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exual assault victims from the East Valley and throughout the nation are finally getting justice – even though they had to wait far too long. In Maricopa County alone, an exhaustive quest to test a backlog of more than 4,500 sexual assault examination kits dating back 27 years is finally winding toward an end early next year with about 200 kits to go. In Phoenix, the person who spearheaded this four-year campaign to right a wrong was Gilbert’s Jon Eliason, a former Mesa city prosecutor who served as division chief of the Special Victims Bureau at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office at the time the campaign began.

“You have all these women who went through an exam fully believing that the police would analyze it,’’ said Eliason, now chief of the County Attorney's Major Crimes Division. “I can’t imagine there was a victim who went through the examination who expected it would not be tested.’’ “It’s doing the right thing, bringing closure to victims and arresting bad guys for violent, intimate crimes,’’ Eliason said. Defendants who might have thought they got away with felonies a decade or more ago are going to prison instead, thanks to the inexorable trail of DNA evidence and a more enlightened approach by police and prosecutors.

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Before becoming chief of the County Attorney's Special Victims Bureau, Gilbert’s Jon Eliason attacked the backlog of thousands of rape kits. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

Historic Morrison Ranch hits a milestone

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he last remaining farmland in Gilbert zoned for single-family homes has sold at Morrison Ranch, the 2,000acre master-planned community in the southeast part of town. Four homebuilders – Maracay Homes, Toll Bros Homes, Fulton Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes – each bought portions of the remaining 119 acres to build 330 homes. “They will do all the improvements in the next 12 to 15 months – streets, utilities and roads – and then they will build models and begin building spec homes and selling to the public,” said Howard Morrison, a partner at Morrison Ranch. “Certainly, there would not be anyone occupying any homes in next year and a half;

The Morrison family kept the old silos from their ranch operation near residential communities now on the land. (The Morrison Family)

possibly longer, depending on the market,” he said. The upcoming homes will add to the approximately 2,700 that currently exist in Morrison Ranch, according to Morrison. The new homes will continue the commu-

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zoned for commercial, 53 acres for industrial and two 14-acre parcels zoned for multi-family development, according to Morrison. Besides amenities and homes, the large-scale residential community currently has on site the two-story, 228unit Highland Groves at Morrison Ranch Apartments, two neighborhood shopping centers and San Tan Charter School. As Morrison Ranch, which once grew cotton, corn and alfalfa, reaches buildout, it has managed to hold onto its rural roots by way of tree-lined streets, wide, grass-covered setbacks, two-rail white fences and front porches on most of the homes. According to the Morrison Ranch website, over 11,600 trees have been planted in the residential neighborhoods, with an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 more trees to be planted before the community is fully developed. Lakes filled with reclaimed water in the community allow the use of grass and shade trees in all open spaces, including rights-of-way. Gilbert originally adopted the Morrison Ranch development plan in 1988, and the first home was built in 2004. The family’s vision was to create a community that reminded people of Gilbert’s agricultural heritage. The Morrison Family had been farming on the land for more than 80 years since Howard and Leatha Morrison arrived to Gilbert from Oklahoma in the early 1920s, according to the Morrison Ranch website. The couple’s two sons, Marvin and Kenneth, went on to transform the family’s small landholdings into the East Valley’s biggest farming operations. Marvin married June Neely, from another prominent farming family, and had three sons, including Howard and Scott, who are partners at Morrison Ranch The family slowly planned each neighborhood with the overall concept in mind, selling relatively large parcels to multiple homebuilders.

Howard Morrison, lower right, is a descendant of Kenneth and Marvin Morrison, below, the early pioneers of the sprawling Morrison Ranch in Gilbert. (The Morrison Family)

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Four signature grain silos sit at the core of Morrison Ranch, a reminder of when the land once housed one of the world’s largest dairy operations. The ranch also was one of Arizona’s largest ranching businesses, grazing cattle on over 400 square miles of state and leased land stretching from Flagstaff to the Verde River.

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With the approval of then-County AtAmong the detectives’ duties was torney Bill Montgomery, it was Eliason combing through old police reports to who saw a moral imperative for his of- prepare the kits for testing to determine fice to participate when one of his pros- which evidence would be most likely to ecutors came back from a conference return a “hit,’’ a DNA sample matching in 2015 and told him about an excit- one already in the federal system. Eliason said about 230 kits still need ing – and generous – project launched by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus to be tested by two labs that were approved nationally to handle the testing, Vance Jr. Vance, the son of a noted U.S. diplo- Sorenson Forensics in Utah and Bode mat, launched a national campaign to Technologies in Virginia. “With our $38 million investment, we eliminate the backlog by passing out $38 million in grants to police and pros- have begun to rectify what has been a ecutors, including $1.9 million to Mari- tragic failure of government and law encopa County in October 2015. forcement at all levels – a decades-long, Vance’s grants came from forfeiture systemic denial of equal rights for womfunds seized from banks accused of vio- en in the justice system,’’ Vance said. Since Vance’s attack on the backlog lating U.S. sanctions. 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Eliason from the U.S. Department of Justice to said more than 800 kits from the East match his “investment’’ in testing the Valley cities of Mesa, Chandler and Gilgrants – greatly expanding his program’s bert were tested, generating 172 hits. impact in eliminating an alarming backThe majority of those were in Mesa, log of rape examination kits. where 602 kits were tested, generating Eliason said this teamwork paid off in Maricopa County, with his office receivsee VICTIMS page 5

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134 hits, Mesa police Sgt. Matt Lawes said. Sgt. Mark Marino, a Gilbert police spokesman, said all of his department’s backlog was tested as of 2018, but he said he did not know the number. Sgt. Dan Mejia, a Chandler police spokesman, said 120 Chandler kits were tested. He said 80 cases were reviewed and closed, while 40 are pending review. Chandler police re-evaluated three cases for potential charges. One case was dropped when the victim did not wish to pursue further investigation, while the two others are awaiting additional DNA testing. “Chandler detectives throughout the years have submitted cases for testing appropriately when DNA became readily available,’’ Mejia said. “So, in most of these cases, DNA was not a factor with regards to substantiating some of the elements required in a sexual assault.’’ In the West Valley, the grants paid for police departments to get 467 kits tested, with 87 DNA hits obtained. Eliason, now division chief of the Major Offenders Bureau, said the 14 convictions stemming from testing the kits so far have been on relatively obvious cases and that the DNA information obtained from other kits may eventually lead to additional arrests years into the future. He said he anticipates that the DNA trail from the kits will eventually lead to arrests in two homicides. “I am confident in the next 12 months, we will be talking about a murder case,’’ Eliason said. He said that overlooking the unexamined kits – a potential source of incriminating evidence – makes no sense from a prosecutor’s point of view. “Here’s a way to develop cases,’’ he said. “It’s a lot like, you go to an old gold mine, the first place you look is the tailings.’’

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In several incidents, the old rape examination kits helped police establish a pattern of behavior, identifying a serial rapist, Eliason said. “If you have three of them, they become a lot more powerful than one by itself,’’ he said. While police and prosecutors dug into the backlog, they also sought to make sure the same mistake was never repeated by establishing the Maricopa County Sexual Assault Kit Protocol Work Group. The study group included police, prosecutors and victims’ rights advocates

who established protocols for investigating sexual assault cases. “Every victim counts,’’ Eliason said. “It was setting standards. We want to make sure this never happens again.’’ The Legislature also passed a law in 2017 requiring all rape kits to be processed within 15 days. Tasha Menaker, co-CEO of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, praised Eliason’s efforts, but she said more work is needed for the legal system to treat victims with respect. “I think it’s a positive thing,’’ Menaker said. “I’m pleased the kits are being tested now and I’m glad we have protocols in place.’’ But she said the backlog also demonstrates why many victims – an estimated 70 percent to 80 percent – don’t report sexual assaults to police, believing that the criminal justice system will ignore them. “If you went through the effort to go through the exam and nothing happens, you feel your voice wasn’t heard,’’ Menaker said. “It’s a bigger issue than just the kits. At the end of the day, we still blame and stigmatize sexual assault victims.’’ While a sexual assault leaves an indelible scar on a women’s psyche, undergoing the 13-step rape kit examination can also be humiliating. Throughout the metro area, victims are brought to facilities such as the Mesa Family Advocacy Center, where they can be interviewed by a detective and examined by a forensic nurse, who administers the sexual assault examination kit. “If they have the courage to come forward, it’s a one-stop shop. You can tell the story once,’’ Lawes said. For many years in Mesa, the sexual assaults kits had been sent to the Mesa Crime Lab the next day, with results generally coming back in about two weeks, he said. “The backlog is not recent cases. It’s older cases when DNA testing was expensive. They were very judicious about which kits they tested,’’ Lawes said. Many of these untested kits were on “he said-she said” cases in which a victim identified her attacker and consent was the key issue, Lawes said. In some cases, DNA might tend to confirm a victim’s identification of a suspect, but it might not necessarily lead to an arrest because of the consent issue, he said. “Evolution of DNA is part of the puzzle. Then, you have to overcome customs,’’ he said. “It was not possible to test ev-

