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At Sunshine Acres, kids without a home find a family and love BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

or kids who are apart from their families, Christmas can be a sad time. But Sunshine Acres Children’s Home in Mesa makes sure kids are loved and cared for that day and every day. The only facility of its kind in the Valley, Sunshine Acres was founded in 1954 by Rev. Jim and Vera Dingman. Children come there for a variety of reasons. Their parents may be homeless, ill, in financial straits or incarcerated. The children also may be in the custody of grandparents who can’t care for them anymore. All the placements are voluntary, which doesn’t make it any easier for the kids. See

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Boys at Sunshine Acres, just off the school bus, ham it up for visitors. Residents at Sunshine Acres stay an average of three to five years.

Mesa dancer, 13, blitzin’ his way to the top

New technology helps golfers improve their swings

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DINING .................... 20 Flo’s New Asian Cuisine marks 20 years

COMMUNITY......... 10 BUSINESS.....................12 OPINION.................... 14 SPORTS........................ 16 FAITH............................ 18 CLASSIFIEDS............. 24

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Dancing is only one of Brandon Metz's interests. He plays defenseman in hockey.

randon Metz is a one-of-a-kind dancer. Literally. The 13-year-old from Mesa is the only youngster in his category as he competes nationally and internationally. “He has no competition,” said his coach, Ross Pearce. “He’s the only boy in his level worldwide. He could go out there and shuffle his feet and win.” But his competitiveness goes deeper than that. As other kids get ready for Christmas, Brandon has been practicing four to six hours a week in the studio, floating across the floor like Santa’s reindeer. He’s taking his

unique talent to the Country Dance World Championships in San Francisco on Dec. 31. It’s his seventh time competing in the world championships. Brandon competes in country line dancing, but he likes ballroom dancing, too. He says his favorites are the samba and hustle. He started dancing at age 6 and was already competing a year later. He became interested in dancing by watching his grandfather, Stan Williams, have fun on the dance floor. “We would stay home,” his mom, Gwen Metz, says about her and her husband, Brian. “But Brandon wanted to go with him. He loved it. He was hooked.” See

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Flake’s exit, bribery charges and Hamilton hazing made headlines

he political earthquake that is Donald Trump rattled the East Valley to its foundations in 2017. In some ways, it was no surprise. The tremors had begun a year earlier, when U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Mesa Republican, registered his extreme dislike of the future president even before Trump had nailed down his party’s nomination. As 2017 progressed, Flake’s animus congealed into a book bearing the same title as Barry Goldwater’s 1960 “Conscience of a Conservative.” Although Flake actually favored most Trump proposals that came to a Senate vote, he skewered the president’s governing style and perceived lack of truthfulness. “Under our Constitution, there simply are not that many people who are in a position to do something about an executive branch in chaos,” Flake wrote in his book. But calling on members of Congress to act, he said, “Too often we observe the unfolding drama along with the rest of the country, passively, all but saying, ‘Someone should do something!’ without seeming to realize that that someone is us.” Then, having blown the bugle, Flake left the battlefield. In the midst of a stinging anti-Trump speech on the floor of the Senate, Flake announced on Oct. 24 he will not seek reelection in 2018. He will leave Congress in 2019 after six terms in the House and one in the Senate. His withdrawal aborted what would have been a barn-burning GOP primary contest with Kelli Ward, a Trump-backed doctor from Lake Havasu City. It sets up a potential general-election brawl between Ward and U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat whose Ninth District includes Tempe and portions of Mesa and Chan-

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Belles, be charged for failing to report the alleged sexual abuse. By late in the year, the Maricopa County Attorney’s office had not acted on that recommendation. And despite calls by some for Hamilton to forfeit its season, the football team took the field, compiling an 8-4 record and losing to Perry High School in the playoffs. Other headlines from 2017:

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U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Mesa Republican, was unhappy with Donald Trump's selection as the party's nominee and eventually announced he will not seek re-election in 2018.

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Four former players on Hamilton High School’s vaunted football team were criminally charged in connection with violent and sexual hazing incidents, costing coach Steve Belles his job.

dler. Sinema’s Senate aspirations, in turn, have created a scramble for her House seat. By year’s end, at least 10 people had declared as candidates for the job. Trump’s controversial presidency shook East Valley politics all the way down to city hall level. Mesa Mayor John Giles appeared to call Trump an “idiot” during an open-mike moment with Flake after a town hall on Nov. 17. When that story broke, some Trump fans spewed vitriol at the mayor, who responded by saying his comment was “a manifestation of my frustration and concern with national politics.” Flake’s departure wasn’t the region’s only political shock in 2017. On May 23, a federal grand jury issued an indictment charging that developer George Johnson bribed Gary Pierce, a former Mesa legislator and ex-member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, in order to obtain favorable votes on rate hikes for his water and sewer company in Johnson Ranch, southeast of Queen Creek. Pierce’s wife, Sherry, and prominent Republican lobbyist Jim Norton also were indicted in the alleged scheme. The indictment sprang from a long FBI investigation of the corporation commission, an elected five-person body that oversees utilities and other business matters. But as the year wound down, there had been no further developments in the case. Scandal of another sort erupted in Chandler. Four former players on Hamilton High School’s vaunted football team were criminally charged in connection with violent and sexual hazing incidents in the locker room. Police believe there were more victims than the six who had come forward. The Chandler Police Department also recommended that three school administrators, including former head coach Steve

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In February, Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich used Trump’s Oval Office as a backdrop to announce the company was reviving a $7 billion investment in a Chandler plant expected to generate up to 3,000 jobs. Although Trump claimed credit for the move, industry analysts said market conditions would have led Intel to proceed no matter who was president. Salt River Project agreed to route highvoltage lines away from a neighborhood that had protested the original routing plan. The lines, aimed at supplying the Price Road high-tech corridor, will be buried along the Price Road alignment. Construction began on a $6 million, 20,000-square-foot building that will house the main wing of the Chandler Museum. Chandler is joining Mesa in a study of whether to bring light rail down Arizona Avenue. John Kapoor, the billionaire founder and former chairman and CEO of Chandler-based Insys Therapeutics, resigned his board seat in October after his arrest on numerous charges related to the company’s alleged fraudulent schemes to market powerful opioid drugs. The company also faces at least one lawsuit from a health insurance company over the alleged scheme.

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Amid growing safety concerns, Gilbert closed Big League Dreams, a baseball park that opened in 2007. The town remains embroiled in a legal battle with the construction company but hopes to reopen the park in 2019. The booming downtown restaurant district got a boost in February when Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row opened after a year of construction. Chicago-based Saint Xavier University agreed to pay Gilbert $4 million for closing its downtown campus in a building that the town built specifically for the school. See

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FAMILY

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“I hurt for them,” said Shara Markwell, program administrator and greatgranddaughter of the founders. “I have four kids myself. “When I hear what they’ve endured, I just want to take that away,” she added. “Every staff member feels that way.” Christmas day is a special day for the kids at Sunshine Acres. The kids live on campus in homes of 10 or so children with a house family. For them all, it’s a big, family Christmas. “Christmas day (for them) is like any normal family,” Markwell said. “The younger ones wake up super-early and the teens want to sleep in.” Usually, the youngest kids win and race to see what Santa left. They all open gifts and start playing. “There’s paper all around the house afterward,” Markwell said. The children then eat a big Christmas dinner in their house instead of the dining hall, where they usually take their meals. It gives the group a chance at a family tradition. Markwell said every home – three homes for boys and four for girls ages 5 and up – has a different tradition. “For some, this is the first Christmas they’ll have anything,” Markwell said. “They’ve never had Santa Claus.” She added, “We want to make sure they feel the joy, not the pain.” While at Sunshine Acres, the staff takes care of the kids, enrolling them in school, giving them a safe environment and providing a house full of friends. A pair of volunteer house parents oversees and helps raise the kids in each house.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Shara Markwell, program administrator, says the kids at Sunshine Acres "bless me every day."

Sunshine Acres houses about 135 children a year. One such home on the Mesa campus is called “Scotty’s Place,” where Amanda and Chad Jordan oversee 10 boys, along with their own two kids. The spacious home gives the children some muchneeded stability. “The children can start learning, start being a kid,” Markwell said. But it’s important to the staff that the house parents are never called “Mom” and “Dad.” “We’re an extended family, not a substitute,” Markwell said. The kids’ real parents are encouraged to visit, phone and write letters. Guardians must agree to let the children stay a minimum of one year, but Markwell says the average stay is three to five years.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Girls who live in "Bonnie's Place," a house for some of the girls at Sunshine Acres, are pictured on a wall in the home.

Markwell told a few success stories of former and current Sunshine Acres kids. Years ago, a little boy, only 4, was dropped off. His mom had left the family and his father couldn’t take care of him alone. Markwell said her grandparents greeted him with big hugs – she knows that because he still remembers it and told her. The boy grew up watching planes fly in and out of nearby Falcon Field airport and said he wanted to be a pilot. With support from his Sunshine Acres family, he did become one, flying for Southwest Airlines for years. He recently retired. More recently, a girl came into the facility at age 14 “without hope,” Markwell said. Markwell heard the girl sing under her breath to comfort herself. Markwell told her she had a beautiful voice and should share it. The shy girl, who had never sung in public, decided to try. She learned the guitar along the way and then sang three songs at a Sunshine Acres talent show. “Now, she’s on the (church) worship team, and she’s thriving,” Markwell said. Some kids here are over age 18, attending college and transitioning into life outside Sunshine Acres. Other former residents keep close contact with their Sunshine Acres family. “Several work here now, at the donation center,” she said. “They love to come back. This is their home.” For the kids who are here now, Sunshine Acres is a refuge. Dusko, 10, has been at Sunshine Acres for seven months. “It’s awesome,” he said. He’s excited for Christmas and says he’s been getting gifts already. “For my birthday, I got like eight presents,” he said. “For Christmas, I’ll

get maybe 15-20 more presents?” he guessed. “I already got Minecraft – that game’s awesome. I got a Nerf gun, it’s like up to here on me,” he gestured, drawing a line on top of his chest. He wants some more Minecraft things for Christmas. Luke is 12 and still dealing with being dropped off at Sunshine Acres two months ago. “It’s fun and exciting, but it still sucks, too. You miss your family,” he said. He wants an iPod, shoes, clothes, “basketball stuff and skateboarding stuff.” Rob Scharrett, Sunshine Acres’ academic services director, knows what Luke is going through. “He’s holding out hope that it’s a mistake,” he said about Luke’s new home. “But God has him here for a reason.” The facility’s faith component is strong. Sunshine Acres was founded by a former pastor and is supported by people of faith, and its Sunday services are open to the public. But a belief in God isn’t a requirement for the kids. “We want kids to have hope and have faith in something bigger. But we don’t force them,” Markwell said. That spirit, that faith, isn’t just a Christmas thing at Sunshine Acres, she said. “We preach hope to these kids all year long. We want to give them the love they deserve.” – Contact Ralph Zubiate at 480-898-6825 or rzubiate@timespublications.com.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

The boys in the "Scotty's Place" home decorated the house with handmade decorations. Ten boys live in that house, along with the home volunteers and their two children.

