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Peterson appears on track as Gilbert’s next mayor BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

rigette Peterson was well on her way last week in claiming the Gilbert mayoral seat after unofficial returns showed her beating Matt Nielsen at the ballot box. Peterson gained the edge early on and increased her lead as the votes were counted – a testament perhaps that voters were happy with the status-quo and where the town is heading. Maricopa County Elections reported last Friday, shortly before the Gilbert Sun News deadline, that Peterson had 66,086 votes to Nielsen’s 49,067, or 57-43 percent. “Early results look very good,” Peterson said earlier in the week, adding she was cautiously optimistic as there were more ballots to be counted.

Brigette Peterson was surrounded by friends early evening on Election Day at Garage-East in Agritopia. (Pablo Robles/ GSN Staff )

Peterson ran on her track record of involvement that included 14 years on the Planning Commission and nearly two terms on Council. “I’m hoping the parts of my message that struck voters is my experience, history in the

community and I’m open to working with everyone,” Peterson said. “I believe my experience shown through in the forums that were held. I heard from many people that I

The U.S. military is exempted, with a few exceptions, from OSHA regulations that ensure workplace safety. It was three years after Wong left active duty in 1984 that she started developing health problems. She was still working her lab tech job as a reservist at Camp Pendleton. “I got a lot of symptoms that wasn’t right,” she said. “I could not go to work. I could not even wash one dish or fold one piece of laundry. I was so tired and so fatigued and I had brain fog.” She went to a private hospital and the doctor “didn’t believe me and thought it was in my head,” Wong said. She then went up the hospital chain of command until she was given a woman

doctor who ordered a load of blood work. Three weeks later, the results showed positive anti-nuclear antibody in her blood, indicative of an autoimmune disorder. Wong was later diagnosed with scleroderma and Sjogren’s syndrome. Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disease that tightens and turns the skin hard and has the potential to cause serious damage to internal organs particularly the lungs. Sjogren’s syndrome causes the body’s immune system to attack the glands that make tears and saliva, causing dry mouth and dry eyes. Wong was put on a number of medications to help manage the disorders because

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Gilbert veteran copes with service-related ills

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ucy Wong is one of the 500,000-plus veterans that call Arizona home. Wong signed up with the U.S. Navy in 1980 after high school and worked as a medical lab technician for 14 years either on active or reserve duty. “I’m proud to have served,” said the Gilbert resident, who is dealing with a service-connected disability from her exposure as a technician to radioactive chemicals. “I was in during the period where there were no protections, you wore short sleeves, no masks, no shields,” she explained.

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had substance to my answers during every forum.” Peterson, who has said she will devote herself full-time to the leadership position, said a number of tasks come to mind when she takes office in January. “I want to get back to the transportation discussion that was put on hold in 2020,” she said. “And coming fresh out of an election I would like to tackle some elections issues I’ve come across. I want Gilbert to be prepared for the 2022 elections.” Nielsen the day after the General Election acknowledged he was trailing behind Peterson but remained hopeful nonetheless. “It took nearly a week to get the final results in August and I know there are many more votes to be counted,” he said. “I expected to get fewer votes from those who voted early by mail because that is what happened in the primary. What I don’t know is whether I will get a large enough portion of the remaining votes to close the gap and then take the lead.” Nielsen, who ran as a fiscal conservative, was new to politics but touted his business background prepared him to lead the town. “As I’ve campaigned over the last eight months, I’ve been reminded constantly that most residents are busy living their lives and local politics just doesn’t play a large enough role in their lives to keep their attention for very long,” Nielsen said. “It’s a great reality check for local politicians – most people don’t know who you are,” he said. “That should be a motivation for elected officials to represent their constituents to the best of their ability.” Nielsen said that no matter who ends up with the job, he will remain involved with the town. “I’ve met a lot of great people who have been very supportive of my campaign and I feel I owe that to them,” he said. About 150,000 votes countywide remained to be counted by Friday afternoon but it was unknown how many were Gilbert ballots. Meanwhile, Higley Unified voters appear to have ousted incumbent Governing Board member Greg Wojtovich.

Before the results started rolling in on Election Night, mayoral candidate Matt Nielsen met with supporters and friends. (Pablo Rob;es/GSN Staff Photographer)

For the three open seats, voters picked Michelle Anderson and Tiffany Shultz and retained Kristina Reese. Anderson, who narrowly lost in the 2014 board election, this time was the highest vote-getter, followed by Reese and then Shultz. Over 1,000 votes separated Shultz from Wojtovich, according to unofficial results. Voters also were intent on booting out incumbent Laurin Hendrix from the District 1 seat on the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board and give the job instead to newcomer Jacqueline V. Smith. The district includes Gilbert. Unofficial returns had Smith beating Hendrix 56-44 percent. Smith, vice president of Arizona State University Foundation, led Hendrix by over 30,000 votes. Hendrix, a businessman, won a seat on Gilbert Town Council in the August Primary Election and took his oath of office last Wednesday. He will join Councilwoman Aimee Yentes as the minority conservative voices on the dais. Councilman Jared Taylor, the other limited-government proponent, did not run for reelection. Gilbert voters also weighed in on the community college district’s at-large seat, which incumbent Linda Thor held a commanding lead against challenger

Michelle Anderson Shelli Boggs, a teacher and member of the EVIT Governing Board. Thor, president emeritus of Rio Salado College in Tempe, had over 360,000 more votes than Boggs, 64 percent of the vote to Boggs’ 36 percent. The biggest upset appears in the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ District 1 race. The district includes Gilbert, Queen Creek, Chandler and part of Ahwatukee and has been in Republican hands for

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decades. A day after the election, Democrat Jevin Hodge claimed victory against incumbent Republican Jack Sellers, a former Chandler councilman who was appointed supervisor 2019 after Denny Barney resigned to become president/CEO of the Phoenix East Valley Partnership. Hodge, who serves as the chair of the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, also may be the first Black to occupy a seat on the county board if the results don’t change. Hodge is employed as the national engagement director of LINK Strategic Partners, a business, nonprofit and government consulting firm in Washington, D.C. His website describes his job as working “with community partners to maximize impact by governments, non-profits, and businesses hosting major events

