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An EV son gives his life for our country BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

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Banner Health is planning to move into south Chandler..

COMMUNITY ......... 11 Army veteran helping fellow vets deal with PTSD.

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handler is mourning the loss of a Hamilton High School graduate who was killed by enemy fire in Somalia, becoming the first Arizonan killed in combat since November 2016. Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, died of injuries suffered June 8 during an operation in Somalia while he was supporting Operation Octave Shield, the Pentagon said. Sgt. Conrad had been assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Four U.S. service members were injured during the attacks. “He’s a hero. I can’t say that enough,” said his brother Jacob, 24, of Chandler. “He was selfless,” he added. “He always put out his best effort to make everyone happy. He was a people pleaser. He loved his family and he loved his friends.” Jacob, a Phoenix police officer, said Alex inSee

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New financing plan proposed for $60M Mesa complex BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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Army Ataff Sgt, Alexander Conrad, a Mesa native who grew up in Chandler, was killed June 8 during an operation in Somalia, becoming the first Arizonan to die in co9mbat since November 2016.

esa is hoping taxpayers kick the Mesa Plays sports complex across the goal line after a shift in financing placed the tax burden on out-of-town patrons for the much awaited, much debated $55 million facility. City officials last week acknowledged they are taking a risk that financial forecasts are correct and that Mesa Plays, with 24 fields, will become a magnet for large tournaments. The financing shift, orchestrated by City

Manager Chris Brady, leaves Mesa taxpayers responsible for paying off the $25 million cost of nine artificial turf fields reserved for community use, even though they also could be incorporated into a large tournament. But $30 million in excise bonds would be issued to pay for 15 fields reserved for tournaments. Sales tax revenues would be pledged in support of the bonds, but the biggest source of funds is a 1 percent increase in bed taxes paid by hotel and motel guests. Although excise bonds do not need approval from voters, advocates must convince voters to support two related ballot questions – the

bed tax increase and spending more than $1.5 million on a city project. “The community is going to have to endorse Mesa Plays. It’s thumbs up or thumbs down on both of these questions,’’ Brady said. Mesa Plays looks like the ultimate soccer facility that would draw lots of children and soccer moms. It also has been billed as a major economic development catalyst in northeast Mesa. “The folks who are coming from out of town are paying for this. That seems a lot cleaner See

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Firefighter-dad a warrior for cancer and kids BY COLLEEN SPARKS Managing Editor

irefighters are used to rescuing people facing perilous flames and life-threatening medical issues, but Keith Welch takes his role as protector far beyond the call of duty. Welch, a Chandler Fire Department battalion chief, helped his son, Jack, battle and beat leukemia when he was diagnosed with the disease several years ago. He also donated a bone marrow to a young German boy who was fighting cancer. The father of two helps children and families as they contend with potentially fatal diseases by volunteering for the Children’s Cancer Network and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Welch, 46, takes his heroic actions in stride, but his friends and family members are quick to praise the warrior dad. “Start with Keith being a firefighter, then add in that he and his wife have been unbelievable parents in the midst of Jack’s battle with leukemia, AND they’ve used their situation as an inspiration to raise thousands of dollars to help other families facing the same battle,” said Jim Brewer, executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Arizona Chapter. “Then Keith becomes a bone marrow donor to save the life of a stranger and, through all of this, you’ll also never meet a genuinely nicer guy,” Brewer added. “The word ‘hero’ gets tossed around a lot these days but, in the case of Keith, if the cape fits ...” Keith’s wife, Beth, a preschool teacher, said her husband is “super-hands-on” with 11-year-old Jack, who just finished fifth grade at Ryan Elementary School, and daughter Natalie, 14, who just completed eighth grade at Payne Junior High School. He has coached Jack in flag football and baseball and loves to take his children wakeboarding, tubing and fishing at Saguaro Lake. Keith also helps Natalie as she competes on horseback in barrel racing and roping competitions. A firefighter for 21 years, Keith had signed up to be a bone marrow donor before he and Beth learned Jack had leukemia. The couple had a friend who had lymphoma so Beth said they did it “to be supportive.” Jack was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 but did not need a bone marrow transplant. More than a year after Jack’s diagnosis, Keith was contacted and discovered he was “over a 90 percent match

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Beth and Keith Welch and their children, Jack and Natalie, spend time together at their Chandler home. Keith is a Chandler Fire Department battalion chief who donated his bone marrow to help a boy who had cancer in Germany. Jack is a leukemia survivor.

for a little boy in Germany,” Beth said. “I think he would have done it for anyone, but the fact that we were watching Jack go through this made it all the more poignant and special,” she said. “It was awesome and he didn’t even bat an eye. He’s pretty reserved. He doesn’t like a lot of attention, but he will give that up to help others. He’s totally a giver. He will always help.” A friend of the German boy’s mother contacted the Welch family on Facebook and has shared that he is doing well. Keith’s passion for firefighting was sparked in the early 1990s after his neighbor at the time, who wound up being the fire chief for Chandler, recommended he take a ride-along with firefighters. He took the ride and said he “just fell in love with it.” Keith had thought about going into law enforcement and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University but decided instead on a career as a firefighter. While going through the testing process to become a firefighter, Keith worked at Chase Bank and for a friend’s company dispersing vending machines. He was happy to get accepted and start work in Chandler, his hometown. Keith was born in Memphis, but moved to Chandler in 1982 and graduated from Chandler High School in 1990. He moved through the ranks. As battalion chief, he manages crews covering half the city and goes out on what he called “larger or more critical incidents,” including heart attacks, fires and big car

accidents. “I manage the crews,” Keith said. “The crews are the ones that are putting the hands on the patients. I’ll give them direction on what to do but they manage the actual tactics.” He said every call is different but 80 percent of the calls the fire department receives are for medical issues while the rest are about car accidents and fires. Firefighters like battling fires, but being able to revive someone who has had a heart attack or came close to drowning is “just as special,” Keith said. He views his fellow firefighters as extended family since he sees them often. Keith works 48 hours straight, living at a fire station, then has the next four days off. He said the most difficult part of his job is being away from his family for two consecutive days, but he enjoys being able to take his children to school and do other activities with them during his off-time. Natalie loves horseback riding and Jack enjoys football, baseball and track. The 11-year-old is “doing really well” and is in remission after three and a half years of treatment for leukemia, Keith said. The boy endured several rounds of chemotherapy, as well as radiation, as he fought the disease. Keith recalled how Jack at age 4 did not seem like himself. He said his son had bruises on his leg and was atypically irritable. After a blood test, Jack’s doctor told Keith and Beth to bring Jack back to

the office and to pack a bag because they would be going to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “It was obviously pretty shocking,” Keith said. “There’s so many things that go through your mind. Our doctor gave us the news. We were obviously just devastated.” He said they did receive a “good prognosis” that gave them hope Jack would be OK, but the next eight or nine months were grueling. They experienced many sleepless nights. Support from family members, colleagues and friends kept the family going. Beth said fire department employees made dinners for the family for six months. “They just rallied around us and made it so much easier,” she said. Chandler Fire Department paramedic/ Capt. Ronnie Wetch, a friend of Keith’s since they were roommates in the firefighting academy, praised Keith for his strength. “He’s pretty even keel,” Wetch of Gilbert said. “Out of this potential tragedy with his own child he becomes a bone marrow donor. He ends up making a difference.” He said Keith is “just a great dad, a great friend and really a great firefighter.” Wetch hosted a party where Keith and Beth met. The couple have been married for 18 years. “He’s created happy, healthy kids,” Wetch said. “Both him and his wife work really hard. The kids are remarkable. They’re great kids and they’re great because really their parents are great. Jack embraces that he is a survivor.” Jack demonstrated his strength as a survivor when he served as a race starter for the Children’s Cancer Network’s Run to Fight Children’s Cancer shortly after his diagnosis. The boy also was picked to be the Honored Hero in 2012 for rhe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Arizona Chapter after that. Keith served on the executive committee for the Greater Phoenix Light the Night. The society’s Light the Night events, which raise money for lifesaving research, are held in approximately 160 cities around the country and Canada. As an Honored Hero, Jack and his family went to events to share their story and they organized a large team called Jack Strikes Back with a “Star Wars” theme. “The Light the Night team See

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to me,’’ Mayor John Giles said, vowing to campaign for voters to approve the related Mesa Plays ballot questions, and also the general obligation bond packages which amount to a municipal goodie bag of improvements. With the bed tax income, sales tax income and field reservation fees, “we’re breaking even, building a signature parks project,’’ he said. Brady said he was always uncomfortable with including the tournament fields of Mesa Plays into the general obligation bond package, because the fields are not for community use. “It didn’t feel right,’’ he said.

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Council members seemed largely supportive of Mesa Plays and the bond package. Giles, Vice Mayor David Luna, council member Mark Freeman and council member Chris Glover all praised it. The council took no formal vote because the discussion was at a study session, where the focus is on reaching an informal consensus. “It’s a huge economic asset for the community,’’ Luna said during an earlier interview. “What I appreciate is that there will 10 fields for the community.’’ The project would be in Luna’s District 5, adjacent to Red Mountain Park off Brown Road and 80th Street. “They would be able to play at a single location’’ for tournaments, rather than at fields scattered throughout the city or region, Luna said. “We are hoping it will be a catalyst for economic development,’’ including more hotels in northeast Mesa. Freeman praised the proposal after hearing about the new financing plan. “I was initially taken aback by the cost,’’ Freeman said. “I am supportive of it. I think it’s a great opportunity for Mesa.’’ Whether enough visitors would come from out of town to foot the bed tax bill has been much debated, with supporters citing an Elliott D. Pollack & Co. study that projects $365 million in total economic output generated by the complex – including $183 million in direct expenditures. Anthony Evans, senior research fellow at the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University, sounded a note of caution, saying that the economic impact depends upon the ability to attract out-of-state tournaments to the facility. While parents and children from Colorado or New Mexico might stay in Mesa

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The proposed Mesa Plays sports complex would have numerous soccer and basket ball courts that city officials hope will lure out-of-town tournaments and fans.

during such tournaments, those coming from somewhere else in metro Phoenix would not. “If most (visitors) are from the Metro Phoenix area, it is not going to add a lot to the local economy,” he said. Brady said that either way, Visit Mesa, the city’s tourism arm, has pledged $1.4 million in bed tax revenues per year towards the $2.4 million a year debt service on the tournament fields. “They are greatly motivated to make sure tournaments are coming in,’’ he said, noting that the city regularly collects bed tax revenues from Cactus League fans and other visitors.

