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Tempe Union hopes to name new chief soon Sunday, August 27, 2017

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NEWS ............................. 8 Survey: Brain studies trigger decline in boys playing football

BUSINESS ................ 13 Customers can satisfy sweet tooth, nostalgia in Chandler

SPORTS ...................... 17 Tempe athlete eyes world Ironman championship

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Marla Felix, Ann Harbin and Diana Perez (from left) went through crossing guard training at Dobson High recently. More than 150 people from all over the East Valley learned about protecting children, sun and water safety, traffic laws and the correct conduct of a crossing guard. Story, Page 3.

esa City Council member Ryan Winkle stands to make history in the wrong way this week by becoming the first councilman to face a disciplinary hearing under its code of conduct, barring a last-minute settlement. Winkle turned into a political lightning rod because of his May 7 arrest and subsequent conviction for extreme driving under the influence in Tempe after he and his wife drove home intoxicated from the Black and White ball sponsored by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Winkle is hoping that his colleagues, who will act as a panel of judges in determining his punishment, will take his behavior after his arrest into account and censure him on Thursday, Aug. 31, rather than booting him off See

WINKLE on page 4

Gilbert’s 3 riparian preserves flourish with wildlife, visitors BY BJ ALDERMAN Tribune Contributor

PLACES .......................19 Rawhide cuts back public hours, turns to special events

BUSINESS.....................13 OPINION..................... 15 SPORTS........................ 16 FAITH............................ 18 CLASSIFIEDS............. 23

ilbert Councilman Scott Anderson fondly gazed across a shallow pond encircled with mud flats fringed by lush vegetation coming into leaf. Hundreds of shorebirds strolled in the shallows or drilled beaks into the mud, looking for food. Anderson reminisced that “the schoolchildren who came here on field trips were always grossed out when I told them that the water in the pond came from their toilets.” Welcome to the Water Ranch Riparian Preserve at Greenfield and Guadalupe roads in Gilbert. It is the second of three riparian preserves built by the town, and the history of these wildlife magnets is unexpected, colorful and

(Special to the BJ Alderman/ Tribune Contributor)

Turtles, more than 100 species of birds and other wildlife abound at Gilbert's Water Ranch Riparian Preserve, thanks to town officials' foresight and imagination as well as the public's support of a strong environmental initiative in 1988.

not without problems that, fortunately, have found solutions. Anderson served as Gilbert’s planning director in the late 1980s, before the town grew

from a population of 20,000 to over 250,000 today. See

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Crossing guards train to keep kids safe around school BY JESSICA SURIANO Tribune Staff Writer

bout 150 people from all over the East Valley attended the 12th annual Maricopa Association of Governments crossing guard training at Dobson High School recently. Participants learned everything there is to know about safely guiding children to and from school, including sun and water safety, traffic laws and the correct conduct of a crossing guard. Jean DeStories, fire and life safety education specialist for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department, gave a presentation about the different measures crossing guards can take to protect themselves from dehydration, sunburn, heatstroke and other issues that can arise from working outside for extended periods of time. “Take care of yourself so you can take care of others,” DeStories said. Ashley Barinka, traffic safety educator for the Mesa City Transportation Department, said it is important for crossing guards to go through training every year and stay up to date on instructions, even if they have been a crossing guard before. She said with the additional two training workshops held at Washington High School and the Rio Vista Community Center in Phoenix earlier in the week, about 400 people total went through the programs this year. “With school starting back up, be more cautious out there, drivers,” Barinka said. “Pay attention. Cellphones down. Drive slower. There’s going to be a lot more kids and people out on the streets.” Lydia Marquez, a staff member for the Creighton and Balsz school districts in Phoenix, has been a crossing guard for 15 years. She originally started the job out of convenience because both of her children were in school. She said her biggest challenges as a crossing guard occur when people are in a hurry and don’t respect signs or kids crossing the street. On one occasion, Marquez said she saw a parent in a rush almost run over their own child’s foot at a school drop-off. Officer Mike Kuntz and Sergeant Efren Carmona of the Mesa Police Department and Officer Jeremy Logan of the Chandler Police Department gave a presentation on traffic laws for crosswalks, pedestrians and jaywalking at the Aug. 3 session. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5,376 pedestrians were killed

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Brandon Forrey walks crossing guards through training at Dobson High School.

in traffic crashes in the United States in traffic technology. 2015. In the same year, nearly 129,000 “It’s important that we just keep reinpedestrians were treated for non-fatal in- forcing and reiterating the traffic laws juries related to traffic crashes. and what they need to do to be safe out Children and older adults are the most there,” Parmigiani said. at-risk groups of pedestrians to be killed in a traffic crash, according to the CDC. In 2015, it reported one in every five children under the age of 15 killed in a traffic crash was a pedestrian. In a 2016 study researching 39,000 middle and high school students and 56,000 drivers in school zones, Safe Kids Worldwide observed unsafe street crossing behavior in about 80 percent of students, unsafe drop-off and pickup behavior in nearly one in three drivers and a 13 percent increase in pedestrian death rate of teenagers ages 12 to 19 since 2013. Ray Parmigiani, a traffic studies analyst for the Mesa City Transportation Department, has participated in the crossing guard trainings for about eight or nine years of the 11 he has worked with the city. Every few years, he said, the training is revamped to educate crossing guards on the most up-to-date information to keep (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) everyone safe, including educa- Diana Perez tries out her stop sign during crossing guard tion on new advancement in training at Dobson High School in Mesa.

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the council. Opponents, including the Mesa Republican Party, say Winkle violated the city’s code of conduct and his behavior in driving drunk and lying to police about it fall below the city’s standards. They say Winkle should have resigned long ago and the council should remove him from office. Winkle, 38, who grew up in diverse District 3 in southwest Mesa, has apologized repeatedly for his lapse in judgment. He pleaded guilty to a slightly reduced charge, served six days in jail and received 49 days of home arrest. He and his wife, Ericka Varela, enrolled in counseling, and he participated in Alcoholics Anonymous. Reacting to one of his many critics, Winkle said he voluntarily attended a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim impact panel, even though Tempe Municipal Court never ordered him to do so. He took a three-month voluntary leave of absence, forfeiting a portion of his $41,000-per-year council salary. “I’m hoping that the guys think of me as being very humbled by this whole experience,” Winkle said. “I’m just very sorry. I understand the strain it’s put on them.” Winkle again took responsibility for his own actions, saying, “This whole thing started when I decided to drink and drive,” and that he has done everything possible to atone for his offense. “I am throwing myself at the mercy of the council and the people,” he said. Winkle finally returned to his duties at an Aug. 17 study session. He said he has realized for a long time that the political hearing before the council would be worse than pleading guilty in court and serving jail time, because the rules are much clearer in a courtroom. He said a 5-1 vote would be required to remove him from office. “I want to get back to work," Winkle said. “I have spoken to trusted advisors and to my family. I am the right person for the seat. I’ve talked to people. I’ve knocked on 9,000 doors.” Winkle said he is disappointed that many people seem unwilling to accept his apologies. Winkle’s arrest divided the city between those who want to give him a second chance and those who believe his behavior was unacceptable and below the standard for elected officials. Others note he is really asking for a third chance, given his arrest for extreme DUI in Scottsdale

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Mesa City Council member Ryan Winkle and his wife, Ericka Varela, enrolled in counseling after his arrest for extreme DUI.

in 2009, long before his election. Former City Council member Dennis Kavanaugh, Winkle’s mentor, said he strongly encouraged Winkle to resign in early June, address his alcohol problem and to stage a political comeback sometime in the future. “You control the message” after a resignation, Kavanaugh said. “Generally, Americans are willing to forgive you if you admit your mistake.” Kavanaugh still thinks that an out-ofcourt deal that would punish Winkle and allow him to remain on the council would be the best approach. “Having a full-blown hearing conducted like a criminal hearing benefits no one,” Kavanaugh said. “They should seek cohesion rather than divisiveness.” Kavanaugh, who helped write the code after two council members were forced off the council amid allegations of impropriety in the 1990s, said he believes Winkle’s willingness to address his alcohol problem through counseling, to plead guilty and to serve his time should win him a censure, not an ouster. “There is a directive in the code that tells the council to look at the leastpunitive punishment first,” Kavanaugh said. But there are political pressures working against Winkle, with two council members facing re-election campaigns next year. Ian Murray, chairman of the Mesa Republican Party, said Kavanaugh has a vested interest as Winkle’s mentor. He vowed to launch a recall election against the council if Winkle was allowed to avoid the hearing and stay in office.

