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As EV teen suicides mount, Queen Creek takes new action BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

fter experiencing the heartbreak of teen suicide, Queen Creek residents are uniting to combat the problem as high school officials have taken the unusual step of screening all their students, and others are launching a youth commission. Queen Creek’s holistic response comes after at least two students at Queen Creek High School committed suicide since May and two others in the area were reported. There have been at least 10 teenage suicides in the East Valley since July. A series of other education and prevention efforts have been held throughout the East Valley, giving a frightening problem a much higher profile. They have ranged from Desert Vista High School’s conference in Ahwatukee last week to previous sessions at Mesa Community College, sponsored by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and another in Gilbert. But only 24 hours after the Tempe Union High School District sponsored a teen suicide conference in Ahwatukee, a third student in two years from one of the district’s schools took his life. The latest tragedy occurred Nov. 7 in Chan-

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Jodi Brocki, left, cries with Christina Nguyen as they hold signs outside Corona del Sol High School last Thursday to remind students they aren't alone. They were responding to the Tuesday suicide of the third Corona student in two years.

dler when a 15-year-old Corona del Sol High School sophomore shot himself to death at the apartment complex where he lived. His death follows a Corona student’s suicide last year and one in 2015 that occurred on the campus. In reaction to that suicide, about a dozen people held a “Kids Matter’’ rally outside Corona del Sol on Thursday, carrying signs directed at teenagers arriving for school reading “we

care,’’ “you’re not alone,’’ “reach out we care.’’ Jodi Brocki was tearful at the rally. She had attended the educational forum at Desert Vista. “It just deeply hurts my heart,’’ Brocki said. “I am deeply concerned about these kids and I am truly concerned for my three boys.’’ See

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Polytechnic students try robots on real-world problems BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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undreds of white amur fish navigate SRP canals throughout the East Valley to control the growth of weeds that can damage the canal system. But those fish are not a viable option in some smaller canals, leaving the utility searching for alternatives to remove the unwanted vegetation. That is where students at Ari(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) zona State University’s Polytechnic Students in Assistant Professor Panagiotis Polygerinos’ Bio-Inspired Mechatronics campus in Mesa come in. Lab are developing an autonomous quadcopter, or drone, to monitor SRP canal “We are looking at applications systems for contaminants.

and areas in SRP where they don’t have a technical solution right now,” assistant professor Dan Aukes said. Aukes, a Gilbert resident, supervises students working in ASU’s IDEAlab, which stands for Integrating Design, Engineering and Analysis. The lab is a nexus for solving an array of problems with robotics. Those problems are the focus of some projects funded by Salt River Project, but Polytechnic students are working on inventions to adSee

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Bluegrass led ‘Yankee’ to become a banjomaker

Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix has purchased one of his instruments and has it on display. ark Hickler seems an unlikely He moved to Arizona in fan of bluegrass and American 2001, partly because of the roots music. weather. But get the self-described “Yankee” After moving, later found talking, and you’ll see it’s in his very soul. an all-ages bluegrass group “There’s so much power in that music,” in Chandler, the Jam Pak ahe said. “These songs are story songs, Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborand they speak to you. hood Band, and started “When the fiddle and banjo met in playing with them. He menAmerica, that’s when it started. You just (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) tors children in the band, want to get up and dance. It still thrills Mark Hickler’s custom-made banjos are well-regarded. The and has spun off with a few me.” Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix has purchased one of other seasoned musicians to Hickler has taken his love of bluegrass his instruments and has it on display. form Cisco & The Racecars, and his own musical talent and turned it Later, in his early 20s, Hickler decided a well-regarded sextet that has won state into a banjomaking business. He builds and national bluegrass awards. custom banjos in his home, 1026 W. 6th to build musical instruments to sell. Hickler now has been making banjos in “I was young and stupid. I didn’t realize Place in Mesa, and sells them on hicklerit was virtually impossible to make a liv- Arizona almost 10 years. He also started banjo.com. teaching banjo and guitar in his home. It all started years ago as Hickler de- ing at it,” he said. Hickler himself will tell you that he’s “I crashed and burned pretty quickly, scribes the “indelible memory” of sitting around a campfire in Maine with his but I sold the instruments. I was only not getting rich off building banjos and cousin Dave Gill, who took out a banjo making dulcimers at that point. But the playing gigs. Currently, he’s trying to idea of building instruments never left raise money through GoFundMe to pay and played a song called “Pretty Polly.” for dental work. In a testimony to his imThe song is a murder ballad, a folk me.” Decades later, he took up banjomaking pact on the music community, his “Save song that typically recounts the details of the Teeth” drive is filled with comments a mythic or true crime. In “Pretty Polly,” in Massachusetts. “I didn’t have any shop to speak of. If from friends and admirers. the singer murders the girl he can never Anni Beach, founder of Jam Pak, wrote, you’re going to build a complete banjo, have. you need all the usual woodworking “(Hickler) has been a friend to all of us. Hickler was mesmerized. And now he needs our help so that he “It’s the kind of tune that only the ban- tools, plus some specialty tools.” Not knowing how to start out, Hick- can be healthy and pain-free. Thank you jo can pull off in a spooky, visceral way,” ler visited a bookstore and did some re- for all who can spare something to help he said. our great friend and musician.” “The banjo has a weird, ancient sound, search. Through it all, Hickler still feels an af“Literally, a still, small voice talked to in a minor pentatonic scale,” he said, revealing his deep musical knowledge. me and told me I should start with ban- finity for the music. He says the tunes jo rims. It seemed doable. So, I started share authentic stories of life. “That’s what hooked me.” “You have to remember the people that At first, though, Hickler set his sights thinking about how I could build a banjo on an instrument called an Appalachian rim first. I didn’t have a lathe yet. I suc- made the music had to face sickness and death in a very personal way,” he said. “In dulcimer. It’s close to a zither, a fretted ceeded in making some rims.” Hickler started selling his banjos on this culture, we brush it off as far as we instrument with three or four strings, eBay, and got a good reputation for his can. At that time, clinging to God meant played sitting on the musician’s lap. survival. It wasn’t a luxury.” craftsmanship. Even though he plays and sings the “People started asking me, ‘Can songs of the rural South, he knows his you make me a own approach is from a different place. “I can never feel that I’m not one of neck?’” He went ahead those people who’s doing cultural approand started making priation,” he said. “I’ve met people whose banjo necks and full roots are in the rural South. Some of that music is coming from their speech patinstruments. “It took me prob- terns. “As a Yankee, I don’t try to do that, ably well over a year before I felt any that’s not right. I will never have authenconfidence. To this ticity, but I make it my own in my own day, I’m making Yankee way.” Information: 480-276-8294 or hicklerimprovements on my neck building.” banjo.com. GoFundMe: tiny.cc/banjo. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Hickler’s custom- – Contact Ralph Zubiate at 480-898-6825 or Among other gigs, Hickler plays in an all-ages bluegrass group in Chanmade banjos are rzubiate@timespublications.com. dler, the Jam Pak Blues 'N' Grass Neighborhood Band. well-regarded. The BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

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Public education advocates hail passage of all EV school overrides BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

ublic school supporters say the big margins racked up in favor of overrides and bond-related ballot questions in three of four East Valley and Ahwatukee school districts shows an expectation for more funding by the state Legislature. Voters in four East Valley school districts last week approved four budget overrides and one bond authorization extension by nearly 2-1 margins. Unofficial results in the all-mail elections showed that Kyrene voters approved a continuation of its 15 percent overrides for its maintenance/operations and capital budgets while Chandler voters did the same with the district’s maintenance and operations budget. Tempe Union High School District easily won approval to not only continue its 10 percent override but gradually increase it by 5 percent over the next few years. That additional 5 percent will be used exclusively for teacher and staff salary increases. And in Queen Creek, voters OK’d by a 55-45 margin a bond issue that had been rejected last year. District officials said they need the bond to build two schools to alleviate overcrowding caused by a sharp increase in enrollment in recent years. Voters also gave the district the goahead to rearrange its list of capital improvements. The override approvals in Kyrene and Chandler will not affect property taxes. Property taxes will likely increase slightly in Tempe Union as the additional 5 percent override kicks in. Unofficial results show the override in