$30 million cut

Marc Garcia, president and CEO of Visit Mesa, said hotel developers have already written to Giles, promising to build new hotels if the complex gets built. “I’m pretty confident. I would not agree to this if I didn’t think it was achievable,’’ Garcia said. “This is the right project for

the right city at the right time.’’ Garcia said Visit Mesa has the connections to book large tournaments, adding, “What we’ve been lacking is the large field space.’’ A secondary benefit from the split financing arrangement is that city officials were able to shave a cool $30 million off the general obligation bond ballot measure that would go before voters in November, perhaps making it more palatable. That’s not to say they are not hoping taxpayers are generous this year. The parks and cultural outlay would be $111 million, a cost of $24 in secondary property tax to the average homeowner. The public safety portion of the bond package is $85 million, which includes two fire stations in southeast and northeast Mesa, a police station in northeast Mesa, new fire trucks and a new police evidence facility. The cost to the average homeowner is $19. The City Council is scheduled on July

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An artist’s rendering of the Mesa Play’s sports complex. Early plans for the project included a 110,000-square-foot field house, though that amenity has been removed from current plans.

2 to formally vote to place the $196 million bond issue on the November ballot, with separate questions for the parks and public safety improvements. Giles said he supports all of the ballot questions but is still interested in receiving feedback from voters. The bond issue contains goodies for everybody, but it focuses especially on building out many quality-of-life and public safety facilities in East Mesa. Soccer fields and baseball fields galore are included, along with a library paired with a new high school in southeast Mesa; a fire station in southeast Mesa; a combined police and fire station in northeast Mesa; bicycling and walking trails in central and east Mesa; renovations at the I.D.E.A Museum in central Mesa; even dog parks in east and west Mesa. No wonder Giles questioned how voters might respond to the cost of this municipal goodie bag, especially with the council already putting Question Two on the ballot – a .25 percent sales tax increase for public safety personnel costs. The council directed city staff to whittle down the original, $225 million version to $200 million. Mesa has no primary property tax, but the city collects a secondary property tax to pay off bonds. If voters approve the bond package, the council would start discussing in January 2019 a four-to-six-year build-out schedule for the projects. “That is a very imposing potential ballot,’’ Giles said. City Engineer Beth Huning said the city is constantly getting requests for athletic fields and some people are making due even without a formal facility being available. One smaller project, at the Crismon and Elliot Road retention basin, would add two lighted soccer fields and parking for $2.5 million, eliminating the problem of people parking along Elliot and using the unimproved fields anyway. She said another project, on Center Street north of the Loop 202, would cost $14.2 million for the construction of six lighted soccer fields. This new facility would replace the fields lost behind Mesa Riverview Park because of construction of Union, a large cluster of office buildings that will feature 1.35 million square feet of high quality space. Union, billed as “capable of bringing thousands of quality jobs and opportunities to Mesa,” fulfills the promise originally envisioned by Mesa for a strategically located site at Dobson Road and the Loop 202 that is now home to Sloan Park, the perennially sold out spring home of the Chicago Cubs.

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Realtors group leaving Mesa for new Chandler digs T Tribune News Staff

he SouthEast Valley Regional Association of Realtors is leaving its longtime headquarters in Mesa to take up in a new building with a conference center in south Chandler. The association, the largest in Arizona, is opening its office headquarters and its Avion Center at 1733 E. Northrup Blvd., near the Loop 202 Santan Freeway and Cooper Road, on Monday, June 18. The office building will house 20 employees and it and the conference center are on a 3.1-acre site that SEVRAR purchased because it was “driven by progress and a vision for the future,” spokeswoman Laurel Pendle said in a release. “The newly purchased property will provide SEVRAR members and the public with a more centrally located facility,” she added. SEVRAR was established to give area

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The SouthEast Valley Regional Association of Realtors will be moving Monday from Mesa to its newly built headquarters in Chandler.

Realtors “a voice in support of private property rights and the American Dream of homeownership,” group President Liz Harris said. The group counts more than

12,500 members. “We work to create healthy communities and a strong business environment for the benefit of all. The new building

will provide continued education to Realtors by day, and the ability to transform the venue into a dynamic event destination by night,” Harris added. The state-of-the art 21,064-square‑foot office building will feature a 4,079-squarefoot conference center, additional executive suites for smaller classes and meetings, a large exterior patio, an indoor pre-function area ideal for networking events and an expanded store. The Avion Center ballroom can host up to 300 guests and includes the more intimate Red Baron suite, which can accommodate up to 40 guests for an event. The new building was designed by John Douglas of John Douglas Architects and was constructed by Haydon Construction. SEVRAR is leaving a relatively obscure site on South Vineyard a few blocks away from the intersection of Country Club Drive and U.S. 60. Pendle said that building will officially close Monday.

Prosecution witness comes under fire in Pierce bribe trial BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

eeking to undermine her credibility, defense attorneys in the Corporation Commission bribery case involving a former Mesa lawmaker, his wife and two other people acknowledged she may have committed tax fraud by not reporting her alleged bribe. Kelly Norton acknowledged that she never reported to the Internal Revenue Service the $6,000 a month she was paid over nine months in 2011 and 2012 by San Tan Valley utility company owner George Johnson for political consulting work. That included Johnson’s desire to set up an organization that he could use to funnel money to elect candidates for the Corporation Commission in 2012 without having to publicly disclose the donors. But while Norton never declared the $6,000 a month she got from Johnson, she did report to the IRS the $3,500 a month that she, in turn, paid to Sherry Pierce – wife of Gary Pierce, a former Mesa legislator and ex-chairman of the Corporation Commission. Norton, by reporting that expense from her personal consulting firm, in turn reduced her own taxable income. Johnson, the Pierces and lobbyist Jim

Prosecutors contend the payments to Sherry Pierce and the land deal, which never went through, were in exchange for Gary Pierce’s votes on two matters in front of the commission that financially aided Johnson and the water and sewer company that bears his name. Kelly already testified about being angry with Jim about being forced to hire and pay that $3,500 a month Sherry Pierce for not much work, and about being (Capitol Media Services) asked to participate in a real estate Former Mesa legislator Gary Pierce is on trial for bribery deal. in connection with his stint as chairman of the Arizona Defense attorneys sought to Corporation Commission. paint a picture for the jury of her Norton – who was married to Kelly at the attitudes. time of the alleged bribe – are on trial in They got her to disclose comments she federal court for bribery. had made in previous interviews with the Kelly, an unindicted co-conspirator in FBI about politicians and others. That inthe case, got immunity in exchange for cludes calling current commissioner Tom testifying about her role in the alleged Forese “arrogant,’’ former commissioner scheme. Bob Stump “lazy,’’ and Gary Pierce to be Prosecutors have charged that she was “very pushy’’– at least as far as the proa conduit for the $31,500 paid by John- posed real estate deal that ultimately never son that eventually went into the Pierces’ went through. joint account. Kelly Norton also said she Prosecutors have effectively acknowlwas asked to participate in a plan to help edged they are looking into more than Gary Pierce purchase a piece of prop- just whether Johnson was bribing Gary erty in Mesa, with the funds paid for by Pierce for his votes as a regulator, having Johnson. offered immunity to both Pierce and Jim

Norton for their testimony in another, unnamed matter. Kelly Norton’s 2017 grand jury subpoena, which listed the issues prosecutors wanted to question her on, had four paragraphs blacked out before being shown to jurors and the public. Prosecutors have acknowledged what’s contained in those provisions relate to another case. This federal indictment appears to be an outgrowth of allegations that Pierce, while still on the commission, had met secretly with Don Brandt, the CEO of APS and Pinnacle West, and Don Robinson, his predecessor, while the utility was in the middle of a rate case before the commission. These were laid out in a letter from a whistleblower, later identified as a former commission staffer, to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. The state investigation also was looking into $500,000 spent by the Free Enterprise Club in 2014 on behalf of Gary Pierce’s son, Justin, who was running for secretary of state. Wil Cardon, another candidate in that race, charged that the elder Pierce used his position on the commission to get financial support from the companies regulated by the panel for his son’s campaign. The Free Enterprise Club is exempt from state laws requiring public disclosure of the source of the organization’s funds.

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Banner to build hospital in south Chandler Tribune News Staff

outh Chandler will get its own hospital – the city’s second – after Banner Health announced plans to move into the turf that long has been the sole province of Dignity Health. The announcement came only about two weeks after Dignity announced a massive expansion of the Chandler Regional Medical Center. Both companies attributed their moves to population growth not only in Chandler but throughout the East Valley. And both companies’ projects will pour tens of millions of dollars into the local economy. Banner said it’s spending $150 million to build the 120-bed facility; Dignity is spending $194.8 million on its new tower. Banner will build a four-story, 240,000-square-foot hospital on the southwest corner of Alma School Road and Loop 202 Santan Freeway, next to its Banner Health Center, a full-service doctor’s office that does not offer urgent care but does offer primary care services, rotating specialists, X-ray labs and extended hours. Its so-far-unnamed hospital seems aimed at part of Dignity Health’s market, which also runs Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. Banner noted in a release that the facility “will help fulfill the healthcare needs of area residents, including those who reside in Ahwatukee, Chandler and Gilbert.” Banner also stated: “The Southeast Valley is one of the fastest-growing segments in Maricopa County, with Chandler and Gilbert representing a significant portion of the growth. The growth rate in these communities is outpacing that of the rest of the Phoenix metropolitan area and will require additional health care services.

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that Keith and Beth have had in honor of Jack — Jack Strikes Back — has raised thousands of dollars to advance the mission of LLS (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society),” Brewer said. “Keith has also been a frequent speaker at events on our behalf, sharing Jack’s story of survival to inspire others.” Keith has enjoyed the experience of meeting other families affected by cancer. “It’s just something you get involved in because there’s a passion for it,” he said. “You want to do as much as you can to try

(Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

The new hospital will go up on land adjacent to Banner Health Center on the southwest corner of Alma School Road and Loop 202 Santan Freeway.

“In addition to the rapid growth of the overall population, Banner also has more than 80,000 members in its Banner Health Network insurance organization that reside in the Southeast Valley. They participate in value-based health plans that require convenient and affordable care.” Becky Kuhn, Banner’s chief operating officer, echoed that sentiment: “We want to provide convenient care that is close to home for our patients and their families. The surrounding Southeast Valley is growing fast, and we want to make sure our patients and health plan members have care when and where they need it.” The hospital will open in fall 2020 – about a year after the South Mountain Freeway will open – and will provide Ahwatukee residents with far quicker access to a hospital than either Dignity Health hospital offers. It will include an emergency room, im-

aging and surgery facilities and a maternity ward. “The hospital will have room for expansion as the community needs require more services,” Banner added. Mayor Jay Tibshraeny hailed Banner’s announcement: “I have seen the preliminary plans for the project and I am very excited to see this new hospital complex built in our community. “Banner has an excellent record in providing high-level care across the Valley. This location will serve our residents well, while adding valuable new jobs to the workforce,” the mayor added. Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country, owning and operating 28 acute-care hospitals in six states. The Chandler Regional expansion also is being driven by population growth, particularly what Dignity called “the quickly growing number of patients in

to give back to the organization and the things they do for people and the disease. You meet so many people. It’s therapeutic.” Keith and his family still attend and volunteer at Children’s Cancer Network events. Jack and Natalie have participated in a fundraising fashion show the Children’s Cancer Network holds. Keith and his fellow firefighters put up shelves and helped the Children’s Cancer Network organize its storage area. The Children’s Cancer Network, based in Chandler, is a nonprofit organization that offers financial help to families affected by cancer.