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around the US and abroad.” Hodge was leading by more than 4,000 votes and maintaining a 51-49-percent lead. In District 1, Republicans hold a strong edge with 199,999 registered voters compared to 176,000 registered Democrats. There also are 182,000 independent voters. But Sellers lost the money game in the race. Sellers raised $132,745 and spent $102,362 while Hodge raised $250,987 and spent $222,740. Jevin Hodge’s victory celebration likely will include his mother, Berdetta Hodge, who appeared on her way to a second term on the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board, leading eight candidates competing for three seats. Two of Gilbert’s former councilmen – Eddie Cook and Jordan Ray – were suc-

cessful in their bids for higher office. It looked like Cook managed to hold onto his county assessor job that he was appointed to in February. The Republican led with over 67,000 more votes compared with his Democratic challenge Aaron Conner. Initially mail-in ballots gave Conner the lead but he lost it hours later. Ray, who resigned in early April to run for the justice of peace job for Highland Justice Court in Gilbert, easily beat his fellow Republicans in the primary and faced no challengers last week. Still, he received over 83,000 votes. For the state races, voters picked Republican Warren Petersen over Democrat Lynsey Robinson for the senate seat in District 12, which includes Gilbert. The two faced off in 2018 for a state House seat. The Senate seat is now occupied by

Eddie Farnsworth, who is retiring. And, in the District 12 House race, Republicans Jake Hoffman and Travis Grantham easily filled the two open seats against unknown write-in candidate Kristin Clark, a Democrat. Arizona voters also overwhelming approved Proposition 207 that allows for adult recreational marijuana use and possession. In anticipation of that occurring, the Town Council in October voted to ban the sale, cultivation and storage of recreational marijuana in Gilbert. However, under the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, Gilbert and other municipalities cannot restrict the ability of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to have a dual license to sell marijuana for recreational use at the same location. Currently Gilbert has one such facility, Curaleaf.

Mesnard surviving $3M election battle BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

n what likely was the most expensive legislative election campaign in state history, a longtime Chandler legislator whose district includes part of Gilbert appeared to eking out a victory. The latest unofficial results of Tuesday’s election showed Sen. J.D. Mesnard escaping an aggressive challenge from Democrat Ajlan AJ Kurdoglu in Legislative District 17. LD 17 also saw incumbent Democrat Jennifer Pawlik take a commanding lead over two GOP candidates in a three-way race for two House seats. Incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Weninger held a slim lead for the other House seat over Chandler Realtor Liz Harris. In the Chandler Unified Governing Board race, the three candidates on the ballot – incumbent Barb Mozdzen and newcomers Joel Wirth and Jason Olive – appeared to be shoe-ins despite a late write-in campaign by former CUSD teacher Sharon Tuttle. No results were provided for Tuttle. Mesnard, who began building a com-

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fortable lead late Wednesday with 52 percent, or 62,066 votes, to Kurdoglu’s 48 percent, or 57,412 votes, had been embroiled in a campaign where independent organizations spent $2.7 million on top of the $411,268 the candidates themselves shelled out. The latest filings with the Arizona Secretary of State showed organizations,

many from outside Arizona, spent a whopping $1.33 million advocating for his defeat and another $616,572 advocating his reelection to a second term. Other groups spent another 410,473 advocating against Kurdoglu and $318,550 for him. That’s on top of at least $288,682 Kurdoglu spent from a war chest totaling

$401,484 and the $152,586 Mesnard spent from his $249,758 in donations to his campaign. Mesnard’s apparent victory helped Republicans keep control of the Arizona Legislature. Although races in some legislative districts appeared to be too close to call on Friday, House Republicans already reelected Mesa Republican Rusty Bowers as House Speaker. Meanwhile, in the LD17 House race, Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, the only Democrat running, topped both Republican rivals in the race for two seats. Pawlik garnered 34 percent of the vote to Rep. Jeff Weninger and Realtor Liz Harris, who both got 33 percent of the vote. Pawlik won the money race both in terms of the cash her own campaign raised and the help she received from independent groups. Records show Pawlik, a Chandler teacher, raised $246,614 to threeterm Weninger’s $210,536 and Harris’ $92,331. In addition, independent groups poured $154,386 into ads and other material advocating Pawlik’s reelection to a

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second term and $120,900 against her. By contrast, independent groups spent $147,817 to defeat Harris and only $19,991 in her behalf. Wenginer attracted $79,000 in support from independent groups while other organizations spent $66,700 trying to oust him. Mesnard said that despite a nearly 10,000 registration edge for Republicans in the district, independent organizations that opposed him apparently thought that LD17 could be flipped, putting Democrats closer to control of the State Senate. But as the week wore on, that appeared unlikely in either legislative chamber. Preliminary results showed that Democrats fell short of their goal of taking control of one or both chambers. Even turnout supporting legalizing recreational use of marijuana and taking the state’s richest residents to help finance K-12 education, issues that could be considered popular among Democrats, were not enough to convince the majority of voters in the state’s 30 legislative districts to shift away from their patterns of who they want to send to the Capitol to craft state laws. The bright spot for the Democrats was the ouster of veteran state Sen. Kate Brophy McGee from the district that encompasses north central Phoenix and Paradise Valley. Democrat Christine Marsh, a former teacher of the year who lost nar-

rowly to Brophy McGee two years ago, was running 5 points ahead of her this time. But the result in what had at one time been a dependable Republican district – it is home to Gov. Doug Ducey and former Vice President Dan Quayle – may be no surprise. There has been a steady shift in political sentiments as shown by the fact that both state representatives from LD 28 already are Democrats. Mesnard said there were several factors that might have made Democrats think LD17 is following LD28. “Any district that’s in the single digits advantage and that has a sizeable independent or no-party affiliation segment is going to be looked at with that potential, whether it’s a blue district or a red district.” He noted that Republicans’ registration advantage in LD 17 has slipped from the time the district was form in 2012 from 15 percent to about 6 percent. He said Pawlik’s victory in 2018 also had likely fueled Democrats’ hopes of turning the district blue. Absent some last-minute updates, Republicans remain in control of the Senate, though their margin now is just 16-14. Across the courtyard there appears to have been no net change in the 3129 GOP edge in the House, though there are a few races where votes are not yet counted.

