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Project will bring ‘urban vibe’ to Agritopia BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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commercial hub for the 166-acre master-planned Agritopia community near Higley and Ray roads is finally moving forward. Gilbert Planning Commissioners last week gave the green light for Agritopia’s Epicenter, which will include 49,038 square feet of ground-floor retail with 320 luxury loft-style residential on top on 21.8 acres. The residential component will range from one-bedroom lofts to three-bedroom units. “I like the project,” said Commissioner David

Cavenee. “It’s a nice addition to the corner. I’m excited to see it come about.” Cavenee said Gilbert doesn’t get a lot of mixed-used development and now has the opportunity for one. The Epicenter’s design review was first approved by the town in 2014 and the main changes of what was approved last week involved architectural design. The slight modifications include additional ground-level pedestrian space and walkways, allowing for retail arcades and sidewalk dining. Applicant Joe Johnston, who came up with the concept for Agritopia on his family farm

land, said he was ready to pull permits on the Epicenter eight months ago but his partner bailed on the project. He has since found a new partner, Streetlights Residential in Phoenix. He praised their architectural expertise and quality and is confident in their ability to develop the mixed-use project. “This capstone project will allow people to have a bit more urban vibe,” he said. The proposal for the urban core calls for four main buildings with three of the buildings connected above the ground-floor level.

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With warmer weather, Survivors celebrate pool threat fears rise BY JIM WALSH AND CECILIA CHAN GSN Staff Writers

s temperatures begin to soar, drowning prevention advocates are warning that the backyard swimming pool poses about the same threat to toddlers as a loaded gun. Last year in Gilbert, two boys, 2 and 3, drowned in backyard pools. So far this year, there have been two near drownings of children 5 and younger in Gilbert, according to the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona. It was unclear if the two involved pools. Although child drownings in Gilbert are no higher than elsewhere in the East Valley, the town stands out for its lack of a law requiring residential pools to have their own fencing or barrier. Most Maricopa County cities require fences around pools, although there are exemptions that allow pool covers and

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Josh Critser gets a pat on the back from his little cousin, Jackson Tafoya, after talking about how Baner MD Anderson Cancer helped him beat the dreaded disease. The renown Gilbert hospital celebrated its ninth anniversary last week with a gathering of other cancer survivors. For details, see page 4. (Kimberly Carrillo/Staff Photographer)

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Gilbert lawyer seeks appeals court seat

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Gilbert man is one of 11 candidates vying for a seat on the Arizona Court of Appeals. State Assistant Attorney General Rusty Crandell, 37, is hoping to replace Judge James Beene, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court in April. Beene also is a Gilbert resident. The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will review and pick at the June 25 public meeting the applicants to be interviewed. The chosen applicants will be interviewed on July 17 and at least three nominees will be forwarded to Gov. Doug Ducey for appointment to the court’s Division One, which hears cases from Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai and Yuma counties. Residents can comment on the candidates at the meeting or forward their comments to the commission. Crandell, a Republican, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University and a law degree from ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He graduated the first in his class at law school. Coming from a law firm, he’s been with the state Attorney General’s Office since January 2016, currently with the its Federalism Unit where he has participated in multi-state litigation against the U.S. government for federal overreach. In his application, Crandell said he has defended state laws and practices against

challenges brought under federal law. Notably, he oversaw Arizona’s efforts in a 21-state coalition that obtained a nationwide injunction against a labor rule that more than doubled the minimumsalary level for employees to be exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. He also defended Proposition 300, which allows only those in the country legally to receive state-funded services and benefits. He successfully argued in the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court against state tuition for students covered under the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. The program provides temporary protection for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States before the age of 16. Crandell is a fifth generation Arizonan on both sides of his family, growing up in the northeastern Arizona community of Heber. He is the oldest of nine children. He worked in his family’s forest business until he moved to the Valley to attend ASU in August 2001. He still bears a scar on his left kneecap from his first attempt with a chainsaw that he saved all summer to buy at age 10. He served eight years in the bishopric of two congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tempe and is an Eagle Scout. Some of his volunteer work, include helping at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. Crandell attributes hard work and perseverance for his successes in life. “It was through perseverance that my

wife and I pressed on after two failed adoptions to finally welcome our second daughter into our home through a safehaven adoption,” Crandell wrote. “And these values have been essential as parents of five small children — three of which are only 14 months apart.” His children are 10 and younger and include 3-year-old twins. “I enjoy spending time outdoors with my kids, cooking breakfast for my family, and movie nights with popcorn,” said Crandell, who’s an avid runner and an aspiring backyard farmer. The other applicants for the job include Cynthia J. Bailey, Michael S. Catlett, Christopher A. Coury, David B. Gass, Andrew M. Jacobs, Daniel J. Kiley, Joseph P. Mikitish, Jay M. Polk, Kristina B. Reeves and Joshua D. Rogers.

about swim safety for their little ones. Whitehead is president of the national Water Smart Babies program, through which pediatricians write prescriptions for babies to get swim lessons. The program also teaches parents about safety measures including fencing around pools, the need for adult supervision of kids around water and CPR classes. Pendleton and other doctors around the country give parents paper prescriptions to stress the importance of swim lessons. She said since 2014 she has been writing the water safety prescriptions starting when babies come for their 6-month-old check-up and then again when they are 9 months old. Pendleton said babies physically could

start swimming lessons at 6 months because their neck is strong enough and because they are regulated with sleep and developmentally. “I think pediatricians are all about preventative medicine,” Pendleton said. “If you intervene early you can spare a lot of problems, illnesses. We stress safety and early intervention with reading and water safety. We’re all about stopping something before it becomes a problem and promoting healthy habits. It’s definitely a perfect setting: a pediatrician’s office.” She said when the babies return for

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What: The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will meet to review candidates for the state appeals court. When: June 25 Where: Room 345, Arizona State Courts Building, 1501 W. Washington St. The meeting agenda will be posted on the Commission’s website at least seven days prior to the meeting. How: Residents can comment on the day of the meeting or send written comments to jnc@ courts.az.gov or to 1501 W. Washington St., Suite 221, Phoenix, Arizona, 85007. Deadline for comments is June 20. No anonymous comments. To review the candidates, go to azcourts.gov/jnc.

Local doctor prescribes swim lessons for babies BY COLLEEN SPARKS GSN Staff Writer

Chandler pediatrician and other Valley doctors are writing unusual prescriptions that do not have to do with medicine but could save babies and children’s lives. Dr. Judy Pendleton, owner of Pendleton Pediatrics at 1445 W. Chandler Blvd., is among about 20 to 25 doctors in the Valley giving parents prescriptions urging them to enroll their babies in swimming lessons. Lana Whitehead, one of the originators and the president of SWIMkids USA, a swimming lessons business in Mesa, is thrilled doctors are educating parents

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Gilbert’s MD Anderson center celebrates survivors

