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rustrations with local government and concerns about parental rights are issues helping to drive voters to the ballot box Tuesday. But the Nov. 8 turnout likely will still be lower for the midterm election compared with a presidential election despite voters casting ballots for state races, council and school board candidates – and, for voters in the Higley Unified School District, a bond.
“As for turnout, it will likely be 62 to 65% range statewide with about an 8-point GOP participation advantage,” said Paul Bentz, senior vice president of Research and Strategy for HighGround. In the last midterm election in 2018, Gilbert saw a 67.95% voter turnout, according to the Town Clerk. In the council race, two diametrically opposed candidates are facing off – former Councilman Bill Spence and newcomer Bobbi Buchli. Navy veteran Spence is a council appoin-
tee who served less than a year in 2021 and Buchli is a real-estate broker. Both Spence and Buchli are pro-public safety and want to preserve the “small-town feel” and t oppose more high-density apartments in town. But the similarities end there. Buchli has taken on the role as an outsider wanting to reform Town Hall. She thinks fiscal spending is out of control and new leadership is needed from top to bottom.
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Gilbert veteran has a storied legacy of service BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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ichard Neely Morrison remembered receiving his conscription letter in 1968, during the height of the Vietnam War. As he prepares to mark Veterans Day on Friday, the Gilbert man has a special reason to celebrate: He was inducted last month into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame. From August 1964 to February 1973, 1.9 million men were called to arms to Southeast Asia – 296,406 of them in 1968, according to the Selective Service System. “I had been drafted and my father had his college experience interrupted by
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World War II,” Morrison recalled. “It was another 40 years before he got back to school and finish his bachelor’s degree.” Determined not to have that happen to him, Morrison found a program that allowed him to finish his studies. He graduated with honors and the first in his class in 1970 from Northern Arizona University with a business degree. He then reported for active duty to Pensacola, Florida. to train as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot. “I was originally told that I should expect to go to Vietnam in April 1972,” Morrison said. “But the orders were changed.” He and seven other pilots based at Miramar, San Diego instead were sent to
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Richard Neely Morrison was drafted at the height of the Vietnam War and became a pilot for Navy. His long record of public service earned him induction last month into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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of military skill-related jobs to housing affordability and the availability of VA health facilities. Other Arizona cities that made the list included Scottsdale, which ranked No. 2 in the state but No. 17 nationally; Chandler ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 23 nationally and Mesa ranked No. 5 and 46, respectively. Phoenix was the lowest ranked city in Arizona, coming in at No. 7 but No. 71 nationally. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gilbert was home to about 8,867 veterans in 2020. The recent rankings put the Town at No. 11 overall for employment; No. 9 for economy; No. 22 for quality of life and No. 73 for health, which included the quality of VA health facilities. Economy included factors like housing affordability and educational opportunities and quality of life took into consideration things such as projected veteran population growth and restaurants that offer military discounts per veteran population.
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Among the 20 key metrics, Gilbert ranked 61st in the country for housing affordability; 74th in the number of veteran-owned businesses per veteran population and was fourth in median veteran income of $54,063, which was the same in 2021. The town also saw its ranking of homeless veterans stay the same at No. 22 with two homeless vets reported for the recent study. Veterans should consider several factors besides cost of living, quality of schools and access to food in deciding which city to live in, according to Coby Dillard, Military and Veterans Affairs director. “Veterans should also consider their proximity to quality educational opportunities for themselves, their access to healthcare-whether through the VA or community care, and also the support and engagement of the local community in regards to issues of importance to Veterans and their families,” Dillard said. In turn, governments and nonprofits should work in tandem to support veterans, especially those who ware homeless, he added. “These organizations should be working together to find out exactly how many homeless veterans there are in a local area,” he said. “Beyond that, there are innovative programs that many nonprofit organizations can offer quickly to their local Veteran populations that governments should look to support and scale to regional and national efforts.” In 2020, Gilbert established a Veterans Advisory Board, tasked with creating a supportive atmosphere in town and to examine issues affecting the health and well-being of service members, veterans and their families. For more about the board and to find a variety of resources for veterans and their families, go to gilbertaz.gov/Veterans. Overall there are over 18.5 million veterans currently living in the country, according to the Veterans Association. “Like many Americans, Veterans face an economy that is becoming increasingly more expensive to live in,” Dillard
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the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, which became an infamous detention center in 2002 for terrorists. The squadron of fighter pilots was tasked with guarding the base and protecting the U-2 spy planes flying over Cuba to take pictures of possible missile sites. “It was 10 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis but our government didn’t trust Russia much,” Morrison said. “The (Russian) MiGs would try to shoot down the U-2s and if that happened we were there to shoot down the MiGs. “We didn’t have an actual moment of air combat while I was there. I was there for 18 months and it was relatively peaceful.” After Cuba, he met his wife, Elaine, on a blind date while on leave and they were married in 1973. The couple has two adult daughters, Julie and Ellen and two grandchildren, 4 and 8. Morrison’s next assignment took him to Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he taught in the NROTC program there. “I requested it because I was anxious to resume my education,” Morrison said. “I was interested in grad work and rea-
My heart was always in my throat when I ranged the doorbell. “Because the government would not send a message like that by mail or telephone, they first learned about death of their child from me.” At night Morrison studied law at University of Houston and even though he was discharged in 1976, he stayed and earned a juris doctorate in 1977 before returning home to Arizona. Morrison said three reasons prompted his exit from a career in the Navy. “First, my eyes were deteriorating,” he said. “In the Navy at the time once your eyes got worse than 20/30 and even if you’re wearing glasses to get 20/20, you’re not permitted to fly an aircraft off an aircraft carrier anymore and I knew I would not have a successful career as a Navy pilot if I can’t fly off an aircraft. “I also had a wide academic interest and wanted more education. And my parents were older and my father and his business partner were showing signs of slowing down and I though I would be needed back at home in connection with the family farm.” The family farm was created by Morrison’s grandparents, Howard and Leatha
Morrison, who trekked 1,000 miles west from Oklahoma in the early 1920s and ended up as dirt farmers in Gilbert, according to the family’s online history. His parents, Marvin and June, formed a partnership with his uncle Kenneth and his wife and they turned the family’s small land holdings into one of the East Valley’s biggest farming operations, which included several square miles of cropland and was one of the world’s largest dairy farms. It also was one of Arizona’s largest ranching businesses with cattle grazing on over 400 square miles of state and leased land stretching from Flagstaff to the Verde River. “My job in high school was to feed 5,000 steers every morning before school,” said Morrison, who attended Gilbert High School, now serving as Gilbert Public Schools’ administration building. After he returned home, the newly minted lawyer spent the next 40 years, 25 years fulltime, practicing law – focusing on water law, environmental law and issues facing special districts and agriculture.
neath it and have fought to protect all that it represents. More than 1.2 million Americans have died because of war. Many more have suffered physical and emotional injury as a result of their service to our country and our flag. “As we Raise the Flag at this year’s Veterans Parade, we join together as Americans to remember, salute and honor the service of our military veterans, active military and their families.” Congressional Medal of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col. Bruce Crandall (ret.) is the 2022 Grand Marshal for the East Honor recipient Col. Bruce Valley Veterans Day Parade. (Special to GSN) Crandall (ret.) is the 2022 Grand Marshal for the East Valley Veterans Day Parade. McHenry. He received the Medal of Honor for “Our flag is perhaps most revered by our military members who serve be- valor in the Vietnam War as a helicopter
pilot and company commander in the 1st Air Cavalry and some of his heroic actions are recounted in the movie, “We Were Soldiers.”. On Nov. 14, 1965, Crandall’s flight of 16 helicopters took troops on a search-anddestroy mission from an area called Plei Me to Landing Zone X-Ray, a remote spot in the Ia Drang Valley. As depicted in “We Were Soldiers,” Crandall waited under intense fire for wounded men to be loaded into his unarmed Huey, refusing to take off until he had filled the cargo bay with soldiers in desperate need of medical attention. As he headed back to base, he heard radio chatter from infantrymen still on the ground, badly outnumbered by enemy soldiers and running low on critical supplies and ammunition.
