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Uber death spotlights self-driving vehicle concerns BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer
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he nation’s first death associated with the self-driving car program that has called the East Valley home has reignited the debate over the safety of driverless vehicles and raised new questions over liability and fault. A self-driving Volvo XC90 – one in Uber’s fleet of silver SUVs that have become a common sight around Tempe – hit 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg around 10 p.m. March 18 at Curry Road and Mill Avenue as she crossed the road outside a crosswalk, police said. Based on the findings of pending investiga-
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tions, negligence claims involving the accident could include arguments that Uber, the operator behind the wheel, and/or the companies behind the technology that powers the autonomous vehicles were liable, experts said. “We haven’t had to deal with this yet because the autonomous vehicles haven’t been hurting anyone,” said attorney Mark Breyer, who handles liability cases throughout the region. Beyond the question of fault, the crash also reignited a national debate over the safety of
autonomous vehicles. In the wake of the crash, Uber suspended its use of self-driving cars in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. Toyota told Bloomberg News it would “temporarily pause” testing its driverless vehicles on public roads “because we feel the incident may have an emotional effect on our test drivers.” Uber issued a statement shortly after the accident that said: “Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with authorities in their investigations of this incident.” Waymo, the Google-affiliated autonomous See
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Price Corridor keeping Chandler on high-tech highway BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer
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etween 1976 and 1987, the focus of Chandler’s economy evolved from cotton to the electronics manufacturing industry that employed 70 percent of the city’s workforce. That shift toward tech has only intensified in the ensuing 30 years as Chandler’s economy has become increasingly reliant on microchips. And no area better exemplifies the city’s economic evolution than the Price Corridor, the stretch of land that is home to technology companies like Intel, Orbital ATK and PayPal. Despite the presence of those heavy hitters, much of the land in the corridor still betrays the city’s agricultural past. Acres upon acres of fading former cotton fields run up against new corporate campuses. That landscape is rapidly changing, though. And if market projections play out, those open fields will become much less common over the next several years as demand for more class-A office and industrial space reaches fever pitch in Chandler. The vacancy rate for industrial space in Chandler is 5 percent, and the vacancy rate for office space is a similarly low 9.9 percent,
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The mammoth Park Place complex in Chandler is adjacent to acres of farmland, once home to cotton fields and likely to become home to residential and retail development in the future.
according to the latest CoStar statistics provided by the city. Those are some of the lowest numbers in the Valley, indicating that the city is becoming a preeminent destination for businesses. Much of that can be attributed to an environment in the East Valley that is attractive to employees due to the concentration of quality schools, housing and lifestyle amenities. “The Chandler-Gilbert-Mesa-Tempe submarket is a highly desirable place for employ-
ees to live,” said Mark Stapp, Fred E. Taylor Professor of Real Estate at W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. “Employers want to locate in places where employees want to live.” Growth in the area is buoyed both by interest from new companies moving to Chandler and expansion by existing businesses. That growth is “underpinned by the fact See
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East Valley anglers can fish closer to home BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor
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rizona is making it easier for East Valley anglers to fish without traveling half the day to do it. Thanks to the state Game and Fish Department’s community fishing program, going five miles or less to find a stocked pond is becoming a reality across the region. Greenfield Park Pond in Mesa is the latest neighborhood body of water to get stocked with fish, joining two other ponds in the city where fishermen can pursue their pastime. “Greenfield was an existing park within the Mesa Parks and Recreation Department, but it wasn’t utilizing the lake for a focal point of having a place to go fishing,” said Scott Gurtin, manager of the community fishing program. Because Mesa planned major renovations at Greenfield Park, 4277 E. Diamond Ave., Game and Fish decided this would be a perfect opportunity to add fish. Mesa has two other lakes stocked with fish: Red Mountain Lake, 7745 E. Brown Road, and Riverview Lake, 2100 W. 8th St. “We really wanted to capitalize on these parks and areas that had water features,” Gurtin said. “They’re close to home so people don’t have to drive very far. They’re safe. They can bring the kids out and go fishing without worries. We really wanted to see an emphasis on family-oriented recreation.” Of the 41 community fishing waters in 20 communities across the state, 28 are in Maricopa County – 11 in the East Valley. At least one more, in Queen Creek, will be in operation by the end of the year. “We focus on three primary species,” Gurtin said. “Rainbow trout during the cooler months here in the Valley, usually from about November to March. That’s when we’ll stock trout throughout the community waters. “Channel catfish are stocked during the warmer months, usually from mid-March through about the beginning to sometimes the middle of June. And then we usually do bluegill sunfish once per year. Their availability is somewhat limited so we can only get those one time a year, usually in the spring,” he added. Some fishermen wonder why the ponds and lakes aren’t teeming with largemouth bass, as they once did. Gurtin said raising and transporting
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Greenfield Park Pond in Mesa was first stocked with fish in February.
them became “cost prohibitive,” so the stock of largemouth bass has been reduced. The community fishing program started as the urban fishing program in 1985 after Game and Fish officials decided that with most of the state’s growth occurring near larger urban areas, many anglers didn’t have the time to travel to far-off parts of Arizona. “The emphasis expanded from the urban or metro areas of Phoenix and Tucson areas to broaden it out,” Gurtin said. “So, we became established in places like Yuma. We’ve got waters in places like St. John’s and Show Low now. And we’re looking at new opportunities in a whole host of new cities.” Gilbert already has four fishing ponds and plans to add two more by 2020 at parks near Power and Pecos and Queen Creek and Higley roads. Arizona Game and Fish also is working closely with Queen Creek to develop a new site that should be operational later this year at West Park near East Applebee Road and 196th Street. Community waters fall into two main categories: expansion waters and core waters, which been in the program for years.
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They are stocked more frequently than expansion waters. Red Mountain and Riverview Lakes, considered core waters, are stocked every two weeks. Greenfield Park Pond is an expansion water and probably will be stocked monthly. No stocking is done in the summer at any of the ponds. A license is still needed to fish in the community ponds. However, the process was simplified after a 2014 overhaul in the license structure. “It used to be you had to have a separate license,” said Gurtin. “It was called an Urban Fishing License. In 2014, we basically set it up so any valid fishing license would suffice for fishing these lakes.” A youth combo hunt-and-fish license is available for kids aged 10-17 and costs $5. “It’s low cost so parents can take their kids out,” Gurtin said. “It’s not going to cost them an arm and a leg to go out fishing.” As long as a parent is just helping a child fish, the parent does not need a license. But if the parent is the one fishing and handing it off to the child to reel it in, the parent also would need a license A community fishing license costs $24. “And that’s good just for waters designated as community fishing waters,” Gurtin said. “Those are waters like Greenfield, Riverview and Red Mountain and a host of other lakes across the Phoenix and Tucson areas.” As far as stocking the fish, Gurtin said, “One of the things people notice about the trout that are going into our community waters is the trucks that we bring them in don’t say Arizona Game and Fish and there’s a reason for that. We actually have six department hatcheries focused on rainbow trout production, but we can’t even meet the demand that’s out there with the six facilities we have.” So, the state contracted with private vendors, buying the fish and transporting them in large tanks with oxygen. “They should be ready to bite after coming off the truck,” Gurtin said. Game and Fish does not receive general fund revenue from the Legislature. It’s a self-funded agency, relying on revenue from license and tag fees as well as a little money from the Indian Gaming Compact. These funds, combined with federal aid, provide the money to stock lakes. For every dollar, Game and Fish puts up, the agency gets $3 from the Sports Fish Federal Aid program. No taxpayer money is used. Information on licenses and the community fishing program: azgfd.gov.
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that we have a very strong economy,” city Economic Development Director Micah Miranda said. Microchip Technology is adding 260,000 square feet to its campus, and CyrusOne is continuing the buildout on its 2 million-square-foot data center at the Continuum business park, Miranda said. The Price Corridor, in particular, has ready access to a large employment pool due to its location near the freeway system, which gives the area regional accessibility to amenities and employees in neighboring cities such as Tempe and Scottsdale. “The most compelling factor is the amount of new employment coming to the area, and the amount of demand for big quality office space, as evidenced by the quality tenants coming to the area,” said Phillip M. Breidenbach, Colliers executive vice president, who represents several properties in the Price Corridor.
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Developers are eager to meet the growing demand for space, with multiple major projects set to come online in the near future. Arguably the most significant of these developments, in terms of sheer size, is Park Place, the 170-acre office and flex project from Douglas Allred Company that straddles both sides of Price Road just south of the Loops 101-202 interchange. The project is already well underway, with most development concentrated in the central phase off Spectrum Boulevard and some retail and hotel development along Price Road. The project’s existing office buildings are 100 percent leased by tenants that include Orbital ATK, Tivity Health, Infusionsoft, Argosy University and embattled pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics. But the site still contains massive tracts of empty land. “Last year, building 10 leased to Orbital ATK … (and) Allstate is committed to building 4,” said CBRE Executive Vice President Brad Anderson, who represents Park Place. “That was a big win for Park Place.” Activity is expected to ramp up over the next several months, he said. Allred plans to break ground on roughly 1 million square feet of new office space this year and already is in lease negotiations for a substantial portion of that space, though Anderson declined to
(Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial)
Construction of the 170-acre Park Place office complex continues, and walls for new buildings are rising up from the ground.
identify the suitors because of ongoing negotiations. “There is a tremendous amount of positive growth in this market that hasn’t, quite frankly, been seen” in some time, Anderson said. A Marriott hotel and conference center are also under construction at Park Place across the street from a retail building that already has secured Starbucks as a tenant.
Fashion Center surrounded
Activity also has picked up north of the freeway interchange in the area surrounding Chandler Fashion Center. Rockefeller Group has developed three buildings totaling over 240,000 square feet in its Chandler Corporate Center project just west of McClintock Drive and north of Chandler Boulevard. Chandler Corporate Center IV, the last of the three buildings, secured a subsidiary of Enterprise Rent-A-Car as a tenant for 43,000 square feet, which amounts to about half of the building. “(Rockefeller) just keeps building them and filling them, and now they’re at the point where they are just out of land,” said Breidenbach, who represents the property. VanTrust Real Estate’s One Chandler Corporate Center is located right down the street from the Rockefeller development and its first phase is currently under construction. VanTrust expects to bring in tenants by midsummer. The first phase will include a 117,000-square-foot class-A office building. The timeline for future phases of the project – located on a 26-acre site – will
be determined by market demand, Breidenbach said. While it may seem as though these projects are popping up all at once, many actually have been in development for some time. “A lot of these projects have such a long lead time that the general public doesn’t realize they have been in the pipeline for several years,” Miranda said. With the flurry of activity, it is easy to forget that less than a decade ago, the Price Corridor was much less active than it is today as the fickle and cyclical nature of the real estate market wreaked havoc on one of the city’s most prominent undeveloped sites. In fact, the rapid development of the mixed-used project Chandler Viridian is a stark reminder of how much of the market can change in a few short years.
Area recovered from recession
Chandler Viridian, which will feature a high-end office building, retail space, a new hotel and luxury apartments, is located on the same site next to Chandler Fashion Center that once housed the infamous Chandler Elevation project. An ambitious condo and hotel development, Chandler Elevation devolved into nothing more than an eyesore when its developer ran out of funding in 2006. The concrete shell of the project sat vacant and unfinished on the site for years due to a complex web of legal disputes between the developer and lenders. Eventually, international real estate development company Hines purchased the property for just $8.25 million in 2014 with plans to build the Chandler Viridian
mixed-use complex. It knocked down the old shell in November 2015. The new project already has surpassed its predecessor as the Broadstone apartment complex, Cambria hotel and some retail space are open for business. Jerry Roberts, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, noted that prior to the recession in 2008 “everything getting built (in the Price Corridor) was getting gobbled up.” He said the same attractions that made the region popular back then – solid employment and a residential base – are attracting employers back to the region post-recession. Hines plans to complete the shell of the office building at Viridian in November and bring in the first tenants at the beginning of January 2019. The building will feature modern classA amenities like high ceilings, energy-efficient glass and heavy parking ratios with a garage on site, Roberts said. Roberts, a representative for the property, does not see Viridian falling victim to the same market pressures that took down Elevation. He said Elevation was actually a solid concept that was ahead of its time. “If you’re going to have an urban midrise residential project in Chandler, that was the place to do it, but it was at the end of that cycle,” Roberts said. “Probably, in hindsight, it was 10 years too early.”
