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Money woes ringing EV sports park’s bell
In order to hit even its scaled-down reve nue targets and make next year’s loan repay ments due to its institutional investors, Leg acy Cares is counting on a dramatic increase in income once cooler weather arrives.
After opening in February to much fanfare, revenue for the destination 320acre sports complex’s first six months of op eration fell short of projections.
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Floor lamps, chandeliers, plastic buckets and other knick-knacks on the front porch, soon spread to piles of odds and ends and dis carded furniture in the front yard and driveway. The backyard was already packed.
Finally, in March 2020, Sloan had enough and went to his home owners association for help.
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The complex failed to generate profits in its opening months, and in August, Leg acy Cares, the nonprofit owner of the park, slashed its revenue forecast for the year by
more than half.
Chad Miller, CEO of Legacy Sports – the entity that manages the park for the non profit Legacy Cares – told the Tribune that
Vista Lakes resident Jeff Sloan says the junk slowly crept in over the years at his neighbor’s house across the street until it began to resemble a “landfill.”
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“They were already getting the wheels in motion at the time,” he
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Summer business was especially disap pointing, prompting Bell Bank Park to mod ify its business model to be more of a sea sonal operation than the year-round venue originally pitched to investors.
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help cover the loan payment due in January 2023 and say they will kick in more if nec essary.During an Aug. 30 disclosure call with in vestors, representatives for the park’s cred itors asked Legacy Cares leadership pointed questions about the park’s ability to start generating greater revenue.
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“It slowly progressed over the 20 years since we moved in and Susan moved in,” Sloan said of neighbor Susan Wellman. “My wife and her were friends, like sisters. It’s just been a strain on the re lationship.”
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Building the full-diamond inter change at Lindsay Road and Loop 202, however, was not without hiccups as it took months longer to complete than anticipated.“Construction began in early Janu ary 2021 and took approximately 21 months,” town spokeswoman Jen Sny der said. “There was an eight-month delay due to a contractor’s supply-chain issue.”
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EVIT Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson said this is just the first step in changing the lives of foster youth by giving them not only a place to live but also a place where they can learn a trade and earn certification by the time they age out of the“It’ssystem.ourbelief that by having those in dividuals in a safe living space… we begin leaning into being able to truly change their life,” he said in an interview.
Some other ideas Wilson said they will look at include utilizing the current train ing and facility space to create amenities such as a grass field or basketball courts for extracurricular activities.
EVIT currently works with some foster care organizations, including Foster360 and Hope & A Future, but the school hasn’t begun to seek out partnerships for the residence hall yet.
WilsonWhilesaid.the state allocation will fund construction, EVIT will have to pay for the residency’s operation.
Also, Wilson thanked the work of state Reps. Steve Kaiser, Michelle Udall, and Rusty Bowers in helping to allocate the funds.“That anchor has allowed us to lean into space that is good for students, is good for our communities and is good for the state,” Wilson said.
hanks to a $10 million item in the current state budget, the East Val ley Institute of Technology hopes to open a residence hall for foster teens on its downtown Mesa campus by the 2023-24 school year.
In addition to enrolling in EVIT’s adult
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“What we’re wanting to be mindful of is that we’re funded by our taxpayers,”
Wilson said the school still is working on construction plans, but the residence would hold 64 beds and possibly eight shared-living areas similar to most mod ern university dormitories.
While participating in career and tech nical education programs on EVIT’s cam pus, resident foster youth would rely on the Paul Revere Academy, an offshoot of Heritage Academy, for traditional high school classes on the same campus. The charter high will give preferential place ment to foster youth.
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“This is a space that we want these in dividuals to be able to live in and to grow and thrive in – and exit from with a better footing underneath them to go out into our communities and be productive,” he
“It’s our belief that at EVIT, we change lives,” Wilson said. “That we change lives by loving our students and serving our communities.”Stateofficials reported that in the 2021-22 fiscal year, 841 teens aged out of the state foster care system.
Wilson said this will enable students to acquire high school diploma, a trade cer tification and/or dual-enrollment credits for community college.
In 2021, EVIT started a foster care pro gram that allows youth who are getting ready to transition out of foster care to take an EVIT program while they finish their GED.
EVIT plans residence hall for foster youth
Wilson said some foster students are not in high school equivalency programs but rather attend a traditional East Valley high school while also attending EVIT.
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EVIT’s program will help provide fos ter youth with more stability, consistency and opportunities as they transition into adulthood, Wilson said.
career training programs, the students will receive social, emotional and men tal health support services and learn life skills such as financial planning and nu trition.
Wilson touted the work of the EVIT Governing Board in looking for innova tive pathways to support the community.
Wilson, EVIT superintendent for the past four years, said his inspiration for the residency hall came from visiting a similar facility in Orange, California.
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ers transition to kindergarten, Pave the Path, also was introduced last school year and is held in March.
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The district last year also created cam pus communication teams that include teachers, administrative aides and prin cipals, who help spread positive news about GPS.
She said in looking over data and analy sis for the past five to 10 years, kindergar ten “is definitely a vulnerability for us and all surrounding districts.”
She noted the district’s numerous ed ucational choices, including dual-lan guage Spanish Academy for K-6, gifted programs, AP classes, Accelerated Middle School, Global online for K-12 and Inter nationalAntestenisBaccalaureaute.saidthedistrict launched Gilbert Gold last year, which highlights student and staff achievements and has published 72 stories so far on the cam puses and district’s websites and news letters.However, “marketing doesn’t solve ev erything,” she said. “There are other fac tors that affect enrollment, including rep utation, experience, quality, competition, birth rate, cost of living, boundaries and programs.”
students can pick which of Gilbert Public Schools junior highs they might want to attend the following year by sitting in on classes, eating in the cafeteria and touring cam puses.GPS introduced the Level Up program in the 2021-22 school year with the goal of attracting new students and retaining 100% of its sixth graders – who have op tions like going to a charter school or a school in another district.
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“So, were looking to retain all those students and also bring in new families.”
“We are trying to empower the people on our campuses and also in our depart ments to share the good news, to con stantly put information out there about why people should choose GPS for their students’ education,” Antestenis said, adding:“Enrollment is really everyone’s busi ness. And a big part of what we are trying to do when we are building brand and when we are bringing in different tools that our schools can use to communicate and market. “
The district also will be bringing back kindergarten readiness fairs, which in cludes vision screenings and a ques tion-and-answer session with kindergar ten teachers, scheduled to be held a week after the Pave the Path event, Antestenis said at the Governing Board’s work study last week.
Antestenis said the district regularly put ads in the Gilbert Sun News, in the East Valley Tribune for its campuses in
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“So, that is an area we are going to put ting a lot of focus,” she added.
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“Kindergarten is really key for us,” she said. “That is where we are welcoming a lot of families for the first time to GPS.
Dawn Antestenis, GPS communications and marketing director, brief the Governing Board on the district’s strategies for retaining students. (YouTube)
GPS student retention program sees success
“We know that most shopping around for schools happen around that transi tion,” said Dawn Antestenis, communi cations and marketing director during a Sept. 13 update on the district’s mar keting strategies to retain and attract students. “And we also know that larg er numbers of students are not in their boundary schools when it comes to ju nior high.
“Word of mouth is always the most val ue form of marketing,” she said of the No. 1 on the list.
The program so far is working: The district anticipated losing 400 students but ended up losing 86, according to the district.Asimilar program to help preschool
Antestenis said the district collected three months of feedback from parents requesting campus tours to find out what worked in helping promote GPS.
“So not only have they not experienced our schools potentially, they don’t know anything about our district. So events such as that we are really building trust with the brand. We want to provide them with community resources and real ly welcome them to the GPS family and provide them clarity with the (learning) options.”
Board member Jill Humpheries asked if the low showing for newspaper ads is due to the district not heavily using that as a promotional vehicle.
The data showed that 37% heard about GPS through recommendations; 22% from the internet; 20% other; 13% from campus signs; 5% percent from older students attending GPS; 2% digital ads and 1% newspaper ad, according to An testenis.
Over 100 employees are on the special ly trained teams across the district.
“So that’s every present and then also increasing competition from surround districts, particularly when surrounding district are experiencing enrollment loss es for the first time so they are switching out how they market.”
Board member Dr. Charles Santa Cruz applauded Antestenis and her team’s ef forts.“You have done just an incredible job of keeping Gilbert Public Schools out in front and in the public view,” Santa Cruz said. “This is exception stuff. It’s quite innovated and it promotes the district well.”
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“We will continue to focus on what works and the additions from last year and then bring in some new campaigns,” Antestenis said.
One of the new campaigns coming is Next Level, which will provide 8th grad ers opportunities to transition to a dis trict high school.
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“I think that’s the key is to make sure are we meeting the needs of students we have, both through customer ser vice, through marketing and through just communication, letting them know what our choices are (and) letting them know they have the opportunity to find a pro gram that fits their child’s needs,” Wood said.
Mesa and in the Morrison Ranch’s mag azine.“The value of print advertisement and digital advertisement is when peo ple frequently see our brand and see the information, maybe they drive past the school,” she added.
esert Ridge High School is sponsoring a blood drive for the Boulder Creek Elementary School community in cooperation with Vitalant.
Board member Bill Parker said the dis trict’s efforts are working.
“One of the challenges is always going to be competition,” Antestenis said. “I’ve always said we have the most charter schools in the world here. But we have 18 within our boundaries and 26 addition al within a mile and that hasn’t changed since I started here five years ago.
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Board President Lori Wood said she loved that the focus was not just on at tracting new students but retaining them.
That said, he asked for some of the challenges Antestenis, her department and the district face as they look to search and refine “those things we are doing and innovate where we can.”
For the 2022-23 school year, the dis trict will build upon what’s successful, according to Antestenis said.
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The drive will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Boulder Creek Elementary in the north parking lot at Portobello Road and 80th Street.
He said that a family recently moved in next to him and they “explained that they’ve done a tremendous amount of re search on GPS before moving here from out of state, back east and this was the reason they bought the house.”
She said the number of schools in the district and the campus communications teams approach have significant helped counter that.
Number of GPS Governing Board meetings you’ve attended in person or online in the 12 months prior to Aug. 15: 3
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Community Involvement: Arizona School Boards Association, School Connect, Education Forward Arizona, Support Our Schools AZ, Gilbert Education Foundation, Spring Meadows Neighborhood—winner of Congress of Neighborhoods Mayor’s Partners in Excellence Award 2005 for leading a playground installation, my local church.
JILL HUMPHERYS
Gilbert Sun News also invited all five candidates for the two seats on the Higley Unified Governing Board that are up for election Nov. 8 but only one responded. Anna Van Hoek’s questionnaire appears on the opposite page.
Prior public office, if any: elected 3 times to the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board
Occupation: Homemaker Education: BA in English, minor in French with a teaching certificate from Utah State University, 1985 Number of Children: 5
GPS involvement: Classroom Volunteer, Mathematics Textbook Selection Committee, Zero-Based Budget Committee, Gifted Education Parent Council, Superintendent’s Parent Council, ELA Textbook Selection Committee, Badminton Boosters Treasurer, Highland HS Site Council, Highland HS Orchestra Treasurer.
