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Oversight of 6K noncerti�ied school workers sought BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer
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rizona education officials are sponsoring a bill improving oversight of “non-certified educators,’’ plugging loopholes some accused sex offenders, and others with questionable backgrounds, have used to slip through in the past. “Uncertified educators’’ represent a broad category of school professionals, which includes about 6,000 people working in both school districts and charter schools. They would include coaches, student teachers and some administrators who have regular or occasional interaction with students. “There are gaps where fingerprint identification cards aren’t necessary for people working with kids,’’ said Alicia Williams, executive
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director of the Arizona Board of Education. If it becomes law, the bill could impact about 2,000 uncertified school district employees throughout the state and 4,000 charter school employees. Williams said about 60 percent of charter school teachers are certified, while 40 percent are non-certified. Williams said the bill is in draft form and will be introduced in the legislative session beginning next month. The bill essentially would extend the rules already applied to certified educators to uncertified teachers as well. School districts and charter schools would be required to submit a list of all educators working with children to the state Board of Education, a practice already followed by the vast majority of districts and charter schools. “We’re trying to have oversight of unprofes-
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Mesa dispensary markets marijuana bridal bouquets.
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Omar Guerrero, manager of the Crackers Restaurant in northeast Mesa, isn’t just an ace on skateboards but also a Santa to kids at Sunshine Acres, to whom he donated skateboards. For details, see page 3. (Pablo
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sional and immoral conduct,’’ Williams said. The board currently has authority to investigate certified educators and to take action against them. During the 2018-19 school year, the board disciplined 131 educators throughout the state. The variety of disciplines included revocation of certification, surrender, suspension, and a letter of censure, Williams said. So far, 74 educators have been disciplined during the 2019-2020 school year, with another 21 are scheduled to come before the board at the Dec. 13 meeting. Williams stressed she is not attempting to expand certification, but the bill would subject non-certified educators to the same sort of discipline as certified educators.
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Mesa plans tougher vaping restructions BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer
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ore than a decade after Arizona voters approved an initiative placing restrictions on smoking in public places, Mesa plans to apply the same restrictions to vaping. The motivations for the proposed new ordinance – scheduled to be introduced at a City Council meeting on Monday – also seem similar: to protect public health and to eliminate an unnecessary nuisance. The proposed Mesa ordinance is consistent with other local regulations passed by Tempe, Tucson and Flagstaff to place restrictions on vaping. Not surprisingly, the same cities triggered the first wave of restrictions on smoking in 1996 before voters passed the initiative in 2006 creating the state law. “When I saw other cities doing it, I
spoke with the superintendents. I was anxious to move forward,’’ Mesa Mayor John Giles said. He said a group of superintendents of school districts serving Mesa all backed the idea of adding vaping to the city’s smoking ordinance. “This vaping issue has hit the schools in a big way,’’ Giles said. He said the vaping law should help school resource officers – police officers who assist with security and other functions – to help school districts fight the vaping epidemic among teenagers. “This will give them another tool on campus,’’ Giles said. He cited news reports from throughout the nation linking vaping with thousands of serious lung illnesses and dozens of deaths. The federal Centers for Disease Control is investigating the causes associated with vaping, serious illnesses and
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mar Guerrero always saw skateboarding as more than just a recreational activity – it something that soothed his mind and made the world better. So, for the last five years, Guerrero has been bringing his skills to Sunshine Acres Children’s Home in Northeast Mesa. This year, he carried with him 30 skateboards for the kids at the home on Higley Road. “In the facility, they have a little skate park, but they don’t have anyone to skate with or show them how to do stuff,” Guerrero said. “These kids don’t really get any outside exposure from skateboarding. “I’m a strong believer skateboarding can save lives. A lot of people see it as just board and wheels. But I know how therapeutic it can be when you come from tough situations and need a release other and drugs and violence.” He learned about Sunshine Acres from a Grand Canyon University employee at a skateboarding event. The employee, whose name Guerrero didn’t recall, asked him if he wanted to bring his skills to Sunshine Acres. “I saw all these skaters and it inspired me to do better,” Guerrero said. “I’m helping pass on the tradition or inspire someone else who wants to be greater than me. When this came about, I said I would go there and demo and skate with the kids.” He was hooked. Guerrero asked his employer, Crackers and Co. on Greenfield and Brown roads in Northeast Mesa if the staff would help him in his efforts to collect money for skateboards. Owners Steve and Veronika Luko sold a chimichanga special throughout September, raising $1,400. “Veronika and Steve were amazing to do this for me,” he said. “We were able to raise enough money to purchase 30 complete skateboards.” Steve Luko is proud of his employee. “Omar is very active with Sunshine Acres and he’s always trying to reach out to the kids through this medium, which is skateboarding,” Luko said. “He asked us if we would be willing to support the cause and of course we did. “He bought 30 skateboards and he customized each one of those skateboards
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himself. He put a lot of labor and love into them. They’re all decked out with graphic designs on the boards. He wanted each child to have a unique one.” When Guerrero was growing up, it took him a while to realize he doesn’t need anybody to skate with him. “Once I realized that, I hit the parks hard or the streets by myself,” said Guerrero, who lives in Phoenix. “I was sad and depressed and lonely. If my girlfriend left me or I lost my job, I would go skateboard until I felt better. “I’ve gone to Mexico City for a while and I didn’t know anyone. I listened to the skateboard’s wheels. The next thing I knew, I ran into a group of skaters. They showed me around the city, the plaza, the parks and took me to parties. I was out there with these kids from noon to midnight.” He wants the kids at Sunshine Acres to have a similar love affair with skateboarding. Along with Crackers and Co., Guerrero recruited Cowtown Skateboards and Uncle Skate. Guerrero was a little short financially, so Cowtown threw in an extra $300 so he could have 30. “They were really amazing,” Guerrero said. “They ordered the boards and all of them were the same. So, I sat down at Cowtown and put different colored grip tape with different patterns on them.”
Trent Martin, who owns Cowtown Skateboards in Tempe, Phoenix, Goodyear and Glendale, said he admires Guerrero’s work. The two are longtime friends. “It’s a quality complete (set) the kids received,” he said. “Sunshine Acres is awesome for the kids. Skateboarding at the park is a great outlet for them. “It’s something you can do on your own. You don’t need a team—just a skateboard and time. I’m sure it really helps some of these kids and gives them something as an outlet. It’s rad what Omar is doing.” Martin is hosting additional fundraisers through the end of the year to raise money for additional skateboards for Sunshine Acres and other nonprofits throughout the Valley. Visit cowtownskateboards.com for more information. Shamrock Foods then came on board to bring four cases of chocolate and regular milk for the kids when Guerrero brought the skateboards to Sunshine Acres. DJ Not Goth provided the music. “He donated his time and came out to the event,” he said. “The kids were swarming him. They had never seen a DJ set up in real life. They were pushing the buttons, asking him how to mix and how to change tracks. They were having a great time out there. “Skateboarding is not just a toy. It’s more than that. It’s a community.”
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She said she is working with state Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, a former Mesa Public Schools Governing Board member, on sponsoring the legislation. Udall, who is also a part-time MPS math teacher at Red Mountain High School, chairs the State House Education Committee. “With the idea, the concept, I am 100 percent aboard,’’ Udall told the Tribune, adding she needs to review the bill’s language carefully before deciding whether to file it, possibly within the next couple of weeks. Udall said the primary loophole involves teachers accused of a crime, but the case for whatever reason either never reaches law enforcement or does not result in charges being filed. By addressing the loophole, “we are not allowing them to shuffle from school to school,’’ she said. Certified teachers, principals and school superintendents are required to obtain the fingerprint clearance cards, which are monitored by the state Department of Public Safety. The standard of proof used by the board in disciplining certified educators is lower than the proof beyond reasonable doubt standard used in criminal courts. Williams said an expanded safety net would allow the board to discipline certified and non-certified educators who, for one reason or another, have been accused of crimes, but have not been prosecuted or convicted. “We have to prove the conduct more
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than likely occurred,’’ she said. “It’s all about keeping kids safe.’’ The board approved the effort to get a bill introduced and some draft language at its Oct. 28 meeting and the proposed legislation was under review by the state Legislative Counsel’s Office. “The most significant recommendation permits the state to investigate and take action against non-certified educators who engage in immoral or unprofessional conduct,’’ according to board documents. The draft language in the bill backs up with the requirement school districts report such suspected instances to the Department of Education in writing as soon as possible. Although the measure is in its infancy, two major education organizations, the Arizona School Boards Association and the Arizona Charter Schools Association, both said they support it conceptually.
Chris Kotterman, director of government relations for the School Boards Association, said he supports additional oversight of non-certified educators. He said it makes sense for the state to add non-certified educators to the tracking system already in place for certified employees. Certified educators already have an identification number districts can track. “It’s just going to a web site and making sure an educator’s identification number is clear,’’ Kotterman said. “From our perspective, we are in support of the state board having oversight.’’ If the bill is approved, “It provides a mechanism to attack allegations across districts,’’ he said. In other words, a district in central Phoenix would know when a red flag was raised about a job candidate in another district miles away, such as Mesa or Chandler.
