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Mesa joins lawsuit over It’s Santa! Proposition 126 tax ban BY JIM WALSH AND WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writers

NEWS............................... 3 Fight looms over $32 vehicle fee.

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lthough they say they don’t want to trample the will of voters, Mesa, Scottsdale and other city officials are filing suit over the just-approved ballot proposition banning additional taxes on services. Claiming the Prop 126’s language is ambiguous language, an unknown number of municipalities are banding together to seek a declaratory judgement that would define what constitutes a service and what can and can‘t be taxed. The city councils in Mesa and Scottsdale in separate meetings last week voted to join the suit. Mesa officials are concerned the new law could undermine the impact of a separate ballot question approved by votes to raise the sales tax 0.25 percent to hire more police and firefighters. “Proposition 126 creates multiple issues and ambiguities that endanger the ability of the City of Mesa to collect and retain the Public Safety sales tax,’’ according to a statement issued by the city. See

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Little Lily Galindo of Chandler is awed by the chance to meet Santa, unaware he’s really Wesley Turner, who plays Santa for a living around the East Valley. Read hoow he trained and what he does on Page 13.

Scooter-pestered EV officials consider controls BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

GET OUT.................... 24 Drumline bringing thrills to Chandler.

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lectric rental scooters have quickly become a ubiquitous – and for many, irritating – part of life in the East Valley, popping up near Metro light rail stations, busy street corners and even on a vice mayor’s front lawn. Now, officials in at least three East Valley municipalities are moving to regulate them as they face complaints about blocked sidewalks and restricted access for the disabled as well as fears of serious collisions. Tempe, which is inundated with hundreds of scooters along Mill Avenue, is on the verge of approving a new series of regulations early next year. Mesa City Council is scheduled to review a potential ordinance early next year. The Town Council in Gilbert – where Vice Mayor Brigette Peterson recently found two abandoned scooters on her front lawn – will

discuss potential regulations at its regular meeting next Thursday. And Arizona State University has already banned them from its Tempe campus. Only Chandler is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the growing popularity of bikeshare and “scootershare” programs. “At this point, nothing has been presented to council,” said Chandler spokeswoman Stephanie Romero. “However, staff is currently researching what other cities have done regarding scooters and bikes and what’s worked for them.” Scottsdale adopted new regulations governing both rental bikes and scooters in the face of complaints by business owners who kept finding them abandoned in front of their shops and galleries. While Tempe officials want to control the scooters, they don’t want to eliminate them – viewing them as helpful in reducing the number of cars, especially on crowded Mill Avenue, and curbing emissions.

“We want the scooters here. It really adds to our multi-module transportation system,’’ said Tempe spokeswoman Tai Anna Yee. “We just want them to be safe.’’ But the vehicles got a less favorable reception at a Mesa council study session earlier this month, as Councilman Mark Freeman asked City Manager Chris Brady to report on how scooters are a benefit to the city and whether it would be possible to ban them. Mesa officials appear to consider the scooters more of a nuisance, posing a potential threat to public safety and access for the disabled guaranteed by federal and state law. Mesa Mayor John Giles directed City Manager Chris Brady to bring a potential ordinance before the council early next year after Transportation Director R.J Zeder outlined how the city’s streets were not designed to accommodate scooters. Zeder said there have been problems with See

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Ducey, GOP lawmakers at odds on new vehicle fee BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ov. Doug Ducey has signaled to East Valley and other Republican legislators that they should back off plans to repeal or reduce a new $32-a-vehicle registration fee to pay to operate the Highway Patrol. Ducey said last week that the $10.4 billion budget he signed for the current fiscal year is built on the presumption that the state will collect $185 million from the new fee. That’s enough to pay not just for the Highway Patrol but also provide an extra 10 percent. More to the point, the governor said the new budget he will propose next month for the coming fiscal year also will rely on the revenues from that fee. The fee puts Ducey on a collision course next year with at least some Republican legislators – including Gilbert Rep. Warren Petersen, who decried the fee when it was passed. Petersen called it “the worst kind of tax increase’’ because it was being done without any idea of the price tag on motorists. “We’re going to tell an unelected bureau craft to go ahead and raise these fees to whatever he wants to,’’ he complained. Ducey’s comments also put him at odds with Republican Rep. Michelle UgentiRita of Scottsdale, who already has introduced legislation to repeal it. Calling its enactment “sneaky,’’ she wants to repeal the fee, which applies to every car, truck, motorcycle and trailer. Ugenti-Rita said it’s bad enough that her colleagues used an end-run around the Arizona Constitution to avoid having to get a two-thirds vote for the fee, designed to fund the state Highway Patrol. But she said what added insult to injury is that lawmakers were told the fee would be in the $18-a-vehicle range, not 75 percent higher. Ducey sidestepped questions last week about whether voters – and the lawmakers who approved the fee – were misled because they were told when it was first approved that the fee would be in the $18 range. His spokesman Patrick Ptak said the dollars are needed to free up cash for road construction and repair, “especially in rural areas of the state where resources are badly needed.’’ “Any reforms to that fee should be responsible and keep these priorities in mind.’’ It’s not just Ducey who is concerned. Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott, the architect of the fee, also agrees there is a need for the additional dollars for road

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construction and maintenance. But Campbell, like Ugenti-Rita, is irked that the fee is so much higher than he was told when he proposed it – and so much higher than he told his colleagues to get their votes. Part of that is because the $32 fee is levied when a vehicle is registered. So anyone who has a multi-year registration – up to five years – is exempt until then. And then the Highway Patrol budget ended up being larger than lawmakers were told. Campbell wants to revamp the fee to make it fairer and lower it back to the original $18 promise. But Ugenti-Rita said that misses the point that the fee was adopted through trickery to avoid having to get a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate. And Ugenti-Rita said if the money is really needed – and the levy is popular enough – it can be done in a way she says is legal, with the necessary two-thirds vote. And if it can’t get the margin? “Is that a justification to be tricky and circumvent the will of the people?’’ she responded. That will of the people is a 1992 voter-approved constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote for any new or increased tax or fee. Unable to marshal that support, lawmakers instead empowered ADOT Director John Halikowski to compute the fee based on raising enough money to fund the Highway Patrol, with an extra 10 percent built in. And since it was Halikowski imposing the fee, the legislation to authorize him to do that required a simple majority vote. Ugenti-Rita conceded that, strictly speaking, the maneuver is legal. The Arizona Supreme Court just last year upheld

the legality of a similar mechanism to impose a fee on hospitals to pay for expansion of the state’s health care program for the poor. That reasoning, however, left her unimpressed. “If the government’s justification is ‘Just because I can, I will,’ that’s a bad one,’’ she said. “I don’t think the public appreciates that,’’ Ugenti-Rita said. “Just because you found a sneaky way around it is not a good enough justification.’’ The reason for the Highway Patrol fee is even more complicated. Another constitutional provision says that any dollars raised from the use of Arizona roads, mainly gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees, can be spent solely for those roads. But in prior efforts to balance the budget, lawmakers and governors have siphoned off those dollars to pay for at least part of the Highway Patrol based on the argument that the agency promotes highway safety. What that did, however, is left fewer dollars for needed road construction and repair. The road repair financial problem is complicated by the fact that the state’s 18-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax has not been raised since 1991. And while there are more vehicles on the road, they are more fuel efficient, meaning motorists are buying fewer gallons of gas for every mile they travel. Campbell figured that a separate fee to pay for Highway Patrol would free up those gasoline taxes for what he said is the intended purpose. The fee was approved by a 35-24 margin in the House and 17-13 in the Senate, margins enough to authorize Halikowski to compute and impose a fee, but not enough for lawmakers to set the fee themselves. The governor, for his part, isn’t hearing any of it. “That’s been passed,’’ he said. “There is a fee.’’ And as far as how much that fee is, “we will leave it to ADOT.’’ Ugenti-Rita told Capitol Media Services she won’t be deterred from pursuing the issue even with the threat of a Ducey veto. “I understand that’s a real possibility,’’ she said. But Ugenti-Rita said she already has lined up support for SB 1001. “I will do my job as a legislator by introducing a bill that I think that the voters in Arizona support,’’ she explained. “I’m willing to use the process and see what happens and ultimately realize it’s within his prerogative to veto.’’

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The statement was issued several days after the Mesa council met in executive session Monday with attorneys, then voted without comment in public session to authorize the suit. “Not being able to collect the Public Safety sales tax in its entirety would mean there would be fewer firefighters and police officers serving our city,’’ the statement said. “We don’t take challenging the initiative lightly, but our commitment to Mesa voters to fund our police and fire and medical departments to ensure a safe community for our citizens makes it necessary.’’ The Scottsdale City Council last week voted to join the suit, and give the Ballard Spahr law firm a $50,000 retainer to represent Scottsdale’s interests. “It is uncertain from a legal prospective exactly what effect this Proposition will have on cities’ taxing ability, including but not limited to what constitutes a “service,’’ according to a Scottsdale agenda item. “It is important to the city’s fiscal planning to have clarity regarding the effect of this proposition.’’ Kelly Corsette, a city spokesman, said Scottsdale is seeking clarity. “Scottsdale is still working through its analysis of any potential impact given the uncertainties in the proposition arising from, among other things, the absence of a definition of “services,’’ according to

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are maintaining they don’t have to pay that increase. “We’re not going to tax realtors and doctors,’’ Giles added. “We need a judge to tell us, ‘you can tax this, you can’t tax that.’’’ “We don’t want to undo the will of the voters,’’ Giles said. “We need to know how many police and fire(Special to the Tribune) fighters to hire.’’ The Arizona Association of Realtors in June submitted 400,000 signatures to get the ban on service taxes on the November ballot. Proposition 126 was viewed as an attempt to stave off future attempts by the Scottsdale’s statement. The constitutional amendment was state legislature to tax services. A bill to tax overwhelmingly approved by voters, 64 financial services was introduced in 2016, but it failed to win approval. percent to 35 percent. The proposition was sponsored by CitiIt prohibits the state and each county, city, town, district or other political subdi- zens for Fair Tax Policy, which included vision in Arizona from imposing a new or national and state realtor groups. Adverincreased tax on services that was not already tising in support of the measure alluded to in effect on Dec. 31, 2017, according to the potential new taxes on veterinary services, health care and child care. Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. The Arizona Association of Realtors But Mesa voters also approved Question Two, which increases the city sales tax submitted more than 400,000 signatures increase, by a vote of 53 percent to 47 per- on petitions last June to put Prop 126 on cent. The tax was represented to generate the November ballot and cover everything $15 million for the police department, to from their own services to medical care, fund 65 positions, and to raise $10 million barbers, lobbying services and weight-loss centers. for the fire department. The desire is to protect senior citizens Giles said hotels and restaurants already

and the poor from new taxes that a future legislature might impose, said Holly Mabery, a Prescott real estate agent who chairs the effort. But Mabery didn’t dispute that the ballot measure, if approved, would prevent lawmakers from revamping taxes in a way that might actually have more benefit to people on fixed incomes. For example, Arizonans now pay taxes to purchase school supplies, clothing, overthe-counter medications and adult diapers. Under current law, lawmakers could opt to make those purchases tax-exempt, making up any lost revenues by taxing selected services. Or they could expand the list of what’s taxable to include services and reduce the overall state sales tax rate from its current 5.6 percent. The initiative blocks lawmakers from taxing not just basic services like medical care but also accounting, advertising, public relations, travel arrangements, nail salons, portfolio management and investment advice. “The way we look at it, we want to draw a line in the sand that will absolutely protect Arizona taxpayers,” Mabery said. Mabery said there’s no guarantee that any action by Arizona lawmakers would be revenue-neutral, having new taxes on services replace the levy on certain products. She said the initiative also protects against adding services to the list of what’s taxable to generate more dollars. -Capital Media Services contributed to this report.

