money to help raise cash for candidates they like and never have to disclose that to the public. On a 31-27 vote largely along party lines, lawmakers agreed to scrap the $100 cap on what people can spend in tickets, food and liquor for fundraisers for candidates. SB 1516 also eliminates existing law that requires groups spending money to influence elections to register first with the state.It also would allow candidates with large campaign war chests to transfer money to others. And the measure, which now goes to
the governor even allows groups to spend unlimited amounts, including corporate dollars, to try to change state law while leaving voters in the dark about who is behind the campaign. “I think transparency is a good principle,” said Rep. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, the prime proponent of the legislation. “But it is not the overarching principle.” He cited a 1950s case where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state of Alabama could not force the NAACP to disclose its members in order to do business in the state because it could lead to harassment of those members. Mesnard said donors to “dark money” groups are entitled to the same protection, suggesting the government would go after those whose views it does not like. On Twitter: @azcapmedia
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Protesters demonstrate last week at the Arizona Capitol over long lines at presidential primary polling places. [Cronkite News]
during the primary, Jen Marson, lobbyist for the Arizona Association of Counties, blamed some of the problem on what she said is the lack of state funding. Marson pointed out that lawmakers agreed in 2012 to cover the full cost of the primary. But last year, in a budgetsaving moving, lawmakers trimmed funding to $1.25 per registered voter. And legislation to restore funding - tied to eliminating future presidential primaries - has yet to get final approval. That did not impress Rep. Jeff
Weninger, R-Chandler. He pointed out that $1.25 figure is the same amount lawmakers gave the counties back in 2008. Like Barney, Rep. J.D. Mesnard, RChandler, was upset by some who have been “injecting politics” into the hearing, something that had nothing to do with the issue being discussed. • Capitol Media Services and Cronkite News contributed to this report.
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Disc golfers watch as a toss carries toward a basket at Vista del Camino Park in Scottsdale. [Photo/Cronkite News]
Disc golf flies high at Mesa course BY RIAN BOSSE CRONKITE NEWS
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isc golf is competitive, fun and, said the manager at the Fiesta Lakes Golf Club in Mesa, the future at courses like his. “It’s going to be the thing of the future due to economics,” said Frank Buchanan, who brought disc golf to Fiesta Lakes three years ago and had a disc course layout designed to best mix both games over the traditional nine-hole course. So far, disc golfers and traditional golfers have coexisted without issues. “If you set it up right, you won’t have a problem,” he said. Numerous disc golfers pay to play at Fiesta Lakes thanks to its association with the Memorial Championship, one of the biggest disc golf tournaments in the country, as well as the difficulty of its layout, according to Buchanan. The additional income has helped the course, so much so that he wants to see more opportunities for disc golfers. “I want to hold demonstrations, I want to have youth classes,” he said. “I think it’s really up and coming.” On weekends, Vista del Camino Park in Scottsdale is a busy place for runners, walkers and bikers. But over the past decade, the park has become a hotbed for disc golf. “We’ve got a nice little community
down here,” local disc golfer Spencer Mallett said. “There are plenty of courses around, there are lots of people that play, there are tons of different groups that go out, there’s a league or tournament almost every day or week.” The Valley is home to numerous opportunities in the golf-Frisbee hybrid that has seen a significant rise in popularity around the world in the last decade. In 2005, the Professional Disc Golf Association had 9,629 active members, according to a report released by the organization. Ten years later, there were more than 30,000. During that period, disc golf courses have sprung up around the world, going from just under 2,000 courses internationally in 2005 to more than 5,500 last year, according to the PDGA. Most are in the United States, and more than 50 are in Arizona. The sport has come a long way since 1975, when the PDGA had just one course in its course directory. “Kids getting involved, women getting involved, that’s going to be big,” said Keith Murray, owner of Spinners on the Green, a disc golf pro shop located just off the course at Vista del Camino. “Hopefully I’ll see the major growth in my lifetime, but the way it’s going, it’s keeping me on my toes as it is.”
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ellye Pummill and Ryan Nelly know the life-changing impact of organ donation. Nelly’s 13-year wait to receive a kidney transplant ended on Oct. 20, 2014, when he received the call that Donor Network of Arizona had found a near-perfect match. On Oct. 21, Nelly received his kidney transplant from Pummill’s daughter, Marissa “Roo” Pummill, who passed away in October 2014 at the age of 21. On April 10 at Chase Field, the Donor Network of Arizona will commemorate the 10th Annual Donate Life Day with the DBacks. Donor Network of Arizona will recognize several donor families in a ceremony before the first pitch. Jacqueline Keidal, media relations coordinator for Donor Network of Arizona, said 900 are expected to attend this year’s event. “Donate Life Day with the DBacks brings Arizona’s donation and transplantation community together to show support for all those who have been touched by donation,” Keidal said. “Not only does donation help those who receive a transplant, but donor families
While holding her dog Ozzie, Kellye Pummill shows her tattoo of her late daughter Marissa to Ryan Nelly and her daughter Tiffany at the Donor Network of AZ on March 28. After her passing, Kellye donated Marissa’s organs allowing Ryan to get a kidney. [David Jolkowski/Tribune]
also find hope and comfort in knowing that viously so excited…It was just that feeling, their loved one lives on through donation.” like ‘finally, this could be it, this could be the By being an organ doactual perfect match.’” nor, Marissa Pummill IF YOU GO He also said he was What: Donate Life Day with the D’Backs helped save six lives, in- When: 1:10 p.m., April 10 moved by something cluding Nelly’s. Where: Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St. else. “Roo lived in “I always knew it Information: DonateLifeattheDbacks.org Mesa, the kidney was could be that call, but I in the state of Arizona, don’t think you are ever completely ready for just 10 miles from where I live,” Nelly said. that call when it comes,” Nelly said. “It took Keidal added: “I see the best humanity has a little while for it to sink in, but I was ob- to offer every single day. Amid the tragedy and
grief of losing a loved one, at a time when a family has every right to be bitter and selfish, they make a decision to be selfless. “I am humbled to witness how that generous decision to share life gives renewed health and renewed hope to those who receive an organ, eye or tissue transplant.” • Contact writer: 480-898-6581 or atufts@evtrib.com. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and Twitter. • For more on this story, visit EastValleyTribune.com
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Sylvia Moir is sworn in as the new Tempe Police Department chief by Municipal Court Judge MaryAnne Majestic on March 25. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
New Tempe police chief brings fresh perspective BY ERIC SMITH TRIBUNE
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hen Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching was looking for a new police chief after former chief Tom Ryff announced his retirement last year, he didn’t want to make a unilateral decision. He wanted input from as many places as he could find.
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hild welfare workers can interview children without the consent of their parents, Attorney General Mark Brnovich concluded last week.
“My top priority when he announced his retirement in summer 2015 was to talk to as many people as I could in the department, in the community, to get an idea of what they were looking for,” Ching said. “Recognizing that we have what I believe to be a really good department but also recognizing that every good department needs to try to put themselves on a path of continuous imIn a 10-page formal opinion, Brnovich said a contrary finding by the Arizona Obudsman office is legally wrong. In fact, the attorney general suggested that opinion was based on “hypertechnical textual analysis.” Monday’s opinion is a victory for Greg McKay, director of the state Department of Child Safety. He has consistently insisted that interviews without parental consent have been agency practice for some time. But Senate President Andy Biggs, who has been critical of some of the procedures used by DCS, said he was concerned about the new opinion. He said it gives too much authority to the agency. “If you have probable cause to believe there’s some kind of criminality, then I understand interviewing the child out-
provement. I knew that was my base, but I wanted to hear from the community what they were thinking.” The biggest thing Ching remembers people asking for was a leader, someone who could lead the department into the future. “What I heard was ‘get a leader,’” Ching said. “Get somebody who can carry on and understand the needs of this community.”
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side the presence of a parent,” the Gilbert Republican said. “But that’s kind of where you draw the line.” Biggs said he wants to study the opinion further before deciding whether changes are needed in the law. An attorney general’s opinion does not carry the same weight as a published appellate court ruling. But it can be cited by attorneys in a legal battle.
On Friday, March 25, after several months of receiving as much input as Ching could get, Sylvia Moir was sworn in as the next chief of the Tempe Police Department. Moir came to Tempe from the El Cerrito, Calif. Police Department where she was the chief. She also spent several years in the Sacramento Police Department before becoming the chief in El Cerrito. Her first goal as chief, Moir said, was to begin taking input from those in the department about what they want to see done. “I think the first thing that a smart person does when they come into an organization is they listen to the people,” she said. “My first goal is to listen internally to our officers, our professional staff about what we need to strengthen, what we need to start doing and what we need to stop doing.” With all of her experience in a variety of roles, Moir wants to continue to strengthen the department and move it forward. “What I bring is something that may be a little bit different,” she said. “I will be able to give some perspective to how we police and perhaps, I think, influence (with) this love that I have of policing and this excitement about Tempe and about law enforcement.” • Contact writer at 480-898-6549 or follow him on Twitter @Eric_Smith_evt. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and @EVTNow on Twitter.
Potentially more significant, state agencies are entitled to rely on that opinion. The legal dispute came after a mother complained in 2014, saying DCS staffers took her children out of school. The issue in that case was a report of neglect involving her brother’s children. According to reports, her children were living in the same home as the brother. The case was classified not as abuse but the lesser offense of neglect. Based on that, the ombudsman said state law required DCS to get the mother’s permission to conduct interviews. Brnovich disagreed, saying there are provisions in state law creating exceptions. And he said one of those exceptions is when there is an investigation that DCS is statutorily authorized to do.
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A person lies on the new public art installation at the Mesa Arts Center. Mesa Musical Shadows is an interactive piece with tiles that are activated by shadows cast as people touch the tiles. [Photo submitted by Mesa Arts Center]
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ublic art needs to be accessible to the public. It’s really that simple, two officials at the Mesa Arts Center said. That’s the reasoning behind two new public art projects at the downtown Mesa facility. A new permanent interactive musical exhibit was unveiled Saturday and an official opening for a recently completed mural is scheduled for next month. Mesa Musical Shadows, on the north end of the campus, is activated by shadows cast as people walk across sensors in the plaza. Each sensor responds to changes in light and triggers different sounds from speakers embedded into the plaza. The sensors can be activated by one person or a group. It’s possible, arts center Director of Public Relations Casey Blake said, for people so inclined to create complex musical compositions using the area. Four musical scores were created for the project, and they change as the day progresses, Mesa Arts Center Executive Director Cindy Ornstein said. There’s a morning score, an upbeat midday piece, an evening score and a mysterious evening piece. The different scores are intended to reflect the mood of the time of day and the changing length of shadows at different times of day. Because the Mesa Arts Center was built largely with money from a quality-of-life tax approved by Mesa voters, Blake said the center’s mission continues to focus on making art accessible to people. “The arts center is an iconic image in downtown Mesa,” she said. It’s becoming a place for spur-of-the-moment, casual get-togethers by people, in addition to hosting specific programs almost nightly. The new installation helps the Mesa Arts Center continue its work to become a creative place, Ornstein said. People can play around on Mesa Musical Shadows any time, even if they’re not going to the center for another reason. “It’s another way this environment becomes activated by the users,” she said. The shadows effort is much like the spun
chairs on campus that look like art but are intended to have people sit in them and spin around, she said. The design of Mesa Musical Shadows suggests a video game, Ornstein said, “so people want to get closer to it. They get drawn in and go play there. It is clearly a new and distinct addition to the campus.” “We hope the Mesa Musical Shadows will add a bit of joy along visitors’ paths, increase the sense of place of the site and ultimately encourage ad-hoc connections and cooperation between people,” Daily tous les jours co-founder Mouna Andraos said. Daily tous les jours created Mesa Musical Shadows. Personnel from the firm conducted three public workshops a couple of years ago in Mesa to solicit input about a public art installation at the center. That input reminded arts center officials how important outdoor public art is to people, Ornstein said. As downtown Mesa grows and becomes busier, Ornstein said, it becomes more important to provide people with 24/7 interaction with art. “Musical Shadows does that permanently,” she said. It also fits well with other recent art improvements in downtown Mesa, she said, citing the pocket parks along Main Street that all feature various types of public art, much of it interactive. The second new public art piece is a new mural painted on the elevator shaft. It was created by Miles MacGregor, who goes by El Mac. A celebration is planned on May 13 for the mural and the opening of MacGregor’s exhibition at the arts center. His art show is named El Mac: Aerosol Exalted. MacGregor spent about 100 hours working on the mural during March, Blake said. Mesa artist Mando Rascon also contributed to the mural project. • Contact writer: 480-898-6533 or sridenour@ evtrib.com.
