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Some EV city council races appear to remain unresolved BY PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor

oters in Chandler and Mesa may not know until Tuesday who won all their City Council races. At press time Friday, thousands of votes remained to be counted, leaving one seat in Chandler unresolved and two of the four races in Mesa without a clear winner. At least one of those two Mesa seats appears to be headed for the November ballot anyway. The race in the fourth district was a virtual tie between Jen Duff and Jake Brown in a three-way election, according to unofficial and

incomplete results that showed each had 37 percent of the vote to 26 percent for Robert Scantlebury. In Mesa Council District 5, it appeared incumbent David Luna was on his way to a new four-year term after getting 58 percent of the vote over Verl Farnsworth’s 42 percent. But even there, election officials cautioned that there were thousands of votes that remained to be counted as of Thursday and it is unknown how many of those votes may have been cast in District 5. Much less certain was the outcome of the five-way race in District 3, where incumbent Francisco Heredia was leading with 37 per-

cent of the vote over Mark Yarbrough (21 percent) Christopher Bown 19 percent), Stephen Denison (12 percent) and Marc Lavender (10 percent). Bown on Thursday predicted Heredia would end up in a run-ff and said he hoped to be his opponent, noting there were only 150 votes between him and Yarbrough. The fourth Mesa race had no contest as Sixth District incumbent Kevin Thompson had no was unopposed. In Chandler, where six candidates were vying for three seats, incumbents Terry Roe See

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Hunger still a problem for EV kids and adults

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few years ago, Derrick Bunting worked a minimum-wage job and at one point two jobs, to keep a roof overhead and food on the table for himself and his three growing children. Often, the 41-year-old Gilbert resident fell short on the food. “By the time the bills were paid, we didn’t have any money for food,” the single-dad said. “I went like three to four months with it really bad. When I say bad, I mean no food in the refrigerator, no food in my cabinets.” His mother would help out when she could, but often Bunting would go hungry so his kids could eat. “It affected their grades, their sleeping habits,” he said. “My kids couldn’t hardly go to bed, and focus when their tummies were growling.” Arizona ranked 12th worse in the country for food insecurity and sixth worse nationally for child-food insecurity, according to United

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People flock on Friday to the Javelina Volunteer Annex that United Food Bank operates at Javelina Avenue and Mesa Drive, Mesa. There, they can find fresh produce they otherwise would be unable to afford.

Food Bank, which serves the East Valley and much of eastern Arizona. The Mesa nonprofit reported nearly 225,000 people, with more

than 84,000 children are food insecure in its See

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Dems in Arizona gaining more registered voters than GOP BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

t may not be the signs of a “blue wave,” but a new report from the Secretary of State’s Office suggests that Arizona Democrats appear to be more energized this year than Republicans. And that may translate to victories in races that in any other year they could not win. The latest figures show that for every person who registered with the GOP since March, the Democrats registered more than three. That doesn’t endanger the lead that Republicans have in Arizona. They still make up nearly 35 percent of registered voters, versus less than 31 percent for Democrats. And independents – those not affiliated with any of the four recognized parties – still make up about a third, though their share of the total is dropping. The surge in Democrat registration in Arizona comes as recent national elections have shown that races in what should be safe Republican districts have proven closer than expected, as some party faithful stay home amid the controversy over President Trump. That doesn’t mean they’ll vote for a Democrat. But if they sit out the race in November, it negates the party’s voter registration edge. Arizona already has a real-live example of this. In April, Republican Debbie Lesko managed to defeat Democrat Hiral Tipirneni in a special election to fill the congressional seat in northwest Maricopa County that became vacant after the resignation of fellow Republican Steve Montenegro. But Lesko, a state senator who represented the area for years, managed to pick up just 52.1 percent of the votes cast. That is significant since the Republicans far outnumber Democrats in the district by a margin of close to two-to-one. And that’s a district that went for Trump two years earlier by more than 20 points. The push to register Democrats is no more pronounced than in the 2nd congressional district, running from midtown Tucson to the state border south and east. There, Democrats boosted their numbers between March and now by 2,887. And Republicans? Just 11. Ayshia Connors, spokeswoman for the state Republican Party, said that disparity is not surprising. “They have a lot of catching up to do,’’ she said of the Democrats.

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The surge in Democratic registrations in Arizona still might not be big enough to overtake Republicans, who have held a registration advantage for years.

In fact, though, they’ve more than caught up in CD 2 and now have a 3,500 registration edge. But Connors said the party is not worried, what with still having 150,000 more registered adherents statewide than the Democrats. “We have a very strong ground game,’’ she said. “Our momentum is strong, our team is strong,’’ Connors continued. “So, we’re very confident we’re going to have success in November. But not everyone in the GOP reads the new data the same way. “I think the latest partisan registration numbers are yet the most recent tangible evidence that the energy of the 2018 election is on the center-left of the political spectrum,’’ said Republican consultant Stan Barnes. Barnes said he has never seen such energy among that group in his 30 years as a Republican. That’s a really significant concession, given that Barnes, a former state lawmaker, was around when Democrat Janet Napolitano got elected governor in 2002 despite the fact that the GOP had 125,000 more registered voters in the state. “If the environment is better today, and the Democrats won the governorship when it was less good, what does that

mean for Republicans in the 2018 general election?’’ Barnes said. “That’s got Republicans awake at night.’’ Barnes said he still thinks his party can hold its own with “quality candidates.’’ And he said the GOP has built-in advantages, including a large number of incumbents and the fact that the money tends to flow in their direction. “But Democrats have been so beat down, so long, for what seems like forever in the minority position politically that any blue sky, any oxygen excites them,’’ he said. And that, said Barnes, could become a selffulfilling prophecy. “That confidence has led to better candidates and more candidates and more money than anybody running has seen Democrats have before,’’ Barnes said. “And that must translate to victories that would not have been there before save for that optimism.’’ Chuck Couglin, who does consulting for Republicans, said he expects that energized Democrat base will increase voter participation. And that, he said, should translate into at least one, if not more, victories in statewide races, offices now currently occupied entirely by Republicans. One place the Republicans do not have the benefit of incumbency is CD 2, won in 2014 by Martha McSally, who took the

seat away from Democrat Ron Barber. That year, Republicans had a voter registration edge of about 3,500. Now, the tables are turned, with the Democrats up by that same margin and McSally in the hunt for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Jeff Flake. Coughlin said he doubts the Republicans will be able to hang on to that congressional seat. The other open seat is in CD 9, which encompasses parts of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. Republicans had thought it was a swing district when it was first created for the 2012 election, with GOP registration at the time outnumbering Democrats by more than 10,000. Despite that, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema parlayed her time as a state legislator into a seat in Congress. Sinema now hopes to become the Democrat nominee for Flake’s seat. That has Republicans thinking that perhaps this is the year they can win CD 9. Coughlin disagrees. And the numbers are not in the GOP’s favor, with the 10,000 registration edge the party had in 2012 having evaporated into a 13,000 registration deficit. In CD 1, the picture is a bit different. Democrat Tom O’Halleran is hoping to hang onto the seat he won two years ago after incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick made an ill-fated run to oust U.S. Sen. John McCain. Steve Smith, Wendy Rogers and Tiffany Shedd are all vying to be the GOP nominee. The number of Republican voters in the sprawling district that stretches from the state’s northern border to its eastern edge and down into suburban Tucson is virtually the same now as it was two years ago. But while Democrats still outnumber Republicans in the district, their margin has shrunk by about 7,000 from 2016.

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and Rene Lopez won reelection, according to unofficial and incomplete results, while Matt Eberle and Matt Orlando were in a dog fight for the third seat. Chandler’s top vote getter had no election worries. Kevin Hartke garnered more votes than any individual council candidate in his unopposed bid to become the city’s next mayor, replacing termed-out Jay Tibshraeny. Gilbert’s four races were settled, although the Town Clerk cautioned that she did not expect a final unofficial tally until Tuesday. Unofficial results showed, however, that incumbents Brigette Peterson, Eddie Cook and Jordan Ray all won reelection and that they would be joined by newcomer Aimee Rigler. With the Arizona Secretary of State reporting all votes counted, East Valley legislative district battles for the fall appeared to be set. In the Republican primaries in LD16, which covers east Mesa, David Farn-

sworth defeated San Tan Valley Realtor Michael Hernandez and will face Democrat Benjamin “Ben” Carmitchel. In the House races in that district, incumbent KEVIN THOMPSON Rep. Kelly Townsend and John Fillmore topped six candidates and will be in a three-way race for two seats with Democrat Sharon Stinard. There was no primary for Senate in LD 25, which covers west Mesa, because incumbent Sen. Bob Worsley abruptly withdrew and endorsed his challenger, Tyler Pace, who will take on Democrat Kathy Mohr-Almeida in the fall. Incumbent Republicans Russell Bowers and Michelle Udall defeated Marlene Hinton, according to unofficial results. They will be taking on just one Democrat, Johnny Martin, in the fall.

