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As temperatures rise, pools become loaded guns BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer
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s temperatures begin to soar, drowning prevention advocates are warning that the backyard swimming pool poses about the same threat to toddlers as a loaded gun. But the pool can also become a deadly weapon for adults, as demonstrated annually by a chronic toll of avoidable deaths. Far fewer children are drowning in Arizona than 30 years ago — when the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona formed to spearhead safety campaigns. Nevertheless, the prevention advocates say their goal of zero drownings remains largely unrealized — even if Scottsdale hit this elusive target last year. In a society full of distractions, they warn, complacency remains a chronic problem. Statistics show a regular pattern of children and adults perishing throughout the East Valley and across the state each year, their deaths changing the lives of grieving relatives and even �irst responders forever. Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe recorded 18 fatal drownings last year in 63 water-related incidents, according to the
Lana Whitehead of SWIMkids USA in Mesa is president of a national organization that advocates, along with many local pediatricians, teaching infants how to swim. Here she’s working with 7-month-old Kinsley Sky Harper. Details, see page 5. Kimberly Carrillo/ Tribune Staff Photographer)
Children’s Safety Zone website. Phoenix recorded another 11 deaths in 56 water-related incidents. In 2017, the same East Valley cities recorded 17 fatal drownings in 49 water-related incidents. Phoenix had 14 fatal drownings in 2017 in 55 water-related incidents.
The number of adults drowning was higher or equal to the number of children in all East Valley cities as well as Phoenix. The adult drowning problem is far different than the classic case of a toddler tragi-
Some arrive carrying children as young as a year old. When the families arrive at the Grove, they see a cluster of gray buildings, topped with wooden panels that form the shape of a triangle at every entrance, making the scene resemble a village of cabins. The buildings are surrounded by fences made out of stacked rocks, packed together and bound by wire. The fences part in the center, revealing a coffee shop that sells lo-
cally baked goods and coffee sourced from Guatemala. To the migrants, who have by then spent days in the custody of immigration authorities without a shower or clean clothes, the place may well seem like a piece of heaven. The Grove in Chandler is one of the 15 Arizona churches receiving migrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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New software to aid study of local school performance BY KAYLA RUTLEDGE Tribune Staff Writer
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ewly developed interactive software may be putting Arizona at the forefront of modernized decision-making for K-12 education. The technology could have a positive impact on the state’s graduation and collegeentry rates. Arizona State University and the Helios Education Foundation last week unveiled the product of their effort to give public of�icials and administrators a more effective use of education data. “The goal is transparency — trying to put the data out there so that you can look at it and decide in your own communities, in your own schools and your own districts what needs to be changed or how you need to go about affecting change and move it forward,” said Vince Yanez, Helios’ senior vice president of Arizona Community Engagement Vince Yanez. Yanez addressed a large gathering of municipal, school district and other of�icials from across the state in nveiling the software. Arizona is the only state in the nation to have captured enough data and compile it into software that produces a realtime, interactive K-12 modeling of data for schools — both public and charter. The data includes students’ performance and graduation rates, income levels of their families and school �inancial data and even health statistics such as lead-paint exposure. The software, though still in its infancy, can e sed y of�icials to identify ways they could improve student performance as well as highlight which schools are good examples to follow, Yanez said. It also will help state legislators better analyze differences in performance among urban and rural school districts and assess the impact of variations in funding levels among districts. It can also show how income levels impact the number of high school grads who continue their education. The percentage of high school graduates who go on to further their education has been a a majopr concern in many districts. Joseph O’Reilly, director of the Decision Center for Educational Excellence, said while the state has goals of an 84 percent graduation rate and a continuing education goal of 70 percent of all high school grad ates, local of�icials have had no way to determine their own standards based on data from their schools.
Joseph O’Reilly, director of the Decision Center for Educational Excellence, explains how the new software will help officials at all government levels better anlayze Arizona schools’ performance so they can make more effective policy decisions. (Kimberly Carrillo/ Tribune Staff Photographer)
“If I was a city council person, I would want data on how my area is doing,” said O’Reilly. e said if of�icials can determine “where individual schools are and where they are going,” they can develop ways to meet or exceed state standards. Users can select the criteria they want to examine — such as poverty rates — and series of statistics follow and detailed reports follow. In a matter of seconds, users are exposed to data compiled from the Arizona Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Educational Statistics, FBI, Environmental Protection Administration, U.S. Department of Education s f�ice of ivil ights and individual Arizona schools. Users can then probe everything from which jobs are most popular in certain areas and what level of education they require, to how exposure to lead paint and violence can affect graduation and college-going rates throughout the state. The tool can also show trends over time and compare schools, districts and regions in regard to testing scores, literacy rates, graduation percentages and likelihood of college attendance. ASU and Helios have already made three major discoveries since compiling the data from the agencies utilized in the software. There is no correlation between poverty rates and high school graduation rates throughout the state. For every 10 percent increase in college aid application completions, there is a 2.7 percent increase in the rate of high school graduates who actually continue their education.
Accelerated learning in one-third of Arizona schools is stunted by inadequate student access to programs such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment or calculus courses. The software’s user-friendly design makes digesting the information less daunting to users and more compelling to city of�icials, said handler ity o ncil Member Matt Orlando, who attended the session. “This is powerful, it’s a powerful tool,” said Orlando. “Chandler does have a lot of industries and they are clamoring for the next generation’s scientists and engineers…So we are actively looking at how to improve our graduation rates and work with the school district and this a great way to do that.” The center currently utilizes data from the class of 16 eca se it takes time for the various types of schools the state has — public, charter, specialty and online — to collect and publish information, O’Reilly said. As new information from the class of 2017 is published the database will be updated, which will help track trends over time, O’Reilly said. While ASU and Helios have made strides in making Arizona’s education data more accessible and easier to understand, the software is not available to the public. Those seeking to access the tool must make an appointment with O’Reilly for the time being, as the Decision Center has not yet decided if the software will be made available to the public or if it will only e accessi le to of�icials and education-related experts.
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cally going under in the pool. Drowning prevention advocates urge adults to swim with another person, to not over-estimate their prowess in the pool and to limit the use of alcohol and other impairing substances around water. They say physical emergencies can in�late the n m ers, s ch as a victim s ffering a heart attack or stroke. Because of cooler than normal temperatures, some prevention advocates believe the summer pool season has been off to a slow start. So far this year, two adults have drowned in Mesa, one adult has drowned in Chandler, one adult has drowned in Gilbert, four adults have drowned in Phoenix and no one has drowned in Tempe or Scottsdale, according to Drowning Prevention Coalition. “It comes down to supervision with the pediatrics. The only reason they are drowning is because we are not watching them’’ as they plunge below the water, said coalition President Melissa Sutton. “I think it’s just mindfulness. If they choose to be a pool owner, there is a higher level of responsibility. It’s like being a gun owner,’’ Sutton said. Sutton and other drowning prevention advocates strongly support the use of barriers, generally fences around pools that are required by most Maricopa County cities, although there are exemptions that allow pool covers and other devices instead. Although the Gilbert Fire Department has an extensive water safety program, Gilbert is one of the few towns and cities in the state that only require a fence around a yard, rather than a fence around the pool. While nothing replaces the value of supervision with undivided attention, barriers create an important cushion to protect against a momentary lapse that could cost a child’s life, Sutton said. “In almost every case we review, if there was a pool fence, the child would be alive today,’’ said Sutton, who sits on a Maricopa County child fatality review board. She said drownings in Arizona have dropped signi�icantly in the past 3 years, from 64.8 per 1 , residents in 1988 to 8.4 in 15 and 4.4 in 17. A July 2018 report by the state Department of Health Services said Ariona ranked �irst in drownings nationally for preschoolers in the mid-198 s,