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AZ Ice Gilbert skating director Mark Fitzgerald leads a free skate class at AZ Ice Gilbert. [Submitted]
beverage will be available and Prop 123’s mascot, Rocky the Roadrunner, will be on the ice as well. Prop 123 staffers will be at the event to answer questions about how Voting Yes for AZ Schools will provide an additional $3.5 billion in education funding over the next 10 years without raising taxes. For more information on the Prop 123 and the May 17 vote, visit www. YesProp123.com.
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here’s not a second chance to make a first impression so the sisters of the Beta Psi chapter of Kappa Delta sorority at Arizona State University are looking to make a longlasting impact at their first philanthropic event on April 9. Sponsored by local businesses, the Shamrock and Run 5K on April 9 will bring together members of the community to raise funds and awareness for Prevent Child Abuse Arizona. Eighty percent of the proceeds from the run will go toward the organization. The remaining 20 percent will go to the national Kappa Delta Foundation to benefit Prevent Child Abuse America. “In Kappa Delta, we really strive to be approachable and inclusive, and really supportive of people in general so we wanted to open up a philanthropy that would bring in the community and Greek life,” said Courtney Tragasz, vice president of Community Service of the Beta Psi chapter at ASU.
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Kappa Delta will be selling pinwheels at Hayden Lawn on the ASU Tempe Campus for $1 per pinwheel. According to Prevent Child Abuse.org, the pinwheels represent “the great childhoods we want for all children.” Later that day, Kappa Delta will be hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake meal from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., featuring flavored pancakes, bacon, sausage and refreshments. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. The event will take place at the ADELPHI Commons. All donations will benefit PCAA. Prevent Child Abuse Arizona is an advocacy and education organization that focuses on professional development. By giving resources to professionals, Louge said it can help stimulate and develop meaningful conversations to come up with new prevention methods and raise awareness. “Not many people like to talk about child abuse; it’s something that brings up anger or confusion, not many people know how to prevent child abuse,” Louge said. “But the mission of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona is to shift the public conversation about child maltreatment so that prevention is a priority.” While Tragasz was responsible for the community service component, Taylor Fieux, vice president of finance for Kappa Delta was in charge of securing and coordinating sponsors. Dave and Busters and Hard Rock Café are sponsoring the event. “Dave and Busters and Hard Rock have been extremely helpful and they are like ‘let us know what you need and we’ll do it’” Fieux said. “They truly care for what we’re promoting and what our money is going toward, so that’s been very awesome to work with.”
IF YOU GO: What: Kappa Delta hosts Shamrock and Run 5K When: April 9, 5 p.m. check in, 6 p.m. race begins Where: Student Services Building, Arizona State University, 150 S. Forest Ave., Tempe. Cost: $20 to sign up Information: asukappadeltavppr@gmail.com
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echnology has brought with it a whole new way for kids to bully one another and a Mesa principal wants to make sure her students learn early that cyberbullying — and all other bullying — isn’t acceptable. Jessica Friedermann, principal at Noah Webster Schools in Mesa, said a recent school assembly was designed to remind kids about bully behavior. Every year the students at the public charter K-6 school learn about bullying and why it’s not considered acceptable, Friedermann said. A few weeks ago, Mesa Mayor John Giles spoke to the students about all the reasons to not bully someone.“The kids were quiet and focused while he spoke,” she said, “like he was the most famous person in the world.” Because Noah Webster ends at sixth grade, Friedermann knows she and her staff deal with different types of bullying issues than staffers at junior high and high schools. But, she said, they want to make sure that when Noah Webster kids leave for junior high they take knowledge of the problems of bullying with them.“We have to send kids out of here with the skills they need so when they get to junior high they’ll be less prone to become a bully,” she said. Bullying trends change all of the time, Friedermann said. Now we see exclusion bullying and cyberbullying.”Exclusion bullying is when kids won’t let other kids play with them or sit with them or be their friends, she said. Noah Webster Schools are “bully-free zones,” Friedermann said. This year that slogan is depicted by posters and shirts that feature an upturned palm, like a stop gesture, and the words “Stop bullying.” Last year, kids donned bracelets with a no bullying message. Students essentially take a pledge to agree to not bully, to tell an adult if they witness bullying and to keep the school a no-bully zone, Friedermann said. Every report of bullying on campus is looked into by Friedermann and an assistant discipline supervisor. If it’s found a kid was bullying another kid, the student is put on an action plan to change that behavior. There are consequences, ending with expulsion. But, that’s never occurred in the 12 years she’s been at the school, she said. “Bullying hurts forever,” Friedermann said. “It doesn’t go away.” • Contact writer: 480-898-6533 or sridenour@ evtrib.com. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and EVTNow on Twitter.
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Foster Parents: A legacy BY DAN MCCARTHY TRIBUNE
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ill Reinson went to Mesa High School in the ’80s. He was a star athlete - baseball, football, basketball. Good looking. Big man on campus. Norman Rockwell wasn’t around, but if he painted in Arizona during that era, Bill would have been the model for the All-American high school kid. Bill and Lana married in 1990. Lana brought a child into the family. It was as natural as Bill saying, “Meet my daughter,” to the rest of his clan. Over the years, they would have kids of their own. And then they made a decision - rather, decisions - to bring more children into their family. They were the children of other people who, for whatever their circumstances, could not take care of them. Bill and Lana became foster parents. First, there was one and two. Then three, four...“The first two were such wonderful kids that we decided to try to provide a family for the others. Niko played soccer and was a very good student. Spiros played baseball and was doing well in school as well,” Bill said. Niko and Spiros would visit Bill’s parents in Chandler at Christmas. They were a couple of Greek kids suddenly immersed in the Polish holiday traditions celebrated by an extended family. Pierogies and kielbasy. Countless hours opening presents. Laughter. But it’s not Christmas every day for the parents of foster children. For every Niko and Spiros, there are others. “The worst moment came when Dominic turned 18 and, despite not yet having graduated from high school, decided to move back to Laredo with his birth family,” Bill said. “It was a poor decision. We had always told him that, once he graduated, we would happily reunite him with his birth family. He just decided to take the easy way out. I fear his life will be a struggle, and it didn’t have to be that way.” And that poses one of the greatest challenges for Lana and Bill - understanding things from the perspective of the children they have embraced.
“Regardless of how much we think we know about them, there is no way to comprehend what they have witnessed and endured up to that point in their lives. They don’t react to things the way our other children react,” he said. The other children are Megan, Lana’s girl from a previous marriage, and daughters Bria and Taylor, who the couple had together. “We always wonder if we are failing as parents, and it feels exactly the same as it does for our birth kids. One way or the other, you feel responsible. We went through the older three without ever dealing with a school administrator.” That changed with some of the other children the couple brought into the family - skipping classes, changing into different clothes once they left the house. “One of them took a calculator off of the teacher’s desk and threw it out onto the roof of the building.” Still, they were their kids. They dealt with the problems, and there was help along the way. The Reinsons said they have been fortunate because the attorney who finalized their adoptions of Niko and Spiros is a friend. “She has helped us with every issue. She knows the state and local system and is able to get us help whenever we need it,” Bill said. “If we didn’t have her, this would be tough to navigate. There are programs and funds available for both foster and adoptive children; you just need to know where to find them. Arizona probably has similar programs. I read the legislation (HB 2442). For me, it just seemed like common sense. We already have access to those (behavioral health) programs.” Fighting for legislation such as HB 2442 like some Gilbert mothers recently did is one thing. Pile that upon the dayto-day tasks of raising children, and it is something not many would be willing to undertake. As someone who has been through that daily job of being a dad of foster children, Bill has a few basic recommendations for others: • Be as consistent as possible. “Understand that, when you are ultimately embarrassed and humiliated by something one of the kids has done, their actions are
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Just report the news, please not a direct reflection on you as a person.” • Be flexible and understanding. “Suffering for things that other people do will only leave you regretting your decision.” • Cherish the simple successes - the honor rolls, the diving stops on groundballs, the smiles at Christmas, the graduations. “Those are the things that will keep you going.” And if that’s not enough for you, he said, “Don’t be a foster parent.” Bill said he and Lana have had many positive experiences as foster parents, and he is convinced there are more in store. “I think the best moment will come this May when Niko graduates, with honors, from high school. When we consider how far he has come and the challenges he has faced, it will be a very proud day for all of us.” I thought about Bill and Lana when Shelley Ridenour and David Jolkovski were working on the story you saw last week on the front page of the East Valley Tribune. It was about Gilbert parents who fought to change a law to help improve the lives of their foster children. Billy Reinson and I go back a ways, long before he was a star at Mesa High or a dad. I was around at his birth, and I was godfather at his christening. And, when he was a kid, I could win a game or two of hoops in the driveway at his family’s Mesa home. But it wasn’t long before he was out-dribbling and outshooting his uncle. If Norman Rockwell were to paint a picture of my nephew today, there’d be more than Bill in the portrait with a ball, a bat and a glove. Lana would be there, too, along with a bunch of fortunate kids. EDITOR’S NOTE: After 40 years as a newspaperman, I have decided it’s time to retire, and I am glad I am doing so with this column and knowing that the publisher of this newspaper, Steve Strickbine, has in him the same passion for community journalism that kept me at it for four decades. I have no doubt that under Steve’s leadership, the East Valley Tribune will grow and become, once again, a vital part of the communities that it covers and serves. I, for one, will keep reading it every Sunday, following its progress and rooting for it each step of the way. Dan McCarthy
What has happened to the state of Journalism in America? I grew up reading the great Los Angeles Times (pre-Otis Chandler) and the Herald-Examiner. Both were honest “news” reporting papers. Sadly, in America, for the most part, that is not the case. “Bias papers,” “agenda papers,” yes, but “news” papers have become a thing of the past. Newspaper reporters no longer “report” the news, they manipulate the news. I was reading our largest Arizona newspaper the day after the election. One of this newspaper’s reporters, in describing the Trump election results, used phrases like “celebrity billionaire,” “Trump’s harsh rhetoric,” Trump’s candidacy embraced by border hawks such as Joe Arpaio and Jan Brewer, Trump’s “perceived economic prowess and anti-establishment swagger.” This reporter’s personal anti-Trump bias had no business in a “news” article. In the Opinion section, the editor and columnists can write whatever they want to. I have no problem with that, but the “News” section should just “give the facts and nothing but the facts,” if I may paraphrase vintage TV’s Sgt. Joe Friday. This newspaper’s post-Election “positive” reporting on Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz and John Kasich were in sharp contrast to the “negative” reporting. Leon Ceniceros Mesa
