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Report slams Mesa’s pensions liability as city says it’s coping BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor

esa and Phoenix have earned “D” grades from a national watchdog group that monitors the finances of state and city governments. The report, released Jan. 24 by a Chicagobased organization called Truth in Accounting, said Mesa and Phoenix finances are tottering largely because of unfunded obligations for pensions and retiree health care.

Mesa has a lot of company among debt-ridden cities ... Page 6 “Large sums of money have been pledged to city employees, teachers, police officers and other public servants, but the funds have not been set aside to finance the programs adequately,” the report said. “Cities shouldn’t be promising benefits when they are not prepared to back them up with actual funding,” said Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of the watchdog group.

“But all over the country, there are municipalities that have accumulated significant taxpayer burdens by doing exactly that.” In a report that analyzed America’s 75 largest cities, Phoenix and Mesa are hardly alone in the crosshairs. Thirty-four cities got “D” ratings and seven – the worst being New York City – flunked altogether. Tempe, Gilbert and Chandler were not included in the TIA rankings. See

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Mesa swim school makes a splash with baby classes BUSINESS................... 13 Wine aficionados soak up knowledge at Vinum 55

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BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

abies gently splashed, floated, dipped beneath the water and grabbed rubber ducks while anchored to protective mothers in a shallow pool on a recent weekday morning in Mesa. While it’s common to hear cries as babies get fussy at play dates and other gatherings, these little ones were mostly quiet as they maneuvered their chubby, cherub-like bodies in the warm water at SWIMkids USA on West Guadalupe Road. SWIMkids USA recently won the 2017 Spirit of Enterprise Social Impact award. Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business honors a company that has made the biggest contribution toward the community’s greater good and shown it is socially focused, making a philanthropic impact. “It’s such an honor and that’s probably our biggest prize,” SWIMkids USA founder and president Lana Whitehead said, adding: “This award shines the light on our mission, which is to educate parents about water safety and teach even the youngest children lifesaving swim skills. I am deeply honored to receive this award because this is a problem that is not going away.” One reason the swim school received the recognition is because Whitehead is considered a pioneer in the swim-float-swim technique aimed at helping people be safer in the water. With this method, a child kicks in the water

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Photographer)

At 7 months old, Daniel Butyaev proves you're never too young to learn to swim. He's one of hundreds of babies who have learned water safety during classes at SwimUSA in Mesa.

while in a prone position for several seconds and then rotates onto their back, where they can rest and breathe. They repeat the swimfloat-swim technique until they arrive safely at the side, where they are able to reach up and hold on, Whitehead said. SWIMkids USA also distinguished itself by providing free Water Smart Infants classes for babies ages 2 to 7 months old (accompanied

by a parent) and free CPR classes. Whitehead is also the national spokeswoman for Water Smart Babies program, a national program in which pediatricians write prescriptions for babies to get swim lessons. “To be recognized as a Spirit of Enterprise finalist or winner means those founders and See

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Contest judges triple their award for Chandler girl’s dolls BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

9-year-old Chandler girl’s business acumen and philanthropic heart so impressed the corporate sponsor of a national contest that it tripled the award intended for the winner. Charlotte Gould won $30,000 in a contest sponsored by Jif Peanut Butter for the dolls she makes for children undergoing surgery. Judges were wowed by her idea, spirit and the more than $23,000 she raised on a crowd-funding site as part of the contest rules that they threw in another $20,000 on top of the $10,000 they initially earmarked for the grand prize. “We dreamed up Imagine If, With Jif to encourage kids everywhere to pursue their entrepreneurial ideas, and to help bring them to life,” the company said on its website announcing the winner. “After receiving more than 170-plus entries from super-smart and passionate kids everywhere – with an exciting, diverse range of projects centered around our program’s three pillars of kindness, curiosity and bravery – we are excited to name” Charlotte the winner, it added. The company said it was awarding an extra $20,000 “to help fuel her dream of expanding her business and creating a new line of surgery companion dolls for children undergoing medical procedures and surgeries. “She plans to help bring smiles and comfort in their times of fear and uncertainty,” the company added, noting the extra money will help her “create new packaging with kid-friendly instructions and tools to add ‘stitches’ in the likeness of each child’s surgery.” The genesis of the little girl’s business, Stitches by Charlotte, is her own painful experience in a hospital operating room not long after her birth. She was diagnosed with a cleft lip and palate during a prenatal ultrasound and endured several surgeries. Although her last surgery was at age 4 and she is now a “happy, healthy, surgeryfree kiddo,” Charlotte, a fourth-grader at Jacobson Elementary in Chandler, faces “more surgeries in the future, for sure,” her mother, Nicole Gould, said. Around the time she turned 7, Charlotte had an idea after receiving a sewing machine from her grandparents as a Christmas gift in 2015. Her grandmother Wendy Gould, a retired kindergarten teacher, is “the most

House in Phoenix on a special event for their patients. Gould said her daughter already has lengthy to-do list. “Her first stop will be the Quilting, Sewing, & Crafting Show in Phoenix,” she said. “She has her eyes on a few embroidery and sewing machines to speed up her doll production process. After that, she’ll be on the search for the perfect fabric, meeting with web-designers, perfecting her doll pattern and sewing... sewing... sewing,” the mother said. Charlotte initially added a signature stitch on each doll’s lip as a reminder of her own surgeries. She then began modifying that ap(Special to the Tribune ) proach, making dolls Charlotte Gould's "surgery doll" business so impressed Jif Peanut Butter contest organizers that they tripled her grand prize to with stitches on their chest for children fac$30,000, which she will use to expand her operation. ing heart surgery and patient and kind instructor” and taught bald dolls for those undergoing chemoher to use it, her mother said. therapy. A girl who “always has big ideas,” ac“It is Charlotte’s goal to bring hope, cording to her mother, Charlotte used smiles and joy to kids around the counher newfound skill to make the dolls try who are facing challenges and uncerafter seeing one in a sewing book, sell- tainty as they deal with medical condiing them across the country as well as tions,” her mother said. Mexico and Canada. In addition to the dolls, Charlotte asks Charlotte entered the contest late last guests to her birthday parties to bring a fall to raise $15,000 to benefit the Bar- donation in lieu of a gift. row Cleft & Craniofacial Center at St. “Essentially, Charlotte gives her birthJoseph Hospital. days to charity instead of getting pretty Now she will use her prize to hone her packages filled with toys and games,” her sewing skills and add sewing and em- mom said. broidery machines to her home studio. “We keep a map to show the distance This year, Stitches by Charlotte also the dolls travel,” Mom added. “Many hopes to debut a new website and con- dolls are made as gifts to children needtinue reaching out to hospitals, care cen- ing a best friend to snuggle, like a child ters and other organizations that help undergoing chemo treatments or a baby children. needing heart surgery. Sometimes she “Charlotte is one happy little girl,” said makes dolls just for fun.” Nicole, adding that her daughter was “all Making the dolls is no snap. sobs of joy and smiles of bliss upon hearFabric needs to be selected and cut. Then ing the news.” comes a hand-embroidered face, courtesy “She truly is overwhelmed with all the of her other grandmother, Dianne Everlove and support she has been shown son. Every part of its body must be sewn and loves receiving notes and emails and stuffed. Charlotte does the sewing of encouragement and personal stories and her sister does the stuffing. about how her dolls are and will make And as a final loving touch, Gould such a difference,” she added. said, “every doll gets a final ‘good luck’ She also is working with the Ryan hug from Charlotte.”

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leaders are not only building their business, but building their communities,” said Amy Hillman, dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU. ASU President Michael M. Crow wrote Whitehead: “This well-deserved recognition speaks to your success as a proven leader and entrepreneur as well as SWIMkids USA’s positive impact in the community. It is this kind of leadership that sets an example for our students and we hope your story will inspire their own spirit of entrepreneurship.” Arizona ranked second highest in total media-reported deadly drownings among children ages 15 and younger in pools and spas last year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely campaign in conjunction with the USA Swimming Foundation. Whitehead is well-versed in baby and children’s brain development and she started the swim school in 1971 in California before moving it to Scottsdale in 1978. She relocated the school to Mesa, eventually setting up the business on West Guadalupe Road in 1998. A grandmother of six and mother of three sons, Whitehead has a bachelor’s degree in physiology from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in special education from ASU. She has written five books on teaching babies and children to swim. “I love teaching,” Whitehead said. “I

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The particulars: Mesa’s unfunded debt burden of $784.6 million works out to $5,900 for each taxpayer in the city, according to the TIA analysis. Phoenix’s debt burden of $2.3 billion amounts to $5,300 for each taxpayer, largely because of pension obligations. TIA said it based its report on analyses of cities’ comprehensive financial reports, which come out annually and generally are verified by independent auditors. Michael Kennington, Mesa’s chief financial officer, said the report struck him as overly alarmist, at least in Mesa’s case. “I don’t know if I agree with all the assumptions they had in their analysis, but I definitely agree with the fact that we are concerned with our unfunded pension liability,” Kennington said. But he rejected TIA’s contention that Mesa does not report its debts and said the city has been aware for years that pensions and retiree medical bills could stress