While Keith keeps a busy schedule working for the fire department and attending his children’s competitions and games, he said he also makes time to recharge on his own. He advised other fathers to “take time for yourself.” “Kids can take a lot and they will and they need a lot but you have to work on your happiness, too, find things you’re interested in,” Keith said. “It’s obviously great to give; you can get drained. It’s about balance. It’s about doing some things for yourself, having your own time. It’s difficult. Right now I mountain bike or trail run. I’m an outdoor guy.”

the East Valley who need complex, serious treatments.” The overall population in the area is growing, the number of “aging” residents is increasing and Chandler Regional has increased its “specialization and our abilities to take on more complex patients” within the last few years, Dignity CEO Mark Slyter said. The expansion will create about 200 new jobs. Banner did not say how many jobs its hospital will generate. Chandler Regional is planning to break ground later this year on a new campus building project that includes a new, fivestory patient-care tower, called Tower D, as well as a new parking structure with more surface parking to fit more than 1,100 vehicles. Tower D will likely be finished in early 2021 and new hospital inpatient beds will open by then. Renovations also will be made to an existing building to add six more operating rooms. The upgrades to the existing structure will be complete and ready for patient use in 2022. Tower D will add 132 more patient beds, bringing the hospital’s total bed count to 429. Tower D will house 36 more ICU beds for the hospital’s critical care patients. It will also contain 60 telemetry beds mainly for brain or spine-related case and cardiopulmonary patients, who need a higher level of care with constant monitoring. Those patients might include ones recovering from complex procedures or strokes, neurosurgery or thoracic surgery. Once it is built, Tower D will also have space for 36 more beds in the future, bringing the total to 132 more patient beds. Chandler Regional opened in 1961 with 40 beds and it has steadily increased over the last nearly 60 years. Keith will be working on Father’s Day but he said he suspected his wife and children, as well as other firefighters’ families, would visit them at the station.

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Burke and Sgt. Conrad kept in contact and she went to his cousin’s funeral at Sgt. Conrad’s request. “We’ve always had this kind of bond even though we didn’t stay together,” Burke said.

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spired him to join the Army after graduating from Hamilton High in 2012. Jacob was on active duty for five years before joining the Army Reserves a few months ago and taking the job as a police officer. Jacob said Alex was “really smart” and “he excelled in the Army.” “He graduated with honors from leadership school, went to a language school I’ve heard is incredibly hard; he excelled in that,” Jacob said, adding: “The Army sent him to France to live with a family. He did that well and after a second deployment, he was talking to Special Forces guys; that became his dream. He never went halfway into anything. He jumped all the way in.” He said he and Alex “loved competing in anything.” Both brothers played football at Hamilton and enjoyed shooting guns and mountain biking. Jacob laughed when he recalled how when Alex had just gotten his driver’s license, he and Alex went for a ride in their father’s truck and Alex hit a bump and “cracked the frame of the truck.” “When I got my (driver’s) license, I was driving; he was like, ‘I swear you hit every pothole,’” Jacob added. Jacob said Alex was outgoing and loved craft beer. He also enjoyed spending time with his nephews, Jack, 5, and Tommy, 3. The boys are the sons of Alex and Jacob’s sister, Christie Palcisko of Oceanside, California. “Alex loved those kids,” Jacob said. “Alex would send them boxes and they would send him cards. They would send him pictures they’d color.” He added Alex took Jack and Tommy to Legoland and bought Jack “the biggest pirate ship Lego he could find.”

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A 2010 graduate of Hamilton, Sgt. Conrad was born in Mesa in 1992 and joined the U.S. Army on June 1, 2010. After finishing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and advanced training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, he was stationed as a human intelligence collector at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. While stationed there, Sgt. Conrad was deployed to Afghanistan twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, from 2012-13 and for four months in 2014. Sgt. Conrad was the first love of Sarah Burke, who was part of his graduating class at Hamilton. Burke, 26, an Ahwatukee dietitian, said they had their first date while students at Bogle Junior High and dated off and on

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Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad was a smart, hard worker who excelled in the Army, friends and family members said.

through their junior year at Hamilton. “He was loved by so many people,” Burke said. “I don’t think there was hardly a person in our senior class that didn’t know who he was. He was my first love and I was his. “It’s so crazy just all the memories that come back. I first knew him in seventh grade; he was really quiet. Once he opened up to people, he was funny. He was just a good person and he cared about other people. He wanted to make everybody happy.” She remembered how he asked her on a date when they were in eighth grade. “He came up to my locker after school,” Burke said. “He asked me out.” At first, she declined because she was not sure if she would be allowed to go on a date, but she said a friend “set up a secret meeting” for her and Alex at the Chandler Fashion Center. They went to a restaurant but she was so nervous she couldn’t eat, so Alex did not eat anything either.

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Burke said Sgt. Conrad always worked hard, helping his father with projects and serving as a referee for youth soccer. She said he also worked at Sandbar Mexican

Grill and other jobs and was very smart. “He could pick up any job and do it,” Burke said. “He just had the common sense that I never had. He just figured stuff out. He didn’t need a lot of guidance. He was someone that was mature and had this deep understanding of the world at a younger age.” When they were dating, Burke and Sgt. Conrad often went to movies and took walks in parks. “We went to dances together,” Burke said. “He was my first dance at our eighthgrade formal at Bogle. I had my first slow dance there. He taught me to snowboard, too. He was an avid snowboarder.” Sgt. Conrad was also one of the kickers on Hamilton’s football team and he had played soccer in junior high school. Burke said he also loved baseball and was “a really great horseback rider, too.” “He loved that corny humor, like ‘Family Guy,’” she said. “He would laugh. I can still picture the way his face, his smile was. He was such a good guy. The first sign of trouble, he would be the first person to step in.” Burke added Sgt. Conrad was “loyal to a fault” and a “man of character, integrity.” Even after they broke up in high school,

J.R. Bratek, 26, of Mesa, a correctional officer, also was in Sgt. Conrad’s graduating class at Hamilton. He played football with Sgt. Conrad and they were in some classes together. Bratek said Sgt. Conrad had to leave for basic training before their graduation ceremony, but a video was shown at the event to recognize him. “Alex was one of those guys that everybody got along with,” he said. “He was a good student. He was a good person to be around. He made everybody laugh. He was always laughing, always had a smile on his face. “He was very outgoing…was always there when you needed him. He made being on the football team fun. He was very smart, very intelligent.” Bratek said Sgt. Conrad was excited and honored about enlisting in the Army. “If I remember correctly, he wanted to make a career out of it,” Bratek said. Sgt. Conrad earned many awards and decorations during his time in the military. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, as well as the Meritorious Service Medal. Sgt. Conrad also received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (second award), Army Commendation Medal (third award), Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, NATO Medal and other honors. He completed a basic French course at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, California, in 2016. Staff Sgt. Jon Chagoya of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was the language instructor who taught him French. Chagoya spent a short time with Sgt. Conrad for a language course in Bavaria, Germany, and again as Chagoya was finishing his tour in Africa, Sgt. Conrad’s group arrived to take over for the soldiers.

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just one of the aspects of him. “We’re all multifaceted people. There’s a lot that’s going to written and said about Alex over the next days and weeks that is focused on him as a soldier. It’s important to highlight this aspect of him, as well.”

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of French, but he worked hard. “Alex succeeded because he was able to recognize that about himself,” Chagoya said. “He applied himself and worked very diligently to get to the point where he could pass a very difficult course.” He said Sgt. Conrad “made friends fairly easily” but “enjoyed actually getting to know people as compared to simply being a surface-level guy.” Chagoya fondly remembered how while in Germany last year, he, Sgt. Conrad and other American soldiers went to a beer festival. Their tour guide told them about a “stone-lifting competition” at the festival and jokingly asked if anyone wanted to participate. Chagoya said Sgt. Conrad without hesitating said he would “absolutely love to do that” without knowing what it would entail. Chagoya said rather than a stone, Sgt. Conrad had to lift something “like a weight with a handle” that weighed about 500 pounds while on stage. “It was a good example of the kind of guy he was,” Chagoya said. “He saw a challenge and said, ‘All right, why not?’ He was the only American that participated in that event. Adventurous is a

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Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny expressed his condolences to Sgt. Conrad’s loved ones. “This was extremely sad news,” Tibshraeny said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends today. To have one of our own residents perish is a grim reminder of the thousands of brave men and women who, on a daily basis, serve to protect this country – as well as to (Facebook) protect the rights and safety of others Sgt. Conrad liked lifting weights but had a softer side all across the globe. Our hearts go out as well, his friend Staff Sgt. Jon Chagoya recalled. to this Chandler hero.” Flags at City of Chandler facilities good way to describe him.” were flown at half-staff on June 11 He said Sgt. Conrad liked weightlift- until the morning of June 12 to coming but showed his softer side when they memorate Sgt. Conrad. The City Counwent to an orchestra concert in Prague. cil also observed a moment of silence “I remember thinking, this doesn’t re- in honor of the soldier during its June ally seem like Alex’s thing,” Chagoya said. 11 study session at City Hall. “When the concert was finishing up, he Gov. Doug Ducey ordered all flags at was wiping tears out of his eyes. He said all state buildings be lowered immediit was incredibly moving. To me, that’s ately to half-staff until sunset on June 11

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ost-traumatic stress disorder plagues many veterans after they return from overseas combat assignments. Rich Verdone knows it too well. He returned to Tempe with PTSD after six deployments and five combat assignments during his 15 years in the Army. Now, he shares his experiences and helps other veterans with PTSD through the Sparta Project, a program that uses alternative, holistic methods. “We deliberately target the hardest conversation in the part of the veteran that is probably broken,” said Verdone, vice president and a volunteer at Sparta. “We help them identify their broken pieces and assist that veteran in their own beliefs and in their own denomination, spiritual background, whatever it is, work through their issues and give them an education and a repurpose or reinvigoration.” Often, when armed services personnel return home, it’s difficult for them to adapt to family and community. As Verdone puts it, they’re not comfortable talking about and sharing their emotions, a common symptom of PTSD. “We take that journey with veterans

a feeling of hopelessness that, in turn, could lead to suicide. Sparta claims that 22 veterans commit suicide daily. That’s more than 8,000 a year, which is roughly 20 percent of the national suicide total in the U.S. That is significant considering that veterans make up less than 9 per(Special to the Tribune) cent of the popuArmy veteran Rich Verdone tries to help other vets who have suffered lation. post-traumatic stress disorder, like he did, with his Sparta Project program, Sparta is priaimed at helping to heal their moral and spiritual injury. vately funded and in a controlled environment that’s com- provides its service free. All of the inforpletely safe, drug- and alcohol-free,” Ver- mation that a veteran shares is private. Verdone received help from the Sparta done said. “That’s why we have a good success rate. That’s where the transforma- Project upon returning. He already was showing signs of PTSD on his final detion begins.” The Sparta Project helps veterans who ployment. “The very last deployment I had, I just carry moral and spiritual injuries during a 5½-day program. Sparta believes that started having little visions or occurrencwhen these moral and spiritual injuries go es that weren’t normal or natural to me,” undiagnosed and untreated, it can lead to Verdone said.