Small businesses spark progress Despite recent news on the dragging U.S. economy, American small business owners are telling a different story. The Allstate/USA Today Small Business Barometer, a new study that analyzes the strength of America’s small business climate, revealed that nearly 80 percent of small business owners said their business has grown the same or more as last year – indicating overwhelming optimism. At an overall measure of 59 on the Barometer’s 0 to 100 scale, Phoenix’s profile closely reflected the country as a whole, which produced a score of 61. The highestrated indicators in Phoenix included: • Optimism – 74 out of 100. • Innovation – 71 out of 100. • Capital – 70 out of 100. As a small business owner who works with other small business owners on a daily basis, what I’ve witnessed firsthand reflects the study’s findings. Despite the challenges we face, more than half of us think now is the best time ever to own a small business. As we continue to navigate the ups and downs of the market, it’s vital that we have the full picture of what drives small business. Because if we, as a country, are going to spark progress, we need to understand not only how to help small businesses succeed; we need to help them grow and flourish. Wayne Smith Mesa
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Voter fraud? Oh, please BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GUEST COMMENTARY
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here is a lesson written large in the 2016 Arizona presidential preference election, and it has nothing to do with fraud. It says a lot about us and almost nothing about Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, who sits at the center of the storm. The moral? Some of us live to cast stones. And there is no such thing nowadays as a simple mistake, not when we have social media to publicly shame every error. My take on those Election Day lines? It wasn’t #AZVoterFraud. It was an Election Day plan that made sense on paper, but failed in reality, when thousands of my fellow registered independent voters, all ineligible to vote, showed up regardless. Which left Helen Purcell, this county’s recorder since 1988, literally in tears. “I feel so sorry for the people who stood in line,” Purcell told me Tuesday. “They stood in line, some of them, until close to 1 o’clock in the morning. I think that’s fantastic of them. I’m just sorry that I made them do that because we didn’t have enough polling places.” Full disclosure: My PR company once had the Arizona Association of Counties as a client. Since Purcell works for Maricopa County, she was, at a remove, a past client. More disclosure: I’ve met her a few times. She seems very nice. I think she’s a public servant who, on balance, has done a damn good job. Still, Purcell dropped the ball in 2016. This caused the huge lines lamented by the same media outlets who marvel at idiots camping out for days to buy iPhones. What happened? Maricopa County had 1.2 million voters eligible to vote March 22 – not including 750,000 registered independents. About 900,000 voters have signed up to get early ballots by mail. That left about 340,000 voters eligible to go to polls. Purcell predicted 23 percent would do so. In reality, it was more like 25 percent – 88,000 voters in all. That likely would’ve been fine spread out over 60 locations, except for one thing: No one counted on nearly 25,000 people showing up to vote a provisional ballot. Almost 19,000 of these arrivals were registered Independents ineligible
to vote. No matter, each got a ballot – a ballot requiring 5 to 10 minutes to process. That’s 2,000 man-hours of extra work, while angry voters lined up for hours. In hindsight, it was a bad plan. Yet it was good enough to be approved by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors beforehand. And good enough not draw media scrutiny. And good enough that none of the social media shriekers hashtagging “#AZVoterFraud” tweeted a peep beforehand. Ever since, we’ve had accusations of a conspiracy to deny the masses their vote. Let me be clear: You can sign up for an early ballot by checking a box. You can vote from home in your undies. It’s no harder than mailing a letter or clicking a web page, which most of us pull off without hassle. Plus, if you insisted on voting in person, Purcell had three poll locations open for nearly a month before Election Day. All the inconvenience could have been avoided with no more effort than a walk to the mailbox. Still, give Purcell credit. She went to the Legislature and withstood hours of shrieking. Accusations of incompetence fly in the face of her 27-year career, but why argue the facts? The recorder takes a deep breath. Yes, she plans to seek re-election. Yes, she regrets March 22nd. “My whole career has been trying to improve voter turnout and we’ve done everything under the sun to do that,” says Helen Purcell. “I guess we’ll just have to try something else.” • David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Reach him at david@leibowitzsolo. com.
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School District in years to come. “Phoenix is always going to be in our hearts because it’s where we grew up and where all our family is at, so to give back to that community is really important to us,” Holly said. For additional information about the program, visit www.coderdotnew.com.
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ichael Tejada and Stephan Holly have found a way to give back to their community. This summer, they will teach middle and high school students the fundamentals of computer coding. Tejada and Holly have had a long-time friendship that stems back to their days at Kyrene Centennial Middle School in Ahwatukee. They also attended Brophy College Preparatory together. The pair went their separate ways for college but continued to stay good friends. Tejada, 26, attended Stanford University where he earned a bachelor of science in science, technology and society and a bachelor of arts comparative studies in race and ethnicity. He went on to teach middle school science in New York, during which time he found an interest in teaching computer coding. While doing that as an after-school program, Tejada realized how vital it was for students to learn computer coding at a young age. “I had very little knowledge at the time about computer coding, but I knew that it was important to teach it to my students,” he said. “I took it upon myself to learn computer coding to start the after-school computer programming club.” He pitched the idea of designing a program to teach students computer coding to
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Michael Tejada, 26, helps students Adam Tejada and Benjamin Muñoz, respectively, in a coding class offered by Michael Tejada’s new company, Coder.new, that teaches computer science to highs School students. [Ethan Fitchner/Tribune]
Holly, who was finishing up his master’s in public health at USC. Holly said he and Tejada always shared an interest in tutoring and teaching. “When we were both in Arizona we had limited opportunity to computer programming, and we really didn’t know what it was,” he said. “Once we were really exposed to it, we figured out that we loved it and wanted to teach it to younger students.” They decided to bring the program to Ahwatukee. “Our goal with Coder.new is to bring all the skills that we learned throughout the past several years and bring them back to the schools that we grew up in,” Tejada said. “It’s a way to provide a course for middle school and high school students to learn computer coding, which is something that doesn’t quite exist yet.” The East Valley was a perfect location
for Coder.new because they were familiar with the area and administrators at their old schools, Tejada said. “Thinking back to my experiences at Centennial and Brophy, I had no understanding or knowledge as to what computer coding was and what doors it could open,” he said. “I’ve learned now how important and valuable it is because it gives students the ability to approach certain problems in different ways and collaborate with one another.” To jump start the program, Tejada and Holly will offer computer coding this summer to middle school and high school students throughout the Valley. The program will be offered in June at Desert Garden Montessori, 5130 E. Warner Road. In addition, Tejada and Holly plan to expand Coder.new to the Tempe Union High
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volleyball programs flourishing in DII BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
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he advent of a second division in boys volleyball wasn’t new, but it was met with great anticipation. No longer did fledgling programs like Horizon Honors and struggling teams like Dobson have to take on Arizona’s powers. The level of play was expected to give teams a more equal footing rather than the large discrepancy some of the lesser programs have faced in recent years as was the case when there were two divisions from 2006 to 2011. But did it make it harder to make it to the postseason for the Division II teams? In Division I, 16 of the 22 teams make the playoffs while DI has 48 teams vying for 16 spots. Of course, mathematically, the answer is yes as 72 percent of DI teams make it compared to 33 percent in DII, but then again they have a better chance to win each night on the court when they are playing within their division and section. “You know I do fear it will be harder to make state,” Mesquite coach Ryan Olsen said. “We have a pretty hard schedule (including DI teams), especially as of now. We played DII number-one ranked team (Horizon Honors), Desert Ridge and Highland. And my fear is that we play tough teams and might get ousted by a team that skated their way in (with an easier schedule).” Horizon Honors is in its third season of existence under Lisa Barlow. Despite hav-
Horizon Honors’ Aaron Tam (1) sets the ball during the volleyball game between Dobson and Horizon Honors at Dobson High School on March 31. [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
ing about 400 students the Eagles actually topped some of the teams with 2,000 or more students in the first two years. Progress has been made playing against the likes of Desert Vista and Gilbert and now Horizon Honors stands on top of the DII power rankings this week by winning its first six matches of the season. “It definitely forced us to get better quicker,” Eagles captain Trevor Weary said. “You improve by playing teams better than you. We were overmatched, but we were learning. It has put us in a position now to step on the court knowing how to play the game and now we know what to expect and can communicate better.” Barlow is happy about the new setup but felt it could have been better.
A majority of the Tucson teams petitioned down and were granted a spot in Division II. “I was disappointed that they allowed the large Tucson schools to drop down from Division I to Division II after the AIA Volleyball Advisory Committee voted to have them stay up in Division I, which is where they belong due to their sizes,” she said. “The five-member AIA Executive Board overruled the vote of the committee and allowed them to move down to Div II. “It is the exact same thing that happened in girls volleyball when the Advisory Committee voted to keep Greenway in DII and Thatcher in DIII, but the AIA Executive Board overruled the Advisory Committee vote and allowed them both to move down a division. Both Greenway (Div III) and
Thatcher (Div IV) went on to win their respective state championships in the lower divisions that they should never have been in to begin with.” Six Tucson-area teams fall within the top 11 in the team rankings. As far as the play on the court overall, the belief is the 2016 season is a great opportunity for some programs that had no chance in division. Of course some of those teams like Dobson and Skyline only have a one-year stay as the new AIA placement for the 2016-17 pushed many of them back to DI. “We are more competitive in the Division II arena, but we will be moving back to D-I next year,” Dobson coach Paul Brown said. “We are not a traditional volleyball power and a vast majority of my guys play multiple sports, which we encourage, so we are not heavily loaded with club players and most years have had none. Many times we get athletes as seniors and have about two or three weeks to teach them volleyball before our first match and throughout the year we get better but will never catch those teams that have all the time on the floor that we do not. “Are we sad about that? No, we are who we are.” The season has plenty of time to play out, but it is seems the second divisions has worked well this far. “We have a chance to go to the playoffs and do some good things,” Weary said. “We knew the last couple of years we had to be at our best to just get a point in some matches. Now we are the top team, but that comes with expectations, and teams are trying to hurdle us. “It’s been a big transformation and a challenge we are looking forward to taking on the rest of the season.” • Contact writer at 480-898-7915 or follow him on Twitter @JasonPSkoda. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and @VarsityXtra on Twitter.