The Gilbert Sun News invited all candidates running for seats on the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board to answer a questionnaire. Invited were the four candidates running for two four-year terms: Collette Evans, Jill Humpherys, Trinas Jonas and Chad Thompson. The candidates were advised that answers exceeding a 50-word limit would be edited for print but run in their entirety at gilbertsunnews.com. Candidates who failed to meet the deadline or did not respond will be added to the website if they respond at a later time.
Occupation: Mom, small business owner, volunteer Education: Master’s of Public Administration, emphasis Nonprofit Organizations (University of Utah), Bachelors of Arts in Marketing Communications with a minor in Business Management (BYU)
Number of GPS Governing Board meetings you’ve
Church Group Volunteer, Former Team Mom: Gilbert American Little League & WHAM Basketball & GYFL.
Community involvement: Sustaining MemberJunior League of Phoenix, Former Cub Scout Leader,
TRINA JONAS
GPS involvement: Current: Volunteer Network (VNet) Vice President, Highland Girls Golf Booster President, District Site Council Member for Highland High School. Former: PTSO President Greenfield Elementary, PTRO President Greenfield Junior High, Greenfield Elementary (Secretary, Room Mom, Site Council Member, Sponsorship Chair), District A+ School Committee, ELA Curriculum Adoption Committee.
Community involvement: HOA Board, EVYS Board, Unite for Education Co-Founder.
Number of children who graduated from GPS schools: 4.
The pandemic aside, of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why? I agreed with the decision to
Prior public office, if any: None.
Number of children in GPS schools: 1.
Number of children: 3
COLLETTE EVANS
Number of children in GPS schools: 0 Number of children who graduated from GPS schools: 5
Meet the candidates for GPS, Higley governing boards
Number of children who graduated from GPS schools: 0
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Occupation: Loan originator Education: B.S. in Mathematics, minor in Computer Science from Brigham Young University; M.A. in Mathematics Education from Arizona State University.
Prior public office, if any: None
Number of children: 5.
What three actions as a board member are you most proud?
Number of children in GPS schools: 3
GPS Involvement: Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board Member, 2012-Present; Recipient of School Connect Collaborative Leadership Award, 2021; Maricopa County Co-Director for Arizona School Board Association, 2017-2021; Attended all board meetings 2012-present; Volunteer: Co-Founder Gilbert Supporters of the Gifted 2006-2012, GHS Choir Boosters Chair for Uniforms, Co-Founder Gilbert Music Matters, Art Masterpiece volunteer.
Do you favor uniformed school resources officers on campuses? Yes
Give a letter grade to Superintendent Dr. Shane McCord’s performance and explain your answer: I give Dr. Shane McCord an A for his work as superintendent. He leads with the vision of putting students first, sometimes making those tough calls when they are in the students’ best interest. He empowers his employees to do their job without micromanaging, and respectfully listens and appropriately responds to the community.
Occupation: Financial and accounting analyst. Education: Studied computer science.
ANNA VAN HOEK
What specific actions would you consider to attract and retain school bus drivers? Should the district revise its transportation program? GPS recently overhauled its transportation program, drastically improving its on-time stats. They also implemented an app allowing parents to track bus routes, and ID badges for bus riders, increasing safety for students and drivers. In addition to these changes, I think small signing or referral incentives could help attract and retain drivers.
Number of children who graduated from Higley schools: N/A
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Number of children in Higley schools: Currently none but my oldest attended for 10 years prior to leaving due to heavy-handed mandates and the refusal to acknowledge parental rights. Considering moving my youngest back. She completed K-5 in HUSD.
Prior public office, if any: N/A
Why are you running for the board?
I am running because I want to ensure that Gilbert Public Schools becomes the premier school district in the state.
Will you respond to media calls/ emails? Yes.
Are you satisfied with security measures now in place at GPS schools? Why or why not? Yes. GPS has recently taken swift steps to secure our schools where they can, including requiring ID badges for high school students and equipping all other schools with cameras and door buzzers for entry into a closed front office. The next phase of installing cameras throughout hall ways in all schools will provide further security over the next few years.
Number of Higley Governing Board meetings you’ve attended in person or online in the 12 months prior to Aug. 15: I watched about 9-10 meetings online to stay up to date on what was happening in the district. I missed a few due to being out of town.
What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board? I would like to review the policies dealing with drug and vaping to see if there is a way to better educate students about their harms and reduce the use and impact on our school campuses.
increase salaries and hourly wages for all personnel after receiving a budget increase from the state. I have concerns with the recent proposal brought to the board regarding our grading beliefs and practices. While I agree that focusing on mastery of subjects is critical, not having firm deadlines encourages procrastination among students and can create grading headaches for teachers.
What three personal qualities and or experiences qualify you for office? Along with my ability to problem solve and build consensus, I have built relationships and gained a unique perspective through my years of volunteer service in many different areas of the district.
The pandemic aside, of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you
Should students be required to use see-through backpacks? No.
Other than salary increases, what innovative measures should the district consider to retain teachers? I would like to see GPS provide more of the necessary school supplies for teachers and keep district paperwork to a minimum to show teachers we value their time in the classroom. I would also like to solicit positive feedback from parents and students that we can pass along to our teachers.
Has the district been sufficiently transparent with spending and when a major problem confronts the district? Yes. GPS has made significant strides the last few years to increase transparency and account ability to taxpayers. They now provide monthly finan cial reporting, timely bank reconciliations, and have introduced an audit committee which meets quarterly and includes two community members.
Yes or no: Has the district been sufficiently inclusive and welcoming to ALL students and parents? No.
Community involvement: I have been involved for many years now as a parental rights advocate and helping parents learn their rights and learn how to advocate for their children, especially parents with children who have special needs. I have been heavily involved in legislation, trying to work with legislators to pass bills that support parents, children and to preserve our freedom. I also recently received certification from Gilbert Fire to be a part of the community emergency response team. I’ve also been involved with activities happening within Gilbert and have attended many city council meetings to stay informed.
What 3 specific actions should the district take to compete with charter and private schools? GPS should be soliciting feedback from families, including exit interviews when students leave GPS to attend charter schools. We should also make our website more accessible and user-friendly. In conjunction with this, we need to better communicate to parents and
Higley involvement: I was involved to ensure parental right were acknowledged for as long as my children attended HUSD and continued my involvement by advocating for the children and parents of HUSD even after my children no longer attended.
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How should the district address declining enrollment? In addition to effectively competing with surrounding districts and charter schools, we need to be constantly monitoring our use of buildings and capital to ensure that we are being fiscally responsible with the funds we do have from our current enrollment numbers.
Number of children: 2.
students all available course options and college and career-ready paths.
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What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board?
district consider to retain teachers?
.. Also, I believe increasing parental engagement can help here as well…–schools with high parental involvement show faculty and staff that families care.
I most agree with voting to use reserved funds to give staff a pay increase. .. It was critical that funds were used to increase staff pay above what was originally planned, especially as we compete with districts that have growing enrollment and can offer higher wages. …
Why are you running for the board?
What three personal qualities and or experiences qualify you for office?
board because I am passionate about strengthening our community through excellence in public education and because I am uniquely qualified to contribute. I am uniquely qualified due to my mix of formal education (masters degree in public administration), professional experience in both the nonprofit and private sector, being a parent to 3 GPS students, and due to my many years of extensive volunteer work in GPS at both the school and district level.
Other than salary increases, what innovative measures should the
I most disagree with their vote to allow the board president to recess a meeting without board approval. This is concerning because I don’t think one person should be able to unilaterally end the meeting and decide when discussion, votes, or public comment can end. … I think it’s important to hear all sides and get community input on board decisions.
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I have served on many boards in both a professional and volunteer capacity. …My extensive experience in GPS volunteering throughout the district is also invaluable for someone looking to serve on the school board. …I have shown in all of my previous professional and volunteer experience that I have excellent problem solving skills and an ability to bring people together to solve challenges and make improvements. …
What specific actions would you consider to attract and retain school bus drivers? Should the district revise its transportation program?
I think offering increased pay and free training could help ease some of our bus driver problems. I think we need to make sure that we are being as effective as possible with routes and running full buses. I also think increased transparency and communication within the community could help. I think many people, especially those without school age children don’t know how bad the problem is and there could be more people in the community looking for those types of jobs. …
I think our district should continue to provide innovative and customized program options, provide better post graduate planning, and provide a higher level of academic rigor. Innovative program options could include increasing the number of specialized programs that cater to ‘back-to-basics’ programs, hybrid school options that cater to homeschoolers, flexible programs that cater to athletics or other extracurricular pursuits, STEM specific programs, etc. I think the district needs to do a better job of helping each child develop a personal plan for high school and how this feeds into their post graduate planning…Lastly, many parents choose charter and private schools because they want a more academically
I believe that all board decisions need to focus on what’s best for the children and that the board needs more parent representation to better understand the parent perspective. I will focus on bringing more transparency and community/parent engagement to the district. I am for upholding strong family values, ensuring fiscal responsibility and transparency and will continue to strengthen the partnership among parents, students, and teachers like I have done in my many volunteer roles. Whether as room mom, PTSO president in elementary or junior high, booster president, district site council, or curriculum and A+ school committees, I have a proven track record of creative problem solving and bringing people together to create success. …
There are several policy issues I’d like to address. Some of those include: increasing parent consent and participation as a stakeholder in the District, increasing the number of dual enrollment qualified teachers in the District and more broadly exploring policies surrounding dual enrollment and accepting college credits during high school, expanding career and technical education opportunities, providing greater access to advanced classes regardless of gifted testing requirements, improving the interaction of special needs children with their peers, increasing transparency around budgeting and spending, and better educating stakeholders on how the state of Arizona funds its schools and the challenges and opportunities that this process brings.
I am running for Gilbert School
Three things that qualify me for serving on the school board are 1) previous board experience, 2) GPS specific volunteer experience, and 3) exceptional problem solving skills developed through advanced education and professional work experience.
Besides salary, I believe one of the most important parts of job satisfaction is the work environment. I think it’s important to make sure that teachers and staff have the resources needed to adequately do their job. They should have options for further professional growth and upward mobility, if desired.
What 3 specific actions should the district take to compete with charter and private schools?
The pandemic aside, of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why?
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Since I began serving on the GPS Board, the district has become more transparent regarding its finances with new financial software, monthly finance reports, bond spending presentations, and the Audit Committee. School fi nance is complex, so I would like to see
My biggest disappointment has been the unnecessary legislation passed by our Governor and legislators regard ing our public schools this session. We work with parents as partners. We are teaching the AZ Academic Standards, not Critical Race Theory. Our teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff are professionals who care about students.
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What specific actions would you con sider to attract and retain school bus drivers? Should the district revise its transportation program?
Other than salary increases, what in novative measures should the district consider to retain teachers?
What three personal qualities and/or experience qualify you for office?
Are you satisfied with the securi ty measures now in place at GPS Schools? Why or why not?
I am most proud of hiring Superinten dent Dr. McCord with a 5-0 vote, provid ing updated curriculum and technology for students, and competitive salaries for teachers and employees. Other ac complishments include hiring a social worker or mental health counselor for every school, passing the Override and Bond Elections of 2015 and 2019, and securing our campuses.
One idea that I think worth exploring is teacher housing. Districts in rural communities are already offering this.
We compete by having certified teach ers who are professionals in teaching and learning, updated curriculum that offers rigor and relevance, and choice options in classes, programs, and ex tra-curricular activities that students
Has the district been sufficiently transparent with spending and when a major problem confronts the dis trict?
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Other than state funding, what has been your biggest disappointment as a board member?
best education we can give. I am run ning for the GPS School Board because I am passionate about ensuring that every child has the support and the resources to be successful in school and in life.
find engaging.
Three personal qualities that set me apart are my leadership skills, my ability to collaborate, and my focus on student achievement.Ivaluethese words from Policy BCA Board Member Ethics, “Remember al ways that a Board member’s first and greatest concern must be the education al welfare of the students attending the public schools.”
It seems every few years, this is a problem we must address. I would look at recruiting college students and see if we can work around their schedule. We have increased driver pay, changed school start times, reduced the number of bus routes, consolidated bus barns, and updated transportation technology.
Our schools are much more secure than they were five years ago. We have added secure entrances, video cameras, fencing, and security guards. Using the bond money, we are working on other security upgrades. There is always more to do to ensure the safety of our facilities and our students.
I also believe that smaller class sizes would help teachers address student ac ademic and behavioral needs while feel ing less stressed.
What 3 specific actions should the district take to compete with charter and private schools?
Why are you running for the board?
Generally speaking, yes. While this is a critical area to continually monitor to ensure we continually stay sufficient (if not ‘ahead’ of the curve), the district has implemented a brand- new security program starting this year which was funded through the last bond measure. The new head of security for the district is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced. ….
I would give Dr. McCord a letter grade of A-. Dr. McCord has made a really positive impact on our district. …I appreciate the fact that Dr. McCord has a long history in our community and is personally invested in GPS success. From first-hand experience I know Dr. McCord is very approachable, is quick to resolve issues, appreciates feedback, encourages open communication
Dr. Shane McCord deserves for an A for his leadership. He has deep relation ships, and he has those hard conversa tions when things need to change for the sake of students. Changes he has led
information and graphics that makes our Annual Financial Report more ac cessible to the community.
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education is the best option. … Some key areas include developing those innovative and customized student options that offer more targeted and/ or flexible programs and environments for students seeking specific paths, providing better post graduate planning, and providing a higher level of academic rigor. Additionally, we need to ensure we stay aligned with parents in the community, be fiscally responsible and transparent, and increase parent involvement. …
and listens to parents. One area for suggested improvement comes from our experience during COVID. I wish he would have been more assertive in his recommendation to the board when they were deciding whether to return to school or not prior to starting the new school year…
How should the district address declining enrollment?
include transportation, school security, updated curriculum, current technology, and fiscal management. HE truly cares about students, families, staff, and com munity.
Will you respond to media calls/ emails? Yes.
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Should students be required to use see-through backpacks? No.
Give a letter grade to Superintendent Dr. Shane McCord’s performance and explain your answer:
rigorous experience. Gilbert Public Schools can easily compete in this area and we need to focus on improving in this area. ..instructed to lower the bar to help everyone get by. We need to recommit to a higher level of academic standards and work to get all our kids back on track. This will not only help GPS compete with charter and private schools, but also help our children be better prepared for life beyond high school….
Will you respond to media calls/ emails? Yes.
Simple. We need to get better. We need to do better, be better, and message better. We simply need to be a more attractive option for Gilbert families. We should compete by getting better and convincing families that public
Yes or no:
There are no easy answers to declin ing birth rates, changing demographics, and higher housing prices, but continu ous improvement and our focus on stu dent achievement will draw students to our schools.
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Give a letter grade to Superintendent Dr. Shane McCord’s performance and explain your answer:
I think the current district leadership tries very hard to be as transparent as possible with spending and funding issues. … I think the challenge is in how this information is disseminated out and how difficult the funding process and formulas are to understand…We need to continue to find better ways to summarize complex information, but there are inherent limitations. …
Besides the funding, I do think the district could be quicker to share and inform parents when issues arise at their school.
Has the district been sufficiently inclusive and welcoming to ALL students and parents? Yes.
We address declining enrollment by offering high quality education and wel coming schools for every student and marketing that to our community and surrounding communities.
Do you favor uniformed school re source officers on campuses? Yes.
Has the district been sufficiently transparent with spending and when a major problem confronts the district?
Do you favor uniformed school resources officers on campuses? Yes.
How should the district address declining enrollment?
Are you satisfied with security measures now in place at GPS schools? Why or why not?
Has the district been sufficiently in clusive and welcoming to ALL students and parents? No.
Should students be required to use see-through backpacks? No.
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Has the district been sufficiently transparent with spending and when a major problem confronts it?
District taxpayers will face hard choices over the coming years because our board has lacked basic competency in its spending discipline (mainly ignoring obvious maintenance/ improvement items hoping that a bond would provide that money). They also approved the ASBA political agenda which does not benefit our students but brings more politics into our schools.
I have excellent communication skills and work well as a team. I will utilize these skills to collaborate with the other board members, ask questions instead of rubber stamping everything placed in front of me, make sure the community is informed of the actions being taken by the board and the progresses and challenges the district faces.
will work with the other board members to get everyone’s attention back to basics to ensure the children have normalcy and are learning the necessary skills in order to graduate.
I am motivated and am known to go above and beyond to ensure all the students’ needs are met in order for them to learn and be successful.
Lack of discipline in children makes it hard for teachers to control their classrooms. Parents must take accountability to discipline their kids to beValuerespectful.theirtime as well.
make sure that the main priority is the students. I will also work hard to have school practices and curriculum that will benefit the students and not any political agenda. Last but certainly not least, we need to make sure parental rights are acknowledged in our schools.
Other than salary increases, what in novative measures should the district consider to retain teachers?
What 3 specific actions should the district take to compete with charter and private schools?
I have been considering running for many years due to all the issues I have had with the district not recognizing parental rights and how they handle special needs children.
Are you satisfied with security mea sures now in place at Higley schools? Why or why not?
What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board?
They are transparent in that they follow the reporting requirements for district expenditures. A major problem already confronts the district. They need more space in district High Schools and maintenance on existing buildings and have known this for years. Instead of ensuring that these needs were
Gun-free zones are a target. I would also feel comfortable having staff members obtain training on firearms. Having high enough fencing and secured entrances are also important. Our district has a locked door at the front office and people must be buzzed in but anyone who wants to do harm can just jump over the counter. There needs to be some sort of security there like they have at banks.
If the bond fails, we will need to reevaluate overall spending and try and find ways to save. Cutting administration, ensuring that we maximize the use of all existing facilities, and prioritizing capital needs will all play a role. If pushed, we will need to cut back on “extras” to ensure that our core mission is accomplished. Some of this will be determined by the recent changes in school funding at the state level.
If the $77.2 million bond fails, what is your solution to finding the money for what HUSD needs?
Administration and students need to respect teachers and their profession and not expect them to do things that take away from them doing their actual jobs which is to teach the curriculum.
Academics must be a priority. Parents are searching for an emphasis on the basics.Increased parental involvement also has extra benefits to our districts, schools and teachers. Parents that are active in our schools will provide referrals to our district, volunteer in our schools, and be a resource to our teachers. Removing politics and ideologies out of the classroom. Stop serving the Teach ers Associations and start serving the children, parents and the community.
There has been a shift in education away from teaching the core subjects. I
Security can definitely be better. I believe having SRO’s in schools is crucial for the safety of students. SRO’s also have a positive impact on the lives of the children by building relationships that could last a lifetime. My SRO from high school was instrumental in my life by checking in with me to make sure I was staying on the right path. He did this with all the students.
most agree with, and which do you most disagree with? Why?
Also, the pandemic and politics wreaked havoc on our kids and their educations. Most of our students have suffered learning loss, and the existing achievement gaps have become even greater. It is imperative that we return to our original mission of providing an excellent education and focus on academic rigor. I am committed to ensuring that all students receive the best education HUSD can deliver.
Why are you running for the board?
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What three personal qualities and or experiences qualify you for office?
I can’t think of anything that I would agree with at this time. Especially with the recent unprofessional behavior of the current board president. She’s not someone I as a parent would want making decisions for my children. They have been bad stewards of current and future budgets by poor prioritization of how they spend money.
As a long time, parental right advocate, I will do whatever I can to
I have 25+ years of experience in finance, analytics and accounting which I will utilize to ensure that the budget and district spending is transparent to taxpayers and appropriately allocated.
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I absolutely do.
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Legacy Cares is slated to repay its bonds over 30 years according to a fixed schedule. Next year, Legacy Cares must repay investors a total of $24 million. The annual payments then ramp up to $32 million the following year.
The Tribune asked if there was any chance of defaulting on the bonds next year, and Legacy Chairman Doug Moss said
Fans and doubters
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a recent weekday morning, pick leball players chatted outside a building after a match and young basketballers streamed into a building.
I give her a C-. From my vantagepoint
“We were dealing with material delays and some facilities at the park not being able to open up 100% for the first six to seven months,” Miller said. “We unfor tunately had to deal with that, and the great thing about it is we now are head ing into our busy season, which is Sep tember all the way through May.”
AZIDA says the practice provides fi nancing for projects in the public inter est, like low-income housing, at no risk to the state – the bond seller is entirely on the hook for the loan repayments.
A spokesman for AZIDA said that only two projects out of the 128 it funded have defaulted.
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Has the district been sufficiently in
It took major companies like Google and Facebook years to become profit able, but due to the nature of its financ ing, the 320-acre Bell Bank Park doesn’t have a lot of time to start generating healthy profits.
A Wall Street Journal article published earlier this month featured Bell Bank Park as an example of the risks posed to investors by high-yield municipal bonds issued by “conduit issuers” like AZIDA.
Legacy Cares shared data with the Tri
clusive and welcoming to ALL stu dents and parents?
But Bell Bank Park’s backers are exud
Little time for the bottom line
“We’re“no.” right on track in the fall and winter heading into a position where we don’t anticipate having any short falls whatsoever in regards to those pay ments next year,” he said.
The same answer applies here from above, 3 specific actions the district can take to compete with charter and private schools.
I know many parents with SPED children who would not think so. It has not been easy for many of these parents to get the accommodations they need for their children. The same occurred with me when my daughter needed certain accommodation. As parents, we shouldn’t have to fight so hard to have the needs of our children met when they are at school in order to ensure they are
ing confidence about the coming season, saying they have numerous contracts signed and events planned.
Bell Bank Park is well-positioned to hit its targets for the coming months and meet all its financial obligations.
Located next to some of the fastest growing communities in the country, residents of Queen Creek and southeast Mesa are starved for entertainment and cultural amenities closer to home.
Do you favor uniformed school re sources officers on campuses?
Adding pressure to the venture, Lega cy Cares doesn’t own the land the park is built on – it has a 40-year lease with owner Pacific Proving LLC and must pay $3.4 million in rent annually.
Sitting amid concrete warehouses and data centers, Bell Bank Park is a wel come project for many in the region.
Queen Creek officials earlier this year launched the town’s first tourism web site and it also touts its proximity to the venue while also discussing the use of Bell Bank Park’s LED screens to adver tise its attractions.
In Gilbert, both town and school offi cials looked at the park as useful, Gilbert Public Schools in June inked a partnership agreement with Legacy Sports to use the venue for its Perfor mance Academy, a flexible learning pro gram for student athletes in grades 4-8.
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she is well liked by the rest of the administration and supported by the other district employees, and she seems to care about the people that are stakeholders in the district. That said, the bad communication (especially on last year’s bond which was largely why it failed) and a willingness to go along with “government school business as usual” is deeply troubling.
I do not like the idea of see-through backpacks.
Miller said Bell Bank Park is seeing increases in registration for leagues and events, and venue manager Oak View Group is investing in the construction of a concert venue that is expected to begin hosting concerts in November.
Legacy Cares raised money by sell ing $280 million in municipal bonds through the Arizona Industrial Devel opment Authority. Municipal bonds are usually issued by cities and towns, but Arizona law allows organizations to sell tax-incentivized municipal bonds to in vestors through AZIDA.
bune from foot traffic data service Plac er.ai showing 2.9 million visits to the Bell Bank Park this year from 816,000 visi tors.On
safe and well taken care of.
Lots of people are enjoying and root ing for Bell Bank Park.
It said these types of bonds surged in popularity in the last five years, but more recently “bond prices are plum meting, construction and labor costs are soaring and risky deals are faltering.”
“Everything is trending and tracking as we suspected it would the second part of this year, so, no, we’re very confi dent in the revenue anticipation and the partnerships that we have.”
Students are bused by the district to the facility to practice their particular sport because Legacy Sports offered over 15 different athletic competitive environments for students to be trained
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I will do my best to respond to each email and call that I receive.
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How should the district address de clining enrollment?
Visit Mesa, the city’s official destina tion marketing partners, made Bell Bank Park a centerpiece of a presentation on the city’s tourism and hospitality indus try in August.
In February, Bell Bank Park in Mesa opened with high hopes on the part of owners and users alike, though they both have encountered some disappointments in the months that followed. (GSN File Photo)
prioritized, the district hoped that the 2021 bond was approved and it was not.
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There were stands only on one side of the stadium, and the venue needed more bathrooms and better food and beverag es, which he felt were overpriced.
In the face of big financial demands, Bell Bank Park needs to win back these customers and add even more to the ranks.Legacy
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tified close to the start of the season of scheduling conflicts that required him to change plans.
Town of Gilbert officials viewed Bell Bank as an addition that would draw in more baseball players to the Valley, which would benefit its sports venue, CactusUnderYards.the terms of a development agreement with Legacy Cares revised in October 2021, the City of Mesa has invested a total of $1.4 million to accel erate road work on the Ellsworth and Williams Field Road intersection and the State Route 24 freeway.
park but also have complained about traffic backups while entering and ex iting the park and the high cost of food and beverages.
“The vision of what they wanted to build is amazing; it’s the execution of the operation where they failed,” he said, adding that he plans to hold next year’s season elsewhere.
He was excited to sign a contract a year in advance to hold his season at the park instead of renting fields at local high schools as he had done in previous. But he said when it came time to start the season, promised amenities like a locker room and media staging area
in everything from speed and agility and baseball, basketball, softball, cheer and gymnastics.
A local sports club owner who wished to remain anonymous said the region needs a venue like Bell Bank Park.
He said it felt like there wasn’t enough staff managing the fields and he was no
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But some people are disappointed in the park’s execution so far.
Cares executives say they are ironing out Bell Bank Park’s opening year issues.
“We’re at halftime of our first year,” Miller said, and “we were able to learn from some of the things at the start of the year, even when some of our venues were not yet being able to operate 100% capacity. We learned a lot when it came to customer service and the customer
were underwhelming or non-existent.
In the August investor call, Moss used a sports analogy to describe Bell Bank Park as it heads into what he believes is its prime season.
In the National Football League, he said, “the teams that seem to make the best second half adjustments are usually the teams that win.”
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A mammoth building at Bell Bank Park houses a concessions area that links basketball and volleyball courts. (GSN file photo)
Instead of a locker room, “they gave us chain link fence with tarps on it,” he said.
On Nov. 17, the HOA sent another letter to Wellman, demanding she removed all personal items and belongings inappro priately stored outside on her property.
September said Gilbert lacks a prop erty maintenance code and as a result,
or where it can be seen without looking over fences, etc. then it might be labeled as litter and the exterior could be re quired to be cleaned up,” said a Devel opment Services official. “We recognize that hoarding is usually a mental health issue and the few cases we’ve had, we’ve tried to get help for the individ uals involved through family members.”
“I’ve watched them try to get jobs and as soon as they say they’ve been in jail or
Town not much help for hoarding in Gilbert
Wellman said the stuff began piling up after she took in and cared for her sick mother, who died of cancer.
Things escalated from there, Wellman, 63, said.
“It basically started because I was help ing some people that were homeless and had problems,” she said. “Some of them have been in jail and had been released and had no family to help them.”
The court granted that motion on Nov. 8, giving Wellman two weeks to remove any unapproved sheds, trash and debris.
She then took in her nephew, followed by a longtime friend. Both got both sick and died, she said..
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But the workers were unable to re move an unapproved shed, claiming
After Wellman failed to respond to the suit, the court filed a default judgment June 2, 2021, and gave the association the right to go onto her property and fix the violations, including tearing down the shed – and charge her for the cleanup costs if she failed to do so herself.
Later, one of her daughters who was still living at the house brought home a friend who had no place to live.
“If the hoarding extends to the exteri
Wellman refused to unlock it in order to remove the items inside.
After 15 days, crews again went onto Wellman’s property to remove one re
The court also awarded the association attorney fees and costs totaling $7,653 with a 4.25% annual interest rate.
The association’s suit also stated that Wellman “frequently brought personal items and belongings, which had already been removed, back to the property” prompting the HOA to ask the court in August 2021 for sanctions.
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Neighbors across the street from Susan Wellman’s home said they are fed up with the view from their front windows. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
“It just snow-balled,” she said. “It was more than I had anticipated. At the same time, it was hard to tell people who don’t have anywhere to go and have no mon ey” to leave.
Councilman Scott September said he had been working with Sloan for over a year in an attempt to address the issue.
Court records detail the association’s side.
The HOA’s suit said Wellman broke the covenants of the CC&Rs by not maintain ing her property, calling it “a nuisance” and a “quintessential hoarder house.”
said. “The neighbors are being held hos tage because who wants to buy a home where there’s a hoarder nearby?”
“However, there is an abatement or dinance in the Town code for situations that impact public health and safety that the Town has not had to use before,” he noted “ It does not have an established process, but the Town is developing one now. This process will be developed to follow other similar enforcement ac tions.”
hen Jeff Sloan saw his neigh bor piling up stuff outside her home, turning it into an eye sore, he went to the Town of Gilbert for help.But that didn’t pan out as Gilbert like many other Valley cities don’t have an ordinance that specifically addresses hoarding, according to the town.
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Wellman took no action.
She said at first, she would pay for ho tels for them, but it got to the point she couldn’t afford to do that. So, she offered them shelter under her roof.
On June 24, crews entered her proper ty and “substantially cleaned up the ma jority of the property…hauling multiple truckloads of trash, debris and personal items from the property,” according to court documents.
“It was back to back and when they died, I didn’t know what to do with their stuff,” she said. “So I stacked it on the ta ble and covered it for when I have time to go through it and donate it. What looked important I kept so their kids could get the“Itstuff.wasn’t like junk in the yard. It was stuff their families would have wanted and was worth a lot of money and so I covered them from the weather.”
“I invited him to participate in staff meetings to share his story so code changes could be considered that would protect neighborhoods from similar sit uations,” September said. “The condi tions at this particular property appear to go beyond poor maintenance or ne glect but instead appear to be impacting public health and safety in that neigh borhood.”
Susan Wellman said she tried to do good by storing needy people’s items but as time went on, things got out of hand. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
The HOA filed a $38,000 lien on Well man’s house, which included the cost for the two clean-ups, late fees and attorney fees. Last month, it moved to foreclose on her house.
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the Gilbert has limited enforcement abilities with regard to aesthetics and general property maintenance.
maining shed and other items.
After several letters to Wellman de manding she clean up her property – and remove unauthorized shacks in the back yard, dead trees and the personal items stored in the front yard, porch and drive way – went unanswered, the Val Vista Lakes Community Association sued in FebruaryWellman2021.told the Gilbert Sun News that she got in over her head for helping others in need.
“No takers,’’ Kavanagh said.
“They looked to see if they could get some other groups,’’ he said, like those involved in legal matters. “But nobody wasAbsentbuying.’’any effort to defend the law, that clears the way for Tuchi to perma nently enjoin enforcement, killing the law.
And House Speaker Rusty Bowers said he sees no reason to intercede. “There is a general feeling that the idea needs refining,’’ he said. “And I don’t think I am going to push any defense from the House point of view.’’
The measure made it a crime to record police activity within 8 feet.
Tuchi, in issuing the preliminary in junction last week, said he believes that individuals have a First Amend ment right to record police activity. And he dismissed Kavanagh’s claim, made during legislative debate, that HB 2319 is necessary to prevent interference with or distractions of law enforcement.
“HB 2319 prohibits only video re cording and does not address audio re cordings or photographs taken from the same distance or device,’’hepointed out. “Nor does it address persons who may be using their mobile phones for other purposes, such as texting.’’
So, U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi issued a preliminary injunction to bar the law from taking effect on Sept. 24 as scheduled. And he set a Friday deadline to see if legislative leaders are willing to take up the fight that Brnovich would not.“The Senate will not be pursuing an appeal,’’ Senate President Karen Fann said Wednesday.
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He said restrictions on First Amend ment rights can exist only if they “serve a compelling state interest, and only if they are “narrowly drawn to achieve that end.’’ And he said HB 2319 is nei ther.
“Arizona already has other laws on its books to prevent interference with po lice officers,’’ the judge wrote. “The court fails to see how the presence of a person recording a video near an officer inter feres with the officer’s activities.’’
Rep. John Kavanagh told Capitol Media Services Wednesday he has been unable to find any organization willing to go to federal court to defend his legislation that would make it a crime to videotape police activity within eight feet and has been directed to stop. Violators are sub ject to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine.
One option for Kavanagh could be changing the distance to allow people with cameras to get closer.
restrictions on videotaping po lice are not going to take effect, at least not this year.
Attorney General Mark Brnovich, named as a defendant in the lawsuit, did not show up at a hearing last week.
So that leaves only Kavanagh, who crafted the measure and approached various organizations that represent po lice officers, believing they would have an interest in having the law take effect.
What that leaves as an option for Ka vanagh is recrafting the measure when legislators convene in January. But he said the form that new version will take will depend on Tuchi’s final order – and
It remains unclear, however, how much discretion Kavanagh will have to find something that passes legal muster.
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what the judge says he finds legally un acceptable in HB 2319.
He originally had proposed a 15-foot buffer.“But I went to eight feet because the U.S. Supreme Court said, with respect to First Amendment rights, keeping abor tion protesters at eight feet from clinic entrances was constitutional,’’ Kavana gh said. “So I thought that same distance would easily apply here.’’
What that shows, Tuchi said, is that “the law’s purpose is not to prevent in terference with law enforcement, but to prevent recording.’’
But distance isn’t the only concern raised by Tuchi.
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But about four or five years ago, tran sients and stuff began showing up at Wellman’s house and it got so bad that she had to fumigate her house because of the rats, said the woman, who did not want her name used.
“I told them I would work with them and do the best I could,” she said. “It was hard for me to get rid of things dragged over here.”
“I use to feel sorry for her but not anymore,” she said. “She’s done this all herself. She doesn’t understand how this affects the neighborhood.”
“It’s just very unnerving because it never stops. They argue, they sleep out side and it’s been on thing after another with police here almost every day.”
“They took the patio furniture off the front patio, the potted plants, the hose, lawn mowers, all the remodeling sup plies,” she said. “They took everything they possibly could.
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“It’s ridiculous that they could do that to somebody. I’ve never seen anything like that. I’ve never done anything to anybody. I’ve helped everyone. I’ve gone out of my way and because I was a nice person, this all happened.”
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She said the HOA hired a junk company to clean her property and took everything – twice.
The woman said Wellman would have up to a dozen people at one time staying at herAnotherhome.neighbor, who also request ed anonymity, said she feared the people Wellman allowed into her house.
She said that when she worked as a Phoenix Fire paramedic, she used to transport homeless people to the hospi tal and saw the struggles they faced and the lack of help available to them. The City of Phoenix declined to verify if Well man worked as a paramedic for 23 years before retiring in 2002.
“It’s not fair to ask me to remove them when they’ve been there for 20 years,” she said. “What am I go ing to do with the stuff that I had?”
“My problem is I’m scared,” she said. “People coming and going very much is unnerving me. I’ve even witnessed them coming up over my fence from my yard into another yard.
Now that the HOA is seeking to fore close on her house to recoup payment, Wellman said she’s borrowed money and hired an attorney to fight it. Olen Lenets with Rose Law Group declined to com ment for the story.
Stuff started piling iup in Susan Wellman’s backa=yard two years ago, as this March 2020 photo taken by a neighbor shows. (Special to GSN)
Wellman said most of the items in her backyard came from the homeless in dividuals. She did at one time also have two inoperable vehicles parked in her driveway.
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“What I’ve learned about how they make money is they find junk and sell it and trade it,” Wellman said. “When these people came here they would bring things to try and sell or do something with and so that’s when it got worst.”
“She needs to go; she can’t control all her hoarding.”
She added that some of the items in her backyard included building materi als, such as floor tiles and cabinets, that she had purchased for a remodel.
Her neighbors, however, can’t wait to see her go. A pile of stuff was again piled up on Wellman’s driveway last week.
are homeless they are immediately ex cluded.”
“It’s totally made me feel horrible,” Wellman said. “It’s cost me everything I had.”
She also questioned why the HOA would go after her for the six sheds in her backyard as one was there when she bought her house in 2002 and the others were put there two decades ago.
lowed people to stay at her home and “before I knew it, I was the leper of the neighborhood.”“Thesearen’t bad people,” Wellman said. “It’s people I’ve met and I under stand where they’re coming from and they need Wellmanhelp.”said she didn’t respond to the HOA’s request to clean up her home
because she “had back surgery” and “had an kles and knees operat ed on” and her brother was in hospice.
She claimed her neighbors began wag ing a campaign against her after she al
“Well, she was such as nice lady, a very helpful lady,” said a neighbor who met Wellman 10 years ago when she moved to the cul de sac. “She even had access to my backyard when I was out of town.”
Around that same time, Welch said he moved to Arizona and had “spiritually amazing revelations” and “grew into a whole new person.”
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his own one-on-one “out-of-the-box” relationship with God.
Welch said he encourages young people to reach out to their peers and counselors for help and most impor tantly “do not isolate.”
“I just feel like music is so powerful and it influences so many different people,” Welch said. “It’s a strong, strong
“They weren’t sponsored by some consultant or pocket money people,” Hansen said. “They wanted a law for a specific reason, these were people that just care a lot as to doing the right thing.”
“This is temporary, what you’re going through, it does get better,” Welch said. “I’ve went through my own really dark days and dark seasons.”
gift that we have for the world.”
While faith is a major component of
“It’s just all about helping people see that there’s hope,” Welch said. “The darkness that you have going on in your mind as a teenager, it doesn’t last.”
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Welch said that will start them down the path of meeting the right people in their personal journey.
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Over the last five years, Welch said, sui cides of various celebrities have pushed mental health issues to the forefront.
The Hansens have been involved in real estate investing since 1992 and wanted to help a charity that embodied “true“It’svolunteerism.”easytodonate money, it’s easy to donate things,” Randy Hansen said. “But donating your life, that to me is the true gift.”
Hansen first read in a newspaper article about the work the ladies did passing Jacob’s law, but the paper had become lost in the recycling.
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“How many people have to die before you start being real?” Welch said.
“It was the best experience ever, even the bad things were,” Welch said. “I’m really excited to be back to do an event and just hang out for a few days.”
Jacob, now 22, still lives in a devel opmentally delayed group home and requires round-the-clock care due to severe physical abuse from his biolog
“All you can do is just shine your light and be loving.”
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his own life, he said, “You can’t make people believe how you believe or, more importantly, you can’t make people have your moral values.
“You hear about it a lot more often now, and it’s very, very important that we discuss it,” Welch said. “The stigma’s got to go, we just got to be real.”
“Nobody should be in your life that’s dragging you down,” Welch said. “It’s just time wasting, and it’s going to suck the positivity out of you.”
old Greek proverb says that a society grows when old men plant trees whose shade they will never sit in.
The connection between music and mental health goes much deeper than that in his Welch’s own life.
For young adults struggling to start or find their path, Welch said to start with asking “God, if you’re real, show me.”
That perfectly sums up the work real estate investors Randy and Dell Loy Hansen are doing for Advocacy, Sup port & Assistance Now Founders Anika Robinson, Susan Mulhearn and Angela Teachout. The ladies fought back tears, as Randy shared the story.
Randy Hansen helped, from left, Angela Teachout, Anika Robinson, Susan Mulheran and Randy Hansen expand the work of their nonprofit, Advocacy, Support & Assistance Now as they work to expand their center to help foster children behavioral health needs, they are planning a gala at Falcon Field Sept. 23. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
In July 2005, Welch left Korn to dis cover his faith as a Christian and develop
Welch also said people should sur round themselves with positive people.
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“I’ve developed my own unique rela tionship with Christ,” Welch said.
guitarist Brian “Head” Welch will partner with Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers to inspire East Valley young people with a free night of music and a conversation about suicide prevention on Sept. 20 at Skyline High School in Mesa.
Since passing Jacob’s Law in 2016, ASA Now has helped thousands of foster kids throughout the State of Arizona.
After several years, Welch marked his first performance with Korn in May 2012 and has since reunited with the band.Now, Welch said he leans on a good support system including medical, spir itual and social pillars.
After two days of googling every pos sibility of “foster kid” and whatever else he could think of, he finally stumbled upon the ASA Now website.
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Hansen made a mistake when she dis covered the check was for $50,000.
“She knew from day one that we were going to do it,” Hansen said. “That left
The ladies have all provided homes for dozens of foster kids over the years. Anika the longest, for the last 15 years.
In December 2018, that prompted Hansen to step in and payoff their $1 million mortgage. Hansen said it’s a gift only his wife predicted would happen.
“We became a 24/7 distribution center,” Robinson said. “It looked like a secondhand store on steroids for over a year.”In2020, ASA Now also established Shade Tree Academy and a small class of students at Jacob’s Mission Community Center located at 7830 East University Drive in Mesa.
That moment Hansen realized that these women are angels among us.
The nonprofit hopes to grow the amount of kids they can serve up to 100 students.Hansen has known charity his entire life, considering his mother was a high school English teacher that developed a reading program for underprivileged kids in Northern Utah.
“I was so impressed by that.”
“We were only really serving our county,” Anika said. “The pandemic made it to where we have to serve state wide.”
There, families can connect to support, advocacy, and assistance with imme diate needs 24/7, life skill programs and activities for children and foster and adoptive families.
“I was crying so hard right there in the middle of Wells Fargo,” Robinson said.
Though he doubted they would show up given their busy schedules, Hansen said all three ladies showed up with the dozens of kids in tow.
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Robinson said she called crying that
peutic component for kids and helping them gain the tools to cope with their trauma.“What they really need is someone that can help them work through their trauma,” Robinson said.
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“Lo and behold, I don’t remember how many people showed up but it turned out to be a really fun day,” Hansen said.
“I feel like each one of us was tasked in this lifetime with doing pretty big things,” Robinson said. “And knowing that God commanded us to help others, and to leave this world better than when we came Hansenin.”said he visited one Saturday afternoon when the ladies were in the middle of renovating the dilapidated old church with overgrown landscaping.
ical parents that deteriorated his mental health.In2018, ASA Now opened Jacob’s Mis sion Community Center located at 7830 East University Drive in Mesa.
Suddenly it became a mad rush to find volunteers to drive boxes of diapers, clothes, food, etc. around the state.
them on this free and clear so they could put all of their money into finishing the building and serving customers.”
Then, the calendar turned to 2020 and a pandemic slowed the world down.
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“They were bringing it back to life through pure sweat and volunteers,” HansenHansensaid.said he was so impressed by that simple effort, he made a check out for to buy paint for the building.
After a year-and-a-half of working with volunteers, in December 2019 they finished renovations on the building.
“I wanted something that was true vol
Classes officially opened in August 2021 and is now in their second aca demic year with its trauma-informed education for seven students because that’s all it can provide for now.
Shade Tree Academy looks to curb the effects foster kids feel from trauma they’ve endured and create the thera
Over the last 30 years, his family has built a foundation and helped set the standard for building child crisis family support centers in that area. Now, he wanted to help a group in Mesa.
After getting to know the ladies even more, Hansen said he invited them to a Feeding My Starving Children event at the convention center.
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Alma passed away in the company o f his family, in Mesa, Arizona on Septem b er 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Alma wa s born a US Citizen in Colonia Dublan, Chi huahua, Mexico. His parents, Angus and Gertrude Skousen, farmed in Mexico un t il they moved as a family to the United S tates when Alma was 15 years old.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, ASA Now became the epicenter for getting help to the 14,000 kids in the foster care system in the State of Arizona.
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“We hope that Scream 4 Me campaign will be literally a lifesaving campaign for many youth in Mesa,” Spencer said.
“Once we get the school built, then I want to start at the heart of that,” Hansen said.Robinson said the Hansens have gifted their school with opportunities they will never see come to fruition.
The next issue for the partnership is to work on helping those kids who age-out of the foster care system.
Randy Spencer is the head of devel opment and partnerships for the Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers.
“They’vedone.done so much for the youth and where they’re at in Phoenix,” Welch said. “I’m just honored to be a part of it.”
Spencer said this event will kick off a campaign called “Scream 4 Me,” part of a mental health awareness campaign.
“If a kid is struggling with depression or potential suicidal thoughts, we hope that they’ll say ‘scream’ or ‘scream for me’ to a friend or a counselor,” Spencer said.Along with distributing t-shirts and stickers to various local high schools, the campaign looks to spread awareness for teens experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction or thoughts of suicide, and to know that help is out there for them.
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The ladies of ASA Now will have to raise $1 million to break ground for the facility.“Itfeels impossible,” Robinson said.
While he doesn’t know what the future holds for the future of events like this, Welch said he loves the work Alice Cooper, his wife Sheryl Goddard, and the entire team at the Solid Rock Teen Cen ters has
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Much like during the pandemic, the plan is to make ASA Now the permanent epicenter for distributing training to vol unteers throughout the entire state.
“There will be people over the next 10 years, brought into this network to learn how to do a better job to support the needs of your foster family,” Hansen said.
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know the impact that it will have for the rest of their lives,” Robinson said. “But the Hansen family has done that, not
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unteerism with people that are making a difference,” Hansen said.
only have they touched our lives, they will touch the lives of thousands upon thousands.”Intotal, the Hansen brother’s have agreed to donate $4 million to build the 18,000-square-foot school, as well as a swimming pool that will provide aquatic therapy for the kids.
With help from Death2Life.com, teens will be able to find help from a licensed counselor.
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Had those businesses been successful, Arizona would have the same $7.25 an hour minimum wage that has been fed
Even with the big increase and the new $13.85 wage floor, the automatic boost being precipitated by the Sept. 13 BLM data may have little practical effect on what many companies pay their Ari zona workers.
– as it will be in January –that becomes the floor.
vation and emerging technology.”
New figures reported Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that costs as measure by the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers, have ris en 8.3% between August 2021 and last month.What makes that important is that laws approved by voters in 2006 and again in 2016 require annual inflation adjustments based on the August annu al figures.
According to the Arizona Commerce Authority, “Arizona is the best state in the nation for entrepreneurship, inno
CHIPS and Science Act signed by President Joe Biden in August directly impacts Intel, currently expanding its chip manufacturing plant in Chandler and adding 3,000 new jobs.
And for those looking for a steady ca reer, the job outlook is a good one. Ari zona already leads the nation in pay for semiconductor processing technicians, with an average salary of nearly $30 per hour according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There has been an immediate rush locally to sign up for the Semiconductor Technician Quick Start program, with a waitlist of over 300 at CGCC alone.
The latest state minimum wage hike comes after Tucsonans voted last year to impose their own $15-an-hour mini mum wage by 2025.
The in-person 10-day certification course gives participants a chance to learn the skills needed to join the fast-growing industry in less than two weeks. Estrella Mountain Community College and Mesa Community College are offering the program as well, de veloped in partnership with major area employers, including Intel Corp.
That started at $13 on April 1, going to $13.50 in 2023 and $14.25 in 2024 before hitting the target. After that, as with the state minimum, adjustments would be made based on inflation.
n an effort to provide the talent needed to keep production of semi conductor chips going, Chandler-Gil bert Community College is one of three colleges in the Maricopa County Com munity College District to offer a Semi conductor Technician Quick Start pro gram.
The training supports the renewed effort to grow the workforce needed to support the production of semiconduc tors and related technologies, prevent ing a large-scale shortage that could spanOutlinedworldwide.inthe
at the bottom of the Arizona wage scale are going to be legally entitled to a pay hike of $42 a week beginning in January. And you can credit – or blame – infla tion.
A formal announcement, however, won’t come until Thursday. That’s when the state Industrial Commission, which has purview over the annual adjust ment, has its regular meeting.
cost to Arizona residents. Those meet ing the eligibility will receive a $270 tuition stipend, fully covering Maricopa County resident tuition and partially covering non-resident tuition.
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As Arizona more fully develops into this new silicon desert, CGCC and its affiliates will make sure the commu nity is ready for the technology career boom—with a monsoon of trained em ployees.
Inflation turbocharging minimum wage hike in 2023
That’s because staff-starved business es are finding they can no longer offer the bare minimum allowed by law to attract and retain employees. And that specifically includes the restaurant and fast food industry which fought hard –and unsuccessfully – to convince voters not to adopt a state minimum wage.
Gov. Doug Ducey capitalized on that sentiment with a five-day trip last month to the Republic of Korea and Taiwan for relationship building within the international technology industry.
Last year, trade between Arizona and Taiwan equaled $1.92 billion and is only growing. “To say that this is important is an understatement,” a college spokeswoman said. “Semicon ductors make the use of almost every piece of technology possible. Without continued production, there would be no smartphones, radios, TVs, comput ers, video games, or advanced medical diagnostic equipment, emphasizes the Semiconductor Industry Association. It’s exciting to think that Arizona is such a major part of that.”
According to CGCC, this stipend is awarded upon successfully completing the class and passing the NIMS Tech nician Certification test. Students who do not pass the certification test will be responsible for paying the $270 tuition.
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quired by statute, that translates out to $1.05 an hour on top of the current $12.80 figure.
“Fortunately, with the three MC CCD colleges offering multiple courses monthly at each location, the educa tional demand will continue to fit the need,” the spokeswoman said.
Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant Association, said restaurant employees who work “front of the house” will especially benefit from the big bump in Arizona’s minimum wage in January. (Special to GSN)
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The Tucson ordinance, though, is de signed so that workers get the benefit of whatever calculation is more generous. So if any time the state figure is higher
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What’s driving this year’s inflation fig ure, not surprisingly, is the cost of fuel.
BLS reports that gasoline prices are up 25.6% over a year earlier.
Arizona voters mandated in 2006 that the state have its own minimum wage not tied to the federal figure. That set the bottom of the pay scale here at $6.75 an hour, $1.60 higher than what federal law mandated at the time.
And grocery prices are up 13.5% year over year. But the cost of eating out has risen by just 8.0%.
But Steve Chucri, president of the Ar izona Restaurant Association, told Cap itol Media Services neither the federal wage nor even the new state minimum wage is particularly relevant right now when members of his association are hiring.“Our ‘back of the house’ is making more money than ever before due to labor shortages and a whole host of reasons,’’ he said. “We’re well above the minimum wage in the back of the house.’’
The other big hike has been the price of cars and trucks, up 10.1% for new ve hicles and 7.8% for used.
Shelter prices, including rent and what the BLS calls the owners’ equivalent rent of residences, are up 6.2% nationally.
BLS also released separate data Tues day for the Phoenix metro area -- Mar icopa and Pinal counties -- that showed some marked differences with the na tionalMostfigures.notably, annual inflation is up 13.0% compared with 8.3% nationally. And that is largely driven by a 17.1% year-over-year increase in housing costs, a reflection of sharply higher home prices and rents.
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their wages to be set $3 an hour below the state minimum. But that is condi tional on proof that their tips are mak ing up the difference.
Only thing is, the state minimum wage law is a one-way ratchet: It can only go up. And even if there were deflation, there is no provision for it to ever go down.What restaurants are preparing to do is limit labor costs.
“And in the back of the house, we’re also seeing the introduction of robotic
Who the state-mandated increase could help, Chucri said, are those in the front of the house.
A decade later, voters decided to tur bocharge the raises, imposing a $10 minimum with automatic increases up to $12 as of 2020.
Plus there were inflation adjustments.
The voter-approved laws do allow
Someexplained.fast-food and even casual dining spots direct customers to kiosks to place their orders and pay.
There has been a sharp drop recent ly, including a 10.6% reduction just last month. But even with that,
There also has been a 33.0% increase in the cost of piped gas, versus a 15.8% hike in electricity.
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Where the higher wage may hurt, said Chucri, is down the road, after infla tion has cooled and after there is better alignment between the number of open jobs and the number of people who wantUnderone.other circumstances, he said, that could allow employers to offer less.
“It’s not necessarily job elimination,’’ Chucri
arms that are working in certain parts of the kitchen, whether it’s turning over fries or flipping burgers, whatever the case might be,’’ he said.
Two years ago, with inflation at just 1.3%, that gave workers at the bottom an extra 15 cents an hour.
By last year, inflation hit 5.3%, adding another 65 cents to reach the current $12.80.
eral law now since 2009.
That is borne out by a report from the state Office of Economic Opportunity.
For 2021, the most recent data avail able, fast food cooks already were earn ing an average $13.58 an hour. The figure for cooks at more traditional restaurants was $15.93. And dishwashers were be ing paid an average of $14.08 an hour.
But with the recent housing market so costly and some people choosing to move into apartments, dog owners still need a place to take their pets to play, In 2018, David Adams founded the company from his Seattle home and it has grown to more than 8,000 hosts across 2,000 cities across the U.S.
Morton said she averages six to seven visitors per week.
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cannot survive, and thus, slowly die. This leads to those painful and frustrating consequences we were talking about earlier, like weakness, numbness, tingling, balance issues, and perhaps even a burning sensation.
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Since the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 23 million Americans have adopted a pet, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
For this reason, she said Sniffspot puts a 30-minute gap between visitors and spaces to ensure owners don’t over lapEventimes.with a reactive dog, it gives them the comfort of knowing that there’s no other dogs there,” Morton said. “Their dogs are able to relax and have some fun.”
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The average booking runs between $9-$15 per hour and has also allowed many homeowners to earn up $3,000 per month. Homeowners don’t even need to be home to accept guests.
For an additional $20, Morton offers training as a certified dog trainer.
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There are a few rules that Morton ask people to follow, such as 12 hours ad vanced notice before visits, a minimum visit of 30 minutes, and a maximum of four dogs allowed.
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This “inflation buster” side hustle fits perfectly with Morton’s backyard and allows people to get their dogs out and exercise despite extreme heat condi tions.
The drugs your doctor might prescribe will temporarily conceal the problems, putting a “Band-Aid” over a situation that will only continue to deteriorate without further
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Cheri Morton signed up to offer her backyard through an online market place called Sniffspot.com to local dog owners on a by-the-hour basis for use as a dog Mortonpark.said this provides a consistent place to bring somebody’s fur baby, ex plaining, “The dogs are able to release the energy because a dog that doesn’t release energy is going to become very destructive.”
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“She started to complain a little bit and I put on my AD voice and started telling her all the things she needed to do,” Jen said. “She’s like, ‘Mom, I just wanted a safe place to tell somebody something,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, crap.’
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Her son, Cade, ran track for the Pumas and became a star. He went on to com pete at the Division I level for Northern Arizona University. Avery went to near ly every Perry athletic event since she was six years old.
“I think having her is kind of a perk,” Avery said. “She’s a leader with all the coaches and they all look up to her. So, I’ve learned how to build people up. She’s very consistent with everything sheTheredoes.”was never any doubt Avery would be a Puma. Jen helped open Hig ley before making the move to Perry five years later, when the school was still in its infancy.
Avery committed to Tulane University this summer to continue her volleyball career. She said it felt like home to her. She admits it won’t be easy leaving her parents behind but exploring a volleyball career outside of Arizona has always been her goal. (Dave Minton/ GSN Staff)
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To this day, Jen believes while she may not have interest in every sport, Avery knows enough to hold conversa tions. She ran for the Arizona Cheetahs, a local Chandler youth track club. But as she began to gravitate toward volley ball, she fell out of love with track.
Shifting her focus to volleyball has paid off. She played for Aspire, one of the top clubs in the state under Sharon Vanis, who also coaches the Hamilton
They would, at times, talk about vol leyball, sports and just life in general. Especially during Avery’s freshman year when she and several senior vol leyball girls would frequent Jen’s office for lunch, where they always had lico rice and other candies waiting for them.
There was a certain line Jen drew for herself to not hover or pressure Avery into conversations despite her position giving her access to practices, games and everything else. She admits she’s caught herself at times crossing it.
Those last two traits come naturally. Especially with her mom as the school’s athletic director.
I stepped foot on campus it was like a home to me. It felt like a good fit,” Avery said. “Everything they had to offer was at the top.”
Perry senior outside hitter Avery Burks embraces the challenge she has for herself off the court. She is held to a higher standard by her parents, Steve and Jen, who also happens to be the athletic director at the school. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)
Avery said it will be hard leaving her family. But she’s always wanted to see what opportunities she had out of state.
Off it, however, may be a different sto ry.The senior knows the expectations her parents, Jen and Steve, have placed upon her. She has to have good grades in the classroom. She has to represent Perry at a high level through her char acter. And most importantly, they want her to be a good leader and role model.
“She’ll reel us in if we get a little too far down the road. But I do try to let her lead the Havingconversation.”acoachlike Fred Mann in charge of her daughter’s teams both in the fall and in spring for beach season has helped Jen stay distant — at least while wearing her athletic director shoes.Mann is a coaching icon in the state. His players love him. The parents love him and most importantly, Perry ad
varsity team. At 15 Avery realized she could make a future out of it, and that’s what she has done.
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Avery Burks embraces bond with athletic director mom
She committed to Tulane Universi ty this summer. Her decision was easy when she stepped foot on the campus in “AsLouisiana.soonas
very Burks said she doesn’t al ways feel there is pressure on her to perform on the court for the Perry Pumas volleyball team.
Jen admitted that it won’t be as easy for her. The two spent three years driv ing to and from Perry together. Some times, it would be in silence, other times Jen would listen to audio from Days of Our Lives, a popular soap opera.
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Being a senior, Avery has embraced taking those younger players under her wing. She helps and encourages them and so far, they have responded well.
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His relationship with Avery goes fur ther than the other girls. She’s known him for several years, and with that come more expectations. But she has been every bit of the leader Perry needs from a player perspective.
She knows senior night this year will be emotional this year for her and her family, her mom especially. So, for now, she’s cherishing every practice and match with her team as well as the time she has left with her mom as athletic director.“It’skinda sad,” Avery said. “I think there will be a lot of calling and asking, ‘Hey, what do I do in this situation?’ But I know a lot of the commits from my class going so I’ll rely on them a lot.”
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ministration loves him. He’s helped coach several players to the next level and encourages them when they make mistakes. Jen said it’s common for ev ery girl on the team to thank him after every practice.
“It’s no secret we like to feed her,” Mann said. “We just keep going to her. When she’s fresh, she’s like a horse. We can just keep feeding her and she’ll jump up there and terminate. She’s a good volleyball player with good vol leyball IQ and she will terminate for yourAveryteam.”is part of a Perry volleyball team that this year has all the pieces to make a deep run in the 6A Conference playoffs. It’s a good mix of veteran lead ership and young talent that help make the future of the program look just as bright.
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You see, the U.S. Gov’t stopped minting these Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1947 and there can never be any more which moves them into the collectible coin status.
That’s why the state minimum set by National Mint and Treasury of just $39per Silver
It’s impossible to say, but some of these U.S Gov’t issued Walking Liberty Half Dollars date back to the early 1900’s and there are 15 in each Bank Roll so you better hurry if you want to get your hands on them. Collector values always fluctuate and there are never any guarantees. But we do know Walking Liberties are collectible so anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Silver Bank Rolls should hold onto them because there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value someday.
“That’s because after the Bank Rolls were loaded with 15 U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties, each verified to meet a minimum collector grade of very good or above, the dates and mint marks of the Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars found inside the Bank Rolls have never been searched. But, we do know that some of these coins date clear back to the early 1900’s and are 90% pure silver so Arizona residents who get their hands on them will be glad they did,” Lynne went on to say.
ARIZONA - “Arizona residents get first dibs. That’s why Hotline Operators are bracing for the flood of calls,” said Laura Lynne, U.S. Coin and Currency Director for the National Mint andBeginningTreasury. at precisely 7:30 am this morning State of Arizona Sealed Bank Rolls loaded with rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars are actually being handed over to Arizona residents who call the State Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s newspaper publication.“National Mint and Treasury recently spoke with its Chief Professional Numismatist who said ‘Very few people have ever actually saw one of these rarely seen Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars issued by the U.S. Gov’t back in the early 1900’s. But to actually find them sealed away in State Bank Rolls is like finding buried treasure. So anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Bank Rolls had better hold on to them,’” Lynne said.“But here’s the good news. The Bank Rolls themselves have been marked State Restricted by price which means the state minimum set by National Mint and Treasury is restricted to Arizona residents only and non-state residents must pay full price if any Bank Rolls remain,” LynneThisconfirmedisimportant to note. “These are the only Arizona State Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls known to exist. You can’t get them at banks or credit unions or the Government since they do not produce State Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls. In fact, you can only get them bearing the exclusive State Restricted Design and rolled this way directly from
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tween the pri mary and the general election in Gilbert, the weather starts to dip below 100 on more consecutive days than not, pumpkin spice makes its way back into our lives, fall markets start to pop up around downtown and in town square, and historically it becomes one of the best times for buyers to buy houses in Arizona.Withthe kids off to school and the landscape returning to its pre-summer blooms, we start our steady seasonal in
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cline in activity that will last through May, giving buyers more options to choose from and more sellers who are interested in closing out their home sale before the end of the year.
The shift in consumer sentiment about the real estate market has been anything but rapid. I would describe it as cautious ly optimistic in the sense that most home owners have significant equity in their home and want to believe that they can use it to make a purchase that addresses many of the life changes they have expe rienced over the last three years, when the market was profitable but simply not accessible to everyone.
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It said that such a steep drop has oc curred during other “periods of weak buyer confidence” for a few weeks in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and in 2014 and 2015.
What’s astonishing is that as recently as this past June the year-over-year aver age sale price of a house in the Valley was $66,000.“Thegap has dropped dramatically in less than three months,” the Cromford Report noted.
The Cromford Report also noted that the trend in successful sales rates de clined to 70.4% in August – “the lowest
“We do have excessive inventory of
Valley home sales still on roller coaster
All in all, the Cromford Report has been a slightly more optimistic in its assess ment of how sellers are faring in the Val ley market than it had been at the begin ning of EarlierSeptember.thismonth, it said the average price per square foot for homes sold in creased over August.
“Mind you, in 2010 the reading was a dismal 58.1%, thanks to all the short sales and pre-foreclosures crowding the market at the time,” it said, but added:
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The Cromford Report didn’t reflect any panic about the narrow different between the latest short-term and longterm average sale price.
On the other hand, the report said sale prices had dropped below final list prices, prompting it to warn this “confirms that sellers’ negotiation power is far weaker than it has been in many years.”
It also noted the four-week trend last month showed square-foot prices for list ings under contract had steadily fallen.
we have seen for late August since the year 2010.”
“A negative $840 number is not terrible but far from good,” it said. “The highest we have ever measured was a positive $79,365 in May 2021, which we can look back on as following a peak in buyer opti mism. The worst we have seen was nega tive $62,429 in March 2009.”
“It will be a more important sign if the short-term average stays below the longterm average for an extended time,” it said, adding:
“Any new sellers need to be realistic: 30% of listings fail to sell these days. At the end of March, the percentage was less than 8%. Listing agents now need to focus on marketing instead of worrying about how to handle the deluge of offers in the first few days.”
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It also saw a decline in the number of “coming soon” listings, prompting it to note, “It is no longer a matter of great ex citement that your home is shortly to be listed for sale.”
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“It is never a good sign when the shortterm average is lower than the long term average,” the Cromford report said, not ing that the highest gap wasn’t all that long ago.
times have hit the Valley ‘s res idential market these days, judging by some of the latest data posted by The Cromford Report, the leading analyst of the Phoenix Metro housing market.
“A week or 3 is nothing to worry about, but several months means a long-term down-trend has started. This happened between September 2007 and October 2009. It would not be good to relive those
One aspect of the market the Cromford Report singled out last week was the number of houses owned by iBuyer com panies like Opendoor.
While that increase was only from $285 per square foot to $289, the Cromford Re port said, “This is not consistent with the idea that the market is crashing.”
years and at this stage it looks unlikely that we will.”
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It reported last week that the aver age sale price of $549,861 for a house between Aug. 10 and Sept. 9 was $840 less than the average closed home price of $550,701 recorded between Sept. 10,2021 and this past Sept. 9.
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It noted that Opendoor is slashing pric es to reduce that inventory, but that’s re sulted in impacting the overall market –and the pocketbooks of sales agents.
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While we do not quite have an excess of supply in Gilbert based on historical averages, an increase in demand fueled by lower interest rates and continued growth in the manufacturing and health care sectors will be welcome and could quickly move our supply situation back into deficit territory.
ing count appears to have stopped rising while listings under contract have risen by more than 10% in just the last month. Days on market have inched up while the months of supply remain steady due in part to rising demand and a more mod erate rise in supply.
cations for those increased among firsttimeRealtor.buyerscom predicted more pain could await if the Federal Reserve decides to hike interest rates again – something many experts are predicting as the fed eral government tries to curb rampant inflation.
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“Higher rates are likely to cool demand even further – which means that the downturn in housing continues,” Realtor. com said.
An excess of inventory in the hands of many of these companies that made massive purchases over the last couple of years continue to exert downward pres sure on pricing and interest rate volatility creates waves of buyer demand and in activity. Meanwhile, Gilbert’s active list
empty homes in the hands of iBuyers,” it said. “They continued to buy homes in large numbers during the second quar ter and have ended up with far too many homes in their possession during the third“Thesequarter.homes are empty and racking up expenses,” it continued, adding their inventory “has to be driven lower.”
mortgage application volume,” Realtor. com said, adding that mortgage appli cations are at their lowest in nearly 13 years, according to the Mortgage Bank ersHigherAssociation.rates have pushed buyers to rethink refinancing and contributed to other prospective buyers’ staying on the sidelines, the association said.
While real estate works over time every time there are unintended consequence of injecting high-volume buyers into the real estate market making main street look a little more like wall street.
“With lots of bargain homes on offer below market value, this is partially suc ceeding in moving homes from active to pending, but it also has the effect of a lowering average prices for the market as a whole,” it said, calling Opendoor “large enough to be a significant competitor for other sellers.”
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While iBuyer activity in part drove our prices up dramatically over the last year, their strategy, inventory management and purchase history impacts pricing and inventory in a different way than consumer driven purchases.
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It added, “It certainly is bad news for people who depend on healthy sales vol ume for their income. This includes title company staff, real estate agents and mortgage lenders.”
The only bright spot was in Veterans Administration and U./S. Department of Agriculture loans, it said, stating appli
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that means it’s a good time to buy but not to sell. And for many one comes with the other.The problem with trying to time the market is that it doesn’t usually work. Any gain you have from pulling the trig ger at a tipping point, you lose from wait ing to make a decision on the incline or decline from that point.
“He’s great. It was great working with him,” she said. “It was very inspiring. He pushed me way out of my comfort zone. He has a very different sense of melody than I do. I thought we were a good team. I thought we worked together well. Musi cally it’s thrilling to sing the work.”
“I still have more work to do before my time is up,” she said. “I feel like I have more to say, more to do. There were cer tain goals set for myself as a teenager and I’ve spent my life trying to fulfill all of those goals.
It’s been such a pleasure and real inter esting exercise for me. I’ve loved it.”
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“It has been a long time coming and it’s almost surreal that it’s happening this time,” he Althoughsaid.Reznicek has played drums to those 11 songs – including Toadies’ trademark song, “Possum Kingdom” – for 28 years, he hasn’t grown wary of them yet.“I get asked sometimes if (playing) the songs off that album ever get old and it doesn’t because those might be the songs that some people are most excited for
Vega recently sent to cinemas her one-woman stage show about the life of 20th century American writer Carson McCullers in the Michael Tully-directed “Lover, Beloved.”
were excited to give their 1994 debut album, “Rubberneck,” a proper celebration for its silver anniversary in 2020. Then came the great interrupter: the COVID-19 pandemic. They tried again in late 2021, but, alas, had to postpone again. Third time’s a charm and drummer Mark Reznicek said it’s better late than never.
“There are a couple (of songs) that I al ways get a little freaked out about it just because I’m almost 30 years older now
Suzanne Vega is best known for her songs “Tom’s Diner” and “Luka.” (George Holz/Contributor)
“I had seen a picture of Carson McCullers back then and I knew one or two of her stories. I re member we sort of look alike.”She thought McCullers would be an ideal charac ter to play. When her col lege professor asked the class to come in dressed as a notable figure, Vega appeared as McCullers.
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than I was when I recorded them, like ‘Mister Love’ and ‘Velvet’ since those are both faster, harder songs than most of the other ones on the album,” Reznicek said.
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each night,” he said.
“I remember how they go. It’s just a mat ter of my body physically holding up to the punishment of playing those songs.”
Despite the tough physicality of the songs, they trigger fond memories of the mid-’90s.
“I had to be ready to field questions as if I was on a television show,” she said. “We had to really inhabit them. I really got way into her. I ended up doing my senior thesis on her, her work and her life and how they comingled.
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Returning to the Musical Instrument Museum Oct. 1-2, Suzanne Vega was moved by previous visits.
The film features music by singer-song writer Duncan Sheik, who won Tony Awards for “Spring Awakening.”
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However, he admits some tracks are a bit of a drag to keep up with.
The “Lover, Beloved” project was on Ve ga’s bucket list, of which there are plenty of other tasks.
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“I had a lot of interests as a child. I used to draw. I used to sculpt. I made busts out of clay. I studied dance for 10 years. I’ve done all kinds of other training — martial arts, the swim team for a while. It was a challenge for me as a kid to express the feelings and ideas of the moment as well as express myself emotionally and per
“It started with an acting exercise that I was given in college a long, long time ago,” she said with a laugh.
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“It’s a beautiful place,” Vega said. “I re member all the beautiful instruments and what they look like. I began my Insta gram account there — however long ago it was.”Vega’s shows are dubbed “An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories.” They will feature her on acoustic guitar and her musical director, Gerry Leonard, on gui tar.“He uses a fair amount of electronics,” she said. “It ranges from very acoustic to some of the produced songs. We do the remix version of ‘Tom’s Diner’ and ‘Luka.’ We do a lot of songs people know and a couple of new things. We love it. It’s been great to get back on the road again.”
“It’s been a lifelong challenge to put her life and work on a stage in a one-woman show. It’s something I’ve gone back to time and time again. The film is the end of that journey with Carson. I’m way older than she was she died. I thought it’s time to put this down.
“I’ve played those songs enough times to where I don’t have to concentrate on what I’m doing and have them down to muscle memory,” he said.
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Reznicek also said that most “Rubber neck” songs are easy.
before us and we looked up to him a lot early in our career.”
Toadies plan to treat fans to new tracks off an upcoming EP as well as unreleased material.“It’spretty eclectic and each song has its own little world,” he said. “But it all still sounds like the Toadies and it’s all kind of just to let people know that we’re still around and we’re still putting out music.”
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“Most of the songs were written before grunge was a thing and wasn’t an influ ence on what we were trying to do. If you wanted to point out our three main influ ences, it would be like if you put Pixies, ZZ Top and Talking Heads in a blender. It would come out sounding something like thePixiesToadies.”weren’t the only band who im pacted the young Toadies. Fellow Texans The Reverend Horton Heat are joining them on tour.
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“I feel like we get lumped in with grun ge music a lot, and that’s fair, given that was popular when we came out,” he said.
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“There have been times when I’ve ei ther played one song or another and my mind will flash back to when we were re cording the album or on that initial tour,” he“Rubberneck”said. has been called one of the biggest albums in the decade filled with emerging rock subgenres, including grunge. Reznicek does not consider the Fort Worth act a grunge band.
Though the tour will serve as some what of a reunion, it will also give Reznicek and Co. a chance to jam each track off “Rubberneck” in order from “Mexican Hairless” to “I Burn” and all the hits that fall in between.
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“We all came up in the same scene,” Reznicek said. “He was around a little
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She hopes to write a book as well, to follow up to 1999’s “The Passionate Eye: The Collected Writing of Suzanne Vega.” “I’d like to write something a little more narrative,” she said. “I’d love to draw again. I fooled around with painting, but I can’d do everything.”
sonally.”Vegahopes to move more on stage and be more present when she sings. Acting helped with that goal.
1/4 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
Sea salt to taste
Where did I find this sumptuous selection? In the “Sing For Your Supper Cookbook” compiled by the Sounds of the Southwest Singers. This 85-plus member non-profit volunteer choir has been singing in the Valley since 2010, performing a variety of music in concerts throughout the year. Members have sung at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City, and by the reci pes in this cookbook, it’s apparent that this group can cook as well as they can sing! Make this dish and you’ll be singing for your supper too!
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Directions:
Ingredients:
Dash of white pepper or to taste
Melt butter in small saucepan over medi um-low heat. Add flour; stir until dissolved (do not brown). Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is thickened, stirring con stantly, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cheese, stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites and milk. Add mustard, pepper and rose mary, whisking to combine. (The more you whisk, the lighter the custard.)
Grease an approximately 11-by-7-inch (or 2-quart casserole) glass baking dish.
1 cup milk
3/4 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
In a large bowl, toss bread, spinach, roasted red peppers and ham. Add the custard and toss well to coat. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and push down to compact. Cover with foil. Bake at 375 degrees until the custard has set, 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese and continue baking until the pudding is puffed and golden on top, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove from oven and cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Serve with Gruyere Cheese Sauce driz zled on top of wedge of bread pudding.
1drainedcup(5 oz) diced ham steak
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1 cup grated gruyere cheese
Imagine a savory soufflé-like bread pudding with a good quality ham (smoked is delightful), the sweet and slightly salty flavor of Gruyère cheese, fresh sautéed spinach and roasted red peppers all baked to perfection. This dish is so appetizing and versatile it can be enjoyed as a main meal or sliced in wedges for the perfect holiday party appetizer.
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1/2 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers,
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4 heaping cups whole grain (or other) bread, crusts removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
you think that bread pudding is just a dessert, I’m about to change your mind in a delicious and sur prising way.
Directions:
4 large eggs plus 4 large egg whites
Gruyere Cheese Sauce
2Ingredients:tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons flour
This choir-inspired dish will have you singing for supper
5 heaping cups fresh spinach, wilted (plus 1-2 ta blespoons olive oil if sautéing)
Wilt spinach by putting in steamer over boiling water for 2-3 minutes, or sautéing in 1-2 table spoons of olive oil until wilted.
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Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s).
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 3rd day of May, 2022, an order was granted by the Superior Court of Ari z ona in Maricopa County, bearing case numbe r CV2022091867000, seeking to change the name of minor child from Sutton Marie Kimball to Sutton Marie Trembly The Court has fixed Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:50 p.m., via Microsoft Teams meeting (Dial In: +1 917-781-4590, ac cess code: 674991104) as the date for hearing of the Peti tion. All persons interested in the proposed change of name may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the pray er of the Petitioner should not be granted. Published: Eas t Valley Tribune, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 2022 / 49071
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Case No.: PB2022-003842
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL In the Matter of the Estate of: GARY ALAN MATYAS, An Adult, Deceased.1. Allison Diane Schafer was appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on August 8, 2022. 2. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. 3. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Rep-resentative, c/o Dawn M. Trott-Keller, Indigo Law PLLC, 23219 151st Pl SE, Monroe, WA 98272.
4. A copy of the Notice of Appointment is at-tached to the copies of this document mailed to all known cred-itors. DATED this 13th day of September 2022. __________ Dawn M. Trott-Keller, #037505 Attorney for Petitioner. Pub-lished: East Valley Tribune/Gilbert Sun News Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 2022 / 49159
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after September 23, 2022 at 9:00am using an online auctio n at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the Tenantfollowing:NameUnit #
B PALMA BRISA – In Ahwatukee Foothills NOW SELLING
F TALINN AT DESERT RIDGE – SALES BEGIN EARLY IN 2022 Spectacular location at Desert Ridge
A STRATFORD NOW SELLING
12 single-level homes on extra large homesites with 5- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000
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E RESERVE AT RED ROCK – New Upscale Resort Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa COMING IN 2022 Stunning views of Red Mountain • From the $600’s
D MONTELUNA – Brand New Gated Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa NOW SELLING McKellips Rd just east of the Red Mountain 202 Fwy • From the low $700’s
C BELMONT AT SOMERSET – Prime Gilbert Location CLOSEOUT
A Dramatic New Gated Community Vintage Collection • From the high $600’s • 480-641-1800 Craftsman Collection • From the low $800’s • 480-641-1800
A Dramatic New Gated Community in Gilbert Vintage Collection • From the low $600’s • 480-895-2800
11 luxury single-level estate homes with 3- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000
G ESTATES AT MANDARIN GROVE – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT
H ESTATES AT HERMOSA RANCH – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT
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