Tempe Union passed with 63 percent of voters approving it. About 68 percent of Kyrene voters approved the bond authorization while 63 percent OK’d its override requests. Chandler voters went 64-36 percent in favor of continuing that district’s override. The Tempe leader of Save Our Schools Arizona said she is pleased “at the unprecedented success of all Maricopa County bond and override campaigns, which our volunteer network mobilized in support of this fall using call and text campaigns, canvasses, social media outreach and more.” “The approvals send a loud and clear message to Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature: Voters value public education. Voters want to invest in public education. Voters will turn out for public education ballot measures and pro-public education candidates,” said Dawn Penich-Thacker, adding: “Going into the 2018 legislative session and 2018 election cycle, Save Our Schools Arizona intends to keep their network of volunteers and the Arizona electorate focused on a) rejecting defunding schemes like Proposition 305 voucher expansion and additional tax cuts for corporations and b) supporting public education funding proposals and candidates.” Ahwatukee Realtor Christie Ellis, who led the “Yes” campaign for Kyrene’s measures, said, “A lot of wonderful people worked very hard to educate the community to get the votes. As a mom of two girls in Kyrene, and having been here since kindergarten, I personally am so grateful they will continue with an excellent education supplemented with wonderful enrichment programs in a safe environment.” “Of course, the real estate agent in me is also happy our home values will stay

strong,” Ellis added. Chandler schools spokesman Terry Locke noted that this year’s was the most successful override in district history, slightly surpassing the “yes” total in 2003. “It is a privilege to serve a community that provides tremendous support,” he said. “Passage will position CUSD to continue to recruit and retain the best staff and maintain effective programs.” Kyrene board President John King said, “So many people I know – myself included – live in this district because of the excellent schools we have here. The local support has been and continues to be strong as evidenced by the results.” He said the margin of victory “means we continue to focus on improving on what we teach our kids and how, that we in Kyrene will continue to focus on improving the teaching and learning processes. Last night's results allow us to move forward without hesitation. But it does not remove the necessity to be frugal and smart about how we spend the money we get through taxes.” Noting that the tax rate remains unchanged in Kyrene, he added, “Kyrene strives to be open and transparent about all that we do. That will never stop. We will continue to involve the community and our staff of administrators and teachers by seeking their input as we move forward with the changes necessary to evolve Kyrene into a 21st-century school district. Tempe Union governing board member Sandy Lowe said her district’s override involved “one of the least contested elections ever.” “I believe one of the reasons for this is that many more people are understanding the situation of public education in Arizona, thanks to the statewide effort by many

Mesa schools chief retiring to follow a higher calling Tribune News Staff

esa Public Schools Superintendent Michael Cowan is stepping down from his position in the state’s largest school district to answer a higher calling. Cowan announced he was retiring from the position he has held for nine years to take on a mission with his wife for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to an undetermined location. “I have had the distinguished honor of leading the finest educational institution in Arizona. As I begin this next chapter in my life, I will leave knowing each dedi-

cated Mesa Public Schools employee will continue the important work of educating every child and preparing them for college, career and community,” said Cowan, who also is state LDS president. Cowan, who will finish out the current school year, is the third East Valley school superintendent to call it quits this year. Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto left in June to take over the Hawaii school system and Tempe Union High School Superintendent Kenneth Baca announced he’ll retire in June. Kishimoto was replaced by a Mesa assistant superintendent, Shane McCord, and Baca’s associate superintendent, Kevin

Mendivil, will take over for him next summer. Mesa said the school board would take up a process for replacing Cowan sometime in the near future. Before becoming superintendent in 2009, Cowan served as associate superintendent, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, director of science, social studies and world languages, See

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After nine years as superintendent of Arizona's largest school district. Michael Cowan plans to resign at the end of the school year.

education advocates dedicated to ensuring our kids receive a quality education,” Lowe said, adding: “We are, of course, relieved and happy with the results. We are so glad we can give a well-deserved raise to our certified classroom teachers, though it's very small. We are always so appreciative to the community volunteers that step up to lead this effort, and in this case, Beth Brizel, Corey Woods and Anna Chalmers. Most important, we never take for granted our community, who understands how critical it is to support our Tempe Union students and staff in this way.” The elections drew little interest from voters, with less than 30 percent of all registered voters casting ballots in any of the elections. Queen Creek saw the biggest turnout, with 28 percent. Chandler’s override election drew 27.8 percent of all registered voters while 25 percent of Kyrene’s registered voters bothered to mail in a ballot. In Tempe Union, only 22.8 percent of registered voters cast ballots, according to unofficial results. Citizen budget committees in the four districts unanimously recommended overrides be continued and, in Kyrene’s case, its borrowing authority extended another seven years to a maximum of $116 million. Those committees noted that without the overrides, class sizes would likely increase, programs would be cut and other services would be curtailed. The Kyrene capital budget override was seen as critical to the school board’s hopes of repairing and upgrading schools, many of which are more than 30 years old. All registered voters received both ballots, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Recorder’s office said.

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dress challenges in other fields, such as stroke recovery and physical therapy. In the university’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, researchers are working on several projects to make existing dreams a reality for a diverse slate of industries from eCommerce to public safety. They include: Autonomous bicycles: Researchers are working on gyroscope and autonomous balance technology that could aid disabled riders and seniors who want to ride bikes. This autonomous technology could also benefit the bike share programs already active in major cities across the country by giving bikes the ability to return themselves to a central hub after use. Delivery drones: Inspired by Amazon’s aspirations to deliver products by drone, students are developing an algorithm that will allow multiple quadcopters to work together to deliver heavy objects. The algorithm will allow one drone to function as the leader, with others – potentially hundreds – acting as followers. Collapsible drones: Researchers are designing a quadcopter with flexible and foldable arms. This technology could allow police officers and other first responders to store the drone in their pockets for use at a moment’s notice to track high-speed chases or respond to emergencies in complex terrain. In the IDEAlab, doctoral student Mohammad Sharifzadeh is developing an autonomous robotic fish that can navigate narrow canals and cut unwanted grasses that can grow between six inches and one foot per day. The fish robot’s two-pronged tail and thin, cylindrical body resemble a real fish because Sharifzadeh is taking tips from real-world animals to aid in the robot’s locomotion. Projects in the IDEAlab predominantly use inexpensive materials. This allows students to test multiple designs and prototypes cheaply and quickly, Assistant Professor Daniel Aukes said. The current fish prototype uses a mixture of 3-D-printed rigid plastic and flexible plastic that can be designed quickly so the researchers can experiment with thickness. “(Using cheap materials) allows all students in the lab to make robots over and over and over and refine their robots that way. This is instead of a long, drawn-out process of analysis and design that results in one failure that requires them to start

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

ASU student Mohammad Sharifzadeh is developing an autonomous robotic fish that can navigate narrow SRP canals and cut unwanted grasses that can grow between six inches and one foot per day.

over in that process for another couple of months,” Aukes said. SRP is funding the project, and one day the robotic descendants of this early prototype will likely make their way through SRP’s vast system of canals. “Something we enjoy about (working with ASU) is that it allows us to work with local experts on issues specific to SRP,” said Chico Hunter, the utility’s manager of research and environmental policy. He added that the solutions ASU is working on can increase safety and efficiency for the utility as it monitors over a thousand miles of canals, laterals and ditches in addition to eight reservoirs. The mutually beneficial relationship between ASU and SRP goes back 35 years. “The interesting thing is it gives us a realistic grounding in a problem that needs to be solved rather than a theoretical problem that may not have a practical application,” Aukes said. Hunter expressed a similar sentiment. “(SRP is) getting good information to (solve) real-world problems, and the university and students get access to learn about real utility industry issues,” he said. Hunter, who is bullish on the program, and said ASU professors and students often find solutions to longstanding industry issues because they think outside the box. He points to SRP’s Flowtopgraphy project as one example. The technology helps SRP understand watershed conditions in Arizona using remote photography and was developed collaboratively with ASU after traditional measurement equipment proved ineffective. The fish robot could be the next collaboration to change the way SRP manages

water in Arizona. Using specialized sensors, Sharifzadeh tests the robot in a small fish tank to understand how much force it generates. He will use that data to evaluate the effectiveness of the current design. Based on the force data, the student will optimize the design of the fin and make decisions regarding the thickness of the material used in the robot. “The idea isn’t to make one robot that is very expensive and does everything,” Aukes said. Rather, he added, the point is to create an inexpensive robot that can take care of a specific issue and is a cost-effective solution for SRP to deploy on a large scale. While Aukes students are focusing on what’s under the surface in SRP canals, others at the Polytechnic campus are looking at the systems from above. Students in Assistant Professor Wenlong Zhang’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory are working collaboratively with students in assistant professor Panagiotis Polygerinos’ Bio-Inspired Mechatronics Lab to develop another product for SRP: an autonomous quadcopter, or drone. “We get a lot from (the partnership); not just the funds to run the research but also the students are able to interact with real-world applications and partners. They get to see real-world applications happen in front of their eyes, and they are part of it,” Polygerinos said. Using algorithms developed in Zhang’s lab, the drone would monitor SRP canal systems for contaminants. Using soft robotics – a new field of robotics that uses compliant, flexible materials instead of the traditional rigid and