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ther was fatal. “It’s a lot of work and a lot of vigilance. I don’t know if there is a magic bullet to keep it from h a p p e n i n g ,’ ’ Schmidt said. She added that Scottsdale preaches the same message as other cities about undivided supervision and layers of safety through pool barriers. Schmidt, a past coalition president, said she sometimes hears disturbing comments from children about the lack of adequate supervision Scottsdale Fire Department spokeswoman Judy Schmidt said the city isn’t resting on its when she conlaurels after going through 2018 without a drowning death. Aleady this year, the city has ducts pool had two close calls. (Special to the Tribune) safety classes in Scottsdale but now ranks fourth. Unusually long schools for kindergarten and �irst-grade summers and about 300,000 residen- students, about 5 to 7 years old. tial pools statewide combine to create “Every time I go to a classroom, I will the threat. have a kid say, ‘I know how to swim so The 2018 state Child Fatality Review my parents don’t watch me,’’’ she said. report found that 35 children drowned “The kids are telling me their parents are in 2017, with the highest risk to chil- not watching their child in the pool.’’ dren 1-4 years old. wice as many males She said this point of view is not cordrowned as females. rect because there are swimming misThe report recommended parent-child haps all the time and even good swimswim classes as early as 3 months old, mers encounter accidents that can alert parental supervision and barriers. prove fatal. With the chronic problem continuSchmidt said another student told her ing to linger, prevention advocates are that her parent watches her from inside focusing on the quality of supervision the house through a window — a danand overcoming complacency as resi- gerous and ineffective practice. dents hear the same message decade afAuthorities recommend that parents ter decade. A new wave of residents and either be inside the pool with children 5 parents also need to be educated about or younger or within easy touching disdrowning prevention. tance, she said. At a minimum, an alert Lori Schmidt, a spokeswoman for the parent has to be poolside and not staring Scottsdale Fire Department, said she’s at a cellphone or grilling hamburgers. grati�ied a o t cottsdale s year witho t At any pool party, there needs to be a drowning. a sober adult who is a capable swimBut Schmidt she knows such achieve- mer watching out for other swimmers, ments can vanish in only a few heart- Schmidt said. breaking seconds. The coalition reported “It’s a major issue, all the distractions,’’ that Scottsdale has had two pediatric wa- said Michele Long, the Mesa Fire Departter incidents so far this year though nei- ment’s safety coordinator. “Everyone
thinks they are watching their kids but life happens. I think people don’t understand the level of supervision.’’ Gilbert Deputy Chief Mark Justus recommends barriers — even if they are not required by his town — and an adult performing the same functions of a lifeguard at a public pool. He said the pool supervisor acts like a designated driver. “The reason they drown is because we don’t have eyes on them when they go under the water,’’ he said. Justus said barriers can “create a false sense of security,’’ if someone were to mistakenly think they take the place of supervision since children can be remarkably creative in overcoming obstacles to jump into the pool. But Justus agreed that barriers also form an important additional layer of protection that can eliminate a tragedy. “I’m for any barrier because seconds count,’’ Justus said. “The barrier is for when supervision breaks down.’’ “If you have a pool and you don’t know where your child is, go there �irst, he said. Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Phoenix and Scottsdale all require that pools be enclosed. A state law also requires pool fences, but Schmidt said advocates believed it had too many loopholes, so cities passed laws of their own. The laws are outlined on preventdrownings.org. In the summer, children tend to drown from a lack of supervision and are found wearing their bathing suit, Schmidt said. Barriers become even more important in the winter, when children are found in pools wearing their usual clothes and no one is paying attention. Battalion Chief Jeff West, a Chandler Fire Department spokesman, said the city experienced a near tragedy in March during a birthday party at a hotel pool. A 12-year-old boy was swimming in the pool and noticed a six-year-old girl �loating face down in the water. The boy grabbed the girl’s arm and swam her to the side of the pool, where his father pulled her out of the water. A family friend administered CPR and the girl fully recovered. The boy was honored for his heroism y the �ire department and handler Mayor Kevin Hartke. “I think this shows that none of us are immune to this happening. He took action and engaged in a rescue,’’ West said. “As parents and pool watchers, we are never going to catch everything, but we need to be there and to be diligent.’’
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Local doctor prescribes swim lessons for babies BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer
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Chandler pediatrician and other Valley doctors are writing unusual prescriptions that do not have to do with medicine but could save babies and children’s lives. Dr. Judy Pendleton, owner of Pendleton Pediatrics at 1445 . handler lvd., is among about 20 to 25 doctors in the Valley giving parents prescriptions urging them to enroll their babies in swimming lessons. Lana Whitehead, one of the originators and the president of SWIMkids USA, a swimming lessons business in Mesa, is thrilled doctors are educating parents about swim safety for their little ones. Whitehead is president of the national Water Smart Babies program, through which pediatricians write prescriptions for babies to get swim lessons. The program also teaches parents about safety measures including fencing around pools, the need for adult supervision of kids around water and CPR classes. Pendleton and other doctors around the country give parents paper prescriptions to stress the importance of swim lessons. he said since 14 she has een writing the water safety prescriptions starting when a ies come for their 6-month-old check- p and then again when they are 9 months old. Pendleton said babies physically could start swimming lessons at 6 months ecause their neck is strong enough and because they are regulated with sleep and developmentally. “I think pediatricians are all about preventative medicine,” Pendleton said. “If you intervene early you can spare a lot of problems, illnesses. We stress safety and early intervention with reading and water safety. We’re all about stopping something before it becomes a problem and promoting healthy ha its. t s de�initely a perfect setting a pediatrician s of�ice. She said when the babies return for a check- p at 9 months, she asks the parents if their young sons or daughters are enrolled in swim lessons. Pendleton asks them again about it when the kids are older, too. “When something happens in the news it makes them more aware and vigilant,” she said. Pendleton said by the nine-month-old appointment most of the parents who visit her practice have enrolled their baby in swim classes. Whitehead is considered a pioneer in
Chandler pediatrician Dr. Judy Pendleton is one of many in the Valley who write prescriptions for swimming lessons for infants, starting as young as 6 months old. (Special to the Tribune)
the swim-�loat-swim techni e aimed at helping people stay safer in the water. Children kick in the water while in a prone position for several seconds and then rotate onto their back, where they can rest and breathe. They can keep repeating that technique until they arrive safely at the side of a pool or the shore of a lake or ocean. Whitehead is passionate about saving lives by teaching vital water survival skills to babies, children and adults in a nurturing environment. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated its drowning prevention guidelines and now recommends to pediatricians around the country that youths start swim lessons when they are a year old. “There are many, many people working on this,” Whitehead said. “We all work together on drowning prevention. A lot of people have been concerned about this for a long time. Drowning is so unnecessary. A perfectly healthy; beautiful child within minutes their lives are ruined or they’re dead.” SWIMkids USA provides free Water mart nfants classes for a ies 6 months old to age 2 (accompanied by a parent) and free CPR classes. “We are teaching these people what they can do in the water and hopefully (will) save lives,” Whitehead said. “We teach them about supervision.”
She said a parent or supervisor should always be within arm’s length of a child that is in the water, even if the child has taken swim lessons. Arizona ranked second highest in total media reported deadly drownings among children ages 15 and younger in pools and spas in 2017, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely campaign in conjunction with the USA Swimming Foundation. In 2017, 25 deadly child drownings of youths ages 15 and under in pools and spas in ri ona were reported. n 16, there were 4 media reported children ages 15 and under who drowned and died in pools and spas in Arizona, the campaign and foundation reported. Florida reported 51 kids under 15 drowned in pools and spas in 2017. People can �ind recommended swimming pools to enroll their children for swim lessons on the Water Smart Babies Program website. These swim schools are ones that conform to county standards, including having lifeguards on duty, Whitehead said. She has written several books about teaching babies and children to swim and how movement helps babies and children learn. A grandmother of six and parent of three sons, Whitehead said she was asked by Kim Burgess, founder and previous executive director of the National Drowning
Prevention Alliance, to write a position paper on how she runs a nurturing swim program. Burgess helped her write it, explaining how doctors could help with the drowning prevention efforts. The paper led to the formation of the Water Smart Babies program. The Florida Pediatric Society adopted the program and Florida doctors also offer water safety education to parents when their babies come for visits. Some mothers of young children who also work at SWIMkids USA said it is important for youths to learn to swim early on. Melina Pena, of Chandler, who works at SWIMkids USA’s front desk, has taken her children for swim lessons at the Mesa swim school. She said three out of her four children liked the water, but her youngest, Brycen, 2, did not enjoy the water initially. Her other children, Ruthy, also 2; and Elijah, 10; and Isabel, 8; also have taken swim lessons. “I’ve been coming here for years, especially when I had the two youngest and they were a ies, Pena said. t s de�initely my biggest concern. There’s pools everywhere. or me, de�initely want to make sure we have those skills. They (instructors) teach them how to turn around, to get ack on their ack and �loat and get in their airplane (position).” Angie Smith, also of Chandler, is a swim instructor at SWIMkids USA and her children, Jedidiah, now 3, and Shayne, 7, have taken swim lessons there. Her daughter, Shayne, no longer takes swim classes but both children started swim lessons at 3 months old. “I think it’s absolutely wonderful and it s so ene�icial for them developmentally,” Smith said. “It was really helpful and it made me feel a lot more comfortable, even getting them baths at home.” Diana Moreno, of Apache Junction, who works at the front desk at SWIMkids USA, takes her daughter, Natalie Rivera, 3, to the swim school for lessons. “I feel like the younger you get them in the better,” Moreno said. “When you get them really young, they learn how to be comfortable in the water and at least control their breathing and not swallow water.” To learn more about Water Smart Babies program, visit watersmartbabies.com
SWIMkids USA is located at 2725 W. Guadalupe Road in Mesa. Information: swimkidsaz.com
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Those churches — and the volunteers who help feed and clothe the migrants — have been subjected to harassment by anti-immigration groups that were sued in federal court last week by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Although The Grove is not mentioned in the suit, the center cited the Alliance of Christian Leaders of the East Valley — which organized the efforts at The Grove and at least one other East Valley Church in the aid effort — as victims of the harassment. “Through a megaphone,” the lawsuit alleges, the demonstrators “yelled insults and accusations including ‘You’re not really a house of God; you’re a cash machine;’ ‘You’re not providing aid; you’re making bank;’ and ‘I guess you don’t get $1,800 per head for conservatives, huh? Americans just don’t pay as much as illegal aliens.’” They also are accused of videotaping the women and children and posting the videos on social media, calling the churches part of a “federal funded human-traf�icking ring, the s it charges.