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derwater. Swim classes at the Mesa school last for 30 minutes and people can take them for as long as they want. Many take them on an ongoing basis. Scott Clore of Mesa said his daughter, Sage, who will be 2 soon, loves swim lessons at SWIMkids USA. The toddler has been taking classes at the business since (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Photographer) she was 6 months Lana Whitehead, SWIMkids USA founder and president, and Shaunna Ris- old. inger, general manager of SWIMkids USA, aim to keep babies, children, “I was a comteens and adults safe in the water. petitive swimmer love swimming. It’s the one sport that growing up,” he said. “Especially in Arizona, there’s water everywhere. It’s safety; saves your life.” Whitehead said the first thing the cer- it’s survival skills. You’re just trying to give tified swim instructors teach students to them those extra few minutes if they ever do is submerge and learn to float on their fall in.” Shaunna Risinger, general manager of back. They also learn how to roll onto SWIMkids USA, said, “We make swim their backs. The youngest swimmers, in the 2-month lessons fun and we do it in a nurturing to 7-month-old range, learn how to push way but it’s still work.” “Drowning is the leading cause of acdown and stand themselves up on steps in the pool. Older babies in the other classes cidental death for kids ages 1 to 4,” she learn to swim to the side of the pool and added. “Why would you want to take that risk?” climb out. More than 500 swim classes are offered Instructors tell parents how if they blow on their babies’ faces, the babies will learn every week at SWIMkids USA, including to hold their breath when they are put un- swim-team practices. About 1,800 chil-

dren and adults take swimming classes in the summer at SWIMkids USA and other times of year about 1,500 people are enrolled in the swim classes there. The business also offers gymnastics and dance classes. Whitehead wrote “Incredible Swimfants,” a book teaching parents how to help their children learn to swim, in the 1970s, and dedicated it to Todd Gleason and Brian Westburg, who both drowned at around 2 years old. Todd and Brian were the sons of some of Whitehead’s friends and their deaths motivated Whitehead to open a swim school. She has traveled around the world talking about swimming. The National Drowning Prevention Alliance gave SWIMkids USA the 2011 Community Lifesaver Award. “Aquatics International Magazine” named SWIMkids USA as the “Best of Aquatics: Swim School” in 2012. Whitehead is a 2012 Inductee in the U.S. Swim School Association’s (USSSA) Hall of Fame and she was a member of the Sports Medicine Delegation to China. Whitehead recently found out the International Swimming Hall of Fame has awarded her the 2018 G. Harold Martin Award for water safety and instruction. The Water SMART Babies program has been used on a pilot basis in 24 pediatricians’ offices in Maricopa County, according to the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona. Information: swimkidsaz.com, watersmartbabies.com.

the budget. In 2009, the city stopped promising lucrative retirement packages to new employees. Kennington said that and other changes in public retirement programs already have reduced Mesa’s obligations drastically. In 2013, Mesa’s pension obligations were close to a billion dollars, he said. By

Policy Network. The State Policy Network “and its member think tanks are major drivers of the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)-backed corporate agenda in state houses nationwide,” according to the Center for Media and Democracy. The Center for Media and Democracy, in turn, has been attacked by such groups as the conservative Capital Research Center as “a left-wing media, opposition research, and agitation group.” Conflicting political agendas aside, the pressure created by pension obligations is creating genuine economic heartburn in America’s city halls and state capitals. In Phoenix, for example, City Manager Ed Zuercher told the council during a tense meeting in November the city will have to come up with $316 million to pay for pensions in the coming year. That’s up from $131 million just 10 years ago. The result, Zuercher said, will be higher taxes, fewer city services or both. The TIA report on municipal finances is online at truthinaccounting.org.

taxpayers as persons who pay federal income tax. Many lower-income people may have no federal obligation but still pay sales taxes and other levies, he said. Kennington said he had never heard of Truth in Accounting until the Tribune forwarded its report to city officials. To look into the group’s background

“ I definitely agree with the fact that we are concerned with our unfunded pension liability” – Michael Kennington, Mesa's chief financial officer. 2016, that had been reduced to $640 million. “It will take time to get down to zero, which it will,” Kennington said. Further, he said Mesa projects pension expenses five years into the future, works those into the annual budgets and has been able to handle them without major crises. Kennington disputed TIA’s estimate of costs per taxpayer, noting that it defined

can lead directly into the tangled jungle of America’s deeply conflicted politics, which in recent years has seen numerous attacks on public employee pensions from conservative politicians and advocacy groups. A group called the Center for Media and Democracy, based in Madison, Wisconsin, calls TIA “a right-wing non-profit” and a “deficit alarmist organization” that is an associate member of the State

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Tempe company brings words to those who can’t read

BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

ith his red-tipped white cane tapping before him, Steven Losea is well-known around his Ahwatukee Portofino Condominium neighborhood and adjacent Fry’s Food Store. He says he’s known as “the blind guy,” a moniker for which he harbors no umbrage as he’s been totally blind since 1981 due to optic neuritis in both eyes – a rare condition that struck later in life. Wednesdays, after the grocery store flyers are released online and after Losea completes his two hours in the condo project’s gym and swims laps for another half hour, the active 68-year-old heads to Fry’s to score needed weekly sale items. He’s aware of what’s on sale because he listens to Sun Sounds of Arizona volunteer Rose Dryer read the area supermarket ads. He also stays apprised of local news on his free-provided Sun Sounds radio set. Both programs are the most popular services provided by Tempe Sun Sounds, the home office for Sun Sounds of Arizona, which has affiliate radio services in Tucson and Flagstaff. “We are probably the one of the few places where you can hear grocery ads and obituaries,” said Director Andrea Pasquale, a 10-year Ahwatukee resident. “The grocery ads are one of the most popular programs, next to local news.” Founded in 1979, Sun Sounds of Arizona is a service not only for the blind. “We are available to anyone who can’t read print readily,” said Pasquale, who was involved with another reading service in her home state of Connecticut. “Some people think the service is only for the blind, but we’re there for anyone who can’t read print readily,” she said. “It could be dyslexia, a traumatic brain injury where they can’t concentrate on the printed word, or arthritis or a quadriplegic who can’t physically hold a newspaper or magazine.”

27-year Ahwatukee resident who has been volunteering as a reader for seven years. He reads Phoenix New Times and occasionally other local newspapers. A former radio newsman in Santa Barbara and Tucson before (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune photographer) receiving his Andrea Pasquale is director of Tempe Sun Sounds, which brings the written law degree, word to people who cannot read. Weich said The free service offers programming for prior experience with elder relatives who all ages, including children. Magazines for found themselves struggling to read newsmen, women and teens are included in the papers they’d always read is one of reason 24-hour lineup. And local news, unedited for his volunteering. “I think it’s important for everyone to be and read from daily and weekly newspapers, is specific to the Phoenix, Tucson and able to hear original reporting and writing without filters,” said Weich, 54. “Sun Flagstaff service areas. “We don’t charge for the service or the Sounds helps people keep connected with radios we send out. Keeping people in- their community, and it helps me do the formed on the same newspapers and mag- same.” Mesa residents Chuck and Rene Rinalazines as their friends is important to us,” said Pasquale. “We don’t editorialize or di, who upon retirement in 2009 emigratcensor material or language. We’re noth- ed from Connecticut, have volunteered at ing more than a conduit from the author Sun Sounds for five years. “I first became aware of the service to the listener.” Sun Sounds of Arizona recently was through the Talking Books program at the honored by the Phoenix Mayor’s Com- Arizona State Library, where I also volunmittee on Disability Issues with the 2017 teered for a few years,” said Rene Rinaldi, Business Excellence Award for Nonprofits. a former high school Latin and French Pasquale said Sun Sounds of Arizona is teacher who spent 25 years as an adminpossibly one of the most decorated read- istrator at Wesleyan University before reing services in the country, also garnering tiring. She began at Sun Sounds by filling a awards for their kids programming. Providing these programs takes a cadre need for a Vanity Fair magazine reader. “That was something I read regularly on of dedicated volunteers – more than 400 statewide and approximately 30 at the my own. It was a good fit, and I’ve been Tempe office/studio located in the Rio doing it ever since, Rene Rinaldi said, adding: Salado College Administration Building. “Throughout my entire life, no activity One is Tempe attorney Paul Weich, a

has been so important to me or brought me more satisfaction than reading. Consequently, I feel strongly everybody should have the opportunity to have access to any and all printed material, and I am happy to be part of providing that service.” Chuck Rinaldi is a control board operator as well as a reader. “In the words of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, there is no greater calling than to serve our fellow human beings. I’m proud to be able to use the skills I’ve been given to help open up the world of all kinds of literature to the visibly impaired,” said Chuck Rinaldi, who retired after 39 years in secondary education, the last five as a high school assistant principal. He currently teaches psychology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Volunteer readers must first pass a reading test and then are trained in recording and editing programs. Donations are key to continuing the free services to children, teens and adults. “Donations are an essential part of this organization,” said Linda Pastori, general manager of Sun Sounds and KJZZ/KBACH. “The service and radios are free to the end user so we rely on donations, grants, business and civic support, and fundraising to pay for our broadcast and operating expenses. Pastori explained that a $25 donation pays for a radio for a new listener, $63 buys the production and broadcast of a half-hour program, $125 the production of an hour program and $250, the production for one month of a half-hour program. Like some other nonprofits, they also accept donations of motor vehicles and boats, and they provide charitable bequest opportunities. For Losea, programming opens up opportunities and knowledge, noting: “I have no vision whatsoever anymore, and I consider Sun Sounds part of my support system.” Information: SunSounds.org The nonprofit is also on Facebook and Twitter.