The draft language specifically directs school districts to check the Educator Information System’ before hiring certified or non-certified personnel. Some exceptions include transportation, food service and maintenance employees. Kotterman and Udall both said school bus drivers are required to get the fingerprint cards under different legislation. Jake Logan, president and CEO of the Arizona Charter Association, said he also supports expanded oversight and praised the state board for initiating the legislation. “I do think it’s something we can work out. I am in support of the concept,’’ Logan said. “We are very supportive of the concept no one has access to children who have slipped through the cracks.’’ “There ought to be a mechanism in place so we know we have done everything possible to make sure children are safe.’’ Logan said he would have opposed legislation expanding certification. He said state statutes allow charter schools the flexibility to select the best teachers possible, even if they are not certified. “If Bill Gates wanted to teach computers, it would be a good thing,’’ he said. The Legislature last year approved a law allowing noncertified individuals to be hired as substitute teachers. But protecting children is a non-partisan issue and student safety is a high priority for all schools, whether they are district or charter, Logan said. “I am optimistic we can get something done this year,’’ Logan said. “I can think of no higher priority than protecting our students.’’
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ast Valley residents can learn how to get involved with clinical medical trials on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the inaugural Phoenix AWARE-for-All event. Local community members, patients and research professionals will gather to share information about the value of clinical research. The free educational session will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Bio-
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medical Campus, at 435 N. 5th Street, Phoenix. Free parking is offered. Attendees will get no-cost health screenings, like blood pressure testings, flu shots, dental checks and HIV and STD screenings. Plus, participants will hear from physicians, patients and patient advocates about the value of partaking in clinical trial programs. A free catered dinner will also be served. AWARE-for-All is a free education program that provides valuable information and resources to help people
make decisions about participating in the clinical research process. The event offers an informal dialogue between patients, physicians and research professionals. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and engage in the process. The Phoenix event is supported locally by Biogen, the Lupus Research Alliance and the Alzheimer’s Association, and is hosted by CISCRP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and informing the public and patients
about clinical research opportunities and its benefits. CISCRP is committed to providing services to help professionals engage patients as partners in the clinical research process, which can have a lasting and positive impact on patients whose options are limited. Register: ciscrp.org/event/awarefor-all-phoenix. Information: awareforall@ciscrp.org or call 617-7252750.
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deaths. The e-cigarettes emit an aerosol vapor and typically includes nicotine, an addictive substance linked to cardiovascular disease. They also are suspected of containing other chemicals and even heavy metals. Although Juul, which resembles a thumb drive and delivers a powerful nicotine hit similar to many cigarettes, dominates the market, the investigation is complicated by the wide variety of vaping products and juices. The CDC reports 47 deaths and 2,290 suspected lung injuries tied to vaping, but it has tracked no deaths in Arizona. In many cases, the most severe cases appeared to be linked to vaping of a combination of nicotine and THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The CDC noted 48 percent of these serious cases include combination among patients where complete information is available and 83 percent of such patients reported using THC and 61 percent re-
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there are officers who write lots and lots of tickets and there are officers who very rarely write tickets. It’s one of those things where we give the officers discretion,” he said. Since motorcycle officers’ main job is traffic enforcement, they typically do hand out more tickets than patrol officers. “If you take an officer who’s in a car
or truck, their primary job is answering 911 calls and addressing peoples’ emergencies,” explained Loewenhagen. “We do similar duties, but we focus on traffic first.” It includes work zones and traffic enforcement at intersections. The goal is to lower violations since that’ll lower crashes. “Collisions are directly related to moving violations,” said Loewenhagen. “The more moving violations we have the more collisions we have. Collisions, most of the time, are damage only but it’s the injury we want to avoid. “We don’t want people to get hurt because of moving violations.” While texting and driving along with talking on cell phones contribute a lot to distracted driving, Loewenhagen said he also observes other forms of distractions behind the wheel. “Watching someone put on make-up in their vehicle while they’re driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit – it just blows my mind. I don’t understand it,” he said. “Or eating a giant cheeseburger while driving. It takes two hands. Driving is a focused activity. Your eyes should be on the road. Your mind should be on the controls.” He also advises motorists to be on the look-out for blind spots – maybe bushes where you can’t see a car around the corner or a spot where could a car come
ported using nicotine. J o A n n a Strother of Chandler, senior director of advocacy for the Arizona Lung Association, praised Mesa for adding vaping to its smoking ordinance. She said local laws Schools throughout the East Valley confiscate dozens of vaping devices from students passed by cit- every week. This cache was gathered by Tempe Union officials. (Special to the Tribune) ies and towns create momentum for the state legislature to pass a from 18 to 21. more inclusive state law. Carter also wants to classify vaping Her association supports the bill in- products as a tobacco product, a move troduced by Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave commonly resisted by industry. Creek, who wants to raise the age for Carter has run into opposition from buying tobacco and vaping products within her own party, with state Rep. TJ
out so quickly reducing reaction times to near impossible to avoid collisions. For every 5 mph motorists increase speed, significantly increases the stopping distance and reaction times. “The difference between 45 mph and 60 mph is incredible when you talk about stopping distances and perception and reaction time to hazards come out into your path of travel and whether or not your vehicle is physically capable of avoiding those hazards at 60 mph vs. 45 mph,” explained Loewenhagen. “If you can clearly read the license plate in front of you, you’re probably a little too close.” If an officer does pull you over, turn on your emergency flashers and start to slow down, if possible, plus follow the directions the officer is giving you on the loudspeaker, he advises. “Typically, I’ll do that on my motorcycle where I’ll talk to the person in front of me as they’re pulling over and I’ll let them know, ‘hey could you please pull to the right or can you turn off on the next street,’” said Loewenhagen. “And people are usually very receptive to do that. I think they feel more at ease with going down-the-street further when the officer is telling them, ‘Hey, go ahead and do that. It’s not a big deal.’” He reassures drivers they won’t get in trouble for driving a little way to find a safe place to pull over.
Shope, R-Coolidge, who asserts 18-yearolds are serving in the military and deserve to be treated fully as adults. “Certainly, this helps build momentum at the statewide level and to educate lawmakers,’’ Strother said. “It’s the community coming together.’’ She said the Smoke-Free Arizona Act of 2006, which was approved by voters and largely banned indoor smoking, was the result of a groundswell of community support from cities such as Flagstaff, Tempe, Mesa and Tucson. “It’s to make it socially unacceptable. That’s why these ordinances are so important,’’ Strother said. Tucson spotlighted the issue in October by raising the age for buying tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. But Shope contends cities and towns do not have the legal authority to regulate the sale of tobacco and vaping products. He has asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich for a legal opinion.
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State panel urging tougher sex abuse laws BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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special committee wants to revamp Arizona’s sex abuse laws to make it easier to prosecute some people who violate their position of trust with their youthful victims. But members of the Justice for Victims of Child Sex Abuse Tax Force stopped short of recommending that those who were victims of child sex abuse get more time to sue their assailants. The committee concluded that the definition of who is in a “position of trust’’ is too narrow. That definition can be important in cases when the victim was 15 through 17 years of age. If the alleged assailant was in a position of trust, then prosecutors need not prove that the victim did not consent. Right now, the list ranges from parents, teachers, coaches, clergymen to those who are in a relationship with the minor’s parent. The proposal would expand that list to any relatives by blood or marriage to the third degree, with the exception of siblings.
Also added would-be employers and bosses, adults that live in the same house, and any person at least 10 years older than the minor who has a relationship with the minor or the minor’s family. It also would add all school employees to the list – and not just teachers or educators. And youth pastors would joint clergy and priests as those in trust. Gov. Doug Ducey set up the task force and proposed recommendations the same day he signed legislation to give those who were sexually assaulted or abused as children more time to sue, no matter how long ago the event occurred. That new law scrapped existing statutes requiring victims to sue before their 20th birthday or forfeit their legal rights. Now they will have until age 30. That is far less than originally sought by Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Phoenix, who also was co-chair of the task force. But it was the best deal he could get through the Legislature -- at that time. One of the elements of the legislation approved earlier this year opened up a temporary legal “window’’ for lawsuit by those whose time to file suit already had expired. They will have until the end of
2020 to bring their claims, no matter how many years ago the incidents occurred. The task force is recommending that courts monitor those cases, using what it learns to analyze the evidence about delayed disclosure to make recommendations for what would be an appropriate age for a statute of limitations. One recommendation deals with how teachers communicate with students. The task force is recommending that the state Board of Education come up with some guidelines on not just social media but also cell phone use between students and teachers. The report also includes a proposal to place special con- State Rep. Paul Boyer, R-Phoenix, last legislative session pushed for a longer time period when sex assault victims could file suits against ditions on those convicted of their abusers. (Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services) sex trafficking crimes when there, not going to a hotel without prior they are placed on probation. That, task force members said, could in- written approval of a probation officer clude curfews, staying away from school and successfully completed domestic viogrounds unless registered as a student lence counseling.