hard components typically seen in robots – Polygerinos’ students have created a soft grasper hand that can remove those objects using compressed air. “What that grasper does in reality is it eliminates the control complexity for us, because it doesn’t need to know exactly the location of the object or how big or small it is thanks to the (flexibility) of the simple materials we use,” Polygerinos said. Ph.D. students Carly Thalman and Sridar Saivimal are still working on a prototype of the project, which will eventually include on-board GPS and compressed air systems so it can fly autonomously. The drone also may be able to take water samples for SRP in the future. Students in Zhang and Polygerinos’ labs are also working together to develop a walking aid that can assist stroke patients in their recovery in collaboration with Barrow Neurological Institute. The project received funding from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. The product that Ph.D. students Shatadal Mishra and Zhi Qiao have come up with does not look like much on the surface. However, in practice, it could be life changing. It consists of an inflatable black bladder that attaches behind a patient’s knee and starts off soft and malleable. Then, when pressurized with air, the bladders – also called actuators – become stiff and can provide support for the knee as stroke patients relearn how to walk. Much like the SRP robots, the project requires the algorithms and control mechanisms developed by Zhang’s students and the soft robotics know-how from those working with Polygerinos. “This is a nice collaborative project that has several interesting components (including) sensing, soft robotics, control (mechanisms). … This project gives you a good idea of what a robotic project looks like; it does require expertise and information from a wide variety of fields,” Zhang said. One of the students demonstrated the device for reporters by walking on a treadmill, the actuator inflating and deflating as he moved. Using sensors developed in Zhang’s lab, the device is able to track a range of information, including where a patient is at in their step. The device uses this information to regulate stiffness and support during physical therapy. The product is set to begin clinical design trials in November. – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Sears to close Fiesta Mall store, 62 others nationwide Sears Holdings has announced the closure of 63 Sears and Kmart stores across the

nation, including the Sears at Fiesta Mall in Mesa. The company already has closed more than 350 Sears and Kmart stores this year. An additional 45 Kmart stores and 18 Sears stores will close in late January 2018. The Sears Auto Center at Fiesta Mall will close in early December. Fiesta Mall is slated for redevelopment into medical and education uses as well as other offices with some retail. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Stretch of Ocotillo Road being widened in Chandler Chandler has begun a months-long project to widen

a stretch of Ocotillo Road between Cooper Road and Norman Way. Standard Construction Company will spend $2.1 million in the next four and a half months making improvements to a three-quartermile stretch of roadway. Portions of Ocotillo Road already have been completed by developers and other city projects. This work will complete the improvements to four lanes with bike lanes, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, street lighting, traffic signals, storm drainage, landscaping, utility relocation and wet utilities. The roadway will remain open throughout construction and access will be maintained to homes and businesses. Information: 480-782-3146. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Grand jury arrest warrant issued for mosque burglar An arrest warrant has been issued for Andrew

Charles Chambers for his alleged involvement in the burglary of a mosque in Chandler and one other

Arizona location. Police say Chambers was caught on surveillance videos burglarizing the Islamic Center of the East Valley in Chandler and Masjid Bilal Rabah Mosque in Maricopa. Donation boxes were stolen from both locations. Chambers’ whereabouts are currently unknown. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is seeking assistance from the public to locate Chambers. They say he could be using any of these aliases: Martin Andrew, Flint Frank, Andy Chambers, Flint Franks, Steven Franks, Andrew Ghambers or Flint O’Neil. Anyone with additional information on the whereabouts of Chambers is urged to contact the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Chambers is also wanted in Alabama and Virginia for allegedly committing similar crimes. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Tumbleweed Tree starting toChandler’ be built in Chandler s iconic Tumbleweed Tree in downtown

Chandler, a tradition celebrating its 61st year this holiday season, has started being built by parks employees. Crews will add hundreds of tumbleweeds to the wire frame, cover them with paint and glitter and then add holiday lights and other decorations in preparation for the official lighting ceremony on Dec. 2 at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, on the west side of Arizona Avenue, south of Chandler Boulevard. This Chandler tradition began in 1957, when Chandler resident Earle Barnum raised the idea of a tumbleweed tree after he saw a similar one in Indiana built out of coneshaped chicken wire with pine boughs stuck in the holes. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Organizer Christina Nguyen acknowledged one concern is that the biggest indicator of a suicide occurring is that one has already happened. “We want to show this community that they are loved, they are hurting,’’ she said. The Corona tragedy has given even more urgency to efforts to curb teen suicide in the East Valley. While the education and awareness sessions are universally praised, experts say more intervention is needed to address the persistent problem – including identification of high-risk students and referral to care. Empact, a Tempe anti-suicide agency, is screening all students at Queen Creek High School, an unusual move in the East Valley. After a 50-minute “Signs of Suicide” class about suicide, depression and other mental health issues, students can come forward to seek help for themselves or to report concerns about their friends. “We’re trying in a short period of time to educate the whole school,” said Sandra McNally, Empact’s prevention manager. “Students are realizing they are not helping by not telling. So many students are coming forward to say, ‘I am concerned about my friend.’”

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and district science specialist. He joined the district in 1988 as a teacher, educating students at Irving, Lehi and Porter elementary schools. “In my 30 years at Mesa, I have watched the needs of our learners grow and change,” Cowan said. “It has been my unwavering passion to ensure we provide appropriate services for all students, especially those

are a must in all schools,” he said. “They will not only help themselves, but they will know how to help a friend.” Because teenagers are not equipped to handle a complicated mental health problem, such as suicidal thoughts, “they need to tell a trusted adult,” Harmon said. The Queen Creek (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) suicides also sparked Two days after another student took his life, several showed up before concern from the school Thursday at Corona del Sol High to reassure students.. town’s Chamber of Commerce. The effort is drawing praise. Chris Clark, president and CEO of the “The screening part is not typical at all, but it is so well-directed,” said Katey Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, is McPherson, an anti-teen suicide activist bringing together different organizations and executive director of the Gurian Insti- to address teen suicide, saying he’s acting tute, which has been organizing the educa- in his role as a community leader and going beyond his usual job of representing tion and prevention forums. Nikki Kontz, Teen Lifeline’s clinical di- business interests. Clark is hoping to create a teen council, rector, said the organization has partnered modeling it somewhat off a student-led with more than 100 schools in Arizona. Teen Lifeline operates a 24-hour hotline anti-suicide effort at Corona called Aztec with teens helping teens. The number is Strong. That group was started by Corona listed on the back of student identification student Tatum Lynn Stolworthy, a singer badges in the Tempe Unified School Dis- who created the movement to make sure every student had a friend to talk to. trict and in Queen Creek. Clark was moved by a raw, heart-rending Kontz said Empact and Teen Lifeline have worked with many districts, but the Facebook post by Queen Creek student extent of the Queen Creek screening pro- Autumn Bourque, who wrote about the sadness of teens losing their friends and algram is unusual. McNally agreed, saying many school dis- leged that school officials were not doing tricts agree to workshops and more limited enough to address the issue. The Chamber leader teens are suffering programs than Queen Creek’s, saying they the most and their insight should not be have counselors to handle the problem “There’s a lot of stuff that’s new to the overlooked. “I want an active committee. We are goEast Valley; it is not new to the state,” Kontz said. “It’s overcoming the stigma of ing to empower them to put their plans mental health in general. If we can reach into place,” Clark said. The town of Queen Creek also is sponkids earlier, suicide doesn’t need to be part soring a Suicide Prevention and Awareof the conversation.” Lee Harmon, a Queen Creek High ness Community Forum in conjunction School counselor, said his school is trying with Banner Health at 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at to address teen suicide through preven- the Law Enforcement and Community Chambers building. tion. Bourque’s Facebook post got a strong “More education and more awareness

response, motivating Queen Creek officials to act. But it also disappointed some school officials, who say they have been working on suicide prevention for a year. “It’s made more people aware, but it has made people more sensitive,” Bourque said, calling the school’s response “a minimal effort.” Bourque said she is encouraged, however, by the screening program and by the youth commission concept advocated by Clark. She said she is working with Stolworthy on launching a support group similar to Aztec Strong and she would like to participate on the commission. “I think kids my age, we’re just under a lot of pressure to do well academically,” she said. “If you have a hard home life, it doesn’t help.” Queen Creek High Principal Paul Gagnon declined to comment specifically on Bourque’s post but said the school is committed to fighting teen suicide headon and that he makes it a point to speak with students. “When we get students behind it, it makes a big difference,” he said. “They want more positive messages that they are loved and cared for.” Gagnon also embraced the chamber’s youth commission initiative, saying, “What we’re about is developing leaders in our students. It’s a great forum for students to have their voices heard.” McPherson, a former Gilbert school administrator, said it is vital for a school’s administration to tell students what they are doing to address a variety of problems, including teen suicide. “If they don’t communicate with the kids, their perception is that they are doing nothing,” she said. She also praised the youth commission. “I think its No. 1. The kids will tell you what they need,” McPherson said. “Prevention works. We don’t want to wait until a suicide occurs.” Bourque said she is glad teen suicide is getting far more attention and is hopeful other teens can be helped. “I am feeling a sense of hope and change. It’s not about me,” Bourque said. “It’s defending the kids, keeping us alive.”

most at risk.” Under Cowan’s leadership, the district has widely adopted Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, a program that focuses on developing a growth mindset in students and a college readiness culture in schools. Through Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), the district has increased enrollment of underrepresented populations in advanced high school courses. Most recently, Cowan spearheaded the launch of

cluding Mesa United Way, Mesa Chamber of Commerce, Mesa Public Schools Foundation, Boy Scouts of America and Arizona Brainfood. One source said it was no surprise Cowan was retiring now because he has 30 years in the state retirement system and the incremental increases in pension are not that significant after that time. The source also pointed out that being called for a mission is a high honor in the Mormon church.