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he was jumped from behind, thrown to the ground and violated by an acquaintance in a vacant Tempe apartment. For the next 15 years, Tracy Rios remained disappointed, losing her faith in the criminal justice system after she reported the sexual assault to Tempe police and identified her attacker. He was never prosecuted. Rios went on with her life, trying not to let her unhealed emotional scar defeat her. “I was told they couldn’t take it any further. It kind of hurt,’’ Rios said. “It’s sad. It makes us victims look like they don’t take us seriously.’’ But Rios’ world changed in early 2017 when a Tempe police cold case detective suddenly on her door and delivered incredible news. The sexual assault examination kit, which had been administered to Rios so many years earlier, had finally been tested as part of a national campaign

backing up her original account. Rios had been unable to call Muktar, who had disconnected his phone. At that point, the case was going nowhere. The detective told Rios something she thought she would never hear. Police were moving forward with plans to arrest Muktar and he would be prosecuted by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “It restored my faith in the system. Everyone can get justice,’’ Rios said, even if it took far too long in her case. She said she felt vindicated. The news was jarTracy Rios, now of Apache Junction, never thought her rapist from 15 ring, but it also was what years ago would be punished until police processed her rape kit in 2017. she always wanted. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer) “I get justice, that my by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus story is was being heard, and that guy was going to jail for what he did.’’ Vance Jr. to clear up a huge backlog. Muktar, 40, who has an arrest record Tempe police had received a “hit,’’ identifying Rios’ attacker as Nur Muktar, for several other crimes, including bur-

glary and drug possession, was sentenced on March 8, 2018, by Superior Court Judge Peter Reinstein to seven years in prison for sexual assault and to lifetime supervised probation for attempted sexual assault. Muktar also must register as a sex offender. Muktar pleaded guilty to the charges, sparing Rios from testifying about her attack in court. “I didn’t need to be cross-examined and second-guessed. I’d have to relive everything again,’’ Rios said. “I will never forget’’ the attack. “You are never quite whole again,’’ said Rios, 42, a medical transportation driver. “It always stays in the back of your mind.’’ Instead, Rios accepted an invitation to tell her story at a press conference in New York City in March 2019, when Vance summarized the results of his rape kits campaign and she was one of four survivors to attend. Although Rios said she was very nervous and overwhelmed by her first trip

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Paladino’s case seems like a classic example. In a sentencing memorandum, Jesus Acosta, his defense attorney, outlined a series of allegations that never resulted in sexual assault charges. Gilbert police referred Paladino to juvenile authorities. He was placed on intensive probation for three years and received mental health treatment, according to a pre-sentence report. But testing the old rape kits, dating back to 2003, linked Paladino to the series of assaults in which the victims told similar stories. The victims included a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl. A 17-year-old victim said Paladino dropped out of high school at the time because his nickname was “The Rapist,’’ according to a pre-sentence report. In Arizona, the age of consent is 18. In the report, Paladino claimed that he had sex with more than 200 women and had difficulty recalling details. “He commented that his sex drive was ‘pretty high’ when he was younger and

he was ‘a little rough,’ but he denied intending to hurt the women,’’ it said. Paladino generally claimed the sex acts were consensual, even though any sex act with an underage victim in Arizona is considered a sex crime. “The defendant commented that when girls get upset, they accuse you of raping them,’’ the pre-sentence report said. Acosta argued for leniency, saying that Paladino had given up drinking and had become a family man, running his own landscaping and auto repair businesses. “The defendant is deeply and sincerely sorry for his actions,’’ Acosta wrote. “Mr. Paladino has a conscience and he knows there is no excuse for his actions.’’ But a probation officer viewed Paladino much differently after reviewing reports of how his victims were traumatized, with one reporting anxiety, depression and a hospitalization. “The defendant’s actions demonstrated he was more concerned with fulfilling his own personal sexual interests and desires than for any negative long term emotional or psychological impacts his actions could potentially have on his victims,’’ the probation officer wrote. In the end, Paladino pleaded guilty on June 12 to one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted sexual assault. He was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Warren Granville to 5.25 years in prison and lifetime supervised probation. He also must register as a sex offender. “Now, we understand the power of DNA,’’ Bacon said.

to New York City, she described the attack in graphic detail. She had been to a friend’s birthday party on June 14, 2002. She had told Muktar she was tired and wanted a ride home. She said Muktar told her he had one more stop to make nearby and he would drive her home after that. Rios trusted Muktar, who mysteriously had a key to an apartment. After walking down a hallway, Rios said, she realized the apartment was vacant when she walked into the empty living room. She said Muktar grabbed her from behind and threw her to the ground. She said she fought her attacker off as best she could.

Muktar eventually drove her home, telling her on the trip, “I hope we can still be friends,’’ Rios said. She told him yes to please him, realizing she was still in jeopardy, knowing in her heart the opposite was true. “I came home and I just cried. I knew not to take a shower because it would wash away the DNA evidence. I just cried myself to sleep,’’ Rios said. Rios said she thanked Vance for shelling out the grants that finally got her and other survivors the justice they craved. In turn, she said Vance praised Rios and the others for their bravery in telling their stories. “I wanted to get my story out there to let other girls know there is justice and not to give up hope,’’ Rios said. “They let me down, but they made up for it afterwards.’’

erything back then. It was cost prohibitive.’’ Police understand DNA evidence much better today and take a broader approach, realizing it can not only identify suspects, but also link them to more than one incident, including cases in other states, through use of a federal databank, Tempe Det. Greg Bacon said. “It’s something that will never happen again,’’ he said. “When you look back at the grand scheme of DNA, there may have been a disconnect on what DNA could do.’’

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center, a general store, art studio, swimming pool, outdoor living areas, bocce ball and putting green. Local senior living developer and operator American Care Concepts partnered with Reichmann International Realty Advisors on the project. American Care Concepts, based in Gilbert, will manage the day-to-day operations at the community. It currently owns and manages American Orchards Senior Living in Gilbert and have projects under construction or in the planning stages in Queen Creek. Layton Construction was hired as the general contractor and architectural services were completed by Allen + Philp and Partners.

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n 89-unit apartment for seniors is being built on a dirt lot next to Gilbert High School. Officials recently broke ground on American Groves Senior Living, 941 E. Elliot Road. The 105,00-square-foot, two-story modern farmhouse-style building is expected to open in spring 2020. American Groves will offer independent living and assisted-living lifestyle options for senior residents in Gilbert and the East Valley. It is part of an explosion of such facilities across the East Valley in recent months as the industry attempts to cater to the wave of aging baby boomers. According to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day. “We are very excited to bring American Groves Senior Living to the community here in Gilbert,” said Benjamin Searle, CEO of American Care Concepts. “As with American Orchards, which is just down the street, we believe Ameri-

Gilbert officials and representatives of American Care Concepts recently broke ground on the new American Groves Senior Living facility on Elliot Road in Gilbert. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)

can Groves will fill a very specific need in our community – more specifically for those potential residents seeking a more independent lifestyle in a very unique and unparalleled senior-living setting,”

he added. Property features include large common areas, multiple dining venues, a destination-style wellness center that features a full-service spa and fitness

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Tempe police satisfied with Starbucks’ apology BY JIM WALSH GSN Staff Writer

t was insulting and embarrassing when a Starbucks barista on July 4 asked a group of six Tempe police officers to leave or stay out of the sight of a customer who complained that the officers made him feel unsafe. But when Rob Ferraro, president of the Tempe Officer’s Association, spotlighted the incident through a series of tweets, the officers received a groundswell of support and a personal apology from a Starbuck’s vice president. In the end, the incident ignited a healthy dialogue about how cops wanted to be treated like human beings and evaluated as individuals, not scapegoated as a group based upon the actions of a few “bad actors,’’ Ferrero said. “We’re human beings and members of the community like any other community,’’ Ferraro said. He said it’s not fair to judge anyone as part of a group based upon broad generalities, and that everyone deserves to be judged as individuals based on their