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Local beauty industry opposes repeal, urges no training cuts BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

state lawmaker’s proposal to relax requirements for some people who style hair in Arizona does not gel well with some beauty industry professionals. Republican Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita of Scottsdale wants to repeal a state law that requires stylists in Arizona to complete at least 1,100 hours of training at a state-licensed school. Ugenti-Rita said she was approached by lobbyists for Drybar, a decade-old national firm with three locations in the state that specializes in quickie blowouts. That can include everything from a shampoo to simply putting someone’s hair up with pins. Only thing is that to do that in Arizona requires a state license – which UgentiRita said can cost close to $10,000. “When they told me about the scope of their business, you could clearly see that it was an impediment to them hiring, and for someone to be hired, simply to hire them for blowing out hair – blowouts they’re called -- and style,’’ she said. Ugenti-Rita said what’s being done there is far different from occurs at beauty salons. “You can’t even get hair cutting,’’ she said. “They don’t have scissors there.’’ Her bill, HB 2011, would create an exception from licensing for those who “dry, style, arrange, dress, curl, hot-iron or shampoo and condition hair’’ as long as there are no “reactive chemicals to permanently straighten, curl or alter the structure of the hair.’’ The proposal drew a sharp objection from Cathy Koluch, founder and president of the Studio Academy of Beauty in Chandler and a member of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools board. “Students go to school to get a cosmetology license,” Koluch said. “They are learning more than just styling hair, cutting, coloring; they’re learning the health and anatomy side of it…sanitation, infection control. When you use a flat iron, you have to make sure that you are practicing sanitation and infection-control procedures. “People come into your salon with illnesses,” she added. “They could have an open wound, they could have lice. How are these people going to be trained to handle these situations? That’s what they learn in school. It’s never just a blow dry. You need to understand the integrity of

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Customer LouAnne Savolt of Sun Lakes gets her hair done by Elisha Davis, a student at The Studio Academy of Beauty in Chandler.

the part of the body that you’re working on.” Students must complete 1,600 hours of class time and do a certain number of haircuts, styles, coloring and other services to earn their cosmetology license from the Studio Academy of Beauty, Koluch said. A cosmetology license allows them to cut, color and style hair, including with permanents and relaxers, as well as to give manicures and pedicures and provide waxing. Students at the school provide services to clients under the supervision of a licensed educator. “They learn the respiratory system, the nervous system, the bone structure,” Koluch said. “There’s a lot of health sciences in cosmetology. When you have somebody that’s trained, they’re going to definitely do it better.” Students learn how to protect clients’ scalps, including how to hold a blow dryer so they do not burn them, she added. Koluch does not have a cosmetology license and does not work on clients. She opened her Chandler campus in 2006 and started working in the adult education industry in 1989. Anthony Colello, owner and founder of TouchUps Salon on North Dobson Road in Chandler, also is opposed to cutting the hair-styling requirements. He has worked in the salon industry for 13 years. “I think it’s a really interesting caveat for them to be pushing,” Colello said. “I know that I personally would not be for any exceptions that weaken the professional side of our industry.

“Even though it would be an exception strictly for styling, there is a lot of client protection taught in the schools as to how to best work with certain textures of hair. I was talking to my stylists and we are concerned that clients with fragile hair types or difficult hair textures could be left permanently damaged because of the lack of understanding that comes with minimal training.” Ugenti-Rita said the staff members who work at blow-dry bars do not even do things like hair coloring or using chemicals to make a perm. “They blow it out, style, arrange, they curl,’’ Ugenti-Rita said. “Maybe they use some bobby pins.’’ Bottom line, she said, is her belief that nothing being done there should require a state-issued license. “I don’t see a public health or safety issue,’’ Ugenti-Rita said. “The worst that can happen is you don’t like the way your hair is styled,” she said. Erin Romley, who owns Studio E Hair by Erin Romley in the Seville Golf & Country Club in Gilbert, disagreed. The Chandler resident is in her 18th year working in the beauty industry. “Your skin can be burned; your hair can be burned,” Romley said. “I would just want to know things like, who is training these people? As a cosmetologist, we are trained to look for lice, help our clients decide if their scalp is healthy or not.” She said she has noticed clients with hair loss and she has recommended they see a dermatologist. Cosmetologists also learn how to sanitize their tools. “It’s not just blow-drying hair,” Romley

of Chandler said. “I think clientele should be worried. They shouldn’t be paying the price of a non-licensed hair stylist doing their hair. You’re getting what you pay for. If you’re paying for a professional to do your hair and they’re not a professional, then what’s the point?” Prior efforts to create exemptions also have been met with sometimes fierce opposition from people who already have the licenses and the board that regulates them. The board is dominated by those in the field and those who teach at schools that are now the precursors of licensing. As far back as 1983, Douglas Norton, who was the state auditor general at the time, recommended to lawmakers that they scrap all laws requiring licenses of all cosmetologists or barbers. “Licensing is not justified because of possible harm from the use of barber implements or chemical solutions because such items are readily available to and routinely used by the general public,’’ Norton said. But legislators ignored the report amid stiff opposition from the regulated community. In 2004, over the objection of cosmetologists, lawmakers decided that people who only braid hair for a living no longer have to be licensed. Seven years later, the board agreed to stop trying to regulate “threading,’’ the practice of using thread to pluck eyebrows. But that came only after the Institute for Justice filed suit. And earlier this year, Gov. Doug Ducey personally interceded when the board sought to shut down the operation of Juan Carlos Montes de Oca for giving free haircuts to the homeless in a Tucson park. Gubernatorial press aide Daniel Scarpinato said his boss has not yet seen the latest proposal on hair styling, but he suggested it would get his boss’ approval if it passes. “The governor’s bias would be toward making it easier for people to do it, especially if we’re not talking about anything that would jeopardize public health or safety,’’ Scarpinato said. “We’d want to know the details and talk to the people that are dealing firsthand with it,’’ he continued. “But if we can get more people who otherwise would not be able to get hired for a job in there without them having to spend a lot of money on fees or education, that’s something the governor would be very much in favor of.’’ Howard Fischer with Capitol Media Services contributed to this story.

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DANCER

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“My grandfather was the one who got me into it,” Brandon agreed. “He was big into social dancing. He got me my first lessons.” Brandon went to an event held by dance teacher Mona Brandt and became enthralled. “I tried it out … and I liked it,” Brandon said. Brandt eventually became his teacher, and dance partner, too. “I went to worlds a year later,” he said. His competitiveness is evident as he discusses that outcome. “I got silvers and golds, which are OK. I didn’t do the best I have done, but I think I’ve improved,” he said. His coach is hoping Brandon will be more challenged soon. “He’ll be at the teen level next year, and we think there’ll be more competition then,” Pearce said. Brandt and Pearce have watched the teen blossom from a tiny dancer to a strong competitor. Brandt said Brandon is a hard worker. “He works hard, going to the gym and working on his strength for lifts,” she said.

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Brandon Metz has been dancing with his teacher Mona Brandt since he started competing.

Brandt is a former engineer who spent 20 years with NASA in Houston. “I decided to follow my heart,” she said, and became a full-time dancer. She has competed all over the country. As a grown woman dancing competitively with a young man barely a teenager, she recognizes that some concessions have to be made.

“You have to keep in mind the music, the choreography” Brandt said. “With couples dancing, you have to make sure that the costuming and the moves are appropriate.” Brandon got derailed for a bit this summer, when he broke his arm doing one of his other favorite things: playing hockey. Now, he’s back and practicing again. “I admire his work ethic,” Gwen Metz said. “He also gets really good grades. He has to, to be allowed to dance.” The proud mom posts videos of Brandon dancing on her own YouTube page, youtube.com/gwenmetz1. “I love watching him dance,” Gwen added. “I’m really proud of how much he works.” Brandon, who is an eighth-grader at Shepherd Junior High School in Mesa, faces some challenges ahead, Pearce said. “We haven’t found a girl his age to dance with,” he said. “We’re looking for a ballet-trained or jazz-trained contemporary dancer.” “Brandon is ready for a partner,” agreed Trudy Sherman, owner of the studio where Brandon practices, Kaleidoscope Dance, at 2848 S. Carriage Lane in Mesa. Sherman – also a former engineer –