Mesa has a lot of company among debt-ridden cities Tribune News Staff

ruth in Accounting’s report on the financial health of Mesa and the 74 other most populous cities in the country offers some hair-raising glimpses into the precarious state of many city governments’ finances.

Mesa ranks 45th among the 64 cities that don’t have enough money to pay their bills, according to the report, which puts Phoenix at 38th. By comparison, here is how other cities are doing: Only 11 cities in the study showed healthy finances. The report labels them

“sunshine cities” because they had a pertaxpayer surplus. No city got an A because none had a per-taxpayer surplus of more than $9,999. The five financially healthiest “sunshine cities” are Irvine and Stockton, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Aurora, Colorado.

The five “sinkhole cities” with the biggest debt are Dallas, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago. Their per-taxpayer debt load ranges from $21,700 in Dallas to a whopping $62,500 in New York City. The report notes that New York has $150 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health benefits.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Las Vegas shooting victim heads home to QC A Queen Creek mom shot in the head during the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas has

recovered and is headed home to her family. Jovanna Calzadillas, 30, was unresponsive and her family was being advised to take her off life support in a Las Vegas hospital days after the Oct. 1 shooting. She was transported by air ambulance to Phoenix on Oct. 19, where she received medical treatment at Barrow Neurological Institute and Select Specialty Hospital. “When I first saw Jovanna, her neurological state was very grim and it was unclear if she would recover,” said Dr. Lindley Bliss, a hospitalist at Barrow and Select Specialty Hospital. “Her recovery is one of the most profound I’ve seen in my medical career.” Fifty-eight people were killed and 546 were injured in the shooting. “I want to let others know not to live their lives in fear. I am not going to live my life in fear because of what happened to me. Life is too short. We cannot let them win. And, I want people to know that miracles do happen,” Calzadillas said. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Tempe council member investigated over alcohol, sex allegations The Phoenix Police Department is investigating allegations

involving Tempe City Councilmember Kolby Granville that prompted his recent dismissal as a Tempe charter school teacher. Granville is accusing of providing alcohol to underage girls and engaging in unwanted sexual activity. He has denied these allegations. In a release, Tempe said it had asked the Phoenix Police Department to look into the allegations against Kolby Granville to remain as unbiased as possible. Granville was fired from his job as a teacher at Tempe Preparatory Academy near McClintock Drive and Southern Avenue after two former students at the school came forward with the accusations. The city said councilmembers forfeit their office if they are convicted of a crime that involves “moral turpitude.” – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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sends to the U.S. Senate. The proposal by Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, would leave intact the general election process where voters get the last word. But Grantham’s HCR 2022 would limit their choices in November to only those candidates that state legislators from each major party determine are worthy. And as crafted, those choices would be only Republicans and Democrats: It contains no method for minor parties to name their own candidates, and no way for independents to run in the general election unless they somehow got the blessing and nomination of partisan legislators. Grantham said change is needed. “The problem with the current system is that United States senators really have no accountability back to the state right now,” Grantham said. – CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES

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Ducey’s opiate strategy curbs doctors’ prescription power BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ov. Doug Ducey wants lawmakers to enact a grab-bag of laws and authorize new regulations – many on doctors – in a bid to curb opioid abuse and overdoses. Legislation being crafted for a special legislative session this coming week includes: • Forbidding doctors from prescribing more than five days of opiates for people who are not already taking the drug; • Limits on the dosages of opiates that doctors can prescribe; • Eliminating paper prescriptions for opiates to curb forgeries; • Set up a system to prevent patients from “doctor shopping’’; • Allowing drug manufacturers who falsely promote their opioids to be charged with crimes and having their executives subject to incarceration. The package also includes provisions designed to help those who already are addicted, including allowing them to walk into a central location to turn in their drugs and even get temporary placement of their children while they try to deal

with their problem. And Ducey wants a “Good Samaritan’’ law similar to ones in 40 other states that permit those who witness someone who has overdosed on opioids to call police without fearing that they will be arrested because of their own drug use. Christina Corieri, the governor’s health adviser, said the package was crafted with input from various interests, including the medical community. But it remains to be seen whether doctors are willing to accept new stateimposed restrictions on their ability to practice medicine. “We want to make sure that while we’re trying to go after the bad actors and make sure that the proper checks are made that we’re not running into policies that may impact people that are suffering from pain and may have either delays in care or are unable to access it,’’ said Pete Wertheim, executive director of the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association. Still, he said the medical community recognizes its responsibilities. “We’re part of the problem,’’ Wertheim said. “We need to be part of the solution.’’ In a prepared statement, the Arizona

Medical Association, which represents MDs, said it is reviewing the plan. Corieri said 812 Arizonans have died between June 2017 and this month of suspected opioid overdoses, with another more than 5,200 overdoses. There also were 455 babies born addicted to the drug. And the state estimates that 75 percent of the heroin users in treatment started with legal painkillers, whether they were the people for whom they were prescribed or they got the drugs illegally on the street. The governor’s package does include some funds for treatment, including $10 million for those ineligible for Medicaid. And there will be more access by individuals, families, doctors and law enforcement to Nalaoxone, a drug that can counteract the effects of an overdose. But the focus remains on the ability of people to get the drug legally. It starts with that five-day limit on prescriptions for those who have not been taking opioids for the prior 60 days. Corieri said, it not unusual for a doctor to give a patient a prescription for a 30-day supply following surgery or other medical procedures.

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THE WEEK AHEAD Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo comes toTheMesa Convention Center Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center Street. The exposition, now in its 30th year, features sessions and information on health care, retirement living, finance, leisure, home repair, education and other subjects. Tickets are parking are free. Prizes and giveaways will include a $100 drawing every hour. Information: 480-898-6500, 800-959-1566, seniorexpos.com. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Arizona Avenue to be restricted until summer by water-sewer project Traffic lanes will be restricted in Chandler along Arizona Avenue beginning Monday, Jan. 29, and into the summer due to a water and sewer project. The road will be rerouted between Queen Creek Road and Germann Road. The northbound curb lane will be closed along this stretch of Arizona Avenue throughout the project’s duration. This will leave two northbound traffic lanes available. During the construction, an additional northbound lane will need to be closed, but the closure of this second northbound lane will only be allowed during non-peak hours – between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Access will be maintained to homes and businesses during construction. Traffic signals may be adjusted as necessary. Information: 480-782-3314, 480-782-2225. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Public workshop to focus on plans forDiscussion Gilbert Heritage District of the redevelopment plan and master plan for the Gilbert Heritage District will take place at a public workshop 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the University Building, 92 W. Vaughn Ave. This is the second of four public workshops in which the community will have the opportunity to provide input on the growth of the Gilbert Heritage District. Among the goals of the workshops, the city says, are identifying opportunities for new public gathering spaces and district amenities, landscaping and shading downtown streets, and encouraging people to live, work and visit the district and addressing issues such as parking, traffic, walking and biking as well as arts, events and culture. Information: gilbertaz.gov/heritagedistrict. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Free program to help students, parents get ready for college College Connect is hosting a free workshop Saturday, Feb. 3, to help parents and students from eighth grade and above get ready for college. The workshop, from 9:45 a.m. to noon at Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road, will focus on financial aid, scholarships and the FAFSA process. One-on-one sessions will be available immediately following the workshop. College representatives will be available for meet and greets. Information and registration: collegeconnecttempe.org, 480-858-7890. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Mesa boxer recounts life as Trump bodyguard BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor

ichael Suski of Mesa isn’t throwing any punches these days but he had plenty in his career as a boxer and Donald Trump’s bodyguard before he became president. “I was a wrestling champ, won a bunch of gold medals wrestling, and that was my sport,” the Michigan native said. “And then I got in a fight with a black belt in eighth grade and I got a big black eye. And I figured out I needed to learn how to strike.” That’s how he got his start in boxing, a career he now has written about in his book, “Small Town Boxer.” Suski credits his parents’ love of boxing for his birth. “They loved (Muhammad) Ali,” Suski said. “My parents had three girls and stopped trying to have a boy. And then Ali had three girls and finally had a boy. So, four years after my dad stopped trying to have a boy, he saw Ali did that and he said to my mom, ‘Ali beat the odds. Let’s make one more try for a boy.’ Then they had me.” Nineteen years later, Suski was fighting at the Hoosier Dome in Indiana at a big national tournament. “Ali was ringside,” Suski said. “It was the only belt you could win in the open division in amateur boxing and I won that. I brought it out. Ali signed my belt.” A onetime U.S. Olympic boxing team

