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Mesa voters get final say on massive bond, tax proposals BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor

hen Mesa voters begin early voting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, a lot more will be at stake than their next elected representatives or, in two city districts, their City Council member. They are being asked to open their wallets for an array of bond proposals, tax increases and budget questions affecting the city and Mesa Public Schools. The bond questions alone amount to almost half a billion dollars – $300 million for the schools and $196 million in two separate questions for the city. In addition, the city wants to increase its local sales taxes to help pay for police and fire operations, and to hike

the hotel room-rate tax to promote sports tourism. The school system and city, which have separate governance, didn’t collaborate on the timing of their proposals. Each believes its requests are justified. But the combined size of the bond requests, and the sheer number of money-related ballot questions, has created an undercurrent of concern that voters could balk. The last day to register to vote is Tuesday, Nov. 9, and early voting begins the following day. That concern surfaced in April when the Mesa City Council was talking about a long list of potentially costly bond proposals. “We are going to exhaust our voters’ willingness to pay for some of these things,” Mayor

John Giles said before the council pared back some of the requests. “We can’t do everything.” Helen Hollands, spokeswoman for Mesa Public Schools, said that to her knowledge, the district is undefeated when asking voters to approve bonds for the massive district, whose 10,000 employees care for 64,000 students attending 82 schools. Voters approved the district’s last bond request, for $230 million, in 2012, and they have consistently agreed with district requests for budget overrides to allow additional spending. But Hollands said district officials do worry about “voter fatigue” and are relying on citizens to understand why the district needs See

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Church doubles size of Mesa temple area redevelopment BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

SPORTS ..................... 22 2 Mesa teams struggling for playoff spot.

FOOD ......................... 26 Parmesan gives chicken an Italian accent.

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n air of resignation seemed to settle over the Mesa Historic Preservation Board last Tuesday as members realized they were powerless to protect the Temple Historic District as they heard that a redevelopment plan for the area will nearly double. Carl Duke, vice president of City Creek Reserve, told the board that the first seven historic ranch homes planned for demolition last spring will be razed later this month on Udall street, west of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Mesa Arizona Temple. City Creek, the real estate division of the church, also plans to level six additional homes on Udall to create room for an 8.2-acre redevelopment plan – which was expanded from an original 4.5 acres – to add single family townhouses and garden homes to the mixture See

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The gardens have been stripped from the grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple in advance of a massive interior and exterior renovation of the iconic city landmark. Concurrently, the development arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is undertaking a huge redevelopment project in the immediate vicinity.

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approval for its next round of borrowing. A big chunk of the money, for example, would buy new school buses to replace an aging fleet in which more than 240 vehicles are at least 15 years old. Further, she said, the school district’s new bonds would have little or no impact on property taxes levied by the district because previously authorized bonds are being paid off. The school district already has worked to build support for the proposals, which are based on input from a citizens advisory committee and were discussed at several public meetings before the election was called. Polling in May suggested 70 percent voter support for a $300 million bond package with no tax increase, and 56 percent approval for a budget override even if it did increase taxes. A majority of voters polled by the district said they support the school proposals even though the city is asking for money at the same time. On the city side, voters have been generous in recent elections, especially with respect to bond questions. The last time Mesa voters rejected new general-obligation bonds was during the economic jitters of 2000, when they said no to bonds for parks and a city court building. But that long-ago defeat suggests those same voters might arch their backs when they think the city is digging too deep into their pockets. There are three other notable recent examples: In 1999, they overwhelmingly rejected a sales tax to build an Arizona Cardinals stadium and convention center. They gave the same answer three years later when a stadium “Plan B” was on the ballot. In 2006, they rejected the city’s request for a primary property tax to fund general government obligations. In 2016, they said no when the city wanted to raise sales taxes to build a downtown campus for Arizona State University. City Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, who has emerged as a fiscal hawk during his first council term, thinks the 2016 vote could be a straw in the wind this year. Whittaker joined Councilman Kevin Thompson in voting no on a modified ASU campus plan when the council approved it this past June 4. He views that council vote as a nullification of the 2016 election outcome. “When Question 1 failed in 2016, the voters sent a clear sign that they didn’t want to spend money unnecessarily,” Whittaker said. “So I’m quite surprised that this mayor and council decided to

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on strike in the spring. “Given the outpouring of public sentiment you saw to the teacher compensation issue, it’s a modest increase and one that is very responsive to the sentiment of people in Mesa right now,” Giles said. Further, Giles said, only three of the six questions (Special to the Tribune) These Mesa paramedics serve the booming community of Eastmark, which on the city side of could get its own fire station if voters approve the city bond issue in voting the ballot would that begins Wednesday, have a direct overload the voters with six new questions impact on voters’ wallets – namely, the and tons of new bond debt. I wouldn’t be sales-tax hike and two bond issues. Question 1 merely allows the city to surprised if a good portion of it failed, if keep operating normally, he said. Quesnot all of it.” An across-the-board no vote would tion 5 fulfills city charter requirements in include rejection of the so-called home- response to a 2004 citizen initiative that rule provision, represented on the ballot was launched by City Hall gadflies who wanted to limit spending on cultural and this year by Question 1. Home rule, which Mesa voters have sports facilities. And Question 6, while it consistently supported, allows cities to is indeed a hotel bed tax increase, largely spend whatever revenues they collect, even would affect tourists and is aimed at payif those expenses exceed state-mandated ing for tournament athletic fields probudget caps that were imposed almost 40 posed for Red Mountain Park. Further, Giles said, there already was a years ago. Rejection of home rule would be a lot of support for most of the bond projstinging rebuke to the city, Whittaker ects even before the City Council called said. It also could force the city to impose the election. “Mesa has a tradition of when they do draconian cuts in basic services. “Voters can use Question 1 against us bring something to the ballot it’s with as a council and basically tell us that we’re public support,” Giles said. “The quesspending money unnecessarily and force tions that are on our ballot now, they’re us back to a state-mandated budget,” he directly from a very large community said. “We run that risk. It’s definitely a engagement campaign that we held a year ago called Imagine Mesa, where through possibility.” Whittaker said he’s getting that vibe social media and other ways there were because “the sentiment I’m getting from thousands of responses; we had a city constituents is they don’t seem very trusting committee that then examined all the of the issues that are on the ballot this year.” responses, and the things you see on the Mayor Giles said he occasionally faces ballot are in response to what the commuthat same skepticism, but it tends to nity has told us they want. So it’s not a evaporate once he lays out the case for the top-down ballot question.” Whittaker doesn’t see it that way, assertspending measures. “It looks like there’s more on the ballot ing that many of the bond and tax questions spring from agendas originating in than there is,” Giles said. “Let’s start with the schools,” Giles said. City Hall. He is not certain, for example, of “Yes, absolutely, there’s a $300 million bond question on the schools. But that’s the need for additional police and fire not a tax increase. It’s just maintaining the resources. “I don’t trust the data that I get any current levy that expires. … So it’s more a question of do you want to take money more,” he said. “If staff tells me we need more police and fire support, I should be away from the school district.” Giles also defended the district’s request able to accept that on face value. But that’s to bump up its budget override from 10 not the case. As the unions buy the City percent to 15 percent. Much of that mon- Council, and the City Council influences ey would be directed to teacher pay – an staff, I think you get things that are politiissue that roiled the state as teachers went cally motivated.”

Specifically, he questions the need for a fire station and police substation in northeast Mesa. “This is one of the safest communities in Mesa,” he said, “yet we’re proposing to build a joint police and fire station up in that area. I don’t know if that’s politically motivated.” Giles said such skepticism goes with the territory of proposing bond and tax questions. “There are the usual suspects who are going to write ballot arguments that are trying to mischaracterize it as a long list of tax increases,” he said. “Certainly those voices are out there, but when you explain what’s going on, people quickly nod their heads and understand.”