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Mesa board remains tight-lipped on Conley BY JORDAN HOUSTON Tribune Staff Writer
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he Mesa Public Schools governing board remained tight-lipped about the sudden suspension of Superintendent Ember Conley during its first meeting following her leave. More than 50 community members and district employees packed the board meeting room on Nov. 26 demanding answers about the unexpected leadership disruption as well as the future of MPS. But attorney Robert Haws told the crowd he has advised all board members to remain silent on the matter until further notice. “The board appreciates the community’s strong interests in the superintendent status and the district’s leadership, but the district does not, however, comment on pending personnel matters for a variety of reasons,” Haws said. “And it’s based on my advice,” he continued. “But please know the board is diligently working on these issues and additional information will be shared with you when appropriate to do so.” Turmoil continues to surround the district a week after the board voted on Nov. 18 to place Conley on indefinite, paid administrative leave just 18 months into her three-year contract. The district has refused to provide any explanation as to why but has said it is non-disciplinary. Now, a criminal complaint has been filed by former board president Ben Smith with the Attorney General’s office accusing Conley of theft and embezzlement related to administrative raises and promotion salaries he claims exceeded the amounts approved by the board. The three-page complaint cites a June 6 memo with approved $5,000 raises awarded to four members of Conley’s executive team: Assistant Superintendent of Business & Support Services Scott Thompson, Chief Financial Officer Daniel O’Brien, Chief Technology Officer David Sanders and Dobson/Westwood Area Assistant Superintendent Arlinda Mann. Smith says his own research – which he claims was confirmed by an “anonymous source” – indicates the increases were “drastically higher” than what the board approved. He also alleged several Mesa employees may have received salaries higher than what was set in contracts approved
Mesa school Superintendent Ember Conley remains on a board-imposed leave, which apparently will become permanent, thoughb board members won’t say why. (Tribune file photo)
by the board. Smith told the East Valley Tribune: While he reached his own findings, he decided to leave them out of the complaint in order for the Attorney General’s office to proceed without any biases. “I don’t consider myself an expert, but I do have a certain set of skills I gained from being on the board,” he said. “Including knowing how to navigate and read the documentation and understand the contracts – but there are people much smarter than me I felt needed to look at this.” “If you look at the complaint, I didn’t include any of my findings – that way the agents can do their investigation and they’re not jumping into this looking for a specific number,” he added. “I want them to go into this taking an unbiased approach.” Smith, who helped hire Conley in 2018, said he did not make his decision to file the complaint lightly. He said he has always thought highly of the superintendent. “It’s frustrating some of the news stations are going at directions,” he said. “If you’re looking for black and white, then yes I’m accusing her [Conley] of these things – but there is a grey area where I didn’t just throw out an accusation.” Mesa Public Schools spokeswoman Heidi Hurst said providing “additional compensation” to district leadership has been “long-standing” in Arizona school
districts and Mesa employee contracts include language that a board-approved compensation plan may override salaries specified in a contract. “It is standard district procedure that due to the timing of the legislative budget process, contracts are issued and then adjusted based on the Board-approved compensation plan,” she wrote in a statement. The district has not addressed Smith’s claims that the SET executives’ raises were higher than what the board okayed. The Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the allegations, according to spokeswoman Katie Conner. “We are aware of the allegations involving Mesa Public Schools and are reviewing specific complaints made to our office,” she wrote. “Additional information will be provided when available.” Parents of special education students last week vented over Conley’s consolidation of severely intellectually disabled programs and their hopes in securing new leadership that will support their children. Twenty-one individuals spoke during the public comment section, detailing their personal experiences with the move while making a plea for change. “The point of this is to show comradery and also to share perspective with the board,” said Michelle Campuzano of MPS Advocates and Parents for SPED. “Our first step is that we want them
to hear these broken parents’ struggles that they’re facing so they can know the reality while looking at new leadership and doing investigations,” she added. “If new leadership comes in and doesn’t address this problem,” she continued. “It’s going to get even worse before it gets better – and these families can’t afford that.” The superintendent previously narrowed down the SID programs to two Lowell and Franklin East elementary schools, stating it would provide more stability by allowing students to stay in one place for longer periods of time. Nikki Werner, who has a daughter in the SID program at Lowell said “their consolidation of the program had a lot of negative impacts.” “The classrooms were double in size and they didn’t consider the fact that they needed more aids or more help or the size of a classroom that they needed,” Werner said. Despite the criticism, Executive Director of Special Education Theresa Baca confirmed with the Tribune that Conley’s leave had nothing to do with changes in the special education programs. “What I can say in talking to our legal counsel is that I’ve been assured the recent changes have nothing to do with special education,” she said. “These were issues that existed in the spring and are long resolved.” The board also conducted an executive session in which it further discussed the superintendent’s employment and contract, but no updates were provided. While there is still no clarity in terms of how long Conley’s suspension will last, it appears that the board is planning to let her go. “The Governing Board appreciates the service of Dr. Conley during her 18-month term as superintendent and wishes her well in future endeavors,” said Hurst in a previous statement. According to Conley’s original contract, MPS would have to pay the superintendent for the remainder of her three-year contract, which ends in mid-2021. Her base salary was set as $225,000 in 2018. Conley would also be eligible to receive payouts for any unused sick days up to 240 days at 55 percent of her daily rate and unused vacation days up to 60 days at her full daily rate.
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Shope acknowledges the Legislature has not specifically preempted local ordinances, but he also says there is no state law specifically allowing such regulations. Shope is hoping to obtain an opinion from Brnovich that local ordinances are illegal and unenforceable. Mesa stopped short of following Tucson’s lead and does not propose to regulate sales in any fashion. The Mesa ordinance “prohibits smoking in public facilities, public gathering spaces, certain places of employment, and in some businesses, such as restaurants and bars, unless they have separately ventilated areas to allow for smoking/vaping,’’ according to a city council report, adding: “Akin to the existing no-smoking laws, vaping in Mesa would continue to be allowed in places, such as private residences, public housing dwelling (except in common areas), hotel rooms where smoking is allowSed, private clubs, tobacco shops, or in locations where vaping products are sold.’’ The Mesa ordinance is scheduled to be introduced on Monday and passed into law on Dec. 9. The ordinance would not take effect until June 9, 2020, to allow for a public education period. Vaping in a public place covered by the
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State Rep. Heather Carter plans to reintroduce statewide vaping restructions again next session after some of her colleagues rejected them this year. (Special to the Tribune)
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ichele Thorne’s life took an unexpected turn not long after she became a mother. With a bachelor’s degree in genetics and a master’s in science, she had worked at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, or T-Gen, for five years. But she gave up her career because her children, Jackson, 6, and Maria, 3, were both diagnosed as autistic. “I had to quit my career in order to be with them,” she said, explaining the need to get her kids to various therapies was just too time-consuming to also hold down a job. It is out of this understanding of the challenges faced by mothers of special needs children – or, as she prefers to call them, “differently-abled” kids – the Tempe woman formed an organization called DAMES, an acronym for Differently-Abled Mothers Empowerment Society. The acronym plays off a the name of an honorific title given women in Britain and some other countries.
Michele Thorne, whose son Jackson and daughter Maria, were diagnosed autistic, thinks mothers of special needs children should get social, mental and and emotional support that they can’t find from groups that help the kids, so she started an organization to provide that support. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
“I was searching for a word that kind of encapsulates moms like me who are out there battling for their kids relentlessly day-in and day-out,” she explained. “These mothers are relentless in their search for care and protection of their children.”
Thorne is active in a number of region-wide organizations such as the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix, but she did not find a group filling the kind of needs she’s trying to meet with DAMES. “There’s nothing out there that really
takes care of the deeper self-care mothers really need,” she said. For example, she said, “It’s really hard for parents who have special needs children to get out and find somebody to watch their kids so they can go to a support group meeting.” So she developed an elaborate website, damesusa.com, where they can find the support online. “What I’ve tried to do is make sure everything is accessible to a mom anytime she needs it, wherever she’s at,” Thorne said. “That’s why it’s all online. That’s why there’s an app. If she’s having a rough day and needs to meditate or she needs to maybe do a yoga class just to kind of re-center herself, all of those tools are available to her wherever she’s at.” She offers yoga and other fitness classes online, as well as guided meditation, monthly webinar series and similar helpful tools. “At the end of the month they will have 12 webinars they can actually just watch at home instead of having to go out to a
East Mesa farm lights up for the holidays BY HALEY LORENZEN Tribune Staff Writer
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Cono Vertuccio, left, owner of Vertuccio Farms in Mesa, and Daniel Dille, director of the Lights at the Farm holiday light show, think they have the perfect collaboration. (Special to the Tribune)
dustry for over 16 years, creating his first show in Oregon, which is still running.
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other Christmas light shows is the fact that visitors can go at their own pace. Unlike many other shows where attendees ride a train or a wagon while viewing lights, individuals at Lights at the Farm can walk where they choose. “If you get on the train, you’re set to a time,” Dille said. “And then you’re done. This, they could come in and spend two hours and go through it and they don’t have to feel like hey, I’m constrained to where I can go.” Vertuccio Farms was established in 1979 by Joe and Maria Vertuccio, who had immigrated from Italy. Originally, the Vertuccios planted watermelon and citrus, and later added other crops and the option for customers to pick their own produce. Their son, Cono Vertuccio, now runs the farm with his family. Although they still
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Mesa and neighbors welcome holidays
and savory and sweet food vendors. The Parade of Lights – which features a wide range of participants from businesses to nonprofits to churches and covers about a mile through downtown Chandler – will kick off the event at 6:45 p.m., with the tree lighting ceremony set to begin at approximately 8 p.m. Admission is free.