He said the Army doesn’t provide much help to veterans suffering from PTSD. When it comes to civilians, he said they usually go to a private healthcare physician, not a hospital, for mental-health or PTSD issues. That’s not usually the case among veterans. As a result of help he received from the Sparta Project, Verdone now can help other veterans outside a hospital. He said a hospital is not the best place for veterans to get PTSD help. “I watched my friends die in combat, as well as smelled and tasted plenty of things that are all traumatic experiences. So, to have to go to a hospital where you can smell decay or where you can experience trauma, and you can watch limbless people” is difficult. They expect your average veteran to go to a hospital to seek help for things that they’re physiological or psychologically traumatized by.” Verdone joined the military in July 2001 at 17, two months before the terrorist attacks in New York. “That was our generation’s version of Pearl Harbor,” he said. “So, to be attacked like that, especially while in training, it was very real. It was that moment where See

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East Valley choir students carrying a tune all the way to Australia BY LEE SHAPPELL Tribune Managing Editor

atalie Garrett says she is still in disbelief that she gets to fly more than 20 hours to perform in a world-famous venue. Emily Baxter just hopes to hug a koala. The two are among 34 East Valley students in the 110-member Phoenix Children’s Chorus now on a 12-day tour of Australia. The highlight will be their June 22 concert performance at the Sydney Opera House. The children’s choir takes trips every year to perform; however, they travel internationally only every third year. “When we heard it was Australia for this year I was so surprised, kind of in shock,” said Garrett, 19, of Chandler, who attend-

ed Chandler Preparatory Academy. “It was like, wow, amazing. Then when they added that we get to sing in the Sydney Opera House, it was disbelief.” Among the contingent are 18 students who live in Chandler, six each from Mesa and Tempe, three from Gilbert and one from Gold Canyon. Students must audition for the touring choirs. Garrett and Baxter were in the group that sang in New York’s Carnegie Hall last year. Garrett, who has been in the chorus for seven years, is among the few remaining from its last international trip, to Argentina, three years ago. The choir, students ages 12-19, have been preparing all year for this trip of a lifetime. They will share the Sydney Opera House stage with the Colorado Springs (Colorado) Youth Symphony and

a Temecula, California, high school band. Choir members will be immersed in Australian culture while being homehosted by local families. Baxter and Garrett hope to learn about a different culture, meet new people and discover new things while touring the country. Neither plans to study music in college, but both are grateful for the opportunities that auditioning for the chorus and making it have given them. Both plan to continue singing informally in choirs as an activity that they enjoy. Garrett is headed to Arizona State to major in biology in hopes of preparing for a career in the healthcare industry. Baxter, 18, of Gilbert, who attended Prima Vera High and East Valley Institute of Technology, has been with the choir for five years. She plans to attend Northern

Arizona University this fall to study biology. She hopes to become a naturopathic physician. The Australia trip was announced just before the group performed a year ago in New York. “All the seniors who graduated last year were super-jealous,” Baxter said. “I felt so lucky. I’m ecstatic. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to sleep. “New York was one of the best things I’ve ever experienced. It was so amazing. Riding a crowded subway was a culture shock, with so many people in a close, tiny space. Seeing Times Square and all the buildings, then getting to sing in Carnegie Hall, honestly, it was breathtaking. And now this. I am so fortunate.” See

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everything sinks in. … Things were upon us at that point. Everything was very surreal.” Verdone remembers the drill sergeants asking whether they had family in New York or New Jersey. “And I was part of the small number of people that were brought into a room while we were briefed,” Verdone said. “I had been there, and to try and fathom, to try and understand a structure like that that is no longer there, it was breathtaking. I couldn’t imagine in my head that they were gone. That was the words, ‘They are gone, the towers are gone.’” Verdone did not lose any family in the attacks, but it still had a profound impact on him. “Looking at 3,000 Americans dying is not something I ever wanted to do,” said Verdone. “I had been there many times visiting in the summers. I was a huge New York Yankees fan growing up. I just couldn’t imagine. In my head, I couldn’t comprehend.” He was quickly deployed to Afghanistan in the 3rd Battalion of the elite Ranger regiment less than a year after enlisting

and shortly after Operation Rhino, a raid on several Taliban targets in and around Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was during the invasion of the country at the start of the War in Afghanistan in 2001. “We jumped Kandahar, which allowed conventional forces to go in,” said Verdone, who spent less than a year in Afghanistan. Upon returning home, Verdone said, it was hard to convey to family and friends the stress he had experienced. “To put it simply, I don’t think anybody joins the military and expects their average citizen or neighbor to walk in their shoes or to appreciate or value what they’re doing,” Verdone said. “I certainly didn’t go around and ask my neighborhood before I joined, ‘Hey, will you support me?’ or ‘Hey, are you going to be there for me when I need it?’ I joined selflessly. And I think that’s most of our veterans.” Another common theme for military members is becoming hyper-vigilant because they’re “in imminent danger to hostile-threat environment,” Verdone said. “They already tell you if you need food, if you need water, if you need shelter. You pay attention to sounds, smells. And you start living like this, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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“So when you come back 12 months later, consciously, you’re still enjoying life, the same things, but subconsciously your brain is physiologically adapted for that imminent danger, hostile environment.” The Sparta Project helps veterans adapt to situations so when they come back, they can go to a ballgame or a concert and be able to feel comfortable in a crowd of 20,000 people. As Verdone explains, “It’s hard to come back home and not react to the environment in the same way.” “When you leave this country, your brain already knows you’re in danger,” Verdone said. “This is a controlled environment in the U.S., but it’s not a controlled environment in Afghanistan or Iraq. The bottom line is that your brain switches on and it starts programming and flooding you with adrenaline even if you’re just changing a tire or cooking dinner. You’ll be over-stimulated because of the environment that you were in for a chronic period of time.” Verdone adds that if a veteran is not aware of this, it can impact their daily life, including their ability to hold a job, go back to school or manage family relationships. “As a veteran, you’re constantly look-

ing for feedback about your environment because you were in an imminent-danger environment,” Verdone said. “My environment is constantly telling me, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that, you’re terrible at doing this, you’re a great soldier overseas but you’re a (expletive) when you’re home,’” said Verdone. “That’s really important to understand how a veteran can become hopeless. That hopelessness is the gateway to the worst of things which are typically suicide.” As far as Verdone, he said he wasn’t able to bounce back after returning home. “There was a steady decline over time for my ability to transition.” “The military does an excellent job of training you how to be a war fighter, how to do all of the things you need to do to protect your brothers, protect yourself, to protect your country and survive in these outrageous situations. …The military has a non-existent reintegration process.” As a result of getting help from the Sparta Project, Verdone created a Phoenix construction company that employs veterans. Among his employees is a Navy combat veteran missing an arm. “I love veterans and I love our community,” Verdone added. To learn more go to thespartaproject. org.

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The award-winning touring Phoenix Children’s Chorus has performed in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Canada, Mexico, China, Italy, Argentina and throughout the United States, as musical ambassadors representing Arizona. While learning the fine art of choral muEMILY BAXTER NATALIE GARRETT sic, members participate in professional performances throughout the year and obtained sponsors. Some received help learn the basic elements of vocal tech- from parents. Some made posters and set nique, performance and musicianship up fundraising kiosks outside supermarskills. Summer music camp in Prescott, kets. Some held jobs. weekly rehearsals, music literacy and two And for those with economic hardship, advanced touring choirs travel nationally assistance was given. and internationally. Audition information “As an organization, we did not want is available at phoenixchildrenschorus. any of them to miss this,” Mollerup said. org. Baxter says she is ready to soak up every Cheryl Mollerup, executive director of minute of it. Phoenix Children’s Chorus, said each stu“And I hope to hug a koala,” she said. dent was charged with raising the $3,500 “Isn’t that what everybody wants to do if necessary to make the Australia trip. Some they go to Australia?”

More than 30 students from East Valley schools are among 110 on the Phoenix Youth Chorus 12-day tour of Australia, which includes a June 22 performance at the Sydney Opera House. CHANDLER Amelia Crago, Payne Junior High Isabella Navarro, Aprende Middle Paige DeCoster, Arizona College PrepOakland Julian Lee, Santan Junior Hannah Reeves, home school Charlotte Ruth, Willis Junior Noelle Garrett, Chandler Preparatory McKenzie Kyte, Arizona School for the Arts Elizabeth Simmons, home school Ariel Teo, home school Maren Wenger, Dobson High Kylie Chung, Dobson High Karli Dieu, Dobson High Madison Henson, Perry High Shakthi Srinivasan, BASIS Chandler Natalie Garrett, Chandler Preparatory Camryn Palmer, Corona del Sol High Ruthanne Teo, home school GILBERT Megan Baggs, Cooley Middle Lily Birosh, Desert Ridge Junior High

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Denny Barney takes up East Valley Partnership lead BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor

aricopa County Supervisor Denny Barney has taken the baton from John Lewis and will head the East Valley Partnership on a part-time basis. Lewis, the former mayor of Gilbert who has headed the partnership since 2016, resigned to take a mission leadership position with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cambodia. For Barney, 48, who did not seek the position but was offered it, the move appears seamless. As county supervisor, Barney oversees Tempe, Chandler, Ahwatukee Foothills, Gilbert, west Mesa and Queen Creek. As president and CEO of the partnership, he will oversee the economics and quality of life improvements in Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Apache Junction. “So it’s a lot of the things I’m doing already,” said Barney, who, has decided not to run for a seventh county board term and to work full time for the partnership. Alongside him, former Mesa city manager Mike Hutchinson will serve as fulltime executive vice president of the partnership. Meanwhile, Barney will balance his duties with his role as principal of Arcus Private Capital Solutions, a specialized Realty investment and finance company. Just now, his hands are full with several new initiatives he’s helping develop for the county, he said, and they have to be completed before he can step down. In addition to overlapping jurisdictions, Barney has a broad understanding of the area and familiarity with its leaders. His initiatives at the county include seeking ways to reduce inmate recidivism, improving regulatory processes and customer service and collaboratively addressing regional homelessness. “My role at the county has given me a much bigger perspective of some of the regional strengths, and some of the regional challenges,” he said. “I’ve been able to work closely with the mayors and with the members of the business leaders in the community to understand what the

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Three generations of East Valley Partnership leadership are represented by these presidents. From left, John Lewis succeeded Roc Arnett and has handed the baton to Denny Barney.

weaknesses and the challenges are. “Because of those relationships and because of the perspective, I think it’ll help me pick up the baton that John Lewis has been carrying and Roc Arnett beforehand. Those are great leaders who understand the needs of our communities, and my goal is to stand on their shoulders and take the experiences and the perspective that I have from the county and go to work,” he added. The East Valley Partnership was created in 1982 as a nonpartisan coalition of civic, business, education and political leaders dedicated to the economic development and promotion of the East Valley. The partnership advocates in areas such as economic development, education, transportation and infrastructure, arts and healthcare. “It’s a collection of both private sector and public sector and leaders in the community that have come together in a shared vision of building and strengthening the East Valley,” said Barney, who deems this combination a core strength of the partnership.