“This wasn’t his first DUI. This was his second DUI,” Murray said. “I don’t see him being apologetic. He is not taking responsibility for his actions.” Murray said Winkle should have resigned months ago and spared the city from a potentially bloody hearing. “We should hold politicians to a higher standard. We give them a position of public trust,” Murray said, adding that his position would not change if Winkle were a Republican. Winkle is a Democrat in heavily Republican Mesa. “When you are looking at politicians, you judge them by their actions, not by their words,” Murray said. If Winkle were ousted from office, potential candidates would be allowed to apply online to serve as an interim council member until the next city election, in August 2018. In the past, the council has selected a few finalists and interviewed them before selecting a replacement, Kavanaugh said. He recalled one such instance in recent years, when Scott Smith resigned as mayor to run for governor and Alex Finter was named to replace him. The council selected Terry Benelli to serve as an interim council woman until Mayor John Giles was elected. At that time, Finter returned to his former post and Benelli left the council. Council member David Luna also was appointed initially to serve out the remainder of Dina Higgins’ term after she resigned from the council. – Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@timespublications.com.

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In 1988, citizens voted to create recharge ponds that would filter treated wastewater through desert sands to replenish the water table below. Despite initially higher costs, voters rejected the more usual “dry well/direct injection” system of recharge. By the end of the decade, a series of recharge ponds were created at Neely Ranch off Cooper and Elliot and the 72-acre site opened in 1990. The Western Canal Trail runs along the north side of the 11 Neely Ranch ponds. They filled and emptied within a few days, but a significant amount of treated water was always present. Birders using the trail noticed an unusual collection of avian visitors gathering at the ponds. The Desert Rivers Audubon Society has counted 100 bird species at Neely ponds, many of them winter visitors that had not been sighted in the area before. Migrant species rare to the low desert discovered water and reasonable safety and began to use Gilbert as a much-needed stopover. In 1994, Anderson pitched the idea of creating a riparian preserve at Neely ponds. When approval came, he applied for and received a $100,000 grant from the Arizona Heritage Fund. With that money and the efforts of a hundred volunteers, trees and bushes were planted around the ponds’ perimeters. Scouts, Audubon members, independent birders, town staff, Rotarians and others created what became a “huge success,” according to Anderson. Educational signs were installed at the enhanced site and a viewing station was built at the highest point. Because the water in the Neely ponds has been designated by the state as “secondary treated water,” the ponds are fenced so residents cannot go near them. The Audubon Society’s early fears that the quality of the water might ultimately harm avian visitors vanished within a short time.

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With the opening of Neely Ranch Riparian Sanctuary, the town suddenly found itself awash in state, regional, and national accolades and awards. Anderson and Wastewater Director Mark Horn found themselves playing host to planning engineers from countries like Australia, China, Germany, Ireland and India touring the site to see if it could be translated into their own needs. According to Horn, the town installed an array of solar panels along Cooper, plus several in the ponds themselves that “gen-

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Ponds at Gilbert's Water Ranch Riparian Preserve offer solitude and wildlife for visitors and have become an unexpected magnet for tourists.

erate 40 percent of the electricity to run the wastewater treatment facilities. Those in the ponds stand six feet above the water and help cut down on water evaporation.” All the riparian preserves are surrounded by test wells to closely monitor environmental quality. At the end of the last century, it was discovered that industrial waste had been illegally dumped north of the ponds sometime during the 1970s. All Neely recharge operations were severely cut back until researchers at Gilbert’s Environmental Quality Department could determine whether chemical waste was being carried away in the recharge water percolating through the sand. Today, Neely recharges 1.2 million gallons per day. Those ponds currently provide an oasis for the birds, insects, mammals and reptiles that inhabit this area for a few days or longer. In the late 1990s, Gilbert residents embraced Anderson’s vision of a way to marry utility, nature, entertainment and education at a former cotton field east of Neely. Using what had been learned at the earlier site, the town created a 101-acre family-oriented park enhanced with fishing lake, picnic armadas, a dinosaur dig, gardens, a public-use observatory and play areas at Greenfield and Guadalupe above seven large recharge ponds. This time, there were no chain-link fences between ponds and visitors. Instead there are benches and blinds. At Water Ranch, the recharge water has undergone a chlorination treatment for human protection. This meets the state’s Class A+ reclaimed water criteria, the highest available. Visitors are still encouraged to stay out of the water and dried ponds around

which there are riding and walking paths. Because “85 percent of park users stay within 15 percent of the Water Ranch facility,” Anderson – who served as director of the Riparian Institute until 2013 – said lower pond paths are not only shady but

Happily unforeseen are the tourist dollars generated by visitors to Gilbert from people who come just for the birds at the Neely and Water Ranch. Anderson still marvels at the phone calls he’d get at the Riparian Institute after a rare bird sighting was recorded on the Desert Rivers Audubon hot line. “People from all over the world wanted me to tell them that the bird was still there. (They) informed me they were flying in just to see it. It was amazing,” he said. Since the creation of Water Ranch 18 years ago, its bird species count has reached 300. Recent research on the effect of increasing temperatures in the world’s deserts, including our own, indicates that huge numbers of small birds are dying of dehydration. Gilbert’s three preserves provide acres of much-needed water and habitat cover in our little piece of the world.

How to enjoy Gilbert’s Riparian Preserve BY BJ ALDERMAN Tribune Contributor

ater Ranch may be the site you’d take out-of-town guests for a walk, nature watch, or for a picnic, just to dazzle them. Parking can be found at the lot past the library on Guadalupe or at the end of the library lot on Greenfield. Neely Ranch holds interest as ponds fill around the viewing station. Locals can enjoy a quiet hour or so of nature watching. Parking in the far lot at the fire/police station on Cooper Road poses no problems and the walk up the shady path is easy. Settle in with water and binoculars and wait to see what emerges over time. You might be treated to the sight of a glossyfurred muskrat. Explore the Riparian Preserve in the making at Higley and Ocotillo roads after parking in the lot by the pumping station and taking a very short walk downhill. Bring a lawn chair, binoculars, water and find a shady spot to call your own. Each site provides a relaxing little getaway from the urban blur of activity around us. On a recent visit, a man with a butterfly net wanted to capture insects so he could look at them. He carried a “kill jar” in his other hand: a lidded

bottle containing gauze impregnated with some chemical to kill insects being collected for study. Informed that that capturing any critter at the preserve was forbidden, he replied that he didn’t know. The stated goal of all three riparian preserves is “to keep wildlife wild, and ensure visitors opportunities to visit the space without impact to the wildlife.” The full list of rules is at gilbertaz.gov. Concern for wildlife must be the highest priority of visitors at all three Riparian Preserves. Semi-domestic ducks (mallards) may be fed only at the Water Ranch Lake, and are restricted to bird seed, cracked corn or whole-grain cereal. Items such as popcorn, snack crackers and bread harm fowl. Horses must stay strictly on trails as marked to prevent damage of vegetation. Domestic or wild animals must not be released onto the property. Wildlife, including insects on the property, must not be harmed or captured. Be aware that ponds contain reclaimed water. Although disinfected, they are intended for wildlife only. Keep children, dogs, and horses out of the retention basins whether they are wet or dry. Children should be taught that being quiet means they will see more animals.