What’s on the ballot

n addition to considering candidates for public office, Mesa voters will have their hands full this fall with several money-related ballot measures for the city and school district. MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ■ A general-obligation bond package capped at $300 million. ■ A budget-override proposal allowing the district to spend money that otherwise would not be allowed under state law.

CITY OF MESA ■ Question 1: A continuation of Mesa’s home-rule provision, which allows city spending in excess of state limits that were established nearly 40 years ago. ■ Question 2: An increase in the local sales tax from 1.75 percent to 2 percent. The money would be devoted to public safety, 60 percent to police and 40 percent for fire-medical. ■ Question 3: An $85 million general-obligation bond package for police and fire-medical facilities and equipment. ■ Question 4: A $111 million general-obligation bond package for parks projects, including the Mesa Plays facility designed to attract sports tourism. ■ Question 5: Approval to spend more than $1.5 million on the Mesa Plays facilities. The estimated price tag for the tournament sports complex is $30 million; it would be funded by the hotel bed tax (Question 6), salestax revenue and concession revenue generated at the facility. ■ Question 6: An increase in the hotel-occupancy tax from 5 percent to 6 percent – effectively, a 20 percent increase in that tax.

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ere is what the school district and city hope to buy with proceeds from the bond issues they are proposing to Mesa voters on Nov. 6.

MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ■ A new bond package capped at $300 million would be used for: ■ Technology improvements, including expanded programs, equipment and network upgrades to support security and the requirements of new devices. Cost: $87 million. ■ New buses; the district has more than 240 that are more than 15 years old and 100 without air-conditioning. Cost: $46 million. ■ Campus facility improvements, including repairs, upgrades and security. Cost: $167 million. ■ In addition, the district’s proposed 15 percent budget override would be used to attract and pay teachers while accommodating state minimum-wage law for other positions. CITY OF MESA – PUBLIC SAFETY ■ Eastmark fire station, $5.1M. ■ Fire apparatus, $24.7M. ■ Northeast fire station, $12M. ■ Northeast police station, $25M. ■ Police evidence facility, $10M. ■ Fiber infrastructure, $8M. CITY OF MESA – PARKS AND CULTURAL ■ Community athletic fields at Red Mountain Park, $25M. (The adjoining “Mesa Plays” tournament fields have other funding.)

■ Red Mountain Park softball fields, $7.2M. ■ North Center Street athletic fields, $14.2M. ■ Crismon and Elliot athletic fields, $2.5M. ■ Monterey Park athletic fields, $12.3M. ■ Dog parks at Carriage Lane and Countryside parks, $1.1M. ■ Improvements for the disabled at Harris basin, $300,000. ■ City center plaza, including water feature and ice-skating rink, $7.7M. ■ Renovation of downtown Federal Building, $3.2M ($4.3M in funding remains from 2012 park bond approval.) ■ i.d.e.a. Museum improvements, $5M. ■ Main library improvements, $1.5M. ■ Dobson library upgrades, $1.5M. ■ New library in Eastmark, $16.8M. ■ Eastern Canal path between Brown and Broadway roads, 5.1 miles, $1.8M. ■ Lehi Cross path between Red Mountain Freeway and McDowell Road, 2.2 miles, $5.6M. ■ Paths and improvements at Signal Butte-Elliot park, $5M. ■ Bond issuance cost, $300,000. FOR MORE INFORMATION ■ The city clerk’s office and office of budget and management at mesaaz.gov have online documents relating to the ballot questions. ■ mpsaz.org; click on “budgets, bonds and overrides.”

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Mesa bonds, sales tax at a glance

ere’s a quick look at where Mesa stands in terms of local sales taxes and bond debt.

SALES TAXES Voters are being asked to approve a 2 percent local sales tax, up from the current 1.75 percent. Of the current amount, 1.2 percent is for general government operations; 0.3 percent is for streets; and 0.25 percent is for ongoing “quality of life” projects that voters approved in 1998. Combined with county and state sales taxes, Mesa’s total sales tax rate is 8.05 percent. Mesa estimates that if the sales-tax increase is approved, the fire-medical department would get an additional $10 million a year, and the police department $15 million. The money would cover an additional 45 fire positions and 65 police positions. With a 2 percent local sales tax rate, Mesa’s would still be the seventh-lowest among all Valley cities that levy sales taxes. Buckeye, Cave Creek and Carefree are the highest, at 3 percent. MUNICIPAL BONDS Mesa issues two types of bonds that require voter approval. Revenue bonds finance utility infrastructure, and when you pay your city utility bill some of that money goes to repaying the bonds. Mesa currently owes more than $1.2 billion for these bonds – about $2,400 for

every resident of the city. There is no statutory limit on this kind of debt. General-obligation bonds are used for things like police stations, libraries, fire trucks and parks. Until 2008 Mesa paid these bonds from general city revenue, but in that year voters approved a big bond package knowing that thereafter they would pay what’s called a secondary property tax to cover such bonds. As of this summer Mesa’s generalobligation bond debt was just shy of $366 million. The statutory limit on such debt for Mesa is more than $1.1 billion. According to 2017 figures from the Maricopa Association of Governments, Mesa’s per-capita GO debt of about $780 compares with more than $2,000 in Tempe and nearly $2,300 in Scottsdale. The owner of a median-value home in Mesa pays about $131 a year for current general-obligation debt. With adjustments in valuation rates and as old bonds are paid off, the city estimates that bill would rise by about $40 if both of this year’s bond questions are approved. Mesa is paying $160,000 a year from its general fund to finance the remaining general-obligation bonds authorized before 2008. Major bond-rating agencies give Mesa a rating of AA2 or AA-minus. According to Moody’s Analytics, bonds with AA ratings are of “high quality and … subject to very low credit risk.”

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of apartments, retail space and church facilities. But City Creek must wait out another 180-day moratorium to knock down the additional houses. That follows the same process as Phase I, where the city rejected demolition permits, citing the homes historic value. The delay is largely meaningless, since the permits are automatically issued after the moratorium expires. The ranch-style homes were built in the late 1940s after World War II. Although the mostly block and stucco houses are not considered architecturally noteworthy, they are viewed as an early example of Mesa’s suburbanization. Board members were anticipating a second phase to the project along Udall street because the church owned the properties. They seemed relieved when Duke said City Creek plans to enhance the historic character of homes along First Avenue and has no immediate plans for redevelopment south of First Avenue. “We think the historical value of those homes are important from a curb appeal standpoint,’’ said Carl Duke, vice president of City Creek Reserve. “We have made the decision to upgrade those homes.’’ Greg Marek, the board’s chairman, said he would like to form a new, smaller historic district along First Avenue, narrowing the boundaries from the original district formed in 1990. First Avenue originally was envisioned as a boulevard leading to the temple. He said that’s about all the board may be able to salvage from the original district, although the state Historic Preservation Office plans to reevaluate the district after the redevelopment project is completed. “I think the board is just resigned that there is nothing we can do to stop it. We learned that from Phase I,” Marek said. Duke said City Creek expanded the project to offer a wider variety of housing choices, with the new homes in Phase II likely to resemble townhouses or garden homes that would face a landscaped courtyard. He said City Creek would like to finish the project by summer 2020, so it can open in tandem with the re-opening of the newly renovated iconic temple. The temple is undergoing a massive interior and exterior renovation that will expand and enhance the replanted gardens surrounding it. The renovation has forced the church to cancel its famed Christmas lights display and Easter Pageant. It hopes to reopen the

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These post-World War 2 bungalos on Udall Street in downtown Mesa will be torn down soon, but first city police and firefighters will be using them for training before bulldozers level them.

temple in time for the Christmas season of 2020. The church considers the opening of the new Family Discovery Center and a large underground parking lot vital components to the temple’s re-opening, Duke said. “It’s a mess. It’s active construction. It’s like tearing off a Band Aid. We’d like to get it all done if possible,’’ Duke said. “We are building it, trusting that it will lift up the area. It will transform the area.’’ Built in 1927 as Arizona’s first temple, the Mesa temple is now surrounded by a beige construction fence. The large lawn where the church hosted the light show and pageant is largely gone, and the white Visitor’s Center also has been razed.