Richard Neely Morrison proudly wears his Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame medallion. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
soned if I got on a college campus, I might have the opportunity to do some graduate work on free time and it turned out not only possible but what happened.” He also became a casualty assistance calls officer. “That is kind of a fancy title for the function of going to tell parents that their sons or daughters were now dead,” Morrison said. “That always was a tough duty.
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aise the Flag” is the theme of the 2022 East Valley Veterans Parade on Friday, Nov. 11, in downtown Mesa. “Throughout our history, raising the Red, White and Blue has been an enduring symbol of freedom, sacrifice and unity,” organizers said in a release, adding:. “As a nation, we have stood for the U.S. flag since June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress declared that our flag would have 13 stripes, alternating between red and white, with 13 stars on a blue field. “Thirty-seven years later, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the lyrics for the Star-Spangled Banner after the burning of the White House and U.S. Capitol, when he witnessed the flag flying victoriously at the end of the battle at Fort
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“The next thing that happened to me along the way I because persuaded to answer a call to the ministry,” he said. “As a young man I could not ignore it any longer. I went to seminary and practiced law.” Morrison received a master’s degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 2003. He served as rector of Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Flagstaff, interim rector at St. Matthew’s in Chandler and as an assisting priest at Church of the Epiphany in Tempe. “The last 15 years before I actually did retire, I worked primary as a priest,” said Morrison, who served a total of 21 years as an Episcopal clergyman. He also served on a dozen or so civic boards and commissions such as Arizona Town Hall, Desert Botanical Gardens, Claremont School of Theology and Mesa Chamber of Commerce. He became the first Gilbert resident to be president of the PHX East Valley Partnership in 1992. He also founded NAU’s Institute for Public and Professional
Ethics in Leadership and co-founded the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, which provides objective research on public policy issues. He’s administered a private charitable foundation and managed several family-owned agricultural enterprises. Morrison, who survived bouts with cancer, credits his non-stop work ethics to his childhood on a farm and to his dad. “I’ve been active my whole entire life,” he said. “My dad was on 35 boards and commissions while I was in high school. So he set an example for me and the whole family, which I’ve not been able to match.” Morrison’ s accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed. He’s received a number of recognitions, including ASU’s Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Houston School of Law’s Order of the Barons, the Dwight Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award. At 75, Morrison is still active, teaching at ASU Polytechnic campus and during the pandemic he started working on a
doctorate degree in organizational leadership at University of Arizona’s distance learning program. “I ended up suspending that early this year to focus on other work in the community and I’m thinking about getting back to it,” he said. “It’s good for the brain to stay learning academically.” When he’s not busy at meetings or focusing on work, he regularly goes to the gym and for social activities, he attends a lot of dinners. “I do some things physical for my health and I try to but I don’t get enough sleep,” he said. As for time set aside to have fun, he responded, “I like the idea of having fun (but) I actually don’t have much of it.” One regret Morrison has is not traveling more than he has. “So many people seem to live and travel in their older years,” he said. “I wish I’ve been able to travel a little bit more extensively than I have. But I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do it now. Travel is quite hard for me with a bad back and for health reasons.
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“My traveling days are over. I‘ve seen probably been to 15 countries and got experience along the way.”
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The East Valley Veterans Parade is the region’s tribute to those who served our nation. Here’s a map of the parade route. (Special to GSN)
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After unloading the wounded back at base, he and Capt. Ed Freeman, who also earned the Medal of Honor, volunteered to return with their helicopters loaded with as much water and ammunition as they could carry. Taking enemy fire inside the actual landing zone after they off-loaded the supplies, they reloaded their helicopters with wounded men and raced back to the base hospital. Many considered the 22 flights made by Crandall and Freeman in the first 14 hours of the three-day battle to be suicide missions. The “Medal of Honor” third edition states that Crandall “kept coming back into the heavy enemy fire because he
knew there was only a ‘magic minute’ to get badly wounded soldiers off the battlefield and into medical treatment. “That day, Crandall and his wingman evacuated more than 70 wounded and delivered the ammunition and supplies that kept the Americans from being overrun.” In total, Crandall flew 900 missions during the Vietnam War. In honor of and recognition for his courage, valor and service, he was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart, in addition to the Congressional Medal of Honor. He has been nominated for a second
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Spence’s campaign has kept to the topics of traffic congestion, water conservation and opposition to any increases in the secondary property tax rate. Heading into the final days of the election, Buchli’s raised a total of $34,178, of which $25,000 was a self-loan, according to her pre-general election report. Spence received a total of $27,604 for his campaign war chest, with recent monies coming from political action committees such as Realtors of Arizona, which gave $5,000 and Salt River Project, $500.
incumbent Lara Bruner and Patti Serrano and Marilou Estes. Save Our Schools, the political group that came from the Red for Ed movement, endorsed Estes and Serrano. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce endorsed Bruner and Golla.
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School board races
Fed up with mask mandates and online learning, a number of parents entered the political arena this election year. The conservative Purple for Parents is backing board candidates Chad Thompson in Gilbert Public Schools; Roy Morales and Anna Van Hoek in the Higley Unified race; and Charlotee Golla and Kurt Rihrs in the Chandler Unified race. Only voters who live in their respective school district’s boundaries are eligible to vote. For a number of school boards around the country, incumbents have chosen not to run for re-election. Locally, Dr. Charles Santa Cruz and appointee Bill Parker opted to stay out of the Gilbert Public Schools race and Jill Wilson and Amy Kaylor also stepped aside at the Higley Unified School District election. In the GPS race, four candidates are vying for the two four-year seats – incumbent Jill Humpherys and challengers Trina Jonas, Collette Evans and Thompson.
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Humpherys, the longest serving board member and a Save Our Schools Arizona candidate, has voted to increase teacher and employee pay and helped navigate the district through the pandemic while in office. Evans, a former teacher, is the co-founder of Unite for Education, a political action committee, which advocates for strong public education in Gilbert and East Mesa. The PAC supported the district’s successful override and bond elections in 2019. Thompson focuses his campaign against critical race theory and policies that would allow students to identify with the opposite of their birth gender. While Jonas is not endorsed by the Purple for Parent group, she espouses ideas such as expand parental consent and make sure that programs like critical race theory isn’t being taught in schools, which it is not in GPS.