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SIGNING OFF
Mountain Pointe coach Brandon Buck told the players before the season he was resigning and the team is doing its best “to send him out on a high note.” [David Jolkovski/Tribune]
Mountain Pointe’s Buck leaving dugout for leadership role BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE
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randon Buck is in his 11th year as the Mountain Pointe baseball coach and over that time some signs have been missed while he stood in the third base coach’s box. Most of the signs have hit home but nothing like what Buck went through because of
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a chance meeting that ultimately led to his decision to resign at the end of this season. “It’s just unbelievable how it came together,” Buck said. “There are some things you just can’t ignore.” It started in November when Buck’s mother-in-law, Karen Jacobsen, a Mountain Pointe Hall of Famer, went to a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field. There she met Fred Johnson, the founder and CEO of Initiative One, a company that helps groups and individuals foster a results-driven culture in order to be successful. Buck and Johnson met up soon thereafter and that’s when it became clear something bigger was in play than just a meeting. It turned out Johnson’s brother was from Buck’s hometown of Bedford, Indiana and Johnson’s brother knew Buck’s dad. His sister-in-law used to groom Buck’s family dog, and Johnson’s dad was the pastor in the same church where Buck’s dad played the piano. “We had been tinkering with going to Boise and my kids (three under the age of 8) are at that age if we were going to move it had to be sooner or later.” Buck, 38, accepted the position at Initiative One where he will head up the athletic portion of the company in order to help professional athletes transition out of the game. After accepting the position at Initiative One, Buck told the players before the season started.
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“It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do,” Buck said of leaving Mountain Pointe. “I wanted them to hear it from me. Once you tell someone no matter how much you want to keep it quiet people begin to find out. They know every class I have ever had here is special but this one is unique in that it will be the last one I ever had.” “We were shocked,” senior pitcher Brock Bell said. “We’re trying to play together to the best of our abilities to make sure he ends on a high note. He deserves that.” Mountain Pointe is off to an 8-5 start heading into April and has shown signs of being a team capable of becoming the fifth team under Buck to reach the state semifinals. There is still a month left in the regular season and Buck, who led the Pride to the 2011 state title, said he hasn’t let the finality of his 15 years at Mountain Pointe settle in yet. “I don’t feel it in my mind,” he said. “It is still the same focus and drive. Yes, I’ve told everybody, but it’s not here yet. It hasn’t changed my thoughts from game to game.” The players are doing what they can as well to play for the day without letting the emotional departure play apart because they know he has already made a lasting impression. “In a way he reminds me of a more toneddown (football) coach (Norris) Vaughan,” junior Jaydon Brooks said. “Coach Buck teaches baseball in a unique way. It’s something
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that made me tear up when he broke the news. He has been a great coach. I’ll remember his approach and passion to the game.” One of the reasons Buck landed the new position is because of his leadership abilities that have been on display since coming to Arizona from Indiana. “I think the biggest effect Brandon has had on not only the baseball program, but Mountain Pointe as a whole, is demonstrating leadership,” Mountain Pointe principal Bruce Kipper said. “He doesn’t just talk about it. He lives it. The players that have come through the program are immersed year round not only in developing baseball skills but developing leadership and life skills.” Being a leader, and teaching others how to become one, is not easy to come by, but there are signs that it is Buck’s calling. He just won’t be doing it from a dugout anymore. “I wouldn’t be leaving for another baseball job,” he said. “I’d feel like I was betraying Mountain Pointe. I’ve grown up here. It’s sad, but I am excited for the journey. I am stepping away from baseball, but I am still coaching in a different venture.” • Contact writer at 480-898-7915 or follow him on Twitter @JasonPSkoda. • Check us out and like the East Valley Tribune on Facebook and @VarsityXtra on Twitter.
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“Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life” will be part of the Phoenix Film Festival. [Phoenix Film Festival]
ROLL FILM Phoenix Film Festival showcases stellar films for 16th year BY CHRISTINA FUOCO -KARASINSKI GETOUT
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s the 16th annual Phoenix Film Festival approaches, event director Jason Carney concedes that his job can get a little stressful. “Once January hits, it’s nonstop crazy until the festival comes,” Carney says. “I’m good for a couple of meltdowns. My wife, she usually talks me down and then it’s not so bad.” The crunch time is just about over, as the Phoenix Film Festival hits the Harkins Scottsdale 101 14 from Thursday, April 7, through Thursday, April 14. The Phoenix Film Festival annually screens more than 150 films, holds parties and provides filmmaking seminars to capacity audiences. Carney says he expects more than 23,000 attendees over the eight days.
“I think we have a really strong lineup this year,” he says. “We have really solid films through and through.” To help film lovers navigate through the schedule, Carney offered a list of films to which he’s looking forward. “Morris from America,” starring Markees Christmas and Craig Robinson, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7. “Craig Robinson is in a more serious role,” Carney says. “It’s a feel-good movie that won awards at Sundance. It’s about this kid who’s engrained in the hip-hop culture and DJing, then his family moves him to Germany. It’s a sweet film.” “The Man Who Knew Infinity,” starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, 7 p.m. to 8:55 p.m. Friday, April 8. The movie tells the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematical genius. “I’ve heard nothing but great things about that film.”
“Sing Street,” featuring Ferdia WalshPeelo, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10. “It comes from Tom Carney, who directed ‘Once.’ It’s about an Irish kid in Dublin who sees a girl he likes and decides to get a rock band together. He doesn’t have any musical experience, but he does it to get the girl. It looks super charming.” “Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life,” 6:25 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Sunday, April 10, and 2:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. “It’s about the Men at Work singer, and it shows his life in general. It’s a great story about how he rose to fame. When the bottom dropped out and there was a lawsuit, he plays a lot of clubs and small theater. He’s an amazing storyteller and so charming, this documentary’s great.” “Five Nights in Maine,” starring Da-
vid Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest and Rosie Perez, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 14. “It has a really strong cast. It’s about a guy whose wife passes away and his mother-in-law invites him to Maine. It’s a very dramatic film. That’s our closing night movie.” “We have more films than we ever played before,” Carney says. “It’s a busy week, that’s for sure. Once you come to the festival, you get hooked.” Phoenix Film Festival, Harkins Scottsdale 101 14, 7000 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, phoenixfilmfestival.com, various times Thursday, April 7, through Thursday, April 14, $13-$300. • Contact writer: 480-898-5612 or christina@ timespublications.com. • Check us out and like GetOutAZ on Facebook and Twitter.
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YOUTUBE STARS CALL CAREER ‘MAGICAL’ BY CHRISTINA FUOCO -KARASINSKI GETOUT
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ith its three-part harmonies, THIRDSTORY knew it had something special. It wasn’t until the three men stepped into the recording studio to track original material that they realized just what they had. “When we got into the room and we sang together, it just felt right,” singer Elliott Skinner said. “It was magical.” The New York City-based trio — which also includes Richard Saunders and Ben Lusher — is embarking on a 30-plus date U.S. tour with Grammy nominee Tori Kelly, both of whom play the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on April 6. THIRDSTORY’s debut LP is slated for release in the fall on Verve/Universal Music Group. For Skinner, it’s a thrill to hit the road with Kelly. “It’s crazy,” he said. “We all look up to her. She’s an amazing singersongwriter. Going from the YouTube world to the original music world is
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exactly what we wanted to do and what she did. We’ve wanted to meet her and collaborate with her for years.” The shows will provide THIRDSTORY the opportunity to preview for fans its forthcoming album, which has yet to be named. “We’ve been working on our original music, our album,” he said. “We’re going to play a lot of the original music on the tour and a few covers. But we’re focusing on and leaning toward the original stuff.”
Skinner, 21, Saunders, 25, and Lusher, 23, have a wide range of influences when it comes to their original material. He cited Aretha Franklin, Outkast, Hozier and Crosby, Stills and Nash as examples. THIRDSTORY began its career as a YouTube star. The trio’s career has been surreal. “This process has been such a crazy ride, going from YouTube to working on our own stuff,” said Skinner, who attended a performing arts high school in Dallas. “Going back to when we first met, we all wanted to do original music. We’re all singer-songwriters so we wanted that to be the focus originally. “It’s all online and that’s the weird part about it. You’re working on your social media outlets and talking to fans you’ve never met. Everybody has access to the Internet. The crazy part of it is hearing stories from friends that their friends are sharing videos, even though I’ve never met them. I’ve learned that the world’s really small.” It’s also been humbling. “Some of the reactions aren’t great reactions,” he admitted. “We’ve gotten some negative comments. It’s all part of the selfless process of putting your artistry out there. Some people like it
27 GET OUT and some aren’t going to like it.” Either way, the results are what he is thrilled about. With a little hesitation, he said he had a hunch that he would end up in the music business. “It was a place where I knew I had to be,” Skinner said. “All three of us had that moment, whether it was in middle school or high school. We all went to music schools for college. Between our adolescent ages and now, we made a decision to say, ‘This is what I have to do. This is what I want to do.’ I figured I’d put my best foot forward and try my hardest. Hopefully, something comes out of it.”
IF YOU GO What: THIRDSTORY opens for Tori Kelly When: 7:30 p.m., April 6. Where: Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe Cost: $26, $41 Information: 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com
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‘Under the Influence’ - a labor of love for Maynard BY VIOLETTA “VY” ARMOUR GETOUT
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f you saw the 2014 movie “Labor Day,” starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, you might be somewhat familiar with the work of Joyce Maynard, who wrote the novel on which the film was based. In her ninth and most recent novel, “Under the Influence,” Maynard once again has a single mom, Helen, with a young son, Ollie, as her main characters. From the beginning, the novel has a tone of disaster waiting to happen. One occurred when she drove her 7-year-old son to the emergency room when he developed a raging fever late at night. So late, that Ollie was asleep and Helen had already turned to her nightly companion of wine, never thinking she would be behind the wheel of a car. Ollie is the most important thing in her life, so when she receives a DUI for weaving on the highway, she loses custody of her son to her ex-husband. We sympathize with her profound and
unbelievable loss. In a single moment, one tragic mistake changes her life forever. And our heart aches for Ollie who is now in a home with a father who has little time for him and a stepmother who, although not abusive, shows little interest in him, especially with a new baby arriving. Helen has weekend visiting privileges but will lose those if there is any evidence of one drop of alcohol passing her lips. Fearing total loss of Ollie, Helen remains cold stone sober. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet by taking school portraits and working for a caterer. But sadly, in spite of the weekend visits, Ollie is drifting away from her, absorbed in the costly gadgets his father buys him. Enter the Havillands. While working a catering event at an art opening, Helen meets Ava and Swift Havilland, wealthy connected philanthropists who have their own charity devoted to rescuing dogs. Helen has no idea that when she strikes up a conversation with Ava about a work of art, that she will soon become Ava’s protégé. She is invited to their home to take photos but as time passes, Ava lends her clothes, buys her gifts, takes her to lavish restaurants and involves her thoroughly Maynard page 29
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in the elegant social life she shares with her investor husband. As one reviewer so aptly said, Helen is so vulnerable and thrilled with the attention Ava pours on her, she is “like the nerdy teen who has been asked out by the high school quarterback.” As Helen gets caught up in the Havillands’ life, she abandons the one friend who has stood by her though her trials. She also questions her relationship with a soft-spoken accountant, Elliott, who she met on Match.com. Elliott offers love and loyalty, but doesn’t meet with the Havilland’s approval — too boring, they say. Elliott is not impressed by the Havillands, but it is a different story for Ollie. Once Ollie is introduced to them, he is as awestruck as his mother, as weekends at their lavish home is the equivalent of a trip at Disney World. And he becomes enthralled with Swift, who gives him hearty doses of masculine attention he has not been getting from his father. At one point, he asks his mother, “Is he some kind of superhero or something?” And then the Havillands hold out the most seductive gift possible to Helen: their influence to help her regain custody of her son. However, tragedy strikes again, this time at an outing with Ollie and the Havillands. Helen pays the ultimate price of their friendship. She must at that point choose between the truth and the friends who she thought gave her everything she once wanted — mainly to belong to a family. During an interview, Maynard said the theme of the novel is about obsessions and friendship — and the loss of friendships. She says that when she talks to readers about this, inevitably someone will relate their own story of a friendship lost. “Sometimes that loss is worse even than the end of a love affair,” Maynard said. And speaking of love affairs, on an interesting side note, Maynard was once the girlfriend of J.D. Salinger. The book, “If You Really Want to Hear About It,” the first comprehensive collection of writings about Salinger and his work, includes a never-before-published retrospective by Maynard whose 1997 memoir documents her year-long affair with Salinger when she was 16 years old. • Violetta Armour is the former bookstore owner of Pages in Ahwatukee. She recently published her debut novel, “I’ll Always Be With You.” (Available on Amazon.com). You may follow her blog at http:// serendipity-reflections.blogspot.com/ or contact her at vyarmour@gmail.com.• Check us out and like GetOutAZ on Facebook and Twitter.