The new Family Discovery Center will replace the Visitors Center and will be located near the light rail stop at Mesa Drive. Removing the old Visitors Center also improves the view of the imposing temple for Main Street motorists and light rail passengers. Duke said that the addition of Phase II means that the project will take up most of Udall, with a couple of private homeowners choosing to hold out and stay, rejecting church offers to buy their house and tolerating the long construction period instead. The city has abandoned Udall, but it will become a public street again when the project is over.

Duke is planning to fence off the 13 homes involved in the project, with the Preservation Board’s approval. He also said City Creek has encountered problems with the homeless camping in the empty homes. He said Mesa police and fire also want to use the abandoned homes for training exercises before they are torn down. Mesa fire wants to practice rescuing victims from tight quarters, while Mesa police want to practice “invasive entries, such as knocking down doors and using flash bangs,’’ Duke said. Dale Bills, a City Creek Reserve spokesman, said the church is willing to give away the houses earmarked for demolition for free, along with a $10,000 allowance, for any house that is moved before it is razed. But officials have said moving a house is very expensive, costing an estimated $80,000, and that such a move has to happen quickly because of the church’s tight construction schedule. Duke said the offer applies mostly at this point to the houses in Phase II, because the moratorium period allows for time to arrange a move. Phase I includes 240 apartments, 12 townhouses and 7,500 square feet of retail space. A 450-stall underground parking lot creates room for 70,000 square feet of open space, which will include landscaped gardens. But while the underground parking garage removes unsightly street-level parking, it also creates the need to demolish the historic homes. Duke said the first seven houses will be demolished by the end of this month and that excavation for the parking garage will start in November. Duke said that at some point, City Creek might consider a commercial project, redeveloping some properties it owns on Hobson Street east of the temple.

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Crews already are tearing up Udall Street as work gets underway on in downtown Mesa for a major redevelopment project on about eight acres of land around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints’ iconic temple. The project is targeted to be completed in late 2020.

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Westwood teacher dresses up history for students BY CAMRYN DILGER Tribune Contributor

ehind the doors of Room 308 at Westwood High School is a wardrobe of costumes resembling the outfits of Civil War soldiers, President Theodore Roosevelt, unemployed workers during the Great Depression and other historical figures. Those costumes help Westwood High School history teacher Brian Buck bring the story of America to life for students. Buck, a teacher at Westwood since 1990, began building his costume collection of historical figures to entertain and engage his students by dressing up and acting out his lessons. “There’s certain things you can only get from a book,” Buck said, “and that’s the place you start. But when you relive a period of history or a moment in history, then it really excites your imagination.” Westwood senior Annika Reimers said Buck has an “uncanny ability” to make history interesting for students because of his storytelling approach to teaching. Reimers recalled a lesson of Buck’s in which he portrayed Davy Crockett.

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Brian Buck keeps a closet full of costumes that he dons to teach history at Westwood High School in Mesa, where he has taught since 1990. His International Baccalaureate courses aim to bring American history to life for his students.

“He dressed up in this coat and this fur cap with a raccoon tail hanging off it,” Buck said. “He grabbed a yardstick and pretended like it was a weapon,

and he jumped on top of the desks and started walking around. That was pretty memorable.” When he’s not in the classroom, tutoring

students or advising the Model UN Club, Buck can be found reading historical novels such as “Rocky Boyer’s War,” a personal narrative about a pilot during World War II. “I try to find niche histories that fill in my gaps of my knowledge of history,” Buck said. “By now I have a broad knowledge of history, so I’m always trying to fill in the pieces of the puzzle that I don’t understand.” To “round out the nerdiness,” Buck said he also belongs to a Civil War reenacting unit in which he and other members in his unit participate in around five weekendlong reenactments throughout the year. During these weekends, Buck dresses as a Civil War soldier, lives in a canvas tent and cooks over an open fire. Not only does Buck immerse himself and his students in history, but he also “goes above and beyond what you would ever expect of a classroom teacher,” International Baccalaureate program director Jake Davis said. For National History Day, Reimers said Buck drove her and several other students See

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Friends help Mesa woman begin a second century BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor

hat’s the secret to living to be 100? “I really don’t know,” said Verna Clarke, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends at Centennial Village, a retirement community in Mesa she has lived at for 15 years. “I never thought I would.” Is it her easy laughter that has led to longevity? “They say it is,” she replied. “I don’t know.” Even as a teenager, Clarke said, people have told her she had a good sense of humor. She remembers being in the hospital after surgery, and as a doctor had to keep resealing an incision, he told her she “laughed too much.” Life hasn’t been all that fun, at times, but Clarke learned to make the best of things and kept a positive attitude.

She had no brothers or sisters and remembers her mom walking away when she was 8, leaving her to be raised by her dad. “He was a nice, nice guy,” Clarke said. “He never kissed me or none of that soft stuff. He’d hit me in the shoulder and say, ‘you’re a good kid.’” Clarke said her dad never remarried but had several girlfriends. “I was treated very well by the girlfriends because they all hoped they’d hear the magic word (marriage),” said Clarke. Her dad died in his 50’s during World War II. He wasn’t in the service but was working as a carpenter in the woods when a tree fell on him. Even now, Clarke said, “I miss him.” If she could hear her dad now, Clarke thinks he’d be laughing and saying, “you dumb kid living to be 100.” At the same See

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Verna Clarke celebrated her 100th birthday recently at Centennial Village in Mesa, where she has lived for 15 years.

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n its 25 years of operation, a Gilbert shelter has saved more than 10,000 stray cats and dogs from a life on the streets. Next weekend, Friends for Life Animal Rescue is holding its 20th annual BARKtoberfest fundraiser to continue its mission of adopting out these homeless animals. The group’s major fundraiser of the year generally brings in $20,000 to $25,000, according to Barb Savoy, spokeswoman for the no-kill shelter. “The money is used primarily for medical care for the animals,” Savoy said. “We focus on rescuing stray animals, and oftentimes they come to us with medical issues, and most need spaying or neutering and sometimes it’s dental cleaning or no vaccinations. Some have more major problems. The largest expense for us is medical.” Other expenses include about $18,000 per month to run the adoption center, according to the shelter. The nonprofit shelter also will take in owner-surrendered pets but focuses on strays. “We focus on strays because most often they are not spayed or neutered, so they

shelter as the primary point of contact. “If for any reason they are not able to keep the animal, they are required to return it to us,” Savoy said. “And if they are returned to another facility, we make the arrangements to transport. We’ve made arrangements to transport from as far as Alaska and Florida when they’ve been turned in to a traditional, euthanasia facility.” Savoy said the shelter’s return rate is not ( Tribune file photo) high, probably 5 perThousands of people from the East Valley attended last year’s cent. BARKtoberfest in Gilbert for a dog day afternoon of fun activities and “We do a very diliinformational demonstrations. gent job trying to continue to add to the overpopulation match the right animal with the right problem,” Savoy said. “Once we get them family,” she said. “We ask a lot of quesinto a home, they no longer are contribut- tions of the adoptive family.” According to the shelter, only 1 in 10 ing to litters of puppies and kittens.” Once adopted, the shelter keeps its ties animals remain with the same family for with the dog or cat, living up to its name the duration of their life, which is why a proper match is so important. Friends for Life. The nonprofit has steadily grown from Each animal is microchipped with the

a network of volunteer foster homes in 1993 to three leased buildings in downtown Gilbert three years later and then to a new building in February on Melody Avenue near Baseline and Cooper roads. The group’s major fundraising event also has grown over the years. In 1998, the event was held in the front yard of the nonprofit’s original shelter building with a handful of vendors, a few games and an alumni parade. Today, between 7,000 and 10,000 people attend the fundraiser, which features over 65 vendors booths, Savoy said. The event also includes food trucks, Lure course and agility courses, a DogVinci Dog artistry booth, dog wash, emcee and DJ Rowan Pickering of The Event Team, contests for best costume, best trick, best smooch; Friends for Life adoptee alumni parade, demonstrations by the Gilbert Police Department K-9 unit and raffle prizes.

