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ilbert Councilman Eddie Cook is expected to resign from office at Tuesday’s Council meeting as he begins his new job as Maricopa County’s new tax collector, finishing his disgraced predecessor’s term that ends in December. County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 last Friday to appoint Cook to the assessor job, one of five finalists chosen for interviews earlier in the week.

The appointment roils Gilbert politics in a number of ways, creating the first of two vacancies that will be filled by appointments rather than voters and setting up a potentially wide-open race for mayor that already includes incumbent Councilwoman Brigette Peterson. “I was impressed by all five candidates,” Supervisor Steve Chucri said at the special board meeting. “But there’s only person we can select. We can’t have five county assessors.” With that said, Chucri made the motion

to appoint Cook. “This appointment is very important for a number of reasons,” Chucri said. “I’ve known Eddie Cook for eight years. He’s the right leader for the right time.” Chucri said Cook has no ego, is a tactician and has an engineering background – all of which will serve the office well. Supervisor Jack Sellers echoed Chucri’s comments. “This has been a very trying time for us

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Nearing 100, Gilbert’s ‘Bread Man’ no loafer

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arty Sherbecoe is a World War II veteran and will soon join the centenarian club but that’s not his local claim to fame. To friends and neighbors, the Gilbert resident is known as “The Bread Man.” “I never wanted to bake bread,” then he said, but once he got his hands on some dough, there was no turning back. Sherbecoe, 99, said he and his wife were visiting one of their sons, who at the time owned a home bread machine introduced into the

World War II veteran and Gilbert resident Marty Sherbecoe will soon turn 100, but he doesn’t let age keep him from from working his magic in the kitchen. (Pablo Robles/ GSN Staff Photographer)

U.S. market just five years prior. His wife, Beverly, saw the machine and wanted one, too. “So I said, ‘All right, I’ll get you one but because you never read instructions, I’ll make the first loaf and show you how,’” the retired industrial engineer recalled. That was 26 years ago. Since then, his wife passed and Sherbecoe graduated well beyond automatic bread machines. Today, he uses an 88-year-old restored candy scale to weigh the high-protein flour and a KitchenAid commercial mixer to knead his dough, which he shapes by hand

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in the county,” Sellers said, adding he was pleased to see Cook come on board. “I see you as a very good leader who will help us resolve and move forward.” Supervisor Bill Gates agreed there was a “very, very strong showing of candidates” and was excited to support Cook’s appointment. Chairman Clint Hickman said he looked forward to working with Cook and that he will bring leadership to Eddie Cook was without his trademark cowboy hat when he addressed the county suopervisors Friday after they named him the office. the new County Assessor. He’ll leave Gilbert Town Council with a farewell address on Tuesday. Cook said he was humbled Special to GSN by the selection and the supervisors’ support. The assessor position was vacated sition. The four other finalists called “I’m looking forward to being part of this wonderful organiza- Jan. 7 by Petersen, who was ‘under for interview earlier last week were Thomas Galvin, Jr. Rodney Glassman, pressure to resign. tion,” Cook said. Laurin Hendrix and Darren RasmusLast October, a state grand jury inHickman asked when Cook could besen. Hendrix, also is a Gilbert resident dicted Petersen for his alleged involvegin work. as well as a former state House reprement in an adoption fraud scheme inCook replied that he would like to sentative and a current member of the volving pregnant Marshallese woman begin work Wednesday because the Maricopa County Community College flown in Arizona to place their baby up Town Council meets Tuesday. Governing Board. for adoption. “I would like to finish my Council In his application, Cook touted his Petersen was accused of using false time on the 18th and kind of say my 30 years of business and technology information to place the Marshallese good-byes and turn in my resignation experience and accomplishments that women on state-funded healthcare in letter,” Cook said. “That would be for include developing a partnership with order to pay for delivery costs, bilking me to have closure after nine years on the county to bring the Gilbert Regionthe state out of more than $814,000, Council.” al Park to fruition and championing according to the U.S. Immigration and Cook still has two years left on his the lowering of taxes in town during Customs Enforcement. council seat, which means someone his time on council. He also serves on a According to the indictment, Peterswill be appointed to fill the remainder en and co-defendant Lynwood Jennet number of state, county and local govof his term. Councilman Jordan Ray is expected purchased travel arrangements for ernment and nonprofit boards. Two other Council seats may open up to resign within a few months in order pregnant Marshallese women to travel to Arizona for the sole purpose of placfor appointments this year since Peterto run for a justice of the peace posiing their baby up for adoption. son and Ray would both have to quit if tion. After the women gave birth and comthey submit petitions to run for mayor Cook said he plans to run for a full pleted the adoption, Petersen allegedly and JP, respectively. four years as assessor now that he’s purchased travel for the birth mothers Peterson and Ray also have two years got the job. “I’ve talked to my campaign people to leave Arizona. The women either remaining on their terms. Three seats are up for grabs this electhat if this happened this is what we moved to Arkansas or back to the Marshall Islands. Petersen and Jennet are tion cycle. should be doing,” Cook said. facing 32 felony counts, according to They include Councilman Scott AnCook’s campaign will have roughly officials. derson, who is seeking a second term; seven weeks to collect a minimum of The county assessor is responsible Jared Taylor, who is not seeking an4,131 signatures from registered votfor overseeing over 1.7 million real other four years; and Mayor Jenn Daners to get on the Aug. 4 primary ballot. and personal property parcels and/or iels, who unexpectedly announced The filing period for nomination petiaccounts that had a full cash value of earlier in the month that she changed tions is March 7-April 6. her mind to run for another four-year “I’m a fierce campaigner,” Cook said. more than $553 billion in 2020. Eleven candidates applied for the poterm. “I like a challenge.”

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after the rise and scores with a lame he crafted from a teaspoon and razor blade. Recently, he purchased a Miele steam oven. “What it does is keep the top of the bread soft so you get a full oven spring,” he said of his new kitchen tool. In bread making, an oven spring is the final burst of rising just after a loaf is put in the oven and before the crust hardens. Sherbecoe bakes two to three times a week churning out loaves - including rye, olive, sourdough, brioche and ciabatta. He also makes bialys and cinnamon rolls. He’s taught two classes on bread making and has a tutorial on “How to bake rustic breads” posted on YouTube. Sherbecoe explained his attraction to bread making. “First of all, I like to eat it,” he said. “And secondly, I’ve found if people you are baking for, if it’s a cake one thing right away is they’re concerned with the calories. Bread is very low-calorie because there’s very little or no oil or sugar.” He shared his baked goods with first responders, his doctor, friends and neighbors. He’s even baked a bunch of olive bread one time to donate for a fundraiser. “Usually when I go out to a place where there’s a group of people, the first thing they say is ‘here comes the bread man,’” Sherbecoe said. Sherbecoe’s personal favorite to eat is

Sherbecoe’s idol is actor Gary Sinise, who is very active in supporting veterans and the families of active military personnel. They met four years ago and became friends and the Gilbert man keeps Sinise’s photo in his living room. (Pablo Robles/ GSN Staff Photographer)

ciabatta, an Italian white bread. “It’s very good toast,” he said, “and an excellent French toast and very good garlic bread.” Sherbecoe said he used to bake a lot more but late last year, he had a pacemaker implant. “My pulse rate was low, so low I passed out at a market,” he said. He fell, banged his head and was in the hospital for five days and rehab for 26. Bread isn’t the only treat Sherbecoe

whips up in the kitchen. He also makes pickled green tomatoes and “some of the best sauerkraut around.” And, he said, “my beef jerky is very, very thin, so it almost melts in your mouth.” He’s sent a package of his jerky to actor Gary Sinise, a well-known advocate for American service members. Sherbecoe, who was in the Navy from 1944-46 and volunteered to serve on PT boats, was training for the first-wave

landing in Japan but then the bombs fell in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he said. The atomic bombs effectively ended the war and Sherbecoe was sent to Japan on occupational duty for eight months. Sherbecoe said he considered Sinise a friend and has a picture of the two and an autographed picture of Sinise in his living room. Sherbecoe first met Sinise four years ago. The Gary Sinise Foundation sponsors WW II veterans and their guardians on trips to visit the official WWII Museum in New Orleans and Sherbecoe got to go in 2016. “When he found out I was on a PT boat, he came over and talked to me,” Sherbecoe said. “He and I became friends.” And, when the museum restored PT305, Sinise sent Sherbecoe on an allexpense-paid trip to the patrol-torpedo boat’s dedication in 2017. Sherbecoe said he plans to keep his on Feb. 26 low-key – he’s taking a trip to California and family members will be making a visit. Sherbecoe said his recipe for longevity is simple – good genes, never smoked and plenty of fruit and fresh vegetables. Turning 100, though, is bitter-sweet for him. “My hands are not steady as it used to be,” Sherbecoe said. “Unfortunately, in a way, it’s nice to be 100 but at the same token, you have to pay your dues in a way because things are not the same.”

State bill might thwart local gun bans BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate lawmakers voted Thursday to create a financial disincentive for state and local governments – and even schools – to try to keep weapons off their property. SB 1664, approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-3 party-line vote, says that anyone who injured while in a government-created “gun-

free zone’’ can sue that agency for any damages. The bill now goes to the full Senate. All the victim would have to show is that a reasonable person would believe that the injury would not have occurred if the victim had been allowed to keep a weapon to defend himself or herself. Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, who is sponsoring SB 1664, said the law is justified.

“If a government entity creates gunfree zones which prohibit a law-abiding citizen from defending themselves, that if harm comes to them because of that policy, that government entity will be held liable for the damages,’’ he said. “So, the point is, if you’re going to have a policy like this you protect the citizen or allow them to protect themselves, or there will be consequences.’’ Stephanie Richardson, a volunteer

with Moms Demanding Action, a group that seeks new gun regulations, told lawmakers that approving this measure sends the wrong message. Howard Neiberg, another member, said: “Allowing guns in places has already been proven to be a heightened risk of safety, putting Arizona families and communities at risk.” Gowan said an unarmed person is left defenseless because of the policy.