opened the studio after surviving breast cancer. At the precipice, she started thinking about her life’s biggest regrets. One was not pursuing an interest in dancing. After healing four years ago, she and her husband, Kevin, opened Kaleidoscope. She sees the size of her small school as a challenge. “I have to get this one full. I need to get youngsters,” Sherman said. “Then, who knows? The sky’s the limit.” She credits Pearce with her studio’s success. “Ross has been so key in helping me understand it all,” she said. Of course, Brandon watches “Dancing with the Stars,” but it isn’t his favorite. He prefers “So You Think You Can Dance.” “‘Dancing with the Stars’ has too much choreography, too many lifts,” he said. “‘So You Think’ is more freestyle, which is what I like.” Brandon thinks he’ll be an engineer one day – just like Brandt and Sherman. But he won’t quit taking the dance floor. “I think I’ll be dancing for a long time.” – Contact Ralph Zubiate at 480-898-6825 or rzubiate@timespublications.com.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Maricopa County to close Mesa animal shelter at Loop 101 and Rio Salado Maricopa County has announced it is planning to consolidate all animal shelter services into a renovated and expanded central location in Phoenix. The shelter at Loop 101 and Rio Salado, known to many as the east shelter, will close. “There is no room for expansion at the shelter in Mesa, and the building doesn’t function well,” Deputy County Manager Reid Spaulding said. “The mission is to find permanent homes for more animals. That takes a facility with the capacity and layout to meet the demands we are seeing today and expect in the future.” The Board of Supervisors recently approved a $1.8 million expansion of the Phoenix shelter, at 27th Avenue and Durango. The county has not decided yet what to do with the east shelter building. Information: maricopa.gov/ShelterPlans. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Man suspected in EV sex attacks identified via 12-year-old case The new testing of a sex-assault kit from a 2005 attack has led to the indictment of

a man for six attacks, including several in the East Valley. Michael Paladino, 28, is charged in six attacks between 2003 and 2006. Detectives received lab results in April linking Paladino to an attack in 2005. They then discovered he was a suspect in several East Valley attacks. Many of the victims were juveniles at the time. Paladino was arrested on Nov. 29 on an unrelated driving charge. The district attorney’s office has been using funds from a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sex Assault Kit Initiative program to examine old cases. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Teacher gets lifetime probation, must register as sex offender A former Tempe teacher has been sentenced to lifetime

probation and must register as a sex offender after sexual contact with 13-year-old student. Kara Loofborough, 27, pleaded guilty in November to two charges, including the sexual exploitation of a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation while a teacher at Fees College Preparatory Middle School. Police were alerted by the boy’s father, who was concerned about conversations his son was having with his teacher. Loofborough was arrested in April. Police said she confessed to showing her genitalia to the teen while video chatting and allowed him to kiss and touch her breasts during an in-person encounter. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Tempe passes tough anti-tethering ordinance to benefit dogs Tempe has passed an anti-tethering ordinance, one of the toughest dog laws in Arizona. Anyone who ties up a dog outside could end up with a $500 fine. Tethering a dog is now legal only if the dog is supervised; the dog has access to food, water and shelter; the temperature is within certain limits and the tether has anti-tangle features and the area is tangle-free. Tempe City Councilwoman Lauren Kuby spearheaded the ordinance. She said it came to her attention from a neighbor who knew a child bitten by a tethered dog. The new law takes effect in the second week of January. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Mike Soelberg, a former assistant Mesa police chief, replaced longtime Gilbert Police Chief Tim Dorn in June. Christina Kishimoto, who became Gilbert schools superintendent in 2014, left to become the top public education official in Hawaii. Shane McCord, an assistant Mesa schools superintendent who began his career in Gilbert, replaced her in October.

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Newly seated City Councilman Ryan Winkle was arrested in May for extreme DUI. He admitted guilt and professed remorse, but in August, the City Council took the extraordinary step of removing him from office, later appointing Francisco Heredia to represent the city’s southwestern corner. In January, Mesa adopted the Unity Pledge, a statewide effort to promote equal treatment in the workplace, housing and public accommodations. The proclamation lacked enforcement power, but officials said it sends a message that Mesa welcomes diversity. A formal antidiscrimination ordinance failed to pass the City Council in 2016. The deportation of Guadalupe Garcia

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Arizona State University said in February it will not participate in a proposal to build an Arizona Coyotes hockey arena on university property, effectively killing the idea. There is still talk of a possible arena deal between the Coyotes and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. ASU professor Angeles Maldonado received death threats after allowing students in her Global Politics of Human Rights class to attend anti-Trump protests in lieu of writing a research paper. Tempe Union High School Superinten-

dent Kenneth Baca announced his resignation in June. His replacement: Kevin Mendivil, an associate superintendent with the district since 2014. Downtown Tempe’s long quest to land a downtown grocery store paid off with groundbreaking in July for The Local, a mixed-use project anchored by a Whole Foods store at University Drive and Ash Avenue. The complex also will feature 286 upscale apartments. The mother of a newborn girl found alive in a backpack on June 4 outside a Food City store on Apache Boulevard was never identified. The official high temperature that day was 107. Construction began on a $186 million project that will route streetcars through downtown Tempe. Completion is expected in about a year.

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Get help with your writing project Writers Connection, an informal writers’ critique group, will meet 2-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Tempe Public Library, Meeting Room B, 3500 S. Rural Road. The group is free and open to aspiring writers to put words to paper and share their work in a non-threatening atmosphere. This group, which does not require registration, meets every other Friday. Writers should be 18 and older. Information: tempe.gov/TempeWrites, 480-350-5500.. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team visits Arizona Mills The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team will perform at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 at the food court at Arizona Mills, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, in Tempe. The 12-person team drill performance includes show-stopping weapon maneuvers, precise tosses, complex weapon exchanges and a walk through the gantlet of spinning weapons. The team travels the world each year promoting the Air Force mission by showcasing drill performances at public and military venues. The team also will march in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl Parade. Event information: 480-491-7300. Drill team information: honorguard.af.mil. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Christmas tree recycling set for Mesa residents Residents of Mesa can recycle their Christmas trees after the holiday season at any of the city’s five dropoff sites. The trees will be chipped and converted into mulch. Sites will be open 24 hours a day from Tuesday, Dec. 26, through Jan. 14. All decorations, light strands, tree stands and plastic bags should be removed prior to drop-off. To find the nearest location, visit mesarecycles. org or call 480-644-2221. – TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

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Red Mountain students seek answers in Biotech Program BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Tribune Staff Writer

ed Mountain High School students Adrian Kwiatkowski and Abigail Mann throw around scientific terms like they’re part of daily vernacular. They prepare for research in the school’s clean room, a former storage closet, that may lead to cleaner water up north or even cancer treatment. The teens dress in white lab coats as pep music blares over the loudspeakers to prep the students for the night’s football playoff game. Abigail and Adrian are part of the school’s Biotech Program, a prestigious program where students learn the skills and techniques utilized in the bioscience industry. Students work in a state-of-theart laboratory and interact with leading industry professionals. It is a place where students ignite a passion for science within their community, present their research to the scientific community and compete in science competitions. Abigail is trying to develop a quick way to test the E. coli levels in water. “Last spring, we went to Oak Creek and I met with the Oak Creek Watershed Council about how they maintain the waterways,” said Abigail, a senior. “One of the biggest problems they have is the E. coli concentration. The test they COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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ASU joins effort to build optical telescope in Chile

Arizona State University has joined an international consortium building a large new optical telescope in Chile. Participation in the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization is a leap forward institutionally for the university, said Lindy ElkinsTanton, director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration. The Las Campanas Observatory is scheduled to be completed in 2026. An ASU release says it will help answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe, including planets that could support life. Other members of the organization include universities and scientific institutions.

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Adrian Kwiatkowski and Abigail Mann work at a lab at Red Mountain High School in Mesa. They are in the school’s Biotech Program.

The Biotech Program participants conduct experiments in its clean room. Adrian is focusing on Y RNA, a new class of small RNAs. “It’s poorly understood now,” Adrian said. “I’m hypothesizing, which I’ll test later, the idea of the embryonic memory. It’s vital in understanding diseases and how the genomes are altered in certain diseases.” Gazda fondly speaks of Adrian and Abigail. “Adrian, he’s my little Ph.D. student,” she said with a laugh. “This boy has a knack for science. He reads journal articles at the graduate college level for fun. “He and an ASU researcher are investigating the tail part of the mRNA. We’ve known it’s there for years, but nobody understands what it’s doing at the molecular level. If it’s there, there has to be a purpose. He feels there’s a strong purpose for the molecule. He’s investigating the little tails on the poly-A tail on mRNA to find the purpose of it.” The students will finish their projects in late January, just in time for the Feb. 2 Red Mountain High School Science Fair. Winners can advance to district, state and then international science fairs. “Last year, the kids got to the state level,” said Gazda, a 2003 graduate of Mesa High School. “This year, the goal is to win international.”

have currently takes 18 to 24 hours. By the time they get results, hours later, it’s no longer applicable to the water. They don’t want people recreating in the water, if they have an unsafe concentration. I’m working on a more time-effective test.” Abigail and Adrian are passionate about science. “I’ve always had this fascination toward how things work – and just science in general,” said Adrian, a junior. “I didn’t

know how to translate that until I heard about the Biotech Program.” Their teacher, Katy Gazda, is more than a mentor to the two students, who are joined by at least 100 more in the program. She’s an inspiration. “She pushes us to do these labs,” Adrian said. “She wants us to understand what we’re doing. She wants us to question what we’re doing. That’s the key to science.”

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Val Gale, Chandler Fire, Health and Medical Department assistant chief, has been accepted into the Fire Service Executive Development Institute, a yearlong leadership development program. The institute is conducted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Selected chiefs will meet in Washington, D.C., soon for their first six-day session, followed by two additional sessions six months apart. The group will receive mentoring and coaching between sessions and maintain communications through an active online community. Along with being accepted into the program, Chief Gale has been awarded a scholarship to cover expenses for the onsite sessions.