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s temperatures drop and Christmas nears, Mesa and other East Valley communities are gearing up this week for the holiday season with parades, tree lighting ceremonies and more. Mesa’s Merry Main Street is already underway and runs until Jan. 4 with a series of Christmas-themed attractions downtown. Several features include the city’s official Christmas tree, sponsored by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, on Macdonald north of Main Street, as well as the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink, which sits just outside of City Plaza. The rink – which is more than 5,000 square feet – offers skaters a chance to “enjoy the weather while skating under the stars,” said city spokesman Steven Wright. “It has a very homey feeling but it’s still very popular,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of people go down there and get engaged or have kids come down there for family reunions.” Tickets for one hour of skate time, complete with skates, cost $10 per person or $8 per person for groups of 20 or more. Other key attractions are the Mesa Christmas Market, Jack Frost’s Food Truck Forest, Santa’s sELFie Village, free visits with Santa and rides on the Polar Express. Although it’s in its fifth consecutive year, said Wright, Merry Main is a resurrection of a 90s weekend tradition that later tanked during the recession. “The reason why we’re able to do this
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conference where maybe they won’t even be able to get to 12th,” Thorne said. Thorne envisions taking the organization nationally, which is why she focuses on online services for moms. Although she thinks she eventually will, she said, “I haven’t really started to do branch out sessions yet in the community. I’m not sure what those are going to look like.” She explained moms with differently-abled children face a great deal of physical and emotional challenges – something she knows first-hand. “I was teaching classes to college students about genetics, but at home I couldn’t even teach my child how to speak,” she said, noting her son is nonverbal. And so, there’s a lot of depression with that. And it took a lot to pull me out of depression.”
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Frank Martinez and Gabriel Mungvia put the finishing touches on Chandler’s Tumbleweed Christmas Tree, which will be lighted next Saturday at a special holiday event. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff Photographer)
now is because we go out and spend a lot of time getting sponsors to help underwrite the event,” he said. “When the mayor [John Giles] said he wanted to bring it back he wanted it to be inexpensive,” Wright continued. “I think what makes it unique is our focus to make it affordable fun and family-friendly.” All festivities and attractions begin at 5 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. Information: merrymainst.com. Chandler Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Chandler will host its annual Tumbleweed Tree Lighting and Parade of Lights on Dec. 7 at the Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.
She said she realized that, “I have to start taking care of myself before I can really start to care for my child. And so that’s where the emphasis of this came from – that realization of we are people too in these relationships and as moms, we’re driving the bus and so we can’t fall off. “We have to keep ourselves together so that we can give our kids the care that they need.” She recalled attending a Caregivers Day gathering last year at the State Capitol, where most of the attendees had been caring for an elderly parent with dementia or other debilitating ailment. “When you think about parents who are raising special needs children, we’re not doing it for five to six years. I mean, we’re doing it for the rest of our lives most likely. And so, there’s a whole other level of just wear and tear that of goes on because it’s not a short-term commitment. It is the rest of your life dedicated to caring for
A hallmark of the holiday season since 1957, the tree stands at over 50 feet tall and is comprised of 2,000 tumbleweeds, 25 gallons of paint and 65 pounds of glitter. “First and foremost, we’re the only ones with a tumbleweed Christmas tree,” said Chandler spokesperson Craig Younger. “Not a lot of people can imitate it because it’s so unique.” “It’s a great thing for people to bring families down to when they’re visiting and have a photo in front of it – it’s quite the conversation piece,” he added. Visits with Santa will also be available accompanied by musical performances
your child.” She stressed that other organizations, such as the Autism Society, provide critically needed help, but the assistance her organization offers is directed at people whose children confront a whole range of disabling ailments. “Sometimes I feel very blessed that my children have autism because I have so much help and support,” she said. “There are networks out there, organizations like the Autism Society, that are there for me. But I have friends whose children have like fibromyalgia. I have another cousin whose son has a feeding tube. “And my whole feeling is ‘where is their community? Where is their tribe and how do we build a tribe that’s not just for autism families, but for all families who are raising special needs children?’” Despite the demands of motherhood, Thorne said she derives considerable satisfaction through DAMES.
Lighted boats in Tempe Tempe offers a different kind of parade experience, with its 20th Annual Fantasy of Lights Board Parade on Dec. 14. Each year, the city invites the community to gather on the shores of the Tempe Town Lake to watch a procession of festively decorated boats of all shapes and sizes. “Like all of our events, it’s very community-focused,” said Downtown Tempe Authority spokeswoman Jazmine Reyes. “It’s the only time motorized boats are allowed on the lake,” she added. “We have that one exception for this event – it’s a different kind of nighttime experience.” Starting at the Town Lake Marina, the U-shaped parade route travels west and turns right at the light rail bridge, where the boats will begin to make their way back east on Tempe Town Lake along the north shore. Downtown Tempe Authority will also be collecting unopened jars of peanut butter during the event on behalf of the Tempe Community Action Agency, which seeks to help hungry individuals and families during the holiday season.
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“I’m giving back and trying to give hope and self-care and community to these women and it has just been a real big blessing for me. And it’s a real part of my selfcare too – to help others. Thorne has organized a special business expo and donation drive for mothers of special needs children. “Many mothers raising special needs children become entrepreneurs because a 9-5 job doesn’t work when you are juggling getting your child to doctor’s appointments, therapies and schoolm She explained. At the expo/donation drive, the public can get Christmas shopping done and support special needs families in their communities. The expo will be at Function Pilates Studio at 1840 E. Warner Road, Tempe, 7 a.m.1 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Information: michele@damesusa. com.
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grow plenty of produce, Cono said they now focus more on the “agri-tainment” side of things. Although this is only the second year of Lights at the Farm, Vertuccio Farms has held a fall festival for over two decades. “It’s a perfect collaboration. We’ve always, for over 20 years, we’ve dealt with families for our fall festival and other events. Danny is more of a technical guy and he had the knowledge and the ability to build a show like this and we just put two and two together and it just works,” Vertuccio said.
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Dille and Vertuccio were first inspired to start a Christmas light show a few years ago, after Dille took him to a friend’s Christmas light show in Alabama. “It kind of sparked the ideas of how this would all come together,” Vertuccio said. Dille also explained that since Vertuccio Farms holds a fall festival, it is much easier to set up for the light show, as most similar light shows take place in vacant lots where everything has to be hauled in. Thankfully, he said, having the light show at the farm saves his team a lot of time for set up. The light show itself takes about an hour to walk through if you want to hear every song, Dille said. “It’ll be an hour before you’re Visitors to Vertuccio Farms can wander around the grounds to gonna hear the same song again. enjoy the lights displays. (Special to the Tribune) And by then, you’re gonna be so high on hot chocolate that it doesn’t do is you take a dimmer pack, which evmatter anyway,” Vertuccio added. erything is connected to a dimmer pack, With a team of around 10 workers, the that dimmer pack receives a command lights only take around two weeks to set and the command says turn this on in red, up. turn this on in white, and it sends those However, it took six months to program commands down the line,” he explained. each song by the millisecond to the lights. The two million Christmas lights are “The lighting and song process are done made up of a mixture of LED strands and through sequencing software. What you RGB full color strands, with over 98 per-
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cent of them lit with LEDs. The lights are connected with other equipment with over 14 miles of cable. “One guy worked every day for six months for six to seven hours a day programming this show. It’s very intricate and very tedious work,” Dille added. This year, along with the traditional holiday songs, there will also be a special section of the light show dedicated to veterans, Dille said. Not only can families check out the Christmas light show, there’s a wide array of activities for children and adults alike. After grabbing some hot chocolate and making some s’mores, visitors can go ice skating, play Ping-Pong, or get lost in the pallet maze, while children can take photos with Santa or meet Anna and Elsa from “Frozen”. “You know, we feel like we’re giving back to the community. We feel like we’re actually doing something really good for people to come out and enjoy,” Vertuccio said. Dille added, “You don’t know what impact you’re making for that parent. It may be the only thing they get to do for Christmas, and it was something they could afford to do. Maybe they don’t get to go anywhere else, but at least they came in here and walked out with a smile on their face.”
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“Our goal is to collect 500 jars of peanut butter,” said Reyes. Donations will be accepted near the main entertainment stage. Viewers can indulge in on-site food options, check off some shopping at the Holiday Market, take a selfie with Santa Claus, or enjoy beer or wine while watching live entertainment. Live entertainment will begin at 4 p.m. and the parade will kick off promptly at 7 p.m. Gilbert decks the water tower Gilbert is adding its own flare to Christmas tree-lighting ceremonies by decking out its iconic water tower instead. Residents will have the opportunity to gather on Dec. 2 under the Heritage District’s historic white tower to watch the landmark light up for the season. From 6 to 8:30 p.m., free carriage rides will be available on top of food trucks, local vendor booths and a musical performance by The Real Thing Variety Band
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wo Mesa families who not only built successful businesses but also have been praised for their enormous contributions to the city and the region will be honored Tuesday during the PHX East Valley Partnership’s PHX East Valley Thought Leader Forum. The Berge family, founders of Berge Ford, and Whiteman family, which founded Empire Southwest, will be honored with the partnership’s 2019 Corporate Legacy awards. The forum, 3:30-6 p.m. Dec. 3 at Mesa Arts Center, will also host Arizona State University President Michael Crow and a presentation titled “The New Workforce: How Automation and Other Advancements are Revolutionizing the Way We Work and Do Business.” The latter presentation by a panel of experts will explore changing dynamics in business and predictions and trends
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on which jobs will stay and which will go. Crow will kick that off with the keynote address. “Our region’s diverse economy is demanding that we look at things differently
and recruit professionals with expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, automation and the Internet of Things,” said Denny Barney, partnership president and CEO.