“It’s not just government, it’s not just the private sector, it’s all together and that’s what really makes it strong,” he added. Since its founding, the region has experienced exponential population growth and added thousands of new jobs. Today, East Valley boasts a combined population of 1.3 million in the cities and towns of Apache Junction, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe and Gila River Indian and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Communities. Because of its talented and highly educated workforce and favorable quality of life, the area also continues to be a magnet for new businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, particularly in industries such as aerospace and aviation, technology, financial services and healthcare. “Maricopa County is the fastest growing county in the US. As the county grows, we want to make sure that the East Valley continues to grow appropriately with the growth that happens across the county,” Barney said. Barney is not an entire stranger to the

partnership for another reason: before he was elected to public office, he served on the partnership’s board as well. Barney’s role – overcoming challenges and forging ahead with new initiatives — is a hallmark of the sixth generation Arizonan’s family. He hails from two of Mesa’s four founding families; the Robsons (from his father’s side) and the Pomeroys (from his mother’s side). In the late 1800s, they were among the pioneers that settled the Salt River Valley. “They went on top of the mesa, where the City of Mesa is now, and found the old Hohokam canals. They knew that if they can get water on these canals, they can farm like the indigenous people,” Barney said, adding: “They hand-dug a ditch three miles up the river to bring water to the old town and that’s how they were able to live and farm on top of the mesa, what’s now the City of Mesa.” Barney’s parents moved to Gilbert in the early 1980s when the town had just one stop light. He went to school in Mesa and Gilbert and thereafter attended law school in Arizona State University. He still resides in Gilbert with his wife, Nichole, and their four children; the eldest of them, a daughter, is married; the eldest son is serving an LDS mission near Santiago, Chile; and the younger boys are in high school. “I’ve tried to be involved because this is home and it’s a place that I love and I want to help build the community in the same way that my ancestors helped build the community,” Barney said.

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America is bigger than legislator’s racist rant proclaims BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

here are days when it’s kind of mortifying to be a white person. Last Thursday was one of those days. Thursday was when a grainy 50-second videotape surfaced showing Arizona legislator David Stringer, R-Confederacy, expounding on immigration to the Yavapai County Republican Men’s Forum. Per Stringer, a Prescott conservative, immigration represents “an existential threat” to the United States because America’s current wave of immigrants refuses to “assimilate” to his satisfaction. That they don’t, Stringer explained in the video, tracks back to our public schools. “Sixty percent of public school children in the state of Arizona today are minorities,” he told the crowd. “That complicates racial integration because” – wait for it – “there aren’t enough white kids to go around.” Yep. Like I said, not exactly a shining

moment for us white folks. Mostly because Stringer’s perspective on immigration frequently appears to be the white perspective when it comes to what America is and what it is not. Let me explain. At the heart of Stringer’s speech – and his various half-assed follow-up explanations – resides the notion that being American requires following in the footsteps of this nation’s white Founding Fathers and subsequent white generations. Rather than immigrants changing America, America must change – and whiten – its immigrants. We must all speak the same language. We must all share the same values. We must all worship the same deity. And we must all strive for the same American Dream. America, Stringer hypothesized to Howie Fischer of Capitol Media Services, has long been “a melting pot for people of European descent.” “If you’re a Swede, a Norwegian, an Irishman and a Frenchman, after the second or third generation, your kids are all alike,” said Stringer. “They don’t have

any accents. They’re indistinguishable.” Indistinguishable. The same. White. Or, at worst, a light shade of beige. Consider Stringer’s words and their implications when it comes to public schools. In his view, the role of white kids in an integrated school is to rub off on non-white kids, to provide an appropriate example of how Americans look and behave and what Americans value. I don’t think I’m paraphrasing wildly to suggest that Stringer believes public schools exist to white-ify non-white Americans – or else the country will face the “political implications of massive demographic change and displacement.” Meaning there will soon come a time when Americans won’t look like David Stringer wants them to look, and they won’t believe what David Stringer believes we all should believe. As the great-grandchild of European immigrants who came to this country through Ellis Island during the great migration of the 20th century, I’d like to point out the flaw in Stringer’s logic. America, a nation literally founded by

immigrants, has never been set in stone. For 242 years and counting, there has never been one correct way to be an American. Literally, our Declaration of Independence cites a few self-evident truths: “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” America has always been bigger than David Stringer’s small mind would have it, more capable of embrace than his shrunken heart will allow. Elected to represent all the people, Stringer seems to believe his mandate is to protect those who resemble him from anyone darker than him. And if he fails? Then America will crumble before our eyes. Stringer warns: “We could be facing national dissolution in a decade or two if we don’t get control of the immigration issue.” David Stringer fears his days are numbered. To which I say, let’s hope so. Let’s really hope so.

Douglas’ war on evolution does a disservice to Arizona BY THOMAS H. WILSON Tribune Guest Writer

hy in the world are we discussing the validity of biological evolution in 2018? Because Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas seeks to weaken science standards in Arizona schools by removing direct reference to biological evolution in favor of language that suggests alternative possibilities. What might these alternatives be? Not in the language of the standards, but in her campaign, she apparently thinks creationism, or its more recent moniker, intelligent design, is a possibility. Apparently, the new lax language is to encourage science teachers to explore alternatives to biological evolution under the fog of calling it critical thinking. The idea of biological evolution, of de-

scent from a common ancestor by means of natural selection, was first introduced to the broader world with publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species in 1859. Possibly biological evolution was a theory in 1859, although Darwin makes a good case that evolution is, in fact, fact. A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such factsupported theories are not “guesses” but reliable accounts of the real world. By the mid-20th century – if not earlier – biological evolution was established as scientific certainty beyond a shadow of a doubt, whether based upon genetics or the fossil record. Multiple increasingly refined dating methods, such as genetic sequencing, geological contexts, radiometric dating

and other techniques now offer increasing precision regarding the timing of evolutionary change. Modern biology is evolutionary biology. There is no non-evolutionary biology as an explanatory theory. The scientific method allows hypotheses to be tested, retested, refined or rejected and replaced, and there is no process comparable to the scientific method for alternatives to biological evolution. Indeed, in the last 50 years, when states have attempted to insert alternatives to biological evolution into school curricula with ideas such as creationism, scientific creationism and intelligent design, in every case, federal district courts, federal appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court have found that biological evolution is science and alternative theories generally fall within the scope of religion – and usually thus contrary to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Arizona’s children deserve the very best scientific education that we can provide to prepare them for the world of the 21st century, where scientific literacy will be a requirement for many jobs and just to function effectively in the modern world. Already we know that a skilled and intelligent workforce is a major factor in attracting companies with high-paying jobs to Arizona. In the modern world, Arizona is competing with other states and nations for these companies and jobs. A robust economy benefits all Arizonans. We must offer our children the best possible educational opportunities for them and for our state. Diluting the standards for science education does them, and Arizona, a great disservice. -Thomas H. Wilson is director of the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa.

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Mentors work miracles for foster kids BY LAURA PAHULES Tribune Guest Writer

oster care. Two words that evoke a variety of emotions and so many questions: How can I help? Can I make a difference? How do we have so many kids in care? While there may not be definitive reasons so many kids come in to the foster care system, there are agencies that systemically work to improve their lives once in care. Arizonans for Children is a nonprofit founded in 2002 to help families reunify by having locations to visit outside of case managers’ offices, no matter what trauma brought the kids in to the system, these centers encourage bonding and healing Arizonans for Children two visitation centers, one in Phoenix and one in Mesa, that allow children in foster care to spend time with their parents in a fun, safe but supervised environment. Some families will never reunify, but even if they do not, the time spent at these centers offers the chance to create positive memories and allow the families to heal. The visitation centers are staffed by volunteers who want to make a difference in these families’ lives. Each center has a variety of toys, games, books, playgrounds and activities, including classes such as dance, cooking, and literacy, STEM and crafts and much more. Arizonans for Children has a program that matches volunteers from the community to mentor school-age children in foster care. Mentors pick up the child from their foster placement and take them out in to the community to places like the park and library. The mentor becomes the one consistent person in the child’s life as they transition from placement to placement. Kids in foster care are frequently moved which means a new home, new kids, new staff, new school, new neighborhood. When these kids can count on their

mentor picking them up from that placement, even if only for a short visit this gives them something to look forward to, something that has not changed. Mentors do a variety of activities with their mentee while including life lessons in to the visit. Think about all the things you learned from your parents, teachers, neighbors that these kids are likely missing out on. Who taught you how to tip at a restaurant? Or how to order at a restaurant? Was there someone that showed you how to take public transportation or pump gas? How often did you see “please” and “thank you” modeled as a child? These are things many of the children we meet at Arizonans for Children have never been exposed to. The goal for the Arizonans for Children Mentor program is that 90 percent of the kids that have a mentor for six months will see improvement in their attendance, their grades will improve, their behaviors will get better but most importantly their self esteem and self worth will improve. In 2017, the goal was missed, coming in at 89.75 percent of the kids improving in those areas. But when a child in foster care has a mentor for a year, that statistic changes dramatically: 100 percent of the kids with a mentor for a year see improvement in their attendance, grades, behavior as well as their self-esteem and self-worth – which is incredible. Eight hours a month and a year commitment changes the kids from statistics to successes. So who can be a mentor? The requirements are over 21, able to pass a background check and willing to spend eight hours a month while committing to a year with a specific child. Anyone can be a mentor – they just have to care. Start the process by filling out our volunteer application at arizonansforchidlren.org. -Laura Pahules is the executive director of Arizonans for Children.