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East Mesa preschool teacher in running for big award JESSICA SURIANO Tribune Contributor

rmed with degrees in neurobiology and history of art from Cornell University, Maria Barker thought becoming a developmental pediatrician was the ideal career – but she quickly learned that wasn’t the case. The Mesa woman was juggling medical school study sessions and application deadlines when she realized teaching was her true calling. While prepping for the possibility of medical school, she started working parttime at a behavioral school for children with autism as an instructional assistant. “Little by little, I started developing a passion for education rather than the medical side,” she said. “As I started to work with families more and actually go to a lot of those doctor’s appointments, I did not feel that same connection that I wanted to have with the kids.” She promptly switched gears and received her master’s degree in education

from Arizona State University – and has never looked back. Her path led to Red Mountain Center for Early Education in Mesa, where she now works as a special education teacher for preschoolers. Now, she has been recognized by the Arizona Educational Foundation as one of five Ambassadors for Excellence – teachers who are in the running for the 2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year title. Her teaching strategy combines opportunities for movement, music and creativity for the students throughout the day. For her students, she said, learning functional communication skills is what gives them power in their day-today lives. “I don’t want anyone to leave my classroom not being able to express something – one of their own personal thoughts – or in some way be able to communicate with another person,” she said. Barker said she didn’t think she would be chosen as an Ambassador for Excellence this year, but to her school’s prin-

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Maria Barker, a teacher at the Red Mountain Center for Early Education in east Mesa, is one of five finalists for Teacher of the Year.

cipal, Allen Quie, the recognition made perfect sense. “She’s very passionate,” Quie said.

“She’s a leader on the campus. She’s a leader for our program.” The Arizona Teacher of the Year title comes with many perks including $15,000, one week at the International Space Camp in Alabama, a full scholarship to Argosy University-Phoenix, a Fiesta Bowl Parade appearance and more. The winner of the title will be announced on Oct. 25 at a special event recognizing all five of the Ambassadors for Excellence teachers and five more semifinalist teachers. Barker said if she won Teacher of the Year, she would use the prize money to pay bills, buy her family’s first trip to Disneyland, stock up on laminating film for the school so teachers can stop rationing it, and share some of it with her instructional assistants in the classroom. “I always learn something when I go into her classroom,” Quie said. “She just has an amazing bag of tricks and really knows her students. They make amazing progress before they go off to kindergarten.”

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to a regional competition in Tucson when they weren’t able to drive themselves. She said Buck “went out of his way” by waking up early to drive them to the competition, waiting until the event was over and driving them back afterward. “That just was another thing that demonstrated how much he cares about his students, and it was really memorable to me,” Reimers said. Reimers said that she and her classmates view Buck as a father figure because of how invested he is in his students’ lives. “I feel like Mr. Buck is just such a great person, and if you don’t have someone positive to look up to in your life, he just feels like that type of person,” Reimers said. “(Students) don’t want to disappoint him like they wouldn’t want to disappoint a father whose opinion they really care about.” Some of his students even refer to him as “Papa Buck” because of his caring and paternalistic nature. “I want my students to see that there’s love and grace and that they can have that for people in their own lives,” Buck said. “And that goes beyond just being a teacher.”

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time, Clarke chuckles, her dad in Heaven probably gave up on her saying, ‘I knew she wouldn’t make it.’ Clarke graduated from high school when she was 16 and planned to go to college to become a nurse. “In those days, you couldn’t go to college until you were 18,” explained Clarke. “They wouldn’t accept you. Then I got a ruptured appendix and I was real sick from that. I picked up other ailments while I was in the hospital. So, college was out for me by the time I recovered.” She did get in a semester but dropped out because she wanted to be in the same class as her friends. So, Clarke went to work. “I did everything. I did babysitting, I worked in stores, I worked at a bank, I was 10 years managing a mobile home park in Michigan.” Her favorite job was as a bank teller. She was married 47 years to her high school sweetheart. Two years after her husband died, Clarke remarried, this time a widower from the same neighborhood. The couple eventually moved to Arizona where Clarke’s sister-in-law lived. They were married 16 years.

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After his death, Clarke decided a third marriage was out of the question. “No, no, no. I kind of grew up single, alone a lot. Dad used to go away on trips, jobs out-of-town.” So, Clarke was content being alone even though she admits it’s a little too much loneliness, at times. She never had children. “I wanted kids,” said Clarke. “I had two I was going to adopt, and my husband said, ‘no kids in my house if they aren’t my own.’ I loved kids and they loved me,” She drove a car up until five years ago. “When I was a kid, I loved driving,” said Clarke. “I was 95 when I gave up driving.” She got her license when she was 14. “I drove to school if I missed the bus,” Clarke said. “My dad would say, ‘take the keys and go.’” “I liked his roadster, so he bought me one.” Clarke has fond memories of going on road trips when she lived in Michigan. Her favorite place was exploring different cities in California. She never traveled overseas. “Too much to see in America,” said Clarke. “I wanted to go to Finland. That’s where my father came from. And I’ve never seen any relatives from my dad’s side.” In later years, Clarke has enjoyed knitting afghans and Christmas stockings

for her late husbands’ nieces and nephews. Her only surviving relative is a niece through marriage to a nephew through her first husband. She came for the big birthday celebration hosted by Centennial Village in her honor, where over 60 fellow residents and Village staff celebrated with Verna. “Everyone had a great time making the occasion a success and creating special memories for Verna,” said Craig Cheney, president of Centennial Village Corporation. “It’s not often we have an opportunity to celebrate a 100th birthday party, and it was especially fun to do it for Verna, who has brought so much joy into all of our lives over the years.” “I have friends here at Centennial Village,” said Clarke. “I’ve been getting gifts. I have 50 cards from all around the country.” Many are from strangers. As far as the last 100 years, she said, “It goes very fast.”

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In an age of laptops and iPads, typewriters keep Mesa shop busy BY BRENT RUFFNER Tribune Contributor

ill Wahl and his family have been a part of Mesa’s history for three generations. Now, he is helping preserve that history – and a bit of the past that computers have nearly wiped off the map – typewriters. Wahl, 61, can still remember his grandfather taking him to the lunch counter at Everybody’s Drug Store, a popular Mesa spot, to get his regular hamburger. Across the street was his family’s business, the Mesa Typewriter Exchange. That lunch counter is long gone. But the Mesa Typewriter Exchange, which opened in 1949, is going strong nearly 70 years after his grandfather bought out the previous owner, who wasn’t interested in continuing to run the shop. Bill Wahl, a third-generation repairman, took over the shop full-time in 1993 after his father, Bob, retired. Wahl said he is “flooded” with business from an influx of people who want their old machines given new life. He listed nostalgia and necessity as a few reasons why typewriters are so popular these days. “I think (using a typewriter) has more of a personal feel to it rather than it coming off of a printer,” Wahl said. “I still have a number of older customers that do correspondence on (typewriters). Some are collectors. Other people want machines for display.” The Mesa native sees everything from a portable Smith-Corona to an IBM Selectric typewriter come through his shop. He takes parts from more than 300 machines he owns since he can’t just order parts from a store. Repairs usually range from $20 to $200. But he said he doesn’t think running out of parts will be a problem anytime soon in a world full of iPhones and iPads: Spare parts come to his shop by way of people who don’t want to fix their old junk typewriters anymore. “They go straight into my parts room,” Wahl said.