enables a doctor to use blue light to better view certain bladder osh Critser was just starting his cancers, similar to nursing studies at school when he the way black light said he heard the life-changing news: makes scorpions “You’ve got cancer.” luminescent. Critser was diagnosed with testicular White light cancer and was told his tumor had a 25 cystoscopy had percent chance of returning when it was been the primary removed. method used to “My cancer was an overachiever,” he view suspicious said. “By the time I finished my first lesions during semester, the cancer had returned.” surgery to remove He underwent 21 cycles of Evie, who sang at the event, lost her father to cancer on the day she bladder tumors. Singer chemotherapy, eight hours of surgery and competed in the finals of the 2017 Americas Got Talent show. However, when (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) spent 12 days in the hospital in his fight used on its own, against stage 2 cancer. students into an emergency department harder-to-see tumors can be missed. Today, the 34-year-old Mesa man is able 2016: Opened the first CAR T-cell trial to learn the best ways to communicate to tell his story — and credits the staff and in Arizona with CAR T-cell therapy for the with patients. Also participated in clinical treatment he received from Banner MD treatment of relapsed/refractory large trials for oncology therapies, which Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert. received FDA approval, for the treatment B-cell lymphoma. Criter’s story was one of several that Also, the first patient in Arizona was of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma survivors who owe their life to the treated with Lu-DOTA-Tyr-Octreotate and refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. center told at its third annual Cancer 2019: Performed the first cord-blood (Lutathera), a novel radionuclide Survivorship Day last week. transplant in a national phase I clinical therapy on site under trial by using an investigational treatment Advanced Accelerator in patients with colorectal cancer and Application’s Expanded other advanced solid tumors. Access Program for Over time, the center has grown, patients with inoperable expanding its radiation-oncology neuroendocrine tumors. 2017: Becomes among program in 2014 to Banner Thunderbird only a handful of sites Medical Center in Glendale, Banner in the United States to Boswell Medical Center in Sun City and offer a new diagnostic Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. In April of that year, it also opened its imaging tool to identify second phase of its outpatient facility, neuroendocrine tumors. a major addition that greatly expanded These rare tumors, specialty cancer treatment services and which can be benign or prevention programs in Arizona. malignant, historically The three-story addition includes the have been difficult to James M. Cox Center for Cancer Prevention diagnose. This process and Integrative Oncology, additional better detects tumors clinic and infusion space, a separate not seen on many other hematology/stem cell transplant clinic, standard imaging scans. and expanded radiation oncology space. Cancer victims who owe their survival to Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center gathered to help the Gilbert hospital celebrate its 2017: Opened the T.W. ninth anniversary last week. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) Every year, the number of survivors Lewis Melanoma grows for the event, said Lynn Schuster, Center of Excellence an acute care nurse practitioner who “There’s been many victories here, biobanks, are facilities that collect, store for melanoma diagnosis, treatment, and leads the center’s Survivorship Program. some defeats but through it all we never and manage the use of biological samples research in the Southwest. Support from “Today is a day we celebrate those who donors and a matching gift from the T.W. lost hope (while) in this building,” said for current and future research. survived, those who passed and those still 2014: Received Foundation for the Lewis Foundation generated $3.5 million Critser, who’s been cancer-free for a fighting,” she told the crowd. little over a year “I’m a nursing student, a Accreditation of Cellular Therapy to create the center. By the end of its first Lamont Yoder, CEO of Banner Gateway accreditation for autologous stem-cell full year of operation, the Center treated volunteer and a survivor.” Medical Center and Banner MD Anderson With much fanfare, Banner MD transplants. This type of transplant approximately 450 melanoma patients. Cancer Center, also recognized cancer 2017: Received full FACT accreditation Anderson opened it doors in September involves collecting stem cells from the survivors and patients. 2011 at Banner Gateway Medical Center patient to harvest, freeze and store in for allogeneic stem-cell transplants and “Each of you inspire me in what I do campus in Gilbert, a partnership between order to return them to the patient after cellular effector therapy. Participated in every day to create a place of refuge, hope a trial leading to FDA approval for the Banner Health and MD Anderson, intensive therapy. and inspiration,” he said. 2015: Began offering blue-light treatment of follicular lymphoma. headquartered in Houston, Texas. 2018: Launched a pilot program to The fanfare turned out to be more than cystoscopy to detect papillary cancer of the bladder. The innovative procedure bring Arizona State University pre-med warranted. see BANNER page 13 BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

From 2011 to 2018, the center recorded 813,030 patient visits and is on track for nearly 200,000 visits in 2019, according to Corey Schubert, a Banner Health spokesman. At its debut, officials heralded the $109 million state-of-the-art facility would usher in a new era of unprecedented cancer care in Arizona. In 2013, the first stem-cell transplant in a patient with multiple myeloma was performed, part of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at MD Anderson, according to Schubert The cancer center has taken part in a multitude of cutting-edge research projects and clinical trials, many of which have led to drugs and treatments that have since become FDA approved, he said. The center’s accomplishments included: 2014: Started a tissue bank, where medical experts are collecting and storing a variety of cancerous tissue samples to research the causes of cancer and better fight the disease. Tissue banks, or

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a check-up at 9 months, she asks the parents if their young sons or daughters are enrolled in swim lessons. Pendleton asks them again about it when the kids are older, too. “When something happens in the news it makes them more aware and vigilant,” she said. Pendleton said by the nine-month-old appointment most of the parents who visit her practice have enrolled their baby in swim classes. Whitehead is considered a pioneer in the swim-float-swim technique aimed at helping people stay safer in the water. Children kick in the water while in a prone position for several seconds and then rotate onto their back, where they can rest and breathe. They can keep repeating that technique until they arrive safely at the side of a pool or the shore of a lake or ocean. Whitehead is passionate about saving lives by teaching vital water survival skills to babies, children and adults in a nurturing environment. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated its drowning prevention guidelines and now recommends to pediatricians around the country that

Chandler pediatrician Dr. Judy Pendleton writes prescriptions for babies to get swimming lessons. (Pablo Robles/ GSN Staff Photographer)

youths start swim lessons when they are a year old. “There are many, many people working on this,” Whitehead said. “We all work together on drowning prevention. A lot of people have been concerned about this for

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old to age 2 (accompanied by a parent) and free CPR classes. “We are teaching these people what they can do in the water and hopefully (will) save lives,” Whitehead said. “We teach them about supervision.” She said a parent or supervisor should always be within arm’s length of a child that is in the water, even if the child has taken swim lessons. Arizona ranked second highest in total media reported deadly drownings among children ages 15 and younger in pools and spas in 2017, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely campaign in conjunction with the USA Swimming Foundation. In 2017, 25 deadly child drownings of youths ages 15 and under in pools and spas in Arizona were reported. In 2016, there were 24 media reported children ages 15 and under who drowned and died in pools and spas in Arizona, the campaign and foundation reported. Florida reported 51 kids under 15 drowned in pools and spas in 2017. People can find recommended swimming pools to enroll their children for swim lessons on the Water Smart

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pools. That said, she added, “However, I do not believe as a town we should force all Gilbert residents to install a pool fence.” She said the most important aspect of drowning prevention is adult supervision, and that cannot be mandated to the degree necessary to prevent every tragedy. “Many drowning accidents occur inside the home in bathtubs, sinks, toilets, etc,”

residential pools still have accidents despite the additional requirement. Councilman Scott Anderson was willing to study the issue before making a decision. He said he would support collecting data showing the history of drownings in Gilbert and analyzing how the drownings occurred. “An additional fence can place financial

“I’m for any barrier because seconds count,’’ Justus said. “The barrier is for when supervision breaks down.’’ other devices instead. “If you have a pool and you don’t know In Gilbert’s code, a pool can be entirely enclosed by a fence or by the walls of a where your child is, go there first,’’ he single-family home. said. The code predates the state code and Drowning-prevention advocates warn is grandfathered in, explained Larry the backyard swimming pool poses about Taylor, town plan review and inspection the same threat to pre-schoolers as a manager. loaded gun. He said when Cynthia While nothing replaces Dunham was town mayor the value of supervision from 1997 to 2001, the with undivided attention, Building Department was barriers create an important tasked with coming up with cushion to protect against a a stronger pool barrier momentary lapse that could code. cost a child’s life, said Melissa “I don’t remember the Sutton, the coalition’s specifics of what the code president. looked like but it was “In almost every case we definitely more restrictive review, if there was a pool than our current code,” he fence, the child would be said. “The Town Council alive today,’’ said Sutton, who that existed at that time sits on a Maricopa County passed the new pool barrier child fatality review board. ordinance (but) there was “I think it’s just mindfulness. an outcry from the citizens If they choose to be a pool and a referendum drive owner, there is a higher level followed with enough of responsibility. It’s like signatures gathered to force being a gun owner.’’ a vote.” Among the state health Gilbert voters ended up department’s three keeping the current code in effective interventions to place, he said. avoid child drownings is a Nearly two decades and recommendation for a fourover 100,000 additional sided isolation fence around residents later, town leaders SWIMkidsUSA cofounder Lana Whitehead gives a swimming lesson to 7-month-old Kinsley Sky Harper. Whitehead is president of a national move- a pool. The other two are don’t seem particularly ment that encourages swimming lessons for infants. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) focused adult supervision eager to change that. and teaching children to “Water safety is critical to swim by age 8. protecting our residents,” burden on the homeowner and it may not According to the Arizona Department of Mayor Jenn Daniels said be the most effective means to prevent Health Services, children ages 1 through 4 in a statement. “Beyond drownings,” he said. “If the additional are at the highest risk for drowning. our current code, our team fence is the best means to prevent In a society full of distractions, works hard to promote drownings I would be inclined to favor its advocates warn against complacency as safety tips like the ABC’s inclusion.” drowning remains a chronic problem, of water safety — Adult Gilbert Deputy Fire Chief Mark Justus with statistics demonstrating a regular supervision, Barriers, recommends barriers, even if they are pattern of children and adults dying Classes — to ensure not required by the town, and an adult throughout the East Valley and statewide that residents have a performing the same functions of a each year. comprehensive approach lifeguard at a public pool. He said the pool They recommend adults to swim with to water safety.” supervisor acts like a designated driver. another person, to not over-estimate Councilwoman Brigette “The reason they drown is because we their swimming prowess and to limit Peterson said she would don’t have eyes on them when they go the use of alcohol and other impairing not favor changing the law. under the water,’’ he said. substances around water. They say “The Town of Gilbert Justus said barriers can “create a false physical emergencies can inflate the is a mix of residents — Scottsdale Fire Department spokeswoman Judy Schmidt says the sense of security,’’ if someone were to numbers, such as a victim suffering a families, single people and city can't rest on its laurels from last year, when it had no drowning mistakenly think they take the place of heart attack or stroke. couples without children,” deaths, since Scottsdale has had two close calls already this year.. supervision, with children remarkably “It comes down to supervision with she said. “Residents are smart enough to know if they need an she said. “These cannot be realistically creative in their ability to defeat obstacles the pediatrics. The only reason they are avoided with anything except diligent in their quest to jump into the pool. drowning is because we are not watching extra barrier.” But Justus agreed that barriers also them,’’ Sutton said. Councilwoman Aimee Yentes said she adult supervision.” She said neighboring municipalities form an important additional layer of believes families with children 12 and see DROWNINGS page 8 younger should have a fence around their that mandate a separate barrier around protection that can eliminate a tragedy.