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Mesa weighs raising utility rates, already among Valley’s highest BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer
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he city of Mesa is considering small rate increases at all cityowned utilities in order to cover increased operating expenses. The increases will affect Mesa residents who use city-owned water, wastewater, solid waste, electric and gas services. The rate increases are necessary to accommodate increased operating costs, according to a report prepared by Office of Management and Budget Director Candace Cannistraro. According to projected utility revenues and expenses, the city will need to generate an additional $252,000 for electric, $474,000 for natural gas, $3.9 million for water, $2.7 million for wastewater, and $1.7 million for solid waste. The increases include a 3.5 percent increase in solid waste on all residential pickups, bulk items and appliance collection. In effect, that would result in a $1.01 increase per month for 90-gallon black barrels and a $0.90 per month increase for 60-gallon black barrels. Residential water customers can expect a roughly 3.5 percent increase under the proposed rates. The average water user
with a monthly consumption of 9,000 gallon would see a monthly bill increase of $1.62, to $47.95 from $46.33. Most wastewater customers would see a four percent increase on their bills if the new rates go into affect, including a $0.75 increase in the service charge and a $0.40 increase in the usage charge for average consumers. The proposed rates also would raise the service charge for residential electric customers by $1.75 to $12.50 but would leave the usage charge unchanged. Similarly, the proposed rates include raising the service charge for natural gas customers by $0.75 but leaving the usage rates unchanged. Mesa residents pay higher water, wastewater and solid waste rates than many of their neighbors in the Valley. The average Mesa homeowner paid $559 for water and $355 for solid waste pickup in Fiscal Year 2017/18, which were both the most expensive rates paid by residents of the seven largest cities in the Valley, according to a city presentation. Mesa residents paid $349 for wastewater services in the same period, which ranked second behind Glendale’s total of $386. The city report pointed out that the monthly bill for average water users
in Mesa after the rate change would be $47.95, which is less than the $50.37 that same user would pay with SRP. Similarly, according to the Mesa report, for average electric customers “the proposed increase results in an annual cost approximately 18.4 percent less than if served by SRP.” Overall, Mesa had the third highest average homeowner annual cost – which includes solid waste, wastewater and water rates along with primary property tax, secondary property tax and city sales tax. Mesa’s average homeowner annual cost for Fiscal Year 2017/18 was $1,893, which ranked behind Tempe ($1,907) and Glendale ($2,192), according to the city presentation. The City Council adopted the Notice of Intention to adjust utility rates at its meeting on March 19 and set May 21 as the date for a public hearing on potential rate raises. The city report recommended that the rates go into effect on July 1. The consideration of the rates hikes comes just weeks after the Mesa City Council approved a plan to fund the construction of a building for ASU in the city’s downtown using utility revenues reserved for economic development.
However, the city’s decision to move forward with the ASU project had no influence on the rate hikes and the close timing of both announcements is coincidental, according to multiple city officials. Speaking on behalf of Mesa’s water and wastewater utility, MacDonald said. “The decision to propose rate adjustments this year was based on increased operating expenses for the utility.” She added, “Typically, rate adjustments are proposed each year to the Mesa City Council based on the current and projected needs of the city. The City Council votes on any proposed rate adjustments once a year during the budget approval process.” Mesa Mayor John Giles, who previously stated at a council meeting on February 26 that he would not be interested in the ASU project if it required a utility rate increase, echoed that sentiment. “The proposed ASU project downtown will not cause the need to raise utility rates,” Giles said. “The upcoming discussion about a potential raise in rates is in line with previous years’ forecasts.” – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.
Motorcycle club tied to deadly shooting denied liquor license BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer
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he City of Mesa preemptively shut down an annual event hosted by Arizona Soul Brothers, the Phoenix-based motorcycle club that was involved in a deadly shooting last year. The two-night event was scheduled to take place at Desert Wind HarleyDavidson near Country Club Drive and 10th Avenue. A flyer promoting the event stated that it was the 44th annual event hosted by the club. Forty Eight Foundation – a 501c(3) non-profit first with ties to Arizona Soul Brothers members – applied for a liquor license for the event, which would feature beer, wine and spirits along with food like barbecue, a fish fry, hamburgers and hot dogs. At a special session on March 22, the Mesa City Council unanimously voted to deny the liquor license application based on recommendations from the Mesa Police Department, which identified Arizona Soul Brothers as a criminal gang. “My council colleagues and I give a lot
of weight to our staff recommendations,” Mesa Councilman Christopher Glover said. “Our City staff members do a great job and put in a lot of time and effort on the reports they present to us, so more often than not we are going to listen to their recommendations. This case was no exception.” At the special session, City Manager Chris Brady also said that city staff would deny the special events permit for the gathering, essentially canceling the event. A representative from Desert Wind Harley-Davidson also said that the event “could potentially be canceled” following the city council decision. Forty Eight Foundation is also hosting a motorcycle race day event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on March 31, according to the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports events calendar. According to city documents, Mesa Police Department recommended against the approval of both the liquor license and special events permit because Ernest Hickman, the liquor license applicant who identified himself as CEO of Forty Eight Foundation on the application, is a docu-
mented member of Arizona Soul Brothers. The department cited two shootings that occurred at club-hosted events in the past, including an incident in Phoenix on April 6, 2017, in which two people were shot and one was killed. The city document also stated that “Maricopa County Attorney charged multiple members of the Soul Brothers with participating/assisting in a criminal street gang, money laundering, conspiracy and narcotics drugs sales/possession charges. There are multiple convictions related to this case.” At a City Council meeting on March 19, Hickman said that “everything on this list is not correct,” in reference to reasons listed by Mesa Police Department. Hickman said that Forty Eight Foundation is a non-profit group that provides school supplies for inner-city children. He said the group has coordinated with Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Suns, Walmart and Target. Craig Miller, a Mesa resident and partner at Arizona Liquor Industry Consultants, also spoke at the meeting and said that Forty Eight Foundation came to his
company for assistance in obtaining a liquor license for the event. Miller said his group would be on site to ensure compliance if the council approved the license. Miller is a former detective with the Arizona Department of Liquor. The council decided at the March 19 meeting to give the applicant an opportunity to meet with Mesa Police before taking up the issue again at a special session on March 22. Mesa Police Commander Michael Beaton said the applicant did agree to some of the security measures suggested by police, but ultimately the police department stuck with its recommendation against approval for both the liquor license and the special events permit. “We trust the report we received and understood the concerns the Police Department had, so we felt it was in the City’s best interest to deny the request based on the City staff and Mesa Police Department recommendations,” Glover said. – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.
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the 1999 disappearance of Mesa 11-year-old Mikelle Biggs, who vanished while waiting for an ice cream truck. However, Biggs’ family has doubts about the tip. The dollar was reported to police on March 14 in Neenah, nine miles southeast of Appleton. Along the edge of the bill is written, “My name is Mikel (sic) Biggs kidnapped From Mesa AZ I’m Alive.” “I don’t really think she was the one who wrote it,” Kimber Biggs, Mikelle’s sister, told USA Today. Even if the bill is genuine, “there’s no way to trace it,” Neenah Police Investigator Adam Streubel said. Kimber and Mikelle Biggs were playing outside their home on Jan. 2, 1999, when Kimber went inside briefly. When she returned, Mikelle was gone. In an interview with the Tribune earlier this year, Kimber said she believes Mikelle was abducted and murdered. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Community rallies round Islamic center after vandalism, burglary Over 100 people turned out at an open house at the Islamic Community Center of
Tempe on March 17 after video surfaced of two women stealing flyers and Korans from the mosque. The “Love and Coffee” event was designed to encouraging people unsure about the faith, or what it teaches, to stop by. Tahnee Gonzales and Elizabeth Dauenhauer were arrested and booked on burglary charges after they recorded themselves March 3 walking into the center’s courtyard and taking stacks of pamphlets and brochures to stop the spread of “propaganda.” Gonzales and Dauenhauer were arrested and are facing charges in the incident. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
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Jascha J. Ely its Division 6 Young Marine of the Year. Ely, 17, is a junior at Crossroads Christian School in Chandler and is a member of the East Valley Young Marines, which meets in Mesa. Division 6 includes six states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California and Arizona. Over the year, Ely will travel to other units throughout the division to lead, motivate and serve as a role model. Ely joined the Young Marines at age eight and is in his eighth year in the program. He plans to earn a degree in forensics at Northern Arizona University and then attend a police academy for forensic investigation and law enforcement. Information: youngmarines.com. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
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vehicle company that has operated in Chandler since 2016, did not respond to a request for comment. The Uber operator behind the wheel was not in physical control because the car was operating autonomously at about 40 mph, police said. Tempe Police Department’s preliminary investigation showed that impairment was likely not a factor. Uber is cooperating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Tempe Police in the investigation. Tempe police released video evidence on Wednesday that appears to show Herzberg walking a bicycle across the left lane before entering the right lane and being struck. She is walking in a dimly lit portion of the road and becomes visible in the Uber’s headlights a split second before the accident. The dashcam footage shows the driver, identified by police as Rafaela Vasquez, looking down at an object out of the camera’s view as the accident occurred. Police and the NTSB are gathering and analyzing the vehicle’s technology and data transmitted to Uber. The vehicle was equipped with cameras that provided police additional evidence. “It will definitely assist in the investigation, without a doubt,” Tempe Police Sgt. Ronald Elcock said. The investigation will likely take months to determine who was at fault, Breyer said. “The work of the detectives just got that much more complex, and we are always off from knowing” who was at fault,” he said. That complexity became apparent when Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir made comments to the San Francisco Chronicle that seemed to steer fault away from Uber. Moir told the paper, “I suspect preliminarily it appears that the Uber would likely not be at fault in this accident, either ... I won’t rule out the potential to file charges against the (backup driver) in the Uber vehicle.” “The driver said it was like a flash; the person walked out in front of them. (Her) first alert to the collision was the sound of the collision,” Moir said, adding: “It’s very clear it would have been difficult to avoid this collision in any kind of mode (autonomous or human-driven) based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway.” Moir also seemed to pin the blame on Herzberg by emphasizing the fact that she was outside the crosswalk. But Herzberg’s friend and Mesa resident Carole Kimmerle told the Guardian that
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behind the wheel, Breyer said. Beyond criminal accountability, the crash also could result in a civil suit. Breyer said the phrase “or other applicable penalty” in Ducey’s executive order likely would include civil damages. In an interview with the Guardian, University of South Carolina assistant professor Bryant Walker Smith said that if Herzberg’s family pursued a civil case, a lawyer could claim negligence. Smith is an autonomous vehicle legal expert (Special to the Tribune) Investigators from the NTSB examine the Uber self-driving car that hit who also is affiliated and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe on March 18. with Stanford Law School’s The Center the victim “was not in any way unsafe. for Internet and Society. She rode a bike everywhere. She was very Based on the findings of pending invescautious of the laws.” tigations, those negligence claims could Kimmerle told the Guardian she thinks include arguments that Uber, the operator negligent homicide charges should be behind the wheel, and/or the companies filed and that government also should be behind the technology were liable, Smith held accountable. Another friend, De- told The Guardian. niel Klapthor, said, “Uber should be shut “Although this appalling video isn’t the down for it.” full picture,” he later said, “it strongly sugTempe police later said in a press re- gests a failure by Uber’s automated driving lease, “Chief Moir and the Tempe Police system and a lack of due care by Uber’s Department would like to reaffirm that driver” as well as by the victim. fault has not been determined in this case. He noted that the Uber car’s lidar and Tempe police detectives will complete the radar detection should have detected Herinvestigation and it will subsequently be zberg. submitted to the Maricopa County AtHe also said that Herzberg appears about torney’s Office to determine if criminal two seconds before the end of the video charges are warranted.” and that an alert driver may have had time Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive to at least swerve or attempt to brake. order on March 1 that enacted stricter Complicating the case further is that Arrules on driverless vehicle testing in the izona is one of the few states in the counstate. The order requires the vehicles to try with a pure comparative negligence comply with voluntary rules set out by or pure comparative fault law – meaning National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- anyone involved in a crash is responsible istration in 2017. only for their own actions Ducey’s order also deals with the quesThe law states that “the full damages tion of liability in the event of a traffic shall be reduced in proportion to the relaviolation, stating that the “person testing tive degree of the claimant’s fault which is or operating the fully autonomous vehicle a proximate cause of the injury or death, may be issued a traffic citation or other if any.” applicable penalty in the event the vehicle Breyer said this could steer most, if not fails to comply with traffic and/or motor all, fault away from the driver. vehicle laws.” “In reality, whoever is hired is not realFor the purposes of this order, the word istically going to have responsibility for all “person” likely refers to the company of the technology behind these vehicles,” operating the autonomous vehicle, not he said. “Whatever comparative fault, if the employee or contractor who may be there is any, would probably be limited.”