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THE WEEK AHEAD U.S. 60 on-ramp at Mill to close for safety study The Arizona Department of Transportation and Tempe will close the westbound U.S. 60 on-ramp at Mill Avenue from Wednesday, Nov. 15, to Saturday, Nov. 18 to study safety. Staff from ADOT and Tempe will gather information on traffic flow and crashes along the busy stretch of the westbound Superstition Freeway between Rural Road and Interstate 10, especially the left lane, which takes traffic to eastbound I-10 toward Ahwatukee and Tucson. A recent evaluation indicated that more than half of the drivers using the westbound on-ramp at Mill Avenue merge across several lanes to get into the left lane. Traffic in the left lane, where most crashes occur, often is traveling much slower than traffic in adjacent lanes. While crashes in that area most often are minor rear-end collisions, the impacts on traffic during weekday rush hours and at other times can be significant and sometimes result in secondary crashes involving slow-moving or stopped traffic. Engineers plan to use the ramp-closure evaluation to help prioritize future safety improvements along the western end of the Superstition Freeway. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

United Food Bank, Tempe agency launching turkey drives for needy families United Food Bank and Tempe Community Action Agency’s food pantry are collecting turkeys for the holidays. TCAA will be accepting donations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, and Monday, Nov. 20, at 2146 E. Apache Blvd. in Tempe. United Food Bank will take donations at its Javelina Volunteer Annex, 358 E. Javelina in Mesa, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21 and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 22. UFB will also collect at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 21. The food bank is hoping to gather 5,000 turkeys to provide meals to families in need throughout the East Valley and Eastern Arizona. The food pantry benefits more than 41,000 adults and children annually. Information: tempeaction.org, unitedfoodbank.org. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Comic and pop-culture convention toBASISbeCON, hosted by BASIS Mesa an event modeled after comic book conventions, is being hosted by BASIS Mesa, 5010 S. Eastmark Parkway, Mesa, from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. The event is a fundraiser for the charter school, with money raised going directly to help with teacher salaries. Highlights include cosplay, artists, video game tournaments, zombie tag and more. Tickets and information: basiscon.org. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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hile all eyes are on the highprofile SkyBridge development at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa’s smaller airpark is making headway on a business park project of its own. Mesa officials expect to put out an RFP by the end of November to officially kick off the search for a developer for Falcon Tech Center, a proposed biomedical campus that would be home to medical, biomedical and medical device companies at Falcon Field. Before that can happen, the city will need to receive environmental assessment approval from the FAA. The 30-day review period for that assessment ends this month, said Lori Gary, senior project manager for Mesa’s Office of Economic Development. Falcon Tech Center will sit on about 70 acres of Falcon Field property west of Greenfield Road that is currently home to a citrus grove. The primary uses for the proposed project would be light manufacturing, research and development, laboratories and administrative facilities. If all goes according to plan, Gary anticipates that design work will begin in summer or fall of 2018, with groundbreaking COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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The Mesa Chamber of Commerce is conducting its first-ever bake sale for the benefit of the Mesa United Way on Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Wednesday, Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, at the Chamber offices at 165 N. Centennial Way, Suite 208. The Chamber is also seeking bakers to add to the bounty. Contact lhaskell@ mesachamber.org.

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Gary said. “We want to keep (medical device companies) in Mesa, but there weren’t buildings readily available to accommodate the operations they needed.” The Falcon Tech Center would not cre(Special to the Tribune) An idea of what the Falcon Tech Center at Falcon Field in Mesa could look like is shown in this conceptual rendering. ate competition for tenants bein late 2018 or early 2019. proposed Falcon Tech Center. Mesa is tween Falcon Field and Gateway Airport “Since (the plot) is under Falcon Field currently home to over 25 medical device because they target different industries Airport’s purview, we wanted to use it in companies, including Dexcom, The Ban- and have different growth strategies, Gary a manner to support airport and generate ner Simulation Center and Ulthera. said. revenues to help operate airport,” Gary Since 2003, employment in the life sciUnlike Gateway Airport, the Falcon said. ence industry in Arizona has increased Field project is on a relatively small plot of All revenues from the Falcon Tech Cen- 45 percent compared to 12 percent na- land and will have lots for customers that ter would come back to the airport, which tionwide. need up to 10 acres without runway acis financially self-sufficient, Airport Direc“The life sciences industry has tremen- cess. Tenants seeking larger lots or airport tor Corinne Nystrom said. dous growth potential and we are excited access will still likely opt to locate in the Mesa first received permission from the to (foster that) in Mesa,” Gary said. Gateway area. FAA to develop the parcel for non-aeroBased on industry feedback, the city “This would be complementary and not nautical use about a decade ago. plans to create a campus-like setting that in competition (with Gateway Airport),” The city then conducted two studies in will provide space for growth for Mesa’s Gary said. 2012 that identified the medical device existing medical device companies, whicht sector as an industry with growth poten- are outgrowing current facilities. – Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or tial and made that the focal point of the “(We asked) where can we put them?” wschutsky@timespublications.com. Convention Center, 263 N. Center St. The convention begins at 9 a.m. all days. The TTPG Conference will feature turtle and tortoise experts from around the world. Topics include captive care, nutrition, medical care, captive breeding, incubation tips, raising healthy offspring and enclosure design. Information: tpg.org/conferences.php.

EVIT to raise program money with annual holiday bake sale

The Culinary Arts and Commercial Baking programs at the East Valley Institute of Technology is conducting its annual holiday bake sale. All proceeds will support EVIT’s culinary and baking programs. Orders for baked goods are being taken through Friday, Nov. 17. Orders can be picked up from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, in

the Culinary Banquet Hall at EVIT’s Dr. A. Keith Crandell (Main) Campus, 1601 W. Main St., Mesa. EVIT will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Orders can be placed by phone at 480-4614132, by email at bakery@evit.com, or online at squareup.com/store/evit-bakery. Payment can also be made when picking up items.

Mesa High Class of 1972 celebrating 45th class reunion

The Mesa High School Class of 1972 is celebrating its 45th class reunion from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 13615 S. 174th St., Gilbert. Jim and Carla (Olsen) Lindblom are hosts. Cost is $15 per person, payable to Nanette Phelps Brinton, 4011E. Fairview Circle, Mesa, 85206. She is also taking payments through Venmo and Paypay at Nanette Brinton.

Mesa police to participate in domestic violence survey

The Mesa Police Department will be participating in a multi-agency collaboration between Arizona law enforcement agencies, researchers and medical experts to study concussions in domestic violence victims. Mesa police are to begin using handheld devices, on a voluntary basis, to measure concussion-related symptoms during the estimated 200 domestic violence calls the city gets each week. A survey of three metropolitan departments found that 67 percent of women seeking medical care related to domestic violence had symptoms of concussions. The data will then be passed to researchers. See

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Pollack Tempe Cinemas Shopping Center, is featuring free holiday movies and lights on Thursday, Nov. 16. Doors at Pollack Tempe Cinemas open at 5:30 p.m. and the free movies will begin at 7 p.m. The featured films include “Jingle All the Way,” “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Polar Express” and “Shop Around the Corner.” Holiday lights at the shopping center will be up all season until Sunday, Jan. 7.

Proposed ramada designs for Kiwanis Park lake unveiled

Tempe is hosting a public meeting to collect feedback on proposed designs for renovating the fishing ramadas at the Kiwanis Park lake. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Kiwanis Park Recreation Center, 6111 All-America Way. City staff will also provide information on upcoming lake edge improvements. Input is also being sought online from Nov. 16-30 at tempe.gov/ParkUpdates. Construction is expected to begin in

Corona del Sol High hosts 4th annual dance clinic

Corona del Sol High School dancers invite boys and girls from Pre-K to eighth grade to join them in their fourth annual dance clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1001 E. Knox Road, Room H126. As a part of this “Nutcracker”- themed clinic, dancers will learn choreography that they can perform at the dance clinic and in the Corona Dance Show on Dec. 1 and 2. Cost is $50 and includes snack, T-shirt, craft, commemorative photo and two tickets to the dance show. Registration: tuhsdonlinereg.com. Information: Elizabeth Pease at edobyns@ tuhsd.k12.az.us

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Chandler is starting its budget process and encourages residents to provide their thoughts by taking a survey at chandleraz. gov/budget. The survey will be available through the end of December. The first six general questions of the survey are intended for all to answer. The remaining questions are divided

into areas of interest where residents can choose to provide feedback. Transportation, public safety, leisure/culture/education, city utilities and general services are part of this survey. Paper copies also are available in either English or Spanish and may be picked up at various city facilities, including libraries, community centers and the City Hall lobby. Information: 480-782-2252.