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In LD 17’s House primary, former Chandler Councilman Nora Ellen took the next step in replacing her son, House Majority Leader J.D. Mesnard. Mesnard is termed DAVID LUNA out and had no primary opposition in the Republican Senate primary in LD17. Ellen and incumbent Rep. Jeff Weninger came out victors in a three-way race and will tangle with Democrat Jennifer Pawlik for the two House seats. In LD 12, current Rep Eddie Farnsworth took his first step toward the State Senate by defeating Jimmy Lindblom in that Republican primary. His next step will be taking on Democrat Elizabeth Brown in the fall. LD12 Sen. Warren Petersen, who is now eyeing the House, easily won the Republican primary with incumbent Rep.

Travis Grantham, defeating Blake Sacha and Nick Myers. Grantham and Petersen will now face Democrats Lynsey Robinson and Joe Bisaccia, who won their party’s nomination and left D.J. Rothans in the cold. In LD 18, which covers Ahwatukee and parts of Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert, the two incumbent House members won their respective party’s primaries. Incumbent Republican Jill Norgaard will be joined by Tempe lawyer and onetime legislator Greg Patterson in running against Democratic incumbent Denise “Mitzi” Epstein of Tempe and newcomer Jennifer Jermaine of Chandler. Norgaard, who will be seeking her third term in the House, and Patterson, a state representative in the 1990s, defeated Chandler businesswoman Farhana Shifa and retired Tempe programmer Don Hawker in the Republican primary. Jermaine and Epstein won a three-way fight for two nominations that left Chandler resident LaDawn Stuben in the cold. In the LD18 Senate race, neither incumbent Democrat Sean Bowie nor Republican hopeful Frank Schmuck faced opponents.

State high court nixes education tax ballot measure BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizonans will not get a chance to decide whether to hike taxes on the rich to generate more money for education or to decide if so-called “dark money” should be banned from political campaigns. The Arizona Supreme Court shot down the tax referendum, stating that petition signers were not informed that the measure would do more than increase the tax rate on those earning more than $250,000 a year. It also would eliminate the indexing of income tax brackets to account for inflation. Chief Justice Scott Bales, writing for the court, said a majority concluded that omission “creates a significant danger of confusion or unfairness.’’ The ruling is a significant setback for the education community, and not just because it means there will not be a dedicated revenue stream for public education. There were hopes that having this measure on the ballot, coupled with Proposition 305 which is a referendum already on the ballot over expansion of vouchers, would bring out voters who also would support candidates willing to put more money into public schools. Mesa Public Schools high school teacher Josh Buckley, co-chair of the Invest in Ed

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Mesa Public Schools high school teacher Joshua Buckley was dismayed by the high court ruling.

campaign and president of the Mesa Education Association, said, “We are a little shocked by the judgment. The Supreme Court has often sided with the people of Arizona and allowed them to have a say.’’ “Even though the initiative is off the ballot, the needs of our students are not off the ballot,’’ Buckley said. “I think education will be front and center in this election. Parents, no matter who they are, they want the best education for their children.’’ The ruling is a victory for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry which led and financed the legal fight to

block a public vote. Organization president Glenn Hamer argued that hiking income taxes on the wealthiest Arizonans “would just create a drag on the state’s overall economy.’’ And he said that if the state targets the rich, many would just choose to move elsewhere. That question is now academic. There is no dispute that the main provision of the measure would have imposed an 8 percent state income tax on earnings of more than $250,000 for individuals and $500,000 for couples. That compares with the current 4.54 percent rate. And there would be a 9 percent tax rate on anything over $500,000 for individuals and $1 million for married couples filing jointly. Proponents estimated that the additional revenues would generate about $690 million a year for public education. In crafting the language for those new tax brackets, the initiative spelled out the rates for all of the brackets. That’s where the problem arose. In doing so, it reset the cut points between brackets to where they were in 2014. That before the Republicancontrolled Legislature voted to index the brackets each year, a move designed to ensure that those whose income went up no faster than inflation did not end up in higher tax brackets.

Attorney Jim Barton argued, unsuccessfully, that the wording of the initiative would leave indexing in place. That paved the way for the Supreme Court to take a closer look at how the initiative was described to the approximately 270,000 people who signed the petitions to put the issue on the ballot. Bales pointed out that the change in indexing was never mentioned in the legally required 100-word description that must accompany each petition. “The description is inadequate under the statute,’’ the chief justice wrote. The justices also rejected an initiative that would have asked voters overturn existing laws that allow groups established under the Internal Revenue Code as “social welfare organizations’’ to spend money to influence state and local races without disclosing the source of their donors. Instead, any individual that put in at least $2,500 would have to be named. That leaves in place not only the state law shielding donors who give to organizations seeking to affect state and legislative elections. Chief Justice Scott Bales, in writing the order keeping the measure off the ballot, said there were an insufficient number of legitimate signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.

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service area. Widespread food insecurity explains why Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, and food banks have designated September as Hunger Action Month – a time when Americas are urged to help take action on the national hunger crisis. Food insecurity as defined by the federal government is the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food insecurity is dropping in Arizona, although it is still higher than the country as a whole, according to a recent annual report from Feeding America, a nationwide nonprofit network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs. The overall food insecurity rate in the United States in 2016 was 12.9 percent with an estimated 1 in 8 Americans short of food, equating to 42 million Americans, including 13 million children, according to Feeding America. And, though food insecurity rates have fallen, the need among people who remain food insecure continues to rise, the group said. In the latest available data for 2016, Arizona saw a 14.9 percent food insecurity rate – down from 15.8 percent in 2015 and 17.1 percent in 2014, according to the Map the Meal Gap study, which breaks the numbers down by county and by congressional districts. Congressional District 5, which includes Gilbert, Queen Creek, parts of Chandler and east Mesa, also saw a drop to 13.3 percent in 2016 from 13.4 percent in 2015 and 14.8 percent in 2014. United Food Bank CEO Dave Richins attributed the drop to an improving economy, more job prospects and to food banks. “We are making progress on this issue,” Richins said, adding that United Food Bank has helped make a striking impact through its programs and outreach in helping Arizonans out of poverty throughout its 19,000-square-mile service area covering five counties.

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United Food Bank volunteer Janae Clark, 13, helps a woman at the nonprofit’s Javelina Volunteer Annex in Mesa.

Food insecurity in those five counties ranges from a low of 13.9 percent of the population in Pinal County to 25.5 percent in Apache County. Maricopa County’s was 14.3 percent, according to the study. United Food Bank provides food in two ways: via free, emergency food boxes, and through the Help Yourself Program, a coop program where people on fixed or limited income buy food boxes containing 15 to 20 pounds of different meats and produce for $20. People also can pick from a variety of free items like breads, pastries, dairy and deli products. “The Help Yourself Program is more of a complete grocery-store experience than

an emergency food box, which are shelfstable foods like dry pasta, peanut butter and canned foods,” Richins said. In fiscal year 2015-16, the food bank distributed 26,047,312 pounds of food totaling 21,706,093 meals to hungry people. Bunting said because of the Help Yourself Program, his kids are eating better – fresh fruits and vegetables and meat instead of the canned and processed foods like Top Ramen, beans and fish sticks. Every Friday, Bunting buys his groceries at the food bank’s Javelina Volunteer Annex near Javelina Avenue and Mesa Drive. “I have fresh produce,” Bunting said. “All my kids are earning straight “As” because they are eating produce, they are

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Rene Morles, right, waits wrap up at United Food Bank’s Javelina Volunteer Annex. The annex is popular with East Valley residents who otherwise would be unable to afford fresh produce.

eating what comes from the ground and not canned and processed food because your budget requires you to do it.” He said the program helps his budget and he is able to make a car payment with ease now. Although he is earning more money as a salesman at a Chandler car dealership, he still uses the program because his family has grown to include a fiancee who has three children. A fair number of people who show up Fridays for United Food Bank’s program are the working poor, Richins said. Feeding America cited recent government data that found 58 percent of people at the risk of going hungry live in households that earn more than the federal poverty level such as single mom Jennifer Bottali who worked full time and was on a tight budget. “I found myself skipping meals to stretch the dollars,” said the Gilbert mom of a daughter. “This went on for years, just making it work. It was like playing a shell game, robbing from one thing to pay another.” She had earned too much to qualify for emergency food assistance and soon learned about the Help Yourself Program. But it took her some time to set aside her pride and walk through the door to ask for help. The former New Yorker and her husband once earned a six-figure income until illness and divorce left her struggling. The day Bottali went to the program, she left with more groceries than she’d had at one time in ages. “I was so emotional,” she said. “I hadn’t seen that much food at one time in so long.” Bottali went to Help Yourself for a short time, and then returned off and on, whenever she needed that extra budget help. United Food Bank also helps seniors, people with disabilities and single people, Richins said. “Both seniors and disabled folks because they can’t just get a job to make more money, we see these folks on a regular basis,” he said. “Families and individuals a lot less so. Our stats tell us three visits.” Richins is hopeful the numbers will continue to drop but some of that will rely on the economy, he noted. “If the economy tanks again we are dealing with people out of work,” he said. “There’s a correlation between the unemployment rate and food-insecurity rate.” Despite Arizona’s nearly 1 percent drop in the food-insecurity rate in 2016 from the prior year, Richins isn’t claiming victory. “We have lot of work left to do,” he said. But “we have a system in place to continue to chip away at this.”

