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Mesa schools audit details extravagant raises BY PAUL MARYNIAK AND CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff

n audit by Mesa Public Schools found that former Superintendent Ember Conley gave out $145,000 in unapproved raises – including one for $44,000 – at a time when she was laying the groundwork for the district’s budget override campaign early last year. Conley also filled two top-level job vacancies with salaries that exceeded the maximum pay set by the board, according to an audit the Gov-

erning Board released last week. And she raised the number of the Superintendent’s Executive Team members to 15. Between the two additional members and authorized and unauthorized raises, the executive team’s total compensation went from $2,068,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year to a current $2,619,555, the audit said. Those numbers don’t include Conley’s base salary of $225,000 a year. Conley resigned Dec. 2 from the position she had held since mid-2018 after the board received the audit.

She had been put on administrative leave Nov. 18 when questions arose about the raises. The board commissioned the audit on Oct. 31. The board had been withholding the audit’s release, stating it needed time to study the report. “We have been looking at these numbers for several weeks for several hours,” board President Elaine Miner said at the board’s meeting Feb. 11, when the audit was released. “There’s not much else – at least I can speak for my-

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Cubs fans due for a surprise at Sloan Park BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

he annual throng of Chicago Cubs fans who jam Sloan Park for every Cactus League season will encounter a surprise even before they settle into their seats, bask in the sun and eat their first hot dog. About 800 spots have vanished from the stadium’s largest parking lot as some oncepopular soccer fields make way for The Union, a massive office park billed by the city as an important source of new high paying jobs. Sabine Ellis, Mesa’s traffic engineer, has a plan to replace the lost parking spaces with three new lots and even a ride-sharing drop-

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As the city traffic engineer, Sabine Ellis will be standing in the Sloan Park booth with screens showing what kind of traffic situations exist around the stadium. (Pablo Robles/ Tribune Staff Photographer)

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Virus, violence alter Mesa Sister Cities trips BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff Writer

small cadre of Mesa high schoolers will venture to a trio of international locations this summer – but violence and virus will keep them away from two of Mesa’s Sister Cities. The half-dozen students were selected for the yearly trip sponsored by Mesa’s Sister Cities program. The city’s sister cities include Kaiping, China; Burnaby, Canada; Caraz, Peru; Guaymas, Mexico and Upper Hutt, New Zealand. But China and Mexico are off-limits this year. The decision to forgo visiting the two countries stems from the ongoing violence unfolding across much of Mexico, as well as diplomatic uncertainty created by the coronavirus is making travel visas a virtual impossibility in China, according to Dennis Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh, a former Mesa city councilmember, is the vice president of Mesa Sister Cities, overseeing a local chapter dating back to the late-1980s. The exchange portion of the Sister Cities program involves a pair of visits, with Mesa students heading abroad in late May for three weeks. Their international brethren come stateside in late June, staying in Arizona through mid-July, according to Kavanaugh. The program is a point of pride for Kavanaugh in how it expands horizons for exchange students, who get to experience a whole new culture and way of life. “I think it’s helped grow their worldview,” Kavanaugh said. “And to me, it makes sure citizens are more well-informed. We’ve seen friendships that have been formed over the years, it’s pretty amazing.” This year’s class of exchange students is yet to be decided, though Kavanaugh is confident the collective will do well in representing the Valley as a whole. So far, Mesa has gotten confirmation from Burnaby, as well as Upper Hutt and Caraz they will be sending students to the East Valley later this year. The goal each year for the program is to send no fewer than two students to each of the respective sister cities, as it allows travelers to have company on

their respective journeys. Kavanaugh expects the full list of both outgoing and incoming exchange students to be finalized come springtime, along with the sponsor families needed to house the visitors. The longtime Mesa resident pins his continued support of the Sister Cities program on its themes – including statesmanship, education and the sharing of ideas amongst countries. He remembers touring Barnaby in the early 21st century to get an idea of how the town, which is a suburb of Vancouver, used public transportation to build a sense of community. Kavanaugh believes future generations of Mesa residents are better served by seeing how these international outposts function, building a more educated, engaged populace. “We’re creating relationships at the local level,” Kavanaugh said. “It’s been a

Tilque, president of the Gilbert nonprofit organization. But the organization is not ready to call off the trip to China this summer. “We want to keep monitoring the situation over there with the caronavirus and see what happens,” said Tilque, who brought the program to the town in 1992. “We still want to send some students. “Our first priority is the students and to make sure they are safe.” He said the Gilbert organization was watching what other sister cities in Arizona with counterparts in China are doing. Leshan is just under 800 miles from Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic has touched to all parts of China and beyond. Arizona State University in late January issued a travel restriction to China for all its faculty, staff and students, effective immediately. No institution-related travel, such as study abroad or other

“ We’re creating relationships at the local level, it’s been a very positive experience for us over the years. And that’s one of the reasons we keep doing what we’re doing.

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very positive experience for us over the years. And it’s one of the reasons we keep doing what we’re doing.” Above all, Kavanaugh enjoys seeing how each year’s crop of exchange students interacts with visitors, showing how small the world really can be. “Seeing the kids go back and forth, it’s really eye-opening,” Kavanaugh said. “The kids who have gone on the exchange programs in recent years, they have started their own alumni program they’re continuing. “They work with us and they work with the schools to share their experiences and they really get an up-close and personal view of the world.” The coronavirus also has thrown a wrench into Gilbert’s Sister Cities program. One of its two Sisters Cities is Lashan, China, and the other Antrim-Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland. “Right now, we can’t get flights into China, so it’s not an option,” said Greg

academic program visits to China will be authorized or approved, ASU said. Other universities in the country are doing the same and many airlines have curtailed and even halted flights there. ASU took the step following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to avoid all nonessential travel to China. The U.S. State Department also issued a travel advisory not to travel to China and President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring entry to the United States of most foreign nationals who traveled to China within the 14 days immediately prior to arrival in the United States As of last week, over 1,300 deaths have been reported from the respiratory illness, officially known as Covid-19. In the United States, 14 cases have been reported so far, including someone from the ASU community who has not been identified either by name or by

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EVIT superintendent reinstated to his position BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

had Wilson is back as the East Valley Institute of Technology’s superintendent – not that he ever left the regional vo-tech campus. The EVIT board voted 8-0 to reinstate Wilson’s title after the state Attorney General’s Office decided to drop charges of misuse of public monies and theft stemming from his tenure as Apache Junction superintendent. The Attorney General’s move was without prejudice – leaving open the possibility the charges could be refiled again after further investigation. The key for Wilson’s reinstatement was his fingerprint clearance card, required under the terms of his contract. The card automatically was suspended when Wilson was indicted on the theft charge. Instead of taking action against Wilson, the EVIT board gave him a new job title, director of external affairs, which did not require him to possess the clearance card. “I am beyond grateful the EVIT board stood firmly behind me despite funda-

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mentally flawed allegations,’’ Wilson said in a prepared statement release by EVIT. “Being an educator is the most important community work I can do and I can’t think of a better place to do it than at EVIT.’’ EVIT is a regional vocational education district including most of the East Valley and Scottsdale, preparing juniors and se-

niors students from area high schools for a wide range of jobs after graduation, including careers as mechanics, in the culinary arts, cosmetology and welding. Wilson, who declined a Tribune request for an interview, was allowed to participate in leadership meetings even though EVIT administrator Dana Kuhn served as acting superintendent until his case was resolved Ronda Doolen, EVIT governing board president, praised Wilson in a statement and said she was glad to reinstate him to the superintendent’s position. “Under Dr. Wilson’s leadership, EVIT has embraced a new spirit of staff collaboration and community service has empowered EVIT employees and strengthened our partnerships with our sending school districts and other community organizations,’’ Doolen’s statement said. Wilson’s alleged transgressions occurred in Apache Junction before he was hired by former EVIT Superintendent Sally Downey as an assistant superintendent. Wilson ended up replacing Downey as interim superintendent until he was appointed to the top job only a month or

so before his indictment. The state Attorney General’s Office used an audit, by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office, to obtain charges of misuse of public monies, alleging Wilson arranged for $133,223 in payments not authorized by the Apache Junction Governing Board to administrators during a five-year period, from 2012 to 2016. The $126,000 in “performance payments’’ went to 11 to 15 administrators, while another $3,880 was spent on “professional development instruction,’’ and $2,550 was spent on paying three administrators to attend athletic events on Friday nights. Wilson himself received $480 in unauthorized payments, according to the Auditor General’s report. The Attorney General’s Office decided to withdraw the charges after Wilson’s attorneys filed a motion to remand to the grand jury, pointing out potential holes in the investigation and arguing the grand jury was not presented with a full understanding of Apache Junction school district policies. 

Cactus League brings over $300M to Valley BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff Writer

springtime rite of passage for baseball fans returns to the Valley in next weekend, with the dawning of the 2020 Cactus League. The 15-team league, which has its first game Friday, Feb. 21, and runs through the end of March, brings Major League Baseball competition to 10 fields in the region. The games technically don’t count in the year-end standings, but make a huge impact on the state’s economy, according to ASU’s Daniel Marburger. Marburger, a clinical professor in the W.P. Carey School of Business, said the league makes a unique impact unlike any other sporting event in the region. “It’s a little bit different than trying to estimate the economic impact of, let’s say, the Super Bowl, which is people coming in from the outside to go to the game, they spend some money here for the weekend

and then they go back, because with the Cactus League, you have people who are retirees, snowbirds, who have chosen Arizona, chosen Phoenix, because it’s where the Cubs play,” Marburger said. “Maybe they would have retired in Florida, or maybe they’d be snowbirds in Florida if the Cubs were playing in Florida,” he continued, adding: “So, it’s not just visitors who came up for an event and then went home, or even a better example would be, let’s say, the Arizona Cardinals. Well, most people who go to a Cardinals game, live in Phoenix, Phoenix area, and therefore you really don’t count them, because they’re not coming in from the outside. But when you have permanent residents or semipermanent residents who have actually chosen Phoenix because of Cactus League baseball.” The research by Marburger and his colleagues at the W.P. Carey School of Busi-

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off lane. “We are working with The Union to maximize the area leftover (for baseball parking) as much as we can,’’ Ellis said. “Right now, there will be enough to compensate.’’ But she acknowledges there likely will be learning curve for fans – many of whom are from out of town and don’t know about the construction. It’s not as if a few new wrinkles in the parking arrangements will deter famously loyal Cubs fans – who are facing some changes with their team anyway as well as another early-season start at a time when the weather hasn’t been conducive to sitting outside. Former Cubs Manager Joe Maddon is out, now managing the revamped Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium this spring. After a meltdown cost the Cubs an opportunity to make the playoffs last summer, the unconventional, free-wheeling Maddon was replaced by David Ross, a popular ex-player and broadcaster. Cubs fans have been the Cactus League’s meal ticket for decades, not only packing cavernous Sloan but also Hohokam Stadium, also in Mesa, before the new park opened in February 2014. The Cubs reeled off a series of sellouts in March last year buoying the league after a slow rainy start, with a big assist from the then World Champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox normally train in Florida and made a rare appearance at Sloan for two sold-out games at the end of the season. League president Jeff Meyer is hoping fans conditioned to watching Spring Training games in March come out to the ballpark a week or so earlier. For the third consecutive year, the

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their association with the university. Tilque said generally each June, China sends two students to stay with host families in Gilbert for two to three weeks and when they return home, the two Gilbert students go with them and

league starts play the last week of February – and loses the prime weather in the last week of March because of a change in the MLB regular season. While Hohokam and Diablo are typically overshadowed each spring by the newer and larger Sloan, each park boosts a loyal following of its own, even if the Cubs sometimes draw more fans in a season than the two other parks combined. The Mesa HoHoKams and the Tempe Diablos serve as ambassadors for their cities and their teams in all three parks, keeping alive a proud Cactus League tradition of commitment to community service, and raise about $1.5 million a year for a wide variety of charities. Ellis said she views the parking complications at Sloan as a challenge, but she remains undaunted, having found an adequate number of spaces in three additional lots. A large dirt lot near Larry Miller Toyota, at Dobson Road and Cubs Way, only a short distance farther from the ballpark, will accommodate 700 vehicles. City crews have graded the lot and installed temporary ramps to better accommodate fans. Two much smaller grass lots, located between the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West and Riverview Park, will add another 220 spaces. But she acknowledges the three new parking lots and a ride-share lane in front of Sloan Park will present a bit of a “learning curve’’ for fans after no changes in the past couple of years. “It will work out OK. It always takes a few days to make adjustments,’’ Ellis said. “We have four elements brand new we have never done before.’’ Ellis and her traffic team plan a high profile at Sloan Park, especially for the early games of the season. They set up a command post near the stay with their families and come back in August. Tilque said sending all four students to Ireland instead currently was not in the plans. “We would have to clear it with Northern Ireland, they have to have a family to host” the two extra students,” he said.