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Retail and residential parking will be separated with retail parking along Higley and Ray roads frontages and at the northwest corner of the site. Residential parking will be to the northwest of the buildings, according to a town staff report. Not everyone was enamored with the project — such as Lisa Ballard, who lived in the Lyons Gate community across Ray Road. “I don’t want more traffic, more congestion and more stop lights added to Ray and Higley,” she said. “We don’t need any more apartments in my area. I don’t want to deal with the culture of those who rent.” She said within a 5- to 7-mile radius of the project are more than 10 large apartment complexes. She also questioned the need for more retail in the area when the town can’t fill existing empty commercial buildings nearby. “I love Agritopia but I’m vehemently opposed to what will be there,” she said of the Epicenter. “I don’t want to see 60-foot (tall) buildings in my front yard. I want to see the Superstition Mountains.” A husband and wife and one other person submitted cards in support of the project but did not speak. Glen Galatan and said the project will bring in more businesses to add to the town’s tax base. He said Johnston has done much for the community and praised the project. “It will help with my property value,” said Galatan, who lives about two miles from the project site. “As someone who grew up in apartments, these will be premium, beautiful apartments that will bring in wonderful people to the community,” he said. “(a) lot of people don’t want homes, they want

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With the chronic problem continuing to linger, prevention advocates are focusing on the quality of supervision and overcoming complacency as residents hear the same message decade after decade. A new wave of residents and parents also need to be educated about drowning prevention. Lori Schmidt, a spokeswoman for the

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The Epicenter is designed to give an "urban vibe" to Agritopia and will include one-bedroom lofts and other residential units along with retail. (Agritopia)

apartments.” Land-use attorney Adam Baugh, who represents the developers, noted the project has been in the works, going back a decade or more, longer than the Lyons Gate community. “Personally, I’m excited about it,” Vice Chairman Carl Bloomfield said. “It fits in well with Agritopia. All in all, I’m pleased with it.” Agritopia, built in the 2000s includes 452 homes, a functional farm, a community garden, a Christian school and on-site restaurants such as Joe’s Farm Grill. Johnston also owns Joe’s BBQ and is a partner in Liberty Market restaurant, both in the town’s Heritage District. Senior Planner Ashlee MacDonald said the developer still needs to go through plan review for construction drawings before it can begin building.

Scottsdale Fire Department, said she’s gratified about Scottsdale’s year without a drowning but she knows such achievements can vanish in only a few heartbreaking seconds. “It’s a lot of work and a lot of vigilance. I don’t know if there is a magic bullet to keep it from happening,’’ Schmidt said. Schmidt, a past coalition president, said she sometimes hears disturbing comments from children about the lack of adequate supervision when she conducts pool safety classes in Scottsdale

This map shows where The Epicenter will be located within the sprawling Agritopia community near Higley and Ray roads. (Agritopia)

schools for kindergarten and first grade students, about five to seven years old. “Every time I go to a classroom, I will have a kid say, I know how to swim so my parents don’t watch me,’’ she said. “The kids are telling me their parents are not watching their child in the pool.’’ She said this point of view is not correct because there are swimming mishaps all the time, with even good swimmers encountering some sort of accident that proves fatal. Schmidt said another student told her

that her parent watches her from inside the house through a window, a dangerous and ineffective practice. Instead, authorities recommend that parents either be inside the pool with children 5 years old or younger or within easy touching distance, she said. At minimum, an alert parent has to be poolside and not staring at a cellphone or grilling some hamburgers. At any pool party, there needs to be a sober adult who is a capable swimmer watching out for other swimmers,

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ASU symposium stresses ‘trauma sensitive’ schools

BY JORDAN HOUSTON GSN Staff Writer

n a state where children experience more abuse, divorce, neglect, poverty and violence than anywhere else in the country, more than 150 education professionals flocked to Arizona State University last week to learn about the importance of creating trauma-sensitive schools. Hosted by Kohl’s Mindful Me at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and ASU’s Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, the 2019 Trauma Sensitive Schools Symposium sought to explore “best practices” for providing trauma-informed care to students while also emphasizing teaching with empathy. Around 31 percent of Arizona children experience two or more traumatic events before turning 18, according to an annual report by America’s Health Rankings. Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are defined as an emotional response to a “less-than nurturing” life event. “There is an epidemic of students who are struggling with a lot of challenges, and we all know schools are mostly under-funded,” said Kohl’s Mindful Me program Co-Organizer Beheir Johnson. “They don’t have support to help those students learn about self-regulation.” Recent research suggests that ACEs have a direct correlation to mental health and well-being in adulthood, she added. The symposium’s goal was to arm educators with a framework to create safe and inclusive environments for children — in which kids have equal access to opportunities at every stage of their education. “The idea behind the conference was to get dynamic speakers to come in and break down these issues,” said Johnson. Experts in the mental health field and relationship building, including keynote speaker Rick Griffin, shared their insights on trauma and its impact on brain development at the third annual symposium. Griffin, Community Resilience Initiative master trainer, opened his keynote pre-

sentation with a game of “Simon Says.” The practitioner asked everyone in the room to participate, adding that he wanted them to succeed — of course, he was joking. Griffin managed to knock everyone out in only a few rounds, and explained that the game was a good example of how experiences can shape how people act and think – especially when it comes to trauma. “Does Simon actually want you to be successful? No, and you know that from your past experiences with the game,” he said. “You play the game based on your experiences, and that’s what today’s all about.” “It’s about what happens when there are some challenge experiences that complicate what’s happening in the present,” he continued. “You discovered what it looks like when your expectations aren’t met and when your experiences communicate something different than what’s being said in the present.” Griffin touched how ACEs can cause toxic stress, saying it can cause a child to go into “fight, flight or freeze mode” that results in “reactionary” coping skills and behaviors, said Griffin. These coping skills can include yelling, physically lashing out, shutting down emotionally or working hard to appease everyone, he told the audience. “What about the defense mechanisms of a 3-year-old against an adult male who wants to put him on his lap?’” he asked. “Maybe he [the child] the sticks his arms out, but that still doesn’t work. So what else is a 3-year-old going to do? Scream kick, bite and spit.” Griffin also discussed how knowledge of a child’s traumatic event is crucial to supporting them, but that understanding how the child interprets it is key. He explained that because not everybody interprets events in the same way, cautioning that a caretaker or teacher could re-traumatize a child if they fail to see the adversity from their point of view. “Knowledge without insight could be

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New software to aid study of local school performance BY KAYLA RUTLEDGE GSN Staff Writer

ewly developed interactive software may be putting Arizona at the forefront of modernized decisionmaking K-12 education. The technology could have a positive impact on the state’s graduation and college-entry rates. Arizona State University and the Helios Education Foundation last week unveiled the product of their effort to give public officials and administrators a more effective use of education data. “The goal is transparency — trying to put the data out there so that you can look at it and decide in your own communities, in your own schools and your own districts what needs to be changed or how you need to go about affecting change and move it forward,” said Vince Yanez, Helios’ senior vice president of Arizona Community Engagement Vince Yanez. Yanez addressed a large gathering of municipal, school district and other officials from across the state in unveiling the software. Arizona is the only state in the nation to have captured enough data and compile it into software that produces a real-time, interactive K-12 modeling of data for schools — both public and charter. The data includes students’ performance and graduation rates, income levels of their families and school financial data and even health statistics such as lead-paint exposure. The software, though still in its infancy, can be used by officials to identify ways they could improve student performance as well as highlight which schools are good examples to follow, Yanez said. It can also show how income levels impact the number of high school grads who continue their education. Joseph O’Reilly, director of the Decision Center for Educational Excellence, said while the state has goals of an 84 percent graduation rate and a continuing education goal of 70 percent of all high