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Michael Suski has written about his life as a boxer, and Donald Trump bodyguard, in his book, “Small Town Boxer.”

member, Suski at 21 took a one-year break from boxing and went to work for Trump as a bodyguard in 1992. He moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, and guarded Trump at his Mar-a-Lago mansion. “He needed a guy like me who could beat people up without a gun,” Suski said. “That’s how I got the job.” Trump flew to Florida every weekend from New York City. “He would decom-

Women’s giving circle expands to the East Valley about pressing needs in their community, vote on a cause to support and pool individual contributions of $100 “to create a bigger impact on the nonprofit than they could have done individually,” she said. “Over 350 women around the Valley are participating in this giving circle,” she added. “Despite each of their plates being extremely full, these ladies have a heart for making a difference and a desire

press,” Suski said. “We hardly went anywhere for the most part.” Trump was engaged to Marla Maples at the time and married her in 1993. He never thought Trump would become president. “He was busy making money,” Suski said. “He was fighting to pay off his debt.” He saw a different personality than what he sees with Trump today as president. “When I worked for him, he was like an army officer and he kept his thoughts to himself,” Suski said. “He never raised his voice. For the most part, he kept to himself, but he liked the ladies.” Trump enjoyed throwing parties but, Suski said, never drank or smoked. “He’d just let them in and that’s who he wanted to talk to,” Suski said, referring to the average citizens who were invited to the parties. At one party, he said, Trump talked an entire evening with a dishwasher. “We’d send a ground bus down to Miami,” Suski said. “It used to drive us crazy that he would send a bus down there unvetted and let anybody get on the bus. That was just crazy. We wouldn’t even pat them down.” Many times, models were on the bus. Suski remembers a close call once with a model out of South Beach who brought her boyfriend, also a model. “At the end of the night, everybody’s wrapping up,” he recalled. “Guy’s girlfriend liked Trump and she was going to stay the night. So, he started going after

Trump. … So, I got between him and Trump.” Suski became Trump’s personal bodyguard when he stepped in after another bodyguard lost control of a situation at a party. “Trump saw what I did and after that he wanted me as his personal bodyguard,” he said While in Florida, Suski had some amateur fights and was looking for a pro contract, but it didn’t work out. Trump even bought ringside tickets to some fights, he said, adding that he and Trump talked about boxing a lot. After about a year, Suski resigned when he got a pro boxing contract in Detroit. But his career lasted only another few years. “I was completely washed up at 26,” Suski said. “My life was pretty much over. I was really depressed. I had brain damage from over 100 fights. You pay the price even if you win. “For years, I sat around. I was drinking a lot. You could probably say I was an alcoholic. I wanted to die.” He moved 14 years ago to Arizona, where he got a job right away as a certified trainer. Now he owns a gym near Power and Baseline roads and is married and the father of two children. Suski said he decided to write “Small Town Boxer” because he has so many stories as a boxer and bodyguard – and wanted to show people how he got his life back together. Information: boxermike.com.

to make their community stronger. Put it simply, they are busy women who care.” Together, they have donated over $225,000 benefiting 28 local charities. Their goal is to donate $500,000 in five years to area nonprofits. Tarnopolski noted that each quarterly meeting features members who care about

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pressing needs in their community, vote on a cause to support and pool individual contributions of $100 “to create a bigger impact on the nonprofit than they could have done individually,” she said. “Over 350 women around the Valley are participating in this giving circle,” she added. “Despite each of their plates being extremely full, these ladies have a heart for making a difference and a desire to make their community stronger. Put it simply, they are busy women who care.” Together, they have donated over $225,000 benefiting 28 local charities. Their goal is to donate $500,000 in five years to area nonprofits. COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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Prostate cancer screenings offered at Mesa Community College

Prostate On-Site Project, a medical mobile service, will provide prostate cancer screenings to men 40 and older (or younger if a history of prostate cancer runs in the family). The exams will be 7:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at Mesa Community

Tarnopolski noted that each quarterly meeting features members who care about the issues and a particular nonprofit that addresses each. “Members nominate local charities to be considered,” she said. “After a thorough vetting process, the charity goes in the hat for the random draw at each meeting. When the charity is drawn, the member speaks to the mission and needs of the organization. The group hears about three charities per meeting and then the members vote. The charity with the most votes is the recipient of that meeting’s donations.” Leann Landberg of Chandler said, “We’ve heard from so many women that want to be involved in some way in giving back to their community, yet their

time and funds are limited. 100+ Women Who Care is a simple way to make a big impact that requires very little in terms of time and dollar commitment.” If you go to the meeting, be prepared for a friendly gathering run with the precision of a military marching band. “It’s an exercise in awesome efficiency,” Tarnopolski said. While members and guests have up to an hour to socialize, 6:30 p.m. marks the start of a meeting, which moves according to straightforward and exact rules that eliminate backdoor lobbying and favoritism in the group’s selection of a beneficiary. The first 100+ Women Who Care chapter was started in 2006 by Karen Dunigan, the former mayor of Jackson, Michigan, who organized friends and ac-

College, 1833 W. Southern Ave. The exams are covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Health Net and United HealthCare, but not Medicare. They are also free to state employees and spouses. They are $81 without insurance. Appointments are required, at 480964-3013 or 1-800-828-6139.

free arts experiences for those who are caring for ailing loved ones. Participants will integrate learning about the advancement of dementia while engaging in interactive arts classes. Each session includes a handson, 60-minute arts experience, a social break and a 20-minute information session on the latest research in dementia and tips for engaging a loved one. The classes begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, with basic ceramics, at the Mesa

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Explanation of Falcon Field changes to master plan available online

A brochure that explains changes to the Falcon Field Airport Master Plan has been made available online. In August, the Mesa City Council approved a $520,518 grant agreement with the FAA to update the Falcon Field Airport Master Plan. Coffman Associates has been selected to prepare the updated plan. The brochure is at falconfieldairport.com/ about-us/documents-forms/airport-masterplan and falconfield.airportstudy.com. The plan is an analysis of current and future airport infrastructure needs and alternatives to assist with long-term planning.

CHANDLER

Meeting to discuss work on Chandler Heights Road

An informational meeting to discuss improvements to Chandler Heights Road from McQueen Road to Gilbert Road will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the

Environmental Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road. The city plans to widen the two-lane road to four lanes – two lanes in each direction – with raised medians, bike lanes, center turn lane, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street lighting and drainage improvements. Project drawings will be on display at the meeting and team members will be available to answer questions. Information: 480-898-4060.

Voting begins for award given to Chandler volunteers

Four outstanding community volunteers have been nominated as part of Chandler’s annual Volunteer Recognition Awards. The public can vote for the “People’s Choice Award” online at chandleraz. gov/volunteer100. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7. Winners will be announced at an awards breakfast on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave. One category, the People’s Choice Award, is the only award where votes from the community will help determine the winner. Nominees and information: forourcitychandler.org.

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Chandler vet who won suit against VA plans to sue again

A Chandler veteran who successfully sued the VA Health System now plans to sue them again. A federal judge agreed with Army Sergeant First Class Steve Cooper in March 2017 that his prostate cancer was stage four and terminal because the VA failed to diagnose him in a timely manner. He won a $2.5 million judgment. The money was for pain and suffering and lost wages. Now, Cooper says he’s suing to get the VA to pay his medical bills. He also says the VA is blocking vets from seeking private physicians by requiring them to return to the VA or by not paying bills. Cooper is seeking $50 million.

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Charter school hired teacher with revoked certificate, board says

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, which oversees and investigates charter schools, said a Gilbert school broke the law by hiring a teacher who had his certificate revoked. Oscar Rosero was hired as a P.E. teacher by San Tan Charter School. Last month, a concerned parent said on social media that

Rosero’s teaching certificate was revoked for lying on an application and having an inappropriate relationship with an 18-yearold female student at a different charter school in 2010. The school was not fined. The only punishment the school received was a red mark on its operational dashboard, a public online way to measure the school’s performance.

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Workshop to help demonstrate smart irrigation controller

Queen Creek is offering a free smart irrigation controller workshop on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at Historic Town Hall, 22350 S. Ellsworth Road. The class will demonstrate the efficiencies of the smart irrigation controller so residents can determine whether a smart irrigation controller is the right fit for their home. SRP customers will also have the opportunity to attend the free SRP Water Conservation Expo on March 3 and save up to 80 percent on a smart controller. Learn more about the SRP Water Conservation Expo at srpnet.com/expo. Registration: conservetheqc@queencreek. org, 480-358-3455. Information: queencreek.org.