“Our changing business environment also is creating opportunities to retrain and redeploy employees in jobs where they are needed the most,” he added. Tickets are $75 for East Valley Partnership members and $85 for non-members. Register at evp-az.org. Of the companies started by the Berge and Whiteman families, Barney said, both were “generations and that “their visionary leaders not only help drive our economy, but improve our quality of life, too.” Empire Southwest is a family-owned business that the late Jack Whiteman founded in 1950 as Empire Machinery, an Eastern Oregon Caterpillar and John Deere dealership. When Whiteman was awarded Caterpillar’s Arizona territory in 1959, the company relocated and began building partnerships with Arizona’s construction and mining industries that endure today. John O. Whiteman succeeded his father
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Pot shop’s bouquets can keep bride high on love BY DEVAN SAUER Tribune Staff Writer
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Mesa medical marijuana dispensary is allowing brides to create original and unique bouquets with leaves from cannabis plants. GreenPharms owner Marie Parades Saloum said she got the idea for the “cannabouquets” when she was tending to its marijuana garden. She noticed the beautiful, untrimmed leaves on the plants that the public doesn’t frequently have the see with the finished product. The leaves around the flower are commonly trimmed off before packaging and she thought they could complement floral bouquets. Saloum said the cannabis flower gives bouquets a “pop that’s different than you see every other place.” The creations can be customized to the bride or groom’s desire. Patients can choose to have the cannabis be the focal point of the bouquet or to have it mixed with other flowers. GreenPharms will work with customers
The wedding bouquets that GreenPharms puts together can come with the whole marijuana plant, leaves and all or just the leaves. (Special to the Tribune)
to go over all of the options for the strain, color and aroma of the cannabis. According to Saloum, the cannabouquets are something that need to be planned in advance to give the patient
more options. If the dispensary doesn’t have a certain strain the happy couple want, it can be grown if they give the dispensary sufficient notice. The plant can come in purple, green, red, yellow or any mixture of those colors, according to Tyler Fuduloff, the grow manager at GreenPharms. Patients can tell GreenPharms the color scheme they are hoping for, and Fuduloff will research strains that would best fit. The aroma of the plant can be utilized to enhance the bouquet, as well. According to Fuduloff, the scent of cannabis can have hints of strawberry, cherry or grape. Customers can also choose whether they want to include the whole flower, which includes the bud that is what gets smoked, or just the leaves. While customers won’t be able to choose a specific color for the leaves, the leaves give off a much milder scent than the entire plant will. Patients can only possess two-and-onehalf ounces of cannabis at a time, according to the Arizona Department of Health
Services. However, purchasing only the leaves will not be counted against a patient’s allotment, said Fuduloff. When it comes to the choosing the rest of the flowers for the bouquet, GreenPharms has in-house florists that will work with patients. If the bride has her own florist, GreenPharms will prepare the cannabis and deliver them to the bride’s florist. According to Saloum, these bouquets can be ordered online or in GreenPharms’s Mesa store, near the U.S. 60 and Clearview Avenue. Customers need a medical card to purchase, and GreenPharms will work with every budget to make its cannabouquets accessible for any size wedding. In addition to wedding bouquets, patients can purchase these medical arrangements for any holiday or event. Previously, GreenPharms made Valentine’s Day bouquets which featured a strain with a pink hue, according to Saloum. “Normally after an event you have flow-
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as CEO in the mid-1990s and focused Empire on customer service while encouraging employees to be involved in the community. Third-generation CEO Jeffrey S. Whiteman took over in 2002 and further built the company and its community commitment. It also formed an alliance with Sitech Southwest, expanded the company’s focus on agriculture, launched a truck and trailer division and created a renewable energy group. The company has more than 2,000 employees in a territory that includes Arizona and southeastern California. Empire Southwest donates at least 2 percent of its pre-tax profits to children-related initiatives. The Whitemans also have a history of championing causes such as early childhood education, health care and homelessness, and protections against human trafficking. The family was one of the initial founders and contributors to Mesa’s i.d.e.a. Museum, which supports early learning, creative thinking and family engagement through art exhibitions and STEAM activities. Berge Ford, which earlier this year was bought by Larry H. Miller Ford Mesa, also championed giving back. It was founded by C.M. “Shorty” Berge more than 75 years ago and grew into one of Ford’s top 100 dealerships nationwide under his son, Craig Berge. Craig, who died two years ago, joined the business in 1962 after earning an MBA and becoming a registered engineer for five years with Airesearch Manufac-
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ers,” said Saloum. “With this one, you actually invested into your medication. You can’t smoke a rose.” At the time of the event or holiday, the cannabis will still be a live plant and will need time to dry before it can be used. The bouquets or arrangements come with cure instructions that detail how to prepare the cannabis for use after the event. Fuduloff said the bouquets end the stigma of cannabis by mixing it in with flowers. “We’re trying to break that whole cycle there and make it a comfortable thing that everybody is okay with,” said Fuduloff.
turing Corp. Craig ran multiple businesses in multiple states, including construction, land development, farming and cattle feeding operations. “There were many facets to his business life,” his obituary stated. As a businessman, Craig became heavily involved in activities and charities in Arizona, including at the University of Arizona, which honored him in 2002 with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He was active as the Mesa Planning and Zoning Chairman, the city Traffic Safety Committee, Chamber of Commerce, East Valley Partnership, Roosevelt Water Conservation District and Mesa Hohokams. Under his leadership, Berge Ford adopted a mission statement that declared what “things we believe in and the way we conduct business: We will not do anything illegal, immoral, or unethical; your attitude determines your altitude; and #1 Priority- Identify and satisfy the needs of our customers.” At the time the family was looking to sell the dealership, Berge Ford President Nancy Berge said they were looking for a buyer whose “values and culture matched with our own. The PHX East Valley Partnership was created in 1982 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of civic, business, education and political leaders dedicated to the economic development and promotion of the East Valley cities, towns and Native American communities. The Partnership advocates in economic development, education, transportation and infrastructure, health care and other areas.
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A mother’s anguish, a son lost to a red-light runner BY BARBARA HOFFMAN Tribune Guest Writer
Editor’s note: The author titled this “My Last Day on Earth by the Late Michael David Allanson, Forever 14.” He was her son.
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never thought that today would be my last day on earth. I woke up feeling the wet tongue of a puppy licking my eyelids. It startled me at first, then I remembered my dad bought me a new beagle puppy that I called Copper. The school year has just started for me. I was excited to be in ninth grade. I got to ride my bike to school now. I got a job in the school cafeteria. It will be cool to get a paycheck. I can save some money so I can fix up my bike. I love working on bikes, skateboards and motorized skateboards. I want mine to be different from others, faster and to look amazing. Bad news recently hit my family as my older sister, Jenn, was in a rollover crash on her way home from Mexico. My mom and dad are very upset. My mom has taken me to see her in the hospital a few times. She broke many bones and she had bleeding in her brain. When she came home from the hospital, they gave her a wheelchair because she can’t walk. She sleeps a lot because of the pain medicine. My sister and I decided we could watch a movie together, so I rode my motorized scooter over to my mom’s house from my dad’s house. It is only a few miles apart. I got there fairly fast. I always wear my helmet and sunglasses because I don’t want to get pulled over. It is a law in our city. I don’t need to get in trouble. We watched the movie and of course, my sister fell asleep. I got up to leave. For some reason, I felt the need to give my sister a hug. I looked up and saw my mom smiling. She liked it when we got along. My mom had friends over to play computer games.
She asked me if I wanted to stay as she was going to order pizza, but I told her I needed to get back to dad’s house to feed my new puppy. I also needed to ride my scooter before dark. I love pizza but I have a little puppy that needs me. I headed out on my motorized scooter. When I stop, the motor stops. I just rebuilt the engine on this scooter, and it is running pretty well. Makes me feel proud of myself for fixing it up. It didn’t even run when I got it from my friend. When I got to the intersection of McKellips Road and 64th Street in Mesa, my light was red. I pulled up to the side of a large SUV. I stared at my light until I saw the light turn to green. As I pulled forward, I got a nod from the SUV driver as they were going to turn right and indicated that they would wait for me to go first. I took off in the proper crosswalk and wham, out of nowhere a car hit me. It was a big old white Buick. I screamed out in pain as I flew up in the air. My scooter shattered into pieces and I fell down hard to the burning hot asphalt. Immediately, I saw a white light. It was warm and calming. I followed it to a more peaceful place. Looking down from my new heavenly home, I saw my next-door neighbor run to my body. She was screaming my name. I saw her kids stay in their car. They were crying. An off- duty police officer came and took my pulse. I didn’t have one. A few people called 911. An ambulance, police and a fire truck came. Paramedics began to work on me. My neighbor drove off to tell my mom what happened. I realized that I was hit and killed by an elderly man who ran a red light. My life was over just like that. In my new realm, I could see things in many places. I watched as my neighbor knocked on my mom’s front door. Her twin daughters were crying hysterically. My mom opened the door and they
Michael Allanson was 14 when a red-light runner took his life. (Barbara Hoffman)
all told her at once that I had been hit by a car. My mom looked over to my sister and said, “You will have to move over as your brother probably broke his leg too.” My neighbor looked at my mom’s boyfriend and shook her head. They pretty much knew I was dead but didn’t want to say it out loud. My mom asked our neighbor to take her to the scene of the crash. My mom got out of the car at the intersection and ran toward the crash scene. A police officer stopped her. She wanted to see me, but they wouldn’t let her. I was bleeding badly out of my head. My heart had stopped. Many of my organs were damaged. They worked on me for a long time but couldn’t do much. The police officer told my mom that a helicopter was standing by and would take me to the hospital, but they needed to get me stable. I never got stabilized. Two men walked over to my mom who was sitting on the curb by the road and they told her that they couldn’t save me. My mom had an oxygen clip on her nose as they had thought she was going into shock. She said the words out loud to her boy-
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friend. “They couldn’t save him.” Her voice quivered. I saw my mom dialing her cell phone to call my dad. He was at work. She was put on hold. Her hands were shaking. My dad got on the phone. She told him that I was hit by a car and they couldn’t save me. I heard my dad yelling out on the phone, “NO, NO, NO.” My mom was paralyzed with grief. My dad also came to the scene. He was terribly upset. My mom realized it had gotten dark by that time. The flashing of all the emergency lights were everywhere. She asked to go home. She knew she had to tell my sister what happened. They got to the house and my mom ran to my sister to tell her. They cried and hugged even though my sister was cringing in pain because hugging hurt her broken ribs. Shortly afterward, my dad, my grandparents, old neighbors and the fire department showed up at my mom’s house. The social worker for the fire department was the mom of one of my best friends. I saw her crying. I spent the night at their house many times. She was a cool lady and I felt bad that she was so devastated by my death. I watched as people made phone calls. Crying and sobbing were all around. My grandfather, who is normally a very strong man, was laying on the floor sobbing. One tragic mistake from a driver who neglected to stop at a red light devastated many lives that day, especially mine. I will never get to graduate high school, go to college, get married or have children of my own. He took away my future. He broke the hearts of my family and friends. Please, if you are reading my story, “STOP ON RED!” - Barbara Hoffman is executive director of Red Means Stop Traffic Safety Alliance, redmeansstop.org.