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East Valley students rally in the fight against hunger BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

ood drives are a major weapon in the war against hunger in the East Valley, and among the greatest contributors are area schools. From elementary levels to high schools, students in the region have risen to the call for help in reducing food insecurity. “Nearly 30 percent of our neighbors are struggling with hunger,” said Tyson Nansel, United Food Bank spokeswoman said. Added Melissa Forrester, United Food Bank’s community engagement manager: “Food insecurity is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from. It’s children in school who are hoping they’ll get something to eat when they go home.” Both women have witnessed the ongoing generosity of East Valley communities, especially area schools, and remain optimistic that the new school year see of kind souls with open hands helping to fight hunger. For many, it has become an annual race to win the coveted “Tin Can Trophy’ for their school in United Food Bank’s Kids in Need competition. This competition runs through March, and can be joined at any time. It can run only a week, a month or be tied to just one event of gathering canned foods. In the junior high/middle school division, one school is a regular winner through student and staff efforts that have the office area entry massed with barrels overflowing with food items. “Desert Ridge Junior High School is absolutely phenomenal,” said Forrester. Desert Ridge, a Gilbert Public Schools facility located in Mesa, serves only seventh and eighth graders. But its front office credenza sports more than 20 Tin Can Trophies amassed from its annual efforts since students became seriously involved in the fight against hunger during the 2001-2002 school year. It shares the space with a green ceramic Rattler, the school mascot, while nearby hangs a wooden plaque containing the school’s annual can food drive tallies. “I am extremely proud of our students, staff, and families for their continued efforts to support the East Valley United Food Bank,” said Principal Jean Woods, who was named Administrator of the Year in 2017 by the Arizona Association of School Psychologists. “The first food drive in 2001 netted 3,500 pounds of food,” Woods said. “This

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Desert Ridge Junior High students have won numerous “Tin Can Trophies” from United Food Bank for collecting the most food during their annual drives. Last year they collected 30 tons.

year we had our biggest collection ever with 60,314 pounds of food. That is 30 tons of food – which required one semitruck and two large delivery trucks to haul everything away.” The average student population at Desert Ridge is 1,200, and Woods said no one “dreamed our students could, year after year, break their own record while helping so many”. “Everyone contributes to this most worthy cause,” she said. “The generosity of our families is beyond compare. Everyone knows this is what DRJHS does and all of our families support us beyond our wildest expectations.” Woods, who has been at Desert Ridge since it opened in 2001, encourages other schools to get involved in putting together a United Food Bank Drive, even if it begins humbly as a one-day event. “Our food drive is proof that when a school community comes together, it is possible to do the unimaginable. We’ve earned 13 Overall Winner and Most Pounds per Students awards. “But it’s not the trophies that motivate us,” she added. “It’s knowing that we are making a difference for families right here in our own community. “We know that if every school just committed to half of what we do every year, the students and families in Arizona could make a giant leap toward stamping out hunger in our state.” Williams Field High School in the Higley School District also takes gathering food for the less fortunate seriously. Students name November “Stuff the Bus Month” for United Food Bank and are often winners in the competition.

Mary Buscema, a school career center specialist, said she’s proud of her students. “Williams Field High School is preparing to Stuff the Bus for the eight year in a row. This is a school-wide project of love. Each year we come up with creative ways to reach out to our community for donations,” she said, adding: “Our students are aware of how many families go to bed hungry and they want to make a difference. When the bus is packed, a group of students are driven to the United Food Bank to unload the bus and receive a tour of the facilities. They leave with a better knowledge of how the food is distributed to those in need.” Buscema bragged, “We were thrilled when, on Dec. 19th, 2013, we were mentioned on the White House Blog regarding our success with this project.” The school instituted the Stuff the Bus concept when Buscema was having lunch with transportation Supervisor Josh Crosby. “We were discussing the lack of community service projects and this was a slapmy-forehead moment,” laughed Buscema. “I truly love being a part of this campus.” Another successful food drive is held at Gilbert’s Carol Rae Ranch Elementary School, spearheaded by student council advisor and music teacher Carolyn Wilson. “It is really important to me that our kids have the experience of helping others, and it correlates with our Character Counts program in the district,” said Wilson, who has taught music in Gilbert for 18 years, and opened Carol Rae Ranch Elementary in 2000. Each year she and council members set a school-wide goal on the number of cans to collect, and establish classroom goals.

The drive continues for up to nine school days. “I always talk with my students about what the Food Bank does, and how important it is for us to help others,” she said. “You never know what life may bring in your future, and I’m a big believer in the Golden Rule - treating others the way you want them to be treated,” Wilson added. Wilson said she learned from experience how life can throw individuals and families a curve ball. “I’ve had a time in my life when I needed help and it was very difficult for me to ask for it. I feel its our responsibility to help take care of others who need our help. I want my students to learn the importance of building each other up, and that there is strength in numbers when you’re helping others.” According to Forrester, there are 300 or more schools within the United Food Bank service area that incorporates all of Pinal and Gila Counties and portions of Apache, Navajo and eastern Maricopa. With 120 schools participating in food drives, she is hopeful other schools will become involved. The annual competition is divided into elementary, middle school or junior high and high school categories. To level the playing field, awards are based on collected pounds per student, with the school population determined on the 100th day of school. “There are so many ways in which the schools can help host food drives,” she said. “Some specify a month for a drive like Thanksgiving or Christmas, others prefer to wait until February for a Month of Love drive. “It can even be a one-time drive. Westwood High School hosts theirs at their preseason scrimmage games, requesting a can of food as admission,” said Forrester. When asked how, after 10 years with United Food Bank, she maintains optimism, Forrester didn’t hesitate before replying: “I feel blessed when I see our community choose to step up and help. I always share that no one is forced to donate; it’s not a mandatory thing. “People choose (emphasizing the verb) to help those around us and I get a real feeling of greatness in our community when I see people donating their time and/or treasures. I get the privilege to watch people do good things for each-other for a living. Doesn’t get better that that.”

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grant from the Arizona Arts Commission to bring its residents creative programs designed to enhance and enrich their quality of living while challenging their minds. Funds go toward the 14-week project “Collecting Memories: Connecting long-term residents with natural history via collecting and macro photography” in collaboration with Arizona State University Natural History Collections. Each week, project directors Laura K. Ontiveros, CNP, activity coordinator for Fellowship Square Historic Mesa, and ASU teaching artist Anne Basham, along with visiting ASU curators and volunteers, will lead theme-based activity sessions. At the culmination, Fellowship Square residents will take a field trip to the university to see their works on display. “Art is such a popular resident activity on our campus, and it’s one of those things that every resident can make their very own,” Ontiveros said. “This is particularly important for our residents that have lost some of their abilities due to dementia or Alzheimer’s and are often corrected in the way they eat or do certain chores. They can’t go wrong with art.” The project also combines elements of science for the more-able residents who want to challenge their minds, and nature, for residents who may feel disconnected from nature.