Beyond the question of fault, the tragic crash has reignited a national debate over the safety of driverless vehicles. An Ipsos study of over 1,000 adults from across the country conducted in late 2017 found that 22 percent of Americans favor autonomous vehicles and cannot wait to use them while 24 percent will not use them at all. The study found that a majority of respondents expressed both interest and uncertainty in self-driving vehicles. Waymo launched the Let’s Talk SelfDriving campaign last year in collaboration with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, East Valley Partnership and other groups. The campaign emphasizes the safety benefits of self-driving cars, including stating that 94 percent of car crashes involve human error. While the technology does have the potential to reduce traffic accidents, Smith wrote in a blog post on The Center for Internet and Society website: “Automated driving is a challenging work in progress that may never be perfected, and I would be skeptical of anyone who claims that automated driving is a panacea – or who expresses shock that it is not.” He also wrote, “However, this incident was uncomfortably soon in the history of automated driving. In the United States, there’s about one fatality for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled, and automated vehicles are nowhere close to reaching this many real-world miles.” Arizona public officials have, by and large, not shared that skepticism. Uber, Waymo and the automated vehicle industry have benefited from widespread support from public officials in the state. Uber initially came to Arizona in 2016 after the company failed to comply with California’s law governing autonomous vehicles and the state revoked registration for its vehicles. In response, Ducey tweeted, “This is what OVER-regulation looks like! #ditchcalifornia.” Arizona eventually attracted the company with its less-cumbersome regulatory environment. At the time, the only rules governing the industry came from a oneand-a-half-page executive order signed by Ducey in 2015. In response to the crash, a spokesman for Ducey’s office said, “Public safety is our top priority, and we are in communication with law enforcement, which is investigating the accident and gathering facts, as well as Uber.” – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.
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Accident gives Mesa lawmaker pause over automated deliveries BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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he killing of a pedestrian by an autonomous vehicle last week has a Mesa lawmaker giving second thoughts to allowing automated motorized delivery devices on sidewalks. House Majority Whip Kelly Townsend told Capitol Media Services that her bill to allow autonomous vehicles onto sidewalks to make deliveries, something not allowed under current Arizona law, likely needs a closer look after the fatal crash. And Townsend said HB 2422 may need more restrictions. Her concerns come in the wake of an incident March 18 in which a vehicle being tested by Uber, operating in autonomous mode, struck and killed 49-yearold Elaine Herzberg, who was crossing the street outside a crosswalk in Tempe. Preliminary reports say the vehicle did not brake before hitting her, suggesting it did not “see” her. In the interim, Uber has suspended all of its self-driving testing in Arizona and elsewhere. But HB 2422, pushed by Estonia-based Starship Technologies, already has cleared the House and now awaits Senate action. A company spokesman told reporters last month the plan is to have them do the kind of delivery that might otherwise
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the Price Corridor, not every site is seeing a flurry of activity. Rockefeller Group, the same company behind Chandler Corporate Center, also owns an over 20-acre plot of land at Chandler Boulevard and Price Road. The company initially entered into a development agreement with the city in 2011 to develop an office complex on the site. The development agreement had builtin deadlines for the company to meet specific development milestones and the city has since extended those deadlines. The most recent extension, approved by city council last Nov. 9, established that Rockefeller must submit construction plans to city for the first building by May 31. It further states that the company must receive a certificate of occupancy by May 27, 2020. Representatives for the property would not confirm Rockefeller Group’s future plans for the site, which is currently list-
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The Price Corridor started with the old Motorola campus in Chandler. The tech firm moved out in 2008.
be performed by a person, ranging from groceries to packages. The devices, he said, are programmed to unlock when they reach their desired destination. Townsend, who saw them in operation in Washington, D.C., liked the idea. But there was a problem: They’re not currently legal in Arizona. “I just need the bill to allow them to be on the sidewalk,” she said. The proposal is to give these devices the same rights and duties as pedestrians,
with whom they will share the sidewalks and crosswalks. That includes a mandate to follow all traffic and pedestrian-control signals and devices. “Once it’s on the sidewalk, it has to obey the laws and it can’t be mowing people down, obviously,” Townsend said. “I want them to have to abide by our laws so that they’re not just running amok.” At the same time, Townsend said the idea is to allow the testing without a lot of up-front regulation. She said that is in line with the philosophy espoused by Gov. Doug Ducey, who first opened the door to autonomous vehicles on Arizona roads years ago by signing an executive order shortly after taking office in 2015. But Townsend said she can’t ignore what happened Sunday. “I don’t want my name attached to a fatality or injury,” she said of her legislation. “So, I want to make sure what we’re doing going forward is safe.” Townsend said she wants to be sure that what’s in the bill that makes it to the governor does that. Some of the safeguards built into her original proposal, the one she pushed through the House on a 52-7 vote, were removed when the measure went to the Senate Transportation Committee last month. Gone, for example, is that 100-pound
weight limit. Townsend said she agreed to that change because there are companies other than Starship Technologies that have their own devices weighing more than that. She said the state should not be crafting laws that favor one device or company over another. Still, she acknowledged, a heavier vehicle can cause a lot more injury if it runs into a pedestrian. And Townsend said, given what happened Sunday, she may insist that the weight limit be put back into the bill. But the version awaiting a Senate rollcall vote also removes some other provisions in the original bill, including a requirement that the devices have brakes. And it deletes a provision that would preclude the robots from transporting hazardous materials. Also gone is the requirement for $100,000 worth of liability insurance. Townsend said, given all the questions, it might be appropriate to put a “sunset” provision into her legislation, having it self-destruct at some future date unless specifically renewed by lawmakers. That would require the Legislature to review how the testing has gone and determine whether changes are needed in the law – or even whether Arizona wants to continue to allow the devices on the sidewalks.
currently is little risk of overbuilding. “This entire marketplace has been operating almost in equilibrium,” Stapp said. “You are not seeing a lot of speculative development, but the spec that is there is very well thought out.” He added that the Price Corridor and Chandler in general could see significant effects from the South Mountain Freeway, which will give the area access to the employment pool in the Southwest Valley and access to new employment opportunities when it opens at the end of 2019. “There may be an opportunity for redistribution of economic expansion and employment op(Tribune file photo) portunities for people on the The Price Corridor started with the old Motorola campus in Chandler. The tech firm moved out in 2008. west side now,” Stapp said. “You may get more fulfillment and ed for sale on Collier’s website. even balance of building development distribution opportunities in the SouthOverall, the real estate market in the and tenant demand. Despite the influx east Valley instead of where they are traPrice Corridor is a strong one, with an of new space opening in the area, there ditionally in the West Valley.”
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THE WEEK AHEAD Prom dresses to be given away atMoreCinderella Affair in Chandler than 5,000 prom dresses are available for free at the annual Cinderella Affair event in Chandler. The East Valley Women’s League’s event helps high school juniors and seniors get new and gently used prom dresses, shoes, purses and accessories for free. It is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, March 31 and April 7, at 411 N. McKemy in Chandler. The event is open to students with a valid school ID. The Cinderella Affair is the nation’s biggest free prom-dress giveaway. Last year, nearly 1,500 dresses were given away to students statewide. More than 12,000 have been handed out since the program began in 2002. Information: cinderellaaffair.org. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Feed My Starving Children hosts Easter meal-packing events Feed My Starving Children, which provides meals to the hungry around the world, is hosting special packing events 9-11 a.m. Friday, March 30, and 9-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. During the Easter sessions, volunteers are asked to make a donation of $50 per volunteer or $150 per household to feed the world’s hungry. During a meal-packing session, adults and children 5 years and older hand-assemble MannaPack meals consisting of rice, soy nuggets, dehydrated vegetables and flavoring with 20 vitamins and minerals. Feed My Starving Children is at 1345 S. Alma School Road, Mesa. Information and reservations: fmsc.org/fullyinvested. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Car wash event is fundraiser for foster children in need Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation’s Keys to Success Youth Advisory Board is hosting a fundraising car wash 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at a Chevron at 809 S. Rural Road, Tempe, to raise money for foster children in need. The foundation’s Keys to Success program helps foster youth that are aging out of foster care through intensive, individualized career planning, education and employment development services. There are currently more than 200 youth between the ages of 16 and 21 in the Keys to Success program. Information: affcf.org or 602-252-9445. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Chandler’s Family Easter Celebration returns at Snedigar Sportsplex Easter eggs hunts, live music and games are on tap at the 38th Annual Family Easter Celebration starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 31, at Snedigar Sportsplex, 4500 S. Basha Road in Chandler. This free, family-friendly event is for children up to 9, and egg hunts will be divided into four age groups. Easter crafts, face painting, interactive amusements, musical performances and more will also be available. Information: 480-782-2735, chandleraz.gov/easter. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
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Making wine at home uncorks custom blends BY LINDSAY ROBERTS Cronkite News
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om Messier has turned his Mesa home into a winery. Four-foot-tall metal buckets line his living room. A humidifier and two wooden barrels, covered by a plastic sheet, occupy a corner of his kitchen. Stacks of red, white and fruit wines in glass jugs decorate his spare room. Messier belongs to AZ WineMakers, a community of Arizona at-home winemakers who create custom blends. He hopes to someday turn his hobby into a business. “I think there’s over 100 members, and we get together and talk about wine, drink some wine and compare notes,” Messier said. Arizona’s wine industry attracts in-state and out-of-state tourists, according to a 2017 study conducted by the Arizona Office of Tourism. Its economic impact was nearly $57 million in 2017. Messier and his wife, Teresa, have been making wine at home for six years and plan to parlay their operation into a fulltime winery. Their favorite part of the winemaking process is experimenting with flavors and fruits, including orange spice and banana. COMMUNITY BRIEFS
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Here’s your chance to let the East Valley know about the best in food, work and fun in Gilbert. Voting for the East Valley Tribune’s annual Best of Gilbert awards begins Sunday, April 1. Voting will be online at eastvalleytribune.com. The Best of Gilbert will be available on May 27. Best of Gilbert will feature more than 50 awards in categories including Dining & Entertainment, Business, Health, Medical and Education.
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Maconi has personalized labels for his homemade wine. He said he believes his homemade product is better than some commercial wines.
“It’s an adventure, trying to figure it out how to make this better, or how to make it at all,” Messier said. Louis Maconi, another hobbyist member of AZ WineMakers, makes wine in his Chandler apartment. As a child, he helped his grandfather make wine in the basement. While on a cruise seven years ago,
Maconi was enthralled at a day trip that took him into a cellar filled with barrels of wine. “The smell is what got me,” Maconi said. “It reminded me of my basement growing up, and at that time I thought, ‘I have to be more involved with this somehow.’” Maconi ferments wine at home at least 28 days a month. The fermenting process
can take from one month to several months. “I like the romance of it,” he said. “I think it’s fun and I think it’s a part of me that I can share with my friends and my loved ones.” Wine hobbyists are not allowed to sell their products. Unlike Messier, Maconi is happy to keep his hobby just a fun endeavor. Messier is coordinating awards for an Arizona Emerging Winemakers contest – open only to non-commercial winemakers – in April at Yavapai College in Prescott.
tatives J.D. Mesnard and Jeff Weninger, along with Senate President Steve Yarbrough, will take part in the Good Government Buzz Session at 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 30, at the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, 119 N. Gilbert Road, Suite 101. The event will feature an update on bills and budget talks at the Capitol. The buzz session is free for members of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, and $10 for their guests.
Coffee, starts at 7:30 a.m. at the United Food Bank Warehouse at 245 S. Nina Drive, Mesa. Join the organization as they celebrate the Hunger Heroes of 2017 and kick off its 35th anniversary. The event is free, but a registration RSVP is required by Tuesday, March 27, at unitedfoodbank.org, jonwilliams@unitedfoodbank.org or 480-398-4492.
back. The event is free and participants will receive a free T-shirt while supplies last, plus light refreshments and information about bicycle safety, transit services and related topics. Pre-registration: chandleraz.gov/transit. Information: 480-782-3442 or annmarie.riley@ chandleraz.gov.
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Louis Maconi, a member of AZ WineMakers, an association of home winemakers, works on a batch at his Chandler home. After the wine is fermented, Marconi filters powders and removes impurities.
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United Food Bank to host 8th Annual Friends Breakfast
United Food Bank, which serves the East Valley and eastern Arizona, invites the public to the 8th annual Friends Breakfast on Tuesday, April 10. The Breakfast, sponsored by Hickman’s Family Farms, Fry’s, APS and Dutch Bros.