The district’s two-year seat will be filled by Ronda Page, the sole candidate for the job. HUSD also has four candidates running for the two open seats, each with four years – Amanda Wade, Brooke Garrett, Anna Van Hoek and Roy Morales. Wade, a Save our Schools candidate and former teacher, and Garrett, also a former teacher, focus their attention on staffing shortages and funding while Van Hoek and Morales talk about parental rights, more transparency and academic accountability. In Chandler Unified, five candidates are seeking election to two seats. Besides Golla and Rohrs, the others are
HUSD also has a $77.2-million bond on the ballot. Wade and Garrett have signed onto the informational pamphlet as supporters while Morales wrote up an argument opposing it. The district pared down the size of the bond after voters rejected a $95-million measure in 2021. There is no tax increase if the bond passes, according to the district. The proposed bond would pay for school renovations, furniture, a new elementary school and enhanced safety and security on campuses. So far, the political action committee pushing the bond has raised a total of $25,525 – all from the building trade, according to the pre-election report for October. Donors included Chasse Building Team, which gave $9,800; Willmeng Construction, $3,000; Core Construction, $5,000; Midstate Energy, $5,000, McCarthy Holdings, $5,000 and architectural firm Orcutt Winslow Partner-
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Medal of Honor. “We are honored to have Colonel Bruce Crandall serve as this year’s Parade Marshal,” said East Valley Veterans Parade Association President Lisa Sandoval. “He typifies the outstanding work and sacrifices made by our veterans and active military who we seek to recognize and thank through this annual parade.” The Veterans of Foreign Wars Dode Morris Post 1760 and Disabled American Veterans East Valley Chapter 8 comprise the leading entries in the East Valley Veterans Parade. The beginnings of the East Valley Veterans Parade came directly from the concerned members of the post, led by Gunny Frank Alger and others in 2006 when
the City Council of Mesa decided it would not hold or fund a parade that year. The Dode Post veterans came together with the community to organize what is now known as the East Valley Veterans Parade Association. This year’s parade entry honors the “Raise the Flag” theme and is the result of the efforts of a large group of volunteers. Dode Morris Post 1760 also calls each year for volunteers to canvas the parade route and sponsors an open house all day at the VFW Post for people to come and meet the veterans “who have served our country and who continue that mission by serving our community. “ VFW Dode Morris Post 1760 of Mesa said it “encourages the region to come
out and experience the camaraderie and celebration of our common values that are key to maintaining our freedoms, and to salute our veterans.” Disabled American Veterans East Valley Chapter 8 is dedicated to empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. It works to ensure that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fight for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educate the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life. Participating in the East Valley Veterans Parade is “an important way for us to show solidarity with other veterans orga-
nizations and the organizations/companies that support Veterans,” said Dr. Carl Forkner, CDR, USN(Ret), Commander of DAV East Valley Chapter 8. “Veterans represent both the history and future of our community and our nation.” Forkner said, “Support for the parade provides an opportunity to show the value of our veterans and our Armed Forces to the next generation of service members, while providing an opportunity for Veterans to reflect positively on their service.” Parade info: evvp.org VFW info: mesavfw.org Disabled American Veterans info: azdav08.org
ship, $1,500. Yes for Higley Schools didn’t start spending the donations until October, giving Primary Consultants a total of $12,545.
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proposed 122-room, extended-stay hotel on 2.5 vacant acres at the southwest corner of Power and Germann roads raised the hackles of nearby homeowners last week. Planning Commission on Nov. 2 reviewed and approved the design for the four-story Woodspring Suites Hotel, with nearly 300 locations around the country. The commission also acts as a Design Review Board. “This hotel becomes a destination for the neighborhood where people would come and stay if they were doing business in the neighborhood or they had friends living there and they didn’t have room for them,” explained Eric Gerster, of Sustainability Engineering Group. The residents, most of them from the Power Ranch community south of the proposed site, didn’t buy the pitch.
going to be in the process of having long term, maybe illegals.” He said the developer can easily find a better place to put the project rather than in a residential area where the tallest buildings are two-story apartments southwest of the site. The hotel would be located on the southwest corner of Power and Brian LitherGermann roads in Gilbert. (Town of Gilbert) land, who lives in Power Ranch, said he recently retired after 29 years with “It’s just in an area that seems really out of place for a hotel,” said resident Phoenix Police and the hotel is an extendMatthew Webster. “Kind of seems sneaky ed-stay establishment that would “attract in the sense why here and to say that drug dealing, prostitution, human traf‘oh, it’s for visiting families?’ Really? Like ficking.” He said that throughout his career he that’s your only grab? It just seems like
worked closely with a number of extend stay establishments and as an undercover cop “observed first-hand the amount of drug activity, prostitution and other crimes these establishments bring. “They always had the most complaints and calls for services,” he said. “Over the years we were able to close some of these extended stays by showing they were criminal nuisances through prostitution stings, undercover drug deals and confidential informants and eventually numerous warrants.” He said such establishments don’t belong in an area that is primarily residential and added that he drove to Woodspring’s other locations in the Valley and “they are mostly in corporate areas.” “Would you want this in your backyard?” he asked the commissioners. “We don’t.” Assistant Town Attorney Alena Jorquez
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then reminded the speakers that the commission was deciding a design review case and instructed them to keep their comments to that issue. Six more speakers spoke out against the hotel, claiming it would bring in more traffic and that residents would lose the privacy of their backyards with a four-story hotel. Additionally, 88 people submitted comment cards opposing it. Joni Jorner, a 16-year resident and
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mom to three young children, said this was the first time she’s heard of the project. “Four-story is not acceptable,” she said. “We are not happy with what’s going on and there’s a lot of us here.” She said there are already four shortterm hotels on Power Road, south of Warner and just north of Williams Field. “This community is a small community,” she said. “It should continue to stay a small community.” She then cited an April 2021 story in the Washington Examiner, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement converted hotels to shelters for migrants crossing the border. “One of those (hotels) did include a Woodsprings extended stay in Texas that housed 338 people,” she noted. The site totals 4.86 acres and has two developed buildings, a Chase Bank and an Auto Zone. The land is surrounded by the San Clemente Apartments immediately to the south, the Cortina single-family home subdivision in Queen Creek to the east and vacant land to the north.
Two vacant pads on site are open for development in the future, according to planner Kristen Devine. Devine said the hotel is a permitted use by right under the general commercial zoning, established in 1977 and amended in 2003. She said the proposal met the town’s requirements and that staff recommended approval. Commissioner Charles Johnson also questioned if the site was the right place for the hotel. “If I put on my site-locator hat there are four properties for this type located around the Valley mostly next to freeways, fairly close to freeways,” Johnson said. “It seems to me that you’re putting in a hotel that is blocked off from the road, especially if the other two pads are developed. I’m a little mystified as to why you would drop this into this area where you’re covered basically from visibility from the street and you’re not in a location that is really accessible or amenable to that kind of use or hotel users.” A rebuttal came from land-use attor-
ney Paul Gilbert, who represents the property owner and the developer, which is in process of purchasing the land. “The Woodsprings Suites is a classy, well-know hotel,” he said. “It has no record and there has been no evidence produced that extended-stay uses somehow contribute to drug abuse, prostitution and other things we have been accused of. There is no evidence of that. We are a fine, upstanding company and we deserve to be treated as such in this forum.” He then ticked off a list of who stays in Woodsprings hotels – “traveling medical professionals, governmental employees, contractors, extended business travel, construction workers, professional development, continued education, transitioning students, snowbirds, long-stay guest for holidays and major events and conferences, family emergencies (and) medical care.” “I think you should give some deference to the fact that we know what we are
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doing and we selected this site because it is an ideal location for our hotel,” he told the panel. “We have the expertise, the experience and the background. We selected this site that works for us and we complied with all your requirements.” Commissioner Anthony Bianchi told residents the uses are in the zoning that has been in place for 20 years. Acting Chairman Noah Mundtsaid said the commissioners are listening to the residents’ concerns but that their hands were tied. “We don’t have the authority to dictate to an owner who has this land use that they cannot put this there because the Land Development Code dictates that the use is appropriate.” He said the commission can request the developer put in a different roof or make other designs requests but “we don’t have the authority to say you cannot put a hotel here.” Commissioner Brian Andersen noted that under the town’s Land Development Code, there was a provision that allowed for a legal protest of the design review, which would then send the case to the
Town Council for final say. Jorquez confirmed that the commission’s vote that night was open to an appeal and that she would give information to anyone interested in pursuing that option. Commissioner Lesley Davis said she was not thrilled with the orange palette and requested adding a condition calling for creamy, neutral tones to better fit into the neighborhood. Gilbert said the developer would be open to a color change. “I don’t think this is a right project for the area,” Commissioner David Blaser said. “If it had Hilton or Marriott on the side, I would feel a lot better about it.” He added that he disliked the orange color on the exterior. He also asked if a motion could be made to deny the hotel based on the design and was told by Andersen that he would need a strong case for that to happen. The commission voted 5-2 to approve the design for the hotel with the condition it must change the color palette. Commissioners Johnson and Blaser voted no.