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Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for its 2017 project that explored the history of Japanese Internment during World War II at the Gila River Internment Camp, a few miles south of Chandler. This project also received the Museum Association of Arizona 2018 Institutional Award of Excellence. Chandler’s project, “Un-American: Engaging Our Community with the Story of Japanese Internment,” included a park kiosk, three exhibits, a community-driven art installation and public presentations. “The interactions we had with former internees and their families were extremely powerful,” said Jody Crago, Chandler Museum administrator. “It is an honor to receive this national award for our work.” Chandler Museum will receive its award at a banquet on Sept. 28, during the 2018 AASLH Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The project began with a permanent history kiosk at Nozomi Park, which tells the story of the Gila River Internment Camp, that was financially supported by the National Park Service through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. Content was created with input from an advisory committee, including the Japanese American Citizens League and the Gila River Indian Community. The most significant portion of the project was an in-house curated exhibit, “Un-American: Japanese Internment in Our Backyard,” which explored the question: “Who was more Un-American; those who looked like the enemy, or the government that incarcerated them?” For more information, visit chandleraz.gov/museum.

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Risas Dental to provide free care in East Valley on Labor Day For the seventh year, doctors and staff at Risas Dental and Braces will donate their time at the annual Labor of Love, 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 3, for those in need of care. Risas expects to treat more than 1,000 patients at its 13 participating locations, three of which are in the Southeast Valley: -- In Mesa at 1928 E. Main Street. -- In Chandler at 125 E. Ray Road. -- In Tempe at 3401 S McClintock Drive. Patients may select one of four free services: basic teeth cleaning, cavity filling, tooth extraction and complete exam with X-rays. The bilingual Risas’ staff also will provide braces consultations and schedule follow-up services as needed. “We love serving patients and partnering with the community year-round,” said Dr. Whitney Wright, founding orthodontist at Risas Dental and Braces. “Labor Day is a great excuse to open our doors even wider to address the needs of this community and work to offset costs for their oral health care needs.” Each location will have music provided by local radio stations, fun activities for kids and complimentary breakfast for those waiting in line. Patients in line before 8 a.m. will be guaranteed treatment. No appointments are required or accepted. Risas Dental and Braces has served the Valley for seven years, expanding into areas that traditionally have been underserved with dental care. Since Risas’ first Labor of Love in 2011, the company has donated more than $3.5 million in free dental care. More information: 480-566-2930, www.risasdental.com.

Rosh Hashanah services at Chabad Rabbi Mendy Deitsch of Chabad of the East Valley has announced that traditional Rosh Hashanah services will be held at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive in Chandler, ushering in the Jewish new year. Chabad of the East Valley, serving Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe and Sun Lakes, will host Rosh Hashanah services Sept. 9-11. All members of the Jewish faith are welcome. New this year: simultaneous teen service, children’s program in three age groups, infant room and cantorial soloist from Montreal, Canada. “All Jews are invited to attend,” Deitsch said. “One need not be a member of our synagogue to participate.” It is a crucial part of Jewish continuity that every Jew has a place to pray, Deitsch added. Services are free but reservations are required at Chabad of the East Valley, 480-855-4333 or chabadcenter.com.

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City confirms FBI probe of Mesa police shootings, beatings BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

wo controversial Mesa police use of force incidents in May and two other fatal shootings in 2017 and 2016 are under review by the FBI to determine if police violated the civil rights of those involved. Mesa police Detective Steve Flores confirmed the federal probe, saying in a press release that police learned on Tuesday that the two most recent incidents in May are under review. The May incidents set off a firestorm after Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista released graphic surveillance videos showing the level of violence used to arrest Robert Johnson at a central Mesa apartment complex, and the arrest of a juvenile as part of an armed robbery investigation at a north Mesa apartment complex during a separate incident. Batista immediately clarified police policy, restricting the circumstances under which officers are allowed to strike the heads of suspects to self-defense. He called in former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley to monitor an ongoing internal affairs investigation and a national agency to review his department’s history of use of force incidents. But the federal probe goes beyond the May incidents, according to the press release. It also will examine former Mesa Officer Philip Brailsford’s fatal shooting of Daniel Shaver at an East Mesa hotel and the fatal shooting of Scott Farnsworth near Skyline High School, after a football game. “Previously, the Department was notified by the FBI, they are reviewing the Officer involved shooting of Scott Farnsworth on Sept. 22, 2017 at 1141 South Crismon for possible civil rights violations in addition to the Officer involved shooting of Daniel Shaver on January 18, 2016,’’ the Mesa police press release said. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury found Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder and negligent homicide, but the city still faces millions of dollars in liability from a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Laney Sweet, Shaver’s widow. Farnsworth, 28, was shot near Crismon Road and Southern Avenue. Police said they were responding to a report of a man waving a gun and acting erratically. Officers said they shot Farnsworth because his actions caused them to fear for

their lives. Farnsworth was a U.S. Army veteran of Iraq who suffered from posttraumatic stress syndrome, according to media reports. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery cleared officers of wrongdoing in the Farnsworth case. The federal review comes after Montgomery’s office also decided not to file charges against the seven officers involved in the violent, but non-fatal use of force incidents in May. But Flores said those officers are still the subject of the internal affairs investigation, remain on paid administrative leave, and could potentially face disciplinary action short of criminal prosecution. Scottsdale police investigated both incidents at the request of Mesa police. The investigation concluded that there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by an officer who punched Johnson, who refused officer’s commands to sit while they investigated a domestic violence incident. In a separate statement, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said prosecutors agreed with the Scottsdale police and that there was no need to submit the case for a formal review of potential charges. In the second incident, in which police used force in arresting a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect who had fled to an apartment complex, Scottsdale police sent the results of their investigation to the County Attorney’s Office, which again concluded there were no grounds for criminal prosecution. “The totality of the circumstances reveals that the force applied occurred as a result of efforts to affect the arrest of the suspect and to facilitate a search for a weapon,’’ the county attorney’s statement said. “Arizona law permits the use of reasonable force to effect an arrest.’’ The decision not to charge the officers criminally grated on Roy Tatem, president of the East Valley NAACP, who said the videos demonstrate an unacceptably high level of use of force against suspects. “People are more frightened, because the police are emboldened to use violence as necessary,’’ Tatem said. “This is showing the police are above the law.’’ But Will Biascoechea, president of the Mesa Fraternal Order of Police, praised the decision: “We’re glad to see the decision not to charge police officers for doing their job. Charging police criminally for doing their job can negatively impact the decision-making process for all law enforcement.”

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Moms in Prayer gathering will focus on kids and schools BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor

he “Unshaken Arizona” conference organized by Moms in Prayer International will be encouraging mass prayer for children, grandchildren and the schools they attend around the world. Kay West and Michelle Keso, both of Ahwatukee, have been involved with the organization for many years and are on the expansive planning team that has put together this two-day event. West is among the speakers and Keso is event coordinator and master of ceremonies. Among the many speakers is actress/ director Karen Abercrombie, who starred as Miss Clara in the 2015 film “War Room” among other films and television productions. The two-day conference will run 7-9 p.m. Sept. 7 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 8 at the First Baptist Church of Tempe, 4525 S. McClintock Drive. A $40 fee includes materials and lunch Saturday. Keso, an adjunct professor at Grand

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Canyon University, her alma mater, said space remains available. “Moms in Prayer is an interdenominational organization. We love Jesus and that is what is matters,” said Keso. “Our dream to have a diverse audience of age, ethnicity and denominations.” Keso, an Ahwatukee resident since 1990, said the planning team of 14 committees has worked on the event for 18 months. “It takes a long time,” she said. “I will

never walk into a big event again without realizing how much work is involved.” Kay Cassidy West is MIPI’s international leadership director for Southern Africa,. After selling their Ahwatukee home and all possessions, she and her husband of 31 years, John West, spent nearly seven years as missionaries in Swaziland, and then South Africa, before returning in 2017. She is co-founder of Swaziserve, Inc. and serves as current president. She also is the author of “Refiner’s Fire,” a 2016 about her experience in Swaziland – which recently has been renamed by the king of Swaziland as the Kingdom of eSwatini. She said her 16-year involvement with Moms in Prayer has had a profound influence on her: “Moms in Prayer International has been life-changing for me. I hope many women will walk away equipped and encouraged to powerfully pray for their children and grandchildren, and their schools, as well as to pray for our sisters worldwide.” Wes also serves as the organization’s global prison ministry liaison. Other speakers scattered throughout

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the event – along with videos and musical entertainment – include Moms in Prayer President Sally Burke and Fern Nichols, who founded the group in 1984 after being concerned when her two oldest children entered middle school. “Moms in Prayer is an hour of hope,” she said of the prayer groups that meet locally in members’ homes. “Moms are discovering that being a part of the Moms in Prayer community is turning their fears to faith.”