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“Just seeing how they’re sometimes treated obviously makes it a little personal,” Gunther said. When Gunther heard about churches stepping up to help house migrant families, he wanted The Grove to be involved.
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One afternoon, a group of volunteers formed two lines at the entrance to the complex, holding donated stuffed animals in their hands as they waited to welcome a fresh group of migrants. It’s what these volunteers do every month. But this drop-off doesn’t go smoothly like it has before. Two protesters followed the buses to the church and were attempting to �ilm the families as they got off the buses. The drivers tried to avoid them, steering the buses to a back entrance as church members scrambled to create a makeshift barrier out of posters and blankets to protect the families’ identities. ltho gh this wasn t the �irst time he Grove has received push back, this was the �irst time protesters stepped foot on the church grounds over this issue. The Grove’s mission pastor, Paul Gunther Jr., is undeterred, though. “My belief is a church is called to love people and keep politics out of it,” Gunther said. To the volunteers, this is nothing more than doing God’s work. Feeding and clothing those in need, they say, is the Christian way. “We believe that Jesus has called his believers to go out into the community and serve others, whether that is locally or globally,” said Gina Nasta, ministry coordinator of The Grove.
Days of preparation
Baby booties for migrant toddlers and shoes for their older siblings and parents are among the items of clothing that various East Valley churches collect for distribution to the dozens of families who come to them through ICE. (Devan Sauer/Tribune Contributor)
alley ch rches �irst decided to open their doors to migrants last October as the number of Central American migrants �leeing poverty, corr ption and violence in their home countries began to skyrocket. Since then, thousands have traveled through Mexico to the border, where they turn themselves in to federal agents. From there, they are transferred into the custody of ICE, where their asylum case begins. Agents review the families’ plans, ensuring that they have a place to stay in the United States while they await a resolution on their petitions. ICE will contact relatives who are already in the . . and con�irm the family s bus routes. This is a time- and resource-intensive process that may take several weeks. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. Migrants can be held in the detention facilities for p to 4 days while their cases are being resolved, ICE Executive Associate Director Matthew T. Albence. However, ICE can’t hold minors in their facilities for more than 20 days because of limitations that are part of a settlement to a lawsuit. In 2015, this requirement was extended to include minors and their parents.
ICE sought churches’ help
Because of the large number of immigrant families arriving at the border, the system is stretched to its limit. In early October, the agency began reaching out to nongovernmental organizations, asking for their assistance with housing, transporting and providing other services for the families. Magdalena Schwartz, a Mesa pastor and member of the Alliance of Christian Leaders, said that she was �irst contacted y
on ct. 1 and asked if she co ld �ind a church that could house 11 migrants. Schwartz and other Alliance leaders began calling churches in Arizona, in hopes of �inding the help they needed. n the end, 15 churches agreed to open their doors. Thus began Schwartz’s rigorous schedule of coordinating the drop-offs with each church. Some churches open their doors once a month, others every other week. chwart is identi�ied y the o thern Poverty Law Center in its lawsuit as one of the victims of harassment by anti-immigration demonstrators, who call themselves part of Patriot Movement AZ, identi�ied y the center as a hate gro p. he claims of sex and h man traf�icking were completely unsubstantiated,” the lawsuit states. “Defendants made these claims speci�ically eca se they were highly offensive and would further their anti-immigrant social and political agenda. Defendants had no proof to support these allegations but persisted in spreading these falsehoods deliberately or recklessly.”
Personal experiences drive pastors
Schwartz knows what it’s like to be forced out of your homeland. Thirty years ago, she left Chile for the United States, �leeing economic hardships. he had two young children and worried they would have no future there. Her family arrived here with nothing, she said, and relied on the goodwill of her sister, Elizabeth, who opened a room in her home for Schwartz’s family to stay. “I’m doing this because I’m grateful,” Schwartz said. “If somebody did (this) for me, I like to do for others.” This issue is close to home for Gunther as well, who has lived in Guatemala and adopted two children from there.
To prepare for the families, volunteers work together to transform a multiuse room that usually hosts Bible study groups and basketball practice into a sanctuary for the families. The preparation begins days before they’re expected to arrive. The drop-offs are always planned for the �irst week of the month, however, church staff and volunteers don’t know what time the migrants will arrive or how many families to expect. Schwartz will contact the church by texting them days, sometimes the night before the scheduled drop-off. The Grove relies heavily on their church’s community to ensure everything goes smoothly. Nasta will send out an email to community and church members about a week before the drop-off, asking for volunteers. When additional donations are needed, church staff will reach out to the congregation through social media, asking for help. They receive supplies such as backpacks and toiletries. hen the �irst migrants came, comm nity members were so eager to help that some of them brought catering-sized portions of beans and rice to feed them. The migrants, who up until this point hadn’t eaten much food besides the peanut butter sandwiches supplied by ICE, would sometimes get sick from overeating, Gunther said. These days, the meals are cooked by Gunther or Grove staff members in the church’s kitchen, which has a small fridge, a microwave and a four-burner stove. The meals consist of beans, rice, tortillas and some kind of protein, commonly chicken. Once the families step off the bus, volunteers greet them with “bienvenidos” and “welcome” and hand the children stuffed elephants and teddy bears. Gunther said that the families often break into singing, seemingly relieved to have found a welcoming place. “The church is called to be a light to the community, we’re called to be a safe haven, we’re...called to be that foundation for people to come to and just feel okay and to feel safe,” Nasta said. he families �ilter into the m lti-p rpose room and sit down at the dozen round tables.
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Schwartz stands on a small platform at the front of the room and starts talking to the immigrant families. The �irst thing she asks is if anyone is sick, knowing well that some won’t admit to it because they’re afraid they will be separated from those who traveled with them. Three volunteer nurses are in a nearby room, waiting to assist the migrants. She then asks the migrants where they are from. “Raise your hand if you’re from Guatemala. What about El Salvador?” she asks. The majority of the families raise their hands. Then, she leads everyone in a prayer, and the migrants thank Jesus for a new life. Meals are served from a small circular table in the back corner of the room, by volunteers with large plastic gloves on their hands. Schwartz continues to talk with the migrant families and asks where their �inal destination is. Some of the families will travel as far as Virginia and Vermont, and Schwartz tells them to grab winter jackets from the pile of donated clothes. The families are called one by one to speak with an Alliance Leader to buy bus or plane tickets. Relatives who are already in the United States pay for the new arrivals’ tickets, according to Schwartz. If they need a place to stay before they depart, they will be matched with hosts who have volunteered to house them for a night or two. As the donation process begins, each family receives a backpack with reusable water bottles, a comb, pen, a towel, toiletries and a wad of note cards for the kids to draw on.