Wahl knows what he needs to keep his shop up and running. That’s partly because he’s always worked at the shop in the 30 block of S. Macdonald for the better part of 40 years. He dives through books and old service manuals to help fix some new problems he hasn’t seen before on machines that could be up to 100 years old. Sometimes he works at night to keep up with demand. Recently, he worked on a black Corona portable machine from the early 1940s. This particular machine’s keys were gummed up, as years of sitting caused corrosion to build up on the sides of the keys. Wahl said that the (Brent Ruffner/Tribune) Contributor) paint was in pristine In the photo on the right, Bill Wahl stands in front the typewriter repair shop in Mesa that he and his father worked in condition, probably together (left) since he was a young man. Despite the fact that the tpewriter is seldom used in business, enough people because the portable hold on to their personal machines that Whal never runs out of customers. had a protective case – Though he plans to eventually cut something larger machines didn’t have with me.” That fanfare didn’t exist when he first back his hours at the shop, he hasn’t back then. ruled out working as long as he can. After about three hours, that machine began his career. In the past, “there were lots of other “Oh, I still make money down here,” was back up and fully-functioning with the help of a new ribbon and a grease typewriter shops in Phoenix,” Wahl said. Wahl said. “It’s just not a business you’re “There was a few in Mesa. So there was going to get rich at.” job. He is still reminded of his grandfa“Before you couldn’t push down keys really nothing special about working at a typewriter shop or owning one or being ther, who kept a tidy shop before sitting at all,” Wahl said. Wahl is old-school in a lot of ways. He partners in one. In the mid-70s, every- down at his work bench, a space Wahl uses every day. “The fact that I’m still uses a rotary dial telephone at work. He one needed a typewriter.” The Mesa Typewriter Exchange be- doing this – he would be tickled pink.” “rarely” uses his laptop. He has no busicame a family business after his grandfaDecades of working in the same area ness website. In fact, people find him on other web- ther Bill answered a newspaper ad about don’t come without some colorful stosites from opposite ends of the country. a man looking for a business partner to ries. In the 1980s, Wahl remembered an He said out-of-state typewriter enthusi- help run the shop. His family had just asts have made special trips to his shop relocated from Indiana and was looking occasion when former newspaper editor after his business was featured on both for a new start. The partnership lasted a Walter Zipf came into his shop to pick up his typewriter. Zipf worked at the the CBS Sunday Morning News and year until the man was bought out. “I just think it was a good fit for him,” then-Mesa Tribune a few blocks south CBS Nightly News a few years back. Some visitors want to take a picture he said. “My dad started working with of the typewriter shop. Zipf was a colhim immediately, so it was just a natural umnist for about 30 years before retiring with the business owner during a visit. “I’m thinking, OK,” Wahl said. “No transition for him to keep doing this. He in 1989. His column was called the Zipf Code. one that lives here ever wants a picture seemed to enjoy it – as do I.”

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White males too often are being painted with the same brush BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

ecades back, I took a class on logic. This was the early 1980s, so excuse me if the details are foggy – just protecting my possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court – but I remember logic class as a slog because it involved reading the old Greeks and memorizing Latin phrases like ad hominem. One particular afternoon still stands out. The professor, who I remember as Some Guy With A Bushy Beard, spent a fun hour driving home the association fallacy and its cousin, guilt by association, with an exercise that induced fits of laughter – which is clearly illegal on college campuses today. The assignment: Come up with every possible stereotype about the people around us. This had my classmates and I shouting out lines like “All blondes are

dumb” and “All black men are criminals” and “All Asians get A’s in calculus.” In 2018, Professor Bushy Beard would have been fired and vilified on CNN for that curriculum. But his class drove home the point and it has remained etched in my memory for 35 years. Fact: It is illogical in the extreme and absurdly stupid to judge all members of a group based on the actions or qualities of some members of that group. Which brings me to the concept of “white male privilege.” Do I think this phenomenon exists? I do. But rather than being bestowed upon every white human born with male anatomy, I think white male privilege functions more like an American Express Black Card. It’s highly restrictive. Only a few, perhaps one percent of one percent, ever get the invitation. The rest of us – and having been a white male for 53 years, I feel eminently qualified to speak on this subject – actually must work for and earn what we achieve

in this life, just like everyone else. To overgeneralize and act like everything accomplished by a white male has been made a cinch by skin color and gender is every bit as offensive as racist statements like, “Of course Lebron James is a great basketball player. He’s a black guy.” Or assuming that every Mexican is an illegal immigrant. Or treating every Muslim like a jihadi terrorist. Look, I get it: White males have had a good run over the past 2,000 years. And currently, our country seems to have an inordinate number of white male dumbasses in positions of power, beginning with our President. But just because Donald Trump was born standing on third base and thinks he hit a triple doesn’t mean the other 100 million American white males have been similarly gifted. Regardless, some of you surely believe that white males being called out and mistreated represents just desserts after centuries of racism, sexism, bullying, ho-

mophobia and other sins regularly used to tar white guys in 2018. Maybe it’s our turn and we should simply shut up and take it. Maybe white male privilege is an affliction like certain cancers, free of symptoms, a disease so subtle you don’t even know you have it until it’s too late. Maybe all those years of hard work and struggle have been simple self-delusion. Maybe the only thing white guys like Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett or John McCain ever had going for them was their whiteness and maleness. Sure. And every black male has seven kids by nine different women. And every Jew will screw you for three cents. And every immigrant from New Delhi owns a convenience store. And blah, blah, blah. Excuse me while I go check the mail. Maybe today’s the big day when my White Male Privilege Amex finally arrives. But probably not. Probably not ever. – David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Your ballot will influence the quality of education, your life BY ERIN ECCLESTON AND TERRI KIMBLE Guest Columnists

o you know how your vote impacts education? Young or old, married or single, working or retired, the strength of our schools impacts us all. Whether East Valley communities attract new companies to the area, grow entrepreneurship or improve overall quality of life, all depend largely on our education system. And because a community’s overall education levels are linked to everything from crime rates to healthcare spending, we should all take an active role in aiding schools and teachers. Thankfully, the East Valley already has a wide variety of programs that are getting

students on the path to long-term success. For instance, did you know that the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center recently opened a campus in Mesa where youth can work with animals and earn their associate’s degree while still in high school? And for decades, the East Valley Institute of Technology has harnessed students’ passions for everything from culinary arts to automotive and building trades. Chandler Unified School District is even offering a STEM diploma for students at Perry High School as a way to prepare graduates for work in high-demand fields. Though many of us aren’t able to volunteer in a classroom or mentor a student, there are plenty of ways to support schools, and one is coming up quickly: the Nov. 6 general election. Your vote on everything from the top to the bottom of the ballot will matter to schools near and far. You might already be aware that several

East Valley school districts have bonds or overrides on the ballot. But do you know what a bond or override is and how the funds will be used? Whether you vote yes or no on a bond or override will have an obvious effect on the schools in the district. But do you know how the dozens of other votes you cast will impact local schools? For instance, the senators and representatives that we elect to represent the East Valley in the state legislature set policy that governs everything from school choice to how schools are evaluated. As another example, when you’re making a choice for the local school board, keep in mind that this group is responsible for setting curriculum for your district. They also are charged with hiring the superintendent and managing the district’s budget and property, among other things. Partisan politics should not divide us on

education. Regardless of their party affiliation, do you know yet how your candidates feel about increasing early-learning opportunities or when they last visited a classroom? If not, ask! Our schools and teachers need our support and our vote. Before you fill out your ballot, visit ExpectMoreArizona.org/vote to find out who your candidates are and how to contact them. Learn more about the ballot propositions. Explore how your vote affects schools and more. For more election resources, visit ExpectMoreArizona.org/vote or chandlerchamber.com. -Erin Eccleston lives in Chandler and is vice president of community engagement with Expect More Arizona, a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan, education-advocacy organization. Terri Kimble is president/CEO of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.