press box, where they can monitor traffic on surrounding streets with cameras and laptop computers, changing the timing of lights as necessary. Although Meyer is hoping for a better early turnout, the smaller crowds in February may give fans a chance to learn about the parking changes before the bigger crowds show up in March during spring break for Chicago-region schools. “We have lots of coordination going on. Its constant communication going on,’’ Ellis said. She said the new ride share lane along Rio Salado is intended to make it easier for fans to take an Uber or Lyft to the ballpark, helping to keep impaired drivers off the road, but it’s not a panacea. “While it reduces the need for parking, it increases the congestion,’’ with drivers dropping off and picking up fans, Ellis said. No one knows the Cactus League and parking better than the HoHokams, a volunteer organization that has hosted Spring Training in Mesa since 1951 and handles parking at Sloan and Hohokam Stadium. The HoHokams red shirts and bola ties have symbolized the Cactus League for decades and they have raised millions for charity, including a record $501,000 last year. “Parking is going to be an issue this season. We are encouraging fans to come earlier,’’ said Tim Baughman, the HoHokams’president. In recent years, the 50-50 raffle, a mainstay at most sporting events, has turned into a major source of revenue for the HoHoKams, who are hoping to contribute as much or more to charity this year, he said. Because of their success, the HoHoKams and Cubs Charities were able to finance the refurbishing of Westwood High School’s baseball field. Tilque acknowledged his board of directors will need to decide next month or so what to do because airfares will increase as the departure date approaches. “We’ll just keep watching and see what we can do to make it happen,” Tilque said. “Lot of kids who go have a great ex-

“We try to make a good first impression,’’ Baughman said. “We are ambassadors for baseball and Mesa.’’ Diablo Stadium, built in 1968, is throwback to the traditional Cactus League, before the bigger stadiums arrived in a building boom topped by the addition of Sloan. The Tempe Diablos, also a fraternal organization sponsoring the Angels in Spring Training, raise about $1 million a year for charity with fundraisers going beyond baseball. Jerry Hall, Diablo’s long-time stadium manager, said about half of revenues go to Tempe charities, thanks largely to the generosity of Angels owner Arte Moreno. “I think we’re very strong. We still do pretty well in attendance, despite being the smallest stadium. We’re never going to compete with the Cubs. It’s true of anybody,’’ Hall said. Hall is hoping for another good season, given the return of superstar outfielder Mike Trout, the arrival of Maddon and the addition of star third baseman Anthony Rendon. “We do love it. It’s the most wonderful time of the year,’’ said Bill Ottinger, president of the Diablos. “We want people to have a great experience when they come to the ballpark. How do you not love spring training, the spirit of it, being out in the sun?’’ Ottinger said about 75-100 Diablos work each game, directing traffic and supervising a crew of about 75 volunteers from Sun Lakes who serve as ushers. He said the Diablos fund a variety of charities in Tempe, focusing on education and youth sports program. “It’s what drives us to be out there. We know the hard work goes back into serving the community,’’ Ottinger said. “It’s not a drain, it’s a labor of love. There’s nothing we enjoy more. 

perience with the different food and language and culture. Lot of kids who come back decide to go to school overseas or start traveling and have a big interest in travel. “Kids we talked to who went years ago are still in contact with the families they were hosted by.” 

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ness backs up his point. The college’s 2018 study found the Cactus League brought in $315.7 million in economic impact, with $122.6 million being spent on bars and restaurants while $89.8 million was spent on lodging and accommodations. What stands out for Cactus League Baseball Association Executive Director Bridget Binsbacher is the impact the exhibition has on the communities hosting the league’s 10 stadiums. “I’ve been focusing on really trying to understand the different models existing in all of our Spring Training cities,” Binsbacher said. “They’re all different and their impact on the community, their relationship with the community, with the team, they’re all unique to one another.” The league, which was founded in 1947, has entrenched itself in Grand Canyon State sporting lore, with generations of fans flocking to the venues each year. ASU’s economic impact study found the league drew 1,737,975 fans for the 2019 season, across 220 games, averaging out at 7,900 people per contest. Leading the way in 2019, in terms of attendance, were the Chicago Cubs, who drew 13,939 fans per game, a .4% increase over 2018. The Arizona Diamondbacks (10,628) and Los Angeles Dodgers (10,326) were the other franchises to draw more than 10,000 fans per game in 2019. The San Diego Padres saw the largest year-over-year increase, in terms of pergame attendance, gaining 12%, to 6,704 fans per contest. The league’s ability to draw in fans from across the country year after year is important for a number of reasons, according to Binsbacher. Mainly, attendance is vital, as the league itself is a nonprofit organization using its proceeds to fund a number of causes, such as scholarships for local teenagers. Binsbacher believes the league can gain on its altruistic roots, serving the region off the field while entertaining the masses with top-notch action on the diamond. “As a result of volunteer work and the various relationships we’ve built, we generate more than $2.6 million in funding,”

The Cubs mascot is getting ready for the fans at Sloan Park, which opens for the Spring Training Season this Saturday. Fans may find some parking challenges but the city is hoping it can ease them. (Special to the Tribune)

Binsbacher said. “Whether it’s scholarships or grants or different funding for various programs, mostly youth-based in various communities. “So, it’s just another impact we weren’t talking about before - we’re really starting to look at how we can measure and really continue to focus and grow.” Above all, the Cactus League serves as a month-long advertisement for the state and its way of life, according to Marburger. “You’ve got a bunch of teams, and if you’re loyal to one of those teams and

here,” Binsbacher said. “There are two states in the entire country hosting these types of games and Arizona is one of them. And we do an amazing job at it and it has a tremendous impact on the state as a whole. “It’s a tremendous opportunity and we really have to take care of it and understand what it means to our economy, to our communities, to our local businesses.” Marburger saw this impact first-hand, watching the league bloom from its more austere roots to an economic powerhouse

We’re so fortunate to have this league here, “ “there are two states in the entire country

that host these types of games and Arizona is one of them. And we do an amazing job at it and it has a tremendous impact on the state as a whole.

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you’re from someplace else and you come here for a vacation or come here as a snowbird or a retiree,” Marburger said. “Now these are people who are permanent or semi-permanent residents who were influenced by the Cactus League.” This draw isn’t lost on Binsbacher, who cited the state’s unique position as one of two states, along with Florida, hosting Spring Training games, as an economic tour de force. “We’re so fortunate to have this league

growing every year. The ASU economic professor remembers when he was a Ph.D. student in Tempe during the late-1980s, when he could walk to see the Cubs play at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. Now, the Cubs have their own palatial complex, Sloan Park, which was built in 2014 for $99 million, with a league-high capacity of 15,000. Such a move highlights the exponential growth in popularity of Cactus League

games and the continued draw of flocking to the ballparks within the Valley each spring, Marburger believes. “Back then, it was close enough to where I lived, I could actually just walk to the games, and sometimes I did,” Marburger said. “And now they’ve got the entire complex at Mesa. So, there was a recognition the Cubs, in particular, have such a big following, and a lot of Chicagoans like coming to Arizona to escape winter, so they put the two together.” Marburger believes the league’s longevity has helped bake baseball into the bloodlines of local residents, as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the best players in the world play in intimate venues throughout the region for decades. Such a feat illustrates the unique relationship the Cactus League has within the state’s sports landscape, with unmatched quality and intimacy. “I remember, when I was in graduate school, driving up Scottsdale Road one day, and there were the (San Francisco) Giants doing some warmups, and I thought, ‘This is interesting I’m living in a place where you can just drive up the street and there’s a professional baseball team outside and they’re not drawing a big crowd,’” Marburger recalls. “It wasn’t like people were like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at the San Francisco Giants.’ We took it for granted, yeah, we had baseball here.” 

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self – that I’ve been doing for the last few weeks.” The audit found that Conley gave raises ranging from $2,000 to $44,000 to eight of her then 13 team members between January and March last year. Three raises accounted for more than half the total of unauthorized salary increases. The largest was a $44,000 pay bump for a deputy superintendent, another for $32,678 to an associated superintendent for “human and capital resources” and a third for $31,600 to the “chief strategy and information officer. A fourth raise amounted to nearly $13,000 for “executive director-innovative partnerships.” The audit did not name the individuals who got the raises or what it brought their annual base salary to. Conley added to her team an executive director for the $300 million in bond projects that voters approved in 2018 and the “innovative partnerships” director – two positions that contributed to the $551,448 total increase in compensation for her 15-member group of top aides be-

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board signed off on them week. An executive team member also earns supplemental pay of $22,500 annually and a tax-sheltered annuity payment ranging between $6,000 and $8,000 a year. Interim Superintendent Peter Lesar said in a letter on the district’s website that he is in the process of recouping about half the $145,000 in unauthorized raises before the end of the fiscal year on June 30. He had noted during the meeting that he is reviewing the executive team’s structure and compensation, stating the review “will not be favorable for some of our leadership team.” In his letter, Lesar wrote: INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT PETE LESAR “The board takes seriously its responsibility to establish and approve tween 2018-19 and 2019-20. fair and reasonable compensation consisThat increase was further fueled on tent with duties and previous organizaMarch 26 and April 23, when she hired tional decisions.” the district general counsel and assistant “This work is not yet complete,” he also superintendent for the area covered by wrote. “The board and I will continue to Red Mountain and Skyline high schools review the organization of the superintenat salaries of $145,000 and $125,000, redent’s executive leadership team for the spectively, according to the audit. 2020-21 school year, including appropriThose salaries exceeded the amounts ate number of appointed positions, job rethe board had set for the positions. The

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Annabeth Shown, left, and Hannah Porter, 8, of Mesa engage in some activities at an Open Door event earlier this month at the University of Arizona Polytechnic campus in east Mesa. Parents will have another chance to take their young and teenage children to the campus -15 p.m. Feb. 29 for another Open Door event. ASU’s Tempe Campus will open its doors 1-5 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 22. To get free tickets and other information: opendoor.asu.edu. (Special to the Tribune)

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It noted that compensation for the district’s top echelon of administrators went from a total $1.42 million in 2014-15 for 10 officials to a total $2.62 million for 15 in the current fiscal year. The staggering increase infuriated Cathy Zinkhon, a Summit Academy preschool inclusion teacher who was the only citizen to speak out at last week’s board meeting. “The total compensation for the SET increased by almost 85 percent over the past five years,” said Zinkhon. “This is money that is not going into our classrooms. This is not money that is reaching our students.” Zinkon recalled how she had been told earlier this school year that the district could not afford to give her a second instructional assistant who would cost $350 to $400 a week with no benefits. “$350 to $400 a week for an instructional assistant in my classroom to help me change diapers for my 3- to 5-year-old children who have disabilities – I don’t think that’s too much to ask,” said Zinkohn, a teacher in the district for 10 years. Lesar assured Zinkhon that the district prioritizes education at all ages and will continue to dedicate resources to its preschool classrooms. Miner said the executive salaries don’t

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mean the district cares any less about its teachers and students. “This is truly a complex national issue,” she said. “What you have just brought to us is a national issue that all districts are dealing with. Funding is an issue.” “And you’re right, when you look at those numbers it looks like funding is going to the wrong places when you’re in the classroom and you’re hurting for those things,” she added. “But, from our perspective,

where we see where the amounts of money go in a very complex budget, it makes sense that it looks like it does.” Lesar said Conley slipped the unauthorized raises past the board by having it approve personnel requests for promotions or job transfers that did not include what they would be paid. At the same time, Conley was sneaking those raises past the board, she had begun working with the board on the campaign for voter approval of a 15 percent budget override. The override passed last November. Conley presented a timeline for the campaign at the district’s first meeting in January 2019. As the first few months of last year went by, she was handing out the unauthorized salary increases on one hand and leading board discussions about that campaign’s messaging. On May 14 – when all the raises and topstaff additions were completed – the board unanimously approved its “pro” statement for the campaign, stating in part: “Our proven track record of fiscal responsibility has delivered high academic standards; low administrative costs; and extensive student success as evidenced by the local, state and national recognitions our students, staff and schools receive.” Last week, Miner laid out her vision for rebuilding the community’s trust in the

district’s leadership. Stating “we understand that our partnership between the public and our schools is based upon a trust,” she declared, “the board will approve expenditures and spend funds wisely.” “The past few months have not been easy, but I’m confident that our district will emerge stronger,” Minder continued. “Our governing board is strengthening our commitment to fiscal responsibility and financial integrity.” Miner assured the audience that the MPS governing board did not know the full extent of Conley’s actions and that the board would implement safeguards to prevent them from recurring. “Our community must know that our governing board did not have a full picture of the acts at the outset. That lack of info caused some unfortunate skepticism,” she said, adding: “It took some time for us to get the facts so we could make the informed and accurate decisions. The board had been repeatedly informed that the 2019-20 SET compensation and reorganization plan would not increase costs to the district. “Now, after some extensive number crunching, we have verified that that was not the case. We moved swiftly to address these concerns, though our due diligence took more time than some would have liked.” 

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State House panel OKs income tax cuts BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

aying the state has more money than it needs, Republicans on a House panel voted last week to cut state taxes by nearly $162 million this coming budget year – and by an undetermined amount years down the road. The biggest part of HB 2778 as approved by the Ways and Means Committee on a party-line vote is an across-theboard cut in individual income tax rates. This move alone would reduce state revenues by $100 million a year, though the benefit to individual taxpayers varies. Another provision would give businesses the ability to write off more rapidly the deprecation of equipment they buy, giving them an additional income tax deduction. The one with the potentially biggest impact over the long term, however, is an increase in the amount individuals who do not file itemized tax returns can still deduct in charitable contributions from

the taxable part of their income. For the coming fiscal year this loss would be $2.1 million. Rep. Mitzi Epstein, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Mesa, Tempe and Chandler as well as Ahwatukee, said the legislation would increase this allowance annually according to inflation. So, the reduction in state revenues would be $4.2 million the year after next, $6.3 million the year after, no one is certain. Epstein worried this change alone eventually could balloon to $100 million a year – money, she argued, needed for Arizona to meet its needs for everything from education to the problems of the homeless. This argument, however, did not convince Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear. “There are always needs,’’ she said. “We certainly could spend every dollar here.’’ But Osborne said it is the job of lawmakers to achieve “balance.’’ “And this balance also goes towards the taxpayers,’’ she said.