Each family takes a turn with the donation tables, wading through the piles for clean clothes and new shoes. At this point the host families begin to arrive, some with their own young children. The families who �inished sorting through donations, with their new backpacks overstuffed with the donations, wait to be paired with a host family. As the migrant families leave with their hosts, everyone in the room gives them a round of applause — a Grove tradition that signals the end of their dif�icult journey and the beginning of their lives in the U.S. Denise is one of the sponsor families who opened her home to �ive families on three different occasions. She asked to be identi�ied by her �irst name because of the push back from the protesters. The families have rooms of their own at her home, with clean bed sheets and some granola bars, fruits and water bottles. She always makes sure to supply them with extra toiletries in their bedroom. “You know, just normal things you do when any house guests are coming,” Denise said. Denise does not speak any Spanish, so she relies heavily on Google Translate. Sometimes, she’ll call one of her husband’s coworkers, who is bilingual, and ask for help. The migrants normally stay for a night or two where they sleep for the most of their stay after their exhausting journey, according to Denise. It’s when the families leave the homes of hosts like Denise that their new life in a new country truly begins to take
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Banner MD Anderson center celebrates survivors BY CECILIA CHAN Tribune Staff Writer
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osh Critser was just starting his nursing studies at school when he said he heard the life-changing news: “You’ve got cancer.” Critser was diagnosed with testicular cancer and was told his tumor had a 25 percent chance of returning when it was removed. “My cancer was an overachiever,” he said. y the time �inished my �irst semester, the cancer had returned.” He underwent 21 cycles of chemotherapy, eight hours of surgery and spent 12 days in the hospital in his �ight against stage 2 cancer. oday, the 34-year-old esa man is a le to tell his story — and credits the staff and treatment he received from Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert. Criter’s story was one of several that survivors who owe their life to the center told at its third annual Cancer Survivorship Day last week. “There’s been many victories here, some defeats but through it all we never lost hope (while) in this building,” said Critser, who’s been cancer-free for a little over a year “I’m a nursing student, a volunteer and a survivor.” With much fanfare, Banner MD Anderson opened it doors in September 2011 at Banner Gateway Medical Center campus in Gilbert, a partnership between Banner Health and MD Anderson, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The fanfare turned out to be more than warranted. From 2011 to 2018, the center recorded 813,030 patient visits and is on track for nearly , visits in 19, according to Corey Schubert, a Banner Health spokesman. t its de t, of�icials heralded the 1 9 million state-of-the-art facility would usher in a new era of unprecedented cancer care in Arizona. n 13, the �irst stem-cell transplant in a patient with multiple myeloma was performed, part of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at MD Anderson, according to Schubert The cancer center has taken part in a multitude of cutting-edge research projects and clinical trials, many of which have led to drugs and treatments that have since become FDA approved, he said. The center’s accomplishments included: • 2014: Started a tissue bank, where medical experts are collecting and storing a variety of cancerous tissue
Cancer victims who who their survival to Banner MD Anderson celebrated last week, gathered in front of a tree with three colors representing three different types of cancer. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)
samples to research the causes of cancer and etter �ight the disease. Tissue banks, or biobanks, are facilities that collect, store and manage the use of biological samples for current and future research. • 2014: Received Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy accreditation for autologous stem-cell transplants. This type of transplant involves collecting stem cells from the patient to harvest, freeze and store in order to return them to the patient after intensive therapy. • 2015: Began offering blue-light cystoscopy to detect papillary cancer of the bladder. The innovative procedure enables a doctor to use blue light to better view certain bladder cancers, similar to the way black light makes scorpions luminescent. White light cystoscopy had been the primary method used to view suspicious lesions during surgery to remove bladder tumors. However, when used on its own, harder-to-see tumors can be missed. • 2016: pened the �irst -cell trial in Arizona with CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma. lso, the �irst patient in ri ona was treated with Lu-DOTA-Tyr-Octreotate (Lutathera), a novel radionuclide therapy on site under Advanced Accelerator Application’s Expanded Access Program for patients with inoperable neuroendocrine tumors. • 2017: Becomes among only a handful of sites in the United States to offer a
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new diagnostic imaging tool to identify neuroendocrine tumors. These rare tumors, which can be benign or malignant, historically have been dif�ic lt to diagnose. his process etter detects tumors not seen on many other standard imaging scans. 2017: Opened the T.W. Lewis Melanoma Center of Excellence for melanoma diagnosis, treatment and research in the Southwest. Support from donors and a matching gift from the T.W. Lewis Foundation generated $3.5 million to create the center. By the end of its �irst f ll year of operation, the Center treated approximately 45 melanoma patients. 2017: Received full FACT accreditation for allogeneic stem-cell trans-
Evie Clair sang inspirational tunes during the survivors’ gathering after telling the group how she lost her father to cancer on the day she appeared in the 2017 finals of Americas Got Talent. (Kimberly Carrillo)
plants and cellular effector therapy. Participated in a trial leading to FDA approval for the treatment of follicular lymphoma. • 2018: Launched a pilot program to bring Arizona State University premed students into an emergency department to learn the best ways to communicate with patients. Also participated in clinical trials for oncology therapies, which received FDA approval, for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. • 2019: Performed the �irst cord- lood transplant in a national phase I clinical trial by using an investigational treatment in patients with colorectal cancer and other advanced solid tumors. Over time, the center has grown, expanding its radiation-oncology program in 14 to anner h nder ird edical Center in Glendale, Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City and Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. In April of that year, it also opened its second phase of its outpatient facility, a major addition that greatly expanded specialty cancer treatment services and prevention programs in Arizona. The three-story addition includes the James M. Cox Center for Cancer Prevention and Integrative Oncology, additional clinic and infusion space, a separate hematology/stem cell transplant clinic, and expanded radiation oncology space. Every year, the number of survivors grows for the event, said Lynn Schuster, an acute care nurse practitioner who leads the center’s Survivorship Program. “Today is a day we celebrate those who survived, those who passed and those still �ighting, she told the crowd. Lamont Yoder, CEO of Banner Gateway Medical Center and Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, also recognized cancer survivors and patients. “Each of you inspire me in what I do every day to create a place of refuge, hope and inspiration,” he said. The survivors were entertained by Evelyn Clair Abplanalp, a singer and songwriter from Florence who competed in the 2017 season of America’s Got Talent when she was 13. The teen, who goes by the stage name Evie Clair, sang and played the piano and later said her father was treated at MD Anderson for colon cancer and died as she was appearing for the talent show s �inals. Mesa resident Dave Thigpen also shared
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shape. Denise said that she has kept in touch with some of the families she has hosted. She will help them find churches in their new communities, get their children signed up for school and figure out how and where to get their vaccinations. She knows that more migrants will come. And when they do, she will be ready to receive them. “We just have a heart for people in this situation and so when our church shared with us that we were going to start hosting families through here, we immediately signed up,” Denise said. “We are always looking for ways that we can meet people...and share the love of Jesus with them.”
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his journey battling stage 4 melanoma. He was diagnosed in 2015 when he was 71. “I’m a Vietnam vet, a husband, a father, a volunteer but I’m also a survivor,” he said. The cancer started on his foot and in a matter of seven weeks, it had metastasized from his foot to his leg, traveled to his groin, up to his hip and then to the left side of his neck and finally his brain, he said. His treatment included 19 months of chemotherapy every two weeks. Thigpen said he thought he would need to send his wife to therapy to deal with his diagnosis and assured her if he could survive Vietnam, he could survive cancer.
He also jokingly told her if he were to die, it would be in a bar fight. Now that he is cancer-free, his wife has been asking him once a week if he wanted to go to bar, he said. “I suspect strongly she has found my (life) insurance,” joked Thigpen, who turns 75 next month. For those facing cancer, he gave a world of advice. During his chemo sessions, the thing he saw with those who excelled in their treatments were they all had a positive attitude, faith and humor. Doctors and treatment can only do so much, the rest is up to the patient, he said. “Once you’ve been told you got to get treatment for cancer, you must put your best foot forward to fight it,” he said.
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ollege o nd , a esa nonpro�it that guides low-income students toward higher education through mentorship, helped 24 students get into college this year free of tuition. he grad ates are part of the organi ation’s RISE Scholars — a new pilot program in partnership with the East Valley Institute of Technology that seeks to connect �inancially disadvantaged st dents to ri ona tate niversity. ltho gh the nonpro�it aids with college preparation, the application process and determining class schedules, one of its top priorities is to ensure students sec re one of s college attainment grants or the President Barack Obama Scholars award. “College Bound serves as the bridge to ensure the transition to college is successful and that the students receive scholarships to �inance their ed cation, said ollege Bound AZ co-founder and Executive
College Bound AZ cofounder and Executive Director Elizabeth Paulus, left, recently welcomed Jasmine Crawford as the RISE Scholars Project manager through the ASU Public Allies Program and a grant from Mesa United Way.. (Facebook)
irector li a eth Pa l s. “If you’re in RISE scholars, it means you’ve got a support system for as long as yo need it, she said. he ollege ttainment rant Pro-
gram provides tuition and fees to students eligible for the federal Pell Grant, while the Obama scholarship program covers direct costs of attending the university. This year the total amount of schol-
arships awarded to the RISE scholars equaled $1.5 million. Paulus said she chose EVIT as the focus for her pilot program because she noticed the vocational school didn’t have very many higher-education resources. came to �ind o t that didn t have a college counseling component, so I made a presentation about how we ollege o nd co ld leverage what offers for their partic lar st dents, she said. “Some of those students want to be doctors, nurses and engineers and they st happen to attend . The requirements to be a RISE scholar include a 3.0 grade point average, Pell Grant eligibility and interest in pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Paulus then helps the students with res me ilding, essay organi ation and the ree pplication for ederal t dent id , among other things. “The students come in very skeptical at
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Artist selling her portrait of Buddhist monk BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor
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ibetan human rights activist, Buddhist priest and former prisoner of the Chinese government, Venerable Palden Gyatso, touched people around the world with his story. Among them is local artist Marsha Gilliam. Gyatso, who was imprisoned for 33 years, smuggled out some of the torture instruments used on him in the prison. Later, he became an activist and traveled the world displaying and talking about them. After Gilliam met the aging but spirited monk in Phoenix in 2006, she was stirred to create a painting to honor him. “My work on this painting was largely intermittent, but I felt a strong need to �inish it toward the end of last year, she said. “Little did I know then that Palden Gyatso would die three weeks later, on ov. 3 , 18, one month shy of age 87.