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2 storied EV football programs fighting for playoff lives Mountain View Toros have no margin It’s as if ailing Desert Ridge Jaguars for error down stretch after slow start are held together with duct tape BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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n the closing weeks of its football season, Mountain View High finds itself in an unfamiliar situation: On the verge of missing the playoffs. Preseason hopes were high for the Toros, who brought back several key starters on both sides of the ball from a playoff team. Following consecutive playoff seasons, Mountain View’s goal was not only to reach the postseason again, but to advance deep into it. “Before the year started, we thought we looked like a team that could go 8-2 or 7-3 and have a good regular season, but the way we played early in the season just sort of shocked us,” senior quarterback Brandon Nuñez said. Mountain View opened with a 49-14 home win over Corona del Sol. However, the Toros lost four-straight games, including a 42-7 drubbing at Perry that was called at halftime due to nasty weather. Each of the Toros’ losses came against teams that now boast winning records and a significant chance at playoff berths, but that fails to take the sting out of the opening-month skid that led the Toros to 1-4. “We knew we had a really tough schedule early-on. We were hoping to get two wins out of the four we lost. We felt like if we could get two of those we’d be sitting in really good shape coming into the second half of the year, and it just didn’t work out that way,” coach Mike Fell said. Senior running back Jon Crum said many players hung their heads in shame after the losses, and started to believe the team just wasn’t very good. He said, though, that the leaders would not allow that negativity. Mountain View’s closing schedule is more forgiving than its early schedule, and it has a chance to win out and save a playoff position. But it has left itself no margin for error. “We just sort of realized that we had to

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After a more-difficult start than expected, Mountain View senior running back Jon Crum said many players hung their heads and started to believe the team just wasn’t very good. He and other senior leaders addressed it. The Toros rallied but still must finish well to make the playoffs.

get over it because the season’s not over yet, and we’ve definitely gotten better since,” Crum said. This is not unfamiliar territory for the Toros. Mountain View also had a 3-4 record after seven games last season and rallied to three consecutive wins to earn a playoff spot. Even if the Toros lose one of their remaining contests – a possibility as two of them are against city rivals Red Mountain and Skyline, both of whom defeated Mountain View last season – they could back into the playoffs at 5-5. The 6A bracket had three teams with records of 5-5 or worse in 2017. Mountain View does not want to rely on any outside help to land a spot, though. Fell added that a low seed – and a road game against one of Arizona’s top See

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eremy Hathcock and his Desert Ridge High Jaguars are no strangers to the football playoffs. They’ve been there. Every year. Since he was hired in 2006. And to the state-title game twice. This season, though, the Jaguars have had their seat belts on tight during a bumpy ride that could end with one of the state’s longest playoff streaks broken. The Jaguars rarely faced adversity during Hathcock’s first 11 seasons. That changed dramatically this season. “We tell our kids that this hard time that they are facing right now is a blessing, because it’s going to prepare them for adversity in the long run,” Hathcock said. “We are going to see what we are all about.” The struggles began in the off season, when seven players transferred away to surrounding schools. Each departure created holes in the starting rotation and left the Jaguars’ depth shallow, which is the most-challenging part for the coaching staff. Then, injuries proved costly. Compounding the difficulty, Desert Ridge plays one of 6A’s toughest schedules. It was 3-4 through seven games. “It’s like playing Russian roulette,” Hathcock said. “When you’re hurt, you try to switch it up and find your niche. It’s hard to see the kids struggle.” Senior quarterback Cooper Schmidt suffered a concussion in the opener against Red Mountain. It was his second in 10 months. “If you do the math, the last 13 plays I played I had two concussions,” Schmidt said. “It sucks knowing I can’t be on the field helping them out.” Schmidt won’t return this season, joining right guard Karson King and cornerback Kane Konieczny, who had a 3-inch screw inserted into his foot to repair his fifth metatarsal. Konieczny was hopeful of returning

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Desert Ridge football coach Jeremy Hathcock’s Jaguars made the playoffs in his first 11 seasons. This season, however, mass transfers coupled with widespread injuries have the Jaguars fighting in the closing two weeks to keep their playoff streak alive.

but knows that chances are slim. He plans to allow his injury to heal properly so he can enlist in the Navy after he graduates. For now, all he can do is support and encourage his teammates. “We have our backs against the wall but we have to fight through it,” Konieczny said. “We just have to work hard and have heart. That’s all we can do.” Hathcock’s son, Koby, the middle linebacker, suffered a concussion against Desert Vista. He is on track to return after the team’s bye week on Oct. 12. “We always have something to fight for,” Koby said. “We don’t have a lot of people but don’t underestimate us because we are going to fight.” There is some good news for Desert Ridge, however: Some of the injured players begin to return for the closing weeks. It will remain to be seen if it is too little too late to extend the playoff streak. Running back Lucas Wright, who missed two games after a concussion, returned against Queen Creek along with tackle Zach Landa. On defense, safety John Butler and See

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teams in the first round – is not easy to overcome. “You might be able to sneak in at 5-5, but if you do, you’re going up against Chandler or one of the other top teams in the state. And if you have that record, you’re probably not good enough to beat them,” he said. Fell said his team was “beat up, both physically and mentally” after the string of losses, but bounced back with wins over Mesa and Westwood. He said his seniors – a group that has not seen the Toros miss the playoffs since their freshman year – do not want to be the ones who end the streak. “It’s always at the end of the year when you get down to it. The seniors see that the season’s come to an end. They’ve done a pretty good job for three years, and they want to end on a good note,” Fell said. Nuñez added, “When we start losing, it takes a lot of courage and pride to put your head up and keep fighting. Every game is a do-or-die moment now, because another loss might be the difference of being able to make the playoffs and having the season end.”

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Senior quarterback Brandon Nuñez said the Toros believed they looked like a team that could go 8-2 or 7-3 and make the playoffs. The dream is not dead, but there is no margin for error. “The way we played early in the season just sort of shocked us,” Nuñez said.

Mountain View has an open date this Friday before resuming action Oct. 19 at Skyline.

defensive lineman Michael Savarino returned after missing six and three weeks, respectively. Sophomore linebacker Avantae Barrett – the brother of former Desert Ridge and Detroit Lions defensive lineman Alex Barrett – returned to limited ac(Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff) tion after he separated his Jaguars junior wide receiver Aidan Lee, among the team’s best athletes shoulder against Liberty and a vital part of the offense, said his teammates are doing their best to battle through adversity to win games. He has stepped into a leadership on Sept. 7. role to help sophomore quarterback Austin Kolb. “It’s next man up. We do Ranked 15th in 6A entering the final what we can to win football games,” junior wide receiver Aidan Lee said. “Our month (16 teams make the playoffs), the coaches put us in a position to win foot- Jaguars have an uphill battle to hang on with games against powerhouses Mounball games. We just have to execute.” Lee is among the team’s best athletes tain Pointe and Highland on the horizon. But if Hathcock has learned anything and a vital part of the Jaguars’ offense. The junior has stepped into a leadership this season, it’s the amount of fight his role, helping sophomore quarterback team continues to have despite facing adAustin Kolb lead the offense after he was versity. “It’s been humbling in a lot of differthrown in in Week 1. “He’s been doing all he can to help this ent ways,” Hathcock said. “But it’s enteam and he’s been doing well,” Lee said. couraging that the kids don’t show any “I’m glad he is stepping up to be a leader negativity. They’ve really come together as a team.” at a young age.”