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A penchant for business. A heart for the community. HONORING TWO OF THE REGION’S MOST CELEBRATED COMPANIES
– Berge Ford and Empire Southwest – and the families behind them.
They are companies generations in the making. Berge Ford and Empire Southwest each began with a visionary concept – to provide best-in-class products and unmatched service by people who are the linchpin to their success. As their companies took hold in the burgeoning PHX East Valley, the Berge and Whiteman families also became synonymous with something else: social purpose. With a genuine desire to help others, they championed everything from arts and culture to early childhood education, protections against human trafficking, transportation and more. The PHX East Valley Partnership congratulates Berge Ford and the Berge family, along with Empire Southwest and the Whiteman family, as the 2019 Corporate Legacy Award honorees. They are shining examples of how doing business in our region is also about doing good. The PHX East Valley Partnership will honor Empire Southwest and the Whiteman Family, along with Berge Ford and the Berge Family, at the 2019 PHX East Valley Thought Leader Forum on Dec 3. For details, visit www.evp-az.org.
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s Chandler’s head football coach Rick Garretson stood in front of his team after their semifinal victory over Salpointe Catholic, the passion could be heard in his voice. “It’s hard to get championships,” Garretson said. “It’s even harder to go undefeated, I told you that. It’s even harder to win it four times. “But I couldn’t ask for a better group of warriors or a coaching staff.” Playing for a championship isn’t unfamiliar territory for the Wolves, they’ve done it the past three seasons and four times since 2014. Though each season, Chandler entered the title game with at least one loss. This year, however, the Wolves are chasing their first undefeated season. “It feels good, but the job is not done yet,” Garretson said after his team’s win
Chandler junior defensive end Brandon Buckner has been a key player in the Wolves’ success this season as they chase their fourth straight title. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)
against Salpointe. “I told the boys this is different than the other championships. It’s more difficult than the previous championships.” Chandler’s four previous state titles all
came under former head coach Shaun Aguano, who left after last season to take coach running backs at Arizona State. Aguano’s coaching staff at Chandler came together and agreed they would support
whoever applied and was hired to take over the program. The decision to stay together after Garretson was named head coach has been key to the Wolves’ success. They haven’t skipped a beat, especially on defense. This year’s Chandler team might have the best defensive unit in the history of the program. Led by senior linebackers Malik Reed, a Wisconsin commit, Tate Romney and senior safety and Northwestern commit Gunner Maldanado, the Wolves have caused havoc for opposing offenses on several occasions throughout their dominating run this season. Romney and Reed lead the team with 190 combined tackles, including 24 for a loss. The two also have nine sacks on the year, while Maldanado has a team-high seven interceptions. But it’s not just the seniors getting it done for Chandler. Junior defensive end
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n 18-year streak has finally come to an end for the Red Mountain High School football program. On Dec. 6, the Mountain Lions will play for the 6A Conference championship. “I’m so proud of my kids and my coaching staff,” Red Mountain coach Mike Peterson said. “They all do it and I stay out of their way. I’m just so happy for them, for our school and our community.” Red Mountain’s last championship appearance came in 2001, at the time led by former coach Jim Jones. The Mountain Lions went 13-1 that year, defeating a John Wrenn led Hamilton team in a 13-10 defensive battle. On Friday night in the semifinals, No. 1 Red Mountain, which is now 12-1 on the year, defeated No. 4 Queen Creek to advance to the title game. The wet field conditions from three days of rain in the Valley made it difficult for players to gain traction at times, but the Mountain Lions prevailed behind its stout defense and
For the first time in 18 years, Red Mountain has advanced to the 6A title game. The Mountain Lions will take on Liberty for the 6A Conference championship on Friday, Dec. 6 at Sun Devil Stadium. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff)
running game led by senior quarterback Hyrum Boren and senior running back Ty McElroy. “The coaches told me all week I would have to step up and I knew that with Deonce going down,” McElroy said. “I just want to thank God and my coaches for preparing me for this moment right here.”
McElroy took over lead-back duties after senior Deonce Elliott, who he had shared the workload with throughout the season, went down with an injury in the quarterfinals. That injury held him out of the semifinals game and will likely leave him out for the title game as well. The senior rushed for 178 yards and
a touchdown. Boren, who struggled through the air with three interceptions, added 86 yards and a touchdown of his own. “Credit to the offense, they found a way to win tonight on this wet, slippery field,” Peterson said. “We did what we had to do.” Boren and McElroy have played lights out for Red Mountain throughout the season. McElroy’s showing in the semifinals increased his season total rushing yards to 910. He also has 10 touchdowns. Boren, meanwhile, the team’s third leading rusher, now has 805 yards on the ground heading into the title game along with 11 touchdowns. Boren’s three interceptions against Queen Creek were uncharacteristic of the senior gun-slinger, who threw just two all season long. But even with the unsettling turnovers, Red Mountain never lost control of the game. It’s defense, led by a slew of next-level talent, continuously put pres-
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Chandler vs Saguaro: The game everyone has waited for season in Arizona. Chandler, the top-ranked team in the tournament, advanced to the championt’s finally happening. ship after beating No. 8 Chaparral in the Chandler and Saguaro, two of the quarterfinals and No. 4 Salpointe Catholic most dominant prep football teams in in Tucson. The Wolves beat the Firebirds the state in recent years will finally face convincingly but struggled at times again off against one another to be crowned a Lancer team filled with Division I talent. true state champion. Salpointe senior running back and TexIt will likely be the first time this many as commit Bijan Robinson, arguably the future Division I athletes will be on the best running back to ever come out of field at the same time outside of postsea- Arizona, surpassed 7,000 career rushson All-Star games. It’s a historic matchup ing yards against the Wolves and had a that will cap off a historic prep football 50-yard touchdown run. His teammate, senior athlete and Ohio State commit Latham Ransom, helped limit Chandler’s high-powered offense on defense and added a 68-yard touchdown reception of his own. But Chandler’s stifling defense proved to be the difference, as a dominant fourth quarter filled with sacks and a fumble recovered in the end Saguaro, the No. 3 ranked team in the Open Division playoffs, rallied to defeat Ham- zone fueled Chanilton to move on to the state championship game. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff) dler’s will to come BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor
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Brandon Buckner, a three-star recruit in next year’s class, leads the Chandler defense with 14 sacks on the year. Fellow junior defensive end Zion Magalei, who had a key fumble recovery in the end zone for the Wolves against Salpointe, has 10 sacks of his own. “They’re the energizers,” Garretson said of his defense. “They all put in a lot of time and a lot of work.” On offense, junior quarterback Mikey Keene has led the way along with a slew
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sure on Queen Creek’s offense, as they have all season long. “We knew we had to establish the line of scrimmage and diminish their run game,” Red Mountain sophomore linebacker Parker McClure said. “We shut that out pretty early, but we knew they would come back to it. We also knew we had to stay disciplined in the back. “We did a pretty good job at that.” McClure leads Red Mountain in tackles this season with 106. Close behind him is
of talented running backs. Keene’s completed nearly 75 percent of his passes this season and has thrown for 21 touchdowns and just five interceptions. His ability to pick apart opposing secondaries opened up Chandler’s ground game early on in the year, led by senior Dae Dae Hunter, who transferred into the program from Colorado this season. Hunter leads the team with 1,469 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns. He had just one carry against Salpointe as he dealt with a lower leg injury, but the combination of senior Jaheim Brown-Taylor, who
senior linebacker Major Kelley senior defensive end Tre Smith, who has a staggering 17.5 sacks this season. The Mountain Lions will look to its defense to come up with big plays one last time as they take on a Liberty offense filled with playmakers in the 6A championship game. Liberty, who entered the tournament as the 7-seed, defeated No. 6 Desert Vista to advance to the title game. Senior quarterback Jonah Guevara, despite battling a stomach virus, picked apart the Thunder’s secondary, while freshman running back Zaccheus Cooper
out with the win. Saguaro, the No. 3 team in the Open playoffs, dominated No. 6 Horizon in the quarterfinals before taking on a seventh-ranked Hamilton team that had just beaten the two-time defending 5A champion in Centennial a week prior. The Huskies caught the Sabercats off guard, at one After defeating Salpointe Catholic in the Open Division semifinals, top-ranked Chandler will compete for the state championship. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff) point jumping out to a 16-3 lead. But Hamilton senior quarter- for current players on the roster, for the back sidelined with an injury late in the alumni as well. Players that have already game, Saguaro clawed back into it and made their way through each program, who for years were asked whether they eventually took the lead and the win. Hamilton and Salpointe pushed the would be able to beat one another if they top two teams in the state, regardless of played. The time for speculation is over. On Satclassification, to their limits in the semifinals. They, along with south the rest of urday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m., thousands are exthe Open teams, will forever be a part of pected to fill Sun Devil Stadium to watch Chandler and Saguaro compete for the history. Open Division State Championship. But now it’s time for more to be made. It’s a matchup years in the making. It’s The matchup between Chandler and Saguaro is one fans have wanted to see a matchup fans have asked for. Finally, the for years. It’s one that will give the win- question, “who would win?” will be anner ultimate bragging rights. But not just swered. battled injuries himself this season, and juniors Nicolas Nesbitt and Eli Sanders helped Chandler control the clock when it took the lead in the third quarter despite struggling early on. “I think we showed against Hamilton that we are a resilient offense,” Keene said after the win over Salpointe. “The defense always has our backs and that’s just how it goes sometimes.” Chandler’s matchup with Saguaro not only brings numerous future Division I talent on both teams together on the same field, but it presents a contest between
led the team on the ground. Liberty presents a tough challenge for Red Mountain, but rising to the occasion is something the Mountain Lions have done well in recent years. This season marked Red Mountain’s third consecutive trip to the playoffs under Peterson, who took over the program in 2017. It was the Mountain Lions’ third trip to the semifinals in four years dating back to former coach Ron Wisniewski’s final season. In 2016, Red Mountain nearly beat Mountain Pointe. In 2017, the Mountain
two of the most dominant programs in recent years. It’s one that has both sides eager to prove themselves on the biggest stage in the Open Division. Chandler aims to make a statement playing in the 6A Conference, while Saguaro wants to prove classification doesn’t matter. “I can’t wait, I can’t wait,” Keene said. “That’s all I have to say about it. They have a lot of great players and a great coaching staff. “This is what we waited for, we wanted to be playing on Dec. 7 at ASU.”