board, titled “Palden Gyatso, Glorio s cean, si ed at 8 x 39 unframed. It’s startlingly lifelike and depicts the monk dressed in a brownish red robe standing against a backdrop of Mount Kailash. Gilliam wants to sell the painting to someone who would understand and appreciate it, and pledges to donate the proceeds towards an organi ation working to free Tibet. To that end, she would like interested parties to contact her with ideas. Gilliam vividly remembers her meeting with Gyatso on May 1, 2006. e to ched my life in the �irst moment met him on that �irst day in May. He didn’t speak EngMarsha Gilliam had a chance to talk with Venerable Palden Gyatso lish, but he didn’t need a transladuring his visit to the Valley in 2006. (Courtesy of Marsha Gilliam.) tor. His unassuming gentle manGilliam, a former Mesa resident, has ner juxtaposed with his inner strength to since completed her oil painting on make a powerf l emanation that �illed the
room, she said. went off later y myself and cried because it was so overwhelming an experience. Gilliam has followed Tibet since then. She said “with all the other horrors going on the world, I’m afraid little Tibet’s plight will become forever lost in perceived importance with the other situations. Gilliam has also read Gyatso’s book, “The Autobiography of a Tibetan onk, also known as ire nder the now, for which he alai ama wrote a forward. In it, Gyatso details some raw images of the torture he endured at the hands of the Chinese. In prison, he existed on one cup of barley soup a day, while being whipped, beaten and tied upside down from time to time. ome of it is really dif�ic lt reading. t makes you wonder how humans can do such things to other humans, and even
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he road from homelessness to motivational speaker took Norris Thomas through the heartache of a homeless teen and the triumph of sports-related accomplishments. Along the way was a side trip as he searched for his biological father — a journey that his part of the Chandler man’s new book, “In His Image: Fatherless to Fatherhood.” Thomas — who is holding a special Father’s Day book signing at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Barnes & Noble Store in Chandler Fashion Center — said he wrote the book to give a very personal re�lection on the importance of the role of a father in a child’s life regardless of circumstances.” “I wrote it from a place of pain, but I knew it would bring healing and inspiration to the world when I shared the story from the platform about the importance of making a decision and sticking to it no matter what age you are. The book inspired my platform message, “Your Why e�ines o r ry. Thomas is a motivational speaker and a Realtor. he former head track and �ield coach for Hamilton High School, he also is a television productions instructor and a host of “Arizona Prep Spotlight” that airs on Fox Sports Arizona. He was an All-American football player for the University of WisconsinLaCrosse, for which he eventually was admitted to the school’s Wall of Fame, signed on with the New York Giants though he was cut before the season began and played two seasons in the Canadian Football League before retiring
Chandler motivational speaker and coach Norris Thomas has written a book based on his journey from being a homeless teen to an all-star college football player and, most important of all, a father. He’s holding a special book signing next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in Chandler Fashion Center. (Special to the Tribune)
from football in 1996. A chance meeting with a woman who had heard him speak at a school in Minnesota — where he lived before moving to Chandler in 2000 — inspired him to become a motivational speaker before individuals and organizations. He was homeless as a teen after his family moved to Wisconsin when he was 13. But he had a dream, he said, since he was a little boy. “From the age of 6 I have always had the microphone in my hand and I con-
sider it a gift to be able to run my mouth,” he said. He speaks to companies and groups with a message built around the 1992 championship University of WisconsinLa Crosse football team: “Pride in understanding you are part of a large organization; poise at being great at what you do; and pursuit, or relentlessly focusing your energy on achieving success.”
With young people, he encourages them to consider “who’s on their team and the obstacles that they face in life where choice is governed by a decision.” Thomas, the father of two teenagers and a 24-yearold daughter who is married, said his book is more than just an autobiographical account of his search for his biological father. He also wants to inspire readers and call them to action. “I wrote ‘In His Image: From Fatherless to Fatherhood’ because I wanted to do more than just tell my story about meeting my dad. I also wanted to challenge parents to stand for their children. Whether you’re single parent, single dad, single mom or both parents, it’s so important to be involved in your children’s lives both academically —whether it’s a school play, school recital, athletically, however it is,” he explained. “Being there for your children means the world and it was pretty much the only thing that I really desired of my father and becoming a father myself.”
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more, how it is possible to come out the other side and still live such a productive life in the face of going through all that,” she said. Tibet was an independent country from 1913, but a Community Chinese invasion in 1950 led to years of turmoil. The resistance led to a massacre of Tibetans in its capital, Lhasa, and the 14th Dalai Lama �led to India for his safety. In Dharamsala, north India, the Dalai Lama established a government in exile. For his peaceful efforts, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Gyatso was arrested for protesting during the Chinese invasion and spent 33 years in prisons and labor camps. Following his release in 1992, he, too, �led to Dharamsala, and later became a political activist. For Gilliam, painting him is a way to publicize what he went through. She paints in the classic style of the Old Masters, using the �inest archival methods and materials, “because painters have an obligation to patrons and history to create durable works of art that will stand the test of time.” She was taught the process and principles of classical realism under Italian
research and understand Buddhist thought and incorporated symbolism to honor the thousands who make the pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash, the Buddhist “source of life.” The trail around it is at an altitude of 18,400 feet. She chose to paint Mt. Kailash’s north face, more accessible from Lhasa. She surrounded the monk with Buddhist symbols that are placed along the mountain’s base trail — prayer �lags and carved stones invoking love and compassion. “Palden Gyatso was a man of such high principle, especially regarding getting his country back and standing up for everything he believed in” she said. “It’s astounding to me, how he maintained his determination Artist Marsha Gilliam hopes to sell her portrait of Venerable and strength in the face of such Palden Gyatso and give the proceeds to an organization fighting unbearable misery and for such a to free Tibet from Chinese rule. (Marsha Gilliam/Special to the Tribune) long period of time. maestro Frank Covino for 12 years until “Few people in this world could, or his passing in 2016. would, do this. For this, it’s an important In Mesa, Gilliam attended Mesa Junior way to show respect.” High and Mesa High and was one of the Rabbettes under Marjorie Entz, the school Information: marshagilliam@gmail. spirit squad. com. marshagilliam.com/author/marFor this painting, Gilliam took pains to shagilliam
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�irst, they don’t know about the college application process,” said Paulus. “We use workshops to help them problem solve and submit a waiver so they don’t have to pay admissions fees.” “We also take a tour to ASU to meet the other ASU students, see the dorms and experience the classroom so they can visualize themselves on campus,” Paulus continued. “Now they know they’ve made a commitment to ASU.” Paulus and her coworkers continue to mentor the students even well after they’ve been accepted into ASU. The RISE scholars participate in monthly check-ins and annual professional development workshops to prepare for employment after college, Paulus explained. “My commitment to them is that our organization will stay connected with the students over the �irst year to make sure they make that connection to the other students and campus,” she said. “Once you make that connection, you’re home and you’re good.” Paulus said she was inspired to start College Bound AZ after a family friend who was struggling �inancially asked for help applying to FAFSA. She said she agreed to help, but quickly realized how “confusing” and intimidating the college application process could be — especially for economically disadvantaged students. “I thought, ‘this is just not right,’” she commented. “I said, ‘well, you can either complain about it or you can do something about it. Being a faith-based person, I think I knew I found a calling and started putting the program together.” The organization is now in its 10th year, and has support from area businesses and civic leaders, including Mesa United Way, National Bank of Arizona and Cox Charities. College Bound’s end goal is to support the state’s goal of ensuring that 60 percent of Arizonans have a certi�icate or college degree to “secure prosperity for its citizens and its future workforce.” “They [the students] can’t do it without help, they have tremendous gifts that they are waiting to develop — they’ve got dreams,” Paulus said. “Their good grades have earned them the assistance. We just need to rally around these kids and provide them the opportunity. That’s what it’s about.” Although there is no cap on the amount of students that can participate in RISE, Paulus said she hopes to accommodate around 200 students in the upcoming school year. Information: collegeboundaz.org.