Rep. Ben Toma, R-Peoria, who crafted the legislation, brushed aside concerns cutting tax rates will eat into needed state revenues. “Broad-based tax cuts and just cutting red tape, in general, will lead to more revenue for everyone,’’ he said. “We’ve seen it happen in spite of the fact some strongly wish it was not true.’’ The legislative staff analysis of the measure does not spell out how much individuals will actually see in tax relief. Current law has four income tax brackets, ranging from 2.59 percent for taxable income up to $26,500 a year for individuals – double for married couples filing jointly – to 4.50 percent on income exceeding $159,000. The legislation would drop all the rates slightly, with a new minimum of 2.53 percent and a new maximum of 4.45 percent. Figuring out what it means is a bit more difficult. A single person with a $25,000 taxable income now owes $648 in state income

taxes using the current table. Everything else being equal, the legislation would shrink it to $633. Someone at the $50,000 level would see the tax bill decline by about $30 to $1,441. And individuals with $200,000 in taxable income would find they owe $6,710, down from $7,836. What the committee approved is only part of what some Republicans are proposing to cut taxes. Gov. Doug Ducey wants to eliminate all state income taxes for retired military. This has a $43 million price tag. And Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, has a package which also includes reducing business property taxes. Part of the reason the state has money some want to translate into tax cuts is a pair of actions last year effectively raised taxes. One was “conforming’’ Arizona’s income tax structure to changes in the

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Mesa lawmaker opposes tax hike for rentals HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Mesa state senator broke ranks with at least some of his colleagues over a measure ensuring owners of vacation rentals are paying what some believe is their fair share in property taxes. Republican David Farnsworth voted against the measure said he sees the move to hike the taxes on these rentals to be an infringement on the free market. The legislation now needs action by the full Senate. SB 1490, approved by the Senate Finance Committee, would require residential property used at least 90 days a year for short-term rentals be classified as commercial property. What makes this significant is commercial properties, like hotels, are assessed for tax purposes at 18 percent of what’s considered it’s “full cash value.’’ It’s supposed to be roughly equal to its market value.

By contrast, residential property has a 10 percent assessment ratio. This includes not just owner-occupied homes but also apartments and other long-term rentals. The problem, according to several county assessors, is the law leaves them in a position where they have to give the residential classification – and therefore lower taxes – to people who buy up and rent out multiple homes for short-term rentals through online platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. And they said it really isn’t what these properties are. “There is a clear distinction between a property occupied by an owner who on occasion rents their property for shortterm vacation rentals and an investorowned property acting like a mini-hotel in a residence,’’ said Coconino County Assessor Armando Ruiz. Jenanne Kentch, the Mohave County assessor, said these rentals create other problems in rural tourist communities like her in Lake Havasu City, “negative

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State bill might keep cities, schools from banning guns HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate lawmakers voted Thursday to create a financial disincentive for state and local governments – and even schools – to try to keep weapons off their property. SB 1664, approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-3 party-line vote, says anyone who is injured while in a government-created “gun-free zone’’ can sue the agency for any damages. All the victim needs to show is a reasonable person would believe the injury would not have occurred if the victim had been allowed to keep a weapon to defend himself or herself. Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, who is sponsoring SB 1664, said the law is justified. “If a government entity creates gun-free zones which prohibit a law-abiding citizen from defending themselves and if harm comes to them because of this policy, then the government entity will be held liable for the damages,’’ he said. “So, the point is, if you’re going to have a policy like this you protect the citizen or allow them to protect themselves, or there will be consequences.’’ Stephanie Richardson, a volunteer with Moms Demanding Action, a group seeking new gun regulations, told lawmakers approving this measure sends the wrong message. “This bill would have a chilling effect on government entities choosing to exercise their authority to take the steps they feel are necessary to keep their citizens safe,’’ she said. And Howard Neiberg, another member of the same organization, said this measure would work against public safety. “Allowing guns in places has already been proven to be a heightened risk of safety, putting Arizona families and communities at risk,’’ he said. Gowan said the goal of his bill actually is just the reverse. The problem with the current law, Gowan said, is it allows government agencies to put up signs declaring the buildings and the surrounding areas to be gunfree zones. “Criminals don’t care about law,’’ he

said. “They don’t say, ‘Oh, there’s a sticker on the wall here saying no guns so I’d better not bring a gun in,’’ Gowan continued. “What you’re saying is the law-abiding citizen who sees this, they’re not going to take it in.’’ The result, he said, is the unarmed person is left defenseless because of the policy. Gowan said he’s not concerned his legislation will result in – and potentially encourage – people who go into schools to bring their weapons with them and not leave them in their vehicles. “What I’m concerned with is anybody who is a law-abiding citizen is protected, at all times,’’ he said. “That’s the issue.’’ Merissa Hamilton told lawmakers, as a survivor of domestic violence, she has to carry a gun to protect herself. Only thing is, Hamilton said, is she was working for a member of the Phoenix City Council. And the building has a no-guns policy. She described an incident with a homeless person who was “acting erratic and having a mental health crisis and attacked me several times.’’ “There was no one there to protect me and I had to wait for police to arrive, cowering once again in fear and having to relive the violence that happened to me prior,’’ Hamilton said. “Being able to carry a gun saves my life,’’ she said. “And if government is going to prohibit it then they should have to be responsible for keeping me safe.’’ Roxanne Pitones, lobbyist for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, told lawmakers one problem with the measure is it makes local governments “strictly liable’’ for any injury occuring to anyone in a public building. She said it goes far beyond existing laws allowing people who believe they were injured to sue, but with a requirement to prove in court the injury was caused at least in part by the government agency’s negligence. This did not bother Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert. He said cities are still entitled to due process, even with strict liability. It now goes to the full Senate. 

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Bill proposes service instead of traffic fines BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizonans who violate traffic laws could soon get a chance to decide if they’re willing to work off at least part of the fine. On a 6-4 margin, the House Judiciary Committee last week approved legislation allowing someone demand to be allowed to perform community service at $10 an hour for up to half of the fine. HB 2055 also would permit judges to allow the entire fine to be waived for additional hours of work. But the legislation faces an uncertain future – and a possible legal challenge – because of the way it is worded. The measure was crafted by Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City, after a Phoenix municipal judge refused to allow him to work off a citation for illegally parking in an alley. But he told lawmakers there are others who need similar relief. “I feel like this is really a great bill to help those people really in need, the mother

with three children, two jobs,’’ Biasiucci said. “The last thing we want to see happen is situations where people are getting their car towed for a simple traffic violation because they couldn’t afford to pay it,’’ he explained. The concept drew strong support from Donna Hamm, director of Middle Ground Prison Reform. “This bill goes to the heart of what restorative justice is,’’ she said – a focus on rehabilitation as well as getting offenders to reconcile with the community. But Craig Wismer, the Avondale justice of the peace, questioned the need for such a law. He said he already has the discretion to decide some offenders facing financial hardship should be offered the option of community service as an alternative to a fine. This measure, Wismer said, removes the ability of judges to decide who should and should not have it made available. Jerry Landau, lobbyist for the Arizona Supreme Court, said the requirement

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Clean Elections Commission said those dollars are crucial. He said of the $6.9 million collected in the most recent year available, the vast majority of it came from traffic fines, with the balance from surcharges on other civil and criminal fines. What makes all this legally important is the public financing system – and the method of funding it – was enacted by voters in 1998. And a constitutional amendment precludes lawmakers from making any alterations unless they “further the purpose’’ of the original voter-approved law. “We are inviting a lawsuit from the Clean Elections Commission to protect what was granted to them by the voters,’’ said Rep. Diego Rodriguez, D-Phoenix. Nothing in the legislation would affect the option now existing for motorists to have their citations wiped out by attending defensive driving classes. They would still be responsible for paying the cost of those schools. The measure now needs constitutional review before going to the full House. 

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Don’t fence them out, horse advocates plea BY KEVIN PIREHPOUR Tribune Contributor

ctivists for Arizona’s iconic wild horses are protesting a U.S. Forest Service steel-pipe fencing project along the lower Salt River north of Mesa. The Forest Service will complete the second phase of fencing soon at two locations in the Tonto National Forest in a move to prevent wild horses from crossing the Bush Highway and mingling with other livestock. The first phase – completed in January – included 10 miles of barbed-wire fencing along the highway. The second installation includes four miles of steel-pipe fencing stretching along the riverbanks of the Lower Salt River from the Granite Reef Recreation Site to the Coon Bluff Rec Site. Both sides agree the barbed-wire highway fencing was necessary to protect drivers and horses. However, the steelpipe fencing along the riverbanks has outraged activists, who claim it will prevent horses from reaching life-sustaining food and water sources. “I think it’s a positive first step or I wouldn’t do it,” Forest Supervisor of the Tonto National Forest Neil Bosworth said. The Forest Service signed an agreement with the Arizona Department of Agriculture to build the two fences as a response

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2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It eliminated many available deductions, replacing them with a higher standard deduction. But even with Arizona increasing its own standard deduction at least some people still ended up paying more because of those lost deductions. The other was the decision by lawmakers to begin taxing online sales following a U.S. Supreme Court decision said states are free to levy their taxes on all sales made into the state, regardless of

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to traffic-related accidents killing an average of 20 horses per year and to create a livestock boundary in the national forest along the river. The project will cost taxpayers over $600,000 when completed, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Wild horse activist and photographer Richard Simonsen fears the second steelpipe fence along the riverbanks will limit horses’ access to water. “Everyone who wants to use the river is going to be affected by this fence,” Simonsen said. “This unnecessary anti-wild horse fence.” Simonsen, a retired dental educator, has followed the Salt River horse herd for over three years. He believes the fencing on riverbanks

the source. Previously, anything ordered from outof-state retailers who had no physical presence in Arizona, like a retail store or distribution center, was exempt. This tax took effect in October, on retailers making at least $200,000 in direct sales in Arizona. Lawmakers built about $85 million into the budget for the current fiscal year running through June 30. But legislative staffers say the actual impact will be $70 million more. And it doesn’t count another $150 million go-

without any public input, in terms of discussion,” Simonsen said. “Over the protest of the organizations here concerned about the wild horses. It’s just forging ahead.” The bigger problem, according to Wildlife Conservation Biologist and Instructor at ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Julie Murphree, is the Salt River Activists say that iron railings posted along 10 miles horse herd population size, of Bush Highway north of Mesa threaten wild horses’ ability to get nourishment. (Kevin Pirehour/ Tribune not the fence along the river. “Already, we’re at a point Contributor) where there was not enough will be devastating for the horses, espe- water, there was not enough feed,” Murcially during the hot summer months. phree said. Ultimately, she hopes science “It’s just so painful to think,” Simonsen can bring activists and government offisaid. “You’re a horse, you’re coming up, cials together to “compassionately manyou want to get to water and you can’t. age” the wild horse population and terriIt’s going to be a very sad situation in the tory. summer when it’s hot and they need to Bosworth said the wild horses do not get to water.” have any “natural predators” and are proThe U.S. Forest Service has another tected from hunters under the Salt River view. Despite the uproar, Bosworth be- Horse Herd Act, contributing to overpoplieves building a fence is the best way to ulation around the lower Salt River. contain and manage wild horses. He said the next step is a management “The fence will limit access to about plan from the Arizona Department of Agthree miles,” Bosworth said. “But they riculture to address ongoing issues with still have access to about 10 miles of river, the Salt River horse herd. that’s a ton.” “Everything we’re doing is for the proSimonsen has protested the fence con- tection of the horses,” Bosworth said. “I struction since day one, with no luck. know there’s a lot of disagreement on “This fence has come up so quickly how it happens.” 

ing to local governments for their own sales taxes. Epstein, however, said it’s wrong to see the additional revenues as excess revenues. “It is not a surplus when we look at the needs of the state,’’ she said. “The needs of the state far outweigh any revenue we have.’’ At least part of, Epstein said, is education. “Our classes are so overcrowded,’’ she said. “And our teachers, we have shortage of them everywhere.’’ 

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Several measures have been introduced to restore local control or, at the very least, limit the number of vacation rentals in any one area. So far, though, none of those have gotten any traction. And Ducey has threatened to veto them. Mesnard said this approach avoids debate and instead rests on a simple principle: All who rents out property on a short-term basis should be subject to the same property tax structure. 

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utton collecting is more than just putting them in your mom’s button box as they fall off your clothing. And to prove it, the Saguaro Button Club of the East Valley will be hosting the annual Arizona State Button show in Avondale on the weekend of Feb. 22. The National Button Society, which was established in 1983, is now made up of 44 societies in America, 8 international societies and has over 3,000 members who want to emphasize the study and preservation of clothing buttons. Barb Johnson of Mesa and Michele Fox of Chandler will be entering trays of their own collection into the show for judging. Johnson, a member of the Saguaro Button Club since 1970, said her mother, Louise Sample, was a button collector and also member of the National Button Society. As a young child, Johnson said she found her mother’s collection silly. “I collected rocks and stamps when I was younger but never imaged having

Barb Johnson of Mesa has a huge button collection, some of which she will be displaying at the annual button show in Avondale next weekend that’s put on by the state chapter of the National Button Society. (Pablo Robles/ Tribune Staff Photographer)

an interest in collecting buttons like my mother,” Johnson said. Around age 30, Johnson said she found her love and appreciation for button col-

Children learn ‘Art of the Story’ at Mesa museum BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor

torytelling is as old as mankind. The i.d.e.a. Museum’s spring exhibit, “Art of the Story,” dwells on the traditional “once upon a time” and also receives fresh impetus in the digital age. It runs through May 24, at the museum in Mesa centered around children. The exhibit features interactive stories told through various mediums, which includes visual arts, spoken word, film, animation, pop-up books, novels, short stories, dance, music and other forms of creative narrative expression.