Mesa Councilmembers Mark Freeman, Jeremy Whittaker, Francisco Heredia, Chris Glover and Kevin Thompson have been appointed to various committees for 2018 with the National League of Cities. Thompson also has been named vice chair of the NLC’s Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee. The National League of Cities is the nation’s largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance, according to a release. NLC’s Federal Advocacy Committee members include local elected officials and city staff from NLC member cities and towns across the country who are committed to dis-

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Mesa is celebrating 100 years of providing electric and natural gas service with a series of utility box artwork depicting an “energizing theme.” The art will be wrapped on electronic transformer boxes, traffic signal cabinets and street light boxes. Six locations throughout the city will display the artwork, which features themes including energizing downtown Mesa, energizing a safe community, energizing creativity, energizing a sustainable city, energizing a strong workforce and energizing Mesa’s history. See

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Local booksellers learn to adapt, take on new roles BY VANDANA RAVIKUMAR Tribune Contributor

or bookstore owners, it pays to put the “local” in “locally owned.” In the age of smartphones and screens, it may seem unlikely that independent bookstores would stand a chance. Indeed, in order to survive, these bookstores have to be more than just a place to pick up a celebrated classic or a hot bestseller – although, of course, they still serve that purpose too. “You have to be innovative,” said Cindy Dach, co-owner and general manager of Changing Hands bookstore in Tempe and Phoenix. “And every day, we always have to ask the question if we’re being innovative enough.” Dach, who started working at Changing Hands in 2000, also emphasizes the importance of integrating with the community. “It always feels like we’re skating on thin ice. It always does, and that feeling won’t probably ever go away,” Dach said. “But where success has been is being relevant to our communities, being in touch to our communities, listening.” Dach also emphasizes the value in coordinating and hosting community events. “Events are important because they keep us relevant. They keep us in the press, for example,” she said. “But we also work with our local communities by having events that speak to that community. “I think we do a good job of cultivating a long-term relationship with the kids that become readers,” Dach added. “I

think, yes, some of them sometimes buy on Amazon because of the price thing, but they’re not going to meet the authors on Amazon, and they’re not going to meet other kids who read books on Amazon.” Amelia Barbee, a sophomore studying creative writing at Arizona State University, reiterates the value of such events. “I really value local businesses, especially bookstores,” Barbee said. “Going to Changing Hands for an author event was really cool, and I loved their general vibe. You can’t really get that kind of thing from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, honestly.” Dach says that staying innovative is a

demanding yet worthwhile task, one that keeps Changing Hands alive. “You open the doors and get everybody in their stations, and you start working and you shelve the books, which seems like what you would do every day, which is 100 percent of your energy,” Dach explained. “Then you have to find another 100 percent to say, ‘How do I stay relevant?’ and ‘How do I stay innovative?’ and ‘How do I get people to want to be here?’ And we try to answer those questions every single day.” “I think the answers are reflected in our programs, in how we pick merchandise for our store, the nonprofits that we rep-

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EV students selected for government program

Two East Valley students have been selected to represent Arizona as delegates to the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Vanessa Constandse of Highland High in Gilbert and Kaitlyn Yoo of Arizona College Preparatory-Erie Campus in Chandler will travel to Washington, D.C., in March to meet with government officials. Both will receive $10,000 college scholarships as part of the program. Information: ussenateyouth.org.

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The discount sales of books at Changing Hands Bookstore attracts David McMann and Julie Jobson of Chandler.

The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has named 25 winning schools, including five in the East Valley, in the “D-backs $100,000 School Challenge.” The winning grants will fund projects ranging in need from school improvements to innovative educational programs. The winning schools and their programs in the East Valley are: East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, for EMT Airway Management and Patient Assessment; Hancock Elementary in Chandler, for High Low Library Books; Holmes Elementary School in Mesa, for Rocking Robotics Coding Program; James Madison Preparatory School in Tempe, for Madison Memory Archive; and Towne Meadows in Gilbert, for Chromebooks for Success.

Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert recently finished in the top 100 U.S. cities rated for “dating-friendliness” by WalletHub. Tempe came in at No. 16, followed by Chandler at 24, Mesa at 53 and Gilbert at 87. The website conducted an analysis of 182 U.S. cities using 32 figures of “dating-friendliness” to determine the best (and worst) cities for singles. The study is broken down into three main categories: economics, fun and recreation and dating opportunities. Gilbert ranked in the top five for lowest percentage of singles, but also claimed the top spots for most online-dating opportunities and economics. Chandler was right behind it, ranking No. 3 in economics. San Francisco came in as the No. 1 city for singles, while the worst was South Burlington, Vermont, according to the study.

resent,” Dach added. Aaron Hopkins-Johnson, owner of Lawn Gnome Publishing, agrees. While Lawn Gnome no longer has a physical location, having closed its Phoenix location in April, Hopkins-Johnson continues to operate the business as an online used bookstore, publishing house and literary event organizer. Hopkins-Johnson also emphasized the importance of adapting, saying that closing his physical business allowed him to focus his resources on tasks like listing books online, forging lasting partnerships and scheduling events with strong turnouts. While managing a bookstore is no easy feat, these business owners remain motivated by their passion for literature, the arts and their communities. “What we lacked in experience and capital, we made up for in quirky gumption and vision and tireless, hungry hours,” Hopkins-Johnson said. “Selling books and hosting events is my passion, and it is all I think about,” Hopkins-Johnson added, acknowledging that Lawn Gnome may reopen in the future. Dach maintains a similar passion for her work. “It’s just a pleasure and an honor to work with books every day, and be surrounded by a community that loves books every day, and work with people that love books every day,” Dach said. “We believe that books can change lives, so being surrounded in that atmosphere every day is just hopeful and a reason to get up in the morning.”

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Queen Creek district seeks help in drawing new boundaries

Boundary changes that will impact various Queen Creek Unified School District elementary and middle schools are being taken before the public for comment. The changes are needed to accommodate new schools scheduled to be built due to the growing student population. The schools that will be impacted include Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary, Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary School, Jack Barnes Elementary School, Newell Barney Middle School, Queen Creek Middle School and Gateway Polytechnic Academy. Comments can be emailed to qcboundaries@qcusd.org. Information: www.qcusd.org.

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Saba’s Western Wear marks 90 years in Chandler BY COLLEEN SPARKS Tribune Staff Writer

pening a business is a risky endeavor and many small companies fold in a short time, falling victim to tough economic times and customers’ ever-changing demands. But Saba’s Western Wear in downtown Chandler opened during the Great Depression and survived that and other economic challenges. The iconic store, which salutes the spirit of the West, is thriving today as it celebrates 90 years in business. Recently, the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership, held a ribbon-cutting at Saba’s Western Wear to mark the milestone. The store offers boots, jeans, cowboy hats, belts and other apparel and goods traditionally worn or used by cowboys and ranchers. Echoing tales of cowboys and dancing saloon girls in dusty towns, Saba’s colorful story is one of humble beginnings and consistently getting back in the saddle despite changes in the economy and business environment. Lebanese immigrant David Saba Sr. opened the store on San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler in 1927. Initially, it was a department store before he decided to focus exclusively on Western-style merchandise. The store was moved to its much larger current spot at 67 W. Boston St., after David Saba Sr.’s son, David Jr., and wife Joan bought the building in 1972. Over the years, Saba’s expanded

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Crossroads Restaurant Group has opened Hop Social Tavern on Chandler Boulevard near Chandler Fashion Center. The space formally housed the Elephant Bar Restaurant. The Oregon-based restaurant group boasts a “locally sourced, Americana scratch-made” menu featuring pizza, burgers, tacos and pot pies. It also has 52 beers on tap.

also is a hit with a new generation of locals and tourists who like to buy boots for dancing or Halloween costumes or take home a taste of Western life to other cities. Taking over the business in the early 1950s was an exciting challenge that David Jr. remembers fondly. “That was the greatest experience I ever had, jumping into a retail business I knew nothing about,” he said. “We catered to all the farmers and the ranchers and the people that picked cotton by hand. As Chandler grew and competition became great with shopping centers, we decided to go exclusive Western wear in the ‘70s. We have done nothing but grow and be prosperous.” Joan said her family had owned a junior department store in Portland, Oregon, so that gave her and her husband an advantage in knowing how to operate Saba’s. They are a long way from the tough times in the Great DePhoto by Kimberly Carrillo pression, when the late David (From left): Davey Saba, his wife Lori Saba, Joan Saba and Sr. made only $375 in sales in her husband David Saba Jr. stand in front of the Saba’s August 1931. Western Wear store in downtown Chandler. Joan and In 1954, David Jr. rememDavid Jr. are the parents of Davey. Saba’s is marking its 90th bers, cotton pickers would anniversary of the Chandler store. come to the store after their throughout the Valley, and today, shop- payday and spend $1 on work clothes. pers can find Western merchandise at six Chandler had about 5,000 residents back then – a fraction of its population of other family-owned stores. Saba’s still sells to old-time ranchers and 255,000 people today.

“He said he never thought he could make it,” David Jr. said of his father. “It was a hard struggle to stay in business. He worked hard. He supported seven kids.” He remembered how his father would buy a lamb for $3 from a local rancher every month to feed his family. Sometimes, David Sr. would trade with the rancher, giving him jeans in exchange for a lamb. Joan remembered how small Chandler was in 1954. “The downtown square was Chandler,” she said. “Ray Road was the farthest north that you would even think of going and Pecos Road was the farthest south anything went.” David Jr. and Joan attribute their store’s longevity to treating customers well and focusing on quality merchandise. “Our success has been quality merchandise,” David Jr. said. “We give the best service in the world and our merchandise is priced right.” Western-style boots are a big attraction and take up much of the spacious Saba’s in Chandler. Shoppers can choose from more than 2,500 pairs of boots for men, women and children, including handmade Tony Lama and Lucchese cowboy boots. Davey Saba, the son of David Jr. and Joan, is the Chandler store’s director, and he described Lucchese boots as like the Rolex watches of the boot world. Children’s boots are popular for Halloween costumes, Easter and other holidays and come in different colors including pink, red, black and brown. Tourists love to get their hands on cowboy boots

Hop Social seats nearly 400 people between its main dining area, bar and two patios. Crossroad Restaurants operates three other restaurants in Oregon.

Gilbert, is planning a new location on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. The new brewery will be a counter-service restaurant featuring burgers and the Gilbertbased brewer’s craft beer. It is slated to open sometime in early 2019. The building, at 201 E. Roosevelt St., features a mural of a bicycle deliveryman on the side adjacent to Second Street. It is only a few blocks north of FilmBar and Angels Trumpet Ale House.