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own merits. “To make sweeping generalities about law enforcement because of there might be some bad actors is totally unacceptable,’’ Ferraro said. For decades, “minority groups have been fighting for just being equal,’’ Ferrero said. “Any member of our department would be appalled if a minority group was asked to leave.’’ Once the incident was disclosed, Starbucks shifted immediately into damage control mode, dispatching Rossann Williams, executive vice president and president of U.S. retail, to Tempe to issue an apology in person during meetings with Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir and with the six officers who were asked to leave the Starbucks at Scottsdale and McKellips roads in Tempe. The tweets from the Tempe Officers Association said the officers were in uniform and having coffee together before the start of a long shift when they were approached by the barista, who was polite, but still out of line, when she asked them to leave. “This treatment of public safety work-

ers could not be more disheartening. While the barista was polite, making such a request at all was offensive,’’ the officers association said. “Unfortunately, such treatment has become all too common in 2019.’’ The officers chose to leave the coffee shop, feeling “disappointed,’’ according to the association. But the incident did not appear to impact business at the north Tempe Starbucks. Cars were still lined up at the drive-thru window in late morning on Monday – the first business day after the holiday weekend – and employees seemed especially friendly in welcoming customers. In its letter of apology, Starbucks essentially agreed with the association and said police are welcome like any other customer. It vowed to take unspecified steps to prevent any further disrespectful incidents. “When those officers entered the store and a customer raised a concern over their presence, they should have been welcomed and treated with dignity and the utmost respect by our partners

(employees.) Instead, they were made to feel unwelcome and disrespected, which is completely unacceptable,’’ the letter said. “Our partners rely on your service and welcome your presence, which keeps our stores and the community a safe and welcoming place,’’ the statement continued in part. The association issued a statement saying police appreciated the apology, saying the six officers “came away from the meeting feeling heard and respected.’’ In the end, the association said it hopes the incident “re-affirms the important and strong partnership between our officer and our community.’’ Ferraro said he is glad he publicized the incident and believes it started an important dialogue about not scapegoating police. He said he feels no ill-will toward the barista. It was unclear what action, if any, was taken by Starbucks toward the barista. “It’s part of a culture where we are trying to appease people because they might be offended,’’ Ferraro said.

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Gilbert teens scramble for archery tourney funds BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

or 14-year-old Ethan Bowles, archery is more than just shooting an arrow at a bullseye. “It’s helped me make friends and strengthen friendships,” Ethan said. “I feel calm and confident, and it’s really cool.” Ethan and fellow members of the archery team at Arete Preparatory Academy Middle School in Gilbert have qualified to compete in the 2019 Open and Champions Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25-27. There, they will go headto-head with 5,200 students for prizes and scholarship money for college at the National Archery in the Schools Program event. The in-school archery program aims at improving educational performance among students in grades 4-12 by teaching them focus, self-control, discipline, patience and the life lessons required to be successful in the classroom and in life, according to the program’s website. “We really foster education first and sports second,” coach George Portillo said.

sports, we do more than shoot bows and arrows. We foster team work and confidence-building.” But for many team members, however, getting to Tennessee is a feat in itself due to the expense – including for travel, lodgings, food and entry fees. Seven students who qualified already opted out because of the cost, according to Portillo. The nine team members who are Ethan Bowles is baking cake pops to raise money for his part of the Arete going are Ethan, MatPreparatory Academy archery team’s trip to a Nashville tournament. thew Evans, Kyra Kel(Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer) ly, Deven Lipp, Jared “These kids are so smart. They go and Phillips, Aubrey Portillo, Sean Widner, look up and find out why did my arrow do Quinn Brady and Zachary Vandercook. The team members who qualified but this and look at it mathematically how to change it. They want to find out the theory can’t go are Emma Annest, Max Keith, behind archery, and that is what really Mason Keith, Joseph Restivo, Mary Salanhelped us excel and get to this point. With ski, Autumn Veselovsky and Lauren Vesel-

ovsky. Portillo has set up a GoFundMe account with the goal of raising $6,000. He also is looking for business sponsorships. “We’re not looking for a free ride,” he said. “We are looking to make it less than a burden on people in families that have committed.” As of last week, the GoFundMe account received over $600. One round-trip airline ticket alone was $600 per student. “We hope the $6,000 will cover most of the cost for students themselves,” Portillo said. “The idea was once we get the $6,000, we would divide it among the kids and hopefully it will cover the airplane tickets for them and help alleviate some pressure from the financial aspect of it. “The parents are paying for themselves and I’m paying for myself.” Portillo said Arete Preparatory is at a disadvantage asking for money. “People look at us and say, ‘It’s a charter school; they have money,’” he said. “Not all charter schools have money. There’s every walk of life at that school. We have kids that

and participate in activities such as trips to the movies, happy hours, crafts, game nights, travel and book clubs. They also give each other advice and support on the Facebook page. Since the Gilbert group launch, Norwood has created other girlfriends chapters in Chandler, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe and Queen Creek/San Tan Valley. The newest group, Highlands Ranch Girlfriends in Colorado, just started in June and more groups are planning to start in Colorado soon. These groups work to build face-toface relationships among family- and community-minded women in an age when communication is largely done over the internet. A recent study by health company Cigna found although people are more connected than ever, society is lonelier than it ever has been and that 47 percent of Americans did not have interper-

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n event celebrating women friendships and helping a good cause is scheduled for Aug. 1, on National Girlfriends Day. National Girlfriends Day is meant to draw greater awareness to the need for personal connections in the digital age. The Girlfriend Connection is celebrating the importance of those face-to-face connections with events from morning to night at various locations in the East Valley. “With everything going on in today’s world, women supporting women and girlfriends are more important than ever,” said Liz Norwood, Gilbert resident and co-founder of The Girlfriend Connection. “Female friendships make you healthier, happy, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.” Norwood also co-founded Gilbert Girl-

Gilbert resident Liz Norwood started The Girlfriend Connection. (Special to GSN)

friends, a group on Facebook. She launched that group in August 2017 after she moved to Gilbert and was looking to make friends. Today, the group boasts approximately 6,300 members who meet regularly

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are from very, very low income to parents that are well off on my team. I have people that are really struggling. Because we are a public charter, we rely on lot of the community to pay for athletics and things we need. Believe me, at the end of the year we are working with a shoestring budget.” Portillo said the school has helped the team with its $900 entry fee at April’s Western National Tournament in Salt Lake City – that qualified the team for Tennessee – covered the students’ transportation to competitions, uniforms and equipment during the academic year. “The school does its fair share,” he said. “But they never thought we would be getting to where we are.” Portillo, a stay-at-home dad who has kids at Arete, was asked by the school two years ago to coach the team. “I’ve been involved in archery for 30 years and shot semi-professionally,” he said. “I used to go around the country to shoot at tournaments and loved doing it.” During his first year as a volunteer, he coached then-8th-grader and first-time archery student Ciara Glackin all the way to the 2018 World Archery Championship, renamed this year as the Open and Champions Tournament.

George Portillo coaches the archery team at Arete Prep Middle School. (Special to GSN)

Arete – previously known as Mesa Preparatory Academy before it became a Great Hearts school, and moved to Gilbert – has had the archery program in place for about 10 years. Portillo’s leadership has grown the program at the school and he was named NASP’s Coach of the Year for 2019 for Arizona. Portillo said students are hustling to

raise money for the trip through babysitting, yard sales or, in Ethan’s case, baking cake pops. Ethan expected to be in kitchen for three days filling orders. “You have to make the cake and mix the dough from the cake and roll it out and put sticks in it,” he explained. “It’s hard but it pays off.” His cake pops sell for three for $5 and come in two flavors, birthday cake and chocolate. Mom Maggie Kurachi said when Ethan wanted to join the archery team she told him she could help with only half of the costs, such as the annual $250 school athletic fee and registration costs to the meets. “I’m a single mom of five kids,” she explained. “I know parents who are in a similar situation as mine. People assume our school is a wealthy school, and it’s not. There’s definitely some wealthy people there, like any school.” She said Ethan was so passionate about his athletic pursuit that he saved money to buy a $300 bow. Because the team has a limited number of bows, students have to share, which cuts into their practice time. Ethan’s bow, however, was stolen just before he left for nationals. Kurachi said she’s seen positive changes in her son since he’s taken up archery and

become one of the team’s top scorers. Namely, his accomplishment in the sport gave him the nerve to stand up being bullied in school, she said. “I feel like Ethan gained confidence, selfrespect,” she said. “He wasn’t aggressive about it, but he was assertive about sticking up for himself. It definitely boosted his confidence. He’s able to tell people he’s gone to nationals and qualified for world. That is huge. He’s worked so hard to be in archery and I’m so proud.” Kurachi said her son’s registration fee for the tournament has been paid with the understanding there would be no refund if they don’t come up with the money for the trip. Portillo said he will find a way to get the students to the tournament if their fundraising comes up short. “The means of travel will be different, we’ll be driving instead of flying,” he said. “These kids worked so hard to get to where they are at. We will do whatever we have to, to get there.”