“Art of the Story provides children and their families an opportunity to tell their own story because storytelling is very important to life,” said museum curator Jeffory Morris. “They have these opportunities to flex a muscle and learn how to tell a story in different ways.” The activities range from the simple creation of a bookmark or hand puppet to the more complex and technology-

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Stephanie Macomber has been bringing her daughter to the Mesa i.d.e.a. Museum since she was 1. (Srianthi Perera/Special to the Tribune)

lecting and bonded with her mother’s passion, starting her own collection. Johnson then inherited her mother’s button collection after her passing in 1992.

Johnson now has over 25,000 vintage to modern buttons and has been a collector and showgoer for 50 years. “I do not think of the money my collection is worth, but rather the educational side and how interesting it is to learn about the material, use and age of the button,” said Johnson, adding buttons are only worth what people will pay for them. “I have never met a bad person in button collecting, everyone who is in the group is there to learn about and expand their personal button collection,” said Johnson. This year, Johnson will be entering 16 trays of her finest buttons into the show. Johnson said she will continue to add to her collection but does not have future plans of passing it down anytime soon The Saguaro Button Club is always looking for passionate button collectors to join their group, Johnson said. Fox also inherited her button collection from her mother. Along with the collection came a button box house made by a woman who rented

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EV musicians to gather for a fundraising ‘play-a-thon’ TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

lassical and pops music aficionados call the East Valley Youth Symphony one of the region’s hidden gems. More than 80 young people, ranging in age from 8 to 20, comprise the orchestra, which was founded in 2006 by a group of conductors and music lovers who saw the need for advanced students to use their musical skills in a setting both challenging and enhances their abilities. Consisting of two strings-only orchestras and one symphony orchestra, the nonprofit encourages the growth of its musicians on both a personal and performance level and is led by professional conductors and supported by a team of volunteers, The leadership is diverse and skilled. Cindy H. Petty is artistic director and conductor of the symphony orchestra – the advanced group made up largely of high school students with Jon Gomez as

The East Valley Youth Symphony is a regional gem that will play a special concert next month after holding a unique fundraising “play-a-thon” later this month. (Special to the Tribune)

the wind specialist. Robert R. Nichols conducts the Chamber Orchestra, consisting of musicians in eighth and ninth grade, while Richelle Shultz is the conductor of the Concert Orchestra, largely made up of musicians in sixth through eighth grades. Sheryl S. Frey is the string specialist

for the chamber and concert groups. The organization is directed by a board of volunteers, mostly parents of the musicians, with Edwin Reyes serving as the president of the group. “The caliber of the musicians is very high, evidenced by the fact they had nine students recently audition and

successfully achieve the opportunity to join” the Arizona All-Regional Festival Orchestra,” said Karen Simonson. Simonson started volunteering when her granddaughter, the youngest member of the symphony, began playing. She’s also impressed by the number of volunteers, including many from Mesa, and the board. “This is like a second job to most of them, without pay,” she said of the board members. “The president works in the Insurance business, another manages a Starbucks, one helps run a landscape business, another works for an event company and others are full-time busy mothers,” she said, adding: “They cross duty lines to help each other. Why? Well, because we love what music brings to the lives of our children and we want to help make the East Valley Youth Symphony the best it can be for our children, and in my case, my

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based ones, such as creating a set and acting out a story via a green screen. The art and the art-based activities nurture creative thinking and serve as inspiration for stories. “We want them to take the inspiration from these examples and create their own story,” Morris said. Which is exactly what Gwendolyn Macomber was doing with her mom, Stephanie, when they attended opening day. The 4-year-old was busy cutting various paper shapes in assorted colors to create a personalized bookmark. “It’s fun,” she said. Macomber, who brought Gwendolyn to the museum since she was 1, appreciates the various activities offered without the feeling of being in a cramped space. “It’s not intimidating for her. It’s the biggest thing,” she said. “She chooses almost a different thing every time. There are things she goes back to. But she gets to really explore.” Author Jen Reich and illustrator Kristine Kollasch were happy to note their collaborative children’s book is part of the exhibition. “It’s really great to be able to have the illustrations out so kids can see somebody draws these and then they become a book,” Kollash said. “They can start drawing. And as an artist, hopefully, it inspires kids to draw more.” Their story, “When Miss Bluebird Died,” uses rhyming verse and drawings to explore how memories and stories of loved ones can keep them close forever. The book includes an activity at the end, in which children may write their own memories of someone they love. “I love the whole exhibit in how it helps kids start understanding how to do the drawing and put pictures to it. There’s a place where you can sit and write your story and you can put photos to it,” she added. “We need to do more storytelling and kids need to do more storytelling.” Chandler artist Shachi Kale illustrated her own story of immigration via a series

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Above, James Hankins watches Orlando Jennings, center, and his brother Parker build a castle at the i.d.e.a. Museum. At right, Andrew Pope displays his handiwork. (Srianthi Perera/Special to the Tribune)

of vividly detailed watercolors she calls her American fairy tale. When the newly married Mumbai, India native came to the United States with her husband in 2001, she couldn’t work because of her visa status. While to those back home she seemed to be living a charmed life, “It was a long journey to understand my place here and figuring out how to find my feet again,” Kale said. Her depiction of a fairytale princess in a tower illustrates her early lonely self sans friends, the ability to get about easily, and a fulfilling occupation. “This was where Rapunzel was in the tower, Snow White was in the forest. It wasn’t the happily ever after portion at that point. It’s how I kind of went through this journey,” said Kale, who now enjoys a stable career as a visual artist, book illustrator and graphic designer. In addition to storytelling paintings, guests may enjoy the 70-plus artworks in the show comprising ceramics, mixedmedia monotypes, woodcut prints, glass, fiber, digital photographs and video. For more than 40 years, the Mesaowned facility has inspired children as

well as adults with its imaginative and educational art exhibitions such as the Art of the Story. However, management thinks it’s overdue for an expansion of the 20,000-square-foot facility and is in the process of studying its feasibility and fundraising. In 2018, Mesa voters passed a bond issue allocating $5 million for a remodel. Artville, the space for children from birth to age 4, can only accommodate 75 youngsters at a time and has a line at the door during summer days. “Artville needs to be tripled in size. It’s one of the first things we need to do,” said Sunnee D. O’Rork, museum executive director. “In the first phase, we need to raise at least another $5 million, but we don’t know how much Artville will need.” The complete project includes plans for a new and exciting entry, renovated galleries, high ceiling, birthday party room, expanded museum store, café, and broadening the audience from birth to teen with a sound skywalk, roof deck and other enhancements. The total estimated cost of the project

is $25 million. Dawn Giles, steering committee chair and wife of Mesa Mayor John Giles, said “the project is everything.” “We’re doing an assessment of what the community will support and what the people are interested in,” she added. O’Rork said the quiet phase of a capitol campaign is all about strategy. “You don’t just race out there and do it,” she said. In the meantime, an army of parents and caregivers find the art museum a haven for their little ones. The place is unique in 78 percent of adult visitors participate in activities with their children. Macomber visits almost every Friday with Gwen. “It’s our Friday thing,” said the mother. “The biggest thing really awesome about this place is when we walk in the door, I ask my daughter ‘what do you want to do today’? And she gets to be the director of her visit.” The i.d.e.a. Museum is located at 150 W. Pepper Place, Mesa. Family Day, with special activities and entertainment, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Details: 480-644-2468 or ideamuseum.org. 

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a room in her mother’s house. The button house is made out of a cardboard box with a wood frame and has over 750 buttons of various materials sewn to it. “This house really makes you wonder how the women were able to collect this many buttons,” said Fox. Fox added she imagined neighbors and friends would cut the buttons off their clothing to give to the woman to expand her colBarb Johnson has scoured the globe in search of rare and unique buttons, including a number from British and other royalty. She has pages upon pages of the buttons she has collected opver lection. decades. (Pabloe Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer) Today, collectors use wire to attach the buttons to the display “Now that I am retired from the work- into the competition this year and hopes hibit of buttons from the 18th century to boards instead of sewing them on, Fox force, I have time to collect and sell but- to pass her collection down to her grand- modern times will be displayed during said, adding it makes it easier to switch tons as my hobby,” said Fox. the show. daughter, Hannah, in the future. around the display for shows. The 2020 Arizona State Button show will Showroom hours for the purchase of She said she purchases her buttons from “Buttons came before zippers and were the shows she attends, shopping at vin- be held on Feb. 22 and 23, at the Hilton Gar- vintage to modern buttons will be on Sata staple of the clothing back then,” said Fox. tage markets and online stores. Fox also den Inn hotel located on the cross streets of urday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Fox joined the National Button Society uses modern buttons to crate art to give to Avondale Blvd. and Van Buren Street. on Sunday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in 2014, and quickly learned the ropes of her family on holidays. There will be multiple educational butInformation: facebook.com/Arizonabutton collecting. ton programs both days and a large exStateButtonSociety.  Fox said she will be entering seven trays

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grandchildren.” While the group has a concert at 7 p.m. March 4 at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, Recker and Pecos roads, Gilbert, it also has a unique fundraiser planned. Tickets are $5 at the door for the Higley concert. The young musicians also are conducting a private “play-a-thon” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Mission Community

children. Research the latest treatment options, including traditional metal braces, clear aligners and Damon Braces, which move teeth with less discomfort and lighter forces than traditional braces and often with shorter treatment time. Two good information sources are the American Association of Orthodontists’ website, aaoinfo.org, and a consumer education website – HealthysmileIQ.com –which includes an interactive quiz and photos showing features of a great smile. Seek referrals from friends, read online reviews and view the before/after patient images of the doctors you are considering. Make consultation appointments with two or more to see what treatment options each recommends. Bring questions. Don’t be afraid to bring a picture into your consultations and ask the doctors if that smile can be achieved for you or your child. It’s a great discussion tool, Church, 4450 E. Elliot Road, Gilbert. Each musician is raising $200 in pledges with the goal of raising $15,000. Each of the three groups will play separately in a marathon five hours together, breaking only for lunch, before all three will come together for a miniconcert at 3:30 p.m. the public can attend. People who want to support the young musicians can go to evysaz.org and make a pledge. 

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overcome: fixing unsightly gum tissue, whitening discolored teeth and fixing alignment for optimal bite. If you or your child are image-conscious, there are now a number of aesthetic options: ceramic brackets, lingual braces (on the backside of your teeth), and clear plastic aligners. Lastly, moving teeth, roots and jaws is serious business. Seek out an experienced orthodontist, who specializes in this, over a general practitioner. Don’t cut out a trained specialist by using an aligner sold by a manufacturer not requiring ongoing orthodontist visits. A doctor can troubleshoot challenges and modify treatment approaches. Everyone deserves a confidencebuilding, great smile. Dr. Stuart Frost, author of “The Artist Orthodontist,” owns Frost Orthodontics in Mesa. .frostortho.com, Instagram: @ drstuartfrost and @frostsmiles, Facebook: frostorthdontics 

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rilliant sunshine pours through the multistory façade of downtown’s 12 West Brewery on a recent Friday afternoon. The brewery is the brainchild of Bryan McCormick, who founded the microbrewery four years ago in Gilbert. McCormick long sought to bring his brewery to the space he owned at 12 West Street. This vision came to fruition in mid-December, bringing an array of microbrews and artisan-crafted cocktails to the community. General Manager Chuck Fowler laid out the brewery’s vision, calling the space transformative for Mesa’s burgeoning downtown area. “Bryan really wanted a big gathering area and communal space where people

could go and make memories and share stories, drink beer and just take in what downtown Mesa has to offer because right now, the area’s going through a revitalization stage,” Fowler said. “So, we really want to be a part of the revitalization project down here and we really wanted to a part of it all, and it’s really been an interesting ride because with him building this place and the success of this place, we’ve only been open for about two months, but the community’s loving it.” The ultimate success of 12 West’s downtown outpost will come down to the ability of Fowler, McCormick and Chef David Linville to create a one-of-a-kind experience for patrons. Linville, who was brought in by McCormick last year, brings decades of experience as a chef at various Southern California culinary institutions, such as the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills and various spots in Venice Beach.

A native of Northern California, Linville seeks to bring what he calls ‘gastro-conscious’ cuisine far from your typical pub grub. The brewery side of 12 West’s operation is hauled in from a brewery McCormick built in his garage. McCormick’s original plan was to brew all of 12 West’s beers on-site downtown, but the concrete floor could not handle the massive tanks needed for such a task. The Mesa native described the company’s newest space as one sure to bring members of the community together, creating a truly unique environment for patrons of all ages. “12 West Brewing Company is crafted for the community,” McCormick said. “We know the bond formed when sharing a pint or sipping a cocktail at the bar – people meet, converse and make memories

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Bartender Trey Bivens pours a cold one at the 12West Brewery in downtown Mesa. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff

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The Point ready to grow as Eastmark shop hub BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN

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massive shopping center currently under construction represents a new chapter for the fledgling community of Eastmark in Mesa. The Point at Eastmark, anchored by a Safeway store, represents the first such complex in the city’s newest enclave. The center also represents the dawning of a new age to Bryan Lamond, director of acquisitions at Evergreen Devco, Inc., which is building the complex. Lamond believes the shopping center, which opened in November, is a crowning achievement for the 3,200-acre masterplanned community. “We are really proud to have worked with the folks in Eastmark, from the residents to the masterplan developers, who’ve done a phenomenal job,” Lamond said. “They’re creating a sense of place hard to identify,

Representatives of Safeway were among the folks who gathered last November for the ribbon cutting of The Point at Eastmark. (Special to the Tribune)

but when you see it, you know. “With us being the first, full-scale retail development to serve this community, it’s kind of an honor for us.”