Gifted mobile crime lab to Mesa aims at predators BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

ast Valley police have a new tool to target child predators and human trafficking, thanks to the generous donation of a mobile forensics unit to the Mesa Police Department. Equipped with computers and monitors, the mobile trailer will allow detectives to analyze cell phones and laptops much faster than previously, looking for digital evidence that could link a defendant to a variety of sex crimes. Once search warrants are obtained, the digital evidence could reveal that someone is in possession of child pornography or is even holding children captive as part of a sex ring, said Mesa Police Sgt. Jason Troth. The $300,000 lab was donated by doTERRA – a company that makes essential oils with natural therapeutic properties – and Operation Underground

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Mesa Major John Giles and Lt. Ruyan Stoke check out the new mobile crime lab that will also be available to police departments throughout the Valley. Mesa Police Sgt. Jason Troth, right, calls it a potent new weapon in the fight against sex preadtors.

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Mesa police take new approach to homeless people downtown BY SIERRA POORE Tribune Contributor

esa community action officer Brandon Kozeliski and patrol officer Jason Blomberg approached a trio of homeless people on the streets of downtown Mesa. Although their belongings were strewn alongside the road and a makeshift bed had been constructed from a sleeping bag and bench, the officers were not there to hand them citations. “Our main purpose is to talk to them to figure out why they’re homeless and what they’re doing for the year,” Kozeliski said. As a part of Mesa’s Operation Mainline, the two officers – along with a team of patrol and crime prevention officers, park rangers and Community Bridges Inc. team members – comb downtown Mesa to contact and offer services to homeless people. The program, which was implemented by the Mesa Police Department in May, was created with the goal of connecting as many homeless people as possible to services to get them the help they need to stay off the streets for good, Kozeliski said. Once a month, the outreach efforts have helped get everyone on the same page “so instead of four or five people in the city doing constant outreach, we’re finally getting our patrol on board,” he explained. Operation Mainline – designed by both Mesa’s police liaison for homelessness, Aaron Raine and Sgt. Brandon Lavin – is one of several changes the city has made to help combat Mesa’s homeless problem. As many as 3,200 homeless people live in Mesa, according to the Homeless Management Information System, a national database used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Homelessness is a huge issue nationally and regionally and until we get a handle on it, it’s only going to get worse,” Raine said. Previously, Kozeliski said, patrol officers were not as avidly encouraged to connect homeless people to services. “Before, I don’t think we were putting an emphasis on getting them resources. We were just arresting them,” he said. “We can’t just arrest ourselves out of this situation.” Kozeliski said the operation has “absolutely” drawn his attention to the homelessness problem in Mesa. Homeless people who want help are connected to a peer navigator contracted through Community Bridges Inc., which helps them get services they need, Raine said. A peer navigator is “someone who was formerly homeless, someone who was sub-

to eat and to help us, so it’s really cool. The fear factor is gone,” she said. Another option for homeless people to get the services they need takes place in Mesa’s community court. Homeless people violating a law, who do not want the services offered to them by police and are written a citation as a result, are given the opportunity to have their charges dropped at Mesa’s community court, Raine said. The community court, which is a part of the municipal court, gives homeless people the chance to have their charges dropped in exchange for getting help. The homeless person then meets with an advisory council consisting of a Community Bridges Inc. navigator, public defender, contracted attorney and case manager if deemed necessary, Raine said. The focus is “on how to get their needs met and improve their situation whether it be homelessness, drug addiction or mental illness,” Raine (Sierra Poore/ Tribune Contributor) said. Joanna Bland, who was living on the streets of “Our goal is to get people out of downtown Mesa, found help through the Mesa court and in a better situation than Police Department’s new outreach program. when they entered the court,” he addstance addicted and probably has some ed. sort of serious mental illness, but not Judge J. Matias Tafoya, who oversaw always,” Raine said. the creation of the community court, said “They are people who are currently on he is “ecstatic” with what the community track. They’re sober. They’re housed, and court has accomplished so far. these people are amazing. They can get a “It’s beyond what we thought would be rapport with a person because they’ve lived occurring now. We’ve turned a lot of people it,” he said. around and are working hard to help othSince the start of Operation Mainline ers. It really helps the community,” he said. six months ago, 208 homeless people have Tafoya said, “It takes a whole communibeen contacted and 108 have been provid- ty to solve these issues and provide services ed with information on services, according to these individuals.” to police statistics. Mayor John Giles added, “It’s an innoOut of the 208 individuals contacted, 64 vative way to deal with the problem and were immediately connected to services. help people get off the treadmill of catch In addition to providing the homeless and release and habitually being in and with information about services such as out of city jails.” housing and rehabilitation, police officers Giles said the community court has furalso hand out a variety of resources donat- thermore helped the relationship between ed to them – such as packages of food the courts and police department. donated by Midwest Food and bicycle “There used to be a little tension between reflectors donated by Arizona and Mesa’s the police department and the courts Department of Transportation, Raine said. because the police arrest people and the One of the 30 homeless people contacted courts let them go sometimes more than by Kozeliski and Blomberg during an out- the police thought they should,” he said. reach in late October was Joanna Bland. Raine said since the start of the commuHolding her dog, Little, Bland said she nity court, 16 of the 154 homeless people was happy to see what the police officers Mesa police officers have offered services were doing. to have been housed and 32 have been put “It’s really nice. It’s really cool. They on a waiting list for housing. always come with citations so there’s an While the police department and cominstant fear when they come to you, but munity courts have been successful at getnow they’re coming to give us something ting some homeless people off the streets,

Raine said one of Mesa’s biggest problems is the lack of affordable housing. Kozeliski said some homeless people willing to accept services have to wait months before actually getting off the streets. Mark Young, the CEO/president of Mesa United Way, started working with Raine at the request of Mayor Giles about a year and a half ago to help get a handle on Mesa’s homelessness problem, he said. With Raine focusing on changing policies in the police department, Young is in charge of organizing Mesa nonprofits and faith-based groups to work together to get services to the homeless people police officers are connecting with. “We’re advocating for some type of bridge housing and looking for places where people can get off the streets into some housing and on a program with the idea that they will be able to be out on their own within 18-24 months,” Young said. Raine said help from everyone is needed to create more affordable housing for people living in Mesa. “The big thing is this is a community issue. Everybody needs to be involved,” Raine said. “We as a society need to rethink what we think about homelessness and do it differently. They’re just regular people who have bad circumstances.” Alesha Durfee, an associate professor at Arizona State University conducting research on how gender and race affect pathways into and out of the community court, said the type of people coming to the community court cannot work well under the approach used in general courts. “When people have that much chaos and instability in their lives, a deterrence approach is not going to work because there are these underlying social problems that are actually driving their offenses,” she said. “The idea with community court is that if you treat the underlying social problems – the chaos and instability – those people aren’t going to commit offenses,” she said. “If you look at the theoretical reasons why this population is offending, the theories would tell us this is a better approach” than the deterrent approach used in general courts. Raine also changed the way his department deals with homelessness by altering one of its policies three months ago. The altered policy recognizes Mesa police officers for offering homeless people services while on patrol by allowing their interactions to be reflected well on their records. Now, “connecting someone to services looks just as good on paper as pulling somebody over and arresting them,” Kozeliski said. “I think that’s a great incentive.”

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scooters blocking sidewalks and being left on private property. “The roadway system was not designed with scooters in mind,’’ Zeder said. “With an inexperienced user, at 15 mph, that can create safety problems.’’ Resident Robert Allen complained at a council study session several weeks ago about the scooters, echoing critics on social media. “I am not for scooters on sidewalks where pedestrians belong,’’ Allen said. “I am very much in favor of the city regulating these things.’’ Allen said he thinks riders should be required to wear a helmet, but Zeder said that suggestion might be impractical, especially when Arizona does not require motorcyclists to wear helmets. “I am for regulations for us to control it and not for them to control us,’’ Allen said. Freeman, a retired paramedic with the Mesa Fire Department, worries about inexperienced riders getting hit by cars and suffering serious injuries. “Inexperienced riders really bother me,’’ Freeman said. “I see young people 12, 13 years old riding these. They are riding on sidewalks.’’ Later, he quipped that maybe Mesa can confine them to District 4 in central Mesa, glancing knowingly at outgoing council member Chris Glover, who leaves office at the end of 2018. At another meeting, Freeman said he had attended the city’s Merry Main Street Christmas event and enjoyed it – with one exception: “I can’t remember if I almost got run over by a Bird or a Lime scooter,’’ he said. Zeder said that Mesa is looking to borrow some ideas from Tempe, and Brady said there is no consistency so far between the regulations being adopted in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. “We don’t think we will see the volume of vehicles that Tempe has seen,’’ Zeder said. Brady said that city staff members will draft a potential Mesa ordinance and

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We haven’t seen a lot of demand so far.’’ Gilbert spokeswoman Jennifer Alvarez Harrison said, “The scooters are not sponsored in any way by the town, and Bird does not have an agreement with the town or per(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Saff Photographer) mit to allow such Electric rental scooters have been found abandoned on sidewalks and even operations and residential front yards in the region, though responsible users park them encroachments. neatly in other places. “Staff plans to go before council to discuss a potential update schedule it for discussion at a council to the code to address public safety concerns study session sometime in January. and other issues raised by such alternative The Lime and Bird scooters, which can transportation business models.” be rented on a per trip basis, clearly have According to Alvarez Harrison, town arrived in Mesa. code currently allows electric scooters to About 15 or so were scattered around operate only on public streets with posted the sidewalks near the Sycamore light rail speeds less than 25 mph. station, just west of Dobson Road and The scooter-mania can be traced to the Main Street. They also are becoming a fixlaunch last year of Bird Rides Inc. in Santa ture near downtown light rail stations. Monica, Calif., Bloomberg News reported Mesa also is building an ASU campus earlier this month. Bloomberg said invesdowntown, which might create more of a tors pumped hundreds of millions of dolmarket for them. lars into Bird and Lime, helping a new Joshua Miller, a general manager for industry gain a foothold. Lime in the Phoenix area, said he wants Bird describes 100 cities on its website, to work with the city on a regulation plan. stretching from Los Angeles to Vienna, He recommended an annual fee based Austria, including Tempe and Mesa, upon the number of trips per vehicle. as partners in combating carbon emisHe said the company started with rental sions and traffic congestion. The website bicycles, but the market in the East Valley includes endorsements from city officials has evolved toward scooters. in Cleveland and New York City. “The bikes were fun, but we are seeing a Taylor Strand, who represents Razor decline in popularity,’’ Miller said, with the Scooters, said she “unequivocally supbicycles still used in Scottsdale but hardly ports” the regulatory framework cities are at all in the East Valley. He said one major putting in place. difference is that the scooters require little Scottsdale’s council adopted its new or no exertion because they are motorized. rules Nov. 13. They regulate bicycles, elec“The scooters are really easy to ride,’’ and tric bicycles and what the city calls “dockhave taken over the Tempe market, Millless electric mini-scooters.” er said. “That’s what we see the public is The ordinance requires that devices are more prone to ride.’’ operable and used, and prohibits ownMiller said the future of scooters is less ers from leaving any bike, electric bike clear in Mesa. or scooter in the same place on public “We’re just getting started here,’’ Miller property for 72 hours. Devices must also said. “We’re only testing them in Mesa.