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How historians saved decades of EV Trib work BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor

ounded in 1891 under a different name, the East Valley Tribune has a long and storied past. Its archives contain an estimated 750,000 items of paper, photographs, negatives and microfilm. All that history is held in repository at McCullough-Price House, part of the Chandler Museum, and about 50 percent of it has yet to be organized and preserved according to industry standards. “It’s a goldmine,” said Jody Crago, museum administrator, who oversees the collection. “There was a fire at the Tribune offices in 1936, so most everything that predates 1936 was destroyed,” said Nate Meyers, curator of collections. “For all intents and purposes, the collection starts in 1936 and includes everything all the way up to 2009. So yes, there are materials from the 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, and so on all the way back to 1936.” How it got there is almost as much of a roller coaster as the newspaper’s past.

Although the East Valley Tribune is thriving under its present publisher, Times Media Group – whose CEO, Steve Strickbine, bought the paper in 2016 – that wasn’t the case in 2011, when the newspaper looked as though it was going to fold. “We, as a museum, started to try to get pieces from the Tribune because the Chandler Arizonan was purchased by the Tribune and became one of the feeder papers. We were trying to save as much as we could,” Crago said. Crago also belongs to the East Valley Cultural Heritage Coalition, an organization comprising preservationists from Mesa Historical Museum, Gilbert Historical Museum and Arizona Historical Society of Tempe, in addition to the Chandler Museum. Members share story spaces and collection care for better productivity with limited resources. In 2011, the Tribune’s former publisher announced to its newsroom that the paper was going digital and its files were not traveling with it when the staff moved to a new space. Two reporters, Mike Sakal and Garin

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Nate Meyers, curator of collections at Chandler Museum, displays one of the acid-free boxes containing old slides from the East Valley Tribune. (Srianthi Perera/GSN Contributor)

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system was gone. “I just wanted to make sure that nothing happened to it. … Reporters were told to take what’s in your desk, everything else is going to trash,” Linoff said. “We came within a hair’s breadth of losing a substantial archive.” Crago names Linoff and his wife, Vicki, as the “heroes of the story.” “He knew that we, as organizations, were going to save the Tribune collection, and he had a building that wasn’t being used,” he said. The next task was to find the best way to distribute the material because there were items from various cities. The Tribune was established as Mesa’s first newspaper, the Evening Weekly Free Press, in 1891. For more than a century and taking in its stride dozens of new names and ownership changes, it has chartered the growth and development of the area. The newspaper gradually snowballed by absorbing community publications such as the Tempe Daily News in 1980, Chandler Arizonan in 1983, Gilbert Tribune in 1990 and Scottsdale Progress in 1993. The coalition decided to store it in Chandler because the city had a research library that was staffed five days a week

and could provide the most accessibility to the public. Eight years later, the archivists at the museum are still processing the find. Volunteers play a big part in the reorganizing. Grant help from Arizona Historical Society and Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board, and funds from the city of Chandler and individual donors keep it going. So far, the files of people’s surnames have been organized, and subject files comprising activities, events, buildings and businesses are being processed. Slides are being organized by date. Meyers, the curator of collections, said the museum accepts volunteers of any age and experience level. “There’s so much to do,” he said. Volunteers are expected to commit to helping a few hours minimally twie a month. During the first year, the archives were removed from the grocery boxes and placed in bankers’ boxes. As funds became more available, the paper, photos and slides were moved to acid-free boxes and folders. Acid-free protection is the industry standard in archiving documents because lignan, a naturally occurring acid in wood fiber, is removed from the protective storage items. So far, the oldest items noted in the col-

lection are from 1911, when the Roosevelt Dam was opened, Meyers said. The Tribune offices caught fire in 1956, and the collection picks up after that, with most items dating from the 1960s to 1980s. There are files on presidential matters, including a Kennedy file; two boxes of files on former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham, Justice Sandra Day O’Conner, Sen. John McCain and other Arizona stalwarts. Then there’s the local content. “For every image that ran in the paper, there were four to five images that didn’t run. It gives us the opportunity to get a really good sense of the East Valley,” Crago said. Although pictures of the 1980s and 1890s seem fairly recent and less historical, Crago said, they enhance the collection’s value. “The ability to have this stuff documented is a real coup because the East Valley Tribune documented the Valley and we have the ability to then go back and see people, events, stories that were important at that point and gives us the opportunity to use that in exhibits, research, and all sorts of stuff,” he said. Linoff said the collection is special because it represents the end of the analog era. “By the time the paper left, everything

was digital. It’s all on computer and on disk. These were the last hard records. You have printed photographs, you have negatives, you have slides. Nobody has that today; it’s now all digital,” he said. “I’m absolutely thrilled and excited that we were able to save and conserve. We get so much of our research information from newspapers. And if this is lost, there’ll be no way to regain it,” he added. Word is already out that the collection is available, Meyers said. Media representatives, students, historians and researches have contacted the museum for access. The ultimate plan is to digitize the whole collection for easy retrieval online. A small portion of it is already available at chandlerpedia.org (see under “Named Collections”). Crago is satisfied that the collection is now in a stable environment and not at risk. “It’s a labor of love. Several people have had hands in this. Everybody realizes this is a resource and we don’t want to see it disappear,” he said. “It’s in Chandler, but it’s a Valley story. By sharing it broadly, everybody benefits from it.” Details: chandlermuseum.org. To volunteer, write to Nate Meyers at nate.meyers@ chandleraz.gov.

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Gilbert’s new HQ Workspace is kid-friendly BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

Devin Harrison has found an ideal spot to run his business at kid-friendly HQ Workspace. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)

evin Harrison started a brand strategy and design marketing business a year ago. He worked in a small office at his home, but that took some effort. “The issue at home was staying focused, whether it was the kids running around, whether instead of getting work done it was home projects or the yard,” said the Chandler dad of three sons, 5 and 7-year-old twins. “It was easier to watch the kids, but it was also easier to get distracted and not get work done.” Popular co-working spaces weren’t an option for him because they were not kid-friendly, he said. But that all changed when Jamie Ihms opened The HQ Workspace on Gilbert Road, where Harrison rents a private office and takes his kids with him once a week. The parent-friendly shared-office

space recently held a grand opening. Ihms’ idea for her business took root five years ago. “I was working out of the home some

days and I would go to kid-friendly places and co-working places on other days,” recalled the Gilbert mom, a wedding planner.

One day she went to a co-working place, leaving her two toddlers at home with a part-time nanny while taking her newborn son with her. “He was unable to take a bottle so he had to go with me,” she said. “He slept most of the time, but as I was leaving a few hours later the owner approached me and said some of the other members were uncomfortable about having a baby in the space.” Ihms said she left feeling unwelcomed, frustrated and upset. “I felt like I was being told I had to choose between my family or my career and I wasn’t going to do that,” she said. Ihms never returned, instead going to coffee shops, places with kid-play areas and to MomPlex to conduct her business. MomPlex, a full-service child care and coworking space in Gilbert, later closed.