Chandler offers drop boxes to dump old prescriptions

The Chandler Police Department has installed MedReturn drop boxes in the lobby of each station for residents to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs anonymously. Prescription medications, ointments and patches can be dropped off, as well as over-the-counter medications, vitamins, medication samples and medications for pets. The MedReturn box cannot accept sharp needles, thermometers, hydrogen peroxide, inhalers, aerosol cans, medication from businesses or clinics, over the counter ointments, lotions and other liquids. The drop box at 250 E. Chicago Street is open 24/7. The boxes at 251 N. Desert Breeze Boulevard and 4040 E. Chandler Heights Roads are open Monday through

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McQueen Road will be closed to both northbound and southbound traffic just south of Baseline Road at Melody Drive to just north of Guadalupe Road at San Pedro Street from Tuesday, Nov. 14, through Thursday, Nov. 16. The Union Pacific Railroad will make emergency infrastructure repairs at the rail crossing. Business access will be open from Cooper Road or Country Club Drive/ Arizona Avenue.

New member appointed to Higley governing board

Richard Thornock has been appointed to the Higley Unified School District Governing Board. Thornock fills the vacancy left by Allison Ford, who resigned on Oct. 26. Thornock joins the board as a longtime resident and active member of the Gilbert community. He grew up in Gilbert where he attended public schools and has been an active member of the scouting community. He serves as the in-house attorney for a local fire protection company.

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brownies a year. Fairytale has baked more than 60 million of them since 1992 and has branched out into cookies, too. Although the company is 25, the spark for it goes back much further – to kindergarten, actually, when co-found(Special to the Tribune) ers Spitalny and David Kra- Fairytale Brownies has been rebranded and vetz met on a playground, the repackaged with bright green spots. The owners company says. say the recipes haven’t changed a bit. “We met at Madison Heights, in Phoenix,” Spitalny said. “We to be to get people signed up on the mailing list and sample, use his mom’s brownie recipe. (Special to the Tribune) “She was just the best mom and cook but it was hard to make that David Kravetz and Eileen Spitalny, co-founders of Fairytale and baker. She would make plain and wal- work. “If anything, it would be Brownies, became friends in kindergarten. nut. We call it original.” Years later, the childhood friends rented great to do some temporary With the goal of creating and promotout a space in a catering shop. They ended shops, pop-up shops.” For now, Fairytale has plans for a major ing physical fitness and fun for kids, Faiup in their own shop in Scottsdale, then in Chandler, and finally in Tempe, at Cot- digital expansion. They’re now selling on rytale has raised over $250,000 and doton Center. They occupy 37,000 square Amazon and will launch a subscription nated volunteer hours to help build playgrounds. feet, with most of the space taken up by service within the next year. Meanwhile, the anniversary celebraAs with every holiday season, Fairytale the bakery and shipping. “We have a little retail store there, too, is ramping up production. In peak holi- tions continue. “Something we did to celebrate or 25th with samples and viewing windows into day season, they have a crew of 191 bakthe kitchen,” Spitalny said. “People can ers, packers, shippers and staffers. They year, we did the chocolate show, The Big see baking, cutting, wrapping and bakers send up to 15,000 hand-packed brownie Chocolate Show, in New York City (in gifts out the door each day, with a team of early October),” Spitalny said. “We exhibmaking up caramel sheets.” ited, tasting, selling brownies.” The company is thinking about more 70 shippers working round the clock. “That’s the best way to meet new peoSpitalny says she and Kravetz keep the retail shops. They had a holiday shop in Chandler playground feel alive by supporting Ka- ple, to have them eat one.” Information: Brownies.com Fashion Center when it opened in 2001. BOOM!, a charity “dedicated to ensuring “We got a super deal for the holidays, that all kids get a childhood filled with so we tried it out where we’d bake there,” the balanced and active play needed to – Contact Ralph Zubiate at 480-898-6825 or rzubiate@timespublications.com. Spitalny said. “It was a great place for us thrive,” according to kaboom.org.

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Waymo has started a new phase of testing for its self-driving vehicles by sending out driverless cars in the East Valley. Testing of Waymo’s self-driving cars began in Chandler last year. For now, Waymo’s fully autonomous cars will be geofenced within a 100-mile radius of Chandler. Though they will operate with no one behind the wheel, a Waymo employee will still be in the car. Waymo cars have driven 3.5 million miles. In April, Waymo also launched an early rider program in which select members of the public use Waymo self-driving cars. Soon,

Tempe Chamber to present talk on using Internet of Things

A talk on the Internet of Things and how to stay safe in the Digital Age will be delivered 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at The Graduate Hotel Tempe, 225 E. Apache Blvd. Jihan Cottrell of Cox Business will deliver this lecture on how businesspeople can keep their personal and business networks safe, how to assess and optimize their bandwidth for future growth and receive tips/best practices for network monitoring and security. Cost of the lecture is $25 in advance or $30 at the door for Tempe Chamber mem-

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Audio-visual firm, creative firm to combine businesses in Tempe

Audio-visual technology company AV Concepts and Rezin8, a collaborative creative lab, are combining operations in Tempe. The two are responsible for groundbreaking productions including designing and developing the 3-D, life-sized hologram bringing Tupac back to life at Coachella, a full-court projection mapped opening ceremony at the Men’s NCAA Final Four and

developing projection mapping experiences for Epson, using the 6-axis robotic arm and 3D moving screen at InfoComm. The building itself where AV Concepts and Rezin8 come together warehouses over 500,000 audio-visual components, sales, project management operations and creative teams.

Maracay closes $9 million sale for 91 homesites in Chandler

Maracay Homes has closed on 91 premium homesites in Chandler for a total purchase price of $9 million. The 37-acre parcel, located at the southSee

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Ashley HomeStore to open in Tempe shley HomeStore will open its 50th store in its Southwest division on Friday, Nov. 17, at 8515 South Emerald Drive, Tempe. The store will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Members of the Southwest Management Ashley team will be in attendance, including the executive vice president, vice president, regional, operational and visual managers. Approximately 35 new workers will

staff the 38,000-square-foot showroom. During the grand opening, Ashley’s will offer pricing specials, including 34 percent off plus 34 months financing. During Black Friday, Nov. 24, Ashley will open at 9 a.m., and the first 300 customers will receive a scratcher ticket. One customer will receive a $5,000 Ashley cash giveaway. Ashley HomeStore is the top furniture retailer in the U.S. and one of the world’s best-selling furniture store brands, with more than 750 locations in 36 countries. Information: ashleyhomestore.com.

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LGE Design Build has broken ground on the first phase of Queen Creek Fiesta, a $12 million mixed-use development project that will offer new dining, fitness and retail options. Anchored by Planet Fitness and developed by Cave Creek’s Fortis Development, the 47,500 square-foot multipurpose property at 21545 S. Ellsworth Loop has several tenants lined up already. LGE Design Build President and CEO David Sellers noted that the estimated date of completion is June 5, 2018.

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Let’s have a national conversation about ‘national conversations’ BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

f all the many “national conversations” we’ve been having of late – about guns, race, sexual predators, about illegal immigration, health care, the National Anthem and every other damn thing – there’s one national conversation we aren’t having that’s long, long overdue. That would be a national conversation about the wisdom of having national conversations at all. Let me give you a moment to unravel that last sentence. Still here? Great, because nothing is sadder than a monologue with no audience. Unless it’s a national conversation with everyone jawing at top volume. Here’s the thing about America’s endless so-called “dialogue” that bugs me to

distraction: All this chatter occurs based on the false premise that talking about a problem is the prelude to actually solving the problem. This premise is true only when the people engaged in the conversation are (a) listening to each other, (b) capable of rational thought and (c) willing to compromise in the pursuit of an effective solution. If this sounds to you like no national conversation of recent vintage, welcome to the club. Take, for example, the latest turn in the public debate over guns and mass shootings. The phrase “thoughts and prayers” as a response to tragedy has now become offensive to some on the left because they take this expression not as a condolence, but as a kiss-off, a hollow sentiment offered in place of action on gun violence. Hmm. You all feel free to debate phraseology for the next few weeks while Sutherland Springs, Texas, lays to rest 26 dead.

I’ll be over here pondering how to repair a patchwork gun background check system so porous, a convicted domestic abuser with an Air Force court martial, a history of mental illness and time spent locked in a psych ward still managed to legally purchase a Ruger semiautomatic 556 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Of course, to many of my friends on the right, shooter Devin Kelley’s red-flagfilled life should not occasion any mention of gun control. Instead, they point to the armed neighbor who winged Kelley outside the First Baptist Church and argue loud and long for more guns, as if the 270 million firearms currently in circulation in a country of roughly 240 million adults represents some massive lack of firepower. You can always tell for sure a conversation is going nowhere when the people involved can’t even agree on the problem they’re discussing, much less solutions to

the problem. Then there’s those national conversations in which everyone is pretty much on the same side, like the current dialogue focused on allegations of sexual harassment and depravity against powerful men like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. These conversations tend to dissipate when our attention spans dwindle, or when those who scream the loudest propose a set of solutions so extreme, the reasonable rest of us recoil in dismay. I don’t know who originally made the point that talk is cheap, but they drastically overestimated the value of chatter. As a country, we have never talked more and solved less. Maybe we need a new model to fix what ails us, a better strategy to cut through the din, identify what works and enact meaningful solutions. That’s the national conversation I’m waiting for. And I have no doubt it will be a long, chatty wait.