be picked up within two hours of owners being notified they are inoperable. In Scottsdale, violations could result in impound and a fine between $50 and $1,000 depending on the number of violations. Similarly, the ordinance allows Class 1 and Class 2 electric bikes – which can operate up to 20 mph – on sidewalks and multi-use paths. Class 3 bikes, which have higher top speeds, would only be allowed on roadways. Tempe started planning an ordinance to address the bicycles a year ago, after they first surfaced in December 2017, according to city documents. But the focus had to shift when the scooters started replacing the bicycles in May, said Yee. A study committee developed a Shared Active Transportation Vehicles licensing agreement. If the agreement is adopted by the Tempe City Council in February, each company would be required to pay a $7,888 application fee, plus a right of way use fee of $1.06 per vehicle per day and a $100 relocation fee. “They were blocking ADA access, they were being left everywhere, we were getting a lot of complaints,’’ Yee said. “It’s going to address where they are parked and where they are staged.” The proposed licensing agreement limits the number of vehicles staged in one location to five in a row, and requires that rows are 150 feet apart from each other. The scooters are not allowed to be staged in front of single-family houses, but they can be staged near parks. Companies also would be required to put together an “education and parking plan” aimed at encouraging safety and discouraging dumping them. The Tempe ordinance requires that 20 percent of scooters must be staged south of Broadway Road. The companies also will be given two hours’ notice to move scooters left in inappropriate locations and will be charged $100 every time a city employee has to move one. -Tribune staff writers Jason Stone and Cecilia Chan contributed to this report.

Electric scooters leaving a trail of broken bones, bruises BY CECILIA CHAN Tribune Staff Writer

he electric scooters making headway into Gilbert and the rest of the East Valley have been linked to fractures, sprains, bruises and abrasions – and even death. Doctors are dealing with the fallout from the popularity of the two-wheel rentals

that can go as fast as 15 mph. Roll-out of these ubiquitous scooters started in 2017. “At Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, we see electric scooter-related injuries in the emergency department fairly regularly, about two per month,” said Corey Schubert, a Banner Health spokesman. “At Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, an ER doc said he has person-

ally treated two cases in the last couple of months. The injuries weren’t major; one involved a sprained ankle and another involved abrasions and contusions.” At Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa recently, an emergency-room doctor treated three cases in one day, according to Shubert. “I think we’ve seen a little bit of everything, from road rash to fracture and, of

course, head injuries,” said Tracey Fejt, a registered nurse and Banner’s injuryprevention coordinator. “At Banner Baywood, I’ve seen one where someone ran into a wall. None of them wear any safety gear.” The Banner cases involved all age groups and likely included pedestrians, according See

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to Fejt. “Lot of the problems I see while driving around the Tempe and Mesa areas is lot ride on the sidewalks and don’t obey the rules of the road such as stopping at intersections like they should,” Fejt said. She’s also seeing riders wearing headphones and ear buds when they should be paying attention to their surroundings. “Their headphones should be off and I’ve seen some carrying a cup of coffee,” she added. “They need two hands on the steering.” She’s also heard stories of people drinking alcohol and then attempting to ride the scooters. “They should not be drunk when riding them,” she said. Fejt surmised people are getting injured because they think riding a scooter is so easy that anybody can do it, and that might not be the case. People don’t realize it takes time to get used to a scooter’s acceleration and brakes and get thrown off it, she said, adding she’s seen riders wearing inappropriate shoes such as flip-flops. The scooter companies do list safety tips on their website, such as wearing helmets and obeying traffic laws. The California company Bird, which requires people to be at least 18, even offers free helmets to active users if they cover the shipping costs. The scooters are not only populating cities across the country but around the world with reported injuries and deaths. In September, a scooter rider was reportedly killed after he collided with a vehicle in Washington, D.C. and earlier that month, a 24-year-old Dallas man died after he supposedly fell off a scooter. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doing a first-ever study in Austin, Texas, looking at injuries involving dockless electric scooters after it was asked to by Austin Public Health, according to Courtney Lenard, a CDC spokeswoman. “In the past few months, Austin Public

Electric scooter safety tips • Wear a helmet • Wear closed-toe shoes • Wear elbow and knee pads • Use both hands on handle bar • Don’t wear headphones or ear buds • Obey traffic laws • Watch out for pedestrians • Leave the scooters in places where pedestrians can’t trip and fall over them Source: Tracey Fejt, Banner Health injury prevention coordinator

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Health has repeatedly heard of injuries related to use of electric scooters,” said Jeffery Taylor, senior epidemiologist with Austin Public Health. “This study will assist Austin Public Health in quantifying the frequency of occurrence and the severity of the injuries.” He said the department asked for CDC’s help because the agency staff has experience in developing questionnaires for patient interviews, creating a database to manage the information collected from the interviews and performing data analysis. The goals of this study are to describe the epidemiology such as person, place, time and circumstances of injuries related to the use of dockless electric scooters, Taylor said. The study also will provide recommendations on surveillance and prevention of injuries associated with the use of these scooters, he added. And that study’s findings could potentially help other communities seeing an increase in injuries. Fejt said in areas of the Valley where there are more scooters, hospitals are seeing more problems. “People don’t realize scooters can go up to 15 mph,” she said. “Fifteen miles per hour in a car when surrounded by metal is nothing. But when you are on a scooter going 15 mph with no seat belt, no airbags, when you are going to get thrown is when your scooter stops and you are still going 15 mph until whatever stops you, and most likely it’s the sidewalk.”

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Start-up firms thrive in revamped Gangplank and mentoring. Since we’re a nonprofit, we’re not focused on getting membership dues newly revamped co-working space out of every individual.” Gangplank has two other in downtown Chandler is giving entrepreneurs more opportunities locations, in Queen Creek and to train teams, create products and use Avondale. The one in Chandler gets some financial help technological tools. But the real magic of Gangplank is in from the City of Chandler and about 33 companies use the community it builds. So say members of the nonprofit orga- the facility. Some businesses pay memnization, as well as its responsible person and manager for the Chandler chapter of bership fees to use the Gangplank space, but others can Gangplank, Mike Kovarik. The organization, which opened its contribute through “social Chandler space several years ago on 250 S. capital” – meaning they clean Arizona Ave., celebrated a grand reopen- up, take out the trash and ing on Dec. 7 after renovating about 3,000 offer advice and coaching to people, among other tasks, square feet in its building. The coworking space – where busi- in exchange for utilizing the nesses and individuals can come to grow space, Kovarik said. Kovarik is also CEO of their companies, work and collaborate with other entrepreneurs – takes up about Attribytes, a software service 6,000 square feet in the building space it company focused on the food leases. Gangplank closed for a few months service industry; he has been while phone booths/webinar rooms and a working out of Gangplank in (Special to the Tribune ) training room were added, Kovarik said. Chandler for about two years. Mike Kovarik is the responsible person and manager for the Some conference rooms were consolidated Attribytes began more than Chandler chapter of Gangplank, which celebrated its grand to provide more room for desks, and a three years ago and the major- reopening on Dec. 7. media room for photographers and artists ity of its employees work out of Gangplank in Chandler, though some with a laser cutting machine and toured to do photo shoots was set up. the center, while others ate tacos at the “Gangplank is a co-working space where employees work in other states. The mentoring and collaboration he gathering. businesses can come and work with other Using space at Gangplank for his comindividuals and creatives to grow their received when coming to Gangplank business and use this as a place to work inspired Kovarik to stay involved in the pany has saved Burton a lot of rent. He started his company in 2011 and said and innovate, have collisions,” Kovarik co-working space. Kovarik said Shon Burton, CEO and his rent dropped from about $250,000 a said. “Gangplank is really the original co- co-founder of HiringSolved, “provided month to $4,400 a month. Besides savworking space,” he added. “It started all great advice to help us get through tough ing money, he also met HiringSolved’s cofounder Trevor Olson, now his company’s on social capital. One of the biggest dif- times.” He added that Burton also provided chief technology officer, at Gangplank. ferences from Galvanize or CO+HOOTS “For me, what was important here…was is you can come in and utilize the space at some technological assistance to get no cost. You can try (it) out, get coaching through roadblocks and offered tips on being able to sit next to someone,” Burton seeking venture said. “You get to kind of know somebody really well. It’s a talent pool for us. We got capital support. Burton, as well business advice. You could say, ‘What do as many other you think of this design?’” Collaboration at Gangplank is “huge,” start-up founders, attended the he added. “We stay here because when we move grand reopening, and said out, we get sad,” Burton said. “We miss Gangplank has the people, energy.” Gregg Lahti, CEO and co-founder of also helped their Cerebrum, a company he said sells softcompanies. Dozens of ware for anatomic pathology labs, has also people mingled, worked out of Gangplank in Chandler worked on com- since his start-up’s inception. “Gangplank’s one of those places where puters at several stations, talked you also contribute as much as you get,” in a conference Lahti said. “I get space for my team. Dif(Photos By Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer) room, worked in ferent businesses all go through the same A room where people can record podcasts is available after renovations at a workshop area problem. I’ve been through five start-ups. the Gangplank co-working space in downtown Chandler. BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