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aricopa County Animal Care and Control’s shelter in Mesa remains closed to the public for the unforeseeable future as testing for distemper kicked off for over 200 dogs. County pound officials reported that they feared they “are on the cusp of a distemper outbreak” after multiple dogs tested positive for distemper and several others started showing symptoms of the illness. “Thanks to the amazing support of our community, there were several adoptions and rescues this weekend and we are now testing 213 dogs today instead of 300-plus,” said department spokeswoman Kim Powell last week. “We do not have an estimate yet on when the East Shelter will reopen,” she said. “We are using three different vendors to run the lab tests, so result wait times may vary.”
Powell said she didn’t have available the number of tests that have been completed yet but as of Oct. 28, there were 21 dogs tested and eight came back positive for the highly contagious viral disease. “Unfortunately, dogs who test positive for distemper are humanely euthanized,” Powell said, adding that the last major outbreak at the East Shelter was in 2019. In September, the department issued a call for adoptees and fosters due to an overload of dogs at its two shelters – 855 animals in 755 kennels – prompting some dogs to bunk together. There is no cure for canine distemper, which is often fatal. Dogs that do survive usually have permanent, irreparable nervous system damage, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. However, other experts say it’s entirely possible to recover from the disease, depending on the strength of the dog’s
immune system and the strain of distemper. It can take up to two months to fully recover. Initially, infected dogs will develop watery to pus-like discharge from their eyes and then develop fever, nasal discharge, coughing, lethargy, reduced appetite and vomiting, according to the association. As the virus attacks the nervous system, infected dogs develop circling behavior, head tilt, muscle twitches, convulsions with jaw chewing movements and salivation, seizures and partial or complete paralysis, it added. All unvaccinated dogs, regardless of age, are vulnerable to distemper and it’s an issue facing many shelters throughout the country this year, according to Powell. However, critics were quick to bash the county. “These poor dogs,” one woman wrote on social media. “This is all just gonna get worse for them. It was going on for
a while. Last year I adopted a sick pup I couldn’t meet because he could possibly have distemper!” And another wrote, “what happens to the remaining dogs at East today? “I can answer they probably leave in trash bags… this group doesn’t care. If they did we would have proper protocols back to protect the dogs from exactly stuff like this.” Powell discounted the criticism. “Everyone has the right to express their opinions on social media,” she said. “Distemper has been in our community for a long time. “It finds its way into the shelter because dogs come in under-vaccinated,” she continued. “It is not a productive use of our time to review and respond to online comments.” Powell outlined the shelter’s protocol with new arrivals. “When an animal enters our shelter,
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we often do not have the vaccine history, which is why they are vaccinated on intake,” she said. “One of the vaccines given is for distemper (DA2PP), which requires a booster after about two to four weeks.” She said dogs entering the shelter are not initially quarantined typically as the shelter doesn’t have the space to make that possible but that there is an area to quarantine dogs. And, until further notice, all dogs at the East Shelter will remain in their kennels to help reduce the potential spread of illness, according to Powell. Dogs will not be permitted to leave their kennels for walks, enrichment and meet and greets, she said. Infection spreads through airborne exposure through sneezing or coughing. The virus also can be transmitted by shared food and water bowls. Powell said it’s business as usual at the county’s much larger West Shelter in Phoenix with adoption fees waived until further notice. “There are currently no signs of a distemper outbreak at our West facility, however once testing is completed and East is reopened, we may look into
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ilbert’s school districts and most others in Arizona will have to cut their current spending by nearly 18% unless state lawmakers act to authorize them to actually use the money they already have. State schools chief Kathy Hoffman warned legislative leaders last week that the constitutional spending limit for the current school year is $6.4 billion. Only thing is, lawmakers have approved more state dollars than that. Moreover, districts already have prepared budgets and are on target to spend nearly $7.8 billion based on those actions. Absent legislative action, however, that nearly $1.4 billion difference remains off limits to them. Only thing is, current Republican legislative leaders are showing no interest in acting before the end of the calendar
year, saying the issue can wait until the next legislative session. “When session begins in January, the issue will be taken care of, just as we have done for numerous years in the past,’’ said Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said he’s willing to consider bringing lawmakers back to the Capitol after the election. But he said he’s “not optimistic’’ that he can find enough support for such a session, particularly as it would take a two-thirds vote to waive the limit. And C.J. Karamargin, press aide to Gov. Doug Ducey, said his boss won’t call a special session absent a showing of support. “Show us the votes,’’ he said. It is true that schools have bumped up against the limit in prior years. And there have been what amount to last-minute, one-time fixes. But Fann and Bowers will not be com-
ing back. And with a fresh crop of legislative leaders, that runs the risk that this won’t be a priority. What makes that particularly problematic is the possibility of having to cut $1.4 billion with less than a full fiscal year left. So even if lawmakers were to act in January, that effectively would force schools to cut 36% of what they were planning to spend in the last half of the school year. “A lot of schools will be shut down,’’ said Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the Arizona Association of School Business Officials, as the law requires those cuts to be spread among all schools, large and small. Hoffman said the need for immediate action by lawmakers is acute. “They’ve already waited far too long and this issue needs to be addressed immediately,’’ she said. Hoffman said legislative inaction “is strangling the decision making of our
school leaders who want to move forward with budgeting and want to be implementing the additional funds the legislature allocated last session.’’ “They want to put that money into teacher raises and operational needs,’’ she said. It isn’t just Hoffman who wants to avoid that possibility with a more immediate solution. “This is the only issue with which I agree with Kathy Hoffman,’’ said Tom Horne, the Republican candidate running against Hoffman. And Horne said he’s not convinced that the plan by GOP leaders to shelve the discussion until next year is a good idea. “It’d be a lot safer if they do it now,’’ he said. The limit was approved by voters in 1980. Based on figures at that time, it is adjusted annually for inflation and stu-
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Queen Creek manager Kross stepping down BY MARK MORAN GSN Staff Writer
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he leader at the helm of Arizona’s fastest growing municipality is stepping down after nearly 27 years in Queen Creek government. Town Manager John Kross’s last day on the job will be Jan. 20 after deciding “this was probably the time.” “When you’re in one place for that long,” Kross said, “you have the opportunity to work on a lot of very interesting projects and assignments with a lot of wonderful, wonderful people and it just felt like a lot of the goals that I had established and certainly the mayor and council had established for me, have really been accomplished. Kross came to Queen Creek in 1996 as planning director and became town manager in 2007. Over the last 12 years, he has seen the town’s population soar from 27,091 to almost 75,000.