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Sunny Arizona keeps plastic surgeon busy BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

n the last 10 years, incidents of skin cancer have gone up by more than 50 percent nationwide – which means Dr. David Kelly is a pretty busy physician. The Gilbert resident is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who deals with the ravages of skin cancer. The job can be challenging for Kelly, one of the partners of the Center for Dermatology and Plastic Surgery – which has grown to nine clinics across the Valley, including Chandler and Gilbert, since he joined the practice in 2015. “I do a lot of skin cancer reconstruction on the head and neck, nose, eyelids, ears,” he said, recalling how one of his more challenging surgeries involved the reconstruction of an ear. “It basically was the entire ear,” he said. “All the earlobe was completely gone…I had to replace the cartilage

in the ear and then also the skin on the front and back of the ear. So that required about three different surgeries to reconstruct the ear, rebuild it and put new cartilage in the ear to help support the ear.” He sees a lot of the damage that unprotected skin can suffer from exposure to the sun. And the age range of patients is virtually limitless. The sun generally inflicts most of its damage on people before they turn 30, Dr. David Kelly of Gilbert is a plastic surgeon and business partner at the Center for Dermatology and Plastic Surgery. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) but skin cancer can take decades to develop. Moreover, Consequently, “We definitely have a when older patients were that young, lot of patients 60, 70, 80,” Kelly said. sunscreen products were not nearly as “But being in Arizona, we see a fair effective as they are today. amount of younger people in their 30s

and 40s with some pretty significant skin cancers,” he added. “I see a lot of pediatric patients that pediatricians and dermatologists send me.” Of the 19 different medical providers at the Center for Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Kelly is one of three different types of physicians. Besides dermatologists, the center also has Mohs micrographic surgeons. Named after Dr. Frederick Mohs, the founder of micrographic surgery, the procedure removes cancerous tissue while removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible. They usually are the physicians whom patients see before they see Kelly, who has two Mohs surgeons on his team, in the hope that radical reconstructive surgery might be averted. “Most patients will come in and they have a spot that’s not healing,” Kelly explained. “So we’ll biopsy it and once we determine it actually is skin can-

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GPS superintendent: deeply rooted in family values BY DR. SHANE MCCORD Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent

ear Gilbert Public Schools community: As we prepare for the next school year, please let me start by thanking you for the trust you place in us every day. We take our role as educators, supporters, community leaders and role models very seriously. To that end, despite being a large district, we remain deeply rooted in our core values of being a family while positioning students first in all we do. Last year I asked all our teachers,

support workers and administrators to connect, create and care with every student and every colleague. It is a collective mission and one we will continue this year as we strive to inspire excellence in every learner. As we prepare for our 33,000 preK-12 students to return in August, we have been busy over the summer to ensure the 2019-20 school year builds on the momentum we created last year. Here are just some of the summer events I’d like to share with you: Our district and school websites have been updated, thereby enhancing your online experience and improving accessibility to all of the informa-

tion you need. Visit gilbertschools.net for everything you need for back to school, including school-supply lists, new start- and end-time reminders, and much more! Our Operations and Maintenance staff have spent the summer upgrading parking lots and facilities, laying new carpet, resurfacing gym floors, installing computer labs, painting our buildings and other efforts to ensure we are fully prepared for the return of our students and that learning environments are optimal for all. Finally, in addition to the pride I feel as your superintendent, I was humbled to learn in June that Gilbert Public Schools was recognized as the

2019 Employer of Choice by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. This incredible honor is owned by each and every staff member who supports our students each and every day. On behalf of the district, we remain grateful for all of your ongoing support that enables us, among other things, to create the most optimal learning environment possible for our students. To that end, the first day of school is August 1, and we can’t wait to see you all! We will be out at the bus stops and in our schools welcoming new and returning students and staff, and standing alongside our families as we all transition to new school start and end times.

Higley schools chief looks toward an exciting 2019-20 BY DR. MIKE THOMASON Higley Unified Supreintendent

elcome back for another exciting school year in

Higley! As we review the accomplishments of our teachers, we can say with great certainty that we have the best educators in Arizona. They have been working on their own all summer, attending trainings and making plans to engage your students in the classroom. As we say goodbye to the Class of 2019 and their recordbreaking $35 million in scholarships, we look forward to setting new goals and raising the bar for the children of the Higley Unified School District. This year promises to bring more pride to our schools and community through our nationally recognized arts, athletics and academic programs. From our preschool STEM and foreign language programs to our high school Advanced Placement and Dual Enroll-

ment classes, we promise to appropriately challenge your children academically. If the performing arts is your thing, we invite you to participate in our elementary orchestra program, join one of our award-winning choirs or just enjoy the music of a state champion band. If you enjoy athletics, follow our district sports programs as they promise to bring excitement to the Higley Unified School District. With the many announcements and scheduling information forthcoming from our district and schools, I encourage our families to download the Higley Unified School District App to keep up with all of your school’s latest news and information. Immediate information may be found on the district’s website at husd. org. I also invite you to follow us on Instagram, like us on Facebook and tweet us on Twitter. Finally, if you have not done so already, please update your contact information through ParentVue. I look forward to an outstanding school

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year! There is no better place to learn and work. Thank you for your continued support as we strive to do our very best for

our community’s children. I look forward to seeing you and your children soon.

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High school students must now learn financial literacy BY DEENA LAGER GSN Guest Writer

s students head back to school in the coming weeks, they will be getting a new opportunity to learn the skills they need for the future. This spring, Senate Bill 1184, also known as the financial literacy bill, passed in Arizona’s Legislature and was signed by Gov. Doug Ducey. The bill, which had strong bipartisan support as well as support from the business community, makes it mandatory for all high school students to take a financial literacy class as part of their general education requirements. The move couldn’t come at a better time for our students and the state as a whole. Indicators are found everywhere showing the struggles Americans have with their finances. and it’s clear our youth have a great deal to learn about money management. By the end of 2018, American consumers were looking at $67 billion in new credit card debt, while total credit

debt had grown to more than a trillion dollars. In fact, one out of every eight millennials has a debt in collections. Student loan debt is at an all-time high, more than $1.46 trillion as of 2018. There are many reasons why this is occurring, but most indicators point to a lack of basic financial literacy, or the skills and knowledge needed to make informed and effective decisions with all financial resources. For example, a 2018 Harris Poll showed that only two out of every five adults have a household budget. Likewise, the same percentage of Americans do not pay their bills on

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time, subjecting them to late fees and other penalty charges, which will inevitably have a negative effect on their credit scores. For Arizona, the news is not all bad. The state ranks 19th nationally by a WalletHub survey for financial literacy. But we can do better and that’s what this bill is all about. In my role as director of the Arizona 529 Family College Savings Plan (AZ 529), I spend a great deal of time talking to families and individuals about the importance of financial literacy. I want to help more students have the opportunity to attend college without taking on massive debt. AZ 529 plans are designed to help families put money aside while earning important tax breaks. A little savings now can make a big difference in the future. Each dollar saved today for college can prevent two dollars in student loan repayment in the future. For many families, the savings process starts with simple choices. Do I bring lunch or eat out? Can I

make coffee a few times a week instead of stopping at the coffee shop? Should I put that vacation on the credit card, or save for it in advance? The more tools people have for their financial lives, the easier these choices become. And that’s precisely what this bill is trying to provide – tools for soonto-be adults. Researchers working on a study for the Federal Reserve found a direct link between financial education in school with higher credit scores and lower debt. In a different study, the same authors found that students who participated in Financial Literacy classes made decisions that led to lower student loan debt by the time they graduated from college. While this may not be a solution for all of our financial concerns, it is certainly a step in the right direction - a step that is extremely important for the state and our future.

-Deena Lager is director of the Arizona 529 Family College Savings Program administered by the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education. Information: AZ529.gov.

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Chandler schools chief welcomes a new year BY DR. CAMILLE CASTEEL Chandler Unified School Superintendent

s we prepare for our first day of school, July 23, I want to take this opportunity to thank the families of more than 46,000 students for entrusting Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) with their children’s education. We are honored you have chosen CUSD and believe our efforts to create a menu of personalized learning experiences to meet the varied interests and needs of students is unprecedented. Our success starts with a visionary Governing Board that is providing a road map to make Chandler Unified the top school district in the nation. Expectations are high, but our staff is up for the challenge. In 2018-19, our staff proved that by achieving a score of 92.9 percent on our annual goals. Please visit our website (cusd80.com), where progress is carefully monitored through our 10year strategic plan, Journey 2025. In order to meet those high stan-

dards, our teachers and staff work hard to prepare students for life and career, create diverse paths for learning, develop global understanding, provide student-centered learning and engage parents in the success of their child. With the support of our parents, our students value diversity, think critically and creatively. And, just as importantly, they become problem solvers, engaged learners and service-oriented citizens. We pride ourselves in being the premier district of choice by continuing to add programs that adapt to the needs of the future workforce and interest of students. Our newest endeavor is the development of the Institute for Cyber Operations and Networking, which will open at Basha High this year. This cybersecurity program will provide four years of high school curriculum, offer a pipeline to higher education in partnership with ChandlerGilbert Community College and the University of Arizona and help address concerns of a global shortage of roughly 3.5 million cybersecurity professionals projected in the immediate future. The cybersecurity curriculum is the

latest among a number of choices and safe learning environments for our families to select. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding educational programs at all grade levels, including: • Free full-day kindergarten • K-8 self-contained gifted programs (Chandler Academically Talented Students) • Knox Gifted Academy • Traditional academies • Mandarin Chinese and Spanish Language immersion programs • Elite Performance Academy for our serious young student-athletes • Accelerated Middle School • STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) diploma • Nationally recognized academic, fine arts and athletic programs • College preparatory advanced placement instruction • Accelerated International Baccalaureate study • Science and biotech classes that promote critical thinking • Chandler Online program • Access to a variety of quality preschool and afterschool programming