Gangplank, it attracts a lot of everyone. I’m an engineer.” Daniel Graham, CFO and founder of a digital advertising company called Subliminal Group, also likes the Chandler space. He spent the grand reopening making an electric skateboard using the lasercutting machine to build the fender. That device is part of a personal project, but Graham said he and Subliminal Group’s co-founder also do work for that ad business out of Chandler Gangplank. Graham worked in a room with several shelves, tools, the laser-cutting machine and pieces of wood to create his electric skateboard. “This was one of the first places I stumbled into,” he said. “I wouldn’t have found the success as quickly…without Gangplank. Gangplank allows us to bring in clients and look more professional.” Graham said he learned a lot from another advertising company that worked out of Gangplank. “I’m just grateful,” he said. “I put in a lot of time here trying to help out other people, answer questions about video work and live streaming. It’s a great space.” During a presentation in front of the crowd at Gangplank during the grand reopening, Kovarik introduced Burton of HiringSolved and Lahti of Cerebrum. Lahti said Kovarik had given him “great advice.” Kovarik said Gangplank is a place to get advice and mentoring. “It’s difficult to start your own business,” he said, and praised the opportunity Gangplank gives him and other entrepreneurs. “It’s amazing to bring that connective tissue to the Valley,” he said. Chandler Mayor-elect Kevin Hartke praised Gangplank as well, stating: “We’re excited about Gangplank and what you continue to do. We continue to be committed to downtown. Gangplank has been a staple here…and you guys have continued to perform. You’ve continued to incite and inspire our kids for technology…and you’ve been successful.” People who had previously used TechShop, a maker space which closed abruptly in Chandler, have found a place to work in Gangplank. Dave Kerr, an IT consultant who had been doing some prototyping at TechShop, was on a computer doing work at the Gangplank grand reopening. “I got into crypto currencies,” Kerr said. “I was just a member there. I helped peoSee

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Railroad – a national and international organization dedicated to fighting sexual exploitation of children. “It’s going to allow us a platform to harvest digital evidence sooner. It’s going to speed things up for us,’’ Troth said. He said such evidence can be gleaned from a variety of electronic devices, including laptops and other computers that predators use to store child pornography, sell or exchange with others, or even to operate sex trafficking rings. Police target web sites typically used by sexual predators through the FBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking task force. Mesa detectives are also adept at tracking down such evidence, Troth said. “We really try to identify child victims through sexually exploitive images’’ seized as evidence in hopes of liberating potential victims and saving them from the sex trade, Troth said. He said the Mesa unit also will be used to assist other East Valley police in sex investigations, with police realizing that criminals do not pay attention to city borders. Mesa police have a long-term commitment to regional policing through the

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Mesa Mayor John Giles compared the city defending its children to the country protecting its national security. “The battleground is one of technology,’’ he said. “These battles are fought over the web. We just landed an aircraft carrier.’’ Mesa police conduct stings from time to time that lead to the arrest of men pursuing underaged girls. Police have said many times that illicit, underaged sex is advertised over the web and children also are recruited and manipulated over the web. Many Mesa stings are financed through grants from the Hickey Family Foundation, which has made significant contributions to pay for police overtime. Nancy Baldwin, trustee and executive director of the foundation, said she just donated $160,000 to pay for additional investigations – after making donations of $140,000, $121,000 and $120,000 in past years. She said she realized the importance of such investigations after understanding that children are very vulnerable to sexual predators, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds.

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ple in the community from TechShop. I love Gangplank.” Terri Kimble, president/CEO of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, is also pleased with Gangplank. “This is great,” Kimble said. “Obviously this is a huge component of our community – celebrating entrepreneurs. There are bumps in the road and you need that support system.” Membership in Gangplank, other than those who are contributing the “social capital,” is $500 a year for solo entrepreneurs; $5,000 a year for companies with a “couple more people” and $20,000 a year for larger businesses, Kovarik said. Cash prizes of $10,000, $3,500 and $1,500 were given to business owners for the first, second and third place winners after they pitched their companies to Gangplank as part of the grand reopening event. Members can access the building whenever they want to, but the regular business hours for non-members is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Non-members can also access the building anytime a member is in there. Information: gangplankhq.com.

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married couple is ho-ho-hoping to get children of all ages excited about Christmas and at holiday parties and other events. Wesley and Eileen Turner of Gilbert enjoy playing Santa and Mrs. Claus at house parties, HOA bashes, corporate events and other gatherings throughout the East Valley through their company East Valley Santa Claus. With a naturally white beard, it is not hard for Wesley, 71, a retired electrical engineer, to play the role of Santa. Eileen, 66, a retired teacher, is a natural with children, accompanying Wesley on holiday gigs and portraying Mrs. Claus with other Santas at schools. The pair recently entertained children and adults at an HOA block party in Chandler, where they posed for photos and spread holiday cheer. Wesley and Eileen have taken many

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classes and belong to various organizations to continuously hone their performances, including Arizona Santas and the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas. Wesley and Eileen are also members of

the Santa Claus Conservatory – which bills itself as “the most comprehensive, most convenient and least expensive school for professional Santas & Mrs. Clauses in the world.” Wesley explained the “set routine” to playing the jolly man in red: “You come in and talk to all the children, ask what they want for Christmas, get all the photos they want. You guarantee every child is on the nice list, then tell them to work hard and stay on the nice list, make jokes with parents that that’s a surprise.” He shows up at gigs in a regular car and when children ask where the reindeer are, he tells them they only fly on Christmas Eve. He adds that he flew on an airplane to his destination from the North Pole. He has held newborns and mingled with elderly residents at memory care units and other senior living homes. Wesley often jokes with grandfathers about how they did not get the motorcycles they requested at the previous Christmas.

“We listen,” Wesley said. “We never promise anything at all, even if parents say ‘yes.’ We always just tell them, ‘Yeah, we’ll see what we can do. “We do promise you you’ll have some nice presents, really great surprises. You never tell them, ‘no, you can’t have that,’ unless it’s a pet or big electronics things. We tell them, ‘What do my elves make?’” He tells kids his elves “only make toys” and don’t deliver dogs, horses or other animals. Wesley carries a big, red bag in which he places presents that the hosts are going to give the children at the parties. He passes them out to the children and then tells them to wait, and then open the gifts all at the same time. In between posing for photos and handing out gifts, Mrs. Claus will engage guests in activities including giving them temporary stencil glitter tattoos and reading books to them including “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” See

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Mesa teen jazzed by STEM trips to D.C., Mexico S Tribune News Staff

kyline High School senior Caillou Pena is only 17 but she’s been making big strides in her determination to spread the love for STEM. The Mesa teen is chief science officer at Skyline – an elective post in a program with a mission “to elevate the student voice by bringing their peers and community leaders together to ignite new opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math and innovation. Recently she was selected to join science officers from schools across the country in Washington D.C., where she visited with officials from the White House Office of Science and Technology Police, and then went to Mexico for a summit between Sonora and Arizona officials. Gov. Doug Ducey attended the same summit and, in fact, Caillou got to talk with him. “I was able to have a quick chat with Gov. Ducey about the importance of the program and he congratulated everything

advance technology and, simply stated, improve our society.” Yet, she also admits that when she starts college next year, STEM won’t be her major. She wants to major in political science with possible goal of going into international relations “so that I can make STEM a global initiative.” “Throughout my time in the CSO program, I (Special to the Tribune) have been able to meet Skyline High senior Laillou Pena met with Arizona and Mexico officials recently in Sonora, Mexico, to discuss STEM-related issues. industry professionals involved in STEM from we were doing as well as asking me where a wide variety of careers. However, what I was planning to go to college,” she said. became apparent to me is the lack of sciThe first student at her school to be ence in politics. If we are to solve problems elected to two successive terms as chief sci- such as climate change, governments need ence officer, Callilou is more than a little to be on board and that is why I want to passionate about STEM’s possibilities. take my love for science into politics.” “STEM is everywhere,” she explained. She’s already found that the chief science “It will be the answer to climate change, officer program “is giving students – edu-

cation’s most important constituents – a voice and platform to reflect on STEM education.” “The program also mends the gap between STEM and education as liaisons like me connect students to the STEM community,” she said. “For example, later this school year I will be bringing STEM industry professionals to my high school to have them speak on their careers. “My role is really to bring STEM to the students,” she said. “A science class might not excite a student for a number of reasons but my goal is when they can see, or even feel, science and understand how exciting of a field it is, they will fall in love with it as much as I have.” The chief science officer was the first of its kind when it was launched in 2015 by Arizona SciTech, which cited the need “to elevate awareness of, and engagement, in STEM; empower students to bring inschool and out-of-school educational opportunities to their peers; and ensure that See

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MCC students on winning college robotics team BY KRISTINE CANNON Tribune Staff Writer

wo Mesa Community College students were on the college team that took first place in a national rover prototype competition. Anthony Burch and Jenna Connolly were on the team that took won top honors recently at the National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) project at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. NCAS is an interactive online learning site that includes a three-day session at the NASA center in Cleveland. There, the students interact with NASA engineers, learning more about careers in science and engineering, and form teams to develop and test a prototype rover. “As soon as we got there, there was no break,” Burch said. “We just jumped right into it, so we actually didn’t get a lot of sleep.” Burch and Connolly’s rover beat out the competition for several reasons, the first being a 3-D printed part created and printed by Burch. “The 3-D printed part … made the rover more stable and allowed us to win the competition,” Connolly said. Connolly credited Scottsdale Community College math professor and the team’s tech-

“She’s a serious student and obviously she spent some time to learn how to do the programming, so when she was ready to go, her team was ready to go,” Johnson said. The two students worked in a team with seven other college students. “Working with my team was amazing and, of course, at the end when they (Special to the Tribune) MCC students Jenna Connolly and Anthony Burch were part of the team announced that we were the winner, that won a national community college robotics competition recently. that was a great feeling,” Burch said, explaining: nical advisor for all she learned from him. “When they program it, it would hit the “He not only taught me how to program it, but he also went over the math on how sensor, and anything that was a certain distance from the sensor would make the rovto program it,” she said. Johnson met Connolly when she was er stop and then utilize the arm to come taking a programming class at SCC, and off and collect what was in front of it.” The sensor was set perfectly. when Connolly was accepted into NCAS, “It had to be set perfectly or else it wouldn’t she attended a few of Johnson’s robotics be able to read anything,” Burch said. club meetings. Following the NCAS competition, Con“Jenna likes to be prepared,” Johnson said, adding that preparation was another nolly shared her experience with students factor that increased the winning team’s at Navajo Elementary School, whose STEAM Design Academy is a specialty edge in the competition.

program for fourth and fifth graders interested in science, technology, engineering and math. “That’s very rewarding for me to see that happen when we give some gals opportunities like that,” Johnson said. At NCAS, Burch was inspired by their mentor, Dr. Rafat Ansari, a senior scientist at the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center. “He’s super smart, very motivational,” Burch said. “We got to sit down with [the engineers] and discuss our resumes, and [Dr. Ansari] gave us advice on the different paths that we’re taking.” Burch believes this opportunity at NCAS will help give him an edge when applying for jobs at NASA and Cisco Systems, where he hopes to work following graduation. “The experience working with the team and being put in that high-pressure type of situation definitely gave me a heads up with any company I end up working with,” Burch said. Burch also makes it a point to thank one very special person for supporting him through his studies and his accomplishments at NCAS. “My wife Megan is my rock, my full support for pushing me through this and dealing with me while I’m trying to get through school,” Burch said.