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Mari uana testing lab is a Mesa first BY JORDAN HOUSTON Tribune Staff Writer
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usiness is looking bright for a Mesa marijuana testing lab that monitors the quality of products for dispensaries, growers, manufacturers and medical cardholders. C4 Laboratories, at 1930 S. Alma chool d., is the �irst of its kind in the city and tests products for potency, terpenes, yeast, mold, solvent by-products, fungicides, pesticides and heavy metals. The goods tested range from cannabis �lowers, to oils, edi les and lip alms. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, the state has more than 150,000 medical marijuana patients — and data show continuing signs of growth. Armed with a staff of multidisciplinary scientists, C4 guarantees accurate test results and quality product reviews in a state that, until recently, didn’t require dispensaries to test their bud. “Our intention since we got into this was to ensure that patients get what they paid for — that it’s clean and safe,” said C4 Founder/CEO Ryan Treacy, adding: “For them to be able to come into a place like this where there are trained, ed cated, ali�ied scientists and people that truly understand the chemistry and science behind cannabis.” With an al-la-carte-style menu of services, costs can range from $40 to $170 per sample depending on the test. Veterans, �irst responders, pediatrics and the terminally ill can opt for free testing. Treacy’s team also provides full consultations and analytical reviews of the results free of charge to help translate the date into “easy-to-understand” information. “Patient protection through true sciences, that’s our tagline,” Treacy said. On top of testing, C4 works with manufacturers on product development and optimization and collaborates with cultivators on grow analytics. Some of the services offered include mold culture testing, viral detection with sentinel plants and analysis of environmental conditions. Treacy said he was inspired to get into
C4 Laboratories founder and CEO Ryan Treacy said his company wants to make sure medical marijuana patients are buying safe and effective products. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)
the industry through his own personal experience with marijuana. “I struggled greatly with chronic pain,” he said. “I’ve had literally a dozen surgeries on my legs, ankles, knees and back and I wasn’t coping with the pain well.” was happy to �inally e a le to t rn and see cannabis for the medicine it was and lift up that veil...I didn’t feel guilty anymore,” he continued. “If I can run a
business by testing for the dispensaries and ensuring the patients have clean prod cts mean that s �illing p oth cups.” The most common uses for medical marijuana, according to the Harvard Health Blog, are for pain control and debilitating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It’s also considered a safer option than using opiates due to its less addictive
C4 Laboratories technician Bryan Avina tests a sample of medical marijuana for purity and other factors. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)
properties. ltho gh 4 is now in its �ifth year, the company experienced a rough start in the beginning, said Treacy, because Arizona was the only state in the country that didn’t have some form of qualitycontrol law. n that �irst year or two we str ggled greatly,” he added. “People weren’t testing as much as I’d hoped they would.” When clients did come in to get their products tested, their products were often contaminated or not as potent as advertised. Salmonella, E. coli and different types of mold were among the most common contaminants. “I don’t think it’s necessarily that all the operators out there are nefarious and doing this on purpose,” Treacy said. “It’s just because there hasn’t been a program so they didn’t know that it was such a problem.” But that all changed two weeks ago when the Arizona state legislature unanimously passed SB 1494, which wo ld esta lish the state s �irst contaminant safety standards for medical marijuana. “I thought I was dreaming to — I had a nice little cry,” said Treacy. “It’s been a war. We have put our heart and soul into this. It is going to allow the industry to continue to grow, and in the end, to better serve the patients.” Treacy, who co-founded the Arizona Cannabis Laboratory Association (ACLA), said he spent over two years lobbying for this type of legislation at the capitol. The bill directs the Arizona Department of Health Services to create safety standards that ensure medical marijuana is free of harmful levels of mold and pesticides. If signed by the governor, SB 1494 will go into effect November 2020. Treacy said that he thinks there is still “a lot of work to be done on both sides of the fence” though, and that Arizona will face a more challenging learning curve than the other states that had testing mandates from the get-go. “I think Arizona is going to be unique-
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AvAir shows the sky’s no limit in aviation BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer
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longtime Chandler after-market aviation parts supplier is reaching new heights. v ir, at 6877 . rye oad, egan 19 years ago, and supplies after-market aircraft components for commercial airlines, original equipment manufacturers, businesses like its own and the military. Its products include just about everything aviation-related including nuts, bolts, landing gear, tray tables and seats, as well as entire engines and airplanes. Recently AvAir provided two legs of landing gear and two engine pylons, as well as other smaller components for Stratolaunch, the world’s largest aircraft that weighs 500,000 pounds. The plane with a wingspan the length of a foot all �ield �lew over alifornia s o ave esert in pril in its �irst �light. “We were honored to be a part of it,” Tyler Botthof, vice-president of operations for AvAir said. “It’s pretty awesome. It’s not your normal day-to-day buying and selling parts. It’s cool to be part of something that’s so innovative-driven.” At any one time, AvAir has more than 6 million parts in stock in over 17 , square feet of space and it has an increasing presence in major cities around the globe. “We supply just about everything,” Botthof said. “We’re always on the hunt buying and selling from everybody all over the world.” AvAir continues showing the sky is no limit for it by earning many awards. Airline Economics named AvAir the “#2 Aircraft Parts Supplier of the Year” in 18 and 17. v ir received the Environmental Sustainability Award through The Aviation 100, which honors outstanding performers in the aerospace industry. Mike Bianco, CEO of AvAir was chosen for the “Airline Economics” list of 4 nder 4 for 18. Jim Moore, a longtime pilot and CEO of WingSpan Business Investments, LLC, praised AvAir.
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ly challenged. We’ve had eight years to reinforce perhaps bad habits or ones that were not taking into account the sanitation and safety of the end product,” he said. C4 is now gearing up for the next phases of this transition and plans to ex-
Tyler Botthof, vice president of operations for AvAir in Chandler, is proud of the company’s involvement in providing two legs of the landing gear and two engine pylons for the world’s largest aircraft. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
His WingSpan Aviation Center–Chandler at the Chandler Municipal Airport offers upscale, customized hangar and of�ice space in the ast alley �lying community hub just south of the 202 Freeway between Cooper and McQueen roads. “AvAir is a solid company which has experienced steady, predictable growth for decades,” Moore said. “They are a recognized leader on a global scale yet have maintained their dedication to providing jobs and positive economic impact to Chandler. “Their strong leadership team and board of directors, along with talented employees and streamlined processes have clearly placed AvAir in a best in breed category,” Moore added. “We are very fortunate to have such a top-notch pand to a larger facility, invest in more equipment and hire more staff. The lab is also in the process of earning its International Standards Organization (ISO) accreditation, which establishes more pro�icient record-keeping and adds “detailed traceability and visibility.” “I want to make sure that the founda-
company here in Chandler.” The City of Chandler’s economic development director Micah Miranda also spoke highly of AvAir. “The aerospace and aviation industry is one of Chandler’s target industry clusters for business start-up, attraction and expansion,” Miranda said, adding: “This cluster was seeded by companies like AvAir, which is widely recognized as a leader in their industry both nationally and internationally. We are extremely proud that Chandler is home to such a well respected company and that they continue to grow and invest in our community.” Besides selling aviation parts, AvAir also sources parts packages and complete airplanes for different companies and allows clients to lease parts includtion is real solid,” Treacy continued. “I already feel like it is solid, but you can always make things better. I feel like we’re taking that step to make that better.” Once approved, C4 will need to get reaccredited annually. Information: c4lab.com or 480-2196460.
ing engines and aircraft. Botthof said he grew up in Tucson and has known Bianco since they were kids. AvAir founder Robert Ellis is still with the company in an advisory capacity as a member of AvAir’s board of directors. otthof has worked a o t 18 years, his whole career, at AvAir, starting right after he graduated from high school. He said he likes working on “exciting projects” and that “no one day is the same” at AvAir. The company has about 73 employees with almost no turnover since it’s inception. “That speaks to our leadership and the culture we’ve built over the 19 years,” Botthof said. “We just have a family atmosphere.” Information: avair.aero
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D-Day calls to mind a seemingly forgotten word BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist
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t was the Sunday after D-Day 75 years ago and the Allied troops were hard at it across Europe. In Italy, the U.S. Fifth Army ran into a wall of Nazi 88-millimeter and anti-tank guns about 40 miles outside of Rome. In France, Isigny-sur-Mer and Trévières were on the verge of liberation. At home, a Congressional committee passed the elements of the GI Bill, which would be signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt two weeks later. Every page of every newspaper nationwide teemed with stories of the Second World War. “29th Division Battling Nazis In Normandy,” the Baltimore Sun told readers. “Yanks Sealing Off Cherbourg,” declared the Los Angeles Times. “Americans Engulf 3rd of Peninsula As Allies Attack 50-Mile Front,” the Atlanta Constitution reported.