Tempe Down Centre building purchased for $5.5 million

Wexford Developments has Tempe Town Centre, at 20 E. University Drive in Tempe, for $5.486 million. Tempe Town Centre is a multi-tenant office/

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and they were especially popular among shoppers during the last Super Bowl in the Valley, Davey added. Saba’s Chandler store manager Nell Huddleston, who has worked there 15 years, said cowboy boots are also popular among women, who buy them to go twostepping or do other country-Western dances. While Western apparel is not as popular as it used to be, it’s still in demand at Saba’s. “We still have the older generation that wants their hats and boots,” Huddleston said. “The rodeo people are always looking for Western clothes. There’s some ranchers still.” Saba’s in Chandler has many other longtime employees, including some who stayed with the company for 20 to 25 years before retiring, David Jr. said. Huddleston described the Sabas as “the greatest people to work with.” David Jr. has remodeled the store three times since he and Joan bought the building, trying to create a Western atmosphere. Several pictures of actors who played cowboys in movies, including Tom Selleck and John Wayne hang on the wall in David Jr.’s office. Belt buckles with the names of film and TV cowboy actors Roy Rogers, Rex Allen and Tex Ritter also adorn his wall. Cowboy hats and jeans are also big sellers at Saba’s. Straw hats start at $19 and go up to about $80 and felt hats range from $50 to $500. The well-liked Stetson and Resistol cowboy hats are quick to fly off the shelves into the hands of ranchers and city slickers channeling their cowboy personas. Levi’s 501, Wrangler’s and Miss Me jeans to complete the Western outfits are also popular at Saba’s. Display cases reveal shiny belt buckles, watches and other jewelry. Beyond the wide selection of quality Western wear, the store has a broader appeal, employees and others say. “I love my customers,” Huddleston said. “I’ll have my regulars. They ask for me. It’s fun working here. We just joke and have fun here.” A customer came in one time whom she remembered from a store she worked at in Tombstone over 20 years ago. “He remembered me, too, and he still keeps coming here,” she said. David Jr. said customers “love the service” Huddleston provides and customers still like to pull him out of his office to “wait on them.” Terri Kimble, president/CEO of the

Chandler Chamber of Commerce, praised the Saba family for its longevity and contributions to the city. “The Saba family has been committed to Chandler since 1927,” Kimble said. “Many of the Saba family members have served on charity and foundation boards including the Chandler Chamber, and the Chamber Community Foundation, which has graduated over 1,200 people in the Foundation’s Leadership Institute. Joan Saba was instrumental in developing the Foundations Scholarship Program for higher education. We are very fortunate that so many of the Valley’s charitable organizations have felt the generosity of the Saba family.” Cheryl Tisland, co-owner of Burst of Butterflies Create & Paint Studio on West Boston Street, also tipped her hat to the Sabas. “I think that it’s great that we have something in downtown Chandler that is a retail establishment because there seems to be a need I think for more retail in downtown Chandler,” Tisland said. “They have cute things for all ages; even if you’re not into Western wear.” Tisland, who owns her store with her mother, Peggy Peters, serves on the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership Board of Directors, as does Davey Saba. “I’m really excited that he’s so involved in the beautification in downtown Chandler and making it a destination for the masses to come,” Tisland said. Financial advisor and owner of FORM Prosperity Wealth Advisors in Chandler, Jeremy McClymonds also praised the Sabas for their support of the city. “As a former chairman of the Board of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, I have seen firsthand the incredible support the Saba family has given the Chamber and the Chandler community,” McClymonds said. “Joan Saba has served on the Chamber Board and sits on our Community Foundation Board to this day, creating scholarship opportunities for Chandler’s collegebound students.” Chandler associate broker and publisher of “Real Estate Agent Magazine-Phoenix Edition,” Lisa Schofield also sang Saba’s praises. “Saba’s is synonymous with what you would expect in Arizona Western wear,” Schofield said, adding: “As a member of the business community and a homeowner I applaud them for their longevity, especially during the recession. This means they have above-average quality in the products as well as their customer service. You must have both to survive the different markets.” Information: sabas.com.

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WWJS: What would Jesus say if he took a look at us? BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

he first time my words appeared beneath a newspaper byline came in 1992. In the 25 years and thousands of stories since, there’s only one subject I have entirely avoided. Religion. Such a ban hasn’t been tough to enforce. I grew up in a home where Sundays were for watching football, playing hoops or Little League. Church, temple, a mosque – those places were for other people, as was reading Scripture or prayers before bed. We celebrated Christmas, but in a Santa-filled, secular sense, as a holiday more about exchanging presents and eating a big meal together than about celebrating the birth of Jesus. And though I love Christmas carols – especially “Silent Night,” my personal favorite – the music has always felt more seasonal, more about

a tender, familial moment in the calendar, than about the literal birthday of Christ. Until 2017. Until I listened to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing “Silent Night” and began to ponder a “what if?” What if Christ’s birthday also marked the date of His return? What if the date of His arrival – “Christ, the Savior, is born,” goes the lyric – also marked the Second Coming, more than 2,000 years later? What would Jesus think of us? Of this nation and society we have fashioned? Of these lives we are living? An acronym comes to mind, a social media phrase popular with “those kids today.” SMH. Shaking my head. Frankly, the Twitter feed of Jesus would be the only thing on that cursed platform worth reading. And if “SMH” isn’t His first tweet, well, count me shocked. I find myself wondering, should the Second Coming come later today, how would Jesus choose to announce His presence? To whom would He speak? What

would He say? The Bible is full of Christ’s teachings, so I will leave it to you, who surely understand more about faith than I do, to handle matters of exact phrasing. But of this I am abundantly certain: I can’t imagine that the Son of God would cast his eyes in any direction, upon any city in America, and feel pleased by the state of things. Again, I have to believe He would shake His head. At our treatment of one another, at a social structure where #MeToo doesn’t mean a pledge to help, but a statement of solidarity in suffering. At our politics, where we have never been more divided, where the pursuit of “so much winning” feels so all-consuming that compromise – an archaic expression of respect once common among mankind – now feels as far-fetched as man setting foot on Pluto. And at our obsessions, things and toys, celebrities and crap, the tawdry, the harmful, the perverse. Can you imagine Jesus,

tired after His first press conference, but not yet ready to fall asleep, turning on the television? What would He make of this popular culture we marinate our brains in like a Christmas goose? These are all questions about which I do not purport to have answers, except perhaps for one. Call it more a suspicion than a conviction, a thought for Christmas Eve 2017. Perhaps He might suggest that many of us live our lives obsessed with where we are going as opposed to whether He is coming. We pay lip service to the hereafter, but give little thought to the here and now. We say #blessed and express joy at the abundance in our lives, while paying little attention to quality instead of quantity. We sing about a silent night 2,000 years ago, about a mother and a holy infant, like it is just music, one more song, one more holiday, one more Christmas. – David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

For America’s Workforce Act

Members of Congress are currently considering legislation to modernize America’s higher education policies in ways that help both today’s college students and their career specific needs. The firstof-its-kind bill, the Expanding Education for America’s Workforce Act (HR 4078), makes important changes in policy that begin to create a strategy to align higher education policy with the realities of today’s growing workforce needs. Among other innovative ideas in the legislation, it establishes a new short-term Workforce Pell Grant. This would help adults in the workforce by expanding eligibility for Pell Grants to include short-term training and technical education programs. Many adults who obtained undergraduate degrees over 10 years ago may need new training to re-enter the workforce in today’s technologybased workforce. It’s time for Congress to bring higher education into the 21st century. I urge Arizona’s congressional delegation to support HR 4078, the Expanding Education for America’s Workforce Act.

– Jason Pistillo – President & CEO, University of Advancing Technology

Middle class?

The Koch brothers’ TV ad wants us to call Sens. McCain and Flake and thank them for giving them,

the Koch brothers, and other billionaires and multimillionaires huge tax breaks. Of course, the ad said something about the middle class. As if income of over $500,000 is somehow middle class.

– Kirk Muse – Mesa

Reject vile gossip

Where is America’s sense of justice? Today, unlike any other time in our history, people are prosecuted in the court of public opinion for incidents that may or may not have happened decades ago. The public seems to take delight in gossip and controversy. Cultural icons like Garrison Keillor, Dustin Hoffman and even radio legend Larry King have been accused of sexual misconduct. Who is next? Where is the next ghost from out of the past going to appear to demean and discredit a celebrity? Who among us is free of sin or some type of embarrassing moment from our youth? I submit to you the Bible lesson where Jesus forgives the woman accused of adultery. The angry crowd put their stones down after Jesus reminded them of their own personal sins. We will become a more just nation when we reject pernicious gossip and accusations from the past manipulated by lawyers and media handlers. The National Enquirer mentality that dominates

the cultural landscape must be put to rest before more lives and families are ravaged. Both political parties are to blame as well as a ratings-hungry news media out for blood. I believe all are innocent until proven guilty through due process and the careful examination of proven facts. This Christmas, I pray that as a people we will return to the values and common sense that inspired the world. All vile acts against any human being must and should be reported immediately. Once upon a time, the communications industry was very sensitive to the images they projected to children. Today, children see sexual misconduct on the screen, the music industry, the internet and other media outlets. The negative results are obvious. For answers to these problems we must look to our hearts. The answers to these and myriad other problems may be found through the birth of a precious baby boy, Jesus Christ. Born in a most humble setting, His message of love and peace still resonates in the world today. Merry Christmas!

My first job was as a 12-year-old paperboy for the Phoenix Gazette, the second as a stocker for a local grocer. After giving four years to Uncle Sam, I worked for several different trucking firms until I retired. In my 77 years, I have never once been offered a job by a poor man. In every case, the companies I worked for had been founded by entrepreneurs who risked their capital and their sweat to produce the companies that supplied my jobs. I have never worried about how much money another man – or another company – makes as long as it is legitimate. If Ms. Drake is concerned for the poor, perhaps she should hope the Republicans can pass – over the objections of the Democrats – a tax code that encourages entrepreneurs and existing businesses to create the jobs that can pull those poor into the middle class. And, perhaps then there will be less need for programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

– Jim Barber – Mesa

– Victor Pinzon

– Queen Creek

Where the jobs come from

Mercy Drake complains that the Republican tax bill “gives away” $1.5 trillion in tax breaks for “the wealthy” (“Tax plan for the rich,” Tribune, Nov. 26).