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Town panel likes massive Gilbert housing plan

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large-scale residential community is taking shape in south Gilbert. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended Town Council approve Maracay Homes’ rezoning request on 162 acres at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Ocotillo Road for 486 homes. Council is expected to hear the zoning request March 24, according to planner Nathan Williams. The developer is currently building 332 homes directly to the south of the site on 160 acres at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Chandler Heights Road, the former Hamstra Dairy site, and is under contract for the chunk of land adjoining the two parcels, according to attorney Brennan Ray, representing Maracay. “Maracay is developing a lot of land here,” Ray told commissioners. “So, all told, this entire roughly 480 acres will be known as Waterston. It is planned to be a master-planned, HOA-controlled over all three parcels.” The 162-acre proposed development

including dropping the density from 672 homes to the current 486 homes on six different lot sizes. Resident Jenna Bishop who lives near the project, acknowledged the positive changes made by the developer. She and two others spoke about the proposed pedestrian gates. “I do love this design, it looks really good,” she said. “My biggest issue, though, is with the gates themselves.” She said an elementary school unThis rendering shows the center of Maracay’s proposed community. It will include $3 million worth of amenities the builder wants to protect with a gate. der construction at (Town of Gilbert) the northeast corner of Ocotillo Road and coming before the town now is called 148th Street “lends itself to an environWaterston-North and the developer has ment needing to be created with more been working with town planners on it of a community and school-community since summer 2018, Ray said. focus.” He added Maracay made a number of Chandler Unified School District is concessions to address town concerns, hoping to open the K-6 Robert Rice Ele-

mentary School this summer. Even though the developer agreed to leave pedestrian gates open to the public from dawn to dusk, it would still be a problem for those walking to the school from the communities north and east of the site, according to Bishop. “Right now, how it’s proposed it will basically be a school kind of separated from its community, behind gates, behind block walls,” she said. “You saw 400-some acres. Is it all going to be blocked off from the rest of Gilbert? I feel like it creates a division with the Gilbert community as well as with the community being built. “Members of the gated community become residents of their own special community instead of Gilbert as a whole and it blocks off Gilbert as a whole from the community.” Jennifer Connors said she and her family are bicycle riders and it doesn’t make sense to have the pedestrian gates because they would have to stop and open the them, disrupting a free flow. She said her biggest concern was with the dawn-to-dusk unlocking of the pedestrian gates, which would only be ac-

uses and 58,830 square feet for a hotel on five lots, planner Keith Newman told the town Planning and Zoning Commission at a Feb. 5 study session. He was unsure when the commission is scheduled to take action on the foundation’s requests. The proposed restaurant and commercial would be highly used by people who work in the area and provide services currently not offered on the east side of Val Vista Drive, Newman said. The site is also located within the Val Vista Medical Growth Area and is in close proximity to the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center which was constructed in 2006, and spurred growth in the medical office, medical research and rehabilitation and care facilities within the area,

Commissioner Jan Simon said he was OK with the zero setback for the northern borders of three of the parcels but not sure with the other setbacks “without knowing there are projects ready to go on this site.” Commissioner Scott September said he agreed with Cavenee but was fine with the internal setbacks. The applicant is proposing zero setbacks for building and landscaping from interior lot lines. “I’m glad to see more development in this area,” September said. “It’s good for Gilbert.” Chairman Brian Andersen said the commission was in agreement and added the project design would probably change by the time it goes for design review.

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six-story hotel, restaurants and retail could be coming to the southeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Mercy Road. Owner and applicant Victoria Lund Foundation, a nonprofit in Paradise Valley, is seeking a minor general plan amendment and rezoning on 11.35 acres for the mixed-use development across the street from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The land is currently zoned for general office use. At this time, the applicant is proposing 15,600 square feet for commercial, 24,900 square feet for office and medical

according to staff. The town anticipated the area will continue to grow with medical offices, general offices and business-park land uses supported by mixed-use, commercial and hospitality uses. Newman said the applicant has asked for five deviations dealing with landscape and building setbacks. For example, the town requires a minimum building setback of 20 feet from the property line on Mercy Road and the applicant is requesting zero. Commissioner David Cavenee supported commercial frontage along Val Vista Drive but he struggled with the deviations, saying if the town granted the allowances, the project could change later on.

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cessible by a coded keypad. “This time changes throughout the year,” Connors said. “What about Halloween night when kids want to go over there and go trick-or-treating?” She added her community to the immediate north is a tight-knit one where families bond over school. “All these children in my community are going to be going down to that school, they need to have free access not just for the school but for their friends,” Connors said. “They are all going to be going to school with these kids and it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have a gate for the pedestrian entry.” She said in Chandler, there is a neighborhood near an elementary school gated for vehicle access but allows pedestrians into the community without a barrier. Ray said the gates would protect a planned $3 million central park for the community and reduce the number of vehicles and slow down traffic speed going through the development. School traffic can create a headache with vehicles parked and lined up on the neighborhood streets, he said. With the gates, Maracay also would be able to build narrower private roads still meeting Gilbert codes but allow for deeper backyards, Ray said. He added the developer worked with

the school district in providing pedestrian gate access through the community. Chairman Brian Andersen asked the purpose for the pedestrian gates and why the developer couldn’t gate the center amenity and the larger-lot homes instead. Ray said part of the reason is a gated community provides security as well as a perception of security and protects Maracay’s sizeable investment in the amenities. “It’s designed to try to discourage as many people as possible that don’t live in the community from using HOA center in the middle,” Ray explained. He said the gated community meets the town’s general plan goals in providing pedestrian connectivity and staff was in support of it. Andersen also asked about children accessing the gated community during Halloween, past dusk. “Halloween is really when everybody kind of gets together as a community,” Andersen said. “There’s not a whole lot of opportunity you can go up to a stranger’s house and ask for candy and they give it to you except for one night.” Ray said the developer would be happy to see how to program the pedestrian gates to be unlocked during special nights like Halloween. Commissioner David Cavenee said he

normally doesn’t support gating a community unless there were good reasons for doing so. “If the gate was just for exclusivity reasons, I’m not a fan,” he said. “In this case, the applicant makes some pretty good points.” He said the location of the school was not typical so ingress and egress to it in an un-gated community can be challenge for residents if those streets were not used properly. “I know I use to drop my kids off school and I found every quick route I could to get around the school and it meant going through everyone’s neighborhood,” Cavenee said. “And I know they didn’t love it, so I’m sensitive to it.” He said he could appreciate the rationale for the gates and noted the developer found a middle ground in unlocking the pedestrian gates during certain times. Commissioners Jan Simon, Scott September and Noah Mundt acknowledged the major concessions the developer made since the project was first introduce at the Oct. 2 study session. Simon said he lived near a school and sees fewer and fewer children walking to school and more and more parents driving them “and going through neighborhoods quite quickly.” Mundt said commissioners’ talk about

schools made it sound like they are a scourge upon society when they are not. He said he lived near a school also and can live with a little bit of traffic. He added he understood the business aspect of gates as the developer tries to sell the homes.” “Typically, I’m not a fan of gating an entire 160 acres, for all the reasons mentioned,” Commissioner Carl Bloomfield said. However, after hearing the reasons for gating, he could see why it was needed, Bloomfield said. “You’ve done all your homework to make sure this works,” Bloomfield added. He then asked the developer’s plans for the middle parcel, which he acknowledged was not related to the case before them. The southern 160 acres at Val Vista and Chandler Heights under development is only half-gated. “I don’t know if we decided yet if this middle section will be gated or not,” Ray said. “We have not gotten that far in the planning process yet.” Ray said the developer will take into consideration the concerns aired at the meeting by residents and commissions. “That is something that we will take a hard look at,” he said.

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the numbers I am sharing haven’t been scrubbed yet. MAG is doing data clean up right now.” Dykstra, however, said she didn’t anticipate seeing the count change after MAG checks the data. In 2019, the affluent town of 250,000 reported two homeless men; one was found at Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road and the other at Arizona Avenue and Baseline Road “I can’t attribute it to one thing directly,” Dykstra said for this year’s increase – although there were four more volunteer teams out counting this year, she added. MAG spokeswoman Kelly Taft declined

to comment on Gilbert’s unofficial count or to say if preliminary data from the region showed an increase of people without stable housing. “The numbers still have not been vetted yet,” Taft said. “We have to go through a quality assurance to make sure there are no duplications. We don’t want to release any numbers because of that.” Taft said MAG should have final count numbers to send to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in May with a report due out in August. HUD uses the information to allocate and prioritize funding for homeless programs. Regionally, the information is ana-

lyzed to better understand root causes of homelessness, including what leads to chronic homelessness, what leads to first-time homelessness, and the causes of veteran and family homelessness, according to MAG. The data helps determine how best to address homelessness and is used to measure progress and advocate for additional resources, MAG said. Volunteers asked people they found to respond to over a dozen survey questions such as how long have they been homeless and if it was the first time they’ve experienced homelessness.

Gilbert homeless count inches up a bit but still low

ilbert saw an uptick in its homeless population this year, although the total remains a single digit. Each year the town and the rest of the country participate in the point-in-time count of people living on the streets or in temporary shelters on a single night in January. Maricopa Association of Governments oversees the region’s count, which occurred Jan. 28. “We counted approximately nine people experiencing homelessness in Gilbert,” said Melanie Dykstra, town community resources supervisor. “However,

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EVIT superintendent reinstated to his position BY JIM WALSH GSN Staff Writers

had Wilson is back as the East Valley Institute of Technology’s superintendent – not that he ever left the regional vo-tech campus. The EVIT board voted 8-0 to reinstate Wilson’s title after the state Attorney General’s Office decided to drop charges of misuse of public monies and theft stemming from his tenure as Apache Junction superintendent. The Attorney General’s move was without prejudice – leaving open the possibility the charges could be refiled again after further investigation. The key for Wilson’s reinstatement was his fingerprint clearance card, required under the terms of his contract. The card automatically was suspended when Wilson was indicted on the theft charge. Instead of taking action against Wilson, the EVIT board gave him a new job title, director of external affairs, which

did not require him to possess the clearance card. “I am beyond grateful the EVIT b o a r d s t o o d firmly behind me Chad Wilson despite fundamentally flawed allegations,’’ Wilson said in a prepared statement release by EVIT. “Being an educator is the most important community work I can do and I can’t think of a better place to do it than at EVIT.’’ EVIT is a regional vocational education district including most of the East Valley and Scottsdale, preparing juniors and seniors students from area high schools for a wide range of jobs after graduation..

Wilson, who declined a request for an interview, was allowed to participate in leadership meetings even though EVIT administrator Dana Kuhn served as acting superintendent until his case resolved Ronda Doolen, EVIT governing board president, praised Wilson in a statement and said she was glad to reinstate him to the superintendent’s position. “Under Dr. Wilson’s leadership, EVIT has embraced a new spirit of staff collaboration and community service has empowered EVIT employees and strengthened our partnerships with our sending school districts and other community organizations,’’ Doolen’s statement said. Wilson’s alleged transgressions occurred in Apache Junction before he was hired by former EVIT Superintendent Sally Downey as an assistant superintendent. Wilson ended up replacing Downey as interim superintendent until he was appointed to the top job only a month or so before his indictment. The state Attorney General’s Office used

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Caronavirus creates uncertainty for Gilbert Sister Cities BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ilbert’s best-known landmark is its 230-foot-tall water tower in downtown while China’s Leshan city lays claim to the world’s largest Buddha at 233-feet tall carved into the side of a mountain. The two communities, although separated by 7,500 miles, have cultivated an understanding of each other’s culture through a student-exchange program. Gilbert and Leshan have been sister cities since 2002.