Lamond said Evergreen Devco has lined up a host of tenants, from locally-owned fitness studio, The Barre Academy, to a Jack in the Box and Starbucks, to name a few.

He believes the shopping center’s future is bright, based on the community’s openarmed embrace of its first tenant, Safeway, over the last three months. “There’s certainly a lot of excitement,” Lamond said. “And we hope excitement will continue to carry through as other tenants start to open and give the community the services and goods they’ve sorely needed.” One such tenant is Elle Jackson, owneroperator of The Barre Academy, which plans on opening its doors in March. Jackson and her husband selected the Point at Eastmark after combing the Valley for a residential or suburban area fitting what they saw as their target demographic. The pair were familiar with the East Valley and figured such a region would be the right spot for their studio. From there, it came down to intuition, as

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surrounded by good friends, tasty food, and great beer. “We want to be a community space, where our guests are on their own time.” A major theme for Fowler is making 12 West a spot everyone – adult of child – can enjoy. This tenet requires the staff to offer a wide range of entertainment options, from games to good food and drink—a task McCormick and staff are well aware of. “The cool thing about the brand is it’s extremely family-friendly,” Fowler said. “People come in with their kids and the kids are welcome to hand out, play the board games we have. They run around. You hear kids laughing, you hear people joking and telling stories. “The days are gone where you can’t bring your child to a bar. This taboo is no longer there. So, I think we really pushed forward. We want people to feel comfortable.” Fowler said 12 West is currently in the process of adding a live music venue in the brewery’s basement, which will add an additional element to the facility. The downtown outpost joins McCor-

Chef David Linviolle has prepared many ummy menu items at 12West Brewery. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

mick’s other space, at Barnone AZ - A Craftsman Community — in Gilbert. Fowler believes 12 West – one of three breweries in downtown Mesa along with Desert Eagle and Oro breweries – has the chance to do something unique. “That’s really what downtown and 12

West is trying to be a part of. We’re trying to be a part of the community. We’re not trying to push people away or be the big guys of the block, we just want to be a part of the community overall,” Fowler said. “So, whatever we can do to support each other and grow the business down here, I think everyone benefits from something like that, too.” Above all, Fowler wants 12 West’s newest space to reflect the truly unique culture Mesa established. The Chandler native believes 12 West can be a great partner in Mesa’s continuing push to redevelop the downtown corridor, giving the town a space to be proud of. “There are a lot of different vibes to this place. It’s an up and coming area. We believe it’s one of the last, true downtown suburb areas in the East Valley needing to be developed and we think it’s around the corner,” Fowler said. “For this to be a hub for entertainment, a hub for people to bar-hop and go to quality places down here as well. We have a lot of great facilities and restaurants and bars down here too and I think it’s time a lot more companies and a lot more cultures come down here and support the area too.” 

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By their hateful words, you will know them BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

ecently, a work acquaintance of mine used the word “Jews” in a sentence and promptly apologized to me in a panic. His explanation: “I’m not sure if we’re allowed to use that word anymore. Like, is it still politically correct to say? Because I don’t want to offend anyone.” As someone who fancies himself not especially politically correct, I responded as I believe most so-called normal people would in such a situation. I made fun of him. “My understanding is, the World Language Police have developed a threepronged test on this subject,” I explained. “One, are you using the word ‘Jew’ as a verb? It’s not allowed. Two, does the sentence include positive sentiments about Adolf Hitler or Nazi Germany? It’s off-limits. Three, are you saying the Jews in ques-

tion control Hollywood, the media, Wall Street or all the world’s money? If so, stay away from that, too.” For a moment, he looked like he might pull out a notebook and write down the rules. “I’m kidding,” I told him. He laughed and drank half his iced tea. “You really had me worried there for a second,” he admitted. As someone who works with words for a living, I’m also worried. Back in the day, words were used to construct sentences, which put forth ideas and enabled us to connect with and better understand one another. In 2020, each word seems to be like a small explosive charge, linguistic TNT, liable to detonate at any moment and maim not only the speaker but everyone within hearing distance. Last week, for example, UN Women, the United Nations “global champion for women and girls worldwide” tweeted to its 1.7 million Twitter followers to “use your language to fight gender bias with

gender-neutral expressions!” Their recommendations: Say “chair,” not “chairman.” Say “partner,” not “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” Say “humankind,” not “mankind.” Say “owner,” not “landlord.” To me, if the biggest problem in your relationship is what to call your, uh, “better half,” then you two are doing just peachy. Meanwhile, the folks over at PETA have taken aim at the word “pet” as derogatory and demeaning to animals. Their term of choice? “Animal companions.” “How we say things governs how we think about them, so a tweak in our language when we talk about the animals in our homes is needed,” said Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA, in an interview with the British media outlet Metro. “A pet is a commodity, but animals should not be things on shelves or in boxes. … Hopefully, the time is passing for this kind of attitude.” Here’s a thought. When dogs and cats can buy their own food, open their own can of Purina and feed themselves dinner,

I’ll start referring to them as equals. Until then – or until I start scooting on the kitchen floor as a sanitary practice – I’m sticking with the word “pet.” Besides, Newkirk and many members of the language police have it backward. They believe the words we use govern how we think. I believe our thoughts govern the words we use. Think about it: Is a member of the Ku Klux Klan smart enough to avoid using racial slurs in public any less racist? Of course not. Is the person who laughs and says, “Let’s just steal this parking space marked for ‘people with disabilities,’” any less rude? Hardly. Personally, I’d rather racists, bigots, sexists, anti-Semites and the rest of the world’s haters speak out at the top of their lungs, using the most offensive language they can muster. To me, it makes it easier to separate the blithering morons from the rest of us. 

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e are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2020 election cycle. The Board of Supervisors, the Recorder’s Office, and the Elections Department have been working in tandem for many months to make sure we provide voters with a great experience, whether they choose to vote by mail or in person, early or on election day. In January, we launched a new elections website which provides a personalized dashboard for each voter. BeBallotReady.Vote allows you to make changes to personal voter information, learn which upcoming elections you’re eligible to vote in, find voting locations, sign

up for text alerts and explore the new ballot style (you’ll fill in ovals instead of arrows). The Elections Department is also incorporating new tabulation machines to make sure we provide residents with results quicker while still maintaining the security of our elections. In recent years, counting all the ballots has taken weeks. The uncertainty in the absence of a final tally can lead to confusion and concern, and sometimes outright suspicion and distrust. We expect better technology will shorten the length of time it takes to count votes, lessening speculation and hopefully improving voter confidence in the integrity of our elections. Last year, the Board of Supervisors and the Recorder’s Office reached an historic agreement aligning election responsibilities with what is written in state law, amending an outdated charter delegating

election-related responsibilities to the Recorder. Under this new agreement, the Board oversees Election Day activities and emergency voting while the Recorder is responsible for voter registration and early voting. There are now two directors inside the Elections Department, one reporting to the Board and one reporting to the Recorder. They work together to plan and run great elections. You can see the first fruits of the labor in the dual, comprehensive plans created for the upcoming March 17 Democratic Presidential Preference Election. On Feb. 19, nine polling sites countywide will open for early voting and we will mail out ballots to those on the Permanent Early Voting List. We will open more than 220 polling places for residents who are eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference Election. This is more than triple the number we had four

years ago, when long lines frustrated voters. Confusion about who was eligible to vote was a major problem four years ago, and this year we have a strong, information campaign aimed at making sure voters understand who can vote. Only registered Democrats are eligible to participate in this year’s Presidential Preference Election. The Republican and Libertarian parties have chosen not to hold a preference election. If you’re not sure about your party affiliation or if you’re eligible, go to BeBallotReady.Vote. Both of those pieces of information are right there on the front page of your dashboard once you sign in. We have our eyes on the prize and will do all we can to ensure a smooth voting experience and fast, accurate results.

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kyline’s boys basketball team accomplished several feats never previously done in the history of the program. The Coyotes finished the regular season with their best record ever at 25-2. They won the East Valley Region for the second straight season, this time going undefeated against other Mesa district schools. But most importantly, they finished as one of the top eight teams in the 6A Conference and received an automatic bid to the tournament. But they still aren’t satisfied. “Since the loss to Highland, our mindset has been a March Madness mentality,” Capriotti said. “We’ve kind of coined the phrase, ‘it’s win or go home.’ We know we are four games away from making history.” Skyline will likely end up as one of the

the end of the play-in games to decide the final eight teams competing for a title. But the ranking doesn’t matter to the Coyotes. They believe they’re battle-tested enough to compete with any of the top teams in the state. But for good reason. Skyline started the 201920 season with a statement win in the championship of the Coyote Classic over a Cesar Chavez program at full strength and regarded as one of the favorites in 6A at the time. A postgame brawl resultSenior point guard Dayton Harris has been one of the key pieces to ed in the suspension of several Skyline’s success this season, as the Coyotes received an automatic bid key players for two games. But for the first time in program history. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Photographer) Skyline won those, too. top four seeds in the tournament. Exactly The Coyotes then moved on to the Mcwhere, however, won’t be revealed until Clintock Holiday Shootout, where they

were tested by several championship-caliber program, including Arcadia from the 4A Conference. But once again, the Coyotes prevailed and beat the Titans in an action-packed championship game. Skyline fell to an up-and-coming Highland team before it moved on to region play, where the Coyotes were dominant against programs in previous years bullied them off the court. But this year’s team is special. Capriotti knows it, the players know it, the rest of the Skyline community knows it. Now they’re out to prove it to the rest of the state on the biggest stage. “We know Skyline basketball before our arrival hasn’t been on the map at all,” Capriotti said. “I think there’s a lot of naysayers out there still thinking we haven’t played anybody, or we aren’t good. We won two tournament championships this season.

Pryor, who grew up playing standup basketball in the hotbed of Indiana, plays both wheelchair and standup basketball despite having his right leg amputated below the knee at age 5 as the result of a gun accident. He believes this year’s team has a real shot at winning the team’s first national title, a year after coming oh-so-close a year ago. “These guys are spending their time in the gym getting better, and it’s residents Christian McIntee, left, and Stephen Binning think their team has more than about basket- Mesa a chance to capture a championship title. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer) ball here for us,” Pryor said. “We’re all dealing with something, a It’s this culture that drew 20-year-old similar situation, and I always tell them, Mesa resident, Christian McIntee, after ‘this is our safe spot.’ The world is hard graduating high school. enough as it is, and we’ve built a culture McIntee believes Pryor’s positivity and here more than basketball, we’re family.” unflinching support have boosted players’

confidence. “Nick has been phenomenal at keeping us positive, because, before Nick was our coach, we would get really hard on ourselves and got us really down, which, as expected, affects your gameplay,” McIntee said. “You’re not going to push as hard and you’re not going to shoot as well, because you’re preoccupied with whatever’s going on,” he added, explaining: “So, Nick has really been instilling positivity in us where it doesn’t matter what happened and we, we’ve even started trying to do this more on the court.” Whether Pryor’s team, currently ranked 20th overall in the NWBA’s second division, can make the national tournament in March is up in the air. Pryor, 30, believes his roster has the right mix of experience, camaraderie and energy to do something special based on how they’ve performed in early season

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Mesa players help Wheelchair Suns’ title run BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Staff Writer

half-dozen men of varying ages – some from Mesa and surrounding communities – run through the paces of their biweekly basketball practice with a series of shooting drills before breaking down possible plays. The men on the court at Phoenix’s Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center run through their drills methodically and accurately. The cadre on the court make up the heart of the Phoenix Wheelchair Suns basketball team, which has represented the city for four decades. The Suns play in the three-division National Wheelchair Basketball league with the collective competing in the 20-team second tier after finishing second overall in Division III in 2019. This year’s team returns much of the talent that got them to the precipice of history with coach Nick Pryor leading the team for a second consecutive season.

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Cactus League is featuring some new and old faces BY HALEY SMILOW Tribune Contributor

ried food, the crack of a bat, and home runs are back. Spring Training kicks off with a full sate Friday, Feb. 21, in the Valley. New and old faces will return and we’re looking forward to all of them.

Arizona Diamondbacks

2019 record – 85-77 A few games short of a wild card spot in the 2019 season, the D-backs are looking to return to the playoffs. General Manager Mike Hazen made sure the team would have the players to get there. In October, Hazen signed Stephen Vogt to a one-year, $3 million contract with a vesting option for 2021. In 2019, Vogt was consistent for the San Francisco Giants. At the start of the off-season it wasn’t in the D-backs’ plan to find a replacement for Zack Greinke, but not too long after, priorities shifted, and Madison Bumgarner found his place on the Diamondbacks’ roster. The 11-year veteran enters Chase Field

as the ace and comes to the team for $85 million. The D-backs looked to improve the corner outfield spots when they signed Arizona native Kole Calhoun and traded for Starling Marte. Calhoun will add a little bit of lefty power in the outfield and will give the D-backs more flexibility in its lineups.

Chicago Cubs

2019 record – 84-78 The Cubs avoided arbitration for the eighth year in a row this offseason. By extending one-year contracts to players like Kris Bryant and Javier Baez, the Cubs are sitting pretty for next offseason. The Cubs were able to hold onto threetime all-star Anthony Rizzo with a $16.5 million deal. But the Cubs still took some hits this offseason. They lost ace Cole Hamels, power bat Ben Zobrist and a reliable bullpen arm in Steve Cishek. The team picked up CD Pelham off waivers and traded for Travis Lakins, Casey Sadler and Jharel Cotton.