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How to help end hunger this holiday season BY ANGIE RODGERS Tribune Guest Writer

he holidays are a bittersweet time at our food banks: We witness both the immense generosity of people giving to their neighbors and the staggering number of families in need. In 2017, more than one million Arizonans still face hunger, and nearly half of them are children. At the Association of Arizona Food Banks, our vision is a hunger-free Arizona, and we, alongside our member food banks, work hard to ensure that everyone has access to the nutrition they need to live healthy, productive lives. As a result, we support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly “food stamps”), which helps more than 900,000 Arizonans access sufficient nutrition and infuses nearly $100 million into Arizona’s economy each month. Despite its proven success providing people with short-term support during natural disasters, times of economic uncertainty, or personal crisis, SNAP faces an unmistakable threat from the next priority on the Congressional agenda: “welfare reform.” The current administration aims to pay for tax cuts that are skewed toward corporations and high-income households by cutting funds from federal investments that serve people in need, including SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid, possibly Social Security, and others. In a two-step process, here’s the path Congress follows to carry this out: 1. The tax plan currently being finalized – which could be signed into law before Christmas – will reduce taxes for high-income households and corporations, while

raising taxes for low- and middle-income households over the next ten years. The price tag? $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. How will we pay for that? 2. In the budget resolution adopted in October, Congress outlined trillions of dollars in proposed cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare, possibly Social Security, and other investments. Everyone reading this knows someone – or is someone – who would be affected by these cuts: a friend who was recently laidoff, a single parent in your neighborhood, an elderly relative on a fixed income. As ever during the holiday season, we are grateful for the many volunteers who donate their time and money to local food pantries. Another great way to help is to talk to your elected officials about supporting Arizona’s families to put healthy food on the table. – Angie Rodgers is president/CEO of the Association of Arizona Food Banks.

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n today’s world, technology has had a certain way of advancing all walks of life – and sports are no exception. Lately, technology has been giving athletes better opportunities to improve their talents in several different ways. Portable devices being used to track a player’s movements on the soccer field are just one example. Other technology that has become popular has to deal with the longevity of athletes, allowing pros to increase the length of their careers. One recent advancement in athletic technology has now made its way to the Trilogy Golf Course in Gilbert. Mike Schlund, PGA director of instruction at the Golf Academy at Power Ranch, has brought a new training device to the golf course that provides a unique experience for players looking to improve their game or, if they’re just starting, learn fundamentals. His new facility, a 900-square-foot building with two separate bays, is a climate-controlled indoor golf range. While it can be used as a fully indoor facility with nets that can be drawn to stop balls that are hit. The building also has a door that can open, allowing players to hit balls

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The indoor driving range helps golfers adjust their swings at different positions.

onto the driving range. But, the indoor facility is more than just an indoor driving range. The building is also equipped with video equipment and

a launch monitor that opens up a whole new way of teaching. With two simultaneous video feeds, it allows golfers to adjust their swing at cer-

tain positions, while also giving them the opportunity to watch it and feel it at the same time. “It’s live feed video, so to me that is a perfect way to learn something because you are able to watch something and feel it at the same time,” Schlund said. “That type of feedback is kind of invaluable and it helps me get my point across as a trainer.” Not only does the video equipment allow the golfer to make adjustments in real time, it also allows them to see how the adjustments affect the results of their swing. Along with the two simultaneous video feeds, Schlund uses a Flight Scope, which tracks many different aspects of a golfer’s swing, along with the end results. “Flight scope reads the impact position and it gives not only how far did the ball fly, but how high it went, the curvature of the ball, the club speed, the balls spin rate, and even shows you the angle of the club face on impact.” Schlund said. “So, as we train, they can see how those numbers change with the adjustments they make.” While the building provides state of the art technology that allows golfers to improve on a daily basis, it also allows both See

GOLF on page 17

Opioid education offered to student-athletes, starting in Tempe BY SHAYLA HYDE Cronkite News

rizona health professionals have educated 4,000 students on the effects of opioid abuse and plan to expand the program to studentathletes statewide by January. The program teaches student-athletes, parents and coaches about addiction, overdoses and deaths that have ravaged the nation. A pilot program in the Tempe Union High School District addressed the potential for teens to abuse opioids. Barrow Neurological Institute and the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which oversees high school sports, are among the groups working on a program expansion that would be similar to

Barrow Brainbook, an online course on concussions that high school athletes take before practicing or competing. While Barrow Brainbook is mandatory, the opioid education program will be voluntary. Barrow doctors talked about the complexity of the dilemmas and solutions preventing opioid addiction at a recent news conference. See

OPOIDS on page 17

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Dr. Sandra Indermuhle said opioids should be used for only three to five days at the most. After the five-day mark, the chances of becoming addicted increase.

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GOLF

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Schlund and his customers a chance to beat the heat and avoid any other weather restrictions that they have faced in the past. Some of those include rain, frost delays and, of course, the intense Arizona heat in the summer time. “If I give four or five lessons a day, I get a headache at the end of the day and the sun just beats on you,” Schlund said. “So, the main purpose was climate-controlled summer instruction, and we can even do it with the door opened in the summer as well because of the air conditioning.” With the indoor facility, Schlund is able to use less driving range space while still being able to maximize his time at the course. Currently, Schlund is teaching five-hour days on the weekend and is teaching from about 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week. Do you have a human-interest or feature story idea? Contact Sports Editor Greg Macafee at gmacafee@timespublications.com or by phone at 585-610-2344. Follow Greg on Twitter @greg_macafee

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“We want to make sure we don’t have an all-or-nothing solution,” said Dr. Javier Cárdenas, sports neurologist and director of the Concussion and Brain Injury Center at Barrow. He said fighting potential opioid abuse in teens must be balanced with the legitimate use of opioids to battle acute pain. Two-thirds of parents believe prescription pain medication abuse is a problem among 14- to 18-year-olds, and 40 percent worry their children will use the medication recreationally, Dignity Health in Arizona said in a statement about a survey of teens and parents. The opioid education program includes alternative pain relievers, such as yoga, for chronic pain. Barrow expects to launch the full program early next year. Cardenas said teens are more prone to anxiety and depression than adults, making them more at risk to seek opioid-induced euphoria. He also said athletes are prescribed opioids at higher rates than other teens. “There’s pressure to play through the pain,” Cárdenas said. According to the

survey of 313 teens and 201 parents, half of the parents surveyed said they allowed their teenage children to take painkillers for sports injuries. Dr. Sandra Indermuhle, director of emergency services at Dignity’s hospital in Chandler, called it “alarming” that teens believe it’s fine to take more opioids if their pain doesn’t subside. “There’s the mentality that it’s not working, so take more,” Indermuhle said. According to the survey, she said nearly two in 10 teens strongly agreed it is OK to take more than the recommended dosage if they feel more pain. David Hines, AIA executive director, said the program will include videos and pamphlets placed in sports physical packets and parent-player agreements to demonstrate the risks of opioid addiction. Indermuhle said the school program could be a national model. She is working with a Chandler substance treatment task force to prevent addiction, including proper handling and disposing of opioids and using the drugs for acute pain rather than chronic pain. She also said it is important for parents to address the dangers of opioid abuse with their teens and ensure a safe place to talk about those problems.

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Welcome the gift in the manger every day of the year BY REV. SUSAN WILMOT Tribune Guest Writer

any of us arrive at Christmas as thoroughly weary, exhausted and stressed, as Mary and Joseph must have felt after their long journey to Bethlehem and parenthood. Many of us will wonder whether it’s worth it. That is, the money we spend on Christmas gifts and all the time preparing our homes to welcome guests or extended family. Not to mention the whirlwind of baking and cooking, parties and entertaining. There are also more than a few of us who are emotionally fatigued as well as physically drained, pondering in our hearts our loneliness and memories of loved ones. Lurking behind the jolly music and mistletoe, there are economic realities too real to ignore, including the stress of overwhelming debt. Behind the oversentimental smiles in glowing statues of Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, there’s a live wire, filled with the tension of fear, and amped up with hope. FAITH CALENDAR

SUNDAY, DEC. 24 VALOR CHRISTMAS EVE

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert will have a special Christmas Eve service. DETAILS>> 5-6 p.m., 3015 E. Warner Road, Gilbert. Information: 480-545-4321, valorcc.com.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center will celebrate a Christmas Eve service. The service will include traditional Christmas music, entertaining poems and readings and a visit from Santa Claus. Pictures with Santa and Christmas goodies will be available afterward. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-noon, 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaithcommunity.org.

‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’

The Door Christian Center is staging a play, “The Polar Express,” for free. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 585 E. Frye Road, Chandler. Information: 480-332-1194, thedoorchristiancenter. com.

There’s the real story of political and religious oppression, as well as financial hardship in an unjust world. There’s also the hope and expectation of new life. There’s the promise of good news, peace and great joy. There are aweinspiring angels appearing to weathered and uneducated shepherds living below the poverty line. There’s the ordinary birth of a quite extraordinary child whom the shepherds find lying in a manger. In the regal halls of first-century power brokers, no one knows or cares that the birth of Jesus, a Jewish peasant, has even happened. They’ve got no idea that Jesus is God’s son, the Savior and redeemer of the world – that is until He grows up to challenge their greedy lives and threatens their power and status. For many of us, Christmas is filled with new gifts: clothes, gadgets, toys and treasures. The mysterious, pregnant packages waiting patiently for us have yielded some instant happiness, and probably some disappointments. Worldly gifts are like that. They leave us asking for more. How can we find the things that really matter, like meaningful relationships,

forgiveness and healing? How can we envision our future in peace, and simplify our overly busy lives? How has God been calling us to prepare for new life in Christ? How come it feels like we’ve barely had time to catch our breath? What will fill us and our world with the peace we’ve been promised? How can we know what real love, joy and healing mean? What is this glorious good news brought to us in the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, our Lord? “Do not be afraid,” says the angel to the shepherds in Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:10). Ironically, the shepherds have nothing to fear because they have nothing to lose. Being firmly entrenched at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder without any chance of becoming upwardly mobile, there’s no need to worry about making a good impression. They don’t have nightmares about recessions, low interest rates or dwindling 401(k) accounts to keep them up at night. They don’t worry about car payments, credit card debt and mortgages. But if any of these things make us fearful, or give us sleepless nights, then it’s time to work on simplifying our lives so that we

too can focus fearlessly on God in Christ Jesus. Our faith in Christ Jesus is the lifegiving gift that no thief can steal. In faith, we have the gift of freedom, we’re liberated by forgiveness and blessed to find new purpose and hope in life. We’re also released from accumulating or holding tight to the stuff that binds us to the world. Perhaps best of all, we find ourselves giving generously with deep gratitude for all that God has done for us in the greatest gift of Jesus, our Lord. The greatest Christmas gift isn’t the kind to be toyed with for a little while and set aside. The Lord wants us to make Him welcome in the manger of our hearts, so that He can build a mansion of God’s grace and love, peace and joy in us, and through us extend that gift to the world. Christ’s constant coming, Christ’s presence in the power of the Holy Spirit, means sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in loving words, and compassionate deeds every day.