Church, nonprofit come to aid of impoverished Venezuelans Tribune News Staff

enezuela has plummeted to the bottom of the world economy and its communist government has made it almost impossible for churches to come to its people’s aid. But a small congregation in Mesa and a related nonprofit are doing what they can to help Venezuelans, who “are suffering from lack of food and malnutrition, while the health situation has reached unbearable levels,” according to a recent United Nations report. The 500-member congregation of Calvary Chapel Mesa, 925 S. Gilbert Road, and a local nonprofit called Hearts of Hope Ministries raise money to help people in the beleaguered country. Recently, they worked out an arrangement with Feed My Starving Children to get even more food to the country’s starving poor. Helping Venezuelans is not an easy task, especially if the helpers have a religious connection, said Calvary Chapel Pastor

Pablo Pirela, who works with fellow pastors David Evans and Jim Warner. “The communist government has thrown out all the missionaries,” said Pirela, a Venezuelan native whose father was a pastor there. While people there are still allowed to worship and their churches can help with their physical needs, foreign churches are basically shut out of providing any direct assistance, let alone spiritual aid. So, Pirela used his late father’s and his own connections to develop a network of more than a dozen churches to work around that blockade. He also works with three other local pastors to run Hearts of Hope Ministries to get vitally needed supplies to Venezuela. Two weeks ago, the church and Hearts of Hope appealed to volunteers to pick up a backpack from them, take it home and return it filled with school supplies. About 370 of 500 backpacks were picked up and returned, and will now be shipped

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Handing out backpacks that Calvary Chapel Mesa hoped people would fill with school supplies for impoverished kids in Venezuela were Jacqueline Bauste and son Tony Narvaez.

off to Venezuela. The absence of food in Venezuela is beyond crisis proportions.

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Co-sponsoring Unshaken Arizona are Operation Christmas Child and Compassion International. Both will join 12 other ministry partners and vendors offering information and products to attendees. “Whatever season of life you’re in, there’s a group for you,” said Keso, describing MIPI’s various prayer groups encompassing college-age parents, grandparents and for moms with children in elementary, middle school and high school. “As to what Moms in Prayer has meant to me personally, it has forever impacted how I prayed for my children and others. And the sisterhood is wonderful – that first group I had in my home when my children were young all are coming to Unshaken,” Keso added. First MIPI Arizona State Coordinator Rhonda VanderPloeg of East Mesa has been a part of the organization since 1995, when, as a young mother in Holland, Michigan, she joined a prayer group. When she, her husband and five children moved to Mesa in 2003, she looked to connect with a local group, and discovered there were none. She started one, serving as a group leader before advancing to area coordinator

and then first state coordinator, an office she held for seven years. “That burning passion for schools and teachers to be bathed in prayer never left my gut,” said VanderPloeg, who still hosts two prayer groups in her home. “Every single school needs to be prayed for like this. Our teachers spend about seven hours a day pouring into our kids. They deserve to have us support them in prayer. And our children and grandchildren never stop needing our prayers.” Chandler resident Minnie Salcido said Moms in Prayer has been a part of her life for 23 years. “I’ve been hosting a Moms in Prayer group in Arizona for over 15 years,” said Salcido, who currently hosts a grandchildren prayer group in her home, and is volunteering at the event. She encourages area mothers to attend. “It will be a life-changing event where they’ll be inspired to pray for their children, their schools and their teachers,” she said. “Instead of being worrying mothers, they’ll become praying moms.” VanderPloeg expressed excitement this extensive event is being held locally. Many of us have traveled great distances to attend similar events in other states; now we have it right here,” she said. Information: monsinprayer.org.

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several years,” the organization states on its website. “The crisis has left hundreds of families begging for food in the streets without hope.” Saying the country confronts “a modern-day Holocaust,” Hearts of Hope runs three feeding centers in the country, mostly at churches. Pirela said the churches’ work with Hearts of Hope also gets around the government’s determination to wipe out any acknowledgement of God. At the feeding centers – where 90 percent of the people who show are children under 10, according to Hearts of Hope – the volunteers have a chance to meet some of the citizens’ physical needs and address some spiritual ones as well. “The people see us doing things and don’t know why we are. They ask us, ‘Why are you doing this?’ We can then tell them about God and Jesus. In schools, they don’t hear about God or Christianity. We talk to them about loving God, but first we have to love them and help them,” Pirela explained. To help: heartsofhopeministries.org. Information: info@heartsofhopeministries.org.

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Love for sneakers has given birth to a fan community BY NATE FAIN Cronkite News

Carrillo’s house is covered in sneakers. Some pairs are scattered across the floor, permissible to be kicked out of the way by his girlfriend. Others have been worn once or twice and are stored in his man cave in individual, transparent display drawers. In this special room in his house, Carrillo, a DJ who is known as “Chilly,” can open the top of his coffee table like a treasure chest. Inside are his most prized possessions, about a dozen versions of his all-time favorite sneaker, the Air Jordan XI. Chilly is a sneakerhead, a collector willing to spend thousands of dollars to accumulate and sell troves of the trendiest, newest and rarest athletic shoes. With an assemblage hovering around 250 pairs, he’s allotted a permanent place in his heart to what he wears on his feet. Along with the shoes, his two-story Tempe home is a shrine of sports memorabilia and “Star Wars” knickknacks. Even something he takes as seriously as sneaker collecting is done with childlike exuberance. “Every time a shoe drops and I’m able to get it, I feel like a kid a Disneyland,” said Chilly, who once spent $1,400 for a pair of Air Jordans 1s. “It makes my day. I love to smell the shoes and touch them and look at them.” He is part of a community, one that is growing in Chandler and across the Valley, and is navigating a rapidly changing marketplace and retail industry in search of the most unique and artistically inspired shoes in the world. And he is not alone in his love for sneakers. The U.S. athletic footwear industry generated $19.6 billion in sales in 2017, according to a report from global information company The NDP Group. “It’s a community, but like every community there are good and bad parts,” Chilly said. “Some people are just in it for the money. Others are in it because they genuinely love sneakers.” Over the years, Chilly has learned how to navigate the sneakerhead community, skirting the sharks and finding

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J Carrillo, who goes by the alias “Chilly,” has only worn his Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Golden Child” shoes once. He said he’ll wear them again, one his wedding day.

what he calls “bounty hunters,” who admire his kindred spirit and help him find the best pairs. One of them is Ryan Gizinski, the owner of Guest List, a sneaker and apparel store in Tempe. Gizinski started working at a Footlocker when he was 16. Not long after, he became obsessed with sneakers. Now 30, he has owned Guest List for

tablish sneaker culture and street wear in Phoenix. “In 2018, retail is tough, but the market in Arizona is strong,” Gizinski said. “There are five major businesses here that travel to every big sneaker event in the country.” Last year, Sneaker Con, a globetrotting shoe show, made its first stop in Phoenix.

“ Every time a shoe drops and I’m able to get it, I feel like a kid a Disneyland. ” – J Carrillo, aka “Chilly” six years. He organized the Heated Sole Summit at Arizona Mills, which took place in July. Over 150 vendors set up shop at the swap meet, buying, selling and trading coveted new releases, including the Travis Scott-inspired Air Jordan 4 “Cactus Jack” and the Nike Off-White Presto. Multiple Heated Sole Summits take place each year across the Valley. While the retail marketplace is rapidly moving to online platforms, and local sneaker consignment stores like Pound for Pound are closing, sneakerheads are trying to es-

Along with living in Phoenix, Chilly has a condo in Los Angeles, one of America’s most fashion-forward cities, and he is a multi-time host of Sneaker Con. He sees differences and similarities between the two places. “Naturally, Phoenix is a little bit behind, but the proximity to Los Angeles helps,” he said. “I think it’s stronger here than in like Kansas or Alabama. I know there are a lot of places in Arizona that are trying emulate Los Angeles.” But for those who have already embraced the culture, collecting sneakers

can come with consequences. Some collections, like Gizinski’s, consist of more than 1,000 pairs of shoes. Even when paying the modest retail price of $120, which collectors only pay for the rarest shoes if they win online lotteries, the hobby (or habit) can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Gregory Robison has long been aware of the financial vortex that often snags sneakerheads. So when he started college at ASU, he sold his entire collection of approximately 500 shoes. Now that he’s 35, has a wife and child, and works a steady job for the City of Phoenix, he’s back in the game. “During college, I fought it off,” Robison said. “I was focused on school. I told myself, ‘Get a good job, make a lot of money and you can always go back and buy all the pairs you sold.’ ” He made it through college, but he’s still a prisoner to the rush that comes with owning a new design that no one else has. “One thing a lot of sneakerheads in the community won’t tell you is that sneakers are a real addiction. I know for a fact: I’m addicted to sneakers,” Robison said. “It’s not just a hobby. Most sneakerheads will tell you, ‘Oh, I can stop anytime.’ We might be able to stop for a period of time, but we can’t fight it, and it’ll come right back.” Some collectors covet the status and attention they receive for owning something rare much more than innovative designs or splashy colors. “People might not admit this, but sneakerheads want the shoes that no one else has. It makes them feel a certain way,” Robison said. Anyone suffering from this sneaker addiction Robison alludes to would have found their strength tested at Heated Sole. During the event, the large, usually vacant space in the mall, filled with vibrant colorways and retro athletic apparel, looks like a candy store. However, the treats there cost more than a couple of quarters — try anywhere from $150 to $1,500. There was money to be spent, but also money to be made. And anyone there — See