Chandler mayor Tibshraeny to lead Family Bike Ride
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny will lead a bike ride along the scenic Paseo Trail during the Annual Chandler Family Bike Ride, scheduled for 8 a.m., Saturday, April 7. The 7.8-mile ride is held in conjunction with Valley Bike Month. It will start at Chandler’s Park & Ride lot, 2100 S. Hamilton St., and travel north on the Paseo Trail along the Consolidated Canal to Tibshraeny Park and
Chandler Public Library has been selected as one of 20 public libraries nationwide to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. With the funding, Chandler Public Library will expand the services of its Adult Literacy classes with new updated textbooks and teacher’s guides, as well as maps, dictionaries, flash See
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Mesa doc weathers storms before returning home BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor
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r. Doug Maready grew up in Mesa, then survived a hurricane and a mudslide before he found his way back home. A 1993 Mesa Mountain View High School graduate, Maready moved away to serve a mission and earn his degrees, but he has returned with his wife and three sons to open an internal medicine practice in Mesa that he says is different from the rest. His long road back home involved Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and a Utah mudslide. Maready graduated from Brigham Young University in Utah after serving a church mission in Finland. After graduating in 2002, he and his wife moved to New Orleans, where Doug attended medical school at Tulane University and they welcomed their first child. Before Maready’s final year of medical school in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit. “We had a 2-year-old and I was also 8½ months pregnant with our second child,” Tiffany Maready said. “We had evacuated before and nothing happened or the storm would move. I just felt awful and I wanted to stay where we had our doctor. So, I didn’t want to evacuate.” The storm grew more severe and “we finally took it seriously and we packed up just a few things expecting to return once the storm had passed,” Tiffany said. “It flooded the medical school and the hospitals where Doug worked.” The couple had to make a quick decision on where to go to have a baby.
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cards and digital devices. The library offers adult education classes with its Small Group English Language Learning, Talk Time and Citizenship Workshop programs. Residents who are interested in taking a class can visit the Library’s website at chandlerlibrary.org, or call 480-782-2800.
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nal medicine residency. The couple then returned for eight years to Utah, where Maready worked at medical centers in small communities. He decided to start his own internal medical practice in Arizona. But disaster struck in the form of a mudslide in February 2017, a month after they put their Utah home up for sale. It flooded their basement and created a large sinkhole. “It was really a traumatic experience,” the doctor said, noting that starting a new practice “is one of those things considered to be unstable in the medical community.” “And then the mudslide happened a month after (Melody Birkett/Tribune Contributor) Dr. Doug Maready and his wife, Tiffany, are glad to be back in Ari- I decided to do that and zona after his career withstood several natural disasters. quit my job. I wasn’t working anymore. I didn’t have “We didn’t have any belongings with a steady income coming in either. There us,” Tiffany said. “We just packed little were all those costs associated with the duffle bags. We ended up coming to cleanup.” His wife added: “After the mudslide Utah, where we had family, and we had happened, I just thought either we have the baby just a couple of weeks later.” Maready’s next challenge was figuring the worst luck in the world or natural diout how to finish his last year of medical sasters just follow us wherever we go. “It was kind of funny when we talked school. Tulane moved students to Baylor University, but he chose the University of about coming to Arizona, we even mentioned, ‘What kind of natural disasters Utah Medical School. After graduation, the family moved to do they have there? What do we need to Portland, Oregon, where he did his inter- keep in mind?’ I think we’re pretty safe
here, from water at least,” she added. They mudslide had “tested our resolve,” the Mareadys said, but they persevered. “Even after it happened, we still felt it was the right thing for Doug because Doug has big ideas and solutions to some of the health-care problems he’s been seeing in his clinics for years and years,” Tiffany said. Doug said his goal in returning home and setting up a new practice “is my attempt at fixing the health-care system, at least in my own office.” At Maready Medical Internal Medicine, there are several things he’s doing differently to achieve that goal. Providers “listen and care,” he said, and offer thorough evaluations with consideration of all aspects of health and easy process of completing forms and consents. “We believe that we need to provide access to patients when they need it and how they need it,” Doug said. “We answer our phones during the day. We answer our phones after hours. It comes to me. “And patients have access to a doctor after hours. They also have access to their medical record online. For anyone who’s sick, we promise they can get in the same day.” It’s not concierge service where patients pay a higher premium, though the service is similar. “It allows normal people to get good care instead of the rich only,” he explained. “It allows for people who are covered by traditional insurance to still
at the USAD National Online Competition. Seton will represent Arizona in the medium school category in Frisco, Texas. The first session of the online competition will cover essay writing and art, and the second session will cover economics, music, literature, mathematics, music, science, and social science.
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Town Council approves annexation of 1,485 acres
The Queen Creek Town Council approved an annexation of approximately 1,485 acres between Meridian and Ironwood and Ocotillo and Germann at a meeting March 7. The newly-annexed area extends the northeast of the town’s boundaries and includes several commercial businesses, undeveloped
land and the Ironwood Crossing community. All the properties within the annexed area will remain in Pinal County, and continue to pay taxes assessed by the county. There is a 30-day waiting period; the approved annexation will be effective on April 9. Information: queencreek.org/annexation.
Hospital donates $130,000 to help Queen Creek park
Banner Ironwood Medical Center has donated $130,000 to increase access to Queen Creek’s new park, Mansel Carter Oasis Park. The donation will cover poured rubber surfacing over the entire playground area and around the sand play area. The Town broke ground on the 48-acre park located near Sossaman and Ocotillo last summer. Mansel Carter Oasis Park will also
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Registrations being taken for 5K run for Healthy Kidneys
The 11th annual 5K for Healthy Kidneys at Kiwanis Community Park in Tempe is coming in April, and advance registrations are being accepted until Friday, March 30. Fees are $30 for adults and $15 for children under 13. Registration fees will be $5 on race day, April 29. Online registration is at alportsyndrome.kintera.org/faf/home. The event includes a live DJ, door prizes, free refreshments and prizes for top racers. Strollers, families and people will participate. Nearly 350 runners and walkers participated in last year’s 5K for Healthy Kidneys event.
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Dying is cheaper in Arizona than most states, data show BY MADDY RYAN Cronkite News
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t costs less to die in Arizona and in other nearby states compared to elsewhere in the nation – at least when it comes to funeral costs. Local experts say that’s because so many people here choose cremation over traditional burial. The national median cost of a funeral, which includes viewing and burial services, is $7,360, according to recent data from the National Funeral Directors Association. However, the group of states labeled the Mountain Region, which includes Arizona, has a median cost of $6,681. Experts in the funeral industry said that’s a good thing for Arizonans since funeral costs have skyrocketed over the decades. In the past 30 years, the price of funerals in the U.S. has risen 227 percent – nearly twice the national inflation rate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Costs associated with the price of funerals include materials such as embalming supplies, caskets or urns and burial spaces.
Judith Stapley, the executive director of the Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, attributed the lower cost of funerals in Arizona to the higher-thanaverage rate of cremation in the state. The average cost of cremation is about $600, thousands less than a traditional burial, according to a Huffington Post article. She said that over the last two years, Arizona has had a cremation rate of 68 percent. The national rate of cremation in 2016 was about 50 percent – an alltime high for the U.S., according to the National Funeral Directors Association. “Talking to some of the people from Southern states where they have low rates of cremation, their normal basic cremation is closer to $3,000, where in Arizona, you’re looking at around $600,” Stapley said. “The rate of cremation is going to continue to go up. It just is. (This) will keep us below average until the rest of the nation catches up.” Industry experts credit a variety of reasons for the rise in cremations: lower costs, the Catholic church’s softening on its views of the practice and the increasing mobility of the public, which means people don’t necessarily stay in their
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hometowns where they may have family plots, according to an NBC News article. Stapley said that although Arizonans can expect to pay less for funeral services, they still need to do their research. “Just like anything else you’d buy, you should shop around,” Stapley said. At the Wyman Cremation & Burial
Chapel in Mesa, a direct cremation service costs $599 and a traditional funeral service costs $2,079, plus the price of the casket. Samuel Bueler, the owner and funeral director, said his funeral prices have not changed since 2009. He said charges for See
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cremation services have stayed level since 1995. “I know of some funeral homes that will almost religiously increase their prices every year,” Bueler said. “We’ve chosen to keep our prices at where they are and to maintain the same service all along at that price. We’ve of course seen increases in costs, but we try to absorb as many of those as we can.” Bueler said prices charged are at the discretion of the funeral home’s owner, but he believes many in the Valley overcharge. “We aren’t a big, huge, fancy funeral home – that’s not the type of market or business we are trying to seek out,” Bueler said. “I don’t ever feel like someone should go into debt for a funeral – that’s just not sound business practices.” Both Stapley and Bueler suggest planning your own funeral. Paying for services in advance can ensure future price changes will not impact the cost. “Death isn’t something that people just want to research or look into, unfortunately. People don’t want to talk about it,” Stapley said. “You plan for everything else in your life. You should plan for your death, too, because it’s not like any of us can get out of it.”
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get good care.” Part of his service involves coordinating care with specialists and other providers. “We have a different approach with how we give medical recommendations,” he said. “It’s more of a discussion and partnership when you come in that you get educated on what the options are and then the patient ends up making their decision, ultimately.” Maready said he aims “to partner with patients and help them manage their own diseases more effectively.” “And we’re working on collaborating with insurance companies because insurance companies have a lot of benefits out there that people aren’t taking advantage of. We’re working on pulling those resources together for patients.” The practice only treats adult patients 18 and older. Maready Medical Internal Medicine provides management of chronic medical conditions, same-day visits for acute illnesses, in-office procedures such as joint injections, skin procedures and stitches, and allergy treatment. Information: 480-626-2444, mareadymedical.com.
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Chandler store offers unusual bling for loved ones BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer
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hen customers are seeking sparkly, unusual jewelry to brighten a loved one’s special occasion, a Chandler couple embarks on a long journey to find the perfect gem to complement their style. Richard and Connie Finkbeiner opened Connie’s Jewelry Gallery & Clock Shop in 2000 and have operated the business out of their current spot on West Germann Road, just east of Dobson Road, for about five years. Previously, Connie’s was located in Sun Lakes and then at the corner of Germann and Alma School roads in Chandler. The experienced jewelry entrepreneurs frequently travel to Antwerp, Belgium, to buy diamonds that meet their stringent standards and fulfill their customers’ visions for the perfect engagement ring, birthday bling or other special gift. They select other gemstones in Germany. Just as no one wants to wear the same dress as their friend to a party, jewelry aficionados do not want to wear a ring, earrings or bracelet they see someone else donning around the community. “They want something unique, something different,” Richard said. “We have 10 different cutters of diamonds. We get to go to Antwerp, Belgium and pick out the cream of the crop. You want something that is as real as your relationship. They say real is rare.” Antwerp is known as the “diamond capital of the world” and Richard and Connie sort through hundreds of diamonds to find ones that have the best 4Cs: cut, color, clarity and carat weight, Richard said. Customers might say they are looking for a 1.5-carat diamond in a pear shape, for example, and the couple will look for the best stone with those specifications. “We’re very particular,” Richard said. “You’re a small part of that family celebration, whatever it is, if it’s a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation. Let us make it special.” In a shop luxuriously decorated with vibrant purple and blue furniture and flowers, glass display cases feature shiny engagement rings, dangly earrings, whimsical charms for charm bracelets and novel
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Above: Husband-and-wife team Richard and Connie Finkbeiner opened Connie’s Jewelry Gallery & Clock Shop in 2000. Right: Yellow diamonds are a hot item at Connie’s Jewelry Gallery & Clock Shop and in the jewelry world as a whole.