But the rapidly spreading caronavirus is throwing a wrench into Gilbert Sister Cities’ Youth Ambassador Program, which sends two selected high school students each year to Leshan. Two students also are simultaneously sent to the town’s other sister city, Antrim-Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland. “Right now, we can’t get flights into China, so it’s not an option,” said Greg Tilque, president of the nonprofit organization. But the organization is not ready to call off the trip to China this summer. “We want to keep monitoring the situation over there with the caronavirus

and see what happens,” said Tilque, who brought the program to the town in 1992. “We still want to send some students. “Our first priority is the students and to make sure they are safe.” He said the Gilbert organization was watching what other sister cities in Arizona with counterparts in China are doing. Leshan is just under 800 miles from Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic touched to all parts of China and beyond. Arizona State University in late January issued a travel restriction to China for all its faculty, staff and students, effective immediately. No institution-related travel,

such as study abroad or other academic program visits to China will be authorized or approved, ASU said. Other universities in the country are doing the same and many airlines have curtailed and even halted flights there. ASU took the step following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to avoid all nonessential travel to China. The U.S. State Department also issued a travel advisory not to travel to China and President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring entry to the United States

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of most foreign nationals who traveled to China within the 14 days immediately prior to arrival in the United States As of last week, over 1,300 deaths have been reported from the respiratory illness, officially known as Covid-19. In the United States, 14 cases have been reported so far, including someone from the ASU community who has not been identified either by name or by their association with the university. Tilque said generally each June, China sends two students to stay with host families in Gilbert for two to three weeks and when they return home, the two Gilbert students go with them and stay with their families and come back in August. Tilque said sending all four students to Ireland instead currently was not in the plans. “We would have to clear it with Northern Ireland, they have to have a family to host” the two extra students,” he said. Tilque acknowledged his board of directors will need to decide next month or so what to do because airfares will in-

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crease as the departure date approaches. The nonprofit organization is scheduled this Friday to announce its four youth ambassadors for 2020, chosen after a rigorous selection process and includes individual and group interviews, social events and fundraisers. Seven students applied this year, Tilque said. “In the past we’ve had 28 and last year there were 20,” he said. “It varies year to year.” The trip is free for the youth ambassadors, paid for by Gilbert Sister Cities. The organization does fundraisers throughout the year and receives some grant monies and donations for its operation, according to Tilque. Students who apply for the Youth Ambassador Program undergo a five-month program and includes workshops for essay writing, fundraising, interviewing and networking. The clinics, taught by local business leaders, help students develop skills to help them with college admissions, scholarship applications and interviews,

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handler’s section of the Loop 202 freeway will undergo roadwork improvements this month to make its pavement smoother for commuters. The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin repair work Feb. 21, on a portion of the freeway running from Interstate 10 to the Loop 101 – an area known for having several potholes and cracks. The improvements involve etching away worn-out asphalt and using diamond-tipped blades to smooth out the bottom layer of asphalt. ADOT recently deployed this diamond grinding technique on another section of the Loop 202 near Dobson Road. “This is another tool in our pavement-improvement toolbox,” said Randy Everett, ADOT’s senior administrator of construction and maintenance. After the Phoenix area experienced

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Gilbert baseball fans who try to catch a Cubs game at Sloan Park over the next five weeks are in for a shock when they try to park after a large lot was closed by an ongoing office complex construction project. They’ll have to hope that Mesa traffic engineer Sabine Ellis can guide them without a hassle as she sits in a stadium booth showing photos of the area outside the park. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

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he annual throng of Chicago Cubs fans who jam Sloan Park for every Cactus League season will encounter a surprise even before they settle into their seats, bask in the sun and eat their first hot dog. About 800 spots have vanished from the stadium’s largest parking lot as some once-popular soccer fields make way for The Union, a massive office park billed by the city as an important source of new high paying jobs. Sabine Ellis, Mesa’s traffic engineer, has a plan to replace the lost parking spaces with three new lots and even a ride-sharing drop-off lane. “We are working with The Union to maximize the area leftover (for baseball parking) as much as we can,’’ Ellis said. “Right now, there will be enough to compensate.’’ But she acknowledges there likely will be learning curve for fans – many of whom are from out of town and don’t know about the construction.

It’s not as if a few new wrinkles in the parking arrangements will deter famously loyal Cubs fans – who are facing some changes with their team anyway as well as another early-season start at a time when the weather hasn’t been conducive to sitting outside. Former Cubs Manager Joe Maddon is out, now managing the revamped Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium this spring. After a meltdown costing the Cubs an opportunity to make the playoffs last summer, the unconventional, free-wheeling Maddon was replaced by David Ross, a popular ex-player and broadcaster. Cubs fans have been the Cactus League’s meal ticket for decades, not only packing cavernous Sloan but also Hohokam Stadium, also in Mesa, before the new park opened in February 2014. The Cubs reeled off a series of sellouts in March last year buoying the league after a slow rainy start, with a big assist from the then World Champion Boston Red Sox.

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The Red Sox normally train in Florida and made a rare appearance at Sloan for two sold-out games at the end of the season. League president Jeff Meyer is hoping fans conditioned to watching Spring Training games in March come out to the ballpark a week or so earlier. For the third consecutive year, the league starts play the last week of February – and loses the prime weather in the last week of March because of a change in the MLB regular season. While Hohokam and Diablo are typically overshadowed each spring by the newer and larger Sloan, each park boosts a loyal following of its own, even if the Cubs sometimes draw more fans in a season than the two other parks combined. The Mesa HoHoKams and the Tempe Diablos serve as ambassadors for their cities and their teams in all three parks, keeping alive a proud Cactus League tradition of commitment to community service, and raise about $1.5 million a year for a wide variety of charities. .Ellis said she views the parking complications at Sloan as a challenge, but she remains undaunted, having found an adequate number of spaces in three additional lots. A large dirt lot near Larry Miller Toyo-

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ta, at Dobson Road and Cubs Way, only a short distance farther from the ballpark, will accommodate 700 vehicles. City crews have graded the lot and installed temporary ramps to better accommodate fans. Two much smaller grass lots, located between the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West and Riverview Park, will add another 220 spaces. But she acknowledges the three new parking lots and a ride-share lane in front of Sloan Park will present a bit of a “learning curve’’ for fans after no changes in the past couple of years. “It will work out OK. It always takes a few days to make adjustments,’’ Ellis said. “We have four elements brand new we have never done before.’’ Ellis and her traffic team plan a high profile at Sloan Park, especially for the early games of the season. They set up a command post near the press box, where they can monitor traffic on surrounding streets with cameras and laptop computers, changing the timing of lights as necessary. Although Meyer is hoping for a better early turnout, the smaller crowds in February may give fans a chance to learn about the parking changes before the

bigger crowds show up in March during spring break for Chicago-region schools. “We have lots of coordination going on. Its constant communication going on,’’ Ellis said. She said the new ride-share lane along Rio Salado is intended to make it easier for fans to take an Uber or Lyft to the ballpark, helping to keep impaired drivers off the road, but it’s not a panacea. “While it reduces the need for parking, it increases the congestion,’’ with drivers dropping off and picking up fans, Ellis said. No one knows the Cactus League and parking better than the HoHokams, a volunteer organization that has hosted Spring Training in Mesa since 1951 and handles parking at Sloan and Hohokam Stadium. The HoHokams red shirts and bola ties have symbolized the Cactus League for decades and they have raised millions for charity, including a record $501,000 last year. “Parking is going to be an issue this season. We are encouraging fans to come earlier,’’ said Tim Baughman, the HoHokams’president. In recent years, the 50-50 raffle, a mainstay at most sporting events, has

turned into a major source of revenue for the HoHoKams, who are hoping to contribute as much or more to charity this year, he said. Because of their success, the HoHoKams and Cubs Charities were able to finance the refurbishing of Westwood High School’s baseball field. “We try to make a good first impression,’’ Baughman said. “We are ambassadors for baseball and Mesa.’’ Diablo Stadium, built in 1968, is throwback to the traditional Cactus League, before the bigger stadiums arrived in a building boom topped by the addition of Sloan. The Tempe Diablos, also a fraternal organization, sponsors the Angels in Spring Training, raise about $1 million a year for charity with fundraisers going beyond baseball. Jerry Hall, Diablo’s long-time stadium manager, said about half of revenues go to Tempe charities, thanks largely to the generosity of Angels owner Arte Moreno. “I think we’re very strong. We still do pretty well in attendance, despite being the smallest stadium. We’re never going to compete with the Cubs. It’s true of anybody,’’ Hall said.

tional information on those who age out of the foster care system who are now experiencing homelessness,” said Goodyear Councilman Wally Campbell, chair of the MAG Human Services and Community Initiatives Committee. “Communities are interested in working with the Department of Child Safety to connect those without traditional family supports with services to help connect them with stable housing resources,” he added.

Smith said there were more volunteer counters this year, over 700 in the region compared with a little over 600 in 2019. The 2019 count found the number of homeless people increased in Maricopa County for the sixth straight year to 6,614 with nearly 13 percent reporting they were experiencing homelessness for the first time. Of the total count, 3,426 were living in a shelter or transitional housing and

3,188 lived in a place not meant for human habitation – such as on the street, in desert washes or in vehicles. And for the first time last year, unsheltered pets were counted. Volunteers found 182 in the county, 10 of which were service animals. “I encourage folks to get involved in their local initiatives either in Gilbert or together in the East Valley community; get involved in volunteering and see how best to help,” Smith said.

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Gilbert woman in running for state arts honor BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

ilbert artist and art teacher Lucy Wong is a finalist for the 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards. The U.S. Navy veteran of Operation Desert Storm pushes through a disability to teach art to veterans and others. She also speaks publicly about her therapeutic creative work and her Chinese ethnicity, culture and history. “I’m an O.K. artist. But I think they’re probably looking for leadership. I educated the veterans coming back from the sandbox. They have problems too; they need to be inspired,” she said, adding that the leadership and management programs she underwent while in the Navy served her well. Rita Goldner, a fellow Navy veteran with Arizona Art Alliance Veterans Outreach Program, nominated Wong in the

Lucy Wong, a nominee to the 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards, displays her handmade quilt resembling the US Flag. (Srianthi Perera/GSN Contributor)

governor’s Artist Award category, which recognizes “a living Arizona artist of significant merit, leadership or reputation whose creations or contributions enrich the state and the field of the arts.” Goldner said Wong has been an enthusiastic art student at the program for six years. “As Lucy’s own skills advanced, she began to volunteer to teach classes. I’ve always known her to be caring, involved and generous with her time,” she said. Wong, who has degrees in health care administration and business, is among 13 artists from around the state nominated for the honor. Other nominees from the East Valley are arts organizations Chandler Center for the Arts and businesses LDVinci Art Studio, also of Chandler, and Jarrod’s Coffee, Tea & Gallery in Mesa.

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lassical and pops music aficionados call the East Valley Youth Symphony one of the region’s hidden gems. More than 80 young people between ages 8 and 20 – nearly half from Gilbert – comprise the orchestra, which was founded in 2006 by a group of conductors and music lovers who saw the need for advanced students to use their musical skills in a setting that would both challenge and enhance their abilities. Consisting of two strings-only orchestras and one symphony orchestra, the nonprofit encourages the growth of its musicians on both a personal and performance level and is led by professional conductors and supported by a team

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of volunteers, The leadership is diverse and skilled.