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harmful,” he said. Griffin acknowledged that teachers may not have the time to learn the traumas of all their students, but that something as simple as a smile could change their behavior. “Everything you do that shows that you care and that they can feel some love, trust and safety around another adult —

school graduates, local officials have had no way to determine their own standards based on data from their schools. “If I was a city council person, I would want data on how my area is doing,” said O’Reilly. He said if officials can determine “where individual schools are and where they are going,” they can develop ways to improve student outcomes and thus “significantly better community outcomes, and family outcomes and state outcomes.”. Users can select the criteria they want to Joseph O'Reilly, director of the Decision Center for Educational Excellence, explains to a group of government and school leaders how examine — such as the new software will help them analyze the various factors that impact school performance in Arizona. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) poverty rates — and series of statistics and poverty rates and high school graduation and work with the school district and detailed reports follow. In a matter of seconds, users are exposed rates throughout the state. this a great way to do that.” For every 10 percent increase in to data compiled from the Arizona The center currently utilizes data Department of Education, U.S. Census college aid application completions, from the class of 2016 because it takes Bureau, National Center for Educational there is a 2.7 percent increase in the rate time for the various types of schools the Statistics, FBI, Environmental Protection of high school graduates who actually state has — public, charter, specialty Administration, U.S. Department of continue their education. and online — to collect and publish Accelerated learning in one-third of information, O’Reilly said. Education’s Office of Civil Rights and Arizona schools is stunted by inadequate individual Arizona schools. As new information from the class of Users can then probe everything from student access to programs such as 2017 is published, the database will be which jobs are most popular in certain Advanced Placement, International updated, which will help track trends areas and what level of education they Baccalaureate, dual enrollment or over time, O’Reilly said. require, to how exposure to lead paint calculus courses. While ASU and Helios have made The software’s user-friendly design and violence can affect graduation and strides in making Arizona’s education college-going rates throughout the state. makes digesting the information less data more accessible and easier to The tool can also show trends over daunting to users and more compelling understand, the software is not available time and compare schools, districts to city officials, said Chandler City to the public. and regions in regard to testing scores, Council Member Matt Orlando, who Those seeking to access the tool must literacy rates, graduation percentages attended the session. make an appointment with O’Reilly for “This is powerful, it’s a powerful tool,” and likelihood of college attendance. ASU and Helios have already made said Orlando. “Chandler does have a lot the time being, as the Decision Center three major discoveries since compiling of industries and they are clamoring has not yet decided if the software will the data from the agencies utilized in the for the next generation’s scientists and be made available to the public or if it engineers…So we are actively looking will only be accessible to officials and software. There is no correlation between at how to improve our graduation rates education-related experts.

that in itself can prevent a lot of problem behavior,” said the speaker. “It doesn’t take much time to smile or say hello. It doesn’t take much time to honor the presence of another human being.” Griffin also discussed how trauma-sensitive schools can promote accountability for disruptive or “bad” behavior, but in a compassionate way.

During his breakout session, he honed in on the idea of compassionate consequences and teaching students how to better communicate their needs. “If you learn to play the piano and you hit a wrong note and somebody slaps your hand, how long will it take you to learn to hit the right note? You’ve got 88 keys, so it could take you 87 more chances,” he said.

“It’s a lot easier and more effective if they just teach you the right thing instead of punishing you for hitting the wrong one.” “Behavior is communication,” he added. “They [the students] don’t know how to communicate their frustration or their inability to do something and so it’s coming out in a different way – let’s teach them how to communicate.”

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Planning Commission gives nod warehouse project

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

hree light-industrial buildings totaling 416,000 square feet are planned for a 29-acre site at the southwest corner of Power and Warner roads. The Gilbert Planning Commission last week unanimously approved the project, which will be used for light manufacturing and warehousing. With a majority of the traffic on Power Road, entering Gilbert Gateway Commerce Center by the east, the

project has been designed to keep traffic to that side, according to Ryan Norris of TC/P Gilbert Gateway in Phoenix. Truck loading docks will be located between Buildings 1 and 2 and south of Building 3, adjacent to the freeway, according to a staff report. A private drive on the site’s east side will help pull the larger truck traffic away from homes to the west. One building will support up to six tenants, while other two will each support up to four tenants. Resident Mark Lee, who lives west of the site, voiced concerns with the

placement of the project’s block wall on the property line and its height. “Eight feet for light industrial seems to be low,” he said. He asked for a fence to be 10 feet high or so to help block out noise and for the fence to be built farther into the property so residents retain access to an irrigation valve. That said, he noted the developer was willing to work with nearby homeowners on that issue. Darin Allred, a neighbor, raised similar concerns. Besides the wall shielding the homes

from the buildings, a 90-foot wide landscape buffer also is required. At a neighborhood meeting last September, residents raised concerns about industrial development along the entire eastern boundary of their residential neighborhood, according to staff. They’re concerned about noise, lighting and the massing of large buildings. Town staff said the applicant was made aware of those concerns early on and took them into account when designing the site.

EV nonprofit helps 24 get into college free BY JORDAN HOUSTON GSN Staff Writer

ollege Bound AZ, an East Valley nonprofit that guides low-income students toward higher education through mentorship, helped 24 students get into college this year free of tuition. The graduates are part of the organization’s RISE Scholars — a pilot program in partnership with the East Valley Institute of Technology that seeks to connect financially disadvantaged students to Arizona State University. Although the nonprofit aids with college preparation, the application process and determining class schedules, one of its top priorities is to ensure students secure one of ASU’s college attainment grants or the President Barack Obama Scholars award. “College Bound serves as the bridge to ensure the transition to college is successful and that the students receive scholarships to finance their education,” said College Bound AZ co-founder and Executive Director Elizabeth Paulus. “If you’re in RISE scholars, it means you’ve got a support system for as long as you need it,” she said. The ASU College Attainment Grant Program provides tuition and fees to students eligible for the federal Pell Grant, while the Obama scholarship program covers direct costs of attending the university. This year the total amount of scholarships awarded to the RISE scholars equaled $1.5 million. Paulus said she chose EVIT as the focus for her pilot program because she

noticed the vocational school didn’t have very many higher-education resources. “I came to find out that EVIT didn’t have a college counseling component, so I made a presentation about how we [College Bound] could leverage what ASU offers for their particular students,” she said. “Some of those students want to be doctors, nurses and engineers and they just happen to attend EVIT.” The requirements to be a RISE scholar include a 3.0 grade point average, Pell Grant eligibility and interest in pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Paulus then helps the students with resume building, essay organization and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), among other things. “The students come in very skeptical at first, they don’t know about the college application process,” said Paulus. “We use workshops to help them problem solve and submit a waiver so they don’t have to pay admissions fees.” “We also take a tour to ASU to meet the other ASU students, see the dorms and experience the classroom so they can visualize themselves on campus,” Paulus continued. “Now they know they’ve made a commitment to ASU.” Paulus and her coworkers continue to mentor the students even well after they’ve been accepted into ASU. The RISE scholars participate in monthly check-ins and annual professional development workshops to prepare for employment after college, Paulus explained. “My commitment to them is that our organization will stay connected with the students over the first year to make

College Bound AZ xofounder and Executive Director Elizabeth Paulus recently welcomed Jasmine Crawford as RISE Scholar program director. (Facebook)

sure they make that connection to the xxother students and campus,” she said. “Once you make that connection, you’re home and you’re good.” Paulus said she was inspired to start College Bound AZ after a family friend who was struggling financially asked for help applying to FAFSA. She said she agreed to help, but quickly realized how “confusing” and intimidating the college application process could be — especially for economically disadvantaged students.

“I thought, ‘this is just not right,’” she commented. “I said, ‘well, you can either complain about it or you can do something about it. Being a faithbased person, I think I knew I found a calling and started putting the program together.” The organization is now in its 10th year, and has support from area businesses and civic leaders, including Mesa United Way, National Bank of

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Babies Program website. These swim schools are ones that conform to county standards, including having lifeguards on duty, Whitehead said. She has written several books about teaching babies and children to swim and how movement helps babies and children learn. A grandmother of six and parent of three sons, Whitehead said she was asked by Kim Burgess, founder and previous executive director of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, to write a position paper on how she runs a nurturing swim program. Burgess helped her write it, explaining how doctors could help with the drowning prevention efforts. The paper led to the formation of the Water Smart Babies program. The Florida Pediatric Society adopted the program and Florida doctors also offer water safety education to parents when their babies come for visits. Some mothers of young children who also work at SWIMkids USA said it is important for youths to learn to swim early on. Melina Pena, of Chandler, who works at SWIMkids USA’s front desk, has taken her children for swim lessons at the Mesa swim school. She said three out of her four children liked the water, but her youngest, Brycen, 2, did not enjoy the water initially. Her other children, Ruthy, also 2; and Elijah, 10; and Isabel, 8; also have taken swim lessons.