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“When I got here, there were no signal lights,” he said. “We are essentially building a brand-new community from scratch. “It was a tremendous opportunity to build from virtually nothing by way of infrastructure, investment in new commercial centers, neighborhoods, parks and trails, water and waste water, let alone the public safety apparatus.” In addition to his focus on roads and other infrastructure to keep up with the rapid growth, Kross also helped Queen Creek form its own police department in early 2022 after having relied on the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office for public safety and law enforcement up to that time. Kross had a hard time whittling a favorite out of the list of impactful changes that he has seen in his 27 years, but listed the construction of the Ellsworth loop road as the most important one for the town. Town Manager John Kross has been part of Queen Creek’s government for 27 years. (File photo) “That is as much an economic as it is a transportation corridor But with that growth has come a huge he did not rule out other professional for Queen Creek,” he said. Among his most difficult challenges increase in the cost of living, making opportunities. “I’m still young enough and I’d like to has been managing Queen Creek’s un- Queen Creek one of the most expensive places in the Phoenix-metro area to live. do a lot more and there may be some bridled growth in the town. The median single-family home additional city management types of But he pointed to the economic turmoil of 2008 and 2009 as the greatest price in town now tops $625,000 and a opportunities or related professional two-bedroom apartment rents for near- development, things of that nature, that challenge of his career. will surface,” he said. The growth rate during that period ly $2,500 according to a recent study. Kross has worked to keep the town The current Town Council will dovewas between 2% and 3%, instead of the 12% to 15% rate prior to the downturn. competitive even though, geographi- tail with the incoming one to work on “Next to the Great Recession, the pan- cally, it remains far from major popu- finding Kross’ replacement, according demic was a very close second,” he said. lation centers and is heavily reliant on to Vice Mayor Jeff Brown. Mayor-elect Julia Wheatley will be at “But the Great Recession was absolute- infrastructure that has had a hard time the forefront of the new council’s efly devastating for Queen Creek and this keeping up with the growth. “The rate of growth in both residen- forts and, like Brown, will miss Kross’ region and that was the most challenging economic and fiscal period of time tial and non-residential investment is rock steady leadership and attention to directly related to the infrastructure detail. in my entire tenure.” “John Kross has been instrumental The growth in Queen Creek barely needs to service this growth and potapped the breaks since the Great Re- sition the town competitively,” Kross in the success of Queen Creek and the wrote in his presentation of the budget quality of life we all love and enjoy. I am cession and continues apace. Kross attributed the town’s growth earlier this year. “Roads are priority blessed to have known him and grateful to have had the opportunity to work to an “increasingly popular perception” No. 1.” alongside him for 12 of his 27 years,” Though Kross is stepping away from that “Queen Creek is an appealing place his town manager role in Queen Creek, Wheatley said. for families to live.”
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dent population growth. What is causing the current problem is the convergence of several unusual factors. First, the limit is always based on the prior year’s school numbers. Enrollment remains down due to COVID. The bigger problem is actually due to one the legislature created in seeking to provide financial help. In 2000, voters approved Proposition 301 to levy a 0.6-cent sales tax to fund education, including teacher salaries, for 20 years. Voters exempted those revenues from the aggregate expenditure limit. Facing expiration of that tax, lawmakers agreed in 2018 to a new, identical levy to pick up when the old one expired. That would keep the money flowing through 2041 without interruption. Only thing is, the Legislature never exempted what the new levy would raise from the expenditure limit. Essigs said that alone amounts to anywhere from $600 million to $800 million of the money now coming into schools.
Moreover, to balance the budget last decade, lawmakers cut dollars from various capital funding accounts. With the state flush in revenues, those accounts are now fully funded. But the additional dollars that were restored to schools also helped to push total statewide expenditures above the constitutional limit. Lawmakers can and have raised the limit in prior years, but each time only on a one-year basis, and each time waiting until there were just months remaining in the school year. Essigs said there are dangers in waiting until next year in hopes there will be the votes to waive the limit for the current school year. And it starts with the anticipated turnover of lawmakers. “We’re going to have a lot of new people at the Legislature,’’ he said. And Essigs said while there was an understanding among the lawmakers who approved the current education budget to follow up and raise the limit, many who are familiar with that arrangement – which does not exist anywhere in writ-
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CUSD students’ test results approach pre-pandemic levels BY KEN SAIN GSN Staff Writer
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handler Unified School District students’ performance on standard tests show their achievement on average is close to pre-pandemic levels. The district’s Governing Board took an in-depth look at its statewide assessment results at the Oct. 19 meeting. Those results took a steep decline during the pandemic, as students stayed home and switched to online learning. But it appears that decline is over. About 58% of CUSD students were proficient in English language arts last year. That was up 2% from 2021 and only down 1% from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. In math, CUSD students were 53% proficient last year, an increase of 4% over 2021. There was no testing in 2020. CUSD students tested at 58% proficient in 2019 before COVID-19. Those numbers were significantly
Only two Valley school districts had better test scores in English Language Arts than Chandler Unified. (CUSD) higher than the state averages of 40% for English language arts and 33% for math. “No surprise: we always are outper-
forming the state, right?” said Dr. Jessica Fletcher, the district’s executive director of accountability, assessment and
research. “But what is really important that I want us to focus on is given we’re returning from a pandemic, our (English Language Arts) results are only 1% away from 2019, which are pre-pandemic. “We did make some great strides in math, we moved from 49% to 53%. But we still have a 5% return that we need to get back to those pre-COVID proficiency rates.” Chandler Unified continues to rank among the best in Arizona among public schools. Higley and Scottsdale had the highest proficiency in the state in math, both at 57%. Neither is as large at Chandler. Queen Creek was the only other district higher than Chandler with 54% in math proficiency. That district has fewer than 11,000 students. Scottsdale has about 22,000 and Higley has about 13,000. Chandler Unified has more than double each of them with about 45,000 students.
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Only Mesa Unified, with about 64,000 students, is larger. Mesa scored 33% in math proficiency and 39% in English language arts. In English language arts, only Scottsdale and Higley tested better than Chandler at 62% and 60% respectively. Deer Valley Unified had the same 58% as Chandler did. “Despite those improvements, though, you’ll notice we are still not to pre-pandemic proficiency rates,” Fletcher said. “The good news is we are still continuing to improve in math. We know that it’s not a one-year tackle and we’re done and we move on. So we are continuing in a math focus.” The results were broken down by grades and there was a sharp drop among middle school students. Fletcher said that is seen statewide and said it’s probably caused by many factors, including social impact. The Grade 6 proficiency was 60% in English language arts and 55% in math. Grade 7 fell to 59% and 42%, respectively. Grade 8 scored even worse at 50% and
43%, respectively. Girls do better on the English Language Arts test, and boys do better on the math test. Asian students scored highest among race/ethnicity in both tests. Fletcher said the district improved overall in both English language arts and math. Several of the racial subgroups have returned to pre-pandemic levels. And CUSD continues to outperform the state by grade and subgroup level on both tests. “Not surprisingly, we need to continue to work to close gaps between all of our subgroups, programs,” Fletcher said. “So race, ethnicity, and then male, female. And because our results have not yet returned us to pre-pandemic for math, overall, the district will continue with a focus on math.”