Academic achievement is among the highest priorities in the district, as evidenced by test scores that exceed state and national averages. Every year we ask the public to judge us by the graduates we produce. Our graduating class of 2019 experienced a banner year. In addition to state and national honors in academics, fine arts and sports, we experienced a record number of 43 National Merit Semifinalists. Our graduates earned more than $150 million in college scholarship offers, 22,238 dual college credits and provided 113,569 service-learning hours! Please visit our website for an extensive list of accomplishments. The commitment of our staff, students and families lead to wonderful outcomes. As you can see, I am very proud of our students and dedicated staff. If your children are not enrolled in our schools, I hope you will give us an opportunity to serve you. I am so sure that we can find the right school environment for your child that I invite you to contact my office at 480-812-7600 so that my staff and I can assist with placement for this year.

Higley sports teams promise plenty of action this year BY DR. MICHAEL FOWLER GSN Guest Writer

he start of school means the start of high school sports and fall is always an exciting time of the year. Athletics provide students opportunities to hone their skills, develop new talent and be part of a team. In Higley, we strive to provide a positive environment both on the practice field and in competition. Athletics teams at both Higley and Williams Field often challenge for top ranking in their region, and several make a run for a state title each year. Community support is valued and we hope to see you at any of our events! Football is always fun for community members of all ages. Before the season begins, cheer on the Black Hawks at the community pep rally August 9. The school’s season opener is Aug. 23 vs. Norco from California. Join the Knights for “meet the team” night on Aug. 16. The home opener for Higley High will be 7 p.m. Aug. 24 vs. Bishop Alemany High School from Mission Hills,

California. Girls volleyball is another great event for families. The Higley season opener is Sept. 3 at Sunnyslope High School. The Williams Field season opener is at home vs. Central High School on Sept. 3. The state runner-up Black Hawk boys golf team will play its first match Aug. 22 at McDowell Mountain Golf Club. Higley Knights, which took fifth place as a team in 2018, play its first home match Aug. 22 at Las Colinas. The Higley girls golf team opens Aug. 26. The Williams Field girls team will host its Varsity football promises an exciting season in Higley School District, as do many other sports. (Special to GSN ) first match Aug. 23. Swim and dive at both schools saw competitors country starts in September for both RisingAbove at the state level last year. The Knights schools. and Black Hawks hope to make anWe hope to see you at a game or -Dr. Michael Fowler is assistant superintendent other run toward the state meet. Cross match this season! #HUSDAthletics- of support services for Higley Unified.

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Preschool offers early education skills to last a lifetime BY PATRICIA GLEASON GSN Guest Writer

id you know that 95 percent of a child’s brain is developed by the time they

are 5? There are so many ways to fill these early years with learning experiences that will help your child build connections in their brains and develop skills that will ensure future success in school. A quality preschool experience can play an important part. Choosing the right preschool can be a challenge, but Higley has a solution. What to look for: Are teachers experienced, certified early childhood educators? Are teachers making personal connections with children? How do teachers respond to students who are having behavioral difficulties in the classroom? Do they raise their voices to address misbehavior? Do they understand how young children learn?

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cer, then I would normally work with a Mohs surgeon. “They’ll look at the skin underneath the microscope immediately and make sure all the skin cancer is completely gone.” But what happens if the Mohs surgeon removes enough tissue to create disfigurement? That’s why Kelly and the Mohs surgeons coordinate their schedules with patients. “I work hand in hand with them,” he said, explaining, “Nobody wants to have half their ear missing and wait a week or so to see another doctor. So, when that patient is done with having a skin cancer removed, I can do” reconstructive surgery if needed. “It’s in my same office. I meet patients, evaluate them, talk about what we need to do, how we need to fix this, and then we try to do that the same day. That way it’s just easier for the patient. “That makes a big difference and that’s one of the things that attracted me to this practice.” A Utah native, Kelly did his post-graduate medical training in North Carolina and Kentucky. He recalled how in North Carolina, “most patients that have to wait one to two weeks to see a plastic surgeon, so they have a bandage on their nose or the ear for a week or so. That just not the best way to handle things. “It increases the risk of infection, doesn’t have as good of an outcome. So, the way it is here, it’s nicer for the patient. We can evaluate immediately.” Kelly, whose brother is an oral surgeon and a longtime Gilbert resident, had a lifelong ambition to become a doctor – partly because his father is a pediatrician. “Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a surgeon, but I didn’t know what kind of surgeon,” he recalled. But then he had the chance to go to Africa and Guatemala, where he helped doctors treat children and adults with significant burn injuries and birth deformities. And those transformations he helped work on led him to plastic and reconstructive surgery. “I liked the concept of plastic surgery, that we basically operate on the entire body,” he explained. “We can operate on adults, children. We kind of run the gamut. “When I was a medical student and resident, I just loved the skin cancer aspect of it – taking care of patients with large skin cancers on their face

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Finally, Ihms pulled the trigger and opened HQ. The 4,400-square-foot building in Gilbert includes 13 private offices, team offices, an open-floor space with desks, a large and small conference rooms and a soundproof Family Center with toys and its own entrance. There also are a photo studio and a recording booth on-site. “In my work as a wedding professional I heard from photographers that there were not many photo studios on this side of town,” Ihms said. “That was definitely needed. I got a lot of feedback from my photographer on how to design it and what side to put it on to have natural light.” For the open-plan workspace, pricing starts at $200 per person, per month, while the family membership starts at $489 per family, per month and a private office starts at $600 per person monthly. The conference rooms and studios also have separate fees. The memberships include perks such as concierge support, printer, shredder, kitchen access and a resource library. There is no childcare on-site, but the business has scheduled programming a

to 5 p.m. has met with his clients in the conference room and plans on using the audio booth for voiceover video work. “It’s very professional but with a certain amount of comfort,” he said. “I’m able to get away from the house and feel like I’m leaving for work and still able to bring the kids.” The HQ Workspace is open in Suite 106, 1090 S. Gilbert Road. Information: hqworkspace.com.

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believe the best budgets are practical, not flashy. They make the most of the resources available: prioritizing the essentials, considering the future and leaving room for the unexpected. The latest county budget does just that. It assures the protection and well-being of our citizens without increasing the tax rate on residents or requiring the county to take on new debt. Here are three areas in which I believe the fiscal year 2020 budget will make Maricopa County stronger and position us for future growth while sustaining and improving the lifestyle that we desire. Public safety. Protecting our residents is a core function of government and that’s why we spend more than 50 percent of our

money on it. This budget not only funds deputies and detention officers, prosecutors and investigators, judges and support staff, it also funds the systems and technology that allow our criminal justice partners to operate more efficiently and fairly. Major public safety investments in fiscal year 2020 include: • A new jail and intake facility that will speed up the booking process so officers from your communities are back on your streets faster; • Continued work on the Southeast Regional Justice Center in Mesa, consolidating East Valley justice courts in one location for improved service and efficiency; • The renovation of an old jail into modern office space for the County Attorney’s Office, which is adding new positions this year to better handle the growing number of cases involving body camera evidence. Elections. The Board of Supervisors is

taking significant steps in the coming year to ensure people can vote when and how they want to. The FY 2020 budget reserves funding for new tabulation machines that will enhance security and also lead to a faster vote count. The budget also sets aside money for additional Elections Department staff, if needed. This is part of a larger review of our election processes. You can read in-depth reports, find press releases and other related material, and provide your feedback by visiting the 2019 Elections Review Project website. District 1. This county budget makes targeted investments in communities, including those in the East Valley. By funding transportation projects, parks, and other services, the county supports a regional approach to growth. Highlights in District 1 include: • Funding for a new East Valley animal shel-

ter, as well as funding to support and continue to improve the current model of animal shelter operations that has resulted in a 95 percent save rate over the past year; • Upgrades to regional parks and trails including San Tan Mountain, Usery Mountain and the Maricopa Trail; If you’d like to discover what else we are budgeting for in 2020, you can access all of our budget documents by visiting maricopa. gov/budget. I am proud to be part of the team that continues to pass budgets that protect our taxpayers while serving the needs of our ever-growing county population. As the nation’s fastest-growing county, the impact of what we do has never been greater. I’m optimistic that the next 12 months will be a time of continued growth and opportunity in our region. - Jack Sellers is county supervisor for District 1, which includes Gilbert.