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Survey: Brain studies trigger decline in boys playing football BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

he Barrow Neurological Institute released its newest findings on concussions in high school sports with a poll showing that one-third of the parents around the Valley will not allow their kids to play football. The survey results stand consistent with the participation levels in football throughout Arizona. According to the National Federation of State High School Association, 17,858 athletes played high school football last year, a 15 percent decline from the previous season, in which 20,929 played. While the participation rates show a decline, the survey also showed that 85 percent of parents in the Valley would still allow their kids to play other contact sports. Dr. Javier Cardenas, the director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, said parents continue to view football as more dangerous than other contact sports. Cardenas serves on the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, working as an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant and sideline observer at Arizona Cardinals home games. He also serves as a sideline concussion observer at Arizona State University home games. Cardenas said that there is no question that football is the spotlight sport for concussions. “(It is) in terms of CTE and the evaluation of deceased football players and recording this incidence,” Cardenas said. “That indeed has the greatest concern for the people who are participating in athletics.” Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in those with a history of repetitive brain trauma. In CTE, a protein called tau forms clumps that slowly spread, killing brain cells. Even though participation in football is declining, high school athletes continue to play because of the protections and policies that are being implemented to prevent concussions. Since 2011, the Barrow Neurological Institute and the Arizona Interscholastic Association have partnered up to provide concussion education to more than 350,000 Arizona high school athletes via Barrow’s Brainbook. The AIA has also been one of the nation’s leaders in implementing policies relating to the prevention of concussions. In 2011, the association developed a hel-

(Greg Macafee/Tribune Staff)

Hamilton’s Derrick Porter attempts to put a move on Boulder Creek offensive lineman Preston Shepherd. Nationally, participation in high school football has dropped 15 percent.

met‑dislodgement rule that was later adopted by the NFSH in 2012. The NFSH also adopted Arizona’s blindside-block rule that the AIA established in 2016. Even though parents know the risks that playing football brings, some still feel safe allowing their children to play because of the policies and precautions being implemented to make the game as safe as possible. Jodi Haire, mother of Mountain Pointe High player Will Haire, said he loves playing football so she would never pull him away from the sport. She said he has become smarter about playing football and preventing concussions because of the education he has received on brain injury. “He knows about the concussions. He always has, but he’s smart about it, or at least he’s much smarter now,” Haire said. “With the concussion testing in school and teaching them to be safer with their helmets. I tell him all the time, ‘If you feel something in the game, like you have a concussion, then you need to take yourself out.’” Mark McMillian is an eight-year NFL veteran and his son Mark Jr. plays wide receiver for the 5A state champion Williams Field Blackhawks. McMillian didn’t allow his son to play football until his freshman year of high school. “He knows the risk of going out there and sustaining concussions,” McMillian said. “So, he knows the risk it wasn’t until he came to me and said he was serious about playing so I allowed him to play.” While knowing the risks as a former player, McMillian acknowledged that the precautions and procedures of the game have come a long way. He also feels Arizona is at the leading edge in trying to make the sport as safe as possible.

Barrow has delivered more than 150,000 baseline concussion tests and 23,000 post-injury concussion tests to Arizona high school athletes. Cardenas said the Barrow Neurological Institute also estimated a total of $2 million in health-care savings for athletes in the Valley. Arizona was also the second state in the nation to offer a concussion health insurance policy to all AIA ath-

letes. “As a parent, that’s refreshing to know because back in the day there was a time where a kid would get his bell rung and he wouldn’t say anything, the trainers weren’t exactly qualified to diagnose it and they just put the kid back in the game,” McMillian said. “Now, coaches are more educated, more aware of it and they can see the signs and symptoms in their players.” The participation numbers for football in Arizona are declining, but according to the NFSH overall participation numbers for all sports throughout the United States increased for the 28th consecutive year. With the increase in numbers, Cardenas is set out to make every sport safe. “We continue to endorse participation in athletic activity and we continue to do our best to make it as safe as possible and work on prevention education and working on treatment to provide for the Arizona Community,” Cardenas said. “Lastly, we continue to be leaders in this field and try to set an example for the nation.” – Contact Greg Macafee at gmacafee@ timespublications.com or at 480-898-5630 or follow @greg_macafee on Twitter.

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Fall prevention program at A.T. Still University celebrates 10 years BY DAVID M. BROWN Tribune Contributor

few years ago, retiree Stan DuFrane lurched backward while returning a tennis ball. After a few hours in the emergency room and follow-up treatment, his medical provider, Iora Healthcare, told him about the Still Standing Fall Prevention Outreach at A.T. Still University (ATSU), just a few blocks away in Mesa. He’s playing recreational tennis again. “The program made me aware of the dangers of falling. I’m more careful now,” said DuFrane, a full-time Mesa resident for 20 years. The largest and longest-running program of its kind in Arizona, the Still Standing Fall Prevention Outreach has served 4,000-plus people who have either been injured in a fall or want to learn how to avoid dangerous situations that can cause one. Apache Junction’s Don and Judy Link also heard about the fall prevention program from their Iora provider, Dr. Kimberly Shipman. “The program helped us recognize some of the fears that people might have after falling and how with positive thinking we can work through and overcome the fear of falling again,” Don said. Illinois natives, the couple retired to Arizona three years ago. “The importance of exercise to help with strength and flexibility was emphasized, and there were also discussions on fall hazards in our homes and our environment and action plans to correct and avoid these problems,” he added, commending the two ATSU students hosting the program. “And we were able to discuss falls with others who actually had experienced COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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them, and their insight was beneficial in our discussions throughout the course,” Don Link added. Entering its 10th year this fall, the free program is part of the Aging Studies Project at the university and partners with East Valley businesses and municipalities. “The goals of the program are to provide a substantive interdisciplinary service learning experience for our students and our community members with an effective, evidence-based fall prevention program,” said Elton Bordenave, director of the Aging Studies Project and associate professor in the Department of Audiology. The need is significant. Each year, 2.8 million older people in the United States are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries, and at least 300,000 of them are hospitalized for hip fractures. Adjusted for inflation, the direct medical costs for fall injuries are $31 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2014, the average hospital stay for Arizonans was 4.6 days, and the average charges for inpatient visits were $56,510, totaling $678.9 million, the Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Injury Prevention said. Emergency department hospital visits resulted in charges exceeding $245.2 million, The ATSU Aging Studies project launched in 2003, and work began in 2004 with various trial efforts. For the students, this became today’s Matter of Balance curriculum at ATSU. The fall prevention program followed in the 2008-09 school year with 30 students participating in classes at 15 sites throughout Phoenix and the East Valley. More than 1,000 seniors participated that first year. Mesa Mayor John Giles said businesses and residents have been “extremely generous.” United Food Bank President Dave Richins encouraged groups to purchase pallets of water bottles. Mesa residents can continue to donate bottled water. One pallet contributes approximately 2,000 bottles. Information: United Food Bank at 480‑398-4464 or mesaaz.gov/H2Omesa.

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Celebrating their completion of the fall prevention program with A.T. Still staffers are, from left, front row: Dolly Trumbauer, Madeline Maharry and Aarshee Talwar; standing: Frances Lyon, Emma Alaestante, Fartun Jama, Opaline Halley and Elton Bordenave.

For its 10th year, the program will expand with 200 students serving 70 sites across Maricopa County, a third in the East Valley. From an initial two community partners, the program now has more than 50, including major health systems and most Valley municipalities, said Bordenave, an East Valley resident for 30plus years. One of the students participating this year is Mesa’s Dalton Ishmail, who is enrolled in ATSU’s Physician Assistant Studies program. Classmates and students from other university programs such as physical therapy, occupational therapy and osteopathic medicine are also involved. For eight weeks, Ishmail and his fellow students visited a local senior center and

worked with the elderly, who are at a particularly high risk of falls in their daily life and suffer more intense, even fatal, injuries. “We were able to have open discussions about plans and practice exercises that can help prevent future falls from happening,” said Ishmail, an ultrasound tech before entering the P. A. program. ATSU’s fall prevention program has been recognized locally with a Community Impact Award from the Living Well Institute in 2015 and was nationally profiled in the Wall Street Journal the following year. In 2015-16 the program received a $95,000 grant from the Baptist Hospitals and Health Systems Legacy Foundation. To participate, contact a local senior center.

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New pickleball courts discussed at city meeting

Tempe is building its first permanent pickleball courts, and a community meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, will go into details. Attendees at the Tempe History Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave., will get a brief project

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Tempe Union board hoping to name new district chief by Sept. 13 BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

empe Union High School District might have a superintendent-elect as early as Sept. 13 if the governing board likes one of two internal candidates who are seeking the job. The board last week set Sept. 13 for closed-door interviews with Associate Superintendent Kevin Mendivil and Anna Battle, assistant superintendent for operations, and is poised to approve one if members can agree. The board is fast-tracking its search for a replacement for Superintendent Kenneth Baca, who has submitted his resignation effective June 30, 2018. Baca gave no reason for his resignation except to say that it was “time to say goodbye” after six years at the district’s helm. The board has indicated a preference for setting side an estimated $50,000 for a search firm and casting a nationwide net for Baca’s replacement. Members said there were qualified candidates within the district’s administration and that they should be considered before the board expanded its search.