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Don’t miss this classic comedy musical on the ASU Gammage stage April 5-10. Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley’s 1933 movie, “42nd Street,” young dancer Peggy Sawyer leaves her hometown to audition for Broadway musical, “Pretty Lady,” in New York. When the star gets hurt, Peggy is thrust into the spotlight. Join her on her journey to pursue her dream and see if she has what it takes to make it big. DETAILS>> Times vary. April 5-10. ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave, Tempe. Prices vary. 480-965-3434 or asugammage.com
Comedian Frank Caliendo performs at Stand Up Live If you’re looking for a good laugh, look to Stand Up Live with actor,
comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo. On Friday, April 8, Caliendo will be headlining in his family-friendly comedy show with impersonations that include Morgan Freeman, George W. Bush, Dr. Phil, Joe Madden and more. The act is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Though the majority of Caliendo’s comedy is sports related, in his upcoming set he pokes fun of celebrities and political figures as well. DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. April 8. 7 p.m. April 9. 50 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix. General Admission-$35. 21 and over. 480 719-6100. standuplive.com
‘Twelfth Night’ at Mesa Arts Center
“The Twelfth Night,” presented by the Southwest Shakespeare Company, is a dark and delightful comedy that includes misfits, clowns and more. With a revival of one of Shakespeare’s plays comes one of the most quirky and unique comedies. It suffers through the struggles of love, celebration and pride with a comedic twist. DETAILS>> Times vary. Through April 9. Mesa Arts Center, Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse. One East Main St., Mesa. $12.50$44. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com
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Going fishing with Jesus or just gone fishing?
Saturday, April 9
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one fishing is a popular metaphor for vacationers, or for those who’ve moved into retirement. It’s also a metaphor for doing what we want. It evokes images of recreation and relaxation, good old R&R in other words. Our personal gone fishing experiences can be anything from a real fishing trip, to a road trip, reading a good book to all kinds of wonderful hobbies — golfing, painting, cycling, quilting, crafts, hiking — you name it. All the things we associate with the antithesis of that other four-letter word, work! After Jesus’ crucifixion and glorious resurrection, the gospel of John chapter 21 relates the story of Simon Peter and the other disciples returning to the Sea of Galilee. For this band of bereft disciples, gone fishing is a literal return to their old way of life and work. After the excitement of Easter for us, it’s the equivalent of slipping back into our old habits of self-reliance, and following our own way in the world. In spiritual terms, it’s like allowing worship, prayer and reading God’s word to slip and then slide right out of mind. After our glorious Easter celebrations, the work of daily life can crowd out worship, or the spiritual disciplines and service ministries that we focused on during Lent. It’s a kind of spring fever that distracts us from finding time for God’s word and God’s will in our lives. For Simon Peter
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and for all followers of Jesus, it comes down to priorities for real life. Have we truly taken to heart the gospel message and our need for community? Are we being intentional about continuing the good work that the Lord has begun in each of us? Just after daybreak, and after a fruitless night’s fishing drawing on their own strength, a new day dawns for the disciples. When we go off and do our own thing, we so often come up empty handed and exhausted. On the other hand, when we listen to the Lord’s will for our lives, things change for the better, because we’re serving God’s purposes and God’s people. Jesus’ first disciples had a hard time staying focused, so it’s no surprise that we also struggle. The complexity and busyness of our daily lives is yet another reason that we have to work a little harder to keep our Lord front and center, and make time for worship, prayer, Bible study, and so on. The world’s distractions are ubiquitous and seemingly endless. After breakfast with the disciples, Jesus takes Simon Peter aside, asking him three times, “Do you love me?” Jesus wants us all to know that forgiveness and mercy are God’s gracious gifts. God’s not interested in Peter’s shame and guilt, and it won’t help him to serve the Lord. Carrying around a burden of shame, guilt or brokenness is damaging and unnecessary. Our sins are forgiven, freeing us for service. Just as Peter is commissioned by Jesus, we too are commissioned to serve the Lord according to His will. Just like the first disciples, we’re empowered by
the Holy Spirit and sent to do God’s work in the world around us. In the prologue of John’s gospel (John 1:1013), we read, “He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.” In faith, we have power to become children of God. In John 21, the epilogue of John’s Gospel, we have a clear vision of God’s desire that we hold on to love, and let go of old, fruitless shame and guilt. In Christ, we are a new creation, the old has passed away. As the season of Easter progresses, let Jesus’ teaching stick with us, giving us the strength not to fall back into our old ways, our old self, or our old habits. Real life comes by following Christ, and embracing God’s love and forgiveness in every aspect of our lives. To go fishing with Jesus is to give up our old lives in order to follow God’s ways. As co-creators with God in Christ Jesus, we’ll be reeling in much bigger fish! The only question is: are we ready for the great adventure? • The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot is priest-in-charge at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. Reach her at rector@ stjamestempe.org or at 480-345-2686.
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Dust Off Your Boots for a Rootin’, Tootin’ Good Time. Join Temple Emanuel of Tempe, a Reform congregation at its annual fundraiser. The evening will include dinner, music, dancing and a silent auction. The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to support our extensive community programming. DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m. Temple Emanuel of Tempe, 5801 S. Rural Road, Tempe, The event is open to the community. Admission is $36 per person. Babysitting will be provided for a charge. For those interested in attending, visit www.emanueloftempe.org or call 480-838-1414 to purchase tickets and sign up in advance for babysitting.
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Cindy Miller will be in concert at the Tempe Center for the Arts. The revenue from these shows will be used by the Assisi House for funding mission work in San Pedro La Laguna in Guatemala by providing mental and medical support for widows and orphans. DETAILS>> Tempe Center For The Arts, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, April 14-22. Times vary. Contact box office at 480-350-2822.
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BETWEEN OCEANS SONGS OF THE AMERICAS
Haunting melodies, exciting rhythms, and rich musical traditions, reflecting the diversity of our cultures and the harmony of our spirits, infuse the Americas from the frigid fjords of Nunavut, Canada, to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. The Sonoran Desert Chorale closes its season with music from North and South America, the lands between the oceans. DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave., Mesa.
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Registration for Chabad Hebrew School is open. Hebrew School takes place at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes take place Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon for children ages 5-13. DETAILS>> To schedule an appointment to visit Chabad Hebrew School to tour the facility, call 480-855-4333 or email info@chabadcenter.com. For more information, log onto www.chabadcenter.com.
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Every week, Gan Israel day trips feature excursions to children’s favorite locations. Camp Gan Israel is proud of its swimming program where activities are supervised by certified Red Cross lifeguards. In addition, an array of sports and crafts are offered, supervised by experienced instructors, promoting individual progress, sportsmanship and creative expression. DETAILS>> Camp Gan Israel will be in session once again this summer. Boys and girls, ages 5-12, enjoy a full day at Gan Israel from Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 14July 22. Offering Mini Gan Izzy program for children ages 12 months-4 years from June 14-Aug. 5. Extended care hours are available upon request. For more information on extended care, email info@chabadcenter.com or visit www.CGIEastValley.com.
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Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life announced that Chai Judaica and Gifts is open. It’s the perfect place to find the gifts for all of your special occasions. We carry everything from Mezuzot to books, religious items, jewelry and everything in between. DETAILS>> Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Gift shop hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.2 p.m., Wednesdays by appointment, and Sundays 9:3010 a.m. and 12-12:30 p.m. For more information, visit info@ chabadcenter.com or call us at 480-855-4333.