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The survivors were entertained by Evelyn Clair Abplanalp, a singer and songwriter from Florence who competed in the 2017 season of America’s Got Talent when she was 13. The teen, who goes by the stage name Evie Clair, sang and played the piano and later said her father was treated at MD Anderson for colon cancer and died as she was appearing for the talent show’s finals. Mesa resident Dave Thigpen also shared his journey battling stage 4 melanoma. He was diagnosed in 2015 when he was 71. “I’m a Vietnam vet, a husband, a father, a volunteer but I’m also a survivor,” he said. The cancer started on his foot and in a matter of seven weeks, it had metastasized from his foot to his leg, traveled to his groin, up to his hip and then to the left side of his neck and finally

“I’ve been coming here for years, especially when I had the two youngest and they were babies,” Pena said. “It’s definitely my biggest concern. There’s pools everywhere. For me, I definitely want to make sure we have those skills. They (instructors) teach them how to turn around, to get back on their back and float and get in their airplane (position).” Angie Smith, also of Chandler, is a swim instructor at SWIMkids USA and her children, Jedidiah, now 3, and Shayne, 7, have taken swim lessons there. Her daughter, Shayne, no longer takes swim classes but both children started swim lessons at 3 months old. “I think it’s absolutely wonderful and it’s so beneficial for them developmentally,” Smith said. “It was really helpful and it made me feel a lot more comfortable, even getting them baths at home.” Diana Moreno, of Apache Junction, who works at the front desk at SWIMkids USA, takes her daughter, Natalie Rivera, 3, to the swim school for lessons. “I feel like the younger you get them in the better,” Moreno said. “When you get them really young, they learn how to be comfortable in the water and at least control their breathing and not swallow water.” SWIMkids USA is located at 2725 W. Guadalupe Road in Mesa. Information: swimkidsaz.com To learn more about Water Smart Babies program, visit watersmartbabies. com

his brain, he said. His treatment included 19 months of chemotherapy every two weeks. Thigpen said he thought he would need to send his wife to therapy to deal with his diagnosis and assured her if he could survive Vietnam, he could survive cancer. He also jokingly told her if he were to die, it would be in a bar fight. Now that he is cancer-free, his wife has been asking him once a week if he wanted to go to bar, he said. “I suspect strongly she has found my (life) insurance,” joked Thigpen, who turns 75 next month. For those facing cancer, he gave a world of advice. During his chemo sessions, the thing he saw with those who excelled in their treatments were they all had a positive attitude, faith and humor. Doctors and treatment can only do so much, the rest is up to the patient, he said. “Once you’ve been told you got to get treatment for cancer, you must put your best foot forward to fight it,” he said.

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Wet spring ended Arizona’s drought – but not for long BY MELISSA ROBBINS Cronkite News

he U.S. Drought Monitor has reported that, for the first time in its nearly 20-year history, none of the contiguous states was showing symptoms of severe or exceptional drought. That report includes Arizona, as this year’s abnormally wet May helped push the state out of a 10-year drought period. According to the monitor’s weekly report for late last week, only 20.5 percent of Arizona was showing moderate drought or “abnormally dry” symptoms. Data for the same week in 2018 found the entire state in moderate drought or abnormally dry, with a majority of the state experiencing severe or extreme drought. “Rain and snow have been falling in the areas that needed it, so the drought’s contracted a lot,” said Richard Heim, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers. State climatologist Nancy Selover said the increased rain and snow came from winter storms over the Southwest that lingered longer and provided more moisture than in the past. “Typically, that pattern stops in April, if we even get it,” Selover said. “Last year it was so dry, we never even got that pattern…So, it was really warmer than normal, really drier than normal. This year, we had what I would consider a more normal pattern.” Heim said this kind of shift in drought status is normal for the desert. Although the U.S. Drought Monitor has been collecting data on drought since 2000, he said, such records as the Palmer Drought Index, with recorded data from as far back as the early 1900s, indicate that drought in Arizona ebbs and flows regularly. Selover noted that the Drought Monitor’s map only reflects short-term

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Arizona and Cox Charities. College Bound’s end goal is to support the state’s goal of ensuring that 60 percent of Arizonans have a certificate or college degree to “secure prosperity for its citizens and its future workforce.” “They [the students] can’t do it without help, they have tremendous gifts that they are waiting to develop — they’ve

drought, not longterm. “In the western U.S., water resources is a longterm issue,” she said. “Reservoirs don’t fill in a year and aquifers don’t drain in a year or fill in a year. It takes multiple years that are dry or that are wet in order to change that.” In late May, re p re s e n t a t ive s from each of the Colorado River Basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — signed the Colorado National Weather Service meteorologist Marvin Percha said working toward a “drought-free” Arizona is out of humans’ control. Instead, River Drought he said, “We have limited water resources and so (what) we want to do is strive to conserve and use as much as little water as possible.” Contingency Plan (Melissa Robbins/Cronkite News) after almost six years of work to develop state plans to drought to residents of Phoenix, where Mike Crimmins, an associate professor address the severe drought on the region. water is accessed at the turn of a and climate science extension specialist Nearly 20 years of drought in the tap. Outside metro Phoenix, she said, for The University of Arizona, noted basin have caused the water levels of Arizonans relying on groundwater more that seasonal allergies may stick around the Colorado River to drop, putting the readily understand what’s at stake. longer, with harsher symptoms, as a reservoirs at Lake Powell and Lake Mead However, Percha said, wet spells like result of increased plant growth. at risk of not having enough water to the recent one pose their own potential Crimmins said wet seasons are the meet demand. problems. Although ample rains have optimal time to think about water It can be difficult to precisely define a helped high-desert cities and forests conservation because drought is largely drought in a state known for being hot reduce the threat of wildfire, the summer unpredictable. and dry. heat could spell trouble for the lower “We can have this conversation, and Marvin Percha, a meteorologist with desert. then two months from now we’re in the Phoenix branch of the National “Because of all the rain we’ve had in the one of the worst monsoon droughts Weather Service, said drought is winter, there have been a lot of grasses that we’ve seen or something like that,” a “certain departure from what’s and what we call fine fuels that have he said. “That’s always a possibility. But considered ‘normal rain.’” grown, and now with the drier weather, I’m trying to be kind of optimistic here… Arizona and the Southwest’s standards they’re drying out,” Percha said. “That’s It really builds us some time to get the for drought are far different from increased the fire hazard down in the water situation under control in Arizona.” standards in other parts of the country lower deserts.” Crimmins also said Arizonans should that may be wetter or have the capacity He also said flooding could be a remember that one great wet season to store large volumes of groundwater. problem if wet springs become a long- doesn’t mean climate change has been Selover said it can be hard to explain term standard in Arizona, as reservoirs reversed or even slowed. could overflow. “This is a very local phenomenon for Selover said it’s more likely that years the Southwest and it’s been positive and got dreams,” Paulus said. “Their good of drought and groundwater draws beneficial, but we still need to be vigilant grades have earned them the assistance. would collapse the soil, meaning aquifers with water and keeping an eye on the We just need to rally around these kids won’t be able to store as much water temperature trend in the long term as and provide them the opportunity. as before. However, it could take about well,” he said. That’s what it’s about.” Heim cautioned that Arizonans 10 more years of drought to reach that Although there is no cap on shouldn’t get too comfortable with the point, she said. the amount of students that can For Selover, the concern is flash flooding idea of a lush, wet climate in the future. participate in RISE, Paulus said she “I can guarantee you, because climate caused by the sudden heavy rain, similar hopes to accommodate around 200 to what Arizonans experience during is cyclical, drought will return,” he said. students in the upcoming school year. monsoon season. Information: collegeboundaz.org.

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Former Gilbert detective continues to help kids BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

hysical and sexual abuse of children are all too common in Gilbert and beyond. Just ask Terri Arenas. She worked as a detective for the Gilbert Police Department for 25 years — 15 of them investigating in the Child/ Sex Crimes Division. Arenas also served on the Arizona Child Abduction Response Team, a statewide missing-child response outfit, where she worked directly with victimized children and their families. “It happens every day. I don’t think that abuse only really happens with lowincome families or with underprivileged kids. I think it happens everywhere, across the spectrum,” she said. After retiring last year, Arenas began working to strengthen her nonprofit, Giving Trunk Foundation, which she established in 2016 from her Gilbert home. Giving Trunk Foundation helps raise funds for organizations that provide confidential care, support and advocacy for child victims of abuse; allowing them to help heal, educate and empower survivors. Chief

the purchase of medical equipment for a new forensic medical program; helped fund a playground cover for a family advocacy center, among many achievements. “Our wish is to have the financial means to continue sponsoring children for counseling and to support organizations that offer confidential care and support to child victims of abuse,” Arenas said. The foundation’s three-member board includes Arenas; her husband, Ramon Arenas, a deputy chief in the Gilbert Fire Department; and communications specialist Mia Belk. The charity’s supporters include Foothills Women’s Club, Big O Tires, AC Hotel Phoenix Biltmore and AC Hotel Tempe The Giving Trunk Foundation held its first fundraising 5k run im Gilbert last year, calling it by Marriott, East Valley Fire“Lace Up to End Child Abuse” and drawing about 200 participants. fighter Charities, Karsten Pest (Special top GSN ) Technologies, as well as private individuals. To raise funds and awareness, the nonamong the help is financial assistance to profit last year organized “Lace Up to counseling. “We also help to fulfill items family ad- End Child Abuse,” a 5k run/walk in GilFormer sex crimes vocacy centers have on their respective bert that drew 200 participants. detective Terri Arenas, an Arizona native, grew up in wish lists, such as toiletries, clothing, Arenas continues to help children shoes, and meet any immediate needs of Phoenix and has been in Gilbert since who are victims of victims and their families,” Arenas said. abuse (Srianthi Perera/ The charity has been instrumental in GSN Contributor ) see TRUNK page 17