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Esports making a splash in East Valley schools BY SELINA CHEVALIER GSN Contributor

sports, or competitive gaming, continues to grow in popularity and scale, with the industry generating $900 million in revenue and an audience of 395 million in 2018, according to gaming analytics firm Newzoo. The Overwatch League’s Grand Finals even received coverage on ESPN last summer. In Arizona, the Arizona Interscholastic Association, the governing body of high school sports in the state, will offer esports as an activity starting this month, with state titles in two games. The first will be in Overwatch, a firstperson shooter (FPS) game from Blizzard, in which two teams of six players each take control of characters with diverse abilities and strategize to control or complete objectives. The second will be in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the most recent iteration of Nintendo’s fighting game series. East Valley high schools could field teams starting in the fall. Horizon Honors High School in Ahwatukee currently has a Gamers Club that includes video games alongside card and tabletop games as its focus of interest. At the collegiate level in the East Valley, the future of competitive gaming is still taking shape.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association will begin hosting esports as a sanctioned sport during the fall semester. (Photos by Selena Chevalier/GSN Contributor)

ASU lacks a formal esports program, but it is not a wasteland in regard to the activity. In 2016, a team of six ASU students dubbed the “Real Dream Team” won “Heroes of the Dorm,” a national collegiate es-

ports tournament in Seattle, and walked away with some hefty scholarships. Last year, the university hosted the sold-out Fiesta Bowl Overwatch Collegiate National Championship in its Sun

livestreams of high school sporting events across the nation. A subscription to NFHS costs $9.95 per month, and this allows you to watch any game any time, live or replay Due to the local demand in Arizona, websites such as AZPreps365 and PrepSpotlight.TV have also worked to bring fans even more livestreams of Arizona high school sports. The demand for these online streams is “definitely increasing each and every year,” said Mark Koski, CEO of NFHS. “The NFHS Network has 1.1 million monthly subscribers. That subscriber base started very low, but we’ve had an

average growth rate of 52.5 percent each and every year on average.” A subscription to NFHS gives people access to every stream across the nation. This number has especially increased within the past couple of years as demand for streams continues to grow. Koski said the NFHS Network had about 40,000 events last year but expects to have 100,000 events this year. “It’s really increasing the overall number of events because the demand is so great,” he said. From high school football to water polo and everything in between, the NFHS Network is expanding to more

Devil Fitness Complex. The Arizona State University Esports Association, a student-run esports club, continues to meet on the Tempe campus. Student-led collegiate esports organizations are still the norm in the Valley. Chandler-Gilbert Community College has one, and Mesa and Scottsdale community colleges have in the past. Park University launched a program under its athletics department on its Parkville, Miss., campus this year. While the Gilbert campus does not currently offer esports, it is something Park Gilbert is keeping an eye on for the future. Benedictine University in Mesa has taken that leap, launching an esports program administered by its athletic department last fall. The decision to “treat (esports) like an athletic sport” at BenU is an acknowledgement of its potential, according to Frank Woodford, director of the esports program at the university. “We know this is going to be a very, very strong intercollegiate sport in the next five or six years, meaning every school is going to have it and it’s going to be organized by the school (with) official, appointed coaches and training sessions and locations on campus,” he said. The term “esports” encompasses a multitude of video games, each with its

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ollege and professional sporting events aren’t the only games fans can enjoy from the comfort of their homes. Websites now livestream multiple high school games a week. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection. This gives Arizonans the option of watching on a laptop or tablet instead of from the grandstands. Live online content became easily accessible about six years ago when the National Federation of High Schools Network offered subscriptions to

livestreams, giving local high schools a platform to broadcast any of NFHS’ 27 recognized events. This rise in demand for more livestreams will likely continue as the quality and availability of streams improve. Better technology and equipment being used to film the games mean a better viewing experience for fans. “The quality (of the streams) has definitely gotten better over the last few years,” said Tyler Cerimeli,a Phoenix resident who enjoys livestreams of high school football games on the AZ-

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own distinct mechanics and goals. Comparing Overwatch to Super Smash Bros. can be like comparing football to wrestling. Given this, Woodford said, it would not make sense “to have one person managing the Overwatch team and the League of Legends team and Rocket League” once the program is fielding “10-15 different teams” in various games – the kind of growth they are anticipating. “We really envision there being a director of the program and then those teams each having their own leadership, whether that be a coach (or) if we have quality student leaders,” he added. For its inaugural season, BenU’s focus has “almost entirely been Overwatch and League of Legends,” Woodford said. He stressed that esports “is very much like any other traditional sport.” “We’ll have the kids meet up twice a week,” Woodford said. “It’s almost entirely together.” Calling team work “very, very important,” Woodford said, “It’s good to have everybody in the same room where they can talk and it’s not over the mic or over a computer screen…. They can be right there to talk about things when they

ferent classes that are just as vital. They can include “damage,” characters built toward dealing damage to the opposing team; “tanks,” characters that can take a beating and protect more vulnerable teammates; and “support,” which can heal and enhance teammates’ performance. “We need certain people playing that role in that game,” Woodford said, “So we’ll talk about the strategy for that specific game in terms of game strategy and individual player strategy.” The team can then coordinate which players are best suited in which role. “The dynamics are really important,” Woodford added. One advantage Woodford and Esports has grown in popularity over the years, with major the coaches and players in BenU’s broadcast companies such as ESPN now covering competitions and esports program have over tradichampionship matches on several of its network television stations. tional sports is the instant gratification of data. happen.” “A lot of these games nowadays are Another similarity Woodford sees bevery analyticsand statistics-based, so tween esports and conventional sports we’ll have those immediate results, you lies in the various roles that players asknow, percentages, rates, averages,” sume in a game like Overwatch. Woodford said. Whereas football has positions like For its collegiate competitions, quarterback and running back that are BenU’s esports program has made use essential to a team, Overwatch has dif-

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Preps365 website. “I remember when I first started watching the streams (in 2015), they were grainy. You couldn’t really tell what was going on, but now they’re pretty sharp.” Cerimeli travels often for his job with U-Haul and therefore the online streams are a practical way for him to stay con-

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nected with Arizona high school football. “I’m usually out of town on the weekends,” Cerimeli said. “I sit in my hotel room and can watch Arizona football if I’m in New York, or LA. It’s pretty cool.” Seth Polansky, sports information coordinator with the Arizona Interscholastic Association, manages the content for the AZPreps365 website and has noticed an uptick in people viewing their high school football “Game of the Week.” “Our highest viewed Game of the Week broadcast was the Centennial at Casteel (football) game,” said Polansky about the weekly subscription-free broadcast. When combining the number of liveviews and replays of the game, the contest has been viewed over 2,100 times on the website. The game featured two defending state champions in football opening the 2018 season against one another, which led to high interest and viewership among Arizonans. Nearly 1,700 people tuned in live to watch the action, the highest number of live viewers for any game streamed by AZPreps365. That is an exceptionally high number of live views considering that the 2018 5A state semifinal game between Notre Dame Prep and Williams Field had the second-highest rating with 590 live

views. The other 12 high school football games that were streamed live on AZPreps365 as the “Game of the Week” averaged about 210 live-views per game. Sports such as high school men’s and women’s basketball are also broadcast live on AZPreps365, and Polansky believes the website’s live sports coverage and subsequent audience as a whole will grow “as the Valley continues to expand and grow.” Amy Faucher, executive producer for PrepSpotlight.TV and Operations Manager at School Space Media, also believes the interest in live streams isn’t receding anytime soon. “Many people have kids and have easy access, and as technology continues to provide more and more opportunities, people will become more interested,” Faucher said. “School Space Media as a company produces over 400 games a year, and that’s continuing to grow.” Faucher believes live streams will continue to rise in popularity in Arizona and other states. “As sports fans become more savvy, they realize these kids are going to be professionals,” she said. “As scouting and everything continues to grow, this is just one more way for exposure for the high school kids.”