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ith our hot summertime temps, it’s definitely pool season in Arizona. New home builders face a multitude of decisions, like whether or not to build a pool now or wait until after the house is built. Well, we’ve done the digging and asked experts for their thoughts. “There are many reasons to take advantage of putting in a pool when building a new home,” said Jeff Ast, president, Shasta Pools. “Oftentimes the pool can be excavated with a normal track hoe and a dump truck right in the back yard. If you wait until after close of escrow, in some cases we have to use smaller equipment to excavate. This can add a large increase in excavation costs due to the additional time it takes to build.” Nick Wright, vice president of operations for Shea Homes Arizona, agreed. “Most buyers just want to move in and have everything complete with no stress or construction,” he said. “When the pool is built at the same time as

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eaturing tree-lined streets and 63 oversized homesites in a gated community, Maracay Homes’ newest subdivision, Marathon Ranch, celebrated its grand opening in early June. The new community is located at the southeast corner of Riggs and Val Vista in Gilbert. Marathon Ranch has a secluded tree-lined entrance that welcomes guests into the walkable community with neighborhood amenities encouraging community interaction. Residents can choose to play a game at the horseshoe or basketball courts, take the kids out for some fun at the shaded

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your new home, equipment isn’t going to damage any landscaping. It all finishes up at the same time.” That means saving money. “Homes are getting tighter with smaller side and back yards. If we have to use smaller equipment, it can add $3,000 to $6,000 to the cost of the pool,” Ast said. Fencing and block walls may also need to be removed, adding to the cost. New homeowners also need to think about financing. With the average

cost of a pool in Maricopa County at $42,000, a typical rule of thumb is that the pool cost should stay within 10 percent of the cost of the home for mortgage qualification, Ast said. “First mortgage rates and terms traditionally are more favorable than secondary financing,” Wright added. “It’s all about the monthly payment,” Ast said. “Typically, people are staying in their homes eight to nine years. That See

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MARATHON RANCH tot lot and ramada, or bring together friends and family for a picnic at the turf play lawn with barbecue grill. The community also has direct access to the future Marathon Trail that connects walkers, joggers and cyclists to Gilbert’s Central Trail System, featuring 135 miles of intersecting paths weaving through the town and most of its parks. “Maracay Homes is keen on the East Valley and all that it has to offer to Arizona homebuyers,” said Andy Warren, president, Maracay Homes. “Marathon Ranch’s central location in Gilbert means residents will have access to the best that this vibrant region has See

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Prospective buyers at Marathon Ranch can choose from four single-story floor plans.

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THE DEALMAKERS BY JIM BELFIORE AND JORDAN ROSE

nyone who owned a home a decade ago knows a little something about how housing values can ﬂuctuate. Prior to 2006, most U.S. homeowners thought home values went only one direction: up. Sure, some years prices moderated, but generally, they went up 3 percent to 5 percent, and in some years, like in 2004, 2005, and 2006, they went way up. Few expected values would crash by 30 percent to 50 percent (or more!), as they did from 2006 to 2011. Homeowners are now just recovering from the debacle known as the bursting of the housing bubble. We can blame both the run-up in home values in the early 2000s and the decline from 2006 to 2011 on “easy” credit. Lenders, supported by politicians with the notion that homeownership was good for everyone, eased credit requirements and lowered down payments for homebuyers. Blemished credit mattered less than it previously had, and thus more people qualified to purchase homes than had previously been able to qualify. In the early 2000s, you may even

Marathon Ranch from page 1 to offer — including a wide variety of recreational and employment opportunities — while enjoying the rural nature of the area.” Four single-story ﬂoor plans are available ranging from 3,432 to 4,345 square feet. Homes are large, with four to six bedrooms, three to 5.5 baths,

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recall driving around and seeing signs advertising “no money down” in front of new home communities; these signs were plentiful. The so-called “subprime” mortgage was made to buyers that had, as the term itself suggests, lesser quality credit than “prime” buyers. To further accommodate these buyers, many lenders lowered down payments or eliminated the requirement altogether. Why would subprime mortgages be problematic, after all? Home values had only

gone up for decades upon decades. Lenders seemingly “learned” something as the housing bubble burst, as they took back homes. Giving loans to subprime buyers was a lot riskier than approving loans to prime buyers. Further, buyers with little to no equity

in their biggest investment were far more likely to default on repayment than buyers putting down 20 percent or more of the cost of a home when buying. From 2008 to 2012, the mortgage industry reeled as it repossessed hundreds of thousands of homes and resold those homes at prices lower than the mortgage debt remaining on the loans they had placed. Lenders, in turn, made it a lot tougher to attain a home loan, increasing FICO-score requirements and down payment requirements. They checked and double-checked income and debt, trying to limit downside risk. The mortgage market is again undergoing change. Home prices have been appreciating for several years now, and lenders are again easing mortgage underwriting standards and lowering down payment requirements. We are not, though, back to the heyday 2000s. Attaining a mortgage is certainly easier to attain than it was six years ago, but it is harder to secure than it was in 2005. Documentation requirements are more significant and FICO scores must be higher than was required back then. Getting a loan with no down payment is certainly possible, but even this is more difficult to find;

four-car garages and expansive great rooms and kitchens. Homesites are up to one-quarter acre. Prices begin in the low $500,000s. All homes at Marathon Ranch will be registered with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a third-party rating system that verifies compliance across several areas addressing sustainability, with the goal of earning the LEED

Certified designation. Designed to use 30 to 50 percent less energy than typical homes, each home is expected to meet the EPA’s Indoor airPLUS specifications, and will feature water-efficient fixtures, LED lighting, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, Energy Star appliances, tankless water heaters and Wi-Fi enabled, programmable thermostats. Marathon Ranch may feel like a rural

JIM BELFIORE JORDAN ROSE more likely, a buyer purchasing a home under $294,515 in most Arizona areas will find an FHA loan attractive with a 3.5 percent down payment. Most lenders now require at least 5 percent down to purchase. Exceptions exist but you will not see the billboards advertising “no down payment” as you drive around new home communities these days. With housing prices rising and mortgage rates still low (by historical standards), it is a great time to consider buying a home, but don’t expect to do so with poor credit and no down payment. Lenders seem to be wiser from their experience. Thank goodness! Jim Belfiore is president of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting. Jordan Rose is president of Rose Law Group. community tucked away from the rush of daily life, but residents will enjoy easy access to Gilbert’s highly rated schools within the Chandler Unified School District, Gilbert’s downtown entertainment district and major Valley employers via the Santan Freeway. For more information about Marathon Ranch, visit maracayhomes.com or call 480-448-8998.

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DESIGN BY D.L. MITCHELL

t’s hard to imagine anyone wishing for a smaller master bedroom closet. The architects and designers at Toll Brothers believe the same thing. Simple walk-ins, an extravagance of yesteryear, have consistently increased in size and storage capacity. Today, the trend is toward showcase spaces and stylish dressing rooms, amped up on size, functionality and beauty. “Master suite closets have evolved into true luxurious living spaces,” said Kevin Rosinski, Toll Brothers Arizona Division senior vice president. “They’ve come out from behind closed doors and are a very popular home design feature.” For example, Aracena at Calliandra Estates in Gilbert has a boutique-like dressing room, purposefully designed for an on-the-go fashionista who covets convenience and class, not to mention a staging area for Instagram images. To enlighten and liven up the space, this multifunctional room has white finishes and custom built-ins with upscale hardware, accented with glass and mirrors, adding to the glam factor. A contemporary chandelier sets the tone, and professional lighting design throughout adds to the allure, making it easy to differentiate the blues and blacks or for putting together the perfect ensemble from head to toe.

STYLISH DRESSING ROOMS ARE TRENDY There’s a ruﬄed, neutral pink sitting area, a television and an abundance of built-in dresser top space for, well, everything that anyone would typically have in a master bedroom closet. Not commonly found in the master bedroom closet is the stackable washer and dryer. “When it comes to a master bedroom closet doing double-duty for dressing, more is more,” Rosinski said, adding Toll Brothers homebuyers can personalize their homes based upon their desires. Toll Brothers recognizes many men appreciate a well-organized closet as much as women do. For couples who prefer their own spaces, Toll Brothers has his and her closets in many of its home designs. Another popular closet trend is shown at Toll Brothers at Verde River, a new home community in Rio Verde. Instead of a walk-in, the Rio Verde model has an angular, walk-through closet running the length of the master bedroom. With a rich wood finish, contemporary hardware, custom lighting design and a plethora of hanging as well as drawer storage areas, it’s private and impeccable. Personalized custom closets and dressing rooms are available at all Toll Brothers new home communities in Arizona. For additional information, visit tollbrothers. comm/luxury-homes/arizona. Aracena – Calliandra Estates in Gilbert has a boutique-like dressing room that has the perfect spot for Instagram images. (Photos courtesy Toll Brothers)

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echnology for the home isn’t relegated to between the walls. With an almost year-round outdoor entertaining season, more homeowners are spending big bucks on outdoor kitchens, grills and furniture to enhance their outdoor living space. From robots that clean grills, apps that indicate when hamburgers are done to outdoor wine coolers, there are new products that can keep homeowners on top of their outdoor living game.

Infrared Grill by Char-Broil

According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, seven in 10 U.S. adults own a grill or smoker. If you still have an original charcoal grill, maybe it’s time to look at an upgrade. Of course, there are a lot of choices—but one of the newest options is an infrared, Wi-Ficonnected grill. In January, Char-Broil announced its SmartChef TRU-Infrared Gas Grill. The Wi-Fi-connected grill delivers real-time alerts to smart devices and has stateof-the-art monitoring and controls. A recipe library connected to the grill has plenty of options and the grill even lets home chefs know when it’s time to ﬂip the burgers. The TRU-Infrared cooking technology allows consumers to cook food evenly and receive up to 50 percent juicier results packed with even more ﬂavor. “Having a guided cooking experience inspires grilling techniques and gives consumers freedom to learn how to build their craft,” said Brendan Anderson, vice president, marketing and product management at Char-Broil. “For Char-Broil it’s all about creating a better product and that includes smart technology, too.”

OUTDOOR COOKING EASIER THAN EVER thermometer that monitors the meat’s temperature and will notify the griller when the food is done cooking. It has a suggested retail price of about $50.

Grillbot

Have you ever looked at your grill after a cookout and said, “Yuck, I really don’t want to clean this”? Cleaning up after a grilling is never fun, but the robotic Grillbot makes it easier. Simply place the device on the grill, turn it on and watch it do all the work. The Grillbot has three motors, a computer that regulates speed and direction, a rechargeable battery and built-in alarm and timer. It’s also available in four colors (black, red, blue and orange) and has three dishwasher-safe replacement brush packages (brass, stainless steel and

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the company said on its website. “A cool, icy breeze is then dispensed in the direction of the user’s choosing.” An optional battery pack provides additional hours of cooling.

Hestan Outdoor Dual Zone Refrigerator with Wine Storage

As outdoor kitchens become more elaborate, no longer is a simple outdoor refrigerator enough. The newest innovations are in outdoor wine storage, so wine bottles will always be at our fingertips. The Hestan Outdoor Dual Zone Refrigerator has UV coated doors keeping out harmful sunlight, two independent temperature zones for storing red and white wines and full-extension wine racks that will keep wines safe from vibration.

The SmartChef TRU-Infrared Gas Grill by Char-Broil delivers real-time alerts to smart devices and has state-of-the-art monitoring and controls.