FANS helps Chandler kids, others in need BY COLLEEN SPARKS GSN Staff Writer

housands of children and teenagers in Arizona are homeless, a problem that a Chandler nonprofit is fighting by teaming up with many partners. FANS Across America Charitable Foundation started in 2006 with the mission of working with professional sports franchises, athletes and fans to aid families with seriously ill and special needs children. However, it expanded its goal in 2010 to start helping even more people who

could use a boost. It started assisting families in transition, including homeless students, as well as children who are victims of domestic violence, victims of sexual violence and homeless veterans. In the 2017-18 school year more than 28,000 homeless children and youths were enrolled in Arizona schools, a FANS report said. FANS works closely with the Chandler Unified School District and its CARE Center, to provide school supplies, clothes and other necessities to youths in need. The nonprofit also offers assistance

to children, teens and adults struggling through many other agencies and entities including nonprofit AZCEND, the Chandler Police Department, the City of Chandler, nonprofit Homeward Bound and nonprofit A New Leaf. “Every child in our country is entitled to an education,” said George Macedon, president/executive director of FANS Across America Charitable Foundation. “The general perception of homeless is people standing on the street corners with the cardboard. The true homeless are not panhandlers. I’m probably very blessed knowing every day that we’re

gonna be able to help somebody. We understand the need,” Macedon added. Last year FANS assisted 1,150 children and their families out of its facility at 78 W. Ray Road — known as the FANS Locker Room. Social workers and other advocates refer families and children in crisis to the FANS center to get clothes, shoes, dental hygiene, school supplies and household items. FANS is involved with and a contributor to Operation Back to School Chan-

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1993. She and Ramon have five adult children and 10 grandchildren. Arenas, who herself was abducted by a stranger when she was a child, said she has a passion for this work, which led her from an investigative role to that of an advocate. It’s not a job or role that everybody can readily undertake. “I have had numerous children share the most horrific details of their abuse with me. I know firsthand that their physical wounds heal, but the psychological and emotional trauma they experienced can last a lifetime, requiring ongoing therapy and support,” she said. “I want to be a part of something bigger than myself. Child abuse is everyone’s business,” she added. “At Giving Trunk Foundation, we believe every child deserves the support he or she needs to succeed. If we can help one child overcome their adversities, then our hearts are full.” As a detective, Arenas came across dozens of abuse cases, some very graphic, emotional and heart-rending. The kids ranged in age from very young to teenagers, and also to adult victims. She has seen kids who have been seriously physically abused by parents or boyfriends to where they are in the hospital with head fractures. Sometimes parents don’t have a good sexual relationship, and so they turn to their own children or their adopted children, she said.

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dler, in which For Our City Chandler and several other agencies provide backpacks filled with school supplies, shoes, uniforms, socks and underwear every year to benefit Chandler children and teens. FANS is primarily responsible for supplying socks and underwear for the youths at Operation Back to School Chandler. The nonprofit also provides backpacks filled with school supplies, as well as school uniforms year-round as needed by the Chandler Unified School District and referring agencies. FANS offers a “variety of services and support” to students every year, according to Katie Kahle , director of the Chandler CARE Center. The CARE Center, based in Galveston Elementary School, is a family resource center that offers access to medical, dental, counseling and social services. Its facility includes the Chandler Children’s

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“Working these types of investigations for 15 years, I’ve seen a lot and I’ve heard a lot,” she said. At any given time, each of the six detectives in Gilbert was working on about 12 cases, Arenas said. She noticed that after school holidays, cases ramped up, when teachers reported things they’d seen or things they’d heard. Then, a lot of cases came when children confided in their friends who told their parents and they called the police. The main thing is for them to confide in somebody to get help, somebody that they George Macedon is the president, executive director of FANS Across America Charitable Foundation. trust. “There were enough cases to keep all of us busy. You never Centers are available in know how long it’s going to take to fin- Chandler and Mesa, where ish a case. Some close pretty quickly, and an agency team of multisome have to be worked on for months,” disciplinary professionals work together to minishe added. A client looks for items at the FANS Across America Charitable Community resources to help abused mize trauma to victims. Foundation warehouse in Chandler. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) How can the community children are many, but young people help? may not be aware of them. “Be more aware and talk about it. No- fortable,” Arenas said. “People need to Child hotlines are available, and talking to an adult, such as a teacher, is also a body wants to talk about this issue. It’s know that this is a big issue and that it a very sensitive topic to a lot of people happens, even in Gilbert.” good way to report the problem. Details: givingtrunk.org In the East Valley, Family Advocacy and it makes a lot of people feel uncom-

Medical and Dental Clinic, another nonprofit. “They not only provide the diapers that keep our diaper bank running, they also are a resource for families in need of household items, large toiletries, school supplies, clothing and shoes,” Kahle said of FANS. “We work with FANS to support CUSD students, which includes a partnership that allows us to refer families in crisis to FANS for support,” she continued, adding: “In addition, FANS has provided the CARE Center with toys for our holiday distribution, hygiene items to give to families in our food bank, laundry soap, and more. All these donations support the work we do collaboratively to meet the basic needs of our families.” FANS is also instrumental in For Our City Chandler, which includes involvement in holiday drives and distributions, as well as Operation Back to School Chandler. FANS gave away 85,000 diapers to

families in need last year through its Diaper Bank and provided 1,500 youths and 450 families with winter holiday gifts in 2018. FANS Chandler Compadres Kids Closets are set up in 14 locations in Title One schools, monitored by school nurses or counselors, as well as at partnering agencies and domestic violence shelters. Kids can get toothbrushes, toothpaste, lice-killing shampoo, feminine hygiene products and other crucial, emergencyrelated items in those closets. Macedon said many families that get help from FANS had been in good shape financially but things beyond their control happened and “everything was taken from them.” “You learn never to pass judgment on anybody,” he said. Macedon said FANS also works with Chandler Police Victim Services Unit to help children who escaped dangerous situations. Since they sometimes have nothing else but the clothes on their back, FANS provides them with clothes,

toiletries and other necessities. One of FANS’ biggest partners is the Chandler Compadres nonprofit organization, which has supported Kids Closets. FANS collaborates with many organizations around Maricopa County including Maryvale Revitalization Corporation, Pappas Kids Schoolhouse Foundation, Veterans Administration East Valley, VA Homeless Veterans Assistance, ASU Project Humanities and St Peter’s Indian Mission. Macedon spent many years working in the consumer electronics business, as well as in the financial services and risk management sector, serving in executive-level positions before retiring in 2009. “I made a dedicated commitment to taking FANS to the next level to give back,” he said. “I had a good corporate career and my wife did. I’m not a golfer, fisher, camper. I’m blessed to be able to do this and have the support of my wife.” Information: fansacrossamerica.org

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Vegan cinnamon rolls coming to Gilbert coffee at the bakery. Choosing to go with Cinnaholic was easy for the mom of three boys, ages 3, 4 and 5. She said no one in the family has diet issues bakery offering vegan cinnamon rolls but she knows plenty of people who do. tailored to suit just about any taste “I have a lot of friends who have kids with bud is coming to Gilbert. dietary restrictions, like egg and dairy intolCinnaholic is opening its first location in erances, ” Hobbensiefken said, adding: Arizona this month at SanTan Village at Wil“They were always struggling to find a liams Field Road and Santan Village Parkplace to take their kids. (And) I’m a mom way. that likes the idea of high-quality ingredi“It’s build-your-own bakery cinnamon ents and freshness and it worked out well rolls customized with 20 flavors and 20 for our family. ” different toppings,” said Gilbert resident The couple is throwing 100 percent of Shanntel Hobbensiefken, who co-owns the their time into their new endeavor. Hobbenfranchise with her husband Aaron. siefken’s husband left behind a career as a “What’s unique about it is it’s planthigh school history teacher for his new gig. based,” she said. “It’s dairy-free, egg-free, Aaron and Shanntel Hobbensiefken stand in what will soon be the Gilbert Cinnaholic bakery with “We will be working the front of the their three children. The franchise features vegan cinnamon rolls . cholesterol-free and half the calories of our (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) house and the back of the house,” competitor. Our typical Old Skool Roll is 450 Hobbensiefken said. “My huscalories.” “People are shocked when they are told band and I are fully committed However, the various toppings will init’s plant-based,” she said. “Lot of people and will be spending lot of time crease that calorie count and cost, she adddon’t realize it’s vegan.” baking. ” ed. The average cost of a regular roll is $5.50, Co-founders Shannon and Florian Radke Baking is right up Hobbensiefaccording to Hobbensiefken. launched the California-based company in ken’s alley. Despite eschewing the traditional ingre2010 with their first bakery in downtown “I like to bake and to cook for dients such as eggs, milk and butter that go Berkeley. Today, with the Gilbert bakery, my family, ” she said. “I would like into a cinnamon roll, there is no sacrifice in there are 31 locations in the United States to bake unique things for my kids’ taste, according to Hobbensiefken, who’s and Canada. birthday parties, for friends and eaten the baked goods at the Cinnaholic Shannon Radke called the couple “the families and events. It’s always Bakery in Brea, California, near where she perfect team to grow the Cinnaholic brand been a fun, creative outlet for me.” used to live. in Arizona.” The couple plans on hiring 20 Cinnaholic is scoring to 25 part-time employees. The rave reviews from cus- Cinnaholic’s frosting comes in numerous flavors and bakery also will offer catering customers can also order special fruit toppomgs as well. tomers, even from non- (Special to GSN) for occasions such as weddings, vegans. office parties and business meet“I’m a full on, baconings. eating omnivore and I us,” Hobbensiefken said. “Our closest com“We are looking at mid-June for opening,” will destroy a Cinnaholic petitive is Cinnabon, where it’s not scratch- Hobbensiefken said. cinnamon roll,” wrote made or customized gourmet.” The bakery was still under construction Cinnaholic’s frosting flavors include lem- last week so an official opening was not yet one customer on Yelp, a crowd-sourced re- on, chai, peanut butter, cake batter and ama- set. But on opening day, Cinnaholic will treat view forum. “Seriously, retto while toppings include apples, caramel customers to $1 gourmet rolls. whether you are vegan sauce and marshmallows. “I have young, very active boys that can’t Customers can stick with the classic wait,” Hobbensiefken said. “They’ve been a or not, you will want one of these things in your cinnamon roll or build their own creation. part of it and why we are doing this.” Some popular cinnamon roll combinations face.” Another customer include Blueberry Pie, Strawberries and wrote “it blew my mind” Cream and Cookie Monster, according to the when she found out she company’s website. What: Cinnaholic Bakery Other menu items include bite-sized was eating a vegan cinWhere: Opening in mid-June at Suite 103, Baby Buns, cookies, brownies and raw, ednamon roll. 1887 E.Williams Field Road, Gilbert “This is the first in ible cookie dough. Contact: 480-809-9068 Hobbensiefken said she is working with a Florian amd Shannon Radke founded the Cinnhaloic franchise in Arizona to open, there’s Information: cinnaholic.com Berkeley, California. (Special to GSN really nothing that is like Gilbert coffee roaster to offer locally sourced