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Town Council has approved contracts with Local First Arizona, Hownd, and CO+HOOTS to provide technical assistance to Gilbert’s business community. Local First Arizona, an economic development organization and coalition of more than 3,000 locally owned businesses, will assist businesses by providing one-on-one technical assistance, COVID-specific small business group training sessions and a specialized restaurant bootcamp workshop series

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rom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 11, residents are encouraged to grab their family, decorate their car or truck in patriotic themes and head to the annual East Valley Veterans Parade to thank the men and women who protected and served our nation. This year, the pandemic and the need to maintain social distance has prompted organizers to present a novel twist – a parade in reverse. As many as 30 parade entries will be stationed along the East Valley parade route on Center Street in Mesa while the spectators drive their own vehicles and in effect become the parade as they stop by those entries. “Residents from throughout the Phoenix region are encouraged to decorate their automobiles in patriotic themes to express appreciation for lives of service as they drive through the parade route to view the parade entries,” organizers said.

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region’s Fallen Soldiers, a tank, and much more. Flyovers will occur throughout the three hours. In addition, there will be a radio broadcast of live patriotic music and parade information available to tune into on your car radio. Look for signs noting the radio frequency as you arrive at the spectator vehicle waiting area near University and Center streets. “As it became obvious that the traditional parade format would not be feasible in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, we looked for a new way of holding our annual event to honor and thank our active and retired military as a community,” said Lisa Sandoval, EVVP president and parade director. “This way, the parade will go on and people will still have an opportunity to support past and present members of our military through an active and public display.” This year’s parade theme is “Celebrating Lives of Service,” in recognition of both military service on behalf of our country as well as the many ways veterans continue to serve their communities through first responder and medical careers, as well as ongoing volunteer ser-

vice – vital parts of our nation’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The parade will start at University Drive and Center Street and head south to 1st Street. Details on participating entries are on the East Valley Veterans Parade website at evvp.org and at facebook.com/EastValleyVeteransParade. The parade was born out of two local residents’ passion and economic hardship. When the annual Mesa Veterans Parade fell victim to necessary budget cuts in 2006, local residents Gerry Walker and Frank “Gunny” Alger spoke out on behalf of the 40-year-old Mesa tradition. Indeed, Walker vowed, “There will be a Veterans Day parade if it is only me marching down the street with Frank watching.” The Marine Corps League Saguaro Chapter in Mesa took the lead and the Mesa Veterans Parade Association was formed. In 2013, the all-volunteer organization changed its name to the East Valley Veterans Parade Association to reflect the participation of parade entrants and sponsors from most East Valley communities. Donations to this nonprofit are tax-deductible.

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there are no cures. “They would never know which one worked,” Wong recalled. “If there was no improvement, I would get off of it and be put on something else.” She would experience flare-ups and end up in a wheelchair or the hospital. “Autoimmune if it’s not managed, it’s pretty destructive,” Wong said. Shortly after her diagnosis in 1987, Wong was called back to active duty, serving through the Gulf War until she finished her military contract and received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1994. She said the military later acknowledged her disability was service-connected and provides for her medical care. Wong is one of 4.7 million veterans, or 25 percent of the nation’s total, with a service-connected disability, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 59-year-old reflected on her time in the military. “When I was in, it was really horrible being a woman,” she said. “A lot of time you are discriminated by a lot of men but as a woman you want to serve like anybody else and they don’t get it.” Although the Chinese have fought for their adopted country since the Civil War, Wong’s career choice was atypical of most Asian Americans at the time. “I grew up in Los Angeles’ Chinatown,” Wong said. “I came from dirt-poor immigrant parents. Nobody would hire them in this country and nobody wanted them

Lucy Wong, a nominee to the 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards, displays her handmade quilt resembling the U.S. Flag.

in this country.” Her parents ended up eking out a living by operating a laundry, a tough and dirty job. The family lived in back of the shop. Wong’s path down a military career began while attending Hawthorne High School – the same campus attended by The Beach Boys, she liked to point out. She was in a federal program that placed low-income students in jobs. “I watched children at a daycare, clerical work at the high school and then they sent me to a local hospital,” Wong said.

“They put me in the radiology department checking out x-rays for doctors and patients. I met a radiologist there and he was in the Navy.” The military afforded Wong the opportunity to earn a college degree and after her discharge, she went to work on drug studies at the Naval Medical Center San Diego until she retired and moved to Lake Havasu in 2006 and finally to Gilbert in 2013. “I was looking for a warmer climate because of my autoimmune flare-ups,” said Wong, who suffers from Raynaud’s

lease townhome project to this parcel,” said Ben Cooper of Norris Design. “We think it’s the right place for this. We think it’s probably the best use that can be envisioned for this area.” He added the project has support from Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. Planner Keith Newman said the property owner has owned the land for 35 years and is unable to attract interest from employment generators. Newman explained the site’s negatives include poor access, lack of visibility and the potential of 24/7 business operations so close to existing sin-

gle-family homes to the south in Chandler. “Multifamily is a more compatible use for the area especially with existing multi-family under construction to the west–” Liv Gilbert Crossroads, Newman said. He added that the townhomes would provide a new housing option near existing and future employment in the Loop 202. Commissioner Brian Anderson said the proposal reminded him of a similar request that came before the panel about two years ago.

syndrome as a result of her malfunctioning immune system. Blood flow generally to fingers and toes are restricted when triggered by cold temperatures, causing pain and turning the digits white and blue. Although Wong is medically retired, she is a public speaker and an advocate for rare diseases awareness. Most notably she has been sent to Capitol Hill to testify on behalf of the Scleroderma Foundation Advocacy and the Rare Diseases Legislative Advocates on a number of occasions. Her public speaking engagements lately have been curtailed by COVID-19. “Now I just focus on doing my artwork,” said Wong, a big proponent of art therapy and has a crafts room set up in the house. She’s an accomplished seamstress, quilter, writer and painter. She also teaches art classes and has won awards for her craft. One of her artworks is called “Scleroderma Hand,” which is a painted hand disfigured by the disease. Her art is being displayed at the Veteran’s Art Show, Nov. 11 at Studio 101, in downtown Mesa. She also sells her work. “I’m proud of being an arts speaker and help patients view art to handle chronic illness or trauma that doesn’t go away,” said Wong, who averages about two medical visits a month. “I live a pretty functional life. Since I’ve retired, I find it’s easer to take care of myself.”