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oxanne Bennett and her husband Kendall always had an affinity for hosting events and the creative social media platform Pinterest. Then, nearly a decade ago, the Utah resident created an event where Pinterest creators could host arts and crafts workshops and local creators could sell their crafts. And once the Pinners Conference and Expo began gaining traction in Utah, the Bennetts picked Scottsdale for a similar event. The Pinners Conference and Expo will return for its sixth year next weekend, Nov. 11-12. “I love Arizona so much and we just felt like there are so many creators there that it felt like it was a good extension to what we were already doing and that the
For the sixth year, the Pinners Conference and Expo are set to bring 150 local businesses and creators to WestWorld of Scottsdale on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12. (Special to GSN) people would love it,” Roxanne said. The expo is set to pack WestWorld of Scottsdale with 250 vendor booths – 50 of which will be occupied by local small
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businesses – and hundreds of Pinterest fans. “There are over 200 booths on-site. Some will be teaching and some will just be showcasing their goods,” Bennett said. Seminars will look at subjects such as how to create wreaths, Christmas stars, soaps, and candles as well as makeup techniques. “I mean, there is so much there’s fun, there are boutiques fun gift ideas and there’s food,” Bennett said Bennett hopes guests are able to not only create a cute craft but learn about a craft that could blossom into a hobby. “Our main objective is this total ability to create since our tagline is “learn, create and connect,” she said. “I think when we empower someone to try something new, create something, and walk away with a product that they made, that just totally changes everything.” On the flip side, a mixed bag of local businesses will be selling a wide variety of wares, such as art kits, kitchen utensils and household tools. Because of this, Bennett hopes attendees come with a desire to support small
businesses this holiday season. “It’s just a crazy time that we’re living in and for a year, we were all put out of business,” she said. “These local women are (also) still pounding the pavement and if we can put our dollars in a place that is going to feed our economy and our local business owners, that’s a great way to do it.” Bennett also hopes her expo becomes a place where business owners can forge a bond with prospective customers. “This gives you a chance to connect face to face with these online, local people and (learn) how great it is to support and shop local and women-owned businesses,” she said. “I think it’s an incredible opportunity to support that community.” In addition to local vendors offering unique products and sales, Bennett touts that two big-name brands will be offering an exclusive deal and class at the Pinners Expo and Convention. “One of the new things that we’re doing this year, and I’m excited about, is Ryobi – a big national brand – has created a craft and bobby tool line that is 100% made for the women creators,” Bennett said. “They’re all cordless, battery-driven, and will be offering an incredible deal exclusively at Pinners.” Joining the fun, JoAnn Fabrics will be offering classes and support for small creators. “JoAnn is working with local influencers to come in and teach workshops, using products that are from other businesses,” Bennett said. Bennett also highlighted that this event could be a good opportunity for shoppers looking to get ahead on their holiday shopping. “I think you can get all your Christmas shopping done in one place, how great is that?” she said emphatically.
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Noelle Johnson’s first garden died, and that put her on a path that led to her becoming known as AZ Plant Lady. (Special to GSN) Though she worked on everything but the grass, Johnson said residents still admired her work and asked for her help
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Seattle investment group that focuses on multifamily developments last month closed a deal to a Gilbert apartment complex for $86 million – more than twice what the seller paid for it eight years ago. Investors Capital Group bought the 258-unit Desert Mirage complex on Guadalupe Road near McQueen Road from New York Life Insurance, which paid $32.8 million for it in 2014, according to Valley real estate tracker vizzda.com. Built in 1998 on 15.5 acres, the complex consists of 22 buildings with mostly two-bedroom apartments, two pools and a clubhouse, vizzda data showed. The sale broke down to a per-unit price of $333,333, vizzda said. The complex first sold in 2009 for $17.9 million. Investors Capital Group is a private real estate investment group that boasts a portfolio of approximately 6,000 units
tal value of over $1 billion. Over 65 of these projects have been sold and generated average annual return of 20% on investments, the company says on its website. The Desert Mirage sale is the latest in a year-old trend spurred by the inThe Desert Mirage apartment complex in Gilbert sold last creasing attractivemonth for $86 million – more than twice the price it last sold for ness of multifamily complexes to invesin 2014. (Special to GSN) tors. in multifamily complexes across 10 westMore than 20 large apartment comern states, including Arizona. Among its plexes in the East Valley have changed Arizona holdings is the 197-unit Painted hands in the past year with sale prices Trails complex in Gilbert. that have been two or three times higher It also boasts on its website that since than the seller paid for them, often within it was founded in 2001, it has purchased fewer than five years. over 92 apartment complexes with a toVarious local and national reports have
noted that as single-family home market has been weakened by rising prices and mortgage interest rates, investors are putting more of their money into multifamily developments. That also explains a recent report by the Cromford Report, a leading analyst of the Valley housing scene. It said two weeks ago that the Phoenix Metro region is seeing “a record-number of building permits are being issued for apartment construction.” “It is clear that 2022 will go down as the busiest year ever for multifamily permits,” the Cromford Report said Oct. 28, reporting that in Maricopa and Pinal counties combined, permits for 5,599 multifamily units were issued in the third quarter ending Sept. 30. Compared to the home-building industry, it added, “the multifamily construction industry is going in the opposite direction at top speed.”
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he restaurant with the most buzz in Chandler is not a fancy place. Thaily’s is small, only seven tables for inside dining. It’s located inside an older building in the city’s Galveston neighborhood. As is usually the case, looks can be deceiving. If you want dinner at the restaurant, reservations are required. On Oct. 5, they were booked through the end of the month. Having the New York Times declare a restaurant one of the 50 places in America they are most excited about right now can do that for an eatery. What makes Thaily’s stand out is they
Thai and Lee Kambar work up some of their original dishes n the kitchen at Tahily’s Restaurant (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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inally Greek. “The original gyros in Greece were made out of pork, not lamb or beef,” Lee said. “The way that I make it leans toward the Iraqi style, because beside the meat and pita bread, nothing else is Greek. I’m using recipes that I grew up on as a child.” While it will take a reservation and a wait to get dinner at Thaily’s, there are still some openings for lunch. If you come at the right time, you can skip the reservations and wait to taste their mix of Cambodian and Arabic foods. While the dishes may look similar, what the New York Times and others have loved is it’s a new experience. There’s a similarity between all South Asian dishes, but the fact that she puts my spices on it, that gives it a whole different spin and a whole different taste,” Lee said.