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even non-vendors — could sling some sneakers for cash. Young entrepreneurs have figured out a pretty simple system. Buy a limitedrelease pair at retail value, and sell it for five or six times the price. Kyle Warner is one of those savvy salesmen. Only a teenager — unlike the Generation Xers who were introduced to sneakers by Michael Jordan in the 1980s and dominate the community — he set up a line of about six pairs of sneakers on the floor at the summit. He loves sneakers, and has pumped a lot of money into his “high-end” collection. But he said he’s made a lot of that money back. “I make so much money on shoes,” Warner said. “The most I’ve ever made (on one pair) is $1,100 above retail.” Reselling shoes has made the hobby more sustainable and affordable for some sneakerheads, but older members of the community worry that resellers aren’t in the game because they love basketball shoes, but because they want to turn a profit. But as retailers struggle across the country, and with fewer consignment stores to mitigate fair pricing, the marketplace has shifted to websites like Facebook, Ebay and StockX, where bidding wars are encouraged. “The majority of people I sell to don’t live in Arizona,” Warner said. The marketplace has changed, but so has the market. Sneakerheads still seek the status that comes with having a unique collection. But now the athletic practicality of a shoe matters much less than it used to, and the artistic value of a shoe is of higher priority. “The sneakers used to be associated with the athletes. Now, it’s all about the fashion,” Robison said. “They wear the shoes, but they don’t watch football or basket-

ball. In the ‘80s and ‘90s that would be blasphemy.” Many of the major athletic apparel brands, such as Nike and Under Armour, have seen a dip in basketball shoe sales and have focused more energy on running and casual footwear. Several product advisory boards see this as the new normal. As consumers crave more flamboyant and creative designs, artists are taking the classics and giving the one-of-a-kind customization. Even the NFL — known for its strict on-the-field dress code — started the “My Cleats, My Cause” initiative, which allows players to wear cleats with custom artwork to promote a charity of their choosing. Jon Trevor hopes that someday he’ll be able to display his work in an NFL game. The head of human relations for a startup company, Trevor, in his spare time, has combined a lifelong love of sneakers with artistic gifts. He does commission-based shoe customizations for everything from football and golf shoes to Air Jordans. Trevor’s art is more of a stress reliever than a side hustle. His business model is not complex. He doesn’t have a website, only an instagram page with photos of his work. Interested buyers approach him with an idea, and if he likes the idea, he’ll come up with a design and make the shoes a reality. The work itself is a little more complicated, and the end product doesn’t come cheap. Trevor, 37, uses a variety of paints and styling utensils. It can take several hours of work to complete a pair. “We’ve made shoes more important than they really should be, but they’re really just a piece of rubber and cloth,” Trevor said “There was an allure to shoes, now no one really cares about that. They just want to show off for their friends and Instagram.” But even he has found lifelong friends in the sneaker community, ones who share his appreciation for custom shoes.

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For now, Senator John McCain was America’s Last Hero BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

e died as he lived, on terms entirely his own – malignant cancer attacking his brain but never touching his spirit, his courage, his heart. When death came for John McCain at age 81, near suppertime on August’s last Saturday, we lost more than a few hundred words can describe. That’s because the senior senator from Arizona, the Naval aviator, the survivor of the Hanoi Hilton, the patriot, the twicefailed presidential candidate, the public servant who possessed a sharp tongue and a legendary temper, was America’s Last Hero. At least for now. At least until this nation navigates what feels like history’s smallest, most petty era and we once again mint a John McCain. If those words read like they were written by someone who has quit on America, rest assured that is not the case. On this subject I agree with McCain, as he explained in his farewell letter to us.

“Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here,” he wrote. “Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history.” He might as well have been talking about himself. John McCain absolutely never surrendered. Nor did he ever hide from history. To be fair, America’s Last Hero was not perfect, nor did he pretend as much. Thirty years ago, McCain was branded one of the “Keating Five” tied to Charlie Keating of Lincoln Savings and Loan

infamy. Cleared of wrongdoing, McCain became a reformer, working tirelessly to pass McCain-Feingold, a bipartisan fix to political campaign finances. Vintage McCain, owning his poor judgment, transcending it. The same goes for his 1983 vote against an Arizona state holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We can be slow … to give greatness its due, a mistake I myself made long ago when I voted against a federal holiday in memory of Dr. King,” McCain said during his 2008 presidential run. “I was wrong.” Pardon me while I try to remember the last time an American elected leader uttered those three words – “I was wrong” – and convinced us he or she meant it. McCain’s authenticity was a testament to the way he comported himself: with his gaze fixed on larger things, qualities like honor, duty, sacrifice. In 1996, back when I worked as a columnist for this newspaper full-time, I spent 18 hours trailing McCain while he worked the hallways and meeting rooms at the Republican National Convention

in San Diego. What stood out to me? Not how he knew the name and backstory of 90 percent of the city. It was the fact that McCain couldn’t raise his arms high enough to comb his own hair – thanks to the two broken arms and the broken shoulder he suffered in Vietnam. He would call you “boy” and be charming doing so. He would call you far worse when he flashed his temper, then commiserate with you about the failures of the Diamondbacks bullpen. He would run for President against Barack Obama, lose, and end up remembered for defending his opponent’s character: “He’s a decent family man, citizen, that just I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what the campaign’s all about.” He was the last of his kind, our last hero, while inspiring us to believe that wouldn’t be the case. John McCain believed in this country’s ability to produce more like him, the next American hero, and the one after that. Asked how we should remember him,

No matter how you vote, always vote for the children BY O. ROBIN SWEET AFN Guest Writer

n November, Arizona voters will decide whether expanding the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program makes sense. It was originally started to help the parents of disabled children, foster children, or active military. It evolved, with little controversy, to include adopted children, children attending D/F rated schools, and those in Native American communities. About 5,000 children are now using the scholarships to attend private schools or be home-schooled, if they don’t feel the public-school system is right for their special, unique needs. This past year, a majority of the Arizona State Legislature decided that there should effectively be no restrictions on the use of these funds, allowing any-

one, regardless of circumstance, to use them. Public school advocates believed this to be a bridge too far and decided to refer the expansion to a public vote in the fall. I write not to encourage you one way or another on the expansion. That is your vote. I wish to shine a light on the original intent of the program. I run Gateway Academy in Phoenix. It is private, and one of only five schools in the country that educates a “pure population” of children in grades K-12 with Asperger’s Syndrome. They come to us, because they may have been bullied or left behind, or really never felt a hug from a classroom. In many ways we specialize in changing lives, these very, very special lives. We remind them Asperger’s is merely a diagnosis and it does not define who you are, just as it was for Bill Gates, Ralph Nader, Al Gore and many others. Thanks to Arizona’s Empowerment

Scholarship Accounts parents can send their children to our school free of charge, if they feel existing public-school options are not the best or most effective. We use unconventional means from equine therapy to forming rock bands to motivate and educate our amazing students into productive, wonderful members of our community. We are pleased to report that in the past several years 100 percent of our graduates have gone onto college, emancipating their dreams and fulfilling those of incredible parents. There was a young man that came to us after being bullied at his other school. He’s now a sophomore in high school, building 3D printers for the school. Then there’s a student, who couldn’t read or write when he came to us, as a fourth grader. He’s now a senior, and, who often leads our morning meetings with the student body, instructing in

manners and performing as a musician. And how about a young African-American woman, who could barely speak during our initial interview? She has now come out of her shell to become a composer and musician. Whether Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for more, or all, is now a call for Arizona voters to make. No matter how the vote goes, it will not impact the state’s existing program for disabled children, and ours with Asperger’s Syndrome. For the most precious and precarious in our state, Empowerment Scholarship Accounts have already made an incredible difference. Public schools do a great job too, but, for some, our expertise and focus is a better option. And that’s something we believe is worth celebrating, whether you vote yes, or no, on Nov. 6. -O. Robin Sweet is executive director/CEO of Gateway Academy