Cindy H. Petty is artistic director and conductor of the symphony orchestra

– the advanced group made up largely of high school students with Jon Gomez as the wind specialist. Robert R. Nichols conducts the chamber orchestra, consisting of musicians in eighth and ninth grade, while Richelle Shultz is the conductor of the Concert Orchestra, largely made up of musicians in sixth through eighth grades. Sheryl S. Frey is the string specialist for the chamber and concert groups. The organization is directed by a board of volunteers, mostly parents of the musicians, with

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Winners will be announced at the 39th Governor’s Arts Awards on March 26 at the Mesa Arts Center. Just recently, Wong applied and was selected to join the Women Veterans Leadership Program, which will send her to other states this year. Wong, who hails from Los Angeles, has systemic scleroderma and Sjogren’s Disease, both autoimmune disorders in which the body attacks its own tissues and organs. She contacted the chronic diseases as a result of working as a medical lab technician and dealing with chemicals while in the Navy for 14 years. She has battled scleroderma for 30 years. “I got very ill. The government told me to retire, medically,” she said. “When you have to handle a medical condition that doesn’t go away, you need something to keep yourself up.” To alleviate the stress, Wong bought herself a sewing machine. It was one of the best decisions of her life. She started sewing simple tops for her-

self, dozens of them. “I looked at it and I said ‘I’m not a failure.’ I looked at this and it made me keep myself together. That was a very powerful moment when I saw the visual art,” she said. “That was very healing.” Since then, she has followed many classes, uses various machines and creates more complicated items. Sewing is the basis of most of her art, such as quilts, letter holders, purses and framed wall hangings, which she sells

over the internet. Her elaborate Old Glory quilt in the form of the US flag has won second place in the Phoenix VA art contest; she plans to submit it to HD South for its upcoming quilt show. She also hopes to find it an appreciative home in the future, such as the Smithsonian. Another is her parrot-themed Eleanor Burns quilt, which she plans to enter to the Phoenix VA art contest soon. Wong teaches at Arizona Art Alliance in Tempe and Mesa Art League, among others. She’s also on demand as a speaker on Chinese topics. She has spoken at HD South during its programming sessions, has been invited to speak in Scottsdale and also at the Hawthorne Historical Society in Hawthorne, California, where she grew up. “I can’t do too many. It’s draining and it’s hard with a disability. When I prepare a talk, I focus and don’t put too much on my plate, so I’m physically able to do it,” she said.

Wong has undergone humiliating experiences of people laughing at her during an art presentation and once, she was removed from a contest judging position without explanation. But she plods on. Her stories are engaging. She was born to parents who operated a Chinese laundry from 1964 to 1975 in Hawthorne, California. They lived at the back of the shop. “I didn’t come from a background of high society. My parents had a Chinese laundry in LA and didn’t make squat. We had a hard life,” she said. “They have never had money to go back to China.” Her parents contracted with another laundry to wash clothes. As a child, she, along with her sisters, stuffed bags with dirty laundry and took them to be washed. When they were brought back, they pressed and wrapped them. They were on their feet for hours on end. “My dad had to do menial jobs like house boy but he never talked about it. I just assumed that he had a horrible boss

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that demanded so much out of him and he just took it,” she said. Wong has written an account of her young life in a book titled, “Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain,” written by John Jung. “The work demands from the laundry were so heavy that even when the annual city parade every July marched down the main street and right past our laundry, my family could only afford to steal brief glimpses of these festivities before we had to return to our work,” she wrote. Her mom, 87, still lives with two of her children in the same house they lived in during those days. Wong visits them every month. “A lot of the people in California don’t know the history and the ones who grew up with me, they don’t know the history of how the Chinese people came there. They just saw Chinese laundries and would take their laundry to get done there. They remember that but they don’t know the reason why,” Wong said. “China was so poor and the government

didn’t help the people. So, they came to America. They don’t realize that. When I give the talk, their eyes light up.” In 2006, Wong moved to Gilbert. She married, but because of her illness, she opted not to have children. Wong is also an activist, according to Goldner, and has made several trips to Washington, D.C. to talk to congressmen, in an effort to raise public awareness of Scleroderma, and government funding for research on Scleroderma and other auto-immune diseases. Art helps her cope. “When I have a hard time, I can focus better and I have something to look forward to, instead of becoming depressed,” she said. “I can also troubleshoot and problem-solve. I focus and overcome my inner critic of self-doubt, too.” Lucy Wong’s talk on “The Power of Creativity and Art” is scheduled from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at HD South, 10 S. Gilbert Road. Contact the Arizona Art Alliance Veterans Outreach Program at azartalliance.com.

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GCU salutes Williams Field High principal BY MICHELLE REESE GSN Guest Writer

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HIGLEY HAPPENINGS Steve Tannenbaum with its STEM Principal of the Month award recently. Tannenbaum was recognized for leading the school’s science, technology, engineering and math efforts. GCU praised the school’s engineering and robotics program and the many math and science offerings. Higley Assistant Superintendent Dawn Foley joined Dr. Jennifer Johnson, the GCU director of alliances, and architect Caroline Lobo in presenting Tannenbaum with a plaque and gift card.

Higley students in regional bee

Higley Traditional Academy’s Johanna Penaflorida and Cooley Middle School’s Dea Kobeci will compete in the Feb. 20 Regional Spelling Bee after taking the top spots in the Higley Unified competition this month. Johanna and Dea, the district’s winner

and runner-up, respectively, will represent Higley at the regional event to be held at Mesquite Junior High in Gilbert. The top winners at that event earn the chance to compete at the state level in the Arizona Education Foundation’s Arizona Spelling Bee in March.

Students earn music honors

Students from Higley High and Williams Field High School earned the honor to participate in the North Central Regional Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir during recent auditions. The students will perform with the larger group on Feb. 15. Williams Field students are National Smith, Caleb Beal, Mika Rabago, Sadie Caldwell, Alyssa Icke, and John Decker. Higley High musicians include Grace Mastorakos, Logan Severson Willson, Ryan Baker, Sara Newcomb, Brenden Roberts, Jacob Higby, Jake Barrera, Kait-

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Edwin Reyes serving as the president of the group. “The caliber of the musicians is very high, evidenced by the fact that they had nine students recently audition and successfully achieve the opportunity to join the Arizona All-Regional Festival Orchestra,” said Karen Simonson. Simonson started volunteering when her granddaughter, the youngest member of the symphony, began playing. She’s also impressed by the number

of volunteers, including many from Mesa, and the board. “This is like a second job to most of them, without pay,” she said of the board members. “The president works in the insurance business, another manages a Starbucks, one helps run a landscape business, another works for an event company and others are full time busy mothers,” she said, adding: “They cross duty lines to help each other. Why? Well, because we love

what music brings to the lives of our children and we want to help make the East Valley Youth Symphony the best it can be for our children, and in my case, my grandchildren.” While the group has a concert at 7 p.m. March 4 at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, Recker and Pecos roads, Gilbert, it also has a unique fundraiser planned. Tickets are $5 at the door for the Higley concert. The young musicians also are conducting a private “play-a-thon” 8:30

a.m.-4 p.m. at Mission Community Church, 4450 E. Elliot Road, Gilbert. Each musician is raising $200 in pledges with the goal of raising $15,000. Each of the three groups will play separately in a marathon five hours together, breaking only for lunch, before all three will come together for a mini concert at 3:30 p.m. that the public can attend. People who want to support the young musicians can go to evysaz.org and make a pledge.

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earned an Advocacy in Action Award for outstanding marketing and promotion in the miscellaneous media from Music for All for its “outstanding commitment to music education advocacy.” The awards go to music programs, schools, and communities across country for local efforts to provide access to music education for all students. Williams Field Band Director Robert

Edgar said, “Music education is critical to a student’s well rounded education.” Megan Bulson, is a senior in the band and color guard as well co-creator of the winning video. Added, “Music education is important because it allows students to come together to learn something outside of the textbooks while allowing opportunities and inclusivity for everyone..

“Along with that, it builds a community with people willing to work hard and are dedicated to not only becoming a better performer but a better, well rounded person, in general.” Williams Field High’s is part of the Music for All Advocacy in Action website (advocacy.musicforall.org) as an example for other schools to follow.

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Gilbert brewery establishes Mesa beachead BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN GSN Staff Writer

rilliant sunshine pours through the multistory façade of downtown’s 12 West Brewery on a recent Friday afternoon. The brewery is the brainchild of Bryan McCormick, who founded the microbrewery four years ago in Gilbert. McCormick long sought to bring his brewery to the space he owned at 12 West Street. This vision came to fruition in mid-December, bringing an array of microbrews and artisan-crafted cocktails to the community. General Manager Chuck Fowler laid out the brewery’s vision, calling the space transformative for Mesa’s burgeoning downtown area. “Bryan really wanted a big

gathering area and communal space where people could go and make memories and share stories, drink beer and just take in what downtown Mesa has to offer because right now, the area’s going through a revitalization stage,” Fowler said. “So, we really want to be a part of the revitalization project down here and we really wanted to a part of it all, and it’s really been an interesting ride because with him building this place and the success of this place, we’ve only been open for about two months, but the community’s loving it.” The ultimate success of 12 West’s downtown outpost will come down to the ability of Fowler, McCormick and Chef David Linville to create a oneof-a-kind experience for pa-

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Chef David Linville shows off some of the dishes at 12West as Trey Bivens pours a specialty drink. The Mesa restaurant was opened by Bryan McCormick, owner of Gilbert;s Barnone AZ in Agrirtopia’s Epicenter development. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

Cactus League brings over $300M to Valley BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN GSN Staff Writer

springtime rite of passage for baseball fans returns to the Valley next weekend, with the dawning of the 2020 Cactus League. The 15-team league, which has its first game Friday, Feb. 21, and runs through the end of March, brings Major League Baseball competition to 10 Arizona fields. The games technically don’t count in the year-end standings, but make a huge impact on the state’s economy, according to ASU’s Daniel Marburger. Marburger, a clinical professor in the W.P. Carey School of Business, said the

league makes a unique impact unlike any other sporting event in the region. “It’s a little bit different than trying to estimate the economic impact of, let’s say, the Super Bowl, which is people coming in from the outside to go to the game, they spend some money here for the weekend and then they go back, because with the Cactus League, you have people who are retirees, snowbirds, who have chosen Arizona, chosen Phoenix, because it’s where the Cubs play,” Marburger said. “Maybe they would have retired in Florida, or maybe they’d be snowbirds in Florida if the Cubs were playing in Florida,” he continued, adding: “So, it’s not just visitors who came up for

an event and then went home, or even a better example would be, let’s say, the Arizona Cardinals. Well, most people going to a Cardinals game, live in Phoenix, Phoenix area, and therefore you really don’t count them, because they’re not coming in from the outside. But when you have permanent residents or semi-permanent residents who have actually chosen Phoenix because of Cactus League baseball.” The research by Marburger and his colleagues at the W.P. Carey School of Business backs up his point. The college’s 2018 study found the Cactus League brought in $315.7 million in economic impact, with $122.6 million being spent on bars and restaurants while

$89.8 million was spent on lodging and accommodations. What stands out for Cactus League Baseball Association Executive Director Bridget Binsbacher is the impact on the communities hosting the league. “I’ve been focusing on really trying to understand the different models existing in all of our spring training cities,” Binsbacher said. “They’re all different and their impact on the community, their relationship with the community, with the team, they’re all unique to one another.” The league, founded in 1947, entrenched itself in Grand Canyon State

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trons. Linville, who was brought in by McCormick last year, brings decades of experience as a chef at various Southern California culinary institutions, such as the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills and various spots in Venice Beach. A native of Northern California, Linville seeks to bring what he calls ‘gastro-conscious’ cuisine far from your typical pub grub. The brewery side of 12 West’s operation is hauled in from a brewery McCormick built in his garage. McCormick’s original plan was to brew all of 12 West’s beers on-site downtown, but the concrete floor could not handle the massive tanks needed for such a task. The Mesa native described the company’s newest space as one sure to bring members of the community together, creating a truly unique environment for patrons of all ages. “12 West Brewing Company is crafted for the community,” McCormick said. “We know the bond formed when sharing a pint or sipping a cocktail at the bar – people meet, converse and make memories surrounded by good friends, tasty food, and great beer. “We want to be a community space, where our guests are on their own time.” A major theme for Fowler is making 12 West a spot everyone – adult of child – can enjoy. This tenet requires the staff to offer a wide range of entertainment options, from games to good food and drink—a task McCormick and staff are well aware of.