The board also indicated that it will not to interview the candidates and compile Board member Bernadette Hodge make any formal request for public input a confidential report. And it will develop wants to know if the board would release into the type of candidate who should be Sept. 6 in a closed-door meeting a set of to the public and Tempe Union staff the considered. questions to ask each candidate in the pri- questions and profile it will be using to Gilbert Public Schools Governing vate interviews that will be held a week assess the two candidates, but McLeBoard also is looking for a superinten- later. nahan indicated that at best, the public dent and posted an online The board also could expect the release of survey for parents that has plans to have its candidate profile early drawn more than 5,000 reeach candidate next month. spondents. write answers McLenahan indicated it “We fully realize that if to a few quesmade little sense to release we put questions out to our tions in a timed its questions, or the quespublic and get answers from closed-door sestions for the written portion 100 people, we’re likely to sion. of the interview, before the have 50 of them who will feel “We are trying candidates had a chance to like we didn’t listen to them,” very hard not to answer them. said board President Deestring this out “We did not want this to (Tempe Union High School District) be a popularity contest,” she (Tempe Union High School District) for months and Anne McClenahan, adding: Mendivil, associate Battle, associate “We are a very active board. Anna months,” said Kevin said of the selection process, superintendent for Tempe superintendent for We talk to people all the time operations, is a candidate board member Union, also is seeking the saying the board wanted and we will continue to seek for Tempe Union’s next Michelle Helm. top job. to avoid a “last man standsuperintendent. input.” “It’s not only uning” process that resembled McClenahan said the comfortable for our wonder- “American Idol.” board will use the superintendent profile ful interior people, but it can be very unShe added that the board had approach it compiled for the search that ended with comfortable for the rest of our staff won- five Tempe Union administrators who Baca’s selection. That profile listed desir- dering what we are going to do and the have state-issued school superintendent able qualifications it sought for a super- vision and direction the district is taking. certificates and invited them to apply. She intendent. We are trying our best to get this done in did not elaborate on the apparent deciIt also is using a retired district lawyer a very reasonable time.” sion by three of them not to seek the post.

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Customers can satisfy sweet tooth, nostalgia at candy store BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Staff Writer

magine a candy paradise with aisles of all types of sweet treats from around the world. It’s not a dream but a reality at a Chandler candy store. Sweeties Candy of Arizona, which offers lots of treats to satisfy the sweet tooth, including candy bars, jelly beans, hard candies and cactus candy. “We have over 4,000 items from over 175 manufacturers,” said owner Mike Manzo. He said they stock candy “from all over the place,” including Spain, Holland and Germany. The majority of suppliers are in the United States. “And we also have local suppliers, like in Arizona. We have Rainbow Cotton Candy, based out of Tempe. We also support Cactus Candy in Phoenix and Cerreta’s in Glendale,” Manzo added. “We also have another company, Say It With Chocolate,” he said. “That is chocolate-covered pretzels, chocolatecovered Oreo pops. It’s also in Chandler. So many of the local guys we like to support, as well as the national, regional brands. We search high and low for everything.” The company prides itself in stocking quality items. “The Sweetie Candy Company Inc. has been around over 65 years,” Manzo said. The business is family owned and BUSINESS BRIEFS

Mesa Kmart at Power Road among dozens to close by Nov.

Kmart at 1445 S. Power Road in Mesa will close by mid-November, one of 28 stores that parent retailer Sears is dropping. Sears has been struggling to draw shoppers to both its Sears and Kmart stores. Liquidation sales of store inventory will start Thursday, Aug. 31.

Job fair in Chandler will be hiring on the spot

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Besides 4,000 kinds of candy including candy bars, jelly beans, hard candies and cactus candy, visitors to Sweeties Candy of Arizona can quench their thirst with pure cane sugar sodas.

operated. Manzo is the fourth generation. Mike’s wife, Dawn, co-owns the Chandler store. Sweeties originated in Cleveland, and Mike’s father-in-law, Tom Scheiman, still runs that location. The original name was Bag of Sweet, but it eventually was changed to b.a. Sweetie Candy Inc. It started as a 500-square-foot “rebagger”

company not open to the public. Today, it’s the largest candy warehouse in the country at 40,000 square feet. “Tom … gave me my first job when I was 11 years old,” Mike said. “I used to get dropped off to stock the shelves and do whatever he told me.” At the end of the day, Mike remembers his future father-in-law going to an old-

fashioned cash register with a big marble slab on the front. “He’d open it up and give me $20 cash and give me a little white two-pound paper bag,” he said. “I could fill it with as much candy as I could fit in the bag, and that was my payment. I was the richest

6, at the Hilton Phoenix Chandler. The fair is hosted by National Career Fairs, which conducts more than 400 free job fairs around the country. For registration, go to tiny.cc/ chandlerjobfair. Job seekers can also go to the National Career Fairs Job Board, at ncfjobs. com, and upload a resume before the event. The Hilton Phoenix Chandler is at 2929 West Frye Road, Chandler.

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The 159-room hotel will be operated by Phoenix-based Granite Hospitality. The new owner is planning to undertake a multimillion-dollar renovation to the property later this year.

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sixth-grader you ever saw!” Mike and Dawn moved to Arizona in 2009. Using the same business model, they opened the second store, Sweeties Candy of Arizona, in July 2010 at Alma School Road and Chandler Boulevard. They moved to more spacious headquarters at 1986 N. Alma School Road in 2016. The store on the southwest corner of Alma School and Warner roads is 13,000 square feet, nearly three times the size of their previous location down the street. With the added space, Mike added new products. “We brought in over 350 glass bottles, pure cane sugar sodas,” he said. “So, all of the nostalgic items we deal with in candy, we now do that with sodas.” Mike has 17 suppliers. Customers can mix and match a four-pack or buy one bottle of the sodas. His father, brother-in-law and sister-inlaw all help him and Dawn run the store, which stocks candy for all occasions. They can supply weddings, office parties, bar mitzvahs, ’50s and ’60s theme parties – anything nostalgic. Sweeties can even match by colors. “The No. 1 selling candy in the entire story is Jelly Belly jelly beans,” Mike said. The store carries all 74 flavors in bulk. “The No. 2 item that sells in here is gonna be Tootsie Rolls,” Mike said. “Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Frooties.” Sweeties carries all the various types, sizes, and flavors of Tootsie Rolls. “The best thing I see in here is when families come in. You’ve got Mom and Dad and the kids, and they’re walking up and down the aisles one at a time, and they’re seeing items they had that they haven’t had in 20-30 years,” Mike said. “And then they’re getting their kids hip to

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than a typical food truck. The food truck will be at Gilbert High School’s Friday night home football games this fall. Grubstak opened last year in downtown Gilbert’s Heritage Marketplace

Texas-based Varsity Tavern joins Mill Avenue lineup

Varsity Tavern, a restaurant based in Texas, will open at 501 S. Mill Ave. in Tempe. It will occupy the second and third floors of the property.

it too by telling them, ‘This is what Mom and Dad used to get when we went down to the corner store.’ To see them being able to share those happy moments with the next generation and get them hipped to it, it’s a great feeling all around.” The sugar high Mike got as a kid stuck with him. As a business owner, he’s always looking for ways to make the shopping experience sweeter. “We like to say, ‘We sell happiness once piece at a time for a piece, or a pound, or a half a ton,’” Mike said. “So, we’re a retailer and a wholesaler at the same time. And we’re also a distributor that supplies other stores. So, we supply Ma and Pa shops, Water ’n’ Ices, gas stations, gift shops, hotel chains, you name it.” Sweeties also offers a private-label program. “Most distributors aren’t open to the public but you can come into Sweeties and get one bubblegum if you wanted to,” Mike explained. “But then we also offer wholesale pricing, too. So, if you buy things by a full box, there’s a discount. And when you get things by the piece, it’s retail. Then we also have over 750 bulk items, mix-and-match bulk.” Despite the ups and downs in the economy, Mike credits the company’s success to offering a variety of sweets and items that can’t be found anywhere else. “The nostalgic factor,” he said. “Everybody deserves a treat. And no matter how bad things are in the economy, everybody deserves to have something good. It’s not going to break the bank coming in and getting a handful of candy, but it sure is going to make your day!” It’s possible there could be a fifth generation running the store. Mike and Dawn have a 5-year-old son and a daughter who’s almost 2. To learn more about Sweeties, visit sweetiescandyaz.com. The tavern will stretch out in 10,925 square feet, with 3,400 square feet of patio space. Gringo Star occupies the first floor.