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tournaments and team practices. “I’m older than some of these guys and younger than some of the others, so it is difficult at times, to have them believe in me,” Pryor said. “But I work hard to give them these opportunities and I’m a motivator and it’s what I do,” he continued. “I’ve been lucky enough to where they’ve listened, and they respect me and we’re doing this together.” Perhaps the greatest quality shared by the top wheelchair basketball teams is their ability to move seamlessly around the court, with players instinctively knowing where to thread a pass or set a pick. It’s this symphonic quality that drew fellow Mesa resident Stephen Binning to the sport as a child. Binning believes the Suns have the right mix of the aforementioned qualities, with the added element of faith and fraternity, to contend for a championship. “From where we started to where we are now, it’s a huge improvement,” Binning said. “And what’s been key is really

Suns coach Nick Pryor is leading the team for a second season. (Pablo Robl;es/Tribune Staff Photographer)

just learning each other and getting the camaraderie down. It’s a whole new group of guys playing together. All of us have been playing [basketball] forever. We just haven’t been playing together forever. So, just learning how we play is really helping us out.” The key for Pryor is reinforcing the fact wheelchair basketball players abide by

Chicago White Sox

2019 record – 72-89 Rick Hahn, the Chicago White Sox’s general manager, is rebuilding his team. On Halloween, he traded Welington Castillo to the Rangers to free up space on the roster – and money. Without a catcher, Hahn went straight for the top. He brought in all-star Yasmani Grandal, who inked for $18.25 million. As a backup, Hahn went for Brian McCann, whose role will be to provide leadership to younger players and play behind the plate when needed. On the mound, Hahn signed Dallas Keuchel for $18 million and Steve Cishek for $6 million. Hahn added the power bat of Edwin Encarnacion on a one-year deal for $12 million and extended a deal with Jose Abreu for $17.8 million. The final move this offseason was signing the No. 3 prospect in baseball, Luis Robert, for six years with a $50 million contract.

Cincinnati Reds

2019 record – 75-87 The Reds stepped up their game, land-

virtually the same rules their able-bodied brethren. The lone exception to the rulebook is wheelchair players do not dribble the ball and are required to either pass or shoot the ball within two revolutions, rather than in two steps as in a regulation match. “If you’ve never seen wheelchair basketball, it’s fun to watch,” Pryor said. “It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done athletically in my whole life. It’s a completely different game. You’re sitting down, you’re using your arms the whole time. Um, it’s just a different beast. “And, I think we’re starting to get there with the media attention and Paralympics becoming a forefront and, you know, commercials and understanding. But I just, you know, the general population really kind of puts those two together. “And I want these guys to be seen as, you know, not just adaptive athletes, but athletes first.” For now, Pryor’s mind is focused on doing whatever it takes to get the Suns in contention to qualify for the national tournament, with the top 16 teams qualifying

ing plays who could make a playoff push in 2020. The Reds started the offseason by signing strong bats. Mike Moustakas signed a $64 million contract, a record for the Reds. Where Moustakas is going to play is still a bit of a question, but for the sum, it is sure he will be a starter. They signed nine-year outfield veteran from Japan, Shogo Akiyama. Over his career, Akiyama acquired 1,405 hits, 116 home runs and a .301 batting average. In addition, the Reds finished out their rotation by adding former D-backs pitcher Wade Miley. He agreed to a two-year, $15 million contract, and is getting the call for the final spot in the Reds rotation. In the offseason, the Reds traded for Jose De Leon, Justin Shafer and Travis Jankowski.

Cleveland Indians

2019 record – 93-69 The Indians are trying a new formula to return to the World Series. After losing Jason Kipnis and Corey Kluber to injuries

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for the event. Pryor is cautiously optimistic the Suns have the right makeup to mount a lateseason charge and make it to the national event in Wichita, Kansas in March. “Right now, we’re on the outside looking in, but I think we’re going to have a really good chance to make it and I think we’ll surprise some people once we get there,” Pryor said. “Now it’s just about trying to get these guys to learn each other in a short amount of time and getting them to work on the same page. “It’s grown men with egos, but I tell them to check it at the door and bring your lunch pail, because we’re here to work and we can’t do it without each other.” Above all, Pryor wants his players to utilize their upmost potential on and off the court, which requires him to take on more of a psychologist-type role at times. His efforts have succeeded more often than not thus far, but Pryor is far from resting on his laurels. “I think my biggest goal for these guys is to get them to see their potential,” Pryor said. “The sky’s the limit.” 

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“We know how to win, and we know what it takes to get through big games.” Skyline has been led all season by a starting lineup averaging nearly 10 or more points per game. Northern Arizona bound point guard Dayton Harris has been the unsung leader of the Coyotes for two seasons, averaging a double-double with 16.2 points and 10 assists per game. Dominic Capriotti, along with Patrick Herrera, follow close behind averaging 13.2 and 13.1 points per game, respectively. Earlier in the season, Herrera, a junior, eclipsed the 1,000-career points mark. Seniors Tanner Poeschl and Tyree Tyler crash the boards for Skyline on a nightly basis, as both average eight or more rebounds per game. It’s not uncommon to see them link up with Harris or the other guards for open shots along the perimeter or for alley-oops inside the paint. Skyline found out its opponent in the first round of the 6A Conference playoffs Friday night after the play-in games concluded. But Capriotti and the rest of the Skyline team insist they’ll be ready for whatever challenge presents himself in the postseason.

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at the end of last season, the Tribe did away with them. Kluber was shipped off to Dallas, and Cleveland welcomed relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase and the speedy outfielder Delino DeShields. Replacing Kipnis is former Phillies second baseman, Cesar Hernandez. Entering his eighth season of professional baseball, he landed a $6.25 million deal. The Tribe acquired catcher Sandy Leon through a trade with the Boston Red Sox for Adenys Bautista.

Colorado Rockies

2019 record – 71-91 The Rockies will be looking to close the gap in NL West. The team was quiet this offseason, but MLB veteran Yonder Alonso left the team. The Rockies also picked up a couple of minor league arms. The biggest signing the Rockies made was extending a deal with the righthanded reliever Scott Oberg. The deal will see Oberg on the Rockies for three more years for $13 million and it avoids arbitration. The Rockies may have made a risky move in signing ex-Rays player Jose Mujica, who sat out last season due to Tommy John surgery.

Kansas City Royals

2019 record – 59-103 After back-to-back 100-plus losing seasons, things aren’t looking too good for Kansas City. Rather than trying to rebuild the team, the Royals are taking it one step at a time. In early December, the Royals resigned right-hander Jesse Hahn for $600,000. They also inked lefty specialist Mike Montgomery for $3.1 million to maintain the bullpen. The Royals added Maikel Franco, formerly of the Phillies, to the roster for $2.95 million for two years to improve the infield.

Los Angeles Angels

2019 record – 72-90 After losing 90 games for the first time in 20 years last season, the Angels needed a new approach. However, they went in the opposite direction. In December, they splashed the cash once again and signed Anthony Rendon to seven years for $245 million. General Manager Billy Eppler and Coach Joe

Maddon say Rendon is an important addition to the lineup. He’ll add power frankly missing last season. To fill a void in the rotation, the Angels signed Former Brewers and Giants player Stephen Vogt, a consistent hitter for San Francisco, has a t w o - t i m e one-year deal with the D’Backs. (Special to the Tribune) all-star Julio Teheran and traded for Dylan Bundy, the Braun more time at first base, the Brewlatter of which cost the Halos four minor ers added Avisail Garcia for two years. They improved their bullpen as the league pitchers. They also dealt for Parker Markel of the Pirates and Matt Andri- signed Brett Anderson and Josh Lindblom, the latter of whom played in South ese of the D-backs. With new pitchers, the Angels found a Korea for the last five seasons. He earned permeant catcher in Jason Castro, who the equivalent of his country’s Cy Young signed a one-year, $6.85 million deal. and the MVP in 2019. Castro was at a career-high last season with 13 home runs and 30 RBIs last sea- Oakland Athletics 2019 record – 97-65 son. After a great showing in 2019, the AthLos Angeles Dodgers letics strengthened their core to return 2019 record – 106-56 to the playoffs. The A’s had one goal in About 40 minutes north, the Dodgers the offseason—acquire lefties. It didn’t tore through the 2019 season, but, in matter whether they were a lefty hitter the end, they still couldn’t find a World or a lefty pitcher, the team leans rightSeries ring. The Dodgers kept the core of handed. the team in the offseason. They acquired Tony Kemp for Alfonso After a rough season last year, the Rivas. They also traded away Jurickson Dodgers still had faith in Blake Treinen, Profar for Austin Allen, a left-handed whom they signed to a one-year, $10 catcher. Former D-backs pitcher T.J. Mcmillion deal this offseason. In addition Farland was grabbed from waivers, and to Treinen, they signed Jimmy Nelson to Jake Diekman was signed to a two-year, strengthen their bullpen for $1.25 mil- $7.5 million contract. lion. In good news, Kenley Jansen decided not to opt-out of his contract, which San Diego Padres leaves him as yet another man for the 2019 record – 70-92 All the way down the West Coast, the Dodgers bullpen. Padres remain in the middle of a rebuild. Milwaukee Brewers They stayed busy this offseason by trad2019 record – 89-73 ing for Tommy Pham and Jake CronenAfter making it to the 2019 wild card worth. They also acquired infielder Jugame, the Brewers are looking to re- rickson Profar, outfielder Trent Grisham turn. The team added many players to and pitcher Zach Davies. help them reach the playoffs, but they Wanting to improve the bullpen, the lost players, too – namely Yasmani Gran- team resigned Drew Pomeranz, to a dal and power-hitting infielder Mike four-year, $34 million contract. They also Moustakas. signed Pierce Johnson, who played in JaTo replace Moustakas, the Brewers pan last season, to a two-year, $5 million signed MLB veteran Jedd Gyorko, who deal. can play nearly any position in the infield except for shortstop. Eric Sogard and San Francisco Giants Justin Smoak signed one-year deals with 2019 record – 77-85 options for a second season. To give Ryan The Giants are looking to shake things

up in the NL West. During the winter meetings, the Giants landed veteran infielder Zack Cozart from the Angels, and persuaded the Angels to give them their first-round draft pick of 2019, Will Wilson. To improve their pitching staff, the Giants signed Drew Smyly to a one-year, $4 million deal, and the resigned Tyler Anderson. They also claimed former Angel, Luis Madero. What fans won’t see are the behindthe-scenes changes. It started when Scott Harris signed on as the new general manager. From there, Gabe Kapler was hired as the new coach. Eight other coaches were added to Kapler’s staff, including third-base coach Ron Wotus.

Seattle Mariners

2019 record – 68-94 After a 90-plus-loss season, the Mariners focuses on rebuilding their young core. The biggest offseason move they made was extending a contract with the No. 4 prospect in baseball, Evan White. He will star with the Mariners for six years, thanks to a contract worth $24 million. They also added power-hitting third baseman Patrick Wisdom, the switchhitting versatile second baseman Sam Haggerty, and pitchers Adam Hill, Phillips Valdez, Nestor Cortes and Carl Edwards. Newbie Kendall Graveman is expected to start in the majors, where he hasn’t played since he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018. He and the team reached a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

Texas Rangers

2019 record – 78-84 With the new residence hall finished, the Rangers are looking to hit this season out of the park. The biggest addition to the team is the two-time Cy Young winner and three-time All-Star Corey Kluber, who arrived in a trade with Texas for Delino DeShields and Emmanuel Clase. With the Kluber deal done, the team needed some pop to provide Kluber with run support, so they signed Todd Frazier from the Mets. The deal will cost the Rangers $5 million for one year of Frazier’s service. The Rangers made other moves, also acquiring 12 players: Sam Travis, Robinson Chirinos, Adolis Garcia, Edinson Volquez, Ian Gibaut, Tim Federowicz, Joely Rodriguez, Jordan Lyles, Nomar Mazara, Jimmy Herget, Nick Goody and Kyle Gibson. 