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s financial assistance still available? How much does it cost? Are pre-existing conditions covered? Isn’t the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, dead? Who can help me enroll? If you are like most Arizonans, you likely have asked one of these or a multitude of other questions we have been asked when speaking with consumers about health insurance.

We understand that confusion exists. Every day it seems like proposed health care changes are making news. However, when it comes to the enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace, it is important to note the facts and ignore rumors of what could or may happen in the future. The open enrollment period is much shorter this year. This year, Nov. 1 was the first day to enroll and Dec. 15 is the last day. This open enrollment period is the only time to go to the health insurance marketplace to purchase health insurance, apply for financial assistance or switch your current plan. After Dec. 15, only people with specific life changes can apply. With less time than in previous years, we encourage consumers to enroll in health insurance as soon as possible. Similar to tax assistance, you are likely to experience long wait times or may not be able

to get an appointment if you wait until the deadline approaches. New plans and prices are available each year and plans may be more affordable than you think. Eight in 10 shoppers in the health insurance marketplace can qualify for a plan for $100 a month or less. The fact remains that eight out of 10 Arizonans buying through the health insurance marketplace receive financial assistance. When monthly premiums increase, financial assistance in the health insurance marketplace has also increased. In addition, thousands of Arizonans are eligible for no-cost coverage through AHCCCS (Medicaid), yet remain uninsured. You don’t know what you may be eligible for or what your costs will be until you take the time to apply. No-cost help to apply for coverage is available from certified counselors by calling 800-377-3536 (English and Span-

ish) or by scheduling an appointment at coveraz.org/connector. Cover Arizona, a coalition spearheaded by the Vitalyst Health Foundation and compriseing of over 900 community groups, statewide organizations and individuals, provides health insurance education and enrollment opportunities throughout Arizona. Local nonprofits have experienced and certified health insurance enrollment assisters who are focused on helping you navigate the confusion. Enrollment assistance is available for the Health Insurance Marketplace, KidsCare and AHCCCS. Still confused? Please call 800-377-3536 and let Cover Arizona help. -Diane E. Brown is the executive director of the Arizona PIRG Education Fund. Allen Gjersvig is the director of navigator and enrollment services for the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers. Both are on the steering committee for Cover Arizona.

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A love affair with Arizona

I confess to having an unabashed love affair with our state. Having lived here for nearly 50 years, I love our people, our scenery, our weather, our diversity and our streak of independent thinking. There is no place I’d rather live than in our glorious Grand Canyon State. The one blemish on our state is our political scene. Until we unleash ourselves from the shackles of the one-party system that constrains our state, I’m fearful we’ll never quite achieve the greatness that a state like ours could experience. For example, every single one of our state political offices is held by a member of the Republican Party, and the entire Legislature is also controlled by the GOP. There are no incentives for this party to compromise, cooperate or even be held accountable for their actions when there are no negative consequences for their inaction, ineptness or inability to follow the dictates of the electorate. Democrats are no better than Republicans, and vice versa. However, the one-party system in Arizona has not yielded equality and prosperity for as many of our citizens as it could and should. We could add some much-needed balance to our state by electing an equal number of Donkey and Elephant lawmakers to force them to cooperate for the betterment of most of us rather than just for a select few. When you love something, you want it to be the very vest that it can be and to reach its full potential.

– Richard K. Meszar – Mesa

Make America’s air dirty again

It’s alarming to hear that the Trump Administration is going to make our air dirtier by abandoning the nation’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). For thousands of families, this will mean more illnesses,

some of them life-threatening. It will mean a more quickly changing climate that will contribute to the severity of hurricanes like those we recently experienced, Harvey, Irma and Maria. The United States I grew up in was a world leader on several fronts, and we have made many strides against air pollution throughout my life. Unfortunately, this administration has spearheaded a drastic retreat on climate change action, even as recent hurricanes have served as a painful reminder that there are, and will only continue to be, severe consequences for failing to take bold action. Defend Our Future, the nonpartisan, student-led environmental group that I intern for, focuses on educating and mobilizing young adults to take a stand against climate change. Repealing the CPP would be a huge step in the wrong direction and would only amplifys the importance of grassroots organizing in protecting the progress that has been made on environmental issues. Overriding the CPP would expose millions of Americans to more carbon pollution and other dangerous pollutants from coal power plants while worsening the effects of climate change. By moving to repeal the Clean Power Plan, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is doing the bidding of big corporations and polluters, putting their profits before the health and safety of our children and families.

– Angelina Luangphon – Phoenix

Don’t cut the EPA

Every day in America, we all do two essential things: breathe air and drink water. These life-sustaining practices unite every human being across the world. Despite their ubiquity, they grow more endangered every passing day. Case in point: The Trump administration has proposed a 31 percent

budget cut of the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal agency that protects America’s air and water quality. Problems with our air and water quality are problems we can see. We can see the increased smog in our air. We can see the industrial water contamination in our lakes and rivers. The threat is real – especially in the desert of Arizona – where water is scarce and the Phoenix area ranks fifth worst in air quality among U.S. cities. As an intern with Defend Our Future, a studentled organization that puts politics aside in order to reach bipartisan solutions to issues affecting our environment, I have seen not only the issues affecting our air and water, but also how individuals can have a positive effect on finding solutions. The power is in our hands as citizens. Together, we can help create a future where our health and safety are adequately protected. Please call your representatives and tell them you do not support any cuts to the EPA budget.

– Tristan Cox – Tempe

Why the silence?

The silence of the mainstream media is deafening concerning Donna Brazile’s charge that the DNC and Clinton campaign unethically suppressed Bernie Sanders campaign in the 2016 primaries. The same silence descended when the IRS suppression of conservative groups came to light – except that this time, the shoe is on the other foot. Bernie liberals are howling about injustice but nary a Dem raised their voice against the IRS crime. Trying to stop the bleeding, top Democrat leaders are claiming Brazile’s “facts are off.” Brazile is no paragon of virtue, having admitted to unethically leaking to the Clinton campaign the questions she would face in the Trump/Clinton

debate. But she was chairwoman of the DNC during the election. If she didn’t have the facts who would? Hopefully, if special counsel Robert Mueller is looking for dirt, he won’t ignore the landfill in front of him.

– Jim Barber – Mesa

GOP’s secret weapon for tax reform

With Republicans struggling to move their unpopular tax reform legislation forward, here is a surefire way to get the ball rolling: Release Donald Trump’s tax returns. First, Trump already said of the bill, “I don’t benefit. It’s not good for me, believe me.” That’s great news for the GOP! A coordinated release of the actual returns would definitely shut down all those noisy critics who have been claiming the exact opposite about the tax bill’s fairness. A second benefit for the GOP is the chance to finally debunk the nasty image of Trump as a self-serving, lying narcissist. Imagine the look on the critics’ faces when the tax returns prove all of Trump’s incredible claims. Not just about tax fairness, but about his unbounded generosity and success as a businessman. Finally, Donald Trump’s tax returns will provide hard evidence for how rigged the tax system was under all the incompetent presidents who came before him. We will get to see all the advantages he took and exactly how these loopholes are closing under the proposed bill. Remember during the 2016 debates when Trump said that not paying federal tax “makes me smart”? I think all the opponents of his tax bill need the chance to see exactly how smart he really is.

– Brian Hall – Mesa

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Wrestler overcame setbacks to be honored by state, national groups BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

longside some of the most recognized individuals in the history of Arizona sports, former Mesa high school and Arizona State wrestler Anthony Robles was honored recently with his induction into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. It wasn’t the only Hall of Fame he joined in the past week. The former Jackrabbit, who went 96-0 in his junior and senior seasons, was inducted into the Arizona chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “It’s been a busy week,” Robles said of his induction into both halls of fame within a couple days of each other. Anthony said getting recognized by both halls was one of the happiest times of his life because they both represented something truly special to him. The road to where he is now wasn’t easy for the two-time Arizona high school state champion. In 1988, Anthony was born to his 16-year-old mother, Judy,

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Anthony Robles, accompanied by former coaches Bobby Williams, left, and David DeDomenico, accepts his induction into the Arizona chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

with one leg. The doctors could not explain why, but he never let that hold him back. At age 14, he started his wrestling career, but it didn’t start off well. He was the smallest kid on his team, weighing only 90 pounds, and he admitted he was, without a doubt, the worst

wrestler. He finished his first season with a 5-8 record and a last-place finish at the Mesa city wrestling tournament. That last-place finish didn’t hold Robles back. He had big dreams and he made a promise to himself to fulfill them. “I wasn’t very good starting off, but I

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Ex-Chandler High standout leads juco team to hot season BY GREG MACAFEE Tribune Sports Editor

n 2014, he led the Chandler Wolves to a state championship by throwing for over 3,000 yards and 46 touchdowns in his senior season. Now, Bryce Perkins is at it again and is at the helm of the undefeated Arizona Western football team. “It feels really good,” Perkins said of the undefeated season heading into their regular season finale on Nov. 11. “But, it’s been both sides of the ball that have been contributing. The defense helped us a lot earlier in the season when we were struggling on offense. But, putting faith in our teammates on both sides of the ball, it’s really paid off.” The journey to Arizona Western wasn’t easy for the 6-foot-3, 215 pound, dualthreat quarterback from Chandler. After his stellar senior season, Perkins committed to stay home and play football under head coach Todd Graham at Arizona State University. Leading up to his freshman season, he was in the running to start for

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Bryce Perkins takes off with the ball against Phoenix College. Perkins, who led the Chandler Wolves to a state championship, now leads the undefeated Arizona Western Matadors.

the Sun Devils before he went down with an injury. Perkins fractured two vertebrae in his neck and was sidelined for the entirety of his first season at Arizona State. Not only was it a major injury, but it was the first time he had ever been forced to sit out.