Attract jobs and protect our quality of life
Mesa Public Schools currently has 23 chools of xcellence, more than any other district in the state. Our schools play a key part in our ability to attract jobs and economic opportunities. Businesses want to locate in communities that have safe and well-maintained schools, small class sizes and offer quality programs. Mesa’s schools have built a long-standing reputation for being among the best in the entire State of Arizona. High quality, competitive schools are a primary reason we enjoy such a safe, family-friendly community. Now, it is up to the voters to make sure that it stays that way. Recently, the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board called for a budget increase, or override, election to take place on Nov. 5. It is critical that voters understand what this election is and why it is
You spent days reading old newspaper headlines this week and nights thinking about the ways of the world then, amid the Greatest Generation, and the ways of the world now. o wondered how s ch a con�lict would have been covered by today’s reporters, pale imitations of Ernie Pyle, Walter Cronkite and the war correspondents of the Writing 69th. And you wondered what your fellow Arizonans would have made of the editorial atop the front page of the Arizona Daily Star. “Are You Going To Help?” the headline asked. Then the writer spoke of a concept so dead in 2019 America as to be almost laughable. acri�ice. You may recall the word from the dictionary, a baseball broadcast or years gone by. “These soldiers, our brothers, fathers, sons and friends, are making enormous sacri�ices, the writer explained. any
of them will pay the s preme sacri�ice today. nd those who do not, will e �ighting when they are exha sted and going hungry. Many of them will lie wounded by the roadsides waiting to be picked up. The big push is on at last. “What can we do? We can help. We can give indispensable help. Every one of us can.” "Buy Series E war bonds," the editorial asked readers. "Take part in the Fifth War Loan Drive," in which the American p lic opened its wallets to �inance �ighting to keep the world free. The drive would last 27 days, beginning with an Orson Welles radio broadcast and a message from FDR. The ask was for our country’s citizens to invest $16 billion in World War II. They responded to the tune of $20 billion. There were eight war drives in all. They raised $185 billion from 85 million Americans — at a time when the U.S. population was 140 million. ost of those dollars h rt, exactly as
the editorial writer suggested. “Do without something,” the story concluded. “Spend what you save for an additional bond even if it is a $25 bond that can be bought for $18.75. Then you will be answering that question about what you can do hat sacri�ice will yo make The Nazis would surrender less than a year after that editorial, days after Adolf Hitler put a gun to his head. The world would stay free. Time marched forward. Now it’s 75 years later and you read the old stories and wonder how the Americans of today would fare under the press res exerted y war ack then. Would we post bond pictures on Facebook? Start a GoFundMe for the troops? Take military advice from Barbra Streisand and the Kardashians? Or would we rise to the occasion in the face of a tr ly existential threat It is a question for a Sunday amid paying o r respects to all those who sacri�iced on our behalf. And a question we best pray America never again faces in what remains of our pillow-soft lifetimes.
important to vote “Yes.” An override allows for local control in investing in our schools by giving voters an opportunity to approve additional f nding for operational expenses. Currently, a district’s budget is set by a formula from the State of Arizona and local districts can only go beyond that amount for seven years with permission from their voters. Mesa has had an override in place since 1995, with the voters most recently passing it in 2014. The budget increase proposed by the school board is not brand-new revenue. For the most part, it would be a continuation of the local funding that our schools have had in place for the past 24 years. In addition to maintaining our local funding, the proposal does increase it slightly by a little less than $5 per month to fund critical staff, programming and security needs. Overrides in Mesa schools are used to attract and retain quality teachers, pre-
pare students for college or the workforce, increase school safety and security, enhance career and technical education, ensure smaller class sizes, emphasize technology, provide adequate school staf�ing and other items. We need this local funding because the State of Arizona still ranks 48th in school funding and we are far behind when it comes to investing in our schools. Our schools get less money per student now than they did 10 years ago. Our schools remain dramatically underfunded, and while state efforts have been helpful, we still need to do our part locally. Even if you don’t have kids at home, Mesa schools play a big role in the safety and long-term success of our community. Not only do they attract employers and train our future workforce, Mesa’s quality schools help protect your property values and reduce crime. We must continue this override and vote yes on the budget increase to protect our quality of life.
As community leaders, we need to promote investment in our school system to ensure it provides the quality, comprehensive education necessary to keep our community moving in the right direction. We ask you to join us in supporting Mesa schools and vote Yes on the budget increase override this November. You can visit yesformesaschools.org to get involved or donate today.
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-Dea Montague, Mesa Alliance for d cational xcellence -Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo, Mesa Association of Hispanic Citizens -Dale Crogan, United Mesa Fire Fighters -Joshua Buckley, Mesa Education Association -Marc Garcia, Visit Mesa -Mike Hutchinson, Mesa Alliance for d cational xcellence -Phil Austin, East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce -Sally Harrison, Mesa Chamber of Commerce
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Chandler wins boys volleyball title in dramatic fashion BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor
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he handler igh chool oys volleyball team has been focused on redeeming themselves all season. ast year, the olves entered the 6 Conference tournament as the top-ranked team, t fell to district-rival Perry igh chool in the �irst ro nd. he loss ate away at each returning member of the team, ntil now. n front of a standing-room only crowd at ighland igh chool ay 11, handler beat Mountain View High School in dramatic fashion to capt re the 6 state championship. t s all for the team, it s a destiny, Chandler senior Tyler Castellani said. “We all worked hard every single practice. e grinded for this. his is all we wanted. Second-ranked Chandler and No. 4 Mountain View went back-and-forth thro gho t the entire match, trading leads numerous times through each set. ed y seniors raxton rad eer and
Chandler High’s boys volleyball team was focused on redemption all season long after an early playoff exit last year. They achieved their goal on Saturday, May 11, as they beat Mountain View for the 6A Conference championship. (Zach
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e did that a lot this year, t we were a le to come ack together and p ll it o t. acing a two-set de�icit, handler regro ped and came o t �iring on all cylinders in the fourth set. Sprungman played a key role on offense, recording most of his 12 total kills in the fourth set. Chandler beat Mountain View in the fo rth, 5-19 the largest point differential in the match. ith a decisive �ifth set on the way, 15 points was all that separated either team from the championship trophy. espite the nerve-wracking experience, handler coach o y o son never lost faith in his players. “My trust in them and their trust in each other, don t think it ever waivered, o son said. hey ve gone thro gh so m ch high and low together. hey re winners. The two teams traded blows througho t the �inal set of the match. o ntain View managed to take a two-point lead late, t handler stormed ack. com-
dam ay, the olves managed to win the �irst set and take a 1- match lead over the Toros. o ntain iew, however, won the next two sets thanks to terri�ic play from -
nior middle hitter Karson Sherwood. “At the beginning of the second set we fell apart as a team, handler nior yler pr ngman said. e didn t talk. e won the �irst set so we st kind of took it easy.
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the fo nder of nhance ports Performance Academy. ake Peterson, the defensive coordinator at Valley Christian High School in handler will coach defensive acks alongside yahoga hio igh assistant eff l sti and randon irrig, a professional performance trainer. ampers will go thro gh extensive
drills speci�ic to their position, as well as learn the necessary fundamentals to be s ccessf l oth on and off the �ield. An emphasis will be put on success in the classroom, as ond and the other coaches will stress the importance of maintaining academic success in order to
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Mountain Pointe High hosting football camp BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor
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high-intensity football camp targeting Southeast Valley high school football players will take place on June 22-23 at Mountain Pointe High School. he camp will e the �irst y evel p, an Ahwatukee-based organization under the umbrella of 1st Place Tutoring and powered y ayton, hio- ased nhance ports Performance cademy. “This camp is different because it is not a cele rity foot all camp, said ichael ond, xec tive irector of evel p and owner and operator of 1st Place Tutoring. his camp is speci�ically designed to give high-level instr ction to st dentathletes to give them the tools to reach the next level. Campers will be coached by professionals with several years of experience at every level. Mountain Pointe head coach Rich Wellbrock is the camp host and will also coach the offensive line. on iken, a former
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bination of service errors and hits out of play by both teams kept each in play for the title. Tied at 14, a kill attempt by Ray was blocked by two Mountain View defenders. The ball, however, landed out of play and resulted in a point for the Wolves. Leading 15-14, Sprungman served the ball for Chandler. Numerous kill attempts by both teams, followed by a pair of digs by Sprungman and Castellani, resulted one of the longest volleys of the night between the two teams. kill y ay �inally fell to the �loor. haos ens ed as the olves r shed the �loor to celebrate their championship win. “This is the best thing that could happen for me and all of the other seniors,” Castellani said. “We knew from the beginning we had the talent we just needed to execute. It feels great.” It’s a dream come true for Castellani, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker. On the varsity roster since his sophomore season, he rarely saw playing time until he was able to compete for a starting role his junior year. However, he was beat out by another player. “He was angry,” Robson said. “He promised he would step it up and win the job this year. He did that. His focus and intensity this week was amazing. I’m really proud of him.”