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hakespearean actress Betsy Mugavero trained to personalize words and create characters through the prism of her personality. “Every time I step into a Shakespearean role, I learn about myself, explore possibilities I had never previously considered, and have a new understanding of others,” she said. “The gift of it all is having an audience

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What & When: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 29 and March 7 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and 29. Richard II: 7:30 p.m. Feb 28 and March 6 and 2 p.m. March 1 and 7. Where: Both shows are at Mesa Arts Center; 1 E. Main Street. Cost: Call 480-644-6500, Southwest Shakespeare Company: More info: swshakespeare.org.

take the journey with me and think about their own purpose and existence while we collectively experience and follow the events of the play.” East Valley audiences will get a chance to take this journey when Mugavero almost simultaneously tackles the roles of the fairy queen Titania in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Richard II in Richard II in the productions of Southwest Shakespeare Company playing Feb. 21 to March 7 at Mesa Arts Center. Mugavero, of Mesa, plays Richard II, one of Shakespeare’s great male characters, with an all-female cast. “Seeing their perspectives in typical male roles, I feel like it’s a dream come true,” she said. “As a young woman coming up in professional theater, I never thought I’d play any of Shakespeare’s great male characters, not to mention a formidable and infamous character such as Richard,” she added. The king has speeches transitioning

Betsy Mugavero holds Richard II’s crown. This season, she plays the king in Southwest Shakespeare Company’s production of Richard II. (Southwest Shakespeare Company)

from showing incredible strength and fortitude in one line to absolute panic and in-

security in the next. He exposes the insecurities and inner fear every leader experiences and has no faculties to conquer them until the very end. Richard begins the play a superficial and entitled person; by the end, after his overthrow, he is humbled, thoughtful and describes a new awareness of the fragility and futility of his own existence. “It’s existential and absolutely delicious to get to perform,” she said. The all-women cast isn’t changing pronouns for any of the characters, she said. Each actor plays her character, male or female, as written. “I’m not doing any male posturing or anything like that in this role. I’m playing the moments and circumstances according to my own human world view,” Mugavero said. Pennsylvania-born Mugavero attended

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Hagan looks to repeat at NHRA Nationals CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

att Hagan has raced throughout the country, but the Valley is one of the few places he feels comfort-

able. “I love the Scottsdale area. I’d even consider getting a winter home there,” Hagan said. “I’ve got a lot of love for that. Everything has a good feel to it. I like the Native American feel. I’m a quarter Cherokee Indian. I love going in the airport and buying jewelry and different things like that.” He’s returning to the Valley Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 23, for the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler. Hagan (funny car), Billy Torrence (top fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (pro stock) raced to victories at this event last year. Fans will

Matt Hagan will be driving this funny car during the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park this weekend. (Special to GetOut)

see 11,000 horsepower nitro cars coursing through the track and the sophisticated pro stock class during the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

They can also meet their NHRA stars, including the likes of John Force, Antron Brown and Erica Enders. Hagan was an all-around athlete at Au-

burn High School where he was a defensive lineman and all-district center on the Eagles football team. In the spring, he was the school’s catcher on the baseball team. He attended Radford University for four years and majored in recreation, parks and tourism. Hagan has been racing for almost half his life. Starting on his family’s quads as a teenager in Virginia, he developed a passion for speed and the thrill of competition to move into circle-track, stock car racing. From there, he began bracket drag racing and later made a splash in Pro Mod, earning the 2006 Rookie of the Year honor in the NHRA AMS Pro Mod Challenge. Hagan and the MOPAR Express Lane/ Pennzoil/Sandvik Coromant Dodge Funny Car team, led by crew chief Dickie Venables

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Lakeshore Music features Chloe Feoranzo CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

alentine’s Day will be a week in the rearview mirror – unless you accidentally left a chocolate treat to melt in your pocket – but it doesn’t mean tenderness caught the last train for the coast. To support this theory, Lakeshore Music presents the precocious, multitalented and sweet Chloe Feoranzo and her quartet to warm your heart at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, in the Tempe Center for the Arts Lakeside Room, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe. Tickets are $30 and $38 at lakeshoremusic.org. A $60 dinner-theater package at Caffe Boa is available at 480-350-2822. The 27-year-old Chloe combines stunning jazz clarinet solos with alluring vocals to win over the hearts of audiences. “I first noticed Feoranzo on one of Scott Bradlee’s ‘Post Modern Jukebox’ videos last year and was blown away by her playing – and then I heard her sing and I had to bring her to TCA,” said Woody Wilson, founder, president and executive producer of Lakeshore Music. “I was hooked and started trying to find out how to reach her. I wasn’t even sure she toured with an ensemble of her own.

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Temple University in Philadelphia for undergraduate studies and University of California/Irvine for graduate school in acting. She has been in Arizona for twoand-a-half years. With her extensive portfolio of work on Shakespeare stages across the country, including the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Folger Theatre in D.C., Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Idaho and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festivals to name a few, she became the artistic director of Southwest Shakespeare Company. With some solid acting credits secured, she has also branched out to other avenues. She recently began a directing career by overseeing Southwest Shakespeare’s educational tour production of An Iliad. She teaches acting and coaches actors. Working in artistic administration has taught her about leadership, non-profit organizations, and the arts in the commu-

element playing with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington or Nicholas Payton. She’s really that good and versatile,” Wilson said. Feoranzo, now of New Orleans, grew up playing in youth orchestras and musical pits, as well as in swing and Dixieland bands and as guest artist at festivals across Southern California. She has been performing professionally since she was 15. By then she’d already Chloe Feoranzo will bring her jazz clarinet solos along with her quartet for a special filled a trophy case Lakeshore Music show at Tempe Center for the Arts. (Special to GetOut) with awards won dur“The more I looked into Chloe’s back- ing her early teens when she studied with ground, the more I was impressed with jazz saxophone legend Charles McPherson both her amazing talent and retro style,” and attended the annual University of California-San Diego Jazz Camp. In 2007, she Wilson. “She is the real deal.” Scott Bradlee has done several videos became the San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing with Chloe and each one shows a different Extravaganza’s first youth guest artist. “Clearly, Chloe Feoranzo has arrived, facet of her musical personality. “She’s an amazingly confident player not just in New Orleans, but as a fixture and has a sweet vocal style reminiscent of in the traditional jazz scene,” wrote rea bygone era. I think Chloe would be in her viewer Richard Simon for The Syncopated

nities. “I hope to begin educating young people on how they can pursue a profession in the arts and actually make a liveable wage and create opportunities for others both in the arts and as a viewer,” she said. Mugavero supports the theater becoming a welcoming place for young families. A decade ago, it wasn’t so, and there were few young mothers who were actors. The industry is demanding, the schedule is challenging and it’s hard for companies to provide housing and child care for women who are parents in theater. She is married to Quinn Mattfeld, the acting company’s co-artistic director, whom she met on stage. They have a young son. “It’s exciting for us as parents, making theater together because we get to introduce other artists, especially women, it’s possible to have a life in art if you have a family,” she said. Happily, times are changing and producers are seeing the value of bringing women in who have families and how it colors

their stages. Four mothers of young children act in Richard II. “We have put in a great effort to help provide child care during rehearsals and allow kids to be at the rehearsal space at any time a parent needs,” she said. “I want the theater to be a welcoming place for people like me, people who are living their dream to make art and also have a family.” It’s all the more important because the company’s two upcoming productions go hand-in-hand and every member has a role in both plays. Hence, the rehearsal period is shortened and intense, Mugavero said. “Although we are working hard to fill every moment we have together with staging and building the play, Quinn Mattfeld, our director, still gives time to talk to us about character and motivation,” she said. “Everything is fleshed out well and I think our audience will see a lot of nuance and specificity in each character.” How does Shakespeare’s work remain

Times. “Her sound is as compelling as her personality: sparkling, yet tastefully understated; exuberant, without ego. Fortunately, a hurricane is not the only thing to hit New Orleans by storm.” Listen as Feoranzo grabs your heart with her alluring vocals and smooth instrumentals. After relocating to St. Louis for college, she collaborated with several jazz groups and came to join Pokey Lafarge’s touring band, and in 2016 completed a three-year world tour with LaFarge. “If you had told me at age 17 I would actually fulfill my dreams of traveling the world playing music and seeing amazing places, I would have never believed you,” Feoranzo said, adding: “It’s hard to realize how dreams can be fulfilled when you’re in the thick of it but I’m just blown away when I take a moment to reflect.” Since 2016, Feoranzo has been a member of the all-female Shake ‘Em Up Jazz Band. The New Orleans-based group has produced three albums and toured internationally in 2018. She continues to appear with several other groups and has appeared on more

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relevant in this day and age? “As long as people have family, politics, and experience love, loss, triumph and failure, Shakespeare will continue to be relevant,” Mugavero said. “There is no better writer describing the scope of what each of us experience in a lifetime. “He is able to put words to war: the preposterousness of violence, as well as the justification of it; he can express the longing for a loved one either lost, or denied to us; and above all, unlike any other writer, he has dramatically written about the conundrum we all feel at one time or another about purpose, existence, and what it all means,” she added. Which might explain why the Valley has a huge crowd for The Bard. Last season, the company had a reach of about 14,000 patrons, including the student matinees. “Shakespeare gives them comedy, tragedy, and unrelenting examination of what it is to be human,” Mugavero said. “There is no greater theatrical experience than this and Valley residents are here for it.” 

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Cap’n Ron’s brings seafood delights to Mesa BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN GetOut Staff Writer

on and Donna Thornton retired from a five-decade run of operating 18-wheeled trucks and can’t-miss culinary institutions, only to find themselves mindlessly bored. The solution to this conundrum came when the Thorntons saw a piece of property near their Mesa home hit the market. The couple, who moved to the Valley 45 years ago, decided to dip their toes into the food industry once more, opening Cap’n Ron’s Fish and Chips at 6144 E. Main Street, in October. The endeavor was Ron’s brainchild, which explains the restaurant’s name. The restaurant has been an instant success in the East Valley, with a 4.5-star rating on Yelp to its name. Ron said the pair’s latest culinary sensation, which comes on the heels of other

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and assistant Michael Knudsen, wasted no time putting together a competitive 2019 campaign. At the second event of the season, Hagan powered his Dodge Charger to victory and took home a Wally trophy for the 30th time in his career. The win also marked 150 Funny Car victories for Don Schumacher Racing. In his free time, Hagan spends time with his wife, Rachel, with whom he has four children – Colby, Penny, Tucker and Nelly. He is an avid hunter and loves spending early mornings in a tree stand on his property hunting for deer and takes a couple

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than 40 albums. Feoranzo will be accompanied by Molly Teeves and Nahum Zdybel on guitar and Ted Long on bass in her quartet. “I am so incredibly fortunate to have met the people I have, to have played with so many absolutely astounding musicians and be welcomed into many music (and non-music) families around the world,” Feoranzo said. The new parking garage at Tempe Center for the Arts is to open on Feb. 15 and

institutions they once owned and operated, like Corner Café and Grandma’s Kitchen in Mesa, speaks to the area’s love of seafood done right. “There wasn’t a fish and chips place around this particular area, so we figured it might be a good one to open up,” Ron said. “It’s been a boomer ever since.” The 78-year-old Michigan expat said he and Donna have been humbled by the community’s response to their newest restaurant. He calls the fish and chips joint the realization of a lifelong dream and an opportunity for the couple to stay in the public limelight, on the heels of their other successful ventures. “We love just being in the public and we’re happy to be here,” he said. “We retired and couldn’t stand retirement. We’re both in our seventies, and we couldn’t stand retirement.” A main draw for both members of the trips each year out of state to hunt deer and ducks. If his bounty is too much for family and friends to consume, he shares the meat with groups helping the unemployed around his Virginia home. “I also farm a lot,” he said. “I have a 2,000acre, 600-head cattle farm in Virginia. I enjoy it. It keeps me humble. I work, get my hands dirty and build some callouses. I live this rock star life—go, go, go—with adrenaline-driven fans, TV and sponsors. I come back home and turn all that off. I drive the tractor 5 miles an hour. It’s like yin and yang.” He enjoys winning, but everything that comes with touring on the NHRA Mello

will be in operation for the Chloe Feoranzo concert. After a long year-and-a-half without convenient parking – patrons had to park in a dirt lot and take a shuttle bus to and from the venue – free parking nearby is back. It does, however, require a validation process, which Lakeshore Music will handle at its reception table in the TCA lobby. Wilson noted, “One of things we try to do at Lakeshore Music is showcase exciting new artists who are destined to become household names in the jazz world. We bring them to the Valley and TCA be-

Thornton family was the ability to employee their kids and grandchildren at their newest restaurant. Donna said having a completely familyrun restaurant, while difficult at times, makes their efforts all the more worthwhile. “Most restaurants you operate with kids, they’re not always successful because the kids, they fight and don’t get along,” Donna said. “So, I’m pretty much the main organizer to make sure it doesn’t happen here. They work, they get paid, they do their job and I make sure the work gets done and they don’t get treated any different from anybody else.” Donna believes the success of Cap’n Ron’s stems from their ability to source fresh fish on an almost daily basis. This freshness allows Ron and Donna to offer a product head and shoulders above the competition, in her opinion, which

Yello Drag Racing Series is exhausting. “The travel wears on you—the hotel and all that kind of stuff,” he said. “I was gone 180 days last year. I’m 37 years old and in the pinnacle of my sport. What other sport gives you an adrenaline rush at this age? Most people in other sports have retired at my age. “The competition and the drive to win keeps me going. I was named Driver of the Decade by MotorTrend. I put myself around good people, so good things happen. They don’t want to let me down. It’s pretty amazing.” In his 11th year with Don Schumacher Racing, Hagan is inspired by his father, David, who owns Shelor Motor Mile new car

fore anyone else, and it’s an enlightening and refreshing change for our patrons. “ It’s going to be that way with Chloe because she’s just a delight to watch and experience.” Simon, of Syncopated Times, called Feoranzo “a joyful rustling among the reeds.” “Becoming an overnight sensation is no small feat – especially in the unpredictable world of jazz, and particularly in its very birthplace, New Orleans. But here, for your consideration, is Chloe Feoranzo, Exhibit A.

helps explain their dedicated following from members of the community. “We buy fresh fish, it’s brought in four days a week, it’s battered on-site, it’s never frozen, we cut it and it’s all made to order,” Donna said. “We dip our own batter; we make our own coleslaw and our sauces. “It’s all good stuff. Better than these frozen patties at other places.” Ron circled back to the family aspect of the couple’s newest restaurant, highlighting how important it is to keep the business within the Thornton clan indefinitely. The former truck driver deadpanned the reason their kids and grandchildren keep coming back, day after day, to handle the minutiae of day-to-day operation. “It’s nice to know we hired them,” he said. “They scream and they throw a fit, but they keep coming back.”  Information: 480-832-4134 dealerships and the Motor Mile Speedway short track and drag strip, as well Matt Hagan Outdoors locations in Radford, Virginia, and Blacksburg, Virginia. The first Matt Hagan Outdoors store opened in December 2013 in Radford, near Hagan’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, and success led to moving to a larger location a year later and opening a second location in 2016. “My dad owns 42 companies,” he said. “I own an outdoor store, a cattle farm, a hemp farm. I race. I have four kids and he makes me look like a chump. I take lessons from him. He’s a great leader and really cares about people. I just sit back, watch, learn and listen.”  “Learning her craft along a steady trajectory from San Diego to Los Angeles, then to St. Louis and down to the mouth of the Mississippi, the clarinet and saxophone player has already dazzled musicians in her own age group as well as the grizzled veterans.” 