pearls in rich colors. Tall, stately grandfather clocks and smaller clocks decorate the walls and floors in another area of the store. The independently owned store offers shoppers a chance to find something they won’t see elsewhere. “It’s fun to see other people happy,” Connie said. “I like all of it. I like all the different colors of the stones. I’ve been doing this a long time. We do a lot of custom stuff.” She said recently she and Richard sold a Morganite ring and Morganite earrings to a man who gave them to his wife for her birthday. Morganites are popular now for engagement rings and earrings, Richard said. The pastel-colored gem is available in various shades of pink. Connie’s Jewelry offers Makur Designs rings with a rose gold band and Morganite stone. Morganite is from the Beryl family of colored stones. Rose gold in a variety of styles and types of jewelry is also trendy, Richard said. That type of gold, which is pink, had been popular 40 or 50 years ago and everything
comes back again, Connie said. Among the many rose gold creations in the Chandler business is a white gold and rose gold chain with a twisting rose gold, glittery pendant. Yellow diamonds are also hot in the jewelry world now, Richard said. They are “really rare” and big sellers for engagement rings, as people want something that will catch others’ attention across a room, he added. All the diamonds Connie’s Jewelry buys are made using the Kimberley Process, a pledge to remove conflict diamonds from the international supply chain. Connie’s carries rings designed by Frank Reubel Designs. Frank and his son, Alex, have won many JCK Jewelers’ Choice Awards. Connie’s also sells designs by Gregorio Jewelry out of Hollywood. Most people tend to buy women engagement rings with 1- to 2.5-carat diamonds in a round, princess or emerald cut at Connie’s, Richard said. Cushion-cut diamonds, which blend a
square cut with rounded corners, are also hot and offer a better economic value, he added. Wedding rings with 14-karat gold bands are popular and Connie’s also carries many wedding rings with 18-karat gold bands. A jewelry craze about 25 years ago, Black Hills Gold – a type of gold jewelry with distinctive designs made in the Black Hills area of South Dakota – is not as popular now, Connie said. Other jewelry fads of the past include cluster rings and spinner rings, she said. Silver charm bracelets and dangly gold earrings are also big sellers, Connie said. Among the popular ones are some glimmering white-gold dangly earrings with diamonds. To add an extra touch to rings, the Chandler jewelry shop can engrave a small message on the girdle or thin perimeter of a diamond. Besides adding a sentimental value, the message, engraved with a laser, also ensures that if the customer takes the ring to another business for work, they will get their ring back and it won’t be stolen. Besides offering numerous choices in styles, designs and colors, clients can also customize their own rings, earrings and bracelets using Connie’s Jewelry’s Custom Studio. The unusual program, available on a 42-inch touchscreen in the store, allows customers to design jewelry from scratch, picking the colors, shapes, sizes and other features they want. People can download pictures of jewelry they like and incorporate those into the designs. Or they can find an item on Connie’s website to customize or find something on the Internet to tailor to their desires. Anyone may access the Custom Studio after registering on the store’s website, using their cell phone, iPad or personal computer. They must use registration code 014801111. “What can be more special than your own creation,” Richard said. Shoppers designing their jewelry can send a message to the store, ask to get a call back and set up an appointment while in the Custom Studio app. Connie’s also blends technology and artSee
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istry by selling The Momento Pearl from Galatea: Jewelry by Artist. Customers can download an app on their smartphones and then record a vocal message or a video onto the phone. Then they can touch the pearl to the phone and the message or video is transferred onto the pearl. That way, whoever receives the pearl jewelry can listen to a personal message or video from the person who gave it to them. BUSINESS BRIEFS
Nominations still being taken for Gilbert business awards
The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for its Annual Business Awards until Friday, March 30. Nominations are being taken online at gilbertaz.com/nominationform. Awards are given out to business members in recognition of their contributions to the community and their business accomplishments. The luncheon is June 20 at the Doubletree by Hilton Phoenix-Gilbert, 1800 S. SanTan Village Parkway, Gilbert.
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Richard said like jewelry, clocks “will last many years” and he and Connie’s store has plenty of the timepieces. He is a clock technician and Connie’s Jewelry is a Howard Miller service center that fixes grandfather, wall, cuckoo, mantel and rhythm/small world clocks. People can also get their watches fixed and their rings sized, re-tipped and polished. Among the many regal clocks in Connie’s is a 6-foot-tall metal sand clock with an hourglass that can be shifted upside down. When the sand has moved from the top
of the hourglass to the bottom an hour has passed. The Howard Miller wood grandfather clocks play a tune every 15 minutes. “The grandfather clocks are starting to trend,” Richard said. Clocks can also make a great anniversary gift, he said. Dee Sunday of Sun Lakes loves shopping at Connie’s. She brings her grandfather clock there for repairs and has also bought jewelry at the store. “Richard has kept my clock running for years now,” Sunday said. “I have a 40-yearold clock that has character. It keeps per-
fect time thanks to him and his regular maintenance. “I’ve used Connie’s expertise regularly; she does my watch batteries, she cleans my jewelry. Her inventory is gorgeous. They have great products and I’ve followed them.” Connie’s Jewelry Gallery & Clock Shop is located at 1900 W. German Road, Suite 15. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Information: conniesjewelrygalleryandclockshop.com.
Chandler technology company is finalist for BBB ethics award
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Business Excellence Awards nominations taken in Tempe
Morgan Stanley division to open new office in Gilbert
Chandler company BoldLeads is the only technology company up for the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Awards for Ethics. BoldLeads is up against two other Arizona companies in its size category. BoldLeads, founded by a mother-andson team, provides marketing services and an automated follow-up software that help real estate agents in the U.S. and Canada generate and follow up with leads in their exclusive areas. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony May 15 at the Arizona Biltmore.
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for its 2018 Business Excellence Awards. The nomination deadline is April 13. Winners will be chosen at our Annual Luncheon in June. At the luncheon, the Chamber will introduce a new chairwoman of the board along with the incoming board of directors and committee chairs and honor those who are moving on from their terms of service. Nominations are being taken at form.
Morgan Stanley is opening a new Wealth Management office at 111 E. Rivulon Blvd. in Gilbert this July. The new space will expand its Wealth Management footprint and create 250 jobs in the area over the next couple of years. The office will be an additional site for the Firm’s Client Advisory Center and will also include support staff for Morgan Stanley Access Investing clients. Information: morganstanley.com.
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n the morning of March 21, video of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg being run down by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe quickly became the most-watched drama on local television and across the Internet. This should come as no surprise. A barbarous bunch getting more bloodthirsty by the day, we very much enjoy watching people die. I’m truly sorry if that assessment sounds coarse, but some honesty appears to be in order. For years, we’ve all read and listened to somber warnings cautioning us that “the following video may be disturbing.” We’ve also grown accustomed to reporters and anchors rationalizing about the “news value” of such videos – as if Joe on his sofa clicking on his iPad is also a National Transportation Safety Board engineer in his spare time, probing whether Uber’s li-
dar laser sensors were operating properly in Herzberg’s death. The truth? There’s only a handful of crash investigators in the world. The rest of us just like watching accident porn. And then gossiping about it online or with friends. The chatter about this incident, which marks the first time a pedestrian has been killed by a self-driving vehicle operating in autonomous mode, frequently has touched on the relative safety of driverless cars versus human operators. Over and over, we have heard how Americans at the wheel claimed about 37,000 lives in 2016 – including 897 fatalities in Arizona – while, thus far, driverless cars have killed one person. To put it mildly, that’s a really dumb argument, statistically speaking. That’s because people in the United States drove more than 3 trillion miles in 2016, according to federal statistics. Doing the math, that means human drivers caused 1.18 fatalities for every 100 million miles driven. And self-driving vehicles?
In December, Uber announced its autonomous vehicles had just passed 2 million miles driven. That was a few weeks after Waymo, the other big player in autonomous vehicles, announced passing mile number 4 million. “We’re finally hitting our stride,” Eric Meyhofer, the head of Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, told Forbes in December. “We’re about 84,000 miles a week on the street at this point.” Currently, Uber’s self-driving program in Arizona has been temporarily put on hold pending investigations by the Tempe Police, the NTSB and the National Highway Safety Administration – plus lots of posturing by state and federal politicians and bajillions of clickbait clicks by Joe on his sofa. As for the media, expect this story to continue to be big news for a few days, because it’s perfect fodder for the newest trend in journalism: the “what you need to know” list. Newfangled reporters and editors love these lists – usually accompanied by clicky photo galleries – because they’re much
easier to compile than actual stories. Plus, they’re way faster to read while you’re sitting on your couch half-watching another Suns loss and half-watching video of a 49-year-old woman emerging from the shadows near Mill Avenue and Curry Road, walking her bicycle into the path of Uber’s self-driving Volvo SUV. Uber’s “human safety driver” – a 44-year-old convicted attempted armed robber born Rafael Vasquez, but who now identifies as Rafaela – appears distracted in the video, looking away from the road, perhaps at the laptop the company provides for note-taking and vehicle routing, or maybe at a cellphone. The last frames of the video shows Vasquez’s horrified face in the final moments before impact. The video that should be required viewing? Footage of the rest of us clicking away to watch one of our neighbors lose her life. Why do I get the sense that far too many of us look amused at the sight? – David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo. com.
Arming teachers will make a bad situation worse BY MIKE MCCLELLAN Tribune Guest Columnist
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really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon.” Thus sayeth America’s Toughest President. That’s right. Last month, President Trump told a gathering of governors that had he been at Douglas High School in Florida, he would have confronted the shooter. If only we had teachers as brave as America’s Toughest President. Oh, wait. We do. During every mass shooting at schools, brave teachers faced death in confronting shooters or protecting their kids. But in President Trump’s Western Movie Reality, those shooters would face armed teachers, “highly adept” armed teachers, in President Trump’s words. He threw out a number of teachers who would be armed, “about 20 percent.” Which equates to about 700,000 school personnel.
In our fantasies, we see that teacher with his gun, hitting the shooter before the shooter did much damage. But when we wake up from those fantasies, we’re confronted with some inconvenient realities. What kind of arms would they carry? Rifles? Pistols? What kind of screening would they undergo? How much training would they get? How often? And would they get repeated active shooter scenario training, the kind that would make them calm under pressure and shoot the right target? Would we only have snipertalented school personnel chosen, since they most likely would have to be so accurate as to hit the shooter in a hallway that is amass of chaos, with kids screaming and running everywhere? In fact, combat veterans point out the folly of America’s Toughest President. One Marine, Anthony Swofford, wrote this in the New York Times: “President Trump suggested that if a football coach at the [Douglas] high school, Aaron Feis, had been armed, he would have saved
even more lives than he did, perhaps even his own, because rather than simply shielding students from gunfire, he could have drawn his weapon, fired and killed the assailant – putting a tidy end to the rampage. This is absurd. More likely, had Mr. Feis been armed, he would not have been able to draw his weapon (a sidearm, presumably) quickly enough to stop the shooter, who with an AR-15 would have had the coach outgunned. Even if the coach had been able to draw his weapon – from where? his athletic shorts? – any shots he managed to fire would have risked being errant, possibly injuring or killing additional students. As some studies have shown, even police officers have missed their targets more than 50 percent of the time. In firing a weapon, Mr. Feis would have only added to the carnage and confusion.” Mr. Swofford makes another salient point, that teachers would be outgunned. Another veteran, Republican Congressman Brian Mast, who lost both legs in Iraq, weighed in on arming
trained school teachers. Congressman Mast, who carries a concealed weapon, notes, “I also know that I am made less safe by the threat of tactical rifles. I am confident I can eliminate an active shooter who is attacking with a pistol because the attacker would have to be close to me. But the defense my concealed 9-millimeter affords me is largely gone if the attacker is firing from beyond 40 yards, as he could easily do with the AR-15.” So as usual, America’s Toughest President tweeted first and thought later. Stopping a crazed killer in any situation is difficult, and we need to do a better job in identifying, helping and if necessary, intervening early on to stop kids before they reach the point they turn themselves into killing machines. President Trump’s fever dream should not be part of the plan. – Mike McClellan is a Gilbert resident and former English teacher at Dobson High School in Mesa.
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NCAA Tournament caps memorable career for ASU’s Austin Witherill BY BRIAN BENESCH Tribune Sports Editor
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SU basketball wasn’t supposed to be on the bubble when Selection Sunday rolled around. After a 12-0 start, nobody, not even senior guard Austin Witherill, could have imagined the stress of waiting to hear the team’s fate for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Witherill, along with the remainder of the team, was gathered in Coach Bobby Hurley’s living room when the official announcement came – ASU was headed to Dayton, Ohio, as part of the NCAA’s first four slate of games. The Sun Devils had made their way into March Madness in Witherill’s senior season. “Truthfully, none of us had any idea; we were all nervous,” Witherill recalled as the team watched the selection show together, anxiously waiting to hear their names. “Tra Holder and Kodi Justice went to get doughnuts; they were just nervous and restless. But I remember waking up with a really good feeling though. I just felt like our resume was pretty big. I had this really
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ASU’s Austin Witherill set career-highs in minutes, points and rebounds in his senior season.
good feeling initially.” The celebration video has since gone viral. Hurley is the only one seated, essentially motionless as he stares at the television. A second later, he jumps out of his chair, arms raised victoriously as the rest of the group erupts in jubilation.