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“The cool thing about the brand is it’s extremely family-friendly,” Fowler said. “People come in with their kids and the kids are welcome to hand out, play the board games we have. They run around. You hear kids laughing, you hear people joking and telling stories. “The days are gone where you can’t bring your child to a bar. The taboo is no longer there. So, I think we really pushed it forward. We want people to feel comfortable.” Fowler said 12 West is currently in the process of adding a live music venue in the brewery’s basement, which will add an additional element to the facility. The downtown outpost joins McCormick’s other space, at Barnone AZ - A Craftsman Community — in Gilbert. Fowler believes 12 West – one of three breweries in downtown Mesa along with Desert Eagle and Oro breweries – has the chance to do something unique. “It’s really what downtown and 12 West is trying to be a part of. We’re trying to be a part of the community. We’re not trying to push people away or be the big guys of the block, we just want to be a part of the community overall,” Fowler said. “So, whatever we can do to support each other and grow the business down here, I think everyone benefits from something like that, too.” Above all, Fowler wants 12 West’s newest space to reflect the truly unique culture Mesa has established. The Chandler native believes 12 West can be a great partner in Mesa’s continuing push to redevelop the downtown corridor, giving the town a space to be proud of. “There are a lot of different vibes to this place. It’s an up and coming area. We believe it’s one of the last, true downtown suburb areas in the East Valley needing to be developed and we think it’s around the corner,” Fowler said. “For this to be a hub for entertainment, a hub for people to bar-hop and go to quality places down here as well. We have a lot of great facilities and restaurants and bars down here too and I think it’s time a lot more companies and a lot more cultures come down here and support the area too.”

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sporting lore, with generations of fans flocking to the venues each year. ASU’s economic impact study found the league drew 1,737,975 fans for the 2019 season, across 220 games, averaging out at 7,900 people per contest. Leading the way in 2019, in terms of attendance, were the Chicago Cubs, who drew 13,939 fans per game, a .4% increase over 2018. The Arizona Diamondbacks (10,628) and Los Angeles Dodgers (10,326) were the other franchises to draw more than 10,000 fans per game in 2019. The San Diego Padres saw the largest year-over-year increase, in terms of pergame attendance, gaining 12%, to 6,704 fans per contest, Binsbacher said. Adding: The league’s ability to draw in fans from across the country year after year is important for a number of reasons. Mainly, attendance is vital, as the league itself is a nonprofit organization using its proceeds to fund a number of causes, such as scholarships for local teenagers. Binsbacher believes the league can gain on its altruistic roots, serving the region

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off the field and entertain the masses. “As a result of volunteer work and the various relationships we’ve built, we generate more than $2.6 million in funding,” Binsbacher said. “Whether it’s scholarships or grants or different funding for various programs, mostly youth-based in various communities. “So, it’s just another impact we weren’t talking about before - we’re really starting to look at how we can measure and really continue to focus and grow.” Above all, the Cactus League serves as a month-long advertisement for the state and way of life, according to Marburger. “You’ve got a bunch of teams and if you’re loyal to one of those teams and you’re from someplace else and you come here for a vacation or come here as a snowbird or a retiree,” Marburger said. This draw isn’t lost on Binsbacher, who cited the state’s unique position as one of two states, along with Florida, hosting Spring Training games, as an economic tour de force. “We’re so fortunate to have this league here,” Binsbacher said. “There are two

states in the entire country hosting these types of games and Arizona is one of them. And we do an amazing job at it and it has a tremendous impact on the state. “It’s a tremendous opportunity and we really have to take care of it and understand what it means to our economy, to our communities, to our local businesses.” Marburger saw this impact first-hand, when the league bloom from its more austere roots to an economic powerhouse. The ASU economic professor remembers when he was a Ph.D. student in Tempe during the late-1980s, and could walk to see the Cubs play at Hohokam Stadium. Now, the Cubs have their own palatial complex, Sloan Park, built in 2014 for $99 million. Such a move highlights the exponential growth in popularity of Cactus League games and the continued draw of flocking to the ballparks within the Valley each spring, Marburger believes. “Back then, it was close enough to where I lived, I could actually just walk to the games, and sometimes I did,” Marburger said. “So, there was a recognition

the Cubs, in particular, have such a big following, and a lot of Chicagoans like coming to Arizona to escape winter, so they put the two together.” Marburger believes the league’s longevity has helped bake baseball into the bloodlines of local residents, as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the best players in the world play in intimate venues throughout the region for decades. Such a feat illustrates the unique relationship the Cactus League has within the state’s sports landscape, with unmatched quality and intimacy. “I remember, when I was in graduate school, driving up Scottsdale Road one day, and there were the (San Francisco) Giants doing some warmups, and I thought, ‘This is interesting I’m living in a place where you can just drive up the street and there’s a professional baseball team outside and they’re not drawing a big crowd,’” Marburger recalls. “It wasn’t like people were like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at the San Francisco Giants.’ We took it for granted, yeah, we had baseball here.”

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One Gilbert hope to unite the town’s residents behind an ambitious and much-needed goal: eliminating teen suicide. The effort, launched in October 2019 by education consultant Katey McPherson and Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels, will attempt to ensure teens have at least one trusted adult who can guide them through everyday life and emotional distress. An increase in connectedness between teens and adults has been proven to be effective in diffusing teenagers’ thoughts of self-harm. A Valley mother of a teen who died by suicide shared her story at a recent One Gilbert team meeting. She reflected upon what she considers to be key contributors to the heartbreaking action. Warning signs a teen could be considering suicide include: • extreme mood changes or irritability; • feeling depressed, sad or hopeless for more than two weeks; • acting out or drastic changes in usual behavior;

• abnormal sleep patterns; • changes in eating habits; • and withdrawing from some aspects of social life. The mother also believes peer pressure, social media, cell phone overuse and annual wellness checks that do not include depression screening contributed to her child’s death Now an advocate for suicide prevention, the mother said, “As a parent, I was too close and didn’t know or recognize the warning signs.” She emphasized the importance of every child’s need to have a trusted adult to help them through growing up and maturing, whether that person is a parent or a teacher or a coach – and that a sense of alienation can contribute to suicide. One Gilbert is interested in increasing protective factors that contribute to a teen’s resiliency and reduce the risk of suicide. These protective factors include: • family and community support, • connection to or participation in school activities, • hope for the future, • basic life skills, including coping, problem solving and conflict resolution, • access to effective care for mental,

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physical and substance use concerns, • cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide. According to a report from the Arizona Department of Health Services, 50 Arizona children between the ages 1017 died by suicide in 2017. This is nearly 20 percent higher than the national rate. In May 2019 the Mitch Warnock Act, sponsored by Sen. Sean Bowie D-Ahwatukee, passed through the Legislature unanimously and was signed into law. This safety net law was named after Mitch Warnock, a student at Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe, who died by suicide at age 18. His parents advocated for the legislation. The law requires all school staff who come in contact with students in grades six through 12 to be trained to look for the warning signs of suicide – indications that a parent might not recognize. Additionally at the One Gilbert meeting, Morgan Phillips from Teen Lifeline spoke about the Arizona-based nonprofit that provides a safe, confidential peer-to-peer hotline for teens and other suicide prevention services for teens, parents, and educators. Teens who are considering suicide, struggling to feel hope in their lives, or

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Mesquite senior guard Jordan Wollangk has brought his competitive edge from the football field, where he helped the Wildcats clinch their first-ever football championship, to the basketball court.

irst-year Mesquite head basketball coach Michael Edgmon sat in the stands at Willow Canyon High School with the rest of the basketball team on Dec. 6. The team was already two weeks into their regular season, but they made the 56-mile journey to not only support the Mesquite football program in the 4A Conference championship but also some of their teammates. They looked on as senior defensive back and point guard Jordan Wollangk, intercepted the pass from Desert Edge quarterback Adryan Lara to clinch Mesquite’s first-ever championship in football. “As soon as I got the interception the other guys who play basketball told me, ‘bro, we have practice at 9 in the morning,’” Wollangk said. “I love basketball. I just couldn’t wait to get on the court and bring the energy we had from football to basketball.” Edgmon offered to give Wollangk, Michael Sterling, Christion Ashe and Maverick Harrington the weekend off to enjoy their win. But all four seniors declined. Less than 12 hours after hoisting the trophy on the football field, all they were in the gym with the rest of the basketball team. Edgmon said he immediately noticed a change in his team’s demeanor. “It gave us a competitive edge,” Edgmon said. “Practices were so intense. Sometimes I had to stop it because they were being so competitive. I would put the scores up and we would go at it.” Edgmon was hired ahead of the 201920 season after spending four years as an assistant at the varsity level after being brought over from Mesquite Junior High, where he was the head coach.