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Part-Time Retail Merchandiser needed to merchandise Hallmark products at various retail stores in the Chandler area. To apply, please visit: https://hallmark.candidatecare.com EOE Women/Minorities/Disabled/Vets The Northern Trust Company is seeking a Sr. Consultant, Solutions Architect in Tempe, AZ w/ the following requirements: BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or related field or foreign academic equivalent. 8 years of related experience. Integrate Bloomberg and Reuters security master data and processing of real time transaction data to Eagle SRM and Eagle Star system; develop ETL strategy for financial data using Informatica Power Center and IBM Data stage ETL tools; design Data Model for Reporting DataMart and Banking data warehouse to integrate accounting system for multiple regions on Oracle and Microsoft SQL server databases using ERWIN and IBM data modeler; develop Adhoc reporting tool using java web technologies like JSP, Servlets, EJB & struts frame work. Please apply on-line at www.northerntrustcareers.com and search for Req. # __16031____
Roadrunner Drywall Corp 1832 E Deer Valley Rd PHX AZ 85024 seeks 25 “temporary full-time” Painter helpers to work&reside in Phoenix Metropolitan area to help painters to use, supply& hold hand/electr tools &materials, clean wk area. Bend, lift&hold up 50Lb 3mo exp in Res constr, work in ext weather, on-the-job train avail, no edu reqd, travel in Metropolitan area M-F 7am-3pm at $15.45/hr No OT from 4/03to 12/15/16 US&H2B workers offered same wages& working conditions to include paid post-hired drug test Sgle wrkwk computes wages Weekly pmt “Transportation (including meals & to the extent necessary lodging) to place of employment or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation provided if the worker completes employment period or is dismissed early by employer” H-2B Wrkr to be paid U.S. Consulate, border, lodging fees on 1st workwk on a company check “Tools provided at no charge to worker” “The employer guarantees to offer work hours equal to at least ¾ of the workdays in each 12weeks of total employment period” Apply in person at nearest SWA, call 520.374.3028 fax res 520.374.3025 Attn: Desirae Diaz or fax emplr 480.346.8229 RE: 1985201 Diversified Roofing Corp 2015 W Mountain View Rd PHX AZ 85021 seeks 40 “temporary full-time” Roofers to work&reside in Phoenix Metropolitan area to cover/spry roofs w/shingles, slate, asphalt, wood to blind/seal, insulate structure. Bend, lift&hold up 50Lb 3mo exp in Res constr, work in ext weather, on-the-job train avail, no edu reqd, travel in Metropolitan area M-F 7am-3pm at $15.66/hr No OT from 4/11to 11/30/16 US&H2B workers offered same wages& working conditions to include paid post-hired drug test Sgle wrkwk computes wages Weekly pmt “Transportation (including meals & to the extent necessary lodging) to place of employment or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation provided if the worker completes employment period or is dismissed early by employer” H-2B Wrkr to be paid U.S. Consulate, border, lodging fees on 1st workwk on a company check “Tools provided at no charge to worker” “The employer guarantees to offer work hours equal to at least ¾ of the workdays in each 12weeks of total employment period” Apply in person at nearest SWA, call 520.374.3028 fax res 520.374.3025 Attn: Desirae Diaz or fax emplr 602.870.4943 RE: 2000085
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Open Caregiver Positions: Companions & Personal Care Attendants Great Candidates: * Have LIFE Experience Caring for a Loved-One and/or Currently a PROFESSIONAL Caregiver * Are Caring & Compassionate
Homes For Sale 238 OPEN HOUSE Sat. 12-4 718 N. Portland Mesa 85205 4,080 Sq Ft. 5 BR, 3.5 Bath, 3 Car gar. Cravercine tile, granite counter tops, modern appl. mobile home gate, pool & many citrus trees $465,000 Call Nick o/a 480 215-7900
Manufactured Homes
278
Apartments
Must sell modular home in Mesa, senior park. Poor health Must sell. Reasonable offers, Call before 2p
248-787-2877
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Alma Sch & Main 1bd, 1 bath. Bad credit ok No Deposit $550 /Mo. Incl All Util. 602-339-1555
Childcare Providers
512
Got JunK? Sell it in the Classifieds!
Childcare in my Christian Home, Univ/101, meals, CPR cert. Infant +. Exp’d Mom & Grandma. Lessons/activities in/outside. 480-434-1361
Electrical Services
Electrical Services
Honesty, Integrity, Quality
ALL RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Contractors
Contractors
~ Panel Changes and Repairs ~ Installation of Ceiling Fans ~ Switches/Outlets ~ Home Remodel Over 28 Years Experience ROC 246019 Bond/Ins
202
Open House
Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932
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OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY 12PM-3PM 2806 W BRIARWOOD TERRACE PHX 85045 BEAUTIFUL FOOTHILLS RESERVE GATED HOME 4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHROOMS 2 MASTER SUITES, LUSH YARD WITH POOL & WATER FALL OFFERED AT $527,000 STUART WARNER, REALTY ONE GROUP DIRECT: 480-510-6697
Minuteman Home Services
ROC# 290545
BONDED & INSURED
Free Service Call with Repairs 2 Hours or Less service Calls Troubleshooting Experts Panel Upgrade-Remodel
Appliance Repair Now
If It’s Broken, We Can Fix It! • Same Day Service • On-Site Repairs • Servicing All Major Brands • Quality Guaranteed
We Also Buy Used Appliances, Working or Not Licensed & Insured
Concrete & Masonry
• Energy Efficient Window and Door Replacement • Custom Homes • Kitchen and Bath Remodel • Room Additions • Patio Covers and Extensions • Gazebos Owners have over 20 years of experience in Ahwatukee and over 1,000 satisfied customers.
“Experience You Can Count On”
480-659-1400 Concrete & Masonry
Contact Geno Carr for a free estimate
480-688-6849 Drywall
Drywall
DESERT ROCK CONCRETE & MASONRY
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NEW INSTALLS / REPAIRS
FOUNDATION, DRIVEWAY, PATIO, WALKWAY BBQ, FIREPLACE, BLOCK, STUCCO, SPRINKLER GRADING, REMOVAL, WATERFALLS, POOLS, COOL DECKS
CALL JOHN 480-797-2985 FREE ESTIMATE 16 YEARS EXP, REF, INSURED Not A Licensed Contractor
LOST SMALL WHITE POODLE. 14 years but puppy like. “Peaches” was last seen 3/23 at 15th & Glenhaven, Phoenix. No chip. No collar. Groomed condition. Contact Pat 520-954-3700 or send picture to pwann2@gmail.com.
Nights/Weekends Bonded/Insured
480-251-8610
& Painting Service Since 1980 • Licensed & Bonded
Specializing in....... • Water Damage • Drywall Repair • Popcorn & Wallpaper Removal
602-989-8135 Roc# 130069
• Int/Ext Painting • Patio & Carport Ceiling Resurfacing • Stucco Repairs
Sell Your Stuff Classifieds WORK! Garage/Garage Doors
Fencing/Gates
GARAGE DOORS Unbeatable Customer Service & Lowest Prices Guaranteed!
10%
FREE
Opener & Door Lubrication with Repair
Discount for Seniors & Veterans
SERVICE FEE WILL BE WAIVED WITH REPAIR
480-626-4497 www.lifetimegaragedoorsaz.com Handyman
Since
1978 WE DO IT ALL!
Fencing/Gates
Block Fence * Gates
602-789-6929 Roc #057163
• Drywall & Stucco Repairs • Windows • Doors • Cabinets • Block Fences • Wrought Iron gates • Remodeling • Additions • Plumbing • Patios • Painting • Bathrooms • Kitchens • Tenant Improvements
EAST VALLEY
YOU’LL LIKE US - THE BEST! Flooring
NEW TILE IS A LOT LESS THAN YOU THINK
Same day service. Valley wide.
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REASONABLE HANDYMAN • Painting • Plumbing • Carpentry • Drywall • Roofing • Block
- Free Estimates -
480-276-6600 *Not a Licensed Contractor
35 Yrs Experience - Quality Professional Installation FREE ESTIMATES Lifetime Guarantee Professional, Fast, Reliable & Friendly Service
2 Guys
Plumbing & Handyman Plumbing, Electrical, Remodel & Additions, Drywall, Painting, Concrete, Tile & Flooring
All Work Guaranteed! 30 Years Experience • INSURED
Licensed Bonded Insured ROC # 301084
480-405-7808
WEST VALLEY
602-377-3860
480-833-7353
Lowest Prices * 30 Yrs Exp Serving Entire Valley
Flooring
Garage/Garage Doors
Handyman
602-279-0942
Appliance Repairs
GARAGE DOOR SERVICE East Valley/ Ahwatukee
• A N Y T H I N G E L E C T R I C A L•
SRP & APS Certified Lic | Bonded | Insured ROC 242804 Valleywide 24/7
Appliance Repairs
Lost and Found 701
Broken Springs Replaced
Ahwatukee Resident Since 1987
Open House
Garage/Garage Doors
Not a licensed contractor
Training is FREE! Call to learn more 480-999-5491 www.ResCare.com
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Not a Licensed Contractor
Call Andy
602-332-6694
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Handyman
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Handyman
Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! Painting • Flooring • Electrical • Plumbing Drywall • Carpentry • Decks • Tile • More!
ce 1999
Affordable, Quality Work Sin 2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2014
“No Job Too Small Man!”
Call Bruce at 602.670.7038
Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor
Auctions & Estate Sales
547
Aegis Hospice Grief/Loss Support Group 6 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month Legacy Funeral Home: 1722 N. Banning St. Mesa, Refreshments provided. Contact: Rick Wesley 480-219-4790 rick@aegishospice.com
National Convenience Store Chain Auction Monday, April 4th Mesa, AZ www.SAM auctions.com
Attention Realtors! We have special packages just for you! Contact one of our Real Estate Marketing Specialists today at 480-898-6465 X2 for more details! Landscape/Maintenance
710
Landscape/Maintenance
REMODELING, LLC
Miscellaneous For Sale 750
Miscellaneous For Sale 750
For Sale! GE Washer. $200 obo. 1 year old, white. Call 480-641-8671. Located in Mesa
KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers Complete Treatment System/KIT Available: The Home Depot, Homedepot.com, & Hardware Store
Your business need help with Social Media?
Lessons/Tutoring
Learn To Swim In 8 Days - Guaranteed. We guarantee non swimmers will learn to swim in 8 days or we’ll keep teaching for free. Beginners, intermediate, advanced, Swim team prep and adults. Located in Gilbert at Elliott & Power. Contact: Chelsea Oakes 480-798-2899 or at www.swimfirst.org Private Swimming Lessons!
Can’t keep up?
Anniversary Annoucements Call for info: 480-898-6465
Call us 480-898-6465
Painting
Painting
Let us help you!
SERVICES INCLUDE:
• Drywall/Repairs • Tile Work • Light/Electrical • Plumbing • Carpentry • Quick Repairs Quick, Reliable Work by a Licensed Contractor at Reasonable Rates
Irrigation Repair Services Inc. Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician
Ask for Steve
Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems
Veteran Owned Company
Call Lance White
Call 480-204-4242 Licensed & Insured | ROC #272423
480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com
Landscape/Maintenance
Landscape/Maintenance
ROC# 256752
A-Z Tauveli Prof LANDSCAPING LLC
We will give you totally new landscaping or revamp your current landscaping! Tree/Palm Tree Trimming • Sprinkler Systems Desertscape • Gardening • Concrete Work Block Wall • Real & Imitation • Flagstone
• Irrigation System repairs • Irrigation System Installations • One-Time Clean-up • Maintenance • Tree Trimming
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602-471-3490 or 480-962-5149 ROC#276019 • LICENSED BONDED INSURED
We also specialize in landscape designs and installations.
MD’s Landscaping
480-539-2597
Sprinkler/Drip Repair Lighting • Timers Install All Commercial Parts
cyclandscaping.com ROC: CR21-232290
Warranties on All Work 20 Years Experience & Locally In Business! I Do My Own Work!
FREE ESTIMATES!
CALL 24 HOURS
Referred out of Ewing Irrigation
480.295.2279 Not a licensed contractor.
Green Lawn Landscape Services • Yard Maintenance • Tree Trimming • Sprinkler/Drip/Installation/Repair • Rock Installation • Planting • Timer Programming Free Estimates • Reasonable Rates 2X3ZM
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Plumbing
HOME IMPROVEMENT Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs
We Are State Licensed and Reliable!
Free Estimates • Senior Discounts
480-338-4011
ROC#243600
East Valley PAINTERS
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Plumbing
PLUMBERS CHARGE TOO MUCH!!!
Beat Any Price By 10% FREE R/O FILTERS!