Hurley then jumps in his outdoor pool, instantly joined by several members of the team. “You felt your heart beating through your chest,” Witherill said of the moment. “I was thinking about how awkward it would be if we didn’t make it,” he said
with a chuckle. “We found out and just started going crazy. Then we ran outside and the next thing I knew my camera has Hurley going in the pool. I didn’t even see him do it!” It was certainly a roller coaster of emotions for the Gilbert native and Highland High School graduate. Witherill began his career at ASU as a walk-on after only receiving moderate interest from Division II schools coming out of high school. But along with Holder, Justice, and Shannon Evans, Witherill went on to serve as a leader among ASU’s strong senior class. The 2017-18 season began with the Sun Devils lighting the college basketball world on fire. A 12-0 start was highlighted by huge upsets over top programs like Kansas and Xavier. ASU was one of only two teams in the country to defeat two top-seeded schools entering the NCAA Tournament. “We were playing possessed,” he explained. “We played with a chip on our See
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hose golf balls that land in water hazards? It turns out many are brought back to life. An estimated 300 million golf balls are lost or discarded in the United States every year, according to research by the Danish Golf Union. Because it can take golf balls 100 to 1,000 years to decompose, scientists say, they present a major environmental risk to the planet. A number of businesses have started to collect old golf balls and turn them into profit. The most common way to find success in the golf ball recycling world is to employ divers to scavenge the balls from the lakes on and around golf courses. John Weynand, who works for a Mesabased golf ball recovery company, is one of those divers. The Valley resident has traveled across the country to recover balls, visiting about 200 courses a year.
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Golf balls have an extended life, even after they end up in a water hazard.
“I have a course schedule for the day,” said Weynand, a diver who started right out of high school and has been in the industry the past nine years. “I’ll show up to
a golf course and talk to a head pro or general manager. I confirm that I’m there and I grab a cart and go to the first pond that I think will be a good one and hop into it.”
Weynand, 28, averages about 200 to 300 balls per pond but said many variables can affect the number of balls in a lake, from the season to the location to whether they came from a left-handed or right-handed shot. Dangers can accompany diving, especially in Florida. In the late 1990s, a rookie diver in Tampa “spent several hours stuck on the bottom, pinned down by a gator’s amorous advance during mating season,” according to Golf.com In Arizona, alligators are not a concern, but Weynand acknowledged there could be other things in the water. Like fish. “Bass are very territorial. They don’t want you around, so they’ll just stare at you the whole time,” Weynand said, “If you are in a clear pond, you can see them. They’ll be a few feet away just staring at you and doing what fish do. Catfish are the worst. They’ll swim up under me thinking I’m something they can get up See
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shoulders; different guys were stepping up every game.” But the undefeated mark vanished quickly for Witherill and the Sun Devils. Thanks to several Pac-12 setbacks, ASU fell out of the Top 25 altogether. They finished the regular season with a 20-10 record and only a slight chance to take part in March Madness. “Yeah, we were a little disappointed (with the year overall),” he admitted. “We didn’t play to our potential. But once we got into the tournament, everything got canceled out.” After the whirlwind that was Selection Sunday, ASU departed for Dayton to face Syracuse University. The team ultimately fell, but the experience was unforgettable for Witherill. “I made the NIT my freshman year, and then went through the next two years of no postseasons,” he said, reflecting on his first few seasons at ASU. “Then showing up to your hotel (in Dayton) and it’s decked out for March Madness – it was something I always wanted to do since I was a kid.” The NCAA Tournament appearance was simply icing on the cake of Witherill’s
senior season. The 22-year-old set careerhighs in minutes, points and rebounds during his final campaign with the Sun Devils. “My senior year was a lot better than I expected for myself. I played 13 minutes against Iowa State, which were the most minutes of my career. I was just so much more comfortable playing in games this year,” Witherill said confidently. He also made sure to single out one person who was instrumental in his development as a player and person at ASU: third-year coach Hurley. “He’s really personable and he has won national championships, so you could go to him for everything,” he glowingly said of the head man. “He has changed my life forever.” “I’m so excited for next year,” Witherill proclaimed. “(Coach Hurley) has the perfect situation next year – a bunch of guards, which he loves.” And while Witherill can’t stop thinking about the basketball team’s prospects, he too has a bright future ahead of himself. The humble senior will begin a year long internship with Athletes in Action, a Christian ministry organization, this coming June. – Contact Brian Benesch at 480-898-5630 or bbenesch@timespublications.com.
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cling, has been in the industry for more than 30 years and has watched her company grow rapidly. “We have expanded into 20 other states, and pull in about 10 million balls a year,” Evanko said. Sunshine not only sells balls across all 50 states, she said, but also overseas to Holland, Australia and New Zealand. With hundreds of millions of balls lost every year, and plenty of bad golfers to maintain that number, the golf ball recycling industry will remain afloat for years to come.
under and hide.” Weynand has spent his entire diving career with Desert Golf Ball Recycling, a sister company of Sunshine Golf, which has contracts with more than 1,200 golf courses. Most of their business comes in a seven-month span, said John Brown, operations manager for Sunshine Golf ’s plant in Mesa. “From March through about September,” Brown said, “that’s when we get probably 60 to 70 percent of what we process.” After arriving at the plant, Brown said, the balls are washed and sorted. After that, they go through a grader that will assign a letter, from A to D. They’re then packed and either sold to the public from Sunshine Golf or to other wholesalers. (Graysen Choy/Cronkite News) Lee Evanko, the co- Desert Golf Ball Recycling is a sister company of Sunshine Golf, a owner of Sunshine Golf Mesa-based golf ball recovery company that has contracts with over and Desert Golf Recy- 1,200 golf courses.
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ell me why we are going camping again?” my husband asked the day before we were supposed to leave on a three-day trip. Tents, sleeping bags and warm clothing towered in stacks in the living room. “I know it’s going to be cold, but everyone has the time off,” I said as I searched for functioning batteries and wondered for the hundredth time why flashlights seemed to disappear into a black hole at our house. “Twenty-nine degrees is just a number to our kids,” my husband said – so emphatically that I stopped trying to figure out the difference between AA and AAA. “They grew up in the desert. They have no idea how cold that is.” As former canoe guides in northern Minnesota, we both had experienced the numbing chill from the surrounding air, in addition to the deep cold that seeped up from the ground at night. The thought FAITH CALENDAR
FRIDAY, MARCH 30 COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER
Chabad of the East Valley is hosting a community Seder on the first night of Passover. The Seder will feature rich discussion about Passover, food and singing. Rabbi Mendy Deitsch, director of Chabad of the East Valley, will facilitate the intergenerational program. DETAILS>> 7:15 p.m., Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Cost is $45 for adults and $25 for children. Family plans are available, and prices rise after March 25. Information and reservations: 480-8554333, info@chabadcenter.com, chabadcenter.com.
TRADITIONAL PASSOVER SEDER
Chabad of Mesa is inviting the public to a “Traditional Passover Seder” experience. A full four-course dinner, including salmon and roast chicken, will be served, as will wine and handmade matzo. The Seder is in English. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 941 S. Maple, Mesa. Cost is $30 for adults, $10 for students and $5 for children under 12. RSVP: chabadmesa@gmail.com. Information: 480-659-7001 or chabadmesa.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE SERVICE
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park is hosting a non-denominational worship service, which will include an inspirational message and music. The service concludes with the release of white doves. A free continental breakfast will follow in the
of trying to gather enough cold-weather gear for 12 people – including three small children – did not sound like a relaxing vacation. We decided to camp in the backyard at our oldest son’s house, where people could sleep inside if they chose. At the fire pit the following night, I skewered a marshmallow as my 6-year-old grandson checked out a constellation app on my phone. “There’s a little animal, Grandma,” he said, the phone held high above his head. “I think it’s a fox.” “A little bear,” I said, turning my marshmallow to brown another side. “Ursa Minor.”
“It has a long tail.” “It’s also called the Little Dipper.” I pointed to the faint stars to show him the shape, but he had already moved to another quadrant in the sky. “There’s a lion.” “Leo.” I added a chocolate square to the graham cracker. “Whoa! A scorpion!” Several people jumped. “Where’s a scorpion?” My grandson laughed and pointed at the screen. He was no longer aiming the phone at the heavens, but at the ground. Scorpio hung out in the sky on the other side of the Earth – at the antipodal point – the place on Earth that was diametrically opposite of Arizona. With the
phone pointed down, my grandson and I checked out other constellations and planets. Saturn. Mars. Capricorn. Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. Henry Thoreau had made the comment, not while staring at the galaxies, but at Walden Pond in the winter, after he had dug through a foot of snow and ice to get water to drink. In that open window, that quiet parlor of the fishes, he marveled at the heavens above and the heaven below as he lived out daily life. I gazed at my family – three generations – dressed in layers of long-sleeved flannel and fleece under a clear, moon-lit Arizona sky. My grandson positioned the phone to stare at the sun beneath our feet. I squashed my perfectly browned marshmallow until the melted goodness oozed out between the chocolate and graham crackers and knew at that moment that heaven was beautiful.
Hospitality Center. DETAILS>> 6:15 a.m., 6747 E. Broadway Road, Mesa. Information: 480-830-4422.
featured is a Faith Fair where guests can learn about 25 different faith traditions and how the Golden Rule theme of “treating others as you want to be treated” is woven through all of them. A silent auction will support the organization’s Golden Rule educational programs for youth. Early bird tickets are $85. DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m., 201 N. Center St., Mesa. Information: azifm.org.
with uplifting music and positive messages. Ongoing classes include Qigong, A Course in Miracles, Pranic Healing, Kirtan, Drum Circle and many others. DETAILS>> 10:30-11:45 a.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.
‘EASTER ON THE GREEN’
Resurrection Episcopal Church is holding traditional Easter services, with choir and communion. Immediately after the service will be an Easter egg hunt with candy for children. The congregation also will host an Easter brunch under tents. Parking is free and available on the church’s property, accessible from E. Briarwood Lane off E. Elliot Road. DETAILS>> 9 a.m., outdoors at the corner of East Elliot and South Higley Roads in Gilbert. Information: resurrectiongilbert.org., facebook.com/ ResurrectionEpiscopalChurch.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 SEUDAS MOSHIACH
Chabad of the East Valley will host all Jewish residents in the East Valley for the annual Mystic meal (Seudas Moshiach). The Mystic meal will be held at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, in Chandler, on the final day of Passover. Reservations are required. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Information: 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 GOLDEN RULE AWARDS
Arizona Interfaith Movement’s Golden Rule Award will be given at a banquet at the Mesa Convention Center. Honorees are Pastor Magdalena Schwartz, Marilyn Murray, Playworks, Rose Mapendo and Muhammad Ali posthumously. Also
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- Lynne Hartke is the author of Under a Desert Sky and the wife of pastor and Chandler Councilman Kevin Hartke. She blogs at lynnehartke. com.
HEBREW SCHOOL
Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.
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DETAILS>> Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. To tour the facility or register, call 480-855-4333 or e-mail info@chabadcenter.com.
VALOR CHRISTIAN OUTLINES MISSION
Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.
SUNDAY SERVICES
The Rev. Albert Bolden leads the Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa. DETAILS>> Sunday school at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m. Children’s church is every second Sunday, and children officiate the morning worship service every fifth Sunday. 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.
SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE
Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and events offered. We welcome you! DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.
KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE
Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com,
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EXPLORING NINE PHASES OF QIGONG
Exploring the 3 Treasures – Jing, Qi, Shen – which are the theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy and the amazing practices of Qigong and Tai Chi. Drop-in sessions for $15. Appropriate for beginners and Qigong practitioners. DETAILS>> 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.
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Internationally known speaker and author Maureen G. Mulvaney brings back her Prosperity Recipes class series to Unity of Tempe on Monday evenings. Cost: $10 per session DETAILS>> 6:15-8:15 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.
CHURCH PRAYER CALL
The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa has a prayer call every Monday. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 1-712-775-7085. PIN 162106#.
TUESDAYS
‘LIVING A COURSE IN MIRACLES’
Join Rev. Julianne and Mike Hay to share Jon Mundy’s, “Living a Course in Miracles” (An Essential Guide to the Classic Text). Suggested love offering $10. DETAILS>> 7-8 p.m., Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.
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people devoted to help discover the power of Christ through the recovery process. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Central Christian Church, 933 N. Lindsay Road, Mesa. Information: Eric at 480-924-4946. Mountain Park Community Church is offering an ongoing GriefShare programs to help people deal with the pain of losing a loved one. DETAILS>> 6:30-8 p.m., 2408 E. Pecos Road, Ahwatukee. To register: mountainpark.org and click on Launch. Information: Alex at 480-759-6200 Center in Mind, Body & Spirit at our weekly Unity Yoga classes with Mary Jo “MJ” Kuzmick. Bring your own mat (two blankets and blocks, if you have them). Suggested love offering: $8 a class. DETAILS>> 10 a.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.