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Mesqutie sophomore guard Nathan Calmese burst onto the scene this season for the Wildcats, averaging more than 20 points per game. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff)

Mesquite senior guard Ricky Hernandez has emerged as a leader this season for the Wildcats, averaging over 17 points per game. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff)

He became familiar with many of Mesquite’s players during this time, as he either coached with or against them. A pharmacist at a local Walgreens, Edgmon love for the Mesquite basketball program stems back to his own playing career for the Wildcats. He was part of the school’s first graduating

class in 2001 and helped clinch the program’s first region title the same year. In his first season as head coach, he’s already replicated some of the success he had when he was a player. A win over Buckeye on Feb. 7 helped the Wildcats clinch the 4A Desert Region. “Every time I walk in this gym I look

up at the banner,” Edgmon said. “It’s something special I was able to do and it’s something I wanted for these guys and we did finally got over the hump and won the region.” Mesquite’s journey to a region championship had several bumps in the road early on. The Wildcats, missing four of its players due to the football team’s run in the playoffs, relied on several junior varsity and freshman players to fill roster spots in their absence. While many had little to no varsity experience, they helped keep Mesquite afloat until its full team returned for its Dec. 10 game against Estrella Foothills. But even at full strength, the Wildcats still struggled to find a consistent rhythm. They were 6-6 through the first 12 games of the season, losing to playoff-bound teams Deer Valley, their first meeting with Buckeye, Moon Valley, St. Mary’s and 5A foe Williams Field. After this loss to the Black Hawks on Dec. 26, something clicked. Mesquite went 13-1 to close out the regular season. As a result, the Wildcats clinched an automatic berth in the 4A Conference tournament as one of the top eight seeds. “I had a conversation with these guys and told them where we end up ranked doesn’t matter,” Edgmon said. “I think we can really take on any team.” Along with Wollangk’s 13.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, Mesquite has benefited from the success of sophomore guard Nathan Calmese and senior guard Ricky Hernandez. Calmese quickly rose into the spotlight with his natural scoring ability. Whether it be his ability to drive to the basket or pull up from anywhere on the floor, he’s been key to the Wildcats’ suc-

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Cactus League will feature new and old faces BY HALEY SMILOW GSN Contributor Writer

ried food, the crack of a bat and home runs are back. Spring Training kicks off with a full slate Friday, Feb. 21, in the Valley. New and old faces will return and we’re looking forward to all of them.

Arizona Diamondbacks 2019 record – 85-77 A few games short of a wild card spot in the 2019 season, the D-backs are looking to return to the playoffs. General Manager Mike Hazen made sure the team would have the players to get there. In October, Hazen signed Stephen Vogt to a one-year, $3 million contract with a vesting option for 2021. At the start of the off-season it wasn’t in the D-backs’ plan to find a replacement for Zack Greinke, but not too long after, priorities shifted and Madison Bumgarner found his place on the Diamondbacks’ roster. The 11-year veteran enters Chase Field as the ace and comes to the team for $85 million. The D-backs looked to improve the corner outfield spots when they signed Arizona native Kole Calhoun and traded for Starling Marte. Calhoun adds lefty power in the outfield and will give the D-backs more flexibility in its lineups.

Chicago Cubs 2019 record – 84-78 The Cubs avoided arbitration for the eighth year in a row this offseason. Extending one-year contracts to players like Kris Bryant and Javier Baez, help the Cubs to sit pretty. The Cubs were able to hold onto three-time all-star Anthony Rizzo with a $16.5 million deal. But the Cubs still took some hits. They lost Cole Hamels, power bat Ben Zobrist and reliable bullpen arm Steve Cishek. The team picked up CD Pelham off waivers and traded for Travis Lakins, Casey Sadler and Jharel Cotton. Chicago White Sox 2019 record – 72-89 Rick Hahn, the Chicago White Sox’s

general manager, is rebuilding his team. On Halloween, he traded Welington Castillo to the Rangers to free up space. Without a catcher, Hahn went straight for the top. He brought in all-star Yasmani Grandal, who inked for $18.25 million. As a backup, Hahn went for Brian McCann, whose role will be to provide leadership to younger players and play behind the plate when needed. On the mound, Hahn signed Dallas Keuchel for $18 million and Steve Cishek for $6 million. Hahn added power bat Edwin Encarnacion on a one-year deal for $12 million and extended a deal with Jose Abreu for $17.8 million. The final move was signing the No. 3 prospect in baseball, Luis Robert, for six years for $50 million.

Cincinnati Reds 2019 record – 75-87 The Reds stepped up their game, landing plays who could make a playoff push in 2020. The Reds started the offseason by the signing strong bats. Mike Moustakas signed a $64 million contract, a record for the Reds. Where Moustakas is going to play is still a bit of a question, but for the sum, it is sure he will be a starter. They also signed the nine-year outfield veteran from Japan, Shogo Akiyama. Over his career, Akiyama has acquired 1,405 hits, 116 home runs and a .301 batting average. In addition, the Reds finished out their rotation by adding former D-backs pitcher Wade Miley. He agreed to a twoyear, $15 million contract, and is getting the call for the final spot in the Reds rotation. In the offseason, the Reds traded for Jose De Leon, Justin Shafer and Travis Jankowski, and picked up Nick Martini and Freddy Galvis off waivers. Cleveland Indians 2019 record – 93-69 The Indians are trying a new formula to return to the World Series. After losing Jason Kipnis and Corey Kluber to injuries at the end of last season, the Tribe did away with them. Kluber was shipped

off to Dallas, and Cleveland welcomed relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase and the speedy outfielder Delino DeShields. Replacing Kipnis is former Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez. Entering his eighth season of professional baseball, he landed a $6.25 million deal. The Tribe acquired catcher Sandy Leon through a trade with the Boston Red Sox for Adenys Bautista.

Colorado Rockies 2019 record – 71-91 The Rockies will be looking to close the gap in NL West. The team was quiet this offseason, but MLB veteran Yonder Alonso left the team. The Rockies also picked up a couple of minor league arms. The biggest signing the Rockies made was extending a deal with the right-handed reliever Scott Oberg. The deal will see Oberg on the Rockies for three more years for $13 million and it avoids arbitration. The Rockies may have made a risky move in signing ex-Rays player Jose Mujica, who sat out last season due to Tommy John surgery.

Kansas City Royals 2019 record – 59-103 After back-to-back 100-plus losing seasons, things aren’t looking too good for Kansas City. Rather than trying to rebuild the team, the Royals are taking it one step at a time. In early December, the Royals resigned right-hander Jesse Hahn for $600,000. They also inked lefty specialist Mike Montgomery for $3.1 million to maintain the bullpen. The Royals added Maikel Franco, formerly of the Phillies, to the roster for $2.95 million for two years to improve the infield. Los Angeles Angels 2019 record – 72-90 After losing 90 games for the first time in 20 years last season, the Angels needed a new approach. However, they went in the opposite direction. In December, they splashed the cash once again and signed Anthony Rendon

to seven years for $245 million. General Manager Billy Eppler and Coach Joe Maddon say Rendon is an important addition to the lineup. He adds power previously missing last season. To fill a void in the rotation, the Angels signed two-time all-star Julio Teheran and traded for Dylan Bundy, the latter of which cost the Halos four minor league pitchers. They also dealt for Parker Markel of the Pirates and Matt Andriese of the D-backs. With new pitchers, the Angels found a permeant catcher in Jason Castro, who signed a one-year, $6.85 million deal. Castro was at a career-high last season with 13 home runs and 30 RBIs last season.

Los Angeles Dodgers 2019 record – 106-56 About 40 minutes north, the Dodgers tore through the 2019 season, but, in the end, they still couldn’t find a World Series ring. The Dodgers kept the core of the team in the offseason. After a rough season last year, the Dodgers still had faith in Blake Treinen, whom they signed to a one-year, $10 million deal this offseason. In addition to Treinen, they signed Jimmy Nelson to strengthen their bullpen for $1.25 million. In good news, Kenley Jansen decided not to opt-out of his contract, which leaves him as yet another man for the Dodgers bullpen. Milwaukee Brewers 2019 record – 89-73 After making it to the 2019 wild card game, the Brewers are looking to return. The team added many players to help them reach the playoffs, but they lost players, too – namely Yasmani Grandal and power-hitting infielder Mike Moustakas. To replace Moustakas, the Brewers signed MLB veteran Jedd Gyorko, who can play nearly any position in the infield except for shortstop. Eric Sogard and Justin Smoak signed one-year deals with options for a second season. To give

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Ryan Braun more time at first base, the Brewers added Avisail Garcia for two years. They improved their bullpen as the signed Brett Anderson and Josh Lindblom, the latter of whom played in South Korea for the last five seasons. He earned the equivalent of the country’s Cy Young and the MVP in 2019.

Oakland Athletics 2019 record – 97-65 After a great showing in 2019, the Athletics strengthened their core to return to the playoffs. The A’s had one goal in the offseason—acquire lefties. It didn’t matter whether they were a lefty hitter or a lefty pitcher, the team leans right-handed. They acquired Tony Kemp for Alfonso Rivas. They also traded away Jurickson Profar for Austin Allen, a left-handed catcher. Former D-backs pitcher T.J. McFarland was grabbed from waivers, and Jake Diekman was signed to a two-year, $7.5 million contract.

San Diego Padres 2019 record – 70-92 All the way down the West Coast, the Padres remain in the middle of a rebuild. They stayed busy this offseason by trading for Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth. They also acquired infielder Jurickson Profar, outfielder Trent Grisham and pitcher Zach Davies. Wanting to improve the bullpen, the team resigned Drew Pomeranz, to a four-year, $34 million contract. They also signed Pierce Johnson, who played in Japan last season, to a two-year, $5 million deal. San Francisco Giants 2019 record – 77-85 The Giants are looking to shake things up in the NL West. During the winter meetings, the Giants landed veteran infielder Zack Cozart from the Angels, and persuaded the Angels to give them their first-round draft pick of 2019, Will Wilson. To improve their pitching staff, the Giants signed Drew Smyly to a one-year, $4

million deal, and the resigned Tyler Anderson. They also claimed former Angel, Luis Madero. What fans won’t see are the behindthe-scenes changes. It started when Scott Harris signed on as the new general manager. From there, Gabe Kapler was hired as the new coach. Eight other coaches have been added to Kapler’s staff, including third-base coach Ron Wotus.

Seattle Mariners 2019 record – 68-94 After a 90-plus-loss season, the Mariners focuses on rebuilding their young core. The biggest offseason move they made was extending a contract with the No. 4 prospect in baseball, Evan White. He will star with the Mariners for six years, thanks to a contract worth $24 million. They also added power-hitting third baseman Patrick Wisdom, the switch-hitting versatile second baseman Sam Haggerty, and pitchers Adam Hill, Phillips Valdez, Nestor Cortes and Carl

Edwards. Newbie Kendall Graveman is expected to start in the majors, where he hasn’t played since he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018. He and the team reached a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

Texas Rangers 2019 record – 78-84 The biggest addition to the team is the two-time Cy Young winner and threetime All-Star Corey Kluber, who arrived in a trade with Texas for Delino DeShields and Emmanuel Clase. With the Kluber deal done, the team needed some pop to provide Kluber with run support, so they signed Todd Frazier from the Mets. The deal will cost the Rangers $5 million for one year of Frazier’s service. The Rangers made other moves, also acquiring 12 players: Sam Travis, Robinson Chirinos, Adolis Garcia, Edinson Volquez, Ian Gibaut, Tim Federowicz, Joely Rodriguez, Jordan Lyles, Nomar Mazara, Jimmy Herget, Nick Goody and Kyle Gibson.