Tempe’s Carvana ranked among fastest-growing firms

Carvana has been ranked one of Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies in the nation. The Tempe company ranked at No. 34. The company sells cars online and through a vending machine. Customers choose a car online, then have it delivered, or can pick it up at one of Carvana’s vending machines. Carvana began the delivery service in the Phoenix area earlier this month.

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Taking a tiny step toward meeting a massive need BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

t has been at least a decade, if not longer, that I’ve handled occasional stories about a Christian organization called Feed My Starving Children. Between the organization’s own announcements and news releases from groups that have helped further its mission, I’ve always been impressed not only by the zeal of FMSC but by its seeming efficiency. Two weeks ago, I experienced both firsthand. I felt like I was part of a Swiss watch. Joining my colleagues from Times Media Group, publisher of the Tribune and about 20 other community newspapers and magazines, I learned why so many individuals and organizations – from scout troops to church groups – so enthusiastically embrace FMSC. It’s not only because Feed My Starving Children for 30 years has been fixed on one goal: easing the hunger that afflicts untold millions of kids around the world.

It needs people to physically help do it. FMSC has perfected a recipe of four high-protein ingredients that volunteers assemble into life-saving bags. Volunteers measure the ingredients for each bag, seal the bags, pack the bags in boxes and tape up and stack the boxes on pallets that end up in dozens of poverty-stricken countries around the world. Located in a small, empty shopping center across from Fiesta Mall in Mesa, FMSC’s packing center for the East Valley has a “kitchen” that probably is cleaner than many Valley restaurants. Its approach to handling those bags of life certainly seem a lot more sterile than the food-handling techniques I’ve seen in others. Donning hairnets and latex gloves and guided crisply by the directions of a tiny staff, dozens of volunteers form mini-assembly lines that engender a camaraderie and proficiency that become a marvel to behold – and even more marvelous to be a part of. Before and after a packing session, you not only get schooled in the suffering that you are joining FMSC to help alleviate. You also get to check out and buy crafts

and products from the countries you are helping – coffee from Nicaragua and Haiti, bracelets from Uganda, beaded toys from Swaziland, to name just a few. Volunteers also get an introduction to the vast global network through which FMSC distributes those bags of life and the other ways it helps rescue at least some of the suffering little ones. During a brief video following our 90-minute packing stint, we heard the story of a 4-year-old Haitian boy whose mother could not care for him while tending to his three siblings. He had rickets and couldn’t walk. So, day after day, she just left him sitting outside in the mud, under the hot sun with no one to even talk to, let alone play with. He came to the attention of FMSC volunteers, who took him to a doctor. The doctors didn’t think he would make it, had all but given him up for the grave. Flash forward two years. The boy was in a classroom, writing on a blackboard, running around and looking healthy. After watching that video, I thought about the little boys and girls in dirtpoor regions of the globe who can’t run to the fridge for a glass of milk, sit down

at breakfast to a bowl of Cheerios or run over to a cupboard for a snack. I thought about how our company took two hours of its time away from covering news and serving advertisers to join the finely tuned watch that is Feed My Starving Children to show those kids a little love – indeed, give them life. I wondered what would happen if every business in Ahwatukee, the East Valley, the Phoenix metro region organized its employees into groups that could head over to Mesa and spend two hours packing bags of food. For a mere two hours, business owners, supervisors and employees could join the countless church groups, civic organizations and individuals who have done the same thing and help the millions of children among the estimated 161 million people in the world who are starving every day. We were told that by the end of our shift, we helped feed 69 children for a year. Seemed to me like a heartbreakingly tiny fraction of the need out there. Maybe it’s time that you head over to fmsc.org and sign up.

It’s a fact – look it up – there are no more facts anymore BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

ately, I find myself nostalgic for simpler times, those good old days back in 1995, when we used to know things and enjoy the certainty that comes with knowledge. Back then – it sounds quaint to say it now – there existed such things as “facts.” Let me give you an example of a fact, in case you’ve forgotten the concept, the way you’ve forgotten who played Phoebe on the show “Friends.” George Washington served as the first president of the United States. That’s a fact. It’s in all the history books, they teach it in school and no sane person would dare disagree. Facts are dead now. I’m not sure precisely when facts went extinct, but I’m guessing it happened around the time Al Gore invented the internet. We don’t agree on

anything now, not even what’s happening right before our eyes. No sooner do you say something you think is obvious – “Donald Trump is the president of the United States” – when controversy erupts. “Trump’s not my president,” says your buddy who loves watching MSNBC. “He’s mentally ill, unhinged. He’s clearly suffering early onset dementia,” says your neighbor who drives the Prius with the Bernie 2016 bumper sticker. “He’s evil.” You might classify those statements as opinions. Opinions used to be different than facts. We used to agree in public on the facts while keeping most of the latter, our opinions, to ourselves. Those days are over. Today, people don’t merely hold a belief so much as grab onto their opinion with a hammerlock. And no sooner do we think something than we have to say it, scream it, Facebook it, Yelp it, tweet it and slap it on a T-shirt. Not that I blame the citizenry alone for all this opinion-as-fact blather. After all,

the president of the United States, the First Tweeter, spent 77 minutes on TV Tuesday night doing the exact same thing. For Mr. Trump, the Oxford Dictionary definition of a fact – “a thing that is known or proved to be true” – appears to have been replaced by a new, lower standard. If I think it or say it, it’s true. Thousands of people show up to protest? “There aren’t too many people outside protesting, OK. That I can tell you.” Your speech is carried live by every network, including CNN. No matter. “They’re turning those lights off fast. Like CNN. CNN does not want its falling viewership to watch what I’m saying tonight, I can tell you.” And tell you, and tell you. If it’s in our minds today, it’s on our tongues. Though telling us something does not make it so. I was reminded of that the morning after Trump’s rally, when I saw a giant frontpage headline on the Phoenix newspaper. “Violence Erupts.”

This after a night when no one was injured, except by heat or dehydration, and property damage estimates were zero. The Phoenix cops, who said protesters flung some bottles, rocks and a lighted device, fired off pepper spray and gas to disperse the crowd of pro- and anti-Trumpers. As for violence and eruptions, judging on a scale that begins with a kindergarten fight and ends with, say, Los Angeles circa 1992, to me this headline constitutes what we now call “fake news.” Understand, that is merely my opinion. I believe a lot of things. I believe neo-Nazis are morons and dangerous. I believe Justin Bieber sucks. And I believe the United States is greatest nation in the world because it affords us more freedom than anyplace else. The facts, though? Facts are dead. And my opinion is, that’s damn sad. – David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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n Saturday, the No. 8-ranked Chandler High Wolves took on No. 4-ranked IMG Academy in a nationally broadcast game on ESPNU. The matchup was one of the most highly anticipated games in high school football. And this isn’t the first time the Wolves have played on a national stage. In fact, it has become something of a regularity in Arizona high school football. In the past, Chandler High has played games against the best teams in the nation. Last season, the Wolves beat Valdosta High School from Georgia in the Geico State Champions Bowl Series. This came after they played Centennial High from Corona, California, in the first three weeks of the season. Before Centennial and Valdosta, the Wolves played nationally ranked teams like Bishop Gorman from Las Vegas and St. John Bosco from California in past years. This year, Bishop Gorman and St John Bosco are ranked No. 1 and No. 3 in USA Today’s Super 25 rankings. Chandler head coach Shaun Aguano believes that playing against the top competition from around the country gives his team an idea of where they are on a national level. He said it also prepares them for the rest of the season. “The last five years, two of the five teams we’ve played out of state were national champions,” Aguano said. “So, we like playing big games, against huge opponents just to see where we are at nationally and then kind of evaluate where we are going through the season.” The seventh-year head coach at Chandler brought up the idea of playing on the national level when he took over the program. He thought it would give his players a big advantage in the big moments. “Prior to me coming on as a head coach, I thought Chandler had a kind of a mental block against the Hamiltons of the world. When taking on these national teams, I wanted to make sure our kids knew how to play in these big games.” So far, the strategy has worked out for Aguano and the Wolves as Chandler has captured two state championships since