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eteran’s Day has a different meaning for everyone who has served in the military. Some use it to reflect on those who enlisted before them, who gave them the opportunity to choose their path to fight for the country. Some honor those who they fought or trained alongside. Others begin to think about those who will serve after them. It’s a special holiday honoring the men and women in uniform. And it becomes more special when veterans are able to share it with high school-aged kids they now coach. “Veteran’s Day is for everybody that served,” Higley assistant football coach Michael Fox said. “It’s not a day for free food and all that other stuff. I think people sometimes take advantage of that. “It’s a day to thank everyone that served whether it was at war or not.” Fox’s military background is extensive. He served 12 years in the United States Army before he was medically retired after undergoing three reconstructive back surgeries and two hip surgeries as a result of a vehicle explosion he was in while deployed. He moved to the Valley and began coaching wrestling at Higley, a sport he competed in and had been involved with as a coach since he was 21. However, he felt it wasn’t for him. Instead of sitting around his house, he began coaching football. He’s been a member of Higley’s coaching staff ever since. It’s also where he
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Higley football coaches Michael Fox and Dustin Singletary know the importance of Veteran’s Day and the values they learned being veterans themselves. Fox served 12 years in the Army before he was medically retired while Singletary served four years in the Marine Corps. The values they learned from their time in service they now apply to the Higley football program at the junior varsity and varsity levels. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff) met Dustin Singletary, a Marine who served four years as a radio operator in artillery. Together the two share stories with their players. They also extend some of what they learned in the military with them, too. “I think it’s natural at this point,” Singletary said. “We have core values we live by in the military, whether it’s the Army or Marine Corps. When you get out it’s hard to adjust to regular people. But when you’re on the football field, it’s time to bring the intensity. For me, it’s
been easy to bring that energy, discipline and all that to practices and game days.” Fox and Singletary agree there’s more to being a football player than simply putting on pads and running out onto the field. They are students first, and athletes second. That’s one of the many lessons that Fox teaches the players at Higley. He expresses the importance of being eligible with grades, studying film and being prepared daily for an opponent. He compared it to his training in the military.
Before going on a mission, they have to make sure they are prepared and ready. “Before going on a mission, we do these things calls glass houses,” Fox said. “We’re physically doing run throughs and things like that. We’re physically preparing for our mission and that’s what we are doing with film and practice and everything for our opponent. “Trying to instill that in them that they have to be a student of the game and be prepared for what we are going to do.” “It’s very important to me. It’s something to take the time to remember those before us and thank the men and women who go in after us,” Singletary said. “It’s important to remember those people who give the ultimate sacrifice at the end of the day.” Fox and Singletary plan to celebrate the days leading up to the holiday helping Higley prepare for its final regular season game against rival Williams Field, which will be played on Thursday with the holiday Friday. But in the back of their minds, they will continue thinking about those who served, and making sure they are appreciated. Fox often reflects on the Vietnam War veterans who faced scrutiny from the American People. That was during a time where soldiers weren’t as appreciated. So he knows all too well the importance of the holiday and having individuals thank the men and women in uniform for their service. “I think the Vietnam veterans appreciates to hear it,” Fox said. “I think for us it’s become a common thing for us to thank us. It means a lot.”
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Marc Broussard brings the blues to Chandler BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor
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ayou Soul” singer-songwriter Marc Broussard recently explored the Grand Canyon State. As he and his family left, he got emotional. He’s thrilled to be back in Arizona to play the Chandler Center for the Arts on Saturday, Nov. 12. “My wife and kids and I passed through the area about two or three months ago,” Broussard said. “I cried when we left, to be honest with you. We went to Slide Rock for a day and then Sedona at a beautiful resort there. I didn’t want to leave.” Broussard is previewing new material from a forthcoming EP during this jaunt. The first single, “Fire,” is out and he’s expected to release a second track soon. “Fire” is Broussard’s love song to his wife, and he has a salacious tale about it. “To be honest with you, my wife just gets hotter and hotter,” he said. “I cry thinking about. She’s so hot that she gets me going in every way conceivable. I wanted to write a song that really summed that up. “I had been chasing that vibe for quite a long time, a number of years. I never really got there until I heard the track for
Singer-songwriter Marc Broussard is excited about his upcoming concert at the Chandler Center for the Arts. (J Augur) ‘Fire’ and I immediately jumped into action. I have this little home studio and I got as high as I possibly could and dove right in.” The new collection comes on the heels of his 2019 release, “A Lullaby Collection,” and serves as a bridge to a new studio album produced by blues legend Joe Bonamassa to be released in early 2023 “It’ll be my first foray into the blues,”
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had to slow everything down and enjoy each other’s company more. He’s a doll of a human being, a very, very gifted individual and extremely humble.” The two used Bonamassa’s band and tracked the songs at Sunset Sound in Hollywood. “It was just so much damn fun,” he said. “There’s something about the blues that’s very in my wheelhouse in a lot of ways. Some of these tunes fell right out of my mouth onto the microphone and onto the tape. “It was really, really a natural fit for Joe and I to get together on this thing. His band is a world-class band. They knocked it out of the park.” The son of Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist Ted Broussard of The Boogie Kings, Broussard nurtured his musical gifts at an early age, and the vibrant Lafayette, Louisiana, music scene allowed him to practice his craft consistently from childhood through early adulthood. After releasing a successful independent EP at age 20, Broussard made his major-label debut with “Carencro.” The album featured the hit “Home” and sent him into the national spotlight. Broussard released multiple albums with major labels over the next 10 years
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but has recently returned to his independent roots, having released several acclaimed original and charitable cover albums via his SOS Foundation (Save our Soul). The beneficiary of the new album is still tentative. Broussard said he is vetting an organization that advocates for post-incarceration work. He longs to educate businesses about the benefits of hiring ex-cons. “That may sound crazy to most people,” he said. “The state of Louisiana has billions of dollars for vocational training and it’s going to waste. These guys are getting the training and not getting hired. We’re looking to make those connections to the business community.” After all, everyone deserves a second chance, he adds. “They ‘served their time’ and paid their debt to society,” he adds. “If you have the kind of life that requires sitting behind bars for a decade or more, they’re probably the kind of person who could hold down a job and be grateful for the opportunity. They are indeed good people, just
caught up in a wrong spot.” Broussard is looking forward to bringing his views and music to the Chandler Center for the Arts. “I’m negotiating with a team of jugglers. They juggle knives and chainsaws,” he said with a hearty laugh. “Seriously, we like to have a good time. We like to make sure people have an opportunity to dance. That’s what can be expected. Bring your freaking dancing shoes. We’re going to try our best to burn up the dance floor. It’s an old school, wholesome kind of a party with some making out in the back row. That’s about it. It’s a G-rated party. I don’t want drunk creepy guys feelin’ up the gals.”
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illiam Shakespeare’s masterpieces are known for their tragedy and drama. Hundreds of years later, in 2014, Scott Griffin and David Hudson put a comedic spin on those tales by creating a drunken character in the telling “Drunk Shakespeare.” It runs through January 14 at The Rose Theatre near the Arizona Center in Downtown Phoenix. “One actor takes five shots at the start of the show and then they attempt to perform a Shakespeare play,” said director Lisa Klages. “It’s a cast of five and it’s an interactive comedy that changes every night based on pop culture, the audience and who’s drinking. The drunk actor can influence the events of the evening by issuing challenges to the rest of their sober cast.” The comedy is rich throughout the show as actors are directed to say their
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they show off. “But for me, the most exciting part of watching Phoenix has been the way the audience enjoys the interactive elements of the show. Some of them come to me at the end, saying they’ve never seen anything like this.” Racquel McKenzie plays an undisclosed lead female role. Her resume in-
cludes formal Shakespearean roles and various productions in Chicago, Nigeria and England before coming to Phoenix six years ago. “It’s like doing a parody because it is the actual show, but there’s some modern English woven throughout,” McKenzie said about “Drunk Shakespeare.” “A lot of it was releasing the idea of what I thought Shakespeare was supposed to look like and what the seriousness of the show is supposed to be about and go in with a different viewpoint. “There are funny bits and people are going to laugh and say that in the regular text it would be very, very serious but in our show it’s funny. Also letting go of the idea that people are just going to laugh because it’s funny and not to take it so seriously, but also remaining true to the text.” Normally a whisky drinker, McKenzie
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switches to chilled tequila when it is her night to imbibe. “Working with this group of people has been so beautiful and refreshing,” McKenzie said. “I love the care from the actors in the show to the higher ups. It’s a good feeling to know that you’re not just working. You’re not just doing the job. But you’re in a space where people care about how you feel.” Klages said she realizes that directing a drunken actor is different than a sober one. That leads to an ever-changing show. “I sort of like to describe it as when a new season of your favorite TV show comes out,” Klages said. “You think you
understand all the characters, all the motivation, all the backstory and then a new season comes out and you get all new information about how that story works. That’s what it feels like to extend the show this way.” The Rose Theatre was designed specifically for this type of show, said Paola Cicuttini, vice president of marketing and corporate communications for the Arizona Center. “It was built for the Shakespeare production that you see in that sunken theater block,” she said. “There are three tiers to it, but all of the tiers keep you close to the action and to the performers and the performers walk
through and interact with everyone.” The three tiers house 130 guests. A pair of seats at the head of the stage offer the royal experience. “It comes with admission to the show, as well as caviar, chocolates and hand massages, a very fancy bottle of champagne and the ability to influence the events of the evening,” Klages said about the $500 price tag. The entrance to the Rose Theatre is off the valet parking area in the Arizona Center with a rose sticker on door 1010. “I think people should know that if and when they’re coming to the show, it’s a much easier and fun way to experience Shakespeare,” Mckenzie said. “It’s not go-
ing to be the standard classic three-hour show, it’s going to be fun. “It’s going to be quick. It’s going to be the story but it’s going to be lighthearted and they’re not going to experience anything else like it.”