Gilbert panel recommends OK on 207 townhomes BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

developer wants to build 207 townhomes on 14.5 acres near Lindsay and Germann roads that is currently being used for agriculture and is zoned for general office. Planning Commission last Wednesday unanimously recommended Council approval of applicant Norris Design’s request for a minor General Plan amendment and rezone. Norris Design is representing Family Development Group. “We’re excited to bring this luxury

He was referring to the land at the northeast corner of Warner and Recker roads that sat dormant for nearly a decade unable to develop for light industrial uses and was finally approved for residential development on most of the property. “We’re in the same situation we are here that they were at that site,” Anderson said. “They owned the land for many, many years and the landowner couldn’t find anyone to build on it per that use and obviously landowners

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want to develop their land. So this is the same case here. “The landowner here owned it for 35 years and didn’t get any interest from anybody what wants to do a business park there. There’s a multi-family to the west of the site and to me this request makes sense.” The proposed gated community of two-story townhomes with rear-entry garages is dubbed Town on Germman. All the units would have fire sprinklers. According to Newman, the community is expected to generate 1,524 daily vehicle trips with approximately 95 trips occurring in the morning peak hour and 116 in the evening peak hour on a typical day. A virtual neighborhood meeting was held in June attended by seven people who raised concerns, including hours that the townhomes’ amenities would operate and site lighting shining into nearby homes. Town staff said those concerns can be easily addressed. Staff imposed a number of conditions on the developer, including it must provide a secondary emergency access route, create a property owners association to maintain the common areas and reimburse the town half of the estimated costs for the design and construction of a future traffic signal at Germann Road and Silverado Court, the community’s primary access. The commissioners also discussed in study session a request to approve

a preliminary plat and open space plan amendment for K Hovnanian Homes for 71 single-family homes on 40.5 acres at the northwest corner of Higley Road and the Hunt Highway. The preliminary plat for the site has undergone revisions since 2007. In 2007, the proposal was for 50 homes and in 2012, it was increased to 80 homes. According to staff, the driver for the recent request involves the developer’s desire to rearrange the development to address the known fissures that run directly through the center of the site. The developer wants to have all the residential lots a minimum of 100 feet away from existing fissures. The proposed development, called Santanilla, includes a range of lot sizes ranging from 8,000 square feet to 17,000 square feet and will be built in a single phase. It will not be gated. Scott Buck said four of the development’s lots are in front of his house in Queen Creek and that he would lose his view of the San Tan Mountain range if the two-story homes are built. “They will negatively impact the value of my house,” said Buck, adding he will have more noise from the increase in traffic. Chairman Carl Bloomfield said the developer has a by-right ability to build on the site. “You can buy those lots,” he said. “You can buy them and keep them open.”

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Wednesday. The Governing Board voted 5-0 last Wednesday to put in place triggers that would determine the type of learning that would take place on an individual school campus. “This is a difficult item to resolve,” said Board President Charles Santa Cruz. “And I’m not sure that it can be resolved until we have completely rid ourselves of the pandemic whenever that time occurs. “Our goal in this instance is to keep the teaching and learning process moving forward and keep students engaged

This rendering shows how the townhomes in Santanilla will look once the 207-unit development is completed near Lindsay and Germann roads. (Town of Gilbert)

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ampo Verde High School this Monday will return to hybrid learning for two weeks after mitigations were adopted last week to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Gilbert Public School district. Under hybrid learning, students are split into two groups according to their last name with the A-L group going to school on Mondays and Thursdays and the M-Z group attending Tuesdays and Fridays with virtual learning for all on

in their learning and schools opened but not at any cost but certainly as much as we possibly can.” The move comes as COVID-19 cases are rising throughout Maricopa County. Apache Junction Unified School District announced it was closing all campuses until Nov. 23 because of a virus surge. GPS also delayed district-wide the start of winter sports, such as basketball, telling parents in an-email a start date for now cannot be determined. Data released by Maricopa County health department on Thursday showed that district-wide in GPS, one

of three benchmarks for measuring virus spread had jumped higher in the category for substantial spread while another barely moved within the moderate spread category and the third remain in the minimum category. Cases per 100,000 people in GPS jumped from 100 to 144 while positive new test results went from 6.78 percent to 6.5 percent. In Higley Unified, cases per 100,000 went from 108 the week of Oct. 17 to

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Gilbert man has pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion. Martin Kao, 38, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for dodging more than $97,000 in taxes. According to court documents, Kao attempted to evade the assessment of income taxes by suppressing the cash sales at Lantern Chinese Restaurant, a restaurant he owned in Ohio between 2014-2017. Kao suppressed the cash sales and did not deposit the cash into the business bank account to hide the receipts, the IRS said. In addition, Kao used his business bank account to pay personal expenses. Kao paid his personal rental property mortgages and rent for an apartment out of the restaurant’s business bank

account. He also used two corporate credit cards to pay personal expenses for himself and his wife. Kao failed to disclose to his accountant the cash sales that were suppressed from the point-of-sale system, the personal nature of expenses out of his business bank account as well as a $40,000 check that represented a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his business. Kao underreported his taxable income by $316,957 for tax years covered by the charges. Income tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. “Kao intentionally suppressed cash sales from his restaurant business and provided false information to his return preparer,” said Bryant Jackson, Special Agent in Charge for the IRS in Ohio.