They have won their last two matchups against California schools, Bakersfield and Upland. On Thursday, Mountain Pointe travels to California for a third straight year, to try and earn another win in the Golden State. This year, they are set to take on Chaminade High, a team that finished 8-4 last season, and the Pride are ready to prove they belong among the best teams in the nation. “I believe that if we want to be a better team, or the greatest team, we have to play the (Tribune file photo) teams,” Chandler High’s T.J. Green helped the Wolves defeat Mountain Pointe for the state title in 2016. After that victory, the Wolves greatest Mountain Pointe got some national recognition by beating Valdosta High School from Georgia in the Geico State Champions Bowl Series. defensive back Kenny Churchwell his arrival in 2011. Other teams have played against two out-of-state teams, said ahead of their season opener with been known to take the same approach. once at home and once on the road. During their run as state champions, They will repeat that again this year. Sandra Day O’Connor. While the two teams are competing the Hamilton Huskies played out of state This past weekend, they traveled to on a yearly basis against top teams. Also, Henderson, Nevada, to take on Liberty against top teams from around the country, the 4A four-time state champion Saguaro High, and they will host East High out of they don’t have to travel far to take on top talent. Chandler and Mountain Pointe are Sabercats have begun to take their talents Salt Lake City on Sept. 1. onto the national stage. Last year, Saguaro Since 2013, the Mountain Pointe Pride both ranked in the top 30 teams of USA have played four Today’s Super 25 rankings, Chandler at games against No. 8 and Mountain Pointe at No. 29. Mountain Pointe and Chandler High out-of-state teams. Their only are separated by only 12 miles, so they loss came in 2014 don’t have to travel far for a nationally when they fell ranked matchup. The two teams will clash 66-13 to Reed on Sept. 8 at Chandler High in a rematch High School in of the 2016 6A state championship, which the Sollenberger ended in a 36-17 Chandler victory. Along with the 6A teams, the 4A fourClassic. They also played Bishop time state champions Saguaro Sabercats will take on two out of state teams in Gorman. But, since 2015 the first three weeks of the 2017 season the Pride have as they attempt to win their fifth straight taken their talents state championship. (Greg Macafee/Tribune Staff) to California to No. 8-ranked Chandler High hosted No. 4-ranked IMG Academy from Florida compete in the – Contact Greg Macafee at gmacafee@ in a nationally broadcast game on ESPNU. UA Brothers in timespublications.com or at 480-898-5630 or Arms Classic. follow @greg_macafee on Twitter.

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shley Robota of Tempe is hoping to get to Hawaii in October, but not for sightseeing. The 2007 Arizona State biology grad and Mesa dental hygienist is planning to participate in the Ironman Kona World Championships. Only 1 percent of all finishers in Ironman competitions around the world qualify for the Kona World meet, which involves a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race and a 26.2-mile run. A member of Racelab Endurance Training since 2007, Robota qualified by placing first place in her age group, third female amateur overall, at Ironman Canada with a time of 10 hours 38 minutes. Robota, 32, participated in numerous sports at Desert Vista High School, winning multiple state tournaments and the state doubles badminton championship. “I got into triathlons while at ASU and volunteered at the Ironman and knew it

was something I wanted to try one day,” she said. She’s been training for the Kona for nine years at a grueling weekly pace – swimming about 16,000 yards, cycling 160 miles and running about 23 miles. And there were double workouts as well as weight training. “Thanks to the amazing coaching and personalized training provided by Racelab, I was able to train and recover correctly without injury or burnout,” said Robota, who has competed in numerous other marathons and biking events. To join some 2,000 other competitors in the world championships, Robota needs to raise $6,000 hrough gofundme. com/ashleyrobota. She is about a fifth of the way there. “It is an absolute dream come true and is validation that all of my hard work has paid off,” she said. “Unfortunately, due to timing, I have less than two months to raise the funds, book my flight and hotel. At this point, most everything is sold out, hence the gofundme account to help as all the discounted rates are gone.”

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Good manners are expressions of God’s lovingkindness BY RABBI DEAN SHAPIRO Tribune Guest Writer

was horrified recently to see an elderly lady, bags hanging from her arms and out of breath, struggling to board a train. The cabin attendants just stood there doing nothing, so I set down my suitcase, picked hers up and brought it inside. No big deal. I believe in good manners. More than mere social niceties, manners indicate that we see the humanity in another person, that we recognize their need and that we’re prepared to tax ourselves – just a bit – to help them out. I like what manners say about civil society: that we all take turns giving, and we all take turns taking, and that we are in this world together. Manners convey that other people matter.

When you do someone a favor, you look into their eyes and recognize them as a child of God. You lift a bag for an old woman and you see a bit of your own grandmother. You give a sandwich to someone who’s down and out, as you hope someone else would feed your child if they needed help. The invisible husk that divides me from you dissolves away and our shared humanity remains. Judaism’s rules require this, through both negative and positive behaviors. For example, when an outsider settles in your community, don’t take advantage of them even though you can. Even if we don’t help, Leviticus 19:33 insists, at least do no harm. But disengagement is not nearly enough. The positive commandments (in Hebrew, “mitzvot”) describe the affirmative actions we are obliged to take on behalf of our fellow people – and, may

I add, animals as well. They sound quite basic, the stuff of civil society, but they are more profound than that. “You shall not falsify measures of length, weight or capacity” (Leviticus 19:35-36). It would be so easy, wouldn’t it, for a butcher to put his thumb on the scale, or for someone selling cloth to short you by just a few millimeters. Or, conversely, for a customer to pop a walnut or two in her mouth at the bulk food bins at Sprouts. What’s the harm? Well, it adds up, millimeter after millimeter, over time. The Prophet Isaiah describes the societal harm that comes from such minor misdeeds. “Your silver has turned to dross; your wine is cut with water. Your rulers are rogues and cronies of thieves, every one avid for presents and greedy for gifts; they do not judge the case of the orphan, and the widow’s cause never reaches them.”

(1:22-23) Isaiah observes that small, undetectable infractions sow distrust among people. They signal the upending of civil society, leading to avarice among leaders and, ultimately, an unjust society. The prophets Amos, Hosea and Micah all repeat the message. Good manners do not make a society just, but they are a sign of a healthy society, where the lives of others matter. Good manners are expressions of God’s lovingkindness coursing through the Universe. We are God’s eyes and hands. When we take care of each other, lovingkindness pours through our actions and flows out into the world. Kindness has cosmic importance.

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Sept. 7. St. Peter Church is at 1844 East Dana Ave., Mesa. Information: 480-833-4398.

SUNDAY, AUG. 27 TEEN GRAFFITI EVENT

Teens are encouraged to come together to paint a large board with inspiring messages. A professional graffiti artist then will bring it all together with a message on top. The finished work will grace a lounge for CTeen, a Jewish teen club. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Chabad of the East Valley, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Free. RSVP to rabbi.t@ chabadcenter.com or text 347-241-7089. Information: 480-855-4333 or chabadcenter.com.

MEN OF EMANUEL BLOOD DRIVE

United Blood Services will be conducting a blood drive at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Register at bloodhero. com using “TempleEmanuel” as sponsor code. DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-noon, 5801 S. Rural Road. Information: 602-565-3492.

COMMUNITY BBQ

Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life and the Chandler Jewish Preschool are holding their Fourth Anniversary Community BBQ. The event will provide a forum for parents to ask questions about the various programs, to meet teachers and experience our unique educational environment. DETAILS>> 5- 6:30 p.m., 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Information and RSVP: 480-855-4333 or chabadcenter.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDY

St. Peter Lutheran Church is hosting a Beth Moore Bible Study for 11 weeks. “To Live Is Christ” is a study on the Apostle Paul. DETAILS>> 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, starting

— Rabbi Dean Shapiro is the spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Contact him at rshapiro@emanueloftempe.org and visit his “Rabbi Dean Shapiro” page on Facebook.