National Guard Muster VETERAN VETERAN by Mike Phillips celebrates military-civilian ties

he partnership between Arizona’s military and civilian communities was celebrated Dec. 2 on the fields of Tucson’s Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium. More than 3,8000 citizen soldiers and airmen gathered there for the Arizona National Guard Muster and Community Expo. This was only the second modern-day muster for the state’s National Guard (the first took place four years ago at Sun Devil Stadium), but it continues a tradition dating to 1636 when the colonial militia organized to protect America’s frontier. The Arizona muster recognized those who serve in the guard, provided a status on their missions and educated the public on the functions performed by Arizona’s citizen soldiers. While members are federally trained and part of the U.S. Armed Forces, Arizona guardsmen have a state chain of command that ultimately reports to the governor. Unless they are called to federal service,

the Arizona National Guard is a state militia here to protect and defend the citizens of Arizona. Roughly half of all Arizona guard members attended the Tucson muster. That’s an impressive turnout when you consider more than a thousand guard members are deployed on active duty overseas and roughly another 500 are mobilized in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Capt. Brook Wiggins, a Scottsdale resident and deputy human resources officer with the Arizona National Guard, came away impressed. “(It) was an excellent reminder of the honor and pride I have as a service member in this great organization and the Arizona community,” he said. “I cannot be more thrilled to live in a community that works hard to advocate for service members and veterans.” Information: state.nationalguard.com/ Arizona

Bosses take flight through ESGR Critical to the mission of the National Guard and reserves are civilian employers. They provide time off for training and deployments, ensure job stability and often assist the families of those deployed. Recognizing those efforts is the mission of Employers Supporting the Guard and Reserve. It’s a Defense Department program, but one run almost entirely by volunteers. The program also educates both employers and citizen soldiers on their responsibilities and offers mediation when disputes arise. One way the Arizona chapter of ESGR says thanks is by providing a once-in-alifetime experience for exceptional employers. About twice a year these handpicked bosses get to fly with the Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing out of Phoenix and observe an in-flight refueling run. Observers peer out a rear window as jet

fighters traveling at more than 200 mph pair with the KC135 fueler in an intricate ballet at 12,000 feet. Providing a deeper appreciation of military training is another goal of the Boss Lifts, said Carol Smetana, the employer outreach director for Arizona ESGR. “Refueling a jet requires tremendous teamwork, ability and aptitude,” she said. “And employees bring back those abilities when they return to civilian work.” To learn more about what ESGR does and what they offer employers and employees, visit ESGR.mil Vet Tix reaches milestone Sometimes a simple idea can grow to have a huge impact. Such is the case with Tempe-based Vet Tix, the non-profit organization that provides free event tickets to veterans, their caregivers and the immediSee

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ate family of those killed in action. Vet Tix recently grew to one million members and has provided nearly 6 million tickets since its founding a decade ago. What type of impact has that produced? The Vet Tix website carries more than 300,000 testimonials from those who’ve been touched. Vet Tix has strong Valley roots. Several of its executives are Arizona State grads

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CSOs are a respected voice within their communities. It builds on the student government model, with 6th- through 12th-grade students being elected by their peers. Carrilou said that when she was chosen for the trips to DC and Mexico, program organizers admired her commitment to the program as well as “my drive to make the world a better place.” “While I was surrounded by some of the brightest and most innovative minds in Arizona and Sonora, my favorite part was connecting with my fellow CSOs there, learning about their education

including CEO Michael Focareto III and Steve Weintraub, the organization’s chief strategy officer. Weintraub is a graduate of Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School, a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and a veteran of both the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. “We at Vet Tix are very excited and proud to have achieved this milestone,” said Weintraub. “We are very grateful to our generous donors and our members that have enabled us to positively impact the lives and families of so many veterans, system and how they are impacting their peer’s success in STEM. One of the greatest strengths of the CSO program is the vast network of students all around the world that I have gotten to know and are elevating education worldwide because of it.” “Going to Mexico was not only terrific for the advancement of the CSO program but also the networking that I was able to do,” she added. “I want to be an inspiration to other students to chase their dreams and create positive change in their communities. Hopefully this will also curate interest in the CSO program as I hope to expand the program farther and mentor the next generation of Skyline CSOs before I leave.”

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The Wings of Flight Foundation at Falcon Field turns its annual Christmas party into a way of gathering toys and gifts for kids at Sunshine Acres in Mesa and last weekend was no exception as the group delivered 250 toys and $1,800 in gift cards. Helping out were, from left, Chris Schaich, Jocelyn Condon, Kim Churchill and Patti Glauner.

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Wesley also performs magic tricks, like waving a special key over a padlock and opening it up to show how the unusual key will allow Santa to get into any house without a fireplace. Wesley puts in more than 100 hours into his Santa gigs, accompanied by his wife a quarter of the time. Eileen said she brings in fake fur that “feels like reindeer fur,” as well as real antlers, and recently wore her North Pole garb during a turkey drive at a Bashas’ grocery store in Chandler. “It’s real easy for me to do having been a teacher,” she said. Eileen and Wesley have gone through extensive training to perfect their performances. Wesley said that at his first class in Denver, he and other budding St. Nicks practiced saying “ho, ho, ho” and learned how to get children onto their laps “so they’re not crying.” He said babies usually stay calm until they reach 6 to 18 months, because by that time many are starting to fear strangers. Wesley said Santas are also taught to make sure both their hands are showing in photos. They learn when asked how rein-

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and saw it’s really a big business.” When Jacen, now 6, and their three other grandchildren visit, Wesley tells them he is dressing up like Santa Claus to help kids so they “won’t be afraid of the real one.” Eileen said she even participated in a school for female performers in Ohio, learning to do many different types of activities on their own without just being Santa’s “arm candy.” “Many Mrs. Clauses are go(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) ing out on their own, doing Kate Weber, 11, of Chandler may have suspicions about cookie decorating, storytellwhether that’s Santa or not, but Wesley Turner tries to be ing,” she said. convincing with all his visitors. Gladys Rosas, who lives in the Germann Country Estates in Chandeer fly to tell kids “it’s a red fairy dust,” dler, organized the recent block party. It’s he said. a popular tradition every Christmas season Wesley said he and Eileen got into the and Wesley and Eileen visit in their North Santa business after their grandson, Jacen Pole roles. Campbell, who was about 18 months old “He’s extremely great with kids and he at the time, went to Disneyland and was spends time with them as he’s talking with scared of a Santa Claus he saw there. The them,” Rosas said. “The kids get excited. toddler was “trying to escape from Santa,” He brings Mrs. Claus. They’re very cute he said. together.” “My wife found a (Santa) suit on sale for She said at least 50 people usually come half price,” Wesley said. “She said, ‘If you to the gathering, where a bounce house dress up, you can get some good pictures.’ is set up, as well as snowballs, food and Then I got to reading about Santa Clauses

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Skin Actives Scientific goes brick and mortar BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

inding the perfect mix of moisturizers, serums and cleansers to clear up acne, reduce wrinkles and otherwise achieve healthy skin usually requires scientific experimentation. Now, family-owned skincare company Skin Actives Scientific has an easier time doing just that after opening its first store at Chandler Fashion Center. Mother and son Hannah Sivak and Jonatan Funtowicz started the company in 2005 solely as an online enterprise, first creating products out of Sivak’s home. The skincare company, which manufactures most of its many skincare and hair growth products in Gilbert, aims to give customers honest products at affordable prices. The help of the Chandler Innovations business incubation and entrepreneurial development program sparked recent company growth. Skin Actives recently made a two-month commitment to have the pop-up store in Chandler Fashion Center near Nordstrom and the company will see how it goes, according to Funtowicz, CEO and cofounder. His mother, Sivak, a former biochemistry professor and longtime health advocate, is co-founder and director of scientific research for Skin Actives. “Unlike most personal care companies, we develop and produce ingredients that the body uses to repair and defend itself,” Funtowicz said, explaining: “By integrating these ingredients into a complete line of finished products, we help men and women regain and retain the natural beauty of their skin and hair in a safe and sustainable way. Beyond the ready to use products, we also will be providing education and ingredients for those interested in taking full ownership of their skin care routine by mixing their own recipes.” After selling their products for a decade online, Funtowicz said, “We are incredibly excited to be able to display our products to members of our community in such a great location.” Funtowicz said Skin Actives Scientific is “very ingredient oriented” and began with

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Jonatan Funtowicz is CEO and co-founder and his mother, Hannah Sivak, is co-founder and director of scientific research for Skin Actives Scientific.

100 of them. “Depending on the mix, you can make different products and have different effects,” he said. “Instead of one product that does everything, specific products (help) specific needs.” Skin Actives Scientific moisturizers help people with acne and are “awesome products for people that have rosacea, eczema, psoriasis,” Funtowicz said. “Our specialty is in helping people that have real needs, helping them long term,” he said. “Your needs will change because the body will need different nutrients and different ingredients,” he said. “The idea is as you age you need different things, the products become more complex.” The collagen serum is the most popular Skin Actives Scientific product and the business boasts of its ability to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and enhance overall texture and tone, Funtowicz said. He added people can leave it on all day and put sunscreen on top of it. Skin Actives has four collections designed to meet specific skincare goals: flawless, ageless, glowing and hydrating. Each collection has creams, serums, cleansers, masks and other products. The serums also come in regular and vegan forms.

Customers can start with a basic cream and add ingredients if they like, or start with a moisturizer and add their own active ingredients and even just buy ingredients not readymade. People can come into the store anytime and get help mixing ingredients with a list that “looks like an ice cream parlor,” Funtowicz said. Skin Actives does not test on animals, but its employees try out products. “The products are designed with science, but trying to figure out what works best for a specific person takes trial and error,” Funtowicz said. “Everyone’s skin is different. You need to be patient. You need to try a product for two or three months. You want to have a scientific approach to what helps you.” He and his mother are no strangers to science. Sivak finished her doctorate research at the Institute for Biomedical Research in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she has published over 60 papers internationally and wrote a book, “The Scientific Revolution in Skin Care.” She worked as a research fellow at the Universities of York and Sheffield in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1990 and taught as a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State Uni-

versity from 1990 to 2002. Funtowicz earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and an MBA in Materials and Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. He also earned a master’s degree in energy and environmental studies at Boston University. Funtowicz had worked in logistics in Detroit, Michigan for DHL, a transportation company, prior to working for Skin Actives. Funtowicz said his mother “did research on the chemistry of plants and starch.” “She understands when you talk about what’s good about a lemon in skincare,” he said. “We talk about the chemicals that are found in a lemon. What we focus on is the chemicals in the plants and the allergy and everywhere as opposed to whether something’s organic or not. “We’re focused on identifying the chemicals and how they operate on a physiological level with the skin. There are very dangerous natural things and there are very good synthetic things, and part of our mission is to educate customers.” Skin Actives also has a hair care line. Its Double Action Hair Serum helps “strengthen and grow hair” and “should slow down the graying process,” Funtowicz said. Funtowicz said an experiment he and some employees did showed the positive effects of the hair serum on men’s beards and on the top of his head, where it “increased the weight of my hair.” The company also makes a Brow and Lash Serum that aims to make brows and lashes that look “thicker, stronger, and healthier,” the website said. Lauren Whitaker, head of development at Skin Actives Scientific who works at the Gilbert headquarters, said the business stands out because of “how much of an ingredient they use.” “A lot of (skincare) companies are trying to use just enough to get it on the label,” Whitaker said. “Dr. Sivak wants a high concentration of whatever active (ingredient) she’s going for that can make the skin benefit from it. Our catalog is huge. “There are so many things that can benefit the skin. We have such a huge arsenal See