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ositive Paths, an Arizona nonprofit organization focused on providing women with self-sustainability through mentoring and education, held its annual Night of Heroes Gala. The event honors the East Valley Man and Woman of the Year. This year Michael Pollack, President and Founder of Pollack Investments, and Kathy Tilque, CEO of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, were recognized both of whom have been strong advocates for women and families in the East Valley. Tilque’s leadership in the East Valley spans nearly three decades and she is well-known for mentoring young women in the business field. Her leadership and focus on access to care for the underserved contributed to the development of the Heritage Center in Gilbert, which houses nonprofit organizations providing healthcare, education and resources for underserved women and families. Her service on the Dignity Health East Valley

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Community Board includes advocacy for the expansion of Women’s and Children’s service lines. One of Tilque’s most enduring legacies will be as one of the founders of Positive Paths, where she served as a founding member, president and treasurer of the board of directors, committee chairperson and mentor to young women. Kathy said that the award means so much to her because of the work that Positive Paths does. “Because I believe in what we’re doing and

you know, it’s such an honor to be recognized for the work that I’ve done for Positive Paths and some other things in the community because I know that the work I’ve done with others is helping these women and people in our community,” Tilque said. “That’s why it’s such an honor because I feel like the people who nominated me and the people who agreed to give me the award are colleagues and peers and people that I admire so much.” Positive Paths is supported by donations from organizations and individuals who believe that supporting women strengthens entire families and builds strong communities. The Gala enjoys tremendous support from the community. To date the Ignite sponsor is The Rudge Foundation; the Inspire sponsor is Dignity Health (Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers); the Honor sponsors are Trust Bank, Intel and McColes Ranch, and the Uplift sponsor is TTG Advisors.

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June 5 Chamber Chat- After Hours 4-6 p.m. Barrio Brewing Co. 5803 S. Sossaman Road, Mesa This after-hours event is a great opportunity to socialize with familiar faces and build new relationships in a relaxed setting. Plan to exchange leads, share resources, and showcase your expertise! Spouses are welcome. Admission: $15. Bring a door prize of $25 or more and get a minute at the mic to introduce your business (members only).

June 7 Gilbert Leadership Class XXVII Graduation 6—8:30 p.m. Life Community Church 717 W. Ray Road, Gilbert Over the past nine months, class participants have worked together to discover the infrastructure of our

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June 19 Annual Business Awards Luncheon Presented by Alliance Bank of Arizona 11 a.m.-1 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix- Gilbert 1800 S. SanTan Village Parkway, Gilbert Join us for this annual celebration as we deliver the Chamber’s Year In Review, honor the volunteers who serve the Chamber, and announce the recipients of this year’s annual business awards. Admission: Members $40; general admission $75. Prices for members and nonmembers go up $10 after June 13.

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June 21 Chamber Connections- Midday Presented by Woodard Construction 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thirsty Amigos Taco Shop 1026 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert This informal gathering is a fun way to share conversation with other professionals while learning more about businesses and services within our community. Admission: $15.

June 26 Public Policy Speaker Series 4-5 p.m. Gilbert Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert The Public Policy Speakers’ Series is an exclusive Chamber-member only dialogue with key government officials. Free, members only

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Civic-minded seniors needed to combat Medicare fraud BY CHRISTY ABRAMS GSN Guest Writer

t’s estimated that Medicare fraud and abuse costs taxpayers more than $60 billion a year nationally. About 1.2 million Arizona seniors are eligible to receive Medicare benefits today. A dense population of Medicare-eligible seniors creates a breeding ground for Medicare fraud, and a greater need for Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) volunteers to protect this vulnerable population in our state. Scammers typically gain their victim’s trust by claiming to be a credible professional such as a social worker or doctor, and prey on senior’s emotions by pretending to be their friend. Furthermore, older adults who have experienced healthcare fraud may feel

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uncomfortable reporting the crime. Arizona is ramping up its efforts to fight Medicare fraud with an awareness and volunteer recruitment campaign seeking retired and semi-retired professionals and others for its SMP project. SMP volunteers help preserve the Medicare benefit for their peers and generations to come. They empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers to prevent, detect and report healthcare fraud, errors and abuse through community outreach, one-on-one peer counseling and education. Volunteers receive a 30-hour training that covers the patrol’s mission, Medicare basics, how to recognize Medicare fraud and abuse and what to do about it. For example, Medicare beneficiaries should be aware of durable medical equipment (DME) fraud schemes involving items like walkers; wheelchairs; and back, neck and knee braces. DME sent by

a supplier must be prescribed by a doctor. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), fraudulent telemarketing and DME supplies contribute to the estimated $60 billion in fraudulent Medicare payments each year.

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Mountain Pointe High hosting football camp BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

high-intensity football camp targeting Southeast Valley high school football players will take place on June 22-23 at Mountain Pointe High School. The camp will be the first by Level Up, an Ahwatukee-based organization under the umbrella of 1st Place Tutoring and powered by Dayton, Ohiobased Enhance U Sports Performance Academy. “This camp is different because it is not a celebrity football camp,” said Michael Bond, Executive Director of Level Up and owner and operator of 1st Place Tutoring. “This camp is specifically designed to give high-level instruction to student-athletes to give them the tools to reach the next level.”

Campers will be coached by professionals with several years of experience at every level. Mountain Pointe head coach Rich Wellbrock is the camp host and will also coach the offensive line. Ron Aiken, a former assistant coach at the University of Iowa, University of Oregon and the Arizona Cardinals, will coach the defensive line. Luke Matthews and Derek Deardorff, assistants at the University of Hawaii, will coach wide receivers and quarterbacks. Other coaches at the camp include former New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans wide receiver Tramain Hall, who is the founder of Enhance U Sports Performance Academy. Jake Peterson, the defensive coordinator at Valley Christian High

School in Chandler will coach defensive backs alongside Cuyahoga (Ohio) High assistant Jeff Klusti and Brandon Wirrig, a professional performance trainer. Campers will go through extensive drills specific to their position, as well as learn the necessary fundamentals to be successful both on and off the field. An emphasis will be put on success in the classroom, as Bond and the other coaches will stress the importance of maintaining academic success in order to move on to the next level. Coaches will also encourage players to set goals for themselves, as well as prepare them for college. “Athletes who are freshmen learn what it takes and what they must do to become junior varsity players,” Bond said. “Varsity players will learn what

they must do for the next level up, in order to become highly recruited athletes prepared to contribute in college. “We want to train mind, body and soul so they are not only better players but also better people when they leave us.” While Level Up is targeting Southeast Valley prep football players, all are encouraged to register. “Our student-athletes are a source of pride and an asset to our community,” Bond said. “This camp will not be all Xs and Os. It is focused on learning. There will be periods set aside for discussion of the importance of academics, keeping up with school and what to do and where to get help if needed.” Information/registration: levelupaz.com.