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Wine aficionados soak up knowledge at Vinum 55

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ess than two years after opening, more than half the wine lockers are being rented by members of an Ocotillo business offering robust services to those who like to stop and smell the rosés. Vinum 55, which opened on West Queen Creek Road in March of last year, is described by cellar manager Jared Silverman as a “wine club” that gives members a wide range of services. They can safely store wine in lockers in a cellar where temperatures are kept at 55 degrees with between 60 and 70 percent humidity, which are ideal conditions for preserving the beverage. The company, named after the Latin word for wine, also gives members access to exclusive opportunities to buy wine, as well as tasting events the public would rarely be able to attend. In Vinum 55’s Wines of the World program, members can soak up knowledge about wines, including facts about the grapes, geography, soil science, history, climate, culture and wine-tasting techniques in that region. Vinum 55, which also has locations in the Scottsdale Airpark and north-central Phoenix, also does a complete inventory of members’ wine, making details about their bottles accessible on an app called CellarTracker. The company will accept wine deliveries for its members so the bottles do not sit outside in the hot sun or other damaging weather conditions when they are not home. As part of its concierge services, members can have wine delivered to their homes or businesses. Vinum 55 also offers logistical help for those moving, so their wines stay secure in temperature-controlled vans. Of the 200 wine lockers in the Chandler Vinum 55, located next to Press Coffee, 115 were rented as of mid-December, Silverman said. The Chandler operation had 162 members as of that date. The wine storage lockers at the Vinum 55 on North 16th Street in north-central Phoenix are almost filled and the Scottsdale wine cellar on North 78th Way is

of the locker and the location. For additional dues that Vinum 55 did not want to disclose, members can buy concierge services, including having their wine delivered to them at a home or business. Assisting members with moving outside Arizona is Special to the Tribune) also an additional, Raini Keyser is director of operations and managing partner for Vinum 55 in concierge service. Chandler, as well as the two other Vinum 55 locations, which are in northMembers can also central Phoenix and Scottsdale. rent a rooftop area at Vinum 55 in Chandler for special more than half-full. “Any problem or issue or help someone events if they give 45 to 60 days notice. “The social aspect is huge, but also peomight need with their wine collection, we’ve done it,” Raini Keyser, director of ple have less room in their homes but they operations and managing partner for the also love wine,” Keyser said. She said most of their members are over three Vinum 55 businesses said. “People here drink wine from all over 40, but that some are in their 30s. They the world. Chandler’s such a really cool, are upper middle class to affluent and authentic, genuine community of people many form friendships through Vinum who love to have wine and have fun. It’s 55. Some are just learning about wine while others are already knowledgeable. about connecting.” Usually, about 40 people gather for the Keyser, of Ahwatukee, said Vinum 55 is “just a bunch of wine geeks” who enjoy wine tastings, while about 25 to 30 folks come to the Wines of the World gatherharvesting friendships over vino. Members may come to Vinum 55 any ings. Several events are held every month time it is open to have a glass or bottle of at Chandler Vinum 55. Wines from California, Oregon and wine with their family members, friends and business colleagues in the tasting Washington state are popular among rooms. The tasting room may be reserved members, Keyser said. Everyone on staff is highly trained in for private events. A social membership at Vinum 55 in wine, said Keyser, who is a certified speChandler costs $65 a month and gives cialist of wine through the Society of clients a locker/personal wine vault in the Wine Educators. To earn that certificacellar to store 12 cases, or 144 bottles, of tion, one must pass a rigorous exam that tests their knowledge of wine and mastery wine. Customers who pay for a year’s mem- of major elements in the worlds of wine bership up front get a month for free. The production and the science and study of cost for a guest of a member to attend a grapes. Cellar manager Silverman has a level Wines of the World event is $45, but Vinum 55 members can bring a guest for one sommelier degree from the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas. free to the wine tastings. That is a certification for which wine Storing up to 24 cases of wine costs $125 a month. Vinum 55 can “accommo- and hospitality professionals complete a date a wine collection of any size,” Keyser thorough study of wines and spirits and undergo an intensive review by master said. The prices differ at each of the three Vi- sommeliers on their knowledge of wine num 55 businesses and depend on the size and spirits, proper wine service as well as

deductive tasting. Staff members involved in the wine tastings and Wines of the World seminars have at least the level one sommelier degree or an equivalent wine degree. Silverman creates and teaches the Wines of the World seminars at the three Vinum 55 locations. At these monthly events, students learn about “one of the world’s most important wine regions.” “We taste, on average, 10 wines per seminar and we focus on the main grape varietals and producers of that particular region,” Silverman said. “Our intent is to provide members with opportunities to learn more about known and lesserknown wine regions and producers across the world. We take people on a journey.” At the tastings, Silverman said sommeliers “bring in wine makers from all over the world for our members to meet and learn from.” Clients learn how to taste and evaluate wine in the tastings, he said. Wine lover Mike Finney, 68, of Chandler, has not tried Vinum 55 but likes the concept. “I think the idea sounds terrific,” Finney said. “We have over the years been members of some wine clubs like the Wall Street Journal’s WSJwine Discovery Club and the New York Times Wine Club, where they make periodic deliveries. It’s always fun. Sometimes we’ll do wine battles.” While those wine clubs are fun, he said it would be more enjoyable to get together with wine experts to talk face to face. Finney created branding for several wineries and tasting rooms in the Verde Valley for the Verde Valley Wine Trail through his company, AZ Communications Group. “I think the thing I enjoy most about wine is the opportunity to get together with people and share the experience,” he said. “Whether it’s reds or whites, there’s such an abundance of really, really credible good wine. Our wine storage is pretty nominal; we abuse our wines and I think having an alternative to be able to do something like with the Vinum experience could be interesting.” Arizona has other wine storage businesses, but they don’t sell wine and offer See

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all the other types of services Vinum 55 does, Keyser said. The Vault Wine Storage on North 44th Street offers enough wine lockers to hold 8,000 cases of wine in its vault, owner Deborah Fortini said. Customers can’t buy wine through The Vault, though, as they can through Vinum 55. “They (Vinum 55) differ a little from me in that they have more of a bar element to it,” Fortini said. “I have really exclusively focused on wine storage. Most of my clients are entrepreneurs or workaholics.” Members of Vault Wine Storage, which opened in 2013, can access their wine in their lockers any time they like, even when the business is closed. A biometric access security system means members’ BUSINESS BRIEFS

Mesa Babies ‘R’ Us store closing as retailer downsizes

Toys ‘R’ Us is closing as many as 182 outlets across the country, including a Babies ‘R’ Us store in Mesa. Lawyers for the retailer say the shutdowns are due to increased market competition and sales hurt by online shopping. Toys ‘R’ Us declared bankruptcy in September. Court approval is needed for the closures, which CEO Dave Brandon says would begin in early February, with most scheduled to be completed by mid-April. The Mesa store is at 1764 S. Signal Butte Road in the Superstition Gateway West shopping center.

GrubHub online food company Opening new Chandler office

GrubHub, the Chicago-based online food ordering company, is opening a new office in Chandler. The company has leased 29,526 square feet at the San Tech Center in the East Val-

fingerprints allow them to get into their lockers. “It’s very high security. It alerts me on my phone so I know who’s in there,” Fortini said. “Some of them just keep the really special bottles there so they don’t have to worry about things like power outages or break-ins or family members or guests opening up the wrong bottles.” Fortini is not sure whehter the number of wine storage businesses will expand in the Valley. “The market is only so deep,” she said. “There’s only so much wine. If you have too many or they’re too close together then what happens is you end up with a lot of occupancy in your wine storage facility. The electricity bill goes down as you become more occupied.” Vinum 55 is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Information: vinum55.com. ley. A GrubHub spokesperson declined to say how many employees the Chandler office will have, but sources familiar with the deal expects between 165 and 200 workers. The San Tan development is near Chandler Boulevard and McClintock Drive just west of Chandler Fashion Center.