Water Heaters Installed - $469 Unclog Drains - $49.95 FREE ESTIMATES • MANY REFERRALS ANYTHING PLUMBING • SAME DAY SERVICE
Bonded/Insured • ROC #223709
480-405-7099
Voted #1 Paint Interior & Exterior • Drywall Repair Light Carpentry • Power Washing • Textures Matched Popcorn Removal • Pool Deck Coatings Garage Floor Coatings • Color Consulting
ItsJustPlumbSmart.com
Plumbing & Rooter Service
10% OFF
We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality Free Estimates• 3 Year Warranty
480-688-4770
www.eastvalleypainters.com Family Owned & Operated
Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131
PAINTING FOR PENNIES Compare And Save! Complete Interior and Exterior House Painting
VALLEY WIDE FREE ESTIMATES! Lifetime Guarantee
$64* Drain Cleaning *Some conditions apply. Call for details.
$39 Off* Any Service *Call for Details. For a Limited Time.
100% Guarantee on Our Work
From Water Heaters to Toilets, Slab Leaks to Clogs!
24/7 Emergency Service FAST 60 Minute Service Available
Licensed Bonded Insured | ROC # 301084
Estimates Available
homeimprovementclub.com
Bonded | Insured | Lic’d ROC 257806
480-405-7808
480.405.3020
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Pool/Spa Services
Tree Services
JuanPavers Hernandez • Concrete
U.S. ARBOR
Water Features • Sprinkler Repair
P O O L S E RV I C E S
Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling, Rebar showing, Pool Light out?
I CAN HELP!
23 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable
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480-720-3840 Not a licensed contractor.
Tree Service
• Tree Trimming • Tree Removal • Stump Grind • Queen Palm & Citrus Treatment • Deep Root Fertilization
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AE &Sons Pool Plaster Company
480.812.0731
All Complete Pool Renovations
Lic #990148 • Insured
Pebble • White Plaster Tile • Deck • Pump & Filters
FREE Estimates • BEST Prices Se Habla Espanõl
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Roofing
Roofing
Window
Window
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Tree Services
Window Cleaning We may not be the cheapest but we are the BEST! $85 - One Story $125 - Two Story Up to 35 Panes
Screen Cleaning $2.00 each Attention to detail and tidy in your home. In the Valley 20 years Bonded
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Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Project No. DP(CMAR) 11323 HAYDEN LIBRARY REINVENTION
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), is seeking information on how interested vendors could provide Integrated Healthcare Services, to include both physical and behavioral health services, to individuals enrolled with ADES/DDD who are Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) eligible. The Integrated Healthcare Services RFI will be distributed through ProcureAZ to vendors registered for the following NIGP Codes and NIGP Classes: NIGP Code 952-01 NIGP Class 952-Human Services NIGP Class Item 01 - Administrative Services NIGP Code 952-03 NIGP Class 952-Human Services NIGP Class Item 03 - Advocacy NIGP Code 952-08 NIGP Class 952-Human Services NIGP Class Item 08 - Behavioral Health NIGP Code 952-27 NIGP Class 952-Human Services NIGP Class Item 27 - Health Care/Medical NIGP Code 952-86 NIGP Class 952-Human Services NIGP Class Item 86 - Managed Health Care NIGP Code 948-07 NIGP Class 948-Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 07 - Administrative Services, Health NIGP Code 948-46 NIGP Class 948- Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 46 - Hospital Services, Inpatient and Outpatient NIGP Code 948-47 NIGP Class 948- Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 47 - Health Care Center Services NIGP Code 948-48 NIGP Class 948- Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 48 - Health Care Services NIGP Code 948-74 NIGP Class 948- Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 74 - Professional Medical Services
For information regarding this RFI please contact:
The Most Detailed Roofer in the State
Cynthia Pullen - Procurement Manager Office of Procurement Phone: (602) 542-2456 Email: CPullen@azdes.gov
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on All Complete Roof Systems
timklineroofing.com FREE Estimate and written proposal
480-357-2463
R.O.C. #156979 K-42 Licensed / Bonded
Project Description Arizona State University will hire a design professional team for the reinvention of Hayden Library on the Tempe Campus. Phase I of design services will scope the renovation and swing spaces required to renovate, and provide cost estimates and project schedules for both scopes. Phase II will involve full design services for Hayden Library, the required swing spaces, and discrete areas of other library facilities. Formal sealed qualifications are due on or before 2:30 PM, MST, 04/14/16. Pre-Submittal Conference A RECOMMENDED Pre-Submittal Conference is scheduled for 10:30 AM, MST, 03/30/16 in Room MU 230 (Pima Room) at the Memorial Union of Arizona State University Tempe Campus. It is recommended that you park in the Fulton Center Parking, located at College Avenue and University Drive. Cross University Drive and walk south to the Memorial Union. Reference the ASU Parking Map at http://www.asu.edu/map. Attendance is strongly recommended for those who desire to submit a Proposal. The ASU Project Manager will be available to discuss the Project. Make sure to bring your business card for streamlined sign-in. Obtain a Copy of RFQ The Request for Qualifications instructions, a description of requested services, information on the Project and a description of the proposal and selection process is available at the Arizona State University Bid Board at http://cfo.asu.edu/licensing-bidboard. Click on Construction/Facilities Bid Board on right side under Related Links. Requests may be made in writing via fax (480) 965-2234 or email to Office Specialist Senior ann.provencio@asu.edu and Purchasing will email or mail you the RFQ. You may also pick up a copy at the University Services Building, 1551 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281. ASU reserves the right to cancel this Request for Qualifications, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive or decline to waive any irregularities in any submitted Proposals, or to withhold the award for any reason ASU may determine to be in ASU's best interest. ASU also reserves the right to hold open any or all Proposals for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of opening thereof and the right to accept a Proposal not withdrawn before the scheduled opening date. All correspondence relating to this Project should be addressed to: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS Purchasing and Business Services Attention: Gail Horney Title: Sr. Buyer By Jay Heiler Arizona State University Chair PO Box 875212 Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 By Ram Krishna Phone: (480) 727-2439 Secretary Email address: gail.horney@asu.edu Publication Date: East Valley Tribune 4/3/16, and Daily News Sun on 3/29/16 /17417042
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All responses to this RFI are confidential. ADES will not be responding to questions or submitted responses; this is an information-only request.
Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
NIGP Code 948-76 NIGP Class 948- Health Related Services NIGP Class Item 76 - Psychologists/Psychological and Psychiatric Services
Over 30 yrs. Experience
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.) TRACS NO PROJ NO TERMINI LOCATION
0000 CN FLA SH595 01C HSIP-FLA-0(216)T CITY OF FLAGSTAFF VARIOUS LOCATIONS
The amount programmed for this contract is $300,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows:
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OCOTILLO Public Notice Posting: SBA Communications Corporation (SBA) proposes to construct a 100’ monopole (105’ overall) at 6838 W Frye Rd in Chandler, Maricopa County, AZ (Project 31767).
Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $48.
In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, SBA is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking. If you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within ½ mile of the site, please submit the comments (with project number) to: RAMAKER, Contractor for SBA, 855 Community Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583 or via e-mail to history@ramaker.com within 30 days of this notice.
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The proposed project is located in various locations within the vicinity of the City of Flagstaff. The work consists of removing existing sign panels and replacing them with new sign panels.
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Notice is hereby given that, Maricopa County is considering the placement of a cell site at 21932 S Higley Rd, Gilbert, Arizona 85298, Maricopa County and designated as site name "OCTO". The site will consist of the installation of a new 140' self-support tower, 11'-8" x 20' equipment shelter, 45 kW backup generator, and 1,000-gallon propane tank all surrounded by a 10-foot tall CMU screening wall for security purposes. Anyone with concerns about substantial effects of this site on historic properties is invited to submit comments in writing to the following address: "ADW Communications Services, Inc., 14350 N 87th St, Ste 190, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, Attn: Nicole Rittman". You may also call (480) 291-6820 or if you prefer to email your comments, send to nrittman@adwcomm.com . Specific information regarding the project is available for viewing at the Perry Branch Library, located at 1965 E Queen Creek Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85297 during normal business hours. Comments must be received by April 30, 2016. Publish:DNS-April 2, 2016,EVT-April 3, 2016/ 17416503
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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA BELLA VIA - SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD 5261 SOUTH SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD PROJECT NO: CP0715 MESA, ARIZONA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 5, 2016 until 1:00p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona, except for bids delivered within 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, main lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Please mark the outside of the bid envelope with the name of this bid document. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. No bid shall be altered, amended or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona. BELLA VIA - SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: 1. Signal Butte Road (CP0715) - The Project consists of approximately 1,990 feet of half street surface improvements to include restoring subgrade, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, paving, box culverts, stormdrain and catch basins, striping, signage, street lights, street sleeves, and a 24-inch diameter water line. The improvements also consist of the installation of 10 and 12-inch diameter sewer pipe for a portion of the roadway. For information contact: Craig Alteri P.E., City of Mesa, (480) 644-2526, craig.alteri@mesaaz.gov. All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016. See Section 12 of the Project Special Provisions for more information. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc., http://public.constructionvaults.com, click on "Register Today" and follow the prompts to create your account, be sure to click finish at the end. For a list of locations nearest you, logon to www.thomasrepro.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $35.00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the "Public Construction Vaults" address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa's Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. Work shall be completed within 210 (two hundred and ten) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to Pulte Home Corporation, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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The successful bidder will be required to execute the Pulte Home Corporation Contract and respective Addenda for construction within ten (10) days after formal Notice of Contract Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. Pulte Home Corporation shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name Pulte Home Corporation as oblige on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional oblige on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with Pulte Home Corporation and City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen City Clerk March 30, April 3, 2016/17416791