Just as any athlete would, Perkins tried to stay positive. “It was rough, every week seeing your team play, knowing you can’t suit up,” Perkins said. “Wearing the brace was the hardest; it was rough for a while. But I just tried to keep a good attitude about it

because the quicker I cooperated and did what the doctors said, the quicker I was going to get back. It was rough, but it was also a good experience for me and my attitude.” When Perkins returned from the injury, he said he knew he was ready to play and knew that he could contribute on the field. But, he didn’t feel that Arizona State was the right place for him anymore. After contemplating it for a while, Perkins decided to transfer. “I had a lot of time to think about it, and I talked it over with my parents,” Perkins said. “It wasn’t just a decision that happened overnight. It definitely took some time to make that decision.” Insert Arizona Western. Head Coach Tom Minnick said he knew of Perkins since his time at Chandler High School and was a fan of his electrifying ability to affect games through the air and on the ground. So, he kept an eye See

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special people stepped up to support me and kept me moving,” Robles said. “We all need someone to push us sometimes and he did that for me.” During his time at Mesa, Robles’ efforts and work ethic never went unnoticed. David DeDomenico was the assistant coach at the time and is currently starting his second-year as the head coach at Mesa. The longtime wrestling coach and educator said that Robles was surrounded with teammates who had the same type of mindset as he did.

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on Perkins while he was at ASU. “We were looking for a kid that could run and a kid that could throw,” Minnick said. “Bryce is very smart kid, and he handles himself well and is a leader, as far as a kid at that position you want leading your football team.” Perkins made the decision to transfer to Arizona Western and play for Minnick. At first, he had to adapt to the level of play at the junior college level. Minnick said that even though Perkins got practice snaps at Arizona State University, game snaps and

“He was self-driven and of course he had his fears and doubts inside his body and mind that he didn’t show and his teammates had the same thing,” DeDomenico said. “And they all fed off each other. It was a great relationship between a passionate team, created by passionate individuals.” That work ethic and self-driven attitude carried over into his college career. No one gave Robles a shot with a scholarship offer, so he decided he would prove himself once again. He walked on to the wrestling team at Arizona State University and proved himself to the world. He became a three-time All-American and

captured an NCAA Championship in 2011. Although his career on the mat is now over, Robles is still trying to pass on his message and tell his story as a motivational speaker. He said the main message he likes to pass on is how everyone wrestles with their own challenges, whether it be physical, mental or personal. But you can’t let those obstacles get in the way of your success. “I always like to tell people despite what you’re wrestling, you can be unstoppable,” Robles said. “You never let a challenge be an excuse to quit or to say you can’t do something because as hard

as you’re willing to fight, it’s really only a matter of time before you do get what you want. You just have to dedicate yourself to it.” Robles’ career has been an epitome of this message as he has always found a way to push through his obstacles. “He is a person everyone should emulate because what a great kind person with everything good about him,’ DeDomenico said. “Hard work, friendly, academically driven, and he’d always do what you need.” “He is a person I look up too, he’s one of our kids and I’m looking up to him, and he’s earned it, he’s earned that respect.”

experience go a long way. That lack of game experience showed in his first start: Perkins threw three interceptions and completed seven passes for 105 yards. “It’s just getting in game situations. I mean, his first game he was kind of shaky, but you just need game reps,” Minnick said. Since then, he has started to settle in and adapt to the pace of the game, which he admitted was something he needed to get used to. In eight games, he’s completed 62 percent of his passes and has thrown for 993 yards and six touchdowns. He’s also affected the game on the ground, carrying the ball 52 times for 244 yards and three

touchdowns. His Oct. 7 performance against Snow College on showed just how much he had progressed through the early parts of the season. His 376-yard, two-touchdown performance earned him offensive player of the week honors in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. He also has been gaining attention from the next level as well. Perkins wanted to come to Arizona Western to prove himself on the football field. And through eight games, he’s done well enough that he received his first Division I offer, from the University of Virginia. While Virginia was just the first school

to pull the trigger, Perkins said it felt good to be offered. “Going through each week, I knew it was coming and just had to handle my business,” Perkins said. “I knew if I handled my business and kept winning it would come sooner or later.” With the first offer out of the way, Perkins wants to focus on the here and now. He knows if he continues to put up the numbers and the Matadors continue to win. The offers will continue to roll in. “We’re more focused on the now, winning a ring, a national championship, and handling business this next week and the following weeks,” Perkins said.

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Changed lives, perspectives, responses can transform the world hile we mostly think of dying in terms of crossing the ultimate and final gateway to new and unending life, it isn’t the only type of death we experience in life. There are multiple small deaths, losses or sacrifices in all of our lives. Some plunge us into periods of profound grief, and yet all invite reflection, healing and restoration. One such willing sacrifice every follower of Jesus makes is yielding to God’s will, which is what Jesus calls losing our lives in order to find life (Matthew 10:39). Unfortunately, our idea of self is so wrapped up in that intimate voice of ego it’s not surprising that we don’t lose ourselves in Christ easily or gently. Yet, in trying to avoid or defend ourselves from all worldly dangers, we can come perilously close to rejecting the One in whom there is no violence, but only steadfast, everlasting love and peace. In our efforts to secure our lives, we can turn away from the One who has the power to protect and heal, forgive and redeem, fill us with hope and joy, as well as fulfill the promise of everlasting life in Christ. We resist divine transformation, even though we know there’s something very wrong with the world. We resist God’s

guidance even when it’s clear that our human laws and ways of being set us up to exacerbate and widen the fault lines and distortions of our broken world, namely polarizing dichotomies that promote competitiveness, divisive reactivity and oppositional “them and us” thinking. Jesus didn’t stand for that kind of thinking (see Matthew 22:15-22), mostly because it ignores what Walter Wink calls “Jesus’ third way,” exemplified in His life and teaching and, ultimately, in the cross and resurrection. We see similar patterns of being in the world, albeit in less perfect ways, in the lives of many followers of Jesus. We know that change is necessary, and God has given us the tools to make it happen. The gift of faith is the most powerful transformative agent in the world through which God opens the door to changed lives, changed perspectives and changed responses. The most visible aspect of a changed life is living peacefully, joyfully and with gratitude in right relationship with God and our neighbors. Psalm 133 is a good example of discernment in this respect, especially when we remember that all human beings are made in God’s image. Changed perspectives are revealed through the divine gift of renewed and transformed hearts and minds, just as the Apostle Paul summarizes for us in Romans 12:2. This is God at work in the deepest

places of our soul, where thoughts, words and deeds are planted, germinate and come to fruition. Divine grace gives birth to a change in our perspective through an increased capacity and ability to see ourselves, others and the world around us as Christ sees us: in love, with tireless mercy and compassion. Our response to the world and to life’s challenges is also changed as we yield to God’s will and discover the meaning of our freedom in Christ. This change is most obvious when we refuse to accept the world’s version of reality as either normal or good. More importantly, a response is required. We must always challenge all that’s distorted and unbalanced in the world, however deep the lies are rooted or considered the norm, however painful it is to initiate and sustain the necessary change. There’s no place in God’s kingdom or God’s world for systemic violence, corporate greed and oppression for monetary gain, inequality and injustice, the violation of basic human rights or a lack of compassion for the poor, hungry and most vulnerable among us. As we yield to God in Christ Jesus, we find the love, security and peace we’ve been looking for, and we’re empowered to serve others fearlessly. God’s love transforms us from the inside out. We’re agents of change inasmuch as we

embody the love and mercy revealed by God in Christ Jesus. The world can’t remain the same if we boldly reveal the divine characteristics that mark the pattern and shape of the robe of righteousness we wear in faith by God’s grace. Our choices reveal the beauty of that divine robe as we fulfill our promise to love God and love our neighbors in the broadest, most inclusive, generous and creative ways possible. As followers of Jesus, we’re clothed in loving-compassion, gentleness, joy and peace. But how is the world to know that until our words and actions are patterned and shaped by these divine characteristics? In Christ, we have free access to divine peace that denies oppression and the abuse of power, even as it shuns all violence. Faithful living embodies non-violence regardless of the perceived threat or offense. In Christ, we’re invited to wholly embody God’s desire for shalom: peace with justice; mutuality that loves and supports all in community; an end to all forms of violence. Living our faith involves sacrifice. It will cost us some relationships, and can engender fierce opposition. Even though our feet are set on the way of the cross, we embody our passion to love and serve God and others as agents of change.