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cess this season as he averages a teamhigh 22.8 points per game. “I just go into the game and play basketball,” Calmese said. “I don’t really have a specific mindset, I just play the game. I let my shots come to me and do whatever I can to help my team.” Hernandez is having one of the best seasons of his career. The 6-foot senior is the team’s second-leading scorer with 17.7 points per game, scoring 20 or more points, including a season-high 33 in a win over Horizon in November. Ahead of his final regular-season home game against Arcadia Tuesday, Hernandez said he had goosebumps just thinking about the moment he is honored along with the eight other seniors on the basketball team. It was one of many special moments for the team this season. But they hope to create even more when postseason play for the Wildcats begins Tuesday night. “I just want to make the most of it,” Hernandez said. “We need to keep

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working hard in practice. As long as we play together, we just need to stick to our all-in mentality.”

Gilbert teams in conference playoffs 6A Highland Highland came on strong at the start of the season, beating last year’s 5A champion Gilbert and 6A contender Skyline. The Hawks finished the season 13-5 in power point games and 7-3 in region play. They were the second-ranked team in the conference heading into the final game of the season but lost to Basha. Regardless, the Hawks remained a top-eight seed and received an automatic bid to the tournament. Perry Perry finished the season strong with two straight wins after going through a six-game losing skid in the final weeks of January and into February. The Pumas play in one of the toughest regions in the state, with the likes of Brophy, Hamilton, Chandler and Basha all mak-

ing the playoffs. At 9-9, Perry finished as the No. 12 seed in the tournament and hosted No. 21 Queen Creek in the play-in tournament on Friday. Desert Ridge Desert Ridge started the season on a tear, going 9-2 in its first 11 games with wins over Highland, Brophy and Gilbert. But the Jaguars lost seven of the next eight games they played before winning three straight to close out the season. At 10-8 in power point games, Desert Ridge was short of receiving an automatic bid to the tournament. The tenth-ranked Jaguars faced No. 23 Shadow Ridge on Friday. 5A Gilbert Last year’s 5A champion lost just two power point games to 6A Highland and Millennium, one of the favorites to win the 5A Conference. The Tigers struggled in their last two games of the McClintock Holiday Shootout in December but found consistency when they entered region play. They finished the

season on a 10-game winning streak and once again clinched an automatic bid to the 5A tournament as one of the top-ranked teams. Williams Field A five-game losing streak to start the season seemed to be the turning point for the Williams Field basketball team. The Black Hawks found rhythm in region play and finished second overall in the standings behind Gilbert. They managed to sneak in to the 5A play-in tournament at No. 22. Williams Field went on the road Friday to play No. 11 Nogales. 3A Gilbert Christian At 11-6, Gilbert Christian has already clinched a spot in the 3A tournament. But exactly where the Knights end up still remains to be seen. They entered the final game of the regular season Thursday night as the No. 8 ranked team in the conference, which would give them a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

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Shakespearean actress relishes 2 roles mer Night’s Dream and Richard II in Richard II in the productions of Southwest Shakespeare Company playing Feb. 21 to March 7, at Mesa Arts Center. Mugavero, of Mesa, plays Richard II, one of Shakespeare’s great male characters, with an all-female cast. “Seeing their perspectives in typical male roles, I feel like it’s a dream come true,” she said. “As a young woman coming up in professional theater, I never thought I’d play any of

Shakespeare’s great male characters, not to mention a formidable and infamous character such as Richard,” she added. The king has speeches transitioning from showing incredible strength and fortitude in one line to absolute panic and insecurity in the next. He exposes the insecurities and inner fear every leader experiences and has no faculties to conquer them until the very end. Richard begins the play a superficial and entitled person; by the end, after his overthrow, he is humbled, thoughtful and describes a new awareness of the fragility and futility of his own existence. “It’s existential and absolutely delicious to get to perform,” she said. The all-women cast isn’t changing pro-

cars coursing through the track and the sophisticated pro stock class during the NHRA Arizona Nationals. They can also meet their NHRA stars, including the likes of John Force, Antron Brown and Erica Enders. Hagan was an all-around athlete at Auburn High School where he was a defensive lineman and all-district center on the Eagles football team. In the spring, he was the school’s catcher on the baseball team. He attended Radford University for four years and majored in recreation, parks and tourism. Hagan has been racing for almost half his life. Starting on his family’s quads as a teenager in Virginia, he developed a passion for speed and the thrill of com-

petition to move into circle-track, stock car racing. From there, he began bracket drag racing and later made a splash in Pro Mod, earning the 2006 Rookie of the Year honor in the NHRA AMS Pro Mod Challenge. Hagan and the MOPAR Express Lane/ Pennzoil/Sandvik Coromant Dodge Funny Car team, led by crew chief Dickie Venables and assistant Michael Knudsen, wasted no time putting together a competitive 2019 campaign. At the second event of the season, Hagan powered his Dodge Charger to victory and took home a Wally trophy for the 30th time in his career. The win also marked 150 Funny Car victories for Don Schumacher Racing. In his free time, Hagan spends time with his wife, Rachel, with whom he

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hakespearean actress Betsy Mugavero trained to personalize words and create characters through the prism of her personality. “Every time I step into a Shakespearean role, I learn about myself, explore possibilities I had never previously considered and have a new understanding of others,” she said. “The gift of it all is having an audience take the journey with me and think about their own purpose and existence while we collectively experience and follow the events of the play.” East Valley audiences will get a chance to take this journey when Mugavero almost simultaneously tackles the roles of the fairy queen Titania in Midsum-

Betsy Mugavero holds Richard II’s crown. This season, she plays the king in Southwest Shakespeare Company’s production of Richard II. (Southwest Shakespeare Company)

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att Hagan has raced throughout the country, but the Valley is one of the few places he feels comfortable. “I love the Scottsdale area. I’d even consider getting a winter home there,” Hagan said. “I’ve got a lot of love for that. Everything has a good feel to it. I like the Native American feel. I’m a quarter Cherokee Indian. I love going in the airport and buying jewelry and different things.” He’s returning to the Valley Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb/ 23, for the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler. Hagan (funny car), Billy Torrence (top fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (pro stock) raced to victories at this event last year. Fans will see 11,000 horsepower nitro

Matt Hagan will be driving his funny car next weekend in the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in the Gila River Indian Community.

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alentine’s Day will be a week in the rearview mirror – unless you accidentally left a chocolate treat to melt in your pocket – but it doesn’t mean tenderness caught the last train for the coast. To support this theory, Lakeshore Music presents the precocious, multitalented and sweet Chloe Feoranzo and her quartet to warm your heart at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, in the Tempe Center for the Arts Lakeside Room, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe. Tickets are $30 and $38 at lakeshoremusic.org. A $60 dinner-theater package at Caffe Boa is available at 480350-2822. The 27-year-old Chloe combines stunning jazz clarinet solos with alluring vocals to win over the hearts of audiences. “I first noticed Feoranzo on one of Scott Bradlee’s ‘Post Modern Jukebox’

Chloe Feoranzo will bring her jazz clarinet solos along with her quartet for a special Lakeshore Music show at Tempe Center for the Arts. (Special to GetOut)

videos last year and was blown away by her playing – and then I heard her sing and I had to bring her to TCA,” said Woody Wilson, founder, president and executive producer of Lakeshore Music. “I was hooked and started trying to find out how to reach her. I wasn’t even sure she toured with an ensemble of her own.

“The more I looked into Chloe’s background, the more I was impressed with both her amazing talent and retro style,” Wilson. “She is the real deal.” Scott Bradlee has done several videos with Chloe and each one shows a different facet of her musical personality. “She’s an amazingly confident player and has a sweet vocal style reminiscent

of a bygone era. I think Chloe would be in her element playing with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington or Nicholas Payton. She’s really that good and versatile,” Wilson said. Feoranzo, now of New Orleans, grew up playing in youth orchestras and musical pits, as well as in swing and Dixieland bands and as guest artist at festivals across Southern California. She has been performing professionally since she was 15. By then she’d already filled a trophy case with awards won during her early teens when she studied with jazz saxophone legend Charles McPherson and attended the annual University of California-San Diego Jazz Camp. In 2007, she became the San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza’s first youth guest artist. “Clearly, Chloe Feoranzo has arrived, not just in New Orleans, but as a fixture in the traditional jazz scene,” wrote re-

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has four children – Colby, Penny, Tucker and Nelly. He is an avid hunter and loves spending early mornings in a tree stand on his property hunting for deer and takes a couple trips each year out of state to hunt deer and ducks. If his bounty is too much for family and friends to consume, he shares the meat with groups helping the unemployed around his Virginia home. “I also farm a lot,” he said. “I have a 2,000-acre, 600-head cattle farm in Virginia. I enjoy it. It keeps me humble. I work, get my hands dirty and build some callouses. I live this rock star life— go, go, go—with adrenaline-driven fans, TV and sponsors. I come back home and turn all that off. I drive the tractor 5 miles an hour. It’s like yin and yang.” He enjoys winning, but everything that comes with touring on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is exhausting. “The travel wears on you—the hotel and all that kind of stuff,” he said.

“I was gone 180 days last year. I’m 37 years old and in the pinnacle of my sport. What other sport gives you an adrenaline rush at this age? Most people in other sports have retired at my age. “The competition and the drive to win keeps me going. I was named Driver of the Decade by MotorTrend. I put myself around good people, so good things happen. They don’t want to let me down. It’s pretty amazing.” In his 11th year with Don Schumacher Racing, Hagan is inspired by his father, David, who owns Shelor Motor Mile new car dealerships and the Motor Mile Speedway short track and drag strip, as well Matt Hagan Outdoors locations in Radford, Virginia, and Blacksburg, Virginia. The first Matt Hagan Outdoors store opened in December 2013 in Radford, near Hagan’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, and success led to moving to a larger location a year later and opening a second location in 2016.

“My dad owns 42 companies,” he said. “I own an outdoor store, a cattle farm, a hemp farm. I race. I have four kids and he makes me look like a chump. I take

lessons from him. He’s a great leader and really cares about people. I just sit back, watch, learn and listen.”

nouns for any of the characters, she said. “I’m not doing any male posturing or anything like that in this role. I’m playing the moments and circumstances according to my own human world view,” Mugavero said. Pennsylvania-born Mugavero attended Temple University in Philadelphia for undergraduate studies and University of California/Irvine for graduate school in acting. She has been in Arizona for twoand-a-half years. With her extensive portfolio of work on Shakespeare stages across the country, including the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Folger Theatre in D.C., Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Idaho and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festivals to name a few, she became the artistic director of Southwest Shakespeare Company. With some solid acting credits secured, she also branched out to other avenues. She recently began a directing career by overseeing Southwest Shakespeare’s educational tour production of An Iliad. She teaches acting and coaches actors. Working in administration taught her

about leadership, nonprofit organizations, and the arts in the communities. “I hope to begin educating young people on how they can pursue a profession in the arts and actually make a liveable wage,” she said. Mugavero supports the theater becoming a welcoming place for young families. A decade ago, it wasn’t so, and there were few young mothers who were actors. The industry is demanding, the schedule is challenging and it’s hard for companies to provide housing and child care for women who are parents. She is married to Quinn Mattfeld, the acting company’s co-artistic director, whom she met on stage. They have a son. “It’s exciting for us as parents, making theater together, because we get to introduce other artists, especially women, it’s possible to have a life in art if you have a family,” she said. Happily, times are changing and producers are seeing the value of bringing women in who have families. Four mothers act in Richard II. “We have put in a great effort to help

provide child care during rehearsals and allow kids to be at the rehearsal space at any time a parent needs,” she said. “I want the theater to be a welcoming place for people like me, people who are living their dream to make art and also have a family.” It’s all the more important because the company’s two upcoming productions go hand-in-hand and every member has a role in both plays. Hence, the rehearsal period is shortened and intense. “Although we are working hard to fill every moment we have together with staging and building the play, Quinn Mattfeld, our director, still gives time to talk to us about character and motivation,” she said. “Everything is fleshed out well and I think our audience will see a lot of nuance and specificity in each character.” How does Shakespeare’s work remain relevant in this day and age? “As long as people have family, politics, and experience love, loss, triumph and failure, Shakespeare will continue to be relevant,” Mugavero said. “There is no better writer describing the scope of

what each of us experience in a lifetime. “He is able to put words to war: the preposterousness of violence, as well as the justification of it; he can express the longing for a loved one either lost, or denied to us; and above all, unlike any other writer, he has dramatically written about the conundrum we all feel at one time or another about purpose, existence, and what it all means,” she added. “Shakespeare gives them comedy, tragedy, and unrelenting examination of what it is to be human,” Mugavero said. “There is no greater theatrical experience.”