THURS-FRI, SEPT. 21-22 HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

Chabad of Mesa will conduct High Holiday services for Rosh Hashanah. There is no charge or membership, no background or affiliation necessary, and the services are open for all. Services are traditional and contemporary with entertaining stories and short sermons. We use Hebrew/English prayer books and everyone is made to feel at home. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m., Chabad Jewish Center of Mesa, 941 S. Maple. Information: chabadmesa.com, chabadmesa@gmail.com, 480-659-7001.

FRI-SAT, SEPT. 29-30 YOM KIPPUR SERVICES

Chabad of Mesa will conduct Yom Kippur services at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Phoenix-Mesa/Chandler in Mesa, open to all. Services are traditional and contemporary, with Hebrew/English prayer books, entertaining stories and short sermons. DETAILS>> 6 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday; 1600 S. Country Club Drive. Information: chabadmesa.com, chabadmesa@gmail.com, 480-659-7001.

OCT. 12-15 CAMP FOR GIRLS

Girls LIFE Camp Ministries is offering a free four-day camp in Payson for girls in seventh and eighth grades. The program mentors East Valley girls who are facing complicating life circumstances. DETAILS>> 480-236-3353 or girlslifecampministryaz. com.

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Rawhide cuts back public hours, turns to special events BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

awhide Western Town & Event Center is dramatically reducing its hours starting Friday, Sept. 1, in response to a decline in attendance in recent years. Instead, the 1880s-themed Old West entertainment venue and steakhouse on the Gila River Indian Community is beefing up its concerts, festivals and other special events that require tickets. The business, at 5700 W. North Loop Road, is also urging people to rent space in its dusty-town setting for private parties. Rawhide has been open Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the year except in the hot summer months. It allows visitors who buy tickets to attend its Red, White & Rawhide Fireworks Spectacular in July and other paid, ticketed entertainment in the summer. Starting in September, though, the town will be open to the public for only a few days, regardless of the season. Mostly, it will be open only for its many concerts, festivals and signature happenings requiring tickets, such as Boo! Arizona 2017, Fiesta Dog Show and Rawhide Snowy Christmas. While attendance has dropped on its regular-admission days, more visitors are coming for festivals and other ticketed entertainment, said Cindi Carver, Rawhide general manager. “We had wonderful successes for our holidays,” Carver said. “Then they would come on a typical Friday night when we don’t have all the vendors. They would be like, ‘When I was here, we saw this show.’ The show’s still here but the town has a different atmosphere when it’s not home to hundreds of people. “This is what people love about Rawhide,” she said. “With the special events, there’s lots of crowds; there’s lots of people. They love that ambiance.” On regular days, when there are no special events, Rawhide draws 600 to 800 guests, Carver said. Festivals, concerts and other shows requiring tickets tend to attract about 3,000 to 5,000 customers, she said. Attendance on the non-event days is down about 20 percent from two years ago, Carver

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Rawhide Western Town & Event Center fills up for a special event. Although attendance has dropped on its regular-admission days, more visitors are coming for festivals and other ticketed entertainment, officials say.

added. Rawhide is starting its fall season with its Summer Ends Margarita & Mojito Festival 2-9 p.m. Sept. 30, when participants can taste margaritas, mojitos, microbrews and Mexican beers. The usual attractions – including live stunt shows, gold panning, train rides, the steakhouse and shopping – are available for guests who buy tickets to the festival. A new ticketed festivity at Rawhide in the 2017-18 season will be the Goldrush Music Festival, where Mashmello, $uicideboy$, Dillon Francis, San Halo and other artists will perform Nov. 18-19. People will have a chance to visit Rawhide for regular admission without having to buy tickets on Sept. 9 and Oct. 6, 13 and 21. More general admission, public hours might be added and would be listed on Rawhide’s website at rawhide.com. Admission is free to Rawhide during the public hours, but people still must pay for food, shopping and special features such as hay and train rides. With Rawhide open mostly just for ticketed events, the make-believe town will be available more often to rent for private and semi-private parties, Carver said. “With this new transition those private events can be customized to whatever it is

that you may want to do,” she said, adding: “You can actually make it your Rawhide. We are really focusing on getting the message out to people that while we are an event center and people can come to us for festivals and concerts, they also can come to us for their private events. We can work within their budget.” Carver said Rawhide has offered a buffet on Mother’s Day and other occasions and will start offering it every Sunday in the steakhouse starting in September. She said the reason for greatly decreasing the number of regular business hours does not have to do with finances. “Rawhide has been a Valley icon for 47 years and we’re not going to go anywhere,” she said. “We wanted to get creative and say, ‘OK, let’s listen to the people and see what the people had to say.’ Our Thanksgiving buffet is wildly successful, and that kicks off our Snowy Christmas.” Jeremy McClymonds, who is on the board of directors of the Chandler Compadres, a charitable nonprofit organization, said Rawhide’s decision to cut back on general public hours makes sense. The Chandler Compadres have a big fundraiser at Rawhide every year and McClymonds said “they’ve been a good partner with us.”

The Chandler resident said Rawhide is “a special experience” that people enjoy once in a while for the gun show and shops, but not the kind of place residents typically visit every weekend. “Over the last five years, Chandler’s opened up a lot more restaurants and competing businesses,” McClymonds said. “There’s only so many consumer dollars.” He added Rawhide is great for the Compadres’ fundraiser because Chandler does not have many indoor venues for large events. The Compadres typically attract 1,500 people every year to their November fundraiser at Rawhide. McClymonds is also supportive of Rawhide’s plans to expand ticketed entertainment. “I’d be open to them continuing to develop that and bring in all kinds of special events for kids and families and adults,” he said. Rawhide moved to its current spot from a north Scottsdale location in late 2005. Managers and employees told the East Valley Tribune then that the new park was an improvement over the Scottsdale location because the Chandler site has a modern steakhouse and bigger show facilities. Rawhide left 160 acres in north Scottsdale as part of a real estate deal.

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Experience the whimsical side of monsters at the i.d.e.a. Museum. Through fun art and hands-on activities, “My Favorite Monster” looks at the popularity of these imaginative creatures in media and their roles in storytelling. DETAILS>> Times vary, through Sunday, Sept. 10. i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W. Pepper Place, Mesa. Tickets: $9. 480.644.5552. ideamuseum.org.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

Check out the biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors, featuring lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. DETAILS>> Times vary, through Saturday, Oct. 7. Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. Tickets: $20-$32. 480-4971181. haletheatrearizona.com.

Next Generation Weekend

Bring the kids this weekend and get them excited about hunting at Bass Pro Shops. This weekend, the store celebrates hunting with activities for kids and adults. DETAILS>> Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. Bass Pro Shops, 1133 N. Dobson Road,

Mesa. Tickets: Free. 602-606-5600.

Extraordinary Stan Lee Tribute

Mesa Community College Theatre and Film Arts celebrate the icon who created characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men and Doctor Strange during an event recorded at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles. DETAILS>> 3 and 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28. Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Tickets: $9-$15. 480461-7172.

Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam War’

Arizona PBS is partnering with the Chandler Public Library to host a special sneak preview of the upcoming Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War.” The exclusive preview screening features highlights of the 10part, 18-hour documentary film series. The event also includes an in-depth panel discussion on the war. DETAILS>> 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30. Chandler Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware St. Tickets: Free. Register at chandlerlibrary.org/vietnamwarfilm.

Author Finn Murphy appearance Long-haul trucker Finn Murphy visits Changing Hands Bookstore with his debut, “The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road,” a memoir of his 37 years on the road.

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DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe. Tickets: Free. 480730-0205. changinghands.com.

Run Your Race

Help support the Team RWB, a veterans’ support organization, for its night race at Mesa Riverview Park. Running lamps are optional as the course is well-lit, but glow sticks and party lights are encouraged. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m. (registration), 8 p.m. (race begins) Friday, Sept. 1. Mesa Riverview Park near the Rio Salado Pathway Entrance, 2100 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa. Fee: $25, early registration. 602-722-6503. runyourraceaz.com.