Lions ran into a dominant Chandler team. Last year, they fell to Pinnacle in the quarterfinals. The Mountain Lions finally prevailed this season, and will take on Liberty for the 6A championship on Dec. 6 at Sun Devil Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. “It still hasn’t really hit me yet,” McElroy said. “But the one thing I know is every day since the summer this team has worked toward this. The only thing on our mind was a ring. “We are still chasing it but we’ve got one more game. It’s right there.”
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wenty-four East Valley youngsters will take the stage as knights and other characters when State 48 Theatre in Mesa presents an original musical. “Merlin and Morgana” is written and directed by Andrea McFeely, co-artistic director at Stage 48 and the playwright of 15 productions for Stage 48. Her best friend and co-artistic director, Karli Kemper, worked with frequent collaborators Sammi Merkley and Calli Overstreet on the music and lyrics. Orchestration is being done by Bryson Giles, another frequent music collaborator. The musical opens Dec. 4 and runs through Dec. 14 at The Fuse Box at State 48 Theatre Company, 943 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 202, in Mesa Show times are 7 p.m. Dec. 4-6 and Dec. 12-14. There are performances at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 and Dec. 14. Tickets are $14 and are available for purchase at state48theatre.
Rehearsing a scene from “Merlin and Morgana” are, from left, Sydney Glenn, 11, and Grace Davis and Averi Williams, both 13. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
com/tickets. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. The young actors and actresses, ranging in age from 9 to 15, will harken to the time
of King Arthur’s Court and Camelot. Merlin, a powerful wizard who already seems to know Camelot’s fate, is accompanied by Morgana, a gifted young witch
who finds herself increasingly at odds with the stubborn wizard. As the world shatters around them, Merlin and Morgana may be blind to the force more powerful than all of their magic: love. McFeely said the idea for the musical emerged organically during one of her frequent brainstorming sessions with Kemper. “Truth is, my partner and I are trying to inspire a love of performing in all of the children who pass our way, so we look at the things we think would be fun to do onstage,” McFeely explained. “We love period plays, we love fantasy, we love comedy and dramas and music. So we throw around ideas offering opportunities for young people at all levels of experience. When we land on one we both get excited about, I get excited to write the script, she gets excited to write the music and we start planning,” she continued, adding:
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talented young East Valley cast at the Limelight Youth Theatre will be presenting the beloved holiday musical, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” later this month. The play is based on a children’s novel written by Barbara Robinson in 1971 and tells the story of six misfit children who volunteer to star in their town’s Sunday school Christmas pageant and end up teaching the town the true meaning of Christmas. The book is narrated in first person perspective by the unnamed daughter of the pageant’s director. The six children are juvenile delinquents who smoke, cuss, drink jug wine and shoplift and despite their poor performance, steadily pass through elementary school since holding any one of them back would mean having two or more of them in the same grade. They go to Sunday school for the first time after being told the church offers snacks and end up volunteering for the
Limelight Youth Theatre thespians in the upcoming Christmas usical include, from left, Payton Shoffner, Libby Carr and Sophia Sanchez. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
school Christmas play. Since they’ve bullied all the usual cast members into remaining silent during the call for volunteers, the director has no choice but to cast them. Having never heard the Christmas story before, the misfits take an uncharacteris-
tic interest. Everyone in town is expecting a disaster but the kids unconventional performances actually make the whole show more realistic and moving. Robinson first published the story in McCall’s magazine before it was adapted into a book, which sold over 800,000 copies.
The book was adapted by Robinson into a play and first performed in 1982 and since then has been a favorite for children’s theater and the kids such popular characters they were featured in two sequels, “The Best Halloween Ever” and “The Best School Year Ever.” The musical will be presented Dec. 1322 at Studio 3 Artspace Theatre, 511 W. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert but three dates already have sold out. Tickets are still available for Dec. 13, 15, 18 and 20-22. Admission is $15 and tickets can be purchased at limelight.ticketleap.com. Group discounts are available by calling 480480-545-1492. The cast includes Mesa thespians William Lovell, 12; Abigail Lovell, 10; Elliot Lovell, 8; David Lovell, 7; Abby Springer, 12; Aston Grantham, 13; Samia Hankinson-Miller, 9; Owen Aspinwall, 11; Imogene Herdman, 12; Edward Oster, 8; and Jonas Boyer, 11. Chandler residents in the case are Kaleb Vallier Schulken, 12; Riley Wiggins, 13;
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f you haven’t bought your holiday tree yet, you might want to consider a chance to get a beautifully decorated tree while helping burn victims and their families. The Arizona Burn Foundation will hold its annual Festival of Trees, which the foundation says “captivates the spirit and imagination of the holiday season in a winter wonderland that encompasses beautifully professionally decorated trees.” Nine whimsical trees showcase a special theme and style by some of the Valley’s premier tree designers. The 21st annual festival begins with a cocktail hour Dec. 7 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort and Spa, 5402 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale. The festival is held primarily to advance the foundation’s mission of “Improving the quality of life of burn survivors and their families while promoting burn prevention education in Arizona.” Established in 1967, the organization’s mission is to help families cope with the devastating physical and psychological effects of burn injuries and promote burn
The foundation provides services during a burn crisis and recovery phase and include Camp Courage, Family Camp and the Young Adult Summit and burn prevention advocacy and education. Crisis Care helps families by offering lodging, emotional support and hospital food vouchers The Arizona Burn Foundation’s annual Festival of Trees on Saturday promises a fun through the foundaway to help a worthy organization. (Special to the Tribune) tion’s Forever Courprevention advocacy and education in Ar- age Hospitality Program. The program also provides daily transizona. “We are able to use the proceeds from portation to and from the lodging facility this event to support our mission and to and the Arizona Burn Center. Staff works continue to offer programing to assist in coordination with the Arizona Burn those impacted by burn and to offer state- Center to offer caseworker support and wide burn prevention and fire safety edu- emergency financial assistance to qualified participants. cation,” a spokeswoman said. Recovery assistance includes assisting A silent auction is held during the hourlong cocktail reception, after which guests clients with on-going medical needs, limitwill be take their seats and enjoy the pro- ed emergency financial assistance and referral services along with executing family gram and the live tree auction.
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Nomination papers for candidates seeking positions on the Boards or Councils of the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association (the “Association”) and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (the “District”), collectively SRP, are available from the SRP Corporate Secretary and may be filed beginning Jan. 8, 2020. Nomination petitions are available to candidates from the SRP Corporate Secretary. Nomination papers and petitions must be received by the SRP Corporate Secretary by 5 p.m. on Feb. 7. The SRP elections are slated for April 7 and will fill 20 positions of the Association, which manages the water operations of SRP, and 22 positions of the District, which oversees the electric operations of SRP. Applications for early voting ballots will be accepted beginning Jan. 5. Prior to that date, applications to be placed on the Permanent Early Voter List can be submitted and be in effect for the April 7 elections. Early voting ballots will be mailed beginning March 11. Qualified candidates must own qualified land or have been appointed to vote qualified land held in a qualifying trust that is within the respective boundaries of the Association or District and in the voting area they wish to represent as of Dec. 29, 2019; reside within the respective boundaries of the Association or District; and be a qualified, registered Arizona voter. SRP Board members establish policy, approve annual budgets and set prices and fees. SRP Council members amend and enact bylaws and make appointments to fill vacancies on the Boards and Councils. Positions up for election are as follows: ASSOCIATION: One position on the Board of Governors in each of voting districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 and three positions on the Council in each of voting districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. All Association positions have four-year terms. DISTRICT: One position on the Board of Directors in each of voting divisions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9; two at-large Board of Directors positions, 11 and 13; and three positions on the Council in each of voting divisions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. All District positions have four-year terms. The two at-large Board of Directors positions, 11 and 13, are elected on a one landowner, one vote basis. All other positions are elected on a one-vote-per-acre voting system. For example, an owner of 5 acres of land has five votes; an owner of half an acre has half a vote (0.50). Voters in the District election must be qualified, registered Arizona voters. The last day to register to vote is March 9, 2020.