Parent Education, Recruitment & Facilitator Team Management for Access ASU's Family Programming Arizona Board of Regents Request for Proposal
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Arizona State University is requesting sealed proposals from qualified experienced firms or individuals, for RFP# 261606, Parent Education, Recruitment and Facilitator Team Management for Access ASU's Family Programming. Proposals will be accepted in the Office of Purchasing and Business Services, University Services Building, Arizona State University, PO Box 875212, 1551 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5212 until 3:00 PM, MST, 4/20/16. Proposal package is available at: www.asu.edu/purchasing/bids No pre-proposal conference will be held. Publish:DNS-March 31, 2016,EVT-April 3, 2016/17418044
FOLLOWING without covenant or Maricopa County, Arizona, INFORMATION IS warranty, expressed or NOTICE! IF YOU PROVIDED PURSUANT implied regarding title, BELIEVE THERE IS A Sunday, april 3, 2016 |. REast Valley Tribune | Feastvalleytribune.com T O A . S . S E C T I O N p o s s e s s i o n , o r D E E N S E T O T H E THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | APRIL 3, 2016 33-808(C):Street address encumbrances, to pay the TRUSTEE SALE OR IF or identifiable location: 461 unpaid principal balance of Y O U H A V E A N WEST HOLMES AVE the note(s) secured by said OBJECTION TO THE UNIT 250 MESA, AZ Deed of Trust, with interest TRUSTEE SALE, YOU 8 5 2 1 0 A . P . N . : thereon as provided in said MUST FILE AN ACTION 134-22-343A Original note(s), advances, if any, AND OBTAIN A COURT Principal Balance: under the terms of said ORDER PURSUANT TO $76,000.00 Name and Deed of Trust, including RULE 65, ARIZONA address of original fees, charges and RULES OF CIVIL trustor:(as shown on the expenses of the Trustee. PROCEDURE, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S Deed of Trust) JOHN F. Conveyance of the STOPPING THE SALE NO SALE TS#: 16-15969 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE G A R D I N E R , A N property shall be without LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. Order #: 8612183 The Transport Funding, LLC, Overland Park, Kansas will UNMARRIED MAN 461 warranty, express or MOUNTAIN STANDARD following legally described offer the following property at public sale at W E S T H O L M E S implied, and subject to all TIME OF THE LAST trust property will be sold, Arrow Truck Sales, Inc. 2201 W. Buckeye Road, AVENUE-UNIT 250 liens, claims or interest BUSINESS DAY BEFORE pursuant to the power of Phoenix, AZ 85009 MESA, AZ 85210 Name having a priority senior to THE SCHEDULED DATE Sale under that certain on 04/12/16 commencing at 10:00a.m. and address of beneficiary: the Deed of Trust. The OF THE SALE, OR YOU Deed of Trust dated 2010 Kenworth T660 1XKAD48X3AJ268882 (as of recording of Notice Trustee shall not express MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY 7/26/2006 and recorded on of Sale) Wells Fargo Bank an opinion as to the D E F E N S E S O R 7/31/2006 as Instrument # The property may be inspected by appointment N.A., as Trustee, for condition of title. NAME, OBJECTIONS TO THE 20061018390, Book Page prior to the sale. Inquiries: 602-256-7643 Carrington Mortgage Loan A D D R E S S a n d SALE. UNLESS YOU in the office of the County Cash sales only. Trust, Series 2007-RFC1 TELEPHONE NUMBER OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE Recorder of Maricopa Asset-Backed OF TRUSTEE: (as of SALE WILL BE FINAL County, Arizona, NOTICE! Publish: DNS-April 2, 2016, EVT-April 3,2016/17415774 Pass-Through Certificates. recording of Notice of AND WILL OCCUR at IF YOU BELIEVE THERE c/o Carrington Mortgage Sale) Carrington public auction to the IS A DEFENSE TO THE Services, LLC 1600 Foreclosure Services, LLC highest bidder at At the TRUSTEE SALE OR IF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Douglass Road, Suite 200 P.O. Box 3309 Anaheim, Main Entrance to the Y O U H A V E A N A Anaheim, CA 92806 If California 92803 (888) Superior Court Building. OBJECTION TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS the Trustee is unable to 313-1969 Dated: Maricopa County TRUSTEE SALE, YOU convey title for any reason, 2/17/2016 Carrington Courthouse, 201 W. MUST FILE AN ACTION BID OPENING: FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016, the successful bidder's Foreclosure Services, LLC Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AND OBTAIN A COURT AT 11:00 A.M. (M.S.T.) sole and exclusive remedy Tai Alailima Manager, AZ 85003, on 5/31/2016 at ORDER PURSUANT TO shall be the return of Foreclosure Services Sale 10:00 AM of said day: The RULE 65, ARIZONA TRACS NO 0000 MA BKY SZ09501C monies paid to the Trustee information can be following described RULES OF CIVIL PROJ NO CM-BKY-0(211)T and the successful bidder obtained online at property: In Maricopa PROCEDURE, TERMINI CITY OF BUCKEYE shall have not further www.auction.com or use County, State of Arizona: STOPPING THE SALE NO LOCATION WATSON ROAD, NORTH OF VAN recourse. The undersigned the automated sales Lot 48, Arizona Carousel, LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. BUREN TO MCDOWELL ROAD Trustee disclaims any information at (800) according to Book 495 of MOUNTAIN STANDARD liability for any 280-2832. A-4567129 Maps, Page 24, Records TIME OF THE LAST The amount programmed for this contract is incorrectness of the street 03/24/2016, 03/31/2016, of Maricopa County, BUSINESS DAY BEFORE $1,049,130. The location and description of the proaddress and other 04/07/2016, 04/14/2016 Arizona. Being the same THE SCHEDULED DATE posed work are as follows: common designations, if parcel conveyed to Sean OF THE SALE, OR YOU any, shown herein. Said Publish: March 24, 31, Miller from Sean Miller, MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY The proposed work is located in Maricopa County within sale will be made, but April 7, 14, 2016 / Who Acquired Title as D E F E N S E S O R Town of Buckeye along the northeast side of Alarcon without covenant or 17414911 Sean Miller, by virtue of a OBJECTIONS TO THE Boulevard from 7th Avenue West south to 1st Avenue warranty, expressed or Deed dated 9/26/2005, SALE. UNLESS YOU West and continuing east along the north side of Kino implied regarding title, recorded 9/29/2005, as OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE Place from 1st Avenue West to the intersection with 1st p o s s e s s i o n , o r I n s t r u m e n t N o . SALE WILL BE FINAL Avenue East. The work consists of installation of new encumbrances, to pay the 20051450186, County of AND WILL OCCUR at curb and gutter, sidewalk, pipes, irrigation structures, unpaid principal balance of Maricopa, State of Arizona. public auction to the relocate the existing RID Lateral 17 concrete irrigation the note(s) secured by said Assessor's Parcel No: highest bidder at In the channel, and other related work. Deed of Trust, with interest 21472048 3 The successor Courtyard, by the main thereon as provided in said trustee appointed herein entrance of the Superior Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamnote(s), advances, if any, qualifies as trustee of the Court Building, 201 West phlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge under the terms of said Trust Deed in the trustee's Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they Deed of Trust, including capacity as a licensed 85003, on 4/29/2016 at may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, fees, charges and insurance producer as 10:00 AM of said day: Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. expenses of the Trustee. required by ARS Section UNIT 250, OF CIRCLE The cost is $19. Conveyance of the 33-803, Subsection A. TREE CONDOMINIUMS, property shall be without Name of Trustee's ACCORDING TO Publish: DNS-March 26, April 2, 2016, EVT-March 27, warranty, express or Regulator: Arizona DECLARATION OF April 3, 2016 / 17416280 implied, and subject to all Department of Insurance. HORIZONTAL liens, claims or interest ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY REGIME having a priority senior to DEED OF TRUST OR RECORDED IN DOCKET the Deed of Trust. The UPON INFORMATION 15699, PAGE 669 AND Trustee shall not express SUPPLIED BY THE DECLARATION OF an opinion as to the BENEFICIARY. THE ANNEXATION condition of title. NAME, FOLLOWING RECORDED IN DOCKET A D D R E S S a n d INFORMATION IS 15945, PAGE 1049; LOOK IN TODAY’S TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED PURSUANT DECLARATION OF O F T R U S T E E : ( a s o f TO A.R.S. SECTION ANNEXATION recording of Notice of 33-808(C): Street address R E C O R D E D I N Sale) Carrington or identifiable location: 735 83-073928, OF OFFICIAL Foreclosure Services, LLC EAST MICHIGAN AVE R E C O R D S A N D P.O. Box 3309 Anaheim, PHOENIX, AZ 85022 DECLARATION OF California 92803 (888) A.P.N.: 214-72-048 3 ANNEXATION 313-1969 Dated: Original Principal Balance; R E C O R D E D I N 1/20/2016 Carrington $200,069.00 Name and 83-252643, OF OFFICIAL Foreclosure Services, LLC address of original trustor: RECORDS, AND PER Tai Alailima Manager, (as shown on the Deed of MAP RECORDED IN Foreclosure Services Sale Trust) SEAN MILLER, A BOOK 231 OF MAPS, i n f o r m a t i o n c a n b e SINGLE MAN 735 EAST PAGE 32, IN THE OFFICE obtained online at MICHIGAN AVE. OF THE COUNTY www.servicelinkasap.com PHOENIX, AZ 85022 R E C O R D E R O F or use the automated sales Name and address of MARICOPA COUNTY, information at (714) beneficiary: (as of ARIZONA.TOGETHER 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 . A 4 5 6 2 7 8 8 recording of Notice of W I T H E A C H 03/29/2016, 04/05/2016, S a l e ) B A N K O F RESPECTIVE UNITS 04/12/2016, 04/19/2016 AMERICA. N.A. c/o INTEREST IN AND TO Carrington Mortgage THE COMMON AREA, AS Publish: March 29, April 5, Services, LLC 1600 SET FORTH IN SAID 12, 19, 2016 / 17415734 Douglass Road, Suite 200 DECLARATION AND ON A Anaheim, CA 92806 If SAID PLAT. The NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S the Trustee is unable to successor trustee SALE TS#; 16-16195 convey title for any reason, appointed herein qualifies Order#: 160020746 The the successful bidder's as trustee of the Trust following legally described sole and exclusive remedy Deed in the trustee's trust property will be sold, shall be the return of capacity as a licensed pursuant to the power of monies paid to the Trustee insurance producer as Sale under that certain and the successful bidder required by ARS Section Deed of Trust dated shall have not further 33-803, Subsection A. 11/12/2009 and recorded • Autos recourse. The undersigned Name of Trustee's on 11/20/2009 as Trustee disclaims any Regulator: Arizona • Housing I n s t r u m e n t # liability for any Department of Insurance. 20091071550, Book Page • Yard Sales incorrectness of the street ACCORDING TO THE Loan Modification recorded address and other DEED OF TRUST OR • Announcements on 04/21/2015 as common designations, if UPON INFORMATION I n s t r u m e n t N o . • Employment any, shown herein. Said SUPPLIED BY THE 20150273425 in the office sale will be made, but BENEFICIARY, THE • Childcare of the County Recorder of without covenant or FOLLOWING Maricopa County, Arizona, • Finance warranty, expressed or INFORMATION IS NOTICE! IF YOU implied regarding title, PROVIDED PURSUANT • Animal Services BELIEVE THERE IS A p o s s e s s i o n , o r TO A.R.S. SECTION DEFENSE TO THE • Auctions encumbrances, to pay the 33-808(C):Street address TRUSTEE SALE OR IF unpaid principal balance of or identifiable location: 461 Y O U H A V E A N • Business Services the note(s) secured by said WEST HOLMES AVE OBJECTION TO THE Deed of Trust, with interest ...and more UNIT 250 MESA, AZ TRUSTEE SALE, YOU thereon as provided in said 8 5 2 1 0 A . P . N . : MUST FILE AN ACTION note(s), advances, if any, www. 134-22-343A Original AND OBTAIN A COURT under the terms of said Principal Balance: eastvalleytribune. ORDER PURSUANT TO Deed of Trust, including $76,000.00 Name and RULE 65, ARIZONA com fees, charges and address of original RULES OF CIVIL expenses of the Trustee. trustor:(as shown on the PROCEDURE, Conveyance of the Deed of Trust) JOHN F. STOPPING THE SALE NO property shall be without G A R D I N E R , A N
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The amount programmed for this contract is $1,650,000. The location and description of the proposed work are as follows: The proposed work is located Project plans, special provisions, and proposal pamphlets, as electronic files, are available free of charge from the Contracts and Specifications website, or they may be purchased in paper format at 1651 W. Jackson, Room 121F, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3217, (602) 712-7221. The cost is $21. Publish: DNS-March 26, April 2, 2016, EVT-March 27, April 3, 2016 / 17415886
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