the top talent in the state in action. A former quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers from 1998-2002, DeGrenier has paid close attention to the rise in division I caliber quarterbacks in the state the past few seasons. Several quarterbacks with multiple division I offers took part in the tournament on Saturday, including Chaparral’s Jack Miller, an Ohio State commit, Pinnacle’s JD Johnson, a Michigan commit, and Gilbert’s Will Plummer, an Arizona commit. “(Will) is doing good,” said Derek Zellner, Gilbert High’s coach. “I’m pleased with how we did. Sometimes you run into teams that have more guys than you do and that’s just the case.” Plummer led Gilbert into the gold bracket of the tournament, designated for teams that won their four-team pool. The Tigers went on to beat Seton Catholic before running into Miller and Chaparral high schools. The Firebirds depth took over in the match up, but it presented Zellner an opportunity to see where his team is at this point in the summer, another added bonus for several teams in the tournament. “There’s some teams here that are at the top and others who are maybe in

that second tier like us,” DeGrenier said of his Mesa team. “This tournament just provides an opportunity to really see how you stack up against tough competition and see what you need to work on.” Among the top teams competing in the tournament was three-time defending 6A state champion Chandler. Chandler has plenty of returning talent to make another run at the title, but it was also the first time against other competition for players taking over starting roles on both sides of the ball. “You come here to improve,” Garretson said. “Having the ability to come play against teams like Pinnacle, Hamilton and Chaparral, it helps us learn. Chad puts on a great tournament. I think it’s the best in Arizona.” Every team brought a high level of intensity that could be seen and heard across the entire Scottsdale complex. While winning was the goal for each team, even those who fell short walked away having improved in some capacity. “It’s about the kids and providing a great tournament,” DeGrenier said. “We want the teams to be able to come in and get their work in a safe environment on quality fields.”

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he end of the school year signals the start of summer football training for high schools all across Arizona, as many begin workout programs and field work throughout the week. While some teams take the weekends off, others enter 7-on-7 passing tournaments to hone their skills against local competition before the pads come on. The Nike GBAC 7-on-7 is the first big passing tournament of the summer, bringing together several programs from every division to compete. “This is one of the best tournaments in the state and even this side of the Mississippi (river),” said Chad DeGrenier, Mesa High School’s football coach. “All of the coaches that come here, it’s the best of the best. Everyone enjoys it.” DeGrenier, who was hired at Mesa in December, is the founder of Gotta Believe Athletic Club, a non-profit organization based in Scottsdale that focuses on training, conditioning and motivation for young athletes. Through Gotta Believe, DeGrenier and Dan DeChesaro have put on the Nike

Mesa High football coach Chad DeGrenier, the founder of Gotta Believe it Athletic Club in Scottsdale, has partnered with Dan DeChesaro the past seven years to put on the Nike GBAC 7-on-7 passing tournament. More than 40 teams competed in the tournament on Saturday, May 25 at Scottsdale Sports Complex. (Zach Alvira/GSN Staff)

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ou don’t have to read all about it this month at the Hale Theatre, but rather watch a musical based on the kids who used to yell that request on city streets just before the 20th century began. Through June 29, the Gilbert theater will be presenting “Newsies,” the 1992 Broadway hit based on the 1899 New York City newsboys’ strike. The story revolves around a newsboy named Jack Kelly who organizes a strike against the owner, Joseph Pulitzer, after he raises the price of newspapers that the boys hawk to make a living. With the help of a young reporter, the strike spreads. Directed and choreographed by Cambrian James, with musical direction by

Elizabeth Spencer, the Hale production promises “rousing songs and iconic, high energy, dance numbers,” a theater spokeswoman said. Kade Bailey stars as Jack Kelly, Kaitlyn Russell plays Katherine Plumber and Joey Morrison plays the greedy newspaper owner. “Newsies: is produced by David and Corrin Dietlein. Performance times are 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Matinees are 3 p.m. Saturdays and some Fridays. Tickets are $40 for adults and $22 for kids 5-17 and are available at HaleTheatreArizona.com, 480-497-1181 or 50 West Page Ave., Gilbert. Simply click on the Information tab and choose Directions and Parking from the pull down menu.

A colorful cast with rousing tunes and high-energy dance numbers highlight the Hale Theatre’s current production of the Broadway hit “Newsies.” (Hale Theater)

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Tanner Morris is the kind of theater buff who looks at it from a variety of angles. When he was 15, the Mesa man, then a freshman at Red Mountain High School, joined the East Valley Children’s theatre, getting roles in nearly a dozen productions. He won an AriZONI for his performance in 2016 a lead role — as Prince Dalliance in “67 Cinderellas.” But when he turned 17, he got interested in the inner workings of the theater — and how stage managers make the backstage activity work with the prevision of a Swiss clock. He started as an assistant stage manager, working with Karen Rolston, the theater company’s producing artistic director, workshop instructor and mainstage director. Then he graduated to stage manager — and liked it even more than acting. “I stopped acting at 17,” said Morris, now 20, and noting he could have hung on to acting until he “aged out” of the 19-year-old age limit for cast members. “I don’t know what it is but the whole technical side of theater really fascinates

The cast of about 30 actors and actresses ages 8 to 18 will play out something that occurred to Morris when he was still an actor. He started rethinking the story of Peter Pan, wondering what happened when the flying boy left Neverland. Then he imagined Captain Hook taking control of Neverland — and Among the cast of about 30 in the original play “The Lost Boys of Neverland” are, from left, Elizabeth Schaible of Mesa, Dillon Indillicato how a foster girl from of Gilbert, Mason Brummond and Marco Velasquez of Gilbert. (Penrod New York City might Photography) undo the infamous cad. me. I love it.” Part of the reason Now, Morris has taken on yet another he was rethinking “Peter Pan” was beside of the theater — playwright. cause his stage manager brain kicked in He wrote an original script, “The Lost gear. Boys of Neverland,” that the East Valley Because of various issues, “we can’t Children’s Theatre will present June 13- have kids flying in the air.” So without a 16 and June 20-23 at the Mesa Arts Cen- flying Peter Pan, why have one at all? ter. Show times are 7 p.m. Fridays and Morris wrote the first draft two years Saturdays, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays ago and worked with Rolston to refine it. and 2 p.m. Sundays. The production fea“Where we are now with it is very diftures a number of Gilbert kids and teens. ferent from where I started, but we’re

both very happy to be there. We’re in a very good place,” he said. As stage manager, Morris normally has a lot on his plate. He has to make sure everything is in sync from before the curtain is raised until the final bows. Among those responsibilities is making sure the young cast members are where they’re supposed to be and that they are behaving and paying attention throughout rehearsals and every presentation. Though any given production can involve pretty young cast members, he said, “You’d be surprised how professional everyone is.” This month, however, Morris won’t be behind the curtains weaving his magic. He’ll be in the audience, watching how the boys and girls, children and teens give voice and movement to his words. “I’ll see it on opening night,” he said, although he admitted getting a sneak preview of one rehearsal and liked what he had seen so far. Morris isn’t getting out of stage managing, but rather adding to his resume to take another step toward his goal — writing scripts and making movies. Tickets for “Lost Boys” are $15 and can be purchased by calling 480-644-6500 or going to mesaartscenter.com.

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know you’ve been waiting for someone to give you permission to safely eat raw chocolate chip cookie dough. Well, now you have it because this delicious version of America’s favorite cookie uses hard boiled eggs instead of raw eggs. It’s no surprise that eggs are an important ingredient in most chocolate chip cookie recipes. But can hard boiled eggs not only substitute for fresh eggs, but in fact, make the cookies fantastic? That’s eggsactly what they’ll do!

Mix this recipe up in a food processor or mixing bowl. I’ve also included some tips like browning the butter to make chocolate chip cookies even yummier.

2 and 3/4 cups flour* 1 cup chilled butter (2 sticks), cut into small chunks or browned (see Jan’s Note) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 hard boiled eggs, finely diced or mashed 1 and 1/2 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped (optional)

Directions:

Combine flour and butter in a food processor or mixing bowl. Blend until mixture is the texture of small crumbs. Jan’s Note: For browned butter, melt butter in skillet over medium high heat and simmer until butter turns amber. The melting butter will bubble and foam, so stir to check for amber color. Pour into bowl and freeze butter to re-harden. When hardened, combine with flour in the processor or mixing bowl. Add the salt and baking soda to the flour and butter combination and mix until just combined. Add brown sugar, vanilla and boiled eggs. Pulse

again or mix until mixture comes together. Add chocolate chips and walnuts, using a wooden spoon to mix. Make 1-inch balls of cookie dough and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove cookies from oven. Cool for several minute and then place on cooling rack. For soft cookies, place them in an air-tight container as soon as they have cooled. Makes approximately 32 cookies. Catch my new radio show: It’s called Dishin’ It Up with Jan D’Atri and you’ll hear it every Saturday from 2-3 p.m. on KTAR NEWS 92.3 FM. *The Centers for Disease Control warns against eating raw flour as it may contain E. coli.

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Advertisement of Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after June 21, 2019 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US 60 Self Storage, 1661 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 102, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Holly Keene 204 Ladonna Watson 307 Nigel Patrick Cooper 254 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s). Publish: East Valley Tribune Jun 9, 16, 2019 / 21255

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