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152 the following week – the latest available – and positive test results inched upward from 7.33 to 7.93 percent. GPS decided that if COVID-19 cases per week are higher than 1 percent at a high school, 1.5 percent at a junior high campus and 2 percent at an elementary school, that campus would go to the hybrid-learning model. Canyon Valley High School and the RISE Junior High program because of their size would have five and three cases, respectively, as their triggers. Superintendent Shane McCord gave the board a range of percentages to choose from – 1 to 3 percent. The percentages chosen by the board for each level of schooling was based on the number of people who would have to be quarantine. For instance, on an elementary campus because the students don’t move from classroom to classroom, the average number of students who would need to be quarantined for each positive student is three. The number goes up at the junior and high schools with six students needing to be quarantine for each positive student. According to the district, a total of 54 students have had to be quarantined at the elementary level; 48 at the junior-high level and 636 at the highschool level. Campo Verde on the district’s dashboard showed 20 active cases last week. The high school with 1,929 students and staff on campus only had to show 19 cases for 1 percent. Although staff gets daily updates of cases, officials will use the weekly updated number reported Wednesday on the district dashboard for the public. If a school hits the trigger for active cases on Wednesday, the data is reviewed and investigated. Within 24 hours, a determination will be made if a school will move to hybrid learning and parents and staff would be notified immediately. Board member Reed Carr voiced concern with the two-day notice would be hard, especially for families with elementary students, because parents would have to scramble to find daycare for their kids if they work out of the

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home. The district, however, would be required to provide support sites for students to during school hours if hybrid or virtual learning takes place, as mandated in a governor’s executive order. The guidelines also call for all schools to revert to hybrid learning when two of the three state health benchmarks show a substantial spread of the virus for two weeks within the district’s boundaries. If cases continue to escalate in the school community or within the wider Gilbert and Mesa communities, the board is to meet to decide if students and teachers will return to virtual learning. The guidelines are in effect through June 30. The board wrestled with the issue in a three-hour meeting that followed several hours of discussions in closed sessions the previous week. Board member Jill Humpherys said during her eight years on the board, this topic has garnered the most email from the community and noted the need to keep people safe and to control the spread of the virus. McCord acknowledged the board faced a tough decision – keeping schools open and balancing that with keeping people safe. “I don’t have the right answer for this, nobody’s whispered it into my ear,” McCord said. “We’re trying to do the very best we can with the information we are given in order to try to make sure we educate kids to the best of our ability.” The district has chosen to go with its own metrics rather than follow what was recently proposed by the state. The state loosened the recommended criteria that school districts use to determine what learning model to implement.

For instance, the state is now suggesting schools go to virtual learning only when all three health benchmarks show substantial spread for two consecutive weeks. Before, only one of the benchmarks in a substantial category was sufficient for a return to virtual learning. The guidelines are not mandatory, so districts are allowed to determine their own policy. “Our intent here is to set criteria,” Carr said. “But our real intent is we want kids

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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport sees uptick in activity BY TYLER WEGLEITNER GSN Contributor

ollowing months of restricted travel and stay-at-home orders caused by COVID-19, travelers are slowly starting to return to the skies at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The east Mesa facility has seen a steadily increasing number of passengers returning to the airport in recent months and saw more travelers on Labor Day weekend this year than last. “We have actually kind of bucked the trend a little bit,” said airport spokesman Ryan Smith. He said that while “nationwide travel is down as much as 70 percent,” Gateway activity was down only 35 percent in August and September. However, activity at Gateway plummeted 93 percent in April and 61 percent in May. Smith said that due to the significant

decline in passengers, a Starbuck’s in the airport was forced to close and is unlikely to reopen. He also said that the airport received over $20 million in federal pandemic relief grants to support the airport following a sharp decline in traffic. As a result of that funding, Smith said, “we made the commitment that we had to maintain our staffing levels at 90 percent.” Smith said that while business travel is still limited, airports are seeing an increase in leisure travel. “Here at Gateway, most of our travel is focused on leisure travel so we have seen a rebound much quicker than other airports in other areas throughout the country,” he said. Robin Cosand has been at the airport several times since the beginning of the pandemic. She visited Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in June and September.

She said she felt safe each time and that the airport and other passengers were following health guidelines. “Everybody was really nice and kept their mask on, 6 feet apart,” Cosand said. “I don’t remember there being anybody with a really bad attitude or hostility about it.” Before flying to Mesa on June 20, she researched how to keep herself safe onboard and was able to distance herself from other passengers. “I was in a row by myself by the window… I turned all the air vents toward me in my row and wore my mask,” Cosand said. Following an increasing number of travelers, her flight Sept. 25 was much different. “That airplane was packed like sardines,” she said. “It was almost like it was a normal flight from what I had flown before COVID.” Despite the flight being full, she said

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COVID-19 puts annual Gilbert art show online BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

D SOUTH’s Gallery 4 walls are usually filled with Gilbert Visual Art League’s artwork at this time of year. For its seventh annual Members Art Show, the league has chosen to display most of its work virtually, adapting to the trend out of necessity because of the pandemic. It will display just 25 pieces in Gallery 4. Donna Finter, GVAL member artist and publicist, said the precaution is due to Covid concerns for the members hanging the art. “Only about three or four people can be in the room at a time hanging the works. We are also decreasing the time to be hanging the art,” she said. Covid has also robbed the group of an opening reception in Downton Gilbert’s sole arts and history venue, usually well-attended by members and their families.