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loween, when it’s open 6-10 p.m. David Foster, who runs Fright Zone with his wife and two children, said it is familyfriendly and not too scary for little ones. Information: frightzoneaz.com.

hildren and adults eager to get their hands on pumpkins, or taste the flavors of fall at festivals, or step into spooky houses for some Halloween chills have lots to explore in Chandler and the East Valley in the coming weeks. Festivals and farms have pie-eating competitions, corn shucking, hay rides and pumpkin decorating. Haunted houses are planning chills for everyone. The venues are festive places for families to gather for free or little money and enjoy cooler outdoor temperatures. A look at some of the attractions:

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Arizona Harvest Fest & Farmers Market: Fall festivities and shopping run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave. More than 100 merchants will sell produce at a farmers market; gourmet food, clothes, home furnishings, jewelry, art, home-improvement goods and health and wellness services. Children engage in games and activities, including pumpkin toss, pumpkin pageant (where they decorate pumpkins), corn-shucking contest, pie-eating competition, corn hole and cake walk. Local pumpkin ales and seasonal brews are available to adults. Live entertainment. A percentage of proceeds benefit Downtown Chandler Community Partnership, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the development of downtown as a regional destination for dining, shopping, living, culture and the arts. Information: arizonaharvestfest.com. Schnepf Farms: This long-time, family-entertainment destination renews its Pumpkin & Chili Party Thursdays-Sundays through Oct. 28 at the farm, 24610 S. Rittenhouse Road in Queen Creek. It is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. The theme is “heroes” and the Celebrity Corn Maze reflects that with a likeness of the late Pat Tillman, an Arizona Cardinals football player who left his NFL career to join the U.S. Army. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. Part of the maze also has the design of a grandmother reading to a child and a teacher. Among new attractions are an extreme inflatable area, enhanced BMX and skateboard show, two stages with live entertainment and a DJ spinning tunes to rock the ride area. Amusement rides, bonfires, marshmal-

(David Foster/Tribune Contributor) Fright Zone is a free haunted house that the Foster family of Chandler sets up every year.

low roasting, pig races, miniature golf, dog show and fireworks some nights are part of the party. Another new treat is the Mac N Cheese Bar that starts with a large bowl of homemade macaroni and cheese that consumers then customize with toppings. A chili dinner includes a bowl of chili, grilled corn on the cob, homemade corn bread, a fudge Oreo brownie and drink for $13. A succotash bowl includes sweet onions, peppers, sweet corn, garden squash, okra and potatoes grilled on custom griddles for $11 (chicken $3 extra). The “spooky night” train ride is $5, $3 for rides during daylight. Admission is $20, $15 if purchased at Fry’s Food Stores. Admission is free to children 2 and younger. Military personnel are free with military ID through Oct. 7, Oct. 11-14 and Oct. 25-29. Police officers with badge are free Oct. 11-14. Firefighters and hot shots with ID are free Oct. 25-28. Grandparents who buy one ticket get one free on Fridays when they show a photo of their grandchildren. Teachers who book field trips in October get in free. Family members of military members, police officers, firefighters and hot shots get discounted tickets at Fry’s Food Stores. Information: schnepffarms.com. Mother Nature’s Farm: The Pumpkin Patch is open daily through Oct. 31 at this family-owned farm on property originally purchased by Sam and Edie Kelsall in 1968. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 1-30 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the farm, 1663 E. Baseline Road in Gilbert. Admission charge is $10 per child and $5 for adults to accompany kids. Included are OZ pumpkin, bag of stickers, pumpkin decorating, air bounce, hay ride, spider-web crawl made of rope that

kids play on, feeding animals and Alexander’s Adventure Maze. Visitors may eat lunch at picnic tables and children may run around the spacious grounds. Food is available to purchase, including hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. Information: mothernaturesfarm.com.

Zombie Warz: Thrill seekers shoot paintball guns at zombies, who do not shoot back. Participants travel in “zombie assault vehicles” for about half an hour. The gruesome male and female zombies move around with various backdrops. A military man feeds customers more paintballs if needed and assists with technical issues. It runs Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 3. The first truck heads out to attack zombies after 7 p.m. and the final one of the night goes before 10 p.m. at the corner of South Maricopa and Koli Road in the Chandler area. Tickets are $25 (with 100 paintballs included) if purchased online. At the ticket window, they are $29 (including 100 paintballs). Active and retired military members or first responders get tickets for $20 (with 100 paintballs included). Information: zombiewarzaz.com.

The Crypt Haunted Attractions: Visitors are spooked at three scary setups in one locaVertuccio Farms: The Corn Maze & Fall Fes- tion. The Crypt, The Asylum and Chaos Maze tival continues through Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 9 offer differing types of terror. The Crypt is p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to filled with creatures and people that do not 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 understand they are dead and each year rep.m. Sundays at the farm, 4011 S. Power Road turn and choose new guests to join them in in Mesa. Admission includes 7-acre corn their dance of the dead. The Asylum storymaze, mini-golf, mule-pulled wagon ride line is a doctor subjecting patients to shocking experiments and (Saturdays and Sundays converting them into only until sunset), giant homicidal nutcases jump pad, mini zip line, until he falls victim to pumpkin bowling, anihis own failures. Chaos mals, new pallet maze Maze offers mayhem and one-barrel train and terror at every ride. Admission charge twist and turn. Crypt is $10, free to kids 2 and Haunted Attractions younger. Information: is open Oct. 6-7, Oct. vertucciofarms.com. 10-14, Oct. 17-21, and Oct. 24-31 at 1445 W. Haunted Houses Southern Ave., Mesa. and other spooky Fridays and Saturdays it attractions is open 7 p.m. to midFright Zone: The Foster night. Other days it is family provides Hallowopen 7-10 p.m., and on een fun at their home, Halloween it is open 11148 E. Villa Park Drive 7-11 p.m. Admission is in Chandler, for free. $25 for all three houses, Music, creepy crea$18 for one of the two tures, haunted maze, main haunts and $8 for graveyard and other (Tim Fuchs/Tribune Contributor) Chaos Maze only. Inchilling entertainment is open 7-10 p.m. every Jax Fuchs enjoys the Arizona Harvest Fest & formation: hauntedaz. Friday and Saturday this Farmers Market last year in Chandler. This com. year’s festival is Nov. 11. month, except on Hal-

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avid Tyda doesn’t mind working at his Phoenix Pizza Festival or the upcoming inaugural Donut Festival. But he wishes he could take a step back at the Arizona Taco Festival, Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale. “Of all the events I produce, that is the one I would most likely go to,” Tyda said. “I don’t want to work that day. I want to kick back, relax and have a margarita.” The Arizona Taco Festival was founded by Tyda and Rick Phillips of Affordable Food Festivals and The Taco Group. In reaction to high-priced, exclusionary culinary events, the duo formed a company that orchestrates festivals with three components: a culinary competition, low price of entry and original entertainment programming. Sixty restaurants will take over 10 acres of grass, with attractions like live bands, lucha libre wrestling (under a tent this year), eating contests and the Chihuahua beauty pageant. The Saturday Tequila Expo will feature samples of 100-plus premium varieties, and the Sunday Margarita Expo, where more than a dozen of the Valley’s top mixologists shake up gourmet spirits. Salsa, guacamole and other Mexican-inspired fare round out the weekend. The 2018 Arizona Taco Festival will oper-

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The Chihuahua beauty pageant always is a crowd favorite at the annual Arizona Taco Festival. This year’s is Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale.