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Public Notices NOTICE OF COURT HEARING Case No. 21CH010281 1. Petitioner (Employer) a. Name: CITY OF SAN JOSE Lawyer for Petitioner Name: YUE-HAN CHOW State Bar No.: 268266 Firm Name: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY OF SAN JOSE b. Address: 200 EAST SANTA CLARA STREET, 16TH FLOOR City: SAN JOSE State: CA Zip: 95113 Telephone: (408) 535-1900 Fax: (408) 998-3131 E-Mail Address: cao.main@san joseca.gov 2. Employee in Need of Protection Full Name: AMBER ZENK 3. Respondent (Person From Whom Protection Is Sought) Full Name: WILLIAM GARBETT 4. Notice of Hearing A court hearing is scheduled on the request for restraining orders against the respondent Hearing Date 11/30/2021 Time: 9:00AM Dept.: 4 5. Temporary Restraining Orders a. Temporary Restraining Orders for personal conduct and stay away orders as requested in Form WV-100, Request for Workplace Violence Restraining Orders, are: (1) All GRANTED until the court hearing. 6. Service of Documents by the Petitioner At least five days before the hearing, someone age 18 or older–not you or anyone to be protected–must personally give (serve) a court file-stamped copy of this Form WV109, Notice of Court Hearing, to the respondent along with a copy of all the forms indicated below: a. WV-100, Petition for Workplace Violence Restraining Orders (filestamped) b. WV-110, Temporary Restraining Order (file-stamped) IF GRANTED c. WV-120, Response to Petition for Workplace Violence Restraining Orders (blank form) d. WV-120-INFO, How Can I Respond to a Petition for Workplace Violence Restraining Orders? e. WV-250, Proof of Service of Response by Mail (blank form) Date: 09/20/2021 /S ERIK S. JOHNSON To the Petitioner - The court cannot make the restraining orders after the court hearing unless the respondent has been personally given (served) a copy of your request and any temporary orders. To show that the respondent has been served, the person who served the forms must fill out a proof of service form. Form WV-200, Proof of Personal Service, may be used. - For information about service, read Form WV-200- NFO, What Is "Proof of Personal Service"? - If you are unable to serve the respondent in time, you may ask for more time to serve the documents. Use Form WV-115, Request to Continue Court Hearing and to Reissue Temporary Restraining Order. To the Respondent - If you want to respond to the request for orders in writing, file Form WV-120, Response to Request for Workplace Violence Restraining Orders, and have someone age 18 or older–not you or anyone to be protect–mail it to the petitioner. - The person who mailed the form must fill out a proof of service form. FormWV-250, Proof of Service of Response by Mail, may be used. File the completed form with the court before the hearing and bring a copy with you to the court hearing. - Whether or not you respond in writing, go to the hearing if you want the judge to hear from you before making an order. You may tell the judge why you agree or disagree with the orders requested. - You may bring witnesses or other evidence. - At the hearing, the judge may make restraining orders against you that could last up to three years and may order you to sell or turn in any firearms that you own or possess. Request for Accommodations Assistive listening systems, computer assisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available if you ask at least five days before the hearing. Contact the clerk's office or go to www.courts.ca.gov/formsfor Request for Accommodations by Persons with Disabilities and Response (Form MC- 410). (Civ. Code, § 54 8) ORDER ON REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING Case Number: 21CH010281 Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA 191 N. FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113, DOWNTOWN SUPERIOR COURT 1. Petitioner (Employer) CITY OF SAN JOSE 2. Respondent WILLIAM GARBETT 3. Next Court Date b. The request to reschedule the court date is granted. Your court date is rescheduled for the day and time listed below. See 4-8 for more information. New Court Date 12/06/2022 Time: 9AM 4. Temporary Restraining Order b. A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is still in full force and effect. (1) The court extends the TRO previously granted on 09/20/2021. It now expires on (at the end of the court date listed in 3b). Warning and Notice to the Respondent If 4b is checked, a temporary restraining order has been issued against you. You must follow the orders until they expire. 5. Reason Court Date is Rescheduled c. The court reschedules the court date on its own motion. 6. Serving (Giving) Order to the Other Party The request to reschedule was made by the: a. Petitioner (Employer) (3) You must serve the respondent with a copy of this order. This can be done by mail. You must serve by: 10/01/2022. 7. No Fee to Serve (Notify) Respondent NOT ORDERED Date: 09/06/2022 /S/ Sunil R. Kulkarni, Judicial Officer Clerk's Certificate I certify that this Order on Request to Continue Hearing (Temporary Restraining Order) (CLETSTWH)(form WV-116) is a true and correct copy of the original on file in the court. Date: 09/06/2022 M. SORUM, Clerk of the Court ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No. 21CH010281. CITY OF SAN JOSE, a charter city, Petitioner v. WILLIAM GARBETT, an individual, Respondent. Date: September 6, 2022 Time: 9 00 a.m. Dep't: 4 Exempt from Filing Fees (Govt. Code § 6103) After reviewing the Application for Order for Service by Publication of Petitioner City of San José, and it satisfactorily appearing therefrom that Petitioner has made reasonably diligent efforts to personally serve Respondent, WILLIAM GARBETT, and that Respondent is a necessary party to this action and is both aware of this action and the contents of the Petition; and IT FURTHER APPEARING that a Notice of Court Hearing (WV-109) (the "Notice") has been filed in the above-entitled Court action, said Respondent cannot, with reasonable diligence, be served in any other manner specified by sections 415.10 through 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that service of the Notice be made on Respondent WILLIAM GARBETT by publication thereof in the Mesa Tribune a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Maricopa, Arizona, as well as in the San Jose Post-Record, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Santa Clara, California, hereby designated as the newspapers most likely to give said Respondent actual notice in this action, and that publication in both newspapers be made at least once a week for four (4) successive weeks. Date: 09/06/2022 /S SUNIL R. KULKARNI, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21/22 Published: East Valley Tribune, Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 2022 / 49817
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