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“However, the representative pieces and a sign will advertise the full online show,” Finter said. “We are being safety conscious and flexible due the pandemic.” The league is also displaying its work online via Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix. For the Gilbert show, 24 artists submitted 95 pieces of art, with mediums from photography to mixed media to oil paintings. They are on display through Dec. 3 and some pieces are for sale. The gallery show will be available to museum visitors a few at a time but the online show will be available 24 hours. Those with paid admission to HD South, may see the display at no charge. This year, as in previous years, the work adheres to high standards of professional art, said Kayla Kolar, CEO of HD South. “GVAL’s work is superior and many of their artists are award-winning. They

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n 2007, when Brooke Taylor was 16 and looking for work, she reached out to family friends Kristofer and Rita Sippel, the founders of San Tan Charter School in Gilbert. The Sippels hired her as an after-care teacher at the school’s original location at Mission Church off Elliot Road. And when the Sippels moved it to Higley and Ray Roads, Brooke not only stayed with the after-care program but became an assistant for the preschool, kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Fast forward 13 years and her career has blossomed at San Tan Charter School. Since fall of 2018, Taylor has been a full-

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time guidance counselor at San Tan Charter School’s Power campus. For four years in that time period, she was earning a degree in psychology at the University of Oregon but never forgot the Sippels. “When I returned from Oregon in 2013, I underwent training for the Motor Cognition program which is a program created by Beljan Psychological Services and is designed for children who struggle with inattention, impulsivity, planning and organization, as well as fine and gross motor skills,” Taylor said. She was the program lead and facilitator from 2013 to 2018, just before San Tan Charter School moved into its current Power Campus building.

Overlapping with that time frame, she also was the art department lead and teacher from 2015 to 2018 and started her counselor role part-time. In addition to her counselor duties, Taylor also started the swim program at San Tan Charter and has been the program’s director and head coach since 2017. “I have been swimming competitively since I was 7 and with a little loving push from my assistant principal at the time, decided to take that experience and passion for the sport to build a program for our students,” she explained. That spirit typifies Taylor’s passion for her job and San Tan Charter’s 380 stu-

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are a group of very talented individuals who come together to share their art, teach new techniques, and celebrate community,” Kolar said. HD SOUTH has partnered with the league for many years. In addition to the two shows each year, the group holds its monthly meetings in the Neely Community Room and also presents art classes through the year. Artists sell their works from the show and a percentage of the sale price goes to support the nonprofit HD South. “They have been part of our extended family for years, and have greatly enhanced the arts in our community,” Kolar added. Quarantined in their homes for much of the year, league members have been working behind the scenes. It even held its first online member meeting and artist presentation by artist Jane Bradley, which was attended by 25 members. The intricacies of Zoom technology may have prevented a larger attending. The league’s latest newsletter, the Art

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Vine, is 11-pages long, and filled with its accomplishments. “We’ve taught free classes to the community, partnered with Herberger Theater Center to have a GVAL online show, held Zoom meetings, and more,” Finter said. “We’ve even amazed ourselves with all we’ve accomplished.” Art Vine is sent to anyone who registers with an email address. Due to the extraordinary use of online resources, Finter said that the group needs funding to create a more sophisticated website with better features and bandwidth to continue the online shows and activities. “Online may be a permanent need and is certainly one of the best ways to share our work and educational art training with more people,” she said. “We also are in need of funds in order to boost our social media posts to make more people aware of opportunities in GVAL and to show the tremendous talent of our members.” Despite the moves online, art is best enjoyed face-to-face and there are sever-

al benefits to it. For new artists, it is an experience to understand how to choose the right frame and properly prepare the piece for professional hanging in a gallery setting. “The member show is an opportunity for people to see the art live, enjoying the textures and true colors in the works,” Finter said. “Stepping into a gallery of beautiful pieces uplifts the soul.” GVAL also is participating in a virtual art exhibit titled “Forward With Joy” until Nov. 30, curated by Sue Eddy. Information: herbergertheater.org/ forward-with-joy-virtual-art-exhibit, gval.org or hdsouth.org. .

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dents. “My most favorite thing about my job is the kids,” she said. “They keep me going every day! I love building relationships with them and helping them along their journey to becoming a successful person. “Whether it’s helping them plan their future, just chatting with them about their upcoming game, or helping them through a tough situation, I enjoy spending time with them.” Rita Sippel, San Tan’s chief customer officer and assistant superintendent said Taylor’s dedication to the students make a tangible difference in the overall atmosphere of the school. “Brooke exudes a love and pride for the students and families that is priceless and contagious,” Sippel said. Taylor spends much of her job time “helping students to stay on track for graduation, creating class schedules, planning and preparing college and career readiness activities for students.” But she also addresses students’ social-emotional needs. And during the pandemic, those needs

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students and parents about their student’s mental health and how it is impacting their ability to be successful in school. “Another major change I’ve noticed, likely because we are a relationship-based school, is that it seems to be slightly more challenging to build relationships with one another.” Staring the current school year with at-home learning impacted some students, especially new pupils, who she said “were unable to fully take advantage of those first day of school experiences and connections.” “Now that we have the majority of San Tan Charter School guidance counselor Brooke Taylor, left, our students back on campus, I see also started a swimming program at the school. She and Jamie Reiff, a former assistant swim coach, are holding a trophy from this slowly working itself out, but it the Junior High Boys State Championship the school won in is still a different approach that both 2018. (Special to GSN) our students and teachers are taking to make those connections with one have increased to some degree, she said. another, especially with those students “Based on my personal interactions who are still home-based,” Taylor added. with students, I feel this pandemic has At the same time, however, she said the greatly impacted our students,” she said. pandemic “has brought us closer togeth“I have already had a noticeable in- er as a school community.” crease in my conversations with both “I see students, teachers, support staff,

and parents coming together to ensure we are doing our best to keep our campus as safe and healthy as possible. “Since this pandemic has changed the way we interact with our students, I feel there is opportunity to have deeper and more meaningful conversations with them, which is how I feel I’ve been trying to help them through this time.” “We have a great team of teachers and staff who are willing to go the extra mile for so many of our kiddos who need that extra support, whether it be academically, mentally, emotionally or socially,” she added. Not suprisingly, Taylor enjoys doing puzzles in her off-time, partially “befcause that’s how I view our mind and behavior as complex puzzles that people sometimes need help figuring out.” San Tan Charter School is a K-12 public nonprofit tuition-free charter with two Gilbert campuses, a junior/senior high campus at 3232 S. Power Road and a K-6 at 959 E. Elliot Road. Information: santancharterschool.com.