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‘A COURSE IN MIRACLES’
Join a study and discussion group with Rev. Julianne Lewis. Suggested love offering $10. DETAILS>> Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY MEETS
Celebrate Recovery says it “brings your relationship with the Lord closer to your heart as it heals your hurts, habits and hang-ups.” Participants can discuss issues ranging from feeling left out to addictions. “Nothing is too small or too large.” DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, Preschool, Room 6. mvlutheran. org/celebraterecovery or email cr@alphamvlc.com.
MEDITATION ON TWIN HEARTS
“Every day you take a shower. Practicing Twin Hearts Meditation is like taking a spiritual shower. When your aura is clean you experience a higher level of awareness. When your aura is clean you see through things more clearly. Even good luck increases.” DETAILS>> 7:30-9:30 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.
GET-ACQUAINTED COFFEE
East Valley Friends and Neighbors holds a monthly get-acquainted coffee and short general meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. The group supports local charities and has special-interest groups, such as book discussions and card game groups, that meet throughout the month. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Grace United Methodist Church, 2024 E. University Drive, Mesa. Information: 480-828-5146, evfanaz.org or email Tinytubes@cox.net.
NOON PRAYER
The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa conducts a prayer and service at noon. DETAILS>> 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.
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Congregation NefeshSoul holds Shabbat services the third Friday of every month on the campus of the Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation. DETAILS>> 6:15 p.m., 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler. Information: nefeshsoul.org.
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onning extravagant costumes while on tour with Rob Zombie, guitarist John 5 is used to having sweat in his eyes and makeup running down his face. For the native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Arizona’s intense heat makes it even better, he said. “Usually when we tour with Rob Zombie, it’s the summer,” John 5 said. “They call me the ‘lizard’ because I love it. I’ll be outside and everybody else will in the air conditioning. It’s really weird. I love it. I sweat and everything, but I love it.” When John 5 returns to the Valley on Wednesday, April 4, as a solo artist, he’ll play indoors at Club Red in Mesa. “With this crazy instrumental music, it’s a really great show,” said the guitarist, whose real name is John Lowery. “We’re so close with the people. That’s what I like. I get out there, and I put my arms out. There’s a connection during those shows. It’s really wonderful.” John 5 and his band, the Creatures, are touring in support of their new live album, “It’s Alive,” the guitarist’s first album to be featured on vinyl. It is also available as a 24page, full-color tour book.
mics. I’m so proud of the record. It turned out amazing.” Besides Zombie, John 5 has worked with Marilyn Mason, and backed Paul Stanley, Rod Stewart and Lynyrd Skynyrd in the studio. Slash calls John 5 “one of the most mind-blowing guitarists around.” John 5 has released seven solo albums, as well as a remix album, (Adrenaline PR) and has written muRob Zombie guitarist John 5 calls his latest album, “It’s Alive,” his best sic for the likes of Avril work yet. Lavigne, Garbage and Ricky Martin. “I didn’t even know I was going to do a live “I always wanted to be a session guy,” he record,” he said. “We were in Pennsylvania, said about his formative years. “I never really setting up for a show. The sound guy at the dreamt of being a well-known musician. It’s venue said, ‘Do you want to record tonight?’ hard to say ‘rock star.’ I didn’t dream of that I said sure because we were pretty far into because it seemed so far away. It’s like going the tour, so we were well rehearsed.” to the moon or something. I don’t take any He told the band members they had one of this for granted.” take. John 5 toned down his usually enthuJohn 5 said he learned something imporsiastic show, but apologized to fans and ex- tant from each of those artists. plained why. “I would say the most I’ve learned – and “It was like they were watching a record- I’m not just saying this – was from Rob Zoming session,” he said. “The whole record is so bie. Rob is a close second to my parents. completely live. We didn’t really have crowd “He’s taught me so much, not only in mu-
sic, but in life. It’s wonderful to get this kind of knowledge. When he talks, I listen that’s for sure. Nikki Sixx is one of my best friends. He is so smart. I really enjoy talking to these people.” Just before his tour started, John 5 was wrapping up the forthcoming Zombie album. “It’s his best record by far,” he said enthusiastically. “This is 100 percent his best record. I don’t say that all the time.” In the meantime, he’s looking forward to his Club Red gig. “When everyone’s getting ready for the gig, I usually talk a walk alone and it’s so nice,” he said. “I love warm nights. When we play with Zombie, we stay at this resort. I have my windows open. It’s so peaceful to me. I just really love Phoenix and I love Arizona. I’m psyched whenever I get to go there.”
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Lindsay Ell, Lauren Alaina coming to Country Thunder BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor
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anadian country singer Lindsay Ell doesn’t go off on a philosophical tangent after hearing she’s only one of three female-led acts playing this year’s Country Thunder. Instead, she hoots and hollers, and declares: “We’re holding down the fort!” Ell is joining 2011 “American Idol” runner up Lauren Alaina and their friends in Runaway June as the small percentage of women on the early-April festival headlined by Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and Luke Bryan. Ell and Alaina, it turns out, are best friends and equally thrilled about hitting the stage together. “It’s hard to make friends in the industry,” said Ell, who sang the Canadian national an-
them at the NHL All-Star Game in January. “Lauren and I have become super close. I love her to death.” Alaina lets out a long “oooooooh” with an increasing squeal when told Ell is playing Country Thunder with her. “Lindsay Ell, let me see… she’s the most kind-hearted, sweet-spirited soul I have ever met. I love her. “There are so few women on the radio that it’s really scary for all of us. A lot of us are working toward success, but few of us have been able to achieve that. It can be competitive. It can be scary. It can make you insecure. “Lindsay has never made me feel like she’s being competitive with me. She’s just kind and loving and supportive and wants everyone to win. I never doubted her—ever. I love that girl to death. And she can play that guitar. She’s not playing around.”
Lauren Alaina The ride from “American Idol” to Country Thunder has been a “crazy” one, she said. Releasing her first album shortly after Idol, she really made her mark with 2017’s “Road Less Traveled.” The title track was her first No. 1 song. “The day I went No. 1 was one of my favorite moments,” Alaina said. “I had been working for years and years to get a song on the radio. Then, finally, I got the call that my song I wrote with such a personal message was the No. 1 song in the country. I don’t know how anything will top that moment, other than me getting married and having kids.” Written in 2013 by Alaina, Jesse Frasure and Meghan Trainor, the song “Road Less See
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Traveled” describes the singer’s emotions surrounding her parents’ divorce, her bulimia and her father heading to rehab for alcoholism. “It was definitely a good lesson because it was scary to write personal songs like that,” she said. “There’s a lack of female presence on the radio, but also men have insecurities. They’re different from ours. I was honored to be able to say something like that on the radio.” Alaina chalks up her success to her honest songwriting. “Country music, at the end of the day, is about honesty,” she said. “I wrote about hard topics that I never expected to write about—divorce, dad’s alcoholism, my eating disorder, my journey overall, my boyfriend. “I wasn’t in the studio trying to write hit songs. I was trying to write my truth. It just so happened that they were hit songs.”
Lindsay Ell With a baseball hat pulled low over her blonde hair and a guitar slung over her shoulder, Ell takes the stage to open for Brad Paisley at Gila River Arena in January. She’s calm and collected, but plays a mean guitar. When she hears that, she gets giddy
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and constantly said “thank you.” Ell was valedictorian for her class at Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary, and graduated a year early. She studied business at the University of Calgary and music at the Berklee College of Music. Eventually, she sat down with her parents—an engineer and an
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educator—and said she was going to quit school to pursue her dream. “I said, ‘I need to do this,’” Ell recalls. “ ‘I need to do this now. I can always go back to school, but I’ll never have the opportunity to follow my heart and dreams.’ I have the two best parents. They gave me their blessing and, with one person’s name on a piece of paper, I moved to Nashville.” She worked for a few years between Calgary and Nashville, and moved to the States full time after she received her visa. Her debut album, “The Project,” went straight to No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan’s U.S. Current Country Albums chart in the summer 2017. It was produced by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush. “I thank my lucky stars for him every day,” Ell said enthusiastically. “He’s one of the sweetest human beings you’re ever going to meet. I call him my ‘Studio Yoda.’ “He understands because he’s done everything—songwriter, producer, artist. He made me knock down the walls I had around my creativity.” When girls or women see her perform, Ell hopes they’re inspired. “Girls can play the guitar, too,” she said coyly. “It’s a shame there aren’t more femalefronted bands. I love Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt, but there are few women who front bands and still play instruments.
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Runaway June The three ladies in Runaway June don’t need to boast about famous relatives to get attention. The voices of Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne prove the point just fine. A former Quartzsite resident, Cooke doesn’t mention Wayne’s grandfather, the late, great John Wayne. Instead, she’s thrilled about joining Alaina and Ell at Country Thunder. “We love those girls,” she said. “They’re so talented and we’re friends with both of them.” Although the percentage of women at Country Thunder is small, Cooke said it doesn’t represent the industry. “I feel there’s a change happening,” explains Cooke, who, along with Mulholland and Wayne, is working on Runaway June’s debut album. “There’s a positive change with the female voices coming back. We grew up in a time when women were dominating the charts— Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood. It’s nice to see it’s coming back. It’s slow, but it is coming around.”
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Valley staple for nearly 40 years, Native Grill & Wings – formerly Native New Yorker – is throwing it back to the classics, while also looking to the future. Earlier this month, the popular wing chain started serving four former customer favorites as part of its limited-time Throwback Menu. The (Native Grill & Wings) menu lasts through April 30. Popular Valley chain Native Grill & Wings returned to “When we got rid of some items, serving jalapeño puffs as part of its limited-time offer we got a lot of feedback from guests Throwback Menu, which lasts through April 30. – whether it be on social or through our app – saying they wanted these particu- the way they do.” Aside from limited-time items, however, lar items back,” said Native PR & Marketing Coordinator Adriana Espinosa at an insider Native boasts one other recent launch: Natasting event. “So, we decided to do a lim- tive Buffalo Fries. Though it also debuted ited-time-offer menu with all of our throw- this month, this one isn’t limited. Sure to be a filling appetizer, the item back items from our old-school Native days.” The Throwback Menu includes jalapeño starts with a base of the restaurant’s signapuffs, curly fries, cheesy garlic bread and ture fries, then adds the similarly new Nacheese and crackers, the latter of which is tive sauce and a “healthy little dosage” of a surprise favorite. Formerly served at every chicken strips, Snyder said. An extra side of table, the idea is simple – a plate of saltine the new Native sauce is also given. To top the plate off is a medium sauce (which has a crackers with a cheddar cheese spread. One of the most requested items on the minimal kick), though this can be substituted limited-time menu, though, is jalapeño puffs. for a variety of heat levels. Boasting sauces “Jalapeño puffs was something that our and dry rubs, Native has over 20 kinds. “It’s really cool to see the combinations,” guests craved on a regular basis,” said Steve Snyder, the IT/systems manager. He is also Espinosa said. One final addition to Native’s arsenal is the executive chef at company headquarits boneless wings, which are prepared inters’ test kitchen in Chandler. The item, as described by Snyder, is an egg- house. The item was completely redesigned roll wrapper stuffed with a sharp cheddar last year. “We panko bread it ourselves, dredge it in cheese spread and brined jalapeños. But be careful; while tasty, this item is sure to turn buttermilk, so it’s an entirely different produp the heat. Starting with a nice crunch, one uct than what we had served in the past,” bite quickly gives way to the item’s cheesy Snyder said. Unlike some breaded items, however, it’s filling and spicy jalapeños. Though it doesn’t quite reach the levels of the infamous ghost not overtly dry. The breading is very light, pepper, a satisfying kick is present for the while the flavor is strong – depending on your choice of sauce. One interesting mild palate. “Very simple, but that was the kind of food choice is mango habanero. With one bite, that Native was raised on,” Snyder added. “It the mango immediately becomes apparent. But that’s when it hits. The habanero is quite was all simple food. People like it.” Curly fries were restored for the Throw- strong, boasting a decent kick that lingers. back Menu “because it’s one of those things Not to say it’s a detractor, though, as indithat you got to have,” Snyder said. Though viduals looking for a little bit of sweet – and not as peppery as Native’s signature fries, a little bit of heat – may find satisfaction. Founded in 1979 by two natives of Buffalo, the classic twist is a satisfying and essential appetizer. But there’s a reason Native boasts New York, the restaurant began as a pizza shop before transitioning to wings. CEO Dan such tasty fries. “One of the things that makes the fries al- Chaon took over in 2010, and it rebranded ways taste the best is we have a parmesan, from Native New Yorker to Native Grill & garlic and asiago cheese especially made Wings in 2014. “This is our brand, so we’re very proud of just for us based on our proprietary recipe,” Snyder said. “That’s why Native fries taste it,” Chaon enthused.