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When push comes to shove, Skyline football brings the Wood BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

kyline High running back Aaron Wood carries not only the football for the Coyotes but also much of their hopes for a successful season on his back. A three-year varsity player, Wood has rushed for more than 2,000 yards in his career, leading the Coyotes’ run-heavy offense. This year, Wood opened with a 200-yard game against Mountain Ridge and is again on track to be among the topproducing backs in Arizona. “When you coach a kid that really enjoys football, it always makes the job more enjoyable. He’s always running extra and finishing plays,” coach Angelo Paffumi said. “He just loves practicing. Some people look at practices as almost a punishment. He doesn’t. He loves it and always wants to keep going to get better.” Younger teammates look up to Wood, emulating his work ethic. As Paffumi described, Wood is not a “rah-rah” guy who will get up and make speeches. However, the players take a lot of motivation from watching him improve and seeing his determination to lead the team.

than ever before.” Always making the extra cut and fighting for another couple of yards after contact, Wood inspires his offensive linemen to play at their best, as well. “I really like blocking for Aaron because he’s shifty and quick,” senior tackle Noah Barta said. “He’ll follow you if you’re pulling or making a good block, and it’s nice to have him be thinking on his feet and telling you exactly where he wants you to go.” In the second game, a road loss to Boulder Creek, Wood (Eric Newman/Tribune Staff) made some plays, but Paffumi Aaron Wood is not the “rah-rah” type, but the Skyline senior running back has grown comfortable modeling a work ethic that younger said the line was discombobuteammates emulate. Wood, in his third year on varsity, has rushed lated. Wood had to do more for more than 2,000 yards in his career. than the staff would have liked, He has grown comfortable with the add- concerned that he might come up injured or be overworked. ed expectations of a leader. Having scored just 15 points, the team, “If anything, I use the younger guys looking up to me as motivation to play which relies heavily on its offense, was rebetter and be a better leader, but I don’t minded by Paffumi reminded that the oflet it change me too much,” he said. “I’d fensive linemen should not let the talent of say I’ve progressed in some leadership as- Wood go to waste. “When there’s a missed assignment on pects, though, becoming a better teammate, and my vision is better this year the line, it’s him or the quarterback that are

paying the price. So, I’ve told them to take some responsibility and if they make a mistake, look back to him and say so. It’s held them more accountable,” Paffumi said. The team has regrouped, and practices have gone as well as Barta can ever remember. Though the responsibility to play well in front of one of the state’s premier talents will always exist, Barta said talks with the coaching staff and among each other have been productive. “Yeah, it definitely feels like there’s some pressure sometimes to fulfill that expectation of being the running team we’re supposed to be. But just like every other year, we’ll figure out a way to run it down people’s throats,” Barta said. “It was definitely a shot of reality for us to lose, too.” Wood said he is ready to take whatever challenges he faces head-on and hopefully lead the Coyotes to a playoff run to finish his high school career. “I know I can’t do it for the whole team, but I want to do more than just my part,” he said. “A lot of the guys were with us when we lost in the first round, and I think that will help us moving forward. We’re all motivated to do as much as we can this year.”

New facilities relieve crowding at 4,100-student Hamilton High BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

tudents and faculty at Hamilton High were greeted by new facilities for the 2018-19 school year, including an academic building and athletics field house. “We began programming the new building during the spring of 2017,” said Terry Locke, Chandler Unified School District director of community relations. The $6.8 million project was completed in June. It was approved by the district Governing Board in August 2017. Funding came from a $192 million bond that passed in November 2015 for capital projects. With a final cost of just over $2.3 million, the new field house gives the school’s athletic teams additional space. “The facilities here at Hamilton are pretty top-notch,” Hamilton athletic di-

rector Brett Palmer said. “The support and financial funding we receive from our district and community is tremendous, and we appreciate everything.” Palmer was hired as Hamilton athletic director in May, replacing Shawn Rustad after his reassignement in September 2017 amid sexual abuse allegations and player hazing in the football program. Palmer spent the past four years as athletic director at Centennial High in Peoria, which has one of the state’s top football programs. For Palmer, the position at Hamilton was hard to overlook. “I’m an East Valley guy, born and raised from Tempe. I had an awesome experience at Centennial and worked with some great people,” Palmer said. “But a job like this doesn’t come open often. “To be a part of this district and the supSee

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port you receive – not to mention Hamilton is well known for premier athletics across the board – it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.” Palmer now oversees all of Hamilton’s athletic facilities, including the field house, which has a 9,585 square-foot weight room. The weight room has been in constant use since its opening, mostly by the football team and boys’ and girls’ soccer academies in the morning. The new locker rooms for the varsity and junior varsity football teams has opened up the old field house, just steps away from the new one, for the soccer teams and Hamilton’s Soccer Academy. “We are fortunate to have those type of resources and to have a space that we take some ownership in and call our own,” said Dave Belfort, head coach of the Hamilton Soccer Academy. “Obviously having a weight room is great to develop the physical aspect of the game and transform our athletes.” The soccer academy runs Monday through Friday during first and second periods. Designed for the school’s soccer teams, it uses a combination of weight training, drills and live action to keep players active during the off season. “We really try to monitor the physical aspect, but still be developing players on and off the field, and to be students of the game. It’s definitely beneficial,” Belfort said. “One of the things I tell parents is that with Hamilton being such a large school it allows players to gain an identity and socialize with each other.” Along with the field house came a

$4.5 million addition to the N Building, adding a wing and a second level. The 27,530-square-foot addition brought 20 new classrooms and offices. The building now is the hub for all freshman classes. “When you throw freshmen into a large campus like this and have them go across the school, each class can be tough,” Palmer said. “Just the consistency they have with everything in that building is huge for their success as they start to branch out in their high school career.” With 4,100 students at Hamilton, space for academics was an issue. Now all freshmen are in the same building throughout the day, allowing them to socialize among peers while not having to navigate across campus. Hamilton continues to see enrollment grow, even with newer schools nearby. Locke traces that growth to Hamilton’s history in academics. “Hamilton has a well-earned reputation for achievement in academics, arts and athletics,” Locke said. “The 2018 graduating class earned $36,294,225 in college scholarship offers, 9,642 hours of college credit through AP and Dual Credit classes and performed 25,057 hours of service learning.” Hamilton also had 22 National Merit Scholarship winners last year, the most of all public schools in the state. The additions have been well-received by students and faculty. They have improved space issues in the main building. “It’s been a huge asset and it’s helped alleviate some of the other areas in terms of capacity,” Palmer said. “We are very lucky, fortunate and grateful for what we have. We want to utilize it to the fullest.”

YurView Arizona to air East Valley high school football on Cox Tribune News Staff

urView Arizona on Cox cable, formerly known as Cox 7, is resuming its longstanding coverage of Valley high school football with weekly cablecasts of games. The lineup for its 37th year includes games involving East Valley schools. YurView will air several of the games nationally in 18 states where Cox offers YurView. Games begin at 7 p.m. for live coverage and then are replayed immediately following the game, and again on Saturday and the following Tuesday at 10 p.m. YurView Arizona will broadcast on channels 4 and 1004 on Cox Cable in

metro Phoenix and Pinal County. The 2018 YurView Arizona high school football schedule (East Valley schools in boldface): Sept. 7: Apollo at Notre Dame. Sept. 14: Chaparral at Saguaro. Sept. 21: Chandler at Desert Ridge. Sept. 28: Casteel at Higley. Oct. 5: Desert Vista at Mountain Pointe. Oct. 12: Liberty at Pinnacle. Oct. 19: Perry at Hamilton. Oct. 26: Sunrise Mountain at Centennial. Nov. 2: Playoffs Round 1, teams to be announced. Nov. 9: Playoffs Round 2, teams to be announced. For more information about YurView Arizona, please visit yurview.com.

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Sassy’s in Mesa bakes it on Discovery Family BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

aking is everything to Melody Larsen. As a child in Nevada, she helped her mother, the town’s go-to for cakes, with her creations. “I had the frosting bag and I would do my thing,” she said. Those skills are paying off at her and her husband’s East Mesa shop, Sassy’s Café & Bakery, and on TV. The couple will be featured on the Sept. 8 episode of Discover Family’s new baking competition series “Bake It Like Buddy,” starring “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro. In the episode titled “Amusement Park Cakes,” they battle against two sisters from Kansas City to create an amusement parkstyle cake in just four hours. Buddy and two others judge both creations and vote for a winner. The Larsens’ cake tells the family’s story. “It was our story with our three boys,” he said. “We showcased that on the cake. For example, we put a tennis shoe on it with a roll of toilet paper. Our youngest son turned out to be the daredevil. He was frustrated when he was too short to go on rides. So, we stuffed his shoes with toilet paper when we were in the parking lot.”