Timberline 1300 by Traeger

If you prefer a wood-fired grilling experience, Traeger’s Timberline 1300 pellet grill is top of the line. Deemed the “Ferrari of outdoor grills” by Food Republic, the grill features a super smoke mode and a “do it 20 percent faster” mode with its TRU Convection system. The Wi-Fi controller will change temperatures, set timers and access recipes from a smartphone with the Traeger app.

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As seen on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” the Icybreeze is touted as the “world’s first portable air conditioner and cooler.” The cooler works by sending water through a heat exchanger in the lid. Fresh air is drawn in from hidden vents in the top of the cooler, pulled across the exchanger, and chilled down to 35 degrees below the initial temperature,

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aylor Morrison Home Corp., which is based in Scottsdale, agreed to purchase AV Homes earlier this month for $963 million. Taylor Morrison has multiple subdivisions in progress including Adora Trails in Gilbert and Eastmark in Mesa. AV Homes also is building at Eastmark. AV Homes builds homes and develops communities in Florida, the Carolinas, Arizona and Texas. Its principal operations are conducted in the greater Orlando, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth markets. The company builds communities that serve active adults (55 years and older) as well as people of all ages. Taylor Morrison is a leading national homebuilder and developer of residential communities in Florida, the Carolinas, Arizona and Texas and operates under two well-established brands, Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes in Texas. Communities include first-time, move-up, luxury and 55-plus buyers. “The joining of Taylor Morrison and

Pools from page 1 means they’re only paying for the pool for that time with their mortgage payment and might end up only paying for one-third of the total cost of the pool.” Another consideration is that many Valley homebuilders work with their own “preferred” pool builder. These arrangements make it easier for insurance, permitting and schedule coordination but may limit options for homebuyers. If building a pool at the same time as the new home, pool construction generally begins at the stucco phase, about 75 to 80 days after the start of the home. There are varying degrees of how much of the pool can be built, depending on the homebuilder. Some builders will allow the hole to be dug and then

TAYLOR MORRISON TO ACQUIRE AV HOMES AV Homes supports our strategic growth priority by bringing us deeper into five of our current markets, adding Jacksonville to the portfolio, and further expanding our offerings in the affordable first-time buyer and active adult consumer segments,” said Sheryl Palmer, chairwoman and CEO of Taylor Morrison. “This transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, will serve as a means to further enhance our land pipeline in the right locations, potentially offsetting some future land purchases, while simultaneously delivering land to our homebuilding operations with mature communities. What’s more, we believe the commonalities in product offerings and consumer groups will create opportunities for scale efficiencies and enhance our national footprint while creating top and bottom-line performance improvement.” Taylor Morrison will acquire all outstanding shares of AV Homes common stock at $21.50 per share in a cash and stock transaction valued (including outstanding AV Homes debt) at approximately $963 million.

hold until close of escrow. Others will allow the pool builder to construct the foundation of the pool and then hold. Shea Homes, Wright said, allows the pool to be “swim ready,” which means the pool will be completed, filled with water and maintained until the homeowner gets their keys. “Picture jumping into a cool refreshing pool in between hauling boxes and furniture at moving day,” Ast said. Even with all the advantages, only about 25 percent of homeowners end up building a pool at the same time as a new home, Ast added. There are a lot of reasons why: Some simply don’t want a pool, others may not have the additional money to spend. But its important for new homeowners to weigh the pros and cons and decide what makes sense for their needs.

The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Taylor Morrison and AV Homes and will be submitted to the stockholders of AV Homes for approval. The transaction is expected to close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the closing is subject to customary closing conditions.

The acquisition is expected to allow Taylor Morrison to grow its affordable active adult product offerings in Orlando, Phoenix and Raleigh to complement existing Taylor Morrison communities, expand into the more affordable, firsttime buyer segment and significantly increases scale and market share in five major housing markets.

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The Santinos’ Father’s Day message: Keep sports in perspective BY BRIAN BENESCH Tribune Sports Editor

he links that sports create between fathers and sons can enrich a relationship or turn it toxic, especially when dad was a star athlete. Todd Santino knows. His dad, Tony, was an All-American baseball player at the University of Southern California. Todd liked sports, too, but he is grateful that Tony never pushed him to follow in his footsteps. Yet Todd, now a business-development manager with the Arizona Cardinals, did find his own way and followed his dad to USC as a baseball player. Now Todd is passing along what he learned from his dad to his son, Ryan, a budding athlete headed to Desert Vista High in August after an impressive multisport career with the Altadena Middle School Panthers. Todd’s Father’s Day message to dads and sons connected by sports is simple: Just let it happen. No pressure. The Santino family has a history of ath-

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Ryan Santino, 14, who plans to play sports at Desert Vista High, and his father, Todd, a former star athlete and now a front-office employee with the Arizona Cardinals, say they benefited from having fathers who did not push them to follow them into sports – yet they both did, on their own.

letic success on both sides, but Todd and wife, Keely, didn’t want to push their son into competition. “When we moved here nine years ago, I

coached a little bit. But I kind of got out of that right away,” Todd said. “I wanted to support the kids when they were younger, then I wanted them to do their

own thing and just support them in the background.” As Ryan gets ready to focus on basketball and baseball at Desert Vista, his parents understand there is far more to life than sports. The family has stressed the importance of schoolwork to go along with athletic achievements. That approach has paid off, as Ryan graduated from Altadena last month an honor-roll student. “We’ve really raised Ryan to be respectful. We try to make sure he doesn’t grow up arrogant,” Todd said. “We’re schoolfirst. That’s most important.” Inside the Santinos’ Phoenix home is a room dedicated to the family’s rich history of athletic triumphs. Game-worn jerseys, signed equipment and trophies scattered on the walls are enough to breed success on the court and diamond. The plethora of USC Trojans memorabilia is hard to ignore. And as Ryan gears up for his freshman year at Desert Vista, he can’t help pondering his collegiate fuSee

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Water polo a liquid asset for fun between kids, parents BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

esa Water Polo, among the few clubs in Arizona that offer certified water polo coaching and tournament play for youth, is not restricted to youngsters. As the club aims to be inclusive, interested parents may jump into the pool with the coed team to compete with their kids. “We go all the way from youth, even as young as age 5, to masters, which is adults of all ages. So, our kids get to play the adults, and when that happens, it’s giving them the chance to have extra competition they need,” said club president Jennifer Leeper of Queen Creek. Water polo, which Leeper calls a combination of handball, volleyball, soccer and wrestling, all while swimming laps, is not sanctioned as an AIA school sport, and there are no high schools with club teams in the area. Thus, Leeper said, it is often difficult to

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Mesa Water Polo is the only certified water polo club in Arizona.

recruit new athletes initially. Once firsttime players jump into the pool, they usually are hooked by the intensity of the workout and the enjoyment of playing.

The club’s head coach, Troy Leeper, Jennifer’s husband, looked on as his son was practicing and concluded that water polo looked like “too much fun” not to partici-

pate himself. Before long, he was a referee and USA Water Polo-certified as a coach. Many competitors are recruits from other water sports, such as swimming, diving or even synchronized swimming, who simply got tired of it and wanted to try something different. “I used to do synchronized swimming and the routine has to always be perfect and synchronized. Water polo was just more fun, and you just get to enjoy yourself and play,” said Rachel Ray, a recent graduate of Mesa Red Mountain High. Though an incredibly physical sport, in which players dunk one another, jockey for position and play can get dirty under the water, mere physicality and athleticism are not enough to dominate. That sometimes gives parents and their children an even chance. “You stick the best people in practice against each other and try to have the people of similar skill, regardless of age, coverSee

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ture. “I would love to go to USC. We go there all the time to see games,” Ryan said. “Arizona and ASU are great schools, too.” Todd Santino has had a long career as a professional sports executive. He’s held positions with the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Hornets of the NBA, but he’s found a permanent home in football with the Cardinals. Ryan seems to have found a home on the baseball diamond. The 14-yearold was dominant for Altadena this past season, starring at shortstop during the team’s title run. Prior to the spring, Ryan could be found leading his basketball team in scoring as a shooting guard. He helped Altadena win its first-ever championship. And Ryan was a top runner on the cross country team. It’s not out of the ordinary for the talented Santino family. Todd was a pitcher at USC, his career cut short by an arm injury. Todd and Ryan, however, claim they are not the superstars of the family. That honor belongs to Ryan’s grandfather,

Todd’s father, Tony. Tony Santino went on to play major league baseball for three years with the Milwaukee Braves. “He was the best,” Todd said of his father, who resides in California. “I knew there was always an expectation when you grew up with a dad who was an AllAmerican, but it was always unspoken. He didn’t put pressure on us.” Todd and Keely’s choice to take a similar approach with Ryan has paid off. Ryan found his own way. Ryan’s record-setting performances include a 75-point day in a three-game basketball tournament in San Diego last summer. “I like baseball and basketball equally,” Ryan said. “I pitched a lot in club and am waiting for high school to see how my arm develops.” “I think playing multiple sports makes him a better athlete. He’s a much better shortstop because he plays basketball,” Todd added. As he sat next to Ryan on the couch, Todd took the opportunity to compare his son to another star athlete: himself. “I think he’s a better overall athlete in basketball than I was, but we were both known as shooters. I think he has picked that skill up. I was always a really good

control pitcher. He has a very accurate arm from shortstop or on the mound,” he said. Todd believes that his son has a ton of untapped potential. “He’s not very mature physically yet. So, to still be able to dominate like he has is impressive,” Todd said. “I think he has the ability to explode as he goes through high school.” Ryan isn’t the last in the Santino bloodline. His younger brother, 12-year-old A.J., is a cross country runner at Altadena and also plays basketball.

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What goes better with sushi than Japanese beer? BY ALLISON NERI GETOUT Contributor

on’t know sukiyaki from teppanyaki, or sushi from sashimi? Fear not. We’re here to school you on the raw truth. In honor of International Sushi Day on Monday, June 18, we take you on a tour of some of the East Valley’s most celebrated sushi destinations, as well as a few lesserknown pearls. What we present to you, in alphabetical order, are fantastic Japanese cuisine options to explore, most with full menus of cooked and raw foods so anyone can find what they like. Beer is served at almost all sushi restaurants. With a crisp, clean taste, it complements Asian food. Most of these restaurants also serve it with sake, creating some of the best happy hours around. No matter where you get your sushi, or your beer, they do pair up quite well. Kanpai! (Cheers!)

Ah-So

1919 S. Gilbert Road, Mesa 480-497-1114, ahsomesa.com Ah-So’s sushi is “ah, so good!” with tempura, special, baked and fresh rolls on the menu. For those who want a little flair with their meals, teppanyaki is available, too. Ah-So doesn’t have a happy hour, but the beer is free-flowing.

Got Sushi?

6744 E. McDowell Road, Suite 102, Mesa 480-807-8500, gotsushis.com Providing more than your typical sushi,

Got Sushi? offers Korean barbecue. With a hope to leave every customer satisfied, the northeast Mesa restaurant offers a wide variety of items on its menu. Those with the daring palate can try prime-beef tongue and squid salad. Happy hour is 2 to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, with special appetizers starting at $3.25, sushi rolls at $4, and Japanese beer at $4.95.