SUNDAY, DEC. 31

with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 1035 East Guadalupe Road, Tempe. Information and registration: fpu. com/1055791.

HEBREW SCHOOL

BURNING BOWL CEREMONY

The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center will conduct a Burning Bowl ceremony. The ritual is centered on the process of letting go of things from this past year that no longer serve us, acknowledging with gratitude all the good that has come to us in the last 12 months, and stepping eagerly and joyfully forward into 2018. Prem Vidu and the Band of Now will perform. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-noon, 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaithcommunity.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 2 MESA BIBLE STUDY

The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church will conduct a Bible study. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail. com.

MONDAY, JAN. 29

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Tempe is hosting Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a nineweek course that provides families and individuals

SUNDAY, FEB. 11 JEWISH GATHERING

-The Rev. Susan E. Wilmot is vicar at St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church & Preschool, 975 E. Warner Road, Tempe. Susan can be reached at rector@stjamestempe.org, 480-3452686 ort stjamestempe.org. Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. To tour the facility or register, call 480-855-4333 or e-mail info@chabadcenter.com.

Limmud AZ is a gathering of hundreds of Jews from all walks of life, all Jewish backgrounds, all lifestyles and all ages. A full schedule of workshops, discussions, arts, music, performances and text-study sessions will be offered. DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at ASU Memorial Union Conference Center, 301 E. Orange St., Tempe. Information: limmudaz.org.

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SUNDAYS

SUNDAY SERVICES

SPIRITUAL CENTER

The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center offers New Thought, ACIM, Ancient Wisdom and Interfaith teachings, with uplifting music and positive messages. Ongoing classes include Qigong, A Course in Miracles, Pranic Healing, Kirtan, Drum Circle and many others. DETAILS>> 10:30-11:45 a.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaithcommunity.org.

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.

The Rev. Albert Bolden leads the Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa. DETAILS>> Sunday school at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m. Children’s church is every second Sunday, and children officiate the morning worship service every fifth Sunday. 931 E. Southern Ave., Suite 108. Information: 480-393-3001, tlmchurch.info@gmail.com.

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CALENDAR on page 19

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FINDING HEALING FOR PAIN from page 18

SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE

Inspirational messages and music to lift your spirit. A welcoming community committed to living from the heart. Many classes and events offered. We welcome you! DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE

Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@ chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.

MONDAYS

EXPLORING NINE PHASES OF QIGONG

Exploring the 3 Treasures – Jing, Qi, Shen – which are the theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy and the amazing practices of Qigong and Tai Chi. Drop-in sessions for $15. Appropriate for beginners and Qigong practitioners. DETAILS>> 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

PROSPERITY RECIPES AT UNITY

Internationally known speaker and author Maureen G. Mulvaney brings back her Prosperity Recipes class series to Unity of Tempe on Monday evenings. Cost: $10 per session DETAILS>> 6:15-8:15 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

CHURCH PRAYER CALL

The Lawrence Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church in Mesa has a prayer call every Monday. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 1-712-775-7085. PIN 162106#.

HOPE, an acronym for “Help Overcome Painful Experiences,” offers support for men and women who seek God’s grace and healing. DETAILS>> 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mountain Park Community Church, 2408 E. Pecos Road. mountainpark.org.

UNITY YOGA AT UNITY OF TEMPE

Center in Mind, Body & Spirit at our weekly Unity Yoga classes with Mary Jo “MJ” Kuzmick. Bring your own mat (two blankets and blocks, if you have them). Suggested love offering: $8 a class. DETAILS>> 10 a.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

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‘A COURSE IN MIRACLES’

Join a study and discussion group with Rev. Julianne Lewis. Suggested love offering $10. DETAILS>> Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY MEETS

Celebrate Recovery says it “brings your relationship with the Lord closer to your heart as it heals your hurts, habits and hang-ups.” Participants can discuss issues ranging from feeling left out to addictions. “Nothing is too small or too large.” DETAILS>> 6:20 p.m. at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, Preschool, Room 6. mvlutheran.org/celebraterecovery or email cr@ alphamvlc.com.

MEDITATION ON TWIN HEARTS

“Every day you take a shower. Practicing Twin Hearts Meditation is like taking a spiritual shower. When your aura is clean you experience a higher level of awareness. When your aura is clean you see through things more clearly. Even good luck increases.” DETAILS>> 7:30-9:30 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

Join Rev. Julianne and Mike Hay to share Jon Mundy’s, “Living a Course in Miracles” (An Essential Guide to the Classic Text). Suggested love offering $10. DETAILS>> 7-8 p.m., Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center, 952 E. Baseline, Suite 102, Mesa. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

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Join Valor Christian Center in Gilbert for great fellowship and walk through the word of God with depth. DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 3015 E. Warner Road between Greenfield and Higley. Free. Information: 480-545-4321, valorcc.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery is a biblical program that helps us overcome our hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Through teaching, worship, and sharing in small groups, you will find genuine people devoted to help discover the power of Christ through the recovery process. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Central Christian Church, 933 N. Lindsay Road, Mesa. Information: Eric at 480-924-4946.

GRIEFSHARE

Mountain Park Community Church is offering an ongoing GriefShare programs to help people deal with the pain of losing a loved one. DETAILS>> 6:30-8 p.m., 2408 E. Pecos Road, Ahwatukee. To register: mountainpark.org and click on Launch. Information: Alex at 480-759-6200

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NEFESHSOUL HOLDS SERVICES

Congregation NefeshSoul holds Shabbat services the third Friday of every month on the campus of the Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation. DETAILS>> 6:15 p.m., 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler. Information: nefeshsoul.org.

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Designed for children up to 5 years old and their parents or other adult. Following the service is an Oneg Shabbat, a time for a snack and to meet other families with young children. DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m. first Fridays, Temple Emanuel, 5801 S. Rural Road. 480-838-1414 or emanueloftempe.org.

SEARCH FOR GOD: AN EDGAR CAYCE STUDY

If you are interested in knowing more about yourself and how you relate to others and God, please join us as we study this in-depth information given through Edgar Cayce. If you already own any version of the “Search for God” books, please bring them. Books will also be available for purchase at the meetings. There is no charge for this group itself but a love donation will be taken for the church. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. Information: 480-792-1800, unityoftempe.com.

SATURDAYS

PRANIC MEDITATION AND HEALING

WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULED

International, nondenominational church offers weekly Sabbath services. Congregational meeting in the morning and Bible study in the afternoon. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-noon; 1:30-2:45 p.m. at True Jesus Church, 2640 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. 480899-1488 or tjcphoenix@tjc.org.

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Classes of several levels are available all week, and are free and open to the community. DETAILS>> 6 and 7:15 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, 6 and 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays. Mountain Park Community Church, 2408 E. Pecos Road. Greg Battle at 480-759-6200 or gbattle@ mountainpark.org.

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Classes of several levels are available all week, and are free and open to the community. DETAILS>> 6:30 and 9 a.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. Wednesdays and 6:30 a.m. Fridays. Mountain Park Community Church, 2408 E. Pecos Road. Greg Battle at 480-7596200 or gbattle@mountainpark.org.

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GET-ACQUAINTED COFFEE

East Valley Friends and Neighbors holds a monthly get-acquainted coffee and short general meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. The group supports local charities and has special-interest groups, such as book discussions and card game groups, that meet throughout the month. DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Grace United Methodist Church, 2024 E. University Drive, Mesa. Information: 480-828-5146, evfanaz.org or email Tinytubes@cox.net.

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early 30 years ago, Flo Chan left her native Hong Kong and wound up in the Valley because she liked the weather. Flash forward to 2017, where she and her husband, Dustin Wallace, are marking the 20th anniversary of their restaurants, Flo’s New Asian Cuisine, including one in Tempe. They just don’t work on their menu, either. “We are working hard to be a positive environment in the East Valley,” Wallace said, noting he and his wife have supported fundraisers for local schools and provide food and support through local charities. Most of Flo’s Tempe 43 employees also live in the East Valley, including hostess Olivia Kurschat and bartender Ashley Martinez, both of Tempe. With locations also at McDowell Mountain and in Scottsdale, Flo’s offers “a blend of traditional Asian fare with a dash of modern gastronomy — all with the fresh flavors of Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, Japanese and Indian cuisines,” said Wallace, a Nebraska native who studied Mandarin in

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Flo’s salt-and-pepper chicken wings are cooked to order and are a popular menu item.

college and spent two years in China afterward. “We call the style ‘tradition with a twist,’” he added. In turn, foodies, gourmands, bloggers and just admirers have thanked Chan and Wallace for years through conversation, e-mail

cream, galangal and East Coast sea scallops, and Vietnamese rice noodle soup, with beef tenderloin, bean sprouts, and chilies. “Flo knew from the moment we opened that inspiration doesn’t come out of a can; it comes from traveling, tasting and experi-

and websites for their signature “Chinameets-Japan” hot and sour soup, salt and pepper chicken wings, lettuce cups and the pine nut shrimp. New dishes that regulars already are chatting about include the Thai-inspired red curry with scallops, with lemongrass coconut

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Zoppé Family Circus a holiday tradition in the East Valley BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

he Zoppé Family Circus has been entertaining audiences around the world for 175 years. But Tosca Zoppé and her husband, Jay Walther, find comfort in coming to Chandler each holiday season. “It’s our favorite spot,” Zoppé says. “We’ve been coming there for so long that we feel like we’re part of the community. “We usually come in around the 20th. We get the tent and everything set up. On Christmas Eve, we decorate the tree in the center of the ring. We hang stockings in the tent, then we have a big Christmas dinner in the circus tent.” See

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The Zoppé Family Circus features all the attractions you would expect under a big tent set up near the Chandler Center for the Arts.