Sassy’s started simply as a cinnamon roll stand at Greenfield and McKellips roads. In 2011, they opened their restaurant/bakery on Main Street near Greenfield Road. Cinnamon rolls are on the menu, along with cupcakes, salads, homemade soups, hot and cold sandwiches, brownies and novelty cakes. Breakfast is served all day. It’s a true family affair, with sons Ryan, Wade and Jace chipping in as part of the 11-person staff. “The No. 1 thing people talk about is the cinnamon roll French toast,” he said. “We take the cinnamon roll, butterfly it and put it on the grill. “When we started making that dish, we made cinnamon rolls to bake into French coasts. At one point, I was out of the French toast cinnamon rolls. I grabbed a few retail cinnamon rolls. I never frosted the other ones.” Geoffrey tried to scrape off the frosting. He did the best he could and put it on the grill. The frosting turned into a syrup. “Now we don’t make cinnamon rolls just for the French toast,” he said. “We use the same thing.” The couple, who married 26 years ago, is looking forward to seeing “Bake It Like Buddy.” “What Mel and I have together works,”

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ABOVE: Sassy’s Café and Bakery founders Geoffrey and Melody Larsen will appear on Discovery Family’s “Bake It Like Buddy” in September. LEFT: Sassy’s features a variety of colorful cupcakes, cakes and cookies, along with boutique items.

Geoffrey said. “We finish each other’s sentences and have complementary skill sets. We don’t have egos about it. We just work really well together. “When we’re on set together, even in the midst of failure, we succeed. Everyone has mishaps and missteps in the kitchen. It’s really what happens when you have that fail-

ure the true character comes out. I think that plays well on TV.” Sassy’s Café and Bakery 4210 E. Main Street, Suite 2, Mesa 480-649-3067 | sassyscafeandbakery.com

Mexican culture and art are celebrated at Chandler gallery BY COLLEEN SPARKS GETOUT Staff Writer

he work of two artists born in Mexico is being celebrated at the Gallery at Chandler Center for the Arts in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. “Ida y Vuelta: There and Back,” an exhibition featuring prints from Diana Calderon and photographs and paintings created by Oliverio Balcells, will be on display through Oct. 6 at the gallery, 250 N. Arizona Ave. A public reception for the artists will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 8, also at the gallery. National Hispanic Heritage Month, from

Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, brings awareness of the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrates their culture and heritage. Balcells, 47, of Tempe, was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, and he said his paintings and photos at the Chandler exhibit use “contrasting bold colors and things like nature and a little bit of history, ancient cultures, symbols.” “It’s a mix, integration of the images and the colors, the mix of the many cultures that we have in Mexico,” he said. “I’m from Guadalajara, Jalisco, so I used to paint a lot of agaves. “It’s the state that produces tequila. I go

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Diana Calderon is a printmaker and performance artist, and her prints are available to see at “Ida y Vuelta: There and Back.”

every other year with my family when I have a chance. I always carry a camera. I love taking photographs of the trips and bring it back and share.”

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is heavily involved with arts in the City of Tempe. Balcells was previously chosen by the City of Tempe’s Public Art Program to paint and design a utility box on Mill Avenue. That image was then converted into a library card for the Tempe Public Library. Balcells also created a garden mural with Free Arts of Arizona and he was a chosen artist for the IN FLUX – Cycle 6 with the City of Tempe, painting a mural on Apache Boulevard. He also teaches children including with (Photo by Chandler Center for the Arts) Chandler’s Vision Gallery’s VI- “Nuestra Tradicion Teuchitlan” is an oil painting by artist Oliverio SION KIDZ Programs, Free Arts Balcells. of Arizona and Childsplay. “I like teaching,” Balcells said. “I like it be- Calderon’s at the Chandler exhibit. “It’s an honor for me to have the invitacause one of the reasons I create art is to inspire people. I do it because I like to inspire tion,” Balcells said. “I think she’s (Diana) a students, young kids through art. There’s no great artist. We complement each other.” Calderon, 36, of central Phoenix, was born mistakes in art. “You just want to be involved in the mo- in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico, and ment when you are creating. The kids are raised in El Paso, Texas. She earned a bachthe perfect example of that because they elor’s degree of fine arts from Arizona State University and has taken master’s of fine arts just jump and do it.” He received a bachelor’s degree in graphic level classes in printmaking at the University design from Universidad del Valle de At- of Dallas. Like Balcells, Calderon also likes to give emajac in Guadalajara. Balcells said he takes workshops and classes to keep current with back to the community and help children. She has taught at Mesa Arts Center and technology. He is happy his work will be featured with now teaches art at a south Phoenix charter

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This piece was created by printmaker and performance artist Diana Calderon.

Artist Oliverio Balcells has created photos and paintings that are on display at an exhibition on display at the Gallery at Chandler Center for the Arts.

high school and works as an elective curriculum coordinator for the same charter school system. Calderon recently finished an art residency in Guadalajara. She said her printmaking is “mostly pattern and texture and I get inspired by my Mexican heritage and the pattern and texture that I see in the streets by traveling.” “It’s been always very easy for me to create anything that was taught to me,” Calderon said. “I was always on to the next challenge.” She said the prints she has created for the Chandler Center for the Arts exhibit are a combination of cloth, paper, thread and printmaking. “I love going to Mexico every chance I get,” Calderon said. “We love our culture. We love culture and its conversations that Oliverio and I have had. We would love to

take people to Mexico to experience all these wonderful, amazing things that Mexico offers. It’s just so rich in a lot of ways.” She is also co-coordinating an exhibition called “Migrant Stories: Art Benefit for Kino Border Initiative” on Sept. 20 at The Sagrado, 6437 South Central Ave. in Phoenix. The group show’s aim is to depict migrant stories in a dignified manner, with the goal of raising money for continued care of deported migrants and refugees. “I love the community and I love helping people,” Calderon said. “I love using art as a tool.” The Gallery at the Chandler Center for the Arts is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: chandlercenter.org.

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Gin Blossoms giving fans a ‘reality’ check BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

in Blossoms singer Robin Wilson is late for his phone interview. He immediately apologizes and offers an explanation. Who can blame him? “I’m at the wonderful Kimpton Amara in Sedona, eating eggs and chorizo for breakfast,” said Wilson, who was born in Detroit but grew up in the Tempe music scene. He lives in New York. Wilson, who owns a boat at Saguaro Lake, is in the Grand Canyon State vacationing before hitting the road again in support of Gin Blossoms’ new album “Mixed Reality.” The tour includes a Sept. 8 show with Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Van Buren in Phoenix. “I’m pretty psyched to see it,” Wilson said of the venue that opened in August 2017. “It definitely must have been a labor of love. “We haven’t done a show like this in Phoenix in a long time. We have usually, for the

last several years, played festivals. It’s nice to do a hard-ticket date in a real music venue.” Released in June via Cleopatra Records, the 15-song Mixed Reality was produced by Don Dixon (The Smithereens, R.E.M.) and features the single “Break.” “It’s an awesome record,” Wilson said. “As a guy who’s been making records for 30 years, I feel this is the best album I’ve ever been a part of. It has good songs and a cool cover (of the album). It’s a solid piece of work. It’s nice to be able to stand behind something like this.” The rest of the Gin Blossoms – vocalist/ guitarist Jesse Valenzuela, guitarist Scott Johnson and bassist Bill Leen – are just as excited. “Our partnership is strong,” Wilson says. “Everybody is into supporting the new record. Our career is rebuilt and everything we’re doing right now is a few notches above the things we were doing a few years ago. We’re mercenaries, basically. We’re getting better jobs and better gigs.” In 2017, the Gin Blossoms celebrated the 25th anniversary of its 1992 multiplatinum

album “New Miserable Experience,” which spawned four Top 40 hits, including “Hey Jealousy” and “Found Out About You.” They received a Grammy nomination for best performance by a duo or group for its song “As Long As It Matters.” The band has continued (Special to the Tribune) to release albums and perGin Blossoms will be performing old hits and cuts from their new album when form close to 150 shows they appear at The Van Buren Sept. 8. a year. The band has sold more than 10 million records collectively, and were inducted in 2017 into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. What: Gin Blossoms and Big Heat Todd “We’re entertaining and we have chops, and the Monsters but it really comes down to the songs,” WilWhere: The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren son said. “The reason we’re still here is that St., Phoenix we have good songs. When young musicians When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 ask me for advice, what’s the best thing to Tickets: $15 do to further my career, I always say, ‘Write Info: thevanburenphx.com good songs.’ It always comes down to that.”

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