Kabuki Japanese Restaurant

2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe Marketplace, Tempe 480-350-9160, kabukirestaurants.com Kabuki showcases traditional and innovative Japanese cuisine, creative cocktails and contemporary interior designs. When the Kabuki menu is in your hand, prepare for tough decisions. Items include an array of small plates, vegetable and seafood salads, sushi, sashimi, rolls, specialty rolls, teriyaki, sukiyaki, tempura, combinations, wagyu beef, noodles and rice dishes. Kabuki’s happy-hour menu (available 3 to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday) features a lineup of small plates, salads, sushi and rolls, plus cocktails, sake, wine and beer.

Kona Grill

3111 W. Chandler Boulevard, Chandler 480-792-1771 2224 E. Williams Field Road, Gilbert 480-289-4500 Kona Grill is an Arizona staple, serving freshly prepared food and personalized service, all in a contemporary setting. Besides the standard pizzas, sandwiches and salads, Kona Grill offers a wide selection of award-winning sushi, including sashimi, tra-

ditional favorites and several proprietary dishes. Happy hour is 3 to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and all day Sunday. Reverse happy hour is 9 to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, and all day Sunday.

Otaku

2430 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 5, Chandler 480-821-3908, otakusushi.com Otaku offers artfully prepared traditional Asian cuisine. Fresh maki (rolls) sushi, sashimi, noodle dishes and omakase are just the beginning of this incredible dining experience. The eatery serves a wide variety of sake and specialty drinks, including beer. Happy hour is 3 to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and all day Sunday.

RA Sushi

4921 E. Ray Rd., Phoenix 480-940-1111, rasushi.com 71652 S. Val Vista Drive, Suite 101, Mesa 480-632-9500 411 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe 480-303-9800 Locals know RA means party! There’s a reason it has six Arizona locations, three of them in the East Valley: The food is excellent and the drink variety is crazy-good. Sushi includes maki, sashimi, nigiri, hand rolls, specialty rolls and samplers. Non-sushi mongers will enjoy katsu, teriyaki, chicken yakisoba, black pepper steak and other dishes, along with a variety of desserts. Happy hour is 3 to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and again 10 p.m. to close. Sundays you can get happy 3 p.m. to close.

Sakana Sushi

5061 E. Elliot Road, Phoenix 480-598-0506, sakanasushiandgrill.com 1853 S. Power Road, Mesa 480-218-1023 Sakana has been serving outstanding sushi and Japanese cuisine in the East Valley since 1994. It has a simple lunch or dinner menu that features fresh fish flown in regularly from around the world. Sushi varieties come in nigiri and maki styles and a complete menu of cooked items (entrees, noodles, teriyaki, tempura, salads, soups) is available, too, many with gluten-free options.

Shimogamo

2051 W. Warner Road, Chandler 480.899.7191, shimogamoaz.com Shimogamo specializes in small plates, but it scores big points with hearty entrees like its rib eye, salmon, black snapper and teriyaki spare ribs. Happy hour is easy to remember: every day from 5 to 7 p.m. A large beer is $4.50 and sake bombs $7. Sushi is discounted as low as $2.50 and rolls, $4.

Sushi 101

920 E. University Drive, Suite D-101, Tempe 480-317-0101, sushi101tempe.com Sushi 101 has been schooling Valley residents for more than 15 years. Founded by siblings with true talent for entrepreneurship and a passion for sushi, Sushi 101 has taken great strides to ensure only the bestquality ingredients are used by expertly trained chefs. Happy hour is 3 to 7 p.m. daily, and reverse happy hour from 9 p.m. to close, so you can sip on a variety of beers.

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ELLIS, Babara Rowe (January 1932 - May 2018)

Barbara was the much-loved mother of five sons: Christopher, Jeffrey, Jonathan, Michael and Kevin. All of them give their mother credit for much of their success in life, and they, in turn, have passed down her strength, humor, and loving spirit to her eleven grandchildren.

Barbara was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and was the oldest child of Floyd and Emma Rowe. She attended Endicott College, where she earned an Associate’s degree in accounting. She married John Ellis, Jr. in 1952 and they had five sons over the next ten years. The family moved from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire to Levittown, New York in 1960 and then to Massapequa, New York in 1966. Although she sometimes referred to those as her “maniac years,” she provided a loving, nurturing environment that resulted in preparing her sons for successful academic and professional careers. During the summer months, she would often load her sons into the family station wagon to spend the day at Jones Beach. Among so many other things, she passed her love of the wild ocean on to her sons and grandchildren. Even while raising five sons, Barbara contributed financially to the family’s well-being. For many years she worked from home as a bookkeeper, and when the “boys” were all in college or high school, she embarked on a career as a financial manager. In that capacity, she worked for Flush Door, Inc. and Cousins Metal Industries, where she was promoted to CFO. Then to help care for her father, Barbara moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1986, where she worked as CFO for Precision Power, one of the largest distributors of automobile sound systems in the US. In 1996, she was elected by her peers to serve as President of the Auto-sound/Electronics Accessories Credit Association. Wherever she lived, Barbara made friends easily and was valued for her giving spirit and supportive nature. She expressed her artistic side through ceramics and pottery and her wild side by driving a sporty Datsun 280Z. She loved to travel and often did so in the company of her family and many friends. She will be remembered and missed by all of those who had the privilege of knowing and spending time with her. In her later years, Barbara lived at Jasmin Terrace, an assisted living home in Bakersfield, CA, where she received excellent care from the dedicated staff. She enjoyed weekly visits and spent holidays with her son, Kevin, his wife, Vickie, and her two grandsons, Jacob and Shay. Barbara and Kevin were regulars at Lengthwise Brewery, where the staff knew without asking that she would like a hotdog with a Centennial Ale. In her final days, she received exceptional care from the good nurses at Optimal Hospice and final arrangements were made with Greenlawn Mortuary. If you wish to make a donation in Barbara’s honor, please make a memorial gift to the Optimal Hospice Foundation at www.optimalhospicefoundation.com/index.php/donate/how-to-donate. If you would like to contact her sons and extended family, you can do so at BarbaraEllisSons@gmail.com.

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Elizabeth Morgan passed away at her home in Mesa on April 30th, after suffering a stroke. Elizabeth ( Liz to friends, Betsy to family) was a long time resident of Arizona.

Living in Douglas as a child, then moving to Bloomington, IN as a teen, she graduated High School, met and married her first husband Lambert Herman who was an Intelligence Officer in the Air Force. The couple lived in Germany, where their first child, Gwendolyn was born. Getting transferred back to the states, they later divorced. Several years later, Betsy married Michael Ebert, former Navy Seal. They moved to Tucson in 1968. From Tucson, Betsy moved to Prescott, where she worked for a Dr. until his retirement. She then moved to Mesa, being offered a position as nutritional counselor for a doctor. During this time she also did therapeutic massage, sought after by her clients for her Psychic abilities in massage. Later, moving to Apache Junction she lived at, and managed the Ted De Grazia Superstition Gallery until it’s closure after Ted’s death. From the Gallery Betsy moved back to Mesa where she managed a popular Bowling Alley until her retirement. Elizabeth was a talented writer. She had two books she had finished with offers to publish, which she refused. She wrote beautiful Prose for her grandchildren, Elizabeth was talented for whatever she did. whether it was teaching dancing at her dance studio, or being a weather girl at the local TV station, or the positions she held during her lifetime Elizabeth attended Pinal and Central Arizona colleges before going on to Ottawa University in Phoenix. Born Betty Jane Strunk in Fredericksburg, TX, September 24, 1936, she was one of six girls. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Regina, Naomi, and Delores of Indiana. Survived by two sisters Rachel (Ivy) Strunk Vesecky MT, Mary Linda Strunk Rogers, MT; three children, Gwendolyn Hamel, CA, Cynthia Fassett, WA, David Ebert, AZ; grandchildren, Michael Ebert, Meagan Jenkins,WA; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her family, friends, and close neighbors who always lent a helping hand, for which we say thank you.

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OSM CODE: FOH STATE OF MICHIGAN ORDER FOR PUBLICATION COUNTY OF ST. CLAIR ON HEARING CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION CASE NO. T 17-397NA IN THE MATTER OF ADRIA DEANNA BERGEY (4/8/2006) A petition has been filed in the above matter. A hearing will be conducted by the Court on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:00a.m. in the Family Division Courtroom, Room 2700, County Building, 201 McMorran Blvd., in the City of Port Huron, Michigan, praying that further disposition be made in the matter of Adria Deanna Bergey, who was born on ( 4/8/2006) to Alicia Kusky and who were heretofore adjudged as coming within the provisions of Probate Act No. 54, P.A. extra session 1944, Section 2, as amended. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Joseph Holton, father, personally appear before the Court at the time and place stated above. This hearing may result in the Comt exercising jurisdiction over the minor(s). /s/ John D. Tomlinson JOHN D. TOMLINSON, Judge 31st Circuit Court, Family Division Dated: June ____, 2018 PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, June 27, 2018 / 13634

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AT&T Mobility, LLC, is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility near 5149 S. Signal Butte Rd., Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ. The new facility will consist of a 70-foot replacement steel light pole tower and associated equipment compound. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118004291-MH c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403 or 785-760-5938.

RFP for The River at Eastline Village located at 2106 East Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ BIDS DUE: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 2:00pm PRE-BID MEETING: On Site on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10:00 am PLANS: Hard Copies of plans available upon request and at subcontractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense from Graphics, 602-393-3131, PRI www.prigraphics.com OR for a link contact Linda at lstache@gormanusa.com. Contact Info: Linda Stache, Gorman & Company, Phone: 608-835-5177, Fax: 608-8353667 CERTIFICATIONS: SBE, MBE, EBE and SECTION 3 Please note: This is a prevailing wage rate project.

AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located at 1734 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, Maricopa County, CA. The new facility will consist of a new 35-foot light pole with a top-mounted antenna. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118003642 c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (339) 234-2597. AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located approximately 230 feet east of the intersection of Apache Blvd & McAllister Ave, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ 85281. The new facility will consist of a replacement light pole with a top-mounted antenna with an overall height of 35 feet above grade. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118003648-TC c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (339) 234-2597.

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PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 2018 / 13066 Non-Discriminatory Policy Valley Christian Schools, a private Christian school, admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship or other schooladministered programs. Published: East Valley Tribune, June 17, 2018/ 13640

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Public Notices AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located +/-240ft S of the intersection of Hardy Dr & Southern Ave (at SE corner of W Malibu Dr and S Hardy Dr intersection), Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ. The facility will consist of a new street light pole with a top-mounted antenna with an overall height of 38 feet above ground level. A meter pedestal and RRH cabinet will be installed northeast of the proposed pole. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118003591-JD c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403 or via telephone at 203-231-6643.

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