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Time again to discuss a traffic camera ban, and why it’s a dumb move BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

hey say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Add to that the Arizona Legislature’s annual push to ban red light and traffic speed cameras. Every legislative session, there’s another version of this ban. Previous efforts have yanked the cameras from state highways and made mailed photo radar tickets essentially worthless paper. Still, the annual ban efforts keep coming. And every year, the sponsoring lawmakers repeat the same rationales. I can recite the anti-camera arguments from memory. Mostly because, once upon a time, I used to make those same arguments myself. Until I changed my mind about photo traffic enforcement. For one simple reason: Photo traffic enforcement works. We’ll get to that change of heart momentarily, but first let’s review this year’s ban, offered by two East Valley Repub-

licans, Rep. Travis Grantham and Sen. Warren Petersen. Their bill adds a line to Arizona’s statutes: “A local authority or an agency of this state may not use a photo enforcement system to identify violators … (of state speed limits) … or of a city or town ordinance for excessive speed or failure to obey a traffic control device.” So much for “local control” and letting cities and towns set their own community standards. That’s an argument for another day, though. “There’s still constitutional issues with photo radar, there’s issues with due process, there’s issues with affording people the right to confront their accuser,” Grantham told the House Judiciary Committee last week. Per the Associated Press, Grantham also told the committee – which forwarded the bill on to the full House by a vote of 6-3 – that photo enforcement devices actually cause accidents when surprised drivers react wildly to the cameras going off. My response to Grantham’s constitutional argument? Bunk. That attack has

failed in courts nationwide, where more than 420 cities and towns use traffic cameras. My response to the safety argument? Grantham might be right. Occasionally, a shocked driver might cause an accident by mashing the brakes or swerving. Occasionally, a “photo enforcement ahead” sign might cause wild braking leading to a fatal collision. It could happen. But here’s what I know actually does happen: Speeding and red-light running kills people. Every day. In 2016, according to federal data analyzed by the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, car crashes killed more than 37,000 Americans. Speeding caused more than 10,000 of those deaths. And 52 percent of those 10,000 speed-related fatals happened not on highways, but on streets with speed limits below 50 mph. Speed kills. For certain. So does running red lights. Regardless, I hated traffic cameras when I moved to the Valley in 1995. I hated them more a couple years later, when I moved to Scottsdale, which had just

phased in a tough photo program. The cameras felt too Big Brother. They felt like a “speed trap” revenue grab. They left open the possibility that the technology could be imperfect or invasive. Fast forward 23 years: I drive more slowly now, especially when driving through Scottsdale, Mesa, Paradise Valley and Phoenix, where I know cameras lurk. Because slower speeds and caution at intersections equals fewer fatalities – a fact proven by 20 years of studies – I don’t want to ban traffic cameras. I want more of them. Not because I like Big Brother, not because I hate the Constitution and not because I like giving government my hard-earned cash in fines and fees. I want more cameras because I’ve seen how you people drive. I want protection. Or, at the very least, a nice black-andwhite photograph to commemorate you T-boning me the next time you run a red light. – David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Arizona’s credit unions are built for people, not profit BY SCOTT EARL Tribune Guest Writer

n response to the unfounded attack editorial by Lynne Breyer, “Tax reform should start with making credit unions pay their fair share” (Tribune, Dec. 31), I would like to clarify several points. Ms. Breyer’s piece was filled with questionable information and inaccuracies. Her mission appears to be to encourage taxation of nonprofits because of her lack of understanding about what taxes those organizations do pay. The fact is, Arizona’s credit unions do pay taxes, including property tax, sales tax, moneys and credits tax and employer-related taxes. Increasing the taxes already paid by credit unions is merely an increased tax on Arizona’s credit union members. From their inception, credit unions have been not-for-profits not only because they offer service where it has been lacking or withdrawn, but also be-

cause they are cooperatives. This means they are democratically owned by every single account holder at the credit union. In their boardrooms are member representatives making each decision – including compensation – to the benefit of the credit union’s membership rather than stockholders. Arizona’s credit unions are both notfor-profit and cooperatives. Like all cooperatives, credit unions are member-owned and self-governed by the Arizonans who use our services. By definition, all credit union funds are reinvested into the families and communities that we serve – not sent to shareholders like for-profit banks. Ms. Breyer failed to mention that banks benefited from the Republican tax bill signed into law just before the holidays. Banks will see a significant reduction in their corporate taxes from 35 percent down to 21 percent. In addition, many of the for-profits have more opportunities for relief. More than 2,000 Subchapter S banks nationwide realized an estimated $984 million in benefit in 2017, a 38

percent reduction in federal revenue redirected to Sub S bank owners. Banks control 89.4 percent of the deposits in Arizona. Big banks have aggressively expanded market share in the state and represent the biggest competitive challenge to the state’s small institutions. Out-of-state banks control 73.3 percent of the total bank deposits in the state, lining the pockets of their shareholders. It is important to put things in perspective. This challenge is neither new nor untested. Each time it has been posed over several decades, citizens and time and time again, Congress have reaffirmed the value of credit unions and consumers’ choice in the matter. Without question, credit unions improve the financial lives of consumers and provide clear benefit to Arizona communities. Last year, more than 1.5 million Arizona credit union members saved more than $142 million in the form of better rates and lower fees than they would have at banks. These benefits are equivalent to $95 per member.

The existence of credit unions in the marketplace is beneficial to every American because it makes bank pricing more consumer-friendly than it would were credit unions not an option. Credit unions aren’t turning a profit to fatten the pockets of bank shareholders – they’re returning earnings to their members in the form of better rates and lower fees. The more competition in the market, the better for consumers. We are proud that more than 1.5 million Arizonans own credit unions and, through our cooperative governance, have improved the financial lives of generations of Arizonans. Congress has preserved the credit union tax structure since it was enacted in 1937. We remain true to our guiding philosophy, one that earned our existing tax status – credit unions are “not for profit, not for charity, but for service.”

– Scott Earl is president and CEO of the Mountain West Credit Union Association, which represents Arizona’s credit unions

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pulmonary artery. In 2012, Graham had a new pacemaker implanted because one of the leads in his original one began to fail. Later, Graham had one more pacemaker implanted. This one was placed under his collarbone and would act as the primary, while the one in his abdomen acts as a backup in case of emergencies. Because his pacemakers do 100 percent of the work involved to pace his heart, there are some precautions that Graham must take in his everyday life. He isn’t able to play in any contact sports, he has to avoid large speakers and magnets, electrical fields need to be rec-

ognized, and extended direct exposure to large transmission lines need to be avoided or monitored. As a young boy, Graham said he was able to play soccer but because he was so little he couldn’t get hit hard enough to have any effect of his pacemaker. Then, when his family moved to Arizona, Graham was able to find a sport that he eventually fell in love with. After his family moved to Phoenix, Graham said that his dad enrolled him into a summer diving program at Perry High School. “My dad actually found it when we first moved here,” Graham said. “At first, I didn’t really like it, but then I sort of warmed up to it. I still go back every summer. I ended up really liking it, and when I started high school I decided to join the sport.” He joined the team at Campo Verde High School, and this past season, Graham earned a high enough score to qualify for the state meet. Unfortunately, the team had five people qualify and only four were able to go. Graham was the odd man out with the low score, but his hard work and effort to accomplish the feat is something that stuck out to his coach. “One of the things that really stands out is the hard worker that he is,” Campo Verde diving coach David Eppert said of his sophomore diver. “He never gives up. He’ll keep pushing and pushing until he gets it right.” And Graham has worked hard to do so. In high school diving, Eppert said, a diver must have a full “list” of 11 dives, which consists of five basic dives in five different categories – forward, backward, inward, reverse and twisting. You must learn two dives from each group but only one is required, while one is optional. Since join-

ing the team, Graham has built up his list with dives that fit his abilities. “It’s not the toughest one out there,” Eppert said. “But it was something that worked for him and it got him to a point where he could hit the qualifying score for Division II divers.” Diving isn’t the only sport that Graham can compete in, but he said it’s the only one he feels comfortable participating in because it doesn’t exert a lot of energy and there’s also no chance of contact. But, he still has to take some extra precautions. As both Eppert and Graham remembered one specific instance, they shared a smile and a laugh. “We had a meet and he came up to me and was like, ‘Coach, I can’t jump off that board,’ and I go, ‘Why not?” Eppert said. “He pointed at this large speaker right next to the board.” Eppert went up to the meet host and asked them to move the speaker so that Graham would be able to dive. While there are plenty of things that Graham must watch out for, he has become used to them over his 16 years of life, and he still finds time for things he enjoys like reading, playing video games and writing books. He has persevered, and Eppert believes his young athlete can be an inspiration to other students who are faced with challenges. “I think he can be an inspiration to kids who might think they might not be able to do something,” Eppert said. “But we have this kid right here and he’s doing it. Don’t make excuses. You might have limitations but I mean he has them ad he still dives.”

of Fame. Zdebski has over 30 years of coaching experience and accumulated an overall record of 160-59 at Walled Lake Western High.

“Coach Zdebski is a consummate professional with 30 years of coaching experience,” said Marcus Williams, Chandler Unified School District athletic director. “He takes pride in building his players in to men. Hamilton is very excited to have Coach Zdebski lead the Huskies into the future Zdebski is taking over at Hamilton after a hazing and sex-abuse scandal led

to charges against three players and investigation of former coach Steve Belles, former principal Ken James and former athletic director Shawn Rustad. Zdebski had an alleged hazing incident in his program in Michigan, which resulted in the firing of two of his assistant coaches and the suspension of five players.