Improvmania

Improvmania is a hilarious one-hour improvised show based on audience suggestions, like on the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” DETAILS>> 7 p.m. Fridays (all ages) and 9 p.m. (“unfiltered”), including Aug. 31. Improvmania, 250 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Tickets: $12-$14. 480-699-4598, improvmania.net.

‘When You Weren’t Looking’

The Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery presents “Laura Best & Cam DeCaussin: When You Weren’t Looking,” which captures moments and explores the world

off two Arizona artists who use oil paints to express their perceptions of the world they see “when you weren’t looking.” The public is invited to the opening reception with the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. DETAILS>> 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 1, to Oct. 1. Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Tickets: Free. chandlercenter.org.

‘Simple Sustainability’

Learn about carbon footprints and how our daily routines may have a positive or negative effect on the environment. DETAILS>> 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. Environmental Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler. Charge: $7 residents, $10 nonresidents. Preregister at chandleraz.gov/registration. 480-782-2900.

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or on the grill, replaces the traditional sloppy Joe bun and ketchup gets replaced with any number of kicked-up tomato-based condiments like chile-style ketchup or jalapeno pepper sauce. One of America’s favorite party sandwiches and a staple of the Midwest, has just moved a bit “closer to home.” This recipe can be made with ground turkey or ground chicken instead of ground beef.

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Swedish, Polish and Canadian food meet at Beaver Choice BY DAVID M. BROWN Tribune Contributor

hree culinary roads – Swedish, Polish and Canadian – meet at Beaver Choice in Mesa, and if you’re searching for great ethnic food, take whatever highway, avenue, road or trail you can to get there. Hanna and Marek Kowalski’s family restaurant at Baseline and Extension roads honors Canada’s national animal, noted for its pluck and persistence, and their inspired strip center business exudes that spirit and serves food that has won consumer kudos and high fives from food critics. Here you can enjoy Svenska Köttbullar – Swedish meatballs with cardamom, cream sauce and lingonberry preserves; schnitzel cordon bleu, a pork cutlet stuffed with ham and French Brie and topped with mushroom sauce; and Quebec poutine, a plate of French fries with cheese curds and hot beef gravy. “Our students at Queens University used to tell us that the poutine sliders we offered there slid right down into their bellies,” says Hanna, recalling her years in Kingston, Ontario, about midway between Toronto and Montreal. In 2002, she and Marek rolled out Freja H & M, the first gourmet food truck in North America, winning a prize for best business concept, she said. In Kingston, the couple came up with the eventual name for the Valley restaurant: “We wanted to have something both Swedish and Canadian, so we chose ‘beaver’ for Canada’s national animal and put a Swedish hockey jersey on it with that country’s signature three crowns. Born in Poznan, Poland, Hanna left for Stockholm in 1982, her home for the next 18 years. She was studying math at Stockholm University and saw an ad for a server job at the Stadshuset – Stockholm’s famous city hall, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held annually. She went in three hours earlier than necessary to learn from the chef, who cooks for King Carl XVI Gustaf as well for the Nobel laureates. She learned the basics of preparation and presentation from “Chef Johnny” – slicing, cubing, dicing and plating – as well as about combining multi-textures and tastes. “That’s how I discovered my passion for cooking and that I was capable of making fancy food and serving it to the table or catering,” she said. Next stop was Vienna, where she lived from 2000 to 2002, learning its culture and great food traditions. She came to Canada in 2002, first to Toronto, where she learned about food trucks and then on to Kingston

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Hanna and Marek Kowalski’s family restaurant in Mesa, called Beaver Choice, celebrates Canadian and Polish cuisine.

for three years. “Toronto is wonderful, but it is very hard to establish a new food truck there,” she said. “Individual spots are licensed by the city, and being such a big city and a great food city, it’s difficult to get started there.” In 2010, she and Marek moved to the Valley and founded the original Beaver Choice, a four-table restaurant in Tempe. To serve more people, they opened the Mesa location four years ago in the space previously home to Ripe Tomatoes. The couple, now living in Chandler, have been married 16 years. She has two sons, Chris, who is studying computer science at Mesa Community College, and Adam, who is in

the Canadian Navy out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Hanna lives in the United States on an investor visa, which required her to capitalize a business and hire American workers. The restaurant employs from five to 11 depending on season. Beaver Choice has made newspapers and television with its famous dishes. First are the pierogi, the national dish of Poland: dumplings filled with a choice of sautéed bacon, porcini mushrooms or sour cream. Hanna and Marek recently bought a pierogi maker from Poland. “It pops 4,500 pierogis per hour,” she says proudly. Every Thursday, Beaver Choice offers an

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Beaver Choice serves Svenska Köttbullar – Swedish meatballs with cardamon, cream sauce and lingonberry preserves.

all-you-can-eat pierogi, soup and salad buffet, and you can take home frozen pierogi by the dozen. “They are awesome,” she explained. “The secret to good pierogis is the casing. It took me three months, night in and night out, to adjust the recipes to achieve ours, a mixture of three imported flours. “They melt in your mouth, and we use real potatoes, not potato flakes like most of the frozen disasters you find in grocery stores,” she added. She notes that she discovered Arizonans’ love for pierogi when her employees wanted to eat them all the time. Hanna particularly loves scallops, and the Beaver Choice versions are maple glazed and seared and served with Brussels sprouts, kale chiffonade, oyster mushrooms, seared potato dumplings and beurre blanc. “I experimented for over a year to nail my recipe. My scallops are fabulous,” she said. Skomakarlåda (Shoemaker Box) is a traditional Swedish dish centered by a slice of pork loin served with gravy and mashed potatoes and garnished with diced bacon, mushrooms and chopped leeks. Why is it called that? “It looks like a shoemaker’s box, if it’s served right,” she says with a smile. “I am really a down-to-earth person,” Hanna said. “I don’t like fancy restaurants and their ‘creations.’ All this ‘vertical food’ makes me just laugh, and the same goes with those spots of sauces around on the plate. It’s so unnatural and silly. Food is food and should fill the plate with a lot of sauce on side or on top. That’s exactly what a Shoemaker Box is.” The elk stew (Älgskavsgryta) “is so good and so unique and so Scandinavian,” she said. “Everything in it comes from the farm and from the forest: the elk, the juniper berries, the mushrooms, the cream. Only the wine is of foreign origin.” And, of course, there’s schnitzel, sauerkraut, gravlax and many other salmon dishes, and in the international spirit, you can have your chicken prepared piccata, Vladimir or even in Scandinavian rhubarb style. For dessert, the Beaver Supreme is the star: chocolate meringue with walnuts, mandarin oranges and whipped cream. Hanna and Marek would like to open two or more places in a fast-casual concept, one for sure in Gilbert. As with Beaver Choice, the European model of preparation will be used: “Everything is made from scratch. We even make our own sauerkraut. I promise you,” she says, with typical candor, “you never had sauerkraut like ours.” Lunch is served Thursday through Saturday, and dinner is served Tuesday through Saturday.

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CRYPTOGRAM: What time is it? The Elizabeth Tower, The Clock Tower, Big Ben… whatever you care to call it, the big famous clock in England will be silent for 4 years of renovation work. It’s been quieted before, but never for this long. Figure out the phrase: Decide what letter goes with each number, then fill in the blanks above the numbers. Start with the one letter words, then move on to two letter words and so on. Some letters are given to start you out. Letters not used are noted. A B C D E F G H 5

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The clock was placed in the tower in 1859. The bells were silenced during the funerals of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. The clock time has been slowed due to heavy snow and ice on the hands, and when a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand. The clock was not illuminated at night during WWI and WWII for the same reason - to avoid guiding attacking German pilots. The bearings of the stricker were replaced in August 2007 - the first time since installation. The hour hand is 9 feet long and the minute hand is 14 feet long. The dials are set in an iron frame 23 feet in diameter and supports 312 pieces of opal glass. The belfry houses five bells that chime the hours and minutes. The hour bell weighs 13 1/2 tons, 7 feet 6 inches tall and 9 feet in diameter. It is the second hour bell as the first one cracked. This second bell also cracked but was turned slightly so a new lighter hammer would hit it in a different spot. There are four quarter bells that play 20-note tunes every quarter hour. There are 290 steps to the clockroom and 340 to the belfry. Answer: I’ve been well-known in Britain for a long time. (Martin Freeman, English Actor)

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