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of ingredients.” Kathryn Lyon, customer success manager at Skin Actives Scientific, said the “efficacy” of the products sets the company apart from the competition. “The efficacy and just the variety that we have,” Lyon said. “We really focus on products that are gonna help the skin no matter what your concern. We have products for so many different skincare concerns. I think that’s why our customers come back is because the products work for them. A lot of our customers like the customization aspect that they can start from scratch and use base cream and add all the ingredients they want or buy one of our readymade products and just add a little moisture.” Holly O’Rourke, 31, of Scottsdale is a happy Skin Actives Scientific customer. The Scottsdale professor of statistics at Arizona State University has been using the products for about a year. “One of the reasons I was immediately interested in trying Skin Actives products is that they use an evidence-based approach to product development, and provide research study results to demonstrate product effectiveness,” O’Rourke said. “As

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Amanda Wolfe-Elampooranar, left, and Kynsi Hamilton make skin creams in Skin Actives’ Gilbert lab.

a researcher who uses the scientific method in my own work, this was really appealing to me as a customer!” She said she loves the Brow and Lash Serum “because it’s simply the most effective lash serum I’ve ever used.” She said she also loves the Every Lipid Serum as she has “naturally dry skin and

dler has helped us out with the publicity. The City of Gilbert has been amazing.” He said the Chandler Innovations program was “really awesome” and is helpful to “mom and pop stores, which is what we kind of were.” The city business and incubation and entrepreneurial development program is sponsored by the city but powered by nonprofit NACET and helps startups build and grow to viable companies. Online sales for Skin Actives Scientific have grown to over $2 million via online sales and distribution agreements that sell the products around the world. Besides selling to the public, the business also does private labeling so salons, spas and other businesses can make their own product and put their names on it. Skin Actives Scientific is open during regular Chandler Fashion Center hours. Information: skinactives.com

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For us transplants, home is where the heart is BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

hen does a place become home? The question occurs to you as you pack your suitcase, another airplane departure a few hours away. You are headed back east to celebrate the holiday in the house where you grew up, around the nicked, wooden kitchen table with the television set no doubt blaring in the background. Jake, once your parents’ dog, now your dad’s alone, will beg for scraps at every meal. The house on Dahlia Drive in south Florida was home once, for most of your life. It was where your family moved from New York, the place you came home to on college spring breaks and for your two weeks off from so many jobs. “When are you coming home?” your mother would ask. Or you’d send your high school bud-

dies a text message: “I’ll be home in a couple weeks!” Then, at some indeterminate moment in time, your sense of home shifted. The Valley and Arizona won out. Now the desert is home and everyplace else is simply a destination. When did it happen? Was there a date and time, a precise moment? The best answer you can summon is not one moment, but many, a series of occurrences that have etched this place in your heart. There was that November night in 2001 when Jay Bell crossed home plate and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series over your childhood team, the New York Yankees. You high fived and hugged strangers that night and everything you screamed began with the word “We.” There was 2009, when you left daily journalism behind for good and started to work for yourself – your own business, your own chance to sign the front of a

paycheck as opposed to the back. When people ask about how things are going, how the business has grown, you are always quick to credit Arizona for its role in things. Without this state and its people, you think, you would have no work, no network, not a dollar in income. The other moments are not one-offs, but repetitions, sights you see so often they become a part of you in perpetuity. A few hundred sunrises viewed as you hike up Piestewa Peak. A few dozen beers on a few dozen nights in Pomeroy’s on Seventh Street. The unfurling of the Grand Canyon along the West Rim near the spot the Hualapai Tribe refers to as Eagle Point. The way you take offense at another Phoenix Suns loss and the cratering of “your” beloved basketball team. The gentle arc of a golf ball against the backdrop of a cloudless Arizona winter morning. One more step across the threshold into the living room of the place

you call home. More than 70 percent of Arizona’s population comes from someplace else, another state, another nation. We are a disparate people, without the roots and bonds of many other states. For the natives, the Valley is always home, the place where they’re from. The rest of us adopt this place – we choose it even as it chooses us. Maybe for some people who call the Valley home, it’s always a way station, a temporary stopping point on the way to elsewhere. But for most of us, Arizona eventually becomes home. Maybe not on Day One, or during the first year or decade, but eventually. The exact moment doesn’t matter. The end result is the thing. So, you pack up a suitcase and head out to Sky Harbor. As you lock the door behind you, you think about how happy you’ll be to get back home – to the place that has a permanent claim on your life, your brain, your heart.

Light rail sparks urban rebirth in Mesa BY JOHN GILES Tribune Guest Writer

ome days it’s hard to imagine our downtown without the hum, buzz and whistles of light rail cars, but it has only been part of our urban landscape for 10 short years. Mesa’s light rail story began long before the first trains started gliding through the Valley’s three central cities on a cold December morning in 2008. Our city’s light rail debate kicked off during my first term on Mesa City Council from 1996-2000. Mind you, the first phase of rail had less than a mile inside Mesa city limits, but it was a unique opportunity for a city that was once deeply skeptical of publicly funded transit. Back then, I remember looking out the seventh-floor window of Mesa City

Plaza wondering what would happen if light rail eventually made its way through downtown. What I saw below was discouraging. The streets were quiet, and the trees were still. A dog slowly meandered across Main Street without anyone in sight. Urban rebirth wouldn’t happen without a bold, game-changing idea. We needed to inject life into downtown. Light rail would be that catalyst, but first, other changes popped up. In 1998, voters passed a bond to build the Mesa Arts Center, which opened as light rail construction began in 2005. Three short years later, we celebrated the grand opening of light rail. Since then, light rail has extended through downtown Mesa, and it continues to grow. In 2015, the Central Mesa Extension opened, and we are nearing the completion of the Gilbert Road Extension. These two extensions add 5 miles of rail in Mesa and has

helped generate $225 million in private investment over the last 10 years. I now look out that same window on the seventh floor of Mesa City Plaza, and I see a downtown brimming with energy, excitement… and people. In the spirit of the season, let’s recap some of the impacts of light rail to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” With apologies to Bing Crosby, I present the “10 Years of Light Rail.” In the 10 years of Light Rail, Valley Metro gave to Me(sa): • 700 new homes • 1,200 more on the way • 5,000 daily riders • 500 BenU students • 50 food truck nights • 5 light rail stations • 3.9 miles • 2 park and rides • 2 microbreweries • And the state’s first cidery. And this is just the beginning. As we

celebrate the holidays with our friends and families, new businesses and housing are under construction. Small businesses are opening, and the private sector is investing in historic buildings in downtown. Big ideas are brewing. Our Innovation District is emerging as we start building Mesa City Center with Arizona State University, innovation studios and a new plaza. Clearly, light rail has been the driver in these positive developments. Finally, I want to thank our voters for recently passing Questions 1 through 4 in the November election. Mesa residents spoke loud and clear, voting for a stronger, safer and more prosperous city. These smart, strategic investments will greatly improve our quality of life. I couldn’t be prouder to be Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, heading into 2019! - John Giles is the mayor of Mesa.

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Recently, I ran into a friend whose granddaughter was happily skipping alongside her. As we stopped to chat, I learned that my friend was quite upset after just receiving a letter from her Arizona Congressman after she wrote to him asking for his support for the Citizens Climate Lobby’s bi-partisan carbon fee and dividend proposal. The letter from her Congressman laid out his unwillingness to take a stand on climate change out of his deference to the less than 3 percent of climate scientists who question whether or not global warming is truly human caused. As we talked on, I learned from my fellow baby boomer friend that the Citizens Climate Lobby is the only environmental group that is offering a practical solution to reduce global warming. The Citizens Climate Lobby proposes a national, revenue-neutral carbon fee-and-dividend system (CF&D) that would place a predictable, steadily

times they’re giving food right outside of one of our dining rooms. St. Vincent de Paul has five dining rooms around the valley, and our dining room at the Human Services Campus is in a very popular “street feeding” location. There, we serve over 6,500 meals per week. There, no one goes hungry. But when folks won’t come into our dining room because they just ate a meal sitting on the curb, it can create waste and other unsanitary food conditions. Our dining rooms have sanitary tables, smiling volunteers and, most importantly, we have staff who can connect those in need with additional resources to help them get closer to ending their homelessness. When people experiencing homelessness do not visit organizations like St. Vincent de Paul Society for their meals, they miss out on the opportunity to engage with specialists and services that will ultimately pull them out of homelessness. A meal on the corner can change their day, but a meal at St. Vincent’s can change their life. So, this Holiday season, when the spirit of Ubuntu takes hold, I urge you to join us at St. Vincent de Paul to work handin-hand with the rest of our community rather than working alone. Healthy giving, giving together, can have an exponential effect compared to what we can do alone. To learn more about the best ways to give, visit givesmartaz.org. -Jessica Berg is the Chief Program Officer at St. Vincent de Paul.

rising price on carbon, with the fees returned to households as a monthly energy dividend. More than 58 percent of all households are projected to receive more in dividend than they pay in the increased costs of fossil fuel sources of energy. In fact, an Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act modeled on the Citizens Climate Lobby CF&D proposal was recently introduced in the closing days of the 2018 session of the U.S. House with bipartisan sponsorship as HR 7173. Clearly, our grandchildren’s future and their memories of us depend on what we do next. Can we come together to ‘inspire’ Congress to work across partisan lines on climate change? I feel like I can hear my Dust Bowl era grandma whispering, “You must act now! To not try would be a sin against our grandchildren’s future!” -Bill Elliott

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East Valley athletes pedaling into interscholastic cycling BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

t is a scenic mountain-bike ride along desert trails but it is not necessarily leisurely. A unique sport, interscholastic bicycling, including high school athletes from schools across the East Valley, is growing rapidly across Arizona. Some teams, such as East Valley Composite, which includes Red Mountain High, are composed of riders from multiple schools. Other schools have their own teams. Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe, Arizona College Prep, Campo Verde and Perry are among those fielding teams. Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe haven’t yet built a rivalry like the Ahwatukee Bowl between their football teams. You don’t see a lot of taunting or trash talking in prep cycling. Yet it is competitive. The Arizona Interscholastic Cycling League was founded in 2013 as an affiliate of the National Interscholastic Cycling

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A unique sport, interscholastic bicycling, with athletes like Trusten Torgerson of East Valley Composite hitting the trails, is growing rapidly across Arizona. Arizona has 67 teams representing 157 schools with nearly 1,000 racers, including several in the East Valley.