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Dozens of kinds of tacos, just what one might expect at a taco festival, will be available at the Arizona Taco Festival. Representative of them will be offerings from Ajo Al’s, which was a favorite of the late Sen. John McCain, and Taste of Korea, which normally does not make tacos.

ate on a token system (a.k.a. taco bitcoin), where guests will trade their purchased tokens for tacos and margaritas. “We’re going back to tokens,” Tyda said. “We’re all about doing the things that work, making sure there are no lines to get in and

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What: Arizona Taco Festival Where: Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14. Price: $12 online, $15 at the gate, kids 12 and younger are free. VIP tickets are $100 and include five drinks from the VIP bar, 10 tacos, shaded VIP-area seating, exclusive tent with DJ and restrooms. Info: 480-270-5000, aztacofestival.com

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The food is good. The entertainment is great. The fun is everywhere. But perhaps the best thing about the annual Arizona Taco Festival is the people watching.

enough taco vendors. “A lot of people, still to this day, say there are so many lines (Debbie Wolvos/Special for the Tribune) at the Arizona Taco Festival. I Nothing goes better with a fist full of tacos and a generous look around and all the popular sampling of tequila than lucha libre wrestling. They’ll have booths are going to have lines. it all at the Arizona Taco Festival, where 60 restaurants will That’s the nature of a festival. cover 10 acres of grass. The Saturday Tequila Expo features There are great taco booths that 100-plus premium varieties. The Sunday Margarita Expo has a don’t have lines. Go check them dozen of the Valley’s top mixologists. out. There could be a great chef. They just may not have decorated the booth of it, owner Daniel Dains figures he served well over 4,500 tacos last year. as great.” “With the exception of the week before This year, he recommends patrons try the Christmas, that’s the most hours we work Taste of Korea’s tacos. “I always get excited when somebody who during the year,” Dains said. “To get it all doesn’t traditionally make tacos decides to prepped, we’ll start on Tuesday or Wednespartake,” he said. “It proves my theory that day. We do the event on Saturday and Suntacos are the most adapted and adaptable day. On Monday we put the restaurant back cuisine. Every ethnicity can create their ver- together. It’s basically a straight week of sion of the taco. For someone who typically nonsense.” Ajo Al’s, which Dains said was Sen. John cooks Korean food to try the taco festival, McCain’s favorite restaurant, is known for its that’s exciting.” Ajo Al’s Mexican Café was Arizona Taco pollo con queso, shredded-beef taco and Festival’s grand champion last year. On top shrimp-and-smoked-pork-belly tacos.

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he stole the show, but I stole her recipes. Phoenix resident Janne Mahan is a dietitian and corporate trainer for Bosch and Thermador appliances. A big part of what Janne does is prepare and share entire meals that can be done quickly, with very little fuss that produce over the top flavors. I sat in on her class this week when she made crispy oven fried chicken with D’ATRI aJAN creamy Parmesan sauce, bright and flaGET OUT Contributor vorful roasted broccoli and sautéed mushrooms with browned butter, lemon, garlic and thyme. ay cheese, the ultimate way! This grilled sandwich is loaded with all the things that go best with cheddar like apples and bacon. Ingredients: A good grilled melted cheese sandwich never goes out of 1/2 cup butter, style. Kids love them, adults love them, and they’ve 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard proven to be one of the most popular food truck fa½ teaspoon kosher salt vorites across the country. ½ Butteaspoon we mustpepper tackle a controversy while building this2/3 bigcup boy.panko Thatoris,breadcrumbs do you spread butter or mayon½ cup crushed cornflakes cereal I say butter on the naise on the outside of the bread? ½ cup cheese inside andgrated mayo parmesan on the outside. 4 chicken breast cutlets (about 1½ lb.) Ingredients Directions: 12 slices thick-cut Preheat ovenbacon to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, ½ cup maple syrup stir together butter, mustard, salt and pepper. Com4 crisp apples, cut in ¼ inch slices and parmesan in a second (I bine usedpanko, Honey cornflakes, Crisp) shallow bowl. Dip chicken ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)in butter mixture; dredge in pankoplus mixture, pressing to adhere. Place on a baksoftened 2 tablespoons ingmayonnaise sheet lined with aluminum foil. Prepare broccoli 1 cup chicken and broccoli in separate pans (Iand usedthen Bestbake Foods) 12 slices breadfor about 17 minutes or until chickat thewhite same time 8 ounces gruyere en is crispy andorcooked to 165 degrees. cheese of your choice 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar, ROASTED BROCCOLI shredded Ingredients: 3 ½ tablespoons olive oil Directions: 3Preheat garlic cloves, minced the oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the bacrushed red over pepper con1 teaspoon on a baking rack set a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil.salt Cook bacon half way. Then brush ma1 teaspoon ple½syrup on both sides of bacon and cook until crispy teaspoon pepper and1 pound caramelized, continuing to brush maple syrfresh broccoli florets (aboutwith 8 cups) upDirections: periodically. Set aside. Heat a cast iron or heavy skilletStir with 1 tablespoon of butter. Over salt medium high together oil, garlic, red pepper, and pepheat, cook sliced apples until softened and slightly per in a large bowl. Add broccoli and toss to coat. grilled on each side. Set aside. Transfer to a of rimmed sheet and and spread roast ateach 400 Lay 12 slices breadbaking on a board until broccoliFlip is browned onedegrees with mayonnaise. the slicesand andtender, spreadabout each 17 minutes.

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I’ve meal actually my that loyalty from her butter to The wasswitched so delicious I nabbed entire mayo for the outside of the sandwich because maymenu so I could share it with you. Thanks, Janne, for onnaise produces the most beautiful evenly cooked looking the other way. crust. For this ultimate grilled cheese, I’ve used aged cheddar gruyere. SAUCE Use any cheese combination CREAMYand PARMESAN you like. I’ve also brushed maple syrup over the bacon Ingredients: during the cooking process. The sweet and salty add 2 tablespoons butter so much to the cheese sandwich. 1 tablespoon all-purpose Finally, grilled apple flour slices bring all the flavors 1 cup whole milk home. The combination of all of these ingredients ¼ cup makes grated this parmesan cheese really sandwich memorable. So now you 1 teaspoon fresh up lemon juiceand a real tasty Ultimate have the grown version 1/4 teaspoon salt Grilled Cheesekosher Sandwich. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Directions: Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over mediumhigh. Whisk in flour and cook until thickened. Gradually whisk in whole milk. Bring to a boil and cook, whisking constantly until thickened, for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in grated Parmesan cheese, fresh lemon juice, salt and black pepper. (If too thick, add more milk.) Serve immediately with chicken.

ROASTED CREMINI MUSHROOMS IN BROWNED BUTTER AND GARLIC Ingredients: 1⁄4 cup butter 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 teaspoon fresh one with butter. thyme, Sprinklechopped equal amounts of shredded cheddar to all 12 slices (buttered 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice side). a layer ½ Add teaspoon saltof apple slices, 2 pieces of bacon and Gruyere cheese to 6 of the slices of bread. Close sand½ teaspoon pepper wich, making sure mayonnaise is on the outside. Press Directions: down gently. In a skillet on medium high heat, cook butter until Heat a cast iron or heavy skillet (or panini press). To browned. garlic, thyme, lemon juice, salt and the skillet Add add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Grill pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often. sandwiches on both sides until rich golden brown. Alandastir to coat. Cookslicing until caralowAdd to mushrooms cool for about minute before in half. melized, about Serve with chips7-8 orminutes. tomato soup (and a dill pickle).

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