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encing a windfall of Asian food,” he added, noting that he also has been inspired by culinary trips nationwide and worldwide. In turn, Flo loves to create new dishes and teach about the culinary traditions of Asia. Chan was raised in Hong Kong and graduated with honors from high school while learning traditions and recipes of China and other Southeast Asian cuisines from her parents. About 28 years ago, she left for the United States, following her brother to what was then Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), where she worked in restaurants to earn money for school. Following graduation, she immigrated to the United States and moved to the Valley because she liked the weather. The financial climate was sunny, too. After meeting through a Scottsdale friend, she and Wallace opened the first restaurant. “It was kind of a whim, and we thought we’d try it,” he recalled. From the start, Chef Lee was there with them. Born on the Vietnam/China border, he immigrated to the United States in 1979 as a teenage refugee of the Sino-Vietnamese War. He brought sharp and wide-ranging insights to the kitchen. “People ask me where I’m from. Vietnam? China? I tell them, ‘I don’t know,’” said Lee, who makes daily qualitycontrol visits to each of the three Flo’s sites. The three locations serve lunch, dinner and happy hour daily. On Saturday, brunch, from noon to 3 p.m. is specially priced. At all times, expect take-home portions. Cooked to order, the signature hot and sour soup is influenced by the cuisine of Hubei province in central China. “Some say that this soup originated in neighboring Sichuan, and the people of various provinces debate it comes from their area,” Dustin said. In addition to a proprietary spice blend, Flo’s uses two vinegars, a thicker black variety as well as the more common white. The result: a hardier, richer soup than normally served, similar to a New Orleans-style bouillabaisse. The salt and pepper chicken wings are also cooked to order. “Our chefs lightly bread them then toss the wings with a spicy chili-salt blend,” said Wallace. “This pairs beautifully with the Chinese Tsing Tao Beer, crafted in the Pilsner tradition of the onceGerman-occupied area.” All dishes are MSG-free, and customers can request gluten-free, low sodium and heart-healthy. “Everything is cooked fresh to order, and our servers always ask how spicy they want the food,” he added.

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The Zoppé Family has carried on a circus tradition that started in 1842 in Hungary when a street performer met a ballerina and the two fled to Italy to start it.

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Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus returns to its 500-seat tent on the Chandler Center for the Arts’ lawn Dec. 27-31 and Jan. 2-7. The circus was founded in 1842 in Budapest, Hungary, when French street performer Napoline Zoppé wandered into a plaza, where he met an equestrian ballerina, Ermenegilda. The two ran away to Venice Italy and founded the circus. Starring Nino the clown, the circus is propelled by a central story that features acrobatic feats, equestrian showmanship, canine capers, clowning and audience participation. Nino is played by Giovanni Zoppé, a sixth-generation circus performer. Giovanni is returning, as is Tosca, an equestrian performer, while Walther is Papino, the white-faced clown. New this year is Chiques Sanchez, a bicyclist in a vintage act called the Black Hole. “It’s a bottomless cone, basically, made out of wood,” Zoppé says. “One of our art-

ists, Chiques, starts riding the bicycle, circles it and is then lifted into the air. That’s a really interesting act we have this year. “We also have Owen Sanchez, doing a hand-balancing act, and a beautiful artist, Elena Sanders, who does a strap act, an aerial act. She has a strap on each arm and circles the tent.” The Zoppés love to share the family’s tradition. “It’s our life,” she says. “It’s our heritage. It’s who we are. It’s just embedded in us. We love our tradition and we’re grateful that we can share it with everyone else. “Being able to talk in that ring and know that our ancestors did the same thing we’re doing is something to be really proud of.”

IF YOU GO What: Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus Where: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler When: Dec. 27-31 and Jan. 2-7, times vary

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Nino the Clown is played by Giovanni Zoppé, a sixthgeneration circus performer.

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fter a year of relentless touring, Arizona jam rock band Spafford is looking forward to returning home for a series of shows at Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix. Among those is a New Year’s Eve gig, which means something special to bassist Jordan Fairless of Chandler, and the rest of his bandmates. “It’s our birthday,” said Fairless, whose band just returned from a Dominican Republic music festival. “Eight years ago, we played our first show on New Year’s Eve. So, it’s our birthday party as a band as much as it is a celebration of the new year. Now that we have taken a step back – we’re less involved with plugging in the cables and carrying sound equipment – we put a lot more energy into the antics of things.” Spafford melds rock, funk, jazz, ska, reggae and improvisational music. With two studio albums (including 2017’s “Abaculus”) and four live collections under its belt, the band has played several music festivals, including Euphoria, Mad Tea Party Jam, Electric Forest and Head for the Hills, sharing the stage with Rusted Root, Gov’t Mule, The String Cheese Incident and My Morning Jacket. Fairless said Spafford’s recipe for success is simple. “We like to say we’re four very normal people who really like playing music,” he said. “It comes out on stage and it comes out when we talk to the fans. If we weren’t playing music, we’d be seeing music. We make mistakes. We’re very honest and reflective.” Born in Alabama into a musical household, Fairless grew up throughout the southeastern United States.

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Jam rock band Spafford melds rock, funk, jazz, ska, reggae and improvisational music.

Fairless, whose parents both have music degrees, first learned guitar but plays bass for Spafford. “From the time I was a child, my dad would have me on his back, singing. It resonated with me. I have been writing songs since the eighth grade. It’s an outlet for me to process the different phases in my life – a positive new relationship, letting go of something I’ve known for a long time, the pain of loss, the joy of success. That’s how I get everything out. I can’t tell you how many notebooks I have of chords and lyrics.”

Sometimes it’s not easy for him to share those thoughts, Fairless admitted. “I worry if they’re (fans) going to like the songs, or if they think I suck,” he said with a laugh. “I just keep going. It’s always worth it. People appreciate an honest expression.” His move to Arizona was like many transplants – he visited the Grand Canyon State and fell in love. “There’s something special about Arizona,” he said. “Every time I come home and feel the sun, it’s magic for sure.”

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ce 1999

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Painting

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THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 24, 2017

Pool Service / Repair

Plumbing

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480-755-5818 Roofing

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Beta Sigma Phi, a woman's cultural and social organization, is looking to reconnect with non-active members in the East Valley. New members are also welcome. Beta Sigma Phi is a non-college sorority, which offers "sisterhood" and "friendship" to women of all ages. You can never underestimate the importance of other women in your life. Contact: Gail Sacco at gailsacco@q.com

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FACT & FIND: Ye Olde Nutty Fruitcake Have you ever received a fruitcake in December 27th is National Fruitcake Day a tin that was obviously a re-gift from and December is National Fruitcake Month. previous years? More likely that is due to the first receiver not knowing how good fruitcake can be, rather than continuing a very old tradition of saving fruitcake for later. Fruitcake can be traced back to the Roman times. Pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and raisins were mixed into barley mash. In the Middle Ages, they added honey, spices and preserved fruits. The British started loving fruitcake in the 1400’s when dried fruits first arrived from the Mediterranean. In the 1700’s, Europeans had a type of fruitcake baked at the end of the nut harvest and stored away, then eaten the next year to celebrate the next harvest. In the 1800s, Europeans outlawed fruitcake as they were considered as sinfully rich. Later laws restricted its use, tho Victorian teas weren’t complete without fruitcake. Queen Victoria supposedly FIND THE HOLIDAY TREATS: Fudge wanted a year to eat a birthday fruitcake Fruitcake Almond Bark Pizzelles because she thought it showed restraint. Spiced Nuts Gingerbread Trifle Fruitcake is found all over the world in Candy Canes Pfeffernusse Peanut Brittle varied recipes. Some are more cakey, some is loaded with rum soaked dried fruits and more less. The cakes are frequently soaked with rum poured over the hot cake. American versions Rum, brandy or other liquor. The German variety, can be more cakey with a vanilla sweetness, or Stollen, is a bread with zest, dried fruits and a more dense with brandied fruits. dusting of powdered sugar. The Bahamas version

THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | DECEMBER 24, 2017

Can I change my Medicare Advantage plan? Fall Open Enrollment may be over but you could be eligible for a special enrollment period.

Humana can help. We have plans available in Maricopa County. You may have the opportunity to choose or change your Medicare Advantage plan if, for example, you: • • • • •

Are newly eligible for Medicare or will soon be age 65 Have just moved into a different service area Receive Medicaid assistance Are losing your retiree health coverage Qualify for extra help with the cost of your prescription medicines

Knowing if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period can seem confusing. Humana’s local licensed sales agents are happy to talk with you on the phone or in the comfort of your own home. Let us help you find out if you qualify.

Call today to learn more about all your options! Call to speak with a licensed Humana Sales Agent 1-888-530-2645 (TTY: 711) 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday ¿En español? Llame gratis al 1-844-681-0981

Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana plan depends on contract renewal. Humana is a Coordinated Care plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Arizona Medicaid program. Enrollment in this Humana plan depends on contract renewal. This plan is available to anyone who has both Medical Assistance from the State and Medicare. Applicable to Humana Gold Plus (HMO) H2649-063. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Humana”) do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. English: ATTENTION: If you do not speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-888-530-2645 (TTY: 711). Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-844-681-0981 (TTY: 711). 繁體中文 (Chinese): 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-888-530-2645 (TTY：711)。 Y0040_GHHJ4H6EN17 Accepted