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ated community residents don’t know Jolynne Sprague of Gilbert, but without her or someone like her, they’d never leave or get to their neighborhood. The longtime Gilbert resident and Highland High grad is director of operations for QuickPass, a local access-control tech company. Created as a visitor-management software for gated communities, QuickPass “is all things access control for a gated community,” explained Sprague. “We are a web-based software for residents to use to update their accounts and give access to visitors to enter their community,” she continued. In addition to providing access control for residents to enter the gates, it also provides cameras, mobile patrol, gate service and maintenance and community facility access control as well. Sprague joined QuickPass as an independent contractor in 2004 and worked her way up through a male-dominated industry to her current position as operations director. Her knowledge of data collection earned her more and more tasks each day, making her the “right-hand woman” to QuickPass COO Sarah Jennings. It took a little time to get there for Sprague, who has worked with Gilbert Sister Cities board as a teen and represented Gilbert as a foreign exchange student in Australia. Married to a Gilbert native, the Yuma native has three children, including two at Gilbert High and a sixth grader at Quartz Hill Elementary. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in learning and pedagogy with a minor in child development and science.

Gilbert resident Jolynne Sprague oversees operations related to gates, cameras and other safety mechanism used by gated communities to keep their neighborhoods secure. She also has succeeded in an inudstry dominated by men and has some advise for other women in the same environments. (Special to GSN)

But working with data offers a challenge that was hard to resist. “As an independent contractor, I worked at helping QuickPass in design of the application for the user interface,” Sprague recalled. “I worked with the team to gather the right data and making sure that it was intuitive for the user to provide the correct data. I also worked to help integrate the platforms that comprise the function of QuickPass. “My main task though was data migration. I have a keen sense for data puzzles and would take data we had received for communities, use Excel to undo the formats and such we were given in order to put in our format for our database needs. This is honestly still one of my favorite tasks today.” There also was another challenge: working her way up in a world dominated by men, including HOA boards, gate companies, software developers and contractors – although she noted

that community managers comprise a “pretty mixed population of men and women.” She recalls times in her career when she realized “I was going to have to work harder to prove I had the knowledge as well as the assertive nature to get the installations done.” She recalls being in meetings and telling customers something they that needed to be done and encountering resistance – until a male said the same thing. “This was incredibly frustrating knowing we had done all the work and had plenty of examples and information to prove our position, but they needed to hear it from a man,” she said. “Often the technicians in the field think they can charm you and get away with not doing sufficient work…just because they think I don’t know the difference.” And it’s not like she hasn’t done a

“man’s job.” “My main tasks have always been computer-based and setting up the community on the database side, but I also had to be able to pull and terminate cable. I have run trenching and saw cutting machines. I have dug to lay conduit. I have installed cameras, wired and configured them, I have put in full access control panels and wired and programmed readers and I have done everything from start to finish of what is required for a QuickPass installation,” she said. As director of operations for QuickPass, Sprague said, “I do whatever is needed to keep things rolling.” Sprague, Jennings and Controller Melissa Hunt are now a team and “we have overcome many scenarios and worked through many things… We have really found a good stride and every year have managed to accomplish our goals and grow QuickPass in a variety of ways.” And she offers this advice to women who find themselves having to prove they are just as capable as a man: “Work to know who you are and what you are worth, but keep it close and only use it when you need to. Always evolve and continue to grow personally. Continue to refine yourself and give yourself the knowledge to be competitive.” “Keep yourself humble and respectful,” Sprague added. “Find a way to use your voice and control your emotions. I have a teenage daughter and I live to pass on the same idea I would tell any young woman out there: share your opinion and know why you believe it, stay true to yourself and don’t dumb out. You don’t have to go out there as some bully trying to prove you are better. There is power in your grace and kindness.”

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Swimhaus stays afloat amid pandemic challenge BY MONIQUE SELEEN GSN Contributor

wimhaus in Gilbert is making a splash in the swim industry and throughout the community in an effort to teach safe water skills to kids. After months of extensive research, talking to and visiting other swim schools across the nation, husband-wife owners Jim and Erin Gleason moved to Arizona from Michigan six years ago with the sole purpose of opening up a swim school. The building at 868 N. Gilbert, where Swimhaus now stands, previously operated as a different swim school but underwent major renovations when the Gleasons took it over. “The bones were there but we redid everything,” said Jim. One renovation included implementing a state-of-the-art water purification system for the pool. Because the water temperature is maintained at a 90 degrees, Jim said it was imperative to find a way to keep it germ-free, but wanted to do so without using the standard harsh chemicals. “We thought about what we would want as parents,” said Jim. “We wouldn’t want our kids being in or around water with that strong chemical smell.” The Gleasons said the purification system not only keeps the water clean but is also gentler on skin and hair – which is especially important for their instructors and the students who spend many hours in the pool. Alex Bogert, who has been taking her 16-month-old daughter to Swimhuas since July, said the water filtration system has been great for her baby’s sensitive skin. “The way they filter their water uses less chemicals but doesn’t compromise on cleanliness so I know my daughter isn’t at risk of getting dry skin or breaking out but is also swimming in a clean pool,” said Bogert. Maintaining sanitary water conditions is just one of the many precautions The Swimhaus has taken to reopen and operate safely during the COVID-19

Swimhaus instructor Emma George wears a safety shield, as do her colleagues, when they work withaspiring swimmers. (Courtesy of Swimhaus)

pandemic. “Cleanliness has always been top notch, even before COVID,” said Erin. “We just stepped up what we were doing upon reopening.” Some of the safety measures have included limiting the number of instruc-

tors in the pool, reducing the amount of people allowed in the building and requiring instructors to wear face shields. They also created a position dedicated solely to cleaning the facility, installed several hand-sanitizing stations and