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“In this case, I was excited by the many, many wildly shifting representations of Morgan le Fey (Morgana) throughout history, the comical opportunities the Knights of the Round Table versus Sir Lancelot offered, and the deep drama of Merlin being at odds with his student, Morgana. I also stole three witches from Shakespeare to bring into the fold.” She also has worked in some magic – one of the most challenging aspects of mounting the production. “It can be challenging to make something look magical and also have it be safe and practical,” she said. “Our ‘junior’ cast consists of young people ages 8-15 and their safety is always the first priority.” The set is also more intricate than many Stage 48 productions – such as the construction of a cave, will remain on the stage throughout the musical, McFeely said. “The actual stage in our theatre space is quite large for a ‘black box’ but it has almost no wing space,” she said. “Because of this, we have to be very creative with our staging and sets. This one is proving to be no different.” Through more than six weeks of rehearsals, McFeely also had a chance to tweak her work. “I try not to take lines away from anyone – leads to heartbreak – if it can be avoided,” she said. Such tweaking in other productions out of necessity. “Sometimes, a character comes to life in rehearsals and I realize I need to expand the story; sometimes I realize I rushed something and it needs to be given a little extra love and attention,” she said. “Working with kids is great when you are workshopping, they are sponges. They absorb changes and additions almost instantly and are excited to try new things.” A fulltime Phoenix music teacher, Mc-
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Emily Colmenero, 12; Camryn Taylor, 13; Anna Alvarez, 13; Janelle Frazier, 9; Tyler Berger, 13; Kaylee Delgado, 11; Emily Colmenero, 12; and Sophia Sanchez, 13. Gilbert young people in the cast include Libby Carr, 16; Olivia Gregory, 11; Zoe Hatziathanassioum 12; Remi Rasmussen, 7; Peyton Shoffner, 12; Brandon Bui, 12; Tara Todd, 7; Mason Todd, 12; and Piper Perea, 11.
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“Our version weaves the story of the young romantic poets and writers spending their cold, wet summer by Lake Geneva, spinning scary stories for each other together with Shelley’s tragic tale of a monster and his creator.” McFeely is also a private acting/audition coach and full-time educator. In her classes, actors utilize the improvisation exercises of Viola Spolin to unleash their creativity and the acting techniques of Stella Adler to bring their performances to big and truthful life. Averi Harris looms over Brooklyn Harris, center, and Savannah Kemper has been teaching Glenn as they rehearse a scene. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Photographer) general music, musical theatre, Feely studied theater at San Francisco’s private voice, and beginning piano for renowned American Conservatory The- over 20 years at charter schools, studios ater and at Saddleback College I Southern and theatre companies in Arizona. California. She also has been the musical director After working in Hollywood for many for the touring performing groups The years, she relocated to Arizona. In addi- Kids Next Door and The Sing and Stomp tion to teaching high school theatre at Crew, who performed at Disneyland, Gateway Early College High School, she Knotts Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, the acts with different companies around the Gilbert Days Parade, The Rockettes Holvalley and writes and directs for youth iday Performance and the Roadrunners and community theatre. and Phoenix Suns half time shows. She was most recently the artistic diShe has taught choir at Heritage Acaderector of the Tuscany Theatre Company my in Mesa and currently directs the tourin Gilbert where she directed both classic ing academy show choir, Wildfire, at FUSE and modern Broadway plays and contem- Performing Arts Center. porary works. She emphasizes the Bel Canto style of In the last three years, she has directed voice training. a number of musicals and plays, including Both Kemper and McFeely don’t know “Pirates: A Love Story,” which she wrote the meaning of idleness. with Kemper. McFeely said, “When things are slow, I’m She’s currently also working on a pro- directing only one show, running a couple duction of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” of classes through our theatre, working on and another youth production with her the next script and teaching full-time. “Merlin” team will present a unique spin “My partner, Karli, has an equally deon the old tale of Frankenstein. manding schedule between music direct“I think the story is so haunting and ing, teaching classes for our theatre and I love the background story to how the for our ‘sister’ dance studio, writing new Mary Shelley novel came into being,” Mc- music, and raising two very young boys. Feely explained. She, like me, barely remembers what it
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Rugelach makes for delicate and delicious gifts
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t’s said to have come from the Yiddish word “rugel,” meaning royal. Rolled out delicate dough filled with a variety of ingredients, rugelach (pronounced rug-a-lach) has grown in popularity from a Jewish specialty baked during the holidays to an American favorite enjoyed all year long. It seems as though every country has its own version and name for rugelach and there are hundreds of recipe variations for this bite-sized goody. For the dough, sour cream or cream cheese is added to the flour which makes for flavorful dough that’s extremely easy to work with. These one or two bite morsels are generally filled with ingredients like sugar, cinnamon, walnuts, raisins, chocolate, or preserves with a little cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top. Again, there are a number of ways to roll and cut rugelach, but the classic shapes are crescents or squares. I know that rugelach is baked up en masse for Ingredients: Dough: 1 cup butter, softened 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt
Hanukkah celebrations and but there are plenty more chances in the days ahead to make, bake and deliver these delicious and delicate gifts from the kitchen for the holidays.
Filling: 1 ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups walnuts, finely chopped
Directions: In a mixing bowl, blend together butter and cream cheese until well incorporated. Add flour, sugar and salt, blending well. Gather dough and divide into two balls. Refrigerate in plastic wrap for at least 1-2 hours. Meanwhile, make filling. In a bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts. When dough is chilled, cut each ball into two pieces. You will have 4 dough balls to work with. For crescent shape: On a lightly floured surface, roll dough ball into an approximate 9-inch circle 1/16 of an inch thick. Sprinkle ¼ of filling mixture over circle, leaving a ¼ inch border. Gently pat filling into dough. Cut circle into 12 wedges. Roll each wedge up starting at the wide end to form a crescent. Sprinkle top with filling mixture. For square shape: On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 9-inch long rectangle. Sprinkle ¼ of filling mixture over dough, leaving a ¼ inch border. Gently pat filling into dough. Starting at the bottom, roll dough up tightly into tube shape. Gently flatten tube with your hands. Cut into 1-inch squares. Sprinkle tops with filling mixture. Place pieces onto parchment lined (or lightly greased) baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15-18 minutes or until deep golden brown. Makes about 36 pieces. Dough can be made ahead and stored in plastic wrap for up to one week. Baked rugelach can be frozen. Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/recipe/reeses-peanut-butter-oatmeal-bars
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• Drywall & Roofing Repairs • Stack Stone • All Flooring • Wood • Tile • Carpet • Welding • Gates & Fences • Tractor Services
This invitation is unrestricted; however, preference will be given to Indian Organizations and Indian Owned Enterprises in accordance to the Community Procurement Procedure. Request for Proposals (“RFP”) instruction/information package and related information may be obtained from the Ak-Chin Indian Community Purchasing Office, 42507 West Peters & Nall Road, Maricopa, Arizona 85138, and may be requested by electronic mail at FHowerton@ak-chin. nsn.us.
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• Pointing • Drywall • Roofing Repairs • Painting • All Plumbing • All Electrical • Concrete • Block • Stucco
The Owner will receive Proposals until 2:00 p.m. (MST) on January 7th, 2019 at the Tribal Purchasing Department located at 42507 West Peters & Nall Road Maricopa, Arizona 85138. Proposals received after the specified date and time will be rejected and returned unopened.
The Owner reserves the right to reject, any and all pre-proposal. However, the Ak-Chin Indian Community at its discretion may postpone said action for such time as the Tribal Council may designate, as the interest of the Community may require.
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Owner Does All Work • All Honey-Do Lists • All Remodeling • Additions • Kitchen • Bath • Patio Covers • Garage • Sheds • Windows • Doors
The Ak-Chin Indian Community (hereafter called the “Owner”) invites all General Contractors to submit proposals on a Construction Contract. These misc. projects for Construction consist of the following; 44815 Vincent Ave. 46968 Farrell Rd. 47187 Farrell Rd.
Deadline for any questions regarding this project will be 2:00 p.m. (MST) on December 17th, 2019. Proposal questions should be directed to Flora Howerton at FHowerton@ak-chin.nsn.us. Also, Cc: Project Manager, Casey Turgeon at cturgeon@ak-chin.nsn.us.
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AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON 2019 (3) HOMES CONSTRUCTION
A MANDATORY Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (MST) on December 10th, 2019 at Ak-Chin Capital Projects Conference Room located at 47510 W. Farrell Road, Maricopa, AZ 85139. This meeting is considered mandatory, and in this meeting the project scope will be discussed. If you do not attend this pre-proposal meeting your proposal will NOT be accepted.
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The Selected Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining building permits from Pinal County, ensure that all design meets the requirements of the Community’s Planning and Zoning Ordinance, Ak-Chin Fire Department, Utility Entities, Building Codes as well as applicable County, State and Federal Agencies. All design is to be done to MAG, Ak-Chin standards, BIA and IHS standards.
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