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hroughout life, people are faced with challenges that force them to change their lifestyle, their habits, their hobbies and even their daily activities. From a young age, Campo Verde sophomore diver Graham Gebauer has overcome difficulties with a smile on his face. Since birth, Graham has been challenged by severe Tetralogy of Fallot, which according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website is a congenital heart defect that stems from a problem with the heart’s structure. When warning signs emerged following the birth of both Graham and his twin brother, Gannon, the two boys were transferred from Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. Gannon was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect, a defect in the wall that divides the left and right ventricles of the heart. Graham had open-heart surgery and remained at the Children’s Hospital for seven weeks, six in the NICU and the last in regular care. On Sept. 11, 2001, a day that will remembered for a lifetime for many other reasons, Graham returned home to his family. When he was eight months old, he returned to the hospital to have his defects repaired. Before that, his parents, Kent and Celeste, were informed that he may need a pacemaker. He suffered a full heart block as a result of the repairs and had a pacemaker installed in his abdomen. Around his fifth birthday, Graham returned to the hospital twice, once to have the battery in his pacemaker replaced and another to have a stent placed in his left

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Hamilton High School finds new football coach

The Hamilton Huskies have found their new head football coach. Mike Zdebski, a Michigan high school football coach with over 160 wins, and a state championship, is also a member of the Michigan High School Coaches Hall

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Graham Gebauer fell into diving when he moved to Arizona. “At first, I didn’t really like it, but then I sort of warmed up to it,” he said.

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Mountain Pointe football star transferring to Chandler High

Star lineman Matthew Pola-Mao has transferred from one powerhouse football program to another. The 6-foot-2, 308-pound lineman, who will be a senior next season, transferred from Mountain Pointe to backto-back defending 6A state champion Chandler. Pola-Mao is seen as one of the best linemen in the state and the country. He’s ranked as the fifth best defensive tackle in the country by 247sports. According to a Twitter post in early January, Pola-Mao is weighing Tennessee, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Michigan and USC for his college career. Pola-Mao missed most of the 2017 season, not playing till the last few games of the season due to injury.

American Leadership Academy forfeits games over player

The American Leadership Academy in Queen Creek will forfeit all of their 2017 football wins and eight of their boys basketball wins due to an ineligi-

ble player. After capturing a 3A state championship in 2016, ALA went 11-2 this year and eventually fell to Casteel in the 3A state semifinals. After forfeiting their eight basketball games, ALA has won seven of eight games since the Central Arizona Holiday Classic at Casa Grande.

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Hike up Superstitions reminds one of God the Rock BY LYNNE HARTKE Tribune Guest Writer

y husband and I sling our day packs over our shoulders, doublechecking for sufficient water and supplies. Mollie, our rust-colored mutt, leaps to the ground, tugging at the leash in anticipation of a smorgasbord of scents to savor. From the First Water parking lot, the plan is to take Jacob’s Crosscut Trail south to where it runs along the base of the Superstition Mountains before linking up with Treasure Loop in Lost Dutchman State Park and circling back to responsibilities and civilization. The ground is hard, packed from countless days under the desert sun. We FAITH CALENDAR

MONDAY, JAN. 29

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Tempe is hosting Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a nine-week course that provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 1035 East Guadalupe Road, Tempe. Information and registration: fpu.com/1055791.

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walk over the concrete-like imprints of mule deer and a horseshoe print in what was once softened earth. Time stretches out like clouds against the pale blue horizon. “Is that a rock window?” my husband asks, pointing to a slant of sunlight shining through a rock formation in front of us. I nod, knowing we are going to investigate. Arches. Caves. Windows in stone. The forms of rock that can be climbed into and gazed from have always fascinated him. We scramble up some loose scree to take photos from the three-foot rock opening, an absence surrounded by substance. Not content, he asks me to wait as he climbs down to the base to take a photo of me looking out at him, because

isn’t that the way of relationships – the looking back, the looking out, and the gazing in the same direction together? With one hour left of sunlight, the birds come out to anthem the day’s end. Doves. Quail. A crested black bird with white underwings – a phainopepla – flies ahead of us, leading us down the trail, toward a set of spires in the shadow of the mountain. “Written in stone,” people say, referring to something that is permanent and unchangeable, but the stone formations before me speak of a sculpting done with a power larger than my human understanding, a reminder that everything changes on this earth and there is only One who is unchangeable. “Trust in the Lord forever,” the Bible records in Isaiah 26:4, “For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.”

(NASB) We pick up the pace to get back to the car. Before stepping into a desert wash, I can’t help but take one final look back at the Superstitions, the spires, and rock formations as they blend into the twilight. I can’t help but think of God the Rock, who in His permanence left windows in stone as a reassurance that in seemingly unchangeable places – if we look – we will discover openings to light. Because isn’t this also the way of our relationship with God – the looking back, the looking out and the gazing in the same direction together?

of Courage in the Holocaust” at Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center and The Shrine of Holy Wisdom in Mesa. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 101, Mesa. Information: martybrounstein.com.

older. The event is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation and will be held at 500 churches across the world. DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 1825 S. Alma School Road, Chandler. Information: compassaz.church/NTS, timtebowfoundation.org/index.php/night-to-shine.

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Daniel and Delmar Grimm of Financial Literary Experts will be conducting a community financial workshop at the Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa. DETAILS>> 10 a.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 13 HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE

Author and motivational speaker Marty Brounstein will present “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust” at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Tempe. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 2121 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Information: martybrounstein.com.

SUNDAY, FEB. 25 PURIM CARNIVAL

The East Valley Jewish Community is hosting a Purim Carnival at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. The celebration will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, carnival games, a klezmer band and other family fun. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 5801 S. Rural Road, Tempe. The carnival is free but tickets are needed for activities. Prices range from $1 per ticket to $25 for 30 tickets. Unlimited game wristbands are $12. Prices will go up

-Lynne Hartke is the author of “Under a Desert Sky” and the wife of pastor and Chandler City Councilmember Kevin Hartke. She blogs at lynnehartke.com.

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The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center offers New Thought, ACIM, Ancient Wisdom and Interfaith teachings, with uplifting music and positive messages. Ongoing classes include Qigong, A Course in Miracles, Pranic Healing, Kirtan, Drum Circle and many others. DETAILS>> 10:30-11:45 a.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

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Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. To tour the facility or register, call 480-855-4333 or e-mail info@chabadcenter.com.

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Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com. Submit your releases to rzubiate@ timespublications.com

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ast Valley residents and lovers of chocolate will be able to indulge their sweet teeth now that the Art of Chocolate A’fair has moved from Carefree to Gilbert. “Frankly, we outgrew Carefree in a number of ways,” said Roberta ToombsRechlin, a founder of Magic Bird Festivals, which produces the event. “We were looking for a new, larger location and the flourishing, hip vibe in Gilbert and its close proximity were attractive.” The festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 2-4, will feature hundreds of chocolates, art and music by Flagstaff’s Mother Road Trio on Saturday, Feb. 3, and Sedona’s Darius Lux on Sunday, Feb. 4.

Of course, it celebrates the romance and decadence of chocolate in its many incarnations. Admission is free. Toombs-Rechlin, who founded the company with Lester Rechlin, visited the Gilbert Heritage District many times and has seen the area grow exponentially. It seemed to be the perfect spot for the Art of Chocolate A’fair. “We have all the chocolatiers who were with us in Carefree and we’ve added a few more,” noted Toombs-Rechlin, a self-professed lover of dark chocolate. New Mexico’s Elixir Boutique Chocolates was named featured chocolatier this year after receiving rave reviews in 2017. Other participating confectioners include XO Confections, Lilly Lang Treats, Mr. Fudge and San Francisco Chocolate Factory. Seventy fine arts exhibitors will set up shop at the Art of Chocolate A’fair, in-

cluding artists who create jewelry, paintings, clothing and wood crafts. The featured artist is Andria Boat of AB Photography. “Andria is a local artist in Desert Foothills, where I live,” ToombsRechlin said. “She does beautiful landscape photography, both framed and unframed.”

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heila Dutton never expected she would become a musician. Her husband, Dean, was a tenured economics professor, and she saw music as

a “true weakness.” Now, the couple lead The Duttons, a multigenerational family of musicians who found fame thanks, in part, to appearances on the second season of “America’s Got Talent.” “I never imagined I’d be in music, period,”

she said. “I am the most unlikely person in the world to be doing what we’re doing. I was slow to come around to the idea. I thought it was maybe a frivolous activity, going around performing for people. “I had a series of experiences that really opened my eyes to the effect music has on people,” she added. “Then, after several of those experiences in the 1980s and 1990s, I supported what the kids wanted to do. My husband took an early retirement to do this full time.” The Branson, Missouri-based band is in Mesa, and will appear at the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center St. The family has performed here since 2005, and have several shows coming up at East Valley High School, 7420 E. Main St., Mesa. “Pickin’ and Grinnin’” showcases The Duttons’ favorite bluegrass and country tunes from Thursday, Feb. 1, to Feb. 24. The band will “Duttonize” rock songs March 1-17, then perform its most requested tracks March 22-31 during its End the Season in Style. “We feel honored to be able to do this because of the sweet experiences and the

joy we feel, and the happiness that so many people experience when they come to our show,” she said. “It leaves me with this feeling of humble gratitude, like how can anything so good happen? There’s something about the family that resonates with a lot of people. This has done so much for our relationship with our children. “They knew they were loved because we practiced with them every day. It’s not the material things you do for your children. It’s the time we spent with the kids that has made a huge difference in our family,” Dutton added.