League, which has 25 leagues across the nation. The Arizona league is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth-development organization to promote interscholastic mountain bike racing, provide training and educa-

tion to new teams and coaches and offer a comprehensive infrastructure to grow youth cycling in a professional, safe and engaging manner. Five years later, Arizona has 67 teams

representing 157 schools with nearly 1,000 racers ranging from sixth- to 12thgraders. “We have five to eight schools represented,” East Valley Composite coach Curtis Barrett said. “Our first year, we had six kids, second year we had 12, third we had 20 and now, the fourth year, we have about 35 kids.” Races consist of 15 to 25 miles. Barrett preaches to the team is that it isn’t all about winning. “We emphasize that winning is important but it isn’t our primary focus,” Barrett said. “We want to make it about being a lifelong hobby and lifestyle.” Wanting his riders to continue the sport is more important to Barrett. Consequently, his team embraces new riders, especially those who never have ridden a mountain bike. “We are thrilled when we get someone who just bought a mountain bike but maybe has never ridden before,” Barrett See

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Chad DeGrenier named new football coach at Mesa High BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

bout a month after the search for a football coach began, Mesa High has found its man in Mesquite High coach Chad DeGrenier, pending Mesa Governing Board approval. “We are excited to have such a quality coach and man with extensive head coaching experience to lead the Jackrabbits moving forward,” Mesa High athletic director David Huffine said in a press release. “Coach DeGrenier is very familiar with the East Valley and building programs while mentoring student athletes.” DeGrenier’s coaching career began at Cactus Shadows in Cave Creek, where he led the Falcons to a state championship in 2006. He went on to Mountain View High in Mesa Public Schools from 201116. The Toros, a once-dominant East Valley program, went 23-30. DeGrenier spent the last three seasons at Mesquite in the Gilbert school district,

where he rebuilt the Wildcats to a 17-15 record. “We are working toward Coach DeGrenier to be on campus teaching in January as a part of the Mesa faculty while building relationships with the students, faculty and community,” Huffine said in the release. DeGrenier returns to the Mesa district to a Jackrabbits’ program that has struggled since its last playoff appearance in 2015. In three seasons under Mesa alum Kap Sikahema, the football team went 11-22. “Coach Sikahema is as good a man as you will ever come across,” Huffine said. “He is all about the kids. But moving forward it was important to have someone on campus that was a part of the faculty and staff as well as a terrific mentor for our student athletes.” Huffine believes he found that in DeGrenier. Contact Zach Alvira at zalvira@timespublications.com and follow him on Twitter @ ZachAlvira

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found a love for mountain bikes after his neighbor convinced him to give it a try. Two years later, he is among the best riders in the state. His motocross background helped but he said that mountain biking was a challenge. “The technical aspect is still the same but the amount of effort you put in is greatly increased,” Phillips said. More information: www.arizonamtb.org or www.evcbiketeam.com.

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said. “We love it because we know they will love it.” East Valley Composite, which practices at Usery Mountain Regional Park, competes in races at parks all over the state. Each rider is responsible for paying $300, which goes toward race fees. The team asks for sponsors to help with food and other necessities during the two-day events. Barrett said there are about a dozen sponsors. Their contributions also help the team ride as an independent in the Mountain Bike Association of Arizona in the spring. “We have a really nice-running system after a few years of working out the kinks,” Barrett said. “That makes it all worth it for me, even though it is a lot of work. I think this is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.” Caleb Robinson, a senior at Imagine Prep in Apache Junction, found East Valley Composite after seeing information on Facebook. He’s been on the team for three years. Being among the few seniors, Robinson is a leader for younger riders. “It’s been amazing and really fun,” Robinson said. “I’ve learned a lot through all these years of riding and anything I can

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Interscholastic bicycling teams include sixth- to 12th-graders. Some schools have their own team. Other teams, such as East Valley Composite, have riders from multiple schools. Here Max Zeper of East Valley practices at Usery Mountain Regional Park.

do to help them is great. Everybody has a different skill level but you all have the same thing in common and that is biking. Everyone loves to ride.” Macie Waldron, a freshman at Red Mountain, began riding with the team two years ago after she heard about it at a bike shop. She gave up gymnastics to bike full time.

“I would walk the path first and then ride it slow. Now, I’m pretty comfortable doing just about any ride,” Waldron said. Racing in JV1 this past season against 11th graders two years older, Waldron placed second. Austin Phillips, a sophomore at Red Mountain, won the JV2 division. He had experience in motocross and BMX but

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he Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular marches into Chandler this month and percussion director Larry Allen calls it a “magical masterpiece.” “You’re performing on a theatrical stage, so there’s a lot more you can do on the stage than an actual field,” he said. “You get all the elements of (historically black colleges and universities) plus the glitz and glam of going to a Beyoncé or P!nk show.” Drumline Live is a theatrical, international tour based on the marching bands at the historically black colleges and universities. The show incorporates a mix of percussionists, vocalists and choreography. This winter, the Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular will showcase modern holiday hits like “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer” The show at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., is 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21. “The kids love it,” Allen said. “It’s neon lights and the whole mystery of being pitch black in the theater and you see all these drums lit up and sticks glowing and twirling. It’s a real

great experience.” Aside from the role as percussion director, he is also a drummer, vocalist and trumpet player in the show. “Not only do we all play instruments in the cast, but we also double as vocalists or dancers as well,” he said. “Every cast member has two or three talents they provide for the show.” Allen has been a part of Drumline for nine years. A Houston native, he attended Prairie View A&M University from which he graduated with a bach(Special to the Tribune) elor’s degree in music and The Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular includes a trio of horn players a master’s in sociology. and holiday dancers. The show is Dec. 21 in Chandler. Shortly after grad school, he was introduced to the CEO and director true,” he said. Allen said that showgoers can expect high of Drumline, Don Roberts. Allen sent in an intensity and great musicianship from instruaudition tape and the rest is history. “I started as a cast member playing trum- mentalists to percussionists and vocalists. pet and percussion and each year I’ve moved The holiday show taps into genres like hipup on the creative staff of creating what the hop, jazz, soul and Motown. “Music is a universal language and we bring show will be about. It’s been a dream come

funk, jazz, classical, every element of music into one show and we put it on the stage and give it all we got. 150 percent every night.” Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave. 480-782-2680, chandlercenter. org. Tickets $38-$48.

Riopelle playing farewell shows at Talking Stick Resort CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

erry Riopelle believes that he has one job: Make fans feel good for a couple of hours. He intends to do that Dec. 28-29, when he plays his final shows at Talking Stick Resort. “I’m bringing a pretty big band, six-piece rhythm section and singers and so on,” said Riopelle, who lives in Scottsdale. “I think we’ll probably play most of the well-liked songs because it’s my final shows. I don’t want to leave anything out that people really hope to hear.” Born in Detroit, where his family was involved in the Democrat Party, and raised in Tampa, Riopelle began his music career in Los Angeles in the 1960s by learning independent record production. After playing drums for the Hollywood Argyles, he signed as a staff writer for Screen Gems. Upon hearing a single that Riopelle had written and produced with Clydie King entitled “The Thrill is Gone,” Phil Spector hired him as a staff writer and producer for Philles Records.

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Scottsdale musician Jerry Riopelle is calling it quits.

Soon thereafter, Riopelle produced the top -20 hit “Home of the Brave” by Bonnie and The Treasures. Two more top-40 hits by April Stevens and Nino Tempo and The Parade landed him a job as an A&M Records producer and as a staff writer for Irving Music.

He released his self-titled debut for Capitol Records, and it quickly caught on in Arizona. After his third album, Saving Grace, Riopelle opened for Dr. John at the Celebrity Theatre on New Year’s Eve. Riopelle soon scored the hits “Walkin’ on Water,” “Blues on My Table,” “Red Ball Texas Flyer” and “Naomi’s Song.” He has played nearly every New Year’s Eve here since 1974. “I always write more songs than I need,” Riopelle said of his songwriting process. “I pick the best songs. I have a certain level that a song has to reach so it pleases me enough to include it on an album. “I can’t really describe the feeling. I do know when it’s not finished.” His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Herb Alpert, Joan Baez, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Rita Coolidge and Meat Loaf. “I love that I have the respect of my peers,” he said. “Rita Coolidge did a cover of ‘A Man and a Woman.’ It’s very lyrical. It’s warm and it had a lot of air play in L.A. Boy, I loved it. As a matter of fact, I should consider it for my shows.” In 2005, then-Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon

proclaimed Dec. 31 Jerry Riopelle Day in Phoenix. In 2007, Riopelle was inducted into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retirement is bittersweet for the 77-yearold musician. He’s writing another record and hasn’t completely written off live performances. “I’ve been playing shows for a long time, since ’74,” he said. “It’s hard to give up. There are several places in town where I can go and sit in if I really want to play, like Handlebar J. “My career has been so great and gone on for so long. I’ve been playing sold-out shows here for 40 years. The time has come.”

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the January 7, 2019 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. Amending Title 8, Chapter 6, Sections 5 through 18 of the Mesa City Code, relating to Public Nuisances, Property Maintenance and Neighborhood Preservation. The changes impact the service of citations, and will take effect 30 days after adoption. (Citywide) 2. ZON18-00592 (District 6) Within the 10200 and 10300 blocks of East Hampton Avenue (south side). Located north of U.S. 60, east of Crismon Road (17.7± acres). Rezoning from LI and LI-BIZ to LC-PAD; Site Plan Review and Council Use Permit for multi-residence use in the LC zoning district. This request will allow for the development of a medical, commercial and residential mixed-use campus. Kevin Howard, Kevin B. Howard Architects, Inc., applicant; Ski Properties, LLC, VJ Crismon, LLC, Sterling Hospitality, LLC and Legacy Hospital, LLC, owner. At the Planning and Zoning Board meeting, this request also included the consideration of Special Use Permits for a reduction in parking and assisted living. The Special Use Permits were approved by the Planning and Zoning Board subject to Council approval of the Rezoning, Site Plan and Council Use Permit. 3. An ordinance amending the Mesa City Code, Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 1 (Mesa Administrative Code), Sections 1 and 2, by adopting the 2018 Mesa Building Code, Residential Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Fuel Gas Code, Energy Conservation Code, Existing Building Code, Swimming Pool and Spa Code, and the 2017 Mesa Electric Code with amendments, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 4. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 2 (Mesa Building Code), Sections 1 (International Building Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Building Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Building Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 2, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 5. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 3 (Mesa Residential Code), Sections 1 (International Residential Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Residential Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Residential Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 3, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 6. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 4 (Mesa Electrical Code), Sections 2 (National Electric Code Adopted) and 3 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2017 National Electrical Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2017 National Electric Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 3, Sections 2 and 3, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 7. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 5 (Mesa Plumbing Code), Sections 1 (International Plumbing Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Plumbing Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Plumbing Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 5, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 8. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 6 (Mesa Mechanical Code), Sections 1 (International Mechanical Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 Mechanical Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Mechanical Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 6, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 9. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 7 (Mesa Fuel and Gas Code), Sections 1 (International Fuel and Gas Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Fuel and Gas Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Fuel and Gas Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 7, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 10. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 8 (Mesa Existing Building Code), Sections 1 (International Existing Building Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Existing Building Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Existing Building Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 8, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 11. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 9 (Mesa Energy Conservation Code), Sections 1 (International Energy Conservation Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code; and adding a new Title 4, Chapter 9, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 12. An ordinance adopting the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; adding a new Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 10 (Mesa Swimming Pool and Spa Code), Sections 1 (Swimming Pool and Spa Code Adopted) and 2 (Penalty Clause), effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) 13. An ordinance repealing the existing Title 7 (Fire Regulations), Chapter 2, Sections 1 and 2 (Fire Code), of the Mesa City Code; adopting the 2018 International Fire Code by reference; adopting amendments to certain provisions in the 2018 International Fire Code; and adding a new Title 7, Chapter 2, Sections 1 and 2, effective February 10, 2019. (Citywide) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 16th day of December 2018. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Dec. 16, 2018 / 17348

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DOB- 05/03/1928, passing 12/13/2015. In loving memory of Jack W Graham, He was a person that always saw the lighter side of life. He found enjoyment in gardening and helping others. He was a proud man that loved life " Just another day in Paradise" he always said. He is missed daily by his family and friends Jack passed 12/13/15 at home quietly and peacefully to join his beloved wife Sandra in the heavens above.