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usic wasn’t always singer-songwriter Cody Ballentine’s endgame. The ASU alum originally studied to be an actor, and even though he changed directions, his journey paid off. It was in a film class his sophomore year that he met Brad Davis, his now-inseparable best friend whom, years later, would help him develop his music career and become his manager. “I was landing roles in commercials, TV and film, but knew I also had an interest in getting recognized for my music abilities,” Ballentine says. A fan of artists like Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, Ballentine set out to make pop music that paid tribute to their soulful styles. While his music falls into the pop/R&B genre, his tracks largely make use of electronic and dance elements. His songs – like “Supernova Love,” “Mood,” “Keep Lovin’ You,” and “Remember My Name” – center around love, relationships and having a good time. “I just want people to feel something, whether that be laughing with their friends and having fun or crying because they miss
Mountain View High School football player found himself playing his first hometown show at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre, the same venue where he attended shows as a youngster. The house was packed with people cheering on his every dance move and high note. However, he admits the experience wasn’t as surreal as he expected. “I have always pictured myself playing that stage at some point since the first show I saw there,” he says. “So, in a bizarre way, it felt like I had already been up there. The power of visualizing your dreams, I guess.” Davis, on the other (Special to the Tribune) hand, admits he had Cody Ballentine played football at Mesa Mountain View High School and is an ASU graduate. a preshow adrenaline rush. “We wanted everyone who attended someone,” Ballentine says. Nearly six years later, the former Mesa to leave his show knowing that someday
soon, they will boast that they saw him at his first hometown show,” he says. “This was Cody’s first Arizona show and his most important because it was for family, friends and a community who launched him.” While Davis is excited about the future, he admits he didn’t expect he would be working with Ballentine, given the paths they were on when they met. “It has been a dream to sync lives with (my) best friend on a business level,” he says. “It all starts with a foundation of mutual respect, trust and loyalty that we have been laying since our days at ASU.” Now living in Los Angeles, Ballentine is set to finish his first recording project this year. He will continue touring, eventually on a wider scale. His sage advice for student performers is simple: Do what you love. “Find your passion and keep chasing it, no matter what anyone says,” he says. “At the end of the day, if you’re playing in front of your friends at a barbecue or playing stadiums all over the world, you’re doing what you love and that’s all that really matters.” To stay up to date with Ballentine’s music, visit codyballentine.com.
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Obituaries BUSBY, Ashley Lynne Ashley returned to the safe loving arms of her Savior on March 15, 2018. Our sweet Ashley Lynne Busby was born on February 4, 1999 in Mesa to Brady and Sarah Busby. Shortly after she was born, her dad joined the Army and they began their adventure as a military family. Her sister Emma was born just a year after Ashley. They were especially close and share a special bond being each other’s rock wherever they landed. As part of a military family, she traveled to several countries and made close friends around the world who remain very dear to her. Ashley was a talented artist. She carried a sketch book with her at all times and could produce an incredible piece in minutes. Ashley loved to sing, and performed with her high school chamber and jazz choirs. She could often be heard in her bedroom playing the ukulele and singing her favorite songs. Ashley was always curious and wanted to know about everything, especially animals. She fell in love with the study of invertebrates in fourth grade when she kept pet snails. This love continued as she took biology and zoology classes in high school. In college, she was studying to become a malacologist, a scientist who studies mollusks. Ashley had a strong desire to make a difference in the world. As we mourn the death of our sweet daughter, sister and friend, we are comforted to know that she is in the arms of her loving Savior, Jesus Christ. We are grateful for the knowledge of the atonement and resurrection. She leaves behind her dad; Brady, mom; Sarah, sister; Emma, and her sweetheart Trevan. Ashley also leaves behind numerous grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, dogs, snails, fish and other various creatures. Services were held on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Donations in Ashley’s memory can be made to the Ashley Busby Memorial Scholarship Fund on Yousharing.com
Obituaries TUCKER, Wesley Ray
Services for Wesley Ray Tucker, 65, of Big Sandy, will be 2:00 PM Thursday, March 22, 2018, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gilmer. Interment will follow at Enoch Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.
Wesley was born October 4, 1952, in Mesa, to Oliver Ray and Lois Vance Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a teacher with the Gilmer ISD for many years. He was actively involved in church at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved his family. He is survived by his children and their spouses: Ryan and Ashley Tucker, Kristin and Jon Ferguson, Heather and James McCarver, Travis and Rose Tucker, Dawn and Adam Hardee, Katy and David Vaughn; numerous grandchildren; a brother, Kevin Tucker, and wife, Lois; sisters: Loraine Haws, and husband, Robert, Dorothy Tucker; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the LDS Missionary Fund through www.lds.org. Online condolences may be left at www.grubbsloyd fh.com. Stephen Henry Smith, 83 years old, passed away on Sunday, March 11th 2018, peacefully in his sleep at his home in Eagle Idaho. Steve was born in Portland Oregon on May 12, 1935 to Robert and Ruth Smith. He was the youngest of five children. Brothers; Lee, Richard, Johnny and Robert have all passed. Sister, Nancy lives in Washington. Steve attended Franklin High School in Portland. He left high school early to join the Air Force during the Korean War where he worked to become crew chief maintaining and repairing F-86 fighter jets. After the war Steve was stationed at Williams Air Force base in Arizona where he met and married his eternal companion Glenda Lavon Amerson. Steve was re-assigned to Japan, then back to the states where he was honorably discharged. He and Glenda decided on Mesa, Arizona to raise their family.
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Steve leaves behind three children; Mikeleen Driscoll and husband Dennis, Greg Smith and wife Vicky, and Mitch Smith and wife Denise; 10 grandchildren, Justin, Chance, Cody and Noah Reynolds, Jeremy, Matthew, Brittany, Frank, Stephen, and Dustin Smith, and Amanda Taylor; 20 great grandchildren, Ciara Gilmore, Colton, Talia, C.J., Isaiah, Shea, Ethan, Eli and Rockland Reynolds, Jaiden, Astin, Roan and Everly Jorgensen, Phoenix Taylor, Skyla, Silas, Soren, Ella, Gage and Ayen Smith.
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The Air Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality have signed the Record of Decision (ROD), Operable Unit 6 (OU-6), for the former Williams Air Force Base, Mesa, Arizona. The OU-6 ROD establishes the remedy for the Old Pesticide/Paint Shop (Site SS017, formerly Facility 722) and documents the decision of no further action for former Base Production Well Number 6 (BPW6), the Decontamination Pad, and the Investigative Waste Facility. The Old Pesticide/Paint Shop operated until the mid1970s when it was demolished. Soil contaminated with the pesticide dieldrin was excavated from shallow soil (up to four meters) and disposed during a Removal Action in 2001, which also removed soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls released from electrical components at BPW6. The Decontamination Pad and Investigative Waste Facility were supporting components of the SS017/BPW6 Removal Action. The OU-6 ROD is a legally binding document that details the selected remedy to address contaminants in soil and groundwater at SS017. The SS017 selected remedy is institutional controls and groundwater monitoring. Institutional controls in the form of deed restrictions and a Declaration of Environmental Use Restriction for management of soil will be implemented to address dieldrin concentrations above the Arizona Soil Remediation Level in soil deeper than four meters. Groundwater monitoring for dieldrin will continue until concentrations in groundwater are decreasing or statistically insignificant in all monitoring wells. BPW6, the Decontamination Pad, and the Investigative Waste Facility do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment and no further action is required. The cleanup protects human health and the environment and complies with the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. A 30-day public comment period on the Air Force’s proposed cleanup plan was held from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19, 2011. In addition, a public meeting was held on Oct. 4, 2011. (Note: The OU-6 ROD was delayed by a dispute between the Air Force and regulatory agencies, the outcome of which did not change the 2011 proposed plan.) The OU-6 ROD can be viewed online as part of the administrative record at: http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/. Select “BRAC” and “Williams” from the Installation List, then enter 570543 in the “Full Metadata Search” eld to retrieve the ROD Amendment. If you wish to view the document in person, call Arizona State University library at (602) 543-5525. For more information, contact AFCEC Public Affairs at (916) 643-6420 ext 109 or afrpa.west.pa@us.af.mil. PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, March 25, 2018 / 11840
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IN RE: JACQUELINE LOU-FAITH CURRY (17 JT 541) IN RE: MICHAEL RAY CURRY (17 JT 542) TO: GLEN WAYNE CURRY, father of a female juvenile born on 23 February 2005, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and a male juvenile born on 10 December 2003, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Take notice that a Petition seeking to terminate your parental rights has been filed in the District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina; that you may file an answer to the Petition within forty (40) days after 3/___/18 and that failure to answer the Petition within the time prescribed may result in your parental rights being terminated. A copy of the answer must also be served on the Petitioner and his/her attorney. Take further notice that the Court will conduct a hearing to determine whether one or more grounds alleged in the Petition exist. If the Court finds that one or more grounds exist, the Court will proceed at that hearing or a later hearing to determine whether parental rights should be terminated. That notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing will be mailed to by the Petitioner after you file an answer or thirty (30) days from the date of service if you do not file an answer, upon receipt of an address. That if you are indigent, you are entitled to appointed counsel and may contact the Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, at (910) 475-3000 immediately to request the same. That counsel has provisionally been appointed for you and the appointment of the provisional counsel will be reviewed by the Court at the first hearing after service. You have been appointed provisional counsel whom you may contact at the following: Attorney Robin Hurmence, 1017 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28305. Phone number 910- 483-3392. You have a pre-trial hearing scheduled for hearing on 29 May 2018 in Courtroom 3-D at 9:00 a.m. in the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301. You have an adjudication trial scheduled for hearing on 2 July 2018 in the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301. That you are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights; as described above, the Petitioner will mail you notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing upon receipt of your address. Susan J. Hall Attorney for Petitioners P.O. Box 713 111 Lamon Street, Suite 209 Fayetteville, NC 28302-0713 (910) 485-0955 Published: East Valley Tribune, March 18, 25, April 1, 2018 / 11633
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Compare at 3 for $1399
PLANTED & GUARANTEED
$
Reg. $19.95-$24.95 All Colors Available • With Ad Only
SHADE TREES
1500
$
• Palo Verde • Pistachio • Pines
UP TO 25’ TALL From Planted & Guaranteed • Compare at $2500
Compare at $1000
PER TRUNK FT.
95
Monster 48” Box Trees • Ash 1000’s to Choose From •• Elm Mesquite
FROM
Field Grown - 1000’s Available
25
14
$
Mesquite • Thornless Mesquite Palo Verde • Acacia • Palobrea • Ironwood Sissoo • Oak • Ash • Elms & more
Mexican Fan Palm
$
• Best Plants In Town • Friendly, Knowledgeable Nurserymen • No Commissioned High-Pressure Sales People • Best Price In Town On Quality Trees!
36”UPBOX TREES TO 15’ TALL
PALMS
You’ll See The Difference As Soon As You Arrive!
Hot Deals! Hybrid Tea ROSES
299 599
PLANTED & GUARANTEED
YOUR CHOICE
THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | MARCH 25, 2018
CITRUS TREES
PLANTED & GUARANTEED
ORCHARD HUGE SPECIAL 24” Box Three 5-6 $ Year Old Trees CASH & CARRY GIANT $ • Lemon • Lime 36” Box • Tangerine • Tangelo • Oranges $ • Grapefruit and more!
BIG 5-6 Year Old • Many With Fruit! Includes Dwarf Trees: Lemon • Lime Grapefruit • Oranges
Sizes 5-50 Trunk Height
*Photo shown is a Mexican Fan Palm with 10 ft. trunk at $250.
Regular Price
119
$
99
$
95
15 GAL.
349
299 699
WORTH THE DRIVE FROM ANYWHERE! VALLEYWIDE DELIVERY JUST $75! MAIN TREE FARM • 602-268-9096
EAST VALLEY • 480-892-2712
2647 E. Southern Ave. (Phx)
Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe
All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher. STORE HOURS: MON-SAT 8-5:30, SUN 10-4 • LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879
SALE ENDS 4/12/18
Price is good with ad only.