IF YOU GO What: The Duttons When: Various times until Saturday, March 31 Where: Dutton Theater Mesa at East Valley High School, 7420 E. Main Street, Mesa. Tickets: $7 for children 4-12, $14 for teens 13-18, and $29 for Info:480-840-6874, theduttons.com

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lex Aiono admits he will be overcome with emotion when he plays his first headlining hometown show at Crescent Ballroom on Monday, Jan. 29. The YouTube star, who inked a major-label deal with Interscope Records, said he’s really excited. “I get to come back and I have old friends from elementary school coming and people I used to go to church with coming as well,” said Aiono, who grew up in the East Valley. “But I’m nervous because I’m coming home to show everybody what I’ve been doing. It’s not because I think they’re not going to like it or they’ll hate it. “This is like a high school reunion. I get to come back and play to my amazing fans, old friends and family. Being from Arizona, we go hard. It’s going to be a good show.” Aiono is working on a new album, but he can’t say too much about it yet. He described it as authentic and personal. “With original music and writing music, it’s where I’m the most honest, the most vulnerable, open and intimate,” he said. “I love releasing music because I can sing

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Alex Aiono lived in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert before moving to California to pursue music.

about something super-serious, like how I feel about somebody, or just about wanting to have fun and living my life.” Aiono, whose music is a R&B-inspired pop, added it’s a little tough to sing such personal songs. “I’m opening myself up to the rest of the world,” he said. “I’m very happy to be at

this point. For me, it doesn’t matter. People judge me however they will. I’m honest and open. I feel there are fans out there who can relate or need somebody to relate to.” The 21-year-old Aiono lived in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert until he was 14, when he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue music. He attended New Horizons in Mesa while living in Gilbert, a Chandler Traditional Academy and Heritage Academy. “I loved it there, from Joe’s BBQ to Fatty Daddy’s (in Scottsdale) to Guedo’s Taco Shop in Gilbert,” he said. “That’s who I am and what created me. It brings back such a homegrown vibe. I have this song about wanting to be that kid forever. No matter where I am in the world, I always want to be the smiling Arizona kid who grew up and left for California.” The move worked well for him. He amassed more than 650 million views and 5 million subscribers on YouTube, which featured his “flipped” versions of Drake’s “One Dance” and Nicky Jam’s “Hasta el Amanecer.” It attracted the attention of Interscope Records, which is part of Universal, and he signed a deal. He said he can’t wrap his head around the numbers. “You can’t really fathom it,” he said. “It’s

really crazy and I’m so lucky to have the amazing fans I have and the views. I can’t really think about 500 million. When you think of 1,000, that’s my high school. Two million is the population of Phoenix. Then you think 500 million and that’s one-fifteenth of the world. It’s really crazy and super-surreal. “I’m just lucky to have my fans. That’s my biggest focus. There’s a face and a person to each of those subscribers and each has their own story and their own life. I have these meet-and-greets and these fans have such intricate and interesting lives. Everybody’s life is like a movie, and I’m so lucky I get to meet them.”

IF YOU GO What: Alex Aiono with Trinidad Cardona When: 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 Where: Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix Tickets: $20-$23 Information: 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com

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Obituaries BARTLETT, Linda Gail Linda Gail Bartlett, age 67, passed away on Mon., Jan.22, 2018 in Chandler AZ. She was born Jan.17, 1951 in Los Angeles CA to Earl & Ruth Bartlett. Linda loved writing poetry, traveling, photography, beaches, flowers, Pomeranian dogs, and was a martial arts instructor. She’ll be lovingly remembered by her children: Tam Douglas and Rowdy Berry, along with surviving siblings Mary Dobyns and Debbie Mitzlaff, 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 11 nieces & nephews and their children and grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held Feb.4, 2018 from noon-2pm in Poulsbo, WA. For location, email helpertam@yahoo.com. Memorial donations may be made to Pomeranian Rescue at donate.rescueme.org/pomeranian Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

SHERRARD, Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis Sherrard (Bob) was born December 5th 1923 to William Alvin & Irene Sherrard in Detroit Michigan. Bob was one of three children including his sister Burdette and his brother Bill.

Bob served his Country proudly during World War II as a member of the 1st Platoon Anti Tank Company, 147th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre. Upon returning home Bob attended Michigan State University, where he met the love of his life, Ruth Eileen (Toni) Caldwell, while studying botany. Bob and Toni were married on June 24th 1949 in Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church MS in Detroit, MI. Bob and Toni had two children Paul and Linda four grandchildren Richard, Jacob, Mary Beth and Brandi and five great grandchildren, Paige, Hagen, Harliquynn, Weldon and Weston. Bob and Toni moved to Phoenix as their home in June of. 1954. Bob was an entrepreneur and displayed tremendous foresight in creating Urban Forest Products, Inc. Urban Forest Products, Inc. Was a vanguard of the recycling industry in the greater Phoenix Metropolitan area long before renewable resources became the focus of political rhetoric and legislation. Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting and the study of philosophy and religion. He is survived by his loving wife, son, his 3 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, his brother Bill and sister Burdette. He will be remembered for his indomitable spirit. Service will be held at Mt. View Lutheran Church at 2122 S. Goldfield Rd., Apache Junction 85119 on Saturday, February 3rd. at 4:30 pm.

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92 years of age, passed away peacefully at home in Sarasota FL, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mesa, AZ on July 23, 1925 to proud parents and avid farmers Leon Julian and Florine Ellsworth. He had 5 siblings, Stanley (late) Kenneth (late), Virginia (Salt Lake, UT) JoAnne (late)

and Dale (late). All of the Julian children developed a strong work ethic working aside their father in their vast fruit orchards and helping with a variety of farm animals. At age 18, Lee registered to serve in the Navy for 2 years. He later moved west to San Francisco and became a founding employee and then President and CEO of Transamerica Real Estate Tax Service in San Francisco for 37 years. He was a generous employer who rewarded and recognized his dedicated employees and treated everyone like they were family. During his professional years he was also a member of the Trail Blazers, Olympic Club and Bohemian Grove. He enjoyed frequent dinners out with friends and family to Vaneses, Trader Vic’s and MacArthur Park. Lee will be best remembered for his talent entertaining family and friends playing the piano, barbequing amazing meals and throwing a great party. He was a dedicated father and relished his family vacations which were often to Lake Tahoe and the Hawaiian Islands. He is survived by his life partner Anthony Regan, his four children, Teri Julian, Elizabeth Ecke, Victoria Cressman, Charles Julian, 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. His family feels grateful and blessed by the outpour of love and fond memories recalled by many people. We would appreciate in lieu of flowers, to please consider a donation to your local Hospice organization, who helped care for Lee in his last days. Online condolences: www.wiegandbrothers.com

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ce 1999

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PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Sec. 106 of the Programmatic Agreement, Parallel Infrastructure (PI) for TMobile West, LLC (TMobile) proposes to install a new antenna structure at 223 E. Brown Road Mesa, AZ 85201 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898- 4866 regarding site PIAZ016 (also known as PH30368A). 1/21, 1/28/18 CNS-3089488# EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE

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Meetings/Events

Public Notices

Crops of Luv

NOTICE TO READERS:

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Come Join us: Help make embellishments, organize or assist with events, scrapbook, donate your time, money or space. Teens who need to fill Community Service hours for High School are welcome! Come be apart of something Awesome!

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Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers. What it does require under A.R.S. §32-1121A14(c) www.azleg.gov/ars/ 32/01165.htm is that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any form of advertising to the public by including the words "not a licensed contractor" in the advertisement. Again, this requirement is intended to make sure that the consumer is made aware of the unlicensed status of the individual or company. Contractors who advertise and do not disclose their unlicensed status are not eligible for the handyman's exception. Reference: http://www.azroc.g ov/invest/licensed_ by_law.html As a consumer, being aware of the law is for your protection. You can check a businesses ROC s t a t u s a t :

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Nowadays, puzzles are everywhere! They’re on our devices and TV game shows. They’re jigsaw puzzles spread across your dining room table for days on end. Metal puzzles require you to figure out how to take the pieces apart. There are also many puzzle games such as Pick-up Sticks, Jenga and Rubik’s Cube. No longer a single treat in the newspaper, printed puzzle varieties fill pages and whole books.. DOUBLE PUZZLE: Unscramble each of the clue words, then copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to reveal the quote by Marilyn Vos Savant. Savant is an American known for having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records. Since 1986, she has written a Sunday column where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects. CLUE WORDS: Unique, Perplexing, Zingers, Zaniest, Ambitious. QUOTE: People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.- Marilyn Vos Savant

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