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The Shrine of Holy Wisdom will host an exhibit of 100 sacred relics of Christian saints of the 20th century from the private collection of the Most Rev. Jorge Rodriguez Eagar. DETAILS>> 5025 S. Ash Ave., Suite B-15, Tempe. Information and hours of viewing: 480-219-9633 or theshrineofholywisdom.org.

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First Baptist Church Chandler is featuring its annual live nativity event. Crafts, hot chocolate and hot cider will be free, and food trucks and a photo booth will be available. A brass band and carolers will perform. A walk will end at the manger of Jesus. DETAILS>> 6-9 p.m., 3405 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Admission is free. Information: fbc.net or 480-963-3439.

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man clambers over a fence in a desperate attempt to escape. A mother comforting her baby is frozen in time forever. A scared dog twists into a strange contortion. These are images from a natural disaster captured, not on film, but in lava, ash and mud. “When I was working on exhibits in the past, the most frequently asked question I got was, ‘When will you have something on Pompeii?’ So, when the opportunity came to show this, it was the perfect time,” said Sari Custer, vice president of curiosity at Arizona Science Center. You read that right: Custer is vice president of curiosity. The position was invented earlier this year by the center in recognition of the fact that museum visitors want to see and learn certain things. And Pompeii has topped the list for a long time. “It’s timely right now because of the natural disasters happening around us – not volcanoes, but hurricanes and fires. So, it’s

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Patrons look at one of the iconic plaster casts of a volcano victim in “Pompeii: The Exhibition.”

almost hard to talk about it, because it’s exciting but you want to be respectful. This exhibition connects the event of Pompeii to our guests in a meaningful way.” “Pompeii: The Exhibition,” which opens Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Arizona Science Center, will examine Pompeii before and after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on Aug. 24, 79 A.D., buried the city. Ash and debris from Vesuvius hit the population of the Roman town that day, it caught people off guard. As they lay down in fear or attempted to escape, the debris suddenly enveloped them, capturing people in whatever pose they happened to be holding. For centuries, the town lay buried. By the time the site was finally excavated

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More than 200 artifacts from the busy trade and military center of Pompeii will be on display.

in the 1700s, the bodies had decayed, leaving hollowed-out shapes in the hardened earth. These became forms for the plaster body casts that were first shown in a private exhibit in Italy in 1777. The exhibition coming to Arizona Science Center has its home at the Naples National Archeological Museum in Italy. The body casts capture people in a range of poses. “When we’re scared, we tend to flock together, so there are several of people clutching each other,” Custer said. “There’s a mother and a baby and even a dog. The dog had been left behind, tied up, because those who fled didn’t know how devastating it would be, so they often left behind their

valuables and their pets.” The exhibition remembers the people of Pompeii, not only in their famous deaths, but in how they lived, as well. More than 200 artifacts from the busy trade and military center will be on display, including wallsized frescoes, mosaics, marble and bronze sculptures, musical instruments, jewelry and Roman coins. A small separate portion of the exhibit will feature erotic art in a replica of a Pompeii brothel. Parental guidance is advised for this section of the exhibition, which may not be suitable for all ages. Custer said the Pompeii show is the first of its kind locally: “To my knowledge, this is the first Pompeii exhibit to come to Phoenix, as well as one of the biggest exhibits of any kind we have ever hosted,” she said. “It’s beautiful and phenomenal, because you get the feeling that you’re back in time, experiencing what they experienced. You think, ‘Could this be me?’” To get some idea of what it might feel like to experience a volcanic eruption, the exhibition also features a simulation in a 4-D theater, complete with seats that rock and roll as you smell the burning ash. While the simulation is probably the only way any of us will know what a volcanic eruption is like, it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility that we could someday encounter the real thing. “After all, we have a large volcano system here in Arizona, at San Francisco Peak,” she said. “Dormant doesn’t mean extinct.”

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Obituaries MUSSELMAN, Faye E. (Roland)

82, loving mother and grandmother passed away October 29, 2017 in Euless, Texas. Faye was born in Hermansville, Michigan September 25, 1935, to Ed and Mary Roland. She travelled to many different places in the U.S. and Okinawa as a military wife while raising 4 children. Spending her last three years living in Euless, TX with her daughter.

Faye will be remembered as a loyal Dallas Cowboys fan who loved to keep warm with a blanket bearing their logo. She is survived by her sister Shiela (Roland) Gregovich, MO, 3 sons, Randy (Kanyarak) Chandler, AZ, Garry (Lisa) Rockwall, TX, Craig (Lena) Hillsboro, OR, one daughter Pam, Euless, TX, 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson. A private family ceremony will take place at her childhood home of Blaney Park, Michigan, in the Spring.

BECKHAM, Raymond E.

90, died in Provo, Utah, on October 31, 2017 of "TMB"— too many birthdays.

He was born February 18, 1927, in Chandler, to Charles and Quintilla Spurlock Beckham, who moved to Chandler in 1911 where Charles was appointed as its first City Marshall. After his father died in 1942, he lived with relatives in Safford for his last two years of high school, but his classmates in Chandler still consider him a member of their graduating Class of 1944 and invite him to attend their reunions—the last of which was their 70th Reunion in 2014 where the surviving nine gathered in Chandler to remember the fifty or so members who had passed away. He was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Utah where he played until he enlisted in the military during World War II. After serving, during which time he converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he attended, played football, and graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and later obtained the PhD degree from Southern Illinois University. He was on the faculty and administrative staff at BYU for 42 years, organizing the University’s fund raising program raising funds for several buildings, scholarship funds, endowments, and the football stadium and basketball arena. He was BYU's first Sports Information Director, co-founded its national Cougar Club organization, founded Aspen Grove Family Camp and Conference Center among other things. He is a member of BYU's Athletic Hall of Fame. He was very active in community service in Scouting, Red Cross, United Way, March of Dimes, Cancer Crusade, and many other charities. He served in Washington, D.C. as Deputy Director of Polling and Planning for the Reagan-Bush reelection campaign in 1984. An active member of the LDS Church, he has been a Scoutmaster, High Councilman, Bishop, Stake President, Mission President (in Alberta, Canada), Regional Representative, member of the Provo Temple Presidency, and a member of several Church general committees. He is survived by his second wife, Janette Callister Hales, and four of his five children, 19 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by Janette’s five children and her 14 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ida Lee Jackson; one son and his wife; and three siblings--all of whom graduated from Chandler High School--Lorraine Peterson Ashe, Anna Laree Self Bushman and Rodric Beckham and his wife, Mildred Jancar. A more comprehensive obituary may be found at and condolences sent to BergMortuary.com

ROSS, Larry

55, peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, October 29, 2017. Larry was an Arizona native and had a lifelong career in the grocery industry, most recently with Sprouts. Larry is survived by his mother, Cara Ross Hickey, his daughter, Breeana McCombs (Ryan), three wonderful grandchildren, Madeline, Mason and Maxwell, and his brother Lance. He loved baseball, he was a lifetime Cubs fan and supported the D-Backs as well. Larry also loved his pets, dogs and sometimes cats, and they loved him back! A memorial service will be held Monday, November 13, 2017, 11:00 AM at The Wedgewood, located at 3751 S. Clubhouse Dr., Chandler, AZ 85248 In lieu of flowers we suggest a contribution to Central Arizona Animal Rescue

FRICK, Victoria

Victoria Frick, 63, of Mesa, passed away October 28, 2017. She was born in San Francisco, California on October 2, 1954. Vicki received a Bachelor of Arts from San Jose State University. She married Jon Frick on June 20, 1981. Vicki worked in early childhood education for various preschools in Mesa & San Jose, CA areas. She had a passion for scrapbooking, reading, and planning

children activities. Vicki is survived by her husband of 36 years, Jon; her father, Malcolm Visbal of Greenbrae, CA; her brother, Robert Visbal and his wife Debbie of Folsom, CA; her brother John Visbal and his wife Leslie of Lafayette, CA; and her sister, Erin Visbal of San Francisco, CA. Vicki also loved her brother-in-law, Larry Frick of Mesa; 11 nieces/nephews; and 10 grandnieces/nephews.

JOSS, Edna S. Edna S. Joss July 29, 1934 - October 21, 2017 Edna S. Joss, 83, a Sun Lakes resident, passed away on Oct. 21, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249 Edna was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Reuben S. Joss. Edna is survived by her children: daughters, Linda Heup, Gail Fisher, and Cyndi Olin; son, Michael Joss. Sisters Ella Remmick & Esther Kleven, sister-in-law Mildred Joss; 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be directed to Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Chandler or Hospice of the Valley, Dobson Home, 1188 N. Dobson Rd., Chandler, AZ 85224 Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

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