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David Albert La Marine, 77, peacefully passed on December 3, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. David served in the US Air Force for over 20 years retiring as a Hospital Administrator. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Petrescu, and his sons, Scott La Marine and Justin La Marine. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy La Marine. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on February 2, 2019 at Mountain View Lutheran Church in Apache Junction.

Richard “Dick” Smith Richard “Dick” Smith, 81, peacefully joined his heavenly father on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was the loving and devoted husband of Joyce Smith and father of four children. Born on March 30, 1937 in Iron Mountain, MI. Dick was the son of Clarence and Agnes Smith and brother of Gene. Raised in Fort Wayne, IN, he graduated from Central High School in 1955. Dick toured the country with the Stoney Robert’s Daredevils as a stunt driver. He then went to work for Sears where he met the love of his life, Joyce. After 38 years with Sears, Dick and Joyce retired to Mesa where Dick touched many lives (and won a few skins) at Longbow golf course. God, family, work and golf were his priorities - always in that order. Dick’s passion was his children/grandchildren and following the Snider Panthers, Leo Lions, Carroll Chargers, Bishop Dwenger Saints, Purdue Boilermakers, DePaul Blue Demons and The Trine Thunder in all events. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce; daughter, Cyndi (Mark) Lichti; sons, Mark, Todd and Tom (Michelle) and grandchildren; Alyssa, Katie, Nick, Matt, Peter, Torie, Jacqueline, and Abby. Memorial Service is 10 a.m. Saturday Dec 15, at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Funeral Home, 1320 East Dupont Road, Fort Wayne (IN 46825), with visitation one-hour prior. Visitation from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec 14 at the funeral home. www.mccombandsons.com

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Kitchen & Bath Faucets Most Drywall Repairs Driveways,Walkways Sidewalks, Patios Stamped Concrete All Estimates are Free • Call: 520.508.1420 Decorative Concrete Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs!www.husbands2go.com Overlay Marks the Spot for ALL•Your Handyman Needs! Painting Flooring • Electrical Ask me about FREE water testing! Block Wall. Decorative Wall • Carpentry Painting • Flooring • Electrical Plumbing • Drywall Marks the Spot for ALL Plumbing • Decks Drywall • Carpentry • Tile • More! Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! 480-797-5540 Your Handyman Needs! Decks • Tile • More! Painting • Flooring • Electrical

Bathroom Remodeling

We Also Buy, Sell & Trade Used Appliances Working or Not

480-659-1400 Licensed & Insured Business/Professional Services SELLING CARS MADE SIMPLE Autos, RVs, Boats & Golf Carts, I Will Sell It All!

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I will Sell Your Vehicle For As Little As $50! • Car Wash • Photo Shoot • Online Advertisement on Multiple Websites! • Handle Phone Calls • I Come to You • No Charge Until the Vehicle Sells

NELSON’S AUTO SELLING SERVICE

Call Nelson at 623-235-7999

Quality Work Since 199

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Affordable,Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor 2010, 2011 • Switches/Outlets 2012, 2013, • Home Remodel 2014 Call Bruce at

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ALL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932 Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured

www.EastValleyTribune.com

Handyman

Landscape Design/Installation

Landscape Maintenance

Penny Pavers Free Estimates

Drip/Install/Repair

(480) 343-0562

25 years exp. Call Now (480) 720-3840

Not a licensed contractor

Irrigation Repair Services Inc. Licensed • Bonded • Insured Technician

Specializing in Controllers, Valves, Sprinklers, Landscape Lighting, P.V.C. & Poly Drip Systems

Call Lance White

480.721.4146 www.irsaz.com

ROC# 256752

Plumbing Experts

Water Heaters • Faucets Toilets Filtration & R.O. • Drywall Painting/Texture Electrical Fans Lighting Pool Repairs • Drain Cleaning Sewer Cameras • Bathroom Remodel/ Update Plus Much More!

FREE ESTIMATES

A-Z Tauveli Prof LANDSCAPING LLC We will give you totally new landscaping or revamp your current landscaping! Tree/Palm Tree Trimming Storm Cleanups Sprinkler Systems

ROC#276019 • Licensed Bonded Insured

High Quality Results Trim Trees All Types Gravel - Pavers Sprinkler Systems

480-505-1100 www.ampmhomeservices.com

Insured

Desertscape • Concrete Work Gardening • Block Wall Real & Imitation Flagstone

Free Estimates 602-471-3490 or 480-962-5149

Family Locally Owned & Operated 20 Years Experience

Complete Clean Ups

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25 Years exp (480) 720-3840

FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPING

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

• Free Estimates • Light Repairs, Drywall • Senior discounts References Available Not a licensed contractor

Call Jason:

★ Monthly Yard Service ★ One-Time Cleanups

HIC PRO PAINTING

★ Tree Trimming

Int / Ext Home Painting 4-Less!

QUALITY PAINT #1 IN SERVICE

★ Tree Removal

480-454-3959

★ Irrigation Repairs CALL NOW!

480-287-7907

FREE ESTIMATES

We’ll Beat Any Price! ROC #301084

Not a licensed contractor

East Valley PAINTERS

Painting

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

Voted #1 Paint Interior & Exterior • Drywall Repair Light Carpentry • Power Washing • Textures Matched Popcorn Removal • Pool Deck Coatings Garage Floor Coatings • Color Consulting

10% OFF

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

480-338-4011

ROC#309706

We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

Free Estimates! Home of the 10-Year Warranty!

Not a licensed contractor.

Call us to place your ad online!

www.eastvalleypainters.com

English • 602.781.0600

Insured/Bonded Free Estimates

Check Our Online Classifieds Too!

TRIMMING

Interior/Exterior Painting

Jose Martinez • 602.515.2767

*Not a Licensed Contractor

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TREE

SPRINKLER

Landscape Maintenance

Painting

Juan Hernandez

DISCOUNT PAVER SPECIALISTS

30 Years Exp - Refs Avail Not a licensed contractor

One Call Can Fix It All!

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ALL Pro

T R E E

S E R V I C E

480-898-6465

480-688-4770

Family Owned & Operated Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131

Now Accepting all major credit cards

Medical Services/Equipment

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Prepare for Monsoon Season! LANDSCAPING, TREES & MAINTENANCE

Tree Trimming • Tree Removal Stump Grinding Storm Damage • Bushes/Shrubs Yard Clean-up Commercial and Residential PMB 435 • 2733 N. Power Rd. • Suite 102 • Mesa dennis@allprotrees.com

480-354-5802

Arizona Mobility Scooters 9420 W. Bell Rd., #103 Sun City, AZ 85351

Mobility Scooter Center 3929 E. Main St., #33 Mesa, AZ 85205

480-250-3378

480-621-8170

www.arizonamobilityscooters.com

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Plumbing

Pool Service / Repair

Remodeling

Roofing

Juan Hernandez

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

POOL REPAIR

Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling, Rebar showing, Pool Light out?

Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident

I CAN HELP!

25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Over 30 yrs. Experience

Call Juan at

480-706-1453

480-720-3840

Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099

Not a licensed contractor.

Tree Services

Roofing

PHILLIPS ROOFING LLC

Early Holiday Deadlines: Dec 24th Edition: Classifieds Wed., Dec. 20th 1pm Obits/Legals Tues., Dec. 19th 10am

Tree Trimming, Pruning & Removal Yard Clean-Up & Trash Removal

Member of ABM

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 223367

Classifieds 480-898-6465

Valleywide

CR 42 DUAL

623-873-1626

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WORD SEARCH: Holiday Words ‘n Words

480-245-7132

Free Estimates - Affordable Rates All Work Guaranteed

All employees verified Free estimates on all roofs 36 Years experience in AZ Licensed contractor since 2006

NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR

Window Cleaning

APPEARANCE Professional service since 1995

S E N T I M E N TA L

Window Cleaning $100 - One Story $140 - Two Story

Includes in & out up to 30 Panes Sun Screens Cleaned $3 each Attention to detail and tidy in your home.

(480) 584-1643

Bonded & Insured

LLC

phillipsroofing.org phillipsroofing@msn.com

COUNTS

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David’s Clean-Up & Tree Service

Roofing

Any more sun and we’ll lose these icicles!

I’m boring looking without all the swag!

The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time! 15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

Answers: Santa, Melts, Mints, Mittens, Mantle

480-357-2463

FREE Estim a and written te proposal

R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured

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MIDWESTERN MEAT SHOP

AGED TO PERFECT ION

Ham Central-

Spiral Sliced, Pit Ham, Honey Cured Ham, Mini Hams, Whole Hams, John Morell Ham EZ Cut

Order today! Call 480-924-5855

• Tenderloin Roast, Filet Mignon Steaks • Pork Crown Roast, Pork Roast, Iowa Chops • Lefse, Lutifisk, Potato Sausage • East Coast Oysters, Herring • Fresh Turkey, Fresh Turkey Breast Call 480-924-5855 today to order your holiday meat!

MIDWESTERN BAKERY Pie Central-

Pecan, Pumpkin, Apple, Cherry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach, Coconut, Chocolate, Banana, Lemon Meringue

• Dinner Rolls, Parkerhouse Rolls • Fruit Stollen • Christmas Braided Bread Call 480-924-5855 today to order your holiday goodies!

Call your order in 480-924-5855 MESA • 4308 E. Main St www.midwesternmeats.com Meat Dept 480-924-5855 • Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-6pm • Sun Closed Restaurant 480-924-4884 • Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-7pm • Sun 8am-1pm Bakery

480-924-2105 • Hours: Mon-Sat 6am-5pm • Sun Closed

RIB ROAST • Corn Fed • Aged Minimum 21 Days • Seasoned for no Charge • Bone in or Boneless

Stay Out of the Kitchen!

Prime Rib Dinner

139.99 (feeds 6)

Turkey Dinner

119.99 (feeds 8-10) Ham Dinner $119.99 $

Presliced meat cooked to perfection. Easy reheat!! Sides include your choice of: • Mash Potatoes with Gravy • Sweet Potatoes with Raisins • Green Bean Almondine • Glazed Carrots • Also included: Pumpkin Pie, 1 dz Dinner Rolls, Au Jus for reheat.