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hen “General Hospital” stars Bradford Anderson and Steve Burton decided to hit the road and promote their individual talents, fans weren’t sure what to think. Their characters – computer nerd Damian “The Jackal” Spinelli (Anderson) and mafia hitman Jason “Stone Cold” Morgan (Burton) – are polar opposites, but their relationship works – just like offscreen. “Because of our relationship on the show, fans know they’re going to see something fun,” Burton said. “They don’t know they’re coming to see an actual show. They’re pleasantly surprised. “They learn Jason Morgan has a personality and how Bradford can sing. Nobody knows that. He’s theatrically trained. Basically, it’s a live version of ‘Dumb and Dumber.’ You’ll definitely see a lot of dumb stuff.” Anderson is a little less silly about the description of the show that comes to CB Live at Desert Ridge Marketplace on

Bradford Anderson and Steve Burton bring their tour to CB Live in Phoenix on Monday, July 15. (Courtesy Bradford Anderson)

Monday, July 15. “It’s 90 minutes of music and comedy based on the world of ‘General Hospital,’”

Anderson said. “There are a lot of stories about ‘General Hospital,’ an interactive Q&A, and a little bit of everything.”

The two actors will perform separate sets and then come together for a few bits and an audience Q&A. Fans can expect “General Hospital” parody songs, cover songs, comedy and discussions about their podcast, “That’s Awesome.” “We finish the show with a mock theme from ‘General Hospital,’” Burton said. The CB Live gig will feature some improvisation, but Burton and Anderson stress they will come prepared. “Within the bits, though, there is a lot of room for us to play,” Anderson said. “There’s no work on the audience’s part. We do allow for a very short Q&A just for the people who have burning questions. This is the one time they can ask Steve Burton what kind of hairspray he uses.” “Or if I wear boxers or briefs,” Burton interjected playfully. One question Burton refuses to answer is his favorite love interest. “That’s called ‘death by answer,’” he said with a laugh. “There’s no right answer in that question.”

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Gilbert writers will be on hand at Payson Book Fest BY MARIE A. FASANO Get Out Guest Writer

ilbert authors will be among 90 writers attending the Arizona Professional Writers Rim Country Chapter’s fifth annual Payson Book Festival. The free, family-friendly festival will run 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino on Highway 87. Youngsters can have fun in the Kids’ Zone with story times, activities and a puppet show produced by children. Workshops run all day with authors and Western singers. Gilbert author Jim West spent over 40 years in radio, working up and down the dial in places like Indianapolis, Baltimore, Albuquerque, Tucson and Phoenix.

He served on the Board of the Academy of Country Music in Hollywood and was a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame in Nashville. He volunteers his time with the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, where he got the idea to document the early Arizona recording and rockabilly music scene in his book “The Phoenix Sound.” A highlight in his career was landing a job at the award-winning KNIX Phoenix. The station was owned by Buck Owens and was well respected in the country music industry and dominated the Phoenix radio ratings for over a decade. In 2008, he was honored with a lifetime achievement award for contributions to Phoenix radio at the Phoenix Music Awards. He also helped co-write

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The two plan shows according to the location, so fans, say in Phoenix, won’t see the same show twice. “We have such an amazing relationship with our audience,” Anderson said. “It’s so easy to have fun with them. We’re so comfortable with them. It’s an amazing room full of human beings.” Burton and Anderson’s shows have evolved organically. It began as a concert, but then fans wanted to know if they could ask questions. “We thought, ‘Let’s really craft a show,’” Anderson said. “He and I have a great energy on stage. We thought, because we were performing in comedy clubs, we could try comedy. That’s scary, right? “We were singing cover songs, like ‘Don’t Stop Believin’.’ If you sing ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ in a room full of ’80s music fans, you’re going to be a hit. But with comedy, you’re a little more yourself and vulnerable. We were a little nervous and unsure if fans would find us funny. But it worked. It’s really fun for us to be creative. “We get to present something prepared just for them that’s out of our

brains and heart. We’re very lucky, though. Our audience is friendly. No tomatoes are thrown.” Anderson and Burton have been touring together for 12 years, performing close to 40 sold-out shows. Prior to that, Burton met with fans on his own. “The great thing we get to see on the road are generations of fans who have passed on the ‘General Hospital’ ritual,” Burton said. “We see, say, four generations of fans—grandmother, mom, daughter and her daughter. It’s an amazing thing to see. It means a lot that we can shake hands, hug fans and thank them for watching the show. “It means so much to them to see us and tell us we’ve been a part of their family.”

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What: Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson: Stone Cold and The Jackal Tour Where: CB Live, 21001 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 15 Tickets: $49 general admission; $99 VIP (ticket, reserved seating and meet and greet) Information: 602-910-5161, cblive.com

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the book “Ray Odom, A Lifetime of Radio, Records & Racehorses.” Ed Loughlin is a retired faculty member from Chandler-Gilbert Community College, where he worked as a counselor, advisement coordinator and health instructor. He has worked as a psychiatric nurse and taught both elementary and junior high school. Loughlin was also a radio announcer and loves to chat about music from the 1960s through the ’80s. His book, “Selfish Service” is a motivational book combined with a nostalgic journey through a century of pop culture. “All real achievement insists that we be selfish. It’s a prerequisite to serving others,” Loughlin said. “No matter how gifted, talented or well-intentioned you are, if you do not take care of yourself first, you will have a difficult time.” Gilbert author Pamela Sipple has always been a storyteller. She’s spent her life exploring her environment and listening to the stories of her family and neighbors. Vietnam War documentaries became her history lessons and her age of innocence was challenged. Writing

gives her an opportunity to share her experiences with others. Her photos allow her to view her reality of the world. The photos become a story. She has taken creative writing classes at Chandler Gilbert Community College encompassing short story, poetry and historical events. Sipple’s book, “The Start of a Journey,” is dedicated to the people who lived in England during World War II. England did not want to lose a generation of children. They evacuated 3.4 million children from their families and moved them to complete strangers in the countryside. Sipple interviewed a woman who was evacuated from her family. This story is based on her experience and other children who were evacuated. Information: paysonbookfestival.org.

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CALL OF ELECTION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SPECTRUM IWDD No.48 Notice is hereby given to all qualified electors of the above District that an election to fill three (3) vacancies on the Board of Trustees created by the expiration of the three (2)year terms will be held on the 20th day of November, 2019. In order to vote in this election, a qualified elector mnst own real property located within the district's taxable boundaries at least ninety (90) days prior to the election. Persons desiring to become a candidate for the position may obtain nomination petitions and nomination papers from: Spectrum IWDD No. 48 2928 S Spectrum Way Gilbert, AZ 85295-6276 In order for a person's name to appear on the ballot, nomination petitions and nomination papers must be received no later than August 22,2019 by: 5:00PM at: Spectmm IWDD No. 48 2928 S Spectrum Way Gilbert, AZ 85295-6276 Voters may, at time of election, write in a candidate's name of their choosing who has not submitted a timely nomination petition hut who has submitted a nomination paper to the district office listed above by Thursday, August 29,2019. DATED this 14th day of July, 2019. Morgan Neville Board of Trustees Chairman Spectrum Irrigation Water Delivery District #48 Published: East Valley Tribune, Jul 14, 21, 2019 / 21923

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-DEPT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS--WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT (Pursuant to Labor Code 3716 and Code of Civil Procedure 412.20 and 412.30) WCAB NO.: ADJ11134601 TO: DEFENDANT, ILLEGALLY UNINSURED EMPLOYER: DEAN MEYER Aviso: Usted esta siendo demandado. La corte puede expedir una decision en contra suya sin darle la opportunidad de defenderse a menos que usted acute pronto. Lea la siguiente information. DOUG MELANSON, Applicant vs. DEAN MEYER, et al. Defendant(s) NOTICES: 1) A lawsuit, the Application for Adjudication of Claim, has been filed with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board against you the named defendant by the above-named applicant(s). you may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that your response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office. You may also request assistance/ information from an Information and Assistance Officer of the Division of Workers' Compensation. (See telephone directory.) 2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the service of the Application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests. 3) You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property, or other relief. If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non-judicial sale, with no exemptions from execution. A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award. 4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and papers and notify the Appeals Board of any changes in that address. TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS! Issued by: WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Name and Address of Appeals Board: WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD 160 PROMENADE CIR. 3d Floor; Sacramento, CA 95834 Name and Address of Applicant's Attorney/Form completed by: Gold Country Workers' Comp Center PC Kim La Valley PO BOX 1070; Nevada City, CA 95959 TEL: (530) 362 7188 Notice to the person served: You are served as an individual defendant. Published: East Valley Tribune, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019 / 21865

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