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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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With voter approval of the 2018 General Obligation Bond in November 2018, the City of Mesa has started the design process for the North Center Street Sports Complex. Improvements include the construction of six 240’x 360’ multi-sports fields with LED sport lighting, a new restroom/storage/office building, parking lot, additional landscape improvements, and associated utilities and offsite improvements. This sports complex will be located on the North Center Parcel, which is on the west side of Center Street, just south of the 202 Red Mountain Freeway.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: NORTHEAST PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY

PROJECT NO. CP0913 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Northeast Public Safety Facility Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. The project consists of providing programming documents, schematic drawings (including presentation boards and renderings), construction documents, and potential construction services for a new public safety facility in the vicinity of the intersection of North Power Road and East Brown Road in Mesa, Arizona. This public safety facility will house both Mesa Fire and Medical Department and Police Department operations. The goal of this proje ct is to provide an efficient use of the facility for shared use of common spaces as well as separate police and fire department functions. A consultant with successful experience in creating shared use spaces and coordinating between multiple users is desirable. The scope of the project includes: 1. Accommodations for two fire crews and an ambulance crew including up to five (5) pull-through bays for fire vehicles. 2. Accommodations for police personnel and operations. 3. A common space lobby, community/training room, workout room and conference rooms. 4. Parking lot, fueling station, and site improvements. • Secured parking for staff and police vehicles. • Public parking for community engagement. Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on February 26, 2020 at 8 :00 am, at the City of Mesa Plaza Building, 20 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona, in Conference Room 170. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architecturalengineering-design-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by March 4, 2020 at 2:00PM. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov.

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Feb. 20, 2020 / 28508

BETH HUNING City Engineer

You are invited to attend a Pre-Construction Public Meeting where City of Mesa staff will be available to answer your questions. NO FORMAL PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN. Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Whitman Elementary School, (Multi-Purpose Room) 1829 N Grand, Mesa, AZ 85201 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Michele Arrollado, or Juanita Gonzales with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at (480) 6443800 Published: East Valley Tribune, Feb. 16, 23, 2020 / 28190 CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the February 24, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ANX18-00788 (District 6) Annexing property located south of Elliot Road and west of Ellsworth Road and adopting comparable zoning (319.9± acres). Initiated by the applicant, Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group, for the owners 2. ANX19-00420 (District 6) Annexing property located south of Elliot Road and west of Ellsworth Road and adopting comparable zoning (659.4± acres). Initiated by the applicant, Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group, for the owner, State of Arizona. 3. ZON17-00606 (District 6) Within the 3200 through 4000 blocks of South Hawes Road (west side), the 3200 through 3600 blocks of South 80th Street (east side), the 3600 through 4000 blocks of the South 80th Street alignment (east and west sides), the 7700 through 8400 blocks East Elliot Road (south side), the 8100 through 8400 blocks of East Elliot Road (north side), the 8400 through 8800 blocks of East Warner Road (north side), and the 8100 through 8600 blocks of East Warner Road (south side). (540± acres). Rezone from AG and LI to RS-6, RSL-4.0, RSL-2.5, RM-5, GC, and MX with a PAD Overlay. This request will establish the “Hawes Crossing” PAD to guide the future review of specific plans of development. Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group, applicant; multiple property owners. 4. ZON17-00607 (District 6) Within the 8000 through 8400 blocks of East Warner Road (north side), the 4000 through 4400 blocks of the South Hawes Road alignment (west side), the 8400 through 8800 blocks of East Elliot Road (south side), the 3600 through 4000 blocks of the South Hawes Road alignment (east side), the 8800 through 9200 blocks of East Elliot Road (south side), the 8800 through 9200 blocks of East Warner Road (north side), and the 3600 through 4400 blocks of South Ellsworth Road (west side) (595± acres). Rezone from AG to RSL-4.0, RSL-2.5, RM-5, OC, LC, GC, LI, and MX with a PAD Overlay. This request will establish the “Hawes Crossing” PAD to guide the future review of specific plans of development. Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group, applicant; State of Arizona, owner. 5. Amending Title 1, Chapter 31 of the Mesa City Code, entitled "City Auditor" by adding language related to an annual audit plan, auditing standards, and a public records exemption for auditor working papers and files. (Citywide) 6. ZON19-00834 (District 4) 1102 East University Drive (0.46± acres). Located west of Stapley Drive on the north side of University Drive. Rezone from RM-4 to NC. This request will allow for the expansion of existing personal services (hair salons) within an existing building. Nicole Posten-Thompson, On-Pointe Architecture, applicant; 1102 E University LLC, owner. 7. An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for non-residential water utility services. (Citywide) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 16th day of February 2020. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Febn. 16, 2020 / 28441

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Life Events: Obituaries Dr. James E. Rentz Dr. James E. Rentz, 92, was carried into the presence of the Lord on January 19, 2020. Jim was born in Mora, Minnesota to Edward Rentz and Mabel (Hendrickson) Rentz on June 24, 1927. He grew up with loving and caring Christian parents. Jim enjoyed sports and was captain of the high school basketball team. He acted in a host of high school plays, had a beautiful singing voice, loved to read, and always had a book in his hands. Jim remained in Mora until three days after graduation from high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. It was in the Navy that Jim became a Christian. Supported and encouraged by the ministry of The Navigators, an international Christian ministry that helps people to apply the Bible to their daily lives, Jim grew in his faith and shared the life changing message of the gospel to others. Right away he began to actively memorize verses from the Bible, a practice he maintained daily for the rest of his life. In the Navy, Jim prayed five times a day, "You be the quarterback of my life! You call the play and I'll run the ball." It was then that he felt God's call to go into the ministry. Upon discharge, Jim entered Hamline University and simultaneously enrolled in Bethel Theological Seminary. It was at Bethel that Jim met Elnerva Forssell. Jim sang in the Bethel Men's Quartet and was immediately attracted to Elnerva's musical talents, great personality, kind heart, sharp mind, and beauty. Throughout their 68 years of marriage, she played the piano and harmonized with Jim in so many ways! Their life was a duet to the glory of God. Their first date was at a conference on world missions. The Bible verse God impressed on their lives was Psalm 34:3, "Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together." Jim graduated from Hamline in 1951, and from Bethel five days later with a Divinity degree. After marrying Elnerva on June 16, 1951 they moved to a small farm community in Alcester, South Dakota, where Jim began his pastoral ministry at the First Baptist Church. He then pastored at Bethel Baptist Church in Chicago for seven years and at Dalton Baptist Church in Muskegon, Michigan for another seven years. He served for two years in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at Grant Memorial Baptist Church. After this he and his family went to the fast-growing Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California to pastor a new church plant. While there, Jim served as Chairman of the Board on the College of the Canyons School Board. He received his Doctor of Ministries degree in 1976 from the California Graduate School of Theology. In 1977, Jim and Elnerva moved to Tempe, Arizona where for ten years, Jim was Assistant Pastor of Grace Community Church. In 1987, Jim and Elnerva became evangelists with Jimmy Nettles, traveling throughout the southern U.S. In the spring of 1989, he felt an overwhelming call to the new and rapidly growing retirement community of Sun Lakes. In April 1989, Jim and Elnerva began with a home Bible study. A month later 34 people attended the first service of First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes. The church grew to almost 500 members and on July 31, 2005, after 16 years as senior pastor, Jim retired. Two years later, Jim was serving again as Pastor to Senior Adults at North Phoenix Baptist Church. Finally, at the age of 82 Jim retired from active ministry but continued for the last ten years to pray with, counsel, and share scripture over the phone to hundreds of people. As a husband, dad, father-in-law, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jim was fun-loving, generous, joyful, encouraging, and caring. He lifted up his family in prayer daily and His love for them was constant. Jim loved the Bible. He loved being a pastor. He loved God's church and God's people. He loved telling people about Jesus. Jim also loved chocolate. He was a master storyteller. Jim could still shoot around with his children and grandchildren on a basketball court till he was nearly 80 years of age. Jim and Elnerva almost never missed a Suns Basketball game on TV. In life and death, Jim and Elnerva were inseparable. Elnerva went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2019 and Jim followed her soon thereafter. Jim is survived by his sons, Stephen Rentz (Beverly), David Rentz (Heidi) and Mark Rentz (Barbara), his grandchildren, Lindsey Grimes (Matt), Heather Rentz, Joanna Wood (Derek), Natalie Rentz (Kieran), Isaac Rentz (Kate), and Anna McDonnell (Brad) and 12 great-grandchildren. During Jim and Elnerva's last years they were surrounded, encouraged, supported, and lovingly cared for by so many wonderful people: family, friends, neighbors, pastors, deacons, brothers and sisters from the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes where Jim was recognized as Pastor Emeritus, by doctors, nurses, the caring staff in Assisted Living at the Renaissance Retirement Community, and finally by an amazing Hospice team. God bless each of you! As Jim and Elnerva would say, "We love you in the Lord!" A Memorial Service will be celebrated on Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes, 9535 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, AZ, 85248. After lunch at the church an Interment will follow at the Valley of the Sun Cemetery in Chandler, Arizona. Those wishing to remember Pastor Jim in a meaningful way may contribute to The Navigators at P.O. Box 6079, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 (write a note: in memory of James E. Rentz).

Obituaries Joan F. Child

Joan F. Child, 89, passed away on February 8, 2020. Joan was born January 8, 1931 in Jersey City, NJ to Dorothy and Steven Novak. She graduated from Neptune High School in Ocean Grove, NJ in 1949. Joan was married July 13, 1969 in Commack, NY to Leslie Child. At The Three Village Inn in Stony Brook, NY. Joan worked as a waitress for over 20 years. Leslie and Joan then moved to Arizona where she worked for The Tribune as a successful district sales manager. After retiring from The Tribune, Joan volunteered her time instructing children about heart health at Halle Heart Children’s Museum for a number of years. She was a devote parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tempe, AZ. Joan is predeceased by her husband, Leslie. She is survived by her brother, Steven Janovak of Sandy, UT; sister, Susan Roberts of Stony Brook, NY; son, Russell Child of Gilbert, AZ; and grandchild, Alexander Fong of Gilbert, AZ. A graveside service will be held in Joan’s honor on Thurs., Feb. 20, 2020 10:00AM at Green Acres Cemetery (401 N. Hayden Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85257).

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• Drywall Repair • Bathroom Remodeling • Home Renovations

• Electrical Repair • Plumbing Repair • Dry rot and termite damage repair

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General Contacting, Inc. Licensed • Bonded • Insured • ROC118198

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Painting

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Landscape Maintenance

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Plumbing

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Now Accepting all major credit cards

Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

Plumbing

PlumbSmart Plumbing Heating & Air

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Pool Service / Repair

Plumbing

Affinity Plumbing LLC 480-487-5541

Juan Hernandez Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

PPebbleOcracking, O L Plaster R Epeeling, P ARebar IR

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24/7

Inside & Out Leaks

Bonded

Toilets

Insured

Faucets

Estimates Availabler

480-720-3840 Not a licensed contractor.

Any Service

Not a licensed contractor

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident Over 30 yrs. Experience

480-706-1453

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

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Tax Services It’s your money. Let us help you keep it!

Full-Service Accounting & Tax Services for Businesses, Individuals, Trusts, and Estates • Put 35 years of experience to work for you! • Appointments at your home, office, or our office • Evening and weekend appointments available • Tax prep, advising, planning/strategy • Tax services for Federal, all US States, and other countries • We are available 12 months a year

30 Years Experience References Available Licensed Bonded Insured ROC 286561

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Senior & Military Discounts

480-280-0390

Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

Window Cleaning

APPEARANCE Professional service since 1995

Window Cleaning $100 - One Story $140 - Two Story

LEGAL NOTICES

Includes in & out up to 30 Panes

Deadline for Sunday's Edition is the Wednesday prior at 5pm.

Plumbing

Make your home sparkle with the cleanest windows you've ever seen! Instant 10% discount.

Sun Screens Cleaned $3 each Attention to detail and tidy in your home.

(480) 584-1643

Bonded & Insured

LLC

Please call Elaine at 480-898-7926 to inquire or email your notice to: legals@evtrib.com and request a quote.

COUNTS

Pebble • White Plaster • New Pool Builds Tile • Deck • Pump & Filters

REFLECTIONS WINDOW CLEANING

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SAME DAY SERVICE

Pool Service / Repair

All Complete Pool Renovations

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Window Cleaning

New Roofs, Repairs, Coatings, Flat Roof, Hot Mopping & Patching & Total Rubber Roof Systems

Roofing

Disposals

Window Cleaning

Below is the list of services we offer: Windows – Interior & Exterior Screens – Sunscreens and Regular Tracks, Ceiling Fans, Light Fixtures Power Washing Your driveway, sidewalks and patios.

FALL SPECIAL! $500 OFF COMPLETE REMODEL! 25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Anything Plumbing Same Day Service

$35 off

Roofing

Roofing The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time!

Call 480-868-6722 ROC 316690

15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

480-357-2463

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Serving East Mesa for Over 20 Years

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Sun Valley Plaza • 1 Mile East of Power Rd. NW Corner of Sossaman & Main (Next to Wok In Restaurant)

480-396-8684

Interest

Financing Available