are encouraging parents to refrain from using the family changing stations. While the Gleasons admitted that the repercussions of COVID-19 have been a challenge, they said they feel like the business has started to recover. “We put our time in. We spent years talking to others, being prepared. We were on a roll. Then COVID came,” said Jim. Just three days after closing Swimhaus back in March due to the shutdown, the Gleasons gave birth to their first child, adding another layer of chaos to their lives. Once given the all-clear to reopen in mid-May, Jim said they made the decision to remain closed a few more weeks until they could ensure they had a new plan in place and the proper personal protective equipment in supply. Since reopening on June 1, Swimhaus adapted their classes to take into consideration the different needs and comfort levels of all their customers. “We’re doing everything we can to give parents options and make them aware that we’re in this together,” said Jim. Some options include smaller class sizes and even 15 minute private sessions for parents who are still concerned about COVID but also want to ensure their child can be safe in and around water. “Parents have to balance the risk between being safe about COVID and also worrying about their children drowning,” said Jim. “Drownings are up this year and swim lessons are such an effective measure to keep kids safe.” Mikaela Durr had been taking her 2-year-old son to Swimhaus since February. After missing a few months due to the closure, she got her son started right back up after the reopening. “They have been extra diligent in taking precautions since they reopened in June and I appreciate their willingness to work hard to keep us safe,” said Durr. Durr’s son attends the Tot Swim Class once a week for a 30 minute lesson. Tot

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Swimhaus instructor Sarah O’Donnell works with kids of all ages as she teaches them swimming techniques. (Courtesy of Swimhaus)

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Swim is one of the several options available to parents for their children. Swimhaus also offers baby swim classes for those beginning to walk up to 18 months or 2 years old. Classes involve the parents and focus on teaching the babies skills such as kicking, floating, rolling over, and breath control. Parents can also choose to enroll their child in Swimhaus’ Survival Program. “Most swim schools usually only offer one or the other: swim lessons or survival lessons,’ said Jim. “We have our own survival program and it gives parents that option.” Swimhaus’ unique Survival Program was developed by Erin and takes a gentler approach compared to other swim schools.

Although requiring a bigger time commitment with students attending lessons for 15 minutes four days a week, Erin said the payoff is always rewarding to see. “We see kids graduate from the survival program and it never gets old,” she said. It’s amazing what they can do--like hold a back float fully clothed.” Despite some of the uncertainties they have had to face this year, the Gleasons dedication to their business has remained strong. “We want to provide the best swim lessons in the country,” said Jim. “When parents come to us and say their children have fallen in the pool and saved themselves, that is why we do this.” Information: swimhaus.com.

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San Tan Charter volleyball giving back to cancer patients BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

n a time of division between neighbors and a pandemic continuing to rage across the world, San Tan Charter School’s volleyball team continues to bring people together for a good cause. For the fourth straight year, the Roadrunners held their Dig Pink Fundraiser, a month-long event in October – which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – raising money to go toward two individuals currently fighting breast cancer in the community. Events like this have become common around the state for multiple high school athletic programs, but most are usually just one game or match. San Tan Charter head coach Nikki Revling envisioned making a greater impact four years ago when the event started. So, she petitioned for the fundraiser to last all month rather than just one night. “I think it feels like an honor to do these things for people,” Revling said. “Initially, we ran just one game and my team thought it was the best night ever. We thought, if October is the entire month for breast cancer awareness, why not go pink the entire month and raise as much

Along with decorations, the team also wears special pink uniforms throughout the month of October. (Courtesy Nikki Revling)

money and awareness as possible? “It’s quite a surreal feeling to know you get to do this stuff.” The lobby to the gym on San Tan Charter’s campus was decked out in pink ribbons and other breast cancer-themed material. The decorations also flow into the gym, where the Roadrunners are equipped with pink uniforms they wear throughout October. Revling said the team raised anywhere from $500 to $1500 in years past. Much of those funds come from ticket sales at the door, donations and raffle tickets

San Tan Charter School’s volleyball program ran a month-long Dig Pink Campaign to raise awareness and funds for two community members battling breast cancer. (Courtesy San

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Coach Nikki Revling fought back tears when thinking about the impact her team has made on the lives of those battling through the illness. (Courtesy San Tan Charter School)

for a variety of items, including a gift basket made by a team mom this season. While Revling does not yet know the amount of money the team raised during this year’s fundraiser, she hopes it will exceed the amount raised in the past. Part of that will likely stem from San Tan Charter’s move to the 2A Conference in the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Previously, the Roadrunners were part of the Canyon Athletic Association, the smaller of the two organizations responsible for overseeing high school sports in the state. “I can’t explain how fun this is,” Revling said. “The girls love the decorating, the painting, just spending time together. They really enjoy it because it brings us closer to our community. And tying this whole thing in with our football program is in the very near future.” Revling said she sends out an email to students and staff at San Tan Charter every year to see if they know anyone battling breast cancer. The two individuals chosen this year both happen to be educators at nearby schools. Both were diagnosed recently. Pictures of the two are also included with the decorations in the gym, including background information. Revling said the funds raised will be divided in half and presented to both of them at

halftime of an upcoming basketball game this winter. “I can’t even explain how awesome it is for everyone to wear pink and watch the faces of the families when we present them money for medical bills,” Revling said. “It’s the best.” Revling said all of her players pitch in to help decorate and make the Dig Pink Fundraiser a success. The argument could also be made the team plays best when wearing the special pink uniforms Revling purchased for them a couple of years ago. In the month of October, the Roadrunners went 8-3 overall, losing to two of the top teams in 2A – one of which on two separate occasions. At 12-4 overall as of Wednesday, San Tan Charter is currently ranked 12th in the 2A Conference. That would mean a trip to the play-in tournament in the school’s first season in the AIA. “I lost six seniors last year so this season we were kind of in a rebuild,” Revling said. “I always laugh and say there is a volleyball God around me who gives me these amazing athletes that love to work together.” No matter how the season unfolds for San Tan Charter’s volleyball program, Revling remains proud of her girls’ ambition to continue on the month-long Dig Pink Fundraiser. That alone means more to her than how the team ends the season. They’ve all come together for a good cause and truly have made a difference in the lives of two individuals battling through an illness during a global pandemic. Even if the funds cover only a small portion of the medical costs for treatment, it will make a difference. Revling fought back emotions thinking about the impact her and her team have made and will continue to make on those who may need support now more than ever. “You never know what the person next to you is going through,” Revling said. “I had no idea through the quiet what a storm we are making. Truly, it’s incredible.”

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