SPORTS Castellani had 8 kills and 4 blocks for Chandler in its win over Mountain View. He had 151 kills and 59 blocks the entire season. He and the rest of the seniors now pass the reigns over to Sprungman, who was the only junior starter on the �loor for the olves this season. hile Sprungman knows it will be a challenge to defend the title next season, it’s one he is willing to face. “These seniors really meant everything,” Sprungman said. “It’s going to be a whole new team next year, but I think we have the talent to still get it done.” Chandler’s boys volleyball team is the latest athletic program to add to the legacy of champions the school has created in recent years. Robson, a Chandler alum, credits the success to the school’s administration. The 25-year-old believes the support they have for him — as well as other coaches — despite his young age shows the true character of the administration, and it has evolved into success across the board. “I’ve loved this school since I was a baby,” Robson said. “I’m so fortunate to have what I have thanks to (Athletic Director Jim Culver) and (Principal Larry Rother). People ask how Chandler High is doing what they’re doing and it’s because our leadership is second to none.“I’m super thankful for them.”
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move on to the next level. Coaches will also encourage players to set goals for themselves, as well as prepare them for college. “Athletes who are freshmen learn what it takes and what they must do to become junior varsity players,” Bond said. “Varsity players will learn what they must do for the next level up, in order to become highly recruited athletes prepared to contribute in college. “We want to train mind, body and soul so they are not only better players but also better people when they leave us.”
While Level Up is targeting Southeast Valley prep football players, all are encouraged to register for the camp. Registration is still open for those wanting to participate in the two-day camp. More information about the Level Up football camp, as well as how to register, can be found at levelup-az.com. “Our student-athletes are a source of pride and an asset to our community,” Bond said. “This camp will not be all Xs and Os. It is focused on learning. There will be periods set aside for discussion of the importance of academics, keeping up with school and what to do and where to get help if needed.”
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ate ackmann saw his �irst theater show at ASU Gammage as a youngster with his mother, Julie, a music teacher in the Kyrene School District. Now he’s returning to the venue as Mr. Salt in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” from Thursday, June 11, to Tuesday, June 16. “It’s always incredibly exciting to play my old stomping grounds,” said Hackmann, who graduated from Dobson High School. “My mom worked for Residence Life in an anita all at . he �irst show
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The colorful “CHarlie and the Chocolate Factory” rolls into ASU Gammage Thursday, June 11, with a Dobson High Shool graduate playing a major role. (ASU Gammage)
went to was ‘Phantom’ at Gammage at 11 or 12. I’ve been around it my whole life. I’m excited to go back and see the people who mean so much to me and my mother,
who supervises all of the arts teachers in the district. She was just commended by the governor for excellence in teaching.” Hackmann admires his mother, calling
her “a big deal in the East Valley. I’m just her performer son. She’s the one with the story.” Hackmann just returned from London as Gabey in “On The Town” with the London Symphony at the BBC Proms. His other credits include national tours of “Les Miserables” (Valjean/Javert); “Jerry Springer” (Chucky/Adam); “Beauty and the Beast” (Gaston); “Paint Your Wagon” (Steve). Regional gigs include “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (Quasimodo), “Jekyll & Hyde” (Jekyll/Hyde), “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (Adam), “Oliver!” (Bill Sykes), “Sweeney Todd” (Anthony), “A Funny Thing... Forum” (Miles), “Into the Woods” (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf) and “Camelot” (Lancelot). Born in Scottsdale, Hackmann played ASU Gammage with “Beauty and the Beast” and “Les Miserables.” “Charlie and the hocolate actory marks the �irst time in seven years he’s performed in ASU Gammage. His character, Mr. Salt, is a departure
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. Tanner Morris is the kind of theater buff who looks at it from a variety of angles. When he was 15, the Mesa man, then a freshman at Red Mountain High School, joined the East Valley Children’s theatre, getting roles in nearly a dozen productions. He won an AriZONI for his performance in 2016 a lead role — as Prince Dalliance in “67 Cinderellas.” But when he turned 17, he got interested in the inner workings of the theater — and how stage managers make the backstage activity work with the prevision of a Swiss clock. He started as an assistant stage manager, working with Karen Rolston, the theater company’s producing artistic director, workshop instructor and mainstage director. Then he graduated to stage manager — and liked it even more than acting. “I stopped acting at 17,” said Morris,
me. I love it.” Now, Morris has taken on yet another side of the theater — playwright. He wrote an original script, “The Lost Boys of Neverland,” that the East Valley Children’s Theatre will present June 13-16 and June 20-23 at the Mesa Arts Center. Show times are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. The cast of about 30 Among the cast of the East Valley Children Theater’s debut of an original play actors and actresses by its stage manager are, from left, Elizabeth Schaibel of Mesa, Dillon Indillicato ages 8 to 18 will play of Gilbert, Mason Brummond of Mesa and Marco Velasquez of Gilbert. (EVCT) out something that now 20, and noting he could have hung occurred to Morris when he was still on to acting until he “aged out” of the an actor. He started rethinking the story of 19-year-old age limit for cast members. “I don’t know what it is but the whole Peter Pan, wondering what happened technical side of theater really fascinates when the �lying oy left everland. hen
he imagined Captain Hook taking control of Neverland — and how a foster girl from New York City might undo the infamous cad. Part of the reason he was rethinking “Peter Pan” was because his stage manager brain kicked in gear. Because of various issues, “we can’t have kids �lying in the air. o witho t a �lying Peter Pan, why have one at all orris wrote the �irst draft two years ago and worked with olston to re�ine it. “Where we are now with it is very different from where I started, but we’re both very happy to be there. We’re in a very good place,” he said. As stage manager, Morris normally has a lot on his plate. He has to make sure everything is in sync from before the c rtain is raised ntil the �inal bows. Among those responsibilities is making sure the young cast members are where they’re supposed to be and that
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Red Mountain Park Improvements Project No. CP0932
Jefferson Park Playground Project No. LF0328JEF
ith voter approval of the 2018 General Obligation Bond in November 2018, the City of Mesa is beginning the design process for the Red Mountain Park Improvements. Improvements include the construction of up to nine regulation-sized lighted soccer fields, lighted parking lot expansion, expansion of the existing Red Mountain Park pond, a new restroom building, and additional landscaping improvements. These improvements will be located within the Red Mountain Park parcel south of Brown Road and west of 80th Street. Additionally, four lighted youth baseball/softball fields, lighted parking lot expansion, and a new restroom building will be constructed as part of the Red Mountain Park Improvements projects. These improvements will be located within the existing Red Mountain Baseball Softball Complex north of Brown Road.
The City of Mesa is developing plans to upgrade the playground equipment at Jefferson Park, located at 306 S. Jefferson Ave Mesa, AZ 85208. The old playground equipment will be removed and replaced with new playground equipment along with new play area surfacing. The City of Mesa would like students and member of the neighboring community to share their input on which type of play features will be in the new playground. If you are interested in participating in the exciting opportunity, please attend the public meeting. This project is funded through a Community Development Block Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD).
EAST VALLEY ADULT RESOURCES TENANT IMPROVEMENTS 247 N. MACDONALD STREET CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0568 HUD PROJECT NO. IDIS F360-16000007 (FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECT DAVIS BACON AGES APPLY) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 27, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Project scope includes minor reconfiguration of space, replacement of ceiling fans and lighting, new food service equipment, and replacing select doors throughout the space. The Engineer s Estimate range is 675,000 to 825,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Maggie Smith at maggie.smith mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/P ELL Main.asp mem 29. Click on Go for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than 67.00 , which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes 34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section 3, titled Pre-Bid Review of Site.
You are invited to attend a Public Meeting where City staff will be available to answer your questions.No formal presentation will be given. Date: ednesday, June 5, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Location: Red Mountain Center Rooms 3 and 4 7550 E. Adobe Road Mesa, AZ 85207 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Michele Arrollado or Lucy Lopez with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at (480) 644-3800. Si usted tiene preguntas de ste Proyecto, favor de llamar a Lucy Lopez, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-4431.
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ork shall be completed within 180 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10 ) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100 ) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100 ) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Publish: East Valley Tribune, Jun 2, 9, 16, 2019 / 21132
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