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What & When: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 29 and March 7 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and 29. Richard II: 7:30 p.m. Feb 28 and March 6 and 2 p.m. March 1 and 7. Where: Both shows are at Mesa Arts Center; 1 E. Main Street. Cost: Call 480-644-6500, Southwest Shakespeare Company: More info: swshakespeare.org.

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viewer Richard Simon for The Syncopated Times. “Her sound is as compelling as her personality: sparkling, yet tastefully understated; exuberant, without ego. Fortunately, a hurricane is not the only thing to hit New Orleans by storm.” Listen as Feoranzo grabs your heart with her alluring vocals and smooth instrumentals After relocating to St. Louis for college, she collaborated with several jazz groups and came to join Pokey Lafarge’s touring band, and in 2016 completed a

three-year world tour with LaFarge. “If you had told me at age 17 I would actually fulfill my dreams of traveling the world playing music and seeing amazing places, I would have never believed you,” Feoranzo said, adding: “It’s hard to realize how dreams can be fulfilled when you’re in the thick of it but I’m just blown away when I take a moment to reflect.” Since 2016, Feoranzo has been a member of the all-female Shake ‘Em Up Jazz Band. The New Orleans-based group has produced three albums and

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Wilson said: “One of things we try to do at Lakeshore Music is showcase exciting new artists who are destined to become household names in the jazz world. We bring them to the Valley and TCA before anyone else, and it’s an enlightening and refreshing change for our patrons. It’s going to be that way with Chloe because she’s just a delight to watch and experience.” Critics also have praised Chloe. ‘A joyful rustling among the reeds’ “Becoming an overnight sensation is no small feat – especially in the unpredictable world of jazz and particularly in its very birthplace, New Orleans. But here, for your consideration, is Chloe Feoranzo, Exhibit A,” said Richard Simon of The Syncopated Times. Adding: “Learning her craft along a steady trajectory from San Diego to Los Angeles, then to St. Louis and down to the mouth of the Mississippi, the clarinet and saxophone player has already dazzled musicians in her own age group as well as the grizzled veterans.”

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Life Events: Obituaries Dr. James E. Rentz Dr. James E. Rentz, 92, was carried into the presence of the Lord on January 19, 2020. Jim was born in Mora, Minnesota to Edward Rentz and Mabel (Hendrickson) Rentz on June 24, 1927. He grew up with loving and caring Christian parents. Jim enjoyed sports and was captain of the high school basketball team. He acted in a host of high school plays, had a beautiful singing voice, loved to read, and always had a book in his hands. Jim remained in Mora until three days after graduation from high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. It was in the Navy that Jim became a Christian. Supported and encouraged by the ministry of The Navigators, an international Christian ministry that helps people to apply the Bible to their daily lives, Jim grew in his faith and shared the life changing message of the gospel to others. Right away he began to actively memorize verses from the Bible, a practice he maintained daily for the rest of his life. In the Navy, Jim prayed five times a day, "You be the quarterback of my life! You call the play and I'll run the ball." It was then that he felt God's call to go into the ministry. Upon discharge, Jim entered Hamline University and simultaneously enrolled in Bethel Theological Seminary. It was at Bethel that Jim met Elnerva Forssell. Jim sang in the Bethel Men's Quartet and was immediately attracted to Elnerva's musical talents, great personality, kind heart, sharp mind, and beauty. Throughout their 68 years of marriage, she played the piano and harmonized with Jim in so many ways! Their life was a duet to the glory of God. Their first date was at a conference on world missions. The Bible verse God impressed on their lives was Psalm 34:3, "Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together." Jim graduated from Hamline in 1951, and from Bethel five days later with a Divinity degree. After marrying Elnerva on June 16, 1951 they moved to a small farm community in Alcester, South Dakota, where Jim began his pastoral ministry at the First Baptist Church. He then pastored at Bethel Baptist Church in Chicago for seven years and at Dalton Baptist Church in Muskegon, Michigan for another seven years. He served for two years in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at Grant Memorial Baptist Church. After this he and his family went to the fast-growing Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California to pastor a new church plant. While there, Jim served as Chairman of the Board on the College of the Canyons School Board. He received his Doctor of Ministries degree in 1976 from the California Graduate School of Theology. In 1977, Jim and Elnerva moved to Tempe, Arizona where for ten years, Jim was Assistant Pastor of Grace Community Church. In 1987, Jim and Elnerva became evangelists with Jimmy Nettles, traveling throughout the southern U.S. In the spring of 1989, he felt an overwhelming call to the new and rapidly growing retirement community of Sun Lakes. In April 1989, Jim and Elnerva began with a home Bible study. A month later 34 people attended the first service of First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes. The church grew to almost 500 members and on July 31, 2005, after 16 years as senior pastor, Jim retired. Two years later, Jim was serving again as Pastor to Senior Adults at North Phoenix Baptist Church. Finally, at the age of 82 Jim retired from active ministry but continued for the last ten years to pray with, counsel, and share scripture over the phone to hundreds of people. As a husband, dad, father-in-law, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jim was fun-loving, generous, joyful, encouraging, and caring. He lifted up his family in prayer daily and His love for them was constant. Jim loved the Bible. He loved being a pastor. He loved God's church and God's people. He loved telling people about Jesus. Jim also loved chocolate. He was a master storyteller. Jim could still shoot around with his children and grandchildren on a basketball court till he was nearly 80 years of age. Jim and Elnerva almost never missed a Suns Basketball game on TV. In life and death, Jim and Elnerva were inseparable. Elnerva went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2019 and Jim followed her soon thereafter. Jim is survived by his sons, Stephen Rentz (Beverly), David Rentz (Heidi) and Mark Rentz (Barbara), his grandchildren, Lindsey Grimes (Matt), Heather Rentz, Joanna Wood (Derek), Natalie Rentz (Kieran), Isaac Rentz (Kate), and Anna McDonnell (Brad) and 12 great-grandchildren. During Jim and Elnerva's last years they were surrounded, encouraged, supported, and lovingly cared for by so many wonderful people: family, friends, neighbors, pastors, deacons, brothers and sisters from the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes where Jim was recognized as Pastor Emeritus, by doctors, nurses, the caring staff in Assisted Living at the Renaissance Retirement Community, and finally by an amazing Hospice team. God bless each of you! As Jim and Elnerva would say, "We love you in the Lord!" A Memorial Service will be celebrated on Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes, 9535 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, AZ, 85248. After lunch at the church an Interment will follow at the Valley of the Sun Cemetery in Chandler, Arizona. Those wishing to remember Pastor Jim in a meaningful way may contribute to The Navigators at P.O. Box 6079, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 (write a note: in memory of James E. Rentz).

Obituaries Joan F. Child

Joan F. Child, 89, passed away on February 8, 2020. Joan was born January 8, 1931 in Jersey City, NJ to Dorothy and Steven Novak. She graduated from Neptune High School in Ocean Grove, NJ in 1949. Joan was married July 13, 1969 in Commack, NY to Leslie Child. At The Three Village Inn in Stony Brook, NY. Joan worked as a waitress for over 20 years. Leslie and Joan then moved to Arizona where she worked for The Tribune as a successful district sales manager. After retiring from The Tribune, Joan volunteered her time instructing children about heart health at Halle Heart Children’s Museum for a number of years. She was a devote parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tempe, AZ. Joan is predeceased by her husband, Leslie. She is survived by her brother, Steven Janovak of Sandy, UT; sister, Susan Roberts of Stony Brook, NY; son, Russell Child of Gilbert, AZ; and grandchild, Alexander Fong of Gilbert, AZ. A graveside service will be held in Joan’s honor on Thurs., Feb. 20, 2020 10:00AM at Green Acres Cemetery (401 N. Hayden Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85257).

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Make your home sparkle with the cleanest windows you've ever seen! Instant 10% discount.

Sun Screens Cleaned $3 each Attention to detail and tidy in your home.

(480) 584-1643

Bonded & Insured

LLC

Please call Elaine at 480-898-7926 to inquire or email your notice to: legals@evtrib.com and request a quote.

COUNTS

Pebble • White Plaster • New Pool Builds Tile • Deck • Pump & Filters

REFLECTIONS WINDOW CLEANING

InstaGram @FISH_WCEAST VALLEYAZ

SAME DAY SERVICE

Pool Service / Repair

All Complete Pool Renovations

DIRTY WINDOWS? Call Fish Window Cleaning 480-962-4688 And you will have the cleanest windows and screens on the block.

Your leaks stop here!

FREE ESTIMATES & MONSOON SPECIALS

ACCREDITED BUSINESS ®

AE&Sons Pool Plaster Company

Window Cleaning

New Roofs, Repairs, Coatings, Flat Roof, Hot Mopping & Patching & Total Rubber Roof Systems

Roofing

Disposals

Window Cleaning

Below is the list of services we offer: Windows – Interior & Exterior Screens – Sunscreens and Regular Tracks, Ceiling Fans, Light Fixtures Power Washing Your driveway, sidewalks and patios.

FALL SPECIAL! $500 OFF COMPLETE REMODEL! 25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Anything Plumbing Same Day Service

$35 off

Roofing

Roofing The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time!

Call 480-868-6722 ROC 316690

15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

480-357-2463

FREE Estim at and written e proposal

R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured

GILBERT SUN NEWS | FEBRUARY 16, 2020

EARLY DINING OFFER 20% Off Food* (Ages 55+)

*20% off Dinner (Monday-Thursday), and Brunch and Dinner (Friday-Sunday) before 6pm. 10% off after 6pm. Alcoholic drinks not included. Ages 55+ with ID. Valid at the Mesa location only. Not valid with any other offers, discounts or coupons.

At Village Square at Dana Park! 1840 S Val V ista Dr. Mesa (480) 813-5400 rodizio.com