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Legacy family mourns Gilbert slaying victim

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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he Bernal family’s roots run deep in Gilbert, having settled in the community five years before the town incorporated in 1920.

Frank Bernal, whose dad took over the family hay-bailing business from his father, helped celebrate Gilbert’s centennial this year in a video, sharing memories of simpler times when farming was the way of life, canals were full of fish and people left their doors unlocked.

“Modern technology is what made Gilbert,” the septuagenarian said in the Centennial video made for HD South. “But you can’t farm anything in Gilbert (anymore). You can’t farm anything in Gilbert or the Valley that will make you any money.”

Gilbert may have shed its image as a sleepy

Frank Bernal farm town and its moniker “Hay Shipping Capital of the World” but its safety ranking still reigns supreme for a community reaching 260,000 residents.

LD17 senator is a million-dollar target

So, it came as a shock Oct. 11 when police found Bernal, 73, severely injured in his home after an apparent early-morning attack. He died nine days later – last Tuesday – from his injuries.

Police spokeswoman Brenda Carrasco released a statement and declined to go beyond that.

According to the statement, Gilbert police arrived to the 800 block of south Cooper Road shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in response to a call about damage to a business’ exterior.

“Officers arrived and located a trail of blood that led officers to a home near the 800 block of south 131st Street,” the statement read. “Officers located a 73-year-old male victim inside the home with serious injuries. The victim was transported to the

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BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

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handler state Sen. J.D. Mesnard has become a million-dollar target in his reelection bid in Legislative District 17, which also includes part of Gilbert.

Independent organizations have spent $1,099,882 on advertising and other efforts to unseat him, according to campaign financials filed with the Arizona Secretary of State by Oct. 14.

Another $507,558 has been spent by other independent organizations supporting the longtime Republican lawmaker’s campaign for a second term in the State Senate.

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Kids flocked around Eric Hodgson and Kayla Frahm Oct. 17 to learn volleyball on the new sand lots at Gilbert Regional Park that opened with other amenities. For details, see page 5.

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“I admit to being a little shell-shocked when I saw it,” Mesnard, who served eight years in the House, the last two as Speaker, before being termed out.

Unlike political action committees and candidate’s own campaign finance statements, independent organizations do not have to disclose the source of the funds they spend on ads and other support they provide for or against a candidate.

And this year, independent organizations of all political stripes and causes have flooded Arizona with money, spending it on mailers and other forms of advertising in support of or opposition to individual candidates as well as the two initiatives on the Nov. 3 ballot.

But those organizations are being selective, focusing their attention on close contests.

That eliminates the Republican contestants in LD12, which covers a large part of Gilbert.

Records show that independent groups have spent nothing to advocate for Senate candidate Warren Petersen while adversaries have spent the grand total of $6.31 opposing him.

Nothing has been spent by independent groups for or against House Republican candidates Jake Hoffman and Rep. Travis Grantham while Democrat Kristin Clark has drawn only $743 in independent organization’s support for her long-shot write-in campaign.

However, independent groups have spent $28,000 to advocate for Democratic Senate challenger Lynsey Robinson’s election in LD12.

Of the six independent organizations that have spent the most in Arizona races, according to documents filed with the state, one favors conservative causes and candidates.

Among the other five, four support liberal candidates and issues while one supports moderates on both sides of the aisle.

The total spent by independent groups in Mesnard’s campaign against Democratic political newcomer Ajlan AJ Kurdoglu is the largest amount of money spent by such organizations in a single Arizona legislative race.

It also exceeds the total $1,015,109 in

Four of the five candidates in the LD 17 race participated in last month’s debate sponsored by the state Clean Elections Commission. Clockwise from top left: Republican House hopeful Liz Harris, moderator Julie Shymway, Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, Sen. J.D. Mesnard and his challenger Ajlan AJ Kurdoglu. (YouTube)

Independent groups are targeting Sen. J.D. Mesnard,. whose district includes part of Gilbert. (Special to GSN)

donations given directly to all five LD17 candidates combined.

And it dwarfs the total $300,550 given to all the candidates running in LD 12 combined.

Running for the two LD 17 House seats are incumbent Democrat Rep. Jennifer Pawlik and two Republicans – incumbent Rep. Jeff Weninger and Realtor Liz Harris.

Asked about the spending against him by independent groups, Mesnard said, “It’s never felt so blatant, so palpable that it’s like people are just trying to buy the Legislature. It’s such an obscene amount of money.”

“Certain people are targets, but I’m obviously Target Numero Uno,” he added.

LD17 is reportedly one of four districts eyed by Democrats as ripe for the plucking in their bid to flip at least one legislative chamber in Arizona from Republican control to Democratic.

Republicans have the registration edge in the district with 59,232 regis-

tered voters to 48,821 registered Democrats and 52,808 independents, according to final Count Recorder data.

But Mesnard said Democrats may see two hopeful signs in LD17. One is a single-digit percentage difference between Republicans and Democrats, he said.

The other factor is Pawlik’s 2018 victory that not only cracked the all-red legislative delegation but also made her the top vote getter among House candidates in the district that year.

Additionally, President Trump carried LD17 by only 3 percent in 2016.

Independent organizations just aren’t going after Mesnard. They also are targeting the other LD17 candidates.

For example, independent groups spent $128,820 advocating for Pawlik’s reelection while others spent $90,217 to campaign against her.

Harris, who is trying to unseat her, has attracted only $15,381 in support from independent groups while those opposing her election have shelled out $84,873.

Independents have spent $45,879 in support of Weninger while negative advertising against him from other organizations has totaled $65,867.

But the most cash is flying in the LD17 Senate race, where independent organizations have spent $277,366 to urge Kurdoglu’s defeat and $186,784 advocating his election.

In straight-out donations to their respective campaigns, Kurdoglu has amassed a campaign war chest totaling $337,351 and has spent $124,820. Donations to Mesnard’s campaign so far

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totaled $234,260, of which $74,087 has been spent.

Mesnard theorized that the spending by independent groups for and against him may have something to do with those totals, suggesting groups that support him have spent nearly a half million dollars on his behalf because of the gap in donations between him and his opponent.

And he claimed polls may be spurring independent groups opposing him to ramp up their spending.

“It’s something of a broader issue,” Mesnard said. “There’s a lot of money just being spent in general. I think the

extra-large sum probably has to do with how I’m performing in the polls relative to my opponent.

“I’ve heard rumors that there was a bit of a gap between he and I and so they decided to nuke me and create a closer race, but I can only speculate,” he added.

“I don’t have conversations with these people. I just know that is an astronomical amount of money.”

In the LD 17 House campaigns, Pawlik leads the pack.

Donations to Pawlik totaled $232,656 while Weninger has raised $182,586 in his bid for his fourth and last term and Harris has raised $78,256.

Pawlik also leads in spending, having shelled out $95,974 to Weninger’s $30,845 and Harris’ $20,645.

Records show that of the six independent organizations that have spent at least $500,000 in the state this election cycle, only the Arizona Free Enterprise Fund could be described as strictly conservative.

Dozens below that $500,000 threshold have spent hundreds of thousands on either conservative or liberal candidates. The Arizona Capitol Times said that of the approximate $55 million being spent on Arizona races, $18 million has been poured into various legislative

contests.

The granddaddy of the six biggest spenders so far is the New York Citybased Beyond Carbon Victory Fund.

It was founded by Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire who was a Republican when he was mayor of New York City and jumped into the Democratic presidential nomination this year. He is spending millions to defeat President Trump.

State records show the Beyond Carbon Victory Fund has spent $2.1 million, focusing its state-level spending on the

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Creek have the edge over their Democratic opponents when it comes to raising money.

For his Senate race, Republican Warren Petersen of Gilbert has raised $56,520 and spent $9,726 so far, according to campaign finance reports filed Oct. 15.

His third-quarter filing showed the latest donations came from political action committees, including Arizona Medical PAC, which gave $250 for a total of $500 to date; Farmers Employees and Agents PAC, which gave $300 for a total of $1,300 to date and The Home Depot PAC, which gave $1,000.

Petersen’s recent expenditures included paying for mailings and consulting services.

Democratic challenger Lynsey Robinson has raised $49,836 and spent $43,036 on her Senate bid.

In her recent filing, the Queen Creek resident received from the Citizens Clean Election Commission, $27,182 for a total $45,303 to date.

The nonpartisan commission funds candidates who meet requirements such as collecting a certain number of $5 qualifying contributions and agreeing not to accept contributions from PACs and corporations.

Robinson’s latest expenses went toward digital media, signs and voter-file software.

This is not the first time Robinson and Petersen have faced each other at the ballot box.

Two years ago, Robinson, a former teacher and attorney, ran unsuccessfully for an LD12 House seat against Petersen and Travis Grantham.

Petersen, who works in the real estate industry, enters the Senate race with

plenty of name recognition as he currently serves in the House and was first elected to the Legislature in 2012.

The seat is up for the taking because Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, is retiring.

In the House race, Queen Creek Councilman Jake Hoffman has built a hefty campaign war chest with $132,032 raised to date and he’s spent just $5,086 of it.

According to his filings, Hoffman loaned his campaign $71,000 and reported $9,200 from family and personal contributions. He also received monies from PACs, including from Freedom Club, $500, and from Pinnacle West, $500.

He reported spending $53 in the recent filing but in previous filings, his expenses included for sign installation, petitions and signs.

Grantham, an entrepreneur and parttime Arizona Air National Guardsman, to date raised $58,331 for his election bid and spent $14,219.

Besides individual donors, he’s received money from PACs such as Cigna, which gave $1,000, Allstate Insurance Co., $1,000 and Arizona Leadership Fund, $1,000.

His expenses went toward items such as flyers and door hangers, mailings and website design.

This race was expected to be low-key

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GOP maintains money edge in LD 12 races

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epublicans vying for the state House and Senate seats in Legislative District 12, a GOP stronghold that encompasses Gilbert and Queen

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Gilbert Days Parade moved to virtual

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on’t expect to see floats, drill teams and marching bands parading through downtown next month to celebrate Gilbert Days.

The Town of Gilbert is holding its annual Gilbert Days Parade virtually because of the pandemic.

“This year with the new world we live in, it’s a shoebox parade,” said Recreation Supervisor Denise Merdon at last week’s Parks and Recreation Board meeting.

“Anyone in the public can create a float and upload the photos.”

Participants of all ages can create a float out of a shoebox and take photos for submission. The four themes are Celebrating our Heroes of the Front Lines, Gilbert Centennial Celebration, School Spirit and Commercial.

The photos will be accepted through Nov. 9 with the public voting for the top 20 entries that will compete for prizes for

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best float in their category, according to Merdon, added 20,000 residents line Gilbert Road for the parade for each of the prior years.

The 2019 parade featured 107 entries, totaling 4,361 participants.

As part of the festivities that honor the town’s agricultural roots, there will be a Dance Showcase on Nov. 21 at Gilbert Regional Park, where the public will be allowed to attend.

Merdon said dance schools generally

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She said 10 dance school are participating in the event with each giving a half-hour performance. She added the dance event won’t be streamed lived but portions will be recorded.

For the following day, Nov. 21, the town will host a concert in the park featuring local country musician Mark Farris at the

regional park.

Circles accommodating up to eight people from the same household, will be painted in the 10-acre event lawn for physical-distancing. The cost is $10 to reserve a circle.

Merdon said the other Gilbert Days activities, the rodeo and the half marathon and 10K event are presented by third parties.

The Gilbert Days Rodeo will still be held Nov. 21-22 at John Volken Academy Ranch though the running event will be virtual, she said, because there is no way to ensure social distancing with 1,500 runners.

Staff also updated the board that the town will be reaching out to the public for feedback for the next phases of Gilbert’s two newest parks – Desert Sky and the regional park. All the meetings for community feedback will be virtual and

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hospital for treatment where he subsequently passed away today, Oct. 20.”

Carrasco said in an email the investigation was ongoing and “further information on charges related to this case will be released as it becomes available.”

Carrasco would not comment on a whether police had a suspect but Jacob Kanakaholoki Samia of Chandler was arrested Oct. 11 on recommended aggravated assault, criminal damage-deface and second-degree burglary charges, according to paperwork.

According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Gilbert police booked Samia into the 4th Avenue Jail on Oct. 11. Samia was released the next day on a surety bond, a Sheriff’s spokesman said.

As of Friday morning, Samia was not in police custody.

TV news reported that the suspect after causing a disturbance at Cogburn’s Big Wings on Cooper Road, went next door and smashed the window of a vape shop and then made his way to Bernal’s house under a mile away, leaving a blood trail for police to follow.

Bernal’s slaying shocked the community.

“Gilbert is typically such a safe city but this is tragic and terrifying,” said Kayla Kolar, president and CEO of HD SOUTH, Home of the Gilbert Historical Museum.

Kolar did not know Bernal but does know some of his family members.

“Frank’s family, the Bernal family, has been in Arizona since the 1700s,” Kolar said. “They are an original founding family of Gilbert and there are several generations still in the area. They have a long legacy in the Southeast Valley and have made many contributions in many areas – education, politics and local government, the military, athletics, etc.”

Kolar said Bernal’s brother Andy helped start Chandler Gilbert Community College. His nephew, Martin Sepulveda, was on the Chandler City Council.

A long legacy in town

Gilbert historian and former town Mayor Dale Hallock has written about the Bernal family but didn’t know Frank well.

Hallock was friends with the victim’s brother Ramon, the oldest of the 10 sib-

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Frank was,” said older brother Andy Bernal, 76. “He was an outstanding athlete especially in football.”

Andy said his brother was allstate two years in a row – while at Gilbert High School and again at North High School in Phoenix when the family moved there.

Upon graduation, Frank went to Phoenix Community College and played football and baseball and is on the record books for excelling in the former.

“Frank was getting offers from different universities,” brother Joe Bernal recalled. “But he waitLeonard Massey, left, and Frank Bernal appeared in the Centennial video talking about the days they played football at Gilbert ed too long and Uncle Sam came High School. (HD SOUTH) in and gave him a full ride.”

Andy Bernal said Frank got drafted in February 1968, at uted over the the height of the Vietnam War, and six years to Gil- months later was sent off to the Southbert’s many east Asian country.

“On Sept. 27, 1968, he got wounded in s u c c e s s e s ,” according to action,” Andy Bernal said. “He was one of the few survivors in the firefight he was Hallock.

He noted in. He had to be retired from the military the family because one of his nerves in his left leg along with was severed and he could hardly walk other His- anymore.”

Frank also was exposed to Agent Orpanic families are cred- ange and was discharged as a 100-perited with cent service-disabled veteran. For his service, he was awarded the Purple dismantling Frank Bernal was a star football player in high school and this shot is from a video he made for Gilbert’s Centennial. (HD SOUTH) the old Heart, a Combat Infantry Badge and a culture of Commendation of Heroism.

Of the 10 siblings, all five boys and one a separate lings in the family. They were in the Gil- Mexican school, which the Gilbert School girl served in the military as well as four bert High graduating class of 1952. uncles who served in World War II. Board had established in the 1920s.

In a piece he penned about the Bernals Frank soon went to Arizona State UniThe Mexican school was closed in in 2016, Hallock credited the family for 1949 and all of Gilbert’s students were versity, where he earned a bachelor’s detheir contributions to the town’s heri- integrated, he said. gree in business. He later worked for the tage.

“We are grateful to all of the many cit- U.S. Department of Agriculture for over He wrote that Frank’s grandfather, izens from the Ramon Bernal bloodlines 25 years.

Ramon Bernal, founded a hay-baling for your contributions to Gilbert’s heriAlthough his job required him to live and hay-hauling business while living in tage,” Hallock wrote at the time. “We sa- in other parts of the country, when he reTempe before moving his family to Gil- lute you all.” tired Frank came home to Gilbert where bert in 1915. he enjoyed playing golf and growing His third child, also named Ramon, be- A war hero and caring man vegetables on his acre-and-a-quarter lot. came a major hay-hauling businessman And, he enjoyed spending time with But for the family of Frank Bernal he and went on to have 10 children – Ra- will always be remembered as a caring his large extended family. mon, Esther, Margaret, Clara, Andrew, brother, uncle, cousin, a war hero and “I helped build his house there,” said Joe, Mary, Frank, Christina and Conrad – an accomplished athlete that could have Joe Bernal, 74, adding they grew up like who all attended Gilbert schools. gone pro. see BERNAL page 13 “The large Bernal family has contrib“People who grew up here knew who

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Faith leaders in Gilbert discuss racial diversity

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he Rev. Andre Miller recalled when he worked for the Town of Gilbert as a meter reader some 14 years ago.

He was in a neighborhood dressed in a town uniform, driving a town-marked vehicle performing his duties when someone called the police on him.

“It should have been visible to anyone what I was doing but for this individual, this particular day, my skin color appeared to be a threat,” said Miller, who is Black. “This is something that is a mindset that all of us in this summit must tackle.”

Miller, of the New Beginnings Christian Church in Mesa, gave the keynote speech recently at the town’s 11th annual Faith Leaders’ Summit, held virtually due to COVID-19.

About 35 to 40 people attended, including Town Council.

This year’s topic was unity, diversity and inclusion – given the unrest in the

county and in town, notably at Gilbert and Warner roads where weekly protests between pro-police and Black Live Matters supporters take place. Miller has attended the protests on the BLM side and also is the administrator for the BLM, Gilbert Facebook page.

“When we look at the town proper of Gilbert, we do not see many of the wide-ranging issues that are prevalent throughout other Valley cities. But you can be assured these issues will become rampant as we continue to grow – even in Gilbert,” Miller said.

with Grantham and Hoffman, president and CEO of a communications and strategy firm, skating into the two open seats uncontested.

But earlier this month media reports of Hoffman’s suspension from two social media platforms for allegedly spreading right-wing disinformation brought out a write-in candidate.

Democrat Kristin Clark’s late entry as a write-in candidate is reflected in her campaign filing – $3,043 raised and $1,048 spent.

All of her donations came from individuals who gave anywhere from $25 to $320. Her expenses went for domain name purchase, website, flyers and printing.

Clark on her bio says she is a mom and a volunteer who is active in local and state politics. The Gilbert resident also had worked for the county’s Public Health and Environmental Services departments for over 12 years.

the public will be notified two weeks in advance of the meetings.

The town in November 2019 debut the first 30 acres of the 115-acre Desert Sky on Power Road and earlier this month opened phase 1B of the 273-acre regional park on Queen Creek Road.

Phase 1B includes post-tension concrete courts basketball courts with sports surfacing and striping as well as reinforced rims and backboard and lighting as well as designated seating areas; 16 pickleball courts, six sand volleyball courts, six tennis courts, an event amphitheater, a 10-acre event lawn that can hold up to 5,000 people, a food truck alley, a large group ramada that can hold up to 160 people and includes a food prep/ grilling area with lighting, roof fans, and power outlets.

It also includes a 7-acre lake with an urban fishing pier and stocked with a variety of fish for recreational fishing. The lake is also surrounded by a 1-mile walk-

ing path.

A 17-foot tall iconic playground equipped with three levels of climbing features, multiple entrances, seven different slides, swings and a zip-line also is include. Closed because of pandemic concerns is the new 4,000-square-foot splash pad with 57 interactive water features.

The first community outreach meeting for the regional park’s master plan will be in November with a presentation to the board in December. There are two more phases for the park’s construction.

The council will also discuss it in a study session expected in December. A second community outreach meeting is set for January with the project going to Council and then to the board in March for a presentation.

Desert Sky’s first community outreach meeting is expected Nov. 5 and the second community meeting set for December. The project then will go to the board

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Faith leaders in Gilbert held their 11th annual summit virtually this month and discussed unity and diversity.

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Gilbert’s population is around 260,000 and is anticipated to reach 330,000 at build-out in a decade.

“Growth as we all know brings about a different mindset, different cultures, different thoughts on how citizens should be governed, how resources should be used, even how people are policed,” Miller said.

In order to build a better Gilbert and a better country, everyone at the summit must be willing to do the heavy lifting and hard work, he added.

“Racism in America is unique and different than in most other industrialized nations,” Miller said. “Many people in America have no shame in racist ideologies as if they are proper and have an appropriate role in society when we all know that they actually do not.

“If you think of Germany and all they had to endure under the Nazi regime, you’ll notice there are no memorials or monuments for those who transgressed against humanity. But in America that’s

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and to council in February for presentation and update.

The board also discussed reservation fees for courts at the regional park that were proposed at an earlier monthly meeting.

Leslie Shaughnessy, a pickleball player, spoke out against the fees, saying the town would essentially be making taxpayers who paid for the amenities pay again in reserving a court.

For the 16 pickleball courts, eight were proposed for open play and eight for reservations.

The board wanted more research from staff, which will bring back in November the proposal with proposed fees as well for the new amphitheater and great lawn.

The board did unanimously vote for the Parks and Recreation Department to set aside one weekend a month for pickleball tournament play and to take a look in March to see if anything needed to be changed.

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not so. We often glamorize people’s achievements although some achievements have been on the backsides of those who have and are marginalized.”

He said people need to face this reality and have conversation in order to heal.

“Those conversations are never about making anybody feel guilt,” Miller said.

“Those conversations are about making us better and grew closer into this idea of what America actually should be for all of its inhabitants.”

Despite the current environment, Miller said he finds hope and promise because he believed Americans can rise to the occasion.

He added he was blessed to be leading a church with different ethnicities – white, black, Hispanics and the occasional Asian couple when everyone knows that church is one of the most segregated places in the country on a Sunday.

Seeing the diversity of his congregants reminded him that Heaven has no separations, he said.

“There won’t be any sections in Heaven,” Miller said. “You won’t have a black section, you won’t have a white section, there won’t be a Lutheran section, there won’t be a nondenominational section (and) there won’t be a Pentecostal section. It will be all of us collectively as children of God rejoicing without regard to race or color.”

He said that in a recent conversation with a council member, he was asked if racism was really a problem in Gilbert.

“If one person in Gilbert feels uncomfortable based off their race, we all have a problem,” Miller said in response. “It is all our duties to make sure that we press for a greater Gilbert, a Gilbert where all are welcomed and encouraged to be their best selves.”

Miller then quoted John 13:34 from the Bible where Jesus commanded his disciples to love one another as He loved them.

He said partisan ideals have often caused people to forget that love.

“Today, I challenge everybody in this room to get re-acquainted with the love that has been missing,” Miller said.

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your neighbor is not just the one who looks like you but the one who is shouting on Gilbert and Warner with every part of their being that they need help.

I challenge you today to embrace someone who’s had a struggle that is different from yours, understanding that lighting another person’s candle does not dim your light.”

Miller closed by saying there was work to be done and that it was up to the leaders in the room to effect positive change.

The summit included Town Manager Patrick Banger giving an update of Gilbert’s accomplishments such as the FBI ranking the community as the second safest in the nation and how it has and is responding to the pandemic.

Chief People Officer Nathan Williams discussed how the town was working toward diversity, inclusion and equity in its workforce through unconscious bias training and that it will be a longterm goal.

Tyler Hudgins, who unsuccessfully ran for Council in the August Primary and is a member of Redemption Church in Gilbert, announced he and others are in the process of forming a group called Gilbert Faith to engage with town leaders and address current local issues like domestic violence.

The intent is to meet quarterly with the first meeting in January. For more information, go to gilbertfaith.com Mayor Scott Anderson thanked the participants and especially Miller for his comments.

“I think that’s given all of us opportunity to think about lot of things and to take some action. The comments that I’ve heard have been inspiring to help us move in the right direction.

“Gilbert has been recognized for many things but lot of what we have in Gilbert are just things like the water tower and the downtown. Those are things but Gilbert is the people that live here and you are the people that work directly with them and we thank you for those efforts and recognize that is what makes Gilbert strong and that is what we recognize Gilbert as Gilbert are the people that you serve and we try to serve.”

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COVID-19 shuts down Desert Ridge team

BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

As of now, the Jaguars game against Williams Field on Nov. 6 is scheduled to take place.

The main Twitter account for Red Mountain’s athletics program said it had been looking for an opponent on the freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels to fill the now open spot.

Desert Ridge’s football program has been shut down out of an abundance of caution Basha also will as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic, Gilbert Public Schools confirmed Tuesday. now do the same.

(Pablo Robles GSN Photographer) Desert Ridge played Higley High Oct. 16 but Higley and/or staff.

Arizona Interscholastic Association Unified officials did not return emails guidelines say three or more cases with- seeking comment on the impact of the in a program of 75 or more players war- Desert Ridge outbreak, although the school’s game against Chandler went on rant a shutdown of activities.

Additionally, anyone considered to as scheduled Oct. 23.

Desert Ridge is the latest school to be have been within 6 feet for 10 minutes or longer with someone who tested pos- shut down by a COVID-19 outbreak.

Arete Prep in Gilbert was forced to itive for the virus must self-isolate out of cancel its scrimmage and first game precaution.

As a result of Desert Ridge’s shutdown, of the season on Oct. 2 due to a player the Jaguars’ game on Oct. 23 against Red testing positive. Gilbert Christian was also forced to cancel a game because of Mountain High was canceled.

Because the team will return only a positive test.

Cactus Shadows and Chaparral foottwo days before its next scheduled game against Basha on Oct. 30, that game has ball programs were forced to quarantine for two weeks at the beginning of Octoalso been canceled.

ber due to positive cases within the programs.

Both Combs and San Tan Foothills high schools were shut down by Pima County officials due to outbreaks at both schools and Combs’ game with Mingus High in Cottonwood last Friday was canceled.

Antestenis said Gilbert Public Schools continues to take all preventative measures to mitigate the spread of the virus on campuses.

“A wide range of preventative measures are in place on our campuses,” Antestenis said. “Our staff are fully trained on best practices, and we continue to communicate actions we can all take to minimize the spread of COVID-19, to our entire GPS community.”

Last Thursday, newly updated metrics posted by the county health department showed that all Gilbert ZIP codes remained in the moderate category for virus spread, as did 85209, the Mesa ZIP code where Desert Ridge is located.

Two of the three benchmarks – for positive new test results and percentage of hospital visits with COVID-19 symptoms – remained in the minimal spread category while cases per 100,000 people were in the moderate category.

However, cases per 100,000 – while still in the “moderate” level increased from 35 two weeks ago to 54.84 in the data posted by the county Oct. 22. The data are 12 days old by the time the county posts them.

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and the Water Resources Municipal Property Corporation.

The Public Facilities Municipal Property Corporation, which has one position open, provides a financing mechanism for certain capital-improvement projects.

The Water Resources Municipal Property Corporation has three open positions with incumbents indicating they would like to serve again. This board provides a financing mechanism for water-related capital improvement projects.

Applicants must be town residents.

The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.

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to apply, go to gilbertaz.gov/departments/clerk-s-office/boards-commissions/board-openings.

Applications also are available at the Municipal Center, 50 E. Civic Center Drive, first floor, between 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

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he Desert Ridge High School football program was shut down out of what Gilbert Public Schools said was an abundance of caution due to COVID-19.

GPS spokeswoman Dawn Antestenis said the team at the school in East Mesa is currently scheduled to return to practice Wednesday, Oct. 28.

“Gilbert Public Schools continues to follow the Maricopa County Department of Health guidelines with regard to notifying employees and student families of positive COVID-19 cases, including notices of potential exposure and requests to quarantine,” Antestenis said.

“We have extensive procedures and protocols in place to ensure people are informed in a timely manner and provided as much information as we are legally able to share.”

The district would not confirm the total number of positive COVID-19 cases within the Desert Ridge program.

According to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard, as of Oct. 21 Desert Ridge had 12 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 – a jump from just two listed the week prior. The dashboard is updated every Wednesday.

Sources close to Desert Ridge’s football program said there were at least three COVID-19 cases involving players

The town is providing loans from $10,000 to $50,000 to qualified businesses in an effort to support them through the pandemic.

The town is partnering with Desert Financial Credit Union to disperse the $5 million the council set aside from its $29.2 million share of federal pandemic relief monies.

The microloans will be offered at a rate of 4 percent for a term of up to 48 months, or a rate of 5 percent for a term of up to 60 months.

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Higley board likes new campus virus dashboard

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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he Higley Unified School District Governing Board gave a stamp of approval on the district’s newly launched dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases on campuses.

The district is the latest East Valley district to launch the online tool, following Gilbert Public Schools and Mesa and Chandler Unified School Districts.

“I think it looks really nice, I think it has good information,” board member Scott Glover said last week. “It seems really weird to compliment a webpage of infectious diseases but here we are.”

Glover also liked that the dashboard is updated daily, Monday through Friday before 10 a.m., and that it lists resolved and active cases on each campus – something not done in the other districts.

“What Maricopa County requires is so unsatisfying,” Glover said. “Because there are teachers who are literacy coaches, math coaches and there’s office staff…in

our building and amongst our kids and they are really not required to be notified.

“But they can now look at this and feel a little bit comfortable knowing where they are going to and what they are getting into and it’s too bad that at our level we have to be the ones to do this.

I think everybody for all their work and thoughts that went into this. It’s a far cry from where we were.”

Associate Superintendent Dawn Foley said staff developed the dashboard over the fall break and decided to add the extra data of resolved cases for more transparency.

“We are erring on the side of over-conversation,” she said.

Foley said the active cases are of those that are on campus for in-person learning and are confirmed positive for the virus. Cases among online learners are not listed but are being tracked by the district, she added.

Last Thursday morning’s data showed five active cases at Williams Field High

School; fours at Higley Traditional Academy; one at Chapparel Elementary and one at Sossaman Middle School.

There were 16 resolved cases for Higley High and one each for San Tan and Cortina elementary and Sossaman Middle school.

Board Vice President Kristina Reese said the public should keep in mind what county health officials defined as an outbreak could be as little as two cases.

“So. if someone is hearing there is an outbreak somewhere, whether it’s in our district, whether it’s in another district, that literally could mean two cases and they call it an outbreak,” Reese said.

Foley built upon Reese’s comment.

“One of the things we are finding as we navigate this with the Arizona Department of Health services here is that every scenario is just a little bit different,” Foley said. “And when they are defining numbers alone, the No. 2 is whether it’s epidemiologically linked or not.

“You could have two or three and you’re going ‘why haven’t they deemed

it yet an outbreak?’ It all comes down to that contact tracing and it being linked.”

The board also met in a two-hour retreat Oct. 17.

Glover, whose term ends Dec. 31, was the only board member who did not attend.

The board reviewed goals for Foley, who will assume the superintendent’s role when Mike Thomason leaves the district. Thomason has not yet announced his last day, Foley said at the retreat.

Some of Foley’s goal for the school year include ongoing work with the Virtual Academy, figuring out how to hold events like prom and graduation and implement a transition superintendent plan.

The board also evaluated itself in five areas with scores ranging from “satisfactory” to “good.”

Some of the board’s comments for improvement included the need to establish as student-advisory committee, hold quarterly recognition of students’ in the community such as the nearby ASU Polytechnic and Realtors.

Canyon Valley’s building created an opportunity for the labs to be built.

“That does provide a potential opportunity for Canyon Valley,” Betz said during an April board meeting. “We are working right now… at enhancing the academic opportunities, or the educational opportunities, for the students that go there.”

The new classrooms will have “storage and prep areas, fume hoods, eye/ shower wash stations as well as furniture and equipment,” according to district memos.

Canyon Valley Principal Chad Fitzgerald said that besides the three new science labs, the remodel would include three prep rooms for teachers, new offices and student and faculty restrooms.

“In all the time that I’ve been here, I’ve never had an actual science lab classroom,” he said. “The first thing that I really wanted to add to our environment

were actual true science labs.”

Fitzgerald, who has worked at Canyon Valley for 11 years, said that when he first started at the school, there were only 80-100 students.

Before the pandemic struck, enrollment was 375 and there are now approximately 230 students.

Fitzgerald said Canyon Valley is not a typical high school and consists of several different groups of students, including those who are behind in school, those with behavioral issues those who are trying to graduate early.

The final group take advantage of the school’s flexible scheduling system, which allows them to have jobs. He said this group of students is fueling Canyon Valley’s student population growth.

He said that because of its growing student population, Canyon Valley had been due for an upgrade.

Fitzgerald said that talks of adding new

science classrooms to the school first started earlier this year and that construction began this month.

He expects the renovations to be finished late this year or early next.

He said students and staff are looking forward to their completion.

“They are thrilled about it. They love that the district is investing in us and in the kids,” he said.

“The kids are extremely happy to have an actual true science lab so they feel like they’re included like the rest of the district is.”

Fitzgerald said the new facilities should create a better learning environment at the school.

“My teachers have been doing virtual labs for years and so now, we’ll actually be able to do the labs that everybody else in the district does,” he said. “It’s going to be a big help to my kids because so many of my kids are visual learners.”

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BY TYLER WEGLEITNER GSN Contributor

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or years, students at Canyon Valley High School received a less handson approach to science compared with other high schools in the Gilbert Public Schools district.

There were no physical science labs and students completed lab work in a virtual format in a portable outside the school.

But now students and staff at Canyon Valley can expect to see three new science labs in the near future.

The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board recently approved hiring Sun Valley Builders to remodel part of the school and install labs.

Assistant Superintendent Bonnie Betz earlier this year discussed the renovations, explaining that moving the district’s transportation department from

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twins, working side by side on the farm and playing ball.

“He was a good guy, he never bothered anyone,” he said. “He never bragged about himself or any of that.

“We’re very emotional about this. I’ve had a hard time sleeping right now but I’ve got to be strong for my boys and grandkids and wife. He was like a brother to her.

“Every holiday, every birthday, he was always here for the kids and was a very, very well-loved man.”

Andy Bernal said because of the size of the family, there were always monthly – if not weekly – gatherings that Frank attended.

“Our family is so large we get together a lot but we have not done that in the last seven months because of COVID,” he said. “He would not allow anyone in his house because he had a lot of underlying conditions. He took it seriously. He was a person who followed the rules.”

Andy Bernal said he was still working on funeral arrangements and would not talk about the circumstances of his

Jacob Kanakaholoki Samia brother’s death.

Joe Bernal said police were keeping everything close to the vest on the investigation and that all he knew was the suspect “got drunker than hell” and that

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it was a random thing. On Thursday, he expressed frustration with the case.

“We know who the guy is, the cops know who the guy is,” he said. “They need to pick him up and they need to arrest him. They need to arrest that SOB and lock him up.

“I want him to suffer. I want justice. I don’t want revenge, I want justice but if justice doesn’t come, revenge will happen but not from our hands but from people in lower places.”

Family and friends on social media posted tributes to Bernal.

Josh Bernal, a nephew, remembered his uncle as kind-hearted.

Another nephew Zach Manguso recalled, “He was confident, he was a great gentleman, he was a great worker, he was a great family man, he was a great athlete and he was a truly great soul. He was simply great at everything that he did.

“I’ll always remember him giving me advice after my sports games, asking me how I was doing in school, and making sure that I was treating my sisters right,” Manguso said. “He wanted myself and

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all my cousins to succeed so bad, sometimes I think he wanted that more then his own success.”

Nephew Matt Sepulveda said his uncle was very humble and let his actions speak for him.

And John Ramirez wrote, “Frank was quick to smile and a solid friend once you met him.

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home to a low-income family.

Town Council voted 5-2 recently to enter into an agreement with the Maricopa County HOME Consortium to use HOME Investment Partnership funds for the house.

“I do believe we have sufficient inventory for this need in town, number one,” Councilman Jared Taylor said, who voted against the plan.

“Number two, we do have residents who are concerned about subsidized low-income housing that’s growing in the neighborhoods and they’re worried about their property values as we continue to buy more homes that are not taken care of at the same level of quality as others in those homes and so I’m not going to support this on those concerns and others I have expressed.”

He was joined in his dissention by Councilwoman Aimee Yentes, who did not speak.

To be financially eligible for renting the home, a family’s annual household income must be at or below 60 percent of the area median income, which is about $46,680 for a family of four. The family must sign a one-year lease and pay a security deposit at move-in.

The Town is the lien-holder of the house for 15 years to ensure the unit is used for federally required purposes during the timeframe.

Appellate court rejects hearing Hendrix appeal

Councilman-elect Laurin Hendrix’s appeal of a judge’s ruling that allows him to be seated two months early.

The state Court of Appeals canceled a hearing scheduled last Tuesday for Hendrix’s special action request.

“It appears that the court wanted to leave the matter to the Legislature to resolve,” Hendrix said in an email. “I anticipate that the Legislature will clarify the statutes to clearly support my position for future situations where appointees refuse to leave after the electorate has made their choice of an elected official.”

Hendrix, a former state legislator, won outright in the August Primary against Councilman Bill Spence, who was appointed in March to serve nine months

until the election picked someone to fill the remaining two years on the seat.

Shortly after the Primary, Hendrix sued to be seated immediately, arguing he was elected by the voters and Spence was appointed. He also argued for all actions taken by the Council since August to be voided.

The judge ruled Hendrix could take his seat in November instead of waiting until January but denied his request to void council actions. Hendrix then filed an appeal of the judge’s order with the appellate court.

COVID-19 plan for Park University campus in Gilbert

Recognizing that Thanksgiving travel could increase the risk of COVID-19 spread on Park University campuses across the country, including in Gilbert, officials announced it will move to full online learning from Nov. 30-Dec. 7.

Face-to-face classes that meet on Park University campuses across the country will take place via Zoom those last two weeks of the fall semester.

For the first time, Park will hold an All-University Commencement ceremony on Dec. 12. Fall 2020 graduates and spring 2020 graduates from all its campuses will participate.

Society seeks help to brighten families’ holidays

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is asking families, individuals and community or office groups to sponsor families in need by providing gifts and a holiday meal for the whole family.

“I have had the pleasure of working on this 25-year-old program for the past 13 years. I’ve heard stories from sponsors about the huge grins on children’s faces as they rip open their gifts, and the tears from parents who know that the spirit of the season has moved community heroes to help their families,” said Dottie Sullivan, a volunteer coordinator of its Adopt-A-Family program.

“Because of the pandemic, the holidays are going to look very different for the

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Democratic candidates for the Corporation Commission. Its filings with the Secretary of State, however, do not indicate where most of its money went.

The other five independent organizations have spread their largesse among many campaigns – including legislative races.

The American Leadership Committee, which is linked to the Democratic Legislative National Committee, has spent the second highest amount of money in Arizona races with $932,584 – including

at least $45,087 advocating the defeat of Mesnard and Harris in LD17.

Anti-Mesnard spending totaling at least $10,000 also was part of the $530,836 in expenditures by the Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund, a nationwide coalition of public officials and others who support more firearms regulations and that ranks fifth in total campaign expenditures.

Opportunity Arizona, another liberal-leaning independent group, has spent the fourth largest sum of money with

$579,633. It directed much of its money to advocating the defeat of Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick and a couple West Valley Republican legislators.

The third biggest spender among independent groups is the conservative Arizona Free Enterprise Club, whose vice president is Gilbert Councilwoman Aimee Yentes.

It has spent $590,664 to defeat not only Democrats but some Republicans viewed as too moderate, including Reps.

Michelle Udall of Mesa and Heather Car-

ter of Cave Creek during the primary.

Udall won and Carter lost.

The Free Enterprise Club also has spent over $30,000 advocating Pawlik’s defeat.

Supporting Pawlik was the sixth biggest spending independent group, the New York City-based Environmental Defense Action Fund.

It has supported moderate Republicans and Democrats, including Udall and Pawlik. It reported spending over $24,000 to advocate Pawlik’s reelection.

families who are simply trying to stay afloat by keeping a roof over their kids heads and food on the table,” Sullivan added. “With the help of our community, I know we will be able to assist many of those families and make a difference.”

Because of the unusually tough year, it’s been financially hard for so many and the Adopt-A-Family program is expecting more families than ever to need its help.

With the help of many dedicated indi-

viduals who support SVdP’s mission, families in need are identified and matched with supporters across the Valley.

Sponsors are asked to buy and wrap two new presents (toy and clothing) for each child under 16 and one present each for older siblings, parents and grandparents living in the same household.

In lieu of supplying the ingredients for a holiday meal this year, sponsors will provide a gift card to an accessible grocer

so each family can purchase their own ingredients for their own special holiday meal.

To sponsor a family, call 602-261-6820 or contact adoptafamily@svdpaz.org.

St. Vincent de Paul is accepting requests to “adopt” until Dec. 4 and will provide instructions for best health and safety practices in response to the pandemic.

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Gilbert nonprofit helps kids get game

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aquel McNabb, a former college athlete and mother of four active children, has witnessed firsthand how money affects or limits a child’s ability to participate in sports.

Maybe kids can afford the uniform but not the travel expense. Others can’t pay for the required equipment.

Some children never get around the first road block: team or entrance fees.

That is why McNabb, along with fellow Valley moms Nicole Hawkins, Jennifer Krause and Ashley Schuggher, founded Caris Sports Foundation, a Chandler nonprofit designed to help children and their families meet the costs associated with recreational and competitive sports.

“We saw a lot of kids who are struggling to pay,” McNabb said. “A lot of the burden either falls on the organization who are struggling to raise money themselves, or

The co-founders of Caris Sports Foundation all share the same passions for sports, giving back and helping kids get on the field regardless of socioeconomic status.They include, from left, Jennifer Kruse, Ashley Schuggher, Raquel McNabb and Nicole Hawkins. (Courtesy Caris Sports Foundation)

other parents reach in their pockets and cover costs for kids, or the kids just do not play.”

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shuttered sports worldwide, youth sports suffered declines in participation in the last few years for numerous

reasons, from health and safety concerns to lack of time and travel commitments.

Nonprofit organizations in the Valley are stepping in to alleviate the burden of costs to ensure all kids who want to play organized sports, can.

In an Aspen Institute study called

The couple delve into their personal lives and share past experiences that tie into topics covered in a book titled “The Cure for Stupidity” and written by Eric.

The self-help book deploys brain science to teach readers why they’re so frustrated by seemingly clueless, apathetic people and Bailey’s new podcast is meant to be an extension of his book’s teachings.

“It’s really to continue the conversation and to put into practice the lessons that you learn in the book,” said Jamie. “It kind of puts them into practice and (we’re) calling ourselves out on where we fall victim to them.”

Each week, the couple take one of the book’s lessons and spend 30 minutes sharing anecdotes from their private lives

to demonstrate their relevance.

The Baileys are seemingly unafraid to dive into touchy subjects that others may be too fearful to make public.

So far, the podcast has had conversations involving troubles with parenting, their interracial marriage and recapping past arguments.

One recent episode covered a fight the Baileys had over Eric’s messy kitchen habits and his inability to observe the chaos his wife later cleaned up. “I didn’t really even realize it was a thing,” Eric said.

The podcast helped correct his neglectful behavior, Eric said, and allowed him to do so without being too confrontational.

That’s the great benefit of starting a podcast, he added: it allows creators to

Project Play, data showed that only 21.6 percent of children, ages 6-12, from a household with annual income under $25,000 participate in sports regularly.

That’s compared to 42.7 percent of children from a household with an income of $100,000.

“If you look at the statistics, kids that come from affluent families have more opportunities to play sports,” McNabb said.

Founded in 2019, the Caris Sports Foundation, said McNabb, has a simple goal and purpose: donate money to kids and club teams in need.

“Some foundations are really complicated, and we are not. We raise funds to help kids play sports,” she said. “We have actually given out approximately $30,000 in funds this year to kids.”

McNabb was a high-achieving athlete herself. A point guard for Syracuse in the

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Chandler couple has launched a new podcast to explore the complexities of human behavior and teach listeners how to be a little more accepting of other people’s flaws.

Eric M. Bailey and his wife Jamie are putting their relationship on public display each week by recording a frank, open conversation between themselves and then posting the audio online for a podcast they call “The Cure for Stupidity.”

The cure for someone else’s stupidity is not a simple one and yet the Baileys think their podcast has good advice for how to be a bit more compassionate and tolerant.

tell relatable narratives that can help listeners discover themselves.

Being transparent every week has not always been comfortable for the Baileys.

Jamie said she wasn’t so keen at first about the idea of sharing stories of their family’s personal lives in a public format.

But transparency has become increasingly important in an age when everyone is presenting a false version of themselves on social media, she said.

The Baileys are disturbed by the lack of authenticity that currently exists in internet culture because it creates an illusion that everyone’s lives are seemingly glamorous and perfect.

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D SOUTH, home of the Gilbert Historical Museum and an arts, culture and history center, has a full lineup of programs for this month.

The programs are led by artists, historians, storytellers, health and wellness specialists, botanists and scientists – experts in their field who share their knowledge and skills with our community.

Originally opened as Gilbert Elementary School in 1913, HD SOUTH is the oldest building still standing in Gilbert and is the only one on the National Register of Historic Places. Gilbert Museum is a repository of artifacts chronicling the town’s rich history, featuring newly remodeled exhibits and interactive displays.

The programs and events at HD SOUTH focus on six community pillars and are designed for all generations. These pillars include history, health & wellness, science, literature, art, and music.

To register, visit hdsouth.org/calendar. Unless noted otherwise, programs are free but registration is required. All participants will be required to wear facial coverings and adhere to physical distancing guidelines.

For current museum hours please visit our website at hdsouth.org.

The seventh annual Gilbert Visual Art League Member Show will run through Dec. 3, featuring local artists in Gallery 4. Some pieces will be available for purchase. Gallery 4 admission is free with paid museum admission

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The couple hope their podcast may encourage listeners to let their guard down and be more willing to expose some of their vulnerabilities in front of others.

When the Baileys aren’t podcasting, the couple stays busy running a local consulting firm that helps businesses and government agencies improve communication skills among their employees.

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Heather Macre, Central Arizona Project board member, will discuss Arizona’s water future and highlight the Colorado River and its impact on Arizona. CAP is Arizona’s single largest resource for renewable water supplies. CAP is designed to bring about 1.5 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River to Central and Southern Arizona every year.

Centennial Saturday—Cattle, One Of The 5 C’s Nov. 14, 10 a.m.–noon.

The fifth Centennial Saturday is geared towards one of the 5 C’s of Arizona as Chuck Backus – author, local historian, ASU Research Park president and retired vice president and provost of ASU’s east campus – will discuss the cattle industry in Arizona. He will discuss what the industry was like 100 years ago when Gilbert was established and how it has evolved.

Canadian Cousins Nov. 17, 6:30-8 p.m.

Speaker Laverne Aitchison, from the Canadian Committee of the Mesa Family History Center, will assist program participants with uncovering their Canadian genealogy. She will provide tips and clues to use when researching your family from our neighbors to the North. The Canada-US border officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in the world between two countries.

Eric’s recent book complements many of the ideals and principles he tries teaching clients about moving past the “garbage” and hurt feelings they carry around and start finding ways to have more meaningful relationships.

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1990s, she made the Big East academic All-Star team three times, was named the school’s Athlete of the Year and was twice team MVP. “It gave me the ability to travel places I would never travel otherwise,” she said.

“And the bonds that I made, the relationships built and all the fun times. That is what was important.”

McNabb also mentioned the disparities in participation of children from minority groups compared to white (non-Hispanic) children.

According to the Aspen Institute, participation rates among minorities were about 5 percent less than white children.

When the age range is widened to ages 6-17, according to the National Survey of Children’s Health, the participation among white children is about 70 percent and among minorities 48-58 percent.

“When we level the playing field, it is giving everybody the opportunity to play,” McNabb said.

Garrett Brolsma, YMCA’s district executive director who oversees the East Valley location and helps lead youth sports and

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“We want to make sure that every child and family, regardless of economic status, have the same opportunities as anybody else,” Brolsma said.

Like other youth sports programs, the YMCA charges program fees, but when an athlete cannot afford to pay they are offered some assistance.

“We raise money every year directly for scholarships so that every child is able to access the same experiences that all other children do,” Brolsma said.

Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, a spokesperson for Caris and husband of Raquel, said when starting the foundation they had similar goals in mind.

“The thing that stuck with us, there are kids coming from single parent homes or adopted, and they don’t have the financial (backing) to pay AAU and club dues each and every month,” he said.

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platform as other kids who do have families who can afford to pay the dues.”

The purpose of nonprofits like the YMCA and the Caris Sports Foundation are to get more kids on the field. Once that happens, a child’s future is likely to expand.

“I think it’s just tremendous for children to build positive relationships with other children through sport,” Broslma said.

Both Raquel and Broslma agreed that skills learned in organized sports play an important role in a child’s future job prospects and influence who that child eventually becomes in their adult lives.

“I think you learn so much about your own abilities, your ability to persevere, your ability to work with others on a team,” Brolsma said.

“We feel it is important to play sports because of all the other values and skills that come with playing,” McNabb said.

“How you develop as a person, not just as an athlete.”

Brolsma said coaches also positively in-

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fluence athletes and deserve just as much credit in shaping children’s futures.

“I think they are paramount as well, the relationship with a coach that a child can build and learning from an adult role model that’s not their own parent, is really, really important,” Brolsma said.

He said that the coaches at the YMCA are volunteers who generously give their time to children not because they have to or are being paid but because they want to be there to teach and support.

Donovan McNabb said youth sports can also open doors for athletes that would otherwise remain closed had they not played.

“Club sports play such a major factor in the future of these individuals, these kids,” said McNabb, who played 13 seasons in the NFL. “It gives them an opportunity and platform to be showcased, to be put out there so college coaches can recruit them and they can fulfill a dream of playing D1 sports.”

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Tucson fave eegee’s coming to Gilbert

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fter weeks of rumors and speculation, eegee’s has finally confirmed five new locations opening throughout the Valley next year, including two in Gilbert.

Beginning in the second quarter of 2021, the Tucson-based fast-food favorite with a cult following will open on the southwest corner of Baseline Road and Val Vista Drive and near San Tan Village.

Eegee’s CEO Ron Petty said said his company has had plans to expand north for five years.

“By the end of next year, I’ve pretty much tapped out in terms of growth in Tucson. I’ll have 33 stores by the end of the next year in Tucson. Passed that, it’s going to be more and more difficult to grow anymore in Tucson,” Petty said.

Petty has plans for a Phoenix takeover, but said, “We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Popular Tucson-based fast food favorite eegee’s is opening five locations in the Valley, including one in Scottsdale near Odysea Aquarium and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. (Courtesy of eegee’s)

“You have one million people in Tucson; we’ll have 33 to 35 stores here. And you’ve got five and a half million in Maricopa County. So, there’s a lot of growth to be done in the Phoenix metroplex area.”

Up until now, eegee’s presence in

Phoenix has been limited to selling the famous fruit drinks at other brick and mortar stores, including Blimpie restaurants.

“They’re not part of eegee’s,” Petty explained. “They’re simply a wholesale

customer that we sell product to and they sell it within their facilities. We did it first with Blimpie and their stores, and then several other individual wholesale accounts have gotten it. It’s a minor, very minor piece of business.”

And while eegee’s frozen fruit drink is the award-winning fast-food chain’s No. 1, best-selling item, it also is known for its grinders and ranch fries, which are discussed at length online, including and especially on Reddit.

“We use a crinkle cut fry… it’s probably the best fry on the market,” Petty said.

“And then we manufacture our own ranch dressing, which is a proprietary recipe. Anybody that’s had it say they’ve never had a better ranch dressing. We don’t hardly use any ketchup for the restaurants. Everybody dips their fries in ranch dressing.”

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Financial advising duo excited about acquisition

BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

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othing succeeds like success.

As cliché as that might sound, it pretty much describes the business and personal trajectory of financial advisors Jim Dwyer of Ahwatukee and Michael McGinley of Gilbert.

On the personal side, they have been close friends since the 1990s when they were undergrads at Arizona State University.

And for the last seven years, they also have been partners in a Chandler firm they founded called Providus Advisors.

Now they’re hanging a new shingle on their offices at 1490 S. Price Road.

They’ve been acquired by EP Wealth

Mike McGinley of Gilbert, left, and James Dwyer of Ahwatukee are excited about the acquisition of their firm by a growing financial services company. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

Advisors, a fee-only registered investment adviser and financial planning firm based in Torrance, California that has offices in the California cities of San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Irvine as well as Seattle, Denver, Dallas and Chicago region, managing more than $7 billion through its client-centric financial planning and investment management services to individuals and businesses.

The two men specialize in investment management and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals and families and retirement plan services for small businesses.

The move helps the two friends, who

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will hold the titles of partner and vice president with EP Wealth.

Although they have maintained a part-time staff over the years, they needed more time to spend with clients.

“Typically, we shared financial planning and investment management functions of the firm,” McGinley said.

“We did divide other tasks.”

Dwyer handled marketing, including the website, and McGinley handled operations, such as compliance matters.

Yet, McGinley said, “As our firm grew, we found running the firm on a dayto-day basis to be more challenging.

More importantly, we wanted to offer our clients more attention and greater resources.

“With EP Wealth, we feel we can offer our clients more and personally improve our own quality of life.”

Added Dwyer: “With that added support from such an established firm, we will be able to offer our clients more

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robust services and an even more personalized experience overall.”

They’ve given up their name – Latin for “provident, prudent, circumspect, cautious” – and replaced it with EP Wealth on their office facade.

But that hasn’t bothered their clients.

“Our clients have been very excited about the transition,” Dwyer said.

“Every client moved with us to EP.” EP Wealth is excited as well.

“We are thrilled to partner with Providus and add their team’s areas of expertise and industry experience to our roster,” said Patrick Goshtigian, CFA, President and CEO of EP Wealth.

“Providus has earned and maintained a loyal client base through a deep commitment to delivering on clients’ financial goals, a philosophy that aligns with the EP Wealth approach,” Goshtigian added, stressing that Providus “has helped its clients achieve and maintain financial independence.”

The acquisition marks the 11th transaction in a period of strategic growth

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McGinley, a native Arizonan, and Dwyer, a Missouri native who moved here with his family 35 years ago, met at ASU around 1997 when they paired up for a college assignment and have been best friends ever since.

They both are certified financial planners, have bachelor’s degrees in finance and got into wealth management for similar reasons.

“I’ve always been interested with personal finance,” McGinley said. “In modern society, money is a challenging topic for everyone and I get enormous satisfaction out of helping my clients.”

Dwyer said, “I discovered my path in college when taking an options and financial derivatives class. I have been fascinated by the financial markets ever since.”

They also feel they provide an essential service because, as McGinley explained, “Everyone wants to make good decisions in regards to their finances.

“Today’s financial world is very complex,” he continued. “A good wealth advisor should be willing and able to assist you with all aspects of your financial life. Investments are important but a good advisor should help you focus on so much more – helping you build an enjoyable retirement, reducing your taxes and having your affairs in order.”

They also said that complexity likely has become even more challenging as a result of the pandemic.

“I would say many of our clients now place a higher priority on making sure their affairs are in order – in other words, ‘if something happens to me I want to make sure my loved ones are cared for,’” McGinley said.

Dwyer added, “I think people have come to realize in 2020 that things can happen that are completely unexpected so having a plan is more important than ever.”

Information: 1490 S. Price Road, Chandler; 480-704-3024, epwealth. com.

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drinks, available in fruity flavors such as cherry cider, lemon, Piña Colada, lucky lime, orange dream, watermelon – their most popular flavor – and many more.

“We’re constantly doing R&D [research and development] for new flavors,” Petty said.

After eegee’s 1971 launch, Tucson Weekly reported that the fast-food chain served 2,500 gallons of eegee’s drinks yearly.

That number has exponentially increased. “We do over one million gallons a year,” Petty said.

Petty’s favorite menu items? The strawberry eegee’s and the hot pastrami on rye. “It’s just a really, really good sandwich,” he said.

The eegee’s menu continues to evolve, too.

Its Casa Grande store is currently testing new products and improving upon their staple products, including their fresh-baked bread.

“We just made a decision to continue with improving particularly the bread.

So, we made some changes that’s going

IIn addition to frozen fruit drinks, eegee’s ranch fries are a hit with customers. (Courtesy of eegee’s)

to substantially enhance the bread. We’re constantly looking at proteins,” Petty said.

“And coming out of that test will give us direction on where we go with the Phoenix menu,” he continued.

Over the past 15 years, eegee’s has donated more than $3 million to local charities.

Eegee’s expansion into Phoenix marks the first time the restaurants will operate outside of Southern Arizona.

(Courtesy of eegee’s)

“We’re very much known in Tucson for giving back to our community, and we’ve done a great job in building a relationship with the community, and we’ll continue to emphasize that in Tucson,” Petty said.

“We’ll have a separate emphasis on community involvement up in the Phoenix area.”

“It’ll take a while up there to get to that

level, but once we have 20, 30 stores, it’ll be a significant number,” he continued.

Visit eegees.com/phx for updates on next year’s Valley openings.

“We look forward to becoming a part of the Phoenix metroplex, through job creation at our five new restaurants, charitable giving, and of course, our trademark frozen eegees,” Petty said.

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Madison Cadden a leader on and off the court

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eing responsible is essential for Gilbert High senior Madison Cadden’s everyday life.

The oldest of six girls in her family, she has taken the role of helping out her sisters while also juggling school, volleyball and friends.

“As a person, [she] is one of the nicest, sweet, kind people I have met in my life,” said Hope Ruiz, one of Cadden’s closest friends. “She is always there for you.”

Volleyball has been part of Cadden’s life since fourth grade after hearing her mother playing at a young age. She guided her into the sport.

“She was my school coach for fifth and

Madison Cadden has become a staple on the Gilbert volleyball team while maintaining a 4.0 GPA and pursuing a career as a nurse practitioner. (Courtesy Amy Dana)

sixth grade,” Cadden said. “And she was my YMCA coach in fourth grade as well.

She’s the one who helped me get the basics down.”

Cadden has played for two club teams, East Valley Juniors (EVJ) for two years and Spiral for four years, returning for her fifth.

She has played every position on the court but has found her best to be an outside hitter.

In 2018, she transferred from Mesquite to Gilbert, where she has been a key player for the Tigers, racking up 337 kills, 92 digs, 14 aces and 28 blocks.

Her play earned her a spot on the All-Region First Team, along with former graduate Elizabeth Toiaivao and senior Lyndsee Baxter. This year, Cadden has

been named captain for the Tigers.

“You always trust her,” senior Morgan Sanner said. “You’ll know she will get the ball and she will be right there to pick you back up if you are struggling. She is very reliable.”

Despite the dedication to volleyball and her family, school takes up the majority of her day.

On a typical weekday, she attends the East Valley Institute of Technology in the morning for her aesthetics classes before attending her regular classes at Gilbert in the afternoon.

Cadden has been a golden scholar since junior high, receiving straight As and achieving a 4.0 GPA. She has also

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Over the summer, Cadden suffered a difficult injury fracturing the head of her fibula, which required surgery in May. “With diving, I was struggling because my foot wouldn’t be able to bend that way,” Cadden said. “I knew what I have to do, I knew what I could do and when I went to go for it, it was a struggle for me.”

According to her parents, Cadden has been a fighter on and off the court and

she will take anything she learns and will apply it to her everyday life.

They admire the dedication she has in fighting for what she wants. With the injury taking a toll on her career, she fought her way through physical therapy and returned to the court earlier than what the doctors expected.

Following graduation, Cadden is looking to continue her career at South Mountain Community College to become a nurse practitioner.

“I didn’t really expect it [senior year] to come this fast,” Cadden said. “Especially knowing that now I will be playing my last high school game here in a few weeks it’s pretty crazy for me.”

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When the search began for a new defensive coordinator this past offseason, Gilbert head coach Derek Zellner had an easy choice.

“After posting the job opening, I got numerous applicants, but when I got Coach Maag’s resume and lining it up with others, I knew he was the right choice,” Zellner said. “The experience and places he had been put him over the top. I called him and I ended up offering him the job just based on his resume.”

Throughout his five-year coaching career, Maag started as a defensive assistant with Washington State, moving on to an assistant job at McKendree University, a small Division II school in Illinois. He found his way back to Washington State before landing his first coordinator job with the Tigers.

In his first season, Maag emphasized a change in the mindset and outlook of his defense. Overall, he wanted to simplify things.

“I made switches to our system by taking away the thinking and just letting our

Quenton Maag aims to transform the Gilbert defense after spending five years at the collegiate level with McKendree University in Illinois and Washington State.

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players play freely,” he said. “I believe that players perform at their best when they don’t have to think and just go after the ball and play their game.”

This has proved to be a boost for their performance. In his first game of the season, linebacker Daniel Fulton had 15 tackles as the Tigers beat Millennium 247.

“Being able to go out and just play has

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really become a difference-maker in our play this year,” Fulton said. “In practice alone, we have had a greater intensity and want to play with us playing off our instincts.”

Fulton, along with senior linebacker Wyatt Zellner, have subsequently become the anchors for the defense.

Through three games now, the two have combined for 99 total tackles, eight of which for a loss. The two have also combined for three total sacks, Fulton

with two of his own.

“Our performances at the linebacker position are critical for our success as a defense,” Fulton said. “As a senior, I have used this as an opportunity to grow as a leader and be a key piece for us.”

This transformation has led to high expectations each time they take the field.

Especially when taking into account Gilbert has only improved with Zellner at the helm since 2015, in which the Tigers have made the postseason two

years in a row.

“For this season, we have expectations to stop the run, force turnovers, and to hold our opponents under 17 points,” Maag said. “The defense last year struggled with the run and it is key for us to improve in that aspect. And if a defense can force two or more turnovers in a game, you will win eight out of 12 times.”

After a dominating performance against Millennium, Gilbert fell to both Mesa and Campo Verde. The Tigers

took on Horizon Friday night and will face Mesquite on Oct. 30, yet another high-powered offense.

Given the strength of schedule this season, Maag believes there is still plenty of room for improvement.

“As a defense, we played terrific and shut their offense down,” Maag said of Millennium. “However, there are areas of improvement as we need to do a better job of wrapping up and tackling low.”

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n Organic Pumpkin Farm Stand, hot air balloons aglow in the gloaming, a BBQ cook-off, a variety of local food trucks and retail vendors, a beer garden.

What’s not to like?

Those are but a few attractions scheduled at the free Fall Fest held today, Oct. 25, through Nov. 7 on the grounds of Phoenix Premium Outlets at Wild Horse Pass and organized by the Arizona Events Group and their indefatigably optimistic president and CEO Tim Matykiewicz, an Ahwatukee resident and McClintock High Class of ‘81 alum.

The germ of the idea for the Fall Fest in the East Valley came shortly after the completion of the very successful 2020 Arizona Balloon Classic this past January in Goodyear.

After months of research and arrangements, the agreement to have the Fall Fest was signed with Simon Properties/ Phoenix Premium Outlets on the Gila River Indian Community on March 1, 2020.

And then COVID and the mid-March statewide shutdown struck.

“Live events are one of the first things shut down and the last to reopen,” said Matykiewicz. “We signed the deal the first of March, just two months after our ninth annual Arizona Balloon Classic.

“We were on the road producing hot air balloon glows in Beaumont, Texas, and Riverside, California. And then, March 10, COVID craziness started.”

Originally, the Fall Fest event was envisioned as a one-weekend BBQ and Balloons, or what he called a BnB event, but Arizona Events Group was asked to expand it.

As happens sometimes when organizing events, unforeseen obstacles loom

healthiest environment in Arizona,” he said.

“When you come to the Fall Fest at the Outlets, you’ll be required to wear a mask – which is enforceable – distance when you can and we’ll be swimming in hand sanitizer.”

Tim Matykiewicz plans his three-weekend series of fall festivals to be as festive as his Arizona Balloon Classic is every winter in Goodyear.

He said what he (Special to GetOut) and his company want most is to offer the East Valley community – as it did just two weeks ago when the a little hope amid the pandemGila River Indian Community Task Force ic gloom, provide activities for asked for a meeting to review all plans them to have a good time and to for the already-in-place event. help raise money for the Phoe“It’s been crazy,” Matykiewicz said. nix-based Hope for the Homeless “You’re getting excited, you’re discournonprofit. aged, you’re excited, you’re discouraged “This year with the effects of but we have a positive outlook and keep COVID-19, unemployment and moving forward. small business hardships, we “The Gila River Indian Community and want to give back to those in our Simon Properties have been very profesown community with this free sional, understanding and really willing Fall Fest; plain and simple,” he to work out details for a fun, successful said. and safe event.”

The organizers are donating 25 And that is what Matykiewicz and his percent of all gross liquor sales staff are doing while striving to meet and 25 percent of all Relief Raffle health protocols to assure locals that the ticket sales directly to Hope for Fall Fest is seriously taking their COVID the Homeless. concerns to heart.

Matykiewicz thinks people need a free fall festival after this Additionally, Fall Fest attend“In regard to social distancing, we’re Tim brutal year. (Special to GetOutt) ees are urged to bring at least distancing all our vendors – food and one canned food item to be doretail so as to not have too many individnated for a Thanksgiving food drive. ganizers that host the Arizona Balloon uals in one place and since it’s an openThe festivities today run from 10 a.m.

Classic and other large metro Phoenix air location, we have plenty of space,” he to 6 p.m. events would expect large crowds at said.

Food trucks, a variety of retail ven“As for personal distancing space, their events. Yet, with people hesitantly we’re not enforcing anything, but are re- emerging from the months-long quaran- dors, a beer garden and an organic (and sanitized) Pumpkin Farm Stand with lying on each individual’s responsibility tine, he’s uncertain what to expect.

“I’m not sure we’ll get the masses as pumpkins suitable for cooking or carvto their most comfortable position and there’s lots of signage stating this health some people are still being cautious, and ing direct from Crooked Sky Farms of we understand. But we’re committed to protocol.”

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Scarecrows, playful pumpkins take over Mesa

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ay Villafane’s playful, carved pumpkins are synonymous with Halloween in Carefree. But when COVID-19 hit, he was forced to make a change when the town canceled its events.

“Strange Encounters: A Halloween Scavenger Hunt” was installed throughout Downtown Mesa and in its storefronts – all visible from the sidewalk to ensure proper social distancing. Maps are available online and in Downtown Mesa until the show ends on Nov. 8.

Villafane explained each scene tells its own anecdotal story. This year, “Mr. Hallows” is making his debut. A 9-foottall scarecrow, Mr. Hallows is made from natural materials – a pumpkin for a head and limbs made from branches Villafane

found on a hike. He has a heart made of hag stone and three felted mice living inside of him.

“I’m probably most proud of that scarecrow and I’m excited for his final debut,” he said.

Villafane said he uses hag stones as the hearts for his scarecrows because they have naturally occurring holes through the middle and they signify magic and good luck.

“My life is constantly in the pursuit of finding what makes me tick what I’m really passionate about,” he said. “Over the

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years I’ve refined it to the point where I really find myself settling with making things with natural materials for the public to enjoy.”

Villafane was a K-12 art teacher when he carved a pumpkin for his students, who loved it. He soon traded his chalkboard for sculpting tools.

He began commercial sculpting on the side and eventually, Villafane became a full-time commercial sculptor, working for companies such as Marvel, Warner Bros., DC Comics and McFarlane Toys.

As he became more skilled in his craft, he began receiving more attention for his work, including that of the Food Network, eventually contributing to the launch of a pumpkin carving series.

Villafane found his niche in storytelling using pumpkin carving and sculpting as his medium.

“I just created this sort of enchanted magical world utilizing natural materials,” he said. “I just love creating magic, making stuff from nothing. I love working with natural materials and making enchanted storylines, and while it is based in a sort of Halloween vibe, it certainly transcends that.”

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Phoenix, a certified organic and nonGMO produce grower are components of weekend.

Under recommendations from the Gila River Indian Council, the proposed fireworks were eliminated.

Halloween Weekend at the Fall Fest begins Oct. 28th and runs through Oct. 31 with the Pumpkin Farm Stand, food trucks and beer garden and retail vendors returning.

And, as Matykiewicz said, it wouldn’t be Halloween weekend without a costume contest, a pumpkin decorating competition and other family-oriented activities.

A fitting 2020 Fall Fest addition is the newly-added COVID mask competition.

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, is BBQ n Balloons Weekend with a People’s Choice BBQ competition, hot air balloon glows and tethered hot air balloon rides.

All Fall Fest weekends include the beer garden, food trucks and a variety of retail, food and drink vendors.

Undertaking such a large-scale event isn’t for the faint at heart, but Matykiewicz has a great deal of faith and years of experience from which to draw.

A life-long east valley resident who parlayed his McClintock High school

football prowess to a scholarship at Colorado Christian University where he also played basketball, his post-grad credentials include a 10-year stint as corporate marketing manager at the Arizona Lottery, Director of marketing and special events for Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine for eight years, executive director for the Thunderbird University Balloon Classic, where his love for hot air balloons spurred him on to start Arizona Events Group with Nanette Duncan in 2008.

Matykiewicz said he’s accustomed to hard work, and yet, there’s the desire and pleasure of seeing people having a good time that also drives him – especially in 2020.

“Nothing’s easy right now for a lot of people and businesses but it looks and feels like people want us to be in business. I can sense that cabin fever is peaking and people are coming out more.

They’re putting their foot in the water and testing it out, and